#& emeraldxphoenix.

[acertainfemininemystique]

PROMPTS FOR ANGSTY CONVERSATIONS

@emeraldxphoenix asked: " you don’t owe me anything. i don’t think any of us should owe each other anything. "

IT'S ONE of those things that someone might know intellectually , but in practice is much harder . their dynamic is something almost impossible to navigate and she has a feeling it's causing more hard feelings than anything else .

❝ yeah . . . not that easy though is it ? ❞ she responds quietly , eyes flicking up to his .

[wildcxrds]

@emeraldxphoenix

Deep in the forest, the cold evening had fallen all around. Nocturnal fauna awakening to begin their day, with the rest tucking in to sleep. In a small clearing, to the naked eye it seemed empty. But to someone magically trained, they’d see Jacob set up in his campsite. There was a small circle of protective enchantments (in the form of pre-enchanted stones placed neatly in a circle around the clearing), light enough to keep humans and animals away and Jacob fully hidden in plain sight.

He’d walked for hours, six months in to this trip where he’d been backpacking through Europe, and although he’d made great progress in his travels, he honestly felt he’d made very little progress on his mental.

His mind had still been plagued with the news of his father’s death. To the point where Jacob felt as though he couldn’t function through the grief. Felt aimless. Directionless. Ironic to start a travel trip in that kind of state.

His mother worried, but she always worried. Despite that, she’d seen him off with well wishes and her usual ‘please be careful and make sure you check in..’ Jacob knew he could return home at any time if he needed, but he wasn’t ready to.

The evening was quiet, Jacob stoking the fire idly after finishing up a small meal and properly disposing of his garbage. His eyes watched the flames flicker, embers floating off, deep in thought. The questions swirled his mind over and over again.

What if I’d pushed mum to let me see dad more?

What if I’d spoken to him more kindly?

What if I convinced her not to let him leave?

What if…. What if—

Something pulled him out somehow from the torrent of his mind. Was it a noise? A presence? He wasn’t sure, but Jacob physically jerked and jumped up to his feet, looking around with wide, nervous eyes behind his thick framed glasses.

[tempusetveritas]

@emeraldxphoenix said: "No-one has paid attention to me for 6 minutes. I think I might die." chaotic sentence starters. | accepting.

"You have a wife and a girlfriend, how is this my problem now?" She rolls her eyes. "There, you've had almost ten whole seconds of attention. Don't you have work to do?"

[victoriousfidelity]

@emeraldxphoenix said: "I am absolutely not going to be the bigger person." chaotic sentence starters. | accepting.

Sigyn doesn't know exactly why the fight starts. What she does know is that, while it is fairly brief, both parties still manage to land a few choice blows on one another before being separated by their friends.

While Hogun takes Fandral to have the healers treat what looks suspiciously like a dislocated wrist, she deals with Loki herself - taking him somewhere private, away from the others. There's a nasty gash above his left eyebrow which she sets about starting to clean; it's not as bad as it could be, but that's not really the point. She doesn't like seeing him hurt, regardless of the circumstances.

As frustrated by this situation as she is though, when he breaks the silence between them she can't help it: she almost laughs.

"Loki, do you actually think I was going to suggest that as a solution? Be serious— and stay still."

[ofvanaheim]

"Is it awful of me to wish I'd been there to see the look on Harbard's face when you walked into that meeting?"

starter for @emeraldxphoenix, from lofn.

[spidersdance]

~ @emeraldxphoenix || "i did what i had to in order to survive." (Gimme post Loki disappearing to do canon stuff then returning after thanos???) ~

Jim's jaw tenses, not even bothering to try and hide his emotions. He's angry. Angrier than he's been in a very long time. So much so that it feels like his nerve endings are about to set on fire from the searing annoyance that's burning through his body. "Well, looks like you survived so I'm glad that worked out for you." He says snippily, moving to stand behind his desk. He needs to put as much distance as he can between himself and the god. "Part of me wants to loathe you - To tell you how much I despise you but really I should be grateful for your sudden disappearing act -" Eyes flick up to meet his gaze for a moment. "It confirmed to me that no one stays. Not even the people I allow in. So, thank you for shattering any nonsensical idea that I might be worth hanging around for - It did wonders for boosting my career." He sits, pulling his laptop towards himself. "Turns out - It's actually much easier to get what you want when you stop caring about that sort of thing."

[sioraiocht]

~ @emeraldxphoenix || Liked for a vampire starter || From Alina ~

Alina loved a gallery opening. It was where she felt most at ease - Surrounded by beautiful artwork and gentle chatter. There was something soothing about the whole thing. Eyes looked from the painting to the man standing near it, her brow lifting. Senses heightened - There was something different about him. He didn't smell human. A fact that put her on edge. The last thing she wanted was any trouble.

