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lustlovehart · 5 months

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Summary: [Angst] The balladeer watches as you receive an electro vision right in front of his eyes.

A/n: I love him, but felt like he should be sad on his birthday tbh <3. (The bonus is a bit happier though so enjoy that all you want.)

Warnings: Mostly pure angst, but some possessiveness in him, not to the point of being yandere though.

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Your fingers tremble as you look at the man in front of you, his face typically adorning an expression of scorn a vast majority of the time. You’ve gotten use to the look, others feared it, you used to as well, but eventually time passed on and you’d grown accustomed to all sides of him, perhaps not all, only the ones he was willing to show you. However as you look at him now, the mask he wears on his breathtaking features, make you loose your breath.

He had no emotion, none that could be seen at least.

Your hands griped tighter onto the purple glass ball that had floated in front of you. You tried your best to stay composed but the stiffness of your joints had made it obvious.

"Kuni-"

He turns away, something he never does. You’ve never witnessed him not look at you, to the point of growing accustomed to his watching eyes. His body continues to get smaller and smaller as he walks further and further away from you. Unbeknownst to you, the puppet had turned his figure away in order for your eyes to not gaze upon his crumbling composure, the exact thing that led him to not be worthy in the eyes of god, no… the eyes of his mother.

No matter how hard he himself tried to deny it, he understood his feelings for you were the wretched thing called ‘love’, which is why he lets himself gaze at you with such an emotion in his hollowed chest. In fact, thats all he can feel when he’s around you. Yet as of this moment, he no longer knows how he should feel.

The scene of you, would typically make his heart race in way that seemed unhealthy for the regular being, yet, the image of you, holding the vision his mother had ruling over, struck a chord with him. He feels, grief. If he was still the way he was before he met you, he’s sure he would’ve ended you right where you stood, jealousy filling his veins full of unfiltered anguish at the thought of a mere mortal being chosen by Celestia as an potential candidate to ascending like his mother.

But, this is you, not some random stranger, not a random mortal beneath him. It was you who was chosen by a higher power.

You walk closer behind, even through his fake skin, he can feel the warmth of your very human body, transferring to his puppet one. But even with the fluttering feeling you gave him, he could not help the words dripping with venom spill from his lips.

"Give it up. Do you believe your grandiose belief of ambition reached the heavens? Do not forget, I am the only one you truly need in this cruel world."

In your eyes he can clearly tell the shock you held for his sudden change in deamonur. A complete 180 to the way he was just prior moments ago.

"What...?"

"Did you not hear me the first time? You dont need that so called 'blessing', for you already have me, its foolish to believe you need anything other than me. Am I not capable enough? Am I...." his words seem to catch themself in his throat, like he was holding back as to not further embarrass himself, yet the words make it out in the end.

"Am I not enough for you too...?" His hues dont make contact with, almost as if he was the young puppet he once was again.

You only stare at him, not understanding the underlying message of his words. The silence was deafening, yet as it continued, he could only sigh before walking away.

"At least be with me, [Name], even if you were the one who's worthiness was recognized, I want you to still care for me the way no one else had stayed." His words faded away with the wind though quiet, they were still there.

[Bonus]

In the dead of night, your eyes are trained on the dim candlelight in the room. Despite its unsure flame, it still stayed lit as it wavered. Similar to the man who laid beside you.

You couldnt remember his words anymore, but even then you doubt youd understand the context. His arms are tightly wrapped around you waist as you laid still, despite his unique trait of not needing to breathe, it still felt as if he was inhaling you as much as he could.

"Kuni, just what did you mean by 'too'...?" Despite your words being barely a whisper, it seems his mechanical ears still heard what you had said.

"That doesnt really matter anymore. All that matters is that you dont become the forth of it all."

"What does that even mean... I swear you need to start making sense for once..."

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This was made while I was like half asleep during class, so if it isnt too good please dont blame me you guys.

#genshin x reader #scaramouche angst #scaramouche x reader #wanderer angst #wanderer x reader #genshin angst #genshin impact x reader #vesperwrites

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windcarvedlyre · 6 days

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Thinking about Venti's role as an archon and how he might be doing his job- as Celestia intended- better than we think.

Archons, in Gnosticism, rule over the material realm and prevent souls from leaving it. Barbatos, in the Ars Goetia, "reconciles disputes between friends and those who hold power".

Everything we know about Venti implies that he hates Celestia and opposes all forms of tyranny, but if their goal is to keep humanity from advancing, realising the truth of the world and taking actions that could threaten the status quo...

...isn't the best way to prevent rebellions and slow progress to make the people you rule content with what they have?

Venti is all about making his people's lives leisurely and seemingly free (I'll get to that in a second). It's in his gemstone quote, the thing which summarises his approach as an archon:

"Still, the winds change direction. "Someday, they will blow towards a brighter future… "Take my blessings and live leisurely from this day onward."

We see this reflected in Mondstadt's culture and economy. There are still hardworking individuals in the Knights of Favonius, the Church of Favonius and the Adventurer's Guild, but this attitude isn't universal even within those organisations and the rest of Mondstadt's people generally have a slow, relaxed approach to life relative to other nations. They haven't produced any internationally notable industries outside of alcohol, and why would they? They have everything they need, graciously provided by the anemo archon himself*, so why strive for more?

This has already left them vulnerable to the whims of more powerful nations, incapable of meaningfully opposing the Fatui without inviting consequences they can't handle.

*Also see Jean's story quest for a scaled-down version of this. Mondstadt's general population relies on her hard work a bit too much and she enables them.

We also see Mondstadt have a softening effect on outsiders multiple times in-game. There are at least three cases of people questioning their life choices because its people and/or scenery are that nice. Two are branches of hangout events, one is a soon-to-be-ex treasure hoarder chilling on Cider Lake's coast. I've joked that Mond is a lotus eater hotel scaled up to a nation based on this, but what if that's somewhat intentional?

But why would he do this?

It could be an unintended side effect of efforts to improve people's quality of life. He was allegedly naive enough not to forsee the aristocracy situation, after all. But at the same time... he's a god of freedom and hope in a world where his people have no hope of freedom.

-Harmost's Notes (II), Remuria.

He knows what happens to human civilisations that advance too far and attempt to rebel against this world. He likely knows a god much like him, themed around music and desperate to free his people from fate, tried and failed horribly. He lives in the shadow of a celestial needle. The Cataclysm would only reinforce this perceived futility of resistance. He still hopes for a brighter future, but he may be pinning all of his hopes on a descender taking pity on Teyvat's people and choosing to help them. To quote the description of Mondstadt Statues of the Seven:

A monumental stone statue that watches over Mondstadt. Legends say that it was sculpted in the image of the Anemo Archon. "Seeds brought by the wind will grow over time." The statue silently anticipates the arrival of a noble soul to arrive, while thousand winds of time will soon unfold a new story...

Apart from that, what else can he do besides be passive and complacent? Besides make his people comfortable and hope they don't rock the boat too much before liberation is actually possible?

And the thing about resolving disputes with those in power worries me. It could just translate into his pacifism, but it could also mean he's less willing to act against Celestia than we'd hope. Why did the Tsaritsa, the only archon named after a saint and willing to take a stand against Celestia, fall out with him? He has reasons to be pissed at her methods but I suspect that won't be the only factor.

All we can do is wait and see.

#this is throwing things at the wall; hope it's coherent #am i cooking with this #genshin #genshin lore #venti

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diremoone · 5 months

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the sea that lay beyond the stars

[ To those that know the tale of the Primordial One, know this: ]

“Our Heaven, who’s will shaped the earth on that which we stand, shall be the only and true One. Blasphemy shall be anything other than these words. These stories have been long forgotten, but I shall aid in writing them once more from the unwritten pages that Celestia cast to oblivion for none to know. But come the time when Our Heaven returns to the land they created, humankind shall know the truth and image the Sovereigns held dear, truth shall know pure glory, and glory shall bathe Heaven in its love.”

