| Black Irises |
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no female ever
Athani with her black irises dwells at the edges, wide pupils haunting the firefly trails of braves seeking glory in the Outer Lands. |
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no female ever
Such dreams, kept invisible. Devoured by tales of a lost past - mammalian monoliths in a lost sea, white desert bones bathed by the breath of the Earth-Current, splinters of wooden ships crewed alone by bare-breasted, scale-waisted women. |
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no female ever
She had seen blood and broken bones dragged back from the darkness, deep scars, arcs of teethmarks, yet still, a shadow beacon burned unnaturally. |
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no female ever
no cure without medicine her arm ached, longed for the sharp sting before freedom. |
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Only fear held her,
dreams of wide mouths, claws matching scar scabbards born by the knowing. Fear, convenient law. no female before |