Voracity

The morning after my first date with Sophia finds me perched atop the Visage Spire like a bird of ill omen, leaning over the edge of the roof of one of the tines. I’m still thinking about my last conversation…

The Mary Brandon Aquarium was the only aquarium in Forks. Its exterior was clean, modern, and boasted of its many exhibits on colorful banners hanging from all sides. In the summer it would be as busy as any other major…

The town of Sekiu was dead. It was more of a village than a town, really. The kind of place that lived on tourist traffic and hosted more RVs than houses. People who lived inland drove out to Sekiu for…

My oldest friend in the world—a woman I’ve known since high school—just told me that she’s a wizard. This is, to put it mildly, something of a shock. And, given my best friend’s propensity for shameless lies and pursuing the…

[placeholder for bad end otome] On New Year’s Eve, I go stargazing. The apartment I share with Sophia is in a complex that isn’t quite as nice as the one where I’ve hidden away my secret streaming apartment, but it…

Rachel: heyyyy a friend invited me over to play magic Rachel: but! Rachel: im not far i can be back super quick Sophia: Ah, don’t worry about it. I’m sure you weren’t expecting me back home at any reasonable time,…

For the third time this week, it’s raining in Forks. That is not, in itself, particularly exceptional, but I think I deserve a little bit of grumbling about it not snowing on Christmas Eve. Does the weather not have any…

It’s another rainy day in the middle of December. I wish it was snowing, but we get most of our snow in the later months of winter. Maybe I’ll get lucky around Christmas. I stuff my face with leftover sushi…

Lights. Camera. Action. Agatha Cain takes the stage, entering the commandeered museum hall resplendent in her signature outfit. That corset! Those boots! Keen-eyed Agatha steps through the archway, those piercing rainbow orbs sweeping across the scene and taking it all…

The inner Spire stands tall at the center of the park. Like the real Tower, it’s the singular highlight of a commercial cul-de-sac, surrounded by businesses gleeful to squat in its shadow, but that similarity is an illusion. The restaurants…