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[minnieposting]

[all-thestories-aretrue]

girl help i started writing a caleb widogast fic

[dunmeshi-darlings]

Hi! May I please request some angst?

Marcille,Falin, and Laios (separate) with an isekai'd terminally ill s/o who needs to go back to their world in order to get treatment, since their disease is incredibly advanced, by their standards, and not easy for magic to handle.

However, the three want to save their s/o, but at the same time doesn't want them to go back to their world.

Aye a somber request but one i can do. After All, The whole worlds a stage. For some it is a comedy, Others an adventure, and yet still for others it is a tragedy. But all must play there part one way or another.

When you first arrived marcille was in awe, Not only did another entire reality exist, but you had apparently somehow been teleported from there?! She had questioned you for hours about the world, about what it was like. Fascinated that it was a world of technology in a vaguely similar fashion to the dwarves machinery, yet even more advanced. How it was a world without monsters and only had regular animals. How it was a world inhabited only by People like you, Nothing but tallmen (though in reality you and the rest of the people from your world werent tallmen, they just happened to be the most similar to your people). But strangest of all it had no magic (or so you thought), The idea seemed foreign to her and she couldnt even imagine what it could possibly be like.

You two had grown closer and fallen in love and marcille viewed you as a gift from the divine...but like all divinity they are cruel and can change there whims in a split second. It started off with a small cough, neither of you were particularly worried about it, sicknesses come and go after all. But the cough over time slowly progressed and got worse and worse, it eveolved into a tightness in the chest and struggle breathing. you became unable to do most physical things as your condition worsened, Then the dry coughing grew worse when one day you coughed into your hand and when you pulled it away it was soaked in blood.

Marcille tried everything she could, she had asked falin to do everything she could, but sadly to no avail as the healer couldnt seem to slow this disease. She asked laios for help who spent a small fortune of his newly aquired kingdoms gold to try and find you the best healers in the world to no avail. Marcille was at her wits end, she couldnt see you die. She had seen so many people she loved and cared about die already, she couldnt loose you too. However one day you brought up an idea, one that broke her heart almost as much as the idea of your death did. "i think...the only ones who could help....me..are doctors from...my world.."

Marcille begged and pleaded, she didnt want to loose you that way either...but she knew deep down that there was no magic here that could help. The both of you knew that with the magic of this world, your death was certain and you needed to go back to be treated...but...but what if...what if marcille used magic not of this world.

That dark beckoning call came to her once more, its powerful embrace called out to her, it whispered gilded words that dripped a hopeful venom. It asked of her how far would she be willing to go to save the one she loved? If her true desire was to save you, she would do anything right?....right?

She had already used its power once, what harm would using it once more do? Maybe it could save you? maybe it could fix this disease and you and her could live happily ever after. Marcille had already called upon these dark ruinous powers before, it would be so simple to do it again? Who cares about the law, of morality, of the dangers this magic poses...Would marcille truly wield that eldritch power once more to save you? consequences be damned...right?

Your arrival was incredibly to falin, the idea of a whole new world of wonder, of things to see and do, a whole new world of beauty she had never seen before made her giddy. You and her would sit up for hours as you told her stories of your world, of just how different it was than her world, how the people were, how life was. And though there were many sad stories, Falin always found it comforting to know that so many good things happened in this other world to, that no matter how grim the world seemed. There would always be people being happy and living there lives and trying to make the world a better place, it made her smile. The two of you grew closer and eventually you confessed your feelings for her, however she giggled saying how she had planned on doing the same as well. The two of you getting together as you two travelled together after laios's ascension to be the new golden kingdoms king. However, Death once more made its presence known in the door of falins home, but instead of seeing her once more it decided to come calling the one person she hoped most it would never see for years.

The coughing was the first sign something was wrong, Falin was a gifted healer and so she used her magic to try and get rid of it...but it didnt work, no matter what she did that cough wouldnt go away, at most only disapearing for a day or so then coming right back. Its progression only getting worse and worse as she frantically tried to out heal the symptoms, each time she would try to heal you she would be in tears. messy tear drops falling down her cheeks as she would use her healing magic over and over and over till she herself would throw up from magic sickness.

By the time you had started coughing up blood you had to force falin to stop trying to heal you, you both knew it wasnt going to work and that she was just hurting herself and that broke your heart. the two of you laying together as you both sobbed at all of this..it wasnt fair, it wasnt right. How could something so awful happen to such an amazing and loving person....falin couldnt believe it could happen. Eventually you told her one night you had an idea. "Falin...i think the only way ill survive is if i go back to my world...and get help there."

It broke falins heart, because she knew deep down you were right...that the only hope you had was to go back to your world and get help there. Falin was quiet for awhile, her mind racing before she softly takes a hold of your hands. "Ok...if thats the case...IM GOING WITH YOU!"

She shouts confusing you, asking her if she is serious!? would she just leave this world behind? her nodding saying that your her world and wherever you go she wants to be right there with you. And besides, she cant loose you..

When you first showed up laios was excited about the possibility to learn about all new monsters in a whole new reality....however when you told him that monsters werent a thing he couldnt help but admit how your world seemed boring.

Despite that he adored you as the two of you grew closer and closer and eventually got together. You ruling the golden kingdom alongside him. The two of you ruling the kingdom together happily, Despite laios endless hunger and curse towards monsters he was happy. you help him deal with the stress of ruling the kingdom, But perhaps fate had one last curse in store for laios...or perhaps this was some aspect of the winged lions curse on him itself.

You started off with coughing, Laios noting it was likely a cold or something and asking falin or marcille to use healing magic to help..but it didnt work. You only continued to grow worse and laios grew more and more worried. He looked through his books about monsters trying to find something in them that might heal you. He had you drink multiple brothes, eat mixtures of vegetables and herbs, bath in some monster blood but nothing was helping. None of the medicinal properties of the various monster parts he would hire people to go get would work.

By the time you had started coughing up blood, laios had all but given up hope. Nothing was working, no matter what he did, no monster remedies could help, neither marcille or falins magic could help..and his own healing magic wasnt great. He would just sit by your bedside and cry into the sheets as he held you. Eventually though you spoke to him. "Laios...i think the only way ill live..is if i go back...the doctors of my world are more advanced...its the best chance i have."

It tore laios to pieces to hear this, he hated the idea of loosing you. he had almost lost his sister, and he was so afraid to loose you too. But he knew you were right, it was the best chance you had. He would join you if he could...but he couldnt, he had to rule over the golden kingdom. There was nobody else that could rule it in his place, He had to stay behind..and it ate him alive. He told you that he would always be yours, and that he would always think of you no matter what. And as long as you lived, thats all that mattered to him.

[ganondoodle]

still thinking about how even just the decision to basically act like the shiekah tech never existed is just ... so baffling to me

bc again you could have done all the sonau tech does with shiekah instead, and they were perfect to be explored more in a sequel, why wouldnt you grasp that potential, the literal building blocks for more??

if you are that tired of shiekah tech .. dont make it a fuckign sequel to the game prominently featuring it???? totk doesnt take place generations after botw in which things could have changed drastically, its just a few years afterwards??

you want to reuse the map and get rid of shiekah tech? ok fine take LINK into the past then and the focus is for you to find a way to return; do some neat twist where its revealed that link was the one who sealed gan bc he couldnt defeat him without zelda or something if you dare (they wouldnt)

want less work than that and still reuse the map and get rid of shiekah tech AND reuse characters? ok then make it some alternate universe thingy like majoras mask in which everythign is the same but also isnt, its weird and creepy how characters you thoguht you knew suddendly dont act like themselves, shiekah tech doesnt exist, malice is now miasma, etc, it would give reason to why you feel so much like something about this world is familiar yet also very wrong

as far as im aware every "sequel" we have had so far were either generations apart from the first one, some alternate universe or a different location altogether- in all of which its plausible that things are different, things seem weirdly familiar but also wrong, or that another continent just works different from hyrule

but totk does none of that, its supposedly just a few years after the first game, same world same character, but its BUILT like some strange jumbled mess of stuff from botw and new stuff out of nowhere that just .. doesnt fit, but feeling a strange sense of otherness, a déja vu of something you know but it acts off, like an imposter, thats NOT intentional and it shows, its a mess of botw stuff, from stuff that people missed from the old games and entirely new stuff; i dont doubt it CAN work but the way it turned out is like a mix of 3 different puzzles forced together and being told 'see it fits!' even tho you can clearly see the pieces dont look right in these places

again it feels like a sequel that desperately wants you to forget the first game happened, that anythign from it mattered at all

and that isnt really ... the sense of a sequel? why insist on it being one when it only creates problems? is it marketing?? just like it was marketing to call age of calamity a telling of what happened before botw but then it wasnt that at all and that is still the sole reason why i dislike it? bc i was lied to? totk is like 10000 times worse than that, its a main title and doesnt even have the excuse of yeah its basically an excuse to play all your fav characters in fun ways and the game beign well aware that being its main appeal; what is totk appeal? a toybox with botw aestethic and none of the flavor?

