#edit: I forgot to actually tag this properly oops

[ari-writist]

ROMANCE WITH ZORO

[headcanon] PRE TIMESKIP

• Zoro is someone who dreams to be the greatest swordsman, we all know that. Achieving romance with zoro is unlikely given that he is focused on his goal, but if, for some unexplained reason, this guy actually managed to get in his brain that he's in love, I think this is how it would go.

• Zoro is more of an action type rather than verbal, so he would show you that he cares in action. Through body language, maybe like, standing close to you without realizing it, offering you water or food without comment, or looking away when you catch him staring.

• Even though he likes you, he might not get into a relationship with you so it'll all just be unspoken tension between you two. (I love you but I can't. Why not? Ahhh)

• He might train himself more and avoid you, because if he gives in, he's going to lose sight of his goal — he's gonna be in denial. Also, he'd be mad at you, at himself, at the world. Because you’re now a distraction—a distraction with soft eyes and a laugh that echoes in his head while he’s trying to train.

• But he'd train harder, push himself more, and sleep less, because if he can just be strong enough — maybe he won’t need to choose between you and his dream.

• He avoids you. Not in an obvious way, he'd just always be somewhere else, and if you ask him why, he’ll grunt and say, “Got stuff to do.”

• He thinks about telling you once. But whenever he opens his mouth, the words taste like betrayal so he swallows them with sake and silence.

• Eventually, he would just stay in one place once he sees your down casted face every time he goes somewhere else if you're around, but he wouldn't actively seek for you, if you did for him then this man is not going to move from his place. He would just listen to you talk, or do whatever you want to do by his side.

• He would always be looking at you. His eyes would trail on where you once were if you were to disappear and if you manage to catch his eyes he would either close them to pretend like he's taking a nap or he would look away out in the distant sea.

• But why wouldn't he let himself love you? It's because he thinks that love will weaken him. That if he lets himself fall, he’ll lose the drive to stand back up. That if he chooses you, he'd be failing Kuina, his promise, his vow.

• Also because he believes he doesn’t deserve you yet. He thinks you deserve someone who can give you a future, not a man chasing ghosts with a sword on his back.

• But zoro isn't stubborn. No, no, he's terrified. Because once he lets himself love you, it won't be halfway — it will never be — it will be everything. And you’re the only thing in this world more dangerous than Mihawk’s blade.

IM GETTING THE HANG OF THIS. Anyways, as alwaysz this one is kind of rushed, wanted to get it all out of my head first. But when I read it, I thought it was good enough so I'll just post it and possibly edit it again when I wake up when I realize that omg wrong grammar, yeah when that hits me. Anyways, hope you guys had fun reading this.

Spoiler alert, I'm actually writing a short fic about this. Idk how to write angst properly — oops? Wasn't supposed to say that.

I WAS ABOUT TO SLEEP TIGHT WHEN I FORGOT TO ADD TAGS GAH

[if-loki-was-a-fox]

I love when John gets his turn to be a little bit pathetic too

[watercolorfreckles]

The Villain and His Therapist - Part 4

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

"You know, that shade of pink looks lovely on you," Villain purred, descending the stairs to lean against the kitchen counter.

Juliet paused where she was scrambling eggs in a skillet and glanced down at her attire of soft blue pajama pants and oversized grey sweater. "I'm not wearing any pink," she said slowly, lifting her gaze to look at the Villain.

He'd just come down from a shower, dark locks of hair curling over his forehead. He smelled of her green apple shampoo. It made her insides swoop all funny.

Villain's lips tugged into an easy grin as he took one step closer, two. He paused directly in front of her to lift a hand, brushing his knuckles feather-light against her burning cheek.

"I was referring to your blush. It suits you quite beautifully." His voice was liquid gold. Her skin tingled beneath his touch.

Remembering herself, Juliet swatted his hand away and covered her cheeks with her palms. "I'm not blushing."

He didn't try to hide the amusement on his face.

"Mm, whatever were you thinking about, Doctor Meadows?" Villain took Juliet's hands to gently pry them away from her face, using the hold on her wrists to pull her closer.

Juliet sucked in a soft breath, looking up at him. The sun streaming through the window caught the highlights of his handsome face and illuminated his dark irises, turning them to molten amber.

"I...was...thinking about how gentle you can be. When you calmed me down that night, you were patient and sensitive; you displayed a lot of empathy and care. I'm really proud of you. You've come a long way."

Villain's grin grew a little softer as he tilted his head to the side, studying her face. The way he looked at her used to make her feel like prey being stalked by a lion. Now...it made her feel like she was the only thing in his universe.

Her stomach fluttered.

Juliet swallowed, continuing. "I imagine it isn't easy for you to be so vulnerable. I'm glad that you feel safe enough with me to be soft."

Villain brushed her fringe away from her face, tapping the side of her head. "That psychologist brain of yours never turns off, does it?"

