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strigital · 2 years ago

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just a small bunch of Alek because he is the babiest of girls 😔

think it's about time i explained who tf he is and why i'm always sad about him so here are a few fun facts about the boi!:

saw his parents get brutaly unalived by Arasaka aged 16 and had to delta the fuck outta there with a toddler sister in his arms

got stranded in the desert outside Night City with nothing to his name but dad's old jacket, enough eddies to buy like one burger and a hungry child to care for

came across some Nomads (the Bakkers) and for a year or two Selita Bakker took the babes under her wing (then she fucken died and he had to leave again)

was forced into a life of crime just to make sure his sis didn't starve

he'd disappear for days or weeks doing gig after gig while Jaxine stayed with Mama Welles, Padre, Dr. Vik or Mama Fabienne (a kind-hearted haitian proprietress of The Birdhouse, an orphanage set up in the ruins of a small theatre tucked away somewhere between Dogtown and GIM) more about her sometime later

because of that Jax basically raised herself and Alek forever hated himself for not being there for her when she needed him most

he called her Jacket all the time and only used her name when she done fucked up and needed an ass woopin' (she was a hooligan who'd get locked up on possession charges aged 14...)

the nickname came from the fact that after they became orphans Jax would only ever shut up and stop crying while swaddled into her dad's giant jacket; she'd even wobble around like a penguin wearing it like a giant ass cape. and so it stuck. Jacket (sometimes it was JJ when Alek was in a hurry)

back in the world of edgerunning he was known as Vulture or V for short. his selling pitch was "got a bone to pick with somebody? Vulture's your man!"

as a side job he also ran an indie rock group "The Vultures". music helped him cope with day-to-day traumatic shit he had to endure. it's through the showbiz that he met Kerry Eurodyne and developed a hopeless crush on the celeb. feelings were mutual AF but both gonks were too shy to say anything. Kerry would only find out about it some years later from his sis when she became a walking floppy disk for Johnny_Silverhand.exe

at some point he utterly peaked in the merc world. every dog at the Afterlife knew his face and everybody wanted to work with him. even Rogue at some point advertised him to her clients as "the" man to do the job

at the pinnacle of his career Alek chipped in some mean mantis blades, top of the line Kiroshis, a Militech-made Sandevistan and a gazillion more enhancements that made him a fucken beast to be reckoned with. he also trained relentlessly and folks even mistook him for an ex-military, even though everything he knew was self-taught. he never stopped improving his body and mind and because of this (or maybe inspite of this?) he started showing the first symptoms of cyberpsychosis sometime around 2070. despite that, he'd keep his illness under control up until his death in 2074

it was also around this time that he klepped a pristine Type-66 Avenger off some corpo rat. he took the beaut to the Nomads to have it juiced up and after some work the wheels came out black as midnight, equipped with CrystalDome tech, guns upon guns, meanest freaking engine and tyres that could cling to walls if need be. don't ask how many people died staring down that bumper approaching them head-on at supersonic speeds, cause the answer is too many. Jax always felt like he loved that damned car more than her sometimes... and whenever she asked to take the beastie for a spin he'd always reply "over my dead body". who knew fucker meant it literally?!

Alek lied to Jaxine her whole life in a desperate bid to protect her from literally the entire world. the story of how they became orphans, what he did as a job, where he went off to for days on end... girl grew up knowing nothing about real Alek. only years later when with the help of a mutual friend she discovers his secret pad in the Glen that she'd start to piece together who he really was

Alek was afraid of his illness taking away his memory, so he scrolled damn near everything. birthday parties, hangouts at the shooting range, hikes into the badlands... every more or less important moment with Jaxie got recorded onto a BD shard and tucked away like a precious little slice of life that he was losing alongside his self-destructing neural links. later, Jaxie would spend hours rolling them over and over again, reliving the life that Arasaka took from them

throughout his career Alek's sole purpose in life (besides keeping his lil' sis alive) was revenge on Arasaka. specifically, he wanted to end Saburo himself with his own hands. any gig that involved messing with 'Saka or allowed him to gather crucial info was an automatic green light for him

he knew his dad didn't die in the assault and suspected he was Soulkilled like many other enemies of the corp (old man did in fact manage a anti-corpo group of vigilantes for like a decade before getting ratted out by somebody). at some point while on a gig to steal some 'Saka intel he got a hold of his dad's engram's copy. not like the Relic which would delete your personality, but the old gen - one that you plug in and talk to like your average hologram. of course, Alek never told Jax that he had their dead father on a shard slotted into his head at all times... and old man Bryce didn't want to traumatize his junior kid even further, either

dad wholeheartedly supported his son's mission to topple Arasaka, which was probably a bad idea... because history tends to repeat itself and eventually 'Saka discovered Alek's true identity and connected numerous crimes against them back to him. Adam Smasher was on his way to smash Alek...

too late did Alek realize that he done fucked up. he got all the crucial info locked away in his pad, the keys from it he left in his wheels and send that mf off into the sunset with a trusted fella. he recorded a sordid confession for Jaxie with a shitton of i'm-sorry's and i-love-you's and sent her away by... lying, again. he told her some drug dealers where coming to collect their due and he wanted her out of danger while he dealt with them. but the metal man Smasher showed up and the epic fight ensued. Alek knew he had no chance but he wasn't gonna make it easy for the dickwipe that zeroed his fam. the least he could do is hurt the bitch. and so as Jaxie was speeding away on Alek's bike - explosion. both Alek and his digitized dad were gone for good. Jaxie was left to fend for herself, not knowing that 'Saka now knew that they didn't wipe all of the Bryces and were looking for the one that got away

eventually she'd learn the whole tragic ass truth. and despite Alek's last wish for Jaxine to leave 'Saka be and just live her life, she made it her life goal to avenge her family. somehow, someway. one Johnny Silverhand would later come in extremely handy in this quest of hers

even though his life was hard and short, he did try to live to the fullest. he put his heart and soul into his music, he tried his damned best to show Jaxine that he loved her, and he looked out for his friends. Rogue would describe him as "the good villain" - a guy who despite having bloodied hands that never dried, always tried to do well by others. there was a short time when he was considered the deadliest motherfucker in town the mention of whose name sent shivers down gangoons' spines. and then he, like many before him and after, died

so if ya wanna honor the legendary Vulture whose flight was cut short, come down to the Afterlife and ask Claire for a shot of The Vulture: Armagnac Massy on the rocks with a splash of Cirrus Cola and a mint garnish. expensive, you say? if you knew him, you'd know he was worth every ennie

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msbarrows · 2 years ago

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Screenshots from playing my ongoing family. I'm currently on the... 6th generation? I think?

From an earlier post about this particular family line: It started off with Cloud Banks, who had a son, River Banks, with Michael Bell (the Creature Keeper). River eventually met and married Tank Grunt. They adopted a girl, then (cheated - this was pre-science baby) two more girls and a boy (Averie Banks, Cecelia Grunt, Ocean Tank, and West River - gave them different surnames so their descendants would have more of a mix). Ocean Tank had a hookup with Death that led to her son Damiano Tank, after which she married and had two more children (Alfred and Casey Tank). Damiano married a random Mt. Konorebi sim, Etsuko, and they had a son, Sephiroth Tank, and a daughter, Gem. They separated for a while, during which Damiano raised Seph while Etsuko raised Gem, after which they both divorced and remarried, and Etsuko had another child, Kiara Matsudo (autonomous game actions after I'd moved the two of them back in together once Seph was old enough for university).

Sephiroth changed his surname to du Ciel after becoming a vampire. Molly Prescott (his BFF from high school) helped him have a science baby, Jaxson, before she paired up with Ash Miura, while Seph went on to eventually marry a younger man, Benson, who is descended from the MacKay family line I played for a generation in StrangerVille to do the storyline there. Jaxson refers to them as the Dads and the Moms, though Ash is GNC and doesn't use gendered pronouns. (Okay yes, Jaxs is 6th gen.)

