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Tokyo Debunker MC / OC Template

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SHARING TO READ FOR LATER HEHEHEHEHE

"Destroying itself"

Genre: fluff

Pairing: Scorpio × goddess!reader

Warnings: mentions of Scorpio's past. So MILD mention of death and blood. VERY MILD THOUGH!!

For the January prompts (the link takes you to the specific prompts and the blog itself. So credits to the writer of this blog post for the prompts and for inspiring me.)

A/N: In this fic, Reader is daughter of the king. A concept @mairablue inspired in me with her gorgeous Scorpio fic😭🌹🌹. I just love love love the thought of Scorpio being in love with a Reader of much higher rank than him and being embarrassed and flustered and just... FLUSTERED!!!! UUURGHHH. Also, this fic takes place a little after Scorpio became a god, so that's why he cannot understand basic feelings in him or other people; like attraction or friendliness. ALSO, Zyglavis is Vice-Minister in this fic and Scorpio is just a random god working in the Department of Punishments (because obviously, Scorpio didn't become Vice-Minister immediately!) And yeah...... I would love to make this into a series, if I see that you guys enjoy it too!!🌹🌹🌹🌹

Prompt: The new guy (Day 16 January 2025)

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(Scorpio's pov)

Stepping in when I did was an accident. But if I could turn back time, I am not sure if I would've refrained from turning the doorknob.

The sun was blinding, spilling into the room of the palace like arrows, piercing my eyes and... My heart... Did they hit my heart too?

Because, as I gazed before me, I felt it squeeze and shift ever so slightly, a new feeling, which I was not sure why I was experiencing.

Maybe something was wrong. Maybe my body really couldn't handle godhood after all and was now destroying itself slowly.

Whispers...

The handmaidens flocking around the princess whispered and fussed underneath their breaths.

"The new guy—"

"—used to be human."

"No way!"

"—remember him."

"What is he doing here, in the princess's—"

They didn't stop whispering, but to me, it's as if they did. Because I could no longer hear them through the blood rushing through my ears, faster than my racing heart, as princess (name), daughter of the king of the Heavens stood up from the chair by her boudoir.

She looked... Not horrible.

Her hair were braiding into an intricate pattern befitting of a princess like her, every strand adorned with golden jewellery and hairpins and tiny diamonds resembling stars.

Her light tunic swayed, as she took a step away from her handmaidens, so they wouldn't be able to hear us and approached my spot at the doorway, where I stood completely still, like an iced blade plunged into the soil and left there for centuries, as if cursed.

"Can I help you?" She spoke and her voice was weird. It wasn't hideous. And it didn't anger me. It was... Unsettlingly strange. I wanted to say I didn't like the way it made me feel—so uncertain and confused—but it was as if something inside me stopped me from saying such a thing.

My shoulders turned stiff, as our eyes met and my gloved thumbs dug into the documents I held so tightly, they wrinkled.

She noticed and I hurried to adjust my hold on them. What would Vice-Minister, Zyglavis, say? He wouldn't be proud that I was ruining important document.

I breathed in deeply. "I've come to deliver confidential documents to his majesty." I said, my voice cold, like it always is and I could see the women in the corner begin to whisper again, from the corner of my eye.

"I see." I smiled and I felt dizzy.

How awful. How... How... I don't know.

"I'm afraid you've got the wrong door." She said, with a voice so gentle and kind, I suspected she was good at mocking me without me noticing. "My father's throne room is three doors farther down this hall."

I looked around, taking in my surroundings, a habit I picked up during my time trapped in that horrid life of bloodshed I led back on Earth.

‘Take in your surroundings. Size. Exits. Objects. Memories the space... You should have less chances of dying.’

A lecture we all received during training as young children, who didn't even possess the ability to read or write—although we should've given our age at the time—the circumstances forcing us to memories shapes.

Straight lines. Slopes. Circles. Corners. Codes purely for survival purposes.

So that's what I'm doing now, taking in the elegant and glamorous decor of the room. A plush carpet with golden accents. A huge and broad canopy bed—also with gold. Floor-to-ceiling windows. A chandelier. A boudoir.

"This is my room." She said, interrupting my thinking.

"Your... Room..." I repeated. I swallowed down a lump I don't remember being in my throat mere minutes ago.

She chuckled and my eyebrows furrowed, my throat closing in. "Yes. But it's okay." She said, waving a delicate hand. A hand too soft and breakable and so...

I inspected her hand and the rings decorating some of her fingers. And yet I still couldn't name this horrible feeling gripping my lungs and choking me slowly and cruelly.

"Your name is Scorpio." She said. "Correct?"

I nodded with a curt grunt, my eyes narrowed suspiciously on her.

She just kept... Smiling. "I'm (name)." She introduced herself, as if I didn't know the daughter of the king, her highness. "It was nice meeting you."

"Yeah. Whatever." I looked away and hurried out of her room as quickly as my legs would take me.

My heart was pounding loudly and I groaned to myself.

Why? I haven't been running at all.

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"The summer afternoon"

Genre: fluff/royalty au

Pairing: human!Aigonorus × reader

Warnings: none

For the January prompts (the link takes you to the specific prompts and the blog itself. So credits to the writer of this blog post for the prompts and for inspiring me.)

A/N: AIGOOOOOOOOOOOOO💜💜💜💜 ENJOYYYYY 💓💓💓💓💓💓🥳🥳🥳🥳 Aigo got his "AU promotion", as @mairablue said last night 🤣🤣

Prompt: Looks like a baby (Day 13 January 2025)

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A cool afternoon breeze blew by, one that could be found in the throws of August, whenever Earth is telling you that autumn is soon approaching.

I sighed, snuggling closer to Aigonorus' side, my cheek resting on his chest, while his warm hand remained loosely around my waist.

The two of us were laying on the grass, beneath a tall tree, that's been there for ages—which if you walk around it, you'll be able to notice carved initials, surrounded by hearts, proof of how humanity never truly changes at its core. Someone will always crave love and a happily ever after.

"That was nice..." I said quietly, smiling.

Aigonorus hummed in agreement.

"It balanced out the heat, don't you think?"

"Yes..." He said. I looked up at him from where I laid on his chest and admired his gorgeous side profile. The elegant slope of his nose, the gentle cheekbones, the soft and smooth skin. And his hair...

I reached out and tangled my fingers through his dark brown locks.

He smiled, sleepily. "Soft..."

I chuckled and kept playing with his hair, something I've loved doing ever since we were both kids, wandering around the stables, petting the horses and admiring our reflections in the grand fountain of the palace gardens.

Aigonorus' eyes opened all of a sudden.

"Aigo?"

"Did you hear that?" He asked me, sitting up slowly and gazing around him, his dark eyes gleaming in the afternoon sunlight.

"Hear what?" I tried following his line of sight.

"The noise..." He said. And then I heard it too. A soft rustle by the bushes.

"Oh." I lowered my voice, sitting up too. "Now I heard it too."

Aigonorus and I stayed silent, gazing intently at the bushes, when...

A small white bunny crawled out of the bushes, its little rosé nose twitching.

"It's so small." I said quietly, so I wouldn't frighten it. "Looks like a baby."

"So soft." I heard him whisper, as he admired the bunny from afar.

As if drawn to his calming presence, the bunny made its way over to Aigonorus and curled up in his arms.

Aigonorus smiled softly and laid back on the grass, with the bunny in his arms. He spread out his left arm—a signal for me to lay down with him—and then closed his eyes.

I cludded up against him too, just like the bunny did after a short while, the three of us fell asleep, under the afternoon sun and the occasional soothing breeze.

