"It looks like my dad..." Shawn announces as he continues to stare at the bird, a healthy amount of contempt behind the gaze, the kind of contempt he usually reserved for his father. Not to be out done, the barn owl manages to look just as disapproving as Henry Spencer might if he were there. God that was creepy.

"Your dad was an owl?" Chad asks ( Read more... )

The warmth seeps through Joey’s pjs, making him squirm uncomfortably. He tosses again, pulls the blanket up to his chin and twists his neck to the side, a half whimper-moan forcing its way out. His legs scramble at the end of the bed; his feet trying for a foothold, only to poke out the other side and take most of the sheet with it.

It keeps seeping ( Read more... )

Though few and far between, there are days when Asher is only too happy that no one he knew from back home has ever shown up on the island. This would be one of those days. He’s still not sure how it is he got sucked up into this insanity, and shutting his eyes and pretending none of this is really happening seems like the best damn course of ( Read more... )

Meeting with other people who had traveled in space hadn't done much but make River miss the stars even more than usual. Being stuck on the ground was just not any fun at all, when she missed the rush of flight and the bright pinpoints of life in the darkness that the stars represented, though she knew full well that most of them were ( Read more... )

It seemed innocent enough at first, sweet even.

A vacuum, a lamp, a radio, an electric blanket and a brave little toaster decided to take a road trip to the city (of light) because they missed their Master. It was sad, really, and if Chad let himself think about it for too long he'd likely burst into tears. Chad could relate to them -- especially ( Read more... )

"Gross," Lois mumbled as she opened up a particularly dusty book of old Daily Planet periodicals. Someone should really clean and organize this place, she thought. Somebody that wasn't her.

( Cut for slight teensy spoilers for the current season of Smallville )

( Cut for Length )

Undeterred by his failed attempt at recreating Jamba Juice’s Mango A Go Go (too much go-go and not enough mango had spelled disaster) Shawn had stuffed the catastrophe under his hat, gathered his wits, and plucked the mango off his shoulder before he’d begun again, from the top. This time, though, he’d decided against recreations - why do what had ( Read more... )

The island had done it again. Whether it was pure chance or benevolence none of them would ever know, but somehow, someway, the place had seen fit to give them all booze again ( Read more... )

( Her name was Lisa )