ChosenFate88's writing blog

Just random stories of mine. Character development Or just shameless fluff Mostly OCs US 17

[cursedangel88-blog]

Update?

I'm going to be using this blog as my general all around blog. Posting what I'm working on, what I'm reading, stuff I write maybe, etc. The last thing I reblogged is for my next project. It's for a friend of a friend and I hope it makes her feel a bit better! I'll let you see once it's done.

[53stitches]

I’ve been promising a new pattern for an embarrassing amount of time now, but I’m here to deliver at last! Thank you so much everyone for your patience, and that you’ve still been creating things and asking questions. I’ve got big plans to get back into new patterns, so here’s hoping the momentum keeps.

Today’s pattern is Eevee! I plan on making all of the Eeveelutions in the coming weeks, but I thought I’d get started with the original :P I’ll jump right in.

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[fictionwritingtips]

Focusing on the Middle of Your Novel

Many writers worry about developing the middle of their novel or they simply lose motivation when they start thinking about what to write about. Even if you know the beginning and end of your novel, it can be difficult to connect the two and build an exciting plot inbetween. The best way to begin tackling this issue is to understand pacing and how your novel should be structured.

The basic structure is as follows:

Stasis

This includes the introduction, the description of the everyday life of your main character, and an explanation of your world. During this time you can focus on showing your audience what your world is like and how your characters interact with it on a daily basis. You can start to set things up.

Inciting Incident

This is your protagonist’s call-to-action. What forces your character to change their usual behavior? This is when your character decides to get in the action OR they are forced to get in on the action. I’ve written a longer post about this here.

The Quest

There’s something your protagonist needs to do or there’s a journey they must embark on. This doesn’t always mean an actual physical journey; it can be an emotional one depending on your story. The point is that they must set out to learn something as a result of the inciting incident. There’s some knowledge, item, etc. they must acquire.

Surprise

There should be obstacles, problems, trouble, conflict, etc. for your protagonist. This will make up most of the middle of your novel. What stands in your character’s way? What is preventing them from finishing their quest and returning to normal?

Critical Choice

What your character has learned or how they have developed over the course of your novel is often revealed during the critical choice. They should have to choose between two paths and their choices should reveal something about them. These choices will change the course of the novel.

Climax

This is the highest point of tension in your story, when your character has to deal with the critical choice they have made. Your story generally builds up to this point.

Reversal

The reversal is a result of the critical choice and the climax. The story is lead in a new direction because of these things. The events leading up to the climax begin to cool down and something happens that helps lead to the resolution. This is usually when your protagonist reverses the situation and finds a way out of the problem (or doesn’t).

Resolution

The resolution should lead into a new stasis for your characters. This doesn’t mean that everything ends up good for your characters; it just means that things have come full circle in a way. The story arc for his particular story is closed and lessons have been learned.

Once you begin to understand the structure of a story, you can begin focusing on the middle chunks of your novel, specifically the inciting incident-reversal stages. 

Here are a few tips to prevent your novel from failing in the middle:

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[alyciadebnamcareys]

so i discovered this computer app the other day called popcorn time, and it’s like netflix, but it’s free and it has loads more options, and it’s updated frequently. so episodes are added the night they come out ect. i highly recommend it. 

[ejbeachy]

Fun Fact: Quiet people are aware that they are quiet. They don’t need you to point it out to them. They know. Please stop. 

[writingwithcolor]

Words to Describe Hair

This began as a guide to describing Afro/curly hair but of course, I got carried away. From look and texture of hair, colors and various styles, this guide serves as a thesaurus of sorts for hair, as well as pointers for use in your writing.

Culturally Significant Hair Coverings:

Know the meaning behind head wear and why it’s worn, when and by whom, such as a Native Nation’s headdress, before bestowing a character with it.

Head Coverings Resources:

More on various head coverings.

See here for more Islamic Veils. 

See here for more on the Nigerian gele.

See here on African American Headwraps. 

View our hijab and headscarves tags for discussion on these topics.

Afro - Curly - Straightened

There are many varieties of braids, twists & Afro hair styles; have some more!

African/Black Hair: Natural, Braids and Locks

African Hair: Braiding Styles 10 African Types

Describing Black (Afro) hair:

Appropriative Hairstyles: Keep in mind that Afro styles should be kept to those in the African Diaspora, such as dreadlocks, cornrows + certain and many braided styles.

Tread carefully describing Afro hair as “wild” “unkempt” “untamed” or any words implying it’s unclean or requires controlling.

“Nappy” and “wooly” are generally words to stay away from, the first having heavy negative connotations for many and the latter, though used in the Holy Bible, is generally not acceptable anymore and comes off as dehumanizing due to Animal connotations.

There are mixed feelings on calling Black hair “kinky.” I’m personally not opposed to the word in itself and usage depends on the person’s race (I’m more comfortable with a Black person using it vs. a Non-Black person) as well as their tone and context (if it’s used in a neutral or positive tone vs. negatively/with disdain). Get feedback on your usage, or simply forgo it.

See our tags “Black Hair” and “Natural Hair” for more discussion on describing Black hair.

Texture - Look - Styles

Hair Colors and Style

Writing Tips & Things to Keep in Mind:

Combination Words: Try combing words to illustrate look of hair. A character with springy coils that dance across her shoulders with every movement, the man with thick silvery hair slicked back into a ponytail…

Mind Perspective: Depending on POV, a character might not know exactly what cornrows or a coiffure style is, at least in name, and it might make more sense if they described the hairdo instead. More defining terms might come from a more knowing source or the wearer themselves. One book I read described a girl’s afro puff as “thick hair pulled up into a cute, curly, poufy thing on top of her head and tied with a yellow ribbon.”

POC & Hair Colors: People of Color’s hair comes in all shades and textures. There are Black people with naturally blond and loosely-textured to straight hair, East Asian people with red hair, and so on. Keep that in mind when coding characters if you tend to rely on hair color alone to denote a character is white vs. a Person of Color.

Related Tropes: There are tropes and discussion related to People of Color, colored hair, and light-colored hair and features. 