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Spoiler warning fr

star-crossed myth spoiler without context

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"I know you, I've walked with you once upon a dream"

𝙔𝙪𝙞 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙝 | Pomefiore

Hi,, I just wanted to post one of my ocs👉👈

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The way I realized– to be able to make a Baroque au bot for scm, I had to make Scorpio related to Leon😭

I can only imagine the looks on their faces if they were real HAHAHAH the family drama will be HOT the tea is overflowing fr

I did in fact make them cousins, although Scorpio isn't blood related

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I wasn't able to make new art for the new year since I got busy and sick😔

So a repost and a HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

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I think the therapy one is to all of them actually 🗿🗿

Retitling stories, with ✨yours truly✨

“The French revolution„

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“Eargasm„

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“Buttshit drunk on Christmas eve„

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“WHAT DID THE POPE SAY ABOUT GLUTTONY, BITCHES?!?! /J„

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“Mr Steal Yo Gurl™„

(also LIES!! We ALL know Karno wants Leon🙄🙄)

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“Thank god we live in a skyscraper, because Leon's naked on the balcony AGAIN„

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“WOMP WOMP, GO TO THERAPY, WOMP WOMP„

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Saving for when Scorpio moon is posted😌

Moon Lord Allure Series

ARIES Moon

♈︎ Aries Mars ♈︎ Cancer Mars ♈︎ Libra Mars ♈︎ Cap Mars ♈︎ Taurus Mars ♈︎ Leo Mars ♈︎ Scorpio Mars ♈︎ Aqua Mars ♈︎ Gemini Mars ♈︎ Virgo Mars ♈︎ Sag Mars ♈︎ Pisces Mars

TAURUS Moon

♉︎ Aries Venus ♉︎ Cancer Venus ♉︎ Libra Venus ♉︎ Cap Venus ♉︎ Taurus Venus ♉︎ Leo Venus ♉︎ Scorpio Venus ♉︎ Aqua Venus ♉︎ Gemini Venus ♉︎ Virgo Venus ♉︎Sag Venus ♉︎ Pisces Venus

GEMINI Moon

♊︎ Aries Mercury ♊︎ Cancer Mercury ♊︎ Libra Mercury ♊︎ Cap Merc. ♊︎ Taurus Mercury ♊︎ Leo Mercury ♊︎ Scorpio Merc. ♊︎ Aqua Merc. ♊︎ Gemini Mercury ♊︎ Virgo Mercury ♊︎ Sag Merc. ♊︎ Pisces Merc.

CANCER Moon

♋︎ Cancer Moon ex via house

LEO Moon

♌︎ Aries Sun ♌︎ Cancer Sun ♌︎ Libra Sun ♌︎ Cap Sun ♌︎ Taurus Sun ♌︎ Leo Sun ♌︎ Scorpio Sun ♌︎ Aqua Sun ♌︎ Gemini Sun ♌︎ Virgo Sun ♌︎ Sag Sun ♌︎ Pisces Sun

VIRGO Moon

♍︎ Aries Mercury ♍︎ Cancer Mercury ♍︎ Libra Mercury ♍︎ Cap Merc. ♍︎ Taurus Mercury ♍︎ Leo Merc. ♍︎ Scorpio Merc. ♍︎ Aqua Merc. ♍︎ Gemini Mercury ♍︎ Virgo Mercury ♍︎ Sag Merc. ♍︎ Pisces Merc.

LIBRA Moon

♎︎ Aries Venus ♎︎ Cancer Venus ♎︎ Libra Venus ♎︎ Cap Venus ♎︎ Taurus Venus ♎︎ Leo Venus ♎︎ Scorpio Venus ♎︎ Aqua Venus ♎︎ Gemini Venus ♎︎ Virgo Venus ♎︎ Sag Venus ♎︎ Pisces Venus

SCORPIO Moon

♏︎ Aries Mars ♏︎ Cancer Mars ♏︎ Libra Mars ♏︎ Cap Mars ♏︎ Taurus Mars ♏︎ Leo Mars ♏︎ Scorpio Mars ♏︎ Aqua Mars ♏︎ Gemini Mars ♏︎ Virgo Mars ♏︎ Sag Mars ♏︎ Pisces Mars

SAGITTARIUS Moon

♐︎ Aries Jupiter ♐︎ Cancer Jupiter ♐︎ Libra Jupiter ♐︎ Cap Jupiter ♐︎ Taurus Jupiter ♐︎ Leo Jupiter ♐︎ Scorpio Jupiter ♐︎ Aqua Jupiter ♐︎ Gemini Jupiter ♐︎ Virgo Jupiter ♐︎ Sag Jupiter ♐︎ Pisces Jupiter

CAPRICORN Moon

♑︎ Aries Saturn ♑︎ Cancer Saturn ♑︎ Libra Saturn ♑︎ Cap Saturn ♑︎ Taurus Saturn ♑︎ Leo Saturn ♑︎ Scorpio Saturn ♑︎ Aqua Saturn ♑︎ Gemini Saturn ♑︎ Virgo Saturn ♑︎ Sag Saturn ♑︎ Pisces Saturn

AQUARIUS Moon

♒︎ Aries Saturn ♒︎ Cancer Saturn ♒︎ Libra Saturn ♒︎ Cap Saturn ♒︎ Taurus Saturn ♒︎ Leo Saturn ♒︎ Scorpio Saturn ♒︎ Aqua Saturn ♒︎ Gemini Saturn ♒︎ Virgo Saturn ♒︎ Sag Saturn ♒︎ Pisces Saturn

PISCES Moon

♓︎ Aries Jupiter ♓︎ Cancer Jupiter ♓︎ Libra Jupiter ♓︎ Cap Jupiter ♓︎ Taurus Jupiter ♓︎ Leo Jupiter ♓︎ Scorpio Jupiter ♓︎ Aqua Jupiter ♓︎ Gemini Saturn ♓︎ Virgo Saturn ♓︎ Sag Saturn ♓︎ Pisces Saturn

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NUMBER ONE GIRL

35. so cute

prev // m.list // next

notes:

finally a little insight to yn's relationship with her family

although joshua is her biological brother, it's very obvious that she has a closer relationship with vernon

hansol likes yeonjun and is ready to fight josh if he tries to mess with that relationship

when they were kids yn didn't actually like vernon that much cause she felt he was stealing her brother

josh tends to be a little controlling and overprotective but he means well (most of the times)

dahyun loves yn like a little sister

hyunjin is kinda anxious

chan's plan is stupid ngl

taglist: (30/50)

@estella-novella @poetryforthesad @lisaswifey @angelzforu @ihrtlix @gloriousqueenking @domfikeluva @circus-of-thoughts @conwunder @miniature-tragedy @jeonginplsholdmyhand @sh0dor1 @yourenzoo @tkshairband @realrintaro @castingjinx @amara-mars @hwangrfrnd @nujeskz @jisungs-iced-americano

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AHHHH SCORPIO YOU'RE SO CKSNXKSMXODDN

THESE WERE ALL PERFECTION MWUAH

Star Crossed Myth Advent Calendar 2024 Fanfic: Day Twenty Five - Christmas at the Mansion (Choose your God/MC)

(Fanfic Advent Calendar for 2024 using this prompt list from creativepromptsforwriting)

Title: Day Twenty Five - Christmas at the Mansion

Pairing: Choose your God/MC (MC's name left blank so you can fill it in with whatever you wish in your head)

Characters: MC, Leon, Zyglavis, Karno, Scorpio, Huedhaut, Ichthys, Teorus, Dui, Tauxolouve, Partheno, Aigonorus, Krioff

Word Count: 6,822

Rating: T

Prompts: Family, Cookies, Reunions, Wishes, Silence, Fireworks

Summary: Now husband and wife, MC and her god spend Christmas Eve at the mansion with the other gods for a special celebration

A/N: SURPRISE!!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS! HAPPY HANNAKUH! HAPPY HOLIDAYS! HAPY DECEMBER! Whatever it is you do or do not celebrate, hope you enjoy one more foray into the Star Crossed Myth Universe. Maybe you had worked out there would be something from the length of the prompt list, or maybe you noticed I had this set to twenty-five chapters on AO3 but I hope this still comes as a pleasant surprise to those of you who noticed: After all, I never mentioned that I was going to do a final fic with versions for every god! These are set after Promise of Infinity so beware potential spoilers. (If you want to skip down to a particular god use the following as your search command: Story 1: Leon, Story 2: Zyglavis, Story 3: Karno, Story 4: Scorpio, Story 5: Huedhaut, Story 6: Ichthys, Story 7: Teorus, Story 8: Dui, Story 9: Tauxolouve, Story 10: Partheno, Story 11: Aigonorus, Story 12: Krioff ). I really hope these came out okay, I was hoping to do this but I started writing these rather late Christmas Eve. 😅 (It's gone midnight here now so it's Christmas Day!)

Day Twenty-Five: Christmas at the Mansion (Choose your God or read all 12!)

