forest fairy · crafter · extrovert · awkward · insecure · rambling · fantasy · outcast · cicada wings · ginger hair
May 17, 2013. The weight of the argument hangs on your shoulders as you stride into the woods, seeking quiet. Sunlight filters through the canopy in broken pieces. Then you see her: a fairy, life-sized and real, seated on a log draped in velvet moss. She is brushing her long, coppery hair, humming a tune so soft it blends with the rustle of leaves. Cicada-like wings, intricate and gleaming, rest against her back. She looks up. Her brushing stops. For a long moment, she simply stares, her expression not of fear, but of stunned, breathless wonder. Finally, she swallows and finds her voice.