#* 𝟏𝟏 . — verse : main .

[krohft]

“There’s a town ten … maybe fifteen miles from here.” Lara hesitated for a moment, then wiped her combat knife on the tactical gear of a fallen foot soldier. Even missing the top part of his head, she could tell he was much too young for this line of work. Far too young to die for it, too. “If you leave now, you’ll reach it by nightfall.”

Trinity was days ahead of her. She would need to take major risks to catch up to them now, and even then, she wasn’t sure she’d survive the fallout. The Source likely hadn’t gone unprotected in the years since Kitezh fell; if this was anything like Yamatai, like the Onī, she’d be in for a nightmare. 

No need to involve Mia in that.

“I shouldn’t have dragged you into this to begin with.” Lara stood, holstering her knife. The gulag lay oddly silent now — like a beast waiting to pounce. Or maybe that was just her imagination. “Please, go.” // @thefixer

[jackunzelfebruaryspecial]

Hey shippers! It's been a while but we, @moonlight-dragon and @gryffindorkxdraws, are bringing back 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐳𝐞𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 for 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒! We discussed on what to do for the next JFS event, and finally we were able to come up with a conclusion. Ready to hear what we got? 2024's theme is... 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐬! ❄ ⋆ .·:·* That's right, we're going with 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 for this event! Exciting isn't it? We carefully selected what to use for this event —we tried for each week to have a 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 (the verses alongside the song really hint towards it), but we also want for you guys to tell whichever story the music sings to you, so all the lyrics are the limit.

Without further ado, here are the prompts!

𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 (𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏-𝟒)  · 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐂: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥

𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐀 𝐌𝐚𝐧 But when does a comet become a meteor? / When does a candlе become a blaze? / Whеn does a man become a monster?

𝐖𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐈𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 Would you fall in love with me again / If you knew all I've done? / The things I cannot change / Would you love me all the same?

𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 (𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟓-𝟏𝟏) · 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚

𝐈𝐧 𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 With the sun in my eyes she was gone / But if I were still ten/ In that crowd of thousands / I’d find her again

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 Yes, Princess, I've found you / At last / No more pretend / You'll be gone, / That's the end…

𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 (𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟐-𝟏𝟖) · 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐦𝐚𝐧

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐈𝐬 𝐌𝐞 “Run away," they say / “No one'll love you as you are" […] / And I know that I deserve your love / There's nothin' I'm not worthy of

𝐑𝐞𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 It's up to you and it's up to me / No one can say what we get to be / So why don't we rewrite the stars? / Maybe the world could be ours tonight

𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 (𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟗-𝟐𝟓) · 𝐇𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧

𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 All I’ve ever known is how to hold my own / But now I wanna hold you, too [...] / I don't know how or why / Or who am I that I should get to hold you / But when I saw you all alone against the sky / It's like I’d known you all along

𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐈𝐈 (”𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝…”) They took each other's hands / And brother, you know what they did?/ They danced

𝐁𝐎𝐍𝐔𝐒 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊 (𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟔-𝟐𝟗)

This is your chance to use any 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 (inspo list) we didn't include in the prompts. Choose whichever you want to work with for the ship! Or you can go back and do the prompts you weren’t able to do but wanted to and/or pick another song from the prompt musicals. The choice is yours!

Have fun with the prompts and event because, boy, are we excited to see what you come up with, but do keep the rules in mind!

RULES:

Use the tag #JackunzelFS24 as one of the first five tags in your post, because Tumblr won’t include it in the search if you don’t. Also, feel free to tags us @jackunzelfebruaryspecial in your post!

Feel free to submit any kind of Jackunzel work such as writing, digital and traditional art, a video edit, or graphics. Anything really, so long as it focuses on the ship and it works with the theme.

Crossovers with other characters/fandoms are allowed, so long as Jackunzel is the main subject and that there is no hate on other ships or characters. Always keep in mind to be respectful.

There is no limit in submitting! You can submit one work per prompt, or you can submit more than one if you want to. You have the option to post as many as you want!

Have fun and spread the love!

𝐖𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐬𝐨 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 —𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫— 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞. 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟏'𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟐 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐲!

We are also hosting this event in instagram! So if you want to post your works there too, feel free to tag our ig handles @gryffindorkx and @kris_moon14 in your submissions! Here is the instagram link to the official post:

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❄ ⋆ .·:·*

[rrenounced]

𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐈'𝐃 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 .

𝟎𝟏. 𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐒 / 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄  :  Roz / Jessica

𝟎𝟐. 𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐃𝐀𝐘  :  April 1st

𝟎𝟑. 𝐙𝐎𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐂  𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍  :  Aries

𝟎𝟒. 𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓  :  5'4″ 

𝟎𝟓. 𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐁𝐈𝐄𝐒  :  tumblr, roleplaying, art.  YouTube.

𝟎𝟔. 𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐑  :  All of them have a place!

