if you could leave the facility, Binah would like to go for walks when it snows. it's cold and white and utterly silent, her cloak standing out like a drop of ink against the icy landscape. she doesn't seem chilly- she never does- merely holding your hand as her breath comes out in small puffs. perhaps you have cuts, tiny slivers from hours of work, and she simply watches when a drop of ruby-red blood falls and dots the snow before raising your hand to her mouth and lightly kissing the wound
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Hate hate HATE when people try and criticize Sejanus' character for liking Coriolanus. "I can't believe he trusted Coriolanus so much" okay well I can. Coriolanus spent ten years pretending to be Sejanus' friend. He called them brothers. He saved his life in the arena and Sejanus never knew about how he was threatened academically to do it, in his eyes that was an act of goodwill.
Coriolanus is such a skilled charmer and manipulator that even reading the book from HIS POINT OF VIEW, knowing exactly who he is and what he becomes, seeing every nasty, horrible thought that crosses his mind...we still hoped that the love story would have a happy ending. We have SUBSTANTIALLY more knowledge about the inner workings of Coriolanus' mind than Sejanus ever did, and we still thought Coriolanus might be truly capable of doing good once in a while... so what chance did Sejanus have?
tldr: He wasn't some hapless idiot for trusting Coriolanus. He was lured in by the biggest liar liar pants on fire in the entirety of Panem and it's a little hypocritical to blame him for that when we did the same exact thing.
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I’d never seen this photo before today.
They changed a lot about the material from Twelve, some of which I didn’t take issue with. But this is one thing I wish they would have kept.
With all the delicate interweaving about trust—how important it is to Lucy Gray, how Sejanus trusts Coryo too, how he slowly betrays the both of them—this was an important moment. In the book, it leads into a longer scene of them with the Covey, which they cut, so it’s a different transition—they used it here to simultaneously illustrate A) the threat of the other Peacekeepers to their relationship, and B) the rhetorical power of the woods/lake/nature to alleviate those pressures. But with the book version, after they’ve kissed and sat together for several hours and are heading back, Coryo offers to carry Lucy Gray’s guitar for her. He has a moment of internal monologue where he wonders if she trusts him enough to touch it.
And she does, without skipping a beat.
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THANK YOU to everyone that has read, cheered or commented on the first chapter of more than a footnote. It's so much fun to geek over Dev and Niall with you. I'm currently editing chapter 4 and writing chapter 5, so I hope I can publish every two weeks. Fingers crossed!
How about some Dev POV, from chapter 2?
“Extra intel would be nice,” I say. I scan the library tables around us, and my eyes catch on a cloud of indigo hair. “We should ask Bunce.”
Niall’s eyes widen. “What? No. Dev, don’t say any— ”
“Hey, Bunce!” I call across three tables, ignoring the ten or so people who glare at me. A few even shush. Cute.
Bunce’s face goes red, but she makes no move to respond or walk over.
“Bunce,” I call again.
This time the head librarian frowns and clears his throat. A prim ahem sound. I roll my eyes. He’s a satyr. His hooves make more noise walking around the stacks than any conversation, shouted or otherwise.
I LOVE HIM SO MUCH.
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Bob’s Burgers fic recs: Winter Edition!
By no means is this a complete list, so if you have recommendations for fics about the holidays or general snowy stories then feel free to throw them in the replies!
12 Days of Bob-Mas: Collection of roudise, boblin, zekina and family fluff oneshots by @theangrypomeranian and @littleredruns
Welcome, all, to the 12 days of Bob-mas! For 12 days until Christmas, you can enjoy a healthy dose of romance and/or Belcher family bonding!
Forget-Me-Nots and Marigolds: Collection of tinimmy oneshots by @eroticfriendfictions
Chapter 6: Snowball. A collection of one shots centered around older Tina and Jimmy Jr. after they start living together.
Hung by the Kimchi with Care: Zekina, Gene & drag queens, louigan, and boblin oneshot by @babsvibes
How the future Belcher kids spend their Christmas Eve, each perfect in their own way. Prompts: sick fic, Christmas in drag, and the perfect present.
it always leads you to my hometown: Tinimmy oneshot rated M by @jimmypesto
Over the years, Tina and Jimmy Jr. reunite when he returns to Seymour's Bay for Christmas.
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Graphing All the Way: Sustina two shot by @sailoreuterpe
Tina and Susmita have been dating for a while and Tina feels ready to give a special gift. Will she have the courage?
K5 Noshing - Linda Belcher: Linda-centric Hanukkah drabble by aimmyarrowshigh
Noshing. You know that bakery downtown that has a photo of Linda labeled, 'DO NOT FEED'?
leave the Christmas lights up ‘til january: Boblin, zekina, Gene/Alex, platonic Susmita and Tina, and family fluff oneshots by @jimmypesto
A collection of Christmassy ficlets about The Belchers and company.
Shiver: Louigan oneshot by @percysburgers
"How many times did I tell you to get your engine checked?” aged up louigan stranded in the middle of nowhere au
Snowed In: Zekina oneshot by eightlightminutes
A snow storm leaves Tina home alone with her least-favorite person. Can Tina put aside the rage she feels for Zeke in the spirit of Christmas?
The Santa Trap: Belcher family fluff oneshot by crumblingwalls
BURGER OF THE DAY Happy Hollandaise with Canadian bacon
The Ugly Christmas Sweater Swap: Boblin and family fluff oneshot by wonderminterplus
The Belchers have a ugly Christmas sweater swap.
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