Happy Yule Balls, la_dissonance!

...; he'd known this since he was a child. Working at Borgin and Burkes is a small beginning, filled...He had strong hands, rough from his work with wood, but his fingers were delicate. Perhaps it would be... she had the sense to buy good ones. "The pattern is unusual - I think I discern a faint Moorish ...'s dreams and plans until Tom himself cut him free. Tom liked that. >>>> Tom looked up from his book ...

DV alternate ventures fic: the vampire in the basement.

...it. Sorry! I used to have a pretty stress-free life, considering… Well. Considering. I was twenty-five and a...in my arms and very fragile, like crystal of dry wood; I could break him, I realized. I pushed him ... for a while. I wasn't supposed to go working that day and I had planned to spend the day... the dust, he did absolutely nothing. I saw a pattern in this. Only when I came to an armchair that...

... and he’s always secretly wanted to spend his working hours behind an impressively large and stately desk in... and notice words written on the weather-beaten wood planks of the front porch. It’s not ...a patch of overgrown rose bushes. After wrestling it free from the thorny embrace of the bushes he ... you ignore her slight transparency and the large pattern of bruises appearing from the collar of her ...

Original Fic, "Death's Shadow" - Part 1/2

...They chimed softly in a regular pattern, low enough that they would have...with a heavy cost. Daijin was working the gate tonight, and he was..., twisting it painfully in his free hand. The strange man approached slowly... wall, droplets fanning across the wood floor. Castle toppled onto his side... the walls a mix of wood and paper screens. One of ... the brush of sandpaper on wood. "I'm Sagamiya Shouko. This ...

Exchange Fic: Talking to Strangers

...damn day. And that was for free . Three whole dollars could have been... vacant anymore. Although the splintered wood and shoddy design of the ... taking his palms off the wood and straightening his spine—maybe ... wallet and money back. Now .” Wood creaked in protest beneath the .... Classy. “Nice to see you working hard, Genma.” The man—Genma—... was to fall into that pattern… “Why did you take it?”...

Scorched; The Doctor / Doctor Who

... his little toy, as long as the item he's working on isn't wood or deadlock sealed or blocked for the sake of plot ....s able to survive with only one of them working - which, well, he wouldn't like to do as... she could be used a power source to free some giant spider babies known as Racnoss from the... his own once more (do you see a pattern?). After that he goes on a various adventures ...

fic: "Midwinter" (Drumknott/Vetinari), 1/2

...blue flower woven into the carpet pattern. It was much bluer than anything...scummy headache, some rotted bits of wood that used to be his knees...he'th not dying." With his free hand he pinched His Lordship's...in a repressed yawn. He was working even harder than usual, and ..."I'd prefer to continue working directly for you, sir." "Consider ... when His Lordship was always working. "Paperwork's like baling a ...

Of all the Gin Joints (1/1)

...orange squiggly lines arranged in a pattern that could only be described as...Tapping her wand rhythmically on the wood, she called out in a ... you recommend?" Luna paused thoughtfully. "Working your way through the entire ... Galleons says she survives singe-free." Four pairs of eyes watched ... and tugging him to a free space among the mass of ... when Ginny tugged his shirt free and raked her nails along ...

Submission 8 - Breathe

... a closer inspection reveals a subtle pattern pressed into the fabric that shows best under direct light. The pattern is of tiny cherry blossom ... the open and gently shaken free of creases. "Pretty as well –... alcoves, flickering silhouettes against the wood panelling and dark gold drapes. ... ducks his head, clenching his free hand on his lap so ... over dark blue jeans, and working on some sewing as she ...

Fic: You Have My Heart (in your hands) (Gabe/Victoria, FRAO, 37,000 words) 2/4

...has ever seen. It has a pattern of giant purple flowers and a.... Thank God the elevator's working. Victoria leaves Gabe unloading things onto...soon as Victoria's arms are free. "I'm huge!" Victoria laughs. ...windows Gabe likes. The floors are wood, and beautiful. The previous owners ... has a blissful stretch of free days interspersed with her last ... some kind of lustrous, dark wood, with a high back and ...