#black clover oc x cc

[lyranova]

Art in middle circle and end circle by @/thoughtfullyrainynightmare

Masterlist:

Part I: The Wedding

Part II: The Reception

Part III: The Gift

[s68l]

chibi comms!!! thank u to everyone who commissioned!!!!!

[acacia-may]

So, before you hit your romance limit, can I request my two Black Clover OC ships? Solid x Rosette and Fuegoleon x Lital. You probably need to read their profiles first, if you haven't yet. I have a tag My Black Clover OC ☘️, hope it will help you. And to give some platonic bond too, Acier & Nozel and Finral & Gauche too?

Hi there Vilandel, and thank you so much for the ask! I'd be delighted to share some thoughts with you. 💕

Solid x Rosette

I am so happy you sent in this ask and told me about Solid x Rosette because this ship is absolutely my cup of tea (and not just because they're not super gooey and romantic. [A/N: Me neither Sosette] though I do have an affinity for more pragmatic couples who are very devoted to each other even if they're not super traditionally romantic and/or are more private about their affections). The big appeal here for me is that I've always had this intense fascination with arranged marriage to lovers. I have no explanation for this, but it's an absolutely fascinating dynamic to me and something I really enjoy exploring. I'll admit that maybe I'm biased because I also chose the arranged marriage to lovers dynamic for my own Black Clover OC x CC ship, but I think it just fits the nobility and strict social order of the Clover Kingdom so perfectly in my opinion and works so incredibly well for the story you've created for Sosette.

I love the idea of Solid entering this arranged marriage because "it's what you do," but then finding himself engaged to someone kind and perceptive enough to see beyond his haughtiness to realize he isn't just a shallow snob. He is moved by the fact she trusts him, and she brings out the best in him by believing it's there. Then he has his little panic moment of "Oh no! I fell in love with my fiancee!" This is the good stuff! Also, Rosette is super cool in her own right, and I adore her (and her friendship with my girl Charmy! YES!!). I love that she's so calm, collected, and perceptive. Also she's a detective? That's so awesome (and the Poirot reference had me squealing). Also, her glass magic sounds super interesting! I'll admit I never really thought of Solid Silva as a romantic being before, but Rosette's profile and your little one shot about them sold me. They're canon now. I don't make the rules.

Lital x Fuegoleon

Lital sounds lovely as well, and her backstory is really compelling (especially the story of her adoption which was so moving and so wholesome). I love the slow burn nature of her relationship with Fuegoleon, their long history with each other, and how they bonded over being on the same magic knights' squad. I'll admit I'm not as feral about it as Sosette (seriously, I just adore that ship now), but it seems like a very sweet pairing and I'd definitely be on board for it too!

Some Platonic Bond Thoughts Too? I'm So Spoiled! 😁 Thank you so much for this! Platonic relationships are truly my real passion, so it means a lot to me to be indulged to ramble about them as well.

Mother and Son: Acier and Nozel Silva

The bond between Nozel and Acier is so incredibly compelling to me. It's nice to see such a healthy and wholesome mother and son relationship, and the series does such an incredible job of showing just how much Nozel's love for his mom and his desire to make her proud and live up to her legacy has motivated and affected him. I adore them.

Finral and Gauche Friendship

I don't think I've ever really thought about this one before, but as soon as I read your ask, I had this very vivid thought of them bonding over gushing about how much love their younger siblings (I'm sure Langris would hate that...but luckily he's not there 😂😅). That said, it's a little hard for me personally to imagine that Finral wouldn't get on Gauche's nerves, so I'm not sure I can see them as besties in the same way as Gauche and Gordon for instance, but I do like the concept of an unlikely friendship between them and them bonding over their roles as big brothers. 😊

[thoughtfullyrainynightmare]

a bit of a weird ask hello !! i’m a little new to the black clover blog scene; do you have any blogs that you recommend following? :0 (im reaaalllyyyy into everyone’s ocs, but i really just wanna follow cool people & dont know where to start sksks)

Hiya! :3

I don't think it's a weird thing to ask! No worries

Let's see... Well, obviously it depends on what kind of works/blogs/fanworks you're looking for, but I'll throw some blogs

A disclaimer, I might skip some moots who I do know have ocs, but most of the content/fanworks/etc is elsewhere/discussion happens on discord. So, this is by no means a comprehensive list!

@lyranova - Has reader inserts and a ton of OCs! Including next gens. You'll also find moodboards and occasional colourings

@loosesodamarble - A lot of OCs! As it stands in the description, also meta knowledge, occasional Japanese-English translation discussion and incorrect quotes

@the-black-bulls - Incorrect quotes! But is BB centric as the title says

@kalolasfantasyworld -Also OCs! And OC x CC, and CC x CC fics, but she writes out of her own whims. You'll also find art

@acacia-may - OCs and fics, a lot of platonic relationships! She explores friendships and family dynamics in her works more than most blogs I follow (I think); she is at the time of posting this, on a hiatus due to a family emergency

@yellowgreendinno - OCs, art, headcanons; Ginny is a newer mutual of mine, but an absolute sweetheart

@t-f-t - Fics and art! If you're looking for crack fics and fun/chaotic content (/pos), I do suggest you check them out. There's also a masterlist for content

@funky-sea-cryptid - Fics, art and a lot of OCs! Writes with @/t-f-t

@f-oighear - Fics! A big Nozessa shipper if that's your jam. But she has written a lot of quality content for the fandom

@mamavino - Fics and some OCs! She also writes out of her own amusement, but you'll find writing here

@vilandel - Fics and some OCs as well! Also writes out of her own amusement

@bowandcurtsey - Reader insert fics! She's been mostly MIA, but you'll find a ton of content there too

@valtoswife - Colourings! Posts aren't frequent, but you'll get nice art ^^

@clovernero - Art and colourings! Mostly reblogged (but this is a reblogging site), so if you want the occasional nice work of visual art, I suggest a follow

@wildflowerwoodsworld - A lot of fics! She explores mostly the Black Bulls (Finral) in her writing, but there are also a lot of good fics there!

@crazedstoryteller - Fics! (Dara I know you're not really active in the fandom anymore, but I wanted to give a shout out to your fics)

@crazycookiemaniac - Art! Cookie does commissions, and posts a lot of BC related art; the comms ^^

@koneko-pi - Art and writing. Also posts very little here these days due to irl as one thing, but there's a lot of nice content as well (and I do adore Briar)

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I know I'm forgetting some people, and as said, some of those I interact with have their BC content in the depths of their blog, or post regularly about other things and aren't "BC centric" in that sense, which is why I'm not listing them here

But here you might find a lot of different kinds of posts, works, OCs, and vibes. These are just some names I would consider myself to be in ... "speaking terms" with /lh (shhhh... my tumblr "wives" I know I know it's much more than that :P )

I hope this gets you started! I thought I'd give you some different kinds of options as well, since you're only getting started and will find something you gravitate towards eventually ^^

[ballad-of-encore]

MUSE LIST + RULES !

i have no idea how much, but there's mostly females since i'm most comfortable with playing female characters asides from enstars and league HELLLLL

more hidden under the tab <3

please note that characters that are bolded are main muses!

