Valentines Stories

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Okay, I'm made of fail I know.

I haven't been around lately because I've been at my girlfriend's house all week (went there after school and was there all this weekend until Sunday afternoon). Oh, and V-day was our 4 month anniversary. <3

Anyway. There would have been something a million times better, but. Yeah. Just shoot me, because I've been fucking up lately so whatever~ :]

There's not really anything here.

Happy Valentine's Day, people! I really do love you all at Kairuu.
And no, I'm not gonna give you a Luvdisc or anything like that. Just no.

So how about, instead, you all write about what your characters did on Valentines Day? This is sorta like a prompt, and I'll give you a few mind-joggers in a moment.

For each character you write about (they must be your own; they can be current or in-progress or even NPC characters), you'll get 1 ♥. These aren't real items so don't actually put them in character inventories, but they'll be used later. Eventually. For what? I'm not telling you. Really it's because I don't know yet, but I have my own idea right now. And anyone can participate (even me, for once, wtf?).

If you write about your character by them self (for the most part), that's the typical 1 shard. But if you write a longer, more involved prompt about your character and someone else's, going on a date or whatever else (ohbby), then you get 2 shards.

*Post a new post for each story, don't post them into one longass post, please thanks.

Ideas
Here are some inspiration-shakers that might help you get started. You don't have to follow them exactly, but you can if you want to.

1. What did the character do on Valentine's Day?
2. How was the character feeling the entire day?
3. What sort of gifts did they receive for Valentine's Day?
4. What were their Pokémon doing for Valentine's Day?
5. Who else, besides a romantic partner, did they give a Valentine's gift to, and why? What was their reaction?
6. What was the worst Valentine's Day the character ever had?
7. What was the best Valentine's Day the character ever had?
8. Is the character crushing on someone? Who? Are the emotions returned? Why/why not? Does the other person even know? If not, then why?
9. Has the character ever received unwanted attention from someone on Valentine's Day that they just weren't interested in?
10. What was the most corny thing that ever happened to the character on any Valentine's Day they've lived through?
11. How does the character feel about Valentine's Day?

And yeah I'm sorry I'm late. Sorry I'm a luzr. Whatever. P: I'll try to think up something super fucking amazingtacularistic to use the hearts for later. Hinthint: White day, perhaps next Valentine's Day, Halloween, other holidays? We'll see. I DUNNO BLARGH.

Oh but
I don't think giving you guys something would be cool, because it's not like they're useful right away or whatever. I mean, really? And there are too many Pokémon that exist around here, anyway. So take a rain check for this one and just write out cute Vday stories, because it'll DEFINITELY be worth it in the end. Except only maybe. Eh.

Besides, you should want to write anyway. ;3
Because you are all amazing. <3

*You can write more than one for each character.

[Lara]

A faint sigh whispered its way into the open as the young eighteen-year-old trudged through the white snow coating the walkway. Eyes lidded and downcast, his attention was focused more on the small scrap of paper in his hand than anything else going on around him. The few people who chose to share the path paid him no mind - those in pairs were intent on each other, filled with bright smiles and cheery laughs; those alone were hurrying along, secret grins betraying the hidden parcels for their own loved ones. It was as if he was the only one in the world not enjoying a Valentine celebration...

"Stop pitying yourself, Abel," he muttered to himself, biting down on his lip as he continued to stare down at a photo of a young woman. "You had your chance, and you blew it. You weren't good enough..." It was clear that the photo was worn, and had been folded many times over in the course of its existence.

She had been smiling, when the photo had been taken. Laughing at something he had done... or was it something he had said? The memory was foggy, overshadowed by events that had transpired long after her happiness had been caught by a camera. He had reached out and stolen that day from his own thoughts by being so greedy, to want it in picture form... but at the time, he had only wanted a way to remember that smile forever. He hadn't been willing to trust his own memory, and so his mind had betrayed him.

He had begun to chew on his bitten lip, the despair hidden away reaching an almost overwhelming level as he was swarmed by half-hearted events from the past, things that could never be again. And it was all because of him. He had loved her so much, had thought she loved him in return, and yet... it had fallen to pieces. And, unable to face his own fear of rejection... he had run.

A single drop of water fell and splashed over the girl's face, blurring the details without a second thought. He hurried to refold the photo and tuck it into his pocket as drops began to follow. "Thank you," he whispered quietly to the sky, who was starting to cry the tears he could never shed.