Broken Words: Chapter 9
Life was beginning to become more and more dramatic and he began to fear that one day his life would become a soap opera. "nice of you to come home," he said shortly. "sorry, i got distracted," francis mumbled. "i can see that.
Fourth Man Left Outside
"wait," craig objected, "so we might lose to... a origami opera mask?" "think of it like a banker's hand in baccarat!" jeremy said. "i don't know how to play baccarat, dude!"
STar Tiger, Moon Girl, Chapter 4
Like the galaxy's largest soap opera. humanity punches above our weight class a bit on the galactic stage, despite our actual home world being a complete backwater. so the moon has power.
Could Make a Good Faux-Classical Tragedy
"we shall have to compromise with opera, then." i pouted dramatically. trace laughed. "how horrible." he agreed, a smirk playing over his muzzle.
The Loraine Files - Washington State #2
Picking up the clicker once more, i dutifully turned the tv back on and resumed the scan of several blocked channels, a slew of infomercials, soap operas, and the same news that's been repeating since 7 am.
Alcatraz Ch. XVII-Morpheus
I felt the same utter loathing i had when opera wanted to shake my hand, but i didn't hate lynx. i just hated that mask, and more than anything i wanted her to get rid of it. i wanted to see what was underneath.
Tea and Crumpets in the Garden
Striding across the room in a fresh pair of of opera shoes, she didn't make a sound as she came smoothly into johnathan's arms.
The Lucky Date
Quietly sipping my root beer, my finger pressed the channel button over and over again; sports, sitcoms, soap operas-all just boring.
bobbie and James -01 --new school, new threats
So mom gets as much fun stuff to experiment with as we can afford; she's taken me to the opera, the symphony, the art museum, the ballet (twice!) and everywhere she can, to try stuff i might like..."
Color Blind
He tried to picture what the worst outcome could be, and all he saw was him coming home early, rejected and alone, and crying into his ice cream while he watched bad soap operas.
Published form of Untouchable
He's kinda like the phantom of the opera, but the masks not white. would sean think he's hot? 'a short cat, allergies and not my match,' ... i should go for it anyway. sean wiped the window peering out.
The Other Dragon World: Chapter 3
"yeah that's cool, my friend, but you can drop those nasty drama like those cheap soap opera on tv. i can say you're drunk from that party and you need a goddamn rest, okay?