#thread: jasmine

[matt-schue]

The bleats from the Sunset Ridge Ranch petting zoo brought Matt right over. He and Jaz are helping out where needed in their respective areas, but they have made plans to link up and grab a couple of beers, then people-watch. Once Matt arrived, he spied someone showing a couple of little kids how to feed the goats. Instead of interrupting, Matt paid for his way in and moseyed over to one of the little guys who was busy munching on grass hay. Matt ran his hand over his coarse hair and grinned like a big kid. How can you not feel like one in a petting zoo? When Jaz finished with the toddlers, Matt glanced up at her, still crouched, and said, "Here's looking at you, kid," before laughing at his silly joke. "Hey, hey," he said and stood back up. "Ready for a couple of cold ones and coming up with the people's back stories or guessing who could be a potential serial killer?"

closed starter for @jasminexbaudelaires

[felicityharrington]

Choice after choice is laid out, and Felicity wishes she was the kind of person with a bottomless pit for a stomach. Why must she be cursed with a regular appetite? Those competitive eaters can eat a month's worth of food in less than half an hour. Something about conditioning plays in her head, but she's not listening. Only internally pouting. "If you manage to eat a little of everything, you need to tell me which was your favorite and least favorite. That way, when the carnival returns, I'll know what's worth taking up precious real estate in my belly." She placed a hand over her stomach and laughed.

"Aw. I'm sorry work got in the way in the past. At least you managed to make it out this year, which counts." There are another two bites of corndog left, and then Felicity can skip to the funnel cakes. "Where did you work before? Is it the same place?" She's been told by her parents she has an inquisitive nature, something Felicity likes about herself. It's such fun to learn about other people! "Ranch hands? Like cowboys? Are they the same? Chase mentioned something about horses, and now I wonder if you work together? Do you take them to the rodeo whenever one's nearby?" There she goes with her questions. During a quiet moment, since the final corndog bite was crammed in her mouth, Felicity watched Jasmine's attention drift to the nearby stage. A band is in the middle of a sound check. As she chewed, an idea blossomed.

Felicity swallowed her food, placed the stick and napkin into the paper boat bowl they gave her, and said, "It's fantastic so far. I haven't done much, but let's watch the bands instead of games and rides! We can get a couple dances in, even if it's not a dancy song." She offered, smiling at her. "What do you say? Are you in?"

Jasmine grinned as the other woman talked about how she'd have a sugar hangover in the morning. "I'm pretty sure I'm going to put myself into a food coma tonight, but we'll see," she laughed before taking another bite of her funnel cake. "I mean, there's funnel cakes, elephant ears, cotton candy, sno-cones, candy apples, deep fried sweets. And then you have the savory options like corndogs, grilled cheese, burgers, hot dogs, nachos, popcorn, pretzels. And I know the FD is doing several types of pizza. I fully intend to eat at least one of everything. So we'll see if I survive the day," she laughed as she pulled off another piece of her funnel cake and popped it into her mouth.

She nodded at the question about the event being an annual thing. "I didn't get to go too often in previous years because of work, but from what I understand it's pretty much always this crowded. And I can imagine it gets more…interesting as the day goes on," she remarked with a chuckle. "Especially with the alcohol tent being as popular as it is. "I'm glad I got to come this year, too. I don't get to spend a lot of time with other people," she said with a genuine smile. "Most of my time was spent around kids, the horses and ranch hands most recently." She paused for a moment as she thought about it. "Not that I consider the ranch hands normal people," she laughed. She'd caught sight of Felicity trying to hide her rather large mouthful of food, but it didn't bother her in the slightest so she didn't even bring it up; with how long she'd worked with kids and how much time she'd spent around the ranch hands, there wasn't a whole lot that she'd think was 'gross' or anything like that. "But it's nice to get to spend time with others, so I'm happy that we ran into each other!"

Looking towards the music stage, she smiled to herself before turning her attention back to the other woman. She was going to have to check out the live music later. "So how are you liking the carnival so far? Have you been to any booths or won anything yet?"