— Ars

[ The Introductory is the lore of the Creator. Chapters will not be written in chronological order. Different AUs may be used in different characters chapters ]

w — SAGAU, canon-divergence, cult au, minor impostor au, mild yandere genshin characters, isekai’d reader

Introductory

Act I. — Ab Aeterno [From the Eternal]

Act II. — Vive Ut Vivas [Live So That You May Live]

Neuvillette

Zhongli

Wriothesley

Xiao

Wanderer

Tartaglia

Pierro

…

— more to be added

taglist: (no longer adding; bold would not tag)

personal tag: @ikebo-simp

dividers belong to @/saradika-graphics

header photo found and cropped from Pinterest; art does not belong to me — artist credit here

#sagau x reader #sagau cult au #sagau genshin #genshin cult au #genshin impact sagau #sagau #sagau impostor au #genshin x reader #TSTLBTS Masterlist

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starlightshadowsworld · 1 year

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Celeste and Byakuya marrying for tax reasons.

Aka so neither of them pay taxes, casually commit cooperate espionage and white collar crimes.

It's mutually beneficial to them both.

Byakuya gets his family off his back about trying to marrying him off to some heiress who won't care for him at all.

His image is maintained and he gets aid in screwing up other cooperations from the inside out.

Celeste gets what she's always wanted, to be part of the elite. She can mess with their minds, take their cash all the while standing as an equal.

It's no Gothic Castle but it works.

It helps when you marry a friend with the intention to screw everyone else over.

Both of them know the power of appearances and play them well.

Their a power couple to the world, dangerous, powerful but also oh so charming.

And people see what they wish to.

They never notice how they never kiss on the lips, Byakuya will charmingly kiss Celestia's knuckles and she on his cheek.

How while they love each other its purely platonic.

Nor how their supposedly shared bedroom is empty.

That Byakuya holds a simple talentless boy in his arms every night. Pressing kisses against his lips.

Or that that an esteemed detective finds holds Celestia's hand in her gloved ones when their alone. How both their gazes soften at one look.

No, no one has to know about that.

#byakuya togami #celestia ludenberg #Makoto Naegi #kyoko kirigiri #Danganronpa #naegami #celesgiri #Platonic Celesgami #danganronpa trigger happy havoc

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stainedglassthreads · 9 months

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I have seen people guessing that Childe's whale is related to either the Oceanids, or the Primordial Sea, or something else appropriately thematic to Fontaine and the quests, given that Childe went to/was in Fontaine when he began feeling bad-tempered. If the Primordial Sea is in the Abyss like I think it is, I can't rule that out completely yet, but it's time to refresh the Genshin fandom about what whales symbolize in this game, and why we should be terrified if there is an Actual Abyssal Whale Entity!

From the text of the Tusk of Monoceros Caeli item:

It is said that the shape of one's constellation determines one's character. The image of a whale cruising across the celestial heights represents a solipsism that seeks to crush and devour all in its path. Embracing this aspect of himself, Childe gleefully summoned one such beast before throwing himself into battle against you.

Shadow of the Warrior description:

If humans do indeed have destinies, then his must surely have been twisted by such deeds. Why else, then, would he always be at the heart of every conflict?

Shard of a Foul Legacy description:

It is stained with a profound color that is not of this world, no doubt due to the land of endless darkness that the young boy saw with his own two eyes.

So it's probably not an Oceanid. It could be connected to the Primordial Sea, or it could be something that tainted the Primordial Sea.

But I feel like people are not disturbed enough that Childe apparently woke up a horrifying mythological eldritch entity that wants to destroy Celestia. And that either the people who assign constellations(Celestia?) gave him this fate, or something exists which is capable of postentially permanently altering one's constellation and destiny. Technically only Tusk was relevant, but I feel like all three subtly hint towards Childe's constellation, destiny, and self having been 'altered' or 'twisted' by the Abyss--or something he saw in the Abyss.

Whatever the Whale was. I don't think it's something we've encountered yet, and I don't think it's something denizens of Teyvat would want to encounter.

#genshin impact #genshin impact 4.0 #genshin impact theory #genshin theory #genshin impact thoughts #genshin impact lore #genshin impact analysis #tartaglia #childe

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boundinparchment · 11 months

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Dream a Little Dream of Me - XL - Interlude

Celestia had a cruel sense of humor. He knew this, even before his days as a student. But to be given a soulmate? Now, when he openly blasphemed against the cursed island in the sky? He would outlive you and the dreadful fated bond that haunted your shared dreams. There was little point in this. He could at least put a Vision to good use. People were nothing but disappointments. He had no use for you. Until you pulled the bow across your instrument and awoke a part of him long buried by self-hatred and arrogance. Soulmate AU; Il Dottore/Female reader w/ established personality and backstory. Slow burn. Lore and world speculation and interpretation within; follows canon story where possible. Rated Mature. Rating subject to change. Mind the tags. On AO3 here.

Golden eyes glanced at the grandiose clock near the door, the tick marking each swing of the pendulum. It was most certainly accurate in its time-keeping. Pantalone had, after all, paid a hefty sum for it (back when such an amount was almost inconceivable to him). Price and value denoted quality and he would never waste his mora on something that could not be maintained over one’s life. Such items lent themselves to an image he wished to project at Northland’s main branch: that of refinement and steadiness.

The hands on the face of the clock were correct.

His tea was late.

The Palace servants would never have stood for such a phenomena.

But then again, the Palace servants were also stuck finding needles in haystacks (or more appropriately, Segments in the far corners of the Palace grounds or beyond).

One of the first Segments to collapse, wearing a pink bowtie and a black and white three-quarters mask, did so in front of Pantalone mid-rant when the Ninth arrived in the depths of the Palace that night. Despite being nothing more than a machine with a consciousness, or so Dottore had told him, the young man’s eyes had been filled with panic until the light behind them faded. Pantalone had little recourse except to swallow the confusion welling up inside of him and demand an assistant find another Segment immediately.

It turned out the other Segment on premise, the one that didn’t brandish Dottore’s deep-rooted arrogance like a weapon but kept all of his workaholic tendencies, was also unresponsive. No pulse, no light behind his eyes, and he’d slumped over his worktable still clutching a wrench.

Which left him, the Ninth Harbinger, as the one with the highest rank in the laboratory. He was a familiar enough face that people listened but none of this was his area of expertise. As with all catastrophes, however, he devised a plan, enacted it, and so far, everything seemed to be working as intended. The Jester had looked quite pleased to see everything was under control.

The Segments went to Haeresys; their finder signed a non-disclosure agreement and a waiver; six months of financial compensation for the trouble.

And the laboratory staff, skeleton crew though it was, would receive a permanent raise for the transitional troubles upon the submission of their own non-disclosure.

Money kept people from talking.

No one needed to know that the Second Harbinger was out of commission and out of contact. Not when La Signora was gone and the Sixth seat seemed to be permanently vacant. Anything beyond that would make the nobles whisper, get ideas, nevermind international instigators.

Pantalone leaned back in his chair and reached a hand up to pinch his nose beneath his spectacles before adjusting them back into place. Where in the Abyss was his tea? He had a meeting in an hour and keeping the tray on his desk would imply a level of politeness he did not intend to offer.

What did he pay these people for?

A swift knock on the door, a familiar pattern that he heard almost every morning, broke his thoughts. Pantalone inhaled slowly and closed his eyes, pushing away his frustrations.

“Enter.”

One side of the double doors opened and the usual administrative assistant stepped across the threshold, their back straight. Despite the steadiness of the tray they held, their words were tinged with slight enthusiasm.

“Forgive the late arrival, Lord Harbinger; this morning’s post only just arrived. There was a last minute addition.”

Such things were only reserved for important public announcements, most of which he already knew. Pantalone gave a tight smile as the tray was placed in its usual position on his desk and his cup poured in front of him, all the while wracking his brain for any recent changes that might have needed to be made public. If it was truly that important, he would already be aware of it. Despite his role as financier, information flowed as easily as mora within the Northland network; Sandrone’s Adventurer’s Guild was vast but it did not cover the upper echelons who kept their dealings private.

“See to it that I’m not disturbed until my next meeting.”

“Yes, Lord Harbinger.”

