#blessed aine

[bowandcurtsey]

HOW ARE YOU AINEEE

I’M ALIVEEEEEEE

I’m just too busy and can’t seem to find the writing rhythm 😭💀

I’m so blessed that there’s no angry requestor coming after me yet and I’m so glad that someone still remembers me 😭

[silentmoths]

Zhongli's large hand rubs soothingly at your back and shoulder, slow, constant, soft. It grounds you a little, makes you focus on something other than the splitting pain in your temples.

Hot puffs of air leave your mouth, seemingly amplified in the silence of the room. You want to cry, you want to scream, you want to break something or bang your head into a wall anything to make it stOP-

Zhongli places a soft kiss on your forehead and you snuggle even closer to him, he’s warm, he’s soft yet firm, he hasn’t left your side or moved an inch unless absolutely necessary. His tail curled protectively around you.

“I’m sorry I can’t do more for you darling, I truly am…”

His smooth voice is low, comforting, a healing balm to your soul.

You grumble and whine, clinging to him. He continues to pat you still as you shuffle a little.

“…stay, please.”

“Of course, you need not worry about that. Just relax please, love. Would you like to hear one of my stories…?”

i have been blessed, my crops are watered and this, at the very least, gave me the energy to get up and take some pain meds bless you crys you are a queen and i love you

[domorebemore]

god this song is still so fucking good there's a video somewhere of me trashed in a hotel room busting it down sexual style to this

[artofshinga]

A bit ago I did a whole-ass set of warlocks based on D&D 5e subclasses - mostly for fun and also because my RP group was planning a warlock game. I didn't HAVE to draw one of each but doing so DID help me decide which one I wanted to play (this is, to note, why the characters are all pretty fem-coded - because that's my favorite to RP) Anyway, after I drew them all, folks asked if I'd do other classes too. And I was like, maybe? But, sorcerer did sound fun to do this with so over the last few months I've been working on them kinda on the side while I put most my energy in, like, the commissions I need to finish lol. But here, a bunch of theoretical sorcerers I'd personally play in a game:

Let's start us off with Iris, a half-elf who'd be living a pretty normal life in a normal job (I was thinking she was probably a waitress or somethin) until she finds something weird - a piece of a meteor or something, you know how it goes. Suddenly she has powers, and that's where her adventure would begin More sorcerers under the cut!

Tally I struggled with because, as it turns out, little mechanical fairy wings are complicated to draw. BUT also fun - I liked the idea of a fairy who's lost her wings and while she's trapped in the material plane she befriends a clockmaker who builds her little wings for her and eventually her magic ends up kind of syncing up with the mechanical way he teaches her about the world

Elysia was actually the last one I drew, since I have a DIFFERENT Divine Soul sorcerer I've already designed and want to play as a priority, but then I happened to see something about Greek gods while watching TV one day and thought, oh hey, that'd be a fun way to play with a divinity-themed sorcerer - maybe a musician that caught the affections of a god who blessed her with magic

Cherish is a cheerful tiefling working at an inn with her former-adventurer mother. We can guess what sort of things her mother got up to in her adventure since she ended up raising a child with some mysteriously draconic features

NGL Aine was just a way for me to play with some of the inspirations I used to cling to as a kid. Sailor Moon and other various bits of anime and JRPGs and such that I loved in my youth and used a LOT to inspire art. I wanted to remember that - and a catgirl wearing too many belts sounded perfect for that

Leila is probably my weirdest - she's SPECIFIC, like if there's a campaign set in the Shadowfell or something, I imagined a maid working in a mansion that gets magicked away to this realm and her gaining that shadow power when it happens

One of my first 5e characters was a storm sorcerer - more focused on rain and lightning and thunder. I used the same hair color and close to the same skin color to make this new storm sorcerer as a bit of a nod to that character, and wanted this one more focused on winter storms (including making her a winter eladrin elf)

and last but certainly not least, Gemma the halfling cursed with wild magic. I think she started off her adventuring life with a thieves' group before they found the wrong magic artifact. You know how it goes

[robocop1906]

St Patrick's Day - a very very bizarre celebration indeed. A British and Roman priest who attempted to annihilate the Druids, conducted exorcisms to banish the great Irish faery deity Aine, who told lies about the faery, who claimed he threw Pagan women who would not convert into the ocean and they became mermaids, who "drove out the snakes" (the Pagan ways) and attempted to turn the great bright god Lugh into Lugh-chromain (Little stooping Lugh) which would become "lephrecaun". I adore the Irish. I revere Ireland. I have that old blood singing within my veins. But this day is a day to celebrate the survival of the Old Ways despite what this "Saint" represented and the cruel action he took. Today, I wear the green, for the fae, for the Old Ways, for the shining ones and the deep love of the land. Blessings to you all my friends. A blessing on the survival of the old ways, and of the Truth emerging from the distortions of history.

🇮🇪☘️🍀💚☘️🍀🇮🇪

[kimberly-spirits13]

Bruce Wanye’s S/O Having a ✨Southern Accent✨

• What you have to know about the *Southern Accent* is that there’s different versions of it

• There’s the tired one where all the syllables run together, the angry one (similar to the tired one) where it’s just the aggressive loss of syllables mixed with very personal threats, there’s the lack of accent when you’re in certain situations depending on the accents you grew up around, the sweet accent when talking to your elders, that kind of thing

• Depending on how strong the accent is, he’s not going to notice at first

• Like depending on my situation I have no accent or start sounding like a good ole’ southern girl

• When you’re in a meeting he probably doesn’t notice cause you’re not using that good ole southern accent

• Get tired though and you’re throwing syllables together he’s never heard

• You’re in the Batcave looking at footage of Joker

• “I on’t eve-n know what kinda mess this is”

• “Man-ee probly knocked his head fallin inta *that* acid

• He’s doing double takes

• “What did you say?”

• “I said this man’s dumber than a Florida man on 75”

• “What?”

