#you just cant heal without speed eating

[prototypelq]

I gave up and am fixing gamedesign with mods myself. Technically speaking, all the mods I've had installed before were cosmetic or QoL (at least I used them as such), now I'm dipping into straight cheat territory, considered by the vanilla game standards. This is just gamedesign fixing in my eyes.

[grailfinders]

Fate and Phantasms #188

Today on Fate and Phantasms we’re building the greatest robot ever built in Sengoku period Japan, Katou “Black Kite” Danzo! This amazing automaton is a Thief Rogue to speed up her limbs and get some ninja mobility, as well as an Alchemist Artificer so she can really fly, make objects disappear and reappear, and even make those awful rice balls.

Check out her build breakdown below the cut, or her character sheet over here!

Next up: Welcome to the CHK!

Race and Background

Danzo’s a Karakuri Puppet, but D&D races don’t get that specific, so we’ll just have to call her a Warforged instead. This gives her +2 Constitution and +1 in any other ability, and we want Dexterity. Her Constructed Resilience gives advantage on saves against being poisoned, and she gets resistance to poison damage. She also doesn’t need to eat, drink, breathe, or sleep, and she can’t get sick. As a bonus, this means she doesn’t need to take any of the Fuuma clan’s medicine, thank god.

She still has to take long rests though, but a Sentry’s Rest reduces the time to six hours. You’re still conscious, but you can’t move if you want the rest.

Thanks to your wooden body, you can use Integrated Protection to fuse yourself into your armor, granting you a +1 bonus to AC, and preventing it from being removed against your will. Your Specialized Design also gives you proficiency with Medicine and Woodcarver’s Tools.

Like Paraiso, you’re also a magic assassin, so Volstrucker Agent is pretty accurate. This background gives you proficiency with Deception and Stealth.

Ability Scores

As usual, we’re using the standard array for maximum replicability. From high to low:

Still a ninja, still starting with a really high Dexterity. Unlike Kotarou, your ninja tricks come from your Intelligence. Also, you’re a robot; you’ve got to be pretty smart to know how you work, and you have a big chunk of the Fuuma clan’s history stuck in your head. Third is Constitution- you’ll happily sit in a cave for several centuries and not die, which is pretty impressive. Your Wisdom is above average, because I can’t think of anything specific you do that uses wisdom, but it’s still probably better than a regular person’s. Your Strength is probably lower than it should be, but it’s not like we really need it that much. That means we’re dumping Charisma. You don’t really “get” people that well.

Class Levels

Artificer 1: Starting off as an artificer is pretty neat, giving you proficiency with Constitution and Intelligence saves, as well as two artificer skills- Arcana is the closest thing we have to science in D&D, and Sleight of Hand will probably help with the bull swallowing we’ve got to do later. You also get Magical Tinkering when you start out, letting you tack minor magical effects onto tiny objects. A pebble that constantly sounds like someone walking around is a useful distraction. Despite artificers being a half casting class, they also get Spells this level, which you can cast and prepare using your Intelligence. For cantrips, I suggest picking up Mending to patch yourself up, as well as Create Bonfire for a quick and easy firestarter. Literally setting places on fire is also a great distraction, if a bit more obvious. For first level spells, I suggest picking up the classic suite of “barely spells” spells, like Grease, Alarm, and Snare. You should also grab Cure Wounds for some quick and dirty rice balls, as well as Jump and Feather Fall for Katou Danzo’s wind manipulation. There aren’t many offensive options for wind in D&D, but I can promise you’ll be very mobile by the end of this build.

Artificer 2: The big reason we started as an artificer is to grab Infused Items as quickly as possible. Starting at this level you can hold onto four blueprints for magic items, and can make up to two of them at a time, switching them out between long rests. Now you can make a Bag of Holding for some real bull swallowing (not literally though, those suckers are several times your weight limit), a Rope of Climbing for a grappling hook that attaches itself, a Returning Weapon so you’re not stuck picking up your kunai after every fight, or you can apply Enhanced Defense on some armor for even more AC.

Rogue 1: Now that your initial ninja tricks are set up, we still have to, y’know, get good at ninjaing. (Ninjing? Whatever.) Bouncing over to rogue gives you Investigation proficiency for expert analysis plus Thieves’ Tools for dismantling traps, as well as Expertise in Acrobatics and Stealth for double proficiency bonuses on all your ninja techniques. You also get a Sneak Attack once per turn, dealing an extra 1d6 damage to your target while using a finesse weapon and if you either have advantage on the attack, or have an ally within 5 feet of them. Also also, you get Thieves’ Cant. It’s a language.

Rogue 2: Second level rogues get a speed boost thanks to Cunning Action. Now you can use your bonus action to Dash, Disengage, or Hide. All very ninja-y, I assure you.

Rogue 3: Going into the Thief subclass lets you overclock yourself even further thanks to your Fast Hands. Now your cunning action lets you make sleight of hands checks, use thieves’ tools, or use objects as a bonus action. Plus, your sneak attack is 2d6 now! You’re also accustomed to Second-Story Work, so you climb as quickly as you walk, and your running jumps get boosted by your dexterity modifier. Combining this with Jump starts your ascent into a proper Black Kite- with a running start you can jump almost 40′ across, or almost 20′ straight up. You can also jump over most humanoids, clearing seven and a half feet on long jumps.

Rogue 4: Use your first Ability Score Improvement to bump up your Intelligence for stronger artificer spells and medicines.

Artificer 3: Now that we’ve got a base level of ninjositude down, we can bounce back to artificer for more clever tricks. Right off the bat, you can always create The Right Tool for the Job over the course of a short rest, though you can only make one kind of tool at a time. (If you make new tools, the old ones get jealous and leave, I guess.) You also get goodies exclusive to the Alchemist subclass though, like proficiency with Alchemist’s Tools, Healing Word and Ray of Sickness as prepared spells, and the ability to craft Experimental Elixirs. When you finish a long rest, you can make one such elixir, with a random effect you find out when you create it. There’s a lot, so I’m not going to list them all here. The elixir only lasts until your next long rest, so you can’t stock up. That being said, you can create more elixirs at a time as you level up.

Artificer 4: Use this ASI for more Dexterity, for more accurate and deadly kunai strikes.

Artificer 5: Fifth level alchemists become Alchemical Savants, adding their intelligence modifier to spells that heal or deal acid, fire, necrotic, or poison damage. Playing to character means you won’t be using this much aside from the healing, but you also get second level spells! You get Flaming Sphere and Melf’s Acid Arrow for free, but we’re here more for the other spells you can prepare, like grabbing Levitate for some discount flight (hey, if you use your rope of climbing to grapple onto things you can probably get some good speed going...), Invisibility for better bull swallowing that can actually swallow a bull, Enhance Ability to just try a little harder, and Blur for some swirly wind nonsense that makes you harder to fight. If King Arthur can do it, so can you.

Artificer 6: Sixth level artificers get Tool Expertise, doubling your proficiency with any tool check you’re already proficient in. You can also cast Message at this point because you’ve worked in Chaldea too long for them to not give you a freaking walkie talkie, and you learn two more item infusions, and you can build one more at a time. Boots of Elvenkind will silence your footsteps, and Boots of the Winding Path can help you ninja vanish back along the steps you took this turn. There’s an obvious problem that you can’t wear both sets at once, but you’re probably not even making both at once, so...

Artificer 7: Seventh level artificers get Flashes of Genius, letting you add your intelligence modifier to an ability check or saving throw happening within 30 feet of you. You can use this Intelligence Modifier times per long rest. If scifi has taught me anything, all robots are calculating the seven billion ways an event could go at any one time, so finding the three that lead to success shouldn’t be that hard.

Rogue 5: Bouncing back to rogue for a bit brings your sneak attack up to 3d6, and also unlocks your Uncanny Dodge, spending your reaction to halve the damage of an attack coming your way.

Rogue 6: Sixth level rogues get another round of Expertise, so double down on Investigation and Arcana for extra robosmarts.

Rogue 7: Your sneak attack gets as good as it ever will at 4d6, and you learn Evasion, supercharging your dexterity saves. Successes completely negate damage, and failures only deal half damage. Just... don’t stand in the fireball. Why do so few people get that?

Artificer 8: We’re back in artificer to stay now, so bump up that Intelligence for stronger spells as well as more and stronger flashes of genius.

Artificer 9: Ninth level alchemists stick Restorative Reagents in their medicines, adding 2d6+ your intelligence modifier temporary hit points to your experimental elixirs, regardless of their other effects. You also learn how to cast Lesser Restoration Intelligence Modifier times per long rest without using spell slots. The Fuuma clan’s medicines are effective, if nothing else. You also learn how to cast third level spells, like Mass Healing Word and Gaseous Form. I mean, I guess the latter spell is flying, but it’s not Fly flying, you get me? You can also use Tiny Servant to create puppets of your own, Water Walk to walk on water like the ninja you are, as well as Haste and Blink to supercharge your mobility.

Artificer 10: Tenth level artificers are Magic Item Adepts, letting you attune to one more magic item at once, and you can craft common or uncommon magic items faster and cheaper. You also get two more blueprints for infused items, and one more you can make at a given time. Boots of Striding and Springing will make your jumps even more ridiculous, and the Ring of Jumping will clear up some prep space and save you a spell slot or two. Using both of those items at the same time basically let you fly without the spell, letting you jump 120 feet forward or 63 feet straight up, and your long jumps can pass over obstacles that are 22 feet tall. You can leap small buildings in a single bound.

Artificer 11: At eleventh level, artificers can create Spell-Storing Items, stuffing magic into weapons or spell focuses. You can stick a 1st or 2nd level spell in the object, and creatures can cast the spell from that object using your spellcasting modifier and the creature’s concentration. The item holds 2xIntelligence Modifier charges, but you can only have one SSI at a time.

Artificer 12: Use your last ASI to max out your Intelligence for super strong spells, better Flashes of Genius, and more Spells in your items!

Artificer 13: Your capstone level gets you fourth level artificer spells, like the freebies Blight and Death Ward. You can also use these slots to cast spells like Leomund’s Secret Chest for more effective bull swallowing. The bag of holding can still be messed with, and turning stuff invisible doesn’t get rid of it, but the Secret Chest will just hang out in a different dimension til you need it again. Also, you only have to cast it once every two months! You can also Summon Construct to make your own dolls to help out in combat. Sadly there isn’t a wood option, but this is as close as we’re gonna get.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

Flying is good. Like, really good. And you’re so mobile you can fly without flying. You’re so good at jumping you take falling damage just by making a long jump.

With your expertise, enhanced ability, and flashes of genius, you can be pretty good at most skills if you really need to be.

Artificers make really cool toys, but most are limited by only having one action per turn. Thanks to your fast hands, you can make even better use of your infusions by using your bonus actions to either double up on item uses or multitask.

Cons:

We didn’t take that many levels of rogue, so your damage is a lot lower than your fleshier ninja counterparts.

While your magic and infused items are useful, they all get shut down immediately in anti-magic zones, giving you a big weak point most DMs won’t hesitate to smash.

While I wouldn’t call having extraneous spells a weakness, especially from a player’s perspective, it is kinda sloppy building on our end. Outside of healing word you really wouldn’t use the other subclass spells you get if you’re playing to character.

[bts-trash-blog]

Devil Book: Wolf Pack Au

Summary: Ripping a bear in peices was easy, wanting to read a stupid book about a cat who wears a hat was a pain in the ass.

Pariring: Werewolf BTS OT7 x Werewolf Reader

Warning: A fluffy segment where the reader wants to read, also pack dynamics are discuested and Omega and Alpha status are mentioned. Slight angst if you tilt your head but it’s legit just fluff in my mind.

Quarantine request! This one also connects to the other Poly Wolf Pack Au I wrote Three Words , you don’t have to read it to understand though! I think I’m gonna make this Poly Wolf Pack Au its own Univeres tell me what you think of that!

You rolled your lip between your teeth as you concentrated on the book in front of you, learning to read was harder than you thought it to be.  Ever since you had found your way back to your mates after the hunter had attacked you you had been trying to integrate yourself in ‘human’ activities, since the pack you had came from found omegas such as yourself as nothing more than breeding cattle. You truly don’t understand how you survived the anbush of hunters when you were fithteen, how you made it on your own without being ripped in two or passed around a pack of rouge Alphas. But you did. You learned to hunt and protect yourself all on your own, yet you could read a stupid childrens book and it made you want to pull your hair out.

“I can rip a grown ass black bear in two and yet i cant read this dumb book about a cat!” You growled, throwing the book across the nesting room as you threw a fluffy fur blanket over yourself as you let out another growl when you heard chuckling. “Laugh at me one more time Namjoon and I’ll make you choke on your own dick.” Your words brought more laughter making you throw the fur blanket off as you leap off of the mattresses you were curled on, he caught you before you tumbled to the grow as you nipped at the place where his matting mark that you had given him a couple night after you healed from the hunters. Your actions made him almost melt to the ground as a satisfying chirp sound passed his lips, only for your actions to be replicated, making you shiver as you pout and slap his shoulder. “Not fair you have more affect on me then I do you, stupid Alpha pharamones.” You grumbled as he moved his hands to pick your thighs up and wrap them around his waist.

“Hey now, not ture.” He mumbled making you roll your eyes as he moved out of the nest and into the kitchen were Jin and Jimin were, your fellow Omegas, they were cooking, something you were now ‘never allowed to do again’, after you had somehow caught your shirt on fire leading to a temporary burn on your stomach that the Alphas and Omegas freak out on while the two Betas, Hoseok and Taehyung, tried to keep them calm as you rolled your eyes and complained. “My omegas have an affect on me that can literally bring me to my knees.” Him said, setting you onto the counter as Jimin turned to stare at the two of you, his plush lip slightly jutting out as he made small grabby  hands towards the head Alpha making his dimples show as the tips of his ears slightly reden.

“I agree, Alpha pheromones are much more potent then Omega ones Joonie.” Jimin said, making his eyes roll his eyes as he shook his head.

“Not true, you-”

“It’s so true, you guys not only have the pheromones but the Alpha tone as well hence you having more effect on us.” Jin cut in, making you chuckle as he passed the Alpha to stand between your legs, his lips pressing against your, making you smile brightly as you cup one of his cheeks as you rut your forehead against his, making him smile brightly at you as he went back to his work making dinner.

“Yoongi do Omegas have more effect on us than we do them?” He asked as your dark aura mate walked into the kitchen from the smell of food, he froze in his tracks though at the question as he tilted his head to the side. A small confused  look settled on his face making your heart speed up as you opened your arms towards him making him rush over to stand between your legs, his back facing your chest as your arms settled around his neck. Namjoon smirked at movements, as if proving his point.

“I mean yeah I guess, but it's only our mates any other Omega makes me want to vomit if I’m being honest.” His words had the three of you almost swooning as your grip tightened around him, nose nuzzling into his hair as you purr into his skin.

“My Alpha.” You grumbled making his body almost go liquid as his head rolled back into your shoulders as his hands moved to your thighs. Your eyes widening at the vulnerable state one of you Alphas was putting himself into. His neck almost fully exposed to you, the others mating marks on show almost making you whine and whimper. Namjoon has been the only one you let mark you as well as the only one of your mates that held your mark. You were cautious on how fast you moved with your mates, sex was one thing, but mating was another that you weren’t fully perpared for with all of them just yet. But seeing Yoongi in this state you want to bite down on his pale skin.

“Stop staring at my neck and listen to Namjoon.” Yoongi mumbled makin you blink out of you state, your hand softly kneading his shoulders they rested on. You shake your head and look to see the smirks of Namjoon and Jimin, as Jin laughed softly as he peeked over his shoulder to look at the two of you.

“His neck looks a little too bare for your liking I see.” Namjoon mumbled, making you glup as Yoongi huffed then looked at you from the corner of his eye, a look of want hidden with in them. As soon as you saw it it seemed to disappears just as fast, he pushed away from you making you frown as he ran his handd through his hair. Hoseok came bounding in to the kitchen just as Jin finished the Samgyetang off making all of you move to the dining room table.  As you sat down Jungkook tailed in, his hair disheveled, a large grey shirt hung off of his shoulder with balck sweatpants. Yoongi stayed away from you, his eyes seeming not to want to meet yours, you making you sigh softly. Jungkook moved and sat next to you, his head falling onto you shoulder making you reach up and ruffle his hair some more making him smile at you.

“Dinner smells good babe.” Taehyung mumbled as he sat next to Jin, kissing the older man on the cheek making him smile as he nodded at everyone. The Alphas bengin to start to serve the Omegas, as Betas dug in. As Jungkook fills your plate you couldn't help but look at Yoongi, a small frown on your face as you began to eat.

“What started that conversation in the kitchen anyway you two?” Jimin mumbled, making Namjoon chuckle as he looks at you, making you bow your head in embarrassment as you try to cover your reddening cheeks.

“Y/n was trying to read a book and got very frustrated.” He said making the table all coo’ at you making you growl as you glare at your mates.

“Not funny..I literally can rip bears and mountain lions into pieces but I can’t read about a dumb fucking cat who wears a dumb fucking hat and it pisses me off.” Your words had the room erupted into laughter making you huff as you cross your arms,  genuine hurt filling your body making Namjoon stop his laughter, your connection linking eachother emtoions to one another. He let out a soft growl making the others stop, you felt Jungkook's arms wrap around your waist only for you to push him away as you stood up and walked to the nest, grabbing the devil book and locking yourself into a bathroom. Your body moving to the tub as you look at the cover, your eyes squinting as you growled. “Stupid.stupid...stupid omega.”You mumbled as there was a knock on the door.

“Y/n..its Hoseok..can you open up? Just for me?” You felt yourself move as you unlocked the door and rush back into the tub, Hoseok softly giggling as he saw you there. “Can I..can I help you?” You growled as you look at the book in your head.

“No you laughed at me.”

