#daisy and the devil

[scarlettgauthor]

SURPRISE! I published a new story!

Hello, Tumblr! A little over a year ago I finished a retelling of The Girl without Hands, my most beloathed fairy tale. I had no idea what to do with it, since it was too long to pitch as a short story, but too short to do much else with. Obviously the only thing to do was ignore it for a full year.

I'm not ignoring it anymore.

Daisy and the Devil is a 9500 word gen story about a girl triumphing over her father's bad decisions with the help of her mother, a witch, and her own wits. It's available from my webstore for $1.99, or as a download for my $5/month Patrons. I'm treating this as a bit of an experiment and only offering it in those two places. Long-term I hope to have enough works to publish a full book of short stories and novelettes, but in the meantime I think people should get to read it if they want to!

I also compiled the ebook itself with Calibre for the first time, so there's a lot of things happening with Daisy and the Devil that are new and of which I'm quite proud.

Happy Monday! Enjoy!

P.S. Patrons got the news about this story first. My newsletter subscribers got it second. If you'd like to make sure you don't miss my book announcements in the chaos of social media, you can follow me in either place!

[formulanni]

Birthday boy doodle!!

Tag list: @st-leclerc @rubywingsracing @saviour-of-lord @three-days-time @the-wall-is-my-goal @albonoooo @ch3rubd0lls @brawngp2009 @korolrezni-nikolai @d00dlespng

[popfizzles]

a more domestic topic ... Smith butting heads with one of the locals.

[trashraccoongirl]

[maddiesflame]

Wallflowers layouts

like/reblog if saved © maddiesflame

[lemoni301]

˚₊‧꒰ა 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓵 𝓖𝓪𝓫𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓵 ໒꒱ ‧₊˚

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Thursday 5 September 2024

In the crushed, compacted stone on the edge of a car park Pilosella aurantiaca (fox and cubs, Flora's paintbrush, golden mouse ear, orange-flowered hawkweed, red daisy, devil's paintbrush) was thriving. This hairy herbaceous perennial spreads by stolons to form clumps of leaves and has widely naturalised in Britain. The flowers are popular with bees for nectar and pollen.

Jill Raggett

[touronja]

i love her sm she’s so stupid and clumsy i can’t believe this

[jazzy-flowerr]

Uh [Part 5]

[I know I just made part 4 not even 2 days ago but I do what I want here on this blog so shhhhhhhhh]

[autism-swagger]

FitzSimmons and their emotional support third wheel.

Reblogging is better than just liking.

[scarlettgauthor]

me, openjng my emails: a new scarlett gale short story?? a fairy tale retelling?? and its available now??!!!

i read it immediately and loved it, you have such a good narrative voice and fairy tales with literally any common sense applied are a delight

Ooooh hello! Thank you so much for the lovely note!!! I had to sit on it for a couple of days before I made the official social media announcements for Daisy and the Devil, but I've made those now so let's gooooooo!

Genuinely, the first thing I thought when I read the original (right after "What the fuck?") was "Why does no one in this story have the sense nature gave a goose?!" Fortunately when I write I am a god and can do anything I want, like give a poor nameless victimized girl a name and the cleverness that male characters in fairy tales get all the time.

[amelia-mariee]

I hate when a show/movie is trying to show that like “we’re stronger together than we are apart!” so they have to write in conflict for the characters and make them all be mean to each other and all it does is pit everyone in the fandom against each other, and then the characters forgive each other and learn lessons about friendship, and the fandom is still on fire and never quite the same

[m00nb04rd5]

Is it okay if I have a moodboard for Lunella Lafayette/Moon Girl (MGADD (2023))? :)

Lunella Lafayette/Moon Girl (Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur)

[joyuries]

✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ MIDNIGHT FICTION

summary a late night spent between daisy and her lovers. ( wc : 1.5k )

cw for brief mentions of insomnia and homesickness

pairing ethan edwards + luke hughes x fem!oc daisy ahn

this one shot is very loosely based on ‘midnight fiction’ by illit, so please give it a listen while you read!

au masterlist | about daisy | about daisy + her lovers

october 23rd, 2022

daisy was restless. any attempt at sleep seemed to be futile, as she grabbed her phone and read the time as 1:29am. laying flat on her back against the mattress, daisy stared up at the ceiling upon the multitude of glow in the dark stars plastered on it — courtesy of david and yujin. she turns her head to the side, taking notice of the way her lovers are fast asleep next to her.

