Welcome to FB3X Drabble Cascade #127 - This week's word of the week is 'slink'.
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it's really very simple, be inspired by our word of the week and just write :).
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A drabble is a work of 100 words exactly. Flash fiction is a work of up to 500 words. Both may be submitted to the cascade. So What Can You Write? The simple answer is - anything! Our work here on FB3X will be erotically themed. but feel free to take the inspiration any way you want to, fiction, fanfiction, non-fiction, meta, since variety is the spice of life!
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AND NOW - on to the fiction :)
AND NOW - on to the fiction :)
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by Sophie Duncan
Author's Note
I'm trying to do something a little different this year. For those of you who don't know, unless it's a week inspired by a holiday, or memorable occasion, our word of the week is picked by opening up a dictionary to a random location, waving a finger about without looking at the page and pointing it to a word, i.e. it's chance. So, this year, rather than standalone drabbles, I am going to try writing a coherent story, Flight of Fire, in 100 word episodes, each one inspired by the word of the week. I have a vague outline for characters and direction of Flight of Fire, but specifics will be decided by the word of the week.
Slink isn't the word I would have used for this section if I had been left t my own devices, but it suffices nicely for the angle I wanted to take.
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Stephan slunk away as Reynaulght bent his head down to Benedict. He turned away, listening jealously to the dragon’s soft snuffling as he closed the kitchen door behind him. His heart sank through the floor as he crossed back to his small cot and he sat down heavily.
Only as Stephan put his head into his hands did he realise he was shaking with leftover magic running through his body. He took in deep breaths, but his sorcery was running its course without him, in time with his disappointment. Unsure of himself, he could only grit his teeth and wait.
Only as Stephan put his head into his hands did he realise he was shaking with leftover magic running through his body. He took in deep breaths, but his sorcery was running its course without him, in time with his disappointment. Unsure of himself, he could only grit his teeth and wait.
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The Spy Game (PG m/m fantasy)
Author's Note
Not sure where this one came from. Originally it was going to be all serious and then it turned out vaguely humorous, so who knows what I was thinking :) I very much hope you enjoy it.
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by Natasha Duncan-Drake
Author's Note
Not sure where this one came from. Originally it was going to be all serious and then it turned out vaguely humorous, so who knows what I was thinking :) I very much hope you enjoy it.
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Kan watched as Dill slunk around the room full of guests, appearing at people's elbows as if he had always been there. No doubt his fiancé was enjoying himself tremendously.
The second child of his family, according to Dill, was always trained as a master spy to support their sibling when they were crowned. Dill's sister had abdicated to run away and be an artist, leaving Dill as the surprising heir. It wouldn't do for the crown prince to keep scaring people like that. Two earls and a duchess had nearly had conniptions so far alone. Kan decided to intervene.
The second child of his family, according to Dill, was always trained as a master spy to support their sibling when they were crowned. Dill's sister had abdicated to run away and be an artist, leaving Dill as the surprising heir. It wouldn't do for the crown prince to keep scaring people like that. Two earls and a duchess had nearly had conniptions so far alone. Kan decided to intervene.
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ReplyDeletePoor Stephan to be left out of a love that accepts and includes him into their bonding. Having to wait until Benedict has pulled himself together enough to, if Stephan is lucky, verbally lay into him and/or throw him out into the cold.
I do hope that Benedict gives him answers about what all the horrified drama was about before he casts Stephan out, if he does. Who were the Others that allowed Reynaulght and Benedict to stay that Stephan overheard in their conversation near the beginning? Stephan is very vulnerable for all his magic.
The Spy Game-
Yes, Kings are supposed to be of a presence with the Kingdom revolving around their hub. The hub is not supposed to pop up here and there as it pleases disrupting things. It’s destabilizing. Kan will be doing his loyal duty for Kingdom and King and enjoying being the fist around the King, steering him into a role he hasn’t been trained to.
Alternate Title: The Training of a King.
Sequel: How to train your King.