by ingloriousgigi | Jul 19, 2025 | Stories, The Temporary Spouse
“In a room full of dimes, you would be a hundred dollars,” Kendis sang out loud along with the radio. “If being fine was a crime, girl, they’d lock your lil’ fine ass up in a tower.” As they drove down I-405 from Malibu into Calabasas, their fingers tapped a rhythm on...
by ingloriousgigi | Jul 18, 2025 | Stories, The Temporary Spouse
Kendis squinted against the sudden lights in her eyes as the curtains automatically drew back. “Good morning. It’s 7:00 a.m. and the weather in Malibu is 70 degrees, with scattered clouds. The surf conditions are fair with waist-to-shoulder high lines....
by ingloriousgigi | Jun 15, 2025 | Stories, The Temporary Spouse
Tony did his best to concentrate on his projects, but his eyes couldn’t help but travel to the sofa where Kendis was laughing at Johnny5’s antics while the bots whirled excitedly at their favorite parts. Tony swore as he dropped a wrench on his fingers. “Are you okay,...
by ingloriousgigi | Jun 8, 2025 | Stories, The Temporary Spouse
Pepper Potts was intimidating. Well, she would be if Kendis hadn’t grown up around fierce and intimidating redheads. Although Kendis thought she could give Mrs. Weasley a run for her money with the judgmental looks. Kendis remained seated, appearing remarkably calm....
by ingloriousgigi | May 16, 2025 | Asides, Stories
Content Warnings: Slavery, Racism, Anti-Blackness, Mentions of Lynching, Rape, and Torture. Growing up, the topic of Heritage had a strange weight to it. When Tony was younger, he never knew why. In public, his fiercely Italian mother was forced to strip away her...
by ingloriousgigi | Apr 27, 2025 | Stories, The Temporary Spouse
Chester hated America from the moment he set foot on it. It was tacky and loud, and he much preferred the calm English countryside or even the London flat he had been stuck in. London had centuries’ worth of history and culture, and, in his opinion, America had...