#and oh my complicated feelings about my brothers successes

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[nebulaafterdark]

The Rats Pt. 2

Aegon Targaryen ii x Velaryon(Strong)!Reader

Summary: Aegon attempts to make peace with Rhaenyra after being forced to usurp her throne. Lucerys’ death complicates things.

18+ ONLY, MDNI

Part 1

“Princess Y/N of house Velaryon.” The guard announces.

Rhaenyra’s heart skips a beat, surely he is mistaken.

“Mother,” Y/N says, racing toward her. “Your grace,” she corrects herself.

Rhaenyra wraps her eldest child in her arms. “Mother will do just fine.”

Y/N buries her face in Rhaenyra’s shoulder.

“How did you get here?” Aegon would never let her go of his own free will.

“Daemon,” Y/N breathes. Knowing that her stepfather will owe her for the half truth.

“Where are the children?”

“In King’s Landing.” Y/N tells her, “to keep Aegon’s wits about him in my absence. He wants to come to an agreement, he’s more than willing to bend the knee. I only ask that he and Helaena be spared…as for Aemond Targaryen, he is a murderer.” Y/N’s voice breaks, “we will avenge the murder of my brother.”

Rhaenyra’s strokes a hand over her hair, feeling the dark waves that remind her of Lucerys. “Aegon and Helaena will receive full pardons based on your testimony. Rest assured I appreciate what you have done on my behalf.”

“Thank you.” Y/N pulls back marginally, realizing her mother’s pregnant belly should be between them. “Where is the babe?”

Rhaenyra shakes her head.

Y/N covers her mouth with her hand, “I am terribly sorry.”

“It is no fault of yours, darling girl.”

“I should have been here with you.”

“When I offered your hand in marriage, I had no idea Aegon was capable of love. It has complicated all of this.”

Y/N nods, “speaking of my husband. I should send word that I am well, lest he take out his frustration on Dragonstone.”

Rhaenyra taps her chin, affectionately. “I will fetch a scroll.”

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Aegon’s youngest son is the only one of his children to share Y/N’s dark locks. His wife insisted they name him Aegon. After my dearest love. She said.

Aegon agreed of course as he can deny her nothing. The child wails nonstop, in the absence of his mother. At all of four months old, Aegon is the only one who can quiet him besides Y/N. As such, the King is now attending the small council meeting with a babe in his arms.

Their daughter, Dahlia, the eldest of the twins will sit the iron throne one day, through his line of succession and Rhaenyra’s. At all of six, she is sitting at the table. His other children Visera and Laenor have not been properly protected under the guard, they too must stay in his sightline.

“Gods be good.” Alicent frowns at her son.

“What is it?” Aegon huffs, arching a brow at her.

“The small council is no place for children, your grace.” Alicent explains. “They would be better tended by their maids.”

Aegon nods, “right. As you all know, two nights ago, the Princess Helaena was attacked in the children’s chambers. Our heirs were threatened and Queen Y/N was taken from us. During which time, not a single guard could be found on the entirety of the royal floor! Because you were-”

Aegon looks to his children in turn, “cover your ears my darlings.” He smiles, waiting until they have done as they’re told, holding his own hand over his infant’s ear. “Where were we, mother? Oh, that’s right, no one was guarding my children because you were fucking the royal guard.”

The council members lower their heads in acknowledgement.

“The men who carried out this attack, entered under the guise of rat catching. I want them found and swiftly executed.” Aegon demands, patting his sleeping son’s leg.

“We have been interrogating rat catchers for days, thus far we have no leads.” Otto explains.

A slow smile spreads over the King’s face. “Then hang them all.”

Alicent blanches.

“Anything else?” Aegon asks, watching Visera begin toying with Otto’s chair.

“A letter arrived from Dragonstone, your grace.” Lord Tyland informs him.

“Oh?” Aegon says, “from Rhaenyra?”

“From Queen Y/N.”

Aegon swallows, “did you read it?”

“No, my King.”

“Good,” Aegon reaches for the rolled parchment.

‘My dearest Aegon,

Please know that I am well. We would like to begin negotiations to end the blockade and create a peaceful transfer of power. This will require your cooperation, I hope you will meet me at Dragonstone to discuss this matter farther.

Forever yours,

Y/N’

Aegon exhales, sharply.

“What is it, your grace?”

“The children and I are off to Dragonstone.”

“Whatever for?”

“To negotiate the terms of Y/N’s return.”

“My King…”

“And if you cannot agree on said terms?” Alicent asks.

Aegon frowns, lifting a shoulder. “To war then.”

“He is unhinged,” Otto whispers to his daughter.

“As I warned he would be.” Alicent rises from her seat. “He is quite…devoted to her.”

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“It has been three days since you sent word to King’s Landing. We must assume Aegon’s silence is his response.” Daemon seethes, around the drawing table.

“Give it time.” Y/N insists, “you owe me that.”

Daemon smirks, “I owe you nothing, spoiled thing.”

“Mmm,” Y/N hums. “My mother does not yet know how I came to be here.”

“And you are not going to tell her. Otherwise, my distaste for your usurping cunt of a husband will be demonstrated at length.”

Sunfyre roars, calling their attention to the nearest window.

Daemon huffs, “I’ll be damned.”

“And he’s brought the children.” Y/N rejoices, running out to join her family.

Jacaerys is already helping to unload her children from the makeshift carriage on the dragon’s saddle.

“Mother!” Dahlia and Visera charge Y/N nearly knocking her backwards.

Laenor runs after them with his little legs as Aegon the fourth, stares at her, babbling in his father’s arms.

Y/N is moved to tears, “you came.”

“You didn’t think I would?” Aegon cocked his head to the side.

“It’s a rather large ask,” Y/N explains.

“For you, the world.” He replies, with a kiss to her temple. “Now, where is Rhaenyra? We have much to discuss.”

“Her grace will join us soon.”

Aegon nods, “I request a small audience, before the council.”

“That can be arranged.”

“After which your brother might tend the children whilst you show me your quarters.” Aegon whispers.

Y/N smirks, “of course.”

Part 3

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[amandav09]

You say you’re pregnant at 141 (GhostxReader)

Do not worry, I continue my Oneshot on xPrincesse reader, but for now I make other stories at the same time

Warming : None

Word count : 3,5k

Gif not mine - I speak bad English and I am dislexyque, so sorry for the inconvenience

The Task Force has always been a family. Ghost found his place in the field of brothers-in-arms and a father figure.

You arrived after the team was formed. But it did not take long to integrate, especially with Simon with whom you had ended up as a couple for 5 years.

You were the sunshine of the band, but yet it was Ghost who had the biggest smile when he learned that you were carrying his child.

Now we had to tell the others.

You had the idea to make a game to tell them, Simon was not motivated and would simply send them a message, but fortunately, you intervened before.

So here you are, at a little party for the success of a complicated mission, just between members of the 141

You’re in line with the other three men

Price was at the end, a sheet pressing on the wall in front of him.

Gaz held a leaf in his back, and Soap did the same.

The goal was simple, you had to write a sentence on the sheet on the back of Soap, the boy had to write what he understood on the sheet in front of him, and so on until Price wrote the beginning sentence.

The first word was not complicated, everyone found the "I’m" not without difficulty.

The first letter of the word "Pregnant" was well written.

Soap managed to write "Pregn" before frowning. The others were only at the "e" that Johnny turned like a rocket

Price and Gaz heard only a sob before hearing the sound of the impact of one skin against another.

Simon had caught his friend before he could say too much. The Scotsman had tears in his eyes while Simon had one hand on his mouth and the other around his waist to prevent him from jumping on you with joy.

Gaz didn’t have time to turn around as he heard you right behind him.

"It’s not over, Soap has already found the phrase."

He sighed and refocused on his sheet.

"How did this jerk find out before me?" He moans, making you laugh

You said that again.

Gaz continued to write, struggle to write «Pregnant»

"Oh fuck!" He had the same reaction as Soap, turning around "Really?" He had stars in his eyes.

«Yes» You answer with a smile

Simon cleared his throat, Johnny still in a submission grip. And Gaz understood the message, the game was not over, so he had to remain silent

He stood beside the two men, a silly smile on his face.

It was the captain’s turn.

"Come on, grandpa, it’s easy" you teased him, leaving a clue

As an answer, just growl.

"My back is crumbling, I can’t feel what you’re writing me."

You press a little harder behind his back to make him feel better what you were writing.

He remained closed his eyes and rewritten what he felt, following the movements of your pen with his hand.

"You have the phrase captain," said Simon softly, letting go of his colleague.

Price opened his eyes and read what he had written, despite the sloppy writing, he wasted no time in understanding the meaning.

His breathing gets blocked and he turns to you "You’re pregnant."

You nods, smile on your face

"Oh, my God, "he prays to you quickly in his arms, without worrying about Soap’s disappointed moan that was waiting to take you in his arms for a while.

When Price let you go, he quickly shot Simon in a dead woman, without worrying about the boy’s protests.

As you watched Simon respond to the hug little by little, you did not notice the two individuals quickly approaching you to take you in their arms.

"We’ll be tontons" chantetonna Gaz

"Unfortunately for our child," mumbles Ghost back from taking Price

John turned his head towards you.

"Did you say grandpa for my age or to give me a clue?"

A teasing smile appears on your lips.

"Both"

[quitealotofsodapop]

I dont remember if i sent an adk about this before so sorry if duicated

I can imagine Iron Fan being the one to explain to DBK that Wukong is, technically, both his sworn brother and her spiritual nephew and how they came to discover this.

Tieshan, on the way to the Celestial Realm: My love, you remember how I had explained the matter of reincarnation and how it relates to succession in the Celestial Court, correct?

DBK: Indeed, but what does that have to do with Wukong suddenly being a Celestial Prince!?

Tieshan: After the birth of his cub, we made a rather... startling discovery in regards to his bloodline. It appears that not only had Sun Wukong been born in a similar manner that his darling cub had come to us, albeit with the more tragic outcome you had feared for him... but his birth parent had been, well, the first reincarnation of my late sister Songzi.

DBK: Songzi!? But wasn't she the-

Tieshan: The eldest of us, yes. This means that by law, Wukong and his cub are immediately raised in status to become the firstborn heir and successor to my father with newborn Xiaotian as second in line. Thus, he is a part of our family both by bond and by blood, so to speak, at least.

Prev.

dont worry! I recieved it! Adding on here since I love the dialogue you added.

DBK is having a weird resurrection.

DBK: "I never thought I would be on polite terms with my wife's parents after so many years of animosity. I apologise for any damage my actions during the War caused." Xiwangmu: "I royally decree you permission to wreck the Jade Palace." DBK: "Oh word?"

Turns out Tieshan is a lot like her dear Jade dad - being attracted to a fiery destructive entity that towers over them.

DBK doesn't charge in blindly though, he sticks around to devise a plan. The Brotherhood will be heavily focused on his return, given that he's by all accounts "dead" to them. If he could manage a peaceful reunion, he could sneak some of the others inside the palace. A Trojan Bull if it were. >:3

DBK also feels validated by his worry, knowing that Wukong's own mother Shíhuā had passed from complications bringing her son into the world. He is overwhelmingly relieved that Wukong is alive and ok, albeit sickly. Also DBK is low-key cheering at being an uncle. When he finally meets Xiaotian, he starts blubbering at how tiny the monkey cub is, and how even still it nearly managed to defeat his xiandi.

Eventually, Red Son gets jealous/protective of the baby and headbutts DBK as hard as he could. DBK is now roaring with laughter and happy tears, pretending he's been wounded terribly by his calf's nubby horns.

Princess Iron Fan smiles. Her family is finally whole again.

[paniatheweirdone]

Dazai Osamu Platonic Headcanons

Thank you all so much for all the likes on my last post- honestly that's half of the reason why I'm feeling motivated to write more 😭🩷 and this post is inspired by my friend saying Dazai would make a cool brother/best friend and I hope you enjoy it <3

TW: Mention of suicide but nothing more that that.

Dazai most of the time doesn't mean the things he says, he just does it to get a reaction out of people(remember him with Kunikida and his false health facts?) specially if he has just met them. So be perpared to hear a lots of weird stuff coming out of him.

You can never read him, he could have the most serious look on his face and be like "How much pressure would hit my skull if I jump off of this floor? does it kill people immediately? or is it painful?"

Always has a way to amuse you or just simply surprise you, he likes seeing you speechless because of him, it makes him feel proud.

He flirts and he does it really well- doesn't matter if he's your best friend or anything he would make you flatter, laugh and confused.

If you're apart of the Armed Detective Agency then I hope you're ready to be distracted by Dazai and then scolded by Kunikida for not finishing your work.

Very dramatic. If you side with anyone else against him he'll act like the biggest drama king you've ever met.

"But- but how could you! After all this time-"

Dazai has a lots of faith in those he trusts, and that's one of the main reasons why he's always successful with his plans. So when he involves you as apart of the plan be aware that he'll be trusting you with his whole life.

He's pretty clingy, at least he can be pretty clingy, but again this is just another one of his tricks into getting a reaction for fun cause he gets bored.

Dazai doesn't talk about his past, not at all. He doesn't really care about it anymore, it's all in the past after all! And the only reason why you found out he used to be apart of the port mafia is because he mentioned it in his words when he was explaining a plan for you.

"Yeah? Why are you looking at me like that-"

He can read people like a book, so with a single glance he manages to figure out your character, and almost all his theories about the things you like or dislike were true as well so it's pretty clear that he can make you comfortable around him.

Remembers everything you say, but won't exactly act like he does. In another word, you're surprised he even remembers since he wasn't paying much attention when you said something like that. Sometimes you don't even remember telling him something, and yet he does.

"Oh you mentioned it two weeks ago on Tuesday, don't you remember?"

Wohooo he is a very complicated character to understand so I'm sorry if he can get ooc a bit 😭

[acourtofchaos]

Currently having so many ideas and thanks to them all whirring about in my brain, I can't decide what to actually sit down and write first, so I'm gonna write a little description of each (apologies because I absolutely suck at summaries) and then leave it up to a poll because why not 🤷‍♀️

IDEA #1

Mattheo Riddle x F!Reader / Tom Riddle x F!Reader. Set a little while after the war when the world seems to be returning back to normal. But peace doesn't last and the Riddle brothers have been keeping secrets from you about rumours that are swirling to do with Voldemort's followers not entirely being gone. It all comes to light in the worst possible way when the three of you are attacked and Mattheo sacrifices himself to save you and his brother. As months go by and you remain drowning in your grief whilst Tom grows utterly possessed by grief and revenge, the only solace you find is with each other which eventually leads to something neither of you could have ever expected and complicates everything when your investigations into the rogue ex death eaters lead you to a shocking discovery. Mattheo is still alive.

IDEA #2

Mattheo Riddle x F!Reader. When you are asked by the order to spy on Mattheo and he is told to spy on you by his father, the two of you forced to put aside your hatred for each other in order to fulfill your tasks. But just how close are the two of you willing to get to the other in order to be successful and will the fragile feelings that begin to bloom, despite convincing yourselves its still all fake, be able to survive when the lies you've built them on come to light?

IDEA #3

Theodore Nott x Lestrange!Reader. Rivals since you were kids, you and Theo have never been capable of doing anything except butt heads. But times are changing and the world is growing dark, on the very precipice of a war that neither of you want to be part of but you've been signed up to since you were born. When the pressure to become the perfect soldiers your parents expect you to be will you both break and lose yourselves or will you find salvation and the will to fight back in the very person who had always prayed to see your downfall?

IDEA #4

Lorenzo Berkshire x F!Reader. This one is mainly vibes atm but best friends to lovers with a shit ton of pining, drunken kisses that they insist mean nothing (lies), a first love confession that goes horrifically wrong and some angst and miscommunication before they get the second confession perfectly right.

IDEA #5

Tom Riddle x F!Reader. Smut smut smut. I basically got inspired by the song sucker for pain and imagined a scenario where you and Tom are in a relationship where you deliberately piss each other off and make each other jealous just so the other one will ruin them. Like imagine Tom thinking he has the upper hand in this scenario constantly because if you piss him off he gets to ruin you and if he pisses you off he still gets to ruin you because there's no way you'll be able to ruin him right? You won't be able to make beg. There's no way you won't break first and end up begging him to fuck you because no matter what you do, the man has immaculate restraint and he would never lower himself to begging anyone for anything. Even you.

Oh how wrong he is.

IDEA #6

Mattheo Riddle x F!Reader. Smut smut smut. Despite breaking up, you and Mattheo just can't seem to stay away from each other.

Inspired by maroon 5's animals

IDEA #7

Mattheo Riddle x F!Reader. Smut smut smut. Best friend Mattheo being jealous as fuck of the guys you keep wasting your time with and being determined to prove to you that he knows you better and could treat you way better than any of them ever could.

[paintedmage]

Reupdating my Yu-Gi-Oh Headcanons list

All my headcanons are from the Duel Monsters portion of the series, most of which are influenced by the anime and personal thoughts and ideas.

Atem has a thing for anything strawberry. Strawberry drinks, baked goods, artisan goods, you name it. If it's got strawberry, Atem will almost certainly eat it. Even as Yami, he would take over Yugi's body sometimes to enjoy strawberry flavors(Yugi thought it was silly but also was happy Yami had something he liked)

Of course, my headcanon of Kaiba treating Yugi like a second little brother after Atem departs. Seriously, Yugi becoming an unofficial Kaiba brother because of Seto's love for Atem and feeling bad that Yugi doesn't have his own big brother now is something that feeds me life.

Atem's last name is Sennen. His full name is Atem Yami Sennen

Kaiba's full name is Seto Ryuuki Kaiba. Sometimes Atem calls Seto by his middle name, and Seto loves how whispery and velvety Atem says it.

Kaiba and Mokuba's birth surname is Konami. Their parents names were Sara and Akira(called Aki for short)

Kaiba and Atem are 100% gay and demi, Yugi is bisexual and nonbinary(goes by he/they pronouns)

Kaiba and Atem are both intersex, Kaiba's intersex biology allows for childbearing, but it's not something he likes to think about or really wants, as pregnancy means a loss of control over his own body, and Kaiba can't imagine not having control.

Atem eventually returns through magic nonsense and everyone is overjoyed to have him back (Yugi and Kaiba especially, for their own reasons)

Kaiba has a cat. Her name is Zahra and he adopts her from a shelter not long after the Ceremonial Duel, telling Mokuba things are feeling a bit lonely and maybe a pet would help make their home a little less empty. Despite his cold exterior, Kaiba loves animals and would adopt every single one from every shelter in the world if he could.

Atem loves cats and hits it off with Zahra(Kaiba doesn't like that he's no longer her favorite person but Atem spoils her as much as he does so he supposes its fine), and for some reason, strays gravitate towards him and he occasionally comes home with a new cat in his arms, announcing. "Ryuuki, another one chose me!", and Kaiba just goes with it, loving how the mansion staff are now always kept on their toes by the MANY cats now running amok.

Kaiba's favorite of Atem's little cat herd(also called a clutter) is Luna, a pretty tortoiseshell with golden eyes and dainty white paws. She gets attached to him rather than Atem(much to Kaiba's delight)

Later down the line, Kaiba finds an abandoned corgi puppy. Unable to ignore the creature, he takes her home to Atem and their many cats. They name her Duchess as she quickly becomes a spoiled pup.

Yugi and Marik are a couple. I just think they're cute together. They'd eventually have a son(Kaiba helps them create their son by taking Yugi and Marik's DNA and making the baby in a tube in his lab. Because I'm absolutely certain Kaiba could do that sort of thing if he tried) and name him Atemu, after Atem. Because Yugi just loves his brother so much. (cue Uncle Atem shedding tears of joy), and when Atemu is 2, they have twins; a son and daughter named Toki and Tera.

Atem and Kaiba get married and Atem 100% is in charge of wedding planning cause he has better tastes than Kaiba when it comes to this sort of thing. And Atem convinces Seto to let him wear a dress for the wedding. Kaiba becomes Seto Kaiba-Sennen.

Kaiba and Atem eventually have twins unplanned, a daughter named Kaida and a son named Yami, both taking Atem's last name of Sennen. The pregnancy is full of complications for Kaiba due to his unique situation, and the changes to his body cause a lot of dysphoria, but Atem is always there for him when things get rough, knowing that Seto can get through this with the strength and grace he applies daily.

Joey becomes a KC Security Officer because he's "A good guard dog", according to Kaiba.

Tea becomes a successful dancer on Broadway, landing many lead roles. Yugi and friends are glad to see her follow her dreams, and occasionally, Kaiba will sponsor musicals and plays that Tea is in, his way of showing his friendship.

Tristan opens a martial arts and self defense studio, wanting to teach others how to protect themselves and the ones they care about.

Bakura begins to work for the museum, and always manages to rope Atem into helping during his free time, as Atem WAS an ancient Pharaoh.

Atem works graphic design for Kaiba Corp (he's a surprisingly good artist)

Yugi works at Kaiba Corp for the game development division. Sometimes he brings Atemu and Toki into the office with him, and he tries to coordinate dates where Kaida and Yami are brought in when Seto and Atem come to work so their kids can bond with each other. (Yugi wants his sons to have a deep connection with their cousins asap.)

Atemu looks a lot like his namesake uncle, thanks to the combo of Yugi's hair and Marik's complexion, but his eyes are Marik's lavender. Toki and Tera are pale like Yugi with soft, sandy-colored hair like Marik, and Yugi's amethyst eyes.

Kaida looks a lot like her father Atem, bearing his tri-tone hair, although the ends of hers are blue instead of red, she bears his darker complexion, and the shape of her eyes is quite similar to his. She gets Seto's blue eyes. Yami, however, is a mini Seto Kaiba with Atem's purple eyes. (the little guy has already mastered the 'Kaiba scowl')

Later down the line, Atem and Kaiba have two more kids. Ryuuki and Sara. Both kids have Atem's dark complexion. Sara's hair is black and wavy and she has Kaiba's blue eyes. Ryuuki, however, much like his brother Yami, has Kaiba's brown hair and Atem's amethyst eyes.

Mokuba absolutely adores his nieces and nephews, being sure to talk about them to anyone who will listen(or is forced to). He also spoils them whenever he can, wanting to give Kaida, Sara, Ryuuki and Yami the whole world, wanting them to have a childhood full of certainty and light, unlike what he and Seto had. Uncle Mokuba ftw.

Kaiba rebrands Kaiba Corporation to Sennen Corporation.

Joey eventually finds a nice girl and hooks up with her, and Atem, being a former Pharaoh, officiates Joey's wedding.

Joey soon becomes a dad, having four kids. Jack, Jana, Kaden, and Jacob. The little ones are a handful, having Joey's spirit and knack for trouble. And Kaiba says "Wheeler, the world had enough of you, why'd you add four more?" the first time he meets the kids. However is is quite fond of them, as his children have friends to grow up with.

[gifti3]

WOOO more arranged marriage AU stuff 🎊 (last thing i made)

I kinda wanted to do like, oh MC runs into some of Asmos fans and theyre like haters but it felt too simple if that makes sense.... maybe another time. I need someone who has had a stronger history with Asmo so it carries more weight, also someone who has a higher status too probably! (maybe some type of sabotage could happen this way) so today this writing is just MC interacting with some "fans", being a bit of a worrywart and interacting with Asmo at the end 🫡

(btw i use Duke as a gn term here for MC)

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Being Asmodeus's spouse was definitely something confounding so far. What you had hope to be a walk in the park, where you both lived your lives separately, had turned out to be more complicated. It came with surprises, and it came with expectations. Those expectations being from every single person in the world who knew he existed.

Really is that them?

Gods, they're so lucky!

To be honest, I was expecting something…more.

For most of your life, you had managed to live near the wall, out of the center. Even as your family was becoming more influential due to several beneficial connections and business successes, most people didn't really know you. So even though dealing with Asmodeus wasn't too bad, becoming a spectacle wasn't something you think you'd be able to get used to so easily.

You feel yourself retreating to your mind as you walk. You just wanted to go outside for a little. Asmodeus's home was so beautiful, and you wanted to see some of the areas near it too, so you came to this nice-looking village. But maybe you should have stayed home if people were going to stare at you like this. You even dressed down so you wouldn't stick out but apparently everyone already knew you.

"Duke MC."

You're forcefully taken from your thoughts as two people suddenly were blocking your way.

"Oh hello."

You had no idea who these people were. Hopefully no one "important". You only started living in Asmodeus's home about a month ago and didn't exactly remember all the people you should know off the top of your head. Though they looked like locals so you were probably safe.

"Such a lovely day today. Are you out enjoying the weather with Duke Asmodeus?" The first person asked. She gives you a polite smile.

You smile back. "Yes, it is however I'm just out alone today. I thought it would be nice to have a change of scenery with something new."

She quirks an eyebrow. "Really, so you're here on your own?"

"That's strange. Showing others around is usually something the Duke would be excited to do too." The man beside her added.

Is it? Some of the staff had actually volunteered to go with you. Though that was nice of them you waved them off. You didn't need to take up their busy schedules with something frivolous. They were quite persistent though now that you think of it.

"Well, the Duke was busy so perhaps next time he'll accompany me. I'll be fine on my own today though. And if I get lost I can just think of it as an adventure…" You trail off taking note of where you could probably ask for help if you did actually get lost.

The two of them look at one another and suddenly you feel like an anomaly. They grin as if they've exchanged a silent joke before looking back at you.

"Sorry we got ahead of ourselves and forgot introductions. I'm Annabelle Lockridge and that's my brother."

"I'm Johnathan Lockridge but you can just call me Johnny."

Oh, they were siblings. That would explain the similar behavior. They didn't look too alike though.

"Do you both know Asmodeus personally?"

"Ohh of course. We spend a lot of time with him when he decides to come down this way!" Annabelle said.

Her brother nodded. "He really knows how to have fun."

So they're his friends? Or maybe those fans you hear about. Wait…does he come to party here? ….That did not seem like normal behavior for a Duke. You'd always imagine him partying with those of similar status. So his night life extended past gentry shenanigans.

"Interesting…."

Johnny continues. "It's so nice that we finally get to see his spouse in person! We were expecting you to be the type to hide away in a fancy home and only mix with your class."

Not a farfetched conclusion. That was the norm for a lot of the upper class, but it looked like Asmodeus had set a different precedent here. You weren't exactly sure how you felt about it, but you didn't have any adverse opinions at least. It did make Asmodeus seem more ordinary in a way. If you ignored almost everything else about him.

You look off to the side a bit and notice that some people are trying to inconspicuously listen in.

"Well I won't hold you two up anymore. I need to be back by a certain time."

You manage to part ways though you could tell the siblings wanted to talk more. Honestly you felt a bit strange talking with them, but maybe it would be a good way to get more information about your husband.

Outside of that, your trip had been mostly quiet and uneventful.

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As you return, you plan on staying in your room for the rest of the day. You didn't have anything else planned so why not rest.

While walking through the hallway you surprisingly run into Asmodeus.

"Asmodeus? What are you doing here?"

"….I live here?"

Well yes, he did live here. But he usually stayed elsewhere or with one of his brothers. At first you thought it was because of you but were reassured by some of the maids. Asmodeus spent a lot of his time away from this residence. But you were sure that your presence kept him away even more now.

"Right." You shake your head at yourself and continue to your room. You didn't really want to talk to him right now. Those fans(?) were easy to deal with but you still felt tired after that interaction. And the more you thought about it on the way home, the more you dwelled on possible future interactions. The few times you heard about Asmodeus's fans it was because something insane had happened. So wouldn't it only be a matter of time?

"Hmm you look off. Did something happen?"

"Not really?"

"You don't seem sure."

You don't respond.

"Okay I won't pry then…"

"Asmodeus…" before he could walk off you call his name. "You have fans right? I mean I'm assuming they're your fans. Are they usually so friendly?"

"Oh! Did you meet one of my little darlings?"

His what?

"…"

Asmodeus smiles at your confused expression. "Aren't they adorable? They're very sweet, though they do get excitable sometimes. But nothing that can't be handled with a little talk."

"I see…" You didn't see the point of bringing up Annabelle and Johnny.

Nothing bad had happened. In fact, most people would consider it a regular conversation.

"Well I was just curious. I'm going to go rest I'm tired from going out."

"Aw you went out and didn't say anything? We could have gone out together."

"It's fine I wanted to go right then, and you weren't here. Some of the staff volunteered but I wanted to go alone."

"You went alone?"

"Yes?"

"Hmmm" Asmodeus frowns and looks like he's thinking. "I don't want to tell you what to do but maybe you should consider taking someone with you. At least until you get used to being here."

"I guess." You were used to wandering around places on your own so it wasn't too big of deal of you. Though your parents would reprimand you for it sometimes since you would leave without warning. But you never had any issues though and telling the coachman when you would be back seemed like enough. Though there were usually more rules the higher the title…

Your brows raise. Was your husband was actually showing you some consideration right now?

You never really knew what you would get with Asmodeus each day. Some days he'd be unnecessarily passive aggressive with you. A few rare days he'd try to gather your attention for hours at a time, in need of an audience for whatever he wanted to do that day. Most days though, it was like you didn't exist as he would be nowhere in sight.

It was all so confusing, but you couldn't say you hated this particular moment.

"Well, hope you had fun regardless. I'll see you later MC~"

As if sensing your thoughts he cuts the conversation short. He was probably heading back out soon anyways. You sigh. At least you both a had a somewhat friendly interaction.

[hildegardladyofbones]

Ooh ijust finished season 1 and here are all my thoguths. Do not expect coherency I went to sleep at 3am last night

Nothing good ever happened. I cannot remember a single good thing that happened that immediately didn't go to shit. I'm usually all for angst but at one point it will get tiring.

The writing itself was quite good, but something they sort of used as a crutch is pogo. Whenever a character came to a realization and was confused, pogo always came in like "I think I can explain". After one point it was just funny. Half of the plot wouldn't have happened if after reggie's death pogo had sat everyone down and caught everyone up to speed. The fucking apocalypse wouldn't have come.

Speaking of which- I knew from episode 6 onwards that they will fail. Not even for a second did I believe these fucktarts could be competent enough to stop the fucking apocalypse. I was right. I don't think this is a bad thing tho- I was kind of tired of guaranteed happy endings anyway. This wasn't a bad ending, because technically they all survived, but it wasn't certainly successful. It was just an ending.

Another thing I loved was Ben's character. I knew quite a lot about the show before watching it so I knew there was a brother who was dead already, but I didn’t expect to see him, which was nice. Its funny to think that there were times where all 7 siblings were together and didn't realize it. I also love the trope of a character speaking to voices/beings/ghosts that others can't see. It's always so fun

The acting was also a highlight. Obviously I love klaus and his actor's acting with all my heart, but I think the best performance was five's. First of all, his actor was really young, and young actors taking on a big role is always impressive. Secondly, his role was complicated. It wasn't a 13yo boy, it was a 13yo boy with 58 years of experience. And his portrayal of five really did that justice. Five is a hardened mean old man and I really appreciate the show not shying away from treating him like one. With shows like sherlock, where the protagonist is also a kind of a shitty person, I get the feeling we're supposed to look at that like a silly quirk, not an actual flaw. Did not get that feeling here at all. In fact, all of the characters are kind of bad people and I LOOVEEE that. Seriously. I fucking love it when people are people and do shitty things.

Oh yeah and another performance I loved was Grace's. Her role was unique as well, because it's difficult to portray someone who is not human (especially when the actor herself is human), but who is made to appear and act human. You're a human pretending to be a robot pretending to be a human.

Going back to the topic of this show not being scared of bad people and bad things- I really admire this show's audacity to casually send klaus to war. I love how it was shown. Like. We see klaus open the suitcase and disappear, and later in the episode he reappears shaking and clearly distraught. Okay. He saw something he shouldn't have. And then it turns out he spent 10 months in 1968 Vietnam. And they don't move on from it. I think other shows would've sent him to war for like a day at most and then moved on from it or turn it into a joke, especially considering how we we weren't shown that he went there, just that he got back from there. Ykwim? Like usually these things that are such major events in a character's life get shown, but here they didn't show it and I think that's genius because then you get the feeling of "lol where'd he go. Oh he went to war. Oh okay he's a bit traumatised. Oh shit. Oh SHIT-" you just sort of gradually start understanding the severity of what he experienced. And the others don't question it? Fucking love that. Like "Yeah, he's our brother. Yeah he went to war for 10 months in Vietnam :/ Yeah he's a traumatised war vet :/"

I also have to mention that everyone just accepted that five's girlfriend is a mannequin.

Uhh what else fuck I forgor

Oh yeah might be a controversial opinion, but I don't mind the "incest." First of all- it's fiction. But even then it's like the most ethical version of incest out there. They're both consenting adults with literally no age gap, they're not related in any way, and imho they were barely raised as siblings. Like yes they see eachother as siblings (like the 6 of them) but their mom was a robot and dad was barely a father. They didn't have a childhood. I don't necessarily ship any of the siblings together tho. I think they hate each other too much.

Another thing I noticed is that this show *loves* it's song montages. Ther wasn't a single episode where they randomly started playing a song where the lyrics didn't even fit the situation that much while they. Fight or something. I thought that was kinda funny. Unserious. Even.

Which brings me to my next point, which is how disconnected from reality this show is, superpowers set aside. The visuals are very illustration like and they make some really interesting choices. It's set in 2019 but no one has cell phones or modern cars. Reginald is apparently from the victorian era?? And the composition of some shots is also somewhat wes anderson-like. Which is to say I loved the visuals of this show. They understand that not everything had to make sense or be explained. More often than not audiences are willing to go along with most things as long as the show itself doesn't question it. People don't ask for explanation for things you haven't pointed out need an explanation. All their previous nannies looked very 1910s but I won't question it if the show won't mention it.

Coming back to the characters I think the ones I enjoyed the least were Luther and Diego because even though I get their motivations, I just personally don't like them all that much. As people not as characters. They're very believable as emotionally stuck manchildren. One of my favourites that I haven't already mentioned are Hazel and the handler btw. Hazel is just so loveable and sympathetic and the handler would punch me in the face so of course I love her. She's a woman with light hair and a smoking habit. That's all my type is tbh.

Anyway I think that's all for now. As a number rating I'd give this season a "misery is all that remains" out of ten because happiness only exists in fanfiction I guess. Feel free to send death threats over me justifying incest or whatever. Or just tell me your own opinions. Whatever the fuck. My head hurts.

👍

[dira333]

A moth to the flame - Ibiki x Aburame! Reader part 5 (Finale)

masterlist - part 4

…After the Chunin Exams and the events that followed…

Ryo rests on her father’s chest, lifting her head ever so often to peer up at the familiar features. 

“Baba!” She’s making grabby hands, not the least bit disappointed that he’s asleep, bandages covering his head and parts of his face. “Ba!”

You’re resting in the chair next to his bed, his uninjured left hand pressed against your stomach as you’re holding it. You want him to feel the baby kick, something he could never get enough off in your first pregnancy.

“How are we doing?” You turn, not at all surprised to see his mother in the doorstep. She’s aged a lot over the last weeks. The disappointment of Idate failing so spectacularly followed by the horror of him defecting the village and the loss of everything she’d held dear. Idate is gone, unable to ever step foot into Konoha again. And his actions, though probably those of a child, had almost cost his brothers life.

“The surgery was a success,” you explain what the doctors have told you. “His right arm’s badly burnt, but he’ll regain full function. His leg will take a bit more time to heal fully, and-”

“What about his head?” Your mother in law takes a few steps, leans down to kiss Ryo’s short crop of silver hair before resting one hand on the bandages covering Ibiki’s head. 

“He’ll be bald,” you say, unable to think about what he had to endure. 

“What a shame,” she sighs. “He’d been such a pretty boy.”

“He still is,” you point out, unwilling to let anyone think different. Ibiki’s still asleep but you can’t help but lift his hand and press a kiss to the back of it, murmuring a “You still are,” into it.

-

Eventually though, you have to leave. Ryo needs to be fed and although the nurses would probably not notice you taking a nap next to your husband’s bed, your daughter is a fussy little girl.

Tomorrow, you’ll bring her back. Tomorrow, he might be awake again, able to smile at Ryo’s antics.

Though you should have learned by now not to trust the promises of the night.

-x-

The morning’s almost fully gone by the time he blinks awake, his mouth dry, his head filled with cotton.

“Ah, you’re awake.” A nurse pats his arm. “Do you want us to call anyone?”

“My wife.”

“Your wife?” She looks surprised. “I didn’t know you were married- I’m sorry, I will check.”

He sighs. It wouldn’t be the first time they conveniently forgot to put the correct information down.

His mother is the first one he meets that day, her face full of surprise when she steps into his room and sees him looking back.

“Oh, you’re awake? I didn’t know!”

“I did ask them to notify my family, but they forget everything as soon as they leave the room, it seems.”

“Where’s Ryo?” She asks, a little concerned. “I was fully convinced to find your whole family here again, there hasn’t been a day yet where I’ve found you alone.”

“And there will not be another,” he points out. “I’m going to discharge myself with your help.”

“Is that smart?”

“I don’t care. Help me up, will you?”

-

The Aburame compound feels unusually deserted when they enter. If he’d been able to walk, he’d raced over to his doorstep, but now he’s bound to a wheelchair, and the help of his mother pushing him forward.

“Ibiki-san!” Shino finds him halfway up the hill to his house. “You are home.”

“Yes!” He grits through his teeth, the pain he’s still in making it hard to stay patient. “Where is everyone? My wife, Ryo?”

“Aunty has given birth in the morning,” Shino tells him as calmly as only a kid can, falling into step beside his wheelchair. “Father asked me to help because there have been complications.”

Fear gripes for his heart with hands of steel. “Complications?”

Shino nods. “The Ritual has just ended. Do you want to see the child?”

“Do I want- Shino!” He’s trying to stay calm, he really is. “Take me to them as fast as you can.”

“Okay.” And with the casualness of a child, he strides out, leading them to… Ibiki’s own home.

“Ibiki!” Shibi meets him at the front door. “I’ve sent for you! Glad you could return earlier.”

“You’ve sent for me?!” Ibiki’s voice comes out ragged and uneven, the pain only partly to blame for that. “I have been sitting in my hospital room by myself all day.”

“Hey now,” his mother chides him from behind. “Clearly there has been a miscommunication. Are mother and child well?”

“Yes. Why? We have taken utmost care.”

The sound of a child crying cuts through Shibi’s speech.

“Ryo,” he explains. “Shino, get your cousin.”

Ibiki feels the loss of his strength even more, now that he has to wait for Shino to bring him his child. Ryo settles into his hold easily, her small hands holding onto him just as her moths are holding onto his Chakra.

“Now,” Ibiki sinks back into his wheelchair. “Where’s my wife?”

-x-

You know Ibiki’s home before you’ve fully opened your eyes. 

The night, the morning, the day, it has taken a toll on you. Everything hurts.

But there’s breathing, in and out, in and out, and just the sound alone tells you that it’s Ibiki, his presence warm and safe next to you.

Your head sinks against his shoulder. 

“Morning sleepyhead,” he grumbles.

“When did you come home?” You ask. 

“Right after dinner,” he jokes softly. “Got to burp Ryo right after I came in.”

You sigh. “I wanted you to be present.”

“Yeah, me too.”

“Did you see-” You move, but his hand stills you, keeps you in place. 

“Rest,” he asks and you’re too tired to fight that. “Mother is going to stay with us for a bit. Until we’re both able to move freely again.”

You chuckle at that. “And here I thought we agreed on doing things carefully.”

“No such thing as that when you’re in love.”

- Years later -

“Ryo, Miki, Usagi, Kiku, Arisu,” Guy counts on his fingers as he names the girls. “Did I miss one?”

“No!” Miki exclaims, already going straight for his left leg to hug him. “You got us all right, Uncle Guy!”

Ibiki sighs. “Don’t praise him too much. It’s not that big of a skill to remember all your names!”

“Yes,” Ryo adds coolly, her sullen demeanor not unlike her cousin Shino. “Next you’re going to be happy someone notices you.”

“Shush,” you touch her shoulder lightly, something akin to a gentle slap over the head for your eldest daughter. “Don’t be rude.”

“Can we go now?” Arisu begs. She’s the youngest, and probably the most stubborn. “I want to get going.”

“Are you sure you don’t want me to carry you?” You ask once again with a glance toward Ibiki. His arms are full with the twins, the two of them conversing in a language neither of you speaks.

“No!” Arisu huffs. “I’m already old enough to walk by myself.”

“Fine,” you sigh, ushering her toward the front. “Then let’s get going. We don’t want to miss a thing.”

“Do you think Shino will become Jonin today, Uncle Guy?” Miki asks, clinging to her favorite Shinobi. No one really knows how it happened, but Ibiki likes to claim her birth and the fact that he wasn’t present to instill good taste in her.

“I think he will try his best. Wether or not that’s enough for him to become Jonin today, I cannot say.”

“But-”

The rest of Miki’s speech gets lost when Ibiki falls into step with you, leaning over to kiss you. It’s a little awkward, Usagi giggling into your ear as he does so, but, just like your children, you’ve developed your own secret language.

“Love you too,” you murmur against his lips. 

Though some things still need to be said out loud.

“Mom!” Miki yells from the front. “Arisu’s tired. Can you carry her?”

“Am not!”

“Oh, Guy, what a nice sight! Who do all these children belong to?... Ibiki? You’re a father?”

And some things never change.

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[maepop]

Oh my gosh yes please!! Can you tell us more about the two brothaz from the last oc dump? Are they on good terms?

OMG ... YASE... THEY ARE NOT IN GOOD SPEAKING TERMS in fact they’re not really speaking to each other atm they’re on completely different paths but hopefully things will turn around eventually for the both of them

the redhead is the older brother Fairouz (he/him) , and the super accessorized one is the younger brother Jill (he/him + she/her) !! 

Fairouz spent a lot of his formative years as a child actor and is still in the entertainment industry but currently taking a hiatus because the pressure from his parents, agency, and the public has caused him to lose control of himself and has become prone to public breakdowns and trouble with the law as he entered his 20s. he’s trying to be in his flop era trying to be in therapy era 

GROWING UP WITH FAIROUZ, Jill was always the least favorite child so of course she has a lot of complicated feelings with Fai, tho at first Jill did kind of mooch off her brother’s success to build her popularity when she was growing up as a teen, but since her older brother kinda went wild and sending his PR in a frenzy, Jill kinda pretends they’re not related at all. 

Jill is social media savvy and rly cares about popularity and clout and having attention and being surrounded by lots of people who is desperate to be friends with her but he would never wanna be famous like Fairouz bc hes seen what its done to him its wilddd ... Fairouz would never want that for her either!!!! and he still cares about Jill but it’s like bwaaah Fairouz thinking “i shouldn’t reach out, it’s best Jill doesn’t get involved with me” while Jill is like “he doesn’t even reach out!! it’s like he’s rubbing it in that he’s better off without me!!” so their strained relationship is at a standstill u__u 

[catihere]

I hope I'm not distracting you from some important things, but I have some questions for you :)

I will be glad if you answer.

1. What songs do you associate with Kore?

2. What do you think of her friendship with Ethan?

3. Do you have any other headcanons about her?

4. Who do you think her second love could be?

5. What would they say about her in the camp if they found out that Kronos has an oracle and an adviser? [given that they know very little about her, she is most likely a girl and she sees the future. I don't think the camp will even know her name.]

6. What do you think she thinks about her brother Hal Green and how does she feel about him?

7. How would the Apollo cabin treat her if she could still meet them?

@kore-pythia-hayashi

OMGGG!! Thank you so much for the ask. I really love your character and I’m glad you’re interested in my opinions on her. So, let’s see…

1. There are a good bunch of songs that remind me of Kore. In fact, I was working on a playlist for her, and some songs I included are Class of 2013 by Mitski (her, Ethan’s and Alabaster’s song I think), Astronomy by Conan Gray, Family Line by Conan Gray, Army Dreamers by Kate Bush, Two birds by Regina Spektor, Goodbye my danish sweetheart by Mitski, Second child, restless child by the Oh Hellos. There might be more, but I can’t remember them at the moment.

2. Kore’s and Ethan’s friendship is my Roman Empire you don’t even know. They understand each other in a very special way, they have a certain complicity and closeness established by their similar (and deeply unfortunate) fates. They both bear the knowledge of their final martyrdom, but manage to find a bit of solace in each other, knowing that they’ll end up in similar ways. Kore tries to act as a beacon to Ethan, to advise him and pull him from some of his distorted views, sometimes not realizing that she’s on a similar track as him… Ethan sympathizes with her, attemps to help her however he can, sometimes feeling guilty for burdening her with his own struggles. To sum it up, yes, they’re both sad, angry and tragic, and they bond over this. (Oh, I also like the detail of their shared Japanese heritage. A lot of cute things that could spring from that)

3. Hmmm…A lot of headcanons I’ve already highlighted in my art. But I have to mention that she’s clearly a big animal lover and has helped Chris and Alabaster sneak some pets onto the ship before… yes, it’s a long story. I have an unposted fic about it…

I also have a feeling that her eyes would be particularly eerie, beautiful, but strange at the same time. I imagine her irises being a bit larger than a mortal’s, with pupils that fade into the rest of her eye. And her eyes are a striking, icy blue, contrasting with the warmth of her body.

Also! She stima by braiding and unbraiding her hair. Just a little thought :>

4. I’ll have to restrain myself from speculating on this. I feel like it would be a very big part of her arc to gain the courage to love somebody after the tragedy of Callum, and only you, her creator, are in measure to decide who.

5. Word would pass very quickly around camp. There would be a certain distain against her, as “traitors” are not quite aprecciated among the campers. But there would also be sympathy, and interest. Who is this girl? Who made her join the Army? Did Luke manipulate her, too? And why is she one of the extremely few demigods with prophetic abilities? She’d be quickly tracked back to the Apollo cabin, as they’re the only ones known to have a slight foreseeing of the future. And some people might try to gain information about her from the other children of Apollo, but obviously with no success.

6. I’m sure that she’s compassionate of Hal Green and his fate, admirative of his sacrifice and extremely close to her brother despite never meeting him. But there’s also a sense of uncertainty surrounding Halcyon… Could have he done anything differently, to prevent the death of so many children? No, no is the most realistic answer, but there’s still something about the wicked game of fate that defined his life that unsettles Kore. In any way, Halcyon deserved better, so much better, and knowing his story might have been one of the aspects that started Kore’s fury at the god’s unfairness.

7. Well… it depends what moment they would have met her. Most likely a mix of empathy for her situation and lack of trust due to her history with Kronos. How could she go against her own siblings?

Wow, this post got really long… I really hope you enjoy my answers and that they were worth the wait 💛

[belamcandas]

is that DANNY RAMIREZ ? oh, no, that’s DANTE GUERRERO DOMINIGUEZ-HERRERA, a THIRTY-ONE year old LYRICIST / COMPOSER  who uses HE/THEY pronouns. they currently live in VALPARAISO, and the character they identify with most is STEVE HARRINGTON FROM STRANGER THINGS. hopefully they find their own little paradise here in el país de los poetas! 

name — dante guerrero dominguez-herrera  nickname(s) — none name meaning — dante: steadfast, enduring. guerrero: war. dominguez: son of domingo. herrera: iron smith age — thirty-one date of birth — august 14th star signs — leo sun, aries moon, scorpio rising place of birth — mexico city, mexico sexual orientation — homosexual religion — atheist spoken language(s) — spanish, english occupation — lyricist / composer / musician  residence — valparaiso family — luna dominguez-herrera ( half-sibling ), esme dominguez-herrera ( half-sister ), samuel guerrero ( half-brother ) career claims: ghostname / pen name luan guerreros ( more on this later ), kyle dixon & michael stein (composer), daniel pemberton ( composer ), the newton brothers ( composer ), max richter ( composer ), keegan dewitt ( composer ), djo’s twenty-twenty and decide  ( musician ), as for lyricists i’ll add to this eventually but also ( more on this later ), ursula ( composing / musician ), bon iver ( musician )

tw: general family dysfunction, alluding to cheating

when people would ask him what motivated him to become the person that he was today, it’s always the standard answer of, my father of course, but in his head he would say, it was actually my mother’s backlogged dreams. no one knows that this is his answer, he tries very hard nowadays to keep his mother’s name out of his mouth. 

it used to change over the years how they approached questions about fame, how in many ways they would never be their father or their sibling luna, and how that drove them from being off the big stage and instead just stick to being… behind it. all of that to say dante would never promise to be quiet, during their early twenties they had spent most of their time running through people and things and their mother told them that one day they'd crash and burn and... then they did. 

but that’s getting ahead of the story. the story really starts on a hot night in august, dante is born out of an already flighty relationship. his mother was on her way to being someone, she wasn’t famous by any means but famous enough to have a small following and by the time that dante was actually here most of those dreams came crashing down. they struggled, partly because his mother wanted his father in his life but struggled because she refused to receive help from his father. it would be a back and forth game until his father, his wife, and sibling would move to new york city and dante would stay with his mother and watch her go through her own set of relationships that would never work out. 

he still of course went to new york to visit for a couple of months at a time, he was never going to be the actor of the family, but he did often listen into conversations his father and luna would have when it came to music, by the time he would get back to his mother’s he’d be half into a project, writing songs, and making experimental sounds. 

with the success of his father’s family it began to take a toll on his back at home. people would say things about him and his mother, rumours that would fly off the handle of the actress that could have been had she not had a tumultuous relationship with his father. his little brother is born and dante tries to keep his head down. 

while his family is complicated he can’t help but feel love for them whenever he was able to visit, though it always felt like he was on the outside looking in. he could relate to his father on music but it was never the same genre. the bond that he should have with his dad was strained but that’s just because he remembers everything that’s happened to his mom. 

skip a few years, glossing over all the public scandals that dante gets himself into, a public outing with the wrong guy, and an incident with his brother where he was meant to protect him and just couldn’t get to him in time, his mother is done with dante. his brother may have forgiven him but his mother hasn’t. in fact, it’s been so long since they last talked it’s often samuel going between both of them when they’re around for the rare family function. 

dante disappears for about a year and comes back under a different pen name luan guerrero, luan in portuguese means ‘moon’ in tribute to his sibling who was able to accomplish so much, but in chinese it also means 'bird' or 'bell'. they always liked a double meaning. dante isn’t known by their mother’s maiden name, it only seemed appropriate that despite everything they’ve been through, there’s some part of her in everything that they do. their album ‘decide’ comes out and is a hit. and after that their other projects that they worked equally as hard on become popular too after years of having just a small few appreciating them. 

before changing pen names they worked on a lot of hit singles as lyricists, and while it was fulfilling there’s something about being able to have your own voice singing your own songs. they’re still passionate about composing, there’s so many good spanish experimental music and they’re just dying to put their foot in the door with it too. 

they’ve moved to valparaiso not that long ago knowing that both of their siblings are here. dante is looking for a fresh start and make more music and shed some of their old ways, but dante is also a leo so we’ll see how that goes !! 

headcanons: 

dante is also very interested in ghost hunting, urban myths, and folklore !!! i wonder if you could tell who their siblings are !!! anyway he’s very supportive of both of his siblings work and wished that he was smart enough to go to university but he’s stupid as a bag of rocks ( ok not literally but im allowed to be mean to him ) 

HE WASN'T A SOUNDCLOUD RAPPER but he did release some of his early stuff on soundcloud and it did get popular on there THANK YEW

owns a mexican black king snake and a tarantula ( like i said, siblings for a reason ) but they also own a tiny little black cat named monday ( don’t ask )

wants to be as cool as esme but is a total loser 

still speaks to samuel, desperately wants their brother to come and live with them but their mom won’t let him. 

speaking of samuel the events of what happened to him will remain a mystery simply bc with celebrity knows who actually knows the truth besides those that it happened to !! 

also it's literally not a secret that his pen name can be linked to his actual name, people often comment whenever he posts on his band’s instagram asking if this is dante or management posting ( it's almost always dante ) so aosdknfas he just wanted to have a separate name for ‘important things’ like that but when it comes to composing for shows and movies he always uses his full name. 

actually a decent photographer as well, but they decided to use their energy on music 

he’s an idiot with people’s feelings sometimes but means well idk man !! growing up in the spotlight can be a lot especially with rumours circulating around their family 

[rickie-the-storyteller]

Another snippet (this time from El's POV):

"Never been in trouble before."

