The Key to Peace_Selkie Sweet_Behind Closed Doors_Not Nothing
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The Key to Peace
The So-Called FightThem’s fighting words, Araleen thought to herself but said nothing. Over coffee, her best friend had just told her she was too quick to give in to others when they bossed her around. She knew Candice was right. Even now, in this moment when she felt like her friend was being too pushy, Araleen didn’t have the strength to rebut her position. It had been this way for years. Not just with her friend, but almost everyone she knew. Her 11-year-old daughter, Shea, told her she was a pushover at least once a month. Araleen understood the consequences of standing down all the time: ...
Selkie Sweet
Connor settled on his couch at the end of a long day. Not that he didn’t like his work in the library, he loved it. A little peace and quiet was just what he needed in his job. Just sometimes, the peace and quiet could drag a little. It also made times when it was disturbed even more jarring. If he hadwww.onedoor.cc to have the same conversation with Miss McPherson about her late return fees again… Still, going down to the beach before coming back for the night had helped relax him. He’d always loved the smell of the sea, the sound of the waves crashing against the shore. It helped remind him there was more...
Behind Closed Doors
Trigger warning: swearing, death, climateI was never meant to be with Rémy. The timing was always off. But, if I am honest with myself, we were always too chicken shit to reveal our true feelings for one another anyway. Just a sliver of courage is what our pathetic selves needed. We could have avoided a great deal of heartache – but most importantly, prevented Freyja’s untimely death.It’s a regular night in 2066, nothing to see here folks. Just a couple of kids in their mid-twenties back in my childhood bedroom. Rather than face off in VR battles we are firing up a time machine. We’ll see if i...
Not Nothing
Josh woke and tried not to think about the text he’d gotten before going to bed. It wasn’t an unusual text, just a notification from his roommate, Aaron, that he’d be bringing a girl home after their date had apparently gone well. Aaron brought people home occasionally, and he was always courteous in sending Josh a text so he could handle the situation in a way that made him comfortable. It was nice. Aaron was nice. Josh liked that Aaron was nice like that. And in the mornings, Aaron always made his dates breakfast. Sometimes it was a bowl of cereal, usually with some sort of addition: Cheeri...