MUSES

PROJECT SEKAI

An Shiraishi, Kohane Azusawa, Akito Shinonome, Toya Aoyagi, Mizuki Akiyama, Haruka Kiritani, Airi Momoi, Emu Otori

ENSEMBLE STARS

Ritsu Sakuma, Natsume Sakasaki, Sora Harukawa, Shu Itsuki, Subaru Akehoshi, Izumi Sena, Hokuto Hidaka, Mao Isara

WUTHERING WAVES

Female Rover, Encore

GENSHIN IMPACT

Lumine, Ayaka Kamisato, Arlecchino, Eula, Hu Tao, Xiao, Venti, Aether, Zhongli

MAGI

Kougyoku Ren, Morgiana, Kouha Ren

OSHI NO KO

Akane Kurokawa, Ai Hoshino, Minami Kotobuki

LEAGUE OF LEGENDS

Ezreal, Aphelios, Kayn, Ahri, Seraphine — please note that all of them are meant to be roleplayed in their Riot Music alternate universe!

BUNGO STRAY DOGS

Atsushi Nakajima, Kyoka Izumi

MIRACULOUS LADYBUG

Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Kagami Tsurugi

ONE PIECE

Uta, Nami, Trafalgar Law (ONLY mlw pairings)

OTHERS

Maomao (Apothecary Diaries), Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail), Shinobu Kocho (Demon Slayer), Diana Cavendish (Little Witch Academia), Mikasa Ackerman (Attack on Titan), Noelle Silva (Black Clover), Gen Asagiri (Dr. Stone), Anya Forger (Spy x Family), Kaoruko Waguri (Kaoruhana)

RULES

please comment on here first if you want to rp with me!

mlw, mlm + wlw and all gender-inclusive pairings allowed

in contrast, as i'm of age, i am capable of doing nsfw writing even though i'm publicly embarrassed to say so LMAO. i'd rather keep all the nsfw stuff to private/dms thanksies <3

rp asks allowed, but only sfw!

if you want to do an rp ask, please state which one of the characters above that you want to interact with!

but in the event that the plot requires characters to be aged up (e.g., marriage, drinking shenanigans, college/university setting, etc.), that is ALSO allowed

OCS WELCOMED!!! i am NOT against cc x oc roleplay as i also have my own original characters i roleplay and yap about!!!

AUs are SO welcomed, genuinely

characters of all ages are allowed!!

romantic and platonic are highly preferred!

i don't do well with horror, nor am i all that great at action scenes, so i'm 100% more partial to a fluff and light-hearted setting!

you don’t always gotta give me a plot, just give me a character, the setting, and WE BALL!!!

crossover pairings, multiships, polyamory—all are welcome, but in terms of polyamory, i'd be fine if it's just between three people :'D

please also note that there are also canon ships from certain fandom/media that i prefer to not roleplay as i primarily see them as friends and nothing else! (eg., anhane, shin soukoku, atsushi and kyoka)

if you ask to roleplay on another platform, then it would be discord i'm most comfortable with!

if you're a minor and ask for nsfw roleplay, then i'm sorry, but i'm turning you down because i'd be comfortable doing that with an adult.

do NOT control my character, i will actually be turned off from replying for a long while if this happens.

this list will grow as i figure tumblr out more! (despite being a user for... several years now... sigh...)

RP CARD: symphonic encore

[illiyoon]

searching for roleplay partners

as my age is stated in my bio please be 18+ as plot will include yandere themes and nsfw. open for mxm, fxf, mxf pairings. i am also open for doubling when it comes to cc x oc! but i am also open for cc x cc. if interested, do send me a message or send a heart on this post. fandoms i'm interested in roleplaying:

Blue Lock

Tokyo Revengers

Chainsaw Man

Demon Slayer

Hell's Paradise

Tokyo Ghoul

Jujutsu Kaisen

Haikyuu!!

Food Wars!

Black Clover

Mashle

Wind Breaker (anime)

i don't roleplay here on tumblr as i exclusively do only on discord.

[loosesodamarble]

it's 🖤 anon I have 3 questions for the ask game

What's your favorite CC x OC ship of an OC created by someone else?

What's the thing you love the most about BC fandom?

What are your top 5 animes ?

Time to answer more questions!

1. What's your favorite CC x OC ship of an OC created by someone else?

Uh........ Ah......... AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Oooohhhh Why such a cruel and difficult question!

There's several CC x OC ships that other people have made which I really like. But... I guess if I had to choose one above all the rest, it'd have to be...

@/mikuyuuss's Giyuu (CC) x Akari (OC) ship for Demon Slayer.

The two of them look so right next to each other. Akari has short and nearly done hair while Giyuu's is long and drawn as these messy spikes. His design is marked by darker colors (maroon half of his haori, black hair, deep blue eyes) while Akari has bright colors that evoke spring to me (yellow and pink and white). I like their dynamic of the social x loner. I like how Akari found a place of belonging for herself after a life of strife and loss which contrasts how Giyuu experienced a lot of loss and during canon, still find himself out of place amongst the Demon Slayer Corps and suppresses his emotions. There's complementary and contrasting elements to them that make my brain buzz with delight!

And Unni's passion for her oc unrelated to shipping her also motivates me to keep my own oc's non-romantic relationships and other characteristics in mind.

(And sometimes, I look back at my own KnY oc and wonder if I have it in me to try developing them again.)

Sorry that it's not anything BC related but Giyuu x Akari stands out to me in particular because it's not BC and yet it's still locked down a place in my heart.

2. What's the thing you love the most about BC fandom?

It's hard to say what I love most about the fandom when I don't really interact with the BC fandom as a whole. I mostly interact with a select group of mutuals also in the fandom.

I guess I love how supportive my pocket of the fandom is towards me and others. And I know that other fans have found their own bubbles where they feel safe, happy, and uplifted too. My experience with the fandom is rather disconnected so I don't really know much of what goes on, but I don't have any major complaints about it.

3. What are your top 5 animes ?

Oh now this is an easy question to answer!

1) Shadows House. I love the atmosphere of the Shadows House anime and would really love for the anime to continue to see future arcs of the manga animated. I just love how expressive the characters are, despite half of them not having visible faces! Kate and Emilico are the best duo in the world and I will protect them with all my heart. 2) Black Clover. Obviously I adore the anime as I adore the manga. While not the best of the best animation, the characters come to life and look so beautiful in motion. And some of the anime filler is good in that it help flesh out characters and builds the world just a bit more. 3) Spy x Family. The hijinx of Loid, Yor, and Anya are just the best. They're funny and determined and extreme individuals. And the anime does a great job of captured the intensity and the hilarity of their lives. 4) Horimiya: For Hori-san to Miyamura-kun. This slice-of-life high school romance is so feel good. The conflicts are small and human and I love it so much that I bought all 16 volumes of the manga too. 5) Not an anime series but an anime movie: The Cat Returns. It's a short 70-ish minute film that's absurd and fun and uplifting.

