#by misshallery

[misshallery]

lillie icons for @runawaycarouselhorse <3

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[mitsuruao3]

via AO3 works tagged 'Tenma Mitsuru'

[zyxyz-xyzzy]

Zyxyz’s Comprehensive Fanfic Rec List: 11/22 Update

 it lives!! update post shamelessly copypasteedited from the last time I did one of these here:                                                                                                         

A bit less than eight years ago, I created a simple Word document to list my favorite fanfiction, so that if I wanted to reread something I could easily find it again. Five years ago today, I uploaded it as a proper multifandom rec list, having realized how huge the scale of it had gotten and its potential as more than just a reference for my own use. And now, it’s time for the semiannual public version update once again, bringing the uploaded file up-to-date with my continuously-updated personal copy.

With this expansion, the list goes from 2,440 to 2,578 total fics, from 118 to 122 fandoms represented, and from ~49.6 million to over 53.4 million words. (There’s a stats section that goes into more detail on such things at the end of the list document, if you’re interested.)

Updated links below:

Word document version

PDF version

Special thanks to all the authors of fics newly added for this version (listed are the ones I could find tumblrs of):

@9thdoor @agentdate @andreabandrea @arysthaeniru @birdsknight @breath-of-the-gay @commanderfreddy @cynamonowo @cyranonic @draculaparrot @elinciacrimea  @esdithequeen @fethenjoyer @ficrecsforjesus @fray--myste @frozencinders @grraveryl @honekujiras @itsbigdangofamily @jaelafish @kingkazul @layrna6 @lesbianakechi @lesbiankakyoin @littlehungrywarrior @misshallery @morisninethlion @musingonward @ncfan-1 @nemaliwrites @octosan @onniepng @ourlightsinvain @photon-hypernova @popfever @raunchyandpaunchy @redigitizing @redknight3996 @revengeoftimeclam @salted00 @sonadow @squadron-of-damned-writes @strawberry-crocodile @sunsetdawn @tearoomsaloon @the-cryptographer @timeskip @transgender-donald-trump @wolfraven80 @woodswolf

[runawaycarouselhorse]

Tagged by @nerdinsandals!

Rules: Go to Pinterest and type in “[your name] core aesthetic” and create a moodboard using the first nine images. No need to reveal what your name actually is!

I skipped two photographs and took from later ones because they had images of people, but in general... wow, all the results are scarily accurate, maybe because I do have a Pinterest account. Lots of pastels, cotton-candy skies, floral teacups, picnic baskets, bunnies, soft lighting, vintage fashion, whimsical little lamps and night lights, pastel pink kitchen utensils and even a white pair of headphones that look exactly like ones I use in real life... brrr!

They read me good and I don't even use my actual name on there.

I tag:

@thestateofardadreaming @yuniko @tamatoch @alice-serenity @sauvechouris @multiscales @owls-den @sweetasteriaa @misshallery @bosnian-muslim @fa-sabrun-jameil @bll7 @maybeiexist @emceeingly @flyingpochama948 @witcher-fanatic @furiousfates @rainbowmilk1996 @tiara-throne @wholesome-reminiscing...

Aaaaand anyone else who wants to do this meme! If someone tagged doesn't want to do it, that's okay too. o/ It's just for fun.

[unova-queen]

HELLO EVERYONE

okay i made the decision to start using tumblr again after a few years!!! very excited!! it’ll probably be a mixed bag of video games and pop culture, and i’ll post edits again.

would love to keep my friends and mutuals but this blog is about ten years old now and i’d like a fresh start! 

my url here has returned to the classic unova-queen (you may also have known me as the-ghost-town or misshallery) and this blog is now an archive. 

if you’d like to follow me again, i have moved my blog to @misshallery, my new old rebrand!

see u all on the other side!

[erigure]

[nagamas 2022] Flower Dance (Everything's Alright)

Rating: General Audiences Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Category: Gen Fandoms: Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu | Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War Relationship: Celice | Seliph & Yuria | Julia Characters: Celice | Seliph, Yuria | Julia Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Restoration of Grannvale, Dreams, Flowers, Gardens & Gardening, Memory Loss Summary: 

“The sunflowers would grow over there,” she tells Seliph once, during a rare occasion of respite in the garden, “I can’t remember who was tending to them before, well, everything, but I remember they were raised with care.”

