Tank was up early as always, yet today he was subdued as he dutifully prepared breakfast, and was caught a little off-guard by the volume of his father’s voice.

“Morning soldier!”

“Morning Sir,” Tank replied, allowing a glimmer of a smile to tug at the corners of his mouth as he gave a salute, this time grateful that he didn’t need to turn to face ( Read more... )

Meanwhile, Ripp’s brow was creased in concentration as he worked to pull a splinter from his hand, gritting his teeth at the pain that accompanied his efforts. He tried to grapple with his teeth, but whatever he tried there was no shifting it.

“Dammit,” he grumbled.

“Whassup?” Johnny asked as she released his left hand.

“I got a splinter,” he told ( Read more... )

As the younger members of the family left for school, silence descended on the Grunt house, save for the tapping of the father’s shoes against the hard floor as his feet carried him out of the kitchen at a leisurely pace.


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Tank was already bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as he saw to breakfast, allowing the aroma from the cooked egg to entice his large appetite as he worked. He was secretly grateful for being allocated the role of household cook; he found the action therapeutic and enough to distract him from his inner troubles. He was less jittery at the sound of his ( Read more... )

Warnings: Bad language, mild violence

On the outskirts of Arizona rested a little town that was unknown by some, notorious to others. Even to those who were aware of Strangetown’s existence, most of their knowledge was based on rumour and the oddity of the few inhabitants that didn’t bother to hide. It was through Strangetown that these people ( Read more... )

This is a contents page for my stories, both on here and my Blogger account. I'll start with the stories I'm keeping on here:

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Author's Notes
For those of you not familiar with The Sims 2, the game comes with three default neighbourhoods: Pleasantview, Strangetown and Veronaville, all coming with their own characters and their histories (that you can elaborate on, as they tend to be pretty vague). This story is set in Strangetown and focuses on two particular families, ( Read more... )