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[caleighmiller]

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[cinnabeat]

actually i stopped reading about the point where hak was hiding in the kai village cuz i was like what in the fresh hell is happening

[focalwhispers]

The scent-sation of NeZ ZeN

The scent-sation of NeZ ZeN

Namur, a city, a municipality, capital of the province of the same name in Wallonia, in Belgium, which I call my new hometown, has two perfumers on its territory. Both have one thing in common: Atelier de la Parfumerie Delforge is located in the  heart of the Citadel with the shop in a former military artillery laboratory. NeZ ZeN of perfumer Romain Pantoustier is situated in the Rue du…

[rosehaunt]

my opinion of outfit inspo for perfumes ~

SHISEIDO ZEN CLASSIC EAU DE COLOGNE

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[loneberry]

From “The Flower Bank World” in the Avatamsaka Sutra

The Buddhist Painting of Songgwansa Temple, Suncheon, South Korea (Illustration of Avatamsaka Sutra)

“Then Universally Good also said to the assembly, ‘In the land masses of this ocean of worlds are seas of fragrant waters, as numerous as atoms in unspeakably many buddha-fields. All beautiful jewels adorn the floors of those seas; gems of exquisite fragrances adorn their shores. They are meshed with luminous diamonds. Their fragrant waters shine with the colors of all jewels. Flowers of all kinds of gems swirl on their surfaces. Sandalwood powder settles on the bottom of the seas. They emanate the sounds of Buddhas’ speech. They radiate jewellike light. Boundless enlightening beings, holding various canopies, manifest mystic powers causing the adornments of all worlds to appear therein. Stairways of ten kinds of precious substances are set out in rows, with balustrades of ten kinds of jewels surrounding them. White lotuses ornamented with jewels, as many as atoms in four continents, are spread over the waters, in full bloom. There are unspeakable hundreds of thousands of billions of trillions of banners of ten precious elements, banners of belled gauze of raiments of all jewels, as many as sand grains in the Ganges river, jewel flower palaces of boundless forms, as many as sand grains in the Ganges river, a hundred thousand billion trillion lotus castles of ten precious substances, forests of jewel trees as many as atoms in four continents, networks of flaming jewels, as many sandalwood perfumes as grains of sand in the Ganges, and jewels of blazing radiance emitting the sounds of Buddhas’ speech…”

--From book five “The Flower Bank World” in the The Flower Ornament Scripture (Buddhāvataṃsaka Sūtra), translated from Chinese by Thomas Cleary. The various sutras were originally composed in Sanskrit and compiled and translated into Chinese in the 5th century CE. Thomas Cleary’s English translation is based on the Chinese translation done by the Khotanese monk Shikshananda (652-710 CE), who translated it at the request of the Tang Empress. 

I stumbled upon this sutra in the back of a book that included a ‘glossary of buddhist terms’ while at a Zen meditation retreat. Flower cosmology? That sounds like my shit. Since I didn’t have my phone I wrote the name down on a piece of paper and slipped it into my backpack. It really is as incredible as I imagined it to be.

“Alan Fox has described the sutra's worldview as ‘fractal’, ‘holographic’, and ‘psychedelic’”—yes.

“In the Huayan school, the teaching of interpenetration is depicted through various metaphors, such as Indra's net, a teaching which may have been influenced by the Gandhavyuha chapter's climax scene in Vairocana's Tower. Indra's net is an infinite cosmic net that contains a multifaceted jewel at each vertex, with each jewel being reflected in all of the other jewels, ad infinitum. Thus, each jewel contains the entire net of jewels reflected within.”

[serede986]

Boyfriend Saeyoung HCs

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Takes Zen to the nearest shopping mall to buy a perfume bottle for himself. Before you entered his life, a shower was the only source of him smelling good. His new perfume is expensive, not that he cares about the price, but about the thousand ways he has imagined swooning you.

Sae would peck you, wherever he sees you for the first time on a new day. No matter the audience.

Tends to oversleep, but wakes up to the smell of your shower gel hazing around the room. Takes your pillow to himself, blushing while snuggling his nose in the pillow.

Starts keeping extra 707 signature jackets in the closet, after noticing a few missing. He's very proud when he sees you wearing them.

Starts coming to your apartment unannounced, unlocks your phone, car and cupboards with all access. It comes to you as a surprise when he asks for your permission. Not that you mind his company.

Don't be surprised when you find Saeyoung's selfies in your gallery. Subtle ways of showing his love to you.

Doesn't cook a lot, but spends time with you in the kitchen when you're cooking, singing along to the tunes you've put on the stereo.

Lays his head on your thighs, dozing off on you while you're working, just how you doze off on him. He lives for the face massages he gets from you.

Purposely leave putting on any moisturiser, let alone anything else, so that you do that for him while scolding him for not caring for himself. He does care, but he loves seeing you angry and puffed up, having so much adoration for him.

[stardewremixed]

Shower Thoughts

Abigail is a shower girl, singing her favorite punk rock songs slightly off key. Switches up her hair dye every other month. Otherwise, a pretty simple routine. Has mastered the perfect cat eyeliner and a little mascara.

Alex is a soak after a long, arduous workout, and drowns himself in Old Spice products. Uses an exotic scented shampoo - guava.

