#ghost-writes

[time-thief-writes]

Of Palemates and Skate Dates

Happy Holidays @wholesum-meems I was your homestuck secret santa this year! I do hope that you'll enjoy this! Also- @homestuckss

Characters: Eridan Ampora and Karkat Vantas

Word Count: 2159

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The day starts off fairly young for a certain candy red blooded troll. He had just woken up not to long ago, the boy still being in a state of sleep. It was quite obvious that he was not awake quite yet as he sluggishly made it towards the meal block. This troll's morning routine was quite a mess, but what could he say? Honestly he was a bit of a mess himself, yet again who wasn't? Though by now he had made himself a mug of coffee, starting to wake up a little more. A yawn escapes from this nubby horned troll as he takes his coffee and goes to sit down at the table.

This young troll's name is Karkat Vantas and today he had important plans to meet up with his moirail. The day before the two of them conversed over trollian to make plans. Their said plans were to meet up and go ice skating for a good portion of the day. It was winter time and what better way to spend the cool weather than with one's moirail? Well there was staying indoors, but who would want to do that?

While sitting at the table and drinking his coffee, Karkat was going through useless social media seeing what others were bitching about. As usual it isn't anything to important or anything he really cared about. Though, of course, the babble of others on the media got him through his morning cup of coffee. With that in mind, he could now put in an effort to start his day. Or at least he could try to make that starting effort for the day.

After taking care of the cup of coffee, the Vantas makes his way back to his respite block. When he's back in his block, he places the palmhusk back on a charger. He does this so that it could have a full battery before he left his hive for the day. Once done with that he pulls together an outfit and quickly changes from his pajamas. Said outfit was his usual one, the dark gray sweater with black pants, and of course some plain black converse.

Soon hearing the familiar ping of trollian, the troll walks over to his husktop and opens it up to see who it's from. A smile makes it onto his face as he sees the violet text showing up on his screen. It was his moirail, Eridan Ampora. The seadweller was checking in and making sure that their plans were right. After reading the messages, Karkat starts typing out his replies sending them one by one.

-- caligulasAquarium [CA] has started trolling carcinoGeneticist [CG] --

CA: Good mornin, Kar

CA: Just wwanted to check in and make sure I kneww our plans for today.

CA: Wwe are goin to meet up and go ice skatin' right? Or wwas there somethin else that I'm forgettin..?

CG: GOOD MORNING TO YOU TOO FISHFACE

CG: BUT YES, THOSE ARE THE PLANS UNLESS WE DECIDE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

CG: WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WISHED TO DO?

CA: No, that's all. I just wwanted to double check and make sure.

CA: Thank you Kar, I'll see you later.

CG: YEA, NO PROBLEM. SEE YOU LATER AS WELL.

CG: <>

CA: <>

-- caligulasAquaruim [CA] ceased trolling carcinoGeneticist [CG] --

Backing away from the husktop, we now get to see what a certain seadweller was up to. Much like the other troll, the violet blood took his time waking up and getting ready for his day. Hell, he even had breakfast before he had changed into proper clothes for the day. Perhaps he was just a step ahead of his candy blooded moirail.

Smiling a bit himself, the Ampora grabs his palmhusk slipping it into the pockets of his pants. He then goes and puts on a pair of shoes. While doing this he hums softly thinking about how his day would go with the certain nubby horned fellow. He had no doubts that the day would go well, after all he was getting to spend it with Karkat. Eridan enjoyed spending time with the other, things were usually calm and nice.

Once he was ready to go, he left his hive and started heading into town. He'd have a couple extra minutes, but that was alright. While walking there he kept to himself, watching the others around him. Eridan knew that nothing bad was going to happen, everyone around him was minding their own business just like he was minding his own business. Though soon enough he comes upon a small flower shop, the place being called 'Harley's Bouquets.' He makes a small detour, walking inside the shop. Surely it wouldn't hurt him to stop and get some flowers for a certain crabbed cat.

Looking around, he takes a deep breath and lets it back out. All the different smells of flowers were amazing. Walking further inside, he looks at all the different flowers trying to decide on what to get for Karkat. The aquarius soon finds himself looking at some red and purple cyclamens. These flowers were quite pretty and at the moment they had Eridan in awe.

"Good morning! See something you like?" The shop owner asks, she seemed a bit familiar though Eridan couldn't quite place where from. She had long dark brown curly hair and bright green eyes that were behind a pair of circular glasses.

"Oh! Yea, these here." He responds, pointing towards the cyclamens. Glancing from the girl to the flowers, Eridan smiles a little more. He was going out of his way to get these flowers for his moirail. It was so that he could get a small smile from the other before they actually went to ice skate.

"Got it!" The girl replies with a smile, carefully getting some of the flowers for the Ampora.

"You know," She starts, her smile turning into a mischevious one, "these are the flowers of love and art. In the language of flowers, giving someone a cyclamen expresses love and sincere tenderness."

"No." The Ampora starts, his face warming up with a light violet blush. He hadn't been aware of that fact, though now it was something he knew. In a way, he was thankful for this new knowledge.

"The person you're getting these for must be someone really special, hm?" The green eyed girl asks him as she glances up from bouquet wrapping the flowers. She then gets back to work, finishing quickly.

