Flesh Offered To Divine Fire

Caroline must’ve climbed this windy mountain path hundreds of times, and she swore each trip it got a little longer. But today it wasn’t exertion which soaked her back with sweat…

Hubris, Ice, And Steel

Since time immemorial, humanity had bargained with the forces who controlled the ocean. But Thomas Andrews Jr was done with asking.

Friendless In The Corner

I didn't realise the child had disobeyed his mother's instructions to stay by the hearth until I saw him tugging on Dour Pete's knee...

Marble Lips But No Marble Voice

My clomping steps echo across the flagstones, causing birds to scatter across the entire plaza. They’re still puzzled by a statue walking around.

Painstaking Authentication

“I assumed that stuff about ‘bodysnatchers’ was a joke to distract from whatever’s actually researched here. But, seeing all this…”

Thicker Than Blood

The drink the tavern keeper was preparing was colourful, layered, and fizzed. Not a normal beverage for a place like this.

Direct To The End Of The Line

Why don’t I remember getting on this train? I, I don’t think I normally take the train home… and why haven’t we reached a station?

Youthful Adventuring Gone Awry

Lance was distantly aware that this probably WASN'T the worst day of his life - or at least, that it could’ve gone much worse than it had. Was that a sign of growing up? He felt that being grown-up would involve less sulking.

Looking Back For Going Ahead

The memory slowly faded, Cathie’s smile likewise fading as she was pulled back to reality. Though, ‘reality’ was the wrong word for this strange, seemingly undefined space.