Emotional Support Human
My heart pounds with anticipation as I stand in front of the apartment door, clutching my assignment papers tightly. The world has seen an unprecedented influx of Beastborn individuals who have become reclusive shut-ins. Due to their pack mentality,...
How It Goes - End
The faint rattle of keys makes his ears twitch. The door unlocks like it always does - swiftly, loudly, harshly. The door swings open with a small creak. He is greeted to the familiar scent of his home. His den. He enters the hallway, closes the door,...
Emotional Support Human: Chapter 2
It had been nearly a week since I was assigned to Ookami-san as her ESH (Emotional Support Human). Our progress in helping her with her anxiety had been slow but steady, taking small steps toward her well-being. During this time, we got to know each...
Bronies
Sarah held up the batter-covered piece of paper and blinked as she tried to read what she needed to do next. The paper was a recipe for homemade brownies that was handed down from her grandmother. She stopped for a bit to think about the old woman,...
By The Ocean's Side. Chapter Three.
By The Ocean's Side Chapter Three By Roofles “Hey,” the words drifted through the air like the warm salty breeze. Familiar and comforting. “Hey?” Bryan replied, cracking an eye open to look at his childhood friend watching him. The otter lying...
Jumping to Conclusions - a Pride Month Story
**Jumping to Conclusions** The moment the car door opened, I was blasted back in time. I was no longer a college-age coyote, who was aware of the world’s troubles and tribulations and who worried about things like bills and friends and making...
A Change in Uniform - Part 1
Sam reached for the handkerchief sitting on the far edge of his desk. It was already damp, but it was the only one he had and so, he wiped the thin accumulating layer of perspiration off his face. The salty water was wiped away and smeared, stinging...
By The Ocean's Side. Chapter One.
By The Ocean’s Side Chapter One By Roofles The bus came to a bumpy stop before the engine died, the front and mid-section doors opening for those inside to get out as a hot breeze blew into the air-conditioned vehicle. The albeit short bus ride...
Welcome to Heat Street: C7 - Function and Form
Elliot arrived seven minutes early. The directions were clear enough: take the stairs, not the elevator (the elevator might “squeal like it's in pain," according to the memo), proceed to the third floor, and report to “Feather & Frame Studio" for a...
Pawford, Ch 7: Lost in Thought
Pawford Ch 7: Lost in Thought copyright 2014 comidacomida Life got in the way of seeing CJ for awhile after that night. It wasn't that I was avoiding him and it wasn't I was purposefully finding other things to do-- we just had something of a...
Slice Of Life
Previously on the Amazing Race, the teams landed in Norway safe and sound. But it was an immediate run to search through ancient ruins then scarf down a traditional meal. Many alliances were formed while a few old ones revamped themselves. Tammy &...
Welcome to Heat Street: C4 - Feedback Loop
Kaari didn't normally try this hard. Clothes were just another layer — something to drape across her coat so the world wouldn't gawk at the wrong time. She dressed for comfort, efficiency, maybe a hint of ass if she felt like it. But not today. Today,...