trust in a witch.

  #𝐄𝐒𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐊:   an exploration of meta-narrative, identity, and swamp witches!   a fandomless original character;  written by izzie (25, she/they, EST).   previously on entales.  private, slow activity.  crossover-friendly.

“Constant threats of death do that to you,” Nico replies, voice flat but not nearly as gloomily sarcastic as usual. It is hard to be gloomily sarcastic when he doesn’t have the slightest clue of what’s going on, even more than he usually doesn’t know what’s going on. And he crouches low over the markings to try to decipher them.

He’s had some experience with scribbling things in the dirt, usually summoning the dead requires some amount of dirt-scribbling to make sure it all works like it should, but beyond that, Nico really doesn’t have much experience. He almost wishes Hazel were here, wherever here is, because then she might be able to help with the writing. For Nico, it might as well be nonsense. Leaning back on his heels, careful not to smudge anything, he looks up at the figure. “You’re sure this will tell us where we are?”

      she shrugs one shoulder noncommittally, in the universal gesture of won’t argue with that.  vasya’s rarely met a demigod who hasn’t been through the ringer when it comes to attempted murder.  as for herself, she’s learned to put a positive spin on it:  something to the tune of  if no one’s trying to kill me, i’m not trying hard enough.

      ❛ sure is a strong word. ❜   better not to get his hopes up.  vasya is seldom sure of anything;  she lives on the narrow line between resourceful and up shit’s creek, like some kind of magical macgyver.   ❛ but that is the idea. ❜   glyphs of this family have always worked for her before, though she can’t be certain they’ll behave properly if, as she suspects, this is a wood between worlds.

incorrect quotes.

VASYA:  I’m gonna need a human skull and I can't have you ask any questions why. NICO:  Only if you also don't ask why NICO:  *pulls out 7 pristine human skulls* Take your pick. VASYA: NICO: VASYA:  This one is fine

incorrect quotes.

VASYA:  Eda was banned from the chicken shack, so we had to go out of town to get some. EDA:  Well, they shouldn’t say “all you can eat” if they don’t mean it. VASYA:  You ate a chair.

      ❛ oh, never?  not even for fun? ❜   she wheedles, craning her neck to meet death’s hollow eyes.  he outstrips her in height at the best of times, and vasya is particularly low to the ground at present, sat amidst the gnarled roots of an ancient oak with her knees tucked up against her chest.

      it occurs to her that she would move the stars for very nearly anyone, which can’t be good news for the future of the astronomy field.