2024-09-30 13:04:27 ¶ ● ⬈

suttttton:

> ## Fic Preview: Spellbook!

> for everyone wondering what i’ve been doing since dreamweaver ended, it’s mostly this fic. there are other fics in the WIP folder (most pertinently tongue clipped out, fairy fic, and (of course) groundhog day. but this one is frontburner, in the most active development it could possibly be. HOPEFULLY it will be finished and ready for posting by the end of december.

> in which gerry hires martin to steal jonah’s extremely prized spellbook, and the spellbook turns out to be an Actual Human Person. there is ROMANCE. there is TRAGEDY. there is WHUMP. it’s going to be a decently long one–at least 40k, but possibly a lot more. possibly a LOT more. and i’m super excited!

> so anyway, here’s a preview for y'all. enjoy!

> Introduction

> The spellbook screams, its voice thin and agonized, but that’s only an instinctual reaction. It doesn’t truly feel pain. It doesn’t feel anything as its vision goes dark, as it slumps to the side, its weight resting against Jonah’s legs. It keeps its eyes closed against the dizziness and focuses on breathing. Long inhale, long exhale.

> It registers the physical sensation of Jonah’s fingers carding through its hair. “Well done,” Jonah says, and the spellbook recognizes the notes of pride and praise in his voice. It lets them sink in, lets them reach down toward its heart, accepts the small bit of warmth. The spellbook is good at filtering its input, only absorbing what is helpful.

> It is good at being a spellbook.

> Keep reading