#some ppl are more combative than others

[cherrysnax]

I don’t often talk abt bein a system on here anymore, alters don’t use their tags as often, and I rarely reblog posts about it mostly because when we did ppl would treat us… differently if that makes sense. like less of a person more of.. a novelty?

[qualityrain]

here to tell you that im a yukari liker if there are 1000 yukari fans i am one of them if there are no yukari fans i do not exist idc she did all that shes still my silly my girlfailure

[egophiliac]

#i feel you op i also started initially to read the stories but got busy grinding for events instead 😭 #i also haven't read any of the events not even madguy bc i feel like im gonna miss a lot of context i feel sorry for my boys #although I've recently caught up to ch7 and it made me a stornger more brainrotted madguy fan than before #ppl said it's gonna get more insane later on and im nervous #but so far. the stories are GOOD i highly recommend reading it if you're able to #it's just kamen rider but with extra steps #also to assuage your fear (i hope?) i heard from the grapevines that the change to leon is minimal you can easily miss it (via @chipsncookies)

YES I feel a lot better knowing other people are in the same boat as me! :') as someone who only plays games very casually, the events are fun (and have been a good excuse to get those support stories on characters I was kinda ignoring) but SO distracting -- and they have a connected overarching narrative of their own (make sure you read them in order when you get to them!) so I don't want to skip any. which I guess is to say that my problem is that I'm enjoying the writing too much! how dare they.

overall it definitely has that Kamen Rider tone and feeling I was hoping for and I am VERY pleased with it! I do kinda miss the kitbashy monsters, though otherwise it's basically just Rider But With More Random Scenes of Characters Being Ridiculous At Each Other and that is exactly what I was after. (also exquisite taste, Mad Guys are best guys 🤝)

and as long as I still haven't gotten to episode 13 and can therefore continue to be hilariously naive, let me just say that I know what I'm dreaming of for Leon. he deserves it.

...although I do think it would be VERY funny if they made that whole big "WE WILL BE UPDATING LEON'S SPRITES TO REFLECT STORY CHANGES!!!!" announcement and then it turns out that they just like. hue-shifted his eye color slightly to the right or something. it's not even a big story beat, Leon just decided to try out some color contacts, maybe comb his hair back a little, and we don't have the heart to tell him to stop. :(

[two-white-butterflies]

you're losing me (two) | am. targaryen and j. velaryon

Description: The 'fake-relationship' begins. Social media is taken by storm. Rating: General Audiences part one

Aemond was a gentleman - he always made sure that he was paying you his full attention. "Do you want to go shopping?" he asked, pointing at the shop in front of him. It was a small boutique - popular only to those that could afford the pieces inside. "Yes," you smiled, pulling him closer inside the building.

He didn't need to tell you twice.

"What are your parents like? Are they uptight or cool?" you inquired, dismissing the sales associate that wanted to help you. He took a deep breath - trying to find words that could explain his parents. "My dad is old, he's traditional in a sense - but my mom is trendy. She'll warm up to you." he smiled, watching as your eyebrows bumped into each other. Traditional and modest attire it is then.

There was a vintage white dress on the rack, you've seen it in one of the vogue covers from a few decades ago. It was an iconic piece, but not famous enough that it would seem tacky. His hands snake around your waist, "What?" you ask and he nudges your body slowly, pointing at the paparazzi that were standing outside of the door.

"Kiss me," he demanded, pulling your body closer - until you could smell his perfume. "You're demanding, you know that?" you tease, reaching to cup his cheeks. The paparazzi's outside of the window were having a seizure - making sure to take a picture of every moment. "- but you like that." he paused, pressing your lips together.

He tasted like black coffee and cherries. It was intoxicating - a taste that was new to your tongue. You couldn't help but let a moan seep through - he smirks through the kiss before letting you go. He pretends to be shocked that the paparazzi were outside. "Let's go," he mouthed, pulling you into a deeper part of the store where the 'media' couldn't see.

ynkittenworld: Y/N spotted with mystery man (two separate occasions), new album soon? world tour soon? WHO IS THIS MAN!!! side note: happy for you mommy 😺

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reinaynworld: MOM EXPLAIN?

thegreatwar: I'm going to auntie bella's house ☹️

boogeyman: acc. to some ppl that saw them the man is aemond targaryen and he owns this tech startup that's worth billions. UR WELCOME AND THANK YOU FELLOW Y/N'S KITTENS

Aemond sits on your blue sofa, sipping his tea while browsing through social media. "Your fans are crazy, dude." he hummed - watching as people shared his face all around various platforms. He wasn't aware that he was famous enough to be discovered. "They even found my instagram account." he complained, seeing follow requests from people that he didn't know.

"If you can't handle the fire, don't go to the kitchen." you shrug, placing a piece of pastry on the round table. He was a gracious guest, always helping you around with household chores - after the whole scenario with the paparazzi, he was spending all his time inside your little hotel room. "Helaena's blasting my phone, she a big fan of you." he smiled, replying to his sister with a GIF of you laughing. "Helaena?" you ask while lying on his lap.

His fingers comb through your hair, untangling the knots that your hairbrush couldn't fix. "My older sister." he answered - staring deep into your features. He couldn't deny that you were beautiful, and that your personality stirred something inside of him - but you were just a summer thing, right? Something that would allow him to inherit all of his father's fortune.

"I know nothing about your family to be honest. Google didn't have anything other than your dating history and zodiac sign." you state, wanting him to talk about his family more. It was interesting to see a stoic and conniving man smile when he spoke about family. "- what's my zodiac sign?" he questioned, not knowing the answer.

"Gemini," you answer immediately. "- and you used to date Lindsay Lohan." you add with a smile. He was older than he looked. He places a strand of your hair away from your face. "Stalker," he mumbled - and you sat up straight, glaring at him playfully. You were about to tickle him, but your phone rings. 'Jacaerys' it read out, and you placed your phone in your pocket.

"We should hard-launch each other," you suggest and he raised his eyebrows. "What's that?" he inquired - unfamiliar with the word. "Posting each other on social media." you replied and he nods.

It would work perfectly with his plan.

