#GAH AM JUST SO GLAD IT BE DONE

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Who? | DreamTale AMV

UWAAAAAHHHHHH it be finally done dkdkdkkdkf

It’s been a while since I properly sat down and animated something utmv related. Here’s hoping to many more animated shenanigans this year perhaps!

Ah…I’ve also made…a Kofi!

Thank ya for watching! (╯°▽°)╯

[birdmenmanga]

todo list. top is most urgent bottom is least urgent

[aufi-creative-mind]

Gah! Omg, I found you through an image my sister sent me from Pinterest and asked me to search for the original artist (cuz no matter how many times I explain it to them, they still need my help XD)

And said post was a comic about Wild and Sky, where wild lost the sword to ganon

And I'll say, that was something I've been trying to look for for so long! So I'm glad I came across your comic! Made me all giddy! Tho it is a little bit sad it hasn't been continued in a hot sec, coming across your work was the best thing ever! I love all of your content already, and to find out you are the same artist that did the art of Link and Zelda having their own little dragon pets was an absolute joy XD

Tjsjaka hope you don't mind this long ask, I just wanted to say I absolutely adore your art and I hope you continue making it cuz they're so fun to look at!

Ahhh thank you for your compliment!! And I'm very glad that you're enjoying my artworks! Especially the noodle cuddles~ 🐉💕

As for the my LU short comic of the Sword Reveal, yeah... It is on hiatus and I am planning to complete it....soon. It keeps getting pushed back by other ideas and WIPs that are still waiting to be done. 😅

I'll get back to them when I am able to. So....in the meantime, please enjoy these sketch previews of Page 5 and 6!

(I swear I'll get around to finishing this story.)

[nightghoul381]

No Room to Breathe~ Ellis Twilight

Chapter 2

This a fan translation so it is definitely not 100% accurate. I do not own anything related to Ikemen Villains. Support Cybird by buying their amazing stories!

No Warnings for this part, but it does become NSFW in later parts, so MDNI

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(Huh? Are we being watched?)

Ellis: “Something on your mind?”

Kate: “Yes….I feel like the people around us are afraid.”

Ellis: “Jude and I often come to places like this, maybe they remember that.”

Ellis: “A vicious debt collector and his henchman.”

Kate: “I see. That’s reassuring…. I guess?”

--Mansion Main Hall

A few people are alarmed at our presence as we step into the hall.

(…so we’re supposed to find a man with grey hair amongst all of these people.)

Ellis: “There are more people than I expected, I can’t find him…”

Kate: “That’s right. But, he should remember your face, right Ellis?”

Ellis: “Yeah, I was at Jude’s side.”

Kate: “In that case, he should try to run away if he notices you.”

Kate: “He’ll realize in an instant that you’re here to collect.”

Ellis: “I think so…. Do you have any ideas?”

Kate: “There’s only one exit to this hall, right? It would be too noticeable to go in and out of the window.”

Ellis: “…Ah, I see.”

Ellis: “The criminal will notice me, and then try to run away?”

Kate: “Yes! So, we don’t have to look at each person one by one, we just need to get him to notice us…”

Ellis: “Kate, you are a genius.”

I felt giddy because Ellis praised me so freely.

Ellis: “Well then, I’ll have to let him find me over there.”

Ellis: “…I guess there’s one way then. Kate, this way.”

Ellis quietly whispers to the pianist seated in front of the grand piano in the large hall.

The, the pianist smiled and began to play a beautiful tune.

(I see! If we stand out dancing, he might be able to notice.)

(But….I can’t dance….)

Kate: “Um…Ellis”

Ellis: “Kate, I haven’t done much dancing.”

Kate: “Eh?”

Ellis: “Besides, you are a young lady and I am your servant. I’m not good enough as a dance partner, but…”

Ellis: “Will you dance with me?”

My heart warms when I see the hand he holds out to me, as though understanding my concerns.

(…I’m glad.)

Kate: “Yes, of course! If it’s alright with you.”

Ellis: “…Yay.”

Ellis: “Well then… please give me your hand, my princess.”

Taking my hand, Ellis escorts me out to the center of the hall.

Ellis: “…it’s okay. Leave your body to me.”

Although he said he hadn’t done much dancing, Ellis is a very good escort.

(Amazing. It must be thanks to Ellis’s exceptional physical abilities…)

Lady in a red dress: “…Look at those two over there. Fufu, they’re adorable.”

Lady in a frilly dress: “True. Just looking at them makes me happy.”

Ellis: “Kate, everyone is looking at you.”

Kate: “Tch, that’s not true.”

Ellis: “I knew you would say that.”

Ellis: “Maybe everyone is gossiping. That young lady must be blind to have a servant as her dance partner.”

I couldn’t help but smile as Ellis chuckled.

Kate: “Then I’ll tell him you’re the one who’s blind.”

Ellis: “Fufu…”

Ellis: “This is the first time I’ve had so much fun at work.”

Kate: “Me too. I’m having a lot of fun too.”

I feel like my heart has turned into fluffy cotton candy, I’m having so much fun.

Ellis: “That’s right. I forgot to tell you.”

Kate: “…?”

Ellis: “…You look so sexy tonight.”

When he whispers in my ear, my heart skips a beat,

I then saw Ellis’s gaze turned toward the door.

Kate/ Ellis: “Ah…”

(The grey-haired man!)

Kate: “Ellis, the man who’s about to leave—”

Ellis: “Yes, that’s tonight’s target…Follow me, Kate.”

Kate: “Okay!”

--Mansion Corridor

As we passed through the large hall and entered the corridor, I could see the back of the man running away.

Grey-haired man: “…Gah!?”

The man looks back for a moment, sees us chasing him, and throws a vase of flowers from the corridor at us.

Ellis: “Kate…watch out.”

Pulling me gently against his side, Ellis effortlessly avoids the flying vase.

Kate: “Thank you, Ellis.”

Ellis: “You’re welcome…. Let’s keep chasing him.”

Kate: “Eh, wha…!”

Ellis picks me up and increases his speed.

The distance between us and the man is growing shorter and shorter--.

Kate: “Tch, I’ve got you!”

