OPEN Always within, to lurk in the skin

[VALE]

graphic gore ★ genderfluid ★ three-eyed raven

“HEWWO!” The three-eyed raven circled from above, body-surfing the wind rolling off the ocean. “Not easy to drag a corpse over those stepping stones, eh? A plus for effort! What’re you here for? Merchanting? Visiting a long-lost relative? Wanting your shot at glory in the fight pits? Bahaha!”

Vale dove and, with a noisy few wingbeats to slow xyr descent, attempted to land on ???’s skull.

Without looking at ???, xe bobbed xyr head at the xenosmilus. “Also, like, what’s your name?” Xe tilted xyr head and fluffed out xyr feathers. “I’m Vale! And this right here—” Vale attempted to gently tap ???’s head with a feetsie. “—is my perch, so don’t mind if the perch doesn’t talk, right, ‘cause trees don’t talk!”

CAUTERIZED AND ATROPHIED ★ THIS IS MY UNBECOMING ★ NOW I WAIT FOR THE