[Draft] Mundane
Pop. Pop. Crackle. I lay by the glowing hearth, flames dancing in front of me. Sounds of water tap, tap, along the roof and windows. It is so easy to fall asleep these days. The gentle crackling of fire, rhythmic taps of rain on the roof, the...
Chapter 9: "Lust" [Skippable]
_ _Rowen entered Kira's room. It was empty. He thought maybe she had just gone to the bathroom, so he changed. Rowen laid his clothes on the floor, pulling his pajamas up. Suddenly, Rowen was pulled under the covers by a nude Kira. She lay, one...
Chapter 8: "Foodicide, Self-Restraint, and Other Festivities (Part Two)"
Rowen sat underneath a napping Kira, running a finger up and down the contour of her body; lost in thought. _Being able to live with my girlfriend... Sleep in the same bed with her. That rash decision could have ended their two year friendship....
Chapter 7: “Foodicide, Self-Restraint, and Other Festivities (Part One)”
Kira hangs on Rowen's arm. She was _happy_. Nothing and no one in her whole life had ever made her happier than Rowen had made her in the two days that had passed. Rowen had been a faithful companion to her everyday for two years, ever since she moved...
Flamechild - Chapter 6: "Melt Away"
Rowen woke up. Sunlight danced, reflecting off silvery things, pirouetted off of the walls, projecting itself onto everything in its own silent recital. He stole a glance at Kira as she slept. _She is so cute when she sleeps_. He thought about Kiel and...
Flamechild - Chapter 5: "Accommodations and a Salt Trail"
Kira bursts through the door to her house, leading Rowen by his wrist; both cubs had soaked and unhappy faces. Her mom jumped up, about to be angry, but, when she saw their faces, she opened her arms wide hugging both of the cubs. "What...
Flamechild - Chapter 4: "Angels and Demons"
"I can explain, Madame Kiel, it wasn't what it looked like! I swear" Rowen pleaded. Bre is Rowen's foster sibling; she was a cute, nine-year-old bunny who wore charming pink fur. Kiel noticed the necklace and Rowen's empty coin sack. "I went to ask...
Flamechild - Chapter 3: "Power, Debt, Dinner, and Dessert (Part Two)"
The two sat on opposite sides of Rowen's bed and ate. They are surprisingly alone; usually two or three orphans eat in the bedroom at night. They were the first to receive their food, so maybe Kiel had told the others to leave the two alone. After...
Flamechild - Chapter 2: "Power, Debt, Dinner, and Dessert (Part One)"
They both lay closely on their grassy, sandless personal beach, looking out at the expanse of water that was their small ocean. They both felt like they were on top of the world. Rowen offered Kira his orange and a piece of dried meat. Both of which...
Flamechild - Chapter 1: "Sparks"
_Flick. Flick._ _Snap. Snap._ Each flick of fire emitting a sound of burning that only lasted a second before sputtering and eventually exhausting. _Flick. Crack._ Each flick of fire emitting a sound of burning that only lasted a second before...
Chapter 12: "Home"
The cubs entered the house, quietly closing the door behind them. Gnar popped out from the hallway, yawning, making Kira nearly leap out of her pelt, "Hey, there is some food I picked up a few hours ago, it should still be warm. It's on the table, a...
Chapter 11: Cleansing and the Celebration of Life (Part II)
"Kira? Where's Rowen," Gnar asked her daughter, puzzled. "He's going to wait for me at the forest path," Kira explained. "Oh. What do you need, honey?" "Do you mind if we go to the springs? The one near the lake? I haven't bathed in a few days, and...