Wild Roses fic prompt 095 "New Year"

Title: shadow
'Verse/characters: Wild Roses; Ruadhan, Sean, Isael
Prompt: 095 "New Year"
Word Count: 435
Rating: all ages
Notes: first war, first or second new year after the war was publically acknowledged to have started. There was actually a moderately lengthy debate as to whether allowing/encouraging the normal celebrations was a good idea, considering the sheer number of assassinations that'd happened already. It was eventually decided that in the absence of a central authority figure to take the flak for banning celebrations, they would be allowed to go forward, with many more people than usual available to respond to emergencies.


( Ruadhan caught a glimpse of blond hair across the room )

Wild Roses fic prompt 086 "Choices"

Title: crossroads
'Verse/characters: Wild Roses; James, Jared
Prompt: 086 "Choices"
Word Count: 400
Rating: all ages
Notes: This is not the bit I meant to write to this prompt. I'd meant to write Sascha, in the space between wars. Instead I've got James, just before the midway point of the first war. Piece references Giovanni (called Gio. The second of the Six, and a storm-aligned mage), and Ciarshilen (called Cia, or Shile, depending. The original second of the Six, who died in the war previous to the modern ones. James never met her).
I first met James in other-than-name-alone here, as part of a meme response.



( 'Did she choose?' he asked, words quiet in the darkness. )

In other news

House 18 worked.

We now own a '97 honda accord, in colours that alternate (depending on ambient light) between two shades of dark red.

Two prompts left, two months short of two years later. I think I'll try to tackle them tomorrow.

If you have questions re: previous (in worldbuilding or character sense), they are welcome. I reserve the right to break down in hysterical laughter if you accuse me of having a 'kelts r kewl!' moment.

The girl who will be taking over my job starts her training Monday. Despite the amount I've accomplished in two years, I feel a touch guilty about the things I haven't done. Eh.

Yes, I'm alive. No, I still don't really exist (in terms of chat appearance, all metaphysical queries aside).

In other other news

Tae's Random List of Things You Should Consider About Tattoos*:

Can your tattoo be covered by clothing appropriate to a corporate environment? A casual environment? (Is your ink going to restrict you to particular styles of clothing, and/or hair-length/style if you want to hide it?)

Can your tattoo be seen if you are clothed in formalwear? (for example, getting married, or attending the opera) If so, does it function as an accessory?
Does it look Silly? (example: black widow spider on the back, on a woman in a backless wedding dress.)

How is your tattoo visually balanced on your body? Is the balance also visible when you are clothed in your general style? (a Japanese-style full arm sleeve with shoulder shield looks incredibly out of balance when it's the major cohesive ink on a body. I promise.)

If you have more than one tattoo: is there any cohesion to style and design? If so, is it still visible at a distance? (or do you look like you have somewhat malformed large moles scattered across your arms and shoulders?)

Skin loosens with age, and ink fades in time. Will your tattoo look, if not as beautiful as when you got it, at least reasonably good, when you're sixty?

If you are female: are you capable of getting pregnant (or, for that matter, actively planning for this)? If yes, consider what shape your tattoo may take if your skin stretches. Consider also that your skin might not spring back to your pre-pregnancy shape.


Tae's personal quirk: I wanna see my decoration, thanks. >.> I've actually taken to wearing half-sleeved shirts so I can see. This gives me considerable trouble when I am pondering additional designs.


*: this thought brought to you by wandering around Getty Images for the hell of it.