Burdens - Chapter 112: Diagnosis
Chapter 112: Diagnosis "My headaches?" Roger asked. His mind blanked for a moment, and then he recalled what had been plaguing him all this time. "They're better today, though they were pretty awful recently. Been taking a lot of painkillers to get...
Burdens - Chapter 110: Caution
Chapter 110: Caution He fox had started off a little later that morning than they had liked. While Roger had felt a bit better now, he was still very fatigued, most likely from the lack of sleep. His head was not pounding that day, thankfully, so it...
Burdens - Chapter 109: Lapse
Chapter 109: Lapse When Roger woke up before school, his head had been throbbing. He rubbed it and went downstairs groggily, seeking pain medication to put it at ease. When he found it, he took it. He could swear he saw an odd shape in his eyes...
Burdens - Chapter 108: Deal
Chapter 108: Deal Roger's attention was brought back to his computer when he heard the notification pop up. His lion friend, Greg, had sent him a message, which seemed a bit more common than the fox sending any. The lion told the fox that he was...
Burdens - Chapter 107: Struggle
Chapter 107: Struggle The night was there, and then it was gone. Roger had been lying awake, unable to sleep for much longer than half an hour when he would awake to a pounding headache. The painkillers did their job to a point, but ultimately it was...
Simultaneous
There came a light rain surrounding the dull, grey building. A young, but not-so-young ferret walked in through the entrance, briefcase in hand. He had done this ritual many times, and it gave him a paycheck, so there was little to complain about. The...
Burdens - Chapter 96: Soon
Chapter 96: Soon Light shone through the windows as was the norm in the morning. The rays fell upon an empty bed, ruffled sheets, and into a cold room. The house was not vacant, but Roger was not present. He sat there, at school, against the...
Burdens - Chapter 95: Ties
Chapter 95: Ties It was still dark when the fox woke up. The night prior felt like a dream, yet all of the evidence was there. His fur felt sticky. He was still in the wolf's arms, pressed against him closely, enough that it made him blush for...
Burdens - Chapter 91: Afterthought
Chapter 91: Afterthought Their date had concluded: they had spent time together, learned what they could, and even had two meals and a movie. It was as the fox had imagined it to be, though somewhat less magical, of course. Still, he enjoyed himself,...
Burdens - Chapter 90: Candlelight
Chapter 90: Candlelight The two of them wandered about the mall for the rest of the time they had spent there. The puppies were a good distraction, and indeed took up an hour, but even they would have had to have left at some point, though Roger could...
Burdens - Chapter 89: Killing Time
Chapter 89: Killing Time Roger left the movie theater in a haze. They wandered toward the restaurant that he had previously decided upon, though a couple of times before they arrived he had forgotten exactly what they were doing. The words echoed in...
Burdens - Chapter 87: Priorities
Chapter 87: Priorities The week progressed much too quickly for the fox. At first he had thought that going through school was much too slow and he could not wait to see the wolf after it, but as time was passing by, suddenly he felt that there was...