She could be concerned about the constant but inconsistent rumblings affecting her snakes. Probably is, actually. But it's not foremost in her mind, going by the silly smile on her face or the bright glimmer in her eyes. She's never particularly gloomy, but this level of cheer isn't typical ( Read more... )

He'd only just arrived last night. And thankfully, found all the amenities still working in his house. As of now, Ethan wasn't all that willing to simply move back into Spade Castle. He'd also appraised one person of his return, preferring not to trumpet it all over the Green, thank you ( Read more... )

One day a year, from a Millennium to the 12th year After, is completely Special.

This year... Chives isn't certain. Because this year he started off the day with a sick feeling in the pit of his stomach from tossing and turning all night, because the conversation he'd had with Zoë the past weekedn wouldn't Leave Him Alone. So, as a person with ( Read more... )

Have you tried plugging it in?Peter was fortunate as far as comp sci majors went. His family was well enough off - and Cambridge had piled enough scholarships on him - that campus jobs weren't really something that had happened in his university days. So, unlike most of his classmates, Peter had never really dealt all that much with people who didn ( Read more... )

Victor Fox is not a man to express any particular emotion at any given time. His annoyance seemed a more constant state of normalcy that one might assume it was a default setting- particularly if one was coming into his office to lodge a complaint. Most people stayed out of his way, it was just the norm. So it might well come to most people's ( Read more... )

24 is supposed to be a Good Year. A completely, utterly Special Year. In some ways, it is. In some ways, it wrecks a bigger hole in his heart than 16 or 18 had ( Read more... )

She had been told, quietly and privately, to keep an eye out for activity on a few specific accounts. None of them had had any activity yet, which she reported to Katya daily. They were David's accounts, and after her conversation with Amy the day before - it had somehow managed to be more like a conversation than their usual confrontations - Zoe ( Read more... )

Being an Ace isn't easy, but really? Being twelve isn't easy. Being in a cast isn't easy. Being asked to accept that, once again, someone who had been like a father seems to be gone isn't easy. Being asked to write poetry isn't easy.

Eileen, brilliantly, will be focusing on how poems are hard and dumb and not thinking about anything else ( Read more... )

The wonderful thing about Jokers, is Jokers are things you can't get rid of even a little bit. You can try, but they keep popping up. One leaves, another comes back.

Like Cynric. Who is back now, and probably taking over your personal space. Which doesn't mean he actually wants to talk to you.

He's just looking for inspiration.

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Pinkies out, teacups up, long sip. Long sip at air, but that's not the point. The point is the lovely sitting across from her -- has he left? No, she can still hear whispers, many whispers. There are a lot now, because it's fall-almost-cold and that's when they come. Just whispers. Once more, but not now.

Piper's found a dress for the occasion - ( Read more... )