The nerves were so tense you could feel it in the air as Maxi closed the door with a soft click and an even softer smirk on his face. It was the familiar tension that came in the moments just before the clothes came off and the bodies made contact, and it was one of his favorite moments in the whole act, if he was being honest-- those tiny moments ( Read more... )

The lobby of the Love Hotel (or one of them, at least) includes a rather luxurious bar, where guests are known to gather for a relaxing drink or two. Well... as relaxing as anything ever gets in this place ( Read more... )

The storm had finally calmed down and the ship had steadied, putting an end to the hours of turbulent waters that nearly toppled it over at times. The sea looked almost glassy now as the clouds faded away, moon and stars shining in the dark sky as Maxi finished tying off the ropes on deck and let the anchor down. Tomorrow they'd likely reach their ( Read more... )

The shard of Soul Edge embedded in Maxi's body usually didn't make too much of a nuisance of itself. Having a piece of a cursed blade melded inside of you was an uncomfortable thought, but Maxi was actually somewhat fuzzy on the exact details. He knew it was only through the shard that his body had been healed enough to travel after his injuries ( Read more... )

Well, this was an uncomfortable way to wake up ( Read more... )

It's been a pretty rotten streak of luck, hasn't it ( Read more... )

A sigh left the young man's lips as he strolled through the front door, closing it quietly behind himself. "I'm home." He'd say, unsure if there was anyone actually home to hear his greeting. Mom possibly was, but with his father increasingly distant and uncaring, she'd sometimes go out herself, just to be anywhere but this dreary house. Truthfully ( Read more... )

It was definitely not the first time Maxi woke up in a strange room, in a strange bed. That didn't make the situation any less jarring, particularly when he was pretty sure he had no recollection of coming here ( Read more... )

It was rare that Valentine Manor was open for guests, and even more rare for the Countess Valentine to host a ball, of all things. Every eligible bachelor in the hotel was eligible to attend, and there was promised to be an especially wonderful prize for one of them... though marriage to the countess was highly unlikely ( Read more... )

ISABELLA VALENTINE
Sentenced for public indecency, assault, murder and witchcraft.The moment they mentioned "witchcraft," Ivy knew this trial was hopeless. She did not grant her captors the satisfaction of hearing her plead, neither innocent nor guilty. She'd stood through her trial with a haughty smile on her face and didn't even react when the ( Read more... )