#i wouldnt come out of that without trust issues

[fandomsnrambles]

You know, i didnt really realise this until i was reading into it properly but

It says that Garmadon took more risks after the Aspheera incident, not after the venom. Which implies the venom didn’t make him reckless and impulsive which i’d assumed at first tbh, ive seen a lot of posts say it too.

Which kinda implies the venom more likely affects emotions which are already there and probably amplifies them by corrupting said feelings?

I mean, it says here Garmadon became impulsive after the Aspheera incident, where the FSM started talking to them less out of paranoia and probably realising his kids weren’t mature enough to know about certain things.

What if the reason why is that the Aspheera incident and his father’s reaction caused resentment to build up in Garmadon? Then Garmadon started questioning his father and started seeing much less reason to obey his father as well so took risks and broke rules.

Then he got bitten by a snake whose venom caused him to become more impulsive and affected his thoughts and feelings? I say this because of the “It’s all Wu’s fault!” thing he said in the show. In other books, Garmadon goes on to blame himself not Wu, which really shows how he really feels and how he first blamed Wu due to the venom, not because of how he felt.

(Tbh i also feel if Wu was the one who got bit, Garmadon would blame himself the same way Wu did for centuries after. Like “I’m his big brother! Why didn’t I go? Why was I such a coward?”

On another note, sad Wu hours 😔, my boy had to grow up fast because of trauma. To be honest, it’s not uncommon for 7-year olds to test the limits of whats allowed and whats not. Breaking rules is normal kid behaviour to me, it’s just more extreme because Wu and Garmadon are the FSM’s kids (whose basically god in Ninjago.)

I imagine 7-year old Wu didn’t properly understand the consequence or the concept of going onto Serpentine land. Which isn’t illogical, he’s 7 years old. I imagine Garmadon was at least 10 (or maybe Wu was 10 and Garmadon was 13 idk) which means Garmadon being more responsible is more understandable, he knew more than Wu and understood more.

I also still find it so so sad how their roles flipped. Wu was always more curious and explorative which is why he went everywhere. I bet you he was the kid running and throwing himself in mud with his brother screaming at him not too lmao, or even the kid eating random plants as Garmadon tried to stop him. Wu’s curiosity and recklessness is still in him in adulthood, he’s very unhinged if you actually look deeper into him.

[imustbenuts]

nuts reading trigun in japanese 5 - vash is. super good with kids

disclaimer: more triangulation purposes etc etc

so i mentioned before in my part 3 that the japanese language has an inbuilt hierarchy quirk to it. and i kind of noticed this nuance getting somewhat lost in the english translation, either because again i have skill issues with english, or that EN inherently doesnt come with the same quirk.

elaborating a bit more: this hierarchy of position/standing can be determined by age, profession, occupation, and experience. in terms of hard priority, age and profession tends to take precedence over everything else.

this means effectively, vash being over 150 should be top dog and given respect in JP/Asian context (respect your elders! or else!!), but because he 1) looks 24, 2) uses very immature speech with strangers, 3) uses boku, hes effectively keeping his head down and posing as a dumbass schmuck.

ヴァッシュの兄貴　行っちまうのか！？ Big bro Vash, you're leaving?! (兄貴 = aniki = big bro but informal and can be used for no blood relations)

so schmucky that he has no problems handling children. in fact, in the JP version during his departure on the sand steamer, the kids call him Big Bro Vash. twice! so he's earned their adoration in no time flat.

ヴァッシュの兄貴—ッ Big Bro Vash!!

leaving the translation like that ^ wouldnt flow well in english, so rip. also. cute scene.

and yet his meeting with Kaite is chaotically bad to say the least. i mean, he even gets drugged and knocked out. Kaite does not respect the guy who gave him food at all and plans to seemingly feed him 3 meals a day for the entire trip. so how? well.

once Brilliant Dynamites Neon comes in and turns things serious, Vash's starts doing a few interesting things.

skipping forward this and that. after getting almost blown off the sand steamer, vash holds onto kaite and they both cling on for dear life:

もうちょっと登れば通風口があるよ mou chotto noboreba tsuufucou ga aru yo If we can climb a little higher there's a ventilation duct そーか　そーか　今行こうすぐ行こう souka souka ima ikou sugu ikou Okay, okay, let's get going right now!

added romanji and color to highlight how vash is repeating phrases in his line. the そーか　そーか souka souka and 行こう 行こう ikou ikou repeats are there as if to 1) make himself sound immature, and 2) to reassure kaite that things are under control.

only touching on the bottom right panel. another possible reading of that line:

助けて頂いてありがとうございましただろう Situations like these are where you should say "thank you very much for saving my life" instead!

はいそーでした!!!

Now say it!!!

he's chiding kaite and doing the very asian adult thing of teaching the youngin manners in terms of tone. but in a stern funny way no offense taken way bc, as you might have noticed...

vash is deliberately putting himself on the same level as a kid. in tone in standing in speech. hes not being condescending. hes not lording his status as an adult over a child. (something something christ like but in the context of jp... hehe.)

this is ultimately what gets tough nut kaite to trust vash to get down to business to defeat The Neon. even without the words hes visually getting himself to be on the same (eye) level with kaite. i think its so good alsdjfdsa

kaite starts crying after thinking of his dad and regretting what he's done, gets caught in a regret reflection loop, but vash brings him back to reality. like this:

な に を 感 傷に ひ た って る か な こい つ は

another reading of this "What the hell are getting all sentimental for now ya brat?!" line might be "What. Good. Is. It. To. Lose. Your. Grip. On. Yourself. Now. You. Dummy?!"

with this he puts kaite's head back into reality and readjusts both their priority.

so again. vash just. is good with kids. his emotional intelligence is through the fucking roof as proven by all the other moments throughout tristamp and trimax*

idk its warms me bc. the asian confucius hierarchy is so... yuck. im technically of chinese descent so i know how fucked it is. so. vash is really cool with this slightly extra japanese asian hierarchy context.

i think this aspect of vash is something i dont see in english fanworks a lot, and not in the same tone. on the other hand, i do see this a lot in the jp fanworks. so idk exactly what factors or if im looking in the wrong places, but yeah. vash is good with kids. just like wolfwood.

again, studio orange understood the assignment and gave some of that dynamic here to Tonnis.

are they called studio orange bc im meant to squeeze stampede for all its worth or what. stampede is actually incredible to me im in awe.

bonus:

the jp version of the left text says roughly:

"I'm cursed!! I must be! By either the reaper or a god of misfortune and or more!!"

yeah he specifically says Shinigami and Binbougami. i dont think that would translate well in en bc this kinda throws the catholicsm theme into a bit of a tailspin LMAO. (also. the Ore here. note the context.)

[moonlit-dreamers]

*sighs loudly* so i Was going to draw them but turns out my own design is too difficult for me to draw. but i'll be making this post anyway bc this au has been cooking for so long i might as well!

Featherless Flight AU

aka dca avian au where these fucks r BIRDS

(disclaimer this is a sun x moon au. it also deals with heavy themes such as child abuse, death, violence, and. ya know. wutever tws come with the apocalypse (also these will not be talked about in detail in this post))

nothing robotic in them. just feathers, blood, and bones. a lot of that stuff may be lost or break throughout their story! but lemme at least tell u wut they look like (without having my own drawings OTL (i only have a ref for their faces (which im not confident of)))

a quick note for both of their designs, they r both Fully Covered in feathers, including their arms and faces (yes they have arms And wings). the only places that dont have feathers is their lower legs and hands. they have anthropomorphic legs. and their face shape is also similar to a barn owl, as shown here (ignore the lack of mouths, idk wut to give them)

suns design! he has the coloring and general design of a sun conure. hes full of bright reds and yellows, tho the green is replaced with a bit of blue. he has multiple crests around his head that fluff up similar to a cockatiel but theyre in a way that make it look like rays. in the drawing above is wut they look like without their crests raised; that is their default. suns feet r grasping feet which r 2 toes in the front and 2 in the back. sun has high speed wings so aes a lot faster. (if u dont know wut any of this means i recommend u look it up, im a bird nerd) sun is also specifically an omnivore (them having different diets is actually plot relevant)

moons design next. moon is the color of a hyacinth macaw tho his anatomy is closer to an owl. he has one large crest on his head like a cockatoo. its also colorblind! since its anatomy is based mainly off of owls, for moons ability to see at night means he can see less colors. and bc hes more sensitive at night his eyes r always half closed in light, making it look sleepy despite being fully awake. moon has raptor feet with 3 toes in the front and 1 in the back. xis claws r also much larger than suns. moon has passive soaring wings which is better for longer flights. and moon is a carnivore :)

theres also an eclipse but their design is an enigma to me even in my own mind

but back to sun and moon! if anyone is curious moon uses he/it/xe pronouns while sun uses he/it/ae pronouns. they r both aroace and love each other deeply (qpr babyyyyy). sun is genderfluid while moon doesnt give a shit (agender).

