Author's Note

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Hey besties! It's that time of the year again! If you're unfamiliar with the Open Novella Contest, hop on over to their profile OpenNovellaContest  and see what all of the fuss is about

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Hey besties! It's that time of the year again! If you're unfamiliar with the Open Novella Contest, hop on over to their profile OpenNovellaContest and see what all of the fuss is about. Without further ado, let's get to it.

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⋅•⋅⊰∙∘☽PROMPTS☾∘∙⊱⋅•⋅

Main Prompt:

104. While wandering in the woods, you dismiss the rustling behind you as nothing more than wind through the trees until you turn around and realize it isn't the wind at all.

Minor Prompts:

82. You are in love with someone living and someone long dead. Neither one is willing to let you go.

99. You wake up with a strange mark on your skin after a late-night encounter you barely remember, and its meaning grows more unsettling by the hour.

105. You're chatting with someone when you suddenly notice the mirror behind them shows everything except their reflection.

⋅•⋅⊰∙∘☽TRIGGER WARNINGS☾∘∙⊱⋅•⋅

Graphic and non-graphic violence

Ritualistic murders/cult activity

Blood

Death and dead bodies

Stalking & being watched

Sexually explicit scenes

Nightmares, fear, paranoia

⋅•⋅⊰∙∘☽AESTHETICS☾∘∙⊱⋅•⋅

Blythe

Blythe

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Ryker

Evander

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Evander

⋅•⋅⊰∙∘☽COPYWRITE☾∘∙⊱⋅•⋅

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⋅•⋅⊰∙∘☽COPYWRITE☾∘∙⊱⋅•⋅

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