#thank you thank you again sweet roma <3

[sellenite]

11 + 12 + 13 for the ask game! 💝

hello Roma, my love 🫶🌷🫶 thank you for stopping by, I love all of these questions a lot :')

I'm once again answering for Suguru 😭 I should have thought this through a little more before I reblogged this, but he's like my only self-ship 🥲 anywhooo:

11. calling each other by their names, plain and simple, or calling each other really flowery pet names?

Suguru isn't one for very flowery pet names, so I think he mainly uses my name. however, I think he does use some more classic terms of endearment like "baby" and "my love." he calls me "sweet girl" a lot too because he knows it makes me blush 😭😭

and I think for him, I mainly use his name because I love it so much + I really like the nickname "Su" for him <333 and I call him "handsome" a lot :3

12. constantly hanging off each other or keeping a tame distance in public?

I kind of touched on this already, but I don't think Suguru is big on PDA. so I think if we're out and about he keeps it tame, but he likes to hold my hand while we walk together or guide me gently with his palm on the small of my back. very delicate, but still meaningful touches.

13. stay at home dates or out on the town dates?

even though we're both introverts, I think we like to go out for our dates! we like to go to concerts together a lot, and I think we do this all year round. but in the spring and summer (when the weather is sunny but it's still cool enough for comfort) we go to the park and he reads his book out loud to me in his beautiful voice while I sketch pictures of him in my notebook :') and he feeds me blackberries because they're both our favorite <3

sobbing over all of these now 😭😭 he is so romantic in my mind

[cicerenella]

It is I! I'm back with another silly ask.

So let's say Italy (both of them) is inviting other nations for the most important part of Italian Christmas celebrations: il cenone di Natale. Which of the bros do you think would personally invite which other nations, and which roles do you think they partake in for the preparations?

Personally, I think that they both start cooking together and both make... A Lot, but then Feli would go off and like. Set the table and clean the rest of the house while Roma does his cooking (he kicked him out of the kitchen because they were bickering again)(it happened to me I swear).

And also which of them gets drunk first?

- greetings from the cat that's currently laying on me preventing me from working.

HI SATURNNN first of all thanks for all the reblogs!! they're hilarious and I love to read your opinions! and now, you asked a very interesting question here ;)

Christmas is like the no.1 italian festivity. A chance for all the family to gather and of course, the infamous dinner and following game of tombola... And the Italy Brothers take it very seriously.

The dinner takes place in Feli's second house in Tuscany, since the house is spacious for all the people they (Veneziano) invite. In particular, Feli is very attached to decorating the house and making it look presentable, since every year he wants to celebrate with all his nation friends lol.

Some days before Christmas, Romano travels up to said house to help his bro organise. And you bet your sweet ass he's gonna take with him ALL the pots and pans he could humanely fit in his (multiple) luggages.

he's very dedicated to the cooking part

and contrary to his brother, Romano doesn't want to invite many people. He often times just wants to have his loved ones around during christmas.

That being said, Spain, Greece (even though he's orthodox he doesn't skip the invitation from his cousins!) and Portugal are his only tolerable ones.

Feli on the other hand just invites a shit ton of people LMAOO he likes to expand the invite to everyone

that is the source of many arguments, with romano claiming he doesn't want any "crucco infame" on Christmas Dinner (you bet he's gonna cook for everyone anyways)

but otherwise there's a lot of screaming in that house anyways during the whole ordeal that is Christmas preparations

Romano basically owns the kitchen. Feli tries to help but he doesn't have time nor the patience to look after SO MUCH STUFF-- HOLY SHIT ROMANO STOP

struffoli, capitone, cotechino, fried baccalà...

feli audibly gasps when romano kills a live capitone in his otherwise immaculate kitchen counter AHAHAH

so he resorts to clean and decorate the rest of his house! he has a lot of vintage decorations that he adores and always puts up

and buy a shit ton of pandoros, like industrial quantity

oh and THE ALCOHOL

God they both bring so much alcohol

Romano has brought with him limoncello, meloncello, and 5 more varieties of amaretti

while Feli has brought from his apartment in milan ALL of his grappa variations

you know they're gonna get shitfaced after the dinner

adding that Romano absolutely wants to make the presepe. with the help of feli, he made some pretty good statuines! (the San Gregorio Armeno tradition is strong)

that's the only moment they actually get along <///3

through sweat and shouts they always gather things up before the 24th morning

the place looks absolutely beautiful...but don't enter the kitchen, it's like a war broke out inside that room

they probably play the sickest games of briscola/scopa the morning of the 24th while waiting for anyone to come

munching on the pandoros that feli bought

"Bastardo! I saw you hiding that sette bello!"

"You're just making up things cause you suck!"

ya in the end they have fun

...probably

(Oh shit, forgot to answer which one would get drunk first. uuuuh probably romano, cause feli is a sponge when it comes to alcohol. true venetian here.)

[sleepyqinfei]

❥ summer selfship ask game

oh my gosh it’s just occurred to me that autumn is nearly upon us so um. let me vrie sneakily post my answers to this summer-themed selfship ask game while it is still summer !! u by no means have to read through all of this huhu but thank uuu so much @mlkbwunnies @chositooo @umeminyan @chaicomilk @femivi @tetsuskei for entertaining me and my little selfship + thank u roma for making this lovely ask game ♡

( i wasn’t able to form any coherent thoughts for heaven’s incarnate or honeydew so i have no answers for those sobs )

paradise 𖦹 where do you and your lover vacation to?

chenyu vale is our most frequented destination 🍵🤍 it’s such a beautiful place, not to mention that the tea is simply exquisite !! it doesn’t hurt that traveling there is rather convenient, too ! we also have a place on the outskirts of the court of fontaine that we stay at quite frequently, but we consider it more as our home on the surface than a getaway ૮꒰っ´༥'ς꒱ ❤︎

sunrise 𖦹 what does your morning routine look like?

wrio typically wakes up a bit earlier than i do, but he likes to stay in bed with me until i awaken :3 sometimes we’ll lounge in bed for a while, but it rllie depends on the day ! we’ll get up + brush our teeth + get dressed, and i’ll make him coffee while he makes me tea ☕🍵 when we’re at our place in the overworld, we might enjoy our drinks outside, where we can hear the birds chirping + the waves lapping against the shore, or we might just sit in our kitchen ( fun fact: he tends to opt for tea in the morning when we’re in the overworld hehe ) ♡

moonlight 𖦹 what does a summer’s night look like for the two of you?

cuddling up on the couch + reading, stargazing, walking along the beach + picking up pretty shells, dancing ﾉ swaying to the sweet melodies playing from the gramophone in wrio’s office, gazing at him with hearts in my eyes as he finishes up on some paperwork ... these are all things we love to do at night :3 stargazing + walking along the beach are the only two that are more or less exclusively summer activities bcos it otherwise is a bit chilly, but i hope this answer suffices for now huhu

bedsheets 𖦹 at what time do you and your lover go to bed? do you go to sleep immediately or bask in each other?

if we don’t have any plans or things we must take care of, we typically go to bed between ten and eleven pm ! we like to bask in each other’s presence for a bit, talk about everything + nothing, give each other soft kisses + nuzzle into each other, but we don’t stay awake for too long bcos we end up falling asleep in each other’s arms ପ꒰ ྀི◞ ◟ ꒱ ࣪ ˖ 𓂃ෆ

lemonade 𖦹 what’s your go to drink order? what’s theirs?

well .. our go tos are both water + tea, but since that is terribly boring i will add that i might opt for a lemonade if the heat is particularly fatiguing. wrio indulges in an orange juice frm time to time :3 ( i can’t legally drink here + i never have anw so no comments on alcoholic beverages oki :thumbsup: )

stardust 𖦹 do the two of you believe in making wishes to shooting stars? what do you wish for?

i do !! i wish for wrio’s happiness + health, for the wellbeing of the inhabitants of the underworld, for everyone to find peace and joy in their lives . . ♡ wrio doesn’t believe in wishing on shooting stars, but he adores me so he indulges in my whimsies + will point them out if he sees one (⸝⸝o̴̶̷᷄ o̴̶̷̥᷅⸝⸝ ྀི)

( i don’t ﾉ rllie ﾉ believe that wishes made on shooting stars will come true, but i adore the magical sentiment, even if it is a bit childish. after all, wriothesley deserves to experience the magical wonderment of childhood again + i will do my utmost to make that come to fruition )

( he wishes for me to let him stay by my side until the end of time )

angel by the sea 𖦹 what pet names do they use for you? what pet names do you use for them?

wrio likes to use many sweet names for me .z. some of his favourites are ‘ sweetheart ’ + ‘ darling ’ and the other pet names he uses are likewise prettie common ♡ saying pet names aloud makes me vrie vrie flustered and as a result i typically just call him ‘ wrio ’, but if i do opt for one, ‘ baby ’ is the most common ( i’ll also call him ‘ my love ’ as per this post ૮꒰ྀི⊃⸝ ⸝ ⸝⊂꒱ྀིა )

bikini 𖦹 how do they react to seeing you in a bikini or swimsuit or swim trunks?

wrio will give me a soft smile + walk over to place his hands on my waist, relishing the sight of me in a bikini or swimsuit .. he likes to slide his hands down a bit so he can rub circles above my hip bones + he’ll lean down to give me a kiss + murmur something nice into my ear . . . which usually results in me giggling + playfully slapping him on the chest lul ໒꒰ྀི ៸៸៸៸ ก꒱ྀི১ he knows i feel a lot more vulnerable when i’m just in a bikini or swimsuit, so he won’t tease me much for getting flustered and will just try to make sure i feel comfortable in my own skin 🥺

[pia-writes-things]

I was tagged by @bourbon-ontherocks to post 9 of my fave film first watches of 2023, which is... uh. Hard. Like, I did go to the cinema or watch movies this year but I have a shit memory so 💀💀 Thank you so much tho, I like talking about movies and going to the theater !!

