Wrote a little thing following Pearl’s episode 2 of Secret Life :)
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Being a morning person isn’t all sunshine and rainbows every day. Nope, it’s not great when you’re in a sleepover and are now awake while sandwiched between your friends.
That’s where Gem finds herself after a night at Pearl’s…mound…hut…thing? She woke up at her usual time, only to be trapped under someone’s arm. She shifts carefully to wriggle out without waking up anyone else, but during the endeavour, she catches a glimpse of another figure sat upright.
“Having some trouble, Gem?” She hears Pearl ask teasingly, a smirk undoubtedly on her face.
Gem is finally freed of Cleo’s arm on top of her, and she pouts. “Go back to sleep.”
“Bold of you to assume I was asleep to begin with.”
“Pearlescentmoon.”
“I’m kidding! I did sleep, I’ll have you know. I did sleep.” Pearl sniffles.
Gem’s gaze turns fully towards Pearl, her vision adjusting to the dim room. As it clears, she sees Pearl’s eyes glimmer in the dark. Her face is slightly damp, Gem notices.
“Pearl?” Gem sits up and scoots closer. “Are you okay?”
“Never been better.” Pearl wipes away the tears formed. “I just— Um, I dunno…”
Pearl swallows what’s been building up in her throat, running her hand through the fur of Mailbox. “I didn’t think this would happen— It’s different.”
Gem glances at Pearl’s fidgeting with the yellow dog collar. It stops, leading Gem to observe Pearl’s distant stare at the pile of resting players in her home.
There’s only been a few times where Pearl’s eyes were that unfocused, swallowed up in a whirlwind of thoughts. One of those instances, there was a similar yellow collar in her frostbitten hand.
Something in Gem pushes her to reach for her friend. She won’t notice it at the moment, but the same reassurance she murmured that night leaves her mouth now,
“You’re not there anymore.”
Pearl looks up, then blinks. “Y’know, I might actually start believing that now.”
The corners of Pearl’s lips twitch upwards, the infectious smile finding its way to Gem as well.
“Fancy a walk outside?” Pearl eventually suggests. “Wouldn’t want to wake the others up.”
The fresh air on the other side of the walls do sound appealing, especially after a night inside a pretty cramped and stuffy room.
“Yeah.” Gem stretches her arms. “Yeah, that’s for the best.”
Sneaking past the others, the two step outside to be greeted by a warm sunrise.
(Pearl’s fingers brushes past Gem’s palm. The heat lingers.)
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i won't lie i think it's very funny (in. in a sad way) if most of the chain are having a good time during lu. like, they're hanging out with these other guys who actually GET them in a way almost no one else can, and they don't have to do all the fighting by themselves for once, and they're eating great food all the time and so on. sure, some of them miss their families or homes or whatever, and obviously they sometimes get hurt and have bad experiences, but for the most part they're all chilling.
...and then there's sky. sky, who during the entire thing is absolutely haunted by the fact that all of these people have suffered so much because of him. pretty much all of them began their quests as children, and it was his fault. sky, who doesn't say a word about the curse to anyone, who keeps all his guilt and horror and self-loathing locked up tight inside his chest. every time someone alludes to a traumatic event-even when they're just making a joke-sky has to look away for a moment to compose himself. because that trauma was his fault, too. it only happened because he failed.
he loves the other links just as much as any of them do. he also sees them as his family. but he can only forget himself and actually have a good time briefly, because he'll see time's eye or wild's scars and suddenly remember that he was the one who doomed them all.
(and you would never guess how he's feeling, how he's constantly being crushed under the massive weight of his guilt. he's always sleeping or talking about sun or carving or playing his harp. he seems so peaceful, so happy. he suffers so much, but he suffers in silence. after all, he doesn't deserve to tell anyone how he feels. not when it's all his fault.)
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Current Owlcrate Items
Owlcrate's 2023 Black Friday sale starts later this week, so I want to share Nevermoor items that you can currently buy and items that might be sold soon. If they aren't sold in this sale, they will likely go up at a later date if there is still stock available.
Currently Sold:
Proudfoot House Pennant Flag
Unit 919 Trading Cards
Step Boldly 'Hollowpox' Sticker
Hometrain Book Sleeve
Wunimal Institute Pennant Flag
The Book Of Ghostly Hours Reading Kit
Book Bug Battle Puzzle
Wundrous Water Bottle Sleeve
Step Boldly And Burn Brightly Wooden Bookmark
Coming Soon:
Nevermoor-inspired Bookworm Bowl
Hollowpox-inspired LED illusion light
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Headcanon Dump 1
Shyvana is the definition of balance between her being expected (and also raised) to behave like a human and her dragon blood. If it wasn't for the obvious blue/purple skin and scales scales, fire breathing and all that jazz, she could pass up for a human without much problem (if she looked like Ironscale or Darkflame for example? No problem passing by a human). However she is still a pure blood elemental fire dragon and with that comes a few things.
While she can eat vegetables, she has a natural inclination towards meat.
She loves to hoard things, especially shiny things and if you go into her house, there is a room that is always closed thats where she hoards her precious things.
As stated previously, she is affected by mating season and she has learned to keep herself in check but if she feels her urges are too strong she will lock herself away from view of others.
She has a second membrane in her eyes, like lizards and birds, that protect her during flight and from the excess of light her fire causes.
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