[sparring-spirals]

I was initially clipping this to capture the overwhelmingly accurate, absolutely devastating hilarity of "you went for realistic, and sadly, you nailed it". And then just kept recording because I really fucking love the discussion about how to balance the line between like:

You are trying to tell a story that feels good and gives you the kind of lift you might be looking for in an explicitly fantasy story,

vs

How to ensure it still feels grounded and rewarding in a way where you can "bring this good feeling back to earth" at the end.

Like they're talking about TTRPG's but they clearly make parallels to other forms of storytelling/worldbuilding mediums, like movies, and. like. Yeah. Yeah.

Like the framing of "you really recreated the feeling of powerlessness..." and wanting the fantasy element to manifest in there being the clearer, straightforward ways to solve complex issues, vs trying to ensure that you can have a victory and it feels feasible and substantial and applicable in some way, and has something you can take out of the fantasy world and hold with you back on "terra firma".

Its tricky! Its a tricky thing to balance, and I don't think there's a single "right" answer nor should there be because it depends. It depends on the story, and the intent, and the setting, and the medium, and etc. Big fan of this framework to explain it.

[starmocha]

WE'RE IN HIS ARMS???? FLYING????

🎶I CAN SHOW YOU THE WORLD🎶

[spikemuthtoothfairy]

hey james. care to tell us about how you met jasmine, what things brought you two closer together, and when you realized you loved her? on that note, who fell first? (: (: (: (:

"It was stupid! Really, honestly. Pure chance. She was in Galar on holiday and I happened to get into the same Taxi as her. A few minutes earlier or later and my life would be so much different now! Anyway, we got talking and hit it off. She agreed to allow me to show her around, given I lived in the region and all! We ended up camping together eventually, I showed her the sights - we had a battle, I even took her to Spikemuth for open-mic night where I sang for her."

"I think I realized I had feelings for her by the second week? Around when I sang for her. She slept at my place for a bit, too. We sort of-- fell fast, but took things slow? We kept in touch after she went home, and set up a visit to Johto for me the year after. That was the first time we kissed."

"Flash forward five years and we're happily married and have a daughter. Its insane."

[augustusellison]

August had been no stranger to the dating pool these last few months, and while it still felt odd to be able to go out with whoever he wanted, he couldn’t say he wasn’t enjoying it for everything he could. He felt like a kid again, playing the field, enjoying his life; it was something he’d never truly experienced as he met Grace when he was young and the two were committed to one another for so long, he’d spent the entirety of his younger years building his family. And while most people would say that August was ‘too old’ or ‘had too much baggage’ to try to move on with his life, and while that may be the case with some people, August felt the opposite. As long as he wasn’t neglectful to his children and was still an active part of their lives, there was nothing wrong with him putting his own needs next in line. As he sat at the bar of The Long Shot, an old fashioned in front of him as he awaited Jasmine to join him. He’d offered to pick her up, but, they’d eventually agreed to meet there, and he had just happened to be earlier than they’d agreed. Which was fine, gave him some time to prepare his nerves. He looked up just as the other was making her way towards him and he smiled, standing to greet her with a hug. “You look stunning.” He smiled, hugging her gently before he motioned for her to take the seat next to him. “I went ahead and ordered you a beer, but if you’re more of a mixed drink kind of girl feel free to order that too. I didn’t want to assume you were a hard liquor kind of person.” @jxsminebailey

[ofgrenvde]

closed starter @blackbcxwarning - jasmine majidi

She'd been on his radar since seeing her with that grumpy old man in the city. Why she would even be hanging out with someone like that, he would never know. Tonight she sat alone. Perfect. "That drink looks absolutely lethal," he said, approaching her table. "Mind if I join you? Promise I won't nick your cherries." Her expression shifted from surprise to cautious amusement. "Spotted you with that charming ray of sunshine, older fellow, scowl on his face," he continued. "What's the story there? Business partner? Long-lost uncle? Or simply enjoying men who appreciate wine from the year of their birth?" He extended his hand, "I'm Nox, by the way. New to town. Just sorting out which watering holes are worth my time."

