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satoruhour · 8 months

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gggOoooOOOOD MORNING ‼️‼️ ive been eating up your masterlist esp your racer au UGHHHH that was the last thought in my head before sleep and the first when i woke racer!geto was just. so. fking. h o t. u dont understand like that has a G R I P on me rn UGHHHH I LOVE IT SM do u have any spare hc for geto in this racer!au? if u dont thats okay! just know i ate that fic up 🫶🏻🫶🏻🥺🥺

a/n: thank u anon 4 the support im glad u liked the racer!au hehe. the original au here, how did you meet and geto’s own elaboration post for context. tagging @na-t0 @crysugu @omgeto @slttygeto / 2.4k

warnings: (in second half of post) mentions + discussions of semi-public sex, filming, fingering while driving, oral (f and m receiving), protected and unprotected sex, f and m masturbation, phone / webcam sex, sharing with gojo & nanami

AAHHH i might have !!! racer!geto has a special place in my heart huhu i would love to develop more

to start off i would say that he’s just… such a good bf. like i know it’s obvious but also the next day after your late night drifting he texted you to ask if you wanted to go back to the cafe :D

he paid for everything again and he was so happy seeing u get another cinnamoroll trinket !!

so when the cafe has another sanrio event you BET hes bringing you there again. it just so happened that it was a berry and cherry event too ahhhh geto’s so cute getting all excited and stuff

he got you two matching coffees with berry and cherry foam art

that cafe has become a monument in your relationship — your first date, the place where geto officially asks you to be his partner with a big bouquet of flowers that you’re hiding ur face wherever you go for the rest of the day cause it’s huge 😭 he brings you there with his racer friends as well (gojo cheers and nanami scoffs that these things weren’t for him but he loved their pastries wheeee)

attentive, attentive! always leaves his jacket in the car for you if you get cold in his Mazda. resorts to a jacket he doesnt like to wear much but bc he always puts you first, he doesn’t mind :(

geto doesnt like to race with outerwear on him so he always loves seeing you greet him after a successful race with a big grin on your face, jacket swallowing ur physique as u keep urself protected against the tokyo chill !!!

said this before but he looooves seeing you in his car. it just ignites something in him, seeing you propped up on the leather seats and looking out the window when you’re driving. it just gets him sort of feral

ALSO also bc his Mazda was his first proper and real racing car he’s very selective of who he lets touch it / sit in it etc

so when gojo does it he swats him away like a fly and asks him not to dirty his finishing as also geto is the only one to be seen in his car until you come along and gojo sees you sitting on the hood

hes reaching forward to tell you to get off bc he knows suguru doesnt like it but your bf only walks up between your legs to greet you with a big smile. the betrayal gojo felt 💀

overall the relationship with geto is quiet and calming. no need for talking if you dont feel like !!! all racer geto needs is his hand on your thigh that’s always stroking the skin there and you

but loves it when you do talk! he tries so hard not to turn to you cause if he does he’d crash the car 😭😭 he just loves ur beauty and the way you ramble so much !!

one time he swerved and almost hit a car because he was watching you talk about the recent research you did on cars and also running back the terminology he’s been patiently teaching you

to hear his partner talk about cars >>> he’s so excited that you’re finally entering his world that he gets so engrossed and almost collides 😭

NO MORE pls omg he was more scared than you were

but also running off on that, geto is understanding when he teaches you about terminology about racing, abt the parts in a car. he took apart an old car in his garage just to teach you and he loved that you were trying your best to memorise everything 🥹

getting into an rs with geto also has given you more confidence, so he loves how you strut your stuff. he wasnt complicit in anything truly !!! didnt force you to wear anything or do anything you didnt want to, so he was very proud of you when you came out of your shell

geto would love you either way :3 hes just a sweet boy like that

i also relate him to han very closely from f&f… always eating his snacks in tokyo drift LMFAO - geto is chill, letting you feed him his snacks as you cuddle up on him on his hood and watch the new race

ok so, he LOVES racing and geeking out about them but he finds sometimes he watches you way more than the races and before then the race is already over 😭

“suguru! did you see how i crushed the other guy?” gojo emerges and shouts across the parking lot and geto is just like “huh? sorry i wasnt looking was too busy looking at my lover” LMAOOO

when you can’t attend his races you always make it a point to send a selfie with your cherry keychain and he sends one with his berry one back and its just soooo cute youre giving him so much wallpaper material!!

also likes to bring you on drives at night - if you need to rush something or study you bet he’ll be there. he’ll try not to interrupt you, looking at your knees tucked in your arms and memorising your notes

he plays those subliminal audios as a joke and annoys you in the process 💀

and then just pecks your forehead in apology as he watches or helps you with assignments while occasionally looking out the window and smoking

geto always has a hand on you. it shows his possessive streak and just a general love for physical touch

like i said doesnt pressure u into anything but you’ve expressed interests in his tattoos before

you get a tramp stamp with him for your first one! the pain wasnt that bad, more from lying on your stomach for like 2.5h because of the shading lol. it’s a simple one, but a popular one because of the culture

geto offered to pay for you and you rejected, and he said “alright. half at least” and you didnt exactly oppose that because you were running low on jpn yen for your overseas exchange stay

the tattoo looked so good omfg geto was like . going INSANE it was lowkey funny

gojo and nanami wouldnt hear the end of it for like 3 weeks 😭😭😭

had the photo of you and your tramp stamp as his lockscreen for the longest time

as always tattoos are very addictive! you got a few more in the short span of 6 months (maybe 2-3 small ones) but what really made geto go like. clinically insane was this super big on on your thigh (peep the very first post of this au!!)

it’s a spider with chinese traditional ropes and it was by far your biggest one, taking a dent in your account that you had to lie and ask ur parents for more money after and promise to pay back by working part time

ok i need to preface this part first that geto adores your thighs - you didnt show much of it at first but when you start to be more comfortable with the racing scene he almost came in his pants when you first wore a miniskirt

so to see such beautiful ink on YOUR thighs oh my days felt like you were a goddess walking down the steps to his garage

has a little matching tattoo with you :( it’s not too obvious, but has features of berry and cherry on the both of you <3 down the line he would get other vague and subtle couple tats with you but if you want to mark up your body however you wanna he’d like that too :3

so i actually left the latest fic on a cliffhanger… bro was so heartbroken after you left :( couldnt race properly, couldnt focus in uni, poor boy

even gojo or nanami couldnt get thru to him, but over time he got used to the distance and timezones. moves his whole set-up to the garage just so he’d get better wifi there and also show the latest upgrades to his car !!! the webcam quality is pretty shitty on both ends though so you get disappointed more than once trying to talk to him bc the call isnt connecting well :/

continues to send those berry / cherry pics where you’re miles away, and more than once suguru has gone to bed crying :(( but i will keep these sad ones short bc i hate angst and also i might wanna write a next part uh… we’ll see

geto also mails things to you which take ages to ship and you only get the presents one month before you finish uni for good and 💀 it’s so funny seeing his shock at you having just received his gifts

a sweet, sweet bf who takes care of you immensely <3

n*sfw hc’s under divider

now >:) i also dont want to go into too much detail because. i might. MIGHT. continue. do not ask for the next part explicitly tho that shit annoys me. but geto loves to see your body on his car and the risks that come with it

you guys fuck more in his car compared to his or your room looool.

fingers you when he drives sometimes. when you’re feeling needy all you need to do is drag his fingers to your throbbing core and let him feel how wet you are.

he tries so hard not to look at you bc you know what happened the last time, so he relies purely on his touch and your hands, fingers slipping inside your panties and he grabs onto the steering wheel with the hardest grip

geto has the patience of a monk, however, letting you use him for your high and grinding down on his fingers. it’s usually not after the race or errand that he properly fucks you bc he knows if he starts he will. not. stop. not even lying

has adrenaline high after racing and will fuck you always unless he’s roughed up, but unlike gojo he probably will drive to a more secluded area. the car is there, the risk is there, it gets geto all riled up

one time he was pissed his opponent scratched his Mazda while racing and while he still won, he pushed you into his leather seats to slam into you. he was going so hard the car was shaking, and he teasingly shows you the brief video gojo sends you later, caressing your very sore legs (you were fine with the recording)

“guess i went too hard, huh?”

you shove him and tell him jokingly, “tell your pervert friend to stop filming us!”

“you like it. me showing everyone who you belong to.” geto is so possessive i swear

loves fucking you in the mountains bro is freaky asf. brings you on late night drives and lays on the hood with you to watch the stars - sometimes it ends cleanly but most times you’re feeling up each other until you’re bent over his Mazda letting him fuck you raw

has fucked you while in the driver’s seat, riding him. has given u oral as u lay on the hood of his car, done a full nelson in his backseat whew you name it he’s so gross and filthy.

when u contrast it properly with how loving and generous he is and to him when it comes to you and your body the difference is insane. but it also sometimes seeps through when he can’t handle your cute outfits and just has to land a smack and squeeze to your ass

ok this isnt n*sfw but it’s so hot of him - he HAS done this before. made you sit in gojo’s car as he drifted around you in a quiet tokyo crossing late one night and oh my god you made sure he knew how attractive you thought he was. gojo left right away when you two started flirting 💀

likes to both give and receive, so the first time you go down on him was possibly just right after he’s done the drifting around you and you couldn’t resist palming him from the passenger’s seat. you asked him to pull over immediately went to the driver’s side and started pulling at his pants.

you didnt even think that your knees were going to be on gravel so before you could kneel down to suck him off he took his jacket from the back seat to put on the ground …. and then proceeded to get the best blowjob of his life LMFAOOOO

getos a little crazy it’s ok i can take him ! but yea hes filthy thru and thru and dude he missed you sm when you left back to your country.

of course, of COURSE has jerked off at the thought of you, to photos you’d send of a new outfit. also has proposed having phone sex. webcam sex is reserved for special occasions because the sight of you playing with yourself is enough for him to book a flight 😭 he possibly couldnt handle it so he settles for your voice only

he doesnt like to share you, but when you do ask if youve ever thought of getting gojo and nanami in on the fun …. ooh. good luck

again his possessiveness shows so he doesn’t let them fuck you raw lol but rather ask them to get their own condoms 💀💀

his friends r freaks too you realise but it’s time to time where the three of them will organise dates to have some fun with you, but only when youre comfortable. geto putting ur comfort first always 🙏

so sometimes you reject them bc you have an exam comin up etc and geto just treats you in his car or your bedroom alone and even with just him, hes already enough to make you go crazy and moan <3

peep that op has that same exact spider tattoo on her thigh~ teehee

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fanaticsnail · 3 months

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Oh god this, okay so, okay so this is obviously related to @feral-artistry s last buggy picture which I will absolutely swoon over even more tomorrow but it just gotta get this out because rose its going to haunt me but I don’t want to just drop mini fic in their inbox even though I’m INSPIRED so uh ADFSDG:

Working at the Crossguild as some sort of servant and getting a call from Crocodile on the in house Denden to “Collect that fool and escort him to his quarters.” You obviously have put two and two together and rightfully assumed the clown was drunk of his rockers, what you didn’t guess was that he also would be just lounging around in his birthday suit. Mihawk at least threw a scarf on there for your sake but makes it clear you’re still supposed to bring Buggy back to his room. “Where… uh where are his clothes?” And Crocodile shrugs and Mihawk just responds with “Not the faintest idea.”

So the most awkward walk of shame starts because you desperately try to wrap the piece of cloth around Buggy’s hips like a skirt or loincloth but he’s a wriggly fucker when he’s drunk, giggling and letting himself fall back on the couch with a “WHEEEE!” Before cackling, laughing, trying to break into song every now and then. The other two men make no effort to help. You could swear Crocodile is holding back a grin. Like he knows. Like he knows that you have a hard time being so close to Buggy with him being so touchy. Like the man you hold a fair share of not strictly platonic or professional feelings for being buck naked and you desperately trying not to look, to give him some decency, is the most entertaining show he’s seen in a while.

You finally manage to get him up and hang half walk,half drag, half carry parts of him back to his room. Buggy is still giggly and affectionate. “Fa-Fa-Fuuuaaaa-Fank you deah. You a, You a real peach.“ he looks up from the spot where he’s leaning against your shoulder and detaches his head to give you an uncoordinated kiss on the cheek. Your face flames up.

You FINALLY get this poor idiot to bed, which he flops onto like a dead fish. You turn to leave when you feel his hand tug at your sleeve. „Wh-Why donchu stay hea? I gotta…I gotta biiiiag nice bed fo tu and-„ „Sir. Sir you’re drunk.“ He pouts „I-I like you when I’m sober too.“ „I like you too sir but-„ „Den why- Den why- Ahhh. AHHHH. I see.“ he pokes your nose and wags his finger in a tsk-tsk motion. „S because you a good pesson. N you, N you see me n say „He’s nut-He’s nut able to make…Consent…he’s….heeeeees-“ uuuughhg.“ his head hits the pillow again. „You shooo good. How did you get so beautiful n good?“ You gently reattach his hand to his wrist again. „I’m- I’m still gonna- still gonna like you -s-sober.“ he repeats, right before he drifts of to sleep.

You close the door and your hand ghosts over your cheek where he kissed you. You hope he was telling the truth.

For the love of "all that was and is, and is to come," creators ADORE when you drop in their inboxes. @feral-artistry would not mind, would you dear? 👀

Her Buggy art is just amazing. The hook, the hook, the hook. Every time the hook the hook the hooooook.

My gosh, look at you coming in with full prose, anon!! Mini fic drabble of assisting the cross-guild as their errand person is my absolute favourite.

Stumbly, jumbly clown man falling apart and stuttering is way too funny. Detached head cheek kisses with breath smelling of stagnant booze? Yes. I love a man.

#one piece #opla #one piece live action #buggy #captain buggy #reblog #art rec #prose #ask snail #snail answers

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benbamboozled · 1 year

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Actually, in the spirit of “fandom should spark joy,” here’s a rec list of—

My top 10 favorite Batcest fics!

