#fire frost & fable: Rose

[ink-n-shadow]

hear me out: demon!ghost finding broken angel!reader...

[ BROKEN DOVE ] 𝜗𝜚 the one where ghost is a demon and finds a pretty little broken angel

𝜗𝜚 pairing: broken angel!reader x demon!ghost 𝜗𝜚 cw: mature themes (no smut but minors still DNI), stalking elements, gn!reader (no explicit gendered elements used) 𝜗𝜚 link to all my works in the demon!ghost au can be found here

…like just imagine a young little fledgling like you, one of your ivory wings crumpled beneath your arm and missing feathers as you stumble through a field of human flowers and foliage. your face is icy with the frost of tears on your cheeks, eyes downcast to watch the flattening tulips and roses beneath your toes.

until you notice the dark shadow lurking behind you, close enough to smell the Hell’s fire on his skin and to hear the way his footsteps sizzle the foliage beneath him.

you don’t see him until his forked tongue is flicking against the shell of your ear gently, his husky voice cutting through the cacophony of twittering of birds and cicadas.

“all alone, huh?” he’d whisper in your ear, making you whip around to confront the stranger only to be met with the empty field behind you. but a hot hand to your broken wing makes you turn back around, only to be forced to face away from him with a beefy arm around your body. “and a broken wing too? tch, how’re you gonna get home now, little one?”

and you had heard about demons from the other angels, but they were always fables in your brain, stories told to little fledglings like you to keep you from becoming fallen. after all, demons were just fallen angels, right?

but now they were all too real, and now you had one purring in your ear, promising to fix your little wing with his bare hands if you agreed to take a little trip down with him.

and how could you refuse?

[epithvts]

✧ ˚ 　· 　　 .   the  continent  welcomes  ADRIUS  KACHRYLION  of  THE  MOUNTAIN  HOME,  the  HIGH  LORD  of  THE  WINTER  COURT.   when  the  HIGH  FAE  is  glamoured,  he  bears  a  resemblance  to  DANIEL  SHARMAN.   the  37  /  666  year  old  CIS  MALE  is  reputed  to  be  DEBONAIR  and  SOLICITOUS,  but  a  decade  of  war  has  left  them  AUSTERE  and  RECLUSIVE.   if  created  by  the  cauldron,  they  would  be  made  in  the  likeness  of  A  FEATHER  -  LIGHT  CROWN  THAT  BRINGS  A  WEIGHT  FAR  TOO  HEAVY  ;  THE  FAMILIAR  SCREECH  OF  METAL  AGAINST  METAL  INITIATED  BY  A  HOARSE  BATTLE  CRY  ;  THE  GRADUAL  LOSS  OF  HEAT  ON  AN  ABANDONED  HEARTH.   whispers  throughout  prythian  claim  that  their  allegiance  lies  with  THE  WINTER  COURT,   where  they  conspire  to  PROTECT  THE  PEOPLE  OF  THE  WINTER  COURT  AND  ENCOURAGE  PROSPERITY  BETWEEN  ITS  PEOPLE.

BASICS .

full  name.  adrius  kachrylion . age.  thirty  seven  /  six  hundred  sixty  six . birthdate.  december  24 . hometown.  the  mountain  home . current  location.  under  the  mountain . status.  unmated . orientation.  heteroromantic , heterosexual . occupation.  high  lord. abilities.  winnowing ,  glamouring ,  ice  manipulation ,  beast  form . siblings.  two  younger  brothers ,  one  younger  sister . pets.  a  black  cat  named  bear  that  parades  around  the  mountain  home . languages  spoken.  the  common  tongue . allegiance.  the  winter  court ,  the  kachrylion  family .

APPEARANCE .

hair  color.  white . eye  color.  blue . height.  six  foot  two . scars.  none . style.  typically  can  be  seen  in  greys  or  blues .  almost  always  with  some  kind  of  icy  crown  atop  his  head .

MISCELLANEOUS .

zodiac  sign.  capricorn . hogwarts  house.  gryffindor . alignment.  lawful  neutral . strengths.  solicitous ,  benevolent ,  calculated ,  debonair .   weaknesses.  reclusive ,  austere ,  overzealous ,  impatient . aesthetic.  a  feather  -  light  crown  that  brings  a  weight  far  too  heavy  ;  the  familiar  screech  of  metal  against  metal  initiated  by  a  hoarse  battle  cry  ;  the  gradual  loss  of  heat  on  an  abandoned  hearth . media  inspiration.  kallias  (  a  court  of  thorns  and  roses  ),  jack  frost  (  rise  of  the  guardians  ),  cedric  diggory  (  harry  potter  ),  jon  snow  (  a  song  of  ice  and  fire  ),  hiccup  haddock  iii  (  how  to  train  your  dragon  ),  edward  cullen  (  twilight  ),  dorian  havilliard  (  throne  of  glass  ).

BIOGRAPHY .

tw  abuse ,  torture ,  neglect ,  murder

you  come  into  this  world,  not  as  a  product  of  love  but  as  an  obligation  of  responsibility.  you  learn  quickly  enough  that  there  is  no  love  shared  between  your  parents,  only  sovereign  duty.  you  are  their  first  born,  the  heir  to  the  throne  of  the  winter  court,  and  nothing  more.  

you  are  robbed  of  your  childhood,  the  boy  who  once  dreamt  of  fairytales  and  fables  that  your  wet  nurse  fed  to  you  as  a  child  dead  before  the  age  of  five.  everyday  was  spent  either  in  the  library  with  tutors  from  several  courts  and  different  realms  or  in  the  courtyard  training  from  the  world's  most  skilled  teachers.  you  look  on  in  longing,  seeing  the  way  play  and  imagination  came  so  easily  to  the  other  children  at  court.  

plenty  of  times,  you  have  been  rejected  of  love.  from  your  mother,  whose  want  was  to  just  be  left  alone.  had  always  made  it  obvious  how  much  she  detested  being  the  high  lord's  brood  mare.  your  father,  much  of  the  same.  by  the  age  of  seven,  you  had  already  reduced  him  to  nothing  but  your  sire.  funny  how  you  begin  to  realize  that  blood  does  not  equate  to  family.  

just  as  your  schedule  for  lessons  were  strict  and  non  -  negotiable,  so  were  the  punishments.  often  times,  fueled  from  nothing  but  the  small  friends  you  made  at  court  and  your  innate  curiosity,  you've  ventured  into  town.  the  life  past  the  walls  of  the  mountain  home  had  always  piqued  your  interest.  and  you  longed  to  be  one  of  them,  to  share  the  food  from  their  table  and  create  memories  of  your  own  with  the  people  your  family  has  governed  over  for  centuries.

but  your  father  has  always  set  himself  on  a  pedestal.  that  night,  as  you  return  back  to  the  mountain  home,  lighter  than  a  feather  from  the  bit  of  life  restored  into  you,  your  father  waits  for  you,  with  a  whip  in  his  hand.  you  get  fifteen  slashes  that  night,  for  each  gold  coin  you  freely  gave  to  your  people.  though  never  on  the  face,  for  your  face  was  a  representation  of  the  family,  of  your  rule  to  come.  appearances  were  always  his  priority.

though  the  adventures  never  cease,  despite  the  frequent  additions  to  the  scars  on  your  back.  as  a  young  fae,  you  make  it  as  far  as  the  mortal  lands.  eager  to  learn  about  the  humans  and  their  lives.  there,  you  meet  a  woman,  who  smiles  far  too  kindly  at  your  kind.  she  offers  a  warmth  that  puts  out  your  frigid  ice.  a  love  that  you'd  never  known  before.  your  first  love,  a  human  woman.

but  nothing  goes  amiss  to  your  father.  and  soon  enough,  you  are  gifted  with  her  head.  no  son  of  mine  will  ever  mate  with  vermin.  the  words  fall  on  deaf  ears,  the  head  heavy  in  your  blood  stained  hands.  that  day  marks  your  death,  despite  the  way  immortality  sings  in  your  blood.

it  doesn't  take  much  for  you  to  pick  a  side  in  the  war.  your  heart  still  torn  from  loving  that  softhearted  woman  from  all  those  years  ago.  you'll  never  forget  the  way  she  made  you  burn  with  a  fire  unmatched.  and  so  when  azrael  takes  a  stand,  you  make  him  your  brother.  the  bond  you  share  with  the  heir  is  unlike  any  other,  it  brings  you  back  to  your  childhood:  blood  does  not  equate  to  family.  

the  throne  is  yours,  as  you  were  bred  to  take.  but  the  long  road  of  recovery  after  the  tyranny  and  malicious  rule  of  your  father  is  extensive.  nevertheless,  you  love  your  people.  and  you  would  rather  set  your  own  self  on  fire  than  to  watch  them  burn  ever  again.

TLDR  ;  a  boy  bred  for  the  sole  purpose  of  being  the  heir  of  the  winter  court.  lacked  love  growing  up.  severe  punishments  for  childish  amusements.  fell  in  love  with  a  human  woman  that  his  father  murdered.  has  finally  secured  his  throne  and  working  towards  gaining  the  love  of  his  people  <3

[yhwhrulz]

Streams in the Desert Devotional for September 15

"Blow upon my garden that the spices may flow out" (Song of Solomon 4:16).

Some of the spices mentioned in this chapter are quite suggestive. The aloe was a bitter spice, and it tells of the sweetness of bitter things, the bitter-sweet, which has its own fine application that only those can understand who have felt it. The myrrh was used to embalm the dead, and it tells of death to something. It is the sweetness which comes to the heart after it has died to its self-will and pride and sin.

Oh, the inexpressible charm that hovers about some Christians simply because they bear upon the chastened countenance and mellow spirit the impress of the cross, the holy evidence of having died to something that was once proud and strong, but is now forever at the feet of Jesus. It is the heavenly charm of a broken spirit and a contrite heart, the music that springs from the minor key, the sweetness that comes from the touch of the frost upon the ripened fruit.

And then the frankincense was a fragrance that came from the touch of the fire. It was the burning powder that rose in clouds of sweetness from the bosom of the flames. It tells of the heart whose sweetness has been called forth, perhaps by the flames of affliction, until the holy place of the soul is filled with clouds of praise and prayer. Beloved, are we giving out the spices, the perfumes, the sweet odors of the heart? -- The Love-Life of Our Lord.

"A Persian fable says: One day

A wanderer found a lump of clay

So redolent of sweet perfume

Its odors scented all the room.

’’What are thou? was his quick demand,

’’Art thou some gem from Samarcand,

Or spikenard in this rude disguise,

Or other costly merchandise?’’

’’Nay: I am but a lump of clay.’’

