#soren liang

[sassysillysavvy]

the liang-garcia family is a hoot

[fruity-mercenary]

Some mk Art dump!!!! (The besties is based off a meme- and my rare pair is Stryker x Kung Lao and Raiden x Kuai Liang (i have yet to draw them however because i have Stryklao Brain Rot (also might post my Stryker Au here soon 🤔

Also mk1 oc Soren!!! He uses a bow! :3

[dominimoonbeam]

Bite to Bruise - Epilogue + Extra Scene

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story tags: modern-fantasy mashup, werewolves, witches, monsters, romance, learning to trust, hurt/comfort, blood, violence, explicit sex, explicit language

The earlier parts can be found under the tag or over on patreon. <3

A huge thank you to everyone who read this and commented or reblogged or just sent good vibes. I'll be editing and adding a bit more to this one and then self publishing it soon. Thank you!

BITE TO BRUISE - CHAPTER EPILOGUE + EXTRA SCENE.

EPILOGUE

There were a lot of questions about what happened in his territory that day.

The other fenrir wanted to know if the shades had attacked, if it was a call to war.

The shades had their own questions but locked them behind their teeth.

Ever brought Wren back to the house and the pack watched Grendel and Hymn carry Baron’s body from the woods, the curse still wrapped around him.

Blackwell’s shades ripped the old god apart and dug her out of its guts. The pack allowed them to leave, carrying their undead back to their vehicles in a trail of blood that was everything but fenrir.

Later that night, they discovered the hole where Soren had been buried. Ever suspected Primrose had recovered his missing shade, just as he had set out to do from the start.

From what he heard months later, Baron’s court managed to get the curse off of him and the shade recovered—only he forgot the name Baron and went back to being Kish. The bounty on the witch was canceled.

Eventually winter gave way completely and the last of the snow and ice melted, taking the bloodspill with it into the earth. After they had cleared the fallen trees and the grass grew in the valley, it looked like none of it had ever happened. No human would guess at it, even if every fenrir could smell that hint of shade and monster in the soil for years to follow.

It smelled like violence and victory, and when he stepped through the back door of his home to see his witch sitting in that field, picking at long grass and watching the trees with a smile, he knew she smelled it too.

EXTRA SCENE

Before Ruby realized it, the streets had changed. Ceres had gone quiet and nearly abandoned within just a block. She kept walking, expecting to run into another stretch of brightly lit shop fronts and restaurants overflowing with guests.

A few more steps and she felt the skin on the back of her neck prickle, her hands twisting in the sleeves of her hoodie.

“Are you lost?”

Ruby turned toward the voice. Yellow eyes stared back at her. The man was fenrir big. She exhaled a little relief, smiling. “I didn’t think I was…”

“Where’s your mate?” another voice came from the side.

Her heartbeat sped up, pounding against her throat. There was something pointedly unfriendly about this interaction. Had she done something? “What?” the word came out thin and unsteady. What was their problem? Did they know Liang? He’d said Ceres belonged to his cousin and they were safe here.

She took a step back and the one to her right, still deep in shadow between buildings, growled.

The sound made her jump and jerk away from it, stumbling off the sidewalk and into the street. A wolf stepped out of those shadows, darkness rolling off of its massive body like it was made of it. Lips curled back to bare long teeth as it continued to snarl at her.

“Well?” the other asked, as if he hadn’t noticed. “Where is he?”

“Who?” Ruby played dumb. It felt easy when she had no idea what was happening.

The wolf at her side snapped and Ruby screamed, legs tangling and dropping her on her ass right there in the street.

“Why would a rogue send their mate in here alone?” the other wondered aloud, stepping closer. Somehow, he was more menacing than the one on all four.

But then he froze, his expression dropping and his head turning to the side like he’d heard something she couldn’t.

The fenrir on all four had stopped growling too, ears flicking before it backed away.

“Knock it off,” a third commanded, walking onto the scene and right past the one asking questions. He was just as tall but leaner, and yet the other man backed up, dropping his head. The third flashed Ruby a smile that actually looked genuine and offered her his hand. “Hi. I’m Sunny.”

Ruby took the hand and was hoisted to her feet. “Ruby,” she muttered, confused.

He smiled the way she’d become used to fenrir smiling when she gave her name, but he released her hand a took a step back, giving her just enough space to have the illusion of being out of his reach. “Are you lost?”

She exhaled hard. “Why does everyone keep asking that?”

The fenrir on four legs snorted and turned to walk back into the shadows.

Sunny stepped to the side, gesturing for her to join him back the way she’d come.

Ruby frowned but started walking. This was at least better than possibly getting mauled… “Did I do something wrong?” she asked when she could see the brighter lights of the familiar streets ahead.

Sunny had maintained a distance from her, a step ahead and to her side. “No. You just smell like a wolf that doesn’t belong to our pack. So, they got a little… defensive.”

“I thought Ceres belonged to Royal?”

Growls rumbled from the streets behind her but when she looked, she couldn’t spot any of the wolves in those shadows. The man beside her just smiled. “Half of it does. The half you were on. You couldn’t have known, and it wouldn’t have mattered if—”

“If I didn’t smell like a wolf.”

He nodded. “Speaking of…”

The growls in the dark got louder when she spotted Liang marching out of those bright streets and straight toward them. If he knew where the border was, he didn’t show any signs of caring.

Ruby felt a mix of relief and worry. She almost reached for him, but she was scared she’d led him into a conflict. “I managed to get lost,” she announced, hoping to break some of that tension she could see in the line of his shoulders and the curl of his lip flashing long pointed teeth. His eyes stayed fixed on her, moving over her from head to toe like he was looking for injury.

“I left you alone for twenty minutes,” he pointed out, his usual easy humor there but with a tension underneath she’d never heard. She really must have stepped in it this time… He pulled her gently behind him, away from Sunny.

Ruby blinked, surprised. Sunny was far from menacing, and she had seen Liang fight worse. But Liang took a step back, nudging her farther away. “She didn’t know,” he explained.

Sunny wasn’t smiling anymore, she realized. His eyes were on Liang now. “But you did.”

Liang took another step back, keeping her behind him, and she realized he might not be backing up at all if it weren’t for a need to get her away from the situation. “I wasn’t part of the pack that lived here before yours and I don’t belong to Royal.”

“But you are his blood.”

“And you are Ever’s blood but that doesn’t mean you belong to his pack anymore, does it?”

A series of snarls and growls echoed through the dark streets behind Sunny, and Ruby wondered how many there were out there.

Sunny kept his eyes on Liang, like he was trying to read something that wasn’t said or seeing something no one else could. “Welcome back to Dog Lands, Liang. Stick around long enough this time and you might even get rid of that Blood Country stink.”

Liang tensed. She felt it in his back where her hand was curled in his t-shirt against his spine.

Sunny smiled, more friendly than threatening. Why was everyone so scared of him? “What? You thought you would know about me, and I wouldn’t know about you? Tell your cousin hello from us.”

Liang nodded tightly and took a few more steps back before turning, his arm slung around her shoulders and walking them toward that invisible territory line in the city.

“And Ruby,” Sunny called. She looked back to see him sliding his hands into his pockets. “I’m sorry if they scared you. You’re welcome over whenever you want.” His smile became a grin, brilliant and true. “Even if you want to bring your mate with you.”