Some notes to remember:

—Obviously, they’ll be Jason Todd-centric, but if anyone wants to drop their fave other-bats recs, feel free!

—These are in no particular order, and the only standard is “my faves.”

—I’m sticking to fics I haven’t mentioned before.

—As always, PLEASE mind the tags! SERIOUSLY.

Now, let us begin with…

—the Props verse by sirenseven. Holy shit. This series KILLS me. It is, to me, THE quality standard for Bad Man Bruce Wayne fics. Essentially, the premise is, “What if Bruce Wayne actually were a sexual predator?” And, uh, it does NOT pull its punches. You know how I said “mind the tags” earlier? MIND THE FUCKING TAGS.

—All my roads lead to you by firefright. Absolutely one of my immediately go-to JayDick recs for people interested in the pairing. Heartbreaking and bittersweet in that particular Jason Todd way that makes you desperately wish everything hadn’t gone wrong.

—When It's You by MissNaya. BruJay get-together fic with hot porn and hot feelings. Also, daddy kink! Wheeee!

—strange fear i ain’t felt for years by Sister. The fic that got me into JayTim. Also, phone sex! One of my fave tropes! Why is there not more of this in Batcest fic??? They’re all commed up all the time!

—Only If For A Night by XYDamianKane. JayDick with Agent 37!Dick which means IDENTITY PORN! (The crowd goes wild!)

—it just takes practice by sneck. Damian needs some help going undercover at a sex club. He goes to his brothers for help, and help is enthusiastically provided. 😏

—Times Change by scandalsavage. BruJay time travel, Jay goes back in time and meets a Year 1 (I think?) Bruce! Which means…IDENTITY PORN!!!! And also a lack of the usual angst that accompanies BruJay, which is kinda fun!

—You want more and you want it fast by Runespoor. JayTim, Pre-Flashpoint, with a VERY fucked up Jason coming up with an interesting way to get into Tim’s pants (that is, dress up lol Babs!Batgirl).

—Sacrifice Your Self by meaninglessblah. So, I have mixed feelings on Batfam AUs. Sometimes it can be difficult to retain “hot and sticky” ties that bind them together. But this one—BruJay where Jay is Bruce’s apprentice in the League of Shadows is just…*mwah.*

—is that such a crime? by likewinning. BRUJAYDICK! BRUJAYDICK!!! Dick visits the manor after Jay takes over as Robin and puts some pieces together. (I. Love this fic. SO MUCH.)

(Oh yeah also I fully recommend everything else by these authors. Like, seriously, go nuts with their oeuvre if you haven’t already!)

#batcest is best put your robin to the test #fic recs #jaydick #brujay #jaytim #wayne!boypile #brujaydick :3 #rec list

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oatmilktruther · 24 days

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8, 19, 25?

8. if you had to write a sequel to a fic, you’d write one for…

OMG AHHH THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS but the one i have actually THOUGHT about writing a sequel for and have loosely plotted in my mind is Take a Byte- where lucius steals Ed and Stede's meetcute for the premise of a fanfic, and Pete comes into his AO3 comments like "this is hot but i used to work for the FBI and it totally doesn't work like that" and they have a comment exchange back and forth, fall in love, etc, thank you and god bless

19. the most interesting topic you’ve researched for a fic

omg omg okay so this is unpublished and incomplete but the most fun i EVER had researching for a fic was researching scuba diving technology, especially different air mixes and their depth and bottom time limitations, all for my diver stede/octo guy ed fic that i still think about often.

25. besides writing, what are your other hobbies?

oh i love this question! i love to bake, i love to cook, i love to draw, i love to paint, i love to crochet, i love to sew, i will often just rotate between these because i have ADHD like hell so it's always go go go, this month I have made twelve batches of biscuits and that month I crocheted a bunch of stuffed animals and the month after that I embroidered every waking second. You know how it goes.

wheeee thank you for the questions my friend!!!

#m #ask game

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nocompromise-noregrets · 6 months

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3, 4 and 7 for the fic asks?

wheeee! thank you! Let's see...

3. What’s your favorite fic that you’ve written? Ooooh, tough to choose, because I've written a LOT and I love all of them. But I'm still very fond of My Heart Is An Empty Vessel, because it was what got me into the corner of the fandom I now occupy, and various of its sequels/companion pieces, especially See This Storm Through, and A Little Piece of the Sea because it's where I started with my beloved rare-pair canoe Legolas and Imrahil. And, heading back nearly twenty years (NEARLY TWENTY YEARS OMG HOW), A Quiet Understanding, my very understated Gawain/Galahad post-movie fic, was my first ever long-form/chaptered fic and was the source of most of my headcanons about those two.

4. How many WIPs do you have right now? About three and a half - I have Break You But You'll Mend (sequel to Empty Vessel), All I Want Is You (sequel to It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like...) and part four-ish of It's Always Been You, which are proper WIPs in dire need of finishing, and then a thing about the twins and their choice between mortality (and the only home they've ever known) and immortality (and seeing their mother again) which I sort of started a couple of years ago and haven't been able to get very far with at all.

7. How many ideas for fics do you have right now? I am trying not to have new ideas because I really need to sort out those WIPs, but there's still the Sigrid-and-Tauriel companion fic to Empty Vessel and the twins' choice fic, not to mention Galadriel giving Gil-Galad a piece of her mind for his very dismissive way of calling Elrond 'Peredhel', all of which I would very much like to write. I am trying not to take part in events until I've sorted out the WIPs, but then I can't miss the various festive exchanges (and have already got my assignment for Yuletide so actually the WIPs may have to wait until the new year, because right now I'm taking a break from writing because between Writers' Month and Barduil October I'm feeling a bit burnt out.

Thank you for asking! <3333333 Anyone else fancy asking me questions about fic?

#ask game #go on #ask me stuff!#my writing

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lemonnngrass · 9 months

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classpect me perhaps? i dont know shit abt homestuck but i love being assigned things

wheeee spins you around im going to rip you apart yay!

my immediate first thought for you is probably an understanding class. light theoretically could work, but it doesnt have the flexibility of i know a specific thing that an understanding class has. maybe its your autism.

im ruling out time, doom, and rage, as each have ties to destruction.

life and void are the most appealing to me at the moment, but hope and space will not be taken out of the competition yet.

mind and heart are also being taken out, as representatives of the outer and inner self, respectively. you know how sometimes you just know instinctively what to choose in a choose your own adventure game? classpecting is like that sometimes. you simply do not seem like you would have complete or near complete knowledge of everyone but yourself like a seer/mage of mind/heart would.

ill take a break on the aspect side of things. passive, or active? would you be on the front lines, or command the front lines?

its a tough decision, really. you could choose to be comfortable, or to be a saviour. im going with mage, and thats not completely because you seem like you would fight.

the reason i choose mage is because im ruling out void and space. a mage of void is deeply untrusting, always aware of everyones wrongs. and...a mage of space has knowledge of everything around them, from the exact dimensions of a water bottle their enemy is holding, to how long it would take to run to their enemy and steal the bottle.

mage of life. mage of hope. both similar in the way they are aspects generally seen as docile- even if both life players we see in canon are active players. ill use feferi as an example of life players.

shes an heiress to a planet, before it explodes. she wants to take hold of it and reverse what her ancestor has done, to put an end to the killing and the bloodshed. in canon, you hear of a world where she was empress- one where instead of being killed for being different, you were treated like a child that could never do anything without some big strong high blood taking care of you.

but as a mage, you would understand life, while feferis nature as a witch means she manipulates it. a mage of life could be seen as a wonderful medic, able to patch you up with the worst of supplies.

and a mage of hope. you understand what drives people. you may not know what keeps them physically alive like a mage of life, but you know what keeps them happy and what they want. you can convince your teammates to do what is needed just by having this knowledge. i dont know you quite as well as i do shades though, so im going to let you see this and decide yourself if i did okay- although im leaning towards mage of hope

heres a land for mage of hope: land of disbelief and mirrors

#classpect ramblin

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jezziepoploves · 1 year

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Adrift

I couldn’t sleep so have some Emet ficness I spewed out while trying to make myself tired lmfao

Kinda like if the same thing happened to the WoL as Y'stola did (She goes Wheeee into the stream~) - how Emet would possibly react v: I dont normally write so please forgive any errors @v@ ... I also probably have an odd writing style, but I hope it's enjoyed. I probably also shouldn't have to mention to please not post this anywhere else without my permission ;v;

------- He tried to ignore the familiar colored soul drifting through the stream. It couldn’t have been you. You- the hero of Eorzea and the East. You- who had fell countless enemies- primals- near gods. Nay, that couldn’t be you.

And even if it was you, shouldn’t this make him happy? The Champion of Eorzea no longer a threat to his plans for the rejoining. He should be happy.

Then why did he feel such… a loss? Anxiety? Pulling at his chest?

He turned his slumped back away from the stream, your soul gently drifting through it.

The next few days were torture for him. Any attempt to banish the thought of the familiar soul from his mind failed. He found himself nibbling- biting- at the seams of his glove as he stared at nothing.

Surly that wasn’t you.

To prove it to himself- he paid visit to those who glared at him. Your friends and the Crystal Exarch- although the words he caught before they realized he had arrived caused no relief from the anxiety pooling in his chest.

You were missing. And had been missing for a few days. It was unlike you to leave without a word to at least one of them.

Putting on his usual airs, he played it off fairly well, hiding his concern and taunting the others. Oh what would they do without you?

He smirked as the Exarch tried to hide his clenched jaw in the shadows of his hood- obviously feeling worried and guilty if you had actually met your end here in the First. Guilt that he called you here just to meet your end.

With a huff and one last taunt, he waved to the now agitated group as he vanished, but he wasn’t just going back to his recreated home. No, he found himself slumped, standing where he first had seen your soul adrift, eyes scanning. Eventually they did land on that beautiful color, and slowly reached his hand out.

Should he do this? You would get in his way again. You would cause trouble and problems… but soon those thoughts got shoved to the back of his mind… and he snapped.

You had to be as careless as that Miqo'te. Or maybe just somehow lucky. Your body and self were pulled from the stream as easily as picking a flower and gently floated before him.

It was now that he hesitated- eyes landing on a spot normally covered by your armor… a birthmark that he long recognized.

Out of all the thousands of years and many more heartbreaks- nothing could have prepared him for the cruel reality that you were in fact… his dear Azem.

He clenched his teeth and tore his eyes away from your form- snapping once again to give you decency. He then paused, not trusting himself to hold you.

Could he let you go if he did?

His hands shaking, he reached out and took your limp form in his arms, holding the majority of you to his chest as he let out a shaky breath. You were not whole. Sundered. Ugly.

He kept telling himself this but the gentle breaths you took against him, and your peaceful face had his thought spinning.

Until your eyes cracked open barely, trying to focus on the face the warm embrace that held you belong to. His eyes were focused on you- preparing another taunt- about how the great hero-

Your lips cracked and moved, and he thought his heart would stop the moment he saw his true name form soundless on your lips.

The name you had called him countless times before- back when the world was right and unsundered.

Hades

His words caught in his throat and before he could react-- respond- you had passed out once more.

He stood there for a long while- holding your body gently- mind whirling. No. It wasn’t possible you remembered. He did not see correctly.

He clenched his jaw again as he opened a portal and stepped through- entering the room at the Pendants. This is where you stayed wasn’t it?

He gently laid you down and stared for a moment longer before pulling himself away and vanishing, shoulders slumped even more than they have been. A memory weighing heavier than usual.

You awoke quite some time later, confused to how you were in your room. Did one of your friends find you and bring you back? You would have to ask later. It only added to the confusion when you did see them again- and none of them had brought you back- nor knew you were in your room- not even the roomkeep.

A hazy memory was there but it was out of reach- like a dream slipping away.

And then it vanished.

#emet x wol #Emet x Reader #Hades x wol #ffxiv #final fantasy xiv #fanfiction #angst #one-shot #How you ended up in the livestream is up to your imagination :V #i'm actually really nervous to post this lmfao

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tickletrrickster · 2 years

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Malicious Malfunction Mishap

A/N: old wip i restored from my drafts and finished when mha was relevant in the tk community lol! it’s kinda cute looking back tbh. trying to archive as much as i can on here, and some anon asks have been removed bc of the termination (..fuck, i have 3 anon requests on my old blog i lost the asks for) Fandom: My Hero Academia Ships: IzuOcha at the end, implied Iida x Mei but only as a joke lo Summary: After Iida’s engine modifications, Ochako and Deku discover a fun new feature- touch sensitivity. You can see where this is going.

“So, what do you guys think?” Iida sped around his friends outside the UA building, them looking on in awe at his new engines, courtesy of Mei. (Her words: "I finally get to make a baby inside of someone! Oh, that's wonderful!")

“Woah, Iida! The new design looks much more streamlined than the other... muttermutter... more orange juice capacity, seems useful.... Mei was kind of going for.. the star-struck Izuku muttered away, analyzing every new improved touch on Iida’s new calf engines, which were just made especially for him by genius inventor Hatsume Mei (her words- “Done! Now there’s a baby inside of you!”) straight from the comfort of her dormitory.

“They look the same..... But in a cool way!” Ochako feigned notice. “But how were you able to get an upgrade in such a short notice? Hatsume’s usually the one who offers to do it for us... Unless you two were making actual babies~” Ochako teased while Iida stood there flustered.

“A-as the class representative, I have to say that me and Hatsume have strictly professional relations!” Iida defended, a small flush on his cheeks.

“Oh, Ochaco.... Well, when we get back to the dorms, can I stay to check them out? I have to write this down.” Izuku tried to clear the air with his own fascination. Ochako nodded eagerly as well, following the boys into the quiet UA dormitories.

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“You’re going too fa-a-aa-a-aaast!” Izuku whined, holding on to a determined Iida who made a beeline for the boys’ dorms.

"I must go faster!" he replied, his glasses flashing.

“Wheeee!” Ochako sped, enjoying her joyride. “Nice, Iida!” To nobody’s surprise, the trio made it up to Iida’s dormitory in a heartbeat, however to everybody’s surprise- much of the class rep’s organized decor had been.... rearranged. Posters of Pro Heroes with their gadgets and weapons were put up and some physics books were on the floor. The room smelled of spray deodorant and metal, as if somebody had trashed the place.