(your first name) : our secret moments, in a crowded room...they got no idea about me and you. @officialaemondtargaryen

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maybemaybemaybe: Rue, when was this?

officialaemondtargaryen: there is an indentation, in the shape of you😉 - (your first name) : 100% not typed by me using his phone

You couldn't stop giggling as his phone was bombarded with messages and calls from your fans. He could hardly use the thing properly. "They have got to stop." he sighed, while his phone buzzed and vibrated on the coffee table. "You need a new phone," you chuckle - watching while he tried to get rid of the messages.

"I have a private account, how are they doing this?" he sighs, all the while Aegon and Helaena keep calling his phone. Another laugh escapes your mouth - he defeatedly settles the phone on the table.

"You poor thing," you giggle, a small pout graces his lips. "You are going to be the poor thing after what I do to you." he chuckles, placing his hands on your waist. For a second you believe that the feelings between you were genuine - not because of the need for money. "What are you going to do?" you ask, and he smirks.

Hands trailing down to your sides and tickling you.

(your first name)

Very bored today, #AskMeAnything

wendychoi: what is your hairstyle called? - (your first name): doggy style

pinturilla23: Where did u meet dad? - (your first name): we met at a hotel garden 😁

yournamefan: Are you going to make an album about Aemond? - (your first name): yes he's gonna make a handsome muse 😉🥰

Lucerys stuffed a large piece of vanilla ice cream on his mouth. "(Your Name) is dating our uncle, how do you feel about that?" he teased, moving his body away so that Jace couldn't do anything to him. "I don't care," Jace huffed, reaching for a spoon to take a piece off his brother's ice cream. "He doesn't care but he's turning red." Joffrey piped, giggling loudly while eating his strawberry ice cream.

"I wonder if he'll take her to the reunion." Joffrey adds, and a sigh escapes from Jace's mouth. 'Give you my wild, give you a child.' turned to dust - and never to return. He knew that it was not his fault - your personalities just managed to clash with each other.

You were the kind to fight for something - to beg for him to fight for the relationship. He was the opposite of that.

If it was meant to be - then you wouldn't need to fight for it.

part three

@minaxcarter @glame @xcinnamonmalfoyx @winxchesters @yentroucnagol @hotchnerswife @itsabby15 @mxxny-lupin @joliettes @kemillyfreitas @mxtantrights

[ca-suffit]

yeah anon I don't want to publish ur specific ask for the reasons u said, but thank u for reminding me of this post. this post from nalyra-dreaming was part of the affirmative action drama and I think a lot of what's in this post got lost out being talked about because of that. so let's talk about it. let's comb thru this so ppl can rly understand nalyra's racism and what they're defending when they want to defend her.

first off, lol take ur own advice. but anyways. this way of speaking is crazy. this is why this whole group of besties put everyone off as time went on. that's why it's lol when ppl come to me saying nobody likes u, we prefer them. okay?? ur weird and u like being yelled at idk. these ppl read some dumb books and think they work on the show. they reference each other's fanon more than anything else. there's no discussions. they talk AT u. it's a bunch of ppl who want to be seen as smart and popular. that's it lol. "we've been trying to tell them" girl u don't work on the show stfu.

this bitch is a whole bitch. u act like u have been victimized by a black fan because you had a disagreement. u play up "I tried to listen and I agree too! poor me, THEY don't want to hear anything else but what THEY want to hear :(" and THEN u have the fckn audacity to say shit like why aren't u all listening to BLACK MAN JACOB ANDERSON. why aren't u listening to black fans? why are u here making this post to act like a victim to "mean" black fans who just don't listen to facts and logic and jacob anderson himself. why are u here twisting this shit up to pretend u have empathy for black ppl by stepping over everyone here (who does not have to filter anything for show press) and saying "actually ur all wrong and stupid and ur the REAL racists because u take away jacob and bailey's own voices."

this is a real level of fucking evil racist shit and why I'm spelling this out rly slow rn so u all understand.

"Louis is not chained to his coffin guys, he could have left, and a fight which shows off power discrepancies within the show story line is not automatically domestic abuse."

u jump thru so many hoops for lestat's defense it has made u dumb as fuck.

where was louis supposed to go? he's black, his family hates him, his husband is a demon spawn who stalks everyone down who tries to leave. who BEAT HIS ASS already at the *thought* that he'd even leave. that's not DV?? he could have left?? how are u like 50 years old and victim blaming like this and then saying u have authority over analyzing these books for the peasants here lol.

the favorite go to line from this dumb group is "they're monsters" "they're vampires." anne rice was famous in the first place for using iwtv to humanize vampires. I think she used this type of "logic" over time too tho and that's prbly where this comes from. it's a bad excuse tho. we're talking about DV but u say it's not DV and then say "they're all murderers anyway so nothing matters." girl the redemption isn't about vampirism, it's about whiteness. u big fucking dummies who can't talk about race always want to pretend this is about lestat being a vampire and how we're too stupid to understand vampires and monsters. the horror of lestat rn is his whiteness. the horror is the power that gives him as he's the least capable of rational thought in that whole "family" unit. he's ignorant, controlling, and quick to anger. he never tries to fix his ignorance, he makes excuses for all his behavior because he CAN. because society allows him to do that! louis and claudia can't make any mistakes or be forgiven because black ppl are not given that same grace. u can call lestat a monster because on a white man that's still an attractive quality. ppl LUV white serial killers and abusers so much and hype them up like they're galaxy brain heroes. calling a black person a monster is just every day. with no benefit. that's the one u rly believe is the threat and then u shoot to kill.

she's so dumb omfg. isolation doesn't mean put in an empty room. lestat wove himself into every aspect of louis' life so that louis could not exist without him. yes, on a level, louis was showing off his man, but u see how the "roots" take hold more and more over time. he's living in lestat's house, lestat is now the one driving the car. more and more lestat is telling them what they're doing and becoming critical of what louis will not give up. acting up v loudly when he doesn't get his way (he brings antoinette in when louis isn't "acting right" so he can torture louis at his job so he'll fix himself already, then he "allows" louis to see other people except now I'm gonna overreact about that too, now I've chased claudia off but btw did u know I've always had a big dick and u not being fun for me anymore is why all of this has ever happened??)

again with the evilness of trying to prove ur shit point by saying "if u disagree with me then u hate black people (jacob anderson) even tho I'm speaking over all black ppl here with this post." ok lestat lol. u are always trying to excuse lestat's actions for being what they are by saying there's a book reason behind it or saying louis or whatever black or brown character is the REAL abuser. do u think abuse has to be intentional to count as abuse? do u rly think lestat's actions are justified when he could have easily explained any of it without doing all that? his response to louis' depression is to do everything I wrote above. u think that's not abuse? u think that's not isolation? "be my companion" but he didn't mean emotionally. u don't think that's maybe the arc lestat is going to have to go thru to be a better partner to louis? what do u think his arc is then, louis just made it all up and soon we won't have to care about race and lestat has been a cool guy this whole time just kidding?? anne rice rly gave u a smooth ass brain.