She smiled sheepishly, gaze dipping down to the floor.

Villain's finger hooked under her chin, lifting it gently. "I never said I didn't like it. You are my therapist, after all."

Villain leaned in closer, eliciting the slightest hitch in her breath. He smiled, relishing her response.

His breath ghosted over her lips, leaving them tingling in anticipation.

"Yours?" she asked softly. Her mouth had gone dry.

"Would you like to be?"

Juliet's thoughts were rarely clear on her face. She was difficult to read under the years of training keeping her steady and prepared. Villain wanted to unpick that artificial calm from her; to map her every reaction. He wanted to watch her sigh and blush and smile...

"The eggs are going to burn," Juliet whispered, watching him.

Without taking his eyes off of her, Villain reached over her shoulder, turning off the stove. In one fluid movement, he turned with her, pressing her back against the counter.

If her cheeks were warm before, they were blazing now. Villain smiled again, this time something so fond it dazzled her senses. The world narrowed to just the two of them, flush together.

Juliet's hands fell against Villain's chest, lightly resting against the soft cotton of his shirt.

She breathed in his scent.

"Villain?"

"Mm?" he murmured, the hum of his voice vibrating against her palms.

"When your brother- What he said about how you feel...about me... Is it true?" She held his gaze, holding her breath.

"My sweet Juliet Meadows." His voice alone was enough to melt her. He took one of her hands with deliberate gentleness and placed a kiss against her fingers. "If only I were brave enough to say it out loud."

"You can say it in other ways," Juliet breathed.

His eyes gleamed.

"Oh I intend to," Villain said softly.

Villain's gaze flicked down to Juliet's lips. He kept one hand on her waist, slotting the other into her hair. He leaned in until their lips brushed. Pausing, he seemed to catch himself, probably remembering Juliet's comments in therapy about the importance of healthy communication.

He smiled again, sharp and beautiful. His warm breath grazed her skin while his thumb traced lazy circles against her jaw. "May I?" he whispered, his lips hovering just barely above hers.

Juliet opened her mouth to answer, and-

The door burst open.

Juliet jolted in surprise, panic shooting through her as she gripped Villain's arms before she caught sight of who was really at the door.

The figure was fitted in a deep red super-suit, a black mask concealing his identity.

She relaxed, releasing a breath through gritted teeth. "Hero?"

"Doctor Meadows," Hero said, relief flooding his expression. "I heard what happened to you on the news and with Supervillain's escape, I knew you were in danger so I-"

His eyes narrowed as he seemed to notice Villain for the first time. "You get away from her," he hissed marching closer, crimson beams of tech-powered energy sparking to life in his palms. "Let her go and get out."

Villain hardened at the sight of him in turn, straightening and pulling out an advanced weapon. "Now that's insulting, at least I was invited inside." His voice was smooth and dangerous. Chilling.

A far cry from the man who had held her close and smiled fondly only moments ago.

Juliet stepped between them, holding up a hand in each direction. "Stop."

"You invited him in? Doctor Meadows, he's Supervillain's brother! He's probably here to finish the job for him!"

"Oh that's rich," Villain interjected. "For all your self-righteous monologues begging me to change, to be better, when I actually try, you can't accept it."

"I'm not willing to bet Doctor Meadow's life on your 'moral awakening,'" Hero spat.

"Hero," Juliet said in the no-nonsense voice her job often required her to use. "Take a deep breath. Villain would never hurt me, you don't need to worry about that."

"He-"

"-is in rehabilitation," Juliet finished for him. "He is my patient, just as you are. He has made tremendous progress, you are in no position to discredit his reformation. I promise you that I am safe with him."

Hero stared, studying the pair. Villain's jaw was clenched, glaring hard at the hero. Juliet touched his shoulder and some of the tension immediately dissolved from him.

Hero extinguished the energy beams in his palms, shifting into a less guarded stance. He regarded them for a second longer.

"Alright."

"Alright?"

"You want to prove you have good intentions? Help me find Supervillain and bring him in, for good this time," Hero said. "I can't do it alone."

Villain turned to look at Juliet. She stepped closer, taking his hand as she spoke.

"No. I don't want you to put yourself in a position where your recovery might be compromised again. You're too close to the situation to act rationally, and it would be too much of a trigger for you."

Villain's gaze softened as it landed on her, any hostility in his demeanor vanishing like it had never been there. He brushed her hair back with gentle fingers, leaning in. His thumb dipped down to graze her lips.

Villain kissed her cheek, her chin, the corner of her mouth. He straightened, eyes intent, looking like he wanted to kiss her properly--but not until they were alone.

When time would suspend like frost in the air and the moment would belong solely to the two of them, in the quiet and safety of each other.

Juliet's skin felt cold at the loss of his touch. Dread swirled in the pit of her stomach.

