Story: Inches from Paradise

This story didn’t turn out as angsty as I planned and the ended came as a complete surprise even though I had an outline. If you’d like to see how different it is from what I planned, go here.

I came across a word new to me. Toxophilite. I like the extra it in the end. Everything seems to be –phile. It’s nice to have a slightly different suffix.

And because I forgot to ask before, it it possible for a king of the merfolk/sea people to have a footma?. I really wanted to write footman in the Andromeda story, but none of them have feet.


Title: Inches from Paradise
Series: Picture story
Genre: m/m romance,
Rating: PG
Content: angst, dawn, resolve, no embarrassment, memory, mud, dirt, the whip, pain, heat and cold, more pain, despair, mud, wild-goose-chase, annoyance, politeness, abuse, a deal, a tarp, a contract, goodbyes, swindled, water, music, home, chores, fire, food, warm water, coddling, advise, growing, warm bed, temptation, unforgiveable, questions, responses, answers, giving in, demands, morning, gossip, party, happiness
Length: about 3,200 words
Summary: Kip has led a hard life and he isn't about to lose Proctor.
Notes: from painting in chapter 34.
Kip(Kipling), Proctor
No Emil in this one.

Master list

Proctor avoided looking at the bed as he put on his clothes. Last night proved yet again he wasn’t the man he wished he was. The sky was brightening with a new dawn. Today he’d do better. Tonight… Tonight he’d give in to his baser instincts like last night and the night before.

( You've seen it all before )