shadowsong26: (Default)
[personal profile] shadowsong26
Name: shadowsong26
Story: It's Not Simple to Say
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Warm Light #14. We all write our own endings and we all have our own scars
Supplies and Materials: graffiti (Lilith Faire Day Eight Main Stage), photography, canvas, seed beads, gift wrap (engagement)
Word Count: 270
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Emily Horndil
Warnings: Discussion of family estrangement.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. Emily is Mariko's paternal great-grandmother.


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Name: shadowsong26
Story: between his stolen time
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Vert #26. We may be hopeless to stop bad things, but..., Color of the Day (nidificate)
Supplies and Materials: graffiti Lilith Faire 2024 Day Seven: Village Stage), photography, silhouette, chiaroscuro, postcard, eraser (Ruth AU), seed beads, parchment
Word Count: 190
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Ruth
Warnings: References to Michaela stealing Simon (here called David) and his memories.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. Just under the wire, lol.


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Vert #20

Aug. 23rd, 2024 11:32 pm
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[personal profile] shadowsong26
Name: shadowsong26
Story: The Morning After
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Vert #20. Reunion
Supplies and Materials: graffiti (Lilith Faire 2024 Day Six: Main Stage), photography, life drawing, seed beads, novelty beads (jump), beading wire, canvas, parchment
Word Count: 230
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Tsuna
Warnings: References to teenagers having sex.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. Tsuna is Mariko's mother; this takes place at least a year before she meets Evan.


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Vert #18

Aug. 22nd, 2024 11:59 pm
shadowsong26: (simon)
[personal profile] shadowsong26
Name: shadowsong26
Story: Until Next Time
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Vert #18. Light in the Darkness
Supplies and Materials: graffiti (Lilith Faire Day Five: Village Stage), chiaroscuro, brush (dearth), acrylics, yarn, novelty beads ("you take me in/no questions asked/you strip away the ugliness/that surrounds me." Sweet Surrender, Sarah McLachlan)
Word Count: 350
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Simon, Guardian Sanchez
Warnings: Discussion of memory erasure/trauma.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always.


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[personal profile] shadowsong26
Name: shadowsong26
Story: Push
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Halloween Orange #30. Be wicked and lovely and don't live in fear.
Supplies and Materials: graffiti (Lilith Faire 2024 Day Four: Main Sage), photography, life drawing, stain, yarn, novelty beads (She's a rebel/She's a saint/She's the salt of the earth/And she's dangerous. - "She's a Rebel", Green Day), glue ("Today's tip is to err on the side of adventure. Trust that good luck will pull you through if you take risks.")
Word Count: 269
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Dimana
Warnings: Don't think so, no.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always.


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[personal profile] shadowsong26
Name: shadowsong26
Story: ashes to ashes, but always the ocean
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Halloween Orange #10. You can't unmake your own mistakes., Vert #16. As the lord/lady asks
Supplies and Materials: grafitti (Lilith Faire 2024 Day Three: Second Stage), photography, diptych (with I don't believe in fairy tales), silhouette, life drawing
Word Count: 239
Rating: R
Characters: Lux, Mariko
Warnings: Sex; discussion of the fire and its aftermath
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always.


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Vert #28

Aug. 20th, 2024 11:34 pm
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[personal profile] shadowsong26
Name: shadowsong26
Story: I don't believe in fairy tales; but I believe in you and me
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Vert #28. Fear Less, Hope More
Supplies and Materials: grafitti (Lilith Faire 2024 Day Three: Main Stage), photography, diptych (with ashes to ashes but always the ocean), silhouette, life drawing
Word Count: 379
Rating: R
Characters: Mariko, Lux
Warnings: Sex; discussion of the fire and its aftermath
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always.


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Name: shadowsong26
Story: What If
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Spring Green #9. am I the habit you're too tired to break? (with paint-by-numbers from bookblather: Sometimes things don't fall apart, they just fade.), Vert #27. We must dream and remember
Supplies and Materials: graffiti Lilith Faire 2024 Day Two: Village Stage, paint-by-numbers, silhouette, life drawing, embroidery, yarn, seed beads, novelty beads ("As we travel on,/Love's what we'll remember." - What I Did For Love, A Chorus Line)
Word Count: 318
Rating:
Characters: Leyla
Warnings: Discussion of the end of a previous romantic relationship with a current partner.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always.


