"Some grades are written in cum and cunt, not ink. They mistook it for surrender. I own their sleep now."
There is a moment after readiness, before action, when time thickens instead of moving. My body was stretched open and plugged shut. Well, my ass was. I felt the large plug pressing between the surface of the table and the...
"A sunlit escape turns fragile when a single misstep exposes the shadows waiting just beyond the light."
The bass thudded through my ribs as I wiped down another table, but my mind wasn't on the sticky rings of beer or the Crows huddled in their corner booth.October's chill had crept into Berlin, but inside my head, it...
"Lana finds herself seduced by a woman who understands danger as intimately as desire."
The Reihenhaus attic felt smaller when Wolf was thinking. Cigarette smoke curled between exposed ceiling beams, mixing with the scent of old wood and something chemical I couldn't place. He sat behind his desk, fingers steepled, studying me with the...
"I spent a weekend bound to the extra curriculum. I still cum alone in the dark when the numbness catches me."
Sitting through another lecture with Professor McArthur was an ache turned molten. Through the entire first semester, I’d let my mind wander, wondering just how his voice would curl down my spine if he called me baby. Some days I’ll...
"Amid the echoes of control and curiosity, Alan learns that observation cuts both ways."
The Ringbahn hummed through its circuit, wheels clicking against tracks in a hypnotic, hollow rhythm.I'd been riding for hours. Looping the city and letting the network carry me through districts that blurred past the windows like scenes from a movie...
"A struggling writer learns the cost of letting go."
Detective Mallory looked out across Lake Muskoka, wondering how far away the opposite bank might be. The morning fog hadn’t lifted yet. It sat low over the water, making it hard for him to see the work the recovery team...
"Far from Seattle’s noise, the lake watches her back."
It's the week before Christmas, and the campus empties like a held breath finally released. Dorms go dark, fraternity houses lock their doors, and the usual buzz of twenty thousand students fades to nothing. I wake to a stillness that...
"A rooftop, a city of memories, and the quiet reckoning that comes with seeing what’s been lost."
A week had passed since discovering the phone. Seven days of checking locks, testing windows, and counting every shadow that didn't belong.I'd approached Wolf carefully. Told him about feeling watched, about strange coincidences. Nothing specific enough to sound paranoid, but...
"A pulse, a rhythm, and a secret that hums beneath the surface."
The April evening painted Prenzlauer Berg in shades of amber and rose.I stood outside Martin's building, watching the light catch on old facades and turn weathered brick into something almost beautiful. Six months since I'd left this neighborhood. Six months...
"The blur between control and surrender"
I pushed myself upright; the robe shifting against skin that still registered every texture with uncomfortable clarity."How long have I been here?" My voice came out rough, dry."Three days," Seline replied, uncrossing her legs with practised precision. "Give or take....