magisternihil's 100-word story for March 21, 2026

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on March 21, 2026. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

It’s easy enough to hide your palms. You just keep your hands turned a certain way, flattened against your side, or wear gloves when it’s not conspicuous. That way no one can see. To answer your question, it does change. Not when I wash my hands or treat it with alcohol, but when I write, paint, draw, or create in any way. The colors flow and spill onto whatever I’m conjuring and fill the gaps between the unfinished thoughts. I’ve tried continuously painting. It never runs out. The colors just keep coming, driving me to make more more more MORE!

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