Icarus and The Magpie (Short Story)
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Sometimes, a creator falls for their creation. But, what if the creation could love back? What if something drawn, something dreamt, could find its way into reality. What then...
Iris, falls in love with her art every time she opens her sketchbook, one night, she happens to dream of one of the things she had drawn. A man, A man called The Magpie. And he, a sketch, a dream thing, is suddenly, real.
And she made him a promise. One she will be bound to keep...
"Show me the world..."
"I promise."
This is the story of such a love. One that crosses realities, breaks boundaries, and above all else, is theirs. Icarus, and The Magpie.
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