#when i'm with you i am healing ( clover )

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heartslabyul with a furina-like female reader! the "regina of all waters, kindreds, peoples and laws" is deeply loved by all. under her flamboyant and imprudent facade, lies a girl holding an unbearable weight and guilt on her shoulders to save her people. note: contains major spoilers about fontaine story quests (you have been warned) !! furina - like female reader series: savanaclaw recent fics: you feel like home & octavinelle with a fischl like female reader! & i'm not jealous !! (savanaclaw x gn!reader)

-‘๑’- riddle rosehearts

"who are you people? and why are you all dressed suspiciously? no, don't come near me, i am warning you!" "calm dow- where did these water familiars came from?!" "stay back i said!"

riddle was taken aback by your sudden behavior and your ability to wield a sword as well as commanding your familiar like it's your second nature! but weapons are still not allowed on school grounds 🤬

after the incident, riddle thought he wouldn't interact with you again when somehow manage your way to the dorm and stepped in when he was about to collar his dorm mates

"i don't think it's appropriate for you to chain your subjects like prisoners, mr. riddle. that is not a proper way of to rule." "don't stand in my way, what do you know about ruling?!" "... you have no idea."

and you proved him so wrong after overhearing your conversation with your heartslabyul friends. it's not like he intended to eavesdrop but it just happened that he was passing by

"after 500 years of acting on stage - i am finally free to live as a normal human again without the need to act as a strong and more god-like version of myself. but the problem is, i don't know where to start."

riddle made it his mission to always make you feel welcomed in the heartslabyul dorm and gradually became close friends with you

who knew that the two of you are similar to each other? from ruling over a community to having tea parties and your love for sweets

"riddle, you can enjoy sweets as much as you want. you dont need to follow such suffocating rules." "...what a pleasant surprise, truly an extra slice of joy."

believe it when i say he is very fond of your salon members and even went out his way to always give them a proper greeting and send them invitations for the unbirthday parties.

it was like he is healing his inner child along with you + very comfortable to the point that he doesn't even hesitate to ask you for advice 🫡 rather than an older sister you were like his twin

-‘๑’- trey clover

it is bad to have favoritism but trey clover took the cake immediately after watching him bake the most delicious cake you ever tasted

sorry to all fontaine patissier or fontaine in general but maybe you might as well stay in this world ... kidding 🧍🏻‍♀️

out of everyone you met, trey's firs impression was the second best (kalim being first for obvious reasons) he was like your dear friend who adores tea time but more laid back verion of them

"what a rich aroma and delicate texture... i didn't expect you to be such an accomplished cook... with refined taste, as well!" "a compliment from the regina herself is such a worthy praise for someone like me." "nonsense, trey! you are the best one out there!"

with curiosity getting the best of you, you always try to help out during the unbirthday parties and learn how to cook and bake from the vice dorm leader

... after all having pasta everyday is not very healthy 😭

listens to your rambles about the novels you've read befora and suggests you some that he have on hand! at this point he might as well be your guardian angel

despite being smaller than most of the student at nrc - you shocked the whole heartslabyul group after fighting off the known bully group of seniors trying to scare some freshmen

"now go along and never show your faces to me again. capiche?" "woah, i thought you said you are not used to battling!" "mmm, i did. but it's different from my abilities, no?"

you were the opposite of trey, rather than being embarrassed, you know your strengths and weaknesses and use it to your advantage

"trey, don't tell me you are just an ordinary person, you liar. you can't fool me with your downplaying talk!"

he can't fool you with that but trey pulls some harmless pranks on you by tricking you in putting a different recipe in the pie orsomething

he learned his lesson after you really followed his instructions and became the first victim to his own prank

you always seem to pride yourself as a strong and capable woman and how despite everything you are going through you always go for it headstrong

"now look at you, getting sick. i told you not to overwork yourself right?" "mmm, sorry big brother..."

did you just say 🥺 older 🥺 brother? after that he wears that title like a cape everyday and even brags it to cater 😭

-‘๑’- cater diamond

oh cater absolutely adores you the moment he saw your outfit because it is so well made?! 🫨 not only that - you were like giving the total celebrity vibes

"you have an eye for discerning people! yes, i am once the most beloved star of my country... but that time already came to an end."

sometimes while he tags along whenever you, grim and the adeuce duo hangs out - he always had this feeling that you are staring deep into his soul 👁️👁️

as much as he puts up his usual cheerful facade to fool you, it was like arguing up to a wall and you finally pointed it out one day during your tea parties

"you know, you don't have to force yourself to eat sweets. i cooked some habanero pepper cream pasta earlier with

you might as well become his favorite underclassman 🥺

no wonder you were able to read him so well because you revealed that some how seeing him act in such way reminds him of yourself in the past

"sometimes acting for so long can make you wonder if people can really see through you or was it all fake." "but that is how it is right? how can other people know us when we don't even know ourselves?"

anyways! every now and then, cater would appear right on your doorsteps with small clothes and hats in shopping bags to give it to the salon members

it was funny to see your salon members have a new member and they treat him like their own son 😭🤍

as much as he want to tease you sometimes - he try not to over do it after seeing you let the salon trio chase after ace and grim all over the maze with threatening looks in their eyes.

"wow, mademoiselle crabaletta looks so energetic when she got to hit ace at the back of his head." "well, ace did pissed her off by playing rock paper scissors with her." "... did she win?" "i don't know, you tell me big brother cater."

... he will never let it down after owning his title as your big brother 😭 get ready to receive random gifts every now and then because this big brother cater is ready to spoil you to rotten

-‘๑’- ace trappola

having to get sprayed and hit by multiple bubbles in the face was certainly not on ace's list 😭 remind him to never play rock paper scissors with mademoiselle crabaletta ever again

he really like to be your friend genuinely 🙏 not that you mind though because ace is fun to talk too + you were able to adapt and learn about this world thanks to him, deuce and grim

but sometimes, he can be a little too reckless in roping you in trouble

"woah! (name) put mr seahorse down and let's talk about this!" "oh so you prefer my sword instead?" "it was just a harmless prank!" "then why is there an anemone on grim's head, again?!"

after you were comfortable enough to tell your story - ace thought he was actually dreaming because how did you stay sane after that 500 years?!

will ask you to help him with his studies and practicing magic + probably thought you were clueless but after years of searching every nook and nanny in your nation's library, you were like a walking dictionary

"how come you get a higher score than me in animal languages?!" "i was wondering how on teyvat did you get a lower score than me?"

omg you traitor 👩🏻‍⚖️

your number one buddy with midnight snacks + everytime he would sneak out of the dorm he always bring some sweets as a bribe to let him stay

there are times that you always fool ace by acting especially in front ofriddle when he accidentally dropped your cake in accident

despite the shenanigans between you two, he always trusts you to have his back

"(nickname) cover for me!" "alright! let the world come alive, hehe!"

whenever the salon members feel silly, they will go and chase after him and you just let them be - even they shower him with love in unexpected ways.

"recently, i've been wondering if Iife been a little too hard on myself in the past. i never got the chance to enjoy my life." "then let's go grab cater-senpai and go shopping!"

he will not let you experience such loneliness again! not when he is one of your first friend here in wonderland.

-‘๑’- deuce spade

opposite to ace, he is mademoiselle crabaletta's favorite for some reason or even the whole salon members are fond of him !

while he is more on the less troublesome side - he still make some troubles but you can see how much he was trying to not get you involve in it 😭

"deuce, you could've just told me earlier about this..." "i'm sorry, i don't want you to get involve again." "you are really a jester. we are friends! how can i not help you when you are facing problems?"

just as you listen to his problems, you were surprised that deuce is a great listener 😮 its not sarcasm !!

it first came to you during the octavinelle incident when deuce found you crying behind the ramshackle down, hugging your knees and being surrounded by your salon members, trying to calm you down

"i still couldn't do it... i do not belong in this world now i don't even have a place to stay..." "(name)..." "d-don't look at me like this! just give me a second." "no it's okay, let it out. i am so sorry for putting the pressure on you."

the sweetest guy??? ever??? he will try to include you in discussions about this world itself and wouldn't let you feel out of place

you even found him taking down notes whenever you get the chance to talk about your nation and people

"you have a dragon as a friend?!" "yea, don't let the dragon title fool you though. he is very kind but all he eats and drink is water every break time."

while ace had your back, deuce got your sides covered + knows fully how capable of being the front liner

"how dare you!?" "ah, (nickname) don't go to far!" "... remind me to never mess with her again."

remember the phantom back in the mines? you encountered one again and after it made one of your salon members disappear - the trio watch you literally annihilate the monster

seeing you all impatient and having a childlike temper made him laugh because you weren't so different from them after all

but please do not rush in battle so suddenly, you might as well give him a heart attack 😵

don't tell the others but deuce really looks up to you as an admirable person + not only you were able to endure everything for a long time, you still have the heart to forgive everyone who doubted you.

