#OC: Eli Ruse

[puppypop5]

which of ur ocs do u think would be best at monopoly (this isnt restricted to cardmasters unless u want it to be, go bananas. go ape even)

LIKE. LIKE THE GAME????

I feel Hawthorne and Zephyr regularly play againzt each other, they're roughly 50/50 on whoz better

Ecolren would cheat

Cleo iz probably the mazter at monopoly

Clover iz better than Eli at the game

Piadina purpozefully letz her ziblingz win

Ayo iz mercilezz. Zhe doez NOT care whether zhez againzt people younger than her ZHE WILL WIN (pure competitive zpirit)

[awdragon-awd]

i have a new set of ocs…

their names are Decker, Eli (or Elliot), Cen (or Cenicus), and Lek. i’m not sure how permanent those names will be. i want to come up with surnames for them but it was already hard enough settling on first names so don’t hold your breath.

anyways a bit of lore:

Decker was born on mars he was actually the first to be born on mars. and because of that he’s viewed as a symbol of hope for the mars colony’s future, thus folks are kinda protective over him. despite the fact that he just wants to leave mars, become a pilot, and do cool and dangerous flight maneuvers. the dude hates how everyone wants to shelter him.

Eli, she’s an engineer on ships mainly going between earth and mars. she’s got a great attitude, is popular with everyone on the ships she’s worked on, generally has an air of confidence about her (it is but a ruse). she’ll put others needs before her own to a sometimes unhealthy degree. she lost her right eye in an accident on one of the ships she was one (a flying osha violation).

Cen, they’re a stowaway on a ship the other three are on. they’re from the moon, and they ran away because they discovered that their stepdad, who’s an ambassador from earth, convinced their birth parent to murder a prominent political leader who was critical of him, and make it look like an accident. and after finding that out Cen couldn’t look either of them in the eyes anymore.

and lastly Lek, they’re a nurse and they were on the same ship that Eli was on when she lost her eye. which they feel incredibly guilty about because they had neglected to treat her injury in an attempt to save their friend after an explosion. in the end they couldn’t save their friend or Eli’s eye. when the cargo ship they were working on got to mars they decided to stay there where they became friends with decker. despite the fact that their last trip into space traumatized them they still go with decker because they don’t want to lose him like they had lost their friend.

that’s just a taste of these characters lore, i have so many thoughts about them but i will refrain so this post doesn’t become too long.

[jerzwriter]

The End of the World (1/2)

Book:                   Wake the Dead (prequel)

Featuring:        Eli Sipes, David Sipes

OCs: Florence (mother), James (father)

Rating:                 Series - Mature / Part 1 - Teen

Category:           Angst

Summary:           The Sipes Family live in a world where they are constantly aware of their mortality, but on some days, they feel it more than others. In Part One, the family shares a poignant morning together as they head off to their days.

Words:                 1,668

A/N:     This two-part series will cover "that day" in Eli's life. If you've read WTD, you'll know exactly what "that day" is. This part is not terribly angsty, though there is foreboding. The second part will be where most of the pain is delivered without the benefit of anesthesia. Still, I hope you enjoy it if you're a masochist like me. Participating in @choicesjunechallenge , summer, rain, love.

The cover artwork is by the amazingly talented @rosefuckinggenius. It was originally created to represent the artwork Zoe gifts Eli in Comfort & Joy. Part 2 will have another one of her commissions that I have been so anxious to share with you!

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Eli wrapped a thick cord of twine around the post… two… three times… before securely tying a knot to hold it in place. Rising to his feet, he dusted himself off as he inspected his handiwork. It wasn’t ideal, but it would have to do for now. It was late September, and the sun was beginning to set earlier. With nightfall imminent, they needed to get inside.