Grey-haired man: “Ku…rgh, get off me!”

Ellis and I look at him as he tries to shake us off and run away.

And then—.

Grey-haired man: “Guh!?”

The handcuffs holding Ellis and me together tightened around the man’s neck.

Ellis chuckled when he saw the fainted man.

Ellis: “Kate, we’re in perfect sync.”

--City Street

After tying up the man and carrying him to the warehouse specified by Jude, we walk down the road to the castle.

Kate: “Hmm, I’m glad it ended safely.”

Ellis: “Yeah. I’ll have to tell Jude about how brave you were, Kate.”

Kate: “Well, that’s a little embarrassing, so we’ll keep it a secret.”

My heart is filled with a sense of accomplishment from working with Ellis.

Kate: “I think I’ll sleep well tonight.”

Ellis: “Is that true?”

Kate: “Eh?”

Ellis: “Even though you’re sleeping with me tonight?”

Kate: “Ah….”

Ellis’s little finger twines with mine and squeezes lightly.

Ellis: “Sleep with me, Kate.”

Ellis: “I’ll make you happy until you fall asleep.”

--Crown Castle exterior

After a sleepless night from a pounding heart,

Victor had finally returned to the castle

--Crown Common Room

Victor: “I’m back, my cute Kate and cursed ones!”

Victor told us,

The master locksmith’s grandfather had injured his back and so he wasn’t able to come back with him.

Victor: “But don’t worry. Victor here has been running around and finding a tool that can cut anything.”

Victor: “Sorry to have inconvenienced you Kate, Ellis.”

Kate: “No, it wasn’t that inconvenient…”

After saying that, I’m shocked.

(Rather than being inconvenienced, I enjoyed myself the whole time I was connected to Ellis.)

The handcuffs connecting me and Ellis will be severed from now on.

The moment I thought that, my chest tightened.

Ellis: “…Kate, are you sad to be away from me?”

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[avocado-writing]

Kinktober 12

12. Orgasm Denial/Control, Lingerie, Role Reversal

Aziraphale is making his way down the highstreet, utterly at ease with the world and replete from a large lunch, when he catches sight of the bra and panty set.

He stops dead. Backtracks a little. Makes sure nobody’s watching him, then looks properly.

They are splendid. A gentle cream colour, all lace and frills, a matching set of stockings as well. And the perfect size to fit his lucious hips.

He can think of a couple of people who might really like this.

Aziraphale waits until a bus passes to block him from prying eyes and shifts his corporeal form. When the number 5 has gone, she settles her slightly longer hair in place around her heart-shaped face, and heads inside the store.

“How long are we meant to stand out here, angel?” Crowley groans, tapping his fingers impatiently on the doorknob.

“All good things come to those who wait!” your wife chirps back from inside the bedroom. You fix Crowley with A Look.

“And all those things who are good, cum,” you say. He snorts.

“You’re an idiot.”

“I am, and you love me.”

“I do.”

“Alright, you can come in now!” Aziraphale calls. Crowley sighs in relief and finally throws open the door.

He freezes in the doorway, and so do you.

When Aziraphale wants to make something romantic, she goes the whole nine yards. Candles have been set up around the bedroom, rose petals scattered on the floor leading up to the bed - and there she is, perched in all her glory.

God, she is beautiful.

Her breasts are barely held in place by the lacy brassiere she has on, threatening to spill over lewdly. Her buxom hips are only made more ravishing by the tiny scrap of lace between her legs, accentuating her delicious curves and rolls. Her thighs look practically edible in her stockings. They pinch her just below her sex, a silken garterbelt holding them in place.

“Gah,” says Crowley.

“Ungh,” you say.

“What do you think?” she asks, decorously, making a show of batting her eyelids. She’s even done her makeup, her cheeks a pretty pink and lips painted to match.

“Aziraphale, you’re… you look…” 

“Angelic,” you finish, when your husband is unable to find the right words. Crowley can only nod. She giggles and claps her hands together in glee.

“Oh, I’m so glad. I wasn’t sure, I thought it was a bit much, but now I see you –”

She doesn’t get a chance to get any further because the two of you descend. You capture her lips in a kiss, framing her soft, lovely face in both hands; Crowley begins to rain kisses along her tits. She squeaks and then begins to laugh.

“Slow down! Gosh, you’re insatiable…!”

You don’t slow down. No matter how much fun Aziraphale had putting the lingerie on, you think you’re going to have far more fun removing it.

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My immediate thoughts on the ending of the golden enclaves (spoilers):

I'm happy that El finally figured out how to not only accept her allies sticking with her in a crisis, but actually ask them to. Personal growth!

I do not understand the thing with Orion, but whatever, it's a fantasy story, I'll roll with it. In terms of understanding the plot at least. I'm not sure how I feel about "Orion really did have a monster inside of him that could have destroyed everything, but then it got killed and now he's fine." Wut. It helps that he seems to basically be the same person after. If he'd gone through some sort of personality makeover I would have lost it.

I find it hilarious that El was trying to get Orion to face his supposed trauma as a way of avoiding dealing with her own and her mom absolutely caught on to it. Very human.

I think there's something probably deeply symbolic about El combining the three spells there, I'm not up for unpacking it all but including the Scholomance "shelter all the wise-gifted children of the world" thing but making it real very much reminds me of this poem by Langston Hughes. The whole, it wasn't true but it was a good idea so let's make it true. On that note I imagine Orion is thrilled that he gets to stay in his favorite place and do his favorite activity forever. (Or as long as he lives? I'm not sure whether he's going to end up with a normal human lifespan or not.) And he'll get to see his favorite human at least some of the time.

I don't think I mentioned this earlier, but Orion being afraid he'd drain El's mana is more poignant in retrospect. Apparently there was actually a real risk there.

In terms of real world analogs, I think replacing the enclaves with golden stone enclaves works well as a metaphor for "the capitalist system is fucked up, but if you just tear it all down without a replacement, people will die." I know I was cheering for the burn it all down approach earlier, but the book did in fact do a solid job of showing the problems with that. Little 13 or 14 year old coming home from walking her grandmother's dog and everyone's just gone. Ay.

