#master nigel

[that-one-enby-ranger]

I made a post a while ago where I briefly mentioned that I think the craftmasters would all be good friends, and so would Halt and they would hang out together a lot and now because nobody asked and I'm bored, I'm gonna say what I think Halt's relationships with the different craftmasters would be.

Pauline: Their relationship is kind of fucking obvious. I don't need to say anything

Rodney: I think they'd get a long quite well. It was mentioned in the second book that Rodney considered Halt to be a friend. They'd probably sometimes fight a little bit, but generally I think they'd be good friends.

Arald: They are definitely great friends even if it doesn't always seem like it. They definitely annoy each other a lot, and they definitely have had many arguments, but I don't think there's a single person of authority that Halt hasn't had an argument with so that's to be expected. @iwanttobepersephone said once that she thinks Arald are Halt are great friends and Arald is really supportive and kind of like a father but also isn't to Halt and I love this idea so much so that is now true and no one can change my mind. Well done Kore, you have written new canon

Chubb: I feel like Halt and Chubb probably have the most fights and disagreements. You can't tell me Halt isn't a fucking little shit to Chubb in the kitchen or any other time. So most of the time they're arguing about something stupid, but they do actually care about each other, and they can sometimes have calm, casual conversations where they actually get along. They seem very brothers-who-fight-a lot-but-actually-love-each-other coded.

Nigel: Nigel is one hundred percent a yapper and won't shut up about things so he sometimes pisses Halt off, but other than that they get along. They have a few things and common and they'll have conversations about those things. I know realistically Halt most likely wouldn't like to read because it would fit with his character to just find it completely boring and pointless, but because these are my headcanons I can do what I want and I'm gonna self project and I'm gonna say he does like to, so Halt and Nigel will just yap to each other about what they're reading.

Ulf: No one fucking remembers this horse man so he doesn't matter. He had like one line of dialogue in the first book and was never bought up again. I wouldn't be surprised if no one remembers him.

Anyways those are my little thoughts. This is all canon in my mind so nothing can change my mind about how these fuckers interact, not even the king Flanny himself.

[dilf-in-peril]

All of Nigel's ROH ring entrances in 2006

[islandtarochips]

Royal AU

Okay, I have seen so much Royal Aus that I’ve been DYING to do my own! For Gaz x Tiala! Here is what I was thinking!

There are TWO different kingdoms! One from where Gaz lived and one from where Tiala lives!

Gaz is the Prince of that Kingdom and was on his way, with his parents, to meet a certain Princess from another kingdom far off from sea. His parents wanted him to meet with this Princess for courtship.

And if you’re wondering who this Princess is, That would be Alana���s niece. Princess Keona Kalani.

In this AU, I’m putting Keona as being OLDER. Like almost the same age as either Tiala or Agnes (25-27 years old)! Because in the COD universe. Keona was like a baby (4-7 years old) But since I’m creating THIS AU. I am giving her growth to be a young adult. Who is ready to marry the Prince and conceal the deal with Gaz’s parents!

There are OTHER things I want to talk about the PLOT for this AU. But I would keep the spoilers in until I post the FIRST Chapter! And now, let me show you who the characters are in this story. And what parts they play as well! But I only have a few things figured out. So I didn’t get the REST of your favorite COD characters here.

Okay! Here is the list that I have so far about their parts!

Gaz: The royal Prince and is the son of the King and Queen who rule the Kingdom. And was already betrothed to married a Princess who was living out in sea.

King [Name]: Gaz’s father. With great kindness in his heart to rule his people with compassion.

Queen [Name]: Gaz’s mother. The one who requests a betrothed to the other kingdom. In order for her son to rule their home with someone who has royal blood. Wanted her son to marry a royal in order to keep their bloodline going.

Hershel Von Shepherd III: A Lord Paramount. Head of the Great House “Shepherd”. A High-Ranking noble who holds direct fealty to the king and is the overlord of a specific region. Along with having the Shadow Knights working for him.

Kate Laswell: A royal advisor for the King and Queen. She is the woman who advises the royal majesty of what or how to deal with the situations. Also gives private tutoring for the Prince if she is free from the King and Queen of their meeting some people.

John Price: Knight Captain. Gaz’s mentor for Fighting training. John was very well known by the majesty of his great skills of swordsmanship and leadership. And is in charge of his own group with two of his trusty men. Working by his side. So you can say that the King and Queen asked him to teach their son to use those skills to defend himself and for the Kingdom.

Simon “Ghost” Riley: A Royal Knight. One of Price’s right hand men. Alway seemed so quiet but spoke when Price, Soap or Gaz was around. And to the royal majesties as well!

John “Soap” MacTavish: A Royal Knight and Gaz’s best friend. A man who has that energetic attitude to plumper any opponents during training or enemies in battles! One of Price’s best knights in the kingdom!

Philip Graves: Knight Commander. Working for Lord Shepherd. A cocky blonde bastard who always gets on Price and his boys’ nerves whenever he sees them. Prick.

