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It's that time of year again! Thank you to the creators who have shared their Top 5 creations of 2023 according to Tumblr note count. The Creator's Pick Top 5 will be posted this weekend! Links to all fics can be found below the break.
@aallotarenunelma ✒️
So This is Love (BOLAS) - Aerin Valleros x M!elf!MC
Distant Light (BOLAS) - Tyril Starfury x F!elf!MC
Indigo Night (ID) - Cassius Harlow x NB!MC, NB!OC
Répondez, s'il vous plaît! 3 (ILS/ID) - Various Pairings
Sophomore Secret (ILITW) - Dan Pierce x F!MC, M!OC
@angelasscribbles ✒️
A Fervid Fixation (TRR) Ⓜ️ - Drake Walker x MC
In Your Room (TRR) Ⓜ️- Drake Walker x Leo Rys
The Dark Kingdom (TRR) Ⓜ️ - Various Pairings
Dark Elf (TRR) Ⓜ️- Various Pairings
Heir Apparent (TRR) Ⓜ️- Drake Walker x MC, Liam Rys
@baldwinboy5ive 🎨
Blades Coffee Shop AU (BOLAS) - Aerin Valleros x MC
I Will Drag Him Back (BOLAS) - Tyril Starfury & Aerin Valleros
The Spray Bottle (BOLAS) - Imtura, Mal, Aerin
Aerin Instagram (BOLAS) - Aerin Valleros
The Prison Visit (BOLAS) - Aerin Valleros x MC
@cariantha ✒️
Accidental Valentine (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC
If Only I Could (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC
Code Yellow (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC
A Kiss on the Hand (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC
Daddy Distress (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC
@inlocusmads ✒️
Intro To Negotiation Science (COP) - Trystan Thorne x F!MC
A Strange & Sudden Companionship (COP) - Trystan Thorne x F!MC
Cross Your Hearts & Set it Ablaze (COP) - Trystan Thorn x F!MC
Partner (Disambiguation) (COP) - Trystan Thorne x F!MC
New York, June 2014 (COP) - Trystan Thorne x F!MC
@jerzwriter ✒️
A Different Fate, Part 1 (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC
What Happened in Vegas, Part 4 (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC
Abundance (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC
The Perfect Gift (OH) - Tobias Carrick x F!MC
Take Me Out (COP) - Trystan Thorne x F!MC
@ladylamrian ✒️
Welcome to the World of Night (NB) - Nightbound MC
Bound by Fate (NB) - Nik Ryder x F!MC
A Meeting in Wyoming (NB) - Nik Ryder x F!MC
Wedding Proposal (NB) - Nik Ryder x F!MC
OC Headcanons (NB)
@liaromancewriter ✒️
Every Day (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC
Summer Romance (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC
Beautiful Stranger (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC
Sleeping Beauty (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC
Something to Talk About (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC
@noesapphic ✒️
The Other Woman (D&D) - Roselyn Sinclaire, Ernest Sinclaire, Duke Richards
A Glimpse of Us (TRR/TRM) - Liam Rys & MC, Fabian Rys & MC
Barcelona | Prince Hamid (D&D) - Prince Hamid x MC
Worthy (TRR) Hana Lee x MC
The Cursed Heiress, Ch. 17 (D&D) - Mr. Sinclaire x F!OC
@peonierose ✒️
Losing Game - Part 1 (OH) - Bryce Lahela x F!OC
Nightbound AU vs. Hänsel & Gretel, Part 3 (NB) - OCs
Nightbound AU vs. Hänsel & Gretel, Part 2 (NB) - Nik Rider, F!MC, OCs
Once, Part 2 (TNA/OH) - Sam Dalton x F!MC
Hau’oli la Heleui (OH) - Bryce Lahela, F!OC, Keiki Lahela
@storyofmychoices ✒️
Go On, Feel It! (BOLAS) - Mal Volari x F!MC
Our Future Doctor (OH) - Bryce Lahela x F!OC
No Kissing! (COP) - Trystan Thorne x F!MC
Dance With Me (OH) - Bryce Lahela x F!MC
A Theif in the Gardens (BOLAS) - Mal Volari x F!MC
@tessa-liam ✒️
Memories (TRR) - Liam Rys x F!OC
The Sacrifice (TRR) - Liam Rys x F!OC
Regrets (TRR) - Liam Rys x F!OC
Old Habits Die Hard (TRR) - Liam Rys x F!OC
