The Nightmare - Part 2

[Picture] The room was swallowed in darkness as Ryder sat up in his bed, the silence of the dead of night pressing in around him. Across the room, in the mirror, two red orbs hovered — glowing faintly,...

The Prophecy

[Image description] The nightmares hadn’t stopped. It felt like months since Ryder had truly slept through the night, and the exhaustion was beginning to seep into everything. He could hardly focus....

Trying New Things

[Image description] Ryder had taken Cordelia’s advice to heart. Rather than attempt any practical magic, he turned his focus to studying it. If he could better understand how magic worked, then perhaps...

The Nightmare - Part 3

[Picture] Ryder hated going to sleep. Lately, it felt like an open invitation to the nightmares that haunted him. He’d spend hours lying awake, hoping sleep wouldn’t come. But it always did, and the dreams...

Winter Solstice

[Picture] Reuben darted around the house like a man possessed, wiping surfaces, adjusting throw pillows, lighting candles—then blowing them out because they were the wrong scent, and lighting new ones...

New Year Nightmare

[Picture] An entire month had passed since his last nightmare. Each night before bed, Ryder would stay up late, staring down at his small bruise where the hand had pulled and grabbed him. It was sore...