#( Sorry I had to put in a new post! It kept duplicating our replies when I edited )

[aufhcker]

Continued Thread II @malumxsubest

                “I beg to differ, dear. This does concern me.” Everything that happened in Hildesheim was observed by him; nothing went amiss. He knew of every soul that lived within its borders, including their names and how they contributed to the town. Should any of them go missing, he was instantly aware. His entire being was dedicated to protecting the innocent and ridding the wrongdoers; a guardian over-looking his kingdom. Anything out of the ordinary was picked up immediately, and for Amelia, she belonged to that category. And now he was here to restore order. “These men were exceptional at their job,” he commented, glancing over at what was left behind from her hunt with a forlorn sigh. For years, they had exterminated vampires who strayed too close -- indirectly working alongside him to prevent them from ever setting their fangs into Hildesheim’s inhabitants. He was proud of their accomplishments. But even the best of them could lose focus and make a mistake; they had no idea how powerful their latest opponent was. Nothing could have prepared them, but his heartbreak came from knowing that he should have gotten here sooner. 

                                              A failure on his end. 

              “This entire town will mourn their loss, as will their families.” Because like her, they rose up to defend their own. They were not so different, after all. Although he wanted to erase evidence of their deaths, leaving them to be discovered was part of the natural process. It would give the humans even more reason to be cautious -- and quite rightly, furious. More hunters would take their place in retaliation, far stronger next time. He was always in awe of their resilience when recovering from disaster. “Oh, but you underestimate them! Weak in body, yes, but not of mind. They will not fret, but rather rise up. And I will be there when it happens.” But her choice to begin walking away told him that she had no fear for that eventuality. It made him huff in frustration, before taking a deep breath to compose himself. There was always a solution -- and her final comment gave him an idea. Loathe as he was to admit it, she would never leave by simple threats alone. Creatures such as her only sought to gain, but he could, too. 

              “--wait.” Through gritted fangs, Apsel considered his next words carefully. “I want to make a deal with you,” he paused to gauge her reaction, and upon noticing that she remained, he continued with a sigh of resignation. “We both have our reasons for being here tonight. For you, sustenance. For me, serving to protect. Well, we seem to constantly reach an impasse -- but I have an idea that could benefit us both.” By refusing to acknowledge working together, he felt less disgusted. Instead, it was an arrangement. “There is a prison on the outskirts of Hildesheim with criminals waiting out low sentences. Every now and again, they are released.” Good behaviour was an appropriate grounds for being forgiven, apparently. He disagreed entirely. But at least it gave him plenty of thrill to hunt them down afterwards. ”Contrary to your belief, I do not consume their corpses. All that evil coursing through their veins tastes foul.” It burned the back of his throat, leaving a most unpleasant aftertaste.

            “But I have to find ways of disposing them.” Sometimes, he had no time. It was an arduous task that could be avoided, leaving him more opportunities to eliminate more sinners. “So...If I offer these criminals to you on a routine basis, will you agree to leave my people alone?” 

[klarolinedrabbles]

What are some of the tvd to fandoms greatest hits so to speak... I was only in it for a short time and then jumped out because I couldn't stand to

Oh, well allow me to be your guide. This will be under a read more because I already know, I’m gonna write a whole essay. Shout out to my ride or die @hellsbellschime.

I don’t think any overtly crazy happened during the good!TVD years. No wait, I’m lying.

The year the spin-off got announced, I believe it was tvguide, that posted an article with like info tidbits for currently airing shows. And one of them, was that Hayley was pregnant with Klaus’ kid. I remember this shit so clearly, man. Everyone was so confused. And then they were like SURPRISE, APRIL FOOLS. Because it was in fact April 1st. So ha-ha we all had a laugh, great. Fastforward to what, late April? Episode 4x20 airs, and it’s exactly what happened???

