Sublime

Plenty of humans were monstrous, and plenty of monsters knew how to play at being human.

The dusk smelled like dead leaves and far-off fires;

So much of the Grey world was clunky, but now and then its lack of magic led to ingenuity. Take its music boxes. A complex but elegant design. So many parts, so much work, all to create a little tune.

It would be an unconventional life, and perhaps a little lonely, but at least it would be hers. She would belong to no one but herself.

gossamer

antechamber,

“You can’t kill me today,” she called back. “I’m late for class.”

“Tell you what,” said Victor. “You remember me, and I’ll remember you, and that way we won’t be forgotten.”