His smile didn’t leave his face until the doors were shut again and he counted to twenty. He didn’t let his eyes leave the door until he heard the soft bell of the elevator at the end of the corridor twice, signifying he was, once again, alone.

The pile of morning mail consisted of the usual morning newspapers, most of which he skimmed for clues of shifting markets and names he knew, and several personal correspondence that had been vetted based on their return addresses or seals. A small note, bearing a beaked mask with a mechanical eye, glared at him from the pile. He pushed the sealed note to the side, leaving it for last. The Doctor might be the only tolerable colleague but there were other matters to tend to, first.

Pantalone took a sip from the warm porcelain as he unfolded the paper with his other hand. Unremarkable headlines, as far as he could tell, at least above the fold. What was so important that the printer had to delay their morning schedule?

He swallowed another sip of tea without even savoring it when he caught the side-column usually reserved for Palace-approved messages.

A single photo of Dottore having disembarked from a ship and waiting for the carriage to be loaded, arms behind his back, his head angled towards someone next to him. Everything about the Harbinger’s body language indicated he was paying attention to the person beside him and not to the crew. The individual in question wore a heavy cloak (Dottore’s own, actually; Pantalone would know the martial bands anywhere) and a veil over their eyes, not unlike the ones Mirror Maidens wore beneath their kokoshniks. The stranger was smiling, perhaps even laughing, and now that he looked again, Dottore, too, wore a grin without the usual sardonic bite. As if they were sharing an inside joke.

The caption read that the individual was an unidentified woman.

Pantalone took another sip of tea, eyes roaming the image one more time before he gave the column itself his attention. According to the editor in chief, who signed the column themselves, Lord Dottore arrived safely back in Snezhnaya accompanied by a woman of unknown origin. Her face was veiled for the entire journey, according to staff aboard, and their orders were to treat her as they would Lord Dottore.

Accounts remarked that she was polite, kind, although generally withdrawn; she was seen more than the Lord Harbinger but that wasn’t saying much, given the Second’s proclivity to seal himself away during long journeys.

Speculation danced in circles. Was she to be a candidate for a Seat, perhaps? Or had the Recluse of the Tsaritsa found himself a wife?

Surely not, Pantalone scoffed. Dottore was the last person to ever consider wasting time on something as fleeting as an emotional relationship. The Doctor tended to entertain all possibilities, that much was true, but most of those possibilities involved data, numbers, a reasonable and logical thought process. In all their years together, the one thing that often kept them in the same circles was their similar approaches to their fields. Dottore’s younger selves were prone to explosive waves of emotion but over the years, such outbursts were shed like a snake’s skin and the Second was as objective as possible.

It was why he was Second.

That begged the question, however, of what exactly happened in Sumeru, Pantalone mused. So far, no one had heard anything about the Gnoses, or at least they hadn’t been told anything. Dottore’s arrival back meant the Tsaritsa now potentially held four of the chess pieces.

He sifted through the other letters for the small, sealed note. The wax broke easily and he unfolded the paper with far more haste than he cared to admit. First the Segments, now a stranger (or a stray)?

The cup in his hand exploded in a mess of scalding tea and shards of Liyue porcelain as he read, and then reread the scribbled words. He was distantly aware of a searing pain in his hand. The tea on the desk mingled with fresh blood as it stained everything it touched.

Come to Haeresys as soon as convenient. There is much to discuss.

#dottore #il dottore #il dottore x reader #dottore x reader #dottore x female reader #il dottore x female reader #genshin impact reader insert #soulmate au

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mbat · 2 months

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!! these were made using bases !! the bases will be linked below the cut!!

the cut is so the post isnt too long to scroll past, but also i will be talking about the au in it!!

decided to draw my own take on adult flurry heart, mostly so i could draw my own take on opaline in the au where opaline is like a nightmare moon of flurry heart. if youre wondering who the third pony is, its chrysalis' disguise for the au, named gentle heart.

flurry hearts base:

opalines bases (one for the body, the other was only for one of the wings):

gentle heart/chrysalis' base:

i had to use bases because ive been in such a weird art block lately, i just couldnt draw bodies right, but i was having this idea and i just had to get it out of me lol. i drew everything else just fine, idk why i couldnt draw bodies. shout out to elementbases on deviantart for having a lot of good mlp bases! and organized into categories no less!

btw for reference for adult flurry heart i mainly used images of her only adult appearance which was in some mobile game ?? i never played it but its real and its the only time we see her as an adult, though i dont think we get any details about her aside from how she looks. i just wanted to say that cause idk how many people know about it.

also yes her cutie mark is different between versions of her

so this is an au ive been tossing around for a while, especially since it started out as a half-theory i had about g5 before it truly did set in that they were just fucking up the entire thing (no hate to g5 or anyone who likes it but im personally just. disappointed), namely when they were like 'oh yeah opaline is just some alicorn that celestia and luna knew as kids and when they didnt want to play with her she held onto that for thousands of years and became evil over it'

also apparently the reason equestria is separated is because she just. idk whispered mean things in everyones ears? idk man i dont read the mlp comics, i plan to read g4s comics but not g5s. i didnt even know g5 had comics until i looked up why the pony kinds were separate.

anyway the idea was a theory because before all that we had no idea who opaline was, why there was some random alicorn, i mean, weve seen so few throughout g4! she was so mysterious for that, and i feel like the most popular idea was that she was flurry heart, since that was one of the few alicorns we knew of, and flurry is such a blank slate, especially since we dont technically ever see her adult form (with one exception)

i still personally think they shouldve gone that route but i know now that they wouldnt have, they probably wouldnt have wanted to give one of their previous characters, especially one like flurry, any bad traits or make her a villain, even though it would be such a cool idea. not to mention, they couldve redeemed her? idk man. worse villains have been redeemed lol

on to my au though. i wanted to keep it feeling like it couldve been canon but also stretching it just a little bit to make maybe more sense and also be more my creation, yknow?

we see at the end of g4 that chrysalis is trapped in stone alongside the other two villains she was working with, but we also know that these stone prisons can still be escaped, as we saw in discords introduction. my idea is that the stone is kept locked up, but unattended to, and she escapes, though her fellow villains dont. the specific details will be saved for if i go more in depth on all of this somewhere else lol

she develops a plan, that being to disguise herself as a normal pony, and to become staff at the crystal empire castle. that disguise is gentle heart, a name she literally made up because she was mocking the 'stupid' (from her perspective) names that ponies have, and she just kept it. while she works at the castle, she gets close to a young flurry heart.

she acts very extremely sickeningly nice and sweet in this disguise, but theres an uncanniness to it, a disingenuine undertone that is only noticeable when youre looking for it, really. flurry heart comes to love and trust her as a friend, and gentle heart isnt seen as suspicious to really anyone in the castle. people still think chrysalis is trapped in stone, after all.

her next step in the plan, however, is that when no one else is around, she shapeshifts herself into cadence or shining armor, and acts like a horrible parent to flurry heart. this creates a deep disconnect for flurry, as one moment her parents are the best ever, and the next they arent. if flurry tries to bring this up to them, they have no idea what shes talking about.

flurry begins to confide in gentle heart about this, and gentle heart begins to plant the idea in flurrys head that she should run away, and that gentle could run away with her. after a while of this, flurry finally decides to do this.

they run far, far away together, flurry being a child/young teenager, and they hide where no one else really goes, far from towns and pretty much any ponies. (this location hasnt been chosen yet but its not the mooost relevant? the basic point is that theyre hidden away) and they set up a home here.

soon in, gentle heart makes a decision. she shows her true form to flurry heart, a flurry heart who was never taught about how changelings used to be before their reformation, as her parents thought it was a conversation for when she was older. they didnt want her to feel paranoid, or scared. the changelings she knows are bright, and covered in generally round shapes. theyre not like the jagged and dark chrysalis.

gentle heart tells flurry that she was cursed. that her pony form is her true form, but she was cursed by the princesses to be in this form. being in her pony form drains her of energy, her changeling form recharges that energy. really, its just her excuse to not need to be in that pony form anymore. she tells flurry that she was cursed falsely, accused of a crime she did not commit. that she was made to work at the crystal castle so an eye could be kept on her. she asks to be called chrysalis, as being called gentle heart in this form feels wrong.

