Through the Window
Macha paced across her room, sweeping up every speck of dust into a pan. With a pile built up in it by the time she reached the corner, the sable gave a little huff with a smile, unlatching the window to dump it out into the night air below. “Now,...
Clarity - Chapter 18: Through the Cracks
In my addled state, I'm unsure I heard any of that correctly. The stammering, the qualifiers, the overzealous care in the process of trying to present it as neutrally as possible, all of it must have jumbled together in a bowl of word salad. I know...
Clarity - Chapter 5: Breadcrumbs
I'm honestly surprised. I thought things would be way more awkward around Clover after last night, but... it's all more than I could have ever hoped for. I haven't felt that good about my cooking in ages. Like new life was breathed into me. Still, it...
Clarity - Chapter 4: Bittersweet Days
The first thing that I notice after waking up on Clover's couch is the dull pain throughout my body. The second is the sudden feeling that I'd really like to slap myself for keeping my phone's morning alarm on after a night like that. Still, I'm up,...
Clarity - Chapter 3: Remember Me
Okay. Got on the bus. And no problems. Just me and Clover, heading to her place. Kinda still need to lean on her, though. Still can't get ahold of my- of- legs, they're jelly. Hmph. Lookin' out the window instead. Not as fun, s'too fast. Think...
Clarity - Chapter 21: Windfall
"I said, 'Do you want the house, Bonnie?' Not much to mix up there, I assure you." What exactly is happening? I took this call with him, and I was expecting to just get our bank accounts figured out, maybe split up some of the stuff in the house...
Clarity - Chapter 17: Woven Together
Sunlight filtering in through the living room windows manages to wake me up shortly before my phone alarm would have. I have to say, even though Clover and I were definitely right that the couch isn't big enough for two people to sleep on, its soft...
Clarity - Chapter 10: Melting Down
Business is a funny thing. Everything can be going well, deals and exchanges passing through without even a speed bump, yet we're swamped with work anyway. Partially BECAUSE of how well it's going, even. The deal was lucrative, but it demands a pretty...
Clarity - Chapter 13: Alone Together
Great. Just great. It's the end of the work week, my team's already wrapped their side of the clients' projects up, and we've got nothing else coming in. And by that logic, all that's left is for us to get treated like gofers the rest of the day. Can't...
Clarity - Chapter 11: Sunshower
God, it feels nice to be done with my work early for once. No more coworkers checking with me to see if my updates are done and committed, no more wrestling with several different kinds of janky work programs, and no more just... everything. The...
Clarity - Chapter 15: Another Round
Ya know, it's one thing to accept an offer to go have a good time with someone dear to you while you're at your lowest. A point where, desperate for some level of closeness you felt was just ripped away yet again, you're willing to agree to anything...
Clarity - Chapter 9: Bubbling Up
My lessons in army management continued well into the afternoon. Clover makes for a good teacher, especially with that first game under my belt. I'm a little concerned as to how I'll do playing the game on my own at home, but I want to get better even...