#trixie soot

[dvogcomics]

New management tries to tackle the same old problem. How's that gonna go?

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The Killing Time, Unwillingly Mine: Chapter 1 Notes

The first chapter is up! If you haven't read it, I'd recommend doing that before reading this, but there are no spoilers here. I just want to delve a little into the some of the thoughts surrounding the historical I had while writing.

Victorian London was famously dirty, I fear. And incredibly stinky. Lee Jackson writes:

“Thoroughfares were swamped with black mud, composed principally of horse dung, forming a tenacious, glutinous paste; the air was peppered with soot, flakes of filth tumbling to the ground. […] The worst types of filth, solely in terms of volume, were human excrement; mud on the streets; and ‘dust’ (cinders and ash from coal fires)”

This was in part due to a rapidly increasing population (during the 1800s alone London grew from a city with one million inhabitants to six million) and an ever-growing industrialisation. And yes, livestock were kept and slaughtered within the city. Imagine the amount animal waste this produced. Waste production simply multiplied due to the increased production necessary to sustain the urbanisation.

It was pretty hard for the Victorians to reconcile that London was so incredibly filthy – considering the Victorians invented sanitary science. Metropolitan dirt was seen as a harbinger on moral decay; filth implied social disorder and festered immoral habits.

Often when we see Victorian London on TV it’s always high society and pretty. I promise you, even the upper-class ladies and gentlemen had to walk through the muck and mire.

The city of London spent a good deal of the latter half of 1800s dedicated to finding ways to clean its streets.

Source: Dirty Old London: The Victorian Fight Against Filth, by Lee Jackson.

During the 1890s male fashion eased slightly. Coordinating three-piece suits (also called ditto suits) were worn widely throughout society. Shirts were stiffened with starch, sporting high standing collars. Neckwear ranged from cravats and narrow bow ties to ‘modern’ ties. Bushy beards and sideburns fell out of favour and men started sporting close-clipped, short beards (which is why I gave Jayce his beard).

Women's fashion loosened as well. Gone were the big bustles and ultra-stiff stays, Women opted for skirts that fell naturally from the waist but big skirts, leg-o-mutton sleeves, and high-collared shirts were still popular. Women often wore shirts and skirts for day wear, and of course more elaborate evening dresses.

Source: Fashion and Family History: Interpreting How Your Ancestors Dressed, by Jayne Shrimpton

For Lest, I was partially inspired by the clothing of the character Trixie in the TV series Deadwood, which is set in the 1870s – in particular her black-and-white striped socks.

I really dug up my uni notes from four years ago for this:

Love between two men wasn’t illegal, per se. The ’crime of sodomy’ was abolished in 1861 and within the upper-classes at least, there seemed to be a don’t-ask-don’t-tell policy when it came to relationships between men.

But really, it was more so an understanding that sex outside of marriage was illegal. All sex outside of marriage was deemed pathological and sick; even the term heterosexual was used for men who had a ‘sickly desire’ for sex without reproductive purposes. Equally, many sex acts we see as ‘normal’ today were seen as unreasonable; oral sex was for example deemed a purely homosexual act. Illegal were acts that were understood as immoral and as a ‘perversion of human nature’; i.e.  the Christian notion that the ‘seed’ (ew) of life should not be wasted.

The 1800s in general was a time where sex and sexuality were being defined and categorised for the first time. Terms like hetero- and homosexual weren’t used as identities either (like we do today); it was used as a way to describe the act of sex. The term homosexuality itself didn’t really come into circulation until 1890. Men who liked men likely described themselves as ‘inverts’ and the term ‘Uranian’ was used and spread by a group of British and American poets who advocated for the naturalness of male companionship and intimate friendship by using various allusions and themes from ancient Greece.

“I am the love that dare not speak it’s name” is from one such poet – Lord Alfred Douglas – and is from his poem Two Loves. Yes, Viktor & Jayce flirt by reciting homoerotic poetry at one another. I don’t make the rules.

If you've read this far: thank you! I hope this was entertaining and a little interesting, as well.

[dramioneasks]

Christmas Fics 2023 (Part 9):

Anything by MissiAmphetamine (Kaleidoscope) - T, one-shot - Just a fluffy little one-shot written while recovering from Christmas lunch, based on an accidental prompt by Pidanka, 'Anything'. Draco Malfoy, Auror, is assigned an unwanted partner; Hermione Granger, formerly working in the Artefacts and Evidence Department.

mercy in the snow by hauntedopal - M, one-shot - A work trip on Christmas Eve goes awry. “This is all your fault,” Hermione hissed. “You’re quite right, Granger,” drawled Malfoy. “It is my fault we found this pathetic excuse of a cabin to shelter in during this snowstorm. How horrible of me.”