chrysalis right now is the only person in the world that flurry heart trusts, so she accepts this as truth.

as flurry heart grows up, chrysalis begins to plant ideas in her head that the other ponies are awful and horrible, just like her parents seemingly were. that flurry heart is better than all of them because shes not horrible, and on top of that, shes a natural alicorn. there hasnt been a natural born alicorn in thousands of years before her. flurry heart begins to believe all of this too. she doesnt have anyone or anything else to tell or show her otherwise.

these dark beliefs warp her appearance overtime, making her go from her parents daughter, into what we know as opaline, akin to princess luna turning into nightmare moon. she becomes annoyed with, averse to her cutesy name she was given by her family, and adopts the name opaline, both because of her crystal cutie mark, and because part of her still thinks of the crystal empire as her home, though now more like its hers to own someday.

speaking of, into her adulthood, opaline and chrysalis form a plan. a plan to take over equestria. the idea of being the ruler of all of pony kind was a natural conclusion that chrysalis wanted opaline to make, and so she did. their first step was to invade the crystal castle and take it over.

chrysalis tells her that cadence was never a fighter, so she shouldnt be an issue, but shining armor would be. if both chrysalis and opaline combined their power, they would easily overpower him and anyone else daring to fight them. the thing is... this works.

for a few reasons, actually. people were shocked at the return of chrysalis, and on top of that, despite her warped appearance, opaline was recognized as flurry heart. there isnt exactly many alicorns, and especially none that look similar to her. there was a fight put up, but not at full power. no one wanted to hurt the lost princess.

she takes over the empire, trapping any who oppose her, especially her parents. she doesnt even give them the option to talk to her. she plunges the empire back in dark days, not in the way that sombra did entirely, but still. shes strict on her subjects, and begins to make them like a military, planning to use them to invade canterlot. anyone who would dare come to attack the empire would be held off.

after she knows her subjects are loyal (terrified), and properly molded into an army, she storms canterlot, chrysalis by her side. its a hard fight, but they do it. they trap the other princesses, and they take over.

opalines first rule of business is to make the crystal empire the new capital, the new seat of power. for a while, this is the most drastic thing she does, otherwise going slow with her horrid ideas and changes.

the worse comes when shes already caused distrust and discomfort among ponykind, pitting ponies against eachother. she begins to decree that ponykind must be separated by type, designating towns to each, forcing ponies apart by law. she made sure it was enforced. she didnt need ponies coming together to rise against her, so she forced them apart. the damage is done.

this of course doesnt last forever. twilight is free and gathers the elements, and they take opaline by surprise, ending her reign. they empty the empire and trap her alone in her castle. thing is, she also trapped them in a limbo-like state, along with the other princesses (and her father), as they had also tried to join the fight. and a final blow to her, chrysalis got caught in crossfire, and was seemingly killed. no one intended it, but it happened. opaline is devastated.

and now, shes stuck. trapped alone in a castle in the middle of a city. she has the whole city alone to herself, and all she has now is the items left behind by her people, and mostly books. she only ever sees them as fiction or propaganda though, refusing to take them to heart and accept them as truth. alongside reading and re-reading the books around the city, she schemes of a way out. she is not very successful in this for a long time.

the closest she gets to getting out is when she opens the barrier just long enough to see, and kidnap, a young unicorn. a one misty brightdawn. she forces misty to be her only companion in a long time, and raises her like a daughter, but not lovingly.

some stuff continues on similar to canon, like misty befriending the mane 5 and leaving opaline behind, but i wont say more because i can keep some secrets for myself :] i do have an ending to her story planned though!

also pls ignore timeline and other canon contradictions pls pls pls pls pls lol

#my post #mlp #my little pony #flurry heart #opaline arcana #queen chrysalis #my art #in which i talk waaaaay too much LOL no one needs to read that i was just having a time ok <3 #flurry heart opaline au

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vellixor · 8 months

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Will add more to this as I get more ideas but,

Reasons why Venti and Zhongli are sus:

They're the only remaining ones out of the original seven. Out of all of the archons, they're probably the ones that knows Celestia the most

For Venti: all his numerous connection with Istaroth, yknow, the shade of Primordial, goddess of time

For Zhongli: he's a dragon? Half a dragon? Some sort of connection with a dragon which, with all the talks about Sovereigns™, is adding so much fuel to his sus factor

For Zhongli: his lore said he "descended" to Liyue from somewhere. Not sure if this is just in english or if the implication that he's a descender also exist in other languages. Either way, the word choice connected with the fact that he's old AF (isn't he like the oldest character that we have an approximate age of) is still hella sus

KORY DRUMS! Why are there only 5 types of Kory drums? There isn't any Geo and Anemo. There's also that image near the Kory drums that shows a tree with 5 elemental symbol beneath it. Again, without geo and anemo. Like, yes maybe the Kory drums are just referencing the new archons, but until we get confirmation of that, its still very sus

Edit: Venti, a bard, who stores history as stories/songs. Is that a conscious decision in order to get pass the whole Irminsul-memory-shenanigans? Who knows, but its also interesting to note that in Zhongli's first story quest, he mentioned that as travelers, we can carry the memory of teyvat. It's implied that out memory is protected from erosion/time, but I cant help but wonder if he knows about Irminsul.

#genshin lore #genshin impact #im literally just writing this from memory #anyway with the whole sovereign thingy that going on lately #it made me realize that zhongli is a whole lot more sus than i realized #i always believed that centi is the sussiest out of all of them #but zhongli comes in a close second #okay furina is also suspicious but since her AQ isnt done yet im not including her yet #the onlu sus thing about the raiden twins is that we dont know what they were originally before they became archons #i dont think theres anything sus with nahida?

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Venti x angel!reader

idk how tf to write a proper fanfic and i’m like really tired so idk i just wanna share my idea/brain dump for a fic LMAO fic below image :3

picture this, like user is initially like rahh i hate these darn archons gods i’m gonna be the next god cause these darndid losers think they’re so cool i’m gonna kill the anemo one rahh and like upon seeing him users like omg actually he’s kinda.. no i gotta kill him! ohh but… runs away from the situation and hides away in the forests and cries through internal conflicts and turmoil cause user is like a piss baby or smth

and then venti “accidentally” finds user and is like dear angel why do you weep? and user is like aggressive at first but venti sees that user genuinely won’t do much to him- past some mean words ig and like he gently talks with user and makes them open up and then users like, tbh i am lost celestia, sent me down and yet i have no guidance, i should believe in celestia heavenly principals rahh yet i don’t.. i feel like shit blah blah trauma

 and ventis like, yo, let’s go drink our worries away, the wine in mond is like totally epic. like they slowly fall inlove but user meanwhile is like grr i wanna kill him.. oh but like one more hangout… rahh but he’s so lame… i’m lying to myself.. no i’m not!! yes i am…

and eventually venti saves user from an attack or smth and like users like ohmahgah i owe you my life blah blah and ventis like oh, no dw bro it’s the land of the free don’t be pressured and users like stfu i worship you now cause you’re so cool and epic i do this from my own free will

time serving and shii. user protects mondstadt like an honorary wind? direct warrior angel thing for venti? shit hits the fan and venti does his 500 year nap?? LMAO and user like goes to zhongli for friendship for 500 years as like a mini side plot relevance thing cause users like still kinda like humans are mid lowkey the heavenly principles celestia whatever the fuck made a mistake with them LMAO they die so fast they’re so delicate they’re so lame And UGLY and STINKY lmao whatever have it

And like so far venti and user has had a fair few intimate moments throughout their interactions and it’s like implied but it’s still mostly platonic and like close close close besties homies typa thing?? (users kinda stupid piss baby so they’re like yo wtf is this feeling? oh it’s just my love and worship for jesus barbatos)

venti wakes up and comes back and users like emeerger i sense a change in the wind- where is he?? where is my beloved i mean where is my god? cue them searching mond and finally seeing venti and like user runs into his arms and is like omg barbatos!! i knew the wind had returned and ventis like oh my dear user you sure have missed me LMAO

emotion relief slightly and venti is like and i go by ventii as my human disguise lololol and user is like oh should i have a human disguise as well?? lmao??? and like he’s like ahh nahh.. maybe actually if you gonna hang round me like this LMAO

they have a catch up, user trauma dumps like i thought i’d be forever lost again- i wanted to die yadda yadda whatever yunno. they have a vulnerable moment and they finnally kiss like

user is yapping like oh barbatos ive loved you since we had our first drink even though i was lowkey murderous LMAOAHA and ventis like ily too since our second and like yeah but you couldn’t ever harm me cause you’re stinky like that HAHAHHA. yunno? like a fell first fell harder thing. they kiss again more cheesy romance yadda yadda fluff

then say gex

i hope you liked my brain dump HHAHAH I KNOW ITS BAD 💀💀💀

#venti #venti x reader #venti x y/n #braindump #ideas #fic ideas #shitpost?#it’s so bad #i’m brainrotting

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genshinarchives · 2 years

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𝐆𝐎𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐂𝐇. 𝟒

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝟒 : 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆

𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐘 : After conquering death, you open your eyes to find yourself in a completely different era.

𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐒 : Al-Haitham, Kaveh; hints of Cyno x reader

𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐄 : Romance, adventure, isekai

𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 : N/A

𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑'𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄 : I made a tldr guide to the side characters of this story for your convenience.

𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝟑

It was warm, as if you were being embraced by the sun itself.

You didn't know how long you've been trapped in this neverending darkness, but for some reason, you weren't afraid.

There was something inexplicable wordlessly telling you to not be afraid. That everything will be alright.

Has death always felt this gentle... this pleasant?

When your eyelids fluttered open, you found yourself standing in the middle of a flower field, under a shower of light pink petals. The first thing you thought of was how beautiful this place is, and you extended a hand in front of you with a smile to catch a petal atop your palm.

"Something good usually happens in places like this... and it kinda reminds me of Enu's domains," you mused, recalling your friend's adoration for flowers.

"That's because I did create this domain."

A flurry of petals suddenly obscured your vision, causing you to lift your arms over your face; when the flowery winds died down, you lowered them again to see a familiar man with dark-coloured hair standing in front of you.

You gasped.

You could never mistake his bright green eyes for another person's.

"Enu...?" you whispered, taking a hesitant step towards him. Grinning with his eyes closed, Enu spread his arms as if he was inviting you for a hug.

"Hey (y/n)! It's been a while," he said, "I must say, you're more beautiful than Elisha despite having the same face as her- KUGH!" His sentence was cut off abruptly when you delivered a solid punch to his gut. "Wh-what was that for? Is this how you greet an old friend?!"

You glared at him, your eyes glossing over with unshed tears. "How dare you die here and shove your responsibilities as king on me! Do you know how much pressure I've been put under in the past six months?"

As Enu clutched his stomach in pain, he gave you an apologetic smile. "I'm sorry, (y/n). I really am. It was never my intention to place such a heavy burden on your shoulders."

You lowered your gaze to the ground. So many questions that needed answering swarmed your mind, and since there was no need for you to maintain a dignified image as king anymore, you allowed your emotions to spill out. Throwing yourself at your friend, you wrapped your arms around him tightly and let your tears soak his chest. Enu was caught off-guard but quickly recovered from his initial surprise to settle his arms around your shoulders in a comforting manner.

"There, there. Just let it all out, my king. You've done well to protect Auruk," he murmured.

Sniffling, you pulled your head back to meet his remorseful gaze. "Enu, what happened to you two years ago? Why did you suddenly disappear? How did we both end up in such an old game, and why... Why did you die?"

Enu lowered his eyelids halfway as his hands shifted to grasp your shoulders. He hesitated to answer your questions as he didn't want to risk letting you know too much, fearing that Celestia will punish you like they did to him once your soul returns to Teyvat. But knowing your perseverance, perhaps you can endure the trials of this timeline and prevent more unfortunate souls like him and yourself from being transported here against their will.

"Listen to me, (y/n). This entire world is an alternate dimension, a failed timeline that has been abandoned by Celestia. Some things will not go according to the current Sumeru's history, so you'll have to find the anomalies and remove them," he said, making your eyes widen, "One god up in Celestia refused to abandon this failed timeline and has chosen us to be its saviour. I don't know why they've chosen us. Maybe it's because our otherworldly powers defy the 'laws' of Teyvat, or maybe it's because we're from the future... But we are the heroes meant to correct it." He briefly closed his eyes. "Death shouldn't have come to me that easily. It's my fault for wanting to know the truth of Teyvat... because I ended up knowing too much, that same god punished me with death and pitted me against Enkidu in a brutal fight. I'm sure they also planned for Gugalanna to steal my Sword of Marduk."

"Marduk's Sword belongs to you...?" you asked, knitting your eyebrows together.

"Yes. Gugalanna stole it from me during one of his invasions," he replied with an irritated look.

"Then why did you say that he was the original owner in your journal?"

"I... didn't want the next player to know that I created such a terrifying weapon. B-besides, I managed to antagonise Gugalanna with that false info, right?"

You gave him a deadpan expression as he laughed sheepishly. "Right... and how exactly does the sword kill immortals? It can't be that simple." You remembered that Enu was one of the top players when it came to forging weapons in Camelot Chronicles. His weapons were quite expensive to purchase from the consignment boards in the cities, but the damage they deal was guaranteed.

"It puts a curse on the victim's heart. I forged the sword with my Rank S Blacksmith Skill after being transported here," Enu said, pulling away from you to lift a shining red orb resembling a heart in his right hand, "Their heart will undergo necrosis that progresses slowly until 80% of it is destroyed. It speeds up after that, leading to eventual death." He then crushed the illusion, emphasising the heart's destruction as a result of the curse. "Only a miracle would allow someone to endure such a fate, and the curse can only be broken if the sword itself is destroyed."

There was a moment of silence.

"Rukkhadevata stabbed me with the Sword of Marduk during the war against Sumeru... Does that mean I've truly died?" you murmured.

"Under normal circumstances, yes. But my domain prevented your death." He swept his arm to the side, directing your attention to the magical flower field shielding you from Celestia's gaze. "This is Irkalla, a place for the souls of those who have been wounded by the Sword of Marduk to heal. It's directly under Auruk and since you fell on this land, you soul was immediately brought here."

As you took a step back from him, you raised your gaze to the sky above you. It had a gentle yellow hue, and silver winter stars adorned it. With the scent of spring flowers and the summer breeze caressing your skin, your mind felt at peace in this foreign place. You looked at Enu again. "The Enu I'm seeing right now... isn't really him, is it?"

He let out a chuckle. "You've realised from the start, haven't you? Before my untimely death, I sealed a fragment of my soul in Irkalla." He then sat down on the flowers and patted the spot in front of him, gesturing for you to do the same. "Come, sit. Do you have any questions? Now would be a good time to ask."

Plopping yourself down in front of him, you asked the first question that came into mind, "You said that this is a failed timeline and that there are anomalies I have to remove in order to correct it. What are those anomalies exactly?"

"A story needs plot points, or major turning events for its progression and the development of its characters. Anomalies are major events that do not occur or are deviations from the 'correct' events in the current timeline," Enu answered, cupping his chin, "When I was alive, the first anomaly I encountered was Enkidu. He was a god that should not have existed, and I had a hard time defeating him because I discovered Gugalanna's existence shortly after. I had to take both gods out to allow history to flow in the right direction, but as you can clearly see, I failed. I was able to correct the second anomaly though."

You arched an eyebrow. "And that is?"

"King Deshret, or the Scarlet King. For some reason, he was still alive during the Archon War... He was the reason I forged the Sword of Marduk, a blade capable of killing immortals. I resolved to end his life myself and make it seem like it was Rukkhadevata's doing, and that's exactly what I did."

You grimaced, realising just how far you needed to go in order to fulfill the role that you've been forced to play. Even though you've killed a god before, you weren't sure if you could do it again. The thought of taking someone else's life to correct history as well as for your own survival is a scary concept. You felt no guilt or remorse when you ended Enkidu's life in a blink of an eye, but the memory haunted you, even in your dreams.

