#was a catboy. not gonna read into it too deeply.

[dizzybizz]

meowzers

[cherry-bomb-ships]

A Happy Ending

Word Count: 2,266

Content Warnings: None

Summary: Ruby tells her daughter, Olivia, a bedtime story that's not entirely a fairy tale.

Author's Note: I just wanted to write something quick and fluffy for the anniversary, so I threw this together in the span of like 5 hours. Also, this is the first time my fankid with Junkrat has been in a fic! Please enjoy! :3

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There was a full moon that night. It shone brightly over the countryside, piercing the mist among the stems of tall grass and the petals of wildflowers that blanketed the rolling hills, transforming the expanse of nature into a glittering oasis. Nestled deep within the prairie was a humble home, built from the ground up to have and hold an unorthodox but deeply-bonded family of four.

And it was within this sleepy home, hidden away from the world, where young Olivia Fawkes-Ramirez was being tucked into bed for the night.

"There we go," her parent Ruby cooed gently as she tucked the pastel yellow blanket under the mattress, knowing that her daughter slept best feeling a bit compressed under her covers. "You ready for lights out, jellybean?"

Olivia paused for a moment and looked up at Ruby with her wide hazel eyes; Ruby could already tell that that meant no, but she also knew that Olivia had a tendency to be too shy to ask directly for what she wanted.

"You know you have to give me the okay, Livvie," Ruby said. "If you don't say anything, then I can't go, and I'll just be here staring at you all night."

Olivia let out a weak giggle, but still didn't speak up.

Ruby continued, "That's gonna be very awkward for both of us, babygirl. And I don't think you're gonna get a lot of sleep like that."

Clutching her favorite stuffed animal- a piglet covered in polka dots- in her arms, Olivia looked to the side as she mumbled, "I miss Daddy and Uncle Mako."

Ruby's heart nearly cracked in two when she heard those quiet words, but she kept a brave face as she reached out to stroke her soft blonde hair. "Oh, I know, chickadee. I miss them too. But hey," she gently placed a finger under her chin to angle her daughter's face towards her, "when you wake up tomorrow, both Daddy and Uncle Mako will be back home, and I'm sure they'll have a present for you like they always do. So if you fall asleep quick, they’ll be here before you know it."

Olivia smiled a bit, but it was clear to see on her face that she was still a bit upset. Ruby thought for a second, brainstorming how to send her child off to sleep with happier thoughts in her young mind.

“How about this, Livvie,” Ruby proposed. “I can read you another story, but then you have to go right to bed. Does that sound like a deal?”

Olivia looked to the side again, pondering the proposal carefully, before looking back to her parent and nodding her head. At that approving nod, Ruby moved toward the bookshelf, when she heard another small noise of protest and looked back to Olivia.

“Umm, mumma… do you think you could tell me a brand new story? I heard all of those ones on my shelf before,” Olivia asked.

A soft smile spread across Ruby’s lips as she immediately took the request in stride. “A brand new story, huh?” she said as she sat back down on the edge of the bed, already thinking of a concept.

Olivia nodded happily, a smile finally returning to her face. “Yeah, and then I’ll go right to bed, I promise!”

Ruby smiled back endearingly. “Now that sounds like a good deal,” she joked, before looking down thoughtfully. “Okay, a new story… Alright, I think I’ve got something. You ready, jellybean?”

Once more, Olivia shook her head in approval and let out a soft “yep” as she sat up, eagerly awaiting her story.

“Alright, here goes,” Ruby began. “Once upon a time… there was a knight. This knight was sent far away from the kingdom that they called home, to protect a small island out in the middle of the ocean. Now, this island didn’t have any treasure or anything on it that made it special. It was just a simple little island, with palm trees and white sandy beaches. There were times when the knight even questioned why they needed to protect it in the first place. But they were a good knight, who wanted to make their king happy, so they devoted themself to protecting the island with their life.

“Many days and nights passed by, and no one, good or bad, came to the tiny island. The knight was starting to get bored, wondering why they were sent there when it seemed like no one would ever show up. But then, one day, someone finally came to the island.”

Olivia was listening to the story unfold with wide eyes, already captivated. “Who was it, mumma?”

Ruby’s smile grew wider, relieved that her improvised story wasn’t a bore. “It was… a pirate! And this pirate was known around the world for being ruthless, dangerous, and altogether just plain mean. When the knight saw the pirate, they got very excited, because they thought that they could bring the pirate back to their king and be called a hero! So, right as the pirate was getting off their little boat they brought to the island, the knight stepped forward.

Ruby put on a theatrical voice, imitating an old-timey English accent. “‘Stop right there!’ the knight said. ‘You’re under arrest, pirate, for stealing treasure from across the seven seas!’

“The pirate was caught off guard. He hadn’t expected anyone else to be on that tiny island. But even more than that, he thought that the knight in front of him was more beautiful than any of the glittering gems he’d ever stolen. ‘Pardon me, good knight,’ the pirate said back politely. ‘I’m just tired from traveling, and would like to rest here on your island. In the morning, I’ll be gone again.’

“Now the knight was shocked too. After all of the stories they had heard about this pirate being so awful, they couldn’t believe how friendly he was acting to them. Still, they didn’t let that distract them. The knight told the pirate, ‘you may rest here for the night. But in the morning, you must come with me back to my kingdom.’ And to the knight’s surprise, the pirate agreed. The two of them would set off across the ocean when the sun rose over the horizon.

“That night, the knight and the pirate laid on the beach together. The knight didn’t want the pirate to leave their sight, just in case he tried to escape. But for the entire night, the two of them just talked. The knight got to hear about all of the pirate’s exciting adventures all around the world, and the pirate heard about the knight’s life alone on the island, and for the first time in a long time, the knight was talking, and laughing, and smiling. They felt like they finally had a friend. But that was silly, because pirates are bad guys. And knights are good guys. They couldn’t be friends… could they?”

Ruby paused for a moment, seeing if Olivia would answer. To her delight, the young girl did speak up. “I think that, they should still be friends if they want to. Because the knight’s happy now.”

“Well, you’ll have to wait to hear how it ends,” Ruby chuckled, glad that Olivia was still on board with the story. “Now where was I… Oh, yes. So, the next morning, the two left the tiny island and sailed off for the kingdom far away. It was a long journey, and there were times when the seas would get rough. But no matter what happened, the two would look out for each other. During the mornings, the pirate would teach the knight about sailing his ship, and during the evenings, the knight would make the pirate a delicious meal. And every night, the two would sit under the stars and talk for hours. They would talk and talk and talk, and some nights they talked for so long that they would be too tired to go to their beds! So they would just fall asleep right there on the deck of the ship, lying next to each other.

