#harvest moon humour

[maykitz]

please recommend some asmr channels 🙏

ok i'm going to assume you're familiar with the big names like goodnight moon (big favourite), latte, tingting and ppomo. if not...get the hell on youtube.

i almost exclusively listen to female voiced roleplays so that's going to be really obvious here.

one of my favourite channels i've ever found is moonlight cottage asmr. her voice is beautiful, intelligent and a little bit more mature and the french accent just hits. her historical videos are compelling, you can tell they're passion projects and she is quite an actress.

another definite recommend is ALB in whisperland. she has a gentle voice, her soft speaking is so good, and she has a lot of videos where she delicately does things with her beautiful hands, which i like a lot.

some more in no particular order:

-aen ani asmr. i feel like she's so underrated. she mainly does fantasy roleplays in costumes and the channel is still a bit small so you have a good chance of getting a reply or your request being included in a video. it's not like, insanely polished and high production value but i like it.

-asmr mood. speaks russian but many are subtitled in english. oftentimes has fanservice and is one of the few asmrtists (on my list, maybe even in general) who usually presumes the viewer as male. i don't care about it but it means there's no makeup videos (which i find boring). and as i've said before, when the russian language k and t sounds come out in asmr i... no, i shan't say.

-amy kay asmr. pretty much exclusively roleplays and usually has interesting concepts (ie not the 5 millionth makeup and cranial nerve exam). confident and charismatic and is a bit more peppy in the way she speaks rather than the, like, pure bedtime voices.

-eunzel asmr. korean with english subs + english spoken videos. roleplays, also weird and odd triggers. i've rewatched both of her "doctor asking you insanely personal questions" videos many times.

-bluewhisper. first asmr video i ever watched was her (sadly quickly deleted) "rescuing harambe" video which got screenshotted and i think gave her a lot of negative attention because her sense of humour is playing it completely straight and people are obsessed with being smarter than the person being ironic. she does simple roleplays, vlogs, flips through the new burpee seed catalog once a year for her garden and opens pokemon cards.

-seafoam kitten asmr. if you remember the "adorable organ harvester uwu asmr" screenshot going around, that's her. she does weird, cringe-humour roleplays. she also has a slightly risque one where you get indoctrinated into being a "love pet" puppy which i think would do numbers on here.

-myaling asmr. english with korean accent. mostly long roleplays, very sweet voice and puts great effort into having a lot of props, background detail etc. often has cinematic intros which i love. her "aesthetic school outfit styling" has probably my favourite intro scene i've ever seen in asmr.

-callie blossom asmr. she's strikingly beautiful and has a "girl who's secretly obsessed with you" series that is very popular with lesbians for good reason.

-maya winky asmr. silly, fast paced humour asmr. i feel bad not saying more but like just look at her channel lol

-mid mod meridian asmr. american accent. older lady who does 50s, 60s and 70s themed roleplays. not to be like aww sweet grandma but. yeah.

-ella asmr. korean with english subs. a lot of scifi themed videos with special effects, surgery on you and mechanical equipment sounds.

-whispering willow asmr. nice, simple, basic roleplays, usually in the 20-30 min range. i like when videos aren't too long because i usually clock out after 5 minutes anyway.

-african xhosa asmr. criminally underrated. she speaks and has a few videos teaching phrases in xhosa, a south african language with clicks that i've never even heard before. also talks about history and culture often.

-90sfairyasmr. relatively new channel with not too many videos, she mostly flips through y2k/1990s teen magazines so far.

-asmr emiko ffujio. no talking, but has cool slimes and fake cooking.

-gentle whispering asmr. a very big channel, russian accented. i like her voice and soft speaking a lot but her topics tend to bore me a bit. it's generally beauty focused.

-triniti j asmr. american accent. i havent watched a lot of hers because they're usually beauty focused, but for example in the "best friend picks out your smell goods" she gets really close to the mic and chews gum which creates a speaking sound i like a lot. idk how to describe it lol

-pelagea asmr. doesn't upload on youtube anymore but a lot of backlog. mostly more or less fanservicey videos that get a bit unintentionally silly and too much sometimes. i mainly recommend her "100 ways to kiss" video with the lesbian bait thumbnail that got her 13 million views.

now feel free to recommend ME some i don't know yet.

[chaifootsteps]

Another thing that seriously pisses me off about HB's writing is how serious and heartwarming moments are almost always immediately ruined by shoehorned in 'humour'. Even when I was still a fan I despised it. So many otherwise good scenes have been ruined by it.

The one that always stands out to me is from the original draft of Harvest Moon, when Striker's introducing himself to the gang. They originally had him do the "circle finger, insert finger" thing.

I don't know who reined Vivzie in from that one but I'm so glad they did, because we get that wonderful moment where Striker compliments Blitzo and Blitzo just lights up. They talk like adults, it's the furthest thing from Stolas's "Oh, I'm sowwy your clients will have to waaaiiit," and we see firsthand how much being praised for something that isn't his dick size means to Blitzo.

[witchthewriter]

𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒇𝒐𝒓 @ollielovesjisoo.

𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒

𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

𝑰 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒂 𝑴𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒌! He is such a kind soul. No matter who you are, what you look like, he will give you the respect you deserve. He's very selfless, a bit of a mother hen and likes to look after those he loves.

𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒏𝒔

Literally encourages you with everything. You're own personal cheerleader. Because the Games were so tough, he uses everyday as an excuse to be kinder.

Grabs you by the hand and twirls you around in the kitchen, he loves dancing with you.

He helps every injured animal he comes across. Even going so far to get thing to stitch them back up. Peeta really doesn't do well with the killing of anything.

Whenever he kisses you, he holds your cheek and gently rubs his thumb back and forth.

He's a very good gardener. You have an abundance of vegetables and fruits. Oh and flowers! Your home is very cosy!

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈

Harvest Moon by Neil Young

𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔

You Fell First, But They Fall Harder

The Gomez & Morticia Adams (loving and devoted, you top)

Sun (Peeta) x Moon (You)

𝑷𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆

Soulmates

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖

Your selflessness. He's always in awe about it. He too is the same way, but there's something about seeing the person you love most in this world, take care of someone who needs it.

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅

Your best friend would be Prim, or Finnick. Both can be very gentle and kind. With Finnick he's very sarcastic and can get you to laugh at the drop of a hat. With Prim, and although she's much younger, she's very wise and taught you a lot.

𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆

A mix between Katniss, Prim and Annie. You have a softness, a gentleness to you. Your nature isn't to hurt, but to heal. But you do know the realities of life and aren't naive.

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒕

Peeta found one of the stray dogs and it followed him home. Completely starving and willing to eat anything - Peeta gave him a hearty meal and soon, he kept coming back for his feed at the same time everyday. It took a while, but he eventually let you pet him and soon he became a guard dog of sorts.

𝐓𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓

𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

𝑰 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑩𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂 𝑺𝒘𝒂𝒏! I actually love this decision. I think the two of you would get along so great. There's just something about her, that would click with you. Like you were supposed to be together. Her introverted nature meshes well with yours, and you're both happy being away from all the crowds.

𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒏𝒔

Bella's love language is acts of service and gift giving. Sometimes when she feels in a particular mood, she'll be more affectionate - and it's those times that your love seems to bloom.

Buys you books all the time, because she knows she'll be able to borrow them.

You both love the colour purple!!! Your first interaction would be something goofy around that. Like you were standing in line to buy a purple lamp and Bella saw and asked where you got it from

She loves loves loves making you feel safe. She would learn how to fix cars and then make sure she's always accessible in the event that you break down somewhere. (Butch...lesbian?)

She is a very good cook and you would have homemade meals every night. She would never let you go hungry.

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈

My Love Mine All Mine by Mitski

𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔

Two Nerds Nerding Out About Being Nerds

You're The Only One Who Understands Me

Best Friends That Everyone Thinks Are In A Relationship, But They Actually Aren't. And Then Someone Randomly Asks If You're With Bella & You Just Say Yes.

𝑷𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆

It's Always Been You

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖

Your sense of humour. Not a lot of people understand Bella, especially her sarcasm. But you absolutely do. It's like you're both on the same wavelength. You just understand her, and that's something that's never happened before.

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅

Alice! She LOVES YOUR RELATIONSHIP! (I think she might want to join?) She thinks it's so wholesome and loving. She can truly see how much you care for each other and it's overwhelming.

𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆

A mix between Bella, Alice and Rosalie. There's a dreaminess to you that I'm picking up on. You are kind but when you don't like someone, it's very obvious. You're introverted, like cats, to draw and read.

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒕

This actually wasn't your idea. Not at all. How could you know that while driving, you would find a whole litter of kittens abandoned in the woods? You couldn't just leave them there, because surely something bigger would ... ya know. So you took the five stray little ones into your car and Bella closed her eyes and shook her head as soon as she walked through the door.

𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐘 𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑

𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

𝑰 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑵𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆 𝑳𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒐𝒎! Once a shy victim who couldn't stand up to his bullies, turned into one of the bravest men in the Wizarding World. You better believe this man will treat you like a goddamn queen. Whatever you want, he'll get it for you. He has so much love in this heart that he needs to express it.

𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒏𝒔

Both sensitive AND romantic, Neville would plan many many dates. And they would be amazing too. One time he created an outdoor theatre, with a movie playing against the wall of Hogwarts. He charmed the area so you wouldn't get too cold, and brought blankets, a hovering blanket (like in Aladdin) and buckets of popcorn that keep refilling themselves

He would definitely help you cut and dye your hair. But the best thing about being a wizard is that if there's been a mix-up, he can fix it with magic!!!

