#{ so even if it was on callum's birthday; how would they know?? }

[1-800-scaryphone]

this reminds me tho. i had a funny thought abt making gingi's birthday the same as old man callum's...they wouldn't remember it but it's there in spirit i suppose lol

[bearsintreesofficial]

hello! i am going to be completely honest - we need your help.

next month, we are going on our biggest uk headline tour yet. we are being joined by people we admire deeply. it is going to be the best show we have ever done. and to be blunt - we would like as many people as possible to know about it.

to us, even getting to do this tour feels like a miracle. ykno, it was originally scheduled for last october. our london show would have been callum's birthday! and it was meant to coincide with releasing our new album. however, we had to push the album back. so the tour got pushed back. our spirits were dampened. there were people behind the scenes who did not respect us. so, we decided to respect ourselves. nearly six months later, we are sitting on the best album of our lives. we funded it ourselves and we are releasing it ourselves. we are going to own it, wholly. and that feels SO damn good.

i do not mean this post as a sad story or as a complaint - i am incredibly proud of where we are and what we have done. i just want to explain why it took so long to get here. there are some things we cannot accomplish without your help. selling out this tour and proving that we are the best damn dirtbag boyband in the world is one of those things.

so i am asking you, please - reblog this post. tag mutuals who don't have tickets yet, or mutuals you think would take a chance on us. boost this post as far as you can. whether you live in the uk or not, we want this tour to be inescapable. for everyone to know it is here, and for everyone to feel welcome.

selling out this tour means we can do bigger shows in more parts of the uk later, and allows us to play more shows in EVERY corner of the world too. it proves the point that we are here to stay, that we can do this on our own, and that y'all know how to be louder than the rest.

we promise to give you the best show of your lives, if you promise to give us everything you have.

thank you for reading.

uk/eu tickets are on sale here.

[beautifulterriblequeen]

but I can carry you

The last time Callum saw Runaan:

The last time Rayla saw Runaan:

This morning:

Runaan reappears kneeling humbly, wearing only what he wore the last time he was in this plane, and Callum and Rayla were not ready to see how he'd been treated. Even with his injuries healed, they can see he'd been stripped down.

No one did that with Gren, or Ezran, or Viren. It's not standard Katolian prisoner treatment. This was Worse. Neither Callum nor Rayla probably thought about the possibility of this happening, because it wasn't something they ever needed to know about.

So they were caught off guard seeing the evidence that it had happened, years ago - and no one knew a damn thing about it.

Runaan's birthday torture/experimentation happened the night before Gren got locked up in the dungeon too. Literally no one on the planet except for him and Viren knows what Runaan endured that night. And Viren's dead now.

This is the sort of thing you shouldn't have to keep to yourself. But it's also an extremely heavy topic, and one that's incredibly difficult to burden anyone else with, even when they say they want to help. It's Runaan's version of Viren's letter to Soren - telling Rayla what he went through in Viren's dungeon will sound to her ears like "how could you leave me behind with that monster?" Even though we know that's not at all how he'd mean it, it's tangled together between what he's suffered, who he is to Rayla, and the complicated past they share.

Rayla would be horrified to learn this dark truth. Callum would, too, since he previously tried to claim that dungeon for himself and has taken steps down Viren's road.

And Runaan's not the type to spill his secrets, anyway.

But Ethari...

He may never ask. Runaan may never give it words. But Historia Viventem exists. We've seen Callum use it to ease his beloved's suffering. You don't think Ethari would do the same, if he could? To share in it, to help him bear the memories?

[fandomsandflyingstingrays]

It took Callum a minute to pinpoint what woke him. The ache in his chest, while acute, was no stronger than it had been when he’d slipped into sleep. The wind rustled the trees outside, but in a way that was gentle and static. A way that made the sharp, shuddering sounds coming from beside him all the more obvious in comparison.

“Rayla? Are you crying?”

He fully expected to push him away, to deny it. 

“Yeah,” she said instead. 

He sat up, and she did too, allowing him to wrap his arms around her from behind and hold her while the sobs wracked her body until her breathing evened and she leaned limply against him.

There was no point in asking why she was crying. But in Callum’s long experience with grief, he’d come to realize that waves were often brought on by different triggers, came to surface in different ways. It wasn’t always a bludgeon that knocked you flat with the overwhelming reality of absence. Too often, it was a million knives, each uniquely sharpened by a different memory or missed experience, all of them ready to cut you in a different way than the last. 

“What are you thinking about?” he asked softly.

“My mom’s moonberry surprise. You can get it at any café in the Silvergrove, and Ethari always made it for my birthday, but no one made it quite like her.” A wet, mirthless laugh tore from her throat. “Isn’t that stupid? She and my dad are gone forever, and I’m thinking about food. I mean— I had years to get over all this after they were banished. I’ve been getting along without them all this time. I don’t know why it’s all hitting me all over again.”

Callum bit his lip, trying to call on the part of him that had been born from a poet, trying to call on the words that would make her feel not only understood but heard. 

“My first memory of my dad is also my last one,” he said softly.

Rayla stiffened in his arms, turning around to look at him.

“It’s actually my first memory ever. Mom told me Dad was holding me, and she was holding him, so we were all together in a knot. It’s really hazy, but I can feel… arms around me, this sense of warmth. This wet breathing— my dad, probably, or maybe my mom crying. And then… stillness.” Callum sighed. “My only memory of my dad was of him dying. I shouldn’t miss him, right? I’ve lived my whole life without him, practically, and I had Harrow to fill in the gaps he left. But there are… times when I want to be held, but no one does it quite right. Foods that my mom says I’ve loved all my life, things he made, that just don’t taste as good as they should. Conversations I have with him when I can’t sleep, even though I have no idea how he’d reply.”

He paused, waiting for Rayla to step on the bridge he’d built between them, to offer her own feelings on the difference between her birth parents and her adoptive ones, the ways grief had crept into her own life. Instead, her response came from an entirely different quarter. 

“Your very first memory,” she rasped, “is of being left.” She closed her eyes tightly. “I told myself I was being so noble, so sacrificing, and I left you. Just like our parents did to us.”

Callum cupped her face and gently brought it to his, pressing a quick, soft kiss against her lips. “No, you didn’t,” he whispered, resting his forehead against hers. “You’re right here.”

