[dated late August]

Robbie asks Laura over for drinks to thank her for helping him with the twins. Things get a little maudlin, even with Laura's attempts to lighten the mood.

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If Alain closed his eyes, it could almost be a fair day in Gilead. The sounds and smells were all the same. There was the sound children laughing, trotted around by Glue Boy,and Jolly, getting their faces painted, and themselves entirely covered in flowers by Ilse and some of the other girls. Boys participating in impromptu footraces with their ( Read more... )

Dated June 10, 2009:
Laura somehow talks Carson into a long-distance hike, and the two are surprised when they suddenly find themselves caught in an unexpected snowstorm.

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Ellie didn't usually have too much time to herself. This was a chosen thing and not something forced on her - she liked to be around people more than not, after all. Still, she sometimes found herself missing the odd hours she once had, if only because she set aside some time for herself. It was never too long, but it always kept her centered ( Read more... )

It had snowed. Snowed so hard and so long that Edmund couldn't ignore it. It had snowed before when he'd been on the island. It had snowed every year in Narnia and nearly every year in England. It wasn't the snow itself that made Edmund uncomfortable. Yes, the glint of light on ice could make him flinch, sometimes, and there always seemed to ( Read more... )

The last time Michael Scofield had found himself standing on a beach, it had been under considerably better circumstances.

( Cut for Prison Break S4/The Final Break spoilers )

Laura Cadman enjoyed living on the edge. The thrill of the chase, the adrenaline that coursed through her veins like wildfire whenever she or the team she was on got into a tight spot, the way the breath would hitch in her chest when she'd defuse a bomb, firing back at Wraiths, dealing with top secret nuclear issues that would have scared the ( Read more... )

Though there were few she'd ever admit it to, Ygritte had spent several hours with a book of names, apparently meant for expecting mothers. She was neither expecting nor a mother, but she did have a tiger that needed a name, and plenty of patience.

When he had finally responded, it had been to Misha.Ygritte couldn't say if she thought it was a ( Read more... )

The twins were finally asleep ( Read more... )

Growing up, Jill hadn't been a particularly great student, but she'd also been one of those kids who could often be seen wandering down the sidewalk or across the playground with a book held in front of her face. She'd always loved reading and while the material had changed over the years, the book was still firmly in the place it had always been. ( Read more... )