The wind howls, cutting sharply as if a cold blade wielded by the hand of a cruel god. A fine mist, faint offspring of the rain, hides the stars, though a mellow glow can still be seen where it is wavering against the chill. There is no moon ( Read more... )

  'Why are you here?' she asks. The question spins around you like the web of a monstrous spider; why? The moon shines on you so bright with its sharp mechanical light. But it is only the street lamp, hanging high above you, unreachable, on a post of grey cold iron. And you're here ( Read more... )

Danielle looked around the room lazily, grey eyes half closed. She inhaled deeply though her mouth in hope of chasing away the taste of boredom - chewing gum and the pencil she had been nibbling on. The professor's voice droned on and on, lulling her even further into the daze.

A slight poke to her back made her turn her head to the side, just ( Read more... )

A slight shudder ran through her as her friend's fingers trailed down her arm, her body extremely sensitive despite the thick material of the sweater she was wearing. Danielle's hand clasped gently around hers, a soft smile playing on her face as she tugged.

"You can skate, right?" blue eyes twinkled at Sheri, causing her heart to skip a beat.

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It seems throughout all our lives we seek that little grain of perfection, tripping over our feet at the very glimpse of it in the figurative distance. That’s when one first realizes how incomplete he has been, for the first time feeling the vastness of the emptiness inside. And then, when you can feel that perfection on the tips of your fingers… ( Read more... )

Light. Humans yearn for it, its safety, thinking that no harm should come their way. Yet even in the utter daylight the seemingly familiar ground of feelings can come to churn and present its many dangers. And light only serves to heighten the fickle shadows of confusion when one’s emotions overpower all rational thought.

The flames gently licked at ( Read more... )

The warm light of the sunset is peeking through the clouds, illuminating the whole sky in blood red. And only the glowing white lines of the lightning stand out in their moment of glory, dwindling traces of contrast in the solid dusk.

Drops of burning copper

Slight drumming on the glass

And the rusty little whispers

Of water running through the ( Read more... )

A goofy smile made its way on her face, settling comfortably with obvious plans to stay for a while. Dani buried her face into the warm shoulder, breathing in deeply, as if to draw all of Sheridan inside.

"Mmm, comfy," she purred contentedly, exhaling moist air onto the exposed neck. The next second was a blur though - a stifled giggle, a poke in ( Read more... )

Dark hair flew about her head like a halo as she flung the door closed with force that might as well have unhinged it. Her amber eyes flashed with a swirling blend of anger and pain, the breath catching in her throat with the sting of the tears in her eyes. She leaned her back against the solid wooden door, taking comfort in its coolness.

"No," a ( Read more... )

A moan escaped her bruised pink lips at the feather light caresses up her ribs. Swift long fingers then travelled between her breasts, teasing the soft skin with blunt nails, ripping an almost irritated growl from deep within her chest. A soft laugh answered the vibrations that shook her.

"Bite me," she purred, wetting her lips as she went, only ( Read more... )