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Soulmates

Happy Day 7 of Imrrick week and apologies for the angst lol @empyreanevents

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Word Count: 167

Universe: Canon

“Can I tell you something?” Garrick whispered into the space between him and Imogen. He pushed a strand of hair away from her face.

She hummed in response, but her breath caught in her throat before it gave way to a slight wheeze. Garrick’s heart squeezed in his chest, and he swallowed down the urge to rage against the world that was stealing her away from him. Imogen’s eyes fluttered, and he leaned down to kiss her forehead, closing his eyes as a fresh wave of grief tore through him.

Glane let out a moan nearby, and Garrick tore his eyes from Imogen to look at her dragon, lying simply feet away. Garrick shifted the two of them so Imogen was lying on Glade’s leg. They would not be in this world for long.

“What did you want to tell me?”

He smiled down at his best friend, even as he felt the tears begin. “You made me believe in soulmates. You are my soulmate, Im. Forever

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Tattoos

Happy Day 6 of Imrrick week! Prompt for this one is Banter :) @empyreanevents

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And here's a lil breakdown of the previous days (bc I spelt imrrick wrong in every single one so I have to go back and edit the tags smh I'm dumb)

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 7 (tomorrow!)

Word Count: 168

Universe: Modern

“Hey Imogen, when you get a tattoo, where would you get one?”

“What the— Garrick, how did you get from calculus to tattoos?”

“I have a random brain, and you know this. Just answer the question.”

“What if I don’t want a tattoo?”

“That’s a blatant lie.”

“How the fuck would you know that?”

“You keep doodling random shit in the corner of your notes.”

“And how exactly did you become psychic to read the intentions behind the doodles?”

“Not really. Drunk-you was just very forthcoming with information like that last week.”

“You told me I didn’t do anything stupid!”

“You didn’t! You just told me a lot of information.”

“But didn’t tell you where I wanted a tattoo?”

“Ha! So you admit that you want a tattoo!”

“Oh my god, you’re insufferable—wait, don’t grin at me. Just because you can give me a cute smile doesn’t mean jackshit.”

“Oh, now I’m cute?”

“I want a tattoo on my wrist.”

“Don’t you dare try changing the topic now!”

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Snow

Happy day 5 of Immrick week! Prompt was childhood! @empyreanevents

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Word Count: 181

Universe: Canon

It was snowing, and all Imogen wanted to do was sit inside by the hearth, but no. Her dumb friend had these so-called better ideas. It wasn’t like they were kids anymore! They had finally hit the double digit ages, and making snow angels and snowmen were little kid stuff.

“Come on,” Garrick pestered, tugging on her sweater sleeve. Imogen swatted his hand away, but he just changed his target from her sleeve to her braid. 

“Stop that!” she insisted, swatting him upside the head. 

“Not until you say yes,” was all he said with another tug to her braid. “It’ll be fun!”

“It’s freezing.”

“Please,” he said, dragging the word out, and Imogen gave in. She’d never say it, but even though she came inside with a bright red nose and snow everywhere , she had so much fun. She wanted to go back out the next day with Xaden, Liam, and Sloane. She wanted to drag her parents out too. Maybe the dragons could come along and watch, and they could all have a snow day.

But first, hot chocolate.

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Fighters

Happy Day 4 of Immrick week! @empyreanevents

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Word Count: 171

Universe: Canon

“You really want to challenge me while you’re still recovering?” Imogen asked, raising an eyebrow.

“I’m fine. Just a mere poisoning.”

Imogen looked at him with skepticism. “Sure, a mere poisoning considering you were dead for a minute there.”

“Are we doing this or not? We’re already on the mats.”

Imogen rolled her eyes but deigned to not respond, instead throwing a punch on his right with her right hand so he’d shift towards the right out of instinct. As he tilted his body, Imogen quickly pulled her arm back towards his body, elbowing him in his right shoulder instead. He let out a grunt before laughing.