A Christmas Confession by vellichorwrites - E, one-shot - “Gran—Hermione.” Her name sounds like a vow on his tongue. Sweet and earnest and desperate. Christmassy Dramione.

(And at Christmas you tell the truth) by Sienna_Black - E, one-shot -Muggle AU where Draco and Hermione meet as teens, fall in secret love at first sight, but are both convinced they have been ‘Friendzoned’ by the other. It all comes to a head when a handsome sports star enters their lives four days before Christmas.

EVERGREEN by fleurdejasmine - T, WIP - Instead of going to Azkaban, Draco Malfoy is sentenced to manual labor. Banned from using magic, he takes odd jobs to meet the requirements of his punishment. Like a muggle. The last place he expects to work is at Hagrid’s Christmas tree farm. He’s humiliated, exhausted, and bitter at the world. Hermione Granger’s frequent visits aren’t helping, either.

Cheap Wine by Lia_Redrose - M, one-shot - Draco and Hermione Malfoy have been married for some time now. They have to attend a gala for Christmas. Surprises await :)

Ashes & Soot (The Santa Clause au) by undercoverdrxco - T, one-shot - “I’m Draco Malfoy. Not Santa Clause.” He insisted while shaking his head, looking back up to her face. She didn't falter at all, her consistent smile began to irk Draco entirely. “Obviously.” “Old Santa is gone and someone must step up. You were obviously chosen, Draco Malfoy.” Trixie told him with a sparkle of magic in her eye. Draco swallowed a laugh that would have been loud and in her face as she continued, “Please, put on the suit.” - Or the one where Draco Malfoy becomes Santa Clause

Mind The Gap by SunflowersXx - G, one-shot - How on earth did Hermione Granger end up in the same tube as Draco bloody Malfoy, two weeks before Christmas? In which Hermione runs into Draco on the tube and they spend the next two weeks crossing paths on their morning commute and it all feels just a little like their knitted strings were meant to tie into a neat little Christmas bow.

Life Changing Mistletoe by MidnightPhilosopher - T, one-shot - Draco stumbles upon Hermione out in the garden during the Yule Ball. They get caught under an enchanted mistletoe. Draco tried to convince her that a kiss would be the fastest way out of the situation. It also puts them in a whole different sort of situation. Last fluffy day of Tumblr 12 Days of Christmas

A Perfectly Normal Christmas by Kayka - T, one-shot - Hermione should have realized Christmas was doomed when the mistletoe spontaneously caught fire. This was all somehow Draco Malfoy's fault, and now she can't seem to stop running into him everywhere.

The Malfoy Clause by d_read64 (76ducky64) - E, 7 chapters - Draco knew that, upon his father’s death, he would have to take over the Malfoy Estate. What he did not know, however, is that included in his newfound responsibilities is becoming the pinnacle of a muggle holiday once a year. Or: Draco discovers he must become Santa Claus to save the Malfoy Magic all while navigating his enormous crush on his holiday-loving friend, Hermione Granger. Inspired by The Santa Clause!

Darry Christmas by Starlight934 - G, one-shot - Draco Malfoy spends his first Christmas at the Burrow. He is nervous but he has Harry at his side and nothing could make him happier. Come with them and the Weasley family to enjoy a Darry Christmas

[undercoverdrxco]

Ashes & Soot (The Santa Clause au)

“I’m Draco Malfoy. Not Santa Clause.” He insisted while shaking his head, looking back up to her face. She didn't falter at all, her consistent smile began to irk Draco entirely. “Obviously.”

“Old Santa is gone and someone must step up. You were obviously chosen, Draco Malfoy.” Trixie told him with a sparkle of magic in her eye. Draco swallowed a laugh that would have been loud and in her face as she continued, “Please, put on the suit.”