"Don't mind the mess, it's been a little chaotic nowadays." Iida abashedly put an arm behind his head, flopping down onto the bed. Ochaco was rolling across the floor while Izuku sat at Iida's study desk.

"So how'd the repairs go?" Ochaco asked, tapping her foot on the hardwood floor.

"Oh, um-" Before Iida could formulate a reply, he felt familiar chafed palms grasp his leg. Swiveling closer, Deku looked over at the renovation eagerly.

"Woah, totally improved!" Izuku carefully wiped across Iida's engine. The sensation made him almost jump upward. Never in his life had he thought that anyone would know about the nerves on the metal, that was, until today. Unfortunately for Iida, Izuku kept up his analysis while the events from when his boosters were repaired flashed before his eyes, specifically a particular moment when Hatsume found out about the nerve endings, which triggered a very unlikely reflex coming from the stoic go-getter.

“The shape’s much more streamlined... It’s more angular than before, allowing for better speed and performance.” Deku fidgeted with the engines, admiring them like one would a new car. “Besides-”

“Enohohough!”

“Woah, Iida!” Uraraka perked up from the floor and ran over to him. “What was that for?” Silence, aside from Deku’s analyzing mutters and pen scribbles. He always brought that book with him.

“...Boosters contain nerve endings, susceptible to human sensations like gargaleisis.” he thought out loud, the scritch-scratch of his pen slightly layering over his awkward voice. “Relax, Ochako! He’s just ticklish.. I think.” Deku replied, snapping out of hero-nerd-world. “We- well you thought wrong!” Iida stammered, piquing Uraraka’s interest. The bubbly brunette tested her crush’s hypothesis, gliding a finger up the sparkling engines on his calves, making him stifle a strange squawk or squeal. Whatever that noise was. “Oh! That’s cute.” Uraraka said nonchalantly. “Hey, don’t try anything!” Iida was full-on blushing, the determined shine on his glasses was overtaken by the hot-pink blush on his face. “I think we should! After all, you wanted to test them out, right?” Deku chimed in, an innocent smile on his face while he dragged his pencil’s eraser up and down his left engine. “Gg-gnnk! I sahaid dohon’t try anythihing!” “Looks like your reflexes have increased. Maybe this could be relevant to the babinski reflex, judging by the reaction. Are the nerve endings in the engines different?” Deku rambled, doodling up a sketch of the engines as well as noting down his words. “I don’t know the answer to that, so I think that calls for further research!~” The less scientifically inclined Ochako chimed in, going straight in for the kill, digging her fingers into the pit of his knee where it met the calf. “No! N-no research!! As a class representative, this ihis increhedibly unprofehehessional! St- stay away from my cahahalves!!” “Deku-kun, this is really important! Are you taking notes!?” “Stohohop her! Please, just doho it!” Iida begged, practically pleading at the mercy at the most innocent angel-faced hero because of a few fast fingers. “Looks like further research is needed.” Closing his book, Izuku joined his friend in exploiting Iida’s new weakness. “This material isn’t organic, but why is Iida having this reaction? Strange. Might need to ask Mei..” “Save that for later. This is fun! Tickle tickle!” Uraraka chimed, her eyes practically stars while she moved away from his engines to his calves, squeezing and scribbling away like a drunken master. “I blame Mei for thihis!!” Iida yelled weakly, raucous laughter still spilling out. “Now you’ve done it! Revenge time!!” Strangely serious, Iida flipped Ochako over as quick as he could run, tickling her stomach like he was a kid messing around on the piano while she kicked and squealed, floating away. “I got her!” Deku helt her hand down, and they accidentally intertwined for a split second. Iida halted his hands while Ochaco and Deku stared into each others eyes. Both teens felt the thump of their aching hearts and clammy hands and the heat from their flushing faces. Awkward. And for Iida, who was still considering whether or not he should tell the equally mischevious Mei whether or not she should do something about this reflex, the day was saved by the power of love.

#tickle fic #tickling #sfw tickle community #tickle community #sfw tickles #tickle fluff #bnha tickling #t-word

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scorpiolight-madd · 1 year

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I just want tons of info abt ur paracosms as they look coolio

AAAAHSBSYAHSQH???? THANK YOU???

aaaaa I’m prolly gonna talk a lot so under a readmore we go wheeee

OK SO REBELLION IS MY MAIN BBY RN i love itttt

I’ve mentioned earlier taht it’s gone by a few names at this point like Sonic Boom: Underground (sb:u) and Trouble Keeps you Running Faster (tkyrf) but Sonic Rebellious is prolly gonna be the finalized name 💙💙💙

ANYWAYS it’s a continuation of both Sonic Underground and Sonic Boom, where the events of Sonic Boom take place 10 years after Underground.

A LITTLE is changed abt underground, but for the most part, unless it comes up in the current day of the story (like the backstory between manic and rouge) its probably the same. The backtory for the story, though, is that shortly after the events of underground, the triplets adopted tails as their little brother, before Manic goot killed defending them (he's not actually dead, just captured, but they don't know that.) The grief tore Sonic and Sonia apart, Sonic wanting to run away from the war to keep Tails safe, while Sonia felt bound by a sense of duty. They ended up parting on bad terms, both feeling hurt at the other's descision (Sonia felt it was selfish for Sonic to run, while Sonic felt that Sonia didn't care enough about them to come with).

Meanwhile, Knuckles, guided by a spirit of his people (Tikal) ends up shattering the Master Emerald in a ritual designed to nullify the Chaos Emeralds' power until it can be reformed, in order to keep any from falling into Robotnik's hands again. Unfortunately, the ritual was originally designed so each member of the tribe would have a piece of their mind linked to a shard so they could recover their piece when the time came to rebuild the Master Emerald. However, since Knuckles is the last, his sole mind took on the responsibility of the entire tribe, shattering across the planet along with the shards. As long as he kept one piece, he could retain his mind and memories, but he didn't trust himself to keep it safe in his state, and so he entrusted it to Sonia, losing his memories in the process.

Timeskip to ten years later, Sonic and Tails have made their way and settled into Bygone Island, as has Knuckles, and they, along with Amy, a resident of the island, teamed up to continuously take down Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, the son of Dr. Julian Robotnik. (They're two seperate characters bc I didn't want to deal with the logistics of making them the same and I felt it would be a neat dynamic. Eggman also mentions having a dad in the show, and it's implied he doesn't have a good relationship with him, so I felt it would work to make them father and son. I'm gonna mention them a lot so from here on: Eggman is the one from Sonic Boom, and Robotnik is the one from Underground).

They've become a pretty close-knit group, with on-again-off-again member Sticks, when suddenly Sonia shows up out of the blue and kinda throws a wrench in everything simply by being there. Meanwhile, Shadow, who works for and believes himself to be created by Robotnik, has grown fed up with his treatment of Manic, who he has secretly bonded with over the years, and breaks him out of his prison. The events of the finale of Boom, where Shadow tries to destroy the multiverse by trappng the two alternate versions of Eggman in his cave hideout, was a test. If they failed, then the multiverse would be destroyed, which Shadow saw as a potentially favorable outcome, but the more likely (as well as his preffered) outcome was that they succeed, and Shadow would be able to trust them to take care of Manic, as he knew he wouldn't be able to for long, since he works for Robotnik (Shadow doesn't know they're siblings at this point)

So Shadow breaks Manic out of prison and has him stay in his cave hideout for a bit while he recovers, and then Shadow goes back to get his medallion. However, Robotnik catches him as he gets it, and so he has to get back to the village as fast as he can. Unfortunately, when Sonic sees Shadow with Manic's medallion (WHo he still presumes is dead), he assumes the worst and flips out and they get in a huge fight. Shadow ends up trying to get back to Manic, only for Sonic and SOnia to chase him down, resulting in their reunion.

Eventually, though, Robotnik catches up, and the village is destroyed. The team does their best to evacuate the villagers, but its only when Eggman is convinced to help do they manage to escape with minimal casualties. (Its for complicated reasons; he says it's because he can't rule over the village if there's no villagers to rule over, but in actuality he's grown attached to Sonic and his friends, and also wants to make a stand against his father and step out of his control).

As they leave the island to return to Robotropolis, Sonia returns the Master Emerald shard Knuckles gave her, restoring a piece of his memory.

ANYWAY thats the beginning of the story and theres a LOT more after that but I haven't decided on an order for everything past that yet RIP

HERES all the characters i have refs for so far (This isn't all the characters, obvi, it just takes a long time to draw refs for every character), and another one with concept art (and stock art for Aleena and Robotnik, since i dont have anything else for them yet rip)

(from left to right, Sage, Cosmo, Tails, Zooey, Amy, Metal Sonic, Sonic, Sonia, Manic, Knuckles, Shadow)

(From left to right, Charmy, Cosmo, Tails, Sticks, Amy, Espio, Maria, Silver, Sonic, Sonia, Manic, Aleena, Rouge, Stone, Sleet, Robotnik, Vector, Knuckles, Eggman, Shadow, Dingo)

ALSO YEA mobians in this au have the same average height that humans do bc i thought itd be funny and i like playing with character designs

Cursed Planet / Ruined World

OKAY so these two are techincally the same paracosm with two different casts of characters, one being all fully original characters, the other being mostly canon characters from different media and a handful of fancharacters. HOWEVER, since there's no real plot, I'm gonna talk about the setting, because that's the actual important thing in these two.

The City exists in a pocket dimension, created by an entity that feeds off of the despair and suffering of the living. While she can change and control the entire City on a whim, and create literally anything in her domain, she can't feed off of what she creates, and so she pulls beings from other dimensions to be transported to The City.

The City itself is constantly changing, and only exists as an actual city in its current iteration. It is warped, eldritch, and twists itself to the perception of its inhabitants. The more people fear a place, the more twisted and horrifying it becomes, to match its perception.

Fears increase at night, and so the City becomes more dangerous. That shadow out of the corner of your eye is always exactly what you fear it to be.

While the City itself is entirely under the entity's control, the people she summons to inhabit it aren't, and so she cannot just cause them to suffer. She must use the city to bring them to despair, but the human spirit is indomitable, and hope always has the chance to win out.

(Here's where the main difference in the two lays, the original characters one is mostly cynical assholes with one or two rays of sunshine like Alice Read and Sveta, and their groups tend to struggle a lot more with keeping morale up. Meanwhile, the fandom one has Sonic the g-ddamn Hedgehog, who will literally kill g-d to bring hope to his friends, so, like, the entity's kinds fucked with him around)

Don't Split the Party

heehooheehooheehoo dungeons and dragns :]

this is the one ive had for like, the longst, and its just me putting every character ive ever liked in a dnd settign. It's so big at this point that it doesn't really have one plot, it's an entire world where every person has their own thing going on. The main ones I can think of are Sonic Wachowski, an Elven Ranger going off to save his adopted parents, only to find out that his fox familiar is a shapeshifting Artificer boy, and the misadventures of the Red Guild, particularly Scout as he runs around with Justice and Alyx, a Tiefling Bard and a Fairy Artificer. There's also my parame Rua, the Half-Elf Ranger, and their adventures with their adopted sisters, and their boyfriend Barney Calhoun, a Human Paladin.

There's a LOT going on in that one, so I can't really go over all of it here. A lot of it also follows storylines of other paracosms, just switched to a DnD setting.

Forces: Reloaded

Honestly shoud be called Sonic: Reloaded at this point, as it's gone from a simple Sonic Forces rewrite to an entire paracosm spanning from 06 to Frontiers, and even further, as I even included an adapted version of the Metarex Sage from Sonic X, which is currently the final point in the timeline, though I'm sure that'll change soon enough.

A lot of the changes are about adding or swapping characters around, such as the plotline of Sonic 06. I've written this one up already, so I'll paste it here:

OKAY so Stella replaces Elise as the vessel for Iblis, her father purposefully using them to house the deity, all while Elise stealthily watched. So Elise KNOWS that Stella holds Iblis, and so does everything in her power to keep it contained.

When Stella gets kidnapped by Eggman, Elise wants to go after him to keep Iblis from being unleashed, but can’t leave her station as monarch, and so she sends one of her guards, not knowing that a. Sonic is already on it and b. Stella is having a blast making Eggman miserable and breaking out on their own.

So Elise's role is pulled back to be a lot more of an authority figure, she's the royalty while Stella (the oc) is the 'damseled' one. One major difference this brings is there's no romance between Elise and Sonic, transferring over instead to Stella and Dusk (the guard Elise sends to rescue Stella). I haven't played 06 in a long while, so all this may be subject to change. I just wanted Stella (my self-insert) to be introduced in Sonic 06, as it was my first Sonic game and was what got me into the series in the first place.

Skipping ahead to Forces, as it was the original main focus of the paracosm and as such is the most in-depth, the story starts out the same, with Sonic being very abruptly defeated by Infinite. Except, unlike the game, where he just summons illusions of Shadow, Metal Sonic, Chaos 0 and Zavok before kicking him around for a bit, he... oh i dunno...

CONJURES PERFECT CHAOS, BEFORE CREATING A WHIRLPOOL OF WATER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SQUARE TO DROWN HIM???

Obviously he doesn't kill Sonic, just incapacitates him, but, like, Sonic's got a whole thing about water, why not take advantage of that?

Tails takes just a bit too long trying to figure out Infinite's deal before he creates the whirlpool, and Tails tosses his datapad aside and rushes in to try and save Sonic, only for Infinite to take him down almost instantly.

The story proceeds as normal for a bit after that, with Eggman taking over, Tails going AWOL, and a resistance being formed by Knuckles. Rather than being stationed in Green Hill Zone, however, the headquarters is on Angel Island, meaning only the people Knuckles trusts enough to be near the Master Emerald is allowed in the headquarters. They have other rebel camps stationed all over South Island, but they're small, and they can quickly be overpowered by Eggman's forces.