Elliott is a long bath kind of guy, complete with candles and rose petals, and a writing tray to capture his thoughts. Spends hours on his hair, nails, skin, etc. Immaculate self-grooming habits.

Emily has a whole wind down routine, complete with warm shower, meditation to find her Zen, and lofi sounds to lull her to sleep. Quick shower before work in the morning, fluff drys her hair. It's just that perky.

Harvey is particular about his grooming routine. Cleanliness is next to godliness. He's a shower-to-wake-up-in-the-morning kind-of guy and a shower-to-wind-down-at-night kind-of guy. Frequently shaves and grooms. Doesn't wear cologne so not to disturb his patients with allergies.

Haley spends hours in the bathroom, primping, curling, mani-pedi touch ups, fogging up the mirror with steamy hot showers. Heavy on the perfume. Light floral scents. Flawless makeup.

Sam is a quick cold shower in the morning kind-of dude. Whatever's on sale for cologne and deodorant. Showers daily and uses hair gel. Would totally play with Vincent's rubber ducky if he takes a bath.

Maru is a Navy shower kind-of gal. Freaky fast. She has better things to do with her time. Light sunscreen and a little lip gloss.

Sebastian takes longer than his sister. Rolls out of bed half awake and stands in the shower for a few minutes to be more alert. Thinks about weird stuff in the shower. Like the Reddit argument he had over how to pronounce GIF. The best ingredients for sushi. The weird dream he had last night about the Wizard, a clown, and a ghost dog walking into a bar...

Leah would skinny dip in the lake. Fresh water. Moonlight. Liberating. Not that she does it too often. Otherwise it's a short shower. Turns the shower off when soaping up to save water. Has the same hairstyle since middle school. Lip gloss, brush of dewy foundation, mascara, a little light earthy toned eyeshadow. There. Ready.

Shane avoids it as long as possible. Heavy heavy heavy on the Axe. Does the whole scruff thing. It works for him.

Claire falls asleep in the bath, with a glass of wine, reading a book. Wakes up in cold water realizing she needs to evaluate her life. Buys cheap cosmetics with her employee discount.

Victor is clean shaven... always. He's a normal shower guy, uses aftershave, a little citrus cologne. Sends out his dry cleaning.

Olivia is a luxurious bath lady. Loofah, bubbles, champagne, candles, facial, classical, sit back and soak... ahhhhh! Victoria's Secret perfume. Something strong and vanilla. She's got her makeup routine down pat. Red lipstick is her signature. Looks like a different person when she doesn't wear any makeup.

Penny is sad the plumbing doesn't work half the time in the trailer. She enjoys long soaks in the spa, sweating out her toxins, listening to nothing but the water when showering in the locker room. It's a nice change over her mom yelling at the game on TV.

Lance likes his spiked hair. Lots of mousse and gel to get it perfect. He's a shower-under waterfalls-bathe-in-the-ocean type of gent. Uses a sea salt scrub. Rugged deep woods scented cologne.

Magnus - why shower when you can just use a cleaning spell? Such a time saver! But if he must, he will set up his tub in the woods and soak under the stars.

Sophia - has a grape chapstick she loves, special orders her pink hair dye, washes her feet nightly, showers every other day, no look is complete without her cotton candy blush.

[unicornjoking1111]

trying out 48 hours challenge by zen-shu

hello guys, today has been really good i have been getting my grades which i am happy about! its going to be my first challenge.

manifesting:

miss dior is a must!!, a easy going school life, going out having fun, "people" doing my assignments cause i am lazy af (i ain't mean i will give them back in return).

honestly i don't have much of a big desire right now on these things i added the perfume because i just saw it and it looks cute :DD. i will be telling my results on 26th since i am gonna starting my challenge tomorrow! wish me luck

@zen-shu

[caleighmiller]

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[moonstruck-writing]

On a Chilly Night [Zen Gaho x reader]

Pairing: Zen Gaho x f!reader | Paradox Live CWs: fluff, romantic fluff, tooth-rotting fluff, established relationship, female reader, light angst but solved quickly, they just love each other so much Word count: 2.6K Summary: You wear Zen's blazer to CLUB CANDY

Part 2 of Reader wears their clothes series: Zen - Part 1 - Part 2 | Satsuki (coming soon)

A strong burst of wind made you pull tightly on the blazer you were wearing. It was too big for you, making it easy for the cold to slip under and bite at your skin. However, it all disappeared once you pushed the doors open and entered CLUB CANDY.

The heat, the sweet smell of perfume and the buzzing noise all hit you at once, and you paused for a couple of seconds before walking down the hall.

“Welcome to CLUB CANDY, how can we—” Zen politely greeted while tapping at the monitor on the reception desk. When he finally looked away from the screen, his business smile gave way to a wide and tilted one. “How may we serve you today, milady?”

“I’ll just have a drink at the bar while I wait for you.”

“Very well, a great decision as always, milady.” Zen winked at you. Even if he had to keep his professional persona on, he found subtle ways to adjust it to you. “I believe you know the way?”

“Oh, if only I could have such a handsome young man to guide me,” you played along, placing a hand on your sternum. “It’s such a pity you cannot leave the hall.”

“I’ll be done quickly,” he whispered leaning towards you. “I believe our staff will keep you safely entertained.”

