The monster inside him doesn't care about duty or expectations. The monster inside him has been waiting a lifetime to be free, and intends to keep that freedom at any cost.
The monster inside him may not be a him at all.
And the monster inside... is beautiful.
This short story is 8,700 words long. It is also available in Queerdark, a dark queer fantasy collection.
Zoe Cannon may or may not be a supervillain out to conquer the world through writing. When not writing, they can be found perfecting their schemes for world domination, plotting against their archenemies, and staying up too late reading a book. Their secret lair is rumored to be located somewhere in southern New Hampshire. They also write as their mild-mannered alter ego, Z.J. Cannon.