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"The nightingales are sobbing in the orchards of our mothers, And hearts that we broke long ago have long been breaking others; Tears are round, the sea is deep: roll them overboard and sleep." -W.H. Auden ✿♖☀︎♖✿ Ryan Gomes and Scarlett Park have been best friends ever since their mothers disappeared on the same exact day with no explanation. A decade later, they've become used to empty lives - and it only gets worse when Scarlett's aunt and guardian vanishes on the 10th anniversary of the first two disappearances. Tired of the mysteries, Scarlett, Ryan, and Ryan's brother Tomas follow what clues are left on a hunt to find where exactly their family members went. To their surprise, this investigation leads them not to a conspiracy, but to another world entirely. This world is beautiful and magnetic, but dangerous and strange. Here, wolves howl at the sea foam moon as vampires get drunk on elf blood; here, fée princes make deals with foxes and goblins rule with iron fists. Here is where they've always belonged - the world of Halcyon. As fantastical creatures plot to both hinder and help them, the orphans must venture further into this idyllic world and find their families. But when all is said and done, will they be able to swim in Halcyon's idyllic waters, or will the dark undertow overtake them? [ an original fic ] © march 2019 - ? by athena m.
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