All you see at first is a curtain of long, opal white hair. It shimmers in the glistering lights of the main hall and reminds you of the unicorn stickers you had on your trapper keepers as a kid. You take another step forward and he turns. The Tros were known for being tall, but you weren’t qui...
2019-07-25 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostOver the next few days you get everything unpacked and the house in order. There are a few things left to buy but they are all things that can wait. You and Tano have rooms across the hall from one another but have a bathroom to share.
For a couple of weekends you end up staying late holdin...
2019-07-24 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe rain came out of nowhere. A total deluge like a waterfall that nearly knocked you on your ass as you were walking home from work. You use your backpack as a makeshift umbrella, knowing full well your actual umbrella was sitting warm in cozy by the door in the apartment. You’re soaked alread...
2019-07-24 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post“I don’t know, Harry.” You sit back down on the ground again. “I don’t know what to do here.”
The radio statics buzzes and the creature raises its head. It whimpers and whines, two flaps on either side of it’s head raise up and down. It looks at you then screams. You then scre...
2019-07-23 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostA fence was being built surrounding the lake, but people are still found within it having drowned to their deaths. Rivariel will not stop playing his violin and luring those poor souls until Calliope has been found and returned to him. His anguish is palpable and his rage is endless. I have tried...
2019-07-23 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe lights in the room flickered for a moment but Roxane seemed to pay no mind. “That my mother would sleep with any monster, good or bad?”
You shake your head. “No, no, what was your father?”
“Oh,” Roxane giggles. “A Cauchemar.”
It was the word from your childho...
2019-07-22 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I was little, my mother warned me to never get too close to the water at night. She would warn me that sometimes there are things beneath the surface that would do anything to lure me in. I had to be smarter than that, she said. I couldn’t just trust someone who lurked below the surface be...
2019-07-22 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAymeric cocks his stenciled brow higher. “That’s nothing new,” he murmurs. “But it is intriguing. You don’t want it removed from yourself?”
You stiffen your shoulders and try to stand tall. “I’m used to it. But I want this curse to end for anyone in the future. So I am willi...
2019-07-19 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostLykomedes came back, and with him he brought a rush of new and strange feelings. The more I linger on them, the more I feel as if they aren’t so new, more like old ones that have been brought back to the surface. Since that night in the cave, it has been hard for me to bring myself to look at h...
2019-07-19 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“The only thing your father did was ask I take care of you. The rest is what I have to offer and the curriculum I created in order to fit the standards your parents have.” You look over Alzun before showing him the door to the closet and then the door to the bathroom. “You have everything y...
2019-07-18 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostA long time ago when I was little, I was swept away by a storm. I was dragged through the ocean, toppled and tossed until I was thrown onto a rocky beach. I was lost, scared and alone and still heavily dependent on my family. I stayed around the little rocky beach, hoping someone would find me. I...
2019-07-18 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostYou go through the spices inside the box, examining each one, even putting the cinnamon into your coffee. As you’re enjoying that first long sip there is a knock at your door.
“Good morning,” Mrs. Locklear says with a smile.
“Is something wrong?” You gasp.
“No,...
2019-07-17 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThere are so many people in the carnival who do not age and will not age. There are souls here who will never know sickness and only know death through the loss of their loved ones. They will only tell time by the shifting of the seasons and the changes in the wind. They will remain still as time...
2019-07-17 19:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostReece grabs my hand and holds it over his heart. “I know why my Dad is acting the way he is.” He tangles his fingers in my curls. “If anything ever happened to you, I would seek vengeance against anyone who caused you harm. I would drown an ocean of men to have you returned to me.”
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2019-07-16 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostOnce upon a time, many years ago, there was a small town with a lake. The lake was a beloved spot for all the people. They would go swimming, have picnics, and enjoy life there. But soon, a dam was built that made the lake dry up. All that was left of the lake was a small, muddy pond.
Reece’s smile is sweet and awkward. “It couldn’t have helped after you were thrown into the lake.”
“It was a shock,” I chuckle.