I'm very happy they found a way to cast the spells that do not rely on El having once in a millennium powers. Ideally they'd also find a way to get rid of maw-mouths that doesn't rely on her once a Millenium powers, but whatever.

I probably would have rolled with it if they'd broken the how enclaves are made news to the world and there was some massive outcry, but I do find it satisfyingly realistic that it's not that simple.

I am still confused about the Orion thing. That one kid from Argentina was OK because his shield was still mostly up. Lu was OK (ish) because the spell had been interrupted. But if someone really did have that done to them, before they were even born, that shouldn't actually be survivable, should it? But if Orion didn't survive, he shouldn't have been a person and he was a person. I don't get it. Gah.

Complaints aside, the ending does work for me. I'm buying it. I'm enjoying El eating edamame with Orion and having birds and butterflies in place of falling snake-things and finally admitting something is nice (personal growth). And it does feel like she's not entirely happy yet, she's not entirely content yet, but she wants to be and she's moving in that direction. I think she's getting there.

And I'm glad El got to reunite with her father's family. I wouldn't blame her if she never forgave Deepthi. But I think it's cool she did, and it really does sound like there weren't better options.

Speaking of lack of better options, it's aggravating that Ophelia made Domina, but...it's consistent with the book's themes that that happened and it doesn't prevent the happy ending. It's not about taking down a specific bad guy, or bad woman as the case may be. It's dealing with systemic bullshit, and actually El can do that without taking Ophelia out. Nice parallel to Liesel letting go of her revenge quest too.

I figure there's a much longer thing to be written about pacifism and themes in the scholomance, but for now: sometimes people get this weird idea that anyone committed to non-violence or anything similar, like not seeking revenge, must have had an incredibly sheltered life with no real problems. Anyways. El is definitely not that. She did have an especially kind mother, but that mother also didn't have a particularly sheltered life and she chose that path anyways. I approve of that narrative choice. (And it doesn't feel like it's floating out in nowhere either. It's grounded, like Avatar the Last Airbender is grounded, in showing all the characters as people. In ATLA, people in the Fire Nation are people, farmers and criminals and guerrilla fighters and soldiers are people, Ozai is a massive dick with an appalling absence of checks on his power but he's still a person. And every time El doesn't like someone, because of their privilege or because they're a jerk, she ends up seeing a different side of them, a way that they're vulnerable or have been hurt, a generous and giving or heroic side to them. Everyone gets to be a person. We don't see enough behind Ophelia's mask I think to really see what kind of person she is (we see more of what's his name, Shanghai Guy's) but we can reasonably assume that she is a person whose motives at least make sense to her.

[soldier-poet-king]

Massive lore drops in pf tonight, both for the campaign and for my character specifically and like. DAMN. I'm supposed to go sleep now???? After all that??? I thought I knew what choices periklea was going to make and then that convo happened and neither I, nor she, knew and it was just! So good! I am so stressed???

I'm glad I made periklea very much a manifestation of my own anxieties about the future in many ways bc that wasn't even rp at that point I was Just Talking As Myself, I was SO into it. Like. Can I save you. It doesn't have to be like this. You're what I was on track to becoming. I feel so much guilt over what I was and am. You've done bad things but also I fuckin get it and your motivations and ultimate goals I support. Academic Truth over solace in comforting lies. Palpatine Anakin moment fr. GAH

I am not GOOD at improv and terribly shy in general, but damn once you mix it with fantasy settings, rulebooks, and math I guess I'm really into it

[daniwib]

Fic Writing Review 2023

Words and fics

• 281,412 words published to ao3

• approx. 150,000 more unpublished (unfinished WIP’s)

• 2 fandoms (911 & 911 Lonestar)

• Most recent drop: Night at the (Wax) Museum – an utterly cursed piece of work that is virtually unreadable. Seriously. I dare you to try. I wrote this for a guess-the-writer event and made it so unrecognisable as my own work that virtually no one read it at all. It’s a fun story and I hope that more people will read the grammatically correct version that I’ll be posting hopefully today.  

• Longest fic in 2023: empty, broken, lonely, hoping at 44k (Buck and Christopher are presumed dead when Buck’s building burns down) This is one of my favourites this year.

Top 2023 fics by kudos

• empty, broken, lonely, hoping (Buck and Christopher are presumed dead when Buck’s building burns down). I really like this one and am quite proud of it. One of my favourites I’ve written this year.

• Losing Hope (Buck gets pregnant right before the lawsuit but loses the baby). Huh. This surprised me. I never thought I’d write mpreg or lawsuit fic OR that it would be one of my highest kudos’d fic this year. How bizarre!

Upcoming events and projects for 2024

Gah this is scary, I have so many.

Reluctant Werewolf crack – I really need to sit down and finish the last chapter of this. It’s about half done.

Coronation crack – likewise. I got blocked when RWRB was released and featured a polo scene very similar to what I was planning for Buddie in England and haven’t been able to get back to it since. I think I’ll scrap that chapter and just finish it off. I loathe having unfinished wip’s partly posted, it does my head in.

Big werewolf AU – featuring all my favourite tropes of kidnapped Buck, worried Eddie, Buck whump and Eddie whump too. I started it in January 2023. It’s fully plotted and maybe 2/3’s written at around 70k.

Navy Seal Buck – there’s something so fun about secretly bamf! Buck going all out to protect his firefam. He gets whumped during the course of, naturally. Again, started in January 2023, fully plotted and is maybe half done at about 50k-ish.

Angsty Buckley family drama set around the Madney wedding aka the one that will make you all weep. Fully plotted, partly begun.

Kidnapped TK – this one is so big and complex that I’m thinking of turning it into a novel some day. Fully plotted and partially written.

Eddie porn reviewer. Plotted only.

Buck sex worker. Plotted, partially written.

Carla romance novelist gets Buddie together. Plotted, partially written.

Plus the other 90+ ideas in my Ideas folder!

I’m unlikely to get much done before Christmas, too busy with family stuff and am recovering from having to have an emergency appendectomy while also having Influenza A this week. It’s been… rough.