"Here you go, sir! Your cost is ten dollars."

Before taking the bouquet of flowers, he hands the shop owner a crisp ten. He had decided not to answer, his face had only heated up more at her question. Though he knew what his answer would have been. So taking the flowers he heads back out into the town, the chilly morning air blowing a bit.

Now the seadweller was making his way to the local ice skating rink where he and Karkat said that they would meet. While walking, Eridan hums softly and keeps the flowers close to him. He kept the flowers close to him, not wanting for anything bad to happen to them. After all they were a small, but special gift for the Vantas.

Sooner rather than later, the Ampora makes it to the iceskating rink. As his humming stops he becomes quiet while looking around. It was quite obvious that he was looking around for the candy blooded troll. There was no way that it would take him forever to find the Vantas. Unfortunately for Karkat, he kinda stood out in the crowd. Letting out a soft sigh he decides to message the other to see if he was even there yet.

-- caligulasAquarium [CA] has started trolling carcinoGeneticist [CG] --

CA: Hey, Kar I'm here at the rink and I wwwas wwonderin if you had arrivved yet.

CG: NO, UNFORTUNATELY, I'M NOT THERE YET. I THINK I'LL BE THERE IN ABOUT FIVE-ISH MINUTES THOUGH.

CG: THAT IS, IF YOU WANT TO WAIT FOR ME OUTSIDE THEN WE COULD GO IN TOGETHER

CA: Oh, I see

CA: Wwell I'll head back outside and wwait near the door for you.

CG: OK SEE YOU SOON ERI

CA: See you soon too, Kar.

-- caligulasAquaruim [CA] ceased trolling carcinoGeneticist [CG] --

Now knowing that Karkat wasn't here and was on his way, Eridan starts back towards the door. When he got there he opened them and made his way outside. He walks a little ways away, straying from the others who were in the area. While doing this he spots a bench, so of course he walks over to it and sits down. It was just far away enough to get him away from others, yet he was close enough to be able to spot the Vantas when he comes around.

Quite a few minutes pass while the aquarius is keeping to himself and watching as others pass by. There were people who were meeting up, some who seemed to be here by themselves, and a few families who were here to spend time together. Though of course, this is what he had imagined as he didnt know or recognize anyone who was here. Well, that was until he had a pair of hands cover his eyes.

"Hey-! Wwhat in the fuck?!" He questions, trying to push of the hands with his own.

"Hey, yourself flower boy." Says the owner of the hands. Eridan pauses, pulling his hands away. The voice sounded familiar, luckily enough he knew who it was.

"Kar?? You wwant to take your hands awway please?" He asks, just dropping his own hands into his own lap. The seadweller knew that he wouldn't be able to get the others hands off unless he had asked. Listening, the Vantas retracts his hands then goes to sit next to the other troll.

"So, who are the flowers for?" He asks before gasping dramatically and placing a hand on his chest.

"No...  You weren't planning on ditching me and giving them to your matesprit?" He adds on jokingly, a small smile on the Vantas' face.

"Kar no! I stopped by the flowwer shop and got them for you!" He responds. Eridan then pickd them up and hands them to the other troll. A light blush making its way onto his face as he waited for the flowers to be taken.

"O-oh!" He gasps in surprise, the Vantas' face also flushing a little. Taking the flowers, he looks to them admiring them for a moment. They truly were some beautiful flowers. Karkat then smells them, smiling. The flowers fragrance was also quite nice.

"Well thank you, Eri, but you know you didn't have to go out of your gog damn way to get the flowers right?" He questions, raising an eyebrow amd tilting his head to the side.

"Yes, Kar, I am wwell awware that I did not havve to go out of my wway for the flowwers. I wwanted to though and I wwanted to express to you howw thankful I am for havvin you as my moirail." The Ampora gives his response, letting his hands fold in his lap. That violet blush on his face only darkening with what he had told Karkat. Truly he meant every word, he was glad to have Karkat as someone he could trust and go to.

"I see..." The Vantas starts, the blush on his face darkening just a bit as well. He took in the other's words carefully, listening to what he had to say.

"I see, well I'm glad I get to be your moirail as well. I am also glad that your mine." The troll adds on, sitting the flowers down onto his lap. He then sits there for a moment more before he reaches over and pulls the seadweller into a hug. This causes for the other to yelp in surprise before hugging back. Things were good.

They soon both pull away from the hug, a dorky grin on both of their flushed faces. The two trolls could agree that this was a good way to start their meet up before going ice skating. It was sweet and dare they say sappy-

"Ready to go ice skating, Eri?" The nubby horned troll asks him after a moment. He couldn't say much for Eridan, but he was ready to go on the ice himself.

"Yea, let's go." He responds with a nod of his head. The seadweller then gets up from the bench, offering a hand to Karkat. Of course the shorter troll takes his hand, getting up from the seat with his bouquet of flowers in his other hand.

With that the set of moirails walked together to the close by ice rink. Once getting there and recieving a set of skates, they both go onto the ice. They spent hours on the ice, skating and talking to one another. Overall having a fun time and enjoying themselves.

