Title: light
’Verse/characters: Wild Roses; Jared, Joshua
Prompt: 020 "Colourless"
Word Count: 114
Rating: G
Notes: It was, apparently, an artistic affront that ice and snow could not actually be painted in their nearly luminescent state, instead through the suggestion of light through the use of opaque highlights. Beware of determined artists.
Well before either of the wars; Jared is Ruadhan’s oldest child, a writer. Joshua is Fintain’s eldest, an artist.
Tail end of an argument I didn’t hear the beginning of.



( Alright, )

Title: to the victor
’Verse/characters: Wild Roses; Phoebe [leRoux] Sabaey, Isabeau leRoux
Prompt:022. “Enemies”
Word Count: 220
Rating: PG-13-R (depending on your sensitivity) for violence
Notes: First war, plot point. The two behind the cut tag below have been magically sparring for hours—probably closer to days—and one of them has just won. yet another crisis point with neither prologue nor aftermath attached.



( She could see, finally, )

Title: origin unknown
’Verse/characters: Wild Roses; Hazel
Prompt: 027 – "Parents"
Word Count: 340
Rating: G
Notes: before the second war; feels incomplete but nothing else is pinging.


( Security objects )

Title: breath and shadows
’Verse/characters: Wild Roses, Conall, Isael, Aodh
Prompt: 054 – "Air"
Word Count: 763
Rating: PG
Notes: some months after the as-yet unwritten events following the expansion of Summons; if a reminder's needed, Conall's a werewolf.



( A pinch of familiar tobacco )

Title: Sunlight
’Verse/characters: Wild Roses, Aodh
Prompt: 063. "Summer"
Word Count: 167
Rating: G
Notes: before the wars



( There was a breeze out of autumn into summer. )

Title: Next Time
’Verse/characters: Wild Roses, Hazel
Prompt: 019. “White”
Word Count: 210
Rating: PG
Notes: Second war, after this. I’m curious as to how old the narrator sounds, to the outside reader.



( Center of the group )

Title: For the attempt
’Verse/characters: Wild Roses, Niamh (teenage), Aodh (teenage)
Prompt: 055 “Spirit”
Word Count: 327
Rating: PG for hormonal teenagers
Notes: Lyrics here.



( Nyah! )

Title: What?
’Verse/characters: Wild Roses, Isael, Conall, Annaliese
Prompt: 077 “What?”
Word Count: 161
Rating: G
Notes: Annaliese, and Isael; She ran with the Trickwood’s children, given the choice, which is how Conall knows her. Beginning of first war.



( Wait, slow down. )

Title: Just Pieces
’Verse/characters: Wild Roses, Etienne Sabaey
Prompt: 041 “Shapes”
Word Count: 268
Rating: PG for offscreen deaths and an unflattering word.
Notes: First war.



( He had to change )

Title: the Red
’Verse/characters: Wild Roses, Phoebe leRoux, assorted others
Prompt: 011 “Red”
Word Count: 424
Rating: G
Notes: Okay, that wasn't a hundred words. OR Ian's POV.
Set waaaaay before the wars. Before the trick that made Ian famous, at that. Prehistory, as far as the rest of the story-so-far is concerned.
(I don't know who the other two leRouxs are--I can only assume they walked away with the world-walking trick, and didn't come back.)
(I'm not entirely happy with this--it feels like I'm sliding into that hypnotic disjointed style again, that makes it difficult to keep a grip on the people the story's being told about.)



( Soft echoes, in an empty room )