#Viviane deserved better

[lizadale]

Question about the Prince Dimentio AU - how does it go down that Luigi gets past the Shadow Queen's murderous vibecheck?

heh. well. her mistake is not killing him herself, really. instead she tends to hand off prisoners slated for death to her shitty son. and there are still multiple routes i'm playing with but, uh,

highly suggestive under the cut:

Dimentio likes to play with his food but eventually there's usually a blood stain on his bedroom floor by the end of the night. except this one time.

[headfulloflettuce]

Masterlist

Fandoms I write for:

ACOTAR

The Human Who Fooled All of Prythian:

Summary:

“I am going to become a fae.” “You what?!” “Not for real of course.” Cosette smiled, turning to look at Ophelia, “I am going to fake it.” “Oh my god you’re an idiot.”

Cosette expected a nice relaxing evening eating teriyaki chicken after a long day of grueling work. What she did not expect was to get human trafficked and sent on a fetch quest to try and escape Prythian. Were ACOTAR's characters always such jerks?

Chapter 1: Do You Have Teriyaki Chicken Wings?

Chapter 2: Bird in a Cage

Chapter 3: It Was in Fact Not Fine

Chapter 4: The New Routine

Chapter 5: Liar, Liar Pants on Fire

Chapter 6: Friends in Dark Places

Chapter 7: A Warm Blanket

Chapter 8: The Hunt

Chapter 9: Happy Birthday Fern!

Chapter 10: Get Me the Hell Out of Here

Chapter 11: Up-And-Coming Actress

Chapter 12: The Day Fern Died

Chapter 13: Welcome to Winter Court

Chapter 14: Petty Coins

Chapter 15: A Sweet Stench

Chapter 16: Open for Business

Chapter 17: All Things Magic and Mystic

Chapter 18: Family Meeting

Chapter 19: Memento

Chapter 20: A Party for Old Friends

Chapter 21: New Acquaintances

Chapter 22: A Very Polite Non-political Conversation

[purebbyfawn]

vivian cash deserved better

[chenyann]

FUCK VIVIANS ANONS(the bad ones) I KNOW ITS BAD TO SEND INDIRECT DEATH THREATS TO THEM SO I WONT DO THAT BUT TRUST ME IF I SEE ANOTHER ANON SAYING THEY WILL HURT NOT ONLY HER BUT HER CHILD I WILL BE SAYING THINGS AND IT WONT BE PRETTY. I HAVE NO FUCKS TO GIVE IF TUMBLR COMES AT ME. THOSE ANONS HAVE NO FUCKING RIGHT TO SAY SHIT LIKE THAT BECAUSE SOMEONE FOUGHT BACK. BECAUSE SHE DIDNT LET THEM FUCKING HARASS HER SAYING SHE IS BAD FOR HAVING A KID. ANONS (vivians bad ones) HOW ABOUT YOU SHOVE A STICK UP UR ASS AND SEE HOW FAR UP IT GOES IF YOU WANT ATTENTION. I AM AT MY BREAKING POINT IVE SEEN YALL LITTLE SHITS AND I BEEN NICE BUT YOU EVEN THREATEN TO KILL A UNBORN CHILD, LITTLE WORD FOR ADVICE DEAR YOU COME INTO VIVIANS INBOX SAYING SHIT LIKE THAT EVEN AGAIN THERE WILL BE THREATS MADE. AND I COULDN'T CARE LESS IF TUMBLR DELETES MY ACCOUNT FOR IT. YOU MOM HAD YOU ANONYMOUS SO IS YOUR MOM A WHORE. DONT TAKE THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DO IN YOUR SAD PATHETIC LIFE ON VIVIAN OKAY<3

[butchbarbieagainstterfs]

truly living for elon m*sk’s trans daughter vivian publicly roasting him on tiktok (and on threads, the competition to x bc I’m pretty sure she refuses to use that bc of him lmao)

girl I’m sorry you ended up with such a sorry excuse for a bio dad, you deserve way better, but keep doing you bc I am living for it ❤️

[justmeinadaze]

We're a Family Part 20 (Steddie X You)

Warnings: Dad Steddie X Mom Fem Reader, SMUT, slight role-play, dirty talk, FLUFF, this little family loves each other and Steddie love being dads <3, AGNST, while trick of treating they run into someone they know, Dylan has feelings and so does the reader.

Word Count: 4325

“Dada. Da da.”, James cooed as his little hands lightly tap on Steve’s face.

You smile from your place on the floor as you continue doing Aurora’s hair. Tonight was his first Halloween and he seemed very excited for a baby who had no idea it was even an holiday. To be fair, he could have just been amused at his father’s attire who was currently dressed like Indiana Jones. 

 “Yes, sir. I’m dada. Now, let dada finish getting your costume on.”

“How are we doing in here?”, Eddie asked as he sauntered in dressed as Slash followed by Dylan in his Newt Scamander costume. 

“Mommy’s almost done wit my hair.”, Ro announces. 

“And this little troublemaker is finally ready.”, Steve exhales as he lifts James from the bed to display him in his little bat costume complete with little ears at the top. 

“Aw. I should have gone as Ozzy this year!”, the metalhead playfully sighs.

“You are not biting my son’s head off.”, you scold.

“Jesus, sweetheart. Scared the hell out of me. I didn’t see you there. I thought there was actually a witch in our house.”

“A ha ha, Eddie Munson. Alright, my love. You’re ready.”

Aurora turns around to show everyone her Princess Leia costume from the new show her and Steve had been watching on Disney plus. 

“You look beautiful, honey.”

“Yeah and you’re a pain in the butt like her to.” She scrunches her nose as she hits Eddie’s hip with her little fist.

“Ok, my hat is downstairs. Once we grab that we will be ready!”

***

“Dad, if…if James is still a baby…why does he get candy?”, Ro asks as the six of you head to the next house. 

“Because you and your father are eating all the snacks we buy so any chance we can get for free food we take.”

His answer makes you cackle as Eddie sticks out his tongue at his husband. While heading up the stone steps of another home, you’re all blocked by a familiar face that gave you pause. 

“Oh, wow, um, hey Y/N.”

“Hi Vivian.” Your eyes quickly scan her over before landing on the smiling toddler in her arms dressed like a lion making you smile as well. “Who is this?”

“This is my son, Brody. Can you say hi? Say hi, baby.” He answers with a tiny roar that makes you laugh and James clap his hands. She beams at everyone before he eyes finally land on Dylan. “Oh my god. Dylan? Look…look how big you’ve gotten. Can I—”

She doesn’t even get to finish her sentence as he wraps his arms around her, pulling her in for a hug.

“We’ll, uh, take them up to get candy.”, Steve nodded as Eddie lifted Aurora in his arms. 

Your eyes meet your eldest’s and you asked the question he was too afraid to ask. 

“How’s Charlie been doing? Is he with you two?”

“Oh, um, Charlie and I…we’re separated. I…I didn’t…he told me about signing over his rights and that just broke my heart. Things never got better after that.”, she whispered. “I caught him coming home late smelling like perfume…karma I deserved I guess.”

“Vivian, I—”

“No. No reason to apologize or…anything like that. I should have known, ya know?” Standing up straighter, she reaches out to hug Dylan again. “I still live in the same place if ever you want to come over and talk or hang out with this pain in the butt. Of course, if it’s ok with your mom and your dads.”

You son nods as she gives him one final smile and passes you both to head to the next house. 

“Are you okay?”, you ask as he watches her leave. 

“Yeah. I feel bad for Brody. Maybe…maybe he’ll get lucky to get an Eddie and Steve of his own one day.”

As if on cue, both men come back and Ro runs up to Dylan handing him a candy bar. 

“I got this for you!”, she announces as he grins down at her. 

##############

You softly smile from your spot on the couch as you watch the kids (and Eddie) dump all their candy out on the floor and begin sifting through it. 

“Ah, ah, little man.”, Steve scolds as he quickly scoops up the baby. “No candy for you yet till you get some teeth.”

“Mama!” Your smile grows as your son reaches for you and his father swishes him around in a circle like he’s flying till he lands in your arms. “Ma ma ma ma.”

“Go ahead. Suck up to her but she won’t give you candy either.”

James rubs his eyes before falling against your shoulder. 

“Oh, oh wait, my love. Let me get you bottle before you pass out.” As you stand and head for the kitchen, two set of eyes follow you worriedly as they hear the subtle crack in your voice.

Eddie gets up and cuts you off, preparing the bottle for you as he watches you hug James tighter to your body. Tapping your bicep, he hands you what you need and the baby takes it from you eagerly as his beautiful honey colored iris look up at you with love. 

A tear falls down your cheek and the metalhead wipes it away as he pulls your head to his chest.

“I love you.”, you mumble smothered by his shirt.

