They sat together in the pouring rain. Water bounced from the scales of the woman’s tail, dripping from her elaborate fins. The other crossed their legs and tipped their ashen…
The lizard peered into the pond, tilting their head from side to side. Instead of a little brown creature with a pointed muzzle and splayed toes, their reflection was a…
He hurried home across the park, hands thrust deep into his pockets. The moon was too sickly to light his path, leaving the lake a looming void. ‘Quack.’ The sound…
Red light gleamed from the dark hollows of her eyes. Her skin grew aged and leathery as parchment. She bared cruelly pointed teeth. ‘This is what I am,’ she said….
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