[little-earthquakes-rp]

@worldofsenelfy Continued from here:

Squinting he did his best to read her face, but she might as well have been playing poker because she didn't offer up one microexpression. Her effort to keep it straight was adorable, and he wholeheartedly laughed. Leaning in a bit he chewed his bottom lip trying to catch anything slip as she gave her second opinion. Teasingly he shook a finger at Jas before he admitted, "Well, considering I cooked it it's obviously the latter. Honestly, you're brave and kind." Standing back the smile still splayed before he asked, "So I won't be taking first prize in the chili cook-off?"

[simplegenius042]

Music Monday & Pick A Prompt

Tagged by @josephseedismyfather

Tagging @inafieldofdaisies @noodlecupcakes @imogenkol @direwombat @voidika @raresvtm @socially-awkward-skeleton @adelaidedrubman @josephslittledeputy @cassietrn @g0dspeeed @aceghosts @cloudofbutterflies92 @derelictheretic @icecutioner @shallow-gravy @strangefable @statichvm @carlosoliveiraa @wrathfulrook @starsandskies @ladyoriza @la-grosse-patate @thewanderer-000 @omen-speaker @alypink @shellibisshe @skoll-sun-eater @afarcryfrommymain @strafethesesinners @turbo-virgins @florbelles @minilev @justasmolbard @yokobai and @chazz-anova + anyone else who'd like to join.

Music for The Silver Chronicles, Life, Despair & Monsters and a song for An Old Ballad of Chance and Ember Hearts Original Trilogy which also reveals the potential titles of the three Original Works. Also a tag meme regarding personal preferences in regards to prompts. You can listen below the cut:

When it comes to romantic pairings in both my Elden Ring WIPs Weave The Threads of Blood and By The Gold of Grace (from my The Silver Chronicles series), the two main focuses are Chiwa & Selke and Logan & Melina, respectively. However, in Weave The Threads of Blood, there is another relationship that does get a good amount of focus as well. That being the relationship between my Hero Tarnished Nylah, Hero of Lyndell, and our favorite scheming demigoddess, Lunar Princess Ranni. Nylah and Ranni first meet at the Church of Elleh where Ranni delivers Chiwa some spirits to aid Melina's accord partner. At first they're on differing ideals; Nylah believes Queen Marika and the Golden Order are fundamentally good, while Ranni despises the Golden Order and the Two Finger's influence, trying to leave the Lands Between for free will. It isn't until after Nylah starts traveling with Chiwa and her companions (which include Boc, Torrent, Melina and Godrick, with more to come) that Nylah starts seeing the cracks in her rose-tinted glasses, especially after getting entangled with Rogier's quest in finding out the culprit behind Godwyn's assassination (and therefore the start of the Shattering) and encountering Margit in a very infected Lyndell where he reveals the truth to the former hero of the city. Nylah soon enough abandons her quest to be Elden Lord and starts aiding Ranni along with Selke, and by extension Chiwa. Ranni and Nylah get closer as time goes on, leading Nylah to fall for the Lunar Princess, and subsequently Ranni can't keep the woman who'd literally fight a star and the vessel of death itself to achieve her goals out of her mind, especially when Nylah makes it abundantly clear she will journey with Ranni on the princess's self-imposed fate of solitude, darkness and fear in the stars.

"Think I can fly Think I can fly when I'm with you My arms are wide Catching fire as the wind blows I know that I'm rich enough for pride I see a billion dollars in your eyes Even if we're strangers till we die

I wanna run away I wanna run away Anywhere out this place I wanna run away Just you and I, I, I, I, I You and I, I, I, I, I You and I, I, I, I, I You and I, I, I, I, I Just you and I

You and I, I, I, I, I You and I, I, I, I, I You and I, I, I, I, I You and I, I, I, I, I

I wanna run Chase the moon and sun when I'm with you Give it all away Catching fire as the wind blows I know that I'm rich enough for pride I see a billion dollars in your eyes Even if we're strangers till we die!

I wanna run away I wanna run away Anywhere out this place I wanna run away Just you and I, I, I, I, I You and I, I, I, I, I You and I, I, I, I, I You and I, I, I, I, I Just you and I!"