Same for January as hubby and I are going on the first holiday alone together since having kids – Tasmania here we come! I am very glad my surgery didn’t ruin that.

Thank you for the tag @sherlockcrossing  

No pressure tagging: @daughterofscotland  @rogerzsteven @cal-daisies-and-briars @ronordmann and anyone else who wants to share!

Rules: Feel free to show whatever stats you have. Only want to show Ao3 stats? Rock on. Want to include some quantitative info instead of stats? Please do this. Want to change how yours is presented? Absolutely do that. Would rather eat glass than do this? Please don’t eat glass but don’t feel like you have to do this either.

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Hils Watches Only Friends - Ep 7

If Sand gets hurt because Ray is driving drunk I am going to be mad

Well, that's better than the alternative I guess

Wait, why were there headlights shining in Ray's face if he just drove into a wall?

I love Sand so much

They literally just said he was fine apart from a potentially fractured collar bone. But okay, Ray, be dramatic.

Uh, who the fuck is this? Presumably Ray's dad? Have we even seen him before now?

Mew is one of my favourite characters after the last episode. I've legit been thinking about it since I watched it on Thursday.

Oh, he's going after Boston next. I am so here for unhinged and angry Mew. For my DMBJ fam he just became Sha Hai Wu Xie

Oh shiiiiiiiit! He just figured out Nick is the one who bugged his car

Yeah, he is definitely not going to do that

I mean you brought this on yourself my dude

Literally the worst thing you could say to him tbh

I don't know if it's just because I'm used to western messy gay dramas always resulting in death but I am lowkey worried that someone is going to snap and kill someone else before all this is over. Maybe I should ask someone who has watched it to tell me if they all survive or not, but I don't know if I want to be spoiled for it or not. I shall ponder.

SAY NO!

I'm trying to read what it says at the bottom of Mew's shirt but the font/colour is really hard to read. Where don't friends let friends go to?

I'm honestly delighted because I was so sure Top was going to ditch Mew once they had sex but nope he fell hard. Forcebook are so great I need to see if they've done any other dramas that I haven't seen yet.

DAMN! He burned his birthday gif right in front of Top. I mean obviously I am sad Mew is sad but this is honestly so dramatic and highly entertaining

Good luck with that, my dude. And you know I respect that he's willing to fight for Mew when he could easily just go back to his fuckboy ways

I mean he could probably stand to quit drinking permanently but neither of those things have anything to do with a hurt arm

Well, I'm glad they've apparently got over the huge fight they had when Ray was drunk. Sand deserves better though.

It's a nice touch that someone thought to put lines on Ray's shoulder from where he's been wearing his sling all the time.

On the other hand Ray has exactly zero facial hairs yet claims he hasn't been able to shave for days. I have more hair on my face than he does!

That's probably a better vice to have tbh

Because you are?

Yeah, you tell him!

I JUST WANT HIM TO BE HAPPY FOREVER 😭

If Ray and Mew fuck I am going to lose my goddamn mind!

Nope, instead Boston has arrived to see them holding hands in a comforting way and leap to conclusions. He's 100% going to tell Top about this.

And I'm back to being worried not everyone is going to survive this. I don't know which is worse. The anxiety of not knowing or the anxiety of knowing and having to wait for it to happen (if it happens)

Gah I'm at the image limit again. You can tell it's a good drama when that happens because I have a lot to say. I'll be back with part 2 in a bit

[ikkaku-of-heart]

Finally someone gets it!

As a transman I can't get it how forced genderbend it a nice thing.....I just am so worried they would get horrific dysphoria for their first time and it irks me.....

Genderbend is not bad if it's done well and not sexism (how oda does)

Glad to help people know they aren’t alone in this whole thing. I don’t necessarily hate genderbend - I can enjoy it occasionally in a fanservice way - but honestly most of the time I just find it unnecessary.

Forced genderbend? Fuck that. What happened in chapter 1063/episode 1093 shouldn’t have been treated as comedy. It should have been horror.

I get people thinking fem!Law is hot but the whole context around the scene is just so fucking disturbing that it should have been fan-disservice. I mean, I can only imagine being forced into a body that isn’t your own is nothing short of terrifying. Especially when you consider that this happened mid-battle against one of the most powerful antagonists in the series, so you’re now suddenly in a body that feels *completely off* when you’re fighting for your life. Even without the sexist implication that being in the female body made Law weaker (hate that bullshit and fuck you Toei and Doc Q) it’s still jarring ashell and something like that could get you killed in this kind of situation.

I could get into the full implications of just how dark and horrifying I feel this scene really is (and perhaps someday I will with it being tagged as such), but for now, I have to say that, while Oda was sexist, I’m more disappointed in the fandom over it than him. Oda I sadly expect to some extent. The fandom? Yeah, the obsession they immediately had over it and the way the tag has been flooded with people going gah-gah over it and fetishizing it and (in the case of one zine server that I ended up leaving in part because of this) even using it as an excuse to ship Law with Blackbeard instead of calling out the sexism and transphobia and fetishism and recognizing it as horror…

Yeah, not a fan. It’s not canon as far as I’m concerned. I can accept people thinking the fem!Hearts are hot, and people can draw and write what they like. I won't bash anyone for it and I respect that some people see it as harmless. But I’m just really not thrilled that more people aren’t calling out how problematic the whole scene is. I’d probably be a little less pissed at the fandom if I saw it more balanced, with both simping AND pointing out how bad that scene really was.

Alas, fandom gonna fandom, and I won’t let them ruin my love for the Hearts. I'll just keep doing what I always do and write them being awesome, funny, competent pirates who absolutely are their captain's hype squad. They can say he looks great as a girl and believe he can kick ass in any body, but the reaction they had over it, and the fandom's continued reaction, just gives me the ick.