The immediates ones that come to mind are :

Spider-man : across the spiderverse. It was amazing ! The story was really good, the animation was incredible, and the music was great. Probably one of my favourite movies period haha

I care a lot. This movie was EVERYTHING. Be gay, do crime at its best. I loved it a lot. It was terrifying on what it said about the US legal system tho. But Rosamund Pike was amazing in it !

Catherine called birdy. It was super sweet but also way more traumatic than I expected? Went it for the comedy, got out with righteous anger about medieval patriarchy so... At least the acting was very good lmao

Olivia. An old french movie, but SO queer and so dramatic, in a camp way. We got out of the theater laughing with @gay-impressionist because it was lesbian drama at its core but make it 50's. I don't think the movie was supposed to be that funny, but it was to us !

Tlatelolco, verano del 68. An amazing movie about the October 2nd, 1968 massacre in Mexico city, just before the Olympics. It's hard to watch, but really well done and really important !

Roma. A movie about a mexican family and Cleo, their help. Great commentary on class, race, colonization, patriarchy and family in Mexico in the 60's. Also happens to mention the 2nd of October massacre, but in the background.

Promising young woman. Amazing movie. Hard to watch. Still not sure I understood the message but there definitely was one lol.

A private war. A biopic about war reporter Marie Colvin. Amazing performance by Rosamund Pike (yes, her again, if you hadn't understood by now, she was my star crush of this year lol). The movie was also really intense because she covered a lot of conflicts in the 2000's and 2010's, and they were not downplaying it.

Barbie. Of course.

Phew, I did it! I actually remembered 9 movies I watched this year! With the help of my phone but still. I even got to choose between more than 9 movies, so they are, indeed, my fave first watch of this year <3

I don't really know who to tag? So, anyone who reads this and, with no pressure : @gay-impressionist, @saecookie, @thebusylilbee, @corleyan

I tried to tag people who I know like to go to the movies <3

[book-a-bilia]

November 2022 Wrap-up

Having finally gotten the time to read again gotten back into reading again, I have read quite a lot of titles since August but didn't really keep a track of what I was reading. I just gobbled books up like I would never get the chance to read them again (thank you rom-com writers)! So here I am with my first monthly wrap-up (even though I'm 2 days late for this lol) with mini reviews.

Our Violent Ends (5/5) - I don't think I will be over this duology anytime soon. Juliette is one of my favourite female characters ever - strong as steel, but also someone who is not afraid to show her emotions. Roma, Roma, Roma...he's just *chef's kiss*. I just...his vows to Juliette were just....yeah I'm out of words. I absolutely loved Marshall and Benedikt! I have read Benedikt's love declaration so many times that I've lost count! All in all, it's safe to say that I will read anything that Chloe Gong writes.

Twisted series (3/5 for Twisted Love and Twisted Hate; 4/5 for Twisted Games and Twisted Lies) - I was seeing so many reels and posts on instagram about this series that I finally caved and read all four books back to back. Of all the twisted men, Christian Harper from Twisted Lies is my favourite, and Twisted Games has the best plotline in my opinion. I loved Bridget's character growth in Twisted games and I loved how Rhys supported her. Stella's character in twisted Lies is the one I connected to the most and I loved how Christian always boosted her self confidence. The other two books were okayish for me, both plot wise and character wise. But can I just say - the Alex and Josh bromance is so good! I enjoyed every last second of their banter!

Marriage for One (5/5) - Oh. My. God. This is the marriage of convenience trope at its best! The way Jack always helped Rose after work? They way Rose would light up everytime he would show up in her cafe? Him buying coffees for his office from her on the opening day of her cafe? How he comforted her during her panic attack? The way he was there with her throughout her sickness? I absolutely adored his character! Hot and caring book husband alert! Seriously this story is so well written. I love this couple so much!

King of Wrath (4/5) - I read King of Wrath before the twisted series and I have to say, I really liked Dante and Vivian's story. The grovelling in this books is so good! I liked Vivian's charater growth a lot and Dante is on the same level as Christain Harper for me. The way he was absolutely whipped for Vivian made me all mushy lol.

Next of Kin (3/5) - This was a very sweet love story that I enjoyed reading. The premise is quite interesting - Chloe and Warren are paired up by Child Protective Services so that they can become guardians to their siblings. Not the best rom com out there but worth a read if you're in the mood for something light.

Eight books! I am pleasantly surprised at myself lol. I don't think I've ever read that many books in a month ever.

[sketchguk]

I just finished reading part time lover and my heart is beaming!!! 🥹🥹🥹 of and Jungkook and Minji are the cutest family ever !! Also I love how you made sure that they didn’t continue this as a pretend even tho they feel it’s real, like I’m so glad Jungkook was like “never” when she asked if they are still pretending 🥺🥺

oh and I love the small scenes that are similar to the anime, like the interview and oc’s friends party 🤧 I love them together so bad!!! Also 🤣 seokjin as the informer matched so perfectly I love it 😂😂!! Aaaaaaaah this was a lovely read and so enjoyable, thank you 🥹💕💕💕 I wonder how they will reveal their secrets to each other, like they both think they are hiding something so big and horrible from the other it will be so cute when they find out, like -oh you are just like me- type of moment 🤧

thank you so much for reading !!!! and for taking the time out of your day to leave me such a kind message 💛

it would have been so cruel if they had to keep up the act of pretend !!! also, i fear the smut would never have ensued if they didn't confess. mc had to make her move !!!

plus, i thought it would have been super sweet knowing that jungkook had formed a tiny crush many months prior when he first spotted her. his affection was brewing all this time ! he definitely had to make his feelings clear sooner or later

omg the actual party scene in the anime was so chaotic !!!! the way that loid showed up wounded, flubbed up, and told everyone that he's yor's his husband AHAHA. iconic !!! i did feel as if the interview i wrote was rushed (i found that scene somewhat boring to write, or maybe i was burnt out of writing). however, i didn't want any plot holes !! so the fic started with the thought of the looming interview, and it had to end with it too !

seokjin is so fun to write <3 he probably found a baby mama by the end of this (plot twist: it's me. we're married, and we're just as delusional about one another)!!!!

ahh !! it seems that everyone is curious about the big reveal. the two of them already have an inkling of what's going on. so there should definitely be an "ah-hah" moment as you mentioned! all the signs point to some incredible secret that's worth keeping quiet. jungkook probably catches on faster than mc. plus, she can't hide her wounds very well !! she can't make up another lie !

there are so many nights where jungkook traces her injuries, massages her shoulders, kisses her scars, and lathers lotion into her skin. he always warns her to be more careful <33 meanwhile, she's trying so hard to hold her tears in because she loves him so much!!!! on the other hand, she's so worried when jungkook returns home late!! there must be something wrong. his job must be so stressful :( maybe he's injured again!!

perhaps the reveal happens when they're assigned to the same mission and cross paths. then they have to work together (or at least simultaneously since they have the same goal). it's giving roma and juliette from these violent delights which i recommend 100%!!

[ugartecoco]

1, 22 and 46 for the gifmaker asks 💛

1. What are your top 3 favorite sets you’ve made

my memory is awful so based on the gifsets that have popping up in my notifs again i would say this (everytime it pops up i stare at it for a couple minutes the colouring kinda popped off ngl hehe) this (v red boi with desaturated background looking like some old ass movie dfhfd) and this (made this for me and me only look at his cute little :D face!!)