[lovingpetboysandmen]

WELCOME!! PLEASE READ!!

Hey, I’m Beau!! This is my writing account [mainly 18+ content]. And i want to lay out rules and TW/CWs before we get started :) !

I am dyslexic so i apologize for any spelling mistakes even though i proof read my writings!

BEFORE YOU FOLLOW/INTERACT:

!! THIS IS BLOG CONTAINS NSFW, KINK, AND DARK CONTENT !!

DONT LIKE THEN PLEASE BLOCK OR DONT READ!!

DNI INTERACT IF:

you are under 18, i AM NOT, and WILL NOT be responsible for you or what you see/read/interact with online.

- you are racist, homo/transphobic, send anon hate, bully or harass, or are discriminatory in anyway shape or form. THIS BLOG IS A SAFE AND FUN SPACE!! THIS BEHAVIOR WILL HAVE YOU BLOCKED AND REPORTED IMMEDIATELY!!

- you are an MLM or Trans fetishisizer, again safe and fun space. YOU WILL BE BLOCKED

WHAT DO I WRITE? :

Content:

X Reader, Character x Character VERY RARELY

NB Reader, GN Reader, Trans Reader, Male Reader [Mainly what i write], Fem Reader, and Unspecified Reader

Hybrids/Petboys/Anihumans, A/B/O, Monster Fucking, Ovipostion, Petplay, Primal Play, Breeding/Breeding Kink, Cum Play/Eating, Cum Inflation, Corruption, Religious/Religiously Themed, Unprotected Sex, Size Kink/Difference, Bimbofication/Dumbification, Hard Dom, Soft Dom, Service Dom, Brat/Brat Taming, Spanking, Hair Pulling, Temp Play, Threesomes/Foursomes/Gangbangs/Orgy, Squirting, Dub-con/CNC, Sadism, Masochism, Sadomasochism, Femdom, Pegging, Sounding, Voyerism, Expeditionism/Public Sex, Edging/Cum Control, Overstimulation, Begging, Omorashi, Somnophilia, Rough Sex, Praise, Degration, Power Difference, Impact Play, Breathplay/Choking, Bondage, Cuckhold, Lactation/Breastfeeding/Nipple Sucking/Nipple Play

DARK CONTENT ON REQUEST!!

WHO DO I WRITE FOR? :

Haikyuu

MHA

Marvel/MCU

DC

Slashers/Horror Movies

DBD

Creepypasta

Genshin

RDR/RDR2

JJK

Demon Slayer

Mob Psycho

Bleach

One Punch

JoJo’s Bizarre adventure

Kill La Kill

Spy X Family

Noragami

Iron Blooded Orphans

Assassination Classroom

Sk8 the Infinity

Black Clover

Free!!

Castlevania

Saiki K

Avatar the Last Airbender

Legend of Korra

Transformers

TMNT

What i write the most just depends on what my hyperfixation at the time is. if there’s a fandom you’d like to see me write for don’t be afraid to ask

WHAT I DONT WRITE! :

AGE PLAY/DDLG/MDLB/DDLB/MDLG!!! I am fine with mommy/daddy kinks. and i’m fine with write SFW little space things. BUT I WILL NOT BE SEXUALISING LITTLE SPACE OR PURPOSELY ACTING LIKE A CHILD!!!

I WILL NOT WRITE NSFW OF MINOR CHARACTERS!!! If they have been canonically aged up at the end or some point in their series, then i will write using the CANON aged up versions of them. I WILL NOT USE AGING UP AS AN EXCUSE TO WRITE NSFW OF MINOR CHARACTERS WHO ARE STILL CANONICALLY MINORS!!!

OC x CC!!! Nothing against this. I do it. I think it’s cute. But i want to make content that can appeal and make sense to all people. so sorry babes :((

[findroleplay]

Hello there! 24-year old fem here looking for some partners for a lighthearted MxF RP involving some cute romance and slice-of-life moments. I'm looking to play a female OC for this, and mostly just need something sweet and sugary, but am more than open to a healthy dose of some angst/drama (not too heavy, but your basic stuff should be fine). Basically, I've been having a brainrot for some cutesy shoujo anime (I blame Horimiya: The Missing Pieces for it mainly) and dating sim games and would love to have a few RPs involving some of those tropes. Nothing too complicated, all I need at the moment is a love story xD. 

I'm open to all sorts of tropes involving such genres, and all sorts of AUs etc (like university romance, childhood crushes, best friends to lovers, meet cutes, anything) too. My own OCs are normally balls of sunshine, but give me whatever you will, a guy who's shy, bad, broody, just anything, and I'll happily work with it! I don't have any major triggers, but as I said, earlier, I'm looking for something simple right now, and we can work the details out from there. 

Once again, I'd like to have an MxF RP with me playing the female, and while I'm more inclined towards a fandomless RP atm and would much more like to do it, I also do watch a ton of anime (like MHA, JJK, BSD, AoT, Black Clover, and Demon Slayer) so you can totally reach out if you'd like to do an OC x CC RP for some of those too, if you're open to doing an AU RP for them. Oh and, I'm more than willing to double in case you do reach out for a CC x OC RP, so don't be afraid to ask!

My replies are very flexible in length, and by that, I mean super flexible (of the order of a single liner to a whole book, based off what you give me), and I'm pretty frequent in replying (at least one reply a day if it's up to semi-lit or maybe even lit). I RP almost exclusively on Discord, but can be convinced to RP on Tumblr as well. And I love to talk OOC but it's not mandatory, so that's a freeway! If this interests you in any way, shoot a like and I'll reach out to you, or simply find me on Discord: ClumsyCutie#0077. 

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[findyourrp]

(Think I forgot to add an emoji so resending this)

Hello there!💖 24-year old fem here looking for some partners for a lighthearted MxF RP involving some cute romance and slice-of-life moments. I'm looking to play a female OC for this, and mostly just need something sweet and sugary, but am more than open to a healthy dose of some angst/drama (not too heavy, but your basic stuff should be fine). Basically, I've been having a brainrot for some cutesy shoujo anime (I blame Horimiya: The Missing Pieces for it mainly) and dating sim games and would love to have a few RPs involving some of those tropes. Nothing too complicated, all I need at the moment is a love story xD. 

I'm open to all sorts of tropes involving such genres, and all sorts of AUs etc (like university romance, childhood crushes, best friends to lovers, anything) too. My own OCs are normally balls of sunshine, but give me whatever you will, a guy who's shy, bad, broody, just anything, and I'll happily work with it! I don't have any major triggers, but as I said, earlier, I'm looking for something simple right now, and we can work the details out from there. 

Once again, I'd like to have an MxF RP with me playing the female, and while I'm more inclined towards a fandomless RP atm and would much more like to do it, I also do watch a ton of anime (like MHA, JJK, BSD, AoT, Black Clover, Demon Slayer) so you can totally reach out if you'd like to do an OC x CC RP for some of those too, if you're open to doing an AU RP for them. Oh and, I'm more than willing to double in case you do reach out for a CC x OC RP, so don't be afraid to ask!

