Max stood out of the line of sight of the family inside the house. They were gathered around the tree, the mother and two children didn't see the man standing near them watching them fondly. Max knew that Liz was right, that there might be a reason why people were sick or a family lost their father. That didn't stop the guilt that he continued to ( Read more... )

So, like, I am so bored. Okay, the village did some weird thing and everyone got hostile and stuff but I haven't got to shoot at anything for real in, like, forever. Anyway, I'm meeting Yuri for coffee and whatever 'cause no one is booked for the Arsenal tonight. I must be getting old or something. I mean, I'm waiting for Yuri. Where are the ( Read more... )

It was New Year's Eve - another one. There didn't seem to be any village wide celebration this year, but Lana felt that she should help mark the day, or the night, somehow ( Read more... )

Lana had opened the bookstore as usual this morning, but it had been a rough night filled with nightmares, so mid-morning she went back to the staff bathroom to splash some water on her face ( Read more... )

Lana had finally made her way to the bookstore. She'd thought that would be easy, but it turned out she kept bumping her head when she went into the smaller areas of the store. Everything seemed a bit too small and she had the weirdest feeling she'd almost set something on fire earlier.

It was a beautiful day out and Lana had the day off, so she decided to take advantage of it. She grabbed her sketchbook and headed out to wander around and stop and sketch whenever she had a mind to ( Read more... )

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It was late, but she'd always liked being in the bookstore at night, the warm lights from the lamps glowing golden, surrounded by some of the things she loved best in the world. She sat behind the front desk with a cup of tea and her current book. The door was unlocked for any late night customers, there always seemed to be one or two residents ( Read more... )

While Jace wasn't exactly excited about being watched so closely as he started work at the Apothecary, the work was definitely interesting. Learning the potions, the ingredients, engaged him; he couldn't help thinking that this would be useful if he remembered it when he went back to the Institute ( Read more... )

Lana had been having a hard time sleeping lately. So tonight when she couldn't sleep, she'd put on a comfortable old sweater and gone for a walk. It was dark, but the stars and moon were bright with a breeze that blew in her hair and made her feel free ( Read more... )