#aiden talks to gems

[queenofapeacefuldawn]

that took long bc i had to collect everything and then my dad asked me to come downstairs and help him find his glasses 🤡

~*~*~*~

The boy caught Mini staring, and he did that cute thing where his mouth went up and his teeth showed. At that moment, Mini could've sworn someone had hit the "pause" button on the world. She saw that adorable gleam in his eyes, the way his pearly white teeth glinted in the sunlight, and his silky hair as it fell over the side of his face, ever so slightly covering his brown eyes. Mini's brain processed his smile at a slow pace as she gawked at him, her heart fluttering slightly.

Then he winked at her.

He winked.

At her.

And then maybe someone had hit the "play" button on the world again, because Mini's body had decided that that was the perfect opportunity to bump into a pole.

~*~*~*~

Mini tried to mask her faint smile with fake anger as soon as she heard the shuffling of clumsy feet behind her.

“Um, Mini? Can we, uh, talk?”

“We don’t need to talk.”

“But–”

“Leave, Rudy.” She didn't need to turn around to know that Rudy was probably about to babble about something behind her.

“That’s exactly what Aru told me to do, so I came here! Where else am I supposed to go now that you’re telling me to leave too? You know, I always thought you were the only one of the Potatoes who liked me, even if it was just a bit. They all think I'm just a, y'know, and it's annoying! If you’re going to be on my side, then who is?”

Mini made a small noise with her throat, a mixture of annoyance, confusion, and pity.

~*~*~*~

She knew the final war had taken a great toll on Aru. She was exhausted, and so was her mother. They would rarely come out of the museum, and Mini felt nothing but pity and sorrow for the two.

Though the burden she carried wasn’t as bad as theirs, she had never felt worse. Constant headaches and dark thoughts filled her mind. School work was piling up. And on top of everything, she had to talk to… Rudy.

She wondered how he was, back in Naga-Loka. Was he happy? Maybe being spoiled with gems and riches, like a normal naga prince? Did he have… A girlfriend?

Mini pushed her questions aside.

Math first, Rudy issues later, she told herself.

~*~*~*~

She got on her tippy-toes and looked through the peep-hole.

Rudy.

Her heart seemed to beat ten times faster, and her palms became slightly sweaty as her hand wrapped itself around the doorknob. She pulled the door open–revealing Rudy–and squinted, as he was dressed in his usual blinding white clothes.

All of a sudden her brain seemed to process things at a lag, though–one second, she and Rudy were a couple feet away from one another, and the next, Rudy seemed to have wrapped his arms tightly around her in a bear hug, preventing any oxygen from entering her body.

~*~*~*~

Rudy tapped his pencil against the table, legs swinging forwards and backwards under the desk. He took a breath in, as if he were about to reveal one of his darkest secrets.

“So, Mini…”

Mini gulped. “Yes?”

“I don’t know how to say this, but, you’re really smart and all, so…”

Her breath sped up a bit. “Go ahead.”

“Will you…Um… Tutor me?”

Mini froze as disappointed coiled up inside of her. The way Rudy had been speaking, Mini had assumed that he’d meant… Something else.

She barely processed the sorrow evident on Rudy’s face.

“You know, I would ask Aiden, but he would probably be annoyed, and I really need you to tutor me since I might join human school and all that, I need to know the basics of things work and stuff–” 

“Oh! Yeah, sure. I… I guess.”

~*~*~*~

Rule number three, make the first move, because Rudy is an idiot, Mini reminded herself of Aru’s words.

And then she leaned in without even a moment of hesitation.

I AM CHEWING ON GLASS AJDJSJFJDHHDHXHSHSD

RIPPING UP MY CARPET AJDUSHDJSJDHDBDBVDBSHSNEKSKEJEN

[sleep-can-wait]

The Stars Below Us - College AU Part 2

Ok, so I know I promised to do the vending machine part in Aru's POV but her brain was dead and she didn't really know what she was doing then, so I decided to instead fast-forward to confession time, which is months later.