“Yeah? Well, I prefer the private show we’ll have later,” you winked to punctuate the breathy invitation. If you didn’t know Zen like you did, you would’ve said he had no reaction. However, the fervent pink colouring his cheeks told you otherwise.

You said your goodbyes and advanced to the inside of the club.

“You’re gonna have to stop coming here if you refuse to work for the club,” Iori joked as you swirled the contents of your drink.

“You don’t have to shield me, Iori.” Everyone there knew he was the boss. If not, they hadn’t come enough times to the Club. But his pride was mostly made of regulars.

“I’m being serious here, I keep catching customers looking this way. You’re making us lose money.” He tutted, but that didn’t hide the sombre tone in his voice. You knew better than to interpret Iori at face value.

“And how am I making you lose money, exactly?” Still, you played along, wanting to play his game and push back a little. You had gotten used to his ways after dating Zen for so long.

“You distract Zen.” His tone was flat, but that didn’t prevent the heaviness from seeping through. He turned to look at you, no trace of his usual foxy smile on his face.

“He’s just in the hall.” Your words sounded hesitant. It was the only thing you could come up with as a response, and you couldn’t tell if he was serious or if he was pulling your leg.

“It’s important.” Iori held your gaze, his face unchanging.

“I’m sure he’s doing his job well.” You felt a surge of pride and confidence in your words. You knew Zen, you trusted Zen. He was the most responsible person you knew.

“You’re not getting my point.” Iori sighed, breaking the eye contact, sliding on his seat a little bit, and leaning his back to the bar. “You could’ve waited for him at home with Reo and Hokusai.” He shook his head as if to highlight the wrong of your actions. “I’ll admit your plan works, though.”

“Plan? What plan?” You blinked with confusion, turning a little bit more to look at him, but he wasn’t looking your way.

“That’s his blazer, am I right?” He looked at you sideways for a brief moment and then continued looking over the room.

Iori offered you a knowing smile, and you pouted while feeling tinier than before under the garment.

“I’m not complaining, it goes well with the little black dress you’re wearing, too.” He continued, raising his eyebrows. “It does highlight your legs even more.” Iori looked down at your exposed skin, and for the first time, you felt the shadow of something dark lurking behind his eyes. “And I’m sure Zen would agree, you look tiny and adorable.” When he looked back at your face, you recognised the fond look he usually gave you, like a family member who approved of you. You relaxed under it, feeling comfortable with the familiarity. “Well, then, I’ll be on my way.” With that, Iori got up from the seat and walked around, joining some tables briefly.

You looked at your phone. Zen would be with you any moment now.

“Mind if I sit next to you, gorgeous?”

You froze when you heard the unfamiliar voice, punctuated with an uncalled-for compliment. Now you were kind of regretting saying Iori didn’t have to shield you. It was uncanny, how the bartender had just left to the backroom a few moments ago, leaving you alone at the bar.

“She doesn’t work here.” Your vision was suddenly filled with a black vest, as Satsuki stood between you and the stranger. You couldn’t see Satsuki’s face, but you could hear the meaning behind his words.

“The more reason to keep her company,” the stranger pressed back. The way he spoke drove a chill from you.

You saw the change in Satsuki’s stance and went to grab a hold of his vest before he could do something Iori wouldn’t want for the business. However, before you could grab him, you felt Satsuki relax.

“I am afraid our opening hours are coming to a close, here, gentleman.” Zen’s voice sounded as calm and conciliatory as ever as he placed a hand on Satsuki’s shoulder and massaged briefly. You could see the side of his face over Satsuki’s frame, but he kept his eyes trained on the stranger.

Only when the customer left reluctantly, muttering something offensive, Zen turned to you.

“You can go on to tidy up, Satsuki.” Zen dismissed him, his face relaxing and showing the tiredness he was feeling. “You’re done, right?” He pointed to your drink, and you nodded. It was all he needed to enclose your shoulders with one arm and lead you outside.

You used the back door, and once both of you were in the narrow alley, he let go of you.

“Are you okay?” He sighed, his eyebrows furrowing. The contrast between the stifling heat of the Club, and the chilliness of the night air drew a shiver from you. Zen took one of your hands with his, and briefly pressed the back of his other palm to your cheek. Your skin was warm, but somehow his hands were always warmer.

“Yeah, Satsuki was there before anything could happen.” You showed him a small smile, no teeth. “He makes a great guard dog for the Club.” You chuckled lightly. Maybe it was Satsuki’s shyness that made him want to protect the people working there.

Zen stepped towards you and placed his hand on the back of your head, leaning down to kiss your forehead.

“I should’ve been there,” he sighed against your hair, pulling you close to his chest. You grabbed the back of Zen’s shirt, basking in his warmth.

“It was okay, really, Zen. Nothing happened.” You looked up at him and he took the chance to lean down and press a chaste kiss to your lips.

“Okay.” He rubbed his face roughly as if to let go of the tiredness of the day. “Do you want to go to one more bar?” He suggested, a hopeful smile tugging on his lips. You raised your eyebrows in a silent question. That’s not exactly the reaction you had been wanting to get from him when you came to the Club. “I must confess, you look really good in that outfit.” He took a step away from you and leaned his head to the side slightly, tracing your form with his eyes and licking his lower lip unconsciously. “I want to show you off.”

