#my partner and I have been having keyforge dates where we both crack a new deck and play against each other

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The fifty-seventh free, unedited chapter of my upcoming book, “The Heist at Cordia Aquarium” is now available on its website (or click here to read from the beginning).

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Not quite running, Avery pumps her arms in the fastest walk her pajama pants will tolerate without catching under foot. Tendrils suffocate her from within: they wrap around her chest, crushing and writhing and demanding her attention. It was one detour. By request! Why does my brain have to be like this?

The Hall of Discovery winds in front of her; a slithering eel made of concrete, plaster, and carpet; lined with murky, unlit tanks on both sides. It'd be creepy if she didn't know what was inside every single one of them. As she passes, she can see shadows floating inside them — each unique in their own way.

Names pop to the forefront of her mind, as numerous as her footsteps: marsh periwinkles with their distinctive, conical shell; the bulbous eye sockets and long face of redlip blennies; writhing, wiggling masses of wandering nudibranchs.

Her mind wanders along with them. Her pace slows. I'll never keep the names of the sea slugs straight.

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#keyforge is very fun you all #it scratches that mtg itch without making me break the bank #thank goodness they're bringing it back #my partner and I have been having keyforge dates where we both crack a new deck and play against each other #very romantic and very good #anyways book tags I guess #queer author #queer fiction #there's lgbtqs in this #read it and yell at me if you want #or just yell at me #either or