#ethcreal

@ethcreal​ || Kit & Ash

It was still early enough in the season that it had snowed the night before. The grounds of Cirenworth were a blinding white, the sun glittering on bits of ice covering frozen grass and unpruned bushes. Kit had been awoken  by an excited Mina bursting into his room and crawling onto his bed, crowing about wanting to go outside and play in the snow. She was quickly followed by Tessa, who had scooped Mina up and apologized for the intrusion, which Kit laughed off. He was meant to get up anyway since he’d agreed to babysit Mina while Tessa and Jem went to the Scholomance for a few hours. 

By the time he dragged himself out of bed and got dressed in his warmest clothes, Mina had been fed breakfast and Jem was putting her into a light blue snowsuit and matching snow boots. Kit leaned against the wall nearby, arms crossed loosely over his chest as he watched. It had been the best decision he’d made to come live with Tessa and Jem. He had a family that loved and cared for him, and whom he returned those feelings. 

Kit pulled on the boots and thick winter coat he’d brought down from his room and dug a pair of gloves and a beanie from the pockets. “Alright, munchkin,” he grinned at Mina and held out his hand to her. “Let’s do this.” She took his hand and tugged him out the door of the mud room and into the backyard. They made snow angels and a snowman. Kit gently tossed snowballs at Mina as she shrieked and ran away from him. Mina’s scarf had come loose and an updraft tossed it across the yard. Kit chased after it, plucking it from the air and when he turned around Mina was out of sight. 

“Mina!” he called, retracing his steps. Kit caught sight of her bright blue snowsuit as she streaked across the yard and into the field beyond, the tall grass swallowing her up. “Mina!” Kit tore off after her, following the little girl’s path into the field. He knew there was a pond in the field, one that would be iced over but he wasn’t sure just how thick that ice would be. If anything happened to Mina he’d never forgive himself. 

@ethcreal​ ( Ash ) gets a starter from this one liner call!

I didn’t know about the transphobia, but I know some people of color have a problem with him and he didn’t care when people were uncomfortable with his sexual advances. (I’m using past tense because I’ve no idea what the situation is currently. He’s either changed his ways or we’re being gaslighted.)

I guess all we can do is tell our favorite Gamers we’re uncomfortable with them playing with a past sexual predator (I hope they don’t use the excuse that he’s young, he’s legally an adult) and hope they do something about it. The excuse that he might not have touched anyone still doesn’t take away the harassment.

@ethcreal​ || Dru & Ash

The Academy was a place where Dru often got up to mischief. She didn’t necessarily go looking for it, but it found her nonetheless. She was a young woman after all, with a curious mind and loads of restless energy. So when her friends suggested they sneak out into the woods surrounding the school for a ghost hunt, she agreed. There had been rumors around the school for ages that the woods were haunted, though Dru figured it was probably students playing pranks on each other. Still, a good ghost hunt was right up her alley. 

Which is how she found herself in the woods, a witch light stone aglow in her hand, and her roommate Thais clinging to her hand as they avoided stumps and large fallen branches. They shrieked and giggled when one of their classmates jumped out from behind a tree to scare them. If they got caught out here they were going to be in trouble but Dru didn’t care. 

At some point, Dru separated from Thais and wandered farther into the woods, the cool breeze whipping through the trees giving her goose bumps. She reached a clearing awash in the pale light of the moon. This far outside of a city, the stars shone brightly and she tilted her head back so she could admire them. It took several seconds for her to realize she couldn’t hear her classmates anymore. Had she wandered that far? Dru started at the sound of a twig snapping, and whipped around, raising the witch light. 

@ethcreal​ || Cordelia & Lucie

It was simple to trick herself into believing the life she currently led was real. That it wasn’t some elaborate charade because she put herself into a compromised situation. Cordelia could smile for the sake of other people. She could assure James that she was alright. But the gaping hole in her chest seemed to grow larger as each day passed. 

All of their friends knew her marriage to James was a sham, and that when their one year was up they would dissolve the bond and James would be free to pursue Grace Blackthorn. It was something Cordelia knew she wouldn’t be able to bear. When that one year was up, she would leave London and find happiness elsewhere. She hoped.