And lo, he is finished!

[thrillingdetectivetales]

It's Nix-but-not-actually-Nix from muccamukk 's 'Pale Kings and Princes Too! I'm a huge sucker for modern faerie tales and this one was tremendous. Thank you so much for writing it, I enjoyed the hell out of it!

 

(There's a slightly more zoomed in detail shot of Nix-not-Nix's face on my Tumblr, if that's the sort of thing that interests anyone.)

Comments

[thrillingdetectivetales]

I’m glad you like it!

I was really taken in by all the imagery of this fae creature wearing Nix’s face to tempt Dick into staying, but something about the relative innocence of an ice cream cone paralleled against that seductive intent struck me super hard.

[muccamukk]

In keeping with "The Goblin Queen," Lud-in-the-Mist and a bunch of other old stories, red fruit is traditional to these things.

[thrillingdetectivetales]

Oooh I didn't know it was specifically red fruit! That's cool! A+ creative interpretation of classic narrative device, friend.

(Plus bonus points for the delicious visual of Nix - or something like him - licking melting ice cream off his own arm.)