sun is more bubbly and energetic. very much high energy bouncing off the walls. hes the kind of optimist where u cant tell if their "bright side"s r trying to help or be condescending. its a master at back handed compliments. heavily a perfectionist and will reach the point of screaming fits if wut he doesnt isnt perfect. ae has a lot of self image issues. ae hides a lot of aers lack of self confidence and doubt behind a wall of "im the best", tho that wall can crash very easily. a bit of a flirt, but mainly bc he just enjoys seeing how ppl react. he takes compliments from everyone but moons compliments r always the best

moon is lower energy and calmer. at least, he acts like it. hes more reserved and if it wasnt for sun he wouldnt have any friends or talk to ppl at all. he fears abandonment and sun is the only person who has stayed with him this whole time and is the only person he truly trusts. is very aggressive towards anyone it doesnt know. despite being shorter than sun (hes 6ft while sun is 7ft) it definitely does a good job at intimidating ppl. over time when xe becomes comfortable with someone xe will eventually calm down and show a bit of a softer side to them. when xes actually calm and likes someone xe can be a bit... chaotic :)

im honestly not sure where ill start their story since ive already thought about their childhood but i also wanna write about their adulthood as well. the story of their childhood mainly deals with the abuse they went through, then with adulthood theyre shoved into an apocalypse bc... y not :) (btw the apocalypse is mainly just bc ive been enjoying apocalypse aus a Lot lately and wanna write one. the child abuse is for their development and to show y they act the way they do. while it will be fun to write their development, i am by no means saying abuse is okay and this topic will be treated carefully and seriously.)

oh theyre also nd as Fuck

but yeah. these r my babies! i hope to at some point start writing the fic so i can show it to u all, but im already in the process of writing another fic, which will be coming out soon!

[br4tphobia]

this is kinda a silly request but uhh, could you please do Akaza with a ticklish s/o hcs? I feel like he would taunt the reader and grinning at them as if he's gonna pounce on them for his own amusement.

Have a good day/night

omg i agreeee, he would take advantage of it so bad 😭😭

TICKLISH S/O HEADCANNONS ! ✰ akaza .

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ details + Akaza x Gn! reader, fluf (if you squint)

✧˖*° vals note!! + swinging my feet and giggling while i wrote this 🤭

Akaza, who finds out youre ticklish and wouldnt spend a day without tickling you atleast once. your playful yelps and screams ring through his ears while you plead him to stop. one time he cooked for you and you said ‘its alright’ he turned to you slowly and walked towards you, he collides his body with yours and wraps his hand around your body as you end up letting your guard down

Akaza, who gazes his fingertips on your skin before he poked your sensitive spots, it started off with giggles and laughs before it turned into somewhat horrifying screams “apologize. ill stop.” it sounded easy just as he said it, but it wasn’t. trying to speak while being curled on the couch representing a rollie pollie wasnt as easy as you thought.

Akaza, who continues you attack your sides and stomach. “ ‘kazaaa! okokokokok immsorrryuuhh!” warm tears breached at the bottom of your eyes, wetting your bottom lashes causing them to clamp

Akaza, who says “i dont believe you.” for his own pleasure, your fat tears streamed down your face from laughing. “akazaaa im g-gonna pee, stooopp!” whining as he hummed to himself and let out a small “ok.”

Akaza, who backs away “wouldnt be so pleasant if that happened. youre lucky.” walking away he mumbles a small “was it really?” his voice quiet and filled with concern, hes so soft for youu🥹

Akaza, who sighs with relief when you say “no akaza, baby” you cup his cheeks with peck his lips. “ok, good.”

Akaza, who comes up behind you at the most random times and just tickle the living shit out of you. until you ended the same way you always end up in. begging for him to stop, crying (js like in bed) oops that slipped🤭 chile anyways! and on the verge of pissing yourself. gave you trust issues around him fr😭

Akaza, who acts like hes about to tickle you by raising his hands up around you.

Akaza, who stares at you blankly to see you try to tickle him. "youre not ticklish?" you question him dumbfounded "unlike you, no." you sigh in disbelief and lay yourself on his body, before you realized how exposed you are.

Akaza, who pokes your stomach, he cant help but chuckle at your reaction.

Akaza, who finds it cute when squeal and squirm, this man is a menace i tell youu!! 😫

theemrsjaeger 2023 © do not plagiarize, copy, or repost anything I post.

[erzsebetrosztoczy]

Hi, you really write some good stuff! I love the nsfw-alphabets and would love to read more about those brothers lol. Can I request something about Aegon being betrothed to someone a bit older (maybe late 20s/early 30s), I think it would be such an interesting dynamic for his mommy-issue-self. She wouldnt put up with all of his shit, but still be really caring/nurturing.

Hello Nonny! Ohhh this is a very good ask, has potential for tasty angst mhmhmhm :3 I hope you like it, tho I must say writing this dynamic was a challenge for me, I hope I could manage it

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐝

Pairing: Aegon x Older!Reader

Word count: ~3100

The sky turned into orange, pink and crimson flames as the Sun set, announcing the cool night of mid-spring and the upcoming beginning of the feast that the King held. Highborn lords and ladies awaited the arrival of the royal family, some already drinking the sweet wine and ale, others engaged in group gossiping around the long tables.

You twirled your ring on your index finger, smoothing your finger over the metal you felt the familiar shape of a horned dragon head. It was one of the gifts your betrothed presented you over the years in King's Landing.

The thought of Aegon made you bite the inside of your mouth nervously. It seemed the eldest prince acted very controversial towards you, although supposedly the two of you will soon be married to another. Aside from his gifts that he regularly, and generously bombarded you with, his behavior was questionable.

Sometimes Aegon took great interest in you, having small talks and genuine exchange of ideas; and then, unfortunately more than often he was either drunk, shooting aloof and obnoxious glares towards you, or he completely avoided your presence, sometimes going to the point of fleeing from the room, you just entered.

You couldn't make out his intention yet – was he trying to play a somewhat caring fiance in front of everyone to please his mother's decision or had he trouble coming to terms with the way his life will take a path.

You snapped out of your storming thoughts when the Queen passed you along with her children. You straightened your back, head held high as it was required from a Lady - from a future queen.

"Your Grace." You greeted her looking at your feet as you bowed.

"Lady Norcross. You look delighted tonight, I'm pleased to see you in such a gracious mood." Queen Alicent smiled at you, when you nodded at her compliment.

"I trust it to be a pleasant evening, My Queen." You replied, but the doubts returned to your chest as you saw Aegon behind her.

He wore one of his finest clothes today - black and green, interwoven with gold embroidery.

His gaze looked dull, tired even; almost like a pouting child who did not want to be here tonight. You bowed before him as well, with a plain face you took your place by his side, your arm wrapping over his held out one.

"My Prince." You said quietly as your company began to walk towards the feasting hall.

He nodded with a blink quickly taking your form in, then turning back without a word. Pursing your lips together you walked beside Aegon, already trying to forget about the strained tension floating around you.

To your luck, you could drift your thoughts to the magnificent hall in front of you – the enormous court gleamed in the warm lights of the dozen candles that were lit tonight. Over the walls, on the grand pillars standing on each side of the room, and on the large chandeliers hanging down above the long tables for the highborns, and one main pendant over the dais, where the King's family was seated.

Walking past the crowd, you felt many watchful eyes sticking to your form, observing every step you made.

The hair on your nape rose, knowing the public's opinion will be crucial to the reputation of your status. Tilting up your chin, you walked up to the table with grace, as a member of the royal family would. Behind you and Aegon, Princess Helaena followed along with Prince Aemond, your soon to be sister-in-law wearing her usually contrasting gown than the rest of her family. While Aegon and Aemond wore Targaryen blacks with Hightower greens, Helaena chose a violet silk dress, with nightblue sleeves, standing out with such innocent adoration she held.

