13.3. “Take a deep breath, you only got one shot, make it count.”
| Quantum of Solace

Co-written with imnodoctor
[Before THIS]Riley tapped his fingers anxiously on the steering wheel as they waited at some lights at a busy intersection. Driving in New York used to be second nature, but now after living so long in Edinburgh and then Princeton, it just did ( Read more... )

30.1. Knock

Co-written with asinthecity
[Follows THIS]Riley realised he was probably supposed to be trying to sleep right now. Jetlag should be setting in. It might be eleven am in Princeton, but it was four am in Edinburgh, and he was running on adrenaline... or something. He had been lying in bed all of ten seconds following the pregnancy test and random ( Read more... )

14. I don’t get many things right the first time
In fact, I am told that a lot
Now I know all the wrong turns, the stumbles and falls
Brought me here
[‘The Luckiest’ - Ben Folds]

Co-written with imnodoctor
[Before THIS]They were home from Scotland, the mood around the house was pretty sombre. It was tough to come away from a place everyone loved so much, ( Read more... )

Non-prompt RP log with asinthecity | Backdated to May 2ndTab's arm was linked with her brother's as they walked through the streets in Edinburgh. She had worn her tartan skirt as promised, with stockings and knee-high boots so she didn't get too cold. Maybe it was summer, but she was hardly in danger of overheating. She gave him a huge smile as she glanced up ( Read more... )

2.19. "Dude, marriage is the 'get out of loneliness free' card in the Monopoly game of life."
- Veronica Pare and Ferrett Steinmetz

Co-written with imnodoctorOnce Riley was done cleaning himself up, Evie stretched her body languidly before she draped herself over her husband. They were both naked under the sheets of their bed; wedding clothes strewn around ( Read more... )

2.4. "They say that blood is thicker than water. Maybe that's why we battle our own with more energy and gusto than we would ever expend on strangers."
- David Assael

Co-written with notskywalker
[Follows THIS, THIS and THIS]Josh knew enough to know Riley was serious in his distracted but pointed dismissal and he didn't stick around to wait for the fireworks ( Read more... )

2.18. "I think people that have a brother or sister don't realize how lucky they are. Sure, they fight a lot, but to know that there's always somebody there, somebody that's family."
- Trey Parker and Matt Stone

Co-written with asinthecity
[Follows THIS]Tab wasn't nervous, not really. The way her leg kept bouncing up and down must be due to the lack of sugar ( Read more... )

11.2. What's one thing that turned you on that you never expected to?

Co-written with imnodoctor

( Said Scot also lived well up to his Best Man duties because Riley woke that morning lying under a table at the bar dressed like Braveheart, face half painted with blue paint, in a kilt, with his nether regions and one leg shaved. Thankfully he still had both his eyebrows... )

We have THIS date booked. You and me, Scotland, booze and loads of junk food.

17.1.2. “Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” - Joshua J. Marine

Co-written with imnodoctorEvie gently sat the receiver back on the cradle. Not all the phones in the house were cordless, and for some reason Evie was grateful that this particular was taken on an older phone. Like it made it more real if ( Read more... )