"do you know that you are really a respectable friend?" "...? oh my god, did you eat mushrooms for breakfast again?" "i'm serious!" "oh is that so? well i am proud of you. don't you know you improved a lot too?"

it's 7 am in the morning are you trying to make him cry? 🥹

having you with him during his high school life is an unexpected but wonderful experience - learning other things together + being interested in the same things? he had never felt such comfort before

deuce just hope that even though he and ace are seen as troublemakers, you won't hesitate to let your walls come down when times get rough 🫂

[rachetmath]

Jaune Revenge

Winter: Ruby we found her.

Ruby: Cinder. Everyone it's time.

Yang: Ruby no-

Ruby: I have to stop her. I am the only one.

Jaune: What?

Ruby: It has to be me.

Jaune: Who the hell- who the hell decided that?!

Ruby: She is my problem.

Jaune: I know this- oh hell no she- Ruby!

Ruby: Farewell my friend. I pray that I return.

Jaune: Oh hell-

After a minute what seemed like hours of fighting.

Cinder: Yes finally.

Ruby: *barely catching her breath*

Cinder: After all this time… you finally die Ruby R-

*Boom*

Cinder: *screams in pain*

Ruby: *looks behind her* Jaune. 

Jaune: *throws the gun away and slaps Ruby across her face* The f*** is wrong with you?!

Ruby Ow.

Jaune: You really think I would let you steal my prey? My kill? After all the bull**** that b**** put me through. The f***!

Ruby: Jaune I-

Jaune: I had dreams. Dreams of when I have this b**** in my sights. As her life is now in the palm of my hands. Having her beg for forgiveness has I take what little breath she has from her now feeble hands. Oh God yes… 

Ruby: …. Um

Jaune: And have you learned nothing from your people? Penny? Pyrrha? Alyx?!

Ruby: Whoa Jaune don't be–

Jaune: Stop running off somewhere, prepared to die. We do not do 1 v 1. We jump people. It is the most effective means to win. You are not built for that kind of time. There is no shame in having a squad, especially for enemies.

Ruby: But-

Jaune: Like your uncle, he sucks. He has lost a one-on-one every time since Beacon. Winter, hit him. Tyrian poisoned him. Hazel could have ended his career.  Your uncle needed two other hunters to take Tyrian in. He even required Tyrian to fight Clover. Your uncle isn't about that action. 

Ruby: Well sheesh…

Jaune: Now you excuse me- *pulls out the sword* I will finish this.

Cinder: You weakling. You piece of crap. What are you going to do to me huh? Kill me. Don't make me laugh. You don't have the- *stab in her arm* Ah! *mouths is covered*

Jaune: Oh no Fall maiden, we are just getting started. 

Cinder: *scared*

Nora: Ruby, sorry we’re late but-

Cinder: *screams in agony* My legs! My legs!

RWBY: *shock*

Jaune: Nah-nah we ain't done yet. This is for Pyrrha.*beats Cinder down*

Cinder: *yells in pain* Help me! Help me! Ruby help me! Please!

NERO: *scared*

Jaune This one's for Penny! *Stab Cinder's chest*

Cinder:  *screams*

Jaune: *healing and stabbing Cinder repeatedly* No, you gonna feel this. Yeah. Yeah!!

NPRA: *Summer and Alyx are shocked while Pyrrha and Penny fist pump*

RHAW: *Glad they never met Jaune*

Adam: Oh it was good that I didn't try to fight him on the train.

Hazel: Even though I know I can beat him…. It scares me that he could have a chance of killing me himself. 

Ironwood: Oh so he finally learned. Thank God. 

Clover: Sir please-

Ironwood: We died because of these kids, Clover, I have a right to be like this.

Cinder: No. No. Not my eye. Not my last eye, please! *screams as her eye is pulled out*

Salem: *watching from a far* Oo she will die. Not my problem.

Jaune: *exiles* 

Cinder: *dead* 

Jaune: Finally. And Oscar.

Oscar: Um… yeah-yeah what is it?

Jaune: Are you Ozpin now?

Oscar: N-no. Nope. I'm still here.

Jaune: Your girl. Your problem. I am tired of being the third wheel. The seventh wheel really.

Weiss: I mean -

Jaune: Figure out what you want in life then we'll talk.

Emerald: Oh my God I have maiden powers. I was Cinder’s last thoughts. I-

Jaune: *readies his sword*

Emerald: Jaune-Jaune calm down. We are good. We are good. Best behavior.

Jaune: You damn right b****.

Emerald: Jesus what have you been through on that island?!

Jaune: Isolation is a b****!

Cinder: *in hell and curled up in a ball*

Rogue: How was your freedom as a slave?

Cinder: Shut up. And why are you here?

Hazel: Are you serious? He left you unsupervised, and in a family where you were put through extreme work conditions to survive. 

Adam: You were a slave and the only thing he did was train you. 

Roman: He didn't even get you out. He abandoned you. He is a monster.

[voidedaurora]

Alrighty guys, Since she decided to get her friend Gaia in the mix and write a big document stressing "LEGAL INFO LEGAL INFO LEGAL INFO " and didn't even really say much about the screenshots I provided (and when they did it was "omg look she's pressuring her to apologize for being horrible to people") which is crazy on its own, Overall her response is JUST as bad as I thought it would be and I have no choice but to prove my point by sharing alot of blatantly sexual texts/interactions :,) didn't want to do this for the privacy of everyone involved but she's currently trying to make herself into a victim and that is absolutely NOT what happened Alrighty then. sorry Mel but you've genuinely brought this upon yourself by being a lying piece of shit and trying to be the victim in every situation, you are a vile person Clover's messages will be censored/blocked out unless they absolutely need to be there for context

Context may be added to some screenshots to make sure they are not interpreted a different way TW: Sexual topics, coercion, S/A, general toxicity Firstly I'm going to go through a bit of their doc and what Mel apparently was "thinking" during this whole thing happening

Clover and I never pressured, forced, repetitively insisted on, or anything else of the sort towards Mel and us all having "group activity" , Clover and I only were comfortable/did any of this to begin with to her to help her heal from her own sexual trauma, she was our friend and she had mentioned alot how it affected her and how she couldn't do "stuff" on her own, we essentially extended a helping hand that she did NOT have to take and had every opportunity and right to say no or back out at any point, we made that very clear to her. (2nd time) Her randomly letting us know she was horny/going to jackoff [please note that alot of what I said towards her was playful banter and not any attempts to coerce or force her into doing it]

Skipped a bit of irrelevant convo (was mostly just laughing/Lmao's and doesn't add to the convo at all)

Skipped a bit more irrelevant convo (to clarify if anyone needs the in-betweens I'm more than willing to provide, there's just a limit to what I can put in a tumblr post)

As you can see with just this instance by itself, she was a willing participant and nobody pressured her into anything.

She could theoretically claim "they pressured me in vc" but just by using the context of these screenshots and her behavior AFTER we all fucked you can tell she wasn't in any distress or anything, actively making doodles about it and such. I'd like to state that even if what she is saying is true and she didn't want to do any of that with us that it doesn't change anything, it doesn't change the fact she lied about it being mutual to get into my pants, and It doesn't change the fact of it being assault. Additionally, the point I am making is not lack of consent that makes it assault, we all consented at the time BUT the important part of that is the fact that she'd lied to gain that consent and later admitted so to me personally.

What Gaia wrote in the doc is indeed the definitions for coercion and assault BUT context is just as important, in situations like this if someone lies to you to get you to have sex or anything of that nature with them it is coercion and assault I and many others consider what Mel did Assault and I think that theoretically within a court of law this same conclusion could be reached, especially with the context I've provided. You should agree shouldn't you? context is very important.

Furthermore If she continues to deny all of this and make excuses, I am more than willing to provide more context, more screenshots, and more proof backing up how willing she was. (I'll share the 1st instance which was a lot more sexually charged, along with some other personal things) I am not going to let her deny this and make herself out to be a victim, she needs to take responsibility for once and admit what she's done. Aswell, I don't believe she addressed the fact that she told me she'd only done things as a group to do things with me in that response. Here's some things to mention within your own document that support what I've claimed aswell

as stated here, what mel did would fall under trickery.

I will state once again, none of this is out of spite, I'm not out to "get" mel, this isn't a overreaction or me spreading false information specifically to make her look bad just because we aren't friends anymore, its none of that.

