[shovel talk]
He was wearing a large sunhat and sunglasses that fit poorly to his whole image, and he had tucked his hands into his loose sleeves, as was his habit. He was smiling now because Astrid made him uncomfortable.
Astrid is surprised when Essek seeks her out for a conversation.
a birthday gift for @callingvoicemail!! happy birthday bestie 🥰
Rating: T
Relationships: Astrid Beck & Essek Thelyss, background Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast and Astrid Beck/Eadwulf Grieve
Characters: Astrid Beck, Essek Thelyss
Words: 1378
Posted: 2 April 2024
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NEW HAVEN
🦋 wip introduction 🦋
Genre: low fantasy, litfic(-ish)
Status: drafting! (nanowrimo 2023)
Plot: after six months of searching for her father, Jessamy Monroe is led to a small, college town and her estranged older brother - both hiding dark secrets.
Setting: New Haven, MD
Vibes: golden hour, white oaks, shadows moving in your periphery, distant shores, sleepless nights, unspoken truths
🦋 Characters 🦋
Jess (22, she/her) - scared little girl with funky magic, simon's sister || perceptive, insensitive, obedient, diligent, haunted [#jessamy, #jess and dylan]
Simon (27, he/him) - nerdy wife-guy with daddy issues, jess' brother & andrea's boyfriend || insightful, protective, anxious, serious [#simon, #simon and andrea]
Andrea (26, she/her) - beautiful, intelligent woman with a predilection for arson, simon's girlfriend || willful, charming, passionate, focused [#andrea]
Dylan (??, he/it) - my sweet shadow boy with so much love in his heart, jess' closest friend [#dylan]
🦋 Excerpt Below 🦋
“If I hadn’t left you with him...” Simon sighs into his hands, voice muffled with frustration.
“What could you possibly have done?” She’d meant for it to come out more as a question than an accusation. She’d intended to placate him, diffuse the situation, and escape from his useless self-pity, but the look on his face is something she can’t quite name. It fills her mouth with the acrid taste of bile, hot and tinged with regret. Simon glances away from her, emotions flashing across his face too quick to read.
She’s relieved, for a moment, that she didn’t grow up with Simon and his myriad of feelings and sensitivities. It was hard enough to navigate her father’s long stretches of silence, never knowing what would set him off. At least she could be silent too.
It never hurt to be quiet, unseen and unheard.
🦋 Taglist: @coffeeandcalligraphy @dallonwrites @ipromiseimawriter (ask to be added or removed!) 🦋
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Her Burning Light
@elucienweekofficial Day 7 - AU
Inspired by the story of Icarus, the boy who flew too close to the sun and died. And a quote by Oscar Wilde
Never regret thy fall, O Icarus of the fearless flight
For the greatest tragedy of them all
Is never to feel the burning light
- Oscar Wilde
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The red and orange flames have caught onto the tips of her pristine white wings, dancing with the soft feathers, and spreading until Elain has lost control and has started falling. But there is no pain, no burning. There is nothing but the sky above and the sea below.
Elain closes her eyes, and braces herself for the moment her body will hit the water and she will eventually drown. But before she accepts her fate, she smiles at the golden clouds, knowing that she has seen her burning light with her own eyes.
He has looked at her behind the bright flames of the sun. Golden-brown skin, russet and gold eyes, hair as red as the fire that is consuming her wings. Just like she imagined. He has even extended his hand towards her with the brightest of smile.
It has been worth it. He is worth it. How she has longed for him since the day she saw him ascending into the sky. She has waited for him every night, praying for the day to come fast so that she could feel the rays of her burning light.
Her smile turns into a laugh, and Elain laughs and laughs, before everything turns black. Everything, except for her burning light who still burns bright behind her closed eyes.
I'm pretty sad that I missed elucien week. But I did my best to post at least one little thing from my drafts. This was supposed to be much longer but time and responsibilities and bla bla bla 🙄 anyway, I hope you get the idea.
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YOU FOUND ME 💥💥💥
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Ha HA! Our secret plan all along has been revealed! What every will we do now!?
*snatches all your work to feed the others*
What will you do about that!?
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it's been a while since I've written anything and while that used to bog me down, I'm just feeling peaceful. like. i still love writing, especially new haven, but it gets to live in my head for right now, waiting until i have space for it. which is nice.
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