{ "submission_id": "3498047", "keywords": [ { "keyword_id": "21", "keyword_name": "dragon", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "151536" }, { "keyword_id": "261418", "keyword_name": "draykan", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "40" }, { "keyword_id": "123", "keyword_name": "female", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "1102898" }, { "keyword_id": "2645", "keyword_name": "insect", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "7017" }, { "keyword_id": "165", "keyword_name": "male", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "1212956" }, { "keyword_id": "17164", "keyword_name": "moth", "contributed": "f", "submissions_count": "3457" } ], "hidden": "f", "scraps": "f", "favorite": "f", "favorites_count": "1", "create_datetime": "2024-12-12 11:19:18.547265+00", "create_datetime_usertime": "12 Dec 2024 12:19 CET", "last_file_update_datetime": "2024-12-12 11:19:17.103352+00", "last_file_update_datetime_usertime": "12 Dec 2024 12:19 CET", "username": "TikTikKobold", "user_id": "502734", "user_icon_file_name": "146583_TikTikKobold_tiktik_cleaner.png", "user_icon_url_large": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/usericons/large/146/146583_TikTikKobold_tiktik_cleaner.png", "user_icon_url_medium": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/usericons/medium/146/146583_TikTikKobold_tiktik_cleaner.png", "user_icon_url_small": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/usericons/small/146/146583_TikTikKobold_tiktik_cleaner.png", "file_name": "5340511_TikTikKobold_draykan_in_the_insect_kingdoms_1.txt", "file_url_full": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/files/full/5340/5340511_TikTikKobold_draykan_in_the_insect_kingdoms_1.txt", "file_url_screen": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/files/screen/5340/5340511_TikTikKobold_draykan_in_the_insect_kingdoms_1.txt", "file_url_preview": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/files/preview/5340/5340511_TikTikKobold_draykan_in_the_insect_kingdoms_1.txt", "files": [ { "file_id": "5340511", "file_name": "5340511_TikTikKobold_draykan_in_the_insect_kingdoms_1.txt", "file_url_full": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/files/full/5340/5340511_TikTikKobold_draykan_in_the_insect_kingdoms_1.txt", "file_url_screen": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/files/screen/5340/5340511_TikTikKobold_draykan_in_the_insect_kingdoms_1.txt", "file_url_preview": "https://nl1.ib.metapix.net/files/preview/5340/5340511_TikTikKobold_draykan_in_the_insect_kingdoms_1.txt", "mimetype": "text/plain", "submission_id": "3498047", "user_id": "502734", "submission_file_order": "0", "full_size_x": null, "full_size_y": null, "screen_size_x": null, "screen_size_y": null, "preview_size_x": null, "preview_size_y": null, "initial_file_md5": "756e855384f045ba9d80ad408a7ede57", "full_file_md5": "756e855384f045ba9d80ad408a7ede57", "large_file_md5": "", "small_file_md5": "", "thumbnail_md5": "", "deleted": "f", "create_datetime": "2024-12-12 11:19:17.103352+00", "create_datetime_usertime": "12 Dec 2024 12:19 CET" } ], "pools": [], "description": "Draykan arrives at the Insect Kingdoms to find a missing dragon.\n\nThis is a commissioned piece Draykan belongs to [url=https://bsky.app/profile/draykan.bsky.social]Draykan[/url]. If you'd like to get some work done from me, please consider checking out my [url=https://linktr.ee/tiktikkobold]Linktree[/url].\n\n[url=http://www.postybirb.com]Posted using PostyBirb[/url]", "description_bbcode_parsed": "Draykan arrives at the Insect Kingdoms to find a missing dragon.

This is a commissioned piece Draykan belongs to Draykan. If you'd like to get some work done from me, please consider checking out my Linktree.

