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Matched - Chapter 6 by ralph-waldo, literature

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Matched - Chapter 6

“Brielle,” Paul’s voice woke her from a deep sleep. She sat up with a gasp, looking around, expecting him to be laying next to her but he was standing in front of his closed bedroom door. She blinked her eyes at him, trying to get them to adjust. She didn’t think any amount of blinking could help her adjust to the sight of a giant man infront of her. “Try not to freak out okay?” Brielle sat up further, immediately freaking out “what? Why?” “Paul!” a womans voice called out from far away, banging on a door; his front door? “who is that?!” “You were sleeping in, so I decided to call Sarah and I ended up telling her about our...situation” he whispered, even though there was barely a chance Sarah could hear him “She...she just showed up. I told her you weren’t ready but she’s here and,” “Let me in Paul!” Sarah’s angry voice interrupted him and making Brielle jump. “She just wants to talk okay?” He took a step forward, clasping his hands “She wants to see you” “No” Brielle said

Matched - Chapter 5 by ralph-waldo, literature

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Matched - Chapter 5

Paul fetched her now dry clothes and handed them to her in the sink, letting her get dressed before carrying her out and placing her onto the left side of his bed. he went into the bathroom to get dressed himself and came out on a pair of sleep shorts and a plain, faded shirt. “You okay?” he asked, catching her staring at him She nodded and wrapped her arms around herself. Even though her clothes were dry, she still felt so cold. He grabbed his laptop and sat at the head of the bed on the right side, back resting against his pillow. “Okay,” he said, opening his laptop “how to break a curse” Brielle tried to lean over to see what he was doing but if she got any closer she worried he would see her and knock her over with his arm “pretty vague” he frowned, looking at the results “we might need to be more specific” “A true match?” Brielle suggested “True match curse...” he read out loud as he typed “do you think-” he began to ask as he looked down at her but then he stopped

Matched - Chatper 4 by ralph-waldo, literature

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Matched - Chatper 4

When Paul looked back into the water to find Brielle, she was gone. “Brielle?” he called out “Are you okay?” No response. He stood up now and quickly began wading into the pool, eyes scanning the water surface to find her. She told him she was a good swimmer! During his panic he heard a voice; Brielle’s voice. “Paul?” He spun around to where she was treading water to his right and let out a deep breath. “I couldn’t see you!” he huffed, not mad but relieved “Sorry” she winced “I was swimming underwater” As he walked towards her, he lowered himself down to his chin again, closer to her than before. “This curse,” he said “how do you think it’s broken?” Before she could answer, they heard a voice "Paul?" Paul whipped around at the sound of his name and stood up, sending waves crashing towards Brielle. She tried to duck under the surface so she didn't get tossed around but she was too late. "Paul is that you?" A man called out "Yeah!" Paul called out When Brielle finally

Matched - Chapter 3 by ralph-waldo, literature

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Matched - Chapter 3

Brielle sat there for a long time. So long that she began to feel more tired than upset. There was no sign of Paul coming back any time soon; she was pretty sure she heard the front door open and close not long after he left. Maybe he was gone. Good she thought. She deserved to be alone. For, as upset as his words made her, she knew he was right. She knew what she had been doing and thrust herself upon his life and treated him like a monster for it. A girlfriend. He had a girlfriend. Whom he was most likely in love with. She had to get out of there – before he got home. ~~~ When Paul got home, he tried not to immediately go to the room and find Brielle. He instead distracted himself with clearing up a few things – Sarah was due to come over in a couple of hours and the place was a mess. When he finally made his way to his room, he knocked gently before entering. “Brielle?” he called quietly, slowly stepping in, his eyes scanning the room for her. She wasn’t on the bed, or

Small pong - one shot by ralph-waldo, literature

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Small pong - one shot

“We’re playing small pong, want to join?” “Small pong? Isn't it beer pong?” Ethan asked as he walked up to the table. There were two giants at either end of the table and a group of humans in the middle “Yeah, but with the added difficulty of one of these guys” Jackson gestured to the group of four humans “waiting in the cup to batt the ball out! - hurry up and get in!” At his order, the group split in half and began climbing into the cups; two of the six cups on either side of the table now contained humans. “So, are you in?” Jackson asked “I guess so” Ethan walked up and took the spare place next to Jackson and opposite Paul and Rebecca on the other side of the table. He looked down to the cups in front of him to see who the humans were on his team; Josh from accounting whom he knew reasonably well, and a girl he thought he recognised but didn’t know her name. “I’m Ethan, I’m sorry I don’t know your name” he introduced himself “Thats okay, it’s Ivy. I sit with Amanda a few