“Would that have been Mother, by any chance?” Seliph asks, “Or any of your handmaidens, even. I could scarce imagine your lord father would take care of the gardens himself.”

“You’re right, the hand in my dreams does not feel like his,” Julia nods, “It felt more like that of a woman’s.”

Following the flowers in the Imperial Garden, Julia regains some of her memories. 

A Nagamas 2022 gift for @misshallery. Apologies for the delay, and Merry @nagamas​!

Read here.

[nagamas]

Night Hours

This is for @path-of-rad. Apologies for such a late arrival!

…

Seliph found solace in the lulls of his campaign, days in which the duty he carried on his back moved from single-minded, often bloody liberation to steady marches for days on end. Every moment had to be spent wisely, but as long as progress was made and the army inched towards their goal, all was well. The long marches were hard, but everyone seemed more upbeat than when they were forced into battle. Even in his struggle to fill his role, Seliph felt the warmth of a leader as his group rode together, talking animatedly.

But there were cracks under the surface. It wasn’t clear when it had started, but one late night Seliph had sat outside his tent in quiet contemplation, when a dark figure emerged from the bushes not far away. He instinctively crouched and gripped his blade hilt and cursed his inexperience, his cowardice, his lack of mettle, as he did whenever he was caught in a fight alone. But as the figure approached and the shadows thinned, it became a familiar sight. Ares, dressed in customary dark armour and blade strapped to his side, inexplicably returning to the camp in the middle of the night.

Seliph relaxed himself and almost called out- but no, he shouldn’t. From what he had learned of Ares, he did not take expressions of friendship the same as most. To acknowledge him would be irritating, or even embarrassing. Seliph slumped defeatedly and, well hidden by the tent’s long shadow, watched him return to his own in silence. Perhaps he could find some other way to quietly show his support for a stress-induced midnight traipse. He could ask if his boots fitted well enough. Ask the guard patrol to sleep earlier. Or leave a lit lantern by his tent before nightfall. Yes, that would be ideal, if only the sort of expression Ares would appreciate.

Seliph did not intend to watch Ares again the following night, but instead convinced himself that he was feeling sleepless once more and needed to spend another few hours sitting in the cool night air. Tucked in the helm of his tent to make him less visible. Looking pointedly in the direction of Ares’ tent. Just in case. At a late enough hour, Ares emerged tentatively, fully armoured once more. He turned to the direction of the path out of camp only to nearly walk into a dimly lit lantern neatly placed at his feet. He stared at it in uncharacteristic puzzlement for a moment that made Seliph smile faintly to himself, before crouching to put out the light and continuing on his way without it. Where could Ares be going at night that required no light, full armour and secrecy? Seliph let the question occupy his mind among the buzzing of other worries for a few hours until, like neat clockwork, Ares returned to the camp again, stiff of gait. Seliph surely felt an intervention was in order until he stopped short at the sight of him. The moon had grown since last night, the light exposing more of him. Dried blood swept over several points on his armour, and his face was slick with sweat. It dawned on Seliph as he approached that his walk was not just stiff, but almost a limp.

He stood immediately. “Ares!” he hissed insistently. Ares twitched with recognition, but simply turned his back on Seliph and upped his pace.

“Ares, are you alright? Where have you been?” Seliph jogged behind him and managed to catch his shoulder, the contact making him spin around confrontationally.

“Enough,” he snapped. “You will not speak of this.”

“But your injury-!“

“It is absolutely nothing.” He cleared the last few feet to his tent and slipped inside, leaving Seliph alone in the night.

-

“Sir Seliph? Are you still sleeping?”

“What do you mean, Julia? I’m wide awake.”

 They rode with the army the next day, ever closer but still so far.

“Your eyes keep closing and opening and closing and opening. Like this.” Julia fluttered her eyelashes melodramatically. “I do it all the time. But you’re not like me. Didn’t you sleep last night?”

Seliph tried to keep his eyes wide open and fixed on the road, now hyper-aware of himself. “I’ve had some difficulty lately.”

“I think, somewhere in my mind, I remember how to prepare a sleeping draught.” She looked up at him hopefully through loose strands of hair.

“I’ll be alright without, Julia. But thank you.” It wouldn’t do for a leader to show signs of exhaustion.

Another one of your shortfalls, a voice told him in the back of his mind.

Julia lent him gentle, concerned looks as they continued to ride in silence, but his own mind fixed itself on Ares, not far ahead, wondering what exhaustion and worries he hid.