"’then whence this wondrous perfume-- say!’’

’’Friend, if the secret I disclose,

I have been dwelling with the rose.’’

Sweet parable! and will not those

’’Who love to dwell with Sharon’s rose,

Distil sweet odors all around,

Though low and mean themselves are found?

Dear Lord, abide with us that we

May draw our perfume fresh from Thee."

Copyright Statement This material is considered in the public domain.

[suzie-guru]

Original Character in 5 Gifs

My dear @dainesanddaffodils tagged me to describe my OC in 5 gifs, and I’m going to do my darling Rose ❤️

Rose is a physically gorgeous young woman, yes. But what makes people stop and stare at her and become so captivated by her is how her soul informs her beauty - she possess such an unbelievably beautiful soul, it’s unreal. She has such a vast and open heart, such a depth of compassion and kindness and caring for others, and such a guileless generosity to her. She has so much love to give to others, and she offers it and any help she can so selflessly. That’s what makes her such a stunningly lovely person - she’s a beauty inside and out.

Rose is NOT an adventuresome person. She doesn’t yearn to go out into the world, to leave her home behind and strike out on her own and see what she can make of herself. She’s so incredibly content to live with her parents and help them out and care for their cottage and just live the life she’s always known. She doesn’t really mind being sheltered, because she’s so comfortable and cozy and she doesn’t see a need to change that. She likes her routine, what is known and loved and familiar.  

Rose loves so freely and gives her heart without reserve, and she ends up being so incredibly hurt by it. Even when someone hurts her or betrays her, Rose is going to keep trying to help them, again and again and again, no matter how much she ends up hurt in the process because she literally can’t imagine turning her back on a loved one. 

One of her biggest arcs is facing the fact that her best friend-soulmate has gone down a path she can’t follow, can’t excuse. She wants to help them so much...but she’s realizing that if she wants to be around to help others, she can’t let herself by her own selflessness. 

Given the sheltered life she has lead and how happy she has been during it, and the realization that some people are cruel for the sake of being cruel, Rose really struggles with coming to terms on what it means to be a grown up, AND a leader on top of that. She’s going to put the needs of others before herself and always try to believe the best in others, but she is NOT happy with what her role forces her to do and see. 

Rose is a curvy/plus size girl, which came to be after I realized we had yet to have a Beauty in a Beauty and the Beast inspired story who was a curvy gal (and also after a very frank talk with Tangy where she helped me see the light and let go of internalized fat phobia). 

Rose has no idea that the shape of her body is something her society frowns upon - in fact, she’s incredibly baffled whenever someone tries to put her down about it. She LOVES how strong she is and how she can help out in the woods and in the barn. She LOVES to cook and bake with her mother, and her body is a testament to both of these things, and she loves it for that. 

So she’s curvy, and it doesn’t really come into play in the story, except as a reminder that curvy/plus size girls can just as easily be the Heroines and Beauties in stories, and I wish I had had that kind of character when I was growing up. 

I tag @bifacialler and @proserphone!

[sunflower-brittany]

In case anyone's wondering whats on my book wishlist these days (any first books missing from series i already own):

[ ] Lore (Alexandra Bracken)

[ ✅️] To Kill A Kingdom (Alexandra Christo)

[ ✅️] A House of Salt and Sorrows (Erin A. Craig)

[ ] This Poison Heart (Kalynn Bayron)

Immortals Series (Alyson Noel):

[ ] Dark Flame

[ ] Night Star

[ ] Everlasting

Beautiful Darkness Series (Kami Garacia):

[ ✅️] Beautiful Darkness

[ ] Dangerous Creatures

[ ] Dangerous Deception

[ ] All The Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)

[ ] Wilder Girls (Rory Power)

A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J Maas)

[ ✅️ ] A Court of Thorns and Roses

[ ] A Court of Mist and Fury

[ ] A Court of Wings and Ruins

[ ] A Court of Frost and Starlight

[ ✅️] A Court of Silver Flames

[ ✅️] The Queens Resistance (Rebecca Ross)

The Handmaids Tale Series (Margaret Atwood):

[ ✅️] The Handmaids Tale

[✅️ ] The Testaments

Red Queen Series (Victoria Aveyard):

[ ] Red Queen

[ ] Glass Sword

[ ] Kings Cage

[ ] War Storm

From Blood and Ash Series (Jennifer L Armentrout):

[ ] A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

[ ] The Crown of Gilded Bones

[ ] The War of Two Queens

Fallen Series (Lauren Kate):

[ ] Fallen

[ ] Torment

[ ] Passion

[ ] Rapture

[ ] Unforgiven

[ ] Fallen in Love

The After Collection (Anna Todd):

[ ] After

[ ] After We Collided

[ ] After We Fell

[ ] After Ever After

[ ] Before

Ash Princess Series (Laura Sebastian):

[ ] Ash Princess

[ ] Ember Queen

[ ] Lady Smoke

Shiver Series (Maggie Stiefvater):

[ ] Shiver

[ ] Linger

[ ] Forever

[ ] Sinner

Fable Series (Adrienne Young):

[ ✅️] Fable

[ ✅️] Namesake

Throne Of Glass Series (Sarah J Maas):

[ ] Assassins Blade

[ ✅️ ] Throne of Glass

[ ] Crown of Midnight

[ ] Heir of Fire

[ ] Queen of Shadows

[ ] Empire of Storms

[ ] Tower of Dawn

[ ] Kingdom of Ash

Dark Secrets Series (Elizabeth Chandler):

[ ] Dark Secrets 1

[ ] Dark Secrets 2

Ready Player One Series (Ernest Cline):

[ ] Ready Player One

[ ] Ready Player Two

Crescent City Series (Sarah J Maas)

[ ] House of Earth and Blood

[ ] House of Sky and Breath

A Touch of Darkness Series (Scarlett St Clair):

[✅️ ] A Touch of Darkness

[ ] Where The Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)

[ ] Shadow and Vines (C.D Britt)

[ ] Lovely War (Julie Berry)

[ ] The Henna Artist (Alka Joshi)

[ ] The Nature of Witches (Rachel Griffin)

Supernatural Series (Various Authors):

[ ] Rite of Passage

[ ] One Year Gone

[ ] Witch's Canyon

[ ] Nevermore

[ ] War of Sons

[ ] Bone Key

[ ] Night Terror

[ ] The Usual Sacrifices

[ ] Coyotes Kiss

A Curse so Dark and Lonely Series (Brigid Kemmerer):

[ ] A Curse so Dark and Lonely

[ ] A Heart so Fierce and Broken

[ ] A Vow so Bold amd Deadly

These Violent Delights Series (Chloe Gong):

[ ✅️ ] These Violent Delights

[ ] Our Violent Ends

Disney Twisted Tales Series (Various Authors):

[ ] Part of Your World

[ ] Unbirthday

[ ] Straight on Till Morning

[ ] Go the Distance

[ ] Mirror Mirror

Shadow and Bone Series (Leigh Bardugo):

[ ] Siege and Storm

[ ] Ruin and Rising

A Discovery of Witches Series (Deborah Harkness):

[ ✅️ ] A Discovery of Witches

[✅️ ] Shadow of Night

[ ✅️] The Book of Life

[ ] Time's Convert

Alice in Zombieland Series (Gena Showalter)

[ ] Alice in Zombieland

[ ] Through the Zombie Glass

[ ] A Mad Zombie Party

[ ] The Queen of Zombie Hearts

And I Darken Series (Kiersten White):

[ ] And I Darken

[ ] Now I Rise

[ ] Bright We Burn

Crave Series (Tracy Wolff):

[✅️ ] Crave

[ ✅️ ] Crush

[ ] Covet

[ ] Court

The War of Lost Hearts Series (Carissa Broadbent):

[ ] Daughter of No Worlds

[ ] Children of Fallen Gods

[ ] Mother of Death and Dawn

[ ] The Cursed Crown (May Sage Alexi Blake)

The Cruel Prince Series (Holly Black):

[ ✅️] The Cruel Prince

[ ] The Lost Sisters

[ ] The Wicked King

[ ] The Queen of Nothing

[ ] How The King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

The Selection Series (Kiera Cass)

[ ] The Selection

[ ] The Elite

[ ] The One

[ ] The Heir

[ ] The Crown

[✅️ ] We Were Liars (E. Lockhart)

The Witcher Series:

[ ] Sword of Destiny

[ ] Blood Elves

[ ] Time of Contempt

[ ] Baptism of Fire

[ ] The Tower of the Shallow

[ ] The Lady of the Lake

[ ] Seasons of Storms

Stephen King Novels:

[ ] The Institute

[ ] Different Seasons

[ ] Sorcery of Thorns (Margaret Rogerson)

Shadow and Frost Series (Coco Ma):

[ ] Shadow and Frost

[ ] God Storm

Three Dark Crowns Series (Kendare Blake):

[ ] Three Dark Crowns

[ ] One Dark Throne

[ ] The Oracle Queen

[ ] Two Dark Reigns

[ ] Five Dark Fates

[ ] The Secret Keeper of Jaipur (Alka Joshi)

The Poppy War Series (R.F. Kuang):

[ ] The Poppy War

[ ] The Dragon Republic

[ ] The Burning God

[ ] Once Upon a Broken Heart (Stephanie Garber)

Caraval Series (Stephanie Garber):

[ ] Legendary

[ ] Finale

Serpent and Dove Series (Shelby Mahurin):

[ ] Blood and Honey

[ ] Gods and Monsters

Legendborn Series (Tracy Deonn)

[ ] Legendborn

[ ] Bloodmarked

Souls Series (Harley Laroux):

[ ] Her Soul to Take

[ ] Her Soul for Revenge

A Dark and Hollow Star Series (Ashley Shuttleworth):

[ ] A Dark and Hollow Star

[ ] A Cruel and Fated Light

[ ] Den of Vipers (K.A. Knight)

[ ] Spellbook of the Lost and Found (Moira Doyle)

[ ] The Accident Season (Moira Doyle)

[ ] All The Bad Apples (Moira Doyle

[ ] Long Live the Pumpkin Queen (Tim Burton)

Six of Crows Series (Leigh Bardugo):

[ ] Crooked Kingdom

Legacy of the Nine Realms Series (Amelia Hutchins):

[ ] Flames of Chaos

[ ] Ashes of Chaos

[ ] Ruins of Chaos

[ ] Crown of Chaos

Shatter Me Series (Tahereh Mafi)

[ ] Shatter Me

[ ] Destroy Me [(1.5) - Unite Me]

[ ] Unravel Me

[ ] Fracture Me [(2.5) - Unite Me]

[ ] Ignite Me

[ ] Restore Me

[ ] Shadow Me [(4.5) - Find Me]

[ ] Defy Me

[ ] Reveal Me [(5.5) - Find Me]

[ ] Imagine Me

[ ] Believe Me

An Ember in the Ashes Series (Sabaa Tahir):

[ ] A Torch Against the Night

[ ] A Reaper at the Gates

[ ] A Sky Beyond the Storm

[ ] The Shadows Between Us (Tricia Levenseller)

A Ruin of Roses Series (K.F Breene)

[ ✅️] A Ruin of Roses

[✅️ ] A Throne of Ruin

[ ] A Kingdom of Ruin

[ ] A Queen of Ruin

Flame in the Mist Series (Renée Ahdieh):

[ ] Flame in the Mist

[ ] Smoke in the Sun

Sherrilyn Kenyon Books:

[ ] Styxx

[ ] Stygian

[ ] The Girl Who Belonged to the Sea (Katherine Quinn)

Shadows and Crowns Series (S.M Gaither):

[ ] The Song of the Marked

Gild Series (Raven Kennedy):

[ ] Gild

[ ] A Kingdom od Iron and Wine (Candace Osmond)

[ ] The Savage and the Swan (Ella Fields)

[salstray]

The Hunt

Only fools looked outside during Hunts.

