#blackened bluebird

“…Marigold?”

“Heya, Winn.”

You’ve actually pictured this in idle daydreams, before: If you ever got to bump into your childhood friend-rival-confidant again, what it would be like, how long it would take her to realize the new you? Would it play out like that old cliché – the awed whisper of your last name, the ‘could it be’ or ‘is that truly you?’ Confused, surprised, maybe a little relieved. You’d get to nod tranquilly, playing it all cool while she slowly reaches out in disbelief to t–

In three sharp clacks of heels on asphalt, Winter Schnee stalks forward and slaps you hard across the face.

Blackened Bluebird by badendchan (which I cannot link nor mention lest this post be sent to the Shadow Realm thanks tumblr) is an absolutely 11/10 fic about May Marigold being Salem’s Chosen Girl and you KNOW it’s good when it’s given me Art Brainworms™!!! the last chapter is about to go up and I will miss this fic dearly, mostly because may’s internal narrative is like 126k of her clown shoes honking CONSTANTLY. please go read it. for me,