[mangomonk]

Hi! Just wanted to say I love your Astarion stories! They're the right mix of angst/pining/feels and he seems so in character! Plus, my main Tav is a monk too, and it's a pretty rare pairing, but I like how her stoic attitude befuddles the vamp baby. Looking forward to more! Happy travels:)

this rlly made my day : D i am so glad that he seems in character, it's such a relief! and GAH i love astarion x monk pairings — would love to hear more about ur monk tav, the monk class is so underrated!! this is such a sweet message, thank you for taking the time to send it!!

i appreciate this so much i shall gift u anon with a snippet of a wip scene — i've been trying to figure out how to approach the intimacy scene btwn the two of them and i suspect the final version will look very different from this draft, but here's a lil snippet:

— — — — 

Despite how much he wanted her blood physically, he could only bring himself to drink a few mouthfuls. It must have been a good call though because when he pulled away, she slumped a little against his shoulders, her breathing shallow. She must not have healed entirely from the shambling mound. He had had a suspicion that she was shouldering through it, but seeing her now only confirmed it. He sighed, closing his eyes for a moment as he tucked his chin carefully over her head. “Stay for the night.”

Immediately, he could feel her stiffen in his arms as she tried to withdraw. But Astarion held her against him carefully. Somehow, he was sure if she saw his expression, she would see right through him. What exactly she would see, he wasn’t sure — that this was a ploy? Or that he genuinely wanted her to stay? “Astarion,” she began softly into the material of his shirt. He was surprised but pleased that she stopped trying to pull away. “You don’t owe me anything—”

“I know,” he said firmly, fingers tightening around her shoulders. “I know that I don’t.”

A moment of silence. He could practically hear her thinking. “You don’t have to force yourself—”

“I’m not,” he sniffed in disdain. “Do you think I would ever force myself to do something I don’t want to do?” That was a lie.

“You want me to stay tonight?” She asked uncertainly. 

“Yes.” That was not a lie. He could hear her heart speed up, but for a moment, he wasn’t sure if it was hers or if his had started beating again from her blood. Astarion swallowed thickly, beginning to pull back at her silence. 

“Okay,” she breathed out, breath warm against his collarbone.

Astarion straightened against her, a bit in disbelief. He couldn’t believe his luck. The first time he had asked her, she had rather clumsily skirted around the topic of sleeping together. “Okay?” He parroted, pulling back to look at her fully now. Despite the fact that he had just taken some of her blood, her cheeks were flushed.

“Er, shall I go get changed then?” She asked, clasping her hands together. The motion was so uncharacteristically awkward of her that had Astarion not been so focused on trying to process the turn of events, he would’ve sought to sear the endearing image in his mind. Instead though, he sat blankly as she hastily rose to her feet. She nearly fled his tent in two paces, but at the tent flap, she hesitated, turning to offer him an impossibly tiny smile so bright and earnest that Astarion felt something in his chest lurch as he watched her dumbly. He didn’t know — nor did he want to know — if it was guilt or some sick form of joy. Both feelings were equally foreign to him now. “I’ll be back in a moment.”

Astarion wasn’t sure how much time had passed as he sat still on the cushion. Part of him leapt at the success of his plan. Though it had taken him longer than he had anticipated, he felt a little smug that he finally succeeded in seducing her. The other part of him felt a stab of shame and apprehension. Before he could dwell on it, he swallowed back the sense of regret rising in his throat and forced himself to his feet. He had done worse before — at least this time, it was on his own volition. Right, this was his decision. It was his plan, and it was working. There was no reason to feel regret, he told himself.

Astarion hastily tucked his empty jars into the corner and spread out his bedroll. He rearranged his pillow and neatly spread his blanket across the bedroll. He dabbed the essence perfume he had stolen from the vendor around his neck. And then he sat down and waited, staring at his tent critically. Would candles be too much? 

“Astarion?” She called softly from outside of his tent. 

Astarion carded a hand through his hair with one hand and twisting open the first button of his shirt with the other. “Come in, darling,” he said, trying for a low tone, though it came out sharper than he would’ve liked.

When she entered the tent again, Astarion took note of her plain sleeping tunic. More importantly, he noticed that she had pulled her hair from its normal braid, and it fell down her back in hastily brushed waves. He wanted to detangle it for her. He shook the thought from his head, instead forcing a light smile on his face. “Will you stand there all night?”

“Right,” she said, her gaze darting from him to the bedroll as she took a step closer. “Er, which side do you prefer?”

“I’m happy in any position,” he purred instantly, but the innuendo seemed to fly over her head as she knelt down next to him slowly. Immediately, he shifted over to make room for her. He watched her settle down next to him, careful to leave a gap between them. With her ki control and stillness of mind training, Astarion knew that she had far more of a reign on her body than others, so when he realized he could hear her heart thumping erratically, pleasure wormed its way into his chest. So she did want him — the thought sent a thrill of satisfaction through him. He turned to look at her with half-lidded eyes as he felt the familiar cold, mechanical feeling begin to desensitize him as his mind began to close in on itself.

“Well,” the monk said, pulling his blanket to her chin. “Good night.”

He was pulled back into the moment immediately. 

“Good night?” Astarion spluttered, propping himself up on his elbows so he could properly stare at her in shock.

She stared back at him, blinking at him owlishly. “Yes?”

“You’re just— just going to sleep?” He demanded. “I— You— I thought we’d— Why else would you agree to stay?”

Immediately, her cheeks darkened, though her expression remained steadfastly sober. “I thought we would just sleep together.”

“Yes,” he said dryly, looking to the sky for patience. He closed his eyes for a moment, feeling wrong-footed. “Sleep together.”

[wetcatspellcaster]

I hope you’re happy!! I am a lurker. A reader. I am not a writer, I don’t blog, and I never message people — but noo You and your writing had to make me an addict to Rosalie and Astarion’s story, and left me dying inside at your Cania houswarming update! Gah! I even made a friggin’ tumblr account and clicked through idiotic verifications of crosswalks to post this. So there. I hope you’re happy. And if begging means you can write and post the next eve a single minute earlier, then PLEASE gods do

and a good morrow to you as well, cinderrevealed. this is some very aggressive energy for me to be starting my day with, I'm sure you'll fit into tumblr just fine ;)

But to answer your question: yes, I am happy 😌😌 I wrote chapter 17 to get you, cinderrevealed, specifically, here to tumblr, to yell at me in my ask box with the energy of someone entering a duelling ground 😌😌 the 'your boyfriend is now a house: discuss' reveal was designed for you and you alone, to incense you to such emotional fervour that we would finally meet, as was always destined, and I would look you in the eye, and I would tell you: "yes. yes, I am happy. I love it when my readers cry while looking at pictures of crosswalks." 😌😌

(in all seriousness, if you are a lurker then thank you for taking the time to make a step you don't usually make, and reach out to me :) that's a very big compliment! I am very glad you are enjoying (?) the fic. I can't tell you when the next update will be bc I have a very busy weekend helping to plan a fan convention, but I am drafting chapter 18 and it's two-thirds done)

[okinawa-division]

ARB Birthday Special: Evelyn Rose

~~ December 20th ~~

"If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, then I know I can achieve it."