-

A new approach the next night. One more sleepless night could be enough to resolve this. Seliph unhooked his cape and draped it over his knees, a makeshift blanket to shield him for the hours he would spend waiting for Ares to return, in his own tent.

An underhanded approach tonight.

He did not bring a light to supplement his surprise attack, and may have drifted in and out of light sleep in the silent hours. But he was awake when Ares walked in swiftly, his breastplate already half unbuckled until he noticed Seliph and leaped a foot into the air.

“What is this, Seliph?” he demanded.

Seliph rose stiffly and stood to face him, his prepared speech fragmenting rapidly in his mind. “I understand that you carry burdens with you. We all do.”

“You cannot possibly know-“

Seliph laid a hand gently on his arm, and to his surprise, it lulled him. “Ares, please listen. I cannot have you compromising your own safety. I cannot watch harm befall someone when it’s preventable.”

Seliph still expected a fierce response, but Ares seemed sobered. “Look out for your own men, Seliph. You’d be wasting your heart away concerning yourself with me and my affairs.”

“It isn’t about the army, or the politics, or the war,” said Seliph. “I meant to tell you there are enough burdens to carry without you imposing more on yourself. I see that in you every day. Tell me where you go at night.”

A long silence passed between them. Seliph hadn’t stood so close to Ares since they first met. Here, his usually narrowed eyes were wide, bright and gentle in the dark, and the curves of his cheeks and jaw were altogether softer and more fragile. He wanted squeeze his shoulder, take his hand, press light fingers to his cheek.

“Did you know my father?”

Seliph blinked uncertainly. “…Know…?”

“Did you know him, Seliph?”

“Well, yes. Yes, of course, I know of Lord Eldigan.”

Ares raised his chin. But there was no anger, only weariness. “You didn’t know him. You knew of him. I knew him even though I never met him properly. He was a warrior like I am meant to be. He must have been the ideal knight. He must have wielded this blade…” He passed his fingers over the Demon Sword. “…Better than I ever have. Because the battle is my nature, that is where I am drawn to every night. There are bandits, thieves and creatures by every camp if you know how to find them. It is the only thing I know how to do.” A harsh gust of wind hit the tent, causing a low rumble.

“You are one of the strongest warriors I have ever seen,” said Seliph quietly. “I am grateful you fight alongside us. But being with us is important. Lord Eldigan had allies too.” Ares appeared to twitch slightly, but Seliph pushed on. “You’re safer with your comrades. Fighting alone won’t make you stronger. It takes its toll. It has been taking its toll.” Impulsively, Seliph succumbed to himself and took both Ares’ hands in his, running fingers across their grazes and rough patches. “We fight together now, Ares. We care about you. We want you safe.”

Ares looked down at their clasped hands, his expression so difficult to read, no matter how hard Seliph tried. “We?” he asked. “Or you?”

Seliph struggled to comprehend the meaning of his words until he noticed the slightest smile on Ares’ face. “I,” he said hesitantly. Was this true emotional vulnerability? No wonder Ares avoided it so. Every word was like trudging through thick mud. “I care about you. I want you to be safe.”

The smile blossomed on Ares face. The expression was so strange on him, but so beautiful. It made his face look younger, more open. “Then I shall stay safe.” Before Seliph could think, he leaned forward and pressed a kiss to his cheek. “Go to sleep, Seliph.”

Ares let go of his hands and gently steered him out of the tent. “Goodnight,” he said, and slipped back inside. Seliph stood out in the night, alone again, with his hands still warm and left cheek still tingling. When he did sleep, he did it soundly.

[sinnohqueen]

yeah same......they seem fun, just maybe not on ps4 cus im terrible with controllers sdkjfsldkjf im not much better with a mouse but still >:

and hey!!! im alright just dealing with a cold rn, may have to call out of work tomorrow :// how have you been dear!!

[okapiandpaste]

When it says 'data' it means all of the personal information tumblr gathers on you through your activity here plus all of the other sites you use (thanks to cookies and stuff like that). Basically the new laws are trying to prevent minors who've signed up here from unknowingly consenting to having a truckload of personal info about them stored.

Ah yes, like the Facebook fiasco that was/is going on. Makes sense. Social media is incredibly sketchy.