That whole day btw, the day the backdoor pilot for TO aired was just insanity. I’ll say that about a lot of days in this answer, but that day was really just something else. Like we were delirious, that’s the only way I can explain what happened on here. It was a nightmare but also one of the funniest night’s I’ve ever spent on here. I gotta go back for old time’s sake and reblog some of the shit from that night because we all snapped. And not in the good way. 

The TVD 100th. Now, we knew Joseph was coming back for that episode so they hype was real. Because up until that point, we’d gotten a huge load of nothing in regards to Klaroline. They released a trailer, a short one, that’s still in my favorites folder on youtube to this day. I rewatch it all the time because it’s iconic. And there was literally .002 seconds of Klaroline. It’s Caroline standing and then Klaus says “hello, caroline” and everyone lost their shit so much when it dropped that ‘hello caroline’ trended ww on twitter. 

THE DAY THE NETWORK THAT AIRED TVD IN AUSTRALIA AIRED A PROMO WITH THE KLAROLINE KISS IN 5X11. ICONIC. I literally woke up, logged on at around 11 AM my time, and my dashboard was on fire. It was the BEST. We didn’t know wtf to do, it was amazing. 

Paleyfest. Ohhhh buddy, lemme tell ya. So TVD/TO got chosen to have the CW panel’s at Paleyfest that year. Everyone was on a bit of edge because TO to that point was what, almost done with S1 and Klaroline had been given the mega cold-shoulder despite being the very thing other than the Mikaelson’s that got used to lure people in? After the pregnancy plot from hell, everyone was ready to peace tf out, but we got halted because it was a ‘ohh of course it’s gonna continue’ then they tried to nip Klaroline in the bud with 5x11 and no one was having it. So Paleyfest was where we were gonna get some ANSWERS, DAMMIT. I live on the east coast and the festival was held in the west coast so I wasn’t awake when it was happening. I remember making a post about how ‘going to sleep, and hoping when I woke up the answers were good.’. So I went to sleep, woke up a few hours later like 2-3 AM my time, and checked my blog and the first message I had was ‘don’t wake up stephanie, everything is a mess, stay asleep where everything’s fine’ I—

The gist of that was, they basically set JoMo up to be the bad-cop in shutting down Klaroline. He gave this long answer that made absolutely zero sense. The girl who asked the question about Klaroline, who was like 13 at the time, got called a bully for even asking a question at an event she paid to be at. A mess. And JP was like NO CROSSOVERS, ORGANIC, BLAH BLAH. And Paul was sitting next to her going “why can’t the show’s just intersect”, he was right and he said it. 

I can’t remember if this was S1 or S2, but somebody tweeted something and Carina replied ‘when you’re found dead in your basement with klaroline written on you this is why’ or something like that, that was a ~fun~ night. And then like half an hour later she was like “I’m sorry, I’ll never tweet about Klaroline again just leave me alone” if you’ve ever seen this fandom refer to ourselves as basement dwellers, this night is why. 

NARDUCCI. Can’t forget him. Talk about a man who just didn’t get it. And I don’t mean Klaroline, he just didn’t get anything, nothing in his head has ever clicked, I’m convinced. He used to pick fights on twitter repeatedly. Admitted once that he missed his flight because he was on twitter…arguing with a fan. AND ONE DAY, he decided to just—snap. Went on this hours long tirade against the Klaroline fandom, essentially calling everyone stupid because no one was appreciating the ‘art’ of the show. So when I say it lasted hours, I mean that. Now, you’d think, that he would be done, right? WELL, apparently that wasn’t enough, so the next day, he continued. I remember because I was in this gc on whatsapp, and I remember Erika sending a message to the gc going “omg, Narducci vs KCers round 2″ when I tell you I screamed. The man went on a two-day rampage against this fandom and it was insane. 

S6/S2 of TVD/TO was not a fun time. I can genuinely say it was borderline a chore to come on here during that time. It wasn’t fun, every day someone was in argument with someone from production on twitter. Truly the worst year of the fandom, imo. So S7/S3 rolls around and that’s where shit went nuclear. 