You chuckled, embarrassed, which made Zen blink quickly.

“Does that make you uncomfortable? I didn’t mean it in a—”

“I thought you didn’t want anyone to see me when you got… you know, jealous?” You smiled playfully. Maybe your plan hadn’t been a failure after all.

“I don’t want anyone to see you alone. If I’m by your side, I can protect you. And make sure everyone knows we’re together.” He took a step towards you, prompting the same from you. He took hold of the lapels of the blazer, looking at you with sparkly eyes. “Although I still love the idea of being the only one who has seen you like this.” He gave you a sheepish smile, that you took from his lips as he leaned down and you joined in a slow, deep kiss.

You grabbed the sides of his face, keeping him in place until you were satisfied. When you broke the kiss, you were sure you had the same dazed look on your face that Zen was sporting.

“Let’s go then.” You intertwined your hand with his and started walking to the end of the alleyway.

The bar ended up being one of the only shops whose opening hours went past CLUB CANDY’s. It was small and dimly lit, but the atmosphere was strangely cosy and calm. It didn’t look anything like the Club.

There were few people there, and all seemed regulars, but not in the same way the regulars at CLUB CANDY acted. It makes sense, you thought. They were different types of shops after all.

You sat down at a small table in a corner which seemed made for just one person, and with Zen there, it looked even more ridiculous. But it made the distance between you smaller, and you liked that proximity. Most people at this hour sat down at the counter to idly chat with the bartender, and the intimate atmosphere seemed to thicken where you were.

Zen went to order drinks, and you took the chance to take off the blazer. When he came back with a glass in each hand, he gave you a cheeky smile.

“Hello there stranger.” He sat down, pushing one of the drinks towards you. “May I buy you a drink?” He winked, and you smiled knowingly. If he wanted to play, you’d play.

“Sorry, I have a boyfriend.” You cocked your head to the side and pursed your lips, the corners of your mouth turning down funnily.

“Oh, you do?” He sounded amused but faked being surprised anyway. “And what's he like?” He leaned his head and propped it on one hand.

“He’s amazing.” You beamed. “I hope you’re ready for this because I have compliments for days.”

“You do?” His expression softened even more, and he reached for the hand you had over the table, caressing your knuckles with his fingertips. “Funny, I also happen to have a girlfriend, and I have a million things to boast about.”

You giggled, feeling a little shy but also curious.

“Yeah? I got dibs, though.” You grinned and he pinched your cheek lovingly. When he let go, you caught his hand and squeezed. “He’s got the biggest heart.” Zen smiled and looked down like a little kid. “Cushioned by the biggest muscles,” you added, poking your tongue through a toothy smile. It got a laugh from him. “He is the most caring person I know, always trying to help. He makes the world a better place, makes the world a home for the people he loves.” You felt your eyes begin to water, and your heart softened. “And I feel incredibly grateful to be one of those people.” You reached for his face, caressing his cheek. He leaned into your touch, closing his eyes.

“You’re going to make me cry,” he said in a whisper, but the bar was quiet enough for you to hear him. “I hope you’re ready for the rematch.” You nodded, feeling jittery. “She is so incredibly bright, determined, beautiful and sexy.” He leaned to press a kiss to your shoulder. “She’s the person that makes me a better man. Every day I wake up next to her, I believe this life can’t get any better.” He turned his hand in your hold, to intertwine his fingers with yours. “She makes me crazy and helps me keep my sanity,” he chuckled softly, “if that makes sense? I’m worse than you at expressing myself.”

You laughed silently, exhaling through your nose.

“I adore you, Zen.” You moved your fingers slightly in his hand.

“I worship you,” he counterattacked. The way he looked at you pushed the meaning further into you. “Should we finish these drinks so I can show you all the ways I can worship you?” He leaned his head down on the arm he had on the table, looking at you from below. He seemed like a giant puppy waiting for his owner’s orders.

You picked up the glass in response.

The walk back home was chilly, but feeling Zen’s warmth next to you, and through your connected hands, kept you from the cold. Once inside the Suiseki house, you went to the toilet before going to Zen’s room.

“Is it silly if I say…” Zen spoke the second you closed the door behind you. “That I don’t want you to take off my blazer yet?”

“What should I do then?” You smiled cheekily, getting closer to him. “Should I do a private runway show?” You pressed your open palms to his chest. “Just for you?”

“I’d love that.” He pressed a kiss to your cheek. “What would the price of admission be?”

“I’ll decide later.” You pushed on him, guiding him to the bed and making him plop down. You turned around and walked away, as far as the room would allow you. Then, you turned back to Zen and smiled.

Having his gaze trained on you used to make you nervous, but now, it gave you the confidence you needed. He didn’t just accept you completely, but he also thought anything you could offer him was an amazing gift.

You walked towards him slowly, stopping before you reached him. Then, like a model, you stroke a few different poses, pulling on the blazer. Zen whistled softly and you took off the blazer, grabbing it by the collar and sliding it over one of your shoulders to hang from your hand at your back.

You turned around and walked away again, looking over your shoulder back at Zen. He smiled brightly and stood up.

“Best model I’ve ever seen, the designer should be grateful. If I didn’t already own the blazer, I’d buy it again.” He walked towards you, and you chuckled.

