A sad and haunting story, with a delicious end celebrating change, about being stuck in an unaccepting environment and how becoming yourself (blooming into yourself, one might say…) sometimes requires a big change of self and situation. I love fungal horror and this story explores that very well, especially the intimacy that comes with symbiosis. The body horror was also done really well and delicious. While this is only a short morsel, I really enjoyed the atmospheric writing and the exploration of stifling rural life. Very, very fun to read!