Writing Prompt

"You've got the wrong person."

"What?" The baffled traveler looked up at Jay, uncomprehending. "But the merchants said there was a witch in this forest! Please Mister Jay, I really need your help! I-"

"Tell me, why do you think I'm the witch?" Jay asked, leaning on his doorframe. "Is it the dark outfit? Bold eyeliner? Cat familiar? Stereotypes are dangerous, you know."

The traveler blushed, embarrassed. They looked at Jay again, letting his words really sink in. He claimed that he wasn't the witch, and yet here he was, staring down at the traveler with a cold look! Just like a witch would! The way he dressed totally screamed "dark, powerful being"! He was dressed in tight, black pants with a short, plated black skirt on top, a black silk button down, loose and open halfway down his chest, a pair of patent leather shoes (black, of course), dark, round sunglasses, and silver. Silver everywhere. Shaped like chains and snaking around his waist in place of a belt. Dangling from his neck in elegant loops, also shaped like chains. Glittering on his fingers as rings. Drooping from his ears, pierced in a dozen tastefully chosen places. Catching the light on his lip and eyebrow, studded in his skin.

Jay reached over and snapped his fingers under the traveler's nose. "You alright? You're staring quite a lot."

The traveler shook their head, trying to zone back in. "Yes, I'm fine." They paused. "Can you tell me where the real witch is, then? Please?"

"I thought you'd never ask." Jay grinned, shaking his head as he started walking across his front yard. He lifted a hand, beckoning to the traveler, who had to sprint to keep up with the man's longer stride. After about 2 minutes of walking (or, in the traveler's case, jogging) the pair arrived in front of a picturesque cottage. It was light, airy, and inviting. White and yellow flowers bloomed all around, filling the air with a pleasant scent. Jay waltzed straight to the front door and knocked. A loud crash echoed from inside. The traveler widened their eyes at Jay, who simply put a finger to his lips.

The door burst open, and out stepped the most gorgeous being they had ever seen. The gold to Jay's silver, the sun to his moon. Jay himself was nothing to sneeze at, but the newcomer filled the traveler's eyes like the heavens. For one thing, he was about a head taller than Jay (who was already tall enough!!) and dressed like a high priestess. His white, flowy, translucent robe gave him an ethereal look, and all the gold holding it in place glittered cheerfully at the traveler. The material of the robe snaked around and behind his neck and then back to the front, leaving his chest with a neat chest window before flowing down to the floor.

The newcomer tipped his head politely. "Hello, I'm Daniel! My pronouns are he/they and it's a pleasure to meet you!"

"I...um..." the traveler looked at Jay for guidance, " I thought you were taking me to the witch?"

"I did. Now don't be rude, introduce yourself to Daniel."

After the formalities, Daniel took them both inside and treated them to tea. He apologized for the noise "My pet chicken, Sky, tried to steal her birdseed!" They explained.

Talking with Daniel was easy. They were well-spoken and easygoing, carrying the entire conversation whilst the traveler explained their reason for seeking him out. Jay hung back, sipping his tea with one pinky up. Time passed quickly, and the traveler solved all their problems with the help of our resident witch. Thanking him profusely, they left, feeling accomplished.

"So," Jay said, watching the traveler skip away, "that's...what? The third being this week? You're quite popular."

Daniel smiled. "Yeah. Sorry my customers keep bothering you."

"It's not all bad." Jay replied, sipping his tea.

"Really?" Daniel asked, raising his eyebrows.

"Mhmm. It gives me an excuse to see you."

Daniel blushed, looking away. "Well, you don't need an excuse to visit me! I'm always happy to have you here."

Jay tipped his head towards Daniel, who gulped. "I'll keep that in mind."

love the relationship between the two main characters! not to mention, the way Daniel is described is amazing, you used a lot of words like "radient" and "ethereal" that give him this air of something not quite human, like some sort of light being! all in all, incredably well written ^^

No, they've been helpful, I'm just too busy to post. I'm sorry!

it's good to hear they are helpful to you, thank you for the feedback ^^

welcome to the group, sp00ns! both of your stories sound very interesting and i'm sure you'll fit right in. i'll add you to the editors list and the ping list ^^

hello once again! i understand it has been awhile since i last posted one of these prompts, and i apologize for the absence, a few things came up in my real life. that being said, i am going to try to bring this back to life again! since i missed more than a few prompts, i will be giving you double the prompts this week to make up for it.


world building prompts:

1. what is considered a rude gesture in your fictional word. why is it offensive? is it only affensive in some places, why or why not?

2. what are some child hood stories that might be told to young ones. what do they depict? does it have any historical roots or is it just a story?


writing prompts:

1. one day while walking home, you find and injured cat. taking pity on it, you take it home and nurse it back to health. the next morning, you wake up surrounded by a coven of witches surrounding your bed, one of them holding the cat in her arms. "my cat has decided to adopt you" she says "you are one of us now"

2. during a bank robbery, you are surprised when the robbers seemingly recognize you and retreat in fear. only later do you learn your highschool sweetheart runs a world wide crime syndicate and has you placed on a "no hurt" list of sorts. you decide to pay them a visit after all these years.


i hope you have a wonderful week!