(on a sidenote; the sonau tech doesnt even .. matter? in botw at least calamity ganon was made of shiekah tech parts and him overtaking other tech is a big point, the sonau tech doesnt serve anything but .. idk minerus useless mech? gan doesnt even aknowledge it, he doesnt care, all it is is toys for the player, not link, but the player. the monsters mining the tech materials? what for? gan doesnt give a damn and they dont work for the yiga either??)

i said it before but it gives me the feeling that the way botw invited you to theorize, to look beneath the surface, the way it intrigued you and laid the groundwork for so many interesting things without denying anything.. was accidental? or perhaps put in the game without the directors noticing? i cant stop thinking about them saying sth like "after botw zelda wondered if the kingdom of hyrule needed to keep existing the way it had been before the calamity, but then totk happens" bc it just feels like they realized too late that botw naturally led into questioning the status quo and they scrambled to fit it back into a flat and boring road we have seen so many times before (or even worse really) with totk

zeldas character naturally leads into her questioning and reexamine their history and set of rules? we gotta teach her a lesson of why she is importante god given monarchy girl that has to keep it bc what if evil brown man shows up again for no reason

maybe im grasping at straws here but looking at it this way the sonau .. make more "sense"; the shiekah were a group that was under the rule of the royal family, and misstreated before (oh no look soemthing interesting) so they dont lend themselves well to be used for teaching zelda that lesson- the sonau however are tailored really to be just that; they are a supposedly godly race from the literal sky that founded this version of hyrule, that had tech even more advanced and better than the shiekah, she gets put in the past to meet the perfect god king of goodness personally, also his very fridgy wifey that zelda later replaces in a way, shes put there and treated like family and then gets to see just how evil that evil big man from the desert is, sonia is falcon-punched to death solely so zelda can feel obligated to take over her role, have her new, better 'family' hurt by gan; similarly so raurus sacrifice, look what a noble and good king he is, he payed the ultimate price to lock that evil man away, now zelda you cannot let their sacrifice go to waste, rebuild that divinely good kingdom like it was!!

and even though they go so much out of their way to put the cart back onto the rails of black and white-good and evil in an even flatter way than the old games, it still doesnt feel right, at least to me, it still feels like zelda shouldnt have gone along with all of that, it feels like even her character from botw was walked back entirely, except for the intro, it made her feel like a stranger to me-

because this is a sequel, i know this zelda, she wouldnt act like that after all that shes been through, this feels ... off

and it all just insulting to anyone who cared about botw more than surface level, or the zelda lore in general, i dont even care much about the timeline, but theres alot of lore and themes beyond it that felt ignored, especially so given that .. its a damn sequel, non AU, not generations apart, directly part 2-

but its not.

it even feels very "corporate", put zelda in a dress again, people liked that, put crazy abilities in the game to flashbang people with how insane it is even if its not the best for the gameplay or the story, put a new asthetic into it out of nowhere bc its 'new' and act like its been there the whole time, put gan in there bc people miss him and find him sexy even if his role is just as flat as that of an evil cloud monster-

*sigh*

you know, i saw a post that said aoc was like a bad fanfic (affectionate) and totk was like a bad fanfic (derogatory) and tbh thats like one of the best comparisons/summaries i have seen ..

[ed-mnsn]

can i pls request hcs for dating robin and being hopper’s daughter/a part of the byers-hopper family

dating robin headcanons

LOVEEEEE this ask

pairing: robin buckley x byers-hopper afab reader

content: fluff! smut towards the end (labeled) 18+

summary: what its like dating robin <3

joyce and hopper have always been supportive of you

they first notice you hanging around with robin and her friends more often and theyre like oh that robins very sweet what a beautiful young woman

they first notice you hanging around with robin and her friends more often and theyre like oh that robins very sweet what a beautiful young woman

joyce telling you to invite her over for movie night

hopper asking when you’re gonna hangout with her next

they’re such pot-stirrers

but you brushed it off always bc theres no way she’d ever like you like that

but she DID !!!!

robin always gushing to steve about you like she never stops talking about you

steve kinda set you guys up bc he couldnt stand your pining eyes and robins rambling any longer

you guys have a very soft and sweet relationship

you find comfort in each other and have lots of similarities

you guys can always ramble to each other about the most random things and it always makes sense

her stealing movies from family video picking ones you’d especially like

you visit her all the time at the store

she steals your clothes

robin draws on your converse

writes her name on them <3

robin has one of those nameplate necklaces with your name on it or maybe just your first initial

she wont admit it but she loves flowers and she blushes profusely whenever you get her a little bouquet

i think even though she met joyce and hopper before you guys started dating she’d be so nervous to see them for the first time since you started dating

little does she know they were trying to spurr your relationship

“god they’re gonna hate me”

“babe, can i remind you that you’ve already met them? like 50 times?”

“this is different”

you just hold her hand because above anything that would help

she puts on some frilly blouse she pulled out of her moms closet and you make her change because “no you dont have to impress my parents, they already love you. and i think they’d hate that top as much as you do”

needless to say joyce and hopper love her just the same as before she was dating their daughter

robin is quite charming despite the word-vomit

her quirky little one-liners make hopper laugh

joyce can tell how much she loves you

will, jonathan, and el love having her around more too, of course

she says ‘i love you’ first

immediately surges into a long winded declaration of how she thinks the world of you and how much brighter you’ve made her life and shes going on and on despite how nervous she is

and you just cut her off with a kiss

and you say it back

tears in your eyes a little because you seriously feel in your heart how much she loves you

and she teases you for it

so you tease her back for the proclamation of love she just got into

robin isnt big on physical touch besides when it comes to you

with you there are no boundaries

50 seats in the room and she’s practically in your lap

sweet kisses

nose kisses

forehead kisses

she likes playing with your hair

and she asks you to paint her nails because she sucks at it

you guys go on picnic dates and ride your bikes around town and hold hands when no ones looking

robin needs your presence

sleepovers !!!!!

popcorn and candy and fuzzy socks and reading magazines and card games

snuggles

shes your favorite band nerd

you go to every game to watch her play her instrument

you urge her to practice in front of you and you just love watching her focus

i like to think maybe hopper teaches her how to drive

even if she cant afford a car he insists that she knows how

you sit in the backseat while hopper instructs her and it just makes you want to cry because you’re so thankful for your family and so happy that they love her as much as you do and treat her like their own

you guys hangout in your room and she loves to look through all your knick knacks and add her own notes and drawings to the posters on your walls

joyce gets hopper to recind the 3 inches rule for you guys

“they’re 18! do you remember what we were doing at 18!?”

and hopper cant argue with her even if he tried

warning: smut ahead! 18+

another warning hey

ok lets get into it

robin is very gentle and loving with you

i think you’re both pretty inexperienced so you kinda figure everything out together

robin is a pleaser.

god she just loves touching you and hearing you and making you squirm

robin takes control a little

i wouldnt go as far as saying dom vibes or anything unless you’d like that moreso that she kinda leads you

teases you a lot

takes her time

kisses your entire body before even going near your pussy

and she loves how wet you get for her

always calling you cute pet names and saying you always do so good for her

constantly just whispering dirty words in your ear

she knows how to use her fingers.

likes when you pull her hair

she can get very vocal so you put your fingers in her mouth to keep her quiet <3

she gives you boob hickies

fingers you while you sit in her lap

she likes riding your thigh

face sitting !!!!!!!

