Krista

I got Mass Effect (the video game), energy. That's more or less my biggest Sci-fi media influence to go on anyway. I think they 'were' at one point going to adapt it into a television series, but we'll see.

“Are they dead, dude?” I heard, but I was too sleepy to know from where and the first thing I felt was a constant pain in my head made worse when I turned towards the light. Not wanting to open my eyes, I turned onto my side feeling Davin’s hand fall from my ass that he found sometime last night in our sleep. “Shut up, idiot,” Davin groaned, “leave us alone.” “It’s past breakfast,” Gavin countered and I jumped when I heard a sharp tapping against the side of the tent. It was hard enoug

Yes, what little shifter stories, especially those involving werewolves I've read - not on here, mostly published books - there's this feeling of superiority. Lack of empathy for their impact on the world around them. A sense of 'I'll do whatever I want and what are you going to do about it?' Push and pull. The werewolf dynamics as a pack was something I didn't want to touch either, just hint on it. It wasn't a good life for him, he was measured and found lacking, he had strict training from a 'father' that wasn't a father. Then we saw what happens when one falls out with their pack. At least in my story world. I didn't want Nicholas to read as someone that is the way that he is because he's willingly lost his morality. I wanted him to be who he is, because he regrets losing it, but is aware that he has... which makes the argument that Noah hinted on, that maybe he just doesn't see himself in the correct light. I went dark, my WW stories, what little I do write, do tend to go darker themed. I'm glad you liked it. The tracking aspects of this writing was a fun write for me. I watched videos of trail hunting dogs, bird dogs that flush pheasants. Because they differ from Search and rescue dogs, since search and rescue dogs are still in constant direction/command of their handlers. Nicholas was left alone to work out the scent, so it felt more like how a scent hound would track prey, than a search and rescue dog would track a lost person. If that made any sense.

And poor (I don't really mind his fate) Roco, it wasn't confirmed if he got out of his mess. but yeah, taking out two whole races and civilizations is rather ambitious of you. The way you described the final days, starving themselves, being so inward thinking that they'd rather self-destruct than compromise/relent. Then a second-hand tale of a society based on hoarding, fear, and self-survival. The last few went out rough. They were obviously an advanced species to be space traveling, but they just somehow had the society based on more instinctual fight/flight/survive mentality. It is a good thing the other race, had a lot more in the way of making history important and learning from it. They realized they too were rather cruel towards the end and took that virus as a learning experience for others to follow a different example. I would like to think people would respond with that and learn, but I don't think they will. So, there will be more sharing the same fate, I'm sure. Poor choice of words seems to be a growing theme... tsk. tsk. tsk. to us all.

I find it so difficult to read anything Sci-fi. I don't have the brain for it, and for that I need it to be more visual. I didn't know what to expect going in, a survivalist sort of treasure hunter. He made enemies and was betrayed along the way. But, Lando kept to his kindness and it was repaid. Despite being who he was - a treasure hunter of sorts, dealing with shady people. So, this fell into his lap due to the kindness he showed a stranger, that sort of became a mentor/distant friend of his. The description of Rocco was interesting, the little frog like critter that stank. Supposed to be empaths? Which goes to show that when choice enters the equations expectations and truth get muddy very quick. He seemed like someone Lando should be worried about. They had betrayed one another when they were uneasy partners in past jobs. I don't know if Roco will survive the final betrayal? Being handed over with incriminating evidence. I am surprised someone with so many connections that had Lando squirrely wouldn't have henchmen/contacts to counter any possibility of him losing in a power struggle in that seedy establishment. Maybe it was ego, having already bested Lando in their most recent past that allowed the perfect opening. He didn't see Froken coming. Seedy establishment that it was, no one blinked an eye about the wait staff manhandling and using an injectable to unarm and apprehend Roco. Froken seemed to have better connections than Lando, at least within the establishment. To secure the safe zone, having the trust of the contraband dealer, as well as the dock worker. Of course that would all end if they weren't successful in their heist/recovery/job. Mind you. Since they left that place owing two people that I have no doubt would come collecting. But anyway, there was a lot of quiet content reading, not a lot of dialogue pressing on the gas with this story. So, what little the two said to one another seemed relaxed. They were meant to trust one another as strangers, two parts of the same puzzle that it would take to figure out the whole picture. When they realized that, trust became a quiet friendship through months of travel. Through time, the bond is formed just by working alongside someone wanting safety and having the same goals. The heist ended up being sad. A lost civilization, race. The planet, their home seemed beautiful. Oasis, thick foliage reclaiming the world, but they still had enough of an impact there to last thousands of years. Lando and Froken gained a lot of knowledge. They left with just enough to make the trip worth it as far as physical gains. They mostly gained priceless information and reverence that I think will continue to solidify their bond, having been the only two to witness. They wouldn't have gotten that if they didn't respect the fallen race and their home, either. I don't see them parting ways, trust seems in short supply for Lando, so him finding someone he can trust is likely very valuable to him as well. Franko is a little bit more of an unknown. I hope he felt the bond as well, they cemented it on the ship, but still. Honoring your grandfather is one thing. Building a life from what came along is another. The other lost race was a bitter loss as well. As it led to two civilizations to be lost. We don't know as much about the other, other than what we were told. A winner's account of who they were. If you could call them winners, since it led to their annihilation as well. I didn't expect the ending to go the way that it did.

