Westenra Stories

Nineteen-year-old Hannah makes her way through the desolate land that was once the Eastern United States. She is accompanied by a young boy named Sable as she searches for the coast, a place where the blinding dust and the flesh-devouring birds won't find them. This 7-part short story is just over 10,000 words. "From Dust" is the first entry in Jonah Westenra's Katabasis Anthology.

In the ostentatious world of turn-of-the-century England, a broken-hearted young lady finds herself caught in a society of pretentious women, pompous men, flamboyant dresses for grandiose parties, and marriages of convenience. Elaine’s enchanting beauty is a popular subject of gossip among the inhabitants of the aristocratic community, but young men have learned not to waste their time courting the inhospitable maiden. It has been three lonely years, yet Elaine still mourns the untimely death of her beloved sister. Her indifferent parents are the salt on the open wound of her grief. Jeanette, her extravagant mother flirts with every rich man she lays eyes upon. Her father, Howard couldn’t care less. Over the years, Elaine has learned to lock up her emotions and to build walls to shut others out. But her adamant resistance is put to the test when, drowning in debt, Howard attempts to secure a business transaction with a certain wealthy acquaintance, accompanied by his inquisitive son, James.

19th century governess Mina Harker goes searching for her missing best friend, Lucy Westenra, in the courtyard of her neighbor, the mysterious Count Dracula of Transylvania. However, Mina is ill prepared for the titillating horrors and sexual awakenings that await her in the garden of Dracula. Lucy lies in wait...but she is not such an innocent little girl anymore.

Westenray fic that I hate myself for No I do not proofread All mistakes my own Pasted from my Google Docs tbh