It was a pretty big sodding difference these days, cooking in the kitchen of the compound - though Bill wasn't sure it could be called that at the moment. It was rather nice, actually, having so much more available to work with, and not only was there whatever they had on hand, it was easy to nip out to the shops and pick up a thing or two. Bill ( Read more... )

Every year, between Guy Fawkes Night and Thanksgiving, there was a holiday that everyone on the island could celebrate despite their cultural background. Tabula Rasa Day might not get the same fanfare as the other two red letter days, but it was well-enjoyed nonetheless because it commemorated the establishment of the community, a new home and a ( Read more... )

Generally, Scripps has found a sort of calling in playing the background for the whimsy of his friends, allowing them to sing and act and be fools around him. It's not to say that he doesn't partake, but every group needs a steady anchor to provide the backing music and the task has fallen to him. It's not as though he's the most responsible, per ( Read more... )

Shadows fall upon thin cheeks as she sits by the fire, wondering if he's awake, thinking of her. Or dreaming, perhaps. Wonders whether or not she walks his dreams, among the flowers he's promised to buy her one day, sipping at liquor, the expensive kind that none of them can afford just yet, the kind one would find at a bar, heels lightly resting ( Read more... )

Duck's not jealous of the GAE. For one thing, he's been building huts here for five years now; he knows his craft, even if the majority of his skills aren't meant to produce something fancy. And for another, he's fifty, too old and wise for jealousy ( Read more... )

Less than a month in the office under his belt, and Archie felt he was settling into his new role as IPD chief rather well. He had not expected the appointment, but had been nonetheless honored by it and inspired to rise to the challenge which it presented, in his eyes. In lieu of direct challenges, as the island's crime rate was non-existent due ( Read more... )

"Come on you dumb box, just one little bikini." Lois said, clearly annoyed, as she bent over the clothes box. Okay, so as far as island vacations went this one was not living up to Lois's expectations. Usually island vacations included cocktails, bikinis, the chance to see Smallville wet with his shirt off (which you know there could never be ( Read more... )

Luna is still not entirely certain she should be teaching anyone, but here it is ( Read more... )

It wasn't that the IBI had ceased to exist in the absence of a permanent office. It was more that life's other challenges proved more pressing, and unravelling the mysteries of the island (and the other mysteries that all too seldom presented themselves) took a back seat to helping to actually run the island. They weren't mutually exclusive, but ( Read more... )

There's an underwater city to be explored and secured in its entirety, filled with an untold number of dangers and potential resources, and though every fiber in Bucky Barnes' being wants to be down there in the dark, tonight he's outside the house he shares with Jason, overseeing a party instead. It's a silly thing, maybe, to have wanted to pull a ( Read more... )