Morrigan leaned back against the wall and watched as Death scuttled over to one of the nearby bookshelves and began scanning the titles. She was in a bit of a rush herself tonight, considering the longer she took to get back to the shelter the higher chance of her getting caught, but she decided ...
2025-02-04 00:41:45 +0000 UTC View Post“Well, this certainly is a dilemma…” Death mused, waving his skeletal hand in front of Morrigan’s face. “I suppose it isn’t entirely unsurprising, though.”
“I wonder if it only expanded to the areas where it dug into her?” Hilda murmured, leaning against her staff while ma...
2025-02-01 11:40:39 +0000 UTC View PostMorrigan lay in bed, propped up on her pillow to keep her stomach bent and avoid straining the makeshift stitches. Pepper was in the bathroom, back from the hospital with a freshly bandaged arm, and it was almost time for lights out. But then a knock came on the door, just before being swung open...
2025-01-29 20:50:12 +0000 UTC View PostJenna sat alone in the cramped office, arms crossed tightly over her chest, and her foot tapping an erratic rhythm. The clock ticked audibly, each second pounding at her already frazzled nerves. Her nails dug into her sleeves.
What the hell is Morrigan?
No matter how mu...
2025-01-27 16:26:00 +0000 UTC View PostAnd they did run, but not right away. They stopped, stared, backing away slowly, horror inching into their eyes. Morrigan had just been stabbed, and not only was she smiling as if it were no big deal, but she pulled the knife out of her stomach and threw it at their feet as if it were no more tha...
2025-01-24 23:29:50 +0000 UTC View PostJenna likely mistook Morrigan’s hesitation for fear, as a smug smirk spread across her face. However, the knife in her hand was not the main source of Morrigan’s unease. It was a reasonable conclusion to come to, and while the knife did bring up a certain very bad memory, the reality was that...
2025-01-23 00:49:23 +0000 UTC View PostMorrigan could feel Pepper’s unease as they made their way down the hall to the breakfast table. “Hey, don’t stress,” Morrigan said, giving Pepper a reassuring pat on the back. “Everything’s going to be fine, and if this works, we won’t have to deal with those… uh… them 2025-01-20 21:26:53 +0000 UTC View Post
The next morning, as Sarrah made her rounds knocking on doors and announcing breakfast in an hour, Morrigan sat up immediately, rubbing her eyes and trying to shake off her grogginess. Across the room, Pepper was already beginning her routine, but paused and watched Morrigan curiously.
“M...
2025-01-17 15:48:32 +0000 UTC View PostFrank hugged his knees, sitting on that thin mattress in the room that was carefully set up with no sharp corners. The door had no handle on the inside, and the only window sat high on the wall and was made of reinforced glass, though it did provide some natural light in his otherwise austere liv...
2025-01-15 22:06:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Seriously, Morrigan, why didn’t you say anything?” Emma’s tone was sharp, her arms crossed tightly as she stared Morrigan down. Hilda leaned casually against the pavilion railing, watching the exchange with a contemplative expression.
“I don’t know,” Morrigan muttered, shrugg...
2025-01-13 17:23:35 +0000 UTC View PostMorrigan only had to slip out of the shadows twice on her way to the park to get her bearings. Since it was so hard to see anything from within the shadows, she had initially assumed that navigating through shadow stepping would be nearly impossible. However, it was proving easier than she had ex...
2025-01-10 15:37:39 +0000 UTC View PostMorrigan stepped out of the shadows onto a narrow span of cracked concrete. The quiet night was broken only by the wind and distant hum of passing cars.
Pulling out her list, she scanned the last name for tonight:
Dwayne Katz, age 42, 2:13 A.M., Under the Redwood Overp...
2025-01-09 01:37:02 +0000 UTC View PostMorrigan stirred as a tap on her shoulder was accompanied by a familiar, sophisticated voice.
“Morrigan. Wake up.” It was Noir, and if she wasn’t well used to his presence by now, opening her eyes to see his demonic, glowing yellow peepers staring at her from beside her pillow might h...
2025-01-06 19:18:11 +0000 UTC View PostHello, just giving an update since I've been silent for a while. As mentioned last time, I took a break due to my main job being seasonal and much busier september-december (and frankly, I was feeling a bit burned out as well) but I've recently gotten back to working on Death is a Girl.
I'...
So as mentioned in a previous post, my main job is seasonal, and therefore I've had less time for writing these last few months. I intended to keep some updates coming but have been kind of failing at that, and I feel myself getting burned out, so I came to the decision that it might be best to j...
2024-11-11 12:13:24 +0000 UTC View PostMorrigan found herself picking at her food that night at the dinner table. She couldn’t shake the feeling that every eye was on her, except maybe Beth, who was more focused on her meal or trying to remind Cersi to stop talking and eat once in a while. Pepper watched her with concern, the trio o...
