Sanders Sides Mini Stories/Oneshots

~🍄The Shaded Forest🍄~

Bruh I've been gone for too long 😳 I have no clue what happened but my stories, notifications, and homepage weren't loading or updating. I couldn't see what anyone was saying or doing and I was terrified I wasn't gonna be able to fix it TwT

BUT THANK FVCK I'M BACK AND AS SOON AS I CAN I'M GONNA CATCH UP ON SHIT!

So in celebration of FINALLY getting back I felt like a mystical summer-y forest adventure story was in order!

And who better to use than our fluffy glasses gays?

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"Logan! Look, I found a bone!"

"Really? What part of the animal is it from?" He replied as he peered at the object.

"It looks kinda like a jawbone, but I dunno for sure. Maybe from a raccoon. I'll clean it when we get home," Pat shrugged, gingerly placing the bone in the basket he was holding. Already it was halfway full with mushrooms, pieces of moss and pretty stones. "I found a few pieces of either quartz or agate by the creek."

"Ah, may I see them?"

"Oh, sure!" Patton said. He pulled a handful of small rocks from his coat pocket and placed them in Logan's outstretched palm. The little stones were mostly translucent, ranging from rust red to vibrant orange to clear. Most were about the size of a large marble. Logan picked one out and held it to the fading sunlight.

"From what I can tell most of these are agate. However, these three are quartz," he said after a moment of examination. He pointed out the quartz and handed them back to Pat. "The sun's beginning to set," he said as he squinted at the sinking ball of light. "We should only be out here for a few more minutes. Then we should head home."

"Gotcha! My baskets almost full anyway." Patton replied. Then he took off down the trail they were on. "I wanna check on the food I set out for Kippers real quick."

"Kippers? Your stray cat friend?"

"Well he's way too well groomed to be a stray, he has to belong to someone. I'm just not sure who. Oooh oooh wait, maybe he belongs to Saroise!"

"I'm not sure if forest fae adopt stray cats but it's probable."

"It's totally probable! She really likes animals. I mean, the little stone altar-thing I made her has a ton of little cat statues on it. She put most of them there herself."

"If you say so."

Patton just smiled and looked up at the sky. He skipped along the dirt path with his friend just behind him. After a few quiet minutes Logan heard snatches of Patton's soft angelic singing. The song was quiet, but the words could still be heard:

"There will come a soldier, who carries a mighty sword. He will tear your city down, oh lei, oh lai oh lord.

Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh lord. He will tear your city down, oh lei, oh lai, oh lord."

Recognizing the song (it was Patton's favorite), Logan discreetly joined in, whistling along to the second verse:

"There will come a poet, whose weapon is his word. He will slay you with his tongue, oh lei, oh lai, oh lord.

Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh lord. He will slay you with his tongue, oh lei, oh lai, oh lord."

The pair had reached the small clearing where Kippers's food dishes were. They both continued the tune as they refilled the stone bowls, both singing aloud.

"There will come a ruler, whose brow is laid in thorn. Smeared with oil like David's boy, oh lei, oh lai, oh lord.

Oh, lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh lord. Smeared with oil like David's boy, oh lei, oh lai, oh lord.

Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei oh lord. He will tear your city down, oh lei, oh lai~"

Patton ended the song early, humming happily and beaming at nothing in particular. He kneeled in front of the bowls and murmured his usual departing thanks to the forest (and his feline friend).

When the time came to go, neither noticed the pair of fae eyes that watched them from the underbrush. A sweet, warm wind blew through the trees, bringing the faint scent of honeysuckle and lavender. Then the fae smiled, and the eyes disappeared.

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Aaaand it's done! Sorry this one's a little shorter than normal, I plan on getting a second story (and maaaaybe a third one??? Who knows 😶) out in a few days.

Enjoy the fluff... while it lasts.

What? Foreshadowing?? AND a change of name???
I would never... 😈

-👻Ritzby👻