“The two got to know each other very well during their long voyage, and once again the knight began to wonder why they had heard that the pirate was so mean and vicious. Sure, the pirate didn’t have the best manners, and he refused to bathe unless the knight begged him to, but he was always so kind and so cheerful, that he made the knight very happy when they were together. The knight wondered if anyone else had ever actually stopped to talk to the pirate, to hear his stories of adventure, to get to know him as a person like they had come to know him.

“But at last, after many days and nights of their long, long voyage together had passed, the two had reached the knight’s kingdom. But now, there was a problem. The knight knew that if they arrested the pirate and brought him to the king, they would never see the pirate again. This pirate, who was now their closest friend, would be lost to them forever. As the two pulled the ship into the dock on the shores of the kingdom, the knight came to the pirate, and they asked him a question.

“They said, ‘Pirate. We have been journeying for a long time now. We have braved the seas together during the days, and talked for long hours during the nights. Over this time, I have come to know you as a friend, a friend that I would be very sad to lose. I need to know, pirate. Do you feel the same way?’”

There was a brief moment of silence, leaving young Olivia in suspense. “What did the pirate say, mumma?”

Ruby smiled, “The pirate said, ‘Yes. I felt the same about you since the moment I saw you, dear knight. I sailed across the ocean to this kingdom with you, knowing what would happen when we made it here, because all of those days and nights spent together were all worth giving up my life of stealing. I want to stay with you no matter what, because I love you.’

“The knight was stunned. They had never heard anyone say that they loved them before, but here was this pirate, confessing his love for them just as they were about to hand him over to the king! The knight was nearly moved to tears as they replied, ‘Pirate, I want you to know that it means everything to me to hear you say those words. And over the days we’ve spent together, I have come to realize something of my own. I love you, too. And I don’t want this to be goodbye, but I don’t know what other choice I have.’

“There was a moment of silence between the two, before the pirate came up with an idea. He said to the knight, ‘Come with me, knight. Leave your kingdom behind, leave the island you were trapped on behind. Stay with me, on my ship, and we will sail the world together. Every day will be a new adventure, and every night, we can lie together under the stars. We can stay together, and most of all, you’ll be free.’ The pirate grabbed the knight’s hand tightly as he finished his proposal. ‘Please, dearest knight. Stay with me.’

“Well, the pirate didn’t need to wait long for an answer. The knight wrapped his arms around the pirate, and they said, ‘yes. Yes, of course I’ll stay with you! I’ll sail away with you no matter where you go. I’ll stay by your side, pirate.’ So, the two of them pushed the boat out from the dock, before anyone else knew who they were or why they were there.

“The knight knew that staying with the pirate would make them an outlaw too. It meant that they probably wouldn’t see anyone from their old kingdom ever again. But they didn’t care. It was worth giving up everything they had known to stay with the man they loved. So, the knight and the pirate sailed away, far away from the kingdom, far away from the island, to have countless adventures, and spend every night under the stars, together.”

Olivia rubbed her eyes, hardly able to keep them open, as she sleepily asked, “And did they live happily ever after?”

As Ruby reached forward to pull the covers back over Olivia, she caught sight of the golden band wrapped around her left hand’s ring finger, and for a moment she fought back the water welling in her eyes as she smiled and answered, “You know what, Livvie? I think that they did.” She kissed her daughter’s forehead gently. “I love you, chickadee. Sweet dreams.”

The young girl’s eyes were already closed, all of her worries now long forgotten as she contently mumbled, “I love you too, mumma.”

Ruby stepped away from the bed on her tiptoes, dimming the lights in the room before pulling the door shut, leaving it cracked just enough for a sliver of light to trickle in. She turned from the door and walked quietly into the living room, picking up a book from the coffee table before resting on the couch. She gave a glance to the clock; it was still early in the evening, and she had a long night ahead of her. After all, her pirate was sailing home to her that night. She wanted to be awake to welcome him back into her arms when he finally arrived.

[moonprincemulti]

You Are Always Mine - Chapter 3

- 22 Aug 2020

- third chapter of a serie (YAAM)

- catboy/shapeshifter hyunjin & music producer chan

- top chan x bottom hyunjin

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"You can change?"

Hyun nodded, his head hiding in Chan's chest as he still held him tightly. Chan blinked and rubbed in his eyes, wanting to make sure he wasn't dreaming. "You- You're a human.." Chan carefully let his hands go over Hyun's head, stroking through his hair. "But..but how?" Chan carefully moved away a bit, looking at the male's face. "How does my cat change into a human?" 

Chan let his eyes study the male who was still holding onto him thight. His eyes wandered down, until he saw something he didn't expect to see. He quickly looked back up, meeting the eyes of the young male. "You're naked!" Hyun nodded once again, not getting the seemingly embarassed look on Chan's face.

Chan took a deep breath and sat up, quickly covering Hyun with the blanket. "I- my.. my cat changed into a naked human male." Hyun watched Chan, trying to understand why Chan was suddenly acting different. Didn't he say that if Hyun was a human he would cuddle him and love him? Why wasn't he doing that? Hyun made a small sound, grabbing Chan's arm, wanting to pull him back. 

Chan got out of Hyun's grip, getting up from the bed. He ruffled his hair, trying wrap his head around the situatioin. Hyun sighed and crossed his arms, watching Chan walk around. "You said you would cuddle me.." Chan looked at Hyun. "My cat turned into a human! How- why- I'm shocked!" "You said you would cuddle me and love me!" "You're fully naked!" Chan shook his head in disbelief. Hyun shrugged, not understanding why being naked was so weird. "So? I'm naked as a cat as well.." "That's- it's different okay?"

Chan walked back and forth for a bit, pondering on the situation. Hyun watched him silently, waiting for anything to happen. At one point, Hyun's patience was gone. He got up and stopped Chan. "Walking isn't helping anybody." Hyun wanted to hug Chan, but Chan held him back. "No- it it won't. Just.. just put on some clothes please." Hyun sighed and walked to Chan's closet, pulling out some clothes. 

