"Swept away by temptation, they clutch at what matters most."
"Are you hungry?" Katie stretched against me, groaning like a lazy cat. "That's code for, you want dinner.” I flirted, watching her eyes twinkle back at me. "I know female-speak. I pay attention." "Well, if you know 'female-speak', then where's...
"Trapped by a swollen river, two friends succumb to rising temptation."
"Will, quick! Pull in here," Katie cried, breaking the droning monotony of the off-road tyres on bitumen. I stood on the brakes and heaved my maroon Toyota Prado off the road to the right, bumping slowly onto the dirt track...
"A passenger with a vision impairment turns on the charm during his layover"
The steady mechanical chant of the escalators echoed in the cavernous loft, peacefully separated from the hustle and bustle on the other side of the automatic doors. Endless shades of glossy grey soothed my weary eyes as I ascended, leaning...
"He reclaims his wife after a night out with her friends"
I was woken by the metallic click of the deadbolt ramming home. The sound of Zoe’s high heels unsteadily clopping and scuffing across the tiles soon followed, before she stepped out of her shoes and kicked them under the side...
"A soldier searches for intimacy on the eve of battle."
“Are you all right, mate?” It hurt to talk through the burning throb of my lips and cheek. I could already feel my left eye swelling shut as I pinched the bridge of my nose through the gauze to try...
"He helps his flatmate feel confident about her body."
I emptied my glass, allowing the velvety smooth liquid to envelop my tongue. The rich aroma filled my nostrils, before that all too familiar burn comfortably gripped my throat. I sighed as I leaned forward to place the glass on...
"He tests the limits of his stepdaughter's control."
I love laundry day. Sure, it’s an easy job, as far as housework goes, and I have the uncanny ability of making a few loads seem like I’ve cleaned the whole house. Although the smirk my wife gives me every...