Saturday 7th June - 23:35 Theodore pulled into his uncle’s driveway, steadily bringing his car to a stop. He peered through the inky blackness towards the palatial front porch beyond, carefully scanning the spotless lattice windows for any sign of life, but there was nothing. It was almost midnight, afterall. Surely everyone would be asleep by now? Thinking the coast clear, the young man shut off the shuddering engine of his ramshackle red 2005 volvo and stepped out carefully onto the patio. He tiptoed cautiously up to the imposing black front door, sneering at the sight of the tacky lion’s head door knocker. The eighteen year old would have rather been anywhere else. Hell, he’d have rather spent the night in the town’s dingiest dankest motel than have to endure the awkward breakfast scene surely awaiting him in the morning - but as things stood he had no choice. School was out, and he was skint. The teen lifted up the edge of the flower pot, feeling blindly around for the spare
Older stories have been uploaded to the Pixiv site (See link in Journal below). Also, if anyone saved Chrono Stone Chapters 8 and 9, send me a note. Apparently they are incomplete in the copy Flargan7 has.
The Power of AI(Chapter 1) by Ambrose65, literature
Literature
The Power of AI(Chapter 1)
It was the end of lost game for Dave and Mike and nothing showed how much the two teenagers wanted to leave it behind than how they pushed their bikes. They nearly flew over the path amid wild bushes between the playfield and their homes, making a race out of it as usual. Dave, the brown-haired boy in the red jacket, was in the lead, making the jump down a small hill with the backpack briefly detaching itself from his back. The wind made him shudder … the heart skipped a beat … he was in mid-air. Mike, the blond boy in the black hoodie, was half the length of his bike behind and not giving in. This paid out, when they reached the slight turn of the path to the left, favoring him. Dave hesitated, he could try to take the turn close to the undergrowth, but he didn’t want to end in it as he had often before, he could try to push the other boy away, but they were friends, so he reluctantly hit the brakes just enough to allow Mike to pass and for himself to resume the race from