#the astral express-o au

[mlady-magnolia]

The Astral Express-o and that one regular they all hate

[biscuit-babbles]

HSR Men Omegaverse (A/B/O) Scents

To pair with the dynamics headcanons list, I'm going to do a short and sweet one about their scents! Also, this headcanon will be taking some inspiration from @daylightdabbles's Teyvat Omegaverse AU, but is not required to read beforehand!

Rating: SFW Warnings: None Characters: Caelus, Dan Heng, Welt, Gepard, Sampo, Luka, Jing Yuan, Luocha, Blade, Argenti, Dr Ratio, Aventurine + Gallagher Summary: What scents help to identify each of the HSR men?

Scent has always been a bit of an odd topic for CAELUS, considering the stellaron pulsing in his chest. While it doesn't seem to be hurting him, it does affect his scent, though fortunately to not such a degree that it's concerning. All it does, fortunately, is add a burnt note to it, making Caelus smell distinctly of a smore that had been left over the fire a bit too long. His scent isn't really sweet nor earthy, but a compromise between the two, with hints of metal heated by licking flames.

As opposed to being just odd, DAN HENG's relationship with his scent is a bit of a sore subject. Even though the scent is entirely his and not swayed by his environment, there's still notes to it that are reminiscent of the Xianzhou by association. Because of this, he tries to nullify it as much as possible, without completely canceling it out. His scent consists of weathered paper, sea spray, and peach trees.

One of the most comforting scents you can come across belongs to Joachim Nokianvirtanen, also known as WELT. By now, it's a staple of the Astral Express, soothing those that board the express and allowing them a comfortable passage. He smells of sandalwood, warm bread, and hot cocoa. It's not overpowering, but it lingers longer than most.

As a beta, GEPARD's scent carries traces of his beloved home, Belebog, as well as his own identifying scent. The cold sting of wintery air and the lingering of rusted metal is paired with rosemary and chamomile tea. Contrasting Welt, Gepard's scent is very strong, filling one's entire chest, but the bitter cold and winds tend to sweep it away almost the moment he leaves a room.

It's hard to say that SAMPO even has a real scent anymore. He has caked on so many perfumes, colognes, and even scent blockers that it's a weird hodgepodge of different scents, just as chaotic as the Aeon he follows. Depending on the day or placement, you can smell an assortment of spiced and floral scents, with the only constant being the lingering of raspberries and blackberries.

Everyone in The Moles knows that if you're in danger, to follow the scent of grilled steak, as it will inevitably lead to LUKA. Though, grilled steak isn't the only thing he smells like, with it being accompanied by the scents of black pepper and citrus. It's a thick, comforting scent, but has the tendency to make others hungry if they spend too much time around him.

It's fortunate for those working under JING YUAN that he smells not only remarkably pleasant, but that the scent itself isn't overbearing. One can only truly describe his scent as 'clean', often being likened to a windy meadow. Jing Yuan usually smells of a mild breeze, wildflowers, and oranges. Though, whenever he's angry or in the heat of battle, it tends to be darkened by the scent of oncoming rain and storm clouds, as if disturbing the previously still meadow.

Traveling place to place as an omega has meant that LUOCHA's scent has.. wavered, for lack of a better term. Omegas typically smell like home, the things they surround themselves with. That's hard to do when your surroundings change daily. It's caused plenty of alphas and betas alike to be confused and unnerved by him, but other omegas find him quite charming. If you take a deep breath, however, you can make out the airy scent of lilies, polish for his rapier, and the fruity scent of his shampoo.

A long, long time ago, there was a craftsman who was said to have smelled of passion and the forge itself. But that man is long gone, leaving BLADE behind in his wake. While Yingxing's original scent disappeared along with him, Blade finds that he is now identified by the scents of smoldering embers, dew-laden spider lilies, and cinnamon. Whenever he finds himself mara stricken or enraged, the embers flare up, leaving the distinct smell of smoke and hot metal. Though, when he's content, it's said to be a comforting scent.

One of the things ARGENTI prides himself on as a Knight of Beauty is his scent. It stood out from the scents of smoldering rubble and fear that clung to his hometown, but has since been embraced as proof he was meant to follow the Beauty. Not very many alphas have such tender, floral scents as him. He smells of freshly cut roses, an early morning fog, and the heart of a lush forest.

Frankly, DR RATIO doesn't concern himself much with his own scent. It's simply a biological fact to him, it doesn't need any further attention nor dressing up. Though he can't help the flattered feeling that swells in his chest whenever he catches someone swooning over his scent, which tends to linger heavily wherever he goes. Dr Veritas Ratio smells of pomegranate, sandalwood, and buttered toast.

Another person that hides their scent often is AVENTURINE, who never allows his true scent to show. Scents are like facial expressions, they can betray your true intentions, and Aventurine refuses to have anything but a perfect poker face. Hidden under layers of strong colognes and scent blockers, locked away from the public eye and only kept the secrecy of Aventurine's own room, is the scent of vanilla, shea butter, and blueberries.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, GALLAGHER is constantly surrounded by scents, and finds a sense of comfort in their expression. It's said that he even smells like a perfectly blended drink himself, with a sweet but savory blend that seems to take the edge off of most he comes into contact with. Gallagher smells of fresh grapes, strawberry schnapps, and rose.

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》General headcanons:

How they love you. (Kafka/Blade/Welt/Gepard x Reader)

How they love you. (Part 2) (Arlan/Yanqing x Reader)

Returning home to you. (Kafka/Blade/Jing Yuan/Welt/Gepard x Reader)

Stellaron Hunters with a Herrscher s/o! (Kafka/Blade/Silverwolf x Herrscher!Reader)

When someone tries flirting with you right infront of them. (Kafka/Blade/Welt/Dan Heng/Gepard/Sampo x Reader)

Astral Express characters with Kiana!Reader. (Dan Heng/March 7th/Himeko/Welt x Reader)

Hsr characters with Archon!Older sibling!Reader! (Blade/Luocha/Jing Yuan/Gepard)

Yanqing and Jing Yuan with a physically weak reader!

Hsr men with Raiden Mei like reader!(Welt/Blade/Dan Heng x Reader)

Hsr characters with ball jointed doll Reader!(Welt/Gepard/Sampo)

Voicelines about their S/O's!(Yanqing/Arlan/Dan Heng x Reader)

Hsr characters with Nilou-like reader!(Jing Yuan/Blade/Dan Heng/Luocha)

Hsr men with Kiana (HoF era) Reader!(Sampo/Gepard/Jing Yuan)

Hsr men with a Crystal!Reader.(Dan Heng/Sampo/Welt)

Hsr men with very feminine reader, who's also badass!(Dan Heng/Sampo/Welt)

Hsr characters with Reader who's in a band!(Serval/Gepard/Sampo)

Hsr men with Vahumana reader!(Blade/Dan Heng/Gepard/Sampo/Welt)

Hsr men with very affectionate reader!(Blade/Dan Heng/Jing Yuan)

Hsr men with doctor reader!(Blade/Gepard/Sampo)

Soulmate au with Luocha/Welt!

Hsr men with sleepy reader!(Welt/Yanqing/Sampo)

Hsr men with reincarnated reader!(Dan Heng/Blade/Jing Yuan)

Seeing hsr men shirtless and asking them, if they want a dog.(Welt/Gepard)

Hsr men with a s/o who gives everyone pet names!(Dan Heng/Jing Yuan/Blade/Gepard)

Hsr men with an animal loving reader!(Jing Yuan, Dan Heng, Blade, Luocha)

Hsr men when the Organisation leader!Male!Reader gets attacked!(Welt/Blade/Jing Yuan)

Hsr men with artist s/o!(Jing Yuan/Gepard/Sampo)

Hsr men with Ayaka like reader!(Blade/Jing Yuan/Dan Heng)

Hsr men with HoT!Reader!(Jing Yuan/Blade/Luocha)

Hsr men with chronically ill reader!(Sampo/Welt)

Hsr men with cat hybrid reader!(Yanqing/Welt/Jing Yuan)

Eating chocolate with hsr men, but spoicy.(Sampo/Welt/Gepard)

Eating chocolate with hsr men, but spoicy, part 2.(Blade/Jing Yuan)

Hsr men taking care of your Griseo-like sister with you!(Welt/Jing Yuan/Caelus)

Hsr men with Reader that has Elsa-Like abilities!(Luocha/Welt)

Hsr men keeping you from sacrificing yourself for your kingdom!(Welt/Dan Heng/Gepard/Jing Yuan/Luocha)

Characteristics/personalities hsr men would want in their s/o!(Dan Heng/Blade/Jing Yuan)

Hsr characters with Ganyu-like!Reader.(Welt/Jing Yuan/Blade/Fu Xuan

Hsr men with a Herrscher of flamsection like reader!(Yanqing/Blade/Jing Yuan)

Astral express crew with Angel!Reader.

