Bluebird
He came with the rain, decades ago when the forest here was still saplings, back when we were growing sod and Mama was crying every night that the drought would ruin us. I heard him before I saw him that first time, a cheerful whistle coming up the road.
“Don’t talk to him,” the neighbors whispered. “That boy’s bad luck.”
Written for ficwip’s 2023 anthology.
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a change in the weather: prompt: a change in the weather – As the sun stroked the last of a flower’s faded petals, it said “Don’t be afraid” and it said “Go to sleep;…
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in another life: prompt: in another life MDZS modern AU, xiyao. References a canonical death. – The sword plunges through his chest and he wakes gasping. “What’s…
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the Taos hum: prompt: the Taos hum (a low humming noise, like a distant bell, or low rumbling thunder in the far distance) Post-canon MDZS; implied past xiyao. Xichen’s…
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a last-minute change in plans: prompt: a last-minute change in plans – “What a view!” his own voice echoed back at him as he snapped a picture of the gorge. Laughing, she pulled him…
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love to hate you: prompt: love to hate you SK8. tadaai, set toward the end of the first season. I’ve been wanting to write from this POV for a while and now I’ve done it!…
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it’s just us, everyone else is asleep: prompt: it’s just us, everyone else is asleep no specific fandom/ship. this was inspired by a VN I just played but it can just be read as short horror.…
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sick of being safe harbor, I want to be the storm: prompt: sick of being safe harbor, I want to be the storm original, no warnings Look over your shoulder, look this way. A little farther. I’m the one behind…