a good day - the seventh moon

eyestrain's picture
You dressed me selfishly, then played the terror. A constant push and pull of panic and pretend impatience. I am ignoring you. Don't fall off my back while we're dancing, now. I haven't laughed so in ages.













Showing off for a little one, I tease an old friend.
I tease a dragon, just to try it. We play games with our clever feet and clever heads, laughing deeper into the forest.
He leads me to a clutch of stone eggs. His back is warm and smooth, and I doze in feathers.





All of this looks awfully familiar. Don't I know you?
Red red red. Didn't this mean something? Hm.
Aha, happy and laughing child. Look, my little insect. Haughty, mighty headdress
and one who
turns
their
head
every time I do.








My face hovers high above my head
There is a phantom in the forest with your name
An insistent child leads me about by the nose
a tower with a rabbit at its base
a loving couple sleeping sweetly
twins on the rocks and you there again, my friend, opaque but then you are a fawn, and not you at all
sleep paralysis i do not lay down to sleep, but everything fades to black
There is an old man trapped in a hole
two of his followers adopt me and I hold a shape-shifter as they disappear




i never saw beneath your mask
but I wondered about your face
are there crows' feet at the edge of your eyes from smiling?
Is your nose long and roman like mine?
What I wondered, dear stranger, is
are you me under there?









glad to see you little dancing partner glad to see you big black glad to see you familiar strange face but tired oh so tired just sleep and sleep



voice:











Laughing so hard... you little skull-faced butterfly and this one seems to hate the rain Won't you come inside? No? Oh little butterfly Until we meet again I love you An old brown stag of many colors is father today and mother right behind him leap into your belly after a long day a second comes to fill the emptiness left by the first This strange creature and I are becoming one what fun! you, you, you. knock heads. Rub necks. Walking your footsteps. What a mess. too tired to even move all our energy is blasting from our radiant halo




little brown creature (the first face I see) you smell good a white laughing face, I laugh a familiar face, crow faced friend where'd you go? yell TAG into Spyrre's ears matching pairs, matching pairs stable is The Red Why is everyone gone? What did I do? aletheia three smiles a desire to cover my face you were kind to me before please take care of me again i just want to be near you strange mushroom man and three smile my body is changing




Stomp the flowers, little fawn
crush them under hoof and flatten the whole patch with your body
roll with your friend on the vibrant blue petals
run with him through the forest, two bobbing lights in a dream world
tickle his cheeks with your fluttering eyelashes
because at any moment
you will be gone







The doe heard the faint pattering of the fawn's hooves. She knew someone was there, but who...she didn't know. Not receiving an answer to her question, though, she chose to see what the stars may say for whoever was out there.

Speaking a little louder than normal, she said the fortune for the fawn: "Ah, now I see that you are a mere fawn, perhaps you simply do not have the voice to come near. But I do see something for you, not short term but in the future. You will develop very well, and become a great deer, a role model, perhaps a leader if you choose to do so. But from there I do not know what you will become. There are many things that can affect your life, many choices that can alter who you will grow to be. Whatever path you choose, I want you to know that you will have little difficulty getting there."


Listening intently to her voice, head cocked,
the fawn's tail flickered
and the secretive smile starting from his eyes
made his face into a voice
that seemed to laugh
as he turned
and
dashed away

kicking up his legs with abandon.




At last
the stag
disappeared












THE FIRST brd APPEARED JULY 25th 2010
AND DISAPPEARED MARCH 29th 2011
"the heart as..." was read 6786 times.
THE SECOND brd APPEARED APRIL 14th 2011




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eyestrain's picture

That's excellent, thank you

That's excellent, thank you very much.

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Kaoori's picture

we saw you sitting by us as

we saw you sitting by us as we slept.

Thank you. <3

I believe one my little deer

I believe one my little deer Six slept beside you a couple of days ago near the Playground in the Birch Forest. It just popped into my head as I was browsing my screenshots!
Six wears the mini deer spell, orca mask, grey pelt and the black mini antlers... cant remember the name.
Solaya's picture

Awesome bio ~:3

Awesome bio ~:3

Avatar by Awentia, signature by Wildflowerdeer
eyestrain's picture

Thank you, Kaoori... It is

Thank you, Kaoori... It is too lonely to sleep alone. Did you also see that Wesker's antlers were broken?

Rhyolite, I look forward to seeing Six again.

Thank you very much Solaya, I appreciate you saying so.