𝟎𝟕. 𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 : 1984

𝟎𝟖. 𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐃  : Chicken Alfredo

𝟎𝟗. 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐌 / 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖  :  The Dragon Prince

𝟏𝟎. 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍  :  

𝟏𝟏. 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐁𝐄𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐔𝐑𝐋 : hypogeousinsurrection was a reference to Giovanni trying to dismantle Kanto from the inside out.  also a play on his ground type specialty.    hypogeous: from within the earth’s surface.  insurrection:  uprising, rebellion. rrenounced is a play on the Tumblr trend of duplicating or swapping out letters in order to make a URL from a word or two and is a reference to him leaving behind virtually everything.  He’s renounced his place with his family, his Region, his time as Gym Leader, and... taken a step further, it can be read as R(ocket) renounced, which is of course, a reference to his main verse being during the time where he’s trying to distance himself from and deny his legacy as Team Rocket’s leader.

bonus:  is it strange that despite that being the main verse, the icons are all shaped in the Team Rocket R?  no, it’s meant to symbolize that no matter how much he tries to distance himself, that legacy will always be imprinted on him.  

tagged by: @starlitmultiverse

tagging (if you wanna): @strxngup @aqotheosis @pkmnsdarkqueen @windscattered @volot

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[krohft]

STARTER ⟫ @driedflwers , for Etzli .

“ ETZLI … I am so sorry . ” Guilt and poorly-suppressed anger tugged on her vocal chords, almost causing her voice to crack under the pressure. Unuratu’s death — everything that had lead up to it — was her fault . Not only had she damn-near doomed the world to a fanatic’s deranged vision, she’d also placed a heavy burden on a growing boy’s shoulders. Orphaned him at a time when he needed his mother’s guidance most.

Or so she’d feared. In a lot of ways, Etzli was remarkably strong for his age. Perhaps even strong enough for this, though it never should have happened to him in the first place. “If there is anything I can do— anything at all. Just say the word.”

[krohft]

❛  are you bleeding?  ❜

Lara took a minute to find her bearings. The fall hadn’t caused much damage, but she’d definitely struck the cave wall somewhere on the way down; her head was pounding, and the skin on her arms covered in angry, swollen welts. No active bleeding, though. At least not externally.

“I’m fine.” Not entirely true — the rope had pulled tight around her waist, and she was struggling to breathe. No way to loosen the knot with her dangling from it either, but she saw no handholds in the dark, and the shaft was too tight to manoeuvre her axe. “Point your light down, please?”

Perhaps she could spot a proper handhold from below and wench her axe into it. Pulling herself back up would be easy enough if she could wedge herself around the tight spot some two feet above; she would only need to follow the flow of fresh air from there. “I think I can climb back up.” // @idolpyre from this meme .

[krohft]

❝ there’s a life on the line here. ❞

Lara clenched her teeth against the renewed sense of dread in her chest, recognizing her feelings were on high pitch, right at the surface. She couldn’t let her fear get the better of her, much as she deserved to suffer for her actions. These people needed her — needed someone to fix what she’d broken. 

“Don’t you think I know that?” Flinging her last flare against a crumbled piece of marble, Lara huffed, then returned to pacing. “There are hundreds of lives on the line. THOUSANDS.”

Her fault. All of this was her fault. Had she not rushed the climb, gotten there a few minutes later, perhaps she would have stood a chance of leaving the cistern with the artifact. Instead, she’d led Trinity right to the prize. 

Lara stopped at a crack in the wall, massaging her throbbing temples. What did the mural remind her of? The prophet, perhaps, but religious imagery was increasingly common in Byzantine art. The details, though… 

“Where’s my camera?” Flecks of green on gold. She remembered wondering about them on the plane, then getting distracted. “I need my camera.”

[krohft]

“Does this happen a lot?” 

Black dots swam at the corners of her eyes, blurring her vision. The memory of death, of consumption and rage and fear pounded against her consciousness; a steady beat working against her already-heavy heart. She was trapped. Aching from all the loss she’d suffered and caused and faced. 

“I’m fine, really.” Burying her face in her hands, Lara let out a long breath. She felt dizzy and tight and impossibly cold, and there was nothing she could do about it but wait. “I just need a minute.”

Perhaps a little more than that. Her panic attacks were rarely willing to bend to her schedule, and there was no turning them off once they made it past her defenses. Even something as minor as a tumbling stone might set off her survival instinct at this point — and heaven knew she could not afford to throw caution to the wind now. They had a plan. If things went sideways, she couldn’t just run in guns blazing. Not this time. 

“I’m working through it.” She always had. Yamatai had taught her that much. “Don't — don't give me that look. I'm fine.”

noticing trauma sentence starters . ↷ accepting .

