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terrence-silver · 2 years

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Do you have more you can tell us about dad!Terry? I'm obsessed with your posts btw, your writing is wonderful

I absolutely adore villains who are good fathers and TKK / Cobra Kai has enough absentee, bad, weirdly detached parents as is, so here goes, something different;

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- Spoils them rotten; Everything his kids want, they get. Why? Because they're his kids, and as such, they receive and receive and receive to no ends by sheer default. Anything and everything at all --- just the way it ought to be. They'd be this most pampered, fluffed, horrendously capricious, beloved little things ever and Terry openly, deliberately encourages it to the degree where they're like miniature royalty around The Valley. Which, honestly, seeing who their father is, is very fitting indeed and he wouldn't have it any other way.

- Excellent Advice Giver; Terry might lie and cheat and scam almost everyone else he's surrounded by, but with his kids, he will utilize some tough love when it comes to teaching them life lessons, because he legitimately wishes them to develop the skills and the cunning necessary to navigate the world with a degree of wisdom and intelligence that'll ensure they're just as smart as he is (if not more) and in order to achieve that, he'll have to be sincere with them.

- Protective Killer Instinct; It's pretty scary to think just what Terry could and would do if someone looked at his kids wrong, talked bad things about his kids, sniffed the very air they breathe --- god forbid, if someone hurt them, or pestered them. He'd pretty much destroy that bully's childhood, their parent's livelihood, everything they have going for them and he'd ensure whatever transgression, no matter how big or small is paid for in double. Triple. Quadruple. His revenge would be genuinely frightening.

- Cares about their Future; Terry might be a busy, scheduled businessman, but don't ask how, he's still full on invested and privy to all his children's activities, plans, dreams, goals --- be it prom night, what college they'll attend, what trips they want to take, what car they wish to drive, what their career plans are, what they like, what they don't like. Everything. In fact, he's more invested in it all then they ever will be, downright to the smallest, most miniscule tiniest detail that might fly past everyone else's notice.

- Possessive Satellite Parent; Possible downside is that Terry is in everything his kids do, but not in an obvious way. In the background, rather. Hovering. Watching. Listening. Pulling strings. Thing is, despite being a Billionaire and it being expected in circles he mingles around that parents probably let their children go pretty early, to attend some fancy prep school, Terry might ironically find it really hard to let even a single child go, getting immensely emotionally attached to the point of anger and obsession.

- Biased Love; He doesn't care if, uh, Terrence John Junior, Sammy, Timmy, Tommy, Ronnie and Bobby kicked someone down a flight of stairs. They're excused because they're his children and they're clearly not to blame, also, the school principal received a hefty 'donation' and the whole issue has been promptly swept under the rug without anyone being punished. In fact, they all get a comforting pat on the head from dad due to how well (how aggressively) they handled the situation.

- Scary Affectionate; He could have a child in his lap during a Dynatox meeting, while reprimanding his employees, plugging his kid's ears, so they wouldn't hear that dad really doesn't give a fuck what the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon have to fucking say on his company's expansion. And he could very easily kiss the top of their head afterwards and give them a silver fountain pencil to scribble with over a discarded contract by a rival firm...in front of that rival firm's CEO. It's a power move. Not very ethical, but nobody can deny Terry adores his children and flaunts it too.

- A Cool Despot; He's not an ordinary dad. He's a cool dad. Which means, constant partying and friends over and music and laughing and being extroverted is all game...or is it? Terry can't decide if wants to be entirely liberal or entirely strict or both. If he wants to literally vet everyone his children come into contact with or allow them to have an elaborate adventure in Ibiza. Or just order the mansion gates indefinitely locked? If he wants to congratulate his children on their dating life or hire a private detective to check on their significant others. To be, or not to be.

- Biggest Cheerleader; Speaking of friends, if his children like someone, be it platonically or romantically, that somebody is immediately claimed by him into his kid's circle, because again, his kids get whatever his kids want. Or whoever. Well, too bad. That child just has to come over and play. Did you know Terrence Junior lives in a mansion? Do your other, less important friends live in a mansion? No? Terry didn't think so. Do your other, less important friends send out a private chauffeur to pick you up at the allotted hours for play time? Also no? See? This is why his kid is the best.

- Infinite Devotion; Terry always loves his kids, no matter what they're like at the moment, what they become like in the future, what they look like, what their sexuality or lack thereof is, what their gender is. His kids are his kids and his brood and that's really it. It's oddly wholesome, seeing as how this is Terry Silver and he is something of a bigot. But, never towards anyone his. It's a very strange duality he has. Downside is, that his romantization of familial loyalty is almost cult-like in nature.

#terry silver #kk3 #cobra kai #terry silver as a parent #headcanons #yandere

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worksby-gabriella · 3 years

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USO Girl?

Halloween!Steve x Halloween!female!reader

Summary: Steve and reader meet at a Stark Industries halloween party, but the reader is dressed up as a USO girl. 🇺🇸

Warnings: None really, just a terrible title.

Request from: @lighterthanstardust (technical difficulties with tagging at the moment)

Putting on the last few touches of your red lipstick, your phone dings.

Nat: Are you still coming? I wanna introduce you to some people :)

Y/N: On my way

Natasha had been begging you to come to Stark's Halloween party for the past month, you kept saying no because you're content with your little tradition of buying candy, curling up and watching horror movies every Halloween. But Natasha was persistent, and adamant about you going. She would come to your workplace at shield, whether you were training, taking a call, or welcoming a new recruit, and bother you until you gave in.

You were pretty sure the reason she wanted you at the party was so she could introduce you to her co-workers? Friends? Family? Whatever she called them, you've heard her refer to them as many different things over the years. And well, you guessed correct based off the text.

Shutting your door and walking out of your apartment complex, you could hear your silver kitten heels click clacking on the cement ground. Getting into your car and checking the adress off the piece of paper Natasha gave you, you turn on the ignition and speed off.

Pulling into the parking lot of a very tall building, that you assume is Stark Tower, you see a red headed figure standing out front.

As you park your car and get out, Natasha starts walking towards you. Pulling you in for a hug and letting go, she takes a good once over of your USO girl costume.

"Damn, 'might as well take you home tonight girl!" She says as she twirls you around.

"Thanks but look at you, Kim Possible!"

Natasha hooks her left arm with your right arm, as you both start walking towards the entrance.

"What are supposed to be anyway?"

"A USO girl, it was a last minute idea because I didn't have a costume. Had to rumage through my grandmother's closet." You answer.

"Hm, it's cute."

As you enter the building she leads you to an elevator, and punches the button that says: 17th floor. When the elevator stops, and opens you notice there's not as many people as you thought there would be. It seems to be more of a small get together for Halloween. To the right there's a group of five people, and Maria Hill whom you've talked to a good amount of times already, all sitting on white couches. There's about two handfuls of some other people scattered here and there, dress in different costumes.

"Tasha' where is everyone?" You whisper shouted as she led you to her friends, The Avengers.

"This is everyone, Y/N"

When Natasha and you reached the group she stopped in front of everyone and introduced you to them.

"Guys, this is Y/N, she works for shield."

"Hey!"

"Hello."

"Nice to finally meet you!"

"So you're the girl Nat keeps talking 'bout, eh?"

You knew who they all where so you didn't bother asking for names, instead you just said your "hi's" back and settled on the couch by Nat.

"Where's Steve?" Nat asked,

"The mans is old as dirt, he's probably just walking to slow. He'll be here eventually." As Sam says this he moves his eyes to you and asks,

"So what's up with the costume?"

"Sam reall-" Maria starts to say but you interrupt.

"Ha ha, it's okay Maria. I'm a USO girl, I didn't have a costume and it was a last minute idea, I had it on hand."

"Be careful, Y/N, gonna give Capsicle a stroke there."

They all chuckle at Tony's joke,

"Capsicle?"

"Just ignore Tony" Natasha says rolling her eyes and shaking her head.

After about an hour of conversation, and Halloween music playing in the background, you volunteer to get the second round of beer from Tony's bar. But Bruce stops you,

"Oh, you don't have to get them. Sit down I'll get it."

Not stopping and ignoring his offer you say,

"It's fine, I can get them."

He smiles warmly at you as you get up to go to the bar.

When you open the small refigerator door, you grab six beers including one for yourself. When you close the door and start to exist the bar you crash right into someone's hard chest.

"Oh my gosh, I am so sorry, i wasn't lookin-"

You cut your self off looking up. Completely mesmerized by the man in front of you. Steve Rogers. You knew he was attractive, but you didn't know he was this attractive.

Chuckling Steve tells you, "It's okay."

He looks down at the beers in your arms,

"Let me grab one for myself, then I'll help you carry those over there."

Waiting for him to grab one, he walks back to you, takes three cans from you, and taps the small of your back to signal you to start walking, sending a shiver down your back.

"So, a USO girl, eh?" Steve asked.

"Oh, yup, didn't have a costume."

"So then what's that?"

"My grandmother's"

Realizing what you said you just said you look at him with wide eyes.

"I am so sorry, I didn't mean to call you old."

Steve lets put a louder laugh causing everyone to watch both of you as you and him make your over to them.

"So, I see you've already met Steve." Nat says with her eyebrows raised.

Knowing what she's suggesting you roll your eyes and say,

"Yes, I have."

"So, I guess I was right. You did give him a stroke."

Everyone starts chuckling at Tony's joke while Steve shakes his head with a goofy smile on his face, looking down at his shoes.

"Hm?" You ask after taking a sip of your beer.

"Well the loud crash?"

"Oh! No, that was me dropping all the beer."

Everyone is moving onto different conversations but you an Steve keep talking. Asking eachother question after question, inventively listening to one another.

Nat was watching both of you out of the corner of her eye.

"So where's the costume old man?!" Sam says, sorta struggling to keep his eyelids open.

"Didn't know we were dressing up." Steve answers with a shrug.

"What?!? No way. Absolutely not. Who doesn't dress up for Halloween?"

"Apparently, Capsicle."

Jerking his head toward Tony he points at him saying,

"Hey! Who're you to talk Stark, you're not dressed up either."

"When you're Tony Stark, Rogers, you don't need a costume to be cool" Tony argues in his defense, flicking off some imaginary dust from his suit.

Everyone keeps talking, drinking, occasionally dancing, and getting drunker and drunker. But Steve has the inconveniency of not being able to get drunk, and you're so caught up in his baby blues that you completely forget you were drinking.

You're definitely drunk, but not from alcohol. You're drunk off of his seafoam eyes, his charm, his kindess, his authority, his every detail.

When two a.m rolls around, and everyone is drunk of thier asses they start heading up to a couple of floors higher, most likely to whatever rooms were up there to get some sleep, already dreading the morning after.

Since you and Steve were sober, well you were more sober than the rest, You and him stayed behind to clean up empty bottles, empty beer cans, and fallen decorations.

You pickup some beer cans to go to the bar and throw them away but when you come back, Steve asks you,

"Would it be wierd if I asked you out?"

"No, no it would not be wierd"

You're both smiling at eachother, Steve is holding orange, black and purple streamers in one hand, while your holding a beer bottle.

Next thing you know he's dropping the streamers, and walking to you.

He kisses you. Lips on lips. Moving so perfectly in sync. It's igniting, it's new, it's exciting, and brilliant. So brilliant that you drop the beer bottle to lay your hands on the nape of his neck, but the bottle has other plans. It crashes to the floor and shatters, causing you and Steve to pull away from eachother and chuckle.

As you both bend down to pick up the shattered peices he grabs your hand, and tilts you head up to look at him.

"So, will you go on date with me?"

"It would be crazy of me to say no, Steve"

My first actual fic!! I hope you've all liked it, btw I THRIVE of off feedback so please tell me what you've thought.

If you've liked this fic please like and reblog. REBLOGS HELP WRITERS A CRAP TON!!!

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theworldiswhispering · 3 years

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So, I saw that you're into LOTR, the Wingfeather Saga, The Silver Eye, and Hunt for The Wilderpeople, and I love ALL of those, so please please will you tell me your favorite parts/books/scenes and favorite characters? (Spoilers are not a concern, BTW)

Aaa really?? That's so cool fam!! I got really excited to answer this when I saw it, tbh all of those are so good and I don't know where to begin so thank you.

For LOTR, my favorites are probably Faramir, Eowyn, Sam, and I'm going to stop myself there on characters for now because there are too many that I could write essays on. Also shoutout to Boromir and Frodo who I used to dislike but I did not give enough credit to and now are favorites also. I've watched the movies more recently than I've read the books and I am not going to list the scenes that just make me want to scream because there are too many. But Eowyn/Gimli friendship and tbh just all of the Gimli friendships in general deserve more love. Very wholesome. Also Boromir death scene??? Absolutely kills me. Denethor/Faramir cut back and forth scene while Pippin is singing? Ouch. Sir Mr. Professor Tolkien and Peter Jackson I'm going to have to ask you to stop.

It's also been a while since I read the Wingfeather Saga, but it's in my top three core favorite series/pieces of media in of all time (there are concentric circles of favorites) along with LOTR and the Chronicles of Narnia. Sometimes I wonder how good old AP would feel about being placed there but that is HIS fault for writing such a good book series and not mine. I grew up reading it and it is just....mmmgood. I love the sibling relationships in that book, tbh definitely made an impact on me and how I treat the people around me (esp. being an oldest/older sibling haha). He works truth into good storytelling so well. Favorite characters...once again difficult but Janner (hmm project much), Artham, Maraly, the Florid Sword, Nia, Leeli, Kal....there are not a lot of characters I dislike in that series. There is just so much redemption going on all around and each of the characters are lovable yet have profound flaws and hurts that they have to work through in a very real way. I really need to do a reread lol.

TSE is not quite in the core circle but one of my favorite pieces of media of all time and definitely my favorite webcomic. There's so much detail in the story and Laura does such a good job writing dialogue and characters, along with having just...astounding art? Apen and Berlyne have both been favorites for a long time but Chara has grown on me a lot and tbh is very underrated. Joe is great and tbh I think knows everything going on because he's standing in the background of pretty much every conversation that's supposed to be a secret, shoutout to Idony for being in the Least Problematic Club with Joe and Chara. Alvarados ftw I guess. There are more characters I dislike in this comic but none because they're badly written, more because they get on my nerves or have made....poor choices....things which I am apt to rant about at length and thus will save for another time. But all the characters are entertaining and really essential to make up the group and have potential so there is that. I'm excited for them to get to Levant and meet more characters (I really wanna see the Shephard sisters). Also if anybody sees me liking TSE posts that they made years ago it's because I've been dredging the depths of this site for more TSE content and I apologize in advance.

I watched Hunt for the Wilderpeople for the first time like two weeks ago and it was just...so good?? The potential for stories with a quirky setting or tone to be a setting for the deeply profound is something I love to see tapped into and Taika Waititi does that beautifully. It's a genre? I dunno how to describe it that reflects the confusion and chaos of the real world very well while still creating a good story. 10/10 will make my friends and family watch.

