"So," Liz started, her voice now weaker than it already was before the night started. "Ready to talk about it?""As ready as I'll ever be."Heather nursed what she counted to be her 5th glass as she contemplated on how to break the news that she actually went on a date last night. While the two older women were people that she could trust with her life if push came to shove, she didn't exactly want the endless teasing that would undoubtedly spring forth from the discussion the next time they met up again."Promise me both that you'll never make fun of what I'm about to say." The redhead demanded, but she knew deep inside that she's pleading more than anything."Of course." Soap affirmed, a serious tone coloring her voice. "It's only proper.""You know that I'm the very image of confidentiality." Liz seemingly
To both of their credit, Liz and Soap merely blinked at the revelation of her date's identity; their expressions still as serious as they had been before they had the information. Heather briefly observed them both, determining whether or not they had any questions for her.The silence between them was the only indicator she needed for her to continue."He- How should I say this... propositioned me? On a visit during my school's Foundation Day." Heather recounted, arms crossed under her chest as she felt the curious gaze of her friends land on her face. "He was apparently a principal sponsor and thus invited to give an opening speech on the first day.""Huh. Interesting." The blonde stroked her braid with her left hand as the other stayed put on the right side of her choker. "Quite a surprise considering he's not one for humble celebration."<
A small glimpse...&nbs
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"What were you thinking?!"
"Good night, Alexa."The P.E. teacher stood slack-jawed as the rapid-fire rebuttal of her clearly annoyed friend shut her down every step of the way. Heather's replies were laced with more vitriol and exhaustion the more the redhead cut her off, probably due to what looked like a massive hangover if how the redhead reacted to her was anything to go by."It's not even noon yet."Alexa sighed to herself as she let herself out of the admittedly small bedroom. It would've been nice to get a bit more info out of her unconscious colleague, but she knew when to not push boundaries.Taking both the letter and the unopened box with her to the small apartment's living room, the brunette relaxed on the faded couch located right in front of the small TV in the center of the room. It was quite a spacious joint, now that she thought about it. Wonder wh
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"Heather.""Dio."The spectacled teacher found the man waiting by the school gates. He wore a leather black blazer on top of a wine red polo, accompanied with black slacks and shiny black shoes. His eyes were still as unsettling as ever; seemingly undressing her from her humble white jacket and teacher's uniform."W-what do you want?" Damn, why did she always found herself stuttering in front of this man?"A second chance," Dio stated as if it was a basic fact in the world. "A chance to prove my worth to you.""W-Worth?""Yes," The COO reiterated with conviction. "I consider you a once in a lifetime opportunity, Heather. I'd be remiss if I simply let you go after just one less than stellar evening."The redhead felt her body heat up in response to the s
It's over! It's finally over!- E-eherm..Well wasn't this a trainwreck of a story.Heartstrings was supposed to be over well over a month ago. If it weren't for an arbitrary chapter and word count requirement, as well as poor planning, this thing would've been done in just over 80 to 90k words just like its predecessor. Now, at the very least, I had some takeaways from writing this thing, so do keep in mind that this serves as both a gigantic author's note and as a reflection for me to read as well.Let's get started, shall we?I never expected to write this kind of story in the first place; one that involved CEO bullshit that I always saw dominating the recommended pages of literary sites. In fact, this tale wasn't even on the master timeline that I always referred to in my note. It just... materialized in my head, per
The CEO's Son is a Serial Killer
Time moves forward. And while this tale slowly comes to an end, their stories continue on their own...⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛A new dawn... A new day...Another day of her miraculous third shot at a normal life.*"Top stories tonight; the Alexandria Heir's killer still at large, Kardia's impact, and the 2016 Mollucan National Elections."*Walking across her living room, one Heather Littman ignored the blaring news coverage being shown on her TV in favor of brewing a small cup of tea. Repeatedly dipping the tea bag in her mug, the English teacher wistfully sighed as she checked the date on the calendar."First week of March, huh..." the red-haired teacher muttered to herself as she sipped on her common beverage. "Summer's almost here..."&nEpilogue
"Goodbye, Dio. And good riddance."Charlie couldn't believe it. Ms. Littman actually defeated the monster! She was so strong! He had been hiding behind the crates despite hearing his homeroom teacher's voice, but he had been watching the fight go on from the sidelines...And it was so cool!He didn't know why Ms. Littman started acting the way she did, but it just made her more badass as she went along and hit the old man right on the legs and arms! If he wasn't safe when she just showed up, then he was essentially home free once she downed the man entirely.He could finally go home! Lina actually got help!With a goofy smile on his face, Charlie finally emerged from his hiding spot in favor of getting to his beloved teacher's side. She'll be so surprised when he shows up with minimal injuri
It was going so well!*WHOOSH!*At one moment, he was in complete, and total control. His subject was clearly terrified; holding onto a piece of metal pipe like her life depended on it. She was flustered, stuttering even! The revelation of his side-activities even seemed to put her more off-balance as he made his approach!*WHOOSH! WHOOSH!*Then all of a sudden, his subject swung the pipe at him, clearly aiming for his head! Even now, he was doing his best to dodge as he carefully backed away from the blushing woman. Did he do something wrong?*WHOOSH! CLANG!*A resounding clang echoed throughout the warehouse as his subject's pipe collided with a stray metal cabinet. Any other woman would've been hurting if their arms rattled with such a force, but Dio could only watch as his blushing teacher simply went on like nothing even happened.What was this woman made of?"Why are you running?~" Heather
"Charlie?!"Heather called out to the proverbial ether as she stepped inside the suspiciously lit warehouse. With every intrepid step, her instincts screamed at her to always look behind her back, and she was more than ready to heed its advice.'Keep an eye out...'Nodding to herself as she fully entered the building, the teacher noted the surprisingly chilly air within, as well as the open lights that illuminated the area. It was clear that the warehouse was currently being used."Charlie?"Delving deeper into the warehouse, she couldn't help but feel that danger was just around the corner; her heart hammering with excitement as she cautiously turned another corner. Her right hand itched with anticipation; practically nagging at her to take some sort of makeshift weapon with her in case the
He was late. Livid, and late."BRAT!"Dio found himself screaming in anger just as he finished checking the time on his phone. It was already past seven, and he had yet to do the things that he wanted to do for the day. He hadn't dumped his refuse out of his car, he hadn't made headway on his later responsibilities, he hadn't even begun trying to tie up another loose end that he had to shut up.For fuck's sake, he could go on!*CRASH! CRASH!*He never managed to eat his breakfast at six, take a shower at six-thirty, or even read the newspaper by this time of day. His entire day was already thrown off schedule with this minor stunt, but it would be totally thrown off the window if the brat continued to evade his ire.*CRASH! THUD!*"Fu
"Yoohoo!~ Mr. Dio?~"It had been a few minutes since Helly had begun her search on the massive place that was the Alexandria Docks. The constant walking was uncharacteristically getting her feet sore despite being relatively short, but she supposed that that was because she hadn't done some long-distance walking in good a while."Anybody here?~"It was kind of nostalgic, to be quite honest; doing some basic searching for someone that she absolutely loathed. Quite the thrill, especially after years of boring schoolwork and teaching.'We love teaching...'But it never compared to the rush and satisfaction of removing scum off the streets~ She knew in the back of her mind that her rationale was screaming at her to stop, but her right hand was just aching to be let loose on someone that truly de