#initiation
3 stories
The Offering
Anastasia Chrome•8 min read
In Millbrook, there's a tradition: every new bride spends her wedding night with the mayor's wife first. To learn. To be prepared. Her husband waits downstairs while she's taught everything she needs to know.
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Tohara
Anastasia Chrome•9 min read
The traditional circumcision ceremony requires a seclusion period. The thick village woman assigned to care for the young men during their healing has her own lessons to teach. About manhood. About women. About everything.
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Housemother
Anastasia Chrome•9 min read
Fraternity initiation night. The den mother has her own traditions.
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