• “HE’S A DUMBASS BRUCE- D U M B A S S“

• That’s when he starts noticing the accent more

• He thinks it’s hilarious when you come back from a long day at work and start off not worrying about annunciations

• “I think imma die fore’ the end-a this”

• He’s tried to copy the accent before

• Bless his heart

• Poor boy couldn’t do it if the world was at stake

• He just sounds like a northern boy struggling

• When you and Clark get going, no one understands you two

• Poor Diana tries to keep up but she just can’t

• Bruce just won’t

• He and the rest of the people there just sit back and watch

• Flash thinks that you have learned to just talk in the speed force

• Nope

• The times where he thinks it’s the funniest is in traffic

• That’s where every southerner starts mouthing off

• “GOOD LORD WHAT IS THIS PERSON DOIN- LORD I HADN’T SEEN A DUMBASS THIS BAD SINCE EVE ATE THAT FRUIT”

• “Sweet merciful Lord- WHAT IS HE DOIN? MOVE”

• “In all my days, I ain ever seen this”

• “I ain ever in my life”

• “I ain ever”

• It just gets shorter and shorter

• He just appreciates it

• He’s always grown up with Alfred being very proper so this is a good change

• Please call him Darlin

• He’ll die

[esoteric-chaos]

Midsummer Masterpost - Spoonie witch friendly

Midsummer, also known as the Summer Solstice.  This day is the longest day of the year. Typically lands around June 21st  (December 21st in the Southern Hemisphere). 

Many cultures around the world celebrate the Summer Solstice in their own ways. Marking a very important event for most.  

Fire is the main association with this holiday as it marks the sun. This holiday also marks the end of the planting season.

Midsummer Correspondences

Colours

Green

Gold

Light Blue

Yellow

Red

Orange

White

Herbal

Basil

Bay Leaves

Lavender

Mint

Rosemary

Thyme

Chamomile

Mugwort

Vervain

Rose

Honeysuckle

St. John’s Wort

Yarrow

Calendula

Sunflower

Marigold

Jasmine

Oak

Cinnamon

Elder

Edibles

Honey

Berries

Cheese

Lemonade

Lemons

Oranges

Tea

Honey cakes

Mead, Ale, Wine

Ice Cream

Animals

Bees

Cow

Butterfly

Dragonfly

Horse

Summer birds (Wren, Robin, Hawks, Eagles, Swallows, etc)

Crystals

Emerald

Jade

Sunstone

Orange or Green Calcite

Carnelian

Citrine

Amber

Tiger’s Eye

Diamond

Pearl

Quartz

Ruby

Garnet

Metals

Symbols

Sun

Fire, Bonfire, Balefire

Sun Wheel

Sunflower

Phoenix

Fae

Herbal

Summer flowers

Rose

Spirals

Spiritual meanings

Love

Life

Light

Passion

Creativity

Healing & Health

Growth

Empowerment

Lust

Fertility

Power

Success

Prosperity

Warmth

Solar energy

Scents

Lavender

Sage

Lemon

Rose

Mint & Spearmint

Jasmine

Rosemary

Verbena

Coconut

Orange

Gods / Goddesses / Spirits

Gaia

Aestas (Roman)

Aine (Celtic)

Brigantia (Celtic)

Venus (Roman)

Aphrodite (Greek)

Apollo (Roman)

Apollon (Greek)

Zeus and Thor (Thunder Gods)

Ra (Egyptian)

Greenman

Oak King

Anuket (Egyptian)

Benten (Japanese)

Any other sun Gods/Goddesses

Need some suggestions to celebrate? I got you covered.

High energy celebrations 

Bonfires

Fae offerings

Create Fae garden

Weave flower crowns

Perform a phoenix ritual

Create a  Besom

Dance and sing

Leave offerings to solar Gods/Goddesses

Divination work

Any solar energy workings

Low energy celebrations 

Ritual bath

Light a candle in honor

Watch the sunset

Meditate with solar energy

Pray to solar Gods/Goddesses

Create solar water

No spoon celebrations 

If you have a sun lamp bask in it

Watch the sunset

Greet the sun at sunrise

Tell yourself kind words

Remember that it’s okay if you cant do much while you are unwell. That you come first and you simply existing is a blessing.

How you celebrate the holiday does not matter. You can choose to do any activity that feels right. These are only suggestions and remember that you're enough no matter what.

[jessamine-rose]

*lovingly tackles Aine*

Read my Yandere! Pierro longfics first ♪( ´▽｀)

Last week, my beloved mutual @ainescribe surprised me with Savior! Darling fan art and AHAI9232@2-!/! CRYING SCREAMING I WANT TO LOOK AT THIS ART AND WORSHIP YOUR VERSION OF SAVIOR THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BLESSING ME WITH YOUR ART—

*clears throat* Anyway, now that I finally have the time to properly sit down and comment on the fan art, I’ll do just that. Feedback will be in the tags and it will be unhinged. Once again, thank you so much to Aine for drawing this <3

[bowandcurtsey]

Hi, I just wanted to thank you for all the black clover content you are doing! I started black clover a bit over a year ago but got really into it about last spring but the past year until just recently has also been the hardest time of my life. Anyway I just wanted to let you know that your scenarios, especially the ones with William 🥺💕 helped me so much. Like seriously, you can not imagine how much, and I am extremely grateful for that! So thank you for your work ❤️

Laura I-...

Am grateful and thankful and blessed.

Please enjoy black clover and I hope the happiness it brings you helps ease your hard times. Just remember, hard times don't last but tough people do! SO when you feel down, just remember , (in yami's voice): SURPASS YOUR LIMITS!!

Also if you're watching the Anime in Sub like me, in Asta's voice: MADA MADA!!!

William is such a sweetie and softie, you'll continue to learn along the way. Must protec Papa Vangeance! <3

I love you sm and thank you for loving my works, I hope they give you warmth on a cold day.

[talonabraxas]

Galactic Tree of Life Talon Abraxas

The Four Worlds

But what is to be understood, or what is the world of Atziluth? The world of Atziluth is the world of the splendors, the world of the sephirotic crown, the world of great happiness.

What is the world of Briah? It is the world of the Spirit. There we find Atman-Buddhi-Manas of eastern theosophy, namely, Chesed, Geburah and Tiphereth of the Hebrew Kabbalah.

