Tierney was jolted awake that morning in two ways.
The first jolt was from Jarred rapidly knocking on the door to his room. The second was a literal jolt of static shock from the friction his body caused from sliding against both the fitted sheet beneath him, as well as the duvet covering him, when he jumped from the first jolt. He yelped at both, causing Jarred to laugh from outside the door. Tierney scrambled out of bed and practically ran to the door--bare feet sliding on the hardwood floors--threw the door open, and jabbed his finger into Jarred’s side, causing Jarred to let out a rather embarrassing “eep!” as the static shock pierced through his cotton clothes, and he jumped back, almost falling over when his feet slipped on the carpet beneath him. Now it was Tierney’s turn to laugh.
Jarred regained his balance and pointed a finger at Tierney as a mock threat. “You’re dead.”
“Not if I kill you first!” Tierney said, jumping out at Jarred, who bolted down the hall. Tierney followed his brother with his hand outstretched, making extra sure to drag his feet on the carpet to keep up the static, even if it slowed his pace. Jarred turned a corner and made an “oof!” sound as he ran into Ritchie--both falling over, causing Tierney to trip over both of them and crash to the ground.
“Agh! Blimey, Tierney, you have a lot of shock on you today,” Ritchie noted as Tierney brushed up against him. Jarred sat up and poked Ritchie. “Ack!” He jumped back. “You, too?”
“Don’t look at me, I got it from him.”
Ritchie gave Tierney’s shoulder a soft push and hissed a swear as he flinched his hand back. “Bloody, Tierney, are you a walking socks-on-the-carpet-during-winter?”
“Sorry,” Tierney shrugged, messing with his hair to make it stand up. “Y’know I can’t help it.”
“That’s a mouthful of a title, Rich,” said Jarred, scooching against the wall.
“Well, what would you call it, then?”
“A walking sack of static?”
“That’s boring.”
Thanks to @somethingclevermahogony here and @elsie-writes here and here!
Rules: use this site to make a Bingo for your WIP and/or OC AND/OR fill out the blank Bingos the person who tagged you provided
Previous Bingos:
Writing bingo for me; a filled in WIP for SOTL; a filled in OC bingo for Hye-Jin, Alex, Gretel, and Jack; a blank Bingo for IWAJAD; and a blank bingo for Lexi
Blank Bingo for SOTL and Carla; filled in bingos for Kelsey, Maddie, Noelle, Xitlali, and TSP as a whole
So I found SOTL to fit more with these Bingos, so I'm doing exclusively SOTL in filling these out. However will make a WIP Bingo for TEOS and an OC bingo for Ash
Keep reading for:
Filled in Bingo for SOTL
Filled in Bingo for Jill
Filled in Bingo for Waru
Filled in Bingo for Ritchie
Filled in Bingo for Mele
Empty Bingo for TEOS
Empty Bingo for Ash
WIP Bingo - School of the Legends
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Admittedly since SOTL is mostly planning this could all change, who knows? I would like to include gore and horror but we'll see how it goes.
A lot of definite Bingos though.
OC Bingo - Jill McDonald (SOTL)
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Ok I know I said everyone was some flavor of gay but Jill I feel is the token straight! I'm assuming attentive parent means the OC is an attentive parent, not that they have one, because Jill's Da is very attentive.
Jill is Jack's older sister. She's extremely smart and perfect at most things, in Jack's perspective.
OC Bingo - Waru Yagmoor (SOTL)
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Bingo if you count the yellow!
Waru is kinda my Cinderella stand in sort of? He and his sister share the role.
OC Bingo - Ritchie Wayne (SOTL)
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Ritchie doesn't have powers but I wouldn't call her powerful. I also think he will want most of the things on this.
OC Bingo - Mele Kamaka (SOTL)
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Bingo! I chose Mele obviously because she fits too well. She's my Little Mermaid character.
WIP Bingo - The Emerald of Secrets (TEOS)
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Hehe I'm definitely working on TEOS after TSP.