Anyways thanks for reading my dissertation, I could talk about most of these for hours and have before so this ask just made me go ham.

#thank you!!!#this was super fun to answer #as you can see I am horrible at picking favorites. maybe I need to have characters lined up on a cliff and choose one not to shove #off of it...could help me pick #you have excellent taste in fandoms if I do say so myself eheheh #asks #the silver eye webcomic #the silver eye #lotr #hunt for the wilderpeople #the wingfeather saga

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berryblu-arts · 3 years

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Basic guide to my OC's stories

(yes i know i have a lot, help-)

august 9, 2021: added glow stage and diamond

February 23, 2022: added seedling

LONG info dump below the cut (no srsly, i´m warning you)

🍓🍋Strawberries and lemonade

Drama/ Slice of life with a hint of fantasy

Set in the main world in the early 2000s

Story about a girl who can see heartstrings and her various adventures in life, enphasis on personal relationships (not necessarilly romantic)

Aesthetic: lots of pinks and whites, soft and bright colors, 80s sailor moon backgrounds

Inspo: me being rlly mad at romantic love being taken as the only type of love, its also a twist on the red string of fate

🌼👻⛈Spectrum

Drama/ supernatural i guess?? (Can be categorized as urban fantasy i think)

Set in the main world, close to present day

Protagonist is a girl who can see "specters" (basically the counterparts of random animals except they're made of light or shadow), the story deals with themes of loss and lonelyness sometimes :( , but is also very centered around friendships (and i might sprinkle in some found family in there UwU💕)

"That shadow you saw at the corner of your eye the other day is real, but dont worry, its friendly :)!"

Aesthetic: rainy days, liminal spaces, small towns, fall, foggy days, childhood memories, abandoned buildings.

Inspo: ghibli movies, lil bit of kyoukai no kanata, and that one time i got food poisoning and couldnt see about 1/4 of my vision (not cool btw, but at least i made up some p cool shadow lore from it :D)

🧭🌌Twilight compass

Drama/fantasy (high fantasy)

Set 2 or 3 years before present day (in universe)

A bunch of kids (teenagers ig) get throw into an unfamiliar alternate world and try to get back to their own, but in the process uncover some important information that could finally end the tensions between that world's main kingdoms and so they get dragged into the mess, but maybe they were meant to be there from the very start (?)

Aesthetic: The world is half frozen and half on fire, its a todoroki world hehe-, lots of fantasy nature for yall's enjoyment ^^, huge animals that are mostly friendly, small animals with magic powers, magic circles and items, etc...

Inspo: loz breath of the wild, black clover, and a hint of star vs , among other things...

🤍⏳💛Time's end

Drama/ fantasy (high fantasy)

Set about 2 years before present day in the main timeline, but also 100+ years in the past... if that makes sense? (Theyre messing w time ok-)

Main character is a boy who suddenly finds himself in a magic world with a really bad political climate that's leading up to it's destruction, he gets dragged into that mess and soon discovers that world may be more that just a strange fantasy his brain made up.

Aesthetic: copper, stone, silver and gold, medievalcore but also rlly darn close to what the dragon prince was doing :>

Inspo: uhh i came up with this because i was trying to force myself to study history 😅😅, the very root of the idea for this can be traced to my obsession to winx club tho (which i will elaborate on if anyone asks)

💧🕰🔥Unwind

Drama/ fantasy (urban fantasy)

Set a little over a year before present day in the main timeline (unofficial time btw, still figuring it out)

Continuation/spinoff of time's end ft. One of my favourite side characters ^^ (im not spoiling this one lmao)

Aesthetic: a not so big beach town, bright and colorful houses and people, abandoned buildings few people know about, not so far from the outskirts of a little forest. (Really really vaguely based off where i live hehe)

Inspo: a dream i had where a comet fell from the sky, a combination of magical girls and superheroes

Fun fact: this is actually the story i started with, and even if it's mainly urban fantasy, it has elements like alternate worlds, cryptids and aliens thrown into it, fun stuff!

🏖🚃West coast

set in present day

Sort of a continuation of unwind, but centers around characters that were previously introduced as background ones now in the spotlight.

The story is split in 2 perspectives, the new guardians (an all girl element based squad i should talk about more) ,and what i'm calling the chaos squad (zac, roy, blaire, sara, viv and liam), these last ones are actually the most varied squad in therms of power category (i should probably explain that too in the future)

it´s the last story in the chronology.

Aesthetic and inspo: almost exactly same as unwind, as it's set in the same city

🌙💛Moonlight

set in an alternate timeline, close to present day (high fantasy/ post apocalyptic)

Mini story and its honestly a sob fest, why was i even allowed to come up w this one ??😭😭

Sort of a prequel to time's end, it gives a bit of context to a couple character motivations but at what cost-

Aesthetic: lots of purples blacks and blues, contrasted with gold, post apocalyptic society...sort of?, society sucks but at least it's aesthetic😌✨, also looks like a story book UwU

✨👽✨Stardust outcome

Drama/sci fi

Set in the 90s

Prequel that isnt really it's own thing?? It's the story of the alien squad and 2 other characters from time's end, pretty sure if i ever make it it won't have a usual comic format but instead it'll be a bunch of mini stories, hopefully in chronological order...

Aesthetic: space and stuff, it looks a lil like voltron actually haha😅, but also on earth theres a clan of people w knives and cool masks that monitor all the shenanighans, and theres a secret society n stuffs.

Inspo: listen- i made a character that was supposed to introduce aliens into the main story, then went overboard w his backstory to the point that this one is literally how his parents met lmaoo

🤍👁💜Under the eye

Drama/fantasy

Side plot of spectrum that i feel deserves it's own story but i dont have time for it ToT

it's about 2 security guards in a hidden magic town, an old quiet dude w a grumpy face who lost his family a long time ago, and a newbie w a bright personality that has actually been having a sucky time.

They're both living pretty lonely lives and end up having a pseudo father-son relationship after the old dude finds out this kid was kicked out of his house. then after a couple more shenanighans a little alien girl is thrown into the mix, at which point the old dude *looks* like he´s not having it, but internally he´s like ´´welp, guess i have *two* kids now´´

overall rlly wholesome stuff with a dash of angst and found family :3

it´s called under the eye, because even if they´re working as security guards, the clan i mentioned in stardust is the one really in charge of monitoring stuff around there, so they have limited freedom on that front, and also they keep trying to go against them, that clan´s symbol is an iris ensata (flower) with an eye in the middle, hence the title.

aesthetic: same as spectrum, except if this was harry potter they´d be in that one magic town hehe (i hate making that comparison but it´s the closest i can get)

📖🎮⏳checkpiont

drama/ fantasy (urban fantasy w a dash of sci fi i guess??)

short story, set in present day

tecnically a spinoff of time´s end , but the tones are literally so different??

there start to be random zones in a city where pixelated videogame monsters appear, and kat (the main character) is appearently the chosen one to stop all that nonsense?, no one knows what´s going on but they better figure it out before reality alters inself badly enough to be unfixable.

pretty lighthearted story overall, but it´s important cause it reintroduces some key characters into the mix :).

Inspo:i may or may not have actually made this just to justify a cheesy videogame themed story hehe, rlly feels like glitch techs tho :O (netflix series)

aesthetic: the city is pretty standard, the videogame area is all neon and pixel-y, kind of futuristic outfits for the characters, and lots of orange/ blue lighting UwU

👽🏙Unnamed ´´stardust outcome´´ sequel:

drama/ sci fi

a bunch of the characters are the kids of the original stardust, some are completely new ones, it´s basically kiddos interacting and doing shenanighans with superpowers at a school, but w an actual important subplot behind the scenes, the end of this one leads directly into the end of west coast and is the second to last story in the chronology (not counting what i have planned for next gen, those are only gonna be fluffy one shots)

🕸👑💚Glow Stage

*Not connected to the main story at all, but it exists there in the form of a show*

Drama/fantasy (rlly slice of life-y sometimes tho)

typical magical girl story but the main character is the redeemed villain type, trying to do good but with a slightly messed up moral compass. Also the mc befriends the magical girl in her civilian form without knowing its her because ✨free dramaaa✨

Inspo: i needed a fake show for spectrum then accidentally created a whole new story, whoops!

Aesthetic: everything is pretty standard and almost generic on purpose, the villains are edgy, good side is all sparkly and stuff, im aiming for something like what precure's got going on^^

something a lil creesy w lots of potential for both angst and fluff never hurt anyone :3

Seedling 🌱 🌼

Drama/fantasy (very slice of life leaning)

Story about a socially awkward kid learning to get along with his new step mom and sister, surviving through school, and of course, being a shapeshifter and perhaps the key to a conspiracy to take over the earth from the inside out. Fun times!

Fun fact- the main trio is composed of: ex villain mc who is -s t r u g g l i n g- , chosen one- magical girl-hero of prophecy who *does not* wanna be here, and the stable normal friend :)) (except no, he is holding the information and conciousness of several souls inside him, like the avatar thing... but theyre more an annoyance than actual help lmao)

Inspo: late 2000s action cartoons, the myth of changelings, and the sheer need to watch characters go from cold and indifferent with each other to "we are family now, I would die for you" :')

Aesthetic: idk man, will update this one later lol

Fun fact: I'm not sure if this one's Canon in the main universe hehe 😅

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Honorable story mentions:

Unnamed robot stiory: completely disconnected from the rest, put bluntly it´s about robots that think they´re people (came up w the concept w @/ashrayus a couple years back), it´s sorta just sitting there but i refuse to let go of it UnU

STARDUST: precuel to stardust outcome, it´s about a solari (star person) that falls in love with a rlly nice and humble avian farmer guy she met (this isnt set in earth), and they were both lonely, so they swear to be together till death do them apart, and they even have a kid, but solari have all these rules about forming attatchments with mortals and whatnot, so of course the fricken space police come knocking and stuff gets nasty and the guy dies- (it´s all just rlly tragic ok, i´m sad,,), so these stories are named stardust after the star girl cause she dies as well, passing all of her energy to her kid to keep him safe :(.

Diamond: Tells the origin of the world, powers, sub dimentions, etc... i won't have a story designated for it cause itll be like reading a mythology/history book, and idk how to make that entertaining hehe 😅😅

#literally no one is going to read this and i don´t blame them lmao #shut up sheo #told yall i have that tag for a reason #oc talk #strawberries and lemonade #spectrum #twilight compass #time´s end #unwind #west coast #moonlight #stardust outcome #under the eye #checkpoint #i thought it might be handy to use as reference if anyone for some reason wants to know what my stories are about #i´ll be editing stuff in the future if i change a story in a major way :)#guide to my stories #diamond #glow stage

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bittersweetmelxdy · 4 years

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hey so I’ve been stalking your blog & I loved the scenario where MC hides behind Victor, could I request one for Gavin? (love love lobe you work btw❤️❤️ thanks so much for sharing your writing)

Now, I’m pretty sure ‘Irrational Behaviours’ is to date the most liked request I’ve ever had, so a parallel of this was quite a hard act to follow. But this does read different to ‘Irrational Behaviours’, but’s that’s just because each of the boys has a very different relationship with MC. Also, if you’re wondering about this hyper specific situation.... this may have happened to me... like last week. Mum and I had to shake the entire bed out the next day because I couldn’t sleep. Anyway ramble over, hope you like it xxx

Title: Danger comes in... threes? Pairing: Gavin x MC Words: 1,789

Gavin woke up to the feeling you tossing and turning in your sleep, and he jolted out of sleep, his fight or flight response immediately kicking in. When he realised you weren’t in danger, you were just overheating, he breathed a sigh of relief and after noting your flushed skin he glanced over at the open window. His soft smile grew as he watched the curtains flutter and a cool breeze eased through the window dancing around your sleeping figure, and your figure relaxed as your temperature decreased. After watching your form rise and fall steadily for a few moments, ingraining the image in his mind despite how many countless nights he’d spent with you like this. He was so focused on the stillness of your figure that he wasn’t even aware he’d drifted off to sleep.

Gavin woke up, grasping for your form to draw it closer to him, and he jolted awake once again when he felt nothing but thin air. He sat up quickly, throwing the blanket off the bed, revealing nothing but confirming the fact he was alone. Quickly switching into work mode, Gavin quieted his breathing and took in his surroundings. Hearing sounds of someone shuffling around his kitchen, Gavin, still on his guard padded downstairs to your shared kitchen, keeping his footfalls silent as he drew closer. To his utmost relief the person he was hearing in his kitchen was none other than his wife, you were humming along as you danced around the kitchen, getting breakfast ready for the two of you. Silently, he approached you, surprising you as he wrapped his arms around your waist, tugging you backwards into his chest, and resting his chin atop your head.

“Gavin!” you giggled, resting your hands on his forearms, “Good morning.”

“Morning Love.” Gavin kissed the top of your head, and after detangling from you, he and you made breakfast together in companionable silence.

But soon after the morning rush began, you ran around gathering papers and folders, and Gavin noticing your ‘List Notebook’ on the shoe cabinet by the door, picked it up as he knew you never left the house without it. He allowed you to run around the house, but after hearing you sigh in frustration a couple of times, he decided to ask you what you were looking for.

“Love, what are you looking for?”

“Gavin,” you pouted appearing in the entryway, “Have you seen my-” Gavin held up the notebook and shook it gently it front of you.

“I’m a mess, aren’t I?” you sighed, placing your shoes on your feet.

“Yeah but you’re my mess.” Gavin laughed, knocking his knuckles lightly on your head, and snagging his keys, as the two of you left the house.

Gavin dropped you off opposite of the company, the early morning hour meaning the streets were pretty deserted. So, after glancing around, Gavin drew you close his hands on your hips, and pressed a kiss to your lips, your breaths mingling as you slowly pulled away. You smiled, eyes shining in affection, as Gavin picked up your hands, intertwining your fingers and lifting them up between the two of you. Gavin pressed a kiss right atop the shining silver wedding band on your ring finger.

“I’ll see you at home later.” with his lips still brushing your knuckles, Gavin looked up at you.

You nodded while, smiling brightly at him, “Yeah, see you later Gavin.” then you let go, and crossed the road to your company, stopping at the door to wave at him.

Gavin laughed at the childlike enthusiasm in which you waved at him, and shook his head restarting Sparky and heading off to work.

Later that day Gavin, tired from both patrol and missions, flipped the kickstand on Sparky and trudged slowly towards the front door. Unlocking it, he leaned on the wall, slumping against it as he pulled off his shoes, throwing his keys haphazardly atop the shoe cabinet, he forcibly expelled the air from his lungs, trying to expel the tension still present in his shoulders.

