4.16.2024
No one ever tells you the growing pains never stop, they simply move. Stretch marks of the mind are invisible and easily overlooked, yet no less painful to bear.
Author: Maia
4.15.2024
must little space betwixt light and gloom cast
SSW | It’s Never “Just” Rollies
Alice’s lungs are still full of mycelium, but Annie’s home is warm and…interesting. She focuses on her surroundings, distracting herself from the spores clogging her breaths, too close to how the collar felt for comfort. The mansion is spacious, and, well, witchy. There are runes on the walls, protection and concealment from what she can […]
SSW | Alice Snapshot II
There is no graduation from the academy. Mother visits on Alice’s fifteenth birthday to inform her of her betrothal to a man twice her age. The Baron of Thread is in want of a wife, and the Creelhands are in want of his money and connections. They showed him her portrait and a deal was […]
SSW | Alice Snapshot I
Alice is ten when she realizes her parents don’t love her. One of Father’s friends comes to visit on a dreary autumn day, which means she has to sit quietly in a pale dress with matching ribbons in her hair and smile through her discomfort as Mr. Hatchum leers down at her and compliments her […]