Jaybird

@ellette-giselle

Leo

Mind wiping tech? Sure he’d heard of it. But had he ever wished it be used on him…

Green eyes. Dark, and too often full of pain she couldn’t hide, but happy because she’d had another day to tell him it was going to be okay.

“No, or not anymore. I have wished many times that I could go back and do things, say things,…[Read more]

@koshka

Leo’s voice reached out, grounding Rory in the present. He followed the older boy out into the hall. His legs felt shaky, and he whipped his sweaty palms against his pants. He tried to shake away the memory but it still clung to him, moving the images in his mind with reality. Rory forced himself to focus. Leo was real, this hall was r…[Read more]

@hybridlore

Ah. 10:30 EST, so 9:30 Cent. I should be able to join, Lord willing and the creek don’t rise.

@ellette-giselle

Yay! *Grins like I just got handed a cream puff*

Leo

Wouldn’t let it happen? Leo swallowed and shook his head.

“No. Kid. There’s nothing to be sorry for.” Leo stepped closer to put his arm around Rory’s shoulders. He knew this wasn’t a matter of if the boy would have these nightmares, but when. “Don’t worry about these pickles…[Read more]

@koshka

Leo is amazing.

Hey, Rory. It’s alright. You gave me a bit of a scare there. Thought you’d just got burned. But…”

This just feels so natural! I can literally hear his voice in my head!

Rory

Rory could feel a tremor fighting to shake him, but he forced it to keep still. Leo’s calm voice reached out, pulling him back to the world h…[Read more]

@koshka

Good for you!!!!

@ellette-giselle

Thanks! We were listening to The Two Towers earlier this week and kinda got back in the feel for this world I guess. We wrote nearly two whole chapters Tuesday and yesterday. XD

@koshka @elishavet-pidyon

LOVE IT!!!!!

@ellette-giselle

Leo

He caught the bar before it could fall and clamped it back in place until he could switch off the torch. He waited a moment until the putty had hardened enough to let go.

Then he sucked in a breath. Slipped the torch back in his belt.

“Kid.” He glanced out the open stall door, reassuring himself no one else was in here…[Read more]

@koshka

NO!!!!

Rory

When the fire flared and the torch began it’s whispering hiss, Rory felt himself jerk back. A scream echoed in his mind. They were spinning, falling, going down. He couldn’t get free. Do something! Don’t let us die! Please! The scream of his friend clawed through his mind.

The bar slipped from Rory’s hands and screeched…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle

Btw, have you seen the new chapter Elishavet posted in Portals?

@ellette-giselle

Leo

The bathroom door squeaked as he pushed through. The faint smell of bleach and glass cleaner rushed to meet him. He held it open for Rory, noting with concern the pinched look in the boy’s face.

“This’ll only take a minute.”

Someone had thought to block the damaged stall with a trashcan. Helpful.

The handrail was hanging…[Read more]

@koshka

Rory

Rory nodded and picked up his pace a little. He forced his knee to bend as he walked, keeping himself steady though tears burned his eyes, causing them to blur. He took in a slow breath. He would be fine. He had hidden injuries before. He’d had to. When weapons broke…….

Rory shook the nightmarish thoughts away.

@ellette-giselle

I know!! XD

Leo

Their footsteps echoed faintly along the school hallway. A teacher’s lecture sounded muffled behind closed doors.

“Where now?”

Leo looked over at the kid. He was limping. They really needed to get him checked out by a doctor…but Rory hadn’t seemed thrilled with that sugestion. At least Leo could pick up a k…[Read more]

@elishavet-pidyon I love it😭 those poor children😭🫠

@koshka

I loved Leo talking down to them too!

I reread the whole fight. It’s so funny. 😂

@koshka

Rory walked slowly beside Leo. He was relieved that he was allowed to question, but he was also scared to do so. Things were so muddled. Rory wanted somewhere to go that made sense. That was safe.

He wanted to go back to the church.

For a moment he almost asked Leo, but he held back. Instead, he asked, “Where now?”

@ellette-giselle

XD

Oh my word.

Also, I enjoyed writing those Leo-bests-the-creeps scenes so much. It was awesome.

Leo

“Of course not. Faith in something just because someone else said so is about as solid as water. You might build a house from ice, but when Summer comes round it’s all melt away. If you want what you build to last, you’re…[Read more]

@koshka

Ahhh!! Leo’s first encounter with Agents!!! 😝

Agents

Instead of being met by a wild rush, all the young Agent saw was a janitor. The fellow turned, and 225 saw that he could only be a year or two older then himself. The janitor looked surprised, but 225 was suspicious. Something wasn’t right.
The young Agent stepped into the closet, l…

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@koshka

Oh my word! I just realized that Leo and Rory started their relationship working on a team! (fixing lightbulbs) and now they’ve made full circle!

Their relationship could be a book!

This is awesome!

Aaaannnndddd Rory has come a long way. He did not trust Leo to begin with.

Rory

Leo looked at Rory a moment, and Rory fought…

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