Young Writers Society

Carter had to huff at the caring that Thytes was showing for Bear. He passed out all the time from energy reading overloads and what was the most anyone had ever done for him? Tossed him out of a van going 75 miles per hour down a deserted country highway.

"Don't show him too much love, Thytes," Carter complained. He leaned over Bear, hoping his partner could hear him to say, "the man has been drunk enough times in his life to deal with something as simple as this."

While ruffling through his pockets for his pack and his lighter, Carter realized he had zero patience left for anything happening here. He lit up his first cigarette of the whole goddamn experience and started thinking of ways to get out of this mess.

That was, exceptionally harsh of Carter. He almost sounded jealous, definitely bitter. Thytes didn't understand why Carter was reacting like that, but the lion decided not to hold it against him.

"I cannot imagine that he would be against receiving a little more love," Thytes said, keeping his paw on Bear's chest.

Carter could feel the room heating up again, with the energy surging all throughout the air, and the tension growing between everyone. He glanced around at the other beings present and wondered if they were all still there.

Something about the amount of bodies was feeling very wrong.

To shoot back at Thytes, Carter let out a cloud of smoke and explained, "I'm sure he wouldn't mind more love. Just make sure not make him bleed too much."

"I believe you misunderstand what exactly I mean by showing him love," Thytes said quickly. Ugh, and he'd started blushing. A misunderstanding like that didn't normally bother him, but Carter somehow knew how exactly to surprise him and set him on edge. "Intentionally, perhaps."

Ollie had been awkwardly standing with the book for a good minute now, so Daniel decided to take matters into his own hands.

He cleared his throat.

"Ollie's about to read," he pointed out, making sure his voice was loud enough to be heard but not loud enough to be a yell. "I'm not sure about all of you, but I'd like to know what's going on here - so it's probably a good idea to save your conversation for a [i