Now for my OC in the Royal AU:

Sami Toa: Knight Commander. Is off to a mission to deal with another kingdom. Who needs assistance with something. (Still trying to figure out the reason of why he left)

Rangi Toa: A Royal Knight and a Knight Commander (Taking over). He is in charge while Sami was away out in sea for a mission to assist someone in another kingdom.

Kanoa Toa: A Royal Knight. A man with great charms and skills for the King and Queen of their home. Also Princess Aelan’s personal bodyguard. (Secretly teaches Tiala how to use a sword and other weapons that he knows of)

Tiala Toa: A Farmer Girl. Helping her family to plant and sell some vegetables and fruits to get money from the market. Wanting to join with the knights but Sami forbade her to go and let her stay with the family to help out.

King Ola Kalani: The Lord Paramount (Recent) and the head of the “Kalani Household”. Who is now King of the land (Current). The older brother of Lady Alana Kalani. And the husband of the true blood of Royalty, Queen Noelani Iona. Also the father of Princess Keona Kalani.

Queen Noelani Iona Kalani: The TRUE ruler of the land and her people. Marrying one of the Lord Paramount, Lord Kalani. The sister-in-law of Lady Kalani and the mother of Princess Keona Kalani.

Princess Keona Kalani: The daughter of King Ola Kalani and Queen Noelani Iona Kalani. And the Princess who is going to be betrothed with a Prince.

Lady Alana Kalani: The Lady Paramount (Current) and the Dame Grand Cross. A single mother who was raising her daughter and is currently working in both ways. Being a lady AND being a knight. For she wanted to help her brother and sister-in-law to protect the kingdom in peace. Good thing her daughter is there to take care of the house while she’s away.

Lady Aelan Kalani: Daughter of Lady Alana Kalani. She usually stays behind to take care of the “Kalani Household”. While her mother sometimes was away to settle some issues in the other land or into battle. She had Sir Kanoa Toa keeping her company.

Agnes “Blast” Falagi: A Blacksmith. She is the daughter of the most crafty blacksmith in the kingdom. With her great creativity skills of making things that people NEED instead of WANT. She’ll get it done.

Nigel “Squirrel” Harrison: A Royal Knight. Member of the Shadow Knights. Very skillful on his swords and good aiming with his bow and arrow. You could say that Graves proudly said that he is the best knight that they could ever have.

Tama “Koa” Nikau: A Royal Knight. Carrying his family’s legacy of becoming one. A good man with great strength and swordman skills and even have that good looks. But is too shy to talk with women.

And that’s about it! There are other characters that I want to add into this AU. Like Alejandro, Rudy, Nikolai, Farah, Alex, Valeria, etc. Even my other OCs will join in here as well! But I don’t have any plans for them right now. So it’ll take a slow process for me to figure out for them! But if YOU guys have any ideas for the rest of the characters then comment down below! Even adding a few facts about the COD Characters! So thank you for reading this far! Love ya, peles! 😘💖

[musicmags]

[filmjunky-99]

c a r a v a g g i o, 1986 🎬 dir. derek jarman 'By His Master's Side'

[z2z-gaming-and-random-art-ai]

Console Racing Driving Games of 1993 - Compilation Part 4

Compilation of Racing and Driving games released on consoles in 1993, this compilation is part 4 of 6 and features Metal Fangs for the Sega Genesis, Micro Machines for the Sega Genesis and Sega Master System, Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing for the Sega Genesis, SNES, NES and Amiga CD32, Night Striker for the Sega CD, Outlander for the SNES and OutRun 2019 for the Sega Genesis.

0:00. Intro 0:15. Metal Fangs 9:11. Micro Machines 13:16. Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing 20:19. Night Striker 23:58. Outlander 28:29. OutRun 2019 35:53. Outro

For Other Compilation videos check out this playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJOZYl1h1CEjFei9KXJ8xDIChQB8WLJd

[maritime-matchups]

[dilf-in-peril]

All of Nigel's ROH ring entrances 2003-2005

[islandtarochips]

COD OCs List

"Warriors Task Force" -> #warriors task force

First Sergeant Tiala "Malie" Toa 🦈📝 -> #first sergeant tiala malie toa

Captain Kanoa Toa 🇦🇸📝 -> #captain kanoa toa

Sergeant Agnes "Blast" Falagi 💥📝 -> #sergeant agnes blast falagi

Sergeant Nigel "Squirrel" Harrison 🐿️📝 -> #sergeant nigel squirrel harrison

Dr. Aelan Kalani 🩺📝 -> #dr. aelan kalani

General Alana Kalani 🎖️📝 -> #general alana kalani

Chief Master Sergeant Tama Koa Nikau -> #chief master sergeant tama koa nikau

Case Officer Iowana Naituku -> Coming Soon

Las Almas OC:

Camila "Rosa" Flores 🌹📝 -> #camila rosa flores

Shadow Company OCs:

Lieutenant Callie "Snipe" Graves 🇺🇸📝 -> #lieutenant callie snipe graves

Lieutenant Kapo Taumoepeau 🇹🇴📝 -> #lieutenant kapo taumoepeau

Black Ops OCs:

