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Thanks for the tag @inkjackets! As seems my brand, I haven’t written lately so much as jotted down cheap two line poetry, so have that instead :v 

You’d think the key to flight would be uplifting, the belief you can touch the highest stars. It’s not. It’s a spiteful refusal to hit the earth; that’s the difference between crashing and climbing. 

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Only the dog knows whether he will bite.  But he always says no.

These are a lot of fun! Thanks for the tag @aslanwrites

My words are 

Dream (Glass Hearts and Hard Choices - A warrior cats fanfic)

The declaration of love was bittersweet. Cloverblink admired his drive. There was no dream out of reach to Duskstar. She loved his ambition, when it had an end. 

Monster (A Stranger’s Solution - A Stranger’s Collection)

“Well, I think, Extrasing is a bit of a lot like you, so I think that’s a good choice for my room… They won’t let the monsters get me…” 

Rose (A Hare’s Worth)

They weren’t too far away, Marcos could trace the map in his mind to their house. Just follow the street to the end, left until they got to the yard with the rose garden, then turn right and their house was just after the one with a blue letterbox. Not too far away at all. 

Ocean (A Stranger’s Lesson - A Stranger’s Collection)

The sun is hot against my shirt, but not harsh. A perfect afternoon for weeding. The breeze carries salt from the ocean. It mixes with the damp soil and sharp rosemary perfume. The cocktail all but punching nostalgia into my bones with the same gentle touch as my grandmother once had. 

Tagging -> @kainablue, @aslanwrites (if you don’t mind a retag), @paper-shield-and-wooden-sword, @inkovert, and @thecadmiuminkwell

Thanks for the tag @kainablue! It was neat to hear the thought process behind Howl of the blood ^u^

Rule: List your WIPs, and how you came up with their titles!

I have three named wips atm (I guess? If you count not writing two of them currently and the third being a collection of short stories with no discernable plot)

Echo’s Tail

My oldest wip. Echo is the protagonist and the story follows her life. She’s got a cat tail, so it’s a play on that. Plus, an echo gets quieter with each reverberation so the tail end would be the quietest and Echo is mute so that works too. 

A Hare’s Worth

This story follows a man who’s part hare and full of anxiety. I was originally thinking ‘Hare Hearted Man’ because his anxiety is multifaceted, his brain is wired for it but his hare traits mean his heart is constantly racing, creating a anxiety loop. But it didn’t really work for me. Instead, I thought about some of the events that transpire and the worth of a single cowardly hare in a world of wolves. The story is about the worth of a hare.

A Stranger’s Collection

A collection of short stories told by the titular character. It just kind of fell into place that each one would be titled ‘a stranger’s X’. 

Sorry if this is kinda rambly and hard to follow. It’s pretty late ^u^;;

Thanks for the tag @thecadmiuminkwell! I really enjoyed your snippet ^w^  Tbh, I wasn’t sure how long a snippet should be? and haven’t written in some time XD The words have gone on vacation and left me at the airport <.<;; 

This is from the first scene I wrote (not the first scene of the story) for a new wip I have featuring the characters Dogwood (Nonbinary protagonist who is a witch with a touch of immortality, currently in their early 20s), Mason (Part cat humanoid baker, also in her early-mid 20s, has the opposite of a touch of immortality), and Monroe (a young air dragon who was stolen from his home to be sold partwise as magical supplements on the black market but was rescued by Dogwood. Goes by Moe for ease.)

Trigger warning: Death mentions

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Tears bubbled down their face as they whispered, “Isn’t there anything we can do?” They couldn’t just sit back and let it happen. They had magic, and knowledge, and pure, unshakable will. But they couldn’t keep hold of her. She was slipping away in their arms.

She shook her head, still smiling softly. “Just hold me, okay? Listen to the crickets with me.”

“Okay.” They shifted, pulling her onto their lap and wrapping their arms around her. They sat quietly together while the still night around them sung the song of life. She listened to their wobbly heartbeat while they wondered if she’d fallen asleep.

“HEY!!” Moe stood in Dogwood’s footprints, fuming from the top of the slope. “What are you doing leaving me like that!! You can’t just run off and, and, what are you doing?” He slid and stumbled down, bounding to their sides. “Are you making out?? That’s so gross! Is this what you do every-”

“Monroe!” Dogwood cut him off, their tone softening as they nod to Mason, “We’ve got to be quiet, okay?”

Moe tilted his head, frowning in confusion. He approached cautiously, catching on to the atmosphere. Mason held her paw out to him. Suddenly worried, he rested his muzzle against her skin.

“What’s wrong? How come you’re so cold?”

She sighed, trailing her fingers over his head to cup his cheek. “I’m very tired tonight.”

“Well, you should go back to bed then so you can feel better.”

She shook her head slowly. “That isn’t going to work buddy, not this time.”

Then he understood. The same wave of icy dread that had washed over Dogwood crashed into him, leaving him gasping.

“No!” His talons dug into her coat. “You can’t die! We’re friends, right?? Friends don’t leave!” His head snapped to Dogwood. “You know magic! Fix this! Make her better Dogwood!!” Sobs wracked his little body. “Please, Dogwood, please. Fix this!”

“Hey,” Mason scooped him up, holding him close to her chest, “it’s okay. Look.” She tilted his chin, so he was staring into the glittering sky. There was no moon tonight, only an endless sea of stars. “No one is going to be alone. I’m going to go to sleep and when I wake up, I’ll be up there with all of the stars. I’ll watch over you both forever.”

