Tork lives on the street. He is unique, brilliant, and exhausted. Exhausted by his situation and by the rules he had created for himself. The rules usTork lives on the street. He is unique, brilliant, and exhausted. Exhausted by his situation and by the rules he had created for himself. The rules used to comfort him and used to make him feel safe, but recently they torment him rather than give comfort. He is at the end of his rope.
"I always wondered when it could come to this – when I would be totally without – just a bunch of cells floating around in an unseeing universe. But perhaps this is what I have been waiting for all along – to finally reach the bottom."
[image] Adam is doing volunteer work for some kind of reference to get a place in college. He is a snobbish jerk. He is narcissistic, he thinks he is superior to Tork. He is insanely attracted to this enigmatic, green-haired boy, and incredibly disturbed by the fact that he is attracted to him. But Tork sees through Adam like glass.
"He is adorable, this guy – such a brat. Charming and arrogant and spoilt and I want to kiss away his stupid words until I get the real Adam. I know he likes me too, and that he hates it and cannot understand it."
[image] It’s a wonderful story. I loved how complex Tork was: vulnerable yet such a strong personality. He puts Adam in his place in no time – it is priceless, btw - but not in a demeaning way. They come from totally different background still they are equal in their relationship – well, it’s not a relationship yet, but when they are together, when they interact, it is so fluent and dazzling.
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Tork lives on the street. He is unique, brilliant, and exhausted. Exhausted by his situation and by the rules he had created for himself. The rules used to comfort him and used to make him feel safe, but recently they torment him rather than give comfort. He is at the end of his rope.
"I always wondered when it could come to this – when I would be totally without – just a bunch of cells floating around in an unseeing universe. But perhaps this is what I have been waiting for all along – to finally reach the bottom."
[image] Adam is doing volunteer work for some kind of reference to get a place in college. He is a snobbish jerk. He is narcissistic, he thinks he is superior to Tork. He is insanely attracted to this enigmatic, green-haired boy, and incredibly disturbed by the fact that he is attracted to him. But Tork sees through Adam like glass.
"He is adorable, this guy – such a brat. Charming and arrogant and spoilt and I want to kiss away his stupid words until I get the real Adam. I know he likes me too, and that he hates it and cannot understand it."
[image] It’s a wonderful story. I loved how complex Tork was: vulnerable yet such a strong personality. He puts Adam in his place in no time – it is priceless, btw - but not in a demeaning way. They come from totally different background still they are equal in their relationship – well, it’s not a relationship yet, but when they are together, when they interact, it is so fluent and dazzling....more
Seven years after the war. Harry’s an auror, investigating a possible terror-attack on an All-Beings-friendly music festival. Draco’s a bounty hunter,Seven years after the war. Harry’s an auror, investigating a possible terror-attack on an All-Beings-friendly music festival. Draco’s a bounty hunter, hired by the Auror Department to find and help Harry.
The political circumstances depicted here reflects to contemporary issues.
“Can you imagine this festival turning into a riot? Even if no one dies, it’d be conclusive proof that the Beings can’t coexist peacefully. The goblin talks will end. The centaurs will retreat back in the woods, out of sight. Every progress the elves have made will be rendered irrelevant.”
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The festival atmosphere was nicely done, really captivating. Mutual pining for each other, for years.
A ravishing getting-together story, with a deep and smart suspense storyline. ...more
Harry is minding Neville’s flower shop while Neville is away on a trip. Draco appears at the shop one day, and every day after that.
Malfoy
5 stars
Harry is minding Neville’s flower shop while Neville is away on a trip. Draco appears at the shop one day, and every day after that.
Malfoy looked as expensively dressed, aggressively hair-styled, and disdainfully bored as he always did.
Loved the getting to know each other part, loved the conflict, loved the tiny, amazing details.
‘You’re doing a lot for your family,’ Harry said. ‘Like back when— Back then. You did a lot for their sake. And you’re still doing it.’ Malfoy said, ‘So did you, Potter. You defeated a Dark wizard for what he did to your family. How is it any different to what I’m doing?’ ‘You’re giving up your life,’ Harry insisted. Malfoy actually laughed at this. ‘So did you.’
A lovely getting-together story. Highly recommended. [image]...more
Dead Girls Don't Dance is the story of the beginning of the relationship of Andrea and Daniel, who you’ll meet again in Undead and Unappreciated.
