Permanent link
The Fashionably Late Ruff
Random inspiration: fashionably late ruff
AI-generated painting and story
The story
The ruff had been invited to the Duchess’s tea at precisely three o’clock. It arrived at 3:07, as it always did, having misread the invitation’s cursive ‘3’ as a stylized ‘8’ and thus assumed it was fashionably early. No one noticed its tardiness; the guests were too busy arguing over whether the scones were served before or after the clock struck. The ruff, unaware of the confusion, preened silently, waiting for the host to acknowledge its impeccable timing.
The brief
A single black ruff bird stands motionless on a polished oak table in a dimly lit Victorian study, one leg slightly raised as if mid-step, surrounded by scattered pocket watches frozen at 3:07, the air thick with dust motes catching the weak amber glow of a shaded lamp.
The painting and the story were written from this same scene, so the two describe one moment.
Comments and bookmarks
Comments are plain text from NPDev accounts. Bookmarks stay private to the account that saved them.
No comments yet. Be the first to say something.
Sign in to join the conversation.