The Contract
Gravel crunched under Annabelle’s heels as she walked up the drive. The car had dropped her at the gate of Elkton Estate after the guard refused to let it continue up to the house. She didn’t mind the walk; the day was beautiful, and a soft breeze caught in the branches of the trees standing…
Mint & Tobacco
*CONTENT WARNING* (highlight below to view): themes of child/domestic abuse; homophobia The words still burned like venom in his veins, an invisible pain to match the purple splotches already forming on his skin. Ryan closed his eyes and let his head fall back until it met the wall. He was exhausted. His arms ached, his…
The Green House
The room hummed with electricity. White lights shined while the ventilation fan whirred overhead, and the low rumble of a generator came from behind a steel wall, devouring oil with an insatiable hunger. Mrs. Green worked at the kitchen table, her rhythmic chopping of potatoes adding to the room’s melody. Behind her, the high-definition window…
Can’t Help Falling
Keys clattered against hardwood with a clang and a whispered curse. Lana fumbled, holding her half-eaten energy bar between her teeth as she bent to retrieve the dropped keys. This was typical Lana; late and scrambling out the door, calculating how to make her twenty-minute commute in half the time. She closed the townhouse door…
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