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  1. unrepentantAuthor

    Poppin' Arms ~ Dorms

    Sombra listened, nodding along until the Shadow-charizard mentioned Starr, and that earned a bout of dry, hacking laughter. "Y'know, I bet she would talk t'Starr about her crushes. In fact, I'm certain of it. By sky an' stars, that'd be a conversation to witness." She pinched the bridge of her...
  2. unrepentantAuthor

    Poppin' Arms ~ Dorms

    Sombra laughed properly at that. "Interests. Funny way of puttin' it. Ah, but I'll let it warm me all the same. Owen's 'obligations' an' Brisa's 'interests' aside, their friendship is more meaningful than y'might even realise. I've though of him as a brother fer a while now, an' even Brisa seems...
  3. unrepentantAuthor

    Poppin' Arms ~ Dorms

    "Our heart bleeds fer others," breathed Sombra, and the final syllable became a chuckle as dry as bleached bone. "An' fer ourself. Brisa feels such love, an' scarce ever seeks reciprocation. It is . . . a painful way to live."
  4. unrepentantAuthor

    Poppin' Arms ~ Dorms

    "Sounds like yer sayin' I oughta try to persuade her to acknowledge her own heart," whispered Sombra. "I can only try. An' if she pushes me away... Well, perhaps you an' yer host can get her t'see th'truth if I can't. I couldn't say." The illusory wine-red stain on her chest grew a little larger.
  5. unrepentantAuthor

    Poppin' Arms ~ Dorms

    Sombra nodded, her mind – if it was her mind – filling with memories of past pain and imagined future hurt. She ran a paw down one side of her face, her claws tugging at her shadowy fur, "I am afraid," she whispered. "That by seekin' out what we want, we'll be hurt worse. Waitin' in hope is...
  6. unrepentantAuthor

    Poppin' Arms ~ Dorms

    Sombra's face twisted darkly. "I resent him fer representin' the concept of a world where the best outcome one can hope for is survival, bleak an' tainted by the blood spilled to achieve it. We ain't got... We will always fight fer a victory worth achievin'." She sighed. Her chains shifted in...
  7. unrepentantAuthor

    Poppin' Arms ~ Dorms

    Sombra made an expression somewhere between a grimace and a smile. "Are we alive, Wishkeeper? I can think and act as if I were a person. Is Brisa doin' my thinkin' an' feelin' as she dreams, or is it the Shadow energy itself?" She shook her head. "Losin' love an' loved ones is a cruel agony...
  8. unrepentantAuthor

    Poppin' Arms ~ Dorms

    "If'n we can't be loved or it's unhealthy somehow, is it possible to just . . . stop carin'? Harden our heart an' live without seekin' affection returned." Sombra looked at the sleeping forms of Owen and Dave. They'd give different responses, she was sure. She didn't want them. She wanted to...
  9. unrepentantAuthor

    Poppin' Arms ~ Dorms

    Sombra shrugged. "Is it possible to not want what you want? We ain't after fame, anyhow. Colosseum cheers are just a salve on the wound." It was subtle, but Sombra's chest still reddened from time to time.
  10. unrepentantAuthor

    Poppin' Arms ~ Dorms

    "Y'seem to care so much about safety, though Owen is more'n able to handle hisself," remarked Sombra. "I find myself obsessed with somethin' else." There was a pain in Sombra's chest, very nearly every second of her inexplicable existence. "We just want to be adored," she whispered, sadly...
  11. unrepentantAuthor

    Poppin' Arms ~ Dorms

    "Hey there, fella." The Shadow-luxray took a seated position and bowed her head as if exhausted. The chains of light at her neck and limbs were less extensive and prominent than they had been, but they remained, floating weightlessly. She sighed, and filled the air with her fatigue. How to talk...
  12. unrepentantAuthor

    Poppin' Arms ~ Dorms
    Threadmarks: R11 – Shadows Talking – Sombra & Wishkeeper

    Sombra padded silently from Brisa's dorm to Owen's. She passed unseen and unheard, scarcely perceptible even to a Spectrum warrior, save for a shift in the air. She sought counsel, hardly knowing why. Perhaps it was in the nature of Brisa, and therefore of Sombra, to seek answers to questions of...
  13. unrepentantAuthor

    Second Anniversary Mini Prompt Bingo

    I'll have pokémorph prompts, please!
  14. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum

    "Sure thing, partner," drawled Brisa, her whole body thrilling with the satisfaction of post-combat hormones and pain. "An' when yer ready, jus' give the word an' we can do this again." She grinned. There was nothing like a good fight to get the measure of someone, and irritating battle tactics...
  15. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum

    Like hell are you gonna finish me off like that, you arrogant prick. Brisa forced herself conscious, forced herself up one paw and then the rest, forced herself to keep fighting. This wasn't over. Brisa's Blaze of Glory activated! She detonated in a flurry of blows. One paw to the legs to...
  16. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum

    Brisa put a paw on Puff's shoulder. "Hubris ain't an attractive quality, partner," she drawled. Then she took a breath, and raised shields. Come an' get me, you bastard. Brisa gave an answer! Brisa used Protect +5! Brisa conserved stamina...
  17. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum

    Brisa yowled internally at the sheer frustration. She needed something to push through and land the finishing blow despite all this fella's bullshit. Something that wouldn't send her careening into an explosion of light or a frenzy of shadow. Maybe she had it... Astrid's move. She'd never used...
  18. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum

    Uninhibited. Exposed. The Blacklight coursing through her. Compelled to answer. "The colour of warm firelight, like y'get round a campfire at night, watchin' distant clouds at sunset, or from a friend's own flames—" Brisa gave an answer! She shook herself in frustration, and tried to shake...
  19. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum

    Brisa took a ready stance. "Don't think I'd underestimate you, partner! I'm takin' this match real serious!" Puff looked like he had a sharp eye and quick paws. Just like her. Time to see if his capabilities were a match for her own. And if he'd done his research... And if he had, perhaps he'd...
  20. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum
    Threadmarks: R11 – Combat Interview – Brisa vs Puff

    Brisa stretched out and cracked her neck and shoulders before walking out onto the field. For some reason, this battle felt like such a big deal, even though by rights it oughtn't to be. Cinderace Puff, the reporter. She barely knew the guy, save by reputation. Yet she really, really wanted to...
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