Feeling her brow wrinkle in confusion, he pulled back and took her hand, tugging her to her feet. “Come on. Let’s go for a walk.”

They slipped out of the Nexus’s guest bedroom and into the garden, wrapping their arms around each other as a defense against the chill in the wind. Rayla followed him silently down a stone stairwell, coming to a stop with him when they reached the metal bench at its base. 

“Do you remember this place?” Callum asked.

She nodded. “It’s where we really talked for the first time about what happened to the king.”

“That’s right.” Callum drew her down to sit on the bench, facing him, in the exact position they’d been in two years before. “That day… it was the worst day I’ve ever had, aside from when I found out about my mom. Even worse than the day I read your letter. Because being left by someone is awful, but there’s nothing worse than knowing for certain they’re never coming back. Of course you’re grieving your parents, Rayla. It’s a different kind of loss.

“I was so angry with you when you first came back, because as the years had gone by, I’d begun to believe you were the second kind of gone, and it was almost too much to bear. I thought, if I pushed you away, I wouldn’t have to deal with that kind of pain again. But the day I got the news about Harrow, when I felt like the emptiness inside me was going to eat me alive, do you know the only thing that made me feel better? It was your arms around me. It was knowing that no matter how much pain I was in, I would still have a champion to fall back on, someone brave and kind and devoted who would always be there to help me carry the weight if it got to be too much.” He leaned forwards and kissed her forehead. “And I was right.”

Rayla had started to cry again, and he gently wiped the tears away. “You were always intending to come back, and you did. I never should have pushed you away, and I’m so glad you never let me. I’m so glad you’re still here. And Rayla, I’m going to be here too. Dealing with this, knowing your parents are really gone for good, it’s not going to be easy. It’s always going to hurt. But I’m going to do everything I can to help you bear it, and I’m going to build a life with you around it. As long as we’re together, we’ll find a way through.”

“And we will be together.”

Rayla’s tears had dried, and her voice was fierce. She took his hand tightly in both of hers and pressed a firm kiss against it. 

“No more losses,” she vowed. 

“Been there, done that,” he agreed, and she actually managed a tiny smile.

“I’m scared,” she admitted. “I don’t know what comes next. But no matter what it is, I’m going to be right by your side. I promise.”

The corners of Callum’s lips turned up too. “It’s a deal.”

She wrapped her arms around him, and he held her tightly, catching her as she’d caught him, as he knew with a glowing certainty they would do for each other as long as they were able. And they stayed there, fortified against the cold, against the ache of lost souls and the terror of distant smoke, until the first rays of a sunrise blanketed them with their warmth.

[austinslounge]

The KRAZY Kaustin Relationship 🤡 Circus (2024 Timeline)

(Hey everyone! 👋 Since I was starting to get mixed up and confused with all of the dates and drama going on in this ghetto situationship, I figured I would create a timeline so we can track this craziness. It might also help make clearer some of the things going on in this clown-show 🤡 of a "relationship" lol. 😂 **PLEASE feel free to let me know if there are any relevant things missing that you feel that I should definitely add to this year's timeline. I will continue to update as time goes on.)

2024:

December 2023/Jan 2024 - Austin went to Cabo with Kaia and her family for their annual Christmas Holiday and New Year's vacation. Link 1 Link 2

January 5, 2024 - Kaia posts a cringey Instagram story where she's crying because Ayo wins the Golden Globe that night, and some shippers swear that it was Austin filming her.

But Callum and Austin both state (twice, in two different interviews for MOTA press) that they were watching the Golden Globes together, "just the two of them", at Austin's "pad", and one article even mentions that "no girlfriends" were around. Link

January 10, 2024 - Life & Style posts an article stating that Cindy Crawford "doesn't want Kaia to wait for a commitment from Austin Butler". This seems to be one of the first few times the couple has ever received any type of negative press about their relationship. Link

Austin has the MOTA premiere in LA.  The L&S article came out on the same exact day as his MOTA red carpet premiere.  

March 13, 2024 - Austin and Kaia are spotted at the gym in LA looking just as bland together (as always).  Link    These pictures were taken the day right before Kaia's "Palm Royale" red carpet premiere night on March 14th. Link  

Presley posts a picture of him with Austin at the Palm Royale premiere.  

May 25, 2024 - Kaustin did a NYC Pap Stroll where they both look miserable.    Link 1 Link 2

May 26, 2024 - Austin kicks off "The Bikeriders" press tour with Jodie at the Indy500 race. Fans immediately notice that he looks way happier with Jodie than he looked with his gf Kaia just a day ago in NYC.  Link 1 Link 2 Link 3

May 27, 2024 - People.com posts an exclusive from a source that claims that Austin and Kaia are "still happy and in love". Many fans strongly suspect that this was a message put out from Kaia's team because they both looked so miserable in NYC, and perhaps the media reached out to ask what is going on, or perhaps her team herself reached out to People.com to put out this fluff article.  Link 

May 31, 2024 - Life & Style posts an exclusive story from a source that claims that Austin and Kaia "have nothing in common and they know it".  Link

June 4, 2024 - Fans noticed that Austin liked a post on Instagram (Posted on May 24th) about girls "with two A's in her name".  The post was tagged #toxicrelationships  Link 1 Link 2

June 9, 2024 - DeuxMoi posts on her "Sunday Spotted" a message from a sender that says they supposedly saw Austin, Kaia, Camila Morrone, and her boyfriend Cole in the Cayman Islands together.  The sighting seems strange (and fake) since Austin has been on a Bikeriders Press Tour the whole entire time.  Link

August 3, 2024 - Kaia is in Montana for a Gerber Family Wedding (Cousin). Austin was not in attendance. 

August 16, 2024 - Presley Unfollows Austin (AGAIN) lol 

August 17, 2024 - Austin's Birthday Pap Stroll.  Link 1 Link 2 

August 18, 2024 - Pictures of Austin hanging with Dylan O'brien at the Joyface bar/club in NYC surface on DeuxMoi "Sunday Spotted". It was stated that there was "No Kaia".  Link 1 Link 2

August 21, 2024 - Austin spotted with Channing Tatum and Zoe Kravitz in NYC Manhattan at the "Blink Twice" after party.  The difference between how happy and lively he looks with them, vs how lackluster and bored he looked just the night prior while out with Kaia is not lost on fans. 