22. What fandom/movie/show/person etc do you gif the most

hmm based on teams i think its pretty equal (unless they piss me off then i dont want to look at them) but if i pick one i would say roma cos no one really gifs them so i try to do more 🙂‍↕️ player wise i would say hoj, ryerson, paulo and pelle (i remember my paulo gifs the most for some reason djkdfjs they make me chuckle)

46. Ever gotten a really sweet compliment over a set

ahh yes i love when people say they like my colouring in the tags or they say thanks like nooo thankuuuu 🥺 also those unhinged tags under pellegrini gifs are 🤌🤌🤌

gifmaker asks

[tahdashi]

can you recommend some hq blogs please? or any blogs you recommend for certain characters if you have any?

HELLO YES I LOVE QUESTIONS LIKE THIS i just wanna yell about my fav writers 24/7 !!!!

gonna take a second to promote my fic recs blog (@suguyu) so you can see what fics i've been loving !!!!

also, please read their rules. i believe a few blogs are mdni blogs, so be careful of that, please!

off the top of my head, these writers are my current go-to's for fics !!! my to-read list is FULL of their works sobsobs i'll get to them soon i SWEAR.

@ohtokki — LAURA IS SO TALENTED i prepare myself w a cup of tea and my blankets whenever i read her works so i can savor everything. she writes beautifully and for some of the most underrated characters. PLS READ HER TERUSHIMA FIC i think about it day and night.

@meloomi — LISTEN. mizu's omi.... BEST OMI. i don't even read for him much, but if mizu's writing it, i'm gonna read it. her hcs of him are so CUTE and made me fall for him.

@demxnscous — dem knows how i feel about her works. ONE OF MY FAV WRITERS EVER. i wish i discovered it earlier because there's SO MUCH, but i will catch up !!!!! i love her best friend!atsumu and kita works so so much :(

@134340am — yuna's definitely my go-to writer rn. i have a small attention span so i can only read shorter works. thank god for yuna's fics bc they're not too long, they're SO SO FLUFFY, and her characterizations are so so good (i rec her kuroo and oikawa works !!!) OH AND HER OSAMU IS PERFECT she's the reason i fell in love w him recently

for specific characters (that i read most for)

KEIJI: @woahsamu. i said it once and i'll say it again. oliver's characterization of keiji is my fav i love him so much.

ATSUMU: @kentoangel !!! roma's atsumu is so soft! so lovesick! so BLUSHY N SWEET!

OSAMU: @134340am, @atsumeii, @somisamu

all of these mentions were based on fics i read recently/rb'd on my fic recs blog !! of course, as i read more, i'll have more blogs to rec !! so feel free to ask again if you're ever looking for more <3

[hotchs-bitch]

HI T OMG!!!!! YOU HIT 500!!!!!!!! YOU DESERVE IT!!!!!! but anyslay onto the asks 😋😮‍💨

🦚- CYM as your favorite songs 👀

💚- bc im cririisuoos

🧩- im SCARED but first impression 😋 (lets pretend i never mixed you up w someone else when we first met 🚶🏽‍♀️💀)

AGAIN HAPPY 500!!!!!!! im so proud of you >:( ♡ >:( ♡ >:( ♡ >:( ♡ >:( ♡ >:(

THANK YOU I LOVE YOUUUUU

The songs… you’re wrong for that I’ll be going for my most normal favourites

You as hard times by paramore (in a hot way I swear)

@aaronhotchy as the 1 by Taylor Swift

@leftoverenvy as make you feel my love by michael buble

@sadgirlml as I will by the beatles

@arsonhotchner as dont blame me by Taylor swift

@lesbianhotch as off to the races by Lana del rey

@laurensprentiss as on an evening in roma by Michael buble (or Dean Martin too I guess)

@boldlyvoid as wheat kings by the tragically hip

Meg as golden by Harry styles, rip Meg’s tumblr but I still had to say this </3

💚- white flowers, ace bandages, warm sunlight

🧩- I actually followed you before we were in the server together and thought you seemed super sweet and then you explained that people FOLD THEIR PIZZA. Surreal

Celebrate 500 followers with me!

[fukurodaze]

hello! i am here to support all the new writers for the fandom! please feed us with more contents we're all so needy 😔 olrite so uhh can i please request a soft, like MEGASOFT scenario with post-timeskip Kageyama where he's just,,,, run straight up and LITERALLY PROPOSE to fem!s/o after winning a tournament or something... thank you in advance and wish for your blog's growth! (ʃƪ＾3＾）

off-court

pairing: timeskip!kageyama tobio x fem!reader genre: FLUFF! word count: 1.3k

lowercase intended. thank you so much anon for requesting! u are so sweet <3 

you’re a bit startled when your boyfriend, kageyama tobio, kisses you hard as soon as he sees you off-court. his hands had grabbed yours as he quite literally ran your direction, his height towering over yours in a big gesture of love and affection. 

his lips are familiar as ever, now softer than they were when he was nineteen ever since you made that stop at a drug store one day and bought him peppermint chapstick. tobio, the man who made it his life’s mission to “love you and never stop loving you”, gladly accepted most (almost all) the things you bought him, and began to use chapstick every day. god, you were thankful you could kiss him now without accidentally peeling the skin off of his lips.

he’s also so much more gentle than he used to be, the rush of infatuation and teenage hormones dissolving into what seemed to be romance and belonging. now, his lips kiss yours slowly. it’s the type of kiss that makes you melt all at once, making you feel light on your feet yet grounded in his arms at the same time.

when he pulls away, you’re almost out of breath and the lipstick you put on for today’s final match is ruined, but you’d rather have them red because he’s swollen them. 

it’s like time stops, and his grip around you tightens. 

“marry me.” 

it comes naturally to your ears.

“yes.”

wait, what?

“wait what?” you look around, finding the rest of the team still reuniting with their friends and family after winning the finals. you’re still processing the words you had just heard when your boyfriend, now twenty six, takes you by the hand into the locker room - or, in front of it. 

as you’re awkwardly standing by the doorway of the locker room, you see people pass by you, giving slightly confused looks, probably recognising you as ali roma’s setter’s girlfriend. getting slightly worried for your boyfriend, you call from the outside, “tobio, you alright?”

you only hear a rustling from inside. eyebrows furrowed, you sneak closer, standing directly in front of the door, suddenly hearing no sound at all with your ear pressed against the closed door. 

yet tobio swings the door wide open. he seems to have had a strong sense of determination, because his face looks the way it does when he’s about to serve the volleyball. then again, it would mean he sees you like he sees a volleyball (a love of his life) and you think you wouldn’t mind being compared to a volleyball.

you accidentally trip over the speed of the door swinging open, with tobio’s arm just catching onto yours, helping you up. he takes you to a secluded corner of the gymnasium - which, by the way, is huge - and squeezes your hand warmly every step of the way there.

when he finally stops the both of you somewhere quite far from centre court, you reach a hand up to brush his hair up. he’s not sweaty anymore, so his hair doesn’t stick to itself like it usually does when you do it after matches, but you hadn’t had the chance to do so today, seeing as he’d practically crashed his lips into yours at first sight. tobio doesn’t complain about your hand through his hair though, he likes the routine. he kisses your forehead once. you feel loved.

“i actually have this,” tobio pulls out from his jacket a black velvet box. you saw little glimpses of it when he had pulled you through the halls of the gym.

now tobio grips the box with both of his large hands, opening it daintily to reveal a ring. it’s simple; much simpler than the ones you’ve seen on his teammates’ significant others’ fingers, yet the sight of it alone makes tears bubble up in the corners of your eyes, overflowing until they reach your neck.

you look at the ring, just a silver band with a diamond embedded into the centre of it, and you think you can’t stop crying. one look into his eyes, usually focused and blue, and you’re almost sobbing. tobio lets you take your time as he kisses your tears away, wiping them with his and your thumbs as well. 

it’s a silent action; you nodding, mouthing a euphoric “yes”, him slipping the ring onto your finger, holding both of your hands in his, pecking them softly as to handle you with care. he whispers, “i love you.”

you engulf him in a hug that’s warmer than his body after a match, this moment of intimacy more intimate than the first time you woke up next to him. you’ve been with this man since he was nineteen, damn it. you were there at his first olympics match in rio, and then again at his second in tokyo. it had been waves of long-distance relationships and back-and-forth visits to sendai until he announced that he was going overseas to play in ali roma. it was only then that you decided to pack your bags and meet him in italy, the two of you having decided to navigate life together in a new country with a new language. 

in this hug, in his little embrace, you remember it all. you remember the uncertainty of your boyfriend on the other side of the world, and recently, the uncertainty of your life in italy. you remember the fight you had with him last year, in the midst of all the restless estrangement, and how you ended up staying at a friend’s for an entire week. you even considered if it was worth it at one point, but now that he’s in your arms, a beautiful ring on your finger, you might as well slap yourself for even thinking it. 

tobio pulls you up to kiss him once more, his smile felt into the kiss and on your lips. and it’s everything, like, everything, that’s poured into this one kiss because his team has placed first in the league this year and now that victory ran through his veins, he couldn’t wait to propose to you - literally.

truth is, tobio’s had this ring since the tokyo olympics, when he was twenty four. he questioned it on the first day when you woke up earlier than him despite the jet lag, and he really knew it when he called you after you left a pair of shoes and a toothbrush at his apartment at the end of your visit, your reply to his words only “i’ll come back anyway”. now you know you’ll always come back, because when has there ever been a time you didn’t want to? you sigh into the kiss.

one of tobio’s teammates gently interrupt your moment, telling him the team still wants to take pictures. tobio lightly snickers, your cheeks slightly red at the embarrassment, but his teammate catches sight of the bling on your hand and gives you a toothy smile. 