"Why did you not reveal yourself earlier?" "I.. I was scared. I haven't been safe to change for years.. until you took me in." "So, you were the one that ate my peanut butter? The one who took a shower and threw my clothes everywhere?" "Yeah.." Hyun turned around as he had changed into some sweatpants and a white tshirt. "Wha- are you gonna apologize for that?" "No." "You-" 

Hyun walked to Chan, pouting slightly. "I had to entertain myself somehow. You should be lucky I didn't scratch up your furniture. Now cuddle me." Hyun opened his arms, ready to hug, but Chan stopped him once more. "Hyun you.. you're a shapeshifter." "Yes.." "How do you exist?" "I don't know, I just am this way. Now cuddle-" "My cat Hyun is a shapeshifter. But.. don't you have your own home?" "No. I lived on the streets. Cuddle-" "Hyun please- I'm trying to.. understand what is happening." 

Hyun looked down. "I am a human, and a cat. I change. And I live with you. Why is that so hard to believe?" "Because shapeshifters only exist in movies!" Hyun tilted his head, Chan looking at him. "You don't know what a movie is, do you..." Hyun shook his head, Chan sighing deeply. "Let's just.. let's sleep. Let me sleep on it." Hyun felt let down, but agreed. They both lied back down in bed, Chan on one side, Hyun on the other. Hyun fell asleep quite quickly, but Chan kept pondering for hours until he lost the battle against exhaustion.

The next morning, it was very quiet in the apartment. Chan had gotten up after his alarm clock went off, Hyun turning around to sleep some more. Chan was kind of glad that Hyun was still sleeping, as it gave him time to think about the situation once more. Wouldn't he have to report Hyun to the police? No, Hyun said that he hadn't changed for years and that he had lived on the streets. The police might not even know what to do with him. 

Chan sighed and took a sip of his coffee, glancing at Hyun's sleeping figure. "I'll talk again with him after work.." Chan nodded and quickly finished his breakfast, leaving to go to work. Hyun was awoken by the sound of the door closing and locking. He yawned and sat up, opening his eyes to look around. He pouted slightly as Chan was nowhere to be seen. Had he broken Chan's trust? Would Chan send him away? Hyun got worried and anxious, not wanting to be on the streets again. 

Did he need to appeal to Chan? His naked body scared him off, maybe.. he needed to cover himself up completely? Hyun jumped off the bed, walking to the closet again. He searched through the clothes, not knowing what could be fit for covering him completely. Hyun sighed and looked around. Food? Chan loved food, should he cook something for him? Hyun walked to the fridge, only to find it nearly empty and with no food to prepare. Hyun closed the door with an annoyed sighed. 

Did he smell? Hyun tried to take in his own scent, not sure if humans could smell what he could. Hyun walked to the bathroom, opening the different cabinets to look for something to scent himself with. Hyun grabbed several stuff, trying to read what the packaging said. "Hair dye? You die from this?" Hyun flipped the package. "Colour your hair a beautiful blonde.." Hyun furrowed his eyebrows.

"How does my hair colour itself?" Hyun read the rest of the package, finding the procedure that was written out strange, but interesting. "So.. you put paste in your hair, wait and then your hair changes!" Hyun smiled. "Cool, I can't do that on my own." Hyun opened the package, getting ready to entertain himself with this 'hair killing' product.

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Chan couldn't seem to focus on his music, his mind still occupied with the shapeshifting male in his home. Chan sighed and grabbed his phone, calling his best friend. "Hey mate~!" "Hey Felix." "Wow, you sound very down. What's up? You want me to come over?" Chan smiled slightly, happy that Felix immediately understood the reason for his call. 

"Yes that would be great." "Got it. I'm on my way. To your studio or to your apar-" "Studio! Studio- I'm in my studio." "Right.. to the studio it is. You better not be hiding something for me." "I'm not.." "Don't believe you. Anyway, see you soon!" Chan heard the click of the line being cut off. He put his phone down and leaned back in his chair. 

"How am I ever going to convince Felix that Hyun is a shapeshifter? He'll say I'm crazy." Chan got up and walked out of his studio, to the sodamachine down the hallway. He got some soda for himself and for Felix, bringing it back to his own studio. "Hyun is not a normal cat... No.. Last night, Hyun turned into a human.." 

Chan shook his head. "Felix, do shapeshifters really exist?" Chan sat back down in his chair. "Because my cat turned into a human last night and I know it's not a hallucination." Chan gasped and sat up right. "Maybe it's a hallucination! I have to show Felix... If he sees him then it's real, if he doesn't I'm just going crazy!" Chan smiled, opening his soda. He was happy to have come up with a plan, but suddenly froze. "What if it is real? Oh no.." Chan sighed deeply and leaned his head back. "This never ends!"

Felix arrived at Chan's studio a bit later, knocking on the door before coming inside. "Hey there." Chan smiled. "Hey Felix. Thanks for coming." Chan offered him the soda, taking a sip of his own. Felix took it and sat down on the second chair, looking at Chan. "So, why did you need me? You sounded down and you look down. As if somebody took the thing that you love most.." 

Felix gasped. "Did Hyun die? I told you to feed him well!" Chan shook his head, chuckling softly. "No no, Hyun is fine. Better than fine actually. Uhm..so.." Chan took a deep breath. "Something happened last night and I'm pretty confused on what to do." "Right.. tell me. Tell me every detail." Chan nodded and started to explain what happened, trying to not sound crazy. 

Felix listened to Chan with furrowed eyebrows, trying to make sense of the story. "So wait...Hyun changed into a human? How?" Chan shrugged. "I don't know, he just did. I was hugging him and then, I felt him grow?" Chan shook his head. "I know it sounds absolutely ridiculous, but I swear I'm not lying." Felix bit his lip and nodded. "Okay well.. let me think.." Felix drank a bit of his soda, silence filling the studio. Chan was nervous, thinking Felix would scold him or call him out for making up the whole thing. 

Felix looked at Chan. "Can I see him?" Felix asked softly, actually curious to see if it was really real. "Well yeah I.. I thought of showing you because.. maybe I'm hallucinating. And if you can't see him, that means I'm just.. going crazy." "Well, I wouldn't say you were going crazy but, you do have an active imagination." Felix chuckled and got up. "Come on, show me the catboy."

