#skymeria

I was gently nudged by the wonderful @digitalsatyr23 and at just the right time because I am trying to drag myself back into #LunarWIP - so thank you for this!

As far as how this game works, there's a huge list of different themes, and you can mark ones in bold if they're major themes in your WIP or in italic if they're minor themes.

So let's see what mash of themes you can expect to find in #LunarWIP

addiction | beauty | betrayal | change vs. tradition | chaos vs. order | circle of life | coming of age | communication | convention vs. rebellion | corruption | courage | crime and law | dangers of ignorance | darkness and light | death | desire to escape | dreams | displacement | empowerment | facing darkness | facing reality | faith vs. doubt | fall from grace | fame and fortune | family | fate | fear | fear of failure | free will | friendship | fulfillment | good vs. bad | government | greed | guilt and forgiveness | hard work | heroism | hierarchy | honesty | hope | identity crisis | immortality | independence | individual vs. society | inner vs. outer strength | innocence | injustice | isolation | knowledge vs. ignorance | life | loneliness | lost love | love | man vs. nature | manipulation | materialism | motherhood | nature | nature vs. nurture | oppression | optimism | peer pressure | poverty | power | power of words | prejudice | pride | progress | quest | racism | rebirth | relationships | religion | responsibility | revenge | sacrifice | secrets | self-awareness | self-preservation | self-reliance | sexuality | social class structure | survival | technology | temptation and destruction | time | totalitarianism | weakness | vanity | war | wealth | wisdom of experience | youth

Thank you @deanwax for the tag! This was lots of fun.

Rules: Search your WIP(s) for the colours of the rainbow and post the snippets.

tag time @lola-theshowgrl , @andromeda-grace , @digitalsatyr23 and anyone else who wants to play!

These are all snippets from LunarWIP:

RED

The narrow staircase eventually led to a low-ceilinged room with a few fire torches burning on the red stone walls. A narrow corridor stretched before me with rusting iron bars on either side forming six cells in total. It was such a stark contrast to the light, airy manor above.

ORANGE

Caspian’s hands vanished from my skin and cold air replaced them as he leapt for the window. I twisted on the bed, hastily grabbing at the blankets as I tried to sit up, my head swimming. Shadows swirled around Caspian as he stood at the window, every muscle tensed ready to spring to action. The perfect predator. The pure moonlight that had caressed his body moments before was replaced by harsh orange light. Fire.

YELLOW

Esmerae was by my side, positively glowing in her radiant golden dress. She’d woven giant daisies into braids that circled her head like a crown and wore a necklace of yellow crystals around her swanlike neck. The delicate bells tied to ribbons around her wrist tinkled sweetly as we walked.

GREEN

I felt his tired heart jump and he lifted his head to look at me except… he couldn’t. He couldn’t see me. My stomach emptied at the sight of those horribly dark voids. They had taken his eyes. His beautiful, mossy green eyes. Eyes that had looked over the forest for centuries. Eyes I had loved. Tears streamed freely down my face as I reached for him.           

BLUE

I turned slowly, gripping tight to the hilt of Caspian’s dagger as I faced the Elven King. He stood impossibly tall with long blonde hair flowing passed his shoulders and crushing blue eyes full of ice that trapped me in their frozen stare. Rich green and brown robes cut close to his slender body camouflaged him almost perfectly against the forest behind and a monstrous crown of golden antlers adorned with emeralds and diamonds sat atop his head.

INDIGO

Nothing here!

VIOLET

NO EXCUSES.

Currently listening to: You're On Your Own, Kid - Taylor Swift

I also visited at walled city today which has given me so much inspiration for one of the locations in LunarWIP.

Anyway... the game!

Rules: give us your characters' names and definitions and vote whether or not they fit the meaning.

Astraea: a feminine name of Greek and Latin origin meaning “star-maiden” or “starry-night.” It is a Latinized version of the Greek name Astraia which is derived from the Greek word aster, meaning “star.” In classical mythology, Astraea or Astraia is the goddess of justice, innocence, purity, and precision.

9/10 - I wanted a celestial name for her because of her power so I did actually look her name up before deciding on it. It fits pretty well, apart from the "innocence, purity and precision" part at the end.

Seren: a Welsh female and male name meaning "star".

10/10 - again, I looked it up first - I wanted a false name that was close enough in meaning to her real name.

Caspian: One of the most romantic of appellations, as well as being a geographical name of the large salty sea between Asia and Europe.

4/10 - points for being considered "romantic" but tbh I didn't look this name up first and still don't know if it will survive the redrafts but I chose it because I like it and I needed a name.

Also Me: But what if we write LunarWIP from Caspian's perspective... It never needs to see the light of day but it will help us with writing his character and understanding his motives.