NEW DARK FICTION: A mirror often shows us what we want to see...

 

A mirror often shows us what we want to see, or what we expect to see. But you know, sometimes, on those rare occasions when the stars are right, or the cosmos takes a turn to the left, you sometimes, sometimes - see more than you ever wanted to. You see the darkness, you see the claw and the eye of the beast, his slavering tongue reaching out to you, to slide across your throat, to fill your mouth with lust and slavery. Believe me, those times are frightening, but so, so precious. They stay with you like a sharp sapphire set into a crown of steel dreams.