by ingloriousgigi | Jun 22, 2026 | Some Assembly Required, Stories
Tristan Evans-Mensah had always believed that panic was a failure of preparation. In his opinion, fear was natural, fear was data, and in this business if you didn’t act because you were fearless. You moved inspite of that fear. Panic, however, was what happened...
by ingloriousgigi | Jun 17, 2026 | Some Assembly Required, Stories
Kendis had known the moment Draco Malfoy apparated on her doorstep that trouble wasn’t far behind. There was an ugly look on his face that usually meant she had pissed him off, which Kendis was uniquely talented at doing, or that a nasty legal problem had...
by ingloriousgigi | Jun 9, 2026 | Some Assembly Required, Stories
By the time they reached the East Wing, Kendis was starting to regret every life choice that had led to owning a house large enough to require stamina. Not because she hated showing it off. She loved the Concord House. She loved the warm wood under her boots, the...
by ingloriousgigi | Jun 9, 2026 | Some Assembly Required, Stories
The West Wing had been the part of the tour Kendis had been both excited for and dreading. The first floor had been impressive in the way rich people houses were supposed to be impressive. Foyer, lounge, dining room, infirmary, library, gym, mudroom. All of it had...
by ingloriousgigi | Jun 9, 2026 | Some Assembly Required, Stories
The Concord House had opinions about parties. Kendis knew that because the moment she stepped into the foyer with a tray of champagne flutes floating behind her, the lights warmed by exactly two degrees, the plants on the console table perked up like nosy aunties, and...
by ingloriousgigi | May 31, 2026 | Some Assembly Required, Stories
For public people, Tony and Kendis had tons of secrets. Both individually and as a couple, but never from each other. They had learned the hard way what kind of damage hiding things from each other could do. The public saw Tony as an offensively adoring, eccentric...