#treasury building

[redrcs]

And now for something completely different

[thisish20]

Albert Gallatin, statue created by American sculptor James Earl Frazier who also sculpted the Alexander Hamilton statue on the south plaza of the Treasury Building.

Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (January 29, 1761 – August 12, 1849) was a Genevan–American politician and academic, often described as "America's Swiss Founding Father." He was a leading figure in the early years of the United States, helping shape the new republic's financial system and foreign policy. He was elected to both chambers of Congress and held influential roles across four presidencies, including as the longest serving U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. He was the founder of New York University.

[arvidsgarden]

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Brigadier General L.W. Stotesbury delivers the National Defense Day address in front of the Sub-Treasury Building, September 12, 1924. The statue of George Washington, who bid farewell to his troops on these steps, stands above the crowd.

National Defense Day was designated as a day of patriotism, practice, and preparedness, to be “observed in a most practical way and with all the fervor and enthusiasm of which red-blooded Americans are capable.” It saw the debut of the National Defense Test, an experimental network linking 18 radio stations from coast to coast.

Photo: NY Daily News via Getty Images/Fine Art America

[lananiscorner]

Just wanted to thank you for your posessed scythe build tutorial on youtube!💜 I finally decided to get the last remaining trophies for darksiders 2 and it's so much easier to get through.

Thanks for your ask, nsilvers!

I know I am super late answering this one, but I'm glad you found the tutorial helpful. I am actually hoping to redo it sometime soon, put it in a single video showing both my usual builds (Harbinger AND Necromancer). I hope you got those last few trophies!

[i-do-not-mean-it]

Loan Treasury, Moscow, Russia. 1913-1916.

[bronze-gamin-o]

TODAY'S SHOPPING TREASURY IN SAGAMINO CITY--July 4th Lay-Wa 5 Daytime( Rates at 07/16/2023 3PM--UTC+9)

Seven-Eleven [Saga-mi Oh-No Sun-Cho-May Knee-She-Ten]

¥84 $0.61 -- 84 yen Stamp for Standard Envelope Mail in Japan--A4 size, up to total 25g(, which approximately equals 3 sheets of A4 paper with the envelope)

Seven-Eleven [Sagami-Ono 3-Chome West Store] ADDRESS: 3-12-15 Sagami-Ono Sagamihara Minami-ku, Kanagawa 252-0303 JAPAN TEL: 042-747-7711 OPEN: 24h, everyday PAYMENT: cash; credit card( VISA, MasterCard, AMERICAN EXPRESS, JCB, Diners Club INTERNATIONAL, SAISON CARD, DISCOVER, UnionPay International, SEVEN CARD plus, CLUB ON/Millenium Card( SAISON), etc.); LINE Pay, PayPay, Mɛrpay, au PAY, R Pay, d Pay, Yucho Pay{Japan Post Bank Pay}, Smart Code, J-Coin Pay, Bank Pay, WeChat Pay, Alipay+ Partner, nanaco, transportation IC card( PASMO, Suica); R Edy, iD, QUICPay; QUO card, etc. PARKING LOT: 30min free for ¥1000 purchase, 1hr free for ¥1500 purchase, 2hrs free for ¥2500 purchase SERVICE: ATM, multi-copy, self-register, parcel receival, mobile battery service, 7NOW, Seven Meal, tobacco, alcohol, fried ready-made food, Seven Cafe

Mister Donut( ONLY FOR TAKEOUTS)[Saga-mi Oh-No Station Square Shop]

¥151 $1.09 -- Honey Churro ¥151 $1.09 -- Pon De Cool-Oh-Toe ¥151 $1.09 -- Honey Dip ¥162 $1.17 -- Golden Chocolate ¥615 $4.43 -- total ¥45 $0.32 -- sales tax( calculating ¥570 at 8%, ¥0 at 10%)

*Purchase comes with brown design free paper bag.

