“You should pay less mind to fairy tales, Elian, or that’s all you’ll become.” When he leaves, I think about whether that would be awful, or beautiful. Could it really be such a bad thing, to become a story whispered to children in the dead of night? A song they sing to one another while they play. Another.”

“You should pay less mind to fairy tales, Elian, or that’s all you’ll become.” When he leaves, I think about whether that would be awful, or beautiful. Could it really be such a bad thing, to become a story whispered to children in the dead of night? A song they sing to one another while they play. Another.”

— Alexandra Christo