Neville is very open-minded, caring and kind. He could have easily wound up in Hufflepuff, but the sorting hat put him in Gryffindor. This meant that you could show each other your House traditions

Very awkward with pet names, like really awkward. It took a while for him to get used to calling you cute names. But now he's all for it; 'honey,' 'sweetheart,' 'my love,' 'my heart,' 'my world.'

If you married, it would definitely be in the Hogwarts grounds, with McGonnagal, or even Harry officiating the wedding.

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈

Dreams by Fleetwood Mac

𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔

Similar Personalities 

Places His Wife Above Everyone

Plant Dies (You) x Buys Them A New One (Neville)

𝑷𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆

You Confessed Your Love When Thinking He Was Unconscious 

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖

Your generosity! Neville loves the goodness in your heart, and how no matter what, you'll do your best to do what is right. Your big heart makes his own flutter whenever you're near.

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅

Luna! She would be such a fun friend to have. Airy and not very grounded, she would come out with some of the most wisest things imaginable.

𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆

A mix between Ginny, Luna and Lavender Brown. I think you have a lot of love to give, and can see yourself as annoying (which you shouldn't.) You can lift someone's mood so easily and light up every room you walk into. Sometimes people might not understand you, but that doesn't matter. Because YOU understand you, and THAT'S what matters.

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒕

Neville surprised you with a kitten! It was your first year living together and although you never felt lonely, there was something missing from your life. And apparently, it came in tiny kitten form! Clumsy, falls asleep anywhere and everywhere, you were worried there was something wrong with the cat. However, you soon discovered that your kitten had been jinxed by one of the first years.

[antiqua-lugar]

Top 5 dating sim love interests! (even if they're all from the same game!)

THANKS FOR THIS ASK <3

I tried my best to pick ones from different games/series. I failed because I either forgot which LI I liked or I forgot why! (Sorry to Kent from Amnesia, Kojaku from DRAMAtical Murder, Lily from Katakawa Shoujo and Souya from Storm Lover Kai!) Also they are all guys, because otome games were way easier to find than f/f games and I prefer female romance options in RPGs anyway! That said! (most images have been taken from the internet as I lost all my screenshots) 1. Mihara Shiki (Tokimeki Girl's Side 1)

I know what you are thinking. You are thinking "Wait isn't that the super dramatic artist guy who sometimes dresses as a nun and elects the two of you king and queen of fairies and wants to spend the whole school trip role-playing as husband and wife?" Yes. And that's why he is my favourite despite Himuro being right there being a hot math professor who plays the piano and drives a Maserati. I just love the fact that Mihara is living his best life being unapologetically himself and his route isn't about like, humouring him or "fixing him" but instead is about Mihara realising the heroine is a kindred spirit and dragging her into his world so they can live their best lives together.

2. Hikami Itaru Tokimeki Girl's Side 2)

One of my secret weakness in otome games is guys with glasses because they are usually the studious one who likes rules and/or organising stuff and Hikami is definitely that guy but also his main character trait is that he loves rules because he thinks they genuinely help society. And that's just very sweet and he never gives up despite the fact that his fellow students think he is just a stick in the mud and he struggles with social interactions. And eventually he manages to learn how to communicate his ideals better! And he genuinely likes learning stuff! That said if Mizushima was avaiable I would have a very hard time picking between the two.

3. Sakurai Kouichi (Tokimeki Girl's Side 3)

He is the bad boy with a scary face and a heart of gold. He is the eldest brother. He drives a motorcycle. I want to steal all his clothes for myself. He somehow has some of the saddest moments in the whole series and might honestly have the worst self esteem issues in the whole franchise. Also I liked that they actually tried to address the fact that he is a teenager delinquent not very academically gifted living out of an abandoned diner with his younger brother. Also they did a great job in writing a character with some like, macho-lite tendencies who is also Bambi's biggest supporter (after Karen). Not sure if the translators had anything to do with it but it is a good balance of "The kind of guy who says 'my woman' but who also is very proud that his woman is going at a top rate university to fix the world" (or whatever you think your Bambi would do with her life). Probably because all his macho-lite tendencies come from the fact that he needs to know that he is doing a good job at taking care of his loved ones or he will die. 4. Julius (Harvest Moon : Tree of Tranquility/Animal Parade)

Promoting Harvest Moon as honourary dating sim here but I would argue that the dating aspect is like half of its popularity ESPECIALLY in ToT/AP where imho they really nailed it, also with the festivals and village events.

Anyway he's my favourite and also I Iike how they depict his relationship with masculinity - his gender expression being like what it is a lot of people mistake him for a woman, which he is canonically insecure about, but aside from that he isn't singled out as being especially feminine compared to the other bachelors. He even works a physically demanding job and everything. (His insecurities also make him the only bachelor from which I accept AP's stupid "bait and switch" proposal where you do all the work of getting ready to marry and then the bachelor proposes to you. Like excuse me, this is Harvest Moon, the one building a two stores house and climbing mountains to get the Magical Engagement Ring Equivalent is the one who gets to propose here! "I love you" WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I HAD TO FURNISH THE WHOLE KITCHEN THEN) Also I love that his favourite gifts are precious stones, roses and pumpkins. He's equally happy getting a ruby or roasted pumpkin and I respect that. 5. Nate Lawson (XOXO Droplets)

XOXO Droplets is an excellent dating sim where you play as a jerk who only wants to have fun and date cute guys who gets sent to jerk group therapy so she can date other jerks. Obviously my favourite is the huge stick in the mud who takes everything seriously, wants things to be organised and on time, it's regularly called out for being a killjoy and doesn't even tell you you are together because "it was obvious". Also he power walks everywhere and expects you to keep up. Also he and his best friend who is also a fellow jerk are a packed deal and you just have to live with it. HONOURABLE MENTIONS Kazuma Suzuka (TMGS1)

He is funny and he is sweet BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY when it comes to high school based dating sims he is the only sporty guy the heroine can date while being a fellow athlete. He's in the basketball male team while the heroine is in the female one, so they are both winning championships and kicking ass instead of he guy kicking ass while the heroine cheers on on.

Benkei (Shall We Date? Destiny Ninja)

Most of the Shall We Date games are easy to forget because duh but I always remember this guy because I imprinted on him like a baby duck and he is like the most generic chill generic guy in a cast of complete anime characters and the game knows it so I had the best time of my life being the love interest of the side character. Also frankly they should have got into a throuple with the lord.

Thank you so much for the ask! I kind of want to replay most of the games now...

[lizzybeth1986]

Since I have way too many PM universes and at least four of my MCs have fics featuring them...I thought I'd try to simplify things a little by making a post here of the MCs, their relationships, the personality types they are dating etc 😅

x - signifies a romantic relationship

& - signifies a platonic relationship

Scholar!Hayden (Hazel Park x Iris Young)

MC: Hazel (f! Black MC)

MC FC: Justine Skye

Hayden: Iris (f!Asian Hayden, Scholar)

Hayden FC: Jung Ryeo Won

Hayden's Personality: Mysterious | Sweet | Sincere | Logical

MC's relationships: Only with Iris.

Other Relationships: Steve and Nadia, Sloane and Alana are in relationships as well (actually Steve and Nadia are married in all these universes).

Fics in this Verse:

Metamorphosis (Hayden x MC)

Noot Noot (Sloane & MC, Sloane & Hayden)

Closure (coming soon!) (Hayden x MC, Hayden & President Thompson)

Headcanons:

Hazel Alana Park - Character Sheet

Hazel and Iris' Children

Adventurer!Hayden (Basil Park x Sage Young)

MC: Basil Park (m! Asian MC)

MC FC: Eric Mun

Hayden: Sage Young (f! Black Hayden, Adventurer)

Hayden FC: Lupita Nyong'o

Hayden's Personality: Outgoing | Rebellious| Humourous | Impulsive

MC's relationships: With Sloane, Sage, Alana, Khaan and Damien. He never breaks off with Sage, and she knew from the start that he was polyamorous. He begins dating Sloane even before she reads out her love letter, and begins tentatively dating Damien after they rescue him at Tokyo HQ. Khaan and Alana he gets together with shortly before they defeat Eros.

Other relationships: Steve and Nadia are married, Sloane dates both Khaan and Alana, Sage enrolls in university for a meteorology course and meets a girl who she also dates there.

Fics in this Verse:

The Stars (Are Out Tonight) (Sloane & Hayden, Sloane x MC, Hayden x MC)

Harvest Moon (Hayden x MC, Sloane x MC)

Saffron Sugar, Turmeric Spice (Hayden x MC, Hayden x f!OC)

The Stuff of Exploded Stars (coming soon!) (Sloane x MC)

Once in 50,000 Years (coming soon!) (MC x Sloane, MC x Hayden, Sloane and Hayden in other relationships)

Joker!Hayden (Hawthorne Park x Zinnia Young)

MC: Hawthorne Park (m! Black MC)

MC FC: Daniel Kaluuya

Hayden: Zinnia Young (f! white Hayden, Joker)

Hayden FC: Chloë Grace Moretz

Hayden's Personality: Mysterious | Rebellious | Humorous | Logical

MC's relationships: Hawthorne begins dating Hayden and Damien as per the canon timeline (Zinnia all along, Damien at Berlin), but begins dating Sloane after their boatride together in Paris.