I accidentally graduated Jaxson from high school early by accepting a phone call from the high school principal (whoops). It's been long enough since I was last playing TS4 consistently that I was finding running the du Ciel household difficult; two adults, one of whom never sleeps and works from home, a teenager no longer away most of the day, and a baby, Cecelia, needing constant monitoring and help... yeah. So Jaxson took a share of the household funds and moved out to a furnished basement apartment (he could have afforded much better but I wanted to try out the lot I just built).

He got a job in manual labour on the weekends, and also went ahead and enrolled in university as a teen. I had him working on an easy two credits per week, so he had tons of free time for skills building and goofing off in between classes and work. Also had him continue going to events at the high school, so he could meet and socialize with more teens.

It was at a cheerleading rally where he met Leigh River, a football team member, who judging by the last name is a cousin of some degree to him. She seemed a bit dubious about him at first, and they don't have any particular chemistry, but he was crushing hard. They still managed to become solid friends pretty quickly, and then BFFs. They went on outings with other friends, and eventually dated, and shared their first kiss. (She's non-flirty so advancement on the romance front has been slow.)

At the end of their second date she grew up to YA status, with him only about 2/3 of the way through his own teenagehood. Gah.

They continued seeing each other as friends. He spent some time with the moms and the dads and met all six (!!!) of his half-siblings, Seph and Benson having had two more girls since he left home (Evelyn and Emilie du Ciel), and Molly & Ash also being up to three (a girl and two boys - Annabella, Patrick, and Elliot Miura). Finally he reached his own birthday and became a YA, with just a few days left before he'll finish his last semester in University!

He and Leigh went on another date; she was still single, so they're now officially boyfriend and girlfriend. She's moved in with him, and once he graduates university they'll be house hunting for a better place to live than his basement apartment.

And yup, she turned out to be a cousin; her paternal grandfather was West River, so she's 5th gen to Jaxs' 6th. I'll probably have them pick out a new surname when they marry, to differentiate them and their descendants from all the side branches of the family.

#The Sims #TS4 #Jaxson du Ciel

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skittikyu · 1 year ago

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Now with Relationship Chart !

(more info under the cut)

Gangle and Jax (feat. Kaufmo)

I imagine when Stilti was still non-sentient, they were pretty close with Gangle, Jax and Kaufmo because of their respective performance and visual artistic interests (Stilti has music and Gangle has theatre, then Jax has animation and I'm assuming Kaufmo draws like his counterpart seems to have done in the pilot). Stilti was also somehow programmed (whether on purpose or by accident) to be a lesbian, so she's never been entirely certain if her attraction to the girls in the carnival was always part of her code (like how Kinger and Queenie's marriage was) or if it was part of the whole becoming-self-aware thing. Either way her (onesided in canon, in doodles I'm the law and they'll smooch if I decide to make them) crush on Gangle has been a thing as long as she can remember.

Post-sentience their friendship has become the epitome of "it's complicated" because Stilti feels every emotion on the spectrum towards her, sometimes all at once. Part of that is the nature of their ai not being built to handle said emotions healthily when they're that strong (see: level of a normal human's), the other part is how Gangle tends to treat them now. They still have good moments, but the second there's even a bit of friction it's like she's a child and they're an iPad that's screen isn't working. Even when it's good, it's too good, and then it's bad. There's no winning in this hellish existence.

Her close friendship with Jax has also deteriorated, but at least they're on the same page. As for Kaufmo...well, he's gone now, but it was probably the same near the end.

The Other AI

I'll start with Zooble and Pomni since there wasn't much of a change in how Stilti felt about them pre to post sentience and vice versa. Part of that was her gravitating more towards the other artistically-inclined characters (likely programmed to do so as a base stat) as I described above, but also sm-baby said that the order of sentience gained in the carnival is the same as the order the humans arrived to the circus in canon TADC, and those two are the most recent arrivals according to Goose. I haven't given a definitive entry time to Stiltikyu in the circus' order of arrival because I still want more info on the exact timeline, but what I tell people when they ask is "after Ragatha, before Pomni", so probably a little before/after Gangle and/or Jax - thus same applies to carnival Stilti.

In short, before sentience they didn't really have reason to interact but were probably cordial to one another, and after sentience, Zooble and Stilti mostly kept to themselves, so she didn't really form a bond with them, nor Pomni (who I keep jokingly giving reasons to avoid them).

Is there resentment for her helping a human? Jealousy that they're closer to Gangle now and get to see her more authentic self? Both? Who knows...

Anyway, onto Ragatha and the royal couple !

Pre sentience, Stilti liked Ragatha just fine. She was a sweet and loveable dolly meant to get along with all of them. Post sentience, it depends on the day. They're both perfectionists in their own areas and they understand and respect that (a good sense of rhythm fortunately makes them very predictable, so it's unlikely for them to change their routine and potentially trigger her), but some things are just out of their control. I imagine they really only spend time together in group environments like the game nights.

Queenie and Kinger, Stilti adored pre-sentience and loved performing for them. With the former gone, that sentiment is still true for the latter, it's just...more challenging. At best. At worst it's emotionally taxing having to deal with anything from an empty shell of a broken man to an unrecognizable tyrant. Luckily (the AI's closest equivalent to) neurology is on her side and they're usually able to calm him with his (and her) "frequently played" data.

The Humans (+ minor AI)

I took Caine (and by extension, Bubble) off the non-sentient chart because he doesn't arrive until after Pomni is already sentient, so like I explained in Pomni + Zooble's section, he and non-sentient Stilti would have never encountered eachother. She probably likes him a fraction more than an ordinary human for his, let's call it "above average" interest and skills in music. Unfortunately he's still a human. He's also the reason for no swearing + probably a serious Kidz Bopification of her original soundbank of songs. So yeah, poor guy still gets the same emotions as the AM hatred monologue. Bubble they don't really pay attention to, though. They honestly might confuse him for a gloink or even her own plasma unless/until he starts talking.

Since I imagine Caine did amazing at their level due to his music theatre background, Able "Plot Armor" Eden (/affectionate) probably set a world record. Stilti has nothing bad to say about the guy if they somehow only interacted when they were pre-sentient, and post-sentience the only thing she'd hold against him is he's a human - a perfect human but nonetheless still human. The jury's out to lunch on whether or not they even remember him, but even if she did, they kind of just assume he's either dead or long gone from the game, and even if she somehow found out Zooble is keeping him as a pet after he got stuck on Kinger's level, you'd need to put how little they care under a microscope to find it.

If anyone actually made it to the end, thank you for coming to my TED talk

Carnival AU and template belong to @/sm-baby !

#the amazing digital circus #tadc #carnival au #tadc oc #tadc sona #tadc self insert #tadc caine #tadc bubble #tadc gangle #tadc zooble #tadc kinger #tadc ragatha #tadc jax #tadc kaufmo #tadc pomni #tadc queenie

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mental-jhinstability · 2 years ago

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So someone in the JhinThresh server asked me about High Noon again

In my last ramble I focused on general horseback headcanons for them... but now I'll focus on Scenarios I Have Imagined Them In But Will Never Write For I Am A Coward.

Everything below the cut. Contains some level of NSFW content but nothing explicit. Also a bit OOC, but not wildly I don't think.