[time-thief-writes]

Of Four in The Morning, Talking And Nightmares

Word Count: 1208

Characters: Kanaya Maryam and Jade Harley

Relationships: JadeRoseMary/JadeKan

Song: 4AM by Olivver The Kid

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It was four o'clock in the morning when Kanaya Maryam woke up to some quiet groans which were accompanied by a few moans. She knew who it was from, of her two girlfriends. Letting a yawn slip past her lips, Kanaya gets up from bed and stretches a little. The troll then scoops up Jade out of bed, holding her bridal style as she quietly slips out of the bedroom and into the main room of their house.

Once she was sitting down on a sofa, the Maryam holds Jade in her lap and she strokes the other girl's hair out of her face. Soon enough the Harley woke up with a startled gasp. She glanced around, her vision a bit fuzzy as she didn't have her glasses on. Though they weren't needed at the moment, she knew that she was on Kanaya's lap and in the main room.

"Kanaya.." Jade says, her voice low and timid sounding. "It's four in the morning, isn't it?" She asks, the Jade blood humming a "Mhmm." in reply to her.

"Is there a certain reason why you wanted to know?" The virgo asks the other. In response, Jade shakes her head no. Though there actually was a certain reason she wanted to know, yet she didn't feel like saying why.

"Kanaya.." Jade starts once more, her gaze on the floor. It was almost as if the floor was the most interesting thing there. She then takes a deep breath before letting it out and speaking.

"It's four o'clock in the morning, I can tell you're tired." She says, glancing over to the jade blood before she spoke again. "It's four o'clock in the morning, you can tell I'm wired..."

The troll goes to say something in reply, only to get cut off by the other girl. "You woke me up, I was moaning.." She mumbles, glancing to the other once more. With Jade quiet, Kanaya reaches over and gently takes the green eyed girl's hand into her own.

"How often do these nightmares come?" Kan asks, moving over to Jade and wrapping her other arm around her. "Who are the wolves in your head? How often do these nightmares come now?" She questions as she held the other close to her.

Jade goes to answer each question the other asks of her, finding herself unable to at the moment. So instead she lets the jade blood hold her close, as she wraps her arms around the other. For a brief moment the two sat in silence, the world seeming as if it would come to stop.

"You should let the past stay dead."  Kanaya murmurs before pressing a kiss on the top of Jade's head. The previously mentioned girl letting out a sigh as she leans against her girlfriend. She felt like curling up and going to sleep right there, but she knew she couldn't.

"Babe, I'm trying." The girl replies, looking up to the troll from where she was positioned. Which her statement was true, Jade did try. It wasn't her fault that the night terrors kept on bothering her.

"Well I'll be right back, I'm going to get your glasses." Kanaya says before giving a brief nod of her head in reaponse to what the girl had said. She then gets up after Jade had moved from off of her lap and onto the sofa. The Harley then nods of her head, letting Kanaya leave to get her glasses. She looks down at the floor, a sigh escaping her. Why were nightmares so terrible?

Soon Kan returns with the girl's glasses, tilting her head up from her chin with her hand. The human's eyes had gone wide as if she had remembered something. So the troll sits down and hands her the glasses which she takes and puts on. Jade's eyes were still wide, they made the rainbow drinker want to ask questions. Yet she refrained from doing so, she knew that Jade would talk about it if she wanted to.

"You know your eyes are wide, right, dear?" Kanaya asks the other girl, who in return nods and drops her gaze to the floor. She then lets out a sigh and closes her eyes.

"You know I'm not joking," Kanaya continues for a brief moment, "Darling, you know that you were groaning?"

"Kan, I'll be fine, even at four o'clock in the morning." Jade replies as she opens her eyes and looks back over at Kanaya. Sure she had things from SBURB and SGRUB that still plagued her mind, her dreams to but she would be alright. At least that's what she hoped for.

The jade blood lets out a soft sigh and she gently pulls Jade back into her lap.

She wanted to hold the other close and tell her that everything would be ok, that things would get better though she knew better. So for now she holds the other in her lap, humming softly to hopefully help the poor girl calm down a bit more. Night terrors were never a nice thing to deal with.

"Hey Jade," Kan starts, speaking softly, "How often do these nightmares come?" She inquires as the girl in her lap looks up at her. A sigh soon coming from the Harley. She didnt necessarily want to talk about it, but she knew it would be good for her to do so anyways.

"If differs from time to time, but it's mostly a couple times every other month or so." She says in return to the question. Kanaya acknowledges the response and nods a little.

"Ok well, who are the wolves in your head?" She questions, an eyebrow raised just a bit. A quiet whine-like noise came from the girl, stalling for a moment. She then adverts her gaze before reaponding to the Maryam.

"It's stuff from the games, sburb and sgrub," She starts, closing her eyes for a second. "There was so much we went through, going god tier, grimbark for myself-" Jade cuts herself off and shakes her head. She didn't like reliving the game sessions in her dreams.

Once more the troll nods her head in response. She then pecks a kiss to the other girl's head. The virgo understood what she meant, there had been so much that had happened to all of them through out the sessions.

