I have, in fact, played Mercutio and had an excellent time.
Tybalt got overexcited in the duel and broke my rapier. I improvised something along the lines of "HALT! You wouldn't strike an unarmed foe!! Benvolio, lend me your blade!" so I could finish the duel and die properly. 😂
![Screenshot from my website showing the first few lines of each story.
First story: The Robot and the Witch.
"Do you remember, Robot, how we first met?
It was raining, and I was bored. I was only six or seven then, I think. [...] Old rafters groaned under the weight of the water, overflowing gutters gurgled gleefully, and I roamed the labyrinthine hallways in search of entertainment."
Published in Heartlines Spec, Issue 5, July 2024.
Second story: Schrödinger's Bones.
"It is raining on the night you dig up your dead kitten's bones. The downpour pummels your shoulders like June bus and rolls down your bent back like rivulets of blood. Your clothes cling to your skin and drag you towards the dirt."
Published in Small Wonders, Issue 13, July 2024.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:awopn2ypvubl4nzbh4whyqcf/bafkreifpov3i566rdas3z5oeztb3o2ivqwawqkyptabp2uafreqviwnfgq)