69 !!!!!!!!

she will cum from you saying her name thats a promise

you guys make love

she scrunches her nose up when you call it that

but she takes care of you

puts her heart and soul into how she fucks you for sure

i think she has ideas and will come you like !!!! i saw this in a cosmo magazine and we should try !!!!

aftercare aftercare aftercare

cleans you up ties your hair back

gets nice and wrapped up and under the blankets with you

lots of cuddles

shes the little spoon

shes the perfect girlfriend and she loves you dearly

[didhewinkback]

fav friends to lovers fic recs? I’m searching but can’t find anything

something old

i am absolutely kidding ! thank you for this question i read so much fic i have been WAITING for someone to ask me to rec so i can flex my skills. okay turns out this prompt has so many of my FAVES so here is a list im definitely forgetting some but its late so im leaving it as is and will add as i remember:

jamaica me happy by @for-fucks-sake-h one of THE PINNACLE friends to lovers fics if you have already read it just read again

trick of the light by @andwhenshesays just go read it and have your life be Changed also close quarters im counting as friends to lovers bc its an all timer for me so

watashi no sakura by @soysauceharry ugh so sweet and lovely and depending your definition of friends to lovers i will also put all things yet to come bc its one of the greatest stories i've ever read and im jealous if you haven't experienced it yet

spinning out by @harrytheehottie okay i would count work colleagues - friends - lovers as part of this category this fic is so lovely and fun i cant wait to see where it goes omg also tis the damn season counts in my boook its an absolute all time fic go read now

liar, liar by @harrystylesgotmefuckedup i for some reason only discovered this fic last week ?! and read it in one sitting. its hot, sweet and the banter is fire. go read its so good

this baby blurb childhood best friend by @oh-honey-styles never leaves my brain i think about it truly all the time its just so sweet it makes me scream and then just go read everything annes written u wont regret it

soft place to fall by @hslllot oohhhh its just so lovely i just want to dive into the whole world of this story and live there forever cant wait to read more

infatuation on a mutual level by @harrygoeswest soooo sweet and lovely i truly read it in one sitting i couldnt help myself read it right now

all of nikki's blurbs @harrysblackcoat but here is a specific best friend one just for u

wow what an absolutely all star list of fics here happy happy reading

[s-i-m-p0]

solangelo x hypnos child.f.reader

Lots of un-took pov swaps, and convenient time changes,loving father,lack in self-care (eating and going outside)

Spoilers: ( I couldn't find much about hypnos children's powers so I hc they shadow travel since their father is In the underworld . )

The three of us had gotten into a fight them fighting about how much lack of sun I gotbhow little I was eating due to sleep while I had to scream back i couldn't help it, I'm a child of hypnos were naturally lazy and not bothered to do anything.

Soon nico joined myside being he understood the fact I can't controll my powers like clovis or another half-blood.

"You're both being idiots! Y/n I'm worried, I haven't seen you eat anything for 3 days!" Will argued. "Will, I can't...help it..." I mutter holding my head. Tears floored my eyes as nico was torn between agreeing either me or Will.

"Will mabey we calm down I heard from clovis stress can cause-" "nico you looking away from the facts, y/n hasn't been out much only for lessons in fact and been sleeping through meal times"

Soon will land nico started to fight and the world around me started to ring. My vision blinking in and out I purse my lips together my eyes teared up.

Before I had realised I had shadowed traveled to a random location on a bunch of rocks, i couldnt tell but i was exhausted. I had landed with a grunt and probably a few grazes but i didn't care. They had started arguing because of me. I hadn't been fighting againt my nature to sleep to see I hadn't cared for myself for...God's know how long!

I curl lean onto my knees shivering at the cold. In a few hours they will stop arguing I kept in mind. I inhail deep the earthly sent and clench my eyes. God's I with I had wore more layers to bed a tank top and joggers arnt going go help with the cold.

It was late,very late. The only thing I could do is sleep even if it would start an argument... I clench my eyes shut ignoring the frosty nips at my skin.

When I woke up I was in a dark cave, covered in many pillows and stuffed toys. "Hello...?" I question my voice sounding more mature. A yawn came from inside the cave before a voice echoed back: 'hello...?'

"Where are we?" I ask wearily, "y/n?" I stay quiet for a few seconds "yes...?"

Meanwhile will and nico had seen searching for hours with the while camp trying to find their runaway lover. They checked, zeus fist, and all the building per chions request. while perxy and annabeth along with Grover checked: the stables, blackjacks stable, and the west woods the others searched everywhere else.

"Will, what If something bad happens to her...?" Nico asked quietly wrapping himself in his coat. "Nothing bad will happen in the camps perimeters" will reassured, not only nuco but himself. The doctor had been terrified when he notified his partner had completely vanished leaving a fragment of sleeping dust on nico's bed.

By now chion had to call of the search for the sake of the campers needing rest for the next days activities,yet he encouraged the couple to find their third peice and excused them from their activities if they find them. When the cabins pasted by the ares cabin gave each official member off the Hermis cabin a coin before grumvelign back to their bunk.

Of course they had set bets, probably: 'who won find the stupid lost girl who vanished into thin air?'

Will stood up from the front porch of the big house beofre stating:"Nico, you stay here just incase y/n was just wondering about the woods and finds their way back" "but will I want to go with you, their not on best terms with you right now" nico argued back, it was extremly rare for them to argue.

After climbing zeus's fist will looked over the edge to see his partner there, he scurried over the side and over to them.

will grazed his cold lovers face, "oh my sweet dear" he whispers. Wills medical mode kicked in and he sat the sleeping girl upright checking the pulse and for any injuries, only grazed hand and a small graze on the cheek.

The only problem was hiw he was going to get y/n down without endangering them.

With y/n she ventured into the cave keeping to the wall. Excripting of a man with wings and winged brow was carved into them but the colour had faded. The architecture was something annabeth would admire and praise. "Who is it?" They question.

"Pity you dont recognise you're father" the voice echoed. A clearing has been made where a fluffy bed had been layed in the center with many more comforters around. God's how big was that bed? King sized? Queen? No emperor size. "Dad?" She echoed back picking up the pace. The figure was sat upright with a blanket around them. "My child" he smiles before yawning.

It was y/n first experience seeing their dad in 14 years so they ran up and jumped onto him. Hugging him tightly. Warm arms hugged around them "my sweet child" he smiled. The pale man had wiped their fourhead of their hair before cupping their face. "The first girl ive had in century's, yet I couldn't meet you the day I claimed you"

Hypnos looked sad and looked lost in thought looking down at his child. Their hair had streaks of white in like how his hair was white, their face and eyes resembled their mother whom he loved dearly. You had been a miracle at birth, he has been their before hades had summoned himcback to the underworld before he could officially claim you as his demi-child.

It still upset red him how he couldn't see how you grew: you're achievements, acimplishemnts and fears. He had missed it for 14 years.

"I dont care, better late the never" they sob into his robes. Hypnos looks at their multi hair before running a pale scrawny hand through it. The father and daughter sat in a comfy silence her arms never leaning his body clinging as if he'll disappear when they let go.

" I fear you must go now, what was his name..? Will, would want you to wake up now and nico is probably worried sick" he sighed. His daughter sat up and nodded. "I'm happy to finally meet you" they croak their voice back to its normal volume.

"I'll see you in a few nights" he whispers kissing their fourhead, and quickly the fell back against him beofre their body disappeared onto sleeping dust.

