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Amer (2009)
#still my favorite giallo homage#one of my favorite movies ever tbh#needed a masterpost#amer#amer 2009#amer film#helene cattet#bruno forzani#marie bos#giallo#horror#gialli#italian horror#euro horror#giallo homage#giallo tribute#art film#arthouse#arthouse horror#women in horror#scream queen#giallo queen#women in film#women directors#2000s horror#french horror#dario argento#mario bava#umberto lenzi#sergio martino
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The fabled, infamous buckled collar shirt⌠Opens. Heâs usually always wearing his cowl and vest so you canât usually tell. He does love wearing shirts with open/low collars, which you can esp tell by the Daydream Hour outfits Kui designed for him, so makes sense. And yet⌠The buckle collarâŚ



If u donât think this is the same shirt btw he actually does up his collar when meeting the canaries. Just 1 scene difference before after, below. He likes to open up his collars when the setting is more casual but business or action happens and itâs back to being all proper and laced up


Btw idk if itâs a mistake but that screentone on Chilchuckâs chest in the second picture of the post⌠Is Kui telling us he has body hair. Idk is he dirty does he need a shower?? Kui doesnât draw Senshi with much body hair in the manga for practicality reasons but she did draw in a Daydream Hour once how much she actually thinks he has, so it wouldnât be crazy if this was the case for Chil too, and then in a final chapter in a close shot panel where she even details the seams of the shirt she can go all out more. Kui talks about peach fuzz and whatnot for elves so maybe theyâre just finer or paler in his case. Please please pleaseâ Sigh ok itâs a screentone mistake
Anyways while Iâm here, low collar comp. Third one is that shirt he wears sometimes where you have to tie up the strings like in bottom row middle outfit of the first oneâŚ



#Dungeon meshi#chilchuck tims#delicious in dungeon#Chilchuck with that collar just open enough to show hints of chest hair#I choose to believe this is canon#Chilchuck#i should make a masterpost on his outfits and his closet during canon itâd be fun. I need to make chil compilations again#Never forget Chil canonically has gray hairsâŚâŚ Just selectively#Goth and his goth gf /j
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Dear Big Brother
kind of a sequel to this comic
#FINALLY FINISHED IT. THIS HAS BEEN SITTING UNFINISHED FOR ALMOST A FUCKING YEAR#and of course i get around to it right after making that stupid masterpost. well there's another one to add i guess#anyway. this was originally now that you're gone part 2. basically aryll's counterpart to their dad's perspective#botw#loz#skribbles#i will say ignoring this for so long was good actually because it confirmed my suspicions that my pen pressure no longer works#the way it used to. so if you see any weird inconsistencies between panels or pages it's not me it's my fucking tech#for some reason i need WAY more pressure than i used to to get the same level of opacity in sai which is. not great for my hands#but whatever ive gotten used to it by now. ignore the inconsistencies in this comic its fine
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Holy Ghosts: Chapter 1. Part 1.













LETTTSSS GOOOOO WEâRE ACTUALLY STARTING THIS THANGGGG WAHHOOOOO
sorry theyâre so pissed off at each other weâll get to that bittersweet friendship soon <3 well, after Noel hits bedrock ofc <3
#TEEHEEE#I actually have 4 other pages Iâve already done but I think it makes sense to separate that into the next scene#I need to make a holy ghosts masterpost sometime#artists on tumblr#traditional art#comic#malevolent#malevolent fanart#malevolent podcast#holy ghosts#noel malevolent#charlie dowd#detective noel#oscar malevolent#tw blood
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Hey! I decided it might be helpful to have a reference post for all the details for the AU. I'll update this periodically as new things are revealed or added. - Bec
General Info
This Au is based on Pixie Hollow and the Tinkerbell movies/books! Most of it will lean on the movie lore, but will borrow some lore from the books as well. I also am making up a lot of lore myself to fill in gaps for the storyline or make the translation from MHA easier.
You can learn more about the lore of Pixie Hollow via the wiki!
>> The Fanfic is out and updating! You can read it here! <<
#MHAPixieHollow
Want to draw or write with the AU and share it? You can use the above hashtag so it'll be connected! I'll try to check this tag regularly so I can share your work! (This should work on tumblr and insta, but I cannot be certain for twitter/bluesky.)