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Unplugged's picture

Love your writing. Don't

Love your writing. Smiling Don't know how to describe but it definitely feels very intimate, personal and pure.
We had lots of fun with you today, thank you. Unexpectant.
Kaoori's picture

I did see they were broken!

I did see they were broken! When we all got booted offline, Wesker turned into an old deer.. D:
Ysrael's picture

&hearts; It surprises me how



It surprises me how relatable brd is as a character. There aren't any words I could use to properly explain how I feel when I read his thoughts ~
eyestrain's picture

Thank you, Ysrael. That makes




Thank you, Ysrael. That makes me sad and a little glad too. Sad because so many of these feelings should not exist for anyone.
But glad to not be alone.


I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Ysrael's picture

I think there's something to

I think there's something to be said, though, for those of us who do feel those emotions. Artistic sensitivity translates into sensitivity towards the whole world around us.
eyestrain's picture

It's kind of you to attribute

It's kind of you to attribute it to something like that.
Lately I think it is just because I am spoiled and have so many luxuries I can afford the privilege of such sensitivity.

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Serenai's picture

you change appearances, but I

you change appearances, but I know your scent.
i will never lose y-
You're a frog!?


I laughed. I needed that.

Anyway, I'd put off reading what I was sure to be amazing prose. You're certainly not disappointing me.

I have a terrible habit of quoting, I apologize in advance.

I tiptoe beside the lone stranger while he rests
the grass smells cool
I lie in it and listen to his breathing


I feel a sense of familiarity with Brd. This is a regular practice of mine, with the necessary changes.

... were you lonely too?


… This question stirs a lot up in me.

i know you now
the curve of your back
your smooth cheek
eyelashes
the red poppies i set above your ears
i know everything about you but your name

and when you disappeared
the butterflies
dissolved
around my feet


I don’t really have anything to say. It’s just… A word, or words, a waterfall of everything.

i stare at the tiny new shoots of grass between my feet
perhaps if it rained, they would grow.


I’ll stop now… I’m just… Oh, you know. ._.
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eyestrain's picture

It makes me really happy such

It makes me really happy such little things would stick out to you. Your cherishing of them gives it all meaning.
Thank you so much.

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Serenai's picture

I accumulated more. So many

I accumulated more. So many more it would surely take ten posts to contain them. Things that I ducked away at, things that brought me to tears, a few smiles but all the more apprehension.

I too can relate.

I'm not sure how I feel.

I'm glad you wrote these. I'm glad there is brd.
I'm glad I read.
Thank you.
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eyestrain's picture

Sleep well. I hope you feel

Sleep well. I hope you feel better soon.

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Ysrael's picture

I understand that feeling all

I understand that feeling all too well, eyestrain. It's easier to simply blame ourselves for unhappiness, and to be honest I'm still struggling with that way of thinking, myself. Every time my thoughts go too deep they always return to a place of guilt for feeling a lack of gratitude for everything I have.
But, somehow, sometimes I feel that it makes me appreciate things more, even though I don't understand how to show my appreciation.
Serenai's picture

I did, and do. Thank you. I

I did, and do.
Thank you.
I can't help but feel well-wishes do something.

Edit: I can appreciate the deep simplicity of the latest entry.

An old one lends me the star over his head.


That line lends a sort of... The entry is full of dis-ease, but that last line is a small act of comfort. It gives the feeling of "everything is not yet well, but there is something to make it worthwhile."
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I understand now why Brd ran

I understand now why Brd ran away from Ravus and Geisha earlier today... the antlers?
But it was nice to rest with you under the mushroom. Maybe the antlers were useful to Brd as umbrellas?
I'm so happy to track this, now.
eyestrain's picture

@Ravus- I don't believe I

@Ravus- I don't believe I know you. Sometimes it is all a blur.

Thank you again Serenai. It may get longer, I tend to write my entries in pieces.

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Serenai's picture

Thank you for that heads up.

Thank you for that heads up. I'll be sure to keep watch continuously. I wouldn't want to miss anything. c:

Also, I agree with the comment below me so vehemently that I didn't think I could say it without some explosive result.
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The Forest Monk's picture

I hope at some point, I get

I hope at some point, I get to meet this deer.
Very interesting.
I

I'm sorry then; taken out of

I'm sorry then; taken out of context my comment must have been really confusing. Please disregard it, except for the part that Brd's tendency to lie next to sleeping deer made me smile today, and I'm glad to have this page on my track now. Smiling
eyestrain's picture

Thank you Serenai,

Thank you Serenai, Arrowcrest, Ravus.

