princessbruiser:

Molly stood in front of the mirror in her room, looking at herself with wide eyes.

She had to admit, Chris had really outdone herself on the dress that she had made for her to wear for the charity ball. The pink really did suit her, Chris had been right on the nose about that. The off-the-shoulder look really didn't look all that bad either....

Spinning around, Molly turned to the girl next her and gave her a small smile.

"It's beautiful," she said, "It...looks okay, right?"

sandcastlegod:

It was entirely finished except for the stupid little broken mechanism, which he certainly had no hope of fixing alone.

And so, Corey did the logical thing: he fixed up some very good homemade hamburgers.
Well-seasoned meat, juicy fresh tomatoes, and some skillet-fried potatoes on the side.

Carrying this, he went looking for Joe.

little_gabriel:

Gabriel shrugged and then scratched at his back.  It had been a long time since he had worn a harness, and it felt absolutely terrible.  He turned a corner in the mansion, attempting to find the guy Xavier had told him about.  "Leech..." he muttered, "I wonder where I can find this guy..."
 

mapleleafsuit:

Before entering the building he reads his personnel file one more time.  Randy was always more intuitive with these files then he was.  If he didn't feel the ex-MP was the only one he could trust Bryan would never have shared a damn thing with a civilian, even if it wasn't Randy's fault. 

Jeez, it was a year ago.  They'd sent his fiancée into so-called a domestic disturbance call.  It turned out to be a hostage situation and the punk targeted Randy.  Being a generous soul, Randy wrote the whole thing off as a bad coincidence - just something that could happen to any cop, much less one around a highly armed population.  Bryan was more cynical.  He thought Sir - his nickname for his dad - might have hand in it.  Randy, of course, make a joke about Bryan's paranoia at the very idea.  What he hadn't told the love of his life is that Sir offered a command and promotion if he found someone more "military wife" material. 

Besides, Randy could have been the next Tony Stark.  The Vinicator suit performed a lot better after a week in their basement.

Well Sir, he thought You wanted me serving my country honorably?  How do you like this?   He walks into his new command, literally wrapped in the flag.  Let the fun begin.

little_gabriel:

The warmth of the sun beat down on Gabriel's back as he flew high into the sky.  He'd had a few days to process the information Leech had given him about his mother.  She had... captured his father and brainwashed him into having relations with her.  To his very core, Gabriel was displeased with the actions his mother had taken int he past.  And to make matters worse, Gabriel's vision of starting a relationship with his long lost father had shattered.  Additionally, he had a sister.  "Should I tell her?" he asked himself as he reached somewhere around ten thousand feet above sea level.