#( rhikasa ) my writing

[rhikasa]

WIP WHATEVER DAY TAG

Thank you @finchmomentwrites (here) for the tag! ♥️

Rules: Share some recent lines from your excerpt on... whatever day.

Here's a scene between Charles and Peter I wrote recently. Bear in mind this is a very rough draft; I'm just happy to have written this much lately.

Despite all the muscles in his body protesting his each and every movement, Charles sat up and started working his way out from underneath the blankets, only stopping when a new wave of nausea came upon him. He shut his eyes to refrain from vomiting so early in the morning, but the world just kept on spinning. As if his chronic pain wasn’t already bad enough to contend with on a daily basis, here was yet another thing added to the fray. His hand flexed as he tried to focus in on his breathing. Each deep inhale helped to steady him bit by bit, but it was slow going.

“You don’t have to go.”

He opened his eyes to find his husband sat down before him at the edge of the bed. He had that look of concern etched into his features he always had when Charles’ pain was to the point that it made its presence known to more than just himself. It still veered a little too close to pity for his comfort, but it was getting better. At least Peter’s look was nowhere near as bad as the ones his parents consistently wore around him.

“I promised the kids I’d be there.”

“And they’ll understand if you’re unable to make it,” Peter reassured as both his hands clasped one of his. Charles hadn’t realized he was balling it into a white-knuckled fist until he felt Peter’s fingers gently work to loosen his grip.

Charles sighed deeply. “Your brother’s going to be there. Someone has to keep you out of trouble.”

It was his husband’s turn to sigh at that, though the slightest hint of a knowing smile tugged at one side of his mouth for a brief moment. Charles was right and he couldn’t deny that; even with him there, it was difficult for Peter to keep his cool at family gatherings where his brother was also in attendance. And his husband’s frustration, while justified, did nothing to help smooth anything out between them.

“Are you sure you want to do this?”

Taking a deep breath in, he gave the barest of nods.

Tagging (no pressure): @acertainmoshke @captain-kraken @oh-no-another-idea @revenantlore @winterandwords and leaving an open tag for anyone who’d like to join!

World of Skies Tag List (let me know if you'd like to be added or removed):

@inadequatecowboy @magic-is-something-we-create @talesofsorrowandofruin @writingrosesonneptune

[rhikasa-archived]

FRIDAY KISS TAG

Thank you @the-golden-comet [x], and @sableglass [x] for the tag! ♥️

Rules: Share a kiss scene from your WIP. It can be any kiss, from familial pecks on the cheek, platonic smooches, forehead kisses, to full-blown makeouts. If you don't have a kiss scene to share, you can instead treat this like a writing share tag!

[Jon] spared the two a brief quizzical glance, but dared not to utter a single word before ducking out.

The tent canvas swayed in the wake of his departure, designating them as the final residents left within, and yet neither of them made a move. His lips parted, though not a sound came out, for his brain struggled to piece together the words needed to voice the thousands of questions that came rushing to mind. Theodore was no stranger to silences, but this one weighed heavy in the air as each took in the appearance of the other.

Kieren had changed somewhat since the last time they'd spoken. His hair was disheveled, and the months spent away marked the shadow of a beard along his jawline. The bags forming under his eyes spoke of little sleep during his journey as well. But despite it all, his blue eyes still held their shine.

Theodore's heartbeat hastened as Kieren made up his mind to close the gap between them. His conscious mind barely had time to catch up with the movement before they collided. The impact nearly sent him stumbling back, but Kieren's steadying hands keep him in place as their lips reacquainted themselves.

Leaving this as an open tag for anyone who’d like to join!

World of Skies Tag List (let me know if you'd like to be added or removed):

@inadequatecowboy @magic-is-something-we-create @talesofsorrowandofruin @writingrosesonneptune

[the-golden-comet]

🫂

✨💋Friday Kiss Tag✨💋

✨🎉🎊 Iiiiiiiiiit’s FRIDAY 🎊🎉✨

You know what that means. Smoochin’ (or share) Time! 💋💖

Some extra kudos and love to the following individuals who tagged me this week:

@kaylinalexanderbooks for a heads up seven up tag, @illarian-rambling for an OC deep dive, both @justabigoldnerd and @pippinoftheshire for both WIP Wednesday and Playlist Shuffle tags, @gioiaalbanoart for an open Mixed Fried tag, @ominous-feychild for a silent Saturday tag, @the-inkwell-variable for a Proud Of and Last Line tag, @willtheweaver for a Proud Of Tag, @sableglass , @words-after-midnight , and @tragedycoded for a Pride of Line tag, @noblebs and @illarian-rambling for Find The Word tags, @drchenquill , @tragedycoded , @ceph-the-ghost-writer , @cowboybrunch , and @theink-stainedfolk for a Writing Share Tag! ANNNND the Friday Kiss Tags from @leahnardo-da-veggie and @illarian-rambling !!Wow!! That deserves another smoochin’ gif! Thank you all!!

