Stories tagged “orphanage”

  • What I got for Chrismiss

    December 23rd It is nearly here. The orderlies tell us that we are for life, not just for Christmas, but that is the day they will dress us in our finest and put us on display. So many adults cannot have children of their own to lavish gifts upon becau...

    • Author: Spiderj
    • Posted almost 3 years ago.
    • 4 out of 5

  • Chain of Order

    Yesterday, Nina was taken to the port. She cried too much for my liking – it made me want to cry, too. She made us sweets and left them on the counter with a note blurred and softened by tears; it was just like her. She did it despite the beating...

    • Author: NightMaiden
    • Posted almost 3 years ago.
    • 5 out of 5

  • The Orphanage 1 (edited ficlet)

    The room they were in was very dark, with the only light coming from one small candle at night, and a little window in the day. These children residing in this small, filthy, empty room were orphans, controlled by him. He was the owner of the orphanag...

    • Author: Turtles :)
    • Posted over 2 years ago.
    • 4 out of 5

  • The Vampire and The Monk

    The vampire, Vladimir Constantinescu sat with his back to the wall behind the farthest from the door and most poorly lit table in the tavern. Only one small candle flickered and it did so timidly. Brother Andelko Jadranka leaned into the candlelight an...

    • Author: Bob Liddil
    • Posted over 2 years ago.
    • 4 out of 5

  • The Vampire and The Monk (II)

    He settled back in his underpadded seat and took a moment to enjoy the squalor of the tavern, so drab, so human… so alien. The orphans were perfect for the ritual. He had made them so – arranging their parent’s marriage, making townsp...

  • The Vampire and The Monk (II)

    He settled back in his underpadded seat and took a moment to enjoy the squalor of the tavern, so drab, so human… so alien. The orphans were perfect for the ritual. He had made them so – arranging their parent’s marriage, making townsp...

  • And The Hammer Came Down

    The gun nearly slipped from my shaking fist. I had just killed two men tonight, and I wasn’t done. Not until the entire twisted family payed for what went on here. The old orphanage had seen better days, rain pissing down through the ceiling like...