#ambie plays tow

[rosenfey]

i thought my fallout oc, fay, deserves to be in more than just one viddy gay franchise so i made her in tow because its fitting :3

[megalony]

Power play- Part 2

This is the second part of my King! Ben Hardy series which is like my other series Fatal Attraction, I hope everyone likes it, feedback is always appreciated.

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Part 1

Summary: Ben falls for (Y/n), the Queen of England and is willing to give up the right to his own throne to marry her. But he knows that if he does, there will be a power play in the relationship because one will have more power and control than the other.

Enjoy.

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"When is the engagement ball to take place, ma'am?"

(Y/n) turned her head to look at Mr Hardin who was stood beside the far end of the desk she was sitting behind. Just the mere thought of the engagement ball sent butterflies tingling through her stomach and swarming their way up to her chest.

She knew she was lucky. Her mother had been very close to arranging suitors and getting marriage agreements set up on (Y/n)'s behalf and she knew those people her mother would have chosen wouldn't have the kindest of intentions. People wanted her to marry so she would be tamed, she she would be controlled and whoever she married was clearly going to want to take her position as Monarch and rule the country for her instead of with her.

Ben was saving (Y/n) from that fate, he was giving up his own title and his right as Monarch in his own country in order to marry (Y/n) not just because he loved her but because he knew the danger she was put in. People were hanging around like vultures just waiting to fly in and create a storm. People wanted to marry (Y/n) off, they wanted to control her and influence her opinions and her actions and her rights until she was just a puppet they could control. And with how (Y/n) lacked the information about her rights and politics, she could be easily swayed by someone feigning to try and help her.

Ben knew a storm was going to come by anytime soon because he was helping in the way that no one else would like. He was teaching and coaching (Y/n) on politics and how to use her rights and telling her what was out of her hands and her jurisdiction. But Ben wasn't trying to control her or sway her influence or her mind, he did his best to remain impartial when helping her but he knew people were going to think he was trying to control her. If Ben gave (Y/n) her own voice and allowed her to rule more or less on her own without having to rely on too many people, no one was going to influence her or control her and that was going to upset a lot of people.

"This Thursday." (Y/n) lifted her eyes to spare Mr Hardin a quick glance and a smile before she looked back down to the papers she was sorting into piles.

Ben's lessons in politics were becoming very useful but (Y/n) still wasn't quite up to date on everything so far and she didn't understand everything so she was sorting all of her papers into piles. One pile was the one she understood and would have no problem going through and signing, but the other pile was the one she needed Ben to talk her through because (Y/n) couldn't sign anything she didn't understand. That would be a grave mistake on her part.

"Some of the council are wondering, ma'am, if you're planning on making him Prince Regent? I do feel that this wouldn't be the best idea, ma'am." Hardin held his hands behind his back as he took a step closer to the desk. There was a concerning yet warm look in his eyes like he was trying to give her some advice.

Since (Y/n) had been appointed Queen and then coronated, Hardin had been her adviser and he had done his best to educate her on the subjects she was lacking. He was funny and he understood her views on the people in court who she particularly didn't like and who were always trying to put her under their spell and influence.

"Why on Earth would I do that, Mr Hardin? I'm not ill, and as far as I know I'm perfectly capable of being Queen, don't you think?" (Y/n) couldn't help the way her heart sank in her chest and she had to purse her lips to stop her smile from falling into a frown.

Who was going around saying it would be a good idea to make Ben Prince Regent? Doing that would mean (Y/n) was giving Ben all the rights of a King to do her job for her. That happened with a King who had gone mad, his son was made Prince Regent and did all of the jobs and went through all of the documents as if he were King because his father was incapable. Did people think she was that incapable of being Queen that she needed a husband to take over? (Y/n) wasn't mad and she wasn't stupid or irrational and she knew what she was doing.

