#side: opal

[thepynchfanfiction]

“Adam’s my boyfriend,” Ronan said quickly, the words had clearly been queued up. He kicked Declan’s shoe with his own, dropped his arms at his sides and silently headed into the church.

What the fuck.

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5 times Declan was skeptical of Adam Parrish and 1 time he welcomed him into the Lynch family.

[opal-owl-flight]

Parallel Dreaming.

I think its so damning that both 3 and 4 relied on some digital medium to fulfill that mutual desire they have to be close to each other again.

But while 3's main barrier is their self-loathing not allowing themself to seek 4 out again, 4s barrier is the fact that 3 has changed into someone she doesnt recognize -- a person who seems to not want her around anymore.

(More under the cut abt why 4 lets herself get taken over!)

Gone were the days when they were so close that the two are frequently found standing so physically close to each other. 3 making slight brushes on 4s arm or shoulder to direct her attention somewhere. 4 holding their hand and dragging them off to someplace interesting or worth investigating.

What happened? A space sits between them now, silence impenetrable. When 3 speaks (beyond duty), its as if their words were even more reserved than before.

Did something so intense happen that they wear this melancholy on their sleeve much more evidently? Why are they clamming up like they did when they first met? Why arent they telling her anything? Are they....trying to push her away? again?

She failed something one time and its like they never believed in her strength anymore.

...is she simply not good enough for them?

So she dreams in the memverse, long and tender, of perfection. Of 3 seeing her, believing in her. Of 3 being warm with her like they were in times past.

Rougher training sessions, 3s constant criticism and disappointed looks, and this new cold distance they maintain with her these days certainly make her believe that thought.

They said they did all this to keep her safe. But it hurts, it hurts so much, shes not sure she wants to take them at their word anymore. Yet she tries to. Clings to the idea that maybe shes in the wrong, that this is for her betterment. That she deserved nothing more than this.

[sofiasfanartcollection]

wishing all my fellow asexuals a belated happy ace week! 🖤🤍💜

this is my character, Amy, one I’ve had with me since I was small (Fire Opal is her best friend)

bonus gray ace flag colors, she is technically gray ace, though does also refer to herself as ace

[nellasbookplanet]

I know that after Downfall the perspective of 'the gods are a FAMILY' has permeated fandom on both sides of the kill-all-gods argument, but frankly that isn't all they are and acting as if it's suddenly their only motivation flattens both them as characters and the narrative they (and bells hells) are in.

The Wildmother and The Raven Queen didn't 'let' Lolth get away with nabbing Opal and killing Cyrus because she’s their sister. Come on man, we've already seen that the primes are plenty capable of opposing and fighting their siblings on the side of mortals (is the calamity a joke to you??). I'm not saying the primes aren’t capable of picking the lives of their betrayer siblings over mortals (downfall showed as much) but that's not what the situation with Opal and Lolth was about in the slightest.

They let Lolth 'get away with it' not because she’s family, but because this is the very rare instance of them not only having the same goal, but of them actively fighting for their lives. As far as we know that has only happened once before on Exandria, and that time they also entered a truce to defend themselves. The vast majority of the time, the primes picking their siblings over mortals won’t happen because mortals can’t actually threaten the gods (normally), making the 'they're family argument' a moot point. The primes won’t necessarily agree with Lolth's methods, but they won’t go throwing away both hers and their own champions in a meaningless struggle when they need all their strength to stop the fucking apocalypse.

[scattergoriesofevil]

Matt credits Opal with saving Dariax’s life. Dariax would not have left of his own free will. He would have died trying to save Opal. 😭

[bread-wizards]

The Crown Keeper and Fearne&Orym reunion is going to be very interesting because you have Fearne, who hesitated to take the shard because of the impact seeing dark!Fearne had on her, possibly seeing Opal again.. like this. She gets a front row seat to one of her very good friends heading down that path of corruption that she herself was scared of.

Then you have the Crown Keepers just seeing the toll these last few months have had on Orym and Fearne. I wonder if there would be any guilt from Dorian, knowing he left and came back to such a drastic change.

That Orym did get the answers he was looking for and he is crumbling under the weight of them. That Fearne has had to experience so much more loss and anger in these last few months than she had in over 100 years and she still doesn't know what to do with some of these feelings.

[redwinesupernoova]

And for everyone considering the possibility that Dorian is easily swayed by his loved ones opinions, and that he would be on Oryms side in a heartbeat, it was also very interesting to look at the way Orym slowly loses his patience with gods who like to play games too much. Maybe, just maybe he is beginning to understand Dorians point of view.