Liang didn’t stop walking or even look back, but she managed to watch just long enough to see half a dozen shadows move around Sunny.

When they were back on the busier streets, still walking deeper into the lights and crowds, Ruby looked up at Liang beside her. “Why do they keep calling you my mate?”

Liang snorted, his own smile back. “That’s your first question?”

“It seems like a good one…”

“Because you smell like me.”

“So?” she argued. She smelled like him? She tried to discreetly tuck her chin and sniff at her hoodie. It’s not like it could be a bad smell. Liang smelled amazing.

He tugged her tighter into his side and dropped his head to bury a kiss against her hair. “Because you smell a lot like me, Red. Even a tracker would be hard-pressed to tell us apart at this point.”

[suvidrache]

Past‚ Present‚ & Future Character List

If the fandom or character does well, it will make a comeback and will be added to my permanent write list. More info here | Simple Version

* indicates a new fandom. | ☆ indicates a fandom I discontinued. | characters in bold are characters I discontinued. | no indicator is a current fandom I write for & have no intentions to discontinue.

* Ahiru No Sora - Chiaki, Fuwa, Kaname, Kenji, Momoharu, Shinichi, Tokina, Tokiwa, Yakuma, and Yukinara.

* Black Butler - Claude, Grelle, Sebastian, Undertaker, William (added to the list!)

Bleach - Äs Nödt, Byakuya Kuchiki, Gin Ichimaru, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, Isshin Kurosaki, Izuru Kira, Jūshirō Ukitake, Kenpachi Zaraki, Kensei Muguruma, Kisuke Urahara, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, Nnoitra Gilga, Renji Abarai, Shinji Hirako, Shūhei Hisagi, Shunsui Kyōraku, Sōsuke Aizen, Szayelaporro Granz, Ulquiorra Cifer, Uryu Ishida, Yasutora Sado, Yumichika Ayasegawa.

☆ Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Alejandro, Alex, John, Johnny, König, Phillip, Rodolfo, Simon. *Kyle

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness - Aki, Arrin, Asrif, Bale, Boar Clan Mage, Chelko, Dark, Detlan, Fin-Kedinn, Gaup, Hord, Iakim, Inuktiluk, Juksakai, Krukoslik, Kujai, Kyo, Maheegun, Narrander (The Walker), Orvo, Poi, Raut, Sialot, Tenris, Thiazzi, Thull, Tiu, Tseid, Yolun.

Devil May Cry - Dante, Nero, V, and Vergil.

Final Fantasy - Angeal Hewley, Cloud Strife, Genesis Rhapsodos, Gladiolus Amicitia, Ignis Scientia, Kadaj, Loz, Noctis Lucis Caelum, Prompto Argentum, Reno Sinclair, Rufus Shinra, Sephiroth, Vincent Valentine, Yazoo, Zack Fair.

* Food Wars! - Akira Hayama, Eishi Tsukasa, Isami Aldini, Satoshi Isshiki, Takumi Aldini, Terunori Kuga.

Grand Theft Auto V - Ron Jakowski, Trevor Philips, and Wade Hebert.

Gone - Albert Hillsborough, Alex Mayle, Antoine, Caine Soren, Charles "Orc" Merriman, Drake Merwin, Edilio Escobar, Elwood Booker, Hunter Lefkowitz, Lance, Tony "Cookie" Gilder, Toto, Turk, Tyler "Bug", Paint, Panda, Quinn Gaither, Roger, Zil Sperry.

Haikyuu - Atsumu Miya, Daichi Sawamura, Eita Semi, Kei Tsukishima, Keiji Akaashi, Keishin Ukai, Kenma Kozume, Kōshi Sugawara, Kōtarō Bokuto, Lev Haiba, Osamu Miya, Rintarō Suna, Ryūnosuke Tanaka, Satori Tendō, Shinsuke Kita, Tadashi Yamaguchi, Tetsurō Kuroo, Tobio Kageyama, Tōru Oikawa, Wakatoshi Ushijima, Yū Nishinoya.

☆ Halloween 1978 - Michael Myers

Hellboy - Abraham Sapien and Nuada Silverlance.

Hetalia Axis Powers - America, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cuba, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, Kugelmugel, Ladonia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Molossia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Prussia, Romania, Russia, Seborga, South Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

House of Wax - Bo, Lester, and Vincent. 

* Hunger Games - Darrius, Finnick Odair, Gale Hawthorne, Haymitch

* Hunter x Hunter - Chrollo, Hisoka, Illumi

* Jujutsu Kaisen - Choso, Geto, Nanami Kento.

Kuroko No Basket - Atsushi Murasakibara, Chihiro Mayuzumi, Daiki Aomine, Kazunari Takao, Kiyoshi Miyaji, Makoto Hanamiya, Reo Mibuchi, Shinji Koganei, Shintarō Midorima, Shoichi Imayoshi, Taiga Kagami, Tatsuya Himuro, Teppei Kiyoshi, Wei Liu.

Mortal Kombat - Baraka, Bi-Han, Dairou, Erron Black, Fujin, Hanzo Hasashi, Havik, Hotaru, Hsu Hao, Jarek, Johnny Cage, Kabal, Kano, Kenshi, Kobra, Kuai Liang, Kung Lao, Kurtis Stryker, Mavado, Quan Chi, Rain, Reiko, Shang Tsung, Shao Kahn, Taven, Tomas Vrbada. Onaga, Reptile, Goro, Kintaro.

— All Mortal Kombat characters will be written from MK 11 and the past. I will not be writing for the new game. — Smut for animals is *not* allowed

My Hero Academia - Dabi, Denki Kaminari, Eijiro Kirishima, Fumikage Tokoyami, Hanta Sero, Hitoshi Shinso, Hizashi Yamada, Izuku Midoriya, Kai Chisaki, Katsuki Bakugo, Keigo Takami, Mashirao Ojiro, Mezo Shoji, Mirio Togata, Neito Monoma, Shota Aizawa, Shoto Todoroki, Tamaki Amajiki, Tenya Iida, Tomura Shigaraki.

Naruto - Asuma Sarutobi, Deidara, Gaara, Genma Shiranui, Hashirama Senju, Hidan, Iruka Umino, Itachi Uchiha, Jiraiya, Kabuto Yakushi, Kakashi Hatake, Kakuzu, Kankurō, Kisame Hoshigaki, Kushimaru Kuriarare, Madara Uchiha, Might Guy, Minato Namikaze, Nagato (Pain), Neji Hyūga, Obito Uchiha, Orochimaru, Rock Lee, Sai, Sasori, Shikamaru Nara, Tobi, Tobirama Senju, Yamato, Zetsu.

☆ Nightmare on Elm - Freddy Krueger

* Shatter Me - Brendan, Winston.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Alfredo Sawyer, Edward "Tex" Saywer, Robert "Chop Top" Sawyer, and Nubbins Sawyer.

☆ The Boy - Brahms Heelshire

Tokyo Ghoul - Kishou Arima, Nimura Furuta, Renji Yomo, Uta. 

Tokyo Revengers - Chifuyu Matsuno, Keisuke Baji, Ken "Draken' Ryuguji, Manjiro "Mikey" Sano, Mitsuya Takashi, Nahoya "Smiley" Kawata, Ran Haitani, Shuji Hanma, Souya "Angry" Kawata.

