Sunless Sea - Outward Bound
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100wordsTitle: Outward Bound
Fanfiction: Sunless Sea
Rating: G
Notes: I am definitely not Failbetter Games.
He soft-foots through the study, hands carefully clear of the shelves. Flotsam and jetsam. A whispering block of red stone; a tiny metal heart; a jar of lurid green. The creature inside holds his gaze a moment, then disdainfully turns inside out.
“What is it, boy?” the captain says, at their desk. “Is it still ‘boy’?”
Could, but doesn’t: how long gone this time?
Could, but doesn’t: you’d know if you were ever-
Does: “Da has dinner ready. Will you be down?”
The lamp is dim, making a shadow of the hunching shape bent over worn charts. “In a while.”
Fanfiction: Sunless Sea
Rating: G
Notes: I am definitely not Failbetter Games.
He soft-foots through the study, hands carefully clear of the shelves. Flotsam and jetsam. A whispering block of red stone; a tiny metal heart; a jar of lurid green. The creature inside holds his gaze a moment, then disdainfully turns inside out.
“What is it, boy?” the captain says, at their desk. “Is it still ‘boy’?”
Could, but doesn’t: how long gone this time?
Could, but doesn’t: you’d know if you were ever-
Does: “Da has dinner ready. Will you be down?”
The lamp is dim, making a shadow of the hunching shape bent over worn charts. “In a while.”
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