#like sorry i would've liked them if i had watched the show at 14 but i had...grown out of that phase

[maddy-ferguson]

literatis and rogans really be having a "who made rory feel worse" off

[yerimbrit]

lovergirl : m. danielle

synopsis: even after she left you, you still came crawling back.

# : pairing ! danielle marsh x gn!reader

# : tags ! angst with a happy?? ending, this is set in like 2026, i'm... sorry(?)

# : wordcount ! 3.6k

# : warnings ! none i think just swearing

do you know why you're at the airport?

you're 21. she's probably 21 around this time too, since her birthday was last month. you wonder where she is now, if she's doing well. but knowing her, she's probably thriving, unlike you, stuck behind deadlines and finals.

you see her everywhere. not just on billboards, advertisements, and songs, but also in the little things around your neighborhood. the small candy shop around the corner, where your parents took you and her when you behaved. the local family-owned diner, where you and her stopped by on the weekends. the playground that connected to the park in the heart of the city, where you and her played on the swings after curfew.

instead of elation that hit you when you saw these things, though, it was bittersweet nostalgia. 

...she didn't even say bye before she left.

it's not like you could blame her, though. she knew that you would convince her to stay, to not leave you alone because she was your everything. that you would take her hands in yours and look at her like she puts the stars in the sky, whispering sweet nothings into her ears like the world was going to end after midnight.

she wasn't there for graduation. or at least, you didn't see her there—she was promoting her first comeback album, or so you've heard. you'd muted nearly everything that had to do with her. it was cruel, you know that, because she hasn't even done anything wrong. but it was for the sake of your heart. you never did get to confess to her properly.

sheltering your heart was the least you could do, in the process of recovering from your heartbreak. but if you knew if you saw her again, that shell would be broken instantly.

so no, you don't know why you're at the airport, on the way to seoul to go to some fansign that you heard about just two weeks ago. 

the air of the crowded gate is suffocating, a reminder of how you felt whenever a video of her showed up on your for you page before you blocked the fan account and muted all the tags.

you breathe in, hearing a familiar-sounding laugh behind you, and you whip around only to see two random strangers talking to each other. 

'not good,' you grit your teeth. if you saw her right now you would've broke down. 

cacophonies of conversation between the crowd rang in your ears, and you groan, covering them. you couldn't wait to get on the plane so you could put on the noise-canceling headphones that you'd bought specifically for this 14 hour flight.

thankfully, your wishes were granted, and you were allowed entry onto the plane. it was a cheap economy seat—you were still a student, after all. your parents offered to pay when you told them you were going to korea, but by then you'd already bought the ticket. 

two hours in and it hits you that you're an idiot. a big idiot. you know nothing about the group she's in. buying multiple albums to go to a fansign for a group known worldwide, without even knowing the names of the members? 

you pull up their page on kprofiles and start reading, assimilating yourself with the world of... kpop. yeah. you've never bothered with kpop, even though she was an idol. it's not like you hated it, you just didn't bother getting into it. plenty of your friends were avid listeners, pouring details after details about their favorite groups to you, and that was fine. you didn't mind.

'kim minji,' you read to yourself. 22, the oldest... representative animal is a bear... yeah, you can see it. the next was hanni, the vietnamese-australian member of the group. two aussies? what a coincidence.

you read on, studying each member thoroughly before moving to the next. you make a note to watch videos on youtube about them when you get to the hotel. you read about haerin and hyein, the youngest members, then scroll back up to the member you skipped.

'danielle marsh.' 

you knew what she looked like already because of how popular the group was, but…

'she still looks the same after all these years.'

the same smile, the same eyes. you wonder if anyone else has ever seen the way her eyes twinkle under the moonlight after dark.

'hobbies: drawing, listening to music, swimming... guess she's the same girl after all.'

your seatmate nudges your shoulder, and you almost jump. "hey, are you interested in newjeans?"

he looks at you excitedly. he seemed about the same age, maybe a bit younger than you. figured there'd be at least one of their fans here. why'd you have to get seated next to one of them?

"um," you hum, "something like that."

you don't bother to tell him about your past with one of the members, or the fact that you bought albums for a chance to see them without any knowledge of who they were, because it was none of his business. god knows what would happen if you told him the truth.

he starts blabbering about how he was a fan since debut, and you tune him out, closing your eyes and putting on your headphones. it's not like he noticed, anyway. maybe you can catch up on some sleep you missed while studying.

you dream of her during your impromptu nap, waking up with tears in your eyes. the guy next to you stopped talking too, fortunately. at that rate, you thought he would've continued after the flight. 

you check the time on your phone. surprisingly, a few hours have passed, and the flight is almost over. you must've passed out completely once you shut your eyes. the flight attendant comes by to remind you to unplug your phone from the power outlet, and you patiently wait for your plane to land.

one look outside and you could see fluffy white clouds perfectly set in the air, like a painting or piece of art you could find on social media. you swear you see a rabbit shaped cloud. or maybe you've been staring too hard.

("look, y/n! doesn't that one look like a bunny?

"nah, it's definitely a cat. where are you getting bunny?"

"where are you getting cat? it's most definitely a bunny!"

"okay, okay, fine. you're right, it does look like a bunny, dani."

"see? told ya!")

'fuck,' you shake your head. you try to think about something else. the seat in front of you. the loud sound of the airplane taxiing on the runway. the aircraft marshaller directing said plane.

breathe in. one, two, three, four, five. breathe out. one, two, three, four, five.

you and your seatmate get up to exit the plane, and he flashes a polite smile at you. you offer a tight-lipped one back. the aisleway is cramped, as it always is when you fly economy, and you bump into some people. there's a gross spark of electricity every time you brush shoulders with someone, and you shiver, suddenly reminded of the need to shower when you check in to your room.

the first thing you notice when you step into the airport from the ramp is that there are many products with an idol's face plastered on the front. twice on a candy bag, bts on a bag of chips, le sserafim on a sports drink... the list goes on. it's like they worshipped these people.

...whatever makes them happy.

a crowd comes stampeding towards your direction, causing your survival instincts to kick in. you take refuge in a nearby gift shop to avoid them. the airport was already loud, but the noise increased once the crowd came bursting through.

"minji-ssi, look here!"

"hanni! i love you!"

"please do a heart pose with haerin, danielle!"

"hyein-ssi, over here please!"

your hand twitches. it's not like they were going to see you, but you inconspicuously make your swift escape anyway. there's a bittersweet twist in your stomach at the mention of her name.

instinctively, you whip your head around just in time to make eye contact with her. her mouth is agape and her eyes are widened, and she looks as if she were going to say something, but you turn back around and start power walking to the nearest exit.

does she still remember you? maybe she does, considering the expression she made when you two met eyes. and you can't help but to think, 'does she miss me?'

does she think of you the way you think about her, 24/7, 365 days a year? does she remember the memories you made together, all those years ago? and does she treat them like precious jewels in a well-kept box, or like a constant reminder of what could've been, like you do?

but you also can't help but to think about how beautiful she looked. she's matured, something that you could only sense outside of the pictures provided by the internet. and she holds herself in a poised manner with an air of elegance, but also with a sense of cheeriness and innocence well-placed.

it has been 6 years since you have seen danielle in person.

6 years since you have lost the light of your life.

and you would do anything to change that fact, but, alas, it would never come.

you think you've memorized all the members by now, binging videos of them for three days straight. of course, you went out and explored, since you were in a foreign country, but even when you were out you were still trying to learn everything you could about the group that she's in.

the night before the meeting, you don't sleep well. you wake up on your back, sweating, because you've just had a nightmare. a nightmare where you reunite with her, but she said that she never liked you, and walked away. with every step you took, the distance between you two only increased.

wiping your sweat, you take a few gulps of water from the bottle on the nightstand, taking deep breaths to try and calm your heart. it's around 7 am, looking at the digital clock on the table. the meeting starts at 12, and you have to get there by 11 before it gets too busy for you to even get in.

you walk over to the bathroom with a sense of dread, intending to take a refreshing shower to clear your head.

(it did not help. your mind remains clouded with thoughts of her. impending doom awaits you in four and a half hours.)

not knowing what else to do since you woke up too early, you get dressed and go for a walk. there's a nice, humble café two blocks down the street from your hotel, and you get a warm welcome when you walk through the doors of the establishment. the bells chime in a familiar tune, lifting your spirits ever so slightly.

of all the places you've been to since landing in korea, more than half of them have played at least one newjeans song as background music. and, lucky for you, this one is not. although it is a bit jarring to hear smooth jazz rather than the energetic voices of the girls you've been seeing everywhere.

the café is mostly quiet, aside from the clacking of the dishes and the soft chatter of the few customers also spending their morning here. you mark it as somewhere to visit again, if you ever come back to korea.

with every sip of coffee, there's an added chill to combat the blazing heat that the sun is emitting outside. the sun reminded you of her, who shines just like the sun that breathes us life. the moodmaker between the two of you, who cheered you on even on days where it felt hopeless.

but the iced beverage also filled you with energy, giving you confidence to make it through the big obstacle of the day. (and also the entire reason you even came all this way) you could face her. it's been 6 years. and, well, if it doesn't go well, then at least you'll have an excuse to never come back.

with newfound courage, you exit the café with long strides and return to your hotel room, preparing for the journey ahead. a charger, cash, and a water bottle are all secured in your small crossbody bag.

it's 10:15.

your uber comes in around 10 minutes, and you decide to wait outside in the front to save time.

the drive from the hotel to the venue is about 30 minutes. during that time, you listen to the playlist full of newjeans songs that you made on the day you landed, and take a brief power nap. 'hurt' is the last thing you hear before you drift off to sleep.

you don't feel like you belong here. there's dozens, maybe around a hundred fans talking amongst themselves. from your limited korean, you could tell they were talking about their excitement for the fansign that's about to start in 15 minutes. you really wish you could share the feeling, even though you tried to get into them for three days straight.

a fan approaches you, tapping your shoulder, and you jolt. what is with people and sneaking up on you?

