Trying to beat the writer's block...
~Metallic~
Argenta and Auriel. Silver and gold. Beautiful colors and metals, colors with depth beyond a showoffy metal. The true meanings hidden beneath ostentatious jewelry only good for flaunting in others' faces. Purpose buried underneath a mountain of prizes, merely prizes to be shown off.
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Argenta is caged in sapphire and emeralds, drowning in waves of blue and green, her color lost underneath the dark shadows of jade and turquoise. She is used, a showcase for more expensive, showy tastes. She is lost under the bright colors of gems, even her presence overlooked as one oohs and aahs over the prize she holds. While she is of pure quality, she is ignored for the bigger prize: crystals, stones that sparkle in the light, gems cut and polished to shine more than their showcase.
And so she sits in the background, ignored as she holds up the world's treasures for all to see.
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Auriel is more coveted than Argenta, his bold flair and rarity attracting thousands, if not millions, to him. He is found, bought, and sold. An endless cycle. Perhaps in between, he is crafted into a display case like Argenta. He is an in demand metal, for obvious reasons. Everyone says every ring, every piece of beautiful jewelry is cased in his purest form. He is endlessly molded into new forms, only to be melted down- and the process starts again. He is smothered in sparkling colors, cut and polished crystal that makes him fade into the background. Just a display case, again.
And he complies as well. How can he not? He can't protest the cycle of his endless life.
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And yeah, it's short. I'm pretty sure it's not accurate, so don't shoot me or anything for that.
