All the Birds in the Sky

by Charlie Jane Anders

his life story was the story of Patricia and him, after all, for better or worse, and if she ended his life might go on, but his story would be over.

she and I are broken in different but compatible ways, and even beyond her having magical powers and the ability to transform things with her touch, there’s also just the fact that she’s the most amazing person I’ve ever met. She sees things nobody else does, even other witches, and she never gives up on caring about people. Isobel, you can’t kill her. She’s my rocket ship.”