Fics like i think that we should go and get you out of here

During a game of cards, an older man spoke of his grandmother who’d seen a man that’d looked like a shooting star running through her fields of wheat and saltgrass, only to vanish at the town’s eastern border. From what she’d seen of him, he’d looked too sad to make a wish on, and she hadn’t much liked the idea of wishing on a dead man in the first place. The story hadn’t been much of anything. It certainly didn’t tie to the lake in any concrete way, and it didn’t mention July, and it didn’t have the tension that every other rumor did. But Nicholas finds himself in some stranger’s grandmother’s hometown north of July anyway, a couple hours’ ride up a highway that looked to be maintained only by the grace of God and hand-mixed pitch. It’s bigger than July, but that isn’t saying much. Its defining feature is a bar that markets itself as a Real Western Saloon, complete with swinging doors and a dusty piano that plays two hairs offkey to keep the tunes jaunty. What’d once been those saltgrass and wheat fields sport maize these days, and they stretch for yarz down the highway. When he breathes in, he can taste lakesand against his tongue. He presses it to the roof of his mouth as a reminder, as an omen.

You may also like

  1. Perfectly Natural by ChenamaReel (Trigun Stampede (Anime 2023), Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008))
  2. He's Mine (And He Always Will Be) by Skipsjack (Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008))
  3. Sentido by orcelito (Trigun Stampede (Anime 2023), Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008), more)
  4. Crisis Under Cover by Skipsjack (Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008))
  5. in the woods somewhere by halfdemonvash (Trigun Stampede (Anime 2023), Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008))
  6. Long Goodbyes by ChenamaReel (Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008), Trigun Stampede (Anime 2023))
  7. to god, who i hate so much by skittidyne (Trigun Stampede (Anime 2023), Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008))
  8. Figure Me Out by WateredMyCrops (Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008), Trigun Stampede (Anime 2023))
  9. No Wants, No Desires by Suzariah (Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008), Trigun Stampede & Trigun Stargaze (Anime 2023-2026), more)
  10. Before the Blowin' Rain by natumn (Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008), Trigun Stampede & Trigun Stargaze (Anime 2023-2026), more)
  11. someone to last your whole life by catchatter (Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008))
  12. The Lighthouse by EloFromMars (Trigun Stampede (Anime 2023), Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008))
  13. the feathered mermaid by ellaismydog (Trigun Stampede (Anime 2023), Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008))
  14. Hosanna by Asimovich (Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008), Trigun Stampede (Anime 2023))
  15. Someone's hand opens (I hold it) by tytonidae (Trigun Stampede (Anime 2023), Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008))
  16. Dawn Eternal by KBstories (Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008), Trigun Maximum (Manga))
  17. caught out by avoidingavoidance (Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008), Trigun Stampede & Trigun Stargaze (Anime 2023-2026))
  18. Protect (Y)our Wild Heart by natumn (Trigun Stampede (Anime 2023), Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008))
  19. come and see by avoidingavoidance (Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008), Trigun Stampede & Trigun Stargaze (Anime 2023-2026))
  20. A Sense of Adventure by RaisedByHeathens, TooManyLemons (Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008), Trigun Stampede & Trigun Stargaze (Anime 2023-2026))