TITLE: Secret
GENRE: YA Secret
On the days when contempt coiled tight around her heart, guarding like a snake against anyone who came too close, Castices would rather be left alone in the dark. The darkness she could forgive. Darkness was loyal and true to its nature.
A sliver of light cracked through her solitude, tracing the wall as the cell door creaked open, widening into a sharp brightness that burned in her eyes. She shrank back, shielding her face with her hand, as a figure shrouded in the folds of his robe filled the doorframe.
Her breath slowed. Her heartbeat stilled. She crouched into herself to keep her place in the shadows. Little good that did.
The sage threw the door wide, straining its hinges, and slid aside for the guard behind him to step in. Castices flinched at the sunlight flashing on the second man’s armor and turned her face away.
Fantasy
ReplyDeleteThe MC's name, a dungeon, and a sage.
Fantasy or Historical. The name Castices has me leaning toward fantasy.
ReplyDeleteFANTASY
ReplyDeleteSages and dark dungeons suggest a fantasy world.The evocative writing has a lush feel that matches fantasy.
Fantasy
ReplyDeleteA dungeon and a sage.
Fantasy
ReplyDeleteSage, dungeons, and the MC's name all indicate as much
Fantasy. A figure in robes, a dungeon, armored guard. Nice beginning.
ReplyDeleteFantasy
ReplyDeleteThe figure in a robe and the mention of a dungeon cemented it for me. It also really reminds me of The Young Elites
fantasy
ReplyDeleteFantasy. Lots of references to shadows and darkness and the name Castices doesn't sound like a name someone would use for someone who is living in this world.
ReplyDeletefantasy
ReplyDeleteshadows, robes, a sage, a strange name
Fantasy
ReplyDeleteFantasy
ReplyDeleteSage, robe, writing style
Fantasy. It could have been science fiction or thriller/horror up to the point where the sage was identified.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why I picture this being Superhero/Science-fiction
ReplyDeleteIt made me think of Suicide Squad somehow
Fantasy
ReplyDeleteAll the details screamed fantasy to me.
Fantasy. The character's name, the sage, and the cell I can imagine being in a castle.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments! This is my entry and it is definitely FANTASY.
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