The One to Tell Their Stories

"Ive known you almost as long as Ive known North...and you've known eachother." She hummed, clearly amused. "I indulge his enthusiastic conversation, I like seeing how we've grown. Plus I may be used to the cold, but i do enjoy spring sunshine" The younger guardian teased.

Sketchbook Log: It’s her. It has to be. Sure he couldn’t quite remember and the eyes were wrong but who’s to say they weren’t silver. The image in the locket was as faded as his memories. But a parent never truly forgets his child. The real issue is why she isn’t smiling. She should be happy to see him. Can’t she just pretend?

Day 3: Silver

let's say goodbye to 2025 and greet 2026 with open arms. another year has come and gone, and like many years, it has come with its up and downs. in the spirit of commemorating the good, take a moment to share

whether to a mun or a muse, let them know what it is you'd like to say if you haven't done so just yet. now is the time, so don't hold back ! and remember to specify for multis.

inspired by ( x ).

Must've been a good story she was writing.

"Maybe you didn't need a present, but it's always nice to get one." He drops the ugly package onto her desk, beaming as he leans over. "So go on and rip it open!"

Was it really so long ago?

She's also a joyful soul- and one Jack can tell lives up to being a guardian. Gently teasing him with a goose, explaining things patiently... She'd be good with the kids he visits. Jamie might get starry-eyed, knowing all of the books she has access to. He really does love a good encyclopedia about the unknown.

Katherine chuckled at his comment of her age. "North was still a young man when I met him, if that gives you any idea." She teased lightly. Reaching up to give Kailash a pet, she could tell Katherine was bothered by the memories.

𝐁𝐈𝐆  𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆  𝐎𝐎𝐅  𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌  𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐒𝐍𝐎𝐖  𝐏𝐈𝐋𝐄 [...] limbs  dangling  haphazardly, it  looks  as  if  it'd  grown  arms  and  legs! struggled  heaving, before  ensnaring  her  within  his  embrace. and  then, ROLLING  HER  AROUND  THE  SNOW  WITH  HIM.

"He did, somewhat." She kept the answer simple, thanking Mr Querty before he went about his business.

"It just didnt matter, if he did or not....not really. The fearlings were the ones in control, not kozmotis."

Kailash leaned her head over, nibbling at Jack's hair. Though Katherines expression shifted from somber, to confused.

As time goes on, it feels like everything loses its teeth, somehow. Fearlings become amorphous dark horses. Pitch becomes a silly man who dances on top of globes. Jack's memories of waking up under the ice become dimmer and the moon he first saw becomes brighter.

Which is a good thing, he thinks. The gentler the world they live in, the safer children are.

"I don't think there's really BEEN a big catastrophe on our side of things for a good century. Maybe two."

Was it really so long ago?

"Theyre pretty hidden, they live around the Lunar Lamadary. Thats where me, Ombric and North found her egg." The guardian explained. "Norths known her, her whole life"

Jack's boredom has led him to explore hidden corners all over the globe. There wasn't much else to do!

"He told me about you, though. My name is Katherine, im one of the seven guardians." She introduced herself with a chuckle. "The old man with the long beard is my father, Ombric. Hes also one of the guardians."

He's been bitten by OTHER types of waterfowl, and it's never a fun time.

"Well given shes from the Himalayas, I got her from the Himalayas." Katherine tilted her head, looking up at Jack. "You dont have to hide up there like a cellar spider"

"North isnt gonna save you from Kailash, he likes her"

Still, he holds out one hand for the bird to... Sniff? Do birds do that? So that Kailash can tell he's cool (pun not intended), as he admires her. She's a pearly white and her feathers are in excellent condition.

"Well, if North likes her," he chuckles. "She's probably alright."

"Theyre pretty hidden, they live around the Lunar Lamadary. Thats where me, Ombric and North found her egg." The guardian explained. "Norths known her, her whole life"

He's been bitten by OTHER types of waterfowl, and it's never a fun time.