AndreDead Girls Don't Dance is the story of the beginning of the relationship of Andrea and Daniel, who you’ll meet again in Undead and Unappreciated.
Andrea, after a couple of years unconscious straggling around as a newbie vampire, now runs into Daniel. Andrea had a serious crush on him in college, but back then, Daniel wasn’t interested in her.
Now he is very interested. Daniel reacts very smoothly to the news that Andrea has become a vampire, and attaches himself to her side.
Daniel had a hand over his eyes. "They're never going to believe this at the reunion."
He is sweet, funny, perceptive, and endearing.
"Oh, baby, if I get laid when you feed, then slap a sign on my ass and call me a buffet."
Andrea is very lonely, her life centers on feeding, and hiding from daylight. She wants to die, for real this time, but she hesitates to walk into the daylight, or to starve herself. Daniel’s concern, comfort, and affection give her life a new perspective.
"Now, come on. You're not bad, Andy, you're just—in a bad situation. Yeah. And it's so totally not your fault, it should be a crime. In fact," he said, warming to his subject, "it was a crime! Like, murder, anyone? You're just doing the best you can. And you said yourself you only go after scumballs . You're—you're doing a community service! Yeah, that's it, they oughta give you a friggin ' medal.”
The story follows Andrea and Daniel on their ride from Chicago to Minnesota, where Andrea is about to meet the new vampire queen, Elizabeth. If you’ve already read the Undead series, you will be very pleased with the short episode featuring Betsy and Eric Sinclair. If you haven’t, it will make you more curious about the sassy, shoe-obsessed, all-powerful vampire queen, who is so enviably adored by her consort, Sinclair.
Awesome, laugh-out-loud funny novella of the Undead series. Do not miss it. ...more
Ten years after the war. Harry’s about to make a speech at a party, but he’s distracted.
Harry had said he'd be able wait, that h
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Ten years after the war. Harry’s about to make a speech at a party, but he’s distracted.
Harry had said he'd be able wait, that he could handle it all night. Draco's laugh had tickled something in Harry chest, the irresistible high of a challenge he knew he'd win.
Will and Patrick Wake Up Married is a fun, very enjoyable story, told in six parts, featuring an arrogantly blunt, brilliant neurosurgeon with 5 stars
Will and Patrick Wake Up Married is a fun, very enjoyable story, told in six parts, featuring an arrogantly blunt, brilliant neurosurgeon with a heart of gold and an adorably idealistic do-gooder with addiction, health, ex-boyfriend and family problems in an incredibly extraordinary situation.
Such a wonderful story from Greg Goyle's viewpoint! It's a pleasant surprise. Greg's perspective is bittersweet and surprisingly attentive. Cu5 stars!
Such a wonderful story from Greg Goyle's viewpoint! It's a pleasant surprise. Greg's perspective is bittersweet and surprisingly attentive. Cute kneazles, unrequited love, a little matchmaking. The characterization is perfect, as usual.
She is friends with everyone, and he thinks he could be her friend—it wouldn’t be enough, but he would take it in a second. She could make everything alright; after all, she had been the last nail in the coffin of those ‘purebloods are better’ beliefs his father and grandfather had tried to stuff into him. They don’t make sense, and they never can, because Hermione Granger is a Muggleborn and she is perfect. [image] “Rowww!” says his Kneazle. Greg smiles and strokes her gently along her back. She’s a good girl, little Jean, and she has grown so well under their care. The Kneazles are energetic and clever and unpredictable, and Greg adores them. Their group is doing well and for once it’s because of him. Vince never pays attention in Hagrid’s lessons, and Draco is as good as useless because he’s always so nervous of the animals. Greg is in charge and he is enjoying it. [image] “Harry, you are such a star. Neville is going to have the best birthday ever,” Ginny says excitedly, kissing Potter on the cheek. Greg frowns. He wonders if she’s with Potter or Longbottom. Or both. Or neither. Most of all, he wonders why any of it matters to Draco. [image] Greg watches her for so long that by the time he looks back to the others, he has completely lost track of the conversation. Longbottom has joined them and is telling a story about his grandmother getting very angry. Greg shudders and gets up to leave. He has met Longbottom’s grandma, and he had nightmares about her for days afterwards. [image] Potter and Draco... when he thinks about it, they just make sense. They’ve always paid a lot more attention to each other than to anyone else, and it has to be better to turn all those feelings into something other than fighting all the time. Not that they fight any more; they just stare.
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