#tutoragencies

[shinystealingbirb]

oh my god.

You know how Yanqing has swallows on his robe and has the move “swallow return” in his boss form?

THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS

let’s for a minute assume Jing yuan gave him that robe. It would mean that Jing yuan hoped that, whatever happened, whatever yanqing suffered and whatever he learned, that he would always return. Return to the apprenticeship, even after being offered Apyras tutorage. Return to Jing yuan, return alive, return *home*

AHDBEKDNSJAKENTBRB THIS MAKES ME FEEL THINGS IDFBEKSKSKDK

[pixeltwix]

‘Those Meddling Kids-!!’

In the midst of the Vietnam war, the paranoia among young men of being drafted was incredibly high, so naturally what better to distract yourself with than mystery busting and monster hunting? The Pines twins were never really ones to have friends..ever, but between the gal Stan saved at the theatre and the new student desperately in need of a certain nerds tutorage, well it’s the closet they’re gonna get. -

More Emma-May stuff :)!! Also just other general things regarding Carla, Stan, & Ford. So what does a popular girl, a brainiac ‘freak’, a brainless loser, and a country bumpkin have in common? Not much, but they certainly make a great mock mystery incorporated <3

[bippityboppity69]

Cyran/Merlin-A cruel curse

This is another anonymous for a Cyran/Merlin angst with unrequited love.

The first time he had met the Magister Merlin had been his first day at the Serene Lyceum. Cyran had been in the library, gathering the books he would need for his classes. When he had reached for “An In-depth Study of Magical Barriers." He had met another hand reaching for the same book.

“Oh! Sorry about that!”

The first thing he had noticed was their mana. It was the richest, purest mana he had ever felt! How did they contain such power? Noting the long white hair wore back in a bun, a few strands falling out of place.

“I’m Merlin! Nice to meet you!” They had offered their hand with a bright smile.+

“Cyran.” He spoke, taking their hand. “A pleasure to meet you.”

How was he supposed to know that had been the actual Merlin? It was quite a common name for mages, some even changing their names to Merlin. Even then though, he had been in awe of their mana.

That had been the start.

He had run into Merlin several times after. They shared the same class schedule, had similar interests, and even the same inquisitive nature. Finding a good friend in the other mage, a kind comfort in an unfamiliar place.

Oh, if only his feelings had stayed at friendship.

Cyran realized the hold Merlin had on his heart when they had been studying in his room. Wanting some peace from their two hamster familiars.

“I understand I’m their summoner, but Dura’s sake! I want some personal space!”

He had chuckled at their rant, working on his class project. Jolting as white hair entered his vision, Merlin peeking over his shoulder. They had smelled like spring, their touch made his skin hum.

“Oh, is this your project?” They asked. “What is it?”

Swallowing past the lump in his throat, “It’s supposed to be a two way spatial warp.”

“Like a teleport spell?”

“No. More like a portal. One stone is the anchor and the other would be caller.”

Face flushing as Merlin leaned closer, curious about his blueprint. Heart pounding in his chest as they pulled back with a smile. Face flushing red as they smiled, remembering their words to this day.

“If anyone can do that, it would be you Cyran!”

It was that moment that made him realize just how much he loved Merlin.

Oh, but as much as he loved Merlin, he valued them as his friend even more. After all, he had seen several others fall in love with the mage, only to be rejected by Merlin each time. He asked them about it once. He could still recall the sadness in their smile.

“I would never inflict such a cruel curse on them.” Merlin tapped their head. “I will eventually forget, but I never known when. It could be tomorrow or fifty years from now.”

He silently prayed it would be neither of those.

“So it is best if I don’t. Better to refuse and let them move onto to someone who will remember and return that love.”

He understood their words. They were protecting themselves and others from a pain that could come at any moment. Nodding as he patted their shoulder, reassuring them. Crushing down his own emotions as he did. He loved Merlin, that he was sure of, but they would never love him back.

So he hid those emotions, part of him praying that Merlin would change their mind. That they would notice his affections for them. Yet, they never did. Not once throughout the years they spent together at the Serene Lyceum.

Love was cruel like that.

After graduation, they had grown apart. Merlin went to explore the world, to discover their past. Meanwhile Cyran went to Cedartown, under the tutorage of the royal court mage. A highly sought after position.

Occasionally he thought of Merlin. He wondered how they were doing. If they were taking proper care of themselves. Sometimes his thoughts would wonder.

Imagining a different life, where Merlin did not view love as a curse. A life where he could hold their hand and laugh with them. Where he could run his hands through their white hair as Merlin curled up next to him.

He wanted to be in that reality.

When he had seen that same head of white hair, it had filled him with hope. Was that truly Merlin? Only for that hope to get crushed to dust as he met them.

