Creative Corner

[img]https://i.imgur.com/GC7eb9f.png[/img] [center][size=6][FONT=optima][color=#422e2b][b]CLAN LORE[/color][/size] [FONT=constantia][color=#68564d][b][size=3]undisclosed origins... convoluted narratives...                                come sing with me, for only i know the lyrics.[/color][/size][/center] [center][font=Verdana][size=3]B[/size][size=1]egan: [b]October 07, 2021[/b].[/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/xRD5IqD.png[/img][/center] [indent][indent][size=2][color=#b8aea5]» will you listen to our tales? » clan and dragon lore [indent][size=2][color=#b8aea5]⊗ long-term art + writing project[/indent] [size=2][color=#b8aea5]°• [u]nts[/u]: organize the mess in the previous pages[/color][/indent][/indent] [columns][color=transparent]___[/color][nextcol] [center]    [size=4][FONT=constantia][color=#422e2b][b]CHAPTERS[/color][/size][/center] [center]    [color=#b8aea5][size=3][s]- - - -[/s][/center] [columns]   [nextcol][color=#b8aea5]• [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2779244/10#post_49195061]chapter o0[/url] [nextcol]  [nextcol][color=#b8aea5]• [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2779244/10#post_49229437]chapter o1[/url] [nextcol]  [nextcol][color=#b8aea5]• chapter o2 [nextcol]  [nextcol][color=#b8aea5]• chapter o3 [nextcol]  [nextcol][color=#b8aea5]• chapter o4 [/columns] [center]   [img]https://i.imgur.com/smDly0o.png[/img][/center] [nextcol][color=transparent]___[/color][/columns] [center] [color=#b8aea5][size=4][s]- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [/s][color=#6e4e45][emoji=bamboo chute size=1] [/color][s]- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [/s][/size] [center][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2779244/1#post_42167303][img]https://imgur.com/kgC5PwJ.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][size=2][FONT=optima][color=#422e2b][b]RETURN?[/color][/size] [FONT=constantia][color=#68564d][b][size=1]table of contents[/color][/size][/center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/3RcEsju.png[/img]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/GC7eb9f.png[/img] [center][size=6][FONT=optima][color=#422e2b][b]CHAPTER O0[/color][/size] [FONT=constantia][color=#68564d][b][size=3]nameless...[/color][/size][/center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/3Dl4wgU.png[/img] [columns] [nextcol][color=#422e2b][font=Gabriola][size=5]   [b]in[/b] essence, i had only the vaguest sensation of self. for many years, i had no concept of myself. an non-existence... or perhaps it was more prudent to call that time a sort of pre-existence. yet in hindsight, even conceptualizing such notions feels more like mere speculation. how could i differentiate such transient thoughts from a deep well of absolute abyss and cramped ideas? [right][color=#422e2b][font=Gabriola][size=5][b]somehow[/b], i awoke...[/right] [color=#422e2b][font=Gabriola][size=5]   [b]the[/b] sudden sensation of awareness seemed so... fleeting in comparison to the amount of time i needed to process being aware in and of itself. [i]'how long have i been staring down at my hands'[/i] i wanted to ask myself only to discover how i possessed a dysfunctional voice. even forming frustration over the situation felt like a monumental task.    [b]a[/b] muted world, monotone in both color and emotion.    [b]on[/b] some fundamental level, i understood that my so-called 'existence' was merely an afterthought... a concept quietly sitting in the background. a cumulation of miniscule factors that had finally built into some semblance of vague sentience ; a complex that managed to wake in a world of subtle darkness and internal struggle. the sense of physicality felt cursory, for i knew i lacked a true form. the outline of my hands were nothing more than a visualization, something familiar in an unfamiliar place. to this day, i remain uncertain how long i endured in this state, only that the years seemed to fly by without a care. [right][color=#422e2b][font=Gabriola][size=5][b]it[/b] was an ordinary day in may.[/right] [center][color=#422e2b][font=Gabriola][size=5][b]* [i]sob[/i] *         [/b][/center] [center][color=#422e2b][font=Gabriola][size=5][b]         * [i]sob[/i] *[/b][/center] [center][color=#422e2b][font=Gabriola][size=5][b]* [i]sob[/i] *[/b][/center] [color=#422e2b][font=corbel][size=4]         [b][i]help...[/i][/b][/size][/font] [color=#422e2b][font=Gabriola][size=5]   [b]definite[/b] sounds. crying, rippling throughout a previously muted world. a word to hold onto to beyond my own miniscule sense of self. my attention was instantaneously captured as i turned my focus in the general direction of the noise. the urge to comfort or soothe welled up within me, a new emotion that sluggishly drove me forward to this unknown encounter. having never felt such intensity before, i felt exposed as the world seemed to finally shape itself into a singularity. [nextcol] [/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/vjivOWm.png[/img][/center] [columns] [nextcol][color=#422e2b][font=Gabriola][size=5]   [b]color.[/b] an image through a foggy window. there was another person in view ; by some means, i knew the other to be of importance to me. long, black hair waved back and forth, shimmering a dark brown under the warm sun. a female. at the sight of her, i seemed to gain a stronger presence. she was laughing with a friend just a tad before her. a bright smile, hands gesturing excitedly. [center][color=#422e2b][font=Gabriola][size=5][b]* [i]sob[/i] *[/b][/center] [right][color=#422e2b][font=Gabriola][size=5][b]i[/b] knew, with absolute certainty, it was plastered on.[/right] [color=#422e2b][font=Gabriola][size=5]   [b]reaching[/b] up, i touched the frosted surface with a physical hand i now possessed and released on onslaught of comprehension and emotions not my own into the empty space. i wanted to step back, yet my hand stayed frozen in place.