Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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  • Mood: accomplished
  • Music: October Project, "Where You Are."

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.
Tags: incryptid, short fiction
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sylviamcivers

December 12 2014, 01:26:59 UTC 2 years ago

"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?

jenfullmoon

December 12 2014, 04:17:49 UTC 2 years ago

Hah, I would feel the same way re: clothes.