“you too, y/n,” his teammate says, letting tobio take you by the hand once more, the metal band on your finger lightly grazing the side of his finger.

so your fiancé, kageyama tobio, squeezes your hand once more as you two walk through the halls of the gymnasium to centre court. your eyes are confused - do you longingly stare at tobio, the ring, or look where you’re going? it’s a fascinating feeling, you think, and now you’re starting to think of the future. kageyama f/n? kageyama l/n f/n? you’ll go over it later. 

the two of you reach centre court fast enough, and when you do, tobio’s arm wraps around your waist. he gives you a look before he gives everyone else a look, his teammates and their families and friends coming to congratulate the two of you when you show them the back of your hand, diamond ring on display. a bashful laugh escapes your lips.

your heart swells with something that’s more than pride or joy or excitement. it’s a familiar swell, and so far, you’ve known it to be love.

[wolfstarlibrarian]

Hi Librarian! I hope you're having a wonderful day! It's your brazilian friend again! I just want to say thank you for your answer, it was so sweet that you answered in portuguese!! I feel very stupi about the orphan accounts lol. I was wondering if you have some favorite fics at the moment? Loads of love 🥰

Olá amiga! Please don’t worry, since many fans are all still learning about orphaned accounts.  Also, yes! It’s probably time for a new list of favorites. Since the bingo board isn’t done, hopefully you won’t mind the Librarian using it as a guide to pick a few favorites. 

Previous Favorite Fic Bingos:  1 , 2 , 3

Favorite Fic Bingo: 4

Far left column, top to bottom

A fic you love without knowing the source material: So, apparently title is from david bowie's "where are we now?", and while this Librarian is not familiar with the song, the fic is a lovely reunion of hearts meeting at the right time.

where are we now? by @swottypotter

{ previously "reeling through the midnight streets" } sirius meets a familiar stranger while visiting berlin. everything is different. everything is the same.

A cathartic fic: This is a beautiful story that connects to those dark soft spots in your heart, and then comforts them with the reassurance that good things will still come.

Roma is Amor spelled backwards by @aryastark-valarmorghulis When a handsome Englishman steals Remus’ table at his favourite restaurant, the last thing he expects is for him to brighten up his lonely, monotonous existence.

A fic you wish could be a movie: This fic is incredibly lovely, and keeps you right in the moment. You’ll be left with visual memories and just like the Librairan, a desire to see more.

Problems with Narrative Structure and the Rules of Manly Engagement [+Podfic] by @xinasvoice "There were easily six hundred people living in the Paramount building in downtown San Francisco. That was a lot of neighbors to get to know, but it only took a single day of living there for Sirius to notice Remus."

A fic that made you gasp out loud: This fic is full of mystery and surprisingly deep moments of love and connection. For a rollercoaster of a emtions, read this fic.

Runes by @yumenouveau In 1860 Hogwarts is a prestigious and diverse learning environment filled with bright young minds and forward thinking wizards. When Remus takes a job teaching Herbology, an incredibly annoying yet roguishly handsome Professor Sirius Black has inexplicably taken a keen interest in him. For whatever reason he can't seem to say no to this man and finds himself surrounded by friends and companionship for the first time in his life. But something mysterious is happening under the castle eves and Remus and Sirius take it upon themselves to discover an evil hiding in plain sight.

A fic that gave you butterflies: This one has a special quality that accesses those deep feelings of longing.

Within White Space by @mustntgetmy Non-magic AU. Remus spends his all his lunch breaks the same way: he sits at the university cafe, orders the cheapest thing on the menu, and stares at Sirius. Getting a good long, look at Sirius (and fantasizing about said look) is all Remus expects from Sirius. But Sirius has never been one for fulfilling expectations.

Happy reading!

[ladyreapermc]

KEANU MASTER LIST

KEANU REEVES - One Shots

Netflix and Chill: Keanu picks you up for your date

Cuddle Session: On a rainy Saturday morning, you spend the morning in bed with your boyfriend.

Solace: after an anxiety attack, Keanu is there to comfort you.

Random Meetings: you meet Keanu at an after-party.

Vintage: you take care of a tired and sore Keanu

By the Poolside (smut): Keanu finds you taking some time off by the pool

Cherry Cola Milkshake (smutish): Keanu tries out your favorite dessert

Think Twice(smut): you’re making a new rom-com with Keanu and your ex-boyfriend. Jealousy ensues.

Smell of your Skin(smut): Keanu’s coming home after being away for a press tour.

Kiss me thru the phone (smut): You’re away from home for work. Phone sex happens.

Graham Norton: based off Keanu’s first appearance in Graham Norton and the ‘I never’ bit.

Together: Keanu finds out about the reader’s depression and bulimia and comfort her.

Misbehaving (smut): you meet Keanu in a party and the two of you end up having public sex.

Leave your lover (smut): You’ve been friends for 15 years. Then one rainy night changes everything

Listen: you tell Keanu about a traumatic event that happened five years ago

Reunion: Keanu is your date for your high school reunion

Like Lust (smut): AU set on mid-nineties where Point Break bombed on the box offices and Keanu quit acting to become a musician. You meet him at a gig.

Just a trim: Keanu’s beard is a little out of control so you take matters into your own hands.

Punishment (smut): Teasers get punished. That’s the rule. And you teased him all through his show.

Tropical rain (smut): your vacation with Keanu on a tropical beach isn’t going as expected.

Maple Syrup (smut): Strangely enough, Keanu might be the one Canadian you know who doesn’t like maple syrup, but you are working on changing that.

About that Bass: seeing Keanu playing the bass is one of the hottest things you’ve witnessed.

What kind of man (smut): Tom was kind and funny and sweet. He was perfect for you. But he wasn’t what you wanted.

Play to win (smut): you make a bet with Keanu. Whover loses has to get naked. The only problem? You had no clue on how to play pool.

Helping Hand (smut): You’re horny, Keanu is away, so you take matters in your own hands.

KEANU REEVES - SERIES

This isn’t a rom-com (Keanu x OFC) (smut) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17: Keanu and Lilah meet at the set of John Wick. Rom-com shenanigans ensue (completed)

A Wish Your Heart Makes 1 2 3: Cinderella AU. During a masquerade ball, you end up kissing and falling in love with Keanu. Only one small problem, he’s your boss and you weren’t supposed to be there in the first place (completed)

Catching Feelings (Keanu x OFC) (smut) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10: AU in which Keanu is down on his luck after he comes to Hollywood trying to be an actor. To earn some money, he joins this app for escorts and meets Steph, a rising star who hires him to try to forget her ex. Neither of them is expecting to fall in love and all the problems it brings. (completed)

Thank you kindly Sir (smut): AU Keanu is a mechanic that helps you out when you’re out of luck Part 1 | Part 2 

Always the Quiet Ones series 

Always the Quiet Ones (smut): you’re a housekeeper in a hotel who gets seduced by one of the most important guests of the hotel.

The Proposal (smut): Follow up for Always the Quiet Ones. After a month away, Mr. Reeves is back and he has a proposal for you.

Dark Paradise (smut): AU! With their ‘arrangement’ in place, reader and Keanu go apartment hunting. Part of the Always the quiet ones universe.

Without you (smut): Keanu is gone and you have to deal with his absence and fixing your brandnew apartment on your own.

KEANU REEVES - DRABBLES

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30| 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |

JACK TRAVEN - One Shots

At the amusement park: your first date with Jack at the amusement park

Stimulus Equivalence (smut): Jack distracts you while you’re trying to explain him a concept

Line of Sight (smut): you’re a sharpshooter for the LA SWAT when you meet Traven at a hostage situation

Come and See me (smut): after a bad day at work, reader asks Jack to come over for a booty call. Things don’t go exactly as planned.