"Now, now…you should let the past stay dead." Kanaya murmurs in a soft tone as she put a strand on Jade's hair behind her ear. The other girl stayed quiet briefly as she sat up a bit and rested her head against the rainbow drinker's shoulder.

"Babe, I'm trying..." She mumbles in reply, closing her eyes. The nightmares were rough but her girlfriend did have a good point. She should leave the game behind her, let the past stay dead.

It's four o'clock in the morning and both ladies found themselves to be tired after being up for some time. So once everything was ok and they decided that they could go back to sleep, that's exactly what they did. Kanaya and Jade had both fallen back to sleep there on the couch. A light blanket from the top of the couch over the two of them.

[time-thief-writes]

Of Friends, Dying and Living

Things to know:

It's like a lyricstuck, but in fanfiction form. I was trying a new thing out when I was writing this. Going from character to character the point of views switch in a wonky way. I didn't just have something like: Aradia's POV

This is because for the style I was typing this out in it wouldn't have fully worked. Instead I'll have the characters names with hyphens on both sides. I would also like to note that this is not finished and I have no intentions on finishing this at the moment! I've no more ideas on how to finish it and I have been trying to work on school a bit more.

Word count: 1328

Characters: Karkat Vantas, Aradia Megido, and Sollux Captor

Ship(s): Pale AraSol

Song: Still Here by Digital Daggers

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- Aradia -

This was it, these were going to be Aradia Megido's last moments. Her death caused by other lowbloods recklessly playing in the area. Recklessly playing with things that they shouldn't be playing with. The Megido had made her way outside to investigate, to see what was going on with the other lowbloods. They were burgundy and bronze bloods to be exact, though that didn't really matter to the aries alligned troll. Then that's when it happened, the recklessness of the other trolls got out of hand and the Megido's final moments hit her.

- Sollux -

Currently Sollux Captor was pacing in his respite block, looking back at his husktop continiously. Not to long ago he had messaged his moirail, Aradia, so far there was no reply back from her. It made the gemini alligned troll worry because she would usually reply right away, no matter what she was doing. A sigh escapes the Captor as he makes his way over to the husktop. He types a quick message to her, telling the Megido that he was on his way to her hive.

Once he arrived Sollux had gone wide eyed, disliking what he saw. Aradia was laying there on the ground, in a small pool of her own blood. She was still alive but both of them knew it wouldn't be for to long. With that being said, Sollux hurries over and kneels down beside his moirail.

"AA?!" He asks frantically, both worried and scared for her. "What happened?? Who did thith?!"

She looks over, a small smile gracing the Megido's lips.

"Hey honeybee," she greets, before flinching and then coughing. A little bit of her rust blood spilling from her lips. After that she groans, wrapping an arm around the lower part of her torso.

"No, no honeybee. No thurgar coating any of thith." the Captor lisps, looking from her pale face to where her arm was around her torso.

"Doeth it hurt? Ith there anything I can do? AA, pleathe-" he says, before getting cut off by the Megido.

"Stay here and hold me..." she murmurs. The Captor nods, gently pulling the other troll into his lap with his psionics.

"Everythings going to be alright, I'll carry on like I'm supposed to and you'll stay here.." she says in a tone just barely above a whisper.

"But AA-" "Shh, I wont be here physically, but I'll be here by your side..." She murmurs as she leans her head against his chest.

- Aradia -

~ Musing through memories, losing my grip in the grey ~

Aradia laid there against Sollux, taking one of his hands into her own. She was content spending her last moments with Sollux. Spending her last moments with her moirail.

~ Numbing the senses, I feel you sliiping away ~

She soon closes her eyes, humming softly for a moment. The aries was starting to slip and she felt it. Soon she wouldn't be there in that world any more. The burgundy blood would be somewhere else.

~ Fighting to hold on, clinging to just one more day ~

She gave his hand a gentle squeeze, within a couple minutes she wouldn't be there anymore. Aradia would be leaving the world that she once knew behind.

~ Love turns to ashes, with all that I wish I could say ~

"Thank you honeybee, love you." Aradia manges to get out in a quiet mumble, giving Sollux's hand one more gentle squeeze before her body was lifeless.

~ I'd die to be where you are, I tried to be where you are ~

- Sollux -

"AA?!" He questions, looking to the Megido's body after he had heard her say her thanks and that she loved him.

"AA, A-Aradia, come on this ithn't funny. Y-You can't jutht thay that then not anthwer me." he says, tears starting to stream down the Captor's face. Sollux takes off his glasses tossing them onto the ground beside him. His translucent yellow tears continuing to stream down his face as he held his moirail's lifeless body close. The gemini shook with tears, it hurt him so much. He didn't know what happened to her, he wasnt expecting to show up and see her half dead. Hell he wasn't expecting to be holding the Megido so close when she passed.

That night Sollux found himself at Karkat's hive. The Vantas was allowing for the duality themed troll to stay with him while he got over Aradia's death. For a few hours the two trolls talked, the Captor explaining everything just to have the Vantas comfort him afterwards. At some point Karkat had suggested that Sollux gets some sleep, so that's what he did.

