[TF] Subtraction
close call. i don't mind it much. after a few runs, you learn to see death not as a threat, but rather as a companion. i turn around to return to the reactor, and bump headfirst against a wide toothy grin.
Of Wolves and Foxes, Chapter 2
A close call, he thought. entirely too close. \*\*\* "make way!" howled corporal burns as he charged full-bore through the narrow corridor leading from the shuttle dock to the mourning son's naval support hospital. "i said move!"
Game Night
Her heart still raced from the close call. every breath of life-giving air still felt cold against her barren lungs. "i'd rather die than live with the fact that i doomed someone to a fate like that. we'll keep going." "jeanette, what the fuck?!"
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 78
Maybe it was just the wind jostling them about, or maybe she thought he was about to fall (cora knows they had had a few close calls on the way over here), but he didn't think so. dorin's eyes moved further along the wall, passing over so many foxes.
Harvesting the Seed
The process had taken nearly two years of vistan's life, and a few close calls had left the ratkin's dark brown fur a few shades whiter than when he'd started.
Raven Wolf - Book 04 - Chapter 17
Their journey having been long, tiresome and full of close calls from the military patrols that right now swarmed the night streets, keeping an eye out now as it was well past curfew.
The Legend of Felicia: Sheltered Emotion Chapter Three
.** chapter three: a very close call (_felicia_) the deeper into forest i traveled the lighter it seemed to get. i could have sworn i left at night. though the sun wasn't up, (not that i could see anyway) i could tell it was getting lighter.
Security Breach: Extended Family (Ch. 3)
Unfortunately, the human janitor who does a daily sweep has almost had a few close calls, almost entering through the wrong door..." "yeah, again same here, freddy," roxy said, crossing her arms to think.
Contact - Part 5
"that was a close call." sawyer nodded with a hum to the newcomer. the coyote stepped forward, pushing his sunglasses up to his temple as he stared at where the sapling was. his ivory pupils slowly faded away to cobalt eyes.
Shifters: Chapters 9-12
There were many close calls, the guards were everywhere, and it wasn't long before things really went to shit. the alarm blared from speakers mounted over every door it the facility, a long screech that set kai's teeth on edge.
Armageddon: Chapter 2 - "Encounter"
**~xxxxx~** "well... we had a few close calls. but he should make a full recovery." nurse joy said as she rubbed the sweat from her forehead, accidentally smearing blood on her face in the process.
The Battle Of Spring Fawn Valley
One painful close call had cost her tail when it was torn off and she was feeling her hind leg more than before, a bad sign. didn't matter yet with dragons still airborne.