“Gavin, that you?” you called, from the kitchen, appearing soon after, decked in an apron and a messy bun atop your head.

Looking up the vision that was the love of his life, Gavin wasted no time in gathering you into his arms, nuzzling his nose against yours, “I’m home.”

“Welcome home,” you giggled, welcoming him home with your affection, “come on! I need you to taste for me.”

Gavin allowed himself to be pulled by you through the house, until he was situated in front of a bubbling pot. You dipped a teaspoon in the concoction and brought it up to his lips, Gavin leaned forward dipping his head to cover the spoon with his mouth. He thought about it for a minute, reaching towards the salt container throwing a pinch inside. You watched proud, reminiscing a time when the two of you were dating and Gavin wouldn’t tell you because he worried he would upset you, and you were glad he trusted you enough to voice his opinions.

The two of you spent the evening in a quiet companionship, after eating dinner, you noticed Gavin’s wandering attention as you washed up the dishes, so you cut off the story you were telling him and laid your hand on his forearm, redirecting his focus back to you.

“Gavin, work really that hard today? You haven’t

“What? No-I mean, yeah... but I was listening. I promise.” Gavin started, his eyes wide in panic, but you were quick to reassure him.

“Gavin let’s go to bed... no, no, it’s fine Gavin, let me look after you.” you threw puppy dog eyes at him, blinking slowly. Gavin grumbled, trying to avoid your eyesight, but you gripped his face locking eyes with him, and softening his resolve.

“...Fine.” Gavin spun around to replace the dishes in the cupboard, choosing to ignore your quiet ‘yes!’ in the background.

The two of you prepared yourself for bed, taking turns in the shower and when Gavin returned, towel over his shoulders, he watched you climb into bed, snuggling into the blankets as he proceeded to open the window, so it would be easier for you to sleep. He then joined you in bed, pressing a kiss to your forehead and the two of you settled down, and the exhaustion of the day finally caught up to Gavin as he soon succumbed to sleep.

Of all the things that Gavin expected to wake him up, the sounds of your scream and you bolting from the bed, was definitely very very low on the list. Gavin blearily rubbed the sleep from his eyes, focusing on the darkness of the room, locating your figure in an instant. He swung his legs over the edge yawning as he did so, once he realised you were trembling, crouching close to the floor, he became more alert.

“Hey, you alright what’s wrong?”

“T-t-t-t-the bed, it’s on the bed!” you were shaking like a leaf, pointing at the bed.

“What is it, come on its late, let’s go back to bed.”, he grabbed your hands to lead you back, but to his surprise you dug your heels in, pushing against him.

“No, no no! Gavin I’m not going back there!” you struggled, and Gavin soon became at a loss of what to do.

“Love, it’s fine, if it’s a bad dream I’m here...” Gavin continued to try and pull you towards him, despite the struggling.

A sickening shudder ran through your body, your spine becoming ramrod straight in an instant. Your eyes flooded with tears, most spilling over and running down your cheeks, as you felt a flutter in your hair. Ripping your hands from Gavin’s, you then launched yourself at him, and despite his usually quick reflexes, the rollercoaster of emotions had so thrown him off that you knocked him to the floor. Luckily for him, your hands had wrapped around his head and it cushioned the fall, however the pain barely registered as you were still shaking uncontrollably.

“Gavin, get it out!”

“What?” Gavin was still dazed and confused from the fall, that he wasn’t quite putting all the pieces together.

“It’s in my hair!” You buried your face in his neck. “Get it out!”

“Okay, okay.” Gavin gently carded his hand through your hair, pulling back once he felt the twitching insect, and pinching its leg and removing it from your hair, and then patted your head with his other hand, “There, there, it’s out.”

“Throw it outside!”

“Now?” a teasing lilt bled into his tone, as a smirk tugged at the corners of his lips.

“Right now!”

“Well, I can’t if you don’t get off me.” you pulled back, glaring as Gavin fully smirked at you.

“Gavin, not the time!” you shakily climbed off him, sitting back and watching as he stood up and threw the bug outside, pulling the window until it was only open a sliver.

Clapping his hands to dust them off, he approached you hoping to coax you back to bed now the threat was over, when he was stopped by you outstretching your hands halting his movements, “Love, the insect’s gone.”

“Wash your hands.”

“... You’re kidding, right?”

“Gavin don’t even think of putting your hands on me again if you don’t wash them right now.” you were stern in tone and your eyes were blazing.

“Love-”

“Gavin. Hands.” You pointed at the bathroom, and Gavin resignedly went to wash his hands, however once at the sink he couldn’t resist his next tease.

“You know it’s probably more scared of you than-”

“Gavin finish that and you’re sleeping on the couch.” you glared at Gavin as he returned and he pantomimed zipping his mouth closed, winking at you, before stopping beside you.

“You changed the sheets?”

You turned to the bedsheets, clenching your fists tightly, “I can, I don’t know... I just won’t be able to sleep unless we change them.”

Gavin placed his warm hand atop your head, “Don’t worry, now my darling wife, can we finally go back to bed.” at your assent, he smiled warmly, and you offered him a shaky one in return.

Once settled in bed once again, you yawned, burying your head in his chest and he wrapped his arms around you, your legs entangling beneath the sheets. Breathing in the sweet scent of your hair, he couldn’t help his final comment.

“I wouldn’t have let it eat you, you know.”

“With how deeply you were sleeping, I would’ve been eaten before you even realised.” your retort resulting in sleepy giggles from the both of you, as you both drifted back to sleep, safely in each other’s arms.

#mlqc scenarios #mlqc gavin #mlqc #mlqc bai qi #mlqc haku #mr love queen's choice #mr love gavin #mr love bai qi #mr love haku #love and producer #evol x love

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fixated-addict13 · 3 years

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I’ve been thinking about Sam’s powers. Because i’m obsessed they had so much potential in the later seasons. And i’ve wondered what would happen if they occurred in season 9 after the Gadreel ordeal as well with Abaddon & Metatron. As a result this fic happened. This is my first time writing fanfiction so any suggestions or constructive criticism is welcomed. Currently I’m at chapter three for this, but I though I share this one because maybe other people will enjoy it.

Btw this is an AU so no MOC (I didn’t care for that storyline) and Dean stayed at the bunker so there may be some tension between the brothers if I decide to keep writing this. Castiel also has his grace, but broken wings :(. Also anothe ring inspiration was the writing “Start Here” by Caitlyn Siehl. So if this even gets noticed and read, enjoy! I may add more chapters on here or somewhere like AO3 or Fanfiction.net.

“When is a Monster not a Monster?

Oh, when you love it.”

- Caitlyn Sieht

Chapter 1: “Start by pulling him out of the fire and hoping that he will forget the smell. He was supposed to be an angel…” (Sam P.O.V)

He could feel it.

The dirt.

The impurity.

The unholiness.

The evil.

No matter how hard he tried he couldn’t scrub it out. The closest thing he had to purity was going through the trials. But then again, he couldn’t even get that right.

Everyone acts like they can’t see it. As if they can’t look into his very soul and see the fingerprints of the devil himself.

See the ways his eyes darken when angry. Or when his eyes look almost yellow in the sun.

Almost.

On days when he can’t help but reminisce, he remembers the power, the feeling of being able to kill with just a single thought. Being able to kill the ones once said to be “untouchable”.

He hates those days.

When he looks in the mirror he can’t help but see the worst of himself and those caught in the crossfire.

He sees Lucifer.

He sees Gadreel.

He sees Azazel.

He sees Ruby.

He sees John.

He sees Mary.

He sees Jessica.

He sees . . .

Dean.

God. He prays that he could be as clean as his brother. The so-called “righteous man”. The one the angels and possibly God wanted out of hell.

Not him though.

At least he had Cas, he just wishes someone higher saw worth in him being freed. That maybe God himself saw him more than “The True Vessel of Lucifer”.

More than an Abomination

Boy King

Anti-Christ

Freak

Blood Sucker

Azazel’s Favorite

The Boy with the Demon Blood . . .

It’s funny really. His soul is over centuries-old and he’s 6’4 but they still call him a boy.

Sam!

What was he doing again?

Sam! Sam!

He sounds familiar?

Sammy! Sammy!

Oh right, Dean.

Wait, why is he yelling?

Is he okay? He should probably. . .

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Gasp!

Sam wakes up with a gasp to a pair of worried green eyes looking down at him and shaking his shoulders. “Sam? Sammy?! It’s okay, it’s okay just breath”.

He didn’t realize he was hyperventilating.

‘What happened to me?’

“We were ambushed by Abaddon and her crew, remember?”

‘Oh. I didn’t know I said that out loud.’

“Why do I feel so... “ He breaks off there and realization dawns at him, and Deans’ solemn look confirms his suspicions.

That’s why he felt it.

He looks around and takes in the atmosphere of the worn-out factory. The wrecked pipes, the drip-drip of falling water. Walls dwindled by age and slimy floors. He remembers now, they had been on a case involving a vampire’s nest. They had tracked them to this factory and Abaddon had…

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NOT LONG BEFORE:

A group of a dozen or more demons - most likely more - surrounds them. They separate and once Sam is able to decapitate some demons, he sees Dean being outnumbered. He starts to go toward him to assist but is soon stopped in his tracks by an unseen force, quickly he is forced to the wall behind him. Next thing he knows Dean is being restrained by the low-level demons and he is unable to move his limbs from the walls deteriorating surface. Abaddon walks toward him, a wicked smile tucking at her blood-red lips.

“Well, well, well. If it isn’t the Boy with the Demon Blood.”

He’s unable to suppress a small flinch from those words. She seems to revel in his reaction.

“Wish you would’ve told me about your reputation, seeing as you are made specifically for our God himself, … for Lucifer”. She walks closer to him and grips the bottom of his jaw. Her now black eyes looking directly into his.

“DON’T TOUCH HIM YOU BITCH OR I SWEAR I’LL KILL YOU” Dean growls at her.

She turns to him, her face filled with amusement. Then quickly faces the younger Winchester again and continues as if Dean hadn’t spoken.

“Now, where were we? Right. You should’ve told me, Sam. It’s better to learn through the individual than through gossip” she says with a false offense.

“Screw… you.” he retorts through gritted teeth and flaring nostrils.

She scowls in response. Then reaches into her pocket for a small silver dagger. Sam eyes it, his angry and defiant facade faltering a bit. Only a little bit.

“Oh calm down. I’m not gonna hurt you”. She turns her head to Dean. “Him… well he’s expendable”. At this panic fills Sam’s eyes, his attempts to fight against her hold increasing.

She continues looking back at Sam's eyes, however not acknowledging his attempt. “I wonder what the blood from a Knight of Hell would do to a specimen like you.” She wonders while playfully stroking his cheek as if he were her lover. He cringes at the feel of her cold fingers. His mind then begins picking up on the intent of her statement.

Upon his realization, his body fills with trepidation and his blood runs cold. In the background, Dean continues to fight and curse against the demon’s strong grips. She brings the blade to her wrist and slices very slowly as if attempting to tease him. Right away he can smell it, the strong aroma of sulfur. The scent of evil, poison, of … of…

‘Power.’

He blinks and attempts to shake his head against her grip when that thought appears. He can’t become that.

‘I can’t.’

She starts bringing her wrist to his mouth. He tries to take his face out of her hand, but she has a fucking strong grip. She pulls at his bottom jaw opening just enough.

Dean’s curses, protests, and threats fade into the background as Sam gets a look at the blood on her wrist. His tongue waters. And he hates it. He should be over it. Centuries of the cage (of redemption) should dim his craving, his temptation.

Guess he was wrong.

The next thing he knows the taste of metal and sulfur is on his tongue then fills his mouth. He attempts to spit it out, but she has her hand over his mouth and nose. He doesn’t want it.

‘I DON’T WANT IT. (I, YOU, WE NEED IT)’

It goes down his throat as he attempts to take a breath, it burns going down but it feels so damn good.

She takes her hand away from his mouth and nose. Her other wrist still fixed to his mouth. He stops fighting. Pure instinct takes over and he’s practically licking the cut trying to get as much blood as possible. Making sure that none is wasted. He’s pretty sure Dean is eyeing him with disgust and disappointment, but he can't bring himself to care. He could feel the power and energy building up. It builds behind his eyes, in his gut, his entire fucking body. What were once whispers in the back of his mind have now turned to shouts. (‘MOREMOREMOREMOREMORE’)

Then it stops. Everything comes to a standstill, the shouts, and energy dull, his body numbs.

She pulls away and he opens his eyes, he didn’t even realize he had closed them.

Abaddon is smiling wickedly at him. And Dean is… Well, he can’t even bring himself to meet his eyes. Can’t bring himself to see the hate, detest, the. . . the . . . ‘fear’.

‘He should be afraid of me, you, us. I’m, you’re, we’re, way stronger than him than all of them. All I, you, we need is more blood’, his mind whispers.

The pressure builds between his eyes. Blood is rushing in his ears. Abaddon seems to be speaking, but all he could focus on is the beating of her heart. (‘KILLKILLKILL’)

The sound of her and the other demons’ blood rushing. (‘MOREMOREMORE’)

His lips start forming into a grin. He could already feel the cool blood falling from his nose, the blood drying around his mouth. His hands slowly begin to loosen from their fixed point on the wall. The last thing he sees is Abaddon's once satisfied smile falter. Then black begins to fill the edges of his vision, then soon everything follows suit. ______________________________________________________________________________

NOW:

Sam takes into account the number of bodies that surround them, some encompassed in pools of blood. He looks down at his hands, and they're covered in blood (‘not mine’) that hasn’t quite dried yet.

“Did I . . . did I d-do this?” he asks, but deep down he already knows the answer. He just doesn’t want to believe it. Sure, things have been really bad between them lately. Well, bad would be an extreme understatement. But despite that, he just needs some form of assurance.

“Sam . . .” Dean begins with his hands still having a tight clutch on Sam’s shoulders. The younger Winchester attempts to listen to what else he’s saying, his lips are moving but the whispers are back in residence and drown out Dean’s voice.

‘He’s going to lock me, you, us up. Lock the door and throw away the key. He doesn’t need me, need you, need us. I, you, we, need more. All he sees is a monster…

“Sam, it means you’re a monster”

and when is a monster not a monster?’.

TBC

#sam winchester #sam winchester fanfic #powers!sam

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tigerkirby215 · 4 years

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5e Twisted Fate the Card Master build (League of Legends)

(Artwork by Riot Games)

Never lost a fair game, or played one.

Twisted Fate is one of the oldest champions in the game and despite never being extensively changed he’s always found his way in and out of the meta. A very simple kit makes him a great champion for skill expression among pros.

There isn’t much reason for this build other than “I thought it would be cool.” Twisted Fate has always been a champ that I wanted to learn and while doing some brainstorming I felt it would be fun to try to make him in 5e!