All of this is things I (once again) stayed quiet about for a very long time and am only now coming out about because of the events that have gone on, I have no reason to keep it private anymore and she has proven (once again) she's willing to lie and lie to cover her ass. With the situation about the apologies

There is alot of things wrong with this statement, Firstly she did NOT only apologize for the public discourse it created she apologizes for multiple things within this doc including the ones below (I say she apologized in airquotes because she didn't write any of these apologies as we all know) Here's a few relevant separate apologies within the doc that aren't just troubling the public 1. response

2. apologizing for spreading misinfo about RED/MAGENTA

3. Apologizing for the drawings she made of her and EX being all lovey as their child selves

4. death threat apology for EX

5. Honest (video) apology

She did not JUST apologize for the public, she also offered personal apologies within the doc that obviously were not written herself and were not in any way, shape, or form genuine thoughts or feelings of hers, I think the screenshots in my previous post are more than enough proof. I'd like to also make a point that I know what Khai, Mel, and her friends/fans have all been saying about this whole thing in her server. Everyone, especially Mel and Khai/s attitude towards this entire thing absolutely disgusts me and proves just how bad you all actually are. If anyone in her server that's participated in making fun of me, the claims, etc. are seeing this right now then please stay safe and I hope you all become better less vile people. Absolutely wild that when Mel made her s/a claim even though she never provided a lick of proof everyone supported her but the second I open up about Clover and I/s experiences I have to violate our privacy to try and prove my words are true. Don't get me wrong, I have had people support us, and I'm extremely greateful for that fact, but knowing people are making fun of me for speaking up about this? Calling me crazy because of my bpd? Literally disgusting Not to mention initially when they all first told everyone "hey no misinfo! not true! wait for mels side!" none of them had actually read the doc and assumed I was talking about something else (guilty conscience I guess) That is all I have to say for now, if more evidence is demanded I can provide, I am extremely uncomfortable and honestly angry that I had to share any of this to begin with but it was to be expected with her denying everything once again, so sorry for this possibly not being written and formatted the best, I'm not a professional and I just wanted to speak on what's gone on. If anyone has any questions, there's something I didn't address, you need anything clarified/want to see the missing screenshots, have something to say, or anything else you are free to send an ask or possibly dm me on discord (mostly try and ask for stuff through asks but if you need to dm its ok!) Edit: since I've also caught wind of people being like "omg this should've been handled in private" I gave her 3 months to handle this in private and she refused to come to me to clear things up, apologize, or take accountability, seeing some of these people following her blindly when she's done NOTHING to refute any of my claims, no evidence, nothing is absolutely beyond disappointing , im not going to force anyone to believe me nor can I but I have every right to speak about all of this since nobody will ever get closure and what mel has done/does is not ok and hasn't been for a very long time. Edit #2: aswell for the people saying that the screenshots aren't proof of s/a, you are correct! that is not what the screenshots were for, the screenshots were to refute the claim that she was pressured and was an unwilling participant, I cannot prove what mel said to me (aka, the her admitting that she only slept with both of us to sleep with me) because it was said in a vc but I am providing literally everything I can and have been providing extensive amounts of context, proof, and information to back up what I've been saying Hopefully you decide to tell the truth mel

[idiasdiscordkitten]

Hello again >:) Ok so prompt for Vampire! Trey, Leona, Floyd, Jamil, Malleus. Can be spicy if you feel like it ;) So, Reader doesn't know that the other person is a vampire and cut themselves pretty deep, thus bleeding. The twst character, being the only other person there, have to bandage their wound and help them. Are they comfortable? Stressed? Hungry? Horny? Up to you~

now this right here is the kind of content i live for. i love stuff like this! i'm going to do my best :) thank you for the request!

i think i am going to keep this mostly non-spicy, just because it wouldn't apply to most of them

you guys i love writing the boys as supernatural creatures

trey, leona, floyd, jamil, and malleus as vampires tending to an oblivious, bleeding prefect

Trey Clover

❤️ trey is a little uncomfortable with the fact that you’re bleeding, since it’s not like he has fresh blood all that often, but his priority is making sure you’re alright.  his teeth ache, but he’s able to put those desires aside to tend to your wound

❤️ he cares a lot about what you think of him.  he doesn’t want anyone to view him as someone (or something) to be afraid of, so he does his best to appear as “normal” as possible

❤️ you notice that he’s a little shaky, but when he tells you he’s just a little squeamish, he’s very convincing, and you don’t suspect a thing

❤️ after he makes sure you’re going to heal up just fine and you’re back at the dorm, he goes back to his own room to cool off.  he wasn’t about to lose it, or anything, but he certainly feels dehydrated.  moreso than usual

Leona Kingscholar

💛 his instincts immediately kick in, telling him to completely devour you, but he fights back so that he doesn’t draw suspicion.  if anyone finds out he’s a vampire, it’ll just bring more attention to him, and he’d really prefer to be left alone

💛 leona figures that you’re too stupid to patch yourself up, so he grits his teeth and carefully bandages you up

💛 once he’s closer to you, the scent really hits him and he starts to zone out a little, just holding on to you for a second and staring.  when he hears his own name, he snaps out of it.  his excuse is that annoying herbivores like you are preventing him from taking a nap, so he’s extra tired (not that that’s a lie or anything)

💛 after you’re all fixed up, he orders you to go home.  if you’re *that* injured, he’ll ask ruggie or jack to escort you.  he needs some time alone to drink something, anything, to get your scent off his mind.  it was just too good

Floyd Leech

💜 you may not know that floyd’s a vampire, but you do know he’s dangerous.  if there’s anyone you don’t really want to be injured in front of, it’s him.  and with good reason, too

💜 he glances at your cut and laughs a little, smiling.  he wants a taste really, really bad, and he’s honestly a little turned on by your scent, too.  he absolutely wants to take you

💜 when he grabs you, he takes a closer look and contemplates whether or not he should actually bite you.  would it really be all that interesting?  or is the punishment for such an action too lame, too much of a turnoff

💜 “aw, i didn’t know little shrimpies could bleed like that,” he says.  he decides that eating you now would be too easy, and right now, you’re not really worth the trouble.  he fixes you up and lets you go, but even though he does a good job bandaging you up, he makes sure to make it “messy” at first so he can get a sample of your blood for later

Jamil Viper

🧡 jamil has phenomenal control, since he’s had to take care of kalim his whole life, but it takes a lot of energy to maintain that composure.  your blood smells so good to him, so unique, that he almost breaks character for a second

🧡 he fixes you up really quickly.  you don’t think anything of it, since he’s basically a professional malewife, and he’s grateful that he’s got plenty of experience with situations like these

🧡 but god, is he hungry

🧡 all he wants to do is use his teeth.  that’s all.  it’s frustrating to him that he has these fangs and he can’t even use them...  maybe someday

Malleus Draconia

💚 he knows you’re bleeding before you do.  he could tell that your blood smelled good even when it was trapped beneath your skin, but now that it’s free?  my, what a special child of man you are

💚 malleus knows that everyone is terrified of him, though.  the thought of you being scared of him, too, is just too painful.  he’s old enough to be able to restrain himself without issue, so he makes sure to be as gentle and warm as possible while he tends to your injury

💚 he knows his skin is cold, so he tries not to let his touch linger for too long.  you two have never made skin-to-skin contact before, and he laments that it’s under these circumstances.  he hopes you don’t suspect anything

💚 your kindness proves you would never hold judgment towards something like that, and he’s relieved that you didn’t seem to realize anything.  after you leave, he realizes his own tongue is bleeding.  has he really been pushing his fangs into it this whole time without noticing?  it’s time to feed, then

[loosesodamarble]

Hi I just have this random request on how Liebe from black clover would react to flirting from someone he likes. He game back from a mission a little beat up and the reader tends to while flirting with him

Sorry for taking so long on this request, Anon. It did originally come in the middle of another event. But still, it wasn't fair to make you wait several months for this.

It's a really cute idea and I had fun with it. I'm making my answer headcanons instead of a oneshot since my writing brain is a little tired at the moment.

...........

Liebe Getting Flirted With

When it comes to romance, Liebe is as dense as they come. He knows what romance is, in that he's heard of it, but he never developed a crush until you came along.

Something about the way you never questioned him being a devil and took an interest in him directly rather than seeing him as an extension of Asta (which most people outside of the Bulls did), were some of the first things that caught his attention.

And his fondness of you grew from there.

He never considers that you'd like him back until one day that could've been like any other.

Liebe comes back from a mission a little beat. What was supposed to be a hunt for one bandit turned into a fight with a whole gang, thus Liebe had needed to throw a few punches himself alongside Asta.

That's why Liebe needs patching up when he returns.

You volunteer to tend to his wounds. You don't have any healing spells like Nero, but you practice non-magical first-aid.

At first, the flirting you use is very subtle. So subtle that it easily comes off as basic pleasantries.

"I'm glad you made it back alive" and "I'm happy to help you out with this."

Liebe doesn't really bat an eye as you sit close, maybe closer than strictly necessary, and wear an unfaltering grin as you clean up his wounds.

He's more focused on recovering and how being in your presence soothes him.

You decide to push your flirting when you begin to apply a healing salve. When you dab some salve on a cut under Liebe's eye, you linger to brush a thumb along his cheek.

"Hm, you know, I think you'd kinda look cute with a scar." The words are more forward and catch his attention, fluster him even.

He stammers for a moment (because of your closeness and your words) but manages to explain that it might not happen since his devil physiology means he doesn't get scars.

You're just so very gentle as you rub in the healing salve. You do it in part to not agitate his wounds and in part to admire his physic. You hadn't known before that devils could train and grow more muscular like humans.