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Aru's POV:

Aru panted, inhaling sharp, cold air that made her lungs sting.

"Whose idea was it to climb Stone Mountain again?" She gasped. Aiden, who was bent over next to her, trying to catch his breath, glared at her.

"Pretty sure it was you, Shah. Didn't you say you wanted to go somewhere special and tell me something?" Aru felt her face burn. Tonight was the night she planned on confessing about her crush to him.

So she decided to take Aiden to the one place where they could see the stars in Atlanta. But what if he said no? She slapped her cheeks.

Get a grip, Shah. It doesn't matter what he says, this will be good for your state of mind. You can grow a beard when he rejects you and move to a different country. Plus your mental insanity could decrease and you might even stop talking to yourself. Aru huffed.

"Whatever." Then a sly look entered her eyes and she smirked. "Race you to the top! Last one there gets to be Brynne's taste-testing guinea pig!" Then she took off and ran up the mountain like her life depended on it; because it did.

"Hey! That's not fair!" Aiden raced after her, camera swinging near his hip. Aru could practically smell the top of the mountain, she could certainly see it. However, she could also see that Aiden was gaining on her.

Just ten more steps! She squeezed her eyes shut, adrenaline pumping through her veins, as she lunged and threw herself at the make-believe finish line. Aiden was five seconds too late.

"And I win! Beat it, snob." She cheered. Aiden rolled his eyes and flopped down next to Aru, who lay on the grass, looking ridiculous, but still grinning triumphantly.

"You cheated and you know it, troll. You had a big head start." Aiden complained, looking disgruntled, but he didn’t sound mad.

"Whatever floats your boat, Wifey." He made a rude gesture at her, then started fiddling with Shadowfax. They lay on the grass on top of Stone Mountain, not saying anything and ignoring the weird looks people gave them. Both were lost in thought. When Aru finally sat up, however, she gasped in dismay.

"Where are the stars?" The sky was completely devoid and looked like a black expanse of nothing. Now what was she supposed to do? She had a whole speech planned and everything, and the monologue mostly included the keyword 'stars'. Wait. What were the words again? Aru started panicking when she realized she had forgotten her entire speech.

"Shah?" Aiden asked softly, looking at her in concern as she covered her face with her hands.

"The thing I was supposed to tell you.... no, never mind. I dragged you all the way up here so we could look at the stars, I know how much you love scenic views. It was a really hard climb, but they said it's worth it when you see the bejeweled night sky. But it was all for nothing."

"But there are stars here."

"What?" Aiden stood up and helped Aru do the same, before walking towards the edge of the mountain with the other in tow.

"Look." He pointed down, and Aru saw what he was pointing at. The city lights twinkled like thousands upon thousands of stars, glowing like scattered gems. Her breath hitched and she turned towards Aiden, who was smiling and already taking pictures. So there really were stars below the night sky.

Aru leaned forward on the railing, letting the cold from the metal seep into her and ground her. She took a deep breath in, then let it out. She was going to confess, right here, right now. Fuck the speech she had spent hours on through blood, sweat, and tears. She would do this the typical Aru Shah way.

She opened her mouth, then quickly shut it. Nope, nope, nope. No way was she gonna tell Aiden she liked him. She didn't want to move to another continent, the ice cream here was to die for. Not to mention her mom would kill her.

Just when she was about to make an excuse and vamoose, Aiden turned to her. And in his eyes, Aru saw there were more stars out there than the ones in the sky and lighting up the city.

"You know, with you, every day is so strange and random. Like today, I planned on sitting back and relaxing until you came and challenged me to a last-minute hike. I find myself doing things I usually never do." Aru swallowed.

"Oh. Do you- do you dislike it?" Aiden thought for a moment.

"No." Aru took her time calming her mind and burying her negative thoughts, before sighing and blowing a strand of her hair out of her face.

"Well, I guess it's the same for me. Around you, every day becomes weird and bizarre and extraordinary and mystifying and every synonym in between. But I like those weird days. So, do you want to continue having weird days with me?" She asked, smiling despite her internal conflict.