I RP almost exclusively on Discord, but can be convinced to RP on Tumblr as well. My reply lengths are very flexible, and I'm pretty active on most days so expect a reply usually everyday. And I love to talk OOC but it's not mandatory, so that's a freeway! If this interests you in any way, shoot a like and I'll reach out to you, or simply find me on Discord: ClumsyCutie#0077. 

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[lyranova]

Order: One Black Forest Cake with the topping “I need them” for Zera (OC) x William Vangeance!

Warnings: Angst

Word Count: 1,653

Soft snow crunched underneath Captain William Vangeance’s boots as he walked across the small field. In his hands he held a bouquet of flowers, in the other a warm blanket for him to sit on and he was dressed warmly, yet nicely. Today, he was meeting someone very special, someone he wanted to look nice for.

His wife. His first, and possibly only, love.

He walked to the other side of the small field until he came to a small fenced area. He took a deep breath before walking into the small area, this place always made his heart heavy, and filled his entire being with sadness and regret.

This place was the Golden Dawn Cemetery.

It was where members who had lost their lives were laid to rest, and if they were unable to recover their member for some reason, then a headstone was still placed so everyone would remember them and they could still pay their respects.

At the far end of the cemetery sat his wife’s headstone. Usually during the spring and summer it was surrounded by beautiful flowers, but when fall and winter came around, her headstone looked so…cold and lifeless…William made a mental note to try and look through Zera’s books to find some flowers or trees that would bloom in the colder months.

“ Good morning dear, I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to visit.” William apologized softly as he used his World Tree magic to make a small place for him to sit, he set the blanket down on top of it before sitting down.

“ It’s alright, I know you’ve been pretty busy lately. So don’t worry!” William chuckled as he imagined that’s what she would say. She was always understanding of his work, even at times when she shouldn’t have been.

“ Of course I’m going to worry. You’re more important than my work, and sometimes I don’t think I show you that enough.” William said softly. There were a lot of things he regretted with Zera, but most of all, how he felt like prioritized his job over her at times.

William suddenly fell silent, he had so many things he wanted to tell her, but they all seemed to disappear once he opened his mouth.

“ It’s been a year since…since you left. Alistar’s a year old now, can you believe it?” William said with a sad laugh as he quickly cleared his throat.

“ I know. It doesn’t seem real, does it? It feels like it was only yesterday he was born, and he stared up at us with a slightly confused expression before he smiled at us.” Zera said with a chuckle from beside her husband. He couldn’t see her, feel her, or even her. But somehow, he knew she was there beside him.

“ The other day Yami and Charlotte brought their daughter Hikari to see Alistar, since they’re only a week apart we all thought they would get along well with each other. Well the moment Alistar saw Hikari, he stared at her for a few moments before bursting into tears and he began to try and hide.” William told her with a laugh, he could have swore he heard her gasp from beside him.

“ What?! Oh no my poor baby! Is he alright? Did she hurt him? Or did she give him a funny look? I swear when I see that little girl I’m gonna give her a piece of my mind!” Zera said protectively as she looked back towards the Golden Dawn base. William quickly shook his head and held up a hand to stop her.

“ Calm down Zera, she didn’t do anything to him. I think he was just…nervous since they were people he didn’t recognize. He’s very much like me…introverted. But I guess the silver lining is that Alistar wasn’t the only one crying. After he burst into tears, Hikari did too. It was a real mess.” William told her as he continued to laugh, Zera frowned at him as she tried to suppress her own laughter.

“ How is that a silver lining?” Zera asked as she continued trying not to laugh.

“ Well, I guess the silver lining is that at least I wasn’t the only one trying to soothe a sobbing 1 year old.” William said, and he could swear Zera finally burst out laughing.

“ As much as that is true, that’s also soo mean William!” Zera said as she began to laugh at the image of William, Yami, and Charlotte all trying to comfort sobbing babies. She could only imagine how well it must’ve gone.

“ Well what is it they say? ‘Misery loves company’?” William asked softly as his laughter died, and slowly Zera’s did as well.

It quickly fell quiet in the cemetery, and it suddenly hit him like a ton of bricks where he was, why he was here, and that he wasn’t actually talking to Zera…that she wasn’t actually there, sitting beside him laughing like she used to.

“ I miss you Zera…so much…” William trailed off softly as tears welled up in his eyes. “ By the gods I really need you right now…”

“ I need you to tell me what to do, I feel like I’m stumbling around in the dark. I don’t know which way is up and which is down, I’m so lost without you.” William continued as tears fell onto his hands that were resting on his knees.

“ I thought I would be okay, I thought I had finished grieving and could now raise our son and lead the squad with a clear mind and a healed heart…but I can’t Zera…I don’t think I can do this, I’m not as strong as you thought I was! I can’t do this without you here.” William cried as he finally let out all the thoughts, feelings, and emotions he had bottled up.

Zera reached out towards her husband but stopped herself. She couldn’t hold and comfort him like she used to, she was nothing more than a spectator now, there was an invisible wall between them that neither could cross even though they wanted to.

The young woman opened and closed her mouth repeatedly. She argued with herself on when to say anything at all, or to just remain silent. He couldn’t hear her no matter how much she screamed, cried, and begged. So why bother? Finally, she sighed.

“ William, I’m sorry. I’m so so sorry,” Zera began softly as tears welled in her eyes and her throat began to go dry. “ It’s my fault. I was the one who wasn’t strong enough. I should have fought harder to stay…it’s all my fault that you’re like this, that you’re struggling and are going through such a hard time…” She cried.

“ Right now I know things are hard, and that you feel all alone in this. But you’re not alone. You have so many people who are behind you supporting you. You don’t need me, although I’m sure I’d make things more entertaining and fun.” She added the last part jokingly as she wiped her tears.

“ For now, just grieve. Just…go through all the emotions, as I always say it’s better to feel something than nothing at all. Take as much time as you need. Everyone will understand. Don’t try to force yourself to be okay when you’re not.” Zera tried to tell him as a bone chilling cold swept past them.

It was a firm reminder that she was talking to herself, but even so her heart felt at ease. Although it was true that he couldn’t see or hear her, for some strange reason she felt like she could watch him walk away from the cemetery right now and feel completely okay.

“ But just so you know, once you’re actually okay and if…if you decide to move on and fall in love again you have to bring them by me first and get my seal of approval! I’m not going to just let any ol’ person take care of and be with my boys! If they don’t meet my standards then I’ll kick them to the curb whether you like it or not, understand?” She told him as she crossed her arms, she was trying to lighten up the mood around them.

Zera’s eyes widened in surprise as William suddenly began to laugh. Did…did he happen to hear her?

“ I suddenly got that recognizable warmth, before a chill ran down my spine. So why do I get the feeling you just comforted me and threatened me all at the same time?” He asked with a laugh, and Zera blushed. She did kind of threaten him, well, it was more like she threatened any future lover he may or may not ever have. But still, a threat was a threat, she guessed.