"But you can't die yet, (y/n)," Enu began, snapping you out of your thoughts. Taking your hands in his, he then gave them a small squeeze. "The people that you've protected, even beyond your grave, still need a king. Sumeru too, will need your divine chains to drive off the monsters of the abyss in the future."

You immediately shook your head, suddenly feeling the immense weight of responsibility crushing your lungs.

"I-I can't. I'm not as strong as you..." you stammered, gaze downcast.

"That's true," he said, tilting your face up, "You're much stronger than me." Leaning forward, he pressed his forehead against yours. "Please live on. You can struggle unsightly, you can run away when you're flooded with gusts of sand, but as long as you live, that's your win."

Your pupils dilated when you spotted a trail of flower petals leaving him from behind; the petals seemed to be peeling off his back in layers and thus eroding his physical form. Before you could comment on it, Enu spoke up.

"Looks like I've run out of time," he said, withdrawing himself from you whilst standing up. He flashed you a closed-eye smile as his body began to glow. "I've recorded everything you need to know about the correct history of Sumeru in a notebook, which I've hidden in a secret compartment behind my bookshelf. Good luck, (y/n)."

"Enu, wait-!" you exclaimed, quickly pushing yourself to your feet. As you reached out for your dear friend, he burst into a whirlwind of flowers that immediately encased you.

"It's time to wake up and greet a new era, Teyvat's chosen star."

Your eyelids flew open as a loud gasp escaped from your mouth. You found yourself staring at the ceiling of your room in Gilgamesh Palace, and you slowly sat up, the blanket that was draped over you crumpling up on your lap. Nothing has changed; everything was the same as you remembered.

Tears suddenly gathered in your eyes.

"We were able to meet again after so long, yet all you told me was the cold truth. That's cruel..." you mumbled, your vision blurring, "Enu..." Unable to hold your tears back anymore, you buried your face in your palms and cried.

Why?

Why did the god up in Celestia choose you and Enu?

None of you are omnipotent beings. None of you are deities or monsters.

You're just a human with a weakness.

"Master?"

You raised your head to see Enki standing in the doorway. The moment your eyes met, he snapped out of it and rushed over to your bedside.

"You're finally awake!" he exclaimed, an expression of hopeless relief painting itself on his face, "The petrified tree that protected your body for many years released you when I checked on you yesterday, so I carried you back to the palace. How are you feeling now?"

"I saw Enu," you said, making his eyes widen.

"You did?" he asked, blinking.

You recounted what happened in Irkalla and the conversation you had with Enu. Enki listened to every detail attentively, his expression a mixture of disbelief and anger; disbelief because you were somehow able to reunite with Enu even if it was brief, and anger towards the god in Celestia for giving you and Enu such a heavy burden.

"I see... That must have been a lot to take in," he remarked.

"How's everyone?" you suddenly asked.

Enki stiffened; he seemed reluctant to answer you. "This... is not the same Auruk that you once knew. Out of everyone you knew back then, only Ereshkigal, Shamash and I are left."

You stared at him incredulously.

Does that mean Ushar, Kingu and Semiramis are...

You swallowed thickly, suddenly feeling your throat go dry. "How long was I asleep for?"

"For a very long time. It's been more than a millennium since the Archon War ended. General Kingu couldn't bear the guilt of not being able to protect you and went on self-imposed exile in Avidya Forest."

You averted your eyes and clenched your fists on your lap.

"Could you please step outside? Tell everyone to not disturb me for the entire day. I need time to... think," you uttered solemnly.

Enki bowed with his right hand on his chest. "As you wish. I'll inform the servants to leave you alone for today."

"Thank you."

As he exited from your room, he carefully shut the door behind him and then leaned against it, the back of his head hitting the surface with a quiet thud.

He felt inexplicable sadness when he saw you.

You were someone who very willingly bore with the unbearable for a long time because you believed the thing you had chosen to protect was worth the price. You hopefully awaited to reach the end to your pain that was in sight, only to have that hope destroyed by the harsh reality that it will never end due to you being Teyvat's second chosen star. You could have gone down the path of murder and villainy, but you never lost the ability to care about those who cared about you or the will to protect what Enu had left behind.

Even when you're at the darkest and most broken of your resentment towards Celestia, Enki was sure that you'll hold onto what is left of your humanity to continue being the God of Heroes.

And he'll be there, every step of the way.

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝟓

𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 : @flowwerpot / @myevergarden / @hey-comrade-hold-stil / @genshin-idiot / @crunchy-princeles / @yandere-romanticaa / @o-f-f-u / @tiffthescales / @5ugarcan3 / @hana-chie / @lunavixia / @depressed-bitchy-demon / @cynides / @mangobee / @a-piece-of-shell / @kazukazusbaby / @ella-janehaven / @catvyr / @sophisticatedleslie / @kiraisastay / @miralifox /

#✍️ : alice writes #genshin #genshin impact #genshin x reader #genshin impact x reader #nahida #cyno #alhaitham #alhaitham x reader #kaveh #kaveh x reader #fem reader #god of heroes

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evelili · 10 months

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Okay I’ve been reading more of your magnum opus fic (one chapter. help they keep destroying me emotionally) and I have highlighted a solid THIRTY SEVEN lines from the fic so far so I thought I should write a like. halfway(?) through comment for you so they don’t get too long! I’m really enjoying your characterization of everyone and the pacing is fantastic. The focus on the trials of the main six is amazing and really allows you to build all of their characters individually then together. Like for applejacks chapter it was focused on her but then now with this flashback in pinkie pie’s chapter it gives a lot of context for her and rainbow’s relationship and how they’ve grown which I love!!

I’m pretty sure this textbook is older than me. A quick peek at the publication page under the cover confirmed her theory. It’s even older than Shining!

Okay this was the first line I ever highlighted and it’s just because I was so… idk i really love how you show this dynamic between twilight and her family and how they all rely on each other. I’m very curious about twilights nightmare prophecy dream and if we’ll ever see Shining Armor or Cadence again and maybe how they’ll react to the events of the story!

“Hope I didn’t bother you much.”

Shoot shoot shoot, say something, Sparkle! You’re being weird again! “No, you weren’t bothering me.” Yes! Good! “No one really talks to me, so I guess it was kind of nice.” No!

This scene was SUPER funny I really like how you’re able to write these quick, witty exchanges that feel like the characters from the show with a more mature feel to it

Twilight hated being pitied. Being such a pitiful person.

I really like this line here. You’ve mastered this style of like… having twilight think something then INSTANTLY switching what it means cause with the first sentence I’d imagine it was her disliking others and how they act when they pity her but the second sentence IMMEDIATELY recontextualizes it into her hating HERSELF. It’s brilliant

It felt like Sunset—strong and steady and warm.

I really love how you wrote Sunset and Twilight during the first act their friendship feels so easy and so difficult as well just because twilight doesn’t know how to deal with someone new that she hasn’t perfectly learned how to avoid from knowing them since grade school, like she doesn’t know her and it makes all of their interactions feel like they’re trying SO HARD to learn who the other is and it just feels like such a genuinely high school experience I love how you write this

The ice was back, though not as blatant as before. It hid between Celestia’s words, biting at her consonants and the breaths she took between.

This description took my breath away. You really have this way with words of describing characteristics and mannerisms in ways that manages to completely blindside me and it just makes reading your story so exhilarating. I never know what’s coming and I adore it for that!

I’m gonna cut this one off here cause it’s already fairly long and I am NOT sending a 5000 word ask on tumblr so I’ll probably send more later but holy shit I need to mention this. The way you end all the chapters of the story by focusing on how twilights outlook on science and magic and friendship is shifting slowly with every experience is amazing and it makes me feel so happy and excited everytime I get to the end of the chapter!!