Captain Koa "Hunter" Nikau ���🇿📝 -> #captain koa hunter nikau

Aroha Arehe Nikau ❤️📝 -> #aroha arehe nikau

Ghosts OCs:

Sergeant Casper 👻📝 -> Coming Soon

[longliverockback]

Pete Townshend Psychoderelict - Music Only [Half Speed Mastering] 2024 UMC ————————————————— Tracks LP One: 1. English Boy 2. Meher Baba M3 3. Let’s Get Pretentious 4. Meher Baba M4 (Signal Box) 5. Early Morning Dreams 6. I Want That Thing 7. Outlive the Dinosaur 8. Now and Then

Tracks LP Two: 1. I’m Affraid 2. Don’t Try to Make Me Real 3. Predictable 4. Flame 5. Meher Baba M5 (Vivaldi) 6. Fake It 7. English Boy (Reprise) —————————————————

Jeremy Allom

Jon Astley

Richard Barnes

Ian Broudie

Mark Brzezicki

John Bundrick “Rabbit”

Allan Corduner

Linal Haft

Steve Hill

Billy Nicholls

Pete Townshend

Simon Townshend

Nigel Walker

Cleveland Watkiss

Ian Wilson

* Long Live Rock Archive

[yourstrulyray]

we're back to posting! :)

this is based off a fic i read where isaac invites nigel to a movie night nd nigel had to sit on isaacs lap bc he was trying to out-polite pete w the seat.., HJGJRKJEBDHD

also trevor winked at him. like he hasn't had enough brain damage already

here it is bc im not a gatekeeper 🙏

[maxwellatoms]

Big fan here. However my wife didn’t like the episodes that featured Nigel Planter because she’s a big fan of Harry Potter and we are currently marathoning the movies. She wants to know if you actually read any of the books because she’s wondering why did you portray the parody versions of the characters in a unflattering way and getting things wrong such as making Nigel not a Nobel as Harry and why “Not Hermione” has a thing for “Not Draco” when in the books Hermione and Draco hate eachother and Draco refers to Hermione as “Mudblood”.

So she just wants to know if you actually read the books or saw the movies or just made up things on a whim for the sake of parodying Harry Potter.

Billy & Mandy was my "Mad Magazine"-style satire. Anything was fair game to make fun of just because it existed. Like anything else on the show, Nigel Planter was the dumbest version of that particular character. He had a big "L" on his forehead, so he wasn't destined for greatness the way Harry was.

We were also in the middle of the book releases during Billy & Mandy, and I think we wrapped about the time Order of the Phoenix was released. We didn't have all of the information on how the actual stories were going to play out, so I pretty much let the storyboard artists do what they wanted with the specifics.

That being said, back then I hadn't mastered the art of the uppercut. Today, I'd give J.K. and her boy a more serious, justified thrashing.

[mordredpendragon]

Arthuriana Quick Bites : Short Reads in 200 Pages or Less

Want to read some Arthuriana but short on time?

A collection of short medieval texts, poems, plays, and short stories and anthologies.

Links are provided to PDF's for free reading or to download. If a book is still in print, a link to where you can purchase will be provided. This post will be updated as necessary.

This post was made in collaboration with and wouldn't have been possible without @queer-ragnelle! The following PDF's are supplied by the Arthurian Preservation Project, which i emplore you to go check out for yourself. My personal reccomendations are bolded and higlighted in pink, while L's reccomendations are in green.

New additions are denoted with a ‼️.

Last updated: 19/5/2025

Medieval Texts

Alliterative Morte Arthure 💖 translated by Richard Scott-Robinson

Erex Saga and Ívens Saga💖 translated by Foster W. Blaisdell and Marianne E. Kalink

Guingamor / Lanval / Tyolet / Bisclaveret by Marie de France translated by Jessie Weston

King Artus translated by Curt Leviant

Morien💖translated by Jessie Weston

‼️ Perceval, Story of Grail 💖by Chrétien de Troyes translated by Nigel Bryant

Peredur 💖 translated by Meirion Pennar

Pulzella Gaia

Roman de Brut by Wace translated by Eugene Mason

The Adventure of Melora and Orlando translated by John R. Harris

The Perilous Graveyard translated by Ross G. Arthur

The Romance of Perceval 💖 translated by Dell Skeels

The Turke and Sir Gawain💖 translated by Dr. Brian Gastle

The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle 💖translated by Dr. David Breeden

Sir Launfal by Thomas Chestre

Sir Perceval de Galles / Ywain and Gawain 💖 edited by Mary Flowers Braswell

Short Stories

A Camelot Triptych💖 by Norris J Lacy

From Camelot to China💖 translated by Annegret Oehme

Hunt of the Hart Royal by Cherith Baldry

In the Forest Perilous by Cherith Baldry

The Trial of Sir Kay💖 by Cherith Baldry

The Last Knight of Camelot: The Chronicles of Sir Kay by Cherith Baldry

Kairo-Kō: A Dirge💖 by Natsume Sōseki

Mordred and the Green Knight 💖 by Phyllis Ann Karr

Sir Agravaine💖 by P. G. Wodehouse

The Fortunate Island by Max Adeler

‼️Strange Finds by Georgia Cook @georgiacooked

Poems

Five Arthurian Poems 💖by William Morris (Galahad: A Christmas Mystery my beloved!)

