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Submitted to Contest #119
TW: abuse, gore. The soft glide, the mellifluous grey floss puncturing material of a half embroidered flower. A prick of sharpness diving into tight threads, straining to pass, then breaking through. The journey of the thread, drawn away from the subject in a long hiss until it doubles back to create a quiet symphony. It was the only note that Helena would appease. She never used to be so solitary. Her house was once filled with artifacts, parties, and guests that would make Queen Victoria blush. Extravagance filled th...
Submitted to Contest #117
TW:Gore Everything was ready for the ritual. The Bandruí held her lover's bones high above her head. The newly slaughtered lamb lay silent within the circle. Her arms and chest painted with its blood, thick and wet, staining the bleach white bones and the loam underfoot. She twisted her mouth around the words, ancient and old, gripping them with her tongue and releasing them with a hiss. She refused to fail again. She may never be able to bring her lover, Nero, back to the land of the living but she could make sure to rescue him from the ...
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