Fic: Her Name Was Lola

... lust and desire. And while her morals were peaked, little Hatter had to eat. At the Happy Hearts, emotion, mostly passion, were always in fashion. At the Happy Hearts, they made the Tea. Lola had been burdened, in a good way, with her son Hatter. He was too smart, too slick, too busy for one woman to keep track of, let alone raise. Their tiny, one room apartment had become too small for the ...

Not a Creature Was Stirring Except for a Cow

... like a normal guy than I thought he would. And he sounded great! He has a very distinctive voice, so it was very cool to hear it live. He also had tons of energy, and because he wasn't burdened by an instrument, he was able to use the whole stage and raise his arms flamboyantly. They played several songs I knew—"Girl's Not Grey," "The Leaving Song Pt. 2," "Miss Murder," "Silver and Cold," ...

... was possible. He refused to let go of Hotaka's hand, instead, gribbing it just as tightly as his was being held. It was so hard to keep his own eyes dry. Hotaka didn't need to be burdened with Kiyomitsu's tears, and the other people there definitely didn't need to see them, either. "Ryuu did his job," Kiyomitsu whispered, squeezing Hotaka with the one arm he had around him."Your ex had to hit ...

Borderline

... brother and his girlfriend had their daughter. I still don't know what to think. I went without talking to him for a couple months, since I knew but wasn't supposed to let on, and had nothing positive to say. It'll hit him later on. It still angers me that he fucked up his life, and heavily burdened our mother, by having a kid way too early in life that he can't possibly take care of by himself.

Why yes, I do have too much time on my hands.

... sound of this No news is bad news And all is quiet And all your looks Give no betrayal to what you shield or hide Wider walls have not protected Anything or anyone The way I will protect your burdened heart I know you're careful 'Cause I've been burned before And I know how it makes you careful And I know your symptoms Are complicated from holding against the impulse But if you're alone Are you ...

twenty-four [PG] for freefall2108

... student (though two in particular, their hearts were burdened in a way that no one else would understand...the heavy weight of what he had to do burdened him once again. She turned her body back to... floated around them. The air suddenly grew heavy, burdened with desperation, and they did not know how much...a little more, and his eyes were troubled, burdened, and hurt. “We’ll see each other again,...

It's (not) the Most Wonderful Time of the Year~

...from letting the growl in the back of his throat get to his lips. He lost count of the number of times his sister tugged on his coat to drag him into another lavender-scented boutique; She burdened her brother’s trembling arms with a load of blindingly vibrant red and green boxes. Ivan tried to match each present with a face: his older sister always complained about lacking friends… and Natalia’s ...

Soldiers Forced to Go AWOL for PTSD Care

... of his friends lost his leg due to a roadside bomb attack. Upon returning home in December 2007, Jasinski tried to get treatment via the military. He was self-medicating by drinking heavily, and an over- burdened military mental health counselor sent him to see a civilian doctor, who diagnosed him with severe PTSD. "I went to get help, but I had an 8 hour wait to see one of five doctors. But ...

NEW FIC: Life Shifted On A Cosmic Scale (3/6)

....” Bela said nothing in reply for a moment, and then spoke up. “What was Heaven like?” “Peaceful,” she said. “After all the crap I’d gone through in my life, after everything I had lost and being burdened with the amount of people I just couldn’t save, it was the first time I’d ever been truly at peace.” “How did you come back?” “My best friends performed a spell over my grave,” she said with ...

An introduction, feeble as it might be

... My God, could she not close her legs? She knew, she knew!...and he knew, too Exactly what they planned to do When she grew, that's when he flew Away from his new fatherhood. Six months after I emerged She suddenly had the sudden urge And thought that she'd be better served To leave the babe that burdened her. Stolen...stolen...I was stolen Abandoned, yes...discarded, yes It's fun to be adopted.