Next up is a little about my Poppy Playtime WIP (which has a little crossover mix with Wednesday and DDLC due to Wenclair and Natsuri making a presence), Enter The Toybox! from my Life, Despair & Monsters series. Angel Wright, former employee of Playtime Co., returns to the company factory a decade after their co-workers went missing, lured in by the possibility those they worked with could still be alive. Only to discover the toys are more alive than they appeared to be. While trying to save the children from the likes of Harley Sawyer, the Prototype and one vile Frederick Rosemary (who had been digging a tunnel to connect his own shut down factory with Playtime Co.'s), Angel Wright must also confront the missing patches of horrific memories that shadow them.

"So I walked into the haze And a million dirty waves Now I see you lying there Like a lilo losing air, air Black rocks and shoreline sands Still, that summer I cannot bare And I wipe the sand from my eyes The Spanish Sahara, the place that you'd wanna Leave the horror here

Forget the horror here Forget the horror here Leave it all down here It's future rust and it's future dust Forget the horror here Forget the horror here Leave it all down here It's future rust and it's future dust

Now the waves, they drag you down Carry you to broken ground Now I find you in the sand Wipe you clean with dirty hands So goddamn this boiling space The Spanish Sahara, the place that you'd wanna Leave the horror here

Forget the horror here Forget the horror here Leave it all down here It's future rust and it's future dust

I'm the fury in your head I'm the fury in your bed I'm the ghost in the back of your head 'Cause I am I'm the fury in your head I'm the fury in your bed I'm the ghost in the back of your head 'Cause I am I'm the fury in your head I'm the fury in your bed I'm the ghost in the back of your head 'Cause I am!"

Lastly a song for my original WIP trilogy, An Old Ballad of Chance and Ember Hearts, which is a trilogy exploring the love, life, deaths and afterlife of Jade Smith and Jasmine Rafiq after the events of Wings And Horns, turning out to be the first pair of humans to ever travel the Omniscience's multiverse. Also revealing the names and some plot of the three original works of this trilogy: the first WIP may be titled A Ballad of Nebulae and the Cosmos, where Jade and Jasmine, while trying to redefine their romance without the pressures of the Soulmate System in place, discover breaches from their world to many other variants, though are harassed by a trio of fifth-generation Kin for their troubles; that being Noir, Nova and Noa, Kin with a direct connection with stars and the cosmos and everything related to space. Second WIP is potentially called The Chance To Dance With Death (though I am very much reconsidering this), where Jade and Jasmine's travels lead them with meeting one of the surviving house's of the Old God's, the House of Thanatos, although Jade and Jasmine also encounter Rouske, whose goals are far from benevolent. And finally To Shadow After An Ember Heart where Jade makes it to the Afterlife, and with the guidance of Tyche, the God of Chance, looks for Jasmine so they can finally reincarnate together, though the recently revived Mad Kin of Carnage, Discord, seeks to destroy the Wheel of Reincarnation.

"The clouds are sculptures made of water The water washed away the pain Somehow the colors fade to nothing

When eyes are wide They try to hide all the gravel in the ocean

Wander with the butterflies Walk out in the daylight Water the eyes Holding on to hurricanes Wonder at the night sky Run out of the daylight Water the ice Holding on to hurricanes

The mountain moves a little further The river washed away the rain Somehow the flowers fall in daisy chains

Door to door Forget me not All the petals in the ocean

(Wander with the butterflies Walk out in the daylight Water the eyes Holding on to hurricanes!)

Wonder at the night sky Run out of the daylight Water the ice Holding on to hurricanes Holding on to hurricanes Holding on to hurricanes

Holding on to hurricanes!"

And lastly a prompt meme where I highlight my personal preferences, that the lovely @josephseedismyfather tagged me in:

coffee shop or flower girl | au or fix-it | enemies to lovers or childhood friends | angst or fluff | love at first sight or pining | modern au or historical au | break up & make up or proposal & wedding | get together or established relationship | soulmates or unrequited | fake dating or secret dating | obvious pining or domestic fluff | hurt/comfort or crack | meet the parents or meet cute

Probably not supposed to do this but I don't see any rules that say I can't so... Also note some of the reasoning here isn't supposed to be taken too seriously because you are sure to find me implementing a few of the tropes I dislike into my fics and WIPs.

