#I'm only in the very beginning but I won my first game last night!

[fragmentedblade]

I was reading yesterday about xiangqi and there was a mention about how the general is rather useless and even affects negatively your game at first, but ends up having a key role in setting up winning strategies towards the final stages, and it reminded me so much of Jing Yuan's role in the Xianzhou arc

[celestialbeing2]

i wish i could turn back time.

a finnick odair x gn!reader story

summary - once finnick tells you the reasoning behind his behavior the previous night, you learn the truth about the capitol. (continuation of "personal space")

warnings - not proofread, speaks about finnick's prostitution

you sat in front of the fireplace, watching closely as the flames swayed and emanated from the umber wood. it was the next day. it had only been several hours since you had gotten into an argument with finnick.

anywhere you went, he followed. he seemed like he had something on his mind to express aloud with his mouth opening, closing, and opening once again.

you didn't want to hear his apologies. you had far too much on your mind. anyways, a simple apology for yelling won't explain why finnick even came home so late. that was the explanation you wanted to hear.

you had another warm mug of peppermint tea in your hands. once again, the tea barely warmed you up. you were jealous of the orange flames before you, wishing to emit the same amount of heat it does.

your daydreaming and wishing was cut short with the sound of light steps behind you. you head drooped down, along with your shoulders. finnick was clearly trying to be sneaky, but he was failing to meet his goal horribly.

" (y/n)? i know you don't want to talk to me. but can you at least listen to what i have to say? please? i need to speak with you." he said to you with a soft tone. you were tempted to jump right into his arms and forgive him right away. honestly, you did miss him dearly. but you had to stay on task and not give into him.

you didn't respond. you kept your head low, your body almost forming into a tight ball of protection. awkward silence echoed through the walls of the large room. finnick took the responsibility of filling it in right away.

he plopped down on the ground next to you before saying "first of all, i wanted to say sorry for raising my voice at you last night. you were just concerned for me and i totally disregarded your love for me. i understand if you're mad at me. i promised i've cooled off. second of all, and you may want to actually pay attention to this part, but i wanted to explain why i came home at the time i did last night."

your head popped up once he finished speaking. this is what you were waiting for. finnick took your sudden interest in the conversation as a way to keep it flowing, so he spoke again.

"uhm, i wasn't planning on telling you this for a very long time. everytime i go to these capitol parties, it isnt just to put my charming smile on and drink. sometimes... well ... most times president snow forces me to sell myself to the women that attend those parties." he says.

you nearly jump off from the floor. tears were forming at your lash line. you couldn't believe what finnick was telling you. snow would sell him? to do what? work? finnick answered all of your questions before you even asked them.

"what?" you mumble, trying to blink the tears away. finnick places a comforting hand on your lower back and continues. "trust me, if i had a choice i would much rather spend all my time with you. when i first won my games when i was 14. snow thought i was desirable. one thing led to another and my family was being threatened." he tells you, not being able to keep his tears away himself.

"finnick, i'm so sorry this has happened to y-" you begin before being cut off "let me finish. please." finnick voiced. "the reason why i keep coming back late is because snow has me attend to multiple clients back to back, and it just becomes so tiring after a while. that's why i come home so snappy. that's why i told you not to touch..." he explains before pausing.

you looked over to him to see what caused the disruption. you were greeted with finnick's flushed cheeks damped by his flow of tears. the tip of his nose was slightly red too. his hand dropped from your back to wipe away his tears.

you grabbed his arm as it was reaching his face and pulled him in for a hug. his grip tightened around you as more tears came out of him and onto your top. "don't apologize for something like that. it's out of your control, okay? i just wish i could turn back time to save you from snow." you told him while placing your chin on his shoulder.

"thank you.." he said softly, you almost didn't catch it. silence filled the room again, this time more comforting than awkward.

curse the capitol.

[theredengineapologist]

I plugged in Thomas the Tank Engine characters into the Hunger Games Simulator. Here's how it went.

To begin, here's the tribute lineup! Unfortunately, the program wouldn't take any of the image urls I tried to enter so we're just gonna have to use our imaginations.

The horn has sounded! What is everyone's first move?

Oof! Looks like we've already got 2(3?) eliminations folks! Say goodbye to Bertie, Annie, and (probably) Duck.

Honestly Bill stealing from Boco is very on brand for him. XD

Damn. We lost a lot of Steam Team members this round. And it's only the first day. *sad salute*

Here's who we have left after only just one day. The "Magic Railroad" duo really be out for blood.

First night, here we go!

Damn, I guess Henrietta and Percy couldn't take it anymore. Sad. :(

Status Check:

Continuing into Night 2.

GODAMN BILL KILLED HIS OWN BROTHER!!!

Day 3 Status Check. I'm placing my bet right now, I think Bill is going to win. It would be the funniest and most in-character thing for him to do:

Bill is out for blood. We're also down to our last Steam Team member.

Day 4 Status Check. Bill has officially surpassed Diesel 10 for most kills.

The engines who have killed have now killed the one engine who HASN'T committed a murder.

NOOOO! BILL I WAS ROOTING FOR YOU!

We are now down to our last three tributes.

The tension is brewing.

And in an unexpected turn of events, Diesel 10 throws the game.

AND THE WINNER IS DOUGLAS!!!

CONGRATULATIONS DOUGLAS STANS! YOUR BOY HAS WON THE GAMES!

And here are the final placements for the Thomas and Friends Hunger Games.

[nico-di-genova]

okay be prepared for a long ass message right here 'cause i'm going through your playlists and they're interesting and cool af 👀

first of all, i'm gonna be listening to your lightyear playlist, the 'max and billy's get along mixtape' and your lewis playlist daily (even if it reminded me that unfortunately kanye is a really good artist 🙃🙂🙃) also the title + description of the lewis playlist?? 😎👀

i feel like i'm really learning things about you here 'cause eduardo saverin???? when i tell you that pulled me back about 5 or 6 years to my 'a social network/andrew as eduardo' phase. and, 'you love him, you do. and here's the miracle, he loves you too. and here's the tragedy; it's not enough' in the context of eduardo/mark???? ouch.

alex manes???????????????????? do you know how in my emotions i still am about that man??? malex??????????? devastated me for four years. the first song on the alex playlist being 'numb'????????????? PERFECT SONG CHOICE FOR ALEX. (also one of my favorite songs of all time. tho i am very partial to numb/encore as well.) 'i wanted to be the kind of person who won battles, but now i look in the mirror and i don't even see myself sometimes.'????? 😢 i do appreciate that you left out the last and for me, the most painful part of that quote tho.

the max and billy playlist????? dear billy????? 'i imagine that we could have become friends. good friends. like a real brother and sister'?????? again. ouch.

kili?????????? why are you out to hurt me cass??????

dick grayson??? 👀 i'm personally more of a jason todd fan but very interesting 👀 'dick gray's getting ready for a night out on the town mix (night on the town being beating the shit out of the joker' and you know.... maybe killing him for murdering your little shit of a baby brother?????? (only for your fail-dad to bring him back to life)

the love i have for you for putting bezos I on your kendall roy playlist 💖

(also how the fuck did i not know that the tu-tu-du-du max verstappen meme was an actual song????? that fucking slaps?????)

buck piñata era 😂😂😂😂😭😂

grandson *chef's kiss*

(this might have been even longer to begin with 'cause i added like 30 songs i LOVE that you used on playlists but it was getting so riddiculously long 😅😅😅)

(also last point, i happened to spot some songs from assassin's creed 2 and uncharted 4, you gaming???? 🤨)

Jas 🥺 ily.

Making playlists is my passion maybe actually, lol. I am the Road Trip Music Conductor in my friend group, and I always need something that fits the Vibe. I don’t play around about my playlists, I can’t lie. (Dream job maybe used to be making those Spotify official playlists because I learned that was a real job when I was in high school, and let me tell you!! I am lowkey sad it did not happen).

My playlists at this point are also kind of a scrapbook of all the interests I’ve had (though I have like 100+ more that are private/incomplete from other fandoms) and I kind of love you sending this because it’s like a trail of all the things I’ve loved 😅.

Malex had a CHOKEHOLD on me, and social network was on repeat in my dorm room for like a whole semester. I think I could probably quote that whole film if promoted - 100% I could tell you sorry my Prada was at the cleaners along with my hoodie and my fuck-you flip flops (iconic, we must never let it die).

And yeah, anything involving protective older sibling/younger sibling they couldn’t defend forever, very much I am going to latch onto it. Hence the many Billy & Max playlists and kili and dick Grayson (my beloved blorbo).

(YOU DIDNT KNOW ABOUT THE TU-TU-TU-TU MAX VERSTAPPEN??? I break the speed limit to that song on the regular (jk, jk, or am I 😏))

And yes, I game, lol. But it’s literally exclusively F1 23, uncharted, Jedi fallen order, and the Assassins Creed Ezio trilogy on rotation (the Witcher thrown in occasionally).

[29daffodils]

Writing Pattern Tag Game

Rules: List the first line of your last 10 posted fics and see if there’s a pattern.