"hey!" oh, they're speaking in english. that makes this easier for you.

"hey," you echo, waving to them. upon closer look, you could see that their tote bag is decked out in merch, from keychains to stickers and a... hanni photocard? you think it's hanni. it's hard to tell when they change their hair colors every comeback.

they notice you staring, and smile at you. then they reach into their bag and pull out a clear goodie-bag containing some stickers and a lomo card.

"would you like one? i ran out of the others, sadly, but i do have hanni and danielle," they say, pulling out another bag which you presume has the other member mentioned.

the iridescent glow of the transparent bag shimmers in your eyes, and you blink. "oh," you start, "i think i'll have hanni."

the goods are handed to you, and you exchange friendly goodbyes. you wistfully look at the card inside the bag, mixed feelings swirling in your gut. it's for the better.

you have a couple more interactions with other fans, some giving you freebies like the first one, and some enthusiastically chatting to you about the group. your initial feelings of discomfort, are, admittedly, still there, but there's an added layer of pleasantness on top now.

weaving through the crowd to get to your assigned seat, you clutch the strap of your new tote bag containing all the things fellow(?) fans have given you.

the tote was another one of the things given, and you think the design is pretty neat, with a nicely placed logo and slogan in a chic style. you might actually use it after today, too.

the announcer calls for the fansign to commence, and five girls file in from a side entrance, their managers and bodyguards following alongside. immediately, the venue erupts in cheers from the audience, shouting affectionate phrases to the members, similar to what happened at the airport.

influenced by the majority, you cheer as well, although it was cut short when you realized that internally you were so out of place.

the group begins with some simple conversation starters, such as 'how are you' and 'have you eaten?' with as much energy as when they came in. you don't exactly know what's happening, so you sit and wait patiently for the event to start. everything seems so daunting.

finally, after around 5 minutes of greetings, the actual signing is starting. you're seated in the middle, which works out in your favor; not one of the first ones to come up and have to face her, but also not one of the last ones and lose your courage. you watched the interactions, the delusion-inducing actions that each of the girls provided, and the poses that they did together. the people around you were either taking videos, pictures, or excitedly talking to their friends beside them.

as the amount of rows in front of you remaining to go up and talk to the girls dwindles down, your heart sped up, thudding against your chest. an even bigger sense of dread instills in you, legs unmoving when the row directly in front of you comes back to sit down. you get nudged by the person next to you to move, and you shakily bring yourself to apologize and get a move on.

what would her reaction be? would she be shocked? happy? maybe mad, because if she actually wanted for you to be involved in her life all this time she would've said goodbye to you, or kept in touch. maybe you should just leave. you got yourself in this whole predicament, anyway. no one even told you to do it.

your palms are sweaty as you make your way down the velvet stairs, and you wipe your hands on your pants in nervousness and fear. eventually, the line slows down once your row reaches the table that the girls are sitting at, and you take it as a chance to try to relax.

breathe in.

five things you can see. seats, the person in front of you, the ground you are standing on, the album that you're holding to get signed (in your extensive research, people usually brought theirs to be signed on), and the table that seems so close yet so far from you. okay.

breathe out.

four things you can touch. the album, your shirt and jacket, and the bracelet on your wrist.

in...

three things you can hear. the increasingly obnoxious whirring sound of the air conditioning, the buzz of the audience, and...

fuck.

"hey, how are you?" a somewhat familiar voice asks. you say somewhat because you've only heard her voice in videos. you find yourself now kneeling in front of minji, the oldest member of the group. she's a lot prettier up close, all of them are, but it's a bit jarring to suddenly see her with your own eyes.

you clear your throat, blinking rapidly to try to focus yourself on the girl. "i'm, i'm gooth-"

...you bit your tongue. you try to laugh it off, awkward giggles slipping from your lips, and thankfully she joins you in laughing.

"that's good," she smiles, and it puts you at ease. no wonder people idolize these girls. she signs the front of the album, asks about your life, and you tell her about your school and how you're a newer fan. she waves at you with another gummy smile once your two minutes are up.

the next is haerin, who is the more reserved and quiet member of the group. there's a pair of cat ears sitting on her head, probably a gift from one of the previous fans, and she blinks at you owlishly, almost like she knew you, before a small smile settles on her face.

it is slightly unsettling, but the more you converse with her the more that feeling dissolves. she really is reserved, and the two of you exchange witty remarks with knowing grins. she signs your album just before the two minute mark.

hyein is super friendly, very high energy. you feel like she'd be a great person to be around on any given day. your conversation with her is mostly centered around food, and how she wants to visit australia again once you mentioned where you're from. she signs the album in the middle of your discussion about the best korean foods to try during your stay.

your time with hyein ends with a staring contest. (she won) and you give her a handshake after, joking about how you would win the next time. you think the sparkles in her eyes are very endearing.

hanni signs your album as soon as you set it down on the table. she's a very likable person in general; you think you could've been friends with her if she went to the same school as you. you also share the same music taste, spending your time together talking about the latest sza album and comparing hand sizes (yours were bigger, unsurprisingly)

but nothing could prepare you for the girl at the end of the table. her laugh rings in your ear from diagonally across from you, and you get a splitting headache. you mask it well enough for hanni not to notice, though, and you're able to finish the interaction smoothly.

how could anyone ever hate danielle? definitely not you. as much as you had reasons to hate her, you just couldn't bring yourself to do so much as dislike or be angry towards her. instead, you just drowned yourself in your sorrow and confusion.

she's perfect. the exact opposite of you, and yet she stayed with you until she didn't. those memories that you have together, they're so engraved in your mind, and you don't even know if she feels the same.

you slide over to the next slot, keeping your head down as you placed your album back onto the table.

heartbeat thudding in your chest. cold sweat running down your cheek. teeth biting your lip. is this the end for you? because it sure does feel like it.

when you finally do look up, and make eye contact with danielle, it feels like time has slowed even though it's really only been five seconds. her expression is mirroring yours: widened eyes, lips slightly parted. you gulp.

tears well in the corner of her eyes, and fuck everything, because you made her cry.

she blinks them away, and clears her throat, taking a second to regain her composure, and timidly calls out to you.

"y/n?"

a/n : 🤗 not the best at writing angst i hope this is ok !

[gordonzola-ramen]

My mutual @alectricblue tagged me in this game tag! I normally dont do these, but I thought it'd be nice to get to know me more (and also meet y'all if you wish to participate)!

It will be long though. Sorry

1. Were you named after anyone?

Was originally gonna be named Andrea after a ballerina my grandma liked! Sadly no one remembered her well, not even grandma, so I don't know much about her.

My deadname was simply just chosen bc it was easy to pronounce, as well as my chosen name Diego (it's what I would've been called had I been male), although when I chose it for myself I liked the JoJo character Diego Brando so there was some correlation there.

Funnily enough, people think I'm nicknamed Lio after the Promare character, but I hadn't met them yet.

2. When was the last time you cried?

Yesterday. At 11pm. Watching OR3O's One Piece song. It was nostalgic ok

3. Do you have kids?

Nope. There's an absurd amount of reasons I don't want them, although not a single one is because I dislike them. I've had to babysit many kids and they've all been very sweet.

4. What sports do you play/have you played?

Oof, my recent sports is taking my dog for a walk. But I used to like volleyball and kickball! And reluctantly played soccer and did swimming! Sports give me a lot of anxiety and i'm not sure why.

5. Do you use sarcasm?

I do a lot of teasing and lighthearted banter that can sometimes be considered sarcasm?

6. What's the first thing you notice about people?

Their eyes! Or anything outstanding like cool hairstyles or visible tattoos.

With online people, I mostly recognize them by pfp or a vague mental pronunciation of their username.

7. What's your eye color?

Dark brown?? Or black??

8. Scary movies or happy endings?

Honestly, whatever makes me think more. Unhappy endings tend to do that more though, so I guess scary movies! But of course it depends on the mood, sometimes I just want a nice story to cheer me up.

9. Any talents?

I've been told I am talented at the piano! And music in general, although most of my skills feel less like talent and more like just studying the thing.

10. Where were you born?

So I was born in the US, in Florida, but my entire family is from Costa Rica and I just happened to be born while my parents were studying abroad. I don't remember much from the US though, I came back to CR with my grandma in my first months because she was less busy than my parents, and then they came to live here again. So in my eyes I've been a true Costa Rican since always hehe

11. What are your hobbies?

Playing the piano! Also drawing sometimes (I like to color more than draw, but unless I get my hands on a coloring book I can't do that unless I draw), playing videogames (mostly RPGs and visual novels), and doomscrolling.

12. Do you have any pets?

YESSSS my beloved dog Mia!!!!!!!!!!! I love her so much, she escaped her abusive home and we found her while walking around a plaza, said hi, and she followed us home. She's been with us for 8 years now and I adore her. Reference below because how can I not show her off:

13. How tall are you?

Excellent question. I forgot but I'm average if that helps!

14. Favorite subject in school?

It changed over the years, in senior year it was English because we had my favorite teacher! I knew him for years because he has a literature club I partook in, so I was very happy to have classes with him. Plus, we saw the Oresteia, which goes tremendously hard especially when your teacher geeks out about all the symbolisms.

Apart from that, computer class! We barely ever had it, and almost had it cut out entirely in senior year, but the few times we did I really enjoyed programming and practicing typing! And when we didn't do anything we could play so.

