Word of the Day 02/22/16 Après-ski

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February 22, 2016

Après-ski (noun, adjective)
après-ski [ah-prey-skee, ap-rey-]

noun
1. the period of relaxation that follows skiing: menus suitable for après-ski.

adjective
2. pertaining to or suitable for such a time: après-ski clothes; an après-ski party.

Origin: 1950-55; < French, equivalent to après after + ski ski, skiing

Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.

Monthly Madness: Original Fic

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Hey everyone, it's time to talk about original fic. asphaltcowgrrl got us underway for 2016 here last month, so now it's my turn.



Here we are, a month on... and I personally, have not written a single word of original fic since last month. Now, I need some encouragement, and I'm sure some of you do too, so ( here's what I'm proposing for this month: )

D is for Dangerous

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Title: Like Animals
Author: Kat Lee
Dedicated To: My beloved Drew, who used one of her Christmas prompt gifts to inspire this heated, little story
Fandom: X-Men
Character/Pairing: Sabertooth/Mystique
Rating: R/M
Challenge/Prompt: Drew's Christmas Prompts: Maroon 5's "Animals" and, as it happened to fit that bill, too, 1_million_words A to Z: D
Warning(s): None
Word Count: 1,229
Date Written: 22 February, 2016
Summary: ( He knows her scent anywhere. )