Decrpypting a Fox
"We need out of here yesterday!" "I'm working on it!" "Frag out!" "Okay, that's it! It's open! Hurry!" "Come on! Let's go!" "Go! I'm right behind you!" A tear rolled down his cheek. It was funny, in a way. He had not known them long, but he would...
Hood and Boots
Sunlight dappled along the lazily flowing river, creating a deceptively peaceful atmosphere. Zakkar didn't expect any real trouble, but even as he sketched the river and the trees beyond in his journal--with Alyara helpfully adding flourishes as he...
Consoling a Fox
Will was studying, which, as usual, meant he was kind of reading over his notes while his mind visibly wandered. This time, though, he was stealing far fewer glances at the wolf reading across the table, and the sighs came with slightly increased...
Blackmailing a Wolf
Will took off his glasses with a sigh and shut his laptop. Jeff chuckled as Will rubbed his eyes. "How's school going?" Jeff asked teasingly. "Fantastic. Wonderful. I plan to stay in school the rest of my life. How goes the sorting?" Jeff threw a...
Starfinder Story Preview
Rose was not happy. First, she didn't get paid for her last job. Second, someone spilled their drink all over her that morning. And third, concrete dust was getting all over her clothes as people with laser rifles tried to kill her. "When you said you...
Stories of a Treasure Hunter, pt 2
Rissa and Rehrdahl were pleasantly surprised when the long slide down merely tumbled them along the floor at the bottom of the room. Rehrdahl recovered his hat from where it had fallen while Rissa looked speculatively back up slide. "That was actually...
Fantasy Story Preview
AN: So, I feel bad for not posting anything lately. My time has been taken up, as I explained in my most recent journal. So I decided to post this excerpt of a project I'm working on. It's still very early stages, so God only knows how much, if any, of...
Comforting a Wolf
Will was concerned. At least, that's what he told himself. In truth, he was worried, probably more worried than he ought to be. His fingers beat a tattoo against his leg, and he buzzed Jeff's apartment again. Still no answer, and his internal debate...
Frightening a Wolf
Will was positively beaming as he strode into the apartment building. An unexpectedly free afternoon meant he could have more Jeff time. Normally he would have called in advance, but he wanted to surprise Jeff. Will had been given a spare key, and this...
Shopping with a Wolf
"This is ridiculous. Do they have to discontinue every product I like?" Will shook his head and glared over the shelves one more time. No more broccoli coleslaw, it seemed. He'd have to find a different vegetable for his stir fry. He turned and smiled...
Bugging a Wolf
Will sighed contentedly as his show ended and he pulled his headphones off. He glanced over at Jeff, sitting on a recliner and turning a page in his book. "Hey, Jeff?" "Mhm?" Jeff didn't look up from his book. "Do you remember the day we...
Weary Wolf
Jack was tired. Not just at that particular moment, not for any one specific cause. It was perpetual. Constant. There was never enough time. Not enough time to do the housecleaning he wanted to do, not enough time to engage in hobbies or projects, and...