dropped thread

Raella arrived at the courtyard empty-handed. Of course she had to, hand carrying such a huge gun would definitely ruin the surprise. Not to mention the gun, already made of stainless steel, was adorned with elaborate patterns and designs which made it stand out even more. Checking her mobile...

Evan wondered if Straga had noticed. It was hard to tell with him, because he was, one way or another, not human. He'd been socialized with different rules. He noticed different things. Had he noticed the last few times that Evan had declined to drink, saying he had plans in the morning? Evan...

These Thursdays were the only escape that Cosette had from the strip, from the life she led in the club, as Ulric's captive and so-called wife. Until recently Cosette had thought that was all there was, that she could never escape and she would just always stay with Ulric, be his toy and...

Having decided to participate this year in Manta Carlos Secret Santa event, Celeste had drawn the name of one, Yuki Shimizu, who was, as it turned out, a student at the academy. Glad to have found out this small detail about the person who'd be receiving, she had quietly asked around about her...

<!— Ignore this stuff! The top part is CSS for desktop, and the bottom part is CSS for phones. Think of CSS like the coat of paint that goes over the structure. —> <style>.anititle { font-family:oswald;font-size:30pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;padding:10px;}...

Loud, chaotic and an absolute mess. It wasn't that Raella despised going to the cafeteria, it's just that if she had a choice she'd prefer to have her food in a place with more...tranquility. However, since her transfer, she hasn't had a single meal spent fully within the confinements of the...

Jude sat beside the courtyard fountain, waiting for Xarrah. Things felt calmer then they had in a while, but it felt like the calm before the storm. There was always something happening. Always something new and distracting that threw him for a loop. Sometimes those things were good. A lot of...

If Raella was exploring the school, there was one place which she would not miss - the gym. Power and combat ability had always been one of her top priorities, almost on par with academic grades. Stepping into the gym, she was instantly surrounded by the familiar aroma of equipment and sweat...

<div align="center"><div class='mainbody'><div class='sidebody'><div class='header'>Eleanor De Rose</div><div class='textbody'><p>Only few days have passed since the young lady's arrival at this peculiar island. In her time here, she had established a place to sleep in the local dorms and grew...

Corey had no idea what he was doing. No sooner had he gotten over the fear of people from the facility and the cops pursuing him had he gained another fear of being killed if he did not kill enough people. The whole concept seemed obsurd. He still wasn’t entirely sure if what he believed to be...

The apartment was normal. That was the point. Jude wasn't even in it--he hadn't been inside--but staring up at the building made a swirl of emotions fill him that he wasn't at all used to. Home. This was going to be home. Home in a way that no place had been since his childhood home--the place...

Jude had picked up a lot of weird powers. Some of them were his own. Some of them were the gifts from Regalia he'd bonded with. Some were easy to work out. He'd mastered summoning his guns inside a day or two. He'd figured out memory tampering. Some of his other stuff? Less so. He still hadn't...

Honey gold eyes were wide as his gaze swept the peaceful, tucked away corner framed by full bushes and healthy trees. Varuna honestly couldn't say he'd ever seen such lush, well-maintained greenery in one place before, and it showed in the utterly awed look that fluttered across his features...

It was late. Late and Dalia still couldn't sleep. She'd eventually started coming home, but just to sleep. Not even eat. She didn't want to even look at Phaedra, let alone possibly speak to her. But now the knot in her stomach made her so queasy that she couldn't even do the one thing she came...

Starlight Academy was foreign ground, a land of uncharted territory. Rules, areas, and curfews were completely alien to Raella and she was dead set on testing the limits. Well, testing each category would take much too long for her liking. Moreover, the school would only be lenient on her first...

Physics class, bright and early in the — well. Not morning, but twelve noon was close enough. Jia An was a woman not usually given to the wee hours before larks were singing their dawn songs, but she'd been prepping this lesson ever since she'd arrived at Starlight. She wanted to look cool...

Alexander Kings New Kid At least, this school had a student lounge for those that lived there, though he was definitely still within his passive and shy attitude towards this whole situation. It can kind of turn your whole world upside down to have to suddenly without reason, relocate your...

For once, it was looking like a slow news week in Manta Carlos. After the excitement caused by the Gods at Carpe Noctem, things were starting to slow down, and Natalie found herself with little to do. Her investigation into the Volkov's held her interest so far, but she had hit a snag, and she...

As she sat in the now quiet staff room, Celeste Forestier, the Home Economics teacher, looked over her rather busy and hectic schedule for the coming month of December. She scanned it twice to see if there was anything out of the ordinary. She knew the schedule was still pending, changes could...

Nevin rolled his shoulders as he looked around, taking in the sight of the forest around him. Birds chirped in the trees, and in the distance he could swear he saw a furred animal dart deeper into the woods. It was somewhat comforting to be here, surrounded by nature. While he wasn't someone who...