#if my sister could confirm she's not going then i could also skip it

[otterandterrier]

send me strength to be around family tomorro

[bedsyandco]

⭑     …     ❝ 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐂𝐎 ❞ ; mat barzal

𝓹airing , leclerc!sister x mat barzal

in which the paddock’s favourite sister arrives at the Monaco GP with a new guest

꒰ 𝓷ote , this is very self indulgent and I hope you like it as much as I do . . . ꒱

f1wags

f1wags: our favourite girl has returned to the paddock; and this time it’s with a guest! Y/N leclerc shows up to the monaco track with who I presume to be her bf, and sits down for lunch with her brothers. the first time we’ve seen the entire leclerc family together in a while since Y/N has been in New York for work.

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user15: family reunion🥺

user19: my royal family of Monaco fr

user77: I’m so happy to see them all together again. I just know Charles missed her so much🥲

user66: I read an article that said Y/N came straight from the airport so this is the first interaction they’ve had in months!

f1wags: he hugged her for a good ten minutes before he let anyone else get a chance

user51: um- are we gonna skip over the bf part??

user16: how do we know it’s her bf tho…

f1wags: they were very affectionate since the moment they got out of the together. the car that arrived from the airport, so assume he’s american and flew with her. they also kissed and it looked like he was meeting her family (charles, arthur, lozenzo, pascal) I mean we won’t know 100% until she confirms it but it sure looks like they’re together. . .

user77: nooo… my wife is taken 😔

user11: I really wanna know who her bf is tho cause I’m sorry but he’s fineeeee

user62: I expected nothing less from a leclerc sibling. they always bag the prettiest people

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lando.jpg: boat day with the bestie(s?) 🛥️

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user23: DID HE JUST—

user65: HE DID😭😭

user21: did lando just hard launch Y/N’s relationship?

user57: yep. tagged the guy and everything💀

user66: he’s such a little menace

user22: I’m not complaining I’ve been trying to figure out who it is for days🙏 thank you lando

ynleclerc: oh lando🫤

landonorris: don’t “oh lando” me, you didn’t say it was a secret????

ynleclerc: what do you think the words NOT PUBLIC means??

landonorris: the lad had his hands ALL over you in the paddock, it was gonna be public news by the end of the weekend… at least this way it came from a reliable source🤷‍♂️

user62: don’t let the fact that Y/N is dating some hot hockey player from New York distract you from the fact that the besties are reunited!!! I’ve been missing this duo so much

user90: and they’re causing chaos as usual🥲

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ynleclerc: since we were little, I’ve always been your biggest supporter and that will never change charlie. watching you achieve a dream you’ve worked your whole life to achieve is something so magical and all I could ever wish for you as a sibling. congratulations C! I love you endlessly❤️💌

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user13: “watching you achieve a dream you’ve worked your whole life to achieve is something so magical and all I could ever wish for you as a sibling” UM— EXCUSE ME WHILE I GO SOB😭😭

charlesleclerc: I couldn’t possibly do any of this without your love and support. my lucky charm, always. je t'aime❤️❤️❤️

ynleclerc: ❤️

user76: he finally did it😭🙏

user66: these are so beautiful… did you take them?? @.ynleclerc

ynleclerc: I did! I’ve never been so grateful that I carry my camera with me EVERYWHERE. I feel so honoured that I got to capture this entire weekend. I’ll cherish it forever😚

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matbarzal: starting the off-season right ❤️

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noahdobson: just casually posts a picture with charles leclerc and lando norris 🧍‍♂️

matbarzal: I’ll still remember you when I’m famous😘

user72: what. the. fuck.

user77: all of us rn cause this is the wildest crossover I could ever imagine between F1 and hockey😭

user11: they’re both so hot it’s kind of unfair

ynleclerc: ❤️

matbarzal: je t'aime❤️

user55: I wonder if she made fun of Mat’s awful canadian french 😭😭

mattymarts: you expect us to believe you did laundry? I don’t think you even know how

charlesleclerc: I won. guess you’re gonna have to come to every race now 🤷‍♂️

matbarzal: should’ve never told you about superstitions 😔you don’t need them, that win was all you bro😉

charlesleclerc: miss you guys already. gonna have to come to a hockey game next season

matbarzal: you should! we’d be honoured to have you

user77: did someone say bromance??

user19: someone check on beau

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ynleclerc: monaco❤️

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matbarzal: red is definitely your colour baby❤️🥵

scuderiaferrari: we agree😌🏎️

charlesleclerc: thanks for coming sis❤️

arthurleclerc: miss you already🥺❤️

sydneymartin: so iconic😍

ynleclerc: says the ms. iconic herself 🥰

user21: UM— Mat looks so good OMFG

user72: she definitely dressed him

user62: YN please keep the Mat content coming🙏

user14: if I was YN leclerc all my life problems would be solved

ynleclerc: If I had your lashes all my problems would be solved. you’re stunning 😚

user16: you know those couples that just make sense? they’re definitely one of those

user88: can’t wait to see her at games and stuff

[seirei-bh]

I'm trying to calculate or at least approximate in headcanon the ages that I think each character is in New Gen

First according to ep 5, Ysaline is 22 years old, since she says that she was 9 when her sister Tasha was 3, and now her sister is 16, (although since each sucrette is customizable, I think each player can have the freedom to decide what age prefer to imagine that they have their sucrette in New Gen, and that's what I'm going to do with mines)

Anyway, this also gives us a clue as to at least Thomas's current age. And also this other important fact: Thomas is 10 when OldSucrette (Lynn) is 17. So they are 7 years apart.

And there's supposed to be a 3-year time jump after Love Life to the special crossover ep. Since Lynn is 26 in LL, she is 29 in that special ep.

If we subtract 7 from 29, then Thomas is 22 years old. The same one as supposedly Ysaline canonically.

Now, it is much more difficult to estimate the age of the other characters. The only clue we have is that Elenda said in ep 4 that she was 6-7 when Devon was 10-11. Taking into account that many stories in video games, books and animes sometimes tend to use even and round numbers in big time-skips so that readers can easily remember the dates, it makes me assume that 20 years have passed since that time. So Elenda would be 26-27 and Devon about 30-31. Now the problem is that we don't know if Roy and Devon are the same age or if Roy is younger, we only know that they went to the same high school and so did Elenda, and these three met each other since they were kids, but I'm inclined to think that Roy and Devon were more like friends in a sense of older-younger brothers, since Devon seems older due to his features and behavior, so perhaps Roy is the same age as Elenda. I can be wrong though, and Roy and Devon being the same age, but this is what I think for now~

We also don't know Amanda's age, but due to her features, she appears to be around the age of Thomas and Elenda. Although Elenda in a scene from ep 3 defines herself as "the fairy godmother of Devenementiel" and says that she was there from the beginning, while Amanda seems like a recent member of the company, which makes me think that perhaps Elenda is a little older than Amanda.

Jason could be either Roy's age or Devon's age, but I'm inclined to think that it would be more convincing for Jason to be Devon's age, given his features, and since they are both company bosses and direct rivals, it would make sense for them to be the same age, and olders than the other crushes.

And Brune seems from her features to be somewhat older than Elenda, but perhaps not as old as Devon.

So my final conclusions are:

Thomas: 22 (the only age probably canon for now) Amanda: between 22-24 Roy: 26/27 Devon: 30/31 Jason: 30/31

Elenda: 26/27 Brune: 28~

There are other possibilities, of course. But the only thing we can be quite sure of is Thomas's age, being 7 years older than Lynn and the same as Ysaline, and that Devon is 4 years older than Elenda. It's also possible, for example, that they are all 22 except Devon and Jason being 26, but Rayan Zaidi is 33 in UL and Devon and Jason's features seem -at least from my pov- closer to that age than in the middle of the twenties~

Anyway, I'd like to know the opinion based on these calculations and/or headcanons of other players regarding this topic 💜

I guess we won't know until they confirm it in the game, if they confirm it in future eps, however if it is never revealed, I'd really like to know what the canonical ages of each crush are. So @chinomiko if you ever see this, please it'd be wonderful if you could answer this some day, or at least if these ideas are close to the canon. I know that the age of each character is something that doesn't have too much importance since everyone can imagine what they want, but I am especially curious about Jason and Devon <3 Besides these details are always useful for fanfic material.

[elizabethsnuts]

I love your work! They're SO cute!

This request is a bit more on the angsty side though :| ...

If you're ok with it, can I request something with Hotch's toddler!daughter and the aftermath of George Foyet? OR, if you'r not feeling the angst, and if you're ok with it, maybe can we see Hotch introducing his toddler!daughter to Beth? Or re-introducing Emily as his girlfriend bc Hotchniss <3?

TYSM, sorry this was so long! Appreciate you! Keep up the awesome work!