I don't even know what this means. u all love to skip over points and just say "okay SWEETIE u just don't understand dark themes and monsters, u won't ever get it." okay U, SWEETIE, ur 50 years old, talk slow for me. I know u can do it. if u want authority then prove u know ur shit. a loud voice by itself doesn't do anything but yell. but this is all mama rice taught u tho. so here we are lol.

"everything is unreliable narration except for lestat who is always telling the truth because his egotistical crazy ass white woman author who wanted to be a white man so badly and wrote in his voice IRL to yell at ppl for real said he's telling the truth" u are all so crazy and racist and then u get big mad when ppl notice how crazy and racist u are lol. this gap between series airing has been annoying af but it's sure exposed ur asses because ur not smart like u think u are. when someone rly shows up and breaks down ur arguments to ur face and that is the sole reason I'm here, u all have nothing to say anymore. so fuck u lol enjoy this well earned fallout.

[the-patrex]

whats your take on kate’s giggle induced meltdown? i still dunno how to feel about some of the things she said

I think there some possibilities to interpret how the giggle effects ppl 1. that it brings out all you are thinking, but dont say or do, to live in polite society. Charitably it could be the things you dont SUPER believe in, but the idea is already there. 2. the giggle takes away the impulse control, the first stuff that pops in your head intrusive thoughts style will be said out loud/ you will act upon it. So its not actually something you want to do or say.

and 3. that it somehow plants negative and combative thoughts on peoples minds Now comes the other part of this What does the giggle represent to us, in our actual world? It's very much about how media, and social media in particular, is now working on polarizing our points of view, it's not a bug but a feature with how online spaces work. (this part is not a subtext in the episode but the reason for this system: its for profit, people screaming at each other on twitter makes the platform money, and it makes the people that are creating the spaces for those already buying into those reactionary beliefs money, like Alex Jones and Andrew Tate for exemple) This could be a giant enormous conversation that people much smarter than me are way more qualified to talk about So about Kate. I dont know. Honestly? I think to make the character more interesting it serves the narrative better if its the 1 option to be honest. Granted it absolutely paints her in a bad light. She is the head of a military organization, I think it stands to reason that she would be somewhat paranoid in not the best ways but knows to play her game to get where she is Do I think that's what RTD meant and this is take away we were supposed to get from it? No no I dont. I think if you ask Russel it would be the 3rd option. Even more bc of what the Doctor said about manipulating the human race thing. I think the giggle was a vehicle to talk about the real world stuff and we perhaps shouldnt look too into the character thing

[archerdepartures116]

these gaza fundraisers you've been getting are obv written by bots trying to scam people out of their money. why would someone in a warzone be asking for help from some rando on a dying website.

Idk. But if there even is a chance that its a person trying to gain the funds they need to escape a warzone to get a better life, who am I to deny them of that? They might be trying to reach out to as many people on as many platforms they can. I try to go into the account of all the asks and the posts I reblog to see if they have been verified.

It might be annoying for you to scroll through them when looking through my blog but these are potential lives I could be helping if I even showed them to a person who could donate. I'll just feel guilty if there was something I could've done to help and I sat on my ass and twiddled my thumbs wondering if every single one these are bots and scammers. In times of crisis, skepticism is warranted but I don't think I'm the person that needs to be vigilant. If I found out any of the campaigns and asks are actually scammers, I will comb through my page to delete them.

Maybe it's to soothe my own consciousness, like "oh I've performed a little bit of activism, that's enough for today" but I would look like an even bigger dick if I said I supported Palestinians and didn't do a lick of anything to actually show ppl with my actions. Again your skepticism of these blogs might have merit but I have done basically nothing but use a couple filters on TikTok, retweet a few fundraisers and as a person who has the privileged life of not being stuck in war, it's the baseline of what I can do.

I haven't donated because I don't have my own money. It's my parents money. They're more worried about the finances of our own family than they are about helping some others. My parents aren't bad people but they care about getting something back of value for the money they worked hard for. If I went up to my mom every time to ask for her PayPal to donate 5 dollars to some Palestinian family, she'd go on a lecture on how the expenses for a household of six is high and they have to worry about not running themselves to the ground first. So doing this is the least I can do.

[mauvecherie-writes]

hey hope you well - love your work btw

i just wanted to say somethings as a lh44 girlie myself (from SA)

i’ve seen since the arrest of diddy that ppl many on some of the f1 subreddits are pull out some pics of diddy and lewis and to be honest i wouldn’t be surprised if some of these f1 media sites start writing articles about lewis linking to diddy as there’s pics of them together from like 2008 (all from public events like fashion shows or award shows) to the met gala in 2018 where lh posted something good about diddy on twitter

i just wanted to know what you think about this.

as i think this diddy case is extremely serious and i understand that everyone is having their tinfoil hats on and is saying everyo celeb that as partied or taken a pic with diddy was on it with him - but it think we should becareful cause we don’t know yet which of these celebs were in on it doing bad things, which were victims or which were not apart of it at all

sorry for the long post , thank you

TW: THE SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS INVESTIGATION TOPIC.

I typically don’t like answering such asks on my page because this my only space of escapism away from everything going on. I really like keeping my page as positive as possible and strictly to just about writing.

However, I want to answer earnestly without bringing more people in my inbox with the same topic because that is a particular conversation, I’ve discussed this on my Twitter and my Instagram but I will share it here as well.

I think it’s very fucking weird that people are using the less than 5 times Lewis has been pictured with that monster at public events as a gotcha moment. They are celebrities - they will take pictures with other celebrities, that’s just all it is.

