10.3. "Love is the answer, but while you are waiting for the answer, sex raises some pretty good questions."
Woody Allen

Co-written with obscuritenoireBlaise didn't even manage to make it to his bedroom before he had to stop, leaning weakly against the wall as he took his cell phone out and called on Jaquelynne to bring him someone to feed on. He stayed resting ( Read more... )

9.3. "The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it."
Oscar Wilde

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[Follows THIS & THIS]The only time Blaise chose to leave Rory's bedside was once he was satisfied the blood transfusion was running, and that Rory's obs were stable. Initially, they hadn't been. Initially, the second drain seemed to be too much stress on ( Read more... )

[With obscuritenoire, loganthebrave & naysowee]Blaise was pretty sure he had the Kindred equivalent of a headache. His mind was so full of stress that he had a sensation that it was painful. He even allowed himself the hint of a sigh of relief as he exited Rory's hospital room, even if he was nervous about leaving the injured Scot alone with his brother now the restraints were gone ( Read more... )

[With lotterylucky, obscuritenoire, histhornedrose & loganthebrave | Follows THIS]Buffy was becoming starkly aware that no one had said anything, but what was there to say. She just sat there with her jaw hanging open as she took in the fact that Logan Buchanan really did share his brother's genes, and then some. Their parents had to have been ridiculously good looking. And now, come to think of it, ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS & THIS]There were four people in Riley's office right but, but he could actually swear blindly that there were eight. He was sitting at his desk trying his best to look like he could actually focus on them without going cross-eyed, but it wasn't the easiest of tasks he had ever faced. He blinked slowly a couple of times, his hands ( Read more... )

37.2. Somebody to Love - Queen
Can anybody find me somebody to love?
Each morning I get up I die a little
Can barely stand on my feet
Take a look in the mirror and cry
Lord what you're doing to me

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[Follows THIS]It was morning again, and Blaise was sitting at the large antique mahogany desk in his office, the blinds drawn and the ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS]Riley was trying desperately not to vomit as he rode the elevator up to the fourteenth floor of the military headquarters. The thing was, despite dragging Buffy along there with him knowing she needed to be there, he couldn't actually reveal anything to her. Not yet. Blaise needed to be the first to know so he could advise on the next ( Read more... )

34.2. Write about one of the most difficult decisions you've made in your life

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[Follows THIS]When Blaise came home from his business dinner in the city and promptly and hungrily seduced Juliette, he didn't miss the momentary surprise in her eyes as he pounced on her. It rapidly gave way to her own hunger, though, and just like old ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS | Word count is epic...]Juliette would have never expressed any sort of shock when the security team alerted her to the fact that there was a Rory Buchanan and Buffy Summers waiting at the front gates. She had honestly wondered if she would ever see the Scotsman again, and the fact that the ex-cheerleader now Slayer was here was all ( Read more... )

As a vampire and surviving in darkness, it was easy to lose track of time in any sense. Perhaps not as much for Kindred as other kind, and Blaise had always functioned as much like a human as he could. But in the wake of his return to Paris, he had lost all track of time. He had only been able to wait for Juliette briefly until the pain and ( Read more... )