Also you mentioned a 30k epilogue in my last ask and uh. oh my god. I’m very excited for that!! AND ANOTHER THING. Your art is absolutely STUNNING. I love reading a chapter and then looking at the art. The art for the applejack chapter is so amazing, the composition just blows me away and I love how you choose to do this black and white, almost sort of painting-esque look to all of them. AND I JUST SAW THE ONE FOR FLUTTERSHYS OH MY GOD. Twilights head coming out of its mouth… fluttershy with the stake… AND THE PINKIE PIE ONE? (Sorry I downloaded the fic so none of the images carried over so you’re getting my live “WHAT THE FUCKKKKK” reaction to all of these) THE BALLOONS??? COVERING TWILIGHT?? BECAUSE SHES ASHAMED AND HIDING HER PAIN BEHIND A SMILE? AND DOESNT WANT ANYONE TO FIND OUT?? AND PINKIE PIE WITH A SINGLE BALLOON WITHOUT A SMILE AND HER EYES HIDDEN AUGHHHHHH

Love this!!!

hi yes hello i think ive finally collected myself enough to figure out how to respond to this!! first of all: thank u so much again for ur indepth thoughts!!! like holy shit it rlly makes me so happy to get comments like this u will not believe ldksfjlksdfkff

focusing specifically on the ice line w celestia u highlighted, that's actually one of the ones im most proud of in the entire fic! it was rlly fun to work w some alliteration nd i think the flow/rhythm of it turned out rlly nice, and im glad that you liked it too :D

honestly, to me writing is pretty much the same as drawing, just instead of like colours and shit u gotta think of the shapes of letters and sounds of words and the rhythm of sentences blending together yknow? and if i had any advice to give, instead of "colour picking" like in art, i like to "word pick" or "concept pick" instead, basically take a phrase or idea from a previous sentence / para and reuse it in another context (like another part of the canvas almost). it's a bit of an abstract way to think but it works for my brain so maybe it can work for u too, or anyone else reading this xd

and im so glad u like the art!! i didn't realize that downloading the epub from fimfic removes the art, which i guess means anyone who read c12 + the epilogue in epub rather than on the site missed out on some key stuff dkfjsdlfjdkf not to mention all the chapter cards, oopsie. maybe ill update the authors note or smth if i remember too (she said, like a liar who definitely wont)

actually, i went with the bw style bc a) colour theory sucks but also b) it works well for printing physical copies lol. ik some other ponyfics have done physical runs, so maybe if i ever get time ill learn how to put all that together (and that way ppl definitely dont miss out on the art xd)

i guess to end it off, the point u made abt shining, it was rlly important to me to show his nd twilight's dynamic as smth supportive! im an older sibling (not by much tho), so i tried to write from the perspective of what an imaginary older brother might be like for me. since i imagine shining a lot older than twi (if she's ~17, i imagine he's mid-twenties), maybe he's a bit of an uncle-like figure / trusted adult too, rather than just an older brother. but im not rlly sure! have a doodle regardless, and i hope you enjoy the rest of the story!

#tte #lili talking #my art #mlp fanfic #also a bit of writing advice if u squint lol #twilight sparkle #scitwi #shining armor #mlp shining armor

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magpiemagica · 2 months

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Rainbow World Episode 1 Recap

Episode 1:

Ruby is bored. Sunny comes out of the rainbow portal (with Sunflower) and the friend group is rightfully confused. Sunny tells them to jump through it; Ruby is the first to go, hoping this portal will bring the adventure she seeks. The rest follow. On the other side of the portal is a school very similar to the regular Rainbow High high school, just more fantastical and crystalized. When the girls step through the portal, their clothes change to reflect the slime dolls. Bella and Poppy are given new designs to match. Miss Morton (with new design) welcomes the students and says she is the one who chose them specifically to go to “Rainbow World”. She explains that they are here to help those who have lost confidence in themselves and help them “get their sparkle back”. The girls agree to help. But first Miss Morton explains they must “learn how to create and control liquid rainbow portals”. These portals connect to “far off places”. Each girl receives her own unicorn rainbow hybrid pet; they are the keys to the portals. Ruby sings a song. Bella’s pet is finally revealed (pink sheep). Ruby is having a hard time getting her pet out of its crystal; because of this, she wants to go home. Her friends encourage her. Her crystal hatches revealing her pet unicorn fox. All the crystals being hatched cause a rainbow to appear and create “sparkle glow”, “the magic of the rainbow”. The friends are all given purses by Miss Morton to fill up with this “sparkle glow”.

End of Episode 1.

Personal Notes:

In the regular Rainbow High school, Amaya’s hair has switched from her regular blue to her original white. In my opinion, this is a very good decision. It looks so much better.

“I dOn’T tHinK wE’Re In RaInBow HigH aNymOre…”

Sunny is way too casual about this lol

The tone and vibe of the series gives me of My Little Pony: Equestria Girls vibes without the villans and horse to human transformations. Miss Morton is giving off serious Princess Celestia vibes.

Songs? Did NOT see that coming but musicals are almost always welcome in my eyes.

TBH, I kinda don't trust Miss Morton. Her being the only teacher involved in this is sus. It’s a show for little kids (she is 100% well intentioned) but this whole operation is so strange to me lol.

You can not convince me that dolls and slime are a good idea but I am glad they at least tried to explain the slime's existence in the show. Some unexpected world building.

As a non Rainbow High fan, I don't hate or love this? It is not ground breaking but it was far better than I thought it would be.

You can tell they are targeting a much younger age range. That is.. a choice... I can see it backfiring on the brand's image and sales.

If you are a Rainbow High fan, feel free to share your thoughts on the rebrand in the comments! Good or bad, I would love to read everyone's opinions.

#magpieposting #dollblr #dolls #fashion dolls #rainbow high #rainbow world #sunny madison #violet willow #bella parker #ruby anderson #skyler bradshaw #amaya raine #jade hunter #poppy rowan #shadow high #doll community #collect the rainbow

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Spark of hope

story one chapter 18 Zune and the Rough Morning.

1. Once sparks had arrived home with spike he decided to excuse himself claiming he wasnt hungry. Technically he was telling the truth his appetite was gone but it was because he was nervous. Last 10 years this voice has been with him.

2. It only spoke a few times but it never truly made itself known. The first time was years ago as he recalled it when he first awoke from his fall. Back then it sounded more like a mad screaming in his mind. Yelling for him to let the storm rage. A sense of anger that added to his pain.

3." Guess im lucky im not insane...not fully anyway" He gruted as he closed his door locking it shut. He turned. "Ok im alone speak spirit......" he waited a few moments. For a second he belived that perhaps he finally has gone insane.

4. "Good guess rammy." He nearly jumped as he turned to face his bed. There a young mare sat looking at him with a smirk. She was jet black with bone white hair. Her cutie mark the same. It was like looking at a freaky mirrior image of himself. Only two things were different besides the gender.

5. Her eyes were a stormy grey an seemed much older then the mare herself. Also she was transparent like a ghost. " Holy shit."

6. The mare laughed at him for a moment. "Good to finally be able to talk. Names zune." Sparks went quiet he looked into her eyes to try an read her but he couldn't. All he saw was the storm. His heart rate started to increase his hair on edge. "I don't have long to speak ram so listen closely. Ive chosen you to hold my power. A power much older then even the elements themselves. But first you need to accept it."

7. He was afraid. He backed away as he felt the wall around him starting to crumble. "Stay away! I don't want your power! I don't want this!" His breath became heavier as visons of clouds surrounded him.

8. Zune sighed as she approached her form seemingly shifting as the clouds surrounded them. Her form was now at a hight that rivaled celestia herself. If she had a horn one could've mistaken her for a alicorn. " Im afraid that choice isnt up to us anymore.... you must conquer this fear or be consumed. An for that little dragon sake I hope its soon."

9. The winds blew harder with every word. The tempest swirls like a huricane. Yet dispite his fear once she mentioned spike he swallowed a bit of fear. " what do you mean?!"

10. she now stood infront of him her wings extended. " A Dragon kight shall rise when his time comes for goodbyes. The dead will return. When the titians come equestria WILL BURN. Poison will save as four guardians unite as they prepare for final fight! Dragon poison dead an storm great hero they must form. Love an pain in everfree might you all will be OUR LAST LIGHT!"

11. He heard the mares voice echo in his mind as her form faded into the storms. Once again he felt weightless. A sickly feeling came as he felt himself fall. He tryed to scream his fear unable to be contained yet when he screamed nothing came out except the sound of thunder.

