Transition of Seasons
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Howie Liddell and his siblings are born from wishes their father made during different seasons. But as the years pass, and Howie realizes no one in his family is aging, questions arise.
It has been almost two centuries since Howie was born from the last fallen leaf of autumn. His fathers continue to raise Howie and his brothers as if they were small children. When a strange woman starts to appear, mysteries about their past begin coming to light.
[Revision of a previously-posted story, with several improvements and more chapters this time around.]
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- Part 1 of Transition of Seasons
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The cruel words and treatment chase Shannon away from home, but the person who mistreats him is the one to bring him back when he runs.
Seasons side story.
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- Part 2 of Transition of Seasons
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Human babies aren't usually born from cicada shells, but this child isn't human. There are no guides for how to parent a Season, and the fathers are left to wonder exactly how to keep their child alive.
A backstory about Shannon's birth.
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- Part 3 of Transition of Seasons
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We know about the rattan cane. We’ve seen it several times. He’s threatened us numerous times with it, fetching it on occasion to send it whooshing down through air. Something to give us a sense of the impact it would have on our hides were it to land. It is always returned to the umbrella stand afterward.
I don’t think he plans to wag it around as a warning this time.
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- Part 4 of Transition of Seasons
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Despair sweeps through me like howling wind. My arms ache as if fighting against the gale, and only then do I realize it’s not an emotion but a physical sensation against my skin. My magic has responded to my grief.
Above me, storm clouds brew. The village boys glance up, appalled by the sudden change in the weather. They yell at one another. I can’t make out their words. Only their sense of panic.
[Shannon backstory. Spoils a great deal of Seasons, so please read at least the first 26 chapters first.]
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- Part 5 of Transition of Seasons
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When he's little, his parents mean the world to him.
But he doesn't mean the world to them.
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- Part 6 of Transition of Seasons
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Shannon cannot go back.
His hair is matted and his clothes stiff with grime, the hollow of his stomach so carved out, it has started taking the fat from around his bones to feed. He ran away just a week after his birthday in summer, but now the air grows cold around him. It has been months since he had a bath or felt the warmth of a meal or knew the comforts of a bed.
But he is not about to go “home” to his fathers.
[Backstory of how Phineas found Shannon. Best read if you finished Seasons.]
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- Part 7 of Transition of Seasons
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Even for little boys who rarely got into trouble, whose gentle natures often persuaded a stern parent to be tender, a papa’s wrath could be immense for little thieves.
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- Part 8 of Transition of Seasons
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The first meeting between Graham and Vivian.
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- Part 9 of Transition of Seasons
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During a routine cleaning of the beach, Mir has the pleasure of meeting someone unexpected.
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- Part 10 of Transition of Seasons
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I’m here now, and I’m suffering all the same, and you won’t change.
Another glimpse into Shannon's childhood.
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- Part 11 of Transition of Seasons
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The basement has always seemed scary to all three Liddell children. They've also been told not to go down there by their fathers.
That's the perfect mix for siblings to start daring each other to go down there.
[Note that if you haven't read Seasons, the fear of the basement might not hit the same]
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- Part 12 of Transition of Seasons
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The time has come for our family to have another child.
This one will be autumn, and they will be one of two children planned in the coming years.
A story of Howie's birth.
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- Part 13 of Transition of Seasons
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A big sister tells her infant brother a secret about summer.
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- Part 14 of Transition of Seasons
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Her heart might shatter if she has to press another lie into the room. The entire house might burst from all the ones her family tells.
Sophie is slowly figuring out that something is wrong with her household.
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- Part 15 of Transition of Seasons
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Shannon gets some quality time with his father while his other father is away for the day.
Prompt fill: Chopping wood/fireplace
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- Part 16 of Transition of Seasons
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El reads a strange book to his younger sibling, but maybe the child who adores monsters should reconsider his choices when reading to a five-year-old...
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- Part 17 of Transition of Seasons
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The siblings all get together to celebrate Jacy's birthday.
Spoilers if you haven't read to the end of Seasons/don't know who Jacy is.
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- Part 18 of Transition of Seasons
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Vivian always looks forward to visits from his youngest child.
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- Part 19 of Transition of Seasons
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The warmth of summer has a place in the world, and so does a child with bright green eyes and wheat-golden hair who grew up hearing otherwise.
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- Part 20 of Transition of Seasons