cozy fantasy
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The Mirror’s Price
What could you let go of, for the sake of harmony? The scent of their mortality reached me long before their footsteps disturbed the ancient silence of my mountain sanctuary. Four heartbeats, rapid with fear and determination, echoing through the crystalline chambers that had known only my presence for the past three centuries. I lifted Continue reading
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Depths of Resonance
What is your favorite genre of music? The breathing apparatus felt alien against Nerida’s face as she descended through the crystal-clear waters of Sylvenmere’s outer reaches, each meter of depth taking her further from the familiar realm of air and sunlight into something that defied every assumption she’d held about music’s true nature. The bubble-city Continue reading
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When Mountains Became Home
Describe your most memorable vacation. Marina Lightweaver pressed her palm against the warm stone railing of her apartment balcony in Lumenvale, watching the Crystal Spires catch the morning light in their eternal dance of refraction. Three months had passed since her return from Nomados, yet the memory of those weeks among the walking mountains remained Continue reading
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The Authority of Hard-Won Wisdom
On what subject(s) are you an authority? The Authority of Hard-Won Wisdom The Copper Chalice sat tucked between a scribe’s workshop and a fabric merchant’s storefront in Lumenvale’s Artisan Quarter, its warm amber light spilling through mullioned windows onto cobblestones still damp from the evening’s gentle rain. Inside, the tavern hummed with the comfortable murmur Continue reading
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The Language of Unspoken Hearts
What’s your definition of romantic? Celeste Brightwater pressed her palm against the cool crystal of her bedroom window, watching the morning light fracture through the Crystal Spires into prismatic patterns that danced across Lumenvale’s cobblestone streets. At seventeen, she possessed the kind of beauty that made poets stumble over their verses and merchants’ sons suddenly Continue reading
Chadwick Rye 