What is the world of Yetzirah? In Yetzirah we find the mental world and the astral world.

And finally we find the world of Assiah, which is this physical world with its submerged regions or the abodes of Klipoth.

four worlds of kabbalah

So these four worlds: Atziluth, Briah, Yetzirah and Assiah, are intelligently processed.

What is the greatest world? It is, I repeat, the world of Atziluth.

In the beginning all these emanations are within the Ancient of Days, in the goodness of goodness; from him all sephiroth become. The Logos directly handles all the sephiroth (I repeat, directly), because already in the next world, in the world of Briah, he manifests himself through the divine hierarchies; likewise in the world of Yetzirah, as well as in the world of Assiah, which is this physical world, he manifests through the chakras of the planet Earth, through the zodiacal signs, the planets of the solar system and even through the tattvas or vibrations. He can only act directly, without intermediaries, we might say, in the world of Atman [Chesed]...

It is intriguing to know that Malkuth, this physical world in which we live (which is a fallen sephirah), was, one day, precisely within the Ancient of Days. Malkuth became from him as an emanation until taking the form that it has in these moments (this is wonderful!) thus, finally, the day will come when Malkuth will undergo successive transformations until returning again into its source of origin, into Kether, the region or the Ancient of Days.

Thus, the ten sephiroth involve and evolve; however, the most interesting of the sephiroth are not their involutions nor their evolutions, but their revolutions. One can make the revolution of the sephiroth in oneself, here and now, by treading the path of the razor's edge, the path that leads us to the inner self-realization of our Being.

Do not forget, to that end, that the inner realization of the Being becomes something extraordinary and is achieve through the great union of Shiva and Shakti, that is to say, through the union of our Father who is in secret with of our Divine Mother in the cubic stone of Yesod. I am addressing now the sephirah Daath, which is nothing but tantric knowledge.

We need to handle that tantric knowledge, we need to realize that knowledge within us, because it is through tantra how we will achieve the ascension of the sacred fire through up our dorsal spine. It is through the tantric knowledge, that is, through the sephirah Daath, how we can one day return transformed into the Ancient of Days, to become an Ancient of Days ourselves.

In one word, we need to integrate the ten sephiroth within ourselves, here and now. The sephiroth are within us, but we must integrate them in order to become gods.

When that is achieved, we will have the right to knock at the eleventh door, but before knocking at that door, we must have the ten sephiroth absolutely integrated within ourselves. Thus, already integrated and perfect, we can knock at that door of wonders and it will open (within it is the Ain Soph Aur, the third aspect of the great Absolute).

Following these cosmic developments, we can knock one day on the twelve door, which is the Ain Soph; And finally, blessed be the one who knocks at the thirteenth door, the door of the Ain, because that one will become a sat-guru, that is, a living manifestation of the Absolute, here and now, that one will become a seity beyond good and evil.

Remember, my dear brothers and sisters, that the number thirteen is holy. Jesus and his twelve disciples formed thirteen people, a group of thirteen people. Thirteen were also that council of elders who ruled the holy land of Anahuac. The Aztec calendar is based on the thirteen.

We have been told in the secret doctrine of Anahuac that there are thirteen heavens, and this invites us to reflect. There are thirteen worlds that are combined with the thirteen sephiroth, because the Ancient of Days, the Goodness of Goodness," [Kether] the tenth of the Sephiroth, is not everything: he "becomes" from a superior sephirah, who is the eleventh [Ain Soph Aur]; and the eleventh in turn "becomes" from the twelfth [Ain Soph], and the twelfth from the thirteenth [Ain].

In the beginning, everything is within the Logos, within the Ancient of Days. In the world of Atziluth, the Logos handles everything directly, but when the Logos turns asunder in all those sephiroth, when all of these sephiroth emanate, everything changes, they fall into the world of manifestation until finally reaching, falling into the physical world.

Thus, there are thirteen heavens, thirteen worlds. Our solar system has thirteen planets; let us enumerate them:

1.Earth 2.Mercury 3.Venus 4.Sun 5.Mars 6.Jupiter 7.Saturn 8.Uranus 9.Neptune 10.Pluto 11.Vulcan 12.Persephone 13,Clarion

These thirteen planets typify the thirteen sephiroth that make up the thirteen heavens of the nahuatl wisdom.

So, therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, if we want to become gods, it is vital to self-actualize all the sephiroth of the Kabbalah within ourselves. The entire doctrine that we are teaching here leads to that.

[findingnemosworld]

𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 - 𝐛𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥

・𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲: @a-little-bit-rascal

𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞: 𝐢 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐮𝐲𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥.

Y/N was a firm believer of fate, that whatever occurs was predetermined for her - and apparently going through two heartbreaks seemed to be the case, and while it does not seem that big of a deal to some, for her it was; as her heartbreaks were plastered online for everyone to see, Y/N was no ordinary girl, she'd been fortunate to break through the industry as a popular actor and dancer which had garnered her a sizable following, the exact following that saw her break down and come undone only to rise and get straight to work not allowing herself to fully grief the heartbreak until she was in her hometown, and yet somehow, after those heartbreak she was blessed, and it all started the day she had been invited to attend Wimbledon.

She was seated next to a handsome brunette man, around her age dressed in an all black casual yet stylish ensemble, with sunglasses over his eyes, and it wasn't until he removed them that she realized exactly who he was - Chelsea and England's star, Ben Chilwell.

The pair exchanged small talk which quickly formed into a conversation after the event as they exchanged numbers, Ben had even taken the initiative by asking her out on a date, then another and another when time was possible, yet in the midst of those six months nearing seven, they'd never discussed the possibility of becoming anything more than just two adults casually spending time together, while she didn't fault him for not labelling their relationship ( that's if it's a relationship ) she couldn't help but feel lost.

She knew she liked him, quite a lot yet the fear of abandonment, or worse, being dumped for the third time took over, hence why she never brought it up, firmly believing that Ben didn't see them going as far as they can.

Except he did.

You see, while Y/N was stressing over the prospect of them going far in their relationship, Ben was so enamored by her that his England teammates were the unfortunate victims of his affinity for the dancer, particularly James Maddison.

