#myde talks

[mydetheturk]

your requested reminder to post knives going nuclear on zazie when you can :)

ok so im going to be reblogging this to the body horrors week later cause. uh. well. knives. quite literally goes nuclear?

all of these screenshots are from the overhaul project cause i haven't managed to catch the dark horse digital editions on sale yet, though i'll provide the dark horse translations where i can because i have physical copies, and the dark horse translations are imo clearer here.

there are ids in all the alt texts for the photos, it's why this took several days longer than i'd originally planned -finger guns- alt texts might look a little weird in the first set btw - tumblr started eating the photoset and i had to spend an extra half an hour fixing it -finger guns-

the pages are volume 11, pages 90-92, and 114-17, because a lot of the pages in between are leadup pages and also have the zazie control worm. thing.

pages 90-2 are the distant explosion (you can click on the first image and see it in the photo viewer, if for some reason it will not view in dashboard mode. But it does exist!)

(on page 90, dark horse is a lot more specific, with "the northeast sky is glowing" instead of "the whole sky is glowing". the other two boxes with text read "what is--?!" and "oh my..!" respectfully as if they were cut off mid sentence.)

so uh.

knives went uh.

literal "nuclear bomb exploded just above a town"

because he kind of did. Unlike a true nuclear bomb, he did not form a mushroom cloud, but the metaphor is still there. that is a nuclear metaphor

per pages 114-117 (pages are from left to right, read the pages right to left. sorry)

(legato's speech bubbles on page 114 in the dark horse edition read: Survival of the fittest is the law of nature. What is about to happen now is a just a logical extension of that. Be very afraid. You are in his presence. Did you not notice, Leader of the Sand Worms?

It reads very differently, imo, more like Zazie was caught up in their own plots and schemes to realize the control worm didn't work. Legato is also telling Zazie that Zazie should be afraid of Knives. Okay? Not asking if Zazie is afraid. Telling Zazie to be afraid. Like some sort of reverse "Be Not Afraid" from the bible.

Zazie's thought bubbles on page 115 are translated as "the dark hole is swallowing the poison" which reads more like knives made a black hole. given the visuals? that sounds more likely. Black holes, as a real life thing that we know about and have tried to study, are often referred to as swallowing things that pass too close. knives made a mini black hole to eat the poison from the sand worm venom. knives has consumed the dependent plants.)

the fact is, as a metatextual read, plants are nuclear reactors. independent plants are walking nuclear bombs. Nightow did this on purpose. We're meant to read them as something nuclear.

This is, as i was saying to @needle-noggins the other night when i was working on it in an attempt to get more of the alt texts written, a casual display of power. Knives is throwing a hissy fit! Knives is throwing a multi-megaton display of power because Zazie tried to take him over with the control worm. Page 91 had needle-noggins and i speechless because on the low end that tower of debris from the explosion is (if we did the very, very rough math right) THIRTY MILES TALL. Twice as tall as the tallest mountain in the solar system, Olympus Mons! or roughly five and a half times as tall as Mount Everest. On the outside, because we figured its anywhere from 25-30 times taller than the cloud cover, it could be up to thirty seven miles

Over halfway to space on earth.

like.

I know we love the independent plants and all. But Holy Shit. just.

holy shit

[mydewrites]

someone remind me later this week to post the fic i teased in this wip wednesday

at least to tumblr anyway

[ninthnocturne]

"It's been awhile hasn't it?"

(Luxord /Rould @ Myde /Demyx)

The siren was tossing leaves in the water of a fountain as he sat on the edge of it. It had been forever since he'd worn normal clothes. And after some encouraging from the friends he'd made at the castle he allowed his wings to remain in the open. The blond heard the voice and blinked lifting his head to look up at the other man with a small bird like tilt of his head. He smiled warmly. "Well hello there handsome, it has been a while hasn't it. I never thought I'd see you again." He patted the fountain seat next to him. "Sit I'd love to talk if you have time."

[books-and-science]

Too Little Too Late Chapter 1

Pairings: Ienzo/Reader

Summary: You're the local Potion Master and Enchanter for Radiant Garden, after meeting and getting to know one of the local scientists, you've managed to fall head over heals for him. Little did you know your love for him would be your downfall, as an illness takes a hold of you causing you to cough up lilac petals. You could easily cure it by telling Ienzo how you feel, but you can't help but notice the new face around Radiant Garden and he seems very close to Ienzo. 

Rating: G but its got some swearing.

A/N: I know this chapter is short, but I found the flow to work better by cutting it where I cut it. This fic is going to be pretty angst, but with hurt comfort and I swear there is a happy ending. This fic also involves the hanahaki disease of the reader so have fun!

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You couldn’t help the grin that spread across your face, “Ienzo, how are you?” you had a huge crush on him. Ever since you met him two years ago when Radiant Garden was coming back to life, you both became such good close friends. When you met him he was so fragile and emotionally unstable, he told you why and what had happened to him when he was a child, and how he had ended up in the organization. But, you convinced him to talk to someone, and you did your best to support him.

It was about a year into your friendship that you realized that you were interested in him, and from there it escalated and you found yourself in love with this man. But he had never shown interest in dating anyone, so you never tried to pursue it. You always hoped that one day he would make the first move, or at least he would find someone and you would be able to move on, but he was always around. You both spent so much time together, and the more he healed and worked on his guilt and pain, the more his personality started to shine through. So here you were, hopelessly in love with this wonderful science boy.

