#krispy writes

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 Jim sees Claire being nice to some scary-looking troll whelps and thinks about how special she is because she doesn't judge on looks.

Thank’s for the prompt @xdeusxmachinax! This was really fun to write!

“Hey, have you seen Claire?” Jim asked, leaning against the corner of Bagdwell’s shop.

“Not in a while dear.” Bagdwella emerged from the back of her shop, wiping her greasy hands on her dress. “I know she went that way earlier.” She said, gesturing vaguely down the road.

“Thanks Bagdwella.” Jim said, giving a half wave as he started walking in the direction she indicated. Jim’s eyes scanned the streets he passed, his concern growing with every passing minute. He gave a small sigh of relief as he finally spotted her, kneeling beside one of the residential houses near the outskirts of town. 

“Hey Claire!” Jim called. He took a few steps towards her, but stopped short when he noticed the whelp sitting next to her, ogling at the fire dancing in Claire’s palm. The whelp, a scaly looking thing with long, sharp claws and a crooked mouth, reached out towards the flame. Claire closed her hand, extinguishing it. 

“You can’t touch it.” Claire scolded gently. “It could hurt you.”

“How did you do that?” The whelp asked, eyes still wide in amazement.

“A grumpy old wizard taught me.” Claire said. Jim could hear the smile in her voice as she said it.

“Do you think I could learn some day?” 

“I don’t know. Are you smart? Brave? Strong?”

The whelp nodded his head at each question, growing visibly more excited with each one. 

“Then yes.” Claire told him. She booped the whelp’s nose with her finger, earning a giggle. “You’ll be a great little wizard someday.”

“As good as you?”

“As good as me.”

The whelp shrieked, jumping up and down in excitement. “I’m going to be a wizard!” 

“You sure will be. Now run along, you’re mom’s waiting.” Claire gave the whelp a hug, grinning as she watched him take off towards his house. She stood, stretching as she looked around. Her face lit up as she spotted Jim and she jogged over.

“Hey Jim, what’s up?” 

Jim wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close, pressing a kiss to her head. Claire yelped in surprise, then laughed.

“What was that for?” Claire chuckled, resting her head on his chest.

“You’re amazing, you know that?” 

“It’s hard to forget.” Claire smiled. “You’re always reminding me.”

“Well, you are.” Jim nuzzled her hair, smiling. “I love you.”

Claire pulled back, standing on her tiptoes as she pressed short kiss to Jim’s lips. “I love you too.”

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Got some stricklake for @twistedmashup! Fair warning, I did not proofread this so sorry in advance for typos

Strickler fidgeted with the sleeve of his coat, glancing around nervously. The chatter of happy couples surrounded him as he stared at the empty chair across the table.

“Are you ready to order?” A waitress asked.

“Not yet.” Strickler sighed, glancing back at the empty chair.

The waitress nodded, giving him a sympathetic smile. “Call me when you’re ready to order.”

When she had gone, Strickler buried his face in his hands, fingers digging into the seam where the glamour mask met his face. He knew Barbara was busy. He knew she might not make it. This was not the first time she’d failed to show, due to one thing or another, but he’d hoped that tonight of all nights she’d make it.

“Sorry I’m late.”

Strickler’s head shot up when he heard Barbara’s voice. She was dressed up in a long blue dress, the pearls he’d given her hanging around her neck. She looked beautiful.

“I was about to leave work when a patient came in the ER and no one else was available so I had to go check him out and- what?” She broke off. Strickler smiled widely at her, a twinkle in his eye.

“You look stunning.” Strickler said. “Absolutely stunning.”

Barbara blushed, nervously running a hand over her hand over her hair. “Thank you.” She said. She looked Strickler up and down. “You’re looking pretty good yourself.” She smirked.

They chuckled and smiled at each other, drinking in each others presence. Then Strickler cleared his throat.

“So Barbara, we’ve been dating for a while now, haven’t we?”

Barbara nodded silently, a look of suspicion crossing her face.

“Well, I was thinking that, after all that we’ve been through, all these years we’ve been together…”

Strickler pulled a small box out of his pocket and went to kneel down by Barbara. He opened the box and looked up at her.

“Would you marry me, Barbara?”

Barbara gasped, tears in her eyes. “Yes.” She said. She threw herself into Strickler's arms, laughing and crying. “Yes!”

