Know the Ropes

http://www.lynthornealder.com/2020/05/26/ropes-2/

The noise of the city vanished in Mackenzie's lair; everything vanished in her lair.  The floor was soft, the walls were painted a very pale blue, and the hooks overhead were painted to match the slightly darker blue of the very durable ceiling.  The cabinets along one wall were placed so that they more or less vanished into a shadow; the door itself was hidden in the shadows of those cabinets. 

When you walked in, when Mackenzie set the lights just so, you could pretend there was nothing else in the world but you, her, and the room. 

Right now, Bran was feeling as if Mackenzie's smile was its own fourth participant.  "I saw you with Antony the other night, your video."  She licked her lips.



Miscellaneous, modern Fantasy, prompter: sky

Malina and the Border Banners, Chapter 14 (A Story for B)

http://www.lynthornealder.com/2020/05/27/14/

Malina paced.  "This is - this is strange," she complained. 

The silks of her new clothing brushed across her legs with every step.  The sandals made shhussshing noises on the tile floor. 

That in itself was strange. Everything was different from her normal clothing, from her normal floors, from her normal shoes.  The carved stone screens were like nothing she had at home. The bed, even, was made differently from any bed she'd ever slept in before last night.  Everything was like living in a storybook, which - 

You were named to this position.  We have been waiting for you.

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Fantasy, prompter: B