“I’m doing fine, but I’m hungry and I wanted to see if you would accompany me to get some lunch in town,” He was always so polite, and he’s so handsome. How could you say no.

“Where are we going?” you asked leaning over to set the potion in the crate with the others.

“I was in the mood for ramen, if I’m honest,” you could hear the rustling in the background of the video from his end.

“Ienzo,” you heard from the background, “You need to stop eating out all the time.”

Ienzo took in a deep breath and let it out before turning to Even, “Thank you for the advice, but I’m going to choose to ignore it.”

Even rolled his eyes at Ienzo, “Fine, but you need to think more about your health you know.”

“I’m going to continue my phone call now,” Ienzo concluded before turning back to the phone. “What do you think, [Y/N]?”

“Ramen sounds good to me, I’ll never get enough of it, honestly,” you could eat it everyday, “Want to meet there at like 12:15?”

“Sounds great,” he grinned, “I’ll see you then, oh could you bring some potions along? We need some for around the lab, I can send a list and bring the munny.”

“Abosolutely,” you gave him a thumbs up, “I’ll make sure to have it ready, I was just working on restocking so it should be no problem”

“Awesome, I’ll see you soon the-?” The new guy to Radiant Garden was in the frame throwing his arm around Ienzo’s shoulder.

You hadn’t realized that they had known each other, you noticed the new face a couple weeks ago, he must have been from a different world. You didn’t remember him from before the fall of Radiant Garden, maybe Ienzo met him before Radiant Garden was restored.

“Hey! Are you Y/N? The best friend?” He asked through the call, Ienzo gave a heavy sigh. It was nice that Ienzo talked about you.

“This is Myde, he’s living here in the castle for the time being,” Ienzo allowed him to wrap an arm around him. You were surprised, he didn’t let many people touch him, friendly or otherwise.

“Thanks for keeping this guy in check!” Myde pat his chest, Ienzo seemed fairly comfortable with him. “He’s not so great at taking care of himself.” Ienzo rolled his eyes at the comment.

“Oh yeah, I always make sure that he’s actually eating and taking breaks,” You laughed, Ienzo’s face was now a slight tint of pink. You didn’t know that Myde had worked in the castle with the others.

“You better get back to Even before he decides to make you a test subject,” Ienzo warned and at that Myde laughed awkwardly before running out of frame. “Sorry about that, I’m going to head out now so I’ll see you at the ramen place.”

“Of course,” you both said your goodbyes, and hung up. You decided to get a few more potions done before heading out, but you had this strange tickle in your throat. It started as a few coughs, you kept drinking water, but nothing seemed to help. “what the fuck?” you whispered to yourself.

Soon you were doubled over coughing, the longer it went on, the more terrified you were that you would suffocate. You felt something fluttering in your throat, your eyes were watering and you were on your knees on the floor unable to stand.

After what seemed like so long, you finally coughed up what ever was stuck in your throat. You looked down at your hand, flower petals? Lilac specifically. You glared at the lilac you had on your desk. You must have breathed in petals at one point and not noticed, well at least you were alive. You looked at the time, “shit!” You jumped up and quickly gathered the potions that Ienzo requested and quickly put up the closed sign and locked the door.

When you reached the Ramen shop Ienzo already got a table, “Sorry,” you immediately apologized, “I almost died.” you took a seat across from him.

He raised an eyebrow at you, “do you want to explain how you almost died?”

“I breathed in flower petals while I was working on potions,” you admitted. It was a bit embarrassing, but at least you had made it to the ramen shop, “which reminds me,” you placed the bag of potions on the table. “I believe these are for you.”

He laughed and took the potions, “I’m sorry for asking for something so deadly from you, but I appreciate your sacrifice for these potions,” he then reached into his own pocket and handed you a small bag, “Here is the compensation as well. But, do you feel better?”

“Yes,” you reached out and took the bag, your fingers brushing his, “I-I just didn’t realize what had happened and it hurt, but I think some warm ramen should do the trick.”

“Ramen makes most things better,” Ienzo agreed, when you two became friends, one of the first places you went to eat was this ramen shop. You had an idea that he associated the ramen shop and in turn, the actual bowl of ramen, with comfort and safety. It helped that the family that ran the shop were very kind and knew both of you by now. They always loved having you two in the shop.

“I have to agree with you,” You sighed happily settling into your seat, “it’s starting to get colder out, so I feel like we’re going to be coming here more often.”

“I will always agree to come here,” he grinned, “thank you for all of these potions though, Even will be very happy.”

“Glad to help,” you smiled.

“But I wonder if I should bring my supplies to your shop and keep watch on you.” You had to admit you were a little clumsy. He had witnessed quite a few unfortunate incidents; you tripping, you hitting your hips and arms off of railings and walls, as well as watching as things just dropped from your hands almost like a ghost had decided to knock it from your grip.

“I’ll live!” you waved him off, “I’ll keep you in mind when I almost die again.”

“You better!”

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After lunch you went back to your shop and restocked, you were able to get caught up on all of your enchanting work, and the day was actually kind of slow. You were were thankful for it, and messaged Ienzo on your gummi phone.

[Y/N] 3:03 pm I literally ran out of things to do and I’m kind of glad I get to sit down and drink some tea.