"Hi there - Are you interested in any of the paintings?"

[lightsiided]

     "LOOK." though her hands are busy with the tea kettle, she inclines her head towards the kitchen window to direct their attention. in the yard, thor is training with the girls. the both of them try their hardest, of course, but are no match for their father. at least not yet. "leia's going to throw a tantrum any minute now. she hates to lose."

thor isn't even trying all that hard, really, easily fending off the both of them at once without breaking a sweat. "did you two used to train together? when you were young? thor says you fight almost as well as he does --" of course he'd said almost, she thinks with a smile, pouring hot water for tea into a row of cups. "-- but i can only imagine what sort of destruction you two caused together."

@emeraldxphoenix liked for a starter!

[shxlmes]

~ @emeraldxphoenix || "Are you a virgin?" ~

Sherlock can't contain the grunt of annoyance that heaves out of him, long and drawn. "Why are people so interested in what goes on between my bedsheets?" His fingers pluck absent-mindedly at the strings of his violin, eyes finding Loki's gaze. "Why do you want to know?"

[lumiiiscorner]

positivity for @emeraldxphoenix from anonymous

sending love to emeraldxphoenix! absolutely an amazing Loki but an even more wonderful friend! I love getting to chat and write with them 💚

[itsybitsypeterparker]

@emeraldxphoenix <3'd for a starter!

"It's weird to think you were the one who tried to take over the world when I was a kid." TECHNICALLY, being under 18, Peter was still a child. A teen, actually, but saying it the way he did implied he was much older than he was much longer ago. Truthfully, memories of that day were kinda disorganized in his brain, almost if the memories were shoved in the back to avoid thinking about it. But he did remember the fright he felt that day. And the relief that was given to him from seeing The Avengers save the day the way they did. Nostalgic. After all, they were a big inspiration as to why he did what he did now, as childish as that seemed.

"I mean, I don't know if you contemplate switching sides a lot. Not sure morality is that simple but, y'know, just interesting to think about." He had his one hand under his chin, thinking, the other tethering him to a web upside down.

[wildcxrds]

scars | starter for @emeraldxphoenix

Loki had a thousand lifetimes to her single one, so she wasn't ever surprised that they maintained a sense of magic upon themself. However, once upon a time to her much less practiced eye, she always assumed there was a deeper level of undetectable magic she had no idea about. Magic she'd learn over time.

Glamour. Years past after their little love affair, after loving and losing and reuniting again, she learned they had a word for some of the magic they used. Illusory magic she'd seen in practice from them and from Kairo, her silver-haired friend. Even Kori participated in his own way of glamour, but they called it illusions. Loki called it glamour.

And similar to her friends, Loki used it to hide old stories marked on their skin. Stories she'd yet to see, learn and understand. Until their brief conversation just the day prior.

The late afternoon after an early dinner met her bare form curled with his in their shared bed, legs tangled and her lips pressing slowly and deliberately along the curve of their shoulder up toward his collarbone. Perhaps I'll let you see a few.

Hers were always out on display. She wondered how many or how few she would find, where she would find them, what she would learn. She wanted to learn.

[tempusetveritas]

@emeraldxphoenix sent: The god offers out his cupped hand, expression a mixture of mischief and earnestness. Within that hand is a large pile of stolen meal tokens. "Would you like some?"

Her eyes narrow, but something about that earnestness makes her lean forwards to see the contents of his hand. There's a beat of silence before she shakes her head, almost laughing as she glances back up to his face.

"I'm not gonna ask how you managed to get all of these, but I do wanna know - did you figure out how to get them before or after you got your magic back?"

[qapsiel]

@emeraldxphoenix ;; some meme somewhere Loki said: “I still maintain that he kicked himself in the balls.”

                            "THAT IS ANATOMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE," HE POINTS OUT. "And balls is a terrible slang word for testicles. They're not ball-shaped. If at all, they look more like eggs. It makes more sense, too, because eggs grow a baby bird or reptile inside them, and testicles grow at least one half of what you need to make a new human."

[ofvanaheim]

"I think tradition dictates I'm supposed to give you a speech about what will happen to you if you ever hurt my sister, but something tells me that's entirely unnecessary in this case."

starter for @emeraldxphoenix, from brokkr.

[spidersdance]

~ @emeraldxphoenix || " But you’re mine, aren’t you? " ~

Jim lets out a breath, his lips curving into a grin as he presses back against Loki. The music is loud, thumping through his head, his eyes lit up with delight. It's not often he goes to clubs, however, sometimes a notion takes and he can't settle until he's in a room with dancing and loud music. It helps ease the thoughts rattling around his head. "All of this because the bartender flirted with me?" He leaned back, tilting his head up so his teeth could graze the underside of Loki's jaw. "I like you when you're possessive."