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[18+] “Good Bones” by Galen LK (part 1 of 2, read by Icefang)

[18+] In this macabre haunted house tale, two recent homeowners take a look in the mirror, but they may not like everything they see…

Tonight’s story is the first of two parts of “Good Bones” by Galen LK.  This is his debut fiction in the furry fandom.  Like all coyotes, he is elusive and mysterious, but you can often find him on Discord, Telegram, and Bluesky.

Read by Icefang, in the Cozy Corner of the Cafe.

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the

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first

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of

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parts

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of “Good

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Galen

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LK.

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to offer our

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sincerest congratulations

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to

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and Seth,

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new

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homeowners,

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and

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our

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warmest

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say

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what

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the

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previous

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occupants

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left

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behind as they vacated the residence?

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“Good Bones” by Galen

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said. “I

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husband.”

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— — —
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asked.

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— — —
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furniture:

trap door

furniture:

back

furniture:

in to

furniture:

the

furniture:

ceiling.

furniture:

Eren

furniture:

felt

furniture:

relief

furniture:

flood

furniture:

his

furniture:

system;

furniture:

he

furniture:

hadn’t

furniture:

realized

furniture:

how

furniture:

much

furniture:

tension

furniture:

he’d

furniture:

been

furniture:

carrying.

Rayo

furniture:

blew

furniture:

out

furniture:

the

furniture:

candle,

furniture:

and

furniture:

returned

furniture:

it

furniture:

to

furniture:

the

furniture:

box

furniture:

at

furniture:

his

furniture:

feet

furniture:

with

furniture:

a

furniture:

perfunctory

furniture:

clunk.

furniture:

He

furniture:

replaced

furniture:

it

furniture:

with

furniture:

a

furniture:

small

furniture:

pewter-and-glass

furniture:

vial,

furniture:

filled

furniture:

with

furniture:

a

furniture:

dark

furniture:

liquid.

“Hold

furniture:

this,”

furniture:

he

furniture:

said,

furniture:

passing

furniture:

the

furniture:

plastic

furniture:

mirror

furniture:

to

furniture:

Seth.
The

furniture:

wolf

furniture:

stared

furniture:

at

furniture:

the

furniture:

thing

furniture:

like

furniture:

he’d

furniture:

been

furniture:

asked

furniture:

to

furniture:

step

furniture:

in

furniture:

a

furniture:

bear

furniture:

trap.

“It’s

furniture:

quite

furniture:

safe,

furniture:

if

furniture:

we

furniture:

move

furniture:

quickly.”

Seth

furniture:

took

furniture:

the

furniture:

toy,

furniture:

holding

furniture:

it

furniture:

gingerly

furniture:

in

furniture:

one

furniture:

paw

furniture:

face-out

furniture:

towards

furniture:

the

furniture:

Sage.

furniture:

As

furniture:

Rayo

furniture:

scattered

furniture:

a

furniture:

few

furniture:

drops

furniture:

of

furniture:

the

furniture:

dark

furniture:

liquid

furniture:

on

furniture:

his

furniture:

claws,

furniture:

Eren

furniture:

watched

furniture:

on

furniture:

in

furniture:

fascination.

furniture:

There

furniture:

was

furniture:

unmistakable

furniture:

movement

furniture:

in

furniture:

the

furniture:

reflective

furniture:

surface,

furniture:

flashes

furniture:

of…

furniture:

was that a

furniture:

face?

It

furniture:

was,

furniture:

almost.

furniture:

Twisted,

furniture:

angry,

furniture:

pale,

furniture:

and

furniture:

flat.

furniture:

The

furniture:

strange

furniture:

mouth

furniture:

opened

furniture:

wide

furniture:

in

furniture:

fury

furniture:

as

furniture:

the

furniture:

pigment-covered

furniture:

claws

furniture:

of

furniture:

the

furniture:

bear

furniture:

came

furniture:

down

furniture:

on

furniture:

the

furniture:

mirror’s surface. “C-cold,”

furniture:

Seth

furniture:

muttered. “It’s

furniture:

freezing

furniture:

cold.”