Wiping the sweat from his brow, he turned toward their cabin in the center of the clearing and chuckled. For a couple that was so devoted to each other, his parents sure liked to squabble. He considered staying put to enjoy the peace and quiet, but the desperation on his younger brother’s face lured him over. Eli had found his parent’s bickering amusing from the time he was a child, but David… he was a sensitive soul, and even knowing they did it in jest, it could cause him discomfort. It was time for big brother to come in for the save.  

“Are you two trying to draw the attention of every drone in the area with your arguing?” Eli teased as he approached.

“We’re not arguing!” His mother, Florence, retorted with a playful punch to her eldest’s arm. “We’re having a spirited debate over who’s right… and after all these years, you would think your father would know that it is usually me!”

“Really?” James grimaced. “Do you really want me to list all the times you were wrong?”

Florence crossed her arms in front of her chest defiantly and narrowed her eyes in defiance. “James Elijah Sipes. Is this really the hill you want to die on?” she asked. 

Unable to keep the ruse up any longer, her husband broke into laughter. “Absolutely not,” he grinned, pulling her into his arms. “Absolutely not!”

“Good,” she sang smugly, “then admit I’m right!”

“Guys, what is in question? Maybe I’ll cast the deciding vote. I am of age, after all.”

“It’s the damn roof!” James grunted. 

“We know it’s needed repair for a while,” Eli shrugged.

“Yeah, but it’s in bad shape, and your father’s arthritis is screaming that bad weather is coming.”  

“You know my arthritis is never wrong,” James injected. “Between that and the grey clouds today, we have to do it tomorrow. It won’t make it through another deluge.”

“But tomorrow is hunting day….” David stepped in. “And we’re low on food. See the dilemma?”

“And if your father’s right about the weather, we won’t be unable to hunt for a few days.”

“So? We split up,” Eli replied. “Problem solved.”

“Thank you!” his Dad rejoiced.

“Not so fast!” his mother stated. “The problem is, the roof is a three-person job. There’s no way for two of us to repair it safely.”

“Right. So you, Dad, and David fix the roof, and I’ll hunt.”

James raised his hands in victory, a proud look on his face, but Florence scowled.

“What did I tell you?” his father grinned.

“Eli…” Florence stalled. “I just don’t think it’s safe for you to go alone. I know you’ve done it before, but the drones have been very active lately, and I’d feel better if one of us was with you.”

Eli attempted to allay his mother's fears. “Like you said, I’ve done it before… plenty of times. We’ll get an early start, and you know I’m careful.”

“Not to mention he’s the most skilled marksman I’ve ever seen,” James added.

“Being a skilled marksman won’t help him if he’s outnumbered! Or if they attack from behind.”

“Mom,” Eli grinned as he pulled her into a hug. “I’m twenty-five years old…”

“Yeah,” Florance argued. “Plenty of twenty-five-year-olds have made delicious afternoon snacks for drones, dear. They really don’t care how old you are.”

“Mom,” David spoke up. “It’s not like we really have a choice.”

“Which is what I was saying,” James jumped in. “If we don’t patch that roof up, we’ll all be drone diner. So….”

