She's been doing well; there's no question about it. There's been more flickers (and more genuine) smiles seen in her almost three months back than many had seen in her years as Queen. Each day on crutches has had her step getting stronger. There's no question she's better than the woman who left broken all those months ago ( Read more... )

It is perhaps not strictly Ace-like behavior to stand hidden behind a giant oak tree on Diamond grounds with a growing pile of snowballs at the ready, but Avery will probably never be entirely Ace-like that way.

Try considering it a training exercise.

If that helps.

In exchange for lunch and all the coffee he can drink, Johnny's taken up seat in the corner of the coffeeshop located in the Heart district of Town. Too much snow and cold outside for him to even think about playing on a street corner or somewhere on the Green, but this will do.

Currently, he's playing Happy Together and winking at the barista ( Read more... )

Normally, if Johnny is seen standing around out on a street corner, he's playing music and has his fiddle case open for tips. Not that he does that very often on Deck, but he's been known to from time to time when the mood strikes ( Read more... )

Christmas, New Year's - all passed, all over, all gone. It was back to business as usual for everyone ( Read more... )

And so, young Teodoro Chambers had had his mother seen to by the Deck's hospital, freeing him of the heavy duty of being sole caretaker. Perhaps a few members of the hospital staff had given him knowing gazes, having heard his show, but no one directly confronted him with their suspicions ( Read more... )

New Year's Day found Lasse a little bit tired, a little bit hungover, possibly still a little bit drunk. But in spite of all that, he seemed mostly content, happiness humming quietly under his skin, as he wandered around outside. The crisp winter air didn't bother him that much. Actually it was quite refreshing after being holed up all day in his ( Read more... )

She finally went to the outposts to see a Ten of Clubs and have quiet words with him. Words that left her in a boiling red rage, and forced her to clench her fists to keep from slapping him ( Read more... )

Snow. Why did there have to be snow? Hadn't the weather gotten this out of the way back in October with that freak storm? One would think they'd run out of it. Caleb could almost resign himself to a cold winter, if it was just the temperature. But the frozen flakes falling through the air as he's out running errands in town are gathering in his ( Read more... )

( you can never go home again )