CRUEL / FINDING ME / LETTING GO

pre-CRUEL
have I ever steered you wrong?: Kev spends way too much time musing about a comic book.

SOLEN KIDS
butterfly: Kev takes the kids to the park.
fireflies: Jason catches fireflies.
shake: Ahmik makes some noise.
climb: Ahmik and the big bed.
grow / shrink: Janna hangs from the monkey bars.
play: the kids play ball.
fall: Janna has a new coat.
dragon: Janna and Jason deal with a dragon.
goblin / imp: the gremlins did it!
laugh: Janna tickles Jason.
golem: the clay baby.
cover: Janna covers for Jason.
call: Janna wants to call Kev.
reach: cookies!
serve: invisible cookies.
effulgence: a conversation about stars.
grow or shrink: Janna asks questions about her future that disturb Harris a bit.
cry: Jason consoles Janna after a fight.
scream: Something unexpected and scary happens in the bathroom.

KYLA'S CHILDHOOD
golden egg: Tendra's pregnancy makes her an asset.
fish: Kyla and her father go fishing.
tutelary / guardian: Lucas and Mara decide to raise Kyla.


the kids slowly get older
unctuous: Jason and a stone.
exhaustion: Harris and Lilah have sex. Not good sex.
silent: Kyla and Jason meet for the first time.
smile: Jason gets Kyla to smile for the first time.
learn: Ahmik has certain talents.
tare: Janna isn't good at math but Ahmik can help her.
the upper hand / treetops: Kyla has always been better at climbing.
a picnic / a walk in the woods: Jason and Kyla go on a date.

yellow brick road: Mara found a house for Kev.

luminary: Tristan gets drunk after graduating.



CRUEL
in no sensible order, though somewhat chronological

expurgate: Ganner, Janna.
confetti: unnamed character.
date prisa: Annie, Ganner.
ellipses: Ganner, Kev.
gargoyle: Janna, Kev.
workshop, laboratory: Ganner, Janna, Wes.
horn: Ganner, Tahiri.

iconoclast: Jack, Kev.
red ink: Jack, Janna.
amusement: Jack, Janna.
risible: Hobbie.
high score / time's up: Ahmik.
viejo verde / don't you dare: Kev, Mara.

relief: Janna.

unwitting / bath: Kev.
leave a message: Tahiri.
bemoan: Jason, Tahiri.
sallow: Jack, Janna, Kev.
stairs: Ahmik.
chaff / pet peeve(s): Jack, Janna, Kev.
tome / take it or leave it: Janna, Kev.
peer pressure / schedule / unit: Janna, Kev.
declaim / my own way / shovel: Janna, Kev.
pedant: Janna, Kev.
someone's been sleeping in my bed / talking in my sleep / blanket: Janna, Kev.
florid: Jack, Janna.
burnish / badge, medal: Simon, Vanessa.
bilk: Janna, Kev.
your eyes: Janna, Kev.
diatribe: Jack, Janna, Kev.
caught off guard / office: Janna, Kev.
pedestrian / have it your way: Jack, Kev.
window: Kev.
consternation: Janna, Kev, Mara.
myopia: Ahmik, Janna.
thread: Ben, Mara.
munificent: Bishop, Kev.
apron: Ahmik, Tahiri.
nostalgia: Janna, Kev.
hortatory: Ahmik, Kev
big bad wolf: Kev, Mara.
scream: Ahmik, Ben, Mara.
guilt: Janna, Kev.
sleeping beauty: Janna, Kev.
soul mate: Ahmik, Tahiri.
confidence: Ahimk, Tahiri.
confidence: Ahmik, Tahiri.


the beginning of junior year
classroom: Kev returns to Arkham and high school.
the first time / hallway: Kev and Janna meet each other again.
euphoria: Ganner has to remind Janna not to be too enthusiastic about Kev's return.
quidnunc / plugged in / early: Annie is nosy.
fancy meeting you here: Janna and Jack run into each other in the hall.
chair: Harris is not helping things between Janna and Kev.
alibi / uncomfortable / avoidance: Janna has been avoiding Kev.

