Atia goes to her daughter's dwelling to discover the fire cold and her daughter not there. Maud, also looking for Octavia, finds her there, and they come to the unpleasant conclusion that she is no longer on the island. For all of their dislike of each other, it would seem that Maud and Atia are more alike than they care to admit, neither truly ( Read more... )

When Atia woke that morning, it felt as if the very sheets she slept in had been soaked. It was hot. Not the usual island heat, but an oppressive heat that drained her before she even rose ( Read more... )

Whenever everyone pulled together to do something like this, Dale was reminded just why they had something to celebrate. Tabula Rasa has begun as just a handful of people on an empty beach and everything it now was, was because of its residents pulling together and making something of their mutual situation ( Read more... )

On Halloween, Atia and Octavia find themselves surrounded by children demanding candy. They seek refuge of Octavia's litter, and talk of many things, including Atia's sex life and other island mischief.

Rated PG-13-ish?

Spotted: Blair Waldorf, a year older and not much to show for it. Has the scion of one of the great Manhattan houses met her match in a sentient land mass? Or, for that matter, in Chuck Bass? With friends and allies gathering to mark the passage of another year, will the notable absence of Waldorf matriarch Eleanor put a damper on the festivities? ( Read more... )

Isabel was gone ( Read more... )

It was a testament to how much time it had been since he'd last heard her that it took Sasan as long as he did to recognize the sound. He was sprawled in bed, three-quarters of the way through a battered copy of Fight Club (yes, he read actual books on occasion, when the mood struck) when he heard it, a sort of snuffling noise coming from the ( Read more... )

Spotted: S, B, and C, not letting a little thing like locale stand in the way of tradition. It may not be Manhattan, but that doesn't mean that our favorite expatriates won't be doing their best to pretend otherwise. The annual Masked Ball has started off with a bang - but will it end the same way? Somehow, we think the recent arrival of Lonely Boy ( Read more... )

Spotted: S, B, and C, not letting a little thing like locale stand in the way of tradition. It may not be Manhattan, but that doesn't mean that our favorite expatriates won't be doing their best to pretend otherwise. The annual Masked Ball has started off with a bang - but will it end the same way? Somehow, we think the recent arrival of Lonelyboy ( Read more... )

( GET SOME. Cut for length and Tropic Thunder spoilers. )