STORY INFO
Fae Touched
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Author
D. Grimes
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Categories
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Danh mục
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Update
1 year ago
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Part Chapter
1/??
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Reads
54
Content
Siobhan awoke to the Irish sun spilling in the open doorframe of their single-room cottage. Her back pressed against Sean’s, and she moved carefully so as to not wake him on his day off morning duties— today, she would feed the cattle and chickens. She rolled over, a stray mattress feather poking her side, and saw Aoife’s small body in her basket, enveloped by a blanket. A surge in Siobhan’s chest shot her awake—Aoife hadn’t cried once through the night. Siobhan scrambled to her feet, bare soles pressed into the cool packed dirt, no longe...
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this story is so good. apparently back in the day autistic/Neurodivergent kids were mistaken for changeling/ fae children and I definitely saw that represented here. Deserved win, congrats D!
this story is so good. apparently back in the day autistic/Neurodivergent kids were mistaken for changeling/ fae children and I definitely saw that represented here. Deserved win, congrats D!
I have same thoughts. Though it quite explicitly states at the start that the child is a changeling -she fell asleep with a different mother with black eyes flecked with gold...so that's a clear statement. A lot of people are interpreting it as a commentary on how ADHD kids used to be misunderstood but it's not that. Also the lack of involvement of the father is very odd . there may have been something lost in ediing to fit the word count.
Sad and haunting. In reality, the child probably has special needs, but in a fantasy story, where changelings exist, who knows? The child seems innocent in either case. I see both mother and child as victims of horrendous beliefs. Congratulationson your win D!!! (:
I love how much I wasn't expecting this to go the way it did. Beautiful job.
The POV switching took me out of the story. Confusing. Congrats on the win though.
Fantasy, or Celtic historical fiction? Wonderful and haunting either way and a sad reflection on how those who are different can be treated. Well done on the win!
chilling!! Poor Aoife. 😢
Great writing. Very engaging with a lot of twist and turns. It's sad to think society probably did witchcraft and so on on autistic spectrum children trying to make them "normal" back in the day. Congrats on the win!
This was a compelling read, one where we're left wondering who Aoife really was. Very realistic and suspenseful, how over time Siobhan's patience waned then gave out altogether.
Enjoyed reading it!
Loved your story! I couldn't stop reading. I thought it was obvious from the start the babe was a changeling. Sad ending, but that is probably the ending for most if not all children that were different at that time. Well deserved win.
Loved your story! I couldn't stop reading. I thought it was obvious from the start the babe was a changeling. Sad ending, but that is probably the ending for most if not all children that were different at that time. Well deserved win.
I love this So Much!!!!!! Keep up the good work!
This was an amazing story! Although sad, it was very much a beautiful story and I love it!
This one totally took me by surprise. You managed to spin your own version of the myth and I think you gave it a lot of insight. Well done.
Wow, love this! I understood Aiofe was a changeling based on the paragraph earlier. Did anyone think that?
Yes it's clearly stated
Oh okay, sorry. Had a blurred glass..
great read - loved it - kept you hooked, Aoife is a great character - the exposition is great - I felt sorry for the mother who wants to connect with her daughter although doesn't seem to have the ability to do so - good work
great read - loved it - kept you hooked, Aoife is a great character - the exposition is great - I felt sorry for the mother who wants to connect with her daughter although doesn't seem to have the ability to do so - good work
Wonderfully written, with a wealth of archaic words I enjoyed looking up. I do love learning new words. Congrats on the win. Definitely the creepiest tale I've encountered this Spooky Season.
Good work D. You created a vivid world and portrayed the mother's superstitious beliefs and frustrations well. Congrats!
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