I was (past tense) going to write about them in a very specific scenario, and I did write a bit of it but I will die of embarassment if I share it. As a bit of background, there's a certain type of clover that grows in horse pastures. When a horse eats this, they start slobbering. A LOT. It's not harmful at all to the horse, just very much a nuisance. Well, what if only one of the two knew about this, and the one who didn't worried excessively over it? In my little fic this was Jhin; who noticed his horse had it in the middle of the night (thus no vet available) and got VERY worried and soft. Lowkey forgot Thresh was there and just started kissing his horse and is on the verge of tears the whole time thinking his horse may be dying. Thresh knows what's happening, knows it's not harmful in the slightest, but he chooses not to tell Jhin. He rationalises this as intentionally tormenting him but we all know he's really just gay as fuck and he wishes Jhin was kissing him all soft like that. So he doesn't tell Jhin it's nothing to worry about. Instead he comforts Jhin (albeit in his own weird way). In my headcanon, Jhin likes going for night rides just as a relaxing thing. Thresh offers to take Jhin for a night ride on his horse. As per my last infodump, Thresh's horse is pretty tall. Thresh has to lift him on to his horse and they both get very very flustered over the fact that Thresh has to practically grab his ass and thigh to get him up there (nobody said Thresh would pick Jhin up correctly). ALSO as per my last ramble Thresh rides with only a neckrope. So now Jhin has to clutch on to Thresh for dear life as to not fall off, hugging him like you would squeeze a teddy bear type tight. And then when Jhin nearly falls off, Thresh stops and then puts him on his lap. And holds his waist with one hand and rides with the other. And Jhin has to deal with this. He's not doing very good with that. He's bitching to Thresh the whole time about how undignified this is, how *barbaric* he must be to ride without a saddle, etc. Thresh realises that he can just let go of Jhin at any time and he'd fall off... but he doesn't. Once again he rationalises this by thinking that he's the Most Evil Guy Ever but truly he just wants to hold a cute boy on his lap.

The fic was planned to have a comedic ending by having Jhin go to a saloon/bar, mentions the slobber thing upon being asked why he sounds so pissed, bartender mentions it's Normal Actually, end with Jhin unsure if he wants to make out with Thresh or kill him.

If I knew how to write smut I'd have made it end a little earlier with Something Else but as I mentioned I'm a coward.

Another scenario; just them being as domestic as they can be, but with Horses. Doing barn chores together. Needing one to help the other on to their horse (with way more touching than is necessary.) Unconscious posture corrections, holding the other's hand to move it to the right spot, adjusting each finger. Thresh being overprotective because we all know Jhin is probably NOT wearing a helmet under that god damned hat so he's just... kind of clingy, but in his own bastard almost tsundere way (If you died of a brain injury, who would I have to torment?). Sexual tension MAXIMUM.

I've also thought plenty about other characters that aren't in High Noon but I want them to be. High Noon Jax as the aforementioned total weirdo bartender who sees Jhin crushing on Thresh and nearly has to kick both of their asses with the lamp to get them to talk to each other (Jax can have even more plot armour. As a treat.) Bonus if he lowkey adopts Jhin--personal headcanon that Jhin is a bit desperate for a father figure so he unintentionally latches on to Jax here--and ends up only threatening to kick Thresh's ass. Or actually kicking it, and Jhin helps take care of him afterward.

High Noon Mordekaiser doesn’t count in the previous but PLEASE imagine him teasing the living hell out of Thresh for his little crush. Asshole older brother energy. I know it’s a bit OOC but I don’t care I will do whatever I want with them fuck you Riot. Him laughing at Thresh and talking about how he’s horny for a mere mortal and how he’s too cowardly to do anything about the crush and Thresh yelling at him all flustered about how no he’s not he just wants to torture him… It’s not important the torture involves holding him on his lap and calling him cute. Not at all. Mordekaiser I don’t think would wingman like Jax would but he would tease Thresh even AFTER they got together. Bonus points if Jhin finds this hilarious and teases Thresh really hard about whatever Morde’s teasing him about this week until Thresh “punishes” him wink wink.

Also, Jhin falling asleep taking care of his horse. I’ve done it, so this is just massive projection probably, but let me be self indulgent. Thresh having to carry him to a safe spot (so he’s not sleeping standing up leaning against a very much sentient being that could kill him) and Jhin half-awake kissing Thresh’s chest thinking it’s his horse. Probably wakes up right as Thresh sets him down because the warmth is gone. And then he’s upset. He doesn’t know why he’s upset. He thinks he still hates this man. So does Thresh, actually. But once again it’s just them being gay as hell and denying it.

Thanks for coming to my OOC Ted Talk. I'm so sorry

#jhinthresh

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mynotsohealthyobsession · 4 years ago

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Unexpected bond

Book: Bloodbound (between book 2 and 3)

Pairing: Adrian Raines x Lily Spencer (friendship) / Mention of Adrian Raines x MC

Words: 1.960

Rating: Mature

Warning: Angst / Mention of violence, death and harassment

**Tags in the reblog**

His jacket was on the floor, where he had thrown it a couple hours ago. The sleeves of his shirt were rolled up as his forearms rested on his knees. He had his eyes shut and his back against the wall. His breathing was erratic and faltering, incapable of calming down. The powerful aura that he used to have, had completely disappeared, leaving him broken and defeated, looking as terrible as he felt inside. Whoever knew him beforehand and saw him at this moment, would doubt that that was actually the same Adrian Raines.

His hands had remnants of dried blood, the same that had coloured his white shirt, red. His body was still healing some wounds, cuts and a few broken bones, and bruises as result of their confrontation with Gaius. Every time he breathed, he felt a stinging pain in his chest but he couldn't care less. He had decided to not move from there no matter how long it took. Maybe she woke up before the expected, scared or disorientated. Maybe her bloodkeeper condition made it different for her and she needed some kind of help. Or maybe… Simply, he just couldn't leave her side. Whatever the reason was, he had decided to stay there, in Raines Corp.’s basement, near the sarcophagus in which, and he desperately hoped it was the case, Amy's body was changing, slowly transforming into a vampire.

As a couple of tears slipped on his cheeks, passing through the bloody print that her hand left on his skin as he held her, he couldn't avoid thinking how afraid he was of losing her, to face the world without her. Amy had saved them, after he had promised her he would protect her, she sacrificed herself for them. For him.

He squeezed his eyes tightly, letting his head fall back, against the wall. No matter how hard he tried, the images kept replaying over and over in his mind, in a horrible and constant loop. Amy taking the branch, getting close to Gaius. Her pained gasp as the sword went through her chest and emerged from her back. How his throat hurt from yelling her name, incapable of doing anything else but watch. The fire in her eyes, using the last of her strength to stab Gaius as her blood slipped down in the hilt of the sword onto Gaius' hand. Her little smile before she noticed that her knees gave up and hit the floor first as the rest of her body fell down. How quickly her skin became pale and cold as he held her, knowing that there was only one thing that could save her. How, mortally injured, she cupped his face, almost happy that they had 'won', even if right now it felt like he was about to lose everything that was important to him.

"Adrian?" His eyes flushed open, seeing Lily down the stairs. Her eyes puffy and bloodshot, all her usual energy and almost childlike happy mood, had disappeared. For the first time since he had met her, she seemed like an elderly woman who had lost against life itself. She sat beside him and offered him a pack of blood and what seemed to be a clean shirt.

"Thank you Lily, but I don't need it."

"You do." She gave him a broken look. "You think she would be okay seeing you still hurt?" She placed both things between them. "You are important to her, Adrian. She did what she did to save us. To save you."

"She shouldn't have done it! Now she's--" His voice abruptly cut, incapable to even put into words his fears and torments.

"I know." Lilly replied, distractedly fiddling with one of her rings. "But she's brave and her heart is bigger than anyone I've ever met." A pained smile lifted her lips a little. "Amy would never watch us die if she could avoid it. You know that." She fixed her stare on him, her voice a bit shattered. "Exactly like you or any of us would have done for her if the rolls were reversed."

"But I couldn't." His mind returned to the night before, when they had sleep holding each other. It felt so far away. "I promised her I would protect her no matter what and I couldn't. I failed her." It was the first time they shared this kind of conversation and time alone. It was obvious that Lily had a stronger relationship with Jax, like Adrian had with Kamilah. But, even if they were worried and sad too, right now, the pain Lily and Adrian were feeling, was different from theirs and had brought them together. "I should never have allowed her to get involved in this." To his surprise, she giggled.

"If you think you could have told her what to do, I'm sorry but you don't know her as well as you think." Adrian chuckled a bit alongside her. Lily was absolutely right about that.