For everyone else who has tagged me who I may have missed, thank you so much and I always appreciate your tags!! As I wrap up Draft 2 of YWIMC, I will be very busy getting technical editing done and preparing the story for launch, so in the meanwhile I may miss some tags. Please always feel free to tag me, even if I miss them! I love seeing what the community is doing, even if I’ve been a little quieter than usual 💫✨

Now, onto the tag! 💛

Here are the kiss rules 💋✨:

Rules: From your Story/WIP, share a kiss. It can be any kiss, from familial pecks on the cheek, forehead kisses, platonic smooches, to full-blown makeouts.

And if you don’t have a kiss, no worries! You can still participate by treating this post as a writing share! 💚

Rules: Share a snippet of your writing!

I will attempt to fit as many tags this week as possible in this post as I give you this heartbreaking excerpt from YWIMC:

For the music tag, take some Christina Perri’s “Jar of Hearts” to set the stage:

And now, without ANY dialogue, get ready for a gutwrenching scene where Ali and Noah are fighting. I’m putting it underneath the cut because there is a ⚠️ trigger warning for domestic violence. ⚠️ Use discretion.

✨👇Tag list for writing snippets below. DM me if you’d like to be added 👇✨

In one last act of desperation, Noah started to scream. He screamed in pain, anger, sorrow, stress. He screamed a guttural scream that instinctively made Ali flinch and his gut turn. The djinn slapped a hand to Noah’s mouth to muffle the agony as Cauldwell tried pulling his head away, only briefly stopping his distressed cries to jolt out of Ali’s attempt to silence him. And in another attempt to stop the visceral screams, the genie wrapped his arms tightly around his master, and held Noah’s head to the frantic pulse in Ali’s neck.

In his fight or flight, Noah beat closed fists on Ali’s shoulder blades. Frustration, desperation, culminating sorrow bubbled out of his chest as he wailed into Ali’s neck, and onto Ali’s back. Cauldwell’s attempts at kicking were stopped by the genie’s knees pinning his legs down, and in the heat of the struggle Noah’s lenses slid off his face and clattered on the floor….the left lens cracking and the right one remaining whole.

Ali grit his teeth and bore the strikes, yet refused to let go. He held the back of Noah’s head, the face to his nape, and weathered the flagellation. Weaker and weaker the strikes rained, but the tempest would not stop the flood from Noah’s olive eyes. Anger and frustration gave way to despair, until finally Cauldwell crumbled.

Furious, hot screams turned into icy cries and frigid tears. The furious fists flexed their fingers to tightly clench the back of Ali’s collar. Noah’s arms, once trying to push away, pulled around Ali’s neck to bring him closer. The anger stinging Ali’s corneas simmered away as his face softened, washing cold sadness over his somber face.

Ali and Noah naturally slid to sit on the cool vinyl floor as the genie kept his master locked to his chest. Resting at the foot of the couch, Ali let a silent prayer parse his lips, pressing the plump skin to the top of Noah’s head as his eyebrows furrowed in deep contemplation.

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@autism-purgatory , @talesofsorrowandofruin , @ragin-cajun-fangirl , @wyked-ao3 ,

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@justanotherchangeling , @ahopelessnecromantic , @ryns-ramblings , @oleanderbailey , @365runesofthesystem

[writerfae]

The sound of childhood lost

His mother’s singing had always been one of Talon’s favorite sounds.

When he was younger he heard it a lot, grew up with the soothing melody of her voice.

It was beautiful, just like his mother was. Joyful. Gentle. Calming.

His mother’s singing moved everyone, always calming a younger Talon down when he cried, always making his sister Sera smile.

It even managed to soften the usually stern expression on his father’s face, tender tunes smoothing the rough edges of his guarded heart.