Link 1 Link 2 Link 3

August 27, 2024 - Austin spotted in Muskoka with Kaia and the Gerbers  Link 1 Link 2

On this same day, Kaia posts the "Dear Dickhead" post to her Instagram while on vacation in Muskoka. Link

September 4, 2024 - Kaia's birthday at Disneyland. Actress Ayo Edibiri and Presley's gf were also in attendance, but Austin was not present. Link 

Presley posts a birthday tribute to his sister Kaia on Instagram, and in it, he posts a picture of Austin with them at a Halloween event last year. Link

September 9, 2024 - Austin begins filming "Caught Stealing" in NYC around this time.

September 10, 2024 - Kaia and SNL movie co-star Corey Michael Smith do an interview on the red carpet that raises a few eyebrows. She appears to be flirting with him. Link 1 Link 2

September 15, 2024 - DeuxMoi's "Sunday Spotted" post mentions Kaia and Marcello were spotted at The Odeon restaurant in NYC, and were "all over each other".  They were supposedly "ignoring everyone else at their table", and one point went downstairs together for 20 minutes.  

September 16, 2024 - Kaia and Marcello appear to be at a friend's party at Victoria Bar (NYC) getting kind of close for a woman who's supposedly in a relationship with another man.  Link 1 Link 2 Link 3

September 19, 2024 - Marcello untagged himself from the photos with Kaia at the party in NYC.

September 20, 2024 - Life & Style posts that Austin is "outgrowing" his relationship with Kaia, and that Kaia is "trying to stay interesting" in order to keep him interested. Link 

September 21, 2024 - Kaia is in LA celebrating her best friend Travis' birthday. Link 1 Link 2

Austin attends the "Dune: Part 2" FYC event in NYC with Timothee, Zendaya and Denis. Link 1 Link 2

September 29, 2024 - DeuxMoi posts portions of her podcast that deal with Austin and Kaia, and she swears that Austin and Kaia are still together.  She also posts (for the first time) a supposed Kaustin "sighting" that said that Austin and Kaia were spotted together getting coffee on the weekend (14th) and that they looked "happy" and "in love". She never posted this sighting until now.   Link

On DM's Sunday Spotted, someone reported that they saw Austin and Kaia at iSodi restaurant in NYC. Link

October 1, 2024 - Kaia is spotted out at a play in NYC with Camila Morrone's boyfriend, Cole Bennett.  Link 1 Link 2

The Daily Mail posts the outing with Kaia and Cole to their website.  Link

Marie Claire also posts about the outing, and even claims that Austin and Kaia have broken up.   Link 

Earlier this day, DeuxMoi posted a supposed sighting from one of her followers that said that they "worked with Kaia during TIFF" and saw that she was FaceTiming Austin at one point, and that they were "incredibly loving" and "happy" over the phone.  

That evening (Oct 1st), Kaia is spotted with Cole Bennet (Camila's bf) going to a play in NYC, and the outing looked like a date, so much so that Marie Claire and The Daily Mail were even speculating about Austin and Kaia breakup rumors lol. 😅

October 2, 2024 - Kaia is featured in Time100's issue.

Page Six puts out an article showing Kaia out to dinner with Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth the night before, and claiming that Austin and Kaia are still together, and that there is "no trouble in paradise". Some feel that this is only damage control since it seems very odd to many that Kaia has been spotted in pictures (paps and citizen photos) all over NYC with everyone but her boyfriend. 👀 Link

The article goes on to mention that Austin was supposed to join them for dinner that night, but he got tied up with work and couldn't make the dinner. Some feel that's really strange, especially when signs stated that "Caught Stealing" was having a night shoot on October 1st, so why would he have committed to having dinner if he knew he was going to be filming that evening? 🤔

October 3, 2024 - The Daily Mail posts pictures of Austin and Zoe kissing on set for "Caught Stealing", and makes sure to let everyone know that they are just acting, and that both are in "serious, real-life relationships". 🤣😅😂 As if we the reader is dumb and didn't know that lol. 🙄Link

October 5, 2024 - Austin and Kaia attend Kaia's friend, Gracie Abram's concert in NYC together (looking miserable as usual). Link

This was their first public outing where they're papped together since the whole Marcello thing and breakup rumors. Some fans and people on the general public aren't buying it anymore though. Link

October 11, 2024 - Life & Style yet again puts out another article stating that Austin and Kaia's relationship has been having issues "for weeks", and that Cindy thinks that Kaia needs to try "harder" to "keep Austin interested", and even suggests that the couple should go to "couples therapy" together. Link 1 Link 2 Link 3

The article also hinted that Austin's career is what is most prioritized and on his mind, and that Cindy is a little upset that Kaia has been acting flirty with other guys instead of working hard to keep Austin interested in her.

October 13, 2024 - Kaia follows actor Nicholas Chavez on Instagram. Link

October 16, 2024 - The Daily Mail posts an article stating that the Gerbers are giving Austin a "fierce warning" and want him to commit to their daughter Kaia with an engagement 💍 Link

October 21, 2024 - Actor Nicholas Chavez follows Kaia back on Instagram. 👀 Fans notice that he liked a bunch of Kaia's pics -- even posts from 2017. 😏 Link 1 Link 2

November 2, 2024 - Kaia attends the LACMA Hollywood event in LA, and is overheard in a video talking to fellow actress Laura Dern about a "breakup" and how it came as a surprise to her. 👀 Link

[raayllum]

the thing is like... if Rayla had never come back, Callum would've been fine.

Worried and emotionally hurt, maybe. He's clearly not doing well in early S4. But he's safe. He's at home, he's well-fed, he's surrounded by his support system even if he doesn't always lean on them (and I think that's true for just about everyone, within TDP or in real life). He still opens up to and lets Ezran comfort him, he's still exchanging letters with Amaya, he has a room full of people excited to celebrate his birthday and appreciates their efforts. He's still excited about and is studying magic, reading up on the primals, investigating the mirror. He's not in immediate danger; he's not self destructing. If he gets sick because of the cold, or breaks a bone because a magic spell has gone wrong, there are people right there to help him, to take care of him.

