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Moon Lion

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2020

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The Haunted House Says Hello

Moon Lion

"You're going to be okay, just a little longer," Ava told Marcus, hoping her voice carried to him over the sounds of the rain. Marcus half-nodded, his head listing back and eyes foggy with a concussion. They were lucky to be alive, Ava thought, slamming down the door knocker again. Now if only Marcus' witch friend could help them. The door swung open and a wide-eyed witch stood there, face pale and dressed in a robe. "Help us," Ava said breathlessly, struggling with Marcus's weight as she dragged them both in. "What? What...

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When A Reflection Returns

Moon Lion

March 29th, 2022 Dear Diary,  Let me catch you up, it has been a while. Three months ago, my sister died. Isabella used to be the house favourite, my parents saw her as the warm, loving child they were rightfully owed. She was heading to medical school, laughed at everyone's jokes. There wasn't a person who knew her who had anything but nice things to say. At the funeral, at least. So when my parents were trapped in the epicentre of their grief, rejecting stiff hugs from me and ignoring my brother, two people arrived at our door.&nbsp...

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Autopsy of A Bedroom

Moon Lion

It's been two days since she was taken to the hospital. She was nauseous, in pain, and she had failed. Despite her failure, my house is dead.   This is not to say that my sister made the house alive. On the contrary, she locked herself in her room for hours, blasting music to drown out my parents' shouting. My mother's pleas for her to talk. My demands to see her. My little brother had stopped knocking on the door a long time ago.  But now that the ghost is gone, the house is dull. I have switched on every light, but som...

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The vampiric urge to go outside

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The cafe was lonely at 3:41 a.m. The radio stations had stopped playing popular songs people cared about, and the singular waitress hummed as she worked, restocking, wiping down tables. Everything was exactly how I wanted it. The unnaturally bright light of the cafe was from cheap bulbs that didn't burn my skin, and I breathed in the warmth of coffee. For a few moments, my skin was imbued with heat it didn't have anymore. I felt human. The cafe's stereotypical bell jangled cheerily, and I turned, frowning a little. I knew the rhythm...

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Searching for Nirvana

Moon Lion

Mrs Winthrop was unusually chilly when she opened the door and saw me. I plastered on a smile, confused by her grave and irritated face.She opened her mouth, and I suspected it was to get me to leave when I heard Cara's voice yelling from upstairs."There you are!" Footsteps thudded on the stairs and my dishevelled, red-jumpsuit wearing secret girlfriend emerged, shooting Mrs Winthrop a grin. "What? Relax, you won't have to deal with her after today." Cara gave me one of her sunny grins, grabbing my hand and tugging me inside.Mrs Winthrop qui...

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Colour of the day: Red (Mazarin series)

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The interrogation was going terribly. David crossed his arms, trying not to look bored or irritated. The interrogator had asked the same question three times now, trying to trick Mazarin into changing her story.  "And how did you get caught by us?" The interrogator repeated, eyes fixed on his notes. Mazarin breathed in deeply, chains jangling as she moved. "You know, I've been here for weeks now and managed not to kill anyone. Couldn't we get rid of these?" She held up a reddened wrist and the cuff that went with it.  "You ...

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Hibernation, interrupted.

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It was the unholy wailing that woke the witch up. She waited for it to stop but it just went on and on.She mumbled out curses, reluctantly opening her eyes. Her breath fogged up the crystal's inner surface, and part of the witch purred, Just sleep, it'll stop eventually.But it didn't, and the crying was intolerable on the witch's sensitive ears. She was more used to the gentle gossiping of trees or the civilized words of people, not this incessant bleating.The witch tried to get up, then swore loudly when she smacked her head on the top of t...

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Just let me be brave

Moon Lion

Atalanta felt like she'd been born in the wrong place.She was a forest fire, born in a sleepy town of brittle, dry wood. Her whole life had been spent watching timid neighbours walk around with their eyes glued to the ground. People all around her bit their tongues, bullied into submission by the few bullies who ran this town. At some point, she stopped being quiet about her hatred of the place. And the whole town hated Atalanta too. She dressed differently (not necessarily better) but she liked to try new things. Like a neon yellow jacket, ...

