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Change is often slow to come. Especially when a writer needs a plot device or two.
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Having others on his ship wasn’t much different than being on his own, Mateio reflected tiredly. They were speeding through space, no more than five hours from Port Grathur. Aaron was still asleep, and the Faro felt guilty at how relieved he was. He didn’t know how to handle the elf now. How does one deal with someone who has lost their entire family in the span of five minutes? The Faro sat in the med bay, staring at the screen that listed all the different attributes within Aaron’s DNA. H
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That is a good point. I'll try to clarify a bit. Neistar is basically Reinard's brother, however Faro have only one gender so they don't have gendered terms. Ceirel is his Mara, which means that Ceirel gave birth to Reinard,, ie is his "mother". Segal refers to the one who gave Cierel his seed so Reinard could be born.
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The woman covered her body, staring at Aaron and Itumak. “Where… what…?” “You’re in an alien spaceship. You tried to kill the captain, I bit you, he healed you. And you can’t go home because our planet just got invaded by aliens who want to enslave or kill us,” Aaron intoned drily. The ship was heating up and he felt a bead of sweat running down his chest. He wiped it off distractedly, placing his hand back on Itumak, who lay on his side, whimpering quietly. “Hang in there. M
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Simon dropped the purse next to the woman, his eyes staring Tristan down. “You’re bleeding…” He shrugged at the woman’s concern. It wasn’t his blood, but he couldn’t really tell her that. “He put up a bit of a fight, but I got it back,” he said. “Are you going to be okay?” Tristan asked the human. She nodded, clutching her purse like a piece of driftwood in the middle of an ocean. “You should head home. And be careful where you walk.” Simon could hear the change in Tr
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Simon hurt. A lot. His entire body felt like it was asleep, except his chest, and that was full of pins and needles. He couldn’t hear anything, couldn’t smell, and he wasn’t sure if his eyes were open or not. But even worse than that was the fact that he didn’t seem to be breathing. Simon sucked in a huge breath of air, a silent whimper escaping him as he felt the agony of his lungs inflating. The needles spread from his chest through his gut, circling back up into his head. Suddenly he
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Aaron was woken five hours later by Captain Darren, the human’s hand gently rousing the tired elf. “Your Majesty, you need to get up. The Council of Lords will be expecting you in an hour.” Aaron groaned tiredly, sitting up. He was on the verge of asking if he had to meet with the council, but he knew he did. “I brought you your clothes. Itumak explained you didn’t have any,” Darren said. “And we found the person responsible for the poison. Lady Tieran.” Aaron was instantly a
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He stared at the screen blankly. It had been so long since his last job search, and Simon felt overwhelmed. Where should he start? He had taken long enough getting over the issue of using another person’s computer and he wanted to get something done before Tristan got back. Did he need a resume? Should he even try for a job in a career that was no doubt dominated by women? Sighing, he decided to at least look at the job opportunities. Typing on the keyboard, he was surprised to find a lo
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Simon sat on the bed, staring blankly at the door to the room. He was really doing this. Tristan promised he could leave the house at any time. He was not a prisoner. But he also told Simon there was a camera hidden somewhere in his room that Tristan could use to check in on him. The man advised him to do his changing in the bathroom. He had no idea why Tristan had a camera in his guest bedroom, but to each their own, he supposed. If the guy wanted to get his rocks off by watching Simon,
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Assassination of the Heart
Yeoldebard commented on Yeoldebard's story chapter in Assassination of the Heart
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Rough hands beat on his chest, one two three, each beat a pounding ache to his battered body. Lips pressed against his, firm, unyielding, stale breath forced into his lungs. He tried to cough again, his body lurching. Suddenly he was on his side, vomiting water out of his body and sobbing with the pain of it all. A hand rested on his back, and dimly the man realized he was alive still. Once again he had failed. “A bit late for a swim, don’t you think?” a man’s voice said. The sou
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The water flowed over him, shoving the man forcefully back. If he didn’t know any better, he’d think the ocean was trying to save him. No, more like it was rejecting him. He came here to die and he couldn’t even do that properly. His whole life he had been a failure. A disgrace to his family, a high school dropout, divorced, jobless, and the failures just kept adding up. It would be better for the world if he was gone. Never again would he stare at himself in the mirror, cursing his red
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Simon has been beaten down all his life. Finally he has had enough. Determined to take his life, he tries to drown himself. When he is saved by a young man, he begins to learn his life might have a happy ending after all. But no one ever promised life would be easy even with help.