" Mate " James interjects, " I know you're obsessed with her, but for the love of all that is holy, stop! "

It was then that Ben realized that he had been oversharing a bit too much, " Sorry bout that " he murmurs.

" It's fine " James said, " I understand how you feel, I mean I was like that when I first met Kennedy, and here I am, three kids in and happily in love " he grew silent before smiling, " I have an idea, why don't we invite her to come? "

" I don't know mate, she's probably busy " Ben shrugs, as he knew she had a tight schedule of performances and the fact that he didn't want to scare her by making such a big move.

" Listen, Kennedy won't be able to come because she has to watch over the kids, I'll ask her to phone Y/N and see if she can come to Poland instead " James said, then adds with an eye roll, " If she says yes, you will man up, ask her to be your girlfriend and hopefully, get me out of my misery "

____

This is ludicrous, she shouldn't have allowed herself to be persuaded like this yet here she was, at the airport in the small shop looking at something to get for Ben - all the while she was debating if she should just walk out and miss the flight, her thoughts were soon broken by a familiar sound, she looks up to see Aine May in front of her, the girlfriend of Ben's teammate, Conor Gallagher.

" Y/N " Aine May smiles, embracing her before frowning. " You alright? "

Y/N attempted to wave it off with a smile, " Yeah, I just - I was looking for something to get Ben before the flight and I ... " she trails off and swallows the lump in her throat, " Am I making the right choice? I mean, we aren't even serious and here I am acting like a girlfriend " she chuckles.

The blonde girl shakes her head, " Show me your ticket? "

Y/N complies, giving her the ticket; Aine May grins, " we are literally sitting next to one another, come on, I'm getting a new cologne for Conor since he finished his last one "

They spent the next hour roaming through to get what they felt was fitting, and then boarding the flight. Y/N's mind felt messy, yet Aine May assured her that she'll be fine, that Ben would be happy to see her as several of the other WAG's would be there, the only thing she can hope for was that Ben would be happy to see her, otherwise ... this will be a terrible idea.

______________________________________________________________

( I know England flopped in the match but let's pretend they didn't )

The teams were in the tunnel, Ben stood behind James - and while he tried his best to focus, his brain draws back to Y/N and when James turned to him, he sighs. " Mate, relax! " he said, Ben sighs and shakes his head, " I should have asked her to come, I mean ... I miss her a lot, I know I sound like a sap but it's true "

" Yes, you do sound like a sap " James sighs softly, " Now, focus on the game and who knows, maybe she did come, I mean Kennedy didn't say anything but you never know " he shrugs.

They were ushered out onto the pitch, and Ben opted not to dwell on Y/N and instead try his best to pour his focus onto the upcoming match - they'd taken the pictures and were then dispersed onto the pitch in their assigned positions, the first half was definitely intense for England as clearly Ukraine were attempting their best to score early and unfortunately they'd done just that, the goal had definitely placed a damper on them throughout the first half up until the extra minutes when they walked in.

_

Y/N was able to catch the end of the first half and was heartbroken seeing the dejection on Ben as well as the England players as they had hoped not to concede, she took her seat next to Aine May who filled her on what happened earlier, the pair continued to chat until the second half began which seemed to pan out better for England who had thankfully equalized the scoresheet thanks to Kyle Walker's goal.

At around the 58th minute, England were awarded a corner which Ben jogged up to the corner to perform, and right then; he looked up and saw her, his face lights up almost instantly and just then, he turns around executing the corner which thankfully had the ball pushed into the net by Jude Bellingham thus granting England the lead over Ukraine, and provided them with momentum to keep the match in their favor until the very end.

Aine May nudges Y/N to alert her of Ben running over to greet her, what she didn't expect was to be greeted by a warm embrace followed by a soft kiss that radiated a deep sense of longing, " I missed you so much " Ben whispers.

" Yeah? " Y/N beams.

" Thank god you're here " James interrupts them, " He was driving us mad with how much he missed you " he laughs.

" Finally mate " Jude yells with a laugh.

" God knows how long we had to sit and endure him sapping over how much he missed her " Declan joins in.

" Stop it you two " came the voice of their captain and friend Harry Kane, " it's not his fault he's in love " he chuckles.

" But he had us wanting to drive heads up the wall Haz " Jude groans.

" Yeah, plus we couldn't sleep well " Conor said.

Y/N looks at Ben who blushes, " That bad huh? "

" You can't even imagine " Ben chuckles.

[santoschristos]

"Aine of the summer’s warmth Be with us, and grant thy aid Aine of the bright cloak, Be with us, and grant thy blessing Aine of the surest step Be with us, and guide our footsteps

Aine of the best heart, Be with us, and grant us joy We will wash our faces In the nine rays of the sun ‘Neath the sunwoven cloak of the Lady of Light Let us find peace In the nine rays of the sun We will wash our faces In the light of bright bloom Let us find joy We will wash our faces In the nine rays of the sun In the bounty of the generous heart

Let us find grace Be we blessed in our rising up And in our lying down Be we blessed in our waking And in our sleeping Be we blessed in our coming in And in our going out Light before us Light behind us Light above us Light below us Light within us Light without Light about us Bright about us shall ever be the cloak of Aine Cli"

--attributed "Carmina Gadelica", compiled by folklorist Alexander Carmichael

Aine, Irish Goddess, or Fairy Queen Image Photo: Vale Isidea The Goddess of…

[ilove-masked-men]

”How much do her parents make?”

a y/n x Johnny (Soap) Mactavish forbidden love based fanfic

Y/N POV

Arguing about money again, ofcourse they were, my dad loves to start arguments about money when he can’t afford his whiskey because mom payed for the rent instead of cigerettes. It was horrible, you asked him to go to rehab again but he said it “only made him worse” we all knew he was lying. I needed out and immediately. I didn’t want to go into the living room through front door though, they would drag me into the argument. I only had one other way out - my window. Right outside my window was a skip we had hired to clear out the house but we had barely used it, the only thing inside of it were some pillows and old blankets, creating the perfect soft landing. 

