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A Waltz Beneath the Eye - 12th - 17th Jan 2026

Story based on story prompt 12th Jan 2026 This week’s prompt: He watched the three moons set over his home planet - a sight nobody had seen firsthand in over two centuries. But tonight was different. Tonight... ############## Just finished my entry - trying something new ############## *** A Waltz Beneath the Eye Glowing with a strange intensity. An energy field sparked and crackled around the bright metal orb hovering above the garden... like a huge, glowing eye. Beneath it, Audrey tipped her face up, squinting against the harsh light at the usually stable, glitching barrier. The hairs on her arms prickled at each crackle as it spat out sparks like angry wasps. She was trying to decide whether it was more dangerous today than yesterday or just noisier. The Orb had always hung over the centre of the garden, watching her. She had woken beneath it years ago with no name for this place, no idea how she’d got there, and with no one else alive within sight her only comfort were her ...