[Original prompt for my reference - http://homesmut.dreamwidth.org/39135.html?thread=41476319#cmt41476319]Jake danced along the bush-lined thoroughfare between the endless vista of trees. He ducked from cover to cover, rolling and leaping between ( Read more... )

Across the midwest and on syndication through satellite services across the continental US, the rasping, bitter voice of Karkat Vantas came out of radios, players, computers, at the same time three times a week. He was a darling of the right-wing circuit, although a polarising character. He had no truck with the more lunatic commentators of talk ( Read more... )

Long nights passed. John would return from work and kiss his wife, or she would return from a late session with a difficult client and kiss her husband, and they would sit down to the meal that Vriska had prepared. She had the entire day to attend her chores and see to the evening meal, and she was becoming reasonably skilled at it. As with all of ( Read more... )

[Original link for my reference - http://homesmut.dreamwidth.org/39135.html?thread=41433311#cmt41433311 ]Four figures trudged up the wilderness path to Ohanapecosh, crossing over the river that extended down from the hot springs into the Mount ( Read more... )

Karkat found himself being led along the twisting ways and secret paths through the troll quarter of the city, that were known to the black parliament of the fools. He was following a fool now, he knew. Lord Gamsie and his fools in their black parliament were known and dreaded throughout the city, as much for their capricious and unpredictable ( Read more... )

Karkat stood in a respectful pose of polite submission, as he had been taught. His hands were cupped in front of him and his face was downcast. The harsh, brutal breaking of him as a child had put him on his knees a thousand times or more before various of his betters, but Rookfeather had taught him to stand in a position of polite, respectful ( Read more... )

[Original prompt for my reference - http://homesmut.dreamwidth.org/39135.html?thread=41085663&posted=1#cmt41103071]Rose screamed with laughter and collapsed onto her couch, gasping for breath and wrapping her arms around herself tightly. ( Read more... )

The third season was full-throated and bellowing snow across the entire city when the day came that Karkat was to enter the personal service of the lady Rose. His room was icy in the cold seasons, and his toes were numb nubs of stone on the ends of his feet as he got out of bed in the morning. He had trouble walking until they warmed up, and had ( Read more... )

All month the newspapers had been full of it- the upcoming exhibition would gather together some of the most priceless and awe-inspiring works of art that had ever graced the West Coast. From up and down the nation art lovers and speculators gathered just for a glimpse of the collection that was being put into place, for never before and certainly ( Read more... )

The warships of the empire were converging on Alternia. They were aware, as they approached, that something was amiss on the mother world. Most of the vessels had been ordered home in the most terse and blunt manner possible and the orders had been couched in such a way that it was clear no questions were to be asked. Something was amiss, but the ( Read more... )