Thats One Way To Vent Your Frustration, Aspen

That’s one way to vent your frustration, Aspen

TSS Snippet: Card Game

AKA ‘Let Aspen Say Fuck’ Scenario #1:

Emry tossed his cards onto the table with a sigh.

 “I’m all out. Aspen, it’s up to you now.” He leaned back in the chair and crossed his arms. “Please, defeat Cal at least once before her ego gets too big to fit in this room.”

 “Is it my fault that you passed the wrong card three rounds ago?” Cal murmured through a smile from across the table.

 “Yes, it is. The sunlight hit your face a certain way and it distracted me.”

Cal rolled her eyes and played a card.

 “I thought we needed to deflate my ego, Mr. Karic.”

 “I’m fickle.” Emry nodded to Aspen, who was hunched over their cards and frowning deeply. “Aspen, it’s your turn. You have anything that beats a ten?”

Aspen looked at Cal’s card. Looked at their hand. Slumped.

 “Fuck,” they said.

 “Aspen!” Cal’s wide eyes snapped to Emry, who raised his hands immediately.

 “Hey, I didn’t teach him that!”

 “Then who did?”

They both looked to Aspen, whose green eyes flicked up from their cards.

 “Georgie,” they all said at once.

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Okay, I read this and it was amazing!!

In case you missed it! I published a novella called Worm in a Jar, about a witch-in-training who accidentally summons a mischievous demon from the shadows and must find a way to send them back home. Here’s some praise for Worm, compiled from Amazon & Goodreads reviews:

The perfect scoop of a story! Very gay and cute, gotta love a transgender worm demon and grumpy witch… Pick it up :)

Loved every sentence of this book. Pigeon has a wonderful way with words that let them flow incredibly naturally, and Malee(the POV character) is wonderfully characterized by them.

This is such a cute story! The themes of wanting and love and belonging are so touching. Worm is an absolute sweetheart, and Malee’s sass and attitude make it a delightful read.

I really enjoyed reading Worm in a Jar. It’s short and sweet. Worm is so lovable and such a trans icon!

If this appeals to you, you can read the first chapter & buy it here!! Reblogs are always appreciated 🖤

Happy International Asexuality Day for all of my fellow aces!!!

April Prompts Day 3 - pastel

Featuring: Nala, Fera and Vera (@pagesofcursive character)

"I just don't know what to get." Nala paced nervously in the open plaza.

"I'm sure you can think of something," Vera's voice was tinny over the phone.

Nala groaned and sat down on a plastic bench facing a pathetic fountain, "I'm sure I could, but it's just… I don't know. Pressure? I want to impress her. It's just our anniversary, and I'm sure she has something amazing and-"

Vera interrupted with a chuckle, "I'm sure she definitely does. Hey, Fae!" she yelled away from the phone. A distant "yeah?" was heard in the background. Vera continued, "Have you got something for your and Nala's anniversary tomorrow?"

Nala heard stomping approach the phone and her heart fluttered in anticipation. "Not yet," she melted at Fera's severe tone. She was super cute most of the time, but when she was ticked she had had a lot of steam to blow off. "But I'm coming up with something. Besides," Nala could almost hear her glare at her twin, "why is it your business? I appreciate the concern, but you have your own relationship."

"Oh, no reason," humor was obvious in Vera's voice. "You see? Nothing to worry about, Nala."

"Wait, you're on the phone with Nala?" Fera's voice softened, but grew louder as she approached the phone. Nala let out an uncharacteristic squeak and hung up the phone, not ready to be confronted by a potentially judgemental girlfriend. She was probably overreacting, probably overthinking, and probably blowing it out of proportion. She took a breath. Calm. Steady. Rational. Ready to make a choice. Well, maybe not that far.

She heaved herself off the tacky green bench and meandered towards the shopping centre. A pair of basketball shoes caught her eye in a sports store window, but she stayed strong and kept moving. Maybe she could get Fera clothes? Was that too simple? She always did well with bright colours and pastels, right? That seemed too easy. But it was still better than nothing. Sighing heavily, she turned into the shop.

Half an hour later, she drooped out, empty handed. She had a dozen photos of ideas she came up with inside, but none of them seemed right. A tie dye shirt, lavender overalls, a pack of rainbow socks that would've been absolutely adorable, a baby blue circle skirt and a couple of other options for good measure. They all seemed too simple alone, but too busy together.

They twisted their mouth as they wracked their brain for more ideas. Wait. An orchid! Fera has been telling her about them for weeks. Her flower garden was flourishing, but she was missing an orchid from her patch. She beelined to the hardware store at the edge of the mall, which had a greenhouse next to it. She fought through hoards of people before squeezing into the shop. Five minutes later, she triumphantly strode out, a thigh high orchid in arm. It was gorgeous, even for someone who wasn't well versed in flowers. The centre petals had pale purple streaks, and the backing petals were a precious pastel pink. She did end up with something pastel after all. Should she get the socks? Would that go with the flowers? She decided to consult Vera again. She walked to her car and delicately placed the flowers on the bonnet and snapped a photo.

Nala: what do you think

Vera: really? You couldn't think of anything else

Nala: nice to know how much you think of me

Vera: it's my baby sister, what do you expect?

Vera: but it's a cute gift. i think she'll love it.

Nala: thabks

Nala: *thanks

Nala opened the passenger door and put the flower on the seat. Briefly contemplating, she pulled the seatbelt down to secure it. It might be silly, and possibly ineffective, but on the off chance it worked, it was worth the slight degredation. Nala slid over the bonnet to the other side and flung herself into the driver's seat. The pale petals caught the corner of her eye and she grinned giddily, imagining the look on her girlfriend's face when she'd see them.

for the zodiac asks, could you do capricorn and aquarius since those are our signs? <3

capricorn: what does your writing schedule look like? how often does it take you to write a chapter? I love you to bits Briar, but this is a bad question to ask. To tell the truth, I have none. I’m trying to though, with the April prompts, but they’ve been a panic before midnight so I don’t think it’s working well. And chapters? I used to do them over a couple of days since I posted the first draft, and they were all relatively short. I’m definitely going back and rewriting them because I’d like to think I’ve improved

aquarius: what is the most unique thing about your current wip?

I think the powers that my trio have (not that I can elaborate on that much because it’s still not introduced in my book and I don’t want to spoil anything. But maybe people want to hear about them? Let me know? No pressure) since I made an effort to come up with something I’ve not seen before. And also possibly the fact that I killed off most of Earth’s population in the prologue. Yeahhh

Reblog if you're gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, asexual, transgender or a supporter.

This should be reblogged by everyone. Even if you’re straight, you should be a supporter.