Will had walked back to camp half blood with his jacket around y/n, by now the sun had risen and campers were cleaning up for cabin inspections. he held her close to his chest arms wrapped around their knees and back proudly walkign pas tthe cabinsaking those outside pause and start to cheer..

" will,you found them!" Nico yelled nearly falling of the porch and running towards them. He placed a hand on their head before jolt back "might aswell caught the dead their so cold" nico removed his iconic jumper and draped it on to his female partner.

Will kicked through hades cabin open and placed y/n to rest on nicos bed as the cabin owner started up the green-ish blue flamed fire. "I'm so glad their ok" will sighed sitting on the bed next to them. Nico knelt of the floor and held his hand to their cheek tracing it gently along their jaw line.

"I tried to tell you stressing and scaring a hypnos kid can cause them to enter a state of distress and sleep as a form of defence"

"I'm sorry for cutting you off" Will sighed finally admitting the fact y/n still needed to learn to controll their powers.

"Hmm...? Nico what's going on?" Both snapped their head at the awaking partner. "Oh y/n I'm sorry I scared you" Will managed out shifting up the bed and hugging their sleeping form. "It's fine...you're right, I need to start a storing out a schedule" "also one thst can fit woth natural sleeping habits" nico adds smiling

[jacaerysgf]

Can I please get Ethan Landry x Fem!reader where is like Pearl from X?

A/n: thank you for the request!! ive never seen pearl or x so this is me going purely based off the wiki and what i generally know about pearl so i hope you enjoy !! did this as headcanons

warnings: dark!reader, mentions of stalking, murder, short fic lol, not proofread

you were definitely obsessed before you two even started dating

stalking him, finding out his habits, his favorite things etc etc

you would change up your looks to see what he liked the best

you daydreamed about him all the time, imagining what your future together will look like

you had found out one of the girls in your class liked him as well and lost it soon after throwing her body into a lake

he needed to be yours, you couldnt imagine life without him

when you two did finally start dating you were over the moon

he was happy to get attention from a very pretty girl like you

he was shocked to find someone who got him so well and he fell in love with you rather quickly

he grows very attached and so do you

you two are obsessed with each other

ethan gets jealous rather quickly and got physical with other guys who would even look in your direction

you were the same, except your methods of keeping girls away was more..... permanent

when richie dies ethan loses it, angry at the world and especially angry at the carpenters

during one of ethans rants about the carpenters he ends up making a comment about killing them, you end up agreeing that they should die

soon enough youre dawning a ghostface mask yourself, ready to do anything for your boyfriend

ethan insisted it be him to kill his mother, since she didnt want any sort of part in what they were doing, and of course you accompany him

before this, he asked if you had killed anybody before to which you tell him about the girls, nervous of his response

he kissed you, hard, how did he get so lucky finding a girl like you?

[gardensnakie]

.@nav-i-nav

YES AJSSHNSXBJSNS (referring to your stranger thoughts)

Stranger would most likely hold resentment to both Basil and Sunny. After everything, the final battle, after the realization of the truth and managing to self-forgive. It didnt help Stranger. Sure, he did what he was meant to do. A purpose fulfilled and he was meant to be erased, but he couldnt accept that. What did he want? Stranger was never acknowleged, it was always one-sided. And it was with the one person, the one hope, Stranger could rely on. Stranger remembers pieces of Basil, about how Sunny knew of his secrets, dreams, worries, all of it. It is painful, because Sunny still tried to shut him out. Stranger wants to save him, but there has to be a point where you ask "why do i try?". It might be selfish, but Stranger didnt exactly do anything wrong. He is a manifestation of the pieces of Basil Sunny was afraid him, that base eventually making him into the person he is in the present. Stranger wasnt actually there to tie the rope, he remembers it, sure, the guilt is overwhelming, but he still didnt do it. Also, while Stranger is hurt from Sunny/Omori's, he holds back a lot of his feelings for him. He is created with the outer knowledge that Stranger is a manifestation in a nightmare. Of course Sunny wouldnt think of Stranger as a person, there is no reason to be aggressive. That would probably fill that resentment further after he arrives in Faraway, since he is given that chance to be human. It seemed like Sunny's well being came first, no doubt, he was basically a god.

Resentment for Basil develops from the memories Stranger has from the recitial. "A desperate, shameful image acussed him of being somebody meant to be forsaken" is a line (maybe different wording im going off memory) i used in the fanfiction where Stranger wonders if he could possibily be a little selfish in life. Stranger doesnt want to be that unstable mess who couldnt find reason in a stressful situation.

And i agree what you said about Basil being careless about his own life and Stranger resenting that. Their abadonment struggles definetly differ from each other since Basil willingly hid away in the belief that he was undeserving of being listened to. Even so, it pulled him into such a sprial where Basil pinned those 4 lonely years on Sunny during the fight. Mostly influenced by the fact that Sunny was moving away and that Basil wasnt in the right mind space.

Stranger had no choice and had to face it all alone without any reason except for the memories he was given.

Rambling a lot, uhhhjmshsbs, about the rest of the gang, Stranger doesnt have a lot of thoughts about them. He barely remembers them, he only remembers the idea of pinics, flowers, friends, and family. He knows that the dreamworld versions are copies, so he doesnt have much to say since they were gone after the funeral.

Since Stranger is going to meet them again in the world world, he might get complex feelings seeing everyone all grown up. He might get anxious and wonder if he could really make up for what he lacked for his entire life. Its what he wanted, to belong AAAHHH LIKE YOU SAID Stranger may feel like he cant truly be friends with them. Meeting them again might make him hyper aware of who he is. An actual stranger to these people, who all changed. I have a small headcanon that Stranger would always call Hero "Henry" despite it always being his nickname because he doesnt want to seem intrusive or rude by assuming that he is close enough to call him that (unaware that literally everyone calls him Hero). Also because Stranger has never been around adults before and would probably use Ms. to address Polly as well.

Other things I think about is how Stranger precieves himself, like his human-self. He doesnt want to look too closely at his body and usually changes his clothes in the dark. Stranger isnt a human, he is a manifestation based off somebody else. A creature? He was created. Its complicated. His body is a complicated topic, one that he doesnt want to know about quite yet.

There is so much more ideas I have about Stranger. like the idea of death coming back to him, him actually thinking and wanting to go back to the darknees at one point, witnessing senseless cruetly, asking for help, the idea of aging, that fact that so many people have different minds (Stranger only deeply understood one, Sunny), self-expression, sickness, purpose and the thought of living itself.

Oh hooligans, those sillies. Stranger, as 'Rowan', hangs around with Kim and the others. Getting to know new people was suggested and Stranger got to know them a little more. I like thinking about them cause its important :>

Kim is suspcious and Stranger has to either keep lying or willingly tell the truth. Just some trust issue stuff. Cough ive been typing a lot and vomited a lot of words so yippe [good conclusion here]