Aftermath

Aaron Hotchner x Daughter!Reader

Summary: Aaron was quick to come and save you and Jack from Foyet.

A/N: I appreciate you, anon! I love you and all the support you put on my work 🫶🏻 I hope you like this! I haven’t really wrote angst before so let me know how I did!

TW: Mentions of death, funerals and blood.

———

All Aaron could feel was the rage bubbling instead of him as he landed one punch after another to Foyet’s now-lifeless body. He felt two strong arms suddenly restrain him, trying to stop him from throwing more punches.

“Hotch! Hotch! He’s dead! Hotch, stop! Come on, stop! It’s over! It’s over… it’s okay… it’s over man.”

Morgan kept his grip tight around him, making sure Aaron didn’t try and go in for another swing.

Aaron couldn’t help but break down sobbing, freeing himself from Morgan’s grip. He had to find Jack, he had to find you. He got up, stumbling into what used to be his home office. He remembered that Jack liked to sometimes hide in the box beside his desk while he worked. He opened the lid to the box and felt a small feeling of relief wash over him seeing that Jack was indeed in there, safe and unharmed. Though you weren’t there.

“I worked the case, Daddy, just like you said,” Jack announced softly, looking up at Aaron.

Aaron nodded and quickly took Jack out of the wooden box, setting him on the floor in front of him. “Jack, buddy, where’s your sister? Where’s Y/N?”

Jack looked around a gave a small shrug. “She ran off when you told me to hide.”

Aaron could hear his heartbeat in his ears, he could feel his face pale and his blood run cold, his panic for your safety making him dizzy. He nodded quickly and let JJ take Jack’s hand. “Alright, we’ll find her buddy.”

JJ took Jack away from the commotion and outside to get checked over by the EMTs. Aaron was panicking, though he was trying to stay calm, he knew Foyet wouldn’t hesitate to hurt you. You were a toddler against a full-grown serial killer.

“Y/N! Honey? Y/N! Where are you?” Aaron called out, going from room to room trying to look for you. He could only hope to god that you were okay.

Emily and Morgan were also looking around for you, checking every closet, under every bed, cabinets, and cupboards, they weren’t leaving till they found you.

“Come on out, sweetheart! It’s okay! It's Aunty Emily, your Daddy’s here too. Where are you, honey?” Emily yelled out as she searched downstairs.

Aaron opened the door to your nursery, or what was your nursery before you, Jack and Haley were placed in protective custody. He saw your closet door cracked open slightly, he took a deep breath, trying to prepare himself for what he could potentially see when he opened the door.

You saw the closet door open and let out a little cry, hugging your stuffed duck tightly to your chest. “Daddy!”

Aaron’s heart skipped a beat, noticing the blood staining your tiny pink shirt. He quickly picked you up into his arms and called over his shoulder. “I found her!” He turned back to you and frantically checked you over, trying to make out if the blood belonged to you.

You were heaving with sobs, you were terrified at the whole ordeal, you were separated from Jack, and you saw your mother in a pool of her own blood. That was a lot for a 2-year-old to handle.

Aaron held you tightly to his chest and rubbed your little back, trying to provide just a bit of comfort after he confirmed that you had no life-threatening injuries. “You’re okay, Y/N… you’re alright, just breathe… just breathe.”

Aaron was trying to calm his own heart rate, taking a quick moment to catch his own breath as well as soothing you at the same time. Morgan and Emily quickly ran into the room when they heard Aaron’s yell, they both saw the blood on you.

“Is she alright? Is the blood hers?” Morgan asked quickly, yelling into the hallway of the house for a medic.

Aaron shook her head, cradling you in his arms. “No… no. She has a couple of scratches but nothing bad.” He turned to you gently. “Y/N did you see Mummy?”

You looked up and started to cry louder. “Mama got big owie! Daddy help Mama!”

Aaron didn’t have the heart to tell you what had happened just yet, not right now. He took a deep breath, trying to keep his own tears at bay but he couldn’t help the small hot tear that ran down his cheek. “Shhh… it’s okay, it’s okay.”

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The day of Haley’s funeral came, Aaron had helped Jack into his little suit and you into your tiny black dress. It was hard to explain to a 5-year-old and a 2-year-old about the death of their mother, you didn’t quite understand what was going on, and you were still confused about when Haley was going to get back.

You looked up at Aaron as you held a white rose in your tiny hands, your pacifier in your mouth to soothe you. “When Mama back?”

Aaron gently bent down to your level, taking a slow but deep breath, trying to keep calm. “Y/N, honey… Mama’s not coming back.” He gently tucked a loose strand of hair behind your tiny ear.

You gave Aaron a frown and looked over towards your big brother, noticing the sombre look on his face. “Why? Where Mama?”

Aaron picked you up and set you on his hip, he gently tapped your chest. “Mama’s in here, in your heart. Forever.”

You looked a little confused but nodded slowly, the realisation that Haley wasn’t coming back was not registering in your little mind. “Mama come back.”

Aaron shook his head slowly. “Mama’s not coming back. It's okay, N/N…”

The service soon came to an end, Aaron helped you and Jack put the white roses on top of Haley’s coffin. He turned to you and Jack, “Can you say goodbye to Mummy?”

Jack nodded and waved at the coffin, blowing a kiss in its direction. “Bye, Mummy. I love you and miss you.”

You copied Jack's actions, waving and blowing a kiss. “Bye-bye, Mama! Luv you! Show you drawing when you home and we have tea party!”

Aaron knew it would take you a while to actually realise that Haley wasn’t coming home and you’d never see her again, he knew you still had that little hope in you that she’d come back, he couldn’t blame you since you were still a baby.

Haley always told you she’d come back every time she left whether that was leaving you at daycare, with her sister or simply putting you down for the night, she always promised you she’d come back. Only this time she didn’t.

[autumnslance]

FFXIV Write 2024: 11 Surrogate

A Desertwalkers Weird West AU Story (I did not intend to write any of the FC AUs, but such things happen. How the Strikers' perpetual helpfulness lands them a new home...)

“Now hold on just a minute,” Zaine said, staring at the Landsguard officer. The doppro rider stared back, impatience evident. “This was supposed to be a temporary position.”

“I am simply the messenger,” the officer replied with a shrug of his mottled shoulders. “Take it up with the city if you wish to change the terms of the contract.”

Zaine stared down at the paper before him. He had sort of fallen into helping Stonewood’s judiciary with the claims office, as he was a decent mediator, able to make friends with both locals and those coming to the plains of Xak Tural for work in the ceruleum refineries and railway expansion. There were land disputes, and water disputes, and animal issues, and crop concerns...

But he was just here for the interim. They would find a real officer from Tuliyollal to take over, and Zaine and his sister could move on, exploring the land as they had planned. Once things settled down a bit for Stonewood and the friends they had made here.

The writ from the city, delivered by the increasingly impatient Landsguard officer, not only confirmed Zaine permanently for the role, but expanded the responsibilities—as someone dealing with the local property issues would also be responsible for estate settlement and the probate of wills.

“I might have to,” Zaine said, a headache coming on. “I didn’t really think they would hire an immigrant drifter into such a position.”

Then again, he and Aeryn had stood up to Baelsar and his aggressive expansion on behalf of this town and neighboring communities. That probably had a chunk to do with it.

The officer chuckled. “What you get for being good at it,” he said. “And Tuliyollal is more concerned with what one chooses to do, than where one is from. We could not have formed our nation otherwise.”

“Suppose that’s true,” Zaine muttered. “All right, I won’t take more of your time. I’d best speak to my sister and see what we do from here.”

“Great. Have a good day,” the officer said, leaving before Zaine could get his own farewell in.

Well. All right then.

He closed up his office for the day (and it really was his office now, wasn’t it?) and stepped out into the hot, dusty street. He thought of getting a drink, thought better of it, and continued on to the schoolhouse, where Aeryn had been helping out.

Aeryn was outside, class apparently dismissed for the day. She was talking to one of the adolescent students, a petite redhead she seemed fond of. Or maybe it was the girl’s uncle, a smarmy, fair-haired, gunblade-using bodyguard for the local coven, and sometimes bouncer for the Cat’s Eye Cabaret. Normally Aeryn didn’t notice anyone who noticed her. But there was...something...in the way her and the bodyguard interacted that made Zaine’s brotherly hackles rise.

His sister saw him coming now, smiling and waving cheerfully, her student following suit. Nice girl, that Ryne. Her mum was a lovely blonde mining foreman, often busy, hence the girl spending more time with her uncle. There was some connection to the cabaret owner, too. Zaine hadn’t thought he needed to worry too deeply about complicated family dynamics around here.

Maybe he would have to start.

Ryne stayed long enough to greet him before skipping off to meet with her friends, taking the hand of a dark-haired gal as the youths rushed off. Aeryn let out a deep breath. “I have something to talk to you about,” she said with no preamble.

