Artober 2023

Merrin brushed a hair from Zane’s forehead and watched as his breathing began to come out in short, sputtered gasps. It didn’t matter how many times Merrin had watched the life slowly drain from Zane’s eyes, it never failed to hurt. He always tried to be there for Zane when it happened because the last… Read more

Talation sat alone in front of the fireplace in his living room. The rug was already warm from the past few hours steady heat from the fireplace. It was a welcome feeling compared to the harsh chill of the stone floor, and Tal was more thankful than ever that the layout of his house meant… Read more

Viktor sat alone in his living room and watched the rain lash down outside the window. It was far too wet to do anything fun like explore the forest outside. But everything inside just seemed so boring by comparison. Read more

Zane sat on the floor of the basement and looked up at the decorative corners that had been built into the walls. The two that were either side of the entrance to the altar room were designated to Merrin and himself. Read more

Merrin grabbed the bottle of liquor from behind the bar and slipped it underneath his jacket. He was sure that no one saw him because there wasn’t an immediate outcry of being called a thief or having someone chase him across the bar. Read more

Merrin was tired. Tired of trying. Tired of begging. Tired of pleading with someone who wouldn’t listen. He’d tried everything under the sun and more. But it just seemed as though he wasn’t like the others.  Read more

‘Is this poisonous?’ Merrin asked, pointing to the bowl of bright green goo that Zane had left out on the side.  ‘Yeah,’ Zane said without even looking. He knew where in the room Merrin was standing: the ‘death corner’. Read more

Merrin sat on the wall of the apple orchard and waited for the sun to finally set. Soon the guards would stop patrolling the area, their fear for what lurked in the trees at night outweighing the minimal compensation they received from Lady Machelle. Read more

Kneeling down in front of the locked door, Merrin pressed his lockpick into the lock and jostled it around for any signs of weakness. It had already taken them four hours to get down into the vault, and several dozen traps and runes later, Merrin had finally managed to reach their goal.  Read more

Merrin watched as Zane began to push himself up. He groaned as he did so, but he didn’t seem to be in as much pain as he usually did. Merrin supposed it was down to the incredibly strong painkillers that Merrin had laced his blood with before he pumped it into Zane’s veins. Read more