#GCS2

[crocodilequeen2011]

Mr rumple “I have that affect on women” plus I know their hearts…haha what a beastly man 🤣🖤

ONCE UPON A TIME 2.17, Welcome to Storybrooke

[nopoodles]

First Lines Tag

Tagged by the lovely @saedoeswriting

Rules: Post the fist lines for your WIPs.

(Playing with the rules a little for my own amuselment because the first book is already out so isn't a WIP)

Merry Arlan: Breaking The Curse (Guardian Cadet Series 1) first lines

"No," Commander Whitclé said flatly. "What do you mean no?" I snapped in response.

Merry Arlan: [title TBA] (Guardian Cadet Series 2) first lines

“No,” I said to Commander Whitclé. His shoulders slumped. “What do you mean no?”

Ah, just look at that narrative parallel. There are parallels galore in the Guardian Cadet Series.

Anyway, tagging people with no pressure @avrablake @sylvar-writes-fantasy @emelkae and, uhh, you if you fancy it.

[porcelinwings]

Everyone should appreciate these flowers right here. And you boys should take notes. We're been together two whole months already. But man it feels like I've known you forever. We're obnoxious and ridiculous and I absolutely love every second with you. I'm excited for everything that is to come with you my love. You make my heart so completely full. Thankyou for helping me become incredibly and unapologetically me, and loving me just as I am. Happy anniversary monkey 🐵 @thatawesomeguypedro #iloveyou #youreinsane #justlikeme #telepathiccommunication https://www.instagram.com/p/BoiJ-Q-gCS2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1i91f5102g29d

[acousticguitar999]

^^#@! Martin Sigma GCS2 Acoustic Guitar Natural With Case & Extra String https://ift.tt/2xHqh0H

[poshmark-therealkristen]

I just added this listing on Poshmark: Christian Louboutin SimpleNodo Leather Flats. #poshmark #fashion #shopping #shopmycloset

[denbgoes]

Prepare for tonight #MXR #CarbonCopy #ADA #GCS2 #Sinvertek #DistortionNumber5 #solo #guitar #guitarist #guitarwarbler #rock #funk #fusion #blues #shred #surabaya #tunjungaplazasurabaya

[raygunfx]

Anyone used one of these before? Some video clips sound great but I'm interested to hear people's opinions on them. #gcs2 #ada

[heyachele-urlonnewblog-blog]

glee characters in season two episodes

↳ santana lopez -  born this way (2x18)

[nopoodles]

OC Associations Tag

Tagged by the ever amazing @emelkae(minor, tiny, tiddley almost-spoilers for Merry Arlan: Breaking The Curse. Just friend/relationship stuff, not plot-breaking stuff but if you're against anything spoiler adjacent you may want to skip this post)

Also I'm sorry this took me so long to do - t'was surprisingly challenging.

Rules: Describe your OCs as

TIME

Dawn: Lord Tellyn Smeeten - that painful instant the sun first peeks over the horizon, the way it colours the sky gentle pinks and blues despite the pain of having to adjust to a new, bright, unyielding light.

Noon: Gergorio Valencia - bright, shining and warm. Gergorio welcomes anyone in, he's a calm comfort but disorientatingly persistent. Occasionally too much, especially if you have a headache.

Dusk: Liorellion Folcs - "The Shields at the bottom of the stage glowed with a gentle silver light; it shimmered on Lior's hair and the silver sequins on xyr costume" - Merry Arlan: Breaking The Curse

Night: Colonel Kalik - secrets shared in the darkness of night are always the most precious. The way you can bare your soul outside the expectations of daylight.

RELATIONSHIP

Friend: Gergorio - "Gergorio’s endless ability to make new friends reared its head once again." - Book 2 Guardian Cadet Series

Lover: Kalik - "Only the touch of Kalik's warm hand where it had woven its way into my hair kept me from ending up in the Moon Prince's Realm." - Merry Arlan: Breaking The Curse

Ex: PT - "I'll tell you now, Arlan. Inter-Guardian relationships don't work. I've been there." - Merry Arlan: Breaking The Curse

Enemy: Cadet Aionda Manth - "Manth had decided I was a target for some reason." - Merry Arlan: Breaking The Curse

SEASON

Spring: Kitty Hughes - warmth blooms and flowers and food begin to grow. "He wore a delicate green tunic that offset the green in his hazel eyes, like whole forests full of hidden life set into his pale face." - Merry Arlan: Breaking The Curse

Summer: Lior - "A fluttering red sleeve caught my attention. Lior's hand blurred as xe waved at me, practically glowing in the late morning sunlight." - Merry Arlan: Breaking The Curse

Autumn: Kalik -

"The sun hadn't even risen yet, street lights casting eerie blue and orange glows over the street depending on their magical or fire-based means of operation.