Liebe's heart is starting to race because he's feeling the shift in your attitude towards him. His tail is twitching a bit and he feels a good sort of dizzy. And he honestly can't help himself from smiling as you tend to him.

Still, he doesn't presume romantic feelings from you. He knows he likes you but that doesn't mean you feel the same, regardless of how sweet you act with him.

Before you go to get bandages, you hold one of his hands between yours and say, "I hope you realize how happy I am that you came back and that we can spend time together."

Things like "it's unfair that you can look so cute after a fight" and "so you know, I'll always take care of you" come up while you bandage Liebe and his face is practically on fire because you're becoming more and more obvious with your affection but he's still at a loss.

Finally, you say "If you're not better soon, I might just try kissing you better, okay?"

Liebe starts stuttering and blabbering over the idea of kissing you. "Why would you kiss me?!" "You don't have to kiss me!" "It's not that I don't want to kiss you-!" "Does kissing actually heal people?!"

You do your best to not laugh since you know Liebe's temper would make him lash out at you. Try as you might, a bit of chuckling escapes you.

And this does upset Liebe, but he doesn't snap at you.

He pouts, turns his head away, and grumbles "It's not fair to tease me that way when I like you, darn it."

You scoot up to Liebe and lean against him. You apologize and explain that you'd been flirting for a while, but far more subtly and so you decided to push yourself to finally make him notice your feelings.

Liebe huffs and says you should've been more straightforward. But quickly takes his words back since he danced around his own feelings instead of just saying so.

With both of your feelings now in the open, you ask Liebe if you'd like to start dating. He, of course, agrees.

[goodluckclove]

Hi Clover!

I just wanted to say, you have been my motivation in getting back into writing. I used to write a lot when I was 10 to 16. When I switched schools I lost all interest since I left my favorite creative writing teacher and getting in with the wrong crowd.

The minute your blog popped up on my feed I scrolled through and seeing your positive post and your book, I started feeling that motivation again.

I just wanted to say thank you for being you, writing, and bringing back that light in my life to write!💚

Wow. That is so unbelievably bold to delve back into a passion after so long. That must've been so complex and such a complicated process and I would really love to hear more about what that looked and felt like.

It might be hard but I hope you know that it's sometimes supposed to be slow. But the act of telling a story again is hopefully a healing process for your past self. Definitely pay very little mind to any advice that slows you down because that means it's wrong for you. They don't know what they're talking about. I don't either sometimes. We're all just sharing stories from our individual relationships and sometimes hoping for an overlap.

You're doing something very very very important and I hope you're so proud of yourself because I know I am. Also do you want some Yuca fries. I ordered them for a snack and they're starting to disgust me. I'm losing the ability to perceive them as food.

[vampirememory]

pick a pile || messages you may need to hear

hello! I am new to reading tarot and I thought I would try to do a pick-a-card reading to see how I feel about it and to get a feel for it.

I'm still new to this and very much open to feedback and advice.

for now, pick a pile (images inspired by the webkinz googles) & see what is in store for you.

decks being used:

believe in your own magic oracle deck by Amanda Lovelace

pile 1:

I see you getting an opportunity for something new, but you are hesitating on taking the opportunity. It seems like you are doubting yourself on your abilities, and you should know that you have the abilities to accomplish anything you set your mind to.

You are more than what they think of you, I think someone needs to hear that.

cards: library (take control of your own narrative), garden (something lovely will grow from this), throne (your potential is endless), raindrops (take a chance on them), evil queen (you deserve sugar, not salt)

possible things of significance (these may be entirely incorrect, take it with a grain of salt): 55, 37, peacock, eggsalad, tomato juice (?), turnips, western movies, beach vibes, turtleneck sweater, turtles, ping pong

images that remind me of your pile:

pile 2:

For this pile, my shuffling was more sporatic and chaotic, a lot less organized than pile 1. The card "gold" had actually fallen onto the floor and the card "phoenix" had jumped out immediately as I began shuffling.

I think you are taking back your power over something. You're moving on from a situation that once restrained you, and you're finally moving in the direction that YOU want to move to, not what anyone else wants you to do. You're burning bridges and celebrating in the ashes, celebrating what is to come for you. You seem like a very powerful person, you seem super badass and if you don't feel like it, deep down you are. It's like you're your own knight in shining armor.

cards: phoenix (how's that for happily ever after?), garden (something lovely will grow from this), gold (you don't need someone else to fix you), library (take control of your own narrative), tree (let them go), villain (you can always rewrite the story)

possible things of significance (these may be entirely incorrect, take it with a grain of salt): cards, pickled eggs (??), eggnog, feeling soft objects (think like a fuzzy pillow), mania, mashed potatoes, tile, peanut butter, 24, 45

images that remind me of your pile:

pile 3:

I'm not sure why, but the energy on the cards felt very sad, like someone had been crying over them and they were sliding from tears (I felt that very specifically). Someone has been going through a lot, and I want you to know that you are not alone. There are people around you willing to help you get your crown again and help you move on from whatever is currently ailing you. Give the people you love a chance to help you, and remember to take care of yourself and give yourself the chance to heal. Not everyone is afraid of your thorns, this reminds me of a short film I had seen before, I'll link it if I remember what it is called. Hugs to you, pile 3.

cards: potion (remember to practice self-love), clover (release your guilt), thorns (weave together the crown you deserve), raindrops (take a chance on them)

possible things of significance (these may be entirely incorrect, take it with a grain of salt): t-shirts, sandcastles, tired eyes, movement, rain, colorful rugs (chindi (?) rugs are what I am seeing), peace, calm waters, floating in a pool or body of water, bathtub, 55, 77

images that remind me of your pile:

pile 4:

The energy in the cards when I was shuffling was very calm, much like pile 1. I think you are in an argument with someone dear to you, and I think you are being called to bring the argument to peaceful waters and to let it go. I'm feeling that it's not as serious as you both have made it, and it's better to look over the situation and figure out why you had argued in the first place and how to heal over it.

I'm seeing that you don't need to try and be the winner of this argument, just let it pass. I'm seeing this argument was possibly over someone's approval of your relationship, regardless of what type of relationship this is, although this may not resonate. I'm wishing you a calm journey, pile 4.

cards: shark (swim away from this situation), villain (you can always rewrite the story), castle (it's time for healing, not war), tree (let them go), expectations (don't seek anyone's approval)

possible things of significance (these may be entirely incorrect, take it with a grain of salt): tumbler (like a mug) or tumblr, macaroni and cheese, ketchup, swim trunks, combat boots, warm hugs, olaf from frozen (hearing him say "i like warm hugs!"), west coast, west, fireflies, fairies, whiplash, firefighters, bees, fever

images that remind me of your pile:

I was going to do five piles for this post, but I felt called to stop, so I hope this resonates and if not, just let it go, it may be for someone else~

As I said, I'm still a beginner so all feedback is appreciated. Have a lovely day everyone!

[the-white-soul]

MONSTERS are terrible?! They never did anything! Clover acts like the war was our fault. Humans are the ones who declared war out of cowardice! They were scared of something that never even happened until after the war. I bet Clover WANTS me to kill them and take their soul just so they can be right. And at this point I might!

*Flowey feels himself fill up with anger. He resists the temptation to try following them as well, knowing Kara's state right now. He tries to heal Kara a little, but he can't muster up many peaceful thoughts at the moment to do so. He looks for help.*

Noelle, Papyrus, Undyne, do any of you know healing magic? Just for something to hold them up until we get to somewhere for Kara to rest.

A falling brick could easily kill a human considering if it goes hard enough to crush the skull and damage the brain. That didn't happen, but still... *He looks at Kara restlessly as they all hurry to the inn* You idiot...

(Kara)"I'm the idiot? I'm the only one here who did anything. Ah I shouldn't be too hard on you. I forgive you entirely for what you did. I mean how could I not I've killed way more than my share and you didn't even harm her, you get one free pass. Don't screw it up."

(Noelle) "Well at least you'll recover fine. Thankfully this game has some weird rules where sleeping heals you up mostly. It can't heal wounds relating to the brain."

(Kara) "Noelle, when did you learn all of this?"

(Noelle) "I borrowed your phone, I know a lot about your past now. I can just not believe it went this far. You changed for the better luckily but JESUS."

(Kara) "It still kind of hurts, eh I'll get better hey Papyrus?"

(Papyrus) "I am sorry little one if this didn't help."

(Kara) "Do you know who Gaster is?"

Papyrus looked confused but then Alphys came. They were spying on us like always but she told us.

(Alphys) "You wwwant to see the true DOCTOR. Come with me."

Me, Flowey, and the rest followed.

(Alphys) "Only Kara must come, the less who knows about this the better."

*I waved bye and walked with Alphys for what felt like a millennium.*

(Kara) "You know we probably should've went with the river person."

(Alphys) "Alright we're in this spot and luckily for you this is fun value 66."

*And then I saw... nothing*

(Kara) "What's going on?"

