Collared - Chapter 24 - The Last Drop of Rain on the Precipice
The world was full of magic, fantastic things that defied explanation. Around every corner, a new miracle or devastation, an undreamed of way to live, an unfathomable way to die. It was a world of _magic_, and the fact was, exactly why it worked was...
Collared - Chapter 13 - Nightmare
Cause and effect. It is impossible to be sure what consequences our actions will have. We can only do our best to estimate the outcome. No one can know the future, because it is uncertain. Molded not only by the choices that we make, but the choices of...
Collared - Chapter 16 - Interval
Isaac was making it a habit, ending up in the Registry medical center. He was no stranger to pain, and this wasn't even the first time that he should have died, though this time, how he managed to survive was not a mystery. In fact, it illuminated how...
Collared - Chapter 18 - Powdertrail
It was the cold, more than the hunger, that got to him. He wasn't going hungry, of course, so that might have had something to do with it. It was much easier to steal food than steal warmth, after all. To steal warmth, that took some time, planning,...
Collared - Chapter 20 - Lance
Already having changed his outfit four times, with a huff, the blonde boy slumped back into his desk chair, letting out a pathetic groan. Never once before had he cared about how he looked, at least not in regards to a _girl_ (or guy, he had to...
Collared - Chapter 23 - Reversal
It wasn't the first life to end that day, and it wouldn't be the last. The security guard at the entrance to the Registry was a symbolic position. If ever they needed to fight an incoming threat, the Registry hardly needed a dedicated security force....
Collared - Chapter 19 - Cavalry
He felt like he'd been hit by a train, when he finally came around. It wasn't _waking up,_ as he hadn't been asleep, but rather it was simply coming back to his senses. The room was spinning, and he was disoriented, but Riley was most surprised to find...
Collared - Chapter 22 - Revision
The day would begin and end quietly, as a leaf caught in a maelstrom might be picked up and whisked off somewhere far away, with no idea of how to return to where from it came. The middle would be loud, and at the end of the day, would leave those...
Collared - Chapter 21 - Recession
"We should just destroy it. Right?" The Lance was sitting unassumingly on Alyssa's coffee table, and the pair sat side by side on the sofa, keeping an eye on it as if it had a personal grudge against them. They didn't trust it. It was an inanimate...
Collars - Chapter 3 - Cascade / Redirect
Chapter 3 Cascade / Redirect In the dim light of the office, Archer's pupils had been dilated, but they narrowed as Tanalia approached his desk. He kept his eyes focused on Tanalia, slid his hand down by his waist, and pulled open the first...
Collars - Chapter 2 - Gala / Realign
**Chapter 2** **Gala / Realign** “For as long as I can remember, we have been living in tumultuous times. Whether it's been threats from outside the walls or threats from within, it's hard to live in Bastion on any given day and not worry...
Stahl and Kai - Under the Surface Epilogue
**'Chapter Eleven'** **Stahl and Kai** **General warning, this story contains dude sex. If you dont like that or are not old enough, you know the drill. Back up and choose a different story.** **This takes place between Chapters 9 and 10 of...