Children, too young to know better, or the elderly, who’s minds had been lost to time. Or even perhaps the odd person wishing to join in. Whether they would be marked as prey or predator would be put up to the Hunters.

They were dark nights. 

The moon hung steady in the sky throughout the day, watching in silent stillness as the sun made its way through the clouds and the stars flickered out, one by one, leaving the world under the cold gaze of the Lady herself. 

The forests held shadows deeper than all of humanity’s sins and curtains closed quickly, if they had been opened at all. 

Very few went out on those days and it would only ever be in desperation. Perhaps you miscounted your rations, or maybe the nails had gathered rust faster than you’d anticipated. Whatever reason, whatever business you had, you’d get it done well and you’d get it done quick. 

Stores didn’t open their doors, but the kind hearted left their wares unguarded for those that had need to step onto the streets on those long, cold days. 

The wind blew softly the entire time, whispering and singing to those that would listen. Voices of loved ones long dead or the confessions of hearts long broken. If you listened, you were doomed. Doomed to be plagued by their screams and their laughter all through the Hunt. 

And the Hunt is the longest night of the year. 

It marks the turning. The next step on the world’s path. It doesn’t come on the same day each time. There are times where it doesn’t come for generations. Times when a number of Hunts happen each year. 

Usually, it is something to be feared. The next stone thrown by the gods, careless and cruel as they are, to send ripples and waves through our fragile world. It is a culling. A massacre. Many people’s last night alive. 

Though, if you are marked to be Hunted on the night of the Hunt, you were hardly anything close to a person at that point.

There are rare times when we pray for the next Hunt. We beg and we bleed, sending our voices to the gods in hopes that they will send unto us those tamed beasts. The carriers of blades and fire and iron. Those armed with silver bullets and chain whips. The ones that stalk through this world on those long, horrible nights; dressed in the colors of blood and shadow, searching for their marks and fulfilling their dreadful fate. 

There are times where we pray for the Hunters.

~

I remember a time, many decades ago now, where I was young and I was foolish and I dared to brave the sights that fell upon the night of the Hunt. 

That age had been long and it had been hard. I had been born into that time of fear and anger and hate. The time of the Bastard King and his four wicked sons. I had known only of the Hunt through fables and history books, but I’d never seen one with my own eyes. 

My mother had told me stories. Such terrible hours, those were. Where men became beasts, tearing themselves out of their clothes and flesh, their eyes wild and mad with hunger, lust, or pain. She told me of how my father fell to one of those fates and how she’d had to watch as a Hunter barreled its way into our home, tearing through the iron bands and layered wood like it was not but soft butter on a summer’s eve, working through my father with even greater ease. 

The idiotic thing that I was back then, wanted to see one with my own eyes. Mother wouldn’t tell me what the Hunter had looked like; simply that it was like a man, but wrong in every possible way. 

And the night of my first Hunt, when the chill came into the air and frost lined the grass on an early fall evening, I watched true fear pass through my dear Mother and I could do nothing but help as she prepared. 

We covered windows, boarded up the doors, gathered the simplest of foods into one room and all our clothes, blankets, and things into a pile. She told me I was not to look out the window, as there was only one in the room we had chosen, lest I wish to catch the attention of a Hunter searching for their mark. 

And our world fell into darkness.

The Hunt happens over only a single night, but this is a night that lasts for much longer than it should. 

The sun faded and the screams came swiftly after. My Mother clung to me, her arms holding me in warmth as I listened in morbid fascination as claws scraped along the cobbled streets and unnatural glows passed by the windows. I listened to the songs that were sung of blood and bone and dead souls that rose from their graves, searching for new bodies. I listened as our neighbors either fell to their own loved ones or as the beasts they became had fallen to a Hunter. 

At some point, I fell into a frightened sleep beside my Mother, my head filled with the sounds of our old world that now echoed through our small town. 

When I woke, Mother was still asleep, her face twisted into a grimace as she did so, her hands shaking all the while. 

I took it as my chance. 

I stood, my legs shaking. I slipped over to the window, careful to make not a sound against the wood. And I used a single finger to nudge away the heavy curtains that Mother had insisted we nail around the entire frame. 

What I saw still seeps into my dreams, even now, in my twilight years. 

It was no monster. No horror of gore and unreasonable hate. 

What I saw was a man. But wrong in every possible way.

He was tall, his arms long and legs longer. He was thin, his sleeves and pants gripping against his skin as tight as iron. He wore a long coat and he was facing away from me, the hem of it shifting with the whispering wind. 

In one hand, he held a sword, just as long as he was and dripping with a thick, black liquid. In the other, a gun, short, but heavy, with a strip of dirty cloth tying it to his hand. 

Upon his narrow head was a hat with a flat brim. Almost like one you’d see on the brow of a fisherman. His hair was cut short and was stark white against his ash grey skin. 

And when he turned, as if sensing my eyes upon the back of his neck, his gaze met mine, leaving with me the very image that follows me into my resting nights. 

I never saw his entire face. Only the eyes. They were big and round. Not full of anger or rage or whatever emotion I’d expected from a Hunter. They were… tired. I couldn’t tell their color, as the part that would hold color was small, surrounded entirely by bloodshot whites and ringed with dark circles at the lids, if he even had them. 

A breath after he met my gaze, I tore myself away, regretting every possible choice I could have made to bring me to this moment in my life.

Mother was still sleeping. And I thank the heavens even now that she slept through the sound of his footsteps, shifting ever closer to the wall of our home. She slept through the sound of a blade on glass, screaming in my ear of my mistakes and regrets. 

And longer still, she slept through the silence that followed.

The night rolled on after that. I somehow grew accustomed to the sound of screams and terror and when finally the sun rose again, I stepped out onto the street to find not a drop of mess. 

No blood. No gore. Not even an overturned barrel or a broken door. 

People had gone missing, of course. People died that night. They were Hunted. But I learned that it was part of our life. 

We’d also learned that the King and his sons were all dead. All turned beast and monstrous creatures, left to the mercy of the Hunters, which I now knew did not exist. 

After that, life moved on. We adapted to the loss of manpower and we each took up a job that hadn’t existed the day before, learning new trades and preparing still for the next time the age was ready to turn.

[maxheimer-feral]

Where/How do you get Eureka items?

i think ive answered this in another post? but i don’t mind responding again.

eureka items are an item that is a random drop from another item you can craft in reputable goods, fera fashions and twigla’s workshop. right now the only ones that exist are:

(key: -available item-eureka item)

——————— reputable goods———————

-alchemist vials-rare alchemist bottle belt

-grunge tail chain-rare barbed tail chain

-travel anvil-rare blacksmith bag

-pointed fae collar-rare posh seraph collar

-jet amulet-rare woodland collar

-kobold sword-wooden sword

-western lasso-cactus buddy

———————fera fashions———————

-tail eye charm-rare sinister bone string(out of stores!)

-shoulder bag-rare back pouches(out of stores!)

-tail petals-rare tulip tail(out of stores!)

-sharp bone necklace-rare dreadtie(out of stores!)

-ribbon cuffs-rare bangles(out of stores!)

-lace anklet-rare dapper lace(out of stores!)

-forest tail bells-rare woodland tail bells(out of stores!)

-apple brooch-rare poison apple brooch(out of stores!)

-tail furhawk-rare elegant furhawk(out of stores!)

-vineyard earrings-rare spine earrings(out of stores!)

-star clip bracelet-rare ruin stone cuffs(out of stores!)

-alchemist staff-rare fae lantern staff(out of stores!)

-cozy bomber hat-rare kitty bomber hat(out of stores!)

-goldenwood armor-rare royal piked armor(out of stores!)

-lantern lattice cuffs-rare elegant lattice leggings(out of stores!)

-flower headband-rare marsh flower headband(out of stores!)

-alchemist tome-rare dark arts tome(out of stores!)

-stately cuffs-rare thorn cuffs(out of stores!)

-alchemist heavy chain-rare royal neck plate(out of stores!)

-buttercuffs-rare fera fly cuffs(out of stores!)

-tail flipper-rare feathered tail flipper

-commoner shoulder pads-rare regal shoulder pads

-flower bands-rare candle flower bands

-mustache-rare mustache with beard(out of stores!)

-fish kite-rare epic fish kite(out of stores!)

-school bag-rare wood nymph bag(out of stores!)

-parasol-rare wagasa parasol(out of stores!)

-blizzard hat-rare epic blizzard hat(out of stores!)

-woodland antlers-rare woodland nymph antlers(out of stores!)

-tail blades-rare epic tail blades(out of stores!)

-floating crown-rare elegant floating crown

-flame rune tail-rare regal flame rune tail

-bell collar-rare ribbon bell collar

-halo-rare winged halo(out of stores!)

-spring hood-rare gothic hood(out of stores!)

-autumn brooch-rare skull brooch(out of stores!)

-hunter wraps-rare garden snake wraps(out of stores!)

-eggshell hat-rare decorative eggshell hat(out of stores!)

-tail pillow-rare royal worm(out of stores!)

-rounded collar-rare lace rounded collar(out of stores!)

-knife necklace-rare knife brooch(out of stores!)

-spacer adornment-dark space cheek guards(out of stores!)

-spacer collar-dark space collar(out of stores!)

-spacer gauntlets-dark space gauntlets(out of stores!)

-spacer league mohawk-dark space mohawk(out of stores!)