(Alphys) "Mettaton, kill them."

[murderousginger]

I lost myself in 2022.

I was burnt out. I was lost in motherhood. I didn't know what I liked and barely had energy to take care of myself after I took care of everyone else. I put me last.

I changed jobs in 2022 in hopes it would heal my burnout. It was 10 months before I went back to the same company I left, but in a different department.

My job I hopped to wanted to drastically cut my pay when we were already barely getting by and racking up credit card debt.

I jumped ship. Quickly. Impulsively. To the first raft I found. While having a sinus infection after the barrage of illnesses that Wildflower brought home. The job valued me so much, they walked me out at noon.

Luckily, my new job at my old company agreed to take me early. I dropped Wildflower at daycare... right after hitting a deer.

The new position promised more pay, more consideration about having small children -- one of the reasons I left my previous position in the company -- and seemed to deliver.

Three weeks into the position, I found out I was pregnant.

I had been told I was "basically infertile." Wildflower took two years of trying and crying to conceive. Little Bird took a round of antibiotics and the most stressful time in my life.

Companies can't fire you for being pregnant, but they also don't have to have a good reason to get rid of you in the first 90 days. 'Merica.

I rambled my news to my manager, terrified of her response. She was excited for me.

This job has flexed with my every growing pain. I have a caring manager that has pushed for a sizeable raise to go through while I'm on maternity leave, has checked in on me more than she ever needed to, has fought beside me when HR wanted me back in 6 weeks.

I have coworkers that like each other, push each other for greatness while also holding each other up. I've been told that I've excelled beyond what they asked for, been treated with such kindness and respect for what I do, and celebrated for being who I am and what I'm capable of.

I have a wonderfully stubborn, intelligent toddler who learns more each day. I have a 5 week old baby that is so much easier going than Wildflower was. Wildflower didn't sleep through the night her first year. Little Bird, who sleeps through her sister's tantrums and singing at the top of her lungs, has already slept 6 hours in a night.

I am tired. I am healing. I am blessed.

My hope is that 2024 brings me back to myself.

Back to enjoying things. Back to being interested. Back to not feeling so alone in a crowded room. Back to feeling connected.

And maybe a tattoo or two after I finish breastfeeding. That might be something for 2025.

I have wanted a 1975 tattoo of flowers with "Be A Riot" for years. Wildflower gave me a bouquet of clover and dandelions that might just be the flowers for the tattoo.

My forearm needs "I love you // don't you mind" from my favorite song. For me.

My head pounds but my heart sings.

Please be good to me, 2024.

[lockpickingliar]

FAQ

So what are your muses exactly?

You can think of them as whatever, I don't really care what people think or believe about it. However, if you're looking for a genuine answer, they are technically soulbonds.

Okay, then what's a soulbond?

A soulbond is when you make a spiritual connection with someone from another universe, and pull them into your headspace. My partner and I have a knack for it, to the point it can sometimes happen by accident when we get too into role plays or engaging in source material. Fuyuhiko and Clover, for example, came when I got too animated talking to the character onscreen during an FTE and got too into the headspace of the character while playing from their perspective, respectively. However, some were pulled on purpose, either to provide them some solace from their situation, to give them an opportunity at a comfortable afterlife, or just because we want to get to know them.

Can they go back?

Yes, as long as they aren't a DOA, they have the freedom to come and go as they please. Time is relative to wherever they are to perceive it, so it's kinda like no time has passed whenever they do go back. Most daytrippers like to go back and forth when they go to bed each night to keep things straight.

What's a DOA?

DOA, or Dead On Arrival, is a descriptor for soulbonds that we pulled from death. Functionally that makes this their afterlife. DOAs typically come with residual mental and emotional trauma to their souls, which manifest as chronic pain and complications reminiscent of how they died. The more they heal from that trauma, the more those symptoms fade.

Does this mean you're an endogenic system?

Technically speaking, I'm a mixed system. It's just that all the Dangan kids here are soulbonds. None of my traumagenic alters are Danganronpa-related, and so they didn't want to encroach on the space.

Why so many Kokichis?

I play Kokichi in role plays a lot and am particularly enthralled by his character. The narrative did him so dirty, and I just want to give him nice things. As many of them as I possibly can.

Your muse is acting strangely! Why are they talking like a child?

They're probably age regressing, just let them be. If you want an answer from them specifically when they're big, say so in your ask and they'll hold off until they've come back out of it.

What's age regression?

Age regression is a nonsexual coping mechanism where someone regresses to the mindset of a child. Most of the people here are vent regressors, which means they regress in response to or to cope with trauma, but they may also regress sometimes for fun or to relax. If you want an answer from someone specifically when they're regressed, say so in your ask and they'll pick it up at a time when they're small. However, if you'd prefer not to engage in the regression content, then you can block the tag #lil ultimates.

What's up with your Talent?

When Clover first got here, one of the first things he did was observe my partner and I extensively. He was kind of dismayed at the idea of a universe where Ultimate Talents didn't exist and insisted that Ultimates were definitely out there, we just didn't go looking for them or giving them titles. After a while I guess he determined we both were and gave us each a title. Initially, he dubbed me the "Ultimate Learner," but then Mae came along and said that didn't feel quite right. Being a Talent Scout himself, he then spent the next half and hour pondering over it until he settled on Ultimate Archivist.

What does Ultimate Archivist mean?

I just really like to gather and hoard information and skills. I want to learn all I can about as much as I can, and apparently Clover and Mae think I'm fairly good at it. It goes beyond just being a traditional archivist in a professional sense, although I do have a passion for it and want to work in that field one day.At it's core I just have a knack for understanding things and have a drive to do that with anything and everything.

[olive952309]

Steddie AO3 Fics

These are my personal favorite steddie fics i've ever read on ao3! Credit to all the original creators!

One shots/Smut Shots

Tommy Doesn't Know - j560 - Explicit

It's always tease, tease, tease (your happy when i'm on my knees) - gorgeousgreymatter - Explicit

Sing me to sleep (I don't want to wake up on my own anymore) - gorgeousgreymatter - Explicit

Don't touch me please (I cannot stand the way you tease) - gorgeousgreymatter - Explicit

I want to run, I want to hide (I wanna tear down these walls that hold me inside) - gorgeousgreymatter - Explicit

You broke the bonds and you loosened the chains (carried the cross of my shame) - gorgeousgreymatter - Explicit

Oh baby, do you know what that's worth? (we'll make heaven a place on earth) - gorgeousgreymatter - Explicit

Gimmie gimmie gimmie a man after midnight (won't somebody help me chase the shadows away) - gorgeousgreymatter - Explicit

Don't go wasting your emotions (lay all your love on me) - gorgeousgreymatter - Explicit

And I'll stand before the lord of song with nothin on my tounge (but hallelujah) - gorgeousgreymatter- Explicit

Here I am, Here I am (won't you keep me) - gorgeousgreymatter - Explicit

crimson and clover (over and over) - GhostEnthusiast - Explicit

Wanna bet? - steviejeebies - Explicit

I've got this burning desire to set you on fire - strangersatellites - Explicit

go ahead, go way low (in my honey-lovin arms) - gorgeougreymatter - Explicit

touch my phone like it's your face - bdelaney - Explicit

started with a whisper, that was when I kissed her - bdelaney - Explicit

3-10 Chapter Fics or medium ish word counts

The benefit of not running away this time - Thisusernameisunavailible - Explicit

It Struck me Deep (it brought me to my knees) - gorgeousgreymatter - Explicit

I wanna fucking tear you apart - captinkirc- Explicit

Various States of Dress and Undress - orthographicsapphic - Mature

Princess and the Dark Child - BerityBaker - Explicit

10+ Chapters or Longest word counts

Easy, Easy, Easy - judasofsuburbia - Explicit

Your Divine - Oonionchiver - Explicit

Are you flagging? - soidade- Explicit

I think my kink is when you tell me you think i'm pretty - Running_Mouth12 - Explicit

Heavy Metal Healing - StrangelyPenned - Explicit

Camp Folktale, Summer of 86 - cairpravels - not given a rating

The Rise of Corroded Coffin and the Fall of Steve Harrington - AnnetheCatDetetcive - Explicit

REMINDER NONE OF THIS BELONGS TO ME! GO CHECK OUT THESE AMAZING WRITERS!

let me know if there's any mistakes!

[felicejules]

I'm not her.

Chapter 5

Link to Chapter 4

Featured Song

My concussion had healed, thanks to Nurse Blainey's exceptional skill, but I didn't return to the Hufflepuff common room, naturally, after being discharged from the hospital wing.

I was certain that they were blaming the loss against Slytherin entirely on me, because I was doing the very same. It had been me who hadn't caught the snitch fast enough, hadn't it? It didn't matter that my captain had tried to ensure me otherwise the day before, telling me that catching the snitch under those circumstances was an exceptional feat.

Knowing my housemates, the loss would still be pinned solely on me. Perhaps also on Sallow, but I was a much easier target. My bullies would have several field days in a row, guaranteed.