Those eyes did not recognize him.

However, Merlin’s two familiars did know him. Hammie had cheerfully greeted him in a whisper, explaining that Merlin had gone through a reset. They did not remember their past life.

“Ah. I understand.” Cyran whispered to Hammie. Heart wailing at the news. “Make sure to show them around the festival, it is beautiful.”

Hiding his sorrow behind a smile. Why did he think this time would be any different? Perhaps…perhaps Merlin had been right that day.

Maybe love was a cruel curse.

[thedeafprophet]

Character Summary: The Malignant Assassin

Aurora 'Rory' Winn

Pronouns: She/they

Ambition: Bag A Legend

Profession: Licentiate

Main Skills: Dangerous, Shadowy, Monstrous Anatomy

Main Quirks: Ruthless, Heartless, Forceful

They say…

Whispers in the night speak of an assassin who will find you no matter where you hide. If she meets your eyes be mindful - you may already be doomed.

Further Write Up Under The Cut

(Warnings for some period typical sexism/expectations, murder, and some spoilers for Bag A Legend ambition)

Backstory

Though she'd be hardpressed to remember the location of such, Aurora was born on February 2nd, 1874. Aurora's birth parents cared deeply for their daughter, but care does not automatically equal abilitiy. Like many children of the time, her parents were unable to afford to take care of her, and at the age of 4, 1878, Aurora was surrendered to an orphange. Her parents always intended to come back for her once they had the means too, but that was not to be.

Aurora was 6 years old when Arthur Winn, a weapon's manufacturer stationed in Birmingham, and his wife Lenora came to the orphanage. The two had been unable to have biological children of their own, and, with Lenora's great desire to be a mother, the path lead them here, and to Aurora.

Aurora's relationship to her parents was... strenuous, to say the least. A couple on shakey terms, trying to follow closely on societies terms, with no prior knowledge on raising a child couldnt have led to anything else. Lenora was overbearing, Arthur often distant and aloof, and Aurora was caught in between, complicated, and confused. Aurora was brought up in a way to fit the demands of a proper lady, yet no matter how she tried to fit herself within the mold, one cannot meld themself into a shape they do not belong in.

Sometime in her teens, Aurora first was introduced to fencing - her mother was against the prospect, but somehow her father was encouraging, and thus the tutorage began. Aurora took to fencing immediatly, an outlet for the budding rage and anger that was beginning to boil inside her, practicing form and poise as she pracitced with her blade. She attended any competition she was allowed in, though even still, there was limits due to her very nature of birth.

Perhaps it was this budding rage and violence brewing within that led to a chance encounter on the surface, or perhaps it was simply concidence. (surface veils fic by R)

Regardless, there was incidents, places of sharp blades being where they shouldnt have. Of course. no word of this would ever trace back to Aurora, her parents would ensure that.

Things came to a head within her family at last when Aurora was in her 20s - many years of refusing suitors and marriage could only be put off for so long, and her mother was at her wits end. Aurora's cousin would be the one set to inheiret from her father, and without ensuring a proper match for Aurora, Lenora could do nothing to ensure the future of her daughter. She won't be around to cover for Aurora forever, and auroras getting older now too-

Aurora tried, she truly did. But she just couldnt bring herself to go through with it. Before she could be wed to anyone, Aurora fled without word to her family, disapearing off into the night, following a call of wherever her feet would take her.

Aurora came to the neath in 1899, at 25 years old.

Game Timeline

Rory's introduction to the neath was... interesting. On her own for the first time, truly without limits or guidance... well, she didnt quite know what she was doing. It wasn't long before she found an outlet for her rage, from fighting and duels to hunting and killing.

From being a hired enforcer to becoming a murderer, it was only a matter of time before Rory truly became a bringer of death. The licentiate's path, a killer for hire, spoke to her in a specific way. Once blood began to spill, she couldn't see it stopping, a red path at her heels marking her very nature.

Her aim to hunt the vake came between all that - or did it inspire it? Either way, that path had been set. A true testement to her abilities that would be, to kill what no one else had managed

The first loss had dealt a brutal hit to her ego, but fueled her only more with spite.

It was during this that Rory met April, a companion and true help in her aim to kill the vake. It was more then that though, that made Rory so fascinated by April - someone so smart, so interesting, so passionate, so moved... Rory didnt know what to do with these feelings. She didnt even know what they were. But they were strong nonetheless, and only led Rory to a greater want to be near April, to let her tend to her wounds.

To have someone she promised she would return to. That she wouldnt be another one lost in the mission of the hunt.

As the hunting progressed, Rory lost more and more of herself into that rage, into that calling, the urge to kill and maim and destory only fueled by the blood she had ingested. Her nails were claws, her teeth sharp points, sense honed to keen levels, always on the prowl.