~ Every night I dream you're still here. The ghost by my side, so perfectly clear ~

The Gemini headed to bed, climbing beneath the blankets and placing his head onto a pillow. This is what he had to deal with since Karkat didn't have another recoopercoon. Though Sollux fell asleep fairly quickly. What could he say, it had been a long day.

Though when he slept he saw Aradia there. She was there happy, alive, and by his side like the two of them promised sweeps ago. Though now she was a ghost by his side that he saw ever so clearly.

~ When I awake, you'll disappear back to the shadows ~

The next morning Sollux woke up with a quiet gasp. Reality slapping him hard in the face when he realized that what had happened the other day was not false. She was gone. His moirail- no, Aradia Megido was gone.

~ With all I hold, dear. With all I hold, dear ~

Sitting up in bed, the gold blood pulls his legs up to his chest then wraps his arms around them. The Captor had always held the Megido close to him. She was really dear to him and now that she was gone what was he supposed to do? It's almost as if she had just disappeared from his life.

~ I dream you're still here. I dream you're still here ~

"I withh you were thtill here..." The troll mumbles to himself as he grabbed one of the blankets from the bed, wrapping it around him. This loss took a toll on Sollux and it hurt him a little to much. Though there was something the Captor didn't realize.

~ Hidden companion, phantom be still in my heart ~

- Aradia -

Aradia was still there, she was just a ghost now. A phantom, if one will. She sat back on the bed, a frown on her face as she watches Sollux.

"I'm still here, S0llux..." She says in a bare whisper. The aries alligned troll knew Sollux couldn't hear her. Sure she was dead now, but she was still there and by his side too. There was nothing that could really part the Captor and Megido. Til death did they part, er- well not exactly.

~ Make me a promise that time won't erase us. That we were not lost from the start ~

- 3rd Person -

Sweeps ago the two trolls had made a promise. The promise took place the day that the Captor and Megido became moirails. They had promised that they wouldn't let time erase them, also that they wouldn't loose one another. Both the Captor and Megido were moirails until the end, which sadly was sooner than expected with how Aradia's death happened.

~ I'd die to be where you are, I tried to be where you are ~

- Sollux & Aradia -

With the blanket wrapped tightly around him, Sollux was staring off at one of the walls. He misses his moirail and would do almost anything to be with her again.

"I'd die to be where you are, AA." He says in a mumble, unknowingly that the Megido heard him.

The Megido gasps quietly, shocked to hear Sollux say what he did. She didn't want that from him, she wanted him to live his life in the best way he could.

"S0llux n0, listen I tried t0 be where y0u are-"

[time-thief-writes]

Of Shops, Flowers and Tattoos

Word Count: 742

Character: Rose Lalonde

AU: Tattoo parlor/Flower shop

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The day was nearing afternoon as a young woman left her shop. Grimdark Arts was the name of the said shop, it was the local tatttoo parlor. Rumors occasionally going around that the lady owning it was a witch. Though what did these silly rumors matter? There were much more important things to tend to, such as the shop owner.

This lady's name was Rose Lalonde, she stood at an unimpressive height of 5'6. The outfit she was wearing could be considered casual. She had on a white shirt with blank print on it that said, 'Cthulhu is Real.' Rose also had on a black skirt that reached down to her knees, and finally she had on a nice pair of flats on. Simple and casual wear for Rose Lalonde.

Now what was this lady doing outside on this lovely afternoon? Surely she had customers to tend to. There are those few people out there who do wish for tattoos after all. Well you see she was taking her lunch break, sitting down on the bench that was right outside of her quaint little shop. A sigh leaves the Lalonde once she's done eating her lunch. It wasn't anything to impressive. Just a sandwhich and a salad to go with it.

After a few minutes of sitting there, she picks up her violin case which she had brought outside with her and opens it up. Humming softly the lady looked over the white painted instrument before pulling it along with the bow out of the case. She then placed the case to the side before bringing the instrument up and playing a somber tune.

For a couple more minutes, Rose had continued to play the somber tune on her violin. When she was finished, she brought down the violin and placed it back into the case. The Lalonde then closes the case, a ghost of a smile gracing the lady's lips. Now that she was finished with that it was time to get back to work.

So with that Rose heads back inside of her parlor, first heading to the back to put away her instrument. If she were to leave it in the front there was no telling what may or may not happen to it. Some times parents brought their kids along and had to leave them be. Well, that just wasnt good. Though sometimes they make for interesting stories. The Incident for example was one.

After placing the violin down she went to where she usually sat, retrieving a pencil and notebook. Rose was no artist, but she did happen to have a notebook filled with different drawings and sketches. It was for the customer's, if they didn't have any idea as to what they wanted then they could flip through the notebook to see if there was a design that they liked.

Which speak of the devil someone had walked into the parlor, obviously glancing around until they looked at Rose. For a brief moment the two conversed, Rose finding out that she didnt have the design that the customer was looking for and that they didnt have a reference picture. She sighs, telling them to stay still and that she's be right back.

The Lalonde leaves her parlor, heading down to the flower shop. Her customer was wanting a tattoo of some certain flower. She soon arrives at the flower shop, walking inside. She glanced around trying to locate the flower that had been described to her. Paying no attention to the shop owner, Rose hums to herself as she looks for the flower she needed.

