Shadows Never Die

fairycosmos : > fairycosmos > : >  >  >>  hey. dont cry. endless possible futures spanning out in front of >>  you like an infinite spiderweb. ok? >  > just realised ...

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theskeletonprior : > There is something so beautiful about reaching out to the monstrous > with intent to touch it gently. To risk the sharp teeth and the > lethal cla...

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saintsebastiensbf : > Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov  >  > George Sand, in a letter to Gustave Flaubert  >  > Nikki Giovanni, Mirrors  >  > Anne Sexton, A S...

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punk-jaskier : > My favorite ship dynamic is “they’re both extremely stupid in > completely different ways and extremely smart in completely > different ways, but rare...

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September 30th, 2021 They got their answers, though it cost Hroudland a few more teeth. Near Blackbrush station there was an unassuming building. Ostensibly a warehouse for the temporary storag...

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September 29th, 2021 Hroudland Alvey was many things. Wealthy had not always been one of them. His was new money, and he dressed the part, clothes the finest money could buy. Gold and precious ...

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“You’ll carry your grief because it’s part of your love.” - Raul Trevino, Live Forever. (via from-books-with-love )

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September 28th, 2021 “So, I don’t know how long we can use the space without upsetting my bosses,” Alphaeus was explaining. The whole band was back together, poking curiously around the...

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September 27th, 2021 “Time for Plan B!”  Time stopped for an instant. In that moment, all of creation held its breath, waiting between one heartbeat and the next. Nona did not wait.  ...

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September 25th, 2021 Alphaeus, Nona, and the rest had drifted together after the final round. None of them felt the need to ask the others how they felt they’d done. The disappointment and te...

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September 24th, 2021 Tensions were high in the third round, each table finishing their games after what felt like an eternity to most players.Once the scores were taken, the players were left t...

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Soul September 23rd, 2021 Between the next rounds, it was still raining, though the downpour had become a drizzle. Alphaeus sat beside the window overlooking the courtyard, turning his glass ...

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September 22nd, 2021 (late, got sick).  ROUND 2, CONTINUED Table three saw little action, and by virtue of accomplishing nothing at all, neither winning a hand nor losing one, Theja manage...

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September 21st, 2021 Round two began after a brief interlude. The players shuffled to the seating they’d won in the first round. Temuulen and Khet found themselves at table one and instantly ...

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September 20th, 2021 Between rounds, a break was called. While most of the players had drifted towards the bar and the promise of alcohol, Alphaeus and Nona had followed one of the attendants i...

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September 19th, 2021 Meanwhile, at Table Three He set the final tile down. “Tenpai,” Temuulen said.  “Tenpai,” three other voices repeated around the table.  There was a pause, ...

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September 18th, 2021 TABLE THREE The game was quick paced and silent until the later hands, when an explosion at table two caught their attention. Heads swiveled up, watching Proud Hill’s a...

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September 17th, 2021 Table Two Khet and Rhy’sae eyed their opposition. They’d drawn the same table as Proud Hill and Nonolu Nou. The Buduga and the Keeper went right to work, silent and f...

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September 16th, 2021 Alphaeus took his seat at table one, taking a moment to look over the others who’d drawn the same table. Rhel Gamduhla, the female Keeper. Triple Triad champion and pro...

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September 15th, 2021 Alphaeus and Nona sat together, observing the others as they arrived, both those in their band and those they’d never met. The last to arrive was one of the lalafel, and ...

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