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Lucid Oceans
pt.1
Optional bias X Reader
Today was the day your amazon package should be delivered. You ordered a variety of items from crystals to a Tarot deck. It was your first time ever working with something like this, you’d always stray away from the “super natural” aka anything that wasn’t christian related because of your parents. You started biting on your nails, you absolutely could not wait for it to get here. The main purpose of you buying it was for your curiosity. You were impatient to learn the events of your future, so what better way to know than to read it yourself. Suddenly the phone starts ringing, It’s your friend,
“Hey y/n, I’ve been meaning to call you since you first moved, how is it not living in the city?”
You smiled happily to hear a familiar voice, “It’s going well, it is so peaceful out here, the scenery is amazing!”
“I still don't understand what you saw in that old creepy house, it’s overgrown and in the middle of the woods, of course I’m going off the pictures you sent.”
“Key, it’s really not that bad, and it's not creepy!” you sigh a puff of air from annoyance “It’s really charming in fact, plus it was really cheap for a 3 bedroom house, the living room is big and so is the kitchen” You were getting excited for all the new possibilities “Plus it has a really nice porch and garden!’ you beam.
“Y/n you suck at gardening, every plant you ever tried taking care of has died.” Key deadpanned
“Okay well no one has lived here for a few years, and they seem to be just fine on their own” you huff.
Key was a good friend that you knew since childhood. Although they were very blunt you appreciate them for sticking around and putting up with your impulsiveness.
The door rings, “Hey Key imma have to call you back” you say quickly hanging up the phone afterwards.
Waiting for you once you got to the door was your long anticipated package. You squeal, snatching it and running to the living room. You had hand-me-down furniture from your parents and other family members. It's not quite your style, but you appreciate having a fully furnished house.
Tearing open the box, you see your crystals, rose quartz pendulum, and your precious Tarot card deck. You’ve done the bare minimum research on the things you got, but at least you had a slight understanding. Grabbing the Tarot deck out of the box you read the title, “Lucid Oceans Tarot Deck”. You open the box and remove the guide book, then the deck. You shuffled the deck multiple times over, seemingly unsuccessful with any cards jumping out, like you’ve seen on some videos. You try for a little longer until one card pops out, Ace of Pentacles.
You quickly grab the guide book and flip to the page that you’re looking for, “Let this friendship show you the way to your better true self.” You think about what the card could mean, maybe you should spend more time with Key? While you’re off in a daze your bunny hops towards you, starting to nibble on the card.
“KOOKIE, NO BAD BUNNY!” You snatch the card towards your chest, he must be hungry you think. You walk towards the fridge, pulling out some green leaf lettuce for him to chew on, you notice that you’re a little low on food. Dropping off the lettuce on the floor for your bunny to munch on, you head to your bedroom to throw on some clothes so you could head to the store.
While shopping leisurely through the store, you had noticed some man following through
The store. You had finally had enough and turned around.
“Can I help you?” you were already frustrated that you bumped into a creep, in your seemingly peaceful little town you had moved to.
“I’m sorry for following you, but I just didn’t know how to tell you that there’s something hanging out of your pants.” He points to your behind where you did in fact have something there.
But to your absolute horror, it was some racy underwear that might have been caught on your jeans when you slipped them on. You quickly snatch it and throw it into your bag, looking back to the man with embarrassment.
“I-uh… thanks!” you quickly saw, and rushed off with your cart of food, somehow you were going to blame this on Kookie. After your rushed checkout and race to the car, you were finally back at your cozy home. After placing your groceries in their respective places, you head towards the living room.
Noticing the Tarot card missing from the spot you had placed on the table was missing. You search high and low, you search every corner of the house with the card still not showing up. You even go through the deck and it has still made no appearance, you decide Kookie has somehow gotten to it and eaten it.
You decided to go out and explore the garden, picking out the weeds, and seeing what's planted. After rummaging around and picking out the dead plants and excess foliage, you came to a conclusive finish to your hard work. You stand up stretching and popping your back,all of a sudden a figure catches your eye standing in the forest a few meters from where you stand.
You quickly gather your things and run back in the house, locking the door behind you. You go throughout the house securing every lock. You try to calm yourself, assuming you had seen a bear. You take Kookie upstairs to your room, making sure he’d be safe. He wasn’t quite happy about moving from his loafing position, and made it known by thumping.
“Kookie it’s either be up here or possibly be eaten by a bear, I chose the best option for you.” You say sitting on the edge of your bed.
You have an unread message from Key. “Dude are you alive you rushed off the phone earlier and didn’t say why?”