Soon finding the flower, a marigold plant, Rose picks it up and brings ot over to the register.

"How much is it?" She asks, looking to the owner with a raised eyebrow.

"Your total will be five dollars and fourty cents." They reply, to which Rose nods her head and pulls out the exact change. She then hands it to thr chashier before picking up the plant and walking out of the shop and back to her own parlor.

When she arrives back at her shop, Rose sat the plant down and picked up her notebook and pencil. She then sketches out a quick idea for a tattoo using the marigolds in it. After she was done with that she showed it to the customer who seemed satisfied with her idea, so they let her do the tattoo on their skin.

[time-thief-writes]

All You Have is Your Fire

Word Count: 390

Character: Aradia Megido

AUs: Human/Wiccanstuck

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It was mid-day as the local witch was finished cleaning up her shop where the towns people could come in and buy whatever it was that they may need. Letting out a soft sigh the witch walks over to the door and flips the sign on it from 'closed' to 'open'. After that the witch made her way around her shop fixing up small things here and there. While this young lady could do all sorts of magic, she specialized more in fire and necromancy.

The said witch was named Aradia Megido. She stood at a height of 6'2 at the young age of twenty three. Tomorrow would be the one year anniversary of having her shop open. It was exciting to be celebrating such a thing because of all the years of practice it took for her to reach the level of magic that she had. Her tale of magic was an amusing one, considering she started getting into magic she was a young teen. Though it was enough about that, when she finished fixing things up Aradia made it back around to where her counter was at.

While waiting on customers, the Megido grabbed her tarot card deck and shuffled them a couple times. When she was done shuffling the cards, Aradia spread them out in front of her in two different spreads. She then takes a deep breath, closing her eyes. As she was doing that the Megido focused her energy on the cards. The witch then opens her eyes, letting out a sigh. From there she slides a single card out of the middle from the second stack and places it to the side. Once that card was to the side she puts the two speads back into one stack of cards.

"This is your fortune for the day, Megido." She tells herself as she looks to the single card she had placed on the side. Aradia then flips the card over, studying it with her eyes. The card was the High Priestess, which she seemed to speak to Aradia in an unclear language. Though this didn't matter, the young witch understood what the High Priestess was telling her.

"All I have is my fire..." She says to herself in a quiet tone. It was something for her to ponder on throughout the day.

[time-thief-writes]

The Dead Girl Struggle

This piece is coming from discord roleplay shenanigans that I had typed up with Aradia.

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It had been fairly early that Aradia had left the Megido hive, infact she had left only moments after finishing cleaning up around the hive. It was fairly easy for her to get all of it together and taken care of. Though as of now that wasn't all to important. There were other things to forcus on. So that being said, the writing carries on.

The aries alligned female hadn't bothered with changing out of her costume from the halloween party, the night before. So as of now she walks down the streets, humming to herself as she walks. Some people stare and gawk. others carry on with their business not giving a particular fuck. With that Ara continues walking on, she had a place to be, a destination to get to.

Though she soon arrives as the gate that led into the graveyard. The Megido absolutely could not believe it, here she was for the third year in a row. There was no avoiding it and she knew it.

Letting out a quiet sigh, the female opens the gate and walks inside. She then closed it behind her because, well that's just what you do.

From there she walks the same path that she does every single time that she enters this very graveyard. The troll then stops in her tracks, two feet away from her destination. She then looks down to the phone that she has in her hands and powers it off. She brought it only for emergency reasons, or if she needed to get in touch with someone. There were low chances of those happening, but there was always that "what if" factor.

Finally she takes the last few steps, walking ahead of her those couple of feet. Here she was, Aradia Megido, at her own very grave.

Once again the female lets a sigh slips past her lips. This would be the second year that she's visited her own grave but the third year since the 'accident' happened. Which anyone could ask, it did not mean that she would tell.

Aradia then kneels down reaching forward and wiping the majority of the dirt that was on the tombstone. The feeling of the cool and wet stone against her hand sending a shiver down her back.

The rust blood then sits down and leans her back against the stone. I mean, it was her's and there was no one to tell her that she couldn't. She then closes her eyes letting her mind wander to where ever it pleases. It just so happened to wander back to the day that she had unfortunately passed away.

~ ~ ~ f l a s h b a c k ~ ~ ~

That unfortunate day had started out as a good one, the Megido leaving the hive. The sun had been shining and not a single cloud had been in the sky that day. She had left the hive, a smile on her face as she walked her way to one of the nearby archaeological sites. Sure, catching a ride would have been easier and got her there quicker but Ara had been doing this for herself. Each person had their own 'me' day, you could kind of consider this something like that for the young Megido.

Though soon enough she had arrived at the archaeological site, her eyes widening as she had glanced around with a large grin. It looked just like she had expected. Not that it really could look like anything else. Just your average archaeological site, nothing to shabby, but instead with everything in order. With that she had taken a few steps forward, continuing to look around. There were people here and there, each working in their own little area within the site.

Letting out a soft sigh and walking in further, Aradia made her way over to one of the few people who were around. They had been so sweet and understanding when the troll had asked an abundant amount of questions. Two or three of the questions may or may not have been the burgundy making sure and double checking that it was alright for her to be there. Something had felt off when she started to ask questions, but she decided to shake it off for now.

