“So you like Asher, huh?” Joey asked, trailing a finger over the felt of the pool table overly casually, eyes flicking up to watch Ray's reaction.

A crease formed between the Italian's eyes, unwelcome memories resurfacing about recent equine experiences he'd prefer to forget. “Not particularly.”

“But a little bit, right?”

“Once you've seen what comes ( Read more... )

Faster. Higher. Frank needed to move, he needed to move, he needed to move. Speed things up. He'd been in a slump for so many months now, a long, slow slip and slide into a deep, dark hole. It had been barely noticeable to himself and right now, he couldn't give two fucks if anyone else had noticed or not. Been out less, spoke less, missed a class ( Read more... )

Johnny Storm was well versed in the various traditions that came with various parties, and having someone to lay one on at the stroke of midnight was in his top three, beat only by Mardi Gras beads and mistletoe ( Read more... )

Yogi's First Christmas.

The Ghost of Christmas Paddington.

Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too.

What the hell was left? Teddy Ruxpin? Well, Stephen wasn't sticking around to find out; he was sick of the bookshelf and its pro-bear agenda.

He had a child with him! And while Stephen was no fan of coddling kids, even he was not cruel enough to ( Read more... )

Dated October 19, 2009:
After ages, Lennox finally gives Frank the day he won in the auction and the two decide that laser tag is the best way to spend their time. It's too bad neither of them are very good at it.

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All in all, Miguel had been pretty quick to give up on denial and go right on to missing the hell out of his housemate. Which is a noncommittal way of referring to the best friend he's had in he doesn't even know how long, for purposes of not crying like a little bitch and being able to get up in the morning.

Well, no, he didn't need much help ( 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... )

If you build it, they will come.Shawn had to wonder: if you got others to do a majority of the building for you, would 'they' still come? It didn't really matter either way - he obviously didn't need to rely on solving cases to keep food on the table and a roof over his head anymore - but knowing that didn't make him any less curious ( Read more... )

Ever since Stephen got the first ransom note, he had been a little on edge. Having to deal with casual clothing was a pain in the ass, and some of the suits he had acquired on the island were good. He liked them! He wanted them back, dammit. And he had refused to give in to such demands at first, but, well, Stephen was a product of a post-9/11 ( Read more... )

Eostre used to do this.

Lily was in the kitchen and she was hot, and she was sweaty, and she was not in the best possible mood. She'd spent about an hour at this point keeping Emmy as far away from hot sugar as she could manage, and the little girl was in a silly, clingy sort of mood, and Lily had been pretty miserably sick that morning.

So of ( Read more... )