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[attr="class","threes"]number 13.

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[attr="class","merriwrites"]Every fairytale rewritten by others, ones that derailed from the original material, had happy endings. A princess like Cinderella would arrive at the palace in a dress made by a fairy godmother. Another princess like Belle would live in the palace with a beast until love prevailed one day, and the prince was no longer a hairy monster.

After watching a movie claiming to be a twist on the classic fairytales everyone knew, Lucas considered all this. He shut his eyes. From all his memories and knowledge of stories, he wondered if there would ever be a version of the story told from the prince's point of view. His mind, which spent all its time looking at money, numbers, and names, couldn't quite picture himself as a prince.

But... if he were a prince, his palace would be small and cozy. It'd smell of fresh linen and lemon. Anyone and everyone would be welcomed into it. He wouldn't wear a crown. He'd want to know who he served in his position of royalty. The walls, furniture, and clothes would all be his favorite colors.

He'd want the palace to be a safe place where fear, worries, and troublesome things like taxes didn't exist. His mom and brother would be cared for, and he'd be happy. Truly happy.
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[attr="class","merriwrites"]Flora spun around in her chair at the newspaper office. Her coworker laughed as she went around and around. Work was slow that day. She stopped spinning and rested her elbows on the desk, looking at the story she was supposed to proofread. An article about some research about something. She wasn't in the mood to sit and make herself learn some of the terminology and jargon.

The clock ticked on as Flora completed other menial tasks. With relief, she shut her computer off and said farewell to her coworkers. Tomorrow, she could work from home. Once she got home, she'd munch on snacks and play games until her eyes couldn't stay open. The only task she'd need to complete was finishing the proofreading.

Walking down the road back, she kicked at rocks and invisible things on the sidewalk. Her job wasn't terrible. She learned a lot from assisting in suggesting topics to write about and reading over her superiors' articles. It had been a year since she'd started working for the local paper. Yet, her degree in journalism didn't appear to be the key to promotion.

She sat down on a bench in the park near the apartment buildings. The sun was beginning to set, turning the sky into a painting. With a sigh, she stood up. Sometimes, she wished for something better, to go somewhere, to make a name for herself, but for now she would stay exactly where she was. There was no rush.
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    29. Coming Home[break]
    13. Palace[break]
    06. How Have You Been?[break]
    30. At World's End[break]
    19. Symmetry[break][break]

    27. Free Fall[break]
    03. Beloved[break]
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    04. Storm Warning[break]
    FREE SPACE[break]
    05. So They Say[break]
    22. Gold[break][break]

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    01. Conqueror[break]
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May 10, 2024 16:49:23 GMT said:
I've paused on my project to help a friend with theirs, considering it's a genre I actually like and WOW, the learning experience is real. It really helps when you have more than one head at work and bounce ideas off each other! It's also nice getting used to Jcink's control panel; dare I say it's personally easier to understand than Proboard's. :eyes:

This! Having been working more recently in the jcink control panel, I found coding so much smoother or at least easier to work with than recently when I did code something in proboards. It's interesting to discover how preferences have changed. Rp me of 10 years ago would have never stepped foot into jcink. 🫣
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Pulling for light cones is a joke but I decided to use my one 10 pull to try and get my Jingliu her light cone and now I'm sitting here thinking, why couldn't this have been on the character banner. I am still shocked 8D

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May 2, 2024 21:36:41 GMT said:
Do people still use emojis on forums or am I looking for a nice free set for no reason?

Some places that do texting or some form of communication will have emojis for the messaging or social media-esque types of posts. I think nowadays it depends on what their use would be. I like them! They're so much fun, especially if they sometimes get added to the discord too so you can use them in both places.
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Apr 23, 2024 23:03:08 GMT said:
I think I’m the one of the only people rn more excited for Wuthering Waves and not Zenless Zone Zero.

I'm already pre-registered for the May 23rd release date. I like several of the character designs. I'm going to do my best with this game to remain f2p. 8-|
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As someone who doesn't listen to T. Swift's music, listening to her new album, I have to admit that she does have a pretty good pen game. Some songs sound similar but there are 2-3 songs I've actually enjoyed.

Edit: One of the lyrics, "Died at the altar waiting for you" (or something like that) made me go, geez, wow :-/
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