Peter Pan Prompt
anonymous
October 2 2011, 18:46:03 UTC
A fortune teller settles down in Neverland. The curious Peter and Lost Boys go to her and ask what their futures would be like if they ever left Neverland.
Straight On 'Til Future Fortune (Part 1)zelda_queenJuly 17 2014, 02:31:57 UTC
There was a fortune teller in Neverland.
Nobody seemed to know how she got there or where she came from. She was there, firm as any fact, and that was the end of it.
Peter did not like this fortune teller. He hadn't met her yet, but it was enough that she was there. Peter knew all of Neverland from the pirates to the Indians to the mermaids and all in between and nothing could come or go without his knowledge. It simply wasn't doneIt vexed him that the fortune teller was here and Peter hated being vexed
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Straight On 'Til Future Fortune (Part 2)zelda_queenJuly 17 2014, 02:34:51 UTC
The tent was set up on the beach, close enough for the waves to lap at it yet somehow staying perfectly dry. The Lost Boys milled about the entrance, privately wondering which should go first. It was on the tips of all of their tongues to shout, "Me! I will!", but Peter was their leader and they knew that it should be him
( ... )
Straight On 'Til Future Fortune (Part 3)zelda_queenJuly 17 2014, 02:42:51 UTC
It was much larger inside than he had expected. The tent looked like it was a tiny thing, only just large enough for him to walk in without ducking. Inside though, there was a beautiful room with a carpet and lamp and a wooden desk and shelves upon shelves of books. He found himself hating the fortune teller all over again, for not only did her tent have him even more vexed than before, but a room like that had no business being in Neverland. It was a grown-up room suited for a grown-up place like London. In fact, he was certain that it was the sort of room Wendy's dear parents had in their house
( ... )
Straight On 'Til Future Fortune (Part 4)zelda_queenJuly 17 2014, 02:44:22 UTC
The fortune teller took a seat on the opposite side of the desk, where she took out a fancy porcelain bowl and a little silver spoon. She scooped out a spoonful of the white powdery contents and spread it across the table. As the powder sprinkled like snow, she closed her eyes and muttered strange words over and over
( ... )
Straight On 'Til Future Fortune (Part 5)zelda_queenJuly 17 2014, 02:45:26 UTC
Wendy and her brothers were sleeping soundly when Peter arrived. He was careful not to wake them as he slipped in through the window and crept across the floor to Wendy's bed
( ... )
Re: Straight On 'Til Future Fortune (Part 5)
anonymous
August 9 2014, 06:18:35 UTC
I'm not OP, and I know this was posted almost a month ago, but I have to say...wow. Wow.
I absolutely love how you wrote all of this! It read as if it could actually happen with the Lost Boys, and Peter's response to hearing about his future was really in-character. It was all very bittersweet, especially the part where Peter briefly visited Wendy. And the reveal at the end about the fortune teller's identity was the icing on the cake.
Re: Straight On 'Til Future Fortune (Part 5)zelda_queenOctober 26 2014, 03:19:23 UTC
I'm very late responding to this, but thank you! :D I've long loved the headcanon that Winnifred and George Banks were a grown-up Wendy and Peter, mostly because the idea made their situation pretty tragic (Peter forgot his child's love of life and Wendy became distant from the children she so desperately wanted to mother), but in the end they'd pull through and be happy.
I'm glad you thought it was in-character! I was very worried about Peters POV. I read the book for the first time not so long ago, and he struck me as a pretty creepy character in a way. I really wanted to keep some of that, while not having it be so much that he was impossible to connect to.
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Nobody seemed to know how she got there or where she came from. She was there, firm as any fact, and that was the end of it.
Peter did not like this fortune teller. He hadn't met her yet, but it was enough that she was there. Peter knew all of Neverland from the pirates to the Indians to the mermaids and all in between and nothing could come or go without his knowledge. It simply wasn't doneIt vexed him that the fortune teller was here and Peter hated being vexed ( ... )
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I absolutely love how you wrote all of this! It read as if it could actually happen with the Lost Boys, and Peter's response to hearing about his future was really in-character. It was all very bittersweet, especially the part where Peter briefly visited Wendy. And the reveal at the end about the fortune teller's identity was the icing on the cake.
Seriously, great work.
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I'm glad you thought it was in-character! I was very worried about Peters POV. I read the book for the first time not so long ago, and he struck me as a pretty creepy character in a way. I really wanted to keep some of that, while not having it be so much that he was impossible to connect to.
Anywho, I'm glad you enjoyed! ^^
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