“Do you have any more babka?” After the whole fey ordeal, her aunt Brielle had been worryingly absent from her day to day. The usually social woman had practically locked herself inside her home and couldn’t be drawn out to their usual hangout spaces and so Marcella was determined to cheer her up with some of her favorites. The smile she gives Ira behind the register is somehow both hopeful and pained, her hands clasped together in front of her midsection like she was awaiting some kind of lecture. “I’m desperate. I am dealing with a socialite who won’t socialize.” @praetorleal









