Heart-shaped Bay Leaves

Craft a story about the superstition of sleeping with bay leaves under your pillow on Valentine’s Day for dreams of future partners.

In the Elizabethan era, women would sleep with bay leaves under their pillows on Valentine’s Eve in the hopes of dreaming of their future husbands. Weave a narrative exploring this superstition. What does your character dream about when they try it? Does the dream have any ramifications on their love life?

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