“I love you to, sweetheart. Do you want me to take him?”

“No but if you could put Princess Leia to sleep—”

“Mommy! I’m not sleepy!”, Aurora whines. 

“That’s so weird because it didn’t sound like to me she was asking.”, Eddie teases as he places his top hat on her head and she giggles as it slides over her eyes. Taking the opportunity, he picks her up and throws the toddler over his shoulder as he carries her up to her room. 

“I’m going to put this one down to.”, you smile carefully scooting towards his room so your movement don’t wake James as he continues to eat with his eyes closed.

The sound of rustling and Dylan’s voice gives you pause as you linger in the doorway of the baby’s room. 

“Do you want any of this candy, dad?”

“Is there anything sour in there?” Your son grins as he tosses something to Steve who thanks him as he tears it open. “Eddie always goes for those first so I imagine they will be gone by tomorrow afternoon.”, he chuckles as his eyes scan over Dylan. 

“Are you alright, kid?”

“Yeah, I’m just thinking…”

“About?”

“Brody, Vivian’s son.”

“Your brother?” The boy’s eyes guiltily look away and you hear Steve pat the space on the couch next to him. “Dylan even though we’re your dad, we get that biologically Charlie was also your father. He helped create you and Brody. Just because you don’t think of him that way anymore doesn’t mean that that little boy isn’t a part of your family. Just like Ro and James, he’s a part of you and if you want him and even Vivi in your life, that’s ok. We all would have to talk about it but I’m sure Eddie and Y/N would be fine with it.”

“And you?”

“Yeah of course.”

“You always seemed so upset before…”

“Not at you though, kid. I hope you know that. I just…love you. I always have; since I met you and got to know you. Even before you started calling me dad. I hated seeing you get hurt.”, he sighs. “But remember what we said, no matter what you’re our son to even if you miss him or decide you want to see him again—”

“I don’t think Charlie ever wants to see me again. I don’t want Brody to feel that. I want to be there for him like you guys were with me and mom.”

Steve wraps his arm around the young boy’s shoulders and yanks him to his side. 

“I love you, dad.”

“I love you to, Dylan.”

Footsteps echo from the stairs as Eddie enters the living room. 

“Aw! Are we hugging?” The metalhead falls beside his son and dramatically pulls them both into an awkward embrace that has Dylan laughing. “Oh, this is nice. Steven, Princess Leia wants you to read her a story.”

“Of course she does.” The man rises to his feet and playfully pushes Eddie’s arm as he places his Indiana Jones hat on his head. 

“Everything ok? Do you need me to read you a story to?”

“Not tonight no.”, he giggles. “Do you think Brody would like D & D?”

“Oh my god.”, the man sighs as he theatrically grabs his chest. “The fact that MY child wants to spread the wisdom that is Dungeons and Dragons to the younger generation just…ah…it makes my heart melt.”

“Wow, you are such a nerd.”, you jest as you head to put the now empty bottle in the sink after finally putting James in his crib. 

“Takes one to know one, babe. Yeah, man. I think he will. Maybe you can start off by reading him some of those campaign books since he’s too little right now to actually play.”

“Cool. So…”, he lowers his voice so only his father would hear. “…you would be ok with me, maybe, spending time with Vivian’s son?”

“Dude…”, Eddie responds in an equally low register. “As long as your happy, I don’t care. You know we need to all talk about it but…”, the man lowers his voice even more as he points to his son’s chest. “I agree with Steve. Just like our other two demons, Brody is a part of you. If you want to spend time with them, that’s ok. I’ll still love you, weirdo. Alright?”

Dylan hugs him again and you smile from your place in the kitchen as you watch Eddie squeeze him tighter as he kisses the top of his head. 

“I love you to, dad.”

***

“Alright, everyone except for the teenager is asleep but he’s in his room.”, Steve announces as he tosses you your favorite candy before shutting the bedroom door and climbing on to the mattress sitting across from you and Eddie. “What’s running through your mind, baby.”

“Nothing.”

“Oh, so you just normally cry when you give our son a bottle?”

“He’s just so cute. I can’t help it.” They both sigh at your deflection and your head hangs slightly. “I saw myself in her…when she was holding her son. I was thrust back to when I first moved into those apartments and how alone I felt. Before we started spending time together, of course.”

“I can understand that. Y/N, its ok for you to empathize with her even with your past history. It’s not like you two are going to become best friends or something.”

“I know… it’s… ugh you two are going to tease me!”, you laugh as you fall into Eddie’s chest beside you.

“Probably especially if it’s cute.”, he laughs. “But why don’t you tell us anyway.”

“After she left, Dylan told me he hopes that Vivian and Brody find an Eddie and Steve like we did. Hearing him say that reminded me of how heartbroken he was even before when Charlie and I were still married. James and Aurora even as babies have always been so bright and expressive. I never saw Dylan light up that way until he knocked on your door. I’m just really grateful you’re mine.”

When you started to cry, Steve laid beside you as both boys hugged you tightly to them. 

##########

When you came home from work the follow afternoon, the house was eerily quiet. Steve had texted you saying your sister wanted to spend some time with the kids so she offered to pick them up but you didn’t realize she was taking them out entirely. 

As you placed your bag on the countertop, you noticed a folded piece of paper next to a pair of your blue jean shorts and tank top. 

“Y/N,

The kids are with Kierra for tonight so the ‘apartment’ is ours. Put these clothes on out here and knock on the bedroom door when you’re ready.

-Your neighbors Eddie and Steve”

Your eyebrows scrunched together as you tried to decipher their note. Apartment, your neighbors…even the clothes they laid out, you realized, were similar to the ones you were wearing the first time you three were together. 

What could they be up to?

After doing what they asked, you slowly shuffled towards the bedroom door and cautiously knocked. 

A few moments later it swung open and your jaw dropped as your eyes drunk in Steve who was currently dressed in jeans, a polo, and his Family Video vest complete with name tag and everything. 

“Hey there neighbor. Took you long enough. I guess it all worked out though. I just got off myself.”

“Yes because staking videos is a lengthy task. Hey sweetheart.”, Eddie beamed as you scanned him over. His jeans hung low on his hips as his bare chest displayed his tattoos. He looked exactly like he did when Dylan knocked on their door minus the new ink over the years on his ribs of all three of the kid’s names. 

“I…I…what’s going on?”

“We thought you could use a break, remember? That’s why we got little man and the other heathens a sitter and invited you over to our place.”

Steve gestured into the room and as you walked in you noticed the pizza on the bed with the beer on the end table. There was music playing on Eddie’s phone and beside it that little black lunch box that you hadn’t seen in a very long time. 

“I made sure to keep the music down.”, the metalhead winked.

“What do you think?”, Steve asked as they both looked at you eagerly with anticipation. 

“I think…”, you smile as you jump on to the bed and open the food container. “…I’m going to tell my kids you called them heathens. My daughter is going to pitch a fit.”

***

It had been so long since you saw this side of them, the carefree relaxed guys. Steve was always in protective mode making sure everything got done and everyone was where they should be where Eddie was always making sure everyone was happy and comfortable. 

The three of you passed the joint Eddie rolled amongst yourselves as you laid your head on his lap and Steve did the same with your tummy while you absently ran your fingers through his hair. 

“How are you feeling, honey? Better?”

“Much.”, you giggle. “I wasn’t exactly sad. I just had a lot of feelings. I’m a mom. It happens.”

“Hm. It’s ok to feel them, ya know? And, of course, you can talk to us about anything.”

“I remember, after he met you, Dylan told everyone about our new neighbors and ‘they like loud music.’”, you mimic his voice making them chuckle. “I was so happy just to hear him giggle and be excited but I was terrified of him getting his hopes up to have them broken again. Then you two came over and made us both laugh…” You feel yourself drift into the memory, shaking your head as you bring yourself back to your current moment.

“To bad we’re only neighbors and not living together.”, you over exaggeratedly sigh as you continue with their charade. “Can you imagine?!”

“I can.”, Steve cooed. “The first time I shook your hand I knew I’d never let you go.”

“Same. I told Harrington when I listened to your ex be a dick to you on those steps, I wanted to drive down there and beat his ass. I immediately felt protective over you and Dylan.”

“I have a question. More than anything I need my memory refreshed because this weed I guess is making me forget.”, you smile as you feel your body getting antsy as they continue to talk. “Have we been intimate yet or is this our first time?”

There’s something specific in this roleplay you’re trying to lead them to. Both men especially Steve were a bit more intimidating when you first entered their apartment. It had been so long since you felt that energy from them mostly because you got comfortable with them pretty early on. 

“Oh, sweetheart. If we had fucked you already, you’d remember.”

Steve felt your breathing stutter at Eddie’s comment causing his cock to press almost painfully against the denim of his jeans. Rolling onto his knees, he hovers over you as his palm caresses your cheek. 