15. Dream job?

I want to make my own videogame! So I'd say a game developer, although being a part of any videogame, especially RPGs, would be a dream come true.

Well thank you for reading, I hope that was some insight, it was very fun to reply!

Tagging section (no pressure to do it at all, you can also do it if you're not tagged who cares)

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[cantsomeoneelsedoit]

Ch 55: Use Your Rules

Oh fun! An old-fashioned human+monster 2-on-2!

I'm not sure what this kind of mixed-doubles fight genre is called, but it's different than regular summoning where the humans just sit back and watch--Otherwise I would've filled this page with tokusatsu gifs like I really wanted to

The chapter title "Use Your Rules" already reminded me of this meme and then Tozuka had to go and give Spoil that face, so this happened...

I am so sorry everyone the doctors say my brain is spoiled

Poor Spoil. He's really going through it!

Juiz tells him that even if she eliminated him, another rule would compensate for his loss. That's an interesting idea in UU and it explains why they had a concept of "years" even though they didn't have Revolution in place.

The idea that the world will "fill in the gaps" if a rule goes missing raises the question of what is considered a necessary or sufficient aspect of the world. In Ch 14, Spoil claimed to be a necessary rule ⬇️

Maybe he just has an inflated ego and he's not actually necessary. Or is Juiz just bluffing when she says that he's replaceable? He might just be jabbering, though. He was in a very different situation when he was bragging to Fuuko!

Wow, Juiz is scary!

She immediately informs him that he's at a disadvantage-- it's crazy how many steps ahead she's already planned for. She knew Billy's plan, his goal, his weapon, etc, and she knew how their Pokemon would match up.

Spoil's such a brat! I love him! He's not even looking at Burn when he shoots; he's looking at Juiz because he's about to say, "See? I told you!"

But he gets socked in the jaw by Burn instead.

Poor lil feller

Billy tells Tella to stay back and that he'll handle the situation. Is he really planning to kill Juiz?!

It looks like Billy might be thinking the same thing Tella's saying.

Juiz's focus and speed with her saber is ridiculous!

My love for Mihawk knows no bounds, but Juiz did that with a smaller sword and at a shorter distance, j/s. Then again, he's lazy and she's a go-getter, so it makes sense.

I love the layout on the next page.

Unfortunately, that's kind of true for Juiz as far as Union leadership, as well. Because Juiz is so honest to her own sense of right and wrong, her actions can be predictable.

She uses Unjustice on Burn, who GRRR?s back at her. Can Burn not speak at all?

Acting against his sense of Justice, Burn blocks Billy's bullet from hitting Juiz, revealing that Burn really is on Billy's side, and not just a hostage. Spoil can't resist trolling.

"Mr. Stubble!" I'm glad someone acknowledged it! Billy's been out here in the wild for a while now...

What's the favor that Burn is paying back to Billy?

Concept-types seem to be more overarching and multifaceted compared to phenomenon-types. Winter has more going on than just being cold, for example.

Is this why Spoil has a chip on his shoulder? Does he have a bit of an inferiority complex caused by God's favoritism and phenomenon-types being snobby to him? Or maybe he's just kind of a SPOILed brat and so he likes to complain about others-- it won't be clearer until we meet more UMAs that show inter-UMA dynamics lol.

To illustrate his point, Burn shines a bright light into the sky. It seems the favor he owes Billy is that Billy has given him a chance to meet his "maker."

Interestingly, Spoil can understand Burn! I wonder if Billy also had a way to talk to Burn and negotiate their partnership. Could he have used a version of Tella's equipment to allow Burn to speak?

The "childhood memories" line cracks me up. It hadn't even occurred to me that UMA would have life stages.

Use your rules to make humans suffer? WTF, God? Because it seems like some of these rules could be used to help humans under the right circumstances, like Burn providing warmth or Clothy making clothes. So if there's a specific directive to be malicious about it, then it means that God really is only interested in making the humans miserable to force them to try to overcome their circumstances.

Billy assumed that Spoil was aiming at him, but the beam actually hit the ground. From the way Spoil thinks aloud, ("So I can start shooting once he uses Unstoppable, was that it?") it's obvious that Juiz has instructed him on what to do here, and he's surprisingly obedient.

Her plan worked, and Billy gets hit with the Spoil beam. Tella is AGHAST. Billy had told him he'd take care of everything, and Tella never doubted him. Even so, he doesn't rush forward to get involved--he stays back and follows orders.

We know that Billy can use Unjustice because he used it on Tatiana. So why won't he use it on Juiz? He claims that her mindset is predictable and easy to read, so it's probably safe to assume what her vision of justice is, yet he still doesn't try to negate it.

If Billy is holding back, it could be that he simply doesn't want to kill the person who has the most information about the way this world works. Juiz's tears are sincere, but Billy's still hiding something...

Masterpost

[grievedeeply]

hey!! hope you’re doing well and having a good summer so far. I’ve been having travis hackett brainrot lately and was thinking about being travis’ kid. so if you’re comfortable, I think some headcanons for that would be slay 🫣

i was actually hoping someone would request this so i could have the excuse to write it LOL so thank you for sending this in!! i hope you enjoy even if it's a bit short!

gn!reader (familial/platonic)

tags: @alisblackgf @seasidesamir @sera-wonderland @willowroom @blackhoodlea @atlases-atrium | join my taglist!!

tws: angst but nothing too horrible

being travis hackett's child headcanons (the quarry)

first off, he loves you with all of his heart and he tries so hard to be a good father to you. he'll always take care of you and help you through whatever struggles you might be facing

but he will keep the hackett secret for awhile. he doesn't let you stay with the rest family on the days close to the full moon and always makes up excuses or takes you places to make you focus on other things

he doesn't want you getting hurt. he has nightmares about you becoming a werewolf like his brother and his kids and he doesn't want that life for you. he's seen enough of it

of course, he wants to cure his family, but he shows up less on full moons to hunt silas because he has you. he doesn't want to just leave you behind without warning

he'll still go sometimes, but he has to come up with really intricate reasons as to why he'll be gone. it has to be more elaborate as you grow older

he tells you when you're old enough, probably when you're about 13 or 14. you're rightfully very upset that he kept this huge secret from you (after laughing a lot and telling him that he's joking), and you ignore him for days because of it

your dad had kept it from you for so long and you felt heartbroken. as if he didn't trust you with it

he reassures you that he loves and trusts you with everything, even his own life, but he wanted to protect you from it for as long as possible so you could grow up with a life of relative normalcy

you're grateful for his secret keeping after awhile, realizing that if you knew about it your life would've been a lot different than before

travis buys you a lot of gifts. they usually come out of nowhere but he always has a reason to get them. "it reminded me of you" or "i saw you liked this thing so i bought it for you"

he really wants you to have a good life and he tries so hard to make sure you get that. he wants to be someone you can look up to but he worries he's so far from that

he'll teach you everything he knows at some point. he doesn't ever want you getting involved in hunting but he knows you might be in a dangerous situation eventually so it's better to be safe than sorry

it feels like he would be a really distant father during your early childhood. he worries that he won't be good enough for you but he realizes he's the only person you have to take care of you

he makes up for it in a multitude of ways, taking you to your favorite restaurants and making sure he spends more time with you being two of them

he's really protective of you and makes sure you're staying safe at all times. he's afraid of losing you somehow and he does everything in his power to avoid that

if you ever catch feelings for someone expect travis to be watching them like a hawk. he doesn't ever want you dating (you'll aways be a baby in his eyes) but if it's what you want he has to make sure they're worthy of you

he's happy for you, though. he ends up liking your partner but he teases them a lot and it can end with incredibly awkward conversations

he knows that he's not perfect but you seem to love him, and that's all he cares about

[m4xedout]

One Fin wonder 5

A/n: flashbacks ☹

Welcome to one fin wonder! Enjoy :)

Series pairings: steven grant x teen!reader, marc spector x teen!reader, jake lockley x teen!reader, layla el faouly x teen!reader (all platonic, reader is 14)

Content warning: blood, guts, panic attack, reader is a sour little shit about everything, mentions of parents absence and or death

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"No one is going to save you."

"Get up."

You heard an all too familiar voice, opening your eyes to see the source, you find it.

Your eyes you red, puffy, your arms bruised, tears streaming down you face.

"Get UP." The woman scolds.

You wanted to hit her, ohh how badly you wanted to hit her.

But you couldn't.

Your own mother?

What kind of monster of a child are you.

"are you listening to me?" the woman struts towards you.

You look around, grab the nearest thing to grab and-

glass shatters.

You look back up at the form.

It's not your mother.

But your bathroom mirror.

Your knuckles bloody from smashing it with your own fist.

The Crack was right in the center where you face would've been placed upon for you to look at your features and be reminded of the comments your mothers friends would give you.

"Oh you look just like her"

" Oh I can tell you'll look exactly like her when you're older"

"You look"

"Just"

"Like"

"Her."

You blinked once again just to find a figure infront of you, it looked like a mummy.

And it was walking towards you.

You're fists are balled up and you're sure he was gonna absolutely rock your shit if you did anything.

So you didn't.

You released your death grip on the thick tension, and stood still as the man came towards you.

He didn't do anything.

He didn't put his hands on you in anyways to inflict pain on you.

But you were crying.

Tears fell from your eyes as you asked the man.

"What...do you want."

He didn't respond

But.

You blinked.

And he was gone.

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You were at work today, making children happy and giving them their first ever fish and knowing their parents will come back in about a week to secretly replace it because their child did not care for it.

Fish are weird.

Wonder what they dream about...

Clock rang and as you knew it you were off.

Going home to eat pizza bagels and watch your trash TV on your phone.

Not much had changed since that night the man in white came to visit you.