Turning the Page, Prologue (TRR) - Liam Rys x F!OC
@trappedinfanfiction ✒️
Brunette (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC
Crossroads (OH) Ⓜ️ - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC
A New Neighbor (COP) - Trystan Thorne x F!MC
Midnight Talks (OH) - F!MC, Sienna Trinh
What's in a Name? (COP) - Trystan Thorne
@zealouscanonindeer ✒️
Together (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC
Company (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC
Locked In (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC
20 Questions (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC
Long Overdue (OH) Ⓜ️- Ethan Ramsey x F!MC
#choices fic writers creations#tumblr top 5#playchoices#choices stories you play#blades of light and shadow#immortal desires#it lives anthology#the royal romance#open heart#crimes of passion#nightbound#desire and decorum#the nanny affair#choices fanfic#choices fanart#playchoices fanfic#playchoices fanart#long post
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Their horses were strong and of proud bearing, but rough-haired; and one stood there without a rider, Aragorn's own horse that they had brought from the North; Roheryn was his name.
Some context for Roheryn:
roheryn
S. proper name. Horse of the Lady
Aragorn’s horse (LotR/778), translated “Horse of the Lady” (SA/roch) or “Steed of the Lady” (PE17/97), a combination of roch “horse” and heryn “lady” (PE17/97), with the [[s|[x] (“ch”) softening to [h] in Gondorian pronunciation]].
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name was already N. Roheryn (WR/435). The name also appeared in The Etymologies from the 1930s beside an older form Rocheryn (EtyAC/KHER).
War horses were a kingly gift. Only the best for her bestie.
Accorsing to Michael Prestwich's article "Miles in Armis Strenuus: The Knight at War", we have evidence that, during King Henry II's reign, the bog standard warhorse cost about £2 Stirling, and that a more expensive one could cost as much as £6 13s. 4d. This is similar to a low of 5 marks (£3 6s.) under Richard I and £3 10s./14 pounds Angevin under John, and John's records also give us a warhorse costing £12 10s/50 pounds Angevin.
For the sake of convenience, I'm going to assign three categories: one valued at £3 for the bare minimum standard, one valued at £7 for a much better horse and one valued at £13 for the best of the best.
In terms of wages, the pay of an infantry soldier in medieval England is generally a good indication of what a semi-skilled tradesman or reasonably well off farmer could expect to make each day. It increased from 1d per day under Henry II to 2d by the end of his reign (see here; note that the wages are given in grams of silver, with 1.35g to the pence) as a result of inflation, so I'm going to use the larger sum for this comparison, just as I used the higher prices for the horses.
The price of a basic warhorse would thus be equal to 360 days wages (1.3-1.4 years income, taking Holy Days into account), a high quality warhorse would be equal to 840 days wages (3-3.2 years income), and the best warhorses would be equal to 1560 days wages (5.6-6 years income).
Taking the median US household income for 2017 as $57 500, representing someone whose income is reasonably comfortable, a basic warhorse was worth about $74 750, a good quality warhorse was worth $172 500, and the best quality warhorse was worth $322 000.
#lotr newsletter#Aragorn#Roheryn#Arwen implied#Which means that she had her own source of income and means by which to award her favors
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My 2022 CFL #GoElks Year was so much fun!