“What do you think, honey? Do you think we should go easy on you?”

Craning your neck, you crash your lips to his, passionately kissing him with everything you had.

“Not this time.”, you whisper making Steve practically growl as he kisses you again, manhandling you till your head was resting on the pillows allowing Eddie the freedom to slide down and suck on your neck.

You whimpered softly as their hands roamed your body, lifting off your shirt and tossing it to the floor. The metalhead’s tongue drifted down the valley of your breasts, groaning as it found its way to your nipple as he flicked and sucked the sensitive skin while Steve glided down between your legs, pressing his lips along your thighs. 

Your mouth fell open as his long tongue licked a long stripe up your folds while his fingers held you open completely on display for him. 

“Fuck, baby. You taste so fucking good.”

Eddie’s lips found your own and he groaned as your own tongue caressed his. Moaning, you tilted your head away from him slightly as Steve devoured your pussy.

“Fuck that feels—”

“Feels good, sweetheart?”

You eagerly nod as the man wraps his mouth around your clit, sucking and flicking the nub noisily making you clench at the sound.

“Eddie? D-Did—mmm—Did you want him then to?”

The metalhead understood what you were asking as his finger ran gently moved your hair out of the way. 

“Baby, this is about you.”, he whispers.

“Do you think I would h-have stopped you two that night if you had kissed him? If he had sucked your cock or even—fuck—fucked you in front of me?”

Your eyes roll back and flutter closed as Eddie heavily exhales against your lips.

“Yes, I wanted him then. I wanted him since the day I met him.” Threading his palm into Steve’s hair behind his head, he presses his face further into your cunt, and your head lulls back. “Now I have you both. I remember watching him pound into you on that sofa. Got me hard all over again. You both were so beautiful.”

Your back arched as you came, shouting Steve’s name, and thankful it was just you three in the house. 

Climbing up your body, he reached out and roughly yanked Eddie’s lips to his; both men groaning at the taste of you. 

“I wanted you to.”, he murmured. “I didn’t know how…or what to say…” Steve sighs in pleasure when he feels you lean up and softly kiss the skin along his stomach. “I love you both so fucking much.”

Unbuttoning his pants, you yank them down enough to free his cock and eagerly wrap your mouth around him. As he groans, Eddie helps him remove his shirt before climbing off his bed to undo his own jeans. 

“Fuck, honey, that feels amazing.”

Grabbing your ankles, you giggle as Eddie brings you lower down the bed so your back was flat on the mattress. Steve chuckles at his earnestness, adjusting his body so both his knees were beside you as he guided his length back into your awaiting mouth. 

The man watches with his hooded eyes, sucking his bottom lip between his teeth as Eddie takes hold of your hips and glides his cock easily into your dripping core.

“Shit. She’s so wet. You really got her going, Steve.”

He blushes at his husband’s compliment making you smile as you look up at him. 

“You like when Eddie says nice things about you?”, you tease. Tenderly petting your head, he beams as he nods. “Oh, Eddie. Steve likes being praised.”

“W-Who doesn’t, pretty girl?”

The metalhead crawls forward on his hands slightly, making sure your legs are circled tightly around him as he turns to look at Steve. 

“Aw, sweetheart. You like when I compliment you? Telling you how much of a good boy you are?” Eddie’s plush lips kiss along his stomach and Steve whimpers when he feels you take him to the back of your throat. “Because you are… making Y/N cum hard with your tongue. Making her all nice and tight for me. E-Even now—mmm—every time she gags on your thick cock she clenches around mine.”

Both men thrust into you at a faster pace and you moan as you watch their lips mingle together. 

Steve abruptly pulls back, chuckling to himself as he gets to his feet.

“Sorry. You both are going to make me cum and I want to cum inside you, Y/N.”

Eddie’s eyes roll back as he falls fully top of you, you two clinging to each other as his hips smack into yours. Whimpering his name, you and he cum at the same time, his pants warming your ear as you run your fingers through his hair. 

Still holding you to him, the metalhead rolls onto his back and shifts his body further down the mattress. 

“Come here, princess.”

You let him maneuver you till you were straddling his face with your back facing the headboard. Steve already seemed to know what to do as he climbed up behind you, taking hold of your waist as you leaned your chest against the other man’s stomach. 

“Goddamn it.”, he mewled as his cock slid into your cunt. 

“Don’t worry about me, baby. Focus on you and him, okay? I got you.”, Eddie purred before his lips attached to your swollen clit. 

“Fuck me.”

“He’s right. You’re so fucking wet and warm, Y/N. Fuck.”

Both men groaned as you rolled your hips, grinding on Eddie’s face as you pushed back against Steve. The man behind you grabbed your shoulder and brought you up to his chest, wrapping his arms around you as he kissed and sucked on your neck. 

“Yes. Just like that, Steve.”

“Like that? This what you need, honey?”

As he slammed into you harder, Eddie’s tongue flicked faster against your nub driving you wild as your moans once again turned to screams. 

Your body trembled as you came, all energy leaving your body as you started to fall forward. 

“I gotcha’, baby. You did so good.”, Steve praised gently as he held you to him. 

His jaw went slack as his rhythm stuttered and after a few more thrusts painted your walls with his release. As you began to cry, Eddie moved out from under you as the other boy pulled himself out of your sore cunt and both of them guided you gently to the pillows as they held you. 

“Are these good tears or bad tears?”, Steve asked making you smile. 

“G-G-Good tears. You both just felt so good. I love you so much.”

“You both know I’m not good with words but thank you.”, Steve whispers as he runs his thumb under your eyes. “Because of you…this is our life. I know you went through a lot with your douchebag ex but we have you now and each other.”, he gestures towards Eddie. 

“And you gave us those three weirdos. It’s still so surreal that these little things are calling us dad. But it was the same when we met you. ‘Damn, this beautiful woman is calling us boyfriend and telling us she loves us.’ Now I can’t picture my life without any of you.”

Tilting towards him, you kiss Eddie before turning around to do the same with Steve. 

############

“Oh, hey Y/N. What’s going on?”, Vivian inquires with wide confused eyes. 

“Dylan wanted to come hang out with you and Brody if that’s ok.”

“Yeah, oh my god. Of course, he’s watching tv.” She gestures inside and he hugs her before heading that way. 

“I’m ok with this…we all are. As long as Charlie isn’t here to. Dylan still doesn’t want to talk to him at the moment.”

“No. I completely understand. I promise you, he’s safe with me.” When her eyes meet yours you know she’s telling the truth. “Thank you guys. I missed him so much. I tell Brody about his brother all the time.”

You nod as you turn to away from her to head back to the van.

“You alright?”, Eddie asks as he brushes some hair behind your ear. 

“Why would mommy not be okay? Wha you do, daddy!?”

“Oh my god, nothing. I wasn’t asking you.”, he jokes. “Now hush or I’m going to eat all you’re candy when we get home.”

“Don’t worry, honey. I won’t let him.” Aurora smiles when Steve winks at her. 

“Yeah, I’m ok. Thank you. I’m glad the whole gang came with me.” 

James claps as he giggles and points towards you in the front seat. 

“We’re an intimidating bunch, sweetheart. We can kick butt if we need to. Right, princess?”

“Yeah!”, she grins as she waves her hand pretending to use the force. 

“We need to teach James to kick ass to.”

“Eddie!”, you and Steve shout at the same time making the man cackle as Ro covers her mouth at the curse word, giggling just like Dylan had all those years ago. 

“I guess it’s time to bring out the swear jar again, huh baby?”, Steve purposes as he reaches around to rub your shoulders. 

“Oh good. I make enough money now, I can swear all the time.”

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[goron-king-darunia]

TRANS RIGHTS!

(Medibang, Watercolor brush, 50 minutes, controlled pallet of 18 colors. Riffing off the "colorblind art challenge.") Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door finally confirmed Vivian is Trans in the English rerelease and transphobes can die mad about it. I've been scrolling Youtube shorts in my free time between meatspace tasks and Stardew Valley. I'm months behind here on Tumblr. But I wanted to pop back in with a doodle inspired by those "colorblind" art challenges you sometimes see where the basic idea is to turn your screen to black and white and paint based on values instead of colors so you get really interesting results. I have never been adventurous with color and usually just pick the main color, then start with a darker value, paint the main value on top of that, and then add a lighter value for highlights. So what I did instead was I painted Vivian's shape and blocked her in with the main colors and picked a trans-flag inspired color palette to choose from, then switched the monitor to black and white and used the values of the colors I picked to inform my shadows and highlights. She came out better than anticipated. I love how the colors on her body make her look sort of jelly-like. I think the shadow people would have that kind of texture, even though they're pretty matte in canon. It's a bit early for Pride, but y'all deserve her. I know it's mostly rainbow capitalism, but Nintendo of America said "Trans Rights" and that's still important. I have always loved Vivian and I'm glad she gets to represent the trans community in one of the best Mario games. Enjoy my doodle!