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Or the one where Draco Malfoy becomes Santa Clause

[dhr-ao3]

Ashes & Soot (The Santa Clause au)

Ashes & Soot (The Santa Clause au) https://ift.tt/P4anM9w by undercoverdrxco “I’m Draco Malfoy. Not Santa Clause.” He insisted while shaking his head, looking back up to her face. She didn't falter at all, her consistent smile began to irk Draco entirely. “Obviously.” “Old Santa is gone and someone must step up. You were obviously chosen, Draco Malfoy.” Trixie told him with a sparkle of magic in her eye. Draco swallowed a laugh that would have been loud and in her face as she continued, “Please, put on the suit.” - Or the one where Draco Malfoy becomes Santa Clause Words: 14294, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/M Characters: Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger Relationships: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy Additional Tags: The Santa Clause AU, Draco is Santa, Well - Freeform, he doesnt think so, but all the little elves keep calling him that so, Hermione has a child, Christmas Special, Delivering presents, lots of elves, Himbo Draco Malfoy, POV Draco Malfoy, Good Draco Malfoy, draco is just confused really, silly fic, They’re all just silly gooses really, Comedy, Romantic Comedy via AO3 works tagged 'Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy' https://ift.tt/brqDywT December 24, 2023 at 10:55PM

[into-the-mortuary]

1: the mortuary system - we chose it due to how many undead alters we have, and our interest in death and mortuary practices

2: looking online, asking for suggested names, usually there’s a greek myth theme honestly

3: none of us share it but most of us don’t mind it

4: chase, lucy, author and host’s real names too

5: hound? heist? hades? persi? cain? cerberus? cozbi? dodger? fakier? fang? lady (who isn’t a lady)? fester? hack? anxiety?

6: many of us age, there’s a range of ages

7: yep!! dove, beau, emerald, fester, hades, hound, they’re a few examples!

8: apart from ageless alters, it’s hosea, he’s about 55 or 56

9: we do, for both of those, florian age slides and many of us age regress

10: it’s up to each child, a couple prefer to be respected like an adult and only allow “child treatment” from selected people

11: we’re mlm heavy, but we have a wide variety of sexualities

12: more male, trans male, and nonbinary alters

13: yep!! heist, soot, and emile are most open about it

14: collectively we’re on the aromantic scale and a gay male

15: yes, we’re collectively a trans male

16: host and author i’d say, we don’t really know what they are but they’re omnipotent and whatever they write into a story can come true in the headspace

17: q, dove, cozbi, val, and seraph

18: hound!

19: apparently it’s a mix of “fronting and wondering where a body part is” and “realising half of your experiences aren’t normal to humans”

20: a majority is nonhuman

21: yeah, we do!

22: most act disconnected but still enjoy their sources, we source-separate though

23: greek mythology maybe? our own family members?

24: dodger and lady have different sources but date!

25: it’s incredibly common for us, yeah

26: no

27: we still are

28: remember that some people may just be misguided, but it’s good to educate them

29: it’s pretty collective

30: it spreads fakeclaiming so we dislike it, but at the same time we can learn some things via it

31: mine is AJ, he helps me a lot as a brother and he makes sure i’m supported as much as our other siblings we look after -trixie

mine is finch, through and through, he’s my gatekeeper bestie and we’re super close /p -nate

32: i don’t really know?

33: we don’t have any at the minute!

34: i like not being alone, and the family i’ve made, but i hate the memories and the bad people and the fact that im still lonely even if im never alone -trixie

no, i like the friends i’ve got from being here but it’s so tiring keeping everything in check and trying to manage everything and having people act uncomfortably towards me because they like to challenge gatekeepers -nate

35: having really long hair -trixie

being alone in the dark, creepy places -nate

system ask game!

any systems of any origins may reblog this :]

name asks

1. do you have a collective name? how was it chosen?

2. how do new system members choose their names?

3. are there any system members who identify with the body’s name?

4. which system member has the most stereotypical name?

5. which system member has the weirdest name?

age asks

6. how does age work for your system’s members?

7. does your system have ageless system members?

8. who is the oldest system member? how old are they?

9. does your system have system members who age slide or age regress?

10. if you have them, do your system’s littles want to be treated like children or adults?

queer asks

11. do system members tend to have similar sexualities, or are they different for each member?

12. does your system have more male, female, or nonbinary system members? is there any overlap between those?

13. do any system member use xenogenders or neopronouns?

14. does your system collectively identify as anything? if so, what?

15. do you& consider the body to be transgender?

nonhuman asks

16. what system member is the strangest species?

17. do any system members have wings?

18. does your system have any animal system members?

19. what is the weirdest part about being a nonhuman system member?

20. is the majority of your system human or nonhuman?

introject asks

21. do you have multiple system members from one source?