Even when the vake lay dead at her feet, all pieces hunted, stalked, severed; Even then, the urge called to Rory.

But with nothing left to hunt, no further worthy adversary, what more was there to do?

Lost adrift within the bounds of urge, Rory only worked further into assassinations, that perhaps if she spilled enough blood, that would be enough. It never was.She remianed lost in the call of the hunt and the violence, no further adversaries left her to chase, alone in her monstrous nature, forgetting anything else she could have ever been.

If one becomes a monster in order to kill the monster, how much of the person remains? When does the line between the self and the call severe, where does on start and the other begin?

Perhaps, in time, something of the human could be saved.

[books-and-ivy]

Introducing the Jekyll Estate staff

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- Mrs. Jessica ‘Harpy’ Harpshire is Jekyll’s tightly wound and stiff-lipped housekeeper. Hired shortly after Poole, Mrs. Harpshire has been well acquainted with the Jekyll family since Henry’s boyhood. She has seen it all, and subsequently knows how to keep things in order… even without the presence of her beloved husband John. Deemed ‘the Harpy’ by Bradshaw, she is respected and feared by nearly all of the staff (Poole being the only exception).

- Mr. Steven Poole is the eldest and most tenured member of the staff. Poole has performed many roles within the house over his twenty years of service as head butler and valet to Dr. Jekyll and his father. Loyal to a fault, Poole will see to it that his master’s house and reputation is kept in perfect condition, come any trial that may arise.

- Mrs. Lillian Davies is Jekyll’s cook and head laundress. After severely injuring her leg in an east end wash house, Mrs. Davies found herself and her three children in desperate need for work and shelter. Enter Dr. Jekyll. When she is not in the kitchen preparing for lavish dinner parties or ensuring the master does not starve himself to death, Mrs. Davies spends her time instilling her values of hard work and integrity to her children.

- Mr. Niles Bradshaw serves as Jekyll’s footman and unofficial jester (much to everyone’s dismay). Jovial and charismatic, Bradshaw ensures that the house is never entirely quiet. His good looks are readily used to incite the attention of any woman he encounters, but unfortunately for him, never quite seem to catch the eye of the one person he actually wants to notice him…

- Ms. Valentine Davies is the youngest member of the staff at 15 years old, but her age is hardly noticed in the wake of her shining character and determination. After working several years under her mother’s tutorage as a scullery maid, Valentine worked herself through the ranks to become one of Jekyll’s housemaids. Kindhearted and empathic, Valentine is quick to endear herself to nearly everyone she encounters.

- Ms. Emily Waller is Jekyll’s infamously levelheaded chambermaid. Having come from several houses prior to working at No. 28 Leicester Sq, Emily has learned how to thrive in the cutthroat world of service, even if it is to her detriment. She is quiet, wise beyond her years, and knows far more than she would ever dare to say aloud, even to her friend and coworker Valentine.

[vulpixisananimal]

Loop 15

(You didn't know what was worse about looping. The fact you had to die to go back, or that when you did, it was in the middle of you falling out of the sky.)

(You landed with a thud, dammit. You let out a frustrated groan and dust yourself off. That sadness was tough! You'd have to get used to how it moved.)

[Why don't you pop by the Favor Tree, Comet~]

(Uhrg, fine.)

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"So! How can I help you today! Comet~"

(You sat across from Loop, arms crossed, tapping your foot.) "Why'd you want me to come back this time?"

"To chat! Of course~"

(You glare at them.) "Really? Just to chat?"

"Of course!" (Loop rests their head, star? Starhead On their hand.) "You seemed stressed, Cadence~ Last loop a bit too much to handle?"

"Dying tends to stress you out, y'know." (You grumble.) "Look, why don't I just speed this up and go straight back to the house."

"Awww and leave me here all alone?" (They wiped a fake tear from their eye.) "That would make me so sad!"

(You put your head in your hands and groan in frustration.)

"Oh don't be so dramatic!" (Loop kicked their feet.) "It's so nice to talk to people, after all! And who knows! Maybe they have something useful to say~"

(You look back at Loop at that.) ". . . Do you have something useful to say?"

"Of course~!"

". . . . Well?"

"Hasn't everything I've said been useful already? Teehee~ Go out and talk to people, Comet, I'm sure it'll be useful~"

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(Go talk to people. . ?)

(There were a few people in the Dormont town square area, you could talk to them, maybe? There was a kid running around the big states in the center, you watch them run by a couple times before talking.)

"Hello!!!"

"Hey, kid."

"Do you like running?!?? Do you like to run?!?!"

"Uh. . . Sure?" (Not that you could run in the house.)

"Did you know you can run as fast as you want here?!?! Did you know you can ingore the beat here?!?!? Did you know?!? Did you know?!?! Did you!??!!?"