Villain turned to Hero, observing him for a moment before extending a hand to shake. "Deal."

Sorry I haven't posted in so loooong. I kept putting off writing this bc I was worried id mess it up lol. This is officially the longest series I've posted so far (the rest of my snippets have 3 parts or less) so wooo! Let me know if you want to see more :)

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[aspenflower17]

Finding You (Part Fourteen of ??)

Hey everyone! I hope you’re all having a good New Year so far! I have a bit of an update after the chapter for y’all.

Edit: Oop! I forgot the link to Part One for any new people! My bad!

Tags (ily all!):  @simpingforsatan @naimena @hachimochi @wrathandgreed @magi-minminxiii @rensphilia @a-dream-at-night @chloelikesobeyme @getbehindme-satan @theuglypugling @oofthelazyweeb @mammonismyfirstman (as always, if you’d like to be put on the tags list, juust let me know in a comment down below, or a DM)

Word Count: 1,961

TW: None? I’m pretty sure?

Mc didn’t know what she was expecting from the song Satan’s brothers pressured him to play, but a gorgeous melancholic love song was not it, though she should have guessed it was a love song from the title. She was entranced from the first couple notes, and the lyrics pulled her in further. They spoke of someone experiencing love for the first time, though they were afraid of their Love fading away and leaving them. She smiled at the cat lyrics, finding herself not surprised Satan would write about them. He seemed like a cat lover, though she had no real basis for the belief.

 Satan’s singing voice was just as nice as his speaking voice and she found herself impressed. It also held a lot of emotion, enough that she was surprised it didn’t affect his singing. Though she had never heard the song before, it seemed extremely familiar. Though, it was a fairly universal concept, so it probably just seemed she’d heard it before. She hadn’t realized she was crying until Mammon offered her a handkerchief. When he finished, everyone clapped, and he started on another song.

“I never thought I’d hear tha’ song again,” Mammon spoke to Mc in a low voice.

“Why?” she asked.

“Oh… Uhhh… Well, it’s about a lost love of his. Once she… disappeared… He played it one more time and then said he’d never play it again.” 

Mc felt her throat constrict a bit at the revelation, “He must be doing better then. When he got his next… lover, he probably started feeling better.”

“He… Uhhh... '' Mammon floundered for words, and Mc found herself eagerly awaiting his next words, “I don’ think he’s dated anyone before or since her. If nothin’ else, she is his firs’ and only love.”

“Did she hurt him?”

“Huh?”

“I just ask because I’ve seen a lot of people, well, humans, who had relationships go sour and closed themselves off emotionally. I was just wondering if that’s what happened to him.”

“Not… Not exactly… She was human and she… died…” Mammon seemed really anxious at this point, and Mc decided not to push the subject further.

A human? Really? Well, that adds another layer to the song. It’s the most permanent level of “leave” there is. He knew going into the relationship it would end. But… If she had been corrupted enough by him, wouldn’t she have gone to the Devildom? Then they could’ve been together… Does that mean she went to the Celestial Realm? Do I know her? Or… Did she get stuck as a wanderer? Either way, why would he play it now? Mammon said he’d sworn off playing it ever again… The questions swirled around in her head as she watched Satan play.

“Ooooo! Ooooo! My turn!”

“Asmo, you can’t play piano,” Satan sighed, already getting up.

“But I can play music off of my DDD now can’t I?” Asmodeus said, waltzing up to what had become a stage.

As Asmo scrolled through what Mc could only assume was his list of songs, Satan came and stood next to her. Mammon even moved over so he could. Mc gave him a small smile and then turned her attention back to Asmodeus, who was gushing about the song he’d found to sing. She was still thinking about all the unanswered questions she had when she felt a breath next to her ear “What did you think?”

Mc almost jumped, but instead found herself glued to her chair, “Of the song? Or your singing?”

“Hmmm… Both.”

“You play and sing wonderfully. The song was beautiful. I could really feel your emotions.”

“Thank you,” Mc felt Satan retreat back to a standing position, and she found she missed his presence.

A huff from the other side of the room caught her attention. Looking over, she caught the tailend of Michael watching Satan with narrowed eyes before turning back to Asmodeus. How strange.

When Asmodeus finished, Lucifer was both begged and forced to play by those in the room. While Mc had to admit he was definitely in a league all his own, she found herself preferring Satan’s playing to Lucifer’s. She cocked her head slightly at the realization.

“Excellent Lucifer! Just exquisite!” Diavolo boomed, giving the Avatar of Pride a standing ovation, “I can’t remember the last time I heard you play!”

“Well, it has been awhile,” Lucifer smiled. His pride seemed to have recovered enough he could properly interact with people again. Mc was happy she was able to avert a crisis, not interested in finding out how a brawl between Michael and Lucifer would go. Though… Would either of them actually get into a physical altercation?...

