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//hihi friends. shifting this blog on over to @unforestalledreturn. Makes it a lot easier for me to have it as a sideblog than stand alone <333 I will be reblogging this a couple of times !

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zack fair of final fantasy vii by fair | she/they | 18+

low-activity. highly selective and private.

guidelines. art blog.

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Whether or not offense was intended, neither intention held sway. It couldn't anymore. "I happen to make a business of it." He commented with a dry laugh, hopping up onto the slick stone rail lining the bridge. As he did, the cover of the umbrella went with him as he walked the dangerous edge a ways. "Some people spend an entire lifetime searching, you know...." Blithely, he spun on a heel to smile at the stranger. "True love, that is. Some find it in a person, sure. But others cast it in gold. Maybe it is that vengeful dagger in a traitor's back, reclaiming what is lost, burning it all down--" A crack of lightning shattered overhead, and between the flashes, the visage of a man was distorted-- a wing instead of an umbrella, electric blue eyes over dull, cloudy ones.

vergil looked upon the horizon. "what i am looking for is nothing so trivial as a physical thing. i am unsure if i will find it but i do not think it matters to others if i do or not." it might have came off as rude, but he was just a blunt person. he cared not for the feelings of people that don't mean anything to him.

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Vicious, swift, like a cat toying with its food and laying the trophy of its accomplishment at one's feet. Proof of a hunter. A terrifying, and twisted creature profaned from the mortal coil into whatever eldritch monstrosity she was now. Noriko Sparda was in good company. It was easier when they did not pry. In one, fluid movement, Genesis took hold of the slippery tongue that still twitched and wriggled, knowing precisely what he would do with such an oversized organ, and the displeasure he anticipated it to cause the recipient was... amusing to say the least. With his free hand, the man crossed his stomach to stoop in a small, courteous bow on the huntress' approach, head inclined. "A shower and a check for the lady of the hour?"

maybe there would have been a plan that was stuck to but the moment he had spewed those words, there was nothing that was going to stop her from making this devil a smear on the asphalt. eyes flashed and it was like her hair began to flow in the air like tendrils from an octopus. those eyes never left his even as the tongue wrapped around her throat. she gripped it before twisting it around and pulling it from his mouth. chucking the writhing thing at the feet of genesis. her clawed nails moved to be mere inches from his eyes.

"sparda. noriko sparda. the last thing you will ever know is that you were wiped from the earth by the hands of the wife of a son of sparda." it took little effore to sink her nails into his eyeballs and tug them out. maybe she would still make an example of him. settling the heel of her palm on his chin and enough pressure caused the ripping and tearing of flesh before his head popped off and she took it upon herself to begin stomping it into the ground. blood and brains coming out before she stopped. huffing breaths leaving her as she looked at the smear.

then, she slowly turned to look at genesis before walking up to him. there was barely anything in her eyes. "your pest has been taken care of."

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//i just had my first trick-or-treater in my whole life and he was dressed up as a little gecko.

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&. 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐬.

( this is basically just a very self indulgent list of various fluff, angst, and suggestive themed dialogue sentence starters. )