"Uh, cool! Thanks kid."

"You should do some running!!! Running is great!!!"

(And with that, the kid was off running agian. What a weird kid. So much for talking to people so far. Maybe, uh, talk to someone else? Oh to hell with it, you just need to-)

"Hey!!! You!!! The one with the shovel!!!!"

(You look around, a scrappy looking kid ran up to.)

"My name. . . Is Tutorial Kid."

(The name "Agathe" is sewn into Tutorial Kids clothes.)

". . . Uh, hey Tutorial Kid." (You play along.) "I'm Cadence."

"You're not from Vaugarde, right?"

"Uh. . Yeah, I'm not. I don't-"

"Ah! A wanderer not used to our Vaugarde traditions. . . I see, my time, HAS COME!!!"

(The Tutorial Kid grabs your hand and begins dragging you around. Welp, no getting out of this, huh. The kid drags you to one of the houses and just, walks in?!?)

"Hi Stylish lady!!" (The kid waves to a lady who did, in fact, look very stylish.)

"Hello Tutorial Kid! (She responded.) "Oh? Who's this!"

"I dunno, but she's new to Vaugarde so I MUST SHOW!!"

(The stylish one laughed while you were dragged around the front room. The Kid explained as she showed you stuff.)

"You can walk into peoples houses whenever you want! It's a uh, politeness thing! But only the front room!!"

(She pointed to a dancing statue.) "That's Change God!! Our God!! All about Changing and, stuff."

"'And stuff'?"

"Changing!!! Doing things different!!! Weird!!! Stuff!!!" (Aaaaaand you were being dragged out of the house again, you wave frantically goodbye to the Stylish one.)

(The Tutorial Kid leads you to the statues in the center of town.) "That's our God! You can pray to them if you want!! I'm gonna make my own Change God statue one day and I'm gonna give them the best face!!"

"Face?"

"Yeah!! Each face is different because everyone makes the face differently!!"

"Oh! Changing, right!!!"

"YOU UNDERSTAND!!!" (The Tutorial Kid crosses her arms and nods.) "And with that. . . My tutorage is complete!!!"

". . . Heh, thanks kid." (You smile and rub your neck. . .) ". . Aren't you worried about, uh, the King?"

". . . . Uh. . . I'll just not worry about it! And it'll end up okay!"

(Ouch. . Okay you, won't press on that.) "See ya later, kid."

"Till the next time we meet!!!!"

(. . . You walk up to the statues.)

(The Change God, huh. You look up to the huge statue in the center. A God for the idea of Changing, what does that mean? Changing who you are? Or the people around you? Or. . . Or what?)

(You look to the small little library, and the figure frozen in front of it. That's, that's the person that everyone said would save them. That was supposed to be immune to frozen time.)

(And then the House, the rhythm that flowed through it apparently wasn't supposed to be there. The Saviors were supposed to just, go up. No heartbeat, no constantly shifting walls, nothing.)

(. . . And you weren't supposed to be here either.)

(You. . . Close your eyes, and believe with all your heart. . .)

(You believe that. . .)

(. . .)

(You believe that you will get out of this. And you're going to go back into that House and beat that sadness!)

[distant--shadow]

any other ambidexterous people find that their experience is less "I can/will do anything with either hand" and more "there are left hand tasks and there are right hand ones"

like I mostly draw and throw with my right (admittedly catch with both and will use my left hand to draw when the right is tired) but eat with my knife in the left hand or will favour my single utensil and drink in the left, left for controls/inputs/phone etc

fuck other people with my right and myself with my left - I feel like I'm always asking people about that one at stupid moments (I'm sorry.)

I guess from typing this out tutorage would probably play a part in this, you're gonna be instructed to play sports and write etc more likely with right handed tutors, and the stuff I prefer left with seems more instinctual/self taught

(this ether post was prompted by me realising I have a pulled muscle in my middle finger on my left hand as I was putting moisturiser on after the shower 😔 womp womp)

[redsparrow12]

Currently landed back in the wonderful world of bbc merlin

Did I ever share my idea about a role-swap au with Princess! Morgana and Ward of Camelot! Arthur?

Changing TONS of interpersonal dynmaics with the Crown Princess of Camelot having magic, and Arthur actaully growing up with his mother for some of his childhood.

May or may not include a fun roadtrip to try and find magical tutorage and the kids tag team to take down Uther much earlier with a LOT less bloodshed.

