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Kostia Dmytriiev's avatar

Really liked this. "I hope she is well. I hope she remembers me." is the line that got me, because that's where the fear stops being the storm and becomes something lonelier, the worry that he's already been forgotten. The SOS repeating into "Nothing" builds the dread beautifully, and the shelf of small precious things does so much with so little. You never name what's outside, and that's exactly why it works. Lovely, tense piece.

Kathy Dirickson's avatar

In its own way it's so lonely and like he has a storm raging in and around him.

Alicia's avatar

Very eerie! Amazingly atmospheric, maestro.🖤🖤

Lea's avatar

How you conjure, I will never know

Wet Ink by Rithu's avatar

Ooooh, what happened??!! Such atmosphere!!

Keiichiro Iwamoto's avatar

Stefan, maybe hope isn't only believing that someone will answer. Maybe it's choosing not to stop calling, even when no answer comes back. 😇

Gary L Taylor's avatar

Excellent Stefan, the atmosphere, the feeling of loneliness all builds so well.

There's a tension growing alongside the feeling of isolation and it works and leads beautifully into the ending. Superb stuff.

Ginny Lynns (Remembring2Laugh)'s avatar

Another suberb story by probably my fave writer, unless you count @the in between, @labyrinthia mythweaver and about 10 more. Just teasing ya, Stefan... Just so many good creators, and prolific, and versatile! on here, and you are right up there among the finest writers!

Abhilasha ❤️🪻🌹❤️'s avatar

I cried reading this it is wonderful

AsukaHotaru's avatar

Nooopeeee, the lighthouse noises had me acting brave for exactly half a second... I was trying to be calm about the rain and the sad little transmitter, but... the black frame, cold angel, and thud thud thud (save me, Stefan..!) made my shoulders crawl. Someone answer before I start blaming the sea personally.

Fiona Bridges's avatar

This is a lovely piece. Creepy. Creepy and lovely.

Lee Azevado's avatar

Oh man, I wanna know what happens, but get that its the the suspense that makes it! I really do like how you write Stefan, youre a mighty fine writer, my friend.