#then has the AUDACITY to call herself a good mother. being a good mother is more than feeding your kid and projecting your childhood trauma

[pepprs]

also the favoritism thing is still making me so fucking mad and insane btw. im not jealous / resentful of my brother bc he deserves her love and is also burdened in his own ways by it and bc i think my drama w my mom has shaped my life in profound ways and given me friends i cherish and i would never trade any of that for the world but jesus fucking christ. why do i have to beg you to interact with me like a mother. why do i have to talk to me at all beyond asking me to do you 847439473 favors a day. why do i have to beg you to take an interest in my life and apologize when you hurt me and be nurturing and perceptive for once in your fucking life. like it hurts to hear her asking him about his classes and whatever bc she didn’t think i was stressed out w school but i had to talk to a ****** hotline last decemver when i couldn’t take it anymore and my mental health was crashing and burning and it doesn’t even fucking matter to her at all and she’s going to get him the nice gifts and throw him the nice parties and whatever because she hates me and my sister for… and let me get this straight… being complicated and anxious and depressed and also girls. lol!

[turvi]

Please some snape x wife reader. They are on vacation withou their child and Severus obviously missed her so much.

Thank you very much 💕

Y/n couldn’t help but smile when she heard Severus grumble about the overpriced dates they bought from the local shop. She knew her husband loved to complain but he was complaining more than usual. As Severus grumbled with a frown Y/n gently held his hand distracting him from his thoughts. It surprised him how his heart still skips with her one simple touch even though they have been together for 6 years now. 

One look at her husband’s frowning face she could tell the real reason he was more grumpy than usual. It was not the overpriced dates. “Severus it’s only been 2 days we will get back to her in no time.” 

Severus rolled his eyes. The audacity of this woman thinking she knows him well (she does). “How are you so calm knowing our daughter is back home without us?” 

Y/n chuckled kissing his cheek, her thumb gently wiping the lipstick off “Sev she is with Mama and Papa she is in good hands.” She didn’t mind his grumbling not one bit because she knew their daughter Clementine had Severus wrapped around her little finger since day one. Although he had been terrified and anxious wondering day and night if he would be a good father or not, it all changed when he held her in his arms.  

“Can we call your parents again?” Severus knew if Y/n hadn’t left him yet now she would, but her soft giggles soothed his thoughts and for a moment he couldn’t take his eyes away from her. 

“My love, I have never called my parents so much in my life as I am now, while on vacation with my husband who misses our sweet angel.” 

He wrapped his arm around her shoulder, giving a quick peck on her head. “You tolerate me, my heart.” 

My heart. It still made her blush after being with him for such a long time. “Hmm, I do…but I guess that’s what I get for marrying the notorious Severus Snape.” she yelped as he pinched her hip, her laughter swallowed by his lips as he kissed her. A kind of kiss that said so much. Thank you, I love you, I am so grateful for your presence in my life. 

“To be honest with you, I miss her too. She has your smile and Severus she is so smart for her age.” 

His eyes were full of love as he saw the mother of his child talk. “I think that’s where you are wrong my heart she has your looks and I am thankful for that because I wouldn’t wish my looks even on my worst enemy.”  He felt her soft palm on his lips and a scowl on her face, which was quite hypocritical of her given she also looked down on herself, but in Severus’ eyes she was the most beautiful girl. He had not a single clue what she saw in him that she liked so much that she decided to spend her life with him and have his child.  

“Severus Tobias Snape, don’t you dare speak such foul words about the man I love.” Her eyes. He loved her eyes the most. They were so expressive, so soft yet intense. He kissed her palm and believed every word he said, yet he kept it to himself for he loved her so much. 

“I can never understand how you love me so much. But maybe that is the beauty of it,” he spoke so softly that Y/n would not have heard if they were not in the quiet part of the town. 

His smile got wider when his wife wrapped her arms around his waist his arms immediately doing the same “Now I miss her too.” Severus chuckled. Even though they had taken this vacation to get some alone time, they missed their daughter. “Seems like we are cutting short our vacation.”

A/N: Here I am again responding to an old ask. REBLOG AND COMMENT IF YOU LIKE THIS

[spoonfullofwit]

The HOTD AND MAGNIFICENT CENTURY CHARACTER COMPARISONS ARE NOT PASSING THE VIBE CHECK (in my opinion)

(Mostly talking about the shows. Not delving too much into books because I have not read the books yet. It’s on my TBR. And I know certain details that happen in the books because of videos that talk about A song of ice and fire universe. And I am not delving too deep into the Ottoman Empire history)

Okay....Wow.

Like....wow. Where do I even begin?

Point 1: A quick one to get it out of the way. Viserys I and Suleiman being similar is the best one in regards to that they are so oblivious when it comes to their family and it goes straight over their heads.

They don't understand why their families can't get along even though it so fucking obvious why, and they had the power to put a stop to the infighting if they did the obvious thing. For Suleiman put a stop to the fratricide law to prevent his sons from being forced into killing each and stop their mothers from plotting against each other to save them. And for Viserys not getting married a second time or abdicated the throne while he was alive and give it to Rhaenyra.

They love their wives to death and when Hurrem and Aemma died Suleiman and Viserys souls died with them. They have complicated relationships with their children; they have obvious favorites that caused conflict within the family. Suleiman with Mehmed and Mihrimah. Viserys with Rhaenyra.

I get this comparison. I accept.

But give my man Suleiman more credit because he was a better leader, commanded respect, and always stood on business on every aspect. While Viserys was a little flaky and kind of wishy-washy especially with politics and governance; despite being a decent enough guy he was not a good ruler. While Suleiman is considered the greatest rulers of all time both in the show and in real life because he was decisive, smart, and ambitious.

In a fight/war Suleiman would have fucking obliterated Viserys (without the use of dragons of course). But if not pitted against each other I think they would have been good enough friends. (though I think they would have secretly thought each other was a little weird).

Point 2: The main ones that burned my biscuits.

Hurrem is more like Rhaenyra and I am willing to die on this hill.

People have the uptmost gall and audacity to say that Hurrem is Alicent Highttower coded.....DID WE WATCH THE SAME SHOWS?

Hurrem is so Targaryen coded. At the very least Martell or a little bit Baratheon coded.

Like people are getting caught up on the ONE aspect of Hurrem's character which is that she is a bad stepmom ( i love her but it is the truth) like Alicent since they are both trying to kill their step children to make way for their own biological children...but Hurrem is more than that. And reducing her to just that is a disservice to the core of her character.

Yes Rhaenyra and Mustafa were robbed of their thrones but they are so different with their values and morals. And their gender plays a huge part in that also.

Mustafa did not have to prove himself to anyone or was questioned of his capability of ruling because he is a man. If history played out in his favor, there would not have been huge shift in history. It would have been more of the same because like I said he is a man. Mustafa is not much of an underdog because he has all of the privileges that Rhaenerya does not have access to.

She is constantly having to prove herself and her worth because she is a woman. She is constantly doubted and her honor is always called into question because she does exactly what every man does.

Rhaenyra is willing to do things (blood and cheese) that honestly I don't think Mustafa would have done. And if they met they would have not liked each other.

Because Rhaenyra probably would have reminded him too much of Hurrem.

Hurrem and Rhaenyra are rebels that dance to the beat of their own drum. They are the ones that broke the mold of what is acceptable for women. They were the first to achieve a level that was thought impossible for a woman.

Rhaenyra is the first woman to be named rightful heir to the Iron Throne and first sole ruling Queen (even though sadly it was for a short time). As a character Rhaenyra was balling the fuck out (as she should!). She was arrogant, was not afraid to put someone in their place, larger than life, and she wanted power. She fought in a literal war! Under the right circumstances she would have been a great ruler. She did what thought was best for her and lived life on her terms. Which is something even real women can barely do.

Hurrem was the first slave to become a legal wife of a Sultan and helped create an entirely new title, Haseki Sultan, which is the chief consort of the emperor. Which is the second most power position for a woman underneath Valide sultan (Mother of the Sultan). Haseki Sultan had immense power and influence of the empire! That is a huge step! She began an entire era called the Sultante of Women! She trailblazed for other women to rise up and gain power. All because she stuck her neck out, stood her ground and refused to be walked all over. Hurrem was all or nothing and did not asked but demanded respect. She dared to reached for more despite the heavy risk. She's fiery, charismatic, brave, intelligent, vicious, altruistic, headstrong, complicated, and plays by her own rules not anyone else's. She fought tooth and nail for she wanted.

Sounds very Targaryen to me. Show version Hurrem even have prophetic dreams and has fire and dragon motifs for christ sake!

Rhaenyra and Hurrem were both betrayed, abandoned, and had to move mountains to get what they want while losing a great deal in the process. They don't follow rules that don't serve them and are unabashedly upfront. These two would have been great friends! Hurrem, Rhaenyra, Laena Velaryon and Daemon would have been the best group on fucking earth. They would probably taken over the world in style.

Alicent would not have liked Hurrem. Maybe would not be so hostile toward Hurrem, but still would not like Hurrem's rule-breaking ways and her confidence.

As the saying goes good girls barely make history.

Point 3: The "good girls" in question

Mahidveran is the one who's soooooo damn Alicent Hightower coded. Like they are pretty much the same except Mahidveran is more outwardly viscous.

This is team "I blindly follow rules that don't serve me then get mad when said rules don't serve me." They allow others to control their lives and understandably they became resentful for it, and rest in their victimhood mentality.

They hide behind other people because they cannot stand on their own two feet. They are so self-righteous and refuse to take accountability for the wrong they have done.

I will give Mahidveran props for standing up for herself and her son to Suleiman from time to time. While Alicent waited until the last possible moment to stand up to her father (which resulted in absolutely noting). And I will give Mahidhveran major points for being a more involved parent and did not raise a rapist, drunk, and pedo.

While Hurrem and Rhaenyra went against the staus quo, Mahidveran and Alicent IS the status quo. If there was no Hurrem, Mahidveran would have been just another Vahide Sultan we would not have known or cared about. Or if Mustafa died before becoming a Sultan she would have been just another concubine pushed to the side because she did not break the mold. Which is understandable because it is dangerous for a woman to act out if she does not have protection or leverage. I understand that not everyone has it in them go against the grain and that's okay. Same for Alicent, if Rhaenyra never existed and Alicent married Viserys and carried on having sons she probably would not made much of a impact because again she complies with the restrictive patriarchal view of femininity and cannot fathom living another way because the risk of societal backlash is too great and scary. And again not everyone is strong enough to not give a fuck what societal expectations.

However, my problem with women/female characters like this is that they do absolutely nothing for the progress of other women and do everything for the progress of men. Even for men who don't deserve it (cough Alicent). They help continue the cycle of men dominating over everyone and maintaining a status quo that keeps women disempowered and treated as property and pawns.

I am not saying Hurrem and Rhaeynera are perfect feminists or perfect women or even perfect people. I am not saying everything they did was for the betterment of women because let's be real it was probably not. But women who take hold of their agency and personhood, shows other women that there are alternative ways to live and you do not have stand for a society or system that mistreatments you. Being selfish is the most radical thing a woman can do, because selfish "wild" women shows the gaping cracks of patriarchy, if more women choose to be themselves and live on their own terms then the system would eventually fall completely apart.