“Oh, I see, this is how we’re doing it today.” He swept a foot trying to take her legs out from underneath her, but he only managed to slightly trip her up. It was enough that she fell right into his chest before pushing herself away from him and willing herself not to blush. 

Well, this was going to be just great, wasn’t it.

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Vulnerability

Happy day 3 of immrick week! @empyreanevents

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Word Count: 191

Universe: Canon

Garrick wanted to be alone, but for some fucking reason, every corner he turned in the goddamn house, there was someone already there. A guard, a rider, a scribe, someone.

He could feel his throat closing, the tears building in his eyes, but he couldn’t be seen like this. It took him a few minutes of wandering and blinking back the tears before he gave up and took a page from Xaden’s notebook.

Ten minutes later, Imogen found him staring up at the clouds, his back against the shingles of the roof. He could feel her gaze on him, clearly studying him, before she sat down next to him. Of course she could see the tears on his face, the defeat in his body.

“What happened, Garrick?”

“I don’t know how to save my best friend,” he whispered, his voice cracking halfway through. “He’s fighting this battle all alone, and I can’t help him. I can’t be with him. I can’t take some of that burden. He’s just there, and all I can do is watch.”

She laid down next to him, wrapping her arms around his waist, and he broke.

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Confessions

Happy day 2 of Immrick week <3 @empyreanevents

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Word Count: 196

Universe: Canon

“Hey, Im,” Garrick greeted as he sat down next to Imogen. He set his hand behind him in the grass and leaned back, putting pressure on his hands. 

She looked up at him and smiled.. In the moonlight, she looked as beautiful as ever, the pink of her hair almost shimmering. 

There was something about the way she looked at him that seemed familiar though, but he couldn’t really put his finger on what. 

“Hey,” she answered. “Nice of you to grace me with your presence. Is there a reason why?”

Her tone was clearly teasing, incredibly typical for the two of them, but he wasn’t sure why he felt off. Maybe it was because they were sitting alone, and he was getting distracted by how pretty she looked. 

As he studied her, he realized that the reason why her expression seemed so familiar was because she was looking at him how Violet looked at Xaden — glad to not be alone, glad to be around someone she felt was safe, glad to be with him. 

It spurred him on enough to give him the courage to speak. “Just wanted to tell you that I love you.”

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Idiots 💕

Happy day 1 of immrick week! Here's my entry for Day 1: Idiots (read here or below cut!)

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Word Count: 187

Universe: Canon

“Honestly, it takes skill to be so dumb,” she heard Xaden murmur off to the side, startling her away from Garrick and his lips. She opened her eyes to find him already looking at her, his hand still clutching the nape of her neck. Imogen could feel his fingers flexing every couple of seconds, as though he were trying to fight the instinct to drag her back into another kiss. 

She wouldn’t mind, except although Xaden was comfortable with kissing Violet in public, she and Garrick had quite literally begun about a minute ago, so she wasn’t sure she was up to that just yet.

“What the fuck are you talking about?” Garrick finally answered, eyes still on Imogen.

“The fact that you two have been eye-fucking each other for years. Violet even caught on.” That caught Imogen’s attention.

“What do you mean Violet caught on?” 

Xaden smirked. “She’s known about your little crushes since her first year.”

“Wait, her first year?!” Garrick exclaimed. “You’ve liked me for three years?”

“Please, she’s liked you since we were kids, and you’re no better,” Xaden, oh so helpfully, answered.

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the way I just saw THE kwon jiyong live??? the man, the legend, the absolute musical genius and he confirmed big bang is going on tour next year??????? Help

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no update for in the gaps between today :/ I didn't update yesterday either but I swear I'll post 2 tomorrow and prob 2 friday 😭 I fell asleep writing last night and damn I'm tired

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Miracles Happen Chp 6

I really like this one because we finally say hello to Violet <3

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The interrogation would begin soon, and all Violet could think about were the swirling lines of the tattoo peeking out from under Xaden’s sleeves. From what she could see, it was a collection of abstract lines that interconnected before trailing up his arm, but for all she knew, the lines could combine to create a full image. Violet had a terrible want to see the rest of the design. In the more rational part of her brain, Violet knew she had to begin undressing because the Sorregails would descend like vultures soon. She couldn’t even blame them considering she had been invited to a ball by King Tauri for no apparent reason. 