“So, you’re only lending me the blazer? Aw, I thought I’d convince you to give it to me with this.” You joked, faking a pout.

“I can show you why it’s mine, you know. Don’t get me wrong, it looks great on you, love, but.” He took the blazer from your hands and started putting it on. “It fits me just right.” He moved his head signalling for you to sit down on the bed.

When you did, he paraded like you had done, making a serious but confident face. When he paused, he ran his fingers through his hair and pulled on the blazer, like there was a mirror in front of him. Then, he broke into an amused smile, looking into your eyes.

“So?”

“You convinced me.” You giggled, jumping from the bed. In a second, he got close to you and surrounded you with his arms, placing his hands on your lower back. “I’m still mad you’re not giving it to me, though.” You grabbed him by the lapels.

“Maybe,” he leaned down, placing his mouth by your ear and whispering. “I can make it up to you.” A sweet shiver ran down your spine. “Shall I take your dress off?” He leaned back to look in your eyes.

“Only if you take off your shirt first.” Your hands moved to caress the sides and back of his neck.

“Easy.” His small smile melted onto your lips in a slow and sensual kiss.

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Hope you enjoyed! Maybe there'll be a part 3, too.

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[writingisawildride]

Hello

I know I'm barely here anymore

But unfortunately the Ritalin shortage in Summer caused me to become hyperfixation on Overwatch, Gabriel Reyes/Reaper in particular (AGAIN), against my very will.

But I'm here to make it everyone else's problem again and have been challenged by @wildissylupus to post my Martina Reyes HCs (or basically character summary at this point)!!!

So

Here

We

GOOOOOO

(Please note I am Filipina, not Mexican or Latine at all, I'm trying my best to research, but please correct me if I'm wrong)

- 1st of all, for me it is Dr. Martina Nuñez-Reyes, women in STEM, iconic

- Born and raised in San Diego, in particular in or by Barrio Logan!

- She is specifically Nahua Mexican with family in Guerrero, Mexico. She has learned a lot of Precolonial History and mythology, both in school and from her family. She also speaks Nahuatl fluently, as well as Spanish and ASL.

- Sweet, nurturing, professional, good tempered, graceful, makes lots of bad puns (she and Winston got along great), but occasionally slips in some "joking" sadism and morbid curiosity.

- Loves perfume even though she can't wear it often due to her work in laboratories and hospitals, will wear even just a little bit even at home to enjoy it.

- joined a ballet folklorico troupe up until High School, but still remembers the moves well. Specializes in Guerrero style folklorico!

- Excellent cook, amazing baker. Loves to adapt recipes to include lots of spices. (This will come back later)

- Interested in the medical field, specifically medicine itself, after learning about how advanced Mesoamerican civilizations were medically.

- Martina was a regular prodigy, attending an advanced secondary school academy in Mexico City, before continuing on to get PhDs in Medicine, Chemistry, and Pharmaceutical Science by age 24.

- By age 26 she had already made strides by synthesizing and creating medicine that was able to do things like naturally accelerate healing in the body.

- That's also when the Omnic Crisis began. She was inducted by the United States Military among swathes of other skilled doctors to create the Super Soldier Serum for the Soldier Enhancement Program (SEP) at a hidden facility.

- Six months, they managed to get it to an acceptable loss rate of 25%, and test it on 100 Soldiers. She was in charge of overseeing the injections of 20 of the 100 randomly assigned under her, which included Soldier 24, Gabriel Reyes, and Soldier 76, Jack Morrison. It was also done in doses, not all at once.

- She and Gabriel were attracted to each other but didn't act on it for quite a bit, due to the taboo nature of a doctor and a patient. They didn't flirt either, but had moments of "Oh fuck they're hot" before shaking it off.

- After the second round of doses, she lost her first soldier, which made the risk of SEP all the more apparent to her.

- Remember when I mentioned she's good at baking? She stress bakes because it helps make a zen sort of ritual of following steps/regaining a small sense of control. The reason Gabriel loves cookies? It's because he woke up at 2AM catching her stress baking a batch of Chili Chocolate Chip Cookies. It's where they had a heart to heart about Gabriel and the other Enhanced Soldiers trusting Martina and the doctors no matter the risk because they know they're liable to die in the Crisis anyway if they can't make headway.

- As the Crisis gets more dire, the General orders the doctors at the SEP facility to also go through basic military training, which Martina disliked, so she never really went past a machine pistol.

- 33 Soldiers make it out, and she sent with them on missions to retake cities across America. She wouldn't always be an active combatant, but she could hold her own if she had to.

- When Gabriel Reyes and Jack Morrison were selected to the elite Overwatch core team, she helped lead their medical support team. Also yes during this whole time, Gabriel and Martina still were attracted to each other but still sort of afraid to act because not only is she still his Doctor, he's now her commanding officer.

- Also during this period she helps treat a young Angela Ziegler during the bombing of Zurich.

- After fighting alongside Inti Warriors (Specifically Illari's dad) to help retake part of Central and South America, Gabriel almost died, which caused her to go full BAMF, and save him.

(Jack: "... can someone please tell me why our medic is rushing in alone, guns blazing?")

- They have to repair ships and stuff, so they decide to take R&R in reclaimed Guerrero, where Martina shows Gabriel around, and they end up dancing together. It's where they finally give in and end up in a relationship.

