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Primal Baptism

Imagine—thick, humid air, heavy with sweat, musk, and something metallic. The tang of blood coats my tongue before I even realize it. I’m

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The Covenant of Flesh and Shadow 2

The sigils burned in the air, traced in fragrant smoke and whispered incantations. Candles flickered, their glow illuminating the temple’s obsidian walls, where the

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The Covenant of Flesh and Shadow

The temple pulsed with the rhythm of their ritual. The air was thick , the scent laced with smoke that blurred the line between flesh and

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before you engage, know this

I do not hide who I am. I don’t downplay it. I don’t dress it up. I don’t lie about who I

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I was talking to a goddess

She didn’t speak in words, but in heat, in breath, in the ache behind my ribs: “You are not responsible for their feelings.” …I

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Hollow Smiles and A Velvet Thrones

...breath that catches, through heat rising in the belly. This time, she came whispering about needs versus strategies. I didn’t recognize the difference at

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Another Initiation

I'm starting another initiate's initiation, and I'm always trying to write down what I do and say so that

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