Ryan Carter Ryan Carter

Fallen Tree

Fallen Tree is a speculative fantasy short story that follows Avon, a young druid, in the immediate aftermath of the chosen hero’s death. As ritual, prophecy, and communal need threaten to erase the man he loved, Avon must navigate grief, anger, and abandonment in a world that teeters on silent oblivion. The story explores how destiny can hollow the people it elevates, and how love persists even as memory, faith, and certainty begin to decay.

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Ryan Carter Ryan Carter

After the Song

After the Song follows Varro in the aftermath of victory as he reckons with what remains between former allies and enemies alike. The story explores how change reshapes identity, belief, and loyalty once certainty has fallen away, and the weight of expectation, guilt, and loss long after the battle is won.

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Ryan Carter Ryan Carter

First Night

Trapped in the day of his own death, Corrin only ever survives long enough to reach the end. When he finally lives long enough for night to fall, he discovery the things that has kept him alive is as beautiful as is it terrible.

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