[krohft]

“  you keep acting like if you let down your guard the world will end.  ” from Eric northman

Lara faltered for a moment , glancing down the cenote . There was more guano here than anywhere else in the area , layered thick and rotting the stones underneath . She would have to be careful with her axe , move gingerly — slowly — around the bent . Maybe forgo the climb altogether if she found a better option .

Which would be what , exactly ? If she trusted him more , maybe she would have asked Eric to lower her down into the cenote . It would certainly be the safer choice ; he could anchor her at the top , help her avoid the slick guano and keep her from slipping . 

But she didn’t trust him . Not with her life , anyway .

❝ It might . ❞ If she died , who would stop Trinity ? Who would keep them from gaining more power , more resources , more money ? ❝ I’m sorry — I don’t like putting my life in someone else’s hands . ❞ 

Pacing the edge of the cenote , Lara considered her choices . She could place a piton and lower herself down , but that would take time ; and she could hardly guarantee her line wouldn’t be tampered with . Climbing down the rocks wasn’t any safer . Her axe might crack the rotting stone or get dull with guano , and even if it didn’t , she couldn’t be sure there would be a good place for a piton near the bottom .

❝ You should head back , stay in the village . I’ll radio you when I get out . ❞

MEME TAG ↷ currently accepting . ᜶ @subdivines .

[krohft]

❝ Murals , ❞ Lara corrected almost on instinct , twisting her hair into a messy bun at the nape of her neck . She’d gone through her files a million times by now — reviewed photographs , coordinates , translations . None of them made sense . ❝ This is all wrong . The numbers are off by three hundred years . ❞

She didn’t think the details would sway him to her cause , necessarily , but there was no holding them in . Someone had damaged these murals ; deliberately so . But why ? 

❝ Look at this ! ❞ Shifting closer to the edge of his couch , Lara pointed at a swirl of vibrant blue paint . ❝ See that line ? Someone tried their hardest to imitate Maya blue . Why would anyone do that ? ❞

❨ @tahitiwoke ❩ ↷ continued from here .

[krohft]

why do you do what you do?

Lara paused , contemplating an answer . It wasn’t the first time someone had questioned her motives , nor would it be the last , but the implications still bothered her . There was no glory in what she did . No code of honor she could claim to bury her own misgivings and failures . Just that ever - lasting ache in her chest .

❝ It’s all that makes sense now , ❞ she finally said , searching the pockets of an extremely incapable mercenary . ❝ No matter where I go … Trinity is always three steps behind . Even if I wanted to , I couldn’t stop now . ❞

If he wanted to arrest her , she figured he’d have done so already — not requested a memoir . Besides , if there ever was a case to be made about self - defense , having to fight an armed stranger in her pajamas ought to be it . ❝ He won’t be identifiable . Trinity’s men never are . ❞

Rising from her crouch , Lara flipped through the man’s wallet . No IDs of any kind — she’d figured as much — but a number of keycards , polaroid photos , and handwritten notes . Trinity intel , she supposed . Nothing she could use to track them down , but she figured it could prove useless nonetheless , and pocketed the lot . ❝ You’re welcome , by the way . ❞

MEME TAG ↷ currently accepting . ᜶ @dtperez .

[krohft]

"whatever you're going to ask, the answer is no."

❝ I think it's a little late for this kind of argument . ❞ Testing her knots one last time , Lara kicked a small rock off the edge of the cliff . ❝ Unless you want to resign yourself to starving to death , that is .❞

A tad aggressive , perhaps , but she really didn't have the time — or energy — to entertain a senseless discussion . Trinity was well ahead of her already . She wouldn't get any closer to them if she allowed yet another quarrel about something she couldn't logically change . And she certainly wouldn't wait for the other to come to her senses . 

❝ Either you let me hook you up to my line and we're climbing down this slope together , or you're staying up here . ❞ At this point , she really didn't care which . She was tired of arguing , rationalizing , explaining ... ❝ The choice is yours . ❞

MEME TAG ↷ currently accepting . ᜶ @shediver .

[krohft]

"in about a moment you'll be sorry you didn't listen to me."

Lara bristled at the statement , unease making her toes tingle . The woman was smart , likely well - traveled and far less impulsive than her . She knew more about the environment than anyone else she'd spoken to — undoubtedly more than books and maps and the odd mural could have taught her . If she wanted to live , perhaps listening for once wasn't the worst idea . 

❝ I'm sorry . I'm not feeling particularly trusting these days , ❞ Lara offered after a beat of silence , loosening her grip on the bow . ❝ You said there's another way out ? ❞

Subtlety wasn't her best quality , she supposed ; but there was no reason to argue about her lack of social etiquette when they were still in danger of being squashed by a thousand tons of limestone . The aftershock wouldn't be long off either . Better get out of here while they could , and talk later . 

❝ We should be two clicks north of the citadel now . ❞