OC Bingo - Ash Hathaway (TSP)
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Ash is becoming more fun to write the more practice I have with her.
More Ash: OC in three, OC questionnaire, two truths and a lie
TSP intro
TSP tag list (ask to be +/-): @thepeculiarbird @illarian-rambling @televisionjester @finchwrites
TSP tag list (ask to be +/-): @thepeculiarbird @illarian-rambling @televisionjester @finchwrites
@nebula--nix @literarynecromancy
Keep reading for:
William succeeds
Gwen meets Liam
Halloween!
Tierney has static electricity
Dragon!
Robbie helps Kelsey
Well someone's doppelganger turned out different
Akash and Carla make baseball small talk
Festival Celebration - from The Secret Portal Part One
The snakefly’s wings continued to rapidly beat together, then slowed as if stuck in treacle. It froze midair, dropping to the ground by the forces of gravity.
William let out a sound that would have caused him to flush if anyone was around to witness as he abruptly shot out of his seat. He cleared his throat, though still vibrating from excitement, then called his wife on the comm. “Atsila! Atsila! I did it!”
“What is it, Will? You coming early? Do I have to clean up all this mess in five minutes?” she joked in response to his jubilant celebration.
“I’m not coming to bed, hon. I’m sorry.”
“What—”
“I’ve reached a breakthrough.”
“Good to kn—”
William turned off the comm and continued his work.
Brown - from The Secret Portal Part One (Gwen POV)
“I’m Liam Beaumont.”
“Nice to meet you,” I said, then paused. “Wait, I was told you were the first recruited. How old are you?”
“You were told about me?”
“I gave a quick list of everyone,” Gabriel explained.
“Oh. Well, I’m eighteen.” My mouth dropped unintentionally. Liam sighed, playing with the zipper on his light brown jacket but seeming to find it humorous. “I know, I look eleven. But, like, I’m five-seven and people still think that. It’s not like I’m super short like Tyler.”
Tyler gave Liam a rude gesture.
Paint - from The Secret Portal Part One
“Whoa,” George said, gazing around. There were black and orange streamers and fake cobwebs everywhere and what appeared to be spiderpig webs on every other surface. The lights were dim and the sources of flickering light came from inside pumpkins with faces carved out of them. A couple tables were pushed against the wall with candy and punch. Spooky music played in the background, and George and Carla weren’t sure they liked how it made them feel, but it certainly fit the mood.
Tyler walked up to them, his black hair slicked back and wearing fake pointy teeth. Red paint dripped down his chin. “Velcome to the party.”
Drag - from School of the Legends Year One
Tierney followed his brother with his hand outstretched, making extra sure to drag his feet on the carpet to keep up the static, even if it slowed his pace. Jarred turned a corner and made an “oof!” sound as he ran into Ritchie--both falling over, causing Tierney to trip over both of them and crash to the ground.
“Agh! Blimey, Tierney, you have a lot of shock on you today,” Ritchie noted as Tierney brushed up against him. Jarred sat up and poked Ritchie. “Ack!” He jumped back. “You, too?”
“Don’t look at me, I got it from him.”
Ritchie gave Tierney’s shoulder a soft push and hissed a swear as he flinched his hand back. “Bloody, Tierney, are you a walking socks-on-the-carpet-during-winter?”
Dog - from The Secret Portal Part One (Lexi POV)
Ash leapt to her feet and ran to the door with me close behind. Ash banged and screamed to be let in until Carla Baxter opened the door. We rushed inside before she could say anything.
Carla looked back outside as the dragon burst through the trees. I expected it to shoot fireballs at us, but instead, it sat down, like a dog.
Carla laughed. She actually laughed.