“I laughed at your comment, not the fact that you can’t read.”  He mumbled moving to sit next to the tub, his hand reaching out to run through your hair making you unconsciously lean into his touch as you look at him and huff , handing him the book as he smiles softly at you. “Also never call yourself stupid, cause you are the smartest omega I know, you learned how to protect  yourself at a younge age, you learned to hunt by yourself and you surived...you are anything but a stupid omega.” his words made you smile softly as he stood up and held his hand out to you. Lifting yourself from the tub he led you to the nest where everyone was already soft from fairy light you had bought at the human market made their eyes slightly sparkling making your heart flutter.

“Let's teach you to read, our silly omega.” Taehyung mumbled, grabbing your free hand as he pulled you on top of the nest, sitting between Namjoons legs as Jimin and Jin moved to rest their heads on either of your legs. 

“Okay, follow after me..Cat..in..the..hat.”

“Cat in the hat...stupid fucking devil book.” You grumbled out making the nest erupte with a set of giggles as you felt namjoons nose nuzzle into your mark making you detense as you look around the room.

“Keep going Y/n.” Yoongi mumbled a small smile on his face making you huff as you softly smiled back, one of your hands moving to Jins har making the oldest smile up at you.

“Th..the sun did not sh..shine?” You mumbled making Namjoon nod as you pointed out each word, sounding each one out in your ear as you mimicked the sounds he made, stuttering over some words in frustration or slight hesitation. Yet all you could feel around you was love.

[pressedinthepages]

Curative

Fandom: The Witcher

Pairing: Eskel/Reader

Rating: E

Masterlist

a/n: Reader Request:  [Hi Erica, I love your writing. I'm having a bit of a crap time at the moment with working in the NHS mid pandemic and doing my MSc in Advanced Critical Care Practice. I feel old and knackered tbh (I'm 39) and would love it (but only if you have the time) if you could write me a smutty Eskel blurb. Anyway, even if you don't, no worries because I think your writing is sublime with or without this request being fulfilled xx] oh you sweet thing, i cannot begin to imagine the crap to time ratio that you must be going through rn. all the best, and i hope you stay healthy and safe <3

(There is a link on my page where you can be added to my taglist :D)

Warnings: smut, description of previous injury, oral (fem receiving,) eskel is a pussy eating GOD and you cant change my mind.

After needing a bit of help, Eskel returns the kindness.

    “This has healed up quite nicely, Eskel.” You unwrap the bandages from his arm, gently running your fingers over the tender skin. He had shown up at your door the night before, having been bitten by a nekker and taken so many of his own potions that his eyes were black, spreading over his skin in spindly veins. 

    Now though, he seems back to normal. His skin, while still marred with numerous scars and burns from a lifetime of hunting monsters, has returned to its healthy pallor. The spot that had been so viciously torn open by the beasts was now nothing more than a raised crescent of little tooth marks. 

    Eskel smiles up at you, crooked and boyish in the morning light. “Well, I would expect nothing less from a healer of your caliber.”

    “Flattery will get you nowhere, dear Witcher,” you say, flushing nonetheless. You turn to clean up with a yawn, feeling Eskel’s eyes on your back. You hear the chair creak from under him as he stands and then you feel warmth at your neck as Eskel leans to rest his chin on your shoulder. 

    “May I repay the favor?” Eskel’s lips press over your pulse point, insistent. You tilt your head with a sigh, baring the tender skin to allow him better access. 

    “Yes…” you breathe, sinking into his grasp. Eskel winds his arms around your waist and turns you to face him, catching your lips with his own. His fingers bunch in the fabric of your shirt as his tongue licks into your mouth. He tastes of strong herbs and the spice of magic and his skin is warm under your fingertips as you run them through the dark hair that dusts over his broad chest. 

    Eskel walks backwards towards the fireplace, still latched onto your lips as he maneuvers around the odds and ends around the floor. The fur on the floor is soft under your hands when he pulls you onto the floor, and into his lap as he worries another spot on your neck. You moan when he sucks hard, almost guaranteeing a bruise by the evening. You feel his length press against where you sit astride him, hard and hot between your thighs. You grind against him, finding a sloppy rhythm as you both lose yourselves for a moment. 

The air is warm on your skin when Eskel slides your shirt over your head, tossing it to the side as he kisses down the newly exposed skin. He takes the peak of your breast into his mouth, laving it with his tongue and just the barest glance of his teeth, and your core aches with the need he instills in your bones. Eskel undoes the laces on your skirt as well, and you feel it loosen around your hips as he fits his fingers into the delicate fabric of your underclothes. 

He pushes you back, laying you down as you lift your hips. The skirt and underclothes are pulled from beneath you and you lay bare on the fur, Eskel’s eyes burning as they rove over your body. Every inch of skin feels alight with his attention and you squirm a bit, searching for even the slightest bit of friction to soothe the need in your core. 

Eskel chuckles as he leans over you, his arms bracketing your head and his hair flopping down to brush your forehead. “Needy little thing, aren’t you?”

You nod, taking your lip between your teeth as he brushes his nose against yours. He kisses your cheek sweetly before shifting down, settling his head between your thighs. Eskel looks up at you with such wonder in his eyes before he closes the distance between you. His tongue presses flat against your slit, stroking slowly up before swirling around the little pearl of nerves settled at the top. You arch into his touch, your hips chasing him of their own accord. 

    Eskel tuts at you, throwing his arm over your belly to hold you in place. His other hand finds your thigh, rubbing little circles into the muscle. Your head hits the floor with a thunk as he wraps his lips around you and sucks, sparks flying behind your eyes as you alight with burning embers. Eskel moves slowly but surely, his eyes closing in bliss for a moment as he finds a rhythm. You watch as his free arm disappears under his body and fumbles with the laces of his trousers, trying desperately to free himself.

        Instead of returning to your thigh, his hand drifts up to meet his lips at your core, drawing another dark moan from deep in your chest. He slowly pushes one finger into your heat, playing with you as he takes his time with your pleasure. He speeds up a bit as he thrusts in and out, adding a second finger, quickly followed by a third. 

    “Eskel, please, I-I need…” you plead, mindless as you chase that high that he holds just out of your reach. 

    “I know what you need, love,” he murmurs and dives back in with renewed fervor, his voice thick and husky as his hips thrust lazily against the floor. His fingers twist just right and hit that tender nerve deep inside of you and you feel fire beneath your skin, trying so frantically to release. You feel him smirk against you as he hits that spot over and over and over, plunging you fast to the edge of your climax. You hang there, right at the precipice of pleasure for a heartbeat before Eskel moans against your core. 

    You fall, twisting your fingers into the soft hair atop Eskel’s head as your orgasm overtakes you. You’re blinded and deafened by the sudden and all-encompassing relief that washes through you like a wildfire overtaking the underbrush. Eskel prolongs your pleasure carefully, still licking and sucking and fucking you with his fingers, though slow enough to not send you spiraling into overstimulation. 

    Your chest heaves as you return to yourself, your fingers lazily stroking down the rough side of Eskel’s cheek. He sits up onto his knees, pressing one last kiss against your core before climbing over you. His chin shines with the evidence of your release and you taste it on his lips, earthy and sweet. You wrap your arms around his neck, pulling him to rest entirely atop you. You can feel his heart beating in his chest, a slow thud that pierces into your bones. 

    You kiss along his jaw and down his neck and you feel him chuckle above you. His length presses insistently against your hip, flushed and weeping from the tip. “Oh darling,” Eskel murmurs, “we’re just getting started.”

[nlsetsumuri]

BNHA QUIRKS!!!

I'm organizing my notes for a character-insert story I'm writing and I felt like sharing them here!!! I think people would be interested in what I came up with.

FEEL FREE TO USE ANY OF THESE FOR YOUR OWN CHARACTERS!!

No credit needed. I made Flourish specifically with Shigaraki in mind because I know a lot of people would like to have a quirk complimentary to Decay so that Tomura can touch them safely.

and hey, self-shippers? I love you so much!! you're so awesome, pls send me some self-indulgent stuff sometime soon!!

also! Quirks that are present in my stories will be marked as IN-USE. this just means that what the quirk entails might change in the future.

FLOURISH - EMITTER (IN-USE)

touch-based quirk. complimentary to decay, rendering the user immune to decay. decay users are unaffected by flourish (cannot be healed). touching something with all five fingers heals/reverses any damage

i like the idea of decay and flourish canceling eachother out because they're complimentary quirks. shigaraki can touch you and??? you don't die?? and???? you touched shigaraki but he's not healing????? fun times

BOND - EMITTER(?) (IN-USE)

user has the ability to use a diminished version of someone's quirk if they share a strong bond with said person. Most commonly found in mutated individuals with animalistic features.

This isn't really a stand-alone quirk but more of an ability, but I still decided to include it because it has really specific requirements.

JACK OF ALL TRADES - EMITTER(?)

user can give themselves ANY quirk they desire (meaning that they can copy someone else's quirk, or create a new one entirely) this ability requires a lot of energy and while in-use, will tire the user out until the stop using the quirk or pass out. (think of it like charging your phone. eventually, the battery power will lower and you'll have to plug it in. Or you're one of those people who doesn't plug it in until it dies.) The more powerful the chosen quirk is, the longer the user will be out for. "OP" quirks like take more energy to replicate/use, and consequentially, will require a longer recovery period. Quirks like Overhaul or Decay will put the user into a comatose state. This quirk is literally just All For One Juniour Edition.

so basically like? all for one but fair. also the quirks aren't "saved" or anything, so if u want to use bakugou's explosion quirk, but ur already using tsuyu's froggy quirk to restrain something with your tongue, you'd have to stop using it and let go so you can use explosion instead.

NULLIFY - EMITTER

Touch-Based quirk. Touching someone with all five fingers will render them quirkless for 24 hours. Only works on one person at a time, and cannot be used on the same person twice in a row. Made with Shigaraki in mind.

i made this purely because i want to hold shigaraki's hand without turning into dust. also... imagine having to constantly remind yourself to keep ur pinky/middle finger off of whatever you touch. idk about you, but that's too much work for me. I'd rather just wear those gloves made for drawing tablets.

GRIM REAPER - EMITTER (IN-USE)

Touch-Based quirk. touching someone with all five fingers immediately kills them, allowing the user to harvest their soul (souls manifest as little cheeseball sized lights. they're all different colors, depending on who's soul it was.) souls can be eaten (they taste like gummi bears) whoever eats it has their body revitalized instantaneously, each and every individual cell replaced by a new and perfect copy. souls can only be captured in jars. they act like fireflies.

firefly rave... also this is literally decay but it only works on living things and also u get a snack. and a corpse. although idk i guess a corpse would count as a snack to someone. also if someone doesn't have a soul, they just die. lol

VAMPIRE - MUTANT TYPE

user is easily sunburnt, does not have a reflection, allergic to garlic (regardless of genetics) and cannot be killed unless the heart is damaged. User must drink a certain amount of blood regularly to avoid loss of inhibition (will attack nearest person to feed) and severe malnutrition, known as "bloodthirst."

honestly? this isn't really that beneficial... sunburns, no garlic bread, if you cant get enough blood you suffer and go apeshit... but I mean at least you've got circumstantial immortality.

HIGH ELF - MUTANT TYPE

user has pointed ears and is considerably taller than regular humans. naturally skilled archers, and have a strong connection to nature.

i couldn't help myself, i love DnD.

BETTA - MUTANT

fish subtype. user has fully-functional gills. The user's hair reflects the different kinds of tail types (plakat = short hair, crown tail = dreadlocs/separated strands, rose tail = long and flowy) and are naturally bright colors like red or blue. lethal close-combat skills and impressive speed. natural beauty is also a bonus

im surprised i'm not including this in my character insert story. it's my personal favorite so far. fishy!!!

WEREWOLF - TRANSFORMATION

exactly what it sounds like. full moons trigger the shift. user cannot control the shift. it's basically like periods except instead of bleeding out of your uterus, you turn into a wolf.

... yeah, i don't know what influenced this the most. the fact that i made vampires and felt obligated to also include werewolves, that i'm a furry, or that this gives me an excuse to push alpha beta omega dynamics onto bnha

GHOST RIDER - TRANSFORMATION

based on that one marvel comic series. when transformed, the user takes on the appearence of their skeletal structure engulfed in flames. the user is able to control flames and a vehicle/form of transport of their prefrence. when user establishes eye contact, the opponent will suffer the pain they have caused for others (if any.) cannot transform in direct sunlight.

i am incredibly ashamed to admit that it was only yesterday that i saw the 2007 ghost rider movie for the first time in my life. i fucking loved it. it was funny, freaky as hell, and so fucking awesome. i love ghost rider, i mean, cmon, like? that's literally what being a punk is about in a nutshell. skeletons. fire. leather jackets. metal spikes. chains. motorbikes. anti-heroes. also i really enjoyed the addition of genuine demon names. i got so excited when i recognized the name mephisopholes. the movie also gave me ACAB vibes so bonus points for that. and the little details like how johnny's fire turned blue whenever he focused on roxanne. god fuck it was a great movie i will be thinking about it for the next week or so. TL;DR THE 2007 GHOST RIDER MOVIE IS AWESOME I CANT BELIEVE I NEVER WATCHED IT. i always end up getting more attatched to the manga instead of the anime and this was no different.

P.S. lmk if you wanna know more about my character insert! i post a lot about him on my twitter account and i'm generally more active there anyways!!

[winterscaptain]

and the last one for now (till we get more of the 100 arc) - we kinda need a director's cut on enough? 🥺 (BECAUSE YOU SPOIL US WITH SHOWING HIS RECOVERY).

anything for you my love! (i have a LOT of these coming, so i’ll queue them up through the rest of the week :))

commentary in bold italics because i cant figure out how to do the fancy colors

You knock on his door, takeout in your hand. “It’s me!”

After a minute of silence on the other side of the door, you take your keys out of your pocket and start to open the door. “Don’t shoot me. I’m using my keys.” You move to open it, and the chain is in place. 

Okay I just love the fact that they have a key to his apartment?? After everything he’s been through and how unsafe he feels in his home? I’m soft. 

Damn it, Aaron. 

Then - 

Is he okay?

The transition to light panic here was really important to me - I wanted to establish right away that the threat and the fear was still there, and the last time they couldn’t find Aaron, he was stabbed nine (!!) times.

“Aaron?” You call through the gap in the door. You leave the keys in the door and pull your phone out of your pocket, hitting the first number on your speed dial. 

You hear his phone ring, a smack, and both from down the hallway and through the speaker (with an echo): “Hotchner.” 

“I’m here with dinner. Open the door.” 

His voice is thick with sleep. “You have a key, right?”

“The chain is on. I’m surprised I didn’t trip the alarm.” 

He makes a little dissatisfied noise and hangs up. I love him. You can hear him plant his feet and walk down the hallway. You smile a little at him as he approaches the door, almost looking inconvenienced as he shuts it, removes the chain lock, and opens it again. 

“Are you seriously upset that I brought you food?” 

No, dear, that’s just his face. 

He shakes his head and steps back, letting you in before closing it.  “No, sorry. I just didn’t mean to fall asleep.” 

You take stock of him as he turns his back on you and sits on the couch, settling with a slowness that looks painful. You set the food down and then return to lock the door. It’s easier for him to answer your question when you’re not looking at him. 

I love how well they know him. Like...he refuses to be vulnerable with the rest of the team, and even with them, he only feels safe when he can’t be seen. 

“How are you feeling?”

A sigh. “Alright.” 

And yet...

You look over your shoulder as you slide the chain lock back into place. “Don’t lie to me. It won’t work.” 

His head is in the takeout bag as he answers, still avoiding your eyes. “I’m sore and I can’t sleep at night and everything is healing slower than I want.”

There we go. There we go, indeed. 

You sit beside him. “Do your dressings need to be changed?” 

“I got most of them earlier, and Jess came over to help me yesterday, but there are a few that need to wrap around and I can’t -” He stops with a huff. “I can’t reach without -”

You put a gentle hand on his shoulder. “I got it.” 

His jaw is tight, shaky. “Thanks.” 

Hotch and them just communicate with each other so well. They can understand what he needs and how he needs it presented to him. 

“First,” you say, grabbing one of the boxes, “food.” 

There’s a grateful little pull of his lips as you dig in. The news is on, but you pick up the remote and change it to some ridiculous reality TV program. 

“I was watching that.” 

“No you weren’t.” 

He wasn’t. 

This made me LAUGH like you wouldn’t believe. My parents do this all the time and it always makes me smile. 

You avoid his exasperated eyes as you set the remote on your side of the couch - farther than he can reach without stretching. 

You eat together in silence, the trainwreck on the television only marginally holding your attention. When you glance at him, you catch the side of his face twinge when he reaches for his glass of water.

“You know, not taking your pain meds doesn’t make you Captain America. It just makes you stupid, and in pain.” 

This is the piece of dialogue that got me started on this little fic. I was like “wait a minute - this fucker won’t take his meds and he’ll need someone to take care of him and the writers DEPRIVED us of joy so maybe i’ll just give myself a little joy, as a treat.

He levels you with a glare. 

+++

“Stop squirming.” 

“Sorry.” 

We love starting in the middle of a conversation/activity. I really hate writing build-up to stuff if it’s not actually relevant, so I’ve kind of worked on making scene starts feel active without being too abrupt. I’ve been known to write full on scenes and then just chop the shit out of them for pacing and structure. 

My outtakes document is like 25 pages long because I never really get rid of anything. 

With gentle fingers, you tape and tuck gauze around one of the wounds on his ribs. He flinches, a little pained noise leaving his throat. 

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.” Your fingers flutter for a second before setting back to work. Reaching blindly behind you, you grab the roll of gauze wrapping. “Hang on for just a second - this isn’t going to feel good.” 

He takes a deep breath (as deep as he can, anyway, considering his injuries), and you begin wrapping the dressing around his ribs, passing the roll from one hand to the other. He grits his teeth whenever it pulls the right amount, and your lower lip disappears between your teeth. 

