oozey mess
AnasAbdin
let's talk about Bridgerton tea, my ask is open
Love Begins
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Aqua Utopia｜海の底で記憶を紡ぐ
shark vs the universe
Xuebing Du
i don't do bad sauce passes
we're not kids anymore.
styofa doing anything
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todays bird
noise dept.
Cosmic Funnies
blake kathryn
I'd rather be in outer space 🛸
Andulka
Three Goblin Art
Jules of Nature
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Tales of Dreams: About
There isn’t much to explain. This just a collection of the dreams I had from time to time and decided to write it out of the blue. Plainly just from my dreams and nothing more.
Purely from the dreams and will not remove any scene I remember and will not add anything else. Unless, I decided to make it a series.. Which itself would have its own page.
[back to Collection List]
I’m stoked to be part of yet another amazing project! The Undertale Album Project gave me an opportunity to try something new— to draw a cover art for a song.
I’m so glad, but also nervous to be paired up with @helenaruthmusic. I was assigned to this calming and poignant song called “Asleep (Don’t Let Me)”. I want to do justice to her lovely song and I was clueless on how to express it in a visual format. In the end, I’ve settled to a more plain and simple composition which focuses more on the mood that the song gave me. I want the viewers to understand how I felt, or rather how Frisk will feel, listening to this song.
Before I came with this final piece, it has undergone several revisions (more about it under the cut ↓↓↓). I’m REALLY grateful to have a chance to illustrate one of Helena’s music and I hope I’ll be able to do it again in the future.
You can check out more of Helena’s music on Soundcloud / Bandcamp / Youtube.
Keep reading
Because Loved the song and my Homodachi friend.
Am re-blogging this.
Inked. Plop. Was going to sleep but had to do this first.
Resource Dump: Creating Characters!
Primary Characters
Your Hero: Top Ten Rules
10 Traits of a Great Protagonist
4 Steps to Creating a Truly Active Protagonist
20 Tips for Creating Relatable Protagonists
How to Center your Story
How to Create Unforgettable Protagonists
25 Things You Should Know About Protagonists
Creating Memorable Characters
Creating Strong Female Protagonists
Creating Dynamic Protagonists
How to Create Characters
Inner Dialogue - Writing Inner Character Thoughts
25 Things a Great Character Needs
5 Ways to Create 3D Characters
Secondary Characters
10 Secrets to Creating Unforgettable Supporting Characters
How to Write Effective Supporting Characters
Question to Ask (& Strengthen) Your Minor Characters
5 Tips for Developing Supporting Characters
Techniques for Creating Great Secondary Characters
5 Steps to Dazzling Minor Characters
3 Ways to Create Stupendous Supporting Characters
Creating Memorable Secondary Characters
5 Archetypes for Supporting Characters
Your Map to Creating a Memorable Minor Characters
Names
Top Ten Tips
8 Tips for Naming Characters
7 Rules of Naming Fictional Characters
Name that Character!
6 Creative Ways to Name your Character
Naming your Characters
A Guide to Naming Characters
Female: 1 | 2 | 3
Male: 1 | 2 | 3
Alien: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Surname: 1 | 2 | 3
Unisex: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Traits
List: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
Developing Character Traits
How to Create Good Personalities for your Characters
Develop Memorable Personalities
Give your Character Personality
How to Create a Character’s Personality
How to Make Sure your Character’s Personality Shines
5 Building Blocks of your Character’s Personality
Appearance
Appearance Generator
Your Character’s Physical Appearance
How to Describe a Character’s Looks
Describing a Character’s Appearance
Character Description Resource
Examples of Physical Characteristics
Describing the Physical Attributes of your Characters
How Great Authors Describe Character Appearance
Ultimate Guide to Nailing your Character’s Appearance
Describing Clothing and Appearance
Character Appearance Help
Character Description Resource
Describing People: A Person’s Physical Appearance
Describing the Physical Attributes of Characters
Speech
Talking About your Character: Speech
Variety in Character Voices
All your Characters Talk the Same
How to Create Distinctive Character Voices
How to Create Characters Who Don’t Sound like You
The Art of Voice in Fiction
Create Varying, Yet Realistic, Speech Patterns
The Art and Craft of Dialogue
Writing Character Voice
Creating Differences in the Speech Patterns of your Characters