You walked up the stairs with Aegon, the young prince took your hand in his as he helped you up, his thumb lightly grazing over your knuckles doing so. You glanced over him, and as you looked into his deep purple eyes you noticed a faint blush over his cheeks, his gaze meek, almost timid.

You rapidly blinked at him, brows furrowing slightly, silently asking for an explanation, what he wanted to tell you with this change, but before you could do anything, Queen Alicent began her opening speech.

“Our house relishes a great honor on this day, for the young Prince Aegon soon to be married to Lady Norcross, joining the two houses together once and for all.” You stood beside your betrothed, scanning the enormous crowd that gathered here today - only for the two of you.

When your family proposed the marriage offer to the Queen, you didn’t even know about it. Only a week later, came the raven, informing you about your new duty to take, needing to travel to King’s Landing in that instant. You had little to no say in the matter, being finally having the chance to step one level further for your noble house.

That was years ago, when the prince was still only, but boy, you on the other hand- a grown woman, already in the age of marriage for some time.

The two of you needed to wait a few years, waiting for Aegon to pass his boyhood, stepping into being a grown man, and when the time had come a month ago, your betrothal came to be an active part of your everyday life, planning and preparing for the marriage.

This night was the official announcement of the joining of the two houses and you’ll soon become Aegon’s legal wife.

You only noticed that the speech was over when a hand tugged on the long sleeves of your dress, pulling you down to sit. It was Aegon, he watched as you took your place with a sour look on his face. That was the last straw you could take in that moment, having enough of his childish behavior.

“If you have any trouble, my Prince” You turned at his side, looking strictly at the table, observing the various lates laid out on the groaning board. “I suggest speaking up about them to me. As your betrothed, I might have some solution that would solve the sour flavor that floats around us, instead of playing mute and avoiding each other as much as possible.”

With a cough Aegon reached for a cup of ale, quickly raising it to his lips, sipping protractedly as you turned to study his features.

He was truly the blood of the dragon, handsome and dashing despite all of his questionable habits. You needed to admit; even if it was his looks, you did not find Aegon to be unpleasant.

After a long moment, with an audible glup he placed his cup down, cleaning his wet lips with the back of his hands he tilted his head towards you.

“I do not have any trouble..My Lady.” He sighed looking into your eyes, but he was quick to look away, at the loud feast. “Especially… certainly not with you.” He mumbled while squirming in his seat, straightening his posture.

“Oh?” You raised your eyebrows at him, hot waves of irritation spreading through your chest as you pursued your lip. “Then I must be mistaken for your lack of interest in getting to know me. After all, we’ve known each other for some years now, at least on a fundamental level, I shall hope this will be enough to live the rest of our lives together.” You expressed.

"What do you want me to do? Sit with you all day long while you sew your embroidery, chatting about nonchalant matters?" Aegon replied with an annoyed tone, pouting as he looked at you again.

Teeth gritting you forced a sour smile to your lips; you bowed your head towards him as a farwell, before turning your attention to Helaena on your other side, already having had enough of him, of this evening.

The hours passed and Aegon stayed silent throughout most of the feast while you enjoyed a quiet and casual conversation with his sister.

The servants came and went with plates, full of grand meals; whole boards and deers, roasted pheasants and pigeons with endless jugs of ale and red wine. The music echoed through the hall, morphing into the endless buzzing of the chatter of people, creating a chacophonich melody that sometimes reached your mind, listening for a moment; then it faded away to the back of your skull.

Aegon’s plate was still half empty when he reached behind his back for his seventh goblet, startling the servant boy who passed the prince’s chair. You watched from the corner of your eyes as he grumbled something to the young boy that sounded much like an insult; turning back, Aegon swallowed the contents of the goblet at once, dropping the metal onto the table, next to the rest of empty jars.

You knew he was getting drunk on purpose, consuming as much alcohol as he could; waking up the next morning with a serious headache, not remembering anything from that night.

You didn’t care, after all if the prince wants to undermine his own reputation so badly, let him; you were only his future wife after all, not his common sense.

Watching the crowd out of boredom you noticed two ladies chatting keenly at the end of the tables, sending rather suggestive, almost provocative glances at Aegon, hiding behind their cups when he noticed them.Both of them wore a fine set of lysine silk dress, the cleavage of their dress leaning beyond appropriate measures.

Swallowing hard, you sat there, beside your fiancé as he caught the gaze of the two women looking them up and down blatantly. Shame and anger boiled in you thinking, and knowing that by now probably half- if not the whole court is aware of this scene — you are getting disrespected and looked over by the prince Aegon as he openly flirts with not one but two highborn ladies.

Teeth gritting you took your own cup which you avoided so far; sipping a generous amount, you let the wine sit on your tongue for a while tasting the sourness of the liquid - you were sure even though it was one of the driest red wine you had that evening, it was no match for the spoiled flavor of your own fuming.

When one of the ladies then winked towards Aegon, and you heard his chair creak as he was about to stand up and leave your side, something took over your mind, not caring anymore what will come, or what will the people think of you and the relationship with Aegon.

Shooting up immediately from your chair, it snapped back on the stone, fearful it would fall over from the force you tossed it away. The front of the hall went almost silent, all eyes looking at your direction, stopping in whatever activity they did — cups stilled in hand, a slice of meat placed in front of their mouth as they were about to consume the soft flesh.

Even the queen stopped her conversation with the hand of the king, with her father, nervously bringing one hand in front of her lips, stare switching from his son form to yours anxiously.

Aegon seemed shocked as well by your action, turning to face you with a puzzled, alarmed expression; eyes wide, he did not move, freezing in his stance.

Before the tension could have gone to extreme measures, you blinked down to the table blankly, one final moment of doubt - should you act bold in front of all these people, should you defend yourself and teach some sense to the young prince, letting the opinion of highborns be changed towards yourself forever; or should you sink back to your seat, letting men do as they please because your just a woman who has no say in their doing, accepting the faith that will come eventually to all wives.

Your lips curved upwards into a charming smile as you looked at your betrothed. Before he could move, you leant closer to him a hand coming to grasp his own that set on the table — skin wet with sweat, yet cold as snow as you intertwined your fingers with his firmly.

“Come, my love.” You spoke brightly, loud enough to be heard even at the long tables, many feets away. “Let us have this dance for ourselves.” You declared, rather than suggested, already leading Aegon away from the table, down the stairs, and through the crowd. The people moved away from your path, eyes wide, mouth open; they watched the two of you enter the middle space, hand in hand, ready for the next dance.

Walking past the two ladies who challenged your agency you turned to look straight at them; your expressions stone cold, stare piercing through their flash. Their faces turned pale and you watched as their posture shrinked in fear, quickly bowing before you.

Paralyzed by your actions, Aegon did as you told so, moving at your command like a little girl’s doll. When you reached the dance floor you turned to face him, a dangerous smile still ghosting over your lips. Bringing his arm up you held it out, placing the other around your waist, moving it ever so slightly downwards.

With a nod you ordered the musicians to continue, music ringing through the walls once again, ending the thick silence once and for all.

Slowly Aegon came back to his senses, holding your form with more boldness, but you were the one who led the dance.

Soon other pairs started to join you, lords taking their ladywives by their hands, smiling softly at each other. The two of you, on the other hand, did not seem so content in the act.

“Care to tell me what was this for?” Aegon growled at your ear, spinning you graciously. You waited until you faced him again, leaning into his face, you felt his breath hitch.

“ I only do what my duty is to you, as your wife. A dance is required at such an event.” You shrugged with an uninterested tone; step after step, you followed his feet. You shot an arm around Aegon’s neck for the next move, pressing your chest into his. “Did you really think I would let you go for those common whores?” You murmured into his ear, tone sweet as honey while Aegon swallowed hard. Chuckling, you continued. “ I am not a little girl, my prince. I will not get scared by some parvenu who tries to seduce you with their pretty looks.”

Aegon shot his head up, staring into your eyes, a deep blush creeping up to his cheeks as he looked so startled by your words.

“It was….I had no intention…” He faltered, lips already curling into a childish pout.

“Hmm, if that were true you would not have gotten up with giving all your attention to those two in mind.” Nudging your head to the side you motioned to the end of the table, where were no seen of the two women anymore to your pleasure. “Am I wrong, my lord?”

Aegon huffed, a frown appearing between his silver brows. “My Lady’s words are a little bit far-fetched, don’t you think?” He chuckled weekly, his face still holding the previous anxiousness.