Hillary and I, are minding our own damn business, when someone come’s to us with information regarding the new seasons. This was post-SDCC, so it’s like the lull of September, waiting for the seasons to start in October. And we get approached with information, talkin bout how Caroline’s gonna be pregnant with Alaric’s twins in S7. When I tell you we didn’t know wtf to do. And we had to like wait on confirmation about it but then we found out it was legit and we were pissed. Literally ask us if we wanted to be in the spoiler game, the answer is no tf we did not. And she and I basically spent two days complaining. LIKE UGHHHH WE DON’T WANNA DO THIS, BUT ALSO THIS IS DISGUSTING, WE CAN’T JUST LET THEM SPRING THIS ON EVERYONE, BUT AGHH WHY US. So we chose collectively, as a duo, because das my other half yo, to blab. 

That went over as best as anyone could hope for it to go. Now, flashforward yet again, this time to around late Novemeber/December. I had been sent word that something was going down. TVD/TO lost their Thursday slots and got bumped to Friday’s, so a plan was going on, and they made one. We’d heard that they were rearranging something mid-season because they were gonna make a crossover work, publicly we found out it would be Paul and JoMo that crossover back-to-back. THEN ONE NIGHT—I call it black friday bc  that day was a fucking mess—, a friend of mine was friends with an SCer, I wanna say, and she was hearing word that the crossover did have Klaus and Caroline interact via phone call, but that it was very definitively an ending. Because they spoke about Camille and Stefan, etc, etc. Like a closing of the book type thing. So okay, we were like devastated, everyone on twitter was losing their shit. Everyone was pissed, and @-ing the writers all these crazy, sad things, we were a wreck. Ask Hillary about this night because she, I remember, describes it as ‘logging on and reading what everyone else had and not understanding why tf everyone was mad about it’. It was the first and last time that our roles were reversed, and bless her for it. 

SO WE’RE SITTING THERE, it’s Saturday, and we kept getting more information and we were like…something isn’t right here. So we did a bit of digging, spoke to a few people and waited it out. LO AND BEHOLD, everything we’d heard about the phone call was false. There was a phone call but the CKers and SCers were so mad about what was actually said in it, that a few of em, ring leaders of the feeble minded, made up a version and passed it around their fandoms as legit till it eventually worked it’s way over to us. So we all jumped the gun on fake information, lmfskdnknsks. Rumor has it, you can still hear Hillary yelling ‘I told you so’ at me through our group chat. 

So all was well, I couldn’t tell everyone why not to panic, just that they didn’t need to. Until, this account popped up called tvdspoiler or something on twitter, also saying false information about the phone call. Sending everyone into a panic yet again. I remember this because I was at  kmart with my mom, and the kmart by my house was in a basement so I had no cell service. I was able to send like a couple of messages, and was basically like ‘tell everyone to chill, I’ll clear it up when I get home’ did that in like a couple of hours cause then I had to leave to the midnight showing of the force awakens with my friends. So that day was chaotic, but fun. It was the first time I reached 99+ messages on my inbox, lmao. 

So that all happened like a good while before we actually saw the episode. But cut to a few weeks later. I woke up at 1 AM my time to drink water, was on tumblr trying to go back to sleep. I checked my inbox and there was this bizarre message talking about ‘got some scoop’ and they were like ‘Finn dies in 3x17, Aurora gets put into some weird sleeping spell in 3x18, Camille and Davina die in 3x19, Lucien dies in 3x20′ and I quite literally laughed??? Literally who wouldn’t. Like who tf would ever believe TO had the balls to do all of that when they never killed anyone off. AND, WHO WOULD BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE WOULD JUST STOP BY, SHARE IT AND LEAVE. So I sent a screenshot to Hillary and was like ‘yo did you get this because wtf’. We often got duplicate messages. And we often got messages of people who were pissed about the two previous times we, from the klaroline fandom of all places, had legit info that wound up being true, that they were just waiting for us to fuck up. So we used to get messages of people pretending they were sharing info, and it was just antis trying to make us look stupid. 