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Chan and Felix went back to the apartment, talking as they walked there. Felix tried to make jokes about, trying to think of ways how to prank people with a shapeshifter. Chan laughed and shook his head, not believing that Felix could think of all that stuff. "So you'd rob a bank and when the police catch you, you're just a cat lying on top of some old bags?" "Yes! Nobody would suspect a cat from robbing a bank." Chan nudged Felix with a chuckle. "I thought I was crazy." “Yah-" 

Felix and Chan laughed. Chan put his key in the lock, opening the door to his apartment. Chan froze as he looked at his bed, seeing a fully naked Hyunjin on the bed, his head slightly covered with a towel. Felix had seen it too, blinking twice. "What the-" "Hyun! What the hell are you doing?!" Chan stepped further inside, trying not to look at Hyun's lower body. 

"HYUN!" Hyun groaned and took a deep breath. "What.." Hyun mumbled, still half asleep. "Hyun please-" Chan walked to his closet and grabbed some pants, throwing them on top of Hyun. Hyun made a small sound and opened his eyes, moving the towel slightly to look at Chan. "What?" "You were naked again?"

Hyun sat up, the towel almost slipping of his head, but Hyun could grab it just in time. "Oh.. yeah.. sorry, I fell asleep." Hyun shrugged and suddenly froze, having picked up another scent. His head shot to the side, the towel shifting a bit by the sudden movement. He saw Felix standing in the doorway, who looked back at him with an equally surprised face. 

Hyun gasped and looked at Chan. "You didn't tell me he was here!" "Did I have time to tell you?" "No.." "Now put those pants on please, and what is that towel for?" Chan signaled for Felix to come inside. Felix hesitated slightly, but walked in and closed the door. "I guess it's true. He is a shapeshifter." Chan nodded. "Yeah he is.. a very interesting one." 

Hyun put on the pants and got up, walking to the bathroom. "One sec-" Chan sighed and reached out for Hyun, grabbing the towel. The towel slipped off of Hyun's head, revealing Hyun's blonde hair. Chan gasped. "Hyun what did you do?!"

[alamhigyoooo]

AS PROMISED - talk to me about your OT3!! ♥ I wanna know it all!! Does it take long before they are all on board? How do Raha and Aymeric get into each other? Does it start physical or are there feelings involved quickly? Tell me about their dynamic with each other and with Hallura \o/

aHHHHHOOOOOOOOO BOYYYYYYYYYYYYYY EVERYONE STRAP IN FOR A LONG ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! g’raha x hallura x aymeric is HERE

sticking this under the cut because i’m about to unleash an essay on yall about my ot3 but read on if you wish to find out more about them...

spoilers for 5.3!!!

so immediately after bringing g’raha and the scions back to the source, hallura has a total breakdown in private about how suddenly she has to live with extremely deep love for two people with BOTH of those people now very present in her life (for anyone who doesn’t know i had an extreme crisis about hallura’s endgame ship which i detailed, in part, in this chapter’s comment section) 

to recap hallura’s love life until this point: she fell in love with raha and planned to propose to him before he locked himself into the crystal tower, and then during the events of heavensward started sleeping with aymeric as a coping mechanism. eventually feelings were admitted and they started seeing each other seriously in secret; hallura proposed at the end of stormblood and then they went public with their relationship after the ghimlyt dark. THEN hallura got summoned to the first and discovered her first true love who she definitely never stopped loving was alive and also was very much in love with her, and since then she’s been carrying a guilt over having feelings for two people and it’s been eating away at her

BUT YOU CAME HERE FOR AYMERIC AND G’RAHA’S ROMANCE...so let us begin :)

they actually get to know each other when hallura kind of goes awol on both of them; once raha was done convalescing (she stayed by him every day) hallura went back to aymeric and spent one night with him but was totally silent the whole time, and then the next day she was gone off to ghimlyt to deal with the threat of the sapphire weapon.

except she didn’t come back right after that, or after a few days, and only through the grapevine did either raha or aymeric find out that she’d then jumped over to gangos to help the bozjan resistance. aymeric actually took a trip to the rising stones in secret, where he was found by raha, and that was the first time they met each other...aymeric wasn’t sure what to think (i wouldn’t say he felt threatened but he was definitely uncomfortable) and raha was extremely embarrassed but secretly very enchanted by aymeric (catboy got MAD flustered over him he could 100% see why hallura would choose aymeric)

aymeric learned a long time ago from thancred who g’raha was, though i don’t think he realized how deeply hallura loved raha still, and when aymeric would pay visits to the scions post-5.3, alphinaud and alisaie filled him in on what happened on the first since hallura could never bring herself to, and piece by piece aymeric started to understand just how much hallura was probably breaking over her feelings

and meanwhile raha was dealing with his own internal struggle upon returning to his new body, wherein his more temperate crystal exarch persona was failing to overcome the more hot-blooded g’raha tia’s still-fresh feelings for hallura and in typical g’raha tia fashion he decided to do something extremely stupid and punish/restrain himself by ensuring he saw aymeric as much as possible to remind himself how he didn’t fit into the picture anymore...

it’s during this time (a few months i’d say) that they kind of just get to know each other...and i think honestly aymeric falls first? i talk a lil bit about it here; raha is super hopeful and positive and just everything that brings out the best in aymeric, and aymeric quickly understands just why hallura loved g’raha so much. he drinks big Respect Hallura juice, and even though it’s hard for him to admit, he agrees with her taste - raha is a wonderful person who has a lot of love to give, and pretty soon aymeric is like oh god. oh fuck. well. i guess we’re going in! (definitely inspired to be a little chaotic romantically because of hallura, but the chaotic bi energy was there to begin with) 

raha’s a lot slower on the uptake re: self-penance, but once aymeric sets his sights on wooing raha it’s over for the catboy...raha is too much of a romantic and too SWEET to not just freakin swoon over a tall elegant dark-haired man actively attempting to Get Him. like aymeric he is also very much approving of hallura’s taste, but unlike aymeric he also denies himself hope - so basically we just have aymeric courting (discreetly) raha; the other scions are kind of surprised to see hallura’s paramours getting along so well in her absence but hey man if it works it works and better that then to have them fight yo

but all this time hallura is GONE like she just....she’s gone lol

she only chooses to return to eorzea (a HOT minute later) to break off her engagement with aymeric because she was so so guilty about loving raha still - but she didn’t break it off to leave for raha. she’s determined to give up on relationships altogether and just be single for the rest of her life because she’s certain she’ll never get over either of them, but neither of them deserve to live in what SHE thinks is limbo while she fights her own feelings.

