March 16th excerpt:
Logan turned to bolt, and then stopped himself. He stooped to snatch up at least one small fragment of a chip. He’d already been seen, so there was no point in leaving empty handed.
Then he was off towards the oppressive, dark safety of the walls.
We’re still working on this story a bit, but you can be sure that there will be plenty on the way!
“I kinda like games,” Oscar recalled shyly. “I used ta play a game with a button, where I’d, um,” he almost faltered as sheepishness settled in. Humans had plenty of options for much more interesting things. “I’d try to make it roll for as far as I could get it and then have to catch it before it fell over…” He shrugged at the end of his explanation and fidgeted on the hand.
Artwork by @mogadeer!
March 15th excerpt:
He lurched over to the enormous plate. Without even pausing to assess things, he greedily grabbed one of the potato chips in both hands. Dragging it towards himself, it caused a rustle as all of the others shifted around it.
Logan froze and looked up towards the doorway to the hall.
March 14th excerpt:
A deep, gruff voice resounded around the room. “Come out, come out, wherever you are!” echoed straight through Jacob, giving off an oddly-playful vibe. Of course, playful for the stranger could mean a whole lot of trouble for Jacob, considering the sheer difference in their sizes.
The boots stepped farther into the room, and the door swung shut, trapping Jacob in with a stranger that seemed to know he was there.
From this list of not-so-nice OC Questions. I’m still taking these if you’re curious about my OC’s deep dark secrets!
36. Are they in control of their emotions, or are their emotions in control of them?
He’s in control of his emotions. He’s a very down-to-earth person, and is very open with his feelings, but he is also in a good mental place and his emotions hardly ever get the better of him.
Stan Baker [x]
44. What’s one thing they wish they could do more often, but can’t?
Stan would love a vacation. As much as he loves his work, it’s a near-constant cycle of near-death experiences. If he could take a few weeks off and go abroad with Nathan, they would have the time of their lives. Backpacking in Peru, hitting up one of the Disney parks, maybe even visit Hobbiton in New Zealand. Some time to relax is hardly ever an option for him, alas.
Sam stirred as he heard something bump into something nearby, sleepily he turned to see his younger brother making his way through the dark with his hands outstretched in front of him. “Jacob?”
“Sorry, did I wake you?” Jacob turned, squinting at the direction of Sam’s voice, after only a couple months of being cursed his eyesight had improved significantly in the dark but it still had a long way to go.
Sam brushed Jacobs question off, instead asking his own, “What are you doing up so late?”
“I had another nightmare.” He mumbled.
“Come here.” Sam scooted over so Jacob would have room to sit with him. “Do you want to talk about it?”
Jacob remained silent and for a moment Sam thought he had drifted off to sleep, “Not really, can I just stay here?”
“Of course, and don’t worry about the nightmares. The first few months are always the hardest.”
They sat there in a comfortable silence, both silently morning what they had lost.
Walt found them there in the morning, both leaning on each other for support in their sleep, he smiled, loving both of his sons
I would like to enter this in the contest.
Thank you for the contest submission, @max-lenning!
March 13th excerpt:
The intruder shut the door to the house lightly behind himself, a quiet click echoing through the still home as the latch shut. Darkness stretched around him, only broken in a few places by the scattered rays of the setting sun, splitting through the shadows like a shining beacon of sunset.
From this list of not-so-nice OC Questions. Still taking these if you’re curious about my OC’s deep dark secrets
12. Have they ever done something illegal? What was it?
Seeing as she’s a borrower, human rules and laws don’t really apply to her. If they did, she’d be six feet deep in minor counts of theft.
32. Do they have a bad relationship with their parents?
Yes. She and her mother had a terrible relationship.
37. Have they ever had their freedom taken away?
She’s been trapped at least a couple of times in her life, and in one AU she was caged and experimented on. No fun.
Stan Baker [x]
5. List 3 fears; one “surface level” fear, one “repressed” fear, and one “deep dark” fear.
Here we go.
Surface level: Not in a jump-on-a-chair-in-fright way, but he doesn’t much care for spiders. Too many legs and eyeballs.
Repressed: he fears bringing danger to his loved ones. Nate teases him about being paranoid, but it’s derived from the real risks that come with Stan’s job. He tries to keep it under control, but he takes any precaution he sees necessary to protect Nathan, even wearing his engagement ring on a chain so bad guys don’t notice it and realize he has a loved one to exploit.
Deep dark: In a similar vein, Stan is terrified of letting people down and failing to protect them. For the most part, his confidence in his abilities keeps him from worrying about this too often, but he would fall into a dark place if this fear was ever realized.
28. Is there a certain type of person that disgusts them?
People who show complete disregard for other people’s lives disgust him.
38. Have they ever been imprisoned?
Human Stan has never been to prison or imprisoned. The same cannot be said about borrower Stan.
Finished commission for @nightmares06!! Must be a good sammich.
I’m so sorry it took so long, thank you so much for being so patient. If there’s anything you’d like fixed, let me know!
Brothers Apart 