This 80 min mykaussie.tv/ CFL show is my "2022 CFL Year". Includes part or all of the #GoElks Pick SIX shows I hosted, the highlights from the CFL talk Fridays on New York based @SportsGridTV formerly FNTSY Sports Network, Sirius XM Ch 159 etc and fan interviews. Time code. Each segment below includes #GoElks Pick SIX show, on @SportsGridTV talking the game and fan interviews on most of the shows. Start to 1 min. A scrolling description of the show. 1 min to 7 mins. July 7 game Stamps at Elks. 7 mins to 9 mins 10 secs. #GoElks fan day. 9 mins 10 secs to 14 mins. July 14 game Elks at Als. 14 mins to 21 mins. July 22 game Bombers at Elks. 21 mins to 28 mins 30 secs. Aug 13 game Riders at Elks. 28 mins 30 secs to 33 mins 50 secs. Aug 19 game Elks at RedBlacks. 33 mins 50 secs to 45 mins 30 secs. Sept 5 game Labor Day Elks at Stamps. 45 mins 30 secs to 49 mins 40 secs. Sept 10 Labor Day re match Stamps at Elks. 49 mins 40 secs to 56 mins. Oct 1 game Als at Elks. 56 mins to 1 hr. Oct 15 game Argos at Elks. 1 hr to 1 hr 15 mins. Oct 21 game BC Lions at Elks. 1 hr 15 mins to 1 hr 17 mins 30 secs. A funny SportsGrid TV segment then on SportsGrid TV the Super Bowl Sunday show talking Elks and the River Cree Casino and Elks Super Bowl party. 1hr 17 mins 30 secs to end. Pics of fans, players, bosses, media that I didn't get chance to interview. Featuring myself, @SportsGridTV's Gabriel Morency, Scott Ferrall, Cam Stewart, Mike Carver, Dave Sharapan and Coach Young. Elks fans Section O, Scout @TheElksHerd, @BearPawChris, Coach Vic, Jesse, Superfan Mike, Steelers Elks Brad, Legend and RIP Eskinator/Elkinator, Darryl The Grey Cup TD Chicken, Eskimus Prime Darth Vader. Richard Bagan, Odell Willis, John Riders Watermelon head, Boozehound Stamps, Fred Stamps tailgate, EuroCwoc Andrea, Arthur Stamps mate, CFL Hobo and his boy, BC Lions Todd, Ticats Laura, John Buckeye Riders, Saskatchewan Wizard, more in the pics at the end. @MykAussie mykaussie.tv / CFL Total-CFL.com
#gabriel morency#scott ferrall#cam stewart#mike carver#scout @theelksherd#bearpaw chris#coach vic#jesse#superfan mike#steelers elks brad#legend and rip eskinator/elkinator#darryl the grey cup td chicken#odell willis#cfl hobo#richard bagan#cfl#sports comedy#go elks#edmonton football club#goelks#jame wilder jr#cfl picks#cfl bets#sports betting#myk aussie#mike aussie#comedy#cfl comedy#afl#denver broncos
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Either you are not who you say you are, in which case you can look forward to being on your ass a lot more, or, you are Rich Rider and that was for not looking me up right when you got back.
#comicedit#marveledit#gotgedit#userzain#userpayel#richard rider#peter quill#ch: richard rider#ch: peter quill#u: marvel#t: edit#mine
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“It’s time to pick a side, Rich.”
“I…I have.”
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#NOVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA#MY TOP COSMIC MARVEL FAVE#HOLY SHIT#SCREAMS#HELLO I'M INTO THE MCU AGAIN SUDDENLY#HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH#series: mcu#gen: marvel#ch: richard rider#ch: nova
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What irrational/silly phobias, if any, do your main characters have, and why?
Adam has a deep seated fear of insects. Like, will get up and leave a room if there is so much as a ladybug flying around. Has abandoned baths halfway and fled fully-naked to the safety of his husband’s arms bc he saw a caterpillar.Peter is horrifically afraid of hospitals and really and medical setting. So many bad memories. He has trouble even sitting for physicals or therapy appointments. Gamora’s greatest phobia is less irrational. She hates fire. She avoids cooking bc getting her hand too close to the flame will make her break into a cold sweat.Rich gets incredibly anxious around mascots. Anything big and cartoony he hates.Nebula has a phobia of dogs, or really any animal larger than a cat. Anything that’s too large for her to have certain control over. She has to come to terms with this when the girls want a puppy.Kraglin is afraid of parasites. Living in the dirty conditions that a Ravager is used to, he saw plenty of nasty things and has learned a healthy fear- although he can be a little paranoid.
