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11:58 PM. Jaw aching. Muscles tense, want to stretch but no. Curtains drawn. Hiding me, protecting, concealing. 11:59 PM. 6 years hiding. Didn't mean to hurt anyone. Tried to save them. I couldn't. I can't. 12:00 AM. Joints loosen, fingers flex, I can breath. Look towards curtains, is he ok? Walk forward, dragging feet can't stand can't run. Stretching now, I can think, I can feel...human. Looking up at the ceiling, I might check on him early. Distant laugh, clunk of feet, chatter of beak. Him. Her. Them. Not again, never again. Peeking eyes out, camera snaps on. Harsh light floods my face. Can't pull away, only stare. Fine, it means he is s

The young lad named Gavin stood, peering inquisitively through the wrought iron fence at the river, the bustling docks clearly visible and well illuminated on the far side of the harbour. The water was a glistening black mass, and while nobody could view the endless depths, on the surface there was nothing, not even a gull. Gavin looked back up at the man beside him, the man he affectionately called Captain Tory, with his grizzled beard and rusted lantern. Nobody knew where Tory had come from, but in town he was a well-liked albeit mysterious character. Tory had never broken a smile or frown, given in to anger or surprise or in any way put e

Grab your keyboard. Wriggle your mouse. Claim it was lag. Yell "NOOB". Ban the wrong champs. Welcome to League of Legends Ranked. You've just hit 30, and boy do you feel great, right? All that hard work that went into your account, you even found some champs you're great at, and hey, you've gotten some skins you like. Congrats my friend. You've done well, and now you're ready for ranked. Visions of Dyrus, Meteos, and the best of them all, Bubbadub, are flashing through your head, but unfortunately ranked is a tad bit more...terrible...than that. There are some basic rules you might wish to keep in mind as you play ranked, which I'll go thro