* Yuri On Ice - Chris, Otabek, Viktor, Yuri P.

[nickaroniart]

Vince, Soren, and Manabu, um... I don’t really know what they’re doing to be honest, the idea just seemed cute in my head. They gotta be standing on stairs or something to achieve this? Lol

[tigerwxrrior]

task 004; interrogatório

O olhar para os seres mágicos de grande poder à sua frente vinha por baixo, o queixo de Qi Liang quase encostando no pescoço em sua desconfiança. Quem mais encararia os grandes Merlin e Fada Azul com uma desconfiança tão desvelada, se não um bicho do mato turrão como ele? Alguém mais sensato procuraria sua distração em outro lugar da sala que não os rostos de seus acusadores mas, apesar da placidez da superfície que apresentava, o chinês era abrasivo e tinha o sangue quente demais para seu próprio bem. Era um ralieno, afinal.

— Parece descontente, senhor Fa. Está nervoso? — A pergunta de Merlin veio em tom paternal ao invés de acusatório, mas na posição em que estava, o aluno sentia que era apenas uma isca para fazê-lo cair em uma armadilha. Endireitou-se na cadeira com a postura reta de sempre, mas fez questão de cruzar os braços na frente do peito antes de responder. 

— O que estou é impaciente, senhor. Com todo respeito, acha mesmo que sou o tipo de fazer isso? — O mero fato de estar ali era ridículo para Qi Liang. Ele sequer tinha magia; será que Merlin realmente pensava que ele era tão forte à ponto de sequestrar doze pessoas e cavar covas para cada uma delas em apenas uma tarde?

— Sabemos que seu histórico era pristino, até pouco tempo. Até seu incidente com o senhor Alizayd que, por ventura, calhou de ser um dos desaparecidos. — Os lábios do chinês crisparam-se com a menção do evento, lembram-se das palavras duras que recebera do pai durante as férias por sua suspensão. Perto da reprovação de Shang, o olhar claro que não esperava esse tipo de coisa de você que Merlin lançava-o agora não era nada. — De qualquer forma, a conversa que estamos tendo ocorrerá com todos os aprendizes. Já conversamos com alguns de seus colegas, vê? — Um gesto vago com a mão do diretor indicou uma pilha de papéis preenchidos, presumidamente de outros interrogatórios. Qili respondeu-o com um suspiro descontente ao perceber que realmente teria que fazer aquela besteira, mesmo sabendo não ter feito nada.

— Pois bem, então. Pergunte o que tem pra perguntar, senhor. 

— Primeiramente, identifique-se: nome, idade, filiação, raça. — Com o olhar incrédulo de Qili em reação tal pergunta (ele já estava estudando lá há nove anos, pelo Narrador, Merlin sabia seu nome), Merlin emendou um rápido. — Faz parte do protocolo, senhor Fa.

— Fa Qi Liang, do clã Fa de Yucheng. Vinte e quatro anos, primogênito de Fa Mulan e do general Li Shang. Humano.

— Qual foi a primeira coisa que fez assim que chegou à Ilha dos Prazeres?

— Comprei tickets pra minha irmã, Meili. Eu não sou muito disso, de parques de diversão, mas ela gosta. Achei que poderia ser um dia divertido pra ela. — Engoliu em seco a última frase a sair da própria boca; tinha sido um dia divertido, até que não foi mais. Ter que passar a viagem de volta consolando à irmãzinha por que um imbecil a tinha magoado e uma de suas amigas tinha sumido realmente o colocou em um humor ruim o suficiente para dar um soco na boca de alguém. Teria que meditar um monte para resolver-se com seus instintos violentos. — Depois disso, sentei em um banco pra ler. Estou sabendo tudo de Gestão de Reinos, e nem tenho essa aula; mas os livros não eram meus, então não posso reclamar da seleção.

— E de quem eram, então?

— ... Hugo. Meu colega de quarto. — A pergunta foi respondida um pouco a contragosto; Qili não queria ter que incluir nomes em seu relato, ainda mais o de um amigo. Algo sobre isso o deixava nervoso, mesmo que sentar e ler seja a coisa mais inofensiva e tosca a se fazer num parque de diversões levemente assombrado.

— Viu algum dos aprendizes desaparecidos? Era próximo de algum deles? Tinha inimizade com algum deles? — Podia jurar que Merlin inclinou o corpo um pouco mais em sua direção, como se a resposta da pergunta anterior o encorajasse a pressioná-lo.

— Eu mal sabia que a maioria dessas pessoas existia; acho que uma delas era amiga da minha irmãzinha… Mas eu não me dava bem com o Ali. O senhor sabe disso. Já tivemos essa conversa.

— Fez algo inusitado no passeio, senhor Fa? 

— Inusitado? Não. Só fui arrastado para alguns brinquedos, me falaram que eu ia me divertir por bem ou por mal, basicamente. Se bem que a roda gigante enguiçou enquanto eu estava bem no alto, vocês deveriam ver esse tipo de coisa antes de trazer todo mundo pra um parque caindo aos pedaços. — A declaração veio em um tom de reclamação, e ele poderia jurar que viu os olhos da Fada Azul se estreitando de maneira reprovadora ao fundo. Não que estivesse prestando muita atenção nela, ocupado como estava tendo um staring contest com Merlin.

— Você se lembra de ter visto algo estranho no passeio ou uma presença estranha? 

— Dessa vez não, por incrível que pareça. Estava todo mundo amigável e festivo pelo que eu vi, o que honestamente é bem esquisito pra esse lugar, com todo mundo tentando acabar um com o outro o tempo todo.

— Tem inimizade com alguém em Aether? 

— Inimizade é uma palavra muito forte. Tem pessoas que eu não vou muito com a cara, e eles não vão com a minha, mas é uma troca de antipatias civilizada. Draco, Vincent, Aurae, Soren, essa gente toda, apenas os acho uns mimados insuportáveis. O que aconteceu com o Ali foi um ponto fora da curva.

— E o que aconteceu entre você e o senhor Alizayd, exatamente? É de suma importância que tenhamos todas as informações possíveis. — A explicação veio antes que Qili tivesse a chance de reclamar, por que ele iria reclamar de ter que repetir a mesma história dez vezes para Merlin. Já a sabia de cabo a rabo, e perguntar sobre era apenas esfregar na cara do guerreiro a única mancha em seu histórico.

— Pela vigésima quinta vez, excelentíssimo diretor Merlin: enquanto você e todos os funcionários estavam amaldiçoados, maldição essa que eu ajudei minha irmã a quebrar, que fique bem claro-

— Atenha-se ao ponto, senho-

— Não me interrompa. Não queria que eu respondesse? Então me deixe responder, que falta de educação. — A insolência não passou despercebida, mas o mago só teve tempo de lançar-lhe um olhar fulminante antes que ele continuasse. — Enfim. Enquanto todos vocês dormiam, o senhor Alizayd estava tocando o terror pelos corredores, intimidando e agredindo outros alunos à torto e a direita. Quando ele tentou fazer isso comigo, eu me defendi.

— Segundo os relatos dos seus colegas que viram a cena, foi você a desferir o primeiro golpe contra ele, senhor Fa.

