Mama always has people coming and going from her house. Much like with me, she takes in people she believes needed help, as well as apprentices who study under her. The house is always full, and there’s always someone in one of the spare bedrooms. I very rarely have a moment to myself, and it slowly becomes annoying.
Mama constantly assures me that all these things are temporary, and they are...
2020-03-10 19:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“He will still be mine,” I say as sure as the sunsets “Even more so than before.”
“Penelope,” her voice is low and harkens to the days when I drew on her wallpaper. “The bond goes both ways. He will have some power as well.”
I smirk to myself. “He it putty in my hands. I’ve known that since I was little. He has a fondness for me, even more so now that I am grown. He is a man of appetites, Mama, and I will keep his hunger in my favor.”
“Stay smart, Pen...
2020-03-09 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Something has been bothering me lately. The years between losing Avery and finding him again used to be a fond, well-loved memory. Now that we are reunited, I have been going over the memory in my head dozens of times, and come to realize that perhaps I can do better.
When Avery and I first made love, it was not the romance one would usually dream of. It was kind of awkward and sudden, but I su...
2020-03-09 19:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Despite how much he loves painting, and creating art is his passion, Maxence hasn’t yet been able to bring himself to create again. Being trapped within a painting has taken its toll on him, and now painting feels like a burden rather than a joy. It’s hard to watch him struggle, and I know that he wants to overcome this pain. He loves painting, and yet he loathes it.
“Try writing,” I su...
2020-03-09 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostI look up, following a leg like sapphire velvet upwards to see the woman above me. I sat up in hurry, vomiting off to the side.
She clicks her tongue and ran her black tongue over her teeth. “Disgusting,” she grouses. She moves to the side, watching me with a cold gaze until I wipe my mouth and look back at her.
“You done?” She sneers.
I wheeze and nod, flopping back onto my ass.
She takes in a deep breath as her eyes glare viciously. “To think, this is...
2020-03-06 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
(Another OG continues. Read Part One Here.)
I wake up in a cold sweat, shooting up from the bed like a bat out of hell. I sit there in the darkness, breathing hard while my hair clings to my skin. Everything is cold and clammy, no matter where I touch, especially along my scalp an...
2020-03-06 20:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostI sat up in a flury. “If you are angry then you should know!” I roared. “You should understand! I have no time to grieve!” He glared at him and stood up from my desk, shoving him away and falling backwards. I stumbled and slipped, grabbing hold of the runner on the mantel which knocked over the candlestick. Hitting the floor. I sat there for a long moment until the wax began to drip on me.
“The rug is pulled out,” I whispered.
Tyrone came to my side an...
2020-03-05 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
“Give me that!” Robin snatches the recipe card from my hand. “I’m going to put this somewhere safe.”
“That’s fair,” I sigh. “I didn’t even know what I was doing.” I smile over at Annemieke, who is giggling.
“You can’t just be going and turning women into pottery! I don’t care if it worked out for you. This spell is not safe! I wonder where your father got such ...
2020-03-05 20:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This month we have the wonderful artwork of @illustrAriane featuring. Dasamiza for the print and magnet, as well as the sticker featuring Charlotte and Beau. Only $20 and up Patrons will be receiving these this month. Next month will be $10 and up featuring Mr. Faire and the carnival!!!!
2020-03-05 18:32:45 +0000 UTC View PostI went by his shop that evening after work. It was growing dark out, but he had left a candle in his window. As I walked inside, I could hear him working in the back room. The front room was filled with shoes, several small shelves showed off his work as well as old tools that decorated the wall.
“Lock that door behind you, would ya?” Tyrone called from the back.
I smirked to myself. “How do you know who is here?”
“I don’t, just hoping I’m lucky thi...
2020-03-04 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostMama always had people coming and going from her house. Much like me, she took in people she believed needed help, as well as apprentices who studied under her. The house was always full, always had someone in one of the spare bedrooms. I very rarely had a moment where I was by myself and it was slowly becoming a little annoying.
I was assured by Mama constantly that all these things were temporary, and yes they were, but when they happened back to back it was hard for it to feel that w...
2020-03-04 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
It’s been years since Annemieke became a popular artist within the hidden world that Robin showed us. She has been working tirelessly at her art ever since, creating some of the most astounding pieces I have ever seen. There is no way to truly compare art - it would be cruel to even try. But I do believe Annemieke has surpassed her father in every way.
We’re able to live comfortably, ...
2020-03-04 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIggy holds his hands around his face. “I look like some slab of roadkill peeled off the asphalt and left to leather. I know that. Everyone who sees me does.” He hangs his head lower. “I’m so fucking aware of it too, especially when Yael is around.”
I tilt my head down. “Have they said something to you?”
“No, I don’t think they would ever say anything mean really. They’re like Mama like that.” He cranes his jaw back and forth. “But they’re so beautiful and...
2020-03-03 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
(One of my OG stories gets to continue. Read the first part here. )
I stumble into the house out of the cold and rain. When I push back the hood of my rain slicker, a puddle of water falls to the floor. I kick off my shoes, which have become soaked to the...
2020-03-03 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAvery’s fingers trail down my chest, twisting my buttons around before he looks up into my eyes. “Will you come join me?”
I grin this was exactly what I was hoping for. “Of course.”
As Avery gets the bath ready, I set out the meat and few other things for dinner, making sure I have everything ready. Once that’s done, I go to find Avery in the bathroom already lounging in the big tub. As i walk in, he sits up and I immediately think to myself how he looks like a mermaid...