It was the first Christmas after ____ had got married in the heavens, and as such the gods decided they should do something different that year. They still had the mansion so they decided that they would throw a party on Christmas Eve. Arriving at the mansion, ____ stepped into the hallway and was greeted by her husband…

Story 1: Leon

The new King of the Heavens smiled softly as she entered the mansion. “Glad to know you still know not to keep me waiting.”

“Are you sure it’s alright for you to be away from the heavens, even for a few hours?”

Leon frowned at her. “If the heavens cannot cope without my presence then it deserves to fall.”

“Leon…”

The other rolled his eyes. “I asked Minister Ponytail to stay up there for now. As long as one of the departments is there to report to me if necessary I can be up there in an instant.”

____ sighed softly. She knew full well why he had got Zyglavis to be the one who stayed up there - and it wasn’t because he trusted the other the most. She would have to make sure that someone else took over later so that the Minister of Punishments could take a break.

“How are you feeling?”

Hearing Leon’s tone unusually concerned, ____ smiled lovingly at him. “You don’t need to worry about the baby,” she reassured him. “If you start fretting you’ll worry Hue about that…”

Leon nodded and tried to relax. He looked back toward the living room door with slight irritation crossing his features. “Are you sure you want to bother with this nonsense?”

“Leon, our friends have gone to great lengths for this party tonight, we should at least attend! I’ve made cookies for everyone.”

“O ho? Making food for others again and saying so whilst standing in my presence, that’s rather bold of you.”

____  rolled her eyes. “I meant you as well, but…” she pulled a tub of meatballs out of the bag she’d been carrying. “I imagine you’d rather have these.”

Leon grinned at her and took them from her, before linking arms with her. “Come on then, let’s get this over with.”

“It seems rather quiet in here right now,” ____  murmured with surprise as they moved over to the doorway.

“I wanted that fish out of the way for the moment, so I summoned some snow. I think he and Teorus were making a snowman.”

Stifling a laugh at that, ____ headed into the living room with Leon. She smiled brightly at the others gathered, overjoyed to be reunited with almost everyone at once. As she sat down on the sofa and placed the plate of cookies she’d bought with her on the coffee table, Huedhaut went to pour a glass of wine for Leon.

The Head of Wishes, however, shook his head and draped an arm around ____’s shoulders. “I take it you haven’t been drinking?” He asked his wife.

“Of course not,” ____ murmured. “But that doesn’t mean you have to abstain from it as well.”

Leon smirked at her. “I’m sure you’ll think of a way to make it up to me.”

“Then if Leo’s not drinking, I won’t either,” Karno spoke up softly. “Besides that way, I’ll be with it enough to switch places with Zyglavis later.”

“You don’t have to bother with that,” Leon muttered.

“Tch,” Scorpio glared at him. “Perhaps I’ll go back right now and you can have him for the entire time.”

Leon sighed. “Fine. Karno if you are sure you’ll be alright doing that…”

“As your right hand man I see ____ more than a lot of us as it is,” Karno pointed out. “I really don’t mind.”

Huedhaut sighed softly. “Does anyone actually want a drink or are we actually for once going to have a calmer celebration?”

“Please don’t hesitate on my account,” ____  hastily added.

“Meh, it’s whatever,” Aigonorus murmured. “If Leo’s not drinking there’s not much point in me bothering.”

“I think it’s sweet of Leon to do this for the little lady. It’s only one day after all. ‘Sides, It’d kinda be nice to just catch up dontcha think?”

____  smiled softly at Tauxolouve,  then sighed at the glance Huedhaut and Dui were sharing. “Look, I really don’t mind,” she murmured to them both.

Huedhaut, however, shook his head and made his bottle disappear. He looked over to her and Leon with a glint in his eyes. “I never thought I’d see the day that His Highness refused a drink.”

Leon glowered at him. “Perhaps I should send you back up to the heavens instead of Karno.”

Before Huedhaut could respond to that or ____ could think of something to interject, the door to the living room swung open and Teorus came running in with an annoyed look on his face. He was covered in snow.

“Pretending to be a real snowman, Teo?” Huedhaut teased him.

“That's not funny, Hue,” Teorus grumbled with a pout. “Ikky made my snowman explode.”

“Teo you didn't have to tell the others that!” Ichthys exclaimed, running in after the other.

As the atmosphere in the living room appeared to get more fraught and ____  could feel Leon reaching the end of his patience at her side, she forced a soft smile. “I've missed this,” she murmured. “Feels like forever I saw all of you away from the heavens like this.”

The others settled down at that comment, and Leon turned back to his wife with a soft smile. “That's as may be, but I will have some time alone with you too. Come with me a moment.”

Smiling somewhat uneasily at the others, ____ followed Leon as the other stormed off, knowing that she best not keep him waiting.

She eventually caught him up out on the balcony upstairs. “Leon, you know the others were just -”

“Of course,” Leon interrupted her, “but I wanted to do this. Don't tell me you've forgotten what I've done several times before?” He asked, raising his hand and snapping his fingers.

The sky behind him lit up with fireworks, though this time it was made up of festive imagery such as Christmas trees and baubles. “Merry Christmas ____ .”

“Merry Christmas, Leon!”

Story 2: Zyglavis

The Minister of Punishments smiled tenderly at ____ as she arrived. He stepped nearer his wife and cupped her face with a gloved hand. “You are looking more beautiful than ever.”

“Zyglavis…” ____  murmured back, her voice cracking a little. “I am glad you are already here,” she somewhat hesitantly added.

The other stiffened a little at that and glanced awkwardly to the side. “Ah. Yes, this week has been rather tiresome, my apologies if I have been less available than last month.”

“You know I understand,” ____ responded softly, wrapping her arms around him. 

About to pull him into a kiss, they were interrupted by a crashing noise in the living room. She sighed softly as her husband’s eyes hardened somewhat in irritation. “Ichthys by any chance?”

“I would be very surprised if we headed to the living room and it was anyone else, though I would not put it past that wretched lion to cause a disturbance. It is not too late for us to slip away on our own somewhere.”

“The others went to all this effort for us,” ____ responded softly. “Besides, I’d like to see everyone.”

“I am aware of that,” Zyglavis murmured, his tone now more gentle once more. His gaze then moved to the bag she was carrying. “I thought I said it was not necessary for you to bring anything with you today?”

“I wanted to add something to the party,” ____ protested. “It’s just a few cookies.”

“You spoil them,”  Zyglavis muttered. “They are being loud enough already as it is without them clamouring over your homemade bakes…”

“Zyglavis, relax, it’s Christmas,” ____ murmured softly, taking his hand in her own. 

“That is as may be, but would a little quiet be too much to ask?”

____ stifled a laugh. “With everyone here? Even without Ichthys I fear that would be an impossible mission.”

Zyglavis relaxed into a wry smile. “True. And I can hardly be entirely mad at them when without them, this…”

As he trailed off, ____ squeezed his hand tightly. “Don’t dwell on the past. You’re here. Not only that but we’re married.”

“Yes, we are,” Zyglavis murmured back softly. “Well then, I suppose we best face the chaos.”

____ nodded and headed into the living room with the other.

Once they were the other side of the doorway, ____’s eyes widened with surprise. The floor was covered with snow, and there were snow versions of the gods around the large Christmas tree in the corner of the room.

“What is the meaning of this?” Zyglavis asked with a harsh tone.

“I thought I’d make the place look more festive!” Ichthys responded with a laugh.

As Zyglavis turned his attention to the prankster, ____ squeezed his arm gently. “Let him be happy like this. Just for tonight. It really does look pretty.”

Zyglavis sighed heavily. “You know if you give him an inch he’ll take a mile…” He muttered quietly to her.

“But it is Christmas,” ____ protested. “And you’re usually too harsh on him. Let it stay like this. For me. Please.”

“... Very well,” Zyglavis muttered resignedly. 

Joining the others on the sofas in the middle of the living room, ____ started passing her cookies around whilst Huedhaut poured everyone a glass of wine.

“Have ya thought about startin’ a family yet, Zig?” Tauxolouve asked him softly whilst ____ was busy talking to the others.

Zyglavis hesitated, then shook his head. “I think I have enough family to keep an eye on already as it is. Besides…” He trailed off, looking awkwardly to the side to avert his gaze from Tauxolouve.

The God of Sagittarius, however, laughed lightly. “It’s okay. I’m sure worries over demigods would never leave you of all people.”

The Minister of Punishments looked back to him with a soft sigh. “That is no excuse for me even thinking about that, especially in your presence. You have my apologies.”