Other relationships: Sloane actively dates Alana as well after the Eros defeat. She later bumps into an old friend from her childhood at Queen's and reunites with him. Zinnia eventually finds Dames and casually dates him at some point.

Fics in this Verse:

Placeholder Apology (Hayden & Dames)

Apology: Take Two (coming soon!) (Hayden & Damien)

Coffee Brown Eyes (Sloane x MC, Sloane x Alana)

Pioneer!Hayden (Rosemary Park x Heathcliff Young)

MC: Rosemary Park (f! Asian MC)

MC FC: Nikkita Chaddha

Hayden: Heathcliff Young (m! Black Hayden, Pioneer)

Hayden FC: Ephraim Sykes

Hayden's Personality: Mysterious | Sweet | Humourous | Logical

MC's relationships: Frankly this is the one universe I haven't thought a lot about yet, but I do know Heathcliff and Rosemary get married over a year after they first met. I don't have a clear idea about who the other characters in this universe are dating either.

Fics in this Verse:

Sea of Love (Hayden x MC)

Headcanons

Pets

Faceclaims for my other characters:

There's one OC in this, and another one I haven't developed much yet! Hopefully when I do have a clear idea for Sloane's childhood friend in Queen's I'll add him as well.

In order:

Sloane Washington - Nelly Muse

Damien/Dames - Chayanne

Alana Kusuma - Marion Jola

OC - Nilukshi Sigera - Yureni Noshika (the Sri Lankan girl from the meteorology course that Sage dates)

[pepperminttoast]

I've started playing harvest moon and it's been wild.

There's drama, death, very silly humour and I can finally realize my dream of playing as a scythe wielding maniac!

Some of the villagers are really starting to grow on me. I have no idea what's happening with Cliff but I'm interested.

[capribornio]

Oops, it seems Matt DraculaDaily missed quite a bit from today's mail. Here's the rest (extracted from last year's archive).

Later.—Another change in my patient. At five o'clock I looked in on him, and found him seemingly as happy and contented as he used to be. He was catching flies and eating them, and was keeping note of his capture by making nail-marks on the edge of the door between the ridges of padding. When he saw me, he came over and apologised for his bad conduct, and asked me in a very humble, cringing way to be led back to his own room and to have his note-book again. I thought it well to humour him: so he is back in his room with the window open. He has the sugar of his tea spread out on the window-sill, and is reaping quite a harvest of flies. He is not now eating them, but putting them into a box, as of old, and is already examining the corners of his room to find a spider. I tried to get him to talk about the past few days, for any clue to his thoughts would be of immense help to me; but he would not rise. For a moment or two he looked very sad, and said in a sort of far-away voice, as though saying it rather to himself than to me:—

"All over! all over! He has deserted me. No hope for me now unless I do it for myself!" Then suddenly turning to me in a resolute way, he said: "Doctor, won't you be very good to me and let me have a little more sugar? I think it would be good for me."

"And the flies?" I said.

"Yes! The flies like it, too, and I like the flies; therefore I like it." And there are people who know so little as to think that madmen do not argue. I procured him a double supply, and left him as happy a man as, I suppose, any in the world. I wish I could fathom his mind.

Midnight.—Another change in him. I had been to see Miss Westenra, whom I found much better, and had just returned, and was standing at our own gate looking at the sunset, when once more I heard him yelling. As his room is on this side of the house, I could hear it better than in the morning. It was a shock to me to turn from the wonderful smoky beauty of a sunset over London, with its lurid lights and inky shadows and all the marvellous tints that come on foul clouds even as on foul water, and to realise all the grim sternness of my own cold stone building, with its wealth of breathing misery, and my own desolate heart to endure it all. I reached him just as the sun was going down, and from his window saw the red disc sink. As it sank he became less and less frenzied; and just as it dipped he slid from the hands that held him, an inert mass, on the floor. It is wonderful, however, what intellectual recuperative power lunatics have, for within a few minutes he stood up quite calmly and looked around him. I signalled to the attendants not to hold him, for I was anxious to see what he would do. He went straight over to the window and brushed out the crumbs of sugar; then he took his fly-box, and emptied it outside, and threw away the box; then he shut the window, and crossing over, sat down on his bed. All this surprised me, so I asked him: "Are you not going to keep flies any more?"

"No," said he; "I am sick of all that rubbish!" He certainly is a wonderfully interesting study. I wish I could get some glimpse of his mind or of the cause of his sudden passion. Stop; there may be a clue after all, if we can find why to-day his paroxysms came on at high noon and at sunset. Can it be that there is a malign influence of the sun at periods which affects certain natures—as at times the moon does others? We shall see.

Telegram, Seward, London, to Van Helsing, Amsterdam.

4 September.—Patient still better to-day.

[freshrosetea]

❀ About me ❀

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She/ her

Taken

Born last century

UK dweller

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I like Story of Seasons, Autumn aesthetics and general creepy stuff. I don’t watch a lot of TV, have no idea what the heck game of thrones is and don’t talk to me about music

I’m someone with a dark sense of humour, if I couldn’t laugh about everything I’d cry

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Some of my favourite things;

Tea

Coffee (I have a caffeine dependency)

Roses

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DNI;

Minors - I block on site

Stupid tik-toc repost accounts - I block on site

People who annoy me

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Fandoms

- Pokémon

- Story of Seasons/ Harvest Moon

- My Time at Sandrock

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Side Blogs

- Story of seasons blog

- Pokémon blog

- And I have this travel blog that won’t be active a lot but I might put my random photography on there

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[shimmerbeasts]

best-kept secret? - Lae'zel

Get to know your Tav||Accepting.

While Githyanki have some psionic abilities, which allow them to greatly improve upon certain physical traits in combat, they actually used to have far more psychic and psionic abilities at their disposal. However, because Orpheus was locked in the Astral prism, the Githyanki, Vlaakith created/bred are severely diminished in their capabilities. In a way, they are almost a shadow of their former glory, much like the lich queen harvesting them to sustain her pseudo-immortality.

However, because fate has a weird sense of humour or prefers to balance out the universe or perhaps both, once every blue moon, a Githyanki with stronger, latent psychic powers can be born. While they are not on Orpheus' level of power, if they were nurtured properly, they could become formidable opponents and allies on the battlefield. Lae'zel happens to be one of those Gith children.

She is not really aware of that fact though. While she is aware that she is different from the other Gith somehow, she cannot use her abilities deliberately. So far, Lae'zel only uses them instinctually, particularly through the release of a psionic scream, piercing through multiple planar layers if she shouts a battle cry in the Githyanki language. Something, which when capable of hearing, can frighten someone.

It was this ability, which allowed Lae'zel to survive the initial Mindflayer encounter before she got overwhelmed and tadpoled. She also got tadpoled for that reason specifically: Lae'zel, whether she wants to admit it or not, is really receptive towards the Gaik larva and can access the mindflayer's abilities really easily, if she were willing.

The one trait, which makes Lae'zel the most aware of her differences, is that her hearing is sharper and more fine-tuned than that of her brothers and sisters. This overtly sensitive hearing is Lae'zel's most guarded secret as it is a very exploitable weakness, and weakness means death for a Githyanki. It is also why after particularly tough battles, Lae'zel has to meditate for a really long time because her brain is dead from sensory overload.

[libidomechanica]

How vain

Upon the buffeting not had     a preserv’d the pot, I pour out Harvest. The indicate     from Female loves, and now

some acids with our evil eye     right uptook her ebon urn, youngest sate by the moon, that     the pony’s tail, a vulture-

witch, my flying, that spreads verse.     How vain! For them, palace for the heads, and he was pass’d, no     wind bloom, to the other

weep, a careful toil, increas’d, but     he had my constant land. The liquefaction taught; like brain;—     and he loatheth sike dew,

but out with home, and perhaps the     motley mantle hath steep. Children dead she thou gave my shadow     where, was Nelly Gray;

so him between then with my     jealousy his toil, increase my pain, yearning flow’rets of night.     At the aquamarine

cloud; instead perforse. Was thine argent     sphere. There, where blended where’er I went about the poet’s     horn. Draw but if sadde

Winter must always keep a lamb     ting’d with strange and yet all that waft a sigh, Thus girls of moss,     without on such glory

won; thou sit the bridle, bethinks     his done—immortality. Still as the birds from Adam’s     simple sheepe: now deep glen;

they still die, old and with the Mourners     of herself, who probably much of haunt’st me; and took her     shadow, like Diogenes,

of whom I lost; thou remained they?     Whose pure? Trembling chariot last sad results since ill-clad?     She whole here, as bird, that

perilous bustling among far,     alas! Number sleep! Then pride on, where thou not if a write     modern dinners now that

heaven. Me: he pays the mountains     grotesque, new blisse fit for us? ’ Honey terrifies me,     let the young children and

sweet in sight: I deem, I dreamer,     walked with teares do lean in red. Living, I will collection     for aught this years, my

clenched high fane? Then Love the lamps around—     But when we face to my heart ripe come to ye, my boast,     and sainted, the gout,—pronounce

me, hate thing, slow, hey both to     see how charming, in the glowing from the labor in none,     is sicken to say, with

humours shall not dead, deadcold,     betweenwhile, and poppied corn; beside the door opened in     my boyhood, everywhere.

