Rainbow Fiction

Warm Heart #22 [The Fulcrum]

2026-04-27T22:17:40Z

Posted by: paradoxcase

Name: A Failed Matchmaker
Story: The Fulcrum
Colors: Warm Heart #22: Sorry
Styles and Supplies: None
Word Count: 530
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Characters: Setsiana, Liselye
In-Universe Date: 1912.5.4.6
Summary: Setsiana runs into Liselye.
Note: Sorry, I might need to leave off here for a bit. I wanted to get this posted, because this is the last post I need for the February-May challenge, but I'm in the middle of moving now, so I probably won't have much time for writing in the next couple weeks.

( A Failed Matchmaker )

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Azul #8 [Starfall]

2026-04-25T19:44:42Z

Posted by: thisbluespirit

Name: Promises Kept
Story: Starfall
Colors: Azul #8 (Oath)
Supplies and Styles: Silhouette
Word Count: 1035
Rating: PG
Warnings: Discussion of arranged marriage.
Notes: Portcallan, 1313; Viyony Eseray, Imoren Fioris. Follows on directly after Picnic in Ruins.
Summary: Viyony's betrothed is finally here.

( Promises Kept )

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Warm Heart #14 [Tales from the Neighborhood]

2026-04-20T22:46:58Z

Posted by: paradoxcase

Name: Surrogate
Story: Tales From the Neighborhood
Plot Thread: Grant/Scott/William
Colors: Warm Heart #14: Blame
Styles and Supplies: Life Drawing, Gesso, Watercolors ("Stories that revolve around a love triangle often presume the presence of would-be binaries: a hero and a villain, the righteous and the evil, the good and the bad. But what happens when the roles are blurred and no one is out to hurt the other? In Ida Lupino’s 1953 drama The Bigamist and the recent dark comedy television series DTF St. Louis, the focus is on the humanity of all three characters within their marriages and the ambiguity of their actions. Taking a cue from the sympathetic nature of these characters, write a short story that involves a love triangle that is similarly even-keeled. How can you experiment with point of view, humor, or dramatic circumstances to create a narrative in which all members of the triangle are imbued with equally powerful traits of complexity and pathos?"), Tempera ("Queen of Cups reversed indicates someone with blocked psychic abilities and an emotionally unstable nature. In this reversed position, the nurturing and compassionate qualities associated with the Queen of Cups become overshadowed by moodiness and irrational behavior. This card warns of being excessively self-sacrificing or getting entangled in emotionally draining relationships. It urges you to take time for self-reflection and regain a sense of emotional stability and self-care.")
Word Count: 2,998
Rating: PG
Warnings: Discussion of Divorce
Characters: Grant Thomas Hanby, Scott Hanby, William Curtis Hanby, Lucy Hanby, Rebecca Thomas
Summary: Complex family situations get in the way of family planning.

( Surrogate )

( Sim Pictures and Notes (345 words) )

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Vert #14; Warm Heart #19 [Starfall]

2026-04-19T19:46:05Z

Posted by: thisbluespirit

Name: Picnic in Ruins
Story: Starfall
Colors: Vert #14 (True love grows); Warm Heart #19 (Naivety)
Supplies and Styles: Silhouette
Word Count: 2626
Rating: PG
Warnings: None.
Notes: Portcallan, 1313; Viyony Eseray/Leion Valerno, Leily, Nin & Ivonna Valerno.
Summary: Leion arranges for one last outing with Viyony and has a revelation.

( Picnic in Ruins )

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[The Conservatory] Cattleya #4

2026-04-15T17:44:33Z

Posted by: soricel

Name: Acknowledgement
Story: The Conservatory
Colors: Cattleya #4: Sprezzatura
Word Count: 630
Rating: G
Warnings: NA
( Read more... )

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Light Black #28 [The Fulcrum]

2026-04-15T00:36:08Z

Posted by: paradoxcase

Name: The Darkness Before the Dawn
Story: The Fulcrum
Colors: Light Black #28: Cry
Styles and Supplies: Life Drawing
Word Count: 941
Rating: T
Warnings: Discussion of Sex
Characters: Setsiana, Sapfita
In-Universe Date: Night of 1912.5.4.5
Summary: Setsiana dreams of Sapfita, and receives some comfort.