- Get married the last year of the Omnic Crisis, and have a son a few years later named Izel (who is the grown man with a family in my heart and soul in the Reflections Comic)

- Dr. Martina Nuñez-Reyes is the first Head of Medicine in Overwatch's Golden Age because goddamnit someone had to have that position before Angela.

- She's also Angela's mentor and sort of like an adoptive mom, Angela absolutely idolized her

Here's where my Canon deviates hard, because Blizzard's timeline makes no sense

(Fun fact this next part exists because I misread Code of Violence and thought that the ash and burning was from Gabriel's memories of Echo Park and not where he was so I straight up thought Martina was fridged a whole ass year before I heard the voicelines and reread it for clarity, but she's not fridged. Just stay with me.)

- On Izel's 6th birthday in Echo Park, there was an attempted assassination via explosions that caused Izel to lose his left arm and replace it with a prosthetic (the man in the Reflections comic has his left arm in his pocket)

- It also very nearly kills Martina, who is 6 MONTHS PREGNANT WITH THEIR DAUGHTER, Graciela

- The family lives, and Graciela has to be c-section delivered prematurely

- This ofc enrages Martina and Gabriel who, after recovery, hunt the motherfucker down to kill.

- It is not a quick death. Martina synthesizes POISON to make that fucker die screaming. (Basically I wanted to flip the Dead Wife trope where the wife lives and is FUCKING PISSED AND JOINS HER HUSBAND ON A ROARING RAMPAGE OF REVENGE)

- Oh yeah and that triggers the birth of Blackwatch lmao.

- Gabriel brought Cole Cassidy home for Christmas where she immediately enfolds Cole into the family.

- Martina and Gabriel also help Cole get his GED.

- Oh yeah Blackwatch

- So Martina supplies the poisons for coercion, torture, and assassination (and torture) to Blackwatch under the table for super covert missions, basically even people at Blackwatch didn't even know about. Ma'am was committing war crimes to keep the world and her babies safe. All while keeping up the sweet, dedicated, professional facade for like 14 years.

- Gabriel tries to get her to make another super soldier serum so he can be stronger, she refuses, they argue, him calling her a hypocrite, and it looks bad, UNTIL

- Shit happens and she accidentally lets a poison slip that gets reverse engineered and kills a lot of people, causing her to retire and Mercy steps up. Gabriel keeps her secret and they end up staying together

- HOWEVER, once the Venice Incident happens and Izel disowns his father, she chooses to not back up Gabriel's choices, whereas their daughter Graciela does, causing them to be separated but still married.

- Gabriel considers leaking her secret, but loves her too much to/wants the kids to have at least one parent they don't detest

- After the Swiss Explosion, Martina and Graciela mourn very badly, Izel rekindled his relationship with his mother but not Graciela

(Izel needs his own post probably lmao)

- Martina tries to move on, but finds she can't.

- listen once a man is willing to cover up war crimes for you, it's a very hard standard to meet

- She rejects the recall initially but to avoid this post from being even longer REASONS, Graciela goes with/gets kidnapped by (it's complicated) Talon, which is how Cole finds out Gabriel is Reaper

- Joins in to get her daughter back, and to redeem herself because she realizes how much destruction she caused even if people deserved it... lowkey she even doesn't fully regret it depending on the person she killed

- Her abilities are she got a CPR glove that can shock people in one hand that can pull Medicated/poison grenades out of a storage and a Pistol in the other and she can inject peeps with medication close quarters.

- She's like 63 currently also (in my Canon, Gabriel got a significant age bump with a bunch of other characters, he is 67 but is technically frozen at age 58)

- blizzard if you read this and wonder why I turned this nameless, possibly faceless character into someone that's committed war crimes, I don't got a fucking clue either

- wildissylupus I'm so sorry for subjecting you to this, like how I will subject my friends to a PowerPoint presentation about my character lore and alternate overwatch timeline on my birthday

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Pokespe:

Silver x trad!Goth s/o sfw

Johto Trio + shy!girlfriend’s Birthday is Yellow’s sfw

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Johto Trio & Halloween sfw

Silver's scent and aura: sfw

Johto Trio on a rainy day: sfw

Silver x reader: Kissing hcs:sfw

Silver as a boyfriend hcs: sfw

Johto Trio texting hcs: sfw

Johto Trio as seasons hcs: sfw

Silver's Hobbies: sfw

Princess Tutu:

Mytho x Ahriu Wings: angst poem

Mytho x Ahiru Dewdrops: fluff ficlet

Princess Tutu main 4 as desserts: picture hcs

Princess Tutu main 4 as smells: sfw

Mytho x Ahiru If a “Happily Ever After” came for Ahiru: sfw fic

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Ahiru: Duckling poem sfw

Mytho and his heat intolerance: Mytho x Ahiru implied drabble

Pokemon trainer Mytho: sfw

Main 4's favorite meals: sfw hcs

Main 4 Seeing their s/o naked on accident: sfw reactions

Mytho x Ahiru: Can You Fall for the Same Person Twice? part 1

Rating the Main 4's names

Demon Slayer:

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Yuri!!! on Ice

Main 3 as Perfume Scents

Nu: Carnival:

Clan Members as beverages headcannon

SK8:

Langa Hasegawa and his “little Snow“ Langa x gn!reader

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Zen x MC with anxiety/bad experiences with men in the past sfw

JJBA:

Shy Mutterings Pt. 1 Bruno Bucciarati x fem!reader

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Hi ^_^ LITERALLY JUST ANYTHING LOTUS DRAGON I DONT CARE WHAT IT IS IM GONNA START VIOLENTLY FOAMING AT THE MOUTH I LOVE THEM SO MUCH, thank uuu 😋

『you just gave me a looooot of power…. normally I would go back and ask for the reader’s pronouns but,,, ill let it slide just once 🤭』

𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐇𝐎𝐍-𝐉𝐈

lotus dragonxgn!reader (non descriptive— pronouns not set)

baker’s notes // this is actually inspired off of the ruined temple in Japan by the same name. You can find an article about Shihon-ji here if you wanna keep reading about it. This was fun to do, thank you loves!

Who knew what perfection amongst ruins could clash the way they do?

You, a simple historian, have been everywhere. From the heat of the hot sands, to the coolness of the cacao kingdom, all in search of historical remnants worthy of study. You would walk the ends of earthbread to find something truly remarkable, and every time you did you would gain a giddy feeling in your chest You we’re sitting with some of the locals of a new location you were visiting one day, sharing a cup of finely brewed tea. Elders sat at the table with you, recounting an old fable that they were taught as children. You listened intently to their words, wanting to grasp this opportunity to see a landmark that struck history in these gorgeous lands.

The Lotus Paradise was a cooler land akin to a fine zen like marsh, filled with lily pads adorning the most beautiful flowers, croaking frogs and the cleanest of lake water. The air was cool and crisp, smelling slightly of freshly bloomed wildflowers and a perfume lingered in the air… something fresh, yet not very recognizable, not even to a local.

Being told of a distant prefecture some ways away from the legendary Lotus Palace, you were told of a temple that was the resting place of revered poets. You gasped in excitement, and prepared immediately to set out to locate this said temple. In kind, the elders you were acquainted with gave you a boat to sail on through the waters of these lands so you wouldn’t tarnish your already crisp crust. And off you went, with the boat in kind you gave them fair for their generosity, and they waved you off on your expedition across the Lotus Paradise.

A tape recorder in hand, and a backpack at your feet on this meek, yet strong boat, you calmly floated through the clean clear water, looking around at all the lush plant life and trees that coated the evergreen ground. Even for a lake it wasn’t humid, it was just right as a breeze gathered in your hair, making you smile and take in the scenery. Not so far off you saw a few signs amongst some of the trees to your east. This drew your curiosity, and through the croaking frogs you were able to find a small yet withered dock, setting your boat to rest there. You took your compass out of your pocket and took to walking, the thick grass reaching your ankles, slightly coated with dew from days prior. Following the signs with Japanese print, eroded away and chipped by the rainy days of centuries passing by, you came across the temple… except the temple was… destroyed.

All that remained of a once great temple was two columns of wood, connecting a third at the top, and a wooden sign at the bottom. The rest of the wood and other supplies used to make this temple were nowhere in sight. This was the temple they were talking about? You crouched to get a better look at the sign. It used to be well polished as it sat there on the ground amongst loose twigs and leaves. The wood was chipped, you could see the patches of polish still trying to cling onto the wood as though it was loyal to it ever since they met during creation. The kanji, 藤原清輔家集、albeit withered, still clung to the wood in faded black ink, engraved for all eternity. The same kanji was found on a stone tablet leaning against a nearby tree.

Suddenly, amongst the light breeze you heard the soft sounds of the strumming strings of a mandolin. You looked over your shoulder to see a large flat rock by some trees, and positioned on the rock was a beautiful cookie, strumming their mandolin with steady darkened teal fingers, clean nails gracing the strings with each pluck and caress. They smiled softly, enjoying the sense of peace. Pearly white sleeves hung loose on their arms, as sea blue hair decorated their lily adorned head. They suddenly looked to you, stopping their movements. With a gentle smile they blinked towards you. It was the Lotus Dragon themselves, motioning for you to come greet them.

You slowly walked to the gentle dragon and bowed in respect. “Your Grace,” you whispered amongst the trees. The leaves could make anything echo outward with a small gust of wind. You had to be careful. To be seen in such a place with such a cookie— no, with the ruler of the Lotus Paradise… that would mean tragedy for your morale. “Might I ask what brings you here?” The dragon’s sea blue reptilian pupils fixed on you in a bid of focus, curiosity lingering on their perfect features. “I was drawn here because of a historical artifact. I wanted to check it out for my records.” They nodded, and with a gentle huff they slithered off of their rock, moving towards the abandoned temple with earnest. “This temple here?” The dragon attempted to confirm, which allowed you to answer with a quiet nod of your head. You followed the dragon with a curious twinge in your step. They smiled and looked to you, looking over their clean shoulder. Sweeping shiny hair from their face, they held their kimono sleeve with a steady hand. “Indulge in me for a moment.” You nodded, wondering what the dragon was about to reveal.

