[bakuraas.]

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res - june 5th

[raven [烏]]

Username: norang
Name: anand
Time they persevered (500 words max): mork
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[xBunx]

Username: xBunx
Name: Theia (Goddess of the light)
Time they persevered (500 words max): They told me to stay strong. But how? In a world like ours, how can we? I remember her stroking my golden curls tenderly, repeatingly reminding me she loved me. And I loved her. So why did she leave me? I thought mothers were always supposed to love their kids. So many questions, such little answers. A little kalon, a big world. The day she left, without a trace, not even a last farewell. She just disappeared. Lonely, confused and upset I had left the leafy cot she had sown for me. The sun, my best friend left the sky to rest, so I continued down the desert sand in the darkest of the night. That was, till he found me. An older kalon took me home and nursed me. 20 years later, here I am. I am ready to leave my father and find my mom.

Thank you for telling me there's a point in living, kind father. Mother, I shall come soon. Just you wait.
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[Svetigris]

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resss

[Peppermint Mist]

Username: Peppermint Mist
Name: Sol
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The deadline for the contest was only a few hours away but now his piece was ruined, all it had taken was a simple jog of the glass of water he was using to clean his brushes and that was it, Sol was tired, bone tired. He’d been diligently working on his piece for about a week but admittedly he had forgotten about it for a short while whilst stressing about essays and schoolwork, but he had been proud of the progress he’d made. But then realised how close he was to the due date and so many sleepless nights ensued. His eyes stung throughout the day and his muscles ached from being in one position, and this particular night fatigue had swept over him leading to his clumsiness.

He was so sure that the competition would bring him the success he wanted but that was now disappearing into a watery mess. He watched in silent horror as the colours blended into one and created a sickening brown pool. He almost fell out of his chair as he desperately rushed to grab a paper towel to fix the damage but the colours smudged into the paper in a way he didn’t want them to. His shoulders slumped and hot tears began to trickle down his face and he shakily brought up his hand to wipe them away. He returned to the kitchen to get a glass of water and, sipping it slowly, he turned towards the window. The sky outside was dark but getting close to early morning. Sol opened the window and felt the gentle breeze swirl around him and it helped to calm him and a few minutes later he returned to the ruined piece with a new sense of determination.

Some hours later Sol stepped out of the building and breathed a sigh of relief, he had managed to finish and enter his completed piece just in time. It wasn’t the best piece he’d ever produced but now it didn’t matter if he won or not. There would always be other contests to enter. He slowly trudged home, looking forward to collapsing into his bed, even though he hated how uncomfortable it was, at this moment he just didn’t care. Right now he could sleep on a rock if it meant he could get some rest. As he passed by the street he had painted he stopped for a moment, smiling softly to himself, it looked so different in the daylight, and everything had a ‘morning glow’. He’d painted the street at night but now the stark contrast between dark and light surprised him. The sunlight spanned either side of a tall building and Sol stepped forward to stand in its rays, he stood there for a while, just soaking in its gentle warmth.

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[bostonlobstah]

mark

[kittybby]

Username: abysmal.
Name: Helios
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Wip

[Zephara]

Username: Diamond pet
Name: Elaine
Time they persevered (500 words max): Wip
Extra (optional, art piece or 200 words): Wip

[Yuroshi]

Username: yuroshi
Name: Alina
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Big fat mark

[Kitzune,]

Username: Kitzune,
Name: Aurora (roman goddess of the morning rays/sunlight)
Time they persevered (500 words max): wip
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