It's alright not to watch so closely, Serenai.
And I see now, Ravus. No need for apology, I simply forgot about that. Thank you for your company.

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Serenai's picture

It's... In my nature, to

It's... In my nature, to watch. Thank you, again, for that... Though I'm sure I'll be hovering around all the same.
Such a nice place to hover around, so long as I'm no bother. ♥

Brd seems... Fuzzy, this evening.


I drew Brd, the other day. An image came to mind, and I couldn't resist. I wish to perfect it, to make it nicer as best as I can, but I have not yet the tools to do so. Nonetheless, I hope this silly gift of mine can be given to you soon.
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eyestrain's picture

Never a bother. It doesn't

Never a bother. It doesn't have to be 'perfect'... I'm happy that you would make it, thank you very much.

Fuzzy, hm? haha

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Serenai's picture

Ah, again, I wrote a reply

Ah, again, I wrote a reply and it was eaten. -u-

Alright. Let's try this again! Such a shame I'll never get the old wording back, but out with the old and in with the new. -u-
I'll try to recreate, and what I can remember is supposed to be.


Not perfect in the quality of lines. Such a thing, I don't believe, exists quantitatively. Perfection, rather, in portraying the essence of the subject. The soul, if you will, in its full being, meaning, essence. Purity of vision.

Yes, f- "Fuzzy" is in the writing itself. I hadn't seen that.
He seems... Fluttery. And I know that's in there. He seems very extreme in his emotions, though not according to the usual usage of the term. Rather, his emotions seem to be shak extremes, like the opposite sides of a canyon. Perhaps he's somewhere on a tightrope between the two, yet also swept up in this alternate state of consciousness almost like a dream.

Brd has always seemed very emotional to me. I've always felt... He's always seemed troubled to me, like he's walking in a world of shadow, trying to find his way.

It's part of his appeal... That unease of nature, but also part of the... Lightly heartwrenching reaction I get from him. There's this feeling of sadness, loneliness, utter unease and lack of surity (I'm not sure if that's a word.) around him, like a dark fog in which he is trapped. I love him for it, and feel great sadness because of it.
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eyestrain's picture

I'm sorry it made you sad. I

I'm sorry it made you sad.

I think you're right about a lot of it. I came to this forest for the novelty and I have stayed seeking comfort. brd is my unguarded and illogical heart. The forest is a safe place for him.

I wish you good luck in finding the right lines. It's very difficult sometimes. But it's also surprising how much some people can understand even if you don't get them quite 'right' to your mind's eye.

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Serenai's picture

Many things involving him

Many things involving him leave me feeling... Sad, dissettled, upset. But there is no need to apologize, because I can see it is of his nature...

Sadness is momentary. I would give years of sadness so long as I had company, others in some way or form.

I... Hesitated to make the case that you, too, feel like I described him. You've made it yourself, stating he is your "unguarded and illogical heart." Hearts are, quite reasonably, illogical. They're... Beyond it. Such a shallow thing no longer applies. And to be unguarded...

Some would argue that is the best thing possible.

If this is the case, you are sweeter than I had ever previously known.

But this doesn't surprise me.

Thank you. I'm sure I will. They always come, when they're supposed to. And if not, something better comes.
That's the blessing, that somehow we understand even through these mixed up messages. I'm glad.

I've been exhausted the last three days. I don't understand why. I've been going to sleep early, and sleeping for a long time, and yet still sleep tugs at me so early. Perhaps the time change, though it started the second day...
Unusual. I'm sure it works out for some reasonable and beneficial end.
Good night, Eyestrain.
For the moment.
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eyestrain's picture

Try to keep to a schedule of

Try to keep to a schedule of sleeping at night and being awake all day, even if you're not at 100% it's better to keep going through the motions of what needs to get done.

Thank you...
I don't really know how to respond to your praise.
Pardon me, I'll try after I've gotten some sleep.

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Serenai's picture

Yes, I... Try. My sleep

Yes, I... Try. My sleep schedule often gets completely messed up. It has for years. Despite beig a pain, I sort of enjoy that chaos...
And of course, the attraction to staying awake all night is hard to resist sometimes. vnv
I'm shamefully bad at maintaining a good sleeping schedule. But it's worked out so far. The tired should go away soon. I always find my way to homeostasis eventually.
For the moment, I should stick to that routine, though.