(saw this on the TL, thought i should do it since i probably won't get to do it otherwise lol, so here we go)

1. i'll keep you close to me

Ray Pakorn is a rumour flying on the summer wind.

ship : sand/ray, only friends

2. here i stay, pray

It's a song Ray doesn't know. But it doesn't matter.

ship : sand/ray, only friends

3. secrets i have held in my heart

The sudden flash of want that zips down his spine upon hearing that quietly curls up and sits low in his belly as his eyes fall upon Sand's face, and that is the first time the thought creeps in.

ship : ray/sand, ony friends

note : the actual first line is a direct quote from sand in OFTS ep. 12, so. not counting that.

4. i dreamt of you last night

Amidst the pitter-patter of an unsurprisingly wet London afternoon, a pigeon outside his office window coos.

ship : yohan/moogyeong, the shape of your love (manhwa, park nodeok)

5. take my whole life too

In the aftermath of it all, when Katsuki wakes up in the hospital, groggy with painkillers and various other drugs, he oddly still feels his right arm.

ship : katsuki/izuku, boku no hero academia

6. i'm feelin' heat in december (when you're 'round me)

This is the scene Aoyama walks in on when he is the last one to come out of the showers : The Urawa Reds Football Club is gathered in their locker room and the boys are on cloud nine — they have won the first game of the season and it's a very good start too.

ship : zaizen/aoyama, keppeki danshi! aoyama-kun

7. we'll meet in the spring

Moogyeong is forty-nine, pushing fifty, and is seated alone in a cafe with a cup of coffee that has long gone cold.

ship : yohan/moogyeong, the shape of your love (manhwa, park nodeok)

8. and the world sang along to it falling apart

“Sir, we are here.”

ship : yohan/moogyeong, the shape of your love (manhwa, park nodeok)

9. just me and the stars can get lonely

There is a moon in the sky tonight, round and hanging low, bright like the bottom of a firefly, casting a soft glow on a sleeping town while Yohan sits awake and misses love.

ship : yohan/moogyeong, the shape of your love (manhwa, park nodeok)

10. all my love to give

“I do,” Yohan’s voice echoes within the walls of the packed church.

ship : yohan/moogyeong, the shape of your love (manhwa, park nodeok)

pattern :

huh. okay, i have thought actually, for a long time, that there's some pattern alright but never gave it that much importance. i think it's mostly something that lands the reader right in the middle of the story? or at least like, bait, yanno? i don't like starting with too much descriptive text, that i am aware of. so it's mostly either dialogue or something that hints directly to the story so that the reader won't be bored to death before they even begin reading.

at least that's my usual thought process when i sit down to write. huhhhh.

I'm also very surprised i've written 41 fics till now. that's not a lot, but at some point when it was just 11 fics, i was wondering if i will ever write more. guess i did. this is also your sign to not quit your art!!! keep going!! fighting!!

(p.s. : I'm much happier with my writing now than i was when it was 11 fics, or even 20, or 30.)

tagging ;

@skyfish7 @justfionn @peachym00 @ae-azile @thisautistic @goodbyeapathy8 @fawndlyvenus @semantics-error

(feel free to ignore this!)

(these are also the few people who i know have an ao3 for writing, apologies if you actually don't write and i got confused lol)

[cadkitten]

Find a WIP word game

Tagged by @setsailslash. Tagged for words apron, hands, soft, and cock. (Also of note, if y'all tag me in something I'm hugely unlikely to see it as I use mobile mostly. DM my sorry butt and poke me about it lol! I do love doing these, just never actually see them until eons later.)

BruJay for "soft" --What it means to speak these words for DC Dark Week--

Instead, he sees a pain that mirrors his own. He doesn't understand why. This man has everything he could ever want. Millions of dollars, a giant home, a literal swimming pool in the backyard that's big enough to be a nature preserve. The man's Batman for crying out loud. There's nothing in the world that should make this guy's eyes tell him he gets it, that he truly understands Jason's pain. Still, it seals his lips shut, leaves him looking at the books on the shelf in front of him instead of spitting words laced with acid like he wants to. The soft, "Any books you want are yours," is what Bruce leaves him with. Then he's gone and Jason's alone and the fireplace is crackling and that super expensive couch is calling his name. He chooses one and carefully takes it to the couch, curls up, and reads until dawn's light is peeking through the window and when he falls asleep, he's warmer than he's ever been in his entire life. There's a second where he thinks: maybe he does want this safety, this warmth, this place. He tucks his pain way down deep and casts the blanket of his lies over himself, just like he always does. He's strong. He'll survive.

Jason & Dick for "hands" --Bleed one last time for DickJayWeek--

He doesn't hesitate, because Robin doesn't hesitate. Jason Todd might. Jason Todd might curl up and sob his heart out and fear the very worst. But Jason isn't the one in control, or at least he tells himself that like a song set on repeat as he kneels by Dick's side and spills the supplies from the bag he snagged on his way here. His hands are steady even as his soul shakes. His gaze is sure even as his heart cries. And he begins through the things he needs to do, heedless the supplies they no longer have. The morphine that has run dry, the handful of pills that will only help later, when the initial agony has faded. They're only playing catch-up now, in every aspect of their lives.

Dick/Terry for "cock" --In Grief, Finding Forever for dickgraysonweek--

"Batman," Dick supplies and there's an edge to his voice, a desperate sort of strain that speaks of agony even if his face isn't showing it. "Batman," Terry agrees. They sit with that for long enough it almost feels sinful to break the silence, but Terry does it anyway. "He cared, even that first night. Cocky as I was, I claimed I'd have won against those Jokerz, but… I probably would have died there without him." "Technically, he almost killed you by being on the road."

I don't have one with apron, so I went with two kinds of the word cock ;)

JayDami for "cock" --To be Whole for JayDamiWeek--

He whirls away and makes an angry beeline for the mats, for the punching bag, for anything that will let him get this out without beating the shit out of the fucking wall and killing his hands, without taking it out on Gotham tonight. He's better than that. Or at least he wants to be. He has to be. The mantle will be his soon. So soon. Bruce is slowing down, growing easier to hurt, more fragile and his wounds taking longer to heal. The first punch is agony. The second is anger and the third is not the catharsis he's looking for. There's tears stinging his eyes and he's a bomb, primed to explode, a gun cocked and ready. Tagging anyone who wants to with words: stripe, gasp, eyelids, and tease.

[ubyr-babaj]

Dracula Mischaracterization Drinking Game, НП edition

Yeah, I'm still alive, I'm in a bad mood, so I'm gonna play this thing with the writing project I've been on for two years, here we go.

Jonathan

Is combined with Renfield.

Dies at the beginning

Is made into a generic male hero. Let’s make it half a shot. He’s boring and xenophobic, but he’s not very masc.

Is a toxic partner to Mina. Half a shot. Treats her as his last link to his sanity/humanity/lost masculinity, overall codependent as all hell, but so is she.

Barely has any presence at all. I never felt much for him.

Never goes to Transylvania Goes to Dracula and his sisters, stays in their non-Euclidian fuckhouse of horrors, that's the main reason he's such a mess.

Is made to be aggressive and "manly" Half a shot? Develops serious anger issues (like in the OG novel), it gets even worse after he starts turning into Mina’s familiar. How much of it is just C-PTSD is unclear. I need a bland twink to store my intrusive thoughts about stabbing people.

Mina

Is Dracula's love interest/reincarnated wife. That dubious honor goes to Ray.

Is indifferent to or hates Jonathan and/or Lucy Loves them both.

Is made into a one-note damsel in distress

Has none of her original intelligence

Is only there as "moral support" for the men For them, she mostly exists as their religious/political symbol of hardcore Christianity/traditional femininity (like in the OG book). She’s not exactly happy with that but isn’t ready to speak up.

Is a prize to be won by the men

Is swapped with Lucy

Is married to someone other than Jonathan

Dies as a vampire or remains a vampire in the end Half a shot. Ambiguous. She’s left with a vial of juice that pretty much makes you an artificial saint with no tolerance for injustice, so her choice is either to actually become someone who isn’t an Angel in the House, or to finish her transformation into a vampire and marry Jonathan by their laws.

Dumps Jonathan for Dracula. She would never.

Consented to the "Baptisim of Blood" No, Val forced her into it and taunted the hell out of her through her dreams.

Jack

Is an old man/same age as Van Helsing

Is Mina's and/or Lucy's father

Isn't friends with Van Helsing or the rest of the Suitor Squad He wants Van Helsing, feels uncomfortable with Quincey for a one-night stand reason and can barely stand Arthur, because of the class differences.

Is the only present member of the Suitor Squad

Only there to be Lucy's doctor and has no emotional connection to her

Does all the research and work that Mina actually did in the original story Half a shot. Does some of it but arrives to all the wrong conclusions and never actually connects it to anything important.

Van Helsing

Is way older or way younger than his original age

Is a badass action hero vampire hunter

Comes from/started a bloodline of famous vampire hunters

Is the only character other than Dracula from the book

Has a first name other than "Abraham"

Has supernatural powers

Is a woman/combined with Sister Agatha

Is the only one who knows Dracula is a vampire and has to prove it to everyone else

Is the one to kill Dracula

Is not Dutch in the slightest

Quincey

Is straight up nonexistent

Is combined with Arthur

Has so little relevancy he might as well not be there Well, like in the OG novel? I mean he did sleep with Seward at some point of his youth and kept a crush on him, but he literally has no reason to be there and is one of the few characters who are actually allowed to leave.