[Ienzo] 3:09 pm That sounds lovely. Unfortunately, Even has me entering in data. I find that data entry can put me right to sleep.

[Y/N] 3:11 pm Sounds like you’ll need a nap after work today :P

[Ienzo] 3:16 pm What is :P ?

[Y/N] 3:17 pm It’s a face sticking its tongue out, Sora showed it to me :D <--- smiley face

[Ienzo] 3:20 pm I can see it :D <--- my face when I finally understood.

“OH NO!” you yelled out loud, thankfully no one was in the store to hear you. But, how could he do this to you!? He was so fucking cute!

[Ienzo] 3:21 pm :D <---- me when I eat ramen.

“He’s going to kill me!” you yelled out loud once more! you felt that weird tickle in your throat, like when you had that coughing fit from before. You coughed to try and make it go away, while trying to type back.

[Y/N] 3:22 pm :D <--- me watching you be excited over typed out faces.

Unfortunately, the cough came back at full force, you were soon doubled over the counter coughing into your arm. You didn’t want anyone to walk in on you like this, so you did your best to shuffle into the back taking your phone with you just in case you needed to call for help. Your eyes were watering and tears streamed down your face, it was awful. But, soon you were able to cough up whatever was stuck in your throat.

You pulled away from your arm and look down to see more lilac petals, but you weren’t even near the lilac this time. Maybe this needed more research. But first, you decided to look up a potion for coughing fits. Even if it didn’t stop them completely, it should help make it less terrible to experience. You wiped off your face and got up from the floor. You checked to see if Ienzo had messaged you back.

[Ienzo] 3:23 pm :D <--- me when I finish my data entry.

[Ienzo] 3:24 pm Oh no, Even saw me and yelled at me.

[Ienzo] 3:26 pm Wait I’m an adult. I can message whoever I want.

You took in some deep breaths and typed back.

[Y/N] 3:30 pm You are an adult!

[Ienzo] 3:32 pm Thank you :D

You smiled down at your phone and closed out of the messenger and went to the counter to clean the surface. Didn’t want to spread germs.

[theauthor0]

Myde

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GENERAL INFO

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Myde is the fusion of Muffet, Grillby, and Glyde

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PHYSICAL INFO

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Has mostly the body of muffet but has a tail like Glyde and is covered in purple flames, she has giant wings on her back that are also purple and covered in flames

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PERSONALITY

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Myde is mostly a good person and treats her customers and friends well, she is still greedy for money and gets angry when people don’t pay

She can be stingy with her money and be very pretentious

But overall just mostly tends to her restaurant and has some small talk with the other monsters

In battle, she can a very fiery attitude being somewhat aggressive as well as being very rude and saying morbid things/comments during battle

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COMBAT INFO

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(Statistics)

LV: 1

HP: 1470

ATK: 97.8

DEF: 1.2

(Traits)

Wall climbing- Can climb on any surface like a spider

Web creation- Can create webs

Flight- Can fly

Fire body- parts of their body is covered in fire

(Abilities/Attacks)

Fire magic- self explanatory

Purple Fire strings- can create purple strings that can tie people up and burn them alive

Star Spiders- Can create spiders that explode into stars using magic

(Weaknesses)

-Due to being made of fire, water is her greatest weaknesss

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[knightfeared]

◆  @ninthnocturne​  |   MYDE   →    

❝  "That wasn’t supposed to happen like that ,  was it ?" Que the siren who has been watching the prince attempt to get out of the room they were in for the past thirty mins from a perch high up enough that he couldn't be seen unless he wanted to. Wings stretching out a bit as he leaned his chin into his palm watching. (For Zag :D)  ❞

IRRITATION IS QUICK TO FLARE, EVERY BIT AS FIERY AS THE SOLES THAT SCORCH AT THE GROUND BENEATH HIS FEET.

But he's quick to tamp it down, huffing out a laugh that bore very little genuine humour as he continued to pad around the closed room, glancing between the doors that bore dull stone doors, heavily set in place  &  frustratingly immovable for even him. This had never happened before  -  usually when he'd cleared a room  -  he always had the option to leave. He'd never encountered one where that just... didn't happen.

The single spike of something anxious pierces past the determined shield he kept carefully upheld, turning in place as the prince scans around the room for the source of the voice.

Maybe he'd needed to talk to someone to trigger something? He can only hope they were friendly. Lowering his blade, Stygius, the prince makes it a very visible point to stab his blade into the ground, crossing his arms in a show of vulnerability. Maybe foolish in case they were one of his father's underlings, but the worst that could happen was that he'd end up back in the House's Halls. Ironically the one instance where death was possibly the only escape.

                                                  ❝   — Not usually, no. You seem to have an idea on how it normally goes - if you have any ideas on how to progress into the next chamber... I'd very much like to hear them. ❞

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[gambledfate]

Relationship Wish List for Luxord / Rould (Platonic and Non Platonic)

Myde/Rould (Luxord/Demyx) (Dating)

Xigbar and Luxord (Gambling and Drinking buddies)

Vexen and Luxord (They annoy each other)

Zexion and Luxord (Luxord enjoys talking to Zexion about books when he's bored)

Xaldin and Luxord (Hate Each other)

Xemnas and Luxord (HATRED.)

To be continued...

[holly-natnicole]

In my K.H. rewrite timeline, all the children have at least 1 mentor.

