The Ocean Just Gets Me, Chapter 6 The house settles into nighttime stillness around me. Each creak of the floorboards, each tick of the ancient heating system marks time passing as I position my microphone for the third time this week. The signal loops softly from my speakers, a gentle underscore to my movements, like […]
Aetherloft, Chapter 4 Rashtari Windtail’s whiskers twitched as he ducked through the low entrance of the Taraq tent, the scent of spiced incense and nervous sweat mingling with the sharp tang of burning oil. The gambling den pulsed with the energy of desperate souls and hungry predators, all gathered beneath the glacier’s shadow where the […]
The Ocean Just Gets Me, Chapter 5 The soft pulse of the signal thrums over the speakers, creeping through my head, sinking its hooks into my thoughts. I close my door, holding the bag Sam bought me, and slide out the smooth plastic box. The microphone is real. It’s here. The possibilities coil tightly around […]
Aetherloft, Chapter 3 A breeze carries the scent of rare flowers as Indigo adjusts zir uniform—a perfectly pressed black ballroom gown, showing off curves and colors that have no right to be there—while watching opulent guests from behind slatted screens. Chandeliers of spun ice refract rainbow light across a reception hall where Chastity and Drake […]
Mostly Harmless Magic, Chapter 3 Rue set her jaw, determination and frustration coiling inside her like wild vines. “How can I be a proper apprentice with those jars in such a state?” she protested, the words bursting out before she could hold them back. Granny Thorn’s eyes held a glimmer of amusement. “Proper, is it?” […]
Apocalypse Online, Chapter 2 “Humanity Will Persevere!” a poster next to Albion proclaimed. The restaurant itself felt like an afterthought, tucked into a corner of the sprawling bunker complex. Its steel tables and metal chairs were bolted to the floor, arranged with cold precision beneath fluorescent lights that cast a clinical pall over the space. […]
The Ocean Just Gets Me, Chapter 4 The front door creaks open, its familiar groan cutting through the quiet hum of the house. “Sam! Oh, look at you. It’s so good to see you!” Mom’s voice carries up the stairs, full of the warmth and pride that she rarely has with me. I pause the […]
Aetherloft, Chapter 2 Prince Bartholomew “Drake” Galedragon stood at the center of the sprawling banquet hall, as perfectly polished as the gleaming chandeliers. Around him, war comrades in varying states of sobriety lounged over lavish feasts and empty boasts. A gold braid hanging from his shoulder marked him as the guest of honor. Or, as […]
Mostly Harmless Magic, Chapter 2 Forty Years Ago Ethelwyn’s hands trembled slightly as she whispered the ancient words, her voice barely audible beneath the roar of the storm. The jar in front of her seemed to pulse with a life of its own, the viscous black substance inside shifting and swirling as if trying to […]
Apocalypse Online, Chapter 1 Albion sits on the underground train, watching the walls of the tunnel flicker by, an endless blur of gray. The train hums beneath him, vibrating with a steady monotony that matches the rhythm of his thoughts. He’s always liked tunnels. Their dark, constant lines make him feel as though he’s suspended […]
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