The Sin Eater
[ID: There are 9 images, spread 3 by 3. Top left is the image of bare trees with some yellow leaves and some light fog. Top middle is a cabin in the middle of the forest in autumn The cabin is made of dark wood, with a porch and a bench under it. Top right image is a view of a road with a truck on it. The road is in the middle of the woods, the trees are a mix of evergreen and trees with orange and yellow leaves. Second row left is a foggy road on top of a grave. A tree extends its branches over the grave. Second row middle is a black background with written in white The Sin Eater. Second row right is a picture of a tall bridge over rushing waters. Bottom left is a the silhouette of a man walking in a dark forest. There’s blue mist behind and around him. Bottom middle is a large river at sunset. Bottom right is a man, his face looking right, on the other side of a rain-stained window. end ID]
WIP intro: The Sin Eater
Genre: Contemporary Fantasy, Romance, Found Family
Current status: First draft finished
Synopsis: Eliott’s job is simple: absorbing people’s sins after their deaths so they can be at peace. Leading a quiet and lonely existence in his cabin on the edges of town, his life changes completely when he receives a watch, a letter and a mission.
Characters: Eliott, the Sin Eater | Melissa, the caretaker | Jen, the nurse | James, the grandson
Themes: found family, familial love, romantic love, platonic love... Some darker ones too: anxiety, suicide, depression, death, grief...
Vibes: the red leaves of autumn, the fresh air of the woods, the feel of your hand on the bark of a tree, the silence of the forest or the stillness of the air, the scent of wood and a warm tea, the feel of thick red blood against your fingers, the smell of incense and the roughness of a ouija board against your fingertips...
Excerpt: “It’s not real, this thing of not looking sin eaters in the eyes. It’s made up. People are just scared. Scared to see their mistakes on someone else’s face, someone who hasn’t made any mistakes. You’ll tell James, right? You’ll tell him to look you in the eyes...”
More excerpts: here, here, a prompt about Melissa and Jen, here
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