I probably watched Aaron being in pain in carious episodes for close to an hour while putting this together. It sucked. 

“I’m going to tuck it in front so you can reach it, okay?”

He nods, his eyes closed. 

You’re sitting on his desk while he’s perched on the edge of his chair, his arm resting along the back - up and out of the way. This is the only place in the apartment he’s comfortable removing his shirt. 

Every other room has a mirror or a big window. 

ALRIGHT we’re gonna touch on Aaron’s insecurities here - we see his growth and confidence shift by the time we see him and Reader in mean it, where he feels comfortable when they take his shirt off and see his scars. 

“Okay, one more.”

You’ve saved the hardest one for last, but it has to go in that order. It’s the one just above his collarbone, right off the hollow of his throat, that needs the most attention and frequent changes. 

I noticed this dressing - the one right below his neck - on my final rewatch of Faceless, Nameless. I was scanning for things I missed, not looking at anything I’d seen before, and that just stood out to me. Thus, we got the extension of this scene that was originally going to end with “Every other room...window.” 

You tip his chin with the tip of your finger, giving you more space to work. 

Okay I didn’t even touch on the touching in this one. I think this is the most contact they’ve ever had, and I think something shifts in their friendship after this. 

Gingerly pulling at the tape, you remove the soiled dressing. Aaron’s breath comes as deep as he can through his teeth. When it quickens, you stop. 

You readjust so he can keep his head where it is and you can sit in his eye line. He meets your eyes with a tight jaw. 

Yes, we are mirroring the shaving scene in mean it here! There are a lot of mirror moments between that fic and this one - a kind of breakthrough of intimacy in both cases. 

“What can I do, Aaron?”

He closes his eyes again and tilts his head further to the side. “Just keep going.” 

The tears come unbidden into your eyes as you continue your work, but your hands and breath are steady. They are so moved to his pain it literally made me cry. I just thought of the way their hands must have shook and like...the sight of the wound itself. My best friend was hospitalized two years ago, and even seeing her in any pain just brought me straight to tears. For these two, where that’s so part of their everyday, I can’t even fathom it. You can hear him match his breath to yours and you’re thankful for your relative composure.  

The wound still looks wretched - angry and red and black and blue and weeping - but it’s not infected. 

You hold a towel up and he gingerly presses it to his chest while you reach for the wound wash, hiding your face from him. This is as much about protecting themself as it is about protecting Aaron. 

“Thirty seconds, thirty seconds,” you assure him. “Do you want me to count?”

I like the implication that they’ve counted the thirty seconds for him before, so I left it there. 

He shakes his head. “Just do it.” 

You shoot a gentle stream of the solution across the open tissue, held together by more stitches than you want to count, both internal and external. There are SO many delicate little ligaments and muscle fibers in the neck and upper chest - I asked my dad about it (reminder: he’s a former paramedic from Alameda county where paramedics can make an execute medical decisions lmao) and he said neck and clavicle injuries were a nightmare. Apparently, it’s like a minefield in there. The other arteries and delicate tissues of the body dont have so many key items, but the neck (obviously) does, with lots of room to damage upper and lower respiratory tracks. Thus...Lots of stitches. Anguished noises leave his chest through his teeth and you know he’s trying to suppress them with unsteady breath. His eyes are shut impossibly tight, and you can see unauthorized tears gathering in the corners. 

Unauthorized tears came to me while I was searching in vain for an appropriate adjective here. I didn’t want to just say that he was crying - it wasn’t good enough. I wanted to demonstrate that he didn’t want to cry, that neither one of them wanted to make the other feel badly for their own anguish. 

This is always the hardest part, and you’ve never gotten through it without crying. You hate how much he hurts. It’s like you can feel it yourself, the sting, the bone-deep ache, the throbbing. 

Tears fall down your cheeks, some landing on your shirt and others wandering down your throat. 

Even then, he knows you don’t pity him. 

If he thought that, he wouldn’t let you anywhere near him.

You wash and dab, wash and dab, until the wound is clean and fluid-free, apologizing the whole time. You throw both the wash and gauze to the side and reach for fresh wrapping while swiping at your eyes. 

Fuck. 

“Just a second.” 

You’ve touched your face, so now you have to wash your hands. Again. We love good hygiene practice! You leave him and go into the kitchen, wash and dry your hands, and return to him. 

He catches your eyes before you settle back down. There’s something behind his eyes you can’t name, and it sends something flying around your body. 

That’s love, babey!! Haley smacked sense into him since last we talked and Reader has NO clue! Wild! I love dramatic irony!

You always feel a little guilty for your tears, but he understands. He thought for a moment, in the beginning, about what he would do if the situation was reversed. 

I can just see Aaron thinking of this, almost getting stuck on it. He’s so sensory-oriented, so grounded in sensation and memory, that he would force himself to feel the full brunt of a hypothetical scenario where Reader is seriously injured. 

He doesn’t have to imagine too hard because of course he remembers the gunshot wound in through and through, but it would be different if they were hospitalized or something. 

After scant seconds of consideration, he had decided he could never be as composed as you, as vulnerable and open as you. He could never offer to clean and dress your wounds - the thought of causing you pain of any sort, even helpful pain, was unbearable. 

Besides that, he would be so angry that you were hurt at all and wouldn’t be able to keep his hands steady. 

Nothing like the barely-contained rage of cis white men born in the 1960′s! (Or maybe I’m just projecting my father here....anyways.....)

At the very least, he would probably scare you with the intensity of his fury. Anyone who ever laid a hand on you would be subject to a wrath comparable to that of God. 

And Aaron’s mom is Catholic, so he would know. 

I can’t wait to have more Mama Hotch! (For those of you who haven’t gotten to the reality check trilogy, I’ve named her Evelyn because a. it was popular when she was born and b. I needed Aaron’s mom to have a soft and elegant name) 

There is not a moment where he takes your execution of this particular task for granted. He knows how difficult it is. He thinks, perhaps, that this is the bravest act of love he’s ever seen. 

I love the way Aaron shows love. He’s adoring in kind of a different way, brave in a different way. There’s so much hiding beneath him if you know where and how to look. I don’t think people, either in the show or in the fandom or in general, really look critically at him that way. 

But could you love him?

Love?

No. 

Too old. Too broken. Too divorced. Too married to work. Too poor a father. Too many other things that make me wholly undeserving. 

He couldn’t, wouldn’t, subject you to himself. 

God I mean there is SO MUCH in him that internalizes EVERYTHING. He thinks everything is his fault and I just????? Ugh.

He’s satisfied loving you in silence. He’d done it for a while now, he realized, after his conversation with Haley. 

It would have to be enough.

It would have to be enough to watch you carry on with your joyful, vibrant life. 

It would have to be enough to watch your face light up for someone who loves you, who puts a ring on your finger and makes you happy. 

It would have to be enough to spoil your children if and when you became a parent, to hold the title ‘Uncle Aaron’ instead of ‘Dad.’

I added this last bit as almost an afterthought, and it was the one everyone seemed to love the most. Looking back, it’s my favorite too. 

It would have to be enough to know you would outlive him and die loved. 

It would have to be enough. 

You pick up your tools again, using three fingertips this time to tip his head to the side at the temple. He almost smiles. 

Here, I think its the juxtaposition between the direction of his thoughts and their gentle touch that makes him smile. It’s not a happy one, but I think its one of acceptance. He’s in a place, in this moment, where he actually trusts that they’ll be there. 

“What?”

He shakes his head the barest amount and raises his eyebrows. “Nothing.” 

I think they would have told them, if there was some way to explain it. But there wasn’t. 

With a roll of your still-watery eyes, you get back to work, folding and pressing the gauze to the wound with a light, even pressure. You try to ignore Aaron’s hiss as the smile dissolves off his face, replaced by restraint and pain. 

Holding the pad in place with one hand, you take the tape, hanging the roll on your thumb while you pull with your other hand. You tape all around the perimeter of it, gently warming the adhesive against his skin. 

“Alright. Almost done.” 

You have him hold the end right under the wound while you stand to better get around him. Once, like a sash, around his shoulder and across his back and under his other arm, once around his ribs, repeat. 

Again, you tear and tuck it in front so he can reach, and gently pat it into place. 

When it’s low-profile enough to disappear under his shirt -

“Finished.” 

You turn and gather everything into the little bin that lives under his bathroom counter before he can say anything. And this is their way of hiding from him. I purposefully focused in on Hotch’s inner monologue during this part, instead of Reader’s. We already know how they feel and how much they love him and yet deny it from here to next year. I thought it was much more interesting to examine Aaron’s acceptance of his feelings in this moment. He watches you, and you can feel his eyes at your back. 

The first time you came to visit after he got home, he was worried you’d look at him differently, was worried you’d pity him. 

This was originally up where the first mention of pity is, but I needed that inner moment with Aaron before I went back to a recollection. 

He shouldn’t have.

You showed up at the door looking at him just the same way you always did. He wasn’t sure quite what way that was, exactly, but it was the same. 

The first time you offered to help him with his dressings, he refused outright. It was only when you saw that a wound on his left side had ripped a little and bled through his shirt that you wrestled him down and took care of it. 

Harder still than exposing his pain? Taking off his shirt. You’d reached for the top button the first time and he flinched like he’d been burned. 

He refused to meet your eyes. 

This little memory was SUCH a clear image in my head - it was such a struggle to figure out where and how to include it. I was happy that I found a way to do it in a way that wasn’t jarring and didn’t detract.

“What on earth are you so afraid of?”

He opened his mouth as if he was going to raise his voice at you, but then snapped it shut, his jaw working. His eyes were trained on the carpet. 

“Hey.” 

He looked at you somewhat reluctantly. 

“It’s just me.”

I know, he thought, that’s the problem. 

“This,” you gesture to his general torso area, “is not going to scare me or freak me out. What does freak me out, however -” You point at him with a packet of sterile gauze. “- is the thought of you trying to do this on your own, ripping your stitches, you not going back to the hospital, getting infected, going septic, and having a generally bad time.”

He finally speaks, the barest bit of sarcasm in his tone. “That’s quite a reach, isn’t it?”

You shoot him a withering look. “If you can look me in the eye and tell me you’d willingly go back to get your stitches fixed every time you ripped them, I’ll leave you alone.” 

He won't meet your eyes again, looking like a guilty child as his eyes wander to the corner of the room with a bit of a squint. 

You made your point rather elegantly. 

You pass him his shirt over your shoulder and he takes it, slipping his arms into the sleeves. 

BECAUSE IT’S NORMAL. Reader simply doesn’t acknowledge his vulnerability because they don’t need to. They just accept it in him and make it safe. 

His ridiculous number of button ups were coming in handy, especially considering the increased risk of stains. You’ve soaked more shirts in peroxide in the last week than you care to count. 

Occupational hazard, I guess. 

Getting blood out of dress shirts is an ART and Reader has MASTERED it.

You pick up the little bin and take it back into the bathroom, your fingers tracing over the framed photos of Haley and Jack in the hall as you pass. 

There’s one of you and Haley, too, at some sort of summer function where you were all together. If you aren’t mistaken, Jess took the photo as you and Haley lounged in lawn chairs, laughing.

I love these little scenes that are captured in pictures. Most of the pictures I write in are not only for implicit characterization, but to capture little images and scenes I can’t find context for, or aren’t something I can put into a fic in any kind of neat and orderly way. 

So, just like in my head, they live in still or just-moving-a-little images. 

Another one of the two of you sits on the dresser in Aaron’s bedroom. You’ve never seen it. 

It’s another Jess-capture. Haley has Jack in her arms, kissing him on one cheek with a smile while you press a kiss to the other, eyes shut tight. One of your hands rests lightly on Haley’s arm, the other makes bunny ears over Jack’s head. The boy’s face is all crinkled like he hates it, but Aaron knows that photo was bookended by a screech of laughter and many, many giggles. 

It’s times like this where I wish I could draw Reader, so I could take this and paint it. I still might try with a vague impression of them....But I’m not sure. 

+++

You bounce into the office in the morning, looking no worse for wear even after spending the night on Aaron’s couch. 

Hey, it’s a comfortable couch.

The pair of you stayed out on the couch watching bad movies far later than you meant to, but it’s alright. 

I just LOVE this image. 

Not the first time that’s happened. 

You could neither confirm nor deny that Aaron slept, but you saw, through his open bedroom door, that he was still and quiet for most of the night. 

The open door was an important detail here. Naturally, Aaron would want to close himself off to as much of a threat as possible, but I think he actually feels safer with the door open when Reader is there just outside of it, rather than the alternative. 

“You look chipper this morning,” Penelope notes. 

You shrug. “I slept well last night.” 

“How’s Hotch?” Emily asks. 

Oh, gals you have no idea how related those questions are. 

That’s another mirror moment to mean it, by the way. 

You make a little wavering noise. “About how you’d expect, but alright.” 

It’s later in the day when Dave pulls you aside and thanks you, wrapping you in his arms. 

You lean into him and you’re almost frustrated, but not surprised, when tears press at your eyes again. It seems you’re made of them, these days. 

“We’re so lucky to have you.”

You shake your head, burrowing into his shoulder. “Other way around.” 

He pulls back and kisses you on the cheek, patting your other one affectionately before offering his hand to you. “Agree to disagree?”

You roll your eyes and shake on it. 

“Sure, Dave. Sure.” 

This reminds me of that little scene in redamancy when Dave and Mom are talking about how much he deserves to have one of the babies named after him. 

And thus concludes director’s commentary for enough!! I’m always happy to answer process questions if y’all have any!!

[su-nlt]

Things Confirmed In Steven Universe: The Movie

New Gems: Spinel, unnamed uncorrupted gems

New Fusions: Steg, Alexandrite (new form) Opal (new form)

New Objects: Giant Injector Drill, Bio Poison, Rejuvinators 

New Locations: Pinks Garden

New Songs: https://su-nlt.tumblr.com/post/187175460886/su-movie-soundtrack-list-revealed

Also this turned out to be like 4 pages long, so I inserted a read more link for everyone's convenience. Click to read more!

The opening of the movie mimics that of a classic Disney movie

It has been two years since the events of Change Your Mind, and, in accordance with his mental state, Steven has aged to look like a 16 year-old, as well as received a new outfit

Aside from the opening flashback, Jasper does not appear in the movie. Most sightings have just been of other Jaspers

This is the first movie in the series

The movie contains a total of 38 songs

WD wrote a book about Stevens adventure

PDs legs are back on Homeworld

Other Heaven and Earth Beetle gems can be seen on the beach planet

The Zircons are alive and free (they can be seen in a crowd shot on a green planet)

Spinel can been seen in one of the locations during Stevens broadcast

The Diamonds have allotted airtime 

The Diamonds have disbanded their armies, liberated their colonies, refrained from shattering, and have practices better manners. Blue has also stopped using her crying power

The Diamonds have gotten better at showing affection 

While recognizing Steven as his own person, the Diamonds still fawn over him like Pink

A warp from Earth to Homeworld has been established

Stevens new house has several new features, including

-a warp pad within a greenhouse and Gem computer

-Flags representing Earth and Homeworld

-An actual second floor (Stevens room used to just be a loft)

-a balcony attached to stevens bedroom

- A Lonely Blade poster, The Painting of Garnet and Steven, the MoonGoddess statue, the Space Train to the Cosmos CD, the KEEP box from Greg’s storage, a photo of the main CGs, the picture of Greg and Rose, a new game system, a glass of Pine Needle tea, a crystal gem logo, another picture of Connie, the Stephen mug, Steven’s old red shirt, and a few photos of the Temple have all been added to Stevens room

-The picture of Rose was moved from on top of the door to the side of the stairs

-A dining room table

-Centipeedle’s drawing hangs on Stevens fridge 

- Roses broken sword is on display

-More planets and pictures

Steven uses his bubble to go down stairs

Connie and Steven are now in a relationship

Connie is interested in a space-related career

Cat Steven is now fully grown

Pearl is learning how to play the bass guitar

The chest in Lion’s mane is open

Lars now cooks for others

Lars hair has grown a bit

The Off-Colors are now on Earth

There's a bubble with a slice of cake in the temple

Bubbles can preserve food

In place of the barn, a community known as “Little Homeworld” has been made, as a place for the uncorrupted gems to live

Little Homeworld is 83% complete

Warp pads can be moved around

Amethyst and Steven have made up a handshake

Steven is no longer the shortest in the main squad

This is our first time seeing ‘original’ Amethyst

Amethyst didn't have a Diamond insignia when she first emerged 

Amethysts size was not the only thing different about her when she first emerged. He limbs where segmented, her hair short, her outfit simplistic, and her intellect stunted

Amethyst considers the Uncorrupted gems and New Crystal Gems part of her family

Steven now runs in front of the group

A small house has been added to the lighthouse

Spinel (Pronounce SPIN-el) are made to be entertainers (ie. Best Friends)

Spinel’s design and animation appear to be inspired by a style over animation known as Rubberhose (popular in the 1920s-1940s) She also appears to inspired particularly by the characters of Mickey Mouse (original Spinel) and Oswald the Rabbit (Evil Spinel) judging by her buns/pigtails (How they are both always showing no matter the angle)

Spinel and Pearl know each other

Garnet's Gauntlets have her wedding rings on them

Spinels theme is electro-swing

Spinels can store objects in their gems

Spinels power is enhanced shape-shifting (which include the power to turn into a spinning top and turning her hands into giant fists)

The black lines on Spinels face resemble running mascara 

Giant injectors exist, have Heart-Shaped gems at the top of them, and can fly

There hasn't been much combat since the events of CYM

Spinels gem cut is perfect

Spinels come in other colors

Spinel can move her eyes in different directions

Spinels squeak when they move

Items in gems gems stay with them after rejuvenation

In terms of ‘threat to Steven’ Lapis is still considered on the fence

Peridot doesn't know what rejuvenators are, implying that they don't exist/ aren't used in Era 2+ 

Blue Garnet’s outfit in the “Isn't it Love?” song sequence implies Sapphire is barefoot under her dress

Potent Biochemicals exist, which destroy organic life and organic materials, but does not affect gems

Rejuvenators , which are shaped like synths, can poof and ‘reset’ a gems memory, and were used to ‘correct’ gems how stepped out of line. However, the process can be somewhat easily reversed by unlocking a gems memory.