#pixie asks
This is the tag I use on answers to askbox questions involving the AU!
Some General Guidelines:
While my AU has a plot line and is intended to have BKDK as the focus ship, I don't care/mind if you like the designs and want to draw your preferred ship with them! As long as you're nice to others, do what you want! (So even though I'm making this for BKDK, if you like KRBK and like their designs, I don't care if you draw/write that with the AU!)
I do have a storyline for the AU and am working on a fic with that, but! I love seeing others' creativity, so if you want to use the AU for your own writing, feel free! All I ask is that you don't claim anything as "canon" to the AU unless its been stated by me!
Its unlikely I'll be able to design every fairy from 1A or elsewhere, so if I haven't designed them and you want to come up with a design for the AU, do it! I'd love to see it!
If you like any of the art from the AU and want to use it for PFPs/Banners on your social accounts, you're free to do so! I'd prefer credit if you did, thanks!
Most of my work for the AU will be monochrome sketches, so if you want to color them feel free! All I ask is that you properly credit me if you share your coloring.
The Fairies
Izuku aka "Deku" - [design]
Talent: Dust Keeper Alchemy Info: Deku's wings are covered in black veins that creep onto his back and he cannot fly, even with the help of pixie dust. He's given blue pixie dust by All Might and works on alchemy experiments in secret in order to do multiple talents.
Katsuki aka "Kacchan" - [design]
Talent: Fast Flying Info: One of the best fast flyers in Pixie Hollow, he has unique control over the winds. Constantly keeping Deku out of trouble.
Eijirou - [design]
Talent: Animal Talent Info: One of Katsuki's closest friends. He has a best animal friend, a turtle named Boulder, who he visits regularly and takes sun naps on his shell.
Denki - [design]
Talent: Light Talent Info: Playful and excitable, he has a habit of accidentally lighting himself up when excited.
Mina - [design]
Talent: Garden Talent Info: Fun-loving and overly social, she loves calling forward a bunch of colorful petals to surprise others.
Kyouka - [design]
Talent: Music Talent Info: Likes to play her guitar in various places in pixie hollow for her friends. Momo, the tinker fairy, makes and fixes her instruments.
Hanta - [design]
Talent: Scouting Talent Info: Specializes in using vines and ropes to restrain threats. A fairly laid back fairy who likes to bother his friends and laze about when avoiding orders from Hawks, the leader of the Scouting guild.
Ochaco - [design]
Talent: Fast Flying Info: While not the fastest of the flying talents, Ochaco specializes in utilizing winds to create a soft floating affect. She's most useful in helping dandelions find their way to the pixie dust tree or assisting in soft landings.
Shouto - [design]
Talent: Light & Frost Talents Info: Shouto is a unique fairy where two dandelions were growing from the same stalk when it took flight to Pixie Hollow. Because of this, him and his intentional sibling became one when influenced by Pixie dust, making him both a Summer and Winter fairy. Because of this, he can do 2 talents and also survive in both climates for elongated periods of time. However, he cannot stay in one place for a whole year, and regularly has to move between the Summer Glade and the Winter Woods.
Tsuyu - [design]
Talent: Water Talent Info: One of the only Water fairies that willingly gets into water, though she doesn't submerge her wings and only stands in shallow ends. She calls Izuku "Izu-chan."
Tenya - [design]
Talent: Fast Flying Info: A very structured fairy, he doesn't like deviating from his schedule. He's considered possibly the fastest of the fast flying talents but his wind control is lacking.
Hitoshi - [design]
Talent: Dust Keeping Info: Always tired. One of Izuku's closest friends, he'll defend Izuku in his own way from others. Has some unspoken guilt that he maybe somehow was the reason Izuku's wings formed incorrectly.
All Might
Talent: Unknown Info: When acting as king, All Might presents himself in a full-bodied muscled form. But out of the public eye, he presents as a feeble older fairy named Toshinori. The other fairies outside of the Never Council and Fairy Inko don't know that they're the same people, which allows Toshinori to speak comfortably with others and keep an eye on Pixie Hollow from the sidelines. Izuku meets Toshinori and helps him with something, despite the task being far harder without the help of flight, and Toshinori sees how hard Izuku is trying and feels something special about him, so he gives Izuku a supply of blue pixie dust.
More TBA!