...i should look up my notes for that

[verdemoun]

Please please please tell me Rains Fall and Eagle Flies are in your timewarp AU, if the answer is yes PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE RAMBLE ABOUT THEM I LOVE YOUR AU SO SO MUCHHHH

rains fall def isn't getting timewarped he deserves to pass away peacefully in his sleep knowing that his people were safe and content, able to build new lives in canada. he got to sit around a campfire one last time with paytah at his side and despite all the devastation and young men lost in 1899 the tribe healed and there's a new generation who will be raised with the freedom of knowing their home will always be theirs and still learn their traditions. he gets to listen to children play and finally find peace with the fact he may have lost all his sons but ultimately the freedom eagle flies had wanted for the wapiti people (even though they lost their land) was secured

EAGLE FLIES ON THE OTHER HAND

arthur was cautiously optimistic that dying might have been enough to chill eagle flies out nope. man found himself a horse and is minutes away from setting a petrol station on fire when they find him

all that anger eagle flies is holding onto would be tenfold for a long damned time in modern era like things are still Not Great for native americans and he would feel awful but vindicated

in a really tragic way grief would be his salvation he would feel so lost and stuck like he misses his father his friends his men. he was angry over losing his home in 1899 but in modern era he's lost his family and while arthur is still a great friend to him and he values that connection it's not family or home and he realizes he doesn't have anything left to be fighting for

BUT IT'S OKAY HAPPY STUFF TIME between arthur being the voice of non-violence (for probably the first time in his life) and learning about interactions between first nations and the us government over the 100+ years between 1899 and modern era eagle flies would come to his own conclusion that while violent protest was often necessary to start negotiation, rights were secured in legal jargon. gotta engage with the system to change and beat the system

he starts studying both history and law with a touch of lenny's tutorage. (he also learns to hide his identity and still goes to protests because he KNOWS that absolute pacifism won't work. you cannot take the absolute rage out of the last son)

it wasn't in his time or rains fall's time but the wapiti people were able to return to the heartlands before modern era so he gets to see his people in their home and no it's not perfect but it's still something so joyous it motivates him to keep being an activist both civilly and violently

there's such a positive exchange of knowledge like eagle flies is able to share traditional stories that were lost to time but also learn traditions that were already lost in 1899 but rediscovered through the exhaustive efforts of the modern era wapiti people

i lied rains fall gets one day in timewarp when he meets his natural death so he sees eagle flies as a matured young man in his 30s and they get to embrace. more importantly they sit down and talk in a way they hadn't been able to for a long time. rains fall gets to tell his son he was always proud of him and understood even through their disagreements eagle flies only ever wanted what was best for their people. eagle flies gets to tell his father he was sorry for not listening: he understands now what rains fall was always trying to tell him about the destructive power of violence (even though rains fall doesn't want or need an apology. he just loves his son and is glad he's getting a chance at a new life )

they get one perfect day where they get to be happy and understand one another

TIME FOR FUNNIES eagle flies accidentally becomes the dutch of isaac's anarchist friend group. he's giving them all the tips on how to get away with political crime. he's not directly involved but there's a whatsapp group where isaac sends selfies with the sawn off head of a columbus statue and eagle flies is living vicariously through them while he maintains his civil activist status

charles is his modern era right hand man. he will go to charles to bitch about stupid local government meetings he's been asked to speak at. he's been in timewarp for almost a decade by the time charles gets there but he's still annoyed by the same stuff charles is and it's very cathartic to hear someone else agree and Get it from their perspective

as a direct result he has the same tongue in cheek humor as charles and arthur is so easy to tease. they'll be hanging out and arthur will ask charles if he can unpack the dishwasher when he has a chance* and both eagle flies and charles will hit him with the 'slave to the white man u_u'. as much as charles tries to assure arthur it was a joke you bet poor arthur is already insisting he can do it himself

i am so sorry i hope this is sufficient rambling

[katatty]

It seemed Annie's spiritual quest was destined for failure. The local deities rejected her and she still could not manage the simplest tai chi moves, even under Xiuyu's careful tutorage.

Then, one day, she stumbled across a new temple. One she somehow hadn't noticed before...

[willtheweaver]

-Day 12-

Hello all stalwarts and newcomers! Hope you are having a good time! Now time to reveal the info on the day’s prompt:

Nimue- The Lady of the Lake. The keeper of Excalibur, and the one who raised a young Sir Lancelot. Said to be a water fairy well versed in magic, she learned much more under the tutorage of Merlin before supplanting him as King Arthur’s main advisor. It was to her that Sir Bedivere returned Excalibur, and she was one of four who took the mortally wounded Arthur to Avalon.

- As always, I’ll be posting additional information on the day’s prompt at midnight EST-

Event taglist (let me know if you want to be added): @aalinaaaaaa @bioniclechronicles @writingrosesonneptune @lefferon @jay-avian @harleyacoincidence @storycraftcafe

[moirindeclermont]

Welcome, welcome Bridgerton folks!

It's time for the sixth and final episode of "The Captain and The Spy".