When the two of them had finished the conversation the aries troll had gone off and minded her own business. No one bothered her, in return she didn't bother anyone. Well unless she had to, but that had been very rare with only one to three questions that she felt were important for her to ask. Nonetheless the day had been long and good. That would make sense because it was supposed to be a good day. The people were kind, the weather had been nice. Nothing seemed like it could go wrong while the Megido troll had enjoyed herself.

The day had slipped away as the evening came and put a differ lighting to the archaeological area. The majority of the people who had been there earlier had left for the day and supposedly went home, who knew-?

That of course, is when it had happened. When Aradia was the last one left. She didn't know it was going to happen, the people who were there previously didn't know it was going to happen. No one knew that the horrid that had happened that day was going to happen.

With that being stated, Aradia Megido had been left for dead...

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Reality hitting the Megido, she shakes her head and looks down at her lap as tears streamed down her face. Her past wasn't a good one, not one she liked to think about or reminisce on. She then looks up and glances around, she had felt someone's presence in the area yet as far as she could see that there was no one around. It was just herself in the graveyard. No one else was there, perhaps she had just been imagining things.

[time-thief-writes]

Of Sourspades and Holidays

Happy Holidays @olschu! You were my homestuck secret santa this year. I hope you enjoy this writing!

Characters: Kuprum Maxlol and Teterach Dammek

Word Count: 1823 words

/Quick edit because I forgot to @ the hsss blog. So @homestuckss here it is!

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It was the afternoon before the twelfth perigee and a certain bronze blooded troll was left at his hive. There was no one around to keep him company, er well almost no one around. The troll's lusus was there, laying on the floor. Though as far as that went, the deercat lusus was the only other one around in the hive. Now this bronze blooded troll was Dammek, not much was known about him. He tended to keep a 'cool-kid' aura to him. We know that he holds the title of a teterach, but that wasn't much to go on.

Letting out a sigh, Dammek stops his pacing around the messy hive and he decides to flop down onto the sofa.

"Tomorrow is the twelfth perigee." he mutters to himself, staring up at the ceiling from behind his ridiculous shades. You see, he was tied in between messaging his moirail or kismesis to see if either one of them wanted to come over for the holiday. Plus if either one of them did say yes it was already to late to get presents for them, or at least his moirail.

Shaking his head, Dammek sits up and leans back against the sofa as he tries to think of what to do. Should he message his moirail, Xefros, or the othe option of his kismesis, Kuprum? Honestly he didn't know which one of them to message-     Oh. Huh. Would ya look at that, the piss blooded prick decided to message him. Thankfully that would save Dammek from making the decision himself.

- outglutBattery [OB] has started trolling tetrarchFortified [TF] -

OB: >lololol whats up nerdlord?

TF: Wouldn'tt you like tto know, asshole.

OB: >actually yea I would like to know that's why I asked.

TF: litterally fffuck offff, Kuprum, I don't have the pattience to deal witth you.

OB: >lololol I will continue to bother you anyways because you know I dont give a particular fuck about what you think

TF: offf course, whatt did I expectt

OB: >im not sure and I dont know why youre asking me.

TF: I wasn'tt itt was a rhettorical questtion, bittch.

OB: >wrong. youre the little bitch here dammek

TF: Tthatt doesn't matttter, tthe hell do you wantt? Obviously itts sometthing so don'tt ttry to say tthatt itt was justt to message and botther me.

OB: >lolololol your kismesis, just message and bother you? its more likely than you think!

OB: >but I was wondering about your plans for the twelfth perigee this sweep

TF: I don'tt have any.

TF: Waitt why do you wantt tto know?

OB: >lolol great! i'll be breaking in later dont be scared or do i don't care either way

TF: Kuprum!  Answer the questtion.

- outglutBattery [OB] has ceased trolling tetrarchFortified [TF] -

"Bastard.." The bronze mutters, shaking his head and tossing the palmhusk down onto the other end of the sofa. Now he had to come up with some sort of plan,  what was he going to do? He wouldn't bother with picking everything up. The hive was his and Kuprum was the one coming to see him so he saw no reason in picking up. It was to late to decorate for the holiday so he wouldn't bother with that. Letting out a sigh he shakes his head, this time at himself instead of the gold blood. He wouldn't be doing much of anything but waiting around until Kup showed up.

Soon getting up, the troll made his way over to his drum set. Looking over all of it, a small smile graced his lips. These were the drums that he played to go along with Xefros' singing, they were the instrument he learned to play because he had felt a connection to them the very first time he played. He soon takes a seat behind the instrument, picking up the drumsticks and playing whatever came to him. He wasn't playing any of their songs or any other alternian song. Dammek was just letting the music take control as he played.

The door to the hive was then slung open with a certain yellow and blue psionic energy that crackled quietly. This surprises, both Dammek and his lusus. The Deercat gets up from it's place on the floor, looking alert. The taurus alligned troll had momentarily froze up before he realizes who it was that was there in the doorway. It was the shitmesis, Kuprum. The bronze placing his drum sticks down then getting up and stretching. He then makes his way to the lusus and away from the drum set. Could he trust the piss blood to go remotely anywhere near his drums? Absolutely not.