Meanwhile, Starburst and Sun's parents get killed in the initial attack on Seaside Hill, and they get seperated in the chaos. Starburst finds her older brother buried under a pile of rubble, but Infinite gets to her before she can reach him, taunting her and letting her escape with her life if she leaves her brother to die and flees in terror.

Later, Starburst gets rescued by Amy, and decides to join the resistance.

Meanwhile, Tails has gone a bit off the deep end, and seeks out an old model of Metal Sonic that was destroyed in a battle years prior, and brings it back to his makeshift lab to rebuild and reprogram it. He affixes the fake Chaos Emerald he made back in SA2 to him, using it as a power source, and sets out to train him to be essentially Sonic's replacement. (This guy later becomes Shard.)

Sun actually survived being crushed by a building, and gets fished out by two girls, Flare the Bear and Echo the Fox. They end up getting along like a house on fire, and they agree to help Sun search for his missing sister.

The rebellion discovers that Sonic is alive, and after they launch a rescue mission, Starburst is the one that ends up finding him (This plays out pretty much exactly like the game).

They come back to the base below Angel Island, and take Sonic to the infirmary, only to discover that there's barely any room left. Amy decides that they need to liberate an actual hospital, and fast. Much to Sonic's disappontment, she sends Shadow and Starburst on the mission, as Sonic is still too injured. While Shadow is initially unimpressed and uninterested in working with Starburst, during the mission he warms up to her a little.

Meanwhile, the Metal Sonic that was repaired by Tails has been feeling uncomfortable, both with Tails' insistance at him being essentially a Sonic replacement, and Tails' obvious fear and discomfort towards him. He ends up running away, and though he still defends and protects the people he comes across, they aren't exactly appreciative. He still looks like Metal SOnic, and people are terrified of him, until he encounters one girl.

Aryl's a mechanic and an outcast, with a pet Buzz Bomber that she reprogrammed herself, and she offers to help repair his battle damage. He agrees, and they end up having a mutually beneficial friendship, where he protects her as she scavenges for parts and she repairs any damage he gets as he fights off other badniks.

A lot from this point is similar to the game, with some exceptions, like Shard being the one to fight the Metal Sonic illusion with Sonic on the bridge rather than the rookie, and the Null Space scene being a LOT longer and more impactful on the story, but im starting to get a headache and cant type for much longer so have some art instead

THERES ALSO A WHOLE THING WITH SEEDRIANS and tails cosmo and omega make up a team for a little while and omega goes I HAVE ONLY HAD TAILS AND COSMO FOR A DAY AND A HALF BUT IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO THEM I WOULD KILL EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM AND THEN SELF DESTRUCT.

and oh man i didnt even mention the time traveling twin children of infinite from an alternate future where he took over and crowned himself king thats THESE GUYS

#i may be a lil sleep deprived and loopy from cryin so im sorry if I don’t make ruch sensse rn #paracosm: sonic rebellion #paracosm: ruined world #paracosm: cursed planet #paracosm: don’t split the party #paracosm: forces reloaded

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abelunwilling · 1 year

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For the ask game. I'm intrigued by these two:

“thicker than water” [Kallus/Zeb SW:Rebels]

“lucky” [Echo/Rex/Fives SW]

wip game thingy!

Thank yooou! \o/ Let me think...

thicker than water

I don't remember where exactly the original idea for this came from but the basic idea concerned Kallus post-war getting a message from his family, who are being tried for their role in the Empire. This would've caused a rift in the present as he's trying to start his new life on Lira San with Zeb. I was really enjoying writing a lot of the domestic stuff with Kallus learning to speak Lasat, worldbuilding for Lira San itself... but weirdly the family stuff got a bit too real for me so I decided to put it on hold until I felt more ready to articulate it. I'll probably pick it back up at some stage! I was really happy with what I had so far. :) (Also, I called Kallus' mom "Karyn" because I thought it would be funny for him to be literally descended from a space-Karen... so there's that. xD)

lucky

Basically, Rex/Fives is a thing and Echo assumes Fives is making it up because Rex is obviously out of his league; Fives plays on Echo's own lil thing for Rex and... stuff happens. I know I'll probably never finish this one now because while I used to not mind it, Echo/Fives is just... really not fun for me any more. :( No shade or anything, I just know I can't pull it off now. I kept it in my drafts just in case the mood ever strikes again though!

I put a little excerpt from "thicker than water" under the cut, wheeee~~ I really enjoy writing these two and their dynamic!

thicker than water

“Zeb,” Kallus laughed lightly. “I wanted to come here–it’s not like you forced me. I don’t want you to have to leave just to meet my parents.”

Zeb scoffed. “I’ve gotta meet them at some point, right?”

“You don’t have to.”

“I want to.”

“Why?”

Zeb’s ears splayed out, his facial fur bristling slightly in embarrassment, and he was quiet for long enough that Kallus almost thought he was going to drop it.

“I dunno, they’re your family. So I guess... they’re part of you?” He turned his face a little. “Wish you could meet mine.”

Without thinking, Kallus reached out for his hand. His fingers looked laughably small, curled over Zeb’s. “Oh… I’m so sorry.”

“C’mon, don’t be like that,” Zeb smiled sadly as he looked back at him, nudging Kallus with his shoulder. “I do, though. They’d like you.”

“Me,” Kallus scoffed.

“Yeah, you.” Zeb put his other hand over Kallus’. He paused, then: “I like you.”

Kallus felt a flush starting to creep up the back of his neck, and tilted his chin up proudly to compensate. “Obviously.”

“Hey.” Zeb’s voice hardened a little. “’m serious.”

By now, that flush had reached Kallus’ ears and was threatening to engulf his entire face. “I–I know that.”

“Right.” Clearing his throat, Zeb withdrew his hands clumsily. “Karabast, I didn’t mean–”

“Ah, wait–” Kallus grabbed for his hand to draw it back, swallowing hard to be rid of the lump in his throat. “Don’t be sorry. There’s really no need.”

“I just don’t wanna make this weird,” Zeb said, insistently. “I–I probably misread–”

“No,” said Kallus, his grip on Zeb’s hand intensifying. “I mean–if you’re saying what I think you’re saying, then–you didn’t exactly…”

They looked at each other helplessly as he trailed off.

“…What are you saying?”

Zeb paused, then squeezed his hand back with a wry smile. “I’m saying how the hell have we still not had this talk?”

Feeling a heavy burden lift off his chest, Kallus laughed, and leaned in so they were pressed shoulder to shoulder, his head tucking against Zeb’s neck. Zeb pushed his weight into him firmer, cheek resting on top of his head.

“Heh. We’re useless.”

“Very,” Kallus said, quietly. “I betray a Galactic Empire and move halfway across the galaxy for you, and yet I can’t tell you–”

And for a moment, he still couldn’t, even though the feeling screamed from within his ribcage. Zeb’s worried expression returned and he pulled away a little.

“…That I might… have feelings for you,” Kallus finished, determinedly. Zeb’s eyes widened, his ears perking up. “And I think I have for a long time, but I didn’t know how to–”

In the next moment, he was yanked against Zeb’s chest with one firm arm, and kissed so hard and so long that he thought that it might be some time before he could entertain the thought of breathing again. That seemed less important, anyway–was his most lucid thought, before Zeb flopped onto his back, taking Kallus with him in a warm tangle of limbs. A blunt fang snagged clumsily at his lip as he eventually pulled back, flushed.

“You… I… oh.” Kallus cleared his throat, only just registering that he was lying on top of Zeb’s chest, his arms flung haphazardly around his neck. He did not, however, attempt to move.

“Yeah. Oh.” Zeb averted his eyes. “Well… that’s out there, then.”

After another kiss, this one languid and tender, Kallus simply said, “I think we might have been doing things a little out of order.”

Zeb snickered, his chest bouncing slightly where Kallus lay against it. “What, because we already have a joint bank account?”

“I told you, it’s practical, and safer in emergencies,” Kallus retorted, before immediately realising his point. “Maybe because we already have a joint bank account.”

“You are so weird.” Laughing, Zeb pulled him into another hug. “You don’t know how long I–”

Kallus kissed him again, firmly. “Oh, I think I do.”

Zeb’s hand slid up the nape of his neck, keeping their faces close. It seemed that now they’d started, it was more difficult not to kiss each other; Zeb’s words were coming between increasingly firmer, warmer kisses. “Sure, it’s–not the–best–timing, but...”

That, for once, didn’t matter to Kallus–in fact, he had almost forgotten why it might have been considered bad timing at all until Zeb began to roll them over, causing his hip to bump their all-but-forgotten suitcase.

“Ah...” Very reluctantly, he disentangled himself from Zeb and dusted himself off. A few puffs of short, purple fur wafted into the air; Zeb’s winter coat was still shedding. “We’ll be late if we don’t get going.”

Zeb sat up with a groan, rubbing his head dizzily. “Ugghh. Transport doesn’t leave for two hours.”

Kallus felt it would take much longer than an hour for the heat to leave his body, but he forced himself to be responsible and pointedly took the handle of the suitcase. “You’re not accounting for security–and did you pack your comb?”

“Ye–oh, wait, nah. Thanks for reminding me.” Smiling, Zeb put his arm around his shoulders, hugging him into his side again with a little hum in his throat that was almost a purr. “Such a hardass.”

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myliobatis · 2 years

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killers show report wheeee

first show of the na tour baybee and I bought the tickets in 2020!!!

got GA floor tickets bc last time we were way in the back of the stands with a bunch of buzzkills and it was the precipitating event for my Never Get Anything But GA At A Rock Concert policy. SO worth it

opener:

Johnny Marr with a backing band singing presumably his solo stuff? I don’t actually know which songs

good vibes, no morrisey, what more do you want really

killers:

opening with my own souls warning worked surprisingly well

then enterlude into when you were young YESSSS I love enterlude!!! holly was mad they didn’t play exitlude at the end of the main set but I didn’t even realize

dustland fairytale my beloved

nobody knows the words to the b-sides off imploding the mirage lol

only one song (runaway horses) from pressure machine which. Yeah. That album was not meant for a stadium show it would have absolutely killed the vibe

brandon flowers has hardly aged (besides losing the baby face) in the last 20 years I think. Wtf where is his dorian gray portrait. Also his teeth are very shiny, last time we were WAY in the back so that sort of detail was invisible

brought marr on for two smiths songs w Brandon singing which I was like whatever about

since it was a stadium show they had cameras for the big screens plus he display behind the band, and they did SUCH a great job with them! it added to the experience instead of just plain displaying it, and there was obviously an Artistic Vision that worked really well

during the encore they pulled up a guy with a “can I drum?” sign and… let him? and it was good?!? this was on read my mind

closing the encore w mr brightside an otherworldly experience ofc BUT they faked us out lmao, started it with a weird version that kinda sucked and then did The Real Deal

overall just super high energy, really engaged with the crowd, so FUN

misc

so many mistakes in my wardrobe lol. cutoffs nearly fell off several times. feet VERY sore from bouncing in converse on concrete for three hours. kind of distracting but not that bad really

sweaty. so so sweaty. my makeup ran and then I got a blue slurpee to ease my screamed-out throat and the blue lips and makeup smudges made me look dead it was freaky

God I love a confetti cannon they make me SO happy

my fave band 💕💕💕 such a good show, sooo happy we went

#/#//#///#////#/////#show report #the killers

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loopylostandfound · 1 month

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For the ask game, 001- BaroRyuu and 002- Barok van Zieks! :D

OH BOY BUCKLE UP

will contain dgs-dgs2 spoilers so anyone reading who hasn't finished the games, DONT LOOK LOL

baroryuu

- when I started shipping it

oh god oh jeez. it was after I'd finished the games actually, I wasn't into it at first. I think fanfic converted me and now I'm feral LOL

- my thoughts

HHEHRHRHEHRHRHRHHRHGGGHRJRNNGGNGNGGNG

no but for real uhhhh I love them. there's something soooo chefs kiss abt this dynamic. I love when big scary guy is absolutely brought to his knees by a cute little weirdo who believed in him. saved him even. hhhrhrhrhhr they are special to me and I'm squeezing them

- what makes me happy abt them

well all of the above hdwjksjfjd but uhhh I love the growth of their relationship a lot, especially on barok's end like he realizes his behavior was shitty and is genuinely sorry for it, I love that he's not too proud to admit this. and ryuu is always so patient with him and insists that he's good even though he's treated him badly ouhghhgh they believe in each other!! wheeee

- what makes me sad abt them

the fact that ryuu had to leave ouhsgsgdjjdjff you mean you LEFT him ALONE??? hhfhdjskdj no I know he had to go it's important and I wouldn't change it but oouuuhh the heartbreak. i feel these long distance feels all too well ough

- things done in fanfic that annoy me

when someone makes ryuu like. too wooby. like turns him into a helpless damsel or some shit lol it is not my thing, I like him to have agency jdjwjdjd and don't like when he's made out to be like. an idiot lol. also in a similar vein don't like when barok is made into too much of an asshole, he's actually a kind person to most he's just a bit gruff and has a lot of walls up lol

- things I look for in fanfic

im a well documented dom ryuu enjoyer hdjsjskfjfj so that for sure (altho I don't mind any dynamic between them, I just prefer this lol) but also I like relationship reveal fics, love confessions, and anything where barok's softer side gets to peek through a lot <3 hehehe

- who I'd be comfortable with them ending up with besides each other

kazuma. lol he's just the other part of my ot3 tho hdjwkskfjjf

herlock with either of them is a fun time but I have a hard time seeing him w either of them longterm, I think vanlock are exes lmao and ryuulock probably was a fling at some point but I don't think they'd end up together

yeah it's basically just kazuma hfjwkqksjdkdk like as a longterm thing lol

- my happily ever after for them

as stated above my ot3 is asobaroryuu (any configuration of the ship lol) so I like the idea of them all moving to japan and doing law stuff together lol they have a big house and adopt a kid or two! as self indulgent as possible here jdskkskfjfjf

- who is the big spoon/little spoon

i think most of the time ryuu is probably the little spoon bc it's easier given the height difference lol but sometimes it's barok bc sometimes even a bad bitch needs to be held okay !!! and ryuu likes holding his big scary bf it makes him feel good too hehe

- what is their favorite non-sexual activity

self indulgent answer: cuddles

possibly more realistic answer but still self-indulgent: goin on walks together and talking about everything and nothing. while holding hands. also facing off in court, I think they'd enjoy being able to do that without any animosity between them

thank u im insane!!!!!!! anyways

barok van zieks

OH BOY OKAY OKAY OKAY

- how I feel about this character

[10 minutes of screaming, breaking glass noises, clown honks, car crash sounds, ripping noises, growling, whimpering, crying, insane laughter]

very normal.