[/size][/font] [color=#422e2b]      [font=corbel][size=4][b][i]i feel sad. i messed up. i'm trying to fix it. i want to fix, but what if i mess up again? they haven't decided yet.     it hurts to keep smiling. i don't want my friends to worry though. i feel sad. i don't want them to know. i'm so ashamed of myself. i want to be better than this. i need to be better than this. haven't i learned my lesson already? it hurts to act this happy, like nothing is wrong. everything feels wrong. help.     i feel angry at myself. i messed up so bad. my parents are so disappointed. i don't deserve them. they are only trying to help. it's so stressful. how can i be happy like this? it hurts. i just feel so sad.     so incredibly sad.[/i][/b][/size][/font] [center][color=#422e2b][font=corbel][size=4][b][i]sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. [/i][/b][/size][/font][/center] [color=#422e2b][font=Gabriola][size=5]   [b]i[/b] bring my other hand up, feeling solidarity within my mind. [i]'take it.'[/i] something seemed to command me. [i]'take it!'[/i] i did not need to fully comprehend how to do so, only that it needed to be done lest something would break inevitably. [i]'you need to survive this.'[/i] i thought towards her, dragging the negativity away. the dark emotions flushed through the window, brushing against my presence. it felt like nothing to me. i remained rooted in place with steady determination.    [b]the[/b] realm seemed to expand as the sadness and anger continued to pour through. a flexibility i could feel on a core level. letting one hand go, i turn to gaze back at the void behind me. even as the dark emotions continued to flood in, i nonchalantly closed my eyes. the space instantly collapsed and compressed the emotions. i could feel the dullness permeate through even before i reopened my eyes. there was only a trickle left of what had once been a impending storm. [center][color=#422e2b][font=corbel][size=4][s][i]sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. sad. [/i][/s][/size][/font][/center] [nextcol] [/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/nCrqpAU.png[/img][/center] [columns] [nextcol][center][color=#422e2b][font=Gabriola][size=5][b]* [i]mute[/i] *[/b][/center] [color=#422e2b][font=Gabriola][size=5]   [b]a[/b] sigh. the tension lingers, slowly dissipating into something that feels more manageable. i scan the area, noting that the sobbing has quieted for now. rubbing my neck slowly to ease out my posture, i twist back to the hazy window only to find the glass has significantly cleared.    [b]i[/b] swipe a hand across the pane, the shine seemingly following my hand. when i focus through the glass again, she is half-turned. [right][color=#422e2b][font=Gabriola][size=5][b]her[/b] eye was aimed on me.[/right] [color=#422e2b][font=Gabriola][size=5]   [b]an[/b] overlay appeared between us. a version of her still walking with her friend and chatting excitedly about various topics. the one peering at me was quiet, curios and cautious as if just coming to a realization. she was not smiling like her overlay, but neither was she upset. [i]'surveying...'[/i] i mused. [i]'she is surveying.'[/i]    [b]she[/b] utters something i cannot quite hear. hesitancy floats through gently. i hold my hand out, making a gesture of comfort against the window pane. her muffled voice stops, frown turning contemplative. she tries again. [right][color=#422e2b][font=Gabriola][size=5][b]with[/b] clarity, only one sound flows through.[/right] [color=#422e2b][font=Gabriola][size=5]   [b]that[/b] sensation of importance resurfaces from before. i attempt to repeat it back to her. a recognition of guaranteed success. voice but a whisper, i call her name. [center][color=#422e2b][font=Gabriola][size=5][b]"connie."[/b][/center] [color=#422e2b][font=Gabriola][size=5]   [b]a[/b] tiny smile, wobblily and tired. quiet. a tear flows down her cheek, a small sprout of softness blossoming within what seemed like constant pain. it was an ordinary day in may. coincidentally a twenty-first, marking the day where we first met. but the formation of odds & ends would be an adventure not shared for while yet... [center][color=#422e2b] - - - - - [font=Gabriola][size=5][b]end: chapter o0[/b] nameless...[/center] [nextcol] [/columns] [center] [color=#b8aea5][size=4][s]- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [/s][color=#6e4e45][emoji=bamboo chute size=1] [/color][s]- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [/s][/size] [center][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2779244/10#post_49194956][img]https://i.imgur.com/smDly0o.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][size=2][FONT=optima][color=#422e2b][b]RETURN?[/color][/size] [FONT=constantia][color=#68564d][b][size=1]an unwritten song[/color][/size][/center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/3RcEsju.png[/img]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/GC7eb9f.png[/img] [center][size=6][FONT=optima][color=#422e2b][b]CHAPTER O1[/color][/size] [FONT=constantia][color=#68564d][b][size=3]schema[/color][/size][/center] [center] [color=#b8aea5][size=4][s]- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [/s][color=#6e4e45][emoji=bamboo chute size=1] [/color][s]- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [/s][/size] [center][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2779244/10#post_49194956][img]https://i.imgur.com/smDly0o.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][size=2][FONT=optima][color=#422e2b][b]RETURN?[/color][/size] [FONT=constantia][color=#68564d][b][size=1]an unwritten song[/color][/size][/center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/3RcEsju.png[/img]