It's not mine either, if I'm being honest. Twilight kind of ruined werewolves for me ages ago. I know there are some critically well received stories floating around on here that if I had the time, I'd need to look into. That was the prompt I was given though. I took up the challenge. I got rid of a lot of the "lore" surrounding 'my' werewolves. I came to terms with the ending. Since they were introduced and will be destroyed in the course of this story, then Lore wasn't as important as the action. So I focused more on action and character dynamics than all that. I will likely post the DNF'd portions that held the Lore eventually. If anyone wants to read it.

Thanks for giving this a read! Lol. And... no. I am about as tame on 'kink' as a newborn snowy white calf. So, if I ever do a WW/Shifter story... all the spicey stuffs will always be whilst they're both human. Although I think Nicholas was rather naturally hairy, they both were. Wasted potential, there I'm thinking.

Well you know... they say research is important. but no... just no. lol. I think my husband would think I've gone completely off my rocker. And I can't. I think people who wee in the shower have something wrong with them. And that's perfectly normal for a lot of people to do... but know that I'm judging, and judging hard.

Sounds like a story within itself, there is a genre out there for such things. Flesh some of those details out if you dare. Purple is my favorite color, well a softer lavender purple. Other than the shaved eyebrows, because you had a point to prove so I'll give that to you... you probably turned some heads. Also, coming from someone that doesn't like being told what to do... good fucking job.

Thank you for taking this on! It was definitely outside of my comfort zone. Glad you liked it. I guess y'all can guess what my theme was? LOL.. because I didn't supply that information. Woops.

Yeah, I think the change in narrative was something that I, in the back of my mind struggled with. When I go into new projects that aren't the norm, I find myself breaking from my own narrative tendencies... and I'm like... "who the eff is writing this?" I also tend to 10x over use commas. Which I do anyway, yet here we are. You noticing the narrative switch is something, I thought I masked it, especially in the latter half of the writing. I was not torn about the ending. I did it that way, mostly because I've not killed off many of my characters. Blame @Lee Wilson maybe? I hear there's a character body count there. Mine is like three. I think I've killed three whole characters in my writing? "On screen.." as it were. Some characters were dead prior to the the writing... But also, I may or may not have went into this project thinking... "If I half-ass succeed then I'll want to write 300k words+ to this thing..." and I can't be doing that. So yeah, there was no way poor Nicholas was going to make it out of that forest alive, I'm afraid. I also wanted to do the... ending where the MC dies having faith in a plan to save him. If that makes sense. It is a rather common death in writing. He thought he could be free if their plan to fake his death came through. I think it would have, if they had the time... but they didn't get that time. I'm glad you enjoyed the story for what it was. And thank you for the generous review. I find it odd for me to respond directly to reviews for some reason. I always have... it is my hang-up, but in my messed up little mind I think reviews are for readers to communicate to other readers and not specifically with me... even if it addressed to me and about my writing.