Alicent and Mahidveran would have been great superficial friends. They hang and out exchange niceties. Mahidveran would tell Alicent everything she want to hear because that's the kind of friend Mahidveran is (look at Hattice, Shah and Fatma.) And I totally see Mahidveran trying to worm her way into a marriage alliance between Helaena and Mustafa...Which I wouldn't be mad at cus my sweet baby Helaena deserved someone who wouldn't hurt her and keep her safe.

Thank you for reading my Ted Talk. Sorry if its long and got way to philsophical I might make more posts on this because it is very interesting and obviously I have thoughts on this. I love these shows so much.

[valsnonsense]

Allien: Dating a plebian, a POP plebian no less. If your father could see you, he'd be heartbroken

Trollex: Yep, he sure would! Good thing he's fuckin' dead!

Another entry into the Fishipping saga. Introducing Queen Allien, Trollex's mom, previous ruler of the Techno Trolls, and a big ole biAtch.

So I elluded in a previous work that Trollex's parents were kind, yet strict, and didn't care much for JD. Well it's a lot more than that.

Queen Allien was like any other Techno queen. Kind, a good leader, and good drop a beat like no one's buisness. When she and her husband has Trollex, she raised him exactly like she was brought up. To be a fun yet strong leader. And while Trollex IS that, he's also a lot more laid back and leniant. Which Allien doesn't appreciate.

Trollex and Allien's relationship was always a tad rocky, with her trying to pressure him into being like she was (and throwing suitors at him) but it really broke after the events of the second film. Allien was livid when Trollex not only let their people fall at the hands of Queen Barb, but had the audacity to become their ALLY. After they had decimated their home and kidnapped their people, Trollex just let the Rock Trolls waltz right on in like nothing happened! And all this opening borders nonsense to these other trolls?! Especially the POP trolls?! The reason they had the borders?! Yeah, Allien was not happy about it.

Trollex and his mom really fell out after that. He wanted to unite the kingdoms alongside Poppy, allowing their genres to mingle and come together. Allien told Trollex to refuse and tighten their borders, but Trollex stood firm, and cut his mother out of the picture.

Well, she inserts herself back in when she learns Trollex found himself a boyfriend. A Pop boyfriend.

Safe to say she doesn't approve. But after nearly four decades of dealing with her bullshit, Trollex has had enough.

Trollex's father passed many years before the second movie due to illness. He was much more understanding and gentle than Allien was, so it was another factor that played into their eventual fall out.

Trollex let his mother bully him. He will NOT let her bully JD. JD only met her once, and right after they left he called her a shriveled up old sardine. Trollex nearly pissed himself laughing.

[hum-suffer]

We'll say hello again (Nevermind the chasm between us) 8

"I have a job for you." Gauri tells Bhairav on a quiet day, as soon as the whispers of her accident have died down.

"Find me the man who catered to Ratan, my horse. And find me Ratan's vet."

He looks confused for a moment but then nods in understanding. "As my princess commands."

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"You have no sense of adventure," Gauri says laughingly as she adjusts the waist of her dhoti— Bahu's dhoti fit her well enough, he's just an inch taller, that braggart. It's been weeks since her hand has been encased in a cast.

Bhairavrath looks on worriedly. "My princess, with your hand yet to be healed, I do not think it is appropriate to sneak out. Especially at this time of night."

"I have two blades on me," she says, pointing at her waist and her calf,"And I have you. What shall I have to fear, unless, of course, it's you that I must fear?"

His eyes widen almost comically and he takes an aborted step forward before he remembers his blasted manners and stays where he is.

(Gauri is disappointed at the amount of control he has over his audacity these days. It's like his promotion has ended his humour and she needs some entertainment back desperately.)

"Never, my princess," he insists, almost panicking. "If I dare to opine, I believe this is," he pauses again and settles on a word Gauri just knows he wouldn't have used if he wasn't so adamant on being polite,"dangerous."

Reckless, she thinks, he would have called her reckless.

Gauri raises an eyebrow. "You may always opine without hesitation, Bhairavrath, however, I reserve the right to agree or disagree with your opinions. And right now, your princess needs to leave this palace before she loses her mind."

He hesitates again.

Gauri sighs and softens at him. She knows how much it would cost him if something were to happen to her while under his protection. "It's Shivratri, Bhairavrath," she says softly,"I need to go to the temple, there is no idol of Mahadev here. But, if you're so hesitant, I will abstain from putting you in a position that will jeopardize you."

Maa didn't allow her to go with them to the temple because of the crowd that would be present and the jostling that could further delay her healing process. But it's Shivratri, and if Gauri doesn't have a pact with Mahadev to show up to his residence and complain to him about everything that goes in her life, what does she really want to live for?

(Gauri—she remembers the day her uncle gave her the name mockingly, telling her that she was no goddess and she was no Shakti and. And. She wasn't her mother.

Gauri adopted the name like armour, but the armour weighs her down some days. Only looking at Gauraang himself, Mahadev, she can ever feel at peace. She doesn't want to compare herself to Mahadev, never, but the solidarity camaraderie she shares with him is the only time she doesn't feel suffocated by the overwhelming and unreturned love she harbours for everything but herself.)

Bhairavrath bows his head. "I do not wish to hold you back from worship, my princess. I apologise. I will come with you and I will bring you back safe and sound as well."

"And I shall not let anyone find out just how good you are to me, Bhairavrath." Gauri smiles at him, thankful and again overwhelmed.

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Maa looks at her suspiciously the next day when Gauri has left over marks of turmeric on her fingers from doing tilak on Mahadev's forehead in the temple.

Gauri adjusts her bright yellow bindi obviously, and Maa gives her a once over before taking a deep breath and moving her eyes back to the accounts she's reading as Gauri practises her sitar.

Gauri can feel Bhairavrath's sigh of relief twenty feet away and she tucks in a laugh at him.

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Gauri wakes up at the crack of dawn on her birthday.

Amrendra is snuggling her on one side and Bhalla is on her other side. Gauri sighs and tightens her arms around her pillow, closing her eyes once more before her brothers figure out that she's awake.

But it seems that she's too late and Bahu knows her too well, for he shifts and grabs her hand as soon as her eyes close.

"Happy Birthday, sister," he says, voice breaking with sleep and emotion. Gauri hums and drops her head to drop a kiss on his forehead.

"Happy Birthday, brother."

Bhalla swings his arm dramatically and lays it on the two of them with a thud that knocks out the breath from Gauri's lungs. "Happy Birthday to my biggest annoyances. Now, let me sleep."

"Go to your room, then." Gauri grumbles at him but shifts comfortably under his arm anyway. "No one invited you here, you know? Run away, goodbye."

Bhalla huffs, but makes no move to get up from the bed. His elbow pokes at the back of Gauri's neck and she elbows his stomach in response. He knees her calf and before she can retaliate, Bahu swats her head and Bhalla's shoulder.

"Let me sleep, you morons." He says groggily. "Mahadev cursed me with the two of you."

"You love us, really." Bhalla replies and Gauri can feel his grin in his voice. "You're just jealous because you're no fun."

With a muffled groan, she tries to sleep again.

She falls asleep in her brothers' arms with a smile and a tear in the corner of her eye.

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Gauri wears her mother's blue and white saree on her birthday.

The blouse fits her, just barely— she has to loosen it up by a couple of inches and it's hers. The altercation can be erased, she knows, but the threads that end up on the floor of her room make her wonder if she's actually done this. If she altered everything that belonged to her mother. If she replaced her mother.

She shakes the feeling off— her heart is already heavy with too much love for the people who will never love her the same, she doesn't need an unexplained grief adding to it's weight.

Her hands are already coloured in alta, and she's wearing the new anklets that Maa gifted her. The book that Bhalla gifted her and the brass knuckles that Bahu gifted her are stored safely in her room.

They perform a abhishekh in the Mahadev temple, their birthday coinciding with a merged Shivratri. Bahu, wearing the angvastra she sewed for him from scratch, somehow manages to get his knees wet. Bhalla laughs at him for being a klutz and gets flicked with a handful of water as a result.

Maa holds her hand as they sit in the palkhi. Her eyes are wet as she whispers,"I wish your mother had been here. She would have loved you."

Is it because now I'm beginning to like things she used to like?

"You know, once, she pranked your father on their wedding anniversary. She replaced his honey laced water with castor oil. He was always reckless, you see, and he drank almost half a glass before he stopped." Maa's mischievous smile tells her that she had something to do with the idea too and Gauri laughs.

"Another time, she unfolded and unstitched almost half of his tunics because he laughed at her while she was trying to learn sword fighting." Maa continues, giggling with Gauri now.

This is nice, Gauri thinks. It's everything I wanted.

Maa holds Gauri's hand tenderly. "I will give you all her things when you turn eighteen. You're already so much more than what any of us could even think of."

Gauri ducks her head and maa drops a kiss on her cheek. She closes her eyes and breathes in the obscure smell of wood of the palkhi, the cotton of Maa's saree and the flowers weaved into her own hair. She rests her head on Maa's shoulder, eyes closed and sighs.

Maa sings something about the goddess Ashoksundari talking with her mother, Devi Parvati. It speaks something about burdens Gauri already feels as her shoulders droop and the only thing she wants is for the peace the tune gives her.

I am my mother's darling daughter

Blood of love and dance of devotion

I am my mother's darling daughter

Truth of a curse and laugh of a death.

I am my mother's darling daughter

Barefoot running and mindless singing

I am my mother's darling daughter

All that's hers is mine these days

I am my mother's darling daughter

I inherited the curses she earned and the blessings she gave.

Hesitantly, Gauri thinks she is beginning to lessen her resentment for her mother's perfections. It isn't her fault that people look for her shadow in Gauri's eyes.

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Bhairav escorts Gauri back to her rooms after dinner, when the palace is way too silent and asleep to take note of him walking beside her.

She absently runs her fingers through the end of her braid, untangling knots as she hums a tune that she prepared for her sitar lessons tomorrow.

Bhairav dutifully stops outside of her rooms. "My princess?" His voice is hesitant and Gauri instantly gives him all her attention. He's older than her by a year, she knows, but treating him as something special comes naturally to her— especially when his comfort is her responsibility and oath.

"I have the names of the people who care for Ratan on the daily basis and the vet who is currently attending to him."

She nods. "We shall give them a visit of thanks tomorrow, for caring for my dear mount so well."

He nods. Gauri sees his palm flex and his throat work as if he's trying to force himself to speak something. But he doesn't. Gauri tilts her head in question and he finally seems to break out of his stupor with a firm shake of his head.

"Good night, my princess."

She thinks there's more he might want to say but he doesn't know how to ask him to speak of it without commanding him forcefully. She doesn't want him to speak because she ordered it.

"Good night, my archer."

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Tbh i honestly don't really like this chapter all that much because there's a lot of things happening at once but we must keep to the timeline 🥲 do tell me your thoughts!!

Tags: @o-merebholebalam @vijayasena @alhad-si-simran @satanicallysatanicchild

[randomgentlefolk]

CPC CHAPTER 165+166

The warning earned a chuckle from me lmao. Because why did I literally gasp while reading the first line xd

The warning for eps 166...didn't make me laugh at all.

