mistressofmuses' fic

Written for the ninth day of the 2017 "Holigay" prompt challenge.

The prompt was: "You are out with your S.O. ice skating on a local lake but due to unfortunate events, the ice cracks and you fall through. However, you quickly realize it’s not water underneath the ice."

Summary: Tabitha is determined to find out who has placed signs warning people away from her favorite ice skating pond, and why they'd be trying to keep people away.

Fantasy/sci-fi.

( Thin Ice )

Written for the seventh day of the 2017 "Holigay" prompt challenge.

The prompt was: "Two or more of your characters have just realized they didn’t get anything for each other for the holidays! They all rush to the nearest shopping center, coincidentally on the same day, and desperately attempt to not let them see each other. Or, if they do see each other they try to play it off real cool like and try to hide the presents."

Summary: Jesse, Natalie, and Yvette all wind up at the mall, attempting last-minute shopping for their partners... without getting spotted.

Fluffy, slice-of-life.

( What Were the Odds? )

Note in 2023: This is my other favorite of the pieces I wrote for this challenge. It was fun, and I enjoyed all three of the characters, even though I'd just created them for this prompt.
A lot of the challenge's prompts lent themselves mostly toward fluffy fills, which was on-purpose for the whole seasonal cheer thing. Lots of them were also specific enough prompts that they mainly also suited slice-of-life sorts of fills, which are rarely something I write... yet I *did* really enjoy this one.

Written for the fifth day of the 2017 "Holigay" prompt challenge.

The prompt was: "Your characters meet at a coffee shop and bond over their shared hatred of peppermint flavored drinks. When they leave, one of the characters is pretty sure they’ll never see the other person again, but guess whose number they find in their pocket?"

Summary: Brenden ducks into a coffee shop for a drink on his way to class, and meets a very cute stranger.

Fluffy, slice-of-life/meet-cute.

( Holiday Special )

Written for the third day of the 2017 "Holigay" prompt challenge.

The prompt was: "Pick 3 (or more) elements and incorporate them: a children’s game, a box of matches, a blizzard, a spell book, betrayal, a torn letter, a secret someone already knew, trick handcuffs, tinsel, an overfull suitcase, a safe haven that doesn’t feel safe." [Italicized are the ones that at least make a passing appearance.]

Summary: Fleeing from a bad situation at home, Kenna has little choice but to seek refuge with their boyfriend Daniel, and Daniel's partner, Gabriel. In addition to a literal port in a storm, they might just wind up with a guardian demon.

Some angst, slightly dark fantasy.
TW for a mention of domestic violence, and themes about familial rejection. And blasphemy, I guess.

( Truth or Dare )

Note in 2023: this is one of my favorite stories I wrote for the challenge, but I think it needs some cleanup. The one person who read it didn't come away with the right conclusion about what Gabriel is, and just in general I think it could use some improvements. But I like the central theme I went with, and still think it has some potential, ha.

Written for the first day of the 2017 "Holigay" prompt challenge.

The prompt was: "Two of your characters are going ice skating. It’s not a date – they swear it – but everyone, including their friends, thinks it is."

Summary: Aiden definitely doesn't want to call this a date with Carter. After all, Carter didn't call it one. If he did call it a date, then he might have to face the disappointment of finding out it's not.

Fluffy, slice-of-life.

( Ice Dating )