“There’s really no need,” Tauxolouve responded softly. “Though you will talk to her about this, right?”

“... When the time is right,” Zyglavis agreed. “Is everything set up for the fireworks display later?” He added quietly.

“Yup,”  Tauxolouve reassured him. “Partheno and I made sure none of the others interfered with that.”

Zyglavis nodded in understanding and turned back away from the other.

Soon after that, ____ rejoined his side, handing him a glass of wine as well as a cookie.

About to refuse the cookie, Zyglavis blushed a little as he realised this one was different from all the others. It was heart shaped with ‘I love you’ written on it in chocolate ganache. “What am I to do with you?” he mumbled under his breath as he took it from her with a smile of thanks. He glanced at it, mulling something over.

“Zyglavis? Are you alright? Do you not like it?”

“... It is not that,” Zyglavis muttered, heat rising to his cheeks. “It is just…”

____ rested a hand on his arm. “Talk to me.”

“It seems a shame to eat this after all the care and attention you put into it.”

“Oh Zyglavis,” ____ murmured, her voice full of love. “I can always make another one if you want more.”

Zyglavis however, shook his head. Snapping his fingers the cookie suddenly got coated in a weird plastic like material and a ribbon was added to it through a hole at the top. Taking his tie off, he put it on, before replacing his tie over the top. “This way you’ll always be with me,” he muttered, his voice barely audible.

____ smiled softly, unshed happy tears glinting in her eyes. She glanced around to make sure no one was looking at them right now, then placed a brief kiss to his lips. “Merry Christmas, Zyglavis.”

“Merry Christmas, ____.”

Story 3: Karno

Karno pulled ____ into a hug the second she stepped through the door, placing a quick kiss to her lips before stepping back.

____ flushed red, taken by surprise at him greeting her so suddenly. “What was that in aid of?”

“Can’t I show my wife how much I missed her?” Karno retorted with a familiar smile.

Trying to calm down how flustered she felt, ____ forced a smile of her own back at him. It didn’t matter how often he referred to her as his wife, it still gave her butterflies in her stomach. “You… You can…” she stammered out, taking a few deep breaths, “But I’ve only been gone since this morning.”

“That is still too long,” Karno teased her, but his smile faded a little. “Sorry, perhaps I should be more restrained. How was work today?”

“Work was fine,” ____ reassured quickly, feeling bad for making him worried. “So is everyone here?”

“Indeed they are, as promised,” Karno responded brightly. “So if you were expecting any peace and quiet this evening, I’m afraid that’s totally off the cards!”

____ laughed lightly. “If I wanted peace and quiet I would have asked you to meet me at my apartment. Did you set the fireworks I got up alright?”

“I believe so,” Karno muttered. “Hue helped.”

“Good,” ____ mumbled back. “Shall we join the others then?”

Karno nodded. “Yes, let’s do that,” he agreed.

Heading into the living room, ____ and Karno sat down on one of the sofas. As they did so, ____’s eyes were drawn to a large plate of cookies on the table. “... Who summoned those?”

“No one,” Karno murmured softly. “I baked them.”

____ smiled and reached for one, but then hesitated, looking somewhat suspiciously at her husband. “Karno, what -”

“Those ones are for you,” he reassured. “I made a different batch for myself.”

“A spicy batch?” ____ guessed with a slight laugh.

“Of course,” Karno responded with a laugh of his own.

As the party started to get underway, Karno shifted nearer to her on the sofa and relaxed, feeling the most content he ever had done with his life.

“Karno? You seem rather quiet…” ____ spoke up after a while with concern.

“Sorry,” Karno murmured, “I was just thinking…”

“Yes?” She prompted softly.

“I was thinking how nice it was to have a family Christmas for once.”

____ wrapped an arm around him and lent her head on his shoulder as she watched the others drinking, eating, and talking. “Yes, it is, isn’t it?” she murmured softly. “Merry Christmas, Karno.”

“Merry Christmas, ____.”

Story 4: Scorpio

Her husband greeted her in the hallway with a slight scowl. “I still don’t understand why you wanted to enter here from the front door. You don’t live on Earth anymore.”

“I just wanted to be reminded of how you used to greet me here…” ____ admitted awkwardly.

“Moron,” Scorpio grumbled, though he relaxed into a smile. “I’m kinda surprised you agreed to this shit the others came up with.”

“It’s nice to get away from the heavens for once…”

Scorpio grimaced. “But you are happy up there?”

“You know I am,” ____ answered without hesitation, grabbing his hand. “You’d soon know if I wasn’t.”

Feeling her inner thoughts seep easily through into his mind now she was holding his hand, Scorpio smiled lovingly at her. “Yeah. I would. Dammit woman what have you done to me?”

“Made you happy as well I hope!”

Scorpio looked away from her, heat rising to his face. “... ‘Course you have,” he muttered in a barely audible whisper. 

After that, they headed into the living room. ____ smiled at the decorations, including some peeled apples which seemed to have been stuck on top of each other to try and resemble snowmen. She was pretty sure she knew who was responsible for those. On the table was lots of food, including cookies. “So you all summoned all this despite no one here needing to eat?”

Scorpio smirked at her. “Oh I dunno, considering how much you ate when you were human I wouldn’t put it past you to be the first goddess to need food, just like how that frickin’ goat needs sleep.”

____ nudged him slightly, then tensed as she saw Huedhaut preparing some drinks. She quickly let go of Scorpio and moved away from him slightly.

“____ ?” Scorpio asked with a frown. “Look I was only joking. Don’t get in a huff.”

“It’s… it’s not that…” ____ murmured weakly. She glanced over to Huedhaut. “Don’t pour me one of those, Hue, thank you.”

As Huedhaut obeyed that without question, Scorpio closed the gap between them, a worried expression now on his face. “That sparkly bastard hasn’t done anything to you has he? You aren’t unwell or something are you?”

“No, it’s not like that. I’m fine. It’s…” ____ ran a hand nervously through her hair. “Scorpio, what do you think about starting a family?”

“What kind of damn question is that in the middle of a party? Are you trying to piss me off for some reason?”

____ hesitated, then grabbed his hand once more, this time letting this one specific thought flow into his mind.

Scorpio’s eyes widened. “You’re pregnant?”

She nodded, glancing down at her feet. “Uh huh. At least… I think so… Scorpio, I -”

“So that’s why you’ve been more reluctant to hold my hand the past few days. Dammit you should have said something sooner.”

“I wasn’t sure how to approach the subject,” ____ admitted softly. “After all, your own experiences…”

“That’s why we gotta make sure our child is happy, right?” Scorpio retorted, now smiling softly. 

Zyglavis moved over to them at this point, a worried frown on his face. “Forgive me but I could not help but overhear. ____ if you are pregnant we should probably not spend too much time away from the heavens. The mansion may have a divine ward on it but it is still partially subject to the impurities in the Earth’s atmosphere.”

“Zig’s got a point,” Scorpio admitted, “but I’m guessing you don’t want to leave just yet.”

____ shook her head. “As long as it’s okay, I’d like to stay a little longer. This isn’t quite the same as visiting Earth would have been, but…”

“Yeah. I get it,” Scorpio muttered. “But if you start to feel unwell I damn well want you tell whoever in the department is closest to you at the time. Hell for this I’d actually rather you even mention how you’re feeling to Mr Smart Guy.”

“I’m fine, Scorpio,” ____ reassured with a soft smile. 

At that point there was the sound of more footsteps as another of the Zodiac Gods approached them. “I guess your wish was one granted at the revelry fest after all,” Leon commented with an amused look on his face, addressing not ____ but Scorpio.

“Shut up lion!” Scorpio growled, trying not to get flustered.

Zyglavis looked round at Leon with annoyance. “Was that really necessary?” he hissed, pulling the other away from the couple.

What was said between the two Ministers after that went unheard by both Scorpio and ____ as they looked silently at each other. Scorpio not sure whether to confirm what Leon had just been saying, and ____ not sure whether she should even ask.

In the end, ____ broke first. “Scorpio… was what Leon just implied true? Did you wish that we would start a family?”

Scorpio glanced away from her, clenching his hands tightly at his side. “... Maybe,” he muttered.

____ smiled brightly and leapt over to him, hugging him tightly.

“Careful!” Scorpio admonished her. “Just because you’re a goddess you shouldn’t take risks like that.”