— Depois de ele me infernizar, sim. Dei um soco nele, e depois mais alguns. Não foi como se eu estivesse chutando um cãozinho indefeso. — Fez questão de levantar a manga do moletom que usava e levantar a esquerda, ainda marcada por uma cicatriz na forma de uma mão queimada na carne, apesar do esforço das fadas curandeiras. Para o crédito delas, estava bem pior antes. — Todo mundo já sabe disso e já fui até suspenso, então não sei como isso é relevante pra sua investigação.

— Já cogitou prejudicar ou fazer mal a um colega aprendiz? 

— Eu me irrito às vezes, e desejo poder dar uns chutes na boca de algumas pessoas. Coisa que jamais faria sem o intuito de me defender, no entanto. — Apesar do olhar estreito da Fada Azul ao fundo, o nariz de Qili permaneceu perfeitamente proporcional ao resto das feições. Existia uma doutrina nas artes marciais que ditava que o objetivo destas era o melhoramento pessoal, e não merendar todo mundo que o irritasse na porrada, e Qili seguia suas doutrinas à ferro e fogo.

— Recebemos a informação de que você foi visto em atitude suspeita perto do Trem Fantasma e que já disse ter interesse em “acabar com a raça de Alizayd de Agrabah”. Por que disse isso? 

— Suas informações estão erradas, por que eu nem sequer estive no Trem Fantasma; no meu reino nós não brincamos com espíritos como vocês, brancos. — Podia jurar ter ouvido um suspiro exausto escapando pelos lábios de Merlin, mas não se deteve. — Em relação ao Ali... Isso está tudo fora de contexto. Alguns aprendizes brincaram falando que eu deveria ter cuidado, pois Ali era vingativo e viria atrás de mim pelo que fiz. E para isso eu respondi que, se ele viesse, acabaria com a raça dele igual fiz da última vez.

— Fomos informados de que se meteu em um desentendimento no final do passeio. Se importaria de explicar o motivo?

— Justamente o contrário. Eu evitei de entrar em um desentendimento, apesar de querer bastante.

— Reparamos que foi um dos últimos a chegar no ponto de encontro. Qual o motivo para ter demorado? 

— Bom, pra começo de conversa, fiquei preso na roda gigante com a Autumn. Pode perguntar pra ela. E depois, bem... De cima da roda gigante eu pude ver minha irmã, Meili, conversando com o namoradinho dela. Draco. Quando descemos, ela procurou a Autumn, aos prantos. Então eu tive que contar até dez, talvez até mil, pra não ir tirar satisfações com o palhaço. Não sou dono da vida da minha irmã pra fazer esse tipo de coisa.

— É verdade que passou quinze minutos sozinho antes de se encontrar com o grupo? — A última palavra de Merlin foi seguida de um audível “pfft” de Qili. Era a piada do ano.

— Quinze minutos sozinho? Seria um sonho, meu senhor. Não consigo passar mais do que meio minuto sem que brote alguém do chão pra me atazanar.

— Existe alguma razão para que algum de seus colegas possa querer te comprometer com respostas falsas? 

— Honestamente, senhor, você acha mesmo que precisaria de uma razão? Metade dos estudantes aqui tem sérios problemas psicológicos, e eu seria um alvo fácil pra alguém mal intencionado usar de bode expiatório. Meus pais não são realeza, eu já tive um desentendimento com um dos desaparecidos...

— Garantimos que ninguém será acusado injustamente ou será prejudicado por sua hereditariedade, seja ela qual for. Tem alguma coisa que queira nos contar? Essa é a única vez que vamos te dar essa oportunidade. 

— Contar? O que eu tenho são reclamações! — Jurava ter ouvido um essa não foi a pergunta na voz de Merlin ao fundo, mas deveria ser apenas uma alucinação. — Já estou no último ano e só temos festas, reuniões, maldições, excursões…. Será que o senhor poderia, pelo amor do Narrador, me providenciar uma aula? 

— Levaremos isso em conta, senhor Fa. — A expressão no rosto de Merlin traía algo próximo de divertimento, mesmo que tentasse manter-se neutro. Um aprendiz pedindo por aulas era algo semi-inédito em Aether, afinal. No entanto, toda a satisfação dissipou-se do rosto do mago quando percebeu que o chinês ainda não tinha terminado.

— Sem falar que vocês enfiam a escola inteira sem supervisão alguma em um parque que é claramente assombrado e, cá entre nós, tem uma cara de fachada pra tráfico infantil, e agora a culpa é dos aprendizes? Aposto que foi por isso que suspenderam as eleições para o grêmio, para poderem apontar o dedo pros aprendizes sempre que algo der errado e não ter ninguém para defendê-los!

— Basta! — Enfim o mago se fez ouvir, a pena parando abruptamente suas anotações com o rompante. — Já terminamos aqui, senhor Fa. Se retire antes que ganhe uma punição por sua insolência. 

— Com prazer, senhor diretor. — Tinha que responder com uma última insolência, como bom boca dura que era, antes de sair da sala do mago com os passos decididos de sempre.

[yume-x-hanabi]

Concubinage Behind the Scenes - ch. 6

(chapter | DW post)

Battle scenes! And a bunch of new characters.

Rian Li

Instructor Li was mentioned in Arst's letters, then again in the previous chapter, and we finally get to see him. He's sort of a minor villain here, and indeed he's a jerk, but... he's not exactly malevolent. I'd say he's mostly a product of his society: he genuinely believes that what he's doing is helping Lin, and Arst too--he doesn't have a great opinion of him right now, but he misguidedly believes that if he can beat him into compliance, Arst will have better standing within the clan. In a way, he wants him to thrive, like every other of his disciples. He just has a very narrow view of what it is to thrive. Of course, his "good" intentions do not negate the harm he's actually doing, and since the story is from Arst's pov, we don't see him in a good light at all. But I think he's an interesting character, on a meta level.

Then there's Arst's new friends, Xing, and all the other disciples.

Long Dau hierarchy

The Long Dau clan attaches a lot of importance to hierarchy and status. All of the youngsters attending practice at the castle are sons of important people involved with the court, but there is a divide between those with Long Dau blood and those without. Even within the family, there is an order, based on birth order and how closely related they are to the current chief.

The order of succession & hierarchy goes something like this:

Lars → Lin (→ his sons if any) (→ his brothers if any + their sons) → Yan → Xing → Xing's son(s) → Xing's brothers (+their sons) → Ying → Ying's son(s) (+ their sons) → Bruno → Bruno's son(s) (+ their sons) → cousins, etc

Wives and daughters are, of course, completely excluded from the hierarchy, but they do have a certain authority derived from their husbands' status. Thus, Nui is technically lower than Xing for example (she's not even ranked), but being the chief's wife, Xing must defer to her, unless Lars himself contradicts her. Concubines (of any gender) also benefit from this association, though not toward members of the family (unless their husband backs them up, but it has to come from them).

To explain it with an example: imagine Xing is being a tool again and someone wants him to face consequences for his misbehavior.