"Lololol, your hive is trash as always." Kuprum states, glancing around and walking inside then shutting the door behind him.

"Can you just do us both a favor and go fuck yourself for once?" Dammek replies, watching Kuprum as he walks away from the instrument. The gemnius snickers, shaking his head as he walks towards the other low blood.

"Absolutely not lololol." he responds a shit-eating grin appearing on his face.

"Of course, what else was I expecting from the trash that you are?" He questions, narrowing his eyes at the other as he walks towards him as well.

"Low on insults, Dam or was that a weak attempt to compliment me?" Kup questions, stopping where he was at and placing a hand on his hip. He was feeling a bit extra cocky. The bronze groans and rolls his eyes. This was stupid, why did he ever let the piss blood come over?

"You're an ass, Maxlol. Tell me the hell you want since you didn't decide to tell me over trollian earlier today." he demands as he crosses his arms and stops where he was at. Luckily enough he was now standing a couple feet away from his kismesis.

"Lolololol I won't! It's a surprise," he starts, taking a couple steps towards Dammek. "Plus, who are you to tell me what to do?" he asks with a snicker, bringing a hand to the mud blood's cheek once he was close enough.

"Hands off," the taurcer states, pushing the gemnius's hand off of his face.

"Oh? Feeling feisty today, huh, Teterach?" he inquires, a smirk appearing on his lips as he pulls the bronze close to him with the psionics.

"I said, hands off Kuprum." he growls at the other, a frown soon appearing on his face. The other laughs, placing his hand on Dammek's cheek once again.

"Those were my psionics, not my hands. Lololol get your shit together, normie." he responds as he moves his goggles up onto his head with his psionics. Dammek rolls his eyes, making an attempt to shove the other away. Obviously it failed as the gold blood was keeping the bronze close with his psionics.

"You're amusing, Dam." he states, reaching the hand that was on his cheek up to the shades. He was being an absolute prick and he knew it.

"Maxlol, I swear to absolute fuck if you're about to take my-" He was cut off suddenly by the gold blood leaning in and kissing him harshly. Though along with the kiss, the gemini aligned troll successfully takes the shades from off of Dammek's face. Soon after, the two pull away from one another glaring at one another.

The gemnius was smirking as he watches the other troll who had let out a hiss of protest once he realized that despite what he had been trying to say previously his shades had been taken. Shaking his head, the Taurcer regains his lost composure. He'd get his shades back soon enough. He then comes upon the realization that he's not pressed up against the other with the psionics holding him there. Theoretically, this could become his 'escape' plan.

"Lololol Alternia to Dammek, are you in there?" the other questions, waving a hand in front of his face. He blinks, shifting his gaze from Kuprum to the sofa. He could easily make his way over there, ignoring the other just enough to hopefully tick him off. So that's what he did, leaving the piss blood a bit confused. Though what done was done and there would be no changing of it.

Soon enough the two of them found themselves sitting on the sofa. Dammek doing his best to either dismiss what the gold blood has to say to him or ignore him.

"Lololol idiot tries to make decisions for himself," He starts, taking a jab at the taurcer. "The decisions are bad, yet no one is surprised!"

"Insufferable prick." Dam replies with a roll of his eyes. Perhaps he did make an idiotic decision but now there was no going back from it.

"Are you ever going to tell me why the fuck you decided to come over and nearly break down the door?"

"Perhaps, perhaps not. Why do you keep bringing it up?" he questions back, looking to Dammek with a raised brow.

"Hell if I know. I guess I'm just trying to piece it together."

"Piece what together? Lolol I doubt there's anything to be put together, jackass."

"Why you decided to come over and especially on today of all days. I mean for fucks sake tomorrow is the twelfth perigee and I didn't know why you would want to come over the day before." he says, straightening up a bit before he leans back into the couch. For a moment Kuprum watches him, he then rolls his eyes.

"You're ridiculous, 'Mek." he says before moving over to the mentioned mud blood. After taking a moment to study the other, the gold blood leans in and roughly kisses the bronze blood. The both of their faces warming up with a blush. Dammek grabbing the other's shirt and pulling him closer. They then pull away from one another, the taurcer letting go of the shirt and shoving the other off of him.

"I'm ridiculous?" he hisses the question.

"At least I'm not ridiculous enough to do something as obnoxiously repeatedly saying lol." he says.

Kuprum smirks, taking a couple steps back when he was shoved. "That's fair, but you know you love it 'Mek." he responds with quiet snickering.

"Bullshit on that and you know it Maxlol." he replies, watching the other with narrowed eyes.

"Lololol how can you be so sure? Hm, Teterach?" he responds, making his way back over to the taurus alligned bitch.

"I'm not, though I know you're an insufferable prick who I just so happen to hate." he responds, watching as the other made his way back over.

"Aw thanks, I hate you too." he says in reply, the same smirk from before still on his face. Kuprum then plops back down onto the sofa.

"Bitchy bastard boy." the bronze says, flipping the other off with both of his hands.

"Lololol you're such a sourspade." he responds, flipping the other off back.