01 - Ointment
White blinds lay still behind the window and a faint glow surrounded the heavy curtains, hinting at the daylight beyond. Melancholy music crawled across the floor from a digital clock radio by the bed and formed a hub of sound around the figure in the back corner wrapped in a maroon comforter. A plate with stale crumbs rested on a stack of books and a spider danced across the wall to an old cobweb overhead.
He rubbed damp, dusty cloth on the raw skin under his eyes and sniffed; there was nothing to smell except his own stink. He did not remember the last time he had taken a shower, and the food from the plate had been flushed away with whatever meager waste his body had struggled to produce.
The shelves of books had ceased to amuse him, failed to drown him in their worlds. In each chapter the text he read was superimposed from his mind’s eye: the teasing games of chase around the apartment, the kiss of bodies spread across the sheets, her touch on his back while he spoke to photo|<first | home | next>  03 - New Grounds
Raylan leaned on the wood desk and pushed his forehead against the heels of his hands. There was no way this was happening. 
    Two years since the night in the cabin and still this rose from the depths to dig its claws into his back. It was the same as the wolf running wild in the forest enjoying the feel of the dirt under its paws when suddenly it comes upon a fence. Then it realizes it is trapped, boxed in on a reservation that protects it from outsiders but limits its freedom. He was having such a damn good run too.
    The letter before him was long and eloquently penned by his mother. She filled the page with congratulations for his earned detective’s badge and an invitation to a clan reunion, but he could pick out the hidden messages: Chloe’s life is still in your hands. Come home now.  
    
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    Jaeda shoved her body upwards, reaching for the next fissure in the rock

EDIT: Due to some interest in these pieces I'll be cleaning up the writing. Look for a "|<first|<prev|next>" menu bar at the top of these comment sections to see that the piece has been updated. I'm not sure how long these will still be available free so read, enjoy, advise, and comment while you can!  /EDIT

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The mature is for mild gore but hey, you never know. Be careful kiddies!

Okay, so the second piece of an OC series of shorts n stuff that IzumiNanaki and I are doing. The first one is called Ointment, and she has a picture from that one posted (link in the comments!!!). Go, go, go!_{If you haven't already seen it}

So, my writing is more on the long side but, well, it's better than me posting the usual 10-15 pages I usually write

And yes, Raylan can turn into a wolf




cover art by
Raylan (c) Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope (c) KiriRamdeo & IzumiNanaki