Snow
The air was still, so the snowflakes came straight down, more or less, spiraling gently towards the frozen earth. The past few hours had been hardly as forgiving; rain and sludge was tossed carelessly from the sky, freezing on the roads and icing over...
Phone Call
My eyes studied the mottled patterns on Gray's chest as it rose and fell gently. He laid on his back, with his arms up and paws under his head, with the blankets pulled up only to his navel. I was on my side, watching him. His eyes were shut, but I...
A Bit Taboo Part 3
I decided to shower while I was in the bathroom. I tried to let the warmth and the white noise of the running water soothe me, but I was still on edge. When I got out I put on a fresh shirt. Joplin was already dressed. We both slipped on our shoes,...
A Bit Taboo Part 2
I woke to a dull, pulsing pain in my head. I sat up, letting the blanket that was covering me drop to my lap. I rubbed at my eyes with my paws, resting my elbows on my knees. My ears perked up as I noticed that the soft noise that had been filling the...
A Bit Taboo
The summer after my sophomore year my family dragged me down south to visit relatives, at my aunt's dusty old house. At least, I _called_her my aunt; she was my father's cousin. Or second cousin? Whatever they were, they grew up in the same household,...