"Did she ever tell you about the first time she saw me transformed, on her first day of work?" He wasn't sure why he asked her that. Probably because it was the moment that he realized that she would be special for him, even if he didn't know how much.

"Only a few parts."

"In almost 300 years a lot of people had learned the way she did about all this. And most… If not all of them, begged to forget, to return to their old lives." Despite himself, he smiled at the memory. "Amy… She just stood there. For a little while, she got scared, of course, but… She didn't run or scream. She started to ask me questions, curious, looking at me the exact same way she did all that day. Before her eyes, I was still… Me. She even joked about Nicole being dramatic during the feeding." He let out a sorrowful and shaking sigh. "I took her to Priya's fashion show and she told the security that she was my partner instead of my assistant." They both softly laughed.

"I think she had a crush with you almost instantly." Lily crossed her legs under her. "That night, before returning to the office, we chatted a bit. When I asked her about how you were, her answer was, and I'm quoting here 'super hot'." She said smiling at the same time that her palm dried her cheeks. "She was so happy to be able to stay in New York."

"It was an absolutely mutual feeling." Adrian passed his fingers through his hair, feeling an ache in his heart as his memory returned to the first time he saw her, that she had given him one of her beautiful smiles. "That night, she cut her hand with a glass. All the vampires around were drawn towards the fresh blood, to her."

"I know the feeling." She sadly murmured. "She mentioned that part actually, that you helped her and stood in front of her."

"I will never forget how she hugged me from behind. How when she was scared, she trusted me." His eyes started to burn with fresh tears. "She not only didn't allow the debriefing, but also convinced me to show her around the library." The tears ran free on his face and he didn't try to stop them. "She's brave and stubborn in the most wonderful way."

"I think you are not aware how important you are to her." They stood in silence, lost in their thoughts and memories until Lily talked again. "Amy had always tried to watch over you."

"I know she did." His voice was a low raspy whisper.

"Actually, I suspect you don't know how much." After a pause she sighed, as she had made a decision. "Amy is going to kill me for this…" She muttered. "There's something that she never told you." Adrian noticed the subtle change in her voice. "But I'm convinced you deserve to know." She took a deep breath, closing her eyes for a moment. "After the trial where Vega framed you and they declared you guilty, everybody started to discuss how to divide your stuff and..." She stood in silence, her eyes filled with doubts.

"What happened, Lily?" He shifted his gaze to look at her, taking his attention from the coffin for the first time.

"Priya grabbed her from the throat and 'claimed' her for herself." Lily shivered a bit beside him as his blood seemed to boil and freeze at the same time. "She said that she wanted to break her. And after forcing her to watch you die, maybe kill her."

"Was she hurt?" Adrian frowned, clearly disturbed as a new wave of anguish went through his factions. He was conscious of all the times she had been in danger because of him but discovering that there were occasions that she hadn't told him to protect him, it felt like a powerful hand grabbed his heart and squeezed it slowly and extremely painfully.

"Kamilah stopped her almost immediately but she had a bruise around the neck for a couple weeks. She covered it with makeup."

"Amy never told me about that." He lowered his face, both of his hands holding it, seeming overwhelmed as his fingers ran through his hair.

"I know. She didn't want you to know. She was sure you would feel guilty even when it wasn't your fault." Lily stared at his eyes, he never had seen her gaze so intense. "What do you think was the first thing she said, when we left the temple after that?" Adrian stared at her back, unsure if he wanted to know. "She asked Kamilah how we could help you, to save you." Lily sadly smiled at him. "Even back then she didn't wanted to lose you. That's why she did what she did tonight."

He remembered the deep sadness and concern he saw in her when their eyes locked to each other as he was dragged away. The softness of her hand and words when she had found him in The Baron's dungeon. The happiness he felt when he saw her in front of him. "I didn't want to lose her either." He forced himself to say the words that couldn't stop repeating internally. "I don't want to lose her. I can't. I need her, she just can't di--" The lump in his throat cutted his voice, incapable of ending the last word.

"I don't know if she had heard you but… If it's worth something, I know she loves you too, Adrian." Lily murmured, her voice gruff. "You are the most important person to her." Her hands dried her cheeks. "Well, the second more important at least. Best friends and roommates rights, you know."

"I'll take it." Adrian smiled before his face fell again. "And it's worth more than you can imagine." His eyes fixed again on the sarcophagus. "I just hope to have the chance to tell it to her like she deserves. And maybe hear her say it back."

Lily took off her glasses and rubbed her eyes, standing up. "Are you sure you want to stay here?"

"Yes." She nodded and headed to the stairs. "Lily." He called her and she stopped to watch him. "Thank you. For the blood and everything afterwards."

"You are welcome, Adrian." She leaned against the wall for a minute. "I just know how sad she would be seeing you like this." She stared at the sarcophagus one last time, thinking the same thing that has been in Adrian's mind the last two hours and couldn't dare to face it: how silent the coffin was, without even a faint heartbeat or shallow breathing coming from it. Almost like it was empty.

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italiangothicwriteblr · 3 years ago

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Happy STS, Joy!

Does your WIP have a theme song? If so, what is it? What about your main characters or main relationships? Choose one song each to represent them!

~Morri🗡 (@memento-morri-writes)

Hi! Thanks for the ask!

The only song I can think of that really sums up the tragectory of the whole WIP is "Monster" from Frozen the Musical.

But, characters and ships I have a ton for (I did the ship songs tag a while back so I'll probably mine a bit from that)

Individual Characters

Novellia--The Wizard and I from Wicked ("This gift or this curse I have inside, maybe at last I'll know why.)

Giacomo--She Used to Be Mine from Waitress ("Bruised, and gets used by a man who can't love.)

Enrico-- Dynasty by MIIA ("Thought we built a dynasty that heaven couldn't shake, it all fell down)

Livia--American Idiot by Green Day (can't explain this one, it just fits her vibe)

Ottavio-- Shots by Imagine Dragons

Adrasteia-- The Champion by Carrie Underwood

Orianna--The Good, The Bad, and The Dirty by Panic at the Disco

Niccolo-- Lying is the Most Fun by Panic at the Disco (another one I can't explain, just trust me)

This also feels like a good place to mention that I listen to Commander in Chief by Demi Lovato whenever I write about Basilio

Ships- (90% of these are Taylor she just has a song for every ship dynamic ever)

Novellia and Livia-- peace by Taylor Swift (”There’s robbers to the east, clowns to the west, I’ll give you my sunshine, give you my best, but the rain is always gonna come, if you’re standing with me.”)

Niccolo and Enrico--Forever Winter by Taylor Swift (He says he doesn't believe anything much he hears these days. He says, "Why fall in love, just so you can watch it go away?" He spends most of his nights wishing it was how it used to be He spends most of his flights getting pulled down by gravity”)

Martino and Giacomo--Daylight by Taylor Swift (”I've been sleeping so long in a 20-year dark night. And now I see daylight, I only see daylight. Luck of the draw only draws the unlucky. And so I became the butt of the joke. I wounded the good and I trusted the wicked.”)

Orianna and Adrasteia-- long story short by Taylor swift (”No more keeping score now I just keep you warm, no more tug of war now I just know there’s more.”)

Giuseppe and Arnoldo-- gold rush by Taylor Swift (”Everybody wants you, But I don't like a gold rush. What must it be like, to grow up that beautiful? With your hair falling into place like dominos.”)

Ottavio and Saturnino--cowboy like me by Taylor Swift (”Never thought I'd meet you here. It could be love, we could be the way forward, and I know I'll pay for it. And the skeletons in both our closets plotted hard to fuck this up.”)

Calpurnia and Polyxena-- King of my Heart by Taylor Swift (”Is the end of all the endings? My broken bones are mending. With all these nights we're spending. Up on the roof with a school girl crush, drinking beer out of plastic cups, say you fancy me, not fancy stuff. Baby, all at once, this is enough.”)

