“It’s going to be fine, Kassius! They’ll love you. How could they not?” Sillowen had said. Max had told him to “Just stick it out for a couple years, and they’ll let you come home again, don’t worry.” “They’ll let you come back before then, too. For special occasions and things, I’m sure.”Continue reading “The Least of His Sons”
Author Archives: umigumo
Grey Area Prologue
Aumrienok’s mother practically broke down the door to his chambers, fury radiating from her claws to the tips of her horns. His servants glared at her disapprovingly. The servants were probably from better families than she was and they let her know it whenever she came by. She was nothing to them without her nobleContinue reading “Grey Area Prologue”
My Brother Needs Me
“What’s your name, little boy?” The policewoman crouching in front of Caelan was smiling at him, but it was a fake smile. Caelan was good at reading faces. “I’m Caelan.” He said, shortly, expression utterly calm. “Well, Caelan. You don’t have to worry about a thing. We’re going to take good care ofContinue reading “My Brother Needs Me”
The Daughters of Aphrodite
Six years old was young to be witness to a crime. Apparently too young for anyone to listen when you told them that your dad had been killed protecting you from a man who hadn’t had a head. His eyes had been set into his chest, and he’d been looking at them through a cloak,Continue reading “The Daughters of Aphrodite”
A Lady’s Weapons
Shouts and screams ripped through the usually quiet of the halls of House Farwynd. By the time Ygran and his young wife Oletha arrived, the servants were already there, trying to pull the offending parties apart. “Mistress Eister, this is not dignified!” One of the servants cried, before getting elbowed in the face and forcedContinue reading “A Lady’s Weapons”
The Rat’s Past
The Day Before the First Race Kill her. Kill her. It was hard to say if the dark whispers in her room were coming from outside or were only within Eun-Byul’s head, especially since she was equally hard-pressed to say if she was dreaming or not. The Rat felt frozen in place, more seemingContinue reading “The Rat’s Past”
Kaylee’s Smile
~There is no expression so terrifying on the human face as a smile which holds not a shred of joy.~ The first impression Andromeda got of the girl known as “Kaylee” was: “She doesn’t look happy. She doesn’t look like she’s ever been happy.” It was an evaluation she quickly discovered to be totallyContinue reading “Kaylee’s Smile”
Expecto Patronum
There was so much chattering. Jay sat in a corner of the waiting room by himself. He was not the only one who was by him or herself, but it did not escape his notice that almost none of the people present were at least speaking Korean. Some people were muttering spells to themselves, othersContinue reading “Expecto Patronum”
You Are Underestimating My Grandmother
Home, as one might call it, was a peaceful place where you came to rest and recuperate. That was for some people. For others, it was a place of painful memories and people you hadn’t talked to or about in years. Perhaps for even others, home was a strange mix of comfort and discomfort thatContinue reading “You Are Underestimating My Grandmother”
Avada Kedavra
~死というものは簡単だったら人間は暮らしまないと思うが…~ “Avada Kedavra. Avada Kedavra. Avada-” The words of the oh-so-simple spell echoed about a dark room filled with the soft sounds of rustling from various creatures wondering what the child was about. It was spoken like a chant, a prayer whispered into the darkness of the night. Boy 7812 had not been boughtContinue reading “Avada Kedavra”