The Snibbet

Some people move through the world making noise. Thirteen-year-old Leo has learnt to be still. But when an old illustrated book vanishes from the bookshelf, Leo discovers something extraordinary living in the walls of the Victorian house: the Snibbit, a small magical creature that collects beautiful things and understands that silence can be full of meaning. Through carefully preserved fragments from the past, the Snibbit teaches Leo how to navigate a world that isn't built for quiet people.

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The Boy On The Bridge

A teenager rebuilding after a breakdown walks the estuary bridge each day, a ritual of solitude and recovery. One October afternoon, they encounter Daniel Keppler, a former bully, standing alone at the railings. Their eyes meet. No words pass. The next day, news arrives: Daniel took his life that night.

Haunted by the encounter, the protagonist begins to sketch: the bridge, the water, Daniel's unknowable final moments. Through ritual and imagination, they process what can never be understood: two damaged people crossing paths at the threshold, each carrying something too heavy to name.

A quiet story about survival, silence, and the weight of witnessing.

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Attunement

Lydian, a skilled archivist surviving under a monetised welfare system, struggles to maintain her independence while paying a steep social and magical price. When a city-wide Arcane collapse exposes the failure of the Doctrine of Autonomy, she and a grassroots practitioner, Nara, ignite a Sympathy-based mutual-aid movement that rewrites the city’s rules and replaces shame with shared care.

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