#dimentionalspades

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@dimensionalspades asked: why is it sophisticated to be bored? (To Feng Wu from Julian)

“I don’t know.” Feng Wu answered with a heavy sigh, picking up the small piece of wax coated paper and crumpling it up in her hand. The snacks were long eaten. Night was falling on the city, and while for many of its inhabitants, that meant it was time to lock themselves up behind doors, watching a candle and hoping it didn’t burn the house down in the dry summer heat…for Feng Wu it simply brought boredom. 

A heavy sigh, “tell me space isn’t this boring,” folding her arms, she sat her head down on them, almost childishly sulking. “Its got to be more exciting than this,” quiet suburbs of the imperial city, vague threats of martial law, mixed with the absence of any modern technology or assistance leads to over cautiousness ... and stretched resources. “I want to go and explore, there’s more to the world than this bullshit.”

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@dimensionalspades​​ asked: [HURT] -  (to Tilly from Julian)

She could swear that she could hear something.

Talking to her. Yet the words were gibberish, she couldn’t make out what they meant. It had been what helped tip her off that something was wrong though, not the fact she was hearing and seeing things, no, it was the fact that the computer and the universal translator hadn’t picked it up. She’d been in contact situations where the translator had met a new language, sure, for the first few minutes it stuttered all over the place, replaced with broken English, to working how it was designed. Not this time.

It had led her to the conclusion that whatever it was, wasn’t physically here. That idea freaked her out. She’d been holding it together, right up until the moment she hadn’t. In retrospect, she could have said that was true for anyone, everyone was fine until they weren ‘t. Everyone had a breaking point, physically and mentally.

Her eyes were focused behind him, the doctor wasn’t much of her concern right now. He felt a million miles away, in whatever land it was she had disassociated from. Though, the signs were there, pupils dilated, the size of dish plates as whatever creature this was, and whatever toxin it possessed, clearly had a grip on her. It was a feeling Tilly wasn’t all a great fan of. “I feel gross. Do I look gross? I look gross don’t I?”

[evcryopeneye]

@dimensionalspades​​ asked:  ✿ julian and tilly!

FRIENDSHIP.     childhood friends  /  work buddies or coworkers  /  family friends  /  friends with benefits  /  smoking buddies  /  adventure buddies  /  fake friends  /  recently friends  /  party buddies  /  friendship of need  /  dying friendship  /  circumstantial friendship  /  partners in crime  /  old friendship  /  [ your muse ] is the good influence  /  [ your muse ] is the bad influence  /  [ my muse ] is the good influence  /  [ my muse ] is the bad influence  /  opposites attract  /  ride or die  /  frenemies  /  roommates or flatmates  /  penpals  /  exes to friends  /  enemies to friends  /  other

ROMANCE.     childhood sweethearts  /  [ your muse is mines ] childhood crush  /  [ my muse is yours ] childhood crush  /  exes  /  exes to lovers  /  forbidden lovers  /  highschool sweethearts  /  secret relationship  /  opposites attract  /  long distance  /  unrequited [ from your muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from my muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from both sides ]  /  skinny love  /  friends to lovers  /  enemies to lovers  /  spurious relationship  /  power couple  /  newly entered  /  soulmates [ metaphorical ]  /  soulmates  [ literal ]  /  awkward  /  turning toxic  /  toxic love  /  cheating [ on your muse ]  /  cheating [ with your muse ]  /  other

FAMILIAL.     siblings [ half ]  /  siblings [ step ]  /  [ my muse ] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure  /  [ my muse ] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse  /  [ my muse ] is a parental figure to yours  /  [ my muse ] is a child figure to your muse  /  guardian figure  /  legal guardian  /  adoptive child  /  foster child  /  [ your muse ] is taken under mines wing  /  [ my muse ] is taken under yours wing  /  other - starfleet is a fam yo

ANTAGONISTIC.     dangerous to each other  /  dangerous to others  /  unpredictable  /  rivals  /  petty  /  developing into sexual or romantic tension  /  based off family matters  /  based of off circumstance  /  based of professional matters  /  based off misunderstanding or lies  /  conflict of ideology  /  betrayal  /  hero - villain dynamic  /  enemies  /  fight club  /  friends turned enemies  /  lovers turned enemies  /  exes turned enemies  /   other - do as the doctor says omfg tilly 

[evcryopeneye]

@dimensionalspades​​ asked: [concussion] (to Tilly from Julian)

The world spun a little, blinking slowly she waited for the world to come back into focus properly. It wasn’t like she had set herself out to get a concussion, The fight had been much more violent than Tilly had expected, but then again, who expected a damn fight? She didn’t remember much of it clearly, her opponent had grabbed her by the hair, hit her head off the wall several times before Tilly’s sad excuse for a punch, more like a flail, had made contact with them.

