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∘₊✧───≋❈ The Toe''''s Lament ❈≋───✧₊∘❈ ~ A weary barfly cursed with a bloodied, sentient toe becomes entangled in visions, past lives, and a quiet apocalyptic magical curse ~ ❈In a world where magic twists reality, Kally, a weary barfly, suffers from a grotesque affliction: her animated, bloodied toe. When a mysterious figure watches her from the corner of her bar, Kally’s reality begins to unravel.Plunged into visions of an unknown faraway land, Kally must confront the curse that binds her - and the man who shares its dark history.The Toe’s Lament is a surreal, darkly comic tale of magic, loss, and the strange intersections between past lives and present choices.∘₊✧───≋! Content Warnings !≋───✧₊∘This story contains:! ~ Surreal body horror (e.g. sentient toes, magical mutations)! ~ Alcoholism, depression, and suicidal ideation! ~ Existential and magical dread! ~ Occasional irreverence toward magical and religious institutions! ~ Unreliable memory, dark humour, emotional rawness! ~ Tone: stylised, surrealist, darkly comic with moments of sincere melancholy∘₊✧───≋👁 What to Expect 👁≋───✧₊∘👁 ~ A surreal, character-driven dark fantasy👁 ~ Strange dream sequences and quiet magical decay👁 ~ Themes of memory, reincarnation, and fragmented identity👁 ~ Emotional mystery with absurdist and dark humour👁 ~ A reflective, introspective adventure exploring personal growth and hidden truths👁 ~ A weekly update schedule (after the initial week where 3 episodes will be released for the first 5 days)👁 ~ Chapters between 2000 and 3000 words