Nine Lives, Part 8

...on,” he tells me and stands, giving my leg a light slap. “Get up, we’re going to my room.”   “Nope,” I tell him and he turns back to frown at me darkly.   “John,” he says in his firmest, most reasonable tone, “we talked about this.”   “Oh, I know,” I agree and stand facing him, smiling. “Never alone. Fine. But Nick, if I have to spend the night in somebody else’s room…whose do you think it’s...

Fic: The Talk - Part 2 of 2 (McKay/Sheppard, Keller/McKay, R)

.... Sergeant Mendez thinks the wound on your arm is from a gunshot. You shot the thing that attacked you but wounded yourself." "Tell him to shoot it," John insisted. "No," Teyla replied in the firmest way she knew how, trying to channel Charin at her most commanding. "You will not risk yourself further injury simply because you do not want to talk." Suddenly, two of the marines that had been ...

Wreck on the Highway...

.... "Is there anything you need to tell me Mary?" He asked coldly. "Nope, nothing I can think of, what’s going on?” "I'm talking about a freakin' speeding ticket I never heard about." He replied in his firmest tone, a little angry at the fact that she didn’t mention it earlier. It’s not like he is a hard man to talk to, is he? "Oh, that... What about it?" Mary saw the little vein pumping on the ...

...a ghost drawing a luxurious bath. The second one gets out of bed, it’s made, and attempts to do things on ones own only results in the ghosts attempting to do it first. Only the firmest of telling offs will get the ghosts scrambling off, desperate to please. They just want you to feel at home for the holidays, you know. SPECIAL DAYS The 15th marks something amazing: as midnight ticks...

I'm made of win...at times

...To stay loyal and faithful to her people, allies, friends, and all alike, she had to be the one to cast away her emotions and stay strong no matter what, to act cold when she gave her firmest orders during war and during hard times. She was considered cold by her people because of that lack of emotional showing. She could express a forced smile or two when speaking to the people, but she was never...

Chapter XII: Tacitus, Probus, Carus, and the rise of Diocletian

... must in the end discover some feeble spot, or some unguarded moment. The strength, as well as the attention, of the defenders is divided; and such are the blind effects of terror on the firmest troops that a line broken in a single place is almost instantly deserted. The fate of the wall which Probus erected may confirm the general observation. Within a few years after his death it was overthrown...

2009: The Year in Review

...t go well. Hate crimes skyrocketed, the judges' resources were stretched to breaking point, and Dredd's credibility and prestige among his peers dwindled to near-zero. In a heartbreaking serial, Dredd's firmest ally, Chief Judge Hershey, was voted out of office in favor of the much-liked Dan Francisco, who let her know that he admired and respected her work, but maybe she should enjoy retirement ...

Experience is Relative (one-shot)

Title: Experience is Relative Author:   yekith   Pairing: Bob/Frank Genre: Romantic Comedy Rating: PG Disclaimer: I don't know anyone in MCR, neither do I own them of course, or their names. This story is a product of my imagination, never happened. Summary: The day has arrived when Bob's luck with girls is proved unimportant. P.O.V.: 3rd...

Uberchronology: Working with what you’ve got

... to take a "break" from my schedule.  Actually nothing got done on Thursday, in spite of my firm intention to write anyway.  This is an important lesson, I think:  Intentions are nice, but even the firmest needs support from some kind of schedule or dedicated block of time. Friday I decided I’d learned my lesson, but also that I was still on vacation, so I’d continue to be lenient.  Then an ...

Hovember #12 - Ethan Ruan/阮經天

...like this (character puts fingers on her forehead and scowls), like caterpillars! Have you seen a caterpillar eyebrow man?" I HAVE. Skills: Making caterpillar eyebrows sexy. Being able to form words with the firmest lips this side of the North Pole. Sticking things down his pants. I SHIT YOU NOT. What you might have seen him in: He first came to my attention as the large-eyebrowed Kagurazaka...