Vanitas' are Xehanort (who is emotionally & physically abusive) and Cloud (who starts out aloof & not even meaning to be zir mentor, but ends up giving zem advice often by accident then later on purpose teaches various skills to Vanitas).

Ven's are Xehanort (who is emotionally & physically abusive), Eraqus (who is genuinely nice despite his strict nature, but their last interaction is him trying to murder Ventus for the greater good without even trying to think of an alternative solution), and Leon (who initially reminds Ven of Eraqus, which makes their platonic friendship toxic since the lack of communication between Ven & Leon causes both to severely misinterpret what's going on; but they learn to talk properly to each other thus causing them to become close and Ven to slowly regain his trust in adults). (Terra and Aqua are more not-biological-nor-legally-adoptive older siblings to Ven than being his mentors.)

Roxas' are Axel/Lea (their not-biological-nor-legally-adoptive-siblinghood starts out casual then becomes toxic, but they work through their issues with some help; especially since Lea/Axel was the one causing all the toxicity and had learned the hard way that many of his decisions in regards to Roxas & Xion have been mean at best & cruel at worst) and Merlin (who helps Roxas study and provides a safe space to work through his various emotions).

Shion/Xion's are Axel/Lea (coz Lea/Axel is in Castle Oblivion when Shion first starts gaining personhood through Sora's lost memories, it takes a few weeks after his mission for him to warm up to her; then their not-biological-nor-legally-adoptive siblinghood gets toxic before it eventually improves), Saïx/Isa (starts out toxic, stays that way for many months whilst his firm belief that she's solely a puppet with no thoughts nor feelings bit by bit gets disproven, and slowly improves when an incident forces him to accept that she's actually a person then he bit by bit starts to platonically love her as a daughter or little sister when continuing to teach her things), and Barret (who helps Shion find her individuality and provides a safe space for her to talk through how she feels 'bout everything that happened in her short life so far plus he very much holds Lea/Axel and Saïx/Isa accountable for their treatment of the children).

Sora's are Donald & Goofy (who initially see her solely as a means to an end, but quickly grow to sincerely care 'bout Sora then – aside from 1 incident where they abandon Sora in favour of Riku who got 1 of the Keyblades from the enbe thus Goofy & Donald obeyed Mickey's order to stick by the Keyblade-wielder, but less than half an hour later they chose Sora over their mission – stick by her no matter what Mickey or anyone else says; they learn through Aerith shouting at them that their student's/not-biological-nor-legally-adopted child's mental health has taken a fast nosedive & that their meant-to-be-harmless teasing is why, so they apologise to Sora & make amends to the kid who they've been helping keep up with school ever since the Trinity Trio formed in Traverse Town), and Aerith (who platonically bonds with Sora coz he has an affinity for healing magic same as Aerith does then later she's who he confides in 'bout everything he has gone through on her adventures and Aerith helps Sora become less insecure in the enbe's abilities & skills).

Naminé's are Ienzo/Zexion (who starts out manipulative, but redeems themself after she changes from a Nobody into a Somebody since regaining his Heart awakens his conscience), Demyx/Myde (who aids Naminé in learning to simply relax & to take care of themself instead of being filled by self-hatred), and Tifa (who helps them become a badass fighter and is a confidant who they tells every insecurity & issue to then eventually Naminé tells her 'bout the emotional abuse from Marluxia/Lauriam and the emotional & physical & magical abuse from Relena/Elrena/Larxene, plus Tifa realises thanks to Naminé how hurtful secrets from people who the secrets are 'bout can be thus she grows as a person).

Kairi's are Minnie (who teaches Kairi music magic and helps her learn how to use her pure Light instead of throwing herself – and Selphie, who literally jumped through the Corridor of Light when Kairi semi-accidentally created it & fell into it – into unfamiliar places with no clue what she's doing plus Minnie assigns Pluto to guard the girls and gives them a Star Shard to travel with since it's not safe for non-Guardians of Heart to use Corridors of Light or Corridors of Darkness) and Aqua (who she specifically requests to be her mentor, as Kairi is the only one who explicitly feels the need to find someone to teach her new skills; Aqua quickly becomes a not-biological-nor-legally-adoptive big sister to Kairi who she helps regain self-confidence and improve as a fighter).

Selphie's is Daisy (who gladly teaches her how to use hand-to-hand combat whilst Kairi is busy with Minnie's lessons on music magic & intentionally using Light and she's the one who Selphie talks through with all the wild stuff that's been going on, their conversations helping the girl make sense of everything).

Riku's are Maleficent (who manipulates him), Xehanort's Heartless/Ansem the Seeker of Darkness (who manipulates him then in Castle Oblivion literally controls Riku's body for a short time twice thus taking away his autonomy before Riku finally kills the human-looking Heartless), Terra (whose Heart is freed from the Guardian Heartless form it was stuck in when Riku defeats Ansem, as the boy used his ability to communicate with Heartless therefore finding out Guardian was Ansem's victim just as much as he was plus Kairi purifying Riku from the lingering taint of Ansem lets Terra to regain his Heart & properly communicate with Riku instead of staying as Guardian Heartless; they both learn from each other to be better people just as much as Riku learns new fighting skills from Terra), and Mickey (whose support is pivotal in Riku not being stuck as Ansem's victim forever).