Judging by the title of her song (system/BOOT.pearl_final(3).Info ) this is the third time Pearl has been rebooted

Pearls are given a customization option whenever they first form, any are loyal to whoever activates the menu

The memories of Fusions are also reset when their components are reset

While Steven organic half is unaffected by the Rejuvenator, his gem was reset, causing his powers to be reset

The ability to access Lion's mane is a power exclusive to Steven, and is considered to be his easiest power

Spinel has abandonment issues

The Heaven and Earth Beetles engage in afternoon constitutionals  

Until she learns ‘the truth’, every one of original Garnet’s lines in the movie is a question

The Uncorrupted gems wander around Beach City

Spinel does eat

Vidalia has made more Amethyst painting

Ronaldo's phone PIN is 989675979

The moment where Amethyst and Steven cheat as speed ball is a reference to the episode ‘Arcade Mania’

The moment where Steven pulls Amethyst out her hole in the Alpha Kindergarten is a reference the episode ‘On The Run’, where Pearl pulls Amethyst out of the Hole

Giant injectors are considered unstable, and are controlled through sound

The Warehouse is both a concert venue and safe house 

Greg stores Sadie Killer shirts in his Storage Unit

Sadie Killer and the Suspect have gotten popular

Mike Krol (who guest starred in the episode ‘Last One Out of Beach City’) provided the bass, guitar, and drums for the song ‘Disobedient’ 

The majority of Uncorrupted gems are Quartzes

Amethyst considered Rose the love of Pearls life

Greg being uncomfortable about Amethyst shapeshifting into Rose is a reference to the episode ‘Maximum Capacity’ 

The moment where Garnet see ‘Rose’ at the concert is a reference to the episode ‘The Answer’ 

Pearl was metaphorically and literally freed when Rose left (Cant follow orders when the person who gives you them are gone)

Steven and Greg can fuse to form Steg

Stegs weapons include Stevens Shield, a dual Guitar, and his powers include levitation and the power to create shock waves

Pink had a garden on an asteroid, where she would play with Spinel 

Pink used to be lonely on Homeworld

Earth was given to Pink by Yellow and Blue, but not White

Spinel used to entertain Pink as her ‘best friend’, but, without Spinel noticing, Pink grew bored with Spinel, and Pink eventually abandoned her in her Garden for 6,000 years

Spinel was left next to a patch of ‘Forget-Me-Nots’, a type of blue, white, and yellow flower

Other gem types can turn their gems

Steven is no longer surprised by Pinks actions

Gems can make their new forms somewhat taller or shorter

The shot of Connie sliding into Stevens house on Lion is a reference to the motorcycle slide from the movie ‘Akira’

Greg doesn't always wash his hands after using the bathroom 

The Pizza Car has been dissolved 

Alexandrite, Opal, a Bismuth all have new forms

This is the first time dripping blood has been shown in the show

The Rejuvenator has been busted

Gems can make physical objects part of their gem forms (ie. Garnets wedding rings)

The citizens of Beach City and the uncorrupted gems get along well

Connie's Sword can cut through metal

Steven believes he has changed in the last few years

Steven can summon multiple shields, change the shape of his bubble, use his bubble to create shock waves,form tiny bubbles around his fists, and fully levitate 

Steve can make blood disappear with his healing powers

The gem at the top of injectors are their power source

Steven realizes that no matter what, his work will never be finished

Steven can regrow plants with his healing powers

Garnet says staying hydrated is important while smooching

Spinel is trying again at friendship, but believes she's already messed up too badly with Steven and the gang 

The Diamonds were willing to move to Earth to spend more time with Steven

The Diamonds consider Homeworld boring without Steven

Yellow finds Spinel funny

The reprise of ‘Come Live With Us’ is a combination of the songs ‘Come Live With Us’ and ‘Found’

The Diamonds consider Earth disgusting

The shot of the Diamonds extending their hands to Spinel is a callback to the episode ‘Your Mother and Mine’ (when the Diamonds launched their final attack on Earth)

Spinel now lives with the Diamonds in place of Pink/Steven

The song ‘Finale’ is a reprise of the songs ‘Happily Ever After’ and ‘Change’

Beach City has been rebuilt since the events of the movie, but the cliff has a few new dents in it, and their are now large ravines under the city

Steven no longer has his pink jacket (or at least, he’ll have to get a new one)

Steven, Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, Greg,and Connie put on a …...Broadway Musical? (Still not entirely sure if that canonical)

[chibi-encubierta]

Trials of Mana, Session 7: “Benevodon Rush!”

Apparently Tumblr ATE the real session 7 post I made past Sunday...  It is not published nor in the Drafts or Queue.... weird.... Luckily I got  half of the text because I write some notes on paper, save screenshots and then make the post :D So... I’ll write everything I can remember of this session again (UUUGGGGHHHHH I HATE YOU TUMBLR!!) ===============

My brother told me that this part was “pretty fast” as the dungeon were ultra short and there is no need to grind for anything at all, that he just escaped every single battle after lvl 42, So here we go! Let’s see if I can beat them all in one sit.   - In the end I decided to go with Land Umber first because I hate poison damage so much and those slimes are the worst... I hate them!!!

Woah, pretty! Don’t take me wrong but it would be more pretty if the gems were different colored. you know, like a rainbow :D, still like this.

...Mmmm I wonder if Defense Down+ Lighting Saber+ Werewolf Kevin can... YEP THE BENEVOLON DIED IN LIKE 6 HIT! (is this hard mode?) And finally got 2 “??? seed”!! I'm lvl 42 and still cannot change class because I didn’t have these damn seeds. Well  just my luck, got items for the classes I don't want hahahaha

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Now let’s go for Fiegmund!

Aaaaand is down! (Same Strategy: Defense Down+Fire Saber+Werewolf Kevin) =============== - Already got to lvl 44... I need  more “??? seeds” right now... Probably going to grind them because I got all the items for the classes I don't want! (the 3 of them!) . .. ... ...... Ok, finally got all the items I wanted, time to class change!... AT LVL 48 OMG!!

Dragon Master, Fatal Fist and (smol Satan) Sage. Oooohhhhh yeaaaaahhh

Just posing with the fresh team before this place get totally destroyed. I love my team :D

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And now more Benevodons, This time lets go for Xan Bie!!!

                                        Skrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeekk!! 

(I never expected this one to be a screamer... Welp is some kind of bird soooo) aaand the same strategy works again! (defense down+ Ice saber+Punch it like there is no tomorrow with Beast form, now this has become easier with the extra combo given with the class and saber to all of the Sage)

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Same Kevin! I cant wait to kick Deathjester Goremand so hard into whatever hole he came out from Mavolia since the part he almost ate Kevin pure cinnamon roll soul (thanks again Ludgar). ===============

mmmm... I want to go for the Lightgazer now, you know, a real challenge without a saber against it, lets do it!!

The puppy likes places with environmental enrichment, cute af!!!

Ugggh I hate that this one heals itself, turns you into cute moogles... And does light saber on your party, luckily I got a Sage for... WHAT DO YOU MEAN THIS TUMOR IS INMUNE TO FIRE!!?? aHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH oh, is dead, nice four more to go!!

=============== - Time for those Damn Damn Drums again. WOOOOOOOO!!! I love what they did with the Woods of Wonder!! Mixing sidescroll with normal ma....OHH already reached Mispolm!!? Nice, time to beat it.

I just love how in almost every cutscene of the God Beasts Kevin has a serious face >:(  but then he says something like this! I just can’t express enough how he is the biggest cinnamon roll of the game (and can actually kill you). Already did a separated post about this when I was playing, hahahha Kevin want to eat this Pumkin... aaand he ate it :D

=============== - I really don't know if I picked a broken op team with this combo, remember how to play this too well or just have overleveled for this part at all, anyway...

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Next Benevodon.... mmmm..... Dangaard!!! Sure why not Lets gooo gogoo! (Is kinda cool that I don’t have to repeat the entire Corridor of wind and can just skip to the boss room).

AT THE SPEED OF NYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM

I love how Flammie here went from >:)

to  ^w^, she is just the cutest, just lovely. Lvl 54...okeeey... I might be a little bit too overleveled for this part?.... That was... fast and easy; And I have not even unlocked attack saber II yet!!  Ups!? I blame de “??? seeds” for this. =============== 

That leaves Dolan and Zable Fahr left for a beatdown, but for you-know-what-reasons, it is time for Dolan!!!

                  AWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

(I’m still totally biased how this Benevodon have one exclusive theme but the rest just some other bosses themes)

Wow this was a hard battle!!! I liked the battle overall, and avoiding attacks was difficult!! Only one left... And I just noticed I NEVER bought anything of the NEW equipment from Josephine and Chikeeta OMG!! (only pre upgrade)

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- Time for another place with Damn Damn Drum !!!

like, have you noticed how many times this Melodie appears in the game? Including the part of the prologue with Hawkeye??? I’m not complaining I love that theme and I also know they wanted to keep this as a 1:1 Remake but I think they could have changed this one Damn Damn Drum with “Illusionary Fragment” as both: A prelude to “Ancient Dolphin” and a “cameo/easter egg” of Heroes of Mana, but then I remember:

will put this one on a separate post. ===============

Time to go to Pedda!!

hahahhaha... You don't know how hard was this with no instructions reach the city (I always flew away to other cities to restore the team), now faerie literally goes "GO TO SLEEP IN PEDDA" hahaha!

Dude, let me tell you the forbidden story of how Pedda got destroyed and you are actually dead. - Wait there is no seed pot in the Pedda Inn??? Why?? - I bought weapons and armors from the kitties... and now IM BROKE AF!!! No money for Pedda equipment. =============== Aaanywayy TO THE JUNGLE OF VISIONS WITH NOT NEW EQUIPMENT!!! WOOOOT! I think it is really cute how Kevin tells Charlotte that he will help her to save Heath.

Hello darkness my old friend 🎵 Im not scared, not like the first time I played this game so many years ago.

hahahah...

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE                              

                                     DARKNESS INTENSIFIES

THIS IS FINE, THIS IS TOTALLY FINE (not even the spawn of Satan was spared).

fgfghjjjfgkj!!! Second game over of the playthrough! This is what happen when you get distracted pressing “Ctrl+Print Screen” and let go the controller. =============== I think this was the  entire post. Hope that this time Tumblr doesn’t eat it. Next Session: “We will actually buy the new Armour and Weapons before the Rematch with this God-Beast”

[1rosex]

BTS reaction their ice skater s/o is injured

Request:  BTS dating a gymnast with a type of hurt and comfort after she/he hurts themselves and cant perform yet (can range from a sprain or broken bone)

A/N man i wish i posted consistently, sorry for the wait I hope that you at least enjoy the writing :(

Masterlist

Jin

Jin watched as your skate glided over the surface of the ice, carrying your weight along into a graceful spin. He could never get tired of watching you, the talent you possessed for the sport was astonishing to him. You picked up speed as you aimed to do the finishing twirl, but once your skate lifted off the ice you felt a sharp pain in your ankle. You lost your balance as you tried to stop, and ended up falling and skidding onto the hard and cold surface of the ice. You felt your shoulder hit first, and then your head. The impact caused such a shock in your mind and body that you didn't know what was happening until you heard Jin's voice. Your eyes hazily looked around until you located his face, he was asking if you were okay.

"I think so.." You muttered cautiously, not exactly sure what had happened. But your ankle hurt, a lot. You suddenly became panicked, what if it was sprained? You had important events coming up, this couldn't happen right now. The rest of the day was a blur, but by the end of the night you were heartbroken to hear that you would have to stay off of your ankle for a while. Jin was there the whole time, and now held you as you got ready for bed.

"This couldn't have had worse timing. Maybe I'll feel better, then I can go skate despite what my doctor said." You nodded.

"Oh no you don't. I will personally hunt you down if you even try to go out there before you're fully healed." Jin frowned.

"Bet."

"Don't try me Y/N, I have enough arguing with Jungkook. I'm going to make sure you're taken care of and thats final."

"But Jin.." You sighed deeply. "All these events are coming up and I need to be able to do them. I need to get back out there."

"The rink isn't going anywhere. But if you keep forcing yourself, it's going to get further and further away. So just let me take care of you, and don't do anything you'll regret."

Namjoon

He was there when you hit your head on the ice, and he remembers the awful gut feeling he got when it happened. He was just grateful that you were going to be okay, but you on the other hand, were beyond disappointed. You had a competition coming up, and it was a chance for you to get recognized. This was a huge opportunity, and you were going to have to sit it out. The doctor told you it was unclear when you'd even be able to get back onto the ice, it all depended on how fast you healed. You'd hit the ground so hard you'd needed stitches, so your hopes were pretty low. But after seeing Namjoon's worried face, you were just thankful to be in great condition and recovering after a fall like that.

You laid with your head on his lap as he mindlessly rubbed your shoulders, his eyes on the television. He looked down at you and noticed that you were deep in thought. "Everything okay?"

"I wish I could skate." You said. “I’m so stupid, I’ve done that trick a million times. Why did I have to fall that time?”

"Life happens, it’s not your fault that you fell. But the most important thing is that you're okay, and you'll get back out there. But please, be more careful next time." The nervousness in his voice saddened you. You knew that even if he didn’t show it, you had really given him a good scare.

"I promise I'll be more careful." You said, closing your eyes to rest.

"Thank you. I know you have the potential to be an amazing athlete, and you will get recognized some day. So don't lose hope.

Yoongi

Injuries are apart of the sport, Yoongi knows this. But that still didn't stop him from being worried sick when you came home with a fractured knee after a fall on the ice. He was upset that the hospital hadn't called him, but you explained to him that you told them not to so he wouldn't worry while working.

"Next time call me, I don't care what I'm doing, if you're hurt I want to know." Yoongi said after he picked you up from the hospital and you explained your injury to him.

"I know, I'm sorry. I didn't want to worry you.." You gave him a faint smile as he helped you inside the house, now that you were no longer on your feet but instead on a pair of crutches. Those crutches were a painful reminder that you wouldn't be back on the ice anytime soon.

"I'm serious Y/N, it could have been more serious. Then what would I have done? I wouldn’t have known until I came home and didn’t find you." He continued to nag you as you slowly made your way down the hall, just wanting to lay down and sleep and not think about any of this. He continued to scold you until you were on your bed, and only stopped when he noticed the tired look on your face. He went quiet, noticing the way your lip quivered.

"Sorry." You muttered again, trying not to let him see your urge to cry. Yoongi suddenly felt incredibly bad for being so stern after you’d just gotten hurt, coming to your side and sitting down besides you. It was silent for a second, then you sniffled and Yoongi's arm wrapped around your shoulder.

"No I'm sorry.. I shouldn't be nagging you like this. I just got worried."

"It's okay. I'm worried too." You looked down at the ground, trying to avoid looking at the cast on your knee. You were scared because of how many athletes hadn't returned to their sport after a knee injury. What if it didn't heal? You'd be put off the rink for good. Without ice skating, well, you weren’t sure what you would do.

".. you know, not a lot of people can heal with just a cast." Yoongi said. "You told me that the doctor said you don't even need surgery. This shouldn't have happened, but it did. But at least you are going to heal better than most."

You hadn't even really considered that. The doctor had said that you wouldn't need surgery, so maybe your chances were better than all those other athletes before. After letting this sink in for a while, Yoongi kissed the side of your head and got up to get pillows and blankets so you'd be as comfortable as possible when sleeping.

"Let's get some rest, you must be tired."

J-Hope

Hoseok noticed the change in your behavior almost immediately after you had gotten injured. You had been so happy and enthusiastic about your upcoming trip, but now you had gotten quiet and diffident. He tried to cheer you up with jokes and gifts, but that could only do so much.

"What's on your mind?" He asked you suddenly, causing you to look up from the book you were reading. He read the question mark on your face and decided to elaborate. "What are you thinking? You seem so quiet lately."

You shrugged a shoulder, placing the book down as he came to sit next to you on the couch. Your ankle was propped up, wrapped up in a cast as it had been for the last couple of weeks. "I'm wondering when I'll be back in the rink. If I will.." You trailed off at the second part of your words.

"Don't think like that.. remember what the doctor said. It will heal and you will get back on that ice rink. Don't lose hope."

"I'm trying not to.. but every day I don't get back on the ice is another day I'm losing time, skill, practice. I feel like once I heal, I’m going to get back on the ice rink and not even know what to do." Your eyebrows furrowed with sadness.

"Everyday you're here is a day you rest until you can get back up there. No great athlete comes out on top without a bump along the way right?" He asked. You hesitated for a second, and then nodded. "You've been a great skater from the start. You'll pick up right where you left off, because it's in your blood. Don't worry, I really do believe in you."

You thought about his words for a while, your eyes glued to the cast on your ankle. And suddenly, it didn't seem like a terrible cursed object as it had the past few weeks. It was just a cast, just until you got better.

"You really are my hope." You said, smiling shyly.

"Aw shucks, stop. I'm blushing."

Jimin

Jimin was beyond worried when he came home and didn't find you. He called out your name, searched the house and even thoroughly checked to see if you were huddled under any sheets. When he didn’t find you, his feet led him instinctively out the door and towards the ice rink where he had watched you practice countless times before. He raced into the stands and saw some people skating, scanning their faces but none of them were you.

"Jimin?" You asked.

Jimin's panicked face turned to you, sitting in the stands with your arm still in it's sling. He let out a sigh of relief, running his hand through his hair before sitting beside you. "You scared me Y/N. I thought you.."

"You thought I was skating against doctors orders?" You raised an eyebrow. Jimin twiddled his thumbs.

