'Gosh, that's a lot of bling you're wearing, Gabe.'
'It is not bling, Pixie. It is... dope.'
Splutter. ' #Jewelry. New lingo. Are those feather highlights? Please don't go out until I've had a chance to research angel midlife crisis charms.'
Sniff. 'Insufferable pixie.'
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'Well, Pixie, that's extremely #magnanimous of you to share the last brownie.'
'It is, Gabe. But it comes with conditions. No scolding about pixie dust, no tidy-up lectures, lift the dragon ban, & let the selkie use the bath... And no sighing!'
Sigh. 'You have it.'
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'Imagine, Gabe, if we had our own brownie shop. We wouldn't have to worry about it being closed or running out. There'd always be a #bountiful supply.'
'You're meant to sell them, not eat them, Pixie. And who exactly would be cooking them?'
'Trifling details, Gabe. Let me dream.'
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'This is the life, Gabe. Hammock, sunshine - I'm in a stupor of #lethargy.'
'A glass of lemonade would make it perfect, Pixie.'
'Fraid you'll have to get it yourself, Gabe.'
'And if I offered to tell you where I hid the last brownie?'
Whoosh.
'Ah, thank you, lemonade!'
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'I spent the day at the #cataract, Gabe - talk about fun.'
'Perhaps I'll visit, Pixie. I could draft a safety briefing.'
'Oh no. You definitely can't go.'
'Is it restricted? Faery only?'
'No! We go for FUN.'
'I could supervise the fun.'
'That's exactly why you can't go.'
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'Back by popular demand: The Secret Lives of Angels. Watch Gabe in all his #splendor - flossing, gargling, buffing his halo before bed. If we're lucky he'll-'
'Pixie! Are you recording again. Give me that, you menace.'
'Gabe, please. You're a FaeTube phenomenon - aaaah.'
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'How dare you shout at Digby, Gabe. I've told you how #timid he is. Look, he's hiding in the bushes, crying.'
'I don't care, Pixie. I have 1 rule. No dragons in or near the house.'
'But, Gabe-'
'No! Look at what he's done.'
'...the flames are very pretty.'
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'Rucksack, slingshot, gauntlet... what are you up to, Pixie?'
'There's something missing in the world today, Gabe. An unfillable emptiness. I'm on a daring #quest to solve that.'
'You're going to the brownie shop, aren't you.'
'Yes! We're completely out.'
#vss365
Ah, indeed. One must be cautious. 🤭
Gabe & his mates are meant to be playing scrabble. But you should hear them. All they're doing is comparing size.
'Mine's wider.'
'Mine's pointier.'
'Silkier. It's the wax I use.'
They're #obsessed! Faeries never behave like that. We like our wings just the way they are.
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Congratulations!
'Hmmm. Let's see, Pixie. 2 Across. Creature with highest air bourn #velocity. Letters - Nine & six. I know that one. Peregrine falcon.'
'Really, Gabe? I'm not so sure. I mean, what about me when there's an unattended brownie?'
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😃😃🙏
'Look at that, Gabe.'
'What is it, Pixie?'
'The pet human. She's gone #orbital.'
'Not one of your pranks?'
'Nope. Launched herself. Hit cloud nine after finding out The Ghost Orb made The Wishing Shelf Book Award finalist list.'
Sniff. 'Well... we are in it, Pixie.'
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'Ooooh, Gabe. A summons from the angel council. What have you done? Perhaps they heard about your crash landing after a night at the Angel Arms. So many human mind wipes. The fallout could be #stellar.'
'Pixie, nothing could be worse than being your parole officer!'
'Ouch.'
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'It was instinct, Gabe.' Munch. 'I can't be held responsible.' Snarf. 'I mean, I'd never #knowingly eat your brownie.' Burp.
'Picking my office lock, bypassing my anti-pixie glyph, & ignoring the "Gabe's. Do Not Touch" note isn't instinct, it's premeditated theft, Pixie!'
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'What's up, Gabe? You've got a #crazed, twitchy look about you.'
'I just saw your phone, Pixie. Since when do you have a private Whatsapp with my mother?!'
'Relax. She just likes to keep up with your life. Last week that disastrous date. This week, your hemorrhoids.'
'PIXIE!'
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'All the doors were locked, Pixie. The windows sealed. There's no sign of forced entry.'
'Wow, Gabe. A master thief's been at work.'
'Or perhaps a more #blatant one. Maybe she's right in front of me, chocolate around her mouth & crumbs in her pixie dust.'
'No way, Gabe. I was framed.'
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‘Gabe, why are you being so #beastly to me?’
‘ME, beastly to YOU, Pixie? Ha! The amount of itching powder, fish guts, & slime you’ve coated me in. It’s a wonder I still talk to you.’
‘That’s not beastly, Gabe. It’s funny. But taking the last brownie. Monstrous!’
#vss365
😂😂😂
'I... I...'
'What is it, Pixie?'
'I... I...'
'Use words, Pixie. What's got you so #mystified.'
'They...' Gulp. 'The said they don't like brownies, Gabe.'
'What?!'
'Not even with crispy edges or with a scoop of ice-cream.'
'Hmph. We won't be inviting them around again.'
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'Gabe, please let me organise your birthday.'
'No, Pixie! I do not want kazoo playing goblins, bee pinatas, or a dragon egg whose mum will turn up to reclaim.'
'We could go low key. A #bouncy castle.'
'I suppose that's acceptable.'
'Great. We're going to need a LOT of jello.'
Groan
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😁 Thank you!
😂😂😂
'Pixie, that is a #mountainous pile of pancakes.'
'I've a high metabolism, Gabe. Elite wing-rate-to-weight ratio. I'm basically a snack-powered helicopter.'
'But there are SIX stacks!'
'Fuel efficiency. Also explains why we go through so much toilet paper.'
'Pixie!'
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' #Enchanted, they were, Pixie. Didn't know what I was whining about. She's so sweet & funny, they said. Of course she wouldn't accidentally burn down my house. You've turned my own family against me, you miniature menace!'
Giggle. 'Rule one, Gabe. Never beef with a pixie.'
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'I'll have you know, Gabe, that all my experiments are based on sound pixie science. You're worrying about nothing. The chance of anything going wrong is #minuscule.'
'Well, if you're certain, Pixie, I'll just-'
'QUICK! Grab the fire extinguisher. It's going to blow.'
#vss365
🤭🤭🤭
'You look happy, Pixie... & absolutely filthy. You stink like a compost heap.'
'I know, Gabe. Isn't it romantic. Peter played a massive valentine's prank on me. He really pulled out all the stops.'
'Could he not just have given you a #kiss.'
'Ugh, Gabe. Gross!'
#vss365
Beautiful!
