He's a mess of blood, foaming some at the mouth, eyes shut and clearly dead. For the moment. There's a twitch of the paws and a wild snarl and he's on his feet. This is not where he had fallen. He's larger than any wolf and his eyes hold intelligence that could not be expected of an ordinary wolf, a mark of his superiority over the dumb beasts ( Read more... )

Winter has arrived, and it's progressing rapidly ( Read more... )

 He's very secretive. Always a private man who thinks before he acts but sometimes....sometimes he just can't help himself. A note on the bulleton board reads.

To Who It May Concern:
 Please stay away from the backyard. Certain electrical activities have
gotten out of hand and are a danger to public safety. I must also request
that you stay out of the ( Read more... )

In an area just a bit off one of the more often trod paths to and from the mansion are four people. Their robes are black, their faces covered. The four of them are all seasoned killers -- _r_lestrange, chorus_of_bells, sly_dolohov, and dark_imperio. Things have gotten a bit too bland for them and they're out of sight, waiting for some helpless, unsuspecting victim to happen upon the path. They're ( Read more... )

*Looks around to make sure Rosencrantz isn't around* Does anyone here know where I can find a goldfish?

Lydia is in the main room on the floor, stretched out staring into a cage where a white dove is nestled. A small smile is tipped across her face as she watches the bird, a part of her father's magic act that has become her pet. Beside her is her favorite doll, posed into a sitting position, within arm's reach should she want it ( Read more... )

--Spot! Spot, come back!

A small girl, about eight or nine, comes running out of the forest and stops short at the sight of the Mansion. No one ever told her there was another house in the valley! She wanders a bit closer, then abruptly turns around, aware that she's alone, and calls out.

...Spot? William? Mary?! Where are you?

Introducing Alice ( Read more... )

Put up your hand anyone who hates PETER PAN.

Curious- it was all very curious how there had been a height to his career as Tesla's assistant to being hastily left in the lurch and now once again old names were popping up in papers and stream of daily conversation. Angier (there were others besides the one he had come to know...a family?), Tesler: rather than be haunted he had decided to seek ( Read more... )

It may be a little sooner than [he] anticipated or expected, but he had promised Julia. And when it came down to it, he didn't want to keep Lydia from her parents. Or parent, as the case may be. From a mother who did love her and would care for her as a child ought to be loved and cared for ( Read more... )