Mc was so caught up in her thoughts, she didn’t realize the brothers were leaving until they were all asking if she would come to the House of Lamentation at some point.

“... And I would love to paint your nails,” Asmo prattled on, grabbing her hands, “And I know the Devildom’s lack of light can make your skin lose some of its radiance, but I have a moisturizer that can help with that. Oh and-”

“Asmo, come on! Ya want Mc to come visit or not?” Mammon interrupted,

“Mammon, you don’t understand the nuances of keeping yourself looking perfect.”

“Uh, yes. I do. I’m a model. Ya been smellin’ too many of ya fancy products and it’s melted ya brain?”

“I think you’re thinking of yourself, though it was probably when you were trying to con those witches into buying acid, and you drank some.”

“Oi! How do ya know about that?”

“Ugh, there they go again,” a head rested itself on Mc’s shoulder, and she almost jumped until she saw who it was, “Seriously though Mc. You should come over.”

“Yeah. You’re even welcome to bring Luke,” the one brother who she hadn’t talked to added, “Barbatos told me he’s gotten even better at baking.”

“Of course I’ve gotten better at baking! I’m also very good at cooking too,” Luke said, having joined the conversation.

Mc watched at Beelzebub, which is who she figured he must be through the process of elimination, actually started drooling, “Does that mean you’re actually going to come over then?”

Luke smiled fondly, a look Mc wasn’t sure she’d have ever thought he could have for a demon, “If you’d like Beel, I could probably make that happen.”

Beel rushed over to Luke and pulled him into a huge hug. Belphegor removed himself from Mc, walking over to Beelzebub, “Beel, you need to let go of the chihuahua or he’s going to suffocate. Luke can’t make you food if he’s been squished.”

“I’m sorry. I hope these idiots haven’t been bothering you too much.”

“Not at all Lucifer. They were just inviting me over sometime.”

“Well, I suppose it’s time for us to head out,” Lucifer said, starting to gather his brothers.

“You are welcome anytime you want to come over,” Satan’s voice came from behind her.

“I… Thanks. I would really like that.”

“Satan! We’re leaving.”

“I’m coming Lucifer,” Satan called, rolling his eyes, then back to Mc with a smile, “Bye.”

“Bye,” Mc called after him.

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Mc sat in her room hours later, the events of the evening still running through her head. Though she knew Michael wouldn’t approve, she found herself much more at ease and even happier around them than she did around most angels. There was a non-judgmental kindness they all exuded (well, all except Lucifer) that made her feel like she belonged. She found herself excited about the prospect of spending more time with them at the House of Lamentation. She had to laugh a bit, the fact she didn’t fit in with the rest of the angels never more clear than it was now. 

Simeon had told her his time in the Devildom had been extremely enjoyable, the less structured lifestyles if the Devildom a welcome change from the Celestial Realm. She had read his work from that time and it was obvious he had felt a lot more creative in the Devildom, even though he had school responsibilities at the time. While she hadn’t doubted his words, she had always figured the change was mostly due to the fact he had been able to communicate with his lost brothers again. Now she understood what he had been talking about. 

Simeon generally gets along with the other angels too. What would they all say if they found out I prefer the company of the Fallen to them? Everything is just more natural with them. It’s almost like I already know who they are, as strange as that sounds. Especially Satan, though I’ve felt connected to him since I got his letter. Speaking of which, who was it that he mentioned? Lil… Lilly? Lillah? Lillian? Hmmm… I can’t remember. I do know I’ve never heard that name before. Whoever it was seemed to have a great impact on all of the brothers. It can’t be someone they Fell with. I’ve read all the literature about the Fall and I don’t recognize the name. Though there’s a lot about the Fall the Celestial Realm doesn’t talk about. But... Simeon’s also never mentioned anyone with that name before… Maybe it’s time for me to do some more research.

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Mc stretched, and checked the time on her DDD. She had been in Diavolo’s personal library for over three hours, and she still hadn’t found any mention of the mysterious “L” person. She found plenty of references to Lucifer though. It seemed he and his brothers had been instrumental in helping Diavolo establish order when the old King had started his slumber. What caused this slumber, why it happened, or if it would end was not covered. Mc wanted to research the topic further, but she couldn’t get distracted until she had answered her initial question.

There was a knock at the door, and Barbatos came in carrying a teacup on a saucer, “I thought you might be in here.”

“Oh, hello Barbatos.”

The butler entered the room, and set the tea down on the table Mc was studying at, “I thought you might like some tea.”

“I would actually, thank you. If you would like to, you can take a seat.”

“I suppose that’d be alright,” Barbatos smiled, and sat down in a chair. His eyes glided across the books strewn around Mc, “You’ve got some heavy reading here.”

“Well, I’m trying to figure something out,” Mc sighed, sipping her tea.

“Perhaps I can be of assistance?”