❛ i could keep you safe. they’re all afraid of me. ❜

❛ i’m trying to fix your hair, so hold still. ❜

❛ your heart is beating so fast right now. ❜

❛ promise me you’ll still be here when i wake up. ❜

❛ you’re not as bad as everyone says you are. ❜

❛ i thought you’d like some company. ❜ 

❛ clean yourself up. you're getting blood all over the place. ❜

❛ here, give this a try and tell me what you think. ❜

❛ you can kiss me, you know. ❜

❛ come back to bed. ❜

❛ you look good like this. ❜

❛ working together again, it’s just like old times. ❜

❛ how is it you always know what i need, huh? ❜

❛ you’re lucky you got away with only a scratch. ❜ 

❛ i can’t imagine losing someone like that. i’m sorry. ❜

❛ you know you can always talk to me. ❜

❛ the only one who gets to kill you, is me. ❜

❛ so, what do i owe this pleasure? ❜

❛ ah, so you aren’t heartless after all. ❜

❛ may i have this dance? ❜ 

❛ it’s okay, you can touch me. i won't break. ❜

❛ enemies make the best lovers, you know. ❜

❛ hold still. this might sting a little. ❜

❛ we can't keep doing this. ❜ 

❛ you look like you've got something to say. ❜

❛ just relax and let me take care of you. ❜

❛ thought you’d be lighter without all that blood. ❜

❛ i had it under control. you didn’t need to do that. ❜

❛ everything looks so beautiful from up here. ❜

❛ you treat all your ladies like this? ❜

❛ well? how do i look? ❜

❛ can’t sleep? ❜

❛ do you mind if i smoke? ❜

❛ i’m scared of ending up alone. ❜

❛ i don’t think i’ve ever seen you smile. ❜

❛ how long has it been since you've slept? ❜

❛ you are losing my interest, and that’s very dangerous. ❜

❛ i’d suffer hell if you’d tell me what you’d do to me tonight. ❜

❛ you look really pretty right now. ❜

❛ i’ve never cared for anyone the way i care for you. ❜

❛ i’m not wearing any underwear. thought you’d like to know. ❜

❛ just a few more stitches and you’ll be as good as new. ❜

❛ i’d say we make a pretty good team. ❜

❛ i want you to forget this ever happened. ❜

❛ i'm here for business — not pleasure. ❜

❛ if i didn't know any better, i'd say you were jealous. ❜

❛ you'd look better down on your knees. ❜

❛ fine, keep acting like you hate me. ❜

❛ kiss me again. ❜

❛ are you asking me out on a date? ❜

❛ just sit there and look pretty and let me handle this. ❜

❛ you okay? caught you staring off into space again. ❜

❛ well, i do feel better now that you're here. ❜

❛ i'm not drunk enough for this. ❜ 

❛ why is it whenever we see each other, you’re covered in blood? ❜

❛ i was wrong about you. ❜ 

❛ the first time i met you, i had no idea you'd mean this much. ❜

❛ you gonna be a good girl / boy for me? ❜

❛ i’m not afraid of you. ❜

❛ books mean more to me than people anyway. ❜

❛ i just wanted to say thank you for protecting me. ❜

❛ how about a kiss goodnight? ❜

❛ i don’t have time for distractions right now. ❜

❛ you shouldn’t be out here by yourself. ❜ 

❛ if i have to think about one more thing today, my head will explode. ❜

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Cocking his head sharply to the side, Genesis' cloudy blue eyes glittered in fascination. Urazafel writhed around on the ground like a worm, detached, and in a gruesome state. Struggle as he might, even in his two halves, whatever strength Noriko possessed prevented his escape, with ease, even. It did not stop him from trying, that was certain. From his mouth, a whip like tongue shot out the slimy thick tendril wrapping tightly around the she-hunter's neck to crush the life out of it.

"Insubberable cubt! Choke ob your tonbue!" Urazafel blubbered. "I bill make you afraib! Mabe one womahm childless! Mayg you one too!! Mrs. Nobigo Gojo!!!"

[Insufferable cunt! Choke on your own tongue!. I will make you afraid. Made one woman childless! Make you one too, Mrs. Noriko Gojo!!!"]

Genesis was quiet. If Noriko did look up at him with those petrifyingly blue eyes, she would not find any sort of request for grace. Just as Pilot washing his hands, he smiled, a bon appetit, if there ever was one. There were plenty of idiots in the world. But for all that Genesis would and would not do, he was not the type of idiot that would threaten a mother's child.

Sheer force smashed the devil through the car door and into the parkinglot where he hissed in an infernal tongue some curse against Noriko, something foul and unflattering. And his glimmer began to melt, a pair of black eyes, beady and hateful blaring up, his big bulbous nose retracting in a snarl, shriveling and upturning into something more batlike. But just as he tried to snap up with a mouth full of jagged teeth, he was twisted around and plastered onto his stomach. A fang chipped in collision with the pavement, causing him to let out a horrible screech that shattered the windows of the nearby cars. "My, my... Someone wants to be in bed before midnight." Genesis hummed, his form gradually descending down to perch atop the nearest lightpost that overlooked the scene, the fluttering of his wrapcloak just returning to its more subtle form, save for a few black feathers that drifted downward. "You!!!" Urazafel howled his voice reverberating within itself. "Think you are making a point you sniveling refuse???" Infuriated, Urazafel squirmed, the bones beneath Noriko's boost disconnecting, sinew tearing until pop, the upper torso disconnected with the lower, offering enough leverage for Urazafel to twist around and swipe with his claws at the hired she-hunter. "I do."

