[mrgbmommy]

marumi name :Lumi
prompt :
Lumi hated his name; it wasn't exactly traditional. He'd tried to convince his parents to change it, but they told him how he was their special light and his name meant "filled with light". He always thought that once he grew up, he'd change it himself.

One day a friend, Toby, went missing. After searching the village and surrounding areas, Lumi asked about checking the far side of the woods. He was told it was too cold, too far and dangerous to search. Toby knew better than to go there. In Lumi's mind, they'd already searched everywhere else, so that had to be where Toby was. If no one else would look there, then Lumi would.

Lumi set off for the far side of the woods. Toby had to be here. He started to notice changes in the woods, so he sang as he went to keep his mind off of the changes. The trees were thicker and more tightly packed. The light wasn't so bright and the further he went, the colder it got.

Lumi pressed on, as the light faded with the coming night. The winds began to howl and blow harder. Soon it began to snow. Softly at first and then harder until it was almost a blizzard of sharp stinging ice crystals. Lumi shook his fleece to puff it up a bit more to hopefully keep himself warmer as he continued his search.

Soon after that, he found Toby curled up against a tree trying to get away from the snow and wind. It was too dark to try and head back home, so Lumi and Toby huddled together under the tree. Lumi tucked his wings as best he could over the two of them for warmth and waited for morning.

It was a long cold night, but they made it. When Lumi stood to leave, he discovered his wings had frozen over from all the tiny icy crystals hitting them all night. "Oh well," he thought, "at least Toby's safe." They slowly made their way back home. As they did, Lumi could feel the ice crystals melt from his wings. Everywhere an ice crystal had been, a tiny sparkle still remained. His wings were covered in them. Lumi loved their look. He also learned to love his name. Lumi also means "snow", a fitting reminder of how his wings came to be sparkly.

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[Baobabel]

marumi name : Luminosity
prompt : Luminosity once helped a fairy in need. In return he blessed her wings with a sprinkle of fairy dust so that she may sparkle in the dark and always have a lighter flight.

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[kise .]

marumi name : actias //part of the Luna moth’s scientific name//
prompt :

Others would often tease Actias for his soft and fragile appearance. He would respond to this harshly and often end up in explosive physical outbreaks with these perpetrators. He felt a longing to be away from this tension, a time for great adventure was upon him.

Setting out with no where specific in mind, Actias traveled at night, following the light of the moon. After many weeks of travel he came across a rather foreign land, an expansive desert. He sighed, knowing his journey had come to a close.

Plodding back he felt defeated. Actias let out a squeak of surprise as he was thrown to the ground. Embarrassed by the squeal that escaped him, he glared at the stranger.

A fawn-like maru cowered. “I’m sorry, I was trying to catch up with that firefly!” she breathed out hurriedly, gesturing with her snout towards the firefly before them. “I’m Faline, and I’m not out here bug hunting if that’s what you’re worried about.” she stated wide-eyed, nodding towards his glorious wings in acknowledgment.

Actias could not help but chuckle. “Nice to meet you,” he sighed, “I was attempting to catch up to the moon,” he spoke rather defeated, looking longingly into the sky.

Faline had a sparkle in her eyes, “well, you’re in luck, here the moon comes to us,” she said happily, bounding off back towards the forest.

Upon arriving Faline gestured for Actias to walk to the calm water’s edge. It was a meager excuse for a pond, but the water here was so still it perfectly enraptured the moon into its abyss.

He went to the water’s edge, whispering, “I want to thank you for your beauty and guidance,” a tear escaped, hitting the surface and causing a ripple. The moon wavered before him before becoming a shimmering mist. Surrounding him, it blanketed Actias in a soothing warmth.

Looking down towards the water his wings had a warm glow. “Thank you,” he whispered to the moon that was surely listening.

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The two marus left there that day the best of friends, Actias has yet to return to his homeland. Spending his days alongside Faline. They enjoy visiting the moon on the nights of clear skies on the calm waters. Actias feels the moon sent the firefly that night that led Faline to him, and then him to the moon itself.

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Congrats nimmy!! I adored this story of Actias and Faline! I hope to read more about the two in the future!!! ^^

[nimmy]

oh my gosh I’m so beyond happy to have won him! Out of all the Marus I’ve entered for and had my eye on I was entirely caught up with my sweet boy 🥹 thank you!!