Young Santhan approached the ruined palace, sword in hand. Expecting the monstrous reptilian creature he had been tasked to slay, his eyes settled on a much stranger being as he burst onto the terrace: The beautiful princess Amalla, dressed in a pink cotton gown and mouth dripping scarlet, grinned madly before him! “Draw your sword,…
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Prelude to Revolution | Creating the Prince
This is a story summary and rewrite of the anime Revolutionary Girl Utena, Episode 9, “The Castle Said to Hold Eternity. “ ~ And upon their deaths, two coffins sealed shut, I climbed within the smallest one, the one just my size. Mother and Father slept in theirs, so I had thought, “This one must…
Princess Pantheon | Chapter Four
Happy New Year! Here is another installment of Princess Pantheon, with Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 available here. 4. Shock of the Fairy Emily stumbled into the castle through a side entrance that only she knew to avoid suspicion. She nearly came in undetected, first up a flight of winding steps and down…
Princess Pantheon | Chapter 2
Part 1 ~ Bun and Emily stayed behind after the assembly ended. The afternoon heat of late fall stung the delicate skin of the fairy and were-bunny, so they retreated to a boulder tucked under shade. “Oh, Bun,” Emily sighed. “I feel so strange.” “Winona will figure it out, Emily. It’s alright. Your new look…
Princess Pantheon | Short Story
Excerpt of a short story I’m working on– enjoy! In a land that only had the spring and fall seasons, magical entities coexisted in pure tranquility. Each race was represented in a great pantheon by one princess. There was one sent by the fairies of course, another by the amiable vampires who loved basking in…
princess transformation | self-indulgent dress sequence
the princess adorns her new gown for the ball, feeling more beautiful and strange than ever before! Laileah sat on a low window seat, swinging her feet. As she waited for the other woman, she admired the craftsmanship of her gown. It was one of the most delicate shades of blue she had ever seen,…
A Child Born With a Greater Propensity for Sadness than His Peers
memories of the fairytale’s prince In a clearing that had lost its detail and remained only its space and existence were four children. Two boys of bronze skin and golden hair, and the other set of twins the boys both called Flower. One of the boys, louder and brash, was usually not to play with…
Wicked Beauty of the Only Queen
A moment of recollection: Her humor, her compassion, her intellect, her passion, her love– all of it had once stemmed from her sadness. It guided her perspective and worldview. It led her actions, and it inspired the thoughts she shared aloud with me. That ache of emptiness ascended her to the stars. Now all I…
Love and Understanding | Chapter 10
rough draft of demons of their heart excerpt. a trip to town. It was the coldest night of the season, and Santhan insisted Amalla dress for it. Instead, the being had decided to wear a knee length dress of fern green and daisy white velvet that hugged the shoulders scooped at the neckline. Amalla’s new…