Lohikarmen: A tale of humans and dragons (Chapter 8)
Too many words were absent in his mind, the last inheritance of what had been stolen from his life. iexolud rubbed his snout with his own one, a gesture shervan accepted. "i promise, you will now find what you have missed. you have my word."
A Warrior's Heart, Chapter 12
Then she stroked his hand with her fingers, almost absent-mindedly and sat back in her chair. "what's the plan when we get to mss'ranaw, love?"
NM #15 ~ Just Clothes [Pt.1]
With the other, he was absently scratching mela's chin. her head lie in his lap as she read a book, stretched across the length of the couch.
Making things right P3
She could see the slight tremor in them as he unpacked the blankets, laying them out carefully, smoothing each fold with an absent precision. it wasn't his usual, gentle touch.
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Moss nodded absently as he wrote. "is that xatu usually there?" he asked with a vague gesture toward her direction. ian looked through the glass door and smiled. "yeah. she hangs around every now and then.
The Synth King
Travis ran through the strangely empty streets of his neighborhood searching for some person to help him, but there were none, everyone was strangely absent.
Feyrahl, SF Ch 2.1
While there was still a certain rhythm to their interactions, the convoluted social mores and confusing layers in forms of address were absent; most folks seemed to speak to one another using given names or surnames, or by their profession-- as with the nobles
adventurs of the lost realms (promo)
He noticed absently that she was screaming something at him but a boot blocked her from his field of vision before he could decipher what she was saying .
War's Oversight - Chapter 04
There were no clouds in the sky, nor trees to show the fading glow from the absent star. omicron kappa 3 had been formed from the stellar dust like a solitary and neglected child, and had no moon.
Lonely Oak Chapter 52
Emeral absent-mindedly smoothed her suit, now two days worn. her stomach remained concealed. she showed off nothing; had nothing to show off. "hi, felicity," ket greeted cheerfully.
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The rhythmic sound of his shoes on a blacktop littered with trash and refuse from the absent populace.
Shifters: Chapters 1-4
absent-mindedly, kai scratched at the small mark on his neck that set him apart. this mark had separated him from the rest of the world, from his peers and family and changed his life, for the better or for the worse.