But he has.

He's been keeping an eye on you.

Making sure you don't get into touble.

But why?

Why were YOU so special?

What had this fearfull world you call home had set in stone that something so dangerous could happen that a strange man had to watch over you?

You didn't know.

He sure as hell didn't.

But the two little menon his shoulders and the skeletal bird at his side had a job to do.

Protect the innocent of the night.

The fist of vengeance has duties they must take care of.

And he couldn't do it, unless he knew you were safe.

And you weren't.

Not here.

Not in this cruel world.

You were watching your trash show and fell asleep.

And you drempt about the man.

He saved you from your vile mother.

If only.

You woke up in a sweat.

The man.

The man was literally in your dreams, the one thing that you could use to escape the world.

Besides your phone.

Oh god what do you do.

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A/n: guys I'm so sorry it took so long omg, I just have school and work and all that shmaz.

@80pairsofcrocs @jasminemohmed

[rotten-vivs]

1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 24

choose violence ask game (life series edition)

oh my god, this is gonna be a bit long lmao, bear with me

1. the character everyone gets wrong

tango, i have rarely seen people get him just right. he's one of those characters that unfortunately gets molded into whatever the fandom needs him to be. dont blame them, i can admit i also struggled to have a good grasp of his character at first

3. screenshot or description of the worst take you've seen on tumblr

i saw someone rant about how scott and cleo were just merciless bullies against pearl. which yeah, they were pretty mean to her, but the person didn't even attempt to understand scott and cleo's motivations. i know it doesn't seem much, but as someone who has a passion for that series's characters and their motivations it pissed me off that they were just ignored

4. what was the last straw that made you finally block that annoying person?

the person from the question above lol. i rarely block accounts (unless they're bots), but the post i mentioned had very disgusting vibes

6. which ship fans are the most annoying?

solidaritek shippers who talk shit about flower husbands. and the opposite too, but i've seen that one more. let jimmy be loved by two people for fuck's sake!!

8. common fandom opinion that everyone is wrong about

"dogwarts were the good guys actually" NO THEY FUCKING WERENT. watch the crastle or jimmy and scott (especially those two), dogwarts tried to forcefully take over all groups at one point. im not saying they were evil, they had understandable motivations...but that doesn't make them "good". i think this opinion popularized as pushback from "desert duo are the good guys" opinion (which is also wrong lol)

9. worst part of canon

the limited life ending, im sorry. not because martyn "played dirty", if anything that made the ending way better than it would've been. but the lead up from all three final perspectives were a bit underwhelming

10. worst part of fanon

sometimes people give too much power to the watchers to the point they take away autonomy from the characters. they are WATCHERS. they watch, not play. yes they put the players in the situation, but the players themselves are the ones putting the show

13. worst blorboficiation

i dont know if worst, but lizzie. she tends to be very dumbed down and infantilized. as if she didn't kill as boogey multiple times by making people trust her. dont get me wrong, she is chronically confused, but she is not a sweet innocent angel too fragile for this world

14. that one thing you see in fics all the time

i really dont know anything about hermitcraft so there might be a reason for it, but i see a lot of fics that make that server the "safe haven/place of healing in between life games". i dont really watch hc, so whenever i see it in fics and they reference stuff from that server i go ???. not complaining of course, i just try to pick up the context clues and use the general fandom knowledge i gathered through osmosis

15. that one thing you see in fanart all the time

y'know, i still don't know what those things that people put on pearl's head are. they look like bunny ears, or two feathers sticking out. something i also see a lot is all the winners in stained glass windows, sometimes in a "Hall of Winners". i dont know where it came from, but i eat it up every single time, i love it

16. you can't understand why so many people like this thing (characterization, trope, headcanon, etc)

not a fan of romantic smalletho. i tried, the idea of them is fun, but they're just besties in my brain

17. there should be more of this type of fic/art

ender skizz!! his 3L red skin is so iconic. also more team best as superheroes. they called themselves the heroes of the server, dress them up as that

18. it's absolutely criminal that the fandom has been sleeping on...

i dont see people referencing cleo's almost death by tree suffocation on the first episode of third life, even though they were so many perspectives of it. narratively, it was the first time that they saw death as a possible threat. outside of the story, it was so fucking funny. they were all chilling and suddenly, tree

19. you're mad/ashamed/horrified you actually kind of like...

i'll be honest, im not the biggest smut fan. i'm not against it, but i dont really get the appeal. i won't turn away an E rated fic if im interested on the concept of the overall fic, but i dont actively search them. i will say...treebark smut is always so well fucking written. the love, the devotion, the yearning, the desperation, the craving. treebark enjoyers can write a good sex scene, and you can quote me on that

22. your favorite part of canon that everyone else ignores

bigb was jealous of ren and martyn in double life. he says it, out loud, multiple times. there's so many angles you can go with this and so much potential. there's the treebark angle of course, but there's also how bigb used that to avoid responsibility from having a secret soulmate behind ren's back. tbh ren and bigb's relationship overall is way too ignored for literally being the most interesting soulmate pair

24. topic that brings up the most rancid discourse

a bit more overall mcyt than life series fandom, but any boundaries discourse, especially shipping for some reason. i have a lot of opinions, but overall i think we should stop fucking talking about "boundaries" so much. boundaries assumes a two-way interaction. and unless i am tagging the cc or putting stuff on their chats/comments or on knowingly frequented tags, what i am posting does not need their permission. does that mean "post everything, have no morals"? fuck no, but that is really the responsibility of each person. if i don't think something should be posted on the internet, i won't do it. if i see people posting that stuff, i will mute/block/report (if needed). you know what we shouldn't do? bring attention to uncomfortable shit to ccs when they are live (aiming this directly to the 2 donos in the last couple of weeks that have asked scar what his boundaries on shipping is, which he either truly doesn't understand or is purposely avoiding to reply). anyways, always causes rancid discourse and at worst full on witch hunts for shit that really doesn't matter

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[@distinguished-turtle-enjoyer ]

i actually have not stopped thinkin bout your bb!edit like,,,, its so good and scratches my brain right

how long have you been doin edits for? do have any tips for someone, who hypothetically, wants to start doin edits too? what programs do you use? how did you do the cool animated bits?

im so sorry for all the qustions 😭😭 i just think youre very talented and inspirational and i hope you have a good day ^_^

hi firstly oh my gosh you're literally so sweet i am gently shaking you i love you so much /p. secondly, i apologize for the long answer! (it's all under the cut. this got away from me. i'm so sorry apparently i have a lot to say.) (also you're so good about the questions i would constantly be asking one of my professors questions during class to the point where she said i didn't have to go "i have a question" every time i approached her)

i've been editing since 2016! around march/april, i think? loved it so much i went into film & video production in college as a major so i could do editing for a living. (i have done more motion graphics for my classmates than i have done edits outside of class assignments, BUT!)

the program i use is after effects - i started learning it when covid first hit the united states because i had nothing better to do with my time (other than music theory but i failed that bc my professor focused more on the history aspects than the actual theory soooo) and my ipad kept giving me the "no more storage" whenever i tried to use videostar lmao. (vs has, apparently, gotten a LOT of good updates, so if you're looking to start editing and have an ios system, i'd look into it! only downside is you have to pay for some of the cool stuff).

also the program i use for masking (i think i explain this later dwdw) is superimpose. i've been using it since 2014 and it's SO nice bc i can use my fingers to erase backgrounds & stuff instead of hoping i can get it to work correctly in ae or photoshop (photoshop my DETESTED i'll use it but i'll complain the entire time).

for people who want to start editing: tutorials on how your program works and how to do specific transitions are gonna be your best friend when you're first figuring things out! i forced a friend to literally walk me through how after effects worked when i was first figuring it out, and when i had swapped to videostar back in 2017/2018(?) i had watched a Lot of tutorials. that and played around a lot and figured things out on my own - which is also always a good way to start!! it's also totally valid to look at other people's edits for inspiration - most editors don't really care, as long as you don't flat-out remake their edit (some people don't like that!). i have a style insp folder on instagram where i save edits that i like so if i need transition ideas or i'm doing a different style, i can look there for inspiration. at the end of the day, as long as you're having fun with it that's all that matters!

also, starting simple is always okay!! my edits for a year were just me slapping gifs & video segments together on a timeline in cute cut pro bc imovie didn't load them lol & it'd crash every time i breathed. ++ it never hurts to ask people for feedback/constructive(!!!) criticism/etc! (also not to sound like everyone else but practice? good. it's so good. if i showed my 14/15y/o self some of the edits i can make now they would've passed out on the spot bc i was still trying to figure out transitions back then. programs can also sometimes make a difference in edits, but usually it's not super noticeable until you start getting to the Complicated Shit.)

a lot of popular programs i've seen are ones like video star (ios only), alight motion (android only), after effects (i recommend 🏴‍☠️ing it tbh, i only use it legally bc i had to use adobe programs for school), capcut, and i think some people still use sony vegas pro & maybe cute cut pro (i've heard it may have actually gotten better since i last used it in 2018)? i have no idea. programs also depend on whatever device you're using to edit on! since i've been using my laptop, i'm able to use after effects (it's computer-only), but when i used my phone/ipad to edit i used ccp & vs.

for the animation - it's a lot of cutting up the image and masking! more complex animations, like the one i had of leo walking down that red 'hallway' have several different layers that have been masked. (i removed the background & filled in the spot where leo originally was in two different apps - superimpose (taking leo out) & photoshop (filling in the bg)) in after effects, the way i've done this was mask out the specific thing i wanted to move (like an eye) and then put that mask on what i've called a "base" (not animated), and then stick a solid behind the base to match the color of the object. (some of my layers are not named appropriately; base 2 is the left arm & the four "SIX_[...]" layers are the mask/bandana tails)

an example of this would be for any of the eye blink animations i did! this (above) is the same shot, with and without the eye - since it's masked out and i have the background solid behind it, it doesn't look too unnatural/have a black outline/mass where his eye should be.

what it looks like without the solid layer behind it ^ (the red lines are from the null layers - ignore that)

this is what my timeline looks like if it's a more simplistic animation - the only five things being animated here are leo & raph's eyes. (there's only this many layers bc it's two characters in one shot & i was also animating their pupils - typically, an eye-blink animation is about 4-6 layers for me (solid, base, mask, & null to animate with, 6 if i'm animating both eyes & 4 if just one))

in after effects, there's this really cool tool called the puppet pin that one of my friends (lovingly) yelled at me for not knowing about - which. yeah fair she wasn't wrong it's SUPER useful in animating, provided you chop up your image first. if you don't it's a mess.