2024-10-23 16:16:07 +0000 UTC View PostPepper woke Morrigan up with a soft nudge on her shoulder.
“Mmmm, what?” Morrigan groaned, turning away.
“Um… it’s dinner time in an hour.”
Morrigan instantly shot up. “Are you serious?” She realized she’d slept nearly the whole day. At least she wouldn’t be ...
2024-10-18 14:50:49 +0000 UTC View PostSoon after Jenna, Livy, and Tyler left, Morrigan pulled out her phone and texted Emma. She was tired enough to fall asleep if she just closed her eyes for a few minutes, but Emma was a priority.
“Guess who got their phone back.”
She laid the phone on her chest after sendi...
2024-10-14 15:18:06 +0000 UTC View PostAfter breakfast, Morrigan was quick to start gathering dishes. It felt so stupid to be dragged into this petty game, but at the same time, she didn’t love the fact that they thought they were winning all the time. After depositing the dishes by the sink in the kitchen, she heard Sarah come up b...
2024-10-11 23:14:15 +0000 UTC View PostYou've probably noticed I've been down to doing two chapters a week, and sometimes they are a bit short. That's because it's the busy season for my main job. I had planned on just keeping pace with the usual 3 chapters a week anyway but turns out that's been more difficult than I thought it would...
2024-10-08 17:30:46 +0000 UTC View PostMorrigan and Pepper made their way down the stairs, the faint clatter of dishes and murmurs of conversation drifting up from the dining room. As they entered, they were greeted by the sight of Jenna, Livy, and Tyler moving about, placing plates and silverware. The three girls moved with a sort of...
2024-10-08 17:22:34 +0000 UTC View PostMorrigan entered the orphanage through the back door and then snuck up the stairs quietly. Noir's shadow zipped along the walls beside her, darting ahead to check if the hallway was clear. Once he confirmed the coast was clear, Morrigan made her way back to her room, using the skeleton key to sli...
2024-10-05 19:54:47 +0000 UTC View PostAlice tore through the shadows, slicing through the thick, oppressive darkness. Her movements were fluid, each slow, powerful step propelling her forward at a speed most reapers would struggle to maintain. Alice was not like most reapers—she resolved herself to be different. She trained relentl...
2024-09-28 17:56:31 +0000 UTC View PostMorrigan, Death, and Pepper walked through the quiet streets, Pepper shuffling nervously along, glancing now and then at Death with wide eyes. Morrigan couldn’t quite hide her limp anymore. Running after Pepper had done a number on her injury, but it wasn’t exactly unbearable either. Still, s...
2024-09-24 13:23:15 +0000 UTC View PostMorrigan's ankle flared with pain as she ran at full tilt. She cursed herself for walking so far away when Pepper had asked her to leave. And why did Alice wait until the last damn minute to explain her convoluted plan? Morrigan figured Alice had timed it that way on purpose, just to screw with h...
2024-09-16 17:47:28 +0000 UTC View PostMorrigan raised her scythe as she sprinted toward Pepper. The hollow gripped the small girl’s face, its mouth agape, emitting a ghastly wail as Pepper grew visibly weaker.
“Pepper, hang on!” Morrigan shouted.
Pepper’s knees buckled, and she stumbled back, but Juniper kept her ...
2024-09-11 17:52:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe walk was quiet for a while. Morrigan’s mind raced, trying to think of a way to save Pepper. The younger girl walked ahead, marching toward her doom in somber silence, while Morrigan trailed behind, deep in thought.
There has to be something I can do. Damn it! Fate sucks. Why does ...
2024-09-06 18:02:54 +0000 UTC View Post“Thank you, Nyx,” Alice said. With a final caw, the voidling flapped its wings and took off from Alice’s forearm, vanishing back into the dark night sky. “Now, then…”
“Hang on! You can’t!” Morrigan quickly interjected, holding out a hand pleadingly. With Alice’s blade so...
2024-09-02 22:31:10 +0000 UTC View PostThey moved quietly through the city streets, Morrigan scanning every street and corner as they made their way. Pepper seemed to do the same, though her movements were more subtle. Noir was somewhere nearby, either hiding in the shadows or outside this plane altogether, so Pepper hadn’t needed t...
2024-08-30 18:54:58 +0000 UTC View PostDinner was much the same as breakfast, with Cersi dominating the conversation as she hopped from one topic to the next. She did seem particularly excited about learning to sew, however.
Afterward, Morrigan risked taking a shower before bed, opting for a moment when Jenna’s crew seemed occ...
2024-08-27 20:29:13 +0000 UTC View Post