Your hometown holds an annual pub crawl that has become a little bit famous thanks to social media. The town was founded by Orcs ages ago, and as such, a large number of pubs have always been the norm. The crawl started when your grandfather was a young man, and others like him charted it meticul...
2019-08-25 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostI chuckle and shake my head. “No, he did ask me to shave my face.”
“Then let’s go! We have a lot of work to do!” She grabs me and we go back to our quarters. There, she shaves me, trimming my beard and taking a razor to the stubble. She has me wash, and she uses her special oils o...
2019-08-24 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe cabin in the woods retreat was supposed to be a reward, a sweet and simple vacation your family had given you. But the more you actually say ‘cabin in the woods’ you start to believe in the trope. You had always loved camping as a kid, going out with your folks and straying into the fores...
2019-08-24 19:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostI set my phone down, then walk over to Jian and take hold of his two big hands. “Okay, let me see if I can get this right.” I let go of him and start signing with my hands. Jian’s eyes go wide, and he starts to sign as well.
“Whoa! Whoa!” I laugh and hold my hands up.
It had been dark and cloudy even before you came into the cafe. As soon as you ordered your drink it began to get dark, and the moment you take the cup of coffee into your hand, sure enough, it’s raining. You sigh heavily and move over to an empty table to sit down.
“Of course,”...
2019-08-23 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostJian smiles and nods his head.
“Okay. So, uhm, questions,” I huff. I think again for a long time. “Do you like movies?”
Joan gives me a look.
“Okay, okay, everyone likes movies,” I grumble. “Do you like pina coladas?”
A knowing look crosses his face a...
2019-08-22 21:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostI accidentally walk into one of the many pleasure rooms of the palace, and see a bit more than I care for. It is true what they say about Aqrabuamelu men too, and no matter how many times I see it, I am still surprised. Anyway, I am still learning the layout of the palace and am currently working...
2019-08-22 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostRuby thinks for a moment. “I would talk to Heathcliff first, he’s in charge of the props department. Maybe he knows where there are some more, and if not, he’ll know how to go about ordering some.”
You’ve heard the name before, but mostly it was whispered backstage. Several people...
2019-08-21 21:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostEvery third new moon, the Golden Guard comes down from the palace to one of the surrounding villages, and they ask for volunteers to come work for the King. They ask for young men and women who have come of age and who are hard workers, capable, and willing to do as the King commands. For those w...
2019-08-21 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostKuno leans in and presses his lips to your ear. “Remember that night in the bathroom?” He whispers. “You had come to spend the night after Halloween and Elva passed out watching Buffy reruns?”
Your cheeks grow hot from just his lips on your ear. “Uh huh,” you nod.
“Remem...
2019-08-20 21:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs I walk into the medical tent, I see the familiar sight of Lumineux slumped over and sleeping by his son’s crib. For the last month, Lulëzim, his son, has been healing after getting his wings fixed from a birth defect. I had made the new patch on his wings as well as helped Dr. Haytham attac...
2019-08-20 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt goes quiet after a while, and you don’t fall asleep until late into the night, or perhaps the early morning. When you wake, there is a gentle breeze on your face and the scent of fresh morning air wafting through the cabin. You sit up and rub your eyes, grumbling about the draft. You then se...
2019-08-19 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostA heavy rain pours down and all I can see are the lights of the inn before me. I’m anxious to get out of the storm and find somewhere warm and dry to sit and rest for a spell. Taking my sleeping son I cover him with my coat to make sure he doesn’t wake or get wet as I go into the inn.
I...
2019-08-19 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostRia smiles and shrugs. “It’s still nice to have someone like that, even if I am my own knight. You know? Someone who will make you feel safe, it’s comforting to have.”
You nod as your smile goes soft. “I get it. I’ve been going through a breakup, and trying to find something of ...
2019-08-18 21:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostEver since coming to the Hephaestus Academy, I’ve been sleeping so much better. It’s been nice not having to hide or be on the run. I’m able to relax a bit, take some classes at the academy, and try and work things out. I’ve made a lot of friends and the last few nights we‘ve hung out, ...