Check out these posts on the topic: The East Asian Women + Colored Hair Trope - Black Characters & “Wild” Hair Colors - POC w/ Supernatural Colorful Features. - ‘Uncommon’ Features & POC Characters

~Mod Colette

[teamvaller]

OCD Public Service Announcement

I don’t want to sound naggy…but could we stop using the term “OCD” for when you see something out of place on the internet that unsettles you? I used to be one of these people…and I said “Sometimes my OCD gets set off when things are out of place in my room” and my Aunt got all serious… Turns out my little cousin suffers from severe OCD, to the point where she thinks if she doesn’t wash her hands X amount of times, her germs will kill her younger sister and her parents.  Some nights she refuses to eat with the family because she isn’t clean enough. She has said at school that she is afraid of her accidentally killing her family and security had gotten involved (they didn’t know exactly what she meant until her mother had to explain). If we can be respectful of anxiety, depression, bi polar, and other mental disorders, can we please be respectful of OCD too? 

[cherik]

[cursedangel88-blog]

Maybe I am a monster. I don’t think I’d know if I were one. I’m not what you are. I’m not what you intended. 

[cursedangel88-blog]

I'm watching Tamako Market and why did Tamako's dad name her nearly the sane as the store (Tamaya) and her sister Anko?? Didn't he learn that shop related names are a bad idea? And Mochizou's dad is no better.

[megasthenic-deactivated20180531]

When someone is having a panic attack:

DO ask what you can do to help. DON’T assume you know what a particular individual needs.

DO offer physical comfort (“You can squeeze my hand if you need to”). DON’T touch someone unless they’ve consented. Unwanted physical contact may have been their trigger in the first place.

DO attempt to remove the triggering object or situation. DON'T forcibly move the individual to a new place.

DO offer words of encouragement (“I’m here to help”). DON’T tell them to “Calm down” or trivialize their emotions.

No one wants a panic attack to be over more than the person who’s having it. Your job is not to judge, psychoanalyze, or “fix” them. As with any medical emergency, try to remain calm and seek the help of a medical professional if you’re in over your head.

[naity-sama]

Some words to use when writing things:

winking

clenching

pulsing

fluttering

contracting

twitching

sucking

quivering

pulsating

throbbing

beating

thumping

thudding

pounding

humming

palpitate

vibrate

grinding

crushing

hammering

lashing

knocking

driving

thrusting

pushing

force

injecting

filling

dilate

stretching

lingering

expanding

bouncing

reaming

elongate

enlarge

unfolding

yielding

sternly

firmly

tightly 

harshly

thoroughly

consistently

precision

accuracy

carefully

demanding

strictly

restriction

meticulously

scrupulously

rigorously

rim

edge

lip

circle

band

encircling

enclosing

surrounding

piercing

curl

lock

twist

coil

spiral

whorl

dip

wet

soak

madly

wildly

noisily

rowdily

rambunctiously

decadent

degenerate

immoral

indulgent

accept

take

invite

nook

indentation

niche

depression

indent

depress

delay

tossing

writhing

flailing

squirming

rolling

wriggling

wiggling

thrashing

struggling

grappling

striving

straining

[littlestsecret]

Appetite -  craving, demand, gluttony, greed, hunger, inclination, insatiable, longing, lust, passion, ravenousness, relish, taste, thirst, urge, voracity, weakness, willingness, yearning, ardor, dedication, desire, devotion, enthusiasm, excitement, fervor, horny, intensity, keenness, wholeheartedness, zeal

Arouse -  agitate, awaken, electrify, enliven, excite, entice, foment, goad, incite, inflame, instigate, kindle, provoke, rally, rouse, spark, stimulate, stir, thrill, waken, warm, whet, attract, charm, coax, fire up, fuel, heat up, lure, produce, stir up, tantalize, tease, tempt, thrum, torment, wind up, work up