“Sorry, I had to get my package then went shopping and did a little garden cleanup”
“Okkaaaayyyy and you couldn't text me back because….?”
“I forgot, I was just caught up with getting settled in.” putting your phone down, you lay back on your bed. Suddenly you hear an absurd amount of thunder. It goes off again, this time sounding like an explosion, you look outside through your bedroom window, but there seems to be no storms clouds in the late evening.
You shrug it off and head towards the bathroom, maybe taking a nice hot bath would settle your nerves. The handle squeaks as you turn it, surprisingly the water heats up pretty quickly. You’re quite excited and dig through some of your unpacked boxes, searching for your bath bombs and salts. Finding your ocean bath bomb, and lavender scented bath salt and dump them into your steaming bath.
After undressing you slowly sink into the hot water, feeling more relaxed and at ease.
“You know what, today hasn’t been that bad.” you say sinking further into the water. You spoke too soon, the lights started flickering and the power turned off.
“Shit” you say not able to see your own hand in front of your face. You slowly get out of the tub, full of water you were barely able to enjoy.
You grab your bath towel that you luckily had placed nearby, thinking that you may have remembered packing a flashlight in your bedroom boxes. After feeling your way out the bathroom and into your room, you began searching for the flashlight. After not finding it on your bookshelf, you decided to search through the one unpacked boxe left in the corner of your room. Your eyes have finally adjusted to the darkness, so you could see a bit clearer.
After finding the flashlight in the box, you decided to find the breaker box. Turning on the flashlight you wander through the house searching for the box. After what seemed like forever, walking back and forth throughout the entire house, you feared the worst. The breaker box is most likely outside.
“Fuck me” you wispered to yourself. You weren’t about to go outside in the dark wrapped in a towel. Instead you decide to search around the house, hoping you had packed some candles. After searching tirelessly, you finally admit defeat. You slip on your house shoes and head outside. Walking from the front door around to the left side of the house and found it. On the good side it was close to the door if anything went wrong, and on the bad side you would have your back turned towards the forest.
You take a deep breath and begin working on the box. Another sound of explosive thunder goes off above you. You look up and search around you to make sure you are still in the clear. Coyotes start howling not too far from where you stood. You started fumbling the switches when the howling was cut off, and sounds of whimpering and whining followed suit. You started flipping the switches, and the power finally buzzed back on. You sigh a deep breath of relief, until you feel hot air go down the expanse of your back.
You were frozen, absolutely terrified to move. “This is it, this is how I die, naked and cold outside.” You felt your body trembling, and when you thought things couldn’t get worse, you felt a wet, leathery large object poking your back, hard enough to nudge your whole body forward a couple of steps. You re adjust yourself, and finally gain your senses back. You bolt to the front door, slamming it behind you as you entered the house.
“What the actual hell was that?” it’s hard for you to catch your breath. Locking the front door and peeking out the front window, you saw nothing. You take a deep sigh of relief, finally able to steady your breathing. You head back upstairs to your bathroom. The water in the tub was still hot to your amazement. Instead of letting good products go to waste you sink back into the tub. You hadn’t realized just how tense you were until your body fully emerged in the water. You close your eyes, slowly dozing off.
Suddenly you were in the middle of a flower field, it was dark, the only thing lighting the area around you were fireflies. You hear a deep rumbling coming from above you. You couldn’t move, your body was frozen and you had no control. You looked up to see a giant creature above you. Your eyes widened, you couldn’t believe what you were seeing. It looks down and flies towards you. You shoot up out of the bathtub, what you just went through felt too real. It was a fact, what you had just seen was something out of fairytales, you had seen, a Dragon.
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Symbolism
I thought I might not be the only writer out there who likes to put symbolism in their stories so I found some things and what they represent!!
