Snow and Gas (Otherwise Untitled)

Story by Moriar on SoFurry

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#191 of Short Stories

A rest stop, for the traveling kobold and dragon.


With the wisps of Winter a flurry about the outside of the car under the night-time lights of the gas station, Jake remained a curled up bundle of dragon and blanket in the passenger seat. The heater and fan of the car grumbled along helpfully as the snow accumulated on the windshield.

~ Out of the whirlwind of cold and snow and outside of the car, Randy opened the driver side door to lean within. The kobold held out a drink caddie, with three of the slots holding disposable foam cups.

~ "Hey, adorableurrito. They didn't have those hand warming packs, so I got you an extra hot cocoa.", setting the carrier down between the seats, "We'll get back on the road, once I clear the windows."

~ The kobold pulled the ice scraper from behind the driver's seat, "They gave us a free can coozie, for some reason.", which gave the shivering dragon a reason to smile.

Wrench and Drive (Otherwise Untitled)

~ The kobold stood on the car's front bumper, tucked in under the shade provided by the raised hood. His fingers smudged with grease and oil, the tray of parts laid carefully atop the air intake. Randy surveyed the work before him, mind rolling through...

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Wheels and Papers (Otherwise Untitled)

~ At the sound of the bell and whistle, the fox groaned audibly. Looking up from her book to the subway car around her, fellow passenger's expressions generally matched her feelings. She tucked her book into her satchel while the car rattled into the...

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Honorable Duel (Otherwise Untitled)

~ The bartender seemed to beam a bit, at how much the dragon seemed to enjoy the beer. "You really seem to've enjoy that, Hon.", she observed to Jake. ~ The dragon nodded, "It's been a while since I've had one that was properly fresh, thanks." ~...

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