To the F1 subreddits I don’t engage with them at all because I find them (Reddit in general) to be a breeding ground for negativity, racism and other bigotry. They will always find a reason to bring down Lewis because that’s what they’ve been praying for. Any chance they can get to speak ill of Lewis and bring negative attention to his name, they will do it. As a fan, it’s within your best interest to either not engage or call it out.

Because at the end of the day, formula one is a white dominated sport - any chance to kick the black man out and tarnish his name, they will do it.

Also another thing I find disgusting of this whole situation - this whole bringing out pictures of celebrities with P Diddy takes attention away from the GRAVITY of the CRIMES he’s committed. Everyone is now focused on which of their faves stayed away from the gang rapes that were orchestrated as a way one up each other on the morality scale instead of actually holding Sean Combs accountable and making sure that he feels the full hand of the law on his back. But honestly Sean Combs deserves to DIE.

[spicyreyes]

Hey I saw the post about someone saying they didn’t want to finish the fma fanfic since it’s unfinished, which I get but it’s 167,000 ish words?? Like that’s more than enough content for me to ambiguously speculate the ending but we’re close to the end that it feels like you set up all the pieces and we went through some of the plot where it’s not unsatisfying for the pause. I get that some unfinished fics are frustrating but it’s only because you don’t get some of the ‘fix it moments’. Idk. I feel like you set us up well with the whole philosophical of staying vs leaving (there’s more about the philosophical point but idk how to word it) and all we’re really waiting for is more whump/angst of it then the Decision. Maybe an epilogue. Anyways sorry for rambling but I felt bad that ppl are just telling u shit and ur just feeling like shit because they don’t realize ur a person??? Hope u feel better about writing <3

Hello!! Thank you so much, not sure how old this ask is but I'm just now combing through my inbox.

For the record, I do intend to finish Satellite and have big plans for how it wraps up, I just haven't had the brain space for it over other fixations and have been taking a lot of breaks from fic to work on, y'know, stuff I get paid for lol

[bioethicists]

Your post about unfollowing people who’re really combative online made me think about someone in particular. Apologies if this is out of nowhere so feel free to ignore.

If somebody (with thousands of followers) who isn’t a part of a specific marginalised group habitually seeks out bad takes regarding them to dunk on, isn’t that a little weird? I’m not talking about defending your friends when they’re facing discrimination or dunking on the main bigot character of the day, but regularly seeking out bad takes from small accounts that’d otherwise never seen the light of day.

It’s nobody on here I’m referencing. I feel a little crazy because this person gets heralded as a huge ally and has a lot of people in this marginalised group who’re really devoted to and defensive of them but it just really rubs me the wrong way because they seem really discourse-brained more than anything else.

yeah haha ironically i think some of the ppl on that post are seriously missing the point (which i probably could have made clearer) in terms of some of them are like. people who clearly think being told they're racist is the same as the type of behavior i'm talking about.

but also yes! this is more what i meant- people who are seeking out fights with those who would otherwise never get any attention! especially when it's takes that are NOT popular or the response is just totally disproportionate. or just building a social media brand off of over-exaggerated hatred/meanness towards people who "deserve it". it reminds me of all the cis people on here who constantly reblog shit about like... putting terfs in meat grinders but then never even lift a finger (or, more likely, are part of the mob) when trans women are sexually harassed or viciously bullied.

i don't think joking about harming bigots is some grand moral wrong, but it's often just gratuitous in a way where... are you actually expressing outrage or are you using the performance of outrage to get followers? what if that outrage is directly putting people in danger (e.g, if you find a terf with 45 followers + start sending her death threats, is that helping anyone or is it potentially provoking more violence, which you know full well you will NOT be the primary target of). i can see how this behavior can result in members of certain groups defending you, because if nobody has shown their willingness to defend you, isn't it refreshing to see someone who will? it's not so simple, either, cuz i do think ppl who do this do CARE, but i'm not sure the way that they care is sustainable or would hold up to a real, complex situation where allyship is needed.

it's so contextual + i'm not arrogant enough to pretend like i'm the one who can see the context right 100% of the time. this is a little sappy but i feel like the difference is whether the root of the anger is love/hope or if its fulfilling your own desire to lash out/release tension/look good. like "i'm pissed because i care about my trans siblings + it hurts me to see them treated this way + nobody else is saying shit for them so i'm stepping up" vs "raging online meets a need in me that i'm not willing to acknowledge + here's the perfect target". not exactly that simple but sometimes u can tell someone would be a kiwifarms bro if they didn't need social capital from a different crowd, ykwim (which btw we regularly learn that certain leftists will comb through + disseminate kiwifarms shit if it fits their vibe, which is an automatic red flag to me that you only care about drama, not morals)

it reminds me of how some "callouts" are clearly written with the intention of preventing harmful people from maintaining the power to do more harm (e.g x popular artist sexts underage fans) while many others are clearly written with glee about someone turning out to be Bad (e.g x popular artist has a private twitter that i, op, SCROUNGED to find, where they say horny things about genshin impact characters)

[barbedbetty]

Entangled

Halbrand x reader

Warnings: 18+, rough sex, doggy style, some possessive dirty talk, girl on top, tied down, wrap it up ppl

I knew Captain Elendil would take Galadriel to the hall of records on the other side of the island, I didn’t know when he'd take her there but I knew he would. He was a very predictable man.

Halbrand wasn’t completely up front with his plans, but I knew Galadriel was part of them. How, I’m not sure. I watched her and Elendil ride back into the city from a balcony in the library.

When Galadriel came back, I saw her race from the stables to the library. I was reorganizing a few books about the history of the island when she bursted through the doors.

I was on the second level and she had entered on the ground floor. She looked to her right and started scanning the shelves, clearly looking for something specific.

“May I help you find anything, my lady?” I asked politely. My voice carried to her and it must’ve surprised her, she flipped around with a hand on her dagger. She smiled once she recognized me.

“Good evening,” she said. “I was wondering if there are any books on the royal bloodlines of Middle Earth here?”

She began to walk towards me and I turned to the spiral iron staircase, quickly but calmly getting to her level.

“I apologize, Lady Galadriel, but there are no volumes about Middle Earth here apart from the maps over here.” I led her to a large octagon table encased in glass with a war map of the main continent.

She sighed and looked it over.