Hsr men with Eden-like!Reader.(Luocha/Welt/Jing Yuan)

Introducing hsr men to your family!(Welt/Jing Yuan/Gepard/Blade/Dan Heng)

Hsr men reacting to your vision being taken away!(Welt/Gepard/Blade/Jing Yuan)

Hsr men reacting to your vision being taken away, Part 2!(Caelus/Dan Heng/Luocha)

Hsr men with a Columbina-like!Reader.(Dan Heng/Jing Yuan/Blade)

Hsr men with Platonic!Child!Sirin-like!Reader.(Welt/Dan Heng/Gepard/Blade)

Hsr men comforting their sad s/o!(Dan Heng/Welt/Gepard/Blade)

Hsr men with a s/o that hides their scars from them!(Blade/Jing Yuan)

Hsr men with a doctor!reader that neglects themselves for work.(Welt/Sampo)

Astral Express crew with platonic youngest!Trailblazer!Reader.(Dan Heng/Himeko/Welt/March 7th/Caelus)

Hsr men with reader who has a Wanderer inspired little brother!(Dan Heng/Luocha/Jing Yuan/Blade)

Hsr men with reader that's scared of thunder!(Dan Heng/Blade/Jing Yuan)

Hsr characters with an Emanator!Reader.(Herta/Jing Yuan/Kafka/Yanqing)

Hsr characters with a reader who uses a Zhongli Ult.(Blade/Yanqing/Gepard/Bronya)

Hsr men with a reader who's dying in their arms.(Blade/Jing Yuan/Dan Heng/Luocha)

Platonic!Astral Express crew with Reader who was taken in by them and loves to go on rants.

Reader who faints at the sight of blood.(Welt/Jing Yuan)

Hsr men with Ningguangs older brother!Reader.(Gepard/Welt/Jing Yuan/Blade)

Hsr men taking care of a sick reader!(Jing Yuan/Luocha/Dan Heng)

Pranking hsr men with a "magic trick"!(Blade/Jing Yuan/Dan Heng)

Stellaron hunters with a reader who has a Qiqi-like! Little sister.

Hsr men with a Vill V-like!Reader.(Jing Yuan/Welt/Luocha)

Hsr men spending time with the reader in the Lantern Rite festival.(Jing Yuan/Blade/Dan Heng)

Stellaron hunters with Neopolitan-like!Reader.

Stellaron hunters with Platonic!Ai Hoshino-like!Reader.

Stellaron hunters with a Nanno-like! Reader.

》Welt Yang:

Welt relationship headcanons. (Welt x Gn!Reader)

From beyond this World. (Welt x PE!Reader)

Welt with a Raiden Ei like Reader!

Welt being jealous of a plushy that looks like him!

Welt reuniting with his reincarnated lover!

Welt with a Herrscher of Thunder Reader.

》Yanqing:

When someone flirts with you infront of Yanqing. (Yanqing x Fem!Reader)

Yanqing with a Herrscher s/o!

Yanqing relationship headcanons!

True Power. (Yanqing x HoT!Fem!Reader)

True Love. (Prologue to "True Power"!)

Yanqing and physical affection/love languages!

Yanqing with a s/o that graduated early!

Yanqing with an Edel Raid reader!

The hidden gem. (Yanqing x Edel Raid! Reader)

Yanqing having a crush on someone that's the opposite of him!

Yanqing with a Herrscher of Reason s/o!

Yanqing with a Trailblazer s/o!

Yanqing with a Nilou-like!Reader!

Yanqing breaking his swords for you and Jing Yuan reacting to it!

》Jing Yuan:

Jing Yuan with a Raiden Mei reader!

Jing Yuan stopping reader from using their abilities to save his master at the expense of their own life!

Jing Yuan being in love with Yanqing's mother!Reader.

》Himeko:

Bittersweet. (Himeko x Valkyrie!Reader

》Luocha:

Luocha with a Elysia-like reader!

Luocha with a Shinobu-like reader!

》Blade:

Telling Blade, that you'd gladly become a sinner for him.

Blade with a reader who's terrified of bugs.

》Nanook:

Nanook with a Zhongli-like!Reader.

Nanook joining the Astral Express for you.

Nanook with an Archon s/o!

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●》REQUEST INFO《●

[masked-fools]

❝ your old buddy sampo is a model citizen these days. y'know the guards on sentry duty in the restricted zone? i deliver their breakfast every day! ❞

— Sampo Koski, ancient relic specialist

Tavern Notice Board

7th of August — 13th of August

(1) forsaken and yet not [blade, kafka] — @leonistic

even when the world is against them you stand by their side

(2) an apology [kafka] — @c0metes

reader is a stellaron hunter and got their shoulder hurt. some love acrobatics. guns and bullets and swords, average day for a stellaron hunter

(3) vacation on jarilo-vi — @xieni-logs

astral express crew with a child!reader

(4) with a vidyadhara reader [blade, dan heng, jing yuan] — @pyroxeene

them with a vidyadhara reader whose tail gives away their true feelings

(5) habits before bed [sampo, jing yuan, gepard, dan heng] — @cnnmairoll

their habits before going to bed with you

(6) under the lotus leaves [dan feng] — @milksnake-tea

you've known dan feng long before he became the high elder of the vidyadhara, before he donned the title of imbibitor lunae and became the legend he is known as now. long ago, back when the two of you were mere children, playing in the waters of the xianzhou luofu.

(7) hot and cold [dan heng] — @eggluverz

in which dan heng runs hot and blasts the air conditioner to keep cool, and you feel like you’re living in the arctic [college roommate au]

(8) how to take care of your lover when they're sick [jing yuan] — @generalsmemories

scenario in which jing yuan’s significant other (a short life species that isn’t a xianzhou native) has gotten sick

(9) showering them in affection [blade, sampo] — @pyroxeene

headcanons of them with a very affectionate s/o

(10) goodbye, halcyon days [jing yuan] — @bladesmuse

as time passes, its branches grow thorns, impaling themselves into your heart. it is most evident as you reflect upon your life, about the three men you loved most who came and went like the sun, moon, and stars. domestic fluff, potential high cloud quintet lore spoilers, angst, hurt/comfort, hurt/no comfort

(11) i didn't know where else to go [blade] — @milksnake-tea

blade x gn!reader, angst

(12) catching smoke [sampo] — @bladesmuse

you are a silvermane guard who has been assigned to catch Sampo. However, every time you get remotely close to catching the shady merchant, he always disappears. cursing, violence, suggestive content

(13) dropped your hand while dancing [gepard] — @particular-one

angst. hurt/no comfort. failed relationships. fluff to angst. passing mention of alcohol. marriage proposals. set after the events of the jarilo-vi trailblaze mission.

(14) a beloved tradition [luka] — @starboyshoyo

a paper marriage in belobog isn’t the only way to show off the love between a couple.

(15) wildest dreams [poly; blade, dan heng] — @bladesmuse

love, lust, and revenge are often inextricably linked, unsurprisingly causing complications in your relationship implied sexual content, combined undertones of fluff and angst

(16) accidentally falling asleep on him [sampo] — @milksnake-tea

you accidentally fall asleep on sampo's shoulder mentions of alcohol

(17) interlocks [nanook, yaoshi, lan, xipe] — @milksnake-tea

braiding their hair

(18) weathering the storm [gepard] — @meaningofaeons

gn!reader, meet cute, reader is implied to be part of an affluent/noble family, soulmate au wherein you have a countdown on your wrist until you meet your soulmate

(19) back home [dan heng] — @meaningofaeons

gn!reader, fluff, reader is part of the nameless but did not join the belobog mission

(20) not quite so slick [sampo] — @meaningofaeons

gn!reader, fluff, silvermane guard!reader, belobog story spoilers, pining

(21) only in the limelight [dan heng] — @meaningofaeons

gn!reader, actor au, angst/no comfort, unrequited love

(22) could you be any more dense? [gepard] — @meaningofaeons

gn!reader, hurt/comfort

(23) starry night bakery [dan heng] — @eggluverz

in which the cute baker down the street catches your eye and you decide to become a regular to keep seeing him [modern au]

(24) everything i need [blade] — @eggluverz

in which you’re feeling down about not seeing your boyfriend in a few months and blade takes time out of his busy tour schedule to surprise you. idol!blade x barista!reader, modern au

(25) lucky day [luka] — @antimatterz

you found the cutest plushie in a claw machine, but can't get a hold of it. fortunately, a handsome stranger shows up to help you out [modern au]

[haovcrse-a]

When in canon does your s/i come in? Do you have a scene in mind for their entrance?

Would your s/i be considered a main character, side character, villain, or something else?

How do other characters generally feel about your s/i?

Would any other characters (besides your f/o) have a crush on your s/i?

for both 😋

- tired

— when in canon does your s/i come in? do you have a scene in mind for their entrance?

ZHAOYI.

genshin: for thomayahao, he appears right alongside thoma when the traveller first gets to inazuma on the dock! when he sees the traveller arrive though, he ends up walking away.

yizou — hmm i dont remember what big story quests heizou was part of besides his hangout! but zhaoyi is definitely present in heizou’s hangout hah!

can’t say much for wriohao bc i haven’t played the story quest at all for fontaine 🫢

hsr: b!zhao first appears as someone stalking the astral express during their time on the xianzhou. we don’t see a full picture of him until after he and kafka pull blade out of jail.

s!zhao appears with sunday in the story!!