Assault -  attack, advancing, aggressive, assailing, charging, incursion, inundated, invasion, offensive, onset, onslaught, overwhelmed, ruinous, tempestuous, strike, violation, ambush, assail, barrage, bombard, bombardment, crackdown, wound Beautiful -  admirable, alluring, angelic, appealing, bewitching, charming, dazzling, delicate, delightful, divine, elegant, enticing, exquisite, fascinating, gorgeous, graceful, grand, magnificent, marvelous, pleasing, radiant, ravishing, resplendent, splendid, stunning, sublime, attractive, beguiling, captivating, enchanting, engaging, enthralling, eye-catching, fetching, fine, fine-looking, good-looking, handsome, inviting, lovely, mesmeric, mesmerizing, pretty, rakish, refined, striking, tantalizing, tempting Brutal -  atrocious, barbarous, bloodthirsty, callous, cruel, feral, ferocious, hard, harsh, heartless, inhuman, merciless, murderous, pitiless, remorseless, rough, rude, ruthless, savage, severe, terrible, unmerciful, vicious, bestial, brute, brutish, cold-blooded, fierce, gory, nasty, rancorous, sadistic, uncompromising, unfeeling, unforgiving, unpitying, violent, wild Burly – able-bodied, athletic, beefy, big, brawny, broad-shouldered, bulky, dense, enormous, great, hard, hardy, hearty, heavily built, heavy, hefty, huge, husky, immense, large, massive, muscular, mighty, outsized, oversized, powerful, powerfully built, prodigious, robust, solid, stalwart, stocky, stout, strapping, strong, strongly built, sturdy, thick, thickset, tough, well-built, well-developed Carnal -  animalistic, bodily, impure, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, libidinous, licentious, lustful, physical, prurient, salacious, sensuous, voluptuous, vulgar, wanton, , coarse, crude, dirty, raunchy, rough, unclean Dangerous -  alarming, critical, fatal, formidable, impending, malignant, menacing, mortal, nasty, perilous, precarious, pressing, serious, terrible, threatening, treacherous, urgent, vulnerable, wicked, acute, damaging, deadly, death-defying, deathly, destructive, detrimental, explosive, grave, harmful, hazardous, injurious, lethal, life-threatening, noxious, poisonous, risky, severe, terrifying, toxic, unsafe, unstable, venomous Dark -  atrocious, corrupt, forbidding, foul, infernal, midnight, morbid, ominous, sinful, sinister, somber, threatening, twilight, vile, wicked, abject, alarming, appalling, baleful, bizarre, bleak, bloodcurdling, boding evil, chilling, cold, condemned, creepy, damned, daunting, demented, desolate, dire, dismal, disturbing, doomed, dour, dread, dreary, dusk, eerie, fear, fearsome, frightening, ghastly, ghostly, ghoulish, gloom, gloomy, grave, grim, grisly, gruesome, hair-raising, haunted, hideous, hopeless, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific, horrifying, horror, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, inauspicious, inhospitable, looming, lost, macabre, malice, malignant, menacing, murky, mysterious, night, panic, pessimistic, petrifying, scary, shadows, shadowy, shade, shady, shocking, soul-destroying, sour, spine-chilling, spine-tingling, strange, terrifying, uncanny, unearthly, unlucky, unnatural, unnerving, weird, wretched Delicious - enticing, exquisite, luscious, lush, rich, savory, sweet, tasty, tempting, appetizing, delectable, flavorsome, full of flavor, juicy, lip-smacking, mouth-watering, piquant, relish, ripe, salty, spicy, scrummy, scrumptious, succulent, tangy, tart, tasty, yummy, zesty Ecstasy -  delectation, delirium, elation, euphoria, fervor, frenzy, joy, rapture, transport, bliss, excitement, happiness, heaven, high, paradise, rhapsody, thrill, blissful, delighted, elated, extremely happy, in raptures (of delight), in seventh heaven, jubilant, on cloud nine, overexcited, overjoyed, rapturous, thrilled Ecstatic -  delirious, enraptured, euphoric, fervent, frenzied, joyous, transported, wild Erotic -  amatory, amorous, aphrodisiac, carnal, earthy, erogenous, fervid, filthy, hot, impassioned, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, raw, romantic, rousing, salacious, seductive, sensual, sexual, spicy, steamy, stimulating, suggestive, titillating, voluptuous, tantalizing Gasp -  catch of breath, choke, gulp, heave, inhale, pant, puff, snort, wheeze, huff, rasp, sharp intake of air, short of breath, struggle for breath, swallow, winded  Heated - ardent, avid, excited, fervent, fervid, fierce, fiery, frenzied, furious, impassioned, intense, passionate, raging, scalding, scorched, stormy, tempestuous, vehement, violent, ablaze, aflame, all-consuming, blazing, blistering, burning, crazed, explosive, febrile, feverish, fired up, flaming, flushed, frantic, hot, hot-blooded, impatient, incensed, maddening, obsessed, possessed, randy, searing, sizzling, smoldering, sweltering, torrid, turbulent, volatile, worked up, zealous Hunger -  appetite, ache, craving, gluttony, greed, longing, lust, mania, mouth-watering, ravenous, voracious, want, yearning, thirst Hungry -  avid, carnivorous, covetous, craving, eager, greedy, hungered, rapacious, ravenous, starved, unsatisfied, voracious, avaricious, desirous, famished, grasping, insatiable, keen, longing, predatory, ravening, starving, thirsty, wanting Intense -  forceful, severe, passionate, acute, agonizing, ardent, anxious, biting, bitter, burning, close, consuming, cutting, deep, eager, earnest, excessive, exquisite, extreme, fervent, fervid, fierce, forcible, great, harsh, impassioned, keen, marked, piercing, powerful, profound, severe, sharp, strong, vehement, violent, vivid, vigorous Liquid -  damp, cream, creamy, dripping, ichorous, juicy, moist, luscious, melted, moist, pulpy, sappy, soaking, solvent, sopping, succulent, viscous, wet / aqueous, broth, elixir, extract, flux, juice, liquor, nectar, sap, sauce, secretion, solution, vitae, awash, moisture, boggy, dewy, drenched, drip, drop, droplet, drowning, flood, flooded, flowing, fountain, jewel, leaky, milky, overflowing, saturated, slick, slippery, soaked, sodden, soggy, stream, swamp, tear, teardrop, torrent, waterlogged, watery, weeping Lithe - agile, lean, pliant, slight, spare, sinewy, slender, supple, deft, fit, flexible, lanky, leggy, limber, lissom, lissome, nimble, sinuous, skinny, sleek, slender, slim, svelte, trim, thin, willowy, wiry Moan - beef, cry, gripe, grouse, grumble, lament, lamentation, plaint, sob, wail, whine, bemoan, bewail, carp, deplore, grieve, gripe, grouse, grumble, keen, lament, sigh, sob, wail, whine, mewl Moving -  (exciting,) affecting, effective  arousing, awakening, breathless, dynamic, eloquent, emotional, emotive, expressive, fecund, far-out, felt in gut, grabbed