(separated by layer vs i should've really put the mask tails & leo's head on separate layers and didn't bc that was the 2nd to last animation i had to do and i was losing my mind bc i wanted to be done with the edit lmao)

the way people animate depends all on their style (there's two common ways to do blinking animation - having the anchor point at the bottom of the eye, or the middle of it) and the program they use. it's been a while, but i could probably tell you how to do some basic animations on videostar still even though i've been doing them in after effects for about 2-3years now. ALSO the best way to have an animation be noticeable is to over-exaggerate it/make them Big - which, yes, can mean 'breaking bones' and having the limbs be a little wonky at the start. (if you want it to be realistic though go Just to the point where it looks uncomfortable lmao)

uhm. again i am so sorry that this is so long i THINK this is everything? if not: my inbox/dms are always open if you ever want to ask more questions, wanna follow up on something, etc etc!! (also if you ever start editing please send me your edits!!! i'd love to see them <3)

[lokiwhitewolf]

Red Hot Winter- Chapter 14

Trigger warning: death scene, sex scene- minor dni

Chapter 14- "All the monsters got fangs"

Klaus shouted at the top of his lungs, knowing Hayley could hear him. He needed her to shout back, so he could eco locate her, since both of them were werewolves. It didn't take long. She shouted again. His eyes turning yellow, Caroline swearing she saw more of a wolf than a vampire in Klaus right now, he turned to her, and said, his voice deeper:

"Tell Elijah to track my scent. I need to save my daughter. I can't put you in any more danger, love."

Looking a her one last time, he ran to Hayley. Caroline ran back to the compound.

Klaus couldn't care less if people were seeing him running, or if he resembled a lot more his biological father now. The only thing on his mind now was that he needed to save his daughter and her mother. Finding her was easy. Setting her free would be the challenge.

He found her in the church, lying on the altar, trying to fight against the witches that held her back, Genevieve on the end of the table.

"You're all gonna die!" He shouted. But before he could even do anything, Monique just threw his body against the wall, and he couldn't move, though he really wanted to. "Genevieve, I'm gonna kill you, and no one, not even my queen is going to stop me!"

"I'm sorry Klaus." Said Genevieve. "Is the only way the ancestors will let me live."

Hayley's pregnancy had to be interrupted, all the chaos from the last few months, plus all the fighting from the past night had caused their daughter to come into the world faster. Hayley wanted to have her daughter in the bayou, and Klaus in a hospital where she'd be safe, but maybe it was the karma the Mikaelson family had to carry that doomed their heir to be born at the altar of a church after a vampire and werewolf massacre, on the hands of a witch. Klaus had also been born at the hands of a witch, the witch Ayanna, him, and all of his siblings, except the one he had lost before he was even born. Klaus most definitely did not want the same fate to hold his daughter.

"I will bathe in your blood and drink it with my queen!" He said.

"I'd like to see you try." Said Monique.

The more Klaus tried to fight, the stronger the restraints holding him back got. Elijah wasn't showing up. He couldn't have brought Caroline here, she would've died. He was helpless.

He watched in agony as Hayley gave birth, her screams forever engraved in his mind. It wasn't until he heard another cry that his heart for the second time in his eternal life, the first had been when Caroline told him she loved him, seemed to be more alive than ever.

"Can I…Can I hold her?" Asked Hayley weakly. Monique was about to answer when Genevieve gave Hayley her baby.

"So beautiful, my hope…" Hayley said, kissing her forehead. Klaus started to cry. He wanted to kiss his daughter, he wanted to hold her, take care of her, protect her, but he couldn't. Hayley looked at him. "Look what we made." She said.

"My littlest wolf." Said Klaus, as weakly as her.

As quickly as it had begun, Monique ripped the baby from Hayley's arm, who couldn't hold her daughter back, and the witches left. Before closing the door behind her, Genevieve turned to Klaus and said:

"I'm sorry, I truly am"

The restrains were finally out of Klaus. He fell to the ground, breaking some of his bones.

Klaus got up, healing himself, going to Hayley who had passed out. It was only when he came close to her that he realized. She wasn't breathing, and her heart wasn't beating.

Elijah, Elena, and Caroline got to the church, but it was too late. Klaus was sitting with his back leaning against the altar, holding Hayley's body, his mouth stained with blood. He had tried resuscitating her both with blood and massaging her heart, but it didn't work.

"Klaus?" Said Caroline, kneeling in front of him.

"They took my daughter, the witches. They took her from her mother's womb and there's nothing I could do about it. I couldn't protect her, I couldn't protect any of them." Said Klaus, looking at the ground.

"You can still save her." Said Caroline. "We know where they're going, Marcel found out where they're keeping Bonnie and Davina."

"I don't understand why they'd take my daughter if they could've taken me. I'd gladly take her place."

"Niklaus." Said Elijah. "They want to sacrifice her, that has always been their goal. That's how they want to take us, this family, your family down. We need you to get up, brother, because the three of us are ready to follow you to the depths of hell to bring your daughter back."

Klaus looked at the three people standing in front of him.

Elena Gilbert, the doppelganger of the first woman he had ever loved, and the blood his mother had used to create the vampires. He had gone to Mystic Falls in search of her to break his course and her father had given his life so she wouldn't become a vampire. Klaus didn't understand why would John Gilbert make that kind of sacrifice until now. He would've gladly died if it meant that his hope lived.

Elijah, his older brother. Klaus hadn't been born a witch like Elijah was, and his mother's explanation to Mikael was that not every kid of theirs would be a witch and she was confirmed right when Rebekah was born without powers. Klaus wasn't a witch because he had a werewolf gene and his father somehow knew and abused him. Elijah always took care of him, even connecting himself to his little brother so he wouldn't take the burden alone. Klaus was so close to his full humanity now, and Elijah wasn't about to give up.

Caroline Forbes, his sweet Caroline, his queen. He had been fond of her and had fallen hard the first time he had laid eyes on her, even before he had made his presence in Mystic Falls known to everyone.

Mystic Falls, Virginia, 2009

"Klaus was in the Mystic Grill enjoying a glass of bourbon by himself. The spell his witches had cast on him was enough for him to remain unknown for the rest of the night, even from his own brother, the witches, and the vampires of the town. He liked hiding inside someone else's body but he wanted one last night for himself.

He saw the doppelganger have fun with one blonde girl. Not girl, woman. He was captivated by her beauty - the way her hair was styled, her delicate features, and the way her eyes sparkled when she smiled.

He immediately knew that this was the woman he had been looking for in his eternal life and he had found her in the flesh. He wanted to tell her how beautiful she was, but he waited for her, now he was just looking at her in awe.

He admired her poise and confidence as she talked to the doppelganger with a warm smile. Even as he felt his heart racing, Klaus just couldn't take his eyes away from her and he felt a sudden connection as if she was someone he had already known.

From then on, Klaus felt like he was in another world when he saw Caroline. He was mesmerized by every aspect of her - her voice, the way she laughed, the way she looked, and even the scent of her perfume. She had a special kind of beauty that captivated him and Klaus knew that one day he would love this woman forever.

The doppelganger said goodbye and Caroline looked at him. Smiling, she walked towards the bar and took a seat beside the original.

"It's not polite to stare you know?" She said.

"I couldn't help but be captivated by your beauty, love." He said, turning to face her.

"You're not from around here, are you?" She asked her hand on the counter, mere inches away from the one that was holding his cup.

"No, I'm not. What about you, love?"

"Born and raised in Mystic Falls." She said.

"You've never got out of here?"

"No, never"

"It's a shame. A beautiful woman like you deserves to see the world." He said, letting go of his cup, his hand approaching hers.

"There's no one to take me."

"Oh, I know a guy." He said, his hand finally touching hers. It felt like an electric touch went through both of them. Neither one of them had felt that before. Though Caroline was on her off period with Tyler, the werewolf couldn't make her feel like this. She barely knew this strange man, and yet, her body was already burning for him, and the way his eyes looked at her, he felt the same. "He could take you anywhere you'd like love."

"And what do I have to do to get him to take me?" She asked, her face getting closer to his, feeling the heat emanating from his body. Klaus just smiled, grabbed her hand, and guided her to the restroom. If he could, he'd run with her. Locking the door behind her, he gently pushed her against it giving her a chance to back out. She just smiled, putting her hands behind his neck. Klaus smiled.

Klaus had been wanting to kiss Caroline ever since he saw her. He was drawn to her beauty and charm and wanted to show her how much he desired her. As they stood there in the bathroom, the heat between them was palpable. Their lips pressed together as their tongues explored each other, taking in their every taste.