I love him a lot and I never expected to going into the games!! bc I had only seen negative things abt him and expected him to be this irredeemable asshole. but no!!! he's literally a huge softie inside actually???? and like. care about truth and justice which is more than one can say for many aa prosecutors lol like he's probably the most competent of the bunch, he's just a cunt to ryuunosuke at first but he apologizes later 😭 also I love the fact that he has bats in his office like it's both a great supplement to his goth vampire aesthetic but also seems to imply he likes animals and I love to imagine him feeding his lil fruit bats hdjskdjfjf. also he's so fucking pretty and i would climb him like a tree. im incredibly normal about his tits. and thighs. anyway let's move on

- all the people I ship romantically with this character

ryuunosuke n kazuma, at the same time preferably lol. herlock, albert, and genshin get honorable mentions as ppl i think he may have had a thing for/with in the past but i don't necessarily see as a Ship for me personally lol

- my non-romantic otp for this character

i want to see the vanlock exes to worsties agenda lmaooo they are never getting back together but they are going to make each other's lives worsebetter forever <3

- my unpopular opinion abt this character

hes a sub. like at least as a strong preference jdjwkdjfj and also even in a non-sexual way, I think it would be a great de-stressing thing for him to let someone he trusts take over for a bit and take care of him, kinda just let his worries melt away. big praise kink and worship kink on this guy I think :3

- one thing I wish would happen/had happened with this character in canon

i want uncle barok and iris interactions!!! he would be the best uncle he would spoil her rotten and she would let him lol

- my otp

asobaroryuu <3 I really think the three of them would balance out really well once they worked out their issues, baroryuu is my fav among the three pairings here n the only one that really stands on its own for me but I prefer them all together soooo much i don't like leaving kazuma out hes a little feral beast he spices up the proceedings lol

- my crossover ship

dont have one sowwy ;-;

- a headcanon fact

hes autistic. like holy shit. I saw this mans office w his constantly rearranged wine barrels and his specific custom made chalices n his whole like. aura. n was like aha. the tism. bdjskajxjdf but no fr theres more thn that that i cant think of now and i may be projecting here lol but that man is not neurotypical!!! :D

WAUGH tht was a lot lmaooooo

#THANK U WAUAUAHZGAHHH JFKWKDKDKKFD #ask games

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Session 43 - A Mystery In Greenpea

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> 🎵 Phosbat Cave (One or Two Bulbs on, Phosbat Near (In the Dark)) / Pikmin 3 OST

Centering back on the situation at hand, the party find themselves in conversation with Botty, a witch and apparent owner of the giant wolf, Benny. After some fraught discussion and mention of their reason for heading through the outskirts, Botty gives the idea some thought and speaks.

Botty: “-BUT if you want someone messing with blood in greenpea lately, then i can think of two names that come to mind”

She flicks up two gnarled fingers beside her head to punctuate her point, before continuing.

Botty: “one, a tiefling, called Kyzer. he’s situated a little on the outskirts of the town, ive met him and his coven once or twice. they like to mess about with blood and veins, though ive only seen their work on display on themselves” she gives a crooked grin “he’s a farmer... mostly, i think, he’s never told me much about where he gets his things. his shack’s not too hard to find if you know it, things covered in vines and greenery, bit unruly if you ask me...”

She snickers but gives the group some more precise directions to him and his hidden plot near Greenpea, then goes on.

Botty: “two, half orc woman, named Doreni Thort. you’ll recognise her by the scars on her throat” she taps her own to illustrate, as she does Vinny makes a face as if noticing something, as he puts a hand to his mouth to think Botty goes on “-did something with her vocal chords, far as i could tell she etched something into her skin, makes her words carry funny powers. you’d think she’d be fun from that description but she’s veeeeeeeerry uptight. think she’s got plans to re-enter polite society but ive got my doubts on how that’ll work out” botty shakes her head cackling “she’s a bit harder to find, her place is behind an illusion door in an alleyway”

Botty informs the party of the exact location of the door in Greenpea with startling specificity, the door is a dark green but once you tap it thrice and whisper the words ‘hello, songbird!’ it will allow them entry.

Botty: “she’ll know your coming in if you’re scared of startling her” she snickers again Cimmorro: he listens in to botty speak and takes note of vinny's reaction to doreni tho Keva: "both sound like a bad idea" keva says outright Plum: “agreed” Finn: "and yet, we have no choice but to investigate.... shall we split up? i believe that'd be far more efficient” Keva: she mumbles under her breath "don't we tho" at no one in particular... she's already here but she's not going to like it Han: "i dont wanna split cause i wanna see both cool witch" 🥺 Plum: "honestly kind of same" plum says Han: han makes extra puppy eyes at plum

Psalm: "Do you all want to rest up first before heading out or should we just get going?" Rokka: "yeah all that walking and fighting is tiring !" Keva: to botty keva asks, "how far are the two away from each other?" Botty: she puts her hands on her hips and hmms "eh, 15 minute walk maybe" Plum: "someone help me up plz" plum says reaching up a hand, still loopy from being bowled over by a house last session Han: picks up plum in one hand Plum: [deadpan voice] wheeee

Cimmorro: "need i remind you that we got split up just now and vinny got mauled by a large animal" Finn: "the situation was resolved, i believe there is no more need to fret so 🙄" he sighs "or do you believe ms botty would still put us through more trials after we've made such pleasant acquaintances?" Botty: “i dont even know yer names" she cackles Vinny: "speaking of....you also nearly got mauled didn't you" he stares at your bite wound Cimmorro: cimm just looks at vinny like :| "yes i am bleeding" Finn: "oh this?" he chuckles "this is simply the life of a warrior such as i..." there is an air of unearned smugness around him Vinny: he looks at finn and strokes his chin as he says that "....i see, well then" then he lifts his hands briefly and pats them on cimmorro's back, you feel a warmth flow through you briefly [hitpoints regained] Cimmorro: "ah no you don't have to- oh. okay." he stretches his shoulder briefly for good measure and goes "thanks :D let me return the favor" he pats the torn parts of vinny's clothes to cast mending Finn: finn doesnt say anything but there is homophobia in his eyes ever so briefly Cimmorro: hes about to say a slur) Vinny: "oh, thank you! i probably would have forgotten..." he looks at both you and finn casts mending on both of you for good measure Finn: finn almost feels bad for having felt so strongly about vinnys and cimms interactions, however he feels entirely entitled to this treatment and believes its the least vinny can do after hes saved him. so he acknowledges this gesture with a nod

Cimmorro: "the situation is resolved so now we are trying to look for trouble? sorry but i'm not stupid" Finn: "oh and surely we'll find these curious actors amenable when we engage them as such a large group?" Cimmorro: "look i'm not going to argue with you. if you have a death wish then be my guest. i plan to go home in one piece" Finn: "well" finn clears his throat and addresses the vengaboys at large now "if you all would like to give your opinion on this id greatly appreciate it, so that we may move forward. who is in favor of splitting up? speak now" Han: "i want... i want to meet both...." 🥺 Psalm: "It'd save time for sure, but I feel like I'll lose points with Han if we suggest anything that forbids her from seeing both witch-ah yeah exactly." Keva: "stick together. if you're honestly concerned about freaking them out bc there's a lot of us, then some of us can hang back and jump in if things go south" Rokka: "it's spooky out here I want to stay close....AND HAN WANTS TO SEE THEM BOTH!" Plum: plum is looking at finn like "i want to meet both but i want to seem less childishly vocal about it" 🥺 Cimmorro: cimm doesn't say anything but he smirks at everyone agreeing staying together Han:

Finn: "it would seem this is unavoidable then..." he sighs and shakes his head, running his hand through his hair "we shall stay together then" hes not happy about this but hes not going to argue about it either "then we must only decide now whether we rest or not before we get back to work" Psalm: "Can we rest? I just spent the last half hour or so wrapped in webs. Think I'm due a break." Keva: "people are hurt, we should rest" Finn: finn nods. hes not in bad shape himself but hes aware not everyone can be as durable as he is....."we rest, then" Psalm: <--- NOT DURABLE

As the group settle on the grass for a rest, Botty reclines outside their house as well, Finn climbs a few meters up a tree to brood for a bit. As they relax for the moment Keva chances a glance through a crack in the door of Botty’s shack. The interior is lit up by a few colourful lanterns, she spies a sitting room and a round table covered in papers, on top of it are various clippings of mushrooms and powders... she cant imagine what for.

As she stares longer inside and then back at the exterior she notes that it definitely seems like its bigger on the inside.

Keva: keva thinks to herself that magic is so wack and takes pretzeled seat on the grass to rest

Cimmorro: cimms gonna get vinny's attention while everyone settles in for a rest and just goes like "so do any of those names botty mentioned ring a bell for you? you looked like you had a little glint in your eye just then" Vinny: he looks at you and taps his chin "ah..." then ushers you a little further aways from botty "the name... doreni thort is the name of a wizard i met once, a long time ago. its said she'd gone missing a while back. i hadnt thought she'd actually just became a hermit, a witch in figstup at that" he seems perplexed Cimmorro: cimm behaves more discreetly after seeing vinny's behavior. "oh? are you scared of her?" Vinny: "ah its more... id rather not draw her attention" he gives you a thin smile Cimmorro: "you think she'd recognize you? what'd you do to her 🤨" the last part more of a joking tone Vinny: he laughs a little awkwardly "yes and maybe, witches like to keep informed. and they're pretty loose with information about each other, she just gave us pretty clear instructions for those two, i dont think if she knew a secret it'd be all that safe" Cimmorro: cimm seems confused for a moment before realizing "ah. ahhh.... right. okay. hum... maybe you could lose the hat and put a cloak around yourself while we're out here and with the fact that we're about to meet a couple more of them, if you're worried about those guys too" Vinny: he thinks for a moment "...not a bad idea..." than peers up at his hat "its easy to hide my face with this one though... maybe I'll just change the colour..." Cimmorro: "you can do that :O?" cimm thinks also "you could also style your hair differently. sorta like," and he starts messing with vinny's hair to drape down a bit more over his forehead "that" Vinny: "yes i just need to mix a couple things as we walk...ah-" he goes >_< as you mess with his hair and then blinks again getting a little embarrassed "it tickles........." he adjusts his glasses Cimmorro: heh 😼 “wait you can make your hair color different too right? make it green lol" he lols "you'd blend into the forest nice and easy!" Vinny: "that....would be a longer process... maybe when i make Han's later ill brew up something to have on hand in the future" hes thinking to himself if he'd actually like the colour Cimmorro: "ahh... i thought it'd be the same mixing you mentioned" he shrugs "it'd be a good surprise to cole when you get back anyways" Vinny: he smiles at the thought amused "there's equal chance that maybe she'll think im an intruder when i walk in through the side door and hit me with a wrench" Cimmorro: cimm lets out a laugh "is she that bad at recognizing you? i don't think you'd look THAT different. maybe if you took the glasses off and grew your hair out a bit more" Vinny: he pauses a moment to picture it "a very strange mental image...." Cimmorro: "i cant even begin to wonder what image you're conjuring in your head right now" Vinny: he looks back at you "exactly what you've described, friend" Cimmorro: "it doesn't look that strange in my head 🤨 just.... fresh? you must have some terrible imagination" Vinny: he furrows his brow and thinks again "...too strange...." Cimmorro: "it would be new!! when was the last time you even changed how your hair looks" Vinny: "when i was...20 maybe.... its always been this colour though" he gestures with his hand Cimmorro: "ah, you were worried about the color not the length. honestly i can't really imagine you with anything but the silver too..." he thinks for a bit "might warrant more bullying from jeane if you changed it now that i think about it more" Vinny: he augh's and pulls the hat down further over his head "let's not give her the excuse" Cimmorro: cimm snickers "well for now you get to mixing a thing for your hat then. is it for a spell?" Vinny: he nods "ill make it as we walk to greenpea, i picked up a few things from spriggan, then i just snap my fingers and it'll be good for a couple hours..." he thinks then smiles "colour recommendations?" Cimmorro: "ah hmmmmmmm hmmmm" cimm appears to be deep in thought, seriously considering what'd be good and also unexpected on vinny as he studies him. "i'd say something like a deep red or pink or purple but that would be more eyecatching... so maybe a good ol' charcoal black." (turns you into a goth) Vinny: he smiles at pink and red and then nods "black would be good, it'd blend into the dark well...very classic suggestion" Cimmorro: cimm makes a pose as if he's the smartest dumbass in tthe world "in general i think you'd look good in black" thumbs up emoji Vinny: he looks up and down himself considering "i usually opt for the brighter colours, but it might not be bad to try out later" he looks back up at you "works well enough on you after all" he smiles

Plum: plum sides cautiously over to botty. "can i ask you something" they say kind of blankly. "you wouldn't happen to know of any witches near talornia who go about testing their potions via street stall, would you?" Han: han like damn that crazy who would do that ... @ plum Botty: she tilts her head in her palm "mmmnope, i've never been out that way myself" she thinks a little "if you wanna go hassling witches over there though i know A name, you can hassle her for connections if yer so inclined" she smirks again Han: han is not in this conversation but shes is in there none the less making :O faces Plum: plum thinks for a moment. "sure, thanks" Botty: she goes on "look for an ahhhh... whats she go by these days... Manyelle the Many Faced, she's usually somewhere on the road between Sharden and the gulf“ Plum: "sounds like she doesn't typically keep the same appearance, does she" plum says unamused Han: "damn why she called many faced... how many faces she got" 😱 Botty: "changes like the faces of the moon" she cackles "got a couple she fancies more though"

Keva recalls hearing the name Manyelle before, in scary stories kids tell each other at bedtime, they say she's a witch who steals faces to put in her own vast collection she has if you wander too far from the city. Plum has also heard the stories, but in their info gathering stage of curse research noted it didn't seem all that plausible and more like a bogeyman for kids. Though there is someone almost certainly out there with the name, they dont know who what or where, until now anyway.