[howelljenkins]

hi this is so random but i need to wax poetic. you have no obligation to reply to this. also i do not mean this in a parasocial way at ALL lmao i recognize that idk you trust. i first found ur blog in 2020 as a eighth grader in lockdown that was completely lost. i had lost my uncle to covid during that time and went from being a stellar student to receding into my shell and watching my grades tank. my shit home situation and undiagnosed depression led to me sinking into any form of escapism possible, mainly thru the form of books. i was super obsessed with perry johnson LMAO at the time and had all the time in the world to look into the fandom. this was around the time the unnamed author was just, like, violently and belligerently racist and scathing to any fans that questioned otherwise. being a tumblrina, i went to this site to see people comment on this, only to find you and ur mutuals were the only people openly discussing how he was just plain vile. i remember how sickened i felt seeing how you and other people of color were getting doxxed and threatened for pointing out what i thought was incredibly obvious. as a rlly sheltered person of color, this was the first time it struck me that the world was lying about how much they were actually willing to stick up for us, as before that i was just stupidly optimistic. anyways bc of that i started checking ur blog like EVERYDAY because of how much your words resonated with me. i was in complete awe of just how witty you were, and how you took no shit from people. granted this was a defense mechanism from crazy ass white fandom bitches but it was still weirdly inspiring. i still remember seeing u pull out the yale trap card so often and being like, oh shit this girl is something else lol thats hysterical. for the rest of high school i would keep up to date with u and specifically ur writing and poetry on promethes. kal i need you to realize your words actually rearranged my brain. the poems about your great grandfather, your mother, your pos friend, of being a horror, to love and to be loved is rest, everything EVERYTHING is etched into my memory. i really feel like i stumbled onto the modern fucking plato or something. anyways my critical thinking skills and love of poetry both are strongly influenced by you. i used to be the kind of person that hated everything and couldnt bear the thought of tolerating this world for another second. but your unyielding positivity and optimism, and insistence that kindness being the more difficult choice is inherently more radical really changed me. ik u didnt invent that or yadda yadda but u really made it seem real. im still learning to take each day slower, to breathe in a little deeper, but the beauty of so many things i previously dismissed is so obvious to me now. that post you made about you and ur mutuals educating a whole generation is so true lol. so just thank you. honestly thank u thank u thank you from the bottom of my heart. im a senior now who just submitted my yale application tonight and thought of you and im a little drunk right now so i think thats why i wrote this whole ass essay but just. like idk. u changed me and idek know you. i made my friend who got into princeton a trap card bc urs was so inspiring lol. anyways i truly hope you have a peaceful happy life and a good night. your soul is really such a beautiful thing and you deserve the world pls never settle for anything less

idc if it’s parasocial i love u and want the best for u and know u will go far and i almost doxxed myself by telling u the city i live in so u could look me up if you’re ever here lol. ik im a stranger or whatever but im proud of u idc ur like my adopted little sibling now. also @taumoeba yale card inspiring generations

[switch-writer]

If you’re up for it, could we get some Syzoth lee/ler hcs? Thank you :]]

Syzoth/Reptile Tickle Headcanons

A/N: I COULDNT FIND ANY OTHER GIF. So that’ll do. Ironically, the name Syzoth didn’t originally click in my brain, but I like Reptile! He was always very overlooked because of how the past Mortal Kombats portrayed him. So it’s nice to see some love for him! But as always, I’ll note I haven’t played the newest game so I made sure to read up on him a little since his appearance was a major change in the newest game (and his actual story I believe) so hopefully this is decent because I slightly struggled with it x) Hope you enjoy!

• First off, his early life certainly didn’t teach him much about whatever ‘tickling’ was.

• Truth be told, he simply thought it was a word used to be a metaphor for ‘itchy’ and such. He didn’t realize it was anything but that… until he found his family.

• He did quickly catch on that there’s more to it than just a itch, nor did he realize a simple touch could make someone practically jump and laugh as loud as they could at times. So he was always a little confused and intrigued, but usually didn’t often tickle people.

• He was trying to find those who loved him and treated him normally, if tickling was normal, then he certainly would see it as normal and not ask questions.

• But… He certainly would open up to his lover at some point and admit he genuinely had no clue what it was and simply smiled and nodded when it was mentioned.

• Once he actually knew what it was, he was usually always curious about it, so he’d occasionally poke those around them he trusted and ask if it’d tickle.

• He’d try and probably cheer some of his newer friends up by tickling, but would shy away/move on if the first poke didn’t land very well.

• But we know Syzoth is a lover, so if he was super comfortable with someone, he’d certainly try his best.

• Likely would always ask permission before tickling.

• He’d also go invisible sometimes and poke around at their torso.

• He’s also always a very gentle tickler. Never rough with anyone. He’s a kind soul and very gentle with touch.

• “So people are always this ticklish! Ah, and to think this is a very normal occurrence. Very silly… I like it.”

• He’s very gentle with his tickles, his teases, and everything along those lines.

• Syzoth, due to this kindness towards those accepting of him would likely let people tickle him.

• “Well… I suppose it’s only fair.”

• Would likely make people try and find him. He’d go invisible just to make whoever wants to tickle him find him.

• He’d be more of a giggler than someone who laughs super loudly. Like a child’s giggle.

• But. At one particular spot, he’d gasp dramatically and laugh his heart out. A light, average volume laugh. It’s as loud as he gets.

• Curls up. Always. He physically can’t help it and knows he can’t, so he’d just glance up at you after doing so and shrug as in ‘oh well.’

• Finds little traces on his tattoos slightly ticklish but soothing over all. He’ll usually always end up with a smile.

• Syzoth’s weak/worst spot is around his ribs, although— a honorable mention is his neck.

• He will occasionally stick his tongue out like he’s dead after someone stops tickling him, a habit partly to tease, and partly due to his true race.

• He finds it more soothing after the original panic, although he’d be relaxed, he’d probably be stuck with a smile for the next few minutes.

• Syzoth would have a minor complaint of his cheeks hurting from smiling so much, but it makes him over all feel that sense of normalcy he always wants from the world, and that alone can make a cold blooded reptile feel fuzzy and warm.

Hopefully that’s enjoyable! Thank you!

[astranite]

Hi, for the know your fic writer game:

71, 54, 45

<3

Thanks for the asks!!! This got somewhat long and spirally as evidently that was the mood im in!

45 Do you want to break your readers‘ heart or make them laugh? Bold to assume I can't do both, even at the same time! Really, I want people reading my stuff to feel something, which emotions really depend on the fic and the reader too. But anything from devastated to comforted, I like the contrast even and possibly especially within the same fic.

54 What’s your favorite part about the fanfiction writing process?

Oh that is hard to say because there are so many parts! The feeling of brilliance when weaving words together, the flow of the story and the emotions, characters and plot, shaping them to fit together as it all falls into place. Navigating the twists and turns and problem solving, often turning ideas upside down for something unexpected. I think a good example of this is the thinking of not how this would be out of character but what extreme would it take to drive the character to do this or act this way. Or filling a prompt in a way thats not the first obvious way. Im always very analytical about this and I enjoy it. Expanding horizons with finding new ideas and perspectives of looking at the world. Seeing what the story and the characters do and what is revealed as it plays out as sometimes it can be quite surprising where it goes, especially the how it happens. Also which themes emerge, as they often give me unexpected but oh of course this was what it was about it couldntve been any other way insight into both myself and the characters, that I wouldntve come to without writing it. Honestly, I couldnt not write even when its a struggle to make the story work and I demonstrably go a bit insane if I dont.

71 When it comes to more complicated narratives, how do you keep track of outlines, characters, development, timeline, ect.?

Id say its a combination of jumbled but very thorough notes and ideas for things and in my head. Im generally fairly the plotter and I tend to know where Im going before I get to it even in my head, but it also can be very fluid and often changes along the way so sometimes those notes get outdated. They are often either organised by obsessive logic or chaos. Otherwise, it lives in my head and all the threads and details are there, all connected in a web is the best way to describe it. Ive got a pretty decent memory for putting it together, though sometimes it can become like juggling too many balls in the air. This is all very shaped by the fact Im both autistic and adhd!

Ive answered all these both pretty wordily and abstractly but here it is!