-spacer suit-dark space spaulders(out of stores!)

-spacer tail guard-dark space tail guard(out of stores!)

-voyager armor-dark voyager armor

-voyager helm-dark voyager helm

-voyagers mustache-dark voyager mustache

-voyager shield-dark voyager shield

-voyager shin guards-dark voyager shin greaves

-team delilah cap-antlered team delilah cap

-team aradia cap-horned team aradia cap

-winged cuff-durable winged cuff

-beetle helm-majestic beetle helm(out of stores!)

-beetle pauldrons-majestic beetle pauldrons(out of stores!)

-beetle skirt-majestic beetle skirt(out of stores!)

-planetary crown-attis crown

-authoritative cap-fancy authoritative cap(out of stores!)

-striped socks-floating striped socks

-frosted leaf crown-frosted leaf skull crown(out of stores!)

-gothic frilled hat-gothic bone hat

-gothic haunch bows-gothic bone haunch

-gothic lace choker-gothic bone lace choker

-gothic night bands-gothic bone night bands

-gothic shoulder frills-gothic bone shoulder frills

-gothic tail frill-gothic bone tail frill

-winter collar-plaid winter collar(out of stores!)

-winter cuffs-plaid winter cuffs(out of stores!)

-daunting adornment-woodland adornment

-daunting armor-woodland branch pauldrons

-daunting claws-woodland cuffs

-daunting amulet-woodland lavalliere

-daunting toptail-woodland tree hat

-striped neck collar-tuxedo collar

-metal shoulder cuffs-floating striped shoulder cuffs

-rogue cuff crossbow-bard anklets(out of stores!)

-rogue collar-bard purse(out of stores!)

-matryoshka hat-DJ earmuffs

-icy climbing pick-drill tail(out of stores!)

-frigid rose-kitchen shield(out of stores!)

-classy earrings-fairy k earrings

-classy glasses-fairy k glasses

-classy brooch-fairy k brooch

-classy tail flower-fairy k tail flower

-twigla back buddy-exclusive twigla back buddy(enigma items)

-punk face piercings-punk ear piercings

-explorer dish-wooden shield

———————twigla’s workshop———————

-midnight moon chair-rare midnight moon chair

-midnight moon lounge-rare midnight moon lounge

-evening chair-rare evening chair(out of stores!)

-evening lounge-rare evening lounge(out of stores!)

-apparition armoire-rare apparition armoire

-leaping kitsune statue-rare leaping kitsune statue

-treasure trunk-rare treasure trunk(out of stores!)

-indominable throne-rare indominable throne(out of stores!)

-twiggle-os breakfast cereal-rare twiggle-os cereal with prize(enigma items)

-epic ocean lamp-rare axoly ocean lamp

-mandrake-rare fruitful mandrake(out of stores!)

-old dead tree-rare old dead tree(out of stores!)

-ocean lamp-rare uniseahorse lamp

-sushi-rare sushi & musubi(out of stores!)

-mystic lamp-rare mystic twiggle lamp(out of stores!)

-feral pho-rare jumbo shrimp feral pho(out of stores!)

-mother-in-law’s tongue-rare mother-in-law’s tongue of wrath(out of stores!)

-carnivorous larry-rare fire breathing carnivorous larry(out of stores!)

-shimmer blade vanity-shattered shimmer blade vanity(out of stores!)

-pinata-senri pinata(out of stores!)

-academic bookcase-graduate academic bookcase(out of stores!)

-gnarled archway-twintree gnarled archway(out of stores!)

-lanternberry lantern-refined lanternberry lantern(out of stores!)

-art deco ottoman-embellished deco ottoman(out of stores!)

-cottage trunk-open cottage trunk(out of stores!)

-log shelves-tiered log shelves(out of stores!)

-snazzy shelves-four crows branch

-snazzy window-lunar phases rug

-slushy market stall-city fera closed sign(out of stores!)

-moonsea painting-city fera game posters(out of stores!)

-moonsea chest-alchemy cauldron(out of stores!)

-kino action figure-epic kino figure

-kotatsu table-spring tsukue

-slushy bridge-spring fable bridge(out of stores!)

-slushy log bench-spring market stall

-slushy frost fire spit-spring roast fire spit(out of stores!)

-slushy tent-spring tent(out of stores!)

-appleseed tree-blender with fruits(enigma items)

-dreambow flag-custom flag(out of stores!)

-deep sea aquarium-dark light aquarium(enigma items)

-figpear tree-garden café sign(enigma items)

-classic shelves-classic baking essentials

-classic sink-classic counter

-classic washer-classic dishwasher

-classic shower-classic tub

-beach towels-beach lounger

-shovel and bucket-sandcastle(enigma items)

-beach ball-volleyball net(enigma items)

it’s not a very common occurrence, but i got lucky with a few of mine, getting them within 1-3 attempts, but others not so much(it took me 37 tries with the leaping kitsune statue).

so- yeah. they’re fun- you can try yourself, it’s pretty cool, and a very nice feeling when you get them.

[rhotanored]

FFXIV WRITE #10 - a v a i l

prompt#10 - A V A I L character(s) - Crific Storm, Ashk Nha (NPC) masterlist - [x] warnings - violence, gore  

    An unintelligible scream of denial tore from Crific’s throat, cut short as a gauntleted fist cracked against his jaw; his head snapped to the side, leaving him dazed. His form went limp, held up only by the unyielding wooden shaft of the polearm braced across his chest, pinning him between it and the knight at his back. When he seemed about to begin his struggle anew, another fist crashed across his cheek, and he felt his skin split, rent between unforgiving steel and the bone beneath. His vision went dark, and when they let him drop to the hard-packed earth, barely dusted with the first kiss of winter’s frost, it was all he could do to wheeze out a groan as a boot fell on his spine, heel grinding down sharply to keep him in place.

    As his consciousness slowly returned, he immediately wished it hadn’t--and still, he couldn’t bring himself to tear his gaze away. His own laboured breathing rose and fell in sync with the rumbling wheeze of the massive dragon several yalms ahead, the snow rapidly turning crimson all around him. A myriad spears had torn asunder a wide swath of the glittering, blue-green scales across his flank, leaving behind a great gaping wound that even Crific could recognize as mortal--but the dragon’s indignity didn’t end there.

    They’d severed one wing and pinned the other to the dirt, and as though nearly gutting him hadn’t been enough to guarantee his immobility, he’d been wreathed in heavy, spiked black chains. The dragon lifted his head just enough to look at Crific for a moment, his golden gaze still sharp with clarity despite all that had been done to him.

    Though Crific’s left eye had by now swollen shut from the trauma, he could feel them both stinging with tears he struggled not to shed; he wouldn’t give the knights nearby the satisfaction--and yet he could nearly feel all the words Ashk Nha would say to him through his gaze alone, and they weighed almost too heavy for Crific to bear. 

    “Get him up,” the toe of a boot wedged itself beneath Crific’s chin, forcing him to crane his head upwards--but his good eye remained on the dragon. The pressure on his spine eased, and as soon as it did, Crific was up and running, adrenaline surging through every muscle. He shouldered past the knight commander with enough force to send the man staggering to the ground, shock hastily twisting into outrage as he scrambled back to his feet.

    “SEIZE HIM!” He bellowed, but Crific had reached one of the discarded halberds scattered around Ashk Nha before any could stop him, and he began to fight as a man possessed, howling the ragged madness of his fury as they charged towards him.

    All of his movements were jagged, sharp and heavy; there was no finesse, here, only rage. Three of the knights fell before any could register what had happened, and there was no hesitation in him as he turned on the rest. Crific swatted aside an wavering sword strike, sliding his grip up the haft of the halberd to make a short thrust that bit through armour and slipped between the knight’s ribs. Yanking his weapon free, he barely felt the bite of a short stab that skittered across his hip; he whirled back and brought the blade of his halberd down on the knight’s yet-extended arm, severing it at the elbow. The man’s screams gave the remaining knights pause, and Crific pressed his advantage--oblivious to the seething aether that had bled out from his very shadow. It still echoed his every movement, and yet seemed to pulse and flicker with a life of its own, guiding his hand as much as it followed in its wake.

    Nine had become five (from the twelve that attacked, four had fallen first to Ashk Nha’s claws before the pair were overwhelmed), and no longer were they a confident, cohesive unit. Crific could see the whites of their eyes in the shadows of their helms, and his onslaught was relentless. One savage blow cleaved a man from his collarbone nearly to his sternum, and Crific placed a boot on his chest to dislodge his blade, stuck fast in the man’s bone. As he turned wildly to face whoever was left, he saw none left standing; the rest were yalms too far for him to reach, now, but he took a step in that direction regardless. He couldn’t let them go.

    ...His legs, however, betrayed him, knees buckling suddenly beneath a wave of dizziness and exhaustion. The searing fury that had surged through him only moments before now left him feeling hollow, bereft, and weak. He let the haft of the halberd go and caught himself on trembling arms, staring at the crimson-spattered earth while shadows danced in what little of his vision remained.

    He drew a shuddering breath, mustered his strength, and made to stand--to no avail. It seemed his body had nothing left to give. 

    Thou hast done enough. 

    A familiar voice, though heard not by his ears, but something more, reached Crific and gave him pause. Slowly, he lifted his head to find Ashk Nha watching him. The dragon’s breath was heavy and laboured, but his golden gaze remained piercing, and Crific felt pinned to where he knelt as surely as the dragon’s wing was pierced by Ishgardian blades.

    Hie thee from this place. My brethren wilt come, and in their grief mark no difference between children of men.

    Crific hung his head, fingers numb from the cold still digging into the frosted ground beneath them.

    “No.” He answered with barely a whisper, but he knew the dragon could hear him. A guttural rumble was his only response in what was otherwise a silence that seemed to stretch between the pair for an eternity. In that time, Crific summoned a reserve of strength he didn’t know he had, rising unsteadily to his feet. He wrenched at the buckles of his breastplate, letting fall one piece of his armour at a time as straps and ties eventually yielded to his fumbling fingers.

    He tore gauntlets from his arms and shucked the padded undercoat, leaving him in a threadbare tunic ill-suited for the weather. Unarmed and unarmoured, Crific made his unsteady way to where the dragon lay, tearing up every stake that secured the chains keeping him in bondage.

    Ashk Nha kept his own counsel on Crific’s efforts, offering him nothing more than his slow and ragged breathing even when removal of the chains meant sliding the thick spikes from his hide. Careful as the half-Elezen might try to be, it was inevitable that he left more oozing wounds in his wake even as he discarded the last of the massive chains aside. He offered no apology, nor any explanation for his actions, and the dragon did not ask.

