[Fic] Holmes/Watson: Case in Point

...I could feel the anger overriding my poor attempt at professional detachment. “Correct me if I am quite mistaken, Holmes, but I believe the symptoms of cocaine use are as follows: increased alertness, feelings of well-being and euphoria, energy and motor activity, feelings of competence and sexuality. Athletic performance may be enhanced. Anxiety, paranoia and restlessness are also frequent. With ...

Fic: Case in Point

...I could feel the anger overriding my poor attempt at professional detachment. “Correct me if I am quite mistaken, Holmes, but I believe the symptoms of cocaine use are as follows: increased alertness, feelings of well-being and euphoria, energy and motor activity, feelings of competence and sexuality. Athletic performance may be enhanced. Anxiety, paranoia and restlessness are also frequent. With ...

Ten tricky choices

..., of course, footsteps, noises outside (what if someone broke in) odd sounds that she knew were probably the heating system or the house settling, but couldn't be sure about. The insomnia and hyper-alertness had passed, of course. And Raito had grown up into a little boy who had a personality and could already read and laughed at his own jokes until he fell over and loved playing with the Rubik'...

Chocolate, Blueberry Yogurt, Chocolate Chili - Freedom/ A promise/ belonging

... our power between us balancing, repairing, and completing the other. We were torn apart too hastily, leaving so much of the other inside us, leaving us incomplete. My senses returned with full alertness and colour. Feelings came back with their natural intensity. Memories came back. Now I realize that they were disappearing ever since our separation, sealed one by one in the depths of my mind, ...

Chocolate & Vinegar - Freedom/ Fragile

... our power between us balancing, repairing, and completing the other. We were torn apart too hastily, leaving so much of the other inside us, leaving us incomplete. My senses returned with full alertness and colour. Feelings came back with their natural intensity. Memories came back. Now I realize that they were disappearing ever since our separation, sealed one by one in the depths of my mind, ...

the hydration project

... In addition to the rewards, I was promised a whole host of other benefits--good skin, mental alertness, strength and endurance, a faster metabolism, continued temperature regulation and function of my internal organs--all of ... water cooler. None panned out (as far as I can tell, anyway, and if my mental alertness had in fact increased, don't you think I'd have picked up on them?), except possibly...

David Whyte - Everything is Waiting For You

..., at times, have felt the grand array; the swelling presence, and the chorus, crowding out your solo voice You must note the way the soap dish enables you, or the window latch grants you freedom. Alertness is the hidden discipline of familiarity. The stairs are your mentor of things to come, the doors have always been there to frighten you and invite you, and the tiny speaker in the phone is your ...

Fic: "The Fourth Impossible Thing" (1/1)

... out by the events of the last few days, was half-dreaming, the closest he ever came to sleeping. Images, shaped from memory and imagination swirled through his brain, but he was brought to full alertness in a heartbeat by a beloved voice speaking his name. Not “Jack.” His name . His eyes snapped open, then squinted half-shut again. The formerly dark bedroom was flooded with light, as if in ...

... the last few days in a nearly catatonic state. He had not eaten or slept in days, but he had not moved from his bed, either. He had simply lain in a state somewhere between dozing and alertness. He couldn't really remember much of the time he had spent lying there, thinking only of Seimei, his master, never to be seen again, Seimei, Seimei, Seimei. If the withdrawal symptoms had started then, he ...

Secret Santa 2009 - Fic Prompt 33 -Soap and Symbiosis

... were moving across his scalp as he was emitting small purring noises every so often, the circular motions adopting a soporific effect and his heavy eyes drooped. However, he was promptly propelled back to full alertness, when Bruce resumed rinsing his hair with the jug, smirking as the clown jolted in surprise. He continued to wash out all of the soap from the Joker's now blond locks, which were ...