Meanwhile Rayla is off in Xadia on her own. Her cloak is tattered and torn. Is she always eating well? She struggles to forage a bit in S1 but Xadia would probably be more plentiful. Unless she got hurt, and sprained something. Or attacked by a wild animal. How far is the nearest town, anyway? The nearest medic? Ten miles? Guess she just has to tough it out until then. Cloak drawn up no matter the weather, wind or storm or shine or snow. If she only has enough for her or Stella to have their bellies full, who do we think she's going to give it to? If she gets sick, how much can a little cuddlemonkey do? If she breaks down weeping, who does she have to talk to? To pull her close or rest a comforting hand on her shoulder and tell her everything is going to be okay? She has Stella, I guess, but there were months alone before then. Stella also never seems to really be able to comfort her when she is having breakdowns in S4 and S5, so Stella's helpful, but not a replacement for having, y'know, people there to help.

And the one concrete thing we know about her time away is her time in Scumport, in which she participates in a fighting ring and gets the crap kicked out of her, and is injured again when she encounters a dark mage named Tressal. That's at the end of her journey. How many more things happened while she was gone? Not because she was taking risks, but by happenstance, by accident, because travelling all alone for two years in the wild and trying to find people who would see you as spell ingredients is naturally dangerous.

Rayla left, and Callum was fine, physically if nothing else. She was not, point blank, physically risking anyone else's life when she left. Full stop. Their emotional states are another story.

But if Rayla never came back, she would be Dead.

[akiraarabella]

CAN WE ALSO PLEASE TALK ABOUT THIS SCENE?!?!?!

IT WAS NOT A KISS SCENE BUT IT WAS AS POWERFUL AS ONE!!!

Their THE KISS scene on season 3 episode 5 (yes i remember exactly dont ask why) it was REALLY powerful because it literally showed us the development between the two characters from them trying to kill one another (mostly Rayla) to saving each other and Callum expressing it such a beautiful way by his speech with "Because she's Rayla" Playing in the background was just TO DIE FOR!!!! it was emotional, romantic, strong! It was everything! It wasnt forced it was just there in the perfect time. I can never stop praising the shows writers enough istg. Even rn im listening to that ost in the background.

I cant lie bc it was adorable seeing these two being all lovey dovey with each other by kissing and hugging etc. But when season 4 begins, their relationship is just not there anymore. Yes there are bits and pieces but they're scattered everywhere. Callum reminiscing about her and their time together gives us half of the answer. Something happened that pulled them apart but what is it?

When he was looking out in the balcony to the sky, their theme was also playing at the background but so soft and so weak that you felt Callums' pain. It was a sad track, it was a tragic track. Raylas' memories were still there but not herself. And it made him so sad that the dude said it was NOT his BIRTHDAY but the ANNIVERSARY OF RAYLAS' LEAVING!!!! THIS BOY CARES ABOUT RAYLA MORE THAN HE CARES ABOUT HIMSELF!!!

From then on the relationship starts to have a second build up. Its like strangers to friends to lovers to strangers to ??? . The only difference of this build up compared to first three seasons is that there is already an established relationship, its just broken. So in a way they start again. Going on adventures, being there for each other in case either of them needs help. Callum doesnt let his feelings for her suppress his hurt which was also caused by her but little by little it starts to heal. It starts to fix.

Here we see Rayla admit to her mistake of going after revenge and leaving the most important thing she has behind (aka Callum obv) . Her admitting this out loud is so great to hear. Because she know she made a mistake and that mistake hurt Callum and she intends to FIX that mistake. She gives him the space he needs while also staying close enough in case he would need her. Just like Soren said "sometimes you need time to work through the weird, and then it'll work out or dont. The heart do what it do or dont what it dont"

And thats exactly what happens! With time the awkwardness becomes less and less and their hearts do the job. Their feelings for each other were never gone in the first place, and when they both finally realise that it just keeps getting better. In the form of saving friends (Zym and Soren) they remember how it felt working together which helps them get closer.

But even tho they act close their words are still apart. They dont admit it. They dont talk about it. They just go along with it. But then Rayla gets caught sneaking Runaans' bow. When Callum orders them to release her even without knowing the reason why, Rayla picks up what he's putting down. He trusts her, he doesnt push her to explain him anything because he knows that she will when she is ready. She sees that there is still a chance to make things just like before maybe even better.

(Also in this scene when they're going to the grand bookery and they cross this path, she says "its an old wound that's healing" I cant help but feel like its a parallel to their relationship. The wound of leaving for two years but now finally working through it. Its just perfect)

So yep after everything she admits it, which is also perfect because she was the one that made a mistake so she does fix it and she does it right.

"Im glad we could be here together, looking at the stars..." She says.

And Callum feeling the same way rests his head on hers. ITS JUST PERFECT AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! THE WAY THAT THEY STILL KEEP TALKING ABOUT STARS AND THIS WHOLE SCENE HAVING AS MUCH POWER AS THEIR KISS SCENE AND DARE I SAY EVEN MORE (i dont know which wins bc i was jumping around screaming when they kissed after Callums' poetic speech LOL it was ROMANTIC ALRIGHT?! 😭😭😭😭 SAME GOES FOR THIS ONE)

And the thing is that it'ss so easy to mess up. They could've gone for a route like "hey im back after two years of absence" "Oh hi its great to see you again" And its not just the characters and their relationships but also the world that you're telling to the audience. It is so easy to get it wrong ESPECIALLY if you are writing Fantasy. With so many kingdoms, dragons, elves and other species with also magic its very very simple to mess up. Im glad that they went this way with the story telling. Its more natural, more enjoyable and it just works perfectly.

ANYWAY IVE BEEN WRITING THIS FOR WAY TOO LONG BUT IF YOU MANAGED TO FINISH READING IT TILL THE END OMG YOU'RE A FUCKING ROCKSTAR IDK I LOVE YOU THANK YOU!!! 😫😫😫💕💕💕💕

[a-very-sparkly-nerd]

bday present: Don't Leave Me 'Til My Sorry Life Has Ceased

Happy birthday, @m4rs-ex3! Headcanons weren't headcanoning, so I'm dedicating a snippet of a Rayllum Daedalus AU wip to you! Enjoy the angst!

Callum stumbled forward, catching the cool iron bars in his palms before crashing into them, shoved forward by a member of the crew, a muscly Earthblood elf with maroon face markings and sad eyes. He stood guard by the door, watching as Callum slumped to the ground, Rayla's hand reaching through the bars to rest on his knee.