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Vert #24

Aug. 18th, 2024 11:30 pm
shadowsong26: (lux)
[personal profile] shadowsong26
Name: shadowsong26
Story: Belief
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Vert #24. Which At The Bottom Of The Box Remained
Supplies and Materials: graffiti (Lilith Faire 2024 Day One: Village Stage), photography, life drawing, postcard, calendar page, stain, yarn, canvas
Word Count: 181
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Lux
Warnings: War
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always.


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[personal profile] shadowsong26
Name: shadowsong26
Story: Taking Root
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Vert #13. Anchor, Bittersweet
Supplies and Materials: graffiti (February Challenge: Valentine's Day), saturation, miniature collection, photography, pointillism, resin, canvas (all but #10), calendar page (Ida Day), brush (salubrious), stain, yarn
Word Count: 596
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Simon, Alejandro Sanchez, various past Guardians
Warnings: Oblique references to Simon getting pulled in and out of his life/having his memory played with; references to familial death in that Simon is immortal and his family is not.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always! Just under the wire as I so often am, lol...


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Vert #8

Oct. 11th, 2023 09:43 pm
shadowsong26: (mariko)
[personal profile] shadowsong26
Name: shadowsong26
Story: Daydreams
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Vert #8. Optimism,
Supplies and Materials: graffiti (September Secrets), photography, silhouette, life drawing, pastels (Year of the OTP Event; July prompt, "vacation together"), resin, glue ("A major turning point in your life is on the horizon -- and it most likely involves love and relationship matters....This Saturday, though, the New Moon Solar Eclipse in your charming sign will make these themes jump out in the most gorgeous way....it likely signals a magnificent new beginning for you. You might be ready to start a fresh life with someone or, if you are already in a commitment, deepen the bond you share with your mate. Life is beautiful!")
Word Count: 357
Rating: PG
Characters: Mariko
Warnings: No specific ones for this, nope.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always.


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Name: shadowsong26
Story: The Horsemen Ride
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Outer Space Saturation
Supplies and Materials: saturation, graffiti (Space Month: Challenges Pioneer and Sputnik), resin
Word Count: 2587
Rating: PG-13/R
Characters: Rubika, Imi, Shane, Dimana
Warnings: References to war/violence/plague/etc. Minor character death.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. Just under the wire, as I so often am...anyway, a series of Outsider POV snapshots of the Horsemen as Entities. Could I get a color tag for Outer Space, please?


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[personal profile] shadowsong26
Name: shadowsong26
Story: Unexpected
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Halloween Orange #24. I can’t promise to obey you, I can’t swear I won’t betray you., Vert #12. Tomorrow
Supplies and Materials: photography, silhouette, life drawing, watercolors, pastels (Year of the OTP event; June prompt, "you aren't what I expected"), yarn, glue ("While the delicate Moon in your social sector agitates analytical Mercury and decisive Mars in your 2nd House of Values, look at this incident as an opportunity to clarify what really matters to you;" "Everything can change this week for you in matters of the heart. Everything.")
Word Count: 271
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Lux
Warnings: References to war/violence/etc.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always.


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shadowsong26: (mariko)
[personal profile] shadowsong26
Name: shadowsong26
Story: How Do I Love Thee
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Lilac, Spring Green #19. why pretend that you're so dull (with paint-by-numbers from bookblather: Lux on Mariko.)
Supplies and Materials: saturation, pointillism, miniature collection, photography, silhouette, life drawing, paint-by-numbers, feathers, pastels (Year of the OTP Event: May prompt, flower language), glitter (A Kind Word, Author Unknown)
Word Count: 907
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Lux, Mariko
Warnings: War/violence/the fire and its fallout.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. Just little bits and pieces about their feelings/relationship, based (mostly) on a symbolic meaning of each flower. For a couple of them, I used something slightly different (i.e., the physical effect when used as medicine) instead. Not in chronological order; some of these are from their first relationship on the CSP station, and some are from after their reunion.


