Bang Bang Bang Bang

Damn it. What had I gotten myself into? I tried distracting myself with some dinner (some half-microwaved lasagna cooked from a few nights ago) and a good run through the streaming services this penthouse had to offer, before my thoughts finally...

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Cherry: Chapter 6 - Adapt to Survive

* * * Adaptability was required for an inner-city prostitute to survive. On the job for some easy cash, I needed to remember exit points in a...

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Broken Patterns

. --- warning warning warning trigger warning for dark themes involving mental health and abuse!!! an experimental piece!!!

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

No More

**No More** ** ** No more. Please, no more. I can't take this, this mental barrage, curled up into a ball, hunkered down, hiding, waiting it out. I can rock and I can rock but, oh - there's no manner of self-soothing that can match up to the...

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Cancer

**Cancer** One more book, one more page. One more website, one more scroll. Come on, you can do this. I believe in you. It's late at night and, still, I'm up, reading and reading, the light from the laptop screen...

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Art of Creation

**The Art of Creation** ** ** _Written by Arian Mabe (Amethyst Mare)_ _Commissioned by anonymous_ _ _ _ _ _March 2022_ _ _ I sighed, leaning back against my computer chair, lightly swivelling back and forth. I kicked at the...

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Expectations

. --- warning warning warning trigger warning for dark themes involving mental health and abusive relationships!!! an experimental piece!!!

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

A Prelude to Perversion: Chapter 5

**Chapter Five** **A Prelude to Partying** Had I been able to reflect on the past hour or so, I would've retraced my memories to find a warm, welcoming comfort within them: the confident, yet gentle assurance Perci had given me on the couch, the...

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Isolation

. --- trigger warning trigger warning trigger warning warning for dark themes, abusive relationships and implied suicidal thoughts.

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Feeling Helpless

**Feeling Helpless** ** ** _Written by Arian Mabe (Amethyst Mare)_ _ _ _ _ _If I get to five o'clock, I can have a drink._ The mantra of the day. If I do this, this means I'm not addicted. This means I'm not dependent. This means I'm not...

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Blackmail

--- trigger warning trigger warning trigger warning warning for dark themes, abusive relationships, emotional blackmail and suicidal thoughts.

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Not Taking a Spa Day

**Not Taking a Spa Day** ** ** _Written by Arian Mabe (Amethyst Mare)_ _ _ It was not all that long ago, in the grand scheme of things, that I went on a day trip to a spa with several pools and naturally warmed water: it was a big draw for the...

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,