Kyla's trip to Ireland (October)
brush: Kyla feels a great disconnect with her home.
sybarite: Claiborne has big plans for her future.
mind your manners: Kyla and Tristan's paths cross for the first time.
wicked witch: Patricia talks to Tristan about her granddaughter.
determination / stepping stones: Tristan is accused of using Kyla.

business as usual
look, but don't touch: Kev only wants to ask Janna something, but things don't turn out the way he planned.

Chuck's death
plates: Lilah mourns Chuck and worries about Ahmik.
tears / a shoulder to cry on: After hearing the news, Janna finds someone to hold her.
osculation / true love's kiss: Kev and Janna share their first kiss on his doorstep.
the morning after: Janna doesn't want to go home.
a dream or nightmare or trouble sleeping: Janna can't sleep. Not by herself.
old dog, new tricks:


the Dracula production
theater: Kev begins preparations for the school play.
acclaim / reward: Kev talks to Jack about his performance.
practice: Jack visits Kev to practice his lines and they do some scheming.
etiolate: Kev has to justify casting decisions, yell and make sure his star isn't sick.
rehearsal
full house: the opening night.


Kev comes clean
warped / perversion: Kev confesses everything to Mara.
candor: Kev tells Harris everything.
now what?: Kev and Harris part ways.
estoy negro / too close for comfort: Harris and Lilah talk after finding out about Kev and Janna.


summer in Ireland
to grandmother's house: Kyla invites Jason to come to Ireland with her for the summer.
talisman: Jason finds a reason to hate Tristan.
copse / stranger: Kyla and Tristan meet in the woods.
hearth / patience: Janna is impatient.
signpost: Tristan sets out to find Kyla.
sunrise or sunset: Tristan finds Kyla so he can take her to her mother's funeral.
beseech: Kyla and Jason say goodbye.
sticky: Tristan might have made a mistake.


post-CRUEL / pre-FINDING ME

umbrella: On her first day of senior year, everything goes wrong for Janna.
puddles: Jack and Janna reconcile.
you don't know what you're missing: Terry doesn't pass her driving test.
candle: Janna tries to have sex with Jack.
hesitation: Jack and Janna want different things from their relationship.
the first time / innocent / impotence: Jack and his issues with sex and his attempt to overcome them.
off the beaten path: Ganner wants to go to college in Alaska.
cyclops: Janna and Jason go shopping.
sister: The Solen kids relationship and how everything could change when Janna gets a scholarship.
my first place / victory: Janna and Jason go apartment hunting.
doughty / afternoon / mile: Janna and Terry talk about Ahmik's plan to run a marathon.
frog prince: Janna is drunk and pisses off quite a lot of people.
buss / throwing stones: Jack teaches Janna how to throw stones.
more fish in the sea: Janna talks to Jason about getting over Kyla.
elf: Jason's first attempt at dating goes wrong.
in the sun / a day at the beach: Janna loves the sun. Jack is a little phobic.
oneiric: Janna doesn't want to get out of bed.
fender bender / amplitude: Don't mess with Ahmik's car.


cold case / timeless / brother: Kev won't ever forget Tim.
fairy godmother: Mara meets Kev's daughter for the first time.



FINDING ME

Jack and Janna's storyline
the break-up
velleity: Cam and Brent talk about Brent's crush on Janna.
stinging: Jack doesn't know how to avoid Janna since she's such an important part of his life.
party favor / fashionably late / ounce: Janna is late but she's bringing treats.
pule / annoyance: Janna witnesses a hilarious fight.
salutory / smoke: Jason gets upset when he finds the others smoking.


becoming friends

Jack in Iraq
patriotism / cry / concern: Jack tells Janna he's going to Iraq.
ephemeral: Janna and Jack spend one last night together before he leaves.
patriotism / concern / cry:
across the miles: Janna writes Jack letters.