Nothing wrong with coffee shop settings, but I have more experience with writing characters in a flower shop setting. Same with AUs, I love (most) AUs, but given the choice, I want to feel joy, so fix-it is my go-to choice. Enemies to Lovers is pretty self-explanatory, two people that hate each others guts (with a little slice of attempted murder on both parties parts) is gonna have me more intrigued than childhood friendships, even if I do enjoy the latter. As much as I do love traumatizing characters myself and the flavorsome drama that comes with angst, much for the same reason for choosing fix-it's, I will choose fluff. Love at First Sight is a scam, give me some slow burn pining so I can join the side characters in yelling and groaning in unison at the main couple's shenanigans. Modern AUs are interesting on paper, but I am yet to find more that gets me hooked... Historical AUs are really wild and I learn a thing or two as well. I can't deal with make up and break up, I've seen and read too many mediums that just break my trust in the trope, so it's gonna be proposal and wedding for me because you can get creative with that (my favorite proposal and wedding is Ranni's from Elden Ring; you have to fight a literal star to get her a murder weapon that she uses on one of god's emissaries for her hand in marriage, in which you can get a cool sword). Don't mind established relationship, but lean towards getting together. I absolutely am devastated by Unrequited Love... but I'd choose that over Soulmate AUs any other day, thank you very much. As funny as Fake Dating is, Secret Dating is funnier in my opinion. I'm a sucker for domestic fluff, sorry obvious pining. Hurt/Comfort is an art I am a practitioner of but Crack is going to make me laugh, especially when it's Crack taken seriously. Love meet the parents, but I'm going to give Meet Cute a win here.

[yaksha-garden]

@askrossiel | Continued from x

"Hail?" Eden scoffed. "We're hardly up in the mountains, Ros-"

A light but sharp plink on their head interrupted them. Eden blinked, and glanced up and around and what could have fallen on them. Another plink on their shoulder. Their palm opened up, and in fell a little cold crystal.

Well. That certainly looked like the "hail" that Eden thought only formed at high altitudes... at least, that was the case back home. The weather of the northern climates was truly and utterly fucked then.

More began to fall. Eden's shoulder and hands lowered. Instead of running into the shelter their friend so kindly offered, they gazed up at the sky, muttering "Ay bhagavan, the gods really do hate me..."

[luriddaze]

CLOSED for @barkskins / jasmine & utp (m/f/nb) !

"can i stay here for a night or two? i got in a big fight with my parents, and i kind of need to get away before a double homicide becomes a reality. if not, it's cool..." jasmine sighed, looking up at the other with a sad, forced smile. "i really wish i could properly afford to live on my own."

[mercurysunstar]

who: jasmine and chet @sparepcrts

"brought you some ice cream." jasmine said handing over a cup to chet at the diner that she visited often mostly because it was cheap and good food in her opinion. "can you take a break to enjoy it or am i gonna be eating mine by myself in front of you and have to watch you like a sad puppy who's hungry?"

[legendaryl0stpieces]

@cosmicballads liked for a starter from Jasmine to Eloi!

"What? No witty remark? Nothing clever to say?" Jasmine questioned, looking over at him. Their daughter was with her sister, because well she wanted to speak to Eloi when he arrived home by themselves. They clearly needed the time for just them and hopefully they could get down to everything that they had to say to one another. But naturally it turned into a fight between them. Which wasn't surprising at all.

[scienceknewmynightmares]

who: jasmine and jovi where: frosty boys @themasksheraid

"i can't believe you guys are still open it's cold as shit here." jasmine said to her sister while shoving ice cream into her face. "and don't use me as an example, you know ice cream is my guilty pleasure to enjoy rain or shine, snow or sun, it's just so good."

[inferrnos]

𐙚‧ "is that a wrap?" jasmine asked the crew sweetly, beginning to pull her mic pack out before turning to sasha, a wide grin taking over her face. "you wanna grab some food when it's all wrapped up here?" she asks the other, a hopeful chirp to her tone. / @allbettr

[prince-liest]

I recently got very into perfumes after realizing that the V&R Flowerbomb I've been wearing for like 6+ years has become very grating to my nose over time and I needed to explore other scents, and it's absolutely wild how acute the realization that simply Walking Around While Smelling Nice improves my day so immensely is.