#putting ring in my little treasure box with things that dont make sense but they all matter a lot to me ough

[yusukenui]

every person that has 'gift giving' as a love language always has a friend with an uncomfortable history with receiving gifts to match

[galactic-vixen]

"My Precious" Fire Spirit x Reader Oneshot

"Alright then! I'd say they would need about... 12 minutes to bake, right?"

You glance over to the cookbook to confirm your thought and it seems as though you were right. You grin and take off the apron. You run upstairs to change quickly, but not before putting a timer on the oven. Why were you in the kitchen? Baking cookies of course!

Today you and Fire Spirit were going somewhere that's apparently a 'big secret's whatever that might mean. He said to wear clothes that weren't dark since yous were going into the Dragon's Valley. So you instead wore a simple dress with a button-up cardigan, which you left open. You brushed your hair and left it be. You decided to wear a pair of shorts underneath the dress since the Dragon's Valley sometimes got windy, somehow...

You ran downstairs once you were done and got a plastic box to put the cookies in, for when they were done. You got a basket to put the box in since putting the cookies in the basket itself would contaminant them. The timer dinged and you put on the oven mitts. You take out the cookie tray and carefully place it onto the stove. You took off the mitts and quickly transfer the cookies from the tray into the box.

Once you finished moving them, you closed the box and placed it into the basket. You turned off the oven and ran over to the front door. You quickly scanned the shoe rack but you didnt find the sandals you were going to wear. You left the basket on the shoe rack and ran upstairs to quickly find them.

You searched for the footwear and found them. You quickly put them on, hearing the doorbell ring when you start to put on the second pair. You shoved your foot into place and ran downstairs, reaching the front door and quickly unlocking it. You grab the basket and smile at the one who was at the door. It was Fire Spirit.

Fire Spirit blinked multiple times as he tried to make sense of what happened. He shook his head and smiled. He reached out a hand and asked:

"Ready to go, my diamond?"

You smiled at the pet name he gave you and took his hand in yours. You stepped outside your house and locked the door behind you. The both of you start walking away as he led you to the Dragon's Valley. You both got away from the little village you lived in and then he picked you up.

"F-Fire Spirit! Put me down!" "We gotta get to the valley quickly, so we'll fly there, simple enough." "FIRE SPIRIT DONT YOU DAR- SHIT!!"

He ignored your threat and took off anyways. You were gently held against his chest as he carried you bridal style. You put your basket on your lap and squeezed it tight. This is going to take a while...

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It took what felt like forever until you didnt feel the wind in your hair. You opened one eye and glanced around, yeah you were in the valley now. But where exactly? You felt him decend onto the ground before gently placing you onto it too. You use one arm to steady yourself as the other held onto the basket. You looked over to Fire Spirit, expecting him to tell you where were the both of you but he just placed finger to your lips.

"You'll get answers soon enough."

You huffed and moved your head away, as he chuckled at your reaction. He grabbed your free hand and started walking again, bringing you wherever he was heading to. You followed after him, catching up to him so he wasn't dragging you there. You looked around, hoping to find a clue on where you were heading to, but there was none.

"How long will it take to get there?" "I assure you, not that long, my stunning ruby."

Your face turned red at that new pet name. You just sighed and moved slightly closer to Fire Spirit, causing the other to squeeze your hand. You both just walked in a comfortable silence afterwards.

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Fire spirit suddenly stopped in his tracks and went behind you. He covered your eyes and before you could react, just gently whispered that it's just him.

"I just want it to be a surprise, that's all."

You calmed down afterwards, still abit weary of where you two were going. It felt like hours until he told you to stop. He slowly unravelled your eyes and there you saw it. An oasis. It was odd, the valley fully of dragons, had such a small and yet gorgeous oasis right in it.

The flowers around the pool of water were vibrant and colourful, the water was crystal clear and the trees were bent in intricate designs that made them look like dragons, or at least serpents. Honestly, you see why this is where Firey wanted to go, though small, the place was gorgeous.