Let's see what happens to Captain Colin Bridgerton and Pen as we head over to the conclusion. Tomorrow I might come back with a meme and on Monday of course I'm going to be here. I might leave a post tomorrow because it will be more daily like the previous ones, so prompts are accepted.

But for now, let's see how this ends!

It's been some years since Pen saw her motherland. In the end, she and Colin decided to come back because soon she would be a mother and the sea was not the place to grow a baby (even though they plan on returning to the sea after some years). The old queen is gone, the new king has already granted them their freedom and they are free to return.

What happened was so crazy she could hardly believe it herself. After their first time, Colin told her about his suspect. Little did he know that his suspect would admit his crimes himself when he followed Pen advice to give a sum to he man if he would come out himself.

Pen didn't expect Colin actually listening to her - that convinced her once and for all to throw herself in their relationship.

Under his tutorage she learned to fence, shot and control the ship. She earned the respect of all the crew when Colin, bed sick with a bad case of fever, left her command during a storm. She held her own and she proved herself worthy. Nowadays their crew listen to both of them (sometimes more her than him).

They traveled the world, and she saw things she could not believe if she wasn't there. Like the terrible waters of the Atlantic, or the peace of the Caribbean.

Meanwhile, she worked on her book and her relationship with Colin.

Colin who always kissed her good morning and good night, Colin who could still not wait to go back to their apartment to tup her (so their crew learned to walk away without being discovered). Colin who loved her day after day.

Some of their crew decided to leave the sea for a while to follow them in their new adventure. Colin reached out to his family so they could support their new life while Pen got published under her own name (Colin did threat the editor who didn't want too... But she could not be too mad at him, it was hot)

Just a few months after that Elliot arrived. Colin never left her side as she gave birth. And he didn't want to call for servants unless it was necessary, even after the birth. He was the most caring and compassionate dad for their children.

Once a year they went on a brief vacation by the sea, with a smaller ship. Ireland, Scotland, France, somewhere that was possible to reach in a short amount of time. Still, Colin was in his element and her heart always skipped a beat in seen him so alive.

Their night, even after all that time, were still wild and passionate. Pen learn that love was messy and beautiful and passionate and even painful sometimes.

It was always worth it though. Always.

And while she started lady Whistledown out of spite, now she was grateful for that little endeavor as it lead her to him.

That was something that for all her wit, she could have not predict.

"Come to bed, wife! I'm cold!"

She smiled, entering the bed and kissing Colin, who snuggled against her.

"I love you," he said against her skin.

"I love you too" she replied.

In the end, it was all that mattered.

The end

[dkimeji]

Also yes, I have ocs on my shelf and some happens to be part of an original series project I’m working on. It’s called Battle Doll Fantasista, where it follows a group of six people welding possession of the titular AI avatars dubbed Dolls as their partners and together they fight again Dolls that have mysteriously gone rouge.

Sera Amamiya: Human partner to Ray, a introverted, cautious yet kind girl who used to be a card game prodigy under the tutorage of her mentor. Has an older brother named Yuujin

Rio Alfonso: Human partner to Aqua, a fashionable girl raised in a life of luxury yet is bubbly and sweet to those around her. Often has a habit of speaking Spanish when excited or irritated

Kennedy O’Brien: Human partner to Blaze and nicknamed Ken for short, a soft, shy boy who was bullied in the past prior to this series but nevertheless retained his kind and gentle demeanor. A bookworm opposite to his partner.

Torrance Robinson: Human partner to Gale and nicknamed Tory by others, a mischievous and carefree boy whose insecure of his childhood coming to an end. The youngest of the group and token gremlin due to his constant pranks to the detriment of his friends

George Stone: Human partner to Terran, a gentle and caring older boy from the country side who cares those around him yet sees himself as plain and normal. The oldest of the group and the big brother that’s speaks in a southern accent

Shion Mikazuki: Human partner to Shadow, a stoic and socially withdrawn boy whose dark appearance and distant rude demeanor belied his empathic and caring nature. Heir to his mother’s company but wants to follow his own path in life.

Here’s them down below if you want to see ☺️.

[your-lonely-witches]

@theking-blackheart-muses

By all standards and measures Dante was a baby witch. He was only in his twenties and knew he had so much more learning to do in the arcane arts. He knew too though that he had one of the biggest advantages, being taught, and the lover of the first witch. Even now he wasn't sure how he got lucky enough to know Micah.

For months he'd been under Micah's tutorage - learning aspects and schools of magic before unknown to him. It became apparent pretty early on that Dante's specialty was illusionary magic.

Lately he'd got better, and certainly more playful with this magic. He'd crafted a crude illusion replica of himself - slightly see through since he couldn't craft it perfectly. He sat on the windowsill of their bedroom and made the illusion move over to the bed to wake the witch up, wanting to surprise him with this new improvement in his own magic.