“ I know you said something wise and comforting and yet it had that distinguishable flair of yours that you always put on things.” He said as his chuckles died down a bit. “ Thank you, love, for comforting me when I needed it most.”

“ Anytime dear, since that’s all I can do for you now.”

“ Ah, it’s getting late. I need to go inside now, Alistar’s probably looking for me.” William said softly as he stood up, if he were being honest he would spend all day and night out here talking to his wife. “ Oh, these are for you. I couldn’t come see you without bringing anything right?”

“ I’ll bring Alistar by to see you when it warms up a bit. Goodnight Zera, sleep well.” William said softly, he placed the bouquet of flowers in front of her headstone before turning around and walking away.

Zera watched as he got further and further away from her, she turned to look at the flowers and a bright smile appeared on her face.

“ Forget-Me-Nots, Arbutus, Aster, Azalea, Pink Camellia, Pink Carnations, and…” She suddenly laughed as tears welled up in her eyes.

“ Dandelions.”

Thank you all so much for reading and I hope you all have a good day~!

[dark-roleplay-finder]

(Forgot my emojis sorry)

🐬💕 Hi I’m 26 F.

Currently in the mood to rp. I have role played for years now.

I’ve role played My Hero Academia, Black Clover. I’ve rp a little bit of Haikyuu.

We can can follow the story of each anime or create our own AU.

I’m currently watching Haikyuu but I have a couple of Oc’s made for it. I’m in season two.

Also interested in human x dog hybrid rp or human x werewolf. But we can make it an omegaverse if need be. Can be oc x oc or oc x cc. Pairings I do MxM or MxF .

I do enjoy oc X cc. I occasionally rp cc x cc, but oc x cc just make things a bit more exciting since they’re your own characters.

I’m okay with smut, dark moments, sad and romantic ones. I enjoy fluff and angst.

Like I said before, I’m definitely okay with smut. We can discuss triggers and kinks over plotting.

I do work a second shift job, manufacturing to be exact. So my replies maybe out of the place but I do reply when I have the chance. Then some days my mental health takes a toll and I do what I can to reply. I do have a life outside of tumblr and discord. So please understand.

I am fine with doubling up as well if anyone is wanting to. I can send out a few sentences or paragraphs just depends on the scene and if at work or not. Every one messes up with grammar, I do it to but I ask if the your best, no one is perfect.

Please be 18 or older for the smut portion if we rp.

I prefer to rp on discord. If you’d like to rp, dm me. Or leave a like. Thanks.

If you’re interested leave a like on this post or DM the asker!

[acacia-may]

Can I ask what are your favourite Black Clover OC x CC ships from your mutuals? Ignore this ask if it's too much romance for you 😅

Hi there, Anon-friend! Thank you for the ask! There are a lot of really nice and well thought out OC x CC pairings in the Black Clover fandom, and I certainly have a lot of respect for everyone who takes the time, passion, and inspiration to make these OCs and their ships. Even though I'm not usually that into shipping (despite what the past few days of ship specific content on this blog might seem to imply), I have definitely enjoyed many Black Clover OC x CC pairings in the fandom, but from my Tumblr mutuals specifically, I think I've actually talked about most of my favorites as part of this ask game already. 😊

The only one of my all-time favorites that come to mind that's missing is @delicious-donna/@delirious-donna's Alina x Magna from Chasing the Sparks (AO3 Link) which is another that's probably just permanently part of my personal canon now. I personally find it very compelling because I think they're very well suited for each other. Alina is kind of this gentle and steady constant in the chaos of Magna’s life and Magna’s enthusiasm and loyalty really encourages her to build confidence and believe in herself and her abilities. They really bring out the best in each other, and it's very, very sweet. I also just adore Alina as a character (and not just because she's Finral and Langris's cousin though that is just a major bonus and I loved getting to write about their platonic cousin relationship in the story Donna requested, "Melting Snowman," and in a really fun collaboration project that unfortunately never got finished). But yes, they are wonderful and definitely an all-time favorite of mine. 💖

In terms of my other personal favorites from my Tumblr moots that I've already talked about, I'll just list them and link to the posts where I rambled about them already:

@loosesodamarble's Nacht x Josele (discussed here)

@lyranova's William x Zera (discussed here)

@thoughtfullyrainynightmare's Fuegoleon x Solara (discussed here)

@kalolasfantasyworld's Nozel x Helena (and I also really enjoy Gabriel x Vanessa, both of which are discussed in this post)

And a shout out to a new (and unexpected) favorite, @vilandel's Solid x Rosette which I just discovered during this ask game but definitely really enjoyed and rambled about here.

All of that said, shipping is very subjective and really based on very personal feelings, opinions, and preferences, as well as headcanons and perceptions of the characters. These are just the pairings that are my cup of tea and personally really compelling to me. I also only included pairings from my Tumblr moots. There are ships from friends from other places and a few from some relative strangers that I've seen floating around that I enjoy, but these are definitely my favorites from my Tumblr friends and pairings that I really think of as part of my personal canon for Black Clover and the characters' futures. Thanks for asking! 💕

[thoughtfullyrainynightmare]

Chapter 49 of Embers. I felt that I rushed this one, and it might be just me getting more critical of my own writing, but eh, it is what it is. 

This chapter revolves around the talk the lovely couple is supposed to have about Solara’s evaluation. So, yet another difficult conversation to have, or that’s what she’s preparing for ;) 

Tag list: @succulentsunrise​ @simpingforthisonedeer​ @jovialnoise​ @tokimihyachi​ @lyranova​ @ckjwnnbc​

Keeping in mind that this series contains mature content, so reader discretion is advised. 

There is a dirty-ish joke in there, but otherwise it’s perfectly safe

Word count: 4637

Chapter 49: Magic is everything. But it is not love. 

The smell of mulch and rain, it was all around her despite the sky being clear. For now. It might rain at night, perhaps even a storm. Solara thought to herself as she sat on a garden bench, waiting for the guests to leave. There was no need for her to be there anymore, and most of the guests had left already anyhow. She could have just as easily been one of them, so there was no point in her seeing everyone leaving. Technically she wasn’t even supposed to see to it, for it wasn’t her responsibility. She was a guest after all.

She looked at the dark skies, hiding the moon and the stars. The only light came from the castle, cascading to the garden, and to her. There was something so ominous about it. The fact that the heavens showed no light that night.

But she brushed it off as nothing more than a feeling of fatigue; the thought and the feeling. A shiver passed through her nonetheless, which wasn’t surprising either. It was autumn after all. There was nothing odd about the creeping cold. It was as it was supposed to be.

There was a flutter of warmth, one that she recognized and one that made her smile. And the wing that wrapped around her felt as if a comforting blanket.

“[Hey Sal,]” she smiled, looking at the spirit next to her, hunching over the bench itself.

There was a faint growl and a huff that escaped from it, accompanied with a slight shake of its head.

“[Having fun?]