22. are most of your system’s introjects connected to their source? disconnected from their source?

23. what is the weirdest source that an introject in your system has?

24. are any of your system’s introjects in relationships with other system members? is their partner(s) an introject from the same source? different source?

25. do any of your system’s introjects have non-canon source memories?

syscourse asks

26. do you engage in syscourse?

27. were you previously anti-endo?

28. if you could tell all anti-endos one thing, what would you tell them?

29. does your system have a collective opinion on syscourse, or does it vary?

30. do you think that syscourse is more helpful or harmful?

asks for the current fronter

31. who is your favorite member in the system? (alternatively, who are you closest to?)

32. which system member has the most based takes?

33. what is the funniest piece of system drama?

34. do you enjoy being part of a system?

35. what’s something you like that no one else in the system likes?

[thuskindlyshescatters]

Team HRRT: Hey look, it's the main plot!

(Click for better quality.)

I've always wanted to give Ozpin (the person, not the Ozcarnation) an actual backstory, and this seemed like an excellent set of OCs to insert it onto.

Fraxinus based on: Dream SMP - Philza

Atalanta based on: Dream SMP - Technoblade

Explanations below the cut!

Before we get into story things, a couple facts about each of them.

Fraxinus (Frax Soot)

Her crow wings are functional and allow her to glide, but she is only able to fly with the aid of her Semblance, Ashfall, which enables her to take the form of smoke particles for a limited time (sort of like Petal Burst.)

Fraxinus is the scientific name for the genus of ash plants, but in modern day, she goes by Frax Soot, Soot referring to her Semblance.

She fights with a staff/lance called The Borer, in reference to Emerald Ash Borers.

Atalanta

Atalanta is named after the Greek heroine that drew first blood on the Boar of Calydon.

Her passive Semblance, Bloodblade, made her unbeatable in her early days of arena combat. Any blood-drawing blow dealt to her will appear on her opponent.

Part of her prowess as a warrior is attributed to her unfamiliar gait as a Faunus with bowed legs, which are generally more powerful and well-balanced than those of her human opponents.

As previously mentioned in Trixie and Roo's posts, Frax and Atalanta are travelling warriors that have made a name for themselves across Anima as living legends. However, only a trusted few know their true origins as servants of King Ozymandias. Important context: an accepted part of RWBY fanon (which I will embrace here) is that the Last King of Vale that won the Great War was a) the Ozcarnation before Ozpin and b) named, for my purposes, Ozymandias.

Fraxinus and Atalanta were legendary slave gladiators in their youth about a decade before the outbreak of the Great War. They were chosen for their exceptional skill by the previous king to train young Ozymandias, and became his close friends and confidantes. When Ozma entered his mind, he knew such a chance to further Ozma's goal as a person in a position of supreme power could not be passed up, and entrusted Frax and Atalanta with knowledge of his mission, forming their secret syndicate in the fight against Salem.

Shortly after the Great War, Oz recognized the need to build on his momentum in his next life. He granted some of his magic to Frax and Atalanta to extend their lives and delay old age, so that they may train and guide his next incarnation as they did him. (As a side effect, Ozma began passing onto hosts at a much younger age, with both Ozpin and Oscar at fourteen.) When Ozma finally passed, Frax and Atalanta did as they swore, finding and informing a young Ozpin of his task.

But Ozpin was not alone. At the age of fourteen, Ozpin was the only one around to provide for his ailing mother and his six-year-old sister, Wilhelmine. When Frax and Atalanta arrived, they took both children under their (literal) wing. To Ozpin, this was a blessing that gave his life a larger purpose, and he eagerly pursued his mission under Frax's tutelage in using The Long Memory. But Wilhelmine only saw heralds of woe that took her away from her mother and her brother away from her. She grew into a cunning and brutal warrior under Atalanta's watch, who feared the anger and resentment brewing within her. In reaction to Ozymandias's growing power over Ozpin, Wilhelmine developed a Semblance that allowed her to siphon others' Aura into empty vessels, which she attempted to use on Ozpin to rid him of Ozma's influence. It was ineffective, but caused a fight to break out between her and Atalanta that gave her the scars over her left eye, and caused Wilhelmine to run away.