#adam warlock#peter quill#gamora#richard rider#nebula#kraglin#ch: peter quill#ch: adam warlock#ch: gamora#ch: richard rider#ch: nebula#ch: kraglin obfonteri#headcanon#asks
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remember to buy Marvel’s Nova out now !
#if Marvel is not gonna promo my starboy then imma do it for them#ch: sam alexander#ch: richard rider#Nova#ch: kaelynn alexander#ch: eva alexander
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Comic Hero Shirts of the Week: Dr. Reed Richards. Sue Storm Richards. Johnny Storm. Benjamin J. Grimm. Sixty years ago, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby decided to create these characters, have them steal a space shuttle, and go into outer space. They ended up gaining powers according to their separate personalities when they were bombarded by cosmic rays. Under the code names Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Girl (now the Invisible Woman), the Human Torch and the Thing, they not only fight against evil. They also explore new worlds and new realms in the World's Greatest Comics Magazine: The Fantastic Four. Over the years there have been other Marvel characters that have been members (i.e. She-Hulk, the Joe Fixit Hulk, Spider-Man, Wolverine Ghost Rider, Black Panther, Storm and She-Thing), but none fully had what it takes than the founding four. These are four Fantastic Four CH tees that I'll wear on Episode 367 of the Comic Hero Show. #IAmTheComicHero #FantasticFour #FF60 #60thAnniversary #ItsClobberingTime #misterfantastic #invisiblewoman #humantorch #thethingmarvel https://www.instagram.com/p/CSvE7uqM082/?utm_medium=tumblr
#iamthecomichero#fantasticfour#ff60#60thanniversary#itsclobberingtime#misterfantastic#invisiblewoman#humantorch#thethingmarvel
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Good Grief: The Music of 2016
LINK TO THE MIXES:
https://open.spotify.com/user/abarhamand/playlist/44RLEiy6mjUOJ3pwoQgvqK
This was a tough year. Between the election and all of our heroes dying, hope was in limited supply.
And then in December, I started my annual tradition, 12 years running, of compiling my favorite music of the year into a set of mixes. Since then, I have been reinvigorated by the joy of music, finding retreat from relentless news headlines and social media updates in my headphones. It sounds silly given how meager the thing is, but I truly hope this playlist brings you some small bit of happiness in 2017.
As usual, each mix covers a genre or two to help make it actually listenable. This year, there are four: 1. Rock/Indie-Rock; 2. Country/Folk/Americana; 3. Pop/Rap/R&B; 4. Electronic/Dance.
For the past few years, I’ve combined all the mixes into one Spotify playlist. So read on to see where the “breaks” are if you want to jump to a specific mix.
Thank you for listening, and thanks to my brother for the cover photo. His work can be viewed here.
Happy listening,
Adam
TRACKLIST:
MIX I – ROCK/INDIE-ROCK (80 min.)
1. Finally – CYMBALS EAT GUITARS // Pretty Years
2. Shut Up Kiss Me – ANGEL OLSEN // MY WOMAN
3. In a Black Out – HAMILTON LEITHAUSER + ROSTAM // I Had a Dream That You Were Mine
4. Your Best American Girl – MITSKI // Puberty 2
5. Ful Stop – RADIOHEAD // A Moon Shaped Pool
6. In Heaven – JAPANESE BREAKFAST // Psychopomp
7. I Can't Give Everything Away – DAVID BOWIE // Blackstar
8. 33 “GOD” – BON IVER // 22, A Million
9. You Want It Darker – LEONARD COHEN // You Want It Darker
10. Conceptual Romance – JENNY HVAL // Blood Bitch
11. Dog Years – MAGGIE ROGERS // Dog Years Single
12. Cry All Day – WILCO // Schmilco
13. Dopamine – DIIV // Is the Is Are
14. Kiss Me When I Bleed – WHITE LUNG // Paradise
15. The Getting There – PETE ASTOR // Spilt Milk
16. Dave’s Song – WHITNEY // Light Upon the Lake
17. Wanted You – TWIN PEAKS // Down in Heaven
18. Photobooth – PETAL // Shame
19. Headache – GROUPER // Paradise Valley EP
MIX II – COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA (79 min.)
