RedHairedandFriendly
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The Curse and the Travelers
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At the end of this you can read an excerpt of a story I started one day. I haven't written the full story and I would like to see it continue. Since I don't have an ending, and I never write a forced story, but I write as I feel it happening, I thought perhaps it could be played out here. I think it is a good tale, quite full of possibilities, if you are into fantasy. If not, then it isn't your thing, or if you want to take a stab at something new, please fill free. I will not be writing the main female part, because sometimes another female would like to, but usually the author nabs it. If of course no female responds then I will write it.
The story will need:
The main female character: you may provide her name and her description.
The two main Princes: These men are twins, the elder is just a few minutes older then the other. The only difference is in the color of their eyes, so if you would work that in it will help. Only a slight difference... example... the original was: one brother had silver flecks in the grey coloring of his eyes while the other didn't.
An old woman: she is a trusted servant that befriends the lead, but is also loyal to both brothers.
Another female: ~ could also take the place of the old woman.. (can be anything from a lowly servant, to another Royal, or another person snatched in ways similar that the main female character was)-choose to write her as you will.. a love interest for a brother, or deceptive and wanting to be the chosen one.
Various other parts as we all write along.
The concept is that the two brothers love the girl, (of course). However, both brothers are nice and compassionate, unlike many fantasies where there is an obvious choice as to which brother the girl ends up with, this one won't be so easy. Since both brothers care for her, it will be up to the female lead writer to chose who she ends up with. Here is the twist... of course, there is a curse... (nodding your head yes aren't you). Come up with the curse Princes or I'll give you the one I had written out.
When the lead female marries the correct brother, the curse will lift. However if she chooses wrong then the curse will stay intact until the next generation is born, and then they have to travel and find their mate... etc...
Sounds complicated doesn't it.. Yep, but I'm tired of seeing the "let's just do it threads". I still want the romance and the sex, but many threads have lost the "woo" the woman and the "search" and "find" the perfect mate. So this one is up to the lead female and the two male writers. Both men will have to "woo" the female lead.... or decide they prefer to search out on their own for another. Not all posts need to be long and not all will be able to. Once conversation flows between people it is obviously difficult to write long posts unless you and the other person are in agreement for you/them speaking for you/them.
Any who... here is the exert.. If I get the interest then I'll post the excerpt in the IC thread and let the story develop from there. I have a second one also, that I will be sending up to the forum as well. Now, if your interested in how much of this story I actually got done before I stopped, then PM me. However, this could make you bias on how you write your version, then again, it may just cause you to think... hmmm... I would have done this differently.
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A lonely girl sits on the beach, the air caressing her skin. She ponders walking in and never coming back, to reach the island that she sees so far away has always been her wish. Now after many years she has begun to dream of the island. She knows no one else can see it out there, everyone laughed at her years ago when she first pointed it out to her parents. They could not see it. She realized this months later, so she kept her island to herself.
Another year goes by and her island is still there, she is now 18 and longs to travel. Her family never leaves their little beach town, but she wishes to. She only wants to go to one place.... her island. So she sits and waits. Unsure of what will get her there, but knowing something will. She tried a boat once, but she never got closer to the island, it was as if it moved further away or she just never moved.
She is now 23 and sits on her beach staring out into the ocean. The sun sits low and the moon begins its rise up into the sky. It appears different to her, brighter and larger. The wind stirs up the sand beside her and she feels a heavy presence weighing down on her. A voice on the wind carries itself to her thoughts. "Do you think it is time?" she hears the voice say and then another voice joins in. "Yes she is ready."
She feels her eyes close and her body slide to the sand. Her mind and her soul fall into a deep sleep. She doesn't feel the hands lift her up and cradle her close, nor does she feel the warm breath against her head or the strong chest holding her close.
"I have loved her forever."
"I know but you have been patient. Soon you will know her and she you."
The figures were never seen by anyone here in this world, and the girl was removed from everyone's memory as if she never existed in this time or place. They moved across the water skimming slowly towards the island that they had watched her from for so many years. They never made a footprint on the sand as they walked into the dense forest. The elder one waved his hand and the island was no longer there, but had become a room of rich colors and beautiful silk and lace.
"You must let her rest."
"But I long to hold her, she is more beautiful then I had ever imagined."
"You must let her rest. She is here now and soon you will know her, but she will have many questions, and she will be frightened to awaken with a strange man in her room."
"Ahh brother, you know that I am not a typical man. She will never have reason to fear me."
He laid her on the bed and pressed a kiss to her hair, "Sleep my love and dream of a world where all have awaited your arrival."
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Sappy huh? But it can go anywhere you, the writers take it. Another possibility is a narrator. Well PM me and I'll let you know what is available... I'll probably take a gander at your work, because... like many, I don't want to have peope that post then say 'eh... whatever...
Please fill free to post thoughts or suggestions here. RH&F
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