GOALS

It's all in the cards - Throwing cards aren’t the most practical choice of weapon, but they’re Tobias’ weapon of choice. By the way did you know that Twisted Fate’s real name is Tobias?

Shinin' gold - Twisted Fate’s iconic ability is to pick a card for either more damage, an AoE burst, or a stun. We’ll be taking all of them.

No fightin' destiny - It wouldn’t be Twisted Fate without the ability to teleport behind you. Nothing personnel, kid.

RACE

The people of the Serpentine River are human, and henceforth Twisted Fate’s a Variant Human with some card skills. You can increase two skills by 1: choose Dexterity and Intelligence for card reading and slight of hand. And for your skill you have to persuade people to sit at the table after all, so take Persuasion.

As for your Feat take the Observant feat to watch the cards: increase your Intelligence further and watch for any cheats at the table. And for your language there are no doubt a lot of sea creatures that speak Aquan in Bilgewater, so pick Primordial to speak to them and any other elementals.

ABILITY SCORES

15; DEXTERITY - Jack be nimble and Jack be quick, since you need mobility to survive in Bilgewater.

14; INTELLIGENCE - Poker is a game of smarts as well as luck, and while lady luck is smiling you also need your own skills.

13; CHARISMA - Not as high as I’d like but we need other skills more, and 13 is still more than enough to charm I’m sure.

12; WISDOM - Wisdom is tied to both Perception and Insight which you need to watch the cards.

10; CONSTITUTION - A little lower than I’d like (feel free to swap the 12 in WIS for this) but Twisted Fate’s hardly a tank.

8; STRENGTH - Again: Twisted Fate’s hardly a tank and it’s up to Malcolm to do the heavy lifting. (Oh god now I need to do a Graves build...)

BACKGROUND

Fun fact: Twisted Fate is a Gambler, which is a background in Acquisitions Incorporated. You get proficiency in Deception and Insight (not Slight of Hand, for some reason?!), one language (pick your poison), and one gaming set (which will of course be a Playing Card Set.)

Your feature is Never Tell Me the Odds, letting you scout out tables to swindle or more rough pirates who won’t take kindly to being scammed.

(Artwork by Riot Games)

THE BUILD

LEVEL 1 - ARTIFICER 1

Starting off as an Artificer because I really like this class and we need both their saving throw proficiencies and their skill proficiencies for Slight of Hand and Perception at the table. You also get an Artisan’s Tool of your choice and I’d pick whatever since it really doesn’t matter.

As an Artificer you have Magical Tinkering which lets you do a bunch of fancy tricks to your cards. You touch a tiny non-magical object and can make it shine light, play a message, let out a smell or a sound, or change in visual appearance. Read over the ability to see everything you can do but the effect lasts indefinitely but you can only have a number of these active equal to your Intelligence modifier. You can touch an object you Tinkered with to end the property early but if you try to make a new one the oldest effect ends.

You also get access to Spellcasting as an Artificer. You get two cantrips from the Artificer list: Guidance will give you some luck with the cards and Acid Splash will let you throw out a red card for some AoE damage.

Artificer’s are a prepared spellcaster, meaning you can swap out your spells for others on the Artificer list at the end of a Long Rest. Regardless these spells will be suggestions for the most in-character spells to take: Detect Magic and Identify are both good to make sure no one’s cheating at the table, and Disguise Self is useful to hide in a crowd if needed.

LEVEL 2 - ARTIFICER 2

Second level Artificers can Infuse Items to create a variety of magic items. As I say whenever I make an Artificer build I’d suggest picking Artificer Infusions that help your party but with only two levels we won’t be getting many.

The Returning Weapon infusion is the main one we’re here for. It lets you turn a thrown weapon magical and will cause it to return to your hand immediately after throwing it. Playing cards aren’t a “weapon” but a Dagger is pretty close, and it’s the only Finesse Thrown weapon you can take.

An Enhanced Arcane Focus is better if you want to go straight for spells. You don’t have any spell attacks yet but...

Is Graves asking you to look over his gun? Well pass him a Repeating Shot weapon so he doesn’t have to waste as much time reloading.

Fun fact: as an Artificer you can recreate common magic items from Xanathar’s Guide. Feel free to craft yourself some Loaded Dice with the Charlatan’s Die.

You can only make two of your infusions, and since one will be more-or-less permanently locked into Returning Weapon I’d choose your other option wisely.

You also get another spell: the Sanctuary spell will force any enemies that attack you to make a Wisdom save or be forced to attack someone else, which can be good in case they get pissed off when you swindle them. The effect does go away as soon as you attack though.

LEVEL 3 - FIGHTER 1

Now that we’ve got our cards it’s time to stack the deck. Level 1 Fighters can choose a Fighting Style and the Thrown Weapon Fighting style from the Class Feature Variants UA is perfect for a card-slinger.

IF UA ISN’T ALLOWED see if they count Archery for thrown weapons. If not I’d probably opt for Dueling so if you get into a melee fight you won’t be completely defenseless.

You also get a Refillable Potion with Second Wind, letting you regain hit points equal to 1d10 + your fighter level once per short or long rest.

LEVEL 4 - FIGHTER 2

Level 2 Fighters can use their Stacked Deck to Action Surge, letting them take one additional action on their turn once per short or long rest. The cool thing about Action Surge as a spellcaster is that you can use the extra action to cast a spell and then attack or do something else, but you can only cast one leveled spell per turn. Why am I telling you this when most of your spells are utility-based? No particular reason.

LEVEL 5 - FIGHTER 3

Level 3 Fighters can choose their Martial Archetype and Battle Masters are great at card tricks. I assume because you’re throwing a knife not a playing card. Regardless Battle Masters are Students of War, letting them gain proficiency in one Artisan’s Tool of their choice. Again pick whatever or see if your DM can let you take a Gaming Set instead.

But more notably you Combat Superiority die. You have four superiority dice, which are d8s and regain any expended dice when you finish a short or long rest. You can use your Superiority die to do a variety of Maneuvers:

Trip Attack will be your golden ace in the hole. When you hit a creature with a weapon attack you can expend one superiority die to attempt to knock the target down. You add the superiority die to the attack’s damage roll, and if the target is Large or smaller, it must make a Strength saving throw. (8 + your proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier btw.) On a failed save, you knock the target prone. Note that knocking a target prone will make it harder to hit them with ranged attacks but it will make it easier for melee characters to hit them, and also slow them down for a moment.

If you’re fine with your stunned target moving then Distracting Strike will give your allies an opening to attack with Advantage, and also let you add the Superiority die to the damage.

Disarming Strike isn’t something TF can do in the Fields of Justice but it’s very in-flavor to knock the weapon out of an enemy’s hand (with a Strength save) and do some more damage.

LEVEL 6 - FIGHTER 4

That uneven Charisma score is annoying me, and you can’t be a silver-tongued swindler without the Silver-Tongued Feat from the Feats for Skills UA. Your Charisma score increases by 1 and you get Expertise in the Deception skill since you already had proficiency in it to begin with.

IF UA ISN’T ALLOWED feel free to grab the Prodigy Feat instead for Expertise in Deception (or Slight of Hand) and some more skills. This won’t increase your Charisma however so you’ll have to find another way to even out your ability scores.

In addition when you take the Attack action you can replace one attack with an attempt to deceive a humanoid you can see within 30 feet of you as long as they can also see and hear you. Make a Deception check contested by the target’s Insight: if you succeed your movement doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks from the target and your attack rolls against it have advantage; both benefits last until the end of your next turn or until you use this ability on a different target. If your check fails, the target can’t be deceived by you in this way for 1 hour.

You do only have one attack currently but with Action Surge this will let you have Advantage on that attack and any attack on your next turn. And speaking of extra attacks...

LEVEL 7 - FIGHTER 5

5th level Fighters can get value out of that silver tongue with an Extra Attack. This means that by replacing one attack with a Deception check you can get Advantage on three attacks over two turns, or up to five attacks if you Action Surge.

(Artwork by Riot Games)

LEVEL 8 - WIZARD 1

Now that we’ve got our deck it’s time to du-du-du-du-du for a date with Destiny. As a level 1 Wizard you get access to Spellcasting with 3 cantrips and 6 spells known. For your cantrips Prestidigitation and Minor Illusion will allow you to do some more card tricks and Friends will let you con your way through life with ease. As for your spells...

Color Spray will let you toss out a whole deck of cards, blinding your opponents with blues and reds.

Distort Value is good for any con, allowing you to make an item seem more valuble.

Ice Knife can be red, since it’ll explode in an AoE and chill your opponents. (But not slow them.)

Jim’s Magic Missile will let you throw out three cards that do considerably more Force damage than a regular Magic Missile.

Protection from Evil and Good can be good help for your partner in crime.

And Tenser’s Floating Disk will be helpful to haul all that loot.

You also get Arcane Recovery, letting you recover spell slots equal to half your Wizard level rounded up.

LEVEL 9 - WIZARD 2

Now you’re probably wondering what Wizard Twisted Fate would be right? You’re thinking obviously Divination, or maybe Illusion? Perhaps even Enchantment to further the con?

Nope; Conjuration baby! Put bluntly Twisted Fate conjures cards into his hand, which you can do with Minor Conjuration. You spend an action to conjure up an inanimate object that’s no more than 3 feet cubed and weighs no more than 10 pounds. The object must look like a non-magical object you’ve seen before and is visibly magical, radiating dim light out to 5 feet, and it lasts for 1 hour unless it takes damage or you use this feature again, so you can only have one fake card at a time. There’s a lot of really funky stuff you can do with this and it’s up to your creativity to make it shine!

For your spells of choice Magic Missile is a far more accurate blue card, and Feather Fall can help you make sure you don’t lose your hat.

LEVEL 10 - WIZARD 3

3rd level Wizards can learn second level spells like Jim’s Glowing Card Coin to distract the table while you make your getaway and Darkvision, to help with the fact that your pitiful human eyes can’t see in the dark.

LEVEL 11 - WIZARD 4

At 4th level you get an Ability Score Improvement: increase your Dexterity for more precise card throws and an easier time avoiding damage.

You also learn another Cantrip: seeing as we’re still a pitiful human who can’t see in the dark the Light spell will let you light up a golden card to illuminate the path ahead.

You also learn two spells: Hold Person will let you Paralyze (not stun!) a target for your teammates to beat them down and Misty Step to pickup Flash.

LEVEL 12 - WIZARD 5

5th level Wizards can prepare third level spells like Melf’s Minute Meteors for a whole pack of red cards! As an action you create six floating red cards around your person and as a bonus action you can shoot one or two of them up to 120 feet away. Each creature within 5 feet of the point where the card explodes must make a Dexterity saving throw or 2d6 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Alternatively if Malcom is looking for you grab the Nondectection spell to make hiding just a little bit easier when he doesn’t have any tricks up his sleeve.

LEVEL 13 - WIZARD 6

6th level Conjuration Wizards get Benign Transposition, allowing them to use an action to Flash up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space they can see. You can also instead choose a space within range that is occupied by a Small or Medium creature and swap places with them if they’re willing. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest or you cast a conjuration spell of 1st level or higher. Remember that this does take your action, meaning that you most likely can’t cast spells or attack after using this, but it’s still an insanely good utility.

You also learn more spells and I think everyone knows what Fireball is; full-AP red card go boom. If you’re looking for someone to give a date with Destiny then Clairvoyance will let you create a sensor in a familiar location to either see or hear what’s going on within.

LEVEL 14 - WIZARD 7

7th level Wizards get access to 4th level spells, which is what we were looking for with Dimension Door. As an action you teleport up to 500 feet away to a location you can either visualize or describe. You can bring objects that you can carry and also bring one willing creature of your size or smaller who is carrying gear up to its carrying capacity. This spell actually pairs very well with Clairvoyance that we got last level because you can use that spell to peek into an area so you can visualize it for Dimension Door.

For your second spell? Eh; how about you jump back to third level for Counterspell? You’ve gotta protect the gang after all. And remember that as a Wizard your spell list is only restricted by what spell scrolls you can find.

(Artwork by Riot Games)

LEVEL 15 - FIGHTER 6

Now that we’ve finally made out date with Destiny it’s time to learn some more card tricks. 6th level Fighters get another Ability Score Improvement and we’re going to want to cap our Dexterity for sharper cards and thicker leather chaps.

LEVEL 16 - FIGHTER 7

7th level Battle Masters get one more Superiority Die and two more Maneuvers: Maneuvering Attack is great to set up an ambush, letting your jungler use their reaction to speed up at your command. Precision Attack helps if your opponent is building armor, letting you add your Superiority Die to your accuracy.

You can also spend one minute to Know Your Enemy. For every minute your study your enemy you can learn if any of the creature’s following stats are equal, superior, or inferior to you:

Strength score

Dexterity score

Constitution score

Armor Class

Current hit points

Total class levels (if any)

Fighter class levels (if any)

Considering that you have levels in Wizard this can be very useful to determine what saving throws to go for when you start the fight! Is their Dexterity equal to yours? Maybe don’t hit them with the DEX save. Is their AC high? Maybe do hit them with the DEX save.

LEVEL 17 - FIGHTER 8

8th level Fighter? Lady luck is smiling! Take the Lucky feat for an Ace up your sleeve when the going gets tough.

LEVEL 18 - FIGHTER 9

9th level Fighters get Indomitable, letting them reroll a failed Saving Throw once per Long Rest. Consider it a bit of Serpentine luck helping you when you really need it, so use it wisely; preferably on something you actually have a chance of rolling well on your save for?

LEVEL 19 - FIGHTER 10

10th level Battle Masters get Improved Combat Superiority dice, turning them into d10s. You also get two more Manuevers and we’ll be jumping over to the Class Feature Variants UA for Silver Tongue, letting you add your Superiority die to any Deception or Persuasion check you make. The Snipe meanwhile will let you sneak a card into your combo, allowing you to spend your Bonus Action to make a ranged weapon attack with the Superiority die, adding the dice to the damage if you hit. This can be a good way to sneak a bit more damage in if you teleport behind a squishy carry.

LEVEL 20 - FIGHTER 11

Our capstone is the 11th level of Fighter for a third Extra Attack, letting you attack three times per round or six times with Action Surge. If you activated Silver Tongued this equals a total of 5 attacks with Advantage over the course of two turns, or 8 attacks with Advantage if you use Action Surge! With that many cards in the deck someone’s going to have to fold.

FINAL BUILD

PROS

Lady luck is smilin' - You have an immense amount of utility with magic and maneuvers to help you both in and out of combat; tons of mobility with Conjuration spells and a good bit of roleplay utility with some strong skills, a great passive perception, and Roguish proficiencies.