    Crific made his way around to the dragon’s far side, wrenching the weapons that had skewered his wing to the ground, and was met with what sounded to his ears like a long sigh of relief as the final blade was plucked up from the earth and flung as far away as Crific could get it. His breath was coming dry and ragged in his own chest, now, lungs burning with the effort. Blood oozed from his own wounds and sweat between his skirmish earlier and the exertion now had slicked his orange hair to his brow and dampened his tunic.

    Shuddering, Crific finally collapsed to the frozen earth, rolling onto his back to stare at the grey skies above. He was past the point of caring whether he’d die exposed to the elements, or at the mercy of dragonflame--but should Ashk Nha succumb to his wounds before his kin arrived, let it be said at least that he did not die in bondage.

    Thy deeds wilt go not unanswered.

    Crific opened his mouth to mutter that he didn’t expect any thanks, but darkness had taken hold of him, dragging him down deep into slumber before even he could respond. When later he woke, it was to his great confusion he found himself swaddled in a bedroll and warmed by a fire, surrounded by the din of quiet conversation and the scent of slow-roasting meat.

    Movement nearby made him scramble into an upright position, which was a mistake, from the way every muscle in his body immediately protested.

    “Oho, he’s awake!” A woman, clothed in warm furs chuckled from her makeshift seat on a stump nearby chuckled. He recognized the style; hunters who frequented the chocobo forest, and entertained an extremely uneasy truce with every faction that deigned to travel through it--Dravanian, dragon, and Ishgardian alike.

    “...How?” He croaked, only to find a canteen being waved in front of him. He took it with a grateful, albeit still wary nod of thanks, tipping the contents back until the container was empty and he was left gasping for breath--but at least his thirst was sated.

    “I’d like to ask you the same question, friend. Found you conveniently collapsed straight in the path of one of our hunting trails, which don’t get used real often. Makes our finding you quite the happy coincidence, if you catch my meaning.” Her brows rose.

    “...You’ve my thanks,” he mutters. He was malms and malms north of where he and Ashk Nha had been caught in the Highlands. Malms from where he and his people had been sheltering. ...And malms still to go from where the dragons would have taken Ashk Nha, to their fabled Anyx Trine, where Crific had only just heard tales of. If they’d been able to make it. He’d need supplies, and at least a week to backtrack. From the exhaustion that weighed on his limbs, however, and the wounds he could feel had been tended, he’d need longer than that to recover before attempting the trip. He needed to get back, inform everyone what had happened--tell them the area was no longer safe. His jaw tightened as his thoughts turned briefly to Kestrel.

    “I’ll not impose longer than I must.”

    “Pull your weight around the camp, and you can impose as long as you like. In your state, I doubt we’ll expect too much out of you for a few suns, anyroad.”

    Crific bowed his head, and thought about asking after food--but weariness was creeping back into his bones, dragging down the lid of his uninjured eye. He mumbled something, and the woman only smiled in response; he was asleep again before his head connected to the extra blanket rolled up beneath it. His sleep was blissfully dreamless, for the most part--though he could never quite shake the glint of golden eyes hovering on the edge of his awareness.

[oscurolibelle]

A Princess and the Pea Story - Madatobi Fairytale #2

Elements: Young Men Seeking Refuge, Shinobi deceiving each other, Tobirama accidentally infiltrates the Uchiha Main House, oops Inspiration: The Messed Up Origins of Princess and the Pea | Fables Explained - Jon Solo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH9bmjpr-Nw

Music to listen to while reading: 月下情人(월하정인) (Two Lovers Under Moonlight) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ah2K1Er0ik He was a good heir. He really was. Got up early every morning. Tended to his little brothers' needs, followed around his older brother as his partner to help him in his duties. That was until Kou fell in battle. Madara mourned him like any good Uchiha would, and watched darkly as his younger brothers cried themselves to sleep that night. The memory still haunted him to this day. He sighed, rising from his bed in the dead of the night, the winter chill seeping through the walls of the wooden house. A storm raged outside. He frowned, listening to the wind roar. At this rate, the storm would not pass for many days, delaying their missions and causing them more financial grief. He was sure to hear about this from Tajima. "You must marry soon." "You need to find new blood worthy of this clan." "Preferably with money.” 

He scoffed, throwing an extra blanket around himself and padding towards the main room for more warmth. He knew he needed to marry. The clan needed the morale boost, they needed the money. But he needed to feel loved and since news of Hashirama's engagement to the Uzumaki princess, Madara had to admit to himself that he felt a tad left out. Even if they were enemies. The problem was, Madara didn't want just any woman. He didn't want just any civilian with money or shinobi of class. He wanted love. And as any good Uchiha knew, love was the foundation for who they are. Even Tajima could not deny Madara the chance at the one thing that held the entire clan together. A loveless marriage was bound to tear everything apart from the inside out.

It was then in his thoughts that a knock on the door startled him. Madara cursed himself. He should have been more aware but with the storm raging- Again a polite yet timid knock on the door caught his curiosity. Surely Tajima would be awake by now. He rose to his feet and answered the door despite the wintry blizzard raging outside.

"I.. hate to bother y-you, but could y-you spare a few moments of y-your heat?" As white as the snow blasting around him, bright red eyes like Sharingan, and not at all dressed for the weather, the tall young man shivered where he stood. Madara, against all his shinobi training, stepped aside without a word and held an arm open for the man to enter the house. 

His sharingan whirled to life, taking in the frostbite nipping at the man's fingers, the ice stuck to his skin and frosted lashes, the brilliant red markings on his face stark like blood. If he hadn't been trembling so hard, hunched over in the winter storm, Madara might have mistook him for a ghost or a winter god. The man bowed further. "T-thank you, I apologize f-for any in-inconvenience." His teeth chattered, trying to be polite. It was Tajima's voice that startled Madara to close the door.

"Madara, who is this?" "A refugee, father." One look from Tajima and Madara remembered why taking in others was a bad thing. "A word, son." He turned on his heel padding back down the hallway. Madara motioned for the man to sit by the fire. The pale one nodded, solemnly and bowed again in silence before curling up next to the heat on the floor. Madara steeled himself for his father's annoyances.

"Sir?" "You just let anyone into our home?! He could be a shinobi!" "Father look at him. No one of his coloring would be shinobi. They are too pale. Too sensitive. Did you even see his eyes?" "His what?" "His eyes, father. They're red. Like the sharingan." That put an abrupt stop to Tajima's rant. "Now. Yes we're at war father, but I'm not going to let someone freeze to death outside." "I don't trust it." "Then don't. I'll stay up with him." "He's a shinobi, I know it." With a loud groan, Madara blew him off and brushed past, returning with his own futon and another. "What? I'm not putting him out." Madara frowned as Tajima huffed with indignation. He ignored the older Uchiha and flopped the two futons onto the floor by the fire. "Here you may sleep here until the storm subsides.

Wide red eyes looked up at him, the man now somewhat defrosted, looked rather pink in the firelight, his features somewhere between soft and sharp and Madara felt himself pulled in by the strangeness of it.  "I.." The man paused, listening to the roaring storm outside. "... would like to politely decline as I am not accustomed to help from strangers but it is-" "Are you shinobi?" Tajima ruined the explanation, voice like shattered glass, face pulled taut in a frown. The man blinked. "No. Just got separated from my band." Tajima didn't seem to buy it, but Madara rolled his eyes. Adjusting the futons and blankets, he rose to his feet and nearly pulled at the man. "Let's make tea. It should warm you." He followed Madara without resistance, face a soft reflection of partial innocence. Perhaps he was civilian. 

Tajima frowned. There was one way to find out. 

--

When Tobirama awoke the next morning, the storm still howling outside, he frowned. He'd intended to get warm, find shelter and then head out quickly back to the Senju compound. That was not what had happened. He slowly sat up, his back aching from trying to outrun a storm he knew he couldn't. Madara's voice brought him back to reality, the Uchiha stoking the fire. Tobirama had never seen Madara up close. That had always been his brother's privilege. But here, in the dead of winter storm, lit by firelight, Madara looked strangely domestic and enchanting. Not at all like the absolute beast of a brute he was on the battlefield. Tobirama cursed himself for stopping at the first compound he came across on his way back. 

"Slept well, friend?" "Ah..  as well as can be expected." He sensed Tajima in the hallway, still. No doubt listening. "You were snoring." Madara chuckled, a strangely homey sound and Tobirama flushed. "I apologize. I've been on the road so long, I haven't felt the fires of my home in a while. It was warm here." He stopped himself, wondering, feeling the small object under his futon. "My back hurts a bit. Perhaps I slept wrong." Madara looked up at the comment and frowned. "My apologies, I thought I swept the floor well enough."

"Ah I'm sure it's just my imagination." Tobirama lied his way through, ensuring his demeanor remained soft. His hand ran over the futon again. Yes. Of course. Tajima was testing him. No shinobi worth his salt would complain about something so trival after receiving such aid. But a civilian would. Especially a high valued one. "Although I miss my own." Quickly seeing Madara's face fall, more of a disappointed look than anything else, he regrouped. "I am extremely grateful for your hospitality...friend. I can ensure you are compensated when I return home." "Compensated?" "Yes.. we are a large family." Not entirely a lie. "We have funds and I'm sure my brother would be so happy to give you payment for assisting me." Also not really a lie. "We need no payment." Madara scoffed softly, his pride showing through. Slowly, Tobirama was starting to see why Hashirama liked Madara so much. He had to say, he couldn't blame him. "Then I would ask if you let me stay until the storm subsides completely... I am not accustomed to the weather like this."

--

Madara fought with Tajima for the next two nights. Pleading with him to stop his conspiracies and his tactics, noting every morning the pale man awoke, another mattress, another object until finally there were three mattresses atop a small object. Madara rolled his eyes. Surely this was overkill and somehow he had to make it seem like they weren't testing him. 

The man took it all with grace, a beautiful smile and pinked cheeks. Madara watched as his guest curled up for the third night atop three futons and smiled back at him. "I would think you are a charmer, if not for the dying of the storm, I might be tempted to stay, Madara-san." Red eyes glimmered at him and the Uchiha flushed. "I have made no attempt to charm you, Tobira-san." Madara shifted on his own futon. "We simply wish to ensure you're returned to your family without injury. Although I have swept this floor five times before laying your bed down." 

The two of them snickered in the firelight like young teens. Madara watched as his pale friend laid on his back and looked at the ceiling. "You miss your family." It was more of a statement than a question, although Tobira answered honestly, "Yes." He turned his head to look at Madara, and the Uchiha felt the air leave his lungs. "I will not forget your kindness, Madara-san." "I will not forget your companionship, Tobira."