I jumped out and down onto it, it hurt, but not as much as it would if there wasn’t any cushoning. I got up and started walking, it was cold, even with my thickest coat on. It was so late too, almost tweleve and i was out walking. I’m asking to be kidnapped.

I was too busy lost in thought to see the man i had bumped into, almost knocking both of our balance. I mindlessly grabbed onto him for stabilty with my eyes squeezing shut in shock.

“What’s somet gorgeous la’hk yo’ou doin’ all about this late at ni’ht?” A heavy Scottish accent asked me, he didn’t seem to mega uncomfortable, but i let go of him without hesitance to make sure.

I realised i still had my eyes closed and opened them up, to be blessed in my vision… i think. He had an uneven smirk on his lips as he looked at me, with an extremely noticable mowhawk and peircing blue eyes. His face was imperfect but in all the right ways that made him something amazing to look at. He had the perfect build, his whole body being perfectly proportioned in his skin tight black shirt and slightly baggy blue jeans, only tight in the right places. 

“Still waitin’ for me answer pretty.” He said with a slight scoff, he was so full of himself i couldn’t help but be flattered.

“Uhm, sorry i was just going for a walk.” I answered directly, looking down.

“At twelve o’clock at ni’ht? Are you sure tha’s it?” He asked, his voice rung with a slight concern in it.

“Oh.. i mean, you know how it is.. rough night..” I explained to him, becoming more and more nervous, which he clearly picked up on.

“Hey, i ain’ abou’ to try and kidnap yo’ou or other stuff. How old are yous? And what’s your name? I’m 18 and me name is Johnny, but yous can call me Soap.” He asked me the questions so gently and he sounded so sincere i fell undee his spell, i made eye contact with him and smiled slightly.

“I’m y/n and i’m 16.” I told him, i felt more comfortable with him now that i had felt used to him.

“What time have yous gotta be home lovie? You wanna walk n’ talk?” He asked me with a kind smile.

I nod and begin talking to him, walking down the road next to him. He bought us coffee at the 24 hour cafê and we got phone numbers, i hope we can keep in touch alot, tonight was amazing - i met him at 12:00 and i got back home at 2:00. He even walked me home, i was writing about him in my diary for ages, filling up 3 pages just describing and drawing him. I slept like a baby after hetting everything off my chest too.

[hadeth]

عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ إِنَّ صَلاَتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَاىَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْمَلِكُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ ‏.‏ أَنْتَ رَبِّي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي وَاعْتَرَفْتُ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ وَاهْدِنِي لأَحْسَنِ الأَخْلاَقِ لاَ يَهْدِي لأَحْسَنِهَا إِلاَّ أَنْتَ وَاصْرِفْ عَنِّي سَيِّئَهَا لاَ يَصْرِفُ عَنِّي سَيِّئَهَا إِلاَّ أَنْتَ لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ وَالْخَيْرُ كُلُّهُ فِي يَدَيْكَ وَالشَّرُّ لَيْسَ إِلَيْكَ أَنَا بِكَ وَإِلَيْكَ تَبَارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ قَالَ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ رَكَعْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَلَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ خَشَعَ لَكَ سَمْعِي وَبَصَرِي وَمُخِّي وَعَظْمِي وَعَصَبِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ قَالَ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ مِلْءَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَمِلْءَ الأَرْضِ وَمِلْءَ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَمِلْءَ مَا شِئْتَ مِنْ شَىْءٍ بَعْدُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَإِذَا سَجَدَ قَالَ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ سَجَدْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَلَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ سَجَدَ وَجْهِي لِلَّذِي خَلَقَهُ وَصَوَّرَهُ وَشَقَّ سَمْعَهُ وَبَصَرَهُ تَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ الْخَالِقِينَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ مِنْ آخِرِ مَا يَقُولُ بَيْنَ التَّشَهُّدِ وَالتَّسْلِيمِ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَفْتُ وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ صحيح مسلم حديث ٧٧١

'Ali b. Abu Talib reported that when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) got up at night for prayer he would say: "I turn my face in complete devotion to One Who is the Originator of the heaven and the earth and I am not of the polytheists. Verily my prayer, my sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the worlds; There is no partner with Him and this is what I have been commanded (to profess and believe) and I am of the believers. O Allah, Thou art the King, there is no god but Thee, Thou art my Lord, and I am Thy bondman. I wronged myself and make a confession of my Sin. Forgive all my sins, for no one forgives the sins but Thee, and guide me in the best of conduct for none but Thee guideth anyone (in) good conduct. Remove sins from me, for none else but Thou can remove sins from me. Here I am at Thy service, and Grace is to Thee and the whole of good is in Thine hand, and one cannot get nearnests to Thee through evil. My (power as well as existence) is due to Thee (Thine grace) and I turn to Thee (for supplication). Thou art blessed and Thou art exalted. I seek forgiveness from Thee and turn to Thee in repentance: and when he would bow, he would say: O Allah, it is for Thee that I bowed. I affirm my faith in Thee and I submit to Thee, and submit humbly before Thee my hearing, my eyesight, my marrow, my bone, my sinew; and when he would raise his head, he would say: O Allah, our Lord, praise is due to Thee, (the praise) with which is filled the heavens and the earth, and with which is filled that (space) which exists between them, and filled with anything that Thou desireth afterward. And when he prostrated himself, he (the Holy Prophet) would say: O Allah, it is to Thee that I prostrate myself and it is in Thee that I affirm my faith, and I submit to Thee. My face is submitted before One Who created it, and shaped it, and opened his faculties of hearing and seeing. Blessed is Allah, the best of Creators; and he would then say between Tashahhud and the pronouncing of salutation: Forgive me of the earlier and later open and secret (sins) and that where I made transgression and that Thou knowest better than I. Thou art the First and the Last. There is no god, but Thee." Sahih Muslim 771 aIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 240

قوله: «كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا قام إلى الصلاة» أي: المكتوبة وغيرها ، وليس في طرق الحديث ما يدل على أنه خاصٌ بصلاة الليل ، بل هو عام يستفتح به كل صلاة. وقد رواه الدارقطني بسندٍ صحيح بلفظ: «كان رسول الله إذا قام إلى الصلاة المكتوبة»، وهذا الاستفتاح قائمٌ على الإخبار بالعبودية والدعاءِ والاستغفار.