JUN.

hq au jun is nekoma’s manager!! so he first appears in the show when they do :3c his entrance scene depends on which ship! for kojun (sugawara), he quite literally runs into the karasuno boys bc he had to take care of some last minute things.

testujun enter together talking while keijun is the same bc they don’t meet til later on ^^

obey me wise and jiaoqiu i’m not sure. jun is my version of MC in om if that works!

— would your s/i be considered a main character, side character, villain, or something else?

ZHAOYI.

genshin: side character in all of them!

hsr: villains for both sunday & blade ships 😭😭 gallahao would be a side character .

JUN.

side character for hq! gets a decent amount of screen time so he’s not a minor character but he isn’t main. technically part of the antagonist group bc of nekoma’s thing with karasuno

but!! is literally the mc for obey me lol

— how do other characters generally feel about your s/i?

ZHAOYI.

most are pretty wary of zhaoyi in general due to his not so clean job paths 💀💀 paimon finds thomayato zhao intimidating and a brute lol when seeing him.

hsr… um astral express does not enjoy b!zhao’s presence. also not on the best of terms with jing yuan lol.

s!zhao is on friendlier terms with people fs. the express didn’t trust him much at first but after the whole ena’s dream thing, he’s grown on them.

JUN.

the nekoma boys are “protective” 💀 mainly yamamoto… generally, everyone has a good impression of jun!! him and kiyoko are like 🤞 after the training arc fr fr

obey me guys is just. the plot LMFAOO but i. i want to image simeon being head over heals at first sight bc that’s cute 🥹😓😓

— would any other characters (besides your f/o) have a crush on your s/i?

ZHAOYI.

for both hsr and genshjn, i can’t really image anyone else?? there would definitely be ships by fans but no extra canon stuff imo.

JUN.

i can image some of the first years & one or two second years on some of the teams lol! idk who for each but in general: hinata (but the admiration thing he does), nishinoya, kageyama, akaashi (if not keijun), um and a couple others i’m drawing blanks on names TwT

they would be more like “wow this dude is cool what the heck” crushes though

[honorary-fool]

📖,💭, and ❤️ for the selfship ask game!!!! :3c

This ended up being long so putting most of it under "keep reading" (especially 'cus I'm using my 2 more recent s/i's for these so there's a Lot)

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"what is your s/i's backstory? how does it make them meet your f/o(s)?"

I don't have a lot of Carmen's figured out (after so long, no less /lh), but from what I do have written down definitively..

an elf, in the same way Klee is

they're a bard- or at least trying to be one, social anxiety & lack of ideas for original stuff be damned

minor religious trauma in the sense that their estranged grandmother tried to force it on them in their youth and they have negative associations w/ it (nothing against Lord Barbatos but they do get a bit tense when it comes to things with the Cathedral and the nuns and all that)

I think in terms of first meeting Venti, they'd seen him in Windrise and I think asked him about something with their lyre, still trying to get used to the instrument. Then the rest of the polycule... off of memory, they tried to ask Venti out but 'oh shit he's already taken nvm, that's chill,' eventually them/Venti/Xiao polycule happens, then they end up dating Xiao as well, at some point Lynette gets thrown in and I'm on the fence about adding Lyney or not.

Definitely gotta work on things for her once Genshin sucks me back in. More lore, alter the polycule, etc etc

Clover's turn!! My beloved Foxian I love her (race in star rail that's like fox-people).

Also not a lot fleshed out, but I have a lil tidbit about her lineage. Both of her parents supposedly were human, though they thought they just had a really fucked up bloodline cus they had oddly longer lifespans. Thought nothing of it, Clover and their twin (HSR AU Carmen basically bc I couldn't part with them) are born, cue the panic 'cus 'why the fuck does one have ears and a tail???'. Nope, turns out one of their ancestors married & had kids w/ a Foxian and overtime the genes just got weeded out/became recessive (idk if that’s how it actually works but erm... it works /lh).

Also things about a shitty ex of theirs but um.. that may or may not need TWs for some aspects so I will hold off on that for now ^^"

Not sure how she would've ended up on the Astral Express yet but she's around mostly for maintenance on the train itself! Still not used to the whole trailblazing thing yet so a lotta the time they stay back with Pom Pom and whoever else doesn't end up going.

They'd be there like post-Penacony arc, so their first introduction to Boothill is seeing him in the Express itself. "Why the fuck is there a wanted criminal on the Express guys are you nuts???" -> over time they get used to his presence and antics, at some point attempting maintenance on him (which I'd guess is similar in some ways but differs in a lot of ways, working on a train vs a cyborg), "shit he's kinda hot" -> clovehill canon??? /j

Then Argenti... similarly, post-Penacony, seeing him on the Express. Freaks out at first 'cus "what the fuck how many new people are there in this fucking train??" I got bored and made a fake text message thing between them and the Trailblazer over it (postimage link)- probably gonna remake it though since this was made prior to finding out he could, in fact, be added to the guest book in HSR, which means like 2 random characters can visit the Astral Express itself and you can talk to 'em briefly and stuff.

💭

"are you more of a 'has everything written down' self shipper or a 'what happens in my daydreams STAYS in my daydreams' self shipper?

The first one, I think. I don't write a lot of like in-depth things down, but I do write down little snippets. I used to write more, I think, when it came to Carmen and their boyfriends... only one so far w/ Clover.

❤️

"any favourite reoccurring scenario?"

With Carmen, I think it was them tending to their partners' wounds (as someone who would've been a healer-type character and whose creator is a Sucker for hurt/comfort stuff). Or like general comfort stuff w/ their partners.

Clover... similar, I think. Considering all the x reader imagines and writings I've reblogged w/ Boothill and the reader being a mechanic... That's a big one for me (especially 'cus those were partially inspiration for them as a whole). Lotsa banter back and forth. Not a lot w/ Argenti that I can think of off the top of my head..Yeah I think overall a lotta repairs for one partner & attempting to help w/ their other partner's wounds (technically they're on the Preservation path, which has a lot of shielder characters, but shhhh), or like silly shit like cuddling or Clover enabling Boothill's chaotic shenanigans or playing around w/ their old makeup w/ the boys, etc etc.

.. Yeah tending to wounds is a big one in general. Give the pookies some gosh darn comfort!!! /lh

[freyito]

𓇻Qᴜᴇᴜᴇ

-𝘾𝙐𝙍𝙍𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙇𝙔 𝙒𝙊𝙍𝙆𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙊𝙉…

Blue Veins ; ii ⨟ Boothill x Reader Resounding Twilight ⨟ Boothill x Reader Inkpot Gods ⨟ Jing Yuan x Reader Kintsugi ⨟ Radagon x Reader He Who Makes A Beast Out Of Himself ⨟ Boothill x Reader Maintain The Madness ⨟ Luocha x Reader Penny For Your Thoughts ⨟ Argenti x Reader Blessed Are The Peacemakers ⨟ Boothill x Reader Sidewinder ⨟ Aventurine x Reader Mimir! ; When He Knew You Were The One ⨟ HSR Let's Fall In Love ⨟ Luocha x Reader World Ender ⨟ Boothill x Reader Flutter ⨟ Sunday x Reader Warmest Color ⨟ Estinien Varlineau x Reader What Is A Day Without A Blessed Night? ⨟ Blade x Reader Cotton Eyed Joe ⨟ Boothill x Reader

Suicide Romantics ⨟ Blade x Reader

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[zorkaya-moved]

it might be done now, but it was beautiful, and it was real. // au where dh stays behind at the luofu :)

@etherealguard

This was the finale. Another person comes and goes from her life, a presence appreciated and treasured. He, too, will become just a memory or maybe - finally - she will become a memory to someone else. Dan Heng will remain at Xianzhou Luofu and the journey will continue on, but without him. It was a change she did not expect, but accepted nonetheless. Her time proved to her that those she cared for so ardently would leave her. All of them. Every single one of them. Ah, the tale continued to repeat itself. The fight of humanity was never-ending.

"It was," she agrees, standing by the side of the one who was a Nameless prior to her arrival. He now stands tall and proud - Imbibitor Lunae - a fellow representation of the Moon's watchful eye. Xianzhou Luofu has been the place where he starts off and the place he decides to stay at. Can he call it home? Can he call it a place he must protect? Does he feel indebted to this place? Or is it his full decision despite having greater happiness on Astral Express? It does not matter. Not anymore. "But the decision is made and you must make sure your happiness remains present. As an immortal, choosing suffering instead of happiness is a sentence of torture. When you can, do what pleases your heart."

As someone who's lived for more than an entire human race on Earth, the Herrscher found herself wondering what kind of struggles will he face in the future. A mother's heart in her was awakened by the memories of the past, now connected to the present. Dan Heng looked all too similar to her son from those years when she was an owner of the orphanage. A young boy who wielded a spear and looked onward, speaking that he will protect her - his mother - and his siblings. But heroes die first, heroes always die first.

Sokolova lifted up her hand to place on Dan Heng's shoulder, but her eyes look forward. Her golden gaze looked up to the future. There was no possibility of changing his decision and she will accept it. As long as he was content, she would not tell him stories of how regret led immortals to a fate worse than death. Zarina just wished for Dan Heng to not make the same mistakes others did. It was essential to place boundaries as an immortal: what was he willing to sacrifice his immortality for? No regrets.