The two stared at each other for a long moment, before red eyes slowly closed, and his breathing evened out. He fell asleep so easy in a strangers' house. There was no way he was shinobi. Madara sighed, sharingan whirling to life yet again, imprinting the image of the sleeping man into his mind. He was gorgeous and kind. Polite, a civilian, with money. Perhaps... Madara shook it from his head. No. That would be taking advantage of the situation.. he shouldn't.. One more look at his friend, and Madara wondered... should he?

--

Tobirama woke slowly, ensuring to keep his chakra under control, sleeping in Madara Uchiha's front room by the fire next to him for three days had been stressful enough, piled up with keeping the rouse that he was civilian with Tajima pressing him each day for intel, testing his every move.

Tobirama counted five times he'd purposefully hurt himself to show he was 'clumsy' like a civilian. Two times spilling tea on the man, carrying it and slipping on the floor. Six times he'd flirted openly with Madara in front of Tajima just to mess with the man. His ears picked up the sound of the wind calmer, snow fall on the house gentle and calm.

He rose, not really aching at all, but playing the part as Madara only laughed. "You sure are sensitive, Tobira-san." "I am. My disposition makes it even more so." "You refer to your condition or your status?" "Both I suppose." Tobirama offered a sly grin, pulling out his charm as best as he could, softening his edges. Madara flushed in the morning light and looked out the window. "It seems the storm is passed. We can send you safely on your way today." Tobirama nodded, and rose to get ready.

It didn't take the man long at all, a shower, some breakfast, hot tea and he was ready to continue his journey. Tobirama counted his blessings, he had successfully, albeit accidentally infiltrated the Uchiha main house and slept there for three whole days without being caught. Now if only he could- "Tobira-san." Turning, his gaze widened. "Madara-san." The Uchiha held out a large dark coat, Uchiha symbol on the back. "It is not much, but will provide you with more warmth on your journey." 

Tobirama's heart pounded. If he refused, the rouse would be blown. "Thank-" "It is not all." Madara helped him into the coat, then bent to wrap his feet in socks and cloth before sliding boots on that were a bit too small for him. At last Madara stood back and handed him a kunai. "We wish you safety on your journey home. The coat you wear may bring you bad fortune... we are.. not liked in many parts. I would not want you injured on account of my sake."

Three days with Madara Uchiha had changed Tobirama's perspective of everything he thought of Uchiha. What would his brother say when he arrived home, dressed in their symbol? "Tobira-san. If I may be forward." "Of course. I am grateful for your hospitality." He took the kunai gently, as if a civilian would but Madara did not let it go. Dark eyes looked up into his. "For repayment, I would.. I would like something special." Shifting uneasy, Tobirama waited. 

Madara looked away for a moment then took a deep breath before raising his eyes to meet the red crystals he'd grown attached to. "I would like to see you again." Tobirama's heart thumped. Oh. This.. this was unexpected. But not entirely a bad idea.. "I would like to see you again as well." This time, not on a battle field or from a storm. Tobirama wondered to himself. "Thank you, Madara." He bowed, letting his eyes linger too long on the Uchiha, causing him to flush yet again before departing. 

--

"MADARA!" The heir groaned inwardly as the frost melted under the spring sun and turned from his chore of feeding the falcons. "Father?" "The Senju are at the gates!" That spurred Madara's blood and immediately, the compound was on edge, those darting in different directions to bolster defenses. 

But when Madara touched down on the opposite side of the gate, none the Senju moved an inch. In fact, they didn't even look dressed for battle and Hashirama- "Madara, my brother!" "What the hell are you on about, you oaf?!" Madara hissed. "Be quiet!" "I will not! It's a glorious day! We have come seeking peace-" "We have gone over this, Hashirama. There will be no peace-" "Are you certain?" The familiar voice stunned Madara just as Tajima landed next to him in a fury of growls. Madara had been so so very wrong about Tobira.

"Tobira?" "Tobira?" Hashirama gave his brother a questioning look.The pale man pushed his way through the crowd of Senju, ignoring his brother, smiling at Madara. "Madara." The edge of his voice had dropped, softness creeping in and lacing every syllable with fondness. The said Uchiha instantly blushed. Before Tajima could object, the pale shinobi stepped forward. "I am only fulfilling your request. I am here to see you again." If he didn't think he could get any redder, Madara was also dead wrong about that.

The silence that followed from the Uchiha whole was stifling. Madara cleared his throat. In absence of what to say, Tobirama cut off Tajima again. "Do you not still feel the same? Perhaps, we can arrange an agreement?" His eyes wandering over the tattered clothing of the Uchiha, the patched roofs, the rotting gates. "I am from a well off family after all." "Absolutely not-" "Yes." Tajima choked on his own words as Madara spoke. "Yes an agreement would be.. preferable." With the charming smile he'd used so many times on Madara before, Tobirama softened his face and beamed. "Let us make haste, before our families decide death and war is better than coexisting in warmth and safety."

[leowyattv]

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[robynqueenofstuff]

Something I’ve Always Wanted To Say To Those Who Complain About A Lack Of Good Female Characters.

Yes we are just SHORT on good female characters, aren't we?

‘Takes a ginormous breath’