1. Old Friends – PINEGROVE // Cardinal
2. I Have Been to the Mountain – KEVIN MORBY // Singing Saw
3. New Shoes – CALEB KLAUDER & REEB WILLMS // Innocent Road
4. We Should Be Friends – MIRANDA LAMBERT // The Weight of These Wings
5. Rich – MAREN MORRIS // HERO
6. Daughter – BRANDY CLARK // Big Day in a Small Town
7. The Last Hawk – SHOVELS & ROPE // Little Seeds
8. What It Means – DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS // American Band
9. Old Men Young Women – LORI MCKENNA // The Bird & the Rifle
10. Biloxi – HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER // Heart Like a Levee
11. Heaven – LYDIA LOVELESS // Real
12. Blue Rider – SCOTT HIRSCH // Blue Rider Songs
13. In Care of 8675309 – LAMBCHOP // FLOTUS
14. Highway Anxiety – WILLIAM TYLER // Modern Country
15. Behind the Armory – CASE/LANG/VEIRS // case/lang/veirs
16. Call to Arms – STURGILL SIMPSON // A Sailor’s Guide to Earth
17. Mele Kalikimaka – KACEY MUSGRAVES feat. THE QUEBE SISTERS // A Very Kacey Christmas
MIX III – POP/RAP/R&B (77 min.)
1. Ultralight Beam – KANYE WEST feat. CHANCE THE RAPPER, KIRK FRANKLIN, THE-DREAM & KELLY PRICE // The Life of Pablo
2. Best to You – BLOOD ORANGE feat. EMPRESS OF // Freetown Sound
3. Work – RIHANNA feat. DRAKE // ANTI
4. Dis Generation – A TRIBE CALLED QUEST feat. BUSTA RHYMES // We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
5. LA – DAWN RICHARD feat. TROMBONE SHORTY // Redemption
6. Daddy Lessons – BEYONCÉ feat. DIXIE CHICKS // Lemonade / Daddy Lessons Single
7. Solo – FRANK OCEAN // Blonde
8. UGH! – THE 1975 // I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It
9. Hallucinations – DVSN // SEPT. 5TH
10. Guwop – YOUNG THUG feat. QUAVO, OFFSET & YOUNG SCOOTER // JEFFERY
11. Summer Friends – CHANCE THE RAPPER feat. JEREMIH & FRANCIS AND THE LIGHTS // Coloring Book
12. Blk Girl Soldier – JAMILA WOODS // HEAVN
13. The Greatest – KING // We Are KING
14. untitled 06 | 06.30.2014. – KENDRICK LAMAR feat. CEE-LO GREEN // untitled unmastered.
15. Cranes in the Sky – SOLANGE // A Seat at the Table
16. Time – SABINA DDUMBA // Homeward Bound
17. Body – DREEZY feat. JEREMIH // No Hard Feelings
18. How Does It Feel – KAMAIYAH // A Good Night in the Ghetto
19. Police Get Away Wit Murder – YG // Still Brazy
MIX IV – ELECTRONIC/DANCE (76 min.)