“I have something to talk to you about,” Zaine answered, walking with her toward the rooms they were renting. “You go first.”

“The superintendent rode out today,” she said. “They want to extend my contract.”

Zaine frowned. “Thought this teaching gig was a temporary thing?”

“I thought so too, but they’re having trouble finding anyone qualified willing to come out here, and I’m apparently doing well enough for the board and the parents both. And the children are all so good…”

“And you want to stay,” Zaine said.

“I’ve thought about it,” Aeryn admitted. “It still may not be forever, but...for awhile?” She looked over at him.

“Well,” he said. “That could work. Considering my interim position isn’t so interim now.”

“Were you fired?”

“What? No! Why is that your first assumption?”

She rolled her eyes. “I’ve only known you my whole life.”

“Whatever, smartypants. It’s the opposite actually. They made my role permanent.”

Aeryn hugged him, grinning. “This is a good thing, right?”

He hugged her back. “I mean, yeah. I didn’t really expect it so it caught me off guard.”

“This is what you get for standing up to Baelsar.”

“I guess. You did too, though, and that might have convinced the board to keep you around.”

She shrugged. “I helped a little. You did most of it.”

He shook his head. He couldn’t ever seem to convince her that she was, possibly, more instrumental to such actions than himself. She would continue to blow it off until getting angry if pushed, so he let her change the subject.

“If we’re staying, we need somewhere to live besides a couple rented rooms.”

“I’ve thought about it,” he said. “Funnily enough, I am aware of available land around here. There’s a couple acres just outside town that I think between the two of use we could afford and manage, with our other work.”

“When you say a couple—”

“Literally two.”

She considered that, then nodded. “It’d be nice to have our own place. Weird, maybe, but nice.”

They stopped at the same time and looked at one another. Zaine began to smile, which made Aeryn smile in return.

“All right,” he said. “I guess we’re staying.”

[cinnaamon]

I DID SOMETHING BAD

pairing: ethan landry x fem!reader

warnings: smau, nogf!au, mentions of y/n and ethan having sex (they don’t!), slight swearing, angst if you squint, the name matt (to be sure), lowercase intended, rushed ending & bad writing

synopsis: there's another party being hosted, and this time, y/n and ethan goes along. the girl ditches her friend for a stranger, and ethan gets angry with her.

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— Y/N'S POV

— THIRD POV

when y/n and ethan had both woken up, ethan had given her a toothbrush to use. he asked his sister, quinn, if she could lend y/n some clothes.

now, ethan was taking the both of them to the café the girls had met at yesterday. the whole drive was silent, both of them thinking about last night. then, they arrived to their destination and pulled over in front of the group, who was standing outside with coffees in their hands.

"hey, y/n and ethan!" anika exclaims as she first climbs in.

"hello!" mindy gets in after the, oddly enough, excited girl.

"hi,'' sam states while handing y/n her coffee.

"thank you!"

"good morning, y/n and ethan," tara greets.

suddenly, chad enters. this brings y/n a bit of confusion, and she looks towards ethan. chad hands ethan his coffee, as sam did with y/n.

"he had to come because landry gives him a ride every morning," mindy mumbles.

y/n nods and shifts in her seat so that she was now facing forward. ethan begins to drive to blackmore, sipping on his coffee.

"i'm surprised you guys don't look hungover as shit right now." y/n laughed.

"we had to lay off on the alcohol because of school," sam speaks up.

"that reminds me, i hope you two finished your assignments because i'm hosting another party at mindy and i's house tonight at 7!" chad announces.

this causes groans to break out throughout the car, all from the ones that went to last night's celebration. y/n turns to look at ethan to see what he says about it.

"uh, well, we did finish our projects. so, i'm down." ethan nods to confirm his sentence.

this makes y/n say she was going to go too. she wouldn't have said yes if the curly-haired boy didn't say anything. only because she knew ethan didn't like to drink, so she could trust him if she did end up getting drunk.

"well, if my girlfriend's going, i'm going too!" tara responds.

"i'll go with my sister!" sam exclaims. this causes tara to roll her eyes.

"why not," anika shrugs.

mindy nods her head as her response, i mean, it was her house as well. chad wraps one of his arms around tara's shoulders, which makes her blush. sam glares between the two, being the protective sister she is.

when they arrive to their university, ethan parks on campus and they all grab their stuff before they all go their separate ways.

— TIME SKIP TO AFTER SCHOOL

the group met at their original spot and ethan offered to take them home. albeit mindy didn't want to, she also didn't want her girlfriend in a car with ethan landry without her there to make sure he didn't do anything.

"drop me off with tara and sam, we're all getting ready with each other," y/n discloses.

the brunette boy nods to clarify that he understood. anika, chad, and mindy all got dropped off together first. sometime later, the last three girls reach the sisters' home. they all thank ethan and enter the building.

after getting comfortable and situated, they begin to get ready for chad's party. they all took turns blasting music on the speaker, little dance breaks interfering with their time to get ready.

as the clock reads 6:37, they eventually are done. they get into sam's car after taking thousands of pictures of their outfits. they all drive to mindy and chad's house.

when they arrive, they see bright, neon lights beaming out of the windows. they struggle to find parking at first, but eventually find an empty area. sam parks the car and they all get out, walking to the frat-filled building.

they enter, looking around at everyone. there was so many different people doing such different things. there were couples making out, grinding onto one another, and fighting. there were introverts, extroverts, and ambiverts scattered among all the people.

"ahh, you guys made it!"

the three girls look to their right and see chad making his way over to them. he had a red, plastic cup in his hand filled with who knows what. he had his arms open in a greeting way.

"we said we'd be here, didn't we?" sam retorts.

"well, someone's got her panties in a twist!" chad laughs, earning an eye roll from the said girl.

"whatever, i'm going to go get a drink. have fun, kids, be safe!" y/n waves while walking to the kitchen.

she fights through the bunch of teenagers, a scowl evident on her face. when she reaches the counter covered in cups and bottles, she smiles.

y/n grabs a red cup, similar to the one chad had. she scans her options before deciding on fireball cinnamon whiskey. she pours it into her cup and scrambles through the crowd to try and find her friend again.

that's when she spots a familiar curly-haired brunette looking lost and confused. she grins and calls out his name. his head snaps to her and he grins, walking towards her.

"finally! i've been looking for someone i knew," ethan exclaims.

the girl laughs and nods. the two stand there, talking to one another about some random subject. a few of their other friends making their way over to join their conversation.

"i'm going to refill my cup!" y/n announces.

she had no clue how long they had been talking for, but it had to have been enough for her to drink her whole cup. considering how strong the fireball was, she was already feeling slightly tipsy.

she stumbled her way back to the kitchen to fill her cup again. she filled it back up to her liking and turned around to make her way back to where her friends were waiting for her, just to be met with a chest.

the sudden impact causes y/n to lose her balance. she spills her newly poured liquid all over herself, gasping at the feeling of something cold running down her chest.

"shit—i'm so sorry!" the mysterious boy says loudly.

he looks around for a paper towel, only seeing a used one. he reaches for a regular towel and leans down to try and clean up the wet spot on her top.

"it's all good," she mumbles, although it obviously wasn't.

the boy looks up, making eye contact with the girl. as her eyes meet his dark brown ones, she feels her face starting to slightly heat up. not because she was flustered or anything, but because she was embarrassed. he didn't think that though and chuckled.

"i'm matt, what's your name?" he asks, trying to flirt. it wasn't working at all

"nice to meet you, matt, i'm y/n!" she introduced.

matt leans back up and throws the towel back where he got it from.

"again, i'm really sorry! i shouldn't have stood so close behind you," he shakes his head.

"it's okay!" she laughs it off.

there's a pause in the small conversation. matt looks at y/n with furrowed eyebrows, as if he was trying to figure out something about her.

"do you go to blackmore?" he suddenly asks.

"i mean..yeah? how else would've i known about this party?"

"yeah, you're right," he chuckles. "you just look familiar."

"you could be mistaken me for somebody else," she states.

"well, i've never seen anyone as beautiful as you before, so it couldn't be that."

the sentence takes y/n aback and her eyes slightly widen. she feels her face heat up again, not from embarrassment this time.

"thank you," she mutters.

the two continue to talk, getting to know each other more, not knowing there was a boy watching them both with a clenched jaw. soon, y/n remembers about ethan and she feels terrible for forgetting about him.

"uhm, it was lovely getting to know you, matt, but i have a friend waiting for me. so, I better get going," she explains.

she waves to him while leaving the kitchen and as she turns the corner to head back to where she was with ethan, she bumps into yet, another person. this time though, her drink doesn't spill, and she knows who it is.

"oh, ethan! i was just—"

y/n gets cut off by him.

