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  • That Night Feeling Part 4

    That Night Feeling Part 4

    The moon hung low over the empty stretch of coastline, silver light mixing with the warm orange glow of the crackling bonfire. She had come alone—supposedly to clear her head, to feel the salt wind against her skin. But the moment she saw the tall figure in the black suit standing silently on the…

  • That Night Feeling Part 3

    That Night Feeling Part 3

    The city lights shimmered across the wet stone plaza as Alex cut through the late-night quiet, leather jacket creaking with each step. The central fountain glowed like liquid fire—cascading water illuminated from beneath, throwing golden ripples across the empty benches and dark trees. Then he saw her. She stood motionless in the shallow basin,…

  • That Night Feeling Part 2

    That Night Feeling Part 2

    Midnight Window in St. Petersburg – Erotic Short Story The frost clung to the cobblestones of Nevsky Prospekt’s quieter arteries, turning every breath into silver smoke. Alexei pulled the collar of his long wool coat higher, the same cream-colored coat that now carried the faint scent of pine tar and other people’s cigarettes. He…

  • That Night Feeling Part 1

    That Night Feeling Part 1

    The Central Valley night pressed down heavy and cool, stars sharp as knife points above the rows of weathered trailers. Jack hadn’t slept right in weeks. At sixty-three the arthritis in his knees complained louder every evening, but tonight something else kept him walking the gravel lanes between the units—restlessness older than bone pain.…

  • Arcade Dreams Brunette Edition

    Arcade Dreams Brunette Edition

    The air inside Johnny’s Arcade smelled like hot circuits, popcorn butter, and teenage rebellion. It was 11:47 p.m. on a sticky Friday in 1983 and the place was finally thinning out. Only the die-hards remained—kids too broke to leave and one dangerously underdressed girl who clearly didn’t care who saw. She perched on the…

  • Arcade Dreams Blonde Edition

    Arcade Dreams Blonde Edition

    The last working row of arcade cabinets glowed like dying embers in the abandoned game hall, long after the “Closed Forever” sign had been taped to the door. Galaxy Fighter still ran its endless attract demo, lasers slicing through pixelated space, while the air carried the faint sweet rot of spilled soda and cigarette…

  • Arcade Dreams

    Arcade Dreams

    In the dim, flickering glow of an abandoned arcade after midnight, where the last quarters had long since vanished from the coin slots, she stood alone among the silent machines. The air hummed with the faint electric memory of beeps and explosions from forgotten games—Pac-Man ghosts eternally chasing, Street Fighter combos frozen mid-punch, Mortal…