Artist; Mieke Schneider
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Two identical infants lay in the cradle. “One you bore, the other is a Changeling. Choose wisely,” the Fae’s voice echoed from the shadows. “I’m taking both my children,” the mother said defiantly.
Once upon a time there was a peasant woman who was unhappy because she had no children. She was happy in all other things – her husband was kind and loving, and they owned their farm and had food and money enough. But she longed for children.
She went to church and prayed for a child every Sunday, but no child came. She went to every midwife and wise woman for miles around, and followed all their advice, but no child came.
So at last, though she knew of the dangers, she drew her brown woolen shawl over her head and on Midsummer’s Eve she went out to the forest, to a certain clearing, and dropped a copper penny and a lock of her hair into the old well there, and she wished for a child.
“You know,” a voice said behind her, a low and cunning voice, a voice that had a coax and a wheedle and a sly laugh all mixed up in it together, “that there will be a price to pay later.”
She did not turn to look at the creature. She knew better. “I know it,” she said, still staring into the well. “And I also know that I may set conditions.”
“That is true,” the creature said, after a moment, and there was less laugh in its voice now. It wasn’t pleased that she knew that. “What condition do you set? A boy child? A lucky one?”
“That the child will come to no harm,” she said, lifting her head to stare into the woods. “Whether I succeed in paying your price, or passing your test, or not, the child will not suffer. It will not die, or be hurt, or cursed with ill luck or any other thing. No harm of any kind.”
“Ahhhhh.” The sound was long and low, between a sigh and a hum. “Yes. That is a fair condition. Whatever price there is, whatever test there is, it will be for you and you alone.” A long, slender hand extended into her sight, almost human save for the skin, as pale a green as a new leaf. The hand held a pear, ripe and sweet, though the pears were nowhere ripe yet. “Eat this,” the voice said, and she trembled with the effort of keeping her eyes straight ahead. “All of it, on your way home. Before you enter your own gate, plant the core of it beside the gate, where the ground is soft and rich. You will have what you ask for.”
UsaMamo Week 2023 will be the week of July 23 - July 29! We’re posting these prompts early to help you prepare, and also realize by the time of the challenge that the Cosmos parts I and II will be streaming. We reserve the right to modify any prompts that may be “too soon” with Cosmos knowing the trauma about to befall our OTP.
See below for the daily prompts. Every day has two to pick from–you are not required to use both. You can utilize as many or as few of the daily prompts as you are inspired to do. We would love to see any form of creative works – stories, drabbles, poetry, drawings, digital art, webtoons, moodboards, photography, cosplay… whatever medium speaks to you!
Rules
- Usa/Mamo must be the central pairing
- Any rating is OK as long as you flag / label correctly
- All types of fanwork are accepted
- You can do one prompt or more; there’s no minimum
- Tag a Tumblr post with #usamamoweek2023 and/or @usamamoweek2023 to be reblogged by this account
- Add to the collection on AO3 and tag #usamamoweek2023
- If requested, we will share AO3 works on Tumblr
- Have fun!
Daily Prompt List for July 23 - 29
Day 1: Year of the Rabbit / Kiss Game*
Day 2: Royalty / Sword
Day 3: Love Letters / Poetry
Day 4: Beach / There was only one …
Day 5: Free day
Day 6: Crystal / Wings
Day 7: Midnight / Fireworks
*Examples of kiss games are the pocky challenge, spin the bottle, lady-and-the-tramp-style noodle eating that results in kissing, or something similar your characters have dreamed up!
Vaguely Threatening Twilight Cards Part II
certified iconic 24 hours
♡ Ms. Caline Bustier & her partner Gisele ♡
Miraculous Ladybug, s5 ep 22, Collusion
A break from swimming
[Image description: Illustration of a person and a mermaid kissing in a pool. The mermaid has dark skin, black to pink colored braids and a teal tail. The girl that kisses her has light skin, short wavy hair and wears a black bikini. The girl sits on the edge of the pool while the mermaid rest between her legs, hugging her waist. Next to them there is a water bottle, a towel and a ladder. End description]
This has probably been done before but here is my version of the barbie meme with these two losers