“Happy new year!”
Elias, light ‘em up!
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Have you Been Naughty or Nice?
Swiped from @lil-kissy
“Serafina, you’re new here. You should go first!”
“Okay. Who’s next?”
“Estrella said we’re going to be going from newest muse to oldest this year.”
“Oh, that’d be me!”
There's a reason Santa created a Naughty List. And you're just one of those reasons, Serafina.
“Seriously?!”
“This thing isn’t always right. It put Ghost on the naughty list for slacking off at work last year... And it doesn’t have a job.”
Annabelle, you must have been EXTRA nice this year. Santa has a smiley face next to your name on the Nice List!
“Hooray! I want a doll.”
Way to help that old lady, Valeriya. Santa will certainly add you to the Nice List this year.
I must say, Ekaterina. You've really improved last year's performance and made the cut on the Nice List!
“Yay!”
Wow Dmitri, rescuing those Orphans from that burning building got you a free ride on Santa's Nice List for years to come!
“That’s nice... But I haven’t saved anyone from a burning building.”
“See what I mean by this not always being right?”
Little ghost, you must have been EXTRA nice this year. Santa has a smiley face next to your name on the Nice List!
Aleksei, you REALLY put ex-lax in Santa's cookies?! Don't expect to see your name on the Nice List anytime soon.
“No I didn’t!”
“Press the button again.”
Ho ho ho! Nice try, Aleksei. Thought you could slip one past the Big Guy, huh? Naughty.
“I didn’t, really!”
Aleksei, do you really think Santa is unaware of your inappropriate Facebook posts? Naughty.
“WHAT THE HELL IS ‘FACEBOOK’?”
*Snickering*
“It’s just a game, Aleksei. Don’t worry about it.”
“And don’t laugh at him, Ekaterina.”
“My turn!”
Dyanna, shouldn’t you be working, instead of surfing the web during office hours…?
NAUGHTY LIST FOR YOU!
“I’m only eleven, I don’t have a job!”
Hmmmm... you've got a couple weeks left to redeem yourself, Elias. Right now, you are on the Naughty List!
“Alrighty... Will do.”
... 👀
“Can I try?”
“Have at it, little guy.”
In the words of Larry David, you've been "pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good" this year.
🎉
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🌒 There Would be no light Without Darkness 🌒
★ Over two years of experience
★ More than welcoming to OCs, AUs and crossovers
★ Run by @daystar-daydreamer
Main promo // About // Rules // Image credit
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🌒 There Would be no light Without Darkness 🌒
★ Four years of experience
★ More than welcoming to OCs, AUs and crossovers
★ Mun is writing a book
★ Mun is 18+
★ Run by @daystar-daydreamer
Main promo // About // Rules // Image credit
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“What are you guys doing? Have you seen Annabelle and the ghost?”
“We’re collecting flowers for our Mamas!”
“Annie took Ghost to the park.”
“Which one?”
“Probably the one with the geese.”
“Alright.”
“Wait, come back!”
?
“Come pick flowers with us!”
“But I don’t have parents...”
“What about Meilan?”
“I wish she was my Mama.”
“Anfisa isn’t my birth mother either, but here I am.”
“Besides, wouldn’t she be happy to know you think of her as your mother?”
“You’re right. She’d be thrilled!”
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Gold, Silver, Pearl or Jade?
Gold
Oh, but you must have known. Aren’t you sick of trying to be the golden one? You are hardworking. You have taken on the expectations of success that others impose on you, and now you expect those same things from yourself. You balance it all, and somehow keep moving...
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This or that?
Swiped from @fxtelism
Peace or war? Sun or stars? Flowers or trees? Crescent moon or full moon? Streets or skyscrapers? Rooftops or balconies? Ink or glitter? Life or death? Order or chaos? Candle or bonfire? Ocean or sky? Leather or silk? Sweet or sour? Overstimulation or under stimulation? Book or letter? Soft or coarse? Fight or flight? Spoken or written? Silver or gold? Playing cards or tarot cards? Circles or angles? Cramped or vast? Checkers or chess?
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“What was that?!”
“Is it Xiuying and Ignatius?”
“We’re right here...”
“Oh!”
“False alarm, everybody. It’s just Elias.”
“Then what were those noises?”
“I brought firecrackers for everybody!”
“What are firecrackers?”
“They’re little capsules that you either throw on the ground or set on fire, and it’ll make a colorful explosion. The noise came from me dropping a box.”
“Is it for the new year?”
“Yep!”
“But didn’t we already set off fireworks almost a month ago?”
“It’s tiger new year again!”
*snickering* “Lunar new year. And it’s the year of the cat this time.”
“Close enough...”
“Cat? There’s no cat on the zodiac. It’s the year of the rabbit.”
“Rabbit?”
“The cat would have raced, but the rat didn’t wake him up the morning of.”
...??
“Xiuying, you’re Gudanese. And Elias, your mother was from Xuyen. Maybe you have different versions of the legend!”
“That makes sense.”
“There’s a legend?”
“Yea...”
“Annabelle and Serafina weren’t here last year.”
“Oh, right!”
“Thanks.”
“‘Back when tigers used to smoke, there was race between the animals. The Jade Emperor, who was the ruler of the heavens, asked all the animals to participate in his birthday on the ninth day of the first lunar month and held a great race. The first twelve animals that came would be given a place in the calendar.’”