so surprise surprise when she returns and finds both aymeric and g’raha absolutely chilling with each other in ishgard at the borel manor and they’re both reading by the fireplace and she comes in and sees them and they’re both so so happy to see her, and her perfectly rehearsed rejection just evaporates from her mind and she tries to run away again because this has to be some kind of sick joke - 

in this ot3 i attribue most of the communication to aymeric, and he, while thrilled to see her again, straight up is like “no you sit down we’re having a talk right now” and she confesses on the spot she has to leave him and can’t be engaged to him because it’s not fair to him that she’ll never get over raha - which is ALSO a confession to raha that she still loves him (and let’s be real it was clear that she did but g’raha is a river in egypt called de nile and never let himself believe it)

there’s a lot of crying involved; aymeric is obviously upset because he doesn’t want to not be engaged to hallura, and he tells her on the spot that she can’t do that because that’s not fair, and all he wants is for them to talk to each other, and they’re both kneeling on the floor and he’s clutching her shoulders and that’s when raha just gently touches both of them and says he’ll just leave...it’s his fault they’re falling apart like this

and both hallura and aymeric both ADAMANTLY say “NO!” and latch onto him, and then all three of them are crying on the floor and there’s lots of apologies and none of them really know how much time has passed, but eventually they cry themselves out and it ends with hallura’s head in aymeric’s lap and she’s holding raha’s hand and aymeric and raha are sitting beside each other...raha is so exhausted he’s leaning against aymeric’s shoulder

and hallura breaks the silence after a while and says “so where do we go now?” because it’s very obvious that there is no going back to the way things were, and that’s when aymeric clears his throat and admits (with embarrassment) that he’d be open to trying something with all three of them

raha is like Excuse me? and hallura sits up bc what the heck has she missed, and aymeric then admits further that he’s caught feelings for raha and has even slightly been trying to court raha...much to raha’s embarrassment he’s like “you were WHAT? so i wasn’t just imagining it?”

and hallura is like...she can’t even be mad because a) that’s exactly her own dilemma and b) that’s also really hot,,, but while she would be happy to do it everything hinges on g’raha’s consent; and it takes raha a moment to process but honestly when presented with two open hands waiting for him (him, not just any third party) he cannot help but take them with a smile. and i think this is really important for g’raha because hallura and aymeric BOTH actively express interest in HIM, for who he is, there is room in the relationship that can only be filled by raha, and raha is someone who wants so very desperately to belong.

so of course he says yes, and that’s how the ot3 is really born. there’s some more talking about things - living arrangements, scolding hallura for ghosting them for like 3 months, what the heck are they gonna tell the scions - but eventually they settle on a three-way engagement of sorts, and they’re all going to have matching rings and other cute bs

they are very much founded on feelings first!!!!!!! hallura might be the biggest thot in the world who actively makes aymeric into a thot as well but to me there is no way they could have survived as a functioning ot3 if it was not based in emotion. raha is too in his head and aymeric is too much of a thinker for something purely physical to last, imo.

...that is not to say, however, that they aren’t physically compatible - they are most definitely physically compatible. (for content sake i shall keep this post sfw but if you were to send an nsfw ask...i’m just saying i will definitely answer 👀)

dynamic wise (and this is where i get meta, the characters fall into these roles without necessarily realizing it themselves LOL i love being the writer) the ot3 can be summed up like this:

aymeric: the thinker (left brain LOL)

raha: the dreamer (right brain LDKJGLSKJD)

hallura: the heart

raha & aymeric represent the rationality of the relationship and do a lot of talking, a lot of planning, and a lot of smiling together. they’re the leaders, so it’s in their nature to have a game-plan for things. raha inspires the best in aymeric: his enthusiasm is infectious and really stokes aymeric’s determination, and aymeric draws a lot of strength and inspiration from raha’s own knowledge as a leader that coexists with his belief that mankind is worth saving. there is an EXTREMELY healthy amount of mutual respect here, and these two are absolutely the “romantic looks over papers that they could honestly care less about” plus aymeric finds raha’s allagan nerding ADORABLE; raha is just absolutely smitten with how charming aymeric is and very much admires his determination to overcome the obstacles set against him, and how aymeric loves his people despite ishgard’s very prominent flaws.

hallura & raha represent the spontaneity of the relationship - they don’t let their feelings control them per se, but they’re the ones who really say “screw restraint” and push the relationship into the unknown - exploring new parts of the relationship, experiencing the world together, excitement for growth and change. these two are allergic to stagnation and are constantly striving to be dynamic (in my piece “fade” i touch on how i think raha’s controlled crystal exarch persona gives way to his younger, more carefree self, in a good way) and they serve very much as the relationship’s “light”, which is not to say that aymeric is not bright for them, but hallura and raha are more like the sun as aymeric is like the moon. these two are the “batteries” of the relationship and keep things exciting and fresh.

hallura & aymeric represent the confidence and assuredness of the relationship - they have spent a LOT of time together already and have a very good grasp on what they like, what they want, etc. they are both quite confident in themselves and they uplift raha from his insecurities to show him just how much he’s worth. when confronted with outside criticism or scorn these two are the ones who stand their ground; they have the experience to show for their commitment and they’re very much teachers in the way that raha is still a learner. they are also the comforters - aymeric is very good at soothing, and hallura is very good at talking someone’s ear off to help them feel better LOL these two are the romantically matured ones and they set the example for give and take of the relationship.

it’s not always perfect, there are definitely spats and each has their notable quirks. hallura is the fighter, and if she doesn’t understand something she’ll call it out or say something, and that can be a little abrasive; raha has a lot of self-confidence issues and has trouble vocalizing his needs, which leads to some miscommunications at the start; and aymeric has a tendency to ice people out when he’s upset and while he’s the logical one he is also the one who remembers stuff - THIS is the grudge holder LMAOSDKJFLLGLHSLDKFGLJ 

but all in all i think they balance each other out relatively well! i will admit that i worked really hard to find a dynamic that worked realistically for them - i was terrified of just slamming them together because it was “easier”. i told myself if i was going to write an ot3 i was going to do it justice, and besides the relationship dynamics are just that much more fun to write especially for someone like me who delights in exploring the details of every interaction LOL

i hope you enjoyed!!!! this got REALLY LONG god i am so sorry sdfklgljsldkfglj please always feel free to send me ot3 asks i will COMBUST and then write a dissertation in reply LMAO

[izzyliker]

OKAY back on my laptop and this is gonna make no sense to people who havent read my catboy AU but im like thinking abt some of the like. worldbuilding implications for this verse like. 

