forum Someone save me from my boredom

Started June 16, 2020 by @Elder-God-Jacks347

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The next morning at breakfast, Angel's hair was messy and she was wearing the same clothes as yesterday. "So, what do you want to do? We have free time until lunch." she asked as she scooped a spoonful of cereal.

"Honestly? I was just planning on sitting by the lake and drawing. I mean, it's a pretty good view and I brought my sketchbook for a reason." He bit into his toast, only half awake.

"Cool! I didn't know you could draw." She leaned on the table, her eyes sparkling with admiration. I've finally found another artist! This must be fate! Not that she believed in fate. She was just so excited.

"Yeah, neither do most people here." He chuckled. "I mostly stick to realism, though you may find a few anime doodles in there every once in a while."

"I usually just do random patterns. Every now and then I'll do some cartoonish fan art or something." she replied as she finished her food.

"I like doing sceneries. They calm me down. Although I do have a few drawings of people. But not many." That was because he only drew people that he really cared about. In that list of people he had his parents, his sister and Mama Jill.

"Yeah. You know that one painting by Vincent van Gogh? 'Starry Night' I think it's called. I love that one!" She loved all kinds of art, but that piece was one of her favorites.
(I'm not doing so hot rn, so my responses might be short and far apart. Sorry.)

(It's all good! Take your time!)
"Really? Hmm. Interesting." He finished his toast and grabbed his bag. "Well, I'm heading down to the lake. Don't wait up." He gave her a smile and a wink before heading out.

(Thank you)
She froze up and blushed a fierce pink when Jay winked at her. She managed to shake it off after a second and when she caught up with him, playfully bumped into him. "You are really fast."

"Thanks, I try." He chuckled, strolling through the campsite down to the lakeside. He took a deep breath, already feeling calmer.

Angel ran and sat down on the edge of the dock, dangling her bare feet into the water. She sighed in content, relishing the feel of the cold water on her legs. It was a nice contrast to the morning summer heat. The red sun was still low in the sky, oranges, yellows and pinks flying about in the clouds.

He took a seat behind her, up on the grassy hillside. He pulled out his sketchpad and quickly flipped to a new page, instantly setting to work drawing the scene in front of him. He only hoped that she would stay there so he could get her in shot with the beautiful sunrise.

(Dude, that made my day. So wholesome.💜)
Every now and then she would swing her feet back and forth, and hummed some catchy tunes she had heard on the radio as she smiled up at the sky. "It's really pretty. I'm glad we woke up this early. Aren't you?" she sighed. She had always been so amazed by nature's beauty. It surprised her at every turn.

(Gotta have some good wholesomeness in there)
He didn't answer, totally absorbed in his sketchpad. He focused in on details, trying to make it look as realistic as possible. He wanted it to be like a photograph come to life. He chewed on his lip as he worked, eyes constantly flicking from the page to the scene in front of him and then back down.

When she heard only the chirping of birds instead of an answer, she looked over her shoulder to see Jay busy with his sketchbook. She couldn't help but give a small smile at the sight before turning back around.

His lines were quick and sporadic but still clean and accurate. It didn't take him long to finish the linework. It was the color that was going to be an issue. He took a few quick color swatches, mixing his colored pencils and gel pens together to get a deeper color so the image would seem brighter and more lifelike.

After a few minutes of doing nothing, Angel decided to be stupid. Hey, let's see how long we can stare at the sun before our eyes hurt. She lasted 11 seconds. "Welp, I'm temporarily blinded now." Her body shook slightly from her laughter. Why it was funny, she didn't know.

He continued his coloring, wanting to finish the sky before the sun fully rose and ruined the illusion. He chewed on his lip harder, trying to focus.

Once her vision had cleared, she spotted some fish swimming around her feet and decided to watch them for a while. They were small and blueish, silver looking but she couldn't tell what kind they were. There were also minnows, which she proceeded to try and catch.

He looked up every once in a while to perfect his colors and to also have an excuse to watch her, even if it was only for a few minutes.

(Ah! Mah heart! It's too cute!)
"Jay, I caught a minnow!" She turned and held her cupped hands out to him, as if he would be able to see it from that distance. Her eyes sparkled in the morning light, as her unbrushed hair blew in the slight breeze.

He glanced up from the page and smiled a little before going back to his work. He was almost done, he just needed a little bit more.

Once he turned back to his work, Angel put the fish back in the water. She so wanted to change into her swimsuit right now, and she would if someone wasn't right where they could see her when she did. Maybe she would've even gone skinny dipping. She'd always wanted to try that.

The more color he put to the page, the more it came to life. He always wanted his colors to be vibrant but accurate. After about 15 minutes, he was almost done. There was only one element left uncolored. Her. He wanted to save her for last.

She took a chocolate bar from her pocket and bit a piece off. How did this not melt? Oh, well. What did it matter? She would've eaten it either way.