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// guys I had no idea I needed to refresh my page for this boop thing. Me and my old ass thought it was just a silly spam thing where you send people 'boop' messages in inbox or something, like fb poke days. The embarrassment I feel is second only to how I didn't realize I was booping myself for like, 20 times until ALL the notifications came in. I---

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Cold, direct, as always. Even if it was Genesis who had opened fire with hostility, somehow, the return of those icy words shredded through him. Even still, he was prone to picking fights, especially with Tobirama. They had been close, once. Maybe that was why the ongoing feud lit a fire that much more for Genesis to prove him wrong, about everything. Only... more and more, especially now, it felt that at every turn, Tobirama was right. He had been right, about SOLDIER, about the sort of aptitude and discipline it would take. Things that Genesis felt particularly lacking in himself. It stung worse than any injury he currently bore. "My hero." Genesis ended up hissing out as the train car jerked, pulling on his body in ways it was not ready for. A hand plastered to his side to put pressure on the open wound as it reddened the bandage. It was nothing serious, not for a First Class SOLDIER, at least. They would regenerate far before they bled out, but it did not make it any less painful. It was even worse to have made such an expression in front of the very person he was still actively trying to prove wrong. "Well, don't worry. You'll only have to put up with my gratitude for the next four days." Now, as difficult as Genesis could be, he could occasionally be useful and offer pertinent information. "Dropping off the critical cases at the next stop for air-evacuation. Last word is we will be receiving our next assignment soon. If the weather doesn't play nice, you'll end up on your own." A quirk, a thorn in Genesis' side was that peculiar affinity to fire that had him boast great strengths in the right conditions. But depleted as he was, it would take ages for him to replenish his mana without a little bit of sunshine.

Tobirama was used to the carnage of battle and war. The blood, the dying, nothing about this was new to him. But he had not expected to see so few of Genesis's men actually return, despite knowing that they had been nothing more than a distraction.

Stepping into the much quieter riding car had been a reprieve from the smell of blood and the cries of pain. And time to work on what he was going to report back, since even some of his own men had taken down, though far less.

Sitting in silence had been what he needed to keep his mind focused. So, Genesis sitting across from him had broken his concentration and earned a vaguely annoyed look at the only other occupant of the compartment. His eyebrows knitted together before he sighed.

Willing to play along for now...

"I do not pretend to think it was necessary. In fact, I would have rather continued on my previous objective instead of coming to rescue those still savable. But, an order is an order. And I do not disobey orders." He leaned back in his seat to take in the beaten and bandaged form of the one who seemed to have nothing but contempt in his heart.

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Sheer force smashed the devil through the car door and into the parkinglot where he hissed in an infernal tongue some curse against Noriko, something foul and unflattering. And his glimmer began to melt, a pair of black eyes, beady and hateful blaring up, his big bulbous nose retracting in a snarl, shriveling and upturning into something more batlike. But just as he tried to snap up with a mouth full of jagged teeth, he was twisted around and plastered onto his stomach. A fang chipped in collision with the pavement, causing him to let out a horrible screech that shattered the windows of the nearby cars. "My, my... Someone wants to be in bed before midnight." Genesis hummed, his form gradually descending down to perch atop the nearest lightpost that overlooked the scene, the fluttering of his wrapcloak just returning to its more subtle form, save for a few black feathers that drifted downward. "You!!!" Urazafel howled his voice reverberating within itself. "Think you are making a point you sniveling refuse???" Infuriated, Urazafel squirmed, the bones beneath Noriko's boost disconnecting, sinew tearing until pop, the upper torso disconnected with the lower, offering enough leverage for Urazafel to twist around and swipe with his claws at the hired she-hunter. "I do."

she wasn't here to negotiate. there was little she would tolerate. especially the mention of children, it hit a nerve with her. it took little to rear her leg up use all her force to kick him out the driver side door and out of the vehicle. she was so damn tired of these devils talking like they were better. like things could just simply be fixed like that. no. she had no remorse as she moved like smoke before the heel of her boot was on his neck.

"i gave you two choices and you still didn't listen. i'd advise you should probably shut your mouth." she didn't know exactly what this devil did but it only pissed her off and she sunk down to dig her knee into his throat instead. "listen, doctor, a person's body isn't some weird fucking game of operation. even an idiot devil such as yourself knows where a growing human lays. you knew what you were doing. i don't have mercy for bastards like you. i think i'll have a good ol' time making an example of you like my client wants."

there was a venomous smile on her face as she quickly grabbed him and twisted him on his stomach. pressing his face into the ground as she waited for her client to show. "now, don't worry your pretty little head, sir. you'll be dealt with soon enough."

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"Oh... oops." Genesis hardly sounded remorseful, entertained moreso. "I do suppose there are some who are not caged little birds looking for a key." His gaze shifted to the hazy horizon across the channel, thunder growling. "Do you think you will find what you are 'looking out for'?"