“But I don’t want a star! I want you!” He wrapped himself around her as far as his little dragon arms would let him.

She pulled the long red ribbon from around her throat. She tugged at the sides for a moment before realising her strength was no longer enough. Instead, she held it to Dogwood with a quiet ‘could you..?’. They nodded swiping at their cheeks before sliding two fingers across the centre, severing it cleanly in half. She tied one halve around their wrist, the other around Moe’s barely grown nub of a horn. Even in her weak and tired state, her nimble fingers worked deftly.

“A piece of me to keep you safe when I can’t.” She explained as she tied the small bows, “When a god likes a human, they mark them with a red string. This is from my patron. It’s how I’ll always be able to find you. Okay?”

Dogwood couldn’t bring themselves to say anything, all they could do was hold tight to their friends, tears streaming down their face.

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Tagging -> @kainablue, @aslanwrites, @paper-shield-and-wooden-sword, and @inkjackets

Thanks for the tag @inkjackets-original​! (Sorry it took so long to respond ^u^;;)

Name: Jasmine (but I prefer Catmint)

Gender: female

Star Sign: leo

Height: 178cm the last time I checked?

Sexuality: Ace/ Panromantic 

Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw

Favourite animal: Cat. I’m a simple creature. I see a cat, I smile. 

Average Hours of Sleep: I don’t even know anymore

Current time: 1:11am

Dogs or Cats: You’re not gonna believe it, I’m a cat person. (I still really like dogs tho! I love me some animals)

Blankets you sleep with: Currently have a sheet, a dooner cover, a separate dooner insert, a small dooner, a smaller minky blanket, and a minky blanket covered in glow in the dark stars and I’m still cold XD (Plus an average of three animals sleeping on me nightly)

Dream Job: I don’t know. Something that I’m not slaving away and have time to do things I enjoy, preferably something helpful. I miss being a child and having aspirations. 

When I Made My Blog: January 2017. Three years already? Huh

Followers: 213 on my main and 179 on my side (Main’s for reblogging and interactions, side is for posting content. All of the side blog content is reblogged onto the main so I don’t think of them as separate blogs)

Why I Made a Tumblr: There seemed to be more interaction here than deviantart and so, so many cool creations from different people. It took a while to muster the courage but I’m here now :3

Reasons for my URL: It’s a combo of sweet, sweet cat, cat, catmint, and tea because sweetcatmint was already taken. Plus, catmint tea is supposed to be good for headaches (I haven’t been able to try because I kill plants) which I used to get frequently. Catmint attracts cats as well, which is the dream is it not. 

@inkjackets tagged me to post 5 photos of life in quarantine ^u^ (Thanks!)

There’s been lots of cuddles with my animals, particularly when I’m trying to work on something XD I think they’re enjoying the attention.

I had to venture to the store for the first time in ages to get veggies for my first ever proper roast! Honestly, it was a bit stressful but Possum got a new house and my roast was successful in the end so alls well ^u^

Mostly though, I’ve just been trying to work through an art block by hopping between different projects

Tagging -> @thecadmiumlife, @kainablue, and @paper-shield-and-wooden-sword

Thanks for the ask!

[image description: a photo of my handwriting that says:

Handwriting Game

List your favourite tropes

- found family

- big/ scary/ monster character looking after sof character

- rising from your ashes

- chaotic morally grey character

- reluctant guardians

- literally anything with cats (except cat people are sexy)

- fourth wall breaks

- he’s a bit confused but he’s got spirit

- super powers connected to emotions

- Alice in wonderland/ Cheshire Cat themes 💜]

Oh yeah, and body swap in horror. (If he’s here and dead, then Who were we just talking to?) 👌👌

Rules: Tag the person who tagged you, then bold the things in this list you have done, then tag five to ten other writers!

Thanks for the tag @wildler!

BOLD THE THINGS YOU HAVE WRITTEN  (I’m going off everything I’ve written, even if it hasn’t been shared)

First Person Second Person Third Person Omniscient POV Past Tense Present Tense Future Tense A complete story A story longer than 1K A story longer than 5K A story longer than 10K A story longer than 50K A story longer than 100K A story longer than 150K A story shorter than 1K A story shorter than 500 words Fanfiction Original Fiction Fantasy Science Fiction Historical Fiction Dystopian A story in the Romance Genre A Story With No Speculative Elements At All Non-fiction A children’s book A story about vampires A story about werewolves A story about robots A story with a non-human protagonist A story with a main character based on yourself A story with a character based on somebody you know Male POV Female POV A POV character the opposite sex from yourself Animal’s POV Multiple Viewpoints POV character under age 15 POV character over age 30 A story told in non-chronological order Story with a happy ending Story with a sad ending Death of a minor character Death of a major character Death (offscreen) Death (onscreen) Antagonist death Protagonist death Villain gets redemption arc Kissing scene Sex scene (offscreen) Sex scene (onscreen) Swears (Mild) Swears (Heavy) Violence (PG or under) Violence (PG-13 or over) Fight scene Torture scene A flashback A dream sequence A scene that made you cry actual tears A scene that made you laugh at your own joke A prologue An epilogue A story with more than 30 chapters A chapter with fewer than 100 words A poem A prophecy Story that takes place in the future Story that takes place in the past Story that takes place in a world that is not Earth An anti-hero An anti-villain A parody Description of male character’s scent Description of female character’s boobs Character with eyes of a non-natural color