im imagining jon as still an only child? and im like. gosh i cant imagine how lonely he mustve been as a kid.... also ‘deeply annoying child’ for this verse, like, assuming it would still apply, would break my heart Even More because like. okay so irl cats, if taken from their mom too early, or if theyre not socialized enough w/ other cats, can develop all sorts of anxieties and neuroses and not cat right, basically, so id imagine hed be socially awkward and have some separation anxiety issues? or, abandonment issues? especially bc maybe his grandma is Human Person instead of catperson? 

keeping all this in mind i wonder if hed be like, really nervous but also really relieved that there are So Many Babies? bc like. hes worried hes going to not be too super great at like, being a parent, but also, maybe theyll be happier with so many siblings? and obviously like, his worries are unfounded in that hes actually a very good dad, but id imagine hed be super nervous....

also like i didnt really get too deeply into this in the fic bc it was a commission w/ a 10k word max limit, but jon was worried martin would leave, and probs not like, that seriously? like they love each other so much and he didnt ACTUALLY think martin would leave him, but im imagining how MARTIN would feel abt that? like, his dad left. and im sure hes scared hes going to be, if not his dad, then his MOM... and hes very determined NOT to be that kind of a parent (or either kind) but its probs scary to hear someone else voice the same fear? at some point i might do a oneshot from martin pov from the pregnancy period perhaps... i feel like i Dropped a plot thread that could be Followed and Unraveled.... 

i have just...SO many thoughts abt this verse its unreal....SO many delicious ideas.... please talk to me abt this verse. and the kittens ive focused so much on jmart but i love the kittens.... i want to write more interactions between jmart nd the kids....

[yoongihime]

do you have a fic rec tag? or perhaps a list of your fave works/authors?

//cracks knuckles// *this is gonna be a long ass post* WELL ANON as of recently I haven’t been reading that that much (school just started) but YES I do have a tag it’s called reads but to be very honest, I have been very bad at reblogging fics into that tag so you’ll just find a lot of Missy (which makes sense we’re practically two halves at this point) and fics people tag me in so I shall make a very brief list that is not at all comprehensive of people I read from and admire very much and just love in general but I WILL TRY. Maybe one day I will get off  my lazy (but very busy) ass to make a PAGE (MONUMENT) for these amazing, wonderful, talented and incredibly beautiful people that never fail to inspire me everyday. So without further ado: 

!! Fun fact, I have been on this website for too long so I have moved around but the OG’s that I read from (for exo and others) are mentioned in this post but I will mention some again bc my love for them is eternal (lol if they’re still active etc): 

@an-exotic-writer yes, sas. we get it. you love missy. evident in this tag here. well I really frickin DO. Please understand my obsession. You can stalk all her writing and I guarantee you they’re quality a f. Favs: sugardaddy!Jimin // merman!tae // vampire!Yoongi (all of which hurt me deeply) 

@dvehyun Gabs is low key gone but like high key an Inspiration to be so like… hi Gabs if you’re reading I frickin miss you. If you’re into dark, spine chilling fics she’s your girl. Her entire vampire series killed me and let’s not forget the time Jimin did a little somethin naughty HERE. 

@palpitate-hyperventilate Jo is also low key gone but still high key Inspires me. Her style is e v e r y t h i n g to me T.T again I say so much I miss you. THIS ONE is my fav. 

@theboyswhomwelove okay please please please read from Laura. True Legend to be honest. Some lines from the trophy are still stuck in my head to this day.

@exoticarmy127 MY FIRST TUMBLR FRIEND T.T  I’m sure you’ve heard of her amazing works but if you haven’t well I can direct you to Professor Kim Tae Tae right HERE and he’ll take care of that for you ;) 

@sa2ms your resident Sehun lover LOL jk jk but seriously I’m feeling so nostalgic going through this list of people I read from T.T but yes to Sam’s entire masterlist. 

OKAY then I slowly evolved into the BTS fandom that I am in today and well, fell in love we A LOT of writing for new people that I haven’t seen since I took a break from tumblr and it was a whole new world: 

@baebsaes okay Cherry doesn’t write anymore but I cannot express how much she’s inspired me to actually get back into writing again after I kinda stopped for a long ass time. Her style is so unique and elegant and just something I aspire to recreate, so you can just stalk her writing tag here and be blessed. 

@tayegi LU. WHO DOESN’T KNOW OF LU. PLEASE TELL ME. If you looking for a good time and to get wrecked by some smut then please refer to her ENTIRE MASTERLIST. I also been trying to meet up with her in real life IT’S AMAZING HOW WE’RE 40ISH MINUTES APART BUT HAVE NOT MET. 

@writingseoul The Goddess of smut in our fandom LOL. I reread Masked so many times and I’m pretty sure I can remember parts of it but at the same time it never fails to give me chills T.T 

@bts-for-life Go Big or Go Home WRECKED. ME. OH MY GA. My two biggest biaswreckers in one fic but in all honestly that was just my fav.Once again 10/10 masterlist. 

@jungkxook I’m sure y’all know her for her series Hiraeth but for me my favs are Pour Up and Back Seat Serenade actually all of them but like yeah those two LOL. Can you see my soft soft for Taehyung showing or? But yes I love love love her writing. 

@versigny I AM IN LOVE WITH KAPPY’S WRITING STYLE. It’s art and her vocabulary is to die for. I’m sure you’ve heard of the infamous Miss Dial which is cowritten by the ever so wonderful @cyphertrip (why is it not tagging T.T) but yes. both their styles, impeccable. 

@deerguk ANOTHER PERSON WITH BEAUTIFUL WRITING STYLE. I love fawn’s works so so much they’re so beautifully put together and just magical and just goals. Please proceed to her entire masterlist. 

@baeseoul OKAY here’s the thing I’m such a hoe for friends to lovers au and kinda angsty plot with really fricking sweet endings AND she gives me all of that, with the benefit of amazing smut. Yes okay my favs are When a Tornado Meets a Hurricane and A Friendly Favor (I bawled like a little girl I cannot I was so shook why kim tae tae always my soft spot) 

 @kainks Ashlee can just wreck me with her entire masterlist and I would say thank you. Once again– angsty plot with kinda sweet endings and great smut. My absolute all time fav is Triplicity (AGAIN I CRIED SO HARD MY PILLOW WAS SOAKED) 

@jungblue i hate you i love you. I just read it a couple days ago bc I kept thinking that I would be less shook if I prolonged it. Nope. Not at all still fucking #jungshook BUT the first fic I read from her was her Tae harry potter AU Under the Cloak lol naughty kim tae tae. ALSO she is a really genuine person (at least from what I can tell) from the way she takes time to answer her asks and yeah I love very much :’) 

@minsvga I will just say that since Philophobia is STILL ON GOING I’m still being wrecked to this day with this series. It’s wonderfully written and I am patiently waiting for more bc JIMIN VS JUNGKOOK MAN. MY HEART HURTS. 

