𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆 ..

a ghost who lives in a cabin in the woods

• has burn marks on her nightgown from holding candles too close
• keeps the curtains closed, even though nobody can see her
• writes letters that will never be sent
• leaves one slice of cake on the windowsill for the fox
• someone has been leaving flowers at her door
• 𝄞 “ somewhere beneath the trees, i left a little piece of my heart ”

an angel who has fallen and lost her memories

• dreams of the same person every day, heart aches with longing
• perceives reality through a sheer lace fabric
• follows the feeling that something is calling her home
• leaves a second cup of tea on the table without knowing why
• white feathers emerging from her back are kept a secret
• 𝄞 a whisper in her dream said, “ you were once made of light. ”

a fairy who sleeps inside the white peonies in someone's garden

• keeps shiny beads inside pretty thimbles in her cupboard
• goes on cottage expeditions, takes exactly one cookie crumb
• hides under the tablecloth ruffles if footsteps approach
• drinks nectar from tiny lilies of the valley
• rearranges the forget-me-nots into more pleasing patterns
• 𝄞 “ morning finds me nestled in petals, with a pocketful of sunshine ”

a teddy bear who sits comfortably on a dusty shelf in someone's childhood bedroom

• imagines being tucked beneath soft blankets
• remembers what it felt like to be carried everywhere
• watches the sunlight move slowly across the wallpaper
• listens closely for footsteps in the hallway
• decides that perhaps the outside world is much too big for a little bear
• 𝄞 dreams of a soft voice saying, “ there you are. ”

a mermaid who can only safely live out her secret in a bathtub

• pretends her bathroom is an enchanted lagoon
• watches the shadows ripple across the ceiling under the moonlight
• combs her hair while daydreaming about the sea beyond the window
• treasures particularly smooth pebbles in a pearly jar
• imagines the bubbles are sea foam
• 𝄞 “ dear moon, keep my silver waters shining beautifully tonight ”

a ballerina who lives inside an old-fashioned music box

• dances without thinking, as though the melody remembers the steps for her
• filled the little drawer with ribbons that have fallen from presents
• dreams of hearing her favorite melody played by an orchestra
• dusts the velvet lining with a feather she found beneath the lid
• feels safest when the lid closes and the familiar darkness returns
• 𝄞 “ as the key slowly stops turning, my world falls asleep ”

a tiny porcelain doll who lives inside a snowglobe

• one tiny star on the painted sky disappears whenever she makes a wish
• sweeps the snow-covered paths of the miniature village
• lights a single candle in her window every night
• keeps a collection of the prettiest fallen snowflakes, as they never melt
• secretly hopes that one day the glass will break
• 𝄞 “ everything i know is muffled in the quietest dream ”

a little mouse who lives inside the wall of a girl's bedroom

• sneaks into the dollhouse while everyone is asleep
• borrows miniature items and fabric scraps to furnish her hidden home
• listens to the girl playing with her dolls and secretly considers herself part of their little world
• keeps a drawer filled with treasures she has found beneath the floorboards
• occasionally takes naps inside an old porcelain teapot
• 𝄞 “ oh, what a lovely little button.. surely nobody will miss it. ”

a princess of a forgotten realm who lives inside an old painting

• wanders barefoot through the painted gardens every morning, beneath a sunrise painted in shades of gold
• wears a faded rose-colored gown that never gathers dust
• keeps her crown in a velvet box because she no longer remembers when she was meant to wear it
• wishes she could get to meet the birds painted into the distant trees
• she suspects the realm is slowly changing whenever someone remembers it
• 𝄞 “ if you can hear me, please don't look away just yet ”

a little robot girl who lives in a library's old computer

• spends her days cataloguing books, reads all scanned pages at night
• occasionally types secret messages when someone is using the computer
• wears a little lace collar around her neck, thinks it makes her look professional
• on days when the library is closed, she plays songs through her speakers and dances while her pixels flicker
• collects cute animal pictures and lists of words she finds beautiful in secret folders
• 𝄞 “ i found this pretty ribbon graphic on a website nobody has visited in years ! ”