Such Sweet Sorrow
A vampire and a werewolf walk into a church... (No. There's no punchline.)
Such Sweet Sorrow is a grief horror and gothic mystery that tugs at your heartstrings and navigates the free-fall exhaustion and numbness that loss provides. The story follows Rebecca Sinclaire, a 27 year old woman that is studying for her Master's in Art History at the University of Chicago. Rebecca's parents die in a crash that leaves her devastated. She was the executor of their wills, and she decides to move from Chicago to Upstate New York to handle their affairs.
The Sinclaire Estate is an old vacation home that's been in her house for centuries. She thought it would be comforting, but the house feels... Different. Something is off. Not to mention, her aunt doesn't take too kindly to being left out of their will, and fully intends to fight it...
Will Rebecca be able to navigate the loss of her parents, the sudden transplant into a new community, the strange happenings in her house, and the tension in her familial ties?
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A vampire and a werewolf walk into a church...
(No, there's no punchline.)
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Synopsis
Cypress Borne is 22 years old, a dashing young non-binary lad with a fairly easy life in New York City. That is — fairly easy until their routine is interrupted by a vicious dog attack on the way home from the gym. Their life turns upside down after that one singular event-- blackouts, unexplained fits of rage and lost time plague him. Two years of medical tests, therapy, and a life that's spiraling down the toilet later, they navigate their way through the panic attacks and the hopelessness to an old, derelict, and a seemingly abandoned church in the woods, away from the noise and the people. Little do they know, the church isn't abandoned but rather occupied by a vampire hoping to die and rotting in a coffin.
Acanthus Sylene believes that a fine wine should never have an age attached, and neither should a fine being. Nonbinary in such a way that gender is completely irrelevant, Acanthus has lived a very long life and is frankly exhausted by it. Embroiled deeply into the politics of the World of Shadows, they have abandoned their duties to The Night Garden, a refugee path that they forged. But, something changes when a lost, scared, ignorant werewolf shows up on their door step.
Both of these preternatural beings are looking for answers. Somehow, instead of finding their place in the world, they find each other. However, in the process of finding and growing with each other, they may have put their entire lives — and The Night Garden — at risk.
Trigger Warning List
We want you to dive into the story, but we also know that it’s a dark fantasy. Please note that the story contains some difficult topics, and we want to make sure that you’re prepared for it while reading. The story has more lighthearted moments than not, but just in case it is an issue, here is a list of common triggers woven throughout the story:
- Mental health struggles, suicidal ideation, self-harm, self-neglect, and disordered eating
- Vicious animals
- Implied (off-page) past abuse
- (very slight) mentions of drug use
- (very slight) homophobia and transphobia
- (very slight) mentions of animal death
- (very slight) Mentions of sex work
- (very slight) mentions of child neglect