Yayy Gwen is finally awake!! I guess thanks Leland for removing the thorny plants so she won't hurt herself :|

Nah cause Leland really dare try to kidnap a girl who asked whether he's okay after she herself just woke up from an intense nightmare 💀

Bro has the GUTS. THE AUDACITY. To start ranting about the kids he's kidnapping.

This scene is so emotional, and I am so glad Gwen is finally starting to know who Leelathae is. Though I won't lie, I'm a little disappointed that Leland is the one to tell her :/ I was expecting a family moment with Jack and the other pastel kids. But it's all good since she finally gets to know her :D

I would like to apologize in advance. Serpent Leland kinda made me laugh due to his abs lmaooo.

But it's pretty cool how Gwen and Frederick sees Leland as a threat (tho unintentional), though with different perspective. Gwen sees Leland as a big bad wolf while Frederick sees Leland as a serpent.

HECK YEAH!!! You go, Frederick!!! For once, his ability to misunderstand something is actually resulting in something wonderful and amazing!!

Aww the Possum immediately hugging Gwen <3

Oh uh whoops. Can Curtis see through that glasses? Hopefully...

Guys, Leland is throwing tantrum again :/ but i can see how using Laverne as a weapon against him is a really useful tactic. Considering how in the past, he bought Laverne to be a replacement for Jack. So turning Laverne against him probably feels like a 2nd betrayal for him.

OOHH....Aww man. Damn. I can feel that comb hitting Leland's hand and pushing the thorns in. Ouch...

NAHH NOT CELSO!!! My man this is why you don't scream your move when doing stealth move 😔

Did Frederick just do a Judo move.

I looked it up and this move is called shoulder throw or Seoi-nage.

BUT FREDERICK ACTUALLY, SERIOUSLY JUST SHOULDER THROW HIS FATHER, THEN PROCEEDS TO PLANT HIS HEAD ON THE WALL. Those laverne carrying are working. Plot twist he's actually buff lmao.

Ahwguwau Frederick actually learning from moments where he got hurt and being brave tho!! So proud of him <3

I love Aurelia and her comments man XD

Frederick immediately checking up on Gwen and making sure she wasn't hurt. These guys deserve their happy ending Lambcat c'mon :')

AURELIA FINALLY GIVING GWEN THE DIARY!!! PASTEL KIDS CHILDHOOD WJSJIWNSGEKA

But of course! Let's start from the beginning of chapter 166...

Lorena would be so proud if she see how Frederick tied his dad with her vines.

Yeah, Gwen definitely should start on the second page... Just reading the first page by glancing could lead to many misunderstandings.

May I just say, I love how Gwen is being stern(is that the word?) To Aurelia about how she needs to read that book and that she really want to know about her mother. Hah! Again, I love Aurelia's comment (this time about the war literally happening downstairs XD)

IT'S TIME. INTOOOOOO PASTEL KIDS CHILDHOOD WITH LEELATHAEEEE!!

(Cue that batman transition music (i forgot the era))

WUJWJWHWAIB THEY??? ARE ADORABLE!!! Awww Leelathae reading them a story with Jack and Gwen & Jamie's onesie!! Also their plushies!! I'm having cuteness overload....

HAJSYAISYAJ THEY HAVE MATCHING DRESSES!!!!! Maybe Leelathae sew them herself??? SJSJSHJAUS

Oh. Okay. That's not good. I suppose there's a side effect after giving birth to the children? That's...depressing.

But before we go deeper into that, birthday party!!

I must say, I absolutely adore how chaotic Lorena seems to be lmao. Look at her and her little sword XD and Maria looking really elegant. She really does give the eldest sister vibe. Gwen looks so cute with the pigtails! (I forgot the hairstyle name). Jamie with the fruits and Gwen with the fruit and cooking utensils!

Also it seems that the pastel family is having a small party for birthdays instead of big ones like the plaid kingdom. I wonder why they don't invite the plaid family over? Blaine and Lance would be 6 and 5 years old at this time, so they're probably at the academy already. But what about Leland and Isolde?

Man, this family is genuinely so wholesome and that makes me even sadder for what's about to happen. CAUSE DAMN??? Leelathae passing out while holding the cake, and Jack noticing like 😭 AND THEN JACK RUNNING TOWARDS HER LIKE MARIA AND LORENA RUNNING TOWARDS GWEN I'M GOING TO CRY.

R.i.p cake (i had to do it)

Ahh I see. Okay. So the left ventricle (which is a part of the heart) is weakening and it can't strengthen back up? That's what I'm getting, at least. I wasn't aware something like this could happen. I'm just researching, and is Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM) the correct term for this? I don't know anything about childbirth beyond what I learn in school so... this one's purely based on searching the symptom in google.

Okay, let's see... *puts on glasses and squint my eyes* *clears throat*

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) or also known as Postpartum cardiomyopathy is an uncommon form of heart failure that happens toward the end of pregnancy or in the months following delivery, when no other cause of heart failure can be found.

https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/cardiomyopathy/what-is-cardiomyopathy-in-adults/peripartum-cardiomyopathy-ppcm

(This information is taken from American Heart Association website. I hope that's alright?)

Symptoms of PPCM that we've seen in Leelathae:

- Fatigue

- Shortness of breath

- Chest pain

- Feeling lightheaded or faint

- Dizziness

For now that's the only things I can note. I mean, I'm not even sure if that is what Leelathae is going through. But it seems likely. I don't have anything to add on this matter right now, so what if we go back to the story. Shall we?

"I'm going to perish...from a broken heart"

OHHHHH, OKAY DAMN LEELATHAE. Man... this reminds me of the broken heart syndrome. It's pretty interesting. If I'm not wrong, it's a heart condition that comes from extremely stressful situation or emotions. And it is possible to pass away from it. So yes, you can die from a broken heart.

Oh man this just got depressing real quick... The kids sitting beside Leelathae's bed, the medicines piling up overtime, Leelathe crying and Jack hugging her...

Leelathae :( she just wants to see her kids grow up and her husband man... and yet because a certain jealous man just had to steal a portrait...damn it Leland.

The witch!! It's her!! :0000

That's nice of her to offer to listen to Leelathae's vent :) though she does mistake her for a witch :')

THIS WHOLE TIME. IT'S THE WITCH LMAO. Okay actually being mistaken as a witch has a perk this time!! And does this mean Leelathae can bake??? Like mother like daughter real.

The panel of the witch hugging Leelathae is actually pretty sweet haha. They're besties now X)

I wonder how this spell will work....

That's it for now. 2 episodes in a post! Wooo! I gotta stop procrastinating... this post was so long lmao.

Mono out! (Ngl I'm still in lmao)

[lordmartiya]

@mlbfemslashfebruary

My second entry, this time for day 15, is the second part of Trust and Secrets Are to Be Treasured. This time from Lila's astute yet arrogant point of view.

It had been a few days since Lila had given Marinette enough proof to take her down, and she was starting to feel better. The night after she had done it she had panicked and broken into her house to retrieve it, except Marinette had anticipated it and got Chat Noir to wait for her and tell her she had already hidden everything, without telling her guard cat what “everything” was. And the guy hadn’t even asked what it was – he got it. Enough she had actually hit on him, except he had moved on from Ladybug and had a girlfriend. Ugh! Finding people who actually understood it was hard. Chat Noir had been after Ladybug until he finally got a girlfriend without the news picking up (and they’d never do, considering they still had the flirt thing going on. A French thing, she had heard), Ladybug was on her shit list, Adrien got with the funny-named one minutes before Borgeouis got scammed into throwing away everything good in her life for her abusive mother and ineffective father, and with Marinette she had been in a feud until after she had started dating Luka Couffaine, the future rockstar.

Speaking of which, she was at the Liberty, his mother’s boat, for a new miniconcert of his band, Kitty Section. And she didn’t have to dodge around Marinette anymore, a benefit of her metaphorical leash. Alongside having forced herself to think things through and being able to just talk with Marinette. Now she could enjoy Rose’s surprisingly powerful voice and see if she could help expanding their repertoire, as she was genuinely good with lyrics. And it would be good to have another independent income source if this modeling gig fell apart sooner than expected (Gabriel just gave her weird vibes. Who hires an obvious trained killer as secretary?!).

“Hey.” Alya called her, looking worried. And Marinette was missing. And Luka was missing. Please, don’t be what she feared. “Do you know what happened between Luka and Marinette?”

Lila sighed – the journalist was smarter than her impulse control suggested (another reason to believe Ladybug confirmed the interview), and clearly feared she may have said something to make them fight. But before she could explain she too had no idea her fear came true, and Luka appeared as the Akumatized Villain Truth.

“Tell me Marinette’s secret!” he demanded as he fired his magic at Alya.

Surprising everyone but herself, Lila punched the magic and got under its influence. Time to give him a proper dressing down and vent about how so few people got it while under the magical impulse to tell the truth.

“It’s none of our business, you idiot.” she told him. The funny thing was, she almost certainly knew her big secret, why Marinette disappeared at every Akuma attack. It was actually obvious when one stopped and thought about it… But she had no confirmation so she didn’t actually know. Also, as she said, it was none of their business. “Seriously, what’s with this fad of knowing secrets?! Everyone got secrets! I have secrets, you have secrets, Marinette has secrets, and we all pretend otherwise because as long as they don’t hurt others they aren’t their business! The world still exists because during the Cold War both sides realized they were going to find out something that warranted a war declaration and told the other side to hide it better, because they weren’t crazy enough to start a nuclear war! How you dare to ask about Marinette’s secret?”

“Er… She’s late so often, and said she couldn’t tell me-” Truth whined, before Lila cut him off in genuine anger.

“She admitted she’s got a secret?! She trusted you enough to admit that there’s something that could utterly ruin her, and you have the audacity to get Akumatized over it? That’s it, give me your Akumatized object and get in timeout.”

Amazingly enough, Truth did exactly that, too shocked by the situation to do otherwise. Lila already had the Akumatized guitar pick in her hand when Paris’ terror bowtie made himself known to get his agent back on track. Well, she knew what to do, push the rocker in the river, give the pick to Rose to pass on Ladybug when she arrived (Rose was surprisingly strong and athletic, she was the best choice for this) and then run away pretending to have the pick to lure Truth away. She was already enjoying hos expression when a familiar magic baton broke the pick and announced Ladybug and her minder had arrived. And going by the fact Chat Noir immediately asked her a question whose answer was “Lucky Charm”, the near nudist had been affected by Truth herself.

“Ahó! Ladybug!” Lila called out. “Later we need to talk.” Because she knew the pretend-heroine was responsible for this mess.

 -----------

By the time Lila was visited by Ladybug she knew the spotted annoyance wasn’t entirely responsible – madame Couffaine’s decision to hide the father of her children was Jagged Stone had been already putting him under pressure before the situation with Marinette pushed him too far. She guessed he was too close to the situation to realize what the timing of Crocoduo’s break-up meant. Then again, Jagged Stone’s career before going solo was known by a weirdly small amount of people… Or maybe it was her who was weird for trying to know everything about the guy’s career.

“You should take responsability for your latest mess.” Lila told her.

“Which one?” Ladybug asked, weirdly meek. She supposed the consequences of the identities of almost all her interns being exposed during Borgeouis’ gravest error were tormenting her. Though that one was forgivable, how was anyone supposed to know the terror bowtie was smart enough for long term planning?