Mister Donut [Sagami-Ono Station Square Shop] ADDRESS: 3-8-1 Sagami-Ono Sagami-Ono Station Square Building-B 3F Sagamihara Minami-ku, Kanagawa 252-0303 JAPAN ACCESS: directly connected to Odakyu Sagami-Ono Station TEL: 042-767-1091 OPEN: 10:00a.m-9:00p.m, everyday( but opening days and hours may change due to COVID-19) PAYMENT: cash; credit card; transportation IC card; electronic money( PayPay, d Pay, au PAY, R Pay, Mɛrpay) PARKING LOT: yes, within Station Square property SERVICE: doughnuts, pies, misdo net orders

DAISO [Saga-mi Oh-No Station Square Store]

¥108 $0.78 -- Shin Ramen Kim-chi Cup Noodle ¥108 $0.78 -- ACECOOK Baby Star Ramen Cup Noodle ¥108 $0.78 -- Ta-Nookie So-ba ¥108 $0.78 -- ACECOOK Pork Bone Noodles ¥108 $0.78 -- NISSIN Chicken Ramen Bag Noodles ¥216 $1.56 -- Whole Tomato Can(2 cans, 1 can ¥108) ¥216 $1.56 -- Eeh-Nah-Bah Green Curry(2 cans, 1 can ¥108) ¥4 $0.03 -- M-size white plastic bag ¥976 $7.03 -- total ¥76 $0.55 -- sales tax( calculating ¥972 at 8%, ¥4 at 10%)

DAISO [Sagami-Ono Station Square Store] ADDRESS: 3-8-1 Sagami-Ono Sagami-Ono Station Square Building-A 7F Sagamihara Minami-ku, Kanagawa 252-0303 JAPAN TEL: 042-701-6699 OPEN: 5:00a.m-2:00a.m PAYMENT: cash; credit card, electronic money( PayPay, auPAY, Mɛrpay, R Pay, Alipay, WeChat Pay, d Pay, iD, QUICKPay, nanaco, WAON); Union Pay; VANDLE CARD; transportation IC card( Suica, PASMO) PARKING LOT: yes, within Station Square property SERVICE: ¥5 copy, photo print, seal campaign(Peter Rabbit Stuffed Animal series)

Kaldi Coffee Farm [Bono Sagami Oh-No Store]

¥138 $0.99 -- Canned Sweet Corn ¥108 $0.78 -- Can of Whole Tomatoes ¥116 $0.84 -- Tom Yam Kun Ramen Clear(2 bags, 1 bag ¥58) ¥116 $0.84 -- Tom Yam Kun Ramen Creamy(2 bags, 1 bag ¥58) ¥116 $0.84 -- Super Hot Thai Fried Noodles( 2 bags, 1 bag ¥58) ¥95 $0.68 -- Vietnamese Coriander Noodles Bag ¥95 $0.68 -- Coriander Fried Noodles Bag ¥105 $0.76 -- Mie Goreng Fried Noodles Bag ¥15 $0.11 -- M-size brown design paper bag ¥904 $6.51 -- total ¥66 $0.48 -- sales tax( calculating ¥889 at 8%, ¥15 at 10%)

KALDI COFFEE FARM [BONO Sagami-Ono Store] ADDRESS: 3-2-1 Sagami-Ono BONO SAGAMI-ONO Shopping Center Building 2F Sagamihara Minami-ku, Kanagawa 252-0305 JAPAN ACCESS: at far end of pedestrian deck from Sagami-Ono Station TEL: 042-746-6561 OPEN: 10:00a.m-9:00p.m, Irregular Holidays PAYMENT: cash; credit card( VISA / MASTER / JCB / AMEX / Diners); electronic money( d Pay, au Pay, SoftBank Pay); convenience store payment, MMK store payment, Yucho Pay, LINE Pay, PayB, Coi-Pay, YOKA!Pay; Amazon Pay SERVICE: Wine & Liquor

Show-Cussin'-Con Fresh Foods Building [Bono Sagami Oh-No Store] Fresh Dye-Toe

¥108 $0.78 -- Sunny Lettuce ¥108 $0.78 -- Lettuce ¥88 $0.63 -- Potherb Mustard ¥398 $2.87 -- Big Bag of Tomatoes ¥108 $0.78 -- Nah-Mek-Oh Mushroom Cluster ¥128 $0.92 -- Bean Sprouts ¥5 $0.04 -- L-size white plastic bag ¥1018 $7.33 -- total ¥75 $0.54 -- sales tax( calculating ¥938 at 8%, ¥5 at 10%)