“S-sorry,” ____ murmured, heat rising to her cheeks. I’m just so happy. We were both wishing for a family.

Hearing her thoughts, Scorpio couldn’t help but smile. “Then I guess we both got what we wanted for Christmas.”

“Yes, we did, didn't we?” ____ agreed softly, smiling as the other pulled her into a brief kiss.

Story 5: Huedhaut

Huedhaut greeted his wife with a slight inclination of his head, his expression unreadable.

____ regarded him with concern. “Hue, are you alright?”

“I am afraid our home has been infiltrated by eleven troublemakers.”

“...” Frowning briefly, ____ then nudged him gently as she realised he was messing with her. “Hue! Is that any way to talk about our friends?”

“I did not say anything untrue, did I?” Huedhaut retorted, his eyes glinting in the light as he pulled her tightly to him.

She wrapped her arms around him in return. “You’re being very affectionate tonight.”

“There must be something in the air,” Huedhaut murmured with a soft smile. “Perhaps it was all the snow Ichthys summoned earlier. However, if you object to me holding you like this, then -”

“No of course not! Don’t let go!” ____ exclaimed, holding him even tighter.

Huedhaut broke into a wide smile, closing his eyes, his expression full of laughter.

____ groaned to herself, realising he was toying with her again. “I can never win with you,” she grumbled.

Reopening his eyes, Huedhaut moved one of his arms from around her and instead tilted her head gently upwards so that they were gazing into each other’s eyes. “I think I could do with some strength before we spend the entire evening with everyone else.”

____ smiled lovingly at him. “Alright, but can I ask something of you in return?”

“That rather depends on what it is,” Huedhaut responded, looking at her curiously.

“... Do not use your power tonight.”

Huedhaut forced an uneasy chuckle. “I suppose that is fair enough, though do not blame me if by doing that we do not foresee what everyone else is up to.”

“I want us both to be surprised. No matter what the future holds right now,” ____ retorted, before letting the other pull her into a loving kiss.

They then headed into the living room together, the other’s already talking and enjoying the food and wine that had been summoned.

Huedhaut sighed heavily. “I suppose I should not be surprised that they decided not to have the courtesy to wait for us.”

“Well if you two had been more punctual, perhaps I would have felt able to say something.”

____ tensed as Zyglavis approached them, unconsciously clinging tightly to Huedhaut.

Huedhaut pulled her closer to him, regarding the Minister of Punishments with rather icy eyes. “I hope you are not implying that we have done something you disagree with again, Zyglavis,” he commented, his tone a little wary.

“... The fountain of love blessed your marriage, for better or for worse,” Zyglavis muttered. “It is not my place to argue with the wishes of the heavens. Excuse me, I shall leave you to enjoy the party. I need to find out where that problem child snuck off to.”

As he headed off, ____ let out a shaky breath that she didn’t realise she had been holding. Things seemed better with Zyglavis these days but she still didn’t feel that easy around him.

“Are you alright?” Huedhaut asked softly. “If he ever threatens you or even upsets you I will be by your side in an instant.”

“I… I know,” ____ murmured, forcing a smile. “I’m alright. Though did he seem a little terser today than usual?”

Huedhaut sighed. “I’m sorry. I knew how much you wanted everyone to be here because that’s just the kind person you are, but Zyglavis was not exactly enamoured with the idea of coming back down to Earth, even if it was just to the mansion. I think he would rather leave that chapter behind him.”

____ grimaced. “It would be easier if I was a goddess, wouldn’t it?”

“... ____, it is you I love, not -”

“I’m not talking about Clotho, I’m talking about myself,” ____ clarified quickly. 

The God of Aquarius looked at his wife with wide and uncertain eyes. “____. Are you saying that if… if I can find a way to raise you to godhood without your old memories interfering you would consider it?”

“I would,” ____ responded softly. “As long as that was what you wanted as well…” she added with slight uncertainty.

Huedhaut took a deep breath and looked at her with a loving smile and an adoring gaze. “Just being reunited with you again was more than I could ever have wished for…”

“But if we could be together forever?”

“... That would be wonderful. However, you were the one who insisted we should focus on the present tonight. Let us discuss this after New Year.”

“... New Year? You sound like you have plans.”

Huedhaut smirked at her. “I was rather hoping a certain lady would accompany me to view some fireworks. If we’re spending today with everyone else, the least I can do is spend New Year’s eve on my own with the most wonderful person in the world.”

“This person… Do I know her?” ____ asked, playing along.

“Better than anyone,” Huedhaut responded softly, before pulling her into another loving kiss.

Story 6: Ichthys

The second ____ opened the door to the mansion, Ichthys leapt at her and pulled her into a tight embrace with a happy grin. “____! It’s been too long!”

“Ichthys, it’s been five minutes,” ____ retorted with a laugh.

“I thought you wanted this to remind you of the old days?” Ichthys responded, sticking out his tongue. “It was not that long ago where seeing each other as much as we wanted was not possible.”

____ smiled lovingly at him. “And every moment we had back then was precious,” she murmured, her voice a little sad. “I could have lost you…”

“But you didn’t! I’m better than ever!” Ichthys responded brightly. However, his grin faded into a frown for once as his wife started trembling in his arms. Worriedly he squeezed her tightly. “____ ? What’s the matter? Did I say something wrong?”

“N-no... sorry… it’s not that. I guess… being back here has brought everything flooding back.”

Ichthys swallowed and just held her in silence for once, trying to let her know that he was willing to listen if she needed to say anything further.

“... I’m glad you’re still here,” was what she eventually broke the silence with ten minutes later.

“I’m glad too,” Ichthys reassured. “And you are happy in the heavens, right?”

“Yes of course. I’m happy as long as I’m with you. That’s all that matters.” 

As she took a deep breath and looked back up at him with a somewhat watery smile, Ichthys leant his forehead against hers and put a hand to his wife’s face with a soft smile adorning his features. “I love you, ____.”

“I love you too, Ichthys,” ____ responded.

About to suggest that they go into the living room, ____’s eyes widened as she heard Scorpio shout Ichthys name with anger, and the familiar footsteps of Zyglavis could also be heard approaching them from out in the grounds. She looked suspiciously at her husband. “What have you been up to?”

“Nothing much,” Ichthys responded with a grin and a glint in his eyes.

“Ichthys!”

“Weeelll…. I might have made a maze out of snowmen near the gazebo, and I guess as Scorpio just yelled he’s discovered my stash of not allowed on Earth fireworks for later.”

____ sighed heavily and grabbed Ichthys’ hand. “Then before we go into the living room, let’s let your bosses calm down. We can share the cookies I baked in your room.”

Ichthys grinned.

Story 7: Teorus

Teorus greeted her at the doorway with a smile and held out his hand. “I’m glad you’re on time, goldie. If your planetarium shift had over-run today, I might have had to have gone there, stopped time, and made you disappear.”

“Teo, that would have raised all sorts of questions!”

“But they shouldn’t eat into my time with you,” Teorus whined with a grumble. “You know, I’m a god, I can summon you anything you want. There isn’t any need to keep working.”

“I like my work, Teo,” ____ responded firmly.

The other relaxed into a somewhat forced smile. “I know,” he muttered. “And I want you to be happy. I just miss you when we aren’t together.”

“So do I,” ____ admitted softly. “Now then, should we join the others?”

Teorus nodded, though his eyes showed reluctance.

“Teo?”

“We are still spending tomorrow together as just us two right?”

“Yes of course!”

He finally relaxed into a genuine smile. “Then I guess it’s alright for it to be everyone tonight. But whilst we have a moment alone, do you have any wishes right now, ____?”

“Just that we both have a Merry Christmas.”

Teorus smirked at that. “Well, I’m sure that can be arranged,” he responded, before pulling her into a passionate kiss.

____ returned it, wrapping her arms happily around him.

In the distance, there was the sound of the living room door softly closing right more, the others knowing better than to interrupt. They knew Teorus and ____ would join them at the party in their own time.

Story 8: Dui

Dui smiled softly to greet ____ as she entered the mansion. He handed her a cookie. “Here! Have a cookie!”

Taking it with murmured thanks, ____ smiled softly as she noticed that the cookies in question had cherries in them. “You really do like cherries don’t you,” she murmured softly to her husband.

“I thought these would be nice…”

“I’m sure they are,” ____ quickly reassured him. “I meant that that’s something I love about you, Dui,” she added gently, wrapping her arms around him.

