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[Ellette Giselle]

@freed_and_redeemed

Sure!!

Fires will rise to testify that 2+2=4. Swords will be drawn to prove that leaves are green in summer

[freedom]

@ellette-giselle and anyone else

 

this is just for fun…takes place several years before Freedom’s Fire takes place…and ugh I love it so much😭🫶🏻😂

 

She ensured Wolfgang and Lee were close enough to get to in case there was an emergency, but not close enough to the creek to get wet.

Reuben tugged on her dress. “Help?”

Eleanor kicked off her simple shoes. “Ja, of course. Ready…set…go!” She rushed—though it wasn’t much more than a quick stride—to the creek, quickly stepping into the cool water, clutching one of Reuben’s small two-year-old hands.

Reuben giggled and moved his feet in the water.

Laughter echoed as the boys pushed, shoved, and tussled in the water, Hans even joining in on their fun.

She released Reuben’s hand and crouched slightly, using her hands to splash water up at her husband.

Hans stepped out of the way with a chuckle. “Now who’s the “responsible adult”?”

“Being an adult means also being willing and ready to have fun,” she splashed more water, “and besides, you already got me wet with that bucket of water, so it’s only fair.”

He grinned. “I can get you drenched instead.”

She chuckled and stepped back. “You wouldn’t dare, Hans Theodore Baumann.”

She glanced over at Reuben, who had made his way over to his six-year-old brother Jakob and five-year-old stepbrother Adolphus, all splashing water at each other.

Before she could even blink, Hans wrapped his arms around her waist and back and held her down in the creek, keeping her face out of the water. He offered his signature, always somehow comforting grin and whispered, “There we go: drenched.”

Eleanor tugged on his shirt, pulling him down.

They both tumbled into the water with a splash.

Eleanor quickly rose to her feet and laughed. “Now who’s drenched?”

Hans scrambled to his feet, and she giggled, walking away.

He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her in for a firm but gentle kiss, releasing her just as Himmler and fourteen-year-old Fin Müller tugged a reluctant Dietrich off the grass and into the water.

Arndt giggled. “Daddy, see if you can catch me and Joshua!”

Eleanor stepped aside and laughed as seven-year-olds Arndt and Joshua rushed away, followed by Hans, who had a slow but steady gain on the two.

Water splashed up into her face, and she took a step back. “Ack! Johann Baumann!”

Her oldest laughed and rushed off, his cousin Leo—also chuckling—trailing behind him.

So many troublemaking boys…what was she going to do with them?

Eleanor smiled, clicked her tongue, and shook her head.

Oh, how she loved them dearly.

“What are you all doing?”

Eleanor turned and glanced up at her brother-in-law, who stood on the grass, arms at his side, worrying his bottom lip. She smiled. “Playing in the creek. Are you here to pick up the boys?”

Felix slowly nodded, glancing at her, then the creek, then her again, then back to the creek and the others.

“You wanna join?”

Felix shifted. “…I really should get the boys home, Hans.”

“It’s not that late,” Hans shrugged, “and you’re here earlier than expected. Why not have some fun?”

“I don’t know, Hans…”

“Fine, miss out,” Hans grinned at his older brother, “I’d bet you wouldn’t be able to stand the creek water for too long anyways…always were a baby about doing something exciting.”

His brother’s eyes narrowed. “Is that so?”

“Ja,” Hans stepped up beside Eleanor, “always were afraid to have a little fun, all because you knew I could take you on.”

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[Ellette Giselle]

@freed_and_redeemed

Oh fun!! I like it so much! I’d love to see something like this published so we could see into their past.

Fires will rise to testify that 2+2=4. Swords will be drawn to prove that leaves are green in summer

[-GRCR-]

@freed_and_redeemed

Ahh, I love that clip!! 😄 I sure love chill scenes where people/families are just having fun.

 

*sadly eats another scoop of ice cream*

[Keilah H.]

@freed_and_redeemed awww that was really cute.

"When in doubt, eat cheese crackers."-me to my charries who don't even know about cheese crackers

[Koshka]

@freed_and_redeemed

I’m…sad. They’re all so happy and wholesome, and yet I know how horrible they’ll be and its just-

*sighs*

*sniffles*

*goes to look for ice cream*

A cup of tea is cheaper than therapy.

[Loopy]

I have a mystery story idea but absolutely no clue how to write a mystery:(

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[Loopy]

Hehe unintentional pun

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[whaley]

@loopylin

*Bounces up and down because I just researched this* Make full summary of the mystery solution and the story behind it. Something like, “the old lady killed the doctor. She raised alligators in her home because she was a reptile researcher. She trained the alligators to do this, and this, and this. Her plan played out like this. She did it because her doctor told her to stop bungee-jumping and she hated him for it.” Then you break up all the information into little bitty pieces of information and make the protagonists work to find each piece. Literally make a list of which pieces they discover and in what order.

That doesn’t cover all the fun mystery elements like plot twists and red herrings. The twists and herrings make it feel like a mystery. But it helps to make up a list of information pieces for the protagonists to find, because then you have a coherent plot and all you have to do is work a little harder to make it unpredictable.

That’s what helps me, anyway, because I always feel like I don’t know what to do next.

I will make you lose The Game with me.

[Loopy]

@whalekeeper Thanks! That’s super helpful. I’m realizing that this is the kind of thing you need a really thorough outline for

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[Loopy]

Today on unfiltered thoughts from Loopy that nobody asked for:

I made myself sad at work today because I was thinking about killing off characters and then I started thinking about how not writing your characters in the first place is kinda a form of killing them because they never got a chance to live in the first place and now I’m really sad but also weirdly motivated to get some writing done.

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[Loopy]

Welcome back to unfiltered thoughts from Loopy! Today I have a question:

Is lava wet?

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[Three Ducks in a Trench Coat]

@loopylin

ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT! *dives into a volcano*

MARCIE! YOU MADE EGG SOUP!

[Keilah H.]

@loopylin I love those unfiltered thoughts lollll

 

As for the lava thing: I doubt it, the lava is too hot to have any water in it. If a person were able to withstand the heat and touch it, I think it’d feel more like liquidy metal or a smooth rock.

"When in doubt, eat cheese crackers."-me to my charries who don't even know about cheese crackers

[whaley]

@loopylin

and now I’m really sad but also weirdly motivated to get some writing done.

Be sad then!! *Shakes you to make you write more* I need a Lois x Fel scene as soon as you can deliver.

I will make you lose The Game with me.

[Author]

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