"Callum." She breathed his name like a prayer, stroking her thumb over the suddenly-stifling cloth.

"I'm okay," he told her, setting one hand on top of hers and reaching the other to cup her gaunt face. "How are you?"

"I'm fine. How-" She could only reach so far through the bars separating them, biting a quivering lip as she ran a hand through the shocks of white at the front of his hairline. "What is he making you do?"

"His dirty work." Callum attempted a broken, strangled laugh, and took that hand to press his lips to. To comfort her, even though his black heart was the worst thing to show love, his stained skin the worst to offer affection.

"I'll come up with something." Rayla shifted to sit on her knees, as close to him as she could get, hands taking his face and making him look at her. "We can get out of this."

“I know,” Callum said, none of his heart in it. Like she’d said; sometimes, a person had to lie to protect the people they loved. Even if it tore his own apart in the process. “I’ll- I’m thinking, too.”

Rayla shifted. “Are- have you been in contact with Ezran or anyone? Is anyone…” Is anyone coming for us?

No. Not to Callum’s knowledge, at least. No letters yet. And it was better that way. If Finnegrin got even the slightest inkling that he or Rayla were planning to revolt, he’d make sure she’d die a slow, agonizing death. And Callum would be forced to watch the entire thing– not that he’d be able to make himself look away.

“No,” he said truthfully, glad he could give her a truth that wouldn’t break her own heart worse than the cell was already doing to her body. “I’m- I’m sure something will happen, though.”

Rayla glanced around, biting her lip to prevent any more tears making their way down her cheeks. “Callum, I’m scared,” she breathed for only his ears.

Callum held her tighter. She scarcely ever let herself feel fear, much less admitted to it, so the fact that she was here and presenting that trembling part of her heart… He evidently hadn’t been doing a good job of keeping the true gravity of their situation under wraps.

“I know,” he said. “But I’ve- I’ve got it under control.” Another lie. ‘Under control’ was simply keeping her alive, as far as he was concerned, and the list of reasons why could wrap around the continent.

Ezran and Soren and the rest of Katolis, and whatever they were planning, had to stay far away from the Sea Legs. His brother and the Crownguard, plus Villads, had been unceremoniously shoved into a tiny rowboat and pushed far away the second Finnegrin realized he only needed one thing to have his very own personal Dark Mage to do his bidding: the elf sitting before Callum in a cage, thin, paler than usual, and scratched and bloody.

He stroked her chin, tilting it up to meet her eyes. “Hey. Are…” Dumb question. Of course she wasn’t okay. He rerouted. “Talk to me. Please?”

They dropped down, pools of violet becoming literal pools made of tears. "Full moon's in a week," she whispered shakily, as if he didn't already know. He'd begun to keep track of things like that a long time ago.

"Yeah," he said, gazing at her. That's when she'd be in the most danger, the crew likely afraid of her heightened abilities and suspecting she'd try something.

She always would. Rayla's spirit could never be broken.

Callum's had. He couldn't let her- she couldn't try anything. She'd die, and she wouldn't care.

It was selfish, but she had to stay here, hating him for it in her cell but at least alive (even if this was by no means living), because he couldn't live without her.

Gods only knew what he'd do if something happened to her.

“We’ll get out of this,” Callum repeated, a stone calling him a liar sinking into the pit of his stomach and dragging his heart down with it.

Rayla bit her lip as she nodded, clearly not believing him, and he leaned in to kiss her awkwardly through the bars.

“I’m going to keep you safe,” he swore, just as she had in the letter still sitting over his heart even now.

No matter what he had to do for it.

[ranticore]

Chapter 3 - To Be Phocid [Qedivar's research]

It's that time again. Ishmael is a teenage boy, fair warning.

I'm posting this on mobile so I cba linking the previous chapters but go into the siren tag to find them.

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Following these events, and at Maris’s insistence, Ishmael began to keep a journal. To the delight of this author, his writing was deep, introspective, and highly detailed. From now on, I no longer had to rely on pieced together scraps and reports, but from a primary source. As such, the way these events are related will shift a little, but that is only for events concerning Ishmael.

Cherta, unfortunately, did not keep a journal at this time and remains frustratingly opaque, given Ishmael’s somewhat biased recounting of their activities. Although one must concede to the difficulties of keeping a journal underwater, before the age of sub-aquatic writing systems, and with eighteen other overambitious adolescents in relatively close proximity.

Ishmael’s journal was recorded on a computerified device and was not written by hand, though his deep dream education had serviced to educate him in handwriting skills. This was tested when he was younger, as part of an evaluation to determine the extent of his dexterity. Although the notion of a form of writing which is stored in a purely hypothetical space is very odd, especially in its permanency, it has enabled us to access his thoughts at this day and age, whereas traditional aquatic knot-writing would have long since rotted away.

He wrote in the language of the Predecessors, which I believe to be the root of all air-speaking language families. The translation of these texts is what has taxed me more than any other part of this process, aside from the grievous bodily harm, and it has taken a fantastic span of time to achieve this translation. I cannot credit my sources for fear of implicating them but you can be assured that the finest minds of the Spire collaborated on this project. This Predecessor tongue is what is spoken in all of the videos, enabling me to learn it to a conversational level, though I am hardly fluent.

Some of the journal is rendered untranslatable due to it referring to objects or concepts which were considered common knowledge at the time, requiring no additional definition. These concepts or objects will be clearly marked. However, I believe much of the text to be familiar to many people, telling of the frustration and longing common and recognisable today. That said, I believe it is also important not to take for granted the relatability.

Ishmael is not always familiar to us and existed in a time we would find nigh incomprehensible. Do not take this as reason to doubt his interiority or personhood, and do not fall into the trap of believing that you would have done better in his place, that you would have seen clearly what he obviously did not (and had good reason not to). They may have been phocids, or the predecessors of phocids, but they were new. If you were the first of your kind, could you do better?

I will now present the text in chronological order, starting from the eve of his sixteenth birthday:

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Entry 1 – I hate seeing that baby siphonid. It’s still moving. It drags itself around on the leg the researchers didn’t take. Now I’m just going to remember this forever, since I wrote it down. Great. I hate that fucking noise. Why can’t they just get it to shut up?

Thank [deity]. They took it away.

