You've really hit the nail on the head with this. I really carefully considered what Lara needed to say, as the first half is in the point of view of Arnav we only see his understanding of his wife and

You had me wondering where this was going for a moment and then you flipped it completely, was not expecting that ending. At first I was confused why Arnav would look at any woman that way when he had

I like the dark side that you tapped into, with Bonnie becoming a perfect image and loosing herself in that, how changing your appearance so dramatically changes your self identity. I like the subtle hint

Arnav became the ridiculous green 'Martian' colour that he hated - great way to wrap the story up :)

Here be my entry to round 61 (has it really been going that long?)

My Entry :)

My entry:

Thank you so much, it’s great to know you enjoyed it :)

Thanks for reading :)

This is a really lovely story. I wish there was more. You could have expanded on the passage of time before the final paragraph. :)

My Entry:

My vote is for @calluna

Poor Flynn self-harming. I'm glad that Father Thoram was there to help him.

This is such a good idea from the prompt. I love the demon, it ties in so well with the religion aspect.

I went sad and you went dark, with Flynn the murderer. I like that Father Thoram turned out to be his actual father, nice twist.

That works so well, when you explained it I wasn't sure but you've done it so well. I love that you added someone else like him, it just expands the story outside of the confines of the prompt.

Thanks for reading. Yeah I felt the prompt provided a good foundation for a sad story.

hahaha thank you for pointing it out :) I don't think I would have spotted it lol

Thanks for the mention :)

Thank you :)