Style: Person and Speech
Dialects: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
Backstory
Building Better Backstories
Basic Tips to Create Better Characters with Tragic Backstories
How to Write a Backstory
Writing Characters Using Conflict and Backstory
Backstory Description Generator
Questions to Create Character Backstory
How to Weave in Backstory to Reveal Character
Nail your Character’s Backstory
How to Write Backstory Without Putting your Reader to Sleep
How to Write a Killer Backstory
Diversity
How to Make Young Adult Fiction More Diverse
Writing People of Color
A Few Tips and Resources for Writing Characters of Colour
Writing Characters of Colour Tastefully
Writing With Colour
7 Offensive Mistakes Well-Intentioned Writers Make
Writing Characters of Colour
Describing Characters of Colour
Gender
Female: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Male: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Transgender: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
Non-Binary: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Sexuality
Main Character Sexuality
On Writing LGBTQ Characters: 1 | 2
Writing Gay Characters
Guide to LGBT YA
Avoiding LGBTQ Stereotypes
Writing Bisexual Characters: 1 | 2
Writing Asexual Characters: 1 | 2
Pansexual & Demisexual Characters
How to Write Gay, Bisexual and Pansexual Characters
Introduction
Introducing a Character
Introducing your Main Character
Do’s and Don’ts for Introducing your Protagonist
First Impressions
How to Introduce a Character
How Not to Introduce a Main Character
Introducing the Protagonist
Development
Character Development
9 Ingredients of Character Development
Characterisation 1 - Character Development
How to Develop a Character for a Story
Character Development
Character Development Drives Conflict
Developing your Characters and Making them Interesting
Relationships
How to Write Strong Character Relationships
Character Relationships
3 Keys to Developing Character Relationships
The Secret Behind Great Character Relationships
3 Tips for Character Relationships
Building Believable Relationships
Sibling: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Platonic: 1 | 2 | 3
Romantic: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
Strengths
Identifying your Character’s Strengths
Character Strengths and Weaknesses
Introducing the 24 Character Strengths
Character Strengths and Virtues List
Strengths and Weaknesses
A Balance of Strengths
Flaws
123 Ideas for Character Flaws
DarkWorld RPG Flaws List
Character Flaws
Ten Ugliest Character Flaws
The Four Types of Character Flaws
On Giving Flaws and Weaknesses
Character Flaw Index
Goal
Why your Character’s Goal Needs to be 1 of these 5 Things
Goals Define the Plot
Goal Setting for You and your Character
How to Explore you Character’s Motivation
4 Ways to Motivate Character and Plot
Motivation
By Genre
Fantasy: 1 | 2 | 3
Sci-Fi: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Romance: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Thrillers: 1 | 2
Horror: 1 | 2 | 3
Heroes
Your Hero: Top Ten Rules
How to Write your Own Hero Story
What Makes a Great Hero?
Creating Heroes and Heroines
Write a Story about a Hero
How to Create an Antihero that Readers Love
Heroes vs. Anti-Heroes
Create a Super Hero
How to Create a Brand New Iconic Hero or Villain
What Makes a Hero
Villains
How to Create a Credible Villain in Fiction
How to Make a Purely Evil Villain Interesting
9 Evil Examples of the Villain Archetype
How Not to Create a Villain
Creating Villains People Love to Hate
3 Techniques for Crafting a Better Villain
Basic Tips to Write Better & More Despicable Villains
Writing Tips for Creating a Complex Villain
How to Create a Great Villain
Do’s & Don’ts
Do’s and Dont’s of Writing a Good Character
How to Create a Character
Characterisation Dos and Dont’s
Female Characters of Do’s and Dont’s
Do’s and Dont’s of Dialect
Helpful Writing Blogs
fuckyeahcharacterdevelopment*
writeworld
referenceforwriters
thewritingcafe
aquestionofcharacter *
writingwithcolor
fuckyeah-char-dev
dailycharacterdevelopment
Clichés
Characters and Cliches
Top 10 Character Cliches
7 Lazy Character Cliches
10 Most Cliched Characters in Sci-Fi
Four Worst Character Cliches
Female Character Cliches
Character Cliches to Avoid
The Cliche Character Test
How Cliches Can Help You Make Great Characters
Templates
How to Create a Character Profile
Writing Character Bios
Character Sheets and Character Creation
Gender/Sexuality Generator
Extremely Detailed Character Template
Writer’s Resource: Character Template
Character Description
I’m always a slut for for new characters
Reblogging for future reference
Always in need of this.