   قوله: «وجهت وجهي للذي فطر السماوات والأرض حنيفاً» أي: لله وحده دون سواه ، ففيه التوجه لله بالإخلاص، قال الله تعالى: ﴿وَمَنْ يُسْلِمْ وَجْهَهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَى﴾[لقمان:22] أي: بلا إله إلا الله.

قوله: «للذي فطر السماوات والأرض» أي: للذي أبدعهما وأوجدهما من العدم وهو الله I.

ا«حنيفاً» أي: مائلًا، والحنيف: هو المائل عن الشرك إلى التوحيد، وعن المعصية إلى الطاعة، قال الله في وصف نبيه إبراهيم عليه الصلاة والسلام: ﴿إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ كَانَ أُمَّةً قَانِتًا لِلَّهِ حَنِيفًا وَلَمْ يَكُ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ﴾ [النحل:120] ولهذا يسمى دين إبراهيم «الحنيفية».

ا «وما أنا من المشركين» أي: برئ منه ومن أهلِه، ولا يصح التوحيد إلا بهذا، ﴿قَدْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ فِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ إِذْ قَالُوا لِقَوْمِهِمْ إِنَّا بُرَآءُ مِنْكُمْ وَمِمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ﴾[الممتحنة:4].

قوله: «إن صلاتي ونسكي ومحياي ومماتي لله رب العالمين»؛ ذكر الصلاة والنُسك لأنهما أفضل العبادات؛ فالصلاة أفضل العبادة البدينة، والنسك أفضل العبادات المالية، وخصَّهما دون غيرهما بالذِّكر؛ لشرفهما وعِظَم فضلهما، ومَن أخلص في صلاته ونُسُكِه استلزم إخلاصه لله في سائر أعمالِه ، قد جمع الله بينهما في قوله: ﴿فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ﴾[الكوثر:2] وقوله: ﴿قُلْ إِنَّ صَلاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ﴾[الأنعام:162] .

وقوله: «ومحياي ومماتي» أي: ما أحيا عليه من العبادة والطاعة، وما أموت عليه من الإيمان والخضوع كله لله رب العالمين، وهذا فيه الإخلاص لله U .

قوله: «لا شريك له» أي: ليس له شريك في شيء من ذلك؛ لا شريك له في صلاتي، ولا شريك له في نُسكي، ولا شريك له فيما أحيا عليه وما أموت عليه، ليس لله تبارك وتعالى شريكٌ في ذلك.

قوله: «وبذلك أمرت» أي: وبذلك الإخلاص وحُسن التوجه والتذلل والخضوع أمُرت، أي: أمرني الله ، كما قال تعالى: ﴿قُلْ إِنَّ صَلاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ﴾.

قوله: «وأنا من المسلمين»؛ هذا فيه الانتساب للإسلام، قال الله تعالى: ﴿هُوَ سَمَّاكُمُ الْمُسْلِمينَ﴾[الحج:78] وقال تعالى: ﴿وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلًا مِمَّنْ دَعَا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا وَقَالَ إِنَّنِي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ﴾[فصلت:33].

قوله: «اللهم أنت الملِك لا إله إلا أنت»؛ فيه جمعٌ بين التوحيدين العلمي والعملي، العلمي: في قوله «أنت الملك»؛ أي: الملك كله لك، لا شريك لك في شيء من ذلك، والعملي: في قوله «لا إله إلا أنت «أي: المعبود بحق ولا معبود بحق سواك، والمعنى: كما أنك تفردت وحدك بالملك لا شريك لك فُنفردك بالعبادة وحدك لا ند لك.

ثم أكد هذا التوحيد بنوعيه فقال: «أنت ربي وأنا عبدك»؛ فقوله «أنت ربي» هذا التوحيد العلمي، وقوله: «وأنا عبدك» هذا التوحيد العملي.

قوله: «ظلمت نفسي، واعترفت بذنبي»؛ هذا اعتراف العبد بحاله وما عنده من الذنب والتقصير.فقوله: «ظلمت نفسي»؛ ظُلم النفس يكون بفعل الذنب، ويكون بتقصير العبد في الطاعة والعبادة.

قوله: «فاغفر لي ذنوبي جميعا»؛ هذا طلب للغفران جاء بعد تلك الوسائل العظيمة.

قوله: «إنه لا يغفر الذنوب إلا أنت» أي: أنت وحدك الذي تغفر الذنوب ، قال الله تعالى: {وَمَنْ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ}[آل عمران:135] أي : لا يغفرها أحدٌ سواك.

قوله: «واهدني لأحسن الاخلاق، لا يهدي لأحسنها إلا أنت، واصرف عني سيئها، لا يصرف عني سيئها إلا انت»؛ فيه سؤال الله سبحانه وتعالى أن يهدي عبده إلى أحسن الأخلاق وأطيبها وأزكاها، لا يهدي لأحسنها سواه، عن طاوس بن كيسان: قال : «إن هذه الأخلاق منائح يمنحها الله من يشاء من عباده، فمن أراد الله بعبد خيرًا منحه منها خُلقًا صالحا».

كثير من الناس يشتكي من رعونة أخلاقه وفظاظتها، ومع ذلك هو مقصر في دعاء ربه أن يهديه لأحسن الأخلاق وأن يعيذه من سيئها!!. ومن صدق مع الله في هذا الدعاء أعطاه سبحانه من عظيم الخلق ما لا يحتسب وما لا يظن أنه يحصِّله، والله واسع الفضل.

ومن دعا بهذا الدعاء عليه ببذل السبب؛ وذلك بمجاهدة النفس على التحلي بالأخلاق الفاضلة والآداب الحسنة والبُعد عن أضدادها. وفي الدعاء بهذه الدعوة في الصلاة في فاتحتها تنبيهٌ إلى أن الصلاة بوابة عظيمة ومُدخلٌ مبارك لإصلاح الأخلاق وتحسينها والبعُدِ عن سيئها، وقد قال الله تعالى: ﴿إِنَّ الصَّلاةَ تَنْهَى عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ﴾[العنكبوت:45].

