Author: Fatesjoke

Their eyes met when they both reached out to grab the coffee that the Barista had placed on the corner of the counter, his hand briefly covering hers before either of them seemed to know what was happening. Together they looked up at the same time, a look of confusion on their faces quickly replaced …

I went on a quest to find forever for you. It was a long and arduous quest, many men died on the adventure. Some died helping me find forever, some of them died because they got in my way. Nothing could stop me in my search, not trolls nor dragons, not fear nor reason. I …

I see him standing there, smugly looking at himself in the mirror in my bedroom. Posing, turning this way and that. I watch as he tips his hat at his own reflection, nodding as if introducing himself to nobility. As if he was worth being introduced to someone noble. It wasn’t that long ago that …

I was still half asleep when I realized it was my phone ringing and not the alarm clock going off. Reaching across the bed to make the incessant noise stop I realized I wasn’t in bed alone and it was then I remembered the wine that had been spilled on the carpet in my living …

He woke up alone. He hadn’t quite gotten used to that experience, waking up in a bed half-cold. The blankets and sheets unmoved, because he didn’t bother getting under them anymore. It was dark in the room but he could see light peeking through the blinds, saw the jagged tooth-like indicator of sunlight on the …

I knew she was wrong, the words printed on the box said “Do Not Microwave”, but she insisted she had done it before. I don’t know why it happened, what special kind of paper was used, but the left over Greek food and the folded white box it was in started to smolder after the …

It is falsely assumed that the Provisional People’s Committee was established due to the occupation of the Soviet Union and the introduction of communism, the true motivation for the separatist movement was the discovery of a unicorn lair not far from the city of Pyongyang. The Soviet military discovered the lair in the early days …

Alex had loved Maya. Still loved her actually. Had loved her even as she looked him in the face and told him that she was in love with her boss at Jamba Juice, Zach. He even loved her when the words “pregnant and getting married” left Maya’s lips, a moment before the car door had …