Escaping the Storm: Part 8

"yeah," anika answered, her meek, uncertain voice a far cry from what erik had grown used to. "maybe... we could go to the kitchen, tanya?" karin suggested, observing her husband's stoic expression. "get some space, also." "okay."

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Korongo: The Beginnings - Final Chapter and Epilog

'i saw how welcoming you all are on my way in here, a far cry from the pride that i used to know, back when you feared outsiders.' 'an outsider changed our minds about that a long time ago.

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Into the Pit Chapter 5: Fight Night

A far cry from the loudmouth brat she spared against. "you're making that face again," "what face?" amethyst met helga's question with a furrowed brow and squinting eyes, "this face. you make it whenever you're angry."

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Forge of Heroes - Ruminations

A far cry from the assassin robes they'd had. "kiri?" kar'na asked, moving closer to the actual kiri. the younger wolf's eye was swollen shut, and he seemed to be breathing unevenly. "what happened to you?"

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Filling the Void - Chapter Four

The tip of the sword wobbled uncertainly in the air, a far cry from the confident solidity with which dagen had held it. victus would have sworn that the sword weighed twice what it had when it was safe in its sheath.

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Mushrooms, Turtles and Pipes, Oh My! 10 - To Southern Seas

It was almost bizarrely idyllic, a far cry from the last time james was on a boat. and even moreso from the last time he was on a modern boat.

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Rebirth And Resurgence - Introduction

Technically, it never went away, but it's a far cry from what it used to be. i'm talking about high sorcery stuff, like what you find and read about in shitty ya novels. spell casting, runes, seals, invocations - all of it.

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Jumping Mouse, Part 3

"far cry from southern arizona, enit?" he smiled at me, looking around the shop with something that always came across, to my nose, as a faintly cinnamon scent. it was a warm sense, usually associated with fondness, affection.

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House Rules

Hey, i said i was considered "old," but i'm a far cry from "decrepit," or worse, "stodgy." the main staircase to the ground floor has two twists to it, the better to keep more easily shocked guests from sticking muzzles where they don't belong.

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Camp Naturia

It certainly was a far cry from how the forest looked when she first came here, around a thousand or so years ago.

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The Way Of The Golden Ghost

This was a far cry from the strong dog i considered an older brother. "_those cruel masters. i'll get them one day for this_," i cursed to myself. "thanks son," my father huffed.

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Life is Just a Storm- Chapter 3- Wavering Mind

Today really wouldn't be that different, and it was a far cry from how it was in the dead of winter. with snow and ice. and it being much colder. so incredibly vile and disgusting... lukan dreaded that. klaus shrugged. "i can drop you off if you like.

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