LJ Idol: Week 1

[simplyn2deep]

Written for Week 1 at therealljidol. The prompt is Black Rainbow.

I have no idea where this is going, but I managed to write 200 words!

champagne wishes and black rainbow dreams

"Dreaming of a black rainbow means that you will be victimized by believing in the sweet words of others, so pay special attention to those who have been too sweet recently, and don't be deceived."

They were being given a hard sale. Danny and Steve knew this. It was easy, at first, to buy into the hype that the investment company was telling them...to believe there was even a whisper of a chance they could make it out big their first go around as Stan had become, but he'd been in the game for years.

On the eve of them signing over nearly half of their land to this investment company, Danny was having second thoughts about the entire thing. "Black rainbows...," Danny muttered with a shake of his head. "It's those damn black rainbows."

Steve, knowing what Danny was talking about, offered another suggestion, "We do have the extension option. If you're not entirely sure about this, we can ask for the extension and research the company and their offer more."

Danny bit his lip. He knew it was a good offer, but now it was sounding too good to be true.

"Do it," Danny said with a release of a breath he was holding. "Call them and ask for an extension. Start with a full time and bargain down to at least half of that. We are going to need it all."

Comments

[baxaphobia.livejournal.com]

Oh boy. Could be dicey! Too many dishonest dealings out there!

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

Definitely! I hope the next prompt tells me which way this will go. 🤣

[drippedonpaper.livejournal.com]

Investments always scare me honestly. I am risk adverse to the point of...well...its good to take chances sometimes. I probably need to be willing to take more chances.

I was glad your characters were cautious :)

[bleodswean.livejournal.com]

Glad to see you use that definition of the prompt. This drabble certainly encapsulates that! Nice!

[beautyofgrey.livejournal.com]

Always take the extension! Always! :D (Seriously, though, appreciate this short snippet on the prompt - I also love that your dialogue has added descriptives, I always want to know what characters are doing as they speak.

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

Thank you

[adoptedwriter.livejournal.com]

Big investments are indeed scary. That emotion comes through clear in this piece.

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

Thank you

[viagra.livejournal.com]

I like the start of this, and the way you fit it into the prompt. :) I'm interested to know how it turns out, but I do like that Danny is trying to be smart about things rather than just jumping in head first.

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

I want to say Danny is the smarter of the two when it comes to things like this, but Steve is also very proficient in areas where Danny is lacking.

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

Interesting snippet, I look forward to seeing where it goes.

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

Thank you

[alycewilson.livejournal.com]

I know nothing about investing, except this advice from a friend's father. Never invest money you can't afford to lose.

Are you going to be building in these characters in future weeks?

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

Are you going to be building in these characters in future weeks?

That is definitely the plan.

[static_abyss]

Glad that Danny and Steve decided to do more research. I was hoping they would as i was reading. Great start to this story. Looking forward to what happens next!

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

Definitely! I hope the next prompt tells me which way this will go. 🤣

[dsrmousey.livejournal.com]

I couldn't do it. I couldn't risk my land like that. I like land, and trees and would be afraid they'd use it for a strip mall or something like that! I'd like to know more about how this went too! Until next prompt! Peace~~~~D

[numero-nine.livejournal.com]

Always listen to your instincts! This feels like something bigger possibly and I hope we get to learn more in subsequent prompts! 😁

[marlawentmad.livejournal.com]

I adore your celebration at the beginning for a word count achievement.

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I will take little wins because I haven't written anything that wasn't school related since December 2020!

[marlawentmad.livejournal.com]

Many congratulations!

[d0gs.livejournal.com]

This is super intriguing and left me wanting to read more about it!

[flipflop-diva.livejournal.com]

That old saying always comes to me in things like this: 'If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.'

I really like this little snippet, and I hope we get to see more of these characters and where this goes!