12 Days Of Self Appreciation Day One: Hug

12 days of self appreciation day one: hug

From @writeblrfantasy event. It’s a little late but that’s okay. Admittedly I don’t write nearly enough hug scenes so I’m going to rectify that.

Bennie crushed Cuckoo to their chest. Her eyes widened in surprise but she said nothing. Ben’s arms wrapped around her like a viper, one sliding up and dislodging the gold detailed bandana across her hair. Weakly, she pushed against his chest, where her arms were pinned, but she didn’t move. Resigning herself to the situation, she inhaled deeply. Ben smelled like metallic earth and growing things, even though he hadn’t been gardening for a month. Old sweat faintly broke through the green of his scent and Cuckoo wrinkled her nose. Though she was originally resisting this, the hug was kind of nice, not awkward like she worried it would be. The weight of it seemed to be blocking out her worries, the pressure pulling her attention to be solely on the little world in Ben’s arms. She didn’t have to worry about the consequences of her actions, what the others would think of the stunt she pulled, how she would rectify, and wanted to rectify, any damage she had caused. That could be dealt with later. For now, her focus could be on herself and the care she needed, wanted, had from Ben. It would be enough, and things might be okay.

12 days of writer self love day 2: crown

I saw the time and wrote this in a rush and I’m obsessed. This scene takes place after the narrative and is just so soft and sweet and domestic.

“This is so frustrating!” Alex fumed as they snapped another dandelion stem.

Cuckoo watched them upside down from the tree they were hanging from, two completed flower crowns layered over their bandana across their forehead. “I’m sure you’ll get it. You’ve always shown such prowess for fiddly tasks. Your skill with detail is unparalleled.”

Ben, sitting behind Cuckoo, shuffled forward and tugged on their dangling arms. They fell down with a thump into his lap and glared up at him good-naturedly. He ruffled their hair and turned back to his own garland. They had a dwindling pile next to them as what had been taught to be a flower crown was now turning into a rope taller than they were. Cuckoo picked up part of the chain and twisted it between their fingertips, squishing the petals out of shape.

“Don’t be cruel, Cuckoo,” Stella admonished. “It’s okay if you don’t finish. We have plenty to go around.” She tossed a finished daisy crown at Alex where it landed lopsided on their head. They grimaced cheerfully in thanks, brow furrowing again as Alex turned their attention back to their four linked dandelions.

“You mean you have plenty to go around,” corrected Maggie. A stack of flower crowns adorned her heads, all unique. Her braids were hidden and her eyes were partially blocked from the sheer volume of them.

Stella, offended, said, “I do not! I don’t have a single flower crown to my name. So, I’d better make one.”

“And declare me ruler again?” Maggie suggested with a knowing look.

“You do rule my heart,” Stella said, tilting Maggie’s chin up to give her a kiss.

“Get a room!” Cuckoo yelled from where they were still laying on Ben’s legs.

“You dare order her majesty around?” Stella flew to her feet, the half finished crown falling to the floor. She tackled Cuckoo onto the ground, and the crafting fell into giggles as the sun sank in the sky.

How often do you write non canon content?

Oh, that’s an interesting question

I’ve been in a bit of a writing slump recently, so not much? With my newest wip, A Quest of Cards and Calamity, I haven’t had long enough to write anything out of the canon universe, but I write plenty of pieces out of the main narrative to get to know the characters better and to practice the narration style I’m going to use.

HOWEVER with A New Infection I wrote a lot of non canon content. I have at least ten aus that I would write in, especially with @pagesofcursive . It was just so much fun to imagine Bella, Zach, and Freddie in different scenarios; my only narratively completed piece with them is set in a superhero au (catch and release) and one of my favourite non canon universes is bitter & sweet where Bella is a barista who is interacting with Dawn, one of @pagesofcursive characters. (Shameless plug it’s found on @eve-and-briar but it’s not done)

Tl;dr for A New Infection I wrote more non canon than canon, but for A Quest of Cards and Calamity I haven’t had the chance to yet. I’m sure that will change.

Awwwwwwww so softt

Happy blorbo Thursday! I hope you’ve had a good day so far

🖊️ titanrin please!!

hi there, eve! happy blorbo blursday! and thanks for teh ask!

hmm, they aren't my current brainrot, however, i will try. if they had to choose an honest living, they would probably be a farmer. growing crops of different plants, providing fresh fruits and vegetables for a local community needing them. they'd spend their days sowing seeds and mowing excess plants. and they'd be satisified by how they bring a sense of relief for other people. :3

send me an oc from this list for this ask game?

no NO you cannot be insecure about this i won’t let you. you bring me so much joy whenever you interact with any of my posts and snippets and intros. your comments are always so sincere and sweet and make my week every single time. i don’t care how long it takes for you to get there, it is always ALWAYS worth the wait. take as much time as you need, please don’t stress

anytime i see a new post (whether it's intros or snippets) from writeblrs i'm following i am like, 'pls forgive me if i take a while to interact 🤧🤧🤧'. i'll do it eventually, i just need a clear schedule.

If you think about it, the phrase “a bowl of mac and cheese” fits the format for generic YA fantasy titles