Lars: can order for him to be punished; can punish him himself

Lin: can order for him to be punished; can punish him himself - unless Lars explicitly comes in to negate his decision

Nui: can order for him to be punished; can punish him herself - unless Lars or Lin explicitly comes in to negate her decision

Yan: can order for him to be punished; can punish him himself - unless Lars, Lin or Nui (provided Lars doesn't disagree) explicitly comes in to negate his decision (of course, as his father, Yan can still punish him privately if he so wishes, but the opposite is not true: he cannot decide to spare him if the one ordering the punishment is Lars, Lin or Nui (unless Lars backs him up against Lin or Nui))

Ying, Bruno: can order for him to be punished; can punish him themselves - provided they asked for permission from Lars or Yan first

Arst: can ask Lin to order for him to be punished; cannot punish him himself under any circumstance

Dan, Soren, Liang: cannot ask for him to be punished; cannot punish him themselves under any circumstance; they may however report the incident to relevant figures of authority

Exceptions: tutors and teachers can decide on their own if it happens under their responsibility. Thus, Li would not be allowed to punish Xing if he caught him misbehaving outside of practice time, but can punish him for any misbehavior during training. He just might be asked to justify himself to Yan if Xing complains to him about it, but Yan would likely tell Xing to suck it up. Yan would have been able to stop him if he was around before it happened, though. We'll see these scenarios play out in a few chapters, and then again much later.

Of course, that's the system in theory, but Lin losing his father's favor changes things in practice, which means that Xing can get away with a lot more than he should, and Lin's authority is limited (though it's often more a matter of him not daring to use it).

Disciples

So, going back to our youngsters, the class is more or less divided into four groups:

Lin's cousins, with Xing at the top, who enjoy their authority and believe they are above everyone else

Lesser nobles who suck up to them

Lesser nobles who don't suck up to them (Dan, Soren and Liang are here)

Lin, and a few of his other cousins, who try to stay out of this and keep to themselves

Arst was initially regarded with some distrust from group 3, due to his association with Lin, but his natural charisma quickly won them over, and he became fast friends with the trio.

They despise Xing and his bully ways, but they hate Lin even more because they find him weak and undeserving of his status (plus, Li's beatings didn't help). Soren is particularly unsubtle in his disdain, though he's learned not to cross the line too far. He's good at making jabs where Li can't hear him.

And of course, Xing is a little shit who likes to stir up trouble. He didn't really even have some ulterior plan by suggesting Arst fights Lin, he just enjoys manipulating the situation and has something to be gleeful about for each possible outcome: if Arst fakes defeat, that embarrasses both him and Lin; if he wins, Lin's weakness is exposed, and Arst will suffer.

Beating

I was a bit self-conscious about portraying this kind of things, because, like... I love some good whump, but when it comes to writing it myself I fear I'm just making the characters suffer for no reason. But lbr, it's the kind of things that's pretty in-universe for most Tales, and Xillia's side materials definitely don't shy away from darker topics, so idk what I was worried about.

Anyway, Arst suffers. It's not the first time his insolence is punished in such a way, but this one really breaks the little trust he was starting to have in Lin. Too bad Lin himself has nothing to do with it, but Arst doesn't know that (yet). Arst is back to square one, except with more rage against everything.

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Kết quả ngày thi đấu đầu tiên của giải golf EurAsia Cup 2016

Kết thúc ngày thi đấu đầu tiên của  EurAsia Cup 2016, đội tuyển châu Âu đã vượt lên trước đội tuyển châu Á với tỉ số 4.5 - 1.5.

Trái với kỳ vọng của đội phó Liang Wen-chong về một kết quả có lợi trong ngày ra quân dành cho đội tuyển châu Á, các tay golf của đội tuyển châu Âu đã thể hiện sự vượt trội về kinh nghiệm thi đấu và trình độ so với các golf thủ châu Á trong ngày thi đấu đầu tiên.

Họ đã giành chiến thắng ở 4 trong số 6 trận đấu Four-ball, trận đấu giữa cặp Soren KJELDSEN/Victor DUBUISSON (Châu Âu) - Danny CHIA/Nicholas FUNG (Châu Á) kết thúc với kết quả hòa, trong khi cặp Byeong Hun AN/Thongchai JAIDEE mang về chiến thắng duy nhất trong ngày cho đội tuyển châu Á sau khi vượt qua cặp Danny WILLETT/Matthew FITZPATRICK với kết quả 3&1.

Kết quả ngày thi đấu thứ nhất EurAsia Cup 2016:

Đội tuyển Châu ÂuĐội tuyển Châu Á

Ian Poulter/Bernd Wiesberger43Anirban Lahiri/Jeunghun Wang

Danny Willett/Matthew Fitzpatrick13Byeonghun An/Thongchai Jaidee

Victor Dubuisson/Soren KjeldsenHalvedDanny Chia/Nicholas Fung

Ross Fisher/Kristoffer Broberg64Prayad Marksaeng/K.T. Kim

Shane Lowry/Andy Sullivan21Shingo Katayama/Wu Ashun

Lee Westwood/Chris Wood21S.S.P. Chawrasia/Kiradech Aphibarnrat

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Goldman Sachs' new managing-director list is out — and it's the largest class in the firm's history (GS)

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Goldman Sachs announced its largest-ever class of managing directors.

Of the 509 promoted, 44% are millennials.

The firm announces managing-director promotions every two years.

It's one of the most coveted positions on Wall Street, a step below partner at the premier investment bank.

Goldman Sachs just announced a new class of 509 managing directors — the largest class in the firm's history.

The position is one of the most coveted on Wall Street, one step below partner at the prestigious investment-banking firm. The firm now has 2,148 managing directors, making up 7.1% of the company's workforce.

It's also one of the youngest classes the bank has promoted — 44% are millennials, up from 30% in 2015.

Other headline stats about the class:

66% started their careers as analysts or associates at Goldman Sachs.

24% of the class is women, down from 25% in 2015.

130 were promoted in the securities division, up from 102 in 2015.

101 were promoted in investment banking, up from 97 in 2015.

52 were promoted in technology, up from 38 in 2015.

Eight were promoted in consumer and commercial banking — the division that houses the bank's online-lending business, Marcus — compared with zero in 2015.

Here's the full statement:

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announced that it has selected a new class of Managing Directors, effective from January 1, 2018, the start of the firm's next fiscal year.

"Our new Managing Directors have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to our people, clients and culture during their tenures at the firm, and we wish them continued success as they take this important next step in their careers," said Lloyd C. Blankfein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs.

The following individuals have been promoted to Managing Director:

Gregg Abramson Sanjay Acharya Khalid Albdah Amal Alibair Karthikeyan Anbalagan Rolf Andersson Volker Anger Jonathan Armstrong Ken Ashley Lavanya Ashok Sebastian Ayton Jonathan Babkow Julio Badi Amitayush Bahri Soren Balzer Robert Barlick Jr. Philip Barreca Santiago Bau David Bauer Oksana Beard Lee Becker Virender Bedi Stuart Beer Christian Beerli Amanda Beisel Yumiko Bekku David Bell Pierre Benichou Andrew Benito Marco Bensi Laura Benson Stephen Bergin Daniel Berglund Greg Berry Shital Bhatt Dipanjan Bhattacharjee Anu Bhavnani Carissa Biggie Vineet Birman Daniel Bitel Anne Black Richard Blore Emmanuel Bodenstein Timothy Braude Sean Brenan Hugh Briscoe Nathaniel Bristol Leo Brito Troy Broderick Levee Brooks Eric Brothers Robert Bruns III Anthony Bunnell Meg Burke Susan Burt Sean Butkus Russell Byrne Edward Byun Adam Cahill Alessandro Calace Cristiano Camargo Ken Cawley Swapan Chaddha Patrick Chamberlain Richard Chambers Daphne Chan Lily Chan Ben Chance Ginger Chang Vikram Chavali Alex Cheek Jae Joon Choi Ken Choi Paul Choi David Clark Denis Cleary Daniel Cleland-James Ayanna Clunis Pamela Codo-Lotti Jesse Cohen Paul Coles Simon Coombes Jenny Cosco Philip Coureau Nathan Cowen Matthew Cox (Securities) Shaun Cullinan Christine D'Agostino Emile Daher Hiren Dasani Russell Day Pierre De Belen Merche del Valle Caitlin DeSantis Jack Devaney Thomas Devos Mats Dewitte Hristo Dimitrov Tim Dinsdale Isabella Disler Christian Ditullio Terence Doherty Yakut Donat Nicola Dondi Brian Dong Jason D'Silva Stefan Duffner Jane Dunlevie Marie Duval Julien Dyon Rohini Eapen Zach Eckler Sayaka Eda Jason Eisenstadt Chris Emmerson Tiffany Eng Chendan Esvaran Erkko Etula Liz Ewing Michael Fargher Matteo Farina Leigh Farris Sarah Faulkner Tom Favia Brett Feldman Jennifer Feng Jon Ferguson Alex Field Herbert Filho Alex Finston Dean Flanagan Greg Flynn Trip Foley Andrew Ho Kwon Fong Moran Forman Michael Fox Caroline Fraser Daniel Freckleton Tim Freeman Reto Frei Giles French Kirsten Frivold Michael Fu Rob Fuentes Kenji Fujimoto Carrie Gannon Chantal Garcia Akhil Garg Alex Garner Nick Gelber Andrew Gent Gizelle George-Joseph Andrea Gift Sean Gilbride Andreas Glaser Yong Suan Goh Sona Gohel Amir Gold Jeremy Goldstein Steven Gonzalez Jeff Gowen Adam Greene Tom Groothaert Hannes Gsell Ashwin Gupta Ali Haji Ayaz Haji Robert Hamilton Kelly Victoria Hampson Raja Harb Andy Harding Ryan Harster Selma Hassan Stephen Hawinkels Jacqueline Haynes Jason He* Craig Hempstead David Herrmann David Hickey Thomas Hilger Mitch Hochberg Jodi Hochberger Jane Hodges Peter Hodgkinson Dylan Hogarty Tim Holliday Naftali Holtz Amy Hong Jason Hudes Earl Hunt Joseph Hwang Yoshinori Ide Kazuya Iketani Daniel Jackson Ankit Jain (Risk) Gaurav Jaitly Jan Janssen David Jeria Alnawaz Jiwa Kim Johns Scott Johnson Elis Jones Neil Jones Robert Jones Philip Joseph Anand Joshi Shawn Joshi Ritu Kalra Michael Kaprelian Nadeem Kayani Alicia Keenan Neil Kelleher Tom Kennedy Aqil Khan Sarah Kiernan Daniel Kim Eugene Kim (IMD) Jason Kim (GIR) Sora Kim Kristy Kinahan Eugene King Laura Kirk Kunal Kishore Elliot Klapper Jayee Koffey Jason Koon Jennifer Kopylov Daniel Korich Ichiro Kosuge Vladimir Kotlyar Samuel Krasnik Katherine Krause David Kraut Sergey Kraytman Nitin Kulkarni Ram Kulkarni Dileep Kumar (Securities) Santosh Kunnakkat Wendy Kwong JP Lall Bill Lambert David Landman Yi Larson Niccolo Laudiero Nick Laux David Lee Phillip Lee Samuel Lee Shawn Lee Michael Leister David Lerner Naomi Leslie Matt Levine Na Li Haining Liang Nancy Licul Monica Lim Michelle Ling Srujan Linga Philip Linton Alan Liu Daniel Liu Eric Liu Heiman Lo Juan Lorenzo Tian Lu Wayne Lu James Lucas Dennis Luebcke Martin Luehrmann John Lynch Gina Lytle Leo Ma* Caesar Maasry Geoff MacDonald Robert Magnuson Toshiyuki Makabe Mariano Mallol Geydar Mamedov Kara Mangone Donna Mansfield Ajit Marathe Gilberto Marcheggiano James Marchese Michael Marcus Joshua Matheus Ann Mathews Chris Mathie Brian McCallion Graham McClelland Anne McCosker Michael Meehan (Compliance) Taylor Mefford Neil Mehta Adam Meister David Mericle Vitali Meschoulam Eric Meyers Alex Mignotte Andras Mikite Christopher Milligan Rahul Mistry Mike Mitchell Neil Moge Waleed Mohsin Babak Molavi Joel Monson Guy Morgan James Morris Antoine Munfa Aimee Mungovan Yuji Murata Dan Murphy Josh Murray Brian Musto Shehzad Nabi Devarajan Nambakam Ramanathan Narayanan Ganapathy Natarajan Danielle Natoli Murad Nayal Karim Nensi Scott Neu Dennis Ng Ken Ng Benjamin Ngan Joy Nguyen Salman Niaz Anders Nielsen (IMD) Howard Nifoussi Jun Niki Leah Nivison Laura Noble James Nolan Lauren Oakes Lynn Oberschmidt Allison O'Connor John O'Connor Shunil Ohrie Damian Ordish Leke Osinubi David Ossack Sathiya Padmanaban Danielle Pallin Salvador Pareja Dalmir Pasini Clorinda Pasqua Chris Pawson Paris Pender Patrick Perkins Philippe Perzi Wendy Peters Andy Phillips Flavio Picciotto Michael Pieck Sam Pirog Thomas Plank Joseph Plotkin Wade Podlich Ashish Pokharna Caitlin Pollak Charles Pollock Joe Porter Travis Potter Rohit Prabhu Richard Privorotsky Andrew Pucher Jay Rabinowitz Ankit Raj Harsha Rajamani Dmitry Rakhlin Yasser Rathore Edoardo Rava Elizabeth Reed Alexandre Reinert Stephen Reinhard Irfan Rendeci Christian Resch Andrew Rhee Riccardo Riboldi James Rinsler Caroline Riskey Helen Robinson Mark Rosen Amit Roy Joe Ryan Bernhard Rzymelka Takehiro Sakuramoto John Sales Rob Sarazen Vineeta Saxena Dominik Schaefer Andrea Scott Majid Sebti Bipin Sehgal Arseni Seregin Irma Sgarz Paulomi Shah Shreyas Shah Sunny Shah Faisal Shamsee Daniel Shapiro Mahesh Sharma Shripal Sharma Mai Shin Romy Shioda Toshimichi Shirai Mark Short Pankauz Shrestha David Shrimpton Obaid Siddiqui Mike Sidorov Scott Silverglate Stefani Silverstein Amy Silverzweig Jasdeep Singh Gabriella Skirnick Michael Sklow Maxine Sleeper Michael Slomienski Michael Sloyer Nicholas Smith (IBD) Ruth Smithson Christine Smyth Ben Snider Stacy Sonnenberg Cleaver Sower Ro Spaziani Brian Steele Johannes Steffens Duncan Stewart Stephen Stites Laurent Storoni Caroline Styant Joel Sulkes Mancy Sun Winnie Tam Nachiket Tamhane Ken Tang MK Tang Amish Tanna Melissa Teng Ross Tennenbaum Greg Thompson Fiona Thomson Justin Tobe Jason Tofsky Brad Tuthill Masahiro Uchiyama Nehal Udeshi Saad Usmani Meg Vaden Pramod Vaidyanathan Adam Van de Berghe Fred van der Wyck Suzanne van Staveren Andrew Vass Mahesh Vellanki Kadambari Verma Christopher Vilburn Iva Vukina Heng Vuong Ketan Vyas Joe Wall Jeffrey Wang Jiantao Wang Joshua Wang Lily Wang (Technology) Sherry Wang Victoria Ward (Compliance) Jeff Warren Noriko Watanabe Ramey Watkins Sam Watkins Heiko Weber Niki Webster Scott Weinstein Ryan Westmacott James Westwood Keith Wetzel Mark Wetzel James Whittingham Sabine Wick Robert Wieser Devin Wilde David Wilkins John Wilkinson Andrew Williams Ed Wong (IBD Technology) Eric Wong (Internal Audit) Kate Wood Amanda Wu Douglas Wu Joanne Xu Liang Xu** Rupam Yadav Kazushi Yamaguchi Hubert Yang Lisa Yang Basak Yavuz Zeynep Yenel David Yu Brian Zakrocki Thomas Zeppetella Yi Zhang* Adib Zouein Patrik Zumstein Piotr Zurawski Jonathan Zwart