"As much as I wish I could.. I know it'd only delay me more." You sighed and leaned back, watching in envy as one of the skaters twirled gracefully on the ice. You wished you could trade places with the people on the ice right now, but you were stuck in your own body Your own body, with your broken arm. You should be relieved that it was your arm and not your leg, but that still didn’t mean you could skate. The doctor had ordered you to stay off the ice, as your balance would be off and the chance of falling would be greater. You wouldn't want to cause more damage and stay out of the rink even longer.

"Cheer up. You're going to get back out there in no time, and when you do, you're gonna destroy the rink." Jimin grinned, and you glanced over at him. His goofy smile was hard to resist, and the edge of your lip upturned in a smile.

"Destroy? This isn't wrestling, Jimin."

"Aw you know what I meant. Come on let's go get something to eat, its cold here." He stood up and held his hand out to you. You looked at it, back at the skaters, and then finally sighed and took his hand with your good arm. He kissed you on the cheek, leading you away from the ice rink you hoped to be back on soon.

Taehyung

"Look Y/N look! Yeontan can play dead!" Your boyfriend grinned as he showed off Yeontan's new trick, hoping to get some sort of reaction from you. You watched as Taehyung pointed a finger gun at Yeontan, yelling 'bang!' and causing the ball of fluff to roll over rather lazily and put his head on the ground, remaining motionless. Then he promptly got up to eat the treat from his owner's hand, who was looking up at you for approval.

"Pretty cool right?"

You have him a small smile with what little energy you had left. "Cute."

Taehyung frowned at your lack of enthusiasm and walked over to the bed you were in, curling up besides you. You flinched, looking down at the cast around your ankle.

"I know you're discouraged."

"Discouraged doesn't even began to cover it.." You sighed as he pressed his lips to your forehead.

"It's going to heal. Athletes get hurt all the time, do they just stop playing? Of course not. They wait, they recover, and they came back stronger than ever. You're going to be okay." Taehyung said.

"Penny Hardaway never got better.." You muttered stubbornly.

"Penny Hardaway had multiple knee injuries and surgeries. You have a sprained ankle."

You let that sink in for a while, laying there in Taehyung's arms. Finally after a couple seconds of silence, you felt some sort of relief at your boyfriend's words and sighed.

"Okay. I will keep telling myself that."

"And if you ever forget, I will be here to tell you it all over again. Every step of the way."

Jungkook

"... would you like some?" Jungkook offered you his carton of banana milk, a rare gesture coming from him. But your appetite was nonexistent the past couple of days, so you shook your head no. He retracted his arm, looking down at the ground in thought and wondering how to make you feel better. You glanced over at him, he looked completely zoned out with his big doe eyes staring widely at nothing. You couldn't help but giggle, which caused him to snap out of his trance and look up at you.

"What?"

"Nothing." You smiled, looking away. He tilted his head so that he was back in your field of vision, staring you down with his chocolate brown eyes. "You know you can talk to me, Y/N."

"I know." You sighed, stretching your arms before looking down at your knee, wrapped in it's cast.

"Tell me honestly kook, do you think I'm going to ever get back on the ice rink?"

"Is pizza amazing?" He asked, answering your question with a question.

"Depends on who you ask." You said.

"Wrong. The answer is yes, the answer is always yes. Anyone who says otherwise deserves to perish." He scoffed, feeling proud when he saw the hints of a smile on your face again. "But truthfully, I think you're going to heal and go right back to ice skating. I won't say it's going to be easy, because it probably won't be. And that's okay. I'm going to be here through every painful second of it, and I will be here until it's no longer painful. You will get better and go back to being the amazing skater you are, but you just can't give up."

Hearing something so profound come from Jungkook, who isn't one to be so earnest, was comforting. Probably the most comfort you'd had had since your injury. You looked up at him, holding your arms out and signaling that you wanted a hug. He quickly got the message and pulled you into his embrace.

"Thank you. I won't give up."

"And I won't ever give up on you."

[tigerkirby215]

5e Jhin the Virtuoso build (League of Legends)

(Artwork by Riot Games)

Jhin is complete perfection. An absolute masterpiece Champion. The perfect ADMC character. Easily Riot’s Magnum Opus.

Alright enough making sentences that contain four words. Jhin will forever be one of the most visually impressive champions Riot has ever created, and a compelling psychopath to put the likes of The Joker to shame. A madman with the mind of a genius, an artist who knows that to truly live you must die. "In carnage, I bloom, like a flower in the dawn."

GOALS

FOUR - If you’ve ever seen Jhin one thing is clear: he likes the number 4, and we will too. Jhin needs to get a perfect kill in 4/4 time, meaning that his final shot needs to do some big damage.

Art shall blossom from your fear - Jhin is more than just a man with a gun. He has a variety of tricks and traps to help him captivate his prey.

I am The Fast - Jhin is much more mobile than most marksmen, gaining movement speed after he fires.

RACE

You must be human to understand the human condition, and you need to be a Variant Human to understand how to rise above the rest. Variant Humans increase two skills and you’ll be increasing Dexterity and Charisma, and they gain a free Skill such as Slight of Hand for mastery on a piano and with gun tricks. You also gain a langue and I’d suggest something romantic such as Celestial.

Finally you get a Feat and Crossbow Expert will allow you to use Whisper more effectively. You ignore the loading property on Crossbows and can fire at enemies in melee range without Disadvantage, in addition to being able to shoot one more time with your Bonus Action. The fourth shot is a bonus; it’s poetic.

ABILITY SCORES

15; DEXTERITY - Dexterity is used for ranged weapons, and does it look like you have a sword?

14; INTELLIGENCE - You may be mad but the truth is that no one understands your genius.

13; CHARISMA - People are still raving about you on the Rift to this day. A performer needs to captivate their audience, and you steal their hearts and minds perfectly.

12; WISDOM - Jhin is a wise man with some wise words to share. “They’re gonna live, until they die.”

10; CONSTITUTION - Jhin is an ADC and a Marksman, not a Tank. That being said feel free to swap these stats around if you want a build that’s more practical and less roleplay-focused.

8; STRENGTH - Have you seen Jhin’s arms? They’re like noodles. I doubt he could lift a sword if he tried.

This would be the stat array I’d use to roleplay the character but if you want a more practical build with less RP stats and more bulk I’d suggest setting your Constitution to a 13 and further buffing it with you racial stat increase.

BACKGROUND

Jhin is a performer with a... unique performance. The Entertainer background is ideal for an artist: you get proficiency with Acrobatics and Performance as well as Disguise Kit proficiency so you can wear your perfect mask. You also gain proficiency with one musical instrument of your choice but unfortunately piano isn’t an option. The next classiest instrument would be a Viol so take that if your DM isn’t willing to put pianos around for you to perform.

Speaking of which your By Popular Demand feature lets you put on the most perfect show of your audiences’ lives. You can perform for an audience in exchange for food and housing, and the common-folk will recognize you for the artist you truly are.

(Artwork by Riot Games)

THE BUILD

LEVEL 1 - ROGUE 1

Starting this build off as a Rogue for the added skill proficiencies, so you can be perfect in as many ways you can. Take proficiency in Deception, Persuasion, Stealth, and Insight. The only skill I can argue against on this list is Stealth but as a Rogue we’ll be needing it. You also get Expertise in 2 skills: naturally Performance shall be one of them, and since we need it Stealth shall be the other.

Why do we need expertise in Stealth? Well to Sneak Attack you need to either have advantage on an attack, attack out of stealth, or have an ally within 5 feet of your target. If those conditions are met you’ll do an extra d6 of damage to the target. Remember that you can only apply Sneak Attack onto one of your shots so it would be in-character to only use Sneak Attack on your 4th shot, which would happen every other turn currently. You can sacrifice some roleplay for practicality though. But in terms of roleplay you also get Thieves’ Cant, a special language which only other artists understand. It’s not your fault others can’t read poetry.

LEVEL 2 - ROGUE 2

Taking the second value level in Rogue for Cunning Action which will let you Dash, Disengage, or Hide as a bonus action. Remember that firing a shot with Crossbow Expert also takes a bonus action, so you will have to choose between firing a shot or moving out of the way.

LEVEL 3 - FIGHTER 1

And now we learn how to inspire oneself to fight. First level Fighters get a Fighting Style and naturally we’ll be going for Archery to aim our shots better. In addition you get Second Wind which lets you spend a Bonus Action to pop Heal on yourself for 1d10 + your fighter level healing. You can only do this once without resting so don’t expect this to eat up your action economy, but it’s always good to come prepared.

Now that you have proficiency in all weapons I believe it’s a good time to talk about what your weapons of choice will be. A Hand Crossbow will take the role of your pistol, and if you want to use your ultimate a Heavy Crossbow can be used thanks to Crossbow Expert. Just remember that swapping between weapons takes some time.

LEVEL 4 - FIGHTER 2

Wish level 4 was more impressive, but 2/2 is poetic in its own right. Regardless second level Fighters get Action Surge, allowing them to take another action on their turn. Note that this is only an action, not a bonus action, so unfortunately even with Action Surge we’re still only at 3 shots currently. You only get one charge of this ability so use it wisely.

LEVEL 5 - FIGHTER 3

3rd level Fighters get to choose their Martial Archetype and did you know that Jhin is actually psychic? The Psychic Warrior from the Psionics UA lets you channel your inner genius into your strikes. You have a choice of Psionic Armament - Augmented Defenses lets you use your reaction to reduce the damage that you or an ally takes by a d10, but the much more in-character choice would be Augmented Strikes which lets you do an extra dFOUR psychic damage on one of your strikes. Again the most in-character choice would be to do this every 4 shots but don’t take away your potential. You can swap between these on a Long Rest but Augmented Strikes is far more in character.

You also get a Telekinetic Hand, allowing you to cast the Mage Hand cantrip and make the hand invisible if you wish. It’s not in character but it’s still a nice utility to have.

LEVEL 6 - FIGHTER 4

4th level Fighters get an Ability Score Improvement and of course we’ll be increasing our Dexterity modifier to a +4 by putting both ability scores into DEX.

(Artwork by Riot Games)

LEVEL 7 - FIGHTER 5

5th level Fighters get an Extra Attack, putting our number of attacks per turn to 3. We’re slowly getting to our fourth shot but remember that even without your Bonus Action you can now get 4 shots in by using Action Surge.

LEVEL 8 - FIGHTER 6

6th level Fighters get another Ability Score Improvement and while you’re welcome to leave your Dexterity at a +4 capping off your modifier will give us maximum damage and AC.

LEVEL 9 - ROGUE 3

At level 3 Rogues get their Roguish Archetype and Scouts are The Fast. The Survivalist trait gives you expertise in the Nature and Survival skills. Scout is meant as the nature archetype for Rogue but Jhin has always had a thing for trees and flowers. Your Sneak Attack damage also increases to 2d6 at this level.

But the more useful trait is Skirmisher which lets move up to half your speed as a reaction without provoking opportunity attacks when an enemy ends its turn within 5 feet of you. You need distance if the enemy jungler is ganking you, and if the support isn’t making space for you you’ll make it yourself.

NOTE: Inquisitive is a good alternative if you want more reliable Sneak Attacks. Eye for Detail is more in-character for Jhin and Ear for Deceit is less-so, but Insightful Fighting is the main ability you’d want from Inquisitive.

If you succeed an Insight check against the enemy’s Deception skill you can Sneak Attack them for a minute as long as you don’t have Disadvantage. This mark will last until you use the ability on someone else. If you’re planning on playing this subclass instead of Scout I recommend replacing your Stealth proficiency with Insight for this reason.

LEVEL 10 - ROGUE 4

Level 4 is a wonderful level for a wonderful Ability Score Improvement, or in this case a Feat. Take the Sharpshooter Feat for even more damage, particularly on your fourth shot. Sharpshooter lets you attack at Whisper’s maximum range without Disadvantage, and ignore the effects of cover when firing. But most importantly you can give yourself -5 to a roll for a whopping +10 to the damage! Don’t miss, but you won’t miss. "I cannot be good. I must be perfection."

LEVEL 11 - ROGUE 5

5th level Rogues see their Sneak Attack increase to 3d6 for a better fourth shot. They also get Uncanny Dodge, letting them use their reaction to reduce an attack’s damage by half if they can see the source. Is the sheriff shooting you? Stand behind your support: they can take the hit. Just remember that you only have one reaction per turn so you’ll have to choose between Uncanny Dodge and Skirmisher.

LEVEL 12 - ROGUE 6

6th level Rogues get proficiency in two more skills. Choose Slight of Hand for more gun flips and Insight to know when you’ve captivated beauty on your enemies’ faces.

LEVEL 13 - ROGUE 7

At level 7 Rogues get Evasion, letting them take no damage on a successful DEX save or half damage on a failed save. Jhin can be remarkably evasive with Whisper’s 4th shot loaded, and speaking of which your Sneak Attack increases to 4d6.

LEVEL 14 - ROGUE 8

Eight is two fours, and as we all know four means an Ability Score Improvement. Invest in Intelligence for trapmaking, when the time comes for traps.

LEVEL 15 - ROGUE 9

9th level Scouts are The Fast, and get Superior Mobility to increase their walking, climbing, and swimming speed by 10 feet. Not only that but 9th level Rogues get their Sneak Attack increased to 5d6 - a little over 4d6, but it’s still more damage.

NOTE ON INQUISITIVE: At level 9 Inquisitive Rogues get Steady Eye which gives them Advantage on Perception and Investigation checks if they move half their speed or less. (15 feet.) While this can be a good skill to roleplay Jhin as an art critic of sorts it’s not too useful for the build.

If you want to maximize your fours stopping at Rogue 8 in Inquisitive will give you 4d6 on your sneak attack as well as make both your Rogue and Fighter levels divisible by 4, which does mean more Ability Score Improvements.

(Artwork found on lol-stats.net)

LEVEL 16 - FIGHTER 7

Level 7 Fighters get a Captive Audience with Strength of Mind. With your Bonus Action you can fire a shot at a target within 20 feet of you. The target must make a Strength save and on a failed save they take 2d6 + your intelligence modifier damage, and can either be pulled towards you or pushed away from you by 15 feet. On a successful save they only take half the damage and aren’t pushed. You use it a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier, and regain all uses after a long rest.

LEVEL 17 - FIGHTER 8

8th level Fighters get another Ability Score Improvement: increase your Intelligence for more deadly flourishes and more refined kills. "Death is certain, but killing doesn't have to be ugly."

LEVEL 18 - FIGHTER 9

9th level Fighters get Indomitable, letting them reroll a saving throw once per Long Rest. Considering your two main saving throws of Intelligence and Dexterity have a +10 by this point this will guarantee that you dodge a dangerous skill-shot.

LEVEL 19 - FIGHTER 10

10th level Psychic Warriors get Telekinetic Bulwark. When you take the Attack action you can choose not to shoot one of your four shots to instead create a 10 foot radius of protection around you. Anything in the AoE has half cover and Advantage on Strength saves. The effect lasts for a minute unless your incapacitated, and it comes back after a Long Rest or after you use your Second Wind. Your support should be peeling for you and if your pocket Janna wants to ult you that’s all the better.

Your Psionic Armament feature also sees an improvement, blocking a d12 if you choose Defense or doing a d6 in damage if you choose Strikes.

LEVEL 20 - FIGHTER 11

Our final level is the 11th level of Fighter for a third Extra Attack, meaning that yes: with Crossbow Expert we can now shoot four times!

FINAL BUILD

PROS

You... inspire me - If you apply Sneak Attack, Psionic Armament, and Sharpshooter onto your fourth shot with your hand crossbow you will do a total of 6d6 + 15 piercing damage and an additional d6 psychic damage. In addition if you hit Sharpshooter on your 3 other hand crossbow attacks you will do 3d6 + 45 damage with those shots. This means that in total you will be doing 10d6 + 60 damage if all four of your shots hit, averaging out to a total of 100 damage per turn and maxing out at 120 damage per turn if you roll 6s on all your damage die. This isn’t even considering Action Surge giving you 3 more attacks to use!

I get nervous before every performance - Even though you aren’t the tankiest you have a lot of ways to keep alive in a fight. Evasion, Uncanny Dodge, Skirmisher, and Strength of Mind let you dodge and weave around in combat while keeping away from your enemies.

Learn what beauty truly is - You are remarkably useful out-of-combat with Expertise in 6 skills (two of which are set for you to be fair), an invisible Mage Hand, and tools to help you with infiltration. Not to mention amazing roleplay utility as a performer to get free lodging for your party.

CONS

You have too many lines - Your action economy is completely whack with 4 different bonus actions and two different reactions to choose from. Yes two of those bonus actions are limited but the choice between Crossbow Expert or Cunning Action can be tough.

My theater is the mind - The two stats you have saving throw proficiency with (DEX and INT) are also the two stats you’ve invested the most points into. This means that every saving throw other than Dexterity and Intelligence are astoundingly low, and you are vulnerable to pretty much any spell or effect which requires a save in a skill other than DEX or INT.

Only perfectio- - With your heavy investment in Dexterity and Intelligence you have little to spend on other stats. This means low health with Constitution as well as weak roleplay with Wisdom and (unfortunately) Charisma. If you can guarantee acquisition of a Headband of Intellect (maybe from an Artificer) I’d gladly take that instead of investing in our INT.

But the audience doesn’t know what happens off-stage. Perform perfectly and show your genius to the world; take a bow to the audience after knocking them dead. And be wary of the Steel Shadow blocking out your spotlight.

(Artwork by Revena Mourmoon)

[buddykins-blog]

And so the bell tolls

Based on a post by @seasinkarnadine about Adora's reaction to Catra getting hurt.

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"pft is that all the great She-ra can do?" Catra smirked confidently at the tired warrior before her. They had been fighting in this battle for a while now, and her speed was wearing Adora down quickly.

