Shiloh Hodges

I’m an aspiring author, I’m writing my debut book. And I want to share that journey.

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Shiloh Hodges

I’m an aspiring author, I’m writing my debut book. And I want to share that journey.

Writings

Followers

Following

I Never Wanted This

Shiloh Hodges

1 min read

“A Crown Is Not a Name”

by Alec Caereth

They taught me how to stand too tall,

To speak in steel and silence.

They carved a prince from softer clay

And taught him not to bend.

They dressed me up in firelight

And told me it was gold.

But flames, I’ve learned, will eat the hand

That dares to try and hold.

They taught me when to smile and nod,

What truths to sheath in lies.

A polished heir, a perfe...

Fantasy

Romance

Run

Shiloh Hodges

3 min read

Aria

The trees loomed like silent sentinels around us, shadows thickening as the sun dipped lower. Alec’s grip was tight on my arm, his eyes sharp, scanning the underbrush. “Something’s off,” he murmured.

Before I could reply, a low growl sliced through the stillness. My breath hitched. From the gloom, glowing eyes appeared—dozens of them, a snarling pack circling in like hunters closing in on ...

Fantasy

Romance

Dear Diary

Shiloh Hodges

1 min read

Alec Entry #17

Stormbird won’t talk to me again.

She looked at me like I was something filthy this morning—like I’d said something unforgivable. I didn’t. Not this time. I kept my mouth shut. I didn’t flirt. I didn’t push. I just handed her the damned bread and nodded like some obedient guard dog. She still flinched.

And I’m supposed to believe she’s just a girl running from soldiers?

No. There...

Fantasy

Romance

The One That Got Away

Shiloh Hodges

1 min read

“Stormbird”

by Alec Caereth

I should have let her hate me.

Would have been easier that way.

Keep her sharp and spitting fire—

Not soft in the quiet, not staying.

But gods, she stayed in my mind.

Not with sweetness, no—

with silence,

with the tilt of her head

like she saw through every lie I’d ever told

even the ones I hadn’t spoken yet.

She was all storm and defiance.

Didn’t flinch when I burne...

Poetry

Fantasy

Love Me Back

Shiloh Hodges

2 min read

ARIA

The stone beneath me was slick with rain, though the storm had passed hours ago. My fingers trembled as I tightened the wrap around my forearm, the gash still oozing faintly through the cloth. I didn’t ask for help. I didn’t need him.

Alec was pacing, again.

Boots scraping against shattered tile. Breath uneven. Magic humming faintly at his fingertips like it always did when he was trying n...

Fantasy

Romance

Look At Me

Shiloh Hodges

1 min read

Aria stood beneath the storm-scarred archway, shadows flickering at her fingertips. The Hollow Twin had not taken over—she had chosen this. Chosen to let the darkness leak through the cracks, just enough to see if he’d flinch.

Alec didn’t move.

Her voice shook. “Don’t you get it? This—” She gestured to herself, to the stormstone burning at her throat, to the magic humming just under her skin. “T...

Fantasy

Romance

I’m Sorry

Shiloh Hodges

2 min read

I found him by the river, just before dawn.

The sky was still caught between shadow and ash, the stars dying slowly overhead. He hadn’t heard me approach — or if he had, he was pretending not to. Alec sat on the broken stone edge, flame-gold hair mussed, boots muddied from last night’s blood. His cloak lay discarded in the grass beside him. He looked like a prince someone had tried to drown.

I a...

Romance

Fantasy

Chapter 27: Silence Is Everything

Shiloh Hodges

5 min read

Aria and Alec were walking through the forest to collect some food and firewood for the night. They needed it, especially in this forest. It was known for it’s terifying creatures and deadly plants, so they were careful on what they picked for food. As Aria was picking berries Alec stopped immediately and just watched her. Ever since she held a knife to his throat in that Stormtower ruin, he had f...

Fantasy

Romance