Dead Leaf Mantis
Jul. 16th, 2017 11:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
It is unclear whether the dead leaf mantis is named for its tendency to resemble a dead leaf or because he was once an ordinary leaf mantis, full of hopes and dreams, that once made a mistake, one so terrible that he never recovered, dooming him to wander the garden, never again to feel truly alive.
Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.