āOh, you want names?ā She smiled. It was a sharkās smile, all teeth and gums. āIāve got plenty of those.ā She swished her body in a way that seemed deliberately engineered to fling her coat out behind her like a cometās tail, and she said: āCall me Merlin. Call me the Oncoming Storm, the Sandman. Call me the Prince of Deceit, the Destroyer of Worlds, the Evil One, the Star Traveller, the Butcher of Skull Moon. Call me,ā her smile was an ugly thing, āthe Timeless Child. The Valeyard. Call me a god, if you like. Some do.ā A flourish with her arms. āTake your pick of names, my friend. Iāve got a buffet.ā
- grainjew (AO3) written in discord chat one night in 15 minutes to destroy my heart