remember when rin was in small shows like free! im so proud he got to perform at the superbowl #tbt
Character Flaws
Absent-minded - Preoccupied to the extent of being unaware of one’s immediate surroundings. Abstracted, daydreaming, inattentive, oblivious, forgetful.
Abusive - Characterized by improper infliction of physical or psychological maltreatment towards another.
Addict - One who is addicted to a compulsive activity. Examples: gambling, drugs, sex.
Aimless - Devoid of direction or purpose.
Alcoholic - A person who drinks alcoholic substances habitually and to excess.
Anxious - Full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous.
Arrogant - Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance. Inclined to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior. Snobbish.
Audacious - Recklessly bold in defiance of convention, propriety, law, or the like; insolent; braze, disobedient.
Bad Habit - A revolting personal habit. Examples: picks nose, spits tobacco, drools, bad body odour.
Bigmouth - A loud-mouthed or gossipy person.
Bigot - One who is strongly partial to one’s own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ.
Blunt - Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion. Frank, callous, insensitive, brusque.
Bold - In a bad sense, too forward; taking undue liberties; over assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or restraint; rude; impudent. Abrupt, brazen, cheeky, brassy, audacious.
Callous - They are hardened to emotions, rarely showing any form of it in expression. Unfeeling. Cold.
Childish - Marked by or indicating a lack of maturity; puerile.
Complex - An exaggerated or obsessive concern or fear. (List specific complex.)
Cruel - Mean to anyone or anything, without care or regard to consequences and feelings.
Cursed - A person who has befallen a prayer for evil or misfortune, placed under a spell, or borne into an evil circumstance, and suffers for it. Damned.
Dependent - Unable to exist, sustain oneself, or act appropriately or normally without the assistance or direction of another.
Deranged - Mentally decayed. Insane. Crazy. Mad. Psychotic.
Dishonest – Given to or using fraud, cheating; deceitful, deceptive, crooked, underhanded.
Disloyal - Lacking loyalty. Unfaithful, perfidious, traitorous, treasonable
Disorder - An ailment that affects the function of mind or body. (List the disorders name if they have one.) See the Mental Disorder List.
Disturbed - Showing some or a few signs or symptoms of mental or emotional illness. Confused, disordered, neurotic, troubled.
Dubious - Fraught with uncertainty or doubt. Undecided, doubtful, unsure.
Dyslexic - Affected by dyslexia, a learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to recognize and comprehend written words.
Egotistical - Characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance. Boastful, pompous.
Envious - Showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another’s advantages; covetous, jealous.
Erratic - Deviating from the customary course in conduct or opinion; eccentric: erratic behaviour. Eccentric, bizarre, outlandish, strange.
Fanatical - Fanatic outlook or behaviour especially as exhibited by excessive enthusiasm, unreasoning zeal, or wild and extravagant notions on some subject.
Fickle – Erratic, changeable, unstable - especially with regard to affections or attachments; capricious.
Fierce - Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid.
Finicky - Excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy. Too much concerned with detail. Meticulous, fastidious, choosy, critical, picky, prissy, pernickety.
Fixated - In psychoanalytic theory, a strong attachment to a person or thing, especially such an attachment formed in childhood or infancy and manifested in immature or neurotic behaviour that persists throughout life. Fetish, quirk, obsession, infatuation.
Flirt -To make playfully romantic or sexual overtures; behaviour intended to arouse sexual interest. Minx. Tease.
Gluttonous - Given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink. Voracious, ravenous, wolfish, piggish, insatiable.
Gruff - Brusque or stern in manner or appearance. Crusty, rough, surly.
Gullible - Will believe any information given, regardless of how valid or truthful it is, easily deceived or duped.
Hard - A person who is difficult to deal with, manage, control, overcome, or understand. Hard emotions, hard hearted.