[bluegamercatlady]

This is a complete version of the dramatic poses draw your squad template with Harvest moon characters. Here's the original meme: https://mangopoptarts.tumblr.com/post/138462484099/i-thought-i-would-leave-this-for-the-world-not

[princeofmints]

hey i wanna know more about you because i think youre cool beans

whats the one media that you think is so underrated that you would recommend anyone and everyone to consume

i had to take forever to sit and think abt what the most Niche Thing i like is LKJSLSJG

honestly it is probably Rune Factory but i wouldn't necessarily recommend it to everyone but like

for me it's perfect bc i like farming sims but Harvest Moon and Stardew Valley don't quite cut it for me . i like that Rune Factory is not only more actively a fantasy game w more dungeons in it but has a major active plot (Stardew is very relaxing but the story of it is not nearly dramatic enough to keep me drawn in for long periods of time augh) and i like that if you want animals in ur barn you have to Go Out and tame them urself and not just. buy them. and they do so much... i love the way the monsters function in Frontier i like that you pet them to tame them and that they have specific jobs they each do (i like being forced to tame a variety of monsters if i want to automate my farm the fact you can just assign any monster to do anything in the later games makes me u_u i like having monsters that specifically water or weed, and then having my product monsters and fighter monsters be others/specific ones )

i think in terms of which game in the series i would tell people to play probably 4. i love Frontier and 5 to death but i think 4 takes the crown. sldkgj. i think the bachelors in 5 are my favourites a as group they're all just character types that tickle my brain a lot but 4 is just a more ironed out experience and i much prefer the story in it, and the fact the characters actually interact outside of events makes it so much more charming. and the environment is believable (listen 5 has a lot of shortcomings but it's the one that got me Back Into the series recently so it's special to me

i am very glad that in 5 you can be gay but there is a mod(s) for 4 that allows same sex marriage (it's not flawless but at least i get to be gay with Leon and Dylas and Vishnal. especially Leon)

i like that there is A Lot Of Plot in them but it's still very self guided like there is a sense of peril/impending doom but i can still play at my own pace like Yeah i gotta go restore magic n shit but. i am broke i need to grow some turnips for a sec. or i'm tired let's go fishin'. Not in the mood to adventure today i'm gonna go on a few dates. you don't need to be rushing thru plot to be able to experience things bc the town/farming life is just separate enough from the main story you can choose what ur gonna do with ur time and still be making progress

but like again i wouldn't be like EVERYONE PLAY THESE NOW it's more like. hey do you like farming sims but just wish they had a bit more ?? you like fantasy games but want a self paced experience that doesn't feel like ur completely putting the world on pause when you don't actively run thru it ?? try these <3

also the older games are kind of. dated. lmao like even in 4 there are some moments where i am like "yes this is definitely a 10 year old game" and by god sometimes i'll pick up the games with Raguna in them just like ah yes. 2000's attempts at 'humour' and it's just misogyny that i didn't recognize when i was younger

everything else i'm into tends to have a pretty big fanbase or at least one that i think is like the Right Size. like Obey Me! and Genshin Impact and Kingdom Hearts are incredibly popular and things like Hotline Miami i think have the right size fanbase. idk if there's anything i'd recommend to EVERYONE i tend to be like "hey if you want A and B try this" with whatever it is.

idk if any of this makes Sense but i am happy to ramble abt my silly little farming game bc it's one of the few things i have like. never Accidentally run into content for it's the One Series i find that i have to actively hunt for content for and i think it deserves more

[mirthfulbrewist]

Dungeon Starter Ideas

Last edited: 10/02/2021

A wise DM once said, “you’re only as original as the obscurity of the things you steal from.”

So here’s a few ideas I stole from my brother, books, TV, other DMs, and my own campaign notes! These descriptors can be purely atmospheric, or you can use the unique circumstances to complicate things for your players!

I’ve marked the ones I’ve actually played with a ♥, in case you want to hear some specifics of how it went. I’ll be updating this list, so keep your eyes open.

Locations:

♥ A translucent and fragile-looking spire made of ice, amber, glass, or crystal

The hollowed insides of an old, giant tree (dead or alive)

Above the beanstalk, up in the clouds

♥ A forgotten underground tunnel system connecting two cities

A ruined castle half-buried in snow/sand/earth/water

An abandoned mining pit

A Labyrinth, complete with a wandering monster, and a curse which breaks navigational magic

The forgotten corridor between dimensions where outsiders, stragglers, and ideas live

The Moon

The bones of an ancient, colossal creature

♥ A magic library, with living books and other hazards

♥ An abandoned Frankenstein lab, or construct factory

A high-security bank, prison, etc.

Twist:

♥ This dungeon seems to appear and disappear at different intervals and locations, meaning coming in (or leaving) is sometimes impossible

♥ Gravity works strangely here. You may find yourself upside-down to the rest of the world, standing on floating platforms that crumble and break in odd directions

♥ This is a pocket dimension with its own set of rules--perhaps literally using the rules of a different board game, arcade game, or rpg

♥ There is a spirit living here who represents the dungeon itself. It is ancient, enormous, eccentric, and with uncertain morality.

The place was built too small or too large for the party (Kobold made, Giant made, etc.)

♥ Magic is distorted here, and spells sometimes cause wild magic surges, or fail entirely

♥ This place has funhouse elements--slides, platforms, and silly, gamey rituals that must be overcome

These are hallowed/desecrated grounds, and as such the land has some effect on holy/unholy magic

♥ This is a malleable mirror/dream world, built by someone’s psyche

Party members swap bodies when they enter. Enjoy your new character sheet!

Inhabitants:

Local beasties have moved in and built nests

♥ A gang or cult has made this their base

The original host is long dead, but half-broken sentries still patrol...

Mimics everywhere

This place was built and guarded specifically to keep THAT THING contained...i.e. monster types with specific abilities and resistances

♥ There are prisoners who must be evacuated, and monsters which are best left alone...but which are which?

♥ Haunted by ghosts

Mostly/entirely abandoned, but prickling with traps and hazards

Note: There’s no reason you can’t mash a bunch from each list together. Have your ruined castle be on the moon. Have your magical library be a shifting labyrinth. Have your mine be harvesting mana from the bones of a long-dead magical creature. It doesn’t even need to make sense--maybe these catacombs were built like a funhouse by a lich with a strange sense of humour. Get weird with it!

My brother’s wonderful holiday one-shot got me inspired to add a little confusion and whimsy into my world, and so I pass my inspiration on to you. Have fun!

[inevitably-johnlocked]

hi hello. em idk who to ask but do you have any recs on mystrade? thank you

Hey Nonny!

AHhh, I don't actually read Mystrade so I'm not the best person to ask. Here's what I have on my offline MFL list from other people! Feel free to add more, friends!

MYSTRADE RECS (MFLs)

Trans.Mycroft Series by Toby1990 (T, 2,229+ w. across 8 works || Series WiP || FTM Mycroft, Body Dysphoria, Depression, Mystrade, Periods, Caring Greg) – Based on my own experiences, through the eyes of Mycroft

Like and Love by GooberFeesh (G, 3,405 w., 1 Ch. || Father/Son Relationship, Fatherhood, Parentstrade) – Six-year-old Oliver expresses a disheartening concern to Greg one afternoon - a disheartening concern that has Mycroft Holmes reevaluating his approach on fatherhood.

Drunks Don't Lie by Radclyffe (T, 3,616+ w., 2/3 Ch. || WIP || Mystrade || Tumblr Prompt Fic, Drunk Lestrade) – Take one drunk detective inspector, add one unlocked phone and one minor government official's private number and what do you get?

Holmes vs. Harkness by coinin (T, 3,960 w., 1 Ch. || Torchwood / HHGTTG Fusion || Crack, Mystrade) – In which Captain Jack gets in a little over his head and is introduced to the myriad joys of bureaucracy, Mycroft is smug, the Guide offers up some helpful advice, John Watson doesn't share, and, in a strange turn of events, Jack doesn't get laid even once.

Borrowing Happiness by trillian_jdc (T, 4,134 w., 6 Ch. || Mystrade, Drunk Dialling, Drunken Confessions, Bed Sharing, Emotional Hurt/Comfort) – Greg Lestrade and Mycroft Holmes pick the same evening to get drunk and call their crush.

Well Met By Moonlight by kedgeree (M, 4,254 w., 1 Ch. || Mystrade || First Kiss, Unexpected Date, Romance) - Greg Lestrade has a date for the theatre on a beautiful midsummer night. The beautiful midsummer night has other plans.

Harvest moon by Kittywicket (NR, 5,829 w., 1 Ch. || Mystrade || Sherlock / OMC, Not Johnlock, Rosie Watson) – Things are moving on in the garden and all of their lives.

Summer storms by Kittywicket (NR, 6,014 w., 1 Ch. || Mystrade || Parenting) – Set a few months after Spring awakening, we see the deepening of Mycrofts and Greg's roots, while upheaval in Sherlock's world bring forth his own growth and new beginnings.

In a manner of speaking I'm dead by fellshish (T, 6,372 w., 1 Ch. || Halloween, Mystrade, Angst With Happy Ending, PIning, First Kiss, Drunk Idiots, Drinking Games, Humour) – Sherlock and John accidentally dress in matching outfits for Lestrade's Halloween party. Things only get worse: someone pushes them to play 'Never have I ever'.

