... said, looking up as Kevin let himself in. “Where you been?” “Out for a walk,” Kevin said with selective honesty. “Clearing my head. You guys okay?” Joe hauled himself to his feet. A bruise had blossomed on his cheek, and the way he was moving made Kevin suspect he was feeling last night’s misadventure. “We were thinking burgers, but you had the keys. Wanna do a take-out run?” Kevin picked up ...
...it. Glancing at the indeterminate features of one Lucius Malfoy and his outstretched hand, Hermione Granger put aside her reserves and took his hand. Exposed to the sunlight, the innocent ring on her finger blossomed in a shower of sparkles. .+.+.+. “Lucius,” she whispered, mostly to herself. But the gentle breeze in the air carried her words and Lucius Malfoy, in possession of a pair of ...
Author's Notes (Neko Kuroban, blueinkedlines): Neko here! Sightless is a collaboration between Sister Grimm (sistergrimm2) and myself. Originally intended to be a one-shot, it blossomed into a fan novel. Mostly plotted before the release of the final book in the series, it takes the place of The Last Olympian with a number of significant changes. Enjoy! Author's Notes (Sister Grimm Erin):...
... two of them. Even Romano was forced to help get the two nations back together on speaking terms. He just couldn’t say no to his little brother. A love of sorts had even blossomed between them, despite Germany’s natural reaction of embarrassment. The bigger nation had learned that he just could not do without the sprightly Feliciano. Ludwig could only bring himself to truly show his feelings for ...
... to his watch. "Alright." --- Mila gently shook him awake ten minutes before twelve, pointing excitedly to the resonant drum of the fireworks show just outside the window. Wheels of red and blue lights blossomed over the streets; the quake of every burst shook his bones alive. They sat again at the table and she drew up one of the bottles of champagne, eyes tracing back to Kyle's watch. ...
.... Sungmin was putting away the new headphones and clothes that his family got for him before relaxing on top of his blankets. He closed his eyes with his head tilted to the ceiling as a content smile blossomed on his lips. Without a doubt, the coming morning, his cell phone will be ringing off the hook and he’ll be swamped by the warmth and love offered by the other members once they return. And ...
...fell loose and grazed her in the side of her head. She could briefly register pain as it blossomed in her right temple, and perhaps the faintest trickle of blood down her cheek, but the world was...her head back with the bout of laughter than ensued, and Leighton fought back the twin roses that blossomed on her cheeks. "My dear, you will find that rumors of my cruelty have been largely exaggerated. ...
... for something…he had seen someone…yes… “That’s it,” the woman murmured. “Keep going.” He remembered the fight, as short as it had been, and the sharp pain in his back. The painblossomed through him now as if it had been looking for attention and now hurried forward to be fully noticed. Someone had done this to him, but it was city he was worried about…worried about Teyla…The cold kept ...
.... A decade ago, when newspapers began serving up stories over the Web, the content mirrored what was offered in the print edition. What the tank, car and newspaper have in common is they blossomed into something far beyond their initial prototypes. In the same way that an engineer wouldn't dream of starting with the raw materials for a carriage to design a rad new sports car today, newspapers won'...
... for the comedy stylings of David Hyde Pierce (I dare anyone to improve upon his delivery of the line, "I learned that if you kiss her too fast, you'll get an ice cream headache.") has blossomed into a full-on Embarrassing Crush. ...he's dapper and he makes me laugh, okay? And that's not even taking into account the whole insouciance factor. I am helpless in the face of an insouciant man! ...