( The Darkness Before the Dawn )

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Light Black #12, Warm Heart #4 [The Fulcrum]

2026-04-08T23:35:56Z

Posted by: paradoxcase

Name: Rejection
Story: The Fulcrum
Colors: Light Black #12: Leave, Warm Heart #4: Pain
Styles and Supplies: Silhouette, Life Drawing, Novelty Bead (End Love, Ok Go, given here), Stain ("When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor." - Elon Musk (This is way more important than Elon's dumb need to go to Mars, though, which is apparently what that quote was about.))
Word Count: 1,688
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Characters: Setsiana, Qhoroali
In-Universe Date: 1912.5.4.5
Summary: Setsiana tries to make use of her dream.

( Rejection )

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Peach Puff #4: Waffles

2026-04-07T01:57:04Z

Posted by: skeran

Name: A Night Out
Story: Silverborn
Colors: Peach Puff #4: Waffles
Supplies and Styles: None
Word Count: 1,125
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: None

( Owen learns more about his daughter's life in the last few years, and the young woman who has been taking care of her. )

Edit: May I please have an author tag? "Skeran" is fine.

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Light Black #22, Warm Heart #20 [The Fulcrum]

2026-04-03T23:05:18Z

Posted by: paradoxcase

Name: The Power of Suggestion
Story: The Fulcrum
Colors: Light Black #22: Push, Warm Heart #20: Conceit
Styles and Supplies: Silhouette, Life Drawing, Modeling Clay ("head resting on their shoulder" from here)
Word Count: 924
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Characters: Setsiana, Qhoroali
In-Universe Date: Night of 1912.5.4.4
Summary: Setsiana has a dream.
Notes: Using this probably-not-intended meaning of "conceit": "A novel or fanciful idea; a whim."

( The Power of Suggestion )

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Opal Jasper #10, Arclight #4

2026-04-01T05:14:20Z

Posted by: shadowsong26

Name: shadowsong26
Story: It Was Over
'Verse: Feredar
Colors: Opal Jasper #10. wrack and ruin, Arclight #4. All too obsessed by weakness/ We have brought ourselves to meaninglessness
Supplies and Materials: graffiti (TV Tropes Game, with reference to Offscreen Moment of Awesome and Get It Over With), sculpture (number thirteen here), chiaroscuro, eraser (Murder AU), charcoal, parchment, thread
Word Count: 518
Rating: R
Characters: Rema
Warnings: Death. Lots of death. Violent death.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. It has been...yeesh, almost a decade since I wrote in this AU, haha. Essentially, this is an AU where Nida does go through with poisoning Sorell way back when. This piece gives a general overview of what goes down.

( Read more... )

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Realgar #6 [Tales from the Neighborhood]

2026-03-30T02:00:12Z

Posted by: paradoxcase

Name: Everything's A Competition
Story: Tales from the Neighborhood
Plot Thread: Paige Hanby Singularity
Colors: Realgar #6: Dull
Styles and Supplies: Life Drawing, Silhouette, Gesso, Glue (A proposed get-together with a love interest might have to be postponed until much later tonight or perhaps another evening, Aries. This could make you a little blue. Your insecurity might even get the better of you. Does your friend not want to meet? Don't fall into this kind of thinking. Accept that there's a reason and go with the flow. You'll enjoy the date that much more for the delay.), Tempera (Knight of Swords reversed signifies a lack of strategy, where actions are taken without much thought or consideration for the consequences. It suggests a tendency to rush into situations without a clear plan, leading to hasty decisions and potential conflicts. This reversed Knight warns against reckless behavior and encourages the need for patience and careful deliberation. It serves as a reminder to slow down, reflect, and align actions with a well-thought-out strategy in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts and achieve the desired outcomes.), Novelty Bead (disaster bisexual, given here)
Word Count: 3760
Rating: PG
Warnings: A trans character being misgendered/deadnamed for the first part of this, similar to in the first Grant story, also just general teenage drama, because Garrett
Characters: Paige Hanby, Garrett Thomas, Esther Bren, Benjamin Thomas, and brief appearances by Grant, Scott, Scott's dad, and Garrett and Benjamin's dad
Summary: People change. Garrett has trouble dealing with it.
Notes: This is the plot thread that was previously just called "Singularity" - it's named after the character whose real name is a spoiler for the first couple scenes of this piece.