I took a second to really look her over, she is quite lovely. I’ve never seen a more beautiful woman in my existence. Her golden hair reflected the sunlight like a crystal and the blue of her gown really brought out her eyes, they shone like sapphires. But she exuded a confidence that could only come from a military background, she clearly wanted people to respect her opinion more than her beauty.

My chest suddenly felt tight with an unfamiliar feeling when I thought about how comfortable her and Halbrand looked together when they arrived.

She turned back to me and gave a gentle smile.

“I figured as much, they have a strange habit of ignoring things that didn’t originate on the island.”

“Yes, I’ve noticed that too.” I smiled back at her. “I’ve combed this library three times for any information of Middle Earth and the map is the only thing I can find in this library.”

She shrugged and looked around the room for a moment.

“I just found something…” she trailed off and looked back at me. “You knew Halbrand back in the Southlands?”

I nodded and quickly thought back to what he told me.

“Yes, he was a blacksmith and I was working in a tavern. We grew up together.”

“Did he ever mention his family heritage?” She crossed her arms and began looking at the books again. As if any book on this level would help her.

“Not really, he once spoke about an ancestor that was some kind of knight or royal guard but even then I’m not sure of the story was true or not.”

She nodded and turned her back to me to pull a book off the shelf. I noticed a piece of parchment under her belt. I had a feeling she already had an answer to the question she was asking.

“Why do you ask, my lady?” I walked over to a table with a couple of open books and began to stack them to put them away.

“I think that Halbrand may have a bigger role to play in the upcoming battle for the Southlands.” Her voice was filled with a determination that made me slightly uneasy.

“What do you mean?” I looked up and noticed she had turned back to face me from across the room.

“I mean that the Dark Lord Sauron is gathering strength and plans to take over the Southlands.” I saw the general in her appear and I was impressed. “I plan on making a deal with Queen Miriel to provide an army to accompany us back to Middle Earth and put Halbrand on the throne.”

My shock was genuine at this point.

“Halbrand? King?” I shook my head. “I mean, it sounds-“

“There is a reason we have all found ourselves here, together.” She walked towards me. “We are here to fight back against this evil before it poisons the entire land.”

I looked at her for a moment and nodded.

“You came here to trace his family line.” She nodded.

“Do you think that maybe it could be here?” She asked.

I looked around and ran a hand through my hair.

“I’ll look again, but don’t get too hopeful.” She smiled at me and breathed out a sigh of relief.

“Thank you,” she nodded to the door. “I’ll be off then, good evening.”

She curtsied then went on her way.

I picked up the stack of books and walked to the second level. I had already destroyed the file record about the royal crests of middle earth and now I went to the shelf where I had hidden the book. I don’t like destroying books but I couldn’t risk her finding out that the family Halbrand had claimed was from a broken line.

I took the book and brought it to the repair desk. I worked late into the night breaking the binding and taking out the pages all about the Southlands. Then I re-bound the pages with the original leather cover.

I stood in front of the fire and watched the pages I took out burn to ash.

As I watched it burn, I thought back to the plan Halbrand had briefly talked about before. It was madness and chaotic, he was counting on certain people to act in certain ways to lay the groundwork for his takeover. It was part of his argument that these people were basically burying themselves in trouble and whether he interferes or not, they will burn themselves.

Time is a funny thing to an immortal. I’ve lived through the ages and served both sides, I've seen the constellations move and mountains grow.

Even if Halbrands plan takes another thousand years to complete, that day will come. And even then I might wish it would have taken longer.

I was planning on taking the newly edited book to Galadriel the next day but when I asked after her in the throne room, she had already been arrested for sedition.

That strange tightening constricted my chest again when I thought about how Galadriels cell would be next to Halbrands.

My Halbrand.

I pushed that feeling away and went back to my room.

I bathed and was getting dressed for bed when I heard a knock at my door.

I tied on a red dressing robe and opened the door.

Halbrand was standing in a new blue tunic with a shiny brass crest pinned to his shoulder.

He smiled proudly at me and winked.

“Good evening, my lady.”

I felt my lips tilt into a smirk and I reached out and grabbed the front of his tunic and pulled him inside.

He chuckled and kicked the door shut with his foot. He kept walking forward making me retreat until the backs of my thighs hit the bed.

He held my face in his hands and stared at me for a moment, I wanted nothing more than to kiss him but he held us apart for a moment.

“Galadriel told me-“

I snapped.

I grabbed the back of his neck, pulled him to my lips and kissed him hard. He groaned and I slowly pushed my tongue into his mouth and gently flicked his tongue with my own. I felt him shiver as his hands traced down my body.

I pulled my head back and pushed on his shoulders to force us to switch positions and he fell back on the bed.

I couldn’t explain it but that tightening in my chest I felt before had now just flooded my body and I had a sudden need to show him that we belonged together. He ripped my robe apart as I untied his belt and tugged on his clothes till we were both naked. He crawled backwards on the bed and I climbed on top of him.

I took him in my hand and moaned as I felt how hard he was already.

“I need you.” I moaned as I leaned forward and kissed him again.

He laid back and smirked at me as he took a firm hold of my hips and tugged me forward till his cock was rubbing against my clit.

I whimpered at the shock that went through my body and dug my nails into his shoulders.

“Take what you need, luv.” He whispered. “Take your time.”

I didn’t want slow.

But a part of me wanted to torture him first.

“Close your eyes, my lord.” I whispered as I leaned forward to kiss him again.

He smirked and closed his eyes, his hands were resting at my hips just caressing my skin.

I reached to the side and grabbed a scarf I wore earlier and as quickly as I could, I grabbed his hands and pulled them above his head and knotted them to the headboard.

Halbrands eyes flew open and he looked up at the knot I had done.

He looked back at me and smiled.

“What are you doing?” He asked slowly. He didn’t test the knot, barely even moved his wrists.

“Reminding you that you belong to me, my Dark Lord.” I sat up and gently rubbed up my own body as his eyes devoured my every move.

I adjusted my hips and felt his cock push at my entrance again. Reaching down, I took a hold of his hard cock and lined myself up and gently pushed my hips down, moaning as I took him inside me. He moaned as he watched me and I saw the muscles flex across his body as he fought against thrusting up.

