Apr 30

He always had a shy smile for her, as though he were unsure of whether she really wanted one, but was pleased to give it anyway.

Apr 30

He looked around, trying desperately to find another way out. Although, a little voice in his mind was constantly reminding him that if in the first part of his capture, when he could see clearly and wasn’t covered with itchy blood, he couldn’t escape why would now be any different. Intent on ignoring the little voice Alan spun his head around to the other side, searching for a rock? A sword? A helpful midget with a pair of scissors? Finding none he instead realised that head turning plus head injuries equals nothing good, and spent the next few minutes trying to breathe through nausea and whited out vision.

Apr 29

684.

Apr 28

“Daughter of Bast,” she replied, with a little bow. Cats liked to be reminded that they had once been worshiped.

Apr 28

“Can you fight?”

"Not effectively, but I make a damned good figurehead,” he replied, with a grim smile.

Apr 27

683.

Apr 26

“It adds a frisson of danger…”

“What does frisson even mean?”

“I think it’s French for fish. A fish of danger.”

Apr 26

When you fought a man, you should be able to use straightforward tactics on him, and not have to wonder if he was going to set fire to you. When you met a woman, you should be able to tell at a glance what her station in life was, and know what to expect from her, and not have to wonder if she would seduce you or let you think you were seducing her, and then wake up turned into a pig.

Apr 25

682.

Apr 24

“You will go to Fleurberg, and one of you will conquer this so-called ‘Glass Mountain’ and win and wed the girl,” he ordered. “If it is you, Octavian, all to the good; we can unite the Kingdoms into one. If it is you, Alexander, that will be excellent too, since it will give you a Kingdom of your own. If it is you, Julian—which, may I add, I do not anticipate—” he had cast a jaundiced eye on his youngest son then “—at least we will be spared having to try to find something for you to do with your life.”

Apr 24

Considering the state he had probably been in when he penned it, it was impressively coherent, and intensely noble.

Apr 23

681.

Apr 22

“Do you, Luke? Do you really appreciate the gravity of the situation??”

“No,” he says firmly, meeting her eyes. “And neither will you, when you’re not drunk.”

Apr 22

“I was under a spell; I had to tell the truth.” A rather predatory look glinted in his eyes. “However, I did not have to tell the whole truth. I left out the warnings.” Behind us, the mansion exploded.

Apr 21

680.

Apr 20

Murphy hugged me.
Then she hit me, saying, “Harry, you went into a burning building. You went into a collapsing burning building!”

Apr 20

I climbed out of the car and just barely saw the baseball bat swinging towards my head. Instinct took over, and I ducked, jabbed him in the ribs and swept his feet out from under him. Catching the bat, I smacked it into one hand while pressing down on the thug’s now broken ribs. They cracked beneath the pressure and the guy decided not moving was the better way to survive.

Apr 19

679.

Apr 18

“Nuh-uh,” replied the five year old with the fervour every child has at that age.

Apr 18

“I just said it. I didn’t know she was some wish granting demon-fairy-spirit-genie thing, did I?” he defended at the look he was getting.

“While not exactly helpful, your use of all four of those words does illustrate the staggering volume of beings you are contending with in identifying what sent you here.”

“Can’t you help me narrow it down a little?” said Harry. “You’re good at this. You’ve always been able to figure something out.”

The ghost sighed. “Am I to understand, in your universe, you often supply such little information for your heavy demands?”

“Pretty much.”

“I weep for my counterpart.”

Apr 17

678.

Apr 16

His last thought before it hit him was, ‘Should’ve known it would choose to fall on me.’

Apr 16

“You beat him with a display of grace and artistry I was privileged to witness. Also, he’s obnoxious.”

Apr 15

677.

Apr 14

“We agreed we were going to assess the situation.”

“I’ve assessed. I’ve assessed the skull is here. I’ve assessed we can take it. Assessment over. Let’s go.”

“We’re not going to steal from him,” the angel stated firmly, yanking the skull away from the demon.

“Are you kidding me with this?” hissed Crowley, snatching it back. “You’re honestly going to play Keep Away?”

Apr 14

I resisted the urge to put my head on her shoulder and go to sleep.
“You smell nice. Sorry, that’s the concussion talking.”

Apr 13

676.

Apr 12

“Hey, they still work,” I defended myself, gesturing with the tangled mixture of protective amulets.

“Yes, if you’re attacked here you can throw that at them,” Bob drawled. “Minions of Hell will flee in fear from your great ball of jewelry.”

Apr 12

“And it wasn’t overpriced. You haven’t bought things since they bartered with livestock. There’s been inflation since then.”

Apr 11

675.

Apr 10

“We were momentarily detained by your double,” replied Morgan.

“How’d you figure out it wasn’t me?”

“There were a few indicators…the most telling being that you dissolved when I ran you through,” he said, his sword in hand.

Apr 10

“Simms wouldn’t tell him why he tried to kill his wife, but according to the doctor, he kept repeating that demons were haunting him.”

“Well, technically ghosts haunt,” Harry corrected. “Demons just….lurk.”

Apr 9

674.

Apr 8

“Don’t do any else stupid. You’ve filled your stupid quotient for the day.”

“Can I borrow some stupid from tomorrow?” I asked.

“Depends on how much you want me to punch you,” he replied.

Apr 8

She skipped around with toddler energy and stumbled in front of me, grabbing onto my pant leg to keep herself upright. She looked up at me. “Hi,” I said. She burst into tears. I am awesome with kids.

Apr 7

673.

Apr 6

“‘Only the crystal-clear question yields a transparent answer’,” she quoted, in her best Zen voice.

“Are. You. Crazy?” he pronounced, clearly.

Apr 6

“Time frame?”

“As soon as possible,” I said.

“Life or death?”

“Uh, life, preferably.”

Apr 5

672.

Apr 4

“Uh, not to be blunt or anything,” I started, before he could speak. “But you do realize you’re dead, right?”

“Yeah, I figured that out,” he agreed.

“Sometimes people are in denial,” I explained.

“No, I’m pretty sure I’m dead,” he said.

Apr 4

“It’s part of the spell, I think," I said. She twitched a little next to me. “Would it help if I used a substitute word for spell? How about kitten? Kittens aren’t scary. ‘It’s part of the kitten’.”

Apr 3

671.

Apr 2

“Are you a friend of Harry’s?” she asked.

“No,” came the firm answer, proving just how much disdain could be coated on one word.

Apr 2

Kirmani hadn’t been about to heed the words of a 40-year old man who still used the terms “dude” and “chill” in his everyday lexicon.

Apr 1

670.