Hedonistic - Pursuit of or devotion to pleasure, especially to the pleasures of the senses.
Hoity-toity- Given to flights of fancy; capricious; frivolous. Prone to giddy behaviour, flighty.
Humourless - The inability to find humour in things, and most certainly in themselves.
Hypocritical - One who is always contradicting their own beliefs, actions or sayings. A person who professes beliefs and opinions for others that he does not hold. Being a hypocrite.
Idealist - One whose conduct is influenced by ideals that often conflict with practical considerations. One who is unrealistic and impractical, guided more by ideals than by practical considerations.
Idiotic - Marked by a lack of intelligence or care; foolish or careless.
Ignorant - Lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact. Showing or arising from a lack of education or knowledge.
Illiterate - Unable to read and write.
Immature - Emotionally undeveloped; juvenile; childish.
Impatient - Unable to wait patiently or tolerate delay; restless. Unable to endure irritation or opposition; intolerant.
Impious - Lacking piety and reverence for a god/gods and their followers.
Impish - Naughtily or annoyingly playful.
Incompetent - Unable to execute tasks, no matter how the size or difficulty.
Indecisive - Characterized by lack of decision and firmness, especially under pressure.
Indifferent - The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally, remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern. Having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless.
Infamy - Having an extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act that affects how others view them.
Intolerant - Unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion and narrow-minded about cherished opinions.
Judgemental - Inclined to make and form judgements, especially moral or personal ones, based on one’s own opinions or impressions towards others/practices/groups/religions based on appearance, reputation, occupation, etc.
Klutz - Clumsy. Blunderer.
Lazy - Resistant to work or exertion; disposed to idleness.
Lewd - Inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious. Obscene or indecent, as language or songs; salacious.
Liar - Compulsively and purposefully tells false truths more often than not. A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.
Lustful - Driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires.
Masochist - The deriving of sexual gratification, or the tendency to derive sexual gratification, from being physically or emotionally abused. A willingness or tendency to subject oneself to unpleasant or trying experiences.
Meddlesome - Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner, given to meddling; interfering.
Meek - Evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness.
Megalomaniac - A psycho pathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
Naïve - Lacking worldly experience and understanding, simple and guileless; showing or characterized by a lack of sophistication and critical judgement.
Nervous - Easily agitated or distressed; high-strung or jumpy.
Non-violent - Abstaining from the use of violence.
Nosey - Given to prying into the affairs of others; snoopy. Offensively curious or inquisitive.
Obsessive - An unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone.
Oppressor - A person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures, to keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority.
Overambitious - Having a strong excessive desire for success or achievement.
Overconfident - Excessively confident; presumptuous.
Overemotional - Excessively or abnormally emotional. Sensitive about themselves and others, more so than the average person.
Overprotective - To protect too much; coddle.
Overzealous - Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea.
Pacifist - Opposition to war or violence as a means of resolving disputes. (Can double as a merit in certain cases)
Paranoid - Exhibiting or characterized by extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others.
Peevish - Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable dissatisfaction. Cantankerous, cross, ill-tempered, testy, captious, discontented, crotchety, cranky, ornery.
Perfectionist - A propensity for being displeased with anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards.
Pessimist - A tendency to stress the negative or unfavourable or to take the gloomiest possible view.
Pest - One that pesters or annoys, with or without realizing it. Nuisance. Annoying. Nag.
Phobic – They have a severe form of fear when it comes to this one thing. Examples: Dark, Spiders, Cats
Practical - Level-headed, efficient, and unspeculative. No-nonsense.
Predictable - Easily seen through and assessable, where almost anyone can predict reactions and actions of said person by having met or known them even for a short time.
Proud - Filled with or showing excessive self-esteem and will often shirk help from others for the sake of pride.
Rebellious - Defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
Reckless - Heedless. Headstrong. Foolhardy. Unthinking boldness, wild carelessness and disregard for consequences.
Remorseless - Without remorse; merciless; pitiless; relentless.
Rigorous - Rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; demanding strict attention to rules and procedures.
Sadist - The deriving of sexual gratification or the tendency to derive sexual gratification from inflicting pain or emotional abuse on others. Deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from cruelty.