[killian-whump]

Okay... so there's a new Colin interview here. It's a joint interview with Rothberg, so be warned of that if he's someone you can't stand. Like all of us. We all can't stand him.

ANYWAY. Moving on. I'm going to put my thoughts about it here, because I have a lot of thoughts - some good, some not-so-good, and I like to share them. Plus, I'm a little bored.

Colin says this about the TSR show: "I love music, I love acting, I love film, and it was an opportunity to get to speak to some really incredible creators and stuff like that, so it was a lot of fun." Which is exactly what I've thought all along - he's in it for the fun of talking to some rock stars about topics he loves. No news there.

He talks more about the interviews and interviewing and the interviewees and... if you're seeing a trend here, I don't think that's on accident. It's obvious this is what Colin's involvement is about. I don't honestly think he could care less about the tech aspects of the project.

Which is why, predictably, as soon as they start talking tech nonsense, they switch to talking to Rothberg. He babbles some bullshit, throwing tech buzzwords around like confetti, then tries to drag Colin into his bullshit by reminding everyone he's a producer on the show: "Having his tutorage, you know, and I've worked in the industry for many years, but his insights into producing is mind-blowing. It was something I was actually shocked to actually see the levels of his knowledge and his foresight, and it has really kept the team going."

Now listen. Being a "producer" on a project can mean anything from nothing to everything, and we don't know where the truth lies - but I don't see Rothberg giving Colin much creative control here at all. Maybe - Maybe - when it comes to the actual interviews and the people/subjects they choose to focus on - you know, the interview stuff Colin's interested in here that Rothberg doesn't seem to give two shits about. But the rest of this project, all the parts we don't like, I highly doubt Colin's leading the team on that front. But nice try at trying to make it sound like he's involved in your tech bro nonsense, Rothberg. Nice try.

And then Colin interrupts Rothberg with, "I only played it down so that he'd say something nice about me. That’s all." Classic Colin being Colin and saying Colin things. But... we also know why he played it down, lol. We know, baby. It's okay. We love you.

So then they start talking about Colin's music career and Rothberg says, "We have very big exciting plans for Colin’s music stuff."

NO YOU DON'T.

BITCH, YOU DON'T.

Don't you touch my baby's music stuff. Don't you even breathe on it. Don't you look at it. It's not for you. I swear to God, if you taint his lovely musical offerings with your money-grubbing douchebag ways, I will hunt you down and do terrible things to you. I'm so upset right now, I cannot even think of terrible things to do to you, but believe me, I will think of them and do them and you will be sorry.

O'Donoghue just laughed, "I’m saying we’ll see. That’s what I’m saying." Oh. Oh, okay. That's Colin-speak for no. Whew. Do not let that man have anything to do with anything he doesn't already have his hands on, Colin.

I need a moment. I need to calm down. Dear God. I need a drink. Maybe a long vacation. I'm too old for this shit.

Anyway, so Rothberg goes on some more about the Metaverse and all these big plans about immersive games and meet-and-greets and a bunch of other things that are on the "roadmap" - a word that basically means nothing in meta-speak, because 95% of the things on it will never, ever happen. Tech bros are basically selling you the idea of things they could do - even though most of them are impossible and/or not financially feasible. He adds, "Of course, there'll be all kinds of wonderful retail opportunities." because of course there will be. If he could get away with it, he'd stick Colin in a box on a street corner and charge people a grand a pop just to look at him.

Then the interview gets to something actually interesting - Once Upon a Time. Even Colin gets visibly interested at this point: 'I also shared that I had purchased a prop from Once Upon a Time a few years ago. It wasn't particularly exciting (Liam Jones' enlistment papers from "Good Form"), but O'Donoghue instantly lit up.' This is why we love this precious cupcake. He wears his heart on his sleeve and when he loves something, you know it.

He takes the interviewer on an adorable tour of the stuff he took from the Once set that I think we're all jealous of. And he goes into what the interviewer calls a "passionate description" about the show and what it means to people and how much it means to him that he was able to be a part of it and... You know what? I'm just gonna say what I already said: When he loves something, you know it.

They talk about the possibility of a reunion (and nothing he says here is indicative of one in the works, so settle yourselves down) and Rothberg chimes in that they could do the reunion in the metaverse and Colin replies, "Or a reunion in the metaverse. But, look, what was great about Once Upon a Time..." which translates to:

Have I mentioned lately that I fucking love him?

The interview continues with more of Colin talking about his experiences on Once and... Look. It's obvious where his heart is and where it isn't - and overall, this is a good and fun interview with Colin, minus the parts where Rothberg and his dumb ideas have any part in what's going on.