Update – it didn’t even taste good.

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Entry 2 - Maris told me to talk more about my feelings. What does she know? Nobody understands me anyway. I don’t think they can feel all that on their face like me. The sipho noise kept touching me. The researchers are always talking about hydrofoils and antennae but I bet they don’t know what I do - how the siphos talk to each other. I told Callum and he didn’t know what I meant, even though he has a beard.

Talked to Lee again about sex since Dan said he wouldn’t tell me himself. I don’t think Lee told the truth about a lot of that stuff. The other kids sometimes joke around a bit too much, but it is kinda funny I guess.

Update - Dan shouted at me for asking, but now I have proof Lee was wrong.

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Entry 3 – The phocids click at each other underwater with their tongues.

Dan got so angry after I pulled my face hair out. He made the interns [untranslatable] search my room for the hairs and they actually found them. They didn’t even do anything with it, just put it in a bag and sealed it away. Looks like nobody wants it at all. Dan says Atom spent 120 billion nua making me, so I think one face hair is worth a few million. If I started selling them to the people outside the lab, I could buy my own stake of land on Siren just like them. I wouldn’t let Lee in. My fingers are probably worth a couple billion each.

Should I

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Entry 4 – Emer (the intern) looked at me like I did something wrong when she changed my pillowcases.

Spilled bile EVERYWHERE when they were testing me. I keep thinking about somehow saving it and trying to sell it. I’m supposed to be a digestive model for Siren food, so my insides are probably worth a lot. I should ask Dan when he calms down.

Callum came around to talk to Dan again. He’s getting really tall, he’s taller than me now even when I stand up straight. He’s so skinny, like the baby siphonids (I can snap one in half with just my teeth now). When Callum was there, he didn’t want to look at me, but I get it. They didn’t even cook the siphonid this time, it was raw and with the shell on. His leg is the same width as one of them.

Emer won’t stop changing my pillowcases. Is there a way to prevent them from smelling like that?? Callum hasn’t been around so I can’t ask. Maris thinks it’s just because people my age start getting sweaty but Dan specifically told me he made me not have sweat glands anywhere but my hands. Then he said the phocids do have sweat glands. I still don’t get the point of sweating if you’re already a stupid wet rat who lives in the

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Entry 5 – I’m seventeen now. Since I’m an adult, I decided to stop being reticent around the phocids. I want to know if they found a comfortable way to walk without the skin coming off their tails. So I went to talk to them today for the first time. There is a window where you can do it, they let it open ever since the climate control got busted again last month.

Cherta is really weird. I knew they couldn’t stay in the pool for very long because they might have a seizure but apparently it can happen any time, not just underwater. They have a button implant that makes their muscles relax. Anyway, their tails have thicker skin than mine so that was useless. But it is still worthwhile, I think, to meet with the phocids. They remind me why I am a human, and they are not. I kind of pity them because all they're ever going to be is a bunch of test subjects in a tiny swimming pool.

Cherta told me that one of the phocids died a year ago. I don’t remember Dan ever talking about it to me, but they said it was a big deal. Apparently they got pressure sickness when climate control broke the first time. I think Cherta broke it the second time, they sounded too proud to mention it. I don’t get it. Anyway, breaking stuff in the lab is against the rules and I think I’m going to tell Dan about that.

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Entry 6 – I made the right choice. Cherta got so angry when they found out I told on them that they had another seizure. The other phocids had to pull them out of the pool. Dan thought I did the right thing but I don’t think he liked me going to tell Cherta about it afterwards, told me no one likes a snitch. Well, then, what am I supposed to do? Just let it happen? I hope Cherta chokes on that gross pool water next time.

Dan suggested I go do something other than visit the phocids and I agree, they’re clearly not worth my time. I went to see Callum instead but he wasn’t in. He has a games console, I saw him show it off to Lee the other day. I wonder if he’d let me try it.

[End of Journal Entries]

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It paints an interesting picture. As Ishmael mentions, Cherta suffered permanent neurological issues as a result of their birth mishaps. This was a point of contention within the lab, beyond Ishmael’s knowledge; the finance manager of the settlement questioned the wisdom of keeping a test subject in an aquatic locomotion study group who could not spend much time underwater. Every time, however, Dan Loris would respond that Cherta now provided essential information about phocid neurology and drowning mechanisms.

The phocid whose death Ishmael mentions was number seventeen, Ambla. It is highly likely that number seventeen’s death was accidental, but the circumstances were not caused by a failure of the lab’s climate system.

I have found the experimental notes from that day; Ambla was brought to an isolated chamber which was controlled by the climate system, with its own test pool, and the quality of the atmosphere was changed to match that of the Precursor home planet. The force of gravity was thus increased. What the Humans did not expect was Ambla’s sudden inability to swim to the surface. They inhaled water, which settled in their lungs and caused them to drown even after they had been pulled out of the pool.

Dan expressed grief in his notes, and surprise. He did not understand why such a thing would occur and blamed the climate system for somehow altering the test beyond his parameters. This is likely what led to Cherta’s misconception that the climate system had killed one of their friends, and their subsequent sabotage of the climate system every few months after that.

But any phocid or selkie reading this will intimately recognise the problem, and I believe the mystery of Ambla’s death may now be solved. The water taken to fill the pool was likely Tel!am’s Blood, a phenomenon all sea-faring people will know about. The Precursors, it seemed, were unfamiliar with it, and had pumped water in to the pool which nobody could swim in. But with the increased gravity, even the fittest phocid would struggle to rise in shallow water.

Regardless, there exists a substantial gap between that last journal entry and the next. Almost a year, in fact, when Ishmael did not write at all, and neither did he participate in Maris’s therapy sessions. I do, however, have a copy of Callum’s journal with me which provides at least half of the narrative, incomplete as it is.

[arcadianmoonshadowjedi]

Rayllum Month Day 1 - Thinking of You Under Every Full Moon

Wrote this quick angsty ficlet for today’s prompt! It’s set during S4 episode 1 during Callum’s birthday party before Ezran went out to the balcony to check on him and simultaneously right after Chasing Shadows leading up to the Rayllum reunion. I hope you like it 😊🌕

Callum stood in the balcony away from all of the music and chatter from the party. His eyes were locked on the almost-full moon up in the sky. All he could think about… was her.

