First: A story featuring a male keeper and a female Kept.
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Mélanie waited until she was sure Jasper was gone, watching from the window while he got the horses in harness and set out. She waited until the gate made a distinctive noise, clanging shut. Then she waited until her tea jostled her elbow.
“I’m… I guess I’m not alone, am I?” She smiled; she didn’t want the house to feel like she didn’t want to be around it.
Even if she wasn’t a hundred percent sure that the house wasn’t going to eat her.
“Dust cloth?” she asked. “And something to clean windows with?”
The cupboard doors moved a little, seeming uncertain. Continue reading