Aiden looked at her in surprise, mouth opening slightly, causing Aru to laugh gently. "If you need a translation: I'm asking if you want to go out with me?" Welp, now you've done it. Time to skedaddle. She clenched her hands, ready to run to the nearest train that would get her off this planet when Aiden's stunned expression morphed into a gorgeous smile.

"Yes."

"... Uh?" Aiden chuckled softly at Aru's flabbergasted look.

"Yes, I would like to go out with you." She laughed in exhilaration and slight confusion.

"I hope you know what you are getting into," Aiden smirked, looking just as thrilled as Aru, before reaching over and squeezing her hand.

"I don't. But I can't wait to find out. Besides, isn't that what dating's about?" This earned another breathless laugh from Aru.

"Wise words, Wifey. You are learning how to smooth talk from the best, after all."

"Sure, whatever floats your boat, Shah." Aru scowled.

"Oh, shut up." Regardless, she didn't let go of his hand.

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Again, let me know what you all think, and if I should do a part 3! Constructive criticism is welcome. And yes I think Aru will be the one to get down on one knee. This story was rushed so maybe not the best, plus I suck at confessions.

[writerfae]

Tell us about Nyx :)

Hi! Thanks for giving me the opportunity to talk about my girl! ^^ Here are some facts about her:

She is the daughter of my antagonist Morena and her late husband, the head of a lower ranking noble family of the Ash Court

As younger of two daughters she normally wouldn’t have gotten the lessons of an heir, but since she adored learning and her older sister didn’t want to leave her out she was allowed to stick around most of the time

Which will come in handy one day, because now that her sister is dead Nyx will inherit the status of head of the family when her mother dies

Nyx can do magic! :)

she had a Keeper’s education (Keeper are something between scholars and fae druids), but dropped out shortly before she was finished

she is a very good listener, she has something about her that makes it easy for people to open up to her and talk their sorrows away

she is also a quiet person and really nice to be around, her presence was described as calming by many people (many of her co apprentices seemed her out before tests to calm their nerves xD)

her singing voice is really nice, her favorite song to sing is a ballad her sister taught her as a child, she likes to dance and sing but didn’t do either in quite a while

Nyx loves flowers and plants, especially lavender (it is also her favorite color, next to blue)

her favorite foods are honey pastries, she and her sister used to sneak them from the kitchen whenever the servants weren’t paying attention (or pretended not to pay attention)

Nyx is aro-ace! (Her sister once joked that Nyx’s greatest love were her books and she’s not too wrong about that)

her and Aiden will meet during the story and they’ll bond a bit, Nyx helps him out at some point, hoping he’ll help her stop her mother in return

because despite being deeply loyal to her mother (since she’s the only family Nyx has left), Nyx thinks what she does is wrong and she needs to be stopped, but Nyx doesn’t have the heart to do it alone

Nyx and Aiden actually have quite a lot in common (I would elaborate but that would be a spoiler xD)

she loves crystals and collects various gems, she also presses flowers and likes to read poetry!

Thanks for your ask :)

[ssj2hindudude]

Have you ever played Genshin Impact? I have a headcannon about Genshin-au!

For ones who doesn't know about the setting, all you should know is that there are seven fundamental elements: Anemo (Wind), Geo (Soil, rock,gem, metal,etc), Electro (Thunder, lightning), Dendro (Plants), Hydro (Water), Pyro (Fire) and Cyro (Ice and snow) each with "each with a corresponding Archon and their own nation that worships said Archon." ( From fandom wiki), when a person is acknowledged by Heavenly Principles (the known supreme force of the world), they will be gifted a Vision,which not only allows them to wield the elemental power but also have the qualificaton to be a Primordial God.

