Winter's New Life
That thought made his heart lurch inside his chest, and he grasped for the brightest of the dancing lights in his gaze, clinging to it desperately like a lifeline, though he could not remember
Engineering, Part 2
He needs that lifeline. can you do that, moses?" after a long pause, he asked, "mr. hunter, do you think i can do this? i'm human." "moses... you are not just human. you are humane."
The Storm Wolf: Tranquil waters - Harmony
The trolley car continues to move forward, not slowing down, and my hands, covered in dried blood, are gripping the lever that can change its course—as if it's my lifeline—ironic, isn't it? i'm not even the one on the track.
A Chronicle of Lies - Chapter 7:
It was true the voice was a symptom of schizophrenia, yet it was also true that right now, dave felt like the closest thing to a lifeline he had right now. “dave," vincent said, his speech slurred, “you there?" there was no answer from the phantom.
The Orphans Among Us Chapter Five: Lab Rats
Right now, my anger was something that made me strong and let me keep my sanity so i held onto it like a lifeline. the thing gave a slight cough as if it was trying to attract my attention.
LOS: "Turning Into You."
His energy stretched forth and glowed faintly like a violet lifeline, which it was about to be. he couldn't afford to lose focus and have the line stretch too thin, otherwise he'd plummet down the eighty one floors to splatter against the sidewalk.
Trailblazer Part 4
We're going to need every tactical and edge and every way we maneuver to help make this work and we need a lifeline no matter how costly should we have to retreat." the wolf giving them an icey stare.
Fortitude
When, minutes later, their lifeline melted free, and they began to fall, the leaden barrels tumbling all around them, hiyoki began to scream, his wings spreading; useless, never trained for flight.
Comfortably Fragile (Chapter4, Act1, Book2)
She took a moment to study karla's lifeline and the markings. the gypsy girl released karla's hand and walked away from the table. she drew a book off the shelf and opened it.
Chapter 5 - The Prisoner Polka
Making their way up to the roof, they found curtiss handling the business end of their lifeline.
Worlds Apart - Chapter Twelve
It’s my lifeline to the world, for gods’ sake!" "they’ve followed this tradition for over two-thousand years, mal. they're not going to make an exception for you, no matter how loudly you scream at them." he shot the corpulent man a devilish look.
Collar 6 -- No Secrets
I took out my cell phone, and it occurred to me that i'd need to find a way to get one for him soon, if only as a lifeline. as a stop-gap, i made sure that the wolf knew how to find leif's and wyatt's numbers, then i sent a 411 text to leif.