"save it," he states bluntly.

this confuses the girl and her eyes narrow. ethan turns around and walks away from her, leaving her stunned for a few minutes. when she recovers, she trails behind him.

"what's up your ass?" she asks, trying to lighten the tension growing.

ethan ignores her and makes his way to the front door. still perplexed, she follows her friend out into the cool air.

"hey, just tell me what's wrong?" y/n calls.

"what's wrong is you forgot about me while talking to some random boy!"

this leads to y/n scoffing and stopping in her tracks. she stands there on a lawn of a random house, puzzled about the situation.

"that's what this is about?" she demands to know.

ethan continues walking, making his way to his car. y/n curses under her breath and debates on if she should chase after him or not.

she brings her hands up to grip at the roots of her hair in anger. she turns back to the house and pulls her phone out from hearing is vibrate.

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[acourtofthought]

This post is going to sound slightly Anti Az so just skip by if that's something that will upset you. I'm not Anti Az, I think he's fine though not my favorite, but I often see that any little thing we're given for him tends to result in Lucien and Elain's setup being pushed to the side and this post will reflect that.

The post will also contain minor spoilers for the ACOTAR characters in HOFAS.

With the release of HOFAS there has been an influx of posts from E/riels claiming Elain's book is next, E/riel confirmed.

There has also been an influx of posts saying Az's book is next, that HOFAS proves this.

But.......

Why would Az get the girl before Lucien when Lucien has been waiting for Elain for two years and if Az's book is next, he'll have gone from not being able to admit he's over Mor, lusting after Elain, then into a HEA with his mate within a year?

Why would Gwyn's heritage be discovered before Lucien discovers his when Lucien's secret about his father was revealed to the reader in ACOWAR and hinted at in ACOMAF? Why should any hints we were given for Azriel's heritage in HOFAS be revealed before Lucien's when again, Lucien's were introduced to the storyline years ago?

Why would Az settle his issues with Eris if Gwyn's Autumn ties turn out to be important before Lucien settles his issues with his own brother?

Why would Gwynriel visit the Autumn Court because of a relative Gwyn has never met before Lucien is allowed to reconnect with his own mother when his issues with the Autumn Court were introduced in book 1? Where it's confirmed he's her favorite son in ACOWAR?

Why should Az get his HEA before Elain when he's the one who rejected her?

Why should Az get his HEA before Lucien when he's the one who claimed Lucien wasn't good enough?

Why should the things that happened in a different series that didn't actually set up for any immediate concerns within their world (hinted at them yes but that is all) when Koschei, Beron and Spring are real threats / problems they've needed to deal with for multiple books? We now know Truth Teller has special powers and a unique backstory but we've also known for quite a while that both Elain and Lucien have undiscovered powers. And yes, there will probably be more to explore with the Prison and Ramiel and it seems Az might now worry that if Bryce could enter their world than who else can but right now, no one outside their planet is actually threatening their world. At the end of HOFAS, we don't have evidence that the IC is under duress of a new enemy. So why would SJM create an entirely new threat for the next ACOTAR book when they still haven't resolved all the major threats from Silver Flames? Doing nothing about Koschei and Beron or Spring for another 4-9 months (depending on the length of a Gwynriel book) seems really odd to me especially when SF ended with Eris saying their big problems are his father, Koschei and the treaty.

Why should a 500 year old male who already has a found home and found family have the chance to tell his story before a 24 year old who will remain stuck in limbo "not belonging" without a found family or home of her own until her POV? Does it makes sense that SJM would give Az a HEA while Elain continues struggling in a court that sucks the life from her?

Why should that same male, with his found family, get his HEA when Lucien still doesn't have a true home of his own? When we know Lucien is struggling with not having one?

Why does the Az bonus in SF trump Lucien's actual pov in ACOWAR?

Why would it be ok for Elain to continue sitting on all the traumas she's been through in order for Az to find his HEA first even though the other two Archeron's were given the chance to deal with their traumas in their own voices before Az?

Why would Rhys and Feyre declare they'd help one sister before helping the other then just forget about helping Elain through the entirety of Az's book? Does it make sense to have another book of Elain gardening in the background (we know she can't actually get involved in a major way before her book if she's meant to leave the NC so It would start feeling just a bit ridiculous for SJM to spend yet another book reminding us how she doesn't fit in).

Why would the IC have made such a big deal about Tamlin not getting better in SF then let him sit there, not getting better for another book?

Why would Koschei say "tell my Vassa I'm waiting" at the end of SF then just not bother calling her back for another book?

Also near the end of the crossover, we have this scene:

Why would Nesta, after getting her HEA in SF be struggling to find her way unless.... she was struggling with who she was outside of being Elain's protector because Elain has left the Night Court and no longer needs her?

But at the end of it all, why are readers putting more weight into anything discovered in CC3 when it has not yet been introduced into the actual ACOTAR series? CC3 is not greater than SF in terms of what's important to the ACOTAR characters right now. SF still remains the focus of the ACOTAR characters and the pressing concerns in their world right now remain that of Koschei, Beron, Vassa, and Tamlin (all things connected to Lucien much more than they are connected to Az).

The Valkyries were laughing over the Illyrians at the end of SF but no one was laughing about Tamlin, Koschei or Beron.

[txemptress]

𝐌𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐍 𝑴𝒀 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃 | 𝐄. 𝐕𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐬

𝑵𝐎𝐓𝐄 ~ Eros confessing?? You wish <3

𝑪𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝑾𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 ~ poisoning, curses, murder! You've been warned, if not comfortable feel free to skip this!

The three nobles now sat across from each other with two on one side and one on the other.

Eros Vasilios sat there as comfortable as he could possibly be. Satisfying his thirst as he drank the tea slowly, eyeing the other two seated before him.

Medea looked tense whilst Dekis looked as if he had not been sleeping for weeks. They act as if they had not been anticipating his visit. Surely now Medea would have realized his obsession with the princess who resided in these chambers. His eyes shifted from one sibling to another as he continued on with his drinking.

The room was ruled by silence. No one talked nor did they give gestures to one another. Silence grew so loud that Dekis felt uncomfortable being in the sight of the prince.

Finally, Eros put down the now empty cup. "Well then, how has the princess been faring?" His fingers folding together, he stared directly at the window away from them. This indicated that he was waiting for an answer as the ex-heir of the Solons murmured the response. "She's faring quite well, Your Highness." Dekis shot a glance towards Medea who gave a nod of confirmation.

His fingers gripped each other to the point that it hurt as he tried his absolute hardest to keep calm. "I see. As she should be, after all one small mistake could cause an entire war to be upon us, no?"

"I suppose so." Medea said with no interest in making her voice sound polite. "What is the purpose of your continuous visits, Your Highness? Must you always come by every week to ask continuously of the princess's welfare?"

"My, it seems someone is more annoyed than the person I'm looking for." Eros chuckled, wry amusement taking the wheel. "I am here only to wonder what she has been doing due to suspicions that she might not be treated as well as she says so." Unfolding his hands, his fingers gripped the chair's in impatience. "I also can't help, but realize that every time I visit, the princess seems out of bounds." His eyes flicked towards the duchess who stiffened. "I assume this is your doing, Lady Medea?"

Her hesitation was noted as she firmly stood her ground. "Yes it is my intention. During the ball weeks ago I have come to a realization that she may not exactly feel comfortable with you therefore we move her away every time you come."

Eros frowned. Not comfortable! He'd dare to laugh, but the truth may lie right in those words. Was Name really uncomfortable with him? Pondering onto this thought, he fell in a deep thought of whether or not this could be the case.

While he did so, Medea triumphantly knew she hit the right button when it came to the sudden outburst. Her eyes met her brother's as they both felt the satisfaction of their course of action.

This victory would only be short-lived as the next noise was not from this room.

Eros jerked up at the sound of a loud thump upstairs. What was that? Judging by the faces of the Solons, they were wondering the same thing.

Dekis stood up as he eyed his sister, worry written on his face. The noise had come from directly above them where the princess's chambers were located. This would mean one thing. Something must've happened to the princess. "Please excuse me a moment, Your Highness." Dekis murmured, bowing as he left onward.

Eros looked towards the duchess. His look was cutting and questioning. Medea just seemed as if she could not contemplate the matter at hand.

Seconds pass by as the silence loomed. They both awaited Dekis's return. As for Eros, he felt as if he already knew what was going to be said next. "The princess has been injured, has she not?" Eros spoke with no trace of emotion in his voice thus breaking the silence.

"We aren't sure of that yet." Medea replied, those purple eyes fixating on those venomous ones. After some afterthought she added in. "Also why do you care? Should you not have more troubling matters at hand? Leave this to the hosts."

