The Gentle Folk.
The Fae.
Fairies.
They have many names, many shapes, and many voices. They do have one common interest: foals. What they do with the young ones they take is unknown. One can only assume the worst.
Sarsaparilla Rind wakes one morning to find her son missing from his cradle. She knows who is responsible, and stakes out into the Whitetail Woods to rescue him. She is aware of the stories, the tales, and the rumors. They have many endings, many lessons, and many rules. They all have one common theme:
Never make a deal with the Gentle Folk.
Written for The Monthly Contest Club's April 2017 short fic contest.
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Needed more ponies.
8135094 I had a version with three pony characters. The ending was rather grim, so I decided to cut it.
8135396 Was making a joke how the Fae "steal" children with "Needed more ponies" meme.
Anyhow, Fuck the Fae in Fate. They're a bunch powerful immortals who're really morons who had to steal culture from us because they couldn't or can't. I'm glad they're at their weakest now. Why? They are monsters.
Yeah that didn't make too sense since they don't exist now or ever. Hopefuly.
8135474 Gaelic mythology states pretty clearly that the Fae are monstrous beings that commit ghastly deeds upon mortal creatures. I feel that is the correct way to portray fairies at all times. Thank you for reading and let's hope those fuckers never are proven to exist. That would be... insanely terrifying.
This is an excellent story. It really bothers me that it has such low views and ratings, because I honestly think it deserves more. Then again, it always seems like anything with more horrific themes tend to be underrated to begin with. Curious, that. I hope that doesn't discourage you any, because you're a decent writer.