House of Frank

Powerless witch Saika is ready to enact her sister's final wish to plant her remains at the famed Ash Gardens. When Saika arrives at the always-stormy sanctuary, she is welcomed by its owner, an enormous, knit-cardiganed mythical beast named Frank, who offers her a role as one of the estate's caretakers.

Overcome with grief, Saika accepts, desperate to put off her final farewell to her sister. But the work requires a witch with intrinsic power, and Saika's been disconnected from her magic since her sister's death two years prior. Saika gets by at the sanctuary using a fragment of a fallen star to cast enchantments—while hiding the embarrassing truth about herself.

As Saika works harder in avoidance of her pain, she learns more about Frank, the decaying house at Ash Gardens, and the lives of the motley staff, including bickering twin cherubs, a mute ghost, a cantankerous elf, and an irritating half witch, among others. Over time, she rediscovers what it means to love and be wholly loved and how to allow her joy and grief to coexist.

Rep: wlw, Black lesbian mc, Black pansexual li, gay man sc, trans woman sc, asexual sc, mainly queer cast CWs: Grief (major theme), depictions and mentions of death, death of child (in past, off page), mention of suicide (off page), minor suicidal ideation, mental illness, fantasy illness that presents similar to Alzheimer's or dementia.