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Bear's Beauties: Existential Crisis 54

[center]<<Vetra Nyx>>[/center]

This group of humans were pretty weird, but their credits were good. Spirits, from what I’d read up on them, they were better than good. I couldn’t figure out where they’d come from, but I could hardly begrudge people dropping their identities for an entirely new one.

“Sandosen, right?” I asked as the human in charge approached, flanked by two others. I was pretty sure the flanking humans were females, they looked like ...

Rise of the Unknown Sith (Sith Lord CYOA)

My eyes narrowed as I read over the news report. This was an odd move for Nute Gunray, sure, from all legal matters, the Queen of Naboo was the one in the wrong, but this level of overt movement was out of place. He was a bureaucrat and a businessman, more than that, he was a neimoidian. There were so many stress factors involved in blockading a planet that it was unlikely he’d come up with the idea himself.

I ran my fingers through my beard contemplatively, considering how to make us...

Broken Cycles: Hive of Body & Spirit 6

I could hear Taylor shuffling about outside the bathroom, despite the water running over my head as I washed my hair. The bathroom door opened, and Taylor slipped inside. I was a little surprised, but only in that she'd worked up the nerve to do so this soon. I'd been expecting her to take another week at least. Curious to see what she'd do, I gave no indicator that I'd noticed her, putting all of the onus for whatever was about to happen on her.

I glanced through the frosted glass of t...

Webs Betwixt Stars 2

The trip to Florrum would take a few days, which gave me time to run MJ and Gwen through the hypnosis app. I wasn’t entirely sure how purchase bindings worked, but I figured it wouldn’t hurt to treat them as if they were in the process of being captured. So while I had them sitting in front of the holotable, the hypnotic patterns running through the air captured their attention. In the meantime, I fiddled around in the cockpit and managed to connect to the holonet.

What I learned le...

Stormy Seduction 2

I let Storm use my bed that night, pulling out an air mattress and sleeping bag for myself while Duke was happy to curl up next to me as I settled in. I gave him a scratch behind the ear before closing my eyes, my mind racing with thoughts of the mysterious woman in my bedroom.

The sound of rain tapping against the roof woke me up the next morning. I groggily rubbed my eyes and got up, stretching my arms and legs before walking to the bedroom. Duke followed me, wagging his tail and bump...

Shield da Little 'uns (40k/Shield Hero) 1

Raphtalia leaned against Lok. She’d never seen a demihuman like him: he didn’t have a tail or ears on top of his head, but he was bigger than anyone she’d ever seen and he was nice. He was gentle, always moving really slow around her, and letting her lean against him when she was tired. She was tired a lot, her lungs were always full of fluid, and her scars hurt from where the man who’d owned her, Kiel, and Rifana had tortured her.

But even on the days when her sickness got real...

Broken Cycles: Hive of Body & Spirit 5

“Mr. Smith…”

“Yes, Miss Hebert?”

Taylor took a deep breath, bracing herself for the inevitable rejection he would give when she confessed her crush on him. Firming her resolve, she forced herself to speak, “I know you’re a cape.”

Fuck! Not what she wanted to say! As she scrambled to think of a way to salvage the situation, she heard something she never had before: Mr. Smith chuckling.

“Miss Hebert, I was aware of your own power the first time you were...

Webs Betwixt Stars 1 (WC Commission)

When I woke up, I admit, I was pretty surprised. The last thing I remember was lying in a hospital bed, waiting for the injuries from the wreck to do me in. When my vision went black, I was expecting that to be it. Hopefully I’d get into heaven, even if I never went to church, nor did I really believe, but I had still tried to live a good life. Instead, I was in what looked like an abandoned, overgrown ruin. There was a massive oak tree next to me, and nearly every wall I could see had moss...

Stormy Seduction 1 (Commission, X-Men/Marvel)

“God damn it,” I grumbled, looking up into the sky at the two figures duking it out. One had a mane of long hair whipping around their head and appeared to be held up by what looked like an oversized wingsuit, while the other stood on a glider that any New Yorker, current or former, would recognize.