Touch Too Much (smut): Jack has you tied and blindfolded and he likes to tease

Hanging by a Moment: For a long time you had a crush on Jack and before you could do anything about it, he met Annie. Now, two years later, maybe you two have a second chance.

JACK TRAVEN - Drabbles

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |

JOHNNY UTAH - One Shots 

Partners: There’s a stakeout and you’re stuck with Johnny Utah for a partner. You hate him. Kinda.

Surf Lessons: Johnny wants to teach you how to surf. You know it’s a bad idea.

Hatef—k (smut): Johnny is your partner and you hate him until a pencil skirt changes everything.

Closing Time (smut): You work at a clothing store, you get a last minute customer at closing time and sexy times happen.

JOHNNY UTAH - Drabbles

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11| 12 |

JOHN CONSTANTINE - One shots

Tremors: Summary: you comfort Constantine in his time of need

Movie Nights: Constantine takes you to the movies

Hell ain’t a bad place to be (smutish): Constantine meets Satan. They are not what he was expecting

Removing Temptation: you try to help John quit smoking. He’s not all that happy with that.

Toxic (smut): you’re about to get married when you get a visit from Constantine

JOHN CONSTANTINE - Drabbles

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |

JOHN WICK - One Shots

Meet Cute (John x OFC): Lilah finally gets to meet the tall, dark and handsome man she had been lowkey crushing on for the last four months when his dog gets loose and comes to play with her

Safe and Sound: John comes home from a mission and needs a back rub.

Too Sober, Enough Sass: you meet a tall, dark and handsome stranger who saves your life

Blood in the Cut (smut): follow up to too sober, enough sass. You find John Wick in your apartment, hurt and in need of a place to stay

Empty Chair (smut): John is tied to a chair. You have all the control

Dark of the matinee (smut): John takes you to the movies, but he can only focus on you.

Salute: you catch John signing and dancing (sort of) to your favorite song

Sick day: John gets sick and you take care of him

Kisses in the dark: John returns home late at night after a job and tries not to wake you.

Ballerina: Jardani helps a ballerina in the Ruska Roma.

Blurry Lines (smut): Wick is after a guy who sometimes work for you and that puts you under his radar so you run. Not fast enough though.

My Boy Builds Coffins (smut): Follow up to this drabble. You and John get some unwanted visitors during sex.

Friday Night:  t’s been a long week, but fortunately John is there to make it better

JOHN WICK - Series

Sympathy for the Devil (smut) 1 2 3 4: Your best friend is getting married and you’re very excited until you find out that your ex is coming to the wedding. After a  night of too much drinking and without a date for the big day, you summon a demon to make a deal (completed).

BROOKLYN BABY SERIES

Brooklyn Baby (smut): AU. John knew he was going to regret letting his daughter Daisy throw her 21st birthday party in his house. He just didn’t know how much.

A little loss of innocence (smut): AU. After your encounter with Mr. Wick during Daisy’s birthday, you can’t stop thinking about him and decide to pay him a visit.

Insatiable Craving (smut): AU. Visiting Daisy’s dorm, John runs into Y/N instead and they can’t keep their hands off each other.

Make it Hurt (Smut): AU Bee visits John and finds a very different man than she has grown used to. A very good kind of different in her opinion.

Play with Fire (Smut): AU. When Daisy shows up unannounced, John has to find a way to play it cool while Bee is being a tease

JOHN WICK - Drabbles

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |

Other characters - One shots

Your racing heart (Julian x Reader): after fainting, you’re taken to the hospital and Julian is your doctor.

In your Arms (Julian x Reader): Julian comforts the reader after they lose a patient

I’ll Wait (Julian x Reader): Follow up to Your racing heart. You ran into Julian again at a coffee shop when he’s awkwardly talking to his ex. You pretend to be his girlfriend to give a hand.

Domestic (Julian x Reader): based on this anon request - Can i request a Dr. Julian Mercer x reader domestic fluff????

Boy for Rent (Scott x Reader): Scott asks you to stay after a night of work

Trade mistakes (Dr. Beck x Reader) (smut): You’re a call girl and Dr. Beck is your client. You shouldn’t be getting this close to him, but it’s impossible not to.

Treat me like your boyfriend (Matt x Reader): when Matt asked you to tutor him, you weren’t aware of the mess you were about to step in.

Sweep Escape (Kai x Reader) (smut): you meet Kai in the slave ship. He’s a fighter, you’re a healer. Both against your will. Being together is a solace against the horrors of the world.

Closer (Donaka Mark; August x Reader) (smut): you and August go undercover to dig information on a Donaka Mark, but get caught and end up in a very unsual situation.

Other characters - Drabbles

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Tumblr, Start Voting NOW!

That was all 41 songs of the 2020 Tmblrvision Song Contest!

We hope you enjoyed tonight’s show. In case you missed it, you can rewatch the show with no spoilers here. A list of songs will be provided at the bottom, as well as links to YouTube and Spotify playlists.

Now it’s time to vote!

Jury Vote

Each Head of Delegation must vote for their ten favorite songs. Scores will be assigned Eurovision-style to each song, with 12 points to the top favorite all the way to 1 point to the 10th favorite. Two alternates (11th and 12th place) must also be provided in case of DQs. If you do not submit your votes on time, you WILL be disqualified, and all votes for your entry will be nullified! The form requires a password, which will be posted in the HoD announcement channel on Discord. If you’re not on Discord, send a message to @eurenvision​ to get the password.

The jury voting form is here.

Audience Vote

Every Tumblr user (whether you’re a Head of Delegation or not) can vote once in the audience vote! You have 30 votes to spread around, but you can only vote for a song a maximum of 6 times. If you vote for any song more than 6 times, your ballot WILL be thrown out. When filling in points, please DO NOT place a zero on songs you are not voting for, as this screws up the statistics and adds more work for me!

The audience voting form is here.

You have until Monday, 3 August 2020, 2000 CEST to vote in both the jury and audience vote!

Recap

Here’s a video recap to remind you of the songs. Many thanks to @mukario​ for once again providing us with the recap!

All Songs

Here’s a list of all 41 songs and links to their YouTube videos:

01 - Cyprus - Κρυφ��ό (Krifto) - Charis Savva - https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=qmfeIUrl7-I 02 - Belarus - Vbyla myloho - TAKAYA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t87JvC4Jfro 03 - Slovakia - Fallen - PACE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCu0IDLFoTY 04 - Norway - Free To Go - Seeb, Highasakite - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyQ9gSMwopg 05 - Israel - VIEWS - Noga Erez ft. ROUSSO & Reo Cragun - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od8LTTBY5E4 06 - Egypt - Barrio - Mahmood - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fmpz-wIkPY 07 - Montenegro - Pusti Probleme - Sergej Ćetković feat. Who See - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_17aac3m7E 08 - Denmark - Reset - Kate Hall - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXxu1yDJ0QA 09 - Finland - Sweet True Lies - Beast in Black - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4waVZXKE0GU 10 - Moldova - Atikapatum - ATIKA PATUM - https://youtu.be/aY3Op_NNodA 11 - Albania - Hallucinate - Dua Lipa - https://youtu.be/qcZ7e9EOQTY 12 - Switzerland - Babi - Gjon's Tears - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riBXh7XOKDM 13 - France - Goliath - Woodkid - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tEfYvY3bAg 14 - Morocco - Breath of Roma - Meryem Aboulouafa - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjDfGPqGby0 15 - Germany - Astronaut - toksi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Faos5t1MyVg 16 - Australia - Sending Me Ur Loving - The Jungle Giants - https://youtu.be/FjE1G80l6Ow 17 - United Kingdom - XS - Rina Sawayama - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO2c06p6m5w 18 - Italy - Sirene - Levante - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImZ1eEuFeOo 19 - Netherlands - Lange Vinnen - Eefje de Visser - https://youtu.be/NIN7_m2omQw 20 - Bulgaria - ГРЕХОВЕ (Grehove) - Magi Djanavarova - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVyVTOyzeoU 21 - Sweden - Told You So - Ignore The Elephant - https://youtu.be/hcaQM9g_eDU 22 - Lithuania - Kai muzika baigias - Ieva Narkutė - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIc4mePOlJE 23 - Serbia - Slobodno Me Rani - Edita Aradinović - https://youtu.be/a4BmhdVrXtg 24 - Romania - Not My Baby - INNA  - https://youtu.be/vEYUDCaS4xs 25 - Spain - Lasai, lasai - Huntza - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3QPzUVx3Ps 26 - Russia - Я не боюсь (Ya Ne Boyus') - Sergey Lazarev - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzlivwyggUI 27 - Ukraine - Zenit - Onuka - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27J4HUj6Ko0 28 - Poland - Szampan - sanah - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7sN-cFhwuk 29 - Kazakhstan (Special Guest) - Caramel - Kamshat Zholdybayeva - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWztQHWBZN8 30 - Turkey - Varım - Nova Norda - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad2CJHBhh6s&feature=youtu.be 31 - Belgium - La fille sur le toit - Alice on the Roof - https://youtu.be/Q9KEpZrSOPg 32 - Armenia - Yarkhushta - Sevak Amroyan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q13BMlWKZWU 33 - Estonia - Somewhere - Ewert and the Two Dragons - https://youtu.be/ZWHY3xzTB5I 34 - Tunisia - Boogieman  - Ghali ft. Salmo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7lqGbIE3aM 35 - Algeria - Leila - El Dey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zmZa2bNbPc 36 - Iceland - Engin Miskunn - Hatari - https://youtu.be/CZH96P71ak0 37 - Ireland - Beautiful Madness - Michael Patrick Kelly - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_eCNMMyL_Y 38 - Luxembourg - Playground - CHAiLD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lODZELQOAoo 39 - Latvia - Ieroči - Loreta Reide & Klāvs Ozols - https://youtu.be/F3ZrleOTBPs 40 - Czechia - Lovers Do - Lenny - https://youtu.be/VSeRviSTuqU 41 - Croatia - Kad si ti u pitanju - Lorena Bućan - https://youtu.be/c3pJ-O95K5w

