Against All Odds: Part 41 - Final Steps
**_Part 41 - Final Steps_** _(Alexei)_ _ _ Afflicted by a near-unscalable mountain of paperwork along with interview after long, tedious interview, it took until long after the first leaves of autumn had fallen for Alexei's departure day to finally...
Against All Odds: Part 33 - Reverie
**_Part 33 - Reverie_** _(Alexei)_ "We're almost there!" Alexei boomed out a laugh, eyes fixed upon the little husky straddling his muzzle. "Can you see anyone yet?" He kept his form gentle, wary of dislodging Nathan during the swim across the...
Against All Odds: Part 32 - Distances
**_Part 32 - Distances_** _(Nathan)_ At times, it felt as if the twelve hour trip back to Polcia would never end. A slow, rocky ferry and an uncomfortably long flight sat separated by a two hour layover in Bolstrovo; something that did little to...
Against All Odds: Part 27 - ...Relapse
**_Part 27 - ...Relapse_** _(Alexei)_ "Alex!" A soft yet persistent pounding against his muzzle stole Alexei from his sleep. With a yawn, he forced his eyes open to a squint, spotting Nathan's little arms clinging to his nose through the...
Subtlety
_ **Subtlety** _ "Right." I burst into the front room. "I'm just gonna go ahead and do this." My housemates gawked at me from our couch. "Do what?" asked Dylan, the lanky stoat in the seat closest. "Watch." "Dude," groaned the mouse beside him,...
Against All Odds: Part 4 - Old Scars
Part 4 - Time for Nate to start his journey across the ocean... but not before a couple of issues demand his attention. Bit of a longer chapter this, one that became two parts for a **while over the course of writing - back to one now, since I didn't...
Against All Odds: Part 12 - Reflections
Was a little bit of a hurry this weekend, but here's Part 12 for your enjoyment. This now takes me to 10-0 for on time Sunday postings ^^ As always - comments are much appreicated! :) * * * **Part 12 - Reflections** Nathan slinked inside the...
Against All Odds: Part 40 - True Colours
**_Part 40 - True Colours_** _(Nathan)_ Nathan settled his head upon the sofa cushion, pulling his blanket up over himself just like he had done countless times already that weekend. Television images flashed non-descript in the hazy periphery of...
Against All Odds: Part 31 - Sands of Time
**_Part 31 - Sands of Time_** _(Nathan)_ To Nathan's considerable relief, the stay in hospital he and Alexei had to endure lasted less than a day. Still, they each had to put up with an array of scans and treatments throughout the night, with a...
Against All Odds: Part 22 - Breaking The Walls
**_Part 22 - Breaking The Walls_** _(Alexei)_ Despite Erik's insistence on heading into the office to chat, he spent the first minute or so inside shuffling anxiously, lost to the world within his own thoughts. The wall of silence built up...
Knock Knock
_ **Knock Knock** _ 'Cut through the apartment complex Danny, they said. It'll shave ten minutes off your walk to the station, they said. Man, _they_ were chattin' some utter shite with all that. Never mind this place being a maze of identical three...
Against All Odds: Part 8 - Settling In
Part 8 - Time for Nathan to get settled in at Alexei's place... though doing so at a Velikan's apartment will no doubt involve a lot more getting used to than most other places he'd have visited! Marked 'All Ages', but forewarning to anyone who may...