FRESH DAITO within Shokusen-kan [BONO Sagami-Ono Store] ADDRESS: 3-2-1 Sagami-Ono BONO SAGAMI-ONO Shopping Center Building 2F Sagamihara Minami-ku, Kanagawa 252-0305 JAPAN ACCESS: at far end of pedestrian deck from Sagami-Ono Station TEL: 042-705-3900 for FRESH DAITO(, 080-4873-0288 for Central Cash Register of Shokusen-kan) OPEN: 10:00a.m-9:00p.m, Irregular Holidays PAYMENT: cash; credit card; transportation IC card( PASMO, Suica); electronic money( nanaco, WAON, R Edy, iD, QuickPAY); QR Payment

[melbmemories]

Old Treasury Building in Melbourne constructed in 1858. Photo taken in 1863

[georgy1915]

Adriana Maria Randall is a South African politician. She is currently a member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature for the opposition Democratic Alliance. She is the DA's Shadow MEC for Finance. Randall had previously served as the DA's Procurement spokesperson and Shadow MEC for Provincial Treasury and e-Government. CareerRandall was a Bank Manager at Absa for many years. She holds post-graduate degrees in Business Psychology.[1] In 2005, Randall became a member of the Democratic Alliance and in March 2006, she was elected as the ward councillor for ward 52 in the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. Randall was appointed the Shadow Mayoral Committee Member for Finance in the metro in 2012. She headed the Against Crime Team, where she exposed tender irregularities in Tshwane.[1] In the build-up to the 2014 election, Randall was placed twenty-third on the Democratic Alliance's list of candidates for the provincial legislature.[2] She was elected to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature as the DA won 23 seats.[3] In 2019, she was placed sixteenth on the party's provincial list and was re-elected.[2]

[saatorubby]

Cultural differences

Summary: Malleus's way of courting (dragon fae style) creates a misunderstanding between the two of you.

Or in which lilia is an old man™ and is having the time of his life.

A/n: In honor of the announcement of chapter 7, I decided to post this early. May all of you dragon simps get your dragon man. (it's me, I'm the dragon simps)

Genre: fluff

Pairings: Malleus Draconia x reader

Warnings: second person pov, you/your pronouns, gn!reader

"Lilia, child of man doesn't make sense." Malleus was munching on fries, with a pout on his face. He was apparently, what lilia called 'sulking'. Let me assure you he was not! Absolutely not!

Lilia brought up his hand to his face to stifle a chuckle that escaped him at the sulking fae prince, who put another one of the fries in his mouth.

Lilia finds situations like these quite entertaining, he loves observing the youth of today. They are peculiar, to say the least.

Though lilia understands malleus's crisis, he couldn't help but be amused.

After all, how many times do you see a powerful fae at his knees for a magic-less human he befriended in an abandoned building.

"Well, tell me what happened," Lilia said with as much seriousness he could muster and put his teacup down.

Malleus' eyes lit up and he visibly perked up about getting the chance to talk about how he have been trying to court you.

"I took prefect for a walk with me in the woods behind ramshackle where we danced to once upon a dream." He lets out a dreamy sigh, his chin resting on the back of his hand.

What a wonderful night that was.

The sky seemed jewel studded with how many stars there were. Your warm hand in his considerably colder ones. An impulse to hold you closer. So he asked you for a dance to which you delightfully agreed, blush adorning your face. He will never forget the night when you two sang the greatest love song in all of the twisted wonderland together while dancing.

Eyes his went to your lips many times, but he was afraid he would scare you if became too bold so he restrained himself.

"It was good until that but then I tried to give them jewels from my treasury as a token of my affection, but they keep refusing! I don't know what I've done to anger them. I just wish to mend our relationship, lilia." Malleus let out a defeated sigh his lips formed into an adorable pout.

Lilia knew the meaning of the word treasury, what malleus really meant was his hoard. Like every good dragon, malleus has a hoard as well. It has all of the knick-knacks malleus collected over the long period he has been in twisted wonderland.

Let it be jewels worth millions of madols or a weird thing he found on the street, all of them has a special place in his hoard. He was allowed to take a part of it with him to Night Raven College when he came, the rest is in his treasury room in the palace of Briar Valley.

Lilia, who was far older than Malleus and well aware of human courting traditions, couldn't help but laugh endearingly at the young prince. He then adjusted his expression, looking fondly at the child he had raised, who had now become so old that he has his first love!

