Seasonal Prompts

The crisp air of fall had quickly transitioned to having an icy bite as the days got ever shorter. Tsuga found himself envying the other dinos who sported hides thickly layered in warm feathers that he could only imagine made the winter chill lose most of its edge. They probably didn't find themselves shivering whenever a blustery wind came howling by. Well, his body was just tough enough not to need that; at least, that's what he told himself when he began to wonder if finding his way ...

On cloudless nights, the sky has always been graced with a spectacular view of nebulae and countless stars. With human cities long left dark and void of pollution, a view like this is common, but no less breathtaking, as an arm of the Milky Way painted a bright streak into the near cloudless sky up above. The full moon illuminated the ground below in a soft, cold light, keeping most at ease and safe from dangers otherwise lurking in the shadows. Mute stood motionless on a small rise ri...

Something about that frosty air in early winter put an extra bounce in Mistletoe’s step. Every day of fall brought her closer to her most favorite season and it was finally here! Her pale blue eyes were alight with joy, a shiver of pure delight running down the young Para’s spine as she wandered her way across the island, taking in the sights and enjoying every moment. With no particular destination in mind, she eventually found her way into the outskirts of...

The cold, humid air enveloped Grackle’s body as he crawled out from his nest under a fallen tree. The moonlight reflected off the bright white markings developing on his face, pulling his attention for a moment and startling him. The air was cool and heavy, and it crept under his feathers to make him shiver. He wasn’t used to the chill. He had grown accustomed to the muggy hot weather, the searing heat near the fires, the lava spilling into the sea and sending up scalding steam. Hi...

There was a cold nip in the air as winter breezes had started to drift in over the islands. The dark brown and black male utah knew staying inside was best for him, seeing as he had no feathers to keep him warm during these cold nights, but he couldn't help himself. The clear skies exposing all the twinkling stars in the distance had him enthralled, and unfortunately it was mostly during winter that he could experience them this well, as the darkness could be almost abyssal before the snow fe...

Humla was not usually much for being curious or to explore the unknown, but she had so many questions about everything. About all their plants, their origin, what the labs were originally intended for. She had dragged her adoptive brother Salmiakki along as well, as she did not want to go alone. He was usually very supportive of all her endeavours, but this time he was only tagging along because he was worried that she might stumble upon something dangerous. They didn't know what could...

Rascal is a brown, dark pointed piebald anteo who surely lives up to his name. He's mischievous and often up to no good. Today was, of course, no different. He had discovered that if you dip a stick in lava, it starts burning. A bigger stick means more fire, but a whole log would be too heavy and ruin the fun. He was on the hunt for a perfect branch to dip so he could spread some chaos.  As he entered the nearby woods, broad steps and all, he spotted another anteo in there in a very s...

It was dry air down in the corridors of the lab, it tasted old and recused. Many dinosaurs before them must have breathed this air. The Dacent moved carefully as the spiked tail swung behind him. He didn’t really think too hard about how unhealthy this air must be at this moment. Having passed through so many lungs. It would only cause him a panic if he thought too closely on it.  Behind him were two female Carnos....

“I told you.” The brown Tapejara with the white, huge markings said. Skäck had a huge grin on his face as he passed by the skyscraper. It wasn’t impossible for him to land on the roof of the skyscraper but the winds were so perfect at the moment that he preferred to glide above the two Utahraptors. “The view up here is amazing!” “Wow!” The female, spike...

“And don't come back until you've found dinner!” Dozer's parting words rang in the three juveniles' ears as they trudged into the forest away from the Pachy village they lived in. “Who does he think he is?” Raspberry grumbled, kicking a rock and making it skitter across the forest floor. “An adult who's stronger than us?” Alkonost suggested. ...

To be at the top was just a feeling that you could not compare to anything else. On top of a mountain or a skyscraper. It didn’t really matter. The feeling of the wind was different. The feeling you got in the pit of your stomach as you looked down upon the earth so far below, incomparable. At least that’s what Lumier thought. That’s why he had climbed the mountain. To feel the feeling. The sight before him was a bonus.  “This is w...

Ariadne | AberrantKapro 276 Words   The white, banded atopo was determined, perhaps more than ever, to get to her destination. She had decided that the top of this waterfall was going to be her place of relaxation of the day, but how she would get there in the first place, she was not sure. She tried climbing some slippery, alae covered rocks, but as expe...

After they had been granted passage to the surface, as a truce had been established, the world felt so much bigger to the three iggies, and the air was so much fresher compared to the cramped dome because while it was ventilated, it was far from the same experience. Anaconda, a brown pinstriped iggy with piebald, was taking the lead up a rocky mountain that the trio had decided to explore. While she was not necessaril...

Haoran | Dillyweed 322 Words   Haoran panicked as the fire engulfed the floor to his left side. He didn’t know what he needed to do. The heat was scary, the bright flames that blinded him was scary. The way the smoke clogged up his airways. Everything was scary. There was nothing he could do. “HELP!”...

Moraitz looked at the fire in front of him. It was almost as if the flames danced. Enticingly so. He couldn’t really keep his gaze from traveling over the bright colours. “We have to run.” He heard the voice beside him, but it didn’t reach him. The green oviraptor was attempting to push him forward but he stood still. The flames had started so small and just a few gusts of the wind had managed...

The alpha labs.. A sight Deacon had hoped to never see again and yet, here he stood. The gates had opened for them once, and it seemed they were still standing as open as they did back then. He did not necessarily fear the labs, but he respected them. Rumors about Nidhogg getting out alive were still occasionally going around, Deacon himself did not know whether it was true or not either. He just hoped that he wouldn’t stumble upon him, if he was indeed alive....

All three of the Carnos had met at the base of the mountain for the first time. It hadn’t been planned, rather it had been an accident that all three of them stood before each other. At first they had simply stared at each other. None of them breaking eye contact. Sizing up the Carno in front of each other. Waiting for any of them to make a move that could be considered suspicious.  In the end all of them collectiv...