Lancelot💖 by Edwin Arlington Robinson

Merlin by Edwin Arlington Robinson

Tristram by Edwin Arlington Robinson

Maid Avoraine by R. Williams Buchanan

Post-Laureate Idyls & Other Poems💖 by Oscar Fay Adams

Six Ballads About King Arthur by Your Loving Granny

Plays

‼️Guenevere: A Play in Five Acts by Stark Young

Merlin in Love by Aaron Hill

Mordred, A Tragedy 💖 by Henry Newbolt

King Arthur by J. Comyns Car

Lancelot💖 by James Bridie

The Quest of Merlin by Richard Hovey

The Marriage of Guenevere by Richard Hovey

The Birth of Galahad 💖by Richard Hovey

Taliesin by Richard Hovey

The Holy Grail by Richard Hovey

The Misfortunes of Arthur💖 by Thomas Hughes

The Birth of Merlin by William Shakespeare & William Rowley

Vortigern and Rowena by William Shakespeare (Apocryphal)

Screenplays

‼️ Excalibur (1981) Screenplay 💖 by Rospo Pallenberg and John Boorman

Anthologies

Arthurian Tales: Author's Choice by Phyllis Ann Karr

Arthur, The Greatest King - An Anthology of Modern Arthurian Poems by Alan Lupack

‼️ Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices edited by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington

The Camelot Chronicles edited by Mike Ashley

The Chronicles of the Round Table edited by Mike Ashley

The Chronicles of the Holy Grail edited by Mike Ashley

The Pendragon Chronicles edited by Mike Ashley

The Merlin Chronicles edited by Mike Ashley

Invitation to Camelot edited by Parke Godwin

Other Masterposts by L @queer-ragnelle:

Beginner's Guide to Medieval Arthuriana

Hi-Lo Arthuriana

♡ Loathly Lady Master Post ♡

Happy reading! 💕

[7s3ven]

MY LOVE. luke (pjo)

( master list )

IN WHICH… the half-blood campers live in a world where everybody is granted a soulmate. Everybody but the favoured child of Aphrodite, who was always destined to live a life without true love.

“My love is mine, all mine. I love mine, mine, mine. Nothing in the world belongs to me.”

( inaccurate details )

Warnings : Slight angst, not proofread (grammar mistakes)

A/N : late Valentines special… oops

—

Depending on what type of person you were, the concept of soulmates were either a blessing or a curse. To Y/N L/N, it was neither because she was never given a partner. The unseeable red string tied around her left ring finger never led to anybody else. Her skin never replicated the wounds of another person. Her world was always a scope covered in bright colours instead of depressing grey hues.

To others, her lack of a soulmate was great. She was free to love whomever she wanted without having to worry about a so-called soulmate. To her, it was hell. While it was true that she could like any person she chose, she would never be their first option. She was smart and beautiful and charming but their ideal pick would always be their soulmate.

It was sad, honestly. Especially when she knew boys would like her if soulmates didn’t exist.

Even when Y/N arrived at Camp Half-Blood, she was an exception. No soulmate meant no love life in other people’s eyes so it shocked everyone when Y/N was claimed by the very person who created the idea of fated partners. Aphrodite.

Y/N was awoken by loud giggles. She cracked an eye open, staring at her siblings across from her. “Why are you all up so early?” She almost groaned. It was seven in the morning and she knew her siblings always valued their beauty sleep. “Is Elvis Presley here or something?”

“No.” Silena grinned at Y/N, her cheeks flushing a pale pink colour, “Even better. A new boy just arrived last night and rumour has it that he’s cute. Cuter than Malcom.”

Malcom was an Ares kid. Ares and Aphrodite children always got along for some reason and because their parents had a complicated love relationship, so did they.

“Malcom isn’t that good-looking. What about Ben?” Y/N retorted, kicking her blankets off.

“I think Nigel is better.” Another sibling piped up, causing the whole cabin to burst into muffled laughter.

“That’s because you’re gay, Andrew!” They all exclaimed in unison, trying not to wake the other cabins.

Y/N leaned her head against her fluffed up pillow, gazing at Silena. “So, what’s this cutie’s name?”

“Luke.” Silena immediately answered, proud of herself for remembering the new camper’s name. “He came with Grover and a little girl.”

“Annabeth.” Andrew added. Y/N quietly hummed.

“Don’t be too loud.” She muttered, “I still want to sleep.”

As the commotion amongst her siblings died down, they too went back to bed. Y/N watched as Silena traced her soulmate tattoo before lying down, gently smiling. Y/N glanced at her own wrist, imagining her own mark inked onto her skin. What was it like knowing you were destined to love someone and they were destined to love you?

It must be reassuring.

Y/N didn’t remember when she drifted off, but she did and when she opened her eyes again, the sun was seeping through the light pink curtains.

