Chapter 4
**Chapter 4** **Play Ball** **1** By age-long tradition, a Monday morning arrival to campus was met with cold reluctance and tired loathing, but the grounds welcomed a few extra students this week, the air filled with bubbling conversation layered...
Chapter 3
**Chapter 3** **Down in the Valley** **1** The week slipped by as Jim's date with Cassidy approached. He'd take another week of preparation any day, as he had yet to plan out how he was going to woo her and spike her interest in him. Thus, he was...
Chapter 2
**Chapter 2** **Big News** **1** After Jim's successful banter with Cassidy, he had been on such a _high_, that after he left the campus grounds, he went down to the corner store to get some snacks, and had just waltzed right on out of the...
The Dragon's Game(s) Chapter 1
**The Dragon's Game(s)** **Chapter 1** **A Name** **1** The players hustled up into a clump of bodies after the screeching whistle signalled a foul play. Sweaty palms met mud-riddled jerseys as the teams bent over for a reset. From between the many...
Heart and Claw Chapter 5
After cleaning themselves up, Cooper and Pearl made their way back to the entrance of the mine, reigniting the campfire and eating their fill of brahmin meat, the carcass staying preserved in the frigid cold. "Been a bloody long time since I...
Heart and Claw Chapter 3
Cooper retraced his steps, passing beneath the clotheslines, making the turn towards the offshoot. The sound of flowing water bounced off the stone walls, the way forward illuminated by the occasional lightbulb dangling over his head. With the...
Heart and Claw Chapter 2
Cooper felt like he was being buried, opening his eyes to see a long, cloaked arm draping itself over his chest. He followed the limb along with his eyes to see Pearl was practically spooning up against his flank, her body must have been drawn to his...
Heart and Claw Chapter 4
Cooper would never expect to sleep peacefully in an abandoned mineshaft, let alone one that had been overrun by beasts, but here he was, clawing his way reluctantly out of his sleep, blinking in confusion as the light level barely changed when he...
Heart and Claw
**Heart and Claw** **Thank you to all my patrons for their support, consider becoming one yourself if you like what I do. /scbm** **Follow my website for more regular updates: scbmstories dot com** **Have fun!** Cooper trudged through the...