❝The cure for anything is salt water – sweat, tears, or the sea.❞ —Isak Dinesen

to robinwithouthoodie for making the absolutely STUNNING cover above; thank you so much!! this being the first fan art i've ever received, i'm especially grateful. love you!

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"TINKERBELL."

"Did you seriously just? I can't believe you just did this!"

"What? No--I mean, literally five minutes ago, someone knocked on the door and when I opened it I found this HUGE basket just full of mangoes... guavas... and these little egg-shaped oranges that I can't--"

"Ohh. Well, they're really freakin' tasty. Seriously, I just love this so much!"

"Smooth one there. Seriously though, how did you get it here so quickly?"

"Will you STOP pleading innocence for once?! Who else could it have been?"

"You didn't."

"We're a disappointment to our ancestors, apparently."

"George Orwell. And he wrote that book primarily as a human satire; it's not like he actually was trying to predict the future or something. Also, I thought you didn't graduate high school; how do you even know about that book?"

"Kinda?"

"Wow... it doesn't sound like you were especially motivated."

"Aww... what do you mean?"

"No... no, about no one else being nice to you."

"Aww, that... that really doesn't sound good... Are you sure you don't want to ta--"

"Okay... Tink."

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just thought i'd let all you lovely readers/fans know that this story has now reached #36 in short story! *stifles scream* aaaAAAHHHHH!!! i definitely couldn't have done it without all the incredible support! *passes out pineapple slices* love all you so so much and hopefully we'll have more updates coming soon!

tina