Peter makes his mark.

Ask meme drabble written for this challenge. Prompt: Kate Bush, a deal with God.

Susan's on the loose, and Falco walks right back into an old cage.

Hence the great darkness of philosophers who have looked for a complete building in a ruin.
 
Marty Hart accidentally acquires the valuable philosophical insights of Rust Cohle, boy detective.

This, Sui Zhou knows: the grief that whets a body so keen that it draws blood in the handling.

For hours, Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji have walked with little words and less hurry, and the peace rakes itself down Wei Wuxian’s back like an itch baiting a scratch.

There's rules that go with being Adam's errand boy -- sort of workplace regulations. Be there whenever he needs you, don't mess with his stuff, don't ask annoying questions.

I see the blood wash'd entirely away from the axe,
Both blade and helve are clean ...

Boyd flees to the mountains. Ives pursues him.

Near misses in the Greek tutorial.

Pierced-up tormented John Irving in chains.