Y/N lightly sighed as she sat up, running a hand through her perfect hair. That was a peek of having Aphrodite as her mother.

“Oh, you’re finally up. We thought you were sad. Too bad you aren’t.” Drew Tanaka was as cruel as ever. She was sitting at the vanity, applying a layer of pressed powder onto her face.

“Even if I did die, Drew, Silena would be the next cabin counsellor.” Y/N nonchalantly uttered as she stood up, stretching. Drew quietly scoffed and rolled her eyes.

“At least I have a soulmate.” She grumbled.

When Drew Tanaka hit hard, Y/N L/N always made sure to hit back harder.

“Yeah? Well, at least my ‘soulmate’ doesn’t hate me because of a rumour about me sleeping with his best friend. Which, by the way, was true.” Y/N quickly snapped back, leaving Drew speechless. Y/N was never one to act out but when someone asked for it, she delivered a killing blow.

Like any normal Aphrodite daughter, Y/N took her sweet time in doing her makeup. She could feel Drew’s glare on her as she swiped a red tint across her lips.

Y/N arrived at breakfast a little late, just in time to see the new kids stumble into the pavilion. Girls turned to whisper to each other, subtly pointing at the boy and blushing.

“That’s Luke and Annabeth, right?” Y/N questioned as she took a big gulp from her golden chalice. Silena quickly nodded, glancing at Luke.

“See, I told you he was cute.”

Y/N shrugged but Silena did have a point. Luke, with his perfect side profile, sharp jawline, and pretty curled hair, was a pleasant sight for sore eyes.

Y/N was caught off-guard when Luke sat down at the Hermes table and immediately lifted his head, his gaze settling on her without hesitation. Y/N quickly looked away, glancing at her wrist like she always did in hopes a tattoo would appear by some miracle.

Drew saw her moment of weakness and instantly commented on it. “Still no soulmate, Y/N?” Silena sent her half-sister a disapproving stare.

“Yeah. I’ll just fuck yours, I guess.”

Drew’s face sank for the second time. “Stay away from Sulan.” She hissed, glancing at the Demeter boy who wanted nothing to do with Drew.

Fate always drew people together so it was no surprise that everybody in Camp Half-Blood had their soulmates in the same place. There were multiple ways you could find your soulmate, depending on your mark.

Silena had her matching tattoo. Drew had that damned red string that only she could see. And Andrew could only sed the world in black and gray until his soulmate arrived, which they hadn’t yet.

Across the pavilion, Luke lightly nudged a teen named Chris. “Who’s that?” He asked, pointing at the H/C-hIred girl who was sitting with a group of unnaturally attractive kids.

Chris laughed for a short moment. “Y/N L/N. She will eat you alive, boy.”

“Has she found her soulmate yet?”

Demigods weren’t much better than their parents. They played around until they found their soulmate and that’s when they settled down. At least, for most. Some still had flings here and there, proving that they were just like the gods.

Luke’s question causes Chris to pause. He lightly chewed the inside of his mouth before stabbing his fork into a piece of bacon. “She doesn’t have a soulmate.” He murmured.

“How come?”

“We don’t know. She’s wondering the exact same question.” Chris shrugged before going back to his breakfast, “You can talk to her if you want but she’s a little mean so be careful of that.”

Luke quietly hummed, circling his finger around the rim of his cup.

The first time Luke talked to Y/N was when he and Annabeth were separated to go on different tours. Luke ended up with Y/N, who beamed at him and crinkled her eyes.

“Hi.” She effortlessly greeted him, waving.

“Sup.” Luke choked out, his voice accidentally going up a pitch higher. He cleared his throat. “I’m Luke.”

“So I’ve heard. Y/N.”

They walked side by side in a comfortable silence until Y/N spoke again. “Where’s your third person?” She questioned. “And I’m not talking about Grover.”

Chiron had tried to keep Thalia a secret but the gossip still managed to reach Y/N’s ears.

Slowly, Luke pointed at the tree that had mysteriously appeared this morning. It guarded the barrier between the camp and the mortal world.

“He turned her into a tree.” Luke grumbled, clearly displeased.

Y/N didn’t have to question who he was. Zeus, the king of the gods and ruler of the sky, had decided to turn his only daughter into a tree.

“Yes. The gods have always been a little… questionable. Shall we continue with the tour?” Y/N guided Luke forward. She did most of the talking while he listened, or at least tried to. It was hard when an absolutely stunning girl was standing in front of him.

“And last but not least, the strawberry field. Pretty, isn’t it?” Y/N smiled as she stared at the fresh strawberries. Luke let out a small ‘yeah’ but he was still staring at her. Y/N clapped her hands together, finally bringing Luke back to reality. “That marks the end of our tour. Any questions?”

Luke shook his head.

“Great. Oh, and if you’re worried about your soulmate, they’ll show up at some point. All the new kids freak out over it. If you’re a demigod, it’s almost guaranteed that so is your soulmate.” Y/N smiled again, making Luke’s knees weak.

Where was a matching tattoo when he needed one?

