Flames & Roses - Chapter 1 - Meowscarada
[Jasper] "The one and only thing we'll never be able to escape from is ourselves and all the luggage that we tug along behind our back." Lines in the sand. So fragile. And yet so expressive. They ebb and flow as quickly as the soothing waters...
Flames and Roses - Prologue - Stay With Me
[Garnet] “The gravest danger doesn't come when we're facing insurmountable odds and when the victory is all but unachievable. It comes when we think that the stakes are low and our confidence blinds our judgment." \<Cinderace!\> A voice all too...
Flames & Roses - Chapter 2 - Friend
[Garnet] "Another soul. Chipped away and broken. Cast aside like a faulty tool." The pain in my shattered chest is slowly fading, as I drift into unconsciousness. The voices melt, merge, and coalesce, deluding in the waves of death-like sleep until...
Flames & Roses - Chapter 3 - I Miss You
[Jasper] "Hope is a beautiful thing. It is a kindling to ignite much more than mere wishes for a better future if given enough time to grow." The sounds of struggle outside seem to have calmed down just enough to hear the languid creaks of the rusty...
Flames & Roses - Chapter 4 - Whoops
[Garnet] "So close together and yet so far apart. Both inside and out." The pain. It slowly starts to come back, reaching out to me through the veil of slumber. This time less acute. A nagging soreness is more annoying rather than impairing. It's...
Flames & Roses - Chapter 5 - If Looks Could Kill
[Jasper] "You cannot learn a thing unless you fail." At times like these, the speeches aren't needed. Expressions say it all in their stead. Our trainer's eyes peer into the ceiling. Her lips twitch as if she's silently talking or cursing. Her hand...