Henry won’t stay in the vault, no matter what Arthur does. He tries to bribe Henry with poems of praise, flowers, a candlelight vigil on his marble mantle. But Henry wants more.

“I’ll keep you warm,” Henry vows, and so Arthur nestles alongside him in the vault.

Sleep comes easy.

Jillian Bost has had several short speculative stories published online and in anthologies. She is an affiliate member of the Horror Writers Association.