Is British, or anything other than American/Texan

Is a shallow or douchey lover to Lucy Shallow and fuckboyish (like in the OG novel), but still pretty nice. Him and Arthur are the only people who understand that mutilating vampire!Lucy was kinda not very good.

Has a futuristic descendent with more plot relevance than himself

Arthur

Is straight up nonexistent

Is combined with Jack, or Quincey, or Jonathan, or any combination of those

Doesn't contribute or is entirely absent in the staking vampire!Lucy scene

Is Lucy's or Mina's brother

Is a spoiled rich boy who barely contributes to the plot Barely contributes anything to the plot (except for money), IS rich and sheltered (LIKE IN THE ORIGINAL FUCKING...)

Lucy

Is swapped/combined with Mina

Is Mina's sister

Is shallow/slutty/bitchy IS pretty shallow (like in the… Ok, I’ll shut up). But she’s nice and did nothing to deserve what happens to her.

Is a toxic friend to Mina/secretly hates her

Is framed by the narrative as deserving of her death at the hands of Dracula

Literally asked/invited Dracula to drain from her

Her plotline is ignored/never resolved. She joins the harem of one of Val’s sisters and then I completely forget her.

Is staked by someone other than Arthur

Is engaged/married to someone other than Arthur

Is actually canonically queer, but she still gets killed.

Renfield

Is combined with Jonathan/goes to Transylvania instead of Jonathan

Is the secondary villain/straight up evil Ehhhhh… Ray used to be a prophet in his past life and did try to be a good person in the current one, but the systematic oppression makes him say: “Fuck it” and go off with Val.

Is way older or way younger than his original age

Remains loyal to Dracula throughout the whole story and never fights/turns on him Eh. Does turn on Val, does fight him, then he realizes he can’t stand living with a bunch of homophobic Christian hypocrites who’re buds with his rapist, and re-joins Val.

Never interacts with Mina They interact, they talk, it’s one of the main reasons he realizes the Crew aren’t worth saving.

Is shown as "sane" at the beginning

Becomes a vampire at some point Ehhhh… Becomes A Creature but it’s not a vampire.

The narrative tries to justify his mistreatment at the hands of Jack

Dracula

Is not "evil," just """misunderstood""" Dude, that’s one of the guys who destroyed Sodom and fucked Lot wearing his daughters as flesh puppets. Don’t fuck this cool thing, he’s NPD symptoms on steroids, he’s only safe for former/current prophets.

Is actually the protagonist Half a shot. Is the protagonist’s love interest.

His first name is Vlad His name is Val/Baalzebub.

Appears and regularly interacts with the other characters throught the story Hell yeah, my dude, he’s always there.

Is young/handsome/suave IS in his early forties in the main section of the book (like in the OG novel). IS handsome (like in the…)

Is here to "liberate" Mina from her "toxic"/"boring" husband

Is combined with Vlad the Impaler/some historical figure Half a shot. Is Baalzebub a historical figure?

Is obsessed with Mina specifically

Has all queer undertones stripped from him

Is not Romanian/his actor makes no attempt to sound Romanian That’s a fallen angel who’s on a pilgrimage as a vampire, because he lost a bet with his cousin. He has no heritage, the only reason he is Romanian is because he happened to chill in there.

Is basically just a characature of Bela Logosi No, we’re vibing with Louis Jourdan in this house.

Only kills the characters who "deserved" to die I have extreme anger issues, on my bad days I DO think that everyone Val kills deserves it. Usually by virtue of being really boring.

Is hurt/killed by exposure to sunlight

Is Van Helsing's arch nemesis He can’t give two shits about the guy

Is friends with Frankenstein's monster …dude, he’d fuck Adam. He’d totally fuck both Adam AND his father.

Never turns into anything other than a bat Mostly plops around as a black cat with white socks.

[gregorygerwitz]

first, congration on the hockey things! i don't follow the sport but i enjoy a game if it's on tv, i'll root for your team if i see them <3

second, you're one of the only blogs i follow where i know there's an OG 911/One Chicago overlap so. spoilers for Med 8x18 but my brain is now LATCHED ON to the (potential) parallel between Buck and Hannah...

obv we have much more detail on Buck but like. The very real probability that both of them grew up blamed by their family for Being Born? Thinking about Buck in In Another Life literally facing off against himself saying It Wasn't My Fault but also there's a part of him that doesn't believe that... Hannah dedicating YEARS of her life to giving the help her mother didn't get,,,,,, her line about hating her mother for prioritizing her kids over herself bc she wanted her mother too....... Buck growing up doted on and neglected at the same time bc the wrong kid lived............ both of them probably as adults (we see this in Buck Begins but Hannah probably had the realization pre-canon) growing into the idea of Was It My Fault. Was It My Fault For Being Born. they were KIDS they were TRAUMATIZED

yes admittedly the struggle here is Buck has some of the most backstory development on 911 and Hannah has some of the least on Med but STILL. I am USING MY IMAGINATION. Like. Buck without Maddie (and arguably without Bobby) could've so easily ended up like s5 Hannah... does Hannah get along with her siblings I am begging Med to tell us????? I'm slightly scared of Buck stans and there, uh. Aren't really many Hannah stans so I'm going insane in your inbox ty for putting up with me!!!!

in conclusion:

First off, thank you, for the hockey support. I'm so proud of my boys being in the playoffs for the first time ever. I haven't felt like this since rooting for the Sharks in the 2015-16 season fr.

Second... I love me some similar blorbos. Thank you for putting this coherently because I've been thinking about an AU where Mouse and Hannah are best friends since last night but I could not articulate why their mommy issues, while so wildly different from each other, could play off each other so heartbreakingly. Thank you, for the words, I'm going to keep them. Don't know if I'll use them, but I'll hold them dear.

This is a Hannah Asher adoring space I hope she never leaves us again.

And yes, Buck has so much more development because he's a main who's been around since the first season of his canon, and Hannah is relatively new and only became a main recently, but like... that essence of blaming themselves for any and all of the bad things that happen to their families, because what if it had been different? What if they hadn't been born? Would things have been different? Would those differences have been for the better?

I feel a normal level of emotions about them and this. I am not going to think about them being friends and bonding over wildly different but also shockingly similar childhood trauma and the feelings that come from that (lying)

You connected more than two dots. You won a game of connect four I don't think anyone realized were were playing. And I'm so glad you did.

[ltleflrt]

17, 39, and 76 for the fic writer askbox game! :D

Thanks for playing! 😁

17. What do you do when writing becomes difficult? (maybe a lack of inspiration or writers block)

Cry and whine.

Serious answer though, most of the time I just try not to think about it too much. I'll read more, watch some tv shows I've had on my to watch list, relisten to The Magnus Archives. Basically try to distract myself from the frustration and refill the creativity tank at the same time.

39. Share a snippet from a WIP

(this is from earlier today!)

“You don’t want to cut your hair?” Cael asked.

Dem had been quiet since emerging from his hidey hole, giving yes or no answers with a nod or a shake of his head, and only uttering a soft “thank you” when Caelnir insisted on getting him a second helping of the savory porridge. Cael expected another silent answer to the question, but Dem very firmly said “No.”

Cael blinked. That was the first time Dem had spoken above a soft murmur. Which meant that this was something very important, that needed to be respected above all other wishes.

He looked at Dem’s hair again, and his brain whirled through possibilities. It landed on one quickly. Something that he’d learned when caring for horses brought down from the night above.

“Will you let me tend your hair if I promise not to cut it?” He asked.

Dem’s gaze was a battlefield of hope and wariness. Hope won out, and he nodded.

Cael grinned at him. He loved that Dem was willing to trust him with something so important. And he wouldn’t let him down.

76. Did you have any ideas that didn’t make the final cut of [Fanfic Name]? 

Since you didn't specify a fic, I'm going to talk about my darling favorite Dreaming in Digital, but let me know if there's another one you're curious about!

So DiD lived in my head for like 6 years before I started working on it, and it went through a LOT of changes from beginning to end. By the time I started writing it, I was dealing with 2 things: 1) My writing skills had greatly increased and I was writing lengthier, more in depth stories, and 2) I was in the beginning stages of burnout and I was so scared that I wouldn't be able to write it or finish it if I started. It was really important to me that it exist, so I was pushing through a lot of brain fog to make it happen.

I jumped into it thinking it would be the last Destiel fic I'd ever write, if not THE last fic I'd ever write. So I was going to be completely self indulgent with it. I was going to write the Best Damn Thing, and include as much of all the worldbuilding I'd done as I possibly could. I knew it would be over 100k before I started the first chapter. In fact, I was pretty sure it would be my first ever 200k fic. And it might have been! If not for the burnout.

I ended up cutting almost everything I had planned for Cas experiencing human things for the first time. I had plans for his first time eating different foods, and his first time feeling the textures of all his favorite clothes, and putting on shoes for the first time, and feeling the wind in his hair. All kinds of stuff. In the end, I let him experience a shower and an orgasm, which are the most important things tbh lol... but I cut out probably 2-3 chapters of that just so that I could conserve the energy to make it to the end of the story.

I still want to go back and write timestamps someday, but I don't think I ever will. It's still fun to think about tho 😊

[novellagg]

The Neouivela Variety Show (2022 - PRESENT)

[▶] ep. 1 - 2 ── Storybook High

Each member was given a role to act out:

The episode begins with a skit of each member entering the classroom:

Aina is reading a book alone in an empty classroom with the lights turned off.