Eros's hand clenched the arm of the chair once more as he continued to fight the war within. Debating whether or not to suddenly lash out, he found himself choosing the latter. Lashing out would lead to troubling circumstances. Something he did not want or need to have at the moment.

A slam of the door caused both to look towards them. Eyes shifting towards the figure by the door. Dekis Solon had returned and it seemed he was not bringing good news. "Name.. she's.." Eros frowned at this. 'Name'? When had the two gotten so close that he of all people was allowed to call her by her first name? Especially without title at that.

Medea's face paled with realization. "She's what?"

Eros braced himself for what he waited for, but was lashed with a bigger problem.

"Gone."

Words could not describe how much that hit him. That word came with a paroxysm of rage. "What do you mean gone?" Eros responded with his eyes flicking with rage.

"She's not in her room and not anywhere in the estate grounds." Those words brought worry to Eros. In fact, blaming those damnable guards for not taking her back then and leaving her now.

"So much for a 'great' stay." Eros said, venom lacing his voice as he stared at Medea who regarded him with the same kind of venomous gaze. "Show me." An order came from his lips that he had tried to contain. This caused the older male to look at his sister once more who nodded in defeat. Last thing they needed was a bloodbath from the prince.

Entering the princess's chambers they found a mess. As if someone was trying to rummage through her things and find something or anything at all that could be a blackmail.

Another thing that was noted was the shattered tea cup that now lied on the floor. Then it hit Eros almost immediately. On his way to the dining room where they had been staying before the incident started, he had noticed a maid carrying what seemed to be a giant bundle. Big enough to be a human.

tagging, @roseadleyn , @d10nsaint , @that-one-pretty-bitch , @sidra-29

[besiegedhunter]

Upcoming Sui thoughts and theories

Because 4.5 Anniv for Global is so soon it'd be a good time to delve into my random thoughts regarding the Sui in a more uniform manner. However this is going off CN information and so contains spoilers from the next Sui event, which as of this has yet to come out for Global.

(Also I'm not Chinese nor am I that knowledgeable. Please fact check these for yourself or take it with a pinch of salt.)

So first thing is first, what we currently know about the Sui siblings. I will be basing a lot of thoughts off this shot from the Yan: Wars of Ruin PV:

Which orders them as such:

Now of these we know:

Chongyue

Wang

Ling

Unknown

Jie

Shu

Ji

Unknown

Nian

Unknown

Dusk

Chef Brother

Now we do have some information about the identities of some of the unknown Sui siblings, being the 4th, 8th and 10th.

In "Invitation to Wine" IW-7 After, Ling says:

The first younger sister is Dusk but the younger sister in words of gold doesn't have any good options of the known sisters. Jie would've been a good guess but Ling knowns she's dead by this point as she references it later. Shu has some fortune telling, which could be a stretch on 'making it so' however the phrasing seems unlikely to be her. Nian is even more unlikely as nothing about her is connected to words.

Further to the point we know of the siblings we haven't seen yet that only 4th, 8th or 10th could be this sister with words of gold and of them we know of one confirmed sister.

In the same event, in IW-ST-3:

Further context has confirmed that the "third sis" mentioned here is Jie, the fifth Sui sibling. As Ling, the third sibling is also the first sister, that means that the 4th sibling must be the second sister.

We don't have any definitive information as to what the 8th and 10th siblings are and seeing how both the words of gold sister and the fourth sibling being the second sister were planned at the same time since Invitation to Wine, it's probable but unconfirmed that they are one in the same.

The second mentioned sibling we have was mentioned in "Where Vernal Winds Will Never Blow" in WB-8, where in a conversation with Jieyun's dying mentor Chonyue says:

So we have a Brother with healing capabilities. Now Chongyue to date is the only playable Brother but we know at least two quite well. The first being Wang, the second brother who if he wasn't in prison right now, is a gambler and his ability is learning skills. The next oldest Brother Ji one might make a case for however I don't think it's him.

Ji claims to be able to grant wishes but it's in his capacity as a business man. He uses his resources to grant wishes and mostly to secure his own gain, the crux of "Here a People Sows" is on a deal he makes and uses his business to accomplish. His ability is using fabrics to make sentient beings. He's no healer.

The best bet of the siblings we know anything about is the Chef Brother. If you look at Gummy, food can be used to heal and so the thought could be that he could be capable of healing similarly. But I have a different proposal: the eighth sibling:

Eighth Sibling

Bear with me. So to start, this is the image of the Eighth sibling:

As you can see, they are holding something which for the point of my theory we will say is some kind of string instrument. We'll come back to that but just keep it in your mind.

So I got into looking at Chinese Numerology in regards to the Sui Siblings and I found that it does seem to match very well, identically with them. I suggest looking it up yourself to confirm these but to run through them:

Can symbolize loneliness - Chongyue

Doubles are used to emphasize a certain thing (come back to that) but it can also mean 'easy' or 'bright' - Wang, and I want to draw attention to his ability to learn skills to a masterful degree

Sounds like the word for 'to live' but also 'to separate' or 'to part ways' - Ling

Skipping 4.

5. Sounds like 'Me' and combined with other numbers would have meanings like 'My life' 'My death' 'My prosperity' and was connected to the Emperor and the five elements - Jie

6. Sounds like 'good fortune' - Shu, again her ability is fortune telling

7. Can sounds like 'deceive' and 'penis' - Ji

Skipping 8 for now.

9. Historically the number most connected with the Chinese Emperor. It has lots of connections there but it can also mean 'long-lasting' as well as 'penis'. Apparently as opposed to 7, 9 is an erect one. Including that just because - Nian

Skipping 10.

11. As I stated for 2, a double of a number will emphasize the original's meaning, so for one symbolizing loneliness, 11 does as well - Dusk

I'll skip 12 because it's a bit complicated but to my understanding it as a combination of 1 and 2 and further meanings to them, 12 symbolizes harmony.

So as I said, for the most part these meanings to can see in the Sui siblings characters but I skipped 8. That's because 8 means 'to prosper' and 88 means 'double joy'. It's very common for multiple 8s to be used because of how lucky it is seen to be.

Now I could leave Eight there. 'To Prosper' 'Joy' etc, works well for Doctors and Musicians but I do want to take this further by pointing to these Chinese pictograph characters:

I hope that the similarities are obvious. These are:

樂 : This character depicts a wooden string instrument with the 木 at the base being for tree and the 幺 at either side being thread. 白 means white and maybe I'll come back to that but anyway, it has meanings for music, laughter and happiness.

I'm sure it can be seen the connection between eight's connection to happiness and joy and then to the character 樂. The Eighth sibling being depicted with specifically a wooden string instrument possibly in that image confounding this.

Now what about 藥 and why do the two of them look so similar?

藥: This character means drug, cure, medicine etc. The addition to the character means 'herbs'. Now I don't know enough to say for certain why music makes up such a large part of the character for medicine. From what I can gleam it's believed in Chinese medicine that negative emotions can cause illness and so music and by extension happy and positive emotions as the they are linked are capable of healing. I'm also aware that as in China there are five elements and five organs there are also five sounds corresponding to them and,

as I said I don't know too much. I just think that it's possible this is why the Eighth Sibling might be the healing brother because of these elements.

I don't have anything for the 10th sibling besides that they're the only sibling whose horns are outright visible in that image, which I'd post if not for the image cap. But to go for my thoughts on the Siblings:

Chongyue

Wang

Ling

Law Sister

Jie

Shu

Ji

Healing Brother - Musician

Nian

Unknown

Dusk

Chef Brother

Weiqi

So here's something that has been picked up for the Sui siblings and that's the fact that each Sui appear to have either a large amount of 'white' or 'black' on their design and we're getting a Sui sibling with one of colour after the other colour.

Nian (White) > Dusk (Black) > Ling (White) > Chongyue (Black) > Shu (White)

It seems to be playing into the Lunar New Year event's theme around Weiqi and possibly Arknight's recurring theme of Chess, with the turns of the board akin to how Wang, our primary antagonist, is seeing his war against Yan.

Speaking of, it's interesting to me the sprites of both Ji and Wang because they were introduced in that order and according to their sprites Ji is (black) while Wang is (White) and we'll come back to that because going off of the order so far which even Ji and Wang's appearances play into and assuming all 12 fit into this theme then after Shu we'll be looking at:

Black > White > Black > White > Black > White > Black

Meaning that: 4th Sibling, Jie, 8th Sibling, 10th and the Chef Brother could be placed into this order and were we to get every Sui sibling, that we could use this to predict them, right?

So for example, the second to last slot is a white and Wang is a white Sui. Ji being black could either be the next Sui, three, five or seven down the line.

Also I mentioned that character for wooden instruments had the character for white and I'm connecting it to the Eighth and healing Brother so with these all in mind maybe the brothers are looking like:

Ji? > Eighth? > Ji? > Eighth? > Ji? > Wang? > Ji?