Playlists

As always, playlists are provided so you can listen to every song from start to finish! Here’s the YouTube playlist:

And here’s the Spotify playlist:

Unfortunately, the entries from Kazakhstan and Algeria are unavailable on the Spotify playlist.

Thank You!

Thank you for keeping Tmblrvision alive for its fifth edition! I’m thrilled that some of you keep coming back year after year to participate, and I’m also thrilled to still somehow be welcoming new Heads of Delegation! Once again, special thanks to @mukario​ for the awesome recap!

We hope you join us on Sunday, 9 August 2020, 2000 CEST for the live results show to find out which song will win Tmblrvision 2020!

TUMBLR, START VOTING NOW!

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The King’s Dumu Lugal Pt 15 (Hakuno, CasGil, Nero, Mash)

Previously: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 , 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

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Mash held Ur on the way back to their chambers.

Caster wasn’t sure what had brought about the response in Hakuno, but it was clear that their journey out of their rooms was over for now. She needed to be back in their room. There needed to be comfort and distractions, small affections and slow, meticulously given words of comfort given. The words would help boost her confidence in leaving. The affections and the distractions would help set her mind at ease.

“Would you like me to leave him in the living room?” Mash asked.

His son was barely conscious at this point, worn out from the excitement of other people and their undying attention towards him. Gudako had cooed and fed him mashed veggies. Mash had helped him hold his baby bottle while he had noticed that Hakuno was a bit out of it.

She’d barely eaten as her thoughts had stolen her away.

“Place Ur in our chambers,” Caster directed. “He can probably use the sleep.”

The woman left to do as he bid, leaving him to take Hakuno over to one of the couches.

“I’m fine, Gil.”

“What were you thinking about?”

“It was nothing.”

He didn’t believe that.

Nothing didn’t end with her biting at her lip until it bled. Nothing didn’t have her looking at her companions and friends as though any second someone would come and ruin things. He’d never seen the expression that Hakuno had made before, especially with how quickly she had grasped little Ur from his arms and pulled her flush against herself.

No, she was lying to him. There was more on her mind than the mere trifles of a young toddler and his newly returned abum.

“I’m fine,” Hakuno told him again, rubbing at his arm. “Thank you for taking Ur to enjoy breakfast this morning. He seemed to enjoy going out with his father.”

See, that wasn’t right.

The phrase should have been, ‘I enjoyed spending time together as a family’ or ‘I loved being able to spend time with you’ or even ‘I want to do that again for dinner.’

She wasn’t fine.

What he needed right now was something meaningful. He’d been with Hakuno at one time. He possessed memories of these times and he knew they had become intimate at a certain point during their time together. So, with that in mind, what did she like?

Naturally, he and his son were on top of that list.

Hakuno also enjoyed sweets, which would have been an option had he not just returned from dining with her.

There wasn’t a great deal of anything else that was coming to mind. She didn’t seek out creature comforts and splurge away on fancy things and sparkling objects. He’d never seen her wear so much as a ring before he’d dressed her up today and that wasn’t really working to his favor either. She looked tempting and depressed.

“Thank you for bringing Ur back,” Hakuno told Mash while he thought carefully about his options.

“Of course! What are friends for?”

Fr-

“Mash,” Gilgamesh glanced over to the woman, his mind drifting to the bloodied garment he’d found this morning in his gates. “Watch Hakuno for me. I have to do something.”

“What is it?”

These women.

He wasn’t even going to dignify them with an answer at the moment. Hakuno needed her own personal comforts, the kind she had partaken in without even realizing it. She had her own version of pleasure, her own way to bring herself into a better mood.

He stalked back towards the dining hall.

A few servants were still lingering within the room, namely those that were more apt towards helping their master and the facility workers with their daily tasks. A few servants nodded his way, smirking towards the king whom had brought forth a son with one of the masters. It looked like Gudako was laying in on Jack again, holding a knife in her hand and motioning towards a red puddle on the floor.

Most likely, it was Cu who was stabbed, the damn fool.

He looked on, passed the master of Chaldea and more towards the depths of the hall.

“Emperor!”

The blonde perked up at his call, her green eyes all but instantly gazing his way. To go with it, her smile was flashed, looking as radiant as ever.

“Nero,” Gilgamesh addressed again. “It is good that you are still here.”

“Oh ho! Is this about Hakuno? She was so beautiful today! I did not know that you had a child with her! And did you see his cheeks?” Nero pulled her phone out, pulling up a picture of Hakuno smiling to the boy.

It must have been taken before he had returned to her side.

“I knew that my praetor would be a wonderful wife, but to think a mother as well?! Ah, Rome weeps at the loss.”

The woman nearby threw her a look.

“Yes, yes. Boudica, you’re quite intimidating.” Nero waved the woman off dismissively, not even looking her way before she flipped to another picture to show him. “Look at the faces! They’re so alike! Praetor’s baby is going to look like a blond her! I can’t wait. I’ll help her raise him as best I can.”

“…You realize that you are talking about my son.”

Nero just looked up at him, smiling.

She knew. She simply did not care.

This was not the reason he had sought the woman out.

“What are you doing right now?”

“Showing you photos of Praetor and little Emperor.”

“I meant, this morning.”

Did she not understand the concept of tact?

It was tempting to turn away and leave.

“I don’t have anything planned,” Nero began, humming softly. “Master was planning to take Boudica out today so that means I will not be in the team compositions for today. Then there’s arts teams this afternoon. It sounds like it’s going to be a day for casters to practice fighting.”

Casters?

“Anyway, I am free,” Nero replied with a smile. “Was there a reason for this question, Mage King?”

“Hakuno needs a friend.”

He might as well have declared his son hers with how Nero began to bounce on her feet. Those green eyes were wide and that squeal of delight was echoing off all the walls, going straight to his precious few nerves.

The woman grasped his hands.

“You wish for me to spend time with my Praetor again!? AH! This is perfect! I will come immediately, not to worry. I know she has been rather lonely and she looked so sad at the end of breakfast. I am an instant charmer, Mage King! I, the emperor of Rome, the lady of roses, the embodiment of Roma, will resolve her woes!”

He could turn back now and lock the doors.

Hakuno didn’t have to have Nero spend time with her. There were others around that would be suitable. In fact, the only reason he’d chosen her was that damned outfit.

“What’s going on?” Tamamo no Mae approached, her eyes shifting from him to the Roman.

“It is nothing!” Nero smiled brightly. “The king merely wants my presence. He’s in need of some good company and who better than-“

“You can’t seriously be considering Saber instead of a sensible person. Even my husband had better sense-“

“Praetor loves her time with me!” Nero grabbed his arm, pulling him closer and sticking her tongue towards the fox servant, “and King Gilgamesh has made up his mind. Roman time for him, Praetor, and little Emperor.”

“Poor kid.”

“You take that ba-OH!”

He was done listening to this.

This fight was wasting time, time that was no doubt being used to binge in those thoughts that Hakuno had plagued herself with this morning during breakfast. There was simply no time to spare.

So he hoisted the fool over his shoulder, glancing to Tamamo.

“Are you training today?”

“Master had intended to have this sly fox,” she purred.

He nodded.

So be it.

“Bye bye, Caster!” Nero cooed to the woman as they walked off. “I will make sure to tell you all about this later.

Perhaps he should have wasted his clairvoyance in looking into this. Plucking Nero due to a garment that Hakuno had worn was a poor plan in hindsight, but there was little he could do now. Nero was over his shoulder, prattling on about Hakuno and Ur.