Dui returned the embrace with a happy smile adorning his features. “You know… before I met you I was literally torn in two… and now… now I know the whole truth about what happened, have accepted Shadow as a part of me, and have a wonderful caring wife on top of all that. Even the department of Wishes couldn’t have granted a more wonderful wish than this for me.”

“... Dui…” ____ choked, her eyes filling up with happy tears.

“Dummy, that’s nothing to cry about,” Dui snapped, his tone changing. He grinned at her as he wiped a tear away from her left eye. “Now come on, I want to see what the others have planned for this party.”

____ smiled. “Yes, let's. Um… which one are…”

“This one,” Dui answered, now smiling more gently once more. “He’ll see and hear everything after all. It’s a little calmer as us two when around the others.”

“But they do all understand, right?”

“Of course they do,” Dui reassured. “We best go join them before they start to worry though.”

As they headed towards the living room door, ____ glanced at her husband. “You know, when I first arrived here, it was snowing…”

Dui blushed a little, averting his gaze. “I was rather hoping we might at least find time to go ice skating but as I doubted we’d be able to leave the mansion today I changed the weather in the grounds.”

“Of course we can go ice skating! I wouldn’t miss our Christmas tradition for the world.”

Relaxing at that, Dui smiled and led her into the living room where everyone else was waiting.

Story 9: Tauxolouve

Tauxolouve tilted his head and winked at ____ as she entered the mansion. “And what is a gorgeous little lady like you doing all alone on Christmas Eve? Why not spend the evening with me?”

____ smiled lovingly at him as she took his offered hand. “Tauxolouve… we arranged to meet here…”

“Yup I know, but you deserve the best greeting I could think of.”

Moving nearer to him, ____ caught sight of the arrow brooch on his lapel and swallowed hard. She let go of his hand and instead hugged him tightly, pulling him into a sudden kiss.

Momentarily startled, Tauxolouve quickly regained his composure and wrapped his own arms around her, deepening the kiss into one so intense that when they eventually pulled away for air they were both rather breathless.

“Well I must say that was rather a treat, ____,” Tauxolouve commented, heat rising to his cheeks for once.

____ smiled uneasily.

Noticing this, Tauxolouve’s shocked expression faded into a frown. He stepped near to her once more, putting a hand to her face. “Has something happened?”

“No… it’s just… we’ve not all been at the mansion at once since the rift changed my future… I…”

Tauxolouve bent down and kissed her once more, though this time it was brief and tender. “I know ya feel like we’re still bein’ chased by these brooches. I wish there was somethin’ I could do…”

____, however, shook her head. “It was my own choice to take the other half. We’ve managed so far haven’t we?”

“Yup,” Tauxolouve responded, smiling softly, though he couldn’t entirely hide the worry from his eyes. “And they’re our ticket to avoiding that changed future…”

“So we can start a family,” ____ completed. “That is, if you still want to.”

Tauxolouve smiled more genuinely at her. “I would love nothing more. For now, I think we best join the party.” He eyed the bag she had bought with her and chuckled lightly. “And I see despite our reassurances you didn’t need to bring anythin’ you couldn’t resist but do so anyway.”

“It’s just a few cookies,” ____ protested.

“I’d expect nothing less from you, my little lady, my darling ____, my wonderful wife.”

Now that she was the one struggling to cool her face down instead of him, Tauxolouve guided his wife into the living room with a bright smile.

Day Ten: Partheno

Partheno regarded ____ with concern as she headed into the mansion from the front door. “You will tell me if this becomes too much for you won’t you? I may have stopped the king from destroying our child, but…”

“Partheno, I’m fine,” ____ reassured softly, smiling brightly. “If anything it’s nice to get away from the heavens for a bit.”

The other averted his gaze at that comment, frowning to himself. “... Yes, it is rather,” he agreed.

____ stepped nearer him and hesitantly wrapped her arms around him. “Pay no attention if others are still talking about your past. You have me and the other Zodiac Gods.”

“...” Partheno was silent for a few minutes, then turned to his wife with a rather sultry smile. “Yes I do have you, in fact, I -”

“PARTHENO!” Zyglavis interrupted, glowering at him from the doorway of the living room. “I do not think this is the time or the place for your odd comments. Instead of standing in the hallway do you not think you should invite your wife in properly?”

Partheno relaxed into a more gentle smile. “Forgive me, ____. Would you do me the honour of accompanying me to this party before mother over there blows a gasket?”

“What did you just call me?” Zyglavis asked with a scowl.

____ tried her hardest to not burst out laughing and failed.

But in a way that was what the rest of both departments were to them: family. Her family no longer knew she had ever existed, and Partheno no longer had one. She was relieved that they had support from the others in the heavens, even if there may still be a few trials to overcome before Partheno was 100% accepted by everyone.

He was already accepted by the people that mattered most, though ____ suspected her husband would be content with just her knowing the real him.

Story 11: Aigonorus

Aigonorus looked rather wearily at his wife as she stepped through the door. “Welcome to the party,” he muttered.

____ sighed softly. “You could sound a little more enthusiastic. Aren’t you pleased to see me?”

Her husband’s eyes widened at that. “Of course I am!” He hastily responded. “I just... don’t get why you wanted to pretend we hadn’t seen each other today. I picked you up from the planetarium as usual didn’t I?”

“Yes, but…” ____ trailed off, shaking her head. “It doesn’t matter. I take it everyone is here?”

Aigonorus relaxed into a soft smile at that. “Yeah. No one was going to miss this. I hope they don’t let this party go on too late…”

“Feeling tired?” ____ asked him softly.

“I was until I saw you,” Aigonorus murmured back. 

____ laughed. “Now who is saying odd things even though we were barely apart before this.”

“... It felt like an eternity though,” the other muttered. “Those few hours I had to go back to the heavens for after walking you home felt like they’d never end.”

“Then do you want to check that I’m really here?” ____ asked with a loving smile as she wrapped her arms around him.

Aigonorus returned the embrace happily. “You’re as soft as always,” he muttered to her, before placing his lips briefly to her own.

“Aigo?” ____ asked as he pulled away.

“A deeper one will have to wait until later,” Aigonorus muttered. “Otherwise I might decide I don’t want to deal with the others and all the noise tonight and go hide with you in our apartment instead. So I’d rather not risk it. The others have gone to the trouble of doing this so we better at least attend for a while.”

____ smiled softly at him. “Come on then, let us join the party.”

“Uh huh,” Aigonorus responded in agreement. “Did you bring marshmallows?”

“Of course I did,” ____ responded gently. “Cookies too. Those ones with the really soft centres you liked.”

Aigonorus smiled brightly. “I really do love you, ____.”

“I love you too, Aigo. Merry Christmas.”

“Yeah. Merry Christmas.”

Story 12: Krioff

Krioff smiled a little to himself as his wife entered the mansion. “Evening. You made it here alright then.”

____ smiled softly back at him. “Did you think I wouldn't?”

Krioff glanced to the side. “Not really. But isn't showing concern for you wife's wellbeing what you're supposed to do?”

“Thank you, Krioff,” ____ answered, her voice full of love, “but as you can see I'm just fine.”

Krioff looked her up and down and smiled properly. “Yeah. In fact I'd say you're more than fine.”

“Krioff!” ____ snapped, heat rushing to her face.

Her husband looked at her with confusion. “Did I say something wrong?”

“N-no, not at all,” ____ stammered out, taking a deep breath as she tried to calm down. “Your compliment just took me by surprise, that's all.”

“... All I said was the truth…” Krioff muttered, his tone completely sincere.

____ smiled lovingly at him. “I know you meant every word. Thank you.”

They lapsed into silence after that, though Krioff made no move to lead her to the living room.

In the end it was ____ who broke the silence. “Krioff, is something wrong?”

“No. But… are you sure about this?”

“Spending time with the others? Well it has been a while. So as long as you don't mind…”

“Makes no difference to me. As long as we're together,” Krioff responded, offering her his hand.

About to take it, ____ hesitated as she suddenly remembered something. She quickly opened the bag she had bought with her.

“____ ?” Krioff asked, his tone a little concerned.

“I bought some cookies and cream ice cream with me. If I don't give it to you now it'll melt!”

Krioff thought for a moment. “Is it the only thing in that bag?”

“... Yes, why?”