“I’m talking of how you managed Marinette being the only one of your interns whose identity is still safe.”

Ladybug stood still and looked at her in surprise. After savoring leaving the pigtailed menace speechless with her flawless deductive abilities, Lila explained: “It wasn’t that hard, really. She disappears at every Akuma battle and is sleep deprived enough to be perpetually late for school but can’t be you because she’s got fashion sense and you clearly don’t, can’t be Chat Noir because I’ve spotted them together, and if she had the Butterfly Miraculous she’d have already won and never made something as tacky as the Bubbler – seriously, he looked so horrible you’d think the bowtie had a grudge against him. Also, she got worse right after your interns got exposed to Paris’ fashion-challenged public enemy #1, it’s clear you intend to have her use some powerful Miraculous. Maybe something with time travel, or maybe you’ve been training her to take over the Bee. And whatever it is, she always makes sure you can arm her with ease while torturing herself with the fear of messing up, and she got so nervous she ended up breaking up with her boyfriend. Maybe getting someone else to ease her burden? Like the Tsurugi heiress, she’s got a weird personality and a mother that makes Gabriel Agreste look permissive, but she’d be quite the heroine. Or Adrien, he knows powerlessness and can be trusted with destructive stuff.”

“Er… That’s quite the deduction, even with the faulty premise…”

“Sure, sure. Anyway, are you going to take responsability?”

“Did you mean that thing about secrets?”

“Was I under a truth spell? But seriously, why do you ask?”

“Because I need someone to confide with.”

After the stomacache forced Lila to stop laughing, she realized Ladybug wasn’t joking.

“Look, I’m trying to not get into more trouble, but what makes you think I wouldn’t screw you over?”

“Tikki, Spots Off.”

Marinette. Ladybug was Marinette Dupain-Cheng. Well, that explained everything. Well, almost. And forced Lila to realize that yes, Ladybug was sincere in trying to apologize, and no, she hadn’t okayed that famous interview. She knew Marinette too well for that.

And it also meant that if she played her cards right she could get to date someone who got it. Though she’d have to wait, rebounds were simply unhealthy. Speaking of which…

“First thing tomorrow we take your stalker shrine and give it to Adrien’s fan club before you try and rebound on him.” Lila ordered. Because she wasn’t going to allow Marinette to get in that mess. And speaking of mess: “Also, why is your costume so plain? You’re a fashion designer, you impressed Gabriel Agreste, the Style Queen herself praised you on live TV, why is your costume basically painted on in such a plain pattern?!”

“Depression.”

Oh. Yeah, she had messed up. A lot.

[lemonhemlock]

Grrm was pro black but anti rhaenyra considering how all of her children died with the exception of those fathered by Daemon.

Aegon's children all of them died including his bastard gaemon , and all of them died horrific deaths, he was crippled, burnt and died poisoned.

Rhaenyra's strong children died in meaningless and useless ways , even her dragon who was described as fat , spoiled and lazy and has the color of piss . died in the most pathetic way possible for a dragon.

and she herself died in the most pathetic and cruelest way possible while being remembered as Maegor with tits the equivalent of Hi*ler with tits , also her rule has made westros 1000x more misgonystic than before .

Daemon on the other hand got a heroic death , putting his sword through the eye of the anime villain named Aemond , saving the people of the riverlands from this genocidal maniac in the most badass way jumping off his dragon and sacrificing himself. All of his children from multiple women survived. Baela faced sunfyre yet she managed somehow to deal fatal injuries to him and was the cause of his death, strangely Neither sunfyre or aegon managed to kill her . Aegon shattered his legs and she just got few burns . Aegon iii somehow managed to survive although I can't really see why Aegon ii or any of the greens supporters were able or willing to kill him and finish the war . Viserys and rhaena survived and lived a long life. Daemon unlike rhaenyra was beloved by many

Daemon's dragon is one of coolest dragons called the bloody worm and one of the strongest and one of the fiercest dragons out there. This lizard somehow managed to kill the largest dragon of her time Vhaegar. Strangely Rhaenyra's bloodline didn't continue from her son jaecerys who is by all the accounts would make a good king. Her bloodline only continue through her children from Daemon . And now I'm sure 100% if Daemon managed somehow to impregnate Aegon , Aegon's child from daemon will 1000000% survive. The dance of dragons instead of being an epic and tragic tale about how the mythical dragons went to extinct . It's actually just a boring and cringe Daemon's fanfic.

Pretty much this - Rhaenyra is quite punished by the narrative for her sins, but Daemon gets off scot free, although he is way more despicable than she is. George lets two of her children live, but only because she shares them with Daemon. 🙄 Meanwhile they refuse to acknowledge their own mother as Queen - Aegon numbers himself as III, following II, therefore acknowledging our Aegon as a legitimate King. Whereas Rhaenyra is very much not considered a ruling monarch within Westerosi historiography, even though both Aegon III and Viserys II had the power to make that change at some point. Viserys II also had the audacity to pass over the claims of his three nieces by resorting to legal arguments that invalidated his mother's entire play for the throne. I wonder what Rhaenyra would have to say about all this.

This may prove an unpopular opinion, but it annoys me how all of Daemon's children get to live, whereas all the others meet gruesome ends. There's no reason for anyone other than Aegon III to live. (In fact, in the AGOT annexes, Viserys II was Aegon III's son, not brother, and no mention of Baela & Rhaena). Jaehaera lives for a little while, but even so, it's a 4-to-1 ratio that soon turns into 4-to-0. Rhaena even gets this hopeful narrative of hatching the last living dragon, but to what end? That dragon is going to live a very short life because it's never heard from again & George needs all the dragons to die, exclusively, so Morning either died during Rhaena's lifetime or shortly after her death? What's the point? She and her sister also get that distasteful Maiden's Day Cattle Show gotcha-moment with Daenaera. The Daemon favouritism is just beyond. I'm sorry, but it does feel like wish fulfilment fanfiction. I'm hard-pressed to find a Targaryen I like from this point on in the family tree.

And now I'm sure 100% if Daemon managed somehow to impregnate Aegon , Aegon's child from daemon will 1000000% survive.

This took me out. 😂 Damn, I want Egg to live so much I'd be tempted to accept this devil's covenant. Exorcist-style mpreg but the greens get to win at the end?

[lgclili]

XU LILI '01 / B. BEIJING, RAISED IN LA .

hellooooooo ~ this is nini again with a second character who's definitely a whole 180 approach from jino lol. took me a while to get an intro up because end of the year things kept me busy ! and i was also still trying to figure out how best to explain little miss lili here ~ but nevertheless, we're here now and down below you can get a good idea of this gal who is both bite and bark and will very much prove it !!! but i promise she can be nice even if it comes off haughty and self-serving so please like if you'd like to plot ♡

TL;DR signed jul. 2020, female senior morning group, female dorm a; self-serving, self-absorbed and overly self-concious? yet deep, deep, deep down she has a heart of gold? just got to dig deep enough underneath all her generational trauma lol

BACKGROUND

born li yifei, her name was legally changed to xu yifei when she got adopted by her grandmother / it was further changed when she gained dual citizenship through her grandmother when she moved her to los angeles -> now she goes by xu lili

her parents were a love that burned hot but burned out fast kind of relationship

also didn't help that her dad and mom were from starkly different social brackets that when her grandmother strongly opposed the marriage, her mother got disowned and left to be with her husband

but when the marriage ultimately fell apart, in a last ditch effort, they had lili

for a while it worked until the pains of motherhood, marriage and poverty got too much and when she turned 5, her parents divorced: her mother got her and her father got his freedom back — apparently that meant never seeing lili again, too

a year after her divorce, her mother met a new man (richer, older) and started a new family alongside that man’s children from a prev. marriage. by the time she was 7, lili was brought back to her grandmother’s and like her father, that would be the last she’d see of her mother

being adopted by her grandmother was a start to a new life, adapting to a new environment and learning that love wasn’t just given: it was earned

her grandmother was the owner of a real estate investment / development group; a woman of high expectations and most of all, showed love like how she did business: she expected results in return for her nurture

in the case of lili: her grandmother enrolled her into all the best programs, nurtured her love for performing, and expected the excellence that proceeded from the investment

but excellence can only go so far with natural talent, lili had the talent but in comparison to her peers, she didn’t have the it needed to take her far, something she learns when she receives no offers to continue her ballet career

( 2017 ) instead, she looks elsewhere to continue her love, to find adoration elsewhere is null when her grandmother is pressuring her for results: she auditions for a company in la and passes; suddenly she’s on a flight to korea and training to debut in a girl group of some unknown company

just when she was about to debut, her grandmother ends up sick and she went home when she was supposed to be practicing/preparing for debut

( 2020 ) she ends up getting dropped from the debut lineup upon return (and still has the audacity to be sad about it) ~

she joins lgc in jul. 2020 after getting dropped from debut and consequently the label

TIDBITS

much prefers to be called lili

was quiet and withdrawn as a kid because of her parental troubles, only was able to really fully express herself through performing

because of that she was able to come out of her shell, however, it was falsified by the desperate need of validation and her inherent ego that waged a war with her insecurities 

has imposter syndrome, so she on the low sabotages herself

such as when she was supposed to debut, she knew what was at stake but still left -> her grandmother didn’t even appreciate her visiting when she was sick, instead she was told to go back to korea and finish what she started

headstrong and stubborn, her grandmother had brought her up to say what was on her mind and not care about others -> it only made her selfish and self-serving

a bit of a tsundere, if you squint but i swear it’s there, she’s not used to people being overly affectionate to her and is very rarely affectionate; will be the one to give an awkward shoulder pat when comforting

honestly because of her parents she doesn't believe in love, thinks it's superficial, thinks lust is also dumb but what can a girl do when she has needs 💅 might also think she's hard to love / doesn't deserve it because of her trauma from her parents and her grandmother

is 100% right, always, even when she is 100% wrong — will argue why she’s right

she likes being as she says ~ playful ~ and riling people up and causing friction, call it what you will but i think it’s the attention-seeker in her thinking that even if she can’t get people to like her, if they’re irritated, that means they have to be thinking about her still? right ???

ambitious to a fault, she will do what she needs to do to get where she wants to, even if that means burning some bridges

her grandmother had taught her to learn to control her emotions, but what can we say, she’s an open book and if she’s not on a default rbf — she’s giving face

v relationship phobe - more or less will keep one at arms’ length; the type to make you think you’re close but you don’t really know much about her 

will get out of everything and anything but saying she doesn’t speak korean / can’t understand what you’re saying

does not like pity, will not stand to be pitied

smokes like a chimney, we know its bad !!! but girl is stressed !!! and when she’s stressed !! she smokes !!

vain, superficial and far too outgoing and confrontational for her own good (can’t be me lmfao) and will 100% tell you what’s on her mind without prompt

she is an enabler, she will enable you 100% to make bad choices

she only cares about her grandmother really because it’s her validation she seeks the most but lbr she seeks validation everywhere in everyone and that’s kind of her ruin because she also has foot in her mouth syndrome and a temper 😵‍💫

PLOT HOLES

⤷  honestly give me everything ! we want drama, friction ! friends who try to dip deep, friends who make her angry ! friends who are obviously surface friends but want to be more ! friends who care but are annoyed with lili's aloof attitude ! friends who are no longer friends ! rivals !!!!! i'll take everything and anything anyone comes up with

NOTE

⤷   also i should have her profile with a proper bio finished soon ~ sorry about that xx

[abbatoirablaze]

Princess & Bunny, Chapter 8

Word Count: 1.3k

Warnings: manipulation, angst, mentions of drugs/being drugged.