Other Characters
Eri
Eri is a human child whose laugh Deku was born from. She lives a difficult life.
Mirio aka "Lemillion"
Mirio is a blonde mouse and Eri's only friend, who attempts to look out for her and make her smile. Eri gave him the nickname "Lemillion" because it sounds like 'lemon' (because of his fur) and how he's 1 in a million.
More TBA!
F.A.Q.
What happened to Deku's wings? Can he not fly?
Deku's wings did not work since his arrival. They look different from others' wings and don't respond to pixie dust, so he cannot take flight. Because he was born from Eri's sorrowful laugh, there was not enough joy in it for him to form correctly. [You can see Deku's Birth comic here!]
What about [insert character name]?
I have plans for most of the main cast from MHA, but not all of them will be fairies. As for other characters, like students from 1B or other NPCs, I don't have solid thoughts for all of them and really only think of them if I plan to insert them into the story so I probably don't have a role for them.
How did Katsuki and Izuku meet?
Katsuki met Izuku on Izuku's arrival day! He was the fairy to see Izuku's dandelion come into Pixie Hollow and aided it to the Pixie Dust Tree. [You can see the comic here!]
Is this a fanfic or comic I can read?
Right now, all that exists are the little snippet comics and drawings I've made. However! I have a storyline in mind for the AU set roughly 6 years after Deku's birth, and I'm going to try to write it! I'll definitely share it when I'm able.
Will there be other ships in the AU other than BKDK?
Probably! But I haven't given it much thought or focus yet.
Can I cosplay your fairy designs?
ABSOLUTELY!! And please show me because I will cry.
Am I allowed to do fanart/write something for the AU?
OF COURSE!!! Please please share it with me too I'd love to see it! You can also use the tag #MHAPixieHollow !
More TBA as needed.
#MHAPixieHollow#pixie au#tinkerbell au#masterpost#i made this for you and for me lol#i'll update it as stuff gets added or needs clarified#also i'll go back and add the new hashtag to my other posts#not art
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2 Arms Left Masterpost <- <-
Isnt it weird how the same origin can lead to completely different people with completely different futures?
#hell yeah a link to the masterpost I still need to update#2 arms left#rottmnt#rise of the tmnt#future leo#leonardo hamato#hamato leonardo#rise leo#rottmnt leo#rottmnt leonardo#anyways#baby big leo jumpscare#also I need everyone to look at how happy future poptart is RIGHT NOW#HES SO APOX FREE
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FORGETTABLE AU: PROLOGUE
[MASTERPOST] [NEXT CHAPTER]
PAGES:
(1-9) , (10-13) (14-17) , (18-20)
#Okay so again#this is for the masterpost#hehe#Take this as a chance to share with friends or something idk#Sigh...need to do a lot of organizing on the masterpost
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I love your Vader and Leia who have a good relationship. I crave those kinds of fics/fan arts and theyâre sorely lacking. Nothing against Luke, but I just want space dad and daughter.
well, they do butt heads a lot, although I'm sure it's very funny to see, they have the most usual dad & teenager daugther fights but everyone's scared to be around them for that (except Luke)
[tip jar!]
#leia organa#luke skywalker#darth vader#star wars#skywalker family#anakin and leia#thanks for the ask!#omg i have had this ask in drafts for so long nkdfjndfskjsdfds#star wars au#i really need to make a specific tag for this au or a masterpost#my art#imperial twins AU
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the most unintentionally hilarious moment in me1 will always be after virmire. where the scene opens to shep and kaidan, romanced or not, having a really involved back and forth. like it's a whole conversation. and the framing includes ash's empty chair, which while i understand the intention, only makes it look like they're the only two in the room.
and then we get the hard cut reveal that the Whole Entire Rest of the Team is on the other side of the room just politely waiting for them to finish. it absolutely sends me every time.
like yeah commander, excuse me for interrupting whatever the fuck is going on over there
#mass effect#kaidan alenko#shenko#IT SENDS MEEEEE#kaidan is my fav to romance in me3 bc for some reason they just.#left a lot of the romantic undertones in so many of his scenes across the trilogy if you know where to look. even if u hold off his romance#actually iconic. i need to make a masterpost one of these days w all of the vaguely Charged moments you get in a slow burn run#it's like a shocking amount. makes for the most unintentionally glorious slow burn ever
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hello!!! I love ur content and I'm wondering if we could see more Of that mythical water au ot jerejean? I'm sorry I forgot the names đđ
I realized I may have too many mermaid aus when I read this and went âooh which oneâ, thereâs like three options here đđ
but I went for oops all mers! No need to apologize lol Iâm glad you like them!
