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a drabble a day with moments from the lives of the inhabitants of hell's kitchen and their daemons.
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"Dæmons are the external physical manifestation of a person's 'inner-self' that takes the form of an animal. Dæmons have human intelligence, are capable of human speech—regardless of the form they take—and usually behave as though they are independent of their humans. Pre-pubescent children's dæmons can change form voluntarily, almost instantaneously, to become any creature, real or imaginary. During their adolescence a person's dæmon undergoes "settling", an event in which that person's dæmon permanently and involuntarily assumes the form of the animal which the person most resembles in character. Dæmons and their humans are almost always of different genders."Matt's daemon is Alstriona, a brown hyena. Day 1: Flickering - 100 Words - A dim room. A singular, flickering light. Maniacal laughter comes from the shadows.
Delusion
April 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Matt couldn't believe it. His mind was telling him that it couldn't be true, that he couldn't be free and on his way to doing the good he'd always dreamed of. But his senses were telling him that he was walking across a grassy campus, students and parents conversing everywhere he turned. Alstriona was almost running beside him, her joy infectious and soothing his own doubts, distracting him from the orphanage. He was really doing this, making his own way in the world. With a sudden smile that hurt somewhere inside, Matt thought about how proud his dad would be.