One (my own) hypothesis is that the elemental power it gifted is depend on the person's (most outstanding)character:

Anemo. With no persistent goals/ with goals far beyond one's reach

Geo. With a very persistent goal and makes alot of efforts to pursue it

Electro. Break from former status

Dendro A person with special wisdom

Hydro. A person who though experiences alot but still held his/her/their original aspiration

Pyro. Someone who have a deep passion in something, and it is often inherited from predecessors

Cyro Someone who stuck in a situation that cannot be broke out from (like bloodline and physical illness) but kept struggling

Therefore I have a theory for the Visions of Potatoes

Kara Pyro

Mini Geo

Brynne Anemo

Aru. Electro

Nikita. Dendro

Sheela. Hydro

Aiden. Pyro

For Hira, I'm sorry that I am not certain of her most outstanding trait, but I think her as Anemo or Hydro

Rudy. Cyro

Anyway, I think this is a good au to write about, and I'm ready to hear your conclusion about the vision of the Potatoes and 2nd Gen!

Hmm, I can't say that I have, but I have seen ads for Genshin Impact and this looks really interesting! It's like ATLA only the elements are more like Full Metal Alchemist. Let me see what I can do:

Kara gets her Pyro Vision the day she discovers Aru's existence. She finally found a chance at a family and was not about to let it go.

Mini gets her Geo Vision the day she finds out she's a Pandava. She goes through a day's worth of prep work to make sure she's ready but after a pep talk with her brother, she's ready to face the unknown with everything she has.

Brynne gets her Anemo Vision the day she got her scar and decided to leave her abusive mother. She doesn't know what future she's about to face or whether she'll achieve anything, but she'll definitely be better than the woman who birthed her.

Aru got her Electro Vision when she found out she was a Pandava and that everything she knew about mythology was real. She was no longer that liar in school trying to fit in with everyone, now she was a hero and she was going to prove it.

Nikita gets her Dendro Vision when Sheela tells her her first prophecy and she interprets that she was talking about the other Pandavas. When she found out her sister could see the future, she knew they had an edge on everybody and they had to be smart about how they used that advantage.

Sheela got her Hydro Vision when she saw her first prophecy and stayed determined to help Nikita prove they were worthy. They then decided rather than rush into battle, they would simply help Aru through the Dreamworld for now.

Aiden got his Pyro Vision the day his father left and he saw his mother in so much pain. He promised to find a way for them to move on and live in peace, with or without the other Apsaras' help.

Hira got her vision the day she met the others and found that her destiny was hers to make. At first it looked like Anemo because she couldn't see what she wanted, but then it changed to Hydro when she decided that despite everything, she was going to help everyone.

Rudy got his Cyro vision the day he stood up to Takshaka. After years of disdain due to being a Naga prince that was colorblind, he was determined to prove himself worthy of the throne.

[someonelookingpraediti]

📚 Mid-Year Freakout Tag 2022 📚

Copied from Mia @yourneighborhoodbibliophile

1. How many books have you read so far?

46! I've managed more in the first half of this year than all of last year!

2. What genres have you read?

I’ve pretty much just read Fantasy. I've read a couple of Romance, some Sci-Fi, and one Heist book!

3. Best book you’ve read so far in 2022

Favourites this year have been the Folk of the Air series by Holly Black, Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman, Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas, Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li, and the Skyward series by Brandon Sanderson!

4. Best sequel you’ve read so far in 2022

So far, the only sequels I've read have been when I've read the entire series in one hit. I'm awaiting a couple of sequels in the second half of the year, though.

5. New release you haven’t read yet, but want to

The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah, Ballad & Dagger by Daniel José Older, and Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor are the ones that immediately spring to mind. But the list never seems to stop, I buy books much faster than I can read them.

6. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year

Greywaren!! I've been putting off reading the Dreamer Trilogy until they're all out, but I'm planning on doing a full Raven Cycle re-read and then launching into the Dreamer books straight after. I'm also looking forward to The Lost Metal, which is the final book in Mistborn Era 2, but I'm definitely going to have to re-read those too, because I've forgotten the third book entirely.

7. Biggest disappointment

I've read some truly awful books this year. The biggest disappointment was definitely The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake. I was really looking forward to it, because it sounded perfect for me, but it was so badly written! Other books that didn't live up to the hype: Lore by Alexandra Bracken, and These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong.

