I'm working on Sonder's picturing. I'll post it...tomorrow-ish, maybe?  

Also, semi-related note: I positively adore all your AEs' names. :D 

Quintessence (Quinn)~

Even during the hottest dog days of summer, the forest was cool at night, alive with the trilling of crickets and the buzz of cicadas, the throaty cries of the bullfrogs and the soulful wail of the loon far out on the lake, and even the soft glow of fireflies, hanging around the undergrowth. It was on one of these nights that a person sat on the creaking, wooden dock, legs dangling into the refreshing water, sending ripples out into the lake, gently distilling the lily pads and reeds. Their face was turned to the dark star-filled sky above the lake, lips parted slightly, waiting. Suddenly, a whistling sound followed by a crackle filled the night, and twin red and gold fireworks exploded in the sky. The lake mirrored the fireworks, a phenomenon also evident in the illuminations that danced across the person’s wide, dark eyes. Irradiated by the light show above, her light olive skin glowed with a sort of cheerful brightness, and she looked truly alive as a soft breeze blew past, ruffling her dark, chin-length hair. They reached over to the messenger bag sitting on the dock beside them and pulled out a purple polaroid camera. Carefully aiming, she took a picture as another series of fireworks burst across the sky - all sorts of pink and green and orange. They smiled, glancing down at the photo they had just taken, a soft gray color, as it was in the process of developing, and thought about what type of washi tape would be best to secure it into their scrapbook later. Even without the photo, though, she knew she would remember this night forever.