Oh...Lilia distantly remembers the feeling of falling in love for the first time, he doesn't remember his first love anymore, for their existence had been erased by the cruel, cruel time that doesn't spare anybody, but he does remember how he felt with them and how gentle they were with him.

At the time he was a battle-hardened General, a war hero, not exactly used to kindness, but he remembers that they were far kinder than anybody he had met before, even now after a few centuries later, he has yet to meet someone like them.

Lilia pulled himself back from memories of long forgotten past and turned to his prince.

"Malleus, they are human." Lilia said simply.

"I am aware lilia, I still dont see what I could have done to have them cross with me." Malleus gave lilia a half-hearted glare.

"Malleus, they are human. You are trying to court them like how dragons court their mate. They don't know how dragons court their mate. They aren't familiar with your courting methods." Lilia nodded towards malleus sipping on his tea, and malleus' eyes widened in realization. Of course! How could he have been so foolish!

Malleus shot lilia a grateful look and said a simple "thank you." And headed out to find you. He must fix this. He has to.

So, you weren't even aware that he was trying to court you? He let out a chuckle.

Of course, why didn't he think of it before? Oh yes, he was too engrossed in drowning in his misery that he didn't notice.

Well, he supposes it's not all lost, after all. He could just explain things, but ah! Humans don't receive precious jewels as a confession of their feelings.

He does have other ideas as to what to give you.

You were coming back from your class, after a long and exhausting day. Professor Trein had given you to write a ten-thousand-word essay on The Human-Fae War that happened in early 1300's.

Your face bloomed into an amused smile as grim grumbled about ace taking his sandwich. You let out an exasperated sigh. They may be idiots, but they are your idiots.

You got grim settled in the bed quickly. He was complaining about not getting enough sleep the whole way back and got yourself settled on the couch in the living room.

You took out your homework, your assignment sheets as well as books you've borrowed from the library and got to work.

It was fascinating really, how two species that hated each other so much could come together like this. Humans and Fae...they have a long-standing history of hate and slaughter. It's gruesome.

The war went on for almost a century.

You were halfway through the essay when, from the corner of your eyes, you saw green fireflies shimmering in your garden. You abandoned your work to greet your friend who, you're pretty sure, has been avoiding you for the past few days.

"Tsunotaro."

"Child of man."

The two of you stared at each other for a minute. Trying to read each other, either by expressions or literally trying to read thoughts in Malleus's case. (He would never do this without your permission, but he was contemplating it)

"Look I-"

"Child of man I-"

"...."

"You go first."

"You can go first."

You scratched the back of your neck with an air of awkwardness surrounding you.

"Okay...tsunotaro, I don't know what I did so that you got mad at me but I am sorry."

Malleus' eyes widened in bewilderment.

"Child of man...I thought you were cross with me." You thought he was angry with you...? A small tender smile formed on his black-painted lips. A smile that was much different from his usual teasing smile followed by a taunting remark. How the corners gently tilted upwards, a sparkle in his eyes that reflected an emotion you couldn't yet place, but you were sure that your eyes reflected the same.

Small laughter bubbled out of his mouth, and not being able to help it you let yourself chuckle with him.

The sound of his laughter was so alluring that you were left wondering whether he had put a spell on you.

Little did you know he wondered the same about you. You had either bewitched him or he was a fool, a fool in love.

"Well, then, I shall make it up to you, beastie. Would you do me the honor of granting me your company for a stroll in the woods once again?" Malleus asked, gallantly. He was quite over the top with his dramatics -posing in a bow, holding out a hand for you to take- while smiling teasingly.

"I would love to, tsunotaro." You couldn't help but chuckle at the dragon fae's antics. Taking his arm you strode along with him to the woods behind Ramshackle.

A gentleman as ever, Malleus produced something in his arm but hid it behind his back before you could take a peek.

"Hey! No fair!" You pouted, seeing your adorable face the future king couldn't help but smile endearingly.

"You shall wait patiently beastie. Patience is a virtue," he said as you strode towards your and Malleus's special place.

He had taken you there for a walk before once. It was a beautiful, beautiful night. Perhaps you should say magical.

Malleus had taken your hand and invited you for a dance. Holding you close like you were the most precious treasure he has ever held. Spinning you around like a fairytale prince (which he was). Your eyes went to his dark-painted lips many times that night, wishing to have a taste of what you thought to be the most forbidden fruit this world had to offer.

