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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
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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
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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! :) (Smile) /EDIT

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It's Raylan! 'Cover' art done by :iconizuminanaki: who does the art for Kaleidoscope's cast though I do some diddles every so often.

Aaaand we're now in our 'current' timeline as far as Kaleidoscope goes. =P If there's a question about ages I can give you them in a list via edit for this comment post (just let me know).

The warning is necessary. It's not as racy as I can write but hey, it wasn't the point of this piece! Either way it still needs the warning....bah, you'll see.

You should totally go check out :iconizuminanaki:'s pictures of our characters!
- Anise
- Ark




characters(c) Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope (c) KiriRamdeo & IzumiNanaki
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Okay... slowly getting through commenting on some stuff. xD

I love the Kaleidoscope stories. I like how you're slowly revealing the world and characters through multiple stories. I like how the first Kaleidoscope story (forgot the name, sorry) set up some characters and the world, etc. I'm learning more through each story. c:

And I congratulate you on not messing up the sex scene. xD I've stumbled onto stories (mostly fanfiction lol) that handle it pretty clumsily. It's often the "insert tab A into slot B" variety but other times it has so much purple prose you can't tell if the characters are doing each other or doing acid. xD Just implying most actions as you did here is just fine.
However, the following scene change is a little off. I know it's a scene change cuz of Chloe, but I personally think it's better if the writer sets the scene before the characters. Something as simple as "At the bar, Chloe hopped up..." but you can probably write something better. xD And it's just my two cents, nothing you have to change here.