01-13-2026, 07:33 AM
A relit cigarette never tastes the same, and thats all I'll preach about rekindling old flames
Where once the stars had offered comfort, it only held nightmares now. They were the stories told to foals to keep them at the side of their dams. No longer whole, no longer flesh and blood. They were wicked things meant only for legends and graves. They were monsters.
The moonlight ate away greedily at her flesh, its veracity matched only by the maggots squirming beneath her hide. She shuddered as if trying to dislodge a fly, but the maggots only grabbed on tighter. That is the only attention they will get from her though. The skeleton in front of her as the majority of it, especially the infernal screaming that is pouring from the place her mouth had been. Topsail pins her ears, a sneer lifting what remained of her lips. Patience has never been her strong suit.
"Of course its real." she hisses, her voice slithering into the other mares skull. There is no brain matter to come against, so Topsail can only assume the words rattle against the bone. It would seem as if the girl is unaware she is a monster, a fact which Topsail finds rather unique. Most monsters own their frightening flesh with great gusto. This girl, however, acts as if she woke up one night to the clink and rattle of bone. Very strange indeed.
With an exaggerated sigh, Topsail circles the skeleton mare, her remaining eyeball roving over the expanse of bleach white bone with fascination. Her other eye fell out onto the ground before she even began moving, yet it still wiggles as if trying to find its way back to the socket. Topsail ignores it; the Gods gave her two eyeballs for a reason, she supposes. Instead, she stops and cocks her head, staring directly into the hollows where the other mares eyeballs would be. "You know, you would be perfect for my kingdom. We welcome monsters. Come to The Valley. I'm Topsail...the Queen." she purrs, her earlier hatefulness long forgotten.
Overhead, the moon shines on. Even the stars are dull in comparison.
with love,
topsail
@Starbry