The emotions cascading through them were intense. His leg moved between hers, surprising her by the sudden movement, and she realized what he was doing. Tyler had never let her do this, though she always imagined it. She started to move her hips in circles as she rubbed against his thigh, pleasure coursing through her body and her moans filling up the bathroom. Caroline leaned into his embrace. He kept his leg firmly in place as he kissed her harder, stroking her back as her passionate movements increased.

She felt her orgasm coming and gasped against his mouth, her body shaking with pleasure until her head dropped back against the door. Nothing but the sound of their heavy breathing filled the bathroom afterward as they stood still, their bodies pressed together.

"He can take me anywhere he'd like." She said.

"Oh love, we're not done." He said. Gently carrying her to the sink, he took her underwear off, putting it in his back pocket, opening his pants, and letting them drop, he got closer to her, lifting her skirt.

Caroline felt the cool porcelain against their hot skin as Klaus proceeded to enter her slowly, teasing her along the way with intense sensation. She was so caught up in the feeling that when Klaus started thrusting faster and harder, taking her beyond the brink of orgasm, she let out a squeal of ecstasy like never before.

As they moved in sync, Caroline's body became a living canvas that Klaus explored with his hands and his tongue. His movements were divine, and she felt her body trembling with pleasure. His steady thrusts and skillful touches made her feel each sensation magnified. Caroline clawed at his back, her groans urging him on.

With each thrust, he seemed to go deeper and deeper inside her. At the peak of her pleasure, Caroline released the most passionate essence onto him before succumbing to her euphoric pleasure, Klaus quickly following. A flood of contentment descended on them both as they lay in each other's embrace.

"Who are you?" She asked him, holding his face.

"I can't tell you yet love. Nobody knows I'm here. And I'm so terribly sorry for doing this." He looked her deep in her eyes, compelling her. "You had fun with your friend tonight and just made out with someone from out of town on the grill."

"I had fun with my friend tonight and made out with someone from out of town on the grill." She repeated.

Kissing her one last time, he let her go."

Of course, he had made her remember that and explained why he made her forget and she understood. He knew there and then she was his queen and he'd move worlds for her.

Kissing Hayley's forehead, he said:

"Little wolf, I promise you I will bring our daughter back home and I will kill whoever stands in my way." Putting her lifeless body on the altar again he stood up. Holding Caroline's hand, he walked out of the church, being followed by Elena and Elijah.

After 20 minutes, they arrived at the cemetery. Klaus stops dead in his tracks, focusing his hearing on his daughter's heartbeat. He hears it, all the way down in the cemetery.

"I know where she is." He says. The three vampires follow the hybrid's lead, and they find the youngest Mikaelson lying on another altar. Monique and the other witch from the harvest are chanting an incantation while Genevieve holds a knife up in the air.

"No!" Screams Elijah and Klaus at the same time. Monique and the other witch divert their efforts to the originals and their partners, making the sunlight burn them. Elena screams in pain and Elijah covers her with his suit jacket, growling at the witches. Klaus doesn't mind that he's burning. The witches try to force him to turn into a wolf, but he doesn't budge. Klaus had one purpose: to save his hope, his daughter.

He feels his bones breaking, one by one, but there's nothing like the rage of a Mikaelson when they protect their own. Breathing deeply, Caroline grabs Elena from Elijah.

"Help him!" She says. Elijah gives Elena to Caroline and they go hide in the shadows. Elijah takes the pain of being burned and holds his brother's hands. They look at each other, both smiling wickedly.

They run to the witches of the harvest, breaking each of their necks.

"No!" Said Genevieve desperately.

"You should've stayed away." Said Hayley, showing up behind her breaking the hand that was holding the knife, hearing the ginger witch scream. Hayley grabbed her daughter from the altar, cradling her in her chest.

"Niklaus, I believe you said the only reason you wouldn't kill Genevieve was because your queen did not deserve to walk over her corpse," Elijah said, as both brothers corned Genevieve.

"I believe so brother," Klaus said.

"Well, your queen is not here." Said Elijah. "And if there's one thing I know our family keeps, brother, is our word."

"It is indeed." Said Klaus. "I told you I wouldn't hesitate on a third-time witch." And with that, Klaus proceeds to keep his promise. Putting his hand inside her chest, he said, echoing what his brother said many moons ago "No one messes with the Mikaelsons and lives, no one" By the time his hand was out of her body, he was carrying her heart.

Cleaning the blood away on his shirt, he turned to Hayley.

"Can I…Can I…?" He asked. Hayley smiled and nodded. When Hayley died, she died with her daughter's blood in her system and it turned her into a hybrid, just like Klaus. But the difference is, that she needed to drink her daughter's blood to finish her transition.

Hayley gave him his daughter. Klaus held her, so gently and tenderly, as if she'd break at any moment.

"My daughter…" He said, smiling. "My littlest wolf" Tears fell from his eyes. Holding his daughter now, he was sure he would be better than Mikael, he'd protect her, save her, and never let any harm ever come to her. She was the most beautiful creature he'd ever seen, and he loved her more than anything in the world. Leaning his head down, he kissed her forehead, making a silent promise to himself and her that he'd always be there for her and nothing and no one would keep them apart.

Later at the compound after setting Davina and Bonnie free, Hayley drank a drop of her daughter's blood, but they couldn't keep her. She wasn't safe in New Orleans, not with all the enemies she had automatically inherited by being a Mikaelson.

So Klaus made the hardest decision he ever had to.

The town was led to believe that the wolves that died, along with the vampires, had died as a result of a gas leak and were holding a vigil for the victims. Compelling Marcel to find them a stillborn baby so they could have a symbolic burial, Elijah, Elena, and Hayley went to the vigil with a plaque that read "Baby Mikaelson". Leaving the plaque, Hayley came back to the arms of Elena and Elijah who hugged her as she cried her soul out.

On the edge of the town, Klaus was outside of his car, holding his daughter. Caroline was waiting by it.

A red bright car stopped a few miles away and Rebekah got out of the it.

"It was about time you picked my brother over the Lockwood boy, Caroline." She said. Caroline just smiled.

Klaus looked at his sister, who was in awe of her niece.

"She's so beautiful Nik, just like her mother. Perhaps there is a god after all."

"Oh but she's got a hint of the devil in her eyes, that's all me." He said. "Rebekah, despite our differences, there is no one else in this world that I would trust my daughter with."

"I'll protect her with my life Nick."

"Tell her stories about us, about our human life."

"I will brother."

"I love you my daughter, Hope Mikaelson."

"That's a beautiful name, Nik," Rebekah said, kissing her brother on the face, before reaching out for Hope. Klaus gave her his daughter, feeling as though a part of him was being taken with her.

Before Rebekah got into her car, she turned to Caroline and said:

"You take care of my brother, please?"

"With my life."

Turning her back, Rebekah got into her car and left. Klaus turned back and hugged Caroline, immediately crying. She hugged him back. She knew it wasn't easy for him to be this vulnerable but he was always like this with her, even before they got together. She wouldn't let him fall, not right now, not ever.

Back at the compound, after giving Hayley blood and putting her to sleep, Elijah went to the balcony where Elena was. Seeing his brother with a daughter of his own reminded him just how lonely eternal life could be.

"There you are." He said. She was still wearing his suit jacket. She turned to him, bringing him close to her by his waist.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

"Seeing Niklaus with Hope reminded me just how I'll never be able to fulfill one of my human dreams."

"You wanted to be a father."

"Even before I'd even met Tatia. But everything changed when I turned into a vampire."

"Did you know I didn't want to become a vampire? My change was something I couldn't control either."

"But you came to terms with it."

"Yes, but it took me a long time." She kissed his face, right next to his mouth. "And now I'll get to spend the rest of my eternal life with you." Elijah smiled and kissed her.

The Mikaelson had won the French Quarter war. Klaus was King and Caroline was Queen. But nothing is as it seems.

In the woods, near the cemetery, the fourth girl from the harvest ceremony was looking at the Originals witch memorial plaque. Another warlock showed up beside her.

"Come on my son, we have much to do." She said, walking away, the warlock following her.

[layce2015]

My Thoughts On The Last Of Us HBO TV Show Trailer

So a couple of days ago, HBO and Naughty Dog had released a trailer for The Last Of Us, a show adaptation of the popular 2013 game of the same name.

The story of a world that is plunged into a zombie-like apocalypse 20 years after the first outbreak. One man, Joel Miller, is tasked with taking a young 14 year old girl, Ellie, to a group called the Fireflies as she is immune from the virus that would turn any human into a fungal monster. So Joel and Ellie go on a cross-country journey in America just to get her to the Fireflies so that they could make a "cure" and hopefully save the world.

Now, I love this game. It is my favorite game of all time. I love the world, the lore and the characters. Joel is my favorite character of all time. I loved the Left Behind DLC. The sequel however....

Yeah, like with Bruno, we don't talk about that game lol.

Anyway, the reason I'm writing this post is that after watching the trailer a few times and thinking it over, I have some opinions on it.

It does look good and the environments look like it was plucked out of the game. The quick glimpse of the Clickers we've gotten looks really impressive and of course the famous clicking sounds they make is just as creepy as it is in the game.

I also loved the song they used for the trailer, Alone and Forsaken by Hank Williams, which is the song that is in the game and was also used for the first trailer of the game back in 2012.

I do think it is cool that the actress that plays Marlene in the game is gonna reprise her role in the show, so I know that will be done well.

However, here is where alot of people are probably gonna disagree with me, I do not like the casting for Joel and Ellie. I'm sorry, I do like Pedro Pascal, I think he is a good actor, he is great in the Mandalorian, he was the best part of Wonder Woman 1984 (which was a snooze fest and he was the only one that was entertaining), and I'm only half way through season 2 of Narcos and he is really good there.