I picked this place in the backwoods of Appalachia for my new home because I was sick and tired of the constant destruction that happened when some Villain stubbed a toe and went on a ra...

Bear's Beauties: Existential Crisis 53

[center]<<Bear Sandosen>>[/center]

“So, what’s the damage?” I asked, only half joking as I came out of the scanner. My joke went unappreciated by Nikhol and Lana, who were reading the results with surprised and puzzled expressions. The look on their faces had a pit forming in my stomach, so I asked, “It’s not dangerous, is it?”

“I am not sure,” Lana said in response. “It appears that in addition to somehow gaining Force Sensitivity, all of the soft ti...

40k Promblems, But Bitches Ain't One 3

I watched as Magna shook the hand of the balding man with the wicked cheek scar. I was so glad I was treated as a glorified bodyguard/pencil pusher for the several week long negotiations, watching Magna talk circles around the negotiators was like watching poetry. Plus I just didn’t have the head for that sort of thing.

Magna managed to secure an agreement that the local governments would leave us alone, and in exchange, the Global Defense Agency would be our primary contact ...

Broken Cycles: Hive of Body & Spirit 4

Monday morning, I felt stares from multiple students, more than I’d been anticipating. I’d been getting looks from Taylor, hers were expected. After what I’d done with her last Friday, Sophia’s was expected as well. The surprise was Emma. It was a bit of a concern, given how I’d been here for a month and a half and cottoned onto the fact that she’s nuttier than a squirrel before winter.

But, it could potentially be aimed. She was almost certainly eager to get the chakra boos...

A Real Drengr 9

“You sure, kid?” Caerel asked, the Blood Knights preparing to continue their patrol throughout the Plaguelands.

“I am,” Salandria answered. “I went into the Blood Knights specifically for this. The commander knew ahead of time.”

The tanned blood elf let out a disappointed sigh, sending a look my way as I secured the buckles on my armor, before saying, “Well I can’t stop you. But you are making a mistake, you know what the Lordaeronians did to us.”

“Altera...

Game of Alchemy 7

Once again, I found myself sitting in front of Tyrion Lannister, the dwarf looking at me like I was something disdainful. I got the distinct impression that he didn’t like me. Couldn’t possibly imagine why.

“Is there something I can do to assist you, Lord Hand?” I asked as he poured two goblets of wine.

He took a sip of his wine, eyeing me over the rim of his goblet. “I hear you’ve been making some interesting requests from the smiths.”

I raised an eye...

40k Problems, But Bitches Ain't One 2

“Talk to me, Donald,” Cecil Stedman snapped as he entered the room.

“Seismic readings have isolated a point of activity on the western side of the Canadian Rockies, approximately one hour after Immortal had his migraine and a number of individuals that the GDA’s been keeping an eye on collapsed,” the glasses wearing assistant responded.

“Their status? And what category were they?” the head of the Global Defense Agency asked, looking over the satellite map showing the...

Unholy Domination: Rise of a Troll King 1

Staring out over the tombstone covered hillock, I frowned behind the metal helm that hid most of my features, only my tusks and the blue light of my glowing eyes visible. It was bizarre, seeing towering buildings of glass and steel stretching towards the sky, after fifty years on Azeroth. I would have thought that the ritual the… heroes used would have shredded my soul, or left me at the mercy of the Jailer in the Maw. Still, this was an infinitely preferable outcome.

“Mast...

Broken Cycles: Hive of Body & Spirit 3

“Come with me,” I told her, grabbing onto her wrist and pulling her to her feet. Even as late as it was, I still wasn’t going to do this in the middle of a public park. “Be a good girl and stay quiet.”

Sophia’s mouth clicked shut, even as a flush started to appear on her face. I smothered a smirk. Even if I couldn't justify using it in class, the seal sending a rush of arousal through her when I called her that would always be amusing.

We exited the park and w...

