The Slave and the Mage: Bought, Chapter 1
_pity an addict and you waste your teardrops on the ocean._ well, that line of thinking got her exactly nowhere. she filled a glass with water from the little pump by the sink and went upstairs to set it on the night stand in the guest room.
Justice of the Sun Part 1
I sat back against the wall of the temple, sniffling as i started crying, the teardrops sometimes falling on the gray, soulless armor of hector gonzalez. and so i sat, thinking about how wrong everything had gone already.
The Bonds Forged in War
The dragon could feel her teardrops wet his scales she leaned in. the both of them sat in silence, watching the dying flames of the bonfire.
Johnathon, part 2
A few stray teardrops fell on the picture and then i started crying full force. it was just so hard to imagine that they would never be happy again. my mom would never cook dinner again. my dad would never help with my homework again.
Dimensional Traveler
The voice chided as the tentacle ripped itself from her neck, leaving a neat puncture wound that quickly healed up and scarred in the shape of a teardrop.
Unexpected Help
At the center of the stem was a large teardrop shaped ruby. it wasn't faceted but polished smooth instead. it was a brilliant blood red and without a flaw that i could spot.
Stellar Wayfarer: Four
Merrolth takes us out in our tan and black, almost teardrop shaped shuttle.
Never: Chapter 2
They were teardrops. "spark. . .?" sarah questioned softly, trying to look him in the eyes. she couldn't see them, but a small part of her didn't want to. "i was a fool for trying to run away." he said flatly, his voice beginning to break.
Embracing the Field (Part 1 of 2)
The women's colors were in teardrop shapes, while the men's were like fangs. yin and yang. man and woman. never allowed in public in those ceremonial colors in odd numbers greater than one, and solo balancers were rare.
Unseeing
To this is mixed ten teardrops of common mastic the width of a claw. on holier days he may find himself using copal in its place, and indeed he may use that later.
Antecedent
A single teardrop spilled from one eye, tracing down his cheek as he brokenly admitted, "i'm just...so sick of this. i can't remember the last time i felt happy...or the last time i laughed. everything is just bleak and gray and i'm sick of it."
The Witch In The Woods
Around her throat was a thin gold necklace with a huge teardrop ruby hanging from the center. her eyes were wide, and seemed to shift from color to color as the light moved over them. her nose was a perfect pink triangle.