For Scotty, Thanksgiving is always the official start of the holiday season. That’s when Christmas decorations come out, Christmas music starts playing on the radio, and that holiday buzz really gets started. Normally he looks forward to Thanksgiving every year because he loves the smells in the kitchen, the frenzy of cooking, the family ( Read more... )

When it came down to it, maybe it was surprising that House didn't spend more of his time nursing black eyes. As it was, he looked like hell, thanks to Jack's rather impressive right hook. House was lucky he hadn't ended up with a broken nose; he'd taped it up anyway to keep the swelling down. That, combined with the bandages on his hand ( ( Read more... )

Phedre has been spending some time in the compound, which even after all of this time, I still prefer to stay away from. Given how much like home we've managed to make our dwelling on the island, I see little need for the building. But Phedre, ever the social butterfly, has other thoughts and needs, and so she has spent much of the day in the ( Read more... )

For the occasion, Nessa had baked coconut crumpets. It was an experiment, but she was very glad of the result herself. She brought them to the museum in a folded cotton cloth. All hard work had come to this; a museum, and she thought it quite beautiful. She could already imagine the plants she would suggest Dick to grow there, welcoming the visitor ( Read more... )

Jack had long since accepted that living on the island was an exercise in boredom. Long stretches of nothing punctuated by periodic episodes of excitement- good or bad. Parties good, accidents bad, island weirdness...those days were a crap shoot. Today was one of the boring ones so far. ITF training and then a whole lot of nothing. He'd decided ( Read more... )

It had been over twenty-four hours since Logan's accident, and he was still struggling to remember things. Yes, there were moments where the fog seemed to clear, and sure there were names and faces that were slowly coming back to him- but it seemed like some of the most important people and events from his life were simply gone. ...Erased, as if ( Read more... )

Aeneas had been pacing around the hut anxiously which could only mean one of two things. Either the puppy needed to go to the bathroom or he wanted to go for a walk. Whichever it was, someone had to take him out and this time, it was Anatoly's turn. Not that it was a horrible hardship - on the contrary, he'd been contemplating taking a break ( Read more... )

There was a party in Bohemia. There hadn't been one since the Weasley twins' birthday and the little community was overdue for another one. It seemed like any other Tuesday, but as the morning crept toward afternoon, the bustle grew more hectic. People began to arrive. The fire was lit in the center pit. Doors were thrown open and the performance ( Read more... )

Pepper couldn't remember the last time she felt so harried. Planning something this large on what was essentially short notice would have been taxing back home, but was all the more difficult on the island, which lacked most of the conveniences that made party planning actually enjoyable ( Read more... )

Pepper couldn't remember the last time she felt so harried. Planning something this large on what was essentially short notice would have been taxing back home, but was all the more difficult on the island, which lacked most of the conveniences that made party planning actually enjoyable ( Read more... )