Talon could’ve listened to her sing for hours without getting tired of it.

And his mother sang often, back when he was younger.

She loved to do it, for it reminded her of home. Of her childhood back in a house filled with melodies, of the hours she spent making music with her siblings.

With one of them in particular.

Kieran was his mother’s favorite brother, had been ever since they were children. And Talon, too, had loved his uncle dearly. There were times where he had felt closer to him than to his own father.

It was him who introduced Talon to the violin:

Playing for him when he was but a little baby, gifting him his very own violin for his fifth birthday and teaching him some of his favorite compositions when Talon had shown a talent for handling the instrument.

He always insisted that Talon had a special gift, that he was even better than Kieran himself.

This claim had filled Talon with pride, but secretly he had always disagreed.

No one played the violin quite like his uncle did. No one made people weep, made them smile or laugh or dance with their music like him.

Like his mother’s voice, Kieran playing the violin was one of Talon’s favorite sounds.

And combined, he adored it even more.

Whenever Kieran came to visit them, him and Talon’s mother would play music. And Talon had loved it.

Together, the two made for a melody that was quite enchanting, an harmony unlike any other.

The harmony of two siblings that loved making music - and loved each other.

It was the sound of his childhood.

Until one day, the music stopped. Kieran died, sudden and unexpected.

And with the death of her beloved brother, his mother’s singing went silent.

***

tag list: @andifthestarsweretodie @bloodlessheirbyjacques @bluehourskyeli @deadlycupid @dustylovelyrun @justafrogandherumbrella @ladywithalamp @magic-is-something-we-create @myhusbandsasemni @my-cursed-prince @phantasticdomains @rhikasa @sleepy-night-child @soupopoireau @theguywithnonickname @vampywriter @vsnotresponding @writing-is-a-martial-art (if you want to be added or removed from the tag list let me know!)

[agirlandherquill]

the fourth day of writemas

day 4 is here already and my goodness, it warms my heart to see so many of you enjoying the game!

the rules, for those of you that are new or simply need a refresher: choose a prompt from the list, write something and share your creation with the rest of writeblr, and share the game with others, because as we all know writing is a gift and it deserves to be shared! and of course, tag me in your responses because i cannot wait to see them!

p.s - the game is open to all, as discussed in the invitation post - which, if you'd like to be added to the tag list, is still being monitored for newcomers and late additions - all are welcome to the game!

now for the part you're all here to see - the prompts!

Prompt List:

Dialogue Prompts:

"Do not fear me. Fear yourself."

"You've never looked at me like that before."

"One more word... See what happens."

Setting Prompts:

A tower

A boat

An island

Narration Prompts:

The knife trembled in their hand.

The wind was her only friend, and the only thing to catch her as she fell.

He could not stay still, if he did, his mind would shatter.

Feeling Prompts:

Aching

The chill of raindrops

The sweetness of a song

(because i'm insanely overeager, this post like its predecessor will be going live at 00:01 UK Time, apologies to those of you that receive it early but hey, early presents are still pretty good presents :) )

eagerly awaiting your creations, and as always, happy holidays!

~ A Girl And Her Quill

the invitations have been received so here you all are, i bestow upon you the gift of writemas! p.s if you want to be added to the tag list, interact with this post <3

@365runesofthesystem @glasshouses-and-stones @tildeathiwillwrite @sunakore @nothoughtsjustmhaandotherthings

@willtheweaver @theverumproject @phoenixradiant @thatuselesshuman @melpomenelamusa

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@detective-bird @k--havok @saharasunset @the-letterbox-archives @katwritesshit

[talesofsorrowandofruin]

hello hello! i'm looking for writeblrs to follow, do you have any recommendations?

Hi! :D Here's a few of my followers and mutuals:

@akindofmagictoo @zmwrites @mel-writes-with-her-dragons @oh-no-another-idea @forthesanityofstorytellers

@tabswrites @writegriffinsect @sleepyowlwrites @lychhiker-writes @writernopal

@the-golden-comet @diabolical-blue @mrbexwrites @radiowrites @enchanted-lightning-aes

@ashen-crest @avrablake @winterandwords @sarandipitywrites @sarahlizziewrites

@cljordan-imperium @kaylinalexanderbooks @kittensartswriting @ahordeofwasps @autumnalwalker

@eccaiia @rhikasa

Aaaaand lots of others I'm forgetting 😅

[rhikasa-archived]

I didn't get any writing done this week, but I did edit a scene. Here’s a snippet:

Vietna cupped his face gently between her hands, her fingers grazing the rough stubble on his cheeks as she placed a long awaited kiss on his lips. She felt him hesitate for a brief moment before returning the gesture in kind.