I was slow and gentle, circling my hips as I took him deep inside me. Rubbing my breasts with my own hands, I moaned at the sensation and shivered as I took him all the way inside me.

“Oh, I never want anyone else.” I moaned as I pinched my nipples and jerked my hips a little.

I wanted to ride him like a warhorse but I took a deep breath and tilted my torso back a little till the head of his cock hit the one spot inside me that made me chuffed and cry out.

I started touching my body again, running my hands up and down my skin.

“I only want you deep inside me.” I whispered as I rocked my hips as gently as I could.

“No one else could make me feel this good.” I looked down at him and moaned again as his cock kept rubbing in the most perfect way inside me.

His eyes were black and he was panting, every muscle looked hard and rigid. His firsts were tangled up in the scarf and he looked absolutely feral. Like a mountain lion waiting for the perfect moment for the kill.

“Only your cock can make me feel this perfect.” I moaned as I reached down with one hand to rub my clit. Once the pads of my fingers found it, I threw my head back and cried out, rocking my hips harder.

“No one else but us.” I moaned louder and began to feel an orgasm build inside me, I needed it. He was groaning and growling as I moved and it was sending me closer to the edge.

Halbrand groaned and I leaned back more to lean on his thigh.

“Oh yes!” He felt even deeper and that one spot was making me insane now. I rubbed my clit harder and threw my head back.

“Say that it’s just us.” I whimpered as my body began to flutter. “Just us!”

His body felt so taut beneath me and I barely registered it as I chased my release.

“It’s only ever been us.” He said in a low growl that sent me over the edge.

I screamed as I came, my body freezing up so tightly it almost hurt. My back bowed and my hair cascaded down my back, I shuddered as I moaned still moving my hips to make the feeling last. I rubbed my clit till I couldn’t take it anymore,

Panting and moving slowly, I leaned forward again. I moaned as a shiver wracked my body at the sudden flash of coldness that kissed my skin. Halbrand was still hot and hard inside me, but my legs were like jelly.

I was still panting and pushed my hair back as I looked down at Halbrand.

He was panting and staring up at me like there was nothing else in the world.

As he should be.

I smiled weakly and opened my mouth to speak when he yanked hard at his wrists and snapped the scarf in two.

I gasped as he grabbed my hips, forcing me down on his cock making me cry out again as he rolled us so he could be on top.

“Halb-“ I started but then he ripped one part of the scarf off his hand and wrapped it around my mouth and roughly knotted it behind my hair.

“I can’t take it anymore.” He grunted as he reached down and held onto my hips in a bruising grip. He pulled his hips back and shouted as he pulled out of me, my own cries were muffled and the sensation made me feel empty.

Suddenly, he flipped my body and pushed my face into the pillow as he yanked my hips up and slapped my ass so hard my sight went white.

“My girl.” He groaned as he felt up my ass and I shivered.

“Mine.” He growled so low I almost didn’t catch it. I wanted to turn my head to watch him but then he thrusted his entire length inside me and I cried out. My body welcoming him but the rush still took my breath away.

“S’pretty.” He moaned and panted as he set a rough and brutal pace, chasing his own release.

“Mine.” He growled as he gripped my hips tighter and thrusted harder.

“You belong with me.” He snapped as he fucked me into the bed, tilting my hips higher making me cry out against the scarf.

I shuddered as he used my body so roughly, it was feral and fast and I loved every second. His nails dig into my flesh and he was snarling like an animal, claiming my body as his conquest.

I clawed at the sheets as another orgasm swept through my body without warning. I cried out as my pussy pulsed around his cock and he cried out at the sensation.

“Only you,” he moaned between thrusts. “Only mine.”

Too soon, he snapped me back against his hips and I felt him came deep inside me, he shouted his release and bent over my body as he panted hard. I felt his heart pound in his chest as he pushed against my back.

He kissed my shoulder, nipping at it making me yelp behind the scarf. He chuckled at my sound and purred against my skin, detaching his hands from my hips and shamelessly feeling up my torso. It made me whimper with overstimulation.

“My beautiful queen.” He murmured as he bit at my skin again and kneaded my breasts in his rough palms. “My queen has no need to feel jealous.”

My whole body stiffened. I felt him smile against my skin.

“Yes, my darling, my love, you are jealous.” He whispered. He wrapped his big arms around my torso and hugged me tightly from behind as he gently pulled his cock out of me. He began to kiss down my back making me sigh.

“Galadriel is a means to an end.” I felt jealousy deep into my veins once more and I knew he sensed it. His hands stroked my skin to relax me again.

“But if this is the way you need to purge jealousy from your skin, I’m more than fine with it.” He whispered as he continued kissing my skin.

I reached up and tugged the scarf from my mouth and turned around to face him. He stared down at me, his skin flushed from exertion and his hair tousled. He smirked as I laid back and I couldn’t help the blush that I knew bloomed across my skin as he looked down at me like I was a work of art that he was seeing for the first time.

He reached down and stroked my cheek and jaw with his hand.

“Why is *she* involved in your plans?” I whispered up at him, my heart still aching from even the thought he could maybe look at her that way he’s looking at me. “What is she to you?”

His smile faded but he kept a soft gaze on me.

“She needs to feel doubt about her people. I need her so distracted by betrayal to notice anything else.” He explained softly. His thumb kept rubbing gently at my cheek.

“So it’s a coincidence she’s the most beautiful elf that has walked the earth?” My voice was sharper than I intended but I wasn’t going to apologize for it. I pulled away and yanked a sheet to cover my chest, I pushed my hair away from my forehead and sat up.

“Is she?” His smile twisted his lips again and I knew he was teasing me but it still hurt.

“Don’t act like she’s not perfect in every way.” I muttered and curled my knees up. “She’d make a queen that people would beg to serve.”

He crawled up and sat next to me, he reached for my chin and tilted my face to look at him.

“She may be a vision of light, but you my love as my equal in every way.” He pulled me onto his lap and looked up at me. “I would do anything for you, my love.”

His eyes pleaded with me to believe him.

“I’d cross the oceans for you again. I would raise mountains for you. I’d build a ship to sail the stars and reclaim the simarils for you.” I chuckled and he smiled at me. “I will do anything you ask me to do to prove my love to you. There is no one who could ever match me that way you do, you exceed in so many things that I never could. You push me to be more than what I am.”

