Fallen Angels, Part one (Prologue)
The noise filling his head was like that of an immense swarm of cicadas with shrieking metal tymbals, or an army of locomotives grinding to a halt. _i'm being tortured,_ abdul realized. tortured from a distance with uncertain means.
Heart of the Forest ~ Epilogue
Not until one day this past year, on the border between spring and summer when the cicadas roared high in the trees and the dew lay heavy on the grass."
The Morning After
Maybe with some toasted cicadas on the side?" again, a familiar voice coming from an animal, and rick's mind struggled with the discordance. "chris?" he ventured.
Cricket Needs to Go Pee
** * * * cricket was making her way through the crowded markets of cicada hive, looking at the various shops and stalls lining the plaza.
A Gentleman of Strength
There was a cicada buzzing in ame's ear, only it wasn't really a cicada, it was the alarm clock. he swatted it and the sound stopped. unsettled by his dream, he elected not to sleep anymore.
August 5: Pure, Ephemeral, Beautiful
Then, every sound became clearer: the sound of the river's flow, the cicada's songs, the leaves brushing each other as the breeze blows, and the difference in me and juuichi-san's footsteps. his footsteps had a larger gap than mine.
Always Know What You're Pouncing On
Joel, defeated for a second time, crept off into the tall grass hoping to find a grasshopper or cicada, since their tussle probably scared off any other prey already. he hadn't gone far before he saw something moving in the grass.
To the Last Memory of John and Syd
Together were we released when cicadas spoke in the tangled oaks and summer’s heat increased. together our bare feet knew the town from route eight to second east. together we’d go to the loon-loud lake when the afternoons grew dry.
The Natural Flow of Water
The water-frogs and cicadas could be heard. the cicadas starting to emerge. or something like them. sometimes, all the sounds blended together to create one, unifying sound. a late-spring, early-summer sound.
Armageddon: Chapter 5 - "Trust"
The loud hum of cicadas could be heard from the outside, as the residents inside of the bedroom began to stir. "hey...richard. you...awake?" derek mumbled barely loud enough for anyone to overhear.
Lunchtime at Jurassic World
cicadas buzzed loudly all around them as they walked through the jungle to the back wall. owen was steely-eyed and alert. nick was just plain nervous, sweating as much from the heat as from his unease.
Suncrest - Chapter 20
Sounds of the swamp disappeared, instead only the chirp of cicadas reaching his ears. giu stared around, the smooth grass devoid of immy, the soldiers, or the black liquid. it was only him. "giu?"