Rokka: rokkas stopped messing around and shifts his attention to the chatter, concern becoming more visible on his face the more he hears about this many face person Keva: keva looks up from plucking grass mindlessly "she's real?" Botty: botty flicks a hand towards you "oooh absolutely girlie! she doesn't go gobbling up kids though" she cackles again Keva: she's momentarily stunned by finding out one of the many stories from her childhood is actually true, so it takes her a brief moment before responding sarcastically "how kind of her" Botty: botty nods and wags a finger carrying on the joke "really a saint if ya think about it" Plum: "i bet she is. anyways, thanks" plum is unamused by this new info Botty: she dramatically gestures in front of herself as she sits reclined still "your very welcome, just be sure to forget im the one told ya'" Plum: "told me what?" they say Botty: she gives you a crooked smile and nods her head

Keva: "are you actually going to look for her?" Plum: plum raises an eyebrow. "uh, yeah? i don't see why i wouldn't" Han: "why do u wanna look for her? :O" after keva Plum: "well the less vaguely threatening witches i encounter the better, but i figure the more i learn about my being poisoned the easier it might be to. stop. being poisoned..." Keva: "'vaguely threatening' is putting it lightly from what i've heard of her growing up" but keva shrugs "but kids say all kinds of shit" Plum: "can't be worse than what we've done, right?" plum says in a very obviously falsely positive tone Keva: keva snorts and smiles a bit in humor Han: "........................you get poisoned from some random street stall?" hans tone is like even im not this stupid Plum: plum rolls their eyes. "you ever been bewitched before?" Han: "like............ "bewitched by their ass" type or bewitched" she does spooky finger gestures "kind of way" Plum: plum just makes the spooky finger gestures back Han: 😱 "WHAT HAPPEN......" Plum: "i dunno, i might be too stupid to remember properly" they say, turning up their nose in genuine offense Han: shit flies over hans head "fuck ure usually cool with potion stuff......... that must be real scary witch" bites her fingernail worriedly Plum: "you fucking bet she was" plum says, folding their arms and huffing. they don't usually get like this. call it a sore spot Han: "are you after her?" :O Plum: "absofuckinglutely not!" plum whips their head around to han. then, as if they're unable to stop themself, shiver for a moment. "no way in fucking hell. i'm just trying to learn more so i can cure it myself." Han: han thinks n nods n makes mental note to kill for plum Keva: eyeing them carefully keva starts to feel bad for them "well with the rate we're finding witches i'm sure you'll find something out" as if to give comfort Plum: plum looks at keva carefully, and quietly. then they look down at the grass. "that's true.......yeah. thanks." Han: han joins in on the emotional support "and if we run into that asshole again, ill kick her ass and make her help you" fist pump Plum: plum pokes the corner of their eye. 😥 "yeah, yeah thanks." fist pump

Keva: i want everyone to know i'm just imagingn psalms passed out peacefully in the grass Psalm: yeah he's chilling. i was just thinking about his lack of dialogue actually, he;s leaning against a tree Plum: psalm like "yknow ghester" as he looks up peacefully at the trees. "over in krenic there's this word that's untranslatable into typical common that means the light shining between the trees. romantic isn't it?"

Cimmorro: imagining the cows going around plum and smelling their fruity hair Plum: COWS COME TO ME

As time passes and the party all finish up their short rest and begin standing up and stretching, Botty joins them all noting their departure.

Botty: "hmmm thanks for the company, don't get much these days aside from my kiddies" she pats benny on the head Han: "it was nice to hang out!!! we will head back through here, maybe we meet up again" :D Cimmorro: "thanks for the mushroom also" Rokka: Rokka waves bye @ doggo "SORRY ABOUT EARLIER IT WAS NICE MEETING YA!" Benny: benny settles on his paws and lowers his ears slightly "farewell..." Botty: she gives han and cimm a smile and cackles "as nice a sentiment as that is lady, i'd rather you forget this exchange entirely" she gives you all one last glance over and lifts her hand in a gesture “- remember, you never met me, and you don't know how to get back here. nice meeting ya for what its worth though, hold hands and you'll find the path again” Han: han single tears but okay...

You all like you smell something sour as she cackles and walks back towards her shack, walking through the door she gives you all one last wave from her hand and slams it shut.

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> 🎵 The Library / Kentucky Route Zero OST

The party trek their way back through the mists holding hands this time doing their best to retrace their steps. Thankfully enough they manage to make their way back to the glowing path, though as they do something strange occurs.

As they step back onto the path, Han, Finn and Psalm find their recollection of the events that just occurred become very fuzzy. They don't remember Botty's name nor what she looks like. If they try to remember what they've been doing, all they can recall is that they think they just met someone in the woods, who gave the group instructions on how to find two other witches, and nothing else.

Cimmorro and Rokka in contrast, find they're able to recall the events that just occurred with clarity, but have no recollection of Botty's name or what she looks like. Keva and Plum recall everything, except for Botty’s name.

Cimmorro: jasper after that

Psalm: botty

Keva: keva just says "huh." upon realizing Plum: plum just thinks something like of course Han: han walks like 5 steps and goes "what the fuck were we just doing" at the party 😃 Cimmorro: were we supposed to eat the whole brownie

Finn: "is everyone else feeling like...they just woke up from a dream? does anyone know what happened?!" finn subconsciously squeezes the hand of whoever and looks around somewhat startled Psalm: "We just met someone in the woods who gave us instructions on how to find two other witches, and nothing else." Han: "doesnt that kinda freak you out. who did we meet. this happened minutes ago. what the fuck." Finn: finn looks at psalm like this 😟 Psalm: "Freak out? No. Concern? Somewhat." 🤔 Han: "for once i wish you more concern" Cimmorro: cimm just looks like he's trying to mentally scratch something in his brain but it isnt working Keva: "she really meant it when she said she wanted us to forget her" Plum: "and i think it's best we leave it that way to be honest" ignoring the others Rokka: rokka just tilts his head at everyone like ???? Han: han gasps sadly "what! who!? huh?? was she hot?? are you fucking with me?????" Keva: keva just says "yes" flatly and continues on with her walk Han: 😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 "this is nightmare......." Psalm: “^_^” Finn: “🤨” Psalm: "We're in one piece so I mean, no point worrying." He shrugs. Han: "PLEASE worry BIT MORE" Finn: "i dont appreciate people messing with my perception..." he mumbles somewhat grumpily "perhaps you should be a bit more displeased with that as well" Psalm: "I have a ghost living in my head...? Kind of too late for that you two." Ghester: "if he needs to know anything from the past hour or so i'll be sure to remind him" ghester chuckles Finn: "well hes not a stranger and he doesnt randomly wipe your memory, does he? " finn like wtf am i becoming ghesters defense aTtorney for rn Psalm: "True.It's not like I don't get your angle, it's just that I personally am not that torn up about it." Han: han gasps "do you remember everything.......... FUCK i knew i shouldve tried harder to join you" angry crying Ghester: ghester laughs a little louder "guess i wasn't corporeal enough for her" Han: "ghester is cool talking sword, hes cool, ure ungrateful" Psalm: "I mean that I'm used to it- you know what. Nevermind. And waste the effort she went to to wipe my memories...?" Finn: this is incomprehensible to finn as he hates not being in control at all times ever but hes not about to argue about this, since it seems rather pointless for now. he sighs and pouts, contemplating psalms strange attitude...

With someone's instructions in mind the party all continue on towards Greenpea, sure that you’re close now from the signs Spriggan gave them.

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> 🎵 The Forgotten Village / Folklore OST

After a short time, the forest seems to finally open up slightly ahead of them, freeing them from the dense foliage and trees. They see, down the winding path ahead, a small town. Alongside the path to get to it are long plots of tilled land with plants sprouting out of them, little shacks sprinkled throughout them with tools and sacks laid alongside. It seems the residents of Greenpea took up much of the space outside the forest for farming, pumpkins and radishes mostly at the moment.

As they glance up at the night sky, clear to them once again, they see the moon high in the sky. The constellations appear normal to Han again, no longer strangely fractured and jumbled as they did before when amongst the trees.

Han: han mental note that the forest is freaky deaky Finn: "um.." finn stumbles over his sentence for a sec but catches himself "since it was decided we'd stay together, who are we looking for first? i do remember the instructions we were given, strangely enough..." Cimmorro: "perhaps the farmer? his description seems to be more in line to what your uncle wants us to look into" Finn: "i do agree, id like to look into him first as well. if there are no objections, let us proceed"

The group make their way towards the shack as it was described to them, walking past the town's edges and through the fields. They walk towards another outcropping of bushes and trees, not connected to the great forest they just exited from but one on the direct opposite side of town

They don’t walk towards the clearly indicated path that leads into trees however, and instead follow alongside the treeline. As they squint they spot a small dirt path through the bushes, the one previously indicated to them by Someone. Walking through they feel a similar eerie air, not unlike the outskirts from before, though not as strongly.

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> 🎵 Peat Fields / Roadwarden OST

After a few minutes of wandering through the dark, the trees part again, placing them in a small clearing nestled by the trees all around, as if to hide the place.

In front of them all sits a small plot of tilled land, various herbs and plantlife flowering from within. A ways behind they see crudely cobbled stairs leading up a short incline towards a small shack, overgrown by plants and greenery. The shack itself has tools leaned against it, ones they both recognise and don't, arcane or otherwise in nature. Nearby they spot a man whistling to himself as he sits on the steps, reading something in his lap, a staff leaned on shoulder emits a low green light.

Plum: [trying to peek at the plants] Han: han knocks on the side of the house to caught their attention "uuuh sup" ^_^ then she kinda short circuits and goes "i actually have no idea what we need to ask you but im han ! with friends! we had some questions or something ! my mind isnt entirely working right now and its freaking me out!" :D <-filled with pain Kyzer: he looks up and sees you then glances at the rest of you all in the distance, all smiles and sharp teeth at your genuineness “travellors in my garden? nice to meet ya han, now, who else do i owe the pleasure… are the townsfolk still cranky with me?” he shuts the book Psalm: "We're not townsfolk, so that remains to be seen I suppose." Han: "we arent from around here! so youre good??" 😄 Kyzer: he smiles at you both "stranger then that ya' knew how to get here i think" Cimmorro: uh oh lol Han: "someone told us! and i dont know who! and its freaking me out!" 😄 < so much pain Cimmorro: cimm's like making signals to pull han outta there Han: han genuinely clutching her head like bro . mister tiefling. this shit freaking me out so bad but my party seems to be ok so im cool but sos Rokka: rokka misunderstanding cimm's signals "uh-- YEAH AND NOW WE ARE HERE! I'M ROKKA BTW!" side eyes cimm like did do it right Cimmorro: the moment you look at him for acknowledgement he just turns to have his back faced at you and holds his face in his hands

As they chat Cimmorro and Plum take a quick chance to obvserve what the man’s growing. Cimmorro notes that they look like ones he recognises, medicinal ones, ones used for their smell, and then a few of the others completely evade his knowledge base.

Plum notices the same, but they note a few of them Cimmorro couldnt, a couple are poisons of various strengths, one of them called Laudar is especially deadly. He's growing the same creepers here as well that are sprouting out of his body, the more unusual plants though, they’ve no idea, alot of them bear dark maroon stems.

Kyzer: he raises a brow as if considering the truthfulness of it but takes it on its face for now "very scary i have to admit, not unusual for this place though, nice to meet ya rokka" he looks around at the rest of you "there a reason strangers are sending people on their way to hassle me or are ya just social types" Han: she turns to finn and cimm "what did.... what do we even need here" Cimmorro: "uncle vorby asked us to be here" cimm looks at finn expectantly Finn: finn side eyes cimm with a death glare before clearing his throat and looking to han. the way this has been going is. awful! perhaps he ought to take over and outdo han. surely he will. he attempts to maintain eyecontact with kyzer but opts to shut his eyes in a forced smile and rattles on "right. so, we are simply here because we heard some rumors about a strange form of magic being practiced here? its supposed to relate to 'blood' or something! maybe you can help us out if you know anything? ^__^" Han: han just like 😇 huh Psalm: psalm in his head like why do i let this happen Keva: keva's eyes drift upwards as she silently mouths 'oh my gods' Cimmorro: cimm just looks at finn like wtf did i do and then face palms

Kyzer: he gives you a sharp grin as you step forward "uncle vorby huh? that is very strange i got to say, though hard for me to deny it when i got plants growing out of me" he tilts his head "i could help, not the only one here who messes with this stuff, cant say i like not knowing whos spreading gossip though. sure you dont remember? your name works too" Finn: "oh i wouldnt know whos spreading gossip haha i just heard this from my uncle whos not from here you see-" he talks a bit faster now, clearly under pressure. "Um-" for some reason...for the first time perhaps, finn feels like giving his full name out may not be beneficial. "i'm finn, i apologize for not introducing myself right away haha..." Plum: "we're the vengaboys" plum says drily

Cimmorro: EVERYONE AT THE BACK IS LIKE THIS

Rokka: This guy is that emoji sarita posted earlier Psalm: kyzer @ us rn

Rokka: Exactly Exactly Cimmorro: IKL HNGADSHNG L;ADB Han: to kyzer its a normal face

Psalm: he interjects, "You see our friend here (pointing at Finn) has a rare blood related illness, and his uncle loves to dote on him, so we (gesturing at everyone else) as his bodyguards are accompanying him trying to find out anything we can. I'm Psalm by the way." Rokka: Rokka looking at psalm like wait we are? He is? Damn where have I been Keva: keva's stifling the urge to step on his foot or smth so he can't fuck this up Han: han hides her face behind her palm and the wall, looking at the rest of the party whispers "wait, forreal? what the fuck happened to me after we met the. .whoever !!!" shes so haunted rn Keva: keva just looks at han wtih some urgency and just mouths "later" Han: 🥹 han turns back to kyzer looking like that tbh

Kyzer: he smiles and laughs, spreading his right arm out "the vengaboys! very catchy" at psalm and finn he nods his head "i see i see, well give him my greetings would ya?" he stands up at full height leaning his arm across finn’s shoulder, twirling you around to face the others while he leans on you ever so slightly" ya see finny and the vengaboys, i sympathise with ya, i got plenty of problems myself with this stuff. but right now i got a real big one stuck in my craw y'know?" Psalm: Psalm's going to step just a little bit closer to them.. Han: han stands her full peacock height, flexes a lil, shes just staring at his body tbh she feels like shes in a dick measuring contest suddenly Psalm: "Care to share? We can trade." Cimmorro: "maybe we can assist you with something in return?" Finn: finn stiffens considerably.....how it pains him to be within such close vicinity to farming scum such as this man! he might need to thank the heavens for the fact that he needs not to breathe. the feeling of his arm and the plants is still bothering him though...the fact that hes called him finny as if he has the right........ the "is that so?" that leaves his lips sounds a lot less nervous now, more irritated if anything. finn stares at psalm with a look that says 'im this close to snapping'.... Psalm: Psalm just steps the full way and as non-aggressively as possible wrestles Finn away from Kyzer and then steps in front of him. "Not to give any offence but I'd appreciate if you didn't get too handsy with our charge. He's kind of.........fragile." Keva: "sickly, y'know" she adds partially to get in a jab at finn Finn: his eye twitches briefly Rokka: rokka rn learning these new info

Kyzer smirks at Finn’s change in tone then laughs and raises his arms as psalm wiggles him away.