Hey. You. Writer stuck in the scroll hole.

What'cha write this week?

Give us a peek?

[winterandwords]

✍🏼 WIP whatever day tag

Thanks to @rhikasa for the tag!

📝 Share some recent lines from your WIP on whatever day

These are from Name From Nowhere...

The girl nods but she still doesn’t look up, not completely. “Yeah. Everyone’s been really nice,” she says, like she’s frightened of giving the wrong answer. “In this place?” Rafe laughs. “Now I know you’re not telling the truth. Ninety percent of people in here are total assholes, including me. She’s cool though.” He throws me a wink when he says that.

Tagging @space-writes, @starbuds-and-rosedust, @sunset-a-story and @tabswrites if you'd like to do it, with an open tag for anyone else who wants to join in 🩷

Reblogs, replies etc on my tag posts are always welcome, but if you're doing this tag yourself, please make your own post instead of using mine to start a reblog chain.

[druidx]

2024 wrap up

Rules: it’s time to love yourselves! Choose your 5 (or so) favorite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you brought to the world in 2024. Tag as many writers/artists/etc. as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works!

Tagged by: @fairlynnthebosmer (in 2020, but shhhh)

I'm a little early for this one, but my December's going to be hectic, so better to do it now I think.

Her Countenance was Light (Titan Fighting Fantasy: Modern AU) - First started in 2017, and revised over 2024, this story has a lot of personal meaning and I'm glad I was able to finally publish it.

The Stitches Beneath (Titan Fighting Fantasy: Modern AU) - Nice bit of angst, and I feel like it showcases what I've learnt about using more body language in my works.

The Reconsecration of Anvil (TES Oblivion) - I liked exploring the Imperial Religions and trying to do a bit of worldbuilding that wasn't just "catholicism but make it fantasy".

Test not the Wrath of a Good Man (Starbound) - it's maybe not my strongest, but I had fun writing the fast-paced operational activities.

Random dialogues One & Two (Titan Fighting Fantasy: Modern AU) - I'm cheating with these two, I know, but they are only drabble-ish length. Because of HCwL, I've been on an Elo & Farren kick the whole year, and I just think these are exemplary of their relationship. Like that one post said - they're a bonded pair and I love them so much.

Dragging out the old taglist for this one, hopefully everyone on this still wants to play tag games XD

@aalinaaaaaa @thewriteflame @wildswrites @aquadestinyswriting @artdecosupernova-writing

@autumnalwalker @eli-writes-sometimes @hannah-heartstrings @oh-no-another-idea @athenswrites

@rhikasa @swordsoulwrites @winglesswriter @andromeda-grace @writingmaidenwarrior

@wispstalk @late-to-the-fandom

[inseasofgreen]

APPRECIATION POLL

I'm inching up on a follower milestone and I want to use it as a good reason to share a few full chapters from my wip Plight of the Oracle. I don't really share anything other than snippets and odd excerpt so I thought it might be a nice change from the usual routine. The poll is who's povs you want it to be from!

Also going to add that when the chapters go live they are part of the First Draft of the book. That's honestly why I don't share every chapter I finish, like I'd love to but at the end of the day I don't write linearly and things are always changing and being shifted. The chapters are going to go through a few rounds of editing and revisions but I just wanted to give a little warning that they won't be the final draft of the book.

Also another warning, I will reblog this a few times throughout the week just so more of you will see it!

POTO TAG LIST let me know if you want to be added!

@lord-fallen @inkingfireplace @rhikasa @leahnardo-da-veggie

@satohqbanana

[thatndginger]

Writing Trope Bingo Tag Game

Thank you very very much @pandoras-comment-box for the tag! (their card here!)

Rules: Download and fill out the prev writer's bingo card and then go to BingoBaker and create a bingo card with the tropes and elements of your own WIPs. Tag as many people as you like and see who can get a bingo!

This was my attempt at their Plot Armadillo card, and I am quite entertained by the overlap.

