Rat Kiss
Even through a landscape as regular as Darmia’s, Kale could still see the fractures in the crust which swelled as plateaus into the sky. They dominated the horizon and everything beyond it, their jagged facades struggling to fall into the place they...
Wrapped Up - Commission for joKen
Shawn woke up from a dreamless sleep abruptly, falling into consciousness out of a featureless void. He was on his back, face to the pale ceiling above him where he could see the passing shadows of a ceiling fan’s blades. Barring the top and bottom...
Sharing a Dragon - Commission for Tesser
Ryan woke up alone in bed, as he normally did when Brittany had left for work. It was a talent of hers to get up without disturbing her boyfriend, an impressive feat given how much bigger she was than him. Short and scrawny, his snowy white fur covered...
Rising Flames
Four hours and eighteen minutes. That’s how much sleep Jeremy got last night. He knew the exact number because he’d seen 3:42 glowing off his alarm clock in the brief instant before he passed out. What had almost been an all-nighter was spent working...
Making a Fool - Commission for MTF-Epsilon-6
“[i]HEY! Stop right there![/i]" The command ripped across the street loudly enough to stop Hazelnut in his tracks. He was halfway to the sidewalk, standing right on top of the median without a moving car in sight. He'd started walking after...
This Onesie Stinks
Jared didn't think much of the novelty shop the first time he saw that it had opened. All he saw were some goofy looking trinkets and gadgets hanging in the window, nothing that quite gathered his interest or delight. A deeper look through the front...
By the Pond
Arnie hated sitting in the backseat of Patrick’s car. He was cramped up in the corner of the seat with his arms crossed, scowling out a window he couldn’t even roll down if he wanted to. The car itself was puny, one of those old school buggies Arnie...
Mr. Mayor - Commission for Catprog
Jasmine had thought she was desperate for an exit from the Pokémon universe, but locked in a prison cell from which she’d journey to the gallows of forced matrimony there had never been a greater need to escape. The inexplicable return of Leland’s...
Spread Your Wings - Commission for catprog
“Wait… So, they're really not here?" Jared wondered aloud when he was done reading the letter. He looked up from it and into his closet where the skunk and wolverine onesies were hung. He double checked that there were no others and confirmed that it...
Big Brain Time
Robyn's bike ride home was troubled, but in no way similar to what made her trip to the Pokémon lab troubled. Leaving home for surgery had been fraught with worry that she would take a wrong turn and end up at the wrong place. Coming back there was no...
Gotta Know 'Em All
Even as Robyn looked between the quaint square building in front of the parking lot and the sign that read “Osage Pokémon Research Lab" she wasn't entirely sure if it was the right place. Yes, she had followed the directions Koa gave her as she...
Sealed Fate - Commission for catprog
Jared ran as fast as his two stubby legs could carry him towards the package. He snatched it out of the sand with the bottom paper rendered see-through from the water and having grains glued to it. It was big and cumbersome in his short arms, but he...