by, gripping, heartbreaking, heartrending, impelling, impressive, inspirational, meaningful, mind-bending, mind-blowing, motivating, persuasive, poignant, propelling, provoking, quickening, rallying, rousing, significant, stimulating, simulative, stirring, stunning, touching, awe-inspiring, energizing, exhilarating, fascinating, heart pounding, heart stopping, inspiring, riveting, thrilling Need -  compulsion, demand, desperate, devoir, extremity, impatient longing, must, urge, urgency / desire, appetite, avid, burn, craving, eagerness, fascination, greed, hunger, insatiable, longing, lust, taste, thirst, voracious, want, yearning, ache, addiction, aspiration, desire, fever, fixation, hankering, hope, impulse, inclination, infatuation, itch, obsession, passion, pining, wish, yen Pain -  ache, afflict, affliction, agony, agonize, anguish, bite, burn, chafe, distress, fever, grief, hurt, inflame, laceration, misery, pang, punish, sting, suffering, tenderness, throb, throe, torment, torture, smart Painful -  aching, agonizing, arduous, awful, biting, burning, caustic, dire, distressing, dreadful, excruciating, extreme, grievous, inflamed, piercing, raw, sensitive, severe, sharp, tender, terrible, throbbing, tormenting, angry, bleeding, bloody, bruised, cutting, hurting, injured, irritated, prickly, skinned, smarting, sore, stinging, unbearable, uncomfortable, upsetting, wounded Perverted -  aberrant, abnormal, corrupt, debased, debauched, defiling, depraved, deviant, monstrous, tainted, twisted, vicious, warped, wicked, abhorrent, base, decadent, degenerate, degrading, dirty, disgusting, dissipated, dissolute, distasteful, hedonistic, immodest, immoral, indecent, indulgent, licentious, nasty, profligate, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, shameful, shameless, sickening, sinful, smutty, sordid, unscrupulous, vile  Pleasurable -  charming, gratifying, luscious, satisfying, savory, agreeable, delicious, delightful, enjoyable, nice, pleasant, pleasing, soothing, succulent Pleasure -  bliss, delight, gluttony, gratification, relish, satisfaction, thrill, adventure, amusement, buzz, contentment, delight, desire, ecstasy, enjoyment, excitement, fun, happiness, harmony, heaven, joy, kick, liking, paradise, seventh heaven  Rapacious-  avaricious, ferocious, furious, greedy, predatory, ravening, ravenous, savage, voracious, aggressive, gluttonous, grasping, insatiable, marauding, plundering Rapture -  bliss, ecstasy, elation, exaltation, glory, gratification, passion, pleasure, floating, unbridled joy Rigid -  adamant, austere, definite, determined, exact, firm, hard, rigorous, solid, stern, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding, concrete, fixed, harsh, immovable, inflexible, obstinate, resolute, resolved, severe, steadfast, steady, stiff, strong, strict, stubborn, taut, tense, tight, tough, unbending, unchangeable, unwavering Sudden -  abrupt, accelerated, acute, fast, flashing, fleeting, hasty, headlong, hurried, immediate, impetuous, impulsive, quick, quickening, rapid, rash, rushing, swift, brash, brisk, brusque, instant, instantaneous, out of the blue, reckless, rushed, sharp, spontaneous, urgent, without warning Thrust -  (forward) advance, drive, forge, impetus, impulsion, lunge, momentum, onslaught, poke, pressure, prod, propulsion, punch, push, shove, power, proceed, progress, propel (push hard) assail, assault, attack, bear down, buck, drive, force, heave, impale, impel, jab, lunge, plunge, press, pound, prod, ram, shove, stab, transfix, urge, bang, burrow, cram, gouge, jam, pierce, punch, slam, spear, spike, stick Thunder-struck - amazed, astonished, aghast, astounded, awestruck, confounded, dazed, dazed, dismayed, overwhelmed, shocked, staggered, startled, stunned, gob-smacked, bewildered, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, horrified, incredulous, surprised, taken aback  Torment - agony, anguish, hurt, misery, pain, punishment, suffering, afflict, angst, conflict, distress, grief, heartache, misfortune, nightmare, persecute, plague, sorrow, strife, tease, test, trial, tribulation, torture, turmoil, vex, woe Touch -  (physical) - blow, brush, caress, collide, come together, contact, converge, crash, cuddle, embrace, feel, feel up, finger, fondle, frisk, glance, glide, graze, grope, handle, hit, hug, impact, join, junction, kiss, lick, line, manipulate, march, massage, meet, nudge, palm, partake, pat, paw, peck, pet, pinch, probe, push, reach, rub, scratch, skim, slide, smooth, strike, stroke, suck, sweep, tag, tap, taste, thumb, tickle, tip, touching, toy, bite, bump, burrow, buss, bury, circle, claw, clean, clutch, cover, creep, crush, cup, curl, delve, dig, drag, draw, ease, edge, fiddle with, flick, flit, fumble, grind, grip, grub, hold, huddle, knead, lap, lave, lay a hand on, maneuver, manhandle, mash, mold, muzzle, neck, nestle, nibble, nip, nuzzle, outline, play, polish, press, pull, rasp, ravish, ream, rim, run, scoop, scrabble, scrape, scrub, shave, shift, shunt, skate, slip, slither, smack, snake, snuggle, soothe, spank, splay, spread, squeeze, stretch, swipe, tangle, tease, thump, tongue, trace, trail, tunnel twiddle, twirl, twist, tug, work, wrap  (mental) - communicate, examine, inspect, perception, scrutinize Wet - bathe, bleed, burst, cascade, course, cover, cream, damp, dampen, deluge, dip, douse, drench, dribble, drip, drizzle, drool, drop, drown, dunk, erupt, flood, flow, gush, immerse, issue, jet, leach, leak, moisten, ooze, overflow, permeate, plunge, pour, rain, rinse, run, salivate, saturate, secrete, seep, shower, shoot, slaver, slobber, slop, slosh, sluice, spill, soak, souse, spew, spit, splash, splatter, spout, spray, sprinkle, spurt, squirt, steep, stream, submerge, surge, swab, swamp, swill, swim, trickle, wash, water Wicked -  abominable, amoral, atrocious, awful, base, barbarous, dangerous, debased, depraved, distressing, dreadful, evil, fearful, fiendish, fierce, foul, heartless, hazardous, heinous, immoral, indecent, intense, mean, nasty, naughty, nefarious, offensive, profane, scandalous, severe, shameful, shameless, sinful, terrible, unholy, vicious, vile, villainous, wayward, bad, criminal, cruel, deplorable, despicable, devious, ill-intentioned, impious, impish, iniquitous, irreverent, loathsome, Machiavellian, mad, malevolent, malicious, merciless, mischievous, monstrous, perverse, ruthless, spiteful, uncaring, unkind, unscrupulous, vindictive, virulent, wretched Writhe -  agonize, bend, jerk, recoil, lurch, plunge, slither, squirm, struggle, suffer, thrash, thresh, twist, wiggle, wriggle, angle, arc, bow, buck, coil, contort, convulse, curl, curve, fidget, fight, flex, go into spasm, grind, heave, jiggle, jolt, kick, rear, reel, ripple, resist, roll, lash, lash out, screw up, shake, shift, slide, spasm, stir, strain, stretch, surge, swell, swivel, thrust, turn violently, tussle, twitch, undulate, warp, worm, wrench, wrestle, yank 

