Rainbow Fiction

Name: shadowsong26
Story: Courtship Ritual
'Verse: Feredar
Colors: Russet #11. flax [Golden. but common.], Dove White #2. We marry children who have grown up and still rejoice in being children, especially if we're creative., Dove Grey #29. There is a period for hope and one for mourning.
Supplies and Materials: paint-by-numbers (from Kelly), bichromatic, canvas (982 FY), brush (de reigueur), feathers, fabric, novelty beads (We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. - Winston Churchill), glitter ("I believe that all anyone really wants in this life is to sit in peace and eat a sandwich." – Tina Fey as Liz Lemon in 30 Rock)
Word Count: 258
Rating: PG
Characters: Taz, Dallu
Warnings: Background allusions to sexytimes, nothing shown
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always.


( One thing that Dallu loved about the Islands was the fruit. )

Name: shadowsong26
Story: Differences
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Dove White #8. All marriages are mixed marriages., Dove Grey #9. And I would ask, who were you?, Russet #3. silken [Soft, cared-for hair.]
Supplies and Materials: bichromatic, paint-by-numbers (from Kelly), sculpture (the last part of First Kisses), fabric, novelty beads, yarn, glitter, glue ("You may find it difficult to accept the love that is being offered today as your personal world is peppered with complex dilemmas...Experiencing the spiritual dimensions of your feelings and letting go of your preconceived agenda make things easier to manage.")
Word Count: 1012
Rating: R
Characters: Lux, Mariko
Warnings: Discussion of alien reproduction, including forced pregnancy, and genitalia, some cissexism
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. This takes place a month or two after Arriving at the Station and is kind of infodumpy, I'm sorry. But I've been meaning to sort out and explain this for a while, and I'm not sure how else to do it, other than splitting it between a lecture from Gabriel, who would be even more infodumpy with less context, and porn, so.


( I envy you that )

Name: shadowsong26
Story: Insurance
'Verse: Feredar
Colors: Dove White #4. The music at a wedding procession always reminds me of the music of soldiers going into battle., Dove Grey #25. You never had her, so you haven't lost her / like spare house keys., Russet #14. weight [Burden on someone's shoulders.]
Supplies and Materials: bichromatic, paint-by-numbers (from Kelly), eraser (Murder AU), brush (thimblerig), oils, fabric, novelty beads, glue ("A conflict with a friend or family member may motivate you to attempt to fix a situation that is actually beyond your control...Old habits are being tested by new circumstances.")
Word Count: 585
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Amassa, Minalu, Odaki, Ulore, Kesshare
Warnings: References to the civil war in Feredar.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. This takes place shortly before The Proposal.


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Name: shadowsong26
Story: Forgotten
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Ivory #25. So, before we end and then begin, we'll drink a toast to how it's been., Iceberg #1. snow, Russet #13. gossamer [Cobwebs.]
Supplies and Materials: pointillism, photography, miniature collection, paint-by-numbers (from Kelly), canvas, stain, fabric, modeling clay, pastels (my curreng gen + romance card G4 "courage"), seed beads, novelty beads, yarn, glitter
Word Count: 550
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Ruth
Warnings: Disappearance of a loved one
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. 'David' is known later in his life as Simon Gilboa.


( At first, when Ruth comes home and David isn't there, she doesn't think anything of it )

Name: shadowsong26
Story: Skin
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Ivory #18. Break all the records. Burn the cassettes. I'd be lying if I told you that I had no regrets., Iceberg #8. scarf, Russet #10. cotton [Catching on.]
Supplies and Materials: paint-by-numbers (from Kelly), photography, fingerpainting (paradelle), miniature collection, brush (ephemeral), oils, stain, feathers, fabric, chalk, novelty beads (“Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up." ― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones), glue ("Don't be hard on yourself if you don't know what to do next. Allow yourself a few more days to float around before returning to earth.")
Word Count: 209
Rating: R
Characters: Mariko
Warnings: References to the fire and its aftermath for Mariko, description of severe burns.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. This is a really weird form, and I'm not sure it worked as well as it could have. I still think it's probably the best way I could have dealt with this, though, so.


( Skin )

Name: shadowsong26
Story: Reproach
'Verse: Feredar
Colors: Russet #9. woolen [Meme sheep says "baaaa".], Ivory #22. Some people hope for a miracle cure, some people just accept the world as it is, but I'm not willing to lay down and die, because I am an innocent man., Red #9. marlboro red
Supplies and Materials: paint-by-numbers (from Kelly), photography, eraser (Accident AU), brush (espouse), stain, fabric, pastels (my current gen + romance card N5 "opinions"), chalk, novelty beads ("I believe you try to read too much between the lines" - "Some Kind of Ride", Grace Potter and the Nocturnals), glitter ("Destiny is for people who are too lazy to create alternate timelines." – R. Stevens), glue ("You have your work in front of you and you won't let anything prevent you from finishing what you set out to do today.")
Word Count: 642
Rating: R
Characters: Kesshare
Warnings: Character death, implied animal death, Kesshare, scorpions
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. Meme fill for Kat. This takes place in an alternate 970 FY. That glitter is kind of how Kesshare views life. (PS: Mods, I accidentally tagged the wrong color--could one of you remove the Iceberg tag, please?)


( Kesshare reread Utoki's letter three times, then quietly rendered it nothing more than ash and smoke )