It’s Wednesday. We are almost half-way through February. I’m wearing flipflops instead of thick socks and fuzzy slippers. The world is topsy-turvy. But I have coffee, a prompt, and new words to share. No win, place or show in the Thursday Threads challenge last week but that’s okay. Instead, I got words that have thrown a complete wrench into the dang book. Dang it. I’ve considered turning this mess over to AI to finish writing but truthfully? It would break the hive mind. *bwahaha* Today’s word require explanation but I have none. You’ll just have to figure things out for yourself. And the prompt? A simple–yet profound–one: *”She always won.”*

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The two women, one a fae queen and the other a human FBI agent, squared off. Ariel managed two steps before Caleb snagged his arm and hauled him backwards.

“You may be older’n dirt and you may think you know all about women seein’ as what you do for your king an’ all, but I’m tellin’ ya, you do not want to get in the middle of this.”

“Just what is it you think I owe you, human?” Arrogance dripped from every word Titania uttered. “In truth, I believe you should be the one owing me. After all, I refrained from wringing your scrawny neck.”

Sade’s eyes turned to shards of green glass. “I. Was. Four.”

The Fae Queen made a poo-pooing noise.

Briefly closing her eyes, Sade grabbed her patience with mental hands and hung on tightly. Still, she couldn’t resist a jibe. “My patience was already tested this morning, your majesty. It came back negative so don’t push me.” There. That was polite. “You will tell me what the…” She paused, brain scrambling away from the curse words she wanted to use then continued from where she’d left off. “Flippity flaming flapjacks is going on. You and the King are up to your chinny-chin-chins in this.”

“It is Fae business.”

Before Titania could react, Sade had her in handcuffs made of cold iron. “Wrong. This is my realm, so my business. You are under arrest for crimes against humans.”

Titania sputtered while trying to magic the cuffs. Sade smiled. She’d learned and now she always won.
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Yes, the story is off the rails. This is Ariel’s story and this this “side quest” has popped up and Sade is being incredibly stubborn about wanting to hog page time. We’ll see. In the meantime, writers, you have your prompt. Go forth and be inspired it it will help. Readers, have you won anything lately?