“LINDA!”

Linda Drysdale glared at the young omega who was holding the duvet closer to her otherwise naked form.  Princess felt mortified as the alpha beside her snored. 

“Always a disappointment, aren’t we, Princess?”

“I-I can explain…I-“

“And with a fresh mating mark no less,” she scoffed, “really, I leave you with Hugh and his frat brothers for one holiday and Bunny has disappeared with Kingston, and you have sullied yourself with some-“

“Lady, if you’re her mom, can you scream at her outside of this bedroom?” the groggy alpha grunted, burying his head beneath the pillow, “you’re making my hangover even worse!”

Linda’s jaw nearly fell to the floor.  Not only could she not believe that some little college alpha had the audacity to sleep with Princess, but to embarrass her while she called her step-daughter out on it. 

“You have some nerve!” Linda growled, her aura filling the room.  Princess shifted uncomfortably in the bed, baring her neck to the dominant alpha.  The young man growled, lifting his head and glaring at the older woman, throwing his own energy out. 

It lasted a moment too long for Linda’s tastes, but the young alpha caved, throwing himself up from the bed.  Linda’s concentration broke as the young alpha sauntered towards the pile of clothing on the floor, picking his out and getting dressed.

“I would say call me, but this little display,” the alpha growled, shooting Linda another look before looking to Princess, “fuck this bitch.”

“Brendan, wai-“

“Forget him,” Linda grumbled, watching as he left the room, “he’s obviously not the one that you mated, correct?”

Princess didn’t answer her. 

Linda growled, catching her attention once more and she sighed, “n-no ma’am.”

“Good,” she replied shortly with a smug look.  She huffed to herself before sparing her step-daughter another glance.  Reaching up, she turned Princess’ head away from her, before her hand traveled down her neck and over the mark.  She shivered, “dare I ask who is responsible for this?”

“I-I don’t-I don’t know.”

Linda huffed once more, releasing her step-daughter’s neck, “shame…how long have you been going on with this little…experiment?  It looks like there is a scar beneath this new one…so you’ve been a very busy omega while I’ve been away.”

“Wh-what?”

“You have yellow rings in your eyes, Princess,” she pointed out, “that means that you have not been around your mate in at least 2 days.  At least, for the one you decided to keep.” 

“It’s been three since…”

“Since?”

“There was a party…” she admitted dryly, “I-“

“Was the first one from Hugh?”

Princess felt the tears stinging her eyes as she nodded, “yes…”

“I thought as much,” she admitted in a cold tone, “he left me a voicemail, explaining that he knew about Kingston…and Bunny.  No doubt you did something to annoy your sister enough into pushing her to admitting the truth to him before bolting out of here?”

“It-it wasn’t my fault.”

“Just like I’m sure it wasn’t your fault that he went after her?”

Princess’ head snapped up, “he did what?”

“Hugh went after Bunny and Kingston, Princess…blamed me for all of this…the whole mess,” she scoffed, “but it was you that wanted him so desperately.  You wanted to make sure that he follow-“

“ME?” she spat, cutting her step-mother off, “YOU were the one who said we couldn’t tell the truth.  After what happened to daddy, y-“

“Your father died of a broken heart,” she growled, pushing her aura out towards the young omega, while she stood, creating her own physical distance between them, “it was your fault that your father died.  You tried to blame your sister when she told him the truth.  You lied to him and said that she tried to seduce him!”

“SHE DID!”

“She was locked away in a heat room that night!” Linda hissed, “YOUR SISTER BACKED AWAY FROM HUGH THE MOMENT YOU TOLD HER TO!  HE CAME ON TO HER!  NONE OF THIS WAS HER FAULT!”

“D-did you know that they were mates?”

Linda got quiet. 

Her jaw tensed. 

She lifted her chin, “I don’t have to answer any of your questions, Princess.”

“You knew that they were, didn’t you?” she asked in an accusatory tone, “you knew it all along…ever since we were children.  That’s why you pushed us all together so much.  You-“

“I pushed you all together because I was marrying your father!” she pointed out, “I never thought that they would act on their feelings.  I thought that she would push him away.  Like a good, smart omega.  And I thought he would be smart enough to stay away from her.  So what if I knew that they were mates.  I never thought that they would act on it.  They had scent blockers, and you and your sister had heat blockers.”

“How does it feel knowing you failed, Linda?” Princess asked in a cold tone.

“I never cared if I failed you,” she answered dryly before starting for the door, “you were never the child I cared for anyways, Princess.”

Princess was torn in every sense of the word.

Torn between being drunk and sober. 

Torn between being depressed and feeling free of Linda Drysdale.

Torn because she didn’t know the man that was her mate, but had slept around with quite a few men the past few days.

One thing that she did know was that she was borderline feral, and needed to be knotted or spined.

“Hey there kitten…”

She turned, spotting the dark haired alpha happily licking his lips.

“Bobby…”

He was eyeing her up like she was a steak, but she didn’t mind. 

“Want a drink?” he asked, holding out a second red solo cup to her. 

“That’s sweet of you,” she smiled, taking the cup.  She went to put her phone in her pocket and had missed the alpha slipping something into the drink.  When she took it and gulped down a big sip, she made a face at the bitter taste, “oh…what is that?”

“Don’t like tequila?”

She shook her head but took another sip, “I-I’ve never had it…”

“You doing alright?” he asked, changing the subject, “this morning we heard some yelling on the third floor…your stepmom?”

“She can fuck right off,” Princess spat.  She took another drink, “I don’t want to bug you with it though…”

“Awww, you could never bug me, kitten…” he said sweetly, “did you-did you want someone to talk about it with?”

She felt a pang in the pit of her stomach. 

“That would be really nice…”

“Do-do you want to come up to my room with me?” he asked politely, “it’d be a little easier to hear you there…”

“Yeah…that’d be-“

“Hey…”

Bobby froze on the steps, seeing his chapter president looking at him.

“Hey prez…”

“The hell do you think you are doing?”

“Just taking Princess up to my room,” he said with a smile as she leaned into him, nuzzling against the alpha, “got an issue with that?”

“Hey…omega!” the man said quickly.  Her eyes snapped to his and instantly she felt a wave of slick, “answer me right now…do you want to fuck him?”

“No!” she said honestly, the alpha command making her answer the question.

“Fuck off, Pronge!” the alpha growled. 

“Come on, Barber…let me have a little fun?”

“You mean how you had the other night with her?” he growled louder as Bobby finished coming up the steps with the omega still on his arm, “oh…no, wait…you just recorded her while half the frat had their way with her.”

“Barb-“

“What?” Princess asked, half invested in the conversation.  She looked between the alphas for a second before shifting in her spot, “is-is it warm in here to you guys?  Why is this house always so warm?”

“You’re coming to my room, sweetheart!” Andy said firmly, shooting the other alpha a glare.  He wrapped his arm around Princess’ waist and pulled her close, “if I so much as see you coming near her again, I’ll call Bodecker!  He may only be an officer, but you know he’ll lock your ass up, Bobby!”

“Fuck off, Barber!”

“Then don’t come after her,” Andy spat as he led her up the second set of stairs towards his room, “She’s a marked omega, you dick!”

Chapter 9

Tag List:  @lohnes16, @tenaciousperfectionunknown, @prokey16, @magnificentsaladllama

[summercreolefanfictioner]

the crown and the throne (DiaLovers fanfic // Game of Thrones AU)

the only woman || cordelia, karlheinz, richter, ayato, kanato, laito

TW: violence, sexual abuse, murder

Every time Cordelia sits in front of the mirror, she tells herself an internal mantra.

I am Queen Cordelia of the House Sakamaki. I am the First Wife. The Queen of Westeros. The one who bore Karlheinz's heir. His one and only partner for a lifetime.

But every time she tells herself these words, she was only met with a broken, wretched mess of a woman who holds her head up high whenever she walks down the throne room and showcases her arrogance. She should be proud. After all, she has it all.

Beauty. Money. Jewelry. Men. Glory.

Oh, yes. That's right, she pretends. I have everything. I have everything... except for that despicable man!

Once upon a time, Menae sat her down and told her Karlheinz has come to take her hand in marriage. "He's a wonderful man," she said, holding both her daughter's hands in hers for assurance. "You'll be lucky to have him as your husband."

At that time, Cordelia was a fool, believing the empty words of a man just because he was cunning and smooth. But now, she can't help but feel shame for herself. She remembered how she abhorred the idea of having children. But instead of being met with understanding, the pathetic king decided to take a lowly noble lady and father his two eldest sons.

That's how she had the triplets: Ayato, Kanato, and Laito. But she didn't love them. She swore to herself that their existence is solely for her husband who doesn't notice her. And when she thought everything was perfect, Karlheinz had the audacity to impregnate his cousin and father another bastard.

I'll put up with this. I am the Queen, after all. This is a normal occurrence.

And so she built Ayato to be the perfect heir, forcing the poor child to undergo long hours of study and sword fighting. It didn't matter to her if he complained or cried. Because she had to ingrain in his head that he has to be the best.

"You have to be the best, Ayato," she reminded. "You are different from the rest, that's why you have to do my bidding."

The young Ayato reluctantly nodded. Similar to his brothers, he would do everything for their mother's approval, despite how impossible the task is.

"I will be the best. I will be the King."

Cordelia smirked. "That's a good boy."

The same happened with Kanato. Cordelia mused about how lovely his voice is. So he would sing to her until his vocal cords bled. It didn't matter where or what Cordelia was doing. Who cares if she entertained men in front of him? He wanted her love, so he should prove it well.

"Are you going to Scarborough Fair?" Kanato sang, tightening his hold on Teddy as she watches his mother engage in disgusting acts with other men. He wanted to cry, wanted to call his brothers' help.

"Kanato, don't stop singing."

Kanato's lips quivered, slowly turning around so he won't see them. "P-Parsley, sage, r-rosemary... and thyme."

And poor Laito. Oh, she had done many things with him. By far, he became the most useful out of all of them. He wanted to be her favorite.

"Do you really want to prove yourself to me?"

Laito nodded. "I want to please you, Mother."

And thus, Cordelia inflicted trauma on her sons. It didn't matter if she was deemed evil. She'll use everyone and everything for Karlheinz's approval. She believed everything was better this way. Ha, poor woman, proudly waiting for her man like a lonesome queen.

"LIES!" she yelled, throwing away every single damn thing she can put her hands on. She didn't care if she scared the servants or accidentally hurt them. Everybody can go die and leave her be.

Why is it I am the wife, but I feel like I'm the other woman?

Richter entered the room, gesturing for the servants to leave the room so he could comfort her during her breakdown.

"Did one of your plans not go well?" he asked, cradling her to his chest.

Cordelia didn't speak for a while, wiping away her tears and calming herself down.

"Richter."

"Hm?"

