Goodnight, Winston

He remembers his mother on a cold sunday, on his old race car bed, frantically cleaning and spraying the mattress with chemical blends of who-knows-what and powders that smelt like lemons and sickly chlorine. he sat in his room, a teddy bear in hand.

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The Guilded Cage, Ch 14

Jace recognized it immediately: lemon mint; it had been dylan's favorite. letting out a long sight, the elf ran his long, thin fingers through his luxurious, long, golden hair. "you had disappeared after your brother's passing...

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Growing Pains, Part 1

Her accent was thick with a deeply european lilt, and her eyes were the colour of lemon butter. zoe blinked. "uh, yes. yes, that's this apartment. can i ask what you're here for?"

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When It Rains

He opened it and saw jayson standing outside holding a can of lemon-lime soda. "gift for you." jayson said as he handed dulion the can. "a gift?" dulion said, as he took the can. "god's gift to drunks and partiers.

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The Enduring

Opening he cap, he emptied it on his head, trying his best to wash the juice off his scales, especially the lemon. the sweatshirt wasn't so lucky; he'd have to wash it when he got home.

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Victorian Murder Mystery

"here you go, professor, with a squeeze of lemon, the way you like it. by the way, there are two policemen at the door; they asked for you by name. you're not in trouble, are you?" firstenaw turned to look toward the door.

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Past Life Ch 6

On the small counter, a plate of roast pork with a squeeze of lemon juice was being cut slightly on the end. the white lupine stood beside the lion, spoon-feeding the bigger male with the savory meat. "how is it?" john stared.

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Rendezvous

Not much strikes my interest for the first couple pages, but then i see a lemon glazed salmon meal that looks absolutely salivating. i set my menu down and wait for alex to make his choice, playing with the silverware as a minor distraction.

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Ravenous

The tiger closes his mouth around the naga, tasting green tea with lemon from ishika's scales. he swallows the naga's head down and rubs the bulge in his throat. inside, ishika listens to the same heartbeat that aren and wulf heard.

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Clarity - Chapter 2: New Pastures

I call over the bartender, and soon enough, one's placed in front of me, ice clinking against the sides of the glass with a lemon wedge on the rim. "huh. not a bad call. you sure you haven't been here before?

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Getting There

He had managed to catch a few though, maybe even enough to fill him he thought with a grin, he almost forgot about salt or a lemon. he snickered, though his mistress would scold him he'd even ruin the perfect fish with ketchup every once in a while.

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What's Fair?

Sometimes though, you can do that old tired out saying of making lemonade with the lemons you're given, but that doesn't guarantee you get sugar. for me, the stillwaters were my lemonade, and clark was definitely the sugar... my sugar.

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