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    Thread: The lone statue
Post: RE: The lone statue

Jensen had almost reached the street when he heard a man call out in Spanish. He paused, turning just enough to see Marta being approached by a dark-haired stranger. The man’s stride was steady and de...
Jensen James Greater Moscow 14 4,424 10-16-2025, 12:55 AM
    Thread: The lone statue
Post: RE: The lone statue

Jensen smiled as Marta spoke, her warmth softening the edges of the cold night. She talked with that bright sincerity, that mix of wit and wonder, that reminded him of the kids in the church. Before l...
Jensen James Greater Moscow 14 4,424 10-15-2025, 01:21 AM
    Thread: The lone statue
Post: RE: The lone statue

A voice tugged him from his thoughts. It was soft, respectful, and sounded young. He turned, surprised to see a girl bundled against the cold, a service vest clipped to the back of what looked like...
Jensen James Greater Moscow 14 4,424 10-02-2025, 01:16 AM
    Thread: A Christmas Carol [Shale House]
Post: RE: A Christmas Carol [Shale House]

At first, he wasn't sure how to answer. A simple thank-you for the invitation seemed shallow and pale compared to the enormity of the life that was changed, just now. "To see you sister smiling is gra...
Jensen James Residential, Estates & Hospitality 18 4,917 08-30-2025, 08:24 PM
    Thread: The lone statue
Post: The lone statue

The church was tucked between two wide, snow-dusted boulevards, its bell tower rising like a sentinel against the Moscow night. Not a landmark for tourists, nor so small that it went unnoticed. Its st...
Jensen James Greater Moscow 14 4,424 08-30-2025, 12:20 AM
    Thread: A Christmas Carol [Shale House]
Post: RE: A Christmas Carol [Shale House]

Jensen stood still, watching the sisters cling to one another. Rachel with her new lightness, Emily with tears of relief. It was as if the whole room had shifted, the heaviness chased out and replaced...
Jensen James Residential, Estates & Hospitality 18 4,917 08-30-2025, 12:03 AM
    Thread: A Christmas Carol [Shale House]
Post: RE: A Christmas Carol [Shale House]

Jensen’s breath caught when Rachel’s trembling fingers slipped into his palm. Her skin was damp with tears, her grip small but desperate, like she clung to the possibility of freedom itself. His ch...
Jensen James Residential, Estates & Hospitality 18 4,917 08-25-2025, 01:27 AM
    Thread: A Christmas Carol [Shale House]
Post: RE: A Christmas Carol [Shale House]

Jensen’s chest tightened as Emily spoke, each word weighing heavier than the last. By the time she finished, his breath had gone shallow behind the mask. A man who could twist emotions into shackles. ...
Jensen James Residential, Estates & Hospitality 18 4,917 08-23-2025, 07:54 PM
    Thread: A Christmas Carol [Shale House]
Post: RE: A Christmas Carol [Shale House]

Jensen stood on the stoop a moment longer than necessary, the Russian winter biting through even his carefully chosen coat. The mask concealed his features, but it did nothing for the weight he carrie...
Jensen James Residential, Estates & Hospitality 18 4,917 08-20-2025, 12:36 AM
    Thread: Healing a Headache
Post: RE: Healing a Headache

Jensen accepted the card without hesitation, the smooth weight of it settling into his palm before Kristian’s fingers closed his own around it. There was something in the gesture that he chose not to ...
Jensen James Residential, Estates & Hospitality 7 2,070 08-15-2025, 08:57 PM
    Thread: Healing a Headache
Post: RE: Healing a Headache

The warmth of the Gift ebbed from Jensen’s fingertips as naturally as breath. He let his hand linger against Kristian’s cheek, not for himself, but to give the other man time to enjoy that moment of r...
Jensen James Residential, Estates & Hospitality 7 2,070 08-14-2025, 11:57 PM
    Thread: Healing a Headache
Post: RE: Healing a Headache

Despite the pain that Kristian seemed to be experiencing, his body language was otherwise full of ease and charming confidence. His comment was issued light and teasing, and Jensen felt a slow warmth ...
Jensen James Residential, Estates & Hospitality 7 2,070 08-14-2025, 01:04 AM
    Thread: Healing a Headache
Post: RE: Healing a Headache

The elevator doors closed with a muted hum, brass trim glinting under warm overhead light. Kristian’s reflection stood beside Jensen’s in the mirrored wall, bow tie untied, mask discarded, fingertips ...
Jensen James Residential, Estates & Hospitality 7 2,070 08-12-2025, 09:12 PM
    Thread: Masquerade [Kuskovo Estate]
Post: RE: Masquerade [Kuskovo Estate]

Jensen adjusted in his seat, offering Kristian a faint, reassuring smile. “It’s no trouble at all,” he said, tone quiet and steady. “And I wouldn’t take anything for it. I’m happy to help.” The ...
Jensen James Residential, Estates & Hospitality 162 96,208 08-09-2025, 05:35 PM
    Thread: Masquerade [Kuskovo Estate]
Post: RE: Masquerade [Kuskovo Estate]

Jensen gave the driver the address of his building. It was an old converted textile warehouse turned into lofts. He lived on the top floor with open beams, too much natural light in the morning, and n...
Jensen James Residential, Estates & Hospitality 162 96,208 06-05-2025, 08:40 PM
    Thread: Masquerade [Kuskovo Estate]
Post: RE: Masquerade [Kuskovo Estate]

The touch on his elbow made him flinch slightly, just enough to betray how tightly wound he was. He turned, expecting to find a handler or security, someone sent to politely but firmly redirect him ba...
Jensen James Residential, Estates & Hospitality 162 96,208 05-11-2025, 06:49 PM
    Thread: Masquerade [Kuskovo Estate]
Post: RE: Masquerade [Kuskovo Estate]

When Jessika was pulled away, Jensen felt something uncomfortably close to relief. It was as if his earlier wish, to be forcibly removed from the party and spared the weight of choice, had been grante...
Jensen James Residential, Estates & Hospitality 162 96,208 04-19-2025, 09:41 PM
    Thread: Masquerade [Kuskovo Estate]
Post: RE: Masquerade [Kuskovo Estate]

Jensen stood shoulder to shoulder with strangers, their polite applause and murmured comments washing over him like white noise. The atmosphere in the grand hall felt both suffocating and surreal, a c...
Jensen James Residential, Estates & Hospitality 162 96,208 01-18-2025, 10:01 PM
    Thread: Masquerade [Kuskovo Estate]
Post: RE: Masquerade [Kuskovo Estate]

After Maksim and his wife departed, he lingered a few more minutes, his thoughts turning to the pair. They seemed like an affectionate, devoted couple, the kind that reminded him such bonds could stil...
Jensen James Residential, Estates & Hospitality 162 96,208 01-06-2025, 07:50 PM
    Thread: Masquerade [Kuskovo Estate]
Post: RE: Masquerade [Kuskovo Estate]

The click of high heels signaled that Jensen was no longer alone. It was with a casual glance that he glimpsed a man and woman, but recognizing the face tugged him all the way around. He started to sp...
Jensen James Residential, Estates & Hospitality 162 96,208 12-26-2024, 08:01 PM