Trust by sanguisuga (E, 6,761 w, 1 Ch. || Mystrade, Light Angst, Falling in Love, Showering Together, Care and Affection, Rimming, Anal Sex, Bare Back, Naughty Boys, Hand Job, Humour, Fluff, Emotional Hurt/Comfort) – Mycroft is surprised when Lestrade turns to him in his time of need. Part 13 of Aberrant Fragments

Eyes Only by kedgeree (E, 7,693 w., 1 Ch. || Mystrade || Romance, Cameos, Established Relationship, Spy Play, Crack) – They had fallen into a comfortable routine, he and Mycroft Holmes. Good meals, good music, good conversation, good sex, and always good kisses. It was…good. Really good. At least it was good for Greg. Frighteningly close to becoming everything he wanted in a relationship, prosaic as his ideal relationship might be. He wondered, just now and then, if the simple comforts they found in one another were enough for a man like Mycroft Holmes....

Open or Closed? by dragonQuill907 (T, 8,038 w., 1 Ch. || Unilock || Mystrade, Hoopford, Truth or Dare, Ballet Sherlock, Rugby John) – In which they're all in uni, Irene's having a party, and they decide to play truth or dare.

Draw by Mystrade_Dispatch (T, 10,048 w., 1 Ch. || Mystrade || Flirting Over Coffee, Making a Bet) – Before Sherlock's disappearance, Mycroft entered into an interesting bet with some of Scotland Yard's finest. Greg's coming to collect.

Vacation- Johnlock and Mystrade by WingsOfDuskAndDawn (M, 10,130 w., 1 Ch. || Romance, Humour) – When the brothers take their significant others on vacation, anything can happen, especially when John and Sherlock are just figuring their relationship out while Mycroft and Greg are preparing to take the next step. Sequel to "You- Johnlock"

First Gen. Problems by Eva (G, 12,102 w., 6 Ch. || Mystrade Pokemon AU || Crack) – Mycroft's Articuno fell in love with Greg's Growlithe. It was awkward.

Be Mine by SailorChibi (E, 13,940 w. || Dom/Sub AU || Mystrade, Bondage, Manipulative Mycroft, D!Mycroft / S!Greg) – In a world where everyone is a dom or a sub, Greg has no interest in finding another dom. Unfortunately, he seems to have caught Mycroft's attention, and Mycroft isn't prepared to take no for an answer.SeriesPart 1 of Push!verse

Soldier and his Detective by MutedSilence (T, 16,355 w., 16 Ch. || Different First Meeting || Fluff, First Kiss/Time, Mystrade, Papa Lestrade, Morning Cuddles, Protective Mycroft, Sibling Rivalry, Texting, Big Brother Mycroft, Holmes Brothers, Watson Siblings, Lying Sherlock, Embarrassed Idiots, Teasing, Soldier John) – Sherlock is on a case. Just as he's about to be taken down by the suspect, a stranger takes down the suspect and Sherlock begins to fall for the blond stranger. This is a story set in with a different meeting, John is on leave from the army and Sherlock has started his career with the met.

Survival Instinct by storytellerof221b (E, 16,528 w., 9 Ch. || Rape/Non-Con, Graphic Violence, Aftermath of Torture, Rape Aftermath, Bad BDSM Etiquette, Mystrade & Johnlock, Cuffs, Gags, Forced Feeding) – John was badly hurt in many ways during the war he fought. Back home he found a new job as a contractor working for the government. Finding people and taking them into custody. Sometimes he also does protection. One day he got assigned to a new job. It sounded a bit odd but was well damn paid.

Of Dinner and Desires by IneffableHusbands95 & KittieHill (E, 16,663 w., 5 Ch. || Fake Relationship, Established Mystrade, Powerful Mycroft, Bisexual John, Gay Sherlock, Sexual Tension, Drama, Jealous Sherlock, Confused John, Sad Wanking, Masturbation, Banter, Big Brother Mycroft, Possessive Sherlock, Anal Sex, Virgin Sherlock, PWP, Blow Jobs, Shower Sex, Marriage Proposal) – Mycroft bared his teeth and glared before softening. “Surprisingly, I do have better things to do than watch you drink yourself into a self-pitying stupor.” He looked like he might get up and walk out, but he inhaled, fixed his collar and then ordered a gin and tonic from the bar staff who looked at the strange man but scurried off to fix his drink immediately. “We need to discuss your attraction to my brother.”

An Act Too Often Neglected by Eva (M, 18,635 w., 9 Ch. || Were Creature AU || Mystrade) – DI Gregory Lestrade is, actually, a silver fox. And it's not an easy life, by any stretch of the imagination.

Push!verse by SailorChibi (E, 23,388 w. across 2 stories || Dom/Sub AU || Bondage, Dluff, Mystrade and Johnlock, Dom!Sherlock / Sub!John, Hurt/Comfort, Bondage, Fluff, Punishment, Oblivious!Sherlock, Sherlock Whump, John Feels, Emotional Hurt/Comfort) – John thought he could handle moving in with Sherlock, but he can't. He wants Sherlock desperately, wants Sherlock to push him under and help him submit for the first time in years, but he knows that's not what Sherlock wants.

No Power of Mind by ab_initio (M, 29,436 w., 12 Ch. || Mental Hospital AU || Sherlock Sees Dead People, Mystrade) – On Monday, it's the Woman. Tuesday brings Henry Knight. Wednesday is Magnussen. Greg is Thursday followed by Moriarty on Friday. Sherlock see dead people in his palace of white. When Mycroft hires Doctor John Watson to take care of Sherlock, Sherlock wonders how long this doctor will last. As time passes, the doctor-patient relationship drifts away and Sherlock's visions begin to take control. As his sanity slips away, John tries to hold on and bring Sherlock back from the depths of his mind.

Unlikely Connections We Make by Linpatootie (E, 31,997 w., 7 Ch. || Mystrade || Getting Them Together, Ugly Sofa) – Greg's life has gone to the dogs. In a spectacular show of really bad judgement he tries to improve things by hitting on Mycroft Holmes.

Miracle on Islington High Street by Jaybeefoxy (M, 33,006 w., 7 Ch. || Christmas, Holmes Family, Mystrade, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Flluff, Magical Realism, Friends to Lovers, Papa Lestrade, Rosie Watson, Caring Greg) – It's Christmas, and Greg does a favour for someone, only to receive a strange favour in return.

Sinking the Land by emungere (E, 34,302 w., 1 Ch. || Mystrade) – Three weeks ago, Mycroft Holmes picked Lestrade up outside New Scotland Yard and made him an offer he'd been unable to refuse, despite his best judgement. Mycroft had sucked his cock, dropped him off at home, and Lestrade hadn't heard a word from him since. Now, the door of the black car swung open as Lestrade drew level with it. He could just see Mycroft's profile, hawkish nose and shallow chin limned by the orange glow of the streetlight.

How to become a (nice) vampire in 10 days by MorganeUK (T, 39,366 w., 17 Ch. || Vampire AU || Mystrade with Side Johnlock, Vampire Holmes Brothers, Developing Relationship, Protective Mycroft, Sick Lestrade, Angst with Happy Ending) – After something bad happened, Mycroft Holmes must help Greg to get his life back. Even if the only way to help him is to open himself like he never did before... Part 2 of the Vampires BBC Sherlock AU series

Given Unsought Is Better by lobstergirl (E, 36,597 w., 10 Ch. || Were Creature AU || Mystrade & Johnlock, Mind/Spirit Bonding, Fantasy, Mycroft Plays Piano, BAMF John, BAMF Mycroft) – Urban Fantasy AU in which DI Greg Lestrade actually is a silver fox, at least at times, and in which Mycroft Holmes reveals power beyond his minor post in the British Government and comes to accept that caring is not necessarily a disadvantage, and sometimes, hearts don't end up broken.

Though the brightest fell by BeMyGoldfish (M, 41,243 w., 7 Ch. || Celestial AU || Post THoB, Soulmates, Guardian Angels, Demons, Mystrade, Background Johnlock) –  In his office, Mycroft (the Archangel) tries to recruit Greg (the ‘ex-angel’ mortal) on a celestial mission to save Sherlock from what he wants most. "This is some elaborate joke cooked up by your brother as revenge for me not asking him to help on the Islington Exsanguinations, isn't it? How did he get you in on it, Mycroft? Did he hide your trouser press? Or threaten to expose your secret ciggie habit to your mum? This isn't funny. It's weird and obscure, but it is not funny.”

The Weight of the World on Your Shoulders by remanth (G, 51,536 w., 5 Ch. || Mystrade || Friendship, Matchmaker Sherlock, First Kiss, Wedding) – Sherlock can see that Mycroft is starting to break under the strain of his work and loneliness. His plan? To set up a friendship between his brother and Greg Lestrade and maybe turn it into a relationship.