"Do not forget that others' lives are short. In a blink of an eye, the Astral Express may be lost to you as an immortal," she brings him a word of caution on a silver plate, letting go and stepping forward so he can only see her back. Several steps forward are done before she breathes out. "Then, this will be our last meeting, Dan Heng. This ... is our farewell."

If she will continue following Elio's script, then she'd reach that ending. A last word of her life, a last sentence, and one last dot that won't have another sentence start after it. Zarina smiled softly at the thought of finally reaching that destined end. If this will be their last time meeting, she guessed it'd be nice to tell him what she thought of him. They won't meet again, or so she thought. Her journey will not bring her back to Xianzhou Luofu.

"You reminded me of my son. A young boy whose face I no longer remember. I adopted him and he was striving to become the strongest warrior to keep me protected. Such a silly boy he was," she chuckles, picking those pieces of memory together. Maybe Fuli will take those memories from her, but she also wished for some of them to die with her. "You are not the same, of course. But, perhaps, I hoped you'd avoid the fate he suffered. "

The last sigh was heard from her. The light of the Sun was beautiful as it was setting down.

"This journey with Nameless... is my last chapter. I'm glad that we've met, Dan Heng," she turns around to face him, a soft and graceful smile on her face. "Live happily, Dan Heng. Do what you want in life without forgetting the shortness of others' lives... so you won't regret missing them later. Alright?" There's a glimpse of loneliness and pain reflecting in the eyes of ichor when she speaks the next words. As if she has suffered this fate already... because she did. "Tell the people who do not share immortality what they mean to you. Time is... cruel, it's far too cruel."

[squeakyclamart]

here comes the boy

[lunar-wandering]

remember how i said i was making an AU inspired by a Thing a few days ago??? yeah well it’s finally ready to be talked about!

it’s called Peur Bleue. (french for Intense/Cold Fear, directly translates as blue fear).

MK has lost some of his memories, and was found by Pigsy in the alleyway behind the noodle shop. He’s cursed, and turns into a normal monkey whenever scared/startled or cold. He already had the staff when Pigsy found him, not that he remembers getting it.

The Monkey King is missing. At first.

MK starts fighting demons and collecting these golden-pink shards. Some of which, occasionally, briefly become flicker, and MK thinks he sees the Monkey King in them, but he can’t be sure. He doesn’t know why he feels the need to collect the shards, only that he does. He has a whole secret identity for fighting demons and collecting shards. (throughout this process, he can’t help but sense that he’s forgotten something, and feel like he’s being watched....)

Red Son and Mei are, initially, stopping MK from collecting the shards, because they know what happened to the Monkey King, and fear that MK bringing him back could unleash something far worse.

Before MK’s Identity and Curse is revealed, there is a point where MK stumbles upon and comforts Red Son while in Monkey Form. Red Son goes through So Many Emotions when the reveal happens.

when he first starts becoming friends with the two of them (pre-reveal, he befriends them as a civilian first), he tends to avoid Mei’s hugs, purely because, as a dragon from the sea, she tends to be cold. He tends to cling to Red Son for the exact opposite reason, fire demon is warm.

after the reveal, they are firmly on MK’s side.

Mei, at some point, surprise hugs MK and blows cold air down his neck, turning him into a monkey, he almost instantly leaps out of her arms and into Red Son’s. except, Red Son’s warmth changes MK back to normal fast, and Red Son, unprepared to carry the sudden weight, stumbles, and they both tumble to the floor while Mei laughs at them.

When MK does find Wukong, he finds a statue. He gives the shards he’d already collected to Wukong, but, even after Wukong comes back....

He’s not exactly all there. Barely reacting to anything other than physical touch, never expressing any emotion, only doing what he’s told.

MK pretty quickly figures out that the golden shards contain Wukong’s emotions, and the more he collects, the more back to normal Wukong becomes.

sometimes, now that Wukong isn’t a statue anymore, the shards will form physical manifestations, that kinda look like Wukong’s astral projection form, except in a large variety of colours. the more negative emotions tend to be blue.

Despite the fact Mei and Red Son swapped to his side, there are still many people who get in MK’s way.

Macaque is trying to interfere with MK getting Wukong’s emotions back. He hints that he has his own reasons for doing this, and also that he knows MK. (MK once again has that niggling feeling that he’s forgetting something important)

Wukong’s emotion of fear causes major interference, because he fears what will happen if MK keeps collecting the shards, if he turns back to normal. (There might also be...someone else, playing into his fears, making them stronger. I think you can all guess who.)

‘nyways, thats all the details i’ve got so far.

mini fic for the AU is under the cut:

The cold seeped into every part of him. He curled up tighter, shivering, clinging to his tail, as though it would give him more warmth.

Something bumped into the side of the dumpster he was resting on, making him jump up with a hiss.

 "S-sorry." The voice was shaky, as though it too was shivering with cold. The fog was so thick that, even this close, he couldn't see who it was. "D-didn't mean to- oh. O-oh. T-that's a p-pretty nasty c-curse you've got on ya b-bud."

A hand, almost even more cold than the night air surrounding him, pressed against his cheek, and he pulled away at the speed of light. He could sense more than see the other's wince.

 "Sorry. A-again." There was some rustling, and then they were approaching again. He closed his eyes, expecting to feel the cold hands again- But instead, a warm metal settled upon his head. He blinked, surprised, as a piece of cloth soon followed, the cold hands wrapping it around, covering the metal from view, tying a knot to hold it there.

"There we g-go." The owner of the voice backed away. "S-sorry I can-n't do any m-more for you."

They started walking away, before pausing.

 "A-and, by the w-way, if you see ^%&)!% again, t-tell. Tell him I'm... s-sorry."

And just like that, the voice, and presence that came with it, was gone. He narrowed his eyes into the fog for a moment more, before letting out a sigh, curling up again, embracing the warmth that overtook him.

~

It wasn't every day, Pigsy supposed, that one finds a person resting on top of the dumpster behind their shop. He looked rather young, probably in his early twenties at best, laying down, asleep, a headband tied tight around his forehead.

 He looked like he'd been there for a while.

Pigsy shook his head, saddened at the sight, before reaching out and gently shaking the kid awake.

"Hey, you okay?" The kid was up in seconds, far calmer than Pigsy would've expected a person being woken up by a stranger would be.

"Fine." He said, before looking around his surroundings. "Where am I?"

"Behind my shop." Pigsy looked the kid up and down again as he hopped off of the dumpster, patting dirt off of his rather old looking jacket. "Do you... not remember how you got here?"

"Hm. No." The kid stared up at the sky, as though it would give him some kind of answer.

~

 "So, ya got a name kid?"

"Mo-" The kid started, then stopped, seemingly thinking things through in his head. "...MK. My name's MK."

~

MK was... strange, if Pigsy was putting it lightly. There was no way to explain it, something about the kid was just... off.

But, he really wasn't one to question such matters, so he let it be. Even hired the kid to work part-time, gave him the space over top of the shop to stay in. So what, the kid grew on him. Things were, for the most part, almost normal. That is, until...

 "Kid, could you pass me the bug killer real quick?" Pigsy asked, having spotted a spider on the wall. MK hummed, picking up the can, turning to hand it off- And yelped as soon as his eyes landed on the spider, leaping back-

And turning into a monkey.

Not a monkey demon, mind you. Pigsy would've understood that. Glamours were common after all.

Just.

A regular monkey.

 "Well." Pigsy said, watching as MK panicked on the floor. "Thats something you dont see everyday."

[erwinsmithshairgel]

The Mockingbird and The Meadowlark: An Eruri Reincarnation Fic

Hello!! After months of work, I've finally published chapter one of my eruri reincarnation fic today! I'm so excited to share it with everyone so if Eruri is your jazz & you want some modern flavor on it, please consider following The Mockingbird and The Meadowlark!

Rating: Gen (For now)

Characters: Levi Ackerman, Erwin Smith, Furlan Church, Isabel Magnolia, Kuchel Ackerman, Levi Ackerman's Father, Mike Zacharias, Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s)

Tags: eventual eruri, One-Sided Levi Ackerman/Furlan Church, Past Levi Ackerman/Furlan Church, One-Sided Erwin Smith/Mike Zacharias, Flashbacks, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Levi Ackerman Has PTSD, Autistic Erwin Smith, Panic Attacks, Levi Ackerman has Pure-O OCD, Reincarnation, Alternate Universe - Reincarnation, ModernEruriWeek's Modern Eruri Week 2022, Modern Eruri Week 2022, Fic Comes With A Playlist, Worldbuilding, canonverse, Not really an AU since it's AOT's canon universe but I'm putting it in the tag anyway!, Alternate Universe - College/University, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Slow Burn, Slow Build, Slow Romance

Summary: 100 years after the Paths' destruction, two souls whose story remained unfinished rose from the astral ashes. Will they be able to move through their self imposed expectations, grief, and remorse in order to find each other once more, or will their hearts remain adrift? Join Erwin, Levi, and others along this modern retelling and reflective journey, as they parse through their inherited trauma to reach the truth.

