#preview weekend

Here’s a short preview of the fic I’ll be donating to @loveinpanem’s “A Candle for the Caribbean” collection.

Please consider donating to this beautiful cause. Remember, every little bit we do helps. 

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Everlark. Canon-compliant (mostly), Post Mockingjay, Pre-Epilogue.

Rated: G

Summary: Katniss Everdeen learns about her past as she gets ready to face her future.

Love Letters

Dear Miss Tate,

I hope this letter finds you well.

I know we’ve only known each other for a couple of months, but it wouldn’t be right for me to go on without telling you what’s in my heart.

Forgive me if I don’t use sweet words and flowery adjectives to describe this madness that’s taken over my mind, but I respect you far too much to waste your time with tricks and flattery.

As you read this, you’ll probably think I’m too forward. You’re right. I shouldn’t be writing any of this, –and I definitely shouldn’t be giving it to you– but the truth is that you’ve sparked a fire within me; a beautiful, powerful, maddening fire that overwhelms me and consumes my every thought.

I’ve tried fighting it, but it pushes right back, defeating me at every turn. I’m at its mercy, helpless against it and, as much as I’d want to, I can’t keep it hidden any longer.

I know that you recently aged-out of the selection process. I must confess that few things have made me happier than watching the relief reflected on your sweet face after your last reaping just a couple of weeks ago.

I realize that, unlike me, –a poor miner’s son who’s destined to be no more than a miner himself– you have prospects ahead of you.

In all likelihood, you already have a suitor of your family’s choosing who’s waiting to make you his wife; or maybe even a cherished sweetheart who knows your heart’s secrets and desires.

If that is the case, please, ignore my letter. Feel free to dispose of it and never think back on it again. Be with your betrothed, and be happy.

But, if your heart isn’t attached, I urge you to hear my words.

You are in my mind, Lillian. You are in my heart, in my soul. You are the warmth in my days and the magic in my nights. You are hope, and faith, and longing; my heart’s one true desire.

You captured my imagination from the first moment we met, and there’s nothing I can do to set it free.

You hold the key to my happiness. I hope with all my heart that you’ll allow me to be yours.

My story for @loveinpanem Candle for the Caribbean collection is a longish one shot from my Dying Dreams universe. It’s a toasting and wedding scene. It is unbetad and the second half of the story is a complete mess. I’m so busy with school but I think I can manage to whip it into shape. 

If you can please donate your time to helping the people affected by Hurricane Maria. It doesn’t matter what fandom or even if you donate an original work. Let’s help make a difference.

This is a cover  for my upcoming story (Everlark fanfic) for A Candle for the Caribbean - Charity anthology benefiting the victims of Hurricane Maria. Donations are welcome & appreciated!

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i originally took this because of the cat protecting her kittens

by @savvylark

I can’t even think about how alive his eyes were, dancing in the orange of the sunset. My heart can barely recover when I remember the first time we kissed after my 14th birthday. The necklace with a single gray pearl was the most beautiful gift I’d ever received. I knew he meant I love you, his deep blue eyes were full of the deepest affection. I felt more alive than I have ever felt. Every bone in my body loved this boy. The sweetness of our relationship was so pure. I could never ever put in words just how he was my other half. Now I’m living incomplete without him. 

Banner by @akai-echo

On the weekend of November 3-5, Love in Panem will be inviting contributing artists to prepare a preview of the work they will be donating for A Candle for the Caribbean: Charity Anthology.  This can include any of the following:

1. Excerpt of written work

2. Concept sketch of artwork

3. Corner or portion of digital work

4. Banner reveal

5. Betas who would like to discuss work they are editing/betaing.

6. Anything else you’d like to show us!

If you haven’t signed up as a contributor, you can still do so. Contributions are due November 20th. Click on the link below to sign up:

A Candle for the Caribbean: Charity Anthology Google Sign up Form

Update:

90% of the US Virgin Islands and 75% of Puerto Rico are still without power and running is an issue on all of the islands hit by the hurricane. If you would like to donate, click the link here for a list of official organizations or ways to determine if your local organization is legitimately responding to the need.