2019-08-18 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostMy heart rumbles around in my chest. “No, my king.” Giving someone a bath is a ritual of sorts, a showing of trust and felty to someone. It was not an act a king showed to someone who served him.
“There’s something I wish to give you,” he whispers to me. “Something that I feel i...
2019-08-17 21:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThere’s so much happening in the Empire, it seems staggering, but every incident is just another building block. Each battle, each union, they all stack on top of one another, forming what will become the next era. Right now, my family is working hard to keep this new structure from falling, bu...
2019-08-17 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post“They really went all out in choosing you.” He pets my cheek and brushes his fingers along my braids.
I duck my head down as my entire body shuts down from the shock. “I should brush your hair first,” I sputter out. “Isn’t that what I’m supposed to do?”
“Is it?...
2019-08-16 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIn my dreams I see a black wolf. It’s coming towards me as vines tangle at its feet. I stand still, watching it and realizing it’s wounded and bleeding. I call out to the black wolf, asking it to come closer so I can help it. It stares at me, burrowing it’s eyes into mine and I am unsure if...
2019-08-16 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I wake up, I rub the sleep from my eyes and Lumineux kisses my cheek. “Did you sleep well?” A seductive grin crosses his lips.
“I had no choice, some brat clung to me the entire time,” I chuckle. “You’re the one who needed a rest. How did you sleep?”
“I only had g...
2019-08-15 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostI’ve barely slept since Sanguis tried attacking Ophirin. Actually, I’ve not really slept since my father, Armand, died last year. Dealing with Sanguis and his kind was hard for him, and it’s been extra hard for me. I have night terrors now, ever since witnessing the war, ever since I saw th...
2019-08-15 19:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m an apt seamstress,” Nyxie huffs. “And I have stitched many a wound. I’m a trained nurse and I’ve seen more war battles then you will ever know.” She points a finger in my face.
“A combat nurse,” I murmur. “Impressive.”
Nyxie nods. “This will be a cakewalk ...
2019-08-14 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post“I have such a headache,” Arlan bemoans as he rubs his temple.
Hisede smirks and does nothing to suppress her chuckling.
“I can cut your head off would that help?” I peer up at him from over my book. “Take care of that pain like that,” I snap my fingers.
Arlan grimac...
2019-08-14 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostEli glares up at me, he’s a student at the academy and has become a good friend as well. He had volunteered the extra room in his dorm to us when things were getting cramped in Jack’s place. He also got me into the art classes he took off campus, and I’ve really been enjoying my time. He’...
2019-08-13 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostI have been conflicted for some time now and with barely anyone to talk to. With everything happening in the Empire these days, not to mention in my own backyard, all these turmoils have become a cauldron bubbling over. Right now, supporting Arlan has been my main goal. He has always been like a ...
2019-08-13 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I totally forgot to do the artist Spotlight last month but it was by CelestialKiri (on tumblr) and artcelestial (on twitter) It was their artwork of Mythri and Amit!
2019-08-12 21:09:55 +0000 UTC View Post
This month’s mail outs are in the mail! And this month’s featured monster is Morris! The artwork is by @chopshoppar! Go visit them on twitter and send them lots of love!
2019-08-12 21:06:37 +0000 UTC View Post“You do realize, Giants aren’t your average men?” Albion shakes his head at him. “Sure, send three Orcs after each and see how that turns out. One Giant equals ten men. So lets say they have twenty? That’s two hundred men! Fifty? Five hundred. Gods forbid they have a thousand, we wouldn...
2019-08-12 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s been a year since I moved, but I’m still unpacking boxes. Technically, where I’m at is an old hunting cabin that’s had a bathroom added on to it. It’s obvious how much the place was gutted for it to be habitable and it’s sometimes funny to go from the modern bathroom and back int...
2019-08-12 19:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThat evening I am afraid I drink quite heavily. I am so relieved and I have not felt this light and joyous in far too long. I celebrate myself into a stupor and poor Hisede has to drag me back to my quarters.
“You’re so pretty Hisede,” I slur as she plops me into bed. “You got...
2019-08-11 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post