SO, Hillary says ‘just answer it because it’s obviously fake’ top ten moments before disaster. I answer it and am like oh haha, and where did that info come from. And they came back like a minute later, saying ‘I have a source’ THEN THEY ELABORATED. They mentioned that Lucien drags Freya and Vincent to Mystic Falls to do this spell with some bullet and etc. So at that point we were like fUCK because that same day we’d found out was in 3x16, which ended with Lucien and this white-oak bullet, having kidnapped Freya. And that’s when we knew, that someone showed up in the middle of the night, spoiled the whole back-half of TO S3—and then left.

The back-half of S3 was so fun??? Every week the info just kept coming true. On the wikia everyone hated me, probably the most anti messages I ever had was during that time, honestly it was great, 10/10 would recommend. 

THEN, at some point in our blog history, Hillary had been getting quite a few messages about PT. And she had this fucking line in one of the messages about Phoebe’s pronunciation with her accent for the show, or lack thereof. And she said “weeches and woves will always have a place in my heart” SO THEM PHOEBE TWEETED IT. THAT EXACT LINE, and we were like was she...? So we shrugged off okay. A few days later, she tweeted “hellsbellschime enough, there’s plenty of other things to watch on tv, I hear mad men’s great.” And I—

THIS WAS ON SOME RANDOM ASS SUNDAY. Like I was lounging around, waiting for the new episode of game of thrones and then WHAM, chaos. AND AS IF THAT WASNT ENOUGH, Leah joined in too. Putting a target on my friends back...about her blog that no one was making them read. You can’t make that shit up. And Jenn actually replied to Phoebe’s tweet and got a reply back, and she was all “you’re right, I’m sorry” and then deleted the original tweet, which I still have a screenshot of btw. And then Leah showed up in Hillary’s inbox with this ridiculous three part ask about how she shouldn’t criticize women in the acting industry because of how hard it is for women in that industry which is true, but it doesn’t make you exempt from criticism??? So not sure where she meant to go with that one.

SO THERE WE HAVE IT, our fandom’s greatest hits. I’m sure I can elaborate and insert more, but I’ve been typing for a good 40 minutes. 

Told ya, I wrote a whole dissertation, lmaooo.

[three-houses-text-files]

byleth/seteth

c-s support + paired ending

*warning: these supports are super spoilerific in comparison to the others, major plot points and all. be warned!

c

Seteth: Ah. There you are. I apologize for calling you in so suddenly. Please, sit. S: There is a matter I would like to discuss with you. S: I believe I've told you this before, but it is my responsibility to aid the archbishop in all her duties.

>What are these duties?

S: Spiritual instruction, ceremony oversight, donation management—all of the church's many administrative tasks. S: I oversee not only the priesthood, but also the Knights of Seiros and the Officers Academy.

S: The archbishop entrusts a great deal to my discretion, and I am honored by her confidence. S: Even when she must make decisions herself, she often seeks my counsel in advance. S: And yet... S: Your appointment to a teaching position at the Officers Academy was a complete surprise to me.

S: Not only that, but you have also been entrusted with the Sword of the Creator. Frankly, that decision baffles me.

S: You should be fully investigated, at a minimum, before being trusted with such a responsibility. But no such investigation has been conducted.

S: I know you are skilled in war, and in matters of strategy, but beyond that I know next to nothing about you.

>You don't trust me.

S: That is indeed what it comes down to, if I'm being honest. Please understand that I mean no offense. (pre-flayn kidnapping?)

S: Not only that, but you have also been entrusted with the Sword of the Creator. I was as surprised as anyone else to learn that.

S: Frankly, I am just not sure how to handle you.

S: I am the archbishop's right hand, and yet when it comes to you, I have been told almost nothing.

>You don't trust me.

S: Not quite. I do find you to be a trustworthy individual. But my subjective opinion is not enough.

S: I have a duty to be cautious. Should the archbishop's trust in you prove to be misplaced, it is the faithful who will suffer most. (post-flayn kidnapping)

S: Not only that, but you have also been entrusted with the Sword of the Creator. I was as surprised as anyone else to learn that. (??? i don’t know why there’s a duplicate)

S: And now—well, I will spare you my conjecture.