EDIT: I forgot to fill out a box that would've given me a bingo! I've fixed that!

aaaand here's one for Into the Storm, which was surprisingly hard to make. I'm terrible at boiling my stories down into anything resembling concise points lol

I'll extend a no-pressure tag for @theskeletonprior @alexanderflowerbird @theroseempress @rhikasa and an open tag <3

[space-writes]

wip extract

tagged by @chauceryfairytales, thank you! here’s a recent bit from Valloroth things, ft the grumpiest man in Mohaade, my beloved Vren 🔪🖤

[ID - a green and black decorative divider]

“No job Zhira’s given you. Another private client?” The disdain in the words was audible. “Been taking a lot of those lately, Wraith. What is it, family business not exciting enough for you any more? I’m sure grandfather would send you back into the Empire if you asked.” Vren ground his teeth. Pure needling, the kind only born Zarahmin could get away with. This child would always have a place, never need to earn his keep, pay down a tally of life debt; he was of Zhira’s line, his position assured, so long as he didn’t do anything stupid. His rank would always be higher than Vren’s despite the fact he’d done nothing of worth, and never would. He wouldn’t have lasted five minutes in Voi’xindiiri. “Can I use the Waystation or not?” If he was refused, he’d simply go the long way down the Kalah River, take a boat over to Iaseri. Weeks of wasted time, but rather that than grovel. The divining power he could find in Voah’kasis would make up for it. “You can. Here.” From a pouch at his belt, the man pulled a small metal token, and tossed it to him. The spoked wheel of the Zarahmin was stamped on either side. “Take your trip. But Zhira will want to know why you’re taking it.” “He can want all he likes. My business is mine.” Khazen Zhira’s grandchild pushed off from the wall with a laugh. “You’re family, bhahan. All your business is ours.”

[ID - a green and black decorative divider]

no-pressure tagging @rhikasa @jmhwritesstuff and @eccaiia

Valloroth taglist: @cherrybombfangirlwrites @reininginthefirewriting @memento-morri-writes @foxboyclit @lawful-evil-novelist

@at-thezenith @morganwriteblr @fayeiswriting @serenanymph

@sam-glade @viscerawrites @thegreatobsesso @flower-reads (ask to be +/-)

[rhikasa-archived]

LAST LINE TAG

Thanks @endless-minds [x], @fortunatetragedy [x], @somethingclevermahogony [x], @talesofsorrowandofruin [x], @wintherlywords [x], and @writingrosesonneptune [x], for the tag! ♥️

Rules: Share the last line or latest excerpt you wrote for one of your WIPs.

Asher reached out, arm trembling like the rest of his body as he desperately grasped for the she-dragon’s saddle bag with what little strength he had, but it was just out of his reach. Elias slowly rose to his feet, catching the fury of the emerald beast once more.

Tagging (no pressure): @howdywrites @noblebs @thatndginger @toboldlywrite @vacantgodling and an open tag for anyone who’d like to join!

[the-golden-comet]

✨Your Wish Is My Command: Available Now on AO3 and Amazon Books! 🧞‍♂️✨

Don’t mind me…just gonna casually drop YWIMC during my the Friday Kiss Tag slot 👀💋✨

✨🌈That’s right!🌈✨You read that correctly: Your Wish Is My Command is available now FOR FREE on Archive Of Our Own! Just one of the many ways I share thanks to the reading, writing and art communities~! ✍️💛

✨ For additional and optional support, a digital version is available on Amazon Kindle eBooks for $5.00 ✨

To give thanks for this Thanksgiving season, I buckled down for “Novelember” and finished all my editing, drafting, and publishing of the long-awaited Your Wish Is My Command! Figured I’d keep in line with the tradition of publishing the day after thanksgiving 😂✨

Thank you all for your support of my project, your tag games, you interactions, fanarts, fanfiction, kudos, and love!! Creating stories gives me so much joy, and sharing them with a wider audience is all the merrier. Between all of my projects, I have received so many kind comments and fanmail that have really touched my heart; To hear how much my stories have inspired creativity within the community is humbling to the point of tears. I cannot overstate my gratitude to everyone here enough: Thank you, from the bottom of my heart 💛✨

Now, sappiness aside: Enjoy the MANY kisses of Noah and Ali for yourself, and be sure to leave me kudos and a comment on AO3 and Tumblr telling me how you liked it! I’ll be on my mandatory 2 week writing break (to avoid burnout), but I’ll be around to answer asks and get your reactions 💛💫✨