[ariadne-mouse]

WILD that the eventual outcome would be for Ted and Opal (and anyone from their Aevilux sect who had the same process done) to reunite as two halves of one soul with complete knowledge of the self. Bananas to think about. Like with Kryn consecution you might remember a past life and have to incorporate that into your sense of self, but that's different that existing with that other self at the same time

[screechingfromthevoid]

The cape wrapping was too much for me I have to leave

[opal-owl-flight]

They say to imagine sisyphus happy. They say to imagine sisyphus happy. They say to imagine sisyphus h

[beifong-brainrot]

Avatar Sapphic Week, Day three; Hair

When your airbending bestie's hair starts growing back and she looks hella cute lol.

Jinopal is actually a guilty pleasure of mine I need to draw more of them

[ID: A colored digital drawing of Jinora and Opal from the legend of korra. Jinora is leaning in toward Opal and touching Opal's chin with her hand, and Opal has her hand on Jinora's shoulder. They are both blushing slightly, and have airbender tattoos. Jinora as shoulder-length hair, some of which is put up in a bun, and Opal has ear-length hair. End ID.]

[aboxofcereales]

I think there should be some magnificent writing done of the looming moral dilemma of Elspeth Rook Mercar, the Breaker of Bonds, the firm believer in heroic nonsense, falling for a Lucanis Dellamorte, whose calling is death, the First Talon of the Crows. Because no matter how big and soft his heart is, he’s still unavoidably will lead the organization who helped to save Thedas, yes, but also is intertwined with many of the horrors that the Shadow Dragons oppose. And yet, still she will always choose Treviso, instead of Minrathous.

[saintdollyparton]

Watching 4SD and honestly I think Imogen and Opal have a lot in common and I would love to see them interact.

[freezinglemur]

"Is this what you want to be?! A destructive toy to be used by others…—?"

(A semi-sequel to This Post in a sense I guess; @lieutenant-fred sorry more of your fella wasn't drawn I was strugglin to find much recent stuff to work off of so I hope this is alright </3)

[Writing below the cut]

“Why are you doing this? I haven’t even done anything to you—” Seedenal’s voice was almost pleading, yet had a sternness about it as xe gazed down at xir attacker.

“I have.. Orders..” the carrot hissed, bracing themself against the rock somewhat with a glare towards the pomegranate.

If they could even…call what was in front of it a pomegranate anymore. Seedenal had been a strange one to the augmented vegetable upon first glance: very tall, odd wing appendages, strange limbs, far more eyes than any normal fruit had on other limbs, among many other things—but now xe was even more of an anomaly.

In addition to the large pair of proper flight-worthy wings the angel dressed in green had unfurled, several more black, spindly arms had joined the original two, and their body now sported runes the carrot angel knew were not there previously.

On top of that, when Karl had attacked, several more eyes had opened upon the wings, and many of Seedenal’s scleras had turned black with glowing white pupils. One of the more frightening details was the luminous arm that formed, along with the sword seemingly held by it, from the place where the pomegranate’s previously missing arm had been. It was so bright it was hard to look at, and the energy it emitted was almost unbearable to be close to.

Several of the pomegranate angel’s eyes were dripping a black, ichor-like substance, but it didn’t appear to be from crying—rather, it dripped like sap. In fact, it seemed whatever holy power they wielded was barely being contained in the fruit’s body. Neither angel paid it too much mind in the moment, however.

“You aren’t even a lemon either, and yet you’re trying to murder me!” Seedenal knew very few details of the war that was going on in truth, but the carrot had mentioned lemons previously before they’d gotten into this tussle, so xe ran with it. 

The carrot glared as it tried to pull together some sort of retaliation, attempting to stand with metallic clanks and whirrs while the other babbled.

“Is this what you want to be?!” the pomegranate’s voice lowered slightly after its initial shout, “A destructive toy to be used by others…—?”

Karl paused its attempt to rise from the ground, staring at Seedenal. The fruit couldn’t tell entirely if the vegetable was offended by their statement or simply caught off guard, but upon hearing no comment, xe continued.

“I.. I don’t know what I am, nor.. Where I came from or what is wrong with me, but I…know I was designed to be a weapon of sorts,” the angel fidgeted with some of xir hands. “I was designed for war—to hurt and kill and all that visceral junk, but…I don’t want to be that. I w-want to see the stars and play in snow and catch butterflies and pick flowers—! I want to think and do for myself..”

Seedenal didn’t like the thought of war. It was like a petty squabble, but more violent and deadly. Leaders throwing lives at each other just to see who was better, or who got what. So many of those lives didn’t deserve such fates—xe was sure of it, just from the small few they’d met or helped in passing. They almost wanted to end the war themself, but shoved the concept away—their mind is wandering again. Shaking their head and remaining thoughts away, the pomegranate looks back to the mechanized angel, lowering xir weapon.

“Wouldn’t you…also prefer to make your own choices and live a little, too..?”

"...."

A gentle breeze blows past the two brightly colored angels in the glistening snow. One must wonder if the mechanical superweapon dreams of chasing snowflakes instead, too.