Cheater's just a fancy word for winner - If your DM allows you to use the Silver-Tongued feat then you’ll be making almost all your attacks with Advantage, allowing you to maximize your maneuvers. And +14 Deception is great for RP in its own right.

I never bluff - Despite having several abilities that only come back after a Long Rest you’re quite capable of surviving on just Short Rests and Refillable Potions. With Arcane Recovery giving you back up to 4 levels worth in spell slots, Benign Transposition coming back whenever you use a Conjuration spell, and all your Fighter abilities coming back on a Short rest you can keep trucking on even after a bad teamfight.

CONS

Nobody touches the hat - Wizard levels plus a 0 in Constitution results in about a hundred health. Invest in some Ruby Crystals (Amulet of Health) when you can or else you’re just a Power Word: Kill away from death.

All or nothin' - Throwing knives honestly aren’t that practical as a ranged weapon. If you don’t mind not having a melee backup try making a Repeating (Cross)bow instead.

Only a fool plays the hand he's dealt - The biggest truth however is that the 2 levels in Artificer really doesn’t do much for you. All you get is a bunch of spells you could’ve gotten from Wizard and the Returning Dagger. If you have a reliable way to get some throwing cards (either from a DM or an allied Artificer giving you a more reliable ranged weapon) I’d suggest splitting those two Artificer levels among Fighter and Wizard for more Ability Score Improvements and a 20 in Intelligence.

But you can work well alone and with a crew. You’re the ace in the hole for any party, even a party of 1. Keep your cards close to your chest and play what you need at the right time. Just be sure to know when to put down your cards and pull out the big guns.

(Artwork by Riot Games)

#DnD 5e #dnd #dnd build #dnd fighter #dnd wizard #League of Legends #League of Legends Twisted Fate #never lost a fair game #or played one

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4, 10, 32 and 33 for the marvel comics asks? ♥

4 - favourite x-men villain

the writers uh there’s a lot i like! x-men are. vv good with villains tbh. i feel like i’m cheating if i say Mag Neet Toe because a) obvious and b) technically he’s not a villain anymore he’s a,,, p*litician 🤢🤢🤢 i would. also like to say Mystique but idk if she counts? but u know what i guess nobody really counts as a villain anymore because they’re all.. basically forced to be friends so i say mystique! she’s canonically bisexual and has a wife and i LOVE THEM SM it’s. very good. she has GUNS and is VIOLENT and ANGRY and while also 😔 very sexualised but u know comics a woman can’t be in any way unattractive if she has any one of these traits. but she’s cool and she vibes and yes she’s,,, a shitty mother but u know what we let magneto get away with his awful treatment of pietro n wanda (and lorna tho i. haven’t read too much of them together tbh shshsjnshj) so. she gets the Gay Pass. anyway bring back her wife or suffer her wrath 🙃🙃🙃 honourable mention to my best girl madelyne pryor i absolutely LOVE her but she deserves so much better then what she gets so. hshshhs

10 - what character has the best character development?

honestly i could name a LOT but partially because writers are inconsistent as hell it’s actually hard to say,,, but tbh i’m gonna go with my underrated fave wonder man. man had a chronic anxiety disorder for a good few years and was Struggling and honestly like. same. everyone else goes right ahead into danger and he’s just freaking out in the background and is AWARE of this and feels ashamed for not being strong enough emotionally despite being one of the most powerful members. and u know what? checks himself and decides to do something he loves (acting) which helps him with his confidence! he actually gets better and begins to Grow and Learn. then there’s a. slight degression in the 80s and 90s but shhh comics during that time were generally... b*d. BUT. he then kinda becomes more Normal, kinda a jokeish character tbh at some points and just kind of there to Punch and act as filler. THEN. has a slight Mental Breakdown (had a few of those in the 80s & 90s) and by the end of it decides that enough is enough and that he does not want to cause people any more harm, which is ESPECIALLY meaningful when u remember that he is canonically a survivor of childhood physical abuse at the hands of his father & brother. he makes the DECISION despite his background and despite his strength to be a pacifist, to not resort to violence because he feels like he’s hurt too many. much like how he decided to be a hero despite previously getting incarcerated for embezzlement. simon has messed up multiple times, and has suffered through so much and (especially during the 80s-90s) has been angry and destructive (rightfully so) but despite that he refuses to let it consume or be his defining characteristic and chooses to be a pacifist and i. i love him a lot ok.

32 - which character has the coolest powers?

I’D LOVE TO NAME WANDA IF PEOPLE COULD ACTUALLY DECIDE WHAT THEY WERE LIKE I--

um. but there’s! a lot i like. obviously i like my mans wonder man who is A Being Of Pure Ionic Energy or whatever the fuck, straight up no organs where did they go what happened why did him being able to turn purple snatch his organs??? BUT. also am a big big fan of mr reed richards and his horrifying stretchy long body

he’s gross. disgusting. body horror rep we all need i love him so dearly cdhdhdh. i also LOVE LOVE LOVE the silver surfer’s powers he’s cool as hell. man just floats around in space naked on a surfboard and honestly king. me too. you wish you could be half as cool as motherfuckign norrin radd of zenn-la. monica rambeau’s powers are also awesome like??? she can become ANY kind of energy she wants that’s dope. like she can even duplicate unknown energies if she see’s it for long enough... honestly imo the BEST captain marvel. she’s so cool. i’m love her.

33 - who’s your favourite character without powers?

OOO BOY. there’s. quite a few i like. edwin jarvis, the butler of the avengers is,,, probably my fave lmao. he’s trying SO hard n he’s so sweet and. honestly a miracle he’s alive. anyone that goes in or out of that mansion is his child no matter who you are. his dad vibes are immense. i,,, i love him a lot. also robbie robertson (epic fucking name btw /s) from the daily bugle who is. honestly a legend. i could probably read... a LOT more spiderman comics but. i love him a lot he’s very supportive and caring and. i trust this man. the only man in the news business with right tbh. everyone else GET OUT.

marvel comics asks!

#captainjanegay #TY FOR ASKING!!#ask games} answers #💛💛💛

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laughingpinecone · 4 years

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Trick or Treat 2020 letter!

I am laughingpineapple on AO3

Hello dear author! I hope you’ll have fun with our match. Feel free to draw from general or fandom-specific likes, past letters, and/or follow your heart.

All requests are art or fic - for art, the stuff I like is the kind that depicts the characters doing something. I’ll always be happier with a very simple drawing of two characters walking together or sharing a cup of coffee than with an ambitious composition that looks like an Avengers poster. I also enjoy seeing them wear different clothes, getting a feel of what their fashion sense is like beyond their canon outfit(s).

Likes: worldbuilding, slice of life (especially if the event the fic focuses on is made up but canon-specific), missing moments, 5+1 and similar formats, bonding and emotional support/intimacy, physical intimacy, lingering touches, loyalty, casefic, surrealism, magical realism, established relationships, future fic, hurt/comfort or just comfort from the ample canon hurt, throwing characters into non-canon environments, banter, functional relationships between dysfunctional individuals, unexplained mysteries, bittersweet moods, journal/epistolary fic, dreams and memories and identities, canon-adjacent tropey plots, outsider POV, UST, resolved UST, exploration of secondary bits of canon, leaning on the uniqueness of the canon setting/mood, found families, characters reuniting after a long and/or harrowing time, friends-to-lovers, road trips, maps, mutual pining, cuddling, wintry moods, the feeling of flannel and other fabrics, ridiculous concepts played straight, sensory details, sickfic, places being haunted, people being haunted, the mystery of the woods, small hopes in bleak worlds, electricity, places that don’t quite add up, mismatched memories, caves and deep places, distant city lights at night, emphasis on non-human traits of non-human characters (gen-wise, but also a hearty yes xeno for applicable ships), emphasis on inhuman traits of characters who were human once and have sort of shed it all behind

Cool with: any tense, any pov, any rating, plotty, not plotty, IF, nerdy canon references, unrequested characters popping up.

DNW: non-canonical rape, non-canonical children, focus on children, unrequested ships (background established canon couples are okay, mentions of parents are okay!), canon retellings, consent issues

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Hurdy

I love the game’s world and all the little stories and legends that fill it. Great atmosphere, great lore, so if you feel like getting a little worldbuildy and indulging in the scenery and its story, please do! A focus on the sense of camaraderie in a caravan would also be great (like people could do on Gamecube.....). Hurdy’s a bit of an odd duck for that theme, but maybe he hitched a ride at some point? With whom? Amidatty or De Nam maybe, among the nominated characters? I love the whole cast so anyone goes. Do they travel together enough for them to cotton onto the weirdness of the whole Gurdy situation? Got any run-in with Lady Mio? Or what’s his status after the miasma is lifted, can he go back to Tipa, can he/they begin to heal? What does healing even look like for him and Gurdy?

Ghost Trick: Cabanela

You know.. him. Dazzlingly OTT, untiring, rock-solid self-esteem, loyal to a fault, following a rhythm of his own, flawless intuition until it fails and it all burns down... him. I just want to see more of him doing stuff! The way he’s chill and open toward new people (like Sissel and Missile in ch15) makes him perfect to throw at most other characters and see how they react to the sparkles... I’d love some focus on how ridiculous his aesthetic is, half Saturday Night Fever half hardboiled detective half bubbly preteen (for a total of 150%) and yet he makes it work. Or how ruthless he can be, possibly for the sake of the people he cares for. The quote “The intimacy of big parties”. Him and Alma in the new timeline bonding over knowing (once Jowd has spilled the beans) but not remembering that terrible timeline. Some tropey scenario on the job. Snark-offs with Pigeon Man, by which I mean PM snarks and it bounces off him like water off a spotless white goose’s back. Dreaming Sissel but he’s strange... and wrong?

Ship-wise it’s only Cabanela/Jowd whenever it’s not infidelity, Cabanela/Alma in what-ifs and Cabanela/Alma/Jowd for me (and Lynne/Memry and Yomiel/fianSissel on the side). There are a bunch of shippy prompts in all my past letters - I would however reiterate here that Jowd. is. the worst tease. always.

Conversely, Cabanela/Lynne and Cabanela/Yomiel are NOTPs especially from Cabanela’s side. So while I appreciate the thick tension of a good Yomiel VS Cabanela confrontation like everyone and their cat, and also really appreciate a roughed-up Cabanela, and I do love Yomiel in his own right... I don’t want Cabanela being into it. Adrenaline junkie he may be but this hurts and his coat’s a mess and there’s no perfect winning scenario so he hates every second of it. (JOWD being into it is another matter altogether and he should probably mind his own business)

Kentucky Route Zero: Carrington, Cate

Act after act, intermission after intermission, I somehow didn’t see the arts rising to such a dominant theme in KRZ and it’s stuck with me since the ending finally hit. It’s great and moving. So! Who better than good ol’ antler man to linger in those feels! Carrington’s playwright adventures or Carrington&anyone you fancy, either way I’d listen to him ramble for a week and I would like to know more about his big dramatic plans. Or maybe him helping someone, more or less accidentally, by offering his unique takes? Overriding my “no canon retellings” DNW for a hot second, did he ever figure out what was going down in the Death of the Hired Man (or Nap of the Hired Man as the case may be) interlude?

For Cate, I’m mostly interested in two things: life on the river and mushrooms. Maybe both! The Echo river ecosystem is intensely fascinating to me as opposed to life on the surface and life on the Zero, and yet all these environments are permeable. So what’s a moment in her daily life that encapsulates the river? Someone they picked up on the Mammoth, a strange island that popped up at some point? Cate&Will bonding extremely welcome, I’m love Will. And then there’s the mushroom hunting. I don’t know much about mushrooms, but I do know that they’re cool. Cate seems to agree, so if you’ve got a story or pic in you about her and them mushrooms, I’d love to see it.

Pyre: Volfred Sandalwood

This is a Volfred solo, Volfred&literally anyone or Volfred/Tariq, /Oralech or /Tariq/Oralech request. If &Manley or &Brighton, I am not interested in more lenient takes on their characters than canon’s. fwiw I also enjoy Jodi/Celeste and Bertrude/Pamitha a lot!

I feel deeply for all of Pyre’s main themes - literacy, degrees of freedom, the fragile time that is the end of a historical cycle, nobodies rising up to the occasion, building a better society, and of course found family, “distance cannot separate our spirits” and all that jazz, and Volfred is squarely rooted at the center of all of them. Just please tell me things about my fave. His relationship to the Scribes (as a historian, a some kind of vision, via *ae or once he’s a star himself)? A ‘forced vacay’ Downside ending where he looks at the Union from afar and keeps living in this strange transformational place? Life in a cramped Blackwagon that was meant for like 5 people tops and is currently eight Nightwings, a herald and an orb? Since he picked him for the job to begin with, does he respect and cherish Hedwyn as he dang well should? What does it feel like to try and Read a herald? Was he ever in danger, in the Commonwealth or in the Downside? Does he puff up as prime minister because he’s nervous, and who can see past his hyper-professionalism and lend a hand? Please roast him big time about the votes he assigns to the various Nightwings in his planner? What’s his attitude toward the flame’s purification (what with being a tree but mostly like, as a general concept. He did nothing wrong!) (well he definitely said some things wrong and sometimes oftentimes the ego jumps out, but his intentions did nothing wrong)? When did his calculating approach fail him? Something with Pamitha along the lines of that edit that goes “Can we talk, one ten to another?"/"I am an eleven, my girl, but continue."? btw that ‘emphatically yes xeno’ from my general likes is only applicable here I guess so: emphatically yes xeno to both shippy interactions at all ratings and to gen explorations of what a Sap is like...

Shenmue: Qiu Hsu, Xianzi Bei

Cormorants... kung fu... cormorant kung fu. They turned out to be my faves in a very likeable cast and I’d love to see either or both of them slice-of-life-ing it up in Niaowu, or anywhere up or down the river. The rest of the cast is welcome to join! Did Ren end up at Liu He Hall for whatever reason, or did Shenhua chat up a cormorant, as she does? Id love to see a spookier mood too! Ghost story time in Liu Jiao shrine maybe?

The Silver Case: Catherine, Kodai Sumio, Kuroyanagi Shinko, Kusabi Tetsugorou, Macalister Edo, Morishima Tokio

I‘m all for the surrealism, big things being introduced and never picked up again, Rashomon’ing it up with six explanations for the same thing where no single one can be true, people dying and then popping up again like nbd... maybe the thing I like the most is characters transcending their humanity and looming over the dystopian world like ominous avatars. Correctness’ first ending had me swooning, that kind of mood is unparalleled. I have played TSC, FSR and 25W so far and have vague memories of K7. I’m aware of the “everything’s connected” readings but that’s not my main interest in these games. Mainly I see Lospass as a real island but also a metaphysical place of transformation first and foremost, where strange things happen that don’t make sense elsewhere, but I’m good with anything that works for your story! There are a few & prompts for these fine folks in my Press Start letter [here].

