Wicked Witch

The flames flickered in reds and oranges, casting a warm glow across the hearth and the old, overstuffed armchairs. The colors of the room were muted beneath the hazy light. A boy stared into the flames intently, headless of the heat warming his face. “I wished upon a star last night.” He mumbled to himself, sitting down on the mat in his pajamas with a thump. “I wished I had someone to talk to, about, you know . . . things.” The boy’s blue eyes glistened. He told himself that it was just th

Delighted to see this finished. I was in shock ehen i saw the update notifications haha. Worth the wait though

Thank you so much all! <3 It means a ton to me that you liked it.

Thanks guys! Sorry I've been out of existence for the last while. I really really appreciate your words. I have had lots of ideas for Yaidul's second chapter but nothing concrete has some into being yet, so I won't promise anything.

Oh sorry! I haven't been on gA for an age due to RL. Thank you a ton @comicfan

I always enjoy reading Tests of Blood and come back to it occassionally. I have never read the original works of Mercedes Lackey but I feel DKstories does great justice simply because of how alive the world feels when reading, and how good the characters are. Enjoyable to the end!

I will admit I think I may have ticked 'can't afford' even though once in a blue moon I do subscribe. It tends to be about two months out of the year, when I have the time to do a reading blitz. So that make effect it if other people did the same.

Glad you enjoyed. Thank you.

Thanks Valkyrie. I've had some thoughts on a longer story that follows Jo into adulthood but I know my commitment is so awful I'd never finish it.

A young boy called Jo meets a new friend in the fireplace on a strange night. One never knows what wishing on stars will bring you.

Good reviews! Broken Prince and Mismatched Eyes is totally one of my two favourite stories on GA. Its amazing. So well written and so emotional even on the 7th read.

The flames flickered reds and oranges, casting a warm glow across the hearth and the old, overstuffed armchairs. The colours of the room were muted beneath the hazy light. A boy stared into the flames intently, headless of the heat warming his porcelain face. “I wished upon a star last night.” He mumbled to himself, sitting down on the mat in his pajamas. “I wished I had someone to talk to, about, you know . . . things.” The boy’s blue eyes glistened; he told himself that it was just the he

The Cure, Lady Gaga.

Thanks Timothy. It was a great story to review. I loved every moment of reading it.

I was just pondering writing some flash fiction last night. Cia is evidently psychic. Perfect timing.

Thank you Solar. That is very kind of you to say. I am still learning and evolving, and I hope to master the craft of writing one day. For now, it is all a learning process, and it is very nice to hear you enjoyed this piece.

<3 I will really miss this story. There are few good romantic portrayals of BDSM couples, especially gay BDSM relationships that aren't abusive. Plus, this was just a really good story on its own merits, and the couples incredibly cute.

What a hard question. I read so much, and a lot of books have really impacted me. A number of those are GA stories. Some of the literature on this site is extraordinary and worthy of high praise. I'm not sure I can reliably choose just one book . . . . For sheer emotional impact, The Secret River by Kate Grenville is perhaps the best book I've read. But I don't actually like it that much. It is a very important book, and masterfully written, and it changed a lot of my outlook on the world. But it tells such a horrendous and yet very human story that I don't know if I could read it a second time; the story of the murder of the Australian Aboriginals when colonisers arrived. I cried so much over that book. And some parts left me so physically revolted I had to put it down. My favourite book is probably split between three works on GA actually. @Andrew_Q_Gordon 's The Last Grand Master is absolutely my favourite high fantasy novel, and I love it and the whole rest of the series very deeply. @craftingmom's Tears of the Neko is equally one of my three top books I've ever read. It is very beautifully written and I cry every time I read it. @layla's Broken Prince and Mismatched Eyes rounds out my three favourite books. I adore the characters, the plot, the romance. Everything is so well written and impactful. The last two books were huge comfort to me in emotional times. An escape from the sometimes painful real world. I only just found The Last Grand Master a few short months ago, and it drew me in so deeply.

I didn't realise HinderToyBL wasn't one person. I really love the way in which you two manage to make things seem so simple and fluid. Don't know even how to describe properly what I mean. Your writing and plots always seem to so delightfully optimistic, I guess. I absolutely love A to Z by Parker; I must read Predator Prey some time. But I haven't got around to anything by AC Benus or Milos. I must get to that. PS: @Renee Stevens - your author links don't work, they appear to be using the pre-update format or something. They all lead to 'this page doesn't exist'

Congratulations Cassie, and a huge thank you to the GA Staff, the Anthology team and the authors who make awesome things like this available for us the readers. You're all amazing.

Absolutely delightful. I was not expecting that twist half way through (I should've been . . . .) but it was absolutely wonderful. I shall come back and review this properly later, now I'm off to bed.

Mr Future, Mr Nigeria, and Mr South Korea have to be my favourites. However I admit I find most of them far too 'perfect'. I guess I like Mr Future and Mr South Korea because they're unique, distinctive (though in South Korea's case, maybe not in his own country). The media is very saturated with men who looked like all the rest (sans Mr Phillipines but I really dislike the moustache and the hair cut). Some times they start to blur together in 'good looking but very similar to each other'.

A wonderful wonderful end of this book. If there is a sequel I think you'll do it fabulously. But it is also a content end right now, with the future bright and many adventures ahead of them that we can all imagine. I'd love a sequel though. One story that'd interest me would be the story of the young boys who are mates and don't know it yet, when they grow up . . . . But that is just me.

Love the witty banter and the sense of humour that runs through this story. I can't wait for more.

Congratulations