#&&. SHADOWED dreams. – ic.

[umareba]

this ain't my first rodeo when it comes to vocaloid songs and ships >:3

“ーAfter all, that's just a sign of boredom.”

[zoya-withthepoodlesalready]

Shadow and Bone show CANCELLED? RIP Ice Court Heist, possibilities of Dark!Alina, Zoyalai my beloved, Kanej drama, everything. You will be sorely grieved 🙏😞

[asoiafreadthru]

A Game of Thrones, Daenerys III

“I hit him,” she said, wonder in her voice. Now that it was over, it seemed like some strange dream that she had dreamed.

“Ser Jorah, do you think…he’ll be so angry when he gets back…” She shivered.

“I woke the dragon, didn’t I?”

Ser Jorah snorted. “Can you wake the dead, girl?

“Your brother Rhaegar was the last dragon, and he died on the Trident. Viserys is less than the shadow of a snake.”

His blunt words startled her. It seemed as though all the things she had always believed were suddenly called into question.

“You…you swore him your sword…”

“That I did, girl,” Ser Jorah said. “And if your brother is the shadow of a snake, what does that make his servants?” His voice was bitter.

[cloud-iceshadow]

What?

(Imagine if NASB-2’s campaign/story mode has cutscenes like in Smash bros brawl)

V Without all the bubbles V

[sonicprim3d]

He'll do it again Winter. You know he will.

[sentient-rift]

"Poor little guy... I hope he's okay..."

"Hmm... Perhaps the other events tired him out too much to handle the dizziness test?"

"Or maybe he shouldn't of eaten anything before the event..."

"Either way, Klonoa will be fine after getting some rest, right?"

"I think so. Maybe he should drink some water after that as well. I'm sure it left a bad taste in his mouth in more ways than one..."

"I hope Klonoa doesn't take this lose too hard..."

"Hey, don't worry, Terry! If I know that pipsqueak well, he always bounces back from things way tougher than this. He'll be fine."

[maledictus-maleficus]

Tag dump!

[unmeinoniwa]

@glorytoclorin | closed starter (for orus).

ㅤㅤ BEFORE she knew it, she had gained yet another travelling companion in a world she was convinced that she would remain alone.

ㅤㅤ It was still honestly surreal to be travelling with people she couldn't even imagine being with ( or even anyone for that matter ) up until it all happened so suddenly. Perhaps that was just what life was; full of meetings that were determined by pure coincidence. Well, it was either coincidence or driven by destiny but either way, it was still somewhat bizarre to have connections that were intertwined with mutual goals. How she felt about all this ... well, it gave her mixed feelings at best but at the very least, she found comfort in Dusk's presence. Orus on the otherhand, she was still taking the time to get used to. Despite their initial hostility, their interactions seemed to have eased up all thanks to the mutual goal they now shared but if anything, she tolerated Orus at best. It was at least fun to mess with him but she could live without him getting on her nerves.

ㅤㅤ Just as the thought came to pass, the sound of the roof tiles creaked, announcing the arrival of a companion coming to join her up on the roof. Just when she thought she would be alone for the rest of the night, it was Orus who came up here ( he appeared to be equally as shocked as she was to meet her up on the roof but it quickly subsided with the eventual acceptance of their circumstances ). She slowly sat up and offered him a tired smile in greeting, obviously not in the mood to initiate her usual antics. " I thought you'd be asleep by now. Came to watch the stars too ? "

[darkestrellar]

Is Black City just as weird as White Forest? What sort of things have you experienced there?

"Well, it's definitely weird in its own way. It's not the same as the Forest is — they're fundamentally different environments... I'd say there's much less sense of the entire place being literally alive. You don't get the same feeling while you're here as the Forest gives."

How to describe that? Both felt like you were in the presence of something that was paying attention, but they weren't the same.

"Oh, but, it definitely watches you, just like the Forest does, and it'll interact with you if it feels like it; it just translates differently. If you don't know what's up with the place, you probably won't realise that person you chatted with on the street was a face of the city itself. What did it learn about you while you made idle conversation?"

"It's typically less obviously eerie than the Forest is. Still dangerous in its own way. A real city is composed of a billion different parts, acting together, as has been streamlined by human systems, with many smaller ones acting of their own accord within that. It's an ecosystem. Well, Black City is too, except those elements are all more or less aware of each other... since they're part of the same whole, and they work in tandem with one another. You don't form part of that whole; you're just a visitor."

"It's got an eye for reading a person, and if you're the greedy type, the place might just ruin you. It soaks that up. You'll never be satisfied... either you'll leave, if you're smart, or you'll waste yourself away."

He'd exchanged words with the man who called himself the boss of the city, and they'd looked each other in the eye, reading one another in the way that only the avatar of a living city and a human who saw a thousand things that would escape most others' notice could do.

"...it lets me live here, though. It knows who I am. It's not like Blanc's connection to the Forest, but we have... an understanding."