  قوله: «لبيك وسعديك»؛ التلبية: استجابةٌ لله سبحانه وامتثالٌ لأمره، فمعنى«لبيك»: أي: استجبت لندائك وامتثلت أمرك ، «وسعديك» أي: إسعاداً بعد إسعاد، والمراد: طاعةً بعد طاعة ، والمعنى: إني سامعٌ مطيعٌ ممتثل ولك علي المنة في ذلك، والحمد فيه عائد إليك.

قوله: «والخير كله في يديك» أي: خزائن الخير كلها بيدك، ولهذا جاء في أدعية النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قوله: ((اللهم إني أسألك من كل خير خزائنه بيدك، وأعوذ بك من كل شر خزائنه بيدك))، فالخير كله بيد الله فلا يُطلب إلا منه سبحانه، ولا يُلتجأ في طلبه إلا إليه.

قوله: «والشر ليس إليك»؛ فيه تنزيه الله عن الشرِّ أن يُنسب إليه، فالشرُّ لا يُنسب إلى الله بوجه من الوجوه، لا في ذاته، ولا في أسمائه، ولا في صفاته، ولا في أفعاله، وإنَّما الشرُّ يدخل في مخلوقاته ومفعولاته، فالشرُّ في المقضي لا في القضاء، فتبارك وتعالى عن نسبة الشرِّ إليه، بل كلُّ ما نُسب إليه فهو خير.

قوله: «أنا بك وإليك»؛ «بك» أي: مستجير، «وإليك» أي: ملتجأ. وقيل «بك»: أحيا وأموت، «وإليك» أي: المصير والمرجع. وكل هذا يحتمله اللفظ .

قوله: «تباركت» أي: استحققتَ الثناء وتكاثر خيرك، وأصل الكلمة للدوام والثبوت.

«وتعاليت» أي: ارتفعت عظمتك وظهر قهرك وقدرتك.

قوله: «أستغفرك وأتوب إليك»؛ فيه الجمع بين الاستغفار والتوبة، والاستغفار: هو طلب محو الذنوب والإقالة منها والعفو عنها. والتوبة: يُراد بها ترك العبد للذنوب وإقلاعه عنها وعزمه على عدم فعل شيء منها.

الشاهد أنهذا الاستفتاح استفتاحٌ عظيم، وهو ثابت عن نبينا عليه الصلاة والسلام. والنَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَم يكن يداومُ على نوعٍ من الاستفتاحات، بل يستفتح بهذا تارةً وبهذا تارة.

قوله: «لك ركعت» تقديم الجار والمجرور في قوله: «لك» على الفعل والفاعل يفيد الاختصاص، أي: لك وحدك يا الله ركوعي، وهذا فيه إعلان الإخلاص والبراءة من الشرك.

قوله: «وبك آمنت» أي: أقرَرْتُ وصدَّقت.

وقوله: «ولك أسلمت» أي: انقدت وأطعت.

وإذا جُمع بين الإيمان والإسلام في سياقٍ واحد، فإن للإيمان معنىً يخصه وللإسلام معنىً يخصه، كما جاء ذلك مبينًا في حديث جبريل المشهور عندما سأل النبي عَلْيهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عن الإسلام، قال: «أخبرني عن الإسلام»، قال: ((الإسلام أن تشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمدًا رسول الله، وتقيم الصلاة وتؤتي الزكاة، وتصوم رمضان وتحج بيت الله الحرام))، قال: «أخبرني عن الإيمان»، قال: ((الإيمان أن تؤمن بالله وملائكته وكتبه ورسله واليوم الآخر، وأن تؤمن بالقدر خيره وشره))؛ ففسر الإسلام بأعمال الدين الظاهرة وشرائعه التعبدية، وفسر الإيمان بعقائد الدين الباطنة وأصوله التي مكانها القلب.

 قوله: «خَشَعَ لَكَ سَمْعِي، وَبَصَـرِي، وَمُخِّي وَعَظْمِي، وَعَصَبِي»، هذا الذكر المفصل لهذه الأعضاء من الإنسان -السمع والبصر والمخ والعظم والعصب- فيه استشعار خضوع الإنسان بكل أجزائه لله تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى، فالخشوع هو خضوع العبد وتمام ذلِّه وانكساره بين يدي ربه تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى؛ وهذا فيه فائدة أن تجاهد نفسك على حفظ هذه الأشياء من الغفلة والخروج عن الخشوع ، فلا يتناسب مع قولك: «خَشَعَ لَكَ سَمْعِي، وَبَصَـرِي، وَمُخِّي وَعَظْمِي، وَعَصَبِي» أن تجيل بصرك، أو تنصت إلى صوت بعيد يتحدث فتصغي ماذا يقول من باب الفضول؛ فلابد أن تستحضر هذا الخشوع التام في كل أجزائك فتكون خاشعًا فعلًا في سمعك وفي بصرك، وفي مخك، وفي عظمك، وفي عصبك، وفي جميع أجزائك.

 قوله: «وإذا رفع رأسه من الركوع يقول: سمع الله لمن حمده ربنا ولك الحمد ملء ال��ماوات وملء الأرض وملء ما بينهما وملء ما شئت من شيء بعد»؛ المراد بالسمع: سمع الإجابة، قال تعالى: ﴿إِنَّ رَبِّي لَسَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ﴾[إبراهيم:39] أي: مجيب الدعاء.

قوله: «ربنا ولك الحمد»، أي: الحمد لك وحدك ملكًا واستحقاقًا، حمدًا على أسمائك الحسنى وصفاتك وكمالك وعظمتك، وحمدًا على نعمك ومننك التي لا تعد ولا تحصى، ومن أعظم نعمه أن منَّ عليك بالصلاة وجعلك من هؤلاء المصلين الراكعين الساجدين.