S: In any case, it is time I learned more about you.

S: I ask only that you answer my questions honestly. I will be most grateful for your cooperation. (???)

S: First, I would like to know just how much you know about yourself.

S: You are the child of Jeralt Eisner, correct?

>I think so.

>That's what I hear.

S: That's quite a vague reply for such a basic question. In the future, I would advise you to answer such queries with confidence. S: As the former captain of the Knights of Seiros, Jeralt is renowned throughout Fódlan. (pre-death) S: As the former captain of the Knights of Seiros, Jeralt was renowned throughout Fódlan. (post-death) S: If you really are his child, then no one would voice any complaint about you joining the knights. S: How long has it been since you became a mercenary?

>About ten years, I think.

S: Given your youth, that hardly seems likely.

>I'm not sure.

S: I see. Most curious.

S: Come to think of it, I have never asked your age. Just how old are you, exactly?

>Well, um...

S: Your face says it all. You truly don't know, do you? Just what was Jeralt thinking raising you this way? S: Given your responses thus far, I feel as though any further questions would just be a waste of our time. S: However, permit me to make one thing clear. S: Whatever her reasons, the archbishop has placed great faith in you. S:  Do not betray that trust. That is all.

*i don’t know if the script changes are because of route differences or story progression locking so i guessed it’s for route

edit: figured out how the support works (or at least, part of it)!

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b

S: Professor. A moment? S: I am sorry that I doubted your ability. I deeply regret ever holding such a view of you. S: It is obvious to me now that you are extraordinary.

>Really?

S: Do you doubt your own power, even now? S: I suppose that's only natural. S: You've lived your whole life knowing next to nothing about yourself. S: Not even Jeralt could have possibly known all there is to know about you. S: But I wonder... Are you satisfied with that?

>What do you mean?

S: Are you content not knowing who you are? Or do you yearn to know more?

>I...wish to know more.

S: It was a foolish question, of course. You are not the sort to be complacent.

>I wouldn't know where to begin.

S: But you cannot go on not knowing, can you?

S: So, only one more question matters: are you ready?

>Ready for what?

S: The truth. All of it. S: Learning it will doubtlessly have direct consequences on your life. I do not know what those will be. S: You may decide, once you learn it, that you wish you hadn't. But even if you have such regrets, you will never be able to return to ignorance. S: So, are you ready to know the truth?

>Yes. I am.

S: I see. That is what I wished to hear. S: The archbishop continues to put her faith in you. And so you will continue to have my aid. S: Since the archbishop put so much faith in you, I will continue to offer my aid. S: As Rhea continues to have faith in you, you will continue to have my aid. S: More than that... I will put my faith in you as well. S: And I will do all that is within my power to help you someday reach the truth.

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a

S: May I discuss something with you? S: I promised to help you find the truth of who you are. S: But I'm afraid it's not that simple. There are some details I have kept concealed.

>What details?

S: Five years ago, before she vanished, I asked Rhea some pointed questions. S: I learned that she knows everything about you. S: No, that is understating it... Rhea is responsible for your existence.

>What do you mean?

S: I could explain to you, here and now, what fragments of knowledge I was able to pry from Rhea.

S: I fear, however, that a partial understanding might do you more harm than good.

S: Once we save Rhea, you will know the whole of it.

S: For now, that is all I can tell you. (blue lions route)

S: I suppose she hasn't told you everything yet.

S: I could explain to you, here and now, what fragments of knowledge I was able to pry from Rhea.

S: I fear, however, that a partial understanding might do you more harm than good.

S: All I would like to say is that it never should have been hidden from you. (other)

>Rhea's already told me.

S: That must have been quite a shocking conversation.

S: I may have been able to explain to you the fragments of knowledge I was able to pry from Rhea.

S: But I kept silent because I feared that you might not be well served by a partial understanding of events.