8. Biggest surprise

Actually, The Cruel Prince!! I went into it really negatively, thinking it was going to be teen trash that I would hate, but it captivated me right from the start, and now I recommend it to everyone!

9. Underrated gems

Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman gets another shout out - I've seen hardly anyone talk about it, but I've been trying to get everyone I know to read it. Also, Tithe (and its sequels) by Holly Black. The Folk of the Air gets a lot of love, but the earlier books are just as good but get ignored.

10. Book that made you cry

The Queen of Nothing, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Gallant, Cemetery Boys, probably like a dozen more.... I'm a crier!!

11. Book that made you happy

Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater! It's such a sweet, cutesy story, and sometimes it's nice to just fall in love.

12. Most beautiful book cover of a book you’ve read so far this year

Maybe Only a Monster by Vanessa Len. The UK cover is gorgeous. Honourable mentions to Pandora, King of Elfhame, and Skyward.

13. How are you doing with your year’s goals?

My goal this year is 72 books (6 per month) and I'm absolutely smashing it! Most months I've read more than six, so I'm well ahead of my target.

14. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?

These Hollow Vows, Ariadne, The King Must Die, Stalking Jack the Ripper, The King's Renegal, The Dark Tide, Heroes of Olympus, The Lost Metal, the Dreamer Trilogy, A Deadly Education, my full reading list is here and it is... lengthy.

[btsqualityy]

The way I SCREAMED!

I just went on an emotional roller coaster ride reading this new drabble you dropped! I love that Kinsley wanted to prove herself and really had to look deep down to her soul to get this album out. The part that made my heart ache in a emotional way was when Brooklyn wanted her to come home to give her her three kisses to keep the monsters away. I know it had to be hard for Kinsley not to be home with her babies. Like that got me. I loved her talking to her dad and seeing his perspective on her being a producer as well as just a regular person. I loved her interactions with Mason. Kinsley knows that her man is her rock, and that he has her back with everything! Also, when she said that she’s gonna go home and have her husband fuck her which resulted in her becoming pregnant with Aiden…. Girl I had the biggest smile on my face! We know what she was doing when she got pregnant weighed in! Lol! I just loved how we got to see her album Destiny basically form from start to finish. And don’t get me started on her winning all those awards because our girl deserved them!

Thank you so much for writing this! It has been a hard day, but to come home and get on your blog and find this gem made my day. I hope we get more drabbles of the Kim family! You know I love them! Great job Shay! Now I’m going to read it again! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

I’m so happy you enjoyed it! I think Kinsley’s journey from insecure teenager to super successful producer who’s also a wife and mother is so cool 😌I’ve Always been itching for more opportunities to talk about Kinsley’s work so this imagine was so fun for me to write 🥰

[due4amiracle]

Day 454

Listo:

Laundry/cleaning, Reading, Dailies, #TTRPGThings, Watching.

Laundry/cleaning - Laundry being put away, some garbage thrown away! ✔

Reading things - - 2 Ebooks for me, 1 Audiobook for Sir! ...Yea. 198 for the year, 6 for the month! Sir was naughty and bought me the rest of the books that i was waiting for in Black Jewels. Tbf i own them in paper, i just can’t read them in paper... so... starting my digital hoard properly... - Essence of Magic (Ruby Morgan, #1) by L.J. Rivers DNF%! i just... Yea... Nah. - The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology #1) by Aiden Thomas 100%! 4🌟screaming, sobbing AHHHHHHH Aiden you’ve done it again damnit! What a delightful book i’m SO excited for the eventual sequel!  - Black Hat, White Witch (Black Hat Bureau #1) by Hailey Edwards 72%! More Hailey Edwards, because why not amirite? UwU♡ ✔✔✔✔

Dailies - - Waifu Did mah dailies! Also, level 3/50 BP now~! AND! Tree lvl 40/50! Also! 27/43 max friendship namecards acquired! New MONTH! new weeklies! Gem thingy now level 9/10! ♡ω♡✔

