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Across Old Bark

My fic which was written for the @outerwilds-events Reverse Minibang! I worked with @gardeninaquarium who drew a beautiful piece which I wrote my fic based off of! (It does contain very light spoilers and hints towards spoilers so beware!)

Esker stoked the fire and looked amongst the stars to pass time as the planets orbited the distant sun. They took a moment to consider whether or not to launch their scout at Timber Hearth (Ultimately deciding not to) when they saw something odd. A ship launching from Timber Hearth, heading towards Attlerock. This came as a surprise to Esker for many reasons. First off, nobody even mentioned to Esker that Hatchling would be launching today, and second, when most people launch their first thought is hardly ever “Hey, what’s going on at Attlerock?”

Esker, wanting to take advantage of this golden opportunity, rushed to grab a can of mallows (Making sure to AVOID the obviously bloated can they just keep forgetting to throw out) and readied a few sticks. Once everything was set up they rushed back to their rocking chair, just as the ship landed. Hatchling saw Esker and, in what looked like a mix of excitement and possibly a hint of anxiety, rushed over to Them. 

“Oh hey! It’s you, Hatchling! Didn’t know you were gonna be launching today, let alone that you’d be coming on over here!” Esker happily stammered “Speaking of, what brings you over here?” Hatchling thought for a moment, before eventually replying “Oh I just wanted to come spend some time with you before I go off and do some…” They paused for a moment “Something I’ve been meaning to get to, I suppose.” Hatchling twiddled their thumbs and looked off a bit, fidgeting with their equipment. 

“Hey!” Esker piped up “I’ve got a can o’ mallows and some sticks here, so what say you n’ me roast some while we chat?” Esker partially brought this up because they could really use the company, however, Hatchling seemed like they could use a good distraction as well.

“That sounds lovely, Esker!” Hatchling replied. Esker handed Hatchling a stick, along with a mallow, as Hatchling began to take a seat. Hatchling hovered their mallow gently above the flame, close enough that it’d get toasty, but just far enough so that it wouldn’t burn. “So, how’d everything down on Timber Hearth go?” Esker asked. “With the launch, I mean. I can assume it went well since I can see ya with my own four eyes, but there ain’t no chance I wanna miss out on a story worth tellin’!” The mallows started to turn a slightly darker color as they were slowly cooked above the flames. 

“Oh well, let me see…” Hatchling thought back to their launch. Their first launch. “The campout under the stars was nice, that sleeping bag’s so nice I feel like I could sleep in it a thousand times before. Everyone wanted to see me off, and it was nice to take one last look at things before I left it all behind.” Hatchling looked back towards Timber Hearth. “Oh! When I first tried to leave orbit I undershot it and ended up hurtling back onto the ground! I really didn’t expect to have to fix my ship that soon, but I guess I’d rather have to fix it with gravity than without, right?” Hatchling let out a chuckle.

The mallows were turning a light gold, the smell of them and the campfire filled the air. Esker laughed along with Hatchling. “Oh that’s a good one! Happens to all of us at least once. Y’know, I’ve gotten a pretty good grasp on how the planet’s gravity warps stuff on account of me launchin’ my lil’ scout a whole lot, but back in the day I was pretty bad at making sure I was outta orbit.” Esker continued to babble on while they reminisced. The mallows over the fire turning a golden brown as Esker blew on theirs. Hatchling’s eyes glanced from the crackling fire towards the sun.

“Y’know, Hatchling, you’re a real hoot, you know that? We ‘otta talk again more after you finish whatever it is you said you gotta go off and do after this, alright?” Hatchling’s grip on the stick lessened as their mallow began to drift into the flames. It began to darken, getting black, before scorching and setting ablaze. 

“Hey, Hatchling!” Esker said, getting up from their seat and heading over to Hatchling to help put out the burning mallow. 

“You really don’t have to come back here if you don’t wanna! It’s just that I get a bit lonely and it seemed you enjoyed my company, so I thought you might wanna join me back over here sometime. But it’s alright, I completely understand if ya wouldn’t-”  Hatchling wrapped their arms around Esker tightly.

 “I would! I really would wanna do this again sometime! I’ve loved spending time with you, Esker.’ Tears began to form in the corners of their eyes but they tried not to cry. “I wish I could do this again with you, I really do. I’m…” Hatchling began to sob. “I’m going to miss you so much when I leave Esker. I don’t wanna have to say goodbye yet.” Esker embraced Hatchling back. 

“Look, Hatchling, I’m really not sure what you’re talking about, we’ve got as much time as you’d like us to have, ya just got here. Now whether that’s a minute, or till we ain’t got no mallows to roast and we’re just rattling off about nothing’s up to you. Not like I’ve got much better to do anyhow. So how about we clean all this up and we can figure stuff out from there. That sound good?” Hatchling smiled, nodding at Esker. 

“I’m just not really sure if we’ll have time to do this again once I leave.” Hatchling sniffed. 

“I promise, on the very stars above, that we’ll find a time and a place we can do this again. We’ll sit under the stars, you, me, and everyone else, and we’ll roast some mallows.”  Esker reassured them. “You really think so?” Hatchling asked. “Of course I do! I wouldn’t promise you if I didn’t think it’d happen! Now how about we get you a mallow that you don’t burn, huh goofball? Maybe I should teach you how to actually roast em’ too!” Esker teased Hatchling. “That’d be great Esker.” They replied, still a little sniffly from crying. And for a moment, it felt like the stars stood still.

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in the ancient glade

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So funny if TGWDLM was on a weekday cause like

“Richie!”

“ok i know I’m late to class Grace but I had PE last hour and we were doing the mile and with my asthma- why are you dancing. “

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Aaaaand it's done! :D

The traditional version of the art is here: boop!

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I got a mental health wellness app and decided my first entry was going to be about a videogame I played that day

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''quick'' cketch of ember twin •^•

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Rb if you want your mutuals to alert you if you accidentally reblog AI generated images

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I'm at a loss for words...

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introducing cute baby number 1 to cute babies number 2, 3 and 4

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saw this one post and gosslate came to my mind immediately

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Ref meme under a cut

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hatchling hours 🌟

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The Eye

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