Foggy Ewe Chapter 4
The curmudgeon! if i had a broom in my hand, it would be for that ram's round face! "father, are you saying the king's education means not, and so the king-" "do not try to weasel your way out of this!"
The Lead Crown: Ch 9.3a, Accountability
The ermine smirked, almost chuckling despite himself, but with everything on his mind a curmudgeonly response won over. "i like lecturing."
An Early Morning Reflection
And as this course of current events was more recent, it would have to be resolved by the ones being directly affected by it, not by wizened curmudgeons who were in their twilight years and wouldn't be around to deal with the fallout of their inane prattle
Ander - Chapter 7, Subchapter 80
#415 of ander 80 mateo had lived pretty much his entire life feeling at least some amount of curmudgeonly anger. you could almost say it was his default state. there was always something to be slightly grumpy about. a pebble in your shoe, for instance.
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 64
Jonah wiped his thumb across her cheeks, "and come give your terrified cousin and curmudgeonly old uncle a proper send-off, hmm?" valery burst into tears and threw herself into jonah's arms, nearly knocking him on his tail. "please be careful, jonah!"
Ander - Chapter 7, Subchapter 40
#375 of ander 40 "by the cora, what -" the curmudgeon with the splinted leg's eyes had gone wide and he was pointing at the wall with a scabbed finger.
Unplanned Adventures Part 4 - Uncertain Collaboration
After all, why else would such a renowned curmudgeon such as our dear mouth go to a football match?" susan returned a quirky smile. "why indeed?" jamina said, "i just thought of something.
The Clockwork Falcon - part 4: Maiden Voyage
I wasn't expecting the test to, ah...go so well," his voice broke slightly as he slowly regained his familiar curmudgeonly composure. jim nodded in continued silence, wishing he could think of something profound and comforting to say.
Bull an' Fox -00 Timotay in Trouble
Gods, it was tough being apprenticed to such a sour, moth-eaten, old-curmudgeon! timotay was apprenticed to "brixis & mordir-ring: printers."
Ander - Epilogue: Subchapter 2
"and if any of those toothless curmudgeons give you trouble, if they look at you funny or shake their heads or give you even a single tut, you know what you do? you toss 'em out the chapel!
Breaking Bread
"i try not to be a curmudgeon, and especially not over such wonderful food. thank you." conversation halted for a few moments as we all felt that the stew required our best attention. i took another moment to take little glances at my hosts.
Warrior's Blood, Chapter 28: The Proposition
"that great curmudgeon isn't going to be happy here for a long time, if he ever gets happy at all. not that i blame him, but..." "well, be careful with him.