Six Months in the Ilex (Tame Version)
It was a quiet autumn morning in Azalea Town. The sun was casting a warm glow onto the rooftops as it slowly broke the horizon, but almost everyone was still asleep… The key word being 'almost.' Jake had barely been able to sleep last night. He was...
The Accident
As the spoon clattered on the kitchen floor, Jake’s heart raced. But not in a good way like it did last night. "That's impossible." Cassie looked up at him. She'd never seen his face like that. "Cassie, that's literally impossible. There's no...
Boiling Water (Tame Version)
Jake stood on the north end of the battlefield, wiping his brow with his sleeve. The sun felt searingly harsh, especially for 8pm, and Jake preferred cold weather: You can always exercise or add more layers if it's cold, but you can only be so naked in...