#far-shores

[eddiemunscns]

“Have you ever been kissed in a pumpkin patch?”

Halloween Prompt for Kiara Otterly

“Oi, Keeks, look!” Kiara wasn’t surprised when she looked over and saw Jamie with a pair of medium sized pumpkins in front of his chest mimicking breasts. “Pumpkin boobies.”

“What are you twelve?” Kiara punctuated her words with a roll of her eyes.

When she made the decision to acquire pumpkins to make the entrance to her flat more festive, she planned on going alone. She hadn’t expected to find Jamie outside her flat with two cups of tea and two scones in hand though. The tea and scones seemed to serve their purpose as a peace offering well. After all, action’s sometimes spoke louder than words. Although the Mancunian had already apologized to her for his behavior the year prior earlier in the week, Kiara hadn’t necessarily believed Jamie was really attempting to turn over a new leaf until this morning. Nevertheless, she didn’t really know what had possessed her when she’d invited him to tagalong with her to the pumpkin patch she’d seen advertised on Instagram, but she’d be lying if she said she didn’t find his slight immaturity both amusing and endearing at the same time.

“You’re just jealous.”

“And what exactly am I jealous of, Tartt?” Kiara looked at him with a raised brow.

“That you didn’t think to make the joke yourself obviously. I’m fuckin’ hilarious.”

“You caught me, that’s definitely it. I suppose such an amazing joke should be documented then?” She knew she was feeding his ego a bit as she pulled her phone out of the back pocket of her jeans, and he definitely did not need any help in that department, but the joke was rather funny albeit a bit immature.

“Absolutely.” He said before sticking his tongue out and posing with the pumpkins for her to snap a picture which may or may not have gone on her Snapchat story.

“Alright, it’s been documented. Now I need to find the perfect pumpkins and those aren’t it.” She said as she shoved her phone back into her pocket and began walking towards the actual pumpkin patch. Everyone knew the best ones weren’t displayed out front. You really needed to search for them.

“Have you ever been kissed in a pumpkin patch?”

“What?” Kiara whipped her head around in surprise. The cheeky grin on his face was enough to tell her that he had gotten the reaction he wanted out of her.

She rolled her eyes and shoved his shoulder lightly. “Not that it’s any of your business, but no, I haven’t. I did go on a date with a guy I met at a haunted house once though.”

“Really? Now that’s a story I need to hear.”

“Back home, there’s this thing called Halloween Horror Nights that they do at Universal Studios and it’s like this big haunted house event. I used to go every year with my best friend Willow…”

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[dream-beyond-the-fantasy]

Who made the first move?

Julie and Jimmy

Julie. She kissed him. However, it did not go well considering that they were 11 and 17 at the time. Jimmy didn't realize that her crush was that strong and tried to let her down gently.

Fast forward a few years, she and Jimmy reconnect and discover they share a mutual attraction after Jimmy kisses her.

[foxesandmagic]

Steve Harrington and Margot Starr [Stranger Things] nominated as part of my Creativity Exchange July 2023 for @far-shores

Question: Is there something that Margot associates with Steve? It doesn't matter what context she sees it in, it always makes her think of him.

[musicallisto]

rb for sample size etc etc !! <3

[esteemed-excellency]

big fan of the Boatman's holiday arc

[thelonelyshore-if]

The Lonely Shore Devlog #11

( 12/10/2024 ) Chapter Three: 34,644 words Total Wordcount: 249,762 words

Hello, everyone!

It has been a while since my last devlog. Like........almost 5 months or so. There was a chapter update tucked away in there somewhere, but I still feel like I've been slacking. Sorry about that!

I figured it was about time I put out a full progress update. I've mentioned this on my blog a few times, but up until this month I dealt with some pretty severe writer's block. Thankfully, I've managed to break free of it, though! I've gotten back into the swing of writing every day this month. It's been great, and I'm quite happy with how the chapter is progressing.

Unfortunately, my goal of getting an update out by the blog/game's anniversary (December 23rd, I believe?) probably is not possible. But! I'm fairly certain that if I keep up the speed I'm writing at currently, the update will be out sometime in January. No promises, but I'm quite hopeful.

Chapter 3 has a lot going on. The first few scenes are quite branch-y and code heavy, and there are several other scenes I'm packing into the second half of the chapter. I can't wait to share them c:

I hope everyone is doing well! Here's a preview for your trouble <3

[emotionthread]

far shore

[lavatory-sealed-hanako-kun]

Pov: your boyfriend is high on pain medication after his major injury and being dragged out following chapter 71

[comfied-chriterature]

The parallels between Hananene and Mitsukou!??!? Mitsunene dreaming of leaving everything behind, just the two of them, not bothering to think about the how or what comes after, only wanting to be happy and carefree with their partners, trying to find a solution no matter how unrealistic so neither of them have to stress anymore… and Hanakou still cautious and skeptical and so worried, bringing the other back down to earth, thinking of their safety and the future, knowing it will hurt, yet they still go along with their partner in the end…

[eddiemunscns]

😭 angst or sad WIP snippet

How You Get The Girl 👀

The car ride to Letty’s flat was a silent one. Jamie didn’t speak of what had transpired in the locker room at Wembley until they were inside and he had found safety in her arms. “I punched ‘im. I always said I’d never be like me dad and I still did exactly what he woulda done. I’m just as bad as he is.”

