Find Comfort In Envisioning The End

writing sprint #1: Don't Go

goal: write without stopping for 10 minutes world: Atelis

Cori ran through the hall, ignoring his father's shout behind him, and sprinted towards the front door. Surely he had misheard or not understood. Memories flashed through his mind, each tender spent with Geod slipping through his fingers as sand on the shore. Without thinking, he shifted. Leaping into the air, Cori landed on his paws with his tail swishing to keep his balance. The front door was being slowly closed by a servant, but he managed to skirt through the servant's feet. She shrieked but Cori kept running.

He had to catch Geod. How could he leave without saying goodbye? Surely Geod wouldn't leave him, not without saying anything. Cori's heart beat rapidly in his chest, his eyes stinging with tears even though he knew they wouldn't fall in this form. His paws slapped against the paved ground as he took off down the driveway.

There. Just in view, Cori could see the large figure of Geod slowly walking into the countryside, a small pack in his hand. Cori yipped and ran faster, tripping over his paws as he tried to catch up. He must have made enough noise, however, because Geod paused and his ear twitched.

Cori shifted again, stumbling as he adjusted from running with four feet to two. "Geod! Geod, wait!"

Geod hadn't moved, and the closer Cori got, the more he could see the sadness etched in his face. Cori inhaled sharply before skidding to a stop. Gasping for breath, he leaned over and tried to slow his breathing.

"You--you were going to leave," he gasped, tears finally spilling out of his eyes. "Father said--said you--Geod, you can't--"

Large arms wrapped around him and Cori clung to Geod's shirt, loud sobs finally escaping him. He always wondered when his father would snap. His father threatened more than he did anything else, and Cori knew it was only a matter of time until the other shoe dropped. But on Geod? His Geod? His world was crumbling underneath him.

"What am I supposed to do without you?" he sobbed.

Geod gently patted his back, rubbing in a circular motion. "The same thing you did with me," he said slowly. "I think we both knew this wouldn't last forever."

Cori only shook his head. Maybe if he refused the truth, it would disappear. "I--I can convince him! Just come back, please. I can get--get him to take you back, and--"

Stepping back, Geod placed his large hands on Cori's shoulders. He smiled sadly. "No, Zen. Nothing you say will change his mind."

And wasn't that the horrible truth of it all? With all his power and influence, it didn't matter under the thumb of Cori's father.

“What if I write it and it’s bad-”

WHAT IF YOU WRITE IT AND ITS GOOD? WHAT IF YOU WRITE IT AND ITS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANTED? WHAT THEN????

The Heart Nebula (Sh2-190, right) and the Soul Nebula (Sh2-199, left) // giuseppiallegro

Worldbuilding has my brain ping-ponging around with ideas. I've gone from space pirates, to monarchies, to fleet creation. 14-year-old me would be so proud.

the peaceful wind of nature - Collab with @anasabdin - thank you so much for animation and for turning this art into life - it was a great experience to work together with you! ✨

love that I can crank out 2k words for a random word prompt but can’t write 200 words for my actual book

got randomly tagged but sure why not. here are some of my favorite songs :)

Tidal Wave by Owl City (probably one of my all time favorites)

Idontwannaknowyou! by MICO (Telemachus' VA! His album Internet Hometown Hero is a top album rn)

Leave This World Behind by Parellite (something about this song gives me chills every time)

See The Glory by Steven Curtis Chapman (a classic from my childhood that made me fall in love with music)

Hello My Old Heart by The Oh Hellos (beautiful words, catchy tune)

This was way harder than it needed to be lol. This is a good variety of some of my favorites tho

@sunburntcroissant :)

List five of your favorite or top songs, then send this ask to the last ten people in your notifications! :D

Finally answering my asks from my ask box bcuz I lowkey forget to check it- (this is from nov of last year man)

1. Wouldn’t you like- epic the musical

2. I can’t handle change- roar

3.daddy issues- the neighborhood

4.heather- Conan gray

5. Dangerous- epic the musical (honestly just add the entire musical at this point)

6.romantic homocide- dv4d (this song always has a special place in my heart bro)

7. Family line- Conan gray

8. Pump it- black eyes peas (guys I made an entire summer playlist and I know the entire just dance to this song)

9. Dance with me- sir, please (it’s such a good song I miss when summer sounded like this song bcuz of the Leo playlists I’d listen too)

10. Army dreamers- Kate bush (idk why but this has always js been a special song to me ever since i discovered it. I can listen to this song on repeat and never get tired. It gives me like nostalgia of a life I never had for some reason. It’s odd)

@remnantsofthefallen @justmaiidraws @spookie-puppy @mistysanrio @cozmic-wyatt @rottmnt-fan14 @foxyfox4 @afteas2003 @lemedstudent2021 @fluffyfrog9000

#literature is a conversation and a connection to our world and it's such a pleasure to be able to dip your toes into it

i love reading, i love thinking about what i am currently reading, i love thinking about what i am going to read next, i love being privileged enough to be able to read, read, read, and read so much that i never tire of it

sometimes you just need to go to the beach and then everything’s ok

Sci-fi and fantasy need to be combined more often, and here's what I want to see more of:

Mythical space creatures. Give me cryptids and not just big scary monsters. Odd little guys like platypuses and fun pets like parrots or monkeys. Give me space moray eels that hide in black holes and poke their heads out at passing ships.

Magic. Besides Star Wars, I feel like sci-fi and magic aren't things that are combines a lot. You could argue Voltron has a bit of that, but most of the time it's technology based (hints the name science-fiction, crazy I know). Give me space wizards, space apothecaries, and healers that use the magic of planets in their daily lives. Give me technology and vehicles run on magic-based sources.

Old ruins. Lots of sci-fi stuff is new and shiny - give me technology that is outdated, robots that don't function anymore. Old buildings that used to be the pinnacle of innovation now abandoned and overrun.

Give me a mix of both very clean planets and very dirty. Sci-fi can be super grungy or super clean - the world has a mix of these things. Have a sprawling city of perfection with low slums and muck.

Prosthetics! Cyborgs and mechanical arms and legs. Electronic eyes that see heat signatures. Exchangeable parts! Ones that glow and light up like those light-up sneakers!

Pretty space food! Infuse pancakes with glowing berries that ooze out of a fluffy cake. Magical teas that heal or give immunity. Magic-infused coffee that gives resistance and energy! Skewers of alien meats grilled to perfection.

Jet lag. Give me characters who get exhausted on another planet because the days last 8 hours longer than they do on their home planet. Characters who stay up until 3 a.m. because their old home had 30 hour days and this new planet has 10 hour days.

I have more, but a lot of these things are in my sci-fi/fantasy story I'm writing right now. I love space and I just think there's so much more we can do with the sci-fi genre.