Stories tagged “shoot”

• Sightless

  The room was pitch black, but the cold metal on the table was definitely a gun. The voice was also definitely a voice, clear and soft on some invisible speaker. The calm tone was infuriating. “Consider it an experiment in human nature, Dr. Steven...

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

• Ball Turret Gunner

  Alarm horns cut through REM like a tri-laser through a Kleg attack ship. I sleep in the ball so I don’t have to waste time running or strapping into the hot seat. “The ball” is my battle station – Ball Turret USRQ-21. Mine is th...

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

• Weaponry As An Equivalent To Intimacy

  He knew I wouldn’t shoot him. He knew that I couldn’t. He smirked at me, the exact same smirk he’d given me this morning as he walked out my door. He looked at me the same way when I was holding a gun as he did when I was holding a be...

  • Author: bespectacled
  • Posted about 1 year ago.
  • 4 out of 5