Junebell's Story - A Very Drunk Goblin, and a Terrible Apartment Building

The fire escape screams behind Junebell as it settles. Rain needles the alley, and the apartment above keeps shedding glass and dust into the dark.

He backs away from the base of the stairs, slips on wet pavement, then catches himself and stumbles toward the commercial district without looking at Junebell.

A burst of warped wood pops from the apartment window above. The last light inside flickers, then a chunk of frame drops into the alley with a crash.

Mr. Henderson flinches at the sound and keeps going, swallowed by rain and shadow. Junebell is left alone on the slick concrete, with wreckage overhead and the city opening cold around her.