Shiro/the Riku Replica's is Cid (who is a very grumpy man, but still good at teaching him various computer & aeroplane skills) and his wife Shera (who takes over handling the lessons whenever he has to go do something very important same as how he helps Shiro learn whilst she's busy plus both help the enbe find hir individuality).

Ephemer's is Ava (who in some ways is more a not-biological-nor-legally-adoptive older sister than a mentor, but does teach the enbe a lot 'bout various magic).

Skuld, Strelitzia, Olette, Pence, Hayner, James, Amber, Sofia, Lani, Kari, Ruby, Jade, Yufi, Yuna, Paine, Rikku, Tidus, and Wakka each have a mentor too. But this post is getting kinda long already, so maybe someday I'll write a Part 2 & a Part 3 covering theirs. Plus some of the adults had their own mentors, so I might do a Part 4 for them.

[heroic-endeavors]

Eli watching them as she opened her arms to hold them as she sees myde and xigbar smiling happily "mama? Are you trying say mama?" she smilies happily as she sees them trying to talk. Ienzo smiling happily watching.

"Mama!" Eliza said cheerfully. Melody would as well. Braig is filming it.

[tinyienzo]

you guys realize we’ll probably find out demyx’s real name right......

[mydetheturk]

Oh no discord is having fits how will I talk to the gay people in my phone

[ninthnocturne]

I drew a sleepy morning time Siren Myde a few days ago. He’s very much as “Don’t talk to me til I’ve had at least three cups of coffee first.” Kind of morning person.

[books-and-science]

Too Little Too Late Chapter 2

Pairings: Ienzo/Reader

Summary: You're the local Potion Master and Enchanter for Radiant Garden, after meeting and getting to know one of the local scientists, you've managed to fall head over heals for him. Little did you know your love for him would be your downfall, as an illness takes a hold of you causing you to cough up lilac petals. You could easily cure it by telling Ienzo how you feel, but you can't help but notice the new face around Radiant Garden and he seems very close to Ienzo.

Rating: G but its got some swearing.

A/N: I think these chapters are just going to be short, but I’m okay with that. I had a lot of this fic written out for a long time so it shouldn’t take me too long to edit and post them. 

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A few days later you noticed that Ienzo was out. He was in casual clothes for once, he was wearing some clothes you helped him pick out. you were about to go over and say hello, but Myde had ran up and wrapped his arms around his neck and Ienzo had almost dropped what he was holding. He looked up at Myde and said something obviously pouting, but Myde took his hand and Ienzo smiled. You were sure of it now, they were totally together. You hid behind one of the fountains watching the two now feeling a bit too shy to approach them.

They talked and laughed a lot, Ienzo seemed so genuine and happy with this guy, your heart hurt, but you also couldn’t help the happiness you felt seeing Ienzo so happy with another person like this. You’ve mainly seen Ienzo with the others like Sora, Riku, Kairi and a few others a little younger than the two of you.

You felt bad for basically stalking them, but you didn’t want to intrude on what could be a date.

You started to feel that familiar tickle in your throat, it felt worse somehow, and as soon as you started your cough, you rushed back to your shop and ran up to your home above the shop to ride out the fit. This time there was a different taste that came with it, down in your hand were flower petals, and blood.

What was happening? Why were you having these coughing fits? What could you do?

The coughing fits had been happening more often lately and, unfortunately they seemed to be getting worse as time went on. You had managed to find a potion that would make it easier, and you tried to take it as soon as that familiar tickle would catch in your throat. You looked through all of your books about ailments, but you couldn’t find anything. Finally, you gave in and accepted that you would need help with this one. You went to Merlin.

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When you lifted up a hand to knock on his door, it swung open, there he stood, “I heard you coming.”

“Oh? Are my thoughts too loud?” you joked.

“Yes actually,” your smiled immediately faltered. “Don’t worry I don’t know what you’re actually thinking.”

“Right.”

“So what exactly has you coming by with such heavy thoughts?” he allowed you inside and closed the door.

You sighed, “I have a client that’s been coughing up flower petals.” You were too nervous to admit that it was you suffering with this. “I made them a potion to make the coughing spells less horrible, but, even now there is blood coming up with the flowers.”

When you looked back up Merlin was frowning, “that’s very unfortunate.” As he spoke he sounded so sad. “I have heard of this disease before. The outcome is rather fatal.”

What? “Fatal?!” you gasped, “What is it?!”

“It’s called the Hanahaki disease,” He wasn’t one to talk in such a somber tone, there had to be a cure, or something to slow it down. “It’s an old disease, it’s a lot more common in worlds where there are monarchs, and arranged marriages.”

“What do you mean? What does this disease have to do with those concepts?” you asked, “Where does it come from? I’ve never heard of it.”

“The disease is caused by a deep longing love, it usually occurs when someone is in love with another and can’t act on it, for whatever reason,” Merlin took off his glasses and started to clean his glasses, “I have a book with a passage on it.” He started to rummage through his shelves.

“I-is there a cure?” you asked, anxiety was building up in your stomach, you couldn’t believe that your love for Ienzo was causing you such pain.

“There is...”

“Why do you say it like that?” your breathing was starting to pick up, “what does it do?”

He pulled out a book and handed it to you, “The cure is in this book with more information on it.” You took the book from his hands and looked over the cover, it was a very worn. “The cure will destroy the flower growing within the lungs of the person it affects, but at a great cost.”