Once Ozpin became headmaster of Beacon, he got the idea to turn Qrow and Raven into spies from Frax's Faunus trait and began building a syndicate of his own. He sent Frax and Atalanta off to become rangers in Anima that kept the peace where possible and ended wars between tribes where not. He also hoped that they would find Wilhelmine in their travels, but they had no such luck. During a period of peace, Frax and Atalanta settled for a time in Keikoku, a peaceful village hidden in a valley in Northern Anima. There, they adopted and raised Lumine, an orphaned dove Faunus they wished not to fail as they did Wilhelmine. However, Lumine was quite averse to combat, instead raising her own young family and becoming the peaceful leader of Keikoku. While Atalanta continued questing across Anima, Frax had the fleeting dream of raising a family of her own and bore Roo, who grew up alongside her technical niece, Trixie. Here's a small family tree including ages and Faunus traits:

However, the peace was not to last. Atalanta caught wind of a rumor of a masked rider known only as the Headhunter, who was said to have a vendetta against Frax and Atalanta. They assumed the Headhunter was a servant of Salem, and fearing for the safety of their loved ones in Keikoku, became much more scarce and secretive, leaving Roo in Lumine's care. After they failed to come to Keikoku's aid during a devastating Grimm attack and were forced to flee to Kuchinashi, Roo and Trixie in particular grew resentful of Frax and Atalanta, dreaming of one day attending Haven and becoming real Huntresses capable of fending for themselves.

As for the Headhunter, she had plans for them of her own. I'm sure you can guess who she once had been under the mask...

Headhunter based on: Dream SMP - Dream

hey look it's evil celty sturluson

[amourphousblob]

idk what this spectrum is but. it sure is

[numbcreative]

help i need to find my people im from twitter 😭

[putyourlightersup]

wallpapers for ya nerve✨

dm me on twittter @/kryingoverkam if you want a custom one :) !!

[egophiliac]

I just noticed something about Steamquestria that turned out to be a happy coincidence; Starlight's town was an anti-robots group in the story (maybe Sunburst got a scholorship for another school?) and Trixie is a robot. I just realised it actually works really well since in the original they become best friends despite Trixie being basically everything she used to preach against

that’s adorable!! I love it when things work out serendipitously like that. :D

[revenant-coining]

could i have some name recs based off a couple vibes?

names that would be given to a black cat (w/ ambiguous gender)

names that just feel like they would be for a biblically accurate angel (fine with whatever perceived gender but im most interested in something neither masc or fem)

names for an angel with dark/black wings (leaning masc, some fem is fine)

names that feel like black, grey, and/or wilted roses (idk how to word this onee, but preferably more fem)

names that use less common letters/characters (ive liked æ, ç, x, y, and z, but there could be other fun thingss) - with null or fem vibes

here ya go !

Vibe 1:

Shadow, Crow, Panther, Pluto, Midnight, Storm, Thunder, Raven, Nightshade, Umbra, Shade, Murky, Cloudy, Starlight, Dark, Coal, Comet, Spider, Tux, Eightball, Soot, Blackberry, Dusk, Twilight, Ebony, Pitch, Inky, Graphite, Charcoal, Onyx, Obsidian, Ash, Cinder, and Noir

Vibe 2:

Araciel, Arakiba, Araqael, Araqiel, Aretstikapha, Arkas, Arkiel, Arqael, Sarquael, Advachiel, Armaros, Armoni, Armoniel, Asmodel, Cameel, Camiel, Camniel, Kamael, Kemuel, Khamael, Cafziel, Cafzyel, Caphziel, Kalkydra, Kyriotetes, Iophiel, Iofiel, Jofiel, Yofiel, Youfiel, Zophiel, Zuriel, Kabaiel, Kakabel, Kochab, Kochbiel, Kokbiel, Kokhabiel, Akrasiel, Raguil, Rakul, Raquel, Rasuil, Reuel, Rufael, Sarakiel, Saraqael, Sauriel, Seriel, Sourial, Suriel, Suriyel, Suruel, and Surufel

Vibe 3:

not sure what exactly to do for this, but here are some fallen angels names maybe ?