“Maybe, though I don’t remember what it is I’m looking for exactly,” Barbatos simply cocked his head slightly until she continued, “Satan was telling about… Well, a personal experience, and he mentioned someone. I don’t remember their name, but it was someone very close to all the brothers and they had passed away. I was just trying to figure out who it was.”

“You seem very interested in this person,” Barbatos’ tone wasn’t accusatory, but he seemed to expect and answer.

“... I guess I’m just trying to understand them better. Him better,” The last part slipped from Mc’s mouth easily, surprising even her.

“I think I may know who you’re talking about. If I’m correct, you won’t find any references to her in these books. It’s not my place to explain the situation to you however. You should probably go speak with the brothers about her…” the butler paused for a second before continuing, “I believe Michael also knows a lot about the situation, though he doesn’t know the full story,” with that, he got up and pushed his chair in, “I must continue with my duties, but I appreciate the short reprieve. Good night.”

“Night,” Mc called after him. Huh. Michael knows?

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Part Fifteen

 I wanted to let you all know that as it is January, ever since 2014 the first moth of the year has been terrible for me. So far, we are 3 days into 2021, and I have already gotten a near constant tooth ache meaning I’m going to have to go to the dentist, and have gotten sick. I don’t know what else this month has in store for me, but I just wanted to warn you all, if my updates get sporadic or short, that’s why 😬 

[quilloftheclouds]

Responses to the feedback on my Colin’s Curse OSS Snippet! Feel free to blacklist the tag ‘#Quill’s replies’ if you don’t want to see these!

For longer responses I’m going to try and reblog with my comments, but I had so much wonderful feedback that I didn’t want to spam my followers with my replies! So, this is the format I decided to use~

@leave-her-a-tome​ said:

Omg add me to the tag list please! I thought I was on it already bc I love OSS but I must’ve forgot!

I’ll be sure to do that, mate! And thank you, AH >u<

@bookish-actor​ said:

Okay but this is precious??? And colin sounds like an ADORABLE dog!!! I love him!

Colin is absolutely adorable and I love him too. Thank you!!

@mvcreates​​ said:

Stowing this away to read properly* later, but right off the bat??? I LOVE THE FILM STYLE GRAPHICS! (And based off of what you already shared in VV, I know I’m gonna LOVE this premise so hard OML.)

*Is this the longest excerpt you’ve posted so far? Because if so, I’M PROUD OF YOU and CANNOT WAIT to give it the attention is deserves.

MINA AH. Yes!! Yes it isss, I’m always nervous about posting longer excerpts since I’m not sure how long to go before people lose interest, you know? (It’s also unedited so I have to deal with that, too. ^^) But I’m super happy you like the graphics! It’s a simple colour edit and a texture, but I think it came out well!

@lady-redshield-writes​ said:

…maybe this is a weird personal thing? But one of my nightmares is being turned into an animal. So while Colin’s reactions were admittedly adorable, I was absolutely horrified while reading this after I put together what had really happened. The slow reveal, the fact that it was an accident, and being trapped in a small and helpless shape that’s not your own…it’s so well written, and it absolutely terrifies me.

Oohhh, I am sorry! (Let me know if I should tag it with something? I’m not sure what I would...) But that is super interesting, and SUPER VALID, mate! Colin is my optimistic character, while also being quite a bit oblivious, so his perception of all of this is certainly not stepping into the horror genre.

But! I will say, there are going to be parts of the story that focus on the scary side, as well: first off, Dione originally intended to use this curse as revenge on an enemy of hers. That in itself is... unsettling. Second, Colin does feel helpless. He’s unable to do a lot, and this definitely comes up. So I completely understand, and no hard feelings at all, if you don’t wish to follow the story!

(Also your tags are so nice, thank!! ^u^)

@ardawyn​ said:

OH MY! Am I a bad person if I say this was fun to read? Of course, it’s horrible for poor Colin, but the way you wrote this is just excellent! His confusion and reaction was adorable!

But is he stuck in the form of a dog now, or can he like shape-shift? Either way, I hope he will be his old self soon! Could you please add me to your tag list? I really loved what I read about your story so far! :)

I love how contrasting this comment is from the previous one. XD I’m glad you found it fun, though! Colin acts as the comic relief a lot, but he’s a much larger part of the story, too!

As for your questions: Dione’s reaction isn’t really the most... hopeful, for a shape-shifting ability. More like... she messed up. A lot. And though Colin is oblivious to it, she’s not the most confident when she says she can fix it, either. Oops.

I’ll definitely add you! Thank you so much for your interest! <3

@anaestheticdisaster​ said:

Omg I totally thought there was an actual dog for a good while

And so did Colin. Okay but! I’m glad I was able to convey the twist! It’s always fun to have readers be surprised~

@marlettpines said:

Ooh my gods, that is not at all what I was expecting when you talked about the sea witch putting an accidental curse on Colin! This is…! I love it???