[sazandorable]

misshallery TL;DR THERE’S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “WRITTEN IN A...

i feel like most commonly cited bw ‘flaws’ are just kind of accepted without any independent thought put towards WHY they’re flaws and it’s been like that for years and it’s really frustrating

HONESTLY LIKE i feel like people overestimate how many things are objectively true in any fandom related discussions ever smh smh /rant

it’s never friggin stopping, why is it still like this literally 2 generations later

i’ve had people comment “Yeah, despite its flaws there were things in BW! I really liked!” on posts I made about how good BW! was it’s like. DID I ASK.

i’m not saying it was The Most Perfectest Series Superior To All And Everyone Should Worship It! (it’s FINE in itself that it (obviously) wasn’t to everyone’s tastes!!) In all honestly, I think at this point S&M is even better, objectively, on ... uhm, probably all accounts — even though BW! is particularly precious to my heart for a lot of sentimental reasons.

((S&M is even funnier, prettier, and has better general writing: continuity, foreshadowing, pacing (in my opinion — I know there are people that don’t agree on this point specifically), variety, sensitively dealing with difficult themes and character’s emotions, and handling a huge character cast consistently well. I tried to look for bad points to it and I found like... 2: satoshi is a bit too Special Protag re: legendaries (but it’s been lampshaded by Gladio) and winning all the time, and Kaki has been getting the short side of the stick lately and is only a source of humor without getting to shine anymore (but he was introduced as super strong and cool initially, and i am personally DEARLY enjoying the kaki-based humor)))

but come on, BW! was good?? why do even well-intentioned people need to comment on “its flaws~" EVERY TIME even when people are trying to talk about how it was GOOD

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[misshallery]

soren, emblem of acumen

[royaltyjunk]

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Category: F/M Fandom: Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu | Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War Relationship: Finn/Raquesis | Lachesis Characters: Finn (Fire Emblem), Raquesis | Lachesis, Eltshan | Eldigan, Delmud | Diarmuid Chapters: 1/1

Also readable on FF.net.

Hi @misshallery! I was your gifter for Nagamas! Sorry this is so late orz

I took up your request for Finn/Lachesis (because of course) with Lachesis in a vulnerable position. I hope you like it!

[ismicaiahinfehyet]

thank u for always fighting the good fight. may micky be op as fuck when she drops.

Can’t wait until the armor seasonals meet our favorite Thani-wielding glass canon in 2018 😘

[chickenmcnuggies]

u right. fuck kris, marth is a wholesome bean and deserved to not be overshadowed in his own game by that boring ass avatar. especially wild because marth is literally THE KING and kris is irrelevant but he's still like "oh way to go kris, you a god" every five seconds. (i like some robin supports and i'm a sucker for the implications of robin being lucina's mother but i think robin's personality is too inconsistent to be truly likeable and i hate how they overshadowed the lords in the ending)

maaaan I could never really get into new mystery of the emblem (for a few reasons) but mostly cause Kris was like the biggest deal to everyone and was like. KING marth’s new best friend (sorry merric) even tho they just met and they just didnt have ANY personality at all man.

and yeah i agree Robin’s personality was kinda all over the place (not as much as Corrin’s iirc) but i always felt bad cause Lucina’s one of the main lord in her own game and yet almost every story scene with her involved Robin as well. hell i dont even think she was required in any maps in the main story (correct me if im wrong) yet Robin always was??

[dentos-wife]

misshallery replied to your photoset “I love Mae she’s my favorite Echoes character so far  I didn’t know...”

she seems really cool! shame she got the short end of the stick in terms of art though. i'm not touching the game until my exams are done but i think i'm gearing up to be a leon fan.

And yet despite that I like it more than her Echoes art? I don’t like the Echoes art style everyone looks pale lifeless and soulless especially in their eyes and with Celcia at least it carried over to her Heroes art. I’m not sure if I’ll get the game due to this (I’m super picky) but I will at least watch a playthrough 

I never liked Kozaki’s art much but I find myself missing it and hope if he doesn’t come back for FE16 they bring someone else in

Leon seems neat! Still don’t understand why FE14 Leon was renamed to Leo and FE2 Leo to Leon it’s so confusing now!

Thanks America

[freshaslime]

pantless marth has such a unique and important aesthetic that there's no way he can share a photoset with a pleb like pantsful marth.

but pantless marth needs to be introduced as the superior marth and lord in the series. one of the way to do that is by comparing it with pleb marth so the power of pantless marth is more obvious