Fic: Bolero (Part 1 of 4)

... read 02.23am. Nobody should be in his apartment except for him, and possibly a hooker if the previous evening had gone that way. Which it hadn’t. House made it out of bed with the sternest of expressions, his cane acting both as crutch and potential weapon, even if he got the feeling that he wasn’t about to confront anything so spectacular as a burglar. Sprung tight as a coil, he crept to...

Spanner in the Works

... his glass to her briefly before tipping it to his lips. Her mouth flattened; she marched across his room and helped herself to the decanter. "You ought to make an effort," she said in her sternest tones. "Else I fear your triviality may begin to show itself." Minerva turned about, looking dry as her drink. Severus merely swirled his glass and dropped into an armchair, to await the inevitable ...

Noel's Room

..., you berk!" he snapped. "Weren't prepared for Monsoon Moon, were you sir?" "No, I just wasn't prepared to be woken up by a pillock this morning." Howard starightened himself out and pulled him sternest face. "Now listen Vince, I'm off for my audition now, you're in charge of the flat." "Yeah alright, will you go now? Vince sighed, sounding annoyed. Howard's stern face fell slightly. "Aren't you...

FDA Orders Suicide Risk Warning...

..., notes the FDA. In July, the FDA held a public meeting of an independent committee of experts who reviewed the data. The committee agreed with the FDA about the increased risk of suicidality and recommended warning about that risk in the drugs' labels and in medication guides, rather than requiring a "black box" warning, which is the FDA's sternest warning. (See Article link for source list)

... midst of a laughing fit. Otacon stifles his giggles with valiant effort. "Hello… um… Mr. Secretary General, Mr. President, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen," It feels like being in a room filled with the sternest teachers he's ever had in his life. He's never been any good at public speaking. But Snake's even worse. "My name is Hal Emmerich, but you may know me better as Otacon. I'...

This Layout is the Shit

... a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit. I say insufferable ; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasurable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible. I looked upon the scene before me - upon the mere house, and the simple landscape features of the domain - upon the bleak walls - upon the...

Stop All the Clocks - Harry/Ron

..., it was a somber group of Gryffindors gathered in the Three Broomsticks.  Professor McGonagall had been laid to rest near Professor Dumbledore just two hours before. “A toast,” Ron echoed. “To the sternest, absolutely best professor any Gryffindor ever had,” Seamus said. “Hear, hear,” the group replied. Harry leaned his head back against Ron’s shoulder as he tipped his bottle to his lips.  ...

... again and turned her attention to Remus, who was staring straight in front of him and attempting to look innocent, but biting his cheek to keep from laughing.   She fixed her eyes on him with the sternest glare she could muster.   When he turned and saw her expression, he had to move his hand to hide his smirk, but he met her gaze, raising his eyebrows in mock disapproval at her inattention to ...

For: callie_828 | Title: Stop All the Clocks | Rating: NC-17

..., it was a somber group of Gryffindors gathered in the Three Broomsticks. Professor McGonagall had been laid to rest near Professor Dumbledore just two hours before. “A toast,” Ron echoed. “To the sternest, absolutely best professor any Gryffindor ever had,” Seamus said. “Hear, hear,” the group replied. Harry leaned his head back against Ron’s shoulder as he tipped his bottle to his lips. They...

Fic: X and Average Men [1/?] [Matt/Mohinder] PG [Heroes/X-Men Crossover]

... she made her way into the kitchen. Matt and Mohinder were against the kitchen counter hugging each other, and Molly tapped her foot to get them to look at her. “I think we should go,” she said in the sternest voice she had. “And why’s that?” Matt looked a lot less angry, but Molly could tell he was still kind of ticked. He never quite looked her in the face when he was still mad. “Because,” and...