Stories tagged “Beowulf”
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Grendel's Fairy Godmother
The pain. The wet and tearing pain. The new man in the hall had been strong. Too strong. Like cursed iron. Like sacred stone. Not like the other men, the skinny men who pulled apart like boiled mutton. The new man had not pulled apart, not broken. Gren...
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An Animal's Fear
You say you’re not scared, but the very fact that you exist contradicts that. You’re so scared that you’re afraid that even admitting that will somehow endanger you. So scared that you lock up those who are not. Afraid you might not b...