romance
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Night always seemed to fall early in Starhold. The Stellar Keep of the Star Knights and the surrounding village was situated deep in the valley of the Blackbank River. When the sun set, the shadows cast by the valley brought the dark faster and heavier than anywhere else that Linzer Evenstar, in all of his…
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Red is anticipation, your nerves and your hope. Red is the lights, blinding you and flashing with the sound of the drums. Red is ecstasy, that irreplaceable rush at the new and exciting. Red the flush of her cheeks, the shine of her dress, the tension when your eyes lock with hers. Red is the…
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Chapter 2 Nai Ceres, as a rule, never stayed the same for long. The Independent Fleet cycled out its personnel regularly, so the faces one saw were rarely familiar. But the asteroid itself changed, too. 15 years ago, when the Fleet was little more than a band of mercenaries, Ceres had been a radically different…
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Imagine that you’re wearing a really uncomfortable shirt. It’s made of scratchy wool, it’s poorly fitted, it’s folded over in a couple spots and rubs up against your skin. But you don’t really realize how uncomfortable it is; I mean it’s the only shirt you’ve ever worn. Over the years you have some struggles. You…
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Chapter 1 Avery “Sergeant Avery Takenada, reporting, sir.” “At ease, Tak. How long have we known each other now?” Avery relaxed from the salute they had taken, but their back remained ramrod straight, and they met their commanding officer’s eyes. “Nearly 8 years, sir.” “8 years, Tak. You were in my wedding. I know you…
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Part 6 I don’t know how many cycles I have been through since Kat. Dozens, at least. Hundreds, probably. For the first few cycles after her, I did my best just to keep going. But after a time, something strange happened. I found myself able to forget. Not forever, and it wasn’t really forgetting. But…
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Part 5 “Are you ready, baby?” Kat asked as she smoothed out my shirt. “Not really,” I responded. “But let’s do this.” “Me either,” she said with a laugh. “But yes. Let’s.” She kissed me quickly and then led me by the hand into the next room. We were at Moon’s apartment. It was their…
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I coughed and groaned, blinking the dust out of my eyes. The wall I had been thrown into was a pile of rubble around me, clouds of dust and debris clogging the air. I grabbed a chunk of the rubble and pulled myself to my feet, just in time for another impact to make me…
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I opened my eyes, but saw only white. The next thing I noticed was that my head hurt. A lot. I reached up to touch the sore spot, and my fingers came away wet and slick. Blood? I thought, and as my vision began to return, I saw the telltale shiny redness of blood. With…
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Part 4 The next few days passed quickly. Kat had a long list of dates and activities she wanted to get through, and she was a whirlwind getting through them. We went to some local museums, restaurants, shops, and more. It felt like we just never stood still. And I was okay with that. Spending…
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