He brushed my hair back and suddenly looked sad.

“When Morgoth took you away, I wanted to burn the world to find you again.” He pushed his forehead against mine. “Wherever you were, whatever cell or cave or dungeon you were in I would’ve happily joined you there for the rest of time.”

I felt tears well up in my eyes and I leaned forward and kissed him softly, he breathed in deeply and threaded his hands through my hair to keep me close.

We pulled apart and I put my fingers through his hair.

“I don’t think I-“ I choked on my words and kissed him again.

“I know, my darling, I know.” He held me close and I cried softly into his shoulder.

We held onto each for a while longer. I don’t know how long but eventually, Halbrand laid back and held me on his chest, he whispered my name and how much he loves me and that he’d do anything for me.

I nuzzled his neck as sleep overtook him and I took awhile to watch him as he slept peacefully. The way his skin was reflecting the moonlight, how his silky hair felt between my fingers.

I stared at him, knowing deep in my soul that nothing could divide our passion for each other.

Not even her.

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Tags: @ateliefloresdaprimavera @beatrice-san @arana-alpha @jooooosie @aarinisreading @peepos-world @starlady66

[gold-rhine]

Out of curiosity, how would you go about writing a neuvi/furina fic? I agree that there is a lot of potential for really good fics but for some reason the fandom waters it down (pun not intended but cyno would be proud). However, I've noticed that with other ships in the fandom too. They have interesting potential but then I'll look for good food and get morsels 😭 of what I'm looking for. Like I have had to comb through some alhaitham/kaveh fics that were uh very different from canon characterization. And it's like I JUST WANT GOOD FOOD PLS.

hmm. i personally would be really interested not in shipping them, but in like. snippets of interactions throughout the ages, from establishing roles to settling in a routine to then how these respective roles are getting in a way of genuine contact. bc like there are points where they try to reach out, but it fails in a mundanely tragic way. like. in furina's note, she says she told him thousand times to go out and interact with "our" ppl. like she clearly was well intentioned and tried to be nice. but like. it didnt work! he never did go out and interact with humans until post AQ, when in lantern rite he says he was just indifferent before. bc like, from his perspective its not "his" people, and also its his boss, whose also his colonizer, being like "haha you should get out more lol!" ofc he was like "idk what she's even thinking about", which is what he says about her note. but furina both didn't know the vishap context and was kept in constraints of self-absorbed goddess role, so the way she tried to be nice would never work like that.

i think ppl focus too much on how furina suffered more than jesus and forget why, which is bc she had to play the role of an entitled asshole and she had to interact with others thru that role, despite being mortified at how horrible she sounds. this is why she now thinks he hates her and all her coworkers too. she never had luxury of being kind or nice to ppl before, and if you take that away, her character loses a lot of complexity.

i think itd be interesting to explore her trying to be good to ppl while trapped in an asshole attitude, and sadly fail.

if i was paid like 100 bucks to write them romantically, i think id write the retrospective i was talking before for early chapters, but then take one of two options:

either keep canon story and explore them interacting thru excrutiating awkwardness post AQ

or as more interesting option, id re-write AQ a bit to add their interactions and let some of these interactions actually connect. i'd also let furina find out the truth about sovereign and what it means in relation to archons stealing his power. also, i'd restructure canon confrontation so that neuvi takes focal point instead of traveler. and then i'd go ham with drama on that archon trial, but also re-do meeting with focalors bc gurl. talk to your humansona pls.

btw i strongly dislike fandom being like oh, furina\rizzley was the reason neuvi saved humanity, like nooo its missing entire point. he saved humans without any selfish reason to do so, in fact, against his motivation for revenge, making that decision about a single human ruins neuvi's character. so in this furina\neuvi case i'd make conflict like. they don't know if she's gonna survive is focalors dies, bc then choosing to save fontain becomes the-nonselfish choice for him again and she gets to be the one with agency to decide to risk it

[raprockcity-moved]

ok now onto proper character analysis: is keicho a catboy or a dogboy? I'm convinced he's a dog person but he could still be cat-coded you know

i hav drawn keicho and badco as a bunch of cats so id say hes kitty-coded. i think okuyasu is a dogboy tho. if we're going by cartoon animal stereotypes, cats tend to be quite well-groomed and a bit prissy. since keicho really likes order and routine (as seen by bad company's mannerisms and his reaction to when josuke killed a few), i think hed be more of a cat... i think catboy keicho would love to keep his tail and ears nice and w/o any extra strands sticking out. i think itd ruin his entire day if he found out that something is even slightly uneven and he will spend the time combing it out. (do catboys groom themselves? more at 9.)

it doesnt seem that keicho rlly likes anyone but himself in canon (at least that's what he wants u to think. he cares abt okuyasu a lot, hes just. very very very unwell and uses having balance and harmony in his stand and even possibly day to day life to compensate for his awful life.) so i think that adds onto him being more of a .. less social catboy. unlike akira who loves meowing and gets the zoomies which annoys the hell out of keicho.

NOW. abt okuyasu who.. ok he just kind of shoved himself here but. i jus wanna add more insight to my argument abt keicho being more catboy-coded by adding some contrast. ok

dogs are usually portrayed as rowdy and messy. during tonio's arc, okuyasu had a lot wrong with his health ranging from poor hygiene (his cavities. but this could also b due to genes. but tbh knowing that him and keicho do not live in a very . good place this is jus sort of Obvious) and also insomnia, iirc back pain and other health issues. this gives a glimpse into okuyasu's mental state and lack of order in his life u know. * i think he is a dogboy also bc he tends to resort to violence or aggression first and foremost when encountering things he doesnt understand or feel comfortable with. (like when he insulted mikitaka and tried to get all up in his face while josuke held him back from doing something stupid. oh also him telling mikitaka to get out of the way during toyohiro's arc. oh and also his interactions w shigechi and him immediately going after harvest when it didnt even harm him directly during their first meeting.) and also his want to stick to ppl and rely on them since apparently everyone loves telling okuyasu that hes stupid . so he eventually internalized that but i digress.

