Virtual Dreams / Introduction: Technology of Tomorrow

He opened his mouth to say something... and then suddenly, he felt vertigo overtake him before he blinked stupidly as white stung at his eyes.

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Drawing on the Past

Had he been stung by a bee? did the boy have some kind of poisonous plant juice on his hands? the boy was watching him with the same bright curiosity as he might give a good television program or movie. "you are the ox!

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A Life Yet Lived - Chapter 1 (Part 1)

It almost stung his nose, like sleeping in a bed covered with soggy mildew, and he instinctively shook his head in an attempt to be rid of the smell. _'great...just like home,'_ he thought bitterly.

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Attention Seeking

It barely stung. "see 'im?" his father scraped his chair back noisily and leaned over the table, spittle flying from his thin lips. "look at that! no reaction! what is he, a fucking puppet? you a doll, boy?

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Ander - Chapter 3, Subchapter 36

From any other wolf those words would have stung, but ander understood what she was really telling him. he nodded once, then turned his attention to father.

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Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 53

The wind stung her useless eyes, making them water, but she kept going, following the sound of that unearthly rattle until she slammed full-tilt into the unyielding body of her son. "banno!"

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Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 71

Every time he tried to breathe, it stung him like a giant thorn. it was... _rose thorns?_ _emily?_ james opened his eyes. he was lying on the floor, looking straight up at the ceiling, but why? what was he doing down here?

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Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 19

At least a parasite had the decency to numb your skin before it stung you... "hezzi?" renna said, a pained expression on her face. "you're kind of hurting me a little..."

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The youngest ArchMage: Prologue

Palador's words stung. the god-king had declared that gaylen would be the last of the line of gaylen's kingship, but even then he had hoped his son, eomund would assume the crown under his own name and continue the royal line.

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Sea Song (Clean)

The surroundings stung at his exposed organs for the first few seconds, but after a short while his eyes grew accustomed to the brine and the pain subsided. darker now, but the bright sun above illuminated the space around her.

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Let Them Eat Cake

A shiver went down the jackal's spine when she realized that her reflexes had just barely allowed her to catch the syringe that the roach had stopped knitting to throw her from her bag in midair without getting stung by its needle in the process.

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Through A Glass Darkly - 5

They stung when they pierced her, but it was a small pain, even though whiffletree knew her life's blood was now leaving her. she could see the red flash, from the corner of her eye, and she could feel the chill and weakness that began to creep over her.

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