The coin seemed to almost float over the back of the man's hand, dark fingers barely moving. Shadow was almost too young to comment on it, wasn't much of a one for talking as a kid anyway, just watched silently. The dark man in his tattered finery, black frock coat with buckles and badges and magpie sparkles, laughed without noise ( Read more... )

Sirius scanned the alley warily, alert for anything out of the ordinary - but then it was Dung who'd set this up, Dung's contact, so he could be in for anything. He snorted softly to himself. Even the way he phrased it in his head was precise, blameless, carefully chosen words that ignored the part where he'd offered Dung a daycap, and one for the ( Read more... )

The Marquis could sleep anywhere.

Richard hated that about him. It was frustrating. Perched as they were now, on a ledge perhaps three feet wide, Richard desperately struggling to keep his balance on the slimy surface. And the Marquis was bloody asleep. He glared at the man, annoyed that he could sleep, annoyed that he could look so comfortable, ( Read more... )

So long underground ( Read more... )

Somewhere the Marquis had obtained a sharp black quill and a list of Latin words that made Richard frown when he’d held the quill and the Marquis had recited and now he arched his back as words traced their way across his chest in thin red lines that burned their way to his dick and the Marquis smiled like the cat with the cream as he made a list ( Read more... )

Gabriel walks through Heaven ( Read more... )

The- space? For it certainly couldn’t be called a room, and there was no “outside” to speak of, so what other word for it was there?- was the perfect temperature. Everything was clean enough that no one would dare run white-gloved fingers along a surface, for fear of leaving the slightest trace of fluff. People didn’t look gleeful- no raucous ( Read more... )

Hermione sat on a cushion in the Room of Requirement and wiped her eyes. They hadn’t left the school yet, but she didn’t want to deal with the post-exam exuberance. The Room had provided her with cushions, hot chocolate, tissues, and the door had disappeared behind her. It would be back when she chose to leave ( Read more... )

He touched the surface of the water with gentle fingers, and ripples spread out to the edges of the pool, distorting the reflections of the candle flames. He concentrated ( Read more... )

“It is not a mere bird,” hissed Voldmort. “It is a Phoenix. Conventional weapons will not kill it ( Read more... )