He keeps out of trouble easily enough -- stays out of the saloons on the weekends, doesn't give any men a second look when he's walking down the street, pays his tabs and settles his debts promptly -- and for a town like Deadwood, that's saying more than most men can say ( Read more... )

( Deadwood, Dakota Territory. (Adult content.) )

The only sound in the empty space is that of a deck of playing cards being shuffled from one hand to the other; the saloon is deserted, save for the bartender across the room. No noise comes from the dusty street outside, although the distorted shadows of people and horses can be seen through the windowpanes that face the boardwalk.

(He knows he ( Read more... )

He’s been feeling off ever since he got back from his world ( Read more... )

After Guppy departs from the hallway in front of Doc's room, Doc makes to open the door, careful not to let the kittens escape as the small group makes their way inside ( Read more... )

He's not a fan of New Year's Eve -- especially in Milliways ( Read more... )

[Immediately following this thread. Backdated to Dec. 23rd, 2009 (Bar-date.)]They are both wearing too much, even with as little as they are wearing at the moment. He shifts slightly, rolling fully onto his side and pushing her onto her back -- not forcefully, he will never force himself onto her -- as they continue to kiss ( Read more... )

The room is quiet, again -- and still not empty ( Read more... )

The room is quiet, but it's not empty ( Read more... )

They're waiting until sundown to get rid of the body.

After figuring out what they were going to do with the body, earlier, it made the most sense to wait until after the sun had set. It was easier to think of the cooling corpse on the floor of the dining room as just a body -- not the man who'd just held them for hours, captive and bound. Not ( Read more... )