For Catherine, I’d love to see something along the lines of her YAMI appearance, on Lospass on her own or hanging out with another character of your choice (or Tokio again). Sumio leaves me at a loss for words... if you’ve played 25W, maybe an expansion of his [intense ethereal whooshing] moment? He’s a gust away from vanishing from existence altogether... &Sakura and/or &/Tetsu if you want. Or his time in prison or a return to Lospass or whatever’s going on with that one, really. For Shinko I’m itching for different team-ups! Throw her at anyone you like and see what happens! FSR-era Tetsu could be cool, or off-the-grid Tetsu, or Tetsu&anyone... as for Edo, I’d be curious to see his pov on anyone and anything! WAS the Flower Sun and Rain the friends we met along the way? And Tokio... oh Tokio. Something about older Tokio and his gaggle of tulpas (Slash and whatshisface from YUKI who looks suspiciously like YAMI Tokio himself?)? Any...thing...about any part of his life from Lifecut onwards? Any portentous encounters?

#here we go again!#letter

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rosesformark · 5 years

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ache - bbh : [2/2]

ache

/āk/

noun

a continuous or prolonged dull pain

genre: angst

paring : baekhyun x reader

word count: 4.6k

A/N: hey guys, so part 2 of ache is looong overdue but it’s finally here! thank you all for the lovely comments on part 1, i felt so happy reading all of your thoughts and feedback seeing as it was my very first fic i posted!! i really hope part 2 will be up to your expectations hehe. i might be posting a mark lee fic soon or writing another baek one but i don’t wanna promise anything seeing as how bad i am with keeping my updates consistent LOL lmk if you guys would be interested tho!! it will probably be another angst fic because you can never have too much angst :)) btw italics are flashbacks

if you haven’t read part 1, you can read it here! enjoy:)

“Excuse me, sir! I think you’re looking for this?”

Your hands clutched the dark green booklet as the man in front of you turned in your your direction. The first thing you noticed was his black face mask that made him practically indecipherable, the second was his dyed silver hair that looked extremely soft. Through his bangs that hung in front of his eyes, your gazes locked together as his warm brown eyes widened just slightly and stared deep into your soul. Your heart skipped a beat, it was almost as if you couldn’t look away. Seconds passed as the loud whirl of the coffee machines broke you out of your trance.

Quickly blinking away and clearing your throat, you gestured towards the book in your hands, “Your passport?”

Seemingly flustered (which you thought was really cute), he shook his head a few times to recollect himself, causing his whole head of hair to follow along his motion. His hands that were frantically patting his coat pockets just minutes ago thrust forward and grabbed the passport, easily covering your fingers that gripped the book.

He let out a slight chuckle along with an eye crinkle, “Thank you so much, definitely could not have lost this today.”

His voice caused shivers to run down your spine, cheeks blushing furiously as his gaze remained locked on your face. Although half his face was covered, there was no denying that he was attractive. It also didn’t help that his hands were still covering yours as he made no indication in letting go,

“No problem, are you flying out today?”

His sheepish grin already gave you an answer as his other hand awkwardly reached up to ruffle his hair. The jazz music in the background along with the light hitting his face created an angelic atmosphere around you two.

His eyes roamed around the little coffee shop, Potted. “Welcome!” signs were placed everywhere along with green and purple flowers pots lining the window sill, as well as growing across the walls. He spotted an empty table for two and quickly plucked a purple flower off the wall and turned towards you, giving you a boyish grin as he placed the flower behind your year. Your heart fluttered at his flirtatious actions.

“I have a few hours before my flight. My name is Baekhyun, can I buy you a drink?”

⋯

“Noona, please open the door. We know you haven’t eaten all day. Please.”

Donghyuck’s worried voice resonated through the door and into the dark, quiet room. Followed by three consecutive knocks and a sigh, his footsteps shuffled away from your door. They slowly fainted away but was followed by quick murmurs and hushes.

You didn’t pay any mind to it as you curled up underneath your covers, mind blank and body consumed with the feeling of numbness. It’s been three weeks since the night at the bar, three weeks of radio silence as Baekhyun has not bothered to call or text you since then.

In hindsight, you should’ve seen this coming. If he could ignore you for three months, what’s stopping him from cutting you off altogether? Deep down though, you couldn’t deny the feeling of disappointment and hurt bubbling up, you thought that he was at least decent enough to apologize or properly break up with you. You shuffled a bit in your sheets, ignoring the murmuring outside the door that keeps getting louder.

The phone beside you lit up and you instinctively flitted your eyes towards it, meeting nothing besides a few Instagram notifications. Your lockscreen behind it shined glaringly in the dark at you, a generic couple picture of you and Baekhyun hugging each other in the mirror, his lips pressed lightly against your temple while your phone obnoxiously covered half your face. It was annoyingly affectionate that you didn’t have it in you to change your lock screen after all these months.

It’s odd how the heart still wants what hurts them the most.

You heart continued aching as you kept staring at the picture. Feelings of hurt overshadowed by sudden anger made you flip the phone upside down and curl your face further into your pillow.

All you could wonder was why?

Why did he have to say such hurtful things?

Why did he break your trust?

Why were you still hoping for that one phone call even though he’s already shown that he doesn’t and will never care for you?

Another round of tears started stinging your eyes again. Why, why, why? That word kept popping up with endless possibilities after it. You two were so happy, so in love. How did things end up this way?

You laid on your side and pulled the covers up to your chin, staring outside the window. The room was bathed in the cold evening light, the in between of sunlight and darkness. Your thoughts matched the clouds outside, constantly and silently moving but never getting anywhere. You quickly began to dislike the peacefulness as it rivaled against what was going on inside your mind.

A sudden knock at the door interrupted the unsettling calm. Your head turned just slightly towards the noise as the person outside began vigorously jiggling the doorknob. Your eyebrows furrowed as it started shaking more violently, your body slowly moving up from your spot.

What are they do–

The door being thrown up made your body jump up from the bed, the force of it knocking into the wall behind with a big thud. Your mind was reeling at the fact that whoever was outside just easily picked your door lock.

“What have you been doing for the past three weeks?”

Jaehyun’s voice registered in your mind before you were able to decipher his face. You winced as your eyes were met with a stoic and somewhat angry expression. You see Donghyuck behind him making a face at such an intrusive greeting but dismissed it as his eyes fell on you, cured up in a defensive position. Your heart ached at seeing such a worried expression on his face, it looked foreign on such a usually carefree ray of sunshine.

Your heart keeps aching at everything and it's come to the point where you’re tired of it feeling this way.

Jaehyun’s voice once again grabbed you out of your thoughts as he swiftly moved to your bedside and started peeling the covers away.

You gasped quietly as the cool air met your bare legs, making a face and moving to yank the covers back.

His mouth gaped at your actions and his whole being became rigid as he snatched the covers away. “No. No. You have been staying in this room for far too long not talking or even eating. If you’re not ready to talk to us, that’s completely fine, we can wait. But if you don’t start taking care of your body then we will literally drag you out of this flat every single day until you do.”

Jaehyun has always been overprotective of you. Your platonic affection towards each other has grown from ever since you were kids and remained till this day. Being best friends far before his debut, he was the reason why you knew most of the idols you did now.

Including Baekhyun.

Jaehyun’s tone left no room for argument. His eyes stayed on you as he waited for you to make your decision, either get out of this bed yourself or be dragged like a mop.

You muffled out a small “fine” before slowly getting up from your indented spot in the bed. Jaehyun stepped back a bit to let you have your space as you padded across the room and walked up to your bedroom’s door knob.

You snapped your head towards the clear culprit, not missing the way he held back his grin at your disbelief towards the lock. “How did you even get into my room?”

“How else did we get into your flat?”

“Noona! No need to worry about the details, let's just hurry and get some food first!” Donghyuck’s hands hastily placed themselves on your shoulders and steered you out the door, pushing your sluggish self into the kitchen. As he let you go to check what’s in the fridge, your hands grabbed at the first hoodie you saw hanging off a kitchen chair. Clearly, having stayed in bed these past few weeks have made the cold air of your flat become sensitive to your skin.Your fists barely pass the sleeves as the hoodie sagged downwards, enveloping you in warmth and with a scent that was distinctively Jae.

Donghyuck turned towards you while he closed the fridge door and gave you a pointed look. “You have basically nothing in your fridge.”

“Oh well, guess we have nothing to eat. You guys can go along your way now, I’ll make sure to order takeout for–”

A pair of jeans thrown into your face cut you off as the rough denim plopped against it. You quickly clutched the fabric and turned around to glare at Jae.

“Why are you being so excessively mean tod–”

“Go get dressed, we’re taking you out.”

⋯

Donghyuck’s arm was swung around your shoulders as you 3 walked down the dimly lit street. Snuggling further into the hoodie and underneath Donghyuck’s arm, your eyes nervously darted around the various shops.

You felt uncomfortable to say the least, Seoul was only so big that there was a possibility that you would actually run into him. Your stomach churned at the thought of seeing him, your gut telling you that something bad was coming and your fight or flight instincts kicked in.

“Guys, I don’t know about this. Can’t we just order in some noodles and call it a day?”

Jaehyun shook his head and peered down at you, “Some fresh air would do you some good. Besides, there’s this cute coffee shop we wanna bring you to.”

You continued following Jae as Donghyuck talks about what’s going on with the Dreamies lately. Only half listening, your hungry eyes roamed around the possible food places you could go. Okay, maybe you were a little hungry.

“I see it!” Jae excitedly grabs your hand as you looked ahead at the shop tucked in between an alleyway and a bagel shop. Your eyes widened at the familiar green and purple flowers lining the brick walls, a golden plaque with Potted written across the top. You immediately stopped in your tracks causing Donghyuck to look back at you curiously. Jaehyun also noticed the commotion behind him and glanced down at your pale face. Your fingers start fiddling with the cuffs of Jae’s sweater as they waited for you to say something.

“Can’t we go somewhere else? I’m not really feeling coffee at 6.” Your voice slightly wavered at the end and you inwardly cursed at yourself for being so weak. It’s only a coffee shop for goodness sake, and a cute one at that. Why should your relationship with Baekhyun stop you from getting your intake of overly sweet lattes?

Still, your feet remained rooted to the ground, your heart hurting at the mere sight of the welcome sign. Jae’s and Donghyuck’s questioning eyes turned towards each other then back to focus on you. Donghyuck was the one who moved first, gently grabbing your hand and leading you to cross the street.

“I’m craving some noodles, Jae, let’s go eat some r–”

The sound of a bell ringing loudly made 3 heads turn towards the swinging doors of Potted. Out came a man, adorned with ripped jeans and a plain black shirt, your heart stuttered at the sight of his arm loosely wrapped around the waist of a petite woman. Even with a face mask, you could could recognize without a doubt that it was him.

How could you not? After dating for so long, loving him for so long, recognizing him was hardly a struggle for you.

The couple didn’t see you and continued walking down the street, opposite the direction you were facing. You didn’t miss the way the woman looked up at him, with love and adoration. The way you used to look at him, the way you still looked at him. Your heart shattered with each step they took and your whole being felt like it was being swallowed up whole. Your shaky eyes trailed the way he tightened his arm around her waist and pressed a soft kiss to her temple, making her snuggle against his side more.

You felt like you couldn’t breathe, even when Jae snapped his head towards you, you couldn’t bring yourself to face his hard, yet questioning eyes. The puzzle started piecing itself together in the two male’s eyes as they began staring holes against Baekhyun’s back.

Almost as if he knew, Baekhyun at that second turned around and his eyes landed on you. His steps immediately faltered along with his arm dropping and eyes widening. He was completely turned to you then as you continued staring at him, eyes constantly flickering between the couple before you.

The woman looked confused and reached for his hand to tug him along, not noticing the tension brewing between the four people behind her. He stayed rooted in his spot, eyes never wavering from yours. That’s when she finally noticed you, eyebrows furrowing and thin lips pouting, she stared at you curiously and proceeded to wrap her arm around Baekhyun protectively.

So this was what he was doing for three weeks? While you have been moping, crying, being an absolute wreck these past few weeks, he was parading around with a new girl?

How dare she hold him protectively? How dare he let her hold him like that, right in front of you? He didn’t even try to shake her off and continued staring at you like the idiot he was.

Baekhyun began walking towards you with small, hesitant steps. He was blinking rapidly and if you looked close enough his eyes were brimming red.

But you didn’t want to look close enough, you didn’t want to remain eye contact with him. If you kept staring at him it would just remind you of how hard you fell in love with him at first sight. How his warm brown eyes were so inviting, so enticing. Instead. hurt and anger flushed up as your eyes remained on the woman, her eyes also steeled as if you were taking her man.

How funny.

As Baekhyun came closer, Jae instinctively stood in front of you. Baekhyun’s eyes flew towards Jae’s tall frame, eyes hardening as he took in his protective stance against you. Donghyuck’s hand remained closed around yours as he pulled you to stand slightly behind his back.

“Hyung” Jae’s voice was blunt and rigid as his eyes distinctively pointed at the woman behind Baekhyun. Although he was younger than the man before him, he couldn’t help but be overprotective of you.

Baekhyun seemed to finally catch on as his eyes darted back and forth between you and the woman. He closed his eyes and had the audacity to look frustrated. Frustrated at the fact that he got caught, not that he never bothered to contact you since three weeks ago.

That seemed to snap you out of your trance. Why the fuck did he look so bothered at the fact that you caught him? Why is he treating you as if you were an inconvenience? As if you were a bother on his evening rendezvous?

Why did it seem like you were the only one hurting and he was happily moving on with his life?

It wasn’t fair.

Out of anger, you harshly let go of Donghyuck’s hand, avoiding his somewhat hurt expression. Starting towards Baekhyun, you narrowly missed Jae’s arm to pull you back and stared straight into Baekhyun’s warm brown eyes as they softened immediately at you. You felt so vulnerable in the position you were in, being not even two feet apart from him.

You wanted to see what he would say. You wanted to give him a chance, because right now, looking straight into his eyes you felt so weak. So desperate for his voice to say something you wanted to hear. You knew you were only placing false expectations on him but, God, you were so weak.

Upclose, his eyes looked tired, worn down. His lips were trying to form something to say after your bold and unexpected stride towards him. If you didn’t know any better he seemed almost nervous.

With expectant eyes, you waited.

“Baby, I– I can explain”

“Then explain”

He nervously looked around after your curt response. At that moment, the woman behind him thought it was the perfect time to intervene as she stood next to him, hand clutching his arm.

“Baekie, who is this?”

Her shrill and accusing voice instantly made you roll your eyes and let out a sarcastic laugh. You turned away and was about to walk away when Baekhyun’s hand flew out to pull you back.

“She’s not who you think she is”

“Then care to explain who exactly she is, then?” You tried ignoring his burning touch sending sparks up your arm, settling for listening to your more angry side instead.

