Beautiful
Jade’s nerves were numb. Jade’s mouth was filled with sand. Jade’s eyes were closed and had not opened for some time. A’doxia continued to sing her lullaby: Beautiful art, how lovely you will be. The pressure of a blade. The stroke of an artist. The whimper of a child. Beautiful…
Vulnerable
Jade entered the community bathroom, the facility dark. Long shadows were cast across the floor as she entered, feeling uncomfortable without her armor protecting her vulnerable flesh. She shivered, her bare feet slapping against the wet ground. She peered down the aisle of showers. “Hello?” she called. When no one…
Happy Anniversary
A tall red Ancient leaned back against her chair in the sun, her fur pressing against the wood as she lifted the mug to her jaws. It was hardly past the afternoon, yet the Ancient guzzled down the mug of foaming beer and wiped what remained off what remained on…
Raiders pt.1
RAIDE It wasn’t quite dark when she heard the gunshot. When Riley sat up—unable to sleep anyway, since Jade had insisted they sleep on the ground—Jade was already awake. The trees around them held a nightly fog, whispers of the grounded clouds dancing around the corners of their vision. The…
A Noble Sacrifice
“Hey, Red,” Riley drawled, striding over to the shooting range, grinning. “You wanna play a game?” Jade frowned at her, her brows furrowing over her green eyes. With her chin, she angrily gestured at the tigers, dolphins, and dogs in her arms, piled high from her time of winning Aris…