Janna all by herself
the girl next door: Janna has a stalker.
superficial / a crush: Janna  has to face the consequences of the one night stand with Brent.
doubt: Janna goes partying with her old friend Zach. currently lost.
leaves: Janna babysits Ben.
tight: The world changes while Janna isn't looking.


Kyla's storyline
general pieces:
heritage / greed: Kyla's relatives know what they want.
heirloom / disgust: Kyla tries to fight her genes.
roots / dread:  Kyla is afraid she might become like her relatives.

life as usual
tuned out / tea time / hour: Kyla and Tristan's tea time ritual.
wrapped around my finger: Patricia seeds doubt in Kyla. Tristan is there to catch her.

the time with Jason
curtains: Jason and Kyla embark on a relationship when he comes to visit.
euphoria: Jason and Kyla have sex (directly after curtains).
tea cup: Jason makes breakfast; Kyla tries to squeeze it in.
strawberries: Kyla comes back from a date with Jason to attend a meeting with Tristan.
punishment / tower / stranded: Kyla watches Jason leave but can't bring herself to stop him.

Kyla's pregnancy
you break it, you buy it / I've got your back: Kyla tells Tristan she's pregnant.
gravid / up my sleeve: Kyla and Tristan talk about the whole deal.
sink or swim: Kyla and Tristan plot how to deal with her pregnancy.
tall, dark handsome: Kyla thinks about how important Tristan is to her.
estar en buen ano: gossip columnists claim that Kyla gained weight.



Kev and Lara's storyline
bedtime: Lara finds Kev in the bedroom with a Nightwing costume.
buen provecho: Kev makes dinner for Lara. She is a bit overwhelmed.
nimiety: He's only going to sleep with Lara because he's drunk.
satiety: Kev relaxes.
brand new: Lucas babysits Maya and Ben is a good little helper.
longueur: Lara finds Kev editing and is more than a little shocked at his process.
confidence: Kev writes the intro to the letter column of his new comic book.


Ahmik and Terry's storyline
wish me luck: Terry is about to leave for a college interview. She's nervous.
statue: Terry has chosen Ahmik to be her art project.

etc.
modern: Ganner takes a test on modern history.






LETTING GO
quiet: Jason.

roommate / for the last time: Jack, Janna.
closet: Jack, Janna.
canine / fuzzy or feathered friends: Jack, Janna.
once upon a time: not posted yet.

Kev returns to Arkham
moving / cheer: Kev.
welcome mat / wonder: Kev.
home sweet home / desperation: Janna, Kev.
unicorn: Lara, Maya.
erstwhile / an apology: Kev, Janna.
what would I do without you?: Harris, Kev.
espy / mask: Janna, Kev, Lara.

Jason in Africa
middle of nowhere: Jason.
homesick / defeat: Dani, Jason.
stinky: Dani, Jason.

Janna and Burkhardt
without a date: Janna was ready for a boring Friday evening.
wine and roses: Janna welcomes the date she forgot about.
love potion: The studying is cut short by Jack.
broken heart: Janna recounts the whole mess to Steph.
public display of affection: Things start going somewhere.

Lara's cancer and death
an inconvenience: Lara.
vanity: Lara has to deal with the idea of losing her hair.
confusion: Maya is confused about her daddy's reaction to a phone call.
hapless / pity: Hobbie and Mara talk about Kev's state of mind.
isolation: Kev has been locked in his office for days. His friends stick around to look after him.
my favorite place: Lara watches from heaven

Jason and Dani in Ireland
birth or birthday / waiting room: Jason, Tristan.
travail: Dani, Kyla
left in the dark: Jason, Kyla.

inner space: Jack, Maya.
evening: Kev.
depredation: Janna, Kev.
sleep / luminous: Ahmik, Janna, Terry.
once upon a time: Kev, Mara, Lucas.


denigrate / gossip or a rumor: Jack.
Dios Mío / my, what big teeth you have: Kev.

pantry or larder / I can't believe you (don't) know how to ...: Dani, Jason.
guide: Dani, Kev.
humility: Dani, Kev.
backyard / flattery: Dani, Kev.
roll in the hay: Dani, Kev.