“A long time ago, when dragons ruled these lands with iron wings,” the dragon started slithering towards one of the columns of the temple, “there was a family that lived here in these forests. The Kukonomi clan, as they were referred to, was known to be one of the most prestigious artistic clans of their time, and they would often gather and drink tea, soft floral wines, and recite poetry here. Here, where this wooden plaque sits, lies one of the poets, named Kukonomi no Hitomaro, and was revered within this focal point as a veneration, that being this temple, as a god of poetry. Unfortunately,” they took a moment to catch a breath, sliding over to the other column and taking it with sharp nails, being ever so careful of the eroded marks, “in the middle of the Dark Flour War, an army of the north took refuge here and often fought off Southern forces. However this resting spot was never it’s true location. This temple was relocated here out of respect to the Kukonomi clan, and these grounds were taken into the care of many other poets along it’s time, and was later abandoned at the start of the Peace Era, after the war.” You looked to the dragon with amazement as they told this tale, recording it secretly on your tape recorder for further documentation. Your arm tensed behind your back, causing them to smile upon noticing this bodily function.

“What do you think, little one?” Lotus asked, slithering over to you with curiosity. Really what they were trying to do was get a hold of your tape recorder without making it obvious. You giggled nervously, yet excitedly at the actions of the dragon and put your free hand to your cheek. “What a wonderful story, great dragon. You surely are packed with knowledge.” They chuckled and swept you from your feet, making you yelp with surprise, dropping your tape recorder on the ground beneath the two of you. Putting you down, they picked up your tape recorder with a graceful bow. The looked at the small device in their hand as they once again chuckled lowly under their breath. They pressed a little red button at the top, stopping the tape recorder from taking in any more audio into its tapes. You suddenly felt your face rush red with fresh jam as your hand shot up in nervousness, “I’m sorry, great dragon, I didn’t mean to-“ “Now now, calm down little one.” You stopped, and looked to the dragon with wide eyes. “If this helps you understand the Lotus Paradise’s lush history, then I will permit this.” You smiled thankfully as they handed you back your tape recorder, and in taking it you bowed deeply at their mercy. “Thank you, oh great dragon, for sparing me.” They laughed at you, and waved a hand. “You’re too delightful, rise, little cookie.”

They soon sent you off after spending time with them, sitting with them on their chosen rock amongst lush trees and patchy yet somehow evergreen grass. They strummed their mandolin, humming softly in your company, sometimes adding words to their melodies. And when the time came, the sun setting on the fresh horizon, they send you back on your boat, back to the main village closer to the Lotus Palace, with the elders and the other common folk, before muttering to themselves,

“And furthermore, little one… you can call me Lotus.”

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For the AnS asks: 13, 15, 16, 23, and 32 pleaseee.

(I'll answer yours too soon, I promise!!)

Lmao no worries hun I will be waiting patientally :) ty for the ask! I let my toxic side out 💀

13. Favorite scene or line

ohh definitely this Obi line when he was talking to Torou about Zen and Co.:

If we're talking scenes my favs are whenever the OT3 or OT5 are just vibing together and living their wholesome and silly slice of life all together (OT3 Lyrias date, OT5 sleepover before coronation ect ect...)

15. Your controversial take

Lyrias👏arc👏wasn't👏that👏good👏 it was quite boring in fact IM ENDING MY SILENCE

It will never be as good as the other arcs no matter how cool the winter aesthetic is and no matter how cute and fun the new characters are. The plot itself was ehhh and the pandemic and OT3 date was probably the most interesting thing that had happened there. It will never be Tanbarun or Bergatt arc and that's on that 💅

AND ANOTHER THING! omg I just remembered. Shirayuki leaving her patient in the Perfume arc just like that (girlie was traumatized and recovering still) and going with Obi and Eisetsu to rescue Ryuu and Kageya was quite pointless imo (and bit ooc for Shirayuki? Is it just me??) Like I understand it was about Ryuu so ofc she came but I don't think she played that crucial part in the rescuing (she noticed the secret msg from Ryuu and knew about the herbs effects so she was a good addition but I just can't get over 'leaving your sick and very traumatized patient moments after the accident' move) 🤷🏻‍♀️

16. Something that you had wished had happened

I wish we got to explore more of the characters pasts and backstories. AND BRING TOROU AND MIHAYA BACK! Torou could have been a great fuel for Obi and his character development....a missed opportunity man 😭 I think sensei makes the mistake of making interesting and appealing side characters just to forget about them later a lot (?), even when they are relevant to the plot or not. It's a shame, really. But I can't blame her I suppose.

Like you also mentioned before: wishing the separation arcs weren't as long. AMEN! OT5 should get more time to spend all together. That much of a separation was just ...??? uknow

23. Favorite fancontent that you've created

You guys should appreciate me for this masterpiece and I'm super proud of this one and this one from the early stages of my art :)

and this zenyuki cause I even suprised myself with that.

32. The best part of the fandom

yall my darlings <33 everyone in the discord server made my fandom experience so much more enjoyable so thanks yall for that <3

also ppl who are big fans of side characters are the real ones i know we've got quite lot of these. I also feel like we have so many talented writers, artists, editors and creators! and ppl who post ans news, manga panels and analysis are so amazing too!

Ohhh plus I think our fandom has a great attention to detail (just like sensei!) and just seeing ppl pinpoint stuff I otherwise wouldn't notice myself is pretty cool.