[caffeinatedvagitarian]

is it bad that i got turned on by this?

[daskerlizard-deactivated2022102]

ARTISTS. DO NOT. CONDONE. REAL LIFE. FELONIES. BY DRAWING. FICTIONAL. SITUATIONS.

[weapons-grade-spork]

THIS. GOES. FOR WRITERS. AS WELL. 

[feytaline-loves-deactivated2018]

I am so baffled people don’t get this

[charlesoberonn]

Writing flawed characters with problematic beliefs doesn’t mean the writer holds those beliefs.

[anomalously-written]

You know what I love?  Names.  You know what I love more than just names?  Geographically accurate names.

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(Current popular names all over the world)

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The following information was found here

Names From The Ancient World

Eastern

Egypt

Greece

Rome

Africa

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Medieval European Names Medieval English Names

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Anglo-Saxon/Old English Names

Dithematic Names (Name with two elements)

Monothematic Names (Single element names & bynames)

Religion (Gods; Goddesses; Calendar)

Rulers

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CELTIC

Ireland  [Celtic-Male Origin | Celtic-Female Origin | More]

Scotland  [Naming Patterns | Celtic Origin | Biblical Origin | More]

Wales  [Naming Practices | Biblical Origin | Welsh Surnames | More]

Brittany  [Male | Female | Surnames | More]

Old Celtic  [Male | Female | Religion | Cornwall | Isle of Man | More]

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Modern English First Names

The Central Stock of English First Names

Linknames (feminine forms of Biblical, Celtic, germanic, Greek, Latin and Modern male names)

Saints (calendar of saints, patron saints)

Modern Coinages Placenames | Blended | Combined | Borrowed Words | Unisex

Surname Adaptations (English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh and Foreign surnames used as first names)

Themed Names (twins, mulit-births, colors, creatures dates, etc)

More

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Western European Names

France | Naming Practices | Medieval | More

Italy | Latin | Medieval | More

Germany | Naming Practices | Medieval | More

Austria | First Names | Surnames | Rulers

Switzerland | First Names | Surnames

Netherlands | Naming Practices | Friesland | More

Belgium | Naming Practices | Walloon | More

Spain | Catalonia | Aragon | Asturias | Galicia | More

Portugal | Biblical Origin | Latin Origin | More

Basque | Male | Female | Surnames

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Eastern European Names

Poland | Slavonic Origin | Various | More

Hungary | Pronunciation etc | Names | More

Czech-Slovak | Czech | Slovak | Czechoslovakia | More

Albania | Male | Female | Surnames

Bulgaria | First Names | Surnames | More

Romania | Male | Female | Surnames

Former Yugoslavia Former Yugoslavia | Bosnia-Hercegovina | Croatia | Macedonia | Montenegro | Serbia | Slovenia

Greece | Greek Origin | Latin Origin | Surnames | More

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Scandinavian Names

Old Norse | Male | Female | Name Elements | More

Norway | Norse Origin | Germanic Origin | Surnames | More

Sweden | Norse Origin | Germanic Origin | Surnames | More

Denmark | Norse Origin | Various Origin | Surnames | More

Iceland | Norse Origin | Various Origin | Surnames | More

Faroe Islands | Norse Origin | Foreign Origin | Surnames

Finland | Pronunciation | Religion | Finnish | Compounds | More

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Former Soviet Union Names

Russia | Naming Practices | Slavic Origin | Surnames | More

Europe and the Caucasus  Ukraine | Belarus | Moldavia | Georgia | Armenia | Azerbaijan | Caucasus

Baltic States Estonia | Latvia | Lithuania | Finland

Asian Republics Kazakhstan | Tajikistan | Turkmenistan | Uzbekistan | Kirghizistan 

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African Names

Northern Africa | Gen. Names Morocco | Algeria | Tunisia | Libya | Egypt | Western Sahara 

Eastern Africa | Gen. Names Sudan | Ethiopia | Eritrea | Somalia | Djibouti | Uganda | Burundi | Rwanda | Kenya | Tanzania | Swahili 

Central Africa | Gen. Names Chad | Central African Republic | Cameroon | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | Congo | Democratic Republic of Congo 

Western Africa | Gen. Names Mauritania | Mali | Burkina Fasu | Senegal | Gambia | Guinea-Bissau | Guinea | Sierra Leone | Liberia | Ivory Coast | Ghana | Togo | Benin | Niger | Nigeria 

Southern Africa | Gen. Names Angola | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Malawi | Mozambique | Namibia | Botswana | South Africa | Lesotho | Swaziland

African Islands Madagascar | Comoro Islands | Mauritius | Cape Verde Islands | Seychelles | Sao Tome and Principe 

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Northern Native American Names

Native names used in modern America

Various Native American Nations

Algonquin [Cheyenne, Shawnee, Mohican/Mahican]

Apache [Mimbreno, Warm Springs, White Mountain, Bedonkohe, Chiricahua]

Iroquois [Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onundagas, Seneca, Tuscaroa]

Ojibwa [Ojibway, Potawatomi, Chippewa]

Cherokee | Choctaw | Creek | Crow | Hopi | Kiowa | Miwok | Navajo | Nez Perce | Omaha | Osage | Seminole | Sioux | Yakima

Inuit

Southern and Central Native American Names

Aztec [History, Male, Female, Religion, Calendars, Rulers]

Inca [Male, Female, Religion, Calendars]

Maya [History, Male, Female, Religion, Calendars]

Amazonian [Names from tribes living in the rain forests]

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India

Hindu Names Male Names [A | B | C - K | L- Z] | Female | More

Hindu Gods

Sikh

Others

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Middle and Near Eastern 

Arab/Muslim Male | Female | More

East Iran | Turkey | Kurds | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Afghanistan

Jewish Names Biblical | Yiddish | Modern | Various | Surnames

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China  Info | Male | Female  

Japan  Info | Male | Female

Korea  Info | Male | Female

Mongolia

Himalayan  Nepal | Bhutan | Tibet

Indochina  Burma | Thailand | Vietnam | Cambodia | Laos

South East Asia  Indonesia | Malaysia | Brunei | The Philippines

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Pacific 

Polynesia Maori | Samoa | Tonga | French Polynesia | Fiji | Cook Islands | Easter Island | Hawai’i | Australia

Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia | Kirbati | Marashall Islands | Marianas Islands and Guam | Nauru | Belau

Melanesia Soloman Islands | Papua New Guinea | Vanuatu | Tuvalu

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You know what I love?  Names.  You know what I love more than just names?  Geographically accurate names.

