📚 Short Stories From The Immortal Quill – Issue #26
Rumple’s chaos crown is tilting, and he’s not having it - especially not with Loki slinking in like the universe’s favorite bad idea and stealing all the spotlight, smirks, and story arcs.
Whose Show Is This Anyway?!
Rumplestiltskin Has Entered the Meltdown
The mirror still shimmered with the lingering imprint of Loki’s smug little wink, and the scent of over-steeped drama hadn’t even cleared the air when the floorboards shuddered. A book flung itself open and soared through the room with the kind of flair that suggested someone rehearsed it at least thirteen times in front of a cursed mirror.
“OH, COME ON!”
Rumplestiltskin yelled.
All six feet and change of goth chaos, swishing coat, tattoos flickering with ancient runes, and emerald-green hair streaks now glowing like rage-fueled envy. He stalked into the room with the aura of a man ready to sue the universe for emotional damages.
“Really?! Loki again?! Again?!” he snapped, spinning in a dramatic circle like a theater kid who didn’t get the lead. “Is this The Loki Show now?! Did we rename the studio while I was conjuring chaos gremlins in the attic?!”
Snow sipped her tea. “We could call it Loki and the Tea-Spillers. Has a nice ring to it.”
Goldi choked on her cookie.
Tink just laughed evilly. “Oh, you mad mad little gremlin man. Is someone feeling… overshadowed?”
“I am not jealous and I dont resemlbe a freakin gremlin,” Rumple hissed, flipping his scarf like it owed him money. “I just think maybe - MAYBE - the collective literary weight of the immortal realm shouldn’t rest on the shoulders of one snarky, ancient, half-dressed Norse drama god!”
Red smirked. “But he’s sooo good at it.”
“Oh shut up, Shaggywolf.” Rumple shot back.
“I will end you, Rump Roast.”
“Your acting like Children,” Snow warned, dangerously sweet. “Don’t make me get the enchanted soap again.”
Goldi nearly choked on her popcorn, "Oohhh no she didn't just say that!"
Rumple ignored all of them, storming to the center of the studio like a man ready to snatch back the spotlight by force. He conjured a glittering quill midair, dipped it into a floating inkwell of black fire, and shouted:
“Fine! I’ll give you a story so devilishly unhinged, Loki will be forced to shapeshift into a footnote!”
Goldi raised a brow. “Sounds like someone’s got chaos issues.”
“He’s not even original!” Rumple wailed. “I was making deals with desperate mortals before he even knew what a midgardian was! I invented narrative sabotage! I live in metaphor! My pet is a literal plot twist!”
“Mine’s a wolf,” Red deadpanned. “Wanna fight?”
But Rumple was too far gone now. He spun, arms flailing, voice rising:
“And Alice! Don’t even get me started on A-LICE - Queen of Ink and Lore, Tea-Wielder of Doom, whose every smirk turns into a dramatic slow pan and monologue - she just swoons for Loki like he invented morally gray backstory. I DID THAT FIRST!”
The chandelier cracked.
A teacup exploded.
Somewhere, faintly, Alice’s voice echoed from a dimensional crack in the ceiling:
“…I can still hear you.”
Rumple threw his hands up. “GOOD! Maybe now you’ll come back and explain why he gets the sexy illusions and I’m stuck with cursed puns and bad press!”
Tink leaned in. “You know… you are kind of cute when you’re spiraling.”
Rumple blinked. “I - I - no. Stop. No. Don’t flirt with me while I’m having an existential collapse. I’m reclaiming my throne and your distracting me!.”
“Sure, sweetie,” Tink said, sipping fae wine. “You just spiral away. We’ll wait.”
Goldi whispered, “Someone should check the glitter ink stash. I think he overdosed again.”
World of 4EverMore | Bloodthorn Publishing | Short Stories
🩸✨ A Bloodthorn Publishing™ Original
From the twistedly magical minds of the Immortal Quill™ Storytellers, welcome to the World of 4EverMore™ - where fractured fairytales wear combat boots, myths misbehave, tea spills itself, and chaos is couture. ☕️
Featuring your immortally iconic favorites:
• Goldilocks (paranoid and perfect)
• CindaSpy™ (that’s Cinderella with a security clearance)
• Red (badass in boots)
• Snow (soft goth apple queen)
• Dorothy (click it and rip it)
• Beauty (rose-stem sharp)
• Wendy (shadow-slick rebel)
• Alice – Queen of Ink & Lore™ herself
• Loki (divine trickster snack, taken 😘)
• Ivy (Rumple’s sister, lethal in Louboutins)
• and Rumplestiltskin (unhinged, unmatched, unstoppable)
✨ Guest appearances may include sentient teacups, tragic ballgowns, questionable prophecy scrolls, and one flirty, possibly dangerous Elven stranger...
🪄 Storytime just got a whole lot more immortal.
Bloodthorn Publishing™ • The Immortal Quill™ • World of 4EverMore™ Universe 💋🔥
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