I mean besides Ellen Ripley, The Bride, Katniss Everdeen, Imperator Furiosa, Rey, [insert surname here] Princess Leia, [One of the greatest fucking characters ever] Sarah Connor to just name the most well-known few. We only have Hermione Granger [obviously], Luna Lovegood, Ginny Weasley, Minerva Mcgonagoll, Molly Weasley, Lily Potter, Bellatrix Lestrange, Jyn Erso, Padme Amidala, Hera Syndulla, Sabine Wren, Mara Jade, Jaina Solo, Tahiri Veila, Jan Ors, Nomi Sunrider, Lumiya, Juno Eclipse, Bastila Shan, Satele Shan, Ahsoka Tano, Barriss Offee, Luminara Unduli, Aayla Secura, Adi Gallia, Shaak Ti, Jaden Korr [Optionally female], Asajj Ventress, Aurra Sing, Zam Wesell, Steela Gerrara, The Seventh Sister, Satine Kryze, Shmi Skywalker, Darth Zannah, Mother Talzin, [The fucking Hapes Consortium places women higher over men] Belle, Jasmine, Mulan, Pocahontas, Tiana, Jane, Rapunzel, Ariel, Cinderella, Megara, Lilo, Nani, Nala, Vanellope, Lady, Merida, Jessie, Dory, Helen/Elastigirl, EVA, Edna Mode, Joy, Sadness, Anna, Elsa, [Yes i think she's a good character but for different reasons than others do] Kida, Wendy, Alice, Judy Hopps, Kanga, Kala, Captain Amelia, Moana, Esmeralda, Flora, Fauna, Merryweather, Rita, Miss Bianca, Mary Poppins, Eglantine Price, Sally, Audrey Ramirez, Mittens, Maleficent, Ursula, Cruella De Vil, Queen Grimhilde, Yzma, Lady Tremaine, Queen Of Hearts, Madame Medusa, Mother Gothel, Honey Lemon, Go-Go, Chel, Marina, Eris, Tigress, Ginormica, Roxanne, Astrid, Valka, Ginger, Fiona, Fairy Godmother, Tzipporah and Miriam. Chihiro, San, Moro, Lady Eboshi  Sophie, Kiki, Shizuku, Arrietty, Ponyo, Nausicaa, Princess Kushana, Kaguya, Sheeta,  Marnie, Annie, Coraline, Anastasia, Mrs Brisby, Elle Woods, Dorothy, Matilda, Alicia Huberman, Violet, Corky, Alice Creed, Clarice Starling, Mrs Danvers, Janine Melnitz. Kylie Griffin, Junior Ghostbuster Catherine, [yeah there were already female Ghostbusters before that crappy movie] Lisbeth Salander, Mathilda Lando, Marge Gunderson, Judge Cassandra Anderson, Ma-Ma, [Madeline Madrigal] Regina George, Cady Heron, Clementine Kruczynski, M, [the one played by Judi Dench] Moneypenny,, Elle Driver, O-Ren Ishii, Julie Kohler, Yuki Kashima, Amelie Poulain, Lucy, Rose Dewitt Bukater, Joy ‘Ma’ Newsome, Grace Howard, Philomena Lee, Ofelia, Kara, [From Dragonheart] Sarah Williams, Maria von Trapp, Marion Ravenwood, Dr. Elsa Schneider, Evelyn Carnahan, Officer Anne Lewis, Dr Ellie Sattler, Paikea Apirana, Motoko Kusanagi, Carrie White, Arwyn, Eowyn, Galadriel, Yu Shu Lien, Jen Yu, Jackie Brown, Nefretiri,  All the girls from St Trinians, Bliss Cavendar, The girls on the Roller Derby Team, [Maggie Mayhem, Bloody Holly, Rosa Sparks, Smashley Simpson] Sally Albright, Jean Louise ‘Scout’ Finch, Claire Standish. Allison Reynolds, Kim Possible, She-Ra, [Plus the female characters in She-Ra and He-Man] Jem, Synergy, The Holograms, The Misfits, Penny Gadget, Jessica Jones, Buffy Summers, Willow Rosenberg, Anya Jenkins, Faith, Cordelia Chase, Drusilla, Emma Swan, Carol Peletier, River Tam, Xena, Lady Penelope, Roseanne, Dana Scully, Morticia Addams, Wednesday Addams, Lily Munster, Vastra and Jenny, Jessica Fletcher, Olivia Benson, Lilly Rush, Korra, Asami Sato, Lin Beifong, Opal Beifong, Suyin Beifong, Kya, Daria Morgendoffer, Jane Lane, Susan Foreman, Barbara Wright, Jo Grant, Donna Noble, River Song, Ace, Nyssa, Romana, Sarah Jane, Clara Oswald, [the majority of the Doctor Who companions are female] Madame Vastra, Jenny, Zoe Washburne, Kaywinnet Lee ‘Kaylee’ Frye, Lagertha Lothbrok, Claire Underwood, Uhura, Nurse Chappell, Nurse Abby, Captain Katherine Janeway,  B’elanna Torres, Seven Of Nine, Kira Nerys, Jadzia Dax,  Deanna Troi,  Penelope Garcia, Kima Greggs, Evelyn Salt, Starbuck, Lois Lane, Katara, Toph, Mai, Azula, Suki, Ty-Lee, June, Serras Victoria, Sir Integra Hellsing, Dr. Girlfriend, Elektra Nachios, Alex Drake, Cameron, [Even if she's a cyborg she counts] Veronica Mars, ALL THREE CHARLIE'S ANGELS, THE POWERPUFF GIRLS, The female rangers in Power Rangers,  Sabrina Spellman, The majority of characters from My Little Pony, Mabel Pines, Wendy Corduroy, The Crystal Gems, Princess Bubblegum, Marceline The Vampire Queen, Flame Princess, Princess Allura, Katie ‘Pidge’ Holt, Violet Baudelaire, Lucy Pevensie, Alice, [again] Nancy Drew, Annabeth Chase, Clarisse La Rue, Sally Jackson, Thalia Grace, Piper Mclean, Hazel Levesque, [I AM GOING TO GET SO MUCH SHIT FROM PERCY JACKSON FANS BECAUSE THESE ARE THE ONLY ONES I CAN THINK OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD]  Daenerys, Arya, Margaery, Catelyn, Brienne, Olenna, Sansa, Susan Sto Helit, Liessa Dragonlady, Tiffany Aching, Hannah Wolfe, The female characters in Malazan Book Of The Fallen, Harriet The Spy, Althea Vestrit, Aerin, Sorcha, Daine, Sabriel, Maka Albarn, Tsubaki Nakatsukasa, Liz and Patty Thompson, Meryl Strife, Milly Thompson, Winry Rockbell, Izumi Curtis, Riza Hawkeye,  Mikasa Ackerman, Pepper Potts, Gwen Stacy, Black Cat, Wonder Woman [That’s a fucking no brainer], Batgirl, Batwoman, Supergirl, Raven, Starfire, Huntress, Black Canary, Zatanna, Catwoman, Hawkgirl, Mera, Katana, Talia Al Ghul, Enchantress, Poison Ivy, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch, Natasha Irons, Storm, Rogue, Ms Marvel, Emma Frost, The Wasp, Invisible Woman, She-Hulk, Gamora, Kitty Pryde, Psylocke, Valkyrie. Mystique, the female Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D, Not to mention the girls from Fables, Rayne, Clementine, Amanda Ripley, Coco Bandicoot, Bayonetta, Ms Pacman, Valna, Yuko, Amu, Lena, Alex, Etna, Flonne, Jennifer, Raspberyl, Vulcanas, Usalia, Maya Amano, Ulala Serizawa, Yukari Takeba, Fuuku Yamagashi, Chie Satonaka, Yukiko Amagi, Rise Kujikawa, Naoto Shirogane, Ann Takamaki, Haru Okumura, Kyoko Kirigiri, Sakura Ogami, Aoi Asahina, Chiaki Nanami, Sonia Nevermind, Akane Owari, Fiora, Melia, Sharla, BB Hood, Morrigan, Felicia, Q-Bee, Lara Croft, Samus Arran, Aya Brea, Elizabeth Comstock, Ellie, Faith, Jill Valentine, Ada Wong, Garnet Til Alexandros XVII, Tifa Lockhart, Aerith Gainsborough, Yuffie Kisaragi, Rydia, Rosa Joanna Farrell, Celes Chere, Terra Branford, Relm Arrowny, Rinoa Heartilly, Quistis Trepe, Selphie Tilmitt, Ultimecia, Ashe, Fran, Freya Crecent, Eiko Carol, Yuna, Rikku, Lulu, Aqua, Zelda, Midna, Alice from Mcgee, Odessa Silverburg plus all the females in Fire Emblem, Vocaloid, Touhou  and Sid Meir’s Civilization. Not to mention the option to play as female characters in most of the LEGO games plus the option to play as a female in Mass Effect, Dragon Age: Origins, Elder Scrolls, World of Warcraft, Fallout, Saints Row, Fable, Terraria, Borderlands, Jade Empire, Neverwinter Nights, Rock Band 2, Tardew Valley, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, Fate, Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Town, Guilty Gear, Overwatch,  Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Tekken, Dynasty and Samurai Warriors plus the enormous roster in League Of Legends, Every last female in Skullgirls, All the female Pokemon trainers, All the females from Magic The Gathering, Hit-Girl, Powergirl, Tigra, Lady Sif, Spider-Woman, Vixen, Witchblade, Lady Death, Stephanie Brown, Jem, Aeon Flux, Gwen, Morgana, Morgause, Nimueh, Maid Marian, Djaq, Lady Isabella Of Gisborne,  Irene Adler, Carolyn Berek, Serena Stevens, Megan Wheeler, Kate Beckett, Nikki Heat, The girls from Women’s Murder Club, Beatrice Adela Lestrange Bradley, Temperance Daesee Bradley, Brenda Leigh Johnson, Joanne Kilbourn, Josephina ‘Jo’ Lupo, Catherine Willows, Alex Rovias, Alicia Claus, Jennifer Tate, Sarah Kerrigan, Joanna Dark, Catherine 'Ann’ Archer, April Ryan, Claire Redfield, Alis Landale, Alyx Vance, Heather Mason, Elena Fisher, Amaterasu, Shantae, Rosalina, Chrodechild, Chris Lightfellow, Ellen from Folklore, Jade from Beyond Good And Evil, Maya from Septerra Core, Miriam from The Guardian Legend, The female characters from Dead Or Alive, And even if you choose to play as a male character in games like Mass Effect and Dragon Age there are still a number of female characters to choose from such as Liara T,Soni, Tali'Zorah nar Rayya, Ashley Williams, Miranda Lawson, Kahlee Sanders, Samara, Morinth, Dr Kelly Chambers, Samantha Traynor, Morrigan, Leliana, Wynne, Shale, Flenneth, Cassandra, Even older games have ones like Jill Of The Jungle, Debra Dare, Lady Bug, Kangaroo, The heroine from Secret Of Mana, The female ninja from Ninja Warriors, Princess Rosella from King’s Quest IV. Even Princess Peach and Daisy can count as they kick total amounts of ass in the racing and fighting games Nintendo puts out. Aunt Entity, Sergeant Rita Vrataski, Polgara The Sorceress, Cutie Honey, Vicki Barr, The girls from The Babysitters Club, The ladies from The Sleepover Club, Princess Cimorene, Egwene al Vere, Elizabeth Swann, Tia Dalma, Lieutenant Jordan O'Neil, Kyra/Jack, Carolyn Fry, Mimi Kirogoe, Hana, [The mother from Wolf Children who is now one of my favorite characters ever] The girl from The Fox And The Child, Annalise Keating, Lady Macbeth, Cherry Darling, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel, Cybersix, Elphaba, Samantha Barker, Karen Silkwood, [who was a real person] Meg Altman, Thelma Dickinson, Louise Sawyer, Shoshanna Dreyfus, Trinity, The girls from Charmed, Emma Swan, Regina Mills, Mina Harker from The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Pauline Hargraves, Max Caufield, Jodie Holmes, Samantha Greenbriar, Thea Queen, Squirrel Girl, Beatrix De Costa [Fire], Tora Olafsdotter [Ice], Wondergirl, Dazzler, Black Alice, Dove, Gypsy, Jade Canary, Cassandra Cain, Big Barda, Darna, The Boss, Meryl Silverburgh, Mei-Ling, Naomi Hunter, Sunny Gurlukovich, Olga Gurlukovich, Fortune, Quiet, GLADOS, SHODAN, Velma, Daphne, Miss Ernst/Grand High Witch, Sailor Moon and the Sailor Soldiers, [Sailor Venus, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Saturn, Sailor Uranus, Sailor Neptune, Sailor Pluto,] Bulma, the majority of the characters in Orange Is The New Black, Leslie Knope, Ann Perkins, April Ludgate, Asuka Langley Soryu, Haruko Haruhara, Nana Komatsu, Nana Osaki, Lucrezia Noin, Lady Une, Dorothy Catalonia, Sally Po, Reyna, Zoe Nightshade, Meg McCaffery, Calypso, The females from The 100, Alicia Melchiott, Isara Gunther, Cosette Coalhearth, Miku Hinasaki, Leah, [from Diablo]  Melody Farklight, The Totally Spies!, Mia Dolan, Kathy Selden,  Vianne Rocher, Princess Ann, [Ann ‘Smitty’ Smith] Margaret Hale, Lauren Olamina, Sara Crewe, Mary Lennox, Jennifer Simpson, Christine Collins, [Who was also a real person] Turanga Leela, Tauriel, The ladies from Steel Magnolias, All the female Transformers, Farah, Annie Sawyer, Nina Pickering, Gabrielle, Saturn Girl, Sage, Negasonic Teenage Warhead, She-Thing, Scorpion, Songbird, Silk Spectre II, Spider Girl, Silver Sable, The ladies of the Wildstorm universe, Fault Zone, Solara, The Wink, Paragon, Lady Deathstrike, Madame Masque, Cheetah, Emerald Empress, All 20 superheroines before Wonder Woman, Alanna of Trebond, The ladies of The Lunar Chronicles, Catti-Brie, Alyx, [From the Adventures Of Alyx books] The ladies from Marvel's Runaways series, Veronica Layton, Marguerite Krux, Mako Mori, Blaze The Cat, Toby 'Kissy' Masuyo, April Ryan, Mona Sax, Fox,  Ninja Princess, Papri, Lady Master Of Kung Fu, Reika Kirishima, The ladies from the Tales series, Noel Vermilian, Shield Knight, Petra from Emerald City Confidential, The ladies from Elsword, Anna Leonowens.[another lady from real-life but perhaps best known from The King And 1] Eliza Doolittle, Ree Dolly, Hushpuppy, Unicorn/Lady Amalthea,  Aeryn Sun, Chiana, Mallory Kane, Pauline Hargraves, Gwen Cooper, Toshiko Sato, Samantha Carter, The Tiger Woman, Barbara Meredith/The Black Whip, Hana Tsu-Vachel, Tessa Alvarado, Jo March, Liesel Meminger, Betty Barrett, Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug, Shelby Woo, Jaime Sommers, Molly Moon, Torchy Blane, Eliza Maza, Angela, Demona, Fox Xanatos, The girls from W.I.T.C.H, Mona The Vampire, The Worst Witch, Ms Frizzle, Carmen Sandiego, Leslie and Joni from Cluefinders, Ren Stevens, Jules Paxton and Jess Bhamra, [from Bend It Like Beckham] Hazel Grace Lancaster, Mara Of The Acoma, Aerin Dragon-Killer/Firehair, Angharad 'Harry' Crewe, The three sisters from Ballet Shoes, Anne Shirley, Lyra Belacqua, Kerowyn, Dashti, Sadie Kane, Zia Rashid, Samirah-Al-Abbas, Lydia Deetz, Juniper Lee, Gretchen, Spinelli, Alex Mack. Or female characters for really young kids such as Lizzie Mcguire, Andi Mack, Dora, Peppa Pig, Lola, Charlie, Looby Loo, Ramona Quimby, Pippi Longstocking, Star Butterfly,  Meg Murray, Madeline, Angelina Ballerina, The lovely ladies of Balamory, Jemima Puddle-Duck, and Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. Or females from Greek mythology like Gaia, Hestia, Demeter, Nemesis, Medusa, Nyx, Ananke, Rhea, Athena, Demeter, Persephone, Artemis or their Roman counterparts. Or the ladies from Norse, Finnish or Egyptian Mythology. Or historical female figures to look up to such as Elizabeth the 1st, Joan Of Arc, Queen Cordelia, Queen Gwendolen, Ethelfreda, Boudicca, Florence Nightingale, Amelia Earhart, Marie Curie, Catherine The Great and Audrey Hepburn. You play as a female Avatar in Cooking Mama and all of the Imagine series, The Jurassic Park dinosaurs were all female, Minecraft allows female appearance through customized character skins EVEN BARBIE! THERE! I SAID IT!

