Against All Odds: Part 20 - Bridges
**_Part 20 - Bridges_** _(Alexei)_ Entering his grandfather's home had become much like stepping into a time capsule for Alexei in recent months, journeying back to a time when he too called this place home. Just like in those days, his paws sank...
Against All Odds: Part 40 - True Colours
**_Part 40 - True Colours_** _(Nathan)_ Nathan settled his head upon the sofa cushion, pulling his blanket up over himself just like he had done countless times already that weekend. Television images flashed non-descript in the hazy periphery of...
Breaking Away
Breaking Away I couldn't wait to get out the other side of this security checkpoint. that my high school history class had been pushed into and squeezed on through. The whole thing was a crowded, stuffy, blurry mess of bag checks and metal...
Fences (AaO Universe)
_ **Fences** _ Lili slammed closed the cabinet beside our stove. "You can't seriously be considering this?" "Actually..." I watched her storm across our tiny kitchen. "I am." "But why _you_?" She looked down, groaning loudly at her empty paws. "Have...
Against All Odds: Part 10 - Coalescence
Seems as if another Sunday's rolled around, which means it's time for Part 10 :) As always, comments are appreciated! * * * Part 10 - Coalescence A torrent of regret carried Nathan away the moment he opened his weary eyes the following morning,...
Against All Odds: Part 9 - Delays
Another week, another chapter! Here's Part 9 - Hopefully the way this has been formatted proves to make this chapter a little easier to read. Do let me know if this is better! Enjoy! Thoughts/comments are appreciated as always. :) * * * **Part 9 -...
Breaking a Leg
Breaking a Leg Another loss of communication with the mainland. Another break in our research work we could ill-afford. The thirty minutes I’d taken for lunch in the weather station’s somewhat dated, totally packed-out canteen had extended into a...
Fear and Desire - Spirit of the Season
Well, I failed last year, but this year I've managed to put together a Christmas short story. In trying to come up with an idea, I decided to use the opportunity to give a little update to the world of my previous "full-length" tale '[Fear and...
Breaking News
_ **Breaking News** _ Some lunatic in a truck swerved into our lane, right in front of us. Mick, the wolverine in the driver's seat, pumped the van's brakes. Finn, the white shepherd in the middle seat, swore blue murder at the truck's rear...
Against All Odds: Part 16 - Home Truths
**_Part 16 - Home Truths_** _(Nathan)_ After such an eventful, rollercoaster start to Nathan's Velikan vacation, the remainder of the first week appeared as if it would provide a welcome change. The most pleasing of these came in the form of his...
Weight On My Shoulders
_ **Weight On My Shoulders** _ My eyes struggled to adjust. I threw up a hand to protect them from the summer sun, grimacing from the scalding heat. Like I needed any more reasons to turn tail and run back inside. Registration might've come and gone...
Breaking Summer
Breaking Summer Home. A place Pinball hadn’t stepped foot for months, years in fact, before this wonderful long-weekend visit to see his family. A place that still held a deep, unmistakable familiarity. As if he’d never left it in the first...