Leonora and Attilio--Like My Father by Jax (”I need a man who's patient and kind, gets out of the car and holds the door, I wanna slow dance in the living room like we're 18 at senior prom and grow, old with someone who makes me feel young. I need a man who loves me like my father loves my mom.)

Giacomo and Basilio-- I Say No from Heathers (”Don't say a word. You speak and I cave in. You'll twist the truth again, and drill deep down beneath my skin. You said you'd change, and I believed in you. But you're still using me to justify the harm you do. This is it, hit the brake, call it all my mistake. Long as you let me go. You need help I can't provide, I'm not Bonnie, you're not Clyde.”)

Also, I need to mention that I have Battlefield by Jordan Sparks on Enrico’s playlist solely for the lyric “I never meant to start a war”

#oc asks

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garden-babe88 · 3 years ago

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Before I head to bed and off to dreamland, let's do some headcannons. Some are fluffy, some are angst this is just to get the last of my energy out so I'm not up at 5am...again...for the 12th day in a row. CW:angst is going to be pretty sad or dark, but the fluff hopefully will balance it out. Be honest with what you think.

Every Meleena has a teddy bear. Yes even in MKX. She also loves to color so if you want to bond with her, offer some coloring stuff and to play with dolls.

Sonya may have a very hardened exterior, but still has ptsd from the kombat and years in combat zones in earthrelm. At one point before meeting Jax and Johnny, she was experiencing Sui. Ideation. Too afraid to attempt but afraid to get help, but luckily Jax being a fellow soldier and Johnny always with her, she finally was able to get help without losing her spot in special forces.

Devorah visited Australia once and actually enjoyed it, she's even got a pet funnel web spider much to Kano's protest.

Kitana misses Milena sometimes, in her words "yes she was a monster, but she was a part of her. ". Liu Kang is still helping her sort that out.

Raiden would like to try and socialize more and he'll maybe start dating, but the fact he is a God and 7ft tall does make things complicated. Let's keep encouraging him so he don't go dark.

Yes, Shao is the Big Bad Evil Guy, but he wouldn't have been if Sindel didn't up and want her hubby dead. Also, I think he prefers older partners than young ones.

Jade was given a puzzle by Cassie and its now her favorite hobby. Shes done 3D, 2D, glow in the dark, even Lego builds for adults.

Once a month, Johnny takes Eron to his fave place to eat out. After Sonya passed, it went from friends to something a bit more💖.

Kabal has early onset arthritis. He is keeping ontop of it, but he's been hoarding money and valuables better than kollector so he has something to live on once he's too banged up to be in the Black Dragon.

Reptile is helping Kabal make sure he bones remain as strong as possible.

Sheeva has a crush on Sonya. Almost to the point she would have taken her as a bride if she wasn't already married.

Okay I'm spent. Tell me what you think and ill look at it when I get up gnight!

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itsadamcole · 5 years ago

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heaven knows

fem!reader x finn balor

(requested by anonymous) “Reader and Finn have been best friends ever since they were at NXT. Reader have a crush on Finn but never express their feelings because she feels Finn only thinks of her as a friend. Until finally the reader dating Dolph and Finn began to realize his feelings. Reader first moved to RAW and started dating Dolph, 3 months later Finn also got a shake up to RAW. Dolph had to move to Smack Down and the reader and Dolph relationship ended because of that.”

word count: 4.1k+

warnings: smutty (that’s about it for warnings ig)

— thank you to anonymous for this request. i had a lot of fun writing it ... this imagine is based on the song “Lost in You” by Westlife —

masterlist || request an imagine here

~ 18+ content below - read at your own risk ~

*** 3 months ago ***

“Finny!” you shout, running up to your best friend. Finn Balor turns around and looks at you.

He smiles and says, “Hey. What’s up? How’d the meeting go?”

You basically shout, “I’m moving to the Raw roster!”

Finn’s smile drops a bit but you don’t notice it. “Raw?” he asks. “I thought ya like it here on NXT.”

You look up at Finn and say, “Ya know that I’ve wanted to go to Raw for a while.”

“I know,” he says. “Ya haven’t been on NXT for that long and I thought ya liked it here.”

You say, “I can talk to Regal and to Vince to get ya moved to Raw with me.”

Finn shakes his head and says, “I’m staying here for a while. I had my time on Raw and they never used me right.”

You pout and say, “I’ll still come visit when I’m home. I’ll be home all the time, I promise.”

He smiles at you and says, “I’m proud of ya for being moved to Raw. Ya will be the best damn announcer that the red brand has ever seen.”

“And I better be the first person ya call after ya win the NXT title,” you say.”

You smile at your best friend and he says, “Of course. Ya will be the first person I call after I win the title.”

“I better be,” you say. “Maybe I’ll come back to NXT eventually but I’ll make sure to watch every week.”

You smile and hug Finn.

When you were told that you were being promoted to Raw, it was a bittersweet moment. You love NXT and you love the roster. Not to mention you don’t want to leave Finn, your best friend and crush since day one in NXT. You’re both from Ireland and have always stuck together. It’s how you became such close friends.

Now you’re leaving and you hate that you are.

***

*** present day - november 2019 ***

You sit in your dressing room, brushing out your long brunette hair. You hum quietly to yourself as you brush your hair.

There’s a soft knock on your door so you get up to answer it. You open the door, revealing your boyfriend Dolph Ziggler. “Hey,” you say, smiling. “I was just about to come see you.”

You have Dolph have been together since you moved to Raw three weeks ago. He asked you out the day you arrived and have been together since.

He kisses your cheek before walking into your dressing room. Dolph says, “The shake up is today and I was just told that I’m moving to the Smackdown roster.”

You look at Dolph and say, “I thought ya told them that ya wanted to stay on Raw.”

“I did tell them but they’re moving Bobby and I to Smackdown,” he says as you approach him. He looks down at you. “We’re going to be on different brands, Y/N.”

You hug him and say, “We’ll make it work, Dolph. We have to.”

He runs his fingers through your hair and say, “I would love to make it work, Y/N. I would love to, but you know what it’s like when couples work on different brands. It rarely ever works out.”

You look up at Dolph and ask, “What are ya saying, Dolph?”

Dolph says, “You know how much I like you and how much I like being with you, but we can’t be together if we’re on different brands. It never works out in the long run.”

“So you’re saying we should break up?” you ask.

He nods in response. “Maybe one day we can reconnect but right now, we can’t be together,” Dolph says.

For some reason, you’re not disappointed by this news. You like Dolph but you’ve always thought that there was someone better for you out there.

Someone like Finn Balor.

You miss Finn. You haven’t spoken in a month because of your schedules. He's been busy defending his title on NXT and you've been busy with being an announcer. You've tried to find time to talk to Finn but either he's busy or you're busy.

Dolph says, "I'll, uh, see you around, Y/N."

"Ya too, Dolph," you say. Dolph leaves your dressing room and you sigh. You go grab your phone and try calling Finn.

Finn doesn't answer, leaving you upset.

There's another knock on your door and you answer it. Triple H stands at your door. "Hi," you say, surprised. "Can I help ya with something?"

Triple H says, "Just coming by to drop off the card for tonight. Pierce is sick."

That's when it hits you. Triple H usually runs things surrounding the NXT brand. You ask, "Is NXT involved in something tonight?"

"Possibly," he says. "If I can get Vince's approval. This is the card with the matches on with that NXT is involved in."

You nod and take the card, reading over it.

Adam Cole versus Drew McIntyre. Lana and Dana Brooke versus Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler. Seth Rollins versus a mystery opponent is slated to be the main event tonight. "Who's Seth's opponent?" you ask.

Triple H says, "I don't know. He's issuing an open challenge tonight. That's all I know."

You nod and say, "Well, thank you for the card." He gives you a kind smile before walking off. You close the door and sigh.

NXT is getting involved and you can't help but wonder if one Irishman is going to be making an appearance.

