Iād call this misty marvel: āTea with the Abyss.ā
And the prestigious Staredown of the Century Award goes to⦠this tiny Victorian warrior squaring off with a horned horror straight from a sleep paralysis episode. I mean, if youāve never negotiated peace terms with a 20-foot demon before breakfast, are you even trying?
This piece gets the āBest Use of Fog to Enhance Existential Dreadā prize. For style? Thatās Neo-Gothic Nightmare Realism with a Hint of Childhood Braveryā¢.
āSir Benedict T. Fogsnarl, Keeper of the Midnight Lore