Carmilla and Laura

by S.D. Simper

“In lieu of a suitor, I shall love you instead,” she said, and I heard amusement on her tongue. She kissed me at the side of my lips; oh, how the gesture confused me.

That night, I began to dream. For if it remained a dream, it could not be a sin.

“This world was not made for lovers such as us. But do not fear; instead, we shall build our own.”