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    Lamington
    Lamington
    I am Lamington, the Australian author!

    You may also know me as LamingtonToast on AO3!

    I am published internationally as a fantasy and horror writer.

    As a monster writer, I am delving into all sorts of genres, from Erotic to Whimsical.

    I am not accepting any book promotions, cover works, or marketing of any kind.


    Enjoy my works and have a nice day ❤️
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Avery: Chains to Ribbons
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Tawn: Anything for Food
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Nisha: A New, Dangerous Performer
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Elgress: I Need a Chance to Make It Work
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Avery: The Urge to Eat His Guts
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Tawn: Squeezing Out the Truth
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Nisha: Forced Alliance and Defiance
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Elgress: Cold Snake Skin
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Avery: Training the Next Unfortunate Star
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Tawn: A Deal in the Rooftop
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Nisha: The Truth About Milk Biscuits
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Elgress: Water in a Vodka Bottle
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Avery: Fighting For My Position
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Tawn: Burning Alcohol and Blood
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Nisha: Blindly Glittering In Gold
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Elgress: Old Wood, Dirt, and Copper
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Avery: In a Bed of Blinded Snakes
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Tawn: I Wanted to be Happy
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Nisha: A Scarred Past, Reunited
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Elgress: Leave a Message
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Avery: Sparrows Foot with a ShoeBill
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Tawn: A New Family
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Nisha: Destroying the Paper Trail
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Elgress: As Red as Lipstick and Roadkill
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Avery: Running to Things Most Precious
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Tawn: No Lights in the Shade
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Nisha: As Important as A Star
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Elgress: Twenty-Eight Days to Find Relief
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#29
Avery: I Danced for You
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Tawn: A Mother's Love
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Nisha: I Won't Hurt Her Anymore
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Elgress: Almost Killed By a Star
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Avery: White Feathers, Red Claws
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Tawn: Your Days are Numbered
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Nisha: Don't Trust Friends
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Elgress: Raw Chicken and Ocean Water
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Avery: Making Trades
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Tawn: Seeking Warmth
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Nisha: We are the Same
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Elgress: Just Answer a Few Questions
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Avery: Kindness from Strangers
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Tawn: That Could Have Been Me
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Nisha: Tennembee
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Elgress: Better than You
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Avery: Those Familiar Markings
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Tawn: Thriving from the Past
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Paragon isn't the place where stars shine. It's not the happy team of glitter and gems smiling from every billboard and pop-up.

It's filled with trapped souls, wondering how they are able to break free from their contracts and return home again.


Avery performs for a living, aerial dancing above the crowds.

Adored as he spins in skimpy clothing and chains, he wonders what life is like beyond the freak show he can't escape, and if he'll ever feel the same freedom he expresses through dance every night.


Tawn impresses the crowds with his impossible acts of contortionism.

Tortured with starvation and shrouded extortion, he leaves behind his dignity to do whatever it takes to survive, wishing bitterly for another chance to get his revenge.


Nisha dazzles through death-defying stunts on the swinging chandelier.

Up in the shadows, he sees and hears all that goes on behind the closed curtains. Mangled into the perfect specimen, he stays silent so he doesn't end up like them.


Elgress works the bar, witnessing everyone at their most vulnerable. 

Silently watching from the sidelines, she shimmers like a star herself; determined on seizing every opportunity to keep herself above homelessness. 


The stars are all tarnished behind their gleem washed in spotlights; hybrids bent and broken to perform fetes no human ever could.

When they start cracking one by one, what will become of the prison they call home?