“I do not, Aegon.” It had a bittersweet taste, as you called him by his name for the first time, and it seemed to surprise the firstborn prince as well. Your hand guided his arm to your lower back, while your other gripped on his shoulder. You were so close to him; smelling the strong scent of wine on his lips, but also a dull scent of musk coming from his clothes.

“As I shall be your wife and so it is dishonor to both of our houses if you would carry on with your careless whoring.”

His expression did not tell away his reaction to what you just said, in fact, the young prince stayed quiet, performing the dance mechanically.

“Why are you so afraid to familiarize yourself with me? Don’t you like me? My company?” Your voice sounded oddly distant from your thoughts, feeling many emotions coming to the surface, but you held yourself - waiting for his answer.

Aegon blinked at you confused, brows rose on his temple, lips pursed together as he studied your features.

“No– My lady’s mistaken.” He shook his head quickly, with a rushed tone. “I would love to get to know you better…I – I find you quite fascinating, the way you hold yourself…”

“And so why the distant behavior? Why the lack of trying?”

“One, so noble and capturing.” Aegon breathed, voice painted with sadness. “Why would you even wish to know me…?”

You squeezed hard on his hand, as you scoffed, taking a long breath.

“Because you’re my lord-husband. Because as long as I was here, and knew you I had a liking for you. Watching you grew into a man, seeing you as who you are, although for brief moments only. I want to know you better Aegon, want to understand my husband so I can love him for who he is.”

“ I do not deserve such a spouse.” Aegon argued, his lips ghosting over yours. “I shouldn’t.”

“I beg to differ” Whispering you slightly nuzzled your nose against his. “ I want to know your customs, want to know your way of thinking. I want to know you, Aegon, wholeheartedly. Let me.”

The Prince gasped, as you finally broke the distance, lips crushing against his. His hand briefly found your bottom, giving it a quick squeeze before your lips parted.

Puffing through your nose, you went back to give his lower lip a slight nip.

“If you’re afraid; you’ll be disappointed with how I will feel in bed" You drawled, one finger coming to graze over his chest. "I must assure you that you'll be anything, but disappointed." You lipsed, touching his earlobes as the last tune died down.

As your dance came to an end, you finished it with a bow, watching Aegon's flushed face. He blinked at you, lips parted for a second but soon a smirk splayed over his mouth as he took your form in, a new glint in his eyes – challenging, full with promises.

"My apologies, My Lady." You purred, bowing to you as well.

As he started to guide you back in the ear throbbing clapping and cheering around you, he moved your hand to his lips, kissing the back of it.

"I hope I can redeem myself in the near future for my childish actions…For everything." He added, eyes showing honesty as he spoke.

Your heart fluttered – a little lighter, than you bore it at the beginning of the evening.

"Only our time together will tell that tale, My Prince."

[bridgyrose]

Is it bad that I’m imagining Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble is the Ruby Clone Army AU?

I feel like Ruby might actually choose to become someone else at the blacksmith because she believes that the Ruby Clones are just better than her.

(At some point I plan to get that far with this au, but I think you misunderstand if you think the Ruby Clones are better than here. Because, they're not better than her, just trained differently. No, the real problem is how easily they seem to replace her with everything. Which, yeah, if Ruby is that easily replaced, she'd definitely consider choosing to be someone else. That said, since here's a small continuation)

Ruby took a small breath as she stepped off the airship, feeling the cold, Atlas air hit her face. After a few days of resting and helping Pietro upgrade her equipment, she finally felt ready to take a mission with her friends to help Ironwood, and to take her mind off everything she’d learned. Clones of herself being used as weapons against the grimm, an army of huntresses that could be replenished at a moments notice, an army that would be loyal to Ironwood… it was almost as if she was being replaced.

She shook her head and let out her breath as she tried to clear her mind and spoke under her breath. “I dont need to worry about that right now.” 

“Dont need to worry about what, Rubes?” Yang asked 

“N-nothing,” Ruby said nervously as she started to make her way in front of her team. “Just excited for this mission!” She paused and shivered for a moment. “Though its a lot colder than expected.” 

Harriet nodded and started to walk towards the dust mine. “Its cold enough out here that even with aura, the windchill is enough to cut through you. And without aura, well… try not to let your aura break.” 

Ruby nodded and watched as her team made their way forward, following close behind them. Her heart raced with each step as she kept an eye out for any of the Ruby clones that might’ve been following them or sent ahead. It wouldnt have surprised her if Ironwood sent them out to start clearing the mine and let her and her team finish the cleanup. She paused in her step as she tried to take another shaky, deep breath as she tried to clear her mind again. 

Weiss put a gentle hand on Ruby’s shoulder. “Everything okay? Ever since we’ve come to Atlas, you’ve seemed on edge.” 

“I’m fine, really,” Ruby replied through a fake smile as she let out her breath. “There’s… there’s been a lot to take in since coming to Atlas. Ironwood being told the full truth, Penny being alive, the clones of me… it feels like I’m being pushed away and replaced.” 

“None of us would ever replace you.” Blake stopped in her step and flashed a smile to Ruby. “You’re our teammate, irreplaceable as our leader. No matter what, we’ll always follow you.” 

“Yeah, but… what happens when you dont?” Ruby pulled her scythe off her back, unfolding it and gripping the hilt as she looked into the blade at her reflection. She watched as her red cloak turned white, silver eyes flashing into a blinding light before returning back to normal. “What… what if every decision I’ve made is a mistake?” 

“What do you mean?” 

“I-I wanted to go to Haven Academy for answers about who Cinder was and why Beacon had to fall. And since then, we seem to keep getting in deeper and deeper without any clear answer about what we’re really doing. Salem wants me and I still dont know why, she cant be killed and we still dont have a plan to stop her, I… I backed Jaune up with stealing the airship and almost got ourselves killed doing it…” Ruby felt her arms shake for a moment as she remembered watching the cannon start to charge just before she took her shot. “And now we told Ironwood the truth, the same truth that we all had an issue with accepting. How do we know we’re doing the right thing?” 

“We dont,” Yang answered. “All we can do is keep going and see if we can figure things out. Besides, Ironwood thinks he has a plan that’ll work and Uncle Qrow seems to trust him. And maybe having those clones of you will help us.” 

Ruby looked up at Yang, her heart breaking at hearing that. “You… you cant be serious. He made those clones to replace me!” 

“Only if you were dead,” Weiss rebutted. “And since you’re clearly not dead, those clones wont replace you. But that doesnt mean we shouldnt use them to our advantage.” 

“Yeah but-” 

“None of those clones will ever replace you,” Blake said as she started to walk deeper into the mine. “But right now, we need Ironwood’s help, so if that means we’ll need to get used to an army of yous at our side, then we should use that to our advantage.” 

“I-” Ruby held her tongue as she watched her team walk ahead of her, deeper into the mine. For a brief moment, it truly felt like her team didnt need her, even though she knew that wasnt what they had meant. Finally, she let the words out as she followed behind everyone else. “I… just want to be careful about all of this.” 

Ruby started to rush forward to keep up with her teammates, fingers gripping her scythe tightly as she ran down the tunnel. She stopped once she saw the geist in the main chamber, controlling chunks of dust. “Alright team-” 

“We’ve got this!” Harriet yelled out as she joined the rest of the Ace-Ops. 

Ruby slowly lowered her weapon as she watched the Ace-ops work flawlessly to take down the geist, Marrow using his semblance to slow it down, while Clover picked off chunks of dust that Harriet, Elm, and Vine caught. She quickly raised her weapon as she noticed the geist leaving the dust it possessed, making its way to another pile of rocks and dust. With her finger on the trigger, she tracked the grimm as Clover’s hook missed the mask… until a silver light caught her off guard, blinding her for a few seconds until she heard the sound of rock hitting the ground. As her vision cleared, she saw a couple of the clones rush in with their semblances to catch the remaining dust crystals. 

“Got it!” one of them yelled out as they hit the ground. 

Clover smiled and sheathed his weapon. “You both came just in time. And I’m sure you’ll be able to handle the rest of the cleanup, right?” 

“Yes sir!” the clones yelled out in unison, saluting to Clover. 

Ruby tightened her grip on her scythe as she let it fold back up. “My team and I will make sure the perimeter is cleared-” 

“No need to worry about that,” Elm said as she put down one of the dust chunks. “If those two are here, then that means everything around us is clear. You and your team can head back to Atlas to rest. Tomorrow will be the start of a long week.” 

