Icy #feathers_fall from the trees and I look up to find a whole flock frozen to the branches, thawing to puddles in my path.

I'd thought my father's talk of weather foolish. But if he hadn't sent me on this journey, would I have met the same fate?

#vss365 #7daystory #C

'After consuming, don't #fandango .' The warning meant nothing to one unaware of the princess's plan: She'd prepared a special dance for her father's birthday feast.

Nothing seemed wrong as the music started, but six moves in, her skin started to change...

#7daystory #D #vss365

Her darker side #beckoned , reminding Violet of who she'd been before she'd run. If they wanted that back so bad, they could have it. At least until she made it safely to Nana's. Fangs and claws regrowing, she shoved herself free.

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Lu felt a moment of panic that she was going to be #fodder for this strange spirit until a smell of Indian pudding engulfed her and the hand gently released her to the ground. Mother?

#7DayStory #A #vss365

They have the shape of a woman, but wear trousers and shirts that would make the ladies' circle blush. Their hand holds a slab of metal, and they talk to it, mixing English with gibberish like mimosa and google.

I fear only #flame could banish this spirit.

#7daystory #C #vss365

Remembered taunts echoed in his mind, calling him everything he'd thought to call her. Back when the winds and flames bent to his will. Before the #Scotsman broke the world's magic, leaving an emptiness the drugs could never fill.

The sigil hovered like hope.

#7daystory #vss365

Seeva sought hidden knives and powders, ready to fight before she recognized one of her buyers. Jed. Abductions were his way of greeting-always claimed he needed to control the #context . Seeva kept one knife close in case today's context involved betrayal.

#7daystory #vss365 D

...an #ethereal breeze blew wisps of hair into her face. This couldn't be real, could it?

'Naomi Watson,' she offered, only to see his face fall.

'Not Naomi Watson of Brunell Construction...' He gave an uncomfortable chuckle when she nodded. 'I'm with Kewit.'

#7daystory #B