Ander - Chapter 7, Subchapter 81
Five daggers driving themselves deeper and deeper, five points of pain coalescing into a single, throbbing ball beneath his collar bones, and a sense of pressure, building, pressing him down, crushing him like a cockroach underfoot.
Let Them Eat Cake
Fran had made it a habit to always make sure that her pets' treats would be kept in a place where her pets couldn't reach them. It'd been a safety precaution, for their own good. One day, somehow, though, she'd made a mistake and left them somewhere...
And With His Many Jagged Teeth 1 - The Desert Welcomed Him
Creatures could be seen from far away, bloated sagging flies the size of small dogs hovering aimlessly about, as well as the odd giant cockroach that resembled the size of a chitinous domestic housepet.
Songs of the Mountain 4 - Night and Day
Said the reptile snapping his tongue at a cockroach. "cuz we need 'em to make stuff fer us," replied mohberra. "can't really make stuff if they don' understand us."
American Mustelid Alpha - Episode 7, "I Was Taught These Guys Got Feelings" - Part 2
"he's a fucking cockroach!" he says to arron next to him, in disbelief. "i told you, i think he played his acting cards."
The Elder God
Ask a new york cockroach. far above us the occasional boat coasted by. even at this time of night the city never slept.
Darwin's Legacy 13 - Revelations: PartI
"the cockroach's ability to resist radiation." ray interrupted. "but they were on the wrong track of course." "of course." tom said in a rare show of agreement.
The Rich and The Poor Part 8
Those damn other nobles are like cockroaches and there all over the place! probably just waiting for a scandal like mine to rise up so they can talk down upon it! and worse they're everywhere!
Reapers
"you have been neglecting him far worse than a mortal would neglect a cockroach." thrum snapped. "i may have no eyes, but i can still see, reaper.
Crosswinds
'Housewives should make $115,000 a year.' \*\*\* "'But there are no pixies!' the housewife protested. 'There's no such thing as pixies!'" Fran's mom had told her this story more times than she could remember when she'd been a child. "'It was...
Conveyor Belt
"See Fran, you put the laundry in first, then you do the dishes while it's in the wash. It's more efficient that way!" \*\*\* "So you also use them to knit." Jackie had looked for the quantum translocator all over the Renegade ship, double-checking...
Spaced Out
When Fran had been a kid, she'd often stare out the window aimlessly while her mom would drive. "Come in, Huston." Every new building and landscape would become a new playground in which to let her mind wander. "Houston, we lost you." She probably...