She touched his cheek gently. "You'll do anything for me, right?"

Richter nodded, kissing her hand. "Of course, my love. Anything for you."

And so that night, Karlheinz slept with Cordelia in her chamber. She abided by his rules, amusing him with her sweet fake tone. It was interesting because Cordelia was promiscuous every time they speak to each other. But now, she was as obedient as a dog.

After their sweet 'lovemaking,' Cordelia offered him wine, and as Karlheinz drinks, Cordelia observes how he was clutching his throat and coughing.

"Are you feeling unwell, my dear?" she sweetly asked with malice, showing him a bottle of poison that she got from Reiji.

Karlheinz's eyes widened, his hand reaching out to choke her. This only made Cordelia chuckle.

"You bitch."

"Yes?" she hummed in response. "Are you going to kill me?"

And with his last breath, Karlheinz died. It was pathetic, really. To think a poisoned wine could kill the King of Westeros. She should've just done this sooner instead of putting up with all his shit.

The next morning came, and all the people had gathered as Richter, also known as the King's Hand, was taken by the knights for the crime of poisoning King Karlheinz's wine. Moreover, he was to be executed today.

As he was sitting in his cell, Cordelia came to him with a sad smile, leading him to walk over her.

"My love, you know I didn't do it, right?" Richter proved himself, silently pleading she would do something about his situation. "I love you with all my heart, but I could never kill my brother even if I had the chance to."

Cordelia reached out a hand and rubbed her thumb on his cheek. "I know, my love..." she trailed off, retracting her hand and picking up something from her pocket. Then she showed him a bottle of poison and Richter was stunned. "But you told me you'd do anything for me, right?"

With his silence, Cordelia kept the bottle again and started walking away, an evil glint in her eyes and a smirk on her face as Richter cried for help.

"All hail, Queen Cordelia, Queen of Westeros!" the people shouted from outside.

And for once, everything for Cordelia has never felt better.

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[eclecticstarlightconnoisseur]

NOT THE MEEK AND OBEDIENT TYPE

I am sorry I have been absent for so long. The reasons are multiple none of which are any good. The majority of these reasons are health-related. And to be honest, the issues still persist. These require hospitalizations, surgery, procedures, and a broken knee for both my husband and myself. But I am still here.

The reason I am posting this is that it has been sitting in a file on my laptop for a long time along with many other partially written stories including Part 2 of Edinburgh to Boston. I thought I would like to put them out there even if they are not done hoping this would give me an incentive to finally finish them.

Now as to the story itself. I thought about all the other professions, jobs, and careers that we have seen Claire in but I have never seen Claire in this one. She is truly an innocent.

Let me know what you think and if should I continue the story. I am interested in hearing your opinion. Here goes nothing.

Thanks.

NOT THE MEEK AND OBEDIENT TYPE

Chapter 1

What do you do about a girl named Claire?

Eighteen-year-old postulant Claire Elizabeth once again found herself in trouble. This time for breaking the rule of silence during None the mid-afternoon prayer. Not only did she break the silence, but she had the gall and audacity to laugh disrupting everyone else’s prayers. Instead of praying, she spent the time looking out the window watching the antics of two red squirrels chasing each other as they engaged in a mock battle for scraps of bread she left for them.

The Abbess, Mother Hildegarde, most definitely was not amused. Her hand clasped around Claire’s arm removing her unceremoniously from the chapel ushering her into her study. Claire stood there with her head lowered, hiding her hands within the voluminous sleeves of her white tunic, the image of remorse. Unfortunately, she didn’t have time to make herself presentable and knew she would be chastised for her appearance as well. Her short blue and white wimple hung askew and her hair peeked out.  Dirt and plant matter smeared her face while mud caked her blue apron. 

Claire had spent the day in the medicinal herb garden. She loved working with the plants, tending them, seeing them grow, and knowing they could help the sick. Getting her fingers dirty in the black loamy soil gave her a sense of peace, contentment, and accomplishment. Time always passed by quickly as she toiled among her beloved herbs and left her without time to clean up before prayer. Which is why the young postulant ended up standing in front of the Abbess in a filthy habit.

“Claire, mon chéri, what am I to do with you?” Mother huffed in a fit of exasperation. “You are bright, energetic, and eager to learn. But,” Mother said with emphasis, “You are also undisciplined, stubborn, and independent which invariably leads you astray. While the last three will not prevent you from taking your final vows someday, you must temper your impulses for the greater good of the community and to do the will of God.” Mother Hildegard rose to her full and impressive height for a woman, “It pains me greatly to do this, but you must learn obedience and self-control.” She rubbed her hand across her forehead as if to soothe a headache. “Therefore, your penance is to scrub the chapel floor. I want you to consider if you are truly meant for this vocation as you are doing that. Now, shoo, I am meeting someone who is selling some goats and sheep.”

“Yes, Mother. I will do as you ask. Thank you, Mother.” 

Claire turned and moved noiselessly toward the door, relieved she avoided chastisement about her appearance. Just as she was about to escape the room, Mother Hildegarde called out to her, “And Claire, you do not come to chapel looking like you were rolling in the pigsty. Next time, wash your face, fix your hair and your wimple, and put on a clean apron if you please.”

“Yes, Mother,” Claire sighed with a sense of relief at finally being dismissed. She quietly closed the door behind her and ran down the corridor as if the devil himself was chasing her.

None: There are seven liturgical “hours” are matins and lauds (usually counted as a single hour), in the middle of the night; prime, at sunrise; terce, 9 a.m.; sext, noon; none, 3 p.m.; vespers, sunset; and compline, bedtime.

The purpose of these hours is for daily prayer of the Church, marking the hours of each day and sanctifying the day with prayer. The Hours are a meditative dialogue on the mystery of Christ, using scripture and prayer.

[life-in-the-monster-haus]

"The Monstering" animated series review

I have no plans to review every single episode of the animated series but I probably should comment on the first one because it is a new and different continuity from the one The Live Action Movie presents to us. I do not have cable and the animated series is not on the Paramount + subscription that I pay for. so I purchased this episode from YouTube for $2. Let's go Ghouls!

Spoilers under the cut!

Right off the bat I want to thank the show runners for giving Clawdeen a house to live in... Not a cave or a den looking at you G2. and it's a pretty big house in the burbs, Apollo must make good money (it's implied that he is some type of scientist.). But Clawdeen is lonely, It's established very early on that she doesn't have any friends and the few humans we see her interact with laugh at her or dismiss her and kind of treat her like a weirdo.

Crescent is a dog in this continuity and I do not appreciate it because I have personal beef with beings owning a lesser evolved version of their own species as a pet... it would be like a human having a pet monkey... Which I guess is fine?... IDK it squicks me.

Hellooooo Papa Wolf! me-OW! I am very excited that we get to see Monster Parents in this gen! this was one aspect G1 was severely lacking in. Like the Live Action Movie this big day takes place on Clawdeen's 15th Birthday! but unlike the movie Apollo doesn't seem to have anything planned no decorations or cake? but he does give her a gift! a necklace that belonged to her mother who is NOT dead!

Apollo says he believes her mom left the necklace behind for Clawdeen and that she is coming back for it, meaning that whatever reason she had for leaving, She did not plan to abandon them. Anyways He just let's his teenage daughter wander off into the woods / cemetery by herself on her birthday... seems legit.

We don't know how long she has been walking, it could be a few minutes or a few hours. She runs into some human kids who are holding a seance to talk to a dead goldfish and then they have the audacity to call her a creeper... That's not very punk rock of any of you considering your choice in fashion and the fact y'all are trying to talk to the dead I'd expect y'all to be a bit more open minded than that. They also make fun of her for "talking to herself" while they were trying to talk to a dead goldfish... as if that is somehow less weird?... Then again hypocrites come in all styles I guess.

A disembodied voice, her necklace, the trees, wind & leaves are all pointing Clawdeen in one direction.

Clawdeen uses her werewolf athleticism to long jump to new areas, over obstacles and run to her destiny. Clawdeen seems to be fully aware that she has these powers so... why doesn't she have any friends again? She should be a track star, a basketball star, soccer, - pick a sport she would crush it! even if shes a weirdo a sports team would love her and have her back... I'm so tired of these narratives where someone is so alone and has no friends but like- WHY are they alone and have no friends? Clawdeen is cute, thin, sociable, stylish & athletic so... why no friends!? especially when the barometer for what normal kids do in this town is talking to dead goldfish in a cemetery. it's been awhile since I was in high school but I'm pretty sure none of those things were ever cool.

The magic dome over Monster High puts an end to Clawdeen's free run through the woods and she bumps into it, falling down and seeing the gate through her necklace without her glasses on, this scene is important because it confirms that Clawdeen needs her glasses to see! they are not for fashion or fun, without her glasses on the gate is blurry but when she puts them on she can see clearly.

I guess if you know where the gate is you can just walk on through the dome to the school...? sure, why not?

The first monster she meets is Spectra! I guess all that complaining during G2 paid off because Spectra has been returned to us and as a more important character it seems. She is trying to complete a homework assignment for her 'Haunt-O-Nomics" class, which I guess being a ghost the assignment was to scare someone. Clawdeen admits she is a tough scare and Spectra bails.

I wanna stress that while she is in her human form and she thinks she is a human she can smell rainbow sprinkles from outside of the school while in a cemetery and... I can only imagine what kind of smells would be there as well. How she has lived 15 years and not had any clues that she might be a wolf, especially when her outfit is full of wolf imaginary...I don't know, but here we are.

She sneaks into the Vamphitheater where they seem to be having an Ice Cream social...or an Ice Scream social!?... and Clawdeen is in awe of all the monsters, which isn't a lot in this shot.

but Draculaura is Student Bloody President (I prefer Student Disembody president) and she is introducing their new student which is Frankie! so, very convenient that Clawdeen's birthday is also the start of the school year.

Clawdeen falls from the rafters and everyone immediately clocks her as a human based on sight alone and runs for the hills... This raises some interesting questions about Monsters who look human at first glance or monsters who used to be human or monsters whose sole purpose it is to trick humans into thinking they're also human by mincing humans... but we don't have time to unpack all of that. Most Monsters run, Lagoona goes into hunting mode, Frankie doesn't understand why anyone would be afraid of Clawdeen in the first place and Draculaura introduces herself to Clawdeen... as a vampire who can "pass" for human, I can see why Draculaura would be less afraid and more understanding.

Sassy Hater Toralei is my favorite. I don't know why being British suits her so well but it does and watching her be disgusted is comedic in ways I can't explain. I can't wait to watch her clutch her pearls all season.

Draculaura and Frankie are the only ones who didn't run and aren't disgusted seeing Clawdeen. They warm right up to her.

Bloodgood does not feel the same way.

while in Bloodgood's Office Clawdeen tells Bloodgood that she has always felt out of place in the human world, she thinks she belongs at Monster High and is ready to enroll right away! Bloodgood basically gives her the old "Cool Story, still a human though" and kicks her out.

I want to point out that Nightmare is once again absent from Bloodgood's office but at least there is a painting of her in there this time.

While walking Clawdeen to the door the gang follows them trying to remain silent so they can eavesdrop on the conversation, all suddenly very curious about the human girl.

