Nonbinary-character Stories

In the quiet coastal town of Eldermere, a mysterious painting holds a secret darker than the twilight hues that color its surreal landscape. When sixteen-year-old Theo is unexpectedly pulled inside the canvas, they find themselves trapped in a world where time flows like liquid and memories take shape. Guided by Drowsie-a dreamy, gentle figure woven from soft nostalgia-and confronted by shadowy forces born from the artist's deepest regrets, Theo must navigate this painted realm to uncover the truth behind Elira's disappearance. But escaping the Brushstroke Prison means facing the fragile boundary between creation and captivity, and confronting the price of artistic obsession. In a story of memory, magic, and emotional healing, Theo will discover that sometimes the greatest masterpieces come at the highest cost.

Anna wants to change the world, and it seems her new job at a cloning facility could help her do just that. However, the facility is hiding dark secrets, and a string of unexplained mutations put more than just her job on the line. She faces a choice between what she has been taught is right, and the new definition of right carved by her experiences training a group of mutants.

These are vignettes and drabbles starring an Entity known as The Starsmith and their experiences and observations while they create the universe.

The world has turned to dust in Bernie's hands. It clings to her, seeps in through the cracks, scours the warmth from her face. The cradle of a train is what she trusts her hope to, barreling towards California and the promise of work. Jazz buries her dreams in a shallow grave, turning to the tracks for passage to a safe haven. To them, the end must be the unchanging, smudged horizon against a gray sky. But maybe they can hold on to each other, as the earth swallows the sun.