Sadomasochist - Both sadist and masochist combined.
Sarcastic - A subtle form of mockery in which an intended meaning is conveyed obliquely.
Sceptic - One who instinctively or habitually doubts, questions, or disagrees with assertions or generally accepted conclusions.
Seducer - To lead others astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt. To attempt to lead or draw someone away, as from principles, faith, or allegiance.
Selfish - Concerned chiefly or only with oneself.
Self-Martyr - One who purposely makes a great show of suffering in order to arouse sympathy from others, as a form of manipulation, and always for a selfish cause or reason.
Self-righteous - Piously sure of one’s own righteousness; moralistic. Exhibiting pious self-assurance. Holier-than-thou, sanctimonious.
Senile - Showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, esp. short-term memory and alertness, as a result of old age or disease.
Shallow - Lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious.
Smart Ass - Thinks they know it all, and in some ways they may, but they can be greatly annoying and difficult to deal with at times, especially in arguments.
Soft-hearted - Having softness or tenderness of heart that can lead them into trouble; susceptible of pity or other kindly affection. They cannot resist helping someone they see in trouble, suffering or in need, and often don’t think of the repercussions or situation before doing so.
Solemn - Deeply earnest, serious, and sober.
Spineless - Lacking courage. Cowardly, wimp, lily-livered, gutless.
Spiteful - Showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; vindictive person who will look for occasions for resentment. Vengeful.
Spoiled - Treated with excessive indulgence and pampering from earliest childhood, and has no notion of hard work, self-care or money management; coddled, pampered. Having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or over-solicitous attention.
Squeamish - Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted.
Stubborn - Unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; bull-headed. Firmly resolved or determined; resolute.
Superstitious - An irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear from an irrational belief that an object, action, or circumstance not logically related to a course of events influences its outcome.
Tactless - Lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others.
Temperamental - Moody, irritable, or sensitive. Excitable, volatile, emotional.
Theatrical - Having a flair for over dramatizing situations, doing things in a ‘big way’ and love to be ‘centre stage’.
Timid -Tends to be shy and/or quiet, shrinking away from offering opinions or from strangers and newcomers, fearing confrontations and violence.
Tongue-tied - Speechless or confused in expression, as from shyness, embarrassment, or astonishment.
Troublemaker - Someone who deliberately stirs up trouble, intentionally or unintentionally.
Unlucky - Marked by or causing misfortune; ill-fated. Destined for misfortune; doomed.
Unpredictable - Difficult to foretell or foresee, their actions are so chaotic it’s impossible to know what they are going to do next.
Untrustworthy - Not worthy of trust or belief. Backstabber.
Vain - Holding or characterized by an unduly high opinion of their physical appearance. Lovers of themselves. Conceited, egotistic, narcissistic.
Weak-willed - Lacking willpower, strength of will to carry out one’s decisions, wishes, or plans. Easily swayed.
Withdrawn - Not friendly or Sociable. Aloof.
Zealous - A fanatic.
From The Character Therapist
*video game boss the size of a skyscraper*
"HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO FIGHT THIS THING"
*ten minutes later*
"that…was surprisingly easy."
*video game boss that is just normal dude with sword*
"ahhh this’ll probably be easy"
*ten hours later*
"fuck. shit. god. I can’t do this anymore. you’ve bested me. I will no longer play a game again. I have been disgraced."
anime is a nutshell
Should I watch haikyuu
OH YES YES YES YES!!!
IT HAS SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS
LIKE FRIENDSHIPS
RIVALS
FRIEND-VALS??????