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If you see this you’re legally obligated to reblog and tag with the book you’re currently reading

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a miracles happen update is coming soon (tonight hopefully) but in the meantime, blurb!

Violet smiled wryly. “You’re not the only person who knows of my connection to the Parliament and army. Plus, men are just dicks in general. I’ve been hit on a few too many times,” she answered, and then her expression changed to one of horror. “Oh my, excuse my language.” There were so many things to parse from what she had said — starting from how she pointed out that he wasn’t the only person in the room, and he was an asshole for assuming so, but instead Xaden laughed out loud. He was taken aback with her bluntness, but he loved her honesty.  “You’re not wrong,” he conceded, trying to hold back more laughter. “Some of the people in the ballroom are dicks. Maybe don’t announce that in front of them, though.”

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Won't be an update for in between the gaps today, have a headache and I have a very angsty idea I want to write that I could probably split into 2 and post both of them tomorrow!

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Quiet

Happy day 7 of Violet week! @empyreanevents

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Word Count: 146

Universe: Canon

It was quiet.

The wind was rustling the leaves nearby, and there was the occasional clap of thunder in the distance, but otherwise, it was quiet.

At times, Violet felt as though speaking required too much effort, too much of herself. She didn’t want to be around anyone, except of course, her dragons.

Tairn and Andarna were always ready for some alone time with their rider, and their rider felt exactly the same way. Violet knew that she didn’t always give her dragons the attention they deserved, especially with the bond they shared, but it was so special to her, the ability for her to simply exist with them.

The quiet wasn’t suffocating or anxiety inducing. The quiet wasn’t scary. It was comforting when she was around them.

She could lie against Andarna’s side, Tairn curled around the both of them, and she could simply be.

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Scribe Mind

I personally really like this one <3 happy day 6 of Violet week! @empyreanevents

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Word Count: 152

Universe: Canon

The general’s daughter is weak, Codagh spoke, stretching his neck out wide. Andarna paused, pretending to be sniffing at the grass beneath her as she waited for him to continue speaking. She is not fit to be a rider. 

Aimsir answered in a bored tone, My rider believes her to be capable. She possesses the bravery of the riders.

Isn’t she supposed to be the head of the scribes? asked Smachd. That is the child that everyone praised for her mind, is she not?

You are correct. Her mother believes her daughter to be the best of her and her mate. She will have the mind of a scribe and the heart of a rider, and she will be great. Aimsir stated, not a doubt in his tone.

And just like that, Andarna had found her human. This girl would be unique, just like her, and they would conquer the world together.

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Attention

Happy Violet week day 5! I'm loving writing these lil character studies for Violet, but I'm also super excited for Immrick week next week :D @empyreanevents

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Word Count: 145

Universe: Canon

The back of her neck itched, the sensation worse with her hair tied up in a crown braid. It felt as though there were tiny needles piercing the skin in the area over and over, but Violet knew it was just because someone was watching her, yet again.

Ever since she joined Basgaith, someone was always watching her. Whether it was Xaden and Liam, in their bodyguard tendencies, or Colonel Aetos, in his murderous tendencies, or The Assembly, someone was always watching her. 

If anything, she had been attracting attention since she was a kid thanks to her hair. 

One would believe that Violet was used to the attention, but despite being bonded to two dragons and leading a revolution, she was absolutely not.

She wanted to blend in, stay away from people, and simply exist. But unfortunately, she didn’t have the luxury of that.

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The way I'm working on 4 different WIP for the empyrean series and only one of them is lowkey plotted 😂😭 I'm just going on vibes for others