[the-whispers-of-death]

happy ending for serial killer!stone at last. yay :)

just ignore the extreme isolation of returning back to life they both feel. idk lets put this smack dab in the middle and say that it took magic user!reader 15 years to bring them back.

imagine asking their lovers about literally anything. "oh i cant find [x] in stores :(" only to find out that oh. it got discontinued. probably 90% of the things they knew are gone now, or changed fundamentally

you know that one news article thing that was like "prisoner sentenced to s lifetime, dies and is brought back to life. argues a lifetime is over and he should be free" thats what i imagine serial killer!stone being like. yeah his story did end in tragedy. but then his fuckass boyfriend went and brought him back so like. does this count as just a new chapter or a new whole story entirely, separate from the first. what.

or maybe something something necromancy being so taxing on magic user!reader's body that theyre now back at square one. just there, unresponsive, not reacting to touch. in the same state he was 15 years ago.

maybe criminal!stone's conflicted about this. yes his boyfriend and his boyfriend's boyfriend are alive again. but at the cost of his other boyfriend probably being bedbound for a few weeks at the minimum, unable to do any magic for even longer. and he cant split himself in three to take care of them all, as much as it kills him.

or. something something kali intigrating himself into the relationship. slowly learning how they all tic and what theyre like. idk how being ghosts affected this all tho. they probably could both see each-other, but seeing the living world? maybe just in small flickers with months in between? glimpses into the lives of criminal!stone and magic user!reader.

sure, reader could probably sense them, but they couldnt interract. maybe reader greeting them at times. "oh, hi kali.. stone." knowing they cant reply. and within seconds, its gone. something something being spiritually bound to magic user!reader? because of the extent they interact with both spirits?

maybe it really was just serial killer!stone's first attempt at life which must end in tragedy. but that doesnt exempt him from me smushing him into the angst blender and putting that sucker in turbo blend mode

idk i woke up like 30min ago. idk how connected any of these thoughts are

~ rusty

The angsty side of me wants to say that Serial Killer!Stone's story still ends in tragedy despite dying once already.

Kali dies again and so does Magic User!Reader. The only reason Criminal!Stone is alive is because the universe is just like "This is not how your story ends." And so now he and Serial Killer!Stone are the only ones left and Criminal!Stone turns resentful towards Serial Killer!Stone because if only he hadn't tried to become happy, then you would be alive.

[ima-ghost-art]

Having some ideas for a "10 years later" valzhang kid fic (featuring trans leo & other fun hcs)

Where a couple years after Leo and Calypso split (early 20s at this point) Athena goes and works with leo in his shop for a few months before giving him a daughter, because she believes that he is one of the smartest minds of his generation (I just KNOW Athena heard all of Leo's plans through out Hoo when he would talk to himself around the Athena Parthenos, and was impressed with his (honestly incredibly smart) strategy to succeed at doing 2 things no human nor god had ever done, then succeeded with both plans all while remaking a metal dragon all in secret, plus Annabeth loves her friend alot so that's a bonus)

(This will be long so more after the cut)

So now, at like 23, Leo is the father of a beautiful baby girl named Sophina Esperanza Piper Valdez, and he loves it, he really does! Although he was terrified to ever be a parent, and this certainly wasnt how he planned to ever have kids, he loves his daughter more than anything and is determined to not have her experience anything he had too, and because shes a greek demigod he knows she will taken care of by the camp.

PLUS the seven ADORE Sophina!!

Piper loves her god daughter, and she and leo love to tell her all about Jason knowing he would have loved her so much too! Although it's weird in the beginning, Annabeth really loves and cares for her little sister, but much prefers to be seen as her aunt, (percy is definitely the cool uncle and loves to babysit Sophina along with looking after his own kids)! Hazel couldnt have been more excited to have a neice, just like leo she cant help but see so much of sammy Sophina!

And Frank? He adores Sophina too, he loves seeing Leo excel at being a dad, and he finds it hilarious at how devious this little girl is, how the combo of incredible building/ strategic mind from her godly heritage plus that insane intelligents from her father alone made the now 3 year old an adorable MENACE!!

No normal kiddie pen could ever keep this child contained! And frank would know, he offered to babysit more often than not, whenever he wasnt doing his praetor duties, he was looking after Sophina. And when he wasnt doing that he was often having her and leo over for dinner or lunch.

So much had changed since they where 15/16, living on a flying boat trying to save the world, it had been an entire decade even. And sure they were only mid 20s but that's practically middle age with a demigods track record. Leo and Frank went from hating eachothers guts to having a weird bond, formed of complete and utter trust in the other, while never quite getting rid of their petty bickering, tho this time on far more friendlier jokeing terms, (loving bullying piper called it) plus it helped they admired eachother and their abilities greatly. And now as they were both freshly single, welp dam it sometimes feelings just sorta surprise ya!

Frank and Hazel split the year before Sophina was created, both realising they had different ideas for their futures, and in the aftermath they became even closer friends, so when Frank started realising just how long he had been harbouring feelings for leo, well Hazel was the first one to say she both knew it, and to become his ultimate wing woman.

Leo, who has been single since 19, and hasnt thought about dating again properly since after having his daughter, suddenly having years old feelings from the argo2 reserface after frank starts helping him out more with his little girl, feeling like a percy out of water when he thinks about wanting to get back into dating again, especially when dating involves one of his best friends...

Buttttttt :) when you have the favour of both the godess of love and the godess of marriage and family on your side (abit reluctantly on your end) things end up going great!! Everyone was surprised it hadnt happened sooner and well, it's been going smooth for the last few months at least! Plus Sophina absoulutly loves having Frank around more!!

That is until 6 months later, 3 months before Sophinas 4th birthday, Frank is called away for a quest with his legion, which isnt uncommon, but it's the first one since the two became official, so Leo wont lie if hes a little bit more stressed than usual.

It doesnt help no one has heard from Frank and his quest group in over a week... nor the fact not either of the camps or even the hunters could find them... and definitely no the fact that Leo's cycle is late and has been throwing up for the last few days...

So when Annabeth comes over to help with a project while Percy takes care of Sophina for the day, the first thing she does is tell him to take a pregnancy test or have them call Will, even tho Leo is adamant its probably just a stomach bug.

Of course, 3 positive tests, 2 breakdowns in the arms of Annie, Piper and Hazel, and 1 check up from Will, Leo discovers hes around 6 weeks pregnant and the other father could only be Frank and he is still MIA!!!

Not only that, but Leo, after the war, becoming a double amputee, still grieving Jason with so much regret, and a now no longer single father of an amazing little girl, he was now facing becomg a father AGAIN only this time hes going to actually carry his own child, unlike the first time. Leo was trans, he always knew that if he ever in the place to have a child, he would have to carry them, and at the time he mostly only dated women anyway! But when Athena came along and gave him Sophina, well that was the perfect out to all that. Until now...

Leo doesn't know what to do, he cant make any decisions about the baby without Frank, and by now it's going on 2 weeks without any word. Hazel has been staying with him and Sophina when she hasnt been out doing search missions with Arion, the two have been sharing the stress.

Its week 2 and a half, 4 weeks from when the original quest started, when the questing group finally returns, found by Rayna and Hazel, mostly badly injured and being carried by Frank who had transformed himself into (all be it a very hurt) Elphant.

According to what they said the group had somehow fallen into some of the uncollapsed tunnels of the labyrinth which messed with people being able to find them.

But that doesnt matter, Frank is back and Leo is a flood of emotions because he just spent the last 3 weeks worrying if the guy he was inlove with was dead or dying, and the last week and a half thinking he was going to be a single dad AGAIN

But Frank, big dumb lovable Frank, is here, hes alive, and as he returns from the elephant to normal with the kindest most apologetic smile as he walks over to Leo before being directed to the med tent. He holds Leo close as he says hes sorry for disappearing over and over again.

So of course Leo, in all his blazing adhd glory, not exactly chooses, more word vomits the thing that he had been desperate to tell Frank since he first found out.

So in sitcom style dramatics the moment frank hears the words "I'm pregnant" from Leo's mouth he immediately passes out.

