Isoprene

Solana’s eyes fluttered open slowly, ears swiveling until they recognized the echo of thunder in the distance. It was soon smothered by the sound of rain, pattering in such a rhythm that she was quickly relaxed again. Her body and mind settled, further comforted by the warmth of… The warmth of… Solana suddenly became conscious of her surroundings. Her head was resting on Venith’s chest, pressed against her heartbeat. She could feel the rise and fall of Loligo’s breathing behind her, trapping her in a gentle, satisfied harmony. She became vividly aware of both of their bodies, how they were entangled with her ow

"I'm serious; there's a little girl waiting for you in your office." "Come on, man. We don't encourage little kids to solve their problems through violence." Brossard laughed, emptying another paper cup. "Most of the time." He went to grab another paper cup, but stopped himself. How many cups did he waste during this one outing? A lot was his closest guess. On slow days, he'd spend half of his time by the water cooler, wasting as many cups as humanly possible just out of boredom. It probably wasn't healthy, especially considering that the building was practically one huge aquarium; whoever refilled this water cooler was probably so spiteful

 Elliot came to more quickly than he had liked, shuddering at the sensation of a hand on his face. He heard the figure speak to him in a low voice, but he couldn’t wrap his mind around what it was saying before he passed out again. The second time, he was being carried back through the hallway, too burnt out to think anything of it. More tired than faint, he thoughtlessly rested his head against the figure’s chest and let himself sleep. The third time, he heard muddled voices and the pain in his head was much duller. His eyes fluttered open, showing him all of his winterwear laid out in front of a fireplace. “That coul