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Summary
Phainon’s feathers fluffed. “Teacher, I…I require advice. For…courting.”
Aglaea’s grin was immediate and sharp. “Well then, it’s simple. Weave her something. A silken gift, spun from your very hands. Nets, webs, wrappings; the symbolism is obvious. Binding, devotion, protection. She’ll swoon.”
“Ridiculous,” Anaxagoras interrupted, tail lashing the stone with a crack. His slit-pupiled eye fixed on Phainon with intensity. “If you want to prove loyalty, you offer something irreplaceable. For my kind, the eye is sacred. To give it is to give yourself entirely. Nothing less will do.”
Phainon paled several shades, wings drooping. “...My eye?”
*Collection of fics for Phaistelle Week 2025/rating subject to change
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