You hated to ask, but you needed to know, “What is that cost?”

“The love for that person will disappear, at the least, at the most, some never loved again,” He crossed his arms, “Some even forget the person they love completely, it would then open their heart to darkness, and they would perish from that alone.”

“Is it even worth it?” You asked, more to yourself.

“That’s the question that needs to be asked before considering the cure,” he added, “I believe there is a potion to calm down the symptoms and give the affected person more time, but, unfortunately, they will still have a premature death.”

“Oh,” was all you could bring yourself to say. You both stood in silence as you found the page in the book you pulled the ribbon attached to the book and marked the page. “Thank you for your time, Merlin.”

“Out of curiosity, what are flower that this person coughs up?” Merlin asked as he pulled out a book of flowers and their meanings.

“Oh, Lilacs, mostly magenta, but sometimes there is a white and blue,” You recalled, rubbing at the bridge of your nose, “Does that information matter?”

“It usually symbolizes what kind of love is represented in the heart of the affected person,” Merlin flipped through the pages, you waited impatiently as he found what he was looking for. “Ah, such a beautiful love that one is, Magenta lilac means passionate love, white lilacs mean pure and innocence, while the blue is for happiness and tranquility.”

“So, that would make it harder for the person who has it to make the decision if they want to let go of that or not,” you added in.

“Precisely,” he nodded gravely, he stepped forward and placed a hand on your shoulder, that look, he knows it’s you. “The only other cure is for the affected person to tell the one they love of their affection, and if their love is not returned I’m afraid the only other option is the cure at that point.”

“Cool.” You frowned deeper.

“Is it Ienzo?” He asked, pity clear in his eyes. Of course he would know it was you.

“How could you tell?” you tried to joke.

“My suggestion to you, is to talk with him,” he gave you a sad smile and backed away.

“I want to, but he’s with someone else,” you tried to laugh, but you were so scared. You hands shook as you gripped the book in your hand. “I should go home.”

“Take care, I hope the book helps you,” He gave you a smile and watched you as you left his home. “And make sure to double check everything.” Your whole walk home you felt your head spinning with all of this new information, what were you supposed to do? It normally would take you 10 minutes to get home, but it felt like you had teleported to your front door.

You walked in and immediately closed the blinds and turned the lights off, you were not going to be able to keep the shop open today. You made a sign to say you weren’t feeling well, and stuck it to the door. You then walked up the stairs into your home, and settled down with the book.

[brandstifter-sys]

Sonnets

Word Count: 2144 (Ao3)

Pairing: Dukexiety with some Creativitwins

Rating: T+

Warnings: Sexual themes, brotherly angst, talk of death

Roman finds a journal and assumes it’s Remus’ but when Remus says it’s not his Roman leaves him with it, so he has some time to read. Little does he know what will come from perusing that book.

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Remus was chaos, he didn't bend to anyone else's rules unless he wanted to. Almost nothing was off the table for him—gore, violence, monsters, pain—but he had limits. Don't steal Janus' hat when he isn't holding or wearing it, because an angry Janus meant silence, or worse being silenced and alone. Never ever get too gross with Patton, because he will scream and cry and flash those hideous puppy dog eyes! Stay at least 6 feet away from Logan or suffer through a lecture on how little influence the duke held. Never let Roman hurt himself so bad he can't heal. And never ever read Virgil's diaries. 

Remus was happily throwing shurikens at a large canvas with paint balloons, having fun despite only hitting the ones filled with red. It was just a little annoying to only have one color on a solid white background, and even more annoying when it was Roman's colors staring at him. Roman hadn't been much of a good brother in the past few years, and it stung to think about how they drifted apart. How almost everyone ran from him to Roman. It hurt to be so lonely. 

"Greetings, Your Disgrace!" Roman said as he entered the castle atrium suddenly. Remus threw another star that lodged itself in the canvas with a splash and a thump, and grinned manically at the unsettled prince. 

"Well if it isn't MacBetty himself!" Remus said and cracked his neck sharply, "What hell did I probably unleash on you today?" 

"Don't flatter yourself," Roman scoffed and held up a black journal with sparkling green trim, "You left this in the common area." 

"Did I?" he asked and righted his head with a sickening pop. He was as bad as Roman about collecting cool journals and never filling them, so it could be his, even if he didn't recognize it. Roman handed it to him and crossed his arms. 

"It would appear so. If Logan yells at me for leaving my notes lying about, he will certainly yell at me for yours." 

Remus hummed softly and ran his fingers over the cover, ignoring the jab. The trim pricked his fingers as they glided over it. It was a nice journal, but definitely not something he conjured up. He supposed it might have been a gift, but that would mean someone made something for him—someone other than Janus, and maybe just one other side, but he remembered every gift Virgil ever gave him.

"He likes to yell. Are you sure this is mine?" he questioned, still learning the rise and fall of the trim.

"I assumed, considering the design. I don't like to open other people's journals," Roman answered. Remus knew he was scared of leafing through it, probably expecting some security monster popping out the second he opened it. He didn't blame him for that one, but it stung nonetheless.

"Me neither, but now I'm curious!" Remus laughed and opened to a random page. It was all hand-written poetry. Interesting!

"It's a poetry book! Wanna hear one? It could be a hint!" Remus wiggled his eyebrows. Roman let out a short sigh but went tense. 