(Theyâre also Juneâs patreon sticker but maybe Iâll post about it better later)
#IâŚ.. need to update the mermay/mer au masterpost đ#fan art#my art#aftg#all for the game#the sunshine court#mer au#oops all mers#jeremer#squean#sigh.. jeremer and squean#beloveds despite the names dsfhgds#digital#shark#merman#squid
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So does anybody else ever think about how Loop felt the need to demonstrate that the party's deaths wouldn't have any effect on the loops. I know I do but that's besides the point. Anyway I don't think Loop actually needs to bathe, they just like to feel included.
#'but lucabyte didnt you already do a comic with this exact same message? that loop has potentially killed their party intentionally before?'#yes i did absolutely do that thank you for noticing. that is what the cannibalism comic is about. no that was not a metaphor. lol#isat#in stars and time#isat spoilers#in stars and time spoilers#sifloop#isat siffrin#isat loop#in stars and time fanart#isat fanart#lucabyteart#ill ramble elsewhere some other time. maybe in a text post. but. long and short of it: even if you assume the answer to 'how do they know'#is that in sasasap isa got frozen once. theres still the fact that the loops are from sif being too distressed. how far gone does a siffrin#have to be before they can witness a party member die and notice it has no effect. how does loop feel to have planned to kill the party#during act 3. why did they NEED to show sif that. are they trying to preemtively stop them from getting the idea in their head#that maybe that might work? when they're out of all other options? when they just get so frustrated and at wits end?#loop helps in subtle ways through the whole game. and in less subtle ways like begging sif not to use the dagger. and while yes the#overarching reason you need to learn that the loops are tied to sif is because you need to figure out wish craft.... loop doesn't know the#actual mechanics of the loops themselves. just what didn't work. the power of friendship. getting the final hit in. being perfect. etc...#and besides all that.. how did loop feel during that hangout. being so deceitful. especially since before the other shoe drops#sif is enjoying themselves. but they know what's coming the whole time.#as for: why bathing? its the obvious imagery for blood on their hands/washing/never being clean. and is a bit of an inversion of the other#piece i just drew with the other casual closeness and nudity being kind. this one is cruel instead.#anyway tag ramble over ill do a masterpost of all my fanwork with some directors commentary sometime i promise. since i know im often vague
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âtheyâre not siblings just because they call each other gege/meimeiâ they were adopted together and raised by the same guardian
âitâs not that theyâre brother and sister, they just see each other like a brother / sister,â what exactly is the difference between this and simply being siblings when they were brought up in the same house ?
âtheyâre just childhood friends,â then what would be taboo about them dating as soon as mc turned 18?
like there is just so much explicit evidence that theyâre meant to be siblingsđđ caleb literally has a card referring to himself as sinful and guilty talking about his feelings for herđđ and calls himself a monster when it comes to confessing đđ gideon literally only knows them as siblingsđđđ like can we be seriousđđ
#zero.txt#incest cw#where caleb;#i really do need to make a masterpost#like itâs such a blatant denial of canon itâs insane
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he fell down :[[[
more pd tumblr texposts: part 1 / part 2 / part 3 / part 4 / part 5 / part 6 / part 7/ part 8 / part 9
#william wisp is both the most ominous looking motherfucker#and the wettest pathetic cat#and i love that for him#just roll with it#jrwi pd#jrwi prime defenders#jrwi fanart#jrwi#jrwi william#william wisp#prime defenders fanart#prime defenders#jrwi vyncent#jrwi dakota#loofsart#i need to make a masterpost for this series
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im back in the fuckijg building again but its literally mostly just the dog au my brain conjured in my sleep. i canât escape the puppies
#isat#in stars and time#in dogs and time#my stuff#isat fanart#isat siffrin#isat loop#isat mirabelle#isat bonnie#i luove themâŚâŚ.. so muchâŚ.. so so muchâŚ.#need to make an in dogs and time masterpost tbh
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messy
When Elgar'nan and Solas battle in Rook's mind, she gains a new sense of empathy for Lucanis' struggle with Spite -- and Lucanis finds a new fear. Lucanis x Rook, a little angst, a little whump, lots of cuddles and conversation. 2500 words, post-"Blood of Arlathan."
