Blur CW: eye stuff, swearing, some ableist words for mental illness (not used as insults), PTSD symptoms “Yep, she’s lucky we managed to fix her back up into one piece! Now don’t worry, she’s got a bit of a journey ahead, but she’ll come through just fine.” Dylan cracked open her eyes as the words …
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Storytime: A Surprising Contract
CW: vomiting, some body horror [shapechanging-ish] Jordan looked at the letter in disbelief, closed his eyes, opened them, and read them again, his large, darkly tanned hands, turning the expensive cream paper into little more than a handkerchief. “What the fuck?” Jordan ran his free hand over his bald, bullet-headed skull and read the letter …
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Storytime: Baby Surprise
Elora fussed at her outfit in the full-length mirror, then grinned at herself wryly. Jay wouldn’t mind—or notice—if the white boatneck collar wasn’t perfectly straight. The only other person she was trying to impress was his 18 month old baby who also probably wouldn’t notice or care. In fact she fully expected the collar, and …
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Prompt Short Story: Undercover
CW: police violence, body borrowing Xe couldn’t put it off anymore… Xe drew on xyr magically armoured hunting gear, attached and plucked xyr bowstring; checked the quiver for the silver-tipped arrows; and hung xyr silver-inlaid rapier. Xe stopped to look in the mirror. Not to admire xir form—it wasn’t actually xyr form to admire after …
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Prompt Short Story: The Weave
CW: fighting, animal death I stamp my feet, feeling the gritty dust of the ground warm the bits of my bare feet that remained uncalloused. My armour is freshly cleaned and oiled, the smell of leather and linseed filling my nose as everything but my bare head began to sweat under the heat. I don’t …
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Prompt Short Story: Cursed
Content Warnings: violent death (mentions), curse, magic, behavioural training (mentions) Fucking unbelievable. Here she is, in the middle of the goddamned night, calling to say she’s done it again. And of course what that means is “You have to help me!”. Fuck. And she knows, of course, that I’ll never say no. I can, but …
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Prompt Short Story: On The Hunt
Gerard stepped out of the shop doorway, his zipped, dark blue jacket, black baseball cap, and black chinos rendering him almost invisible in the darkness of night. Occasional streetlamps flickered, picking out a dark beard, grey flecked, against the strong line of his jaw. He strode purposefully, but not speedily, along the pavement. In front …
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Prompt Short Story: Endings (Of Wings & Fur #15 & final)
For a long moment, Brute’s howl hung in the air, echoing off the cave walls. Every eye turned to him as he reared up on his hind legs, spread his front paws, and howled again, before dropping back down on all fours and baring his teeth in a snarl. Waiting. Even knowing he was on …
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Prompt Short Story: Coup (Of Wings & Fur #14)
Trina awoke at the setting of the moon, her blood fizzing in her veins, and eased herself out from beneath the blankets she and Cherry shared in Cobalt’s camp. She could feel the approaching dawn, a gift from her inner wolf, but today she sensed more. She supposed the smell of blood in her nostrils, …
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Prompt Short Story: Allies (Of Wings & Fur #13)
When Cherry awoke, she found herself snuggled up against Trina’s side. Making an appreciative noise, she wriggled in further, making Trina laugh and stop reading. “Awake at last,” Trina murmured, rolling onto her side so as to properly give cuddles. “How long did I sleep?” “A few hours. Long enough to miss part one of …
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