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  1. Pyroclast

    Realistic or Modern The City: 1990s Gangs - IC Thread

    The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Syd Porter It wasn’t a surprise to hear Jeanie admit that she had felt overlooked and abandoned while living in the family home. Syd knew that the years he had spent in prison and various hospitals had stolen considerable chunks of bonding time from J.J...
  2. Pyroclast

    Realistic or Modern The City: 1990s Gangs - IC Thread

    The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Shona King and Jane Porter Damian had always been something of an enigma to Shona, and yet she felt she knew him as much as she needed to. He was hollow. Shona had known plenty of people without a grasp of empathy, but this man’s sheer lack of emotion...
  3. Pyroclast

    Realistic or Modern The City: 1990s Gangs - IC Thread

    The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Shona King and Jane Porter To receive a compliment from a man so handsome himself; to be the object of his twinkling gaze. Out of nowhere, Jane had suddenly become the main character of one of her romance novels. She was practically melting under the...
  4. Pyroclast

    Realistic or Modern The City: 1990s Gangs - IC Thread

    The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Syd Porter If she's in the mood, no need to break it I got the chance and I oughta take it If she can dance, we can make it C'mon queenie, let's shake it Go, go, go, little queenie Go, go, go, little queenie... "...Go, go, go, little Jeanie," Syd sang...
  5. Pyroclast

    Realistic or Modern The City: 1990s Gangs - IC Thread

    The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Shona King and Jane Porter Roxie cupped Jane’s face in her soft, cool hands, providing some instant relief as Jane did her best to do as she was told: to not join in with the panicked thoughts that barrelled through her mind. It was strange how fast it...
  6. Pyroclast

    Realistic or Modern The City: 1990s Gangs - IC Thread

    The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Syd Porter Immediately, Syd could see in his daughter’s eyes that she was begging him to go away. What had he just interrupted? Or was it simply that she despised him so much that his mere presence was enough to completely spoil her evening? Something...
  7. Pyroclast

    Realistic or Modern The City: 1990s Gangs - IC Thread

    The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Michael Zegarra Having become so involved with his church in Manzanillo, Michael had done plenty of charity functions over the years. However, they were never of this scale. The Porters and Kings were much too high class for church fêtes; they were all...
  8. Pyroclast

    Realistic or Modern The City: 1990s Gangs - IC Thread

    The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Syd Porter Working alongside Spencer was proving to be surprisingly easy. They worked together as efficiently and respectfully as if they had never been enemies, each of them reporting to the other anything relevant to either family. It was unlike Syd to...
  9. Pyroclast

    Realistic or Modern The City: 1990s Gangs - IC Thread

    The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Jane Porter and Shona King Shona couldn’t her eyebrows from rising when Collin told her there were two people in the audience he was hoping to impress. “Two!” she exclaimed, a proud smile forming on her face. “You better be careful there. One can be...
  10. Pyroclast

    Realistic or Modern The City: 1990s Gangs - IC Thread

    Chapter 5: Silk and Subterfuge Saturday 15th November 1997 London: Evening - Cold, Dry, Windy ****************************** ****************************** The Ballroom ~ Covent Garden, London ~ Jane Porter and Shona King It was all a bit confusing for Jane as to why the family were...
  11. Pyroclast

    Realistic or Modern The City: 1990s Gangs - IC Thread

    The Snowden Residence ~ London ~ Billy King Charlie watched in anticipation, a smug grin on his face as Erik calculated his next move. The game was getting towards its end and at this stage, Charlie had a neat collection of white pieces surrounding his side of the board, like a little...
  12. Pyroclast

    Realistic or Modern The City: 1990s Gangs - IC Thread

    The King Family Home ~ Bethnal Green, London ~ Shona King Though she didn’t know it, Shona was probably the most prepared of all the parents in the family when it came to educating her children. It was proving difficult for everyone who had returned to London to suddenly enrol their children...
  13. Pyroclast

    Realistic or Modern The City: 1990s Gangs - IC Thread

    Erik's House ~ London ~ Billy King The Carters timed their exit well. The impromptu meeting was as unwelcome as it was unplanned, and Billy had been growing increasingly impatient to see the back of Ezekiel and Reign. He wasn’t used to dealing with that kind of animosity anymore; in his...
  14. Pyroclast

    Realistic or Modern The City: 1990s Gangs - IC Thread

    The Porter Residence ~ Holland Park, London ~ Syd Porter Seeing the love of his life in such anguish hurt Syd on a visceral level. All he wanted was to soothe her and take her worries away. He could feel the ache in her chest spread into his own as if they were one body, and almost wished she...
  15. Pyroclast

    Realistic or Modern The City: 1990s Gangs - IC Thread

    King Remedial ~ City of London, London ~ Billy King Billy enjoyed Reign’s roundabout answer to his question, that her business was in her loyalty to her family. He couldn’t help but grin, though did his best to make it look genuine rather than mocking. “I don’t dispute your loyalty,” he...
  16. Pyroclast

    Realistic or Modern The City: 1990s Gangs - IC Thread

    The Porter Residence ~ Holland Park, London ~ Syd Porter Syd’s eyes welled with tears as he listened to his wife point out his idealistic approach to the mission. Of course he wanted no casualties or losses, but deep down he knew it was never as easy as that. Accepting the risks had always...
  17. Pyroclast

    Realistic or Modern The City: 1990s Gangs - IC Thread

    King Remedial ~ City of London, London ~ Billy King It was 18 months and two weeks now since Billy had last had a drink. It had been a long and difficult road, but cutting Florian out of his life and having Hendrik around instead had made it a lot more bearable. Such a positive change had made...
  18. Pyroclast

    Realistic or Modern The City: 1990s Gangs - IC Thread

    The Porter Residence ~ Holland Park, London ~ Syd Porter Syd stood upright when Roxie marched over to him, not sure what she was about to do. Her fingertips brushed his forearm and for a moment he thought that maybe she was going to slide into his arms. He was just about to open them to her...
  19. Pyroclast

    Realistic or Modern The City: 1990s Gangs - IC Thread

    The Porter Residence ~ Holland Park, London ~ Syd Porter There was a long pause between Syd asking Roxie the question and her turning around to face him. His body tensed as he watched her hesitate, half expecting her to break down crying or finally snap and shout at him. When their eyes...
  20. Pyroclast

    Realistic or Modern The City: 1990s Gangs - IC Thread

    King Remedial ~ City of London, London ~ Billy King Even though he had his family again and was back living in the city he called home, Billy was finding it a challenge to adjust. He had been so concerned with minimising the stress of moving to a new country for Charlie and Hendrik - getting...
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