"I quite agree, ma'am. But, I am concerned about this engagement, the Prince is getting rather involved in your political affairs. It might not be wise to have someone outside of the government coaching you about their views on politics, after all, his country is far different than England."

"Mr Hardin, the Prince isn't trying to sway my views, he's helping me because he knows more than I do the working of parliament and politics. Him not being from England is precisely why I need and value his input. When we are married I'm going to appoint him as one of my advisers."

When (Y/n) looked up at Hardin there was a certain expression on his face that she couldn't decipher, it was as if she had just insulted him or said something very worrying that he didn't know how to react to. (Y/n) knew she needed Ben's advise and his input because he wasn't biased and he wasn't telling her his own opinions and values, he was telling her what she needed to know from an outside point of view. If he was one of her advisers then she would be very capable of being Queen and speaking her mind and giving her consent or denial to proposals in parliament.

(Y/n) knew Ben couldn't be her only adviser because he was going to be her husband and he was the Prince. (Y/n) had to be seen to have advisers around her so the people knew she wasn't being biased or looking like she was being ruled by her husband.

"I'm not sure that's a good idea ma'am, he's going to be your husband, he shouldn't be your adviser too in case it brings conflict in ideas. You must remember, he is giving up his throne to live here and marry you, I think that by doing that he may feel he has a right to get involved or even to be Prince Regent."

A shudder ran through (Y/n)'s spine as she looked down to the papers she was just about finished sorting through. Why did he have to say something like that?

(Y/n) knew what Ben was giving up and she knew that despite wishing for him to give up his title to marry her, she still felt bad that he had to give up the one thing he had been working towards his entire life, just to marry her. It made (Y/n) feel guilty more than anything else in her life and she felt guilty for loving Ben and wanting to be with him. But the only way for them to be together was for one of them to give up their throne and (Y/n) had only just been coronated and it would be another two or even three years before Ben would get his throne.

Even though he was giving this up for her, (Y/n) knew Ben wasn't the type to wade in and try to take her crown from her. He wanted to help and he wanted to be involved but he didn't want to steal the power away or make himself Prince Regent. (Y/n) was sure of that.

"The Prince isn't like that Mr Hardin, I assure you."

"If you're sure. Now, would you like me to run through these papers with you ma'am?"

Hardin barely managed to finish his sentence before the door to the study opened and Ben walked in. The moment his eyes landed on Hardin they narrowed like a hawk focusing on its prey, he looked as if he was feeling suspicious of Hardin for something like Ben assumed he was doing something he shouldn't be. (Y/n) knew Ben had taken a rather big disliking towards Hardin, Ben seemed to think he was out to gain something by being so close to her or that he wanted to control or her boost his position in the court.

(Y/n) wasn't so sure because Hardin had been nothing but kind and considerate to her and he ran her through anything she was unsure about. He didn't give (Y/n) any reason to doubt him or suggest that he was trying to take control or advantage.

"I think the papers can wait, we have a meeting don't we?"

Ben held his hand out to (Y/n) when she clearly knew he was here to go to the meeting with her. She had said he could come along to any of the meetings so he could get a feel for the politics and to know for future since he was staying. He was going to be getting involved in the business and day to day life anyway, he may as well get a head start.

"Should I brief you before the meeting ma'am? This meeting is about the political parties getting votes-"

"I shouldn't think a briefing would be necessary, the Queen has more of an understanding than you give her credit for." Ben rose his brows in Hardin's direction before he turned to leave the room with (Y/n) following in tow, her hand tightly holding his own. 

"Ben, he's only trying to help." (Y/n) leaned her head on Ben's arm when they were alone in the corridor with Hardin presumably not too far behind. Displays of affection weren't all that agreed with before marriage and (Y/n) didn't want to give anyone any looks or information they could try and use against her and Ben or anything that could be turned into gossip.

"I don't know (Y/n), the advice he gives you centres around his political party and he knows you rely on him, that's a dangerous thing to know for someone in his position. Besides, you can think for yourself and he has to know and get used to that."