The blonde hero wiped blood away from her eye, courtesy of of a cut above her eye that Catra gave her. "I don't want to fight you Catra, you're not going to win so just call off the attack." Adora huffed while leaning on the sword planted in the ground. She didn't have time to pull it out when Catra pounced at her again, but instead of attacking, the feline flipped into the air kicking down with force enough to drive the sword further into the ground.

"She-ra's nothing without that sword, right now even Kyle could probably beat you." She tisked at adora for losing her weapon. "Maybe if you were stronger you guys would have won by now." She poked Adora's forehead hard enough to tip her back.

"shut up!" Adora sent her arm sideways at her once best friend forceing her to jump off the sword. Her hands were quickly in it trying to pry it from the rocks as she grit her teeth, it was like it got cemented into the ground. Just as she felt a wiggle a small foot connected harshly to her side knocking the wind out of her.

She returned the favor kicking behind her feircly but not ever reaching the agile cat. "You're so slow too." Catra picked at her nails from just out of striking range. Once again Adora was back trying to free the sword, once again Catra refused to let her do so easily.

She-ra groaned with strain and power as she pumped energy into the hilt of the sword, if she couldn't pull it out of the rock she would blow them all away. Crack in the stone began forming with blue light spilling out around them as more and more energy bottled up in the blade. "Oh not so fast." Catra commented before jumping behind Adora attacking her unguarded sides.

"Enough!" She-ra's shout echoed with a boom of power as the sword and all it's energy exploded form the ground when she swung it at the niucense behind her. Rocks and debris along with the two fighters were blown away from the crater.

The last thing she could faintly hear were worried screams for both her and Catra before her eyes shut and the world disappeared around her.

It took her two days to wake up and almost ten more to recover her strength enough to leave the castle ground or to pick up her training again. "Is there any news on Catra?" She asked her friend during dinner one night.

"We haven't seen her in any of the Horde sightings recently. Good ridence, that mangy cat-" Glimmer responded coldly and harshly before Bow put a hand on her shoulder cutting her off.

"I'm sure she'll be back to bother us soon. I mean it took She-ra almost two weeks to heal right?" He said encouragingly know how worried Adora was for her friend, even though she would never admit to it.

His efforts paid off getting a smile from Adora, "you're right, let's enjoy it while we can." She said lying through the skin of her teeth trying to ignore the dread eating at her.

Their first mission since then was to deal with the robots roaming the whispering woods again. The three of them destroyed all but one robot and tied the last one down. "Entrapta I know you're in there! Tell me where's Catra!" Adora demanded banging on the robots camera.

A momentary static came from the machine. "Oh hey Adora, I'm not really supposed to talk to you guys. Sorry." She said before the robot began beeping "you might wanna back up a bit." She warned just in time; Adora jumped back as the bot exploded into fire and scraps.

"Adora, are you okay?" Her friends asked at her side helping her to her feet as she changed back into her own form. "Come on, let's go get cleaned up." Glimmer led the way back home not noticing Adora's empty gaze at the pile of robots.

The next week they intercepted a horde squad terrorizing Plumeria. She-ra was currently holding two of the goons up by their collars. "Tell me where Catra is!" She demanded pressing them against a wall. With no god answers she let go and let them slump to the floor. Her powers waivered and her sword was often some stupid weapon she didn't ask for it to be, she was loosing her grip on herself and thus her powers.

Bow put a supportive hand on her, "I'm sure she's just laying low for a while. You just need to relax okay? I mean you're not going to be able to best her with a pitcher are you?" He gestured to the 'weapon' in her hand.

"No. I guess your right." She had to focus hard to change it back before letting She-ra slip away as well. "I need to go speak with Light Hope, tell Glimmer I'm okay. You guys come get me if you hear anything okay?" She asked before heading to the first one's temple.

When she got there Light Hope had been expecting her for some time now, "are you ready to continue training? I can see your powers have become more out of control." She commented without being promoted.

"I know Light Hope, and that's exactly why I came to see you." Adora agreed with her for once. They started her training just like when they left off, until a familiar face stood in front of her. "Not with Catra." Her voice a low warning.

"Is she not still your greatest obstacle?" The hologram asked without showing herself.

"She's not an obstacle. She's my friend. Put in the robots or other soldiers I don't care, just not Catra." The blonde demanded near seething with anger at her teacher for doing things this way.

And for a long moment Light Hope was quiet. "Very well." In a shimmer Catra was gone and replaced with one of the Horde's more dangerous robots. With a sigh of relief Adora charged the fake robot, and for the next few hours she trained harder than ever before wanting to vent all the frustration, worry, and a mix of emotions she couldn't name.

Suddenly the training stopped before she had beaten the next robot. "Hey what gives?"

"You're friends are here with a horde soldier, should I let them in?" She inquired looking at something in the ceiling that Adora couldn't see.

"What? Yes! Let them in." The blonde hero ran to where she knew where the door would open to. Her eyes darted from Glimmer to Bow and then excitedly to- Kyle? "Wait Kyle? What? What are you doing here?"

"I heard form the returning soldiers you were looking for Catra?" He asked with worry clear in his tone.

Adora grabbed him by the shoulders needing desperately to know. "Where is she is she okay?" She paused to let him speak but he looked away "Kyle! Tell me where she is!" She squeezed his shoulder slightly, not out of threat but pure desperation.

Bow and Glimmer put their hands on her shoulders. "Adora... She's gone..." They broke the terrible news that made the world go silent.

"What? No! No! It's Catra! She cant- she can't be gone." Adora was backing away from them with a horrific look plastered on her face. The sword begining to glow and the room around them turned from blue to red.

"Adora you must calm down." Light Hope stepped closer to warn the hero, she could sense the power of She-ra building dangerously inside the girl, being stirred around with her waves of emotions.

"We tried to save her, but she just, she wasn't able to make it." The blonde boy said downcast. Sure she was mean at times but never cruel like others were to him "I'm sorry, Adora."

Energy and power began pouring out of the hero in her state of distress. She just kept muttering to herself about her lost friend and how this can't be real. "Light Hope stop this!" Adora turned on the projection seething with rage in her eyes. "If this is some sick game stop it! She brandished her glowing sword at her teacher.

"Adora this isn't fake... This is real... Catra's gone..." Bow confirmed looking down at the floor.

The air became so thick and heavy it was almost possible to breath. The crystal walls glowing a dangerous red and magic so dense it seemed to pool around the blonde. She screamed in pain, in rage, in anguish. "Adora!" Blinding light consumed her and everyone else exploding outwards erasing everything in it's path.

Now she was alone in the blackness that followed. There was nothing. No light, no dark, no pain and no joy. Simply nothing.

A silhouette began to form as another figure approached from the nothingness "Catra?" Her voice quivered with butterflies in her stomach and her heart bounding in her chest.

"Hey Adora."

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Thanks again for letting me write this I had so much fun with this prompt!

[grailfinders]

Fate and Phantasms #104: Geronimo

Today on Fate and Phantasms, we’re making FGO’s best (by default) Native American servant, Geronimo! He’s a skilled tracker and summoner, but still finds the time to be able to gut people with daggers and arrows. Good for him, it’s nice to have hobbies.

Check out his build breakdown below the cut, or his character sheet over here!

Next up: I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy

Race and Background

Geronimo’s a variant human, giving him +1 Wisdom and Dexterity, Survival proficiency, and the Weapon Master feat. That last bit gives him an extra +1 Dexterity, plus proficiency with four extra weapons of your choice, as long as they’re simple or martial. (Not entirely sure what that leaves out, to be honest.) Definitely pick up some bows though, we won’t be able to get those from your classes.

You’re a medicine man, but the closest we’ve got for backgrounds is Acolyte, so we’ll make due. This gives you proficiency in Insight and Religion.

Ability Scores

Your Wisdom should be as high as possible. You track, you notice things, and you cast spells. That’s all wisdom. After that is Intelligence. Nature’s an Int skill for some reason, and you’re pretty smart in general. After that is Dexterity; you’re good with knives and bows, that’s all dex. Also-like many servants, calling what you normally wear light armor would be a generous statement. Your Constitution isn’t bad, you survive getting stabbed pretty well. Your Strength is a little low, but you don’t really need it that much. Finally, dump Charisma. It’s not that you’re unlikeable, you’re just not the kind of guy who takes center stage.

Class Levels

1. Rogue 1: You’re going to be a druid eventually, but rogues get more skills and you’re pretty skilled so... 

First level rogues get proficiency with Dexterity and Intelligence saves, as well as four rogue skills. Grab Stealth, Perception, Intimidation and Investigation. You can sneak up on people, track them down, and scare the crap out of them. Not necessarily in that order.

You also get Expertise in Stealth and Survival, doubling your proficiency bonus with those skills. You can also make a Sneak Attack while using finesse or ranged weapons, gaining extra damage when you attack creatures you have advantage over or are distracted by other enemies. 

You also learn how to speak Thieves’ Cant. It’s a language.

2. Druid 1: Bouncing over to druid learns you some Druidic, as well as how to cast and prepare Spells, based on your Wisdom. You get Guidance and Thunderclap as your cantrips, but like most casters you’re pretty flexible when it comes to your other spells. Since you can prepare spells each day I’m not even going to bother bringing them up in text unless they’re absolutely vital to the build.

As a rule of thumb, healing, tracking, or Things That Could Feasibly Be Done Without Magic spells are a solid pick, but you are a caster, so feel free to go nuts.

3. Druid 2: Second level druids join a druid circle, and the circle of the Shepherd will help you summon totem spirits and support your party. You can use Wild Shape twice per short rest, turning into a beast of cr 1/4 or lower that can’t fly or swim as an action. You can’t cast spells as an animal, but you can concentrate on them. Alternatively, you can spend a wild shape use to find a Wild Companion, effectively casting Find Familiar without a spell slot. In this case, the familiar only lasts a number of hours equal to your druid level. 

As a shepherd, you learn the Speech of the Woods, learning Sylvan and gaining the ability to talk to animals. You can also summon a Spirit Totem as a bonus action once per short rest, creating a spirit with a 30′ aura for a minute. Spirits fit into three categories- while they come with animals already attached, you can feel free to flavor them however you see fit. The bear spirit gives creatures of your choice in its aura temporary hp and advantage on strength checks and saves. The hawk spirit lets you use your reaction to grant advantage on an attack against creatures in the aura, and giving you and your allies advantage on perception checks while in its aura. Finally, the unicorn spirit grants advantage on all checks to detect creatures within the aura, and using healing spells inside or outside the aura also heals all creatures within the aura a number of hit points equal to your druid level.

4. Rogue 2: Now that we have one subclass, let’s grab another. First, you have to get a Cunning Action, letting you dash, disengage, or hide as a bonus action.

5. Rogue 3: Again, trying to avoid beating around the bush here; you’re a Scout, getting the peanut butter of ranger all up in rogue’s chocolate. Scouts are Skrimishers, allowing you to react when a creature ends its turn within 5′ of you to move half your speed without provoking attacks. You’re also a Survivalist, doubling your proficiency bonus in Nature and Survival, as well as making you proficient in both skills. This and expertise are not exclusive, so have fun with that +12 to tracking.

You also have the optional feature Steady Aim, spending all your movement as a bonus action to gain advantage on your next attack. 

6. Rogue 4: Use your first Ability Score Improvement to bump up your Dexterity for a better AC and better attacks.

7. Druid 3: Third level druids get second level spells. Enhance Ability replicates your entire skillset with a single spell, giving advantage to all of a creature’s ability checks in one category. You can also use Moonbeam now, a (literal) pale reflection of your noble phantasm.

8. Druid 4: If you’re still eager to break character despite your alternative uses for wild shape, Wild Shape Improvement lets you transform into beasts of CR 1/2 or lower, and swimming creatures are now on the table. You also get another ASI, so bump up your Wisdom for stronger spells and better tracking.

You also get a new cantrip, Druidcraft is just plain useful, and you’ll be able to ruin your DM’s attempts at making things more dramatic on the fly.

9. Rogue 5: Fifth level rogues get an Uncanny Dodge, using their reaction to halve the damage from a single attack. Armor isn’t really your thing, so any kind of damage mitigation is a smart move.

10. Rogue 6: Use your second round of expertise to improve your Perception and Intimidation. You’re scary, and good at being a lookout.

11. Rogue 7: Your Evasion means that you’re now really good at dexterity saves; failed saves deal half damage, successful ones deal none.

12. Druid 5: Fifth level druids get third level spells. Not much else is happening here.

13. Druid 6: Shepherd druids are Mighty Summoners, giving your summoned beasts and fey more HP and magical attacks for overcoming resistances. You’re summoning the guardian spirit of your people, they should be better than the average coyote.

14. Druid 7: Congrats on the fourth level spells! Moving on.

15. Rogue 8: Use this ASI to bump your Dexterity up even further to be the sneakiest and stabbiest you can be.

16. Rogue 9: Ninth level scouts get Superior Mobility, giving you an extra 10 feet of movement. This can also be applied to your swimming and climbing speeds, which you won’t have unless you wild shape.

17. Druid 8: Eighth level druids get one last Wild Shape Improvement, increasing your max CR to 1 and removing all other limitations on your wild shape. You also get one last ASI, so bump up your Constitution for a bit more health.

18. Druid 9: Level 5 spells, nice.

19. Druid 10: Remember how I said in the last shepherd feature that you’re summoning the guardian spirit of your people? Now you’re actually doing that. When you summon a Guardian Spirit, summoned beasts and fey that end their turn in the totem’s aura regain half your druid level in HP.

You also get one last cantrip. Gust will help break up any cloud-based hazards you have to deal with, and hide your skywriting.

20. Druid 11: Our final level gets you level 6 spells, and we actually have one to talk about this time! You finally get Sunbeam to fully complete your noble phantasm.

Pros:

Your high stealth and animal army makes it very easy to sneak around in combat. Set up your own distraction, pick off enemies with sneak attacks, and the rare few who notice you will still have to eat a dozen attacks of opportunity if they try to go after you.

Survivalist and Expertise stacking is just silly, quadrupling your survival proficiency. We didn’t stick around rogue long enough for Reliable Talent, but a +28 to tracking is good enough that it doesn’t matter. If something physically exists, you’ll probably be able to track it down.

Mixing Wild Shape with a rogue’s damage avoiding abilities makes you really hard to kill, especially if the enemy’s distracted by your pets.

Cons:

Mixing in rogue gave you some solid weapon attacks, but it also removed your higher level spells. This means you miss out on stuff like Planeshift and True Ressurection. Shooting people really hard is nice, but it might not outweigh the cost here.

Defensively Rogue/Druid mixing is fine, but it’s not as great on offense. Wild Shape and Sneak Attack do not mix at all. 

Summoning spells and your Noble Phantasms (Sun/Moonbeam) are both concentration spells. Unless you wild shape, your constitution isn’t that great, plus you’ll have to pick and choose what you’re doing.

[thequeenb]

Without you i am nothing (part 5/5)

Pairings: KamilahxMC

Author's note: English isnt my first language so excuse any mistakes

Plot: What will Kamilah do to win Amy back?

Warnings: Suicide and graphic content

Kamilah kept thinking of ways to win Amy back but couldn't think any. Expensive gifts dont heal a broken heart she kept saying to herself. The girl was deeply hurt and she couldn't watch her suffer. Her thoughts were interrupted as the elevator doors open. She saw Lily storming inside. "I thought under that cold behaviour acting all "i dont give a shit about you" were a lovely Kamilah who cared!!" Kamilah looked annoyed more than ever "If you c--" "NO KAMILAH YOU LISTEN" She took a deep breath and continue "she is in the hospital." The vamprire looked like she was now starting to listen to her her eyes wide full of worry "is she ok?? What happened?? We were just talking yesterday!!" Her eyes now were red ready to kill anyone who hurt her mortal "she tried to kill herself Kamilah.." tears escaped her eyes. "When i got home i got a strong smell of blood..i run to the bathroom but the door was locked thank to my vamprire strength i broke it and saw the most horrifying thing.." before she could continue she saw Kamilah's eyes wet and her voice just below a whisper "where is she" "i think its for the best if you stay away from her" Lily sounded pained and the vampire felt her heart broken. "can you tell me why she did it?" The young vamprire looked mad at her words "OH YOU DONT KNOW? BECAUSE YOU TREATED HER LIKE SHIT THAT SHE THOUGHT SHE AINT WORTH LIVING!!" Kamilah was shocked and for the first time in a long time she started sobbing. "I am so sorry"

"Dont say that to me" and with that Lily left and Kamilah went to every hospital in New York thank the vamprire speed it was quick. Until she settled to the right one. As she entered Amy's room she saw the girl eating her soup loud something Kamilah always hated "i see some old habits never change" the girl smiled..an unexpected act but made the vamprire have courage. "I tried to stop Lily i am so sorr--"

"Dont" she came and sat closer to her bed, she slowly reached for her hand which had bandages around them. "Why my love?" Kamilah looked heartbroken and Amy could see she had been crying "Look Kamilah it was a stupid decision i was lost in thoughts and i just.." Tears escaped her eyes. "Shh its ok little firefly i am here..no matter if you push me away" Amy chuckled "quoting me already? I feel special" Kamilah smiled and wiped her tears."I am here ok? I took a break for 3 weeks so i can take care of you" Amy was shocked. "Yo- you did?"

"Of course you are my priority habibti" she leaned in and kissed those lips she missed.Amy felt safe after a long time. She missed that tight embrace she was lost in that lavender scent.

The last couple of weeks went by pretty good for the couple. They worked their differences and found solutions to spend much time together.

Kamilah made sure Amy was always loved the right way and had been taken care of

"Amy what a lovely surprise" the vamprire says as she watches the girl enter her office.

"Wow who are you and what have you done with Kamilah" she smiled and Kamilah arched her brow "what? I cant appreciate my girlfriend?"