To distract yourself, you get into the attire that was left in here for you. A lacey black dress that sparkles. Your shoulders and arms are the only parts of your body that can be seen under the dress because the lace is sheer. The dress falls to just above your knees.

A third person knocks on your door as you're about to do your makeup. You answer it, revealing your best friend, Becky Lynch. She smiles and says, "Look at ya. Looking all snazzy. I like the dress."

You smile and let her in. "Thank you," you say. "But I have no control over my wardrobe. The dress is kinda cute though."

Becky kind of laughs and sits down. You do your makeup as Becky says, "I heard Dolph's moving to Smackdown."

"Yeah, he is," you say. "He came in here and said that relationships don't really last when the couple is on two different rosters. Well, he said that it usually doesn't work out, so he ended it." You shrug.

Your best friend squints her eyes at you and says, "Ya don't seem that upset about it."

You do your eyeshadow and say, "I liked Dolph, but I always thought that there could be someone out there that's better for me."

As you speak, your mind wanders to Finn. You wonder how he's doing. You hope that maybe you'll catch a glimpse of him tonight. Maybe he'll be Seth's mystery opponent. You don't know.

Becky says, "Someone like Finn Balor? Because he's calling ya."

Quickly, you grab your phone that you threw on the couch and you answer the phone. "Finn?" you say as soon as you answer it."

"Hey," he says. "There's my favorite announcer. How ya doing?"

You smile and say, "Fine. I'm doing okay. How are ya doing?"

Finn says, "I've been better. I saw ya called and I wanted to see if something was wrong."

Becky points at you and mouths, "I knew it." You wave her off and say into the phone, "Nothing's wrong. I was just thinking about ya earlier so I thought I'd ring ya to see if ya were busy."

He says, "I'm a little busy but I have a second to talk."

"I was just getting ready for Raw but I can stop for a second," you say.

Finn laughs softly and says, "So, tell me about Dolph. Everything okay there? Ya seemed happy the last time we talked."

You say, "I, um, we kinda broke up. He's being moved to Smackdown because of the shakeup tonight."

He's quiet before he says, "Oh, that's terrible. I'm sorry."

You shrug and say, "It's fine. I know there's someone better for me out there." You glance at the time. "I have to go now but can I call ya later?"

"Yeah," he says. "Call me after Raw is over and we'll actually talk for more than a few minutes."

You smile and say, "Okay. I'll talk to ya later then."

You both say your goodbyes and you hang up the phone.

Becky says, "Tell me how long ya have had a thing for Finn Balor. I don't blame ya, by the way. That man is very attractive. Maybe not as attractive as Seth but still attractive."

You laugh and say, "I've had a thing for him since our NXT days. Basically since day one." You rub the back of your neck. "I'm sure he doesn't feel the same way about me though so I never said anything to him about it."

She laughs and says, "Tell him. You're single now and ya said that there was someone better than Dolph Ziggler out there for ya. What if that person is Finn?"

"He's not on this brand either," you say. "He's NXT champion so he wouldn't have time for me anyway."

Becky says, "Well, that's not true. When Seth was Universal Champion, he still had time for me."

You blink at her and say, "You and Seth were champions at the same time, Becky. You traveled together for press and everything."

She thinks for a second and says, "Yeah. That's very true. Okay, anyway. I have a match tonight against Asuka so Imma go get ready for that. I'll see ya out there."

You nod and finish getting ready for the show tonight.

***

There are five matches on the card tonight, plus the main event. The first match was Dana Brooke and Lana versus Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax. Shayna and Nia won.

The next match was Becky versus Asuka for the title. Asuka retained, which left Becky mad.

The third match was a six-man tag match, with three teams of two. Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston are a team against the teams of my now ex-boyfriend Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode and two members of the Undisputed Era, Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong. It's basically a mini Survivor Series match, minus the eliminations. The stipulation is if the Undisputed Era loses, they stay on NXT. If they win, they get moved up to Raw.

The Undisputed Era wins the match and all four of them are now members of the Raw roster.

The fourth match is Keith Lee versus Braun Strowman. Keith wins.

The fifth match is Drew McIntyre versus Adam Cole. Randy Orton interferes and costs Drew the match.

It's main event time. Seth's music hits and you say into your microphone, "Making his way down to the ring, he is the Monday Night Messiah, Seth Rollins."

Seth gets into the ring. He doesn't have his disciple, Murphy, with him as he's handed a microphone. "So, as you can see, my disciple Murphy isn't here with me tonight. That's because he's a traitor and left me. So, I'm issuing an open challenge for anyone to come out here and prove to me that they have what it takes to be my disciple. Come on, anyone. From Raw or Smackdown, or even NXT. Come on out."

Everyone looks at the stage to wait and see who comes out. Everyone in the arena waits.

And that's when Finn Balor's music hits. Your jaw almost drops, happy and excited to see Finn with his title. The crowd jumps up and cheers. You smile in the timekeeper's area as Finn makes his way down to the ring. He's handed a mic on the way down.

Seth has a smile on his lips as he looks at that title around Finn's waist, who's dressed and ready for a match in his white ring gear and a matching white leather jacket. This is the gear he wore in his last main roster match at Summerslam in 2019 before he went back to NXT in October. The NXT title is now over his shoulder as he steps into the ring.

Finn is looking at Seth. His music fades and he says, "Hi, Seth. So, I heard ya are looking for a match tonight. How's this? Ya and I in the ring right now. If ya win, then ya get my title and I'll be your new whatever ya call it. If I win, I keep my title and ya never can challenge for this title, or any title that I hold, whether it's the WWE Championship or the United States Champion. I think ya get the point."

You look over at Seth and he says, "You're on Balor. Let's get a referee out here and get this started."

The crowd cheers and you're handed a card with something to read on it. You nod and as the guys get ready in the ring. You look up and say, "This match has just been made official by WWE officials. The following match is scheduled for one fall and is for the NXT Championship. Introducing first the challenger, weighing in at 217 pounds, from Davenport, Iowa. He is the Monday Night Messiah, Seth Rollins."

You listen as the crowd boos Seth. You forgot how much the WWE Universe loves Finn Balor.

Once the crowd dies down, you talk into the microphone again. "Weighing in at 190 pounds, from Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, he is NXT Champion. Finn Balor," you say, smiling as the name Finn Balor leaves your lips. The crowd cheers. Finn looks at you and points at you, making your face heat up.

The ref takes the belt and holds it above his head. Someone runs over and grabs it, bringing the belt back to the little area. You look at the gold belt. It looks so pretty with Finn's side plates on it.

The bell rings and the match is underway. Your eyes are on Finn the whole time.

It takes 20 minutes but Finn hits the Coup de Grace and pins Seth, retaining his title. You take the belt and run to the ring, not being able to hold in your excitement. You bring your microphone with you because you have one more thing left to say.

Once you're in the ring, you almost tackle Finn with a hug. He hugs you back and you hand him his title.

"And still NXT Champion, Finn Balor," you say as Finn's music blares in the arena.

He looks down at you and takes your microphone. You stare up at him as he says, "I, uh, I need to say something really quick."

The crowd dies down and you stare up at your best friend. He looks at his title and he says, "This title isn't mine anymore. This title isn't mine anymore because as of this moment, I am on the Raw roster. As a full-time Raw superstar, I cannot hold the NXT title." He puts the title down on the ground before looking at you. "But as a full-time Raw superstar, I can spend all the time in the world with ya. Travel with ya, talk to ya whenever I want. And most importantly, take ya on a date or two whenever we want."

Your eyes widen as you stare up at Finn, realizing that he has feelings for you too.

"If ya would like, of course," Finn finishes with. The crowd collectively gasps as they wait for your answers.

Finn's arm is still around your waist and you're still standing close to him. So, you give your answer in the one way you've been wanting to. You put your hands on Finn's face and pull his face down to yours. Your lips crash to his and immediately begin moving against them.

He smiles into the kiss and drops the microphone, wrapping both your arms around his neck as his arms wrap around your waist.