Matched - Chapter 2 by ralph-waldo, literature

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Matched - Chapter 2

When Paul returned, plate of food in hand, it took a moment for his eyes to land on her. She had hardly moved, except now she was laying sprawled out on her back. Was she relaxing? Had she fallen asleep? As he slowly made his way closer to her, he realised her eyes were closed and she appeared to be sleeping – fitfully – like she was having a terrible nightmare. “Brielle?” he tried softly “Brielle?” nothing. He set down his plate and tentatively leaned on the bed and when she still didn’t wake, he made his way over to her, kneeling in front of her impossibly small frame. “Brielle” he tried again, more firmly but no response. Now that he was in closer, she seemed to be in pain, involuntarily jerking and wincing – what the hell was happening? Instinctively he ran a finger down her arm and quickly pulled away, expecting her to scream but nothing happened. Determined, he slid his fingers under now, his stomach fluttering at the feeling. He gently lifted her up, her limp body

Matched - Chapter 1 by ralph-waldo, literature

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Matched - Chapter 1

Brielle woke up but didn't open her eyes. Even though she knew the sun was up, she still felt exhausted and wanted more sleep. She rolled on to her stomach in the hopes that pinning her arms underneath her would help her fall back to sleep faster. She took on a deep breath to relax further but paused at her exhale. Strange. Her room smelled different... She breathed in again and smelled the same unfamiliar scent. Did she leave a window open? Still half asleep, she tried to analyse the smell. It was earthy, like pine needles and petrichor and, though impossible, almost reminiscent of boy. She tried to ignore it, still wanting to fall back to sleep, but what came next, she couldn't ignore. Movement. The sound of bedsheets moving, even though she hadn't moved. Her eyes shot open, and her stomach dropped. Grey. Grey fabric as far as she could see. She was too scared to move, frozen in place she tried to look around the room. A wall, kilometres away. A draped window with

Giant and the Zookeeper - Aug and Claudia by ralph-waldo, literature

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Giant and the Zookeeper - Aug and Claudia

Claudia’s feet scuffed the coarse dirt as she trudged her way up through the Veronian’s wheat field to the spot she desired, trying not to trip as she attempted to read and walk simultaneously. A few weeks prior, a flattened-out clearing had emerged in the west corner of the field and she had found herself absolutely enraptured by it. She only happened upon it because it was on her, what used to be usual, route to the top of the hill – a sweat educing 8km walk she tackled twice a week for some peace. When she found the clearing but 4km in it took no sort of persuasion to make it her new ‘place’. She had no idea why the clearing had been made, or squashed down so – perhaps a bad patch of crop? But she found it so peaceful. Knowing the clearing was approaching, she lifted her head from the book. In doing so she noticed the patch seemed darker than usual, as if occupied by something. Has a piece of farming equipment been placed there? She thought Had the famer come to restore the

Giant and the Zookeeper - Chapter 15 by ralph-waldo, literature

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Giant and the Zookeeper - Chapter 15

As they ate the delicious food before them, a heavy storm bloomed over the city of Veron and by the time they had finished their meal the rainfall outside had become torrential. Towards the end of the meal Gavin had been making quite a show about how tired he was and it was very clear he was wanting to leave but Amelia grew worried about the weather outside. “Are you sure it’s safe to be out in that?” Amelia asked tentatively. Over the meal they had scarcely shared but one remark to each other. “Of course, it’s fine” he scoffed and removed the napkin from his lap, placing it on the table. “Actu

The Giant and the Zookeeper - Chapter 14 by ralph-waldo, literature

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The Giant and the Zookeeper - Chapter 14

‘He made me wear this thing to remind me everything I gave up for you' Amelia pondered Gavin's words in the garden as she sat on the windowsill waiting for Gavin to come get her to go to Lord Aug’s, like the maid had said. What did he mean ‘everything I gave up for you’? Was it his life? Giving it up to be tied to her? His future romantically? The idea made Amelia’s heart drop. She thought he had had feelings for her. Did his Uncle find out? Is that why he was forcing him to wear a ring? Her thoughts were stopped short when she heard a knock at the door. She couldn’t respond; she couldn’t get the words to come out of her throat knowing it was Gavin on the other side. She was equally relieved and nervous when he opened the door anyway. The tension between them had been more than palpable, a rift forming between them greater than their height difference. Gavin’s eyes scanned for her on the bed, alarm flailing in them when he couldn’t see her. “O-over here” Amelia managed to choke out