[sylveonmoonart]

Happy Paper Mario TTYD remake's release day!!

I wanted to get this done earlier, but I guess I'll still count it because I'll be getting my copy tomorrow. ^v^;

I've been wanting to draw Vivian for such a while and what better time than now? We all love and support our Trans Queen; she deserves the spotlight after so many years!

Please give the remake a try, that way Nintendo will understand the assigment on what games we want- haha jk- not really- pls don't nuke me Nintendo uwu

[smokerswifey]

The seven deadly assholes :

This post is basically me ranting about the biggest bastards in the nnt universe ( I'd rlly like to see other people's opinion on this lol).

7. Ban's Parents

Ban's parents have the last place in the list ( both on parenting and in being assholes ) . They literally had one page in the entire series and still managed to make it into this list !

Seeing Ban getting beat up in the manga was hard enough but in the anime + the emotional music had me punching the air like a 5 year old .

I hope these two are roting in their disgusting home, crying in rage when they find out that there " crap for brains" son is a wealthy king with a family of his own now .

6. Ironside

Yet another crappy parent has made it into the running ! Not only did this jerk abandon his son as a baby and dumped him on his father ( is percival even Ironside's son ?) he couldn't let the poor kid live in peace and MURDERED Percy's grandpa, his own father in cold blood before trying to kill percival too leaving him to die .

If that wasn't enough we found out not that long ago that this ass is happily raising HIS OTHER SON in Camelot, proving that he can actually be a good dad... BUT NOT TO PERCIVAL 💀.

No instead the few times they ran into each other, Ironsid tried to kill percival, harmed his friends and even tried manipulating him into thinking he cared for him to take him by surprise in a fight .

Diodra and Percy both deserve a better dad tbh.

5. Cath Palug

I LOVED YOU, YOU STUPID CAT, I LOVED YOU SO MUCH 😭😭😭😭😭😭 !!

This adorable piece of crap is what triggered Arthur's descent into evil and I will never ever ever forgive him for that.

( I really loved him...)

4. Arthur

Since I was talking about arthur, I think that the king of chaos rightfully deserved 4th place ( ironically he got 4th place in the popularity contest )

This boy has lost his entire kingdom and his subjects .

He has been betrayed by his closest companions ( Cath, Meliodas when he lost his emotions, Merlin when she used him to awaken Chaos )

He even DIED and came back to life which must've been very traumatising for a teenager ( I think he was 16 during the holy war.

The fact that he went through all of his crap makes a lot of the fandom ( including me ) a bit more emphathising towards him when he became evil .

But he still murdered hundreds of fairy's and giants when they were being manipulated by the supreme deity, ( cursed by light ), capture non human races to turn them into disfigured freaks ( Grudge of edinburgh) and manipulated vulnerable people who lost loved ones in the holy war to join his side . Plus his punishments for knights who have failed his expectations are horrific.

So yeah Arthur your kind of an asshole.

( but I blame merlin and chaos and hopelessly keep believing that he'll come to his senses )

3. Supreme deity and Demon King

*sigh*

You guys take the crown for the worst parents in the nnt universe aswell as the worst leaders of your races .

I'm getting tired and I'm too lazy to make the two page essay of why these creatures are the biggest shit stains on Brittania .

So instead I'm going to close my eyes and revel in the fact that they are both gone.

.....

I'm still reveling

2. Vivian

LOCK THIS BITCH UP FOR FUCKS SAKE, WHAT IS WRONG WITH LIONES SECURITY ????

STRIKE ONE : SHE'S BEEN OBSESSING OVER GILTHINDER SINCE HE WAS A CHILD AND TRIED TO RUIN HIS WHOLESOME RELATIONSHIP WITH MARGARET .

STRIKE TWO : SHE HELPS HENDRICKSON

STRIKE THREE : SHE STALKS GILTHUNDER AFTER THE WAR TO THE POINT THAT THEY HAVE TO PUT A CURSE RING ON HER SO SHE STAYS AWAY FROM HIM

STRIKE FOUR : SHE KIDNAPS GIL, LOCKS HIM UP IN SOME GODESS ISLAND OR WHATEVER AND GETS TURNED ON WHEN GILTHUNDER USES THE CURSE RING IN HER, LIKE ITS LITERALLY PAINFUL WHY ARE YOU SMILING???

STRIKE FIVE : SHE KIDNAPS GIL AND MARGARETS 3 YEAR OLD, KEEPS HIM HOSTAGE FOR SIX YEARS AND TURNS HIM INTO A PSYCHO

STRIKE 6 : KIDNAPS CHION AGAIN ???

AGAIN WHAT IS WRONG WITH LIONES SECURITY 😭😭😭😭.

1. Merlin

Merlin, merlin, merlin...

My old favorite character Merlin...

The most badass female character in nnt Merlin...

I was rooting for you...

Until you screwed over all your friends, your apprentice and the whole world for your thirst for KNOWLEDGE.

...

KNOWLEDGE ???

Arthur became a racist for knowledge???

You betrayed your found family for knowledge ??

Escanor's death and sacrifice...was for knowledge...?

You know what glutton, you won the mofo first place just GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE, I WAS ROOTING FOR YOU, WE WERE ALL ROOTING FOR YOU, HOW DARE YOU-

Sorry for the mistakes and lazy writing i got tired in the end ngl .

Thank you, brave people who read this and goodnight

[duckyfruitbat]

Vivian

Here's a character that became relevant recently. Vivian is a character from Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door, who is originally working with her honestly terrible sisters on the side villainy. She eventually joins Mario's party as a fifth member who also has a handy stealth ability.

Now in the original English version, there was no mention of her gender, her sisters just liked to bully her for being ugly. However: in the original Japanese version it is revealed that she is a trans woman and her sisters are really transphobic and constantly putting her down for being trans. They're constantly berating her, mis-gendering her, and just being awful. Vivian has her own redemption arc when she decides that she has had enough and deserves better. At some point she even starts developing a crush on Mario, I still think Luigi is hotter, but to each their own.

This one stands out to me more than Birdie, because between the two, this one is much more positive and instead of being retconed it was restored in the recent remake. It is genuinely a positive depiction from start to finish and the game goes out of its way to make sure that the villains are the ones who are putting her down, while the good guys help Vivian gain confidence to stand proud and declare who she is. It's not hidden in the manual, or in some forgotten design document, it's right in the game and in the text. I do hope we start seeing more of her, I'll even take her as a playable character in Mario Party, I just want more Vivian content.

[inventors-fair]

Settling at the Top: Hybrid Legend Winners ~

Our winners this week are @grornt, @horsecrash, and @izzet-always-r-versus-u!

@grornt — Vhati en-Dal

Someone never read the Weatherlight saga story—and that someone is me. Whoops. Hard to imagine a point at which novels were the main way to consume MTG lore and whatnot, but that hardly matters now that we have this moment of defection. I guess the only issue is that this card feels split from the timeline more than it is an alternate timeline—i.e. this is the card that could've followed instead of Diabolic Edict. That said, there's the placement of where a timeline truly becomes an alternate one, and I really don't want to get into the semantics of it. Vhati deserves differently.

And what a card you've made of it, too. The lifelink overlap is pretty low-hanging fruit for WB hybrid but that doesn't mean that it ain't still awesome. Utilizing tokens is one of the ways that this becomes significantly better, and Ball Lightning-types would absolutely love to have this card in their arsenal. With the card draw, it's definitely a bend in white, but not so much a bend that it's not understandable. Limited draw with something that white cares about is more than enough to see it through. As both a potential commander, a good limited build-around/utility card, and a neat mechanical callback, I'm really happy with the design sensibilities on display here.

@horsecrash — Sythis, Havoc's Hand

I think the shorthand works here, because honestly, the only thing throwing me off is the fact that some cards like Karametra's Blessing add a whole lot of words in there. Not that this card is hard to grok my any means, but it's a lot of text and there's only so much I'm willing to encourage adding for the sake of specificity. Let's back up. Mechanically, this is a limited powerhouse and I can imagine the work that it would do in a heroic-style standard/pioneer shell for sure. Double strike is rather powerful, but in-pie for both colors, and ramping up auras, flash enchantments, upper-curve creatures—pretty crazy powerful but only as much as a body can be.

What's interesting here is the difference in the flavor from Theros' usual fare. I can picture this moment where schwoop, planeswalkers gets taken to an alternate timeline or something, and the once-peaceful Sythis was created with a little too much wildness in her. Touching the monstrous wilds imbued her with the power to protect through force. It's a bit of a departure from Akroan valor, and yet there's a cool concept there about everything in Theros being topsy-turvy. What happened to the rest of the plane and the gods? What happened to that devotion to have the Nyxian entities suddenly change their form? Great use of the prompt.

