Fiction

Sympathetic Resonance
CHAPTER 1 - Life Of The Party “It was a great party.” Jemison looks towards the voice. He is not startled by the man sitting in the comfy chair in the corner of his bedroom. It's not the first time that Walton Kensington has been there after Jemison awakes from a dream, or feels a sudden temperature drop.
By J smith kirklandabout a year ago in Chapters
Chapter 7: The Metal Angel and The Metal Bitter. It’s a Meet Cute!. Content Warning.
The Metal Angel (Zero) Zero was standing in the middle of the training ground, when a girl who looked a few years younger than him ran up and started punching him. Zero was perplexed but the blows didn’t hurt so he decided to let her tire herself out and as she sank to the ground exhausted he patted her on the head and walked away.
By Allie and Emmyabout a year ago in Chapters
My Secret Girlfriend
Chapter 1: **A Love Built on Promises** Hi, my name is Eric, and this is my story—a story about love, commitment, and the choices we make when faced with temptation. I’m a 34-year-old engineer living in sunny California, and I’ve spent most of my life searching for a place to belong. Growing up in an orphanage taught me a lot about love, or rather the lack of it. But when I met Lisa, everything changed.
By Mustary Islamabout a year ago in Chapters
Welcome to Modish Wear (Chapter 4)
7 A.M. An alarm on a sleek cellphone began to play melodious music, and a disheveled young man began wrestling with the blankets. He knocked the phone off his nightstand, "I wasn't dreaming. Yesterday really happened."
By Frank DiLuzioabout a year ago in Chapters
sugar, we're going down swinging
Roy grimaced at the pounding in his temples. He shifted in the sheets, taking stock - no injuries, no missing appendages - and brought a hand up to rub his face. He did a quick mental recap. Roy Harper. Archer. Red Arrow. Formerly Speedy. Clone. Currently feeling like roadkill. Opening his eyes fully proved difficult as he squinted against the sunlight pouring in through the open window, and he immediately knew something was wrong. Besides his tragic hangover, he wasn't even at home. His dingy Star City apartment didn't get this much sun ever, not even on good days.
By Veeabout a year ago in Chapters
scintillation (the sky is clear; the stars are twinkling)
“What the - ” Artemis froze in place. Cursing everything that had led her to this point, she turned around sheepishly. Staring at her with wide eyes was a boy around her age, barefoot and grasping a - was that a frying pan? His stance turned defensive as he brandished the pan at her. “Who are you and what are you doing here.”
By Veeabout a year ago in Chapters
warriors to the end
He knelt in a traditional warrior bow of respect, his nose nearly touching the ground. He would have bent further if he could have - Spirits knew she deserved it - but his movements weren't as fluid as they were before. Years ago, when they had been together, fighting side by side, a perfect team. He rose, on shaky but sturdy limbs, vision distorted by stray tears. It appeared that he still had more to spare.
By Veeabout a year ago in Chapters
maul the world like a carnival bear set free
It starts with the salt shaker. Artemis is cooking dinner and her hands are full and she tells him to pass her the salt. Wally is eyeball-deep in yet another essay so he doesn't so much as acknowledge her.
By Veeabout a year ago in Chapters
cut out all the ropes
Jade is drunk. So there’s that. The only reason he’s even here to witness this undoubted trainwreck is because Artemis is out of town - Stanford, of all places - and apparently he’s the next best thing (“Please, Roy! I’ll never rag on your whole sidekick thing again.”).
By Veeabout a year ago in Chapters
the sky is everywhere
She’d just sent Bart off to take a shower when the doorbell rang. Artemis, hair loose but in still costume (cowl off, no gloves) walked into the living room and immediately spotted a pint of Ben and Jerry’s perched innocently on the coffee table. A yellow post-it was stuck hap-hazardly to the paper container, the condensation already causing it to unstick.
By Veeabout a year ago in Chapters
dust through the light
They explained things to him - his name (Wally? Really?), how he’s a (retired) superhero speedster (or used to be at least; he can’t even run faster than Robin now), who was attending Stanford (nice, high-five, Wally) before he…ceased (he notices the way everyone pauses before saying it) eleven months ago. You know, normal, ordinary things, all of which he accepts just fine. He’s a blank slate; he could have been the President of the United States for all he knew.
By Veeabout a year ago in Chapters
in blackest day
Ladies and gentlemen, the Flying Graysons! You’re nine when you watch your family, your team, go crashing down and you can’t do a thing about it, you can’t even cry (here’s a hint: the crying part comes later). There’s just silence. Then the screaming begins.
By Veeabout a year ago in Chapters