The other stepped nearer her. Resting his gloved hand on her one not holding the bag, his natural heat seeping through it, he used his other hand on the bag and it froze over before her eyes.

“There. It won't melt now right?”

“I guess not. At least not as quickly,”  ____ murmured. “But why freeze it in the first place? You could have had at least some of it now.”

“I'd rather enjoy it with you later at our own pace,” Krioff murmured in way of reply.

“Alright,” ____ relented. “Then let’s get going.”

“Wait,” Krioff muttered as she went to lead him towards the living room. “That ice cream. It's a gift, right?”

“In a way, I guess so,” ____ responded softly.

Krioff thought for a moment, then activated his ice powers once more. This time it summoned ice crystals which formed into a glistening model of a snowman - or should that technically be an iceman?

____ accepted the ornament happily, carefully placing it in her bag made of ice so she didn't drop it. “Thank you! Merry Christmas, Krioff.”

“Yeah. Merry Christmas, ____ .”

Taking his glove off, Krioff joined hands properly with his wife this time, before leading her into the living room to join the others.

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Star Crossed Myth Advent Calendar 2024 Fanfic: Day Twenty Three - Fairy Trail (Scorpio/MC)

(Fanfic Advent Calendar for 2024 using this prompt list from creativepromptsforwriting)

Title: Day Twenty Three - Fairy Trail

Pairing: Scorpio/MC (MC's name left blank so you can fill it in with whatever you wish in your head)

Characters: MC, Ichthys, Scorpio

Word Count: 1,113

Rating: T

Prompt: Fairy Lights

Summary: Christmas time isn't a thing in the heavens so when MC finds a trail of fairy lights, she decides to investigate

A/N: Set after Scorpio's Promise of Infinity. Spoilers for his path.

Day Twenty-Three: Fairy Trail (Scorpio/MC)

It was the first Christmas that  ____ was spending in the heavens since she had got married to Scorpio, but she hadn’t asked him to do anything for it and he hadn’t asked her if she wanted him to. Right now she was more focussed on getting used to life in the heavens, not having been recovered from the incident that long. 

Stepping out of the palace and into the grounds to get some air,  ____’s eyes widened a little as she noticed a string of fairy lights leading out of the palace grounds. She hesitated: Scorpio had quite rightly told her to be cautious about stuff like this - as she was the wife of the Vice Minister of Punishments, someone could take advantage of that. However, she soon dismissed that thought: She doubted anyone who would be attempting to affect the departments would be aware of what fairy lights even were and if they did she doubted they would realise that they were specifically usually lights for this exact time of year.

No, it seemed far more likely that this had to be the doing of one of the twelve gods of the Zodiac. Knowing that Scorpio had told her that he was going to be very busy today, and with nothing better to do right this second, she started to follow the trail of lights.

As the lights led her into the forest on the outskirts of the palace grounds,  ____ started to become a bit wary again. Perhaps she should have mentioned this to one of the others? Then again if this was a danger to the departments somehow, perhaps she could find out what the plan was - or could one of her friends already be in danger?

Whilst she was mulling this over, her body went tense and she paled as a familiar laugh filled the air. Now she was concerned for a completely different reason. It seemed her initial thoughts had been correct after all: this was the doing of one of her friends. The problem was, that laugh… that laugh belonged to Ichthys. She glanced around, wondering whether the prankster would actually make an appearance now she had heard him, but that didn’t happen. It seemed odd that the other had let her know of his presence before she had set anything off too - so perhaps that meant that whatever this was wasn’t meant for her?

Getting a bad feeling about this,  ____ took a deep breath and resumed following the fairy lights, now rather dreading what she’d find at the end of it. Feeling a familiar aura as she approached a small clearing in the forest, and noticing a shadowy figure tied up to a lit up tree in the distance, she broke into a run. Ichthys, he’s gonna kill you for this!

***

Finally reaching the - admittedly rather impressive looking - Christmas tree,  ____ snapped her fingers and the fairy lights that were tangled around her husband fell away. She hurried over to his side. “Scorpio! Are you okay?”

“Dammit woman, what did I say about not trusting weird things like this?”

 ____ rolled her eyes. “I worked out that this seemed too Earth like… besides, would you rather I had left you here?”

Scorpio scowled, clenching his hands at his side. “Where the hell is that problem child?! If I get my hands on him, I-” He cut off as there was a familiar laugh once more. “Ichthys! Come here this instant!”

“Nu uh, you’re clearly too mad for that,” Ichthys’ voice floated through the trees. “Why not make the most of this? Ziggle knows you’re investigating the strange appearance of a trail of lights. Later!” There was a snapping noise that was presumably the other teleporting away from the area.

Now that they were alone,  ____ looked at Scorpio awkwardly, her husband also seemingly not knowing what to say right now.

In the end it was  ____ who broke the silence. “Um… did Ichthys… do this to get us to spend some time together today?”

“Seems like it,” Scorpio muttered. “Frickin’ problem child. Can never just do things normally.”

 ____ sighed softly. “If he’d just suggested to you that you should take a break from work today would you have listened?”

“Hell no, and Zig’s probably gonna get on our case for this later…”

“It’s not like this is your fault,”  ____ murmured. She moved closer to the other. “Seems Ichthys has given us a Christmas present so we can have a Christmas after all.”

Scorpio frowned at her. “So, you were thinking about what time of year it is…”

“Of course, but I wasn’t sure what to do about it,”  ____ admitted. “Things have changed.”

“If you’d wanted to do this still, especially this year, you only had to ask, moron.”

 ____ smiled softly at him. “Just having this time alone with you is more than another for me.”

Glancing away from her, heat rose to Scorpio’s cheeks. “Tch…” He then turned back to her with a soft smile. “Then guess I should be grateful to that blasted fish for doing this.”

“... You aren’t going to let him get away with tying you to a tree though, right?”

Scorpio relaxed into a smirk with a rather dangerous glint in his eyes. “Oh hell no. Ichthys won’t know what’s hit him when I catch up with him later.”

 ____ forced back a laugh, though she did feel a little sorry for the other. She wrapped her arms around her husband.

Returning the embrace, Scorpio was about to pull her into a kiss when her thoughts filtered through to him and he looked at her with a scowl. “If you dare ask how Ichthys even managed to tie me to a tree, I might do the same to you and leave you here!”

“You wouldn’t dare!”  ____ retorted, holding him tightly. 

Scorpio smirked at her. “Try me.”

“... Would you tell me if I make you some of ‘those’ ?”  ____ asked softly.

“... Maybe…” Scorpio muttered, blushing a little. “But only cos I haven’t got you anything for Christmas.”

“Oh but you have,”  ____ responded softly. “You are here. Once I freed you you could have just teleported both of us back to the palace.”

Scorpio sighed and looked back at her with a soft smile. “I can never win with you. Come here.”

Pulling her closer, they shared a kiss under the glinting of the fairy lights of the giant Christmas tree that Ichthys had set up, their minds on how to both thank the other and at the same time get their own back on what he had just pulled.

[izaberu-chann]

Bro is having the daily adhd conversation in his head. Except he doesn't have to get embarrassed by accidentally making a face in the middle of the invisible argument,,,

Some of the gods need to be put in a "get along" shirt and it shows

[izaberu-chann]

Star Crossed Myth Advent Calendar 2024 Fanfic: Day Nine - Warmth (Scorpio/MC)

(Fanfic Advent Calendar for 2024 using this prompt list from creativepromptsforwriting)

Title: Day Nine - Warmth

Pairing: Scorpio/MC (MC's name left blank so you can fill it in with whatever you wish in your head)

Characters: Scorpio, MC, Dui, Huedhaut

Word Count: 1,191

Rating: T

Prompt: Fuzzy Socks

Summary: Scorpio hears MC's thoughts during a Christmas date, but sometimes his power is helpful rather than annoying.

Day Nine: Warmth (Scorpio/MC)

“Tch, why is it so damn busy?”

____ sighed softly as Scorpio grumbled. She’d known that this would be a problem but when he realised how set she had been on seeing this Christmas parade he had insisted on accompanying her. “We could have stayed at home…”

“But you wanted to see this, right?”

“Yeah, but -”

“Then I can put up with this for a while.”

“I could always have come with one of the others,” ____ murmured.

