Title: Give each creation Summary: Adeline had not previously considered how close making something is to breaking it. Author's Notes: For merfilly, who gave me the initial prompt, and for ilyena_sylph, who is not feeling well. It isn't, Adeline thinks as she smooths the blanket over her son, whispering French lullabies as he stirs fretfully, as though she has never created anything before. She has, at the very least, certainly refined -- she had made Slade. Shaping out flaws, working strengths... read more