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"What's the matter?" (Y/n) moved her chair a little bit closer to Ben's before she leaned over and gently took his hand in hers, resting her free hand on his arm. She could feel how tense he was and the unreadable expression on his face didn't look like a rather good or happy one either.

He was sat slightly slouched in his chair with his free hand rubbing over his jaw like he was contemplating something confusing or serious. He didn't speak during the meeting and as much as that seemed a bit off-putting to everyone else in the meeting, (Y/n) knew it was just because he was getting a feel for how it worked. He was listening, he was learning rather than trying or wanting to take part in what was being said. But clearly what he was learning was something he didn't like or didn't agree with.

"I have a problem with your council and some of the electors of parliament." The way Ben spoke and the low tone he used showed he knew this was a predicament in itself. Ben shouldn't be too bothered but if he was going to try and help (Y/n) with any business when they were married this was going to become a problem if he couldn't get along with the council. He also knew that it was a problem because (Y/n) had no say in who was elected or brought into parliament, that was out of her jurisdiction.

"Why?"

"Five of the men in your council scoffed when you started to speak which shows they lack respect for you. Two men from Parliament dismissed what you said and one man tried to shush you which I have a very big problem with. Hardin tried to speak for you, again, when he knows you understand what is being said and that man Lewis looked like he had a problem with you."

(Y/n) looked down at their entwined hands for a moment as she processed what he said. She heard the scoffs and she knew Morris tried to shush her which he got a lot of dirty looks for but she didn't know what to do. (Y/n) couldn't dismiss anyone from Parliament, they were out of her range she had no control over them even if they were disrespectful. And members of her council thought she was a little girl who didn't know what she was doing and it was a lot harder than it seemed to try and change their minds.

If (Y/n) shouted or got angry they would say she was losing her mind and her temper, if she stayed quiet they would carry on and if she got Ben to speak for her it would be like he was already controlling her or like some kind of servant.

There wasn't much she could do.

"Parliament is out of my hands... and most of my council were already formed before I became Monarch and Hardin helped me select the last few people. Lewis is my mother's adviser, he does have a problem with me, I don't listen to him."

"The man who shushed you wasn't an elector from Parliament so I strongly suggest you get rid of him. Any man who tries to talk over you or is so rude like that isn't worth keeping around. As for Parliament, I think you're just going to have to keep speaking louder, love. They're here to listen and to work and if you know what you're talking about they can't ignore you forever."

Ben didn't want to seem controlling in his suggestions but if (Y/n) didn't get rid of the man who tried to make her be quiet then Ben would do it himself. (Y/n) shouldn't have to put up with such rude and insolent people and it grated Ben's every nerve to have someone treat her like that when she was the Queen and she was trying to talk. All the men in this meeting should listen and want to know what she has to say even if sometimes she made mistakes or said the wrong thing.

Blatantly shushing her, talking over her or trying to ignore her was not civil and it wasn't the way to go about things.

"I think some of them are expecting you to be appointed Prince Regent... maybe they think I'm incompetent or they might even respect you and listen if you speak."

Ben sat up straighter in his chair and turned his head to better look at (Y/n) when she spoke. Her voice showed that she was rather worried about people thinking that was what was going to happen or what Ben wanted to happen and it was as if she thought that was actually going to become a reality. He wasn't here for that, if he wanted the crown so badly Ben would have gone back home and declined the marriage. He wouldn't marry (Y/n) and then try to take her crown when he could have his own proper title rather than a belittled title such as regent.

"I don't want to be Prince Regent because I have no desire to take your control away from you. You're not ill or unstable so you don't need any regent and if I wanted a crown so badly I wouldn't marry you, would I? When we get married I admit I would like to work alongside you and help but I don't want to undermine you, love."

"I know, it's just what people are expecting."