Leave him alone, he has self-preservation sense that you don't seem to have. Dangerous living on the edge that you are. You do the writing of spicey things rather well. I've only had a sampling of Jeff's writing in regards to that, but it was during a self-harm sort of spiral scene that took the spice out of it. But, still filthy, mind you. The Mature rating is a double-edged sword. There are some people that won't read a story unless it has mature ratings on it. Some people shun it. I err on the edge of caution by giving most of my stories an overall mature rating. I swear a lot, there's usually sexual themes, and adult/mature dramatic themes intertwined. So I just give most of my writing the Mature tag. In my prompt, I was tempted to up it to Mature based on the violence and underlying theme in the beginning parts being possibly triggering. But I didn't. and if this is tame compared to Tyler's Dilemma, my goodness... what do you do in the writing for that story? 😮 I do not have nine lives, but color be curious.

sticks with me so much but damn 😂. This is why I don’t write spicy stuff because I don’t know if I can handle someone like Krista reading it then commenting on it with the word “filthy” in it anywhere. Because it would most definitely be full of filth and I’d probably be embarrassed by it lmao. But I’m glad you can write it because that’s where these boys were headed since neither really have any kind of self control anyway. Lord have mercy where’s the sandalwood because again I just can’t right now. And I say it as a compliment, because I know I'm not all that capable of going there myself. But also, do we need to be taking this as a challenge? To get me to say such things? mayyyybee? Some people may be thankful. I'm a lady though, such a lady.

It was my doing. I said a dirty word.. I'm thinking.

It was a bit of a challenge. Some rewrites happened.. and I'm still not convinced I like the story. I also see I went full on in my secrecy and didn't think to actually provide the Theme of my prompt, or any sort of description. Go me! But yeah, I think my theme is rather straight forward.

I feel bad for your toe, the poor thing. Not pleasant. I'm rather okay with a lot of medical things, but nail stuff. No. Absolutely not. No. Not on fingers, not on ties. No. As for the rest well.

Oh... So 2006 was the birth of chaos here, it just took a bit for it to get up to full steam. Who knew the latter half of 2025 would be the year. Math can be mean. How rude. July 2006 I would have been about a decade more fresh faced than you were. In College still attempting to decide on what I wished to major in. Having my heart broken by someone named David happened around that time as well. And Krista'nites sounds rather close to kryptonite and isn't that what takes down Superman?

I see that, their mostly unphased bickering. Pine oils and allergic reaction aside. She did drag him to see a Father of God against his will though. And, was an unknown contributing factor to her son's pain and anguish. I like their dynamic, the back and forth, back talk, and such. She definitely doesn't seem to have that with Sloane much. And she means well with every intention. I don't dislike her, I hope it doesn't feel like I do. I understand her a bit, but she is extreme, but a lot of the characters here can be borderline. Lex for example. Although the swimmer seems to be exhausting some of that untapped energy of late. It felt like this chapter 'everyone' gave Gabriel and Sky the space they needed to form the bond that they're expected to make. Or, in their thinking, they've already made. I like Gabriel. I just don't truly know what Gabriel is about, because he's there but Sky isn't there with him all the time, especially in regards to Ryan. And by that extension, no one does. He is the unknown and you're moving him around, like you say. He's probably the most constant force in the story. He's 'there' creating a presence and we don't know why... completely. So yeah, I'm going to be very suspicious of him. Be gentle with Ryan, if you can. Or not, you do you... I'm just along for the ride. But I do remember the first chapter or so I wasn't on Ryan's side of the equation.

I've done it before, true story.

Uhhh well if I'm writing the scene, no, they wouldn't be able to. But they could try. If @Jason Rimbaud wrote the scene, one paragraph in and they'll be having a full on orgy. Not much beer required, because the other three would like to see what Colt has in him.

Part One Sniffing the air, my stomach empty and in need of meat, a sudden strong scent hit me and I froze. Ducking around a tree I heard the footfalls end abruptly. They were walking along the road that split the forest. Humans. I was used to smelling the scent of them. Across the road, a barrier I refused to cross. On the other side there were campgrounds and nothing for me, but trouble I didn’t need. In the height of summer, I could hear the noise of them all coexisting. Loud laughter of

A story about the, "Ghost of the Watikan Forest," a wolf where he's not supposed to be.