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They met Itumak in front of Mateio’s room, the neko seated in the doorway. “Hey, Captain Darren told me about lunch. Are you okay?” “Later,” Aaron muttered. “I need to see to the reform proposal. Someone will bring you dinner.” The neko frowned as the elf walked away. “Give me a moment please,” he said to Mateio, before hurrying after Aaron. The elf felt Itumak grab his hand, pulling him into an alcove. “Okay, spill. What happened?” “Itumak, I don’t want to ta
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“Morning kitten,” Artemis smiled as Elias opened his eyes. The neko yawned, drawing the blanket up to his neck as he rolled over. “Aw, you’re not ready to wake up?” A tiny voice said, “No,” and Artemis’ smile grew wider. Elias had made so much progress in the month since he had started therapy. He still refused to talk to anyone other than Artemis, but he at least seemed a lot more comfortable talking around the tiger. “Fine, but I’m getting into bed with you then.” Elia
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Aaron followed the hooded figure through the trees, fallen twigs snapping under his feet. They were a good distance from the palace, and he was starting to realise this was probably a bad idea. What was stopping Mateio from just stealing him away? They entered a clearing, Mateio studying a map hovering over his bracelet. The fox said something in a lyrical sounding voice, the words lost on Aaron. It was the same language Mateio had been speaking, but without the translator to cover it, he c
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Aaron escorted Mateio back, the two silent in their walk. As they stopped outside the room, Mateio turned to the elf. “I know you’re probably busy ruling your planet, but do you think we can talk for a bit?” “About your people? There was a little information in there you didn’t share with me last night,” Aaron replied. “Well, more about you,” Mateio said, scratching his arm through the sweatshirt. “I have a question.” It was really too warm to be wearing the clothing. He coul
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Ryan opened the door to his apartment, glancing around cautiously, He could have sworn he locked the door; it was not something he usually forgot to do. “What the hell are you doing here?” The fox stared as Daniel rose from a seated lotus. “You told me you arrived in England this morning-” The next words were cut off as the dragon drew the fox into a crushing hug. “I found you…” “Wha-?” Ryan pulled away studying the dragon suspiciously. “Daniel, what the fuck is g
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Aaron Etaro walked slowly through the halls of his home, unsettled by his own actions. He felt the weight of his station more keenly now than he ever had in his three years as king of Astara. Twenty-five years old, he knew he lacked the life experiences that made him an effective ruler. He was grateful for the presence of his mother’s advisors, though he knew better than to let them run the world for him. The elf stopped his walking, turning to look out the window of the palace. Not hi
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King Aaron Etaro struggles with his rule. His people are happy, but their ruler is miserable, putting aside his own pleasure for the needs of his kingdom. But when a strange fox appears on a moon-lit run one night, Aaron discovers the universe is not as it appears. Suddenly he is thrust into the uncomfortable position of choosing between his kingdom and himself, this time for the stake of his entire world.
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Artemis found the neko waiting on the bed, curled up in his usual circle of limbs. “You didn’t like the game?” he asked quietly, approaching the bed. Elias liked the game. He just didn’t want to play it without Artemis. But he didn’t know how to explain that, so he remained silent, his eyes staring at the tiger’s stomach. Artemis sat on the bed beside him, the mattress sagging. They had gotten a new bed yesterday, a larger bed, but Elias still tried to stay close to Artemis while the
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Artemis woke up enveloped in Elias’ arms. He was stunned at the neko’s boldness. The cat must be desperate for him to be willingly holding onto Artemis. But as soon as the tiger gave any indication that he might be waking up, Elias’ arms were withdrawn from his body, the neko rolling over silently. “Morning kitten,” Artemis mumbled sleepily. Elias didn’t answer, but then Artemis didn’t expect him to. The neko’s silence was no excuse to ignore him though, or treat him as less of a person.
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The rain let up when they stepped outside. Elias glanced up at the sky, his hood falling back as he took in the clouds covering the sky. A loud yell startled the neko and his head twisted, trying to locate the sound. “Oh look, the pankratiasts are practicing,” Artemis said, directing Elias’ gaze to the left. A group of Egaro were engaged in a fight, each paired off. Elias watched in alarm as blows were thrown and feet dodged. “Don’t worry, they won’t hurt each other,” Artemis reas
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BIG ROMANTIC MOMENT! PLEASE INTERRUPT ASAP!
