#copperline

[seekerathena]

Reptilian Housepet w/ @elluq

Copperline bit back a growl as he felt a rough tug on his leash, stumbling forward a bit before letting himself fall to his knees. He knew the game, having been sold and resold quite a few times by now. The snake never lasted more than a few weeks whenever he was sold, the bot purchasing him always bringing him back when they realized they couldn’t break him. He’d even managed to injure a few when they made the mistake of removing the muzzle almost permanently fastened over his intake to keep him from spitting venom.

It was nearing the end of the day when someone approached him, the mech glaring down at the floor as the sales mech tried to convince them to buy him

[stingrayextraordinaire]

Aesthetic Moodboards // “Copperline” by James Taylor

I tried to go back, as if I could -- all spec house and plywood, tore up and tore up good.

[hyenabutter]

It's pretty easy to rag on James Taylor, perhaps the most whitebread, least rock and roll person ever inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: he's quiet, and solemn and for the most part extremely bland. He's responsible for ushering in a whole age of vanilla singer-songwriters from what Elvis Costello called the "I'm sensitive: fuck me" school. He's just kind of dorky. 

But when he hits one out of the park as he does here you can see why a whole generation of people shook by the manifold horrors of the Sixties glommed onto his immensely soothing music. It was an anodyne, and perhaps a useful one, for a time. But the problem is, like any painkiller, prolonged use calluses the senses, lulling you into at best lethargy and at worst an apathy barely distinguishable from death.

[seekerathena]

Gold, in their bitlet from somehow managed to get outside, wandering down the streets, trying not to get trampled. They did get bumped a few times by bits walking by, making them fall and scruff up their knees and hands. That just made them more upset, now full on sobbing in the middle of the streets while bits passed by them //@elluq

Copperline was walking down the street, narrowly avoiding tripping over the crying sparkling. Kneeling down in front of them, he gave a gentle smile. “What’s wrong kiddo? Are you lost?”

[seekerathena]

Sweet Sirens w/ @futuremysteryshack

Copperline sighed softly as he stretched out along a patch of sunlight next to the lake, scales soaking up the warmth of the noonday sun. After a bit, the lake's resident siren joined him, purring softly as she idly began grooming him.

"Hey Copper?" she asked softly. "Did- did you ever find an-any of those mice y-you brought last t-time?"

"Yeah, I think I've still got a couple in my den. Lemme go get 'em!"

The siren nodded and moved back into the water before her scales could dry out.

Stretching some, the naga slithered back towards his den. About halfway there, he caught a whiff of an unfamiliar scent, heading towards the lake he'd just left. Eyes widening in alarm, he rushed back towards his friend's home, hoping the humans he'd scented hadn't found Athena.

[seekerathena]

Closed Mythological Zoo!AU w/ @elluq

Athena paced nervously around her cage, injured wing pressed close to her body. She’d accidentally wandered into a poacher’s trap but before they could retrieve her from the net, another group of humans had rescued her and brought her here to this zoo.

[stingrayextraordinaire]

you can usually tell a lot about a person by the type of music they listen to. put your favorite playlist on shuffle and list the first ten songs then tag ten people! no skipping!

Thank you for the tag @valiantarcher (you have excellent taste in music)! I don’t think I’ve gotten a music/playlist challenge yet, so this is fun :) Hope y’all enjoy my all-over-the-place music taste!

1. China Roses by Enya 2. Land Below the Waves by Skipinnish 3. Bulb Went Black by Johnny Flynn (from the film Song One) 4. Moody River by Lord Huron (cover) 5. Quiet Corners and Empty Spaces by The Jayhawks 6. Copperline by James Taylor 7. The Young and the Restless by Tide Lines 8. Jenny by Walk the Moon 9. Meet Eddie by Jerry Goldsmith (from the soundtrack of Chain Reaction) 10. The Stable Song by Gregory Alan Isakov ft. the Colorado Symphony

I will tag (but only if they would like to participate) @moonlightandstarshimmer @ladyrock18 @agreeablewitch @effulgentpoet @lewizhamilton @lobster-tales @eliotsbambi

[seekerathena]

Forest Ruins w/ @elluq

There were rumors of a being that made its home in the old temple ruins in the forest. Locals said it was some kind of beast that fed on the flesh of anyone that set foot in the ruins- mostly because nobody ever came back alive. The reality was that most of them were simply mauled by a bear or torn apart by wolves. The creature never actually killed anyone- he only ever chased people away from his home. What happened to them after that wasn't his problem.

But there was one human that he never chased away- he was tormented enough by the rest of the town. While he never seemed brave enough to actually go into the ruins, the little blonde was never run off.