inspiration / ink: Ahmik, Tahiri.
ladies' night / spring / second: Tahiri.
loud: Tahiri.
taking a break: Kev, Mara.
storytelling: Jack, Maya.
tada / candy: Jack, Janna, Kev, Maya.
guilt / all night long / a gift: Kev, Maya.

gauche: Janna, Kev, Owen.
on edge: Janna, Jamie, Kev.

dwarf: Janna, Kev.
disport / swing: Allana, Kyla, Tristan.
a miracle / entitlement / pride and joy: Kyla.
till the bitter end / I wouldn't miss it: Ahmik, Tahiri.


Kyla and Tristan's lives continue
disport / swing: Kyla muses about Tristan's significance in her and Alanna's lives.
a miracle / entitlement / pride and joy: Alanna is the single thing Kyla is most proud of in life.
a secret / inadequacy: Dani and Kyla discuss Jason and how Kyla is the love of his life.
avoirdupois: Patrick can't deny that he's aging
on the road: Dani soon regrets borrowing Tristan's car.
peace: Dani and Tristan's jobs keep them apart.


Kev and Janna take the next step
turn on / recently: Janna, Kev.
the next level / summer: Janna, Kev, Maya.
key: Kev gives Janna a key to his house.
lucubration: Kev pulls an all-nighter. Janna isn't happy about it.
just right / ring: Janna and Kev talk about rings.
mother: Maya has started calling Janna mommy. Kev and Janna discuss the new predicament.
growing old together / approval: Janna and Kev tell Harris they are getting married.
no estoy católica: Janna isn't feeling all too well.
joy: Janna is pregnant.
hold my hand / his and hers: Kev and Janna and ultrasounds.
rise and shine: Janna, Kev.
make a wish / rhyme or reason: Maya wants a pet.

avoirdupois: Patrick.
what's his name?: Janna, Kev, Terry.

throughout story:
growing pains: Ahmik Bishop's and Ahmik Bishop II.'s  deaths are eerily similar.
circle of life / pocket watch: Lilah spends several years trying to pass on her father's pocket watch to her son.
better or worse: Janna and Jack's changing relationship throughout the years.
first and last: Ahmik and Terry's relationship, from beginning to end.


ABC
coruscate: Maya has a fight at school.
leader: Ben leads his friends away from camp.
song and dance / spoonful of sugar: All Alanna wants is to play.
a promise / supplication / incessant: Aaron, Ben and Maya make Kev promise them something.
wild goose chase: Ben admires the wild life.

senescent / secret admirer: Maya is a fan of her father's work.
cosset: Maya is pretty spoiled.
do it yourself: Maya tries to help Aaron with math.
chain reaction / flamboyant: Ben organizes a themed Halloween party.
run: Maya is waiting for Ben when he crosses the finish line.
compulsion / time and tide / running start: Ben was born to run.
modest: Ben is not a modest person.
juju / cross your fingers: Ben likes to eat well before competitions.

the back seat: Alanna and Roy have sex.
shock / high noon / son, daughter: Kev finds out about Roy and Alanna.
shock: Alanna and Roy break bad news to Kev.
the birds and the bees: Rhea comes out to her family.
deadline: Kev needs Rhea's help.

wispy: Aaron seeks advice after calling off his engagement.
turbulent: On their annual roadtrip, Ben finds out something about Aaron and Maya.
candy heart: Maya gets Aaron a candy heart with math on it.
hollow / disillusionment / high and dry: Ben is disappointed when Aaron and Maya want to move to Berkeley.
stand: Avery sets eye on Ben.
look / dazzling: a look at Avery and Ben's early relationship.
shiny / true love: Aaron proposes to Maya.


KENNEDY'S STORY
have you heard a word I said?: Kennedy has a plan. Leo disapproves.

AU
sugar and spice / secret ingredient: Jason meets Alanna and adores her. Tristan wants to get away.
finishing touches: Kev writes a book about Lara's life.


last update ABC: August 27, 2011
last update rest: ???