Is it brave to tremble, and be out of breath? Is it brave to be afraid?

No, it can’t be.

This contains adult scenes suited for those 18+

Pulsing with desire, trembling with need, I let my mind search for memories to provide the sensations the rest of body craved.

Do you know what that does to me? You can’t. No. Mismatched libido means you don't understand the way desire crawls across my skin on the daily. You don't understand that you deny me with your thoughtlessness. You don't think it cruel.

Xander slips past the castle security with ease. They aren’t looking for anyone sneaking out, and hopefully they’ll be too tired to catch him sneaking back in later.

He dons his new outfit, and with it, his new persona.

A car accident from 4 different perspectives.

“Oh, nasty.” Yim looks up from the base of the traveler’s shrine to see Wist in front of him. Wist grins, sharp white teeth against dull pale features, before they speak. “You’re still the orc?”

The forest starts to smell like fresh water, letting her know she’s approaching her favorite reading spot.

What a wonderful morning.

He said she would regret it. He said it wasn’t her who needed testing. Yet she had to make the sacrifice. She had to do anything in her power for her friends.

But they didn’t come for her. She’ll have to live with that.

We haven’t spoken in an hour, not since we stopped yelling. We’ve cooled off, and we’ll talk at length tomorrow, but right now neither of us want to be alone in the silence of the night.

Not every soldier gets to come home, not really.

Warning: This story contains mature topics such as PTSD and violence that soldiers can experience when deployed.

“Mom always said to get me a man that can cook.” He says. I raise my eyebrows as I look down at him, “okay,” he confesses, “maybe not directly to me, but I listened when she told my sisters,”

“Are we celebrating?” they say, and I can’t help but to smile into their skin.

“Who could pick a better person for me than the people who have already loved me my entire life?” I say.

“You,” she answers immediately, “You could find someone to love.”

“Love is scary.” I admit.

In this moment, nothing matters but the breath that sustains you.

It’s been six months of edging, and tonight is date night.

This story contains ‘steamy’ adult scenes suitable for 18+

Humanity lives underground, as the surface hasn’t been safe in generations. The blues of the ocean and sky have never existed for those that lived in the Sett, until one day, it does.