From my unsuspecting readers, I’m hoping for the same reaction~ I’m glad you like it, it’s certainly a lot of fun to write it, too!

There were so many lovely tags left, as well, but it’s much harder to reply to those! Nonetheless, I really do appreciate all of the feedback left, and I read every single tag and comment left~ It does so much to know people like my work, and your support really does help with my writing! <3

[must-be-ryan]

Wow, I’ve never run out of photos on a post before. Last image is Vanguard Ike! Rose. For the rest, click and they’ll tell you! I took a break from working on my video to do these and I had a lot of fun!

The first one is my s-support challenge for my summoner, Violet! As for who she’s marrying, no idea. Technically I s-ranked Vanguard Ike but I also tend to marry and remarry a lot in the handheld games so... EDIT: I forgot to tag @fehimagines...oops...

The rest are of Rose, Violet’s daughter, with her hair varying by father! Rose is a cavalry healer (If this was Fates, she’d be a strategist, so tome and stave). She can be a bit protective at times and is rather quiet, a huge difference from her mother’s more joking personality. However, while she may look innocent enough, Rose actually enjoys pranks and uses her quiet nature to keep suspicion off of her. Her hair is kept short to keep it out of the way, though she sometimes wishes her hair was as long as her mother’s. She may or may not have feelings for Male Morgan.

Some fun changes based on her father are:

Cain: Much more hot-headed. She’s more devious than reckless, though; Cain was the one to teach her how to ride a horse as a child and she never got off since; incredibly loyal; Able, Est, Palla, and Catria absolutely her uncle and her aunts and she’ll fight anyone who says otherwise

Jeorge: Far better at sizing people up and figuring out their weakness; Alright with a bow; hates it when people call her nobility, regardless of it’s truth; far more into strategy and chess;

Seliph: Often compares herself to others, seeing it as a way to get stronger; respects her father and grandfather to the point of almost idolizing them; always doing her best to get stronger to live up to their legacies

Lukas: As issues properly expressing her emotions and often pretends to not have any; Lukas used to read to her as a child, sparking a love for stories; A bit of a romantic; sees Alm and Clive as sort of uncles, with Mathilda, Clair, and Celica are sort of aunts

Boey: Insecure and tries to be as ‘tough’ as her father, not realizing it’s an act; A bit of a romantic; Zones out more often; Mae is her aunty and they enjoy playing pranks together; cries more easily, which is awkward when Boey tries to scold her and he’s met with tears (the softy ends up buying her a treat)

Innes: Acts as she thinks a princess should; expects people to treat her with the proper respect; Acts more aloof; As a child, she bit Ephraim’s hand when he tried to pat her on the head after first meeting her (Innes had to fight back his laughter, no, he didn’t train her to do that); A wonderful dancer

Arvis: Daddy’s little princess; adores her half-siblings and their half-siblings; absolutely ready to get her father involved when upset (MY FATHER WILL HEAR ABOUT THIS); just wants a whole family without fighting; Much better with fire tomes; as a child, she accidentally burned herself trying to use Valflame, Arvis was not happy (With whoever should’ve been watching her. I mean, who lets a small child grab a fire tome, by the gods!)

Lyon: Still loves pranks but prefers sneaking up on people; part of her reason to become a healer was to try and make sure her father was okay; refuses to believe he would ever do anything wrong; Cried when Innes first met her as a child and she still doesn’t like being near him as a teenager (Her reasoning is just ‘He’s mean!’, no one’s 100% sure why he scares her so much, he’s tried to be nice to her when she was a kid and nothing.)

Ike: Mist taught her how to use a staff, while Soren taught her how to use a tome and Tatiana taught her horseback riding; Looks up to Soren and still doesn’t understand what ‘branded’ means; A naturally great leader; Used to run off a lot to explore as a kid, only to have Tatiana carry her back and scold her; sometimes accidentally calls Tatiana ‘grandmother’ (Thankfully hasn’t done it to her face);

[nikiforoov]

QUICK TUTORIAL: lineart gifs & watercolours

i’ve received a few asks about how i made this gifset, so here’s a quick guide! i’m skipping right to the interesting parts, so you need to have basic knowledge of how to use photoshop to make gifs or you’re not going to get much out of this tutorial. the basic idea is very simple but the process can be extremely frustrating, as usual. proceed at your own risk.

things you’ll find behind the cut:

how i get from this:

to this:

and to this:

still with me? great!  let’s begin!

i use photoshop cc in this tutorial! all features should be available in other versions too, but they might be called something else. in that case please consult google.

