Once upon a time, a fateful visit from Canterlot High students changed Camp Everfree -- and its owners -- forever. Or, at least, Gloriosa assumed that it would. Briefly becoming a megalomaniacal plant monster, and subsequently regaining ownership of the camp that had been her home all her life, surely would've marked a turning point in her life, right?
Several years later, Gloriosa stands on the dock by the lake, hoping her faraway brother will pick up her call. She's had a bad day. Again.
An entry in the Drama and Slice of Life categories for A Thousand Words Contest III. Winner of the Drama Pewter Medal. Pre-read by Dewdrops on the Grass and The Sleepless Beholder.
Featured on 3-5 July 2024!
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It takes a rare story to make me actually like Timber Spruce.
This accomplished that, in such a short time frame, even though it focuses on Gloriosa. And this story explores her character in a way few stories have, and makes me crave more stories about her.
Well done.
Mood.
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Howdy, hi~!
I really liked this character piece. You got a really strong voice for Timber and Gloriosa in this and I love the subtle implications of their shared sibling past. Really moody and fun read, thanks :)
This quote fits Gloriosa so well. I'm impressed.
Everything about this is just one big mood: from being annoyed by the serenity of nature when you're feeling everything but, to just having to carry on when everything seems to be falling apart.
Nice job, Eileen!
Superbly written as usual, Eileen. I had a really great time with this one. The phone conversation felt extremely fluid and natural, eerily just like a talk I would have with my big sister. Nobody on this site writes the EQG-verse quite like you, and I'm really glad you're helping to keep it alive with quality fiction like this.
Also... a dating app called SaddleUp...
That's genius.
I dont know who these characters are but I think the story is excellent
I wanna hug gloriosa.
Makes sense. Sometimes I wonder if Sunset, Sci Twi, or Juniper Montage took it too seeing they went through it similarly.
This is why I don't use or trust dating apps...
You got that right.
As someone who's been single for many years, I feel like if you wait til the moment comes, you'll find your special someone. Even if it takes longer than we think, it will happen.
Is she implying Timber's no longer with Sci Twi?
That's cute she has that as her profile if Timber. My dad did something similar regarding me in his contacts.
That never gets old.
Still waiting for that most days myself.
How is Juniper Montage doing?
Excellent work with these two. Timber always makes for a fun character when cordoned off from human Twilight, and Gloriosa makes for an great tragic figure when getting everything she wanted. After all, she asked for unchanging stability. Tried to grow a palisade around the camp to ensure it and everything. If nothing else, this shows how she's growing as a person. Still plenty of work to do, but it's progress.
Thank you for this, and best of luck in the judging. (I'm only handling Horror and Experimental this year.)
This is genuinely the first time anyone has ever made me actually care about Gloriosa and Timber, excellent work as always.
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That's too bad. They seemed happy together, and Timber found someone other than his sister to share his personal problems with.
It's been a while since I've read a Timber Spruce story submitted to this site, and this one was a pretty good one focused on Gloriosa's sibling relationship with him. And it's exactly 1K words long, so good job.
Hello! Have a review you didn't ask for, and most probably didn't need. But here it is nonetheless.
Spoiler alert: I loved this. Thanks for writing.
to be fair that is a lot of calm!
ahaha he knows her too well
definitely the kind of person who both needs therapy and would be the most resistant to it
aww im glad the kids we know did a good job in building it! and also technically the camp has been profiting off of unpaid child labor for years i guess? never really thought about that bit until now!
really makes you think about society (also i can fix her)
gottem
weird to think that even this Gloriosa is probably younger than me what is time
i bet that is definitely not the case! or rather, one can’t expect just one period of turning into an actual monster to solve every existential issue we have forever
and oof, that makes too much sense. in the movie Timber is “good” and Gloriosa “bad” but in the balance of adult life this has to be something that grinds away at her
and aww, good answer for where these characters would end up after the events of the movie, as life goes on and on and on. wonderful stuff, i really feel for them. thank you for writing!