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shoutout to the local radio dj reporting on the tornado warning and going "I will keep you entertained while you shelter in place" and then playing some really fucking creepy noise and ambient music

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It was time.

He watched carefully for any signs of distress as the first little head emerged from an egg, yawning widely and squeaking before it--she--wriggled the rest of the way out, slowly but surely. Donnie moved to catch her before he was even aware of what he was doing, breath catching in his throat as he gazed down at his beautiful, radiant, perfect daughter. Grey-toned skin, looking mostly like a turtle but with the bright yellow markings of her father and the tiniest hint of fangs poking out from her lips--Rhea was everything he could have ever asked for and more. She was beautiful and fragile, and he would burn down the world if it meant that she would be safe, and she was his.

Donnie pressed her against his chest, hearing her sleepy chirp that was a bit more sibilant than a normal turtle's, and let out a soft churr of his own, tail wagging gently behind him as tears sprang into his eyes. His. His. He'd brought her into the world, and now all the pain and tears and hormones that had fell and rose like the tide had been worth it. He'd help guide her through every single stage of life that he possibly could, be there to catch her when she fell, and he could hardly wait for it.

It was an hour later when Crius emerged, full of more strength and spunk than his sister had been. A black naga with bright purple markings, he'd whipped around to sink his tiny fangs into Donnie's finger when he'd tried to scoop his newborn son out of the incubator, causing him to have to hold back a curse as he cradled Crius to his chest. Soon enough his son seemed to realize that it was his father holding him, though, for he settled down and draped himself bonelessly across Donnie's chest as he nuzzled into his sister's side. They were so perfect, two parts of the same whole, that it made Donnie's throat catch as he sat there and held them close, tail still gently wagging as soft chirps and churrs sounded from his mouth.

"I swear," he whispered delicately, somehow forcing his words out past the lump in this throat. "I swear, I'll always look out for you two. Always. My beautiful little miracles."

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Woah, it's okay. I'm not going to---oh. You ran into Donnie first, didn't you.

[The naga's voice was soft as they looked Mel over, gaze suddenly more sympathetic.]

Sorry. She's in nesting mode right now. About to have eggs. When she's not wrapped up in instincts she's actually very kind to strangers, I promise. Here, do you want....do you need something to eat? We can get you whatever you need.

I'm Tikhas, by the way. What's your name?

A fizzle of golden lightning manifests a short little form hidden within golden glittering smoke, with the clear silhouette of horns, wings and a long tail. The only clear feature being a pair of violet eyes.

The form looks around in curiosity.

"Well....this isn't good."

-😈Mel

HISSSSSSSSSS.

[Mel suddenly had a very pissed off looking turtle staring at her, curling her lips back over her teeth. It seems Mel ended up in an expectant mother's nest, and she wasn't very happy about it if the look on her face was any indication.]

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Step into my healing aura you shit fuck

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The eggs are starting to pip.

I'm terrified and excited all at the same time.

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13

"Leo."

His beautiful idiot of a brother paused from his position in the hallway, turning towards Donnie with a sheepish smile. "Eeeeeee-yes, Don?"

"What is that." A point towards Leo's leg region.

"Before you say anything, I'm fine. Honestly, you should see the other guy-"

"I would believe that you're fine, but you have a goddamn knife sticking out of your leg, so." An aggravated sigh exploded from his throat as he came closer, intensely studying the area and narrowing his eyes. "How the hell did this happen? It's not like you to get into fights with people. I mean. Not currently, anyway."

A long exhale while Leo looked away from him, some remnants of static electricity arcing from his markings and making the air between them tingle half-distressingly. "I, uh." His voice was soft as Donnie motioned for him to go on, still wearing a rather sheepish expression. "Somebody at the market was talking shit about you. Wouldn't stop when I asked them to. They said you must have charmed Tikhas into laying with you, because there's no way a naga would go for someone so pathetic. And I guess I sort of....saw red a little. Sorry."

Donnie's own blood began to quicken in his veins at the mention of such callous words, and he himself had to take a steadying breath and inwardly remind the shadows that there was no current threat to him, that the opinions of some jerk that he'd never come into contact with mattered very little in the grand scheme of things. "That's....more noble than I was expecting, honestly."

"Trust me, I tried giving them multiple chances and they wouldn't stop being douchebags. And I was kicking ass, honest, it's just that one of them apparently had throwing knives and I wasn't quick enough getting out of the way--"

"Alright, alright. I believe you. Thanks for defending my virtue or....whatever." A quick scanning spell. "Well, the good news is that I'm pretty sure we would know by now if it had hit an artery or anything major. Thank the gods it didn't. I think you'd be even more insufferable as a ghost."

A sideways smile. "You love me."

He let out a mock-aggrieved sigh then, casting his gaze to the ceiling. "Yes, I do. Now come on. To the infirmary. Let me heal your stupid ass."

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[She settled down once the threat to her babies was gone, still clicking low in her throat as she squinted suspiciously at the door before curling up and falling asleep once again.

Meanwhile, there was what appeared to be a naga of some kind watching Mel from the hallway, yellow markings looking stark in the half-light as he squinted somewhat suspiciously.]

Uh. Hello? What are you.....doing in our house.

A fizzle of golden lightning manifests a short little form hidden within golden glittering smoke, with the clear silhouette of horns, wings and a long tail. The only clear feature being a pair of violet eyes.

The form looks around in curiosity.

"Well....this isn't good."

-😈Mel

HISSSSSSSSSS.

[Mel suddenly had a very pissed off looking turtle staring at her, curling her lips back over her teeth. It seems Mel ended up in an expectant mother's nest, and she wasn't very happy about it if the look on her face was any indication.]

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(shaking my 14-year-old self) I was so mean to you but I love you, I love you, love you

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Anne Sexton, from a letter featured in Anne Sexton; A Self-Portrait In Letters

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snowy lanterns

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I mean surely we all grew up feeling like there was a wrongness inherently deep inside us that will endure for the rest of our lives

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dream dragon 🌌