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A Duet - One Shot

Laura was in her element. It had been weeks since she’d been at a live show and she was practically radiant. She was so enveloped by the music that in the excitement of it all she hadn’t realised to what she was holding onto. “Laura!” Tina’s voice finally carried over the music “You’re going to pull it out of my ear, it isn’t an ariel hoop!” Laura snapped back to reality and realised that the object she was using as an anchor to Tina’s shoulder was none other than Tina’s hoop earring. She quickly let go, but had to quickly grab on again when someone from behind knocked into Tin

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Deep breathing and groaning filled my ears as I neared the clearing. Stuffing the alder bark I had been stripping hastily into one of my many pockets, I pulled my huge trench coat tighter around my slim frame, and slowly slid my sword from it’s sheath, the steel hissing against the leather scabbard. Keeping to the shadows of the trees, I darted between the trunks. Swift and silent, I told myself, my heart in my throat. Steeling myself for the possibilities of what lay in the clearing, I checked the runes on my sword were clear, in case the deep breathing thing was undead. Probably some injured animal, but it was the predator that injur

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Ivan POV I don’t know what I was thinking when I just grabbed her and shoved her into my hoodie pocket. After the initial panic, it occurred to me that I could have asked her to hide while I dealt with this. She was so small that literally any corner or nook would do. Instead, I cringed at my knee jerk reaction to keep her close. A protective instinct to have her in my grasp over the thought of her cowering somewhere discreet in my house. She, other than being terrified, was probably going to be so pissed at me. Still, the tickling sensation of her in my fist was fascinating. I had only handled her with my palm mostly flat, and I never had grabbed her. I probably seemed monstrous to her now, holding her against her will. I was disgusted with how casually I could do that to her. The idea of her being vulnerable in the house while someone else was here was a thought I couldn’t stand. I wasn’t quite sure if it was a sign of problematic feelings or my protective side over her being

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Genevieve POV “So, what do you think?” Ivan rumbled from behind me as I jumped off his fingertips. I landed on his nightstand, my feet stinging slightly, and tried to ignore his imposing presence behind me. He still had to build some sort of apparatus for me to get to the top of the nightstand on my own, so in the meantime I had to put up with being ferried to the top. If I thought about it too much, I started freaking out, so I just dissociated the best I could as it happened. Healthy, I know. I also tried to ignore the creeping feeling that he liked holding me. He never said anything about it, but I couldn’t help but feeling like he did somehow. The bedsheets rustled as he shifted on the bed, sitting facing me on the nightstand. I looked at the changes he had made to the simple tabletop. The edges had previously felt like the brink of a cliff, but he had temporarily lined the perimeter with pieces of scrap wood boards. To me, they felt like a privacy fence, but I’m sure in

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Ivan POV Taking a deep breath, I unlocked the door and slowly pushed it open, juggling the groceries and other items I had bought in my other arm. I peered around the floor apprehensively, nervous to enter my own house. I had told Gen to stick to the walls if she still happened to be on the floor around this time, but what if that wasn’t the case? I had to be extra careful. She was so damn tiny. Just a little, breakable thing. I shooed the darker thoughts away and tried to muster up a friendlier voice than my usual gruff workday tone. I tended to be much more reserved and serious at work and in my pathetically small social circle. “Hey Gen? I’m back.” Genevieve POV It was pretty clear to me when he returned. Still on my lower shelf, I could hear the vehicle distantly in the driveway, its tires crunching over the gravel. I still didn’t know what he drove, but had come to identify the specific sounds it made. My heart began thumping with anticipation as the sounds

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GT: Silk Snare Chapter 4

I panted, my lungs crying for breath, as I doubled over my legs, holding my stomach and swallowing. Slowly, the stuttering pound of my heart began to ease, cold sweat beading on my face and neck. I wanted to cry, but I couldn't. I tried to rip the damn screw off my wrist but I couldn't. I couldn't do anything- the only reason I was alive right now was because he let me go, and probably because he sat and watched me run, the entire way home, because there was no way I had just outrun a being's reach. My heart hitched in my chest. If he watched me, then he knew where I went- where I lived- where I was right now. I swallowed, peering back dow

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I gasped, looking down my arm to see my screw-clad wrist, caught helplessly against the huge magnet in his fingers. All my breath left my lungs like a vacuum, my frame shrinking, as mind-numbing dread flooded me. My lungs trembled for air that just wouldn't come, my mouth hanging open in speechless terror, as I looked up, meeting his triumphant look pleadingly. I shook my head, in shock, in begging, in dread, the only word left swirling around in my shattered mind being 'no.' His brow knit incredulously and an amused smile pulled at his lips, as he scoffed, grimacing as if he was pained. “Come now,” he exclaimed, his voice liltin