All she had focused on was survival, escaping, of course it would be Tilly that was in the middle of the trouble. She always seemed to be. Finding a violent criminal on board the station hadn’t been on her to do list today, except seemingly the universe had other plans. She’d just happened to be in some of the maintenance areas trying to get the stations air circulation system to implement her new improved protocol. While a 4% increase in efficiency didn’t seem worth the work, by the end of the year they would have saved enough power to power all the replicators on board.

She wasn’t so sure it had been worth it though.

“Do I get the good pain drugs now because my head is killing me.”

[evcryopeneye]

@dimensionalspades asked: “How did you become like this?” (to Feng Wu from Julian)

Become like what?

Really, Feng Wu should have known better than to ask that question. She knew exactly what he meant. How did she end up with nothing? How did an empress in waiting become a pauper? Hell. She wasn’t even sure if she would use that word. They had the chance to claw their way up every so often, if they could afford it, if they were smart enough, they could take the imperial exam. Feng Wu doubted she was even allowed to do that. There wasn’t even the illusion of something better. There was just this. 

Taking a deep breath, she shrugged her shoulders. “I don’t remember.” It is an honest answer, though one that left out a lot of context and background. “I was betrothed to the crown prince, I was head disciple of the Celestial Temple.” She had been, for all accounts, one of the most powerful people in the country. “Then I woke up on the floor of the forest covered in blood with no memory. They said I did it to myself.” Frankly, she wasn’t sure if that was true or not. Victors wrote history and clearly, Feng Wu had lost. 

“Apparently, I humiliated them with that stunt and was expelled from the royal court and the kingdom.” The border lay only a few miles away from here, it was about as close to the Capital as she would ever get again. “The royal family is rather…” she paused, looking for a diplomatic way to phrase it. “Rather swift and brutal when dealing with matters.”

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@dimensionalspades​​ asked: “Come on. Let’s get it wrapped up.” (to Feng Wu from Julian)

For once, she showed pain, teeth gritted together, a hiss as she took a sharp intake of breath. Her shoulder was in agony, blood drenched down white robes, adrenaline made her hands tremble, brain lag behind what had actually happened. While she knew she wasn’t all that popular among the ruling class of the kingdom, she hadn’t expected to end up almost dead again. Surely they would have given up after the first failed attempt, no?

If she had her wits about her she would have found a thousand excuses to not need his help and dismiss it, but she wasn’t, and for all her independence…Feng Wu was rattled. Upset with herself. Angry that she hadn’t really acknowledged the truth. She could have moved to the stars and her family would still hate her, wish her ill, celebrate the day that she left the mortal plane.

“I’m ok, I’m ok,” a lie, spoken as she used his presence beside her to drag herself back up off the floor, the least she could do was stand properly, even if she wobbled a little. “We need to figure out a way to get your ship back up and get you out of here, before they decide to take a dislike to you too.”

[evcryopeneye]

📜 for Julian and Tilly

[evcryopeneye]

📜 (for Julian and Feng Wu)

[evcryopeneye]

@dimensionalspades​​ asked: ❝ do you want a succulent? ❞ (to Tilly from Julian)

“Do I have to water it?” No, it was a succulent right? It didn’t need water? Hell it didn’t even need cared for, which frankly, felt like it would be right up her alley but it still brought reservations with it. “You know I don’t have a great track record with plants, right?” oh, every planet she’d ever been given she had killed. The spider plant had died from not being watered enough, that had broken her heart a little, she hadn’t meant to it was just…life and work had got away from her. The orchid plant had died from being over-watered. There was something ironic about that.

A succulent? You can’t really kill it can you? At least that was what she thought? Maybe though, that was the trap?

Oh no, she was going to over think this.

“Thank you does it…come with instructions?”

[evcryopeneye]

@dimensionalspades​​ asked: ❝ discomfort is where growth lies. ❞ (to Feng Wu from Julian)

Really, Feng Wu wanted to tell him he was talking shit.