Asbeel, Azazel, Barbiel, Barbuel, Barubiel, Ieshim, Kokabiel, Kabaiel, Kakabel, Kochab, Kochbiel, Kokbiel, Kokhabiel, Samael, Tamiel, Kasdaye, Kasdeja, and Kasyade

Vibe 4:

Ebony, Charcoal, Onyx, Olive, Licorice, Crow, Midnight, Ink, Raven, Oil, Pitch, Soot, Sable, Obsidian, Jade, Spider, Leather, Gray, Shadow, Graphite, Iron, Pewter, Cloud, Silver, Smoke, Slate, Anchor, Ash, Dove, Fog, Flint, Lead, Coin, Amaris, Asphodel, Belladonna, Blodwyn, Branwen, Calantha, Dara, Demelza, Esmeralda, Hestia, Iva, Jelena, Melia, Merle, Nisha, Valerian, Xylia, Zetta, and Zilla

Vibe 5:

Lærke, Sæba, Koçer, Lourenço, Xander, Ximena, Xiomara, Xyla, Xena, Xochitl, Xavion, Maxine, Moxie, Exene, Dixie, Trixie, Alexis, Alexa, Lexus, Yaretzi, Yara, Yareli, Yusuf, Yosef, Yehuda, Yousef, Yahir, Zion, Zuri, Zara, Zander, Zabana, Zabe, and Zabelle

[voidlovesmasks]

It me Void!

Howdy,

We are the Masks Collective, Allow me to introduce myself, am Void, my pronouns may change but he/him is always welcomed I don't really care what people call me, feel free to give me nicknames

This is our collective tumblr so posts may be from any of us, sign off will usually be in the tags or just using their own specific tag Sasha is the main one using this blog so far but we're not gonna rebrand just for him (Little note, I do not support nor associate myself with the DreamTeam, William Gold AKA Wilbur Soot nor his band Lovejoy and Forever)

I don't really have a DNI list, just don't interact if you're here to spread hate or heavily dislikes any of my interests I guess

👁️ The eye will reveal the carrd

Little tag list under the cut

I'll edit this post if some information change

Those are in order of how likely everyone is to post

#memories of the squid: Sasha 🦑 #fbish blub: Z 🪸 #demonic sea shanty: Ardere 🏴‍☠️ #wine molotov: Astarion 🍷/🍸 #mahjongfan1: Tao 🀄/🍥/⛩️ #nature whisper: Fay 🦋/🪲 #shut up am doing magic: Trixie 🪄/✨ #moon's lullaby: Nocturne 🌙 #yipping firefox: Felix 🦊 #birb caw: Raven 🐦‍⬛ #birb hoot: Minerv 🦉/🪶 #toby no ticci: Toby 🪓/🌌

[wellbelesbian]

Figure It Out

for day two of @carry-on-sapphic-week, today's prompts were sweet and adopt!

read on ao3 or below the cut!

"Trixie…” Keris is using her grown-up voice, a term she hates, but there’s really no other way to describe it. Arms crossed, feet planted, and her tone reminds me of my mum when I figured out a spell to stick my little brothers to the ceiling.

“What’s up?” I respond, choosing to keep my tone casual as I toss my keys into the bowl beside the door and toe out of my shoes.

“That had better not be a cat carrier. I expressly told you we cannot get a cat.”

Well, she’s got me there.

“The landlord never has to know."

“He will know.”

“We could pay him off?"

“Trixie.” Grown-up voice again.

The carrier is getting really heavy, so I put it down on the table. A little soot-coloured paw peeks out between the bars, then retreats and is replaced by a whiskery nose. Keris puts her head in her hands.

“Are you really mad at me?” I ask nervously. “Cos I can return her if you-”

“I’m more mad about how cute she is.” Keris mumbles. She looks up and glares at the carrier. “You’re making this really difficult, you know.” A soft meow in response makes her groan.

I cringe at what I’m about to say next, allergic to sincerity but feeling like it’s needed right now. “I thought, you know… this would be the first step to us having a family.”

Keris softens, stepping forward and pulling me into a warm kiss.

“That’s very sweet of you,” she says, pulling back but keeping her hands cupping my face. I instinctively wrap my arms around her waist, pulling her closer as she continues, “and I do really want a cat, but it doesn’t fix the landlord situation.”

“We could always spell him into agreeing to make an exception?” I suggest.

“That’s highly immoral, Trix.” Keris chides.

“So is the landlord.” I shrug. “I mean, look at our rent! And the mould.”

Keris wrinkles her nose at that. The mould in the upstairs bathroom seems somehow magic-resistant, and the landlord is still refusing to fix it, instead just telling us to keep the windows open. In January.

“One bad act doesn’t cancel out the other.” She counterpoints. “Also, I think it’s illegal.” I groan, then relent.

“Okay. So no cats allowed, the landlord won’t get rid of the mould, and the rent is ridiculous anyway… I’m hearing we need to move.”

