Perfume of Mercury
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Last published Mon, Jul 14, 2025
Vanessa, heir to the master perfumer (and hoarder) Sylve, is landed with the monumental task of sorting through a lifetime's worth of priceless artifacts and a heaping pile of junk. She just wants to get the house and anything worthwhile ready for auction, but the place isn't making it easy for her.
She takes a break in the only nice room in the place, and finds a paradise tended by a fey gardener, who is a delight to the senses but who cannot be touched without pain.
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