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posts to go back to later.

https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/adopt/3139422
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/fd3/2214970/218#post_51435283
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/frd/3138203/1#post_51311331
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/frd/3140295/1#post_51372165
https://www1.flightrising.com/msgs/121010677
https://www1.flightrising.com/msgs/121033698
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/fd3/2214970/214#post_51282596
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2367442
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/raf/3144538
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/frd/3146277
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/adopt/3137835/1
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/frd/3135848/1#post_51242248
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/frd/3129403/1#post_51045071
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/3117215/5
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/frd/3120206/1#post_50769014
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/frd/3122824/1#post_50841005
https://www1.flightrising.com/msgs/120713395
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/raf/3077362
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2987915/3

more posts:

https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/drw/3147851/1#post_51590999
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/frd/3146277
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/3129482#post_3129482
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3146002
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3146303/1#post_3146303
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/adopt/3145703
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/frd/3146277

https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/art/3193938 https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/drw/3209321 https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/drw/3188234 https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/art/3148452/6#post_51717453 [img]https://sig.grumpybumpers.com/host/kitkatconfr.gif[/img]

[font=corbel]clue 1: https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/3272173/1#post_55049033 clue 2: chamilet https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/15171672 clue 3: Enekokoro https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/9106425 clue 4: Finlandia https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/78308108 clue 5: BlindEcho https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/86634449 clue 6: markicha https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/86599556 clue 7: Linu https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/212229 clue 8: spacedaydreamer https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/26023121 clue 9: QueenAlais https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/66036686 clue 10: foxaquinn https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/79831949 clue 11: Islet https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/70169796 clue 12: TsarinaTorment https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/37952535 clue 13: Tanglefire https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/35046875 clue 14: Fantastea https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/77422396 clue 15: NeosiAxiom https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/70806960 clue 16: CupcakeNova https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/78068225 clue 17: brighteningskies https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/40300534 clue 18: Winter0sun https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/68196754 clue 19: Fantastea https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/30494815 clue 20: CatOnAQuest https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/88018747 clue 21: quinnelope https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/74870658 treasure: https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/83348393 [img]https://imgur.com/Vk0Kbgx.png[/img]

https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/fd3/3262162/6#post_55054169