You danced and sang one of the songs from your home. Your eyes went to your eyebrows in surprise that the very same song existed here. Malleus seemed fond of the song as well. You could see his bright green eyes soften every time a word of the lyrics left his lips.

"We are here," he announced. You looked around, finding it hard to imagine such a place could be near the desolate place you had come to call your home.

It was a mountain stream. Beautiful, clear water flowed down the steep grades. Shining moonlight above it, making the water in it shine like stars had been brought down to earth.

"Child of man," Malleus quietly pulled you out of your daze. "I brought this for you." He said, but before he could bring out whatever he had been hiding behind his back, you fixed him a stern look.

"Mal, I told you that I can-" before you could say another word, his hand-that he had placed upon your mouth- cut you off.

"I know," Malleus began with an uncharacteristically tender look on his face. "Lilia explained that humans do not court as we do. So I have brought you this." He removed the hand from your mouth and brought out a bouquet from his back.

They were gorgeous, the flowers. The bouquet consisted of red and pink asters. You chuckled, you couldn't have picked more perfect flowers yourself, they were gorgeous but not enough to distract you from the meaning of them and his words from before.

Seeing your joyous reaction, Malleus's eyes filled with hope. "Child of man, I-" he started but before he could get out another syllable, you put your hand on his mouth and cut him off. Amusedly watching as his eyes widened in surprise, clearly not used to people cutting him off, especially in such a familiar manner.

"I would love to, Tsunotaro."

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I wish I had a malleus.

Edit: for clarification pink asters mean sensitivity and love and red aster means undying devotion

[dotster001]

Can I request Mallues with gn crow s/o with wings?

A/N: I figured out how to turn dates on, and it's very humbling because I now have to see that this is over a year old 😬 sorry darling

When Lilia finds out, he often reminds Malleus of the legend that the thorn fairy also had a crow lover for a time.  Apparently they were very happy together until he died of old age. It's funny how history repeats itself, isn't it?

Malleus loves to help preen your wings. Early into the relationship, he asks you to teach him how to properly clean your wings. Once he's got it down, he refuses to let you do it yourself. Every evening, he clears his throat to get your attention, then makes you sit on the bed while he does the whole process. If he suspects you did any cleaning yourself, he'll get very quiet and pouty.

He loves to go flying with you. Dates among the stars are one of his favorite things, where the only one who can reach him is Lilia, and he only ever follows him to take photos of your “young love”.

Can…can you wrap your wings around him when he's sad? Give him a hug, then wrap your wings around him. Block out the world so that all he has to focus on is you, your scent, your voice, your everything. He may be one of the most powerful mages in existence, but even he deserves the opportunity to feel weak sometimes.

Dragons like shiny things. Crows like shiny things. Prepare to get lots of shiny items! Half the time, when you both are exploring ruins together, you spend the majority of it looking for shiny items and rocks to give to one another. If you ever want to hang out in his Treasury, he will be more than happy to help you build a nest in there.

Tag list- @eccedentesiast-sapphic @leoll @stygianoir

[lovedreamer11]

Rhaenyra is seen as a cruel and terrible person when she didn't shed a drop of her siblings blood, didn't like fighting, and spared her evil stepmother who made her miserable for years and spoke disrespectfully about Rhaenyra's dead sons. I'm willing to bet that Alicent would never have shown such leniency towards Rhaenyra (Alicent offered to cripple and then wanted to kill an innocent ten-year-old boy just because he was Rhaenyra's son).

Or how Rhaenyra is condemned for raising taxes to replenish the treasury stolen by the greens, but when Aegon, during martial law, wants to build two golden statues for two brutal mass murderers, his fans praise him.

[dailyadventureprompts]

Villain: The Lauding Worm

Born of hubris and old glories gone rotten, this pallid demon of pride exists to parasite those that consider themselves great; Lurking in the walls of their ancestral estates, whispering in their ear, bloating along with their egos, inevitably driving them to cruelty and ruin as it's appetite and expectations grow ever larger.