Clawdeen pleads her case to Bloodgood the entire walk and at one point Bloodgood looks... touched. I don't think Bloodgood is getting anything out of throwing Clawdeen out personally, She does not seem as bigoted about humans as her live action counterpart. I think it's a matter of "thems the rules!" and as Headmistress it's literally her entire job to enforce the rules.

Everyone trying to listen through Frankie's ear is hilarious when you consider they just met everyone today.

"I am truly sorry you feel out of place in your world. But you must see that Monster High is a boarding school for Monsters! You're obviously a human and humans will never belong here." Clawdeen understands this but still tries to beg her way in anyways.... it does not work. So naturally Clawdeen tries to sneak in! if she doesn't look like a human no one will know she is right?....wrong!

Cleo busts Clawdeen for appropriating her culture.

Clawdeen dresses up as a witch and gets thrown out again with Bloodgood driving the point home that "Witches aren't monsters and monsters are forbidden from doing witchcraft" so... RIP Casta Fierce I guess!?

Clawdeen get's thrown out half a dozen times before giving up which is pretty admirable! Frankie stops her at the gate and Clawdeen tells them that she feels like a monster! Draculaura and Deuce join in that if her destiny is telling her she's a monster that she might be one.

I'll give Clawdeen a pass on not knowing she's a wolf with her outfit having wolf imagery on it because she's 15, her dad probably still buys her clothes. and I'll even give her a pass for her eyes being yellow... I know a few people with Hazel eyes that look yellow as hell.

...but I will not excuse her lifting a teenage boy and a lab table like it weighs nothing. How was this not a giant clue that she isn't human!? No one thought to look into this? If she thought this was normal why isn't she a power lifting champion!? WHY didn't Apollo tell her she's a werewolf!? At least in the live action movie she knew she was a werewolf. This is such a stupid way to engineer conflict. I expect better from both Nickelodeon AND Mattel.

Clawdeen senses trouble and sure enough there's a "bear" running loose on campus. I gotta give it to Bloodgood here, willing to go toe to toe with a creature quadruple her size armed only with a crossbow and garlic. Bloodgood is a Dullahan and while they're very scary they aren't exactly known for being physically imposing and without Nightmare she's down most of what makes her strong. But she still ran to defend the kids regardless. That took guts! and a level head on your shoulders (ha!) and while I liked G1 Bloodgood just fine she was...uh... Not the bravest administrator a school of Monsters could have had. G3 Bloodgood complaining that organic defenses are ineffective is...hilarious.

Clawdeen asks what she should do and her necklace repeats the same thing it's been telling her the whole movie "Trust your instincts" ... I don't like this, at all... the whole "trust your instincts / your gut will never lead you wrong! / follow your heart" mindset... is a bunch of mumbo jumbo and I don't think kids should be internalizing that. We are not wild animals! we are civilized creatures! (well, most of us are) our instincts are NOT fine tuned to deal with modern problems! this is how girls wind up dating trash men and how young men become crypto bros. Our instincts DO lead us wrong most of the time! hell, even ANIMAL instincts lead them wrong! what does a scared dog do if you approach it too fast? it bites you, what happens to the dog if it bites you? it gets put to sleep... How well did those instincts work out for the dog in that scenario?

I hate to be a buzzkill but that's bad advice that we don't need to perpetuate especially when we have characters like Frankie who are trying to use the scientific method to problem solve. That's what kids need to learn! let science, rational, logic and critical thinking be your guide! not "your instincts" human instincts are doo doo ca ca poo poo.

However, because this is a cartoon, a work of fiction and NOT real... trusting her instincts works for Clawdeen...and only Clawdeen... Please for the love of everything unholy do no just casually stroll up to a full grown bear, you will absolutely die. This is an imitable act, how did it get past Nickelodeons standards and practices!? anyways... Clawdeen walks into the moonlight and has a very magical girl transformation sequence into her wolf form.

This just raises more questions than it answers TBH... has she never touched the moonlight until now? was it the necklace that transformed her? after this why is she a wolf all the time but needed the moonlight to trigger this transformation? is it because it's her birthday? Do werewolves only transform after they are 15!? I have so many questions and Nickelodeon isn't going to answer any of them.

Clawdeen fights the bear and Identifies it as not a bear but an Onikuma and she defeats it by tickling it.

Upon seeing that Clawdeen is a werewolf, Bloodgood Welcomes her to Monster High... The Onikuma gets admitted too. That's pretty messed up Bloodgood, the Onikuma scared half your students, slammed you to the ground and threw rocks at minors but you let him in because he's a monster, Meanwhile Clawdeen was begging you to let her in and you said no because she was a human... does behavior not factor into how you get accepted into Monster high at all?... Probably not otherwise Toralei wouldn't be there, but still.

Bloodgood does apologize to Clawdeen for not seeing the Monster inside of her they even gave her a DNA text to show she's 50% werewolf... Which is kinda... hmm... woof... I don't know man, getting into schools based on blood tests kinda rubs me the wrong way. BUT I will say this is an IMPROVEMENT over the live action continuity. in the live action movie Clawdeen's problems stem from her being half human. But in the show it's her being half monster that saves her. The Movies logic was her being half human meant she was not monster enough to go to Monster High so she lied about her heritage to get in. But in the show it doesn't seem to matter how much percentage of monster you have in you, just as long as it's some. The movie was really hung up on being full monster to get into Monster High but the show says half is enough, maybe a quarter is enough I don't know but I like that better than the whole pure blood thing.

"Oh! it's you again!" Apollo knows the messenger dragon!? and he knows Bloodgood!? and knows about Monster High!? and didn't think to tell any of this to Clawdeen!? Apollo that was kinda a dick move, you deserve them singed pants. His own daughter and he just threw her into the deep end. No amount of suddenly cute pet names like "Big Dog" and "Sweetie Pups" is going to save you.

Spectra is the only one in this episode who got any closure.

She was actually scary.

I like the show! a lot! I'm excited to see this season go down and introduce more Monsters along the way! I'll be tuning in every week and I hope you do too!

[kanthonyficrecs]

Masterlist: Modern AU (P-S)

updated 2/7/24

Package Deal by ramarro Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: Anthony and Kate live in the same building. Kate gets a lot of parcels. Anthony accepts them for her. A silly little Christmas oneshot.

Paging Dr. Sharma by folklauerate Rating: NR Status: WIP Summary: Dr. Sharma is the best vet in New York City. Is it a crime that Anthony Bridgerton keeps finding himself in her waiting room?

Planning to Fail by becangle Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: When Kate agrees to pretend to be Simon's girlfriend for the summer, she isn't prepared for the Bridgertons- specifically Anthony Bridgerton.

Pretty Woman, Redux by LovelyJuice Rating: M Status: WIP Summary: Modern AU Bridgerton version of Pretty Woman. Hot millionaire afraid of commitment? Check. Attractive woman hard up for cash? Check. Sexy situations to complicate matters with…shudder…feelings? Check.

Primary School Drop Off by kateandanthonyaremyparents Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: Anthony drops his 2 youngest siblings off at school almost everyday and it’s nothing special... That is until Kate shows up and sets his world on fire.

Pub Crawl by andromedas_perseus Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: Kate goes to her regular pub to order her regular drink and finds… not her regular bartender. She decides to break routine and live a little. Just for tonight.

Public Enemy Number 1 by Moomin_94 Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: Newton Sharma is horrified at the audacity of his, so-called, doctor. Flirting shamelessly with his Katie like that

pumped up from the little bright things by Moomin_94 Rating: M Status: WIP Summary: Kate is the word number 1 and Anthony Bridgerton never fully lived up to his potential OR A Wimbledon AU no one wants to see

Push and Pull by RosesAtDawn Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: Kate Sharma is being slowly driven crazy by her boss, Anthony. He treats her like crap, ignores her most of the time and most irritatingly, he’s swoon-worthingly good looking. Of course, she can’t let him know about any of that. She just needs to keep her hands to herself, and not accidentally run them through his hair in the middle of a team meeting…

r u mine? by escapist_090807 Rating: M Status: Complete Summary: Benedict Bridgerton asks Kate Sheffield to be his girlfriend for two weeks to: 1) get his mother off his back for a while 2) keep his family satisfied until he tells them that he's gay. Kate agrees, not expecting his brother Anthony to be the guy who tried to date her sister Edwina two years ago; the guy she spent weeks arguing with, might or might not have found attractive, and whose presence in Aubrey Hall might be the biggest challenge in maintaining their little ruse.

Raise a Glass by Stars_of_Kyber Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: Do not get drunk while harbouring secret feelings for your friend. It never goes well.

RBF by LilyGoop Rating: G Status: Complete Summary: Kate and Anthony are new coworkers at a hospital, both doctors. Kate has a mean case of resting bitch face, and Anthony has a horrible habit of putting his foot in his mouth. So how will these two knuckleheads get along?

regency and renegades by shewritesall Rating: NR Status: Complete Summary: In a world where Kate Sharma visits England to help her younger sister start her year at Oxford University, she still runs into one Anthony Bridgerton who (much to her surprise) may or may not be a viscount. At least, if the Whistledown magazine is to be believed, that is.

Regrets by magnificenthistory Rating: G Status: WIP Summary: After Edwina and Mary tell Kate to leave, she does. For the first time, Kate learns how to truly live for herself and her family realizes just how much they’ve relied on the elder Sharma. And Anthony learns just how far he’s willing to go for love.

Renegade by LilyGoop Rating: T Status: WIP Summary: The Agency has always been discerning about its recruits. No surprise then, that the likes of Anthony Bridgerton, descended from spymaster royalty itself, is the best of the best. His call sign? Boy Scout--- always at the ready. Enter Kate Sharma, newbie agent, voracious, brilliant, second to none. Especially not to Anthony Bridgerton. Her call sign? Renegade. So is it any surprise that even from the get-go, she and Anthony butt heads?

replaying your laughter (disaster) by BookPirate Rating: M Status: Complete Summary: Anthony has worked hard to elevate his family's law firm to a higher standard that it was perviously at. He knows the publicity from defending Edwina Sharma's company could only help further it. When he tries to talk to her about it, Edwina says she won't make any professional decisions without input from her sister. Too bad Kate hates his guts.

Riding High by StrawberryPajamas94 Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: Kate Sharma has always felt a bit overshadowed by her younger and much prettier half-sister Edwina. So when Edwina expresses interest in Anthony Bridgerton, the new next-door neighbor’s oldest son, Kate automatically assumes the interest is mutual. It doesn’t matter if she might want Anthony for herself… or does it?

Roomies by RosesAtDawn Rating: M Status: Complete Summary: Anthony stupidly asks his little sisters best friend to move in with him. Disaster and desperate lust ensue, obviously.

Royals by Moomin_94 Rating: M Status: Complete Summary: Kate is about to become the Queen of her small nation, unless Anthony Bridgerton has anything to do with it

Safe Houses by Amerna Rating: M Status: Complete Summary: When CIA agent Kate Sharma first meets Viscount Anthony Bridgerton, it doesn’t take her long to figure out that beneath the carefully constructed cover of a profligate wastrel playboy he is actually a British spy. What follows is a game of cat and mouse all over Europe as the two battle for the same intelligence, the same sources, and the same material to remain one step ahead of each other – all while they go from rivals to begrudging allies to friends.

