All Chapters of A fae in turmoil: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

My first instinct when I open my eyes is to adjust my mood and behavior to ensure I don’t upset Wilheim. It takes another minute to remember I don’t have to do that anymore. A relieved sigh leaves my lips as I gaze up at the off-white ceiling above me with its yellow tinted water stains. My dingy apartment was difficult to get use to at first, coming from a beautiful 3-bedroom house with lots of space to this borderline studio apartment. It’s considered a 1-bedroom apartment, but I’m pretty sure they just threw up a quick wall to block off the bedroom so they could charge more for the space. I left my last relationship with almost no money and no job, so this was the best I could do with my limited resources. There’s a small kitchen that doesn’t seem to have been updated since the 80’s with its cracked vinyl countertop in the ugliest shade of yellow I think I’ve ever seen. The oven is barely useable to the point where it will burn a pizza within minutes or leave the pi

I can’t remember the last time I was this excited for Monday to come. I nearly skip my morning coffee run in my hurry to get to work and see Jesse. Almost. I deserve my coffee treat. Just because my life has decided to go off the rails doesn’t mean I skip it. That would be blasphemy. Spending that last day off just stewing in all this new life changing information. Wilheim’s reaction to my magic makes me extremely cautious to mention it to anyone, but I know Jesse. At least better than I know anyone else. She has been a good friend. Or as good as she can be with me keeping her at arms length. Either way, I need help and who better to talk to than the amazingly sweet Faun I’ve been confiding in these past couple weeks. It isn’t until I walk into work and lay my eyes on her that my nerves truly get the best of me. She could freak out once I tell her. Tell someone that could make my life even worse. I don’t even know what this magic is to know the possible consequences.