Rusty Fears 4 - The Budding

<p>This week, as part of our fourth Rusty Fears writing competition, we present "The Budding" written by Thekla Kenneison, directed by Hannah Preisinger and performed by Fay Roberts.</p><p><br></p><p>Note: this is a piece of stand-alone fiction and not a part of the Magnus canon.</p><p><br></p><p>Content warnings:</p><ul><li>Anxiety &amp; imposter syndrome</li><li>Body horror</li><li>Teeth</li><li>Graphic self-injury</li><li>Self-recriminations &amp; self-doubt</li><li>Occasional second-person POV</li><li>Paranoia</li><li>Discussions of: injuries &amp; pain, medical issues, self-hatred, blood</li><li>Mentions of: nightmares</li><li>SFX: continuous low-pitched &amp; high-pitched drone, throbbing</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Transcripts:</p><p>PDF - https://bit.ly/3v6GPan</p><p>DOC - https://bit.ly/3v9tXAh</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support.</p><p><br></p><p>If you'd like to join them, visit <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/4bf359f4-b52e-44d3-b8ef-92f8cfd1542c/www.patreon.com/rustyquill" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/rustyquill</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Edited by Nico Vettese &amp; Jeffrey Nils Gardner</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Lowri Ann Davies</p><p><br></p><p>Check out our merchandise available at <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/a1061183-a6a8-43b0-b074-3015e6b357bc/www.rustyquill.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.rustyquill.com/subscribe</a></p><p><br></p><p>Please rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the fear.</p><p><br></p><p>Jo