@hyacinth-ink wow an OG?? I read I Can Be Your Addiction sooooo long ago BUT I STILL LOVE IT SO MUCH. It’s such a beautiful series that got my heart aching with every chapter T.T But of course I blew through Yuu’s masterlist in one sitting so I will argue that other pieces are also magnificent. 

@kittae: PLEASE GO READ EVA’S LATEST CATBOY JIMIN FIC. I WAS SO SO SO WRECKED AHAAAAAAAAAA RIP Me :’) ily Eva but at the same time you killed me. 

@inktae: mariiiii. omfg okay so I found mari some time during the middle of exam week probably and then I was eventually making my way through her masterlist when she disappeared and I was heartbroken bc I was falling in love with her style and so since she is back and better than ever please go read Blue Orchids. It will forever be one of my all time favorites and I am so so so happy that she’s back again. I NEED TO CATCH UP ON ALL HER NEW PIECES BC I KNOW THEY’RE ALL PROBABLY GONNA MAKE ME CRY. 

@astoryfor-you MY DEAREST KRISS. Please please please go read her FWB!Tae BC I love it like my baby. AGAIN BITTERSWEET STORY WITH SWEET ASS ENDING. also I just love kriss in general so like yeah.. go love her. 

@hobibliophile JULES go read her work bc they’re gems ;) lmao I’m a wreck I hate my puns. ANYWAYS I literally binged read all of her work in one sitting and was debating whether reblogging them all in one day would be creepy or nah so I decided against it BUT I REALLY SHOULD HAVE bc then I wouldn’t be here telling you that ALL OF THEM ARE GREAT AND I HIGHLY SUGGEST READING INTO THE WOODS BC IT WAS SO DARN CUTE (LIKE HER) 

@jiminniemouse all her stories are my favorites but somehow ALL THE ONES THAT INVOLVE JIMIN ARE MY ABSOLUTE FAVS. Like I’m pretty sure Brianna is to blame for ALL of my Jimin feels and the sole reason that Jimin is ruining my bias list. Locked in Love had me crying SO HARD (again a hoe for friends to lovers AU …bonus point childhood friends to lovers AU omggggg) I was pretty sure I fell in love with Park Jimin after reading this fic and Surprise, Surprise had me on. the. ground. bc 1. stripper Jimin and 2. stripper Jimin in domestic setting LMAO 

@syugatae I HAVE NOT GONE THROUGH JEN’S ENTIRE MASTERLIST BUT I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHICH IS MY FAV. FOR SURE. Most likely gonna end up being Remember the Night LOL I love smartass Tae so much. 

@bxebxee BECKY!! Momma bear. LOL honestly should have included her in the OG list bc I know of her Dark Past but it’s okay EITHER WAY doesn’t mean I love her work any less because wow I’m so glad to rediscover people I’ve lost. But my favorites are agent!yoongi and her royalty series (Impatient got me feeling some sort of way T.T) and well I just love her writing to bits. 

@sugajpg IGNIS. My new partner in crime?? AHAH OKAY SO I WILL SAY all her pieces wrecked me in some way m absolute favorite gotta be Devotion BC THE FRICKIN ENDING AHAHAHAHAH. I was like high key frustrated but at the same time I saw it coming so I couldn’t complain ahahh 10/10 and we might be writing a little somethin together soon ^3^ 

@the95liner SANA. Can I just say how much I love Heartthrob ?!!??! Because my friends to lovers AU heart was so wrecked with this fic and UGH HOSEOK IS JUST RUNING MY LIFE. But yes I love her dialogue skills oh so much, when will I finally be that witty?!? 

@triptaech SAM. UGH SAM. I SAY UGH BC HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO CHOOSE. I’ll just rant about her newest one: Home for the Holidays because RA Tae will now have my heart. It was so damn cute but at the same time so hot which is a lot like how Taehyung is IN GENERAL? So yes as you can imagine I am very much in love. Oh OHHHH AND SUGAR DADDY SLASH AUTHOR NAMJOON. omg. she labels it as crack I see it as well placed humor okay? 

@btssmutgalore Okay I usually have this policy where I don’t read fics unless they’re completed bc I CANNOT DEAL WITH CLIFFHANGERS. BUT I caved and read SIN CITY which is oh so sosososososos good. I’m so curious though?? Since it’s still on going I’m really looking forward to more character development from both Jimin and OC. ALSO brother’s best friend Hoseok makes my heart ache and ugh we cannot forget about Business 

I will compile some of them together (it is currently almost 2am) but that’s bc I simply cannot  choose a favorite from their masterlist at this time since I have unfortunately not been through the entirety of it so you’ll just have to stalk them on your own aha: 

@monstaccato // @spcywolf // @seokline // @infireation  // @greasytae // @zephyoongist // @cuzimsickwithhope // @chimdeer // @yoongguksx // my wife @hearts-of-paper (idk if you’re still posting T.T) 

okay I’m preTTY damn sure I forgot A LOT OF PEOPLE. But worry not I shall make a follow forever maybe sometime around June?? So maybe my blog’s Bday or my own Bday aha we shall see. Hopefully by the I shall be better about reblogging fics into the recs tag. FOR NOW PLEASE TAKE THIS LIST. I feel like this made me so tired I fangirled so hard about all of them. 

GOOD NIGHT LOVES

[fedoranonymous]

woohoo it’s part two! so the first part dealt mostly with keith and his potions, but this is all about alister and the psychic lions

we pick up during the episode where they’re trying to strengthen their bonds with the each other so they can form Voltron on command and Keith is like *raises hand* can I... try a thing?

I know about psychic bonds (see: Alister) I know how to make them happen

Keith draws a pentacle on the floor, and starts debunking bullshit right away

Lance is asking way to many questions, he’s been low key dying to ask Keith all sorts of stuff since he found out magic is real

The points are, you know, focal points. If you put a person there, yeah, you’re a bit of a bitch, which is why we’re going to put our joined hands there

A lot of magic traditions are intensely cultural, and yet we’ve definitely got some five elements/color magic going on tonight. 