@izzet-always-r-versus-u — Winota, Martial Force

You, on the other hand, can go to your room and think about what you've done. Good grief, this card is heartbreaking. Like, in terms of alternate universes or whatever, there's now a world where the once-revered bonder Winota is a stoic, severe, militant figure who uses her powers to destroy the creatures that she once would have loved. That activated ability... I'm honestly a little unsettled! Perhaps Winota still has that bonding ability, turning monsters against each other for the sake of Drannith. Unless I'm reading that very wrong, anyway. Our timeline's Vivian meeting this timeline's Winota wouldn't end well.

I don't think that much is going to end well for your opponent if you manage to land a Winota on board either. Creating non-Human tokens with things like Resolute Reinforcements or Anim Pakal ensures that the sacrifice will get all the indestructible that you need (except for Winota herself, good balance) in the competitive Human shell. Limited will make almost all your humans so much better, and on-board removal is always incredibly powerful. Mythic legends are both of those things for a reason, though. I think that this is pushed but far from unbalanced. I also appreciate how the similar abilities/triggers utilize completely different play patterns than the original Winota.

Great job, everyone. Runners coming up. @abelzumi

[headfulloflettuce]

The Human Who Fooled All of Prythian

20. A Party for Old Friends

Note: I would like it to be known that I like drama in stories. Also, as I was writing this my 'i' key decided to get jammed. Cue me typing normally and every once in a while you just hear a loud clunk (me trying to get my key to work and actually print the letter).

“Love, please relax.”

“I am relaxed.”

“There’s frost on your furs.” Viviane sighed gently, brushing the snow off of Kallias as he observed the festivities from the top of the imperial staircase.

With the Winter Solstice in full swing all of their guests had arrived, staying at the main palace for the celebration. The ballroom was full of High Fae spinning across the dancefloor, or chatting on the sidelines, enjoying the refreshments.

“We prepared well for this so stop worrying.” Viviane gently kissed Kallias’s cheek.

“Right.”

Viviane rolled her eyes at his cold response, “Aquilo has reported everything is well with security.”

“No suspicious activity?”

“None that we haven’t agreed to sanction.” she winked.

Kallias took a deep breath, offering Viviane his hand, “Shall we then?”

She took her mate’s hand, descending down the staircase together. 

The two were the perfect image of an ice king and queen. Each wore a crown of ice; Kallias’s bearing the harshness of a glacier, and Viviane’s the coldness of frost. Their warm attire sparkled like snow on a sunny day, with Kallias wearing a royal mantle that went down to his knees, while Viviane’s trailed behind her, as per tradition.

Fae approached to greet them, wishing them a good Winter Solstice. Kallias and Viviane responded in kind, wishing their guests health and happiness. 

“Greetings High Lord and Lady of Winter.” a voice as dark as obsidian approached.

“Greetings High Lord of Night.” Kallias returned the greeting, smiling at Rhysand.

“I would have come here to greet you with my mate but she’s a bit preoccupied at the moment.” The High Lord of Night chuckled, glancing at Feyre who was chatting with Briar, “I hope you’ll forgive us, they haven’t seen each other in so long.”

“Of course Rhysand, we’re happy Briar and Feyre get along so well.” Kallias said, an unpleasant feeling curling deep in his stomach.

It would be nice if Briar’s savior could visit once in a while. Then we wouldn’t be in this situation in the first place.

“Viviane, when is your due date?” Rhysand turned to Viv, glancing at her large stomach.

“Quite soon.” The Lady sparkled, taking Kallias’s hand affectionately.

“It’ll be nice for Nyx to have a playmate.”

“Of course.” Kallias agreed, gently stroking Viv’s hand.

“Well, I shall leave you to the rest of your guests. I need to return to my mate.”

“It was wonderful seeing you again.” Viviane and Kallias bid the man farewell, watching as he made his way back over to Feyre.

 Kallias sighed, noticing Helion approaching them.

Oh, great. Here comes the life of the party.

“Just smile love.” Viv muttered under her breath.

Kallias forced a smile onto his face.

“On second thought don’t smile. You’ll make the kids cry.” 

Kallias looked at his wife, insulted.

“I’ll have you know I have a charming smile.”

“Of course you have a wonderful smile; some just do not appreciate it like I do.”

“Kallias, long time no see. Viviane, you’re beautiful as ever.” Helion approached the duo, smirking, a pretty fae hanging on his arm.

“Helion, always a pleasure.” Kallias responded coolly.

What do you want?

“Haha, why so cold my friend?” Helion laughed

“Why so flirty?”

You never interact with a person unless you want something from them.

“I am always like this.”

“Same could be said about me.”

“Boys, boys, let’s not fight. This is meant to be a peaceful gathering.” Viviane laughed.

“Right as always, Viviane.” Helion conceded, his eyes full of mischief like the sun’s rays.

The beautiful fae tightened her hold on Helion’s arm, pouting at his lack of attention. Kallias was honestly impressed by her lack of clothes considering Winter Court’s weather.

This one was really determined.

Helion spared the fae a side glance, his smile broadening, “Say Lorelei go get yourself a drink, I’ll see you in a bit.”

The fae looked upset but obeyed his command, leaving the group, and walking over to the table of refreshments. 

“Lady of Winter, could I have a moment of your time?” Evelyn approached Viviane, giving Kallias and Helion a small bow.

Viviane glanced at her husband who nodded.

I can handle him.

Kallias could tell she was unhappy leaving the two of them alone, but voiced no protest as she walked away with her sister.

“Wonderful party you’ve organized.” Helion complimented.

“Thank you.” Kallias said “We tried our best to make sure it would be memorable.”

Helion hummed, taking a swig of his wine.

“So…” Helion smirked, leaning against a nearby pillar, “Did you invite the High Lord of Spring, or is he no longer with us?”

Finally getting to the point.

Kallias smiled back, trying to maintain a professional tone, “I did, but unfortunately he couldn’t make it.”

Didn’t even say he wouldn't be coming. I truly wonder if that man still has any employees left at his manor. Perhaps I should visit-No. No, that would be a bad idea. Considering the number of visitors that Tamlin is already getting it would only add fuel to the fire to go there myself.

“Wow, how courteous of you.” Helion drawled.

Kallias’s expression remained unchanged.

I am not going to give you what you want Helion so knock it off.

“You know, Tarquin’s territories still have human refugees from the war.”

“Is that so?”

“Indeed, if only someone was doing their job, perhaps the process of returning them home would have proceeded much smoother.”

“Indeed.” Kallias grabbed a full wine glass from a passing servant, taking a sip.

I am going to need more than one glass to get through tonight.

“I do hope they get home safely.”

“Don’t we all hope for such a happy ending?” Helion toasted with his glass.

The two High Lords shifted their eyes on the individuals stealing the party’s spotlight; Nyx and Feyre. Viviane was practically drooling over the child, poking at his cheek and cooing at him. Kallias tensed at the far away look in his mate’s eyes as she gazed down at the small child with wings.

She never moved on from their deaths.

No matter what he did, it wasn’t enough. No matter what she did, it wasn’t enough for him either.

“I do have to say, if news were to ever come out that Tamlin passed away I will be expecting an invite to a celebration thrown by Rhysand and Feyre personally.”

“Haha, I highly doubt it will get to that.”

“You never know. With the way Tamlin is running his Court, there are many willing neighbors waiting for the perfect opportunity to stake their claim. I can think of one fiery individual in particular.”

You omit Rhysand.

Kallias merely hummed.

I am no idiot, Helion. Those Night Court soldiers we’ve been letting through with our eyes closed aren’t heading to Spring with innocent intentions. If this continues, we’ll have a full-fledged territory war on our hands. 

“You’re no fun to talk to.” Helion laughed, lightly hitting Kallias on the back, making the Lord of Winter scowl.

“Hard to be ‘fun’ when the company is subpar.”

“How you wound me, my gracious host. Though, I do have to admit, you and your wife are a lot more exciting when you let that tongue of yours do the talking.”

“You all would not be able to handle our honesty.”

“No, perhaps we wouldn’t.” Helion sighed, a hint of frustration tinting his playful tone, “Though your poise and dignified demeanor always grates my nerves.”

“Your nerves have my condolences.” Kallias quipped dryly.

“Ah-ha! There’s that spunk.” Helion laughed.

“On the topic of staking claims, I heard you got yourself a proper perfumer.”

Low blow.

“Yes, Miss Cosette of Serene Fragrances. She appeared recently within the capital.”

“You’ve got a new talent on your hands. Quite lucky.”

“She’s a new phenomenon, one should be careful.”