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A smile grew across his lips as he searched the forever frozen expression of his familiar stranger. The statue was but a statue, however; a metallic mixture of copper and tin, not the warm or breathing flesh that lived so vividly in his mind. Hollowness had filled him with the thought, years ago when he was younger -- when his eyes were wider, his face more round. But so often had he stood here, neck craned with the toes of his shoes flush against the square pedestal, that projecting any emotion onto that alloy had become as easy as breathing.

Word Count: 5353

Content Warnings: Panic attacks, PTSD flashbacks, food mentions, and medication mentions.

[mlady-magnolia]

Yes, this was a real drink someone ordered at my Starbucks except it was a Chai Creme Frappe

I don’t know why either

[phoebehalliwell]

Ok ok ok so I’m asking about the obscure next Gen kids because why not ???

So like for Bennie (the Richard/Paige kid) how about 13 + 32?

And for the Paige/Kyle Twins (isabel and beatrice) how about: 18 + 37?

this is where'd i'd link the damn asks about those kids if i could find them i've been burning through my archive for a damn half hour now & nada basically bennie's got a couple posts to their name they're a paige richard kid in a paige richard endgame if memory serves they have dominion over the elements genderqueer i can't remember what sex they were assigned at birth if they were amab then they're full name is benjamin but if they were afab their full legal name is bennie they're named after richard's late father. raise by paige and richard even though richard's powers has been stripped he still teaches his kid what he knows of magic but specifically only to good parts because he does want to kind of. scrub the dark magic out of the montana line. i have a personal headcanon that the reason richard is so bonkers is that his parents dosed him with the blood of a greater being at birth, giving him that dr williamson in astral monkey you get the powers but you go fuckin crazzzy effect which is still present in bennie, though diluted. they're a big fan of plants and you know healing herbs potion making but it takes a lot less magic out of them so it's a safer practice. bel and bea come from a specific au where it's actually a paige henry au where paige meets henry either while she's pregnant or after she's already had kyle's kid whose name is isabel and it's like a thing where like. the elders really restrict kyle from you know engaging with them and kyle actually for a decent amount of time didn't know he had a kid until henry's like wait he's not like dead dead? like you can still talk to him? doesn't he want to meet his kid? and kyle's you know kyle's well call a spade a spade he's very emotionally constipated but he has like some tender moments with bel i think he and henry have a heart to heart paige and henry have a kid together name beatrice and kyle like you know he's never necessarily physically present (he might be an elder?? i can't remember. i think he is in the comics) but he continues to watch over them and he'll like you know. always leave a gift for them on their birthday or xmas he like. he genuinely cares for these kids. So!!

bennie

13. How do they greet the world — what is their typical attitude towards life? How does it differ in different circumstances, or towards different subjects? Why do they take these attitudes, and why do they change? How do these tend to be expressed?

so i think bennie greets the world in a very open way you know paige is very outgoing bold and flavorful and that does rub off on them but that's not exactly how they are. i think they're relatively confident in the idea of the grand design and that some things are meant to be i think that was probably a relatively large part of their childhood so the way they come off is just like incredibly zen i think like you know even if like coffee has spilled all over them and they've locked their keys in their cars they're just sitting there waiting for triple a like this is fine. i am going to learn a lesson for them. i think richard, what with all his crazy, really worked to teach bennie you know healthy coping mechanisms they definitely do tai chi together they'll meditate with phoebe like they just have his wicked calm energy about them like even at the club like they know how to cut loose they're dance laugh have fun they don't drink for the most part given a familial history of addiction on both sides i'd imagine but they're not 100% sober. they're very conscious about it it's something you can easily tell. that being said, they can definitely get nervous and clam up in situations they believe to be high stakes for example they're very queer so in a situation where they feel judged there are usually two possible reactions depending on how safe they feel. if they are for example in their own home and like idk some coworker or something is over and makes some kind of offcolor comment about their hair or painted nails or crepe skirt over workboots they're gonna kind go really in on that aggressively in on that try to make the other person squirm like oh i'm sorry do you not like feeling like you're under a microscope? do you not like having the harsh judging eyes of others just scrape over your skin that's so funny i would have never guessed that considering how you were looking at me. which they definitely get from paige when richard's upset he just leaves a room like nope not doing this today picking a fight is totally paige's mo tho. the flipside though if they do not feel comfortable in this arena like the fear that if they're too loud they'll get jumped or something they'll do everything they can to blend in with the wall and in spite of their wardrobe they are shockingly good at it like there are very few people who would call bennie "meek" until they see them in a situation like this and they're like oh holy shit this is a totally different side of you. and then of course, the other agitated bennie state is when they're talking to someone they like or at the very least think they might like in which they become way too overtalkative again in kind of a paige fashion where it's a whole lot of words but kind of low substance. and this whole thing is like. like if bennie is to be totally candid, it's to scared them off. bennie does kind of view themself as damaged goods like yes they're hella zen and capable and like mom friend or whatever but like ever day it takes so much conscious effort ever day they have to work to write that narrative because if they let it all slide they'd be. fucking unlovable, probably, in their opinion. definitely has depression, obvi, probably anxiety too, addiction prone, probably adhd, maybe something more intense like bpd or bipolar disorder i don't quite know. but they definitely feel like they want to scared someone off by being too honest about their flaws rather than have the person unearth them and realize how fucking damaged they are just that slow dawning fear like oh they're Crazy crazy but now i can't leave i think bennie's really worried about that, like a lover feeling like they've been "trapped" in this relationship because they can't leave because if they do it'll wreck bennie beyond repair. so if they're really interested in somebody, they'll just like put up neon signs like i'm insane i'm fucking bonkers you do Not want to be with me! surprisingly, they do not have many relationships. they have, however, had many hookups, because when they don't care about somebody in a

romantic sense and there's this very specific energy like we'll never see each other again they'll stay in they're status quo energy i think they're probably really hot and again you can like kinda tell they're damaged but in a healed way you know like whoa this dude definitely has depression but they want to show me their greenhouse and it's full of very much alive plants so clearly they're able to take care of other living beings. you know? but again it's like if this hookup ever expresses interest of maybe taking things further bennie's porcupine bristles spring right back up like woah woah woah trust me dude that's Not what you want. but it is what some people want : ( they just won't ever let them in.

32. Do they have any “props” that are a significant part of their life, identity, activities, or self-presentation somehow? What are they, how are they used, and why are they so significant? How would these props’ absence impact them, how would they compensate, and why?

not necessarily i think they wear live flower crowns like more often that your average person because i'd say your average person almost never wears a live flower crown (as opposed to one made of fake flowers) so that could be one of them but that's kind of just more of a stylistic point i think bennie does wear a lot of jewelry a good amount of it is enchanted with one basic purpose or another but it's mainly just there to fidget with running charms along the necklace chain spinning rings around fingers clasping+unclasping bracelets if bennie doesn't have and jewelry they'd probably go a little bonkers i'd say they'd wear rings with such frequency that if they didn't have any they'd probably just wrap something around their fingers so they don't feel naked it's really the necklaces that are the most important part like if bennie reaches for their neck and there's nothing on there they're gonna get antsy going to just end up tapping on their collarbone til the get a bruise scratch at their neck til they draw blood type thing just without noticing it because it's just what they do.

bel

18. What kind of person could they become in the future? What are some developmental paths that they could take, (best, worst, most likely?) what would cause them to come to pass, and what consequences might they have? What paths would you especially like to see, and why?

so, bel's a paige/kyle kid, so they're almost like a fighting dog you know once they've suck they're teeth into something they will not let go i think they'd naturally be drawn to investigation there's this inherent need to help others but it's really just the paige/kyle determination and honestly stubbornness that really sends them over the edge i think like the best case scenario they're probably a pi both magic and mundane and run a business together with their spouse who does the books and stuff like that because bel is shit at that genuinely gets such tunnel vision that she doesn't remember she was supposed to pay the electric bill until the lights shut off her spouse is the one with the calendar all that schedules everything dates too but like. instead of just putting date? on the shared google calendar instead they'll leave little envelops around the house address to one isabel kylie matthews-lastname, will you do me the honor of accompanying me to california pizza kitchen this saturday and 8pm to which bel will always text back her reply and keep the current invitation in her purse and every time she sees it again it's kinda like she's seeing it for the first time bc again once she's latched onto somethign she almost entirely loses focus on everything else but the little notes just being her back to this genuine kinda early puppy love type feeling like it's so sappy but she's not the type to roll her eyes and be like lol this is lame but secretly love it no she like's like i love this. i love you. so yeah. that's the best case scenario worse case scenario shes still a pi but like it's a lot more jessica jones in this bitch it's fully possible that she started off as a cop of a fed and just got kicked off the force / quit becuase she cannot work as a team and she fuckin hates being controlled and she has zero successful relationships because again she gets so focused she literally doesn't have time for anyone else any it's not like people don't want to love her they do and there is that brief period when they're the thing that holds her attention when there's nothing in her world but them and then one day without warning you're just another invisible thing to her and i don't think many can sit through it. and it's definitely just a character flaw with bel because it's not like she becomes disinterested in them or loved them any less it's just she has her new focus. but from the outside, you just kinda feel like a barbie left on the furnace like you were bright and shiny and new and beautiful and all she could even want and then next thing you know your hair is singed and your face is melting and she's off doing god knows what as you burn alone. : (. which, honestly, is just the most likely version. unfortunately, and this isn't very #girlboss of me, but bel is just one of those people who needs someone else in their life who needs a tether someone to keep them rooted and i think at a certain point it'll come to pass where there will eventually come a person who bel can't lose like after everyone leaves because they always do bel kinda pretends not to care it cuts deep every time but they were convinced that she didn't love them so she must not have right she'll be fine she'll get over it but it's gotta happen (because i'm a sucker for a good romance) that eventually someone will come along and when they leave bel realizes that no actually she's not gonna do this again she's not going to take this lying down she's gonna fight she's going to get them back she's going to change and like become the person they need she's gonna tape little stick notes to the office door handle that say date tonight!!! so she doesn't fucking forget like she always does she's going to sit on the couch and just watch tv with them and not talk on and on about her current fixation (this never works, btw, she Always ends up in a very impassioned monologue, but it's okay, bc her partner loves seeing her like this) she's gonna actually put in the miles, something she's never done before. she's actually going to try to keep this relationship

alive. and i think that would kind of be her major turning point is that realizing love isn't effortless like it's something you need to work at especially if your someone like her it's remembering your partner's birthday because you know how much it means to them instead of just giving them the perfect gift a week and a half later after pulling a jake gyllenhaal in red move.