"I have other things to do. I came to drop off the book and now I must depart. Farewell." Roman bowed and sank out with flourish. He left far too quickly for comfort.

"Love you too, nice seeing you again, don't be a stranger," Remus pouted and went back to his room, too bummed to paint anymore. 

  He rose up and flopped on his bed with the journal open. Some angsty poetry might make him feel better. He got comfy and let his eyes traverse the page

My mouth is dry Sugary sweet and kind Choking me with my own tongue Out of everything, that saccharine isn't a lie

Remus pursed his lips. That one was really short, and with the talk of lies, he had to wonder. Was this actually Roman's? Did he want to share this with him covertly? Remus bit back a squeal at the thought and kept reading with some hope. 

Lost in translation Obstinate and selfish Get over yourself Avoidance builds pressure Never any quiet when you snap

Remus giggled, knowing exactly who that one was about! Someone pissed the author off! And he knew that that person pissed Roman off a lot! He turned the page, expecting to learn more about this author, believing they could be his brother wanting to reconnect. He was a little surprised to find a skull doodled in the corner but brushed it off.

I want to pull him from the shadows and into my heart Will he see me? Will he disappear if I reach for his hand? Am I blind and staggering in desperation? Someone like him would be better without me Someone like him deserves someone better No star deserves to succumb to a black hole

That one hurt. Remus wiped away the tears forming in his eyes. He knew that feeling all too well. The one side who made him want to obey, the side that made his heart flutter like the bats in his tummy—that side was his best friend and then he left. He missed his partner in crime and he wished that Virgil would come back, just for a visit, and spend time with him again. But that wasn't happening and he had a whole book to read about an author he could really connect with, Roman or not.

He went through several poems that were angsty and angry, full of self-loathing. With each piece he read, the more he doubted it was Roman. The language wasn't formal enough and it didn't match his style at all! It was good stuff, most of it, and Remus kind of hoped the real author would be willing to collaborate with him. He liked this guy.

Like the sun overhead, you're on fire The big man has a little golden boy Pompous and cruel with haughty desire Which one of us are you gonna destroy?

Darkness and shadow that cannot be lit Overshadowing you to make it stop Use that hubris to land another hit I'll keep fighting until the curtains drop

You think you're Hercules when you're so weak Rise like a phoenix Icarus, just try  Maybe you'll learn what it means to be meek Until that day you won't see me cry

I will rain on your parade every damn time Stopping stupidity is my worst crime

Okay so that one threw him for a loop. It would take a few minutes to piece it together. Remus decided that he could assume it was about Roman this time. Princey loved the classics and he had a pet phoenix. This author had some beef with him! Remus hoped for more anger at Roman with the next poem, because he certainly had enough pent up with the snobby, best-friend stealing, always got the spotlight prince. He didn’t get that catharsis, he got more than he bargained for.

I find comfort in breathing in his scent Even if his hands are mine for tonight If he asks, I don't know where his clothes went What I'm doing is wrong but it feels right

If I close my eyes I can taste his kiss A dream in a nightmare clouding my mind Hearing my name on his lips would be bliss To pin him down, our fingers intertwined

I long to stare into piercing jade pools So he thinks of me while I stake my claim I want him to never want to let go I always thought that love was just for fools But on his green sash, love, or something, came I almost regret that he'll never know

This was definitely not a book the author wanted to share. Remus was pretty sure that his face was going to melt off. Now he really wanted to figure out who wrote these! Someone actually liked him like that at some point! It definitely wasn't Princey in that poem—Remus still had the sash mentioned! He was just the tiniest bit turned on, but most of his hype went into his famous wiggles.

"You're so dead!" 

Remus jolted up and beamed. Virgil never stopped by anymore, so when he popped up threateningly, Remus was too happy to care or put the pieces together.

"And how do you wanna kill me? I have some suggestions!" he sang and shimmied. Virgil scowled and crossed his arms. 

"Have Janus wipe your memory and give it back." 

"What, the book?" Remus questioned and held it up. Virgil snatched it and held it to his chest protectively. Remus' eyes widened in horror.

"You wrote all that?! And I read it!? Oh no no no no no! I had no idea—I'll get Hisster Myde and scrub it away with steel wool! Dammit I am so sorry, Sca–Virgil!" Remus yelped and got up to pace. His only rule about Virgil, broken! The only rule he wanted to follow—tarnished!

"Were you about to call me 'Scabby Doo' again?" Virgil scoffed, hiding the fear and hurt he felt. 

"No, 'Scare Bear,' something kinda cute but that’s not important right now!" Remus answered, "I read your stuff without asking! I might be a crazed Camus Stranger boy, but I have some standards!" 

"Remus. Breathe. You're gonna wipe this trash from your memory and it'll be okay," Virgil tried to soothe him, only for the duke to go rigid. 

"Trash!?" Remus snarled and spun on his heels and marched up to Virgil until the lumbering emo hit the wall, confused and scared. 

"It's not trash! I know trash! I eat it for breakfast! That book holds some of the best stuff my critical creative ass has read in ages!" Remus snapped and glared up at him with a fire in his eyes. 

"What?" 

"Those poems are great! I was gonna find the author and beg on my knees like a needy subby bitch to collab with him because holy shit! I felt something with each one!" 

