citizencandy

Genres: sci-fi, romance, tragedy I will be posting this story on RoyalRoadl.com        There is a timeless man sitting on a cliff on a Greek island. The man himself does not look Greek, or even an islander for that matter. To anyone else, he looks exactly like a man, a man playing with a pale yellow swallowtail butterfly on a Greek island. He cages and uncages the butterfly with his fingers in a game where only he knows the rules, and the butterfly is his pawn. A warm gust of wind whips short strands of ash blond hair away from eyes. A second man approaches the sadistic game and sits beside the first; his dark, narrow eyes match the quiet c

Genre: romance; high school + later years; drama; m/m - - - Chapter 10a - - - "Just you an' me. How 'bout it?" Finlay twangs a guitar string. He's the perfect image of a cowboy pining against the backdrop of a romantic wilderness Charlie thinks he can see through his music, instead of the hospital room that has had him walled in for two days. "I can't, Finlay." "You can't or you won't?" Charlie can feel the disappointment of a crossed child wash over him hotly. But if he stays here, he does not know how long it will be until he tries again. Until he breaks down and becomes a deadweight to all those around him. Finlay's charity is unnece

Dean awoke to a distressed scratching against a door, promptly followed by a harsh whisper. "Leave me alone, Kitty. You'll wake Sam and Dean up." He sighed and got up to see what the problem was. He knocked on the door softly. "Cas?" he said. "What's going on? Are you okay?" There was an uncertain pause before he received a reply. "I'm fine." He rubbed a hand over his face. "I'd hate to see you on your off days." The lengthy silence that followed made him frown. "Cas?" He tried to open the door but found it locked. Tapping on the door he demanded, "Cas, open this door. Cas." After jiggling the doorknob proved a failure, he turned the be