Ruby slowly put her scythe onto her back as she watched the clones pick up some of the scattered dust crystals. Everything she could do, they were capable of. Just as fast as her, able to clear out grimm with ease, even able to use their eyes reliably. She lost focus on the clones as she felt Yang lightly hit her shoulder. 

“We should make it back to the airship before it takes off,” Yang said. “And then we can play a few games before it gets too late.” 

Ruby made a small nod as she looked away from the clones, putting up another fake smile as she held back the pain she felt. “That… that sounds like a… like a great idea.”

[natalias-pierogi]

I actually really like what they did this episode, and in the show as a whole. Like, it hurt, yes, but I don't know how they could carry on without some kind of separation. Did they need to break up? i dont know (but at the same time - maybe? Like, they needed to get separated fully, without Mhok constantly worrying and feeling guilty over leaving Day. I dont thin hed be able to leave him if Day didnt break up with him, and I think Day knew that, too). But they needed to be apart.

Throught the show we've seen that they needed each other. They both lost everything and were stuck in a way. Day was, quite literally, stuck in his room, refusing to come out, with his mom worrying all the time and not wanting him out of there. Night was getting consumed with guilt, and Day cut off all of his friends, so there really wasnt anyone to treat him like a person. To tell him that this isnt the end of the world, that he should go outside and live. Mhok was stuck in his own guilt and past, unable to move on partially because nobody wanted tu hire him. He lost his sister and blamed himself for it, which is something Im not sure how to come back from. And then they met, and Mhok was treating Day like a person and not just his disability. Day was able to move forward, and I think Mhok was, too.

But now Mhoks issues are showing. Of course hes gonna over-worry and be overbearing. He loves Day. He loved his sitster, and he lost her; of course hes gonna be a Mess. Day was able to slowly start accepting his new reality, his new life. He was learning how to regain his indepandance, but Mhok was still stuck in his head, in his grief. And personally I dont think hed be able to move on from that if he stayed with Day, if Day kept allowing him to hover and simmer in his worries. And Day probably wouldnt be able to become as independent as he want to if Mhok kept hovering.

Not to mention that Day was hurt and essentially betrayed. Heres the person who he thought didnt feel pity for him (as a sidenote, I dont think Mhok feels pity. I think hes just a very traumatised worried person), who always seemed to know he was fully his own person, who seemed to always know what he needed, who he trusted... betraying that trust.

Honestly, it probably would have imploded sooner or later. Like Days mom said: they need some space, and they dont have any right now.

So yeah. In order for Mhok to heal and for Day to regain his life and independance they need to be seperate for a while. They need to learn who they are on their own. We've seen how they needed each other and now we got to see how they needed to be on their own.

[kvothbloodless]

skitter and bitch are a t4t lesbian couple but wildbow is too much of a coward to admit it

This Does sound like something id write bur i actually do think something is lost by making Taylor trans. Not like, anything Major, or that couldnt be elevated by other changes, but as is, I think such an important part of her is that her incredible sense of universal alienation is Without any justification.

Like. Shes so wholy internalized the view of herself that emma and sophia hammered into her, so internalized the fact that No One Will Ever Help Her, and this just like...isnt universally true? The Undersiders take to her right away (Bitch aside), and that was With her having the self-fulfilling belief that theres no point in reaching out because no one will ever like her. The Only reason she has the issues she did with the heroes is that Armsmaster poisoned that well, but it also serves to reinforce this belief, which gets pretty quickly dispelled (somewhat) (to the readers) once she joins the Wards.

But if shes trans, then suddenly there Is an actual reason for her to be mistrustful of strangers, for her to assume that if people really Knew Her, theyd dislike her. Because thats like, an actual valid worry in a world with widespread tranaphobia. It wouldnt in Any way reduce the bite of it, but it Would muddle the themes from stuff like Sophias bullying of her explicitly being overlooked because shes a Ward, beacuse now theres a secondary, separate motive for that. Hell it even somewhat muddles the issue of the bullying itself. Sophia targets her because shes weak and just takes it, not out of any larger beliefs. As it stands, the fact that No One steps in is entirely due to structural/cultural issues. Adding transphobia as a potential motive there sort of muddies that.

To be clear, having taylor be trans Could be amazing. All of the above arent really issues, so much as an opportunity for a new direction for themes that would need to be explored in full in order to keep the story from losing something. And having those themes Would add to the story A Lot. Worm definitely is lesser for having a central theme be the various circumstances that drive people to various moral actions and necessities, and then not exploring how specific forms of bigotry contribute to that on a wide scalw.

But like. Wildbow is too much of a coward to even leave it open to Interpretation whether either of them Might be attracted to women, so its not like id trust him to explore the themes of transness alienating you from a transphobic society, or to tie in his themes of society (and heroes) creating their own villains with that. I think he handled Averys coming out arc (and Veronas realizing who she is arc) in Pale Extremely well, but i still wouldnt trust him to write a story where "living in society while being queer" is a central theme.

That said, Rachel and Taylor would absolutrly have fucked sloppy style if Taylor had been with the undersiders longer, and Wildbow is a coward for disagreeing with this fact.

Hmm. This got away from me a bit. Anyways. Woe, long psot be upon ye

[lifeonmarz-blog]

12th House MOON Synastry Relationship Stories

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My last four flings moon has been in my 12th house. I’ve been in two of of theirs. I’m a Scorpio moon with Pisces in the 12th house. I always attract pisces moon men. It also doesn’t hurt that my Mercury & Venus are in pisces. My Sun & Venus are also in the 12th house. 

~Person #1 (Both ways)

Our relationship was short lived (6 months) but we both agreed it felt so much longer. Our relationship was long distance, that was a first for me. Actions on both our ends gave us trust issues. We both questioned each others motives. New information would come out and make us question each other, LIKE WHY WOULDNT YOU SAY THAT SOONER. It’s like we new what we wanted from each other but wouldn’t give into what the other person wanted (also bc of mars opp pluto composite) I really felt like I loved him and honestly without much reason. I assume he feels the same. I still feel like our journey isn’t finished yet.

Person #2 (His Moon in my 12H)

This guys moon fell into my 12th house. I see him mostly as a friend we flirt and realistically he’s more compatible with me than others but he doesn’t have his shit together so I just don’t see myself taking him serious right now. Sometimes I feel bad bc I feel like i’m using him for emotional fulfillment and not returning the same care in return. He has been trying to get with me for yearssss. Now we actually have a friendship. I avoided him for awhile bc he had sex with my ex bestfriend. Even though we aren’t friends anymore it was still kind of weird to me although their fling was a one night stand, that just bugged me for awhile. We vent to each other and i feel like i can rely on him to be a support system. I’m still a mystery to him. 

Person #3 (His Moon in my 12H)

 Number 3 was nice but I was intimidated by his financial success and maturity. He chased me for awhile then when he noticed I had lil anger he bowed out pretty fast. Id say i subconsciously sabotaged that relationship by feeling like i didn’t deserve to experience nice things and i felt like i wasn’t on his level. This is stupid yes, but this is the 12th house were talking about I was suppressing this shit.

Person #4 (Both ways)

So this guy had been my crush on instagram for awhile (like yearsss) so we finally start talking and this ended pretty quickly as well bc of mars conjunct pluto and venus opp uranus (i was uranus). I was the pluto person and his temper was short but he was the one who couldn’t handle the relationship. I felt like we wouldve been reallllly close if he had a better temper. He actually really reminded me of myself unfortunately. I liked him and the way he expressed himself. His mars was in my 8th house so he was really invasive about wanting to know about my childhood but i actually liked it. He picked up on little things very easily. 

Closing statements:

I met all of these people online and haven’t met any of them in person because of blockages in our way (really mostly arguing) but distance plays a role as well. All of these started off as crushes. One sided for the men with their moon in my 12th and from my side with #2 and mutual with #1. They disturb something in my psyche for sure. They trigger certain parts of me where I feel I lack. 

