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4 Lonely Among Us
The first few weeks of his new life as a monk were very hard for Mark. While he had no reason to love his uncle or miss his old life, Mark pined for it. Often he wished he was back where he felt safe, among familiar things and people. At least there he had been sure what to expect. Now whenever he was given a task to do he hurried to fulfill it, fearful of punishment...
Cadfael, K, English, Friendship & Hurt/Comfort, words: 1k+, favs: 7, follows: 1, 4/18/2016, Brother Cadfael, Brother Mark
4 Beneath the Mystic Moon
The last rays of the sun were fading from the sky when Kieran led Mark between two tall trees, wrapped with ivy, and into a sheltered, grassy clearing. They had left their horses with the rest of the Wild Hunt, not far away, and melted into the trees together. Gwyn had watched them slip away, a knowing look on his face, but nobody had stopped them...
Dark Artifices, M, English, Romance & Friendship, words: 2k+, favs: 24, follows: 7, 4/13/2016, [Kieran, Mark B.]
Rascals
The morning sunshine streaming in through the open window is warm on Big Deal's face, turning the insides of his eyelids a burning pink. A fly buzzes lazily around his head. At the front of the room the teacher drones on. The clock on the wall ticks on and on, though the lesson seems to be no closer to finishing...
West Side Story, K+, English, Friendship, words: 1k+, 2/13/2016, Big Deal, Gee-Tar, Graziella, Mouthpiece
1 Into the Ring
Tiger and Action meet each other on their very first day of school. They are both sat at the back of the room and neither of them wants to be there. They would both rather be out doing their own thing that stuck in a classroom. By the end of the day they are friends and the teacher has already marked them down as being trouble...
West Side Story, K+, English, Friendship, words: 2k+, favs: 1, 2/4/2016, Action, Tiger
Letting Go
It has been such a long time, that Ice almost thinks Velma has fallen asleep, when she speaks again. "Why didn't ya come with us to Doc's?", she asks, twisting around to peer up at his face. She doesn't mention Tony, but they are both thinking of him...
West Side Story, K+, English, Friendship & Hurt/Comfort, words: 1k+, 2/2/2016, [Ice, Velma]
3 Balance of Power
Bernardo thinks of Maria and what it would be like for his little sister living in a place run by an American gang with a grudge against them. He came here to give her a better life, and he is not going to let these Jets take it all away from her. "Well, we are going to do something about them."... - For Bernardo Appreciation Day 01.02.2016
West Side Story, K+, English, Friendship, words: 1k+, favs: 4, follows: 1, 2/1/2016, Bernardo, Chino, Indio, Pepe
1 Brothers
"An' then I thought what we gotta do is start a gang of our own. With a gang you ain't 'fraid of nothin', you got friends behind ya, kinda like a family, y'know?"... - For Riff Appreciation Day 31.01.2016
West Side Story, K+, English, Friendship, words: 1k+, favs: 2, 1/31/2016, Doc, Riff, Tony
2 One in Six
And then he heard it, the scrape of the revolver against the wood of the table, and Vladimir could picture his brother picking it up, weighing it in his hand for a second and grinning with confidence, real or pretend. He heard the spin of the cylinder, the noise echoing on for what felt like forever and his breath caught in his chest...
Daredevil, T, English, Family, words: 1k+, favs: 4, 1/19/2016, Vladimir R., Anatoly R.
1 Birthright
The day Vladimir was born Anatoly was nine and had just been expelled from his first school...
Daredevil, K+, English, Family & Friendship, words: 2k+, favs: 2, follows: 1, 1/16/2016, Anatoly R., Vladimir R.
O and P
Grantaire stood stricken, his eyes wide. Where was this place where he now found himself? How came he to be here? He knew neither of these answers, nor had he any memory of what had befallen him. Yet something must have befallen him because, as he looked down at himself, he became aware of a vivid patch of red slowly spreading over his grubby waistcoat and crumpled shirt...
Les Miserables, K+, English, Friendship, words: 1k+, favs: 2, follows: 1, 1/16/2016, Grantaire
3 The Barrière du Maine
Enjolras consenting to allow Grantaire to go to the Barrière du Maine, the latter had left to go there directly. On his way he had passed several places he knew, where he would ordinarily have stopped for a glass of wine. This was his first test...
Les Miserables, K, English, words: 1k+, favs: 4, follows: 3, 9/19/2015, Enjolras, Grantaire