I Applied for a Delivery Job and Got Turned Into a Flying Reindeer?! Chapter Three
Beggars couldn't be choosers, after all...especially if they wanted the _beggar_part to stay metaphorical. _toilet masseuse,_declared the next ad. _we believe that every toilet on earth is made in god's image.
The Lead Crown: Ch 9.5b, Shock and Awe
Humor aside that is a suitable metaphor for life itself." cruff shrugged. "it's really not all that different at the university." tobias had recalled that cruff was enrolled there as a student.
Tales from Silicon City 11: State Secrets
No one wanted to discuss the metaphorical "battle tank in the ballroom" that was the renegade ai tzu. tzu was the mishap that nearly destroyed the careers of several males in the ministry of science and innovation.
Chapter 7 - Time
Galladia could hear her thoughts, her feelings, feeling the energetic power of her "real-self" trapped inside her metaphorical vines and buried so deep that nobody could break through it.
Ty's Other Taur-iffic Adventure
The scant layer of snow was stained in red, and not in the metaphorical, someone-got-shot way. for in the clearing was the greatest collection of foxes and fox-related merchandise that the siblings had ever seen! foxes chased each other.
Presto - Chapter 5
metaphorically, that is. he was already somewhat cold from his relative lack of clothing as he stood in line. maybe he should have thought a bit more about this. once inside, however, he was glad of his choice.
Nature Used Blizzard! Trouble for Popcorn! Chapter 3
The scrutinizing male simply hovered over her, the metaphorical gavel hovering over the block. "do you feel hurt anywhere? are you injured at all?" he suddenly asked, popcorn rather taken aback at how soft and sultry his voice was.
Chapter Nine
Taking the game metaphor to heart, ey started poking around the office where ey could, flipping through a datebook on the secretary's desk (empty) and rummaging through the drawers (office supplies). the waste baskets were empty.
The Five Guides
Pitched battles--whether literal or metaphorical--should be avoided where possible, and one's pride should not induce one to take a stand when one has the opportunity to retreat and come at the problem from another angle.
An Interview with Paper_Paws
This is a bad metaphor but i'm sticking with it. and lastly, something fun, do you currently indulge yourself actively in your own 'little space' and if so, what is your favorite part of such an activity? haha.
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 51
Was it some sort of metaphor, or did he genuinely believe valery wasn't real? had banno gone insane, or has he been insane from the very start? and if so, where's he been hiding it all this time!?
The Fireborn: Prologue
All of the stories that we took as metaphors or ghost tales to scare children with suddenly had real meaning and purpose.