From brilliant vermillion to deepest violet, hand-dipped feathers began to rain over Plumeria Square. It was the day all of Aviana waited for with bated breath, the opening day of the mating season. Well all of Aviana except for Dido, in her dingy maintenance flock, she waited for opening day to be done.

Once she had a spark of excitement for the season when marriage-minded men competed for the ...

Roses are an ancient symbol of love, passion and romance and they are so overdone. There are no flowers at this proposal, only boats filled with jewels of every colour.

The more expensive the proposal the more chance this stranger will say yes.

Today is the day our Prince is choosing his spouse, a huge day of celebration and it could be anyone in this crowd.

He rides on in on a chariot pulled ...

Palms sweating. Hands clammy. Nola was crying from inside out. Yet no emotion showed in her face. So dissociated she was from the rest of the world. She didn’t realize the many people crowding to get a first glimpse of her. Why was she so scared? After all she had already knew her fate.

A rock julted the the golden laced carriage removing her from her thoungts. A simple look out the window turne...

On the 22nd of July the proposals we have all been waiting for, took place. Michael Robinson has finally names the bride to be after many years of anticipation. And the way he did it, did not disappoint.

Mr Robinson has been the talk most memebers off society over the past decade, and rightfully so, he has won 6 community service awards and has taken part in every awarding ceremony over the last ...

The simmering rays of the sun’s unforgiving morning light beats down through the dome over our city as if our method for protection only maginifies its ire.

Growing up, I’d thought that was why the sky crackled – it was baking under the heat just like we were.

It wasn’t until I came into my powers, while ironically running from physical education class, that I’d learned the truth.

No one was a...

I gently pulled the pins out of my twin sister's dark, rich hair to let her curls fall gently down her back. She stared absently into the mirror before her with a small smile on her lips, most likely thinking of the past 48 hours. She took a deep breath and met my eyes, "It hurt me to let those men down, but I just couldn't marry them."

The past two days had been filled with horse-drawn carriage...

It was the third full moon of the 17th year of King Solo’s reign, which meant today would be good.

After months of waiting, Freya’s proposal would finally be fulfilled.

“It’s hard to believe today is actually the day,” Sage said, hooking her arm through mine.

We walked together to the town circle, awaiting the magic to come. Other villagers stood around, conversing with each other.

Finally, Fr...

Sitting inside the place he loves to visit 

**I was watching outside and everything started to feel slow and all I can hear was the fast beats in my heart , sitting in a place everything felt so numb , the ice cream I like doesn’t taste the same , I was there but I felt like I was somewhere else , a place so numb and dark , everything was so quiet the city horns were nomore irritating, my open...

The clamoring started to fade until you could hear every throat cleared in the ballroom.

Vince tapped his fork against his bottle of whiskey so hard, I thought it was going to shatter.

“Shut the fuck up!” He yelled into the crowd, “except for you,” he said, pointing to a woman with wavy, espresso hair framing dangerous cheekbones and fire engine red lipstick.

“Will you marry me?”...

‘I propose a toast to the morning sun’ Teacher says this every day and we yawn the expected response ‘We promise to do our best today’.

School drags on as ever, then the Unicorns proposed we stop for a feast. For us that meant lollipop sandwiches while they went outside to munch on grass.

Soon there would be the handing out of spells. One day I will get mine right, I am meant to be making a ra...