“Hold

furniture:

tight.

furniture:

Hold

furniture:

still.”

furniture:

The

furniture:

Sage

furniture:

didn’t

furniture:

pause

furniture:

his

furniture:

ritual

furniture:

for

furniture:

even

furniture:

a

furniture:

moment.

furniture:

He

furniture:

was

furniture:

drawing

furniture:

a

furniture:

wide

furniture:

circle

furniture:

at

furniture:

the

furniture:

outer

furniture:

rim

furniture:

of

furniture:

the

furniture:

mirror,

furniture:

red

furniture:

and

furniture:

solid.

furniture:

Every

furniture:

few

furniture:

inches,

furniture:

he

furniture:

broke

furniture:

the

furniture:

lines

furniture:

with

furniture:

jagged

furniture:

claw

furniture:

marks,

furniture:

arranged

furniture:

in

furniture:

savage

furniture:

but

furniture:

precise

furniture:

symbols.

furniture:

Eren

furniture:

didn’t

furniture:

dare

furniture:

guess

furniture:

at

furniture:

their

furniture:

meaning.

furniture:

And

furniture:

in

furniture:

only

furniture:

a

furniture:

moment–
“It’s

furniture:

done.”

Sage Rayo

furniture:

took

furniture:

the

furniture:

mirror

furniture:

from

furniture:

Seth’s

furniture:

paw,

furniture:

looking

furniture:

over

furniture:

his

furniture:

work

furniture:

with

furniture:

a

furniture:

critical

furniture:

eye. “This

furniture:

should

furniture:

be

furniture:

enough.

furniture:

But

furniture:

if

furniture:

something

furniture:

goes

furniture:

wrong,

furniture:

let

furniture:

me

furniture:

know.

furniture:

That

furniture:

includes

furniture:

any

furniture:

kind

furniture:

of

furniture:

damage

furniture:

to

furniture:

the

furniture:

sealing

furniture:

circle,

furniture:

or

furniture:

to

furniture:

the

furniture:

mirror

furniture:

itself.”

“That’s

furniture:

it?,”

furniture:

Eren

furniture:

asked,

furniture:

slightly

furniture:

surprised

furniture:

by

furniture:

the

furniture:

abrupt

furniture:

end.
“I’m

furniture:

done.

furniture:

Your

furniture:

work

furniture:

starts

furniture:

when

furniture:

I

furniture:

leave.

furniture:

Use

furniture:

this

furniture:

to

furniture:

learn

furniture:

about

furniture:

the

furniture:

ghost

furniture:

that’s

furniture:

been

furniture:

haunting

furniture:

you,

furniture:

until

furniture:

you

furniture:

find

furniture:

a

furniture:

better

furniture:

way

furniture:

to

furniture:

overcome

furniture:

this

furniture:

obstacle

furniture:

than

furniture:

brute

furniture:

destruction.”

“And

furniture:

if

furniture:

we

furniture:

can’t?,”

furniture:

Seth

furniture:

asked,

furniture:

sounding

furniture:

dubious.

“I’ll

furniture:

come

furniture:

back

furniture:

soon.

furniture:

If

furniture:

you

furniture:

haven’t

furniture:

solved

furniture:

this

furniture:

riddle

furniture:

by

furniture:

then,

furniture:

we

furniture:

can

furniture:

force

furniture:

the

furniture:

issue.”

Eren

furniture:

shivered,

furniture:

still

furniture:

remembering

furniture:

that

furniture:

horrible

furniture:

pale

furniture:

entity

furniture:

he’d

furniture:

seen

furniture:

in

furniture:

the

furniture:

mirror.

furniture:

There

furniture:

was

furniture:

no

furniture:

mistaking

furniture:

the

furniture:

deformed,

furniture:

furless

furniture:

shape

furniture:

of

furniture:

a

furniture:

human

furniture:

face.

“If you

furniture:

insist, Sage.”


This

furniture:

was

furniture:

the

furniture:

first

furniture:

of

furniture:

two

furniture:

parts

furniture:

of “Good

furniture:

Bones”

furniture:

by

furniture:

Galen

furniture:

LK,

furniture:

read

furniture:

for you

furniture:

by

furniture:

Icefang,

furniture:

in

furniture:

the

furniture:

Cozy

furniture:

Corner

furniture:

of

furniture:

the

furniture:

Cafe.

furniture:

Tune

furniture:

in

furniture:

next

furniture:

time

furniture:

to

furniture:

hear

furniture:

the

furniture:

disturbing

furniture:

climax

furniture:

of

furniture:

Eren

furniture:

and

furniture:

Seth’s

furniture:

haunted

furniture:

Halloween.

As

furniture:

always,

furniture:

you

furniture:

can

furniture:

find

furniture:

more

furniture:

stories

furniture:

on

furniture:

the

furniture:

web

furniture:

at thevoice.dog, or

furniture:

find

furniture:

the

furniture:

show

furniture:

wherever

furniture:

you

furniture:

get

furniture:

your

furniture:

podcasts.

furniture:

Thank

furniture:

you

furniture:

for

furniture:

listening

furniture:

to

furniture:

The

furniture:

Ghost

furniture:

of

furniture:

Dog.

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