Stories tagged “charm”
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Love & Witchery
Dearest Arnold, I am writing you concerning the incident with the marigolds and the moonlight. I fear that I conveyed the wrong impression that night when you caught me constructing the circle of ancient runes in the garden. The lock of your hair I sni...
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Sealed with a Kiss
Dearest Arnold, I write to you now knowing you will never read this. I fear that I am unable to let things continue as they are, what with that trollop Maribel putting her nose in my affairs yet again. She thinks that she can use a spell of her own to ...
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The Bard, Pt. 1
A crowd had gathered around the boy and his mother, who frantically shook the boy, tears pouring down her cheeks. “Syril! Wake up! Please wake up…” She clutched him tight to her breast and sobbed. “Please don’t go…&#...
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The Bard, Pt. 2
The bard continued to play, a haunting and lovely melody springing forth from his flute. Impossible sounds, intricate melodies and harmonies followed by sweeping, emotional undertones… The crowd had never before heard such a song from a single in...
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The Bard, Pt. 3
In the distance, the sound of hooves could be heard through the drifting, undulating melody of the bard’s tune. A coach approached, driven by a man who looked entirely bewildered. He seemed to be fighting the horse, but the horse was content to i...
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The Bard, Pt. 4
The coach driver sighed, resigned to his fate. He reached into his satchel and withdrew a bulging coin purse, then tossed it to the child, who nearly dropped it, surprised by its weight. He looked at his mother with shock and amazement in his eyes, the...
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Stone.
Rip my heart out. Wear it on your sleeve. Dangle it in front of me. Kiss it when you leave. Toss it in the garbage. Throw it down the drain. Put it through the shredder; and hope the blood won’t stain. Use my love against me When you hold me in y...
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Hollow.
So I heard that you’ve been asking around. Well baby, that’s too bad- I’m sure you’ll come to realize I’m the best you never had. Your hands were cold, your stare so blank, Your heart a hollow cave. Your soul is black, and...