Strange Customs, Tying the Knot
The morning sun filtered through the leaves above, dappling Taren's fur with flecks of golden light. He yawned and stretched, his lithe body uncurling from its sleeping position. Today was the day. He was going to meet Kal, Connie's father, and ask...
The Leaves of Fall Act 1: Co-Conspirators (Part 3)
\>A tremendous, unearthly roar forces your eyes back open \>The air almost instantly becomes bone dry and cold, and a strange, fiery light spills into the long corridor \>The four of you suck in huge gasps of air like you'd just been held under...
The Leaves of Fall Act 2: Fear the Nobodies (Part 7)
\>You don't take Alex home \>The car ride is quiet and uneventful \>The street lamps come on early \>It's not even late, just dark \>And the moon is so cold and big in the sky \>Another full moon \>You may be braver, but that doesn't stop a...
The Leaves of Fall Act 2: Fear the Nobodies (Part 15)
\>Your car smashes headlong into the werewolf, yeeting that bitch through the air to a symphony of collapsing metal, pained yelps and squealing rubber \>The werewolf lands rather unceremoniously 10 or so feet away, crashing to the earth like a leaden...
The Leaves of Fall Act 2: Fear the Nobodies (Part 26)
\>Ah fire, mammal-kind’s oldest friend? \>You love fire? \>It’s so… mesmerizing? \>Calming? \>Hot ?\>And apparently Alex loves fire too ?\>… Maybe a little more than you do ?\>He rushes around like a madman, collecting sticks and twigs...
The Leaves of Fall Act 3: Something That Matters (Part 2)
\>Upon investigation, you don't find him in your car \>You instead locate him a little bit down the hill, taking a leak on some low scrub brush \>Probably also taking advantage of the fact that nobody /ever/ comes up here \>Except your gang of...
The Leaves of Fall Act 3: Something That Matters (Part 10)
\>Parties \>Why is it that parties are a staple of entertainment for high school (and college) students alike? What is so alluring about 50-70 hormonal teenagers stuffed into a house, drowning in noise and drink? \>Because they're fun, damnit. And...
The Leaves of Fall Act 2: Fear the Nobodies (Part 8)
\>You knock on the door to your room “Sam? I couldn’t find anything in your size, so I figured you could just wear my pajamas for the night.” \>You wait for a response before knocking again ”Sam? You dressed?” \>You jiggle the knob a bit ...
The Leaves of Fall Act 2: Fear the Nobodies (Part 27)
\>You are Sam \>Jacob was 18, you were 12 now \>But he still couldn’t get dinner right, leaving you to do the cooking (as usual) \>You didn’t mind one bit \>You liked it “Y-You gotta measure the m-m-milk properly, or else it’s w-w-watery,”...
The Leaves of Fall Act 2: Fear the Nobodies (Part 6)
\>Sam let’s out a panicked squeak, both his hands on the handle of the bat \>He swipes it to the right… \>… Catching his dad on the wrists with a louder-than-you-could-believe \*thunk\* \>Your jaw unhinges as you see Sam, his eyes glued shut, his...
The Leaves of Fall Act 2: Fear the Nobodies (Part 10)
\>”A-Anon?” \>You roll over in bed \>”I-I can’t s-sleep.” \>You groan, your eyes still glued shut \>Sam is just a dream, you say to yourself. A voice in the dark \>”I-I-It smells so strong in h-here,” he takes a sharp breath “So what...
The Leaves of Fall Act 2: Fear the Nobodies (Part 9)
\>Sam could not take it \>He spends the whole movie clinging to your arm so tightly you can physically feel blood returning to it once Batman dashes off into the night for his final scene \>Alex, being the beautiful, wonderful, intelligent, radiant...