"Ok seriously who are you?" The girl leaned in and kissed her "have you finished?" They planned to go to a date to fancy place that of course was Kamilah's taste. "Of course, i see you dressed for the occasion" she watched with hungry eyes Amy's outfit. She was wearing a red tight dress that suit her body perfectly. She placed her hands on the girl's waist gaining a chuckle. "Dont worry i have a surprise for later" Amy winked as they got out of the office.

As they arrived to the restaurant Kamilah pulled Amy's chair. She was being loving. Imagining what could have happened some weeks ago made her heart sick so she made sure she was doing the right thing. "We will have the Coq au vin and your finest red wine" Kamilah said as she placed her hand on Amy's. Amy looked at her and if they were on a cartoon her heart would jump off her chest. She loved the new side of the vamprire Queen and she enjoyed it.

A week later

"Kamilah dinner is ready" the girl said as she placed the plates on the table. Kamilah left her documents and came in the dining room."i see you didnt burn the kitchen" she grinned.

"Well it took me some time to make it but i hope you like it" ash they sit down they talked about many things mostly memories of Kamilah's past in Egypt.

A week later

"Amy?" Kamilah peaked from the door as the girl was sleeping and lazily replied "hm?"

Kamilah came on top of her kissing her neck "i missed you" she sucked her sensitive skin and Amy's response was a soft moan "i see you are in your mood" the girl chuckled as she pulled Kamilah on a heated kiss. "Pack your suitcase"

Amy now was fully awake and her eyes went wide "are you kicking me out??" The vampire laughed " No silly we are going somewhere"

After a lot of time of packing and picking outfits they got in the taxi that waited for them outside "where are we going?" She asked curiously

"Its a surprise you will see" Kamilah had planned for them 2 weeks in Egypt, she wanted to show her lover the place she grew up..the pyramids take her to every museum and explain everything to her. She had never done anything like this for anyone. Even Adrian that was like a brother for her. After a long drive to the airport they settled on Kamilah's private jet "wheeeere are we going?" The girl sit on Kamilah's legs kissing her softly

"You really cant wait can you?" "Of course not! You got in the penthouse and woke me up dragging me to the airport miss Sayeed" Kamilah smiled and shushed the girl with a kiss

"I promise you will like it".

Arriving in Egypt

"welcome to my homeland" Kamilah said as they got off the private jet. "Oh my god Kamilah!!" Amy jumped in Kamilah's hug "is this for real??" She turned around taking in her surroundings. "Wow i really get out from you a romantic side" she teased as she took Kamilah's hand and walked to their ride.

As they arrived in their hotel Amy attacked Kamilah with a passionate kiss pushing her into bed "Someone is eager" Kamilah teased as she kissed the girl's neck "well wouldn't you be if you had a goddess Infront of your eyes?" She kissed her again taking her shirt off "God Kamilah i want you so badly". Kamilah enjoyed Amy's dominant side as she screamed Amy's name for hours.

After their romantic evening they were cuddling

"I love you Kamilah". It was the first time they said these words. Caught off guard Kamilah looked surprised but recovered trying to find words. "I love you too Amy..very much so" the girl smiled widely she was the happiest she had ever been. "I know we had our ups and downs.." Amy started "but i am glad we found eachother"

"Oh Amy..i am nothing without you" She kissed Amy enjoying her company.

They spent 2 amazing weeks enjoying the sights and museums. Amy was asking a lot of questions and Kamilah was glad to answer them. They walked to the pyramids.. saw the Shpinx and took many pictures for memories.

Kamilah made sure she wouldn't be bothered by work thats why she asked her assistant to cancel all her meetings so she could focus on her lover.

After a lot of pain and heartbreak they finally found eachother and they planned to never ever lose what they had.

[tamiddyinyourcity]

11:34pm.

Bitch what the actual fuck.

Tuesday, April 14th of 2020.

Agh. For fucks sake, I wasn't ending our entire friendship, just trying to say that I needed time for things to blow off before fully being chill yet again.

Since it's kinda hard to go from "fuck yeah Tamia lets go half and half on one of those cool continential vibrators", (its dope as fuck, i cant wait till it comes, then i cant wait till i come, ha-haaaaaaa, yes,) to yknow, not being flirty or sexual anymore like two days later.

It's not like I'm mad at him. That's not remotely the truth.

I guess, all the factors are:

Mild romantic affection that has potential to go overboard. I get too attached super ea

He doesn't want a relationship, or feel stable enough for one. That's fine, I wouldn't pressure him into one. I'm not even in the mood to slightly nudge them into the idea. A person needs to heal first before they get involved with someone. Just like how I don't want to project my past onto him, or whatever, I wouldn't want that the other way around either.

Long distance - I mean.... I'm personally okay with long distance. Modern technology makes it easier, from Discord, to online gaming, screenshare technology, sexting, AAAAAAND THE AMAZING INVENTIONS OF VIBRATORS THAT CONNECT TO THE WI-FI, TO MAKE A GIRL CUM EVEN FROM OVERSEAAAAAAS. And I'm pretty much a Yes Girl when it comes to most things, so oh, pen pal? Dope. Sending gifts in my mail? My speed, I've done it before and absolutely loved it. Straight up visiting? Sure, what's gonna stop me from getting dick and affection from someone I adore? Not shit, thats what. But, he's understandably not into it. Not everyone has good experiences, I get it.... And, well, I may be the one to fly overseas for the chance to make out with a chubby cheeked cute motherfucker with a big schlong and a nice accent, buuuuuuut I'm not very good at....

Platonic dynamics with people I used to fuck with sexually or romantically. Hell, why do you think me and my ex ended up fucking in February as "friends"? Or the ex before him, where I told him we should just stay friends, and oh look, we sure had some very friendly fuck sessions in his bed every possible moment. Even Marco, a complete cunt who I still despise to this day, "we are friends right?"-ed his way into some pussy, on several occasions. And the ones that I didn't start seeing again, still wanted it. (Like Adrian, who I didn't believe wanted to be just friends from the start... He almost convinced me that night we had hung out eating skittles late at night, but overall he was just hoping to 'idk im just up suuuuuper late lol how r u what porn do u like haha im just wondering' his way into cheating on his freaking girlfriend.) Even goddamned Matty tried, and he LEFT ME FOR ANOTHER BITCH, so long story short, I've grown to not be as trusting of male/female close friendships....... Even when I tried to get over my fear with my last relationship by meeting that one stank hoe, she refused, then got cursed out.... Imma take a shot of wine and move on from this topic really soon.

So if it were platonic, either I'd be kinda salty over that, or staying for the wrong reasons, versus we would just end up sexting anyway. (Kinda a shame that we both reached the conclusion of "sex is a bad idea, itll get us emotionally attached when neither is fully ready to try committing" just two days after deciding to adopt a vibrator together.)

Plus I'm not a fan of jealousy. I've had minor moments, and some big ones. (Mostly minor ones, like going a bit too quiet when my ex Patrick #1 straight up bearhugged from random chick he knew years before without introducing me, or my most recent ex and that time he talked about a girl at work he saw with a "J-Lo sized booty", (hes such an idiot for thinking I would want to hear that,) or how he gave some random girl a ride home from work.... Aside from the butt incident, I rarely act out when jealous, I just like, get super curious and may mentally detach from someone if not confirmed that my thoughts are not real.)

All in all, sure, the other night I was all gungho about not talking. Buuut frankly, then once it was like almost 4pm and I was worried he wouldn't respond to my message, he did, and we had clicked to normal.

I guess its just a risky transition that may be too soon to ask for as a normal route, you know? If he wants to be friends without sex or flirting, then yeah, but like, id probably still need some time to distance......

Or like, realistically, kinda hard to go from "random flirt friend", to "cool he showed me his dick entirely unprovoked, what the hell..... but it's nice", to talking every day from the moment I wake up to when I pass out with bits of flirting or sexting, to.... the friendship wthout the flirting and sexting there.

Kinda unexpected.... and also pretty upsetting, for many reasons.

Sucks to get a crush on a dude, and kinda spend a fat wad of cash specifically to nut for them during an online movie night or something, just for them to not want to do that anymore.... Since they'd end up catching feelings for me that way.

Kinda hard not to cry, knowing a dude is openly gonna avoid doing something because he knows it would make him like you?

That's a lot to unpack there........

I just don't think I can make that transition without a bit of friction. It just seems like my fears are coming true, and I'm gonna be the friend on standby that won't actually get cuffed, but can be around, as the person she likes proudly gushes to her about the new local girl in his own town that he decided he adores.

Especially when its like, "That could've been me yknow".... Just, no one wants to see someone else in the situation they would want for themselves. Like if a kid on Christmas got promised a bike, settled for a hula hoop, but saw their own parents give their cousin a bike instead, or something. (I can't tell if that metaphor makes sense without sounding like I'm an entitled asshole who's mad about the fictional "friendzone", but its midnight, hoe, nothing makes sense at midnight.)

I guess if I'm already tense enough at seeing his pervy flirt tweets when we aren't even a thing like that, I can't imagine how salty I may be, if it ended up being like "Yoooo Tamia how are you? I just met this fine ass girl, she's got the wagon AND the horses, shes so sweet and funny and i genuinely really adore her!"

That already happened once and resulted in a block, an apology, and a mildly unnecessary "but if not for distance, i would totally love to see what is possibly there between us"....

Which, sure, gave me a nice self esteem boost, but ironically did not deny nor confirm that he would like me enough to ever consider something like that.

All he did tonight was repeat what he said the few days before. Not having the cahones to go "I'm never going to date you", or full on saying "dating will not be something I'd try with you."

And I almost was okay with that. Screw it, I can still use my vibrator and chat with my friend.

But...... its....

Idk.

Hard to write right now..... I'm very emotional rn.

Maybe our friendship is one sided and thats why im hesitant? Or is it the way they didnt tell me for so long that sexting was a bad idea, or about his fear of catching feelings for me and being depressed about not seeing me if we dated long distance?

Fucks sake.

And, I stubbed my toe, so its an extra not cool mood tonight......

Long story short, if not for distance, god knows that I'd swallow his kids and have his family in my lower intestine, or that I'd let him fuck me so hard that whatever surface, whether cement or steel, would demolish underneath us, since hes fucking hot.

(I think quarantine makes me a lot more creative sexually, lmfao.)

And I guess its embarrassing, being the one out here blushing at the idea of somebody, or slightly crushing on them, and it not being reciprocated. (And if reciprocated, then willfully and purposefully not acted on, since dating me is perceived as a burden without even trying.... Even if not the truth, well, its the image that would stick in my mind...)

And yeah, no girl wants to be the "i hope I can visit him someday" to a man's "i cant date her and we realistically wouldn't work out" sorta thing, you know?

......

Plus, the girl I was worried about just dumped her boyfriend. Kinda betting he's gonna take that opportunity, which furthers my point about how i hate jealousy, and yes, I don't want to even think about him deciding I was better for venting or conversation, but willfully sexting someone else.....

Gosh.

I'm just.... very stressed, and he stopped answering and replying to my messages.

It's genuinely upsetting me to the point of tears. I feel like a bad person? But I know I didn't do anything wrong. If anything, I wanted to do what I felt would work best for us, just like him. Since I can't just dive out of feelings for someone instantly, a girl needs space yknow?

So whoohoo, no sexual validation or friendly flirting. Not sure if thats what i wanted the night before or not, but.... i dont know what i want or feel whatsoever, at this point.

Ugh.

And he kinda made me feel bad about it. "i do view somebody who i feel comfortable being a friend with without anything else. and i understand if you can’t see that and that’s not what u signed up for".

I don't want to give the "if i cant have u as a sex object then fuck friendship entirely with you" vibe, i wanted to give the "nigga i literally was crushing on you so hard that i stayed up till 2am trying to find that one nut video you sent me, since nothing else makes me aroused, and im clearly highly infatuated with you to an almost creepy extent and i need to distance myself so i do not sabotage the friendship, that i do love, but it was inherently sexual from the jump and gave me the vibe that you liked me back to bother sticking around, and now im shocked and sad and hurt, but just need to find a healthy balance of supporting your life, while still having one of my own, to avoid escalating things in a way you wouldn't be comfortable with", vibe.

.....

I hope my vibrators come soon. I kinda cried a lot on my body pillow, and it was a rough night due to a failed hair wash and the way he dipped out of conversation so bluntly without allowing me to explain that i wasnt ending oue friendship entirely.....

Damn.

12:36am. Gonna let some more tears out and probably go masturbate, or watch Diesel Patches or some shit. Peace out.

[journalistquinnfabray]

Tagging: @doveportcedes

Time frame: Post the accident 2/14

Location: Hospital 

Notes: Directly post accident. Mercedes feelings about it and Quinns feelings about her life/ seeing puck again. 

Quinn:  Quinn pulls her car up to the scene, the flashing lights making her unable to see how bad it is. She had gotten a text from her boss about a crash and how she had to go report on it for the morning. Grumpily, she left Oliver behind and drove to the scene. The closer she walks to the scene, the more is revealed, and Quinn feels like shes walking into a horror scene. She knows that car, the black four door car. Her heart sinks as she approaches, seeing blood and glass scattered across the asphalt. Shes startled when her phone rings, dropping her camera.

 "Hello?" Quinn answers. "Is this Lucy Fabray?" An unkown man asks. 

 Quinn almost forgets her own name for a moment. "n- Yes this is her" "You're Mercedes Jones' emergency contact, theres been an accident." 

 The rest of the call fades out into a blur as Quinn realises its true. This is one of her closest friends cars. Crushed like a can, sitting infront of her. She searches out for a body in the car before realising the flashing lights are getting further away. She runs back into her car, almost forgetting to pick up her camera before speeding off to the only hospital she knows.

Mercedes:  It had been hours before Mercedes had awoken. The room was dark and she knew it was early morning, it was just a feeling. For a moment, it was all a dream, for a moment she was in bed and the rest of the world had just witnessed her concert, she saved a cat and she was on top of the world. 

But then the pain started, her head, her body, her leg. She heard movement and noticed someone sitting across from her. Her eyes adjusted and she realized it was Quinn. "Q?" She said hoarsely and trying to sit up.

Quinn: Quinn was starting to drift off sitting on the couch. She was worried for her friend, and the anxiety had been eating her up inside, but shes had to wait hours and its getting kind of late. The doctor told her not to expect Mercedes to wake up anytime soon, and she doesnt feel bad if she takes a quick 20 minute power nap. Just as she starts drifting off she hears a hoarse voice. Sitting up quickly, she can see her friends eyes open, and shes struggling to sit up. Her heart blooms with happiness that her friend is alive. "Mercedes!" She almost yells in her excitement "Thank god! Here, let me help you" Quinn rushes over to help her friend sit up.

Mercedes:  Mercedes stared at Quinn and accepted her help sitting up. "Q what happened?" She ran her hands through her hair but stopped feeling a bandage on her forehead. "It wasn't a dream was it?" She swallowed remembering the accident. Her leg being crushed by the door and steering column. Connor telling her everything would be okay.

Quinn:  Quinn looks at her friend with pity as she watches the revelation come over her. "There was an accident. Some idiot ran a red light and crashed into you. It wasnt a dream." She holds her friends hand, hoping to be the support the girl needs.

Mercedes:  Mercedes felt tears come to her eyes. The averted down to her leg. She couldn't bare to look at it, to move it, if she lost it... She was about to ask Quinn about it when the door opened and the nurse walked in. 

 "Oh good you are awake I was just coming to check on you." She said softly. "I know you must have a ton of questions, I can get the doctor for you." 

 Mercedes just nodded, still trying to process it all. She looked at Quinn as the nurse stepped out and squeezed her hand. "You look tired Q, tell me you haven't been here all night?"

Quinn:  Quinn watched Mercedes with sad eyes. She wished she could take the pain away from her friend. "How could I leave you here? I didn't even know I was your emergency contact" Quinn sighs "I came to report and saw it was your car, and then I got the call" She rubbed circles into Mercedes hand. "I couldn't go home without seeing that you were okay, regardless of what the doctor said"

Mercedes:  Mercedes nodded. "Sorry Q I meant to tell you." she said softly. "I have you and San." She exhaled laying back for a moment. "I am so happy you are here,  I don't want to be alone. God Q i was so scared...I thought." She shook her head as she closed her eyes.

Quinn:  Quinns glad that Mercedes chose her to be an emergency contact. "Its okay, I know now. Thank you for picking me" Quinn looks down at the cast, worried about her leg. "You're okay, I promise. The doctors even think you'll get back most of your motion"

Mercedes:  "I might?" She couldn't believe this was happening.  She looked at her friend and forced a smile. She knew Quinn, knew she felt it all. "Hey, hey its okay, I am okay."

Quinn:  Quinn smiled at her friend, trying to force happiness for her. "The good news is that we have tons of time to catch up on brooklyn nine nine?" She says, it coming out as more of a question than a statement. She hugs her friend. "I'm really glad you're okay Mercy"

Mercedes:  Mercedes tried to smile widely but only got halfway. "For sure! The new Season started and I am so behind." She hugged her back. "Me too Q." The doctor walked in with a soft smile. 

 "Well nice to see you among the pand of the living Mercedes. Your dad would have my hide if anything happened to you."  

"Hi Dr. Carter." She said hoarsely.

 "So looks like you had a very bad accident. You suffered from whiplash which is normal and a minor head lack, but your leg is what we were worried about. Your femur bone was fractured from the crash, and you ankle was broken. Most femoral shaft fractures take 3 to 6 months to completely heal. You will need therapy but the worst of it is you need to stay off your leg for at least 8 weeks if not more." 

 "What!?!?!"

Quinn:  Quinn swallows. This is not good news. She worries for her friend, and she hopes her face hasn’t gone pale. “Mercedes, the most important thing is that you’re alive okay? You can overcome all this other stuff”

Mercedes:  She may have nodded at Quinn, but her mind was running rampant with thoughts of fear and loss. Her future, her life it was all gonna change. And she wasnt ready to face it. "Yeah you are right." She lied.