37. Have they had any special education or training that colors their means of learning about or understanding the world? Conversely, do they lack some kind of education considered essential in their world? What kind of impact has this addition or lack had on them?

hmm i mean obviously witchcraft greatly influences any of these kids lives but i think what with henry who essentially raised her being a parole officer and just kind of helping kids who have been turned astray and then of course as we saw in the show paige's strong favorability of nurture over nature i think bel kind of has this strong belief that there's no one who's truly evil and that theoretically if given the right circumstances to you know grow and heal everyone could be good. but this is coupled with the fact that she kills demons! like she does hold this belief that under the right circumstances they could be good but she kinda just takes the easy way out and kills them instead! she believes she doesn't have the facilities to help them back + the inherent structure of a demonic childhood would be a lot to undo truly a goliath task which are both like technically true but she still always just feels slightly uncomfortable killing demons. which is kinda funny because she does have such a stone cold bitch exterior and probably will use the old "telekinetically orb a crucial organ out f the body" method for killing so it really doesn't seem like a woman with remorse but!! i can't think of any major lapses in what she knows that'll greatly impact her besides the obvious doesn't know how to be in a relationship (like, any relationship) one, which is a biggie.

bea

18. What kind of person could they become in the future? What are some developmental paths that they could take, (best, worst, most likely?) what would cause them to come to pass, and what consequences might they have? What paths would you especially like to see, and why?

i think bea is a lot more listless than bel because bel always seemed to know what she wanted and what she wanted to do again bel always has this laser focus and like determination and cutthroat energy and bea has just never felt that passionate about anything? like she likes to play acoustic guitar but she doesn't want to be a musician, she likes to cook but she doesn't want to be a chef, she likes thrift shopping but she doesn't want to be one of those depop bitches like she feels like she likes a lot of things but she doesn't love much. if i had to guess, i'd say she got a job when she was in high school probably at like an occult store or something you know get that employee discount on slippery elm and like by her mid twenties she probably just still works there. like, again, she likes it fine, but is this all she wants? like is this it? she's gotta love something, right? eventually? and from an authorial standpoint i genuinely have no idea what that'd be i'd like to see her find a passion but i'm just. unsure as to what passion she would find and how to translate that into something greater. i think through the majority of her young life, she just feels unmoored. bright side is though, unlike her sister, she's great with relationships. including her relationship with her sister, who she'll frequently bring dinner for at the office because she knows if she's working on a case sometimes she'll forget to eat. that's another thing she likes. feeling useful. actually okay that might be a good path for her a halfway home for wayward witches people who have been kicked out of their homes or abandoned this that or the other and she'll teach them how to cook how to knit how to cleanse and protect a space i think that could be a good one

37. Have they had any special education or training that colors their means of learning about or understanding the world? Conversely, do they lack some kind of education considered essential in their world? What kind of impact has this addition or lack had on them?

so, unlike bel, bea is actually henry's biological daughter, which i think just causes a slight difference neurologically because kyle is just like ten times more wired that than henry ever was. so just given that specific tidbit for contextualization i think bea's knowledge of things like the craft is just a lot more expansive that bel's. like. bea can read your tea leaves cast a protection spell brew a vanquish potion bel can write a spell to vanquish a demon in it's home lair without ever having to see it because she studied that for like. five months straight. she needs to check the book every time she brews a stun potion because that info simply does not fit in her brain. so i think bea is just a lot more well rounded given her obviously esoteric nature i think that, like bennie, she has this inherent belief that everything is meant to fall into place i think like you know she knows there's magic watching over her. i actually don't think she has any inherent psychic powers off the top of my head i'd probably give her telekinesis mimicry & deflection but she's always just kind of been in tune to energies. kyle watches over her too, and she can kind of feel whenever he's there. she talks to him sometimes. he never responds but she knows he's listening. the flipside of this is given the strong foundation and knack for the occult the foundation of basic education the american education system tried to give her umm simply did not find it nearly as compelling. like she can make things fly and you want her to find sinθ? i also think that given her more inherent witchy slant she finds it more difficult to connect with quote-unquote normal people. like the more groovy spiritual loosey goosey types are find, but there's something so inherently ethereal about her that very pragmatic people either find her annoying, weird, or dumb. which, yeah, kinda hurts, but she can take solace in the fact that she literally knows she's right like sorry i literally just vanquished a ghost last week but no look at me like i'm stupid when i say i think there's somewhere we go after we die like okay

[secret-engima]

I blame @talisward for this but like-

Before I get way into this, tagging @wolfsrainrules​ and tentatively @north-peach​ because FFXV isn’t your fandom but this is also part Star Wars and who knows you might find it funny.

What if in a Star Wars/FFXV crossover, a ship takes damage to the hyperdrive (pirate attack or unexpected meteor shower something) and the hyperdrive yeets them waaaaayyyyyyyyy into Wild Space and it crashes on the jungle islands of an unknown planet and the crew is killed in the crash.

But the crew weren’t the only ones on board.

The Galahdians of various Clans, for once all united, swarm over the strange thing that fell from the sky very warily, scuffing and chirping at each other (because this is totally an A/B/O verse, maybe even an a/b/o spin-off of Thrown to Wolves verse who knows) and they finally pry open part of it to look inside and- dead bodies. Dead bodies of strange adults and non-human ... beings that still looked vaguely humanoid and didn’t dissolve like daemons. Sprawled over in what was clearly death from the crash. They explore and find no survivors or even anything familiar. The letters on the walls are strange, the technology is strange. Everything is strange.

Then one of them finds a body dressed differently. Rather than strange, unpleasant smelling synthetic fabric, this one is dressed in spun clothes, rough and simple and practical. The body, not human but very humanoid, is curled up near a door, an expression of odd serenity and determination on their face even in death.

It’s one of the Ulrics that notices the area AROUND the body is miraculously untouched. There is destruction and crumpled metal and sparking wires in the hallway leading up to the spot, but the door behind the body and whatever is beyond is undamaged. Protected.

One of the Ostiums sniffs carefully, stiffens as he finally catches a scent other than sparks and foreign metal and strange blood, “There’s something alive on the other side,” he whispers.

An Arra presses her ear against the door for several seconds before growling, “I hear pups.”

And that’s the only incentive they need to start forcing the door open, because pups are sacred, even in a place like this, a metal ship that fell from the night sky and is filled with the dead bodies of human and non-human beings alike.

The door finally gives way with a scream of metal, letting the light spill into the room.

The collection of Jedi Younglings stare at them with wide, frightened eyes, some human, others not, all smelling of sadness and terror and the need for reassurance.

The Galahdians glance at each other meaningfully at the sight of non-human pups, then carefully set about coaxing them all out despite the language barrier, soothing the tears that come at the sight of the dead protector (who must have been protecting the pups with magic, surely) and herding them out into the jungle sunshine. While some of the Clans start working on removing the bodies for as proper a funeral as they can make (they hope star people don’t mind being burned and released to the winds, but it’s all they can do), others start trying to figure out what to DO with the new children. They can’t separate them, but these are a lot of strange children and that will be a lot for any Clan to handle. They settle on giving them to the more famed and long-standing alliances, the Ulric-Ostium and the Lazarus-Furia-Arra because the joint clans will have an easier time raising the kids and figuring out ... well. Non-human biology.

One of the Ulrics meanwhile is carefully distracting the poor scared kiddos by trying to establish some rudimentary communication. She finally coaxes their names out of them and smiles when one of the humans (human-like? If he’s a star person does he really count as human?) in the group, a boy no more than eight if she doesn’t miss her mark, steps forward and shakily bows in greeting and carefully enunciates “Obi-Wan Kenobi.”

Some other notes on this AU that I apparently have now: a/b/o is an Astral fiddling thing that happens over time and all the Jedi younglings are young enough that THEY develop it too as they’re raised by Galahd.

Galahd guards their Star Children zealously. Keeps them secret and treasured.

