The Fourth Verse
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Last published Mon, Sep 14, 2020
What if the war drums that beat to the rhythm of the battle between light and darkness wasn't accompanied by the sound of clashing armies and piercing cries....but instead, the drums were silenced and, in their place, a sorrowful ballad; a melody that started slow only to rise in tempo before fading to silence in the end?
After over a decade of being separated, Aden finally manages to locate the person most important to him. But, when the reunion doesn't go quite as planned, pasts mix violently with the present and Aden fears the day Logan discovers the truths of who they are and the cycle they are forced to endure.
Within a song, verses can mix and intermingle. They can twist and tangle, their tempos rising and falling in speed and sound. A song of tragedy and forgiveness? A song of love and distrust? A song of pain and healing? All will be decided within the fourth verse...
*Note* Contains Mature Themes
***Trigger Warning***
While not frequent, this story does contain scenes of sexual abuse, rape, dark imagery, etc. Viewer discretion is advised.
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