Que some shenanigans, but it ends with Frank being so excited, he already loved Leo, (not that either had said it out loud yet), he would be thrilled to have Sophina as his step daughter, and to to be an actual dad himself, for them to have a child and give Sophina a little sibling?? For them to be a weird chaotic family (oh gods they're going to be a family, they're going to need to find a bigger place to live all together, would Leo even want to move to New Rome? Wait would Leo want to even move in with HIM?? Panic for another time)

It becomes a hectic next 9 months, the Valdez - Zhang family has a new family home at the edge of New Rome, Sophina has never been more excited finding out she was going to be a big sister (being told the week before her 4th bday) (she had a party thrown by the Athena & Haphaestus kids at CHB) and happily helps her dads prepare. The 7 are thrilled for the new addition to their found family (my hc this would be the 4th kid from the group)

And finally they eventually wecome Ellie Jace Valdez - Zhang, Greek/Roman legacy of Haphaestus, Mars & Poseidon, future fighter extraordinar who eventually inherits the Zhang shapshifting, also inherited her fathers firewood

[bridgyrose]

For Salem's Vessel AU: Did Ruby become Salem's vessel the same way all of Ozma's do, by being 'like-minded'? What does that mean for how Salem's influence would affect Ruby? If not, then how will Ruby think about being Salem's 'vessel' when she learns of Ozma's reincarnating (either from Jinn or from Salem telling Ruby for her own gains)

(Okay, so this is established earlier, but since you were nice enough to ask for it... enjoy)

“I know you said that we’re “like minded”, but the more I listen to you, the more I’m starting to think that maybe we’re much more different than you think.” Ruby flipped through a few pages of a magazine and sipped from a mug in a park. “You cant seem to trust anyone and believe that anyone will use others. You keep saying you know how I feel, yet all I seem to do is feel your anger and sadness, not mine. If we’re so like minded, then… why do we seem to be so different? Why me?” 

“I didnt choose who I reincarnated into, but we are much more alike than you seem to realize,” Salem answered, her voice swirling through Ruby’s mind. “Just like I used to be, you’re a child who sees the world differently than others. While you idolize your heroes that slay monsters and see the world for the broken land it is, you still try to find the good in others. Despite how those close to you keep trying to hold you back.” 

“No one is trying to hold me back.” 

“And your father trying to keep you from being a huntress wasnt locking you away?” 

Ruby paused for a moment. “He… he was just worried-” 

“Or what about the broken promise from your mother? The way you hang onto her memory by slowly making the same mistakes that she has, running into the same world she did without a second thought.” 

“What… what does this have to do with you and I?” 

“Everything, my child.” 

Ruby froze as she watched her fingers spark and purple and black smoke start to swirl around her, coming face to face with Salem as she appeared in front of her. She fell back and tried to move away from her, the smoke keeping her from running. “What’s going on?” 

“You do not need to be afraid, Ruby,” Salem said as she reached out to her. “I only want to show you the truth.” 

“The truth?” 

“The truth about who I am, the world you live in, the stories that shaped it, the war that hides in its shadows, and what really happened to your mother.” 

Ruby looked away for a moment, then picked herself up. “And why should I believe anything you’ll tell me?” 

Salem smirked and pulled her hand back. “Starting to ask questions. In that case, you shouldnt trust anything I say, right? Though you could ask your uncle Qrow about all of this. If he doesnt lie about where he’s been again.” 

Ruby went quiet and looked down at her feet. Of course she knew she couldnt exactly trust anything Salem had to say, but at the same time, she seemed to still know more about what was going on than others were willing to let her know. Qrow always talked about going on missions for Ozpin, yet he never seemed to want to talk about them besides a few of his stories at the bars. She let out a sigh and looked at Salem again. “Then tell me all of it.” 

“Gladly.” 

Ruby watched as the smoke around her started to change as Salem spoke, turning from  black and purple to a tower in a field. 

“All those stories you know as fairy tales are real stories that have happened in Remnant’s long history.” Salem weaved her hands through the smoke, fading away as she let the story play out. “As for who I am, or at least who I was, I was the girl who was locked in the tower, sending messages out to anyone who would listen. And one day, someone finally did.” 

Ruby watched as the scene changed to show Salem and her rescuer fighting their way down a staircase. “And who was that?” 

“His name was Ozma. Though you know him better as Professor Ozpin, the headmaster of Beacon Academy.” 

Ruby slowly nodded as she watched the scene continue, Salem and Ozma leaving the tower and living a life of heroes. “But this is where that fairytale ended, wasnt it? You were rescued, lived a happy life… what changed to bring you to… this?” 

Salem frowned and slowly twisted the image once more. “The gods. Ozma had died and I went to the gods to plead for his soul to come back. I wasnt ready to let him go, wanted to spend a while longer with him. The god of light denied my request, and when I went to his brother, he turned him against me as well. And for that, I was punished.” 

Ruby took a step back as she watched Salem get plunged into the pool of life and humanity wiped out in an instant. “They didnt try to talk to you…” 

“They didnt.” Salem wiped the image away and started to create a new one in its place. “And while I share a bit of the blame to what happened to humanity, I only wanted to unite us against the gods we no longer needed. And for that, I was turned immortal… to a degree.”

“Your reincarnation.” 

Salem nodded and showed an image of a young woman living in a shack. “While I lived alone for millenia and walked the face of Remnant until humanity sprouted again, I thought that was all there was to my punishment until the day I died. Then, I found myself sharing the body with a young woman, one who had been pushed away as an outcast. Her father had abused her, her husband had left, she was sick and dying and no one would help her. So, I did what I could to offer my own aid. And then, she lived a healthier life.” 

Ruby quietly watched the woman live her life, then killed by her own father without a word. She put her hand to her chest, her heart beating quickly. “How does Ozma… Ozpin fit into all of this? He died, right?” 

“He’s the one who’s tasked to unite humanity and call the gods back to rule over humans.” Salem cleared the image once more to bring the image of a castle in a wasteland, she and Ozma looking over the land. “When he first came back, I thought the gods had finally answered my pleas to give me another chance with him. But then, he started to speak about how it was his responsibility to unite humanity, to bring the gods back. But, I thought we could be better than the gods that came before us. Ozma and I… we had magic, true magic. We were part of a humanity that had been before and could rule over this humanity that was lacking what we had. Become gods of their own and create our own rules. Instead, he betrayed me.” 

The castle in front of Ruby collapsed as flames rose up in the background. Ruby took a step back and watched as Salem was brought from one body to the next, over and over again, eventually stopping at a new castle in a land she didnt recognize. Instead, a new woman appeared, one that she recognized as she felt her heart shatter. “Mom…” 

Salem nodded. “Over the centuries, Ozma started a war with me out of the eyes of everyone but a select few. And your mother was, unfortunately, a pawn of his that was meant for sacrifice to defeat me. Instead, I offered her a way out. Though, I didnt realize until recently what she had to give up.” 

The smoke cleared up from around Ruby and she found herself on the bench again, the sun setting over the pond she had watched. “What happened to her? Why didnt she come back?” 

“She was killed by Ozma when he was tired of her. But… I know how to get her back.” 

“And… what do we have to do?” 

“Get the relics that Ozma has hidden away in the schools. But to do that, there’s someone that you will need to find.” 

Ruby paused as she felt her scroll start to vibrate with a call from Yang. For a moment, she hesitated with her finger above the answer button, only to dismiss the call away and turn her scroll off. “Tell me who.” 

“Eager, arent you?” 

“I… I still dont trust you, but… I’m never going to know the truth until I find it myself, right?” Ruby slowly stood up and moved her cloak around her to block the wind as it started to pick up. “And… you’re sure I can see my mom again?” 

“You will.” 

Ruby smiled a bit as her skin started to pale a bit. “Then show me where I need to go.”

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my hero | eddie munson

single dad! eddie x daughter

summary: its lily’s first halloween and eddie wants to make it as memorable as possible. but turns out she was the one who made it memorable for him

warnings: major fluff, trauma talk

wc: 1.8k

a/n: i was watching criminal minds s6e6 and got so inspired to do this so enjoy xx

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hawkins, indiana 1986

eddie thought that the worse was over when he survived the whole upside down ordeal. that was until his then hook up got pregnant.

‘are you going to keep it?’ eddie was pacing back and forth in the living room biting his nails. a bad habit he had ever since he was 10.