[chaosofonyx]

Part: 5

(*Kai notes* I have power!! Whoa, this is weird.) After that fiasco, Arden came over more often (*Sage notes* Ahem!), with Sage, obviously.

Jasper read the calendar, he froze. (*Jasper notes* Whoa! But seriously Onyx, why today?!) Today he was getting his wisdom teeth removed. (*Jasper notes* Nooooooooo! *Onyx notes* Guys, stop with the notes, I can barely write anything!) He was terrified, though that would mean he would see Opal, because she was driving him. That also meant he would have to warn his little borrower friends that there would be another human coming. He hoped they wouldn’t freak out.

Jasper walked over to the entrance/exit of the borrowers’ wall area. He knocked three times and waited. The two brothers walked out from the hole, “What?!” Kai asked.

“I’m getting my wisdom teeth removed today, so my sister is going to be here to take me.”

“Okay………Waiiiit,” Kai said, Oliver groaned, “what are ‘wisdom teeth’ and why do you need them removed?” Jasper then realized that the borrowers probably wouldn’t have or know what wisdom teeth were. “Well, they’re teeth that cause pain because they push on other teeth, and we get them removed so they stop causing pain.”

“Why do you need your sister to take you?! Why can’t you just take yourself?!” Oliver grumbled.

Jasper then noticed that borrowers probably had no idea what ‘laughing gas’/nitrous oxide/anesthesia was. “Well, they’ll give me some gas stuff that will make me kind of loony and I won’t be able to drive. So Opal, my sister, is taking me.”

Oliver and Kai both looked very concerned. He didn’t blame them.

Jasper was even more nervous when Opal arrived. Her being here meant it was all very real. He wasn’t exactly worried about the removal, more so just worried about the public, he hated the public. “Jasper!” Opal hugged him tightly, “It’s been ages! I missed you so much.”   

“I missed you too, Opal.” He hugged her back, “You ready?” 

“Yes, but are you?” She stared at him quizzically.

“Yes.”

When they were outside, Jasper remembered how small her car was. Sure Opal and Jasper were technically identical twins, but she was much shorter than him (she also didn’t need glasses). 

“Ha, race you to the car!” Opal said

“Oh, you’re on-”

“Ready, set, go!” Opal dashed away.

“Hey, that’s not fair! I wasn’t ready yet!”

The two raced to the car, Jasper won in the end.

“How did you still beat me?!” Opal huffed

“Long huff legs.” They laughed

“Oh, yeah, you’re tall. The car’s a bit small, sorry.” She rubbed the back of her neck. “I sometimes forget how much taller than me you are.” 

“It’s fine, I’m just happy you’re taking me.”

They sat in the car. As soon as they were in, Opal turned to Jasper, “”You’re acting different. You like someone, don’t you?”

Jasper blushed, the question came like a bullet “I-um-no. I don’t like anyone. Why would you think that?”

“You’re more fidgety than normal, you blushed, you stuttered, and you acted like when you had a crush on Max in 5th grade.” Her green eyes tore into his soul. 

“Well, I’m actually not sure.”

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Kai was extremely confused.

First of all, Jasper was getting weird teeth removed, then a girl with the same face, but much shorter, had come and picked up Jasper. Since when did Jasper have a sister? (*Jasper notes* Since always, duh!) Oliver flipped, again, after seeing another human. And what the frick were they gonna do to Jasper?

Kai had no idea how long it would take to take out teeth. (*Kai notes* That sounds really weird.) So, Oliver and him went borrowing. Sure they could just ask to have stuff, but that felt wrong, they preferred borrowing. Even though they definitely did not have to hide, they did. 

“Kai, you’re starting to act weird around Jasper.” Oliver said as they climbed the counter, “Is there something happening between you two?”

Kai blushed, “Wha-no-um-I-I…” His hands slipped.

“Seriously.” Oliver said, hauling him back up. Oliver gasped, “You like him!” 

“I-I-um w-wwha?” Kai could feel his face heat up, “SO?! Maybe I do like him…”

“Imma tell him!” Oliver sped up. Kai chased him.

“Hey!”

After that, Kai chased Oliver all over the counter, yelling, “DOn’T yOu daRe!” having lots of voice cracks. (*Kai notes* I hate you.) When Kai finally caught up to Oliver he tickled him till he couldn’t breathe, “Okay! huff Okay! I may not tell him!”

“Since when do you talk to Jasper?!” Kai stopped tickling his brother.

“I can start if I want.” Oliver gasped for air.

“Wow. Look at you, being all brave and stuff.” He smiled

“Shut up.”

“I love you too.” He ruffled Oliver’s hair, “Goldie.”

“Hey, that’s a me and Sage thing. KitKat.” He fixed his hair

“Hey, that’s mine!” He stared out dreamily, “I haven’t had a KitKat in ages.”

