Luca's Story Ch. 3
Luca could almost certainly say yes, but the lighting of the place was deceptive. randal made no gesture, made no sound. he simply stared her down.
Balanced on the Knife Edge Ch. 5
How would she react when she found out about nusha's deception? the longer nusha tortured herself with these questions, the further tun-na got to leyawiin.
No Frills: Napstar
deception via a combination of magic and psychology didn't always work, but notably, he survived to keep the tale to himself. furthermore, all of this continued to be his main source of social interaction.
"Solving" - Thursday Prompt 20/04/23
Kuveli exclaimed in disbelief, glaring at his brother like he had just been tricked by a master of deception. "that's what i mean about using this," sakara chuckled and tapped the flat edge of a flint blade to his head.
A Case Best Left Untouched Part 1
The same nightmare still haunted sora; its horror keeping him locked in its cage of deception and blame. every time he could see sero but, he forever remained out of his reach.
Children of Infinity
It's a comfortable deception, a hideaway, bag end of fools. there's no harm there, just calm, quiet desperation so slowly sneaking that by the time it has you bound, no alarm was ever raised.
Ashes
Cautiously mikko reached out to rest his palm against the deceptively rough bark. reddish brown flakes clung to his palm as he pulled away. confused he rapped a knuckle against it, expecting the telltale thunk of wood.
The Crown: Prologue
He could see no deception, only the glaring, blinding light of truth. it stabbed him in the heart, made him bleed as no other wound had, and he felt tears well in his eyes. "no..." was all he could say. "i'm afraid so," was the sorrowful response.
Fox of His Dreams
The light of the moon played deceptively across the hills and valleys that stretched for what seemed like an eternity in front of the two figures.
Old Friends, New Loves
It wasn't until the month of graduation that everyone found out how deceptive and manipulative she was, and by it was too hard for a majority of my friends to admit they attacked the wrong person.
Hunter of Worlds: Phase1-Chapter11
Just know that in our operative's eyes, the best method of defense is equivalent to a quick offense, while the greatest form of deception is to do precisely what they expect and hope for you to do, because it's actually the thing they anticipate the least.
The Doctors of Doom, Part Eight
But his slimmer partner was no slouch; hours of training in the salvage yard's obstacle course helped keep the deceptively skinny-looking tom toned enough that he was able to keep up with t-bone, even if he did fall slightly behind.