"Well given shes from the Himalayas, I got her from the Himalayas." Katherine tilted her head, looking up at Jack. "You dont have to hide up there like a cellar spider"

"North isnt gonna save you from Kailash, he likes her"

finger snaps beside her ears, he knows she can hear him — his presence lives evermore within her. ❛ hellooooo, ❜ whistled winds ﹙　...　﹚ before, the most devious scheme unveils itself to frost, with lips curled, they tip—toe close, lips placed mere spaces from her ear. a small intake of breath, and a small squall rushes into her ear ﹗

from x. ～ 🩵

The storyteller waved her hand by her ear where her longtime friend and confidant was hovering like an incessant (impish) nursemaid. Too wrapped up in her work to spare the brain power to verbally respond.

She was working! She hadnt been awake /that/ long....only a day. Had it been only a day? Her eyes itched. There was an annoying ache behind them. Usually she was much more aware of her soulmate's mischief bit her exhaustion dulled her awareness, leaving her open to surprises.

　　　“    𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠  𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞  𝐟𝐨𝐫  𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡,     𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐲  𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞,    ”　　　he  trills,    a  ripple  of  mirth  tucked  beneath  each  syllable    ━━━    the  sort  of  laugh  that  skims  the  edge  of  mockery  but  never  quite  tips  in.    her  indignant  squawk  elicits  a  glint  of  satisfaction,    though  it  doesn't  wholly  sate.    something  in  his  expression  cinches    [...]    a  crease  of  reverie  not  often  worn,    like  a  wrinkle  in  silk  too  fine  for  thoughtless  folds.

she,    for  her  part,    remains  entombed  in  the  sanctum  of  labor  ﹔   fingers  ink—stained,    spine  curled  like  a  frond  under  too  much  weight.    stillness  broken  only  by  breath    &.    blink.    he  watches  a  beat  longer,    then  seizes  his  moment    [...]    that  brief  pause  in  her  rhythm  when  he  knows  he  might  wedge  himself  between  breath    &.    word.    with  the  quiet  cunning  of  a  court  fool  turned  favored,  he  slides  in    ━━━     quite  literally     ━━━    insinuating  himself  between  her  and  her  page.    his  head  lands  upon  her  lap  with  the  soft  thud  of  inevitability,    lashes  batting  with  all  the  grace  of  a  charlatan  asking  pardon.

　　　“    let's  take  a  break.    a  few  minutes  tops!    i'm  sure  you  can  get  back  to  writing  once  it's  finished,    it's  not  as  if  they’d  grow  legs    &.    run  from  you.    ”　　　his  tone  lilts  with  practiced  petition,    edged  in  the  sort  of  charm  that  once  bought  miracles  from  misers.    the  glance  upward  is  half—devotion,    half—ploy  ━━━  as  if  he  were  carved  of  mischief    &.    moonlight,    and  she  the  gravity  that  keeps  him  tethered  just  enough.

"Jack---" His name is said with a laugh on her voice, rolling her eyes and carding her slim fingers through his eternally windswept hair. "Okay...alright you win." Oh he always knew how to win her over---how to melt her resolve and get her to go along with him.

𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐔𝐄 :

➔ you're gonna be okay , just keep your eyes on me. ➔ don't move - you're going to make it worse. ➔ it's not that bad. ➔ you saved me once before , now it's my turn. ➔ you fucking idiot , you weren't supposed to take the hit for me. ➔ i told you not to do that! now look! ➔ you're lucky that i know basic first aid , or you'd be dead! ➔ stay with me, okay? stay awake. ➔ i'll be as gentle as i can be , i promise. ➔ you're bleeding - oh my god , you're bleeding. ➔ you told me it was a scratch , this is not a fucking scratch! ➔ there's so much blood. ➔ next time you want to play here , just don't. ➔ stop fighting me and let me help! ➔ you're banned from doing anything remotely dangerous. ➔ you could have died , what were you thinking? ➔ if you die on me , i'm going to be pissed off. ➔ you didn't have to be so reckless just to prove a fucking point. ➔ the wound will heal but you'll have a scar.

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