Sal turned its head to her and looked at her for a while, before letting out a puff.

“[Yeah… well, these are a necessity sometimes.]”

It shook its head, letting out a high pitch sound that remained, for the most part, in its throat. She only sighed as a reply, meanwhile Sal lowered its head and placed it onto her lap, supporting partially the weight on its own.

She placed her hand onto its head, scratching it, which only made it nudge against her hand. A low, pleased growl vibrated in its throat as it closed its eyes. The tip of its tail swayed slightly on her other side, giving the impression that Sal had curled up around her.

An amused huff left her, but it was laced with melancholy since she knew that the time was drawing near. There was yet another unpleasant conversation she was supposed to have with him, with Fuegoleon. Yet another. It seemed that whenever they had managed to tackle something, there were five other issues they were supposed to take care of. Though it wasn’t exactly like that, she couldn’t shake the feeling of the sea of troubles being endless. And she hated it. Every relationship had their issues, but there was so, so much that they needed to see to. Though a good portion had been of their own making, there was no denying of that fact.

She let out a deep sigh, thinking about it all.

“[Take care of him, will you?]” She asked with a hushed tone, letting the question drip onto Sal’s scales.

Sal opened its eyes and looked at her without moving its head, and she could swear that it almost looked as if the spirit was quirking an eyebrow at her. There was no snarl, no growl, no huff, it just looked at her.

“[I need to… leave again, for a while.]”

There was a grunting puff.

“[No, no, not… for good. Just a little while. There’s something I need to complete, for my own sake, and his. So… I need to go.]”

Another grunt.

“[I know, I know. And I will tell him, I’m not that cruel,]” she scoffed at the spirit, while still scratching its head. “[And it’s not a goodbye, or a farewell. It’s a… ‘until we see again’.]”

Sal lifted its head from her lap and looked at her, letting out a rumbling huff.

“[I know. It’s just that it’s… the task I have to complete is rather laborious, and … it’s a bit like a mission. And my last mission didn’t exactly go according to plan. So… he’ll worry. But I don’t think that he’d try to keep me from going either, which… will make him suffer in another way as well.]”

Sal looked at her, keeping quiet.

“[So… take care of him, while I’m away. Please?]”

Sal looked at her for a moment longer, and then it blinked, letting out a soft growl and placed its head back onto her lap, nudging her for more scratches.

“[Thank you,]” she whispered, feeling its wing wrapping tighter around her as it let out yet another soft, faint puff of air.

Silence settled into the air, only the sound of the steady breathing of the flaming spirit, and the faint sound of scratching lingering around.

A set of steps approached them, making Solara’s smile only widen.

“If you’re looking for scratches, you’ll need to get in line,” she smirked before glancing up at Fuegoleon.

"I see I've been replaced," he chuckled while making his way to her and Sal, making Sal let out a huff and shake its head.

Fue looked at the spirit, and it looked back at him, as if having a small conversation, before Sal lifted its head from Solara’s lap and straightened itself. It stretched its wings, and took a few heavy steps before taking off into the sky without as much as another growl or a huff, leaving the two in solitude.

“Driving away the competition?” She grinned while standing up from the bench.

“Something like that,” he smiled while taking off his jacket and wrapping it around her shoulders.

“Thank you,” she smiled, while leaning closer, looking at him through half lidded eyes with a gaze that adored him; with a gaze that admired him as if he was the last holy thing on the dark, cold earth.

“You’re welcome,” he whispered while leaning down, closer to her with his eyes cascading over her, as if they were seeing a glimpse of heaven’s light in her.

He smelled like lavender and all the right choices to make. His hair felt like silk running over her skin as she wrapped her arms around him, resting her forearms over his shoulders. And his lips, they were sweet, and laced with a hint of caramel from a pastry that he must’ve eaten not too long ago.

He breathed in her scent, the smell of jasmine and all the good in the world. Her hair, the little bit of it that barely graced his fingertips as he placed his hand onto her cheek, was soft, and felt like luxury he thought he might never experience. And her lips… from them dripped the sweetest nectar that he could ever taste; her love and devotion.

Their lips separated for a moment, allowing the two of them to look each other in the eyes and smile; just smile and bask in the warmth of each other as the strings still wound tighter and tighter, trying to form ropes.

“So…what now?” She smirked. “Taking one for the team?”

A laugh left him; a boisterous laugh that she had heard only once or twice before, but one that echoed around them for a brief moment, lasting only for a few seconds. “If this can be called that,” he purred, swaying slightly with her in his arms.

“Mmmm,” she hummed before taking a hold of his lower lip with her own, sucking it slightly, almost hesitantly, before letting go and looking back into his deep, soulful eyes.

A chuckle almost left him, but failed to do so as it got stuck in his throat. “Should we continue elsewhere?” He asked, almost abruptly, as if trying to get a hold of the situation.

“Hmm…” she hummed while twirling a lock of his hair around her index finger. “I wonder how it’d seem, if you’d be seen coming into my room, late at night.”

He let out a heavy sigh, shaking his head.

“Unless I… hmm… Twisted my ankle? And you’re just seeing to my wellbeing?” She suggested with a bat of her lashes.

“You’re impossible,” he chuckled.

“You’re no better,” she smirked while circling around him while taking a hold of his hand.

“Suppose that I am not,” he agreed while following her around, and offering her to take him by the arm, which she gladly accepted. “Remember that you need to limp if anyone sees us,” he smirked while glancing to her.

“In that case you need to carry me,” she grinned back.

“You make it sound like a chore, dear.”

“With this dress, it is.”

“I see.”

“Mhm,” she hummed with that same, prominent smile that she had been wearing all through interaction as they made their way forward.

The conversation turned to more idle chat; discussing the events of the ball and the conversations they had had. Talk that wasn’t particularly interesting and blended well with the walls, the walls that always listened. Another foolish façade they upkept for reasons they weren’t even sure about anymore.

Their near and dear knew about it. All that mattered, knew about the relationship. Other than King Clover, presumably. But even on that front, they had made a move. So, now it was just about upkeeping appearances for long enough to get that approval, or maybe even a nudge, from the king. Or perhaps it was just the sense of a thrill that they enjoyed.

But as soon as the door to his bedroom closed, not having seen a soul on their way, she placed her hands onto his shoulders and took a firm grip of him. She leaned closer to him, and took a hold of his lower lip once again with her own lips, tugging it.

As she finally let go of him, she saw a prominent smirk over his lips.

She pecked him onto his mouth. “You.” And onto the corner of his mouth. “Are.” And onto his jaw. “Utterly.” And onto his cheek. “Adorably.” And once more, onto the tip of his nose. “Infuriating.”

“Mhm,” he hummed with a chuckle.

“And [I love you],” she professed before pressing her mouth against his for a moment that fell far too short, for his liking, the same as hers. And yet, they locked eyes together, looking deep into each other’s eyes.

“And you almost gave me a stroke,” he mused.

“You had every opportunity to swoop in,” she smirked. “You promised to take on that foul beast Augustus.”

