The heroes were at their wits end. The dwarf was kneeling on his left knee. The last hit to his side was painful. He was breathing heavily.

A few feet further the elf was gripping the last arrow from his quiver. Slowly despair was showing on his usually optimistic face.

The warrior and the orc continued swinging their swords at the gigantic spider before them. Their movements have slowed down.

Sud...

Your earthy ground is soft under my feet. The brown fallen needles tingle gently. The smell of recently cut pine trees hugs me and the fresh, citrusy and green scent is thrilling.

I follow your tiny trails, strolling through pine trees of different sizes with tall grasses tingling on my calves. The faint sound of twittering birds and the wind rustling the leafs.

I embrace you and you embrace me. ...

She brings her flowers.

He listens attentively.

They hug her tightly.

She sends them funny videos.

He lets her rest.

She always brings home his favorite croissant.

Her breakfast is served with a flower.

He brushes her hair.

She holds his hand.

He never leaves without giving a tender kiss.

They say I love you every night.

She picks the phone up on the first ring.

He always has seven minutes.

They i...

He screams loudly, but the air rushing into his lungs immediately cuts off that scream. He tries to focus on what he sees but is still waking up. His hands automatically to grasp something to hold onto, to stop the acceleration. When his palm slide over the glass panels on the sides he flinches back, as the friction causes to much heat. His eye finally focus on front of him. The slide ends in a sm...

She was sneaking up on her target. Crouched down into the long grass she was barely visible. She moved a few inches closer. Then stopped. Sharpening her ears to hear any movement ahead. Through the leaves of the grass she couldn‘t really see anything. When she was sure that she wasn‘t made she moved even closer. Then she jumped.

Mid-air she saw the movement in the corner of her eyes and when she l...

It is a late August night, when I am cycling through the ripe fields of wheat. The sweet, fruity scent lingers on the cycling path and I sit up and let go of the handle bar. I balance the bike while I keep on pushing and hold my arms sideways into the warm air. It feels like flying. I can hear the crickets chirping and when I get closer falling silent. I can see the stars glittering above me and t...

„That is none of your concern“, you say calmly but firm. „What should be your concern, is what you are willing to pay for it.“ You lean forward, take the bag from his hands and close it before anyone else in the packed bar can grasp the valuable contents. You let it vanish under your dark coat again and lean back in your chair. You remain silent while you take a few sips of your beer. You behave u...

„I just wanted the best for you.“

„By telling I am getting fat every day for years? Why didn‘t you tell that my brothers?“

„The moment women turn 25 they start gaining weight. I just wanted to warn you! Men don‘t have that problem,“

„And? You are still calling me fat, even though I am not. I am doing so much sport and I have a healthy bodyweight.“

„Ah, now you are exaggerating. Don‘t take ever...

‚Not again!‘, I thought annoyed. I was just at the brink of cheering with Angela and Mike, when time stopped again. My glass loudly clinked with theirs, but while I moved my hand with the champagne flute back to myself, they just stopped moving. Their arms stretched out. Their eyes looking straight at each other. The creepiest thing was their open eyes. Not blinking. It still freaked me out every ...

It started with small things they took away. And nobody realised what it would lead to. They talked it down. Provided ‚good reasons‘. Deflected any criticism. When we protested, we were to blame because we did care about those little things instead of urgent topics.

And they got more gutsy every day and soon nothing was like before. When we used to dance on the fields late summer - we now no more....