How many years ago was it? Seven? Since I met the person who would change my life forever. Which is to say, who I would fall in love with like nothing else. Plenty of people have changed my life. One of them made an effort to make it better ( Read more... )

"Last shot ( Read more... )

The steady pop and zing of musketfire had been going on for nearly ten minutes now. The front wall of the hideout was now more hole than wall, but was (miraculously) still standing. Most of the matchstick furniture inside had collapsed, however, save for a sturdy table, which had been knocked over as soon as the firing had started. And had ( Read more... )

Remember when? You and me? How we used to be.The old vampire was nearly swallowed in the thick cushions of the antique armchair, his elbows planted on the cushioned armrests, his thin, white fingers steepled together somewhere in from of his shadowed face. It was a position that came naturally -- perhaps there was something to narrative? -- one ( Read more... )

The concert at LAX had been an incredible success, and two hours, three encores and about twelve gallons of sweat and emotion later Ethan and Ansset were allowed back up into their large suite, the rest of his crew, his 'band', left behind to fend off fans and dismantle the stage. The child vampire led the lanky rockstar to their bed, panting and ( Read more... )

____________ and I went on a walk last night, to see the
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__________. But instead of the good time we'd
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expected, we ended up _________. And then
-------------------------------bad thingI just __________. Doesn't life just ________ ( Read more... )

In no particular order it happened ( Read more... )

I've been sober for maybe three minutes. I'm alone, and while I vaguely remember sending chica to bed, I feel remotely betrayed, as if she should have been taking care of me in my stupor. But I'm far too tired to worry about that now ( Read more... )

It was a hard choice, you know, moving away from home. Because as much as I despised everything about Colorado Springs (except maybe the view), that's what it was. I knew where everything was, how to get anywhere and get anything I needed. There were familiar faces and familiar places. Easy streets, y'know ( Read more... )

She showed no outward sign of the warm tingles that prick her skin at what passes for affection between them. She merely lifted the mirror, hefting it under one arm, and looked back up at him. "Can you transport us there? It's...well, it's in...China," she admits slowly. "Suzhou ( Read more... )