AetherialAvenger

    We were inches from the light, I could almost submerge my hand in its warm glow, but the shadow was too quick. A figure jumped from the darkness and into the light, tainting its safety. In a flash I was ripped from Gil's arms, and spun to face him with a knife to my neck. I could do nothing, I just quietly whimpered as tears streamed down my face.    The grim figure shouted, "Listen here kid, I just want your money and your boyfriend here goes free. Don't try for help or he'll be painting the dirt with his blood."    Gil quickly pulled out his wallet, I could tell that he didn't want me hurt. I didn't want him to give this criminal to g

    My name is Cooper, Cooper Pather. I'm a huge nerd, but don't take that as if that's all there is to me. I'm a good guy, I love people, just only as long as they return the favor. What I'm about to tell you is how I ended up in a situation that led to me meeting some of the most amazing people on the planet.    It was morning, again. I was still sitting in my bed being bathed in the dim light of the sunrise, not once did I close my eyes in the last hours of the night. I couldn't exactly remember what happened, but I knew I had cried. I felt cold, both inside and out, and the drying tears on my face made the cold harsher. I had made a mist