Helion hummed, “I must admit, I’m almost tempted to visit her myself. Unfortunately, all of us High Lords are busy with the solstice.” he smiled at Kallias, “Although, perhaps that’s fortunate for you.”

“What do you mean?” Kallias narrowed his eyes.

Day Court and their indirect language always left a sour taste in my mouth. The verbal sparring of Winter had always made more sense with its precision and bluntness. The more intricate dynamics had always been handled by Viviane, with her angelic smile and tongue of a viper.

“Well, it’s not every day you get a talented entrepreneur.” Helion said, “You never know who else might be interested in…recruiting?”

“Are you suggesting poaching?” Kallias stared at him in slight shock.

“A tactic as old as time. If I had the luxury to spare a few minutes I would honestly give it a go..” Helion confessed, swirling his glass, “I am sure I am not the only one who had that same thought.”

Kallias tensed.

Helion seemed to have noticed as his smirk widened, “But I am sure you have nothing to worry about. We’re all friends here after all.”

“Right.” 

I need to have Aquilo send a guard to check in on that perfumery. 

“Oh would you look at that, I have taken up so much of your time Kallias.” Helion did a small bow, “Do forgive me, I am sure there are many others who would also wish to speak with you.”

“It’s no trouble, always happy to catch up with an old friend.” Kallias held back a scowl as Helion rejoined his group of fae from Day Court, with Lorelei returning to his arm.

Kallias took a deep breath, rejoining the crowd as well, conversing with the various guests, determination boiling in his blood.

Like hell was I about to let an asset go without a fight.

Kallias quickly made his way over to Aquilo who was mingling with the guests, his eyes scanning the perimeter for any potential dangers.

“Aquilo, a moment please.”

“Of course my lord.” Aquilo followed Kallias as he led him to the side of the dance floor, walking casually to try and not draw too much attention to themselves.

“You remember Miss Cosette right? The new perfumer?”

“Of course my lord.” Aquilo nodded curtly.

“I want you to send your men down to her perfumery ”

“Actually sir, they’re at the fair.” Aquilo spoke, his tone full of excitement before he coughed, returning to his stoic expression.

“The fair?” Kallias looked at his captain of the guard, “They managed to get a table? This late in the year?”

“I don’t know the details sir, I just know they’re in attendance.”

Kallias shook his head, “Regardless, I want your men keeping an eye on them. If any notable visitors try to approach them, please let me know. Don’t have them stop their patrol routes until I say so.”

“Right away my lord.” Aquilo bowed, quickly leaving to carry out his task.

Kallias nodded, turning back to look at the gathered fae, seeking out his wife. As expected, he found Viviane still with Feyre and Briar, coddling Nyx.

The High Lord of Winter approached the group, gently wrapping his arm around his wife’s waist as she played with the prince of the Night Court, trying to snap her out of it.

“I congratulate you once more Feyre, your son is beautiful.”

“Thank you Kallias.” Feyre smiled, taking Nyx from Viviane as Morrigan approached, handing the baby a bottle.

Kallias didn’t miss how Viviane’s hands clenched into fists for a moment, but quickly eased up as she smiled, the fog previously present in her eyes disappearing slightly.

“Who’s a hungry baby?” Feyre gave her child a smooch on the cheek, handing him the bottle he was desperately reaching for.

The music stopped, and couples moved off the dance floor as new ones took their place.

“Love, will you honor me with this dance?” Kallias extended his hand to Viviane.

“The honor would be mine.” she gave the traditional response, putting her hand into his, following him into the center of the room.

To the Mother she was beautiful. From her white hair to her perfect nose and eyes as mysterious as a frozen lake.

Kallias once more counted his blessings for his luck in having Viviane as his mate. From her ease in managing court affairs to her tantalizing charm, the High Lord felt like he was a young fae again, struggling to speak with the love of his life.

“You look perfect.” Kallias gazed down at Viviane, holding her hand, as they took their place on the dance floor.

“Well thank you.” Viviane smiled, placing her other hand on his shoulder,

Behind her Kallias could see the General of Night Court arguing with his mate, trying to get her to dance with him. He narrowed his eyes.

How unrefined, their arguments were hurting my ears.

The music started, and their bodies moved automatically, matching each other’s steps with precision that could only be honed after ages of knowing one another.

“You are the best dance partner I could have asked for.”

“In life, or for the waltz?” Viviane leaned in.

“I think both.” his nose touched hers, making her pale face blush.

“Ahem, onto more important matters.” she whispered, “What did Helion want?

“He asked about Tamlin, wondering if we had invited him. Then he proceeded to imply that courts neighboring Spring might try to assassinate him.”

“Okay, so nothing new.”

“Nothing new.” Kallias paused, “He also brought up Cosette.”

“Cosette? The perfumer? Why?”

Kallias’s expression hardened slightly, still perturbed by Helion’s disguised warnings.

Or threats.

“He talked about there being the potential of another court trying to poach her from us.”

“What?” Viviane glared.

“Said he and the other High Lords are too busy to visit due to this gathering.” Kallias elaborated, “I for once am grateful that all non-vital businesses are closed for several days after the solstice. It gives us time”

“No, we have to go see her immediately after this.”

“But all businesses are closed.”

“Kallias, that won’t matter if one of them decides they genuinely want to take her. Think how easy it would be for them to send an emissary or someone else to go and pressure her. Do several faes not come to mind that could be capable of such a task? If we truly want to keep her, and I think we should, considering everything we’ve seen from her thus far, shouldn’t we be more proactive?”

She was right. We couldn’t ignore the possibility that a High Lord’s dog might try and persuade our talent to move.

“You’re right, we can’t wait.” Kallias agreed.

We needed competent fae now more than ever.

Viviane nodded, relaxing slightly now that she had Kallias convinced.

“Should we go see her tomorrow then?”

It was technically against tradition to disturb a fae the day after the Winter Solstice, as it was meant for relaxation and rest.

“We have no choice.” Viviane sighed, “At the very least we should go check if she’s at the perfumery.”

“Sounds like a plan.” Kallias wasn’t too keen on breaking tradition, but was willing to bend the rules this once, “I’ll have a courtier take note of each Court and their entourages to track who is actively attending the festivities and meetings. Then, I’ll have them cross-check that with the official guest list to see if anyone is absent.”

“That’s a good idea, it’ll give us a starting point for an investigation if need be.”

Out of the corner of his eye Kallias could see Beron reluctantly chatting with a boisterous Helion, a scowl permanently painted onto his features, the Lady of Autumn glancing nervously between the two fae males.

Well, now I have a visual for what I looked like when I spoke with the Lord of sunshine.

Beron’s brood had spread across the hall, chatting with various members of Courts, with Eris deep in conversation with a Dawn Court healer.

“Have you had a chance to talk to the other High Lords?” Kallias asked, “Apart from Feyre and Rhysand.”

“I spoke with Thesan. He had good decorum as always. Neutral to a fault.” 

“Careful Viv, with how you’re describing him some fae may think you don’t like him.” Kallias gently spun her, before placing his hand back on her waist, continuing their movements across the floor.

“I like Thesan, he’s a competent High Lord who cares for his people and neighbors. He's just extremely good at hiding what he feels, like someone else I know.” she shot him a non-menacing glare.

“Did he say anything in particular?”

“No, nothing in particular. As I said, perfect decorum.” Viviane relaxed a bit, “I briefly spoke with Eris who had approached me regarding potential trade deals but Beron quickly interrupted us.”

“Like Beron to insert himself into a conversation.”

Viv giggled, “Indeed. I obviously made no promises regarding trade, but really Kallias we might need to start thinking of scheduling a meeting with the High Lord of Autumn.”

“I know.” Kallias cringed, he had been putting this off for as long as possible, not wanting to deal with Beron.

Deals with him always felt slimy.

“So you haven’t spoken to Tarquin yet?” Kallias clarified.

“No, unfortunately, you?”

“No, but I’ll meet with him after this dance.”

The music swelled and stopped, with the two of them ending right on the last note, Viviane’s dress swishing elegantly around her.

“I’ll see you later, love.” Viviane gave him a curtsy.

“And I you.” Kallias bowed in turn, with them walking in opposite directions.

The High Lord of Winter quickly found one of his close advisors and tasked the fae with checking over the lists of invited and attending guests from various Courts, while he made his way over to Tarquin. 

The fae looked rough, his beautiful sea colored robes with swirling patterns doing nothing to conceal the dark eyebags.

“Greetings High Lord of Summer.” Kallias approached the man.

“Greetings High Lord of Winter.” Tarquin smiled.

“How are you feeling?”

“Oh I am doing well, thank you for asking.”

“Really? Because it looks like you haven’t slept in half a century.” Kallias joked gently.

Tarquin let out a low laugh, “Well, I am sure you’ve heard that things have been busy.”

“I have. How is the situation with humans?”