-Luv of MARZ

[logicroute]

hades fun ramble abt how the yttd fandom treats shin tsukimi :)

haiiii so if you know me you know that i have one billion illness about some guy named shin tsukimi from yttd! and i have some issues on how the fandom writes him, this is coming from someone who has health issues so im going to be somewhat projecting but! hopefully not that much. all of it is going to be under cut!

this is going to cover a lot of spoilers.. so i wouldnt click it unless you finished the game. its also going to cover topics like ableism and a mention of toxic relationships but thats expected when you want to talk about shin and the fandom

so in game (epsically in your turn to shine) its heavily hinted that shin is someone who has health issues (chronic illness and the works), even in the base game it is shown that shin is physically weak (chapt one in the bar where he tries to open the drawer for example.).

and how the fandom made that into shin being a weak person, but not in a strength sense, in the sense that he cant protect/cant hold his own (looking at you shin ship writers.). but! thats just the only issue right? (this is also ableism to me in a way.. but i cant put my words right at the moment.)

nope!! theres more. the fandom at times made shin out to be a 'dirty' person, someone who is gross and unclean. even if that's far from canon (there being a line that shins hands are clean in game.) and to me, thats just stereotypes of people who are mentally ill coming into play. saying that people who suffer from mental illness cant treat themselves on their own. which in some cases may be true, but not in all of them.

i also think this ties into shin being a person who was in game he is saving money, he is a job hopper which some fans took as he is poor which mean hes dirty.. which is just gross that people think just because a person may be poor, automatically means they're dirty.

theres also the issue with shadow sou (also know as shadsou in the fandom) where (some) people treat it as not a part of shin, it just being a part of midori. shin didnt bring out the hiyori persona out of nowhere, it wouldnt make sense that shin is some 'soft boy'.

fans tend to forget that shin isnt the best person, even in a few pregame thoughts. he can still be an asshole without being told about the 0.0% thing. you can let him be petty, you can let him be sly, you can let him be mean. he doesnt need to be doomed to do any of that.

its the same with the shinai, we only really saw small bits of the shinai.. and guessing from his dialog, he is still close to hiyori and that can affect how he acts, but that doesnt mean a pre game shin acts just like shinai, his an ai for a reason, he learns over time and picks up his own traits. its similar to how the fandom treats highschool shin and his friendship with hiyori and thats a whole another can of worms.

people who say they dont ship hiyori and shin.. and then say they dated in the past are an issue to me. not every toxic friendship has to be romantic, yes hiyori wanted to study shin, but thats because he wanted to see how much he can push a person. even the shinai says he likes to experiment on people, and hiyori most likely did the same with shin but more in a mental sense.

theres a reason why i dont interact with people who tag stuff with their ship tag, i dont trust them to take them in a way thats just them being 'friends'. and if you see it like that or make it out so hiyori isnt that bad of a person... block me i dont want you guys near me. (this goes with those 'midori isnt a bad person!!' au writers to. get out.)

on the topic of shipping, a handful of people who ship shin with people srsly make him out to be someone whos weak and needs to be protected by whoever the pairing is with. you guys just want your yaoi. i see this the most in keishin / alishin circles. shin doesnt need to be 'saved' or whatever, he just needs to heal on his own time, he doesnt need a romantic partner in his life for that.

thats a good part of my thoughts! if you have any questions on my thoughts on shin you can send me an ask here or shoot me a dm on discord :3 (samuraiyaiba)

[evertidings]

big brained anon here from a's most recent analysis. i have smth for rylan. rem when i said 'comfortable sharing trauma in jokes rather than in serious situations because they dont wan to face those feelings for a second time', well based on Rylan's lines on the game "if i told you all of my secrets, I wouldnt have any part of me left." my girl/boy/person has trust issues 100%. they think that if they smile, and are able to make jokes about certain situations that make them uncomfortable, they can grow comfortable with the situations, meaning that they can hide who they are from the public, after all "give them enough to form a relationship with you, but never enough to hurt you". They're exhausted by their own game that they're the only ones hurting themselves (self sabotage) at this point, but they're either not self aware enough to acknowledge that or bury their feelings so far down that they dont have to acknowledge being self aware enough. that's why they play the game they do, how far they can flirt with someone or make someone hate them before they pull away, as stated in the book. it's because they dont know how to be in tune with their own emotions, that playing this game with other people's emotions is the only way they can indirectly handle their own. playing this game with emotions is the only way they allow themselves to feel, but it ends in more self sabotage because they bury it again. also, you mentioned they havent let themselves cry in a while. probably because letting themsleves cry means they have to let out all the emotions they've been hiding over the years, but thats so scary for them, why should we confront something when we've been avoiding it for so long? this is so long, and i was gonna try to write more, but idk maybe not. hope im somewhere on the right path lmao

okay this one’s so interesting to me because like, it’s half right and half wrong. and maybe i’m gaslighting myself but i’m kinda happy you didn’t guess it all because it means Rylan’s still kinda a mystery, which, is what i want them to stay as. at least for now.

i’ll say that it’s the ‘playing with emotions’ bit is what’s wrong here. i’m sure it wasn’t your intention but it kinda makes Rylan seem like sadistic haha which, they’re not. they don’t enjoy hurting other people. if anything, they almost take pleasure in hurting themself? or, how do i explain this. you could almost say it’s their version of a test. they like seeing how far they can go as a way to see how far they’ve come in blocking off their emotions. they’re nowhere near emotionally constipated as K, but after being hurt in the past, they perceive caring for people as a crux, so they basically want to see if they’ve ‘improved’ on that front.

but yeah, it’s definitely self-sabotage. and they realize this, but they’ve accepted that’s what they need. they’ve trusted people and been betrayed—it’s not something they want to go through again. and these aren’t, like, small betrayals like hanging out without you. to Rylan, they’re life-changing and they’d rather run than go through that again.

but yes !! if you have more analyses i’d love to hear them <3

[imustbenuts]

Who's your Delicious in Fire Emblem dream adventurer party-- We've talked meals, but who's gonna go diving into dungeons to hunt these monsters?

oooh this is a pretty interesting spin and tough to answer. theres so many characters in FE its a difficult to pin down. anyway throught process time

for this ask im going to interpret this into the following problem. 1) be good at cooking mons, 2) and be okay with eating mons.

theres def a lot of them who are objectively good at hunting, but the mon part will trip them up.

further, my problem with the majority of the FE cast is that i trust very few of these people to be both of those things. majority of these characters are also either too aristocrat-y or not adventerous enough in terms of food... at least in my head. more under the cut bc long post ;o

like i cant expect chrom to be all 'sure lets eat some fried lizards', dude grew up on fancy feasts and field rations. even if his STR is through the roof and eats unpeeled oranges hes just not really the type to be enthusiastic on monster food. alcryst would panic at the thought of it and ill spare him from this hypothetical. culturally, takumi might not be ok with eating mons bc they could be too 'unclean' for shinto. similarly, as capable as some cooks are, non-conventional monster parts on the chopping block is probably not something they'd wanna touch.

also for the purpose of this post im sniping bunet and frederick straight out of the pool bc both are such an easy pick. bunet bc he would absolutely respect the food to cook it perfectly, and frederick bc he'd be decent but will be a pain in the ass to deal with without blackmailing chrom or something. bam bam.

so ding dong the first victims of the fire emblem dangly ronply has been found. lets move on

so here are the shortlisted canidates: lukas, nephenee, petra, byleths, nyx and shez. not necessarily a party, bc personality might not gel well together :c, but at least one of these in a party and the run should have a decent chance of succeeding.

1. lukas

lukas is choosen here bc he would not be bothered too much by the idea of eating monsters. in fact, he would be okay at prepping a slain mon for food even if he cant cook decently. his inherent lack of strong emotions or feelings towards things is also going to be a big plus for this specific scenario. some people have interpreted him being a high functioning sociopath or just someone who has very repressed emotions.

either way he isnt too bound by conventional thinking. and also he'd be the party's tank and foward. lukas the tank engine. never forget.

2. nepheene.

she would probably squick a bit here at the thought of eating monsters not bc monsters are ick but bc society thinks the act of eating monsters is ick. so itd take some time getting used to it but she would quickly adapt in a dunmeshi setting given her country bumpkin background.

mon prep, no issues. i also think she might be good at foraging. cooking hearty meals might come easy due to her growing up with multiple siblings. shes also very tough in survival, so i think she'll do okay :)

3. petra

this girl's got it. shes good at hunting, good at trapping, probably okay at recognizing and disabling traps considering her perception honed from her hunting culture and skill.

mon prep isnt going to be a big problem. generally speaking, cultures where hunters are present typically try not to waste any part of their kills, and butchering is an essential skill to have. in terms of taste it might be a little difficult for others to get used to, but im sure she'll be a massive boon to any dungeon food party.