Next, Sujin is shown skipping to class while humming to herself, “I can't wait to see my new class, I wonder who I'll meet!” She opens the door and turns on the lights. Upon noticing Aina she jumps from shock. “Oh! Uh.. excuse me? Who are you?”

Aina eagerly jumps up from her seat and bows deeply. She accidentally slams her head on the desk which causes the whole set to burst out laughing. The scene replays at least 3 times before cutting away.

“Hello! I'm Hiramatsu Aina! Nice to meet you!”

“Oh… ok? I'm Sujin.” Sujin offers her a polite smile, albeit a bit awkwardly, while walking to her seat.

The first bell rings a moment later, indicating that class is about to start. The remaining members (bar Haeun and Dambi) all file into class, taking their respective seats.

As each member introduces themselves in character, cute, school-themed name cards pop up with their character traits and names.

Aecha arrives right as the second bell rings. She introduces herself as well and announces that today there will be competition for the title of class representative.

(Eunjeong: “I don't really want to be a class rep though?”)

Right after Aecha finishes explaining, Haeun waltzes into class while eating a baguette.

“What time do you think this is?” Aecha crosses her arms in faux anger.

Haeun seems unbothered. “I was hungry.”

Dambi closely follows behind, blazer slung over her shoulder, offering a simple nod as a greeting.

The games are as follows:

Math Class - sneaky eating challenge. The members must try to finish a Korean lunchbox while trying not to get caught by the teacher. The last one standing gets 5 points, the first to lose gets 0.

Aecha suddenly spins around from the chalkboard. “Hey! Min Sujin! Are you eating?”

Sujin sighs and slams her food on the table. “And what?”

“That’s not very in character??”

Social Studies Class - random team debates on unserious topics such as; one butt or two butts?; is a hotdog a sandwich?; and more. The teams were chosen randomly before each round, courtesy of rps. Aecha judges which team provides the most compelling argument. One point is given to each member on the winning team.

“Those who don't like mint chocolate should just die.” Aina seems to be the only one upset by her team losing the debate.

“That's not how this game works.”

Music Class - finish the lyrics. The girls are lined up at the back of the class and must run forward to the microphone to finish the lyrics. One point is given for both the song name and lyrics correctly guessed. Those who guess incorrectly are blasted with wind.

“Seriously, why do K-Pop idols use so much English nowadays, it's K-Pop, K-pop.” Eunjeong huffs.

“Don't be mad just because you didn't study hard enough.” Dambi teases.

Oh yeah, Dambi wins, which is kinda out of character as the delinquent.

"Uhh... I bet you weren't expecting this."

[▶] ep 13 - 14 ── Storybook Mafia

This time the episodes are set in an ‘abandoned’ shipping container warehouse.

The gift for the winning team was only a 30,000 won gift card but they took this game way too seriously.

Aecha, who is for some reason taking the mafia boss role, finally speaks up. “Those in favour of killing Nari?” Everyone raises their hands. “Ok-”

Nari lets out a guttural scream while falling to her knees.

Also, Aina was the game master and described each night sequence like it was a Shakespearean play.

“It was a dark and stormy night, Eunjeong strayed down a narrow alleyway, unsuspecting of the danger awaiting her further down the path-” She acts out each word with large and dramatic movements.

Sujin cuts her off, “Who died?”

Aina stares at her, offended. “…Excuse me?”

The mafias won (it was Nari and Dambi btw) and Haeun was in an uproar.

Haeun leaps up from her chair once the mafias are revealed. “Didn’t I tell you?! This team is useless!! I knew it was her from the beginning but you voted ME?! Why!?”

The civilian team was too stunned to speak.

[▶] ep 21-23 ── Storybook Haunted House

Half of these episodes were bleeped out because they kept swearing, and Eunjeong's idol image went to a place of no return, but! These are probably some of the best of the series.

So good, in fact, that it has become a recurring Halloween special on the show. Last year we also got 'Storybook Haunted Hospital'.

The girls- who had been locked inside of a haunted mansion- had to look for clues hidden in the house to find keys to unlock the hundreds there were like 10 of locks that hung on the big gate at the entrance.

However, along the way, there were actors cosplaying as ghosts that would chase and jump scare them. People who got tagged by the actors would have to be saved by other members, which caused many arguments.

“Unnie! If you keep getting caught I'm gonna just leave you there!” Aecha yelled while trying to fend off a bloody ghost.

There were also puzzles they had to solve but nvla collectively has one brain cell so Sujin was literally carrying.

“No, it should be the fourth box because two plus one is four.”

“…Are you stupid?”

[▶] ep 40-42 ── SBBG (Storybook Battlegrounds)

In this episode, the girls played irl PUBG (aka they shot each other with airsoft guns).

They were split into two teams, Team A (Aecha, Haeun, Dambi) and Team S (Sujin, Eunjeong, Nari, Aina).

“OK! Since we're the first team we'll be team A.” Haeun and her teammates laugh brightly at the other team's disgruntled looks.

“Then we'll be team S.” Nari cuts in sharply with a smug tone of voice.

The Velas are super competitive, even when there isn't a prize involved. Now hand them a bunch of guns and...

“Just run in and kill them all!”

a chorus of cheers erupts from the Team S base

Literally, none of the teams came up with a game plan, so it was pretty much just a messy free-for-all with everyone running around like headless chickens.

Team A won! And they did not hesitate to rub it in (especially to Nari, who is known to brag about her video game prowess).

“She plays Valorant all night and she can't even get a few points.”

“Platinum who? She must be hacking.”

A/N: I've been holding onto this since *checks notes* '0' October?!?! and I'm sick of looking at it so here

[realnightmares-fanfictionstories]

Hello my fellow nightmare readers welcome back to another Chapter of Sensations It has been three months since I last continued this story. it was due to a misunderstanding of the situation which was fixed. Anyway without further ado here is Chapter 6. Keep in mind this is a continuation of the last chapter when Susie confronted Angelica on her lies right after winning the Halloween contest.

Chapter six unvarnished truth

The very next morning on Sunday. Susie and Angelica were sitting downstairs in the living room getting ready to continue their conversation from later night. She holds her girlfriend’s hand for comfort waiting for her to speak.

“ Mary, Kate, and Brianna were gonna ruin my entire life if you, or anyone's body for that matter, pleading was thrown out the window. Angelica said as she paused. She continued by saying.” if I didn't cooperate with their betting such as getting early access that the school had planned or made my life would be destroyed in a matter of seconds. Said Angelica as she finished waiting for Susie to say something about the matter.

“ So let me get this straight said Susie. “ you’re telling me the reason Mary, Kate, and Brianna are blackmailing you is over the class president election you took from them !? “ it’s Been nearly four years since we finished middle School And all of a sudden they wanna wait three and half years to blackmail? Have they lost their mind? I understand your mother is selfish and demanding but this behavior is unhealthy and unacceptable. Charlotte why haven’t you told a single soul when this all started from the very beginning? Susie said pausing while waiting for Angelica to say something.

Angelica Allowed Susie to speak about the situation of her presidential Election which happened 3 years prior before they took action. She continued listening to her girlfriend's words knowing Susie was right about holding information and not speaking up for herself. After Susie was done talking Angelica said.

“ Yes, Angelica replied. After I won the election for class president fair and square they didn’t take it lightly once heading about jealousy, revenge, and sabotage. I didn’t bother looking into the matter she said pausing for a moment. As Angelica was explaining the truth to Susie. She couldn’t help but feel sorry for her. Susie noticed a tear running down Angelica’s face without thinking she wrapped her cute face with her hand. Charlotte felt Susie wrapping her face and said. Thank you, love. “ I’ve been trying babe that was my number one priority, without hesitation you’ve Been the first person to know before rumors start luring around said Angelica. The only problem was Mary, Kate, and Brianna were one step ahead of the game and prevented the truth from coming out. I'm sorry for not being strong enough Susie.

“ Sweetheart look at me said Susie. don’t be hard on yourself it wasn’t your fault remember that alright I don’t care what nobody says or thinks of you. I've pound of you for Changing your ways, actions even putting effort into your school work including comments. When you ended up in the hospital I took the time out of my busy schedule to visit making sure nobody didn’t make you feel unwelcome or having Mary, Kate, and Brianna showing up. But don’t think for a second I won’t defend my girlfriend. Now let’s put a smile back on that face with some breakfast how does that sound Susie asked Angelica with a smile.

Angelica nods with a smile heading that Susie would do anything to protect her from danger. She soon followed by leaning forward titling her head down just slightly, and pressed her lips to Susie’s for a good minute. The two broke apart for a Second and looked at each other. The two of them just smiled while getting up from the couch and heading straight towers the kitchen to make food.

Meanwhile, Mary and Kate hanging out at the mall together. The two were having a privet discussion as Brianna was nowhere to be found at the moment at less The conversation about them losing the Halloween contest was very intense to the point where Kate’s frustration started boiling with anger.

