The street was still and quiet. It was late, well after midnight, and the only movement was the soft flickering of the flames in the gas streetlamps. The rest of the city had electric lighting by now, but the gas was kept in this neighborhood to maintain the historical integrity […]
<Here we go again.> Mason stopped at the door and took a deep breath. Winter break had been great. He’d been able to spend all his free time with Kyoshi, he’d been able to really get to know her family, and he was able to see where she grew up. […]
The shrill ring of the phone cut through the dark, silent hotel room. Before the second ring the light beside the bed was on, and before the third a hand had already grabbed the handle. “Yes.” Hunter yawned as he wiped the last bit of sleep from his eyes. He […]
Seth prowled in a circle like an angry tiger, and across from him was the devil. Actually, it was Coach Meyers but that was basically the same thing. Or at least near the end of a gym class it was. Seth was tired, sore, and had been humiliated more than […]
Lilly felt lonely as she walked away from the townhouse and into her usual alley. <He thinks I’m fucking some other guy.> She wanted to hate Seth for the comment, but she couldn’t blame him. She’d slapped him to keep up the charade, but she was spending all of her […]
Friday nights meant the HCP was nearly vacant. Despite all the work ethic, dedication, and drive to be a Hero people still needed a break. Daisy liked Friday nights. It gave her some peace and quiet. <Janet Ibsen.> Daisy grabbed the next file in her to-do pile. Janet Ibsen was […]
<Come in…get caught up…> Daisy didn’t like the words she was hearing through the phone. “With all due respect, John,” she tried the best way to phrase her thought politely. “No fucking way am I coming in. The entire Orlando PD is gearing up for war, and a lot of […]
<This is such a turn on.> Liz sat in the hospital room with Seth, Mason, Kyoshi, Becca, Anika, and across from Agent Debora Phillips. <She’s definitely DVA.> Liz made sure to shield all of her thoughts from Kyoshi and any other telepaths in the area. “Thank you for your cooperation,” […]
Angela struggled to wake. She’d been out like a light. A drug-induced sleep could do that to a person. For just a moment as she regained consciousness, Angela felt completely at peace. The weight of the world hadn’t quite settled on her shoulders yet, and her brain wasn’t processing everything […]
“I’m worried about her.” Seth looked over at Becca. The blue-haired speedster was chewing on her bottom lip and staring intently at the wall. Give her a schoolgirl outfit and she’d be the embodiment of every Japanese businessman’s wet dream. But Seth didn’t think of her like that anymore. Now […]