And yes, we're going to keep dunking on Rothberg forever, because he's a coward who never once addressed those of us who were speaking out about the n-f-t nonsense for months - but then attacked someone speaking out for the first time because he thought he saw weakness in her that he could exploit and mock. In doing so, he exposed himself as an ableist asshole to us all, and I have no respect whatsoever for him. Also, you fuck with one of us, you fuck with all of us. We don't put up with bullies in this fandom.

But we sure do love Colin, and that hasn't changed.

And this project is all about using Colin's likeability, Once's popularity, and Colin's already-existing fanbase to prop up and fund Rothberg's tech bro fantasies. That hasn't changed, either.

But Colin knows what's up. We know what's up. We can enjoy the Colin goodness where it shines through and toss the rest.

[averyhollow]

OFMD S1E5: Izzy, Lucius, & The Command Problem: Or, How Izzy Hands Helped Take The Revenge And All He Got Was Insubordination Due To Unclear Command Structure

Intro

In which I incoherently ramble (you’ve been warned) my way towards making the case that both Lucius and Izzy (but Izzy more so) were justified under their understanding of the chain-of-command and that Izzy was absolutely not bullying Lucius, but that it doesn’t matter because the writers only really cared about setting up a character dynamic.

Every so often I see floating about, the argument that Izzy was bullying Lucius by trying to make him do physical labor in episode 5, or somehow out of line and acting without any legitimate reason to believe he had authority to give orders. I reject that view due to my conviction the show just didn’t care, and this is supported by how no clear command structure is established by S1E5.

The captain goes down with the ship. & A ship can only have one captain.

At the end of episode 4, Ed’s line about the captain going down with the ship suggests that he sees the Revenge as his. Earlier in the episode we get lines from both Izzy and the crew, specifically Frenchie, Oluwande, and Jim that indicate an expectation that the Revenge, and its crew, are now in the custody of Ed. In E7, Ed further hints at considering the Revenge under his command when, as a partial explanation for his decision to leave, he says a ship can only have one captain.

Izzy has reason to believe they’re still doing a hostile takeover of the Revenge, albeit covertly when it comes to the hostile part, and are to bring it line with Ed’s expectations of how a pirate crew and ship should function. Even if they’re all to be executed, in the meantime they’re still a ship and crew that is under Ed’s command & tutorage, and therefore reflect on his reputation.

Whereas Lucius, in his capacity as That Man’s scribe, is mostly seeing things from the angle of Ed working with That Man as a consultant.

Fang backs Izzy up.

Until he doesn’t, of course.

Given how quick Fang is to abandon his task to supervise Lucius and how little he cares that Izzy’s about to find out he’s posing nude for the guy who’s work he’s supposed to be supervising, I doubt he would’ve followed Izzy around enforcing orders he knew Izzy didn’t have the authority to give.

Fang backed Izzy up and was ready to enforce his orders, until he dropped that responsibility for a bit of portraiture and flirtation. We’ve seen that Fang will acquiesce to Izzy’s commands when Izzy is acting on Blackbeard’s orders. We see how little regard Fang has for Izzy’s authority, absent the backing of Blackbeard. I’d argue that we also can see that Fang was apologetic about not pulling Lucius up when Lucius first asked him to, which suggests Fang considered supervising Lucius’s work something he had to reluctantly do.

I think Fang’s actions of initially backing Izzy up and enforcing his orders, only to later abandon his post and flagrantly disregard Izzy’s orders, make the most sense if they don’t need to make sense. There need not be rhyme or reason to how Fang engages Izzy’s authority when it’s bestowed by Blackbeard vs. when it’s not, if all that matters is using him to escalate the absurdity of the situation and the conflict between Lucius and Izzy.

Buttons

Buttons is That Man’s First Mate, and didn’t attend the party. If Lucius was 100% certain in the rightness of his argument, he could’ve directed Izzy to Buttons so the two first mates could sort it out between themselves.

If chain-of-command mattered and had been laid out in-universe, it means Lucius passed up a chance to use Izzy’s adherence to structure and hierarchy against him and make dealing with Izzy someone else’s problem. But he didn’t. Am I really to believe Lucius would pass up such an opportunity?

Conclusion

So, if the reasoning behind Lucius’s refusal to follow Izzy’s orders and Izzy’s authority to give those orders doesn’t matter, why do I think it happened?

As a convenient way to facilitate a conflict between Lucius and Izzy that would come down not to an appeal to rules of chain-of-command and rights of conquest/boarding, but snipping and personal attacks.

I don’t think the show cared about anything else, least of all who was “right.” Lucius and Izzy needed to be set up to butt heads, and the confrontation needed to be between them and not something either could address by appealing to That Man or Ed to make a decision.

All that said, Lucius was clearly in the wrong.