Sasha Distan

You're welcome! and thank you. Hrishi is a touch frustrating, but Marty is being lulled by the good sex. They'll find their way to somewhere... eventually.

Thanks very much.

I'm not even sure I'd class it as a relationship... Good sex can make up for shitty treatment, for a while at least. You'll see - hold on!

All through Soundboard I’m jittery, then in our music theory and style seminar I can’t focus on anything at all, keep picking at the strap of my guitar bag, and Leon has to elbow me hard in the ribs twice when I’m asked a direct question and fail to answer. Monday’s are the worst, because it’s when our timetable allows us the afternoon off, and we go do sport. I usually look forward to a Monday afternoon off from using my brain, and it might sound silly, but I get a lot of good songs half writte

Well that's one word for 'em! Thanks Jesse

Jian's commands only work on Emmett. Whatever his influence over Pitane and the other dogs at the puppy class, that's a different thing altogether. But maybe Jian can do something useful with it. Glad you like the novel, and thanks for the review.

Thanks for the lovely empathy guys. Many hugs.

I too view this as a good thing. Circus animals live through some of the worst treatment, abuse, and accommodation of any animals on the planet. All circuses with animals and "roadside zoos" should be avoided at all costs.

It's been a good week! Thanks again Puppilull for the lovely review of my series.

thanks Jeff. glad you liked it.

thanks northie. Sometimes we need some happy fluff!

Can you imagine what those kinds of visions would do to your ability to concentrate? But yes, big serious subjects on the horizon.

Not a bear...no. But there is a jaguar in the making. Thank you for the review

meaningless fluff is good for the soul

So, my husband has gone away again. Work need him to be in Canada for four whole weeks. He left this morning. Neither of us even pretended to be anything other than devastated. We don't do well apart, over ten years of seeing each other everyday, living together, buying a house and raising our boy together will do that to a couple. Four long weeks. Don't get me wrong, I'm more grateful than anyone outside my head could know for the life I have, for the love we share, for the job which offers him happiness, fulfilment, and financial security, but four weeks without him hurts. Hurts more than anyone outside my head could know. But I have to be strong for our son, he has to not be upset that Dada is gone for now. He'll be back, and we'll be waiting. But I swear to Gods everyone else is scared of that the people who tell me "the time will fly by" all need punching in the mouth. Trust me, last time he was gone, three weeks felt exactly like three weeks. This time, four weeks, will feel exactly like four weeks. Each day is a long day, each night is a long night, and I'm sitting here now, looking at the stairs and knowing when I get up there, the bed will be cold, and there won't be a light on in Cris's office or the sound of tapping. No, there is no joy to be had in sleeping alone. The time will not fly by, and when he gets home again, I will break down and cry. Big strong cowboys are allowed to cry on their doorsteps, trust me on this. Oh, and someone at work asked me if I was worried about Cris being away so long, and the temptations of long distance travel for work. I laughed at her, because apparently you're not allowed to deck your colleagues. It would be funny, if it wasn't so fucking offensive.

You and me both hun. I'll try and go back and fix that. thank you.

Sometimes you just need a shot of pretty boys... in a small glass.

hahaha! thanks Reader!

Of course huan-Yu isn't charging Jian rent, he's been living in a box room. Why can't the good distractions last?

I'm not sure it's really the money which Jian is upset over, it's just that's the sharp edge of the knife right now. Having no money, none, does bad things to the psyche.

any further tiger aspects might get hard to hide... he's already going to have to find a good lie to explain his interesting sun-tan stripes!

the panda has a spirit, who knew eh? Jian had been avoiding responsibility for years, it's about time things caught up with him.

thanks Jeff, glad you enjoyed.

We had such great lecturers at uni - I wanted that too for Emm and his kids. He would be a magical dog trainer, but shifters tend not to try and draw too much attention to themselves - that way lies danger.

“Bitten by a radioactive spider, electrocuted by a particle accelerator, arrived from outer space as a baby….” Jack would have liked to scrunch up the page, but closing the browser page would have to do, even though it was much less satisfying. “Super rich, trained by ninjas, shipwrecked on a tropical island, random Amazonian Princess with no discernible qualifications but really strong… these origin stories are terrible!” “Babe?” Harry dropped his arms around his husband’s shoulders with a sig