He didn’t say anything as you prompted forward, “Who is she then, Baekhyun? Was I interrupting a date?”

“Yes, you were actually. It’s our 100-day mark today” The woman piped up and gave you a pointed glare.

Your eyes widened at her words as your heart stuttered once again, head becoming hazy as Baekhyun flung her arm off of him and frantically held both of her hands.

100 days? Memories of waiting up for three months flashed back in your head. Three months of cold words and silence, and he was spending them with her? At this point, should you even be surprised?

Baekhyun tried crouching and catching your eyes as he hectically spoke to try to justify himself, words coming out in a ramble. “Don’t listen to her, please, she doesn’t know what’s she saying. Baby, please, it’s not what you think, I would never do that to you”

His words triggered you even more as you were brought back to the night you caught him with the first woman. I would never do that you, everything coming out of him was full of lies.

Your hands flew out from his grasp and slapped him sharp against the cheek. The woman gasped as Donghyuck was suddenly next to you, pulling you against his chest. You felt the tears that you didn’t even know had fallen soak up the shirt against your cheek.

Through your hazy mind you could vaguely make out Donghyuck’s soft voice telling you that you should leave. You absentmindedly nodded as he didn’t miss a beat and proceeded to drag you back to your flat. Away from Baekhyun and his lies but not from the ache settling deep in your heart.

⋯

Your phone was ringing incessantly as you looked blankly at Baekhyun’s number staring back you at for the past two hours. Coming back from the coffee shop, Jaehyun took your phone and deleted his contact but it didn’t help as you already has his number ingrained in your mind.

Your eyes felt dry from all the tears that you’ve been shedding for the past day. Donghyuck and Jae were currently in your living room spending yet another night in your flat in case you decided to do anything stupid.

Not that you were but hey, you appreciated their love and support.

You looked down at your phone as text messages started flooding in.

2:07 AM >> please answer my calls

2:07 AM >> please

2:07 AM >> i love you so much and i know that everything looks extremely bad right now but please let me explain

2:08 AM >> you mean the absolute world to me and i know

2:08 AM >> i know that it doesn’t seem that way but all i want is to hear your voice and explain why

2:08 AM >> why i have been so distant, why i didn’t ever call back, why i was with that woman and with the one at the club

2:08 AM >> fuck, everything sounds so bad but please

2:09 AM >> i won’t hide anything this time, please let me explain and tell you how much you mean to me

2:09 AM >> just one phone call and i won’t bother you again

2:09 AM >> please

You wrapped the covers around you once again. Everything hurt so much, you didn’t know how your heart was still intact.

Of course you wanted to call him. Fuck, even after seeing him with that woman you still wanted to hear his voice. To hear his explanations that could possibly justify his actions.

You were so tired, you knew you deserved better but you fell so hard that your heart kept yearning for him.

In your moment of weakness, Baekhyun decided to call again. You knew you shouldn’t, you shouldn’t. You could blame it on the late night thoughts or possibly your love for him but you couldn’t deny the uncomfortable hope settling in your throat as you answered the call on the last ring.

“Baby, is that you?”

You closed your eyes in disappointment at your actions but stayed on the call.

Rustling was heard on his side as Baekhyun breathed shakily through the phone. His words came out thick as he spoke again.

“I know that you don’t want to speak to me. Fuck, I wouldn’t either if I were you. Just, please let me talk before you hang up.”

You continued to stay silent, not having the energy or heart to actually answer him. He took that as an indication to keep going.

“I know I’ve been distant lately and I’m so sorry for that. I’m sorry for not talking to you and I’m sorry that I broke your trust and loyalty. Please, if you decide to hang up right now just know how sorry I am for going behind your back and hurting you like that”

You covered your mouth with your comforter as you clutched the phone to your ear. His voice was becoming shakier and thicker. You could hear him take gasps between his words.

“That day at the club, you deserve to know that that wasn’t my first time with a woman and baby I am so sorry. I’m so fucking sorry, you don’t know how much I hate myself right now. You don’t know how badly I want to take back everything I did.”

Your tears were endlessly dripping down your pillow. As much as he had hurt you, hearing him cry and plead hurt too much. He was full on sobbing now as he let out an empty laugh.

“I feel so pathetic right now holding our promise rings as I keep remembering your hurt eyes over and over again. I know that everything is my fault and I’m not expecting you to forgive me but please just know how much I love you. That woman today, she was lying about the 100-day mark, I only started seeing her this week after feeling so worthless after that day in the club. Baby, please, I know it doesn’t make it any better but I wasn’t in a relationship with anyone else besides you”

There was silence for a bit as you could hear him sniffling in the background. You wanted to tell him that it was okay, but how could you lie to yourself? Nothing is okay, it won’t be okay. Him apologizing does not make this situation okay, it just makes reality more real.

Both of you didn’t speak for a while, was it five minutes? Twenty? You didn’t know. There was one thing you needed to ask though.

“Baekhyun”

“Yes, baby?”

His response was immediate, his ears hanging onto any words that you speak. You didn’t have the heart to correct him for the pet name anymore, this whole situation was just too heartbreaking.

“Why? Why did you cheat? Why didn’t you talk to me, why are you just now calling?”

You heard his breath hitch as there was silence on his end. He didn’t expect you to speak so softly, after the slap earlier he had expected you to yell at him. Somehow, this was more heartbreaking than you throwing insults at him, hearing your voice sound so insecure and small.

If he had the chance to do it over again, he would take it in a heartbeat.

“It hurt too much”

What?

“What do you mean?”

“It hurt too much to love you”

What did that mean? Hurt too much to love you? What the hell does that mean?

“I– I don’t understand”

He sighed deeply as he tried choosing his words carefully. Though, nothing could’ve braced you for what he was about to say next.

“I felt like I would break down every single time I talked to you. Every time I hung up on the phone the feeling would come back, every time I texted you it just reminded me of how far apart we were. I was selfish and I only wanted to protect myself”

“What about the times I was there, Baekhyun? When you came back, why didn’t you just come to me?” You were pleading now, you didn’t understand. If he loved you so much, why would he put you through this pain. Why would he meet another girl knowing you were at home waiting for him?

His voice sounded desperate this time. “I– I don’t know. Please. Baby, I promise this time I’ll do better this time. I’ll answer all your calls, I won’t go out with any other girls, I swear on it. Just please give me a–”

“That doesn’t help anything though, how can I trust you again? How can I trust that the same thing won’t happen again when times get rough? This isn’t your first or last tour, Baekhyun”

“No, I swear on it, I know I can do better. Please just give me the chance, I love you so much, please.” His voice started wavering again, desperate to convince you to give him a chance. But there was just something, something that made you hesitate no matter how much you love him.

“Baekhyun, why were on date with another girl even after I caught you?”

Silence. He didn’t have anything to say and you knew why.

“See, that’s the thing Baek. Why, even after I caught you, why didn’t you even try talking it out with me?”

It was so silent you could hear a pin drop.

“No matter how many times you say you can do better, it’s not true. You’re not ready. If you were ready, you wouldn’t have gone out with that girl. You wouldn’t have to wait to see my face until you start fixing your mistakes. You’re too scared and the real issue is that you gave up on us a long time before I even caught you.”

“No, just listen to me, I–”

“I love you so much, more than you could ever know. But, I need time, you need time. Loving someone isn’t an easy task, Baekhyun. Both of us will just end up hurting each other if we got back together.”

“Baby, please!–”

You wanted it so badly, but you just couldn’t do it.

“Goodbye, Baek”

“No, wait!–”

With a heavy heart, you hung up before he could say anything else. You let out a loud sob as you firmly pressed your hand on your chest, losing all strength in your body and dropping on the bed.

Eventually, you felt warm arms wrap around your body and the smell of Jaehyun flooded through your senses. You buried your face in his chest as he held you, sobs racking through your body as your heart yearned for the boy you would would always love so dearly.

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theincompetentgenius · 5 years

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Hey, could you give me a match up or life generator for IkeSen? Anything is fine. I'm like 156cms (I know ;_;) I'm introverted but curious by nature. I'm also much of a talker when I become friends with someone. Kinda sassy, likes cats,dogs, raccoons (you get it) and philosophy. I get frightened easily, a box falling from my shelf suddenly can get me screaming 😂 I am a dork. Just found your blog btw and I love it 😭💖

Thanks for sending in the request and I’m sorry about the wait! Also, can I say thank you because your request saved my writer’s block because I got carried away?

Thank you for your interest in the world of Ikemen Sengoku. You will shortly be reborn in your new life. The simulation will begin in 3..... 2..... 1.......

B A C K G R O U N D

Your story began right before your first job interview in Japan. You had graduated from college a few months ago with an economics major and a philosophy minor. Many considered it a peculiar blend of studies, but the contrasting subjects allowed you to enjoy your time at college while maintaining the image of a unique candidate. All throughout school, your academics were fairly strong. It wasn’t the golden 4.0, but high enough to land you your first job. The only issue was that your Japanese wasn’t the strongest, so you were worried about not being able to convey your thoughts properly. To deal with this, you practiced in advance.

On the way to your interview, you noticed that the clouds had become larger and darker. You didn’t want to be reckless, but there was lots of traffic on the road and your interview was in fifteen minutes. If it started raining, then traffic would probably stop moving and you would be late, so you looked for an alternative route on your GPS. Luckily enough, there was a route that would get you to your destination in time. So you took the closest exit and left that mess.

The streets of the detour were small and narrow. The clouds had become so dark that it looked more like midnight than an afternoon. A shiver ran down your spine. The faster you got out of there, the better. It was not long before the rain started, thunder echoing in the background. You slowed down the speed of your car and proceeded with caution.

Your car broke down halfway through the detour. After jamming your keys to start the car (with no results), you got out of your car to search for help. You saw a man in a white lab coat with glasses on the porch of a quaint cottage and rushed to him.

“Can you help me? My car broke down in the middle of the road. ” Your voice was filled with desperation.

He was startled by your sudden appearance. “Ma’am, you need to leave. There is a wormhole that is going to open in a few minutes.”

“I can’t leave if my car doesn’t start.” A clash of thunder echoed in the background. You jumped from the loud noise and looked back at the man.

“Alright, I’ll look for some numbers that you can call to help you. However, I think that this area is extremely unsafe for you,” He said, pulling out his phone.

You nodded. As you waited for the young man in the lab coat, the storm intensified. Hints of blue and green sprouted from the clouds. Was this from the wormhole thing that the man was talking about? You wanted to ask but you didn’t want to burden him more than you already had. But the colors were rapidly spreading across the sky, forming a circle.

“Sir? It that the wormhole you were talking about?” You pointed to the colors.

He pushed up his glasses with his fingers. His eyes widened. “You need to leave now. Just run away from here.”

Although you had no idea where the wormhole would take you, you knew it was nothing good. So you ran as fast as you could, but the wind ran with you. It grew stronger until it lifted you from your feet and threw you into the glowing wormhole.

F R I E N D S

Date Masamune

After saving Nobunaga’s life at Honno-ji, you tried your best to adjust to the Sengoku Era. However, the different expectations, mentalities, and social concepts made it almost impossible. Your introverted nature made it harder to talk to the other warlords and your fear only added to the distance. There was Ieyasu (who felt that Nobunaga made a mistake in keeping you around), Hideyoshi (who was still suspicious about your affiliations), and Mitsuhide (he’s the one who caused the fire at Honno-ji in our timeline, so you’re suspicious of him).

Your relationship with Masamune was interesting, to say the least. He nearly chopped off your head when confirming that you were from the future, smashed your arm because you had gotten to close to him during his training, and served you the spiciest dish that was reserved for Ieyasu. Yet he still dared to flirt with you, as if he hadn’t nearly killed you three times.

However, he was the friendliest out of everyone else. He would offer to take you around the town and helped you get settled in your new life. For that, you were extremely grateful. Sometimes the two of you would be out all day, as Masamune would bring Shogestu in the forests. You would point out the different animals around the area. Although he knew the forests very well, your observations made him feel that he was the foreigner.

“Did you see that deer?” You said.

He spun his head around. Then he looks back at you. “Yes, I do. There’s a beautiful doe sitting right in front of me.”

You give him a playful shove. “That’s not what I’m talking about, you idiot.”

“Oh ho, our little lassie is getting feisty!” He laughs.

“I am not little!” You try to shove him, but he doesn’t budge against the weight of your arms. Instead, he howls with laughter.

You stand up straight and clear your throat. “The only thing that’s little is your manhood!”

He freezes in the middle of his laugh. His face momentarily warps with awe and you feel good about sassing him for once. But his face turns into a smirk.

“Is that so? I don’t recall ever showing you anything.” He moves closer towards you. “Unless we had an encounter that I don’t remember.”

Your face turns red as you push him away. “I think I’m done here.”

He turns away with laughter, calling for his tiger cup. You dust off your kimono and look one last time into the woods, searching for any other animals. There aren’t any.

Except for the one-eyed beast who disguised his feelings of love in the form of friendship. A friendship he could never escape.

Other friends: Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Sanada Yukimura, Oda Nobunaga

**Quick Note: Basically he’s the other suitor in love with you during your time there, but he’s also your closest friend.

R O M A N C E

Akechi Mitsuhide

Although you spent lots of time with Masamune, your sights were set elsewhere. At first, you weren’t interested in this silver-tongued snake for romantic purposes. You assumed he was the one who tried to kill Nobunaga due to the events in our timeline, so you wanted to learn more about his schemes. At first, you kept your distance-- there was no need to interact with a shady traitor. Instead, you got your information about Mitsuhide from other people. The best source of information was the maids, but they had too much information (which were nothing but rumors). When you asked the warlords, they couldn’t tell you much either. He was a mystery waiting to be caught.

At one point, you decided to tell Nobunaga about the future and how it was Mitsuhide that set the fire at Honno-ji. However, you had no proof to back your claims. So against your better nature, you went and tailed Mitsuhide. This was the worst mistake possible because he figured you out within seconds of your investigation. When he asked you questions about your investigations, you didn’t give him any answers. However, that wasn’t necessary because he had you all figured out.

Soon, the tables turn on you. Mitsuhide investigated you because you had investigated him. While you cluelessly walked around the palace, he followed you to ensure you weren’t a threat. Once he assessed that you weren’t an assassin, Mitsuhide began to talk to you in public. At first, his conversations caught you off-guard. But you grew more comfortable around him, despite the warnings from everyone else. Mitsuhide himself warned about his other side, but you were giving him the benefit of the doubt. After all, your curiosity had shown you that he was much more than his reputation.

You spent your time trying to sass him, causing him to outwit you almost every time. Some times he’d let you have the last word, but you knew when he let you win. Instead, he was drawn to your dorkiness. It was a rare sight in the Azuchi Palace for someone to be so dorky. However, he realized that there was a more mature side to you when serious conversations arose. The mix of purity and realism surprised him; you were less naive than he expected.