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(Current popular names all over the world)

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The following information was found here

Names From The Ancient World

Eastern

Egypt

Greece

Rome

Africa

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Medieval European Names Medieval English Names

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Anglo-Saxon/Old English Names

Dithematic Names (Name with two elements)

Monothematic Names (Single element names & bynames)

Religion (Gods; Goddesses; Calendar)

Rulers

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CELTIC

Ireland  [Celtic-Male Origin | Celtic-Female Origin | More]

Scotland  [Naming Patterns | Celtic Origin | Biblical Origin | More]

Wales  [Naming Practices | Biblical Origin | Welsh Surnames | More]

Brittany  [Male | Female | Surnames | More]

Old Celtic  [Male | Female | Religion | Cornwall | Isle of Man | More]

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Modern English First Names

The Central Stock of English First Names

Linknames (feminine forms of Biblical, Celtic, germanic, Greek, Latin and Modern male names)

Saints (calendar of saints, patron saints)

Modern Coinages Placenames | Blended | Combined | Borrowed Words | Unisex

Surname Adaptations (English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh and Foreign surnames used as first names)

Themed Names (twins, mulit-births, colors, creatures dates, etc)

More

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Western European Names

France | Naming Practices | Medieval | More

Italy | Latin | Medieval | More

Germany | Naming Practices | Medieval | More

Austria | First Names | Surnames | Rulers

Switzerland | First Names | Surnames

Netherlands | Naming Practices | Friesland | More

Belgium | Naming Practices | Walloon | More

Spain | Catalonia | Aragon | Asturias | Galicia | More

Portugal | Biblical Origin | Latin Origin | More

Basque | Male | Female | Surnames

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Eastern European Names

Poland | Slavonic Origin | Various | More

Hungary | Pronunciation etc | Names | More

Czech-Slovak | Czech | Slovak | Czechoslovakia | More

Albania | Male | Female | Surnames

Bulgaria | First Names | Surnames | More

Romania | Male | Female | Surnames

Former Yugoslavia Former Yugoslavia | Bosnia-Hercegovina | Croatia | Macedonia | Montenegro | Serbia | Slovenia

Greece | Greek Origin | Latin Origin | Surnames | More

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Scandinavian Names

Old Norse | Male | Female | Name Elements | More

Norway | Norse Origin | Germanic Origin | Surnames | More

Sweden | Norse Origin | Germanic Origin | Surnames | More

Denmark | Norse Origin | Various Origin | Surnames | More

Iceland | Norse Origin | Various Origin | Surnames | More

Faroe Islands | Norse Origin | Foreign Origin | Surnames

Finland | Pronunciation | Religion | Finnish | Compounds | More

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Former Soviet Union Names

Russia | Naming Practices | Slavic Origin | Surnames | More

Europe and the Caucasus  Ukraine | Belarus | Moldavia | Georgia | Armenia | Azerbaijan | Caucasus

Baltic States Estonia | Latvia | Lithuania | Finland

Asian Republics Kazakhstan | Tajikistan | Turkmenistan | Uzbekistan | Kirghizistan 

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African Names

Northern Africa | Gen. Names Morocco | Algeria | Tunisia | Libya | Egypt | Western Sahara 

Eastern Africa | Gen. Names Sudan | Ethiopia | Eritrea | Somalia | Djibouti | Uganda | Burundi | Rwanda | Kenya | Tanzania | Swahili 

Central Africa | Gen. Names Chad | Central African Republic | Cameroon | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | Congo | Democratic Republic of Congo 

Western Africa | Gen. Names Mauritania | Mali | Burkina Fasu | Senegal | Gambia | Guinea-Bissau | Guinea | Sierra Leone | Liberia | Ivory Coast | Ghana | Togo | Benin | Niger | Nigeria 

Southern Africa | Gen. Names Angola | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Malawi | Mozambique | Namibia | Botswana | South Africa | Lesotho | Swaziland

African Islands Madagascar | Comoro Islands | Mauritius | Cape Verde Islands | Seychelles | Sao Tome and Principe 

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Northern Native American Names

Native names used in modern America

Various Native American Nations

Algonquin [Cheyenne, Shawnee, Mohican/Mahican]

Apache [Mimbreno, Warm Springs, White Mountain, Bedonkohe, Chiricahua]

Iroquois [Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onundagas, Seneca, Tuscaroa]

Ojibwa [Ojibway, Potawatomi, Chippewa]

Cherokee | Choctaw | Creek | Crow | Hopi | Kiowa | Miwok | Navajo | Nez Perce | Omaha | Osage | Seminole | Sioux | Yakima

Inuit

Southern and Central Native American Names

Aztec [History, Male, Female, Religion, Calendars, Rulers]

Inca [Male, Female, Religion, Calendars]

Maya [History, Male, Female, Religion, Calendars]

Amazonian [Names from tribes living in the rain forests]

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India

Hindu Names Male Names [A | B | C - K | L- Z] | Female | More

Hindu Gods

Sikh

Others

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Middle and Near Eastern 

Arab/Muslim Male | Female | More

East Iran | Turkey | Kurds | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Afghanistan

Jewish Names Biblical | Yiddish | Modern | Various | Surnames

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China  Info | Male | Female  

Japan  Info | Male | Female

Korea  Info | Male | Female

Mongolia

Himalayan  Nepal | Bhutan | Tibet

Indochina  Burma | Thailand | Vietnam | Cambodia | Laos

South East Asia  Indonesia | Malaysia | Brunei | The Philippines

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Pacific 

Polynesia Maori | Samoa | Tonga | French Polynesia | Fiji | Cook Islands | Easter Island | Hawai’i | Australia

Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia | Kirbati | Marashall Islands | Marianas Islands and Guam | Nauru | Belau

Melanesia Soloman Islands | Papua New Guinea | Vanuatu | Tuvalu

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How Well Do You Know Your OCs

send me a number 1-60 and i'll answer the questions with one of my OCs

1: What's your OCs favorite color?

2: Where does your OC work?

3: What's your OCs favorite food?

4: Does your OC prefer paper or plastic?

5: How old is your OC?

6: Does your OC have any supernatural powers?

7: Is your OC in a relationship?

8: What are some of your OCs strengths?

9: What are some of your OCs weaknesses?

10: What is your OCs favorite outfit?

11: What is your OCs spirit animal?

12: Is your OC sexually active?