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Name: shadowsong26
Story: A Partial Truth
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Halloween Orange #7. In mercy's shadow, nothing grows.
Supplies and Materials: photography, nubs, pastels (Year of the OTP event: April prompt, peace), novelty beads (procrastinate),
Word Count: 585
Rating: R
Characters: Lux
Warnings: Manipulation, lying (mostly by omission) to a romantic partner (they're split up at the moment but still), references to war/memory erasure/the fire.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. A bridge between this and this.


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[personal profile] shadowsong26
Name: shadowsong26
Story: The Tower at the Edge of the World
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Amaranth #7. Monument, Halloween Orange #3. Nothing in my pocket but a hand and a prayer.
Supplies and Materials: eraser (fairy tale AU), pastels (Year of the OTP Event: March prompt, fairy tale AU), novelty beads
Word Count: 834
Rating: PG
Characters: Lux, Mariko
Warnings: Imprisonment.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always.


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shadowsong26: (mariko)
[personal profile] shadowsong26
Name: shadowsong26
Story: A Human Tradition
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Amaranth #1. Amaranth;
Supplies and Materials: stickers (The best Valentine's Day gift you ever received), feathers (St. Valentine's Day), pastels (Year of the OTP prompt list: February prompt "Valentine's Day"), novelty beads, yarn, glue ("...try to appreciate the ways in which you are progressing, even if your trajectory isn't as rapid as you'd like.")
Word Count: 452
Rating: PG
Characters: Mariko, Lux
Warnings: References to the fire/the way their relationship ended the first time around
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always.


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shadowsong26: (lux)
[personal profile] shadowsong26
Name: shadowsong26
Story: Something About This Feeling
'Verse: Lux
Colors: White Russian #3. Век живи́ — век учи́сь. (Live for a century — learn for a century.), Amaranth #2. Unicorn, Halloween Orange #1. It's just 'til my evil plan comes into flower.
Supplies and Materials: reimaging (of the last one of these), photography, pastels (Year of the OTP prompt list; January prompt 'first kiss'), glue (Keep an eye out for a spontaneous opportunity from your friends. Even if your first instinct is to stick with your pre-set plans, make an effort to break out of the monotony in one way or another. It should have long-lasting benefits.)
Word Count: 233
Rating: PG
Characters: Lux, Mariko
Warnings: Interspecies relationship, vague references to war.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. I'm also planning to draw from this same prompt list for my other two main verses, so if anyone has opinions on which pairings they'd like to see, I've posted a list of options on my writing tumblr!


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shadowsong26: (mariko)
[personal profile] shadowsong26
Name: shadowsong26
Story: Plenty of Bad Girls
'Verse: Lux
Colors: White Russian #2. Без кота́ мыша́м раздо́лье. (When the cat is away, the mice will play.), Halloween Orange #28. It’s a shot of ‘dumb idea’ with a ‘bad plan’ chaser.
Supplies and Materials: graffiti (Lilith Faire Day 8: Main Stage), photography, miniature, canvas, watercolors, novelty beads (Raise Your Glass, Pink)
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG
Characters: Mariko
Warnings: Don't think so.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. Mariko dated Teri for about four months when they were both about eighteen.


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shadowsong26: (simon)
[personal profile] shadowsong26
Name: shadowsong26
Story: There and Gone in a Second
'Verse: Lux
Colors: White Russian #8. Лежа́чего не бьют. (Don't kick a man when he's down.), Halloween Orange #11. The past is a road where the bus doesn't run, and there's no station called "Yesterday."
Supplies and Materials: graffiti (Lilith Faire Day 7: Main Stage), photography, miniature, eraser (Ruth AU), modeling clay, novelty beads (“As soon as one promises not to do something, it becomes the one thing above all others that one most wishes to do.” - Georgette Heyer)
Word Count: 97
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Simon
Warnings: References to abduction/memory erasure/the stuff Michaela does to him.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always.


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