It’s quiet for a long spell. I then go back to the well to try and fetch the water I was supposed to get. I try to crank the handle, but my han...
2019-07-15 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe reaping had happened a few days ago, but I had had my eye on you for much longer. You worked on a large farm owned by a relative and did hard labor everyday, your main job was to take care of the horses. I watched you sometimes when I had to visit with your relative to talk about trades. You ...
2019-07-15 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostLykomedes picks me up and sets me on a stone so we are at eye level. His hands tighten around my arms and he glares at me. “Why did he kiss you?” His snarls sound like he’s in pain. “Why did you let him?”
“I don’t know,” I gasp.
“Stop saying that!” There is a whine...
2019-07-12 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostA long time ago when I was little, I was swept away by a storm. I was dragged through the ocean, toppled and tossed until I was thrown onto a rocky beach. I was lost, scared and alone and still heavily dependent on my family. I stayed around the little rocky beach, hoping someone would find me. I...
2019-07-12 20:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostYou’re traveling up the high craggy mountain slopes towards the Goblin Kingdom of Freyside. Due to current conditions of the entire Empire, there are Golem guards everywhere. The Goblins and Golems had always been close allies, but due to the threat of the Blood Mage, Freyside and the Golems of...
2019-07-12 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“So, this is what you’re up to these days?”
I jump and look around, seeing Lykomedes perched behind me. He’s gotten so big! Last time I saw him, he was a skinny, pointy little thing. Now looking at him, he’s huge. He’s got thick thighs and great big taloned feet. He’s covered ...
2019-07-11 21:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostYou had just gotten out of work and were sitting on the curb near your favorite food truck. They served the best banh-mi, so you were always there whenever you could afford it. After having worked such a long shift with only a handful of goldfish crackers to snack on, you had been dreaming about ...
2019-07-11 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostAfter tea and some snacks, and another story from Valentine, Seraphimo and Marlene take her home. Ezra cleans up and when he leaves the room, Edeline turns to me.
“Her little story book reminded me of something I have really been wanting to do.” She touches my hand and rubs her fi...
2019-07-10 21:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostYou’ve been staying in a small cabin for a while now. You had inherited the place from your aunt, who used to go there to escape from time to time. She had bought it after the death of her husband. Now, you were here for the death of something else.
You’d been dating someone for a...
2019-07-10 19:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostI nuzzle to her cheek. “Then turn it over, give us more.”
Edeline places her hand on my face and turns, kissing me lovingly. For that moment, we are young again.
Back when we first met, Edeline was on the cusp of adulthood. She had graduated from high school early, was...
2019-07-09 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostI’m struggling to keep my promise to Shae. I had told him that I would try to come and visit him, but so far, it’s been strangely impossible for me to get away. It’s hard to keep in contact with him, but I have tried sending letters. If he’s gotten them or not, I’m unsure. I feel awful ...
2019-07-09 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostSeveral nights later I have invited some of my friends and customers over. In part we sit around, play music, and enjoy good food, but I also want to show you off. You seem to enjoy yourself but after a while you kiss my cheek and tell me you’re going to lay down. I bid you goodnight and think ...
2019-07-08 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostFor the next few weeks, I am traveling with Queen Giovannia and King Romulus to witness the birth of their new grandchild. Clotaire has continued to stay in his home with his wife, where they will be giving birth to their first child. In order to keep things simple, I have gone alone to guard the...
2019-07-08 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostYou bite into your overly jammed bread and some of it dribbles onto your chin. “Oh shit,” you lick at the corner of your mouth. As you do you notice Avil’s eyes smolder a little more intensely. “I’ll be playing with fire.” You mop yourself up.
“I can’t wait to see it,” Avi...
2019-07-05 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostMy mom is trimming my hair. In order to do this, I have to sit on the floor while she stands on a stool. I enjoy these moments, having my mom take care of me even though she doesn’t need to. The scissors snip through my hair, cutting off the split ends and dead parts. I giggle at that, consider...
2019-07-05 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post