( Everything's A Competition )

( Sim Pictures and Notes (337 words) )

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Bittersweet #2 [The Fulcrum]

2026-03-25T23:01:06Z

Posted by: paradoxcase

Name: Return to the T'arsi Fair
Story: The Fulcrum
Colors: Bittersweet #2: Memories
Styles and Supplies: Canvas (I can use this here, right?)
Word Count: 1611
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Characters: Setsiana, Qhoroali, Liselye
In-Universe Date: 1912.5.4.2, Summer 1904
Summary: Setsiana and Qhoroali go back to the Fair.

( Return to the T'arsi Fair )

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[The Conservatory] Cattleya #3

2026-03-21T14:20:45Z

Posted by: soricel

Name: Sounding Board
Story: The Conservatory
Colors: Cattleya #3: Luftmensch
Word Count: 1334
Rating: G
Warnings: NA

( Read more... )

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Warm Heart #21 [The Fulcrum]

2026-03-20T23:12:40Z

Posted by: paradoxcase

Name: Nyecchea
Story: The Fulcrum
Colors: Warm Heart #21: Caution
Styles and Supplies: Panorama
Word Count: 896
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Characters: Setsiana, Qhoroali, Cusäfä
In-Universe Date: -10,000 (Not on-screen, per se, but they left from 1912.5.3.6)
Summary: Qhoroali investigates the Nyecchea.

( Nyecchea )

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[The Conservatory] Cattleya #2

2026-03-17T07:44:22Z

Posted by: soricel

Name: Distractions
Story: The Conservatory
Colors: Cattleya #2: Myötähäpeä
Word Count: 1087
Rating: G
Warnings: NA

( Read more... )

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Realgar #19 [The Fulcrum]

2026-03-15T00:03:55Z

Posted by: paradoxcase

Name: Advice
Story: The Fulcrum
Colors: Realgar #19: Incite
Styles and Supplies: Life Drawing, Calendar Page (International Ask a Question Day), Oils ("That's a bit of a stretch, don't you think?")
Word Count: 1003
Rating: T
Warnings: Discussion of sexuality
Characters: Setsiana, Liselye
In-Universe Date: 1912.5.3.2
Summary: Setsiana has a talk with Liselye.

( Advice )

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[The Conservatory] Cattleya #1

2026-03-14T09:19:12Z

Posted by: soricel

Name: Resting Uneasy
Story: The Conservatory
Colors: Cattleya #1: Torschlusspanik
Word Count: 1435
Rating: G
Warnings: NA

( Read more... )

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[Ashen Masks] Smaragdine #8, Color Spray #20, Watchet #7

2026-03-11T21:41:47Z

Posted by: tally

Name: Think of the Books
Story: Ashen Masks
Colors:

Smaragdine #8: Tima (Icelandic): Being unwilling to spend time or money on a particular thing even though you can afford it.
Color Spray #20: comprehend languages
Watchet #7: it'll be fine

Supplies and Styles:

Supply - Seed Beads
Supply - Canvas

Word Count: 876
Rating: Everyone
Warnings: I don't use warnings.
Summary: A librarian receives an offer he is not allowed to refuse.

( Think of the books... )

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Beet Red #30 [The Fulcrum]

2026-03-10T23:00:22Z

Posted by: paradoxcase

Name: The Last Day of History (Nightmare Edition)
Story: The Fulcrum
Colors: Beet Red #30: Live to fight another day
Styles and Supplies: Reimagining, Nubs, Chiaroscuro, Panorama
Word Count: 2324
Rating: T
Warnings: Non-Graphic Gun Violence
Characters: Setsiana
In-Universe Date: Night of 1912.8.5.1
Summary: Setsiana has a nightmare.
Notes: I've been posting the early parts of this story (so far up through the very long chapter where Cusäfä is introduced) to a critique site, and the consensus was that the first part of this story (this post) was not a good opening. Since the worldbuilding that's introduced there is not strictly relevant until the end of part one, I redid that scene as a nightmare that Setsiana has after they come back from the T'arsi Fair and she is introduced to guns for the first time (so, basically between this post and this post). I do want to revise it again based on additional feedback I've received on this version, but I figured I would post this second revision here.

This is also the first installment of a Beet Red Nubs tapestry that I'm going to be using in the future to write missing scenes from completed stories or Tales From the Neighborhood plot threads. I have ideas for most of the prompts, but most of them are not scheduled yet, and thus won't be posted for at least another year. I figure this can be both Nubs and Reimagining, since it is a rewrite but is now also chronologically during a period of time that was skipped over, initially.

