kalloway @kalloway@fedibird.com

Even if I don't manage to write anything for the ~handful of prompts I see daily here on Fedi, I do tend to jot them down with notes.

I suppose this will just be a thread of belated prompt-answer short fiction?

Ignore or enjoy at your leisure!

#FanPrompt (12/21 Abstract, Rage of Bahamut)

Mino stretched and thanked her neighbor again before slipping around her table and heading off to finish browsing as much of the book fair as she could.

She'd already bought all the books she absolutely needed, along with a few little goodies and some abstract-patterned stationery.

But that didn't mean there might not be surprises waiting!

Three tables later she had more books and new friends and still two more aisles to go. She was absolutely surprised!

And thrilled!

(And discovered a new ship, too!)

Weatta looked from the order she'd been handed, back to the knight who'd brought it, and then to the order again.

She had already begun to prepare for the holiday market, despite it being months away, but...

What she held was a royal order for her work!

She knew the colorful lantern being described; she remembered selling it to a handsome young man.

But she hadn't realized that had been the second prince!

"I'll be on my way," the knight finally said, not hiding her amusement.

"And I'll get to work," Weatta replied, smiling as well.

#MastoPrompt

Comary walked through the still of the night, their feet making no sound in the fresh white snow. The bitter wind of the evening had ceased and the sky had cleared, though Comary paid no heed to the stars sparkling in the ink-dark sky.

They did not pause in their duty; they would not-

There was a sound, faint, and Comary paused.

The snow crunched beneath their feet and the wind ruffled their wings as they sought the source.

And as they tucked the striped kitten into their heavy white robes, Comary looked to the endless sky and smiled.

#MicroPrompt

"That one," Matari said softly as they pointed at a short, squat pot with a vibrant blue glaze and a matching lid with a little loop of a handle.

"That one?" The potter seemed surprised but nodded and reached for it. Around them, the holiday market was crowded and noisy. But in Matari's presence, there was a strange calm.

"I'm glad," the potter continued. "Nobody ever seems to see it."

Matari smiled; this was clearly the pot they'd been waiting for. They reached for their coins to pay...

"I'm sorry that I've taken this long to retrieve it."

#wss366