Posted using PostyBirb", "writing": "Evening time is busy in the insect kingdoms, with many bugs buzzing, chirping, and clicking away at their nightly routine. All is peaceful in the Floral Forest until a new and imposing figure flies through the sky, zipping past with the speed of the wind and the heft of a mountain, swaying the imposing flowering plants in his approach.\n\nWhen he lands, the chiseled and scaled form kneels down, slowly stands, and unfurls his majestic wings. He runs a hand through his luscious locks and lets out a deep breath, relaxing those large, impressive shoulders.\n\nLoud chittering chirps silence at the dragon’s arrival. They know not what this creature is but know well enough to leave such newcomers alone for their own good.\n\nAs the sun disappears over the horizon, the dragon finds one of the nearby plants, pats his palm against the stalk, and nods.\n\nHe spins his tail against it, knocking over the wilting and browning thing. Nearly immediately, claws swipe, cutting it into pieces.\n\nHe tosses the logs into the center of his little clearing. He squats down in front of them, blowing a small flame into the starter to provide warmth for the evening.\n\nHe basks momentarily before slings off his shoulder pouch, retrieving his rations.\n\nTearing into the candied meat, he chews in silent contemplation as the silence is again replaced with the nighttime calls of the dark denizens. He swallows the meat and tilts his snout, sniffing the air.\n\n“Ah…”\n\n“Ah, CHOOO!”\n\nRubbing his nose, the dragon grumbles, “Ugh, what’s this, dust?” He glances upward, only to stare into the large compound eyes of a white and fluffy creature with puffy antennae. When their eyes meet, her wings flitter, dropping more of the dandruff scales down from her.\n\nThe dragon hops to his feet, covering his mouth but holding his hand out in a friendly gesture. “Hey, who are you? And could you mind the snowstorm?”\n\nThe winged insect peeks down at him, her eyes reflecting the fire in its million cells. She then rises tall with her segments hidden under a coat of fluffiness. She flaps down in front of him but begins to walk past him.\n\n“Uh… miss? Are you alright? Do you speak the common language? Or Draconic, perhaps?” he says, slipping between the two languages with seamless flow.\n\nThe moth’s antennae twitch toward him, but she continues on her track, kneeling in front of the fire.\n\n“Yeah, it’s a pretty good fire, if I do say so myself,” he says, hands on his hips.\n\nShe reaches out her hand, fingers outstretched, the reflection growing on her face as she inches closer, closer, and ever nearer, still.\n\n“Hey!” He grabs her by the wrist, yanking her back. “Watch it, or you’ll burn yourself!”\n\nSuddenly, the moth’s wings bristle, and she looks straight at him for the first time, frowning. “O-oh! Hello there!”\n\n“You almost just scorched yourself!”\n\n“I, oh, right,” she says, tapping the front of her face. “That’s a fire, right?”\n\n“Of course it is. What did you think it was?”\n\nInstead of answering, she looked down and wiggled her toes, tapping the ground. “That’s the ground…” she said, staring at the starry sky. “So that must mean the moon must be…”\n\nShe whirls around, pointing straight at the fire. “Right there!”\n\n“No!” Draykan shouts, sliding in between the fire and the moth. “That’s not right at all!”\n\n“Oh, right…” she says, stroking her antenna. She hops to her feet, spreads out her wings, and bows. “My greetings to you, oh great stranger. I am Myfanway. It is an honor to meet one who can bring the moon to the ground.”\n\n“That’s not…” he huffs, then stomps up to her, points upward, and spins her around. “See?”\n\n“Oooh… there’s the moon… so is that…” She slowly turns back toward the fire.\n\nDraykan swipes the fire with his tail, dousing the flame and leaving it in the starlight. “It’s nothing.”\n\n“You must be a great being to bring forth and remove that light at your will. To reorient the guiding light to your whim… it would make a guide’s job so dangerous!”\n\n“I’m a dragon; my name’s Draykan,” he says. “And you’re a guide? That’s pretty convenient, actually. Do you think you could show me around, Myf?”\n\n“Myf?” Myfanway crosses one arm over her chest and rests the other upon her hips. “I suppose so, but there’s always a price.”\n\n“I don’t know if I have any good coin around these parts,” Draykan admits, “But I can offer you some healing if you need it.”\n\n“I’m sure a powerful one like yourself can find something,” she says, fluttering her wings and flapping upwards. “Come, let us discuss the journey.”\n\n“Heh, sure!” he says, following her. His robust flaps are in stark contrast to her quick flutters, but soon, the two land upon one of the many petals of one of the many flowers of the forest.\n\n“I’m looking for another dragon,” Draykan remarks. “Someone like me, but female. Our kind isn’t known for subtlety, so maybe you’ve heard about her?”\n\nMyfanway steeples her fingers, leaning in and resting her forehead upon the first set, tapping her chin on the second. “Hm… strange, giant, scaled creature. Not like other insects… yes! Such a one traveled to the mountains!\n\n“Mountains? Plural?” He gazes off to the darkness beyond. “I never saw any when I flew over here. Damn… I’ll have to search forever, aren’t I?”\n\n“Not so,” responds the moth, scooting up to him and fluttering some dust as she places a hand upon his shoulders. “We can make the journey soon if you wish. But I think I’ve figured out my payment already.”\n\n“Oh yeah?” he asks, quirking an eyebrow.\n\n“This guide,” Myfanway begins, “has never seen a man like you. And she wonders if he would indulge her curiosity by showing her his manliness in action.”\n\nSmirking, he drapes an arm over her and says. “Well, how can I refuse that?”\n\n", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "Evening time is busy in the insect kingdoms, with many bugs buzzing, chirping, and clicking away at their nightly routine. All is peaceful in the Floral Forest until a new and imposing figure flies through the sky, zipping past with the speed of the wind and the heft of a mountain, swaying the imposing flowering plants in his approach.

When he lands, the chiseled and scaled form kneels down, slowly stands, and unfurls his majestic wings. He runs a hand through his luscious locks and lets out a deep breath, relaxing those large, impressive shoulders.

Loud chittering chirps silence at the dragon’s arrival. They know not what this creature is but know well enough to leave such newcomers alone for their own good.

As the sun disappears over the horizon, the dragon finds one of the nearby plants, pats his palm against the stalk, and nods.