YOU WANT YOUR GIF TO HAVE AS FEW FRAMES AS POSSIBLE! get them ready and do your basic thing ie resize, remove excess frames and set the framerate. next, flatten the frames into layers and download this action (19 frames at most) or do the following manually:

duplicate your first layer

set the copy to divide

add gaussian blur (approximately radius 0.6px) to the copy

use smart sharpen on the original layer. play around with the setting until the lines look clear and smooth (my settings: amount 300%, radius 0.3px, reduce noise 10%, remove gaussian blur)

check that the blurred layer is on top of the sharpened one

merge layers

repeat with every single layer :))))

now your gif should look something like this:

as you can see, if you wanted you could just paint over the parts where the background is still visible, add some colour or overlays and tadaaah, a perfectly fine gif! but we don’t want that today. we want to make our lives hell.

NEXT, WE’LL DO SOME MASKING AND GET RID OF THE BACKGROUND. i use the quick selection tool because it’s quick (lol), i’m lazy and these kind of gifs have nice and clear lines so it works like a dream!

make sure you’ve selected everything, it can be difficult to tell what’s part of the background and what’s the selection as you can see.

all done? next you’ll need to click mask and select. i invert the selection at this point, so the following settings only work with that! i forgot to put it in the pic but in addition to these setting, i usually have the output set to “layer mask” so that saves me a few clicks. when you’re happy with what you’re seeing, click ok and go though any bits that didn’t mask properly by hand.

can you guess what the next step is? yeah. now do the same to all your layers...

... and you’ll end up with something like this!

you probably can’t notice much difference, because it doesn’t show up properly on my blog, but the background is transparent! i’ve also added two adjustment layers to clean up the lines a bit:

black & white

levels (my settings: shadow 60, midtone 1.00, highlight 230)

//EDIT: naturally, the settings i used for the tutorial don’t work for all scenes but in my experience they’re a pretty good place to start from! also, if the scene has a very busy background i usually mask it before resizing and applying the lineart effect to make sure it looks as good as possible (and it also gives you the option to use the same frames in other projects without having to do it all over again)! in those cases the blurred layer leaves a fuzzy border around the image when you merge the layers, so you need to select the sharpened layer’s pixels before merging and mask the resulting layer with the selection. oh and i usually convert the layers for the first frame into smart objects before sharpening or blurring so i can easily adjust the settings to be optimal for the scene.

again, you could stop here, walk away with a nice transparent lineart gif and call it a day.

no? then we’ll start adding the watercolour.

this is, of course, all done manually as well, frame by frame. don’t blame me, i told you this was going to be frustrating.

add a white layer to act as a background, and adjust the output levels of the levels layer you just added a few minutes ago! my setting are: shadow 0, highlight 238

THE NEXT STEP IS TO START PAINTING

the gif should give you the basic idea of what to do from here on. basically, it’s something like this:

create a new layer on top of everything, pick a brush, add colour to appropriate spots, don’t mind if you can’t stay inside the lines. it’s actually better if you don’t! i usually have the colouring layers set to linear burn.

check what frame you have selected! you want to find the corresponding lineart layer, right click it and pick select pixels.

create a mask for your coloring layer from that selection. now the outline should be rather nice and smooth, and all you need to do is mask the inner parts using either a selection tool or do it manually. in this case i prefer the latter.

if your gif doesn’t have much movement, you can get away with duplicating the colouring layer for the next frame instead of painting everything from scratch! just duplicate the layer, delete the old mask, move the layer a bit if needed and add the mask from the next lineart layer.

repeat these steps until you run out of frames.

keep or delete the white layer you’ve used as a background. 

before you even notice, you have a super pretty lineart gif painted in watercolour style, ready to be posted on tumblr or edited more!

i edited mine a bit more and ended up with this baby! i kind of lied in the beginning, since i’m not telling you how i turned it into this lmao oops. basically i just added the bg image and a few gradients on top of everything? super easy!

//EDIT: i can’t not tell you guys i feel so guilty lmao. okay, we’re starting from the bottom up!

changed the white background colour to #e6e6e6

a picture of flowers on top of it, color burn 60%

levels adjustment: shadow 60, midtone 1.00, highlight 230 and output adjustments are shadow 0, highlight 220

linear gradient fill layer, 90angle, colours #f3bfa5 and #fbeebc set mode to soft light 100% jump to between the lineart adjustment layers and colourings

color fill layer in #f3bfa5, set mode to soft light 100% jump on top of everything

vibrance adjustment layer, +100 vibrance and +31 saturation

gradient map adjustment layer, colours #f3bfa5 and fbccbc set mode to overlay 30%

duplicate the adj layer you just made, chance mode to color burn look at your beautiful gif and cry tears of joy

and that’s about it! i hope this cleared up the process a little!

thank you for checking out my tutorial! if you have any more questions, my ask box is always open ♥

oh and feel free to tag me if you post something made with this tutorial! i’d love to see your creations! i track #nikiforoov so just tag your post with that :)

[thedaughterofkings]

What I’m writing!