"Even the one with the skull doodle on the page?" Virgil squeaked, his face a beautiful shade of red. Remus smiled sadly. 

"Yeah, that one hit a little too close to home. I got all teary eyed. Thinking about it now after reading that saucy sonnet, it really hurts!" 

"I uh—" Virgil stammered, "I'm, uh, 'm sorry for the sash and the whole—"

"If you apologize for anything else I am going to lip wrestle that apology away!" Remus cut him off, "Because dammit, Virgil, I love you, even if you don't feel the same way anymore. No more self-hate and no more doubting yourself." 

"Puppy," Virgil said and finally took back some control, guiding Remus back and having him sit down, "I can't promise I'll be able to stop that completely, but if you can stand a little bit of it, I wouldn't mind making that collab a date." 

"Really!?" Remus grinned making Virgil's eyeshadow turn purple, "Can we paint too? And watch scary movies? And make out? And then try and woo each other with some dark prose until one of us caves and asks the other to be his boyfriend? And then f—" 

"Yeah," Virgil cut him off and pressed a finger to Remus' lips, "Except for the part about caving. Will you–I mean, only if you want to, would you–and it’s cool if you say ‘no’ since things might be a little weird but—”

“Band-aid, Emoraptor!” Remus cut him off, like he used to do back in the day when Virgil started down one of his nervous tangents.

“Maybe be my boyfriend now?" Virgil said quickly and winced.

"Yes!" Remus cheered and dragged Virgil into a hug, tumbling on the sheets, "Loom over me like a cypress tree and stay with me until I taste death for a night." 

"Stay here and cuddle until we pass out like touch starved gremlins? Only if you visit me in the abyss until this world calls," Virge mused and wrapped his arms around the duke, curling around him protectively. 

"And then the next," Remus hummed softly and kissed his hand, “But you’re always in my dreams!” Virgil buried his face in Remus’ neck and smiled against his skin. Who would have thought that they would wind up here?

Roman sat on his bed and stared at the collage of pictures he had on the wall. In the very center was an old drawing of him and Remus in front of a castle. He sighed wistfully and stared at it, admiring Remus' work. He hoped that sneaking into Virgil's room was worth it—he wanted Remus to be happy even if he couldn't provide that joy. Maybe one day he’d be able to, but until then, he hoped he got his best friend and brother together to make some amends if not more.

[carmen-sirenum]

@lordofoblivion

Two months. It had been two months of frantic never ending searching for Myde. One day he’d just vanished from Radiant gardens. Lauriam had checked both houses and the woods and his clinic and all around town that day. It was thankful he actually knew what happened but not so much because he couldn’t figure out where Myde had been taken.

Two of the guards had been chatting when the flower passed, talking about how a giant bird creature had been hunted and tranquilized in the woods earlier that morning by some game hunters. They had taken the siren to some kind of zoo or facility for rare creatures. But there was no information on where at all.

When Lauriam finally got to the place it was packed with tourists looking at the various rare and exotic creatures from other worlds. Myde wasn’t the only creature there kept against its will. When he finally found Myde he was in the sorriest state his partner had ever seen. He had shackles on his hands and neck that were chained together, keeping him from moving freely. His cage far too small with only enough room upwards for him to sit on a perch they’d put in for him above his nest. He looked sick and broken, beyond depressed like he’d given up hope. His feathers had no shine to them, they were dull and the white looked dove gray instead of the shining white they normally were. It looked like he’d been treated horribly, he had fresh scars in places from clean cut wounds likely from scientists working on him. The one thing the siren feared more than anything. And it had happened. But at least he’d ben found finally.

[dopp-likes-shitty-ocs]

I have much better versions of the Drider boys on the way. Also I may or may not have some ideas for how The Forest operates in terms of how the residents interact and what rules are in place...

The big rule that gets talked about a lot is "no eating humans". Not only can the prions in the brains give any Hybrid mental deterioration (equivalent of spongiform), they consider themselves too much like the Humans to want to eat them. Of course, there are some exceptions (a rumored Hybrid Colony in another forest that thinks of themselves being Alpha Predators and thus being insane, Xehanort, other mentions), but most Hybrids won't even look at a Human as Prey. Exiled Hybrids aren't able to join other colonies because the Councils of each one spread the word very quickly about Human Eaters (or other big rule breakers), so getting exiled is a very big deal. In fact, it requires undeniable proof of whatever crime the accused may have committed- which is why Xehanort managed to get away with it for so long. I won't say what gets him caught, though.

Asuma and Lauriam absolutely adore Humans, so they get along very well. Their territories are right next to each other, and Elrena's is between Xehanort's and Myde's hunting grounds. She doesn't respect Myde at all, so if she wants to go through his territory to go see Lauriam, she will.

Elrena is a Centipede Hybrid, Myde and Lea are Nagas, Lauriam is an Orchid Mantis, Cloud, Isa and Eraqus are Werewolves, Strelitzia is a Brazilian Dragon Mantis (shares the territory with her brother, but is very elusive), Braig(Luxu) is... well, that's a secret, and Xemnas and Ansem are both Driders as well. Roxas and Ventus are twin Bird Hybrids, while their friends on the ground (Aqua, Terra, and Xion) are all Freshwater Mermaids.

I have much more (Hayner Pence and Ollette, plus many others), but this is my general idea for the Adventurer Sora AU.