40k Problems, But Bitches Ain't One (commission) 1

I groaned at the throbbing headache pounding in my skull. This was the last time I went on a bar crawl with Ioseph. Fuck, last thing I remember was talking to some guy about 40k and Invincible. I blinked as I thought over the last memories I had, damn I must have been drunker than I thought, since I can’t remember what the weirdo looked like.

‘Seriously, what kind of loser thinks Magnus the Red is a, quote, damn fine harpy mommy, end quote?’ I thought to...

In Service to Darkness 8

“Spider Shooter!”

I leapt aside, avoiding the bullets sent my way. Despite the bravado I’d presented earlier, I recognized that I was in quite a pickle. Infermon was level higher than me, and I lacked a supply of Dark Gears or other means of ramping up to enable me to supercharge my Devimon form. My mind raced as I tried to come up with a plan. I had been so confident going into this battle, but now I realized that I was in way over my head. Infermon was ...

Bear's Beauties: Existential Crisis 52

[center]<<Bear Sandosen>>[/center]

I came to with a groan, my hand moving to my head to try to rub away the throbbing headache. My head felt like the stage of a Riverdance performance, and my throat felt drier than the surface of Mercury.

“Easy,” Nikhol’s voice cut through the pounding fog that was my head, a straw pressed to my lips. I drank the cool water I was offered, and peeled my eyes open. Nikhol was sitting next to me, her orange gaze alight with what loo...

Broken Cycles: Hive of Body & Spirit 2

“Excuse me Mr. Smith?” a faux cutesy voice asked.

I glanced up from the papers I was grading, meeting the pouty face of Madison Clements. I kept the irritation off my face as I waited for her to say what she wanted. When she didn’t respond, merely staring at me while waiting for a verbal response, I turned my gaze back to the papers in front of me. The silence took a stunned, surprised air, and I could hear the  idiot girl shuffling in front of my desk.

“If you have s...

A Real Drengr 8

There was a gnome sitting on my bed, dressed in white robes and her blonde hair in pigtails. Her tiny feet were kicking against the edge, like a kid sitting on a fence. Seela and I stared at her blankly for a moment, before she broke the silence.

“Who are you?” Seela asked, only for the gnome to get a confused look on her face.

“Don’t you remember? I’m Chromie,” she said before blinking. “Wait, is this when we first meet? I always get that mixed up.”

Well, th...

Life Unfamiliar: Survival on a New World 3

Merchant Captain Mumesh stared at the stranger as he came on board, his eyes narrowed. The man had clearly been marooned for some time, but despite that, he had a greater number of Asyeng Artifacts than anywhere outside the Holy City of Ishozo. Such a curious puzzle he represented. Especially since the men said he didn't speak Obzes, the dominant trade language.

He had apparently befriended a Lavender Ako, which surprised Mumesh, as he didn’t think there were any this far out. Mumesh ...

Broken Cycles: Hive of Body & Spirit (Commission) 1

Taylor eyed the new teacher. He was tall, clean shaven, brown hair, and looked like a stereotypical teacher. That wasn’t what had her attention though. It was the fact that he was a cape. Or at least, that was the only reason she could think of for him to have a few hundred bugs inside his body. More than that, while she could feel them, for the first time since The Locker, there were some bugs that she couldn’t control.

Glancing back down at her homework, she wrote down so...

A Real Drengr 7

In the end, my team consisted of myself, Salandria, Xiulan, Aryema, and Kehka. Seela and Mellia were the only members of our group to partake in the attack on the liches, while the rest of the Blood Knights confessed that they were so used to fighting together that splitting them up would do more harm than good. That didn't stop me from giving them a stern talking to about not letting their guard down during the mission.

We took our time making our way across the hills to Darrowshire, f...

Life Unfamiliar: Survival on a New World 2

Local Day 12

Mid-Morning

I swam a ways out this morning, there’s some kind of reef a short ways from shore. Most of the fish I saw looked to be related in some way to the toad fish that make their home by my base camp. In addition to a fuckton of fish, there were also a large number of crustaceans, some skitting about on the coral or the seafloor, but also a large number of them were swimming.

It felt like I was free diving in a mix of the oc...