يقول ابن القيم :: «ولا يهمل أمر هذه الواو في قوله: (ربنا ولك الحمد)؛ فإنه قد نُدب الأمر بها في الصحيحين، وهي تجعل الكلام في تقدير جملتين قائمتين بأنفسهما؛ فإن قوله: (ربنا) متضمن في المعنى أنت الرب والملك القيوم الذي بيديه أزمة الأمور وإليه مرجعها، فعطف على هذا المعنى المفهوم من قوله: (ربنا) قوله: (ولك الحمد) فتضمن ذلك معنى قول الموحد: "له الملك وله الحمد" ».

 قوله: «ملء السماوات وملء الأرض» هذا بيان لحال الحمد وصفته؛ أي: حمدًا يملأ السماوات كثرة ويملأ الأرض ويملأ ما بينهما، فهذا حمدٌ يملأ الأشياء الموجودة الكائنة، ثم أضاف إليه حمدًا يملأ الأشياء التي لم تكن، قال «وملء ما شئت من شيءٍ بعد» ؛ فهو حمدٌ يملأ الموجود ويملأ ما لم يوجد كثرةً، فهو حمدٌ لا حصر له ولا حد ولا عد. وكم هو جميل بك -أيها المسلم- وأنت تحمد الله I أن تستحضر هذه السعة في الحمد.

 قوله: «وإذا سجد يقول في سجوده: اللهم لك سجدت»، وهذه كذلك تفيد الاختصاص، وأن السجود خاص بالله لا يجوز أن يصرف لغيره سُبْحَانَهُ .

قوله: «وبك آمنك ولك أسلمت» ؛ تقدم معناه.

قوله: «سجد وجهي وجهي للذي خلقه وصوره وشق سمعه وبصره تبارك الله أحسن الخالقين»؛ السجود لا يكون إلا للخالق الذي خلق وجه العبد وصوَّره وخلقه في أحسن تقويم، وجعل له السمع والبصر، ﴿لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الإِنسَانَ فِي أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ ﴾[التين:4]، ﴿وَصَوَّرَكُمْ فَأَحْسَنَ صُوَرَكُمْ﴾[غافر:64]، ﴿وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِي آدَمَ﴾[الإسراء:70]، فهو سبحانه وتعالى وحده الذي منَّ على العبد بهذه النعمة، وهذا الوجه الجميل، والصورة الحسنة، والهيئة طيبة، فلما يضع وجهه على الأرض يضعه ذلًا لله وخضوعًا له معترفًا بنعمته ومنَّته وفضله سبحانه وتعالى.

ويسمى هذا الحمد «الحمد المضاعف»؛ لأن لفظه قليل وثوابه مضاعف مضاعفةً عظيمة. أحاديث الأذكار والأدعية شرح البدر

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My Bungou Stray Dogs OC Haruka Ariandel Ain Special Ability: Part 1. Poor Fools Blessing Heals any damage done to him, depending on the damage this can take minutes, hours or days. Part 2. [Redacted] True Potential: [Redacted] Full Name: Haruka Araindel Ain Preferred Name: Ain Age: 23 Years Birthday: He was born on a Sunday Height: Undetermined Weight: Healthy, according to him Blood Type: A+ He likes: Ain actually preferes the quiet lifestyle of the countryside. He misses the small church of his adoptive father and over all isnt a fan of the large city life. He dislikes: His father, supper on sunday and the bustle of the city. Ain only stayed with his birth family until he was seven years old. Then he was taken in by the pastor of a small church at the outskirts of town. The man treated him well and still cares about Ain to this day, always welcoming him back for a visit. His room remains clean and ready at all times. Ain was dragged into working for Rykard Weiss, the former patriarch of the Red City Hikami. To blame were his fathers unpaid debts. Ain later took over the reign of the city after Rykards untimely demise. Ain rules the city as a faceless widow and has recieved the titel of Queen by the locals.

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LADY EABHA CALLEARY / KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

♛ Age: 30 ♛ Relationships: Aine Lorcan, Fiona Calleary (sisters), Cormac Calleary. Finn Calleary (brother), Padraig Lorcan (brother-in-law), Ciara Varmont, Eoin Varmont (cousins), Bartholomew Varmont (uncle), Rian Stafford, Godfrey Calanion (enemies), Eithne Malconaire, Brigit Malconaire, Eilionora Stafford, Laoirse Lorcan, Aisling Lorcan (best friends), Kale Brennan (childhood friend/occasional flirtation), Aleksander Royce, Alaric Varmont (potential husbands), Garbhan Stafford (past interest)

Like both Eithne and Eilionora, Eabha had her birthright stripped away from her when Roderick claimed Astaira

and while she does not see this as a blessing, ultimately it likely saved her life

her own father did not bend the knee and he payed for that with his life

roderick claimed the calleary family seat for his own and gifted it to godfrey upon his engagement to ciara varmont -- their mutual cousin

due to both the family ties and the fact that cormac, who is now her father's heir, was so quick to bend the knee, neither eabha nor her siblings suffered any more consequences from their father's actions, even if eabha, herself, never would have submitted to roderick

cormac has been gifted a smaller, more northern estate

but as it was damaged so severely in the war, she and her siblings are residing at lorcan until such repairs can be made

while eabha once had her independence, she now realizes that she is now under the less than reliable protection of her younger brother, cormac, and that she may need to find a suitable husband -- for she knows that cormac will only run his new estate into the ground

while she's not thrilled about the idea, nor her choices, she has come to the conclusion that either alaric or aleksander would, at least, be kind to her

she feels, however, that every move any of them make is being watched closely by rian stafford, who has been placed in charge of lorcan until her brother-in-law returns to claim it

she has an uneasy feeling that any misstep by any of them will result in their removal and that rian would be only all too happy to claim both lorcan and cormac's new seat for himself

is determined not to give up on her own people!!!!

doesn't trust godfrey, either, but is determined to make sure that they have everything they need and will go through ciara once they are married if she cannot go through him

(honestly has probably snuck back to hanthom once or twice with her sisters bringing food and supplies and just generally making sure they are all okay!!)

once secretly had feelings for garbhan stafford when she met him years ago but meeting him now again, she's ashamed she ever felt that way!!

TAKEN BY KATE AA.