#creative reaction

The car coasts down the rain-spattered street, the gaping maws of abandoned warehouses to either side. The streetlights are old here, the phosphorescent dirty yellow flicker, the kind that goes out just as youpass and makes you question the timing of it.

Tires spinning slowly, dipping into the potholes, crunching over the broken asphalt, slowing to a stop in front of corrugated steel. Footsteps, the dinging of an open car door, the pop of a trunk.

Her eyes gaze up at him in challenge and he stifles a laugh. Her thick hair tumbled haphazardly about her shoulders, her mouth screaming muffled curses behind the duct tape.

He huffs a laugh, reaches a hand out. Her bound ones slam down on his fingers and the laugh turns to a grunt, an exasperated sigh, then a grave voice rumbles from his throat, a voice steeped in its environs, low and raspy and dangerous.

This was inspired by the creative reaction post from @garglyswoof

Initial impressions:

Scary, frightening, awakening, emerging, water, fire, isolation, a phantom pain, anger, punishment, growing stronger toward end as you succumb to the change, realizing you can finally take back your power, you’ll have your revenge

Her enemy had bargained with the crone in the Forest of the Fallen for the power to destroy her people. She gazed upon the devastating fire through the gates of her village; it raged across their fertile land, destroying everything in its path.

 She watched helplessly as her people died agonizing deaths in their fields and with a heart-wrenching sob, she quickly hid in the underground jail, abandoned since the ancient war.

 Once the fire had passed, she ran through the dying land, screaming herself hoarse as she searched in vain for survivors.

 As the last of her people, she understood what had to be done. She crossed into the Forest of the Fallen to seek out the crone.

 The crone’s twisted smile did not diminish her resolve. The bargain she struck was more than she could imagine, but not more than she was willing to pledge. The crone warned her that her enemy took all of the fire magic—there was none left to be used as a weapon. She told the crone grimly, “Not an issue. I know what power I need.”

 Once she returned to her people’s once-bountiful lands, she used her newfound power to breathe life into the deadened earth.

This was done in participation of this, I hope y’all like it? It was kinda weird but fun :D Super short, but that’s ok I think? @garglyswoof i hope this is ok lol

The Ancient Ones

As the music played, the echoing screams were deafening, drowning out the piano and bells - the smell, the noise, everything was too much.

The world was ending, as the monsters that once lied beneath rose up again, to take control of their Earth.

Awoken from their slumber at last, a colorful death laid waste upon the land, as the poisonous flowers bloomed from the spilled blood.

It was a sinister sight, but their ancient language sounded like music - almost hypnotizing - and as they passed through, you couldn’t help but bow at their immense beauty; the fear of being crushed under their feet forgotten for a brief moment.

Humanity was of no consequence, and was treated as such; it mattered not whether they fought back or not, for they could never overthrow the beasts that could bring wonder and destruction to life and death.

Some worshipped them like Gods, and gladly offered their lives for a chance to live among the other spirits in their full bellies - a kind of ethereal life after death, a chance to encounter their lost loved ones.

OK anyone that wants to participate, here’s the first song for this art project/experiment. This song is a bit of an odd one (from one of my favorite tv shows ever btw), but i know for me it’s incredibly evocative. If you listen to it and get nothing, don’t worry about it, let me know and I’ll provide an alternative. Next month someone else can pick the song.

The rules are:

1) Try not to think too hard. You have to write or start sketching/painting on the first listen. It may evolve as you listen more, and that’s fine (awesome even), but the whole reason for this is to get that first moment down. If you do expand, keep the original impression untouched and post that as well. (this may be hard for the editor-types, but that’s kind of the point)

2) You may post your reactions anytime, but try not look at another person’s work before trying it out on your own - honestly? one of the coolest things about this project in the past was seeing that everyone came to do something similar with having no knowledge of the other’s work, but i recognize that’s not realistic as we try to get that started here. On that note, try to have this done in the next 30 days, so we have some stopping point.

3) Post your things with the tag: creative reaction. I will reblog them. If you’d prefer submitting to me, you may also do that.

4) No limits really, can be anything you like. Cake decorating, writing, watercolor. Fandom writing, original writing.

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Today we can give you a first look at the Creative Recreation Summer 2009 Sneakers. The brand scaled back a little this season, which was more than needed. In the last couple of years their collections had become so large, it was almost impossible to keep track. Also colors are a little more subtle this Summer 2009 season and as a result we are seeing an overall very solid collection.

Our favorites are on the image above, many more styles from the Creative Recreation Summer 2009 Footwear Collection follow after the jump.