Strickler grinned as he slipped the ring onto Barbara’s finger. Barbara hugged him fiercely, and Strickler hugged her back almost as hard. Everyone in the restaurant was clapping and hollering.

Finally Barbara pulled back. She grabbed the glamour mask and pulled it off of his face. A flash of green light up the restaurant as the glamour dissipated and Strickler’s true form was revealed.

Barbara pulled him close and kissed him, right in front of everyone. Strickler smiled into the kiss and pulled her closer. A few seconds later Barbara pulled back, a soft smile on her lips.

“You know, I like you better this way.” She said.

“Is that so, Mrs.Strickler?” Strickler smiled.

“Mrs. Lake-Strickler.” Barbara corrected.

Strickler laughed and shook his head, giving her another quick kiss. “I love you.” He said.

“I love you too, Walter.”

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Slides prompt, take as you will "Night out with the stars."

Thank you!! So, this is what I got:

“Almost there.” Walter said. He took Barbara by the hand, pulling her up the slope after him. Barbara grunted, stumbling a bit on the uneven ground. She almost asked where they were going again when Walter stopped and pointed towards the sky.

“Look.” He said. Barbara glanced towards the sky, and her breath caught in her throat. Pink and purple swirled in the dark sky, producing a wonderful backdrop to the thousands of stars that scattered the heavens. It was as if the whole galaxy laid out above her.

Barbara was so engrossed in the sky that she jumped when Walter moved to put a hand on her shoulder. He pulled her into his arms, and Barbara laid her head on his chest, keeping her eyes on the sky.

“It’s beautiful Walter.” Barbara sighed. She traced the carvings on his chest with a finger, enjoying the moment of peace. Walter hummed, resting his chin on her head. 

“I thought you’d like it.” He said with a smile, pressing a short kiss to her head as his arms tightened around her. Barbara sighed, a small smile painted on her lips.

“Thank you.” Barbara said. “For everything.”

“Of course.” Walter smiled. He gently nuzzled her hair, keeping his eyes trained on her as she admired the sky. The sky was a beautiful sight indeed, but she was far prettier in his eyes.

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How about domestic Jlaire? I always love some soft home fluff

Does this count?

“Jim!” Claire whined. “You’re hogging the blanket!”

“Am not!” Jim laughed. Claire gestured to her exposed legs, then at Jim’s covered ones and raised an eyebrow.

“I don’t see you freezing your legs off.” She huffed.

Jim glanced down at his blanket covered legs, then over at Claire. He gave her a sly smile and pulled her into his lap, tucking the blanket securely around them both.

“This help?” Jim asked.

Claire laughed, shaking her head as she relaxed against him. “Yeah.” She said. “That’s better.”

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Daylight December day 11: Distance

@daylightdecember

         “Man, I miss you guys.” Jim sighed, staring forlornly at the picture that covered the cave wall. Blinky, Claire, Toby, ARRRGH!!!. He almost wished he hadn’t gone without them. What had he been thinking? He was just going to waltz in here, grab Enrique, kill Gunmar, and make it out in time for dinner? Two weeks, and he didn’t even know where Enrique was, much less where Gunmar was hiding.

     Jim stood up, walking over to Claire’s picture. He ran his fingers over her stone cheek.

     “I’m sorry.” He whispered. “I know we agreed to come here together. I know you want your brother back. I know you’ll probably never forgive me for leaving.” Tears slowly fell down Jim’s cheeks. “But I had to come alone. I couldn’t let you come, any of you. Not after ARRRGH!!!. I can’t drag you into danger. I can’t watch you die!”

     Jim swiped a hand across his face, wiping the tears away. He let out a watery laugh. “Wow, I’m already talking to the walls. That didn’t take long.” He tossed a few spare twigs into the fire and laid down next to it, continuing to stare at the drawings of his friends.

     “I’m going to get your brother back Claire.” Jim said. A loud roar shook the cave. Jim started to sit up, watching the door. When nothing happened, he rolled his eyes and laid back down, lowering his voice. “When I do, we’ll go to that Taco place you like Tobes. I could really use a few tacos. And Blink, maybe we can finally fine tune my vespas engine. We’ve been so busy recently…” 

     Jim’s trailed off as his eyes slid closed. He’d never gone so long without talking to his mother, hanging out with Toby and Claire, seeing Blinky and ARRRGH!!!. Jim’s heart ached for them. 

     “I’ll be home soon.” He murmured. “Just wait for me”