Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
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Spring is a lie we tell the young to give them hope before they are devoured.

In December of 2013, we followed Istas and Ryan through "Red as Snow," which appeared in the December issue of Fiction River, subtitled Hex in the City. (Need more details on Fiction River? Look no further than this link.)

In January of 2014, we followed them through "Black as Blood," and met Ryan's family.

It's time to finish things.

Ryan and Istas have been together for a while now, and while he's ready to take the next step in their relationship, she still has a few loose ends to be tied off. Like her father, who became her husband when her mother died, and is still waiting for her at the top of the world.

You can download "White as a Raven's Wing" now from the InCryptid short fiction page. While this story is best read after "Red as Snow" and "Black as Blood," it should stand reasonably well on its own, providing you have any familiarity with the InCryptid setting. (If you don't, there's a lot of short fiction set earlier in the world continuity also posted on that page. Enjoy!)

Please download and read locally, rather than reading on my server.

This also serves as your discussion post.
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Awwwww, Istas. Perfect. Thank you.
Very welcome.
And done. Holy hell, the way you use words. That hurt and was beautiful and I didn't think i could love a piece of yours more than I loved In Sea-salt tears, but I'm pretty sure I do.

Thank you.
You are so welcome.
I love the insight into Waheela life.
Yay!
Wow, this was really a well-developed view of the Waheela perspective. Kick ass, Istas! I did smile at the moment where she was all "are you breaking up with me?!" (Nope)
They're not human. They just look it, when they want to.

vettecat

December 10 2014, 22:41:07 UTC 2 years ago Edited:  December 10 2014, 22:41:38 UTC

You have an amazing knack for posting a new story just when I need a boost. Thank you. (And, awwww.)
Yay!
this was a wonderful way to end my day. thank you.
Very welcome.
It can be so hard to let go of our parents, to choose to act differently than they did. It can be harder to have compassion for our parents, even as we would want to make different choices. Istas dealing with her mother's choices is beautifully done. Also real is how Istas has very different feelings for her father and her mother.

I loved Aunt Miali and our glimpse into how Istas came to leave Canada. Wow.
I am so glad.
I went 'OW' out loud at 'kill my husband'.

Oh, Istas. Brave, brave Istas.

Thank you for sharing this piece of their world with us.
Very welcome.
A great story as always. Thanks for giving it to us.
Very welcome.
"Dental floss"

I died!
Hee.
"I was wearing black trousers and gray snowboots, with a heavy white sweater under my dark gray jacket. I was a charcoal sketch of a woman, and I would remain such until I had earned my colors back…"

This is such a Not-Izzy look - it is like the symbol of her erasing all the progress she had made all these months.

You made me cry. Again. All of your shorts make me cry.

Also - chubby eskimo girl - I want to punch all those guys. I really do. And I KNOW that none of them are real. So?
Hah, I would feel the same way re: clothes.

seanan_mcguire

2 years ago

Aaawww, Istas. She has become me very favorite InCryptid character and I absolutely love her and Ryan together and I just want to give both of them so many hugs.

Waheela have a hard life.
They really do.

Hers is better now.
Is something wrong with your server? I can't download the story in any of the three formats.
It seems to be working for everyone else, but California has been getting hammered by rain, so our Internet is shaky. Is it working now?

redheadedfemme

2 years ago