Except maybe you notice something odd about this, which is that black is the last one? But Wang is white? How does it make sense for Ji to come after Wang? Well that's what's interesting about it because the odds are that the final one is probably instead Jie who currently lacks a colour but here's another thing to think about:

In Weiqi the colour who makes the first move is in actuality Black. Now the first ones to make the move in the story you could argue are either Wang, as the one who set the events in motion or Nian, as the one who introduced us to this storyline. But that similarly doesn't make sense...

Unless you consider Jie's death as the catalyst for either Wang or Nian to move in response. Which is an interesting way to look at someone's death as a strategic move on a Weiqi board...

I still think it's possible for Jie to have planned her death in some capacity with the thought in mind that Wang was going to do what he is. Here's where I say Jie is really interesting and I find the numerology behind five being 'me' as so interesting. 'My life' 'My death' 'My prosperity'. Whether it's her story or what meaning is given to her in her death it's fascinating to me. Anyway.

I think it'd be weird if Ji after joining Wang is immediately the immediate event's Limited so let's say:

Black > White > Ji? > White > Ji? > Wang > Jie

Then

Black > Eighth? > Ji? > Eighth? > Ji? > Wang > Jie

Can we narrow this down any further? I'm unsure. My bets would either be on the 4th Sibling or the Chef Brother but I've talked enough.

Before we go though, please look at the 4th sibling, the 2nd sister:

I want her playable yesterday.

Those were my thoughts.

[markantonys]

okay quick 2x04 thoughts before i go off to make some gifs!

moiraine in cairhien was so fun!! loved getting a peek at her childhood and family

i gasped when it was revealed that moiraine (and presumably siuan) deliberately planted logain in cairhien to lure rand, even though i should've seen it coming! i should've known moiraine's always playing 4D chess!

WE STAN ANVAERE, absolute queen shit. she out-moiraine'd moiraine! also, as a younger sister who spent my whole childhood craving my older sister's approval, Felt

i'll admit i'm not jazzed about lan's storyline this episode. it was a little interesting and i liked getting a look at what alanna is like "outside of work", and she and maksim and ihvon continue to be top-tier secondary characters, but it felt like too much time and i wish some of this screentime had gone to mat or egwene instead. though i'm guessing we'll be getting much less of lan and more of others (especially egwene, for obvious reasons) next week!

but i AM intrigued by the direction they're going with lan's bond. everyone had speculated alanna's absorbing myrelle, but given that lan's getting on pretty well with them all and alanna seems to be leaving the decision in his hands and even suggests he could soon bond with nynaeve, i really do wonder if they might just have lan's bond go straight to nynaeve post-moiraine's-"death" and keep alanna & rand as the only non-consensual bonding in the show. it's a bit of a repetitive plot beat and i don't think anything would break if lan's version of it was skipped.

egwene referencing rand to elayne but without mentioning his name or any distinguishing info about him!!!!! this definitely gives me hope for a cute little scene of rand and elayne encountering each other in falme without realizing they have mutual friends.

i was SO confident that blonde warder trainee in the trailer was gawyn, but it turns out he was just a random background guy! i have been catfished! but maaaaaaybe it really was him but he just wasn't credited because he's not being officially introduced until a later episode? please???

LEANE'S OUTFIT!!! and ooooh great setup for the falme trip AND the coup next season (i'm sure some people will be more convinced by liandrin/elaida merger after this scene, but i truly don't think that'll happen bc a) it wouldn't work storywise for a number of reasons, b) if they were merging them they would've named the character elaida instead of liandrin)

i LOVED perrin's scenes with elyas!!! and this is coming from someone who was always bored to tears by perrin povs in the books! elyas delivering exposition like it was the most obvious thing in the world and perrin's an idiot for not knowing was a GREAT vibe haha and we have confirmation that perrin's visions aren't a visual representation of his smelling abilities, but rather sendings from the wolves! and we got hopper!!!!!

liandrin's convo with nynaeve was SO GOOD. i was going "awww this is so sweet, i love this" "oh wait, betrayal incoming, shit" djkjfg they did a great job of making it believable that nynaeve (and the audience) would trust liandrin's word about going to falme. also, the show's focus on the tragedy of aes sedai longevitiy is excellent, 10/10

elayne my beloved!!!!! "yes i'm following you obviously" i love her your honor!!!! and the earlier moment where she admits being curious about what it's like not to have your whole life mapped out, but then says she wouldn't trade places with egwene. baby! can't wait to get to her queen arc eventually!

FASCINATED by the reveal that min is working with liandrin because liandrin had promised to take her powers away from her. what an amazing story choice!!! it lends min some much-needed narrative meat, it makes SO much sense that she would find uncontrollable foresight to be a burden and a curse, and it sets up a potential arc of her learning more about/coming to terms with her powers. in the books she never has many thoughts on what it's like to have these powers, so i LOVE that the show is going to explore that more.

overall i'm quite surprised by the relative lack of mat in the season so far! i'd assumed they'd want a lot of time with him early since he was out of the final 2 eps of s1. but i'm sure he'll get a more focal episode later! on that note, i'm a bit worried because imdb doesn't have min in episode 5, and they do have mat, but it could just be because donal is a regular so gets billed for every episode even if he doesn't appear. because i'm not sure it'd make sense for mat to appear but not min next episode? but it's possible, and it's also possible that min will appear and imdb isn't accurate. still, i'm bracing myself for no mat storyline next week.

at least we got confirmation on the where & why of their trip: cairhien because ishamael wants to get mat and rand back together!! highly relatable of him, i must say

i don't even know what to say about the rand & lanfear stuff, it was SO good i'm shaking!!!!! but poor rand has probably been put off bondage forever now which is absolutely tragic djkfjgh

update to add: i can't believe moiraine walked in on rand mid-sex (with a forsaken) i hope they have the world's awkwardest conversation about it once they've stopped fleeing for their lives. there is a spectrum and This & mean girls "do you need anything? snacks? a condom?" are on opposite ends of it

[empressgeekt]

Creek: Wait, you're grandmother!?

Poppy: But... that's supposed to be a picture of your grandma, isn't it Creek?

Branch, getting angry: I think I'd know what my own grandmother looked like! Why do you have a picture of her!?

Creek: I'm not sure...

Poppy: Wait... hold on. Creek didn't you say you had an aunt?

Creek: Aunt Jubilee. She never approved of mother and father, so I never really knew her or her children, but mother says she did have children of her own. Complained really because she never let Mother meet any of them.

Poppy: Wait then... if you both have the same grandmother doens that mean... you two could be cousins?

Creek, horrified at the thought: What!? That's ludicrous!

Branch: Oh hell no!!

They end up having to get a DNA test st doem point. Confirming the relatuon did not go well on either end

Creek's mom confirms it. No blood test required. She also reveals her poor opinion of her older sister. Lotus always found, Jubilee to be a foolish dreamer like their dad, who focused all her time on surviving and helping with the escape plans. It was embarrassing for her to be related to the girl who skipped out on all their parties, and it got even worse when Jubilee met Branch Sr., an orphan and the only troll in the entire tree who couldn't sing. Then they had a baby out of wed-lock together! Rosiepuff didn't bat an eye at the problematic troll her older sister brought home, but couldn't stand her partner Brooke who came from a respectable family. Not to mention Jubilee went on to have four more children, while she had to struggle with fertility issues for 15 years until she got her baby!

[whoiwanttoday]

Sydney Sweeney has a movie coming out in December that has somehow set the internet abuzz in recent days. I actually don't tend to watch trailers but have seen the trailer for this because as of late YouTube has been showing me a ton of trailers as ads. I suppose this could be either a factor of studios having no other way to promote movies right now so they are just dumping more into commercials or it could be a coincidence or it could confirmation bias or like, Sydney Sweeney's plot to beam mind control rays into people's homes. I have no evidence it is more one than another and if the internet has taught me anything it's if you can't prove a thing isn't true then you just have to believe it because who knows? Anyway, my instinct was to hit skip every time, especially because it was like, "This is the most generic looking thing i have ever seen". That says a lot given it starts with Sydney Sweeney's cleavage walking down a hallway. Anyway, this is all of note because that is basically everyone's reaction. You can't even tell what it is. Is it a Romcom? An erotic thriller? A perfume commercial? That last one is what I thought it was the first few times I skipped it cause it sure looked like a perfume ad to me. Anyway, the reason this has people talking is because they assume there must be something deeper going on. From the trailer we can tell these are two people who don't like each other who are going to a wedding in Sydney and are posing as a couple. With the statement, "No one will ever believe we are dating". I think that last bit is what is hooking people because it's two remarkably beautiful people so yeah, everyone would believe you are dating. In real life everyone was convinced the actors were having an affair because that's how much they look like two people who should be dating. But somehow there is some twist here and everyone is trying to figure it out. I am pretty sure it will be a bland romcom but the theories are fun and again, I have no proof any of these aren't true so we have to assume everything is as likely as anything else because that's how knowledge works. It's a democracy and any stupid bullshit has to be considered rather than called out for what it is. So, top theories so far are as follows: They are brother and sister, they are assassins and their targets are the bridge and groom respectively and they have to work together to get the kill despite not liking each other, they are in a perfume ad, they are unbearable rich and beautiful people who don't realize that someone else's wedding isn't about them and no one will care. Those are the big theories. I hope it's one of the zanier ones but i bet it's not. It is fascinating to me though that the most bland thing I have ever seen has taken on a life of it's own because it's so bland. The blandness is a strength somehow. Of course, I'd also argue it's a strong argument for the power of actors because if the internet wasn't kind of fascinated with Sydney Sweeney's personal life and if she is sleeping with her costar I bet this wouldn't get nearly the attention it got. You know what, Hollywood? No one cares who the AI is fucking. Today I want to fuck Sydney Sweeney.