Animals
Alligator - stealth, survival
Ant - diligence, industry, community, remarkable strength, hard working, success, patience
Antelope - action
Armadillo - boundaries, self protection
Badger - aggressiveness, passion and drive
Bat - rebirth, longevity, joy, good luck
Bear - gentle strength, dreaming, introspection, power, protection
Beaver - builder, accomplishing goals
Bee - divine messenger, love, service, gathering, community
Bird - enlightenment, perspective, swiftness, vision, prophetic knowledge
Boar - nature-based wealth, prosperity, success, protection, courage
Buffalo - prayer, abundance, survival needs met, good fortune, healing
Bulls’ horns - a good symbol in meditation for motivation
Butterfly - rebirth, the soul, transformation, the three phases of life
Cat - feminine energy, mystical power, used to keep the wearer safe in travel, wholeness
Chameleons - ever-changing future, inconsistency
Cheetah - speed, focus
Cougar - power, swiftness, balance
Cows - red cows are a symbol of hope, inspiring symbol for nurturing efforts
Coyote - trickster
Crane - longevity. A pair of cranes symbolizes “Long Marriage”
Cricket - good luck charm, singing, Spring, fertility
Crow - sacred law, gateway to supernatural, shape shifting, illusion
Deer - graceful gentleness, sensitivity, compassion, kindness
Dog - companionship, health, service, loyalty, protection, future prosperity
Dolphin - manna, joy, childlike play, helpfulness, breath of life, harmony, intelligence, self connection
Donkey - fertility, easy childbirth, efficiency, health, well-being, and luck
Dove - peace, innocence, fidelity, love, gentleness, kindnes
Dragonfly - good fortune, magic, vision, dreams, luck, and ancient knowledge, illusion
Dragon - wisdom due to long lives and potent magic, royalty, Emperor, eternity, courage, strength, rain, Spring
Eagle - courage, spirit, bravery, strength
Elephant - commitment, strength, astuteness
Elk - stamina, pride, power, majesty
Fish - miracles, providence, sea/water magic, good luck and prosperity, foresight, fortune, salmon in particular, are associated with knowledge
Fox - camouflage, adaptability, integration, tricksters, shape shifters, and possessors of great magic
Frog - healing, cleansing, messages, health, honesty, fluidity, purification
Gazelle - awareness
Giraffe - grounded vision
Goat - tenacity, diligence, can help to achieve goals, endure criticism, and stay safe. Goat’s fur or foot - an anti-evil talisman.
Goose - safe return, love of home
Grasshopper - nobility, prosperity
Hawk - nessenger, strength, foresight, truth
Hippopotamus - emotional depths
Horses - power, stamina, speed, transportation and communication - A black horse with a white marking on its forehead is lucky
Hummingbird - joy, pure love, celebration of life
Ladybug - delight, trust
Lamb - filial piety (dutiful respect or regard for parents).
Lion (baby) cubs - inspire mercy and gentleness.
Lion (grown) - inspire strength, courage
Lions - pride, nobility, cunning, courage, just laws, fairness, the sun, images can protect sacred ground.
Lizard - dreaming, foresight, ancient secrets
Lynx - secrets
Monkey - benevolence, drives away evil
Moose - self-esteem, assertiveness
Mountain Lion - wisdom, leadership
Mouse - frugality, rebirth, scrutiny
Opossum - strategy, diversion
Otter - medicine (woman), balanced feminine energy
Owl - deception, wisdom, clairvoyance, magic
Ox - evil spirits that disturb lakes, rivers, and seas
Peacock - wholeness, dignity, beauty, recognition, self assurance, pride
Pig - rebirth and rejuvenation
Porcupine - innocence
Rabbit - fear, fertility, moon magic, speed, swiftness, longevity, courage, strength
Raccoon - dexterity, disguise
Raven - magic
Robin - growth, renewal
Rooster - courageous, warlike disposition, warmth and life of the Universe
Scorpion - the “fire within” that often needs careful tending
Seal - inner voice
Sheep - sacrifice
Snake - cunning, evil, supernatural power
Spider - destiny, fate, weaving
Squirrel - gathering
Swan - grace
Tiger - courage, bravery, fierceness, strength, being in the now
Turtle - mother earth
Weasel - stealth
Whale - record keeper
Wolf - teacher, A Guide to the Sacred
Zebra - Individuality
PLANTS
Aloe- Healing, protection, affection
Amaryllis- Pride
Anemone- Forsaken
Angelica- Inspiration
Apple blossom- Preference
Arborvitae- Unchanging friendship
Aster- Symbol of Love, Daintiness
Basil- Good wishes
Bay- Glory
Begonia- Beware
Bittersweet- Truth
Black-eyed Susan- Justice
Bluebell- Humility, kindness
Candytuft- Indifference
Red carnation- My Heart Aches, admiration
- White carnation- Innocence, pure love, women’s good luck gift
