Story Index and Warnings If You Meet King George's Men _ If you meet King George's men, dressed in blue and red, You be careful what you say, and mindful what is said. If they call you 'pretty... Done is done. If there's one thing she's learned over the years, it's that you can never, ever go back. Only forwards. "Maybe it's time we started," she says. "I think we're all on the same side.
Story Index and Warnings Midwinter _ It starts snowing at dusk. The grounds of the estate are blanketed by the time supper is finished. The wind is sharp and bitter, and there's a draft from...awake, nowhere near falling asleep. "I'm not," Victoria says. She closes her eyes and presses her forehead against the cold glass, and she listens for the sound of hooves over the howl of the wind
Story Index and Warnings This one's for everyone who wondered, but especially arsenicjade . We Who Are About To Die _ The first time Bob meets Frank Iero, Frank punches him in the..." Everything's still for a moment. Then Frank raises his head slowly and turns to look straight at Bob. He doesn't say anything. His eyes gleam in the moonlight as the corners of his mouth turn up
StoryIndex and Warnings don't sit under the apple tree (with anyone else but me) _ Five years ago. Spencer's halfway up a tree when Brent murmurs, "Oh look, here he comes." Spencer ducks... do something. Something. As it turns out, there's no eventually to be had. If Spencer ever thinks of it, in the years after that, it's only as one more thing the raid took away from him
Drop It On A Dime _ Not long agoI gave up hope, But you came along and gave me something I could hold onto And I want you more than you could ever know... - 'The World Has Its Shine' by Cobra...a little bit of guitar but not any of the other dozens of instruments she keeps in the music room at her estate. "Those are for you to play with," she says. She never lets the piano get out of tune
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Story Index and Warnings Chapter Seventeen Epilogue August. There was a thunderstorm during the night, and the day dawns cool and crisp. It's a welcome break from weeks of sweltering heat...looks at Jon, and Jon nods slightly, then he turns to Brendon. Brendon smiles. Ryan folds his arms. "All right," he says. "All right?" repeats Saporta. "All right," says Ryan. "We'll go." The End
Story Index and Warnings Chapter Sixteen xxxvi. It's uncomfortably warm and Ryan feels restless, hungry and a little bored, but he doesn't kick the blankets down or get out of bed. It's a... Jon's strong arms tighten around Ryan's chest, warm and close. "Are we – what is this?" asks Jon, hooking his chin over Ryan's shoulder. And that's easy. "It's us," Ryan says. "It's us." Epilogue
Story Index and Warnings Chapter Fifteen xxxiv. A few days after Toro leaves, another rider comes up the drive. It's about an hour before nightfall, and they're not expecting anyone. Some of... It was Toro's pistol that he used to kill a man. And the man was only a fucking slaver anyway. "That'd be good." Butcher shoves his hands in his pockets and stands up. "Good." To be continued.
