#*everything ... is mice!*

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currently needing some country mouse/town mouse everlark

“Miss Katniss, you look simply splendid in that bluebell cap!” squeaked the town mouse, his big golden ears twitching happily as he gave a little bow to her.

“Oh.” The country mouse’s dainty paw went to the top of her head. “I - it isn’t a hat. I didn’t even realize - um. What I mean to say is, thank you.” She awkwardly curled her long tail around a body, a sure sign she was abashed.

“Well,” said Peeta. “It’s pretty anyway. Not that you need anything to make you pretty, Miss Katniss. You’re the prettiest mouse I know.” His paws clapped over his mouth as he said it.

Katniss’s tail unfurled somewhat and her whiskers gave a pleased quiver. “That’s sweet of you to say,” she chirped. “Um, listen, I was just on my way to gather a wild strawberry. Would you like to come?”

“Would I ever!” squeaked the town mouse. “A moment spent with you, Miss Katniss? Why it’s better than a whole day in a cheese shop!”

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peeta, the tiny golden mouse, with ears too big for his body, and katniss, the impossibly smaller deep brown mouse, with a tail that could wrap around herself twice

*words cannot describe the giddy, childish delight I am experiencing* 

this is e n c h a n t i n g and I want a novel’s worth more of these precious, charming details! 

what else? what else? 

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ok another one: chasing the stars

okay I had too many ideas for this: a StarWars AU, a Narnia AU (until I remembered that Horse and his Boy is basically already that), a space exploration AU, but because it is you, I have settled on . . . mice

with baby mouselings on the way, local forest mice (our long tailed dark mouse and golden mouse with big ears) decide it’s time to find a more permanent, safer home

follow along as they explore the countryside around in them, braving cars and cats and traps to find the perfect place: will it be the barn? the bakery? an abandoned cookie tin in the meadow? who knows!

a Beatrix Potter-y little fairytale because I literally cannot help myself forgive me

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It was a treacherous journey for the little brown mouse, huddled in a hidden cove for protection from the torrential rain. it was there that she met her first friend, a lovely sea otter, floating on his back. "are you lost, little mouse? im finnick." the otter passed her a bite of his dinner. "thank you, finnick. my name is katniss and i fear that my husband has been taken by the mighty beast that prowls." she sighed sadly. "oh, dear," finnick gasped.

otter!Finnick YES! oh I love him! and the image of tiny Katniss huddled in a cove?  *melts* this is the most invested I’ve been in a story in forever I need at least a full animated season of this 

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the arrow hit the beast right in the eye. he screamed out, falling to the ground. the poison worked its way quick, stunning him almost immediately. she squeaked out in victory, running to free her friends. "katniss!" her golden mouse cried, engulfing her in a hug. "i never thought id see you again." fat tears soaked his fur. "let's go home." the two little mice journeyed for days to reach their quaint tree stump, never letting their paws leave one another for a moment.

the two little mice journeyed for days to reach their quaint tree stump, never letting their paws leave one another for a moment

*falls down five flights of stairs at that mental image* so precious, so quaint, so cute! 

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with johanna's helpful navigation, katniss reached the heart of the woods in record time. the friendly hawk circled the area, picking the guard snakes clean until the little mouse could sneak her way into the lair. once inside, she could not believe what she was witnessing. all of the stolen creatures, predator and prey alike, trapped together in a coliseum of sort, while the beast watched on. "please." her ears perked up. peeta! "oh please mr. snow, we do not wish to fight each other," he cried

YOUR MIND, anon! the plot thickens! I am on the edge of my proverbial seat! lmao Johanna and oh, Peeta, trying to reason his way out of it - also, just imagining this grand drama unfolding but it’s like, tiny? p e r f e c t i o n and also amusing 

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katniss bid the otter farewell after the rain has stopped, and trekked on. deep in the forest, she met another unlikely friend; a magnificent hawk, who introduces herself as johanna. "well now, i could just gobble you up all on my own. what's a thing like you doing out here?" the mouse cried out in anguish as she explained it's been five days since she's heard from her sweet peeta. "well now, i do enjoy the taste of snake, let's see what we can do," johanna said aloud.

a hawk! why didn’t I think of that?? yes, that’s perfect for Johanna! and the snark, as always. and of course she goes along at the idea of being able to take Snow out, I love her 

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and so, at last, the natural order of the forest was restored. every animal once again lived in peace and never had to worry about the evils of the world. some time later, on a bed of dandelions, the little golden mouse and the little brown mouse gazed up at the stars, whispering promises of eternal love into the night. ~FIN~

Thank you, thank you, wonderful fairytale anon! Today at work I kept thinking: oh I hope there’s an update to the beautiful, charming little story today! And there was! It is perfect. *hugs you and promptly crowns you with a flower tiara* Bless you for writing this!