“Fine!” Florence answered contemptuously. “We’ll do it your way, but I don’t have to like it.”

~~~~~ 

After sharing breakfast together the following day, David and James gathered supplies as Eli inspected his bow and arrows on the front porch. Florence approached him from behind and sat at his side.

“You see!” She said. “If I was a zombie, I’d be nibbling your arm by now. You didn’t even hear me coming.”

“I heard you just fine,” Eli insisted. “But I know the sound of your footsteps, Ma. I know the sound of your breathing. I had no reason to shoot you.”

“You’re such a wise ass,” she smirked. “Just like your father.”

“Well, I’ll take that as a compliment,” he answered with pride.

“As well you should.” Florence lifted her hand to Eli’s chin and turned it in her direction. “I may not say this as often as I should… but I am so proud of you, Eli. Growing up in this world hasn’t been easy, and that’s putting it mildly. But the man you’ve grown up to be….”

“Ma,” Eli blushed.

“No, Ma. I’m allowed to gush over my son if I see fit, and I do.”

“I know,” he said with a kiss to her forehead. “But Mom, I promise I will come back today.”

“I know,” she swallowed, voice cracking with emotion. “I know you will… just… please be careful… and … know how much I love you.”

“I do, and I love you, too,” Eli said with a hug.

Florence wiped a tear from her eye as they ended their embrace, and Eli was growing more concerned.

“Mom. Are you OK?”

No. She thought. Even James, Mr. Practicality himself, had come to respect her intuition. She wasn’t a mind reader, nor could she see the future, but when Florence Sipes had a bad feeling… she was usually proven right. The family had survived so much in the nearly two decades since the world as they once knew it ceased to exist… or the world she and James knew ceased to exist. The sad reality was her sons lived longer in this world than in the one before. She how blessed they were… most families didn’t even survive the initial days of this nightmare, and here they were… but she knew luck couldn’t be on their side forever. And while she was a strong woman who could withstand a lot, her son heading out and not coming back home… she wasn’t sure she could survive that.

“Mom?” He repeated.

“Yes,” she lied. “I’m fine, son. Really.  Just promise… promise you’ll be careful.”

“Always.”

Eli began to walk off, but something stopped him in his tracks. He walked back to his mother, sincerity in his eyes, as he took her hand.

“Mom.. you know if… when the day comes… we’ll have to be strong. None of us will be here forever.”

“Oh, are you the parent now?” she chuckled, trying to control the emotions that were overtaking her. She took a deep breath and steeled herself. After all, her intuition wasn’t always right, and they hadn’t survived eighteen years by being cowards. Even if today ended up being a tragic day, this was not the behavior she wished to model for her son. “I know,” she said confidently. “We’re Sipes. They don’t make them any stronger than us.”

“Got that right!”

“Promise me, Eli… promise me the same in return. When the day comes that I’m no longer here, you’ll go on. You’ll find the reason you are still alive because, after all this time, I know there is a reason. So promise me… please?”

“Ma, I….”

“Eli! I promise to be strong… I want you to do the same.”

“I promise, Mom,” he swallowed. “You have my word.”

“Good,” she smiled, holding him close to conceal her face distorting as she held back her tears. “Now go… the sooner you get out of here, the sooner you get home!”

James and David turned the corner, the former's eyes nearly rolling to the back of his head.

“For the love of God, Flor. Are you trying to frighten the boy?”

“As if I could frighten Eli Sipes,” she smiled.

“We were just talking, Dad. And saying… I love you.”

“Well… there can never be too much of that,” James grinned. “I love you, too, son.”

“And I love you, Pops.”

“Am I the only one not getting love here today?” David teased.

“Of course you’re getting love,” Florence said, mussing up David’s hair. 

“Group hug!” David yelled.

“Oh… no…” “No, no, no!” Eli and James protested, but they were no match for Florence and David. James and Eli may have been the strongest on the outside, but nothing is stronger than the resolve of those who are strong at heart. And for that, Florence and David knew no match.

They laughed as they stood there, limbs tangled together in a messy heap. They took in every second and seemed to be in no rush to part. It was James who finally got things moving along.

“All right, all right, all right! Enough of this mush fest. Let’s save it for Christmas!”

“That’s when you’ll appear as Scrooge!” Florence teased.

“I’m out of here,” Eli smiled, looking at David. “Try to keep them under control.”

“And don’t you come back with some squirrel!” James mocked. “Daddy wants to make you all a good venison stew.”

“I’ll see what I can do,” he nodded.

As he walked away, the sun began to break through the clouds, shining brighter than it had in days. As its rays warmed him, Eli couldn’t help but smile. He could hear his parents in the distance, already bickering about the best approach to patching the roof, and he could just see David’s face as he tried to move them along in their task. Yes, the world had stolen so much from the Sipes, but they had each other, and Eli knew… that made them the luckiest people alive.

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