It’s been exactly two years since he woke up only to find that dreadful letter she left him. She was gone and she told him not to follow or look for her. What was supposed to be his first birthday with her in his life turned into a day filled with heartbreak and agony. It’s been that way his last birthday, and this one as well.

Staring at the bright moon in the sky, he wondered. Was she looking at it now too? Was she still thinking of him? What did she look like? Did she get taller and was she still taller than him? Did her beautiful silvery hair grow longer? So many thoughts dwelled in his head as he stared at the bright glowing ball in the sky.

🌑🌘🌗🌖🌕🌔🌓🌒🌑

It’s been days since Rayla left Scumport, after she decided she was going back home. Not the Silvergrove, Katolis. Today was his birthday. The day she wrote him the letter telling him of her gift. Her gift of protecting him from any harm coming to him. From even the slightest possibility of Viren hurting him like he hurt her parents. But she still failed. She couldn’t find him or Claudia anywhere and now she was going back to Katolis despite her failure. She didn’t know what to think or how to feel. On one hand, she was excited to see Callum again, but on the other hand, after two years of leaving him for this mission that she ended up failing in, she knew that he wouldn’t react to seeing her with hugs and kisses.

She looked up at the moon, it was only a few days until it was full. It was also a few days until she would finally see him again. She knew for a fact that he would be looking at the moon right now. For her, looking at it was like looking at what finally lied ahead. Seeing him for the first time in two years. Her heart grew heavy as she thought about what he might be going through at the moment. All she could think about, was how will she start a conversation with him after all this time? How will she explain to him that she failed to find the very dark mage she was protecting him from? How can she make things right with him and ease the hurt she caused him?

🌑🌘🌗🌖🌕🌔🌓🌒🌑

It was finally the night of the full moon, Rayla looked up it as a slight breeze blew against her face. She took a deep breath, then she went into her near-invisible Moonshadow form. She tucked Stella in her hood and made sure she was holding on tight. She then drew out her butterfly blades, threw herself against the castle walls, and began climbing up, bracing herself for the moment to come.

Aaaaand that’s all! Thank you so much for reading and I really hope you liked it 😊 I know the moon wasn’t entirely full in this ep but the scene where Ezran and Callum were talking about Rayla and looking at the moon really inspired me to write this. Aaaand I included a teeny bit of the full moon towards the end haha! Credit for the idea of using the moon emojis as dividers goes to @a-very-sparkly-nerd 🙌🏽 I highly recommend reading their amazing fic for today on their blog 😁 Thanks again and happy Rayllum Month 🙌🏽💙❤️🌙💜💚

[randy-jade-4ever]

Dialtown Party Game Concept

Hello friends. you might know me as the randy jade ask blog but I had something cooking in my brain for a bit and it was for a hypothetical Dialtown party game spinoff called Dialtown Party! Do note I don't really have any drawings but I might add some later if I feel like it so here we go!

The plot: It's Callum Crown's 100th birthday and Mingus is still trying to reform after the incident last February so in order to celebrate the big 100 for his peepaw, Mingus holds a festival in his name to get hip with the town. Everyone in Dialtown is welcome to participiate including someone who just moved in... you!

Basic Premise: In Mysims Party you would go through sets of minigames called Festivals with a certain number of characters per player in order to progress the "story" so I would think that the same can apply here. Example being something called an opening festival which has 3 minigames and then you unlock a festival after that which has 6 minigames. etc. etc. After every minigame you get points based on how well you perform in the minigame. In Mysims Party each festival was held by a different character, but in Dialtown Party Mingus hosts every festival, but she will say different things each festival to keep it fresh. I would think between these festivals you experience various conversations with the whole Dialtown cast and their thoughts on the festival and shenanigans ensue! This would also be a great chance to show interactions not in the original game like say... Abel and Bunny.

Every major and minor Dialtown Character is playable!: From Phonegingi and Oliver to cameo characters like Harry and Peter, everyone you know and love from Dialtown is now playable and has their own minigame to call their own! There's even some secret characters too! Later in this doc I'll explain every minigame and what you do to win in each of them. Mid-Festival Events!: Sometimes between minigames in a festival Madame Mediocre will appear and initiate a surprise event! Every player will pick a card from 15 or so cards and various things will happen. Here's the list of effects:

-An Enc0unter protection card. Nullifies negative effects from Enc0unter one time. (See the next section.) - A players party will recieve an item that temporarily increases a stat to the max for one minigame. (You can hold up to 3 of these items per player) - One character in players party has their lost stats restored - Every character in players party has their lost stats restored - The character used in the last minigame will have all their stats lowered by 1 - The character used in the last minigame will have all their stats boosted by 1 - A character in someone's party will be unavailable for 3 minigames - Nothing

Mid-Festival Events!(2): Sometimes between minigames... Enc0unter will appear! This mysterious figure could do all sorts of things. Change everyone's stats, add an unexpected minigame, lower everyone's stats to one, or max out everyone's stats.

Playable roster in no particular order: Phonegingi, Typegingi, Randy Jade, Oliver Swift, Karen Dunn, Bigfoot, Sgt. Norm Allen, Mayor Mingus, Jerry Gould, Abel Brannigan, Bunny, Nathan Hanover, Peter Kennedy, Roger Jones, Harry Fitzgerald, Hobo, Little Billy, Pierre, Curie, Zimothy Bunsen, Craig, Lorraine Deere, Terrence "Tango", Theoroar Rustlebelt, Stabby, Shooty, Gabby, Narrator, Frank, Ebenezer Dickens.

Secret Characters (No minigame attached besides some): Callum Crown, Marla Crown, Milton R. Wallace, Jack Kennedy, Steven Stevenson, Lola, Phonald Ringin, Frongles The Clown, Civilian

How to unlock characters: You play their minigame once. That's it. Mysims party character unlocking sucked i am NOT making other people go through that. You have the dateables and Gingi by default.

More about characters: Every character has 4 stats. Power, Running, Stamina, and Luck. Every minigame has preferred stats. For my sanity I won't be giving the stat numbers for every character so you'll just have to use your imagination for now. During festivals and after playing a minigame the preferred stats from the minigame played will have a point reduced on the characters stat. (Example: if a minigame had a preferred stat of running and power. Randy's power stat of 2 and running stat of 4 would be reduced to 1 and 3 respectively. A stat can go no lower than one.)