“Easier said than done.” Keris says, opening up the cat carrier and picking up the kitten, a small grey sphynx cat. She rubs between her ears and she starts to purr.

“Eh, we’ll figure it out.” I shrug. Keris looks at me, her expression tired but full of affection, our new kitten cradled in her arms. I think I’ve won this battle.

“Has she got a name?”

“Nope. Why, do you have an idea?”

Keris hums thoughtfully for a moment. “Morgana?"

“Cute!” I grin. “And it’s a swear.”

“Don’t ruin it!” She laughs. It’s like the clouds part, a sunbeam I could lay in all day. I suddenly feel like I can see our whole future before us, just standing in our kitchen with our new kitten, even with the uncertainty around us. We've got each other. “I suppose we’ll just have to figure it out.” Keris acquiesces. I smile back.

“I suppose we will.”

[thewollfgang]

1. Ring

Find the Lucitober prompt list here!

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Lucifer never asks Azrael where or how she acquired it after she agreed to his request, a small amount of Celestial gold. He's sure he doesn't want to know. The brat probably chipped out a piece of road. She doesn't ask him why he wants it, though her dark eyes are knowing.

A few weeks later he cites a work trip to Chloe. Not a lie, not quite a bluff, even as guilt pricks at his conscience. A nip down to Hell is required to draw out some Infernal steel and to choose a stone from his treasury. The forges down Below are the only ones hot enough to reach the melting points for each metal, hot enough he has to wear his devil skin, as he carefully melts and mixes, molds and pours. He inlays the stone, one collected on one of his many sojourns to earth, and sets it. It glitters back at him, clear and mesmerizing. Heaven, Hell, and Earth. It's perfect.

And now it rests against his heart, separated by the lining of his jacket. It feels remarkably heavy, in his breast pocket, even though he knows it's not. It's light, in more than one sense. He's waiting for the right time. Sometimes he thinks it's the perfect moment, his lungs fill with air to carry the question, the most important question he's every asked...only for something to happen; a phone call or Trixie or a case or any myriad of other distractions.

Then it's taken out of his hands. They're on a case, a serial arsonist, who has set his house ablaze in an attempt to flee. His young son is trapped on the upper floor. The firemen will not arrive in time. Chloe is close, close enough that it will hurt, but it doesn't matter when he can heal from it where another wouldn't. He kisses her, hard and too brief, and sprints into the house.

The smoke is thick and already his lungs burn. He lets his devil form shift forward, the flames become less bright, the fumes less choking. His skin still burns, but it's hard to tell amidst the red, charred flesh. He takes the stairs two at a time, hoping they will bear his weight and attempts to locate the child.

He weaves his head back and forth, trying to catch the smallest of sounds and—there, a sniffle. It requires him breaking down a door, but there's the boy, soot covered and frightened. He releases his hellskin and scoops him up, tucking the child underneath his jacket. He begins heading down, but the fire has eaten away at the wood so that they crashes through. The boy screams and something sharp punctures Lucifer's side. A large splinter of wood sticks out below his ribs, thankfully on the other side from where he cradles his cargo.

He gets to his feet with gritted teeth and sprints the rest of the way out. Paramedics and firemen swarm them. Lucifer manages to pass the boy off and he catches sight of a white faced Chloe heading their way before his vision spots and he feels his knees hit the ground.

He wakes up in the hospital.

His breath rasps a bit painfully, and it takes his eyes a while to focus, but Chloe's face swims into view. Her eyes are wet. Her hands grip one of his, white knuckled. Clean, thick bandages wrap around his arms.

"Detective," he says, hoarse.

"You idiot," she replies.

He grins, lopsided, at that. He has no rebuttal, but there's no need for one, as she leans forward to steal what little breath he has, her mouth somehow both bruising and tender as she kisses him. She pulls back just enough to brace her forehead against his.

"Yes," she says. But not as an exhalation of pleasure, as an answer. Firm. Final.

"Yes?" he asks, brow furrowing in confusion. Then he notes the ring on her finger, the ring that he made, the one he'd been carrying in his pocket for nearly a month. His mouth goes dry. "Oh."

They must have given her his effects when stripping him down for treatment. It's not the perfect moment. He didn't even get to properly ask and he'd been quite looking forward to getting on his knees for her. But it rests, a soft white-gold, against her skin. She as wearing it. She's wearing his ring. His heart pounds too quick, too obvious, as the machine recording it speeds, the beeping loud and rapid.

