Forthright .'s Blog, page 145
April 23, 2020
LMM 120: Demanding Bedfellow
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially the one whose words can sway.
Chapter One Hundred Twenty: Demanding Bedfellow
Lapis really did talk in his sleep. And without his usual inhibitions.
Jacques emerged from a pleasant haze to discover his shirt missing.
Hisoka...
#SixFanarts Results, Part 2
Amaranthine Edition. Thank you for your suggestions! Here are the girls.
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Art by FoxOfTwilight
April 21, 2020
Mood Stripes 150: Pitiable
Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure especially for the compassionate one. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 150: Pitiable
A once-proud building sagged drearily. Beyond weathered. Probably abandoned. And Kagome wasnt sure if she was looking at the reason or a result.
Two blackened pillars flanked the shrine entrance. To one was chained the carcass of an unnaturally...
April 20, 2020
My Storytelling Style in Two Frames
House of Five Leaves. I am currently rereading the manga series House of Five Leaves by Natsume Ono, which is a historical story about an awkward ronin who bumbles his way into a group of criminals who call themselves The Five Leaves. When he stays (even after learning that theyre kidnappers who live off ransom money), he becomes their fifth member.
I first met Onos work as an anime, which Ive watched countless times. The music, the voices, the ambiance I find them calming. So Ill often have...
April 18, 2020
LMM 119: The Last Cookie
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially the one with too many secrets.
Chapter One Hundred Nineteen: The Last Cookie
Jacques lost his awe of Hisoka. They were just two chaps with questionable taste in literature and an appetite for chocolate-dipped biscuits.
Why...
April 17, 2020
Fortune Cookie Challenge
Far from Forgotten. Two deadlines and a quarantine caused necessary delays in getting all the details sorted, but I can now announce the prize winners of the Fortune Cookie Challenge. Thank you to everyone who posted personalized fortunes for members of the casts of the Saga & Songs! Luck was with these four, who were selected by the random number generator:
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Congratulations!
Honey, Lexie, Celia, and Lynne. If you would check in with me at always.forthright@gmail.com to verify your...
Mood Stripes 149: Cold
Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure especially for the steady one. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 149: Cold
Kagome waded clumsily up the stairs. Kohaku offered a hand to steady her climb.
Rushing water made it hard to hear, and the guys stood still and silent at the top, giving nothing away. Until they caught up.
Another new color.
The ashen gray of Sesshoumarus...
April 16, 2020
LMM 118: Changing of the Guard
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially the safe one.
Chapter One Hundred Eighteen: Changing of the Guard
Taking Hisokas place, Jacques watched with fascination as Lapis whiffled and grumbled and patted around. He knows Im here? he whispered.
Yes, certainly!...
April 15, 2020
#SixFanarts Results, Part 1
Amaranthine Edition. Thank you for your suggestions! Here are the boys.
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Art by FoxOfTwilight
April 14, 2020
Mood Stripes 148: Uncertain
Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure especially for the one with sharp ears. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 148: Uncertain
Kohaku slipped toward the door with a murmur about hunting.
Inuyasha looked to Sesshoumaru, and asked, Wanna?
Hnn.
Before they could get away, Kagome called, Wait for me!
Kohaku smiled and beckoned.
The rain had stopped, but leaves released...