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I pulled hard on my arm, held snugly by who knows what, in the tangles of a sea of silk that was closing in around me. I tugged with all my weight, backpedaling vainly against the silk shirt, as it slipped and slid beneath me. It was that- stUpid screw! It was caught on- something! It had seemed like a good idea at the time, to tie a screw to my wrist, after I had lost my long, sharp, bobble-headed pin. But now, with my head half-buried in mounds of silk and my arm completely un-budging, I couldn't understand what had gone wrong, and something had gone so wrong. I fought against the mysterious force, pinning my arm mercilessly within the fol

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The dollhouse- ch 11 Genevieve pov “Gen…” I heard my name resounding around me. Loud, but somehow soft at the same time. Groggily I began to pull myself out of the fog of sleep. “Gen?” Again. What was that? Who was that? Blearily, I cracked my eye open only to see bright light highlighting a dark silhouette in the distance. My stomach growled in response to the aroma of savory food in the air. I pushed myself up, hands feeling fabric that was simultaneously rough and oddly smooth. Enlarged satin. The memory of earlier came flooding back. Shit. That wasn’t a nightmare. I was still here and this was real. Shielding my eyes against the bright light, I sat up the rest of the way and rubbed my face sleepily. Taking a deep breath, I looked up and up. Up to the Ivan shaped silhouette, which was now coming into focus. I met his eyes but didn’t say anything. He took me in worriedly. “Are you hungry?” His voice boomed around me, seeming too loud after just waking, even though he spoke in a

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I love to think of a million different scenarios, write a story of said scenario, binge-write the story, get writers block, REAPEAT

Writing is my secret passion and I dont know if I will pursue it more or just stick to posting my stuff on the internet. either way I have so much fun writing and I was so excited when I found DA because now I have some place to share what I write and not fear about being judged. I get so excited when I see the amount of views I get on my posts, although I know others get much, much more, even seeing that a few people have seen what I have created makes me smile, so please, if you like what I write, comment, favorite, watch! it makes me so excited when I get feedback because I feel so special! so thank you to those that do!

welcome to my DA, I hope you like what you see!

P.S I'm not a promoter of hate, I dont care who you are, how old you are or what you've done, if you respect me, I'll respect you, simple at that

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yes my name is from bravest warriors, yes, I know, they're great!

PS my tumblr is ralph-waldo-hailstorm, sorry I can't put a hyperlink because I can't even

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Jul 26, 2019

The Giant and the Zookeeper - update complete

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Hi all! I recently decided I want to finish The Giant and the Zoopker, but first I wanted to edit what I already had up as I felt it was poorly edited and there were a few holes. I've now finished edited and have updated chapters 1-8 if you would like to re-read the new and improved version! Now I get to start working on the upcoming chapters - yay!! - Ralph

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ralph-waldo

Jul 24, 2019

The Giant and the Zookeeper update

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ANOTHER quick update on my rewriting of The Giant and the Zookeeper: I've decided I'm not going to officially upload it as a rewritten story - instead I'm just going to go into each chapter thats already uploaded and just edit whats there.  If that makes any sense?? Because the re-write really only consists of fixing up structure, flow and only changing some minor details. Once I've finished editing all the chapters I'll post another journal for those that want to read it! 😁

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ralph-waldo

Jul 24, 2019

REWRITE

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So just a quick update/heads up - I'm going to rewrite The Giant and the Zookeeper. I'm not going to change it completely, but it really needs some work. I would appreciate any tips on rewriting - dos or don'ts, or just general advice! I want to finish it as I have plans and ideas but I feel like I need to go back and touch it up before I do that - so watch this space!!

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VellowFellow

Nov 10, 2020

You haven't updated in a while, and I just want to check on you. You are okay, right? In these times you never know. You are my favorite GT writer on here, missing your stories! But I get real life is important too!

Much love!! Hope you are okay!

ralph-waldo

Nov 10, 2020

Thank you for your concern, it warms my heart! I'm okay, I have just had an awfully big year with work, medical diagnosis plus some fun things like getting a puppy! and due to low iron I have been constantly tired which just gives me writers block. I've been chipping away at a new GATZ chapter but have had no energy to find words. Desperately hoping I can get something out soon(ish)! Hope you are staying safe!

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Edited Sep 13, 2020

hey, you staying healthy and eating your greens?

(you doing good?)

ralph-waldo

Sep 13, 2020

All the greens - leaves, grass, even some green socks

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Feb 15, 2020

Happy Valentines Day
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Feb 15, 2020

Can't see the vid, but thanks !

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Feb 15, 2020

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