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When you fight for three years, you get used to the aspects of it. The secret keeping. The sudden pounding rush of adrenaline. The constant thrum of fear under your skin. The exhaustion. The rage. The helplessness and the power ( Read more... ) -
OOM
After This:
Milliways is there for those who need it.
So they say.
I was dead.
I was dead.
I was dead.
And now I'm - well, not.The door swings behind her and the grass beneath her feet is cool and soft. The sun is going down behind the mountains and the sky is streaked with color. All is green and cool and beautiful ( Read more... ) -
OOM: A Letter
On the kitchen bar, when Tobias flies back through the wide open balcony doors one morning, is a note.
I'm okay. Don't worry. I might be gone for a little while but I'm coming back.
Trust me. I love you.
Words are scratched out with an X - then scratched out even further, darkened to nothing by the pen ( Read more... ) -
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The door to room 2754 slams.
A minute or so later, it opens again.
A few seconds and it slams again.
Just to make a point.
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OOM
Sometimes a routine is a useful thing. When it's broken in the slightest way, it's obvious. Noticeable. There's no way to miss it and let the change go by, possibly to the detriment of others ( Read more... ) -
OOM - The Labyrinth Part III
"Jo!"
The castle is as dark as ever it was before, with the added benefit of the section Rachel is currently trying to look into having no torch. No source of light at all beyond the torch in the hand that isn't pressed to the tile, trying to peer into darkness for her friend. -
OOM - The Labyrinth Part II
For the record, Rachel has been issued enough homework to know the name Daedalus. But in a cave, behind a waterfall, in a forest, inside a cupboard, lurking in a gloomy castle is not the best place for memory recall. And by the time she'd dragged herself out of the water and up onto the rocky shelf behind the fall, there were only so many ( Read more... ) -
OOM - The Labyrinth Part I
There is boredom. There is restlessness. There is anxiety. And there is recklessness. Stages of reactions following the common phrase of There's nothing to do. If left alone for too long, this condition can result in conversation, conflict, experimentation, explosions, discovery, and death ( Read more... ) -
OOM
There is a reason why chess is such an overused cliche for the art of war. In no other game are aspects of ruthless conquering so simply displayed. One side against another, the same basic shape and purpose, differing in only simple ways. Guarded by many disposable pieces, flanked by those willing to sacrifice, the leaders lie safely ensconced ( Read more... )
