“Your Father Was Your Last Real Anchor, Wasn’t He?”

“Your father was your last real anchor, wasn’t he?”

[IMAGE ID: A digital painting of Melanie King from The Magnus Archives. Melanie is a woman with medium-toned skin, short black hair with bangs dyed blue at the ends, earrings, and a silver moth necklace. She is wearing a red crop-top with a yellow moon pattern across it and a low enough collar to see her black bra straps, a dark blue light jacket falling off of one shoulder, ripped bluejeans with a red belt, and sneakers with a red accent. She has large Cecropia Moth wings spread behind her, and moth antennae coming out of her head. Melanie is on her knees, facing forward. One arm is relaxed at her side, her hand resting against her thigh. She is holding her other hand against her chest, balled into a weak fist. The lighting highlights her face. Her expression is angry and hurt, very tense and clearly trying to keep herself together. Her eyes are filled with tears, but only one tear is rolling down her cheek. Her cheek, neck, and hands are splattered with blood. Over the drawing is translucent yellow text that reads: “But he always remembered you, didn’t he? ‘Little Moth.’” The background consists of real images collaged together and mirrored on either side. There are two moths, then brown eyes, then white flowers. Over everything hangs a moon. The unfilled space is dark. END ID.]

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