(Y/n) kept her focus on their hands until Ben moved his free hand under her chin, gently tilting her head up so she would look at him. There was sincerity in his eyes and a smile adorning his lips that made (Y/n)'s stomach flutter.

"Well you can exceed their pity expectations. You're the Monarch here, not me."

When his lips pressed to her own it felt like they were sealing some sort of secret deal. Ben wasn't going to take her crown and he wasn't here to control or undermine her, only to help guide and encourage her but most importantly, he was staying here and marrying her because he loved her. If he didn't love her he wouldn't marry her even if it would have saved her from a problematic marriage that someone would have arranged for her.

(Y/n) didn't want the kiss to stop but even when she moved her hands to cup his face, Ben pulled back enough to see her properly with a smile that seemed to shine brighter than the sun itself.

"I think you're meeting the Prime Minister soon, so I'll let you disappear for that and I'll find you in a while."

Ben got to his feet but before he left the room that was vacant apart from the couple, he leaned down and pressed a kiss to (Y/n)'s head before he disappeared. He didn't get very far though before someone called out his name, Ben only managed to get out of the corridor and halfway through the drawing room before he was stopped. More so, he knew who was calling him and he didn't particularly want to speak to him either.

But Ben hadn't been here very long and he was going to be here for a lot longer, he knew it wouldn't be in his best interests to come across as rude or ignorant or make enemies right now.

He turned around and tried to put on a placid expression as he looked at Lewis who was approaching him. This was someone Ben was unsure about but wasn't too happy about either. Throughout the meeting he had glanced and stared at (Y/n) like she was doing something wrong or like he wanted to pull her aside and tell her off like she was a little child. He didn't look to be the happiest of people but he was rubbing Ben up the wrong way.

"Mr Lewis, isn't it?" Ben tapped his index finger against his thigh, not wanting to hold his hands in front of him or behind his back because it felt too formal and could come across as unsettling. But he didn't know what to do with his hands, he was very much hoping that this wouldn't be a long conversation.

"Yes, your Highness. I was hoping I could have a word with you about when you and the Queen are married."

"Really? Go ahead then." Ben's head ticked to the side and his eyes narrowed in dismay. He had a feeling he wouldn't like where this conversation was heading.

"I think you already know that when you're married you will need an adviser and I think it would be preferable if you had an English adviser-"

"Are you giving me advice or are you applying for the job?" Ben crossed his arms over his chest, raising a brow as his lips curved, forming a sceptical key knowing look. Lewis was angling to be Ben's adviser, he seemed to be a man who wanted power and status and what better way to get that than to be an adviser to the Queen's husband? He could try and worm his way over to (Y/n) as well and take a hold over her if he became close to Ben.

"I think I might be of use if I were your adviser, I know the Queen well."

"Right, and what advice would you give me then?"

Ben knew what kind of man Lewis was, he was the sneaky, cold-blooded type that was out for his own gain. (Y/n) didn't seem to be very fond of him and he seemed like he couldn't tolerate her as if she were someone's child who was getting on his nerves. That automatically put Ben against him but Lewis was digging himself a bigger hole right now that no one could get him out of.

"I'd advise you to keep watch over the Queen. Many of the council noticed you seem to be helping her in her study of politics, when you're married you could become Prince Regent and take control of affairs. I can help you with that if I become your adviser."

The anger pooling inside of Ben became clear on his face that became stern and his green eyes darkened like they were being tinted. His nails dug into his upper arms that were tightening against his chest to try and keep himself calm. So it was Lewis that had been spreading the rumours that Ben will or should become Prince Regent. If that happened everyone would expect Ben to take control of the internal affairs and to take control of (Y/n), reign her in as it were because they all thought she was too young and inexperienced when all she needed was a helping hand.

No one could rule alone and no one knew everything, (Y/n) couldn't be expected to know all there was to be a Monarch but no one wanted to help her, they wanted to watch her fail.