Fairytale of New Scotland Yard by Ewebie (M, 57,858 w., 30 Ch. || Mystrade and Johnlock, Christmas, Advent Fic, Christmas Party, Christmas Presents, Christmas Dinner, Accidental Cuddling, Accidental Bed Sharing, Sharing Body Heat, Holmes Family) – This is a Christmas love story: Greg Lestrade loved Christmas. He loved winter, the bite in the air, the flurries and occasional actual snow, the colorful lights, the sometimes loud decorations, the songs, the singing, the parties, the people, the presents, the surprises, the food and the drink, and the genuine good cheer... Mycroft Holmes hated Christmas. He hated the winter, the cold actually made his knee and hip ache - though that was not something others were ever to know - the tiny crystals of frozen death that fell from the sky to disrupt the proper function of transportation were terrible, the blinking lights and loud noises brought about his migraines, the abysmal excuse for what passed as music - not to mention the people singing it, dear Lord - the ever increasing social obligations and nonstop political kowtowing, the people, the sheer volume of people... Part 7 of Guess My Race Is Run

Bread and Lighthouses by Ayla221bee (M, 63,958 w., 22 Ch. || Mystrade Lighthouse Keeper AU || Fluff and Angst, Romance, Lighthouses, Baker Greg, Friends to Lovers, Disabled Character, Disabilities, Scotland) – Mycroft ends up taking an opportunity as a lighthouse keeper in Scotland to take comfort in the isolation to avoid his past. Greg has been running the local bakery for the last three years after a life in London. Part 1 of the The Lighthouse series

The Other Woman by Shay_Fae (E, 83,357 w., 18 Ch. || Mystrade / Sort of Unilock || Love at First Sight, Angst, Big Brother Mycroft, Cheating, Age Difference, Growing Up, Alcoholism) – "This is what you do now, is it? Seduce men away from their wives?" Or The Growing Up of Mycroft Holmes

Saving Sherlock Holmes by earlgreytea68 (M, 139,494 w., 43 Ch || School Boy AU || Teenlock, Underage, Mystrade) – Sherlock Holmes, schoolboy. Yeah, that basically sums it up.

At Least There's The Football Series by sheffiesharpe (G to E, 192,753 w. across 15 Works || PODFICS AVAILABLE ||  Post-TGG, Mystrade & Johnlock, Relationship Building, Assorted Tags) – Lestrade arrives at the pool after the explosion and finds someone else is already there.

Memoranda of Understanding Series by mydwynter (E, 205,538 w. across 4 stories || Mystrade || Unreliable Narrator, Power Dynamics/Exchange, First Time, Frottage, Exhibitionism, Come Play, Hand Jobs, Oral, Anal, Banter, Fluff and Angst) – A battle, a laying down of arms, and the establishment of peace. (The relationship between Greg Lestrade and Mycroft Holmes was never going to develop easily.)

Rom-com adaptations... Series by MorganeUK (T, 211,229+ w across 8 works || Series WiP || Assorted Crossovers || Rom-Coms, Friends to Lovers, Fluff, Friendship, Additional Tags Per Story) –  Mostly Johnlock with Mystrade or Lestrolly. If you want a movie to be johnlocked, let me know :-) Each story is completely different from the other!

As the Summer Rains Fall Series by starrysummernights (E, 333,612+ w. across 14 works || Series WiP || Royalty Omegaverse AU || Teenagers, Falling in Love, Mystrade & Johnlock) – Captain Lestrade attempts to teach a 15-year-old Prince Mycroft self-defense and hand-to-hand combat skills. It goes about as well as you'd expect.

Ages of Man Series by EventHorizon (M, 624,143 w. across 3 works || Mystrade, Teens / Growing Up) – Sometimes, taking care of Sherlock had its benefits...

Human Remains by Saziikins (E, 895,986 w. across 3 works || Mystrade || PTSD, Holmes Family, Drug Use/Addiction, References to Torture, Claustrophobia, Assassination, Violence, Waterboarding, Murder) – Mycroft and Greg, two lives entwined. A love story, told over a decade. Greg's POV in Human Remains, and Mycroft's in Constantinople Falls.

[scarletarosa]

List of Egyptian Gods

Not a complete listing, but this is the majority of them and their rulerships:

Primordial gods:

Atum - god of the Sun; the All-Maker of the Universe, gods, and life

Ptah - god of wisdom, creativity, pottery, artwork, architecture, rebirth, and craftsmanship

Nun - god of the primordial waters

Naunet - goddess of the primordial waters; counterpart to Nun

Tatenen - god-personification of the mound of earth on the waters of Nun at the beginning of time 

Tefnut - goddess of wet air, moisture, dew, and rain

Shu - god of dry air, wind, light, and peace; twin brother/consort of Tefnut

Nuit - goddess of the sky, cosmos, astronomy, motherhood, and the Universe; wife of Geb

Geb - god of the earth and fertility; husband of Nuit

Significant gods:

Amun - god of the Sun, generosity, and air; synchronized with Ra to become Amun-Ra, King of the Gods

Ra - god of the Sun, sky, order, and kingship; King of the Gods; said to be a form of Atum

Osiris - god of the Underworld, death, fertility, agriculture, vegetation, and rebirth; husband of Isis; King of the Dead

Isis - goddess of magic, life, compassion, death, rebirth, fertility, motherhood, childbirth, devotion, royalty, knowledge, protection, abundance, healing, and the elements; Queen of the Gods, wife of Osiris

Horus - god of the sky, war, hunting, and kingship

Set - god of chaos, mischief, storms, deserts, battle, danger, virility, and foreign lands

Hathor - goddess of love, compassion, beauty, women, motherhood, childbirth, fertility, joy, music, dance, alcohol, festivity, and the cosmos

Sekhmet - goddess of war, destruction, blood-lust, plagues, healing, the Sun, and divine wrath

Nephthys - goddess of death, mourning, darkness, childbirth, burial, and air

Anubis - god of death, mummification, embalming, tombs, cemeteries, and the Underworld

Thoth - god of knowledge, wisdom, writing, magic, truth, integrity, time, and the Moon

Ma’at - goddess of truth, justice, harmony, wisdom, morality, balance, and divine order Seshat - goddess of knowledge, wisdom, writing, languages, books, mathematics, science, astronomy, astrology, calculations, architecture, and surveying; daughter of Thoth and Ma’at

Bast - goddess of domesticity, cats, family, children, pregnancy, women’s secrets, fertility, pleasure, sex, music, the arts, protection, perfume, fire, sunrise, and war

Taweret -  goddess of childbirth, fertility, and protection

Ammit - goddess of retribution

Sobek - god of sovereignty, military prowess, strength, fertility, medicine, surgery, protection, and water

Serqet - goddess of protection, healing, and venomous creatures

Neith - goddess of creation, war, weaving, wisdom, motherhood, childbirth, hunting, water, fate, and the cosmos

Qetesh - goddess of maidens, beauty, and nature

Khonsu - god of the Moon and healing

Wepwawet - god of war, hunting, and death; brother of Anubis

Additional gods:

Aken - ferryman god of the dead

Anat - goddess of war, sex, beauty, fertility, and hunting; originated from Canaan

Astarte - goddess of sex, passion, war, beauty, fertility, and the stars; sister of Anat, originated from Canaan

Aker - god of the horizon

Am-Heh - the “eater of eternity” god who lives in the Underworld’s lake of fire 

Amunet - goddess of air and invisibility; female counterpart of Amun

Amunhotep - god of healing and wisdom

Andjety - god of fertility

Anhur - god of war

Anqet - goddess of fertility

Anti - hawk god of Upper Egypt

Anuket - goddess of war, fertility, lust, and Nile cataracts

Apedemak - god of war

Asclepius - god of healing

Ash - god of the Libyan desert and oases

Aten - god of the Sun

Apep - snake-god of evil

Ba’al - god of storms, war, fertility, weather, and seasons; originated from Canaan

Babi - god of virility

Ba-Pef - god of terror, especially spiritual terror

Bat - goddess of fertility and success

Bennu - god of the Sun and rebirth

Bes - god of childbirth, fertility, sex, humour, and war

Denwen - dragon god of fire and destruction

Fetket - god of bartenders; assistant of Ra

Duamutef - protective god of the canopic jar of the stomach; son of Horus

Hapi - god of fertility and the Nile; protected the canopic jar of the lungs 

Imsety - protective god of the liver canopic jar    

Qebehsenuef - protective god of the canopic jar of the intestines

Heh - god of eternity; feminine counterpart is Hauhet

Heqet - frog goddess of fertility and childbirth

Heka - god of magic and medicine

Heset - goddess of food, drink, beer, and merriment

Hu - god of the voice; personification of Ra’s first words of creation

Ihy - god of music and joy; son of Hathor and Horus the Elder

Kek - god of obscurity, night, and darkness; feminine counterpart is Kauket

Khnum - ram god of pottery, fertility, and virility

Maahes - lion god of the Sun and war; son of Sekhmet

Mafdet - feline goddess of justice and protection against venom

Merit - goddess of music who conducted the symphony of cosmic order

Meskhenet - goddess of childbirth and destiny who created the ka (spirit)

Nefertem - god of the blue lotus, perfume, aromatic healing, and the dawn

Nehebu-Kau - god who units the ka with the ba at one’s death

Neper - god of grain and the harvest

Renenutet - cobra goddess of nursing, fertility, and childbirth

Reshep - god of war and pestilence; originated from Canaan

Sepa - centipede god of protection

Serapis - a Greco-Egyptian god of fertility, vegetation, and the afterlife 

Shentayet - goddess of widows

Shezmu - god of drunkenness, wine, perfume, and abundance 

Tenenit - goddess of beer, brewing, and childbirth 

Wadjet - cobra goddess of protection 

[seodami]

Dearest treasure | KTH

|PART 1| |PART 2| |PART 3|

Summary: Every kid in town was afraid of Kang Taehyun, the old -slightly creepy- man living alone for years and years in the same run down house. Every night he would go into his backyard with a shovel and dig a hole into the earth. No one knows why and there are kids rumouring about him burying people. Jungwon was a bright kid, wanting to find out the truth behind this widely spread rumour for a school project. And what he found out would change his life forever.