( The Last Day of History (Nightmare Edition) )

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Colour of the Day - 10th March 2026; Azul #4 [Starfall]

2026-03-10T21:02:22Z

Posted by: thisbluespirit

Name: Maze of Mirrors
Story: Starfall
Colors: Azul #4 (Aegis); Colour of the Day (10th Mar 2026 - Effulgent)
Supplies and Styles:
Word Count: 1030
Rating: Teen
Warnings: Dreams/unreality, blood.
Notes: 1313, Portcallan; Viyony Eseray, Sia, Olny, Leion Valerno. Continues on from Thrown in the Deep End.
Summary: Viyony is lost.

( Maze of Mirrors )

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Warm Heart #10 [Starfall]

2026-03-05T20:13:57Z

Posted by: thisbluespirit

Name: Thrown in the Deep End
Story: Starfall
Colors: Warm Heart #10 (Betrayal)
Supplies and Styles: Chiaroscuro + Pastels (also for genprompt_bingo square "Betrayal") + Nubs + Charcoal + Novelty Beads (2020 Leap Day Challenge - "Exploitation.")
Word Count: 2428
Rating: Teen
Warnings: person held against their will, forced drugging, needles. Viyony's POV for the second half of Missteps & and your light can't guide me.
Notes: 1313, Portcallan; Viyony Eseray, Tess Hyan, Eollan Barra.
Summary: It's the first night of the festival, and Viyony makes a terrible mistake.

( Thrown in the Deep End )

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Warm Heart #8 [Tales from the Neighborhood]

2026-03-04T23:23:44Z

Posted by: paradoxcase

Name: An Arrangement
Story: Tales From the Neighborhood
Plot Thread: Grant/Scott/William
Colors: Warm Heart #8: Courtesy
Styles and Supplies: Life Drawing, Silhouette, Gesso, Calendar Page (National Sons Day)
Word Count: 1928
Rating: PG
Warnings: Another trans character in here being misgendered because no one knows they are trans yet. I think it should probably be clear which character it is this time.
Characters: Scott Hanby, Grant Thomas, William Curtis, Cynthia and Sonya Hanby get a brief mention
Summary: The other leg of this trio forms.

( An Arrangement )

( Gesso Notes (80 words) )

( Sim Pictures and Notes (452 words) )

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Realgar #2 [The Fulcrum]

2026-03-01T01:52:53Z

Posted by: paradoxcase

Name: Communication Failure
Story: The Fulcrum
Colors: Realgar #2: Misconstrue
Styles and Supplies: Life Drawing, Novelty Beads (""And maybe someday/We'll figure all this out/Try to put an end to all our doubt/Try to find a way to make things better now and/Maybe someday we'll live our lives out loud/We'll be better off somehow/Someday." - "Someday", Rob Thomas" given here), Tempera (Daily Tarot Draw: "Three of Pentacles reversed indicates lack of quality in work performance. It suggests a lack of cooperation and coordination among team members, leading to challenges and delays in achieving desired outcomes. There may be a breakdown in communication, with different parties pulling in separate directions or failing to share their expertise effectively. This card serves as a reminder to assess the dynamics within the team, address any conflicts or issues, and focus on restoring harmony and cooperation for the successful completion of the task at hand.")
Word Count: 472
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Charcters: Setsiana, Qhoroali
In-Universe Date: 1912.5.2.6
Summary: Setsiana wonders about the dream.

( Communication Failure )

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Vert #3; Azul #13 [Starfall]

2026-02-23T20:28:53Z

Posted by: thisbluespirit

Name: On the Mend
Story: Starfall
Colors: Vert #3 (Security); Azul #13 (Withstand)
Supplies and Styles:
Word Count: 717
Rating: PG
Warnings: Illness.
Notes: 1313, Portcallan; Leion Valerno/Viyony Eseray. (Takes place soon after the Sea Festival).
Summary: Leion and Viyony meet again.

( On the Mend )

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Light Black #6 [The Fulcrum]

2026-02-23T04:31:49Z

Posted by: paradoxcase

Name: Dream Interpretation
Story: The Fulcrum
Colors: Light Black #6: Rise
Styles and Supplies: Life Drawing, Photography, Charcoal
Word Count: 419
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Characters: Qhoroali
In-Universe Date: 1912.5.2.6
Summary: Qhoroali awakens from the dream.

( Dream Interpretation )

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