================================================================================ The stories are meant so they can be read out of order, but since I was creating an index anyway, I thought people might like to know at least the order they were published in, as that could constitute a reading order. So I'll list the stories here in the order they were written, with a little blurb about each. Be sure to check out the READ-ME, too, if you haven't already. And the LINKS file is pretty much you would expect--a few links to other story archives. It should be known that every story will usually at LEAST have the following story codes: MF+(g* b*) ped inc bd ws THE DELPHI PROJECT 01. THE TIES THAT BIND A man uses Stockholm Syndrome to endear a captive barely-a-teenager to him. She's meant to be only the start. 02. THE TAMING GAME A girl with a daughter as a product of rape is taken in, and herself and her daughter taken over, by a man who wandered into town. 03. THE TAMING OF THE SHREW A babysitter with glowing word-of-mouth recommendations is given the task of dealing with a bratty girl who gives new meaning to "temper tantrums". The brat ends up at the hands of someone bent on turning her into a fuck toy. 04. CHANCE ENCOUNTERS He never set out to be a kidnapper and rapist, but she was too lovely to pass up. And when she realizes there's no way out, she does the only thing can: Try and keep him appeased. 05. THE DELPHI PROJECT - ACT ONE Who is that man who keeps showing up? Find out now, as another man finds more than he ever dared to expect. THE POISON CHRONICLES 06. The Poison Chronicles Chapter 01: Genesis (PoisonCH01.txt) Inspired by the Marvel universe. All that the symbiotes could do, all from canon, and no one tried anything like this. I love Eddie Brock, I do-- but he (and Carnage, and Toxin, and Scream, and...) is an idiot. It's not based anywhere near the Marvel universe, but the Delphi universe (which itself is based on ours) 07. The Poison Chronicles Chapter 02: Amassing the Flock (PoisonCH02.txt) The further adventures of the narcissistic would-be king known as Poison. He's coming closer to his ultimate goals, but it looks like someone else has their eye on him and his family. To what end? 09. The Poison Chronicles Chapter 03: Becoming Coryphaeus (PoisonCH03.txt) A fan and fellow author noted his shared interest in a "progressive" story, and that spawned a few key scenes in this lengthy offering. On his search for a queen, Poison finds more than he bargains for--and he gets an unexpected visitor. Old habits are re-examined, new alliances made, and more of the life he craves is carved out, bit by bit. 10. The Poison Chronicles Chapter 04: Alliances (PoisonCH04.txt) A bit of an attempt at showing the lighter and darker side of their reality, with a bit of a "challenge" to the characters as well as the author. Poison explores the Delphi Project, coming away with additional resources and respect for a man he didn't expect. Plans with the pets go forward, and a threat eliminated. 11. The Poison Chronicles Chapter 05: Wheels within Wheels (PoisonCH05.txt) Fellow ASSTR-er Sadistic Daddy and I were talking about progression and interesting things that may lay in the future. His invaluable help provided the bridge I needed for a few ideas I had. This mostly non-sexual entry is the result. Please visit /files/Authors/Sadistic_Daddy/ for works far better-written than anything I'm capable of. Poison has been ignobly pressed into service by a branch of the American government, and it's a precarious balancing act of his own plans against theirs, as he tries to get free of their grip--only to meet a new adversary. 12. The Poison Chronicles Chapter 06: Revelations (PoisonCH06.txt) A major player made his presence known, and now proves that he may be more than Poison is capable of dealing with. Fighting against superior powers forces him away from his empire and lead him to a vision of his destiny. Is he ascending to divinity? Or is he descending into insanity? 13. The Poison Chronicles Chapter 07: Inceptive Destiny (Poison CH07.txt) The empire grows, and Marius-née-Poison now starts turning years of planning into action. Yet there comes something unexpected, even unknowable, to man and alien alike. A certain winged one returns, and a battle of wits ensues. Around the time of writing the second or third chapter of the Poison Chronicles I happened to stumble upon something called The Hero Machine. I won't link to it because I really doubt the creator needs traffic from THIS kind of site. Google it and have have fun. As an artist, I should stick to writing, and I know it, but I whipped these up at first only for myself, then I thought others might like to see them. They're hosted on a LiveJournal account made solely for this purpose. http://pics.livejournal.com/f_f_storyteller/gallery/00001bec STROKERS 08. Not-So-Loving Family Not much I can say on this one, other than if you've read all of my other works, it would be understood just what is meant by my saying that this is so nasty, so despicable, so--just plain VILE that I had to include an apology before the actual story. A family of abusers the likes of which aren't really displayed in my other works live in solitude--children created to be toilets and sluts. Pain is the currency of love, blood the proof of devotion, with the hills echoing with screams. ================================================================================