'Here.' He held out a paper bag and silver coloured travel mug." - Merry Arlan: Breaking The Curse

Winter: Merry - "Ice blue eyes, platinum hair that shifted blue in the right lighting, pale skin. He would find an undercurrent of blue that wasn't there, since I wasn't flushed pink to dispute it" - Merry Arlan: Breaking The Curse

DESTRUCTION

Tornado: Commander Jonathan Whitclé - "Did anything come out of Commander Whitclé's office uncrinkled?" - Book 2 Guardian Cadet Series

Wildfire: Queen Kariella - okay, so Kariella is from the second book, she's the Queen of the free Elven people's. I don't want to give too much away but she's a Red Elf and a fire mage. She's passionate and strong and pretty unstoppable.

Earthquake: Kitty - you never really see the potential for anger in Kitty, he's caring and sweet, he gets caught up in projects too easily and sucks at taking care of himself unless someone reminds him that he needs to eat. When I was discussing this tag with my wife she said "Earthquake? Kitty? Are you sure?" But underneath all his sweet, soft, caring, Kitty would tear the world down if someone hurts his loved ones. And you'd never see it coming.

Tsunami: Professor Sorenson - Sorenson doesn't get as much page time as I'd like. She's a big ideas woman, and she likes things done her way. She will absolutely sweep you up in her skirt-tails and bring you along for the ride.

LANDSCAPE

Mountain: Kitty - not to be too literal, but he's from the White Cliffs, which are mountains.

Forest: Merry - deep, dark, mysterious, and if you go too far in you'll find something dangerous.

Ocean: Captain Etta Amaranth - Etta could have her own series and yet she never makes it to the page, at least not in person. She's a Wind Mage, which is very useful if you want to be a pirate. She's also the most mysterious member of the cast (like I said, she never appears on the page and is only talked about). She was the transportation that moved Merry from who she was, into the possibility of becoming Merry Arlan in the first place.

Desert: Jhoto Folcs - Jhoto is a complex woman. She has a lot of easily lifted walls surrounding her (and Lior) for protection. She has no qualms about lifting those walls, either, regardless of how close she might have once been to the person now on the other side. But she has a weakness for her exes - all of them. The mirage of water in the desert that just makes everyone else more parched since she'll let those people back in and reinforce extra walls for everyone else when she inevitably gets hurt.

Tagging: oh gosh who to tag? You if you want to do it :)

But also no pressure tags @cherrybombfangirlwrites @avrablake @athenixrose @asher-orion-writes

[strauxx-blog]

Quer saber ? Meu coração não para de gritar seu nome.

[nopoodles]

Find The Word Tag

Tagged by @asher-writes ^^

My words to find are wind, missing, where, cold.

My chosen WIP is The second book in the Guardian Cadet Series

Wind

The ship rocked gently from side to side, waves sloshing against it in a way that sent melodies skittering through my brain as the surprisingly chill wind cut across deck.

Missing

"Yeah, we've been missing you" (Merry Arlan: Breaking The Curse - it doesn't appear in a non-spoilery way in GCS2)

Where

Whitclé also grabbed a plain brown paper folder from the cabinets behind him, the Guardian crest sat on the front of that one, black ink feathered around the edges where it had seeped into the paper.

Cold

“I’m not that bad,” he protested then winced. “I’m not that bad?” “First point is that I didn’t even have to say anything, you already know how bad you are. Second, you bought me a coat.” “You didn’t have one, you were cold.” “You also bought me a scarf, gloves, and a hat.”

Leaving the tag open for anyone who wants to do it, your words are: kind, hand, face, dread

[nopoodles]

Hmmm, lovely friendship moment?

Or heart wrenching romantic moment?

It is the climax of the story, I'm pretty sure heart wrenching is the way to go.

[nopoodles]

Word Find Tag

Tagged by the radiant @emelkae

My words are: work, anything, jewel/gem, and drag.

And the project in question, Guardian Cadet Series book 2, Merry Arlan: [TBA] -- of course :)

Work

I trudged down the stairs from Whitcle’s office. The door to the Guardian Gym stood open, remnants of a stream of Guardians emerging from it — their workout clothes made figuring out their rank impossible, except one particular one who’s sparkling black eyes met mine.

Anything

He put his pen down and leaned his elbows on the desk, one open folder crinkling under the pressure. Was that an important pile of documents? Did anything that entered Commander Whitcle’s office come out uncrinkled?

