An Understanding, a continuation of Dragons Next Door for the January Giraffe Call

For anke's commissioned continuation of Parent-Teacher Conference (LJ), Humanity (LJ), and Human Town (LJ)

Dragons next Door has a landing page here.

“So.” Miss Milligan looked down at her hands.

“So?” Aud asked gently. “You called us here because you believed our daughter was telling tales, Samantha, right?”

“She seemed to be having a lot of trouble with the other students because of it?” the young teacher explained nervously. “And it seemed like… I’ve had students before, who were confused between fantasy and reality. It makes the world a hard place for them.”( Read more... )

First Day of Work, a story of the Black House for the March Giraffe Call (@Rix_Scaedu)

From rix_scaedu's commissioned prompt. This comes directly in order with the rest of the Black House story (see tag), about 3 days after Reality (LJ).

Content warnings: no sexual content, but definite d/s.



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Trying, A story of #Addergoole Yr8 for the Feburary Giraffe Call

After So I've Started Out (LJ) and Porter Needs a Girlfriend (LJ), to Friendly Anon's commissioned prompt.

Addergoole has a landing page here and on LJ.


She'd walked away the first time he'd brought it up. "The Bond takes away your choice," she'd said.

"So does not asking me," he'd retorted. She'd shook her head angrily, making him want to grovel and apologize, but all she'd said, maddeningly, was the same thing she always did:

"You do not understand."
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Golden Egg? A drabble of Science!

"We think we've come up with a problem for the oil shortage."

"You've what?"

"Look at these duck eggs. It took us a bit of finagling to do it, and more than a few changes at the genetic level, but now instead of needing calcium and laying calcium-rich eggs... they take in a variety of supplements and lay plastic eggs. The shells can then be recycled for their plastic, and the egg inside is still perfectly viable. There's just one flaw..."

"There's always a flaw."

"In order to get out of the eggs, the hatchlings needed...

"You made duck Unicorns."

Sun-on-the-Water, a story of Rin & Girey for the March Giraffe Calle

For rix_scaedu's commissioned prompt.

Reiassan has a landing page here.

After Navigating Lannamer (LJ.



Arinya kept her uncle pinned with her gaze. Did he know she’d heard him? Did it matter? Nothing he’d said had been specifically treasonous; indeed, he could say, and likely be honest in saying so, that he had been working for the well-being of the Empire.

He kept his gaze on her, but his eyes did flicker to Girey; she could see the moment when he made the connection. She couldn’t keep him hidden forever. She’d always known someone would recognize him. But now that she’d claimed his as her own, it would be harder for them to take him away from her.
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Prompt Request - @Rix_Scaedu's #PromptCall

Rix has a prompt call open from now through Easter.

Go prompt her, and get lovely stories in return, like this lovely one.