Welcome to Heat Street: C10 - Scent Trace
The shop had no name he could read. Just a symbol etched into the glass—a set of curved lines arranged around a central point, like a heat dispersion map. Possibly scent-related. No hours posted. No list of services. Just the door, the mark, and a...
Ocean Depths. Chapter 36.
Ocean Depths Chapter 36 By Roofles They had talked about it, discussed it and had long conversation on the matter several nights before. With everything going on the man had figured the otter would drop the subject. However with the recent...
Love is a feline
I'm exhausted. I grumble to myself as I make my way home, rubbing my shoulders in a feeble effort to alleviate my aching muscles. Another day of hard labor on the construction site. I'm grateful it wasn't a scorching day today, but the forecast for...
Predation. Chapter Two.
Predation Chapter Two By Roofles Shaun was in the middle of a competitive match wondering how he got into this situation. Inside the PC cafe downtown in a small, rented room for the night, the sheep sat in front of the desk ...
Scales and Scars Chapter 3
SCARS AND SCALES Chapter 3 “BEEP BEEP BEEP!” Marc slapped the beeping alarm and sat up in his bed stretching out. He had set the alarm early. The sun had just risen to peek through the window. He looked around feeling a little surprised, not...
Mail Order Dragon
When I heard the truck back into the driveway, I jumped up from the couch and ran to look out the window. I could hardly contain my excitement when I saw the box truck with the words “Synthetic Companions Inc" in bold letters on the side. ...
Welcome to Heat Street: C3 - Repeating Patterns
By the end of his third week on Heat Street, Elliot had sorted his life into something stable: three grocery runs, two laundry days, and one Kaari favor roughly every seventy-two hours. That one was harder to track — her sense of timing wasn't measured...
Rules of Engagement. Chapter Seven.
Rules of Engagement By Roofles Chapter Seven The dark orange, thin fur boxer hopped off the porch and headed over towards their tent. Clem felt bad for the husky. He was Togo's closest friend after all and the two dogs had joined the...
College Connection: Thanksgiving Break
After confessing my feelings to Zach after fainting in front of him, I had been terrified that things were going to be awkward between us. To hear him say that he had feelings for me too...
The Stump
A few bites of friendly chat and a promise to slice off some fresh lake trout assured michael first ship out tomorrow, though folks weren't really the competitive type around here.
Welcome to Heat Street: C5 - Minor Crush
The server room at Harrin Middle School was compact, over-wired, and under-cooled. Elliot didn't mind. It was quiet. Isolated. Predictable. A nice break from the louder chaos of field work. He'd been dispatched a few times this month to track a mesh...
Catnundrum. Chapter Eight.
Catnundrum Chapter Eight By Roofles "Did you like see that!" Simon said as the show came to a close. The Siamese looked over at the dog who perked up as he was finally recognized before frowning once more as those blue eyes darted back to TV. "Holy...