The Wistful Dinner
The wax is flaking again, Lucien. I am writing this by the light of a single tallow candle, the flame trembling against the damp stone of the cellar, where the smell of brine and old blood has settled into the mortar. You know I have tried to keep the seal of Elise’s face intact, pressing my thumb into the soft clay as if I could press the years back into her skin. But the ink, that forbidden...
0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 2 Views 0 Anteprima