"Come on, the heat should be slightly overbearing right now, right?" "Mmmhmmm, yeah.. I see why you wanted to come here-" "That's not all.."

You were puzzled at that sentence. 'That's not all?' Then what else did he want to show you? You followed him into the oasis, sitting beside him underneath one of the trees. You opened your basket to take out the cookies so you both could enjoy them. You open the box and take one out for Fire Spirit, which he thanks you for and takes it. He takes a bite and his eyes widen.

"Are these chocolate chip?" "Yeah, like 'em?" "No.... I absolutely love these! Did you bake them yourself?" "Yeah.. Though they aren-" "They're amazing! You should be a baker with these cookies!"

The praise caused your face to turn red and you looked away, quietly nibbling on your cookie. Fire Spirit laughed at your reaction and you couldnt help but join in. Oh MT was his laugh contagious, it always had so much feeling behind it that just infected others. You both stopped after a while and you both just sat there, eating cookies til they all were gone. By then, the sky was dark and the stars were out. You got ready to leave when a hand grabbed yours.

"Please stay, I still haven't shown you the best part yet.."

He put on the puppy dog eyes and pouted. You stared at him for a couple of seconds and then sighed, sitting back down beside him, closer than before. He grinned and pulled you in for a brief hug. He let go and looked up into the sky.

"So what is it-" "Shhhh... It's gonna start soon!"

You looked up to the sky and then saw it. It was a meteor shower. The shooting stars flying by as you both gazed into the sky. The stars seemed to sparkle accordingly to the ones falling, them shining when one got near it. It was beautiful, and when you glanced over to Fire Spirit his eyes caught you off guard. He looked away when your eyes connected and so did you.

You felt an arm wrap around your waist as he pulled you in closer into him. He smiled at you as you looked at him in surprise.

"We should probably continue watching it. They don't happened often, y'know."

You just nodded as you shifted closer to him. You both sat there in silence as you watched the shower. You felt your eyes getting heavy as time went on, but you didnt want to miss the rare occurrence. You felt another arm wrapped around you as Fire Spirit pulled you into his chest.

"Firey...?" "C'mon I know you're tired. Dont worry, it's ending anyways. Just get your sleep, my golden queen."

You wanted to retort back at that sentence but all that came out was a yawn. You instead snuggled closer into Fire Spirit, loving the heat he radiated. He moved a hand to play with your hair as you slowly were swept away into your dreams. The last thing you heard before fully falling asleep was:

"I love you, my precious."

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@theniceprincess-tnp-reboot Here's your Fire Spirit! I imagine that FS would give pet names regarding jewels, treasures, etc. So take it and leave me be-

[lifeofamastersstudent]

Reflection | Workshop 2

 4th June 2020 | online workshop | 6 people - Group discussion 

Part 1 : Word Based

Activity 1 : State one quality about ourselves 

Some of the words I got where - Patient , joyful, calm & patient, indecisive 

Activity 2 : Pick ONE word out of FIVE

Player 1

1. umbrella - protected and safe 2. Water - calm and composed. I’m okay to go with the flow most times 3. can opener - I picked can opener because I can find solutions. 

Player 2

1.Music box - because I’m entertaining  2. Rainbow - it brightens the sky on a rainy day and I’m feeling hopeful right now 3. Door - feels like it allows people to come in. I am welcoming. 

Player 3

1.Ball - because I do things around sports and in a way, the ball can go in any direction.  2. Sand - it can take whatever shape you put it into  3. Stairway - I think theres no final point in my life. I think theres always something work in progress. 

Player 4 

1.Tree bark - because I’m grounded 2. Waterfall - I relate to waterfall because I’m very emotional.  3. Cloud - I am very moody - somedays grey and somedays white and my name itself means cloud

Player 5 

1. 2. Pillow - soft and cuddly. And in general its the best thing ever. I am the best shit ever. 3.  ocean  - I found ocean appropriate. Its very vast and its very deep and its also pretty dark. And its something I can relate my imagination to. And you know how some people are really scared of exploring the depths of the ocean. And its also a lot of pressure to take.  