“To be honest? Terrible. Due to Spring’s current condition it’s hard to get people back across the border. Vassa and Jurian have been helpful but they don’t have the manpower or resources to truly organize anything, which means my soldiers need to go in and lead people through the maze that is Spring's forests. We have tried to winnow a chunk of the people home but we’re needed back in Adriata. On top of that I have the fae refugees from Spring.” he sighed, “You wouldn’t just happen to have some extra produce lying around? The overpopulation is starting to take a toll on our supply of food.”

“Unfortunately I don’t.” Kallias said, his voice grim, “Our harvests are terrible as well.”

“I don’t know if we’ll be able to feed everyone at this rate.” Tarquin rubbed the space between his eyes, “It doesn’t help that our fish population is dwindling for Mother knows what reason.”

Kallias wished he could help but his own Court wasn’t exactly prospering.

A distance away on the dance floor, Amren and Varian were dancing together. Kallias glanced back to the High Lord of Summer, trying to read his expression, but Tarquin gave nothing away.

You, my neighbor, were handed a difficult political deck of cards despite your neutral and friendly position amongst the Courts. Inter-court relations were always a hassle to deal with if not pre-planned and done for a political advantage.

Varian leaned down to give Amren a kiss.

Smart of them; spreading their members out across various Courts, having them visit us to play nice. Guess we all didn’t have anyone to blame but ourselves for letting the Night Court grow more powerful.

“Perhaps we should discuss this further.” Kallias proposed, “Come up with a solution?”

It seemed only fair that we got to play too if Autumn and Night were going to try and snag a piece of Spring.

Tarquin eyed him suspiciously before nodding, “I’ll be expecting an invitation back to your palace then.”

“I’ll make sure to send it within a reasonable time frame.”

Varian suddenly approached the two of them, with a bright smile on his face, Amren close behind.

“Good evening High Lord of Winter, may your Winter Solstice be going well.”

“Thank you for your good wishes Varian.” Kallias responded politely.

“What were you two discussing?” Varian glanced at his High Lord.

“Who’d pass out first from getting drunk, Cassian or Aurelius.” Tarquin lied, giving his cousin a smile.

“I am placing my bets on Aurelius.” Amren said, the dark red jewelry she wore complimenting her features, “Out of Beron’s sons he had always been the most unpredictable.”

“Easy to rile up.” the captain of Summer Court’s guard agreed.

The two High Lords chuckled as they listened to Amren’s and Varian’s theories about which fae male had the constitution to drink the most without getting sick, exchanging a knowing look.

Kallias picked up a couple shortbread cookies and placed them on the mantle of their personal fireplace. They made sure to leave offerings in any other place of importance, their bedroom being the last.

Viviane gently wrapped her arms around Kallias from behind, kissing his cheek. He relaxed, sighing deeply.

“What would I do without you?”

“What would you do indeed?” she giggled, stroking his hair.

The party had gone over without a hitch, with all the guests returning to their assigned rooms after a night of merrymaking and deal closures. The two rulers only got to return to their bedroom after everything had been taken care of. Kallias didn’t want to check what time it was.

Their bedroom was large, with a canopy bed in the center of the room and the furthest wall being an entire bookshelf. Although the two had a personal library accessible only to them and any important members in the Court, they preferred to keep their favorite books here.

The edges of the tall curtained windows looking out onto the capital were painted in slight frost, with the distant sound of music and cheers coming through them. 

Kallias took Viviane’s hand into his, slowly dancing with her to the quiet music.

“You’re beautiful.”

“Hm, and you are like the tundra.”

Kallias chuckled, leaning down and kissing Viviane. 

“How are you feeling?”

“I am alright, why do you ask?”

He paused, not wanting to push her, “I meant with Nyx…and all that.”

“Ah.” she avoided his eyes, finding the floor to be a much more interesting subject.

“Please look at me.” he spoke softly.

She met his soft gaze again, her eyes slightly misty.

“Every time I look into his or Briar’s eyes I see them again. Alive and well.” she took in a sharp breath.

“I know.”

For both of us Briar had unintentionally become a sore subject. 

He gently pulled her closer, stroking her white hair as they kept swaying.

The eldest of the bunch always tried to pull tricks whenever we or their parents hosted such events. If he had been here no one would have gotten a moment of rest until six in the morning.

Kallias took a deep breath, trying to keep himself calm for Viviane’s sake.

It was hard; do you talk about the thing that makes your heart want to burst from pain or do you ignore it and hope for the best?

He put his hand on her stomach, feeling the child kick.

Kallias smiled.

My favorite part of any day.

“Hi little one, you’re going to be born soon, aren’t you?”

The baby kicked again, making Viviane put a hand on her stomach as well.

“You’re going to be such a beautiful girl.”

“Aww, do you want the baby to be a girl?” Viviane giggled, “You were always such a girl dad.”

“I will love the child regardless of gender.” Kallias’s tone turned indignant, “It's just if it's a girl I can spoil her.”

“And you won't spoil a baby boy?”

“Of course I will, but he'll need to be raised as the next High Lord I can't-” Kallias stopped himself before he could make Viviane's expression any grumpier than what it had turned.

“No no, continue.”

“That's not what I meant.”

“Then what did you mean?”

“Love…” he spoke gently, “We both know that our Court expects more from the male in a family unit. I don't want him to be unprepared for the expectations that will be thrust upon him, regardless of what he wants.”

“I know.” Viviane leaned into his arms again, “I understand where you’re coming from, but I don’t want you to ignore the baby’s education if she happens to be a girl.”

“Viv, I would never deny my child a proper education fitting that of a High Fae.” Kallias held his mate close, “Who do you take me for?”

Beron??

“Sorry, I trust you. I am just worried.”

“Don’t apologize.” Kallias murmured, pressing a kiss onto her forehead, “If you happen to see me neglecting something in regards to our child you’re welcome to throw a book at me.”

“I’ll hold you to that.” she booped his nose, “Although, we already have Briar, so a baby boy would be a diverse addition.”

Kallias's face hardened, “Love, Briar isn't our -”

“Oh please, like you don't view her as family at this point.”

I couldn’t argue with that statement.

“You'd let her get away with treason if she committed it.”

“Well …”

She was right. Regardless of what reasons Feyre and Rhysand had for leaving her here I had to acknowledge my attachment to the human.

“I just wish she would attend her classes.” he sighed.

“To the Mother, you even sound like her father at this point.”

“So what if I do?” Kallias challenged, “I am concerned for this human’s future. She’s living amongst the fae with barely any understanding of our culture apart from that propaganda she has been fed. If she doesn’t start learning she won’t survive. We can’t exactly keep Briar away from social gatherings.”

“She loves learning Kallias, her strengths just aren’t in books and studying with stuck up tutors. For a human she’s good with a sword and she loves working with animals.”

Kallias nodded. He respected Briar’s strengths, but he feared it wouldn’t be enough.

Granted, I at least didn’t have to worry about protecting her. We would outlive her, so we would always be there to protect her, however, the Winter Court’s noble family had to maintain an image that Briar currently did not fit into. Whether we liked it or not.

“I don’t know Viv.”

“For Mother’s sake Kallias, the human grew up in a literal cult. She had been denied a proper childhood, let her live a little.” Viviane looked at him reproachfully.

Now I feel guilty.

“Right. I forget her age.”

“Exactly, she’s young, and even if she wasn’t, let her grow at her own pace. Perhaps we should change her tutors to see if someone else is a better fit?”

We have already gone through the best tutors Winter Court had to offer.

“Alright, we’ll change the tutors.”

Viviane looked into Kallias’s eyes, and he looked back into hers.

“I love you.”

“I love you too.”

The snow outside turned into a blizzard, as if nature itself celebrated them.

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[maytheratseatureyes]

SH ask - 8, 9, 12, 15?

8. What are your favorite trait exclusive interactions?

There are so many good ones for mystic, but I love that you can tell Reese you're able to feel the emotions that he put into his artwork. I'm pretty sure mystic also let me suggest that his illness was actually supernatural. I just love that it gives this kind of deeper connection with him, that I find romantic. I really hope episode 5 has an "oh shit!" moment with both Kaneeka and Stella realizing you were right and had the ability to pick up on those things about their best friend

And for hot... obviously Tame the Beast. I love the double hot romance option you get if you call Tabby. Being able to protect him from his mom only to be able to jump in front of a loaded gun for him right after????!!!! And the game letting you just flat out call him your boyfriend? *screaming* I love it so much! I'm really excited to see what he has to say about that in the next episode.

9. What difficult game changing choice was the hardest for you to make?

Episode 3 was easily the most difficult so far. I don't have book smart, I refused to let my MC age, and I like Oscar way too much to leave him homeless and without a job, especially after Rosalina lost her foot. So aging Tabby was my pick. I know saying this is very controversial in this fandom, but I'm not the biggest Tabby fan, so I'm guessing picking this was easier for me than it was for most people. That being said, I don't think it was fair. I feel bad for Charlie, I really do, but what happened to him wasn't Tabby or MC's fault.