Login Lines:

"I wonder why my producer, like, cancelled practice for today. He told me to just go out and relax today. He said it was an early 'gift' for me, but I don't, like, understand what he meant. Was he referring to Christmas or something? Not that I, like, mind or anything. That just means, like, more time for me to do some, like, shopping! ...Hmm? A text from my mom? Probably, like, checking up on me again. 'Happy Birthday, sweetie!.' ...Wait? It's my... birthday?"

"...Holy crap... it's, like, my birthday! How could I, like, forget? And why didn't anybody, like, tell me? I guess that explains why my producer canceled practice. But seriously, why didn't anybody, like, tell me sooner! I've got, like, tons of stuff to get done and now I'm, like, totally late doing it!"

Voice Lines:

"Wow, hard to believe this is, like, my first birthday since I've been here to Japan. I won't lie with the way Acey talked about it, I was sure this place wasn't, like, going to be anything nice. ...But I've actually grown to love this place! The people here are, like, so unique and, like, cultured and stuff! There's, like, so much stuff here you'd probably never see anywhere else, even in New York or L.A.! I still miss home from time to time, but Japan is still a nice place. ...Yeah, I, like, really love this country!"

"A lot of my fans wished me a 'happy birthday' or sent me a lot of gifts. It was, like, really cool of them! It's always nice having people to, like, support and encourage you! I think without them and my friends, I would have, like, never been as famous as I am now. I still often, like, think negatively about myself. Like, I wonder if I'm really doing my best and being all I can be. ...But, I know I'll, like, reach my full potential someday. I, like, owe it to myself and everyone who helped to, like, get me this far!"

"Thank you so much, Acey! And it's no problem! As long as I, like, get to celebrate it, then I'm, like, happy! ...Oh Acey... That means a lot to me! Thank you so much! I really love you! ...Haha! No need to be embarrassed, Acey! We kiss in public, like, a lot! ...What's this? A necklace? It's beautiful! A message? ...Oh! Acey, you... I really love you! Haha, you really need to be, like, more confident, Acey!"

"Thanks so much, Rashaad! I'm glad Acey and I, like, got to know you as well. I'll admit, I was, like, really bummed out when I found out her hotel was, like, being renovated or something. I wasn't sure about rooming in a bar, but I'll say it now: Eagle's Nest, like, beats any hotel, any day! ...Aww, thanks Rashaad! That really means a lot!"

"Ohh, what's this? ...A phone charger? But it charges more than my phone? Ohh! I've seen these before! But I, like, never thought of getting one! Thanks so much, Rashaad! This is definitely going to help! You are awesome, with, like, a capital 'A'!"

Ace Lines:

"Happy birthday, Eevee! Sorry you have to celebrate your birthday here in a foreign land instead of in America, but I'm glad to be able to celebrate another one with you! I... I know I don't say it often enough, but... I'm truly glad and grateful to have you as my girlfriend. I know I'm probably not the easiest guy to be around at times, but despite that I'm glad you're still here. So... thank you. ...Gah! Okay, okay, I-I love you too, Eevee, really!"

"A-anyway, here's your birthday gift. I know it's probably tasteless, but I hope you like it. It's a charm necklace with a message inside. I had it custom-made and ordered. ...You like it? I'm glad. I hope the message proves to be true. But... well, that's just part of the suspense of a relationship, right? ...Eevee? Gah! Wait, Eevee! It's appreciated, but not in public, please!"

Rashaad Lines:

"A most joyous and happy birthday to you, Miss Rose. I'm truly happy to be able to celebrate your birthday with you. I know it's been well over a year since you and Master Ace first came to Japan. I know you both probably didn't plan on staying here this long, but personally, I'm glad you both made the decision to come here. If not, I never would have gotten the chance to know either of you. I'm truly glad to have the friendship of both of you."

"Haha. Thank you, Miss Rose. Now then, for your gift. You mentioned the other day that your phone charger was acting up. I was planning on buying you a new one, but that would have just been boring. So, I purchased this, instead. It's a 3-in-1 charger, so you can charge more than just your phone. I hope it serves you well. ...Thank you, Miss Rose. I'm glad you like it. And again, a most joyous birthday to you."

[rocketturtle4]

Not Me Eps 10-12 (of 14 turns out) I am drowning in study, have an update.

If anyone reading this wonders why I have disappeared off their dash or out of their notes it's not you it's me, PhD is breathing down my neck and I am barely running fast enough so I'll be back more in December!...or maybe January 😅

@plantsarepeopletoo @anon451 @shouldiusemyname @thegalwhorants @wen-kexing-apologist @slayerkitty @fanfictionroxs @pandasmagorica

I watched these three one at a time so ep 10 was a while ago now but the plan is to watch the final (actual final) 2 together so I figured I should scream again about how much I love this show before I finish it.

I LOVE IT FOLKS

Ep 10 was rough!

*racks brain for what happened in ep 10*

*checks screenshots*

*one single screenshot from ep 10...*

this is the downside to watching with people...can't pause for screenshotting and I didn't double watch this ep oops

I'm pretty sure this is the ep where:

Black goes back to being Black and breaks Seans heart and beats him up

Dan joins them

White pretends to be Black while seeing his mother but his mother realises anyway.

They all get shot at/actually shot

White saves Sean (and he's EVEN MORE CONFUSED)

...wait do I not even have screenshots from the post saving stuff? That's just wrong.

I will rectify it but this update will be light on screenshots!

