Mother of Stars (excerpt)
A cosmic entity, eons old, searches for a willing host; one whose sacrifice will ignite the birth of new stars. This story delves into themes of consent, destruction, and the beauty of annihilation.
Status: Accepted, Pending Publication
Excerpt
In her veins, I become hot. I pull the teeth of me across her wet, pink thew and let myself burn hot like coals aflame. Her scream fills me as it expands her lungs, and I melt her flesh from inside.
Will ye go, lassie, go?
It must be this way. Stars are born from heat and blood.
And we’ll all go together To pick wild mountain thyme
Globs of skin melt-drip from her bones and land sticky on the pavement, quivering still from the boiling blood of me.
All around the bloomin’ heather.
Her body drops heavy to the ground and roils with my fire.
Will ye go, lassie, go?
She heaves an agonal cry, and then is silent.