It didn’t help when he returned to his chambers with Hakuno either.

The moment he set Nero down and opened the doors, Nero was bursting through the entrance in a flurry of rose petals and red skirts.

“PRAETOR~!”

“SHHHHHH!”

Gilgamesh looked around her, finding Hakuno holding Ur in her arms. He was awake, but it didn’t look like he had recovered from using so much energy to appreciate his company earlier. His little arms were half in the air, grasping and releasing the bottle that Hakuno was feeding him with.

“The little Emperor,” Nero murmured, tiptoeing her way to Hakuno’s side. “Hakuno, he’s so beautiful.”

“Thank you.”

“When did you have him? You should have had me come to help.”

“I have been fine taking care of him. Ur’s a good baby.”

“He may be, but babies do cry and they cry when it is convenient for them. The king is a loud one, his son would be no different.”

That was no doubt his cue to leave.

Hakuno had her friend and she seemed pleased. Since it was a day for Casters to be training, Gudako would no doubt be stealing him away or lamenting his loss at her side if he did not seek out the command room.

Bearing that in mind, Gilgamesh moved to Hakuno’s side and pressed his lips to hers lightly.

“You should spend more time with your friends, Hakuno. I have found they do not last forever, but their memories, albeit precious few, are worth making.”

“You should stay here too,” Hakuno tried.

“Gudako is training her casters today. I have no doubt that she’ll need me.”

“You want to go train when you have Praetor and little Emperor here? Really?” Nero shook her head. “Praetor, he’s senseless.”

“I am being responsible,” he corrected.

The woman rolled her eyes before noting that Ur was no longer drinking at his bottle. His eyes drifted over to her. His hands released the empty bottle.

“Ah!”

“Hello!” Nero cooed. “Little Emperor, you are so much like your mother. You’ll become a good little ruler, won’t you? Your godfather Nero will take such good care of you.”

“Godfather?”

Nero smiled at them both for the question, nodding. “Of course! A child needs to have a legal guardian for when his parents are both away or gone. Little Emperor will have me!”

If anyone was gaining that title, it would most likely be the Chaldean master and shielder-

“Just promise me you’ll be careful with him,” Hakuno replied. “No matter what happens, just help me make sure he stays safe, Nero. You’ve always taken great care of me.”

Her voice was thick, joined with Hakuno’s eyes becoming brimmed with a fresh set of tears.

“Praetor…”

Nero pulled Ur carefully from her arms, handing the boy to him.

“My sweet Praetor… You know that I would go to the ends of the earth to keep any piece of you happy, whether it is you or your little Emperor.” Her hands wiped at Hakuno’s eyes. “Praetor… You are my favorite master in all the world. You are so beautiful that even the king of heroes had to have you, stealing you away from me. Do you remember before? I gave you my favorite dress when you left the Moon Cell. I told you to do your best to smile and feel all that is Roma.”

Hakuno smiled slightly.

“Your smile illuminates all the world. It’s so blinding that you outshine even your king.”

Hakuno was swallowed into the woman’s arms, hugged so tightly that there was no helping her at this point. It had been what she had needed though. These walls and doors were hindrances. People needed other people. Friends needed one another.

Gilgamesh glanced down to his son, watching him burp loudly before cooing and leaning back against him.

“Ummumummumm.”

“She is busy,” Gilgamesh murmured. “How about abum?”

“Uuuuummum.”

He endless luck was not working in his favor today.

However, with another glance to Hakuno and the mouthing of a silent ‘thank you’ his way, he had a feeling he had done what had needed to be done.

She was feeling better.

[meetmeinthematinee]

Unbound -- Chapter 3

Catch up! Chapters 1 & 2 

Demon!John Wick

Warnings: SMUT, consensual choking & demonic threats of violence against a woman.

Note: anything in italics is the demon.  

The skill was all his. His impeccable aim, the ability to sink the knife in exactly when and where he needed to. His will to get up and keep going no matter how hard the take down or how bad the injury. The voice demanded blood and sacrifice and he was compelled to deliver. Unflinchingly. The Ruska Roma hadn’t seen a killer of his caliber in decades. Everyone knew he was talented, even from a young age but no one could have predicted what he’d become. Who he’d become. The quiet and studious boy that was Jardani Jovanovich became John Wick. The Baba Yaga. He bristled at that name when Viggo first called him that. It didn’t take long for it to catch on, for it to be heard and whispered on the streets of New York, Paris, St. Petersburg, Hong Kong. The black stain of death spreading out from underneath his hands wherever he was sent. 

The voice remained a mostly soft, seductive whisper in his ear---as long as he killed. The coins he acquired afforded him the luxury of doing what he wanted. When he wanted. As long as the blood flowed, the demon remained sated. Too long between kills? The whispers turned into growls. Those growls went unheeded? Deep scratches in multiples of three would appear. All over his body. It became a game to him. How long could he go without killing? How much damage would the demon inflict until he caved to it’s will and took another contract to end the unrelenting physical and mental torment? The longest he’d managed was three weeks. By the end of that time he’d felt his grip on reality slipping away. The physical pain he could manage, the scratches would scar over but the constant screaming and wailing and demand to kill any living being that crossed his path became too much. He was scared of losing control entirely and killing someone innocent. If you were in his world, you weren’t innocent. You’d done horrible, dark things. The demon didn’t make any distinctions. It cared for blood and death -- whose it was didn’t matter. But it mattered to him.  

John tried everything to distract himself -- to keep himself sane as the demon stepped up its efforts to control him. Drinking helped to numb the physical pain temporarily but did nothing to quiet the screeching in his head. He’d go to the Limelight or the Tunnel and find himself lost in the crush of bodies and the lights and the loud, driving thump of the bass. He’d find someone to go home with. Someone to focus all his attention on. The feel of their warm body under his, their touch and movements grounded him -- that brief connection and sometimes even tenderness was enough to remind him of his humanity. 

He’d been standing by the bar watching the movements of the crowd when he felt a tap on his shoulder. “Excuse me, I’d like a drink.” She yelled into his ear over the music. He smiled at her. “That’s bold of you.” He said with a shake of his head. She laughed and her eyes lit up. She put her hand firmly on his chest and leaned in to his ear. “I meant I’d like to order a drink, you’re blocking the bar.” “Oh.” He said, as a flush crept across his cheeks. He stepped to the side to give her space at the bar. With her drink in her hand she turned back to John. “You wanna dance?” She asked rolling her hips from side to side in time with the beat. He smiled and hooked his fingers around the neck of his beer. “Yeah.” She didn’t give him time to say anything else before she led him through the crowd. Her fingers entwined with his. He felt a familiar and welcome warmth spread through him as they danced. Their bodies pressed together like pieces of a puzzle. “Do you want another drink?” He asked. She looked down at her empty glass and back at him. He could see her considering her options. She crooked her finger at him and he brought his ear closer to her mouth. “I have drinks at my place, if you want to join me?” He grinned and led her off the crowded dance floor. 

She lived in a 3rd floor walk up. Coincidentally, not too far from the Continental. She unlocked and opened the door and held it open for him to step through. Her place was nicely furnished. John could tell she did quite well for herself -- whatever it was that she did. “Do you want that drink, uh…?” She nervously bit her lower lip. He smirked and looked down at the floor. “John. And yeah, a drink would be nice.” He looked back at her expectantly. “Shelly.” “Shelly.” He said quietly. “Is bourbon ok John?” She asked as she took out two rocks glasses from a cupboard. “I like bourbon.” He said as she poured two generous glasses. She stood in front of him and passed him the glass. “Thanks.” He said, tipping it at her before taking a drink. She grinned at him and slid her free hand around his waist. He pulled her in for a heated kiss. His hand wrapped around the back of her neck. She hummed against his mouth and tightened her grip on his lower back. Her fingers sank below his belt, the material gathered between her fingers as she pulled it up and out of his pants. He turned and pinned her between himself and the kitchen island. She gasped as his lips caressed the curve of her neck and moved upward. John kissed and nipped his way up her neck as she slid her hands up and underneath his shirt. His lips found hers again and she slid her tongue against his. Both of them were out of breath when they pulled away from each other. She finished her drink and John did the same. She pulled him towards her bedroom as soon as he set down his glass. 