1. Open Your Eyes – SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS // SVIIB
2. Tilted – CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS // Christine and the Queens
3. Florida – THE RANGE // Potential
4. Nautilus – ANNA MEREDITH // Varmints
5. Three Sides of Nazareth – NICOLAS JAAR // Sirens
6. Go! – M83 feat. MAI LAN // Junk
7. Ch-Ching – CHAIRLIFT // Moth
8. Do It Right – MARTIN SOLVEIG feat. TKAY MAIDZA // Do It Right Single
9. What Happened To Us? – SHURA // Nothing’s Real
10. Closing Shot (Radio Edit) – LINDSTRØM // Closing Shot Single
11. Tell You No Lie – FLOORPLAN // Music/Tell You No Lie Single
12. If I Was A Folkstar – THE AVALANCHES // Wildflower
13. Occupied – THE RADIO DEPT. // Running Out of Love
14. Higher Level (Bicep Remix) – ISAAC TICHAUER // Street Lessons Remixes EP
15. Arrive, Arrive – IAN WILLIAM CRAIG // Centres
#best of 2016#eoty#cymbals eat guitars#angel olsen#hamilton leithauser#rostam#mitski#radiohead#japanese breakfast#david bowie#bon iver#leonard cohen#jenny hval#maggie rogers#wilco#diiv#white lung#pete astor#whitney#twin peaks#petal#grouper#pinegrove#kevin morby#caleb klauder and reeb williams#miranda lambert#maren morris#brandy clark#shovels & rope#drive-by truckers
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Moonshine Lake; Ch.2: Friends
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Self-indulgent as hell AU fic about a boy meeting a fish creature and their unusual love story. Co-plotted with @jyagantz
Trigger Warnings: Homophobia, Bullying, Animal Cruelty, Drug Abuse, non-explicit Interspecies Sex
Unbeta’d, mostly written on mobile!
Akande was Jamison's first friend. The little fish boy - or mer, as his people seemed to be called - was a quiet child, balancing out Jamison's tendency for hyperactivity. The two kids mostly met when Jamison was alone at home or at night. They would either spent all day at the fountain or near the stream behind the house. Akande needed to keep his fins and skin wet to be able to breath on land. Jamison sometimes even brought a watering can with him for an impromptu shower. Sometimes Jamison brought food with him. Akande could practically eat anything growing in and around the water, but leftovers from last Friday's fish dinner were always appreciated.
Whenever they met, they would play together. Jamison never had someone to play with before, aside from the occasional game of badminton with his mother or a round of chess with his math teacher. Hide and seek was off of the line up of games from day one, Akande would hid in the deeper water of the fountain's basin. Very unfair, as Jamison couldn't exactly breath under water. They played Catch one night, running around the back of the garden. Catch often turned into wrestling, the childish version of it anyways, with rolling over the grass and trying to hold the other down. Akande often won. Despite his size the boy was surprisingly strong. But then again Jamison wasn't exactly sporty.
When they didn't play, Jamison would read Akande from his favorite books. The two argued sometimes about the stories. Especially the travel novels Jamison's father often brought home.
"This is wrong." Akande would argue. "My flock eldest knows tribes like those. They don't eat their people. But they eat mussels and that's gross."
Jamison believed Akande.
If Jamison would have been older than eight years, he'd probably questioned how a creature, that obviously belonged onto the depth of the ocean, was able to speak any human language, especially one as complicated as English. But through his childish naivety and awe he was able to figure things out for himself. Of course mers can speak the human language. They are exposed to them, whether they like it or not. Traders and explorers and hunters. Humans are not going to harm someone who spoke their language. And from what Akande had told him, his family has met a few humans before.
Akande told him more about his flock. They live in the oceans, never rest at one spot. But they always return to the rivers of these lands every few years. The waters here are warm and deep, perfect to hatch new offspring.
"I was hatched in the open!" Akande told one night, chest swollen in pride. "Almost got eaten. But I was strong enough to survive other fish trying to eat me. That's why I got this." He would point out a specific, rose-brown seashell on his bracelet. Like a soldier showing off his medals. Maybe he was a warrior after all.
"Why do you have all of those?" Jamison asked and eyed the seashells with envy almost. He always wanted to collect seashells when his mother took him to the shore, but she never let him ran through the sand in fear he might make his shoes dirty.
Akande picked on one of the pointy shells. "Token. My flock gives them away to show their love. Look." He turned his wrist, showing many shapes and colors. "This one is from Mama, this is from one of my brothers, this one is...my father's and uh, the one here...it's..."
The mer's voice, rough even for a child, became low and quiet. Jamison has seen this face often in the three months the two have spent together. He has also noticed, how the translucent fins on his neck have started to become pale and sickly and grey instead of a gentle blue.
The boy came closer and put his arm around the mer.
"You miss them."
The fish boy continued to pick on his bracelet. The single quiet sob was answer enough.
