This is a beautiful, magical story. It felt like stepping into an enchanted tale. There’s such a childlike wonder at the start, yet the story carries so much weight beneath its whimsical surface. The metaphor of being trapped by the very thing you longed for hit hard, a haunting parallel to how our desires can sometimes lead us away from ourselves. And that final line, echoing the warning about curiosity, lands with quiet tragedy. What moved me even more was your note at the start. That moment of not recognising the person who wrote this, yet still recognising the words, it stayed with me. It reminds me that some stories are more than stories. They are time capsules. They carry us back, and they show us how far we’ve come.
For something written over a decade ago, this still holds so much imaginative power. It’s proof of the storyteller you’ve always been. Thank you for letting us see this early window into your voice. I’m so glad Oscar’s story found its way back into the light. You are an amazing and talented writer, MashaAllāh. Love and duas.🌙📚❤️✨
More-than-ten-years-ago you was a very good writer. I love how you took this premise that could so easily have a happy ending and turned it on its head into an absolute nightmare. Thank you.
I like the fact that you didn't force the magical story to have a happy ending. You left it as is. Also you are a born writer and I have been saying it for the longest time ❤️
This is a beautiful, magical story. It felt like stepping into an enchanted tale. There’s such a childlike wonder at the start, yet the story carries so much weight beneath its whimsical surface. The metaphor of being trapped by the very thing you longed for hit hard, a haunting parallel to how our desires can sometimes lead us away from ourselves. And that final line, echoing the warning about curiosity, lands with quiet tragedy. What moved me even more was your note at the start. That moment of not recognising the person who wrote this, yet still recognising the words, it stayed with me. It reminds me that some stories are more than stories. They are time capsules. They carry us back, and they show us how far we’ve come.
For something written over a decade ago, this still holds so much imaginative power. It’s proof of the storyteller you’ve always been. Thank you for letting us see this early window into your voice. I’m so glad Oscar’s story found its way back into the light. You are an amazing and talented writer, MashaAllāh. Love and duas.🌙📚❤️✨
More-than-ten-years-ago you was a very good writer. I love how you took this premise that could so easily have a happy ending and turned it on its head into an absolute nightmare. Thank you.
What a hauntingly beautiful story, there’s so much magic in Oscar’s curiosity, but also a quiet, creeping darkness.
I like the fact that you didn't force the magical story to have a happy ending. You left it as is. Also you are a born writer and I have been saying it for the longest time ❤️