2020-03-02 22:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
True love’s kiss. Whoever believed such a thing who wasn’t still on their mother’s breast? It seems as ridiculous a notion to me as any other fairy tale. But this is my son, and I would try anything to see that he is brought back safe to me.
I move my things into the mansion. It seems that here, Theo is able to rest rather than staying in a constant unblinking wake. I do not like I have t...
2020-03-02 20:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostNow that I have a little bit published, what else would you like to hear about in terms of world building? Specific characters? Sections? Let me know if you don't see an option below.
2020-03-01 15:59:13 +0000 UTC View PostMoments later, the door opens and Barbachollo is standing there. He’s a tall, thin man who is pale in pallor and has his dark hair swept back, revealing his striking widow’s peak. Instantly, Maxence grabs hold of my hand and squeezes tight.
“There you are, Ms. Haydee, and this must be your lucky paramore. Come in,” he stands aside in the doorway. “I’m just getting lunch finished. If you don’t mind waiting in the parlor, I’ll come fetch you when it’s ready.”
“...
2020-02-28 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Ages ago, when I was young, I was given as an offering to the lord of the local lands. He had favored me at a glance, so the rest of the village made a decision to give me to him in hopes that they would be blessed. I spent much of my life in his walls, being pampered and tended to by his staff of small dark clouds that took the shape of rats.
The only blessing he bestowed upon my village...
2020-02-28 20:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post“If I try to picture it, it just gets to be too much.” I whimper into my knees as Maxence moves to hold me.
“How often have you had this nightmare, Haydee?” His tone is worried and frightened. “Why haven’t you told me?”
“I thought if I talked about it, it would be real! I didn’t want to remember it at all if I didn’t have to.” I cling to him, holding my face against his strong bicep. “It’s been about a month now since I could recall it. A little while lon...
2020-02-27 22:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Exhaustion kicks in at some point, and I fall asleep in the invisible car Baird has created with his miming. When I awake, I’m lying on an old sofa with a blanket draped over me. As I sit up and look around, I see bookcases all around, seemingly positioned at random. Towards the back, I see Baird standing beside another man as they look over a desk.
“This is the work of that old bastard, al...
2020-02-27 20:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
My father has a library he likes to keep hidden away, filled with old tomes and ancient texts that he likes to keep for himself. He does that with a lot of his possessions; his money, his jewels, and me. He keeps me locked away in his home, only allowing me access to a few rooms in the house, none of them ever visited by other people.
Needless to say, my father is not a well-liked person, but h...
2020-02-27 04:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Old habit?” I ask.
“Hmm?”Annemieke looks up at me then gasps when she looks at the cup. “Oh, I guess so.” She sets the cup aside. “Well, I can at least offer Robin something.” She looks at her hands. “I guess I won’t be needing it anymore.”
“You can still enjoy it, I mean, I used to drink those sodas back when we first met. It’s just not a necessity for you anymore.”
Annemieke sighs heavily. “I’ll have to get used to it. But at least you won...
2020-02-26 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostAnnemieke shakes her head as she exhales loudly. “I can’t believe I did that,” she grumbles. “I was getting so frustrated, but I-” She stops again. “I’ll have to start over.”
I thought she meant the painting, but I also felt like there was something deeper there. It was as if she was afraid that, with these vision issues, she was going to have to start from the bottom again with her artwork.
A few weeks later, Annemieke had her doctor’s appointment. Robin r...
2020-02-25 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I make my notes the following morning. I don’t sleep at all because I want to remember everything - that way, I could write it all down in my journal. Once the pages are full, I finally sleep a little bit. After their exertions that previous night, Ilosovic and Oseye have slept soundly and for a good, long time.
When I wake, it is nearing noon tea, which means I’ve gotten a decent enough re...
2020-02-25 20:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostAs I leave the kitchen to go to the bathroom, I pass by the studio. Inside, I have my paintings lining the walls. One remains unfinished on the easel and there are a few canvases that I have sketched out. I’ve always enjoyed painting figures, especially in the fashion of Reubens where they were fuller. When I was younger, I had been told by an acquaintance of my father that I would fare better if I studied ‘beautiful’ women rather than that. It made me so angry that it was because of hi...
2020-02-24 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Once upon a time, the stars looked down on the land and saw that the grass was tall. The vast plains of the ground were covered and nothing else could be seen; not the forests, not the beaches, not the mountains. Everything was tall green grass as far as the eyes could see. To the stars, this was a travesty. They had no view, no craggy mountains or trees or roses to gaze upon, merely blue oceans and ...
2020-02-24 20:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostLinnaues the Living Statue continuation
Maxence Cotinuation
Deal with a demon
Spite
Mimic Boyfriend
Deer Minotaur boyfriend
Mad Hatter
Blue Tiefling
Merah Muda Backstory
True Love's Kiss Hotel: 1920's edition
Love (and death) in an elevator
Avery continues
Also: more world building and character guides
I just realized that on February 13th I made a horrible mistake. I never realized there wasn't a story scheduled then. I don't know what happened, I'm not sure what the mix-up was, but I am so very sorry! I will try to do something to make up for it. Until then, I greatly apologize and promise It won't happen again.
2020-02-24 16:13:26 +0000 UTC View Post“How dare you?” I stand up from my seat. “You’re just trying at every turn to hurt me, aren't you?” I stand before him with my fists balled up. “Yes, I left all those years ago! It should have been obvious to you how strongly I felt for those people. They were my family, my friends. Of course I wanted to help them and make their lives better.”
“But you could have stayed too!” Peregrine spits. “What was so horrible about staying and helping them?”
I feel struc...
2020-02-21 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post