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Lucanis followed Rook and Neve, his senses muted and muffled. This was not the real world, this trap of Elgarânanâs. He knew that much even without Spite raging in the back of his mind. The world shimmered around them, gauzy and insubstantial, as they tried path after path only to be transported back to the beginning.
âWeâre wasting time,â Rook lamented, her pale eyes wide with worry. Soot and blood smudged her cheeks, remnants of their earlier battles against Ventatori and darkspawn. âWe have to find the clan!â She charged forward again into the fog, then stopped suddenly, looking confused.
âDid you two hear that?â she asked, gaze fixed on something Lucanis couldnât see.Â
âHear what?â Neve asked, giving Rook a curious expression.
There is nothing here, Spite agreed. Trapped! We cannot get out!
âNo,â Lucanis said, troubled.
Rook took a few more steps into the mist, then stopped, twisting her head to one side as she had when Elgarânan had attempted to sway them all. She rubbed at her face, her eyes darting wildly. âI just heard Solas. Tell me you heard that.â
âNo,â Lucanis said slowly as Neve shook her head. Rook winced, distress crossing her face.
âI donât know how, but I can hear him. He says there isnât much time, that heâs going to try to distract Elgarânan somehow. Come on. I think itâs the only chance weâve got.â She led them into the haze, and Lucanis matched her pace to stay by her side.Â
He had long ago learned to control his fear, something all Crows faced young. One could not survive as an assassin by operating from a place of fear. Fear led to exploitation by enemies, to holding back when the killing blow was at hand. He had not been afraid for his own life for many, many years.
But seeing the way Rook stopped abruptly, tilting her head with one long ear pressed against her shoulder, her grey eyes vacant -- new fear roared up within him, and he did not know how to quell it.Â
He waited for her to speak, praying that she came back to him.
âTheyâre fighting,â Rook said, each word looking like it took great effort. âItâs nasty. They loathe each other.â She gritted her teeth. âCome on.â
âAre you all right, Rook?â Neve asked, reaching out and touching her on the shoulder. Rook startled at the touch, her eyes wide and haunted.Â
âIâm fine. Weâve just -- got to keep going.â
Not possessed! Something else, Spite said urgently, and Lucanis wanted to believe him. But Spite was a normal demon, if there was such a thing; he was not a god, and he did not have the powers of one. Who knew what Elgarânan and Solas could do to Rook?
Mist billowed around them, then a sensation of shifting, the sense that they were back on solid ground. âYou led us out!â Lucanis said proudly.Â
Rook gave him a wan smile. âThank Solas, not me, and hurry.Weâve still got time to save the clan.â She broke into a run over the stonework path, staff held tight in one hand, and Neve and Lucanis ran after her.Â
âSheâs got this, Lucanis,â Neve said under her breath. âI donât think whateverâs happening is hurting her, exactly. Weâve just got to hope it helps.â
Canât see it. Canât hear it! Spite said. I would know a demon!
And a god? Lucanis thought. But then Venatori rounded the corner, rushing at them, and he and Spite flowed together, a blur of blades and blood. Neve was right. They had this, and they would find a way to stop the sacrifice and save the Dalish.Â
He parried a Venatoriâs blade, then drove his own deep between the manâs ribs, Spite cackling with glee. Around the battlefield magic flew, the iron stench of blood magic, Neveâs crisp clean ice spells, the musty-sweet scent of Rookâs necromancy. The tide was turning --
âRook! On your left!â he shouted as a Venatori knight rushed her from the side, shield raised and sword at the ready. She should have sidestepped, skimming across the surface of the Fade to reappear safely on the other side. He had seen her do it a thousand times.Â
But she didnât turn, didnât respond at all, and his heart leapt into his throat. âRook!â He ran to help her, Spite urging him on faster. He was nearly there when a burst of ice magic shattered against the knight just as he reached Rook, battering her with a single blow of his shield as the chill took hold. She crumpled. Lucanisâ dagger tore through the manâs throat an instant later, and he shoved the body aside, turning his attention to Rook.
Lucanis dropped to the ground beside her. âNo, no --â He turned her over, his heart pounding, Spite incoherent and frantic. Relief washed over him.
