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This is the writing journal for darthneko. Everything posted here is an original work of fiction © H. "Rose" Meloche. No copying or redistribution is allowed ( Read more... )

Title: Good Ideas
Story/Character: Family by Choice / Adolf, Mattias & Kalmenka
Rating: PG-13 (for language and animal death)
word count: 3,929
note: Deutsch language deliberately mangled into phonetic spelling of a dialect.

The sharp crack of the gunshot rang out loud and clear in the crisp air and Adolf froze, heart skipping hard and fast in ( Read more... )

Title: In the Blood
Story/Character: Ships at Sea / Godscalck, Theophrastus
Rating: PG
word count: 1,819

brigits_flame prompt of "those who don't remember the past...".

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( It was a Captain's prerogative to delegate things like the late night watch to those as couldn't say no to an order, but Godscalck maintained that it was also the Captain's prerogative to change his mind... )

Title: Stormy Weather
Story/Character: Ships at Sea / Godscalck, Johim
Rating: PG-13
word count: 1,800

brigits_flame prompt of "if it's not broke...".

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( The Storm caught the Eendracht in the midst of the Gulf with open seas on all sides and in retrospect the captain was thankful for it. )

Title: Run Away
Story/Character: Ships at Sea / Godscalck, Johim, Theophrastus
Rating: PG-13
word count: 1,940

brigits_flame prompt of "a fool and his money".

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( They were still two days out of Portugal seas by the time Godscalck decided that his Navigator was stark raving, more so than normal. )

Title: Foundling
Story/Character: Ships at Sea / Godscalck, Johim, Theophrastus
Rating: PG-13
word count: 2,205

brigits_flame prompt of "birds of a feather".

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( It was a beautiful, clear morning, cloudless and crystal bright all across the horizon, calm waves under the keel and the scent of spring hanging in the air. )

Title: To Rest
Story/Character: Pinstripes / Seth, Caleb (the Spider), Samuel (the Shaman), Oscar (Wilson)
Rating: PG-13
word count: 2,759

Mostly stand-alone bit of an ongoing story. Seth previously seen in Reborn and Wolf, the Shaman and Oscar in Wishes. Prior bits not really needed at all, just supplied in case you want to know. ^_^

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( On the sixth day of Paoni, Elijah Benson was officially declared dead and his appointed successor, Elizabeth Ashley, gave her first press conference as the head of the Labor Union. That evening, Seth asked for tea. )

Title: Welcome Home
Story/Character: Family by Choice / Kalmenka & András
Rating: PG
word count: 2,217

[squeaks in so close to deadline it hurts] eeep! Done, yay! This if for the brigits_flame prompt of "arrival".

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( The train pulled into the Monor station at half past two in the afternoon... )

Title: The Man on the Stairs
Story/Character: Pinstripes: One Step Removed 'Verse / Catherine, Tabitha & William
Rating: PG
word count: 1,572

( She found the case in the eaves, tucked behind a shabby jumble of furniture with a dusty canvas thrown over the lot, and like any good girl playing make-believe amidst the odds and ends of an attic she promptly opened it up. )

Title: Strays
Story/Character: Pinstripes: The Kitten 'Verse / Caleb & the Twins
Rating: PG
word count: 1,393 ( Read more... )