The lovely @clotpolesonly tagged me to tell you all what I’m currently writing! Thank you <3

I’m mostly working on three fics right now, plus a couple of future fics in the plans and a few old wips that I haven’t completely given up on yet, so here it is:

The Merlin Canon sort of Regency inspired arranged engagement to be married with a bit of horseplay AU (it’s both less insane and more insane than it sounds^^°) for @hyraeth‘s wonderful art for the Merlin Reverse Bang - currently standing at 2.7k and barely into all of the cool ideas I have for this fic, so I really need to get going on that one! But I’m still confident I can finish it satisfyingly in time - keep your fingers crossed for me!

The Resurrection fic! Originally started for Sterekweek last year, obviously didn’t get finished in time, aaaand still isn’t finished now^^° But I think I’m headed in the right direction - all three resurrections are over and done with, so theoretically I could wrap it up. Unfortunately an accidental soulbound has sneaked its way into the fic, so there’s still a bit more to write! Standing at 18k currently!

Fully grown - the soulmark AU that just won’t LET ITSELF BE FINISHED!!! I’ve only got (probably) two more chapters to write, but life (and other fics) have kept me from it since October!! But stepping away from this fic a little might not have been a bad idea, because I can feel myself getting increasingly excited about it again, so I hope to finish it quickly once fics number 1 and 2 are done! Currently standing at 25k! (Guesstimated final total is ~30k, so there really isn’t that much more to go)

Some fics that I haven’t actually started properly writing yet, but that I’ve been thinking about a lot and started outlining somewhat are the sequel(s) to Pigtails, the sequel to fully grown (yes I’m already planning the sequel even though I can’t seem to finish that fic), the ‘Stiles is Cassandra’ fic that I’ve mentioned before, the Grey’s Anatomy in Space Star Trek fic that I promised @ohfuckthisshit and a couple of prompts I’ve gotten that I’m excited about, a fun Stackson one in particular! And then there’s always that one fic that has like one chapter but I’m still so excited about (parallel universe, twerking Derek, Derek/Kira besties, Stiles/Allison badass hunter siblings, Sterek of course and Scira and Allydia and oh my, what’s not to be excited about!!!) Oh, and I’ve been thinking about this tiny Drarry ficlet lately, so I’m hoping to actually write a longer fic for it one day, too! So definitely plenty of fic in my future :D

And then there’s the almost dead wips that I haven’t completely given up on yet, it’s now just been so long that I cringe a little at my writing, so I feel like I’d have to rewrite most of it to be happy with it, which isn’t really an incentive to go back to these fics (I already hate editing, I don’t even want to imagine rewriting circa 20k each!). I’m mainly talking about Stormy waters (13k on ao3, plus a couple thousand more words for one or two not yet published chapters), which I’d really like to finish just so that I don’t have a wip/abandoned fic on my ao3 anymore, and the yet to be named Sciles fic which stands at 20k and is almost finished, the big fight has already been written, I just got stuck on dealing with the aftermath (and thus haven’t worked on it in ... possibly years?!). Argh, I should probably admit those fics are dead already, but I really don’t wanna!!! Anyone have any tips on how to deal with these?!^^°

To end this on a less depressing note here’s a little excerpt from the Resurrection fic - Stiles goes to Peter for advice on how to resurrect a werewolf:

Peter starts with a legend - some Romeo and Juliet thing about two werewolves and a human boy, about love and hate and life and death. Stiles is pleasantly surprised when the answer for once actually is polyamory instead of a love triangle. And Peter’s story even has a happy end! To be fair, werewolf number one has to die first, but then werewolf number two - an alpha girl whose story Stiles wouldn’t mind seeing on the big screen - and human boy bring him back and they all live happily ever after. No really, that’s actually what Peter ends the story with. 

What follows is a long semi-scientific treatise on the magical properties of the different moon phases, on studies conducted by the werewolves of yonder year - Stiles heroically doesn’t ask if their studies consisted of howling at the moon and discovering that their howls were louder when the moon was full - and full of warnings of things that could go wrong when you try to resurrect someone - horror stories of feral wolves completely out of their mind, of zombie wolves, more dead than alive, of rotten flesh and broken bones, and honestly, Stiles gets it; there is no need at all to go into that much detail. It’s all very interesting and might actually be useful knowledge beyond bringing back a couple of killed before their time werewolves, but what it isn’t is a nice little recipe that actually tells him how to bring back a couple of killed before their time werewolves. Stiles had been hoping for a little more “Bone of the father, unwillingly given. Flesh of the servant, willingly sacrificed. Blood of the enemy, forcibly taken.” rather than the history lesson he’s gotten. Well, actually, he was hoping for something with a little less bone and flesh and blood if possible. But still, some actual instructions would be nice.

Oops, I just realised that I completely forgot to tag someone else, so if you are a writer and want to do this, I hereby tag you, so do it and tag/mention me!