Leave the Window Open
Part 1 - A World of Contradictions
As gentle twilight enveloped the city of Parla the fluted street lights began to turn on one by one. They looked like they should be illuminated by gas light but instead those tinted glass...
Cat, Crime, Raccoon, Romance, Steampunk, War, gritty
Leave the Window Open
Part 3 - A Walk in the Park
As the city sunk into slumber the 'Three Crowns' hotel bristled defiantly with life. Every window on all of its four stories shone like a beacon in the night, its sign hung in prominence displaying...
Cat, Crime, Raccoon, Romance, Steampunk, War, gritty
Leave the Window Open
Part 2 - Hearthward
Leaving behind the Old Town Hall and the muted sounds of music would fade into memory, yet the performance had left its mark on Diego whose ears still rung with a monotonous chime. As he walked under the...
Cat, Crime, Raccoon, Romance, Steampunk, War, gritty
Leave the Window Open
The Prologue
Black smoke rose out of the ironclads as they carved their way through waves like grey steel sharks. The resounding thump of the engines carried them at the speed of conquest to the promise of battle, death, and...
Cat, Crime, Raccoon, Romance, Steampunk, War, gritty