The room she had found the piano had greatly changed. There were no longer sheet covered statues and paintings littered about like careless afterthoughts. The room was airy and bright, the windows open and fresh air filled the space. There was a fireplace with a sitting area around it, the piano just to the side, polished and cleaned and ready to be played.
Belle smiled excitedly. "Did yo...
2021-09-29 22:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostOnce I returned to the theatre, rehearsals got tougher. My mother wasn’t giving us any slack as the days drew closer. Since I had the solo, I was being wrung out twice as hard. Lately, I have been noticing Carmine sitting in the seats. Sometimes he’ll be out front, hidden in the shadows. Other times I’ll catch him from the corner of my eye in one of the boxes. My mother hasn’t said anyt...
2021-09-28 21:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe theatre was being renovated and the owner was going to use my father's artwork. The owner’s wife wanted my father to create statues that would greet guests as they came inside. Her one stipulation was that he use pieces of an old carving that used to hang in the theatre to make them.
My father made three statues for the garden before the entrance. One to stand in the small garden be...
2021-09-28 20:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Female Reader x Female Monster
Sonja...
2021-09-28 19:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostI'm very curious and would like to know what sort of story lengths you enjoy reading most. If you'd like to provide reasons below, I'd love to hear it!
2021-09-27 13:12:02 +0000 UTC View PostBelle woke, stretching and finding the bed empty. In fact, she was back in her bed. Or at least, the bed the beast had given her. She rubbed her eyes, disappointed she had woken alone. When she peered out from the curtains, hoping he was outside and waiting for her. But looking across the room she saw no shadow of him. Where could he have gotten off to? She rose from the bed and walked across t...
2021-09-26 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe theatre was being renovated and the owner was going to use my father's artwork. The owner’s wife wanted my father to create statues that would greet guests as they came inside. Her one stipulation was that he use pieces of an old carving that used to hang in the theatre to make them.
My father made three statues for the garden before the entrance. One to stand in the small garden be...
2021-09-25 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe last time I had been in Abella and Minerva’s house was just before I graduated. I was setting them up with someone else who could take care of their lawn since I would be away for college. Abella had made a rather big lunch, I suppose she was trying to get me to linger for a bit before I had to go.
“Are you sure you want to go into law of all things?” Minerva asked. She had seem...
2021-09-25 20:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Female Main Character x Male Monster
I was nodding off on the plane when my phone went off. Cece had sent a picture of the new office building with the furniture moved in. My heart soared and I responded back.
“It looks amazing! Wish I was there.”
Cece responded. “No you don’t...
2021-09-25 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostRose spilled out the box full of gold coins onto the table and Snow began dividing them up into separate piles, counting quietly to herself as Rose poured them drinks.
"How do you feel?" Snow asked, taking the small piles and placing them into small, marked bags. "You can't overexert yourself again."
"I have to make use of the time I have while Pearl is gone," Rose sniffed.
Sn...
2021-09-24 22:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe last time I had been in Abella and Minerva’s house was just before I graduated. I was setting them up with someone else who could take care of their lawn since I would be away for college. Abella had made a rather big lunch, I suppose she was trying to get me to linger for a bit before I had to go.
“Are you sure you want to go into law of all things?” Minerva asked. She had seem...
2021-09-23 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I was growing up, I used to mow lawns during the summer to earn money. There was one house which my mother purposefully sent me to that no right minded kid would walk right up to. The old ladies who lived there were said to be witches who used the bodies of kids to raise their honey bees.
Of course, this was all just stories. The two old women turned out to be very nice. The more I w...
2021-09-23 20:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Female Main Character x Male Monster
I haven’t been on vacation since I was a teenager. Ever since then it’s been staycations or whatever weird name it is for “I have paid time off but no money to travel”. Most of my time has either been devoted to school or work, and yes, technical...
2021-09-23 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe curtains were pulled back, a small bit of light cutting across her face. She moaned and sighed, rolling over and covering her head with one of the many pillows. "Just a little more, Pearl. I'll be up in a moment." She mumbled sleepily.
The blankets were slowly tugged away and she complained quietly. "I said-" she felt his hand on her thigh and she sat up with a fright. His other hand ...
2021-09-22 22:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I was growing up, I used to mow lawns during the summer to earn money. There was one house which my mother purposefully sent me to that no right minded kid would walk right up to. The old ladies who lived there were said to be witches who used the bodies of kids to raise their honey bees.
Of course, this was all just stories. The two old women turned out to be very nice. The more I w...
2021-09-21 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostI was wed to an up and coming vinter, a man with expectations and plans for how his future was to be rolled out. Gregory Prowd was handsome and charming, he moved easily through life, especially once he got money to throw around. He wanted a home fit for entertaining, a place where his wine could be sold by his beautiful wife and charming friends.