Children are often selfish people. Jamison often felt lonely despite being surrounded by people. Akande was the first person he could do things with he always wanted to but never could: Play, run, laugh, share. Jamison was a sheltered child, locked up in a golden cage. But he was at least amongst his own. Akande was far away from his family. From siblings and parents and other friends.
Children might be selfish, but they are rarely cruel.
Jamison spent a whole week on his plan. Hidden behind the bushes he used an empty barrel from Father's wine cellar and the housekeeper's tool box to knock wheels onto it. Why he would do that and hide the project out of sight from his parents, Jamison didn't explain to Akande. Until one night the blond boy came running, his usual pyjamas changed to tight boots and short pants. On his back was a bag, no doubt filled with food and in his hand a bucket. Akande blinked at him, once he poked his head through the hedge and watched the little boy fill up the barrel with the water from the fountain.
"What are you doing?"
Jamison grinned wide. "I'll take you to the shore! Duh!"
A trip to the shore took almost one and a half hours in a carriage. But he can't take the mer out for over an hour without water. And which carriage rider would actually take two little boys to the shore without pay? Especially when one of them had fins and scales. So they had to walk. But to keep Akande wet Jamison built him a Barrel On Wheels. Or BOW for short as he called it. The boy pushed and pulled the water-filled basin with his friend inside up and down the roads towards the shore, making their nightly trip long and tiring, especially for a little child. But Jamison worked himself through. Despite strained muscles and tired eyes, the boys managed to find their way to the shore by four in the morning.
The boys talked in between, but it wasn't like any of their other conversations.
"What are you even doing?"
Jamison paused. "I...I help you get home."
"You don't want me to stay?"
"Yes, but...you are sad and you miss your family. I don't want you to be sad. I rather help you get safe to a river before you hurt yourself."
"Humans like to lock us away to keep us out of the water, my father told me. You could just do that."
"But I don't want to lock you in somewhere! You need your family."
The sandy dunes were disturbed by the cool wind, the first sign of the incoming fall. The algae were dying and covering the surface of the enormous river and swam down the stream in a gentle pace. Jamison climbed onto a near-by stone to reach and help Akande from his barrel.
"If you follow the stream up you should find a way to the North sea in no time! May your family hasn't moved too far yet."
With sand stuck between his toes Akande watched the water move before he turned to Jamison.
The boys smiled at each other. And for the first time Jamison felt a sting in his guts, hard enough to start sobbing out of nowhere. He doesn't want him to leave. He doesn't. But he had to. He might die if he doesn't, he reasoned, and while the fatality of death has not real sunken into his childish mind, he still knew that this would be a worse fate to Akande than him loosing a playmate.
Akande, but a child himself, started to tear up. Within moments the two boys hugged each other, their tears wetting each other's shoulders.
Jamison laughed between sobs. "Fine warrior you are, you crybaby..."
Akande knocked against Jamison's back with a flat hand. "S-shut up! A warrior is allowed to be sad, too!" The blond boy laughed again.
"I...I will come back. Once my flick has new hatchlings. I'll go with them. And then we meet again and play. Promise?" the fish boy hummed against Jamison's shoulder and Jamison nodded, glasses clouding up from his tears.
"And...and I will read you more fairy tales. I promise."
They stayed like that for many minutes, before the mer, with weak shoulders, walked into the river and let the water float him down, waving after his human friend one last time before diving into the safe depths. Only now, knowing his friend wouldn't be able to hear him, Jamison let go, weeping loud and devastated. He kept crying all the way back home that he walked much, much slower and with a weight on his heart heavier than the barrel had ever been.
He came home at seven in the morning, greeted by his almost hysterical mother. Of course she had noticed Jamison's weird nightly activities, heard him talk to himself as if he was talking to another person. But having an imaginary friend was one thing, pretending to take said imaginary friend to the riverside shore to "set them free" and also stealing tools and one of Father's barrels for that was something else. Jamison was grounded for a week. As soon as Richard would return, Camilla would talk to him about the possibility of finding their son a doctor to talk to.
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VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
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