The crowd cheers loudly as you kiss Finn in the ring.

***

Eventually, you and Finn make your way back to your hotel room. He tells you about what he had to do to get to Raw.

Since NXT was part of the shakeup this year, there was a chance that he could get sent to Raw. It was small because he held the NXT title. So after some negotiations with William Regal, Triple H, and Vince McMahon, he would voluntarily relinquish his title after a match tonight. So that's what he did. He voluntarily relinquished his title and is now apart of the Raw roster.

He also told Vince that he wants a run or two at the WWE Championship, which is held by Drew McIntyre. Vince agreed because he knows the fans love Finn versus Drew. Add a title in there and it makes for a few good championship matches.

Once back at the hotel room, Finn says, "I need to shower really quick then we can watch movies or something for a bit."

You nod and watch as Finn disappears into the bathroom, closing the door behind him. The water starts and you sigh.

It would be really bad if you just walked into the bathroom and told him everything that you've been feeling, especially tonight.

When Finn walked out in the white gear, a little ache formed in your core and you tried what you could to stop it.

Your feet are carrying you to the bathroom before you can do anything. You shed the dress and your shoes before walking into the bathroom.

The shower in the bathroom is a glass stand up shower. Most of the glass is distorted but the top maybe 16 inches aren't so you can see from Finn's chest up. His eyes are closed as he rinses his hair.

Quickly, you take off the bra and panties you're wearing before you open the door to the shower. Finn looks down at you and asks, "Y/N, what are ya doing?"

"Saving water," you say. "Kinda."

He smiles down at you as you close the glass door. You stare up at him and he asks, "Now what are ya really doing?"

You say, "Seeing ya in the white gear tonight made me feel things, Finn. I know I shouldn't just get in the shower with ya, but-" You're interrupted by Finn's lips coming down to yours. You gasp, surprised by the kiss.

His lips move against yours before he pulls back and says, "Ya are telling me ya want me to, what?"

You stare up at him and say, "Whatever ya want, Finn. I just need ya to do something to me."

Finn smirks a bit and his hands come down to your waist. He guides you so your back is against the wall. You stare up at Finn and he says, "Is this what ya really want? I want to make sure it's what ya want one hundred percent."

Your hands rest on his chest and you nod. "It's what I want, Finn," you say. "I've wanted this for a while."

He smiles and kisses you. The kiss is rougher than the kiss in the ring and his hands start to roam. Soft sighs leave your lips. As the two of you share the kiss, Finn moves and presses you against the cold wall of the shower. Your hands are on Finn's cheeks, slipping your tongue into his mouth. Finn smirks against your lips.

The kiss continues for a second before Finn leans down and picks you up by your thighs. You wrap your legs around his waist as Finn pulls back from your lips and he starts to kiss your neck.

A soft moan escapes your lips as your hands slide into Finn's short wet hair. You smile and say, "This has gotten longer since we last saw each other."

Finn smirks and looks up at you, detaching his lips from your neck. He says, "I'm guessing ya like it."

You giggle and nod, saying, "It gives me something to hold onto." He laughs and kisses you again.

He reaches to the side and turns the water off. Carefully and slowly, Finn leaves the shower with you wrapped around him. He's careful not to slip on the tile floor of the bathroom as he leaves the room.

Finn walks out to one of the beds, laying you on your back. The kiss breaks as he looks down at you, eyes wandering all over your body.

"I've imagined how ya looked for weeks and this exceeded all of my expectations," he says, smiling down at you.

You giggle and stare up at him, saying, "I could say the exact same thing." You glance down at his semi-erect member that's poking at your thigh.

He starts to kiss your jaw and he says, "You're so beautiful. I can't believe that maybe you'll be mine after this."

Sighing, you say, "I've been yours this entire time, Finn."

Finn smirks against your neck. You slide your hands down his sides and use one of your hands to stroke Finn's member. He gasps a bit against the skin against your neck. You feel him begin to harden as you stroke him.

"Keep going like that and I won't last as long as ya probably want me to," he gasps.

You leave kisses to his head and say, "We have all night, Finn. And all day tomorrow."

He looks up at you and says, "Good, because I won't be able to stop once I've started."

You reach up, pecking his lips before you say, "Then start."

Finn smirks a bit before he kisses you harder than he ever has before. You sigh softly against his lips as he runs his tip through your already soaked folds. "Finn," you mumble against his lips. "Please. Tease me another time. I need ya right now."

Slowly, Finn begins to push himself into you. You gasp into the passionate kiss.

You're not a virgin but you're not really that experienced in bed. Finn knows this so he's making sure he's careful with you. On the other hand, you know how experienced Finn is in bed. He's never had to tell you. You used to travel with him when you worked for the NXT brand and stayed in the hotel room next to him sometimes. He's not really that quiet, and neither is whoever he's with.

He moves slowly and shallowly at first, making sure that he's not hurting you. The little bit of pain that you feel slowly melts away to pleasure, and you're a little bit of a moaning mess underneath Finn's body. You drag your fingers down Finn's back as he moves.

Every few minutes, Finn picks up speed and thrusts deeper into you. You wrap your legs around Finn's waist again. Your back arches off the bed ooccationally and chase Finn's hips. He slips deeper into you, making you moan and gasp under Finn.

A wave of confidence overtakes you a couple minutes later. You roll so you're straddling Finn's waist with him still inside you.

Finn stares up at you as you begin to move your hips, riding him. Finn intertwines his fingers with yours and helps hold you up. You throw your head back as you bounce up and down on Finn's now rock hard member. Moans escape your lips and Finn grunts and growns beneath you.

Your walls begin to clench around Finn and you moan, "Finn, baby. I'm about to come."

"Come, princess," he gasps, thrusting up into you as you move your hips.

Your eyes are squeezed shut and you release around Finn as he quickly pulls out of you and comes all over your stomach. You collapse onto Finn, your sweaty chests sticking together as you come down off your high.

Finn wraps his arms around your shoulders and you sigh, your ear pressed against his chest. His heart is beating quickly. You feel him leave kisses on your forehead. You smile and look up at him, resting your chin on his chest. Finn smiles down at you.

"So what do ya say?" he asks. "Will ya officially be mine?"

You giggle and nod, leaning up and pecking his lips. "Yes."

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firebreathingkoifish · 5 years ago

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HAPPY PRIDE MONTH 2020!

Couldn't help drawing my OCs this year! (They're characters from a book I'm writing called Prophecy Of The Dragonfly: it's a whole series I've been working on. Hope to get it published in the future 😁. Story is about a group of 6 teens who are part of a prophecy, "suddenly" gain magic powers, and are thrust into a whole "war" against creatures of darkness and the Demon King. Unoriginal, I know, but I like that kind of story!).

Sidenote: in their world, it is more common to be pan than straight. Also, four of these characters are not in their true forms: I felt like drawing them in human form for this picture. The other three are chimeras (part human part something else).

Here are the characters from left to right:

Echo: moody emo wolf. Chances are, he didn't want to be in this photo but Flash probably convinced him to join. He won't admit it, but he has a crush on Flash. He's the kind of character who has no idea how to convey emotions properly: master of the resting B face. Ace panromantic.

Flash: energetic and optimistic fox. I tried to make him look like he had frosted tips on all that floof. He has a crush on Echo and isn't afraid to admit it. (Not entirely sure yet, but I think that somewhere way in the future of the series, he's gonna get adopted by Echo's pack). Ace homoromantic.

Jay: joker, troublemaker, and prankster. Part fish (has gills and webbed hands). Link's brother. Gets along well with the team most of the time but he purposefully drives Echo crazy and probably gets on Androcles' and Emerald's nerves sometimes. Pan.