while she usually takes the centre of their snuggle, it’s luke who’s in the middle this time; as a result of feeling drained from a long day. she can’t blame him either — midterms are just around the corner — and that coupled with arduous practice days makes for an exhausted pair of boyfriends. ethan’s arm is draped over luke’s stomach as he sleeps on his back, the pair of them breathing in tandem as soft snores escape their lips. she’s not sure why it is she can’t fall asleep. when the boys are over, she’s usually one of the first to clock out, but it seems that it’s just one of those nights.

sleepless nights weren’t uncommon for daisy — her insomnia at an all time high since she’s been in michigan — but she’s been getting better at dealing with homesickness despite it. it’s gotten easier with luke and ethan around.

without waking her lovers up, daisy slips out of the covers; feeling fortunate she decided to let ethan have the wall side of her bed. she looks over her shoulder once as she quietly pads towards the door, ensuring the guys are still fast asleep before she slips out the door of her bedroom, quietly shutting it behind her.

as she stands in the hybrid between a kitchen and living room, she weighs her options out. she could finish up the physiology work she had due on monday, but she didn’t think her brain was cognitive enough to focus on schoolwork at this hour. she’d thought about calling sunghoon, but knew he was busy with work. yujin would definitely pick up if she called, but ultimately daisy discarded the idea of phoning someone at all — not really in the mood to talk over the phone at one in the morning.

realistically, the play is to attempt to go back to bed, but she’s already committed herself to finding methods to do that. she’d run out of melatonin and forgot to grab more, so that was out of the question.

which is what led to where daisy was now; sporting luke’s michigan hoodie as she hunched over the microwave, milk in her favourite mug spinning inside. warm milk and honey — or fairy milk, as her mother called it — was daisy’s go to sleep remedy back home, her mother making it on nights like these.

though, as she’s watching the mug spin, the soft hum of the microwave seems to distract her from the sound of her bedroom door opening again and footfall approaching her. she only snapped out of her stupor as she felt a pair of arms circle around her middle, pulling her into the broad chest of her perpetrator. it startled her briefly, but she seemed to calm after hearing luke’s drowsy voice.

“woke up ‘cause you weren’t in bed. can’t sleep?” despite the grogginess in his voice, his tone isn’t accusatory nor jaded. he’s simply making a statement. daisy melts into his hold, his warm body comforting as it encircles her and consumes her entirely. luke was no stranger to daisy’s sleeping problems; having known her for nearly a decade and then some. to him, loving daisy was as easy as breathing, and with ethan in the mix, he found that the three of them came naturally.

daisy could only nod, not trusting her voice as she turned to face him. “mm. yeah, ‘m sorry lukey, didn’t mean to wake you.” she murmurs, as luke cranes his head down to press a feather light kiss to the crown of daisy’s head, the hairs in that area becoming a little more disheveled than they already were. even if daisy wasn’t the most affectionate between the three of them, she always relished in the touch of her partners. “don’t sweat it, daf. only noticed when i woke up to get the water on your bedside table. what’re you making?” he asks.

“fairy milk.” she answered, as luke hums in understanding. pulling away for a brief moment, he lets daisy take the now steaming mug out of the microwave, watching with endearment as she uses the sleeves of his sweater to shield her hands away from the biting heat of the porcelain mug, placing it on the counter as she adds the honey and vanilla into it. the pair of them move to the kitchen table, sitting across from one another whilst daisy mixes her concoction. she watches as luke sits in front of her, her brows furrowing as he watches her sip from her mug.

“what?” he pipes up, resting his head against his forearms on the surface of the table.

daisy puts her mug down on the coaster, her expression carrying hesitation as she picks her next words. “you don’t have to stay up with me, luke. i feel bad. you’re tired.” she points out, as if it’s the most obvious thing in the world. she’s expecting him to nod in agreement and head back to bed, but she’s almost surprised to see him shrug in reply. “so? you didn’t think i was gonna leave you here to wallow in your lonesome, did you?” he teases, and daisy’s astonished that her boyfriend can be so sassy even when he’s half asleep.

she’s about to make a snarky retort, but the sound of ethan’s sleepy voice carries through the apartment, temporarily stopping any train of thought daisy once had. “why’d you guys leave?” he whines out, taking the seat next to daisy, leaning his head against her shoulder as her head instinctively moves to rest against his for a brief moment in acknowledgement. she sits up again as she takes a sip of her milk. “daffy couldn’t sleep. was just keeping her company.” he says, reaching over to take her hand across the table, wanting to feel her touch as well in the same way ethan’s cuddled up to her.

