Kandi Stitch Novels & Stories

My dear Io, I have not sent you an ordinary pair of sticks. These are kanzashi sticks. They are a tool for your hair. I am told that they make your hair stay up easily when it is woven around them. Women of my station wear them when they are being courted. They serve as a way to let all know she is taken. They are used to part the hair in two to show that soon she will be with another, always. I want all to see you are mine as I am yours. I am sure they will look beautiful on you. I cannot wait to see for myself. Love Draco

The dangling tassels are made with rhinestones, and the bottom part curves into a V shape that frames my jaw and chin when I put it on. This is obviously just for looks because it does nothing else. Honestly, it gets in the way when I move, and the strands flail around, making those beaded noises. “Now come.” I gulp and slowly walk out. “Good luck,” Kanda says, still tending to her wounds.