She was pale but alive, dazed but conscious. His hand scrabbled at his belt for a healing potion, and he forced himself to steady his hands as he tilted it to her lips. She swallowed, coughing, the color in her cheeks looking better instantly. âThanks, Lucanis,â she gasped, taking his proffered hand as he hauled her to her feet.Â
His heart slowed again, and Spite ceased his agitated chatter. Rook. Is all right!
Lucanis scanned the battlefield. There was only one more enemy left, and with a howling blizzard conjured up by Neve, the Venatori mage collapsed and breathed her last. He let out a long sigh and turned back to Rook. âWhat happened? I tried to warn you, but I couldnât get there in time --â
âI couldnât hear you,â she admitted, nearly in tears. âTheyâre deafening.â She winced as he reached out to touch a slash on her head. âNever mind. We have to --â She grimaced, twisting her head to the side, one ear down toward her shoulder. âShut up already!âÂ
Neve reached them, her face tight with worry. âRook. Come on. I know you have this,â she said.Â
âYeah,â Rook said, breathing heavily. âLetâs finish this.â
Rook hurts. Help Rook!
I donât know how, he thought, and he shoved the fear down as deep as it could go.
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It seemed like days since the battle and rescue at Arlathan Crater, but realistically it was a matter of hours. Theyâd found the elves at last and gotten to safety. Somehow they made it through what happened: the hike back to the Veil Jumpersâ eluvian, making sure the rescued elves were safe, tending to injuries and meeting with the team.Â
So much in such little time. Lucanis felt the exhaustion deep in his bones. He knew there was still so much more to come -- slaying Elgarânanâs archdemon and killing the gods, aiding Treviso, Minrathrous, their team. He hoped he could manage to sleep tonight after everything.
But he knew heâd never manage it if he still feared so for Rook. The way sheâd gone so distant, face empty; heâd lost her even though she was right beside him. That loss, even for a moment, had been terrifying. And the thought that kept crawling back into his head, just as terrifying --
Is this how she feels when Spite takes over?
He shook the thought away as best he could. She was here now, safe from Elgarânan, safe from Solas doing whatever heâd done. He had to believe it, for her sake as well as his own.
He took the stairs lightly, then made his way down the narrow hall to her room. He raised a hand and rapped at the door. âItâs me. May I ââ
The door swung open before he could finish the sentence. Rook smiled tiredly at him, a welcome sight. Sheâd traded her armor for soft linens in Mourn Watch greens and violets, and sheâd let her dark hair down for the evening, hiding some of the fresh scratches on her face. âWell, well, well. Iâd been getting ready to come see you. Thanks for saving me the trip.â
His face creased into a smile. âYouâre all right.â
âIn a manner of speaking,â she said. She smiled back at him, but it didnât reach her eyes. âAnyway, do come in. I wanted to say��� that is, thereâs some things I wanted toâŚâ She crossed her arms, heading back to the settee. He followed her and closed the door behind him, and they sat down together. âEurgh. Iâm a mess right now.â
âA beautiful one,â Lucanis pointed out.
She snorted, then laughed. âHow are you somehow the most earnest man who ever lived?â
âIt is easy to be earnest when speaking the truth,â he said, shrugging with a soft smile. He hoped to have put her at ease, but as her laughter faded, he could see something dark and shuttered behind her eyes. Not all right, then.
He reached out cautiously. Their first attempt at a kiss had been disastrous, but he was growing more comfortable with the language of touch, especially smaller touches like her hand in his, a close embrace, small, still-clumsy kisses. But those had been moments of stolen sweetness, not attempts to offer comfort after dark times. He rested his hand on her shoulder, hoping this was right.Â
âHow are you really?âÂ
She looked up at him, her smile gone, her face stricken. Then she closed the distance between them, scooting beneath his arm and resting her head against his chest. He froze for a moment in surprise, then softened, welcoming her closeness.Â
âSorry,â she said, her voice muffled as she wrapped her arms around his waist. âI just â wanted to feel you were here. That I was here.â
He let his arm relax around her shoulders and pulled her closer, sighing. âYou have nothing to apologize for.â He took a deep breath. Her hair smelled freshly cleaned, with faint scents of lavender and woodsmoke â
Smells like fear. Confusion!