“ For the last time, Mary said Kate. “ I didn’t waste my precious time hearing about pointless nonsense of things you constantly keep screwing up when we have more important to dehisce just pay action damn it whispered and yelled at her. “ over the past few days after the Halloween contest party we ended up losing the contest, being kicked out cause word on the black is a couple of students said doors closed at 7 pm when its started at 6, Brianna hasn’t answered any of my text messages and to make matters worse come to find out our blackmail situation isn’t ‘holding up well ether. Do you know what this means Mary Kate comments wait for her to say something?`

Mary was completely taken aback by Kate’s attitude almost like she was gonna snap at any moment. She didn’t know how to reply due to getting seared.

“ Not exactly Kate said, Mary. “ I’m sorry if I am dragging you into my problems, but judging from all the rumors we heard from the meeting don’t you think maybe this whole blackmailing is going too far? Kate question. How long until where caught and suspended from school my enter reputation is at risk, if my forks catch wind it’s game over Kate said.

“ Don’t you think this whole blackmailing is going too far? Mary replied angrily. of course not we took three and half years to finally earn our respect back. We abounded those pathetic losers long ago and you wanna say we’re taking things too fair, need I remind you that I was the only person who kept you safe, cared about your well-being made sure nobody said otherwise. Angelica needs to pay for her self-fish action for taking our spot as class president aways from us. your forks aren’t catching wind of anything understand.

“ Yes, We’ve been talking everything to fair Mary. Abiding in those pathetic losers is one thing but running and hiding won’t fix our problems nether with this, sometimes I wonder if you were even there or not when you cared. It is like you changed into a different person. Kate said to herself as she finished.

Kate nodded once she was done listening to Mary talk. The two girls grabbed their belongings once the conversation was done. Mary thought about the whole blackmail and the issue with Brianna not answering. She carefully whispered to her and said.

“ As far as I’m concerned the only reason I agreed on blackmailing Angelica was because nobody showed me any sympathy after caring about Kate’s safety. She paused. Honestly, when things do go south again would she finally forget me or will she ban me or move like her forks mentioned? Mary said.

Once she was done whispering to herself both girls remained silent as they walked around the mall, Kate fought with her thoughts as Mary remained quite scared to say anything else that was bothering her. She took notice of Mary’s sadness, pain, and anger almost like she wanted to release her pain, but she couldn’t tell for how long.

later on in the evening at the pickles house the others were busy with important matters while Lil and Kimi were talking about normal girl things such as boys, etc. Kimi asked Lil if they could change the subject for a few minutes witch Lil agreed. The conversation started in the living room while the others were in the kitchen talking.

“Listen Lil I didn’t mean to cut you off or sound like am acting foolish but you seem like the only person who wouldn’t judge me or make fun of me said, Kimi. She paused for a minute. this caught Lil off guard for a moment and wanted to hear more before budding in.

“ It’s not a problem Kimi trust me we’ve been friends long enough to understand one another Equally without judgment Lil replay. Acting foolish is one thing, but emitting those past actions, Wongs, and attitude against your family. I might not have the best advice or option but understand that you’re no different Kimi. I might not be around as much but it doesn’t mean I don’t like it any less.

Kimi started to listen to Lil's words for the very first time. she carefully paid attention to her past actions, wrongs, and her selfish attitude. She knew Lil was telling the truth and wanted nothing but the best for her. It didn’t take long for tears to run down Kimi’s face finally letting out her emotion. She brought her head down and said.

“ That’s the main problem said Kimi. No matter how hard, tried to withhold my anger, my action I let everyone Down even you. She replied while crying. We spent our whole lives together and took my side when I didn’t devour it, especially during the bad times. I'm sorry if I told you off or said your help wannest needed when I wanted your help so bad.

Lil suddenly hugs Kimi tightly as tears rain down her face. The two girls continue hugging each other before saying.

“ Don’t say such things you hear me said Lil. You devoured my love, kindness, and my support. Actions Speak louder than words but understand you are not alone if there’s anything you wanna talk about you asked your family for help but if it's something you wanna keep between us I’ll be waiting okay?

“ Of course, when the time comes I'll be sure the moment is just right I promise said Kimi.

Once the conversation with Lil and Kimi was finished between the two. They both broke the hug while wrapping the tears off their faces. Late that night Susie and Angelica were getting ready for bed as both girls brushed their teeth inside the bathroom. Once done both girls head straight to bed lying next to each other.

“ It pains me that this is our last night together said Angelica with a smile on her face as she looked into Susie’s beautiful brown eyes. We won our very first Halloween contest and our first kiss. How would you rate our kiss from 1 to 10 Angelica said.

Susie let out a soft yawn and replied. “ heh of course sweetheart you’ve devoted that happy moment, just wanna see that adorable smile again but our first kiss was an 8 better than a 7.

“ An 8 alright but our Second kiss perfect 10 Angelica said. And thank you so much for helping me through the years baby I won’t want it any different.

‘You welcome Angelica now let us get some rest we have school in the morning okay said Susie falling asleep.

Angelica nodded as both girls said good night to each other as tomorrow is another day.

End of Chapter 6

Hello everyone real nightmare here back again with another finished Chapter just nine more in the bag left before this series comes to a complete close. So what's gonna happen once this story is finished? Simple and Q and A that’s right I’ll be doing a special where I’ll answer questions about the story, Characters then self, and much more. So if have any questions you like me to answer make sure to put them in the comments section down below. Anyway, see you all in Chapter 7 Happy New Year, and stay safe.

[meganuzlockediary]

Victory Road! Pokemon Platinum

11/11/23

It does not take long at all to head to Sunyshore and face on Volkner. As usual he is absolutely no issue. Gliscor vs Jolteon is a very easy set up allowing me to get 2 swords dances while staying in the green. With that 4 earthquakes later and the final gym badge is mine.

At this point all thats left to do is travel up through victory road and get some training done. Before I face Barry here is the full team!

First up is my starter! Poseidon the Empoleon! A slow start as always but now he is fantastic! A great mixed move set of Surf, Grass Knot, Ice beam and Flash Cannon should serve me very well. He will be fine against Flint but I am a little concerned about Bertha being weak to ground type moves. Empoleon may well be my answer to Garchomp as well... Depending on Earthquake.

Ugh! What an awesome pokemon. Honestly he has been brilliant this game! Soo bulky and powerful very fun to use and with swords dance, Earthquake, Aerial ace and now Icefang/Xscissor I feel very safe. Gliscor will be brilliant for basically all the elite 4 but certainly for Aaron and Flint.

Honestly the MVP of the run. Always a level or two ahead of the others he's been a really solid back up pokemon even basically only knowing thunderbolt for most of it. Now his moves are, Thunder wave, return, thunderbolt and Hidden Power (ghost), unfortunately there are not many other special attacks I can teach him which is a little depressing. But a great back up and should be useful vs Cynthia.

My big ancer to Lucian. Shame he doesnt learn Nasty plot earlier but for now he knows, Thunder fang, Flamethrower, Dark pulse and roar/Will o wisp. Honestly could be stronger but we will see what happens.

Honestly a mixed bag. Very bulky but can't do a lot. He currently has Iron defense/Substitute, Toxic, Protect and Iron head. He is a toxic staller but should do some decent back up damage so long as I avoid, fighting, water and ground types.

Last but not least is a new addition. The choice was between a snorunt and an aipom and honestly Frosslass is probably going to be more useful. An absolute glass cannon but she should be useful against Bertha but also a great response to Garchomp... I hope. She currently knows, Hail, Ice beam, Shadow ball, Blizzard. Here's hoping!

With that I make it to the pokemon league time to challenge my Rival!

I start Jolteon vs Staraptor! An easy thunderbolt OHKO bringing in torterra. Predicting the Earthquake I switch to Gliscor. Really I should have moved to Froslass here but Crunch is a scary prospect. I use Ice fang and do a lot of damage but dont OHKO and then I take a powerful critical hit Leaf storm putting me down to 40hp. I finish the job with aerial ace as Floatzl brings in. I switch to Poseidon who eats up the ice fang and use grass knot to OHKO. this time bringing in Heracross. Expecting Close combat I switch to Froslass which works but now night slash is a risk so I switch into houndoom who takes a Rock Slide!!!! Fortunately he survives before using flamethrower to OHKO. Next in is the dreaded Snorlax. This is the one I'm scared of as I have no fighting type coverage. Expecting earthquake I switch to Gliscor. I am right but I'm in a pickle here. My only choice is to PP stall. I begin switching between Basil using protect and Gliscor until all 10 earthquake PP points are gone! It works fantastically and snorlax can now only do tiny little chips to Bastiodon after a few Iron defences. I then whittle away with Iron head which takes almost all of my PP due to rest! Shame I couldn't toxic stall due to immunity. Eventually, Snorlax flinches allowing me to finish him off. Last but not least is Rapidash. Empoleon has jsut enough hp for a switch in and a surf to finish the battle. Honestly a tough old job! Without good predictions I would have definitely lost a pokemon.

Badges won: 96

Pokemon used: 106

Pokemon lost: 53

[storytimewithnova]

The setter halloween special

Our  story begins on a dark stormy Halloween night with five pretty boys are in for a fright mysterious figure all dressed in black stalking out pretty setters In a story so gruesome and fell 1 pretty setter is down and out 

???:🎵Ding dong

I know you can hear me

Open up the door

I only want to play a little🎵

Kawa: what the actual fuck go away 

Suga: who are you 

Keiji: not really the time to ask someone that when we’re about to get killed

???:🎵Ding dong

You can't keep me waiting

It's already too late

For you to try and run away🎵

Kenma:what the hell you’re twisted 

???:hehe🎵I see you through the window Our eyes are locked together

I can sense your horror

Though I'd like to see it closer🎵

They look out the see the mysterious black figure looking at them

Kenma:—— no why what did we ever do to you? 

