flicker.

then I think of the start and it echoes a spark and I remember the magic electricity, then I look in my HEART. there's a light in the dark, still a flicker of hope that you gave to me.

[ofthcfire]

ofnemean​:

CLOSED STARTER: CRYSTAL // @ofthcfire​

Jiah hadn’t really been taken advantage of the small vacation that they were on. Instead, she decided to do whatever work she could do from her phone or her laptop that she brought with her. Having herself sat on the couch of her and Crystal’s room with the laptop on her lap, she typed away before she heard the sound of Crystal walking in. Stopping what she was doing, she turned to the door and greeted her with a smile. “Hey.” She said to the other before she found herself growing curious. “What have you been doing around here?” She asked, clearly thinking of what she should be doing, even though she wasn’t entirely convinced she would actually go out of the room and do much of it.

crystal wasn’t much one for vacations — too much planning would send her into a state — but with someone else handling all the details, she could hardly do anything except take advantage, so she had planned on doing everything she could manage to. despite her big plans, she had practically wasted a day looking for seashells and glass, collecting a bag full of it all to use later. jiah was hard at work when she had left earlier and seemed to not have moved, though the younger girl wouldn’t want to seem impolite by asking. “collecting pretty things from the beach. i think i have enough colors to try and make some pictures. it was getting a little hot for me, though, so it’ll wait.” she smiled at the other, brightening at the conversation. her brow creased a little with some concern, eying the computer suspiciously. “have you just been working this whole time?”

[sportsnight-deactivated20201211]

[ofthcfire]

phvsphene‌:

           ❝ i did!  that was smart, t.b.h.  usually it isn’t this bad, i think kat and nat were just set off cause of the award astrid got. ❞   though she had to admit it was funny.   ❝ there’s the tiniest big of smudge but i can fix it for you right now, ❞   as she finished her sentence, she waved her hand over crystal’s eyes and it was as if she hadn’t cried at all.

“i’m surprised it worked that well, truly. but why would they be upset? their awards were so good! and, like, astrid is pretty wild sometimes.” it wasn’t the most clear to her why wildest was better than being a joth, but she supposed it was maybe a sister thing. “your magic is seriously so useful, i can’t imagine how nice it must be to be able to wave a hand and look better!” 

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ofnemean‌:

Hana listened to Crystal as she spoke, truly admiring her for the courage she displayed. “Don’t let anyone tell you that you were anything less than a warrior out there.” She mused. “You’re my role model, because if I were out there? I would’ve been running away screaming. You held yourself together as much as you could.” She applauded. “I don’t have a mirror, but if you have your phone on you I can shine my flashlight with u open your camera?” She suggested.

“well, you know, that might be a bit of an exaggeration — i don’t think i even hit anyone, you know?” she giggled at hana’s words, her demeanor brightening. “i think you would’ve done so well, you’re so strong,” she returned, completely serious. pulling out her phone, she added cheerfully, “that’s so smart, thank you!” 

[ofthcfire]

xunveiledx‌:

“Impressive.” he stated while eating some food. If anyone caused her to cry further he would have wanted to zap them. He looked over at her “Just don’t volunteer.” he could see that she only had a little bit of mascara running down. Grabbing a napkin, he wiped it for her. Nodding his head. “You’re good.”

“right? who would’ve thought.” she picked up a plate of her own, loading it with berries and healthier snacks, offering a vehement shake of her head at the idea of volunteering – as if she would ever want to go through all that again. “thank you,” she offered a bright grin to her friend, dabbing at her lower lashline. “did you enjoy the fights, though?” 

[ofthcfire]

“did you see? i only cried, like, a little bit!” crystal’s face was still wet from her tears, smoothing the dust out of her blouse before moving to dab very gently at her face. “that was the absolute worst and i’m never coming to one of these ever again. do you have a mirror? is my makeup okay?”

[ofthcfire]

            ((CRYSTAL VS ALEX))

round 2, crystal’s wondering how she’s still here

alex is confused because this weepy girl doesn’t seem to know they’re supposed to fight

she clearly can’t fight him, all he does is train and she just really wants to be let out 

he feels bad once he realizes how unbalanced the fight is and takes her down real easy because he’s not evil 

crystal gets knocked over, thank gods, alex wins !

[ofthcfire]

camellia--bautista‌:

“Did you see that girl cry?” she exclaimed as soon as she spotted him, not catching his question as first. She didn’t want to say it, but she was grateful it was her who’d been dragged into that mess and not Julien, afraid he might not be able to handle it himself. “Wait, what were you saying?”

julien grinned at his girlfriend, momentarily distracted from the weird dent in his glass. “i did. i told you, you’re intimidating, cam. i can’t believe you let her win, honestly.” teasing her took priority then and he furrowed his eyebrows, forgetting he had mentioned anything at all. “oh, nothing. just a weird dent in my glass. must’ve not noticed when i first grabbed it, that’s all.” 

[camellia--bautista]

THE TOURNIES: ROUND 1

CRYSTAL vs CAMELLIA … CRYSTAL WINS??

Keep reading

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            ((EVIAN VS AVERY))

probably an entertaining match if nothing else 

evian and avery are pretty well matched over all

avery relies too much on being able to predict what his opponent will do & evian thrives on being unpredictable 

avery can’t land too many hits because evian does pretty much the exact opposite of what he thinks, so being strong does lit nothing for him here

evian probably knocks him on his ass 

avery gets his ass beat, evian wins ! 

[bob-belcher]

[frodo-sam]

[blackdelia]

THE MICK - 2.04 “The Haunted”

[ofthcfire]

julien stared at the glass in his hand, the shape of his thumb impressed into the side of it. he studied it for a few beats more before turning to look at the nearest person. “is this normal do you think?” 

[chewbacca]

Sailor Moon (1991 — 1997)

[theneamies]

𝑨𝑽𝑬𝑹𝒀 𝑫𝑼𝑹𝑨𝑵𝑫𝑹𝑺𝑶𝑴𝑶  -  𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒃𝒐 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅   //   @ofthcfire​

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𝑪𝑹𝒀𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑳 𝑴𝑰𝑵  -  𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒄𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅  𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒚 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅   //   @ofthcfire