#and this IS a list of things I know I won't get so...

[avaredava]

Safe word?

Master list's

⯌Sum

You said your safe word and boy does the jjk men freak out.

Satoru Gojo

That man was plunging into you, talking about his day not exactly paying attention to you. It wasn't bad or anything it was a bit weird though because the angrier he got the more rough.

"And this stupid fucking-" thrust "higher up keeps being a total-" thrust "bitches."

It was starting to hurt but seeing the annoyed look in Satorus eye just made you feel bad. So you stayed silent.

But the fact that he also wasn't really giving a shit, just talking about the people he hates and being kinda oblivious to what's happening makes your stomach and heart hurt and not in the good, orgasmic way.

Sex is supposed to be loveable, and sacred not something for fun. Yeah, people might not agree but that's how you and Satoru were.

You start to cry, again, scared of the beast that's plunging into like you're just a pocket pussy. And fuck he takes it the wrong way.

He started pounding faster.

"Stupid fucking slut, you always want more, nothing else. Whore."

The fact that's the only thing he's really said to you the whole time, and it was a mean thing, you just start to sob and a cracked up safe word comes out.

He pulls out instantly. He was checking your face and body, then something truely shook him to his core his the bit of blood on his cock.

"Fuck baby, I'm so, so sorry." And what really made him gasp was when you flinched away when he tried to touch you.

"Listen do you want anything? Maybe a hot bath and a massage or cuddles? If you don't want me here I understand, I would either so-"

You giggle at his rambling and a bit of pressure comes off his chest but he's still extremely stressed and worried. But it's for you this time.

"Maybe a bath and you in it for cuddles..."

You never seen that man run that fast. And just because he accidentally hurt you, you knew he's never gonna do something that ever again. The fear in his eyes? That made you know he loves you to the very deep of his heart.

After all, you're his girl.

Nanami Kento

Nanami Kento is never rough. That man is scared to break you with one touch. He treats you like a porcelain doll. Hence the nickname doll he has for you.

He treats you like an absolute princess, no queen. And the sex is even better, constantly checking in and out with you.

It's so intimate.

And you love every god damn second. He touches you in places you wouldn't know felt good.

You're ovulating right now and he has a long ass work trip. And you have bad ovulations and Nanami always takes care of you.

But since he was leaving soon you couldn't have him for a while. So you need him now, and make sure you're well taken care of and you won't need him frequently.

So he decided to have a long ass sex session, to the point where your crying of overstimulation. But in the best way possible. So that's what he did. Or tried.

Mid sex when his thick cock was rubbing against your g-spot and slowly going to your cervix, the deep lust, loving look in his eyes made your thighs shake and breath get shallow mere seconds from sharp breathing.

Your eyes were squeezed shut as his hands were moving up and down your body as he rubbed your nipples and massaged your hips.

God this was great.

Until a ring from his boss came through. He answers and his voice was formal as his hand was wrapped around your throat gently making sure you stay quiet.

His thrusts began to become more deep, he started to kinda zone out. But it felt too good and you started have breathy moans.

And they started to get louder.

And louder...

Until he was so in his call and he needed you to shut up he wrapped his hand around your throat too hard. You started to have breathing problems but you kinda kept moaning too.

He just thought it was just you being pleasured so he wrapped his arm around tighter. And now you couldn't talk. And you started to get fucking scared. Your arms are pinned down so you couldn't move.

You choked up your safe word. But he didn't hear, and you started to panic. You started to mildly scream, and he looked down and quickly hung up and let out.

You started to have a raspy cry. He quickly pulled out and threw his phone. He quickly realized the bruising on your neck. He kissed all over your neck and when you flinched he practically threw himself back.

He pulled you on his lap and bounced you on it. "You're on sex ban Nanami."

"Okay."

He held you so close, fuck he could live without sex but he couldn't live with out you. And he whispered that all night. Making sure you knew that. Also he did absolutely not go on that work trip. He stayed in bed with you.

He didn't give a shit about his stupid job. He gave so many stupid shits about you though.

Toji Fushiguro

Disrespect Toji? You're gonna get punished.

And you were a little shit sometimes, and you knew that. He usually just fucks you for hours. And you love it. But he realized it's not teaching you anything much so he has a new strategy.

He decided to slap that cute ass. He was repeatedly hitting just making you moan and squirm. He did some slaps as his fingers plunged his fingers in and out.

But once again you loved it. The little bit of pain and his muscular fingers massaging you g-spot over and over. So of course you were about to cum. So he edged you a bunch.

That wasn't too bad. And of course you liked it. So he took his fingers fully out and you whined. He started to slap again.

The room was dim with light and he was sitting on the edge of the bed with you're draped over his lap. And of course your ass is up.

He realized you're still moaning so he started slapping harder... And harder.

Until it was starting to sting and you began whinging. He started to slap harder because he thought you were enjoying.

You let out little ows with tears in your eyes. He laughed.

"You deserve it. Dumb bitch."

That just cracked your heart open so you let out a little broken safe work softly repeated over and over. And when he stopped you kept mumbling it.

He knew he fucked up.

When you barely reacted to him gently saying your name it took him a few seconds to look down from your face and it hit him that your ass is red and covered with deep purple bruises.

He pulled the cover over both of you. And he went under it. He was gently kissing the burning sensation covering your butt and it made you melt feeling the warmness of lips fluttering over your ass made you smile to sleep.

The next morning he was pretending like nothing happened. But you realized he also put massage oils on your ass and also massaged it, duh. It didn't hurt.

And he denied the fact that you felt small wet droplets falling on your ass when he was kissing it.

Suguru Geto

Suguru Geto was obsessed with eating you out.

So that is why he is eating you out with the fullest of the top notch pussy eating. Making out with it like he hasn't seen it in years, even though he was doing the same thing last night.

And it never gets worse. Somehow it gets better.

He's always just sucking and licking. He never goes beyond. And you don't want to go further either.

But tonight he was stressed and pissed off. And he needed something to cool down, you. Your sweet pussy, it just relaxes him.

And of course you allow it.

So now he has your knees pinned to your breasts being held down as his tongue quickly moves up and down your folds. Then in between. Basically everywhere.

That man couldn't get enough of your taste. But something weird was happening. It isn't that he's not enjoying it, but it wasn't as sensual as he usually is.

But it still feels good and he is stressed so you let it happen. But unfortunately he gets to rough.

He starts biting.

It was innocent nips and then harsh sucks on your clit, so it felt good. But then he started actually biting, especially right at your sensitive nub. You start whimpering and crying.

"Close?" He mumbles. But it made your insides cringe. You start pulling at his hair and he loves it so he starts biting rougher, until you say your safe word before it got too bad.

He pulled away and looked down, it was a light red dusted all over your folds. Your clit was all swollen. It wasn't too bad but he could tell it was gonna get worse. So he still felt bad.

He was mumbling about how immature he is and how he can't control himself, but he was so tired he fell asleep massaging your folds with his face squished in your boobs.

This man.

_

Sukuna's from a couple weeks ago

[asce-of-hearts]

hello could I ask for Gojo with 💚 and 🍛 pls ignore if you can't write it

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Contents: Yandere!Gojo with prompts: 💚 and 🍛

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WARNINGS: ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP, KIDNAPPING, YANDERE, OBSESSIVE AND POSSESSIVE BEHAVIOR.

Gojo was the strongest. That was a fact that could not be discussed.

But you can't help but worry. You barely understand his power, the extent of what he can do, and you worry about him. Him getting hurt, him getting killed, him getting anything. The thing is, he worries about you too, except his worry overcomes any sensation that he has ever felt.

So the thought of you two being apart made him upset, to say the least. He couldn't stand it, being away from you hurt, hurt and felt like he was being torn apart. So, the easiest solution for him was to... take you with him. To his secluded little home that nobody really had an idea where it was. So you could be safe, and free and happy. Well, not really free, but free enough.

But you kept crying, begging, pleading for him to let you go, to see your friends and family. Even going as far as suggesting breaking up so he could be free of the burden of caring about you.

"Are you dense, ___? I am not letting you break up with me." He says, brows marrying each other in a frown, staring at your pliant form on the bed with predatory intent.

"Don't call me that, Satoru," You whisper, crawling over to him. "Just... just consider it. I think this isn't healthy, I think you're... I don't know. Reaching? Just take a second to see the situation you've got me in."

"The situation I've got you in? You mean the fact that you're loved, and cared for and safe... alive?" His words are mocking, sharp. And you resist the urge to groan, clinging to his arm tighter, leaving crescent shaped marks over the pale skin. "I won't let anything happen to you, ___. Anything."

"Nothing will happen to me, I promise," You try and reason. "And if anything did, you'd be alright. You're the strongest after all..." With those words said Satoru wastes no time to press a punishing kiss against your lips, tongue delving inside your mouth. It's both passionate and angry, and you can't help but cling to his neck as he places you back on the bed.

"Don't say things like that," He growls against your lips, pretty sapphire eyes glinting under the dim light of the rising sun. "I need you to be alright, I need you to live. As long as you’re alive, I am too. What is it so hard to understand about that?" He asks, and you feel at a loss.

"You sound crazy, Toru..." He traces your lower lip with his thumbs, a dry chuckle leaving his parted lips.

"Guess you could call me a lovesick freak! I hold no shame in carrying that title." He quickly plays it off, smooth. And you are unable to resist as another kiss is planted against your lips, big hands roaming over your body, still warm from the beds embrace. "I would rather die than loose you in any way, ___. I hope you can understand that."

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Adeline:

probably freaks out the most visibly

she already has a general air of fretting about her by default

so something to ACTUALLY fret about has her in a bit of a tizzy

immediately drags you to Valen

or failing that, brings Valen to you

she definitely calls for help and immediately starts checking you over

if you try to insist your fine she will insist that you are most certainly NOT and you're seeing the doctor

DO NOT ARGUE!

by the time she gets you to Valen, she's already listing off the specific injuries she's noticed to the doctor

gives you privacy but is waiting just outside

will be checking in on you until you're all healed up

MIGHT ban you from the mines for a while...

OKAY maybe not ban-- you're adults, she's not the boss of you...

yeah she... she's just worried okay!

Balor:

he's all easy going and chill humming until he crests the hill and sees you on the ground

and once he clocks it, he's by your side in an instant

says things along the lines of 'hey, it's alright, I got you' as he drapes your arm around his shoulders and helps get you to your feet

then he helps you limp all the way to the doctors

is by your side until Valen shows up and starts giving you the once over

he makes himself somewhat scarce but he's definitely waiting right outside until he knows you're gonna be okay

probably sitting outside fiddling with a coin between his fingers or bouncing his leg restlessly-- or a bit of both

once he knows you're good, he'll want to see you before he leaves-- just to touch base

he doesn't hover, but he does check in more often as your healing

also brings you stuff from the capital to help with the pain or the healing process

is probably one of the main ones who'll fight you on it if you try and rush right back into the mines

if he catches you limping your way there you'll probably hear 'ARE YOU CRAZY?!' at least a dozen times

he might not physically stop you, but he's very tempted to

and he's walking along side you the whole way trying to talk you out of it

how worried he'll be is gonna depend on how reckless you are after being injured

but rest assured, he's gonna be a little worried no matter what

Caldarus:

OH BOY

does this man not know what to do

and not knowing what to do is making him flustered as hell

he's admittedly in a bit of a panic

he gently brings you into his temple, and patches you up as best you can

he's determined to nurse you back to health

at least enough that you can go see the town doctor

seriously considers just running into town with you in his arms

if you start to look even a FRACTION worse, he will

uhh-- strap in cause he's gonna feed you

with his... best attempts at cooking...

he knows it's not very good, but he hopes it at least gives your body strength

btw, you're in his bed for all of it

if you're there for more than a day, he will sleep either among the pillows on the floor or potentially sitting part way up with his head resting at the foot of the bed so he can be right there if you need him

if you offer to share his bed, he will very flusteredly refuse, stating he does not wish to injure you further in his sleep

once you're well enough to walk, he releases you back into town to see Valen

if you try to rush back into the mines while still with him, he will refuse to let you go

he will literally pick you up and put you back into bed

if you try after you're no longer in his care but still a little injured, he will out right tell you not to go--- it's a desperate mix of out right commanding you not to do it and a panicked plea to reconsider

he won't risk coming to see you, but when you visit him for a while after the incident, he has food or gifts for you

if you don't see him soon enough after leaving, he'll start sending you letters

Celine:

even more in a tizzy than Adeline

low key she's in full panic mode

calling for help, flipping back and forth between wanting to help you and not knowing if she should move you

somewhere in her panic she ends up under your arm and limping towards Valen's clinic

pacing and fretting as the doctor looks you over

has to be told to give you some privacy

she's embarrassed but she does wait outside

where she paces and frets some more

very relieved to hear you're gonna be okay

but don't get it twisted, just cause she's relieved doesn't mean she's not going to be hovering around you as much as humanly possible for the next-- however long it takes your injuries to heal

if you try to rush back to the mines, she will get VERY upset

she will actually tell you you're not allowed and get real huffy before finally starting to cry

she's flipping back and forth between being made at how reckless you're being and being worried beyond belief

if telling you not to go doesn't work she might actually beg

brings you SO MANY GET WELL BOUQUETS

Eiland:

actually is the quickest one to find you after you've exited the mines, since he's usually by that way anyways

FREAKS THE FUCK OUT

he's in an information downward spiral

he's panicking but also pulling every potentially bit of useful info off the top of his head, hoping it might help

also one of the fastest to sling your arm over his shoulder and start dragging you to Valen

kinda word vomiting out of stress the whole time

when you finally get to Valen, he's still talking a fretting blue mile and Valen actually tells him to leave

he's embarrassed but leaves

he actually starts walking away and then immediately turns around cause NO WAIT I SHOULD WAIT FOR THEM

he was just reflexively following the orders of the most knowledgeable person in the room and his brain turned 'leave' to 'leave and go all the way home'

stands there fidgeting like his body doesn't feel right and desperately trying to think of a way to be helpful

when you're in the clear he lingers around a lot

more info dumping and fretting and trying to be supportive

you're gonna get A LOT of visits for the next while and all of them are going to have some odd gift or old remedy that's supposedly going to help

you can refuse, and he will accept it with embarrassed grace

if you try and rush back to the mines he's gonna nervously freak and basically immediately start begging you to not

he'll get on his knees to beg, he's not too proud to plead you to use sense

get ready for a worried, flustered nerd hovering around

Hayden:

probably the most helpful save for Valen

he's got a bleeding heart but a good head on his shoulders and he deals with a lot of very fragile creatures that can get themselves into all kinds of trouble

so he knows how to be extremely concerned, but not panic

he's also strong enough that he can basically bridal carry you right to the doctors office

and you ARE going, no ifs, ands, or buts here

you lost your option to say no to help the moment Hayden saw you injured YOU'RE GOING

is very good about helping you into the bed and then quietly making his exit while making sure that he's outside if needed on his way out

when you're given the all clear, he's hovering, but it's really sweet and caring

offers to carry you back to the farm

I won't lie, you're about to be doted on

he can't be there every waking minute cause there's other creatures that depend on him

but every moment he's not with them he's with you

you're about to get a lot of home cooked meals and teas and hourly check ups to make sure you're doing alright

if you need anything medicine/medical wise, he's already out the door and heading to get Valen

if you try and rush back into the mines he's going to look heart broken and devastated the moment he clocks you

it will turn into a weird exchange of him puffing his chest and standing his ground, but the whole time he's shaking and looks like he could actually burst into tears at any moment and his eyes are full on begging you not to go

and even when you're fine and you go back into the mines for the first time he's super nervous

he will check on you before you go and check on you the moment you get back

he's definitely another person whom you wake up and find resting his head on the foot of your bed, having fallen asleep looking after you

Juniper:

shocked!!

and a little annoyed

why are you going into places that are clearly too dangerous for you

and then you just drag your sorry butt through the town and she has to find you hanging by a thread

SOME people actually care about you, you know

and it's pretty selfish to let yourself get this way and not think about the heart attacks you're giving everyone

this, among many other things, are lectured at you as she drags your sorry butt to Valen

leaves the moment your settled like she's just so done with this and being helpful to others is soooooooo annoying

but honestly she lingers for a bit outside

she does eventually leave in a huff cause you're making her worry and worry makes wrinkles

but she does end up coming back to check on you

doesn't come back as much as some of the others, but she does come by more than she usually does

throws shade at the stuff Valen gives you, but ultimately if it makes you feel better than she's alright with it

does offer you some potions and the like, but she won't force you to take it

not while you've got a boo boo

acts annoyed at how much you're making her worried, but she's still coming around and checking on you and there's always this concerned yet hopeful look in her eyes when she asks you how you're doing

so I guess she does care??????

March:

FREAKING. OUT.

immediately has you on his shoulder and is taking you to Valen

he's asking you a few questions, but surprisingly no lecture

and no complaining

just very firm and determined making sure that you're okay

when he gets you there, he immediately leaves but makes it clear he's just outside if need be

and he says it with a tone that makes it clear that if either of you even THINK you MIGHT need him, he doesn't want you to hesitate

is standing outside, glaring sternly into the middle distance as he bounces his foot/leg or drums his fingers-- both very quickly

when you're finally given the okay he comes in and very pointedly asks how you're feeling

when you say you're okay, there's a visible relief that passes over his face and his shoulder relax and his jaw unclenches

he doesn't give it to you like Juniper does, but he does lecture you a little

although the tone is a lot nicer than you'd thought it'd be

it's mostly stuff about being careful and how the town depends on you now so you can't let everyone down by being reckless and how there's a lot of people you care about you so you shouldn't throw yourself into danger like that...

you put your hand over his and tell him thank you while flashing him a grateful smile

and his face turns full red and he goes stiff again

'YEAH, SURE, I MEAN OBVIOUSLY! ....OKAY, I'M GLAD YOU'RE BETTER, GOTTA GO, BYE!'

and just like that he's gone

but you see him again soon

and again after that

and again after that

and again after that

he's a busy guy (so he states), and he doesn't have the time to hover around you and coddle you at every turn

but he does want to keep tabs on you and make sure you're not gonna hurt yourself all over again

if you try and rush back to the mines, March actually gets really pissed

'WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! DO YOU HAVE DEATH WISH?! ARE YOU REALLY THAT---'

then he gets all huffy

'Fine. Do whatever you want. I'm not your keeper. If you wanna go be stupid and get yourself all banged up again, I guess that's your business--- just don't come limping back to me all pathetic when you get yourself hurt again!'

if you end up going anyway he's gonna be really upset and hurt and worried and probably not talk to you for a while (and the whole time he's gonna be hurt and fretting but still too mad about it to go talk to you)

if you decide to stay he actually gets a little soft for a moment-- like on some level he expected you to just ignore him (and his feelings), but then when you actually listen-- it feels like you really care that he cares, and he can't help but feel a little bashful about how pissy he got and how quickly he got there

but then he gets all blushy and embarrassed and flustered and just kinda turns his back to you like 'Good! ...I'm glad you didn't get all the sense knocked out of you down there...'

and then after a beat of silence, as he still has his back to you he mutters out 'hey... sorry I yelled at you... you're still injured, I shouldn't be-- ...so mean to you... I'm sorry... I'll try to be better... about that... s-still don't go down there though! It's dangerous...'

you thank him for looking out for you, and his shoulders tense and his ears turn red

'y-yeah! of course...!'

Reina:

panics but like

a normal amount of panic

she's one of the more level headed of all the romanables let's be real

that being said she's still INSANELY worried and helping you limp your way to Valen's clinic

she waits outside to hear if you're okay

once she does she's so relieved

she has to go right away, but she asks you to come by the inn if you want

free food and she even offers to host you there until you get better

if you just stay at home get ready for Reina (and the rest of her family honestly) to be stopping by CONSTANTLY

ALWAYS, there is someone checking in on you

also you're being fed basically every second of the day

if you decide to stay at the sleeping dragon inn, then DOUBLE THAT

also throw in some extra kids coming in while you're sleeping to make sure you're okay

if you try and rush back to the mines Reina will first respond with panic, then with the stern face you'd get from a disappointed spouse

you are not allowed to go back to those mines.

and if she or anyone else living at the in catch you, you WILL be forcibly put back into bed

SHE IS STRONGER THAN SHE LOOKS, DO NOT TEST HER ON THIS!

she's honestly kind of a perfect care taker, but no surprises there, she's a big sister

also honestly, she's Reina

Ryis:

low key flipping his shit

high key trying to remain calm

he mostly succeeds

he's not good with injuries or blood but he's also not going to abandon you when you need him

gets you to Valen, might need his uncles help doing so

is one of the quickest to exit the room once you're settled (again, he doesn't really do blood) but he's not like-- leaving leaving

he's still outside, waiting, theoretically here if you need him but please don't need him he's honestly out of his depth here

after you're clear, he helps you home

in the coming days he checks on you a lot

I actually think there's a few days he's just sitting on your porch, whittling by the window as you sleep inside

occasionally you can hear him whistling to birds

it's honestly kind of nice

he's not hovering like some of the others, but he's also just kinda always there

he also brings food

some of it was made by his uncle, but some of it he made for you himself

he's not the best cook, but he's not hopeless

if you try and rush back into the mines he's so conflicted

on the one hand he's not really big on conflict and he's also not the boss of you

but on the other hand he's worried out of his mind just THINKING about you going down there

low key he looks like he's gonna be sick

I think he makes you not want to go just cause you don't want him to have a nervous breakdown about it (and he says he wouldn't but low key he might)

honestly once you're no longer bleeding, he's just your steady supportive hand

a sturdy oak for you to lean on and find shade under

Valen:

oh hey doc, you're involved no matter what lol

but okay, if SHE'S the one to find you

she's a mix of worried and exasperated

but mostly she's proactive and professional

brings you to the clinic and is on you immediately

it's always a trip to see her shift into 'doctor mode'

once you're in the clear she gives you the Standard Professional Doctor Run Down

but once that tone has past and she's talking more candidly, you kind of get an earful

she's not gnawing your ear off like, say, Juniper would, but she's being very frank with you

also being frank about how this was bad but you were also lucky, and if you're not more careful you could get hurt in a way you won't bounce back from

but you can tell all of this comes from a place of worry

she doesn't like seeing any of her friends hurt, and she ESPECIALLY doesn't like seeing you hurt

she's not going to be around you every waking moment cause like-- she's the only doctor, she needs to be available

but she's going to stopping by VERY frequently

she actually offers if you want you can stay with her in the clinic

if you say no she won't begrudge you

but if you say yes then it's 24/7 doctor care

either way she definitely is bringing you food and medicine

ALSO she's personally checking, cleaning and re-wrapping your bandages

if you try and rush back to the mines she will out right tell you you're forbidden from it

you will not argue with her on this

doctor's orders

don't be idiotic

she keeps flipping between professionalism and a nurturing you know is coming from the heart

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This can be selected to by year and the numbers will change EXCEPT user subscriptions. User subscriptions shows the current state of subscriptions. And since authors don't get a notification of number go up or down, they won't know when it's changed unless they are tracking it. Additionally there is no way to see who has subscribed. So you can subscribe to whoever you like or unsubscribe at any time and that is between you, the ao3 database, your ISP tracking your history, and your email client. But the author doesn't know. You are released from any social obligation to stay subscribed or any embarrassment you might have. Go forth.

See? Here is 2024 and it has the same number of users.

Also fun fact, the word count shows fic FINISHED in that year. I wrote a 90k fic that straddled 2024 and 2025 and the full word count for that is tracked on the 2025 page.

anyway back to info.

I can scroll down on this and get a bit more information on each fic.

Here I can see the number of people who have subscribed to a fic - but not who they are. I can also see the TOTAL NUMBER of bookmarks including private bookmarks.

Compare contrast:

The public listing shows 47 bookmarks, the statistics page listing shows 127. On average, most fics have about half of their bookmarks private.

I can't see who made those extra bookmarks, just that they exist.

Also on the statistics page the comments are shown as the number of threads instead of the total number. I always reply to comments so the thread count is a more accurate reflection of how many people left a comment.

So to sum up, what authors can see if they investigate:

username on a public bookmark and any note left

the total number of bookmarks

the total number of subscriptions to themselves right now

the number of subscriptions on a fic

hits

[c4tluver02]

full machine

wc: 1.3k

summary: Steve is finding it hard to make it up to you, seemingly making things worse. What could he do to make it up to you?

warnings: none! angst , hurt , slow burn ;)

a/n: eee i am so glad u guys liked the first fic !!!! i am also doing a tag list so pls lmk if u want to be tagged for the third part :D

part 1, part 2, part 3

I'll heal eventually, but faster if you're next to me. ♫

Two weeks have come and gone since Steve had last seen you. Normally you take a week and a half to two weeks to return the film… Not that Steve kept track or anything. But he was waiting for you. He needed to talk to you about your last visit and hopefully explain himself. 

A few days after it all happened Robin was back with Steve at Family Video and he told her everything that had happened. The way you so graciously offered to help him, to the way you left like there was some bomb that Steve didn’t know about. It was just another thing he had to deal with, one more dent in his beat up armor. Which when he really took time to think about it maybe he was saving you. It felt like a waste of a charity case for you to spend all this time to get to know him when there's nothing to stay for. You were worth more than that– you deserve more than having to deal with all the trauma he has or listening to how hard it is putting on a brave face for the kids. 

So a rehearsed speech is what felt safe. A simple way of telling you to run and don't look back but in a way that wouldn't hurt you any further. It was killing two birds with one stone really, you wouldn't be stuck with him and he wouldn't feel devastated when you left. A full proof plan. 

– 

Although Steve would have appreciated a day or two more to think over his plan but here you were the next day. Waiting at the counter in the prettiest sundress Steve thinks he's ever seen. Your hair is curled perfectly and the closer he gets to the counter the more he can smell your perfume– so sweet and warm. 

“Hi, you're back!” It comes out casual but Steve's heart is thumping so loud he worries if you could hear it. 

“Yeah I have a movie to return.” You say sliding it across the counter to him. The barely there smile you gave did nothing to heal him. 

Steve wants to blame the lack of time he had to prepare for how he stands there just looking at you. The day he normally waits for is now here and it isn't going how it's supposed to. Your big smile is nowhere to be found and the laugh that makes his dreaded thoughts go away isn't heard.

“Y’look real pretty.” He's typing the movie into the system, not even looking at you as he says it but you know it's sincere. Everything about Steve is sincere, you've never known him to think too little about someone. 

You’re unable to stop your cheeks flushing at the complement. “Thanks, I’m about to go on a date.” 

Steve thinks he could have gotten whiplash at how fast he just turned his head to look at you. Here you are in his store all dolled up for someone else. He must have done something dreadfully awful in his past life to deserve this. 

“A date huh? With who?” The tape is long forgotten and Steve has his arms holding himself up on the counter in case the answer wipes him out completely. 

“A guy I met at the pool.” You feel like you're in the police station with a bright light on you. The interrogation feeling completely uncalled for after he was the one who turned you down. 

Steves thankful he was holding himself up, the thought of you in a bathing suit and some guy snatching you up was good enough to make him feel sick. He knows how men work. He's a man for crying out loud. He’ll use you for a hook up and you’ll feel even worse and because of Steve's stupid screw up you won't come to him for help. 

“Y’sure that he's not some douche that wants a hookup?” Steve asks, tilting his head to the side. He just wants you to rethink this, maybe stay with him and talk things through. You’ll leave happier and Steve will feel better. 

But if looks could kill he’d be dead on spot. “Thanks for your concern Steve but despite what you may think, guys actually like me and want to go out with me. So if I'm all good I've gotta go.” You grab your bag and head towards the door before he even has time to respond. It's quick and painful like someone shot him, the wound would be felt for weeks. 

–

And Steve was right. He had gotten no sleep, his nightmares were long and horrific. Nothing was helping him and there was no one he could turn to. The dark bags under his eyes were matching evidence of it. Robin came over one day to try to help but nothing came of it. If he could talk to you now he’d explain everything. That the kids come crying to him 6 out of 7 days of the week, Jonathan and Nancy use him as a dating advice counselor more than a friend, Robin needs reassurance that she's not messing Vickie up with her night terrors. It's all too much and Steve doesn't know where you’d fit into it. Why’d you even want to fit into it? He’s been doing it for years and still doesn't have a hang of it, the notion of you leaving from the first sight of wreckage would be the thing that ends Steve.  

An idea Robin had was to take all the kids to get ice cream to ‘get his mind right’ as she put it. So he made it happen, sure it was 11pm on a Saturday night but if anyone knows that no one sleeps it’s Steve. All the kids were down to come out and enjoy a nice free ice cream night. It was getting hotter and even though the sun was long gone the ice cream still melted fast. 

“You look awful.” Mike says licking his ice cream from the cone. Steve asked for them all to get cups in hopes his car isn't ruined but none of them did so they are finishing it outside. 

“I know. I haven't left my place in days.” Normally Steve wouldn't let the kids even see him like this let alone tell them how depressed he's been. 

“You ever think about just going to her place and saying you're sorry?” Now it’s Dustin asking but the ice cream is leaking through the bottom of the cone getting all over his shoes. 

“Where do you think between all this I just got her address?” Steve asks, rolling his eyes. Maybe children wasn't the best to bring this up to. 

“Well you have her address in your system, you have it for anyone who rents movies.” Max adds. 

“That sounds very stalkerish.” Okay yeah this definitely isn't something he should be talking about with the kids. 

“What you need is a big gesture to show her you care. Going out of your way to her is the type of thing that will at the very least get you a conversation with her.” Dustin says. He’s not wrong. Unless you pretend to not hear the doorbell ring or the knock on the door a conversation would definitely be in order. 

The conversion ends there and Steve drops each kid off at their house. Not wanting them to be out too late, there's still hope to save their sleep schedule. 

He wants to call Rob to see if this is just a case of Steve being around kids too much or if she thinks this could actually work. Either way he knows she won't judge him for it but it's too late to ask now. Just something that will have to be held off for tomorrow when she finally sees him at work. Maybe, hopefully, tonight instead of seeing the Creel house in his dreams, he'll see you.

tag list: @ahead-fullofdreams

[saberamane]

Modern Day Dezio fic idea

Desmond is a bartender, 25, no contact with is parents, and very small friend group.

Ezio (34) is the son of a banker, his mom owns art galleries in both Italy and America, his older brother is a surgeon, and he himself is a lawyer who takes on wealthy clients. (Like celebrities and such.)

They meet completely by accident. Desmond fills in for a coworker on a night where Ezio is meeting with a client at the bar. (Its a high end bar.)

Desmond is polite but professionally distant. Ezio is immidiately interested.

Ezio stays after his client leaves, solely to talk to Desmond.

Desmond is resistant to the flirting. It happens every night, with dozens of numbers being left that Desmond never even looks at.

Ezio visits weekly, moving his client meetings to Desmond's shifts. He flirts, but doesn't push overly much.

After a few months, Desmond caves and accepts a dinner invitation, believing 100% that Ezio is just trying to get him into bed.

The dinner is great, in an expensive restaurant that has a nearly year long wait list.

Markedly, Ezio does not try to convince Desmond into sex. Like a gentleman, Ezio drives Desmond home, wishes him goodnight, and leaves.

The next date invitation, Desmond accepts without pause.

Before Desmond knows it, it's been 11 months. It's not just dinner any more. It's meeting for coffee and lunch and attending art shows (which Desmond doesn't know are in Ezio’s mother's galleries) and little street fairs and the carnival. They're full on dating, and Desmond doesn't know how.

Meeting Ezio’s family is a bit of a shock. His parents house is huge. And gorgeous. All his siblings are successful in their careers.

Federico was just in the news for performing a new, breakthrough surgery. Claudia owns the restaurant their first date was at, a table always available for family. Petruccio was just exploring the Amazon studying birds, and discovered a new species. Maria owns art galleries everywhere, and has her name on a plaque at the Louvre. Giovanni is the head of a bank that spans continents. One swanky enough their lobby's typically have fountains in them.

And of course, there's Ezio, a big time lawyer making lots of money.

And Desmond is just a bartender...

Needless to say Desmond freaks out. A lot.

How can a guy like Ezio, with his accomplishments and his family, be interested in Desmond?!

Ezio reassures Desmond, he loves Desmond for who he is as a person, not for his job or money or status. Those things don't matter.

Everything slowly goes back to normal. Desmond joins family holidays and vacations. Everyone seems to like him. Thinks he makes Ezio happy.

And then Ezio proposes. And Desmond freaks out again. Dating is one thing. Ezio can easily drop him if he gets bored or tired of Desmond. Marriage? A lot different. Lawyers have to be involved. Money. Lots of money sometimes.

After Desmond's freak out and a long conversation, he agrees to marry Ezio. He does love him after all.

But he has a condition...

"I want to sign a pre-nup."

"Absolutely not."

"I won't marry you without one. I don't want people thinking I'm marrying you for your money."

"No one will think that! My family loves you!"

That's my condition."

So Ezio draws up a prenuptial agreement for Desmond. One that is far too generous. Desmond makes him remake it.

"Desmond. Even if we get divorced, I will always make sure you are taken care of. This paper means nothing to me."

Desmond, blushing "Just write the damn thing."

Of course Ezio’s family is thrilled about the engagement. Not really thrilled about the pre-nup. They love Desmond, and know he's not marrying Ezio for money.

They, collectively, decide to make sure Deamond gets a lot of 'gifts'. Desmond feels too awkward rejecting gifts, and gifts are not part of the pre-nup. It's the perfect workaround.

Desmond knows what they're doing, but can't really figure out how to stop them.

[inhurtandincomfort]

New introduction!

Hello! I'm Zero, any pronouns. I'm in my 20s. I used to be a long-term whump blog under the same name, but was inactive for awhile and when I came back I decided I wanted my whump blog to be my main blog, so here we are! I love OC whump and writing my own original works, especially fantasy.

While some implied noncon and noncon aftermath may be here, I have an 18+ blog for anything I feel might push the rating @hurtandcomfortaftermidnight. MINORS AND AGELESS WILL BE BLOCKED, please have a visible age in your bio - you don't need your exact age, just let me know you're over the age of 18.

FORSAKEN

Set in the fantasy country of Aenora. A young sorcerer made a terrible mistake that changed his life in unimaginable ways. Now an outlaw from society, Eldwin finds himself in the hands of a powerful criminal organisation where he is nothing more than something for them to use as they see fit. A weapon, a tool, a lab rat for some mysterious projects - all while the world is o the brink of war, and the fate of all realms hang in the balance.

WELCOME HOME, ANGEL

After escaping an abusive relationship, Kieran finally began settling into a new life with a new partner. Things are looking good... until he is kidnapped by his obsessive ex-boyfriend who will do anything to take himself and Kieran far away, where they'll never be found. Tortured on camera for money, Kieran soon learns that he must be willing to do whatever it takes to survive while he tries to hold out hope for rescue.

I have a Bad Things Happen Bingo card! I accept requests for my ocs :)

Favourite tropes under the cut!

Defiant whumpees, stoic whumpees (with an eventual breakdown!) captivity, fantasy, historical, recovery arcs, sadistic whumpers, creepy/intimate whumpers, noncon (again, nothing explicit here but still might get heavy. Everything is warned for though so there's no chance of you accidentally reading it!) and most importantly trauma reveal!! Especially forced trauma reveal >:)

Also the eventual breakdown of a stoic whumpee. Love love love. Always.

I initially had a list of dislikes but I've found that there are always exceptions, so I won't bother now haha.

[preheville]

things i read in april ☔️ most of it went really badly but i got some wonderful news on the very last day so maybe everything will be ok... :-) and i read so much! granted most of these books were under 300 pages but that's ok. i will take this win. i won't list all the papers i read because i had my final essays due but i'll list a couple that i liked ^_^ my favies are in pink

articles, essays, and papers

screwing around with "the turn of the screw", businesscasualsuperstar

sexual hysteria, physiognomical bogeymen, and the "ghosts" in the turn of the screw, stanley renner

bye-bye barbar, taiye selasi

why i'm not an afropolitan, emma dabiri (follow-up: why i am (still) not an afropolitan)

why afropolitanism matters, ryan thomas skinner

black women and the new magical negro, chesya burke (a chapter in african american cinema through black lives consciousness)

poetry

a brave and startling truth, maya angelou — short and really lovely... not much to say on the subject but i think it is well worth a read

content warning: everything, akwaeke emezi — i was disappointed by this one! it's very highly rated and i wanted to like it but i fear most of the poems came across as very derivative to me. i liked a few but i'd love to hear your thoughts on it if you read it and liked it (or not!)

books

bad blood: secrets and lies in a silicon valley startup, john carreyrou — this one's about elizabeth holmes and theranos. it's super interesting. rich people are crazy.

princess floralinda and the forty-flight tower, tamsyn muir — a princess gets put at the top of a tower with you will not guess how many flights and quickly realizes no help is coming to save her. sharp and funny and witty... i started this one a year or two ago and never finished but i'm so glad i reread it this month because it's easily a 5-star read. (plus the audiobook by moira quirk is a delight!)

heart of darkness, joseph c. conrad, peter kuper — i will be frank i had the graphic novel version lying around and i chose to read it instead of rereading the original because i cannot stand heart of darkness SORRY. i could talk about it forever but i do not enjoy reading it. i think this book does a good job at adapting the original text. don't feel particularly strongly about it.

a certain hunger, chelsea g. summers — the 'memoir' of a food critic who kills and eats the men in her life. whip-smart and just a great time. i don't know why this book took me MONTHS to read because i ADORE it! it's very compulsively readable and funny and descriptive... it reads exactly how you think an uppity food critic would write a memoir about her cannibalistic escapades.

helpmeet, naben ruthnem — a novella about a devoted wife and her husband who undergoes a gruesome transformation. didn't feel particularly strongly about this one. it's alright and doesn't take very long to read, but i also wasn't as interested or compelled by it as i'd hoped.

the turn of the screw, henry james — I ♥️ TTOTS

i’m thinking of ending things, iain reed — a woman contemplating breaking up with her boyfriend goes with him to his parents' farm in the countryside. atmospheric and vague. i wasn't expecting to like this one very much, but i did! one thing i will say is this is one of those books where the less you know about it going into it, the more you will enjoy it.

the employees: a workplace novel of the 22nd century, olga ravn, trans. martin aitkin — a collection of witness statements from the crew of the six-thousand ship in the wake of an incident. short and prosey. thought this one was quite good. obviously, i enjoyed some statements more than others.

woodworm, layla martínez, trans. sophie hughes, annie mcdermott — a granddaughter and grandmother live together in a haunted house in spain, slowly revealing the intricacies of a terrible crime. this one was EASILY my favourite read of the month (maybe alongside or slightly above a certain hunger). it's so rich and written so wonderfully... i highly recommend it...!

[shytulipghost]

IT'S THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE GAME! :D

To celebrate, I want to talk about the process of making it and answer some questions you might have.

1. How did you get the idea to make this game?

To understand the story better, one thing you need to know is that I've been a long-time fan of Buzzfeed Unsolved and Ghost Files, so as I as watching the latest episodes, I would sometimes think "What would Ryan and Shane do if they went to the tulip field? And what would Tulip do if she saw them?"

In Tulip's character sheet, it says she dislikes ghost hunters, "except the ones she watched when she was alive". I wrote this to imply that she was a fan of Buzzfeed Unsolved (canonically, she died before Ghost Files was announced, so I imagine she would be very confused at first if she saw Ryan and Shane coming to the field).

I originally thought about making a illustration titled "Dead Shaniac fangirling from afar" (yes, ironically enough, Tulip was a Shaniac when she was alive), which was basically going to be something like this:

But then, I realized it would be weird to draw my OC interacting with real people, so I discarded the idea (I was also worried about drawing him horribly).

Around the same time, I was coming up with ideas for Tulip's lore and I was very excited to share them. The problem though was that I knew it was going to take a long time to make the character sheet and the necessary illustrations to complement the pieces of lore and I was busy with other projects (the novel and the palette challenge).

It was then when I saw a post giving a list of free game engines and, among them, was Twine, which I was familiar with (I don't remember how I first learned about it, but it was through YouTube). So then, I thought about making a interactive story to show how Tulip would react in the presence of a ghost hunter or someone coming to the field for other reasons.

Since I wasn't going to draw my Shane fanart, I decided to make the main character of the game a Ghost Files fan and reference some of the tools used in the show (I rewatched some scenes to see how I was going to describe them and how they worked).

2. Why did you choose Twine to make the game?

I chose Twine because it was free and I didn't have to download it (I have an old computer, so I don't have a lot of storage left). Also, I wouldn't have to draw anything, which was good for me.

3. Why doesn't the game have any music or sound effects?

Since I have no experience in coding, I chose the Harlowe format in Twine, which is the recommended one for people like me (you still have to write code, but it's not as advanced as the others). However, the main disadvantage of Harlowe is that it's very difficult to add music. The tutorials I looked up were confusing and, according to some people in the comments, outdated. Also, said tutorials explained that you had to make a separate website to put the music and sound effects there and then put a link to said website in the code, which was something I was not willing to do.

I wasn't that mad about it, though. My mind at that moment was like "Relax, it's not an actual game; it's just an interactive way to present lore. Only your followers are going to play it".

4. Do you plan to make more games in the future?

Maybe, but after I post enough art and lore about my other OCs (so probably in five or six years, haha). My idea is to make these games to show "plot events" (there isn't actually an overarching plot, but all my OCs share the same universe, so they will interact with each other sometimes and interesting things will happen to them every now and then).

However, most of these future projects will be very challeging and tedious because I will actually have to draw everything (character sprites and backgrounds).

Since I won't be making any games for a while, I might as well share some ideas I had (I don't plan to make these in order):

The first one, which is the most ambitious one, is a visual novel or dating sim featuring Liliana, my succubus OC (don't worry, it won't have any mature content). The premise of the game will be that you will have three months to make her fall in love with you before she is forced to consume your soul. For this game, I would like to try out Ren'py to add visual elements and because it might be easier to add music there. The difficult part of this game will be writing an interesting protagonist (what could motivate Liliana to not kill this guy?).

The second idea is a game where you play as Paloma, my witch OC, and have to venture through Hell to rescue Saúl, the demon she's in love with. Ideally, I would like to make this a short RPG game, but if I can't find any free alternative to RPG Maker, I might work around with Ren'py to give a similar experience.

The third one, which is the most recent one I had, is an interactive fiction/horror game that focuses on the strange encounter between "two" of my OCs. This one will be easier to make because I'll use Twine again; but it will be darker than "The Tulip Field".

That's all I wanted to share. Thanks to everyone who played the game and thanks to everyone who brought attention to it! If you have more questions, feel free to ask me in the comments.

I made a Twine game!

Far away in the countryside, there is a large tulip field where people go to have some time for themselves. It is a favourite place for some people because of the sense of calmness and freedom it gives them.

After hearing about this tulip field, you decide to go there without telling anyone. Whether you are going there to do your favourite hobby or to take a break from your stressful life, you are guaranteed to have a good time. However, you are not alone.

This is a short choose-your-own-adventure game I made on Twine. The only advice I have to give you is to be patient.

NOTE: there is flashing text in one part of the ghost hunter route. The text isn't big or bright, but I want to give a warning, just in case.

I made this game to introduce the ideas I already have for Tulip, since I take too long to finish illustrations. Some of these ideas will later make more sense after I post more about her. Feel free to share your thoughts and/or interpretations.

[dribs-and-drabbles]

I'm in a dodgy hotel with bad wifi and somewhat bored, so I thought I'd come up with a list of things that I wish I could get from GMMTV but I know I won't.

A reveal towards the end of a series that two friends of the main couple have been dating the whole time (think Warm/Cop from Perfect 10 Liners or Mick/Beer from We Are).

Fourth and Gemini in something more serious like Moonlight Chicken.

POLY. DAMMIT.

Lift and Papang playing father and son. (Look at their beautiful faces!). And let them both have romances.

Older queer romance as the main storyline - and when I say older I mean actual 40+ and not a 'second chance at love because first love left/died' but just two people who never really found their person meeting later in life and clicking.

Dance themed but with actors/actresses who can actually dance - and preferably contemporary dance (I don't know if you realise how homoerotic that can be) but it could also be traditional Thai dancing (rather than tpop/idol style).

Short-haired/butch Sapphics.

Produce Jeab's swansong series.

A character/storyline which makes AMPLE use of Phuwin's Mandarin and English (or any other actor proficient in other languages) - shows include thai subtitles for northern dialects so why not more than the usual token foreign language.

In fact, I'll go further to say: Utilise the different languages of the foreign actors who play supporting roles rather than make them speak English and try to fob them off as American. If they're Italian, let them speak Italien. If they're Dutch let them speak Dutch. Etc.

MIX-UP BRANDED PAIRS. Book/Drake. Fluke Nattanon/Inn. Or Fluke Nattanon/Ohm Thipakorn. Jimmy/Mix. (You see my vision). Satang/Title. Victor/Great. JOONG/OHM PAWAT. (They might be TOO powerful). Etc, etc etc.

Take Max from Be My Favourite as a foundation for a lead character for Aou.

GIVE PEPPER A FAEN.

Nanon and Mark Pakin leading a bl. Look I'd even take a bromance if Nanon doesn't want to do bl. Better still if Nanon is in drag/cross-dresses/is a trans woman. This must be serious though. Not played for laughs. (I'm thinking an aged up version of the sides in About Youth).

MORE POSITIVE ASEXUAL REP.

DEAR GOD let AJ and JJ lead a show together. Maybe a comedy bl/het with either mistaken identity or deliberate confusion because they're pretending to be one person but fall in love with different people/genders.

Jus Justina in another show. Preferably leading. (She screenwrites and directs, so might not act again).

More Ployphach…maybe with Jan in a GL if she'll do one.

Peaceful Property Our Skyy 3 edition with their friends-to lovers story set 6 months after the end of the show.

An unhinged female ensemble show - I don't care if it's romance or not, I want badass women working together or in support of each other other. Maybe with JoJo directing.

POPPY.

Please and thank you 🙏🏽

[trappedinafantasy37]

"Weeeh! I wanna recruit Minthara on a good playthrough! Weeeh! I don't like the ultimatum and want to keep both Minthara and Halsin! Weeeh! I wanna make Minthara good! Weeeh! I don't want Minthara to break up with me!" Minthara deserves more content but none of these things are at all what she needs or deserves. No, these are all things that you want for yourself, but do absolutely nothing for her. This is one of the biggest L's in the game and it will forever enrage me because I just know it will never happen.

Minthara deserves to confront Orin like all the other companions do with their abusers. She deserves to scream and yell at Orin. She deserves to cut at her the same way Orin did, make her bleed and scream in pain. Minthara deserves to torture Orin, just as she did her in the mind flayer colony. Minthara deserves the right to roll up to the Temple of Bhaal and beat the shit out of Orin with her bare hands. Leave Orin begging for mercy in which Minthara will not even give her a drop. To slam Orin down on that altar and slice her throat, offer her up as a sacrifice to the father she is so blindly devoted to.

And yes, Minthara would be afraid. She would be TERRIFIED. Despite how strong and powerful Minthara is, she is also the only one afraid of Orin. Unlike Ketheric, or Gortash, or Sarevok, she is the only one who fully acknowledges just how dangerous Orin actually is and does not underestimate her. She will walk down into that temple, intending to duel Orin with a massive disadvantage because she is terrified.

Minthara choked when seeing Orin again in the mind flayer colony. She choked when seeing Orin as an imposter, throwing her deep into the ocean of paranoia and fear. And she is so entrenched in paranoia that it actually becomes palpable to everyone around her, even you. She describes herself as paranoid, but this is the first that you actually see how paranoid she is. And she choked again when Orin kidnapped someone in camp, making her feel inadequate, making a mockery of her for being unable to protect one of her own. And every day that passes, the more and more likely that the victim is going to die and she has doubts on their survival.

At every possible avenue in which Minthara could have done something or said something about Orin, she froze in place with fear. But she's had enough. She cannot be afraid of Orin forever and she doesn't want to be. One way or another, Orin has to die and she wants to get over that fear. She needs to know that Orin is dead, for herself.

This would also make the alurlssrin confession all the more impactful. She wants to tell you that she loves you in the best way that she can because of the very high likelihood that she will never have another chance to do so. She would beg you to come with her as you give her the courage. She has the courage to face her fears and confront her tormentor, because she knows she has you in her corner. If you have the courage to stand up to the very gods themselves, then she can stand up to Orin. Romanced or not, your presence alone is enough to give her the strength to do something she would otherwise be too terrified to do.

Minthara deserves the honor to solo duel Orin in a fight to the death. Minthara deserves the right to achieve vengeance for herself. No, I do not care that this confrontation would conflict with a Durge playthrough. In fact, it would provide a phenomenal source of some interesting, and toxic, drama between Durge and Minthara. Especially if they're in a relationship. This also does not mean that Minthara killing Orin instead of Durge would not have its consequences (because it most certainly will). Even if Minthara does not fight Orin, it would be so much better if Minthara was just given the fucking chance to yell at Orin like all the other companions in their personal quests.

[danwhobrowses]

5 Underrated Things or Tactics That May Aid Bell's Hells to Victory

Spoilers up to Campaign 3 Episode 116 below

Well Critters, it all comes down to this.

Vox Machina dismantled the Malleus Keep, killed Ozo (the Bozo) Kruft, and freed the Champion of Ravens which removed the tidal lock on Ruidus, and now the Mighty Nein have disintegrated the Weave Mind, completing essentially a full dismantling of the Kreviris Imperium, all of which quicker than I anticipated. All that's left is the Hallowed Cage, where Ludinus Da'leth and his inner circle are using his harness to try and fully destroy Liliana Temult. Bell's Hells begin a race against time to save her, but also a race to defeat Ludinus before he unleashes his intentions unto Exandria and its Pantheon with Predathos, and then decide for themselves what they do with the God Eater.

Suffice to say, and I dunno about everyone else but, I am terrified. I believe they can win but Ludinus is not to be underestimated, this second harness means he may be stronger - and he was already the strongest wizard alive - and have access to more powers compared to his simulacra, plus Predathos may come during or after this battle, which can put the Hells in a weakened state. Matt has likely prepared his best and worst for this final battle too, but the Hells aren't Lv. 20 combatants like the other groups; there's no 9th level spells, no Divine Intervention, and the group lost their cleric ~20 episodes back, so even though VM and the Nein were ultimately successful within 1-2 episodes having to use both of their auto-succeed Divine Interventions from their two clerics in the process, this is the battle. And with that is a ridiculous amount of tension for Ludinus and for what comes after. For all we know, the cast may've already recorded ahead enough to have finished the final fight, maybe even finished the campaign (though I hope not, partly because I don't want it to end yet but also I feel like the dawn of the new era should be explored regardless of what choice the Hells make, plus some characters could use a bit more resolution after the big fight and the pressure of stakes and time sensitivity have been alleviated) but for us it's a nervous wait, and a wonder of what can be done to win and what choice will be made to determine the future of Exandria, Ruidus, their faith and their people. So, this is my indulging into that first part, 5 lower-key things or tactics that might not have been initially thought of that could make things easier to defeat Ludinus.

Liliana, the Inner Circle, and the Arcane Battery Provided that the Hells make it in time to stop Liliana from being totally destroyed by the harness (which is very possible since Laudna does have that tracking spell on him since Aeor, it's all about speed and not running into enemies) she will still be without her magic to fight. Ludinus' inner circle holding her down is comprised of Reilorans but also other Ruidusborns, and that's something the Hells can expose. Liliana cannot fight, but Ruidusborns can take spell slots from each other, so Liliana and any KO'd Ruidusborns from the inner circle can be used as spell slot fuel for Imogen and Fearne. Ludinus also gave a 9-slot fully-charged Arcane Battery to the Hells in order to trigger Delilah within Laudna for his escape, the battery can help recharge Laudna's slots too which makes this tactic handy for the witches of the group.

Dunamancy One of Ludinus' most important tools for his plan has been Luxon Beacons, a device able to unravel even divine magic, but much like the Harness it can prove his undoing. Dunamancy hasn't been touched upon as much as early C3 hinted it could have, but for lack of a better phrase, the possibilities are still endless. The Hells have multiple Potions of Possibility at their disposal to aid with rolls, but they also were given a Sphere of Dunamantic Restoration by the Kryn, which will trigger the effects of a Short Rest and a health and spell slot recharge - which can be handy in a pinch and to reuse some once per short rest abilities. Ashton is the key factor though, I've mentioned it a few times already but we don't know if these items will behave differently with them, via their own internal dunamancy abilities. Given the unknown factor, that's why it's not deemed as much of a tactic as it is a Hail Mary, but it is one that could lead to Ludinus' own magic unraveling, and maybe even Predathos' too

The Whirling Dervish & Conditional Advantages In Vassalheim, Dorian received his family sword: Gambolcleft, the Vortex Blade. One of its yet to be used abilities involves a once a day repetitive use of striking an enemy, similar to how Ozo killed Vex, provided that they attack with Disadvantage. Dorian is already looking at a high attack roll given Gambolcleft's +3 to attack and hit rolls, and Master's Flourish means he doesn't have to use a Bardic Inspiration to stack a Blade Flourish (Defensive Flourish is probably best, the damage is also doubled by Gambolcleft), the only quibble is the disadvantage. Fortunately, most of the Hells have skills that can force Ludinus into conditions where attacks would do advantage on him: stunning and rendering him prone being most likely, but paralysis is possible if a Hold Person is successful. It would of course require his Legendary Resistances to be used up first, but if Ludinus gets stunned or knocked prone within Dorian's range, Gambolcleft could easily carve its way through him with continual hits, stacked potentially by Bless and Mark of the Messy End, for perpetual damage and make Dorian himself impossible to hit on his next turn. Stunning or Proning Ludinus also leaves Ludinus at the vicious mercy of the martial players, especially for conditions that auto-crit when hit.

The Hole (or the Bag of Holding) Occam's Razor. An old but gold tactic of the Hells could very easily be used against Ludinus too. The portable hole or the bag of holding are devoid of air, left in one long enough with it sealed would mean suffocation as have been the fate of many of the Hells' past opponents that they didn't have time to deal with. The Hole's downside is that a Strength check can lead to a creature forcing their way out, but the Hells do have plenty of skills that can impose disadvantage on Strength rolls and the aforementioned conditions could help that, Ashton's Hammer may also make it more difficult to unfold the Hole if its Immovable Rod is propped atop of it - but that'd be down to Matt's discretion. The Bag of Holding doesn't have the strength save, but it is smaller so it may not be able to fit him in it. I'm not sure if Ludinus can use Gate to escape either, dunno if that leads to the whole extradimensional rip thing that happens if you open one while in the other, but if he does it's a concentration spell so the Hells could just keep knocking him back from the other side, a bigger group of enemies in either also reduces the time needed before they suffocate.

The Harness and the One-Chance Polymorph Right now Ludinus is using a harness to destroy Liliana, comparing it to the one in Moleasmyr it'll potentially take about an hour to finish the process providing that this factor wasn't improved upon. However, removing magic within a being for a whole day only required a minute of contact in the Hells' one and maybe Ludinus', thus his creation and reason for long life and power can also be the key to his downfall. Holding Ludinus down for a minute is of course not as easy as it sounds but that's where Polymorph can come in. Polymorph lasts at most an hour, so as long as Ludinus is changed into a creature that can easily be restrained they can use the harness on it and remove Ludinus of his entire arsenal in order to finish him off without the risk of his high level spells. The tricky part is getting Polymorph to succeed; Wisdom is after all a Wizard's bread and butter, but there is a single gambit that could make it work. It requires all Legendary Resistances to be gone of course, and for Laudna and Braius to be conscious; Braius has a once per long rest ability to change a Wisdom saving throw to a Charisma one, which he used to allow Dorian to succeed in making the Dominox dance in the live show, Laudna's Void Puppet can force disadvantage on saves to those within 5ft of it, which will negate his magical resistance to just a clean roll. Orym can also use Hex to impose a disadvantage, which may be able to stack, but this would also hinge on Ludinus' charisma not being super high and if the Polymorph fails once it will likely not be able to be tried again.

The fight won't be easy, but there are avenues that can make it less dangerous, a strategy is very much required for such a foe. All the while my strategy remains keeping up the prayer circle. Deep breaths everyone.

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Year abroad declaration of intent due in 12 days and I'm kind of freaking out about it 😭

[sodaneko]

Lale !! <33333 I hope you're doing well love!!!! It's your turn for some infiltration and I have a few people on your list!!! Namely, Oikawa, Omi, Osamu! :D

in the most sfw way possible I think Oikawa likes taking showers together and gets a watterfall shower head so you can both be warm at the same time

I think he does complain about the temp you set though

is your hair long? yes, but he loves washing it for you because it just feels so intimate to him

Now- guys

Argentina Oikawa??? oh yes oh my

He hears through the grapevine that you like the look of gold jewelry against tan skin

Now, he naturally starts getting a tan and then asks Iwa for advice on jewelry and gets rings and necklaces

I think he likes thin jewelry not chunky

He always has a hairtie or scrunchie on his wrist methinks because he likes tying your hair for you!!!!

Calls your terms of endearment in Spanish! :D

Okay Sakusa time !!!

Now, as mentioned in the discord he doesn't bring up marriage until after he retires

Now he has the horrible though of dying his hair when he gets his first grey streak and you have to fight thee hair dye out of his hand

Keeps his hair longer because he likes the feeling of your nails scratching his scalp

Calls you "dumbass and idiot" in an affectionate way. Like his voice is always warm when he says it even though he's sighing

I don't think he's a big pda person but I think if he's jealous that all goes out the window

He's grabbing you and pulling you close and kissing you in front of the person

the gentleman that he is he always holds your door open for you

Loves neck kisses

giving or receiving he doesn't care, although receiving them makes him shiver a little ngl

Wants to cry /pos when you kiss the moles on his forehead

Osamu time guys!!! <33

When you accidentally like run into things he'll llaugh a little bit and go "make sure to watch where you're going darling." and holds your hand

Okay food safety? Idk what that is

He has a carnal urge to pull you into the dry storage and make out with you in there

He comes out with his lips red and puffy from kissing you and you come out with hickeys on your neck

do I think he has tattoos? yes one, it's matching with you and I think he got it over his heart and it's a lily and you got a Lavendar since it's the companion plant of lilies <3 :3

I think he has messy handwriting to the point where it's really hard to tell what he's writing because he writes it so quick

When the two of you are laying in bed he traces words on your back and makes you guess (usually just repeats 'I love you')

can only look at you with a lovesick gaze lol

I used your own list against you mawahaha <3 I hope you enjoyed these, more to come for your birthday more than likely <3 :D

-lots of love Kai <3

how this message found me

[zivaninja]

Blue Bloods finale things/spoilers under the cut that I wanted to yell about:

• Jamko parents!!! Parents!! Oh how far they've come 😭

• I'm going to miss Eddie Janko so damn much, that's my girl.

•Jack and Erin getting married!! They finally got their happy ending. And the looks on their faces at dinner as they decided to keep it to themselves was just so 💜😭

• Danny's face when Henry tells him to find his person to come home to. He already knows.

• Danny Reagan! Asking Maria Baez! On a date! And her saying yes! He doesn't need to go look for his person because she's right there besides him. And the look on her face when she agreed!!

[not-poignant]

You get spooky for spooky season?

So... Australia doesn't really do Halloween.

Or, 'we do for kids and we do for people who want to get drunk and otherwise no.'

We don't really do trick or treating. It's not normal for anyone to have confectionary by the front door or put up decorations, though it's becoming more common. Throughout my childhood it was a thing that only people in the US did, and to this day it's still how most people feel about it.

We don't have pumpkin spice (indeed, we don't have pumpkin pie, or most of the pumpkin things that are elsewhere). We don't have 'spooky' themed foods or drinks at cafes or other places. There are no franchises really participating in this outside of the stores that straight up sell decorations and lollies.

Also it's spring here, it's not autumn/fall. It's not getting cooler, it's getting warmer/hotter. By the time October 31st arrives, we will be getting a lot of days in the 30s (90s for the US folk). It's not pumpkin season. All the things that Samhain and All Soul's Night are meant to celebrate seasonally aren't happening, and it's actually the festival/sabbath of Beltane instead.

That being said, our dog was born on October 31st so idk it's Tobermory season!

I find 'spooky season' as a concept mostly kind of fun on Tumblr, but it's so very much not what Australia is doing, as we prepare to have Christmas in the blistering heat lmao.