4. byleth / byleths

oh yeah. they are DEFINITELY not going to have a problem with this. considering they're mercenaries and are on the road often, hunting and cooking would be a basic survival skill. they wouldnt be picky about food either

given how they might be very objective orientated, giving them a mission of hunting monsters for food will not go wrong. i hope. as long as sothis doesnt get in the way--

5. shez

!!UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES PUT SHEZ AND BYLETH TOGETHER IN THE SAME PARTY WITHOUT PRIOR INTERACTION!!

to prevent sothis from activating, place a face down shez in defense position and summon a byleth in attack position. then, activate Tea Time and upon the appearance of sothis, activate Swords Of Revealing Light. this will lock sothis down while the two have a chat and realize they're exactly the same except where shez is suckier at general mercenary stuff, they're infinitely better at cooking

once that gets resolved feel free to put shez either solo or together with byleth. they're a squishier byleth but def will get the job done AND feed you yum yums.

6. nyx

nyx is a very very powerful magic user who embodies the lolibaba trope. but for her case, she doesnt follow conventional thinking, and is a very powerful mage who might appreciate taking a mission of dungeon monster hunting to train and get her abilities under control

above all, bc of her curse trapping her physical age to be a young girl, shes mentally an old lady, so shes mature and kind and seems to really want to act on those feelings. her bringing a bunch of dead mons for the youngins to eat might do her good for her mental health :D

further, i think shes the type to pick up maternal-ish skills like cooking and sewing for another person or poor meowmeows if she gets attatched enough.

and bc shes good at magic she can easily disable magical traps or detect magical BS. shes definitely a learned mage by the time we run in to her in fates

thats all folks (this took hours to write hrbrhrh)

[g0thsoojin]

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today it hurts really really bad. my heart aches and my chest hurts. and i think of him and burst into tears. i love him so much i wanted him so bad. it all hurts sm bc at one point he talked and wanted me to be with him irl, to come to him. like he wanted that, it's not just my fantasy. but i didnt wanna be too impulsive, i didnt wanna make him promises i wasnt sure i could keep. bc so many ppl have hurt him and i didnt wanna give him hope and then tear it away. i did it out of consideration for him. i wanted to just give myself a chance to feel if i wanted to be with him or if i just wanted to run away from my life. but when i realized the truth in my heart; i love him, i want to be with him, i would face all my fears and issues and forcefully climb over any obstacles just to be with him. it was too late, and i couldnt tell him bc everytime i got closer to the realm of any of that romantic space, it felt like he pulled away and i didnt wanna push him too hard. but because i kept venting on my blog, about my feelings of loneliness and rejection (i mean i told him i was in love with him but he didnt say what he felt. he just said it wasnt a good time?) i made him feel like he didnt matter to me. despite me thinking of him every second of every day, and being prepared to start looking for a job to use my paychecks to buy a plane ticket and go to him tomorrow. i wanted to tell him that i really truly wanted to be with him, but i was scared he'd think i was insane or wasnt ready or rejected me or or or or. i really believed i was waiting for him to be able to talk, which he had pulled away from before. after last time i really thought he'd talk to me and see where we are before he'd fall for someone else. but. i guess that this just means he is my everything but i wasnt to him. and i know that's reality, no matter how much i dont want it to be.

i just dont know what to do now. i feel so lost and aimless without him. for the past year, i have been building up and preparing a future with him. i was really thinking that it would come true. i dont know. i understand that i was incredibly naive and childish. but that's what i've been doing every day for over a year and now it's all gone and i dont even understand why. he wont say that he doesnt like me "that way". the way rejections usually go. it all confuses me so bad. i want him i love him. but he chose someone else. and i dont want my future without him, it's all so dull and bleak and lonely. there are just so many ways we are compatible. like he could've been my dad bf, taking care of me and i would be able to devote myself completely to him (which is what my soul needs) and not worry about work for example (even if i'd be 100% willing to get a job, i have never really fantasized abt not having a job lol, thats not part of my fantasy). i could just love and be loved, be taken care of and take care of him. i dont want a big life with big social circles, which he doesnt either. i dont want children, he doesnt either. but yeah... the way i am, the way my brain is wired.. no amounts of therapy will fix me.. i need to be taken care of. im so passive i dont even live, and i need a partner to help steer me and help pushing me. having him as a dad bf would be perfect for me. because i also fully trust him in not doing it purely for dominating and owning me, he wouldnt ruin my life or force me to do things that would make me miserable. i trust him with me in a way where i would want and be able to let go and give him control, out of love. and i think i could give him the total devotion, the submission he needs to receive. but .. maybe thats just wishful thinking on my behalf bc i love him sm and want to be with him.

idk today it hurts sm. bc mentally i've been thinking im gonna get to focus on fixing up some things in my life, jump on a plane, get to be w him irl and work on fixing a real future for us where we can be together 4ever, and that my life would be me settling into us. but now i have to do my assignments that make me wanna die, i have to show up to school, i have to figure out how u apply to university and get an apartment and not be homeless, how i pay rent how to make my economy work how to get a job and how to do all of these fkn things that makes me just wanna lie down and die. i am not cut out for real life. i dont just say that bc im lazy or wanna be treated like a pillow princess, i just genuinely cannot cope or deal with things. my brain doesnt work properly. im not competent enough to hold down a job let alone actually get one. im not a person who can actually be a person. i need to be someone's pet gf. and i would contribute with everything i could and that was wanted from me. but i cannot be a functioning person. and i dont just mean "i dont want to" the way most ppl feel bc our society is fucked up lmao, i actually cannot even make myself do it. avpd makes u disabled in that way. i cannot actually do anything.

[luckyqueenreign]

LITG: Double Trouble EP 10 Recap

here we go....

*spoilers under the cut*

NAUR....this is not how we're starting off....with their lips almost touching because I know damn well Amelia's ass knows that thats lewie atp even if his ass is blind. AND for her ass to be like "you thought I was MC?!?!" GTFOH. look im not giving Lewie a free pass here either you mean to tell me he saw Amelia getting into bed and he cant tell that it wasnt MC?!?! but MC from ACROSS THE ROOM could see that it was both of them.... BOMBASTIC SIDE EYE

ughhh why are Roberto and Lewie fighting...now Ozzy has to break them apart and he cant spend time with MC!! So Amelia is gonna take MC away for a chat on the terrace to regurgitate these childhood stories we've already heard before. I wanna know about Prom night!!! and of course theyre still not gonna tell us anything...ugh whatever this is its coming out in challenge atp bc Amelia "cant ever find the time to talk to us about this" I think we couldve done without reliving those childhood memories and she couldve told us about prom then but thats just me.

yayyyy villa chats! I will say I LOVE that they brought this back. Obvi immediately running to Ozzy 💖 "there might be someone else catching her eye. or mine" 😏 (side note: I LOVE the realism they added in of Grace watching MC and Ozzy) OZZY KNOWS ZEPH!!! im glad we finally got that confirmed and this is now, the what 8th mention of Zeph?? atp its not a question of if hes coming in but rather when. *diamond choice* basically Ozzy was his backup dancer and he didnt really hang out with Zeph that much but one night they had a deep chat and he told Ozzy about a girl that he made a mistake and just cut her out. he always regretted not giving her closure...Ozzy thinks this was about MC and that Zeph only had nice things to say about MC. Ozzy wants to be a choreographer but he said that this promoter set him back career wise....ITS HIS BROTHER GUYS. MARSHALL IS THE ONE THAT SET HIM BACK CAREER WISE. Im calling it right now. When MC asks him about it he just says it's a long story. And this was all in the middle of when hes talking about his family and how theyre close. and then proceeds to say he's had sibling drama too...."close doesnt always mean perfect"

ok im gonna run these two super fast bc im sorry guys im just over them and Idc...the whole I dont trust MC convo is such a weird one tbh. and why is Lewie ducking at the question of whether he likes MC or not. He's "apparently" been about her since day one why wouldnt he make it known to the other guy pursuing her??? and Roberto's whole thing about trying to save face in front of the boys booooooo...

Ryan chat *diamond scene* Everybody was talking about MC last night...Ryan pushed Roberto to show mc how he felt (even tho I told his ass I was good on Roberto) Lewie asked Roberto to back off (this doesnt make any sense based on what Lewie said about trying to save face...but ok) Roberto said he wouldnt back off and Ryan asked if we thought it was cool for Lewie to be telling ppl were closed off (eerily feels like Molly and Mitchel from this season of LI) We find out that Lewie has trust issues bc one of the players on his team, their gf was making eyes at Lewie...he ignored it but the teammate still tried to get lewie dropped as captain and did it behind his back. Ryan tells us hes into Amelia.