That's what my mum said when I told her. Shows how much she knows... because that isn't actually true.

I had a lunchtime detention back in Year 8. Which was nearly five years ago, so I guess it's understandable that my parents wouldn't remember that all too well. And it likely wouldn't bother me quite as much as it does if they weren't so busy with being all successful that they forget other pivotal moments in my life. And my brother's, when he used to live here. I know they never mean to push us aside, and to their credit, they've gotten better at not doing that. But they straight up forgot to do anything for my 17th birthday last year. I brought it up the night before, and Mum was actually shocked! Which is just so... bad. I told Adam over the phone later that day, and he just laughed and was all like, "Glad I don't have to put up with that crap no more!"

I'm glad somebody was able to enjoy themselves that day.

As for the rest of us at home, we had to order some last-minute food and cake. We ended up pulling off a nice little super short-notice party just for us. And then the following weekend, Steph put together a surprise party at her place which cheered me up.

Mum and Dad did make it up to me at Christmas a few months later, though. I got a ton of cool stuff. Including my car!

I love my parents so much, and I appreciate everything they've done (and continue to do) for me. But sometimes I almost feel envious of Adam. The freedom he has now. Even though it has come with the price of never seeing or talking to either of his parents ever again. And not being with me anymore. Since I'm still stuck here and all.

Life is so complicated for no reason... Why can't we all just get along?!

But yeah... I've been in trouble before. It's not a common occurrence for me, but it has happened before. I remember that day so clearly. Not even really because of the detention, but because of the conversation I had during detention. It was the first time I made a connection with Alice Johnson. She was a relatively new student at the time, and we're still friends to this day!

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Here's how the conversation went (more or less):

Mr Peters (our main supervisor for the hour) had briefly left the room, and I used that as an opportunity to go talk to B. Alice had apparently overheard our conversation, because as soon as I got back to my seat next to her, she immediately felt the need to address it.

"Wow," she murmured to herself, her tone dry.

I turned my head to face her for the first time since I got there when I heard that. "What?" I asked, wanting her to elaborate.

And then this... imp, this short, ginger-haired little brat has the nerve to elaborate with this: "Watching a wholesome nerd pretend to be all cool for the sake of flirting is always the saddest thing ever…"

Can you believe her?! There are so many problems with that sentence... like for one thing, who the hell is she calling a nerd?

But there's also the implications behind what she's saying. The hidden meaning. The unspoken words. The innuendos, if you will.

“Hey!” I immediately pushed back. Admittedly, I was at a loss for words... but I still tried to argue. Because that's just me sometimes. The debate team captain spirit has always been with me, I guess.

Alice, smug as ever, retorted, “Oh, come on, Elise. You know I’m right."

"Right about what?"

"You’re a nerd that can’t flirt to save your life. And there’s no shame in that.”

Can you believe that this was one of the first real conversations I ever had with this girl? She barely knows me, but she believes she knows enough to know what my intentions are when going across a room to talk to a friend.

"I wasn't flirting," I argued.

"You sure?"

"Yes!"

"Ellie. Honey. Sweetie," Alice chirped in her chillax-it's-not-that-serious tone that she often uses in situations like this. I've grown to be quite used to it over the years, particularly when she's jokingly criticising someone. "We all know you’re into Bret. It’s obvious.”

This comment had me shook for a brief moment, because... well, I had never thought about that. I didn't think that I was being "obvious," or that others might pick up on a change in my behaviour or anything. It wasn't even obvious to me before this point (which I guess is another reason why this conversation has stuck with me for so long, I suppose. This was the moment I realised my true feelings towards Bret. Not that I properly admitted it or confirmed Alice's theory to her in the moment, but still).

“What?!”

“Yeah. I mean, for what reason, I’ll never know," Alice went on. "But people have picked up on it. I bet everyone in school knows except for him. Cuz he’s an idiot.”

At this point, I felt the need to defend B, since I know him well enough to know that he isn't nearly as hopeless as the majority of people seem to think he is. “Ok, stop. Bret isn’t an idiot. And again, I’m not flirting with him. Nor am I 'into' him.”

Alice frowned. “Really? You’re not even the slightest bit interested?” She looked somewhat disappointed with that. Good. I mean, she was right. I know that now. But this is why people shouldn't make assumptions.

“No! I… I just care about him. A lot." I shrugged. "He feels like home to me.”

"Oooooh-"

"Stop."

Alice laughed at my deadpan cutoff. “Sorry, sorry. But like... that sounds like love to me.”

"Right. And what would you know about that? You're 12 years old."

"Uh, I know more than you think. I've seen all the best romcoms."

Like that means anything... she didn't stop there, though.

"I've read all the best chick lit!"

Which, me too! I love to read a good love story. Still doesn't mean anything, though.

"And I just believe in true love, you know?" Alice continued. "I'm a romantic at heart."

"Mmmm." At this point, Mr Peters had returned to the room, so we all settled down and got back to work. But Alice wasn't finished yet...

"Meeting your soulmate is like finding home in another person," Alice whispered to me. "Or so I've heard."

“Shut up," I whispered back. I tried to explain myself. "I didn't mean anything when I said that. It's just that we grew up together. We went to the same primary school, so I’d see him every day. And before I met you and Dylan, he was, like, my only real school friend.”

"AW! I'm your friend?!"

At this point, Mr Peters chimed in and lightly chided Alice for her little disruptance of the quiet room. Fortunately, she was able to brush it off, and we were both able to laugh at it. Quietly, of course.

"Sorry about that," I mumbled.

"Oh, it's alright. It's not like it was ALL your fault... it just mostly was."

"Hey!" I gently nudged her arm and pretended to be offended.

Eventually, the hour came to an end. Alice and I left the classroom together since we both had biology class next.

"So, yeah. There's nothing going on there," I reiterated on the way there. "We're just very good friends. And I mean... lately, things have been feeling a bit different with him, but-"

"Right. That's because you're in love!

"STOP."

I love Alice. I did back then, and I still do to this day. But she needs to learn when to shut her mouth. She's going to get herself in some serious trouble one day.

(This snippet is an early draft of book 1. El is recounting her small bit of history of getting into trouble in school, as well as the beginning of her friendship with Ally.)

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I was figuring out June's fast dive into the 'dark side' and wrote some words about them as a character study, and, well, was useful to finally write down their backstory

I didn’t expect this.

I didn’t expect myself to be so unprepared after so many years spent preparing. Such a banality, but real life turned out to be so much more complicated than anything I was trained for. And even my own soul, a well-known territory, thoroughly explored and mapped during the past years — it feels like a terra incognita now.

I didn’t expect it would be so easy to fall. 

Back in my academy years, I used to push myself to the edge just to know how it feels, just to get familiar with the dark outskirts of my personality — and it was a matter of days to find my way back. And now? I got so eager to do everything right, I missed a moment I stepped into the abyss… and so far, I enjoy the falling.

But is this so bad?

I hate and fear myself for this thought, for the inability to understand if it’s really mine. My friends and I used to joke that one should not trust what they think with so many telepaths around, and now I’m not sure I can laugh at it anymore.

I can laugh at younger June though, but it’s that kind of a bitter laugh, indeed.

I pity them and I… envy them. Envy their arrogance, their confidence. Their sincere belief of great things awaiting them if only they were free to go and grab them. I envy their petty problems as well. Childish academy intrigues and horror of getting bad test marks — I’d give a lot to trade my current circumstances for this.

Even for that persistent feeling of being trapped by destiny.

Back then, I thought I had no choice. After my eldest brother chose his path I became the first in the lineage, and one could hardly hope for a better candidate than the clever witty kid I was. My uncle picked new tutors to teach me, my curriculum got much more economics and management than I’d enjoyed. Even when my abilities were discovered, it changed nothing: as much of a great use I was for the Empire as a psyker, they couldn't just lay their hands on this tool.