But...I just don't see him as Joel. There were other actors, I think, would've been a better choice. My personal choice is Hugh Jackman, I think he would've knocked it out of the park and if you've see Logan, he already kinda looked like Joel. So much so, my brother and I used to joke that Logan is secretly a Last of Us movie.

Some people, including my brother, said Nikolaj Coster-Waldau should've played Joel, and seeing pictures of this guy he does looks like Joel.

Now I don't know anything about the girl that's playing Ellie, Bella I believe her name is, she's apparently in Game of Thrones and I never watched Game of Thrones. But, like with Pedro, I don't see her as Ellie.

Ellie is a hard character to figure out who would play her but lately, I think I found a good actress that would've been perfect for Ellie. And that is Sadie Sink, who plays Max in Stranger Things. She has the right attitude and spunk that Ellie has.

Also the little first look we got a few weeks back, that was like 30 second long, and the little dialogue we hear from Pedro and Bella, which is the dialogue from Joel and Ellie's fight in the Fall section, from what I could hear, both of them sounded flat and emotionless compared to the scene in the game.

And I know this show is an adaptation and sometimes they won't get people to look exactly like the character, but you can get people to look similar enough that they are recognizable. Look at the MCU! Most of their actors look like the comic book characters and they have been great!

I am very mixed on the trailer and I guess I have some skepticism of it but I am gonna give the show a chance and watch it. I do hope the show proves me wrong and Pedro and Bella prove me wrong.

But we will see in 2023.

[artianaiolanthe]

Your Billy post was seriously so big brained like I couldn't have said it better myself. I find Billy as a character fascinating but completely hate what the fandom made him out to be. The fact that some of his stans go after a 14 year old girl in the show just because she expressed how she truly felt about her abuser is insane. Like they give Billy so much grace but can't do the same for his victims. I saw one post where they discussed how bad they felt when Max tranquilized him and threatened him with the bat in s2, saying omg poor boy is so scared because Max is just like Neil. I'm sorry but what??? A bunch of kids had to watch Billy almost killing another human being but he is the victim, plus Steve was probably the first person ever to stand up towards Billy for Max, of course she had to do something. What I'm saying this woobyfication of him is simply disgusting because it takes everything the character was away. And for what, I'm just saying if Dacre wasn't hot we wouldn't really see those many insane takes. Also Harringrove is just one of the most disgusting ships in my opinion, how can you ship sweet boy Steve Harrington with a guy who wanted to kill him and almost did if it weren't for Max. Did we watch the same show? Furthermore why would he want to date someone who is abusive and racist towards his children, Steve loves those kids and Billy just hates everyone at this point. Again if Dacre wasn't good looking there would not be any shipping. When I watched the show without being in the fandom I was pretty neutral about Billy, but after seeing all the takes the fabdom just made me hate his character sm. You can't even discuss this with them because they get so defensive, I tried after the hate wave Max got after vol2 but they just don't want to listen.

Not to mention how Billy stans went after Caleb, the main black actor, after the interview, saying his point doesn't matter. That alone says more about his fans than everything else.

I'm sorry this was kinda long and I'm sorry for my English, it's not my first language.

Thank you so much! I was talking about Billy with a friend on discord and trying to unpack my feelings afterwards because genuinely I DON'T want to hate him? Like yes I'd have an overall negative opinion of Billy in general because of the way he treated Lucas and Max, but also like. I don't feel this viscerally upset about Henry Bowers from It for example. The only real difference between him and Billy is he doesn't have stepmom or stepsister, otherwise the characters share the same space in the story and I mostly just feel indifferent to Henry. Maybe because no one tries to say he's not racist or play down his racism order to ship him with any of the Losers/characters we like?

Cause honestly that's mostly what it seems to boil down to for me. People can accept that Billy is a mildly shitty person only if he can be changed and forgiven in order to ship with Steve it seems. It's a complete double standard too, because I've seen people crucify Jonathan despite a very similar backstory to Billy (abuse, having to take responsibility for a sibling, beat the shit out of Steve for questionable reasons, etc) because of pictures he took way back in season one (that he did apologize and repent for, and was forgiven by both affected parties), and Stonathan is a much less popular ship because Charlie Heaton isn't considered as mainstream attractive as Dacre Montgomery.

I didn't say too much about my opinion on Steve and Billy's ship because then that post sure as hell would've gone from a mostly polite critique to a full on rant. I've never seen the appeal and I can't help but get the sense it's only because people find the actors attractive and it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Your English is great and I'm glad my post spoke to you, I just really needed to get it off my chest so I could stop feeling so irrationally angry whenever Billy came up.

[kim-ruzek]

Do you think there's going to be a Burzek wedding before the show ends? (Side note: I haven't watched any CPD eps this season. I will eventually, but have been so bummed about JLS/Jay leaving, that it's made me need a distraction from the show.) I still enjoy Burzek, but I just want them to be drama free. I want them to be happy and married, and a family with Mak, and any possible other kids they have.

I do, actually. I'm probably being waaaay too optimistic and yet again putting too much faith in the writers, but I do. I mean if it happens it'll be in like season 14 or 15, probably, at the minimum. With how things are now, if I was the writer, I could happily make it be a season 12 event, but alas, I'm not the writer (although if I was the writer they would've been drama free for years and it would be their wedding on the 200th lol).

The reasons why is that the writing has gotten so much better, and Burzek is finally been written in a healthy way. It's actually made me like the current "drama" (them still not being together officially and Kim still pushing aside her trauma) because it finally is making sense. And I do believe that we're on the way to that being an actual possibility.

Whether or not they'll ever be truly drama free, I don't know, but I'm hoping it'll be drama they tackle together, instead of apart. But I've been burnt before by this show, so I'm trying not to expect too much from them. They might get burzek together but may never get them married, which I'll hate, but with this season being the first season in years where they make sense, I find it hard to have a proper read on the writers and the direction.

I'm sorry the JLS/Jay news bummed you out though! I wasn't really, since burzek is what drives me and jay had been annoying me, but with how the writing is going I am getting more sad because it's made me realise I've missed out on potentially liking the writing for his character again with him leaving. And I get needing a distraction, last year I took a break myself because of how it was making me feel!

Thank you for sending me this ask, it is much appreciated!! 💕

[thedissociatives]

10 songs 10 people ! tagged by @whitenikes thnx :) hope i got this right (also i definitely do not have 10 ppl to tag lol but i'll try to get as close to that as i can)

without me by eminem - used to listen to this whole album in the car with my mum all the time when i was like 3 lol one of my fav songs that she showed me

stuck in the middle with you by stealers wheel - have had this stuck in my head for like a month it's so bad. do not even need to say where i first heard it we all know

love from the other side by fall out boy - was so hyped for this to come out cuz i knew it meant a new album and it did not disappoint ! fav fob song they've released since ab/ap cannot wait for the album

don't dream it's over by crowded house - yeah yeah yeah i get half my music taste from films and tv what about it. heard it on the americans in october when i watched like the whole show in a month and now it's on most of my playlists

break by fugazi - one of my fav songs when i was 14 that i rediscovered recently. don't have the best memories tied to it but now i can create new ones w it instead :) cuz i haven't rlly listened to much of em the past few years and i can't let a bad time stop me from enjoying music i like

i can tell there was an accident here earlier by saosin - my all time fav band and their fav song of mine ! remember having to go on youtube for ages to listen to it before they put it on spotify. ngl the demo sounds way better the vibes just aren't quite the same on the spotify version

bathroom light by mt joy - i guess i couldn't escape the nolan patrickification of hockeytwt haha i do rlly like them now tho (want to see them when they play london next summer but 1. it's the day after my exams finish and i'll be too tired and 2. i don't have anyone to go with)

one way or another by blondie - mean girls my beloved <3 sorry to literally everyone but that's where i first heard this song. the soundtrack of that film is so good tho i'm glad this is on it otherwise idk how i would've found it

я сошла с ума by tatu - poppy's cover of the english version of this song is one of the best covers out there imo but nothing beats the original. it hits so different in russian too even though i don't understand most of it (but the bits that i do ? omg)

i hear you calling by gob - think this song is on an old chel soundtrack which is cool. one of the many bands i got into through looking at old tour posters (eternally grateful i figured out i could do that when i was 12 i've found so many good bands this way). this whole album is fuckin amazing but the guitar riff in this song is soo nice. always gets stuck in my head

(@smolpieceoftoast @memphisbelle @fagdeniro @fiftysecondstreet @emuchipmunk @rocket-eighty-eight plus like. anyone else who wants to do this)

[davisexplainableart]

(apologies for some of the foul language here. An explanation will be given after the transcript)

October 27 (technically 28), 2017:

Davis: Geez, it's pretty strange being up so late. Normally, my parents would've asked me to get ready for bed hours ago.

Eniz: Well, don't worry, we've only got an hour left tonight. With that, here's a new episode of Ed, Edd n-

Davis: Wait wait wait! I thought we were ending at 3, right?

Eniz: Yeah, the crew decided to end the show an hour earlier.

Davis: A-And I thought we were airing those scary fan-made episodes of Blue's Clues that I made earlier this month.

Eniz: *sigh* For f**k's sake, Davis...

Davis: No, I made it clear that I wanted us to air my 2 episodes of Blue's Clues...!

Eniz: Davis, it's not happening.

Davis: Oh, really? Why the h**l not?? Because they're about murder mysteries? Only one of them is a murder mystery, and-

Eniz: THAT'S THE F*****G PROBLEM!!! Everyone is absolutely f*****g sick of your constant murder stories lately! That "Halloween Disaster" episode you aired earlier this week? Absolutely no one liked it! They don't want to see Blue's Clues with death and horror elements! They didn't even play Blue's Clues in that episode!