*Employee of Goldman Sachs Gao Hua Securities Company Limited **Employee of Beijing Gao Hua Securities Company Limited

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Character Bio’s

Wikki pages for my Brightest Souls characters (Bio’s and links will be edited accordingly- not all characters are filled out)

Sky Torrez: https://the-brightest-souls.fandom.com/wiki/Sky_Torrez Cortez Thorne: https://the-brightest-souls.fandom.com/wiki/Cortez_Thorne Denzel Liang: https://the-brightest-souls.fandom.com/wiki/Denzel_Liang Ray Thorne: https://the-brightest-souls.fandom.com/wiki/Ray_Thorne

Lord Salvador: https://the-brightest-souls.fandom.com/wiki/Lord_Salvador Gray Church: https://the-brightest-souls.fandom.com/wiki/Gray_Church Kaden Church: https://the-brightest-souls.fandom.com/wiki/Kaden_Church Zach Flare: https://the-brightest-souls.fandom.com/wiki/Zach_Flare Max Villarial: https://the-brightest-souls.fandom.com/wiki/Max_Villarial Ty Barclay: https://the-brightest-souls.fandom.com/wiki/Ty_Barclay Rez Pearce: https://the-brightest-souls.fandom.com/wiki/Rez_Pearce Ada: Pippy: Sia Twin: Mese Twin:

Kian Hart: Brooklyn Lawrence:

Soren Dallas: https://the-brightest-souls.fandom.com/wiki/Soren_Dallas Jude Olsen: https://the-brightest-souls.fandom.com/wiki/Jude_Olsen Ari Olsen: https://the-brightest-souls.fandom.com/wiki/Ari_Olsen Alice Garcia: https://the-brightest-souls.fandom.com/wiki/Alice_Garcia Rico Carter: https://the-brightest-souls.fandom.com/wiki/Rico_Carter

Finn Suarez: https://the-brightest-souls.fandom.com/wiki/Finn_Suarez Marcus Suarez: https://the-brightest-souls.fandom.com/wiki/Marcus_Gallegos Mikk Suarez: https://the-brightest-souls.fandom.com/wiki/Mikk_Suarez

Juan Tompkin: https://the-brightest-souls.fandom.com/wiki/Juan_Tompkin Esté Mohr: https://the-brightest-souls.fandom.com/wiki/Est%C3%A9_Mohr Mila Diggs: Matéo Faitte:

[nickaroniart]

Hi, I forgot to post this stupid meme I did of my OCs here.

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Goldman Sachs' new managing director list is out

Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for The New York Times

Goldman Sachs just announed a new class of managing directors.

Here's the statement:

NEW YORK, November 8, 2017 -- The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announced that it has selected a new class of Managing Directors, effective from January 1, 2018, the start of the firm’s next fiscal year.

“Our new Managing Directors have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to our people, clients and culture during their tenures at the firm, and we wish them continued success as they take this important next step in their careers,” said Lloyd C. Blankfein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs.

The following individuals have been promoted to Managing Director:

Gregg Abramson Sanjay Acharya Khalid Albdah Amal Alibair Karthikeyan Anbalagan Rolf Andersson Volker Anger Jonathan Armstrong Ken Ashley Lavanya Ashok Sebastian Ayton Jonathan Babkow Julio Badi Amitayush Bahri Soren Balzer Robert Barlick Jr. Philip Barreca Santiago Bau David Bauer Oksana Beard Lee Becker Virender Bedi Stuart Beer Christian Beerli Amanda Beisel Yumiko Bekku David Bell Pierre Benichou Andrew Benito Marco Bensi Laura Benson Stephen Bergin Daniel Berglund Greg Berry Shital Bhatt Dipanjan Bhattacharjee Anu Bhavnani Carissa Biggie Vineet Birman Daniel Bitel Anne Black Richard Blore Emmanuel Bodenstein Timothy Braude Sean Brenan Hugh Briscoe Nathaniel Bristol Leo Brito Troy Broderick Levee Brooks Eric Brothers Robert Bruns III Anthony Bunnell Meg Burke Susan Burt Sean Butkus Russell Byrne Edward Byun Adam Cahill Alessandro Calace Cristiano Camargo Ken Cawley Swapan Chaddha Patrick Chamberlain Richard Chambers Daphne Chan Lily Chan Ben Chance Ginger Chang Vikram Chavali Alex Cheek Jae Joon Choi Ken Choi Paul Choi David Clark Denis Cleary Daniel Cleland-James Ayanna Clunis Pamela Codo-Lotti Jesse Cohen Paul Coles Simon Coombes Jenny Cosco Philip Coureau Nathan Cowen Matthew Cox (Securities) Shaun Cullinan Christine D'Agostino Emile Daher Hiren Dasani Russell Day Pierre De Belen Merche del Valle Caitlin DeSantis Jack Devaney Thomas Devos Mats Dewitte Hristo Dimitrov Tim Dinsdale Isabella Disler Christian Ditullio Terence Doherty Yakut Donat Nicola Dondi Brian Dong Jason D'Silva Stefan Duffner Jane Dunlevie Marie Duval Julien Dyon Rohini Eapen Zach Eckler Sayaka Eda Jason Eisenstadt Chris Emmerson Tiffany Eng Chendan Esvaran Erkko Etula Liz Ewing Michael Fargher Matteo Farina Leigh Farris Sarah Faulkner Tom Favia Brett Feldman Jennifer Feng Jon Ferguson Alex Field Herbert Filho Alex Finston Dean Flanagan Greg Flynn Trip Foley Andrew Ho Kwon Fong Moran Forman Michael Fox Caroline Fraser Daniel Freckleton Tim Freeman Reto Frei Giles French Kirsten Frivold Michael Fu Rob Fuentes Kenji Fujimoto Carrie Gannon Chantal Garcia Akhil Garg Alex Garner Nick Gelber Andrew Gent Gizelle George-Joseph Andrea Gift Sean Gilbride Andreas Glaser Yong Suan Goh Sona Gohel Amir Gold Jeremy Goldstein Steven Gonzalez Jeff Gowen Adam Greene Tom Groothaert Hannes Gsell Ashwin Gupta Ali Haji Ayaz Haji Robert Hamilton Kelly Victoria Hampson Raja Harb Andy Harding Ryan Harster Selma Hassan Stephen Hawinkels Jacqueline Haynes Jason He* Craig Hempstead David Herrmann David Hickey Thomas Hilger Mitch Hochberg Jodi Hochberger Jane Hodges Peter Hodgkinson Dylan Hogarty Tim Holliday Naftali Holtz Amy Hong Jason Hudes Earl Hunt Joseph Hwang Yoshinori Ide Kazuya Iketani Daniel Jackson Ankit Jain (Risk) Gaurav Jaitly Jan Janssen David Jeria Alnawaz Jiwa Kim Johns Scott Johnson Elis Jones Neil Jones Robert Jones Philip Joseph Anand Joshi Shawn Joshi Ritu Kalra Michael Kaprelian Nadeem Kayani Alicia Keenan Neil Kelleher Tom Kennedy Aqil Khan Sarah Kiernan Daniel Kim Eugene Kim (IMD) Jason Kim (GIR) Sora Kim Kristy Kinahan Eugene King Laura Kirk Kunal Kishore Elliot Klapper Jayee Koffey Jason Koon Jennifer Kopylov Daniel Korich Ichiro Kosuge Vladimir Kotlyar Samuel Krasnik Katherine Krause David Kraut Sergey Kraytman Nitin Kulkarni Ram Kulkarni Dileep Kumar (Securities) Santosh Kunnakkat Wendy Kwong JP Lall Bill Lambert David Landman Yi Larson Niccolo Laudiero Nick Laux David Lee Phillip Lee Samuel Lee Shawn Lee Michael Leister David Lerner Naomi Leslie Matt Levine Na Li Haining Liang Nancy Licul Monica Lim Michelle Ling Srujan Linga Philip Linton Alan Liu Daniel Liu Eric Liu Heiman Lo Juan Lorenzo Tian Lu Wayne Lu James Lucas Dennis Luebcke Martin Luehrmann John Lynch Gina Lytle Leo Ma* Caesar Maasry Geoff MacDonald Robert Magnuson Toshiyuki Makabe Mariano Mallol Geydar Mamedov Kara Mangone Donna Mansfield Ajit Marathe Gilberto Marcheggiano James Marchese Michael Marcus Joshua Matheus Ann Mathews Chris Mathie Brian McCallion Graham McClelland Anne McCosker Michael Meehan (Compliance) Taylor Mefford Neil Mehta Adam Meister David Mericle Vitali Meschoulam Eric Meyers Alex Mignotte Andras Mikite Christopher Milligan Rahul Mistry Mike Mitchell Neil Moge Waleed Mohsin Babak Molavi Joel Monson Guy Morgan James Morris Antoine Munfa Aimee Mungovan Yuji Murata Dan Murphy Josh Murray Brian Musto Shehzad Nabi Devarajan Nambakam Ramanathan Narayanan Ganapathy Natarajan Danielle Natoli Murad Nayal Karim Nensi Scott Neu Dennis Ng Ken Ng Benjamin Ngan Joy Nguyen Salman Niaz Anders Nielsen (IMD) Howard Nifoussi Jun Niki Leah Nivison Laura Noble James Nolan Lauren Oakes Lynn Oberschmidt Allison O'Connor John O'Connor Shunil Ohrie Damian Ordish Leke Osinubi David Ossack Sathiya Padmanaban Danielle Pallin Salvador Pareja Dalmir Pasini Clorinda Pasqua Chris Pawson Paris Pender Patrick Perkins Philippe Perzi Wendy Peters Andy Phillips Flavio Picciotto Michael Pieck Sam Pirog Thomas Plank Joseph Plotkin Wade Podlich Ashish Pokharna Caitlin Pollak Charles Pollock Joe Porter Travis Potter Rohit Prabhu Richard Privorotsky Andrew Pucher Jay Rabinowitz Ankit Raj Harsha Rajamani Dmitry Rakhlin Yasser Rathore Edoardo Rava Elizabeth Reed Alexandre Reinert Stephen Reinhard Irfan Rendeci Christian Resch Andrew Rhee Riccardo Riboldi James Rinsler Caroline Riskey Helen Robinson Mark Rosen Amit Roy Joe Ryan Bernhard Rzymelka Takehiro Sakuramoto John Sales Rob Sarazen Vineeta Saxena Dominik Schaefer Andrea Scott Majid Sebti Bipin Sehgal Arseni Seregin Irma Sgarz Paulomi Shah Shreyas Shah Sunny Shah Faisal Shamsee Daniel Shapiro Mahesh Sharma Shripal Sharma Mai Shin Romy Shioda Toshimichi Shirai Mark Short Pankauz Shrestha David Shrimpton Obaid Siddiqui Mike Sidorov Scott Silverglate Stefani Silverstein Amy Silverzweig Jasdeep Singh Gabriella Skirnick Michael Sklow Maxine Sleeper Michael Slomienski Michael Sloyer Nicholas Smith (IBD) Ruth Smithson Christine Smyth Ben Snider Stacy Sonnenberg Cleaver Sower Ro Spaziani Brian Steele Johannes Steffens Duncan Stewart Stephen Stites Laurent Storoni Caroline Styant Joel Sulkes Mancy Sun Winnie Tam Nachiket Tamhane Ken Tang MK Tang Amish Tanna Melissa Teng Ross Tennenbaum Greg Thompson Fiona Thomson Justin Tobe Jason Tofsky Brad Tuthill Masahiro Uchiyama Nehal Udeshi Saad Usmani Meg Vaden Pramod Vaidyanathan Adam Van de Berghe Fred van der Wyck Suzanne van Staveren Andrew Vass Mahesh Vellanki Kadambari Verma Christopher Vilburn Iva Vukina Heng Vuong Ketan Vyas Joe Wall Jeffrey Wang Jiantao Wang Joshua Wang Lily Wang (Technology) Sherry Wang Victoria Ward (Compliance) Jeff Warren Noriko Watanabe Ramey Watkins Sam Watkins Heiko Weber Niki Webster Scott Weinstein Ryan Westmacott James Westwood Keith Wetzel Mark Wetzel James Whittingham Sabine Wick Robert Wieser Devin Wilde David Wilkins John Wilkinson Andrew Williams Ed Wong (IBD Technology) Eric Wong (Internal Audit) Kate Wood Amanda Wu Douglas Wu Joanne Xu Liang Xu** Rupam Yadav Kazushi Yamaguchi Hubert Yang Lisa Yang Basak Yavuz Zeynep Yenel David Yu Brian Zakrocki Thomas Zeppetella Yi Zhang* Adib Zouein Patrik Zumstein Piotr Zurawski Jonathan Zwart

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[sassysillysavvy]

i was having jasmine and soren feels

and i realized this is the first time i’ve drawn them together in over two years sobs