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[ghostlightfic]

writing is the devil. never forget this

[whumping-valentine]

Content: Ocean Whump, Bloodloss, Shipwreck aftermath

       The air was warm and the winds blew cold against the skin, carrying with it specks of sand and the smell of the salty seaside. Whumpee laid dazed on the shore, squishy wet sand seeping through their squeezing fingertips. The waves crashed against them, lapping them over and over, until they finally woke up, grains of sand uncomfortably covering their whole body. In their hair, clothes, and even eyes as they attempted to wipe them out.

       They painfully blinked their eyes open, sand and salt not doing them any favors. The skies were dark and cloudy with not a speck of light shining through them. The grey heavens rumbled with thunder, soon to storm. Though that didn’t make much sense. It already did rain, the sailor thought as memories returned. They were shipwrecked in a sudden seastorm, a bit too sudden if you ask them. Whatever, it didn’t matter. The only thing that did is the now; they were alive.

       They took a breath, and with shaking arms they pushed themself to their stumbling feet, feeling dizzy and lightheaded. Their head was pounding, keeping it low, their eyes squeezed shut as they held their hand to their forehead, limping across the beach in bare feet. They could feel raindrops begin to hit against them, so they opened their eyes and lifted their head. They jumped back in surprise, letting out a yelp. Directly in front of them stood a tall figure, wearing a cloak, face covered, pale knuckles clutching onto the wooden pole of a lantern they carried.

      The sailor furrowed their brow and blanked, wondering if it were some kind of hallucination. “Wha- who- who are yo—?”

       “You’re bleeding.” The figure said, cutting them off. Despite the lapping waves and falling rain, their voice sounded loud and isolated.

       “Wha- what? N-no I’m n—” The sailor refuted, but the figure used the stick end of the pole to pull back their black coat, revealing a large gash across their stomach.

       “There’s also a trail of blood behind you.” They said, and the sailor turned their head to look at the bloodsoaked shore, then back at the figure,  “You’re going to bleed out.”

Whumpee simply fell to their knees, too shocked at the sight of blood to process it. They fainted, and when they awoke a second time, they were laying on a firm, springy mattress, their wounds bandaged and soaked with blood. They moved, and winced at the pain in their abdomen, the shock wearing off as their body throbbed with various aches and pains.

"Careful now." The cloaked figure spoke, putting a hand to their chest as they pushed them back down, "Don't hurt yourself any further, you need to rest. You had a lot of nasty marks after that wreck. You're very lucky I was there."

"Where... where am I?"

"In my lighthouse. I'm the keeper here on these shores, and these shores have many stories to tell."

"All sailors, pirates, and lighthouse keepers have stories to tell. Such is the sea."

       “Mm, well I'm sure you have no stories like mine. Each storm here tells one. And they're much more than mere stories."

"How so?"

"The weather of this coast is caused by the merfolk. They rest in these waters, and can control the skies. They like to sink the ships of those who sail too deep into their turf. Like you."

       “Merfolk?” Whumpee scoffed, “Ah, great. My life is in the hands of a crazy lighthouse keeper.”

       “Lighthouse keeper, yes, but I’d think twice about calling me crazy.” They said as they proceeded to lay an old quilt overtop them. “For one, I ain’t crazy. For two, it’s as you said, your life is in my hands. I could leave you to bleed out on that shore if I really wanted to, it makes no difference to me. Though then again, I quite appreciate the company.”

       “Hmph. Well, thanks, I guess. No, just— thank you. I- I’m still a bit… dazed. That storm came out of nowhere.”

      “It’s as I said, sweet sailor. Merfolk don’t take too kindly to humans out here. They’re actually a kind of fairy, you know? Yeah. They ain't all what they appear to be. You can never be too careful out here. What’s your name, may I ask?”

       “Whumpee.” They whispered weakly, “What about you?”

       The lighthouse keeper pulled their mask down, and smiled, “Whumper.”

[thebramblewood]

Why is excitement over the idea of making a pose pack suddenly keeping me awake when I said I didn't think I was interested in doing another one?

[acornered]

I got into a fucking car accident and my car might be totalled 😭 can I not be happy for 2 seconds???

[misojunnie]

Gotta write 6 fics this month… #WhyDoIDoThisToMyself

I’m excited tho 😋

[bellzsad]

about to read it ends with us because i agreed to read it just to simply see how bad it was with a friend of mine

okay nvm it’s ten minutes later and i cant do this today it ends with us is unread and it will stay that way

[versedicis]

finally opened up the planning doc for [redacted 1]... 44k words in and only 1/3 of the way through why did i do this to myself

[chronicpaingirlie]

i have to do so many things* tomorrow it’s going to be so exhausting :(

*i have to do three relatively small tasks, im just chronically ill & fatigued

[heian-era-housewife]

Drawing ~ yay!

Writing ~ yay!

Updating your Masterlist so people can actually find your stuff? ~ not yay.

Begrudgingly resuming my shrinekeeping duties. Stay tuned. 🫠

[gregor-the-cockroach]

this lego man BRUTALLY beat me up, cancel him 😢😢😢😢👹

[piecebread]

Bruh this art block ain’t leaving my ass 😭

[kwonhochi]

have to go thru airport security tonight maybe we shoudl all kill ourselves. instead

[rimouskis]

I did sadly have a very aggressive touch-base with the corner of my dresser the other day and while the bruise that's forming on my forehead is unwanted, I'm choosing to view it as a hard reset button to my life lol. smash the shit out of that refresh button, you know?

[thenighttrain]

i’m literally using every trick in the book to get an australian visa u guysgdhshdjd i NEED to get one, i need to go to an australian eras tour show!!!

[risingsunresistance]

that was 12 pages single spaced btw and also a full page of citations, still single spaced

dont go to college, worst mistake of my life

[misojunnie]

Hey y’all…

Sorry for disappearing again…I know I said I wouldn’t but unfortunately I’ve been so busy 😞 but I’m happy to say that hacked will finally be updated tonight! I’m also gonna try and work on some of my other unfinished smaus and requests that I’ve been neglecting… (they’ve been sitting in my drafts for almost a year now.) So look forward to that!

Again, thank you to my readers for engaging with my content and sending me asks/comments. I truly love and appreciate you all! Sometimes it’s hard to keep this blog running while maintaining my social life/school, so I’m grateful for your patience!

Also, get excited for some cool stuff during spooky szn 👻 I’m connecting back to my roots with horror stuff coming soon! (if that’s your vibe, I hope you check it out)

Love you all!

- miso 🩷