2 : Obscured
Elliot was watching more crime drama with sheila, idly talking over most of the show._mom always liked to talk through all the movies._ when he took a seat he got roped into a conversation. "you didn't tell me you were joining the math club."
1 : BlindSighted
His mom had been watching crime dramas, which were okay, but he would rather the channel he had remembered begging her to add to their cable plan: channel 116, science and discovery.
Identity: Chapter Six
CHAPTER SIX NED Hugo Sota had been gay. That had to mean something, Ned thought, as he and Scarlett did a final comb of the beach for other evidence. No, he hadn't had a boyfriend, the otters had said, but he _was_ gay; he had said so on several...
Prey for me [Ares part 1]
His back was bare and his paws were scratched. The blood poured from his claws, but it wasn't his own. Not all at least. "I'm sorry." His voice cracking with every word. "You made me do this." He let out a small growl and turned his face away from...
Preying on the Past - Ch. 1 Bridging Two Worlds
A/N - Before you read this story, I highly recommend you read Two Worlds Collide. This is a continuation of that piece. This piece does involve moderate violence and death. All characters & locations fictional. As always, I welcome any comments or...
Zistopia: Inner City Blues Chapter 9
Chapter 9: Happy Town. I've always thought that 'Happy Town' had to have been a mistake. And it sort of was a mistake. The neighborhood was originally named Highland Terrace, back when it was being constructed maybe sixty or seventy years ago. But...
Zistopia: Inner City Blues Chapter 15
Chapter 15: When I was thirteen years old, my parents took me to a party. It was for Father's work, so it was in the Downtown district at a hotel called The Oak Grove. The owner was a red deer who had a son my age and I think my father wanted me and...
Zistopia: Inner City Blues Chapter 12
Chapter 12: Strange is right. The lady that called is in hysterics when Jackie calls back. She claims she's seen shadows snooping around, says that feels like she's being followed. Strange cars circle the block and her phone rings at all hours of...
Zistopia: Inner City Blues Chapter 11
Chapter 11: "Here, just-just let me down here," Jackie directs. He moans as he slides down onto the couch cushion, the whole piece of off-blue furniture seeming to depress underneath his weight. I sigh, glad to no longer have to support him, and...
Zistopia: Inner City Blues Chapter 10
Chapter 10: I spend the rest of the night on site, though not with Captain Whitebuck. Lieutenant Longenecker, who works in the detective's bureau, is who takes charge. Like most of the other officers here, he is stunned silent by this entire...
Zistopia: Inner City Blues Chapter 6
Chapter 6: It's so hard to think in here. The bullpen back at the precinct is supposed to be the officer's home base, their home-away-from-home. I've never once felt that way, that this is a home-away-from-home. This place feels more like a high...
Zistopia: Inner City Blues Chapter 5
Chapter 5: The station is all but dead when we get there, just a half dozen blocks east of the apartment building. The docks and riverfront businesses are all but closed, so all of the evening traffic has dispersed. And because it's still much too...