(39 votes) (4.28)(A collaboration with Jexx and October) The man adjusted his tie and looked at me. “Well… here it is, Mr. Novak.” I could still hardly believe it. When some random lawyer had called me out of nowhere in the middle of the day to tell me I’d inherited a fortune and a house with staff … Continue reading Every Maid Gets Her Day
Read More... (22 votes) (4.73)“We appreciate your interest in the position, but we’ve decided to go with another candidate at this time. Thank you.” Damien scowled at the email. Another rejection. He buried his head in his hands amidst a grumble. He knew when he started applying for a job he’d see more than one of these emails, but … Continue reading Touched by Angels 5: A Tale of Two Archangels
Read More... (19 votes) (4.63)It was an angel so tall she may have even had a couple inches of Anima. From atop the her towering stature, she watched them enter the room. Just as distinctive as her height, however, was the second pair of arms clasped behind her back. “Damien, this is Adrianne. She’s an archangel of Intrinsicality and she has a few questions for you.”
Read More... (13 votes) (4.62)Andrew was a fine young lad, Grace decided. In the peak of his twenties, confident, sociable, and without a worry in the world. His eyes practically sparkled when he spoke and his laugh was full and genuine. He would’ve been in perfect health, too, except for the construction accident that had taken half a leg … Continue reading Touched by Angels 3: Beleness Mercy Hospital
Read More... (15 votes) (4.73)What terrible timing. Who on earth was at the door? He almost never had visitors and he wasn’t expecting any packages. Some door-to-door salesman? A discontented neighbor? His breath caught and he stumbled back: the reality of the situation was far, far worse. The visitor was Doctor Grace.
Read More... (26 votes) (4.50)Feathers. A wealth of them made up broad, reaching wings sprawled across his vision. Attached to them was a body, glowing with the warmth of the summer sun. Soft cheeks and eyes so blue they glowed. An angel? He panicked, the first thought running through his head screaming: “Oh my god, she drugged me!”
Read More... (34 votes) (4.26)“Dude,” he continued, “I still won’t go near the water closet upstairs, I don’t care how many times they clean it. That place looked like a snowman blew his brains out!” he cackled once more, slapping his knee and drawing predatory looks from the students trickling out of the cafeteria. Not predatory in the usual way a boy might have feared, more in the sense of a den of lions staring at a very loud and slow gnat.
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(43 votes) (4.05)But it wasn’t the wolf he had thought he saw. The bags under this monster’s eyes accentuated it’s piercing gaze, the tireless face of a hungry beast. No smirk, only a cracked grin that split across its face like perfectly measured blades. He saw his face trapped in the thing’s eyes, pale and trembling, encircled by the cold flames of its pupils.
Read More... (41 votes) (4.46)Chapter 17: Jinko
When Julian Laroute entered the realm of research, he could not have foreseen that he would end up as a chew toy for a very desperate Jinko.
Read More... (45 votes) (4.56)Hellhounds typically hunt for their mates alone, and are quite possessive. However, in the very rare circumstance that a mother is without a mate, she will still burn with desire to have one, and so out of desperation goes on the hunt again, even if she must do so alongside her matured daughter. Both seeking to fill their insatiable greed despite a scarcity, and both empathizing the other, an unusually cooperative but no less passionate behavior can be witnessed.
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