Actually it should make sense that some things are universal since we are all in the same universe?

Shiro is still. Deeply distrustful, but like? Altean thought projection headsets are okay? 

At least Keith’s way, no one is gonna see inside their heads but them

At least three layers of protective warding, Keith isn’t leaving anything to chance

At the last minute: “Uh, full disclosure? This is ... actually pretty dangerous? Since we don’t know each other that well? People naturally develop connections as they get to know each other, of course, but you can’t build a stable connection like that without time, so just take it easy and we’ll make it through okay.”

With those words of wisdom, we’re off. I think this section only works if it’s POV Shiro, FYI

So Keith instructs them to think about their points of connection and at first Shiro is thinking, you know, holding hands with Keith and Pidge and then he’s thinking about the garrison and, you guessed it, Sam and Matt

So Shiro ends up in a magical projection of his own mind, where he is a knight in rusty (I hope it’s rust (it’s not rust)) armor and the floor is rotted away and the only place to stand is on narrow tightropes

Shiro! Does not like what this says about his psyche! And would like to leave!

He ends up finding a spot on the wall where there’s an image of the Holt family, especially Sam and Matt (since he knows them better) and, yes, Pidge

No one’s preconceptions of Pidge’s gender will survive this day, if that episode didn’t come first (I? Don’t think so? I’m pretty sure this is episode, like, 3)

He can kind of barely hear Pidge on the other side so he starts just smashing down the wall entirely

this is a bad idea and he will be getting called out on it in about two sections

Pidge’s mindscape is a labyrinth of older computer servers, floor to ceiling and stacked haphazardly, with giant bundles of cables winding all over the place

colorful lights chase eachother up and down the cables, making impossibly quick connections

Pidge is just. Staight up Lain

She is comfortable with her own thoughts, see?

Maybe she has some little robot dog helpers scurrying around, that’d be cute

And of course she’s glad to see Shiro and a little? weirded out? about the hole in her, uh, shrine? To her family? Which is. Wow. A lot. 

But, like, Keith did say it was dangerous to make connections this way, this must be why

They talk about how they were connected by her family and, of course, Lance has repeatedly been distracted by his family, so that’s the next stop.

Lance’s mindscape seems to be an endless blue ocean and he is, of course, a merman

there’s actually a city underneath the water and Keith will point out how, like his mind, Lance’s is a metaphor. “Deeper than you look, huh?”

Pidge and Shiro fall under and need Lance’s help to stay afloat

There is one little sandbar nearby with a door with many many many locks on it, and some more in the distance. They climb on the nearby one carefully.

Keith comes barging through the hole between Pidge’s mind and Lance’s and materializes a little boat to fall into, screaming at Shiro and Pidge all the while

Why the FUCK didn’t you wait for me?

Do you think it’s okay to just tear holes in your own mind willy nilly?

Don’t you care what/who you might lose in the process?

Do you want to end up like me?

“What does that mean, exactly”

“You’ll see in a minute.” 

“Anyway, you see Hunk here? This is what a healthy connection looks like. The door, not the locks. That’s okay, though.”

Keith knocks on the Hunk door. A hatch opens up, some gears turn, and what appears to be a pancake is flung at Keith’s face through the hole. It closes with a very final sounding thunk.

Eventually they get Hunk to come to the door and talk to them. According to Keith, it’s pretty likely that’s he’s been the long term victim of a psychic vampire, either feeding on his emotions or his memories. And, since it’s at Hunk’s doors, it had to be someone he trusts. 

That’s rough, buddy

“It’s good to have defenses, but if they’re keeping you inside, they’re not helping you in the long term. It must have been so much work just to build this friendship with Lance, but Hunk, you made a good one, come look.”

The “pancake” machine is in the way, but Hunk eventually manages to unlock all the locks and step through, just a bit. He clings to his giant keyring

FYI I see Hunk’s mind as being an overgrown garden with brick walls around it and these beautifully intricate clockwork doors. Secret Garden meets secret corridors.

Keith leads Shiro and Pidge back through their own minds to help correct some of the damage while telling Hunk and Lance to go through the “easy way”. Hunk and Keith were already connected because of catsitting/anxiety potions, remember? 

Robot dog helpers come in handy here. They can’t build doors that can open and close now, but they can at least build “doorframes” to help stablize that connection point so that their senses of self don’t crumble entirely 

As they make their way back through Shiro’s mind, they see that Keith made his way through the door (kind of a submarine door type thing, with a circular window and crank lock) by breaking the window to access the crank. He explains that it’s still not great, but it was more or less what he had intended to do, he just feels bad that he didn’t get to talk Shiro through it first, but then again he wasn’t where he was supposed to be

stop doing that Shirogane

Which brings us to: Keith’s mind

PS Keith is a catboy. Just cat ears and leather pants, that’s all he needs, babey

It’s... an open book. Literally. 

There are... no walls?

“I told you what would happen if you started knocking walls down willy nilly”

Keith took Alister on as a familiar when he was three, “before he even properly formed his walls”, not really knowing what he was doing, he did it the same way Shiro and Pidge just were. “And now I can’t have any.”

Alister is here, too, and he is Keith but with green eyes, brown hair and nekomimi, and brown pants, and he’s laying down pretending to read a book where Keith’s standing.

Hunk does have a door here, but it’s standing in the void. Keith manages to open it to let Hunk and Lance through.

At this point, Keith explains that bottomless pits, robot dogs, submerging the true mindscape, and impossibly many locks are all healthy kinds of defenses that they should cherish. They’re not there to hurt you, they’re there to keep you from getting hurt. Because most people are just psychic enough to accidentally hurt each other, you know, the hedgehog’s dilemma and all that. This is what it means to form a bond, and they can use that to support each other in the future.

Keith cuts the ritual, but also cuts the wards a few seconds before the effects fade so they can use their increased connectivity to also bond a bit better with their Lions.

Lance especially just rolls himself up in his Lion and doesn’t let go.

After that. he is? Everywhere?

Is astrology real and does being millions of light years from home affect my horoscope?

How do you tell what the magical properties of ingredients you’ve never used are?

Can anyone learn to do magic?

Uh, yeah. Duh. Understand how magic works? No, that takes a genius, you’d better ask Allura about that. But just fucking do it? Come on, we’re going exploring.