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Lies have short legs (Part 6 of Mutants versus Witches)

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John excused himself to the kitchen, pouring out a cup of coffee. The sounds of the children arguing from the living room seeped through the walls and John sighed deeply. Teenagers, he reminded himself, they were teenagers now."Driving you crazy?" Fiona asked from behind him.John buried his irritation carefully, smiling at the clairvoyant as he turned. "When are they not?"She smiled over a cup of tea, but her eyes were narrowed. John pretended not to notice that, leaning against the counter."I hope they're not the reason you are hiding in he...

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Wickedness in the blood (Part 0 of Folie à deux)

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"Will I have a new sister?" Daphne asked, as her mother brushed her hair. "What do you mean by that?" Her mother's reflection frowned, and Daphne giggled, knowing Queen Ellendra was terrified of wrinkles.  "I heard daddy and the soldier talking." When the Queen still didn't understand, Daphne huffed, swinging her short legs. "About the girl! The other princess coming today." "Daphne!" Her mother hissed, circling around the chair to grab her daughter's shoulders. "Never say that again!" "What?" Daphne whined, trying to ...

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Beyond Earth

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Setareh was beyond excited. Once every twelve ekkers, the Inter-Gates aligned. Normal Gates only connected neighbouring systems, and could take days to travel with. Inter-Gates could get you anywhere, in the blink of an eye.Usually, when the alignment happened, it was a day off from the busy, unrelenting schedule of her home world, Star 3. Setareh slept through the alignment entirely some days, and others she woke up just in time.She'd groggily wake up, to see the people board the Inter-Gate, all of them mere flesh coloured flecks against th...

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Defying Gravity (Part 4 of Mutants Versus Witches)

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Lunch had transformed into a crazy brainstorming session about powers."I could totally revolutionize Amazon deliveries. Two second delivery." Elysse pointed out, teleporting their remote from one side of the room to the other."Harry would be a kickass poker player." Devon stated, and the telepath smirked, looking over his book.Or a politician or a spy. Harry added telepathically, shrugging."Simin could be a renewable energy source." Elysse giggled madly, falling back on the sofa."Come up with something, dumbass." Devon elbowed Simin. "Or did...

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Nightmare seeds are planted in the night, but bloom in the day (Part 1 of Folie à deux)

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Everybody waited for Daphne to explode at the dinner table. Guards stopped talking, the Queen stiffened in her chair, and I waited in fear. Even the king waited, his eyes steely. Waited for Daphne to yell, scream, argue. Something that would set off the king like last time. That last time, he hit her so hard she couldn't chew for a few days. Before that, he'd broken two fingers. But Daphne said nothing. Her face just froze tightly, the colour in it being washed away with white-hot anger. The scar from his ring glinted faintly on her che...

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Let's just be normal for an afternoon (Also pt.10 of Mutants versus Witches, from Devon's POV).

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Devon didn't how to do romance. It was like the whole world had some idea of what "love" looked like and nobody had bothered to explain it to him. From the unspoken rules of love, and the Godawful romantic movies Elysse had made them watch, Devon learned only one thing: people were dumb. No girl he'd ever met had been impressed by insults or some guy acting like he knew them better. "No, she's like, figuring him out. Okay? It's complicated." Elysse had answered her face red when Devon asked. "Stop taking it so seriously!" Devon scoffed. Ther...

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Roses are red, violets are blue, Devon has a girlfriend, and it isn't you. (Pt.10 of Mutants versus Witches)

Moon Lion

Elysse had always been in love with the idea of true love. Not the icky, over the top Instagram-caption love. No, Elysse wanted the stuff of legends, the rare unicorn of True Love™.But since the whole world went out of its way to mock true love, or deem it stupid or unfeminist, Elysse kept quiet about it. It's not like Elysse even had any experience with it. Her parents had a bitter, arranged marriage, both infinitely cruel to one another and deeply unhappy. And the nonstop examples of true love in movies, books, TV shows, cartoons, and hist...

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