There was a spark of anger in her, she disagreed. Discomfort and being in it, didn’t have a purpose. It was a failure of society. It was the failure of their rules to provide a safe kingdom for people to live in. It was a failure to conserve the land and its resources properly. It was a fundamental lack of respect and honour for each other. It upset Feng Wu, deeply.

She had after all, lived both a life of privilege, where others would say such trite things…and yet her banishment from the palace had left her destitute, Feng Wu had learned the hard way discomfort didn’t make you grow. Growth implied something.

“No, it changes you.” Feng Wu stated softly, change and growth were not interchangeable. “Some people change for the better, some for the worst, some become desperate…and desperation makes people do stupid shit.” It ruined lifes. “I don’t know if I’m better, or I have grown, as a person because of all this…discomfort…but I know I am not the same.” No. Far from it. “Isn’t our job to stop discomfort? How can we treat peoples physical health, to send them home back into harm? It feels...” unethical. 

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@dimensionalspades​​ asked: “You don’t need to tell me everything. I just want to know how I can help.” (to Tilly from Julian)

Was there a way that anyone could help right now? The ache in her chest wouldn’t go away, and she knew better than to think it was medical. Something was going ona nd she couldn’t put her finger on it. Hell, there were moments that Tilly thought she was going insane, and yet she knew better than to voice that concern to people. What good would it do except land her on a forced leave with nothing to do? That seemed worse than having a distraction. 

At least work was all consuming. That was one of her flaws, that she didn’t know how to deal with. Work was an escape, a distraction from life, from dealing with the fact she had managed to lose everyone and everything that she had ever known. 

That would take a toll on anyone. 

Though, things seemed to be worse lately. For a moment, she thought it had something to do with the away mission, but the biofilters hadn’t picked up anything on the way back, medical had gone fine so…it wasn’t that? The more Tilly attempted to find an answer for it, the more she found herself with less answers and less questions. An unusual situation for the usually brilliant scientist. 

Then, the realisation crossed her mind that she had been silent for far too long. That was going to be suspicious. 

“I don’t know.” Finally, an honest answer. “I’m just kinda in a weird mood.” Non-committal, would hopefully avoid any oncoming questions. “Its fine. I don’t think you can help.”

[evcryopeneye]

@dimensionalspades​​ asked:  ✿ julian and feng wu!

FRIENDSHIP.     childhood friends  /  work buddies or coworkers  /  family friends  /  friends with benefits  /  smoking buddies  /  adventure buddies  /  fake friends  /  recently friends  /  party buddies  /  friendship of need  /  dying friendship  /  circumstantial friendship  /  partners in crime  /  old friendship  /  [julian] is the good influence  /  [ feng wu ] is the bad influence  /  [ my muse ] is the good influence  /  [ my muse ] is the bad influence  /  opposites attract  /  ride or die  /  frenemies  /  roommates or flatmates  /  penpals  /  exes to friends  /  enemies to friends  /  other

ROMANCE.     childhood sweethearts  /  [ your muse is mines ] childhood crush  /  [ my muse is yours ] childhood crush  /  exes  /  exes to lovers  /  forbidden lovers  /  highschool sweethearts  /  secret relationship  /  opposites attract  /  long distance  /  unrequited [ from your muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from my muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from both sides ]  /  skinny love  /  friends to lovers  /  enemies to lovers  /  spurious relationship  /  power couple  /  newly entered  /  soulmates [ metaphorical ]  /  soulmates  [ literal ]  /  awkward  /  turning toxic  /  toxic love  /  cheating [ on your muse ]  /  cheating [ with your muse ]  /  other

FAMILIAL.     siblings [ half ]  /  siblings [ step ]  /  [ my muse ] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure  /  [ my muse ] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse  /  [ my muse ] is a parental figure to yours  /  [ my muse ] is a child figure to your muse  /  guardian figure  /  legal guardian  /  adoptive child  /  foster child  /  [ your muse ] is taken under mines wing  /  [ my muse ] is taken under yours wing  /  other

ANTAGONISTIC.     dangerous to each other  /  dangerous to others  /  unpredictable  /  rivals  /  petty  /  developing into sexual or romantic tension  /  based off family matters  /  based of off circumstance  /  based of professional matters  /  based off misunderstanding or lies  /  conflict of ideology  /  betrayal  /  hero - villain dynamic  /  enemies  /  fight club  /  friends turned enemies  /  lovers turned enemies  /  exes turned enemies  /  other