Ah, it is unnecessary unless you are so compelled. I make a point of expecting very little. Actually, I try to expect nothing, neither good or bad, and simply observe what comes. Another work in progress.

I hope you slept well. c:
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eyestrain's picture

I did. I've been a partial

I did.
I've been a partial insomniac for years so I can understand your situation. It's so important not to let yourself slip.

I think you do deserve feedback because you take the time to write, but it's difficult for me to generate a lot of words. The best two I can think of are "thank you".

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Serenai's picture

Somehow, with me, it works

Somehow, with me, it works out. Or has thus far. What can I say for tomorrow?
But if I spend my time worrying over tomorrow, I'll miss today.
My best friend is an insomniac. I stay up with her, too, when she has homework. She has more than any student should, has to stay up all night all week sometimes. I keep her company, so the misery doesn't get her as badly.

Take your time, then. I'm patient, almost too patient, if such a thing exists. I hold no expectations.
The fact we agree upon that simple notion would surely be enough for me. -u-
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shaku's picture

I'm not sure when you posted

I'm not sure when you posted that entry (the 4th?), but I just now saw it. It's so, so gorgeous.

Just
for a moment

you let me be your antlers while
you slept.


Not surprisingly, my favorite lines. Those last two were especially strong. So much meaning and emotion packed into such a small number of words.

eyestrain's picture

Thank you very much, Shaku. I

Thank you very much, Shaku. I struggled a lot with those. I still feel like there is a more elegant solution. But it makes me glad you would pick them out.





I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Spyrre's picture

At last I managed to meet him

At last I managed to meet him in forest yesterday... Thank you for your company. <3
Sorry that I wasn´t very active, was having very bad lag again.
eyestrain's picture

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I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Serenai's picture

That screencap is so... Cute.

That screencap is so... Cute. ♥

And the writing to go with it! ;u; Ah, I'm even happier now.

And what an adorable collection of question marks. ♥
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eyestrain's picture

I'm glad you're happy. The

I'm glad you're happy.
The question marks were once symbols almost like brd's name... but I forgot the limits of this forum.


-----
napkin sketch from last week

you never got out of the rain

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Serenai's picture

I see. I like them as

I see.
I like them as question marks too.

That's... Oh, you're so sweet...
I'm in love with that, you know.
So...
... Pure.
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eyestrain's picture

You diligently give me too

You diligently give me too much credit.
Thank you, Chanelle.

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Serenai's picture

No such thing. My pleasure,

No such thing.
My pleasure, Eye. c:

Being in the forest is so odd now... Nice, though. It started snowing.
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Verycrazygirl's picture

The secretary pelted doe was

The secretary pelted doe was my OOC deer, Vee.
I've wanted to meet and hang out with you for some time, sorry if we're a bother, you didn't seem very playful haha. ^^;

eyestrain's picture

Not a bother at all. Thank

Not a bother at all. Thank you for your company.

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Unplugged's picture

Hello. I just wanted to say

Hello. I just wanted to say I'm sorry we've let you down today in this way.
eyestrain's picture

Huh? Neither of you have

Huh?
Neither of you have anything to apologize for, truly. You've never done anything but good for myself or brd.
I am very grateful.

Is everything alright?

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Unplugged's picture

You're such a caring and

You're such a caring and thoughtful person. Smiling Yes I am completely alright, thank you. I just wanted to play with brd yesterday but for some reason my mood abruptly decided to hit rock bottom and I didn't want to do anything anymore but stare off into space alone; I felt as if I've let you and brd down because of that. Thank you.
eyestrain's picture

You didn't let me down. It's

You didn't let me down. It's all alright.
Please just make yourself happy, and if I can be there with you, all the better.
I really hope the bad spell passed quickly.

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
eyestrain's picture

weird night

weird night


I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Serenai's picture

Weird night indeed. Stop it,

Weird night indeed.

Stop it, stop it all of you. I don't want any of this.
Why would you want this?

The water stings.
Something pulls me from the mud. I know I must end this.

I run my cheek over the cold bone of his face and a shudder of revulsion snakes down my spine, into my feet.

Don't hurt anymore.


Oh my... God...
I have no words...
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OkamiLugia's picture

Love this last entry. The

Love this last entry. The stranger was my Ryuu. I guess he just decided he couldn't just ignore those two's possessiveness and Brd's discomfort x3