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Sam felt the knock on the outer hallway door. She paused, searching for the vibrations she was feeling. Was that… but why would she be…? Shit. She’d invited Beatrice Waters over for dinner. That’s what she had forgotten. She looked at the casserole filling, bubbling away on her stove, and...

Adelyn was not a child. There had been a time, months ago, when she thought of her almost as a child, as a kid she wanted to care for. She knew better now. Adelyn was not a child, even cradled in Sam’s arms like a toddler, as the woman walked quickly through the setting sun, straying away from...

Before they left the map, Sam grabbed one of the smaller portable maps. She caught Todd looking at her, a question in his eyes. She smiled warmly at him as Adelyn took their hands and raced off, declaring what she wanted to do first. Sam even laughed a little as she was pulled along to the horse...

Sam was cooking. Sam was cooking because Todd would have been upset if she didn’t eat. Her hands shook as she stirred the casserole’s filling. She felt herself drifting in thought as she worked. The scent of Mexican food filled the kitchen, from her extra efforts. She could barely breathe as she...

Something horrible had happened, that much was clear. She could see it in the way Adelyn refused to meet her eyes, and in the way she pulled away and hid the sleek black paw she now had. She pulled her hand away from Adeyln’s face, and for a brief moment, the grief and anger spiraled up and...

It took a second for Spork’s words to pierce the excitement and haze that Sam was currently in. She pouted, a genuine lower lip extended pout. She hummed, the sound clearly upset. Even as she seemed to slow down, as though she was trying to focus on speaking over walking. “Come on, Spoooooork. I...

Nat hit the ground, and she smiled. She pushed to her feet and made her way to the edge of the ring, leaning against the ropes there. It was a good fight, one that made her a bit more confident in the kid. He could handle himself against people who weren’t as well-trained as she was. That was a...

@import url(https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playwrite+AU+SA:wght@100..400&display=swap); The buildings seemed to blur together as Sam moved as quickly as she could down never ending alleys. There were no breaks in the buildings, which were all taller than she could scale. No fire...

It wasn’t a no. He cupped her face, and Sam pressed her feverish cheek into his hand. She listened to him, hung on every word that he said as he explained what the issue was. She heard it in his voice, and she saw it in his eyes. Even as he didn’t fully say the words, she heard the underlying...

As she dug through the bag, she gave a friendly nod to the girl, finally feeling the solid edges of her hard sewing case at the bottom of her bag. “I don’t mind at all. It’s a good skill to have, and I have plenty of practice, so if you want to take a crack at it, be my guest!” She pulled the...

An easy smile crossed Sam’s face at the insistence that she be involved in the designing process of the new suit. She nodded as she followed the older woman toward the consultation area. For a moment, her face beneath the mask turned thoughtful as she thought about the suit being small. Sam...

Maybe Sam wasn’t going to have to worry about Todd. Maybe Mary was just going to kill her instead. She sat completely still as she watched Mary slam her fists hard into the table, and heard it crack and creak beneath the strain. She watched as the young woman started to lunge toward her. This...

With a big grin on her face, Sam shrugged slowly back into her unnecessary coat and swayed off the seat. She took Spork’s arm with a small, slurred, “What a gentleman.” She laughed as Spork led her out of the bar, and into the cool air. As they walked out, she caught a few glances, but paid...

Sam smiled a bit weakly at the shop keep. She had a pleasant voice, one that helped to further put Sam at ease. Unfortunately, the more at ease she was, the more likely she was to think about– no. Not tonight. Tonight was business, and she needed to separate those parts of herself. She took in a...

The lie rolled over Sam. She felt it in her core as she tilted her head and frowned slightly. She stood up and walked over, just as more contents of the girl’s bag started to fall out the hole in the bottom. Smiling easily, she knelt and picked up the pouch, swooping it up in a clean movement...