“‘Although the rat got up early and ran fast, he became worried when he arrived at the river bank as he was a poor swimmer. After waiting for the come of the ox, he asked the help from the ox to carry him across the river. With the help of the honest and helpful ox, the rat successfully crossed the river. However, he didn’t jump off from the ox’s back until they arrived at the door of the Jade Emperor.’
“‘Just as the ox was about to win the race, the rat leapt to the Jade Emperor before the ox. Thus, the rat won the first place in the race and the second the ox. Later came the Tiger, Cat, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, and Dog. The lazy pig arrived last and got the last place.’”
“Now come and get your firecrackers, everyone! We’ll set them off tonight!”
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“Can we come out now?”
Yea, come on, you two! :D Come introduce yourselves to the rest of the gang!
“Alrighty!”
“My name is Xiuying, I’m twelve years old, and I was born in the year of the monkey.”
“I’m Ignatius. I’m ten, and...”
“What year was I born in?”
“The dog.”
“Woof woof!” *giggling*
“Where are you two from? I’ve never seen anyone dressed like that before.”
“And what’s your gimmick?”
“Our what?”
“We all have something special: Aleksei is from a fandom; Annabelle, Dyanna, Katia, Dmitri, Elias, and Serafina are main characters from Estrella’s stories; I kept my story’s main characters from getting themselves killed; and Ghost is... Well, a ghost.”
“Do you have magic?”
...
“I was a spellcaster...”
“Ghost wants you to show it some spells.”
“Oh, and can you show me how to cast one?”
“You were a spellcaster? What are you now?”
“Are you kinetics now?”
...!
They’re Fragokinetics! Xiuying’s always had her powers and Ignatius just got his.
“They can blow things up.”
:)?
“You can befriend them if you want, they can’t hurt you.”
“Should we... Go?”
“No, please stay.”
“Really?”
“... So you’re not scared...?”
“If you keep your powers as under wraps as I do, then I don’t see a reason to be. I’m a Cariesgenetic. Until Katia and Dima showed me how they buried offal in their garden to fertilize it, I had no idea that rot could be anything but disgusting, like my father always told me. I know what it’s like to be afraid of my own powers.”
“That does make me feel a little better...”
“I can ask my friend if she knows a spell to counteract your powers. Would you like that?”
“YES!”
“I have a good luck charm, if it would make you feel better to have.”
“There are things called amplifiers where I’m from that makes powers stronger. I’ll ask my parents if there are reverse-amplifiers.”
“Those would be very nice, thank you.”
“And where are you two from?”
“I’m from Yuan Gudai.”
“And I’m from Ephesus.”
“Oooh, tell me all about them!”
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On the topic of shadows, I’m currently writing a fight scene between Elias and Valeriya, to 1) practice writing action, 2) get a sense of how they’d wield their magic in a fight (Especially Valeriya), and 3) let plot bunnies spring up for new mechanics said magic.
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(sins of the sea) Little boxes bearing dried mangoes, coconuts, tamarind, and puka bracelets for everyone! "Luna" in particular gets a little gold-chained bracelet with a small carved moon for a pendant! And though Dimitri won't know who is sending this or why, he'd get a specific gift too: a nazar. Hm…..
"These bracelets are beautiful!"
“Do you want mine?”
"YES!"
*jingle jingle jingle*
“Look, Ghost got a different bracelet.”
“Who’s ‘Luna’.”
“Do you think it’s from your friend?”
✨💞
"Oh, Dima got something special too!”
“Yea!”
“It’s an eye!”
“Who’s it from?”
“I've no idea.”
“What are these... Bendy dry things?”
“Mango and coconut. They grow everywhere in Permico.”
“I like them!”
“The hard brown ones are tamarind, you have to break the shell and pull off the strings to eat it. My mom gets a pile every time we go to Xuyentown.”
...
“Oh.” *crack*
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👏👏
“Uh... Thank you.”
“What’re these for?”
“It’s for Christmas!”
“What’s Christmas?”
“It’s a holiday from where Ghost is from."
“It told us it’s for a man named Jesus who was the son of God. It’s his birthday.”
“Alright.”
“Mary was sitting in the sun outside her house. It was a normal day; a bit of cooking, a bit of helping around the house. She was having a few minutes rest, when suddenly an angel appeared.
“‘Are you Mary?' he asked.
“’Yes, who are you?' the startled girl replied.
“’I’m an angel from God, and I have a surprise for you. You’re going to have a baby.’
“Mary raised her hand to her mouth. ‘It would be a surprise, I’m not even married.’...”
...
“... The three wise men were just going to go back home when God said: 'Don’t tell Herod where Jesus is. He wants to hurt him, not worship him.'
"’Right,” they said. 'We’ll go back a different way.'
“They did, and so King Herod never found out where Jesus was.”
“Alright, now let’s see what everyone got.”
“A doll! Thank you!”
“Sweet, a cookbook!”
“Was that a pun?”
“Maaaaybe...”
It was a happy little accident, truth be told.
“A necklace!”
“It’s beautiful.”
“Oh, tea. What flavor?”
“A toy bird... Uh... Thanks”
“Turn its tail?”
“It flies!”
“More toy soldiers!”
“Oh, ribbons! Thank you.”
“Oh, I got a doll too! Annabelle, maybe we can have a tea party.”
“Tomorrow?”
“Tomorrow.”
“Can I come too? I’ll bring some of Mama’s bloodleaf tea.”
“You’re a boy...”
“And bring your soldiers!”
“And you too, Ghost.”
“Oh, I got something for you!”
💞
“You’re welcome.”
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