I still had questions about Todd and Black here about what happened to them but ep 11 answered those questions!! Even if I spent all of ep 10 and 11 waiting for White and Black to be in the same room as the gang or someone to figure it out or SOMETHING and FINALLY Ep 11 was like....

WAIT

The care screenshots were Ep 11!!

Also before this was the Todd/Black confrontation and their back story was SO interesting. Todd thinking he could use the power, Black wanting to take down the power entirely. SO many Layers I LOVE IT

In some ways I think Black betrayed Todd more than the other way round but really the nuance of it all is fascinating.

And obviously Todd putting Black in a coma trumps that...

BUT THEN EP 12

The HANDCUFF FIGHT

The Brothers!!

THE CHASE?!!

Sean was so desperate GAH I LOVE THEM

Seriously I love them so much I wasn't even mad First was only in this episode for like...3 minutes.

I just want to sit there and stare at them

(Anyone watching Venus? It's really good)

Sean is so loyal and so true, White trying to stay away and regretting it, making his brother understand, making Sean understand.

I am so glad I watched Theory of Love before this or I might have been tempted to go looking for more OffGun and then I'd be watching ToL after this and just...no

Super excited for Cooking Crush now though!!

The Twin connection making Black cry and choke, THE TWINS COMING TO AN UNDERSTANDING

Black being determined to take down Todd while Sean is so determined to take down Tawi has got me SO CURIOUS for the last two eps, I mean we had the drug operation (and Sean using that as leverage to get White to introduce himself lol). But Todd clearly still cares for Black and Black is so opaque because he's been in a coma for most of this and his character before and his actions after, they just seem so focused but without...nuance?

And I doubt this show is going to end without nuance, the protests are rising and the gang are finally a team, there's a plan and cops and AHHHHH

I don't know... I need to finish it (maybe this weekend...maybe in three weeks time)

I have no idea if I am going to have complex thoughts when I am done. But the way this show is exploring these complexities, the law, the privellege, the power, the idealism. It's so fascinating.

OH another thing this ep

Sean tried to get the cop to shoot himself! And then Gram showed up (finally lol, felt like he'd wandered off somewhere...) just in time to give that whole speech that essentially boiled down to: an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

...I really want my little brother to watch this show.

I can't wait to see what happens with it all, I am going to have to go meta searching after I am done...and after I am done drowning in study probably

Predictions?

Todd and Black are going to come to some kind of mutual ground

no idea about Tawi, taken down maybe? but not by them exactly, but the public maybe, although the law probably needs to come into it

Gram Eugene Black love triangle? Honestly don't know (and my pick Black/Gram is out soooo... probably Gram/Eugene if they choose to resolve it

MORE YOK/DAN (*manifesting*)

will Dan be discovered and fired?

WHAT ABOUT THE PARENTS? we haven't heard from the dad in ages??

Also Whites whole actual career arc...?

Hope you're all doing well!!

(also the music in this show, it's on point!!)

[graaythekwami]

what are your thoughts on the bombshell flashback from derision? Ignore this if you haven’t watched the ep yet lol

I have a lot of thoughts on it, where do I begin?

It's a little thing, but Marinette's hair being in a bun was adorable. But also it is adorable that she changed her hair style so it was the same as the one that protected her.

Also my respect for Socqueline has gone up a ton. I didn't really have any opinion on her character before this episode but she epically protected Marinette. What more is there to say?

Then Chloe... gah, where to begin?? I knew she was bad, I knew she was horrible to Marinette for years, but seeing it on the screen for ourselves... stay away from sunshine daughter, Chloe.

Adrien officially ending his and Chloe's "friendship" was a fantastic scene. Adrien this whole episode, actually. He was mad. He was in protect-Marinette-mode and it was beautiful.

Sabrina looks like she's been pushed to her limit more and more each episode. I hope we do get to see her break free from Chloe soon, she's in such a toxic relationship and she deserves better.

I've seen other posts mention that they wish they had used a new character instead of Kim for the "prank" on Marinette, and I agree. Having a character whose been part of the superhero team (not counting Chloe, she full on betrayed them) be the one to have been the one to pull something so cruel on Marinette was just so... jarring, for lack of a better word.

Another thing I think they could have done if they wanted it to be Kim would have Kim realize full on what he had done during the flashback instead of a whole year later. Like he pulls the "prank" because he thought it would be seen as funny, but when he sees Marinette's reaction he has his realization of what he did. I am glad they're having Kim's character get on the right track though even if it took a lot for him to realize what he had done.

This episode also got me wondering what might have happened if Chloe hadn't gotten Kim to pull that "prank". Like what if Marinette and Kim had started dating? How could it have changed canon if it had lasted? How would it have impacted the characters?

[amphiptere-art]

Agh. Every single time I say I can do it then I'm not.

Blood Moon gets his claws removed by Black Star.

Blood Moon: Hello? I hope I'm not too late early.

Black Star: You're not late or early. Just get over here.

Blood Moon: Oh. I was just concerned. I'm using the table or a less intimidating bench.

Black Star: Whatever fucking one you want. It's not that hard to do either.

Blood Moon: Right right. So I was hoping maybe we could chat while you- woah

Eclipse: Hi!

Blood Moon: Hi Eclipse. What are you doing down here.

Black Star: He follows me wherever I go. Plus he's a great distraction for you. I don't need my work to be slowed down by chatter.

Eclipse: Yes yes I help. Make it faster!

Blood Moon: Well I'm sure Black Stars plenty fast. Although I have a little gift.

Eclipse: Gift?

Black Star: What the fuck would you give him?

Blood Moon: Well I have some delectable fidget toys. My companion likes them also. I was wondering if you would like some eclipse?

Eclipse: You give me toys!? Where where. What is it!

Blood Moon: I have plenty to pick from don't worry. What do you like here?

Black Star: Dear God how many do you have?

Eclipse: What all do? What all do?

Blood Moon: Well they all do different things. This one moves and this one clicks. This one has a button on it.

Eclipse: No button! no, no, no hurts!

Blood Moon: Okay okay no buttons. No buttons or clicks or levers. Here how about this one? Nice and quiet. I see it folds around and around. Lots of different positions. Is that one better?