Player 6

1.Rock - hard exterior  2. Waves - calm, it can be soothing sea and it can be a tsunami. extremes.  3. Shadow - its dark as I am in a lot of things that I think of. I can match peoples energy - I can imitate them. 

Activity 3 : You get ONE word, find a connection 

Slightly more challenging because you get one word and you must find a way to associate with it 

Player 1 

Boat - The way I could relate to the word I got is - well a boat can sail. I think if you know how to do it properly then you can withstand harsher waters. If you are comfortable and then you can handle it. If Im prepared about a situation if its tricky or difficult, I can handle it a lot better. 

Player 2

Thorn - I can be hurtful. I can get angry. I can also protect the flower. 

Player 3

Sharpener - I dont like to see anything negative in a person or even me. In my relationships, there are lots of things which are very different about them - id say for them. Some id change for me and some for them. I’m always looking to sharpen my skills and change relationships for the better

Player 4

Chair - my word was chair. I associate with it because I give people comfort so if someone comes to me, I do provide comfort. But it also stands on four feet. So I feel like my support system keeps me stable and that intern helps me to provide comfort to people. 

Player 5

Night - I feel like on one side, experiencing a really pretty night. I fee like I can empathise with people and provide comfort and on the other hand the night can also get terrors. The dark fucked up thoughts and depression that comes with it. A flip side thing. 

Player 6

Rain - it can be harsh and moody in a way. But also calming when you’re inside the house so it can have two different sides of a coin. 

Activity 4 : Draw metaphors for yourself 

At this point player 5 said how it was easier to draw the metaphor and it was a bit challenging to sit and word the drawing correctly. 

Player 1 - “ill never have enough of my blue crayon”

It means if there something or a person that gives me comfort, I wouldn’t lose that person and try really hard to keep them in my life. A thing or a hobby. Ill do everything I can make sure to have it in my life

“happy as a pig” trying to be positive and be happy with whatever situation. theres no point in being unhappy with given situations. 

Player 2- an open door with rainbow - an open door to happiness 

Player 3  - I took my words sharpener and sand  “harder, better, sharper, stronger” I’ve also drawn a sand watch. It takes the form of anything. I feel like theres always something missing, something is constantly happening. 

Player 4 -  so I made clouds because I’m really moody. And I drew the few people who always deal with my moods. 

Player 5 - drew an ocean - part of the ocean is beautiful and the bottom has dark elements ( a treasure chest, a piranha, a whale, a dead person. Also drew a book - but then once you know me I go on non stop. And the whisk is because I create. Its one of my tools and my little universe. And the rings remind me of the planetary movement. 

Maybe I can ask Player 5 to elaborate the new components she added and if there was any symbolic value to any of them.  

Player 6 - I mixed all elements. I drew a shadow version of the drawing. One where I create my own problems and then me trying to protect others from theirs. I just put a rock in there just because and I added a storm. Its a duality. 

At this point I also shared a few of my own - Tea pot , Music box , Egg 

I noticed during this activity that some people used words and images . So their words complimented their drawings. 

A challenge I faced during these workshops is how sometimes people brought in borrowed meanings into their objects. Like if an object reminded them of something someone said or did and it has some impact on them. Then they added that meaning into their story. Weaving it. 

This exercise didn’t necessarily add more value. Most people seemed to repeat their metaphors - only in some more detail. 

My follow up question to the players would be - did this exercise help build up and clean out the metaphors - make them more clear or was it just a repetition of expression - giving your thought a visual form?

Part 2 : Theme Based

Activity 1: State one quality for a tree

I asked people to give one quality to a tree. I now see that people applied some of these qualities when they were later asked to find similarities with the tree.

