“We did it! Oh my god, I thought we were definitely done for after that last trick he pulled,” Ren screamed, twirling around the square with no care in the world as their long quest finally came to an end. “The way you managed to trick him into giving us his sword was phenomenal! How did you —“ As Ren turned around, he noticed Al’s face getting paler by the second and stopped in his tracks.

Just...

Walking through the old house, he followed his grandmother’s directions until he finally found the door that made way to a dusty room. In the middle of the room was big enchanting chest that captivated every visitor’s attention. He approached it and verified it was the right chest; the small fire-breathing dragon emblem on the bottom right looked identical to the picture his grandmother had given ...

through the dark

you didn’t leave

you stayed as close

as you could without dying

you held me close

shielding me from family

thinking you weren’t

the most precious to me

against the toxicity

you didn’t leave me

laughing through it

the only way to hide it

through time and time

we stayed close

studies and work

we didn’t let those

separate our hearts

from those who hurt us...

“What?” He shouted through the multitude of sounds and cries going around him. The festival was in full bloom and children were running around tugging on their parent’s hands to get to their favorite stands faster; parents were sitting on benches in front of the ferris wheel waiting for their kids and pigeons were sniffing the ground trying to find the best spot to get as many bread crumbs as poss...

As soon as she saw them, she froze. She couldn’t feel her body anymore as her vision targeted the pack of wolves in front of her. Their paws making holes in the ground and their long claws digging in the soil. Seeing their snouts moving and their mouths watering, her eyes went wide. Her hands started trembling and her foot stayed behind, ready to take off. Her heart was pumping so much blood throu...