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Blood Orange

Blood Orange

The rest of the camp was already up and awake when she started waking up. She rolled over and threw her arm around Mallory’s waist, who lay sleepin...

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Smoke And Decay

Smoke And Decay

Walking back to the campground, she spots Mallory. Mallory waves her over and beckons her to sit. “Awesome; looks like you did well hunting!” Mall...

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Spiked Cider

Spiked Cider

Last week, we met our unnamed heroine, and her former coworker and fellow apocalypse survivor, dudebro Danny. Danny keeps walking to the campsite,...

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Beating Heart (Chapter 4)

Beating Heart (Chapter 4)

Crystal checked her watch. Late, again, she thought to herself, rolling her eyes so hard her mom would’ve joked that they’d get stuck that way if s...

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Bleeding Heart (Chapter 3)

Bleeding Heart (Chapter 3)

Kaylee stared at her reflection in the mirror across the bar, and took a sip of her drink. The Bleeding Heart was a Valentine’s special cocktail he...

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Black Heart (Chapter 2)

Black Heart (Chapter 2)

Jade looked through the window to the dreary, rainy outside world. Her long, artificially blonde hair with purple tips was pulled back into two hig...

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Broken Heart (Chapter 1)

Broken Heart (Chapter 1)

This little tavern had always been Emma’s favorite in her little hometown. Not that there were any others, but she still loved this one, even if it...

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Scoundrel

Scoundrel

“I’m a five-star man!” Jackson yelled, whooping and hollering with glee. He found a bottle of rum on the deck, picked it up, and took a swig. He’d ...

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Banshee

Banshee

You walk through the Irish countryside, strolling aimlessly. My, what a fresh, brisk October afternoon it is! You wouldn’t call the day “sunny,” bu...

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Azrael

Azrael

He sighs, looking up at the house. It’s been a long night of work, and he’s pretty worn out. Generally speaking, people don’t like it when he shows...

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Swashbuckler

Swashbuckler

Compass Rose sighed, dumping out her pipe for fresh tobacco for what felt like the third time in three minutes. After weeks of searching, she’d fin...

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Distillate

Distillate

Distillation is the sixth major operation in the alchemy of transformation. In a chemical sense, it is the boiling and condensation of a fermented...

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Crucible

Crucible

In the weeks after Carly’s initial visit to Laura’s shop, Carly began coming in more and more often. At first she was alone, but then she started b...

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