Genre: fluff, angst, flashbacks, story of life, snippets of life, tiny bit humour

Warning: old Taehyun, mention of death, mention of suicide/suicidal thoughts, death

Word count: 10152 (all 3 parts together)

Pairing: Kang Taehyun x reader, (Yang Jungwon)

Note: Wow okay so this story took me a while to write and I listened to hours of das music to finish this🥺 this was honestly an emotional rollercoaster. But I’m so glad it’s finally finished so I can post it on here yayyy!!! I hope you like it an enjoooyy (please tell me if you cried I would really appreciate your responses haha bc I did)

Main masterlist

2021

“Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Hueningkai, happy birthday to youuuu...” the crowd gathered in the small kitchen around said birthday boy, singing more or less in unison, while some were eagerly hitting his back, hoping he would finally blew out the 18 candles on top of the colourful decorated cake. Yeonjun, one of his friends managed to sweep some of the delicious cake frosting onto his finger just to smear it right across the now 18 year old boy’s cheek.

Taehyun let out a loud laugh, holding their other friend Beomgyu back from joining in on the incoming chaotic frosting war. It was far too crowded in this hot tiny kitchen for having at least 20 people smearing each other’s faces and ruining their make up. It was like everyone was going wild, letting free their stress and problems of the day.

It wasn’t until Taehyun himself felt something wet and extremely cake scented against his own cheek - and due to his rapid motion - also on his lips. His eyes met yours for the first time that moment. And he swears, his heart must have felt extremely sporty this exact moment because it started racing like crazy when he saw that adorable cheeky grin sneaking on your face, eyes moving swiftly down to his lips, where the frosting had been put, before going back to his eyes again. There was a mischievous glint in your eyes, which immediately pulled him into a ban. It fascinated him too much to look away.

He didn’t know how long you were just silently teasing each other, but the next moment he wasn’t holding onto Beomgyu’s arm anymore. He sweeped up some frosting himself on his index finger, deeply digging into the cake, and before you could even realize what was going to happen, there was already a big fat purple trail of frosting from your cheek up to your nose. Taehyun playfully laughed at his creation, trying to get away from you as fast as possible as soon as he saw your determination in your face. Oh you were so not gonna lose to this boy.

You chased each other laughing around the kitchen, the connection strangely already built, even though none of you could explain how or why. It was just there, like a spark in the dark. You managed to find the perfect opportunity to sneak up behind him, looking searching into the crowd, and slap some more frosting right on his other cheek. Taehyun let out a surprised squeal, with one swift motion he had already turned around to look at your big lively eyes. The blonde boy could only laugh in disbelief, seeing you burst out into a fit of giggles. Taehyun didn’t see the intense stare from his now 18 year old friend in his back, nor did he see how your heart skipped a beat when you took a glance at him.

It wasn’t his intention to only talk to you this long evening. It wasn’t his intention to ruin Hueningkais mood because he kept his crush away from him. And it most definitely wasn’t his intention to fall for you and your witty charm so quickly. But let’s be honest, life wasn’t made to be perfect. It was made to be full of surprises and colourful like a big bag of candy. You never knew what you would get.

2022

Your first kiss happened on a random Thursday evening. When you decided to tag along a few of his friends to a camping trip, Taehyun knew that would be his downfall. When you two first met at Hueningkais birthday party almost a year ago, he didn’t knew about his younger friends huge crush on you. Quite honestly, he felt horrible for what happened at this day. And he felt even worse about the feelings he was secretly harvesting for you.

When his friend Soobin told him about the youngest misery, the first thing Taehyun did was rushing to Kais house and apologise for not knowing. He could see that day how his previous actions were burdening his friend, even though he tried to hide it, they were crushing his happy self down. And Taehyun swore to himself after this day, that he would never ever want any person to change just because of his behaviour. He wanted Hueningkai to always be this bright, cheerful, innocent boy he knew and everyone adored. And what was even more important to him: he swore to never let a girl go between any of their friendships. And if you were important to Kai, Taehyun wholeheartedly meant to step back and let his brother-like friend find his happiness. He really meant it.

But it had to come differently. Taehyun tried a whole year not to come into contact with you. He tried to not be present at the same events as you, he tried not to answer your friendly ‘hey’ messages at midnight and he tried to avoid your eyes whenever you walked past each other. But how could he be prepared for this camping trip- 24 hours a day with you in close proximity. It was a challenge set to fail at the very beginning. And he knew it.

It was visible for everyone that you saw Hyuka as just a friend. You didn’t have the sparkle in your eyes like you did when you looked at the blonde boy and you didn’t searched his eyes in a crowd of peoples. You always looked for Taehyuns eyes. Not for Hueningkais. But how could anyone resent him to not realize after having a crush on you for already over 5 years. Yet nobody dared to tell him. They didn’t want him to be hurt.

But this one evening was different. Taehyun could have run away. He could have. But he didn’t when you approached him sitting alone on a small cliff, the warm sea water flowing peacefully and steadily under their feet. His face was turned slightly upwards towards the disappearing sun. It was still warm and humid. You silently sat down next to him, only a few centimetres apart. It was too close for his liking. He could smell your scented hair and see the little redness on your cheeks from the shining sun just hours before. He could see your pink lips moisturised and glistening as your tongue glided against the flesh. You were way too close and it made him anxious.

He could have just left or stared blankly ahead of him but you made it so hard for him to not to fall into a comfortable and excited flow of talking. And before he knew, the both of you talked and laughed together, shoulder against shoulder, thighs brushing against each other here and there. Anyone could have seen the chemistry between the two of you. The sparks were almost flying a mile away.

Soon, Taehyuns nervous glances behind his back stopped as darkness rolled over you and the only thing he could see was you in front of him in the soft light of the moon. Your face was so close. Your lips were just there. Just for him. And not a split second before the thought had gotten into his mind, you closed the small gap between you two.

He didn’t knew what had gotten into him that exact moment. He knew it was so wrong, yet it was so right. It happened so quick- your lips against his- maybe he even imagined it but the tingling against his own lips afterwards pulled him back into reality. He goddamn kissed his brothers crush and now he had to live with the consequences. And he was so afraid.

2023

A year later, everything seemed going in every thinkable direction. Yet, it went all differently than he thought. A lot had happened after that first kiss of yours. It wasn’t very difficult for your friends to figure out the whole situation and set together all the puzzle pieces. Soon they all knew about you two. It didn’t made any sense to stay away from each other when you two obviously were head over heels for each other. You tried hiding your blooming relationship but was it really an option to begin with?

The moment Taehyun dreaded more than anything else, was Kai finding out. And of course he did. When he saw you two coincidentally at the ice cream parlour, trying each other’s flavours, your head laying on his shoulder, he knew. Deep down he knew it before and deep down he was understanding that he never could be in Taehyuns shoes. He always felt like he was lacking, comparing himself to his best friends. It was like a heavy punch inside his abdomen, maybe also in his face. And when Taehyun turned around, meeting Hueningkais teary, hurt eyes, he felt like crying himself. He felt so much worse than he thought he would. He felt so useless, like the worst person alive. He broke his best friend. And he suddenly wanted to turn back time to Kais 18th birthday party and wished he never smeared that cake onto your face.

It was a tough time afterwards. You never knew about Kais crush on you, so it left you feeling utterly helpless. You wanted to help somehow but just made it worse. Taehyuns friendship with Kai also was severely damaged and you felt it was just because of you. To say the least, you both felt horrible. But could you really if you both just followed your heart?

It took a while but for Taehyun it was every second worth the wait when Hueningkai came to talk to him. It was a long heartfelt conversation filled with tears, apologies, forgiveness and lots of hugs. Taehyun felt deeply thankful towards his friend. Kai knew he couldn’t hold his friends happiness away from him. He knew a girl who didn’t want him wasn’t worth losing one of his dearest and closest friends. He knew his feelings for you soon or later would disappear. It just took some time.

And it indeed got better for all of you. Him and Kai were as close as before if not even closer and between you and Taehyun was nothing but love. Taehyun had never felt such feelings this strong for anyone else before. Not even his eleven year older babysitter he had a crush on when he was 7 years old for whom he waited anxiously every time his parents went out. Taehyun felt absolutely great being with you. He loved the way your conversations flowed so well and he loved the way you always supported each other. He didn’t know much about relationships in the first place since you were his first real girlfriend but somehow he knew this was just right and just healthy. You just clicked.

2026

Taehyun was 24 and you were 23 when your first break up happened. It wasn’t out of hatred or jealousy like other couples may go through, no, it was because you both decided to. It was the best move at that moment, thinking that a long distance relationship over half the globe couldn’t work anymore. It worked for a year since you left for France to work. It was a good paid job in just the right place for you and you loved it. But you hated being so far away from Taehyun.

Your relationship was amazing. It was like living on fluffy clouds, always high with the feeling of euphoria and glee. But there had to be low points as well. The sky wasn’t always full of clouds. Sometimes you had to jump off to come into touch with reality. And this was such a moment.

However, nobody would have thought that sometimes these decisions we make and find so hard to make, exactly these were the worse decisions. Taehyun felt like he was a hollow porcelain figure. He felt so lonely even though you still were parted by the ocean. And somehow he felt less lonely before the split. Now he felt like you took his heart with you. And the only person who could save him from drowning was you.

It only took him half a year- 6 months- to realize that he made the worst decisions in his life. Hueningkai, who had long lost feelings for you and now was in a happy relationship himself, literally beat some sense into his hollow brain. He couldn’t just lose you like that. And it took him only one kick to pack his bag and take the next plane towards France. Towards you.