He spins his tail against it, knocking over the wilting and browning thing. Nearly immediately, claws swipe, cutting it into pieces.

He tosses the logs into the center of his little clearing. He squats down in front of them, blowing a small flame into the starter to provide warmth for the evening.

He basks momentarily before slings off his shoulder pouch, retrieving his rations.

Tearing into the candied meat, he chews in silent contemplation as the silence is again replaced with the nighttime calls of the dark denizens. He swallows the meat and tilts his snout, sniffing the air.

“Ah…”

“Ah, CHOOO!”

Rubbing his nose, the dragon grumbles, “Ugh, what’s this, dust?” He glances upward, only to stare into the large compound eyes of a white and fluffy creature with puffy antennae. When their eyes meet, her wings flitter, dropping more of the dandruff scales down from her.

The dragon hops to his feet, covering his mouth but holding his hand out in a friendly gesture. “Hey, who are you? And could you mind the snowstorm?”

The winged insect peeks down at him, her eyes reflecting the fire in its million cells. She then rises tall with her segments hidden under a coat of fluffiness. She flaps down in front of him but begins to walk past him.

“Uh… miss? Are you alright? Do you speak the common language? Or Draconic, perhaps?” he says, slipping between the two languages with seamless flow.

The moth’s antennae twitch toward him, but she continues on her track, kneeling in front of the fire.

“Yeah, it’s a pretty good fire, if I do say so myself,” he says, hands on his hips.

She reaches out her hand, fingers outstretched, the reflection growing on her face as she inches closer, closer, and ever nearer, still.

“Hey!” He grabs her by the wrist, yanking her back. “Watch it, or you’ll burn yourself!”

Suddenly, the moth’s wings bristle, and she looks straight at him for the first time, frowning. “O-oh! Hello there!”

“You almost just scorched yourself!”

“I, oh, right,” she says, tapping the front of her face. “That’s a fire, right?”

“Of course it is. What did you think it was?”

Instead of answering, she looked down and wiggled her toes, tapping the ground. “That’s the ground…” she said, staring at the starry sky. “So that must mean the moon must be…”

She whirls around, pointing straight at the fire. “Right there!”

“No!” Draykan shouts, sliding in between the fire and the moth. “That’s not right at all!”

“Oh, right…” she says, stroking her antenna. She hops to her feet, spreads out her wings, and bows. “My greetings to you, oh great stranger. I am Myfanway. It is an honor to meet one who can bring the moon to the ground.”

“That’s not…” he huffs, then stomps up to her, points upward, and spins her around. “See?”

“Oooh… there’s the moon… so is that…” She slowly turns back toward the fire.

Draykan swipes the fire with his tail, dousing the flame and leaving it in the starlight. “It’s nothing.”

“You must be a great being to bring forth and remove that light at your will. To reorient the guiding light to your whim… it would make a guide’s job so dangerous!”

“I’m a dragon; my name’s Draykan,” he says. “And you’re a guide? That’s pretty convenient, actually. Do you think you could show me around, Myf?”

“Myf?” Myfanway crosses one arm over her chest and rests the other upon her hips. “I suppose so, but there’s always a price.”

“I don’t know if I have any good coin around these parts,” Draykan admits, “But I can offer you some healing if you need it.”

“I’m sure a powerful one like yourself can find something,” she says, fluttering her wings and flapping upwards. “Come, let us discuss the journey.”

“Heh, sure!” he says, following her. His robust flaps are in stark contrast to her quick flutters, but soon, the two land upon one of the many petals of one of the many flowers of the forest.

“I’m looking for another dragon,” Draykan remarks. “Someone like me, but female. Our kind isn’t known for subtlety, so maybe you’ve heard about her?”

Myfanway steeples her fingers, leaning in and resting her forehead upon the first set, tapping her chin on the second. “Hm… strange, giant, scaled creature. Not like other insects… yes! Such a one traveled to the mountains!

“Mountains? Plural?” He gazes off to the darkness beyond. “I never saw any when I flew over here. Damn… I’ll have to search forever, aren’t I?”

“Not so,” responds the moth, scooting up to him and fluttering some dust as she places a hand upon his shoulders. “We can make the journey soon if you wish. But I think I’ve figured out my payment already.”

“Oh yeah?” he asks, quirking an eyebrow.

“This guide,” Myfanway begins, “has never seen a man like you. And she wonders if he would indulge her curiosity by showing her his manliness in action.”

Smirking, he drapes an arm over her and says. “Well, how can I refuse that?”

", "pools_count": 0, "title": "Draykan in the Insect Kingdoms 1", "deleted": "f", "public": "t", "mimetype": "text/plain", "pagecount": "1", "rating_id": "1", "rating_name": "Mature", "ratings": [ { "content_tag_id": "2", "name": "Nudity", "description": "Nonsexual nudity exposing breasts or genitals (must not show arousal)", "rating_id": "1" } ], "submission_type_id": "12", "type_name": "Writing - Document", "guest_block": "f", "friends_only": "f", "comments_count": "0", "views": "34" }