A few years into the near future, Earth is no longer livable. Life is lived online and accessed via bloodstream integration to join a world like the one you’re living in now. “Dude, I think they messed up. That girl who loaded in over there has Ern’s Name ID,” Kevin nudged his friend beside him. … Read more
“It’s Latin… I think?” Harmon looked at the words. At least the letters made sense. He looked up at his friend Ollie one more time before beginning the chant in terrible Italian. “Primo il sangue si fa nebbia, quando la nebbia si fa intera, un nuovo sguardo.” Harmon was gone in a blink. Just Ollie … Read more
“Just find some rich dude to take care of you if you think guys have it so easy.” Those were the exact words echoing through Isaac’s head as he watched the middle-aged man across the table shamelessly flirt with the young waitress attending them. The irony wasn’t lost on him, he had said those words … Read more
“You said what?” Kyle blinked, unsure if he’d heard the guy right. The promoter had said it so damn casually too. The wine and dine was starting to make a lot more sense now. This wasn’t just a business meeting. Nothing was just a meeting anymore. The promoter leaned in, eyes glinting with greasy confidence. … Read more
I tried not to look at him, but I could feel the weight of his stare. Worse still, I saw his hand moving toward my face—slow, deliberate. His thumb brushed against my chin, tilting my head up, forcing me to meet his gaze. To face the rest of my punishment. He had caught me mid-phone … Read more
“Robbery, assault, resisting arrest, indecent exposure…” Ernesto rattled off the list like he was reading off a menu. “Public urination? How’d you even pull that one off now?” Gabriel let out a long, tired sigh. “Not as quickly, let me tell you.” Ernesto still couldn’t get over it—his lifelong friend, his partner-in-crime, now changed. Not … Read more
“Alright, everyone, wrap up your calls and listen up! We’ve got a new batch of promotions to announce.” The voice boomed through the precinct, making Neal jolt in his chair. He’d been drafting his mission report while waiting for his turn at the transmografier. Sitting at his usual desk in his mission body felt off. … Read more
“Yeah, he’s not worth it trust me. It’s not even that he’s been staring at my tits all night. Back on the football team he would leave practice first, can’t trust the guy that leaves first EVERY time. Wouldn’t ever catch the team meals either.” Leonard yelled to Stephany over the stall door. They had … Read more
“Let me get this straight. You dragged me into the bathroom to tell me you can see my nipples?” A smirk playing on Andrew’s lips. Paula, standing in front of him with her arms clenched tight, looked half furious, half flustered. “Not just me,” she hissed. “Everyone can see them. You didn’t notice all the … Read more
Efrain paced the sleek kitchen, his fingers twitching against the cool marble counter. His pulse beating in his throat. “I just can’t fucking do it anymore. I can’t, I can’t, I can’t.” His voice cracked, chest tightening. “This is going to be the rest of my life? I don’t know where anything goes, I’m supposed … Read more