He frowned. âSo⌠you are all right. Only in a manner of speaking.â
âIâm sorry,â she said.
âFor what?â he asked, bewildered. âYou led our team safely through a den of vipers. We rescued the elves. What more could you have done?â
âItâs not that. Itâs⌠I understand better now. What it must be like to have Spite in your head, all the time.â She lifted her head, and dark circles shadowed her eyes. âSolas has been in my head since this all started, but⌠itâs different. The connection between us is tenuous, and heâs only been able to make contact through the Veil when I meditate and drop all other thoughts. Itâs been my choice to contact him. The prison heâs in in the Fade is powerful, and it keeps him bound.â She shivered. âUntil Arlathan.â
âWhat did you hear?â Lucanis asked gently. âNeve and I never truly heard what you did. You said that Elgarânan and Solas fought ââ
âIt wasnât just words,â Rook said, releasing her arms from around him and leaning back against the settee. She reached up to where his arm circled her shoulders, and took his hand in hers, squeezing tightly. âIt was all-encompassing. It was difficult to see, to fight, to walk, even to breathe. Their rage was so tremendous. Their power. I felt like an ant beneath them, and as for my own thoughts â when I could get them back â I kept thinking, And Lucanis struggles with Spite, all the time.â
We have a deal! Spite chimed. Not a struggle! Not now. Not so much.
âIt is better between us,â Lucanis said. Not a struggle still wasnât exactly true, but it was not like the early days, when he stayed awake for two or three days at a time, refusing to sleep and lose control. He shivered. âNot like a god. I think⌠I know how to bear him now.â He sighed. âBut you, Rook⌠it was hard to see you like that.â He squeezed her hand, his heart aching.
âWhy? What was it like?â Rook asked haltingly.
He thought for a moment. âYou are fierce in a fight, you know. Your focus, your power, your magic -- you are brilliant.â
She gave him an awkward, surprised smile. It was terribly charming. âIâm sorry, was I asking why Iâm so incredible?â
Lucanis chuckled. âYou may as well have been.â His smile faded. âBut seeing their voices in your mind, knowing I couldnât help you -- it frightened me, Rook. And I am the sorry one.â
She reached up, laying her hand against his cheek. âWhat could you have to be sorry about?â
âIf you -- feel as I do --â He ducked his head. âThen seeing Spite take control of me must beâŚâ He exhaled heavily, and she looked at him, her eyes too bright. He closed his own, hesitating.
âBefore, I did not wish you to see me that way for my own sake. But now I wonder if you felt this same fear as I did. Seeing the woman I--â Not that word, not yet. But⌠soon. â-- care about, struggling against what could not be controlled, knowing I could do nothing to save you --â
She gazed into his eyes, then rested her head on his shoulder again, drawing him close once more. âLucanis, you never need to apologize for who you are. For what Spite is. If I worry for you, thatâs mine to bear. What was it you said before? âI deserve better than you and your messâ? Well, itâs too late for that now. Itâs our mess.â
She felt so right in his arms, solid and true, warm and close. He bowed his head over her. âOur mess. I think I can handle that.â
She laughed, warm huffs of breath against his neck. He shivered. Oh, but she felt good this way.
âLucanis?â
âYes, Rook?â
âCan I ask you something?â
âBut of course.â
She sat up, the smile on her face fading. âWould you⌠stay the night tonight?â
For a moment his mind whited out, Spite curious and cackling in the background, his heart nearly pounding out of his chest. Rookâs face flashed immediately with understanding, and she rested her hand on his vest.Â
âNot for that. Iâm exhausted, and I know youâre not ready,â Rook said gently. âI just meant, could we fall asleep together?â
He felt a smile slide over his face. To hold her in his arms for longer, to wake up beside her in the morning? That would be a fine thing indeed.
âI am yours, Rook.â
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They did not sleep at first; there was still much talking to do of the elves, of the gods, of Treviso and the Antaam. Her determination and her clever plans were just as intriguing to him as her smile and her laugh. But when at last Rookâs eyes fluttered closed and her breathing grew deep and heavy, Lucanis leaned back against the settee, finding a way for them to fit together. Her elbows nudged his ribs, and her chin was somehow dagger-sharp, digging into his breastbone. But she was warm and soft and safe within his arms, and he fell asleep beneath the Fadelight, his fears at last forgotten.
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