Cold bones, yeah, that's my love. She hides away, like a ghost.

With a long, low, soundless sigh, I was wandering the corridors, a disillusionment charm and a silencing charm cast over my lanky frame, not knowing where to go. I stuck to the shadows so that no one would see even a flicker of my movements.

My idle musings about investing time in learning how to brew invisibility potions were promptly interrupted, when a frantic Ominis Gaunt and an even more frantic Anne Sallow rushed past me in a hurry.

“… haven't seen him since the game, Ominis! And with the abduction, who knows what kind of trouble he's getting into to get her back?”

Cold sheets, where's my love? I'm searching high, I'm searching low in the night.

My heart all but stuttered in my chest, and before I could think better of it, I followed them, my charms keeping me both hidden and soundless. With the way Anne's voice pitched, something awful must have happened.

“I'm well aware of how Sebastian gets when it comes to Clementine, Anne. But contrary to her, he can handle himself out there.”

Anne huffed and sniffled.

“As dear as Clementine is to me, as grateful as I am that she managed to lift the curse, she will get an earful from me when she's back.”

I pressed my lips together, stifling a chuckle, before feeling inherently bad for that reaction. Apparently, Clover was in trouble again, and Sebastian was looking for her. Same old. I couldn't help but notice how my stomach dropped, jealousy rearing its ugly head, no matter how unwelcome the feeling was at that moment.

There had been goblin attacks and attempted kidnappings for the better part of the school year. It had resulted in a small band of Aurors being stationed at Hogwarts, which obviously hadn't helped at all.

A part of me wondered if it was safe to return to the common room after all. With the abduction, who would still care about yesterday's Quidditch match? I sighed again, soundlessly. 

Way to steal my thunder, four-leaf Clover. 

I shook my head again, feeling like the worst person on earth. 

Goodness, when did I become so cynical and bitter?

Does she know that we bleed the same? Don't wanna cry, but I break that way.

“And I shall tell Sebastian to cease coddling her during duelling practice.” Ominis mused, unaware of my silent footsteps following close behind.

The duo turned a corner, finding themselves and their Hufflepuff shadow in the Dark Arts tower of Hogwarts castle.

“Let's check in the Undercroft one more time. If Sebastian isn't there, then he's most likely left the castle in search of her. And if he doesn't come back until tomorrow morning, we venture out to find him.”

“I'd rather we venture out right after and try to find him off the grounds.”

Ominis pinched the bridge of his nose.

“Fine.” He relented. “But we return to the castle in time for curfew. We won't be of any help to Sebastian, if we land ourselves in detention.”

Anne seemed to contemplate a rebuttal, but eventually decided against it.

“Fine. You have a point.”

Did she run away? Did she run away? I don't know… If she ran away, if she ran away, come back home.

I kept tailing them, against my better judgement. The pain in my heart already felt raw again, my chest constricting tightly. I should have just walked away and minded my own business, instead of cowardly sneaking behind and eavesdropping on the two of them so pathetically.

Now that I had heard this much, I wanted to know more. In for a sickle, in for a galleon, and all that. I didn't give a rat's arse about Clementine, but I couldn't help but worry about my former (Yes, former. He bashed my head in with a bludger, for Merlin's sake!) crush. Yet It seemed that I still couldn't help myself when it came to anything Sebastian, and I hated myself for it.

Just come home…

Following Anne and Ominis along elaborate railings, past relics and portraits and down a few stairs, I concentrated on non-verbally keeping the silencing charm and the disillusionment charm up, so that I wouldn't give my presence away.

When we passed the Defence-Against-the-Dark-Arts-classroom, I gave the all-seeing eyes that Professor Hecat kept propped up in front of its door a nervous side-glance. One of the devices blinked at me, as if winking. Taken aback, I rushed on to keep up with the unsuspecting Slytherins.

“They will find her, though… right?” Anne asked with a subdued voice.

“I'm sure it will be alright, Anne.” Ominis' voice wavered only slightly. “It always ended well before, did it not?”

I got a fear, oh, in my blood. She was carried up into the clouds, high above.

To my surprise, upon reaching the bottom of the stairs, they turned another corner. I furrowed my brows as I caught up with them. As far as I knew, nothing could be found back there, certainly no… 

What did Ominis say earlier? 'Undercroft'?

They came to a stop in front of a large, strange-looking grandfather clock. If one could even call it that. The elaborate construct had a massive, dark, wooden frame and no visible pendulum, yet five differently sized clock-faces on its front, each with a different time, date and purpose, it seemed. A sun was depicted above the five dials.

Ominis pulled out his wand and waved it, causing four of the five sets of hands to spin seemingly at random, until they all struck midnight at the same time. A chime emitted, and the front swung open, revealing another narrow set of stairs that led into the dark.

“After you.” Ominis said haughtily, ever the gentleman. Anne did not need to be told twice, ducking into the secret passageway quickly, with her friend following close behind. Before I could step in after them, the door closed rapidly in my face.

I stood there for a few seconds, dumbfounded but highly intrigued. How did the mechanism work? What spell had Ominis used? Where did those stairs lead?

I didn't move from that spot until the clicking sound of several turning gears signalled the duos return, shaking me out of that stupor.

Did you run away? Did you run away? I don't need to know… If you ran away, if you ran away, come back home

By the time the two Slytherins re-emerged from the so-called 'Undercroft' my long legs had carried me down the nearest set of stairs. My spells were wearing off, and I only hoped that I had gained enough distance from Ominis' keen ears.

Just come home…

…

Six weeks later, the school year would come to a close. Sebastian would not be present to attend his OWL exams, which would force him to repeat his fifth year.

Ominis and Anne, however, would attend them, before deciding to spend a bit of alone time in their designated hide-out, only to almost jump out of their skins. Spread out across a pile of transfigured pillows, a napping Hufflepuff would be quietly snoring away behind a few barrels. 

Befitting the house she had almost been sorted into instead, she would have spent the whole prior night awake before finally figuring out the mechanism behind the secret door to the Undercroft, painstakingly redialling each clock by hand.

Anne would burst out into laughter for the first time in weeks upon hearing this, and Ominis would let out a long, weary sigh that wouldn't be directed at a Sallow, for once.

Link to chapter 6

[self-loving-vampire]

Tell us another cute story about your everyday life that takes a dramatic tone shift at the end because it either ends up tying into your dramatic backstory or your hardcore kink lifestyle!

I imagine this is referencing the death kink thing from earlier today? My lifestyle is actually pretty tranquil other than being property that can be used at will and all. It's my fantasies that can be extremely perverse.

Anyway, it's a bit difficult to just remember those kinds of things on command. I'm usually reminded of them by something else.

I guess if we narrow it down further to "RPG experiences that got unexpectedly kinky and caused some kind of reaction" then... I managed to come up with several.

1- The wind goddess Lulwy from Elona has some surprising excellent lines if you choose to worship her. She calls you her kitty and talks about breaking you, generally treating you like her possession. If you gain enough favor with her she collars you.

2- The whole idea of blood bonds in Vampire: The Masquerade can be a huge problem from a worldbuilding perspective, but it is also extremely appealing to me since I am into mind control too.

3- Code Vein has a reputation for being horny simply because it has a couple of characters with large breasts and little clothing, but that's not particularly noteworthy to me at all. What I'm really into is all the vampire stuff, including the fact that you can unlock new powers by drinking the blood of your allies. Glad they didn't neglect the vampire factor they had there.

4- In general I just like it when games have decently fleshed out vampirism mechanics, even if they end up completely distracting me from the main quest.

5- Somewhat recently, I started playing Melty Blood with a friend of mine who has significantly more experience at fighting games than me. I joke that these are ryona sessions and really enjoy being beaten.

6- Lots of things about Blazblue qualify (it also has high ryona potential for one), but a particularly noteworthy one is Makoto being psychically tormented by Relius Clover.

7- I ended up unironically kinking on the concepts of mana transfer and synchronization (thanks Nasu). Sex or blood-drinking as a form of energy transfer or even healing. In hindsight this should not be a surprising development given that I'm already into vampirism.

8- This was most likely added by the fan translation I had to use, but is this the kind of dialogue you'd expect to see after defeating someone at a card game?

9- I was already a fan of the Total War series but I must admit that the biggest draw of the Warhammer games they have been putting out recently has just been the fact that you can play vampires and spread vampire corruption. I sexualized that, along with all the atrocities.

10- The Mary Skelter games deserve a mention based on the fact that they are dungeon crawlers in which blood splatters are a core mechanic. As your characters get covered in more and more blood they may enter massacre mode or go on a completely unhinged rampage. The protagonist's blood also has calming properties that can purify them and stop this. The girls can lick each other's blood splatters off to heal themselves or gain other benefits. It's a bit of a shame that the monster blood is pink but as a blood enthusiast I'm still a huge fan of the concepts here.