[kaylinalexanderbooks]

OC questionnaire

Thanks @theeccentricraven here, @somethingclevermahogony here, @the-golden-comet here, and here, @happypup-kitcat24 here, @mysticstarlightduck here, and here, and @writingamongther0ses here!

Rules: answer the given questions as an OC, then provide three more questions!

Welcome to Round Three! Eight in one worked well enough, so I'm cutting it off here for now. Yes, I still have more tags in this game.

Find the Masterpost for all previous OC questionnaires here!

Some of these were a giant questionnaire but I recognized several sets I've answered before in the regular tag, so I just selected ones I haven't done yet.

See below Maddie, Ash, Noelle, Ewan, Jazlyn, Lexi, Alex, and Carmen!

#1 - Maddie

What is your favorite song/book/movie/show/game/story/tale/other media form to quote from?

“I reference Star Trek a lot. It's fun because not a lot of kids my age get it. But Wade gets them. And my sister Lexi of course.”

If you could replace one person in your life, who would it be?

“Brycen. With a nicer Brycen.”

If you could make one thing in life easier going forward, what would it be?

“Hm. I would get rid of boredom. I hate being bored.”

✨ Maddie intro post ✨

#2- Ash

Do you have any nicknames? If not, what should they be?

“Ash is a nickname. I really don't like Ashley. Ugh, just saying it makes me cringe. It's almost like Ash is my real name, haha. But I can't think of any other nickname I could go by.”

What is the bravest thing you've ever done?

“... I think standing up to Mr. Jimenez and admitting I was wrong to Lexi. Confronting those feelings and issues.”

Are you a good liar?

“... I have no idea. I don't particularly like lying. But I have to around Mary's family. I think I'm okay. They seemed convinced enough.”

✨ Ash intro post ✨

#3- Noelle

What is the most important meal of the day?

“... What, is this a trick question? Of course it's breakfast. It's a breaking of the fast from the previous night - that's why it's called breakfast. So many people skip breakfast or barely have anything for breakfast, and it's super unhealthy. Hye-Jin has a protein shake?! I'm slowly introducing my friends to healthy breakfasts that will make sure their 'not hungry in the morning' bodies get the nutrients they need to ensure they have decent amounts of energy for the rest of the day. [Pause as she realizes how much she has spoken] So, yeah, my answer is breakfast.”

What drives you to succeed?

“Drives me to succeed? That's an odd question. I just do things so I can succeed. I'm my own person, and I just do what's necessary. I also want to make my mom proud of me.”

Have you ever gambled? (Not just with money)

*gapes* “No? That sounds irresponsible.”

Other Noelle: OC in three, OC in fifteen, bingo, bag, origin, outfit, questionnaire one, questionnaire two, fun facts, picrew

#4- Ewan

If you had to decide between rescuing your beloved and keeping your clothes nice, which would it be?

“What kind of question is that??? Why would I keep my clothes nice over rescuing Jazlyn??! I - I mean, my, uh *clears throat* my beloved....”

What is your favorite place to be?

“The Farmington Theme Park. Jazlyn and I met there.”

What was the worst thing you've ever been forced to do, either by orders, or by circumstances?

“The worst thing? That's hard to say... A few years ago, Jazlyn, Tyler, and I uncovered some stuff with our friend Anathi, and we were forced to leave without Anathi. Not being able to confirm what happened to him was the worst part.”

Other Ewan: OC in three, questionnaire one, questionnaire two, kiss, Picrew

#5- Jazlyn

What is your worst nightmare?

*laughs* “I do not get nightmares. I mean, if I did have a nightmare, it would probably be me fighting this one character in the amusement park and in fighting this loser, I lose control of my powers and everything catches on fire and everyone I know and love gets caught in the flames and burns alive right before my eyes while I can do nothing to stop it. But, y'know, that's if I had a nightmare.”

Do you have any favorite bedtime routines?

“I put on lotion, put my hair up, put on my nightcap, and crawl into bed. That's it. That's the end of it. It's just going to bed. Though sometimes Ewan and I will throw on a movie and we'll fall asleep together.”

What's your favorite scent?

“It is absolutely lavender. We have lavender everything in our house. Everything that can be lavender is.”

Other Jazlyn: OC in three, interview, picrew, kiss, questionnaire one, questionnaire two

#6- Lexi

How do you feel about crying? Let it out or hold it in?

“Unfortunately, I have to let it out. I can't control my crying. Honestly, I don't think you should be ashamed to cry. Like, it's natural. I mean, I'm annoyed that everyone thinks I'm a crybaby, but I'll get over it. I can't hold in my tears even if I wanted to.”

Who do you live for? Why?

“All of my friends, of course! And that includes Maddie. I have to live for them because of how much I care, obviously! I love hanging out with them and having fun! I just can't bring myself to let them down. I mean, they do so much for me! It wouldn't be right.”

What style of accessories do you wear? Is it willingly?

“Uh, yeah it's willingly! I wear some jewelry, but usually it's just a simple necklace and cute earrings. I got my ears pierced for my sixth birthday, which was before people touching me bothered me. I usually just wear studs, but sometimes I'll wear something else!”

✨ Lexi intro post ✨

#7- Alex

Are you a jealous person?

“Pffft, nooo! What is there to be jealous of? I mean, it's not like I need attention from everyone 24/7 or I'll die or anything! For crying out loud, it's okay if I share the spotlight! [Pause] oh my goodness I sound jealous. That was not my intention, I'm actually being genuine!! Great, now they don't believe me.”

Have you ever committed a crime?

“Woahhh hoolllld up, what kinda question is that? Hahaha, that's actually really funny. I've jaywalked before, I guess? *Beckons you closer, whispers* okay, I've stolen some candy bars from a convenience store before, heehee. It's not my fault they're not warding off teleporters.”

Are you neat or messy?

“Oh, so messy. So, so, so messy. Y'know that's the biggest difference between myself and Lexi. She freaks out if there's something outta place or something doesn't go according to plan, but not me! On that last question, I think the most illegal thing she's ever done is talk when the teacher is talking, hahaha!”

Other Alex: questionnaire one, questionnaire two

#8- Carmen

What's your favorite movie?

“I don't have time to watch movies. [Pause... pause...pause...] Alright, when I was younger, I used to watch this one movie called *cringe* A Love Forged In Time. Completely ironically, of course. It was about a modern chronokinetic falling in love with a scientist who was on the council that organized the database. Science fiction, of course, since chronokinetics can't travel through time. I only watched it because I liked the actor who played the scientist. [Pause as she's realized she's revealed too much!!!!!] It is no longer my favorite movie because I don't watch movies anymore!”

How do you get along with your in-laws, if you have any?

“I don't have in-laws.” She is suddenly uncomfortable and refuses to talk more about it.

What would be your favorite store at the mall?

“I don't know how Ceteri malls are, but I usually went to stores that had home organizers and stationary. Now, leave me alone to work!”

Other Carmen: OC in three, OC in fifteen, Picrew, interview, questionnaire one, questionnaire two, smash or pass, two truths and a lie, art

Woo! Finally done with this post. This was fun.

I'll tag... @elizaellwrites @kaseylynnwriting @ohnomybreadsticks @winterandwords @oh-no-another-idea

+ ANYONE ELSE

Y'all's questions are: 1) What's your favorite thing to do when you're alone? 2) Who is the person you're most jealous for and why? 3) What is one thing a person could do that will immediately turn you off from them?

