He whirled expertly on the ballroom floor, his deep wine-red coat swirling out in a most becoming fashion. His hand rested on the small of his partner's back, just under the luxuriant fall of her silver hair ( Read more... )

He stirred, feeling the presence of a number of lives near his prison. He sent a tendril of awareness outward, tasting each one in turn.

Fiona! He remembered the fearlessness of those fae all too well -- been nearly defeated by their infuriating courage in the past.

Well, there is more than one way to take care of them, he thought. He sent ( Read more... )

Novalin stalks into the common room, her fists clenching and unclenching at her sides. If she had teeth, they'd be grinding together.

Stupid slutty bitch of a sidhe...she has two men panting after her like dogs in rut, and what do I have? Nothing!She hisses under her breath. Not only is her roommate getting more action, but her chimera hasn't ( Read more... )

He felt it again...the delicious cocktail of loneliness, despair, and anger. It fed him like nothing else ( Read more... )

He shifts himself in the darkness, part of him questing outward, searching for...

Yessss....

Fear, loneliness, despair, grief, doubt...the mixture is intoxicating, and each time, it makes him a little stronger. More of this, and he'll finally be able to shatter these cursed bonds that had been put on him so long ago.

And then, witch, there will ( Read more... )

The woman stared intently at the computer screen as it scrolled through a long list of names.

Come on...where is she... She refrained from swearing at the abominable length of time this was taking; the last time, she'd not only had to deal with the shocked stares of the technicians, but explaining the smoking ruin of the computer.

You can't hide ( Read more... )

She crept silently down the hall, her dark clothing blending with the evening shadows. A slender streak of dull silver crept alongside her, its movements keeping pace with hers.

Voices caught her ear...she moved closer to the door, so as not to miss a single word.

As the conversation continued, a smile spread across her face. Now this was an ( Read more... )

It's been a long time since anyone's come here.

The last ones that came were wonderful, but that was a very, very long time ago. Even their bones are gone now. And I'm hungry.

I'm so very, very hungry.....

The sluagh sidled into the room, her skirts making the faintest of rustling noises on the parquet floor ( Read more... )