The morning is crisp and cold as I make my way downtown towards Süßsauer Candy Store. My heart is beating fast as I’m excited to see Rudolf. He’s promised to show me all the special candy he’s created with my diabetes in mind.
I ro...
2018-10-19 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostA few months ago, someone new moved into the village. He claimed to be a doctor, and set up shop. Although, because of his strange behaviour and ways, no one was really busting down his doors. He constantly dressed all in black. He wore black robes and gloves, and a wide brimmed hat. If that wasn’...
2018-10-18 21:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostPeople never believed me when I told them about my hometown of Hearthway Hollow. They didn’t believe me when I told them that I would want to go back and grow old there. In college, everyone just wanted to get away from home. They didn’t think that a town as serene and lo...
2018-10-18 19:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe morning is crisp and cold as I make my way downtown towards Süßsauer Candy Store. My heart is beating fast as I’m excited to see Rudolf. He’s promised to show me all the special candy he’s created with my diabetes in mind.
I round the corner to the stairs in the back, and at the top pl...
2018-10-17 21:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostYou glare at him. His eyes are frosty blue to match his dark black hair and bear. You then sigh and shake your head. You’re standing there, dripping into a puddle. You’ve got no choice. If he was welcoming enough to bring you into his home, the least you could do was accept the kind offer or go ...
2018-10-17 21:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostI’m resting with Addor just outside Bastat, for some reason, these past few weeks I have felt completely and utterly exhausted. There are some mornings it is a struggle to get up, and other days my usual vigor is sapped from my body. Sometimes, resting with Addor, who is co...
2018-10-17 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostRudolf then shrugs and sighs. “Still, how do I know I can trust you? After all these years? For all I know, right after I left, you were taken in by a den of conglomerate candy makers and trained up to steal all my ideas and recipes for them.”
I look at him, cocking my head to the side while h...
2018-10-16 21:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe last few months have been so fraught with strife that sometimes I fear our lives will never be normal again. I fear that my children will grow up in a world where war and chaos are the norm. I fear that my people will never find rest. I fear that Amit will never come home...
2018-10-16 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“We make special chocolate for the werewolves of the world,” she told me, one day while Rudolf and I packaged orders. “I know you aren’t a were yourself, but when we shift, it can be painful at times. Sometimes, there are feelings like motion sickness or body aches. My family has been workin...
2018-10-15 21:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostDemir has left Culuweth to attend to the birth of his first child. His wife is my niece, and as much as I want to be with her and see the child, I have my responsibilities here. Ever since the death of Empress Bethsabe and the fall of her empire, I have been helping Emperor N...
2018-10-15 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostOthet’s face goes through a range of emotions. He looks confused then startled, shocked, then elated. He lays his paw on my stomach.
“Oh no!” I sit up, shoving his paw away. “What do you think you’re doing?”
“Calm down!” Othet grabs me.
I struggle against him. “...
2018-10-13 21:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostYou have a secret, and it is quite a big one. You work in the palace of the royal Calliwell family. You’ve been employed there for a while, having started during college. The Calliwell’s are royal bats, this means their hours are mainly at night. Working there allowed you...
2018-10-13 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostI look up at him. “This man tried to take everything away from me. Not just my life, but my children and my loved ones. He tried to ruin you.” I stare up at him with my heart resolute. “I want to look into his eyes so that he knows his life is in my hands.” I touch his cheek and Amit nuzzles...
2018-10-12 21:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostYou’ve saved for years and have finally bought your first house. It’s small and had been abandoned for longer than you care to imagine. But it’s the perfect place for you to work your renovation chops. It’s the ideal place to make your dream home.
&...
2018-10-12 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostIsmay smirks at me. “I know you have a meeting with Nadeem,” she says, “but afterwards, I’d like you to meet me in my private office.” She places her hand on my arm, gently squeezing and rubbing. “I have some matters that I would like to discuss with you alone.”
My heart is hammering...
2018-10-11 21:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostI’ve been dating Wyck for a while now, I honestly never thought I would be dating someone after the last guy to storm through my life. We had met by chance at the food truck that is often outside my building. I was running late, scrambling to get cash from my piggy bank in ...
2018-10-11 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Ok?” He chuckles. He kisses you again before grabbing an orange wedge. “Ok then,” he pops the wedge into his mouth then takes off his coat. He stretches his arms out, his wings unfolding a bit, having been tucked while his coat was on.
“What’re we doing tonight?” Nerubi asks.<...
2018-10-10 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostFor as long as you can remember, there has been a strange box that your mother keeps. She has it displayed above the fireplace on a mantel that no one can reach without getting a chair or stepladder. You never paid much attention to it. It was just a box really. It was black ...
2018-10-10 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostWhen you wake up the next morning the curtains are open and letting in sunlight. You sigh, sitting up and stretching. You walk over to the window, gazing out at the beautiful morning. You then frown as you realize, you hadn’t put up curtains yet.
You wrench away from the windows, gazing up...
2018-10-09 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostFor the last few years, you’ve been a servant under King Kalmin. You work as one of his dancers, entertaining his guests, and putting on shows for them. Sometimes, you and the other dancers are called upon to dance solely for King Kalmin.
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2018-10-09 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostI pet my hand up his strong arm. “They have hot tubs at the cottages,” I continue. “Aren’t you excited about seeing me in a bathing suit?”
“Bathing suit?” His voice rasps.
“Or maybe, nothing at all-” Wyck suddenly hits the brakes and I’m snapped back to reality. I look up...
2018-10-08 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt's time once again to vote for the monster love letter! Which monster do you want a love letter from this month? Eligos was last month.
2018-10-08 19:38:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe sickness is spreading, and it has become like a fog that reaches everyone. It seeps through cracks and open windows, it billows in without a sound, but once you see it, it is already too late.
I have worked my hardest on helping ...
2018-10-08 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostWith my first Hearthway Hollow collection out and going well, I wanted to see what you all would want next!
2018-10-06 23:48:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe little woman who sits before me in my office looks like she is at wit's end. It is hard to believe she is Queen Merah Muda. I offer her tea, and she sighs, relaxing back as her cotton candy hair doesn’t move. The little clockwork birds that reside in it, twitter and twe...
2018-10-06 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostKalmin notices how you’re clutching your top. “Did this pitiful creature expose you?” He asks.
You nod again. “He kid, my king,” your voice cracks. “He tried to make me follow him.”
The man snarls. “She lies!”
Kalmin shoves him down, his arm cracking. “You nee...
2018-10-05 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostYou’ve been hired to investigate problems that have recently been plaguing one of the villages your cathedral looks after. Lately, there has been a string of disappearances. Both men and women have vanished, never to be seen again. It is believed that it is the work of a wi...
2018-10-05 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostI furrow my brow. He completely avoided me. “Will you ever take off your mask?” I ask him. “Even if I said I would kiss you?”
“I uh,” Todesengel stammers. He takes a deep breath and turns towards me. “It would not be safe, my Branwen,” he says.
“But I am better!” I ...
2018-10-04 21:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostFor the last few weeks, you’ve been helping your mom by taking over her route. Your parents had to travel out of town to help take care of your aunt. You could never say no to your mom, so you agreed to take her house cleaning route.
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2018-10-04 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostMerah Muda’s expression shifts and she shrugs as a sly smirk spreads across her far too pooched lips.
I go with Queen Merah Muda to the palace, knowing I will not be able to leave until I find a resolution for the two princes. I have never been to the palace before, I have only seen pictures. Bu...
2018-10-03 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post