Pain's Gray
Gray Agamau is a gang member. When a violent attack causes him to manifest superpowers, Gray will have to learn how to control them. Thankfully, his friends are there to help him and, in time, he'll be an amazing top. This storyline ranges from dark and heavy to fluff with chocolate frosting. Some poems are sexy/kinky, some nonsexual kink and sensation, some about other things altogether.
"Down New Paths" 6-20-15 (Creative Jam)
Summary: Lupê Hêdonê has her superpowers, but she hasn't learned good dominatrix skills yet; and Gray hasn't even gotten his superpowers so far. What starts out as a fun scene ends very, very badly. And Gray, gods bless him, can still make astute relationship decisions while utterly wrecked.
Characters: Pain's Gray, Lupê Hêdonê
Guest stars: Ricasso, Thriver
Prompted by DW user dialecticdreamer, June Relationship Bingo Card 6-1-15 and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-16-15
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"The Breaking of the Shell" 6-20-15 (Creative Jam)
Follows "Down New Paths"
Summary: Gray's friend Marcus gets him into a world of trouble with a rival gang. Gray decides that he has had enough of that shit from Marcus.
Characters: Gray
Guest stars: Marcus, Lardass, Ricasso, Meathead, Thriver
Cameo appearance: Shakedown
Prompted by DW users dialecticdreamer and chanter_greenie, Hurt/Comfort
Bingo Card 7-31-14, June Relationship Bingo Card 6-1-15
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Strong at the Broken Places" 6-20-15 (Creative Jam)
Directly follows "The Breaking of the Shell"
Summary: Gray recovers from the beating and gets his first lessons in how to control his superpower. He worries about it getting out of hand.
Characters: Gray, Thriver, Ricasso
Cameo appearance: World Worker
Prompted by DW users dialecticdreamer and chanter_greenie, Hurt/Comfort
Bingo Card 7-31-14, June Relationship Bingo Card 6-1-15
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Switching Out" 6-26-15 (outside fishbowl)
Directly follows "Strong at the Broken Places"
Summary: Ricasso thinks it's time to deal with Marcus's betrayal. He offers Marcus a choice. Gray may have lost a friend, but he is not alone.
Characters: Gray, Ricasso
Guest stars: Marcus
Cameo appearance: Ryland, Cason, Zhonn
Prompted by DW users dialecticdreamer and chanter_greenie,
Wellness Toolbox Bingo Card 5-20-15 and Genprompt Bingo Card 6-10-15
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"How You Combine Them" 6-22-15 (Creative Jam)
Directly follows "Switching Out"
Summary: Being a good patient drives Gray a little stir-crazy and he signs up for pastry classes.
Characters: Pain's Gray
Guest stars: Thriver, Ricasso
Cameo appearance: World Worker
Prompted by DW users dialecticdreamer and chanter_greenie and Origfic Bingo Card 5-18-15
Sponsored by DW user curiosity
"What Makes a Team Work" 6-23-15 (outside fishbowl)
Directly follows "How You Combine Them"
Summary: Gray gets the casts off, celebrates by making chocolate macarons, and thinks about teamwork.
Characters: Gray, Ricasso, Thriver
Cameo appearance: Boogaloo, World Worker
Prompted by DW users dialecticdreamer and chanter_greenie,
Wellness Toolbox Bingo Card 5-20-15 and Genprompt Bingo Card 6-10-15
Sponsored by EdorFaus
"No Feeling of Being Alive" 6-23-15 (outside fishbowl)
Directly follows "What Makes a Team Work"
Summary: Ricasso asks Gray to help with another gang member who has blunted feelings, which makes Side-eye gravitate toward pain because it gets through to him.
Characters: Gray, Side-eye, Ricasso
Guest stars: Thriver
Cameo appearance: Dr Caroline Fleer
Prompted by DW users dialecticdreamer and chanter_greenie,
June Relationship Bingo Card 6-1-15 and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-16-15
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"For the Sake of Reformation" 5-5-16
Summary: Ricasso and Zhonn ask for Gray's help.
Characters: Ricasso, Gray, Zhonn Ellison
Prompted by LJ user paantha and Solo Celebration Bingo Card 5-1-16
Sponsored by Anonymous
"Sweet Submission" 8-3-16
Summary: Cason's daughter Leta gets frustrated over dietary limitations. Gray attempts to offer an alternative, which does not go as planned. Ricasso steps in to soothe Gray's jangled nerves.
Characters: Gray, Cason, Leta, Ricasso
Prompted by DW user society_of_antisocialites, LJ user paantha, and Survival Bingo
Card 8-1-16
Sponsored by Anonymous
“The Sharpest Dose of Reality” 12-6-16 (fishbowl)
Summary: Shiv and Pain’s Gray spend quality time together at Buster Hump’s Gym
Characters: Shiv, Pain’s Gray
Guest Stars: Boss White, Faster Blaster,
Cameo Appearances: Nurse Espinoza, Travis Vanburen, Dr. Bloch
Prompted by DW user technoshaman, iPod Shuffle Music Fest Card 12-1-16, Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 7-16-16
Sponsored by LJ users tigerbright, starcat_jewel, janetmiles, clockworklady, DW users alatefeline, nsfwords, redsixwing, and technoshaman
"Shared Vulnerability" 2-11-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Shiv and Pain's Gray share a meal while discussing kink.
