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STORY STARTER

Submitted by Jewelie Rain

A fairy has to do something to gain their wings.

Write a story about what your protagonist has to do to receive theirs.

The Wing Trials

Growing up in the forest I had always dreamed of earning my wings like the others. It seemed like an unrealistic dream for a girl from the southern edge to chose there wings over there magic.

My family told me that to become a warrior for the kingdom of the great tree in the northern edge was to dream of something impossible. They compared it to a fish wishing to walk or a bird dreaming of the o...

Jar Of Blood

One stab and it’s over.

She licks off the blood from the piece of glass she’s holding, rubbing off tiny drops of the liquid from her mouth with the tip of her fingers.

She wasn’t prepared today.

She lost her only knife somewhere far, deep in the woods, leaving her with nothing else but broken glass.

The jagged shard wasn’t ideal for what she had to do. Despite it being rough and perfect for ...

Ignore the terrible spelling.

How do you tell the difference between a spider bite, and a fairy bite?

In physical appearance they may look identical, but after youre bitten by a spider, youll be left alone. The spider will almost always feel threatened enough that theyll leave. But fairys? Its all about the week following the day youre bitten.

Day one, everything seems fine, apart from that annoying spider bite. You scratch ...

To Gain My Wings I Must

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When they turn 18 everyfairy must do a task to gain there wings,the task big some small it’s different for every fairy but they must do there tasks in order to gain there wing-“MISS periwinkle ! What happens if I don’t complete my task screamed a young fairy in the fairy school,”well they don’t ever get there wings,ever!” Then the butterfly bell rang “ok class dismissed” and rosemaita don’t shout ...

What We Have to Do

Fairies are depicted as having sparkly wings and pretty dresses.

They have magic wands with star tips that just erupts in pixie dust.

Fairies glow and frolic in the air.

Little girls dress up as them during Halloween, getting cheap material wings to emulate the real deal.

But how do fairies gain their wings?

Unlike what some think, fairies aren’t born with them. It isn’t like Tinkerbell wh...

Wings

A fairy has to do something to gain their wings Wether it be through pain and sorrow That you will forget far from tomorrow Or be it dainty and sweet For a fairy everyone wants to meet Every fairy has to gain their wings If they have to hurt another Help another If they have to do some extreme Or something very mean It really dosent matter Because every fairy just wants their wings...

In the Hood
  1. In my hood. skipping through the woods. carrying a basket. picking berries to eat. juicy and sweet. what a treat! but a girl. mustn’t dawdle. after all, grandma’s waiting

    1. after all, grandma’s waiting. mustn’t dawdle. but a girl. ...
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A Game Of Chicken

Birds were fairies' natural predators. They had sharp beaks to pluck the small creatures' limbs away from their bodies and claws to pick up their victims and wings to fly them to whatever vile place birds came from.

Oh, to fly. Many fairies long dreamed of being able to fly. To scatter their pixie dust in the eyes of birds as they flew circles around the feathery devils. To be able to take bites ...

Unexpected Induction

Note: When I was writing this, it should’ve but didn’t cross my mind abt the slightly clichĂ© comment of jumping off a cliff to
 end your life, so just a TW: No su!c!de, but it does mention jumping off a cliff. Just not in that way.

“Jump.”

I look at her like she’s crazy. “What?!!”

“Jump.”

I blink & turn to see if my bf heard what she said. “Did she seriously say-?”

“Jump?” He finishes, look...

Fairy Tale

“They make a huge fuss about it.”

Snail yawned and rolled his eyeballs.

“It’s supposed to be their coming of age trial. Each one is given a unique task. If it’s done properly, they get wings. But you would think they had survived a plague and slayed a dragon to hear them talk. As if the little tasks were such valiant affairs.”

“Of course, because none of them ever has to do anything actually h...

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