Davis: But everyone comes back to life and-

Eniz: JUST LIKE NEARLY EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR MURDER STORIES!!

Davis: E-Eniz, stop! I want to be innocent, I don't-

Eniz: Give it up already! No one wants to hear another word about your CRAPPY BLUE'S CLUES FAN FICTION!!!

(after a few seconds, I quietly walk away from the living room)

Wesley: Heh, an adult Blue's Clues episode. What a piece of s**t...

Davis (offscreen): WESLEY, SHUT THE F**K UP!!!

(Eniz sits back down)

Eniz: *sigh* Sorry about that everyone. Let's just get to tonight's new Ed, Edd n Eddy Future already.

Wesley: Yeah, the show that's basically just f*****g Wobots, but with Ed, Edd n Eddy characters. So stupid...

Davis (offscreen): IT'S NOT STUPID!

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Yeah, we accidentally forgot the Fridays Halloween logo that year, blame that on me.

Also no, the argument was not scripted. She was genuinely upset with me.

Now for context, this night was hosted by me, my twin brother named "Wesley", and a character named "Eniz", instead of Tommy and Tara.

Eniz is another character from the TV show version of "PBS Kids GO!"

For this week, instead of filming in the Fridays studio, we filmed in the house of Eniz's brother. I can't remember what his name was, but I think he was called "Ned".

This was also a special week, as it was the 1st Fridays show that continued past midnight.

I had made a concept for that week's schedule, and at 1:00am were 2 fan made episodes of Blue's Clues that I created.

One of those episodes was called "The Halloween Disaster". I won't go into the plot too much, but basically, it's just a murder mystery where the house is haunted, and characters keep dying one by one.

By October 2017, my obsession with murder mystery stories was getting out of control. In hindsight, I wish I had never made those stories because almost all of them revolved around the same ideas.

And yeah, about the constant swearing. By fall 2016, me and my friends were feeling much more comfortable with saying swear words (even though we were only 13-15 years old at the time).

Again, this was mainly my fault, as it was also my idea to give the block a TV-14 rating due to the swearing. I even wanted the crew to add a warning before the intro that the block was "intended for adult audiences only", similar to TeenNick's "The Splat" (now called "NickRewind").

This went on until April 2018, when I finally realized that what I was doing to Fridays ended up making it fairly unpleasant and uncomfortable to watch for several viewers.

What caused to me to finally snap out of it was when I was caught by my mother saying the f-word. I wasn't even talking to anyone, I was just saying something with the f-word in it as if it wasn't a big deal!

Afterwards, I was grounded for the rest of the day. A day or so later, I contacted the Fridays crew and apologized for all the damage I had done as a result of making Fridays way more vulgar than it needed to be.

Thankfully, by the time we got to the next show (April 13, 2018), the cast (especially me) had finally cleaned their act up.

Also, fun fact, that 4/13/18 show involved Tommy and Tara interviewing the cast of a movie called "Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero". Obviously, due to the movie's tone, the interviews were more serious, but hey, at least they didn't contain any vulgar language!

[pimientos-especiales]

it's me with more mlb season 5 spoilers

I'm sorry I'm still just kind of losing my mind that technically Adrien killed both of his parents on Miraculous Ladybug and nobody cares?? He's 14 and he killed his dad and doesn't even know. His very existence is what killed his mother.

ALSO everyone shits on Gabriel for being a bad dad, and sure, he is. But if you follow the timeline of the show, Emilie was a terrible mom??

At first on the show it seems like maybe Emilie died years ago and Gabriel has been distant since then, but we find out in the Christmas special that she only died A YEAR AGO. So Adrien being sheltered with no friends, forced to be perfect and do things without any say, and only getting a pen for every birthday and not getting Christmas presents? Not Gabriel's fault. His mother was still alive during all of that.

Why doesn't anybody ever bring that up???

ALSO the implications of some reveals in season 5 is that Emilie and Colt (Felix's dad) died as a result of using the broken peacock miraculous, which somehow kills people. It apparently took 13 years to kill both of them after *creating a human being inside of a uterus*. Nathalie died - or almost did - over the course of what by my math was like a month and a half of using it. Granted she did use it more often than Emilie and Colt, but like... it just doesn't make sense.

ALSO the timeline of the show makes no sense. Some of the episodes could simply not be in chronological order, but if we go by "episodes that clearly take place after another episode" that means the last like 60 episodes of the show take place between March and June. Even putting aside that several of the episodes take place on the same day, that's still insane. So they had like 26 episodes take place from September through March and then all of seasons 2, 3, 4, and 5 took place in March, April, May, and a bit of June?? Insane.

I'm sorry I have nobody to talk to about anything ever and I enjoy watching this show, and because I enjoy it, it makes me insane to think about it. It could've been SO MUCH BETTER. GAH

ALSOALSO I thought more about my "what would I have done if this show was on when I was younger" and I realized I definitely would've made the white cat or CHEETAH miraculous holder love interest of Adrien named Bridget or Bridgette (because that was my go-to French name when I was 13) and then would've been so furious to find out that's what people nicknamed proto-Marinette from the 2D animated PV proof of concept thingy so then I would've had to come up with some other name for her.

I'm almost out of stuff to complain about until 2025 when season 6 finishes airing, presumably - since season 6 isn't due to start airing until "quarter three of 2024" which probably means January of 2025 which would then likely mean it won't finish airing until March 2026.

The show is really not good enough to justify what a mess production is. Like we have to wait a millennium for Invicible to finish season 2 but at least that show is good other than the really bad cgi which seemed to partly be because of covid. Miraculous Ladybug was already a mess before covid.

[aphroditeteapot]

I'm new to Tumblr and I want to do the 30 days of Aphrodite, and I'm 18 days behind so... 🩷

1. What first interest you about Aphrodite?

I don't think Aphrodite herself really interested me, I would occasionally scold others from saying someone was prettier than her but I never thought I'd be a witch nor did I think I'd be worshipping her. What made me worship her was my best friends friend who lives in Greece, her aunts a witch there and if given the proper information she's able to tell you what God favors you. I decided to do it, and I was reminded to not be upset when finding out what God it may be, so I wasn't, and I waited patiently. Later I'm the week my friend called and told me, I was shocked, not in a bad way, but shocked no less. After that I started to look more into Aphrodite and what she stood for and it made a lot of sense.

2. Why do you want to worship/work with Aphrodite?

To spread love, maybe to love myself a bit more too, as I sometimes forget to appreciate myself.

3. Share which of Aphrodite’s myths is your favorite and why?

Ares & Aphrodite were to be married, but due to Hera’s misjudgment, she ended up marrying Hephaestus. Hera, after giving birth to Hephaestus (throwing him off Mount Olympus because he was lame and ugly) gives birth to Ares and marries Zeus, decided to celebrate her victory, she would host an event. Said event was Ares and Aphrodites wedding. Hera happily sat in her throne, until the arms of the chair come alive and embrace her in a tight hold. Zeus, distraught, claimed whoever managed to release Hera could take Aphrodites hand in marriage. Out walked Hephaestus, and all he had to do was touch the chair with a single finger and she was free.

I liked this version because it tells how Aphrodite was supposed to marry Ares in the first place

4. Share a song you associate with Aphrodite.

5. What aspect of Aphrodite do you want to learn more about?

The cult of Aphrodite and her festivals

6. Which of Aphrodite’s epithets are your favorite and why?

Pandemos, I thinks it's just because it's why I hear the most

7. What offerings do you enjoy giving Aphrodite?

Raspberry chocolate (my favorite chocolate), sea shells and Rose petals

8. Do you do any devotional acts for Aphrodite? If so, share them, If not, what devotional acts would you like to do for Aphrodite?

I'd like to start a bathing ritual for her

9. Describe how you personally see Aphrodite (as in her physical characteristics)

I believe everyone sees Aphrodite as the person they think of as their idea type. So the characteristics that come to mind for me is an Amazonian woman who's curvy and has red hair

10. What animal(s) do you associate with Aphrodite?

The ones that come to mind easily are sea turtles and doves

11. Share some resources that have helped you learn more about Aphrodite.

I used book, I can't remember the names and they weren't popular 😭 (I just looked them up) The Greek myths (2 Volumes) by Robert Graves, The Greek myths by Robin Waterfield, the onky book I can't find online is an Encyclopedia that I used

12. What movie/tv show do you associate with Aphrodite?

I haven't watched any with Aphrodite, but the ones I don't like are Disney's and the one cartoon that frequently shows up on YouTube

13. Share your favorite piece of art that depicts Aphrodite or reminds you of Aphrodite.

14. Where do you most find or feel Aphrodite?

When I meditate, before I moved, I used to meditate in front of her altar because my room was small, it was very calming

15. Which misconception about Aphrodite bothers you the most?

That Aphrodite is a jealous bitch. Also all of her stories are with male lovers, it irritates me. She is love, she is the physical embodiment of pure affection, love and deep desires. Yet most of her stories were told by men, who made her jealous etc. She would've had female lovers too, but since it wasn't common or normal in Greece for wlw relationships all we got were hetero stories. I'm sorry it's all over but I hope the point got across. I believe Aphrodite can be strong willed (aka a boss, & "put her foot down") when need be, but above all else, I believe she is loving and caring. All the stories of her depicted as a raging jealous women just doesn't sit right with me. And all her stories of her were depicted by men, and their views of her, I want her written by a women, I need stories of her with female lovers.

16. What fictional character reminds you of Aphrodite?

I don't think I have one as of yet

17. Which real life person (celebrity, historical figure, or someone you know) has Aphrodite energy?

Maybe; Bella Thorne, the whole Angel22 group, and Enhypen Sunoo

18. What’s something you wish more people knew about Aphrodite?

That she's forgiving