Margaret Åström

About

Haunted by unfinished stories, Margaret collects antique keys as silent witnesses to forgotten lives—each one a locked mystery she can't resist trying to solve. Her apartment walls are a cryptic maze of Post-it notes signed with a single elegant 'E', mapping connections only she understands.

Backstory

The peculiar key refused to fit any lock Margaret Åström encountered, its smooth teeth worn by countless failed attempts across three generations of her family's locksmith dynasty. Every night, her grandmother Maria would hum the same haunting lullaby while running her fingers over this one stubborn key, whispering about "the door that chooses its moment" before tucking it away with trembling hands. After Maria's funeral, Margaret discovered dozens of identical keys hidden throughout the workshop—each one bearing the faint inscription of a single letter 'E' and coordinates to locations scattered across the globe. She began following these cryptic breadcrumbs, collecting more keys from strangers who claimed they'd been waiting decades for someone to finally ask the right questions. Now Margaret leaves her own coded messages for the next seeker, signed with that same mysterious 'E', while the original key grows warm in her pocket whenever she hums Maria's lullaby.

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