Ander - Chapter 7, Subchapter 12
Bartholomew knew, even before the heavy twang of agatha's string reached his ears, that this brief respite, this silent standoff, was over.
A Lamb Among Wolves Ch:33
The ewe could already feel tears starting to well as she began to imagine the inevitable standoff between vernon and dorian.
Shared Experience
The missile technology is probably a more reliable standoff weapon for them." "including a cloaking device, even if we have overcome it. ambassador shey said that it was beyond them. it's not?" barry distilled his summary into as few words as possible.
Breaking News
Thankfully, there was a third voice in the van to get us past this standoff. "'s like i said before, i think it's fine," mick said with a welcomed calm. "only thing is... might be a bit wordy." "it's a report. it's going to be 'wordy'."
Darwin's Legacy 2 - A Chance Meeting
The bargaining circle had degraded to a standoff with silver tip's canine guards growing on one side and the coyotes gnashing their teeth on the other. finally silver tip had agreed on a higher price.
The Beast called Nightmare Part 1
The standoff wouldn't last much longer. "give us the child" pack sang "and you may all leave." "i don't think so pack" the undead rat said "the child witch is coming with me." "over my dead body" alex yelled. both demons smiled.
Navigating in a changed World - The Cheetah and the Snake
This was enough to make them stop and look, as the golems now had them in a standoff, as they now held the hostages as an advantage. meanwhile, krys groaned as he slowly came to himself.
The Booker and the Wanderer (Draft)
Finally they come to a standoff--the leader of the dwarf rebels gets tanya in a chokehold with a knife to her throat. and he starts backing away from steffon and vale.]
Rogue's Redemption Ch. 2 (part 4)
You still don't have the whole crew, and here we are in a standoff. just gonna wait till someone's arms get tired?" "we'll have your boss soon enough, wolfy. and yeah, if i have to wait, no problems," the croc answered, grinning cruelly.
Songs of the Mountain 4 - Night and Day
The standoff begun, much to jane's hot sweating nerves glistening in the flames and shantae cautiously tapping her fingers. "i think you should leave ma'am," said andrea coolly.
Ander - Chapter 7, Subchapter 63
There was something wrong, more wrong than the lifeless bodies lying strewn about the battlefield, more wrong than the trees blazing in the night, more wrong than the roars breaking through the silence of this final standoff.
The Spectrum of Us
As the standoff continued, i realised that there was no easy solution to our conflicting duties. the station's safety hung in the balance, and the tension between us seemed insurmountable.