A Little Faith
"don't strain yourself jerahmeel, neither of us wants to kill anyone here..."
Better to Beg Forgiveness: Chapter 1
Her nostrils flared, and her eye moved from the straining kobold, following the dirt road up towards the smeltery at the end.
The Machine
I urge my body to distort, hips straining, clacking and whirring mechanically as my robotic behind shifts and my stance distorts into something digigrade again. something vaguely human yet decidedly different.
Envious Gains
Him to speak, much less turn his head to look so all he could do is sit there and strain against the over-taxing load.
Ander - Chapter 7, Subchapter 90
He was straining, still trying to sit up, still trying to bite at ander's face. dammit, they were so close!
POV vore - you and a bear 2
Bit by bit its straining gulps push you deeper, even as its body struggles to expand enough to make room. balling up to deter a bear attack? it didn't work.
Trials of Love, the Frostclaw Chronicles 10
Finding the original strain has not been possible and time is growing shorter by every day. i have to acquire a dna sample from my brother. perhaps his dna can provide a clue to where i find my original strain."
That Strange Ill Fitting Cog
Cog not made for this but functional and the too ancient for this machine continue to be worked into the ground and it's hoped that no one worth being concerned about really notices or will know eventually though after too much time, pressure and strain
Interlude 3
He wasn't a prime and, like he had mentioned in his explanation of what 'humans' were, he was putting more strain on his body by training so intensely.
Eternal Mortality: From Ronald To Ian
Under ronald: freedom of religion strained. "religion... another word for poisoning of the mind." - ronald fastolf freedom of speech enhanced, and made far more liberal. emancipation. all valtovkian citizens are released from serfdom.
Survival: Part Three
"knight strain, of course," noir replied, turning down a new hall way. "but if knight strain is making them go crazy, then why aren't we going insane?"
The Caligo (part two)
It screamed, it strained, it roared as it struggled against its bonds. "hang in there, kemper!" shouted ice. kemper was trying, but it was not easy.