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Upcoming Valentine’s day

Lately I’ve been quite exhausted after work that I chose to draw to relax my brain. Consider this a spoiler, my friends. 😉

In my fanfic Forget-Me-Not, Candy and Albert will get married. My new illustration is an attempt to show that, as newlyweds, their bliss has just begun. For those who have not read the manga version might not know that Candy bought matching pajamas for Albert and herself. I did not make this up, and for your interest you can read my old post Matching Pajamas. 🙂

I’m asking for a contribution to my fanfic. This takes place in the morning in a bedroom, but not necessarily the morning after the wedding night. If you’re interested to participate, please write something based on this illustration — nothing explicit (at most PG13) and no more than 500 words — in the present or past tense, with or without dialog. One entry per person please. If you’re new to my blog, your comment will be put in a queue for manual approval. I reserve the right to reject any entry that does not meet the criteria.

The deadline is February 14th, 11:59 PM PST (Vancouver / Los Angeles). Whoever submits a writing that matches (or the closest to) what I have in mind will be the winner. I’ll announce by updating the post within three days after the deadline. When my story eventually gets to this point, I’ll re-post the entry and give the credit to the winner. 🙂

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Thank you moira78, Chiaroscuro, Sarah, Lynn, Elena, Gabriella, Avon, AnitaMyra, and Lakewood for participating! 😍 I’m incredibly humbled to have received your brilliant entries for this Valentine’s Day contest, and who am I to judge? In fact, I’m sure you’re all in agreement with me that the entries are top-notch! 👏👍 To those who haven’t yet read the mini-stories, I’d highly recommend them, but please do not read my comments below (I don’t want to spoil the fun).

moira78 – Well my friend, you’re a writer after all, because you could submit your mini-fic within a short time! I was truly impressed!

Chiaroscuro – I’ve enjoyed reading “Tranquil Morning…”, and it’s cute that Candy was jealous but thought about traveling with Albert. This reminds me of the ending of the Old CC novel.

Sarah – I like how you described Candy’s fond memories with Albert in the House of Magnolia and that they got engaged and married quickly with blessings from Aunt Elroy.

Lynn – Sigh… wedding gift of matching pajamas that actually fit them. 🙂 I love how your mini-fic began and ended at the same spot, but in between it was a bit of a history of how their love evolved and matured.

Elena – When reading your mini-fic, I felt like eating something sweet! Lucky Candy, isn’t she? Interesting idea that the newly weds chose UK as their home.

Gabriella – I can imagine how busy Albert could be right after honeymoon, but Candy got her driver license to be independent too! I like the anniversary gift and how your story ended. It’s touching!

Avon – I like that you introduced a spring cottage, and Albert as the loving husband offered to help at the annual charity event at his wife’s beloved orphanage. Like you said, they were a beautiful couple inside out!

Anita – It melted my heart to read that Candy was early in her pregnancy, and I love the playful interactions between Candy and Albert!

Myra – What can I say? The passion between the bride and the groom was palpable, and I like your imagination of their wedding, particularly how they dressed for the occasion and where it took place.

Lakewood – I like how it began with a question from Candy about when Albert realized he was in love with her. I also enjoyed reading how Candy became aware he was attractive with a fine masculine body.

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As in the past, it’s not easy for me to pick a winner, so I had to take a step back and rethink what I have wanted when I decided to ask for contribution. As mentioned above, it’s for my current fanfic in progress, so eventually the story will reach this point, and I will repost the winner’s entry. I set 500 words as the limit mainly because I would like the mini-fic to be more focused on the interactions between Albert and Candy at the current moment. I re-read all your stories again and again (I’m serious!), and I finally shortlisted Anita and moira78’s stories. It was a tough decision until I realized I had mentioned they were newly weds, so moira78, thank you so much for your contribution! Congratulazioni! Grazie mille❣️🥰

Il profumo delle rose gli inondò le narici, portandolo al risveglio, e Albert prese un lungo respiro tra i capelli di Candy. Adorava svegliarsi accanto a sua moglie e non capiva l’abitudine di molte coppie di dormire in stanze separate. Nello stesso letto potevano godere del calore uno dell’altra, abbracciarsi sotto le coperte, udire il respiro nel sonno e… molto altro. Con un sorrisetto malizioso, Albert ripensò alla loro prima notte di nozze e anche a quelle successive.
Era incredibile come si potesse sentire completo nel corpo di Candy, fosse stato anche solo per carezzare quella pelle morbida e setosa, baciarla fino allo sfinimento, guardarla mentre ansimava dolcemente sulle sue labbra. Albert si accorse a malapena che la sua mano era scesa dalla lunga criniera di riccioli fin dietro la schiena di lei, attirandola un po’ di più a sé, il desiderio che cominciava a fargli perdere la lucidità.
Era bella anche con quel pigiama a righe che la copriva in modo così casto, il gemello di quello che indossava lui e che avevano ripreso apposta dalla Casa della Magnolia. Ovvio, adorava vederla nella sua gloriosa nudità, ma quel dettaglio del passato aveva un valore quasi magico e profondo, che sanciva le radici del loro legame ai tempi in cui lui era solo uno smemorato e lei la sua infermiera.
Candy si mosse nel sonno e borbottò qualcosa che poteva essere il suo nome: Albert si sentì morire d’amore e decise di non svegliarla, anche se gli sarebbe piaciuto molto far l’amore con lei proprio in quel momento. Si alzò, pur riluttante, dal loro letto e si diresse in cucina per preparare la colazione. Si sorprese a canticchiare un motivo sciocco mentre rompeva le uova e faceva bollire l’acqua per il caffè. Presto, i profumi inondarono la cucina così come il sole la illuminava dalla finestra: sarebbe stata un’altra splendida giornata!
Il rumore di piccoli passi strascicati lo raggiunse e lui sorrise senza alzare gli occhi dalla padella: “Buongiorno, dormigliona!”. La salutò.
Si volse e catturò l’immagine di Candy che si strofinava l’occhio con il pugno chiuso come una bambina e sbadigliava. Quella donna che poteva essere una ragazzina e un’amante che vibrava fra le sue braccia lo avrebbe fatto impazzire, prima o poi. Non dovette attendere molto: lei gli si avvicinò, annusando l’aria e allacciandosi al suo braccio: “Come ai vecchi tempi?”, chiese accennando con il mento alla padella.
“Come ai vecchi tempi”, confermò voltando il capo per baciarla.
Fu un bacio breve ma intenso e Albert allentò la presa della mano destra sulla padella mentre Candy gli stringeva il braccio sinistro appoggiandosi al suo fianco per arrivare meglio alle labbra. Si staccarono col respiro un po’ affannato: “Credo che tu debba girarla”, mormorò lei.
“Cosa?”, chiese confuso, stordito dal sapore della bocca di Candy e dalla sensazione del suo seno, dietro al pigiama a righe, premuto sul braccio.
“La frittata. Si brucerà se non la giri”.
“Oh…!”. Suo malgrado, Albert si staccò un po’ da lei e, afferrando meglio il manico della padella, con un movimento fluido del polso fece sollevare la frittata e ricadere perfettamente dall’altro lato, strappandole una risata e un piccolo applauso.

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