“So, uh… your soulmate… what are they like?” Luke knew he was most likely overstepping a boundary when he asked that. But Y/N, used to the shame and embarrassment of not having one, merely shrugged.

“I wouldn’t know. For some reason, my mother wants me to spend my life alone.” Y/N laughed but Luke could see the pain that flashed through her eyes. The same exact agony that Luke had been experiencing after all his peers found their soulmates expect him.

“If it makes you feel better, I don’t have one either.” Luke piped up. “I guess we can be lonely together.”

Y/N carefully gazed up at him. She felt a glimmer of hope spark inside her chest but she shoved it down. She refused to get her hopes up. “Everybody has one, Luke. You do too. Maybe my mom just wanted me to play the role of Cupid.”

Y/N walked off before Luke could say anything else. Annabeth instantly replaced her. “What did you say to make her leave?” For a young kid, she sure had a sharp tongue.

“Don’t even, Annabeth.” Luke’s cheeks heated up in embarrassment. He never had a problem with getting girls to like him because of his good looks, but they never stayed. And Annabeth took every chance she could to remind him of their awkward moments.

“What did you say, though? Did you mention your pet crocodile again?”

“First of all,” Luke retorted, “It was a spider. It was not a crocodile. And someone set him free! I really liked him too. And, I only asked her about her soulmate.”

“You’re an idiot.” Annabeth deadpanned, “Why would you ask that? Can’t you see that it’s a sore topic for her?”

“Not everybody is blessed with your wits, kid.” Luke playfully ruffled Annabeth’s hair while she huffed in frustration.

She quickly swatted his hands away. “What’s if she’s your soulmate?” Annabeth blurted out. “She doesn’t have a soulmate. You don’t have one. At least, you don’t have the common signs. What if that’s your soulmate bond?”

Luke chuckled. “I don’t think it works that way.”

“Maybe not… but either way, she’s still staring at you.”

Luke had never turned his head so fast. Y/N was perched on her cabin porch, leaning against the pretty wooden railing. And just as Annabeth had said, she was looking at him.

“Soulmate bond.” Annabeth repeated in that annoying singsong voice of hers.

Even as Luke walked back to the Hermes building, he couldn’t shake Annabeth’s words. Was Y/N really his soulmate? The person he had spent his entire life searching for?

Maybe. Standing next to her just felt so… right. He knew the moment he saw Y/N step out of her cabin that she’d have his unwavering attention.

Months passed by like seconds and years passed like days. Luke found himself becoming an expert at wielding a sword and not even Clarisse could disarm him. Y/N never bothered to try, always wanting to keep her appearance pristine under the hot sun.

“Do you ever get bored just lying around?” Luke questioned as he stood in front of Y/N. She was lying down under a large tree, enjoying the cool shade.

“No.” Y/N answered, closing her eyes. “I just don’t find it fun swinging around a sword in the hot sun.” The heat from the large star was unbearable during summer. Y/N hated the feeling of her clothes sticking to her skin so she was commonly found under trees during the hottest season.

“Why not try swinging around a sword at night? It’s cooler at that time.”

“I’m good.” Y/N truely was a daughter of Aphrodite, caring about her appearance above all else.

“I heard Silena found her soulmate.” Luke uttered as he sat down, keeping his distance in case Y/N didn’t appreciate his company. But she said nothing so he assumed it was fine.

“Yeah. At least he’s nice. I’d hate for her to have an annoying soulmate.” Y/N laughed yet that familiar look of envy and sadness flashed across her eyes. Y/N did well in concealing her facial expressions but her gaze never lied.

Luke and Y/N were seventeen now, almost eighteen. They had known each other for years and Luke had managed to notice some of Y/N’s subtle habits.

He also knew her opinion on soulmates. She craved for one and found the courage to despise her mother for her lack love. She prayed for one when offering a sacrifice. She dreamed of finding her other half and every time she woke up, she was disappointed that it wasn’t a reality.

Y/N knew there was more to life than relationships but why didn’t she have a soulmate? That was a query only Aphrodite herself could answer.

“Still no soulmate for you I suppose?” Y/N asked, glancing at Luke who shook his head.

“The main reason I was looking for you was because I had some sort of… theory.”

Y/N raised her eyebrows, suddenly curious. She gestured for Luke to continue.

“I don’t have a soulmate mark. You don’t have one either. What if, in a way, our lack of soulmate marks is our bond? If that makes sense.” Luke almost stumbled over his own words, suddenly feeling far too nervous.

“You think… I’m your soulmate?” Those words felt foreign as they slipped past Y/N’s lips. She was staring at Luke in slightly disbelief. “I don’t know, Luke. Maybe we just don’t have soulmates.” Y/N chuckled at the end of her sentence.

Luke’s breath nervously shuddered. “Okay… so if we don’t have soulmates then I can like anybody I want?”

“Technically, yeah.” Y/N aimlessly shrugged.

“Then I chose you.”

Y/N stared at him with her eyebrows furrowed. “What? Why me?”

“Because why not? I’m not taking pity on you, Y/N. I genuinely like you. As more than just a friend. The moment I saw you, I knew that if I had a soulmate, I would want it to be you. We can take it slow if you want. I don’t care as long as I’m with you.”