S: All I would like to say is that it never should have been hidden from you. (church route)

>...

S: If you are still uncertain about your feelings... S: Then permit me to add one more thing. S: You, Rhea, and I... We are like family. S: Because of those deep ties, you can be certain that I will never abandon or betray you. S: On the contrary, I greatly wish to see what your future holds. I am, and will always be, your ally.

>Even family members can turn on each other.

S: You're not wrong. History is full of examples. S: I don't believe that will be the case here, but I suppose all I can do is ask for your trust. S: The truth is, you have become indispensable to me. S: And that is true quite independently of whether I see eye to eye with Rhea, or even whether we are friends. S: After this war is over, where I go and what I do will depend wholly on you.

>What do you mean?

S: I am still trying to figure that out, myself. S: Perhaps it is just that I find you so fascinating that I cannot bring myself to leave your side. S: I dislike a one-sided conversation, but in this case, I am afraid I had no choice. S: Our future is yours to determine.

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S: You must be exhausted. S: It seems like our work has only increased since the war's end, doesn't it?

>I could use some rest.

S: I am afraid that will not do, Archbishop. We are in the process of forging a new age.

S: As the heir to the power of Sothis, it is your duty to lead the people of Fódlan.

S: Rhea has entrusted the Church of Seiros to you.

S: You must have agreed to that, yes? (blue lions route)

S: I am afraid that will not do, Your Majesty. We are in the process of forging a new age.

S: All of Fódlan, noble and commoner alike, is watching your every move.

S: You cannot abandon your post now. The people would feel betrayed.

S: Rhea imparted this role to you, and you are the only one who can fulfill it and accomplish all that must be done.

S: Do you think anyone will permit you to shrink from this noble duty? (golden deer + church route)

>Harsh words.

S: I am sworn to help you as best I can. That sometimes requires brutal honesty. S: Believe me, I am just as overburdened as you. S: But I will not abandon this. Where you go, I follow.

>Promise?

S: Yes. For whatever centuries may yet be ours, I will always remain by your side. S: That is why... I hope that you will accept this. S: I will just come out with it. I love you, deeply. Will you marry me?

>...

S: Since I have already tied my fate to yours, I could not help but imagine how lovely it would be to exchange wedding vows with you. S: But there is one thing I want to make sure you understand beyond any doubt... S: I am not proposing to you out of a sense of duty, nor a desire to perpetuate our bloodline. S: I want this because I am in love with you. S: I cannot conceive of a world without you in it. If you feel the same... Will you do me the honor of joining your life with mine? S: You will? S: Then allow me to renew my pledge. From this day forward, I will always be at your side. S: Through good or ill fortune. Through the greatest of joys and the worst of woes. S: No matter how daunting the task, I will be there.

>I'm so glad.

S: However, we must always remember our duty to the people. Even if it is at the expense of our happiness. S: We should wait to announce our marriage until Fódlan's stability is restored. S: And, with the thought of that day in mind, we must now return to our work.

>Do we really have to?

S: There are people waiting outside your office. S: Courage, my love! Let us go forth and face the world...together.

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paired endings

After ascending the throne as the first queen of the United Kingdom of Fódlan, Byleth appointed Seteth as her prime minister. As they set about the grand task of restoring Fódlan, the prime minister's strictness combined with the queen's magnanimity won the people over easily. Their personalities complemented one another perfectly in dealings with obstinate lords. When their long work was done, they finally announced their marriage, to the shock and delight of their subjects. The people considered themselves truly blessed to be governed by such a union. (golden deer + church route)

Byleth took on the role of archbishop of the Church of Seiros, and Seteth continued in his position of adviser. As they set about the grand task of restoring Fódlan and the church, Seteth's strictness combined with the archbishop's magnanimity won the faithful over easily. Their personalities complemented one another perfectly in keeping church operations smooth. When Fódlan returned to stability, they finally announced their marriage, to the shock and delight of the people. The faithful considered themselves truly blessed to be guided by such a pair. (blue lions route)