“We could check in Jasper’s candy drawer.” Oliver suggestd.

“Jasper’s what? Since when did he have a candy drawer?” Kai was shocked

Oliver led Kai to a drawer full of candy. There, he found a KitKat, he was on cloud nine. (*Oliver notes* Whoa! This is cool. Also you’re welcome!) But why did he feel guilty? He was a borrower, this is what he was supposed to do. So why did he feel so guilty stealing from Jasper? He and Oliver opened the KitKat and took small crumbs and snuck back to their home. 

“That was so fun!” Oliver said, munching on KitKat goodness, “Why don’t we do that more often?!”

“Jasper.” Kai said.

“Ughhh.”

“I thought you were gonna talk to him.”

“Sorry, I just don’t like humans.” Oliver sat down in the hammock, “I’m gonna take a nap now.”

“‘Kay. I’ll try not to wake you.”

And with that Oliver went to sleep.

Kai left the walls and went to the couch (this took him like an hour) and sat on the back edge thingy. A few minutes later he heard the lock of the door click and thudding, then a voice, “Just please call me if you need anything, please.” The door lock clicked again. Kai watched as a tired looking Jasper made a beeline directly for him. “Um, hey Jasper.” He was then scooped up in Jasper’s hand, a little too tightly for comfort, “Hehe, hi Kai!” He gave a droopy kid-like smile. (*Kai notes* So this is what happens when you get anesthesia stuff, I don’t like it.) “I love you Kai, you are very tiny and cute and-” He burst into a fit of giggles. He brought Kai closer to his face-

He kissed Kai. 

Lips bigger than Kai pressed down on him, just a little bit wet. It was warm and heavy, as if the Sun had fallen. Kai couldn’t move, he could barely breathe, then he thought about what was on the other side of those lips……he shuddered. This was officially the closet Kai had ever been to Jasper’s mouth. 

When he was released from the kiss, he gasped for air. All of Jasper’s movements were slow, but very overwhelming. Jasper set Kai on the couch, a position Kai hated seeing him from. He was even more scared when Jasper lowered himself onto the couch. The whole thing sending Kai into a moment of vertigo. The mattress bounced Kai up a few inches, and he fell back down. The cushion dipped towards Jasper, causing Kai to fall and be stopped by the human’s giant posterior. 

Jasper giggled again, watching Kai be launched then slid by his weight. “You’re very tiny and light!” His voice boomed, though his voice also sounded muffled and stuffy. Kai stared up, hating the position and vulnerability he was in. Jasper was like a mountain. A giant red mountain. Kai was scared, Jasper was not being his usual gentle self. One wrong move and–Kai shuddered. 

Jasper stared down at him, then stood up. Kai scrambled away as Jasper sat back down. The world spun, Kai was launched up again, then he slid back next to Jasper’s large posterior. Jasper giggled again. A giant hand reached for Kai, he couldn’t move. He was again gripped tightly, too tightly. His head spun, his heart and breath sped. Jasper stood up and walked towards the kitchen. 

When he walked into the kitchen, Oliver was on the counter, shouting Kai’s name. “No.” Kai muttered, Jasper reached for Oliver. “Why are you afraid of me?” Jasper pouted. Oliver ran from the hand, he wasn’t fast enough. Jasper trudged back to the living room.

He then set both of the borrowers on the couch. “Kai, are you okay? What happened to Ja–whoa!” The two were launched up as Jasper sat down, he giggled again. They slid towards Jasper’s weight, being stopped by his posterior. “What is happening?!” Oliver made an attempt to stand up, it didn’t work. “Jasper is ‘looney’ from the anesthesia stuff.”

“You guys are very tiny, I could just…trust fall” Jasper laid back. 

Kai and Oliver screamed.

(*Jasper notes* Wtf was I thinking? I remember none of this. Are you guys okay?)

Then a giant hand sweeped the two up, before he could crush them. (*Jasper notes* Whew.) “I love you, Kai.” He cupped the two on his chest. “I’m tired.” 

Kai listened to Jasper’s heartbeat, pushing on the hand that trapped him and his brother. It was no use. He felt the rise and fall of the human’s breath. “Jasper?!” He looked at Oliver, whose eyes were wide with terror, “I-I-I thought we were g-gonna….” he cried. “I hate Jasper! I hate him!”

(*Jasper notes* I’m so, so, so sorry. Oliver please stop hating me.)

This is officially my longest out of all of my parts, it's about 6 pages long, I normally only write them to be 4 pages.

[somewhatsentientspellbook]

There's something beautiful and dark and fascinating about this moment where Opal and Fy'ra Rai are symbolically reflecting Poska and Fy'ra Kai

The Ones who have plunged headfirst into shallow water to serve desperate gods in a looming war, and The Nameless Ones who have waged wars on entire cities for the vestige Opal possesses