And I'm sure I can come up with more things if I thought about it more. My girlfriend has had some similar experiences as well (to be expected given how our kinks are highly in sync). You should ask her about her first meeting with the Butcher in Diablo sometime.

[dreamwritesimagines]

Hello Dream! I hope you’re having a lovely day/night. I am so invested in Graden of Secrets that I am thinking of re-reading all the chapters in wait for the new update on Sunday ☺️

I wanted to share with you, the other day I was reading through a list of language of flowers and it said that four leaved clovers mean Be Mine (I didn’t double check, so I might be wrong) but still, my mind immediately went to the scene where Clover gives the one she just found to Benedict and he practically glows with happiness, and my heart melted at the thought🥹

I was wandering if there is a particular reason why you chose her to be nicknamed Clover aside from her always finding the four leaved ones? 👀

Hi love! I hope you're having a lovely day as well!❤️

OMG OMG OMG-

Okay so I'm totally going to get into a very detailed presentation speech here because you know how I get when I'm talking about symbolism and writing in general, so I'm putting it under a read more 😂❤️

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING ME THIS AAAAA I'M SO EXCITED😍

So first of all yes! You're absolutely right, in Victorian language of flowers, clovers were used as a way of saying "be mine"❤️ And I usually try to use the Victorian era's flower symbolism because some of the meanings sometimes change in time❤️ I find it very interesting! ❤️

So while I was planning the fic and trying to decide on the nickname, I wanted it to be something flower related, but the problem was that a lot of flower names are used as like...actual names and since it is a reader insert I didn't want it to be confusing😂 So I started looking into the flowers/plants that were a bit rare as names ❤️

And I also checked out a lot of books that were written in the 19th century on flowers because they had like these language of flowers guidelines in a way😁 But clovers had few details compared to roses and such, so I also wanted to take a look at not only the victorian era but also different meanings in different times and places ❤️

So the symbolism that we all are familiar with is luck and I figured it would be quite ironic for her to be nicknamed after something that symbolizes luck, considering her home life earlier 😁 And also, four leaf clovers are very rare and she's the type of person who Benedict is not very familiar with, she is very rare in the ton because she didn't grow up in it ❤️ Also clovers can pretty much can survive anywhere, just like her 😁

In terms of dream symbolism, apparently seeing a clover in your dreams means "happy marriage" 😏 Which, she didn't believe she could have 😁

And also, (I had lots of fun with this one) in certain places people believed that if a young woman placed a four leaf clover over a door, the first man to walk through would be her husband 😁 And that's kind of how she and Benedict's first meeting went, "Clover" was by the door and the first man who walked through that door -and quite literally crashed into her- was Benedict 😂❤️

Clover flowers have lots of symbolism that has to do with marriage and love as well 😂 It could "heal the aches of heart" and also symbolized "ethereal beauty" and "faithfulness and love" for those who are about to enter into a marriage 😏

Thank you so much for this darling! 🥰❤️❤️

[sticktopia]

Welcome to the Garden (Sanctuary AU)

The Garden. A pocket dimension that sits on the line between life and death. This little world is designed to house and heal broken souls. Those who have died under tragic circumstances, or have many regrets are called to this realm. Once they let go of their trauma and regrets, the soul can pass on to its next life. That is the role of The Garden.

Orchid (Chapter 8)

When Orchid awoke the next morning, she was in an unfamiliar room. She was about to get up when she noticed Gold against her chest again. Figuring she wasn't going to be able to get up any time soon, Orchid looked around the room, seeing if she could figure out where she was based on what she could see.

As Orchid scanned the room, she saw that she was in a sort of living room.  Across the way, Orchid could Five and Aqua, two sticks she met last night, sleeping on a couch together. Five still had the plushie shark tucked securely under their arm. It reminded Orchid about her son. Purple had his own plushie that he slept with for a time. He adored it. Orchid wondered where the stuffed rabbit was now.

Pulling her attention from the pair, Orchid noticed Sage and Iris in an armchair by Aqua and Five’s heads. Sage’s arm propped up his head as he slept while his other was carefully draped around Iris, who simply leaned on the much older boy. They looked like they could be siblings, making Orchid smile. It reminded Orchid of the time Purple asked her for a little sister. He was so enthusiastic about having a little sister. But Orchid couldn't give him one. Orchid shook the thought from her head. She shouldn't be thinking about that. Not now at least.

As the pink stick continued to look around the room, She began to notice all the other sticks in the room. Ember and Scarlet were cuddled up in the arm chair by her feet, Aster was sprawled out on the floor, and Bel casually sat next to Orchid’s head. Though they were leaning on the sofa, Orchid couldn't tell if they were sleeping or not.

“Bel.” Orchid softly said, reaching up and tapping them. Bel’s head slowly shifted up to face the mother.

“Hm?” They quietly mumbled.

“I'm sorry for waking you. But what time is it?” Bel sat up and looked around. They then stood and stretched.

“I assume it’s around 6 am. Momo and the others will start cooking soon.” Just as Bel said that, there were some footsteps coming down the stairs. A forestry green stick poked their head in.

“Ah, good morning Bel. Is Aqua in here?” The green stick took a few steps into the room and noticed their friend laying on the couch.

“Oh, huh, normally Aqua’s awake by now.”

“We did have a late night last night. I wouldn't put it against him.” Bel said as they followed the new stick’s gaze.

“How about you start first Clover? Let's let Aqua sleep for now.” Bel said. Clover shrugged.

“Eh, why not? I’ll go tell Momo we’ll be short staffed today.” Clover chuckled.

“You don't have to be.”  Bel and Clover turned their head to Face orchid, who had managed to get Gold onto the couch and was now standing. “I can help you guys cook.”

“Are you sure Miss Orchid?”

“Yes. I may not be a gourmet chef but I can make a good meal.” Orchid said enthusiastically.

“Welcome to the team then Miss Orchid. Come with me.” Clover said as they turned and left the room. Orchid quickly followed after the forest green stick. The pair exited the room and entered the kitchen. Upon entry, Orchid noticed a nude pink stick with a light green sash around her waist. She was talking to another blue gray stick. He glanced up, noticing Clover and Orchid walking towards them.

“Why hello there.” He said with an almost devious grin. “And what brings this fine lady in today?” 

“Jean.”

“What? You didn't say I couldn't flirt with her.” The nude stick smacked Jean’s arm, causing him to laugh. Orchid giggled as well.

“Um, thank you for the compliment. I'm here to help cook in Aqua’s place. If you all would allow me to.” Orchid explained. Jean walked up to Orchid and took her hand.

“Of course, welcome to the team.” Jean then carefully kissed her knuckles, glancing up at Orchid with his eyes. Orchid blushed and pulled her hand away.

“Um, Th-thank you but I'm not looking to get into a relationship.” Orchid said as she put her hands up. Jean sighed and stood straight.

“That sure is a bummer.” The blue gray stick said as he turned his back to her. He then turned his head to glance back at Orchid once more.

“I’ll be free if you ever decide to.” He said with a wink. Suddenly, a hand towel was tossed over his head.

“Get over yourself Jean. We gotta get cooking.” Clover said as they and Momo began preparing to cook. Jean chuckled and removed the towel from his head.

“Alright alright. I'm coming.” Jean said as he made his way toward the counter. As Jean walked away, Orchid noticed some strange black marks on Jean’s back. She wondered what those were. But she didn't have time to think about it when the nude pink stick walked over to her.

“Good morning Miss Orchid. My name is Momo, I'm the head chef here.”  Momo said as she held her hand out. Orchid smiled and shook Momo’s hand.

“Thank you for welcoming me. How can I help?”

**********

Orchid hummed as she set the table. Just as she finished, Jean walked in with a large cart full of food. He set each dish down the center of the long table and sighed.

“There’s the main course for now.” Jean said as he wiped some sweat from his face.

“You did a good job setting the table.” Jean said as he faced Orchid. The mother chuckled and shrugged a shoulder.

“It’s not that impressive. Not compared to all the food you guys made. It looks absolutely delicious!” Orchid said as she glanced over at the table. Jean chuckled and ran his fingers through his hair.

“Eh, it ain't much. Momo made most of it.” Jean turned to leave. As he did, Orchid saw the black marks and remembered her earlier question.

“Oh, Jean.” Jean stopped and half turned to Orchid.

“Whaddya need Princess?” He flirtatiously asked. Ignoring the comment, Orchid continued speaking.

“Those marks on your back, what are they? I thought they were scars but they're black. So what exactly are they?” Jean paused and stared at Orchid. He turned his whole body towards Orchid.

“Oh these? They're just my death scars.” Jean said with a shrug. Orchid tilted her head.

“Death scars? How did you get those?” Orchid asked, taking a step towards the blue gray stick.

“Eh, based on how you die, is based on what your death scars look like. For example, I was stabbed in the back a couple times. That act of violence killed me and caused me to come here.” Jean said as he looked away from Orchid. Orchid’s eyes widened.

“Wh-what…? A-are you ok?!  You're not in any pain are you?!” Orchid asked nervously. Jean chuckled and shook his head.