Activity 2 : If you were a tree, what would you look like

When I asked people to draw a tree that represents them - some people went into creating a version that would be ideal but which may not necessarily fit where they are in life - there was also imagination that came into play. 

Player 5 focused on her tree being able to give to the animal community 

Player 2 drew a tree that he found inspiring 

Player 1 emphasised how important it was to be stable and strong 

I think people focused on the “if you were�� a lot more than if you were a tree, then what kind.

Activity 3: if this group of people are a single tree, what part would you be?

Player 1 said she would be the branch, she feels like she can support people but not as much as the bark would. 

Player 2 I would be the leaves because they are visually pleasing, they are calming and they are just hanging there. Taking in the sunlight

Player 3 I think I’m really like the roots , ike it absorbs the water, the foundation for the tree. The stronger and better the roots the better the tree grows

Player 5  for me id be the little hole in the bark because I fee like the older I grow the more I need this sense of home and feeling of belonging somewhere. Having a little shell to call my own. 

Player 4 I think id be the fruit because I think I’m sweet. 

Player 6 I picked a single leaf - I see us all as a group and all of us as single leaves. In a broader sense, a part of a whole - nothing standing out, nothing standing out but it makes a part of a group. 

Activity 4 : Pick a tree you most associate with. At this point I showed images of different trees. 

Player 1 picked a autumn tree because of the warmth

Player 2  went on the visually appealing one

Player 4  picked the one with fruits - because it looks similar to my tree that I drew

Player 6 picked two. First one because it was similar to the ideas and the drawing I drew.

Player 5 picked the one with fruits. Giving and inviting. The tree with green mush - a safe environment with other trees. 

Interestingly, player 5 was able to build onto the image of the tree and imagine what surrounds it. 

Player 3  picked the fruit one and the one above the autumn tree. Nishant says he has a lot to give - it doesn’t come right away, it takes a while. And in the other image - the surrounding of the tree impacted the tree. Seems adventurous - on a hill. 

Activity 5 : Make metaphorical portraits ( with new or old metaphors + physical attributes, if you like)

People did have fun making their metaphorical portraits but I think its because this group is very creative and involved in creativity hence they were more patient. 

(Some of the portraits can be found on the blog)

Overall Feedback 

Player 3 says, “ my eyes gravitated for things I was already thinking of” when it came to picking a tree.

Player 5 said she already had an idea for the tree and then I had to pick and choose. 

Player 5 said that when I gave her a word, she was able to talk about it and visualise. But when I gave an image, she had to compromise and make it fit. 

Player 3 said that some of the things people tend to draw are very specific to how we’ve been taught to draw them - like trees. For someone who isn’t much into arts. They might choose to draw a simplified tree that they are trained to draw.

Player 2 felt like although the activities were fun and the session was engaging. He didn’t really get a metaphor out of it at the end of the day

Player 6 suggested to - Give people one word and see how all people interpret it. 

Player 3 suggested that I test concepts 

Player 4 said that we are designers. We can think of things to associate with. Its harder for people who aren’t designers. 

I got suggestions to test this with an older audience and younger audience 

Player 3 said that people who are much older face different types of challenges and face mid life crises. Their responses could be irrational or bizarre. From a younger crowd, I did expect a lot of creativity but with an older audience that would change things. 

Player 4 said that she didn’t realise that a certain object could encompass the things I felt. I knew the overlying feelings but I didn’t visually associated it with anything. 

Overall Reflections

At times there was a focus on what I want to be as opposed to what I am 

Drawing the tree impacted picture selection. 

The creative background of this group may have impacted the workshop

The outcome may not have been entirely clear even with the creative bits 

People found it engaging and fun. 

People love to hear other peoples perspective on things 

Providing visuals can be very limiting when you start with people trying to give a glimpse of their imagination. 

The age might affect the creative output. And if the people are conditioned to think in a creative way.