Meanwhile on a sofa:
"Crispy onion Parmesan chips."
"These are fantastic, I want more."
"It's the right #mélange of ingredients."
"God I love you. I wish I could marry you."
"This would be weird, you're my brother."
"With these chips, who cares?"

#vss365

I was created, or designed with an unforgiving mind governed by strict rules offering little to no leeway for outliers. Because of this, the mélange of compassionate souls on social media compel me to temper my public responses.

#vss365 #mélange

She sat for a moment, letting the #mélange of emotions run their course.

Life didn’t used to be complicated. One had friends with your back, lovers who knew when it was time to leave, and coworkers who could be relied upon.

How had she fallen for someone who was the antitheses of all 3? #vss365

Nora and Bob sit close, a half‑empty box between them. They reach at the same moment, fingers brushing as the macaron breaks. They share the pieces, the #mélange is densely sweet. Marvin Gaye's music drifts through the room while they eat and just listen.

#vss365

Chapter 2

As she got near enough to track him he entered a salon. That was surprising, but not as surprising as the brown pit bull he left outside. In contrast to the ruthlessly violent Redcloak, the dog was very relaxed, making the two of them quite the odd #mélange. #vss365 #writing

#vss365

She was hard to place; people didn't know which slot to put her in, in their minds. She didn't fit.

They'd called her many things, but #mélange was new. She didn't like it. It sounded too shapeless, like blancmange, something that could be squeezed to fit in anywhere, oozing through gaps.

~
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆
𝑳𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒓𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉
𝑫𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒆́𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆
~
#Haiku #HaiQ #VSS365 #Mélange

two mad scientists
she and I

our blood
our bodies

we paint red constellations
when anyone gets in our way

we color the stars;
tears, sweat, and saliva,
more beautiful #mélange
than you'd think

burning bright in the sky

they'll try to immortalize us
but paper and data
can't capture light
#vss365

9/10: Mélange
#vss365
#prompt
#mélange

Definition: A mélange is a varied mixture or medley; a diverse, sometimes incongruous assortment of people, ideas, or things. Frank Herbert used mélange to represent "spice" in his Dune novels.

Song: Dune II Main Theme (Original Soundtrack)
- Hans Zimmer