* this also plays into well. his experiences in the past which im not comfortable talking abt whatsoever. its learned behavior passed on from his dad -> keicho -> and then him. dogs tend to mimic and pick up on things quite well which adds onto my point.

rohan mentioned that okuyasu has a complex surrounding his dead brother and how he always thinks of "what would keicho do" before making big or life changing decisions. dogs tend to try to please whoever's taking care of them and they look up to their owners as 'rolemodels' .. which kind of shows how okuyasu thinks of ppl like keicho and by extent josuke too. OFC im overanalyzing this to all hell but. okuyasu is def more of a dogboy than keicho.

[highseraphs]

I know you said you’d be cooling off on using this account — but I would still like to hear your thoughts on cahciua! For me she ended up being one of the most interesting characters of the expansion, I need a second playthrough to comb over everything.

Nah ur good! I'm still using the acc, just posting stuff occasionally. But yeah I think she's rly interesting too :) I'm not one of those ppl who go super indepth & are organized about characters like some other ppl do in this fandom, at least for this game, but I think from a black person's perspective she's very interesting! (Just saying imo, her and erenville are black-coded)

Idk I felt like I could name some women/moms in my life who are similar to her. Even my own mom in a way lol. Ik she's not a perfect mom but I also acknowledge that no mother is. Heck, I feel like as a person of color, my mom is also (thankfully) very loving towards me but is also someone who does not lead me through every life experience and wants me to explore things on my own, even if it's frightening to do so. A little more hard-nosed than Cahciua but still lmfao, she's just so loving towards Erenville and it really touched me to see that.

Also omg???. Can I just talk about how she named Erenville!? I love that she named him after mallards, she has a lot of trust in him that he'll do the right thing. That he'll end up where he needs to be. At least that's how I see it. GAHGH that made me cry, so many scenes with her and erenville in living memory got me sooooo bad.

She's a pretty tragic character! I assumed she was dead when we meet her in heritage found and having it be confirmed be confirmed just made me feel so, so much for Erenville. His pain is so difficult to witness throughout the rest of the expac, her trying at least any way she could to ease the pain obv shows that she does not want him to suffer. Like some people act like she wants to hurt erenville and it makes me really mad!!!! Obv she'd struggle to present her situation to him! Like that doesn't make her a bad mom holy shit lmfao.

She's so sweet to Erenville, she absolutely loves him! Shes a really solid character. it really kinda irks me that people demonize her so much given the fact that we have worse mothers in the game that have VERY, VARY racist overtones with their character a.k.a: Athena 🙄 and people wanna not only make fun of her Erichthonios, her son!!!!!! for weathering her abuse, but also call her a girlboss even though she's absolutely despicable!

[justangryingeneral]

Now that you mentioned that Kazan's hair is every hairdressers' nightmare, how about his S/O taking a bath with him? That dried blood, sweat and dirt ain't going nowhere without using several amounts of scented shampoo and water LMAO

You beautiful bastard you read my mind, enjoy

Warnings: Nakey ppl, no mention of smoot, fluff

With a sigh of great relief, Kazan sunk himself into the hot and steaming bath. His estate of course was lavish despite the entity’s curse and thankfully your partner made you feel safe even in such a dreaded place. You watched as the water rippled around your protector’s body and felt your breath hitch. His eyes locked onto yours, without a word you knew he was beckoning you to join him.

You shed your robes and let them fall to the ground, joining your lover in the steam. Kazan’s strong arms wrap around your midsection and hold you close to him. Your side pressed against his defined musculature. In all his glory, he sat before you; truly vulnerable with the one person he’s loved since the passing of his wife and his entrence into this domain. The two of you simply held each other.

With your Oni partner, actions were your form of communication with each other. He was not much of a talker even after you got to know him. Still, he more than made up for his silence by smothering you with affection.

In return, you offered emotional sanctuary to Kazan. As well as up keeping his physical self. As the two of you sank further into the bath you grabbed the soap you had gotten from the entity. Although you had to sacrifice your favourite charm to acquire it. Kazan needed it more than you needed the charm, though. His hair was a matted mess the first time you saw it. Tangled with blood, but with your care, his hair had returned to its fine-as-silk feeling.

The smell of the shampoo hit your nose as you uncapped the bottle and poured some into your hand. Kazan perked up and looked at you curiously, how warrior senses alerting him to what you were planning next. The demon adjusted so you could work his hair easier. While he didn’t admit it, he loved the way your hands felt all over his scalp, neck, and shoulders. You lathered and rinsed his hair, making sure to comb through it to keep it nice.

When you were finished he brought you into his lap once more, uttering words of praise to you and showering your body in light touches and generous kisses. You giggled, squirming in his touch. Oh, he would trade the world for you.

[blueiight]

I rly can't with ppl taking a discussion about how daniel says something kinda racist towards rashid when he thinks he's just the help and blaming it on DM/memory wipes/anything except just being an old white dude with prejudices... people will do anything but admit their white faves could be racist.

like i said b4 ppl think racism is like a personal flaw & have only 1 image in their mind of stereotypical eeevil clearly bad boy raycist when its often especially in our modern day& age somewhat marginally more subtler than that.. esp from a character who was in his early 20s in 1970s california. them hippies turned sour in old age bihhh. rl ppl of no color truly do believe that if they think if they gather enough poc vicarious exp. points or w/e that theyre immune from having racist sentiment/belief. treating race like the big boogeyman to be ever wary of is weird too, like just truly respect & be considerate of ppl different than u. yet it is so hard even for the well intended white lib. which i found why the rent boy comment as well as daniel’s other racially charged moments to be interesting/understated. n i do think theres some meritous discussion in daniel’s bisexuality.. armand & louis r both like immortal creatures that make dan’s 70 years look like nothing in comparison [esp armand] & i think @breha mentioned bogosian saying how daniel becomes more combative the more hes afraid/uncertain so its interesting seeing how n where the ‘white master black student yet equals?’ & commentary on the ‘abused abuser dynamic’ devolve into ‘rent boy’ , prying more into claudia’s sexual assault [& even making jokes about sexy claudia merch somewhere?] how & where daniel retains the beliefs of being raised in a racist society as a member of the dominant racial caste is somewhat tied into how he struggles with/sees these black [+ brown] immortals as objects of his desire.. n subvert the power he would otherwise hold as a white man. may hit close to home for the white lib majority on this site tho if them polls any accurate rep so maybe thats why?? idk.