"You...you will?"

She laughs, cradles his head. A quick kiss. "Yes," she tells him again. "Yes. Yes, of course I will." Another kiss, this one longer and more thorough. She wipes away his tears with her thumbs and he manages to lift an arm to cup the back of her head, hold her close.

"I love you," he says, swears it like a promise.

"I love you," she answers and then adds, with a too soft smile, "you idiot."

She tangles their fingers together and he relishes in the cool press of the band against him. It's not the perfect moment. He aches with pain and Chloe is pale with worry and lack of sleep. But it's them. It's remarkably them.

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[Image descriptions in order: a series of tweets and screenshots of twitter accounts of famous people who have been given the blue verification checkmarks. They are:

@/SAD_istfied "SAD-ist": Wait what- when did i get a checkmark

SAD-ist: WHAT DO U MEAN THEY GOT ME TOO I HAVENT BEEN USING MY MAIN IN AGES I AM NOT UPDATED IN TWITTER HSKCHKSHFK]

[@/ranaltboo "Ranbalt": BRO I DID NOT PAY FOR THIS WHAT IS THIS CHECK MARK

Ranbalt: It literally says I can still buy it when I swipe what is going on LMAO I'm so confused]

[@/Dexerto Dexerto: Twitter is reportedly verifying accounts with over 1 million followers for free.

Attached are two photos of verified accounts. @/hasanthehun "hasanabi" tweets "i have no clue how this happened, i absolutely did not buy twitter blue". @/Valkyrae "RAE" tweets "I didn't pay for verification or verify my number lol.. twitter is lying"

@/jacksfilms "Shrek" replies: Hahahaha nothing matters anymore, the rules change every day. My name Shrek]

[Neil Gaiman @/neilhims...: For the curious, I'm not subscribed to Twitter Blue. I haven't given anyone my phone number. What a sad, muddled place this has become.]

[@/perlmut... "Ron Perlman": Just for the record, I have not subscribed to Twitter, blue, nor will I ever. Dear Elon: Creepy people do creepy things. Best regards, Ron.]

["Auschwitz Memorial": After two days our account got the blue tick back. It seems it has something to do with '1M+ followers' accounts changes made by Twitter.

Yet, we seem obliged to clarify that the Memorial never subscribed and paid for the Twitter Blue as it might be implied.]

["Massachusetts Institute of...": We did not subscribe to Twitter Blue.

@/LilNasX "pussy": on my soul i didn't pay for twitter blue, u will feel my wrath tesla man!

@/trixiemattel "Trixie Mattel™": I did not pay for Twitter blue you fucking pig.]

[@/YourAn... "Anonymous": LOL - HOLY FUCK. WE ARE NOT PAYING FOR TWITTER BLUE HAHAH

ELON TROLLING US.]

[@Ph1LzA "Ph1LzA 🪺": Obligatory un-verified tweet. I am one with the plebs again :)

Ph1LzA 🪺 replies: This aged like milk, elon gave me twitter blue for free ??? wtf even is this app anymore lol]

[@/Ian McKellen "Ian McKellen": Despite the implication when you click the blue badge that has mysteriously re-appeared beside my name, I am not paying for the "honour".]

[The next images are a series of screenshots of verified accounts. They are: Chadwick Boseman, Norm Macdonald, Anthony Bourdain, Terry Pratchett, Technonlade, Cameron Boyce, Chester Bennington, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jackson, John McCain (shown in a tweet by @/McCainJack "Jack McCain" which says "Yo. What in the sweet fuck is going on here." With a screenshot of John's account attached) Tommyinnit's main and alternate accounts, and Wilbur Soot.]

[A tweet by @/McJ... "Jesse McLaren" which says "I did not subscribe to Twitter Blue but I did hit and run a Tesla and think this might be punishment." Attached is a photo of their twitter account with the blue check popup, which says "Verified account: This account is verified because they are subscribed to Twitter Blue and verified their phone number."]

[A tweet by kurtis conner @/kurtisconner "kurtis conner" which says "man wtf the only thing worse than paying for twitter blue is having people think you paid for it when you didn't!!! I don't want this thing!!!!"]

[A tweet by @/TubboTWO "Tubbo" which says "Wait wtf did someone just subscribe to Twitter blue for me?!?" Attached is a screenshot of his twitter account, showing the blue verification check.]

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