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  • Archive Re: Island Magic

    "What are your dreams?" Mister Alexander asked Hild. "Aspirations?" Hild flopped down onto the counter. "Noooo," she groaned, "that would require me to think of the future. And I don't ...

    Nov 7, 2023
  • Archive Re: Island Magic

    Rounding the corner of a food stand, Lyall screeched to a halt, narrowly avoiding bumping into a beaming Clarity. "Oh, hello!" Clarity said, in a bright tone. "I was just ...

    Nov 7, 2023
  • Archive Re: Island Magic

    "Tell me he's still alive!" Lyall pleaded, panicked as he ran up beside Kaz and the filming crew. "He's still alive," the cameraman answered, sitting on his knees as he ...

    Nov 4, 2023
  • Archive Re: Island Magic

    With the festivities and chaos in full swing, Hild opted to sit on the sidelines at the tables first. Just to observe, really, once it was revealed they were secretly ...

    Nov 4, 2023
  • Archive Re: Island Magic

    In a blur of glittery bits and flashing lights, Lyall fell back on his bedroom floor. The coffee in his hand once again spilled on the ground next to him. ...

    Nov 1, 2023
  • Archive Re: Island Magic

    After another long call catching up with Kaya, she sweetly told Lyall he looked half-dead at his desk and that he ought to sleep. They exchanged soft "miss you's", then ...

    Oct 30, 2023
  • Archive Re: Island Magic

    " Hold it lower ," Lyall said, leaning in to squint closer at the laptop screen. " Keep going, keep going-- No, that's too far. " He waved both hands ...

    Oct 25, 2023
  • Archive Re: Island Magic

    For awhile after breakfast and running circles around the living room, Buster crashed for about an hour. This gave Hild plenty of time to clean up after cooking, tidy up ...

    Oct 25, 2023
  • Archive Re: Island Magic

    The next couple mornings after Alan's recovery were starting to feel... different, simply put. Not worse nor better. Just different. ...Maybe a bit lonely. By the time Lyall finally roused ...

    Oct 23, 2023
  • Archive Re: Island Magic

    Waking up in the early mornings really wasn't so bad. In fact, he became accustomed to it back home once he started working under Geoff more regularly. Lyall considered himself ...

    Oct 20, 2023
  • Archive Re: Island Magic

    Peeking out from inside his room, Aaron scanned the hallway. When that came up with nothing, he listened intently for any activity downstairs. Complete quiet, save for the fluttering of ...

    Oct 18, 2023
  • Archive Re: Island Magic

    It didn't take very long for them to decide on a place to eat. In the midst of a comfortable conversation, they simply gravitated toward a hut that advertised Thai ...

    Oct 18, 2023
  • Archive Re: Island Magic

    Hild had just opened the bread from the fridge when there came a musical knock on the front door. Curious, since she wasn't expecting company, and she was fairly certain ...

    Oct 17, 2023
  • Archive Re: Island Magic

    Lingering by the bottom of the staircase for just a moment longer, Lyall idly bumped his hand to the railing as he half-listened to the Alvaros diving head-first into some ...

    Oct 16, 2023
  • Archive Re: Island Magic

    Airhorns blared, then the Island Magic theme played overhead as ukulele-playing crabs wearing leis crawled across the screen. Shay jumped into Mel's usual chair, spinning for good measure before pulli

    Oct 15, 2023


People say I love you all the time - when they say, ‘take an umbrella, it’s raining,’ or ‘hurry back,’ or even ‘watch out, you’ll break your neck.’ There are hundreds of ways of wording it - you just have to listen for it, my dear.
— John Patrick, The Curious Savage