Y/N could only muster up a nod, still in shock.

She didn’t know what she was expecting to happen after her indirect acceptation to his confession but finding a small bouquet of roses on her bed was not what she had in mind.

“Oh, those are pretty. Who are those from?” Silena was at Y/N’s side in an instance, curious to see the flowers.

“Luke.” Y/N muttered as she flipped over the card, staring at the messy handwriting that was undeniably Luke’s.

“So my manifestation did work!” Silena exclaimed, happily clapping her hands together. “I’ve been shipping you guys since, like, forever! And I knew you wouldn’t make a move so I manifested Luke to.” Silena proudly beamed as she rocked back in forth on her heels, “I’m so happy for you two!”

Drew, on the other hand, was not.

“Cute pity bouquet, Y/N.” The ravenette said as she waltzed into the cabin.

“I will slap you with the thorns.” Y/N fired back.

At dinner, Y/N ended up sandwiched between Silena and Drew. For two girls who seemingly hated each other, Y/N and Drew sure spent a lot of time together.

“Here comes your lover boy.” Silena teased as she watched Luke guide a new camper towards the Hermes table. Y/N wasn’t sure if she should stare or look away but Luke was already locking eyes with her, smiling so widely that you’d think his deepest wish just came true.

“He’s not your soulmate.” Drew uttered.

“I know. We don’t all have to follow the rules of soulmates, do we? You should know that better than anyone else.”

Drew scoffed, angrily stabbing her fork into a piece of meat.

Y/N didn’t eat much. Her stomach felt too queasy whenever Luke so much as glanced at her. Was she nervous? Her leg was continuously bouncing up and down so she must be.

She left the pavilion early, expecting Luke to follow after her and feeling proud of her guess when he did. “Did you like the flowers?” He asked, tilting his head to the side.

“Of course.” Y/N answered.

“I really like you, Y/N. Please, just give me a chance. Who cares about soulmates? You may as well be mine.” Luke engulfed Y/N into a tight hug, his hands resting at her waist and refusing to let go.

“I don’t know, Luke.” She whispered. She had spent so much time alone in the dark that she forgot what love even felt like. Was it the butterflies in her stomach? Or perhaps the loud pounding of her heart? Or maybe her cheeks that were flushed a bright pink hue under the moonlight?

All her worries seemed to effortlessly melt away as Luke suddenly kissed her. He stepped back just as quickly but Y/N wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him towards her again.

She wasn’t sure what was happening but she could feel small beads of tears roll down her cheeks.

“Why are you crying, pretty?” Luke asked, furrowing his eyebrows in concern. Y/N swiftly wiped her tears away. As stupid and it sounded, that was her first kiss. And it was the first time someone showed a genuine interest in her, someone without a soulmate.

“If we do this, Luke… you have to promise not to leave me too quickly.” Y/N whispered so that only he could hear her voice.

“I don’t want my soulmate, if they even exist, Y/N. I want you.”

Those words echoed in Y/N’s head. I want you. Those three simple words set off fireworks in Y/N’s stomach. She felt her heart skip a beat.

She really shouldn’t have indulged in her own feelings when Luke might have a soulmate of his own but she couldn’t resist him when he was looking at her with those puppy dog eyes.

After that fated night, Luke rarely left Y/N’s side. He seemed to be attached at her hip and even when Clarisse laughed at him, he ignored her. Y/N was happy for a while.

It was the new girl that caused her fragile relationship with Luke to shatter into pieces. She really should have seen all this coming. She always noticed the bruises that lingered on Luke’s skin. Bruises that weren’t his but ones he simply brushed off as small injuries from all his hard training.

Y/N was the first to walk out of her cabin and, by default, that meant she would be showing the new camper around.

She had arrived early in the morning and while she was supposed to be resting in the infirmary, Y/N found her under the tree she usually sat at.

“You should be resting.” Y/N uttered. She could only see one side of the girl’s face but nevertheless, she was still pretty. Dyed blonde hair with heavy bangs framing her delicate and pale face and light grey eyes that nervously shifted from the ground to Y/N.

“They kept pestering me about my scar.” She mumbled, refusing to show Y/N her full face. “It’s my soulmate mark but they kept saying it wasn’t. Apparently… my soulmate has already found someone.”

She finally turned her head to reveal the scar. It was a jagged line, perfectly mimicking Luke’s. Y/N stiffened as the dread began to set in. She felt like she was going to collapse. Luke always preached about choosing Y/N over fate but would he do so now that his soulmate was here?

“Right.” Y/N choked out. “Well, let me show you around first.” It took all her energy to hide her true feelings. She didn’t want this girl to know that she was slowly but surely cracking under the pressure.

“I’m Lila, by the way.” The blonde muttered, fidgeting with her fingers.

“Y/N.”

As usual, she saved the strawberry fields for last. Lila seemed impressed by the big, red berries that the Demeter kids had grown. “One last stop.” Y/N said as she led Lila to a certain cabin. She knew she would come to regret this but the matching scars weren’t exactly subtle.