“Nah. They don't hurt. But they are there.”

“Really? Is that why Five has those black streaks down their face?” Jean nodded.

“You have them too. You probably haven't seen them because of the way you came in. But yours have got to be the worst ones I've ever seen.”

“I have them too?” Orchid asked as she looked down at her body. It didn't look any different from when she was a ghost.

“Everyone has them once they remember their death. Some sticks like to cover them up. I personally don't like the feeling of the paint on my body. So my scars are just out for all to see. Jean shrugged. Orchid looked at her body.

“I mean, I remember my death. And I don't remember getting them covered up…” Orchid muttered. “Why don't I have them?”

“That’s because of what happened when you came in.Your whole body was covered in black cracks. You looked kinda like a porcelain doll that had fallen from its place. Dandi and her gang had to rush repair you to keep your code from completely falling apart. While they did that, Dandi color matched you and covered up your cracks. See,” Jean took Orchid’s arm and grabbed the towel on his shoulder. Before Orchid could protest, he started to rub away at her arm.

“H-hey!”  Orchid pulled her arm away from Jean. As she stepped back, she saw some of her color stained onto the towel. Orchid’s eyes widened as she looked down at her arm. Lo and behold, there were some large root like cracks in her forearm. Orchid was speechless. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. Orchid soon began to feel faint. As her knees buckled, Jean caught her.

“Hey hey, stay with me now.”  Jean said as he shook Orchid. Orchid’s breath hitched as she looked up at Jean.

“Wha-what does this mean?! I-Im not going to disappear forever am I?! I-I still have a son to look after! My son-”

“Hey, hey calm down. It’ll be fine.” Jean said as he held Orchid steady. “Dandi and her team saved you. Believe in their craft, because they are the best at what they do.”

“O-ok… Ok…” Orchid took a breath and pulled away from Jean. She hugged herself and held her forearm tightly.

“I-Im going to go now.” Orchid said as she pushed past Jean and ran upstairs.

**********

Orchid stumbled into her room, her mind racing. She looked back down at her broken forearm.. She could basically see the broken code that lingered within the dark scars. Orchid’s chest began to ache. Coughing, Orchid fell to her knees, gasping for air. Orchid lay on the ground as the pain of being ripped apart came back to her. Orchid eventually threw up a tar-like substance. Orchid cried out as she was engulfed by pain. As her body shook, she felt something hit her hand. Looking down, she saw the necklace in her hand. Orchid pressed and held the button down, hoping that Bel would hear it. As Orchid struggled to keep herself together, she could see the cracks growing. The coating on her body was suddenly rendered useless when the cracks broke through the layer. Orchid could see for herself just how bad her damage was. She looked like a shattered mirror, the origin of breakage being her heart. As Orchid began losing consciousness, she heard footsteps running towards her.

“Miss Orchid!!!” Bel’s voice came. 

“Bel what’s wrong?!”  Jean suddenly said. Orchid heard as Jean gasped.

“Go get Rico!!!”

“Y-Yeah!” Jean’s footsteps quickly faded away. Bel then came into Orchid’s line of sight.

“Miss Orchid! Orchid!” Bel carefully turned Orchid onto her back and held her in their arms.

“What happened?! Orchid!” Bel demanded. Orchid couldn't even muster up the energy to speak. All she could do was close her eyes.

**********

“What were you thinking?!”

“I didn't mean to hurt her!!! I was just telling her what death scars were!!”

“That didnt mean you had to show her her own!!!”

“Hey! I think she had a right to know!!!”

“You know it’s Dandi’s job to inform the new sticks when they’re ready! And the only reason Dandi does it is so things like THIS don't happen!!!”

Orchid slowly opened her eyes and turned to her right. The voices were so loud it woke her up. As she focused her vision, she could see Jean arguing with an orange stick. Orchid didn't remember seeing the orange on before, but she knew he looked familiar to her.

“Rico please stop-”

“No!! This idiot needs to be put in his damn place!!”

“Dude look! I've learned my lesson! Stop trying to push it farther!”

“Oh I'll tell you when you've learned your lesson!”

“Stop arguing!!!” The three other sticks in the room turned to see Orchid standing. One hand clutched her bandaged chest while the other used the door frame to keep herself up. Orchid was exhausted just getting up. Bel quickly came to Orchid’s aid.

“Miss Orchid please. You should not be straining yourself so soon.” Bel said as they helped Orchid sit down. Rico came over to help and Jean stayed back.

“How are you feeling Miss Orchid?” Rico softly asked. The sudden change in tone caught Orchid off guard, but she shrugged it off and replied.

“I-im fine. Please, don't blame Jean for my overreaction.” Orchid coughed. “It was my fault for asking.”

“Oh please. Don't defend that hooligan.” Rico scoffed. Orchid glanced up to see that Jean had left.

“Rico.” All three sticks looked up to see Dandi standing in the doorway. Her arms were crossed and there was no smile on her face. Unusual for their creator.

“Dandi.” Rico said as he stood. Dandi walked into the room with an almost blank stare. It was hard for Orchid to tell what was going on behind the creator's eyes. Dandi then passed by Rico and made her way straight to the wounded stick.

“Please, forgive my medic. He can be quite snippy with people.” Dandi said as she bowed.

“N-No, it’s ok. You don't have to worry about that.” Orchid said before coughing Bel pat her back comfortingly.

“Are you alright, Miss Orchid?”  Bel asked, worry laced into their usually monotone voice. Orchid cleared her throat and looked up at Bel.

“Yes. Im fine.”

“That’s good to hear Miss Orchid.” Dandi said as she then tapped on her charm and opened up her inventory. Dandi then grabbed a glass bottle out of her inventory before shutting it down.

“This is for you Miss Orchid. Please, drink as much as you can.” Dandi said as she handed Orchid the bottle of red liquid. Orchid carefully took it into her hands.

“What is this?”  Orchid carefully asked as she inspected the liquid.

“It’s an elixir that should slow down your… Erosion.” Dandi said carefully. The word made Orchid’s heart tighten.

“Am… am I really going to disappear…? What about my son> I still have to wait for him!” Orchid said desperately.

“Don’t worry Miss Orchid. We are doing everything in our power To keep your code from falling apart.” Rico said as he stood slightly behind Dandi.

“We promise, we’ll do everything we can to keep you from suffering any more. But right now, you need to rest.” Orchid nodded and popped the cork off the bottle. Orchid drank about half the potion before she had to stop. A hand went over her mouth as she felt nauseous. Dandi took a step back.

“Don't force yourself if you can't keep going Orchid. You can drink the rest of it later.” Dandi said as she glanced down at her feet. Dandi then left the room. Rico sighed and turned to Bel.

“Make sure she gets plenty of rest. We can't afford another incident.” 

“Alright.” With that, Rico left the room and Bel focused all their attention on Orchid.

“Let's get you to your room.” Bel said as he carefully picked the mother up. Orchid sighed as bel exited the med bay. The potion’s effect was starting to make her feel sleepy.

“I'm going to sleep Bel…” Orchid mumbled.

“Alright. I’ll be right by your side when you wake up.” Bel said as Orchid closed her eyes. She hoped that this strange sickness she has will disappear soon. She could really use the break.

Chapter 7-(Chapter 8)-Chapter 9

[avenger-concerto]

RWBY v9 Episode 4

I'm actually worried for Ruby lmao

She's a millimeter away from snapping.

Snapping at her teammates because at this point she seems like she's miles away from them or not getting how they can somehow go on despite everything they've been through.

Snapping at Jaune when she finds out what he had to do to ensure the Maiden's powers went to Winter; and instead of understanding that sacrifice or Penny's request she'd berate him or demand why he couldn't have saved her regardless.

And most of all, snapping at Neo.

I am 99% sure that Neo in her own obsessive rage is going to drive Ruby against a wall. Ruby's at her limit too and she ends up taking her opponent's life but not in a self-defense way like Yang/Blake VS Adam and more like out of sheer bloodlust in the heat of the moment.

We've seen Maria and Qrow behead opponents, be it Grimm or Faunus. Makes me wonder if we'll get another shot akin to Yang's arm being dismembered by Adam or Tyrian finishing Clover off but instead it's Ruby sending Neo's head flying. Another thing to add to Ruby's trauma bucket.

It'll be a lot of things things that culminate into a powder keg but I do feel like Ruby's "snap" moment is going to really distance herself from the rest of the team and Jaune and by the end of this volume, she'll find herself "alone".

The healing, reconciling, and rebuilding happens once they escape and regroup in Vacuo because I don't see this being resolved quickly and the show makes it a point how you don't find the answers you're looking or overnight.

Even the idea of protecting others or fighting in what she believes in doesn't even motivate Ruby anymore. Her easily believing her old self's condescending outlook about being a Huntress with "Yuuuup everyone is relying on you" as if it was a chore and less so a morally just cause is so telling.

Either way, I just hope Ruby finds the answers she seeks within herself by the time she faces Salem one more time.