13: What is your OCs earliest memory?

14: Does your OC have a cell phone? If so, what kind?

15: What makes your OC angry?

16: When is your OCs favorite time of year?

17: How long can your OC hold their breath?

18: What kind of underwear does your OC wear?

19: Does your OC prefer plaid or polka dots?

20: What's your OCs favorite kind of pizza?

21: Who is your OCs best friend?

22: Has your OC ever killed someone?

23: Whats your OCs biggest secret?

24: What does your OC smell like?

25: What time of year does your OC prefer?

26: Is your OC a human or an animal? (or something else idk)

27: What languages does your OC speak?

28: Does your OC like anime?

29: Can your OC swim?

30: What does your OC choose to do about the, er, hair down there?

31: Does your OC believe in fairies?

32: Did your OC go to college? What did they major in?

33: Are your OCs parents dead?

34: Is your OC religious?

35: How flexible is your OC?

36: What turns your OC on?

37: What was your OCs first word?

38: Does your OC have any pets?

39: Who is your OCs biggest enemy?

40: What is the craziest thing your OC has done?

41: What is your OCs motto about life?

42: Does your OC drink coffee or tea?

43: Who is your OCs biggest hero?

44: What color eyes does your OC have?

45: Does your OC like reading?

46: Is your OC loyal?

47: Does your OC tolerate violence?

48: What social class is your OC from?

49: What country was your OC born in?

50: Does your OC cry easily?

51: What is your OCs favorite genre of music?

52: How does your OC feel about insects?

53: What is your OCs sexual orientation?

54: Does your OC smoke?

55: What gender is your OC?

56: What kind of clothes does your OC wear?

57: Would you call your OC adventurous?

58: Is your OC introverted or extroverted?

59: What is the first thing that someone would notice about your OC?

60: Does your OC enjoy nature?

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Holiday Wish

The entire town was filled with lights and flashing signs advertising the holiday sales. Couples strolled around arm in arm, peering in the store front windows and wondering what the other had gotten them for Christmas. The hospital doors slid open with a slight ping and the receptionist looked up to greet her new guests. “Hello, gentlemen. How can I help you today?”

The nurse turned to her keyboard, “And your names, sir?”

“Scott and Kain Lavenza.” Of course the names would be there, listing them as distant relatives, third cousins on her mother’s side. They weren’t really her cousins though, but seeing as the hospital never allowed any guests beyond relatives at such late hours they’d needed to pull some strings.

The nurse scanned the screen for their names, nodding when she found them. “IDs?”

Scott pulled out his wallet, handing the ID over with no problem. Kain, however, fumbled with it as he tried to pry the card out, mittens still on.  Eventually Scott snatched the wallet away, earning him a light glare from his companion, and handed the ID over.

The nurse handed them back, satisfied. “Room 201. It’s on the second floor, all the way to your right once you exit the elevator.”

“Thank you.” Scott sighed, leaning against the elevator wall. Jobs like this were the worst, especially now that his emotions were coming back. He’d grown used to this sort of work, entirely unfazed by the idea of death, an inevitable fate after all. Ever since Kain had weaseled his way into his life, several years ago, his emotions had come back, slowly, like a dripping faucet. He enjoyed having them back mostly, but there were still occasions on which he wished he could turn them off for a bit. 

Kain leaned against the wall beside him, huddling close for warmth. He watched Scott with gentle blue eyes. "Don't worry. She'll love you."

"She'll love you. You know how people work. I have no experience with children."

Kain rolled his eyes, strolling out once the elevator doors opened. "She's thirteen, I think you can handle that."

Scott shrugged as they approached the door, knocking lightly. An excited reply came immediately and Scott did his best to smile at the girl as they entered.

​Evelyn's features twisted into a slight frown at the strange guests. Scott knew she'd been hoping to see her family, it was Christmas eve after all, but none of them were coming. They had entirely forgotten about her, only a burden now that she was continually sick and spent her time in the hospital. "Who're you?"

Kain approached the bed, pulling off a few of his extra layers so that she could see his face. "Distant relatives who've come to cheer you up." 

"Really?" She eyed them both suspiciously.

Kain nodded, pulling a photo from his pocket. It showed them both standing with her parents, though it was completely fabricated. Neither of them had ever had anything to do with Mrs. and Mr. Lavenza. Evelyn took the picture, turning it this way and that as though to check its authenticity. "So what are we going to do?"

"Take you out Christmas shopping and for a good meal." 

"Really? I get presents?"

Kain smiled. "Sure. And since Scott here's paying you can get whatever you want." 

Scott snorted, a slight genuine smile pulling at his lips. Kain sure had a way of getting people's attention. 

Evelyn seemed satisfied, nodding in approval. "Okay, but how do you plan to get me out. I know the doctors will never let you and if you try to take me the machines will start beeping as soon as I'm disconnected. Trust me I've tried." 

Kain had a response for this as well. "Scott's got a little machine that'll keep these machines happy. They'll think your still here so no one will ever know. Then we sneak you out the window." 

"From the second floor?"

"Yeah. We've got a way." 

Evelyn didn't seem to believe him, but the idea of getting out must have been too sweet. "Alright." 

So Scott set to work. He pulled the little, cellphone like device from his pocket and set it atop the heart monitor, a few clicks later and it had synced up to the system and would send the proper signals until Evelyn was safely returned. Next he gently removed the IV's from the girl's arm as well as the other assorted devices. She didn't squirm at all. 

"Are you sure you aren't a doctor?" she asked, examining her elbow, which wasn't even slightly bruised.

"No, though I have done this before." 

This earned him a smile as Evelyn climbed out of the bed, hurrying over to her closet to retrieve some warm winter clothes. After she was fully dressed she marched over to the window, peering out eagerly. "So how are we getting out?"

"Scott will jump out first, to show you its safe, then I'll hop out with you on my back." 

Evelyn frowned. "I want Scott to carry me." 

Kain pouted. "Why?"

"He looks stronger." 

​Scott had to smile. "Sorry, Kain. I'll take good care of her." He turned around allowing her to climb onto his back. Kain stuck his tongue o​ut at them, but jumped out the window nonetheless, landing lightly one floor down, made possible by the single floor extension. Evelyn held on tightly to Scott's neck, but didn't make a sound when he jumped, landing gently beside Kain. They repeated the process one last time. 