Kawa: who is it Kenma 

Suga: yeah Kenma tell us 

Akaashi: I’m scared to ask but sure tell us 

Kenma: it’s ——

The setters: what the fuck

???: 🎵Ding dong

Here I come to find you

Hurry up and run

Let's play a little game and have fun🎵

Everyone runs and hides from ???

???:🎵Ding dong

Where is it you've gone to?

Do you think you've won?

Our game of hide and seek has just begun🎵

Their initial thoughts were to ring their boyfriends and tell them what’s happening

???:🎵 I hear your footsteps

Thumping loudly through the hallways

I can hear your sharp breaths

You're not very good at hiding🎵

Suga: What the fuck is wrong with you 

—— 

???:🎵Just wait, you can't hide from me

(I'm coming)

Just wait, you can't hide from me

(I'm coming)

Just wait, you can't hide from me

(I'm coming)

Just wait, you can't hide from me🎵

The setters send a quick text to their boyfriends Akaashi send a quick text to Hinata telling him everything he knows

???: 🎵Knock knock

I am at your door now

I am coming in

No need for me to ask permission

Knock knock

I'm inside your room now

Where is it you've hid?

Our game of hide and seek's about to end🎵

Kawa Suga and Kenma crept out of hiding looked at each other and said it’s quiet around that just leaves Akaashi they crept to where they think he is they could hear ??? Still singing 

???:🎵Knock knock

I'm inside your room now

Where is it you've hid?

Our game of hide and seek's about to end

I'm coming closer

Looking underneath your bed but

You're not there, I wonder

Could you be inside the closet?🎵

Kawa: please tell me you didn’t hide in there

Suga: no he’s smarter than that

Kenma: because if you’re panicking that’ll be the first place you would hide 

Setters: true 

???:🎵Ding dong

I have found you

Ding dong

You were hiding here

Now you're it🎵

Suga: oh fuck he’s been found i’m not in the cute in another life way 

Kawa: you have to bring up that fucking fanfic

Suga:✌🏻 sorry not sorry bitch

???:🎵Ding dong

Finally found you, dear

Now you're it

Ding dong

Looks like I have won

Now you're it

Ding dong

Pay the consequence🎵

Kenma: Keiji run

Before he could ??? Grabbed him and sang 

???:🎵Ding dong

Looks like I have won

Now you're it

Ding dong

Pay the consequence🎵

After saying the last lines they slit his throat open and left him there 

The setters KEIJI!!!

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Back with the pretty setters they had time to process everything that just happened now I have to tell her boyfriends so they created a group chat

In the shit just went down GC 

Suga added Daichi Asahi hinata bokuto kuroo iwaizumi

Insert vid

Kawa:🎵Got a secret

Can you keep it?

Swear, this one you'll save

Better lock it in your pocket

Takin' this one to the grave🎵

Iwa: Huh babe what’s up 

Suga:🎵f I show you, then I know you

Won't tell what I said

'Cause two can keep a secret

If one of them is dead🎵

Bokuto: DEAD whose dead wait where’s Keiji where’s my Keiji 

Kenma:🎵Why do you smile

Like you've been told a secret

Now you're tellin' lies

'Cause you have sworn to keep it

But no one keeps a secret

No one keeps a secret🎵

Kuroo: Kitten what happened please tell me bokuto is going bat shit crazy over here 

Kageyama:🎵Why when we do our darkest deeds

Do we tell?

They burn in our brains

Become a living hell

'Cause everybody tells

Everyone tells🎵

Hinata: I’m not talking to you asshole 

Kuroo: what did he do I would say ask Akaashi but he is missing from this chat 

Kenma:🎵Got a secret

Can you keep it?

Swear, this one you'll save

Better lock it in your pocket

Takin' this one to the grave

If I show you, then I know you

Won't tell what I said

'Cause two can keep a secret

If one of them is dead🎵

Kawa:🎵Look into my eyes

Now you're getting sleepy

Are you hypnotized

By secrets that you're keeping?

I know what you're keeping

I know what you're keeping🎵

This is a recording of kags and Akaashi 

Kags:"Akaashi-San?"

Akaashi:"Yes,Kageyama"

Kags:"I have something I want to tell you, but You have to promise to never tell anyone"

Akaashi: “I promise��

Kags:"Do you swear on your life?"

Akaashi:"I swear on my life"

Bokuto: what did he promise to keep and why with his life what happened please tell me 

Hinata I know he told me 

Kageyama:🎵You swore you'd never tell

You swore you'd never tell

You swore you'd never tell

You swore you'd never tell🎵

Kawa:🎵

Got a secret

Can you keep it?

Swear, this one you'll save

Better lock it in your pocket

Takin' this one to the grave

If I show you, then I know you

Won't tell what I said

'Cause two can keep a secret

If one of them is dead🎵

Suga:🎵Got a secret

Can you keep it?

Swear, this one you'll save

Better lock it in your pocket

Takin' this one to the grave

If I show you, then I know you

Won't tell what I said

'Cause two can keep a secret

If one of them is dead🎵

Kenma:🎵Got a secret

Can you keep it?

Swear, this one you'll save

Better lock it in your pocket

Takin' this one to the grave

If I show you, then I know you

Won't tell what I said

'Cause two can keep a secret

If one of them is dead🎵

Kageyama:🎵Yes, two can keep a secret

If one of them is dead

Yes, two can keep a secret

If one of us is dead🎵

Everyone minus the setters: WHAT?! 

Kawa: you killed him kageyama all because he told us you were cheating on Hinata 

Hinata: and what you don’t know is he also told me you were cheating on me

Kageyama: what no babe please

Hinata: so you killed him

Kageyama: you promise to keep it a secret I’m sorry 

Bokuto: you killed my boyfriend I’m gonna kill you

Hinata:bokuto here come here you’re going to have another panic attack I have called the police it’s alright there there 

Kuroo: wait you can get him out of emo 

Hinata: yeah Akaashi san showed me oh and kageyama we are over enjoy your time in a big house I am going to look after bokuto now come on Ko let’s go everyone collect your boyfriend and come to the MSBY PENTHOUSE 

Kageyama did get arrested he is waiting for his sentencing he maybe looking at life for unlawful killing bokuto and Hinata got together and have adopted a little boy they never forgot Akaashi they will always got to his grave and keep him updated oh come on you didn’t think that was gonna be a sad ending did you well kind of any such sad ending is for Kageyama you’re serving a life on death row 

[redwineconversation]

OL Arsenal Le Progres Article (October 18, 2022)

Disclaimer: I'd say that I don't want to commit to translating Le Progres articles but at this point it has the same amount of weight as Lyon swearing they have reformed and can control their bloodlust.

Also I'm not going to lie, I am only translating this because of the pun Le Progres made in their headline. Talk dirty words puns to me!

Champions League: OL has to get out their Arsenal

An OL weakened and reliant on young players due to injuries but unified and ready to impose themselves, against an ambitious Arsenal riding the highs of the Euros: the group phase of the Champions League begins with a real bang.

Two pioneers of football in their respective countries. Two former winners of the Champions League, even if it dates back a while for Arsenal and it was the old format. Two clubs who between them count 200 Champions League matches [Note: I don't think they split it down the middle though?] And two formations that the women's Ballon d'Or overlooked Monday night. Lyon did not have a single player in the top 6, whereas Beth Mead, the Arsenal player who lead her country to win the Euros, came just behind the winner who did not participate in it.

So it's a real clash to open the Champions League, with two ambitious clubs. Title holders after scolding Barcelona in the final, Lyon wants to stay at the top, which is always the most difficult. Whereas Arsenal has not been in the Final Four of this competition for 10 years. It's a little bit of a paradox. Overseas, the national team is much stronger than the clubs. Whereas in France, it's the contrary.

English football rhymes with a mentality to give it all

What to make of this Arsenal, runners up in England and quarter finalists last season in the Champions League? "I follow the English league and this team is the one who plays the best football. There are talented individuals and English players gained a lot of confidence having won the Euros. They want to prove that they've reached the next step. Another element which comes out of our observations is the intensity they put on. It will be a really good test to see where we are at, even if our group is very young because of all the injuries," Sonia Bompastor observed.

"It's an intriguing matchup," continue Wendie Renard, who is expecting a big fight: "we have a lot of injuries but that can't be an excuse. We have already been in this situation in the past and that allows us to be even more united to play in this competition that we love so much."

Despite the injuries which keep piling up (MBock, Dabritz, and Cascarino adding to those of Marozsan, Macario and Carpenter of last season, without forgetting Majri), Lyon has up to now won everything this season. But even if a bad result isn't the end of the world, we know the importance of starting well in the group stages. Even more so because the second match, on October 27, is a complicated away game to Juventus, where Lyon lost the first leg of the quarter finals last season. "It's a difficult group," confirmed Sonia Bompastor, "but we prepared this game well. Everyone knows what they have to do individually and as a group. And I have no doubt that my players are up to the task mentally."

[whispereons]

Over This Shit

So, you know how I said it was mostly going to be boys and based on my game? I lied. I have no idea what I'm writing. I'm just making it up as I go.