However, the worst part of your relationship was when he tried to scare you. Once he figured out that you were easily startled, Mitsuhide used against you with no limits. One day, you were delivering a message from Masamune to Hideyoshi when you felt a cool breeze rush by.

You spun around. “Whose there?”

There was no answer. You shivered but continued on your journey to Hideyoshi’s room. Then, you heard soft footsteps behind you.

You jumped. “I know you’re following me! Show yourself!” You voice waivers.

Nothing. You let out a sigh, telling yourself that you were overreacting. A few steps later, you felt a tap on your shoulder. A scream escaped your lips and your feet tripped over each other. You closed your eyes, preparing yourself for the collision between your nose and the floor.

Instead, a pair of light arms grabbed your waist and draws you upwards. You open your eyes to find yourself face-to-face to Mitsuhide. Blood rushes to your cheeks as you are at a loss of words

“Careful, princess. Is that how you want to fall for me?”

F I N A L F A T E

As you spent more time with the warlords, you felt more at home. The world you once knew had become a distant memory; one that you weren’t sure that you wanted to return to. Time passed as you and Mitsuhide officialized your relationship, you and Masamune bid farewell as he returned to Oshu to take care of some business, and you became acquainted with the Uesugi-Takeda forces. Throughout all these changes, your love for your lover never waivered.

However, when Sauskue informed you that the wormhole to the present would appear in the next month, your whole life fell apart. While you wanted to stay at Azuchi with Mitsuhide, Nobunaga, and everyone else, you had left another set of relationships behind, Your friends, family, and that new job you wanted. Although you had found everything that you wanted in the Sengoku Era, you still wanted to accomplish your 21st-century dreams. So you packed your bags and prepared for the journey. Although Mitsuhide was devastated with your choice, he chose to accompany you until you stepped through the wormhole.

Once you arrived at your destination, you began having second thoughts. Your life was perfect in this era, you had everything. Why should you leave now? As Sasuke entered the portal, he held his hand out to help into the portal. You looked from his hand to your lover. Your mind was set.

“I’m sorry Sasuke, but I’ve changed my mind. I think I’ll stay.” You run to Mitsuhide and embrace him in a tight hug.

Sasuke nods with a soft smile. “You do what’s best for you.”

With that, he disappears along with your old life. And you couldn’t be any happier.

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ciceroisthefamilycat · 3 years

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My Fiery Heart reread response (my Indigo Spell one here, my first-time Fiery Heart one here from 7.5 years ago)

before I get into it, I remembered looking up the Iolanthe coven name Sydney used; that wasn’t something I looked up until after reading it the first time though, so I didn’t realize the fairy court connection to Sydney recommending Zoe do her literature assignment on Midsummer Night’s Dream... I’m very certain it was an intentional reference to that opera now (even though the purple flower meaning was enough on its own)... if they get around to adapting this one, I half want to see Amberwood Prep put on a production of MND where Jill is helping with the costumes and Zoe gets to play Titania or something; I never got around to reading Richard III (Zoe’s original pick) but it’s interesting that free will/fatalism is apparently a major theme, and that Richard contrived to have his brother Clarence sent to the Tower of London...

also, I’m not sure if I cared about “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane all those years ago, but I got a thrill seeing it referenced this go around.

we get the first namedrop for Cicero (though we had heard about his propensity for killing birds and some other mention in the earlier BL books ETA, 7/19: “My family had a cat back in Utah that I was pretty sure was more responsible than Angeline” pg 31 TGL

Anyway, gosh Sydney makes bad decisions in this one. And it’s not because she has too much to do- she has no real outside strenuous challenges to protecting Jill or her group this go around. The friend group actually had to decide “yeah let’s go hunt down a Strigoi in LA” for there to be a major action scene. I realize she’s in her late teens and the burdens put on her are unfair, but she’s a great example of someone who thrives under pressure and falls apart when she’s given too much free time.

The switch to dual narrators was unnecessary. It wasn’t bad, but it was clearly only to set up for the big cliffhanger at the end, and so feels a bit pointless in this one. Btw, Rose didn’t lose her spirit link into Lissa’s mind after Lissa went on antidepressants. Now admittedly, the chemicals in Adrian’s mood stabilizers would have probably worked differently, or maybe Richelle was trying to retroactively make things more consistent (since alcohol could affect the bond), or maybe it was “Adrian and Jill’s bond is less established, so Jill can’t break through like Rose could”... but the sudden decision mid book (with no repercussions- Adrian doesn’t even bring it up to Sydney to be like “hey, one of your main concerns about having sex is taken care of”) is so pointless and really goes to the minimal page-time of the larger ensemble. I said it the first time I read the book, the absence of Kristin and Julia, and Micah, and even more important characters like Angeline or Trey is so frustrating. I realize Richelle couldn’t write a book that was 900 pages long, but I would have gladly taken any of those characters instead of the completely unnecessary Terwilliger/Malachi romance. Especially to see Jill’s reaction to getting to be a more typical high school human, since I think she would have gotten even more attached to Amberwood than Sydney did. I also just... really, the Alchemists decided to have Sydney’s bio sister on campus... pretending to be a cousin... while she was playing sister to Jill? I get they kind of backed themselves into a corner, but weird. That being said, I was happy to have Rowena and Cassie around. (give me Adrian and Rowena being wlw besties excellence to make me really happy)

Sydney’s coven initiation taking place in chapter 2, then she meets Inez (who gives her the books on charms)... and we never see a witch other than Jackie again in this book? Honestly, why bother with writing the initiation at that rate? I still like the cloak they made Sydney though. On reread, there’s the randomest bit where Trey’s like “is Neil even really British” and I wonder if that was a dropped storyline where Neil was faking. Olive and Nina are still pleasant characters, and I liked that they had a “unique” background, but knowing how those stories end was kind of a buzzkill on reread. Olive, especially, deserved better.

This is another one where I forgot quite a few events- Adrian getting drunk and the pawnshop (I think I remembered that obliquely, but not so much on it), or the trip to Texas (which actually came before the pawnshop but oh well). I was happy to finally get some actual Christian content again, although I regret we didn’t get more from Sydney & Rose or more Sydney & Lissa. On Adrian’s mental health storyline... I am less impressed by it than I was the first time (though I didn’t remember being super-impressed, but according to my first review?). I do actually like Adrian being insistent, once he’s started taking meds, that he’s going to continue, but the diagnosis of bipolar disorder doesn’t actually feel like it fits? I will say, I find Adrian’s “chicken or egg” pondering over whether spirit causes mental illness or mental illness means a predisposition to specializing in spirit is fascinating (though it’s probably for the best Richelle never actually answered it).

The way Adrian spoke (or thought) about Zoe really pissed me off. Like, one, you’re an adult, stop antagonizing the sister of the girl you like and just be cordial (which is less suspicious than suddenly acting like you and Sydney don’t get along at all), and two... Adrian’s super protective over Sydney after realizing the emotional abuse Jared heaped on, but somehow doesn’t realize that this fifteen year old has been spending time with said father’s attention solely focused on her for ages now, and he has no sympathy for her? Instead of seeing Zoe being like “Sydney shouldn’t have to provide for you all the time” and being like “aww, that’s a nice protective sister instinct even if she needs an attitude adjustment” he taunts a 15 year old about drinking from her the way he did to 20-something actual-predator Keith. He could have engaged yet another Sage sister in talking about his awesome car on the drive over, or at least made other good faith efforts.

The dabbling stuff made me more uncomfortable this time around (I think). Especially Sydney comparing her getting Keith’s eye ripped out to Adrian’s assault of a human girl... that was some real false equivalency on Richelle’s part. But other parts of it, like “oh here comes Adrian to save the day and at least he’s changed from these guys he used to hang out with (oh, look at that convenient statement that even back in the day Adrian wasn’t on the same level of bad as them)” was really frustrating, or the fact that Adrian was very deliberately withholding information from her in his own chapters and it made me question his trustworthiness in her chapters. Or the “oh, hey, he made the concession of getting treatment for his mental illness, so all is forgiven” handwaving. Like, Richelle brought this in to be an obstacle to their relationship, but it’s addressed so quickly (with maybe a pittance effort of later being like “oh, at least Adrian didn’t take advantage when Sydney accidentally absorbed some Moroi endorphins- he learned his lessons!) that it doesn’t merit the actual consideration of so important a topic Idk. I do feel like I enjoy the Sydrian relationship more in this book than the others, but I also have some huge issues with it.

Adaptation-wise, I think genderbent Adrian would definitely mean a change to the dabbling storyline (yes, women can be sexual predators, but I don’t think this storyline would be maintained with different social expectations). Honestly, give me an Adrian who, instead of having victimized someone, doesn’t immediately fully grasp how upsetting this idea of vampires preying on her species (and risking exposure) is to Sydney... Adrian being like “it isn’t sexual, those guys would never consider sleeping with a human” but the consent even to give blood still being critical to Sydney. And you know what? Let Lissa “compelled a guy to almost hit himself over the head with a baseball bat for molesting a Feeder” Dragomir have a spirit freak out moment of rage and go off on these subjects of hers the way that was deserved (and then once she cools down, maybe she can’t punish them fully, but she uses it to leverage their royal families’ agreement to the Family Rule amendment). And just finish that law by the end of the season, so that when the Alchemists pull out Sydney and Zoe, they’re actually closing down the whole Palm Springs operation in a rage. (if I remember correctly Alicia kidnapped Jill between books 5 and 6, but that was a stupid plotline imo- let Sydney and her coven take care of Alicia in the downtime of this book instead) Let Rose figure out that Sydney and Adrian are in love- she’s smart and she would pick up on that; let her celebrate them and encourage them to be happy together. Also the “Sydney and Adrian get three days at an inn to sex it all up” was stupid... like I’m happy for them but am I really supposed to buy that they could afford all that time away from Palm Springs?

As bad as I feel for Syd, and Adrian, and Eddie, and Jill, and Jackie at the end of TFH, I do remember that I’m going to feel worst for Hopper. I’m sorry that demon dragon Calistana has my heart and I remember one scene from Silver Shadows featuring the little guy prominently...

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Hello and welcome to the first prompt of DARP Feastday!

Since it’s Monday, let’s start off with Munday and get to know each other and be friendos! Remember, please REPOST and don’t REBLOG these questions!

Preferred name: NEMO! Preferred pronouns: she/her. Favorite color: honestly? Brown ( i like anything close to brown too. so bronze and taupe ahhhh, green, orange. I can’t choose.) Any pets?: I HAVE three kitties ( nala, bagheera, and mavis ), and two dogs ( lilo and duke ). How much RP experience do you have?: I’ve been rping since I was like.... 12 and I’m 24 now, so long enough. Have/do you RP in other fandoms?: Greek Gods, Disney, Superatural, Harry Potter, OUAT? WARRIOR CATS GOOOOOOO!!! Man, Warrior cats used to be my JAM. Still would be my jam if it were still popular and it wouldn’t be weird for a 24 yr old to love a kiddy book. Lmao. This question has made me realize that I have very few fandoms. What are some of your biggest fandoms besides DA?: Supernatural, Greek Gods, and Harry Potter, but I’m... not actively involved in them, though I’ve written far more in the HP fandom than any other. And Disney, I guess? What blogs do you have in the DA fandom (or with a DA verse?): Just Solas right now. I have an OC I’m working on ( more like nervously avoiding, but I’ve been smacking myself mentally to get myself into gear ). I’ve always considered taking up Isabela or Shale or Alistair or ... literally anyone, but I can barely keep up with Solas lately. What piece of media was your first experience with Dragon Age?: DRAGON AGE ORIGINS, which btw, is my favorite. I played that game so many times. I love all the DA games, but Orgins was something special. Kingdom Hearts got me interested in games, but Orgins got me interested in RPGS and it was just a magical experience for a young Nemo such as myself. Which is your favorite DA game?: Orgins. Seriously. I love it. I haven’t played it in a couple of years though because.... I’ve seen better graphics now and going back to Orgins and its wacky textures, I’ll get annoyed. Which is your favorite DA book or comic?: Cough. I haven’t actually read any? TO BE FAIR, I haven’t read many books in the past few years. I’ve only recently just started getting back into reading. Who is your favorite DA character? I don’t have a specific favorite because I love everyone, but to narrow it down: Hawke, Solas, Fenris, Isabela, Varric, and a tie between Alistair/Zevran? When I first played Orgins, it used to be Alistair all day every day, and then Zevran. Then DA came out? IDK. I love all the characters except maybe one, and for those of you who know me, you may already know who that character is. What is your favorite DA-verse creature? Halla and dragons. You can never have enough dragons. And Halla are just so pretty. I remember seeing them and thinking they looked silver and I just thought that was very cool and elf-like? if that makes sense. Like they looked like beautiful majestic elf creatures and it made perfect sense that the Dalish cared for them. ALSO MABARI!!! they may be dogs, but the breed Mabari doesn’t exist in real life, and I wish they did. Who is your favorite DA artist? Link us to some of their work?: Nipuni. I love all her work, but I especially love the way she draws Solas. What’s your favorite DA fanfic? Give us a link and a description?: I love all of LoquaciousQuark’s hawke/fenris work. I think she’s a wonderful writer, and she captures the best Fenris I’ve ever read. This is my favorite story from her. Basically, Hawke gets a letter saying she now owns everything Danarius did because she defeated him in fair battle, so everything he owned goes to her. Which means Fenris and all the slaves and houses that Danarius owned. So Hawke and Fen and Co. go to Tevinter to find a way to free all the slaves and allow them to become their own person. Basically Hawke finds a loophole in Tevinter society, I guess. I just really like it because Fenris’ reactions are believable, and he gets to find some closure.

But my recent favorite is Looking Glass by feynites. What was the best gift you’ve ever gotten?: Is it sad I don’t really remember? I guess when my friend got my a 5lb bag of chocolate covered sunflower seeds and I had only asked for a small bag, lol. Ever played a good prank?: Nope. I once changed my dad’s background to very muscluar men and changed his ring tone to ‘it’s raining men’, and then proceeded to call him while he was at work, but that’s it. Best trip you’ve ever taken?: Never really taken a trip, tbh. I’ve always wanted to see Ireland though. Best advice you’ve ever gotten?: Try to recognizes progressive worrying and nonprogressive worrying. That worrying over something you can’t control isn’t going to help you, but it’s not wrong either to worry about something that’s happening now and something you can control? I guess? Idk, she explained it better. I’ve been given a good advice, but a problem with me is that I’ll listen to it and I’ll... forget or not really listen because hey, i have anxiety IF YOU WEREN’T AWARE since I flippin say it 90% of the time. I’m sorry. Anyway, that’s it.

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