"And you have to be careful navigating it. There's no such thing as a reliable map, and you can't trust the directions you're given. A path you took to get someplace yesterday might lead somewhere completely different today; you'll follow those directions to a dead end, or anywhere other than where you were looking to be. You have to be able to see with more than just your eyes, to not rely simply on what you're told, or what you think you already know, if you want to get around."

"That's been my experience, anyway. It's not an unnecessarily cruel place unless you give it a reason to be. I'm sure that plenty of unsuspecting, naive types would be able to find their way around just fine. It's the ones who aren't so innocent that need to watch their step."

[frozenfrogz]

Shadow and Bone s2, being the ice court heist but Matthias doesn't die??????

[wkilofficial]

if i had a nickel for every time i dreamed i had to perform with/sub in for a member of my chem for one of their shows i would only have three nickels. but it's weird that it happened thrice

[asoiafreadthru]

A Game of Thrones, Tyrion III

“I tell you, my lord, the darkness is coming.

“There are wild things in the woods, direwolves and mammoths and snow bears the size of aurochs, and I have seen darker shapes in my dreams.”

“In your dreams,” Tyrion echoed, thinking how badly he needed another strong drink.

Mormont was deaf to the edge in his voice.

“The fisherfolk near Eastwatch have glimpsed white walkers on the shore.”

This time Tyrion could not hold his tongue. “The fisherfolk of Lannisport often glimpse merlings.”

“Denys Mallister writes that the mountain people are moving south, slipping past the Shadow Tower in numbers greater than ever before.

“They are running, my lord…but running from what?”

[blindedreality]

Hey Jackle, why's Reala so grumpy all the time?

"Eh, they're not, they just act like it. They've got a lot on their shoulders. Them and NiGHTS used to be sweethearts when they were younger."

"Really frustrating sweethearts."

[anderwhohn]

@dutyworn || semi-plotted starter.

"Mmm... What? I... oh," Zevran groans as he regains consciousness, amber eyes blinking open wearily. Still alive. That is... good, yes? Though by the stern, unimpressed glare the woman in the tell-tale N7 armour levels on him, perhaps he is too quick to make that assessment just yet.

"Ooh... I rather thought I would wake up dead. Or not wake up at all, as the case may be," he admits wearily. "But I see you haven't killed me yet..."

He twists in order to start to push himself up off the floor, only to nearly fall flat back onto his face as he notices the precise predicament he's found himself in. Nimble fingers test the feel of the restraints he's only now noticed as his mind slowly clears - a concussion, perhaps? That would explain why everything is still a touch off - quickly recognising the feel of omnicuffs clamped into place around his wrists, giving him very little mobility so long as they're synced together behind his back.

"Ah... Now this I am familiar with. Though usually there is dinner first," he quips with a roguish smirk. "Though I believe exceptions can be made for one as gorgeous as yourself."

[seirosu]

⋇⋆✦⋆⋇               rhea always preferred to eat her meals with mother’s company ; however , more often than not . . . said company was entirely uninvited . tiny feet would scurry through the halls of the temple, fruit and bread cradled in her tote as she’d nestle into the tight crevice between the throne room’s closed door and pillar of light . she would turn around to catch the plum she’d dropped, and --                “ my, my . . . and what have you brought tonight , immaculate one ?? “ eyes meet hers.

              no, it’s impossible.

chest seizes , waking suddenly from her slumber by means of abrupt . . . feeling ?? nameless , oh spirit of emotion that refused to be named nor defined . . . exhaustion had walked her down the path towards dreams of yore . under light of the waning moon , palms dug into mattress springs so like daggers they threatened rhea to wake -- stay awake now. heartless as she may be , pulse tempo’ed in time with the clock hand on bedroom wall . 

a shiver ran down her spine :              breathe , immaculate one.

these dreams weren’t uncommon , and her own feelings regarding them were . . . conflicted . on one hand , it was in her dream that rhea’d come the closest to existing in the same space as those she’d lost . she could look back into their faces , and although they always stirred her awake premature . . . she’d feel a temporary relief . until , in the dark , she sat alone upon her bed . 

and then , the pain in her chest would become paralyzing .

but , oh . . . that moment of joy valued at the cost of a lifetime of heartache was . . . worth it ?? maybe . she didn’t quite know .  desperate to close her eyes and see mother once more ; terrified to close her eyes and see mother once more .  

[unmeinoniwa]

@sangdelune || moved from ✦

ㅤㅤ HONESTLY, just how gullible was this kid to accepted a poisoned brownie even after being warned ?! Celine sighed in relief the moment he spit it out and she helped disposed the napkin in a nearby trashcan before she went back to tend to the poor boy.

ㅤㅤ " Are you alright ... ? I didn't think you'd actually do it after I warned you ... you're either reckless or stupidly brave ! In any case, let's head to the market before you suffer even more ! " She offered a hand for him to take so she could help guide him to the nearby market ( also to make sure he didn't collapse on the way as well ). " What sort of sweets do you enjoy by the way ? Just so I can make it up to you. I'll get you whatever you want so in exchange ... don't tell anyone I nearly killed you ! "