(For anyone not on DOA, and for the heck of it.) ***Backstory*** More to come for anyone interested, tagged storyline. I consider the photos as reenactments. Part of Sonya’s history before she came to live with me. Anyone read Ravenloft? If there’s a rhyme or reason as to how she came to be here and now, it’s that she was unwittingly/unwillingly transported here and is making the best of it. Anywho. In her time and place, she has been waiting 4 long years for her lover and her brother to return from their quest. Her parents were murdered for their part in a revolt against the local governing body. Vowing…

It’s been four years since she’d seen Sasha or Nicholai. Every night she used the gifts passed down from her father to make sure they were still ok. Still, alive. She was sure she would know anyway. There was a bond that was stronger than her family’s power. Just like she knew the moment her parents…. They’d left seeking answers, and vengence, afterwards. Promising to return before winter. Instead, she sat through many lonely quiet winters with no word from either brother or lover. Sonya shook her head, clearing temporarily the dark thoughts that forever tried to settle. She stepped outside, breathing deeply the fresh morning air. She settled the…