Day 211"Here, sign this #paper." Liam pulled it closer with his fingertips as if afraid it might bite him. "If I sign this, our contract is done?""Yes.""I'll be free?""You can leave, if you wish. But your debt to me is complete.""Can I stay with you?""I'd hoped you would." Day 212Her love for him was #agapε, though … Continue reading VSS365 Week 31
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VSS365 Week 30
Day 204Laying on his back, he stared up at the stars, long grass tickling his ears. He shouldn't even have ears. Or a body for that matter, but he'd been pulled from his place in the #galaxy and forced into a mortal vessel. Day 205She flitted between the flowers, wings causing the petals to sway … Continue reading VSS365 Week 30
VSS365 Week 29
Day 197 Silent tears streamed down her face as she watched them tear apart her altar. They claimed she was worshipping the devil with her #anathema."Take her away." the priest ordered as they pulled everything into a pile and set fire to it, her protests falling on deaf ears. Day 198The first cyber #pandemic in history … Continue reading VSS365 Week 29
VSS365 Week 27
Day 183Dying her wings was painful, but it was the only way for her to continue seeing Daniel. An #angel who had no idea she was a demon & she'd do anything to keep it that way. He'd leave her if he found out, or worse, smite her. So she maintained her ruse, ignoring the … Continue reading VSS365 Week 27
VSS365 Week 18
Day 120 Memories of Aster ran through his head all day. He typed that number into his phone three times, deleted it three times too. Would she remember him? Want to reconnect? The last time he'd seen her was the weekend of their spring break #alcoholiday before college interfered Day 121 "These Jessop's recruits?" Thawn asked, looking … Continue reading VSS365 Week 18
VSS365 Week 16
Day 106After years of #desolation, she'd grown accustomed to the quiet. She'd made her peace with it, accepted it. Now, as humanity tried to rebuild itself she was forced into a world of constant noise. Eyeing the flickering fire, she wondered if it wasn't too late to go back. Day 107 He'd #arrested three times already, … Continue reading VSS365 Week 16
VSS365 Week 15
Day 99The #Telegraph lay in smouldering ruins & Adrian pushed through the gathered crowd to get at the remains. "Meet me at the telegraph. Friday at 6. Don't be late!" But he'd been late. Too late. As tears fall, a hand clasps his shoulder. He turns. "Lee!""I was late too." Day 100He paces his cell trying not … Continue reading VSS365 Week 15
VSS365 WEEK 14
Day 92"Go on then, or are you #chicken?""I prefer to look at it as a healthy sense of self preservation." "Chicken!" "I am not!" Sam scowled at his friend as he tucked in his arms and did his worst chicken impression. Calling it his best would be an insult to chickens. Day 93He curled into a ball, protecting … Continue reading VSS365 WEEK 14
VSS365 Week 11
Day 71 Standing at the cliff edge, her scream of rage was rendered #unfathomable by the wind. On the horizon, a ship sailed away, taking with it the man she'd thought she'd loved. A voice reached up from the water offering her power. Vengeance. Falling forward, she took it. Day 72 The odds of suceeding … Continue reading VSS365 Week 11
VSS365 Week 10
Day 64 They took on #seagull form, circling the town as they sought out their target. It didn't take long for them to find him, the stupid mortals were parading him in the streets as if he weren't a deity to be worshipped, a force to be unleashed. Cawing, they report back to her Day … Continue reading VSS365 Week 10
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