The little girl is absolutely covered in glitter. For a moment, Karen just stares, horrified. This wasn't supposed to happen. They were sitting making Christmas cards and Karen promised Lily that she'd take good care of Emmy. She'd made sure she didn't cut herself with scissors. She'd carefully drawn a Christmas tree for Emmy to colour in. ( Read more... )

Most days Lew thought he'd come to grips with the fact that he was stuck here, as close 'well adjusted' (whatever that meant) as the average person could be expected to get without ever actually being well adjusted ( Read more... )

Dated September 28, 2009: A few days after getting engaged, Neil goes in search of a best man. Dean is happy to accept.
[ HERE | Finished | PG]

Dated October 1, 2009: Next on the list to hear was Abby. And there was a big favor to ask dear, sweet, wonderful Aunt BeeBee.
[ HERE | FTB | PG]

Dated October 16, 2009: There were technicalities to deal ( Read more... )

It wasn't that Robin loved any one dog more than the others, she was telling herself as she hooked up Sir Scratchawan's leash and told the others to stay put. It was more like 'she loved her miracle puppy more than the others right now because he technically came back from the dead and was making her question her stance on miracles'. Yeah. That was ( Read more... )

Pepper couldn't remember the last time she felt so harried. Planning something this large on what was essentially short notice would have been taxing back home, but was all the more difficult on the island, which lacked most of the conveniences that made party planning actually enjoyable ( Read more... )

"Everything you can imagine is real."
      -Pablo PicassoIt was entirely possible that Spencer Reid was suffering from a psychotic break. Given that sliding into mental illness had long been his greatest fear, he probably should have been a little bit more worried about that possibility. Thoughts of his mother should have been plaguing him- ( Read more... )

The school term began tomorrow and Evey was already a bit worried about the classes she'd chosen, though she knew it was silly to worry about classes she hadn't even begun. It wasn't that they weren't subjects in which she was interested, since she certainly wouldn't take them if she wasn't, but she was concerned about her ability to keep up, ( Read more... )

Ygraine had a sword in her hand. Lyanna supposed it was only a matter of time ( Read more... )

When all was said and done, it looked like something out of a storybook ( Read more... )

If Alain closed his eyes, it could almost be a fair day in Gilead. The sounds and smells were all the same. There was the sound children laughing, trotted around by Glue Boy,and Jolly, getting their faces painted, and themselves entirely covered in flowers by Ilse and some of the other girls. Boys participating in impromptu footraces with their ( Read more... )