Rainbow Fiction

Name: shadowsong26
Story: Private Life
'Verse: Feredar
Colors: Cinnabar #6. Code, Patriarch Purple #8. underboss, Alice Blue #12. if everybody minded their own business, the world would go around a great deal faster than it does
Supplies and Materials: photography, feathers, modeling clay, charcoal, seed beads, novelty beads (400 words), glitter (""People aren’t either wicked or noble. They’re like chef’s salads, with good things and bad things chopped and mixed together in a vinaigrette of confusion and conflict." – Lemony Snicket, The Grim Grotto")
Word Count: 400
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Rema
Warnings: Rema, discussion of arranged marriage, treating one's children as tools. I think that covers everything, if I missed something, please let me know.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. I sat down to write something about Rema's day-to-day tasks running the Movement. Instead, this happened. Last Cinnabar!


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Name: shadowsong26
Story: Knowing
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Cinnabar #14. Distil, French Grey #2. His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge., Patriarch Purple #9. soldier
Supplies and Materials: photography, watercolors, oils, yarn, beading wire, glitter (Have you ever been caught in the middle of two opposing forces or people? Tell us about it. Or write about it.),
Word Count: 200
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Simon
Warnings: References to war and amnesia and treating people like game pieces.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always.



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Name: shadowsong26
Story: Instinct
'Verse: Feredar
Colors: Cinnabar #19. Sophic, Patriarch Purple #3. structure, Rose #21. The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose.
Supplies and Materials: photography, brush (untenable), acrylic, novelty beads (forbidden), glitter ("People aren’t either wicked or noble. They’re like chef’s salads, with good things and bad things chopped and mixed together in a vinaigrette of confusion and conflict." – Lemony Snicket, The Grim Grotto)
Word Count: 240
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Kes
Warnings: Discussion of Islander prejudices and ostracism/the darker side of their society.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always.


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Name: shadowsong26
Story: Her Name
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Alice Blue #22. I have seen so many extraordinary things, nothing seems extraordinary any more, Cinnabar #10. Classical elements, Rose #4. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
Supplies and Materials: brush (poignant), yarn, glitter ("People aren’t either wicked or noble. They’re like chef’s salads, with good things and bad things chopped and mixed together in a vinaigrette of confusion and conflict." – Lemony Snicket, The Grim Grotto), glue ("It seems as if every area of your life is touched by trickster Mercury's direct turn in your sign. Interactions with friends and family may get tied up in misunderstandings or, perhaps, a conversation just takes much longer than you expect.")
Word Count: 1151
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Lux, Mariko
Warnings: Discussion of civil war.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. This takes place just after this piece.


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Name: shadowsong26
Story: Putting the Pieces Together
'Verse: Feredar
Colors: French Grey #22. One drawback of an active mind is that one can always conceive alternate explanations which would make our scent a false one., Patriarch Purple #15. black hand, Cinnabar #12. Purify
Supplies and Materials: photography, eraser (Nellid AU), brush (inimical), acrylic, stain, novelty beads (900 words), glitter ("People aren’t either wicked or noble. They’re like chef’s salads, with good things and bad things chopped and mixed together in a vinaigrette of confusion and conflict." – Lemony Snicket, The Grim Grotto), glue ("Your friends may caution you about the dangers of taking the easy way out of your responsibilities. Nevertheless, your mind is not on work today; your thoughts are consumed by a variety of more intriguing options...The trick is to find a middle ground so you don't go overboard.")
Word Count: 900
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Nida
Warnings: References to near-death of an infant and anti-mage policy in Feredar, oblique references to blood-magic, discussion of using people as bait/pawns
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. Because there is no such thing as too many AUs. This takes place in an alternate 956 FY.


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Name: shadowsong26
Story: Weighing the Risk
'Verse: Feredar
Colors: Alice Blue #16. you're mad, bonkers, completely off your head. But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are., Cinnabar #8. Philosopher's stone, Patriarch Purple #7. capo
Supplies and Materials: oils, novelty beads (into the impossible), yarn, beading wire, glitter ("You don't always win your battles, but it's good to know you fought." – Lauren Bacall)
Word Count: 1408
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Taz, Dallu, Kes
Warnings: Discussion of war/naval violence and likely impending death.
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always.


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Name: shadowsong26
Story: Pranks
'Verse: Feredar
Colors: Alice Blue #9. everything is funny, if you can laugh at it, Cinnabar #2. Gold, Patriarch Purple #11. friend
Supplies and Materials: photography, eraser (In SPACE AU), fabric, modeling clay, pastels (my current gen + romance card O5 "innocent")
Word Count: 371
Rating: G
Characters: Nellid, Isshiri
Warnings: Children in hospitals, oblique references to Isshiri's amputation
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. Nellid is one of Sorell and Nida's children; he dies in infancy in canon but gets to live in a couple AUs.


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Name: shadowsong26
Story: The Pale Rider
'Verse: Lux
Colors: Aqua #15. Source, Cinnabar #5. Arcane, Patriarch Purple #2. godfather
Supplies and Materials: oils, feathers, fabric, novelty beads, glitter ("Sometimes you just have to try, even though you know it won't work." – Junot Diaz)
Word Count: 1295
Rating: R
Characters: Rubika, Guardian Sanchez
Warnings: Discussion of war
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always. I am back, with Plotty things! This takes place shortly after the last Rubika piece, but my timeline from the time Simon leaves Red Sky is super fuzzy in this 'verse, so. Rubika and Sanchez also refer to Simon as David here.


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Name: shadowsong26
Story: The Takedown
'Verse: Feredar
Colors: Alice Blue #25. at the time it all seemed quite natural, Cinnabar #15. Mortar and Pestle, French Grey #25. We can’t command our love, but we can our actions.
Supplies and Materials: photography, eraser (Gay Isshiri AU), stickers (In the 1500s Henry VIII lost to the King of France in a wrestling match.), glitter ("Sometimes you just have to try, even though you know it won't work." – Junot Diaz)
Word Count: 362
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Mel
Warnings: War/violence, references to slavery and torture
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always.


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Name: shadowsong26
Story: The Cliff House
'Verse: Feredar
Colors: Mystic Beach Blue #7. this one, Cinnabar #9. Lead into gold, Bistre #28. I keep my promises.
Supplies and Materials: miniature, photography, canvas, novelty beads, beading wire, glitter
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG
Characters: Taz
Warnings: Nope
Notes: Constructive criticism welcome, as always.


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