Eclipse: Humm. No no button. Moves. It moves!

Blood Moon: Yeah they all move.

Eclipse: I like, I like. I make it stick and then I make ball. And then I make something else. Something and another something. Hehehhehe.

Blood Moon: I'm glad you like it. How about you go have fun with it over there.

Eclipse: Yes, yes, yes. Fun fun thing! Fun thing, fun thing.

Blood Moon: Hehe. I bet you'll have lots of fun. Now. My part removal yes?

Black Star: I see what the fuck you're doing.

Blood Moon: Pardon?

Black Star: You're making sure he's distracted. So you can take all your time talking to me. I'm not a damned fool. You talking ain't going to do shit!

Blood Moon: I'm not trying to change you Black Star. I just wanted some peace and quiet to ourselves. Better to get work done with right?

Black Star: Quiet so you can do your goddamn therapy, or whatever the fuck it is. It won't work!

Blood Moon: I just want to talk about how your day's going. Normal work talk. We don't have to talk about you, and we don't have to talk about sun and moon. I just want to know my new neighbors.

Black Star: Fuck you. Just sit down and give me your goddamn hands already!

Blood Moon: Ok. Ok.

Black Star: I'm assuming since you sat down on a bench you're fine if I turn off your nerves manually.

Blood Moon: Oh yes. Understand it might be a bit painful at first. I just prefer that my code not be touched.

Black Star: Whatever. As long as you know the first few picks will be painful it's fine.

Blood Moon: I am glad you know your way around these instruments. I understand you might not have had a chance to take a position in parts and service. But you seem fairly good at it for someone that has, I understand, no training in it.

Black Star: I learned how to be good around these things because I had to. Fucking mechanics don't know shit.

Blood Moon: Do you enjoy it? Sounds more so something you had to do than a hobby. Agh.

Black Star: ..... Mah! Do you have to like a hobby? I had to do it. Now I just do it. Better than the damned theater.

Blood Moon: Would you want to work somewhere else but the theater? Ahh. I don't know necessarily what areas are open in the Plex. But say that they all were. Where would you go? Gah.

Black Star: Hell if I know. I just stood wherever they fucking put me.

Blood Moon: Gah. Well if you had to choose where would you go?

Black Star: ..... Agh? ... I don't know. I guess parts and service since I'm good at it. Otherwise would be nice to work in like... The arcade? Maybe golf. Some place where you don't have to be so out there.

Blood Moon: So you would like someplace quieter? Agh. I suppose that would be nice. I guess the theater is quite noisy to you then. Hum!

Black Star: Oh you have no idea! Everybody's whining and calling out for the next act. I'm glad Eclipse enjoys it. I'd rather stay behind the curtains.

Blood Moon: So you do the stage work? Ahh!

Black Star: Basically. Pulling curtains, making eclipse disappear under the floor. Got the smoke machine, got the ropes to haul the props. Busy busy busy busy.

Blood Moon: Hum! Do you like being busy?

Black Star: Kinda. Hold your teeth.

Blood Moon: What?- Ahhhh!gggggg.

Black Star: No more fussy nerves. Finally I can get these claws out. Why do you even have them? Other than your name you don't seem that violent.

Blood Moon: Haha. And unfortunate history to put it simply.

Black Star: What kind of unfortunate history?

Blood Moon: Humm. If I tell you something you have to tell me something.

Black Star: Oh don't pull that crap.

Blood Moon: I'm simply saying I'm not willing to put my life out unless you are.

Black Star: Agh meh grr. Fine! I'll tell you a bit about mine and you tell me a bit about yours, Happy?

Blood Moon: Fine by me. Reason I have claws is cuz I had to use them.

Black Star: Wouldn't you have worked in a daycare though?

Blood Moon: You have to give me something of yours.

Black Star: Agh! I've worked in the theater and that's why I'm still in the theater. I never did daycare shit.

Blood Moon: Well then I suppose we're quite equal then. Like many newer AI I could really be put anywhere. I was bought out. They wanted a killer.

Black Star: Killer... Did you like it?

Blood Moon: I didn't know much else at first. Put deep down I don't think I ever did like it.

Black Star: And your companion?

Blood Moon: I don't know. He was before me. Whatever they did to him though scarred him for life.

Black Star: Are you even get out of a gig like that? Even with the rights, humans are asses.

Blood Moon: Give me some of yours.

Black Star: Grrrrr. I'm old. Company wanted something new. Guess they saw how much I hated my life. So they got the lovely sun and moon to do their own act.

Blood Moon: There's a feeling there was more irritation to that then you are leading.

Black Star: Give me some of yours~

Blood Moon: Ha. To be honest I don't know how I got out. I had to save my companion from scrapping and then scrambled to get out before they knew. I was lucky some kinder folks were outside.

Black Star: Hum. I guess you were lucky. And I hated the theater. But it's all I had. Had to make sure I looked nice for the show. They all treated me nice. And then they showed up. And suddenly I was a sour puss.

Blood Moon: That is. Unfortunate.

Black Star: Yeah unfortunate no kidding. There your hands are all done. Let me just reconnect this.

Blood Moon: Oh th-aank! You...

Black Star: You're welcome. Now I'm going back to the stage. He should go back to whatever the fuck you do.

Blood Moon: All right. I'll see you later. Bye.

Black Star: Get out. Bye....... Eclipse. We have to go back!

Eclipse: Oh oh?! Are you all done?

Black Star: Yeah.

Eclipse: Oh oh. I sorry. Supposed to distract. Forgot.

Black Star: It's fine. It wasn't bad.

Eclipse: Not bad? You hate the new ones? Why not bad?

Black Star: Think I learned about as much about him as he wanted to learn about me.

Eclipse: ... You traded information?

Black Star: I- yah... It was nice.

Eclipse: What if he lie? That would be very very bad.

Black Star: Well if he lied you can go rip him up. But I think he was telling the truth.

Eclipse: What tells you?

Black Star: ..... The claws.

Eclipse: ... What do with them? Moon will be suspicious if we leave them here.

Black Star: Might as well make use of them.

Eclipse: Where?

Black Star: ... You'll see.