The Beginning

Yanfei didn't know how much longer she could take it.

Her days were happy and peaceful with her job giving her day a little chaos. A normal, fulfilling life is what her and her parents wanted and it was going well.

Until a month ago that is.

Y/n, a traveler who saved Mondstadt from Stormterror and recently took part in the battle against Osial.

They first met when Y/n was speaking to Granny. They went on a whole case for smaragdus jadeite and bonded quite well. At the end a serena teapot was given away and they both went their ways.

Unless they had a case, that's how it should have ended.

The shooting stars lasted almost an entire day, and after that the world got... confusing.

A warmth envelops her body, and a name enters her mind.

Turns out the traveler's real name was Lumine who just introduces herself as Y/n. Reason being that she's basically being controlled by Y/n.

The same Y/n that now has a hold on Yanfei herself.

Yanfei can't understand why Lumine is so okay with it (in fact it seems like she likes it).

Because forcibly being dragged into the red glittering sky while in the middle of court isn't very fun. At least she's not losing time.

She's thankful that Y/n didn't make her a permanent part of the team.

Yanfei was a busy woman after all. With legal work to do, papers to file, rap battles to be won and relationships to be kept up with.

Her annoyance was understandable as you changed day into night.

Again

The judge, jury, everyone, even her client was leaving!

"But the defense hasn't even began!..."

She was usually more composed than that, but this would be the 5th time this week and its only Tuesday.

The judge only gives a nod saying "Yes, but it's night already we can continue the case tomorrow."

Resisting a long-suffering sigh, she left intending on eating her weight in tofu at the Wanmin Restaurant.

Even if the start was hectic, she couldn't deny how the world felt more real after the truth was revealed to her. Even if that was the opposite of this world...

At the beginning Yanfei had zero idea why or how she was dragged into a salmon sky with embers of pyro floating around.

Not being able to move any part of her body was a major part of concern. She dimly wonders if she should have paid more attention to the adepti history.

Nothing she could do about it now, really all she could look at was this...person?

You were cute but being in a rectangle with only a face and some shoulders to be seen would be off-putting to anyone.

You go around her body quietly, getting close before moving back, inspecting her she realizes.

"Yanfei you're really cute."

Yanfei doesn't know how to react to a stranger calling her that but she can't refuse considering her condition. In fact it makes her feel a little bashful.

Peculiar

You smile tiredly as her body starts moving on it's own.

The feel of noctilucous jade was familiar as well as the action of setting it on the scale. Small hums escape her as she does so before the scale disappears.

"The little details like your antler rings and mora accessories suit you nicely."

Yanfei doesn't get embarrassed that easily but you paying such attention to her still makes her feel a bit flushed.

Suddenly she's speaking, "My name is Yanfei, top legal expert in Liyue-"

Her mouth moves as if it has a mind of its own. Sure, this is stuff she would say if she met Y/N under normal standards.

But you were not Y/n. And this was anything but normal!

Her mouth continues to talk about different topics until she says something that didn't quite make sense.

"A client? Very pleased to meet you, here's my card. I'm afraid I can't leave my desk today-"

This wasn't her office but then again it wasn't raining when she spoke earlier but from her first words, she thought you might have been drawing out her thoughts.

"...you came to chat as friends with a legal expert that you've never met before... care to explain?"

But Yanfei met Y/n before, saying she never met them is a direct contradictory.

"Thats strange. I guess they made this in case the player got her before finishing the Liyue quest."

Quest? What quest? Who's 'they'? What players are you talking about?

She doesn't have enough clues to figure out what is going on but someone else does.

You had the power to render her, a half-adepti, immobile and draw out private information from her. Would you force her to forget or keep quiet about it?

She's taken from her thoughts when she's dropped back into her chair. The feeling similar to being scared awake when you fall in your dreams.

Scrambling for the time Yanfei stresses over how long she was stuck in that limbo.

No time passed.

She stares blankly at it with disbelief. Could you control time too?

Her half-eaten breakfast is still hot, the tea hasn't finished boiling either.

Yanfei wants to brush it off as a daydream but the evidence says otherwise. And she was a woman of the law if not anything else.

Y/n was a clear part in this scenario but tracking down the traveler was hard. From the rumors, she might be trying to get to Inazuma right now!

Other than an early morning appointment, Yanfei was surprisingly clear for the day.

After the client left, Yanfei didn't hesitate to go looking for the traveler. Her first stop being the adventures guild to see if she was on a commission.

Climbing up the stairs in haste she looks at the reception desk. An adventurer was expected, not the fatui.

Yet there he was, Tartaglia the 11th of the fatui harbingers.

The fatui didn't have a good reputation being the cause of multiple cases she's gotten ever since they made moves into Liyue. Childe was also blamed for the Osial attack.

Combining that with his already bloodthirsty reputation made his appearance even more suspicious.

It was easy to tell something was off about him. He stood with a blank look and had a fire in him, she could tell it was the same as hers with the only difference being his burned far more brightly.

Did he experience it too?

It was risky to talk to him but she needed answers.

She stretched her arm out and opened her mouth to grab his attention when a light consumed her sight.

Yanfei didn't realize she closed her eyes until she was blinking rapidly to chase away the lingering brightness.

Katheryne and Lan didn't react at all, was it another thing you did to them? In fact that warmth you planted in her felt cold...

Looking back to Tartaglia she was shocked at his disappearance.

Instead Y/n stood in his place.

Sighing Y/n rubbed at her eyes and muttered "I don't think I'll ever get used to that."

Yanfei grinned at the traveler, Y/n saw that brightness too. In fact, the warmth was in Y/n as well!

"Y/n!" Yanfei grabbed the travelers wrist as Y/n turned to look at her.

"You saw that bright light too right? And um you saw that person in the rectangle too?" Loud at first Yanfei quieted down as she finished.

Y/n was shocked, for a long time no one else could see it. What made Yanfei see when even a yaksha and a god couldn't?

"Yeah, you're the first I found you could see it. You probably saw Y/n too right?"

Yanfei tilted her head in confusion, "What are you talking about? You are Y/n... right?"

Y/n(?) shook her head 'no' and gestured Yanfei to follow her as she walked away.

"No, I'm Lumine. I'll explain everything I can in a more private setting."

Staying quiet Yanfei followed Y/- Lumine.

Eventually they arrived at the very last dock, far away enough that no one could overhear. The sun was still high in the sky as they both sat on the dock.

Lumine looked at Yanfei with a serious expression, "The truth is, is that this whole world is a game."

Yanfei could only deadpan.

Lumine launched into a series of explanations starting with the fact that you are that warmth that enters them through 'pulling' which would be the meteor showers that only vision holders could see. To how you can control them and make them stronger through upgrades that Yanfei has never heard of. Pointing out the world's bizarre behavior when you are 'playing'. And how you watch and control them through a screen, the same screen that allows them to see you.

"Okay, I don't want to believe it but let's say I do. What sets us apart from the rest that allows us to see Y/n and know the truth?"

Yanfei didn't want to think about everything done was all for naught when someone could just change it.

How long her father fought for Liyue when it could have been prevented easily.

Cause it was only a game...

Lumine pointed up to the sky as stars began to emerge from the darkening sky.

"It was when all my constellations glowed or activated that I was able to see the truth and see them. Before that my head was hazy and I didn't question all the strange things happening. Are all 6 of your constellations activated?"

Yanfei didn't need to look up at the sky to know the answer. When those shooting stars filled the sky, she briefly noticed her constellation glowing in completion, but she didn't care about power and brushed it off.

Lumine frowned at Yanfei's silence. She already knew the answer to her question, she kept meticulous track after all. She needed to know her rivals allies well after all.

"Yeah, they did. Did that not happen to anyone else? In fact how many of us are there?"

Lumine nodded and spoke, "You're the first that was c6'ed, that's what they call it, and I wanted to check in to see if my theory was right."

Yanfei pursed her lips as she asked the question that had bouncing in her mind since she was first controlled.

"Constellations grant power, since I've been c6'd does that mean they'll force me on their team? It's not like I can refuse or even show that I don't want to..."

Lumine shook her head, "No, they won't"

"What makes you so sure?"

Gazing at the waves Lumine responded, "It isn't cheap to make us stronger and they invested a lot in their current team. Plus, they have have rather specific taste..."

Ignoring the last part Yanfei sighed in relief, being stuck as a random person puppet wasn't ideal. Still how could she ever be sure when you were going to pause their world?

The traveler spoke up again, "I have a few theories at the moment but I'll wait to share until I have more proof. Right now I can only tell you that the time in this world and theirs is different. They say that'll see me tomorrow and disappear for a month. Sometimes later sometimes earlier but they always leave saying 'Goodbye I'll see you tomorrow'. So I don't think they're lying."

"Then we'll have to deal with them for a few weeks then get about a month break?" Yanfei sighed as she imagined being stuck in limbo and slowly forgetting what legal case she was dealing with.

"I'll take what I can get. If that's the last thing you can warn me about then I'll be going. I can already see the line of clients in the morning."

Lumine nodded as she got back to her feet.

Yanfei smiled at the blonde as she spoke, "Thank you for clearing this up. You really are one of a kind. I felt like I was going crazy by myself. Remember if you have any legal trouble in Inazuma I can help you out!"