Quinn:  Quinn rubs more soothing circles into Mercedes hand "Anything you need, I'm here for you okay? I'll help you get better. Its only a few weeks and you'll be back to normal! You're so lucky"

Mercedes:  Mercedes sighed. "Thanks Q, I am so glad you are here. I dont know what I would do if I were alone." She squeezed Quinns hand.

Quinn:  Quinn softly smiles. "You know I'd always be here for you." Squeezing her hand once again "So, tell me all about how you felt at the concert!"

Mercedes:  Mercedes sighed closing her eyes. "I felt complete. Like, like that is what I should be doing every day of my life. I love my job I love my patients but Q, I belong on that stage." She looked down to her leg. "Or at least I did."

Quinn:  Quinn feels so much sadness for her friend. This was supposed to be the night of her life, and now here she is in the hospital. “You’ll get back there, I promise. You killed it on that stage”

Mercedes:  Mercedes shook her head. "This just proves that I need to stay put and not venture away from what I know."

Quinn:  "No!" Quinn states. "Mercedes, you cant let this stop you if its your dream. What if this is just the lord testing you? Maybe he wants you to fight for it"

Mercedes:  Mercedes stared at her. "How is this a test? Its devastating. My heart was so full and now im certain that I was never meant to do this." Could it really be a test? Could she really be happy not being on that stage again?"

Quinn:  "I don't know. We both know he works in weird ways. I know you were meant to do this. You were up on that stage, and you just looked so at home. You're supposed to do that 'Cedes. Dont let this stop you, let it make you stronger"

Mercedes:  Mercedes sighed with tears in her eyes. "Q what if I can't walk the same or stand the same? What if I can never do it again?"

Quinn:  Quinn doesnt know how to answer her friend. She can say the right thing, but it may not be true. "I don't know. You might not be able to. But that cant stop you, please don't let it stop you"

Mercedes:  Mercedes wiped her eyes before closing them. Her hands wrapped around Quinn's hand. She knew Quinn was right and maybe just maybe she could make it this time. "I won't."

Quinn:  Quinns glad her friend seems to listen. She'll follow up with it later. "I'm glad. How else have you been?"

Mercedes:  Mercedes sighed. "Nothing really I have been so busy with work and the concert I dont think I've had a life."

Quinn: Quinn smiles, a thought coming to her head. "How about I tell you some stories from my fucked up life to distract you? The Quinn Fabray show always seems to have drama"

Mercedes:  Mercedes sighed moving slowly to make room for Quinn. "Come on lay down and tell Cedes everything."

Quinn:  Quinn lays beside Mercedes, tucking her head carefully onto the other girls shoulder. "Well, for one, you'll never guess who lives in this dumb town. Puck, as in, that Puck"

Mercedes:  Mercedes eyes widened. "No, Quinn no! Noah Puckerman is your "Puck?"

Quinn:  She expected Mercedes shock, heck, even she was shocked herself. "Yup, the one and only. I couldn't believe it! and to make matters worse, I literally ran into him on a beach when I was already trying to calm down"

Mercedes:  Mercedes knew about their history and knew how hard seeing him had to be for her. "Q, oh I am so sorry. What did he say?"

Quinn:  Quinn sighs. "It was a kind of awkward catch up. Did you know Sarahs pregnant? We're getting old. And he has heaps of tattoos now" Quinn sniffles, hes not the easiest topic to talk about.

Mercedes:  Mercedes leaned into her and took her hand. "Had I known... I am sorry you had to see him like that."

Quinn:  Quinn shakes her head. "You couldn't have known. I barely told you about him, its alright. It just bought up all those feelings about Lily that I thought I was over"

Mercedes:  "Q, you will never truly be over any feelings about Lily. Its not in you. He just brought them to the surface. I wanna punch him for hurting you."

Quinn:  "Don't punch him, you can't run away right now" Quinn chuckles, hoping its already an appropriate time to make jokes. "I had stopped thinking about her you know? I wasn't stuck in my head anymore about it. Yeah, I still think about her daily, but it wasn't torture. And now, its all back."

Mercedes:  Mercedes couldn't know the pain Quinn was feeling, but her heart broke for her best friend. "You did what you had to do. There is no need to feel tortured I know you can't help it but I wish you could see that."

Quinn:  Quinn sighs, she always feels so heartsick about it.  “I don’t know. He’s all mature, and adult now. I can’t help but think about what it would be like if we could’ve kept her. I know we made the best choice at the time, but we were kids who didn’t know better”

Mercedes:  "Trust me Noah Puckerman is not all Mature." She leaned against Quinn. "You gave Lily a life, you gave her a chance. And that was you being her mom."

Quinn:  Quinn nods, she tells herself those words all the time but shes not sure if she ever believes them. "He's much more mature than back then. He used to spend hours lecturing me on the different super Marios and why 2 was the best”

Mercedes:  "Okay he has grown up, yes I guess but he's still the ass who hurt you and I am not here for that."

Quinn:  "Please don't go fight Puck right now. Hes not worth it. The good news is, I think I might actually be getting over him"

Mercedes: "Why?" She whined but then smiled. "Getting over him?!?!? How whats up?" 

Quinn:  "Because you're literally injured Mercy. He'll still be there to fight when you heal up." Seeing Puck was a shock for sure, and it reminded Quinn of all her relationship fuck ups. "Well I think I was in love with him for a while back then, and then he you know, took off and ran, so I never really got closure. But seeing him, it kind of made me realise just how much he wouldn't fit into my life anymore."

Mercedes:  Mercedes sighed. "Fine." she whined. "Your life is so much better than it was and you are right he doesn't fit. And I am happy about that."

Quinn:  Quinn nudges her friend, looking up at her. “I love you, you know that? Today has reminded me just how grateful I am to have you in my life.”

Mercedes:  "Oh Q. You are my best friend. I am grateful for you too. And i know seeing him was hard, but I am so proud of how you handled all of that."

Quinn: Quinn presses a kiss to her friends cheek. "My life does seem to be an endless list of fuck ups doesnt it?" 

Mercedes:  "No." She assured her. "This is all about finding our way. Finding your way and you are already there."

Quinn:  “Ah, I dunno. I still have a lot of things I need to check off my adulting list” Quinn jokes.

Mercedes:  Mercedes laughed. "You and me both. But if anyone can reach their goals and check em all off its you." She sighed. "I don't know where I would be without you Q, thanks for being here with me."

[rosapeachhogwartsmystery]

Can I really trust you? (Hogwarts Mystery Imagine - fem!reader x Ben Copper)

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Words: 2497

Pairing: fem!reader x Ben Copper

Summary: You have been staring at Ben more often than you like to admit. Rowan would point out he might have to do something with R you would tell Rowan that Ben wouldn’t lie to you. Once you follow him out of the Great Hall, something happened. Perhaps Rowan was right after all. Ben might not be telling the truth, or is he?

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Ben noticed you have been staring at him more often lately. He just didn’t understand why though. Did he do something wrong? Didn’t you trust him anymore after Rowan became suspicious? It didn’t make sense though, because you said you believed him. Those letters from R were addressed to him, but he just couldn’t remember them. Or perhaps he did remember them, but he tried to forget about it. He didn’t want you to be suspicious of him, after all, you were a really great friend. You have helped him out when he needed it. You even duelled Merula, because she called him a Mudblood. He hasn’t said anything weird to you lately, has he? If he did then he would have been embarrassed about it. No, it couldn’t be that. There must be another reason why you were staring at him. He was sitting in the Great Hall, eating his lunch, when he caught you staring at him again. You quickly looked away when your eyes met each other. What was going on?

 Rowan sat next to you and elbowed you. “What are you doing, Y/N?” She asked. “Nothing.” You mumbled, blushing a little. “Oh, so staring at Ben is nothing?” She asked, smirking slightly. “You have doing that a lot lately. You have to be careful, Y/N. He might have seen it.” She said amused. You knew he might have caught you staring at him often, but you definitely wouldn’t admit you did such a thing. “I wasn’t staring at Ben. I was just thinking.” You muttered. “Sure you were.” She said, rolling her eyes. “Let me guess, did those thoughts include Ben?” She teased you. You elbowed her “You are a terrible friend, Khanna.” You said with a grin. “Hey! I’m just looking after you. I mean, after this whole ‘R’ thing, I’m not sure whether Ben is telling the truth or not. I don’t want you to get hurt.” She said honestly.

“Rowan, Ben wouldn’t lie about such a thing.” You said, wanting to believe Ben’s word, but you knew there was always the possibility he might knew something about it. “And if he did something he might not be able to remember it because someone made sure he wouldn’t remember it. Perhaps a Forgetfulness Potion.” You pointed out. “That might be so, but I don’t want you to do something you might regret later.” Rowan said. You sighed and shook your head. There was no way Ben did something bad. You thought Ben was a really sweet guy and you definitely enjoyed being around him. He might be a coward often, but he did help you with the Cursed Vaults. You thought he was really helpful. He was also very talented at Charms and you would sometimes ask him for advice. There was just no way you would be able to see Ben as the bad guy.

 Once Ben was about to leave the Great Hall you stood up. “Rowan, I can assure you that Ben doesn’t intend to harm anyone. We can trust him.” You said. “In fact, I’m going to ask him if he wants to help me practice Charms. I feel like it will help me a lot with the Cursed Vaults. I mean, charms will help me with solving the mysteries around the Cursed Vaults.” You said. “Just like any other class.” Rowan pointed out. “That is true, but Ben is especially talented at Charms. Just like Penny is really good at Potions. You are really good at studying.” You said with a smile. Rowan sighed with a smile. “Well, go then. Ben has already left the Great Hall.” She said. You grinned and then you quickly left the Great Hall. You didn’t know where Ben was going, but you managed to spot him in the crowd. You quickly followed after him, wondering where he was going.

 Oh, he was going the Artefacts room. You knew Ben would go there often. Perhaps he wanted to be alone? You still wanted to ask him to help you with Charms. You weren’t going to back out of it now. You slowly opened the door. Ben didn’t notice you entering the Artefacts room, like he was busy looking for something inside the room. You slowly walked over to him and then you placed a hand on his shoulder. Ben was startled and grabbed his wand immediately. “Depulso!” He said, pointing his wand at you. Before you knew it, you were blasted against the wall. Things fell onto you and your head began throbbing a lot. You must have hit your head pretty hard. Maybe you should have said something when you entered the room. You couldn’t help it but to feel hurt he would just attack you like that. You quickly tried to get the things off you.

 “Y/N?” Ben said surprised slowly stepping closer to you, his eyes widened a little. You bit your lip and then you quickly stood up, leaving the Artefacts Room as quickly as possible. Ben called out your name again, but you didn’t turn around. No, you weren’t going back. He might not have done it on purpose, but the fact he was so startled he attacked you hurt you. He was up to something, you just knew he was up to something. You didn’t want to listen to Rowan, but it was hard to ignore such evidence. You knew you should probably head to the Hospital Wing now. Your head hurt a lot and you knew it was better to get it fixed.

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“So, you don’t know who attacked you, miss Y/L/N?” Madam Pomfrey asked when she used a healing spell. “No, I wasn’t really looking where I was going when I was attacked.” You lied. “That is unusual.” She said. “I mean, normally you know what happened and who were involved.” She pointed out. “Yeah, I was daydreaming a bit. Probably not a good idea.” You lied, trying to smile a little. She sighed a little. “Well, you are good to go. And please, try to be more careful. Such accidents can be prevented easily.” She said. “I will try to be more careful. Thanks for the help, Madam Pomfrey.” You said when you left the Hospital Wing.

 You sighed once you were out, slowly making your way to the common room. You wanted to hide in your dormitory, thinking that would be the only place you could think clearly now. You didn’t want to face anyone. Rowan would probably ask you what happened and probably suspect Ben even more. You definitely didn’t want to face Ben now. You didn’t want to assume things. You just thought the whole scene was really suspicious. Perhaps it was your own fault for not saying anything when you entered the room. Then again, he could have done the same thing if he heard you speak up. After all you had entered the room without him realizing it. Maybe your voice would have startled him just as much. You didn’t want to think about it. It had happened and it was enough to confuse you. Maybe you were just too blind to see Ben was being suspicious, because you liked him more than you would like to admit.

 On your way to your Common Room you saw Ben. Your eyes widened and you quickly tried to take a different way. Of course, Ben had already seen you and began following you. You tried to speed up the pace, hoping you could lose him on the way. The last thing you wanted was to talk to Ben. You weren’t thinking straight and you needed to think straight to make the right decision, at least you thought you would make the right the decision if you were thinking more straight. You just couldn’t talk to him right now. You just knew it.

 You froze when Ben had caught your hand. You stopped walking, not turning around to look at him. “Y/N…” He spoke softly. You didn’t know what to say. Your eyes were getting watery and you refused to turn around. You weren’t going to cry, you refused to cry. “I’m sorry for hitting you with that charm.” He said softly, sounding apologetic. “I didn’t mean to hit you. I just didn’t know it was you.” He said honestly. You bit your lip, closing your eyes. You hoped your tears would disappear, but they didn’t. Tears were already rolling down your cheeks. “No...! I-I didn’t mean to make you cry...!” He said, panicking a little when he walked in front of you. He gently grabbed your shoulder, but you struggled a bit, making him let go.

 “Are you being honest with me, Ben?” You asked softly. “What do you mean?” He asked. “I want to trust you, Ben. I really do, but the way you are acting… I can’t help to wonder if you are lying to me.” You said softly. “W-what? No, I’m not lying to you.” He said. “Why were you in the Artefacts Room looking for something…? I know you get startled easily, but you have never grabbed your wand before.” You said, looking into his eyes. Tears were still falling down. You wanted to hear the truth. “I was just looking for some charms to practice. I swear, I didn’t mean to hurt you!” He said. His eyes were getting watery as well. “How can I be sure you are telling the truth, Ben?” You asked. “I don’t want to suspect you, I really don’t, but you have been acting strange.” You said.

 “Please, Y/N. You have to believe me. I don’t remember those letters. I really don’t remember writing R. I’m not doing anything against you.” Ben said, tears rolling down his face. “For Merlin’s sake... I don’t know what to believe anymore…! These Cursed Vaults, they only cause trouble.” You mumbled to yourself, panicking a bit. You really didn’t know what to do. You definitely still liked Ben, but how could you like him if he does know something about R? You didn’t want to be lied to. No matter what the reason was. You needed to keep looking for the Cursed Vaults to find Jacob. You knew if your brother wasn’t missing things might have been normal. What if there were more people you couldn’t trust? What if you couldn’t trust your friends? There would be nobody left. Your mother doesn’t want to hear anything about the Cursed Vaults and you knew your dad wouldn’t either after Jacob’s disappearance. You would be all alone…

 Your eyes widened when Ben pulled you into a tight hug. “B-Ben?” You said very softly, surprised by his action. “I don’t want you to think I’m not being honest with you.” He said. “I want you to trust me.” He said softly, still not letting go. “I want to trust you as well.” You spoke up softly. “Then, how could I prove it to you?” He asked softly. “Really, I would do anything.” He said, sounding just a little nervous. You thought about something, wondering if he would tell you the truth. “Do you promise to tell me the truth…?” You asked. “Of course.” He said immediately. “Have… have you seen me do something more often lately…?” You asked. “I-eh… I think so…” He said softly. “What have I been doing?” You asked, blushing slightly. “You were… you were staring at me.” He said. “Do you know why...?” You asked. “No, I really don’t.” He said honestly. You avoided his gaze, blushing more. You bit your lip, wondering if you should tell him why you have been staring at him. You took a deep breath.

 “I like you, Ben… I really like you.” You said seriously. Ben looked baffled, almost wanting to make himself believe you just really liked him as a good friend. But he couldn’t do that. He knew what kind of like you were talking about. “I-if I wasn’t clear enough, I fancy you, Ben…” You mumbled softly, blushing more. You slowly hid your face in your hands, feeling a bit embarrassed you have told him you liked him. “That is why I do want to trust you. I don’t want to feel like you are suspicious.” You said softly. It all sounded a little muffled, because you didn’t pull your hands away from your face. Meanwhile Ben was trying to let this all sink in. He didn’t expect to hear this from you after you began crying. He thought the friendship would be over after he attacked you by accident. Now he was feeling like a blushing mess.

 Ben slowly pulled your hands away from your face, looking into your eyes. “Do you actually mean it?” He asked. You nodded. “Do I have to say it again?” You asked, still blushing. He shook his head and then he leant in closer to your face. “I actually like you a lot too…” He said softly, blushing a lot. You couldn’t refrain yourself from kissing him. He tensed up a little for a moment. Once he relaxed he kissed you back. The kiss was sweet and you could feel the tension you felt earlier leaving your body. You were sure about one thing; he liked you as well. If he didn’t like you he would probably have let you know in some kind of way. He wouldn’t have kissed you back if he didn’t like you nor he would have told you.

 You two looked at each other, both still blushing a lot. “I hope that convinced you that I’m honest with you.” He said softly. “I promise I will tell you the truth.” He said softly. You nodded lightly. “I believe you, Ben.” You said softly. You rubbed away the last tears, slowly smiling again. He seemed to smile as well. Perhaps running into him wasn’t as bad as you anticipated. You definitely felt a lot better about everything. You have got a lot off your chest and it made you feel pretty calm again. Well, you were also excited because you have just kissed your crush and admitted you liked him. You were happy he liked you back and you knew this was the start of something new.

 Ben held your hand when you two walked towards the Great Hall. You two weren’t saying much besides smiling a lot. It was like you two didn’t need any words to show each other how you were feeling. Although Ben decided to bring up the attack. “I feel like I have to make things up with you.” He said. “Please, I’m going to feel bad if I don’t do anything.” He said honestly. “Hm…” You thought about what he could do. “Perhaps you could help me with Charms, so I can improve myself.” You said. “Or, perhaps we can go to Hogsmeade together.” You said with a grin. “How about we do both?” Ben said with a smile. “I really like that idea a lot.”