Link: (main character of book 1) more or less your typical generic hero. Human-avian chimera. Not gonna lie, I took a lot of inspiration for their character design from Link from Legend of Zelda and Midoriya from BNHA. Starts out as a really shy, introverted, and self-doubting character but eventually gains some confidence. Link is being a typical sibling here and annoying their brother (I think Link sees this as subtle revenge for the time Jay put seaweed on their neck and told them it was a crayfish). And yes, those are lightning scars. Long story short, they learned the hard way that lightning magic can be dangerous if used excessively. Ace and agender.

Jax: I really don't know what to do with this character. She's not one of the six main characters: she's just a member of the volleyball team at Link's school. Her character design has changed considerably over the last month: originally, I had based her off of Hinata from Haikyuu but with raven wings and carical ears and legs. And was a boy. Eventually I realized that I had very few main and close supporting characters who were girls so I just said "screw it" and poof: now she is a trans girl with purple martin wings and and a tail. Probably still has some carical genes though. Trans and bi.

Androcles: a white tiger. The brains of the team (especially when it comes to magic and medicinal plants). Calm, smart, etc. Has a crush on Emerald. Straight/hetero.

Emerald: leopard. Super shy but really smart. She is super observant and will sometimes mutter a witty comment about someone (typically Jay since he annoys her and will not stop calling her Emmy) that will seemingly come out of nowhere and surprise everyone. Doesn't have a lot of self confidence. Bi.

*I must have changed their hairstyles at least twice for each character (up to five times probably for Link and Jay) 🥴

#my art #fantasy story #pride month #Prophecy of the Dragonfly

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tabloidtoc · 4 years ago

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Life & Style, March 1

You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: How Justin Timberlake destroyed Britney Spears

Page 1: Photo Flash -- last March, plans were announced for a TV adaptation of American Gigolo which is the 1980 film that transformed Richard Gere into a star -- after some holdups, the series is finally in production with The Walking Dead's Jon Bernthal stepping into the role to play handsome but cold-hearted Julian 18 years later. In this pic, he's being filmed in the ocean

Page 2: Contents

Page 4: The Top 10 Bow Looks -- Caitriona Balfe, Yara Shahidi, Nicole Kidman, Sarah Levy, Jennifer Lopez

Page 5: Elle Fanning, Idina Menzel, Lana Condor, Zoe Kravitz, Sarah Hyland

Page 6: Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley are engaged after just six months of dating -- the Green Bay Packers quarterback broke the news during the NFL Honors event, giving his fiancee a shout-out while accepting an award for Most Valuable Player and though the betrothal came as a shock to most people, family and friends weren't surprised -- Shailene doesn't fall in love easily but when she does, she's all in and having just broken up with Fijian rugby player Ben Volavola, Shailene wasn't expecting to fall for Aaron let alone marry him but she did and she's never been happier

Page 8: Hailey Baldwin got her mom Kennya a gig with Bare Minerals to help her folks stay afloat -- it's not secret that her dad Stephen Baldwin is terrible with money and he's defaulted on mortgages, had run-ins with the IRS and filed for bankruptcy -- Hailey's husband Justin Bieber who's worth $285 million has also opened up his wallet and Justin has so much money, he doesn't know what to do with it so he's happy to help out any way that he can

* Rebel Wilson and boyfriend Jacob Busch have called it quits after less than a year of dating and there were some red flags that she couldn't ignore as their relationship progressed such as Jacob being a little too enamored with fame and Rebel started to suspect that he was in it for the wrong reasons so she cut him loose

Page 10: The Week in Photos -- Jordin Sparks was unmasked as the Exotic Bird on The Masked Dancer

Page 12: Lucky Dogs -- Rebel Wilson made a four-legged friend on the set of her new dog grooming competition Pooch Perfect, Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg cheered on teams of adorable and adoptable dogs at Puppy Bowl XVII

Page 13: Lucy Hale with her new rescue dog Ethel and her dog Elvis, Maria Menounos snuggled up to her dog Whinnie on a flight, Demi Moore and daughter Tallulah Willis and three of their dogs

Page 16: Daphne Oz prepared a massive helping of kale salad with apple and farro, Olivia Culpo got messy with confetti at Shaquille O'Neal's pre-Super Bowl party, John Legend playing the piano with son Miles

Page 18: Say What?! Venus Williams on her love of beauty treatments, Nina Dobrev on her rescue pup Maverick, Kaley Cuoco on husband Karl Cook's latest hairdo, Miley Cyrus who says she hasn't done drugs in years, Susan Sarandon on scrapped plans for a follow-up to 1991's Thelma & Louise

Page 22: Rather than let the loss of their unborn son Jack due to miscarriage tear them apart, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend found a way to cope with the pain together -- Chrissy sought counseling and in November, she celebrated one month of sobriety and the transformative experience brought Chrissy closer to John

Page 23: Sofia Richie was spotted packing on the PDA with shipping heir Gil Ofer in Miami Beach -- the son of an Israeli billionaire, Gil is a Harvard grad who's studying for his MBA at the London Business School -- while he's not throwing his billionaire status around Gil has made it pretty easy for Sofia to fall for him by lavishing her with gifts of jewelry, shopping sprees, travel and expensive dinners -- although her famous father Lionel Richie can be pretty protective Lionel likes that Gil is driven, comes from a good family and supports himself and he's not in showbiz and Lionel is happy as long as Sofia is happy

Page 24: Cover Story -- The Downfall of Britney Spears and Why Justin Timberlake Is to Blame -- a new Britney documentary takes a fresh look at what and who pushed the pop star over the edge -- after Justin publicly blamed Britney for their 2002 split, implying she'd cheated, she was more diplomatic despite being crushed and since the release of Framing Britney Spears fans have been calling for Justin to apologize to Britney

Page 28: Kelly Clarkson: Being a Single Mom Is Hard -- in the wake of her split Kelly is feeling exhausted raising two young children on her own -- even during her marriage to Brandon Blackstock, Kelly says that she took on a majority of the parenting duties but it's definitely more challenging for her raising the kids solo -- with so much time spent with her kids and on the job Kelly has put meeting Mr. Right on the backburner

Page 30: Princess Diana brings Meghan Markle and Duchess Kate Middleton back together -- on Princess Diana's would-be 60th birthday, Kate and Meghan will reunite to honor their husbands' late mom -- in the past Kate has been accused of being unwelcoming to her sister-in-law while Meghan's been labeled a diva and while neither is perfect, Diana wasn't either -- the statue of Diana will be unveiled at Kensington Palace's picturesque sunken garden with Prince Charles and their sons Prince William and Prince Harry and families in attendance

Page 32: Jennifer Lopez's new rules for Alex Rodriguez -- as cheating rumors swirl yet again, J.Lo lays down the law with A-Rod -- ever since the latest rumors surfaced Alex has upped his game with Jennifer, showering her with gifts, flowers and expensive jewelry but it's going to take more than that for her to trust him -- Madison LeCroy denies having a physical affair with Alex but does say that he slid into her DMs and that they've spoken over the phone and the communication between them was a year ago

Page 36: Who Lives Here? Halsey

Page 40: Diva or Down-to-Earth? Jax Taylor filled up his Jeep at an LA gas station -- down-to-earth, Naomi Campbell jetted out of Kenya on a charter plane -- diva, when you're worth $200 million your glam team comes to you and Salma Hayek was sitting pretty at home as she prepped for an interview -- diva, James Van Der Beek and daughter Olivia had fun playing Monopoly -- down-to-earth

Page 42: Social Stars Posts of the Week -- Elizabeth Banks transformed into Baby Yoda, naked Emily Ratajkowski shows off her baby bump, Queer Eye's Jonathan Van Ness and husband Mark Peacock, Cindy Crawford and daughter Kaia Gerber play chess

Page 44: Horoscope -- Pisces Drew Barrymore turned 46 on February 22

* They're Not Together, But They Should Be -- Sagittarius Paula Patton and Leo Ben Affleck

Page 46: Made Ya Look! Serena Williams strikes a pose for her latest collab with luggage brand Away

Page 48: What I'm Into -- Melissa Gorga of The Real Housewives of New Jersey

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