Short Fiction · Character
Fay
A dark-eyed young woman whose drowned body is drawn from the reeds wearing a plain gold wedding band where a ruby ring should be.
supporting
First appearance: ii
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Fay is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Fay is overwhelmed by the darkness and uncertainty, blindfolding herself as a crisis approaches.
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Fay is the beloved at the center of a circle of men—a father, a truehearted lover, and Lord Hardcastle—who kneel over her mud-stained blue silk dress and clasped hands. The wedding ring on her finger, replacing the…
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See Fay in iiCharacter Web
8 connectionsA slice of how Fay sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.
Relationship types
- Romantic
- Other
Character groups
- Secondary intrigue group
- Central mystery circle
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Amy Warden’s psychological peak occurs when she reads the foreign-hand letter on the Dunwich road, a moment th…
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- Val Thorndyke
romantic · ambivalent
A passionate and volatile romantic relationship, filled with attraction and frequent… How this plays out →
- Val Thorndyke
romantic · ambivalent
A passionate and volatile romantic relationship, filled with attraction and frequent… How this plays out →
- Val Thorndyke
romantic · ambivalent
A passionate and volatile romantic relationship, filled with attraction and frequent… How this plays out →
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Fay appears across 1 companion beat. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