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#1
Avery: Chains to Ribbons
0 Likes
284 Reads
1 Comment
#2
Tawn: Anything for Food
0 Likes
225 Reads
0 Comments
#3
Nisha: A New, Dangerous Performer
0 Likes
202 Reads
0 Comments
#4
Elgress: I Need a Chance to Make It Work
0 Likes
198 Reads
0 Comments
#5
Avery: The Urge to Eat His Guts
0 Likes
198 Reads
0 Comments
#6
Tawn: Squeezing Out the Truth
0 Likes
203 Reads
0 Comments
#7
Nisha: Forced Alliance and Defiance
0 Likes
215 Reads
0 Comments
#8
Elgress: Cold Snake Skin
0 Likes
201 Reads
0 Comments
#9
Avery: Training the Next Unfortunate Star
0 Likes
196 Reads
0 Comments
#10
Tawn: A Deal in the Rooftop
0 Likes
205 Reads
0 Comments
#11
Nisha: The Truth About Milk Biscuits
0 Likes
172 Reads
0 Comments
#12
Elgress: Water in a Vodka Bottle
0 Likes
147 Reads
0 Comments
#13
Avery: Fighting For My Position
0 Likes
161 Reads
0 Comments
#14
Tawn: Burning Alcohol and Blood
0 Likes
173 Reads
0 Comments
#15
Nisha: Blindly Glittering In Gold
0 Likes
162 Reads
0 Comments
#16
Elgress: Old Wood, Dirt, and Copper
0 Likes
154 Reads
0 Comments
#17
Avery: In a Bed of Blinded Snakes
0 Likes
158 Reads
0 Comments
#18
Tawn: I Wanted to be Happy
0 Likes
156 Reads
0 Comments
#19
Nisha: A Scarred Past, Reunited
0 Likes
157 Reads
0 Comments
#20
Elgress: Leave a Message
0 Likes
164 Reads
0 Comments
#21
Avery: Sparrows Foot with a ShoeBill
0 Likes
153 Reads
0 Comments
#22
Tawn: A New Family
0 Likes
155 Reads
0 Comments
#23
Nisha: Destroying the Paper Trail
0 Likes
158 Reads
0 Comments
#24
Elgress: As Red as Lipstick and Roadkill
0 Likes
124 Reads
0 Comments
#25
Avery: Running to Things Most Precious
0 Likes
137 Reads
0 Comments
#26
Tawn: No Lights in the Shade
0 Likes
120 Reads
0 Comments
#27
Nisha: As Important as A Star
0 Likes
102 Reads
0 Comments
#28
Elgress: Twenty-Eight Days to Find Relief
0 Likes
103 Reads
0 Comments
#29
Avery: I Danced for You
0 Likes
97 Reads
0 Comments
#30
Tawn: A Mother's Love
0 Likes
95 Reads
0 Comments
#31
Nisha: I Won't Hurt Her Anymore
0 Likes
103 Reads
0 Comments
#32
Elgress: Almost Killed By a Star
0 Likes
102 Reads
0 Comments
#33
Avery: White Feathers, Red Claws
0 Likes
90 Reads
0 Comments
#34
Tawn: Your Days are Numbered
0 Likes
85 Reads
0 Comments
#35
Nisha: Don't Trust Friends
0 Likes
93 Reads
0 Comments
#36
Elgress: Raw Chicken and Ocean Water
0 Likes
92 Reads
0 Comments
#37
Avery: Making Trades
0 Likes
90 Reads
0 Comments
#38
Tawn: Seeking Warmth
0 Likes
92 Reads
0 Comments
#39
Nisha: We are the Same
0 Likes
82 Reads
0 Comments
#40
Elgress: Just Answer a Few Questions
0 Likes
79 Reads
0 Comments
#41
Avery: Kindness from Strangers
0 Likes
76 Reads
0 Comments
#42
Tawn: That Could Have Been Me
0 Likes
81 Reads
0 Comments
#43
Nisha: Tennembee
0 Likes
35 Reads
0 Comments
#44
Elgress: Better than You
1 Like
32 Reads
0 Comments
#45
Avery: Those Familiar Markings
0 Likes
26 Reads
0 Comments
#46
Tawn: Thriving from the Past
1 Like
27 Reads
1 Comment

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