Water - from The Secret Portal Part One (Lexi POV)
I stood back, hugging myself as Robbie knelt in front of Kelsey. He pressed his fingers to her temples, and Kelsey shuddered—maybe in relief. A soft maroon glow emanated from Robbie’s fingertips. The darkness beneath Kelsey’s skin began to fade, and it traveled up Robbie’s arms, that same menacing glow radiating beneath his skin. After a moment, he released his grip from Kelsey, who let out a sharp gasp, the light gone.
Robbie stood, closing his eyes. The darkness now inside him turned into a bright maroon.
“Shut your eyes!” he commanded.
I obeyed, and through my eyelids, I could still see a sharp white light blaring. I squeezed my eyes tighter, though water still seeped out the edges. The light faded.
Gorgeous - from The Secret Portal Part Two (Rose POV)
CJ passed me the book, which I took, examining the color. It was gorgeous. I flipped through the book. The illustrator did a lot of work to show the information of what Brown was talking about.
“Alex, you get The Theory of Wormhole-Based Powers by Raissa Kamanzi.”
“Oh, I love her!” Alex snatched the book as my heart stopped at the name.
“Raissa Kamanzi?” I asked.
Alex nodded vigorously. “She’s this brilliant woman who dives deep into Alii power theory. She talks all about the science behind them and how they could potentially expand beyond what is known. My aunt would love her; she does similar things in her field. She also has tried to replicate some powers synthetically, which could help with equalizing Neutrum and Ceters.”
Hat - from The Secret Portal Part One (Akash POV)
I turned to Carla. “Hey,” I said lamely.
“Hey,” she said, smiling. “It’s nice to see them get along.”
“For sure,” I agreed. “I’m glad we have y’all on the team now.”
Carla smiled, but something caught her eye. “What’s that on your hat?”
“Huh? Oh.” I took off my hat—I’m so stupid now I have hat hair—so she could see the logo. “It’s, uh, a baseball cap.”
Let's share some SOTL! This time, the opening of Tierney's chapter!
From School of the Legends Year One
Tierney was jolted awake that morning in two ways.
The first jolt was from Jarred rapidly knocking on the door to his room. The second was a literal jolt of static shock from the friction his body caused from sliding against both the fitted sheet beneath him, as well as the duvet covering him, when he jumped from the first jolt. He yelped at both, causing Jarred to laugh from outside the door. Tierney scrambled out of bed and practically ran to the door--bare feet sliding on the hardwood floors--threw the door open, and jabbed his finger into Jarred’s side, causing Jarred to let out a rather embarrassing “eep!” as the static shock pierced through his cotton clothes, and he jumped back, almost falling over when his feet slipped on the carpet beneath him. Now it was Tierney’s turn to laugh.
Jarred regained his balance and pointed a finger at Tierney as a mock threat. “You’re dead.”
“Not if I kill you first!” Tierney said, jumping out at Jarred, who bolted down the hall. Tierney followed his brother with his hand outstretched, making extra sure to drag his feet on the carpet to keep up the static, even if it slowed his pace. Jarred turned a corner and made an “oof!” sound as he ran into Ritchie--both falling over, causing Tierney to trip over both of them and crash to the ground.
Alright this is a bit of a longer excerpt, but I love the royal family! Here's the opening of their first (and so far only) chapter!
From School of the Legends Year One
Tierney was jolted awake that morning in two ways.
The first jolt was from Jarred rapidly knocking on the door to his room. The second was a literal jolt of static shock from the friction his body caused from sliding against both the fitted sheet beneath him, as well as the duvet covering him, when he jumped from the first jolt. He yelped at both, causing Jarred to laugh from outside the door. Tierney scrambled out of bed and practically ran to the door--bare feet sliding on the hardwood floors--threw the door open, and jabbed his finger into Jarred’s side, causing Jarred to let out a rather embarrassing “eep!” as the static shock pierced through his cotton clothes, and he jumped back, almost falling over when his feet slipped on the carpet beneath him. Now it was Tierney’s turn to laugh.
Jarred regained his balance and pointed a finger at Tierney as a mock threat. “You’re dead.”