“And I did dear,” he shook his head with a smile. “But you weren’t supposed to jump in the way of its claws.”

“Hmm… Point taken,” she hummed while tilting her head. “But. The deal stands. I’ll take on a demon for you,” she cooed.

“You. Are…” He gazed up while uttering the words.

“Impossible?” She giggled, while pecking him onto his jawline once more.

“That you are. But… you’re also smart, and beautiful, and funny, and sensible, most of the time-“

“Most of the time?” She grinned.

“Most of the time,” he confirmed with a smile. “And… you’re perfect. With all your imperfections… you’re perfect.”

She parted her lips, trying to think of what to say, but came up with nothing. So, instead she pressed her forehead against his cheek and smiled. She smiled because no words could have described what she felt; and so, she stayed silent until a clumsy statement tumbled from her lips: “you’re perfect too…”

He let out a hum and held her close with a smile of his own.

“Are you hungry?” He asked after a while, making her glance around the room onto a side table with snacks and drinks.

“A bit, but you must be more so than me. After all, you were going around for the entire evening, making small talk and not me. I had time to snack,” she smiled while untangling herself from him, and taking off his jacket, tossing it onto a nearby chair.

“No arguments there,” he looked at her, taking a step back and giving her room. His eyes longed to look at her, but he couldn’t shake away the feeling of thirst that had lingered in the background. So, he made his way to the table and poured two glasses of water, flavoured with rosemary and cranberries as she let out a yawn and stretched her arms.

“M-mmm… I can’t wait to get out of this dress…” she thought out loud. “Can I borrow your shirt for nightwear?”

“You may,” he replied, with a smile. “Or then you can wear your own nightgown.”

“Hm?” She hummed while looking at him as he offered her a glass of water.

“I brought some of your clothes from the base,” he explained.

“Oh?”

“Yes. It seemed like the easiest option, apart from getting something for you, but since…  Since there’d be some underlying impressions of me… buying underwear I-“

“I know dear,” she kissed him onto his cheek and took a sip of her drink before making her way around him, but halted her steps. “My love?”

“Hm?”

“Could you zip me down?” She looked at him over her shoulder with a smile. “I’ll hold your glass…”

“Mhmm… As long as you hold my glass…” he whispered, the words rolling from his tongue as he handed her his drink.

His hands made their way to the zipper of her dress; his left taking a hold from the top as his right ran all the way down, revealing the soft skin of her back. He let go of the dress, making it tumble onto the ground, while his right hand began trailing up from her lower back.

A shiver ran through her body, caused by the tender, warm, soft sensation of the caressing motion.

“Hm? What is it, my love?” He inquired with a low tone, soft as silk.

“You know that my back is sensitive…” she taunted while glancing to him.

“I know,” he purred while leaning closer and placing a kiss onto her temple. “What about your hair?”

“What about it?” She smiled with a cascading gaze.

“Wouldn’t untying it feel liberating?”

She let out a chuckle, realizing where he was going with it. “You can undo my hair of you want.”

A satisfied hum escaped him before pulling the hairpins, that kept her hairdo together, out, allowing her hair to fall onto her shoulders. The locks of her soft, wavy hair, draped over her skin, framing her face.

“Happy?” She mused with a faint smirk while looking at him.

“Very,” he spoke with a hushed tone while pulling her close and wrapping his arms around her middle. He placed his chin onto her shoulder and nuzzled into the crook of her neck, breathing in her scent with a content smile.

“Honey!” She laughed. “That tickles!”

“Mhm.”

“And besides… you should eat something.”

“Hmmm…”

“I’m not going anywhere,” she giggled.

“Alright then,” he kissed her on her cheek and took his drink from her, giving her, her hairpins in return.

She shook her head with a smile before taking another sip of her drink and stepping out of her dress, making her way to the dresser, while he made his back to the table. She placed her glass onto the dresser and opened the top drawer to see a few of her nightgowns, and other delicates, carefully folded right next to his. ‘Some of my clothing’ indeed… she mused to herself, while glancing to him as he ate.

Her heart was thumping in her chest with certainty that coursed through her as she slipped into a nightgown, eyeing him from time to time from the corner of her eye. She watched as he undid a few of the top buttons of his shirt, and rubbed the back of his neck.

“Feeling tense?” She asked, while making her way to him and placing her hands onto his shoulders, kneading them slightly.

“Not more than usually,” he replied while glancing over his shoulder.

“Maybe we should do something about it,” she spoke with a flutter in her tone.

“[Maybe,]” he replied.

“Ooh… [What are you proposing?]”

“Umm….” He uttered while turning around and wrapping his arms around her. “[I love you?]”

“Always a good answer dear,” she pecked him onto the tip of his nose. “But I don’t think me loving you, or vice versa, does anything to your tense muscles,” she smiled with an undertone of melancholy.

“I’m not too sure about it,” he pondered while taking a seat in the armchair by the fire, pulling her along with him, and wearing a wide, tender smile on his lips.

“I see,” she giggled while following his movements, and wearing a smile as bright as his.

She sat onto his lap, nuzzling against his chest and breathed in his scent, exhaling with a savouring hum. And the sound, the soft melody that spoke of her comfort and bliss, made him chuckle with a sound that barely left him. But it did, and he couldn’t help it. He couldn’t help but let the bubbling emotions surface, the flutter that made him feel light, flowed out of him. He breathed in, filling his lungs with air that held her scent in it, and exhaled while sinking into his seat.

They sat there, in silence, just basking in each other’s warmth for a while, but Solara couldn’t help but feel her train of thought circling around into the decision she had made the previous day. The decision to tell him about the upcoming evaluation, and how hers would take place on a plane, of which she had no prior knowledge. A plane that might be too much for her to bear.

I really don’t want to talk about it. Not now. Not now that we are again just that much closer to being allowed to be together. I don’t want to dampen the mood. But… she played with the collar of his shirt, feeling a sense of devotion. But I owe it to him. He should know. And it’ll only feel worse if I don’t tell it to him now… He should know… If he was to go onto a mission, or into battle, and he couldn’t be sure about if… she paused the thought, trying to force the tears, that tried to rise into her eyes with the unfathomable thought of losing him, back down. I would… want to know.

“We should talk about something…” she spoke with a quiet tone, one that made him look at her with a veil of worry pulled over him.

“Hm?” He hummed, but felt a tension coiling in the bottom of his stomach, one that made him almost wish that he hadn’t eaten just a moment ago.

“You know… about the Divine Evaluation?”

“The one that serves as a kind of a rite of passage, and makes you stronger by imbuing your grimoire with a lot of mana?”

She smiled, it was a weak smile, but a smile nonetheless. “Yes. That one.”

“Yours is approaching, I take it.”

She nodded, rubbing his chest slightly as she did so.  

“And you know where you’re going?”

She nodded to him, again, while taking a deep breath. “Onnara,” she only spoke, the name meaning nothing to him.

But the fact that she seemed upset about it, told him enough. She didn’t need to tell him that it’d be a difficult mission, if one could call it as a ‘mission’ to begin with. Though, the events, or rather the outcome, of the last mission she had embarked upon still ran through his mind.