"I'm sure you know what a regency means and if you know the Queen you must realise there is no just cause for that to happen. You're self-centred advice comes with very little logic or knowledge." Even if Ben wanted to become Prince Regent- which he did not- he would have to have a reason for that. (Y/n) would either have to be incapacitated, mentally or physically incapable of ruling alone or she would have to be declared unfit or in a state of madness. Something had to be wrong with her for her to have a Regent, simply being naive or lacking in certain education was no reason for (Y/n) to lose her power and control to someone else.

"The Queen is unstable, your Highness, she is prone to fits of terror or anger and if a doctor deems her so-"

"I strongly advise that you do not finish that sentence if you still want your place in this palace. I don't think you understand that for one, you've just accused your Queen- the Monarch, of being unfit for her crown and two, you've just said that to me. If I hear you saying anything like that again or anyone else spouting that nonsense then it will be you deemed as unfit for your position here."

"I only meant-"

"I know exactly what you meant and I do not agree with any of it. I'm engaged to the Queen but I'm not after her crown like so many people in this place. I think I'm going to have to start making some changes around here, starting with the staff."

Ben waved his hand in the air to dismiss Lewis in a manner that he knew would rile up the elder man who had much less authority here than he seemed to think.

If anyone said anything like that to Ben right to his face again he wouldn't be so easy on them like he just was. He could have had Lewis dismissed from his position for what he said but Ben didn't want to be seen as completely ruthless, although he did want to make sure people knew they couldn't walk all over him. It was a shock to Ben to know that people closest to (Y/n) were conspiring to bring her down or deem her as unfit and he himself was being made a pawn in their plan. They would allow a stranger to take over the ruling of this country instead of (Y/n) and that showed something to Ben.

It showed him that they feared how (Y/n) would rule this country but knowing (Y/n), Ben knew that her changes were going to be good ones and her reign was one that would be feared in the best possible way. She may not have the backing or the alliance of her own council, but Ben would take a guess that she had the confidence of the public and that was more desirable and reliant.

The council couldn't overthrow the Queen like the public could but they were trying to bring her down and Ben wasn't going to let that happen. He would be damned before he let anyone try and hurt or undermine (Y/n) in any way.

[leviathangourmet]

PORTLAND, Maine — Undaunted by a dangerous journey over thousands of miles, people fleeing economic hardship and human rights abuses in African countries are coming to the U.S.-Mexico border in unprecedented numbers, surprising Border Patrol agents more accustomed to Spanish-speaking migrants.

Officials in Texas and even Maine are scrambling to absorb the sharp increase in African migrants. They are coming to America after flying across the Atlantic Ocean to South America and then embarking on an often harrowing overland journey.

In one recent week, agents in the Border Patrol’s Del Rio sector stopped more than 500 African migrants found walking in separate groups along the arid land after splashing across the Rio Grande, children in tow.

That is more than double the total of 211 African migrants who were detained by the Border Patrol along the entire 2,000-mile (3,200-kilometer) U.S.-Mexico border in the 2018 fiscal year.

“We are continuing to see a rise in apprehensions of immigrants from countries not normally encountered in our area,” said Raul Ortiz, head of the U.S. Border Patrol’s Del Rio sector.

The immigrants in Texas were mostly from the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. Cameroonians have also been traveling up through Mexico and into the U.S. in larger numbers and seeking asylum at ports of entry.

On recent Saturday in Tijuana, there were 90 Cameroonians lined up to get on a waiting list to request asylum that has swelled to about 7,500 names. Also on the waiting list are Ethiopians, Eritreans, Mauritanians, Sudanese and Congolese.

Cameroonians generally fly to Ecuador because no visa is required and take about four months to reach Tijuana. They walk for days in Panama through dense forest, where they are often robbed and held in government-run camps. They come from Cameroon’s English-speaking south with horrifying stories of rape, murder and torture since late 2016 by soldiers of the country’s French-speaking majority, which holds power.