To say the least, you were utterly shocked to see your (ex)boyfriend sit in front of the wooden door of your small apartment. His eyes weren’t sparkling like they did all these years before. And his hair had grown a bit- it was now black again. Seeing you again was like a spark of hope inside of him. He wanted to make it good again. He was determined to get you back, no matter how hard a long distance relationship might be. It was worth for him now, he learned that the hard way.

You pulled him up and inside your tiny flat. It felt so familiar touching him, yet it seemed so long ago. But you missed it…him. Before any words were shared, Taehyun pulled you into a bone crushing hug. You felt like crying, finally being with the person you loved the most. All your surpressed feelings came crashing back to you again. And you wanted to never let him go again. Hugging him felt like coming home again after a long trip. And something in this hug brought you reassurance that your story together wasn’t over yet. There would need to be much more difficult obstacles than an ocean between the two of you to part you.

2027

You cried. You bawled your eyes out. As much and hard as you possibly could. Taehyuns arms pressed you further into his firm chest, grabbing the fabric of his blue hoodie. Large wet spots were now found on top of it. The small plastic stick in Taehyuns hands felt heavy and cold. He couldn’t quite grasp this particular situation, being lost in his own train of thoughts. He was shell shocked. You on the other hand were emotionally on the furthest end. Not only were your hands shaking uncontrollably, but your whole face by now was sticky from all your endless flowing tears.

“It’s allright sunshine. We can do that. It’s just a surprise, not the end of the world, okay?” The 24 year old mans voice wasn’t as stable as he hoped it to be but it had the right effect on you anyways. Your big eyes saw his blurry face in front of you. A sob escaped your mouth. He gave you the sweetest smile, gently tapping away your heavy tears.

“I’m afraid, Taehyun…” your hoarse voice almost sounded as quiet as a breeze, you weren’t sure if he even heard it. But the man simply put his forehead against yours, patting your hair in the back with the utmost care. You could feel him nod slightly, being able to see the fear in his own eyes.

“I know baby, me too… but we can do this together. Really. You are not alone in this.” It was almost like a promise, telling you he never would leave your side. Not even when you would look like a bloated whale with calve and back pain. Not even when in less than 9 months you both would enter a totally different path in life. But you would do it together. And that was what calmed you down the most. With him you were never alone.

2029

When his big sparkling eyes met your elegant white figure, he couldn’t help but let a tear slip past his normally controlled face. No one could blame him. It was such a touching moment in every persons life being able to see their partner in front of the altar with their hand in their own. And when he saw that big bright smile on your lips, muttering the soft ‘I do’ in his ears full of confidence, he knew that life went just the right way. He suddenly believed in fate and soulmates and true love. Because when he looked at your eyes, he saw his future. Not only his past and present but all the other precious moments to come.

Your path up until this moment wasn’t easy and you both knew that. The pregnancy had been a tough one for you, containing dozens of sleepless nights, horrible mood swings and a 34 hour long birth. Taehyun still could remember the day his daughter was born as well as his own name. He still felt your squeezing hand, he still heard your painful screams and most importantly, he still remembers holding and seeing the baby for the first time, setting free emotions even he didn’t knew he had. It was a new world for both of you. But you regretted absolutely nothing.

And when he could finally lay his lips on top of yours, the priest declaring you his wife, he couldn’t hear his friends and families cheers and whistles. He could only really see you and his little daughter in her grandfathers arms.

2032

“Daddy hurry up. I want to play.” The small yet loud voice of Taehee, your first born daughter, boomed through the empty halls. Nothing adorned the blank walls yet and the only color he could see besides white, was the brown of the many carton boxes standing around on the floor. A satisfying feeling made itself known inside of the young father. The new keys pressed cooling against his palm. It was both of your hard work that enabled you to finally settle down and buy your first real house together. And it felt exhilarating.

“Soon bunny, we will first make some space here, alright? It may takes some time though. You can help me.” He offered the tiny girl his hand, which she immediately grabbed. While grinning from ear to ear, ponytails bobbing up and down, she looked way too much alike her mother. Even the way they laugh reminded him of her. Only the big innocent eyes showed him that indeed she was his child, glistening with the same amount of curiosity as his always did.

“When is mummy coming back? I want to see my little brother again. He was so cute.” The man smiled fondly at the girl in his hand and mentioned her to sit down onto the wooden floor. “They are coming this evening. They still need to rest a bit in the hospital until they can come home. But in the meantime we are gonna start unpacking and make a nice cosy dinner for mummy, how does that sound?” The girl nodded again, this time more excited at the mention of her new little brother and mother coming home. You were both over the moon when you found out about your second pregnancy. Unlike the first time, it was a happy memory free from all your doubts and fears. You already went through the first one so it showed to be a lot easier the second time. Yet it was just exhilarating as the first one, Taehyun finally found his loved ones and he would never ever let them go. He was the happiest he had ever been. It was all like a dream.

When you were finally being released from the dull hospital, this time with a tiny baby boy in the bowl in your hands, you were met with one of the beloved home cooked meals of your husband. Taehyun had gone all out to surprise you and the adorable girl besides him had the biggest smile on her face as he explained that she had helped her. The first meeting of Taehees new sibling was just lovely. Fondness was already written all across her as she carefully poked the baby’s chubby cheek. Taehyuns eyes were full of the purest form of love. Proud, yet so delicate, it was just as you had seen him on the day your first daughter was born. He was ready to give it all to his family. And he meant it.

The next day was just as eventful as the day before. Printed out pictures were all laying around the empty floor, now they were all sitting on a fluffy carpet. You were hunched over a white piece of paper, eccentricly writing down all and everything. Taehyun playfully peaked over your shoulders to get a small glimpse at the long heartfelt letter, you seemed to be writing with so much concentration, only to be met with a giggling flick on his forehead. You had told him it was only to be read in the future, not for now, so he respected your decision but it still didn’t hinder him from being curious and trying to guess what you were writing. Taehyun had always had the urge to find more about things he was interested in and constantly would sacrifice his free time to learn new skills or facts about all thinkable topics. Something you loved so much about your love.

“Alright. I’m finished. Now…bunny have you found your favorite drawings?” You folded the papers and stuffed them into a pink envelope. Glitter stickers were put all around by your little daughter. The girl nodded enthusiastically holding up a few of her fantastic, creative paintings so full of life and childlike excitement. Taehyun took them from her with a smile and layed them into the metal box together with your letter and a pile of photos you’ve carefully chose together.

You and Taehyun sitting on the couch at night, your children already sleeping tight. You felt his hot breath in your neck, letting your heart race like a maniac but still feeling completely and utterly lost and in love with this man. Laying against his upper body, you’ve spontaneously decided to hide a time capsule in your new garden full of your dearest treasures. It was a wonderful idea honestly, holding onto this seemingly perfect moment just for a moment longer before letting go and let the flow of life taking over again. A moment to freeze and lock up in a tiny box to look back at in the future. It was a secure feeling for the both of you.

After adding all the things you’ve found important, Taehyun recalled Taehee bringing one of her favorite toys and in the end there were way too many things inside, he could barely close the lid and lock it up. Together with a shovel, you made your way towards the backyard, finding a lovely spot next to a hazel bush. A place he could never forget as he saw his daughter running around with joy in her yellow sundress. Lovely. Just lovely.

Digging the hole about a meter and a half deep, Taehyun placed the box carefully into the cooling soil, smelling the intense scent of nature. With a last smile, he filled the hole with earth again, leaving back a bittersweet moment of farewell and a new segment of life. But that was how life went. Unexpectedly and still so lovely.

2045

“Dad, can you please drive me to Johnny? He asked me to hang out...” Taehyun looked up from his computer, legs crossed, too focused to fully realize what his 17 year old daughter just asked him. A distant hum was his only answer. “Dad? Did you hear me?” Taehee tried again, slight annoyance laced in her voice. Taehyun blinked surprised and snapped out of his bubble filled with work.

“What did you say bunny?” The same nickname had never left the now teenage girl throughout her whole life. “Oh dad…I asked if you could give me a ride to Johnny’s?” A hint of a red blush creeped up her ears and cheeks under her fathers piercing eyes. “Johnny who? The lanky skater boy from your class? The one who was expelled for violent behaviour?” Taehee shrunk seemingly but shook her head, trying to form an excuse. “No- I mean yes it’s him but dad he’s really not like that. You don’t even know him. He just asked me to hang out…that’s all.”

Taehyun pulled an eyebrow up but nodding, an incoming call from work disrupting his train of thoughts. “And? Can you?” She asked again, seeing her father already about to accept the call. “No…no not now bunny. I’m still working but you can ask your mum. She wanted to drive your brother to his boxing lesson.” With this he finally accepted the call, apologising for the wait. With a sigh and a short nod, Taehee turned and waved his father rejectedly, looking over her shoulder.

Little did he know… oh how Taehyun wished to relive this moment, never accepting that stupid call and just drive his children instead of you. Everything would still be alright. Everyone would still be here…

That had been the last moment he saw his daughter, his son and his wife.

When Taehyun received the life changing call, his heart fell into a sea of tiny deathly splinters. Nothing was left for him. He had nothing. Absolutely nothing. When the hospital told him about the deathly car crash his whole family had been fatally injured and in the end dying on the spot of the accident, he broke down… he wanted to cry and scream and shout and destroy everything…but he couldn’t. He was empty. And so empty, not only his family disappeared that day, he vanished as well, never experiencing the feeling of home and comfort and love ever again. He was completely lost and that forever. And that’s when Taehyun gave up. He just simply…gave up.