THE SHIPPING
OPPORTUNITIES
ARE ENDLESS
TANAKA’S FACE
JUST TANAKA IN GENERAL
THIS PRETTY FRECKLED ENIGMA
BADASS VOLLEYBALL CHICKS
BADASS VOLLEYBALL MANAGER CHICKS
ADORABLE SENPAI
THESE ADORABLE
TITLE CARDS
NISHINOYA
I MEAN COME ON
LOOK AT HIM
NISHINOYA RULES
ADORABLE SETTERS
ADORABLE SETTERS
ADORABLE SETTERS
KAGEYAMA BEING A BADASS (DAT BACK SET THO)
HINATA BEING A BADASS
KAGEYAMA AND HINATA BEING BADASSES TOGETHER
FLY, YOU FOOLS
VOLLEYBAALLLLLLLLLLL
GRRAAAGGRRRGHAHAH NOW I’M JUST YELLING
JUST WATCH IT IT’S SO GOOD
Puppycat’s story
5-Year-Old With Autism Paints Stunning Masterpieces
Autism is a poorly-understood neurological disorder that can impair an individual’s ability to engage in various social interactions. But little 5-year-old Iris Grace in the UK is an excellent example of the unexpected gifts that autism can also grant – her exceptional focus and attention to detail have helped her create incredibly beautiful paintings that many of her fans (and buyers) have likened to Monet’s works.
Little Iris is slowly learning to speak, whereas most children have already begun to speak at least a few words by age 2. Along with speech therapy, her parents gradually introduced her to painting, which is when they discovered her amazing talent.
“We have been encouraging Iris to paint to help with speech therapy, joint attention and turn taking,” her mother, Arabella Carter-Johnson, explains on her website. “Then we realised that she is actually really talented and has an incredible concentration span of around 2 hours each time she paints. Her autism has created a style of painting which I have never seen in a child of her age, she has an understanding of colours and how they interact with each other.”
Riiigghhht Voice meme that I tried because of my friend told me so
O v O)/ Shared it here. I could try voicing something else if requested.
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Autumn Dream
Kinda just Dreamt of t his so its called Autumn Dream.
The autumn king has been living in his manor all his life and barely leaves; but when he does, he goes to where the red leaves fall. He was soft and gentle. Even though he may be the lord of his home he helps around the house and always takes care of his people. Everyone liked him... But could not love him. Because he couldn’t love them back. He is sincere in all he does yet empty in the same time.
People come and go in his mansion. They stay for a while; they took care of him as he took care of them. Once they’ve found what they needed, a dream, they leave. No one remained for good because even though there were a lot of people who were loving and caring for one another, the house felt empty.
One ordinary day a traveller came to visit and the autumn king welcomed her. She was a lovely lady but her face could only show one expression. Her eyes were blank; emptier than the lord’s heart can ever be for his heart still had hope. But then and there, the autumn king knew they were similar.
He greets her ‘good morning’ in the hallway and she replied an insult. The autumn king was speechless, confused with the treatment and the new sensation he felt. I didn’t know what to do. He felt anger. The same thing happened the next day and the next. Before he knew it, he had already been arguing with her. The manor slowly became livelier ever since.
Despite of their disagreement, he toured her around the town. He even brought her to his favourite place. Somehow he was no longer the autumn king he knew he was. The heart of an empty man became filled with wonders. Soon enough, the autumn king’s new found curiosity pushed him to ask her what it felt like to travel. Lonely. She did not falter.
Lonely not because she was alone in her voyage. It is because she has been travelling most of her life and not one of the places she visited inspire her.
The autumn king felt the pain in her words yet her eyes remain blank as it was when she first came. It was not the heart whose empty like his but the eyes. Her eyes, which were almost the representation of magnificence itself, could not see beauty in life. His heart ached.
Another month has passed and her eyes remained empty. The autumn king did all he could think of that might help but his deed did not affect her. Once again he brought her to his favourite spot; this time, with a heavy heart. He sighed as he was looking at her and her to him. Then the young lady leaned closer to him and stretched her arms upward. Upon her index fingers reaching both ends of his lips, she fixed them for a smile. Surprised by the gesture, he laughed and did the same to her. His smile disappeared slowly and his heart grew heavier.
That event led the female traveller to a decision to leave the next morning. After hiding her tanto inside her obi, her preparations for her departure is complete. She exits the manor as the people bid her farewell without knowing that the Autumn King awaits her outside. He was wearing an unusual yukata and was wearing a unique haori. He seemed to be armed with a katana. Before she could speak, the Autumn king approached her and told her that he decided to travel alone as well. What about the manor? The land and manor is entitled to him and no one would ever dream of claiming it knowing that it was his; he ensured her.
That day, he made a promise to her and started his journey in a direction opposite to hers
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. . . * E n d o f O n e S h o t * . . .