Safe Word First, Friendship Second, Lovers Third by RoxieRox29 Rating: E Status: WIP Summary: “Friend, huh? Do you typically break down the doors of friends who fail to shag you then?” A Sleeping With Other People (2015) x Kanthony AU that was too good not to entertain.

say my name and everything just stops by ryanatwood Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: “Don’t, please,” Anthony begs, squeezing his eyes shut, his fingers pinching his forehead. He whispers the next part of his plea. “Not when I can’t touch you.”

Secret Santa by PenguinofProse Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: Anthony doesn't mean to tell Kate Sharma all about his secret Santa. But it turns out he can't say no to an opportunity to prove her wrong.

Secrets I have held in my heart (are harder to hide than I thought) by lookingforthestars Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: Five times Anthony surprises Kate, and one time she surprises him.

Settle Down by elizaeverafter Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: Edwina brings Kate to Anthony’s birthday party. She has to leave early, but Kate and Anthony get competitive about who can drink more. They end up passing out on his bed. In the middle of the night, they wake up horny. Cue sex.

shake this frost off of my bones by penny_loaf Rating: M Status: Complete Summary: Anthony’s at his favorite park, running off a hangover and the vacant regret of a one-night stand, when he first meets Kate. They figure things out from there.

short out your logic circuits, and reboot your heart by somethingclearandtrue Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: She sent the first heart sticker, and though she was someone Anthony had only shared a brief, single chat with, he was touched by the sentiment. Which he knew didn't make sense. They were strangers, they were playing a game, it was meaningless. But he sent back a different sticker, two fish kissing.

Sidelines by ramarro Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: Kate sees Anthony's bumble profile and finds it very pretentious. It does not stop her from obsessively drawing his arms though. Until he starts dating her sister.

Simmering by Moomin_94 Rating: M Status: Complete Summary: Anthony knew this restaurant was his father's dream, and he was watching it slip through his fingers more and more every day. And whatever she's doing, Kate Sharma is not helping with that.

Slow Simmer by lushinstrumentals Rating: M Status: Complete Summary: New restaurateur Kate Sharma is dreading a review from Anthony Bridgerton, a food critic at The Times who has a reputation for being sharp, quick, and a little too exacting. But Anthony surprises her. And Kate slowly realises he’s none of those things at all.

smart casual by zarahjoyce Rating: G Status: Complete Summary: Their story begins the way most others don't - by them falling into bed together.

So far away, but still so near by RosesAtDawn Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: A short modern AU of a love they lost, and a conversation to try and win it back

So Hot (You're Hurting My Feelings) by ramarro Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: It feels like fate. And tonight Edwina is going to witness her sister fall in love. She watches nervously as Kate reaches out her hand, smiling sweetly, telling him it’s a pleasure to meet him. Anthony is staring at her and Edwina waits for him to say they’ve met, to mention the café, disappointed when all he says is, “The pleasure is all mine, Kate.” It only gets worse from there.

Some Time by magicalmenagerie Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: Simon has two close friends. He just wishes they would shut up and date already.

Something Blue by charlotteesmithhh Rating: T Status: Complete Summary: She wears blue after her father dies. Blue is the colour of his bedroom when he is five. A character study about, Kate, Anthony, and the colour blue, in all its hues.

spinning on that dizzy edge by thegeckbros Rating; M Status: Complete Summary: A year in the life of Kathani Sharma, told via Bridgerton family events

strange, dear, but true, dear by empressearwig Rating: T Status: Complete Summary; Kate Sheffield does not want Anthony Bridgerton to date her sister. (A Bridgertons Play Hockey AU.)

Stripped Bare by RosesAtDawn Rating: E Status: Complete Summary: A very silly, very unnecessary modern AU of mistaken identity, outrageous flirting and shockingly bad innuendos.

Summer’s a Knife by magicalmenagerie Rating: M Status: Complete Summary: Obstinate Idiots Fall In Love By Accident, or really, a modern retelling of TVWLM with municipal drama, country clubs, bee farming, boats, and excessive swearing.

[emmellas]

things everyone misunderstands ab cruella (2021) and its titular character, cruella de vil. tl dr: people are idiots

1. the film itself is NOT a prequel to any of the existing universes. rather, it is a prequel to how THIS cruella was born (more so recognized bc as she said, this is always how she's been but she felt she had to conform to society's standards) meaning the cruella of this film is an entirely separate character than that of the original 101 dalmatians, the rebooted universe helmed by glenn close's cruella, etc. if y'all can understand multiverses in marvel then i fail to see how you can't understand the concept when applied here.

2. cruella is only a "villain" in the eyes of society bc she dares to treat people how they deserve rather than how hegemony dictates they should be treated. she is a vigilante who is actively dismantling elitism within the fashion world and bringing justice to those who have been wronged, including herself. societally, unfairness is heralded as a good thing and as she opposes this, she is "bad."

3. cruella loves dogs. she and buddy have always shared a loving relationship and when she's seen talking ab him in the film's voiceover, you hear that love conveyed through the tone of her voice. also notice how he is always at her side even without her having to call him. if she were to be abusive, that would NOT be happening. side note but it is of note to recognize that when the baroness invaded cruella's lair, she had to forcibly yank her dogs to get them to follow her as they wanted to stay with cruella and her friends instead. the film's ending attests to the work and dedication she invested into training those dalmatians such that they'd choose to respect her rather than be forced to. they too follow her by choice (look at the film's final scene). she never blamed the dalmatians for her mother's death. first, she blamed herself despite the fact that she had absolutely no intention to hurt her mother (she treats everyone fairly but herself) and then rightfully the baroness. not ONCE did she say that the dogs killed her. she knew they were commanded by the baroness at the time and that she sent them after her mother. cruella made the joke about making the dalmatians into a coat under the premise that jasper would inherently understand it to be a joke given the fact that he has seen her and her love for dogs for his whole life. at the same time, when she recognized he took it literally, it both amused and hurt her that her supposed friend of that long no longer perceived her as she truly was simply because she stopped playing the role of a socially acceptable woman. cruella intended to have society believe that she killed the dogs to incite a widespread fear that would act as a blanket of defense. she is very aware of the way people make assumptions with no evidence and uses it to her advantage.

4. when cruella refers to herself as "bad," it is not because she's saying she's a bad as in morally reprehensible and proud of it. note that she is very quick to discern herself from the baroness ("here's the thing about evil people...you can always count on them to do something...well, evil. cruella always referred to herself directly using "i" in the narration meaning that if she thought she too was evil, she would've said "we.") she's saying she is bad according to societal ideology for being a formidable, bold woman who has the audacity (in their eyes) to bring about justice. the word had been used to "other" her for her whole life and she has finally reclaimed it. when she says "i'm not like her...i'm better" in the film's pivotal scene (still mad emma wasn't nominated for an oscar whilst joaquin was. they both deserved it and i make the comparison bc they both play marginalized characters deemed to be bad from a societal point of view who come to embrace themselves and defy hegemony. i digress, though...), she is saying that the baroness, a known narcissist with a massively inflated ego, thought she was more intelligent and the better designer when really, she was only ever placed at the top due to her wealth: a paragon of classism. she didn't deserve to be the queen of the fashion scene. cruella wasn't given a chance to show her brilliance to the world given her status as a woman living in poverty until she was able to maneuver a classist system. cruella had always been the best but at last, she was not afraid to say it.

5. cruella does not have DID. DID is the presence of more than one conscious being (be it a person or other entities w different identities) within a single body caused by severe trauma before the age of 8 that prevents all parts of the brain from fusing so as to create amnesiac barriers that allow the first person to survive such trauma. estella and cruella aren't two different people. estella was just the persona cruella felt forced into occupying by society to avoid being unfairly treated even more than she already was. she played the part of a meager, timid, sweet woman as that is all that patriarchy thinks a good woman. btw, cruella is exceptionally kind to those who she feels deserve it. sweet and kind are not synonymous.

[feykaplan]

[ asena keskinci, cis woman, she/her ] - was that feyza kaplan i saw by the lighthouse today? i heard that the twenty-six year old who has been in nightrest for her entire life and works as an owner of medusa has a reputation of being zealous, but also abrasive. they reside in low point & people in town usually associate them with always scrolling on her phone, the sound of stiletto heels on marble, having no filter & blood red lipstick. let’s hope the killer doesn’t go after them next.

trigger warnings: -

BASICS

full name: feyza kaplan 

nickname: fey, bitch

date of birth: december 14, 1996 (bc ofc she’s a sag)

gender: cis woman

pronouns: she/her

occupation: she calls herself a model but she is just as unemployed as azra tbh

birthplace: nightrest, massachusetts

sexuality: bisexual

height: 5′4″

BACKGROUND

the baby of the family, she’s the most spoiled

she’s dilara’s youngest sister and they’re honestly pretty close despite the fact that they live completely different lifestyles 

dilara’s a stay-at-home mother with two kids and fey literally cannot comprehend being a mother right now

she doesn’t even know if she wants kids like that’s so far out of her mind

she grew up in such a wealthy family, that she never really had to work for anything. whatever she wanted, she got tbh 

it’s so funny how her parents honestly think of her as some sort of sweetheart slash angel slash gift from above because she’s SO sweet around them

but that’s not the case with everyone else LMFAO the lady can be so out of pocket for no reason omfg 

however, she does value her family and her found family. she keeps her circle tight because she doesn’t trust people easily

there’s not really a reason for it tbh, she just wasn’t built that way 

good at a lot of things because she took so many lessons as a kid from ballet to violin to swimming to fencing to horseback riding but none of them really stuck as she grew older

will forever have respect for her older sisters even if they don’t share her mindset because she believes that sisters are and always will be forever like that bond can never be broken 

they could go weeks without speaking to each other but she knows she’ll always have them and that she can always depend on them

there is not a humble bone in this woman’s body like she’s rich and hot and you WILL know it

also gets really scared of commitment and runs when things get serious!! rip

PERSONALITY TRAITS

+ zealous, courageous, authentic

- abrasive, self-serving, judgmental

FUN FACTS

she doesn’t really have a filter. she’ll say whatever she thinks of in the moment without regard for your feelings

a natural redhead so fuck outta here asking her what hair dye she uses because she’s gonna yank your hair and tell you you deserve it 

all this lady has is the audacity because she can say the most out of pocket stuff and still be like 😇

can and will throw hands because she loves to fight especially if it’s to defend a friend

definitely became a cheerleader in high school solely because she knows she’d look cute in the uniform

she’s like the fun aunt tbh and is surprisingly good with kids

is also surprisingly clever, did really well in school and remembers a lot of things but she keeps that to herself tbh just files it away in a cabinet in her brain 

has a torch red (red chevrolet corvette) that’s her BABY. scratch her car in any way and she’ll scratch you right back across your face

loves to travel tbh she’s been here her whole life but she’s always going somewhere

everyday is fashion week in here like you will never see this lady in sweats like im sorry that’s just not happening 

is always up for a good time tbh especially in the bedroom 🤪

can’t cook to save her life

here to be messy xoxo

WANTED CONNECTIONS

ride or die azra my bby

childhood friends who stayed friends

childhood friends who drifted apart

high school sweetheart / first time

ex-friends

unexpected friends

good influence

drinking buddies

enemies

friends with benefits

ex-flings

flings

family friends

older brother figure