Scorpio scowled. “Hell no. I feel like shuddering just thinking about the chaos Ichthys could have caused somewhere like this. Anyway you’ve told me before that Christmas is a time for couples in this country right? So if you are going anywhere it should be with me.”

____ smiled softly at that, and leant closer to him. 

Smiling back now, Scorpio wrapped his arm around her, then fell quiet as the parade finally rounded the corner so they could see the floats.

Watching the parade happily with Scorpio beside her, ____’s eyes widened a little as what before had been a few flakes in the air became a rather harsher snow storm. She grimaced, glancing down at her feet - the shoes she had put on had a good grip but they weren’t exactly covering much of her feet and now her socks were getting wet. In fact they felt very cold. She looked back up as she felt Scorpio’s gaze on her, frowning at the odd look now on the other’s face. “Scorpio? If the crowds are bothering you that much…”

Scorpio looked away, his expression now softer but uneasy. “No… that’s not it,” he muttered. “Are you enjoying yourself?”

“Of course I am!” ____ reassured, trying to relax back into a smile. “Though if this snow gets much heavier…”

“Just say the word and I’ll get us out of here,” Scorpio murmured. “But the float you really wanted to see is up next right? The one the planetarium helped design?”

“OH! Yes. You’re right!” ____ realised, quickly turning her attention back to the road.

Scorpio smirked at her. “Dammit, woman, you’re the one who wanted to see this crap and I’m the one who’s memorised the order?”

“... You know the entire order?”

Grimacing, Scorpio looked away, going bright red. “Shut up.”

____ stifled a laugh, and leant happily on him once more.

***

A week later, on Christmas Eve, ____ headed to the mansion as Scorpio had told her to do a few days previously. When she got there it was not Scorpio who greeted her, but Dui.

“Hey. Is Scorpio…”

Dui looked away from her questioning gaze. “Sorry, he’s not back from the heavens yet. He probably asked to meet you here in case he couldn’t stay long.” He then looked back at her, forcing a smile. “Why not come into the living room for a bit?”

“Alright, thanks,” ____ murmured, following the other.

Huedhaut looked up from his book as they both entered the living room.

“Is it just you two here right now?” ____ asked as she took a seat on one of the empty sofas.

Dui smiled brightly. “Yup, so it’s been rather quiet for once.”

Putting his book down properly, Huedhaut glanced over to the God of Gemini. “You know, you are rather happy considering you are only down here now because of the trouble Ichthys caused earlier…”

The other looked at him with a frown. “True. But maybe this was his plan all along. If Zyglavis thought that was bad enough to let me go early so Ichthys had to finish the work on his own, then…” he trailed off, then looked down as Huedhaut glanced briefly at ____ and then back to him. “Oh. You think Scorpio is late cos now he’s having to keep an eye on Ichthys? Sorry, ____, I can go back up to the heavens if you’d like and -”

“N-no, it’s fine,” you reassured him softly. “It’s not your fault if you were a victim of one of Ichthys’ pranks.”

“Even so I should have realised that Scorpio would want to make sure everything was running smoothly. I should have tried to reassure Zyglavis I was fine…”

____ smiled gently at him. “Everyone needs a break sometimes. Scorpio and I had a great date last week. I’m sure he’ll get here when he can. Talking of taking a break,” she added, now looking over to Huedhaut, “What are you reading?”

Huedhaut sighed. “Research,” he muttered. “This really needs doing today but all Teo was focussed on was the party we’ll probably all have tonight…”

���Then I won’t interrupt,” ____ mumbled, knowing if Huedhaut said it was something that needed doing today it was probably the case. Instead she turned back to Dui and together they talked quietly about their respective days.

Eventually, the others slowly started to return from the heavens. Last to arrive were all four heads of department, and judging by the way Zyglavis was frowning and Leon was scowling, it seemed like on their way back one of them had said something that the other had taken issue with.

As she was looking rather worriedly at them, Scorpio moved quickly over to her side and grabbed her arm. “Come on, let’s get out of here,” he snapped to her.

“A-alright. Later everyone!” ____ called out to the other gods as Scorpio dragged her in the direction of his room.

***

Once they were in his bedroom, ____ sat down on the edge of the bed and hesitantly looked towards her boyfriend. However, now instead of the irritation he’d been showing in the living room he looked very vulnerable and uncertain. “Scorpio? What’s wrong?”

“Nothing’s wrong,” he snapped.

“Scorpio…”

Scorpio sighed heavily. He somewhat reluctantly handed her a present. “Here.”

____ smiled softly at him before undoing the wrapping. Her eyes widened a little at the fuzzy socks she found inside. “...”

Her boyfriend’s expression darkened. “Tch. I knew it. This was a stupid idea.”

“No, it’s not that. I’m just wondering why…” She trailed off, thinking back to their date the previous week, her eyes widening further as she remembered her thoughts and how they’d been in each other’s arms at the time. “My feet were getting cold and wet at the parade… Did you read my mind?”

“Not intentionally,” Scorpio grumbled. “You always let your thoughts leak out like a damn sieve.”

“How do you…” ____ trailed off, shaking her head. That wasn’t important right now. Instead she stood up and pulled Scorpio into a hug.

Scorpio tensed at the sudden contact, blushing. “What the hell was that for?”

“To thank you for the thoughtful gift,” she answered with a smile.

“Tch, I can’t win with you,” he grumbled. However, he finally relaxed back into a smile. “So, you like them then?”

“Of course I do! After all, you gave them to me!”

“...” Scorpio blushed, averting his gaze from her.

I love you, Scorpio.

Hearing her thoughts seep through to him, Scorpio turned back to her once more with a soft smile on his face. “You too,” he mumbled, his voice barely audible. “You too.”

[izaberu-chann]

You and Teo if you ever decide to go out together:

The first 3 months of being in the mansion, I'd CONSTANTLY get lost. My sense of direction is none-existent (*clinks glasses with Teo*).

Scorpio: "Wait for me in the living room, I'll be there in a moment."

Vicky:

Scorpio: "What?"

Vicky: "Where is that? The living room..."

Scorpio: *siiiiiiiiiiiiiighs*

[izaberu-chann]

Show, don’t tell

"Show, don’t tell" means letting readers experience a story through actions, senses, and dialogue instead of outright explaining things. Here are some practical tips to achieve that:

1. Use Sensory Details

Tell: "The room was cold."

Show: "Her breath puffed in faint clouds, and she shivered as frost clung to the edges of the window."

Tell: "He was scared."

Show: "His hands trembled, and his heart thudded so loudly he was sure they could hear it too."

2. Focus on Actions

Tell: "She was angry."

Show: "She slammed the mug onto the counter, coffee sloshing over the rim as her jaw clenched."

Tell: "He was exhausted."

Show: "He stumbled through the door, collapsing onto the couch without even bothering to remove his shoes."

3. Use Dialogue

What characters say and how they say it can reveal their emotions, intentions, or traits.

Tell: "She was worried about the storm."

Show: "Do you think it'll reach us?" she asked, her voice tight, her fingers twisting the hem of her shirt.

4. Show Internal Conflict Through Thoughts or Reactions

Tell: "He was jealous of his friend."

Show: "As his friend held up the trophy, he forced a smile, swallowing the bitter lump rising in his throat."

5. Describe the Environment to Reflect Mood

Use the setting to mirror or hint at emotions or themes.

Tell: "The town was eerie."

Show: "Empty streets stretched into the mist, and the only sound was the faint creak of a weathered sign swinging in the wind."

6. Let Readers Infer Through Context

Give enough clues for the reader to piece things together without spelling it out.

Tell: "The man was a thief."

Show: "He moved through the crowd, fingers brushing pockets, his hand darting away with a glint of gold."

7. Use Subtext in Interactions

What’s left unsaid can reveal as much as what’s spoken.

Tell: "They were uncomfortable around each other."

Show: "He avoided her eyes, pretending to study the painting on the wall. She smoothed her dress for the third time, her fingers fumbling with the hem."

8. Compare to Relatable Experiences

Use metaphors, similes, or comparisons to make an emotion or situation vivid.

Tell: "The mountain was huge."

Show: "The mountain loomed above them, its peak disappearing into the clouds, as if it pierced the heavens."

Practice Example:

Tell: "The village had been destroyed by the fire."

Show: "Charred beams jutted from the rubble like broken ribs, the acrid smell of ash lingering in the air. A child's shoe lay half-buried in the soot, its leather curled from the heat."