Evelyn brushed herself after they put her down. "Are you guys even human?"

"Not really." She smiled at this. Eventually she situated herself between them, holding both their hands as she led the way into town. 

"Where do you want to eat?" Kain asked, hoping to regain her favor after the earlier slight. 

"Somewhere with pancakes!"

Next they found themselves sitting in a 24/7 diner. Evelyn sat beside Scott, propping her feet up on the opposite booth, occasionally tapping Kain lightly with her foot. "So what made you guys decide to come?"

Kain shrugged. "Someone needs to give you proper Christmas, so why not us?"

​That seemed to be enough for her. ​They ate, wandered around the town, peering into every window they passed, and eventually headed back towards the hospital. Evelyn wrapped her arms tightly around Scott's neck as he carried her piggy back. Kain marched along beside them holding the enormous stuffed bear Evelyn had chosen as her Christmas gift. "Why did you guys really come anyways?" Evelyn spoke up softly, almost whispering the words.

​"We told you. We're relatives who came to cheer you up."

Evelyn smiled, almost sadly. "I know that isn't true. You don't look like anyone in my family and none of them would come just to cheer me up. I'm more of a burden than anything." A pause. "Besides you can jump out of a window, so that proves you aren't human." 

Kain sighed, pushing his bangs out of his eyes. He had wanted to avoid this. "We came to cheer you up on your last day."

"Huh?" It only made sense for her not to understand, how could she?

Scott took over from there. Kain wouldn't have the heart to say it. "You die today. On Christmas Eve." 

​"Are you angels then?"

​"No. We're beings whose job is to find people like you, who are dying, like you are from your disease. We come to give you the best final day you can have before your new life begins, not in the next world, but this one. You'll die so that your body can be healed. Its not as bad as it sounds. Thirty minutes perhaps and you'll be alive and well."

The trip back to the hospital was quiet. They entered through the back door, being sure to avoid any staff. Scott sat Evelyn down on the bed and she smiled at him somewhat sadly. "So I'm really going to die then?"

Kain took her hand, squeezing it gently. "Yes, but only for a short time. It'll be like taking a nap."

"And it will really​ fix things? Make me better?"

"It will. I promise." 

She nodded bravely​, allowing Scott to put the IVs back in. "Thanks for the pancakes and the bear."

Scott smiled, patting her head. "No problem. Same time next y​ear?" 

"Yeah." 

With that Scott took his little device and left the room, Kain following quickly​ after kissing Evely​n's head. They​ stood against the wall just down the hallway​. Kain gripped the guard rail tightly​. "Are y​ou sure she's going to come back? Like she's supposed to." 

"They always have." Scott had done more jobs like this than he could count. Centuries spent preforming tasks like this one.

A loud beeping rang down the hall and they​ both knew the time had come. She was gone. Nurses and doctors rushed to the room, every​one shouting orders to do this and that. None of it would work. She was already​ gone, swift and painless. Kain bit his lip, knuckles white as he clutched the guard rail. A few minutes later the shouting stopped and one of the nurses went to call Evelyn's mother. Scott could hear the woman sobbing on the other side. If he could have done it with the machines still offline it would have been better, less painful for every​one, but orders were that it had to be done this way​. 

Evely​n's mother rushed into the hospital twenty​ minutes later, pushing through the swarm of nurses to get to her daughter. She looked to be a strong woman, jaw set firmly​ in a frown, but as soon as she set foot into the room, she feel to the floor sobbing. "How could we have ignored her like this?" The words were barely audible. 

Beside Scott, Kain was on the verge of tears as well, snot running from his nose. "I hate this." 

Scott squeezed his friends hand. That was what one did in such circumstances, right? ​​​​​​​​​"I do too." 

"Mom? Why​ are y​ou cry​ing?" Evelyn's voice caused the entire hospital floor to fall silent. 

Her mother rushed to the bed pulling her close. ​​​​​​"You're okay? We thought you were gone." 

Evelyn smiled, holding onto her mother. "I was, but just for a bit. The angels said it would be like taking a nap and it really​ was. I'm all better now." 

"Angels?" 

"Yes. They took me out for pancakes, then bought me that teddy bear." She pointed towards the huge black bear. "They even snuck me out the window. They didn't have wings, but I guess those would have been suspicious."​​​

Her mother smiled, kissing her daughters head. "That's wonderful sweetheart. Tell them 'thank you' for me, okay?" When Evelyn nodded she pulled away. "I'm going to go talk to the doctors. Let's see if they'll let you come home for a proper Christmas." 

Evelyn nodded, smiling as her mother left. Kain and Scott came back in right after, though no one noticed them. "Mom said to tell you 'thanks'. She's really grateful, though she doesn't know your here." 

Kain squeezed her hand, wiping away the tear from earlier. "I'm glad to here it. Are you ready to go home?"

"Yeah, I miss everyone." She squeezed his hand back, kissing his cheek, and doing the same to Scott as well. 

Her mom returned. To her the girl was smiling to the air. Imaginary friends perhaps? It didn't matter. Her little girl was okay and she wasn't going to let her go this time, no matter how much trouble it was. 

Kain and Scott left the hospital, heading down the sidewalk just as it began to snow. "You know what, Scott? This kind of work isn't so bad."

"No, not if we get to do things like this." 

Kain shoved his hands in his pocket, in hopes of warming them up. A piece of paper crumpled when he did and he pulled it out. Scrawled on the paper in childish handwriting were two words. Merry Christmas. They both smiled. 

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Knights in shining armor

Though some might believe, That in this day in age, Knights no longer exist. They are wrong. That there are no longer, Princesses to save And Dragons to fight. But there are. Dragons are no longer The scaly beasts of legend, But beasts that hide themselves Behind human faces. Dragons are The dark thoughts That haunt our very minds And make us question our own worth Princesses are no longer Pretty girls who for years Have been locked away in towers But boys and girls alike. People of any age Who just need someone to save them From others As well as themselves Knights are no longer men Decked in shining armor But average girls and boys Brave enough to fight for others Dragons still haunt us Princesses still need to be saved Knights still have a job to do As long as there is a world They shall still exist