Adventure Hooks:

The party are travelling through the wilderness when they encounter a richly attired knight exhausted and on the edge of collapse. After helping her recover, she shares that she is part of a noble family renowned for their legacy of dragonhunting, a life threatening challenge she must exceed if she is to honour her family and claim her inheritance. The expectation of this great and dangerous deed has worn heavy on her shoulders all her life, and has become all too literal now that the demon has invisibly coiled about her neck. Fresh off it's latest incarnation, the Lauding worm is small for the moment, feeding off the knight as she destroys herself for the sake of legacy and will not allow her to be dissuaded from her doomed quest. It may infulence the party to join her however, seeing the potential for gorging on greater glory should the dragon slaying succeed. It the aftermath of the battle, or perhaps some weeks later, the Lauding worm will convince the dragonslaying knight that the great do not share their glory, and that she must eliminate the party so they do not tell of her weakness in needing aid, or her shame in not striking the final blow.

Something is wrong with the king, and the whole realm suffers for it. Obsessed with building expansions to his palace he neglects the welfare of his realm and the stability of his court to empty the treasury into ever more elaborate construction. Brigands run wild, his underlings scheme and attempt to seize each other's territory, and all the while the king pours over the plans of his architects and demands they build more. The Lauding worm has gotten to him, it lives and grows in the castle walls, and the more the king builds the bigger it gets. The servants whisper of rumbling behind the walls, and though it is excused as the byproduct of the constant renovations, it's only a matter of time before the demon's growth exceeds what can be constructed and it breaks free to rampage across the land.

The Lauding Worm has a special reward for those who feed it best, realized only in the rare times it grows bored of gorging itself on the pride of others and seeks to enact its own ambitions. Taking the guise of a mortal necromancer it raises it's favoured hosts from their graves and turns their talents towards Conquest.

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[ceruleancattail]

Reqs are open yay!! Would it be okay to request the basketball club boys with reader who is really hesitant about affection at first? Like specifically initiating it- they don't dislike it, it's just hard to express their feelings and they're kinda flustered about it? Thank you so much!

Basketball club with a s/o who’s hesitant about affection

Jamil x reader, Floyd x reader, Ace x reader

Jamil

His fingers were slender. Elegant, skin only marred by callouses. Rough, patches of skin earned through years of cooking, cleaning, serving the Al Asim family. These were the hands of a fighter, digging through drivel not only to survive, but to thrive.

They’re always moving, never stopping. Even in class, his pen is spinning round and round, tapping at the desk softly. Jamil can’t be idle. It’s been trained out of him, at a early age.

Idleness means that he has nothing to do.

Idleness means he has to find something to do.

He has to do something.

He has to be something.

Sometimes, that ends up with his fingers sliding through yours. Intertwining, palm pressed against yours. You’re warm, a balmy heat, reminiscent of the golden rays of the sun. As comforting as the gesture was, Jamil doesn’t miss the way you seem to stiffen.

He releases his hold, holding his arms up in a disarming gesture. Eyes desperately searching your face, trying to pinpoint any discomfort.

“Were you… uncomfortable with that? I apologise, I…”

Yelping, you hurriedly refute his words. Waving your hands around frantically, tongue tied up in knots.

“No! No, it’s not that. Your hands are nice. I… I’m just not used to… y’know…”

You mime vaguely.

“All this… affection stuff.”

Jamil slides closer, bringing his face closer to yours. The golden accessories braided into his hair gleam, jingling with his every motion. He was close. Close enough for you to feel his breath waft over your lips.

Warm.

Warmer then the sun’s gentle glow.

Your eyes meet his, ebony pupils holding your gaze. Tilting his head slightly, Jamil whispers:

“Do you not like it?”

A sweet, velvety purr. Rolling off his lips smoother then the finest silks of Scarabia’s treasury. His words seem to wrap around you, pulling you closer.

Closer to him.

You shake your head rapidly. A sigh of relief, before a weight is pressed onto your chest. Jamil collapses into you, laughing to himself softly. His arms snake around your torso, holding you in his embrace.

“Thank goodness…”

A soft mutter, meant for your ears alone. It trickled into your heart like desert sand, soft to the touch.

“I don’t know what I’ll do, without you.”

Floyd

With his height, his build, his personality, Students tend to keep Floyd at arm’s length. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always work out in their favour.

Lean arms hang by his sides, yet they’re rather well-toned. In the sea, this eel may be feared for the length of his tail, but on land?

It’s his arms one has to be wary of.

A weight ploughed its way into your back, nearly knocking you off your feet. Childish laughter, ringing clear and true through the air. A pair of arms find their way around your waist, squeezing you affectionately. A chin juts into your scalp, pressing down softly.

