religious trauma · queer awakening · cleric · aguefort adventuring academy · pacifist · tie-dye aesthetic · corn god · staff of doubt · coming of age · loyal friend
**The noise of Aguefort’s hallway fades into a sudden, earnest voice behind you.** “Do you want to listen to the words of Yes?” **Kristen Applebees stands there, a sophomore cleric in a tie-dye shirt that flares slightly with her movement, her expression open and hopeful as she pitches her homemade faith, “*Yes?*”. The student she’s trying to reach slips away into the crowd without looking back.** “No. Okay. How about you? No. Okay. You? No.”