... her waiting husband. "Your fiance is going to think you were raised in a barn." At her side, Abby's stormcloud expression began to lighten in sadistic joy. “We just finished eating, Mom,” Ken protested, ducking away. “I haven't had time to look in a mirror.” "Oh Kenneth, hold still," his mother scolded, not satisfied with his appearance. "There's still a bit of something." And of course, her ...

Of Sluts and Whores [Chapter Nine]

... do something.” “Minho hyung and I have been friends for a long time. We first met when he stepped in to protect me from being picked on in elementary school.” Taemin said with a fond smile before ducking inside of the library. Nichkhun silently followed after him only to wink at the librarian the moment she saw him. The sigh she gave out was enough to tell him that she was won over easily. “Do ...

Fic: Relationship in Waiting (PG)

...that to begin with." His cheeks pinked at Freya's smile. "I'm going down to see about Terri," he huffed, and grabbing his jacket from the back of the chair, he hurried off down the hallway. Ducking into the first empty conference room, he slipped a penknife from his pocket and slit the tape encasing the top of the tube. He peered inside the cardboard cylinder, then turned it up to spill out the ...

FIC: White Collar, Neal/Peter, jealous

..., but the corner of his mouth quirked a little. "Good night, Neal." Neal cleared his throat. "Right. Good night." He stopped two steps from the door and thought for a second. The he leaned back, ducking his head into Peter's doorway. "You don't... really do that, right?" He smiled a little faintly. "Shoot people, just for trying to escape?" Peter's grin spread across his face. "What ...

Advent Calendar, Day 11

...haltingly made his way through the music. Optimus sat beside him on one of the choir chairs, since Nova had taken the bench, occasionally reaching over to adjust Nova’s fingering. Nova finally finished, ducking his head at Optimus’s approving nod. “Excellent. Remember to arch your fingers. That was very good, Nova. I think we can move on to harder pieces soon.” “If you think ...

DN -- Don't Stop Me Now

... explained. He stepped out of Cadbury Tower and beckoned, unhooking one of the bottles and twirling it like a six-shooter despite the awkward shape. Had he practiced this? Sweet Jesus. Ducking a truffle to follow, Mello hoped bewilderedly there wasn’t actually a chocolate Christ waiting. That would be taking transubstantiation a little too far. What was waiting looked like four entire boxes...

[Fic] Cause There's No Choice In The End - for spacefragments

... reflecting the fire, almost as bright as while he was casting a spell. A familiar pull gripped Arthur, a want he could neither articulate nor act upon. And yet he sought Merlin's gaze for a moment, ducking his head in a silent apology, at the same time cursing the circumstances that would surely start up an old fight again. “We have reason,” he spoke up then, loud and clear, not as Arthur, but...

Ollie: teen AU - part 3 of 14

... called Aunt Hazel cheerfully. Dang it. Hutch took a couple of swipes at his hair with the comb, and rubbed the smudge off his cheek. It would have to do. He and Starsky clattered into the kitchen, ducking their heads guiltily, sliding into seats, and glancing at each other. Starsky looked really worried. Hutch gave him a quick nudge with his knee. Don’t worry, it won’t be that bad. It wasn’t....

Chapter Fourteen

.... “Bella, this is Esme.” “I’ve heard so much about you,” Esme murmured, stepping closer. “I’ve never seen Edward so excited about anything.” “Esme!” Edward exclaimed, and I glanced over to see him ducking his head in embarrassment. If he were human, he would have been blushing. “What? I’m only telling her the truth.” Esme smiled at me. “I hope you like pasta. I made more than we need, you...

blinded by the sun

...caught not even a minute into his mission. By the time he's climbed down the seven flights of stairs to land on the ground floor and the complex foyer, Gabe's a good fifty paces ahead and he's ducking into a cab. Trav frowns, hails another one and throws a pretty sizable wad of tens into the front seat, tells the driver to follow the one the tall guy got into. While he's pointing in the direction...