... the destructive. "Don't." "Can't." Arbitrary, nonexistent. Nothing I am or do is prohibited by unseen laws. Uncertainty is a fact of life, the unknown a part of Truth, but neither should be feared, ... let into my life before, yet, now that I'm starting to, so much is already changing. Power shifts, the balance tilts. Love. Vulnerability. Choice. All of these things are me. The me that I'...

Been sitting on this far too long.

Teito dreams about a lot of things. He dreams of tall stone spires and days sunnier than any he's experienced and people whose faces he's never seen; he dreams of angels and ghosts and power that could turn mountains into ash; he dreams of blood under his fingernails and thick black fog curling around his legs, as if it wants to swallow him up. He dreams of dying, of killing. He dreams of ...

Unseen Academicals

...came back with a copy of Terry Pratchett's Unseen Academicals . I'd been resisting so nobly, and ...I like Making Money a lot, because (a) unlike Unseen Academicals , it doesn't drown me in details, ... distance. Margolotta is the leader of a foreign power, and she seems to have adopted Vetinari's ruthlessness... And Sybil's too.) I wish I liked Unseen Academicals better, because, as I said at the ...

... a comfort. While they bring to mind the labyrinthian corridors he is used to stalking, this place reeks of unfamiliarity. There is no distant pulse, no unseen power, guiding his hand, the creeping hum of the town silent. ] [ This is not Silent Hill, and this displeases the beast. ] [[ooc; has a...

Dragon Spell 3/? [NC-17] Dean/Sam, SPN Xover Dragonriders of Pern

...made his way to the bathing pool, Deanie helping him get there unseen. Once in the warm waters he washed his own come from his ... implications of his words. "You were chosen because... because a certain power appears to run in your blood. In this time of few hatchings...him? Did D'rak think Serance would acknowledge he didn't have power here, didn't hold sway here? The punishment would only make things...

Magic Chapter 13

...it with Minzy in the video Teddy-hyung showed them before. Her every move was filled with power, her charisma was overflowing. A haze was coming over Jiyong as he watched her intently, analyzing every... her improvements from before. "Thanks, Chaerin helped me a lot." She said happily, wiping almost unseen sweat from her forehead. "Not bad for an award winning rookie leader." GD mocked, smirking at...

... he set a plate of food in front of her with a soft, “Good morning.” Sam rolled his eyes unseen, folding up his newspaper and leaving the room. Dean followed him with her eyes, shaking her head and digging...you know. I guess I just got mad because they keep screwing with you, they have all of this power over you, and now they tainted something that is…well, very…” “Personal, let’s just go with ...

Quelling The Tide

... he set a plate of food in front of her with a soft, “Good morning.” Sam rolled his eyes unseen, folding up his newspaper and leaving the room. Dean followed him with her eyes, shaking her head and digging...you know. I guess I just got mad because they keep screwing with you, they have all of this power over you, and now they tainted something that is…well, very…” “Personal, let’s just go with ...

[Side-Story] “Outbreak” (1/1)

... zombie to the ground, flattening it and stomping on its head, enhancing the blow with the power of his Kindred blood. The ghoul lay still, and Konosuke started forward again, unconcerned by the ... above everyone else on his Firebolt, surveying the infested zone and alerting everyone else to any unseen zombies that were approaching their position. That, along with keeping track of all of the teams ...

one-shot; Proverbial

... fighting them since childhood. I watched them kill our parents. I killed my friend for the power to defeat them! And these sniveling cowards want me to join them? Just roll over for Senju ... small escape, carefully reinforced. But if blocked, the water level would continue to climb. The dark, unseen currents would strengthen. A single drop would be enough to destroy the wall they had erected. Just...