Characters: Shiv, Pain's Gray
Guest stars: Ka Ron "Cook" Campbell
Cameo appearance: Dr. Bloch, Travis Vanburen
Prompted by DW users technoshaman and redsixwing, and Valentines Bingo Fest Card 2-1-17
Sponsored by DW user technoshaman
Summary: Lupê Hêdonê has her superpowers, but she hasn't learned good dominatrix skills yet; and Gray hasn't even gotten his superpowers so far. What starts out as a fun scene ends very, very badly. And Gray, gods bless him, can still make astute relationship decisions while utterly wrecked.
Characters: Pain's Gray, Lupê Hêdonê
Guest stars: Ricasso, Thriver
Prompted by DW user dialecticdreamer, June Relationship Bingo Card 6-1-15 and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-16-15
Free perk
"The Breaking of the Shell" 6-20-15 (Creative Jam)
Follows "Down New Paths"
Summary: Gray's friend Marcus gets him into a world of trouble with a rival gang. Gray decides that he has had enough of that shit from Marcus.
Characters: Gray
Guest stars: Marcus, Lardass, Ricasso, Meathead, Thriver
Cameo appearance: Shakedown
Prompted by DW users dialecticdreamer and chanter_greenie, Hurt/Comfort
Bingo Card 7-31-14, June Relationship Bingo Card 6-1-15
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Strong at the Broken Places" 6-20-15 (Creative Jam)
Directly follows "The Breaking of the Shell"
Summary: Gray recovers from the beating and gets his first lessons in how to control his superpower. He worries about it getting out of hand.
Characters: Gray, Thriver, Ricasso
Cameo appearance: World Worker
Prompted by DW users dialecticdreamer and chanter_greenie, Hurt/Comfort
Bingo Card 7-31-14, June Relationship Bingo Card 6-1-15
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Switching Out" 6-26-15 (outside fishbowl)
Directly follows "Strong at the Broken Places"
Summary: Ricasso thinks it's time to deal with Marcus's betrayal. He offers Marcus a choice. Gray may have lost a friend, but he is not alone.
Characters: Gray, Ricasso
Guest stars: Marcus
Cameo appearance: Ryland, Cason, Zhonn
Prompted by DW users dialecticdreamer and chanter_greenie,
Wellness Toolbox Bingo Card 5-20-15 and Genprompt Bingo Card 6-10-15
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"How You Combine Them" 6-22-15 (Creative Jam)
Directly follows "Switching Out"
Summary: Being a good patient drives Gray a little stir-crazy and he signs up for pastry classes.
Characters: Pain's Gray
Guest stars: Thriver, Ricasso
Cameo appearance: World Worker
Prompted by DW users dialecticdreamer and chanter_greenie and Origfic Bingo Card 5-18-15
Sponsored by DW user curiosity
"What Makes a Team Work" 6-23-15 (outside fishbowl)
Directly follows "How You Combine Them"
Summary: Gray gets the casts off, celebrates by making chocolate macarons, and thinks about teamwork.
Characters: Gray, Ricasso, Thriver
Cameo appearance: Boogaloo, World Worker
Prompted by DW users dialecticdreamer and chanter_greenie,
Wellness Toolbox Bingo Card 5-20-15 and Genprompt Bingo Card 6-10-15
Sponsored by EdorFaus
"No Feeling of Being Alive" 6-23-15 (outside fishbowl)
Directly follows "What Makes a Team Work"
Summary: Ricasso asks Gray to help with another gang member who has blunted feelings, which makes Side-eye gravitate toward pain because it gets through to him.
Characters: Gray, Side-eye, Ricasso
Guest stars: Thriver
Cameo appearance: Dr Caroline Fleer
Prompted by DW users dialecticdreamer and chanter_greenie,
June Relationship Bingo Card 6-1-15 and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-16-15
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"For the Sake of Reformation" 5-5-16
Summary: Ricasso and Zhonn ask for Gray's help.
Characters: Ricasso, Gray, Zhonn Ellison
Prompted by LJ user paantha and Solo Celebration Bingo Card 5-1-16
Sponsored by Anonymous
"Sweet Submission" 8-3-16
Summary: Cason's daughter Leta gets frustrated over dietary limitations. Gray attempts to offer an alternative, which does not go as planned. Ricasso steps in to soothe Gray's jangled nerves.
Characters: Gray, Cason, Leta, Ricasso
Prompted by DW user society_of_antisocialites, LJ user paantha, and Survival Bingo
Card 8-1-16
Sponsored by Anonymous
“The Sharpest Dose of Reality” 12-6-16 (fishbowl)
Summary: Shiv and Pain’s Gray spend quality time together at Buster Hump’s Gym
Characters: Shiv, Pain’s Gray
Guest Stars: Boss White, Faster Blaster,
Cameo Appearances: Nurse Espinoza, Travis Vanburen, Dr. Bloch
Prompted by DW user technoshaman, iPod Shuffle Music Fest Card 12-1-16, Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 7-16-16
Sponsored by LJ users tigerbright, starcat_jewel, janetmiles, clockworklady, DW users alatefeline, nsfwords, redsixwing, and technoshaman
"Shared Vulnerability" 2-11-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Shiv and Pain's Gray share a meal while discussing kink.
Characters: Shiv, Pain's Gray
Guest stars: Ka Ron "Cook" Campbell
Cameo appearance: Dr. Bloch, Travis Vanburen
Prompted by DW users technoshaman and redsixwing, and Valentines Bingo Fest Card 2-1-17
Sponsored by DW user technoshaman
Extras
Read about Emotional First Aid, which can be used to help reduce the damage caused by life's "hard knocks."
Several poems include recipes for a variety of types of cooking and cuisine. The collection of recipes for this thread includes comfort food but also features elaborate pastries.
Several poems include recipes for a variety of types of cooking and cuisine. The collection of recipes for this thread includes comfort food but also features elaborate pastries.