“Shrimpy!”

A cheerful sound. Plopping onto your back, Floyd nuzzles into your hair. Still holding you as close as ever. Unconsciously, your shoulders tense, hunched defensively. Palm pressing against his chest, pushing lightly.

Floyd gets the hint, reluctantly sliding off your back. He settles for sitting by your side, head resting on your shoulder. His body leans into yours, his skin cool to the touch.

A whine, words drawled out.

“Ya don’t like me, shrimpy?”

You shake your head, feeling heat rush to your cheeks. Words come out cautiously, spilling off your tongue.

“No, it’s not that. It’s just… I’m not used to this sort of affection. I… I don’t hate it. I like it, actually. I like you.”

A chuckle, before Floyd’s arm snakes around your shoulders. His fingers wrap around your arm, pulling you closer. Not a full-on hug, but it’s comforting all the same.

“I love you too, shrimpy.”

Ace

He’s never been too tactful. Always plunging into trouble headfirst, words flying out of his mouth without a second thought. Despite the way they sting, there’s a ring of truth in every syllable.

Ace has always been honest, in that way.

Even his touch is honest. Despite all his bluster and teasing, his fingers find yours at the end of the day. He can say how you’re the one who misses him, but Ace’s hand is reaching towards yours, thumb rubbing calming circles into the back of your palm.

Fingers slipping in between yours, clutching at your hand. Ace holds it tightly, squeezing at random intervals. His arm presses against yours, his heartbeat beating into your skin.

A steady rat-tat-tat.

Ace knocking at the door of your heart.

You still stiffen at his touch. Sweat beading your palm, you pry away. Wiping off the dampness on your shirt, avoiding his glance. A sigh, before Ace straightens his posture. His arm is pulled back, but his shoulder still just barely brushes against yours.

An apology forms on your lips. It barely slips out before Ace shakes his head. A poke into your palm. Ace threads his little finger through yours, curling it around.

He grins at you, raising both your hands.

“It’s fine. We’ll take this one step at a time, yeah?

As long we’re together, it’s all good.”

[sare11aa11eras]

I think the wildest thing for me about ASOIAF’s world building, especially the KL world building is that almost none of the people in the court of KL have like. A job. Like yeah they’re all gentry. They are hanging out at court because— why??? Home sucks?? This isn’t a Louis XIII making people move to Versailles thing. Where are the scheming officials!! How many departments of the treasury are there!! It can’t all be done by JUST the Master of Coin that’s stupid!! Where ARE the tax collectors!! Where’s the scribes!! What is the state of the infirmary how many maesters are there!! Who’s in charge of the maids!! Who do you have to bribe to get pork for dinner instead of chicken!! Shouldn’t a Lord Hand have like an entire political faction surrounding them???

[bamsara]

Hey Bam, will we see any moments of intense vulnerability in TROD? Like, will Narinder open up about his feelings wrt the other bishops and his relationships with them, and how he feels about the lamb? And since Lambert has been going heavy on the whole "no no I have to be Perfect Always" thing, will we see that finally get to be too much for them in one way or another? Will one or both of them cry? I'd eat that shit UP.

This ask is perfect timing because I'm updating chap 7 in the next few hours and I'm rubbing my hands together-

There will be points of intense vunerability, absolutley. It's def a slow process because of Slow Burn and also because of their personalities but Narinder is talking about his relationships with his siblings, and what exactly happened before and after he was chained. Lambert can pick up little things here and there that he drops, esp when he's talking about things that is also world building (ie the siblings treasury, the banquets, temples, ect) since they have a habit of letting Narinder talk until he realizes he's letting too much slip out.

And Lambert will def have a time where it all sort of crashes down on them because so much is being blamed on their actions and their decisions, which in reality most of it wasn't even up to them considering they never had a say in being the 'chosen lamb' of the prophacy, and when they finally DO get to make decisions on their own, they have several gods, one cat in particular, who's lives change drasticly and they never asked for any of this. Goodness, they never asked for any of this.

As for how Narinder feels about the lamb, that's going to be so Slow Burn for Lambert. But it's going to be very obvious to the readers, and sometimes other characers, esp when it comes to the dreams. There will be crying at some point and also a lot of yelling and dramatic scenes, but we are def going to have plenty of build up before then