α fℓιcкєr σf grєу | a short story ——— . * ❃ “surely, no action of ours can stop fate itself?” ——— . * ❃ This won 3rd place! Thank you, judges <3 > fullscreen recommended + press 'm' to mute >> the story is not over until you reach "END" - author's note: https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/828930/?page=1#post-8663112 - forum version: https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/828930/?page=1#post-8653255 - my entry for the july '25 swc writing comp the process of writing this story was interesting, to say the least (that trainwreck is detailed in the author's note above) and my feelings about it change day-to-day :') i hope you enjoy it all the same! i'm tempted to share the author's note to this piece as its own separate project because of what an absolute rollercoaster it was (i enjoyed writing the a/n more than the actual story haha) ——— . * ❃ - thank you to both snowy (@SnowdropSugar) and clev (@CleverComment) for their limitless encouragement as i struggled with this piece, and thank you to everyone who offered to critique it (although there wasn't enough time left before the deadline) <3 - thanks to the london trip i was forced on, the idea for imprints arose - my favourite fictional-ish medic (band of brothers, anyone?) inspired luca's profession, and so gave him a more active role in the story ——— . * ❃ ✎ sтσяү: all me - 1,752 words ▢ вαcкgяσυη∂s: the site where you pin your interests + edited on Canva ♬ ѕσυи∂: backing i found on yt ◎ тɪмε: too long (a few days of planning and figuring out the direction of the story, a few days on wasted drafts, and then three-four days spent on the final version) ——— . * ❃ #aflickerofgrey #aflicker