“Not if I kill you first!” Tierney said, jumping out at Jarred, who bolted down the hall. Tierney followed his brother with his hand outstretched, making extra sure to drag his feet on the carpet to keep up the static, even if it slowed his pace. Jarred turned a corner and made an “oof!” sound as he ran into Ritchie--both falling over, causing Tierney to trip over both of them and crash to the ground.
“Agh! Blimey, Tierney, you have a lot of shock on you today,” Ritchie noted as Tierney brushed up against him. Jarred sat up and poked Ritchie. “Ack!” He jumped back. “You, too?”
“Don’t look at me, I got it from him.”
Ritchie gave Tierney’s shoulder a soft push and hissed a swear as he flinched his hand back. “Bloody, Tierney, are you a walking socks-on-the-carpet-during-winter?”
“Sorry,” Tierney shrugged, messing with his hair to make it stand up. “Y’know I can’t help it.”
“That’s a mouthful of a title, Ritch,” said Jarred, scooching against the wall.
“Well, what would you call it, then?”
“A walking sack of static?”
“That’s boring.”
A pattering of feet caused Tierney to turn to see Carol running around the corner. She stopped, scrunching her face up. “What are you three doing on the floor?”
“Join us, Carol!” Jarred said, gesturing to the floor.
“Why?” Carol asked indignantly.
“Because we are one with the floor, and the floor is with us,” said Ritchie.
“One of us!” Tierney chanted. “One of us! One of us!” Jarred and Ritchie joined him. Carol looked like they were the biggest dossers on the planet before running back the way she came. The boys stopped their chant.
“Sheesh, she’s a crank,” Ritchie muttered. “And a party-pooper.”
“Why are we less mature than our ten-year-old sister?” Tierney asked, sitting up to join his brothers.
“Don’t worry, she’ll mature less when she’s older,” said Jarred, rising to his feet.
Rules: post excerpts following the prompts, then change one prompt for the next person!
Thought it'd be fun if I only pulled from SOTL!
1. A line about a building
Jack scrutinized the castle before him. It stretched up, up, up into the sky--and as they were already in the clouds, Jack didn’t want to know how high the tallest tower was above the ground--how he wouldn’t like to be the poor bloke who was defenestrated from it. The castle was made of some sort of dark stone, giving it the unsettling feel of a haunted house.
2. A sad line
Jack dug through his pack, pulling out all of the results for all of his classes, frowning at the C’s and D’s marked all over them. It didn’t bother him. It didn’t. But for some reason, there was a sour taste in his mouth, and he had the sudden urge to crumple the papers or tear them apart. His fingers clenched the papers, causing them to bend and crinkle under his grip.
He sighed, loosening his hold and resting his head against his hand. “I did my best,” he murmured to himself. “And that’s all they should be asking of me.” He lifted his head, not feeling much better.
3. A line about a drink
Úrsula sat patiently as she heard the locks on the exterior of her bedroom door perform a familiar rhythm, tapping along on her leg lightly. Click clack, crittle, clack clack, click, click, clickity clack, tap tap tap. The door opened and Úrsula’s mamãe entered holding a tray carrying a bowl of caldeirada and a simple glass of water.
4. A line that is shouted
Jack froze as both giants turned toward the sound. Instantly, the male was up and crossing the room. Jack bolted toward the end of the mantle, suddenly finding an adrenaline-fueled strength to lift the harp. “Go!” he shouted at Jill and Beau. “I’ll catch up!”
5. A funny line
“Sheesh, she’s a crank,” Ritchie muttered. “And a party-pooper.”
“Why are we less mature than our ten-year-old sister?” Tierney asked, sitting up to join his brothers.
“Don’t worry, she’ll mature less when she’s older,” said Jarred, rising to his feet.
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+ ANYONE ELSE
Your prompts:
A line about a building
A sad line
A line about the weather
A line that is shouted
A funny line
SOTL intro
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