If this is not a Thrown to Wolves a/b/o spin-off, then this is still an AU where “magic” (ie the Force) can be used by almost everyone to some degree or other, just for simpler things than the specialized and extremely powerful magics of the LCs and Oracles because of Bahamut’s Blessing. Other people can still do amazing stuff with their “Magic” but it’s not armiger or Walls or superhealing/purification and it’s not as overwhelmingly powerful as LCs (who are all like- up there with Anakin Skywalker Force-power wise).

The younglings are Obi-Wan’s crechemates, they were on their way back from Illum or something when the hyperdrive yote them to Eos. They quickly figure out they’re on a planet so far away no one knows Galactic Standard and that no one has space travel. Eventually they settle in their new lives.

Everyone picture Feral Galahdian Jedi bbys. It’s like- Feral Mandalorian Jedi bbys but without the helmets and heavy armor XD.

They did end up splitting the creche between the various Clans, but tried to keep at least two kids near each other at all times so that they wouldn’t feel abandoned and organized regular “play dates” for all their Star Children (with the added benefit of the adults getting to share their meltdowns over the weird things their Star Children do and need). Also Ramuh is watching from on high and running damage control, which is why no Galahdian falls over dead from space viruses and no youngling dies in spasms from Eos viruses. He’s also the one to tweak the kiddos to fit into the a/b/o dynamic.

Obi-Wan would like you to believe he’s an Ostium. He is not. He’s an Ulric. Bant is his long-suffering Ostium braincell.

Other members of the creche include: Bruck Chun, who after multiple hard lessons on bullying is actually a pretty decent (if aggressive) bby Furia. Quinlan Vos because I find him fun (or, in this AU, Quinlan Ulric), and a couple OCs because I can’t remember who all else is in Obi-Wan’s age group/creche. There’s a Togruta in there somewhere because Togruta are cool.

Meanwhile in the Galaxy at large the Jedi are searching for their lost ship of younglings with more than a little alarm, but they don’t find them. While wandering for clues even years later, one Qui-Gon Jinn stumbles across a slave woman and her year old bby on Tattooine. The bby is extremely freaking Force sensitive so he Qui-Gon Jinn’s his way into buying both of their freedoms and taking them to Coruscant to introduce the woman to the Jedi so she can decide if she wants her bby in the Jedi or not. The woman is Shmi, the bby is Anakin.

Obi-Wan uses the schematics found on the ship (it was a ship for building lightsabers and stuff like in that one Clone Wars episode), his own instincts, and bits of the Elemency crystals/meteor shards lying around to “re-invent” the lightsaber. All the Galahdians are enamored and immediately figure out how to make their own.

Niflheim was Not Prepared to tackle a jungle full of Feral Galahdians with Laser Swords. Galahd does no fall and the Kingsglaive are still formed but not out of refugees. Instead Regis approaches them hoping to form an elite force of laser sword wielding jungle maniacs warriors. The Galahdians agree after some haggling for extra autonomy/privacy to hide their Star Children.

I feel like Obi-Wan joins the Kingsglaive. Just- because OBI-WAN. He’s curious and interested and he doesn’t particularly like war but he has that very strong Protecc instinct and people appreciate his diplomacy.

Years and years later, when the Star Children are teens/young adults, either they figure out how to repair their old ship or somehow another Republic ship finds Eos and all the Jedi proceed to collectively lose their minds over finding their Feral Galahdian former-Jedi younglings and their culture of laser-sword wielding jungle Packs.

Also the secondary genders is NOT a thing outside Eos so all the Jedi are ALSO freaking out over that and trying to figure out how their younglings have it (BECAUSE IT’S A THING. THERE ARE HORMONES AND VOCALIZATIONS AND STUFF THAT NORMAL HUMANS/MON CALAMARI/ETC CAN’T PULL OFF). It ... it never occurs to the Jedi that the Astrals did it because no matter how many times the Galahdians say it’s an Astral-granted thing, no one believes them because everyone “knows” that must be their primitive mythology and culture. There is no such thing as beings who can materialize out of thin air and are made of pure Force. Pssh.

Ramuh the Troll, Bahamut the Drama Queen, every other Astral who is professionally insulted that their existence is brushed off by the idiots who should know better: Behold, we shall ruin these arrogant space monks’ entire careers.

Also Palpatine tries something funny near the Galahdians and is murdered discreetly via an Arra because they can SMELL the madness and near daemon-like corruption on him kthanks.

Also also all the Galahdians take one (1) look at Anakin and go BBY SPACE ULRIC and promptly adopt Shmi and Anakin both while the Space Monks look on and sputter in confusion.

[biznichwrites]

Consider the following: Giyuu but a make up boy/Jeffree Star/drag queen. Fuck asking how he does this, more like asking how he pimps out his S/O, especially fem S/O that isn't into make up.

Okay so officially this is the last request I'd ever expect but here we go 😎

Which one of you asked this? Because I astral projected so hard. This is my vibe.

Mr. Giyuu Starr is going to make sure you both are on fleek at all times

Okay this is totally a modern au where Sabito definitely pushes him to express himself and FUCK DID WATER BOI DO IT

First big look was a "great wave" inspired look and no one can tell me any different 

He will totally have baby eyebrows and draw each day them to say "bitch" at a first glance

PLZ never call him out on his day walker brows, he will cut you with them

Okay at first he considered drag but that's a lot of work and tape. Also fuck fitting his pretty hair under a wig and fucking up his hair line

Not to say he didn't try but dancing and lip synching aren't his things in comparison to looking like he's a bitch with major tea in photoshoots. He knows his angles 

So he's more so the model type than drag, but he can be androgynous af 

THOSE EYES SLAY ALL DAY. His pretty eyes with some sharp af liner? DECEASED 

Anyway he loves to put makeup on you. He enjoys seeing how much your appearance change but still be the boo thang he loves underneath it all

Will always snatch your nose and give it a kiss before putting on highlighter. 

Okay he's a highlighting slut. Everywhere is gonna glow. You're gonna shine bright like a diamond

Matching makeup for dates? It's more likely than you'd think ™

WE DO NOT CRY WITH THIS MUCH MASCARA BB he will keep you strong, but your Mac fix + spray will keep you stronger 

Truth be told he fixes you up every morning and everyone wants to know wtf you're wearing and you're like "the fuck is an urban decay?" 

He will lovingly apply your daily face regimen no matter what. He wants you fresh af. Meaning you for sure have weekly face mask dates 

Totally kisses you to see how sturdy a lipstick is. There's other ways to test it, but why would you? 

He takes you to modeling gigs and you're photographed with him often in his shoots. He loves you and the fucking world will know it

I think the only exception to his high fashion nature is that he wouldn't have fake nails. They get in his way. 

His favs:

Mascara? Tarte's lights camera lashes

Foundation? Juvia's place $20 cover your depression paste

Concealer? Tarte face tape

Setting prouder? Also Juvia's place

Lipstick? Beauty Bakerie's lip whips

Eye shadow? We all know it's Jeffree Starr hunty

[oh-tetrabiblos]

Roommate in distress

So this was somewhat requested by Meri in discord, and it’s based on this song here. It’s a soukoku Roommates Au that somehow ended up as a 2k+ words fic even though I promised a drabble. I’m sorry I never know when to stop xD. Hope you like this rushed thing! :D

“I hate him.” Chuuya complains. “I can’t even stand to see him anymore. I despise his face, his voice, and even his clothing. Have you noticed his fashion sense? Such a disgrace.”

There’s a sigh that comes out of Chuuya’s laptop screen, where a tired Tachihara is leaning his head against his knuckles, more than used to his friend rambling.

“Chuuya-san, please, don’t spend all our conversation speaking about your roommate.” Tachihara tries to get into the topic once more, but fails miserably since Chuuya groans in frustration at said roommate’s mere mention.

“Speaking about him.” He says yet again, and this time is Tachihara who whimpers internally. “Do you know what he did to me this morning? He wasted all the stupid hot water by taking an hour and a half long shower! What the fuck is he supposed to do in there that long?”

Chuuya stares at his friend through the video call window, and even though he is only pinching his nose in outrage, Tachihara knows he’s not meant to intervene.

“And,” Chuuya continues, then Tachihara assumes that his tiny crush on the redhead is going to be the death of him, “you are not going to believe what he said to me when I confronted him.”

“I’m sure I won’t, Chuuya-san.” He murmurs, not actually sure his words are being payed attention to.

“The bastard had the guts to say “Next time let’s shower together, Chuu”.” The redhead mimics his voice. “What the fuck does that even mean?” Chuuya looks at Tachihara as if expecting the answer to all his problems, yet he knows better than to interrupt his friend’s rant. “Now I can’t even look at him in the face without wanting to punch him!”

Tachihara moves his head against the other hand, quietly staring at Chuuya squeezing the too long sleeves of a sweater big enough not to be his.

“I get this weird ass feeling in my stomach every time I come across his face, and it happens almost constantly since we live together.” Chuuya confesses, lower this time as if he is trying to obtain a reason out of it. “It must be loathing. I must detest him so much I’m having feelings of hatred inside me.”

Tachihara has never been that close to tearing his own hair out as in that moment. Chuuya is staring at him as if there is no other logical explanation, thus Tachihara decides he might as well grab a snack for the amount of time Chuuya is going to need to realize his real inner feelings. That, and also for his slightly broken heart that is pleading for self-destructing comments and chocolate.

