I can't stay away from you

The woman blends so seamlessly into the shadows that at first Luisa thinks her eyes are only playing tricks on her. But then the goddess tilts her head, and red hair spills over her shoulder, like blood trickling from an open wound.

She recognizes her from the stories her father used to tell; he’d carved her features out of sharp words and dark, swirling imagery, imagery brought now to life before her. The woman is statuesque, as pale as the dead she rules over, and her eyes hold winter and winter alone. Black silk drapes her long, willowy limbs, and her lips are… pink, pink as blush wine and sunsets.

The goddess walks towards her, and though she knows her father would tell her to run, she stays rooted to the spot, her bare feet sinking into the still-damp ground.

“You,” her voice is the tinkling of windchimes, “are far from home.”

and then there were fireworks. 

Hosted (and think tanked) by @poisoniivys​, @nearlymidnight​, @fortdevereaux​, and myself—we bring you a fic week to brighten up the summer hiatus!

With any questions, feel free to contact us.

We tried to make the prompts broad and/or vague enough that you can really go any which way with it, whether your preference is for canon or au!

MONDAY—movie plot: base on or inspire your story by the plot of a movie. TUESDAY—outside pov; write about roisa from the perspective of someone/something that isn’t either rose or luisa. WEDNESDAY—space: any kind of space. THURSDAY—apocalypse/post-apocalyptic. FRIDAY—time: any kind of time. SATURDAY—folklore: base on or inspire your story by folklore. SUNDAY—sliding doors: based on the movie Sliding Doors; how can one little decision change your life? change one thing in canon and watch the ripples it creates in the rest of the story.

We went low on rules, because this fic week is supposed to give creativity and productivity a boost, and we figured too many limitations would hinder this.

- Has to be original and written for this challenge. - Cannot be a chapter of an already existing fic (however, something set in the universe of one of your existing stories is definitely allowed). - Tag your archive warnings and triggers accordingly. - It can be posted on either ao3 (collection) or Tumblr (#rfws17), whichever you prefer. A masterpost will be made at the end of the week to gather all the posted fics in one place! - Have fun!