Her bedroom was dusty rose and floral with touches of chrome and mirror. The bed piled high with ruffled pillows. He kissed her and walked backwards until her knees hit the edge of the bed. She fell down with a giggle and hoisted herself onto an elbow before grabbing on to John’s belt and using it for leverage to right herself. His smile turned into an open mouthed moan as her nimble fingers undid his belt and fly. She pulled him out of his pants as he held the side of her face and his thumb caressed her cheekbone. “Fuck.” He said softly as she wrapped her soft, plump lips around him and took him as deeply as she could. She moaned in delight at his appreciative sounds. She was good. Really good. He gripped her face tighter until he felt himself almost lose control and he backed away from her. She looked up at him and wiped her mouth. “You’re so beautiful like this.” He breathed out as she shifted on the bed. “Was that ok?” He let out the breath he was holding. “It was amazing. I just want to make sure I take care of you too.” She cocked her head to the side and grinned at him. She stood up and turned her back to him and shimmied her shoulders. “Lil’ help, then?” She asked. He slowly unzipped her dress. Peeling the black lace away from her as he kissed her now bare shoulder. She freed herself from the dress and let it drop to the floor. John slid his large, warm hands over her exposed skin. She turned and smiled widely as she pushed his pants over his hips as he took off his shirt. Everything winding up in a jumbled pile on the floor. 

He pushed her back down on the bed and knelt in front of her. He nudged her legs apart with his body and trailed his fingers slowly up her inner thighs before his mouth followed. She groaned appreciatively as his tongue licked up the length of her. Her fingers tangled into his dark hair as she began to unravel underneath him. Her breaths coming in short gasps as she writhed against his face. “You taste so good. Fuck. So sweet.” He breathed against her cunt. “Don’t stop!” “I don’t plan on it.” He said with a smirk as he wrapped his mouth around her clit. Working it with his tongue as he slid two fingers easily inside her. He held her hips down with one arm as she rode out her orgasm, clenching around his fingers and grinding up against his mouth. Kill her. No one would know. The voice growled in his ear. He pushed the thought away and focused on how she felt under his hands. How she trembled through her aftershocks and smiled with dazed looking eyes. He got up off his knees and flopped down beside her. Catching her lips in a heated kiss. Their tongues sliding against each other as she pulled him on top of her. See how easy? You could smother her. The voice cooed again. John faltered for a moment. Trying desperately to ground himself. Shelly didn’t seem to notice his change in mood as she licked and sucked at his neck and rocked herself against him. She reached between them and stroked him. “Condom?” She asked. He shot her a lopsided grin and nodded. “Yeah.” 

She rolled it onto him and he positioned himself at her entrance. They both moaned as he pressed into her. Not moving his hips until he felt her start to move against him. He used an arm to support himself and cupped her breast with the other. Lowering his head to capture her nipple between his teeth. He wouldn’t last much longer. He could feel himself getting closer and closer with each clench around his cock. She grabbed his hand and placed it over her throat. He looked at her half lidded eyes with surprise in his. “It’s ok. I like it.” She moaned. He wrapped his fingers around the delicate skin of her throat and added a bit of pressure. Look at her! She wants you to! Just kill her. Choke her to death. John could have sworn he felt his fingers tighten without his doing. She moaned appreciatively underneath him completely unaware that anything was going on and he quickly brought his hand away from her neck and shoved it between them. Working his thumb in circles over her clit as she screamed. He snapped his hips against hers a few more times before coming and settling his head against her shoulder, breathing heavily as the demon screamed in his head. As soon as their breathing evened out and returned to normal she sat up. “Hey, I don’t mean to be rude but I have an early day---” John held up his hand. “That’s ok. This was great, you were great---but I should go.” “You’re sure it’s?” “Yeah, it’s fine.” He kissed her on the cheek and then dressed quickly as she pulled on a robe.

He ran down the stairs and out of the building. John wanted to put as much distance between her and him as humanly possible. He knew the price of his standoff with the demon inside him would be an innocent life -- if he held out for much longer. “God fucking damn it!” He whispered harshly as he steadied himself on the brick facade of a building. “God damn them ALL!” No, Jardani -- it’s you. You’re damned. The ghoulish whisper echoed through his mind. He took a deep breath and straightened up. At that moment his pager went off. He knew the code. It was a contract. He made his way to the nearest payphone and called in to the switchboard. “Hello, it’s John Wick---yes---have the details sent to my room please.” There was no point in fighting it anymore. Not at the expense of someone who didn’t deserve to be at the end of his gun. Or knife. Or hands.

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[bisexualterror]

All the even headcanons?

at first i was confused and then i made a noise and went ?? really!!?? now i’m blushing 😊 ok so!

1. Light sleeper

altheia for sure. they have to deal with a lot of abrupt attacks during the war so yeah 😔

2. Has non stop puns

nova does use a few. but mainly remy and her dad richard. omg they’re jokes are terrible together, dwight has to leave the room sometimes lajfjdjfhj

3. Will cut you if you hurt their loved ones

almost all of them?? except a few dick side ocs. but nova was the one who came to mind first so her the most. she does a lot for the people she loves.

4. Has a dysfunctional family

uhhhhhh the correct question would be who doesn’t have a dysfunctional family 😅 maybe spencer? they love their parents but.... yikes!

5. Likes rock music

so many!! but nova and bo listen to it the most!

6. Will give you the middle finger

dkjdjdh most of them tbh but nova and bo again for the most!

7. Is a sweet angel

a tie between remy and zephyr appleby!! remy is so precious and zeph is such a soft boy i love them 🥺

8. Can kill you with a pencil

nova would 100% wanna stab a vampire with one. but corvina is the one who would kill you with one.

9. Looks sweet but will murder you in cold blood

mmm probably my only anime oc akane! cause she’s pretty violent but she looks cute!

10. Looks like they will murder you but is a sweetheart

alex and mars! ive done so much rewriting for mars, made her softer on the inside than she looks on the outside, which is the cliche ice queen slytherin look.

with alex she has a pretty bad case of resting bitch face but she’s probably my kindest oc, loves helping people, esp people in pain, no matter how much she denies it.

11. Will eat everything if they could

ljshdsg nova, she loves going to other people’s houses and stealing their food.

12. Wants to run away from everything

alex is constantly running away from stuff until she finally embraces her new world and begins to run towards people.

also noor, she does sometimes dissapear/runaway from serious sibling arguments and her job is basically her running from being truly intimate with people

13. Knows random facts about everything

altheia!!

14. Owns a motorcycle

i think a few of them do actually? but alex is the one that rides hers the most and takes care of it herself very well. she just loves driving anything from motorcycles to cars to that one time she has to emergency land a plane!

15. Is book smart

a few but al came to mind first!! altheia consumes books with a real hunger for knowledge of all kinds. the moment they step out of gallifrey they begin to see that somethings are best learned through life experience.

16. Is naïve

says a lot that it took me a second to think for this one. probably zeph or reyenna in her pre s1 years, although their naivety is because of their young age

17. Would steal a penguin from the zoo

1000% mars!!

18. Has very exaggerated facial expressions

remy and nova but nova the most tbh she has so many different looks she uses on people and only bonnie and her best friends can read them all

19. Likes Harry Potter

a lot of them but zaria and nova make the most references kshshjs

20. To solve other peoples problems, they say to murder the problem

skhsjaksj a lot lmaooo but corvina is probably the only one that’s not joking

21. Is a nervous wreck

alex has a lot of anxiety so her def

22. Likes dragons

nova, mars and zaria. mars just a little bit more though, very enthusiastic over animals, especially ones that are big and can kill you

23. Will laugh as they kill you

hhhhdg corvina mostly just to scare you but yeah

24. Would bake a cake for a friend who is sad

nova and zaria! nova keeps her friends well fed and loves cooking at random hours. zaria is pretty good at baking, for the most part, if only because she loves sweets.

25. Is the comforting one

a lot. alex, nova, noor and zaria.

zaria is a full on empath so she’d probably be the best at it.

26. Acts like they don’t care, but do

a few! but elena and corvina the most in their first season(s). corvina is a bit better at keeping up the facade though.

27. Loves children

roma!! she’s really good with her baby brother and other kids too!

28. Gets lost easily

talia and mars! talia with driving anywhere cause she prefers portals and mars trying to figure out all the twists and turns of hogwarts. she will probably be playfully upset w Harry for keeping the map to himself for so long 😆

29. Likes to work out

alex for sure!

30. Will sends meme in the group chat

a lot for sure but remy will send the most, sometimes she’ll only express her emotions with memes

31. Knows every song ever

probably my only fully formed singer oc audrey! she likes rock, indie and classical more but tries to keep up with every genre for the most part.

32. Likes socks

the first that came to mind was al! they have a collection of weird and funny socks, but remy has some pretty great ones too!

33. Can’t sleep without something special

noor can’t sleep without the lights on. usually dimmed but still light on always.

34. Has a sweet tooth

zaria!! no competition.

35. Has amazing hair

most of them probably?? but dessa and nova’s hairstyles are the ones i would want the most personally

hey!! i love you!!! thanks so much for the ask!!!