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"As much as I like letting big, strong men tell me what to do, " A note flirtatious, if the tongue of a viper was capable of doing so. "... I think I'll decide for myself if I stay, am, or am done being offended." But there this strange merchant went, flaunting the skill of taking from the very earth what ShinRa scientists would often scour veins of mako for years to even come across something that even looked remotely as viable of what he saw. Not one pretty piece of jewelry, but two. Perhaps the man indeed had something to worry. "A sweet gesture, I assure you." But Genesis shook his to decline, gently pushing Hugo's hand with the gem downward. "But I quite like to earn the things that I value. And clearly, your work is not some cheap trick to take for granted."

"Comrades then, unfortunate allies. I would at least expect one of Shinra Top Soldier to have an army of spies behind him."

It was something that made sense, after all when image is concerned, watching over their golden eggs and fodder is great. And Genesis, pretty boy that he is... filled a niche set up. the most educated of the top soldiers.

"Oh don't be so offended, I'll give you anothem gem for your woes."

A specialized gem, crafted with magick and amber stones. earth shakes a bit, and Hugo gives a beautiful golden gem that glitters and sparkles, and is filled with magic of the earth. a materia given some rizz so to speak.

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Immediately, the proud pyromancer's expression fell. Across various planes, terminology was a rather easy thing to assume meaning one way when it was another. But now, it clicked. And it did not please him. "You... could say that..." He grumbled, already wracking his brain on what sort of loophole he could scavenge up and dismiss himself from this embarrassing situation. But that required far more information than he had presently. He crossed his arms, tightly. "What exactly were you trying to contract a demon for?" Maybe if he could quickly fulfill it, he could get off easily.

She paused at the demand for notes, before glancing down at the circle. "I mean, I probably have a copy of my notes in a binder somewhere?" Somewhere was questionable, given she was eight years old when she wrote said notes and who knew if the box they were in even still existed?

"I'm taking this to mean you didn't agree to the contract–or at least not knowingly? You're here which suggests you did but you're not a demon as far as I can tell so you shouldn't have been able to and... You don't know what contract I'm talking about do you?"

Leanne frowned, peering at him for a moment.

"Well. Magically you consented, at least? This is a sticky pickle."

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// D Gray Man was my favorite show growing up and Cross is an absolute legend. I used to write Yuu Kanda and Tyki. Orz

Not me wanting to bring back someone from a dead fandom. But I can't help but love the dumb ass man name Cross Marian

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got a thing for tragic gays 🤷‍♀️

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wip promo here A trigun OC who scavenges deep into the desertscape where most would not venture... Living in the moment! Living for the thrill! Miss him with that regret shit and existential dread. He did a cool flip-- wanna see him do it again?

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The 'doctor's' burly hand caused the leather on the gear shift to creak under his grip. He had not been quick enough. Nervous, beady eyes flickered to the rear-view mirror where a set of icy-blue terrors drilled into him, fangs sharp and inhuman. He had heard rumors, done the research to keep his head low. "Now little lass... No need ta get hasty here. Don't ya think this whole thing is a bit of an overreaction?" He rested his back against the plush of his seat to give airs of confidence. Yet, he could not pry his hand from off the shift, just in case an opportunity arose. "When them young'ins that small, its a little hard to tell it from .. everythin' else." He gestured vaguely with his free hand. " 'Sides, little girly can always pop out anotha one. I'll even work the fertility again-- free of charge, naturally."

oh, definitely it was that devil the other was after. there was a fanged smile as she loomed closer and closer in the shadows. it being night, it was very easy for her to get as close as possible but the shadows inside of the vehicle opened to her and she supposed she would have her fun. seems the other needed to learn a bit of a lesson and she would be more than happy to humiliate this piece of scum. it was like black smoke within the vehicle as she sat in the seat next to him.

"hello there, doctor. i believe i'm late for my appointment. might need a check up as i'm many years late." the ear to ear smile as her fangs showed. razor sharp and ready to rip and tear if the moment called for it. "also hear you're trying to skip town. naughty. there's someone who's looking for you but i'm sure you already knew that by what i heard over the phone." a finger hooked the blindfold she wore before pulling it down. revealing icy blue eyes. "now, we can do this in a civil manner or i can rip you out of this car so fast you won't get a chance to breathe. what's your choice?"

noriko didn't play when she had jobs. devils like him never got mercy from her. as much as she wanted to keep herself safe for her son, she had to do things like this to make sure they would survive. not to say her family wouldn't help but she had made sure they could keep it together this far, she wasn't about to stop now. seems this client was willing to pay her plenty.

"i don't have all night, doctor. tick tock."