“I’m sure you’ll emerge victorious,” he comforted; the statement tumbling clumsily from him.

“Thank you, but…” she began while placing her palm onto his chest and propping herself up to look at him for a moment. But her gaze faltered, falling to the side as she continued. “I… don’t know how to prepare for this and it’s just-“ she paused, staring ahead of herself and shaking her head, not knowing what else to say, or rather, how to say it. “It’ll be difficult to bear through it.”

“Do you know anything about the plane?”

“It’s supposed to be a good fit for my affinity,” she spoke with hesitance.

Her statement eased up the tumbling, swirling nausea in his stomach, making him feel slightly lighter. “Then you prepare for everything you can think of to prepare for,” he replied. “And since aneue picked you up in the middle of the wilderness, heading nowhere in particular. You didn’t know where you were going then, and thus, you shouldn’t be any more apprehensive now, right? You said it yourself, once upon a time. ‘I’m well versed in unexpected situations.’ Or something along those lines. Which is why this should be nothing to worry about. In addition, this time you only need to keep yourself safe.”

He wasn’t sure which one of them he was trying to convince more, her or himself, but the reasoning made sense to him. It might have been his own reasoning, but it was logical. She had been out, exploring the world, when she ran into Mereo and tagged along to Clover Kingdom.

That’s right. She didn’t know where she was, or where she was headed at that time either. She has said so herself. This time… this time she’s just… It’s the emotions. Her emotions of having to leave that are making her more apprehensive. I would be too. I am too. Whenever I need to leave for a mission… I am apprehensive. I don’t think she sees it, but… I do. It’s only human. It’s only human, but she’ll be alright. She has to.

“I…” she shook her head, swaying it from side to side. “Suppose you’re right,” she breathed out, wanting to believe him.

He took a hold of her left hand and brought it to his lips, pressing a kiss onto it. “We’ll be alright,” he assured her while drawing circled onto the back of her hand with his thumb, gazing down to the mark on her wrist. “The… hand piece was a nice touch,” he commented.

She let out a chuckle, feeling her worry dissipating little by little with his reassurances and charming smile. “Thank you.”

“But… why bring a magical item to a ball?”

She let out a faint chuckle. “In case being politically correct fails,” she mused. “But um, seriously speaking it’s a kind of a custom with attending balls or alike abroad. Probably originating from… ‘if being politically correct fails.’ One can’t really fight in a ballgown.”

“Fair enough,” he mused. “What does that charm do precisely?”

“It depends on the piece itself, but most function by drawing runes,” she explained. “Mine do so by drawing runes, and incorporating them into a spell of mine, creating a kind of a … mana filter, that allows me to convert attacks, or some of them, into pure mana that I can then utilize myself.”

“So, you’re essentially making your enemies hand mana out to you?”

“Essentially, but it takes proper timing for it to work efficiently. And besides, you can give people mana,” she said with a light shrug.

“I-, we can?”

She stayed silent for a moment, just looking at him with a slight frown before letting out a laugh. “Is this again one of those things?”

“I-“

“Yes, you can dear. It’s not that hard…”

“That’s not something I want to hear, my love.”

She froze for a second, before bursting out into laughter once again. “Oh, you’re terrible,” she giggled. “But seriously,” she continued while looking at him, leaning slightly closer. “You want to see or not?”

He nodded to her as a reply, while wearing a slight smirk over his lips; his gaze cascading over her.

“What comes naturally to people, is drawing mana from their surroundings, at least to an extent, and then using that mana for spells. But when it comes to giving out pure mana, that’s something you have to learn. A bit like… playing a brass instrument. Only that with playing an instrument, you need to learn to properly exhale to use it, while exhaling only air comes naturally. Or… that’s my understanding of how those instruments work. Am I making sense?”

“I believe so,” he replied as his thumb kept stroking her side.

She smiled as a reply before placing her hand onto his chest, slipping it under his shirt from the partially buttoned-down collar. “So, it’s a bit similar. Just like drawing breath,” she spoke as her mana began collecting around her and making a slight glow appear around her. “Relax, take slow, steady breaths,” she told him, and he did.

He breathed in and out, seeing her take a deep breath herself, but with her exhale, he saw a pulse of her radiance travelling down the length of her arm, and onto his chest. He felt a surge of warmth that looked to burrow itself into his bones, the kind of lingering, soft warmth that felt as if a lull. There was no sense of scorching, or burning, just a lingering presence. It was as if he was being cradled in silk or caressed by flowing bath water; a sensation in which he could sink in without a care. He could feel it travelling from his chest, all around him, filling his entire body with the same tender sensation which was an odd combination of calmness and strength.

After all, they lived in a world where magic was life. Magic was strength. Magic was power. It was reassurance and a tool. Magic was everything. Magic was certainty. So, being granted mana, made him feel a familiar sense of strength, but this time the sensation was laced with something more. A sensation that looked to cradle his heart with a shawl of something so soft, and tender, and warm that he couldn’t have described it, even if given a century to search for suitable words.

The glow around her ceased, but she didn’t pull her hand away. Instead, she leaned down into his embrace and nuzzled into the crook of his neck, and let her breath glide over his skin.

“How was it?” She whispered against his complexion.

“It was… nice…” he replied, cursing himself for describing it with such a clumsy adjective. And it was just that, it was clumsy, because it hadn’t been just ‘nice’. It had been… caressing, reassuring, comforting, and a lot of other things he wouldn’t have known how to dress into words.

“Good,” she let out a shadow of a chuckle, one that barely left her, but the slight tickling sensation that graced his skin, told him that he wasn’t just imagining it.

They stayed quiet for a moment, just basking in each other’s warmth, until he broke the silence.

“You’ll excel, my love. I’m sure of it,” he paused and gave her a kiss onto her temple while placing his palm onto her cheek. “But um… I’ll need you to promise me-“

“I’ll come back to you. I promise. Dear, I promise that I’ll make my way back to you,” she assured him with a whisper that resonated through the ever-winding strings, no longer threads, but strings that longed to be even more.

His hold of her grew stronger, as if looking to press her as close to him as humanly possible. He held onto her with such tender certainty that she didn’t know what to do with herself, other than hold him in return, as heavy rain began beating the ground right outside of the window.

They lived in a world where magic was strength, power, reassurance, certainty, a tool, and life itself. They lived in a world where magic was everything, but it was not love.

[skeeloo]

Life Distractions

I’ve been feeling very poopy and not good as you all know by my excessive bitching into the void so I decided to finally draw some valevid to try and make the happy brain chemicals go brr

This is where david looks like a fuckboy but have some gays- I need to talk more about Valentino, and also Shiori and Atsuma and yet I’m here planning on making a new devil oc without a host oc to give him to *cursed laugh*

Anyways I’m rambling, have gays, hopefully they spark more joy in you than they did me!

[trashkikiart]

“Yours is the light by which my spirit's born: - you are my sun, my moon, and all my stars.”