Jewel

The Elven Queen’s braids, decorated with shining jewels, had been woven around her ruby circlet, the same colour as her eyes, enhancing the already prominent red tint in her brown skin. If I didn’t live with scarlet-haired Kitty, I would have called her hair red, but now a deep auburn seemed a more appropriate title.

Drag (oh no, it's saucy)

My fangs scraped against his lower lip, a drag I enjoyed far more than I thought I would, only made better when Kalik groaned, hands gliding across my skin, gripping and releasing.

Taggos, only if you have the time/space/botherings to (as in can be bothered): @asher-orion-writes @saedoeswriting @avrablake @cherrybombfangirlwrites and, as always, if you come across this consider yourself tagged if you're interested

The words to find: Bleed, shine, cup, heat, and key

(totally not picking things I can see from my desk -- don't worry about bleed, I shifted awkwardly and slammed my own foot into my sharp edged desk like the epitome of grace and body control I am at heart)

[nopoodles]

Word Find Tag

Tagged by the ever-amazing @avrablake

Rules: Search a WIP of your choice for the words your tagger requests.

My words to find are thoughtful, quiet, confident, energy

My WIP? As almost always, it's the second Guardian Cadet Series Book (am I unhyping this by talking about it too often or is that how one builds hype? I'm hyped but I would be, it's my project. anyway!)

Thoughtful

I didn't have thoughtful so have the closest I could find.

We traded blows but not our usual barbs, each more focused on our thoughts and movements than either the fight itself or the idea of chatting through it.

Also, not to be too shameless but, if you'd like to read the rest of this scene it's gonna be released to my newsletter subscribers in the next few months (we're talking May/June/July)

Quiet

The door to the bathroom was locked when I pushed mindlessly against it. I frowned before registering the hushed conversation that carried under the quiet thunder of running water.

Oh. Shared showers were proving to be beyond a new relationship high thing for Kitty and Gergorio.

Confident

Once again I will supply the closest word I have: confidentiality.

"Do you realise how inappropriate it is to ask these questions while she’s going through the process of Healing? You’d never do this if you were employing another Healer.”

“That would be an issue of confidentiality.”

Energy

Nothing close to Energy in the second Guardian Cadet Series book, normally I'd search on my eReader to see if it's in Merry Arlan: Breaking The Curse but that's up 2 sets of stairs from here soooo

Have something from Inter-Planetary Alliance 1

"Your burst-rests, how many of them have you planned to be during night-cycle?"

Brruuh purr-chirped.

"And the activities you attend to during the night-cycles, are they calm, relaxing, low energy?"

Brruuh grumble-chirped, all the sound coming from his secondary vocal chords.

Mattie lifted their mug as if in salute.

"You have a point," Brruuh conceded.

"I do appreciate the concern though."

Tagging with absolutely zero pressure: @asher-writes @sylvar-writes-fantasy @emelkae @echoing-sailor and, uh, you if you're feeling it.

The words I request you to find: crisp, book, glass, shatter, sleep

[nopoodles]

Incorrect Quotes Game Tag

Tagged bythe fantastical (do you see what i did there?) @sylvar-writes-fantasy

Rules: use this quote generator & list as many quotes as you like using characters from your WIPs, then tag as many people as quotes you listed. As for taggos, I'm leaving this an an open tag because I want everyone to have as much fun as possible with this

Kalik: Don’t worry, I know exactly what I’m doing. Everything is going to be fine! Merry: How can you still say that? Kalik: Because sometimes, when things get tough, denial is all we have.

Ah, Colonel "I like to keep things simple" Kalik strikes again.

Merry: I trust Gergorio. Kitty: You think he knows what he's doing? Merry: I wouldn't go that far.

Merry: Do you take constructive criticism? Lior: I only take cash or credit.

Merry: Gently taps table Gergorio: Taps back Diamos: What are they doing? Al: Morse code. Merry: Aggressively taps table Gergorio: Slams hands down YOU TAKE THAT BACK-

Whitcle: Kalik… Kalik: Oh no, 'Kalik' in b-flat. Kalik: You're disappointed.

[nopoodles]

Just me and my wife casually chatting about the book I've recently finished (read: done as much as I can to and need fresh eyes on it). I've ordered her a printed copy to make notes on and it should arrive on/around our wedding anniversary.

I know I've put in tropes my wife loves to hate (like the interrupted kiss), and I've done mean things to characters my wife loves (for plot purposes!)

She's gonna have so much fun reading it and I'm gonna have so much fun watching her read.

[ID: screenshot of messages in purple and white-grey bubbles. - purple is me, grey-white is my wife. Conversation reads

Me: it'll be a happy anniversary present for you

My wife: yay present

Me: it'll make you laugh, might make you cry, definitely make you want to slap me

Wife: I can work with that /end ID]