“Yeah, that has to be it. I’ve hated him since I first landed my eyes on Dazai, so it’s only natural that the feeling grows stronger.” Chuuya concludes, seemingly satisfacted with the discovery.

“So, if you hate him that much, Chuuya-san,” Tachihara says, unwrapping a chocolate bar, “why don’t you move out?”

His question hangs midair, as both sides of the call remain silent. Chuuya is staring at him as if he had just said the most unreasonable, stupid, global harming thing of all, and Tachihara shrinks somewhat down on his chair.

“Are you out of your mind, now?”

Chuuya’s passive-aggressive inquire has Tachihara under the need to explain himself further. “I mean, you only speak about how much he pesters you, isn’t that true, Chuuya-san? Then it can only be natural to change roommates. You’ve been living together for two years now, so leave him.”

Chuuya lets out a chortle, making Tachihara feel as if he is no bigger than a kid that still doesn’t understand how the world functions. Leaning closer to his laptop screen, Chuuya maintains the smile on his face.

“That’s just plain stupid, Tachihara. Unfortunately, it looks like I’ll have to live with him forever.”

“Chuuya-san, you’re just college students. In two years top you’re done sharing a roof.” Tachihara intends to offer some tranquilizating words to his friend, even when Chuuya is apparently in another astral plane judging by his calm expression.

“Yeah, but we’ve talked about renting a flat together after graduating.” Chuuya says, and Tachihara definitely doesn’t understand a word.

“Didn’t you just say you hated him?”

Chuuya looks back at him unimpressed.

“Yeah, what’s your point?”

Tachihara sighs and doesn’t bother ending the call before slamming his laptop shut for good.

“Dazai, get your ass out of my couch and get your part of the assignment done!” Kunikida screams from his flat’s kitchen. “Now!”

“Ugh.” Is the only thing Dazai says as he keeps lazing around under the apologetic stare of Kunikida’s flatmate, Atsushi.

However, his nap attempt is soon cut short when Kunikida comes back to whack him to the floor.

“Such an unmannered man. Right, Atsushi?” Dazai complains without moving, and the aforementioned only shrinks in his armchair.

“Shut up and get to work.” Kunikida commands, turning his computer on without sparing a glance to the still lying body on his flat floor.

“But I’m not motivated anymore, Kunikida-kun.” Dazai whimpers, and doesn’t bother to raise.  “Unmotivated. Un–” He starts accentuating each syllable– “mo–”

“Dazai…”

“–ti, va–”

“Alright!” Kunkida explodes, “Why are you unmotivated, Dazai, care to tell?”

Dazai jolts up from the rug. “So straightforward, Kunikida-kun!” There is a grin on his face hat almost costs him another blow, though he dodges it. “However, it’s all because of Chuuya.”

“Your roommate?” Kunikida frowns, already typing the report he deeply knows Dazai is not going to do. “What does he have to do with your idiocy?”

“Everything,” he says, “his face, his voice, his fashion sense. Everything is a disaster. On top of all, his inexistent stature. It physically pains me.” Dazai finishes his list, all while leaning down again on the couch with a whimper that leaves a pout in his lips.

There is a moment of silence in the room which only pesters Kunikida further.

“If you aren’t going to work then leave.” He ends up saying after listening to his classmate’s nonsense.

“But Kunikida! I can’t leave! I’d have to see Chuuya’s face at home and it gives me the goosebumps!” Dazai turns around so he is able to kick in the air like a child, only to spite his friend. “Living with him is such a torment!”

“Is he really that bad?” The question escapes Atsushi’s lips before Kunikida can warn him with a pointed look, and Dazai practically jumps on the sofa in excitement.

“Oh, believe me Sushi! He is worse! He steals my clothes, makes the best curry ever, and has an astonishingly intoxicating scent impossible to resist!”

Dazai claps his hands together and then forces an expression of disgust. Atsushi leans his head to the side in confusion, though he doesn’t try to understand the man. That is a battle he surrendered from long ago.

“But those are only good traits?” Atsushi speaks again as if Kunikida isn’t silently begging him to leave the topic.

“And the worst of all is that he always interrupts my suicide attempts!” Dazai cries, “This morning I was trying to drown myself in the bathroom, but he just had to come and tell me to rush!”

Atsushi feigns a sound of understatement after Dazai stares at him for a moment. “O-oh.”

“I obviously told him he can always join me. He turned the cutest shade of red!” Dazai trails off along with vague hand gestures, “I wouldn’t mind taking a shower with Chuuya at all…”  

“But doesn’t that mean you like him, Dazai-san?” Atsushi hesitantly asks, and Kunikida groans loudly at last.

Dazai’s strident laughter interrupts him.

“Me? Like Chuuya?” He says in between giggles, “I loathe him. He,” Dazai needs to take a breath for a second, “He makes me want to pry my eyes out in disgust. I’ve got all these feelings of revulsion inside of me every time I see him, you know? My blood rushes and my head reels at the mere sound of his name, it’s terrible.”

“But that’s precisely what it means to be in–” Kunikida steps in before Atsushi can finish his sentence and send his afternoon to hell.

“Dazai,” he says, “if you get on with your part of the project I’ll let you crash on the sofa tonight. That way you won’t have to see your roommate’s face.” Kunikida really tries to give a reassuring expression. “Only start it. Deal?”

There is silence. Then, Dazai gasps and immediately looks at him as if he has just said something impossible. His unrelenting look makes Kunikida feel as if he had grown a second head, or worse, decapitated an animal. And even though he knows his classmate doesn’t make sense at all most of the time, Dazai looks like he has been greatly offended, thus Kunikida wonders what wrongs must he have done in his previous life to deserve such a punishment.

“Do you mean not going home to Chuuya?” Dazais’ voice is hardly perceptible.

“Didn’t you just said…?” Kunikida asks, not even remembering why the hell is he even participating in the conversation in the first place.

Dazai deadpans. “That’s just plain stupid Kunikida-kun. Do you plan on passing this project with that atrophied mind of yours?”

A vein twitches in his classmate’s forehead. “Dazai…”

“Ah, now I really am unmotivated. Nothing can ruin the mood more than hearing nonsense.” Dazai says before standing up, stretching his arms above his head. “I’ll be taking my leave, then.”

“What?” Kunikida grunts, bewildered. “Come back here! You still have to do your part!”

“Oh, and just so you know,” Dazai turns around in front of the door to look at them, “there is no way I’m not going back to Chuuya at the end of the day. Don’t ever suggest that again.”

Dazai closes the door after him.

“I’m back, chibi!” Dazai shouts from the door, quickly scanning the place to find Chuuya sprawled down on their modest couch typing in his laptop.

His chest feels lighter at that image, and Dazai rushes out of his shoes, barely leaving the coat hanging before throwing himself on top of the redhead.

“Unfortunately, mackerel!” Chuuya groans, shifting so nor Dazai, his laptop or him end up on the floor. “Welcome back.” He adds with a sigh anyway, because deep inside him it wouldn’t feel right if he didn’t.

“Say, Chuuya,” Dazai raises his head from Chuuya’s stomach, “is this my sweater? Again?”

Chuuya doesn’t bother lifting his head from the screen.

“I won’t deny or confirm anything.”

Dazai chuckles while dragging himself up so his head is resting against Chuuya’s shoulder. The redhead allows him to accommodate over his body without a word, and once he is done Chuuya buries his fingers in Dazai’s brown locks, caressing his scalp with slow motions.

Dazai humms in appreciation, indulging in the feeling with his eyes closed. “What were you doing?”

“Just finished telling Tachihara how much I loathe you.”

Dazai bats an eye open to stare at him in something akin to amusement. Chuuya ignores it in favor of discarding his laptop over the tea table, and then swifts down over the couch, only halting once his head is at the same level than Dazai’s.

“That Tachi-something guy really is a nuisance.” Dazai comments, both his eyelids closed again.

Chuuya makes himself comfortable against his roommate’s body. He notices how Dazai’s bangs have already fallen down to cover up his eyes, and how his lashes fit beautifully against his clear cheeks. There is also the almost imperceptible mole against the side of his nose. However, Chuuya doesn’t dare look lower than that –he knows better than to get himself into the lion’s den.

Against all odds, what he does is murmur in contentment. “Hmm, please don’t do something stupid.”

Dazai barely lifts his lids to stare at him. “Since you asked so nicely.” He says, and then his arm is encircling Chuuya’s waist to drag him closer. “I despise you, too.” Dazai whispers against Chuuya’s just licked lips. “So much.”

Chuuya smirks, yet doesn’t take the step further. He grabs a fistfull of Dazai’s hair, not with the intention of pulling apart but for giving the assurance of how close they are instead. Dazai parts his mouth in half a silent moan.

“Don’t do that, you make my skin crawl.” Chuuya groans, slowly lifting his look from Dazai’s lips to his eyes.

“I can’t stand seeing your face either.” Dazai stares deep into Chuuya’s eyes, his hand already finding a place in Chuuya’s warm nape.

All it takes is Chuuya biting down his lower lip and a quick look from Dazai to his mouth for them both to give in, as usual.