- Pink carnation- I’ll never forget you
- Yellow carnation- Disdain, disappointment, rejection
Chamomile- Patience
Chives- Usefulness
Chrysanthemum- Cheerfulness
Clover, white- Think of me
Coreopsis- Always cheerful
Coriander- Hidden worth
Crocus- spring, Youthful gladness
Cumin- Fidelity
Cyclamen- Resignation and good-bye
Daffodil- Regard
Daisy- Innocence, hope
Dill- Powerful against evil
Edelweiss- Courage, devotion
Fennel- Flattery
Fern- Sincerity
Forget-me-not- True love memories
Gardenia- Secret love
Geranium- oak-leavedTrue friendship
Gladiolus- Remembrance
Goldenrod- Encouragement, good fortune
Heliotrope- Eternal love
Holly- Hope
Hollyhock- Ambition
Honeysuckle- Bonds of love
Horehound- Health
Hyacinth- Games and sport, playfulness, rashness
– Blue Hyacinth- Constancy of love
– Purple Hyacinth- Sorrow, forgiveness, regret
– Yellow Hyacinth- Jealousy
– White Hyacinth- Loveliness, prayers for someone
Hydrangea- Gratitude for being understood; frigidity and heartlessness
Hyssop- Sacrifice, cleanliness
Iris- A message
Ivy- Friendship, continuity
Jasmine- white- Sweet love
Lady’s-mantle- Comforting
Lavender- Devotion, virtue
Lemon balm- Sympathy
Lilac- Joy of youth
Lily, calla- Beauty
Lily, day- Chinese emblem for mother
Lily-of-the-valley- Sweetness, purity
Lotus Flower- Purity, enlightenment, self-regeneration, and rebirth
Magnolia- Love of nature
Marjoram- Joy and happiness
Mint- Virtue
Morning glory- Affection
Myrtle- Good luck and love in a marriage
Nasturtium- Patriotism
Oak- Strength
Oregano- Substance
Pansy- Thoughts
Parsley- Festivity
Peony- Bashful, happy life
Pine- Humility
Poppy, red- Consolation
Rhododendron- Danger, flee
Rose, red- Love, I love you.
Rose, dark crimson- Mourning
Rose, pink- Happiness
Rose, white- Purity, heavenly, I’m worthy of you
Rose, yellow- Jealousy, decrease of love
Rosemary- Remembrance
Rue- Grace, clear vision
Sage- Wisdom, immortality
Salvia, blue- I think of you
Salvia, red- Forever mine
Savory Spice- interest
Sorrel- Affection
Southernwood- Constancy, jest
Sunflower- Adoration
Sweet pea- Pleasures
Sweet William- Gallantry
Sweet woodruff- Humility
Tansy- Hostile thoughts
Tarragon- Lasting interest
Thyme- Courage, strength
Tulip, red- Passion, declaration of love
Tulip, yellow- Sunshine in your smile
Valerian- Readiness
Violet- Loyalty, devotion, faithfulness, modesty
Wallflower- Faithfulness in adversity
Willow- Sadness
Yarrow- Everlasting love
Zinnia- Thoughts of absent friends
Color
Red: Excitement, energy, passion, love, desire, speed, strength, power, heat, aggression, danger, fire, blood, war, violence, all things intense and passionate, sincerity, happiness (Only in Japan)
Pink: love and romance, caring, tenderness, acceptance and calm.
Beige and ivory: symbolize unification.
Ivory: symbolizes quiet and pleasantness.
Beige: calm and simplicity.
Yellow: signifies joy, happiness, betrayal, optimism, idealism, imagination, hope, sunshine, summer, gold, philosophy, dishonesty, cowardice, jealousy, covetousness, deceit, illness, hazard and friendship.
Dark Blue: Symbolizes integrity, knowledge, power, and seriousness.
Blue: Peace, tranquility, cold, calm, stability, harmony, unity, trust, truth, confidence, conservatism, security, cleanliness, order, loyalty, sky, water, technology, depression, appetite suppressant.
Turquoise: calm.
Teal: sophistication.
Aquamarine: symbolizes water.
Lighter turquoise: a feminine appeal.
Purple: Royalty, nobility, spirituality, ceremony, mysterious, transformation, wisdom, enlightenment, cruelty, honor, arrogance, mourning, temperance.
Lavender: femininity, grace and elegance.
Orange: Energy, balance, enthusiasm, warmth, vibrant, expansive, flamboyant, demanding of attention.
Green: Nature, environment, healthy, good luck, renewal, youth, spring, generosity, fertility, jealousy, service, inexperience, envy, misfortune, vigor.
Brown: Earth, stability, hearth, home, outdoors, reliability, comfort, endurance, simplicity, and comfort.
Gray: Security, reliability, intelligence, staid, modesty, dignity, maturity, solid, conservative, practical, old age, sadness, boring. Silver symbolizes calm.
White: Reverence, purity, birth, simplicity, cleanliness, peace, humility, precision, innocence, youth, winter, snow, good, sterility, marriage (Western cultures), death (Eastern cultures), cold, clinical.
Black: Power, sexuality, sophistication, formality, elegance, wealth, mystery, fear, evil, unhappiness, depth, style, sadness, remorse, anger, anonymity, underground, good technical color, mourning, death (Western cultures), austerity, detachment.
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