12. What's your favorite ship(s)? What's your least favorite ship(s)

My favorite ship would be any of the love interests + MC. Yes, including Stella. Seeing the characters people come up with is my favorite part of this fandom.

Next would be Stabby, even tho I really don't like how Tabby treats Stella, and I honestly feel like she deserves better. But, I want Stella to be happy, so I got them together on my run. And that's it, I'm not really into any other ones.

My least favorite ships are obviously Tabby/MC and Joan/Reese. I just... no. I find it disgusting, and I hate that it's a thing people still do even though the devs themselves have said it makes them uncomfortable. That's all I'm going to say about that.

15. What is a fan theory you like?

Is it bad if I pick my own? I'm mostly doing that because I haven't kept up with any of the newer theories, and the only one I can remember off the top of my head is the one about Wayne being a sentient fungus and I don't really buy that.

So my theory is that the entity is Reese's dad, and his soul is currently trapped inside of what was once Teddy, who has been confined to that room.

There are a few reasons I think this:

1. The claw markings on the door frame. What Reese is able to transform into has claws, and he leaves similar markings on the clinic walls.

2. "Teddy's" favorite food being calfs brains. You can find this out in the cookbook hidden in the pantry. In a dev Q&A, we find out Reese's favorite food growing up was liver, and in the Matricide and Obedience endings, he eats his mom, sooo yeah.

3. The locked door in the estate holds parallels to Reese being locked up by his mom.

4. The seal concerning Teddy is in the clinic.

5. And then there's Joan. We know Dr. Kelly was best friends with Vivian, so I wouldn't be surprised if she visited the estate on a regular basis in her youth. I'm thinking the entity could have taken a liking to her (maybe even sweet talked her through the door) and used its abilities to visit her in her dreams.

6. Wayne calls Reese a weapon. Maybe the entity was hoping his son, Reese, would kill the remaining Scarlets and finally free him. Maybe using what Joan did to him as proof. What if Reese opens that door, finds his dad, and he says something along the lines of "They locked me up and they'll lock you up forever, too!"

So yeah, that's my theory that I'm certain has holes and is probably wrong, lol

If I think of anything else to add to it, I'll edit it later bc I feel like I'm forgetting some things.

[thenerdyindividual]

Ship ranking?? Uhhhh I want in!

The most random ships I have:

Mithian / Vivian, Mithian could turn out to be the one to free Vivian from the enchantment and make her into a better person!

Hunith /Uther or Ygraine / Balinor or Hunith /Ygraine etc etc. All the combinations

Gwaine / Elena I just think they're neat. They both have chaos energy. Plus, Elena's Father seems like a chill guy who would accept a peasant (who isn't actually a peasant huhhhhhhh)

Hear me out... Finna / Alator.

Nimueh / Freya

Julius Borden / Will

I swear I am not throwing these name out randomly there's a thought process behind it

Like Nimueh is of the old religion, so maybe she finds Freya after death in Avalon. And Freya being the kind soul she is can help her heal and grow out of her hatred.

And for Julius and Will... Picture a world where Will didn't die. And now everyone thinks he is a sorcerer. Julius hears rumours of the son of the last dragon lord living in Ealdor. So he goes there and he assumes it's Will, and Will just agrees to cover for Merlin, so he has to fake being a Dragon lord until the letter he sent reaches Merlin to warn him and to idk get help? But huh huh they actually fall in love.

Okay! There’s a lot here and I’m going to unpack all of them! This is fun!

Mithian / Vivian

I’m in favor of lesbian queens ruling a kingdom together, but also I like Mithian and feel she deserves better than Vivian. And I really dislike Vivian because she was mean to Gwen and I adore Gwen. I’m just not that interested in Vivian’s character, personally. I think Mithian, Gwen, and Morgana are all more interesting in her. So for that reason I rank it:

E-Tier

Hunith /Uther

No. Just no. Okay I know Uther was probably not always a genocidal maniac, but to quote Brennan Lee Mulligan “Before you were a fascist, you were a bully.” I think Hunith deserves to get her needs met by someone who would not one day gleefully send her son to the pyre. I rank this ship:

E-Tier

Ygraine / Balinor

Ohhhhh now this has some interesting vibes. Does Ygraine have a romance with Balinor before meeting Uther? Does she find out that Uther cheated on her, and got revenge on Balinor? Was it both? Does that mean that Uther and Ygraine were an arranged marriage? If so that makes Uther and even bigger hypocrite by using her death to justify his hatred.

For sheer implications and intrigue, I rank this:

C-Tier

Hunith /Ygraine

Ooooo a parallel to Arthur and Merlin, hell yes. I’m in favor of more sapphic romances in this fandom, and this could be fun. But also I now want an extremely cracky one shot where Merlin and Arthur are dating and introduce their moms, only for their moms to start hooking up, much to the horror of Merlin and Arthur.

I rank this:

C-Tier

Gwaine / Elena

I see this one a lot in the background of fics and I’m never much of a fan. It’s just a little too quirky for me. Like I’m sure there’s a fic out there that could get me to ship it, but most of the time it feels like people just want to ship the chaotic one with the chaotic one. It rarely feels thought out to me, and often feels like shoehorning it in because everyone needs to be a couple.

That said, it’s never enough to make me click away from a fic. And I could see how I would enjoy it if there was more time and thought put into their relationship. I mean, Gwaine is wandering rogue pre season 4. Chances are he ended up in Gawant at some point right?

I rank it:

C-Tier

For the potential

Finna / Alator

Tbh? In my soul, this is canon.

B-Tier

Nimueh / Freya

I just feel like Nimueh would trigger Freya. Super powerful, super scary, witch lady? After Freya got cursed dating Nimueh would just set Freya up to be terrified all the time. I don’t vibe with it. Also I think Freya has been through enough and doesn’t need to be fixing Nimueh.

I rank it:

D-Tier

Julius Borden / Will

Here’s the thing, I love Borden as a character but I like to make him Merlin’s shitty ex. I know the go to is Cenred, but he has way more chemistry with Borden.

So as far as shipping him with Will? Idk man. I’d maybe be tempted to read the fic you described because it sounds fun as hell, but Borden is just such a fun scummy piece of shit that I don’t ship him seriously with anyone. So without reading that fic, going on vibes alone…. I rank it:

D-Tier

Send me a Merlin Ship and I’ll rank it on a tier list. Note: This is a subjective ranking and a low ranking in no way means that I am shaming you for your taste in ships.

[crusherthedoctor]

I found something interesting! Apparently the Italian translation of TTYD was one of those who didn't censor Vivian's identity, which pleasantly surprised me. However, some dialogues were still changed a bit.

Vivian: “We’ll defeat that Mario guy! ‘Cause we are ‘The three shadow sisters’!” Marilyn: “How can you define us as ‘The three shadow sisters’? You are a man! A MAN!” Vivian: “That’s true, you are two sisters… But I am a woman too now, and I’m proud to have turned into a woman!” Marilyn: “Hmph. And you surely think you are more beautiful than we are, huh? You deserve a punishment for that!”

Apparently in the Japanese version Vivian was mortified by Marilyn calling her a man, which fits her shy personality, but in Italian she was ready to stand up for herself. What do you think? Sure, they should have stuck closer to the original, but in itself I find it kinda cute, go girl :3

Just a slight correction, the short one in blue is Beldam. Marilyn is the big one in yellow. :)

I'm aware of the Italian script's handling of Vivian, and I fully agree, it's great in its own right. ^^ Definitely one of the better handlings of this aspect of the character prior to the remake setting the record straight across all versions. Though I suppose it's only fitting that the Italian script would be one of the most based and red-pilled when it came to this, given Mario's nationality. :P

[withloveldn]

10:35 a.m | Manhattan, New York City

Vivian: Hey Ri-Ri

Rina: Hi, did you get to your apartment yet?

Vivian: Yeah moving boxes right now, how's Mom?

Rina: She misses you already. I'm still sad you had to move back to Manhattan, you know?

Vivian: Yeah but honestly it would be good for you three. You're still in high school, you deserve the privacy and Mom has all the help she can get. I just felt like it was time I grew into my own person.

Rina: I get that, Mom is already planning to come up with Dad anyway. She says she never felt better.

Vivian: Well that's good, how's school?

Rina: Fine, Dad promised to make Bánh Giò for me since I passed my exams.

Vivian: That's great Ri, I'm super proud. I have to call you back though, the landlord is asking to meet me. Tell Mom and Dad I said hi.

Rina: Okay, bye Vi!

Vivian: Bye!