But besides that entire fucking catalog, I find myself and the rest of the female population well under-represented.....Except of course for the huge fucking roster of female characters available.

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Lake Eola turtles need sunbathing perches, says club's petition

Lake Eola surely would tick off Yertle the Turtle, a character in a Dr. Seuss children’s story.

There is hardly any place in Orlando’s showcase lake where Yertle could order others of his kind to stack themselves in a column, which, as the story goes, Yertle would climb as king of his pond.

According to the real-life Turtle and Tortoise Club of Florida, there is precious little space at Lake Eola for any sort of perching by turtles, fabled or otherwise.

Kevin Spear

A Lake Eola turtle.

A Lake Eola turtle. (Kevin Spear)

And that’s not good, say club members, who are petitioning for installation of artificial perch places.

“I don’t want to have any conflict with parks and rec on this,” said Marvin Bennett Jr., an Orlando resident and vice president of the turtle club, who stressed a desire to avoid friction even as he has reached out to city hall often.

Putting basking platforms in Lake Eola would greatly benefit turtles. — Marvin Bennett Jr., vice president, Turtle and Tortoise Club of Florida.

“Putting basking platforms in Lake Eola would greatly benefit turtles,” Bennett said.

His club has collected more than 500 signatures in support of the cause, with 300 of those during the Earth Day celebration at Lake Eola last month.

This city’s response this week amounted to: thanks, but we’ve got this.

“The turtles are doing fine,” city park manager John Perrone said.

Kevin Spear

Softshell turtle in Lake Eola.

Softshell turtle in Lake Eola. (Kevin Spear)

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Softshell turtle at Lake Eola.

Softshell turtle at Lake Eola. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando Sentinel)

A variety of turtles are visible on sunny days in the 28-acre lake in the heart of Orlando. There are native red belly and peninsula cooter turtles, exotic red-eared sliders and enormous softshell turtles.

Bennett, who has ponds at his home where he raises turtles, couldn’t disagree more with the city’s contention.

He is the author of “Turtles, Tortoises and People, A Turtle Conservation and Care Book.” In it are dozens of his own color illustrations of the reptiles.

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Marvin Bennett, vice-president of the Turtle and Tortoise Club of Florida.

Marvin Bennett, vice-president of the Turtle and Tortoise Club of Florida. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando Sentinel)

Bennett said basking promotes absorption of calcium for bones and shells. Sunlight also helps them shed fuzzy algae off their backs.

But while Bennett’s perspective is mostly about turtle welfare, the city views a larger concern.

Kevin Spear

Snowy egret at Lake Eola

Snowy egret at Lake Eola (Kevin Spear)

At Eola, there is an assortment of fish, dozens of swans from foreign places, ducks, rats, pigeons, squirrels and a lot of animal poop to be cleaned off sidewalks early each morning.

Also experienced at Eola are 3.5 million visits by people each year.

Managing such a crowd at Lake Eola Park is enough of a challenge and wildlife isn’t going to get much special attention, according to city officials.

We don’t run it as a zoo. — Orland park's manager John Perrone.

“We don’t run it as a zoo,” Perrone said.

As nature goes, Lake Eola is a mess.

Its wetlands were obliterated by sea wall along much of its 4,493 feet of shore.

Most of its water is rain that arrives via gutters with soda straws and lawn fertilizer.

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White swans and blue-green water accent Lake Eola.

White swans and blue-green water accent Lake Eola. (Kevin Spear)

The lake is dyed blue-green to block sunlight from stimulating algae growth.

Eola ranked last year near the bottom – at 72 of 94 – for healthiness among Orlando lakes.

As much a retention basin as lake, it doesn’t drain into a stream.

Excess water pours down deep wells to the Floridan Aquifer, a practice common in the city.

Yet Eola is appreciated for swans, skyline reflections, schools of little fish and the signature fountain.

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Lake Eola's fountain.

Lake Eola's fountain. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando Sentinel)

“I think it looks nice,’ said Amy Chafey of Phoenix, who was with her husband, Brian, and their daughter for Central Florida cheerleading competition this week when they took their first look at Eola.

Bennett said turtles strongly prefer perches in open water and away from predators.

Perrone pointed to gnarly cypress roots and knees as potential perches.

Anhinga among tree roots at Lake Eola.

Anhinga among tree roots at Lake Eola.

“Would you want to sit on that?” said Bennett, who marvels that turtles survive in Eola.

The single piece of prime real estate for perching is the upper side of a drainpipe that juts through the sea wall.

Turtles at the single perching spot at Lake Eola.

Turtles at the single perching spot at Lake Eola.

The scene there is of turtles doing as Yertle the Turtle would encourage: piling upon one another.

They don’t succeed very well. When a turtle is able to claw up and into the scrum, another turtle usually is bumped back into Eola.

I think they are cute but I think they need more space to get out of the water. — Orlando resident Rosely Batista of turtles basking at Lake Eola.

The spectacle often draws sightseers, taking pictures and, to Bennett’s dismay, tossing unhealthy snacks of bread crumbs.

Bennett said if the city installed artificial perches, they quickly would become popular teaching moments about nature – in an intensly urban place.

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Rosely Batista and, behind her, friends at Lake Eola, checking out basking turtles.

Rosely Batista and, behind her, friends at Lake Eola, checking out basking turtles. (Kevin Spear)

Standing above the drainpipe, Orlando resident Rosely Batista, 25, watched the turtles with delight.

“I think they are cute but I think they need more space to get out of the water,” Batista said.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off from Florida’s Space Coast today, carrying with it the first satellite launched for the nation of Bangladesh. The liftoff was the first time the Elon Musk-led company has sent a workhorse version of its Falcon 9 rocket into space.

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Rob Lowe told Ellen Degeneres that he sleeps better when he's not with his wife. A study backs up Lowe's claim,  revealing one in four married couples sleep apart for better rest.

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A Disney parade float caught fire at Magic Kingdom on Friday afternoon according to a video recorded by a park guest.

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Coach Scott Frost joined Orlando Sentinel columnist Mike Bianchi Thursday morning on his Open Mike radio show on 96.9-FM to address comments he made in a USA Today article about the validity of UCF’s national championship push.

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Long before Jim Becker was hired to help Central Florida’s largest county kick off a recycling program, the retiring manager of Orange County Utilities’s solid-waste division pursued a Hollywood dream that put him on movie sets with Robert De Niro, Tom Cruise and O.J. Simpson.

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[suzie-guru]

Why am I so HESITANT to commit to Rose being plus size???

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Night Flight Comics—6222 South State Street New Arrivals: Wednesday—June 14th 2017

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Yknow, I was gonna ask for those ship things for the old standard of ButterflyBog, but I’m really interested in your Fire Frost Fable characters. I’m not sure who’ve you’ve got paired with Sander? But I want to hear more about him and his respective partner.

First of all, the fact that you’re INTERESTED in my Fire Frost & Fable characters...just, excuse me...

Secondly, Sander and Rose are together - they’re pretty much my everything and my OTP and I just about cry every time I think about them and their relationship and the story they tell. They represent my favorite fairy tale of all time, so that’s expected. So yeah, they’re both my dearest darlings and one of my top OTP’s of my own work (and I have A LOT, okay, I legit have NO CHILL when it comes to OTPs and my original characters). 

Thirdly...LET’S DO THIS. 

Werewolf: RoseHunter: SanderThis one is interesting, because if you look at them, you would assume Sander is the werewolf - that was my first instinct! But given Rose’s special bond with wild things (and the fact that I know her Patronus is a wolf), and Sander’s personal history (which I can’t say anything about because SPOILERS), this is absolutely how it would go. 

Mermaid: RoseFisherman: Sander If you think I haven’t already thought about this AU, you know nothing Jon Snow. Rose is the friendliest mermaid who totally hooks ride with sharks and whales, and Sander is absolutely the Grumpy Gruff Fisherman who whittles all kinds of little tokens for her out of driftwood. Witch: Rose Familiar: SanderRose is the sweetest forest/garden witch, and Sander is her utterly ferocious bear familiar who makes sure no one takes advantage of her.Barista: RoseCoffee Addict: SanderRose absolutely makes little foam pictures in the drinks, knows all of her regulars orders by heart, and makes it her goal to have the Tall, Dark And Desperately Craving Caffeine Sander to try something other than just straight up, pitch black expresso. Sander could just go to another coffee shop but dammit, her wheedling (and concern) is actually adorable. 

Professor: SanderTA: RoseI have no idea what Sander would teach (Metal working? Carpentry? Extreme Survival? The History of Hunting?), but he’s SHOCKED that Rose of all people wants to be his TA. Rose is a bit surprised at herself too, but she respects Sander so much and basically becomes his Number One Fan and urges him to write a book about his studies.

Also, Sander as a Reclusive Rumpled Professor with rolled up sleeves and barely business casual clothes and ink stained hands is something I never knew I needed until now and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving me this image. Knight: SanderPrincess QUEEN: RoseI mean, this is already Canon, folks. Teacher: RoseSingle Parent: SanderThis could truly go either way because I can’t picture them having any kids they wouldn’t have with each other, but I’m so endlessly enamored with Daycare Teacher Rose. If Sander’s the Teacher, he would teach an older set of students (although him being a Daycare Teacher is unexpectedly adorable, holy hell). 

Writer: RoseEditor: SanderRose loves loves loves her stories, and I could see her being really enthusiastic but untrained in her writing, and Sander would absolutely be the Grumpy But Surprisingly Encouraging Mentor she needs. 

Thank you so so so much for asking this and letting me gush about my babies!