Gregory chose me for my looks, which is n...
2021-09-21 20:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Female Reader x Male Monster
The mornings now have more meaning to you than an unwanted slog fueled by coffee and a quick breakfast burrito. Now you rise early and breeze out the door, knowing coffee and breakfast will be waiting for you when you arrive. You doze on the bus sometimes, but often y...
2021-09-21 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostPearl left early the morning after Belle vanished inside the castle. She left even before Snow and Rose had a chance to see her leave. She traveled out the gates of the village and down the narrow dirt path leading into the woods. Not many traveled through there these days as rumors spread far and wide since the monster had taken over. There were others too, ones that Pearl had heard whispers o...
2021-09-19 22:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostI was wed to an up and coming vinter, a man with expectations and plans for how his future was to be rolled out. Gregory Prowd was handsome and charming, he moved easily through life, especially once he got money to throw around. He wanted a home fit for entertaining, a place where his wine could be sold by his beautiful wife and charming friends.
Gregory chose me for my looks, which is n...
2021-09-18 21:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostA man moved into our town. This should not have been the news that it was, except for the fact he came with very little notice. He bought the old winemaker’s manor along with its vineyard. The place had been abandoned for years as the previous owners had lost everything during the drought. It would have sold long ago had they not killed themselves inside those walls. The man who moved in did ...
2021-09-18 20:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Female Monster/Reader x Female Human
I started noticing some strange things a few days ago - strange noises and movement in the bushes. I first thought it was just some animals, but then I found things like tracks in the mud outside my cave, discarded apple cores, and plants missing from my garde...
2021-09-18 19:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostI'm doing an experiment. I'm posting this old story of mine here and hoping to see what the masses think. I'd like to fix it, retool it, and edit so perhaps, maybe, I can publish it in hopes of making some money. Would love to hear all thoughts, opinions, and comments on what's to come. Thanks so much!
Once upon a time there was a powerful wizard who had discovered the secret t...
2021-09-17 22:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostA man moved into our town. This should not have been the news that it was, except for the fact he came with very little notice. He bought the old winemaker’s manor along with its vineyard. The place had been abandoned for years as the previous owners had lost everything during the drought. It would have sold long ago had they not killed themselves inside those walls. The man who moved in did ...
2021-09-16 21:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostI was hired onto the Prowd staff when I was very young. Lady Blythe had taken me in despite my youth and gave me both employment as well as a roof over my head. For that I will be forever grateful. The only thing that bothers me about my job is that, aside from Lady Blythe, I’ve never really seen my employer.
Mr. Prowd bought this place a long time ago and revived the vineyard to where ...
2021-09-16 20:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Multiple Monster & Humans
Demi was dealing with a bout of sleeplessness in the weeks leading up to the hunt for the necromancer. But he had been dealing with a level of exhaustion for ages now, mainly because of his work as an assassin. He had been wanting to quit, but that meant putting his ...
2021-09-16 19:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostI was hired onto the Prowd staff when I was very young. Lady Blythe had taken me in despite my youth and gave me both employment as well as a roof over my head. For that I will be forever grateful. The only thing that bothers me about my job is that, aside from Lady Blythe, I’ve never really seen my employer.
Mr. Prowd bought this place a long time ago and revived the vineyard to where ...
2021-09-14 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostI hadn’t been in the woods since I was little. I guess I hadn’t been there since the last time I saw Atmais. It was strange going through the trees, looking for him again. Despite all this time, I found I was still able to follow the landmarks I did as a child. There was more overgrowth, but I could recognize the rocks and trees that had served as my guideposts. There was the spot where I u...
2021-09-14 20:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Male Reader x Multiple Monsters/Humans
Grown up between mountains and rugged cliffs, the remote village was almost hidden from the world. Those who knew about it either stayed away due to the rumors, or wandered closed out of curiosity. Those lucky enough to stumble upon it by chance rarely left....
2021-09-14 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I’m on theme again! Orctober is here and we have an Ozren sticker by @shdwflyer a Kuno sticker by @mintymonster and a Wourik sticker and Silvestrov print by @artcelestial!
As always $10 & $15 patrons receive a print and sticker. $20 receives print and two random stickers. $50 receives everything seen.
2021-09-12 15:34:55 +0000 UTC View PostI hadn’t been in the woods since I was little. I guess I hadn’t been there since the last time I saw Atmais. It was strange going through the trees, looking for him again. Despite all this time, I found I was still able to follow the landmarks I did as a child. There was more overgrowth, but I could recognize the rocks and trees that had served as my guideposts. There was the spot where I u...
2021-09-11 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post