no light - chapter four: when a girl became a girl by elfblossoms, literature
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no light - chapter four: when a girl became a girl
The Reaping day means nothing to him.
He's fourteen now, and his name has yet to be drawn out of the large clear bowl, so Cato is one of the children that feels invincible, even for that one moment when another's name is called. He watches as the boy walks tremblingly up to the platform where their District's representative is waiting, along with the female Tribute. Cato smirks and adjusts his shirt. Another year gone, and he's still in his District. He'll grow stronger, and he'll win the Games, should he ever be Reaped.
But not now. He's too young, he decides. He can put up with his hellish home for a little while, if only to gro
"I heard it was pizza night," Kendra yells, as she opens the door with a smirk. Her smirk turns into a grin at her perfect timing, making eye contact with Brennan just as he lifts the pizza box open.
"You’d be right," Zatanna says wryly, laughing as she makes her way past the bouncing dog at Kendra’s feet to hug her friend. "How was work?"
"Oh you know," Kendra says, rolling her eyes, "Fine, long, the usual." she adds, leaning over to pet Croc’s head.
The house is bustling as usual, and she spots Anna curled up on the couch, a slice of pizza already in hand as she chatters on about school, and Kendra’s just a little
i hope he makes you happy by elfblossoms, literature
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i hope he makes you happy
She sits across from Justin, smiling a little as he tells her a funny story. Roman shakes her head, laughing a little bit, and he lights up, gesturing a little more wildly, his eyes shining as she pays attention to the story. Her focus is only on him, until she wonders if Dash is around.
Justin finishes his story, and she laughs a little bit, trying to shake off the feeling that she’s being watched. She’s being ridiculous. Justin makes a comment, and she shrugs, picking up a piece of her vegetarian lasagna on her fork, eating it daintily.
He’s been a perfect date, gentlemanly and sweet, and has her - well she’d never
puppy - part one: he's just a puppy by elfblossoms, literature
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puppy - part one: he's just a puppy
She hears the lopsided running before the eager bark and Roman raises an eyebrow as a small fuzzy thing slams into her ankles. She looks down, and it looks up. There’s a small pink tongue lolling out of the animal’s mouth, and she smiles despite herself. She’s always liked dogs.
Roman reaches down to scratch the puppy behind its ears, and it whines happily, rubbing up against her before sitting and rolling around, and she laughs, tucking some hair behind her ear as she scratches its belly. Oh. His belly.
"Where did you come from little buddy?" she asked softly, as he sniffed her hand, licking it enthusiastically. Roman gen
with batman as their witness by elfblossoms, literature
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with batman as their witness
There's something just off about Dash today, Roman notices. And she's become very good at noticing things about her boyfriend – almost as good as he is at noticing things about her. He fumbles with the car keys, drops his wallet, and keeps checking his pocket as though there's something precious inside that he can't risk losing.
Roman has no idea what's up with him, but she slides her hand into his, squeezing gently. Dash relaxes instantly, looking down at her with the biggest, happiest smile she's ever seen. It makes her blush a little, her lips quirking into a semblance of a smile. He leans down and kisses her quickly, a little clums
birds, bees, and polar bears by elfblossoms, literature
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birds, bees, and polar bears
“You my friend, have lived alone with penguins and polar bears and snowballs and snowmen and icy ponds far too long,” the eleven-year-old blonde said, steering his white-haired friend into the shade. Fintan looked around nervously as they sat down across from the Aphrodite cabin.
“What does that have to do with the Aphrodite cabin?” Fintan asked, glancing at Liam, who shook his head, as though he were wise in the ways of the world.
“First off, we're here because you've only known polar bears and penguins your whole life-”
“That's not strictly true Liam-”
“Shh, polar bear, I'm trying to
ex-boyfriends deserve it by elfblossoms, literature
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ex-boyfriends deserve it
“This is not going to end well,” Lacy murmured, lying next to Maggie in the bushes as they readied crossbows. “Molly really went to town on the defenses this week,”
The daughter of Apollo grimaced, shifting on her stomach as she narrowed her eyes, watching as someone ran towards their borders. “I know. She's been working on that trap for days, just for-”
“Liam,” they said at the same time, sighing heavily.
The blonde in question was actually the figure running over the borders, two others at his sides. “Liam, you really think it's a good idea for you to cross the borders? We're against
“Okay, wind up nice and easy,” Dash says, standing behind his youngest son as Julian makes ready to pitch. Felix rolls his eyes and readies the bat, smacking it against the make-shift base at his feet.
“Come on Jules, just pitch already,” he says good-naturedly, adjusting his hat – one of Dash's old Academy hats.
“I'm pitching!” Julian says loudly, pulling his arm back, just like his dad showed him. Dash bites his lip and watches as Julian lets the ball loose, and Felix's bat connects with the ball with a loud crack.
“That's my boys!” Dash cheers loudly, jumping into the air with a whoo