#TTRPGThings - T O M O R R O W ✔

Watching things - - SAO Alicization: Season 2 - Episode 1/12! - Vancouver by Night: Season 1 - Episode 10/19! - New York by Night: Season 1 - Episode 8/8! T_T - 100 Club: Episode 5/??! So... behind... oh no... x_x;

Other things - Daily Diarrhea Diary - Decent. CPAP timer - 0.0 0.0// 7.4 0.0 Night before last - i did not wear it because reasons. Last night, i wore it, even with the gunk my chest was gunking. Tbf the gunk was kiiiiinda my fault? You see, i get the hiccups really often when i’m eating a peanut butter sammich. And that’s what happened. So, i had a big mouth full of peanut butter sammich, hiccups - and decided to take a Big Drink Of Red Bull. This did not go well. i hiccupped just as i was swallowing and choked, like, oof. Aspirated Red Bull, couldn’t breath, it was bad, eventually eventually got it all down the right pipe but oof i had a lot of trouble just... breathing without coughing. So. Yea. That was kinda rough. Had my Therapist appointment today. Went well, apologized for lying-by-omission - he didn’t even remember, so that’s cool. Is fine, still apologized. He’s upping my prozac from 10 -> 20, see if that helps with my overwhelmed attacks. ((It probably won’t, they’re meltdowns, but hey maybe it’ll take the edge off a little...)) It at least helps with my OCD tics so. That’s nice. And... yea that was that. Quick and easy appointment, hate that i have to waste gas to go in and talk to him for 5 minutes, but it is what it is. He suggested i do walkies more often. So. We’re gonna try that. That should be fun! >_>;

Food: A Liquid: A Pain: B Brain: C

Tomorrow: Laundry/cleaning, Reading, Dailies, #TTRPGThings, Watching.

Ever Onwards and Upwards!

[peri]

i love you peridot. thank you for being my friend

im so glad we met steven you mean so much to me, thank you for being my friend too you’re such a good force in my life and you deserve so many good things becoz u r genuinely one of the sweetest and nicest people i know

[peri]

bro. Bro

[peri]

its almost 5am and im so tired but scouring peoples blogs for steven and peridot content is so much more important than sleep

AW STEVEN!!!!!!! IM SO FLATTERED RN ALSO KIN????

[peri]

I keep seeing "vixenamoric" memes and i dont understand. I try not to get involved with discorse surrounding the lgbt community because it makes my blood boil so I'm hesitant to go looking for what this is all about?

uhhh hmmm tbh i hadn’t heard of this at all. but looking into it, it seems to have originated from twitter so thatd make sense.

i wouldn’t give it the time of day honestly, it’s a transphobic term a small handful of people on twitter are trying to coin

it’s defined as “strictly women who strictly love women” and is meant to be “what lesbian Should Mean” and excludes nb lesbians and stuff. which is transphobic, and the way the creator talks and the terms they use raise a lot of red flags in general

so yeah, again, I wouldn’t give it the time of day. it’s just a small group of transphobic folk

edit: forgot to mention it also excludes he/him lesbians. so uhh yeah. to give an idea on how ridiculous this is

[peri]

NOOO COME BACK SO I CAN HUG YOU

u can hug me. IF U CATCH ME !!!!!! /j *hugs*

[peri]

Love u so much so happy to have you as a friend. You’re my peridot and I love you 💖💖💖

UMMMMM!!!!

I LOVE YOU STEVEN???!!???

[peri]

also GO TO BED take some finking melatonin and have some sleepy time tea or ice cream. i hear ice cream helps you sleep bc something about your body digesting dairy and also being exposed to cold makes you want to sleep but that was like 11 years ago and i’m stupid as fuck but anyway do a sleep, it’s important!

IM GONNA TRY TO GO TO BED NOW ACTUALLY I APPRECIATE THIS VERY MUCH DUDE ILY

[peri]

You're cute 👀

thanku mx anon

[peri]

i love peridot he’s my favorite character in steven universe!

FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!