A few days after the big groups of African immigrants were apprehended in Texas, federal officials dropped off dozens of them in San Antonio. Officials in the Texas city sent out a plea for French-speaking volunteers for translating work “and most importantly, making our guests feel welcome.”

Many were bused to Portland, Maine, about as far as one can get from the Mexican border and still be in the continental United States. Word has spread among migrants that the city of 67,000 is a welcoming place. Somali refugees were resettled in Portland in the 1990s.

A total of 170 asylum seekers arrived in recent days. Hundreds more are expected in an influx that City Manager Jon Jennings called unprecedented. With one shelter already full, a basketball venue called the Portland Exposition Building was converted into an emergency shelter.

Portland officials tweeted Thursday that rumors some of the migrants are carrying the Ebola virus “are patently false,” and said that as asylum seekers, they are in the United States legally.

On Thursday afternoon, families in the Expo chatted in French and Portuguese as children kicked a soccer ball near rows of cots. One of the men, 26-year-old Prince Pombo, described himself as a pro-democracy activist and said he had fled his native country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, because of political oppression. He went to neighboring Angola, then flew to Brazil. There, he met a local woman and they had a baby they named Heaven. Now 16-months old, she giggled as she played with her mother in the Expo. Pombo said his journey from Congo to America took three years.

More migrants are on the way. Mexico is on pace to triple the number of African immigrants it is processing this year, up from 2,100 in 2017.

Mbi Deric Ambi, from Cameroon, is among them. In a recent interview in the southern Mexican city of Tapachula, Ambi said he was waiting for a document from the Mexican authorities that would allow him to proceed north to the U.S. He traveled overland through South and Central America after flying to Ecuador, one of the few countries that do not require visas of Cameroonians.

Ambi is from the English-speaking part of Cameroon, which has been oppressed by the French-speaking majority. Human Rights Watch says 1,800 people have been killed and half a million have fled their homes in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon since late 2016. A United Nations official says 4.3 million people need humanitarian assistance.

“We don’t have jobs in the English part, the educational system is poor, they are looking at us as dogs,” Ambi said as a crowd of migrants jostled outside an immigration center in Tapachula, waiting for their names to be called to collect their travel document. Ambi has been waiting every morning for six weeks.

“We just have to be patient, because there is nothing we can do,” he said.

The explosion in immigration to the United States from sub-Saharan Africa coincides with a steep drop in the migration flow across the Mediterranean to Europe after European countries and two main embarkation points — Turkey and Libya — decided to crack down. From Jan. 1 to June 12, only 24,600 migrants arrived in Europe by sea, compared to 99,600 over the same period in 2017, according to the International Organization for Migration.

But IOM spokesman Joel Millman doubts the migrant path for Africans has swung over from Europe to America.

Pombo, who was a teacher in Congo, learned in an internet search and by asking around that Portland is good place for migrants. He said his next step is to start rebuilding a life for himself and his family.

“I’d like to feel safe. I’d like to build a decent life,” he said. “I need to start again.”

[rosenfey]

do you care her

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the fact that tow let's me have a scythe.. thank you obsidian for my life

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just started peril on gorgon and it's so atmospheric and spoopy I love it sm

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god tow is so much fun I'm all here for those space cowboy vibes 👏👏

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I only had parvati for a day but if anything happened to her.. ya know how the rest goes

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I don't wanna kill the mantipillars I think they are cute 😔

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... nyoka

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tow vibes are just so galaxy brained.. like I'm used to sci-fi with futuristic architecture and clothing whereas tow design is so.. homey? in a sense? like we see wooden floors, people who dress in a mix of a vintage and futuristic fashion.. yeehaw vibes in small towns with saloons.. its so sexi

[rosenfey]

just finished tow and I'm immediately starting a new playthrough 🚀 🌟

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ummm.. sanjar nandi... cute 😳👉👈

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the yeehaw music in tow is 👌 🤠

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hhhhh just got that cool-ass plasma scythe solely because its bit sexi