[dream-beyond-the-fantasy]

Which member steals borrows the other ones clothing?

Alyssa & Jimmy

Well, Alyssa might steal her dad's sweaters or hoodies if she is cold and/or needs comfort (yet can't make herself as for it). The only way I can see Jimmy stealing Alyssa's clothes is if he thinks it is too revealing and/or that she is too young to wear something like that. Otherwise, it would just be weird.

Thank you for the question!

[nephilimbrute]

callie🤝marina

having funny little tails

every idol group needs a :3 with a tail

[fictionadventurer]

The essay about the fairy tale influences on the Little House series goes into great detail about all the fairy tale elements of Little House in the Big Woods, and mentions how the series ends with Laura marrying her "Prince Charming", but I'm disappointed that it completely failed to mention:

Mr. Edwards is portrayed as almost a magical helper. His "wildcat from Tennessee" characterization draws from tall tale traditions like Davy Crockett--a distinctly American legendary figure come to help the frontier family. The fact that he's portrayed as literally meeting and collaborating with Santa Claus. The way he shows up several books later as a deus ex machina to help Pa get his homestead--almost like the fairy tale trope of the magical creature getting help from the hero early on and then coming back to help the hero.

The moment with the wolves on Silver Lake that's portrayed like a mystical encounter with some grand and tragic fairy king.

The moment in the fairy ring at the end of Silver Lake, and how these two moments create a fairy tale theme about the tension between the magical and the mundane as the prairie is settled.

Cap Garland having an almost magical sense of direction that helps him to reach the town and get help when the schoolteacher is leading the rest of the students the wrong way.

Almanzo and Cap going on a fairy tale quest to find the potentially-mythical supplies that could save the whole town.

[iamhereinthebg]

Seeing Akane reacts so strongly seeing Kako being destroyed was already a big shot at my heart but Mirai and Akane protecting each other absolutely annihilated me in the last chapter.

Akane is a character who is really blunt about his opinion and stands his ground, he said right away in his introduction chapter how strongly he hates the clock keepers, and insists on how much he isn't like them.

In this new arc, he is forced to face this part of him he doesn't want to acknowledge since the beginning, he has been forced to do it a lot since the grim reaper arc (and I think it's really starting to get to him but this is for another day)

Aoi Akane, the human forced to be a supernatural who hates his contract and the clock keepers so much he wants nothing to do with them. But what does he do when fighting Tsukasa? He keeps the latter's attention on him so the threat can't get to Mirai.

Akane is mortal and human. The only mortal clock keepers and supernatural, and he still risks his life to protect Mirai. The yorishiro of the clock keepers yes, but mostly Mirai.

He shifts his attention from Tsukasa to her because he knows what she represents for the clock keepers and he waits for the moment to let her free, even if it results in him getting hurt.

Akane is the character of the cast who shows the most how he loves life, he definitely doesn't want to die. We can see it in how he defends himself, his last movement in this fight being one of protection (and fear). Something he has been doing more since coming back a second time from the far shore. Even if he doesn't want to die, he is still at his core a nice person. He is distressed at the idea of death, disappearing for good, no matter who it may concern in the end. Finding a way to protect Mirai (and the yorishiro) goes before his own safety.

And then Mirai gets the blow for him. She knows it means Tsukasa will get the yorishiro. Kako has been the mystery the most alarmed about the yorishiros being destroyed by Hanako. But Mirai, n°1, who knows how dangerous it is for another yorishiro to be destroyed for the land, sacrifices their seat number, herself and what is supposely the most important thing to them, for Akane.

Akane is a proactive character who rarely stops in his actions. Even when Aoi was "dead" he was activaly searching for a way to bring her back and when he learned she was gone he was quick to try to find a way to go where she was. When he stops, it's because he is physically unable to move. But here, even if he is still concsious and has Time's power he doesn't do anything, like he is the one being stopped in time, unable to move on from Mirai's body.

Mirai may be made of gears but it's been clear since the beginning that she has a real attachement to Akane. Wearing the name he gave her like a medal, jumping on him whenever she can, having a personality where she clearly has fun when he is present, and actually being the one noticing him on his first day at school.

And what does it mean after all for a yorishiro to be sacrified to protect something else? That maybe Akane is in the end more important than what the yorishiro represents for the clock keepers.

If this follows the pattern of a lot of mysteries it may mean that Mirai and Kako have strong regrets/resentment towards the story/person behind their yorishiro.

It's kind of beautiful in the end to see Mirai sacrifiying their past and future to focus on the one representing the present.

[vynnyal]

Turns out Sunlit Trail isn't quite done just yet, so after all that they just send you to a dead end 😂

[alessatarg]

Meanwhile, let's find out how Aloy ended up knowing about Allora and being in the current situation.

P.S. Those pages were super hard. That's why it's been so long since my last update. :(