‘i guess so, if you’re okay with it’ it didnt hit eddie soon enough that he would be a dad. a whole dad taking care of his own flesh and blood. he finally graduated in ‘86. he would be a dad in ‘87.

the day lily was born was the greatest day of his life. he did not find out the gender until he saw the pink cloth wrapped around her. she was so soft and her head smelled like flowers, thats how he got the name lily. ‘hey babygirl, you’re so tiny’ the little girl in his arms reached out to hold his pinky.

baby mama up and ran before he knew it. she didn’t leave a note or anything. he was stuck with a baby and he had zero experience taking care of someone. he was grateful for steve, robin, nancy, jonathan, dustin and everyone for helping him. from feeding lily, playing with her, changing her, taking care of her when eddie got a job at a car shop. he was thankful for their help but it was his daughter, he had to learn all this things by himself too.

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hawkins, indiana 1988

lily’s 1 now. he got the hang of taking care of her and knowing her little quirks and habits. she was a hyper little girl who loves lilies because of her name, hates the smell of paint, wants to play the guitar when she grows up just like daddy and has the cutest smile in the world.

‘lils! c’mon it’s time to eat dinner with dada and grandpops!’ eddie sees his daughter running with teddy in her hands. he remembers winning it for her when they went to a carnival and she never lets it go ever since.

‘asta’, she couldnt quite say pasta yet but it was one of her favourite foods and eddie would always try to save up to be able to cook it for her, or well, wayne would cook it, because eddie would just burn the kitchen down.

‘today, you’re going to aunt nancy and robin’s place ok? they’ll help you dress up and then we’ll go trick or treat, yeah?’ eddie help lily up to her kid chair while she tries to get the food in her mouth.

eddie wipes lily’s mouth after she finished devouring the whole plate of pasta. she definitely needs to change. ‘cmon pumpkin, let’s get you all dolled up’.

lily changed into a pink unicorn shirt with pink tights and a tutu. she loves wearing tutus, any colour, any day. her whole look was completed with two pigtails and if anyone were to look at her, they would not believe that this is eddie munson’s daughter.

eddie lifts lily up to put her in her booster seat. she has always been a fidgety baby so trying to buckle her in her seat is a hassle everytime.

‘lils, give your dada a break please, cmon sit quietly’ eddie has been trying to get lily to sit still for like 10 minutes now and he does not want to be late as he had to rush to cover a shift. eddie would have asked wayne to take lily but he couldn’t because he had an appointment.

after what felt like eternity, lily sat still with her teddy, drinking her juice box. eddie softly played some sabbath, drumming his fingers against the steering wheel, softly singing iron man. he hears giggling in the background and sees his daughter banging the empty juice box. huh, she likes metal as well.

‘lily! we missed you! come here honey!’ nancy squealed while walking to lily with open arms. once lily saw nancy and robin, it was like her teddy bear was forgotten and she sprinted towards them. eddie beamed at this interaction, he was glad that he had friends who loved lily as much or even more than he does.

‘i’ll be back in about an hour, just have to cover a shift real quick’ eddie checked his watch and he was glad he had about 10 minutes to spare. he crouched down and held lily’s hands ‘you behave for aunt robin and nancy okay? when i get back, you better be dressed up and all ready to get candy, yeah?’

‘-andy!’ lily squished eddie’s face and kissed his nose. eddie gave a small peck to her forehead and waved the three of them goodbye.

nancy and robin got a little house together and decorated it for halloween. well, robin was the one who wanted to and nancy just helped along. they had pumpkins and spiderwebs with some bat shaped lights. they also had a table with a big bowl filled with candy. it was about 6pm so a flood of kids should be arriving soon.

‘cmon lily, time to be the best dressed girl out there’ lily reached out to hold robin’s pinky and they went upstairs where robin and nancy had already laid out a few outfits on the bed. from a princess, to a bee, a clown and lastly, wonder woman.

robin and nancy let lily wander around to see which one she liked the most but after a few minutes, lily walked back to both of them with a pout on her face.

‘what’s wrong bug?’ nancy placed a hand on lily’s side while the other was stroking her hair.

‘you dont like any of this? this princess one is cute, it’s all pink, your favourite colour is pink right?’ robin held up the princess dress with a plastic crown attached to it. lily held it for awhile, inspecting it before throwing it on the ground.

‘aw lily, what do you wanna dress up as then? bee? wonder woman? clown? which one lily’ robin brought all the outfits to lily but lily just threw all of them. robin and nance are starting to get frustrated because they don’t know what’s wrong and they’re not sure what to do.

‘-ada! -ada!’ lily suddenly started jumping up and down while pointing to herself.

robin and nancy looked at each other trying to figure out what lily is trying to imply ‘dada? dada’s not here honey’ then lily started running to a small closet where it has some of her clothes when she slept over sometimes and started opening everything.

‘sweetie, no, don’t do that, lily honey, please, i just fold all those’ nancy rushed towards lily before she could trash the whole room. lily then hold up a hellfire shirt that eddie specifically got for her so she could wear since she liked how it looked on eddie.

‘yes lily, that’s your hellfire shirt, do you want to put it back?’ nancy began putting all the clothes back deciding she could fold it later.

lily pulled the shirt to her chest ‘-adaaaaa!’

robin came to sit down beside lily ‘do you want to dress up as dada? you wanna wear this?’ lily clapped her hands excitedly and began tugging the outfit she had on. robin quickly help her and replace the pink unicorn shirt with the hellfire one. nancy then found ripped jeans which were blue and lily already had on white sneakers. nancy also found that she could use a necklace she had as a chain for the jeans. robin ruffled up lily’s hair to make it look more poofy like eddie’s.

‘nancy, come here and look!’ nancy and robin backed away from lily and they looked at her in awe. she looked exactly like eddie. exactly a splitting image and they were so amazed.

‘you look adorable little munson, you wanna see yourself?’ robin scooped lily up and face her towards a mirror.

‘-ada! hero!’ lily giggled while pointing towards herself.

‘hero? dada’s a hero?’ robin bouncing lily up and down while having tears in her eyes. she knew how hard eddie worked to give lily a good childhood. before lily even came into this world, eddie had already been struggling so to know that somehow smart little lily sees her dad a hero, it definitely made robin’s heart swell.

‘aw baby, don’t cry’ nancy came behind robin and lily to give them a hug. ‘you are a sweet girl huh lily? your dada is a hero, now cmon, he’ll be here soon’.

eddie was pretty exhausted even though it was only an hour’s worth of work. the only thing he looked forward to was seeing his girl. ‘robs! nance! im here!’ eddie knocked on the door as he hears laughters in the house.

‘shh lily, cmon stand behind me, let’s surprise your dad’ robin says pushing lily behind her as lily could not stop laughing.

‘be there in a minute!’ the three of them were excited and nervous to see how eddie would react. nancy reached for the door knob and opened the door slowly.

‘hi guys! where’s lily? is she all dressed up? i have her pumpkin bowl to put all the candy in later’ eddie held up the plastic pumpkin shape bowl, shaking it excitedly.

‘we have a little surprise for you, well more like lily has a surprise for you, come on in’ robin and nancy clap their hands together.

‘ooo i love surprises, okay im coming in’ eddie stepped in and set the bowl down on the table. lily appeared from behind robin and eddie stood there speechless. she had on her customised hellfire shirt with blue ripped jeans, white sneakers and her brown hair was all wild and untamed. she looked so much like eddie.

it took a few seconds for eddie to say something ‘i thought you wanted to be a princess sweetie or a superhero or something’ eddie sat down in front of lily and he was already about to cry.

‘dada! hero!’ she points to the shirt and then to eddie and at that moment eddie swore that he turned into a puddle. all those sleepless nights, the snarky remarks made by people when they see eddie holding lily, crying before going to sleep, not ever feeling like he was a good dad, all of those dissipated once he heard those two words. he began crying and pull lily so close to him he felt like she was going to explode.

‘you said dada, honey, i love you, oh i love you more than anyone in the world’ eddie peppered lily’s face with kisses. lily pecked eddie’s cheeks in return.

‘let’s go get so much candy’ and the both of them left with the biggest smiles on their faces.