Kyzer: "no harm no foul, careful he don't crack he does look a bit like porcelain" he chuckles as he sits back down on the steps, leaning back casually "thanks for the offer, trade keeps the world turning don't it? let's see..." he taps his staff idly as he speaks "lately i’ve been getting accusations of messing round’ with blood magic, which, i’ll grant is definitely true” he shrugs still smiling “but what they talk about isn’t what i or my coven do, or isn’t’ my handiwork anyway” he taps his staff on his shoulder idly “the nice people of greenpea are blaming me for some people who went missing lately, because of it, though they don't have any concrete proof. that won't stop them from burning my place down if they like though.”

He smiles after a pause, as if observing them all, and then continues on.

Kyzer: “I aint keen on getting blamed for things i aint done, this forest has its additional eerie ways of enforcing things after a while. sides i got lots of things here, and i don't want them getting torched any time soon…” he smirks again “if it aint me its gotta be the only other witch nearby in a similar school, you get my meaning?” Han: "hey didnt" frustrated hand gestures n near tears "person talk about another guy" Plum: "yeah, we were gonna hit them up next" Han: han thonks and nods

As they ponder Kyzer’s tale they dont get a sense he’s lying, if anything they sense a bit of annoyance under his smile.

Cimmorro: "you do have a lovely garden going on, it'd be a shame to go up in flames" this is nonthreatening just to be clear Kyzer: he gives you a glance before tilting his head and relaxing a little "i think so too" Psalm: "I promise you I know exactly how you feel *about being blamed for something you haven't done." Kyzer: he grins again "a kindred spirit, it's truly a pa---in" Psalm: "Well I guess 'pain' is putting it one way albeit a bit lightly, but yes." Han: "is there, like, difference? between your magic and their magic? do you know?" Keva: "what does your coven do then?" Kyzer: he thinks "what you see here" he spreads his arms a little again "these vines are my veins, they carry a bit of my blood too. experimentation with the body. molding plant and life" he knocks his staff against his shoulder again "all of us look a little bit like this" at han’s question he smirks "she don't mess with plants and dirt, a bit beneath her she likes to say. she etches things in flesh, far as i know. i dont chat with her much, a real uppity type Han: han leans over to check out his vine veins Chip: they sure do go under his skin... Han: crazy... Finn: finn thinks its best to leave the talking to everyone else, just so he doesnt ruin psalms hard work....but he does pay close attention to the conversation, not realizing hes staring quite a bit at kyzer. hes thinking he likes the sound of doreni much better than this guy.

Han: "who are getting kidnapped?" Keva: looking at the plants in his body keva asks, "any particular reason you're experimenting like this?" Kyzer: "townspeople, farmers mostly from what i could glean" he tilts his head "place isnt what id call the tiniest village, and its not like this islands kind to people who are idiots, but more than a couple over the span of a few weeks... people start getting ideas" then at keva he smirks and answers her deadpan "immortal life" Han: han looks up at kyzer after that and studies him for a bit "like, trying to become like tree?" she looks a bit nonplussed "then, what is other coven study?" Kyzer: he asks her as if genuinely curious "do you consider trees immortal? he smirks "she isn't in one, solo ranger that one. her insufferableness explains itself there really. and as i said, don't know much, i think she's got plans to make blood magic a recognised school in her head, keep dreaming i say..." Han: 🤔 "trees is... maybe? when i was travelling in same areas, and trees would be used as markers... and shaman said they were there before us and will be long after..... i guess so? ive only see trees die from rot, disease." Kyzer: he smiles "not a bad answer, were of similar minds. if i want to live longer i reckon' nothing better to learn from..." he shrugs "blood is life, so is nature. i want to see how far i can bring the combination" he gets a far off look in his eyes as he sits up, folding his arms Han: on auto, han recites something in giant Kyzer: he gives you a curious look but doesn't question it

Psalm: actually psalms gonna whisper at finn out of kyzer's earshot "Did your uncle say anything about kidnappings?" Finn: finn lightly shakes his head and whispers back a "no" a beat passes and finn offers psalm a rather apologetic look Psalm: Psalm like (apologetic why 🤨 ) "Ah alright then, guess we'll just see what we can learn here and move on." Finn: finn merely nods, deciding he'll talk to psalm when theyve moved on from here for real

Cimmorro: cimm has just been listening to the convos exchanged the whole time and eventually asks as well, "why immortality though? is there a specific reason? it just seems a little.. tiring to live for so long and forever" Kyzer: "i want to die when i chose, and until then i want to see everything i want to see. i don't think it's a very complicated drive, people die for less" he smirks again eyeing your outfit "maybe a guy like you and me might not see eye to eye there though" Cimmorro: "definitely not. i do not see grace in cheating death but if that is what you wish then" he makes a small shrug Plum: "i kinda get it, there's a ton of shit i'd want to keep trying or fiddling around with for a long time" Cimmorro: "living longer i don't see an issue with really. it's why we pursue medicine. forever, though, then that gets a bit complicated" Kyzer: he smiles "luckily i aint seeking grace" he smirks again, pleased at plum’s understanding "study is an endless pursuit, and my drive is similarly, limitless" he glances away to brush the discussion aside

Psalm: "Is there anything else about the kidnappings that you might know? Just to be safe." Keva: "anything the people have in common, maybe? other than being locals" Kyzer: "when they came over accusing me, they mentioned the places were covered in blood, an unnatural amount. hence the suspicion for blood magic, seeing as were so close by" he thinks "don't know why they didn't assume they were killed, i guess the bodies weren't left behind? bit optimistic" then to keva "not much, mostly farmers in their shacks, more isolated types from what im guessin'..." he gestures with his hand "easy pickings" Psalm: "Unnatural as in the amount couldn't reasonably come from one person?" Kyzer: "i assumed as much, yes" he taps his staff against his shoulder again Han: "none of them are 'witches' of similar caliber, right? cant fight back that way, not 'special'“ Kyzer: "nope, regular old joes" Han: "easy pickings" han nods

Han: han scratches her chin "have you heard "theyord" before? or "ansam"?" Kyzer: he tilts his head and grins "not once in my life"

Han: "this city isnt freaky like forest, right? with directionless feeling? stars seem all right..." looks at the stars real quick, worried theyve gone wack again "could you give directions to where bodies are found?" Kyzer: he looks up at the sky himself "hmmm nope, maybe if you wander a liiitle deeper through here, but i don't like sitting right in the influence. messes up my math sometimes y'see" he looks back down "i can tell you one, 's the only guys name they actually mentioned to me, Ronaldo, and i remember where he was shacked up too" he gives you some quick instructions to one of the shacks out in the outermost fields, gesturing with his good hand "careful ya don't forget that too" he grins again Han: “i hope not..." mental note made “im out of question ! shall we visit that doremi guy"

The group sufficently creeped out and satisfied for the moment, make to leaver Kyzer’s garden. He gives them all a lazy wave with his good hand as they saunter off.

Kyzer: "don't be strangersss!" he taps his staff against the cobble steps almost rhythmically as you walk off

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> 🎵 The Forgotten Village / Folklore OST

The party walk on down into the town, apt for the time as not many people seem to be out and about, though there are lanterns and torches strung up and about the buildings to give those ambling about some sense of spatial awareness. The homes here aren’t built directly into the trees like they are in Duskridge, but theyre similarly built up tall, almost as if in mimicry. Most of the buildings are easily taller than they are wide.

As the group wander through the few people they do spot wandering the night give them strange looks, they definitely stand out. Though they don't spot anything like a guard detail among the place, or even near the entrance.

They make their way towards the door pointed out to them, making their way down a couple of branching alleys in the dark, nearly tripping over a few things during their exploration. They eventually come across the door, exactly as it was pointed out to them, sitting in the wall. Keva gives the door a quick inspection for traps, though she finds nothing.

Han: "so... like....what exactly is our approach here?" Rokka: "Aren't we greeting her?" Han: she nods seriously Keva: even though keva's found no traps she keeps eying the entryway carefully "you wanna just casually greet someone who might be kidnapping people and leaving pools of blood in their place?" Psalm: "Wouldn't be the first time." Han: han points in kevas general direction like ye she got a point ! Rokka: Rokka let's kevas words sink in for a moment, "I forgot she could be evil..." Han: she pats his back Keva: "suppose we don't have much of a choice though if we have to knock. anyone want to do the honors?" Rokka: "Don't forget the password!" Cimmorro: "someone with the mage hand probably" Finn: "ill do it" Psalm: “I have mage hand. I think that might be a better idea than putting Finn in immediate danger." Finn: "....................." hes a bit embarrassed

Psalm summons his mage hand, knocking the door and speaking the phrase they watch as the colours of the door shift to a dark red instead. The door lock and handle click, creaking open ever so slightly, as a light begins to leak out from within.

Keva peers through the crack and sees inside a tall wooden hallway lit by colourful lanterns on its ceiling. She glances around, noting scattered papers and crushed pens and trash haphazardly piled near towers of old books and tomes. As she squints she spies another door at the end of the hallway.

Keva: "can you push the door open more? before we try and go in?" Psalm: "Alright."

Psalm eases the door open, no explosions or secrets traps trigger so Cimmorro decides to ease his way in. It is an uneventful experience, he peers around and picks up a random paper to read. Glancing at the handwriting it looks like someones scratched out thrown away notes, he sees a few arcane runes written out beneath the black ink. They look wizard in their coding.

Keva: keva will step in after cimm and take a look around too Han: from outside "hey remember how theyords place had lots magic booby traps." Cimmorro: "viNNY PLEASEEE I NEED YOUUU" Vinny: he raises a brow but wanders in after keva and gives the paper a glance "ah....runes" he squints, adjusting his glasses to read further Cimmorro: "for what though?" Vinny: "ah..as far as i can tell its something to do with.... evocation? carrying sound" he squints down at the ones further "these ones i dont recognise... considering shes a witch thats not all too surprising, must be related to blood magic" Cimmorro: "ah.. sound... you think that has to do with the throat thing?" Vinny: "id have to guess... alot of force here though"

Han: han sighs n looks at the rest still outside "going in?" Rokka: Rokka starts moving "going!" Psalm: "Might as well."

As they investigate Keva heads over to the door at the end of the hallway, as she gets closer she notices a little bell on the wall next to it and a note tacked under it that she cant read.

Keva: keva quietly tsks and turns around to find and gesture cimmorro over Cimmorro: cimm perks up like a cat like ? then goes "oh!" and moves over to read it. "it says 'ring, if needed?; so i suppose we just make this guy sing" he points at the bell Keva: "used to getting visitors then, is she?" Cimmorro: "looks like it... how curious. i say we let everyone else know first before we ring it though" Keva: keva nods in agreement

As the group investigate Han decides to focus up and sharpen her senses to check for any planar portals nearby. She senses nothing nearby, but over towards the edge of the forests, she feels a very very faint sense coming from all over it, right up until where her perception can reach.

Han: "no open portals. this place shouldnt ..." han gesture "send us anywhere. yet."

Cimmorro: cimm tries to herd everybody "we gotta ring that bell by the door if we want presence from the person who runs this place" Han: "maybe we look around for minute? while we have chance?" Cimmorro: "im alright with that" Psalm: "I don't think snooping around in someone's home is the best way to go about not pissing them off- yeah alright."

The group search around the hall, but nothing of note really stands out to them, its all mosty garbage out here. Even the books seems to have been discarded out of a desire to not finish them. Han spies a discarded pen that isnt snapped like all the others with a blue sheen on its grip, it is the prettiest find.

They don’t get the sense the place is abandoned as the lights are on, nor was it upended. Just messy.

Rokka: "this place is a dump :/" Finn: "isnt it about time we rang the bell? i think we really are lowering our chances of this going well by the second here" Rokka: "oh! oh! can I ring it?" he raises his hand Finn: finn nods Rokka: rokka moves towards the door and eagerly rings the bell while looking at eveyrone like :y Cimmorro: 👍 Han: 🫰

As Rokka jingles the bell he hears a shuffling from behind the door, items being shifted around and some footsteps. After a time the group see the door click and swing open inwards.