12. He closed his eyes waiting for the pain. The crunching of bone. The taste of blood to fill his mouth. But it never came. Soon the sound of winds past an he flet something. Something was holding his hoof. It was hard an smooth. The edges were sharp but grip was gental.

13. Then he felt something soft on his forehead. It felt like fur both soft an fuzzy. The smell of lavander filled his noise. The feeling an smells caused him to feel more relaxed an calmed. Before he opened his eyes he could his feathers apon his wings twitch.

14. He became aware of his room. He felt a breeze from an opened window. He felt the crystals of the castle give off vibrations. He could feel the engery of harmony stir. It sensed him as he sensed it. The flow began to calm an the vibrations started to stop. Then he felt his body. He was currently laying flat but someone had lifted his head. No some drake was lifting him. He could sense the panic the worry. He used his own strength to now sit up witch calmed the dragon.

15. He was now senseing the one in front of him. It was a pony. He sensed the magic in her a unicorn perhaps. But then he heard the Suttle movement of her wing in sync with her breath. An alicorn. A freind. His eyes shot open an he saw directly into her eyes.

16. He saw her worry. She was panicked. Twlights eyes to him were an opened book. He read her emotions with ease. Panic worry fear and....guilt? Unlike spike she hasn't calmed she still was breathing hard. Her eyes showed confusion she couldn't tell what was wrong with him.

17." S-sparks?" Her voice to sparks was lovely yet held all the panic she was feeling. He now rises as spike backs away to give him room. He caught a glace at him an his emerald colored eyes. They were confused but hopefull. Seeing sparks had gave him a feeling of reinsurance.

18. It then when sparks spoke. His voice now raspy. "I am ok." He stretched himself out moving his body but felt his wings now free. He gave out a small grunt unhappy with his exposed wings.

19. They continue to stare examing him. Her hoof now retracted. She was still confused an concerned for him. " Are you sure do you remember anything?" Sparks raised an eye brow. "Its just after you went to your room a...storm blew in and it shook the castle then...."

18. She looked away from him her gaze looking to the floor. Spike place a claw on her shoulder. He looked at sparks an spoke for his care taker. " Twilight went to check on you and found you yelling. Were not sure but we thought you were sleep walking she tried wake you but you collapsed then the storm stopped."

19. Sparks sighed knowing now what had happened. He turned away from them walking over to a drawer.from it he pull out two large bands. (Wich he had bought with a few bits from rainbow.) He carefully placed them onto his wings.

20. He then turned to face them. " I apologize for the storm I had a......particularly bad nightmare." Twilight still didn't speak she still looked ashamed. Spark walked over to the princess. "Twilight you didn't do anything wrong you tryed to help. You were not the cause of my sudden collapse. " Twilight quickly turned to face him suprised. "How did you kno-" her question was caught off by the awnser.

21. "My mum taught me how to read Ponys when I was young. Now why dont we head down stairs it is morning now right?" He asked as he looked at the window noticing celestias sun rising into the air.

22. Twilight nodded and lead the trio down stairs. Before they entered sparks could sense what was in the kitchen. The smell of apples an grim filled his senses. Applejack had just entered the kitchen recently and he could practically taste the ingredients she had out for pie.

23. When twilight opened the door Aj turned to her giving her a soft smile. Her eyes shifted to each of them but paused when her eyes met sparks. It was but a moment before turning her gaze back to her freind . "Heya suger cube I'm putting together a little treat for everyone why dont you and spike go take a seat id like to meet our guest." While he only had a moment to read her eyes it was more then enough. She was strong a strength more then just physically. Her heart carried the same strength. She held a arua of honesty around her. Her heart was just as honest. Yet when she looked at him he saw threw the kindness she put on. There was distrust.

24. She was weary of his presence an was on guard. There was tinge of something in her not quite fear but perhaps concern or a sense of caution. This went noticed by twilight an spike who simply smiled an left the room. Then it was just the two ponys alone. She turned an began to cut away at some more apples.

25. Sparks slowly walked over keeping abit of distance. "So Sparks huh a pretty peculiar name aint it? Not judging but tell me that really whatcha called?" Something in her voice told him she was testing him. She wanted to see if he would lie. Now he wondered should he.

26. He let out a small breath before. "It not the name I was born with but its the name I choose." Applejack said nothing but the flick of her ear told him she was curious. Still she continued to cut away. "So you wouldn't happen to know about my missing apples would ya partner."

27. He looked away slightly ashamed of himself. Its not that he regretted what he did. He knew that at least at the time it was an effective method of getting food. But her tone reminded him of the way his mother would bring up his actions.

28. He swallowed a small bit of air. "Yes it was... me I do apologize an I am willing to work off or pay back any debt I owe you an your family. Although I would need some time to earn the bits."

29. He didn't look at her but he could feel as her gaze landed on him. "Huh." it was her only response as he made the last touches on the pie before placing it into the oven.

30. She set the timer to the oven then waited in silence. The two stood there for what felt like forever it wasnt untill the Pie was nearly done did she speak. "Are you dangerous?"

31. Her question did catch him off guard to say the least. When he didn't awnser right away she clarified. "Are you a danger ta my freinds?" He looked right at her into her eyes. She seemed to be reading him as much as he read her.

32." No I would never purposely endanger any of you nor would I ever attempt to bring misfortune to any of you... Especially not after the kindness twilight has shown me."

33. Apple jack stone faced turned into a slight smirk. He passed her test but he also said more then he met. His cheeks redden as he realized what he said. " I-i mean the kindness you have all shown me heh n-not just twilight. " The smirk remained as he quietly chuckled. " Oh I know what you met suger cube heh im sure twilight would appreciate your comment."

34. He growled abit to himself as he turned away. " Rainbow dash put you up to this didn't she." Applejack let out a laugh as the timer went off. "Well only partially hun but I did wanna see what kind of pony you are. At least I know your honest. "

35. She reached into the oven carefully pulling out a pie with a mitten covered hoof. Sparks just continued to grumble as she walked into the dining room. Soon he followed an was greeted by the rest of twilights freinds.

36. Twilight was sitting at a round table to her right was spike while rairty was to her left. Apple jack sat next to spike an rainbow across from her was pinkie who sat next to a pony he didn't recognize.

37. She was a purple unicorn although a much lighter shade then twilight. She also had blueish swirls in her hair. Her eyes a light purple. Her eyes carried an intelligence similar to twilight yet also held something older most likely past regret. The kind someone never really lets go.

38. Currently her eyes also held suprised having not expected him. Yet she seemed also unbothered likely because it wasnt the first she randomly met a new freind of the main 6. Last he noticed a free space between rainbow an fluttershy assumingly met for him.

39. Even though the spot was met for him he hesitated. His instincts yelling at him not to approach. He had developed instincts over the years to avoid gatherings an to never leave himself without an exscape plan.

40. His eyes scanned every detail of the room eyein three escapes points. The door behind him the door on the other side of the group of freinds and a single window just large enough to jump out of.

41. The easiest would be to back away from were he came from. And he was about to do so when spike called his same. "Sparks don't be shy come on!" He looked to the excited dragon and felt his instincts quiet down. He may not be comfortable but he trusted the drake.

42. He sat down at his chair an remind quiet giving out a small smile although it was pretty fake. Still most of them didn't notice to busy catching up with there freind. He did notice fluttershy giving him a concerned look but he wasn't able to focus for long.

43. "Sparks id like you to meet starlight glimmer she hasn't really been around much since you been here but im sure you'll get along swimmingly." It was twilight who spoke . Her voice instantly caught his attention as he listened. He then turned to glmmer and simply said. "Hello." She interned replied "hi"

44. The two gave each other a look that held a silent message. Glimmer giving a look of. "Welcome to the group and yes we are all weirdos." This gained a smile an a silent message of."Glad to be in such good company. "

45. While twilight was less then thrilled about the very little they said she was happy to at least have em meet. They continued to eat an talk yet at the back sparks mind he couldn't help but feel something was off. But for now he would listen to his freinds. At least untill someone asked him.

46." So how did ya get your cutie mark." He froze thinking to himself 'ah shit'

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