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

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