Amelia chat: she's complaining about none of the boys really being into her.. I still think its bizarre were sitting here having a normal convo when she literally tried to kiss Lewie last night but whatevs... EEK she noticed Ozzy was super flirty with us during our chat. "theres something about how he looks at you" 💖🥹 ok all is forgotten re: last night!! i did tell her Ryan was into her bc idc about that man and hes going home tonight anyway lol.

ughhh here come tweedledee and tweedledum going on about how they need us to make a decision... leave me alone...I literally told u both im good! saved by the text!!

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hello im back (that anon who cant play bg3 herself but needs to Explode dekarios-style over her tav and astarion)

i wrote a full ask for axelias backstory to provide context but then i realized how long the ask would get . so here i am with half of what i need to rant over AJSJSJA

ANYWAYS axelia (my rogue tiefling who was a street urchin) and astarion are absolutely enemies to lovers in the same way shadowheart and lae'zel would be enemies to lovers !! they initially hate each other w a Passion but thats before they realize how eerily similar they are w their experiences and outlooks, and how the other can only really begin to understand why they behave the way they do

initially axelia hates astarion bc she has Issues with political figures (the start of her Trauma is bc of one bribed politician that fucked her already poor family over .) and while she wouldnt admit it easily she had a bias AJSJAJAJJ the only thing she really cared about when she got out of the nautiloid was to get back to her younger sister (hope). astarion would pick up on the friction pretty quickly and sass her right back the most to the point where its honestly a routine for them to fight and the only thing missing is either of them copying shadowheart and laezel w the blade at the throat

however. axelia got to know more about astarion beyond his facade . what really was the first thing that made her empathize w This One Of All People is how they both really dont trust/like ppl who display themselves as a lawful hero AJSJAJJAJ she grew up as a street urchin who was forced into that position bc of a guy who pretended to be good, and nobody would help her, a starving dirty tiefling child whos providing for both her and her sister, without smth in return ? so yeah no she Fucking Gets It .

time passes on and she develops an old married couple dynamic w astarion AJJSJSJA like still bickering but more lighthearted as they learn to empathize more w each other. fast forward to him trying to seduce her for the first time and it was a "might as well happen" thing for her KWNRKSJAJA she felt comfy enough that she didnt see any reason to refuse, and she didnt want to admit it at the time but she was def growing more unironically fond of him and his company

the more she hears about astarions story the more she gets furious for him and determined to show him that there are people who will fight for him . its the protective kind of love that axelia doesnt even realize is whats happening. she just knows that above all else, cazador needs to Die and she'd be willing to risk her own safety just to help astarion see it through

by this time theyre in a relationship w no labels AJJSAAA basically act 2 relationship. theyre both not exactly sure what they are to each other but they both know they can rely on the other to actually Give A Shit about them. while they both still love to argue and Disrespect each other its the fun kind where they definitely know its just banter at this point that they can easily use to team up on the others <33

act 3 comes and while axelia also gets the fear behind astarion wanting to ascend so badly she also knows that thats not a decision hed be too proud of if he could see the consequences now AJSJAJAJ so ofc spawn route <33

this is already a super long ask and i apologize for that but thats roughly how i see them progressing if i could acrually play the game </3 i have more Thoughts but ill shut up for now AJSJSJAJA but thank you for reading all that if ever <33

-✨️ (new anon !)

SPARKLY NONNIE U HAVE MADE MT ENTIRE DAT KNOW THIS

axelia sounds like a fucking Deligjt and i empathize SO HARD. with distrusting political figures. astarion says magistrate and i tense up like a scared cat

it mustve been like whiplash for axelia tho!! him first acting all posh and haughty and “im a magistrate i put away trouble makers i do it sooooo often its boooooring to talk about” and then. hes like okay so if u had to die. how would u want to die. are u cool if i just like drain the baddies we kill. can i please please pleeeease open this door to creatures fucking i wanna see what they look like and make fun of them. like this little fop being the most bastard gremlin of a man is everything to me

honestly playful bickering is So Important to me like if u cant chat the shit with your partner, if you cant make fun of yourself with and for them its just boring imo.

i wonder—how does she begin to start opening up to him as well? like is there a specific catalyst do u think? like i feel like her having a protective anger over astarion would make him be like ????we are barely more than strangers why do—oooooooooohhhhh you have siblings. dont you (disdainfully)

idk im just throwing shit at the wall bht im adoring this i reallt hope ur able to make it a reality sooner!!!!!!

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Please continue a soul of a weapon au pls

Martyn sighed as he closed the dorm door. “Really Ember? Couldnt come up with a better name? Now they know who we are!” 

“Not like you’re much better, Myrtenaster.” Ember rolled her eyes and sat down. “Besides, you look like you could be Weiss’s twin brother. At least Veil and Luna only look vaguely like Blake and Ruby.” 

“And what about our plan? If they figure it out-” 

“No one will realize what’s going on until its too late,” Veil said. “We’ll assume their lives, make them into our weapons, and leave before anyone has a clue to what happened to Team RWBY.” 

Martyn looked over at Veil, eyeing her. “And you’re sure we can still pull this off? They’re going to start looking into what happened to us! There’s almost no chance they know we’re missing!” 

“And what exactly are they supposed to do about it?” Luna asked as she took her cloak off. “Its not a secret about who we are and its not one we were ever going to be able to keep. We know team RWBY better than anyone since we have a portion of their souls in us. We can deal with them without anyone causing trouble.” 

“Then we’ll deal with their leader first.” 

Luna paused for a moment. “Deal with their leader… but that’ll alert them to what’s going on!” 

“And it’ll make them fall apart.” Martyn sat down on his bed to study in a similar way Weiss would. “We turn Ruby first, get her out of the way and watch the rest of the team fall apart and deal with them after. Yang will probably be the next issue if Ruby’s gone, which will leave Blake and Weiss for us after.” 

“Yeah, but we’re not really going to go through with this, are we?” 

Veil shrugged and started to untie their ribbons. “Why does it matter? You heard Nocturne, we need to get them out of the way for any real change to happen.” 

“And you trust her?” 

“None of us do, sis,” Ember said as she put a hand on Luna’s shoulder. “But, we dont have a choice in the matter. Besides, dont you want to know what it’s like to live instead of being used?” 

Luna sighed and looked down at her feet. “Yeah…” 

“Then its settled.” Martyn smirked a bit and tossed a small necklace to Luna. “Get Ruby to wear this and she’ll become your weapon and you can live the life you want.” 

Luna fingered the necklace and slowly nodded. “Y-yeah… I’ll… I’ll do it.” 

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Weiss pored over page after page of every book she could get her hands on related to weapons and souls, looking for anything to explain what had happened to their weapons. Nothing had made any sense to her anymore, and trying to find anything about weapons becoming people had only led her down a rabbit hole of fairy tales and legends. 

Ruby sat down next to her and moved a mug of coffee to her teammate. “How much longer are you going to do this?” 

“As long as it takes until I can understand what is going on.” Weiss pulled away from the book she was reading and took a sip of her coffee. “Weapons dont just become people, right? Something had to happen to them. Or… they’re not really our weapons at all and just people who look like us, right?” 

“I think maybe its time to take a break from it.” 

“Maybe.” Weiss leaned back in her chair a bit and let out a heavy sigh as she went back to the books she was reading. “But what good will that do us? I mean, we cant be huntresses without weapons and if we cant find them… then what? We just make new ones?” 

“Well, that is one option.” Ruby fidgeted with her own mug as she took a sip. “Though… it might be our only option soon. Assuming we cant find them first. Which wouldnt be too bad. I mean, I’ve been thinking about making a few upgrades to Crescent Rose anyway.” 

“I cant just remake Myrtenaster. Its all I have left from my grandfather before he got sick.” 

“I….  didnt know…” 

“Its fine.” Weiss flipped through a few more pages and then shut the book she was reading. “But… you’re right, I should take a bit of a break from this. I’m not getting anywhere and the more I read, the more I feel like I’m losing it.” 

“Meet you back in the dorm then?” 

Weiss nodded and started to gather up the books she had started to look through, pausing as she looked one over one more. She flipped through it, reading through a few pages about a legend of a weapon becoming a person. She closed the book once more and sighed as she stacked it with the others. “A little rest and then I can pick this up again. I need to get Myrtenaster back.”