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Panikos

Short Stories

May contain traces of dark themes and overly poetic metaphors.
  • The Beginning

    How does life begin?

    19 min read
  • Shapeshifter

    I am a shapeshifter

    7 min read
  • Bridges

    There are bridges everywhere.

    7 min read
  • But Love Hangs So Beautifully

    Love is like a decoration, and I wish to hang it from the ceiling.

    2 min read
  • My Screams Don't Carry Through the Pages

    If a fictional character could speak, what would it say?

    4 min read
  • I am not a jigsaw

    If love is the most important thing, then why do I not want it?

    4 min read
  • The Murderer

    The knife I use to kill is not the one I use to butter my toast.

    4 min read
  • From the boy that is not supposed to exist

    From the boy who is a victim.

    4 min read
  • Before Autumn (Part 1)

    One lazy summer in 2014, the barriers between the universes thinned. In that same summer, Jace and Einya met. They weren't prepared for autumn.

    15 min read
  • 1962

    A vampire gets drunk and asks her friend to describe her face for her, as she hasn't seen her reflection since 1962.

    5 min read
  • Budgie's Death Now Being Treated as Suspicious

    A witch's budgie dies. She thinks there's more to it than meets the eye.

    3 min read
  • Porcelain

    Two ex-ballroom dancers meet up and think of the past.

    4 min read
  • Cold Shoulder

    After the argument, there is silence.

    6 min read
  • Waltz for One

    A demon finds his host's violin at the back of the wardrobe.

    4 min read
  • Widow

    Two sorcerers have a casual evening duel in the gardens of an estate. (More of a snapshot than a short story).

    4 min read
  • Arrisan Nightcrawlers

    When a dragonologist and an explorer stop to rest, they see a shape landing in the nearby forest. The dragonologist insists on investigating.

    10 min read
  • The Green Box

    A reaper comes to guide a ghost to the next life. The ghost is concerned for their cat.

    7 min read
  • The Wrong Cheese

    A witch tries to conjure some Red Leicester. It doesn't go to plan.

    3 min read
  • Because Because Because

    A half-hour, spur-of-the-moment piece. 374 words.

    2 min read
  • The Seventh Sister (Part 1)

    Lorette tells her lover about the Seven Sisters. Then she tells him something else.

    7 min read
  • Citrus

    Two estranged friends reunite. One has a secret. First draft, 2973 words. Not sure how well this works.

    16 min read
  • Treslam (Part 1)

    Yasmin has always dreamt of facing off against the Queen in a dragon-fighting tournament. When the opportunity arrives, it isn't what she expects.

    12 min read
  • Treslam (Part 2)

    Yasmin goes against the Queen.

    21 min read
  • The Goddess's Case (Part 1)

    Demon and human detective duo. A request from a demigoddess. Part of a much larger universe, so I apologise if it's hard to follow.

    8 min read
  • Please Ensure You Are of Sound Mind Before Making This Demon Deal

    In the wake of a breakup, a woman gets drunk and summons a demon. Flash fiction, 960 words.

    5 min read
  • A Day in the Life

    The morning after a night out, a journalist hears some shocking news. (Flash fiction, 994 words)

    6 min read
  • Her and her and her

    A man believes that a demon has taken over his mind and will stop at nothing to get rid of her. (Flash fiction, 350 words)

    2 min read
  • Speech Marks

    Pan writes yet another possession story. (Flash fiction, 829 words).

    5 min read
  • The Left

    A young pub singer has a conversation with a strange old woman. (Flash fiction, 793 words).

    5 min read
  • J'attendrai (1)

    In Esther's world, your voice is as private as your flesh. (Short story. For an assignment, so I might actually finish this one).

    6 min read
  • Magpie (Part 1)

    This is the second time that Roya has been involved in a break-in. She doesn't like to remember the first.

    12 min read


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