Because before it all, I was a Terran and a noble, and it was up to me to choose my path. And naturally, I was expected to choose my family.

However, I should’ve been trained properly so as not to be a danger to myself and the people around me, so once again, my way lay clear before me, and this time it led me to the academy.

What do you get after locking a bunch of psy-gifted kids from all over the Empire in one place? A lot of drama, cruel pranks, deadly rivalry, and amateur intrigues. Can’t say I haven’t enjoyed my time in the academy. Oh, stars, I did! But my every achievement, every success I clawed out from my peers tasted like ash in my mouth because I knew: It meant nothing.

What was the joy of being one of the best at my course just to waste my potential, being trapped in the politics of the provincial world? I knew that once I’m a baron I’d be obligated to give up on using my abilities: the ruler who can play with the other’s minds is a bad asset to work with, reputation-wise. Neither the subjects nor the allies can fully trust such a person.

However, I didn’t slack off for a single day for my training, because if the Universe gives you certain abilities it must be for something.

After I found out about my sister’s escape I got so angry! Not with her, with myself. That little scoundrel did what I was afraid of even dreaming about — she’d chosen her way and followed it. Gladly, I already had my mentor to comfort me.

I still don’t know why he picked me among the others. I was one of the best, but not the best. Cherys could crack my mental defense open in no time, and Mahid always bested me in practical telepathy. I had a talent for breaking things and people, though, but this alone would not be enough. 

And he certainly knew about the obligations I had.

Yet, he chose me to teach. I wasn’t his only student, but even among our small group, I felt special. He taught me things other instructors didn’t know about — or just pretended to do so. I swear to keep everything a secret, and I did: this knowledge was too precious to lose access to it, no matter how much I wanted to brag.

It wasn’t a story about a generous teacher and a devoted student. We argued a lot, and a couple of times were about to fall out because of his stubbornness or my ‘maximalism’. He found my belief in having a purpose amusingly childish, and I found him cowardly cautious…but there was a thing me and my mentor always agreed on: knowledge was a tool, and like any other tool, It could not be good or evil.

One day he disappeared. He left me no note nor hint about how to get in touch, only troubles. Troubles came in the shape of very polite people who asked too many questions. I managed to get away with it, though, maybe because I was smart, but more likely because one can not give out the information they don’t know. Anyway, I was free to continue my training, and they didn't even take away my mentor’s old gift, a crystal I was wearing as a pendant since the day I got it.

I still wonder if my mentor was the reason why when it came to practice offers, I got one from the Inquisition. There were the others too, of course. My marks were always great and I was naturally good at all talking stuff, so several diplomats would want to have an attache like me. It would be so wise to apply to a diplomatic mission, to spend some time, shining on the screens and making useful connections, yet, I decided not to be wise.

I’ve chosen the Inquisition as my one and only act of rebellion. 

It was interesting. Exciting, even. I finally felt like I mattered, like I belonged. My superiors knew how to use me to our mutual benefit, and I was happy to be useful and to be… myself. But my clock was ticking, and my destiny was looming over me, closer and closer, waiting for my borrowed time to run out.

So when they offered me a position I had to say “no”. As soon as this word escaped my lips, I knew it was over for me. Nothing ahead but the chains of being the heir to my father, and a future baron to my home planet. Back then I didn’t understand why the Inquisition gave me some time to think “if my ‘no’ was the final answer” because for me it was.

And then, I came home just to find it on the verge of ruin… and to find my beloved brother, my twin, the better half of my soul, back. He decided not to swear to his Order, so, freed from his obligations, he became the heir again.

My secret wish came true: nothing held me anymore, and I was finally free, but instead of feeling good, I felt… lost. 

Like a traveler who’s got no map, like a spaceship ended up in black space, like a tool that had no use for it anymore.

So maybe it’s a good thing I keep falling.

Because a tool could not be evil, but a person could.

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Do you have any fave Thai BL series? If you do, what's your top 10?

hi anon! i'm so sorry i'm only seeing your ask now. i'm not sure i could pick a top 10... so i'll give you my top 5! i'll add a link to the mydramalist page for each series so you can learn more about them too.

never let me go (2022-2023)

MyDramaList synopsis: Nuengdiao is the heir to a prestigious family. His status has forced him to grow up isolated with no room for imperfection. Then his father is shot to death right in front of him. Now he and his mother's lives are in danger. The son of a loyal Kiattrakulmethee family employee, Palm is appointed to protect him from the dangers in and outside school. In his life of uncertainty, Palm's presence leads Nuengdiao to new experiences. Where to watch: GMMTV's youtube channel or Viki Highlights: high stakes, interesting family drama, great chemistry between the two main leads

2. my school president (2022-2023)

MyDramaList synopsis: Student body president Tinn has a secret crush on Gun, the head of the music club and lead singer of the middling band Chinzhilla. The son of the principal, Tinn is instructed to axe any clubs that don't boost their school's reputation. The music club tops that list and Tinn is therefore Gun's number one enemy. Desperate to save his club, Gun will do anything, even pledge servitude to Tinn. When Tinn learns Chinzhilla has a rule that band members aren't permitted to date until they win the Hot Wave Music Contest, he vows to do whatever it takes to help them do just that. Where to watch: GMMTV's youtube channel or Viki Highlights: great balance of sweetness of seriousness, killer soundtrack, delightful friend group

3. my only 12% (2022)

MyDramaList synopsis: Cake and Seeiw have been friends as far as they can remember. Cake is very outgoing and has a lot of friends while Seeiw is very shy and barely speaks to people he's not used to being around. Despite their different personalities, they are very close. By being next-door neighbors since they were born, they became an essential aspect of each other's lives. However, as they become older, things change and so do the way they see each other. There is only a 12% possibility of having a successful first love. Would that 12% be enough? Where to watch: iqiyi (but also available on platforms like dailymotion) Highlights: slow burn, time jump done right, tremendous acting in emotional scenes

4. not me (2021)

MyDramaList synopsis: Black and White are twins with a powerful connection. After their parents' separation, though, White’s father took him abroad, and their family effectively severed in two. It isn’t until fifteen years have passed that White—now grown—returns to Thailand. One day, seemingly from nowhere, White feels an agony like death. He recovers in the hospital, but they’re unable to determine the cause. Then he picks up a call from a childhood friend, Tod. Tod tells him that Black is in a coma following a vicious attack, and he learns that Black is in a motorcycle gang. Unable to endure the harm done to his brother in silence, and suspecting it was one of Black’s close friends—Sean, Gram, or Yok—who betrayed him, White disguises himself as Black to root out the traitor. But White doesn’t know his brother as well as he thought; he’s not behaving like the Black Sean knows, distrustful and uncaring about the feelings of others. Sean's suspicious. The difference gets under Sean's skin and makes him feel things he shouldn’t. Where to watch: GMMTV's youtube channel Highlights: beautiful and gritty aesthetic, focus on social justice, arson :)

5. i told sunset about you (2020)

MyDramaList synopsis: Teh and Oh-aew were best friends until a boyhood line of reasoning turned them into rivals. Years later as they're preparing for university admissions, both pursuing interests in the field of Communication Arts, the two meet in a Chinese language class. Their reunion awakens complicated and unstable feelings. Where to watch: Viki (but also available on platforms like dailymotion) Highlights: gorgeous cinematography, phenomenal acting, angsttttt

Bonus: currently airing thai bls I'm enjoying

last twilight (2023)

MyDramaList synopsis: Burdened with heavy debt, Mhok, a technical college student, applies for a high-paying job as a caregiver to Day, a badminton player with partial blindness due to infectious keratitis. Day hires Mhok who—unlike other applicants—seems to take no pity on him. With so much time spent in each others' company, the two develop a deep bond. When Day learns he'll have approximately 180 days until he loses what vision he has remaining, how will the two weather the trials ahead? Where to watch: GMMTV's youtube channel Highlights: slice-of-life storytelling, thoughtful representation of disability, pretty cinematography

twins (2023)

MyDramaList synopsis: It is said that identical twins who are produced from the same egg will share a bond as if they were the same person. But not with "Sprite" and "Zee", the identical twins. Despite following the same route as an athlete from birth, both want to be the only one! *adding more context because this synopsis doesn't really tell you anything: after zee is injured in an attack, sprite must take his place on the volleyball team to maintain his chances of competing in the national competition. there are a few problems with this plan: 1) sprite doesn't know how to play volleyball, 2) sprite still has to attend his own jiu jitsu practices, and 3) everyone on the volleyball team seems to hate him, especially first, his new roommate* Where to watch: i've been using dailymotion, but i hear you can watch it on LoveMedia Thailand's youtube channel using a vpn (others, feel free to comment to confirm/deny this) Highlights: fun premise, focus on sports, enemies to lovers