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an exploratory short piece wherein Caleb learns his mistake.
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24 Nov 2025
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so i will find you again, kiss you for lonesome folly by kaboobkimono
Fandoms: The Owl House (Cartoon)
08 Nov 2025
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Philip reaches for the bottle of chamomile and breweswort and lathers a few drops on his hand before massaging it into the boy’s hair in gentle motions. He combs the boy’s hair with his fingers, trying to shape it into something familiar that tugs at his heartstrings. His brother has always styled it in a few ways, but often defaults to just tying his hair back as it is the most convenient. Philip twirls a lock of hair on his finger, and he distantly misses braiding this hair of wheatgold. Maybe he should tell this Grimwalker to grow his hair out.
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Empgoldweek prompts 3 & 4: family, ritual, hair
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20 Nov 2025
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Hunter spent his time in the library, when his schedule allowed it. He was an intelligent boy, and some of his skills rivaled those of adults. He was well-known as the prodigy wherever one might look. Children strived to be like the Golden guard, and their parents admired him too - he was a perfect role model, an ideal that was easy to believe in, a hero for those who sought hope and a slither of protection against the wild witches. On Belos’ opinion, he was a predictable boy and the worst liar of all his grimwalkers.
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26 Oct 2025
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Hunter and his uncle have a nice little dinner to celebrate his birthday, sadly the boy's feeling a little faint afterwards.
His uncle is so kind to lead him back to his quarters or so Hunter thinks until he wakes up in the dungeons about to be disciplined for a recent failure.Day 2 of Empgold week! I chose both Drugs and dungeons from the prompt list :D
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26 Oct 2025
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More names got called. The sound of the sigil carving itself into scales, flesh, fur, and slime made shivers prickle down the back of Hunter’s neck. He wondered what it felt like; quick and painless, most likely. Though their faces were hidden by masks, no one conveyed otherwise that it was especially painful.
“We already know the emperor’s little protégé got in.” A demon beside him in line whispered. “I wonder which one he is? Probably that first pipsqueak who went up.”
Voices shushed them.
Deep under his generic Coven Scout uniform, Hunter shrunk in on himself. His eyes unwillingly trailed up to Belos reclining on the throne. Was he bored to tears, or was he waiting with equally bated breath for Hunter’s name to be called? Did he care at all, really? Hunter couldn’t tell from his body language alone.
What would Hunter do if he didn’t get into the Emperor’s Coven? What would be the point of anything? What use could he be to Belos at all?
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