Y/N knocked on the door and just as she hoped, yet dreaded, Luke answered. “Hey.” He grinned widely at her as he leaned against the door frame.

“Someone’s here for you.” Y/N stepped aside to reveal Lila. Luke paused before he chuckled.

“This is a joke, right? Y/N?”

But she was already walking, more like jogging, away.

Y/N watched from afar as Luke conversed with the girl who had the identical scar to his. It trailed over the same eye too and it wouldn’t take a genius to realize what that meant. Luke had finally met his soulmate.

And Y/N was alone. Again.

The favourite child of Aphrodite. The golden star. The beautiful role model.

She was always destined to spend her life alone and perhaps she should have fully accepted that instead of falling in love with Luke, someone she couldn’t have no matter how hard she tried.

She ended up skipping breakfast and merely sitting in front of the vanity mirror, soullessly staring at her reflection. She wanted nothing more than for an ugly scar to taint her pretty face just so she could claim Luke as her soulmate.

She traced a faint line over her eye with light brown eyebrow and imagined that it matched with Luke’s. That, in another life, she could finally call someone hers.

The cabin door opened. Y/N didn’t have enough time to wipe the eyeshadow scar off before Drew walked in. The black-haired girl made an immediate beeline for her half-sister. Y/N thought Drew was going to taunt her as usual but she was shocked when the cruel girl hugged her instead.

“Soulmate or not,” Drew whispered, “He should choose you.”

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Wood Engraving Wednesday

PETER HOLLAND

This engraving of Magnolias by English artist Peter Holland (1915-2004), printed from the original block, is from 2020 Vision: Nineteen Wood Engravers, One Collector, and the Artists Who Inspired Them, compiled and introduced by collector Nigel Hamway, edited by English wood engraver Peter Lawrence, and printed in 2020 by Patrick Randle’s Nomad Letterpress at the Whittington Press in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in an edition of 340 copies for the 100th anniversary of the Society of Wood Engravers. 

Holland himself never exhibited or sold a wood engraving in his life. He was an architect by profession who worked for the Ministry of Works. He taught himself wood engraving in his spare time, producing over 80 finely executed, closely observed images, mainly of the natural world. He was deeply inspired by his friendships with master engravers John Farleigh and Monica Poole. Holland was also the father of the editor of 2020 Vision Nigel Hamway's oldest friend, and inspired Hamway to begin his collection of wood engravings. Hamway included this print in the book as an homage to his mentor and because it is Holland's own homage to the work of Farleigh and Poole. Peter Holland's son Paul writes:

My father continued to engrave until late in his life and loved going to the shop of T N Lawrence in Bleeding Heart Yard to buy blocks. He was a prolific sketcher and sought inspiration for his engravings from his drawings, as well as the cottage and its beautiful garden where he and his wife Mavis lived for over fifty years.

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So where exactly IS Penny in KND “Hurricane”?

How does she feel about Sami & them being responsible for Nigel’s Decommissioning?

Well...

She's doing amazing! She and Joey got married two years before the AU and are expecting their first child!!

They're around 29!

Down with the pitchforks, let me explain:

As I said here, at the end of the Hurricane, there will be a way to make forever-kids finally grow up. Penny decides to get to the age she's supposed to have, even if that means skipping her whole teenage years. But in her book, that's a total win!

She turns 19 and for the first years, her energy was put on helping Nigel, studying what she had missed (even if Nigel had tried to teach her more advanced stuff even when she was stuck at 10) and learn what she was supposed to know, like how to drive an adult car, finding a job, trying to relate with other people her age.

When Nigel moved to Cali (around 3 years after the Hurricane), she decided to stay behind to keep an eye on the house and the future KND operatives that were going to use the treehouse (yes, she keeps her memories).

One year later, they started dating again; two years later, they got married and finally, they are about to have their first child!

During this time, Joey would help her get adjusted to this new adulthood (he moved to the US for college), while keeping up his act as the Dodgeball Master, without her knowing about it. For five years, they stayed as friends until she was involved in a massive Villain attack on the treehouse, which she tried to protect alone (the operatives were sent away so the enemy could take the treehouse). Joey couldn't take it and managed to save her as she was outpowered, even if he had to blow his cover and take a lot of hits to protect her. That's where she found out he was the Master.

The two grew closer again after this, with Penny taking care of Joey since he was badly hurt, and slowly they tried to figure stuff out and if anything could work.

As for Sami:

Penny doesn't know what to think about it. She can't believe a dear friend, a BROTHER, betrayed her like that.

In fact, she doesn't want to believe it.

She knows Nigel got decommissioned because he was heartbroken about them. She believes that, if Sami could change, Nigel would be happy.

Penny is one of the few still believing Sami could understand his mistake and apologise, if they weren't pushed for decommission.

When they're together, she tries to be friendly and nice to him, even if Sami gives her the cold shoulder and avoids her.

So she will always try to talk to her "bro".

Also, let's address the elephant in the room, YES, JOEY CUT HIS HAIR LIKE HIS FATHER USED TO HAVE. He loves the style. Syd loves it too!