Tom and Lida had moved from the other apartment building and into a house only a few months after Adler had passed away, and while Mathis had never stayed there long enough to call it home, the road ‘home’ was familiar. The sidewalk from the bus stop was old, cracking in the same places it had been cracked in years ago, trees dropping down in the ( Read more... )

( Willkommen in Hamburg )

( The heart may freeze, or it can burn. The pain will ease, if I can learn. )

Bob had not planned for them to end up in the park that night, with Mat standing precariously on a swing with a look of disconnected glee painted over his mussed features. He made a mental note that Mat and X was not a good combination, at least not when it involved him speaking rapidly in German before hoping down steps in two and fours before ( Read more... )

for sirenradioThe night had not been exactly what he'd expected it to be. Getting his friends involved in an argument with Snake was clearly not his idea, nor worrying that Natalia was probably going to slug him when they finally got around to really talking again. But for the moment the only thing Mat could really think about was a beer, and sharing time ( Read more... )

for natasmaiseyMathis sat outside the Starbucks with his mug of coffee steaming on the table top. His right hand was wrapped in a fresh cast, thanks to his less than impressive attempts to defend his best friends honor. He wouldn't have been outside if it weren't for the fact that 'smoking was strictly not allowed', and his need for nicotine was about as high ( Read more... )

For toldfairytalesIt did not take long to find Ger, really. It was more like following a simple formula of likelihood. Proximity to Natalia, plus public place meant that he didn’t have worry about cops. It also, perhaps, helped that the asshole was standing on the sidewalk just outside the dorm, as if debating how long it would take him to find out where Nat was ( Read more... )