Chapter 13
Sort of the way you get drunk at family gatherings, zane." zane scratched his ears. "yeah, well . . . as long as you're alright. come on." he jerked his head at the street. "let's get out of here before the owners of this house scalp us."
Chapter 12
Enya's parents had always been prone to such arguments during family gatherings - especially the time when keeno got drunk and groped some girl at a festival. gradually, the conversation picked up again when loryn made a joke.
Family Days 17
Back home it had been like a family gathering everytime. here, he just felt like a number during such things; not a person. feeling like a statistic--that had to be a bad sign. the shocking thing was when his dad went without him.
BOVINE PARENTS (Ch. 27)
"i'm half-expecting us to start wearing tribal masks, wield torches and chant at family gatherings!" tommy set down his cutlery, the empty plate before him a sure sign of his satisfaction with jen's cooking. "that was lovely."
No Frills: Ijona Hykok
Whenever there are family gatherings, ijona flits around doing things enough that her family admonish her to sit down and join them.
Glimmer - Part 03
Every family gathering is a battle of egos, and everyone is just too stubborn to even hear another opinion. i couldn't deal with it anymore, so i got a job, and as soon as i found a nice little place to rent, i left."
How They Wake Up on the Farm
Naomi was such a sweetheart that bettie had to assume she'd learned that sort of behavior from somewhere, and save for the occasional joke about how easily she would stick out at family gatherings, the polar bear felt like she was going back to her own home
Lycanthropic Love
"it's just a family gathering. you've met my siblings before and they were fine." "that was two other werewolves! this is a whole pack of them!" "it'll be okay, you have a few weeks to psych yourself up for it.
Pokephilia Story (NSFW) - The Cat in Remembrance (Natasha Pt. 3)
The two got off of their seats and headed for the dinner table, and the entire family gathered around to eat a warm and delicious meal of stromboli pasta in a thick, meaty sauce combined with some pierogi dumplings.
Patrick Part 1
"this isn't a family gathering," aaron replied, "were everyone gets to have sex with everyone else. this is his company. uncle damian is a busy man."
Family Dinner
In the kitchen, in addition to a bag of doritos, she also spotted some cookies that had been left out from a recent family gathering. she gave a grin, two snacks in one night? there were some things that you just had to be thankful for.
Not-So-Happy Birthday
Next to him was his boyfriend, relieved at not only the secret finally being revealed but at the look of joy on the feline's face from seeing friends and family gathered for his birthday.