TSP intro

TSP tag list (ask to be +/-): @thepeculiarbird @illarian-rambling @televisionjester @finchwrites

@nebula--nix @literarynecromancy @honeybewrites @the-golden-comet

[pitxroxas]

ive been writing for visionstars for funzies so heres some hcs

Tsukasa Suou: His hydro horse thingy is a mare and her name is Iris. Tsukasa could be a reverse childe, uses sword in normal combat and then mounted on Iris he switches to hydro bow bc why the hell not. (also bc he’s canonically good at mounted archery and theres a really cursed [!] era card for that + story) He’s from Fontaine and his family works under the Archon. They’re the head of the Archon’s defense for her and the region and Tsukasa is going to be the next general. Tsukasa is very fond of Inazuman treats (loovess dango milk). Also Tsukasa sleeps on Iris when they camp out

Arashi: Arashi is from Liyue and is a model in Liyue. Arashi may as well be related to Zhongli and may as well be an Adepti, but that isn’t confirmed :) (In Enstars Canon she has a big bro, maybe Xiao could be hers??) Arashi’s burst is similar in form with Zhongli’s (big object be hurled + stun) but instead of it being a big boom boom rock its a bunch of star-shaped shards of geo that skewer said enemy and explodes, giving stun. oh. and killing them. Arashi is also the mom of the group, completely against her will and its not certain to say she likes it or not.

Leo: Leo is a flaming piss weasel and that’s literally it (/j) he cannot control his powers whatsoever, so whenever he gets an emotional spurt of energy expect everything to be on fire. Fires comes out from him EVERYWHERE. It’s usually his hands within his control, his nose and maybe his mouth outside of control. Leo has totally made a claymore out of pyro and showed it to Ruka. Ruka was not pleased when half the kitchen was burned to shreds. He also is very good at woodworking (mostly the burning thingy) and sets wood on fire specifically to compose.. yippee!! Leo is also from Mondstat btw. Also, Leo’s burst is much like Yanfei’s, a birthday of music!! Boom boom!!

Izumi: Traveling model from Snezhnaya who would rather be home. He freezes everything because he hates everybody (actually just his insecurities talking) he’s like Elsa but if Elsa skipped therapy at any given moment. Izumi actually knew Leo when he went to Mond for a modeling gig and they became friends there and then never met again. Until now. Izumi is also hella good at ice skating and thats his entire fighting style. Skid skid boom deaded. Like op said, he works like yelan. I think his burst should just be a wall of ice. Defense!!! ahahah!!!!

Ritsu: Personally nobody knows where he’s from and no one is allowed to touch his vision (bc he said so) but everyone speculates Sumeru. Ritsu is not from Sumeru but I’ll keep you wondering. Ritsu sleeps on everything and everybody. One time he slept on Iris and Tsukasa has been angry since. (“How many times have I told you, Ritsu-Senpai!! Iris is not a pillow!!! You can’t sleep on her!!!”) (“But.. you do…”) (“Thats not the point!!!”) Ritsu has honestly found a great attraction to Arashi (in a platonic way) he sees her as a big sister and Arashi is sooooo validated by that. Ritsu’s burst may as well be something like Mona’s or Layla’s, a debuffer / debuffing field for the boss and a buff for the knights.

Unit: They do actually go around and sing and dance and they also go around and cause problems…. on accident?? Tsukasa and Arashi are usually damage control

They’ve actually set some important landmarks on fire.

Izumi has froze some people before and got away with it.

Despite their crimes, Knights is pretty popular for their music and choreography!! Also how they add elemental powers within their performances!! Except for Leo he isnt allowed.

and thats it for my visionstars hcs!!! Thank you so so SOO much @flcarius and your gf for the ideas that sparked the au!!! I love it so much that i. write. teehee :3

[selenacosmic]

You probably have tons of other requests so you can skip mine or do it later, I won't mind. 🙈 What if the warlords have a very young little sister and they found out she had been bullied by other princesses/kids? Like one day she came back and her long beautiful hair was cut hideously like a little boy and she was crying. What would they do? You can do any warlords but please include Nobunaga and Mitsuhide. 🥹 Thanks!

Hi cherry! You are always welcome to make a request. And while I do have a lot of them, I will try my best to answer as many as possible!

The warlord’s little sister suffers bullying.

Oda forces.

Nobunaga Oda.

Nobunaga is a doting brother, he would spoil his young sister with everything she wanted (but he also knew how to teach her about the real world). But he was unaware of the mistreatment she suffered with the kids from other noble families, he learned about it the rough way. His little sister comes back crying, her hair a big mess.

He will first comfort her and then seek revenge. He will intimidate the kids with his natural scary aura, which will make the kids apologize to his little sister immediately. Of course, afterwards he will ask the maids to give her a cute new haircut so that she looked adorable. No one dared bully her again.

Mitsuhide Akechi.

Mitsuhide may look like a cunning fox, and he is, but he can also be very sweet and caring. He is a doting brother and cares for his little sister and makes sure she feels happy, he only shows this side of him to her. He is also very protective, which is why he knew something strange was happening. He got his confirmation when his little sister comes back crying. Oh, he was going to make those who made her cry pay.

Mitsuhide “gently” threatened the parents of the kids who bullied his sister to educate their children better, and made sure to make the kids scared of him (he didn’t even do anything, he just smiled and that was enough to make the kids scared).

Uesugi-Takeda alliance.

Kenshin Uesugi.

Despite his scary aura, kenshin can be very gentle and protective. When it comes to his little sister, he will take care of her and spoil her. But she hardly ever got to go outside since Kenshin worried about her, but when she did… children aren’t kind. Needless to say that kenshin had a murderous aura around him when he saw his young sister crying, her hair all messy and cut short.

Of course, he was reminded by Sasuke and shingen that he shouldn’t attack children, so he decided to go for the parents. Again, he was warned to just talk. Sasuke decided to go with him so that he could keep Kenshin under control. His little sister got a new haircut from Yoshimoto, who made a cute short haircut.

Shingen Takeda

Shingen is even more of a doting brother, sometimes people would think that he is her father, not her big brother. Regardless, she was a spoiled princess, who received a lot of education from shingen. But, since she was still a little kid, she didn’t know how to defend herself. That ended up causing in her suffering from bullying.

Shingen was devastated to learn what happened, he would have a very serious talk with the children’s parents. Meanwhile, he decided to comfort his sister with sweets. She felt a lot better eventually.

[ladymcres]

brief disclaimer here, this is about build, so skip it if you find it uncomfortable

i waited a little bit before dumping whatever my brain is coming up with because yesterday was overall a hard day (real life shit happened) and i was not ready to face the eventual hate i could get for, you know, having opinions.

so, let’s start from the fact that i am not a perfect person, i do have flaws and for the same reason i do not expect perfection from anyone, neither from my close circle of friends/family nor from the people i happen to follow online.

that’s why what has been coming out in the last months - and yesterday specifically - is closure enough for me. i can’t even fathom how people can look at this whole situation and pick good and bad guys when it’s kinda obvious that they were in a relationship which turned to be pretty toxic and ended up in fire. what’s also true is that the allegations against build were indeed fake, (both the ones coming from netizens on twitter and the ones coming from poi) therefore he got his life ruined on the base of accusations that were never backed up from any evidence and were actually supported by fabricated pictures and blatant lies (making threads is not my thing, but this story is all over twitter if you’re interested) there’s also the fact that when push came to shove, he decided to take the whole thing on the legal route, while she decided that harassing him, his family (the whole thing against build’s sister was disgusting) and his fans was the right thing to do.

i’m not saying anybody should support him or turn into his fan, because i understand that we are all different and we perceive things differently, but refusing to acknowledge that in the beginning - and i put myself in there too - we were all blinded by prejudice and that the situation is now much clearer is hypocritical. I also believe that what happened to him is unfair and he deserves some sort of reparation for having his life ruined considering that things are clearly not going back to what they were before.

You do not need to be a build’s fan to see that poi lied from the beginning to the end and that as imperfect as build is, he was the one to be slandered and potentially abused. I mean, voice on the street (not confirmed from any parties, but you know, info like to leak) is that she will have to pay him a whole lot of money for this mess, which to me does not sound at all like settling, but rather admitting to a fault and deciding to pay up instead of facing more gruesome consequences.

I would also like to point out how the whole kp and bl fandoms are very much filled with double standards considering what’s been happening in the last week (and i’m not referring only to the whole gmmtv situation), but on the other hand i have hope that maybe people are starting to realize how dumb cancel culture (or fandom life the way it’s turning to be) is.

I hope Build can somehow get what he lost back and i hope he’s taking care of his mental health and, more than everything, i wish he’ll learn something from this experience. Just to be clear: this is a build-friendly blog. I won’t pretend i know him as a person, but i know him as an actor and artist and you know, 10 minutes of his acting left me gaping for a year now, so I will support any kind of project he may have in the future (i know chances of 4M happening are low but a girl can dream).

To conclude, please, do not send hate to people if you don’t like them, do not spread lies for clout, but practice kindness. There’s nothing to lose in that.