“i didn’t wanna wake either of you.” daisy quips back, squinting at the pair of them. “don’t wanna bother you guys when you’re both exhausted.”

“counter argument,” ethan begins, sounding a little more awake now. “you should wake us up when you’re feeling restless.” luke simply nods in agreement.

“me personally, as much as i love my sleep, i’d rather know when you’re not able to sleep. plus, it’s our free day tomorrow. meaning, we can sleep in.” luke adds on, the prospect of being able to sleep in well into the afternoon sounding nothing but enticing to all three of them. even if they’re all early birds. daisy wants to protest, but she can’t find it in her to do so; only making a sound of fulmination as ethan and luke both take turns sipping from her mug. “parasites, the both of you.” she chides, taking her mug out of ethan’s grasp, the latter smacking a kiss to her cheek.

“yeah, but you love us.” ethan points out, using his free hand to poke daisy in the cheek. while she lets out an indignant huff, she doesn’t disagree with him either. it’s true, after all. loving luke and ethan was second nature to daisy, and even if she didn’t admit it often, she was wrapped around their fingers. they’d somehow managed to worm their way into her glass heart, even going as far as creating a protective layer over it. she always wondered what she’d done to deserve love like theirs, but learned to accept it in time (with the help of luke and ethan’s eager words of encouragement.)

the next hour is filled with lulled conversation, the trio having migrated to the couch sometime during it. they’re watching cartoons on the tv, and as luke is about to ask for daisy’s opinion on his and ethan’s most recent debate, he’s met with the sight of his girlfriend dozing off, her eyelids droopy as she fights the drowsiness. it makes the pair of them feel incredibly warm and awfully fond as ethan scoops her into his arms in one fell swoop, carrying her back to her bedroom as luke follows behind, shutting the door on their way in.

with familiarity, ethan gently deposits daisy in the middle now, taking his original spot by the wall as luke takes daisy’s original position. the pair of them circle around her as she relishes in their warmth, savouring their gentle goodnight kisses. “thanks for staying up with me.” she mumbles, the exhaustion sinking deeper into her bones as it becomes harder and harder for daisy to stay up. as she drifts off, she can faintly hear them whisper their ‘goodnights’ and ‘i love yous’.

super fun fact daisy keeps a nightlight on her bedside table — it’s miffy shaped!

note from mei i hope you guys liked that!! this is probably my first proper one shot here and i’m happy it gets to be about these three. i also take requests for x reader one shots, so please feel free to send in asks and requests!

pookie tags : @wintfleur @iceflwers @winterbarnesblog @lovings4turn

[diggitydoggo]

Devil's Train au art dump

I forgot I never posted this stuff to Tumblr ahaha! So congratulations you all get a whole bunch of artwork today! YAAAAAAY!

Au made by @diagnosedaskiwi ! I've shown up in their tiktok lives before! And now it's GONEeEeEeEeEeE!!

I'm coping very healthily guys :D

And @rocksandcrystals oc is here too! These two are totally canon in this au trust gang!

And Dandy is having such a great time in this place!

Anyways look at how nice they look guys!

That scarf gets bigger everytime I draw it.

And finally here's what they sound like cause for some reason I have the uncontrollable urge to voice every single one of my ocs by myself!

They're just so friendly :D

[askdaisydandfriemly]

(this is probably a better ask then the previous ask I sent since I'm not using a vague description of a character)

Drako: uhm, Charciture, is it? got a bit of a problem I need to keep striking away from that dragon son long enough for him to finish his date, mind helping me sabotage his search by creating a distraction, I know he likes Terra so why don't we set them up to have a date of their own?

Caricature: But maybe I can do something...

Wild Children 52

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Thanks to @drakowulf for the ask!

This one was a little late due to Thanksgiving wiping me out- but hopefully weekly updates will return!