As always, I will make all of my stories available for free on AO3, but if you want to support me further you can buy a digital copy of my books! ✨

Reblog this post to spread the word of YWIMC’s Release, and Happy Reading! 💫

✨👇Tag list for writing snippets below. DM me if you’d like to be added 👇✨

Tag List for writing tidbits (lmk if you want + or -) 🧞‍♂️✨

@autism-purgatory , @jev-urisk , @talesofsorrowandofruin , @castiels-favorite-hunter , @wyked-ao3 ,

@glasshouses-and-stones , @alinacapellabooks , @gioiaalbanoart , @tragedycoded , @deanwax ,

@dyrewrites , @honeybewrites , @drchenquill , @paeliae-occasionally , @lychhiker-writes ,

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[revenantlore]

Character Poll

tagged by @rhikasa

Rules: Make a poll with five of your all time favorite characters and then tag five people to do the same. See which character is everyone's favorite! [following the writeblr trend of naming five of my ocs across different wips]

tagging @wintherlywords , @winterandwords , @touloserlautrec , @indecentpause , and @space-writes to make their own polls

[writerfae]

Here’s a proof that I am capable of writing Aiden interact with people that are NOT his brother or Talon xD Feat Maya cause she deserves more content (plus a little lore drop)

“So, why are your freckles white?” Aiden blushed slightly. “Excuse me if this is rude to ask,” he added, scratching the back of his neck.

Maya laughed. “Don’t worry about it. I’ll tell you why. You know, I’m not a typical fae. I wasn’t born normally like Talon or Halea. I am what people call a wishling…”

Aiden raised a brow. “A wishling?” He never heard about that before.

Maya nodded. “A fae born from a wish. It’s made possible by an ancient ritual. For generations, those who could not have children on their own used it to get a baby. Childless couples or people that didn’t have a partner but still want a child. Just like my mom.” Her voice softened at the mention of her mother. Aiden understood all too well.

“As you know,” Maya continued, sweeping a stray lock of hair behind her ear gently.

“She was human, but back in the old days even humans made use of this kind of magic. And since my mother was a follower of the old ways - something the people you and I grew up with would call a witch -“

She chuckled. “She knew about that ritual. She didn’t feel the need for a partner, but she wanted a daughter more than anything. Someone she could raise and teach her all she knew, like it was tradition in her family, daughter passing on knowledge to daughter. Someone she wouldn’t be so alone with.”

Aiden nodded. He could understand that. Who didn’t want to drown out loneliness with love, no matter what kind of love?

“And how did she do it?” he asked quietly.

“How exactly this ritual works I don’t know. Just that it requires your blood and… an already existing form of life, like a young animal or a plant, that the life of the child you want can sprout from.”

Aiden’s eyes widened. That sounded kinda ominous. But also really intriguing. So he remained quiet, letting Maya continue.

“In my case it was a fawn that was under my mother’s care. Mother performed the ritual and the next morning, instead of the fawn it was me lying in the hay, a baby that had her mother’s hair and her grandmother’s eyes.”

She smiled fondly at the last sentence.

“So…” Aiden wasnt quite sure if he understood this right. “You were once a deer?”

Maya laughed. “Yes and no. My life had its source in that of a deer, but it wasn’t a life I lived. It is… like a previous life. A rebirth, if you will.” That made sense. Kind of. Aiden couldn’t deny that he was curious.

“And do you remember it? Your previous life?”

“No. Most people don’t remember their previous life. Or do you remember yours?”

That question took Aiden aback. He had never thought about this before, hadn’t really considered that he had lived a life before this one. “No, I don’t…”

Maya smiled. “That’s what I thought. I don’t have memories of what was before. But, and this leads us to your question, a small part, a mark of the life a Wishling was born from remains visible, a reminder of the sacrifice. In my case, it’s the white freckles.”

“Like the white spots on the body of a fawn.”

She smiled. “Like the white spots on the body of a fawn, yes.”

“That’s pretty cool,” he said. “It looks nice on you.”

Maya’s cheeks colored a little at that. “Thanks, Aiden.”

Aiden returned her smile. “Thank you for telling me. And not being offended.”

That made Maya laugh. “No problem.”

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