After that they both went their ways, but Yanfei could tell that Lumine was a little bitter at not being used as much.

Yanfei entered the Wanmin Restaurant and ordered an almond tofu to start off. After all nothing like a sweet treat to melt away the stress of a pausing nightmare week.

As she waited for her food, she watched Xiangling cook and deliver food in its usual fast pace.

Bright and cheery as always Xiangling greeted each customer.

The eyebags didn't escape Yanfei's sight.

Looking closer Yanfei could see Xiangling nodding off before startling awake when another customer comes in.

"Sorry for the wait! Lots of customers have been coming in due to Lantern Rite approaching. Enjoy your food!"

Xiangling still smiled as she set down the plate of tofu. Yanfei didn't know Xiangling personally, she only came for their food really, so she only looked at Xiangling as she thanked her.

The words died in her throat as the world sped up into day.

Again

Xiangling's eye twitched and Yanfei covered her face with her hands as she groaned in despair.

"Um Yanfei right?"

Xiangling looked nervous and up close Yanfei could see that the poor girl was starting to lose it.

"You can see it right? The night turning into day, that's why you are upset."

Yanfei sighed tiredly and nodded. That was all Xiangling needed. She grabbed the half-adepti by the shoulders and got closer.

"Please tell me you know what's going on! I've barely got any sleep these past few weeks. I feel like I'm going crazy since no one else can see it."

Yanfei didn't want to get more involved with you, but she had been wanting to tell someone else about this that wouldn't automatically regard her as crazy. The young girl's touch also revealed the warmth in her.

'I guess we're in this together.' Yanfei shrugged off Xiangling's hands and grabbed her plate of almond tofu.

Walking leisurely to the entrance, Yanfei turned her head slightly to face Xiangling.

"You coming or what?"

Xiangling could cry in happiness, finally answers!

Yanfei was an intimidating lawyer in Liyue. So, she'll either get charged with insanity, collapse from stress and lack of sleep, or get some answers (and a solution if the archons allow it).

All done! Would you believe me if I said that this is only half and I split it due to length and time? I really suck at sad stuff so don't be too mad about it. This is my first time writing genshin characters so tell me if it's too ooc!

Either way Xiangling was done with this bullshit.

Taglist: @ognenniyvolk @i-hate-that-i-love-them

I do want to do a few other characters but I'm just doing the ones that come to mind. Who knows maybe I'll change things up again.

Edit: I can not believe I was dumb and sleep deprived enough that I left the author notes in inside this post. And I spent a hour looking for it too.

[lostcausezz]

F&MU

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐮 𝐆𝐨𝐣𝐨 𝐱 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: 𝐒𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐭, 𝐍𝐒𝐅𝐖, 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐱, 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐬

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭: 1.7𝐤

𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐬: 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐅&𝐌𝐔 𝐛𝐲 𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢.

𝐑𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 ♡

"I'M LEAVING GOJO I NEED TIME TO CLEAR MY THOUGHTS!"

As you slammed the door behind you and walked out into the hall you placed your head on the back of your apartment door. You looked up at the ceiling and the feeling of you about to shed tears was attacking you. You wiped off your eyes and went down the hall so you could go to the elevator.

You and Gojo never really argued like this but today he forgot something that was important to both of y'all. It was the day of your anniversary the day you two singles became one couple. You remembered it like it was yesterday but today he seemed like he forgot all about it.

You would never think Gojo would forget about something like this but you knew it was best to take your leave. You stepped foot into the elevator and pressed the button to go to the lobby and watched the doors close in front of you as you tucked yourself into a corner.  You pulled out your phone and scrolled through your pictures and every other photo was a picture of you and gojo.

It was something about him that made you stay by his side no matter what the issue was. You clicked on a video of him pulling you in by your neck for a kiss. You started to tear up until you saw that the elevator had hit the lobby.

You got out of the elevator and went to the door that was the exit to the complex. You walked out and inhaled all of the fresh air and stretched your arms out in the air. You started to walk off into a trail that was on the sidewalk that led to the river.

The scenery was always beautiful at night and you loved the way the lights looked on the water as it swayed back and forth. You knew leaving was the best option before you said something you would have regretted on a day that was meant to be the happiness of the beginning of your relationship.

As you were walking the sounds of screaming and yelling from the children that were on the riverwalk you will look to see there was a carnival in the distance. You looked up to see the lights shining bright and a huge colorful Farris wheel. You remembered when you and Gojo would go there for dates and that was the very first place y'all went when y'all first started dating.

You never expected to feel so lonely on a day that was meant only for you to be loved and taken care of on both sides of the relationship. As you finally caught up to the carnival gates you paid a five dollar entrance fee then walked in. First you went to the ticket stand to get an express pass so you could play games.

You knew things would be fun but it wasn't as fun without him.

You started to walk into the crowd and go and play the different games that were around you. You went up to each stand and played a game but the more "Fun" you were having it only reminded you more of *him*. All the time you were having was beating you up more and more. Your new thing was all you wanted to do was apologize and be with him.

At the balloon dart stand you played your last game and gave the employee a tip for being kind. You took the bear you won and ran off into the crowd. As you were bumping into people to get through you tried to apologize but it was urgent. As you navigate your way through the crowd you feel the rain start to pour.

As you reached the gates you looked to see it was Gojo infront if you but not by himself he was with another. You stood still in shock and thought "If this day couldn't get any worse." A tear started to flow down your cheek and you tied the knot on the hood of your sweatshirt tight and tried to walk past Gojo until someone bumped into you causing you to bump him as well.

He looked to his side and recognized that it was you and grabbed onto your arm. You looked up at him in his ocean orbs and he saw the tears that flowed down your face making your eyes puffy. You faced your head to the side and wiped your tears after you snatched your arm from his grip.

You walked back to your place and you let the rain flow down on you as the tears that came from your eyes were unnoticed. You caught sight of your huge apartment building and walked through the trail that led back to the entrance of the building. You wiped off your face and went into the elevator.

You placed some headphones in your ears and started listening to some music to calm you down. The music didn't even help it make you feel worse all you could think about was "Why her. Why me? Why did he make me feel so much like shit and why did I always deal with it." Walking out the elevator with your head down you pulled your keys out and went down the hall.

Your apartment was near the end and all you wanted to do was restart the day and for him to be different. You placed your key in the door lock and unlocked the door and the whole place was dark until you turned into the living room and saw two blue eyes staring at you that gave you a jumpscare. "GOJO WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO YOUR BLINDFOLD!"

"Oh shit my bad." He put the blindfold back on and approached you. You faced yourself away from him and walked to your bathroom and slammed the door behind you. You took off your hood and saw that your hair was messed up from the rain and your curls were frizzy so you decided you needed to take a shower.

As you opened the curtain as the water ran you stepped foot into the tub. The water started to run and you wiped your face off and let the water run through your hair making it curly. You heard a creak from the door and spoke out to Gojo that was intruding. "What do you want?" You could hear how heavy his breathing was as if he ran or did something quickly.

"Y/n I'm sorry for today and I wasn't cheating on you." You rolled your eyes and went back to cleaning off your body."Then who was she, Satoru?" He took a deep huff and finally was able to tell you what he was doing.

"It was for today but you wouldn't shut up so when you left I saw that as an opportunity. You just wouldn't stop talking." A smirk appeared on your face and you spoke out the words that were on your mind.

"Make me shut up then." You could heat the sound of him taking off his shirt and pants he had on. He placed them to the side and he opened the curtain and stepped foot into the shower and got stable as he stood in front of you. His pale skin shined as the water ran down his washboard abs.

You forgot how beautiful his body was as you looked back up to him he placed his hand on your cheek and pulled you in for a kiss. As you felt his lips connect with yours you felt his tongue slip into your mouth and you swirled yours with his. "Y/n turn around for me."

You did as you were told and he made your body press against the shower wall as your palms were up as well. His hand was placed on your neck and he lowered his head near your ear and whispered in his slightly deep voice. "Good girl, are you ready for daddy's anniversary treat?"

You nodded and as your breathing was heavy against the wall you felt him rub his dick on your ass then wrapping one arm on your chest and lifted you up so he could put his dick in your opening. fuck the water makes this so easier

His dick was inserted in you all the way and you flipped your head back to see Gojo looking into your lustful eyes. The cocky smirk he had on your face made you feel warm. He started to thrust into you. It wasn't too fast and wasn't too slow. It was a pace you couldn't describe, it was just perfect.

In every stroke you felt every inch making you wetter and at the point you were almost at your limit to cum all over his body. " Damn your ass looks good pressed against my body babe." The build up from a knot that was in your stomach was released all over as you finally reached your peak and came all over him.

Your breathing got so heavy and you saw Gojo pick up a washcloth and you did the same and washed each other off. The two of you rinsed and walked out of the shower and put on your matching white robes and he opened the door for you. Your eyes looked down at the floor and you saw rose petals. You followed them into the master bedroom.

You looked at the bed and saw not too many gifts for you on the bed but it was a box with a note in it that said "Check your bank account." Opening your bank app your eyes widened as you saw about a million dollars in your savings. You hugged him and he said to you, "I would never cheat on you and I'm sorry we had an argument. I hate to see you mad."

You looked up into his eyes and said with a smile on your face, "I love you Gojo."

"I love you too y/n"