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> 🎵 Attic Theme / Rule of Rose OST

Through it they see a round room filled with desks and even more books and random eccentricities, papers and metal tools, piled high enough to clear their heights. In the center sits a half orc woman on a chair, tapping a finger on the desk closest to her impatiently. She gives the group all a curious if annoyed look before gesturing them all inside with her other hand.

Cimmorro: cimm is a little taken aback not knowing how to read this but also goes like "pardon the intrusion..." Rokka: "I'm rokka!" completely forgetting she could be evil once again Psalm: "I take it you already knew we were here." Doreni: she seemingly rolls her eyes at this Han: "hi... we didnt wake you did we..." Doreni: right after she gives you a stare

As the group slowly shuffle in she pulls a quill and parchment from her desk, she sprinkles something over it then snaps her finger. As she does it flits up into the air next to her.

Doreni: the quill begins writing in black ink in neat cursive text that reads 'May i ask why you buffons were rummaging around there exactly? At this time of day, no less..." Keva: keva's just standing there Finn: finn looking at the group like well thank god i had no part in this... i stopped them even.. Han: han stares at the paper and then goes "oooooooooooooh cause that throat stuff" han makes lil slashes around her own throat for demonstration Doreni: she makes a face as the quill writes out 'Very observant.’ Han: han beams at her "thanks!" 😄 Doreni: she grimaces as the pen angrily scratches what she wrote to out to you Cimmorro: cimm just seems to be enjoying the spectacle in front of him lmao "you have a nice place! just needs a bit of cleaning! but a nice place no less! i like the lighting at the hall the most" Doreni: it goes on 'I had not been informed i'd hired cleaning staff so late in the evening, either.' Cimmorro: "i'm not here to clean!! well i wouldn't mind if that means i can look around more though.. :D" Doreni: ‘No.’ Cimmorro: “:(”

Psalm: "I apologise for the late hour, we were instructed to come here by another witch we met in the forest. you see we're on a somewhat urgent quest regarding the health of our employer over there and were told you might be of some help?" Rokka: rokka making a mental note to check up on finn later like is he ok fr. my god its that serious Doreni: she glances between you and finn as the quill writes out 'Which witch? If you mean nearby you must refer to Kyzer or his coven. He's always skulking around, the gossipy tree trunk.' the quill pauses then goes on 'Do i look, to you sir, like a doctor? Kyzer himself has more knowledge of medicinal herbs even, does the man enjoy foisting his errands upon me?' Finn: "im willing to take any chance i can get, even if it may not be your expertise..." he tries Cimmorro: cimm's gonna walk over to keva and whisper "she hates us" followed by a 👍 Keva: "great" she whispers back

Psalm: "That's exactly the guy. Just covering our bases here really. He wasn't really much help." Psalm adds on. Finn: finn looking at psalm and nodding. we're gonna get a good grade in lying Doreni: she grinds her teeth a little, getting more annoyed. she glances finn up and down as the quill writes 'You look fine to me boy, get some more sun if you're so worried' she stands and gestures for you to walk towards her however, he stance suggests she will not take any disagreement on the request. Psalm: just looks at Finn like sorry can't help you there "Honestly he just kind of rambled on about his own magic, also mentioned some kidnappings, a lot going on in this forest it seems. also please be careful with him. hes fragile” Rokka: rokka moves towards finn out of genuine concern and places his hands on finns shoulders like 🥺 pls be careful Doreni: she gives you a look as if to tell you to stop talking then gestures finn forward again Psalm: psalm like 👉👈 hahaha

As they chat Keva eyeballs the place around them. She gets a sense this is Doreni’s main study of sorts, there is a strange amount of desks in here though. She spies a few doors that lead out, seemingly to other rooms. She cant imagine what the tools are for, they look....unsafe. Pliers and giant scissors, you spy a set of thin knives of varying sizes as well higher up

Finn: "as my loyal guards have told you, my ailing health has me quite fragile... i do not feel safe getting this close to you without one of them staying by my side" thin smile Doreni: the quill writes again 'Then leave, for all i care. I have very little patience' she turns Keva: keva kinda squints her eyes at them and says to doreni "what do you do here?" Doreni: the quill writes out 'Arcane Investigation and Study, things on the precipices of knowledge. My work is being hindered as of late but it is of no True consequence.' though you cant read any of it Cimmorro: cimm reads that to her

Finn: finn blinks in surprise and gently removes Rokka’s hands from his shoulders, giving him a glance before speaking to doreni again "on second thought, im sure itll be fine haha..." hes becoming somewhat nervous again but approaches her now Rokka: rokka furrows his brow and glances warily at the witch, standing a little more straight and on guard in case she does smth to finn Psalm: "Do you want me to use mage hand to hold your hand or something ^_^" Finn: "would that interfere with your work?.." he looks at doreni Psalm: he does not say that he was kidding... Doreni: she shrugs uncaring. she lets out a strangled grunt as you step up tapping her foot. she quickly walks in front of you and puts her hand on your chin grabbing it, though not too forcefully. she tilts your head this way and that scrutinizing you, she spends an amount of time staring at your eyes before she pops your mouth open by putting slight pressure on your jaw, as she shoots a quick glance insight she rolls her eyes and lets go. the quill flies to life again 'i cannot fix your affliction boy, you'll have to seek repentance elsewhere' Finn: "repentance..." he mumbles almost inaudibly to himself before stepping down. as his 'lamenting my existence as a vampire mode' is engaged, he completely forgets why theyre actually here and what he should be asking right now. he has a faraway look in his eyes, staring at nothing in particular in the room Psalm: @ what she says about Finn Psalm says "Well that's a shame Finn, another dead end (lie). I'm sure we'll find something (lie)." Finn: finn looks at you like op of the panic attack 4chan post rn Psalm: :y

Keva: "and your work as of late is...?" Doreni: she looks over now free of her forced checkup as the quill writes 'nothing outside of my usual, but the townsfolk have begun hurling accusations at me. i haven't been leaving much due to these... It's a hindrance frankly.' Keva: "okay then, what is your usual work? what could the townsfolk be accusing you of?" feigning some ignorance Psalm: "Kyzer said the same thing about being accused..." Psalm says 👉👈 Doreni: she rolls her eyes 'Magic of the Blood within certain body parts. The vocal in particular. The enhancement it could bring to Evocation' she gestures with her hand as the quill moves, glancing at psalm back at Keva 'Those kidnappings you mentioned yes, the townspeople want to implicate me it seems. Through their own idiocy they equate blood magic with black magic, I practice one, not the other, and soon enough I'll be sure to get it recognised enough to be legal in its own right’ as this is written she sits a little taller, folding her arms. ‘Naturally I suspect it to be the work of that shrubbery coven, that man of aught be accused in my stead, I know our schools are not dissimilar. Regrettably.’

The group eye her as she speaks, they get the sense she’s telling the truth, and is similarly frutsrated as Kyzer was, though its also her constant state. Cimmorro also senses she wants them to get the hell out of here already.

Plum: "you think kyzer's in charge of the kidnappings?" plum raises an eyebrow Doreni: she raises a brow at you as the quill moves 'If not him, who else? The villagers seem convinced in a magicians involvement. Unless you'd like to name yourself the culprit' Plum: "wow....i'm kind of stunned by that limited way of thinking" [genuinely surprised] Doreni: she grinds her teeth a little as the quill writes 'The point is, i do not care. If you'd like to play detective, head outside'

Keva: keva's nodding her head a bit despite not knowing maybe 1 in 10 words doreni says she's sorta piecing it together "and that's what those are for?" pointing at the unsafe tools Doreni: she glances at you then points at her neck and the scars on her arms Psalm: "For what it's worth it would benefit us to learn more about these kidnappings as well, and since Kyzer told us he was also innocent I suppose we have no choice but to investigate." his voice trails off "unfortunately..." Doreni: she raises a brow at the quill writes 'I'm sure he would say something like that if he were the culprit. Pah.' Psalm: "Yeah fair." Han: "hey ssssoo... if kyzer says he didnt do it, and u says u didnt do it... who* would you start guessing then" Doreni: the quill 'There are a multitude of ways to die in this horrid forrest. Pick any one, it could be another witch, a beast, a being of another world. All plausible. I do not fancy venturing outside to be mobbed by townsfolk in the meanwhile.' Keva: "do you happen to know anything about anyone missing?" Doreni: the quill goes on 'Farmers, as far as i could tell. As if i'd go trekking around in the muck.'

Finn: "may i bother you with one last question then? does the name 'theyord' or 'the red letterheads' mean anything to you per chance? completely unrelated to our investigation here" Doreni: she squints at you and folds her arms as the quill writes 'Relevance?' Cimmorro: cimm is just shaking his head at the back rn Finn: "they also are- were blood magic users... i was just wondering if that rang a bell, how far their reach may have been. we're just trying to learn all we can, really" Doreni: she taps her foot impatiently as the quill writes '-and i'm sure you walked in for a cure your teeth as well' she rolls her eyes and gestures with her hands 'head out now please, i've had enough of this interruption for the night' Plum: "can we go now" @ the others, "this is very obviously like" they clasp their hands and bat their eyelashes "a fucking waste of time" Psalm: 🥹 "RIght, we'll be on our way then. Sorry to bother you." Finn: "good evening" finn mumbles and turns on his heel, ready to waltz out Han: han snorts so hard over plum that she hurts her throat

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The group excuse themselves from the woman’s home, as they waddle out of the building both doors close shut behind them, the outside one as well (after Han un-wedges it) The latches lock again as the outside door shifts back to its dark green colour.

Cimmorro: once we head out im gonna pester vinny quietly "is that the same witch you met? do you think she's really capable of those kidnappings? like i know it's been a while since you've seen her but still," Vinny: he fixes his hat as you all step outside, messing his hair a little "ah...yep, though she definitely looks older. the er-scars are new as well" he huffs as he ponders her new lease on life "she seemed...devoted but, if you're committed to... experimenting on yourself so contently and outwardly i don't see why she'd need to be kidnapping others" he tilts his head "and well. even before falling off the radar she wasn't the friendly type" he snaps his finger "like the kyzer said, upper crust and all that, her and jeane would make good friends" he amuses himself with the last remark Keva: “what do you think the other desks were for if she works alone?” Cimmorro: "right i did find that a bit off about her and kyzer, the whole self experimentation thing... hmmm" he snorts at the last bit. "how did you meet her anyway? was she at all related to berryl? or was she just infamous among the arcane circle" Vinny: he turns towards keva "she was always fond of her space, and strict organization, as she liked to say. a different desk for a different need... that aspect spoke as pretty usual for her, though i imagine having no assistants makes cleanup more of a pain, swapping desks probably makes that easier" he smiles a little at cimmorro "ahh.. no she wasn't an accord wizard, but she had carried a great deal of authority with her despite that. when i worked under Carlyn i saw her come by a few times, i think they were acquaintances of a sort... she intimidated me quite a bit." he looks sidelong off as if remembering, playing with his hands Plum: "probably because she's so fuckin' rude" plum remarks Vinny: he gives you a withering smile "yes... that part hasn't seem to have changed. alot for me to be worrying about at the time" Cimmorro: "oohhh. that really was quite a long time ago then" Vinny: he nods "honestly i thought she'd annoyed the wrong wizard at some point and gotten herself banished to a pocket dimension. i suppose it wasn't too far off the mark" Cimmorro: "yeah more like she's the one who got annoyed of it all and pocketed herself away" cimm thinks more "well we do know she's trying to make blood magic official...? i don't suppose kidnapping people would help her case with that at all so... not completely absolving her but it does make me wonder" Vinny: "yes... i can see the reasoning there but ah.. i have a hard time believing her proposals will be accepted for a while yet. as she said herself, blood and black magic are often equated in common parlance. there's no changing that image any time soon, maybe if she grew desperate..?" he tilts his head "though its only a theory" Cimmorro: "nah, i agree with you. at the end of the day it's a really questionable practice." he scrunches his face at the thought of the grand scheme of it all

Rokka: rokka speeds up to walk side by side with finn and whispers to him "psst! finn are you feeling ok? I didn't know u had a blood problem! oh man!" Psalm: Psalm just sighs when he hears that tbh Finn: finn looks like the op of the panic attack 4chan post again "i- uh- i was under the impression that was quite obvious" Rokka: rokka looking back at him equally bewildered "you were really looking it back there i got worried it was real! so u ARE ok" Finn: finns not sure how to respond for a moment and stares at rokka for a good long moment "rokka, are you serious?" Rokka: "yes? am i.....not supposed to be serious....?" he tilts his head at finn genuinely confused Finn: "ah..." :y finn laughs weakly and gives rokka the best smile he can muster under the circumstances "the blood disease was completely made up, i suppose that speaks volumes for psalms ability to lie ^_^ " Psalm: :y Rokka: rokka makes shocked face "WHAAHAHATTTT oh man you guys really pranked me good even if I wasn't the target! HAHAHA I'm glad you're ok finn!" he pats finn on the back harder than he intended from his laughing fit "PHEW!" he turns to psalm "GOOD ONE ROOMIE " Psalm: "Thanks ^_^ " Finn: finn doesnt mind the hard pat, hes glad rokka can laugh at least.. "yeah, no worries, im perfectly fine" he smiles a bit more genuinely now.......this mans joy is contagious!

Psalm: Psalm just turns to Finn like "I didn't think she was gonna inspect you like that though, sorry I put you in that situation." Finn: "oh.." finn hestiates to meets psalms gaze for a moment and shakes his head "its fine. you did a lot for me today. even if you didnt, theres no way i could blame that on you anyway" Psalm: "Hmm well shame we didn't learn anything though." Han: "so our current working lead isssss mystery murdered farmer" Finn: "hem hem" to all the vengaboys "would you all like to seek out this ronaldo character now? i believe that would be the most logical course of action" Cimmorro: "we have no where else to head to but there i believe" Keva: "it's all we've got now, seems like. we could ask around about them but kyzer mentioned they were pretty isolated people" Han: "seems like our only lead" shrugs

The group resolve themselves to check good old Ronaldo's place out next, beginning your trek you think on the threads as they coalesce in your minds... and we end session here for now...

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