Minigame Structure: Every minigame will have 4 players and each player is represented by a Dialtown character or a custom dialtowner made in the player character's house. Each minigame will have a task and whoever can complete the task the best wins!

Special gimmick: In Mysims Party if you were to play as a character and then play as that character in their minigame the host for the minigame would be wearing a different costume. I would like to bring that to dialtown party. An example is that if you play as randy and then play the Randy minigame randy will be throwing swans at a randy wearing red clothes.

--MINIGAMES--

This section will list every characters minigame. This will be a LONG section.

Randy Jade's minigame: Ready, Set, Swan! Description: Randy now on a better course of his life is trying to overcome his fear of swans and needs your help! Grab swans around the enclosed area in the Dialtown park and throw them at Randy who is running around said area. A successful hit with a swan is one point. If you hit Randy with a special gold swan that's 3 points! Player with the most point wins.

Oliver Swift's minigame: The Wrath of Oliver Swift. Description: Oliver invites you to his horror house for a real scare of a time. Though looks like you're the one getting scared! It's up to you to avoid getting scared by Oliver. There are various hazards around the arena that might stun so watch out! Once you get scared once you get eliminated. Last player standing wins.

Karen Dunn's minigame: Painting Paint. Description: Karen needs help for her next piece! Each player gets their own canvas and must draw as many paintings as possible in order to win. each new painting requires a specific sequence of inputs. Most paintings by the end of the time limit is the winner! Bigfoot's minigame: Bananasssssssssssssssssssss Description: Bigfoot is craving some bananas and is asking for your help! Collect the bananas around the woods and give them to Bigfoot in the middle for him to eat. There's 1 banana, 3 banana, and 5 banana chunks around the area. Watch out though, every player can steal your bananas with a simple kick that can knock your chunk out of your hands. Player that gave the most bananas wins! (Idea suggested by:@fishy-sandwich)

Sgt. Norm Allen's minigame: Norm Allen's Shooting Range. Description: Norm is rootin' tootin' cowboy so it's time to see who can shoot the most targets scattered around the area. This is a first person shooter minigame where targets will appear at random. Bad guy targets are worth 1 point and super bad guy targets are worth three. Norm's wife targets are a -3 points so be careful before shooting. Player with the most points wins!

Mayor Mingus's minigame: Rugnapping. Description: Mingus is taking a cat nap, but her rug is so comfy and nice... it's up to you to take it out of her office! Slowly make your way through her office but be sure to play dead when she suddenly wakes up or otherwise you'll be stunned even when holding the rug. Once you have the rug you need to leave the room with it but watch out players can punch it off. Whoever leaves with the rug wins! If no one can get the rug out of her office by the time limit whoever held the rug the most will win.

Jerry Gould's minigame: Sheep Jeep. Description: Jerry needs to wrangle some sheep into their pens and needs your help. Direct the sheep into your team color's pen to gain points. Whichever player has the most sheep at the end of the time limit or when all the sheep are wrangled win!

Abel Brannigan's minigame: Funfair Agony. Description: Abel's self loathing is at a breaking point and you need to run the funfair while he's yelling at Randy. Direct funfair guests to the ride they want to. The ride a guest wants to go will be indicated by the icon above their head. Be careful of the other players and guests. Every guest taken to the correct attraction is one point. Every guest taken to the wrong attraction is -1 point. Whoever has the most points when the time limit ends wins!

Bunny's minigame: Bunny Stacking. Description: Bunny think he's the best but somehow needs help making burgers. Use a cursor to pick various toppings like lettuce, tomato, and onions and patties and buns to make the burger that Bunny wants at the moment. Everytime a player gives the right burger that player gets a point and Bunny will now ask for a new burger with different fixings. Player with the most points at the end of the time limit wins. Nathan Hanover's minigame: British People... Description: Nathan wants to talk to you, but unfortunately no one can understand what he says... Nathan will say something and you need to pick the correct translation of 4 options. If you get it right you get a point. If you get it wrong you get stunned. The player to get 5 correct translations first wins!

Peter Kennedy and Roger Jones' minigame: Factory Maintenance. (2v2) Description: Peter and Roger need help with their factory work! Each team will be given a set of items to collect. One team will have have to go to Peter and one team will have to go to Roger. The team that collects all of the items first wins! Harry Fitzgerald (And Jack Kennedy's) minigame: Bear. Description: Harry's boss is quite demanding so he enlists your help in getting orders for his job at a pizza joint. Each player will have their own line and must grab items in the kitchen like pepperoni pizza, breadsticks, and wings, and then put the items on the player assigned customers colored tray. If you did the order right you get three points and if you get it wrong you get nothing. Player with the most points after the time limit wins! Hobo's Minigame: Omelette for God. Description: The Local Hobo craves an omelette. Button mash in order to put as much food into your omelette as possible. Whoever button mashed the hardest in the time limit wins!

Little Billy's Minigame: Harassing the Swift. Description: Little Billy feels like annoying Oliver today so it's up to you to help distract Oliver while Little Billy sneaks up on him. Whenever Oliver feels like turning around click the right button above Oliver in order to get his attention again. If you fail to click the right button or don't click the button at all Oliver will notice Little Billy and yeet him and you immediately lose. With enough successful button presses, Little Billy gets to Oliver and scare Oliver and you win! Multiple people can win this minigame! Pierre's minigame: I Don't Think This is Therapy... (1v3) Description: The single player will be serving drinks (non alcoholic) to the other three players. The single player must serve the drinks via a long button combination while the other three will be talking about their woes via short button combinations. Whoever finishes the button combinations first gets a point. Whichever team gets the most point by the end wins! Curie's minigame: Drink Roulette. Description: Curie has put something in one of four drinks that is not very nice. Each player will pick a drink and one person will drink the bad drink and be eliminated. The three leftover players will then pick 1 of 3 drinks with one of them also being tainted and then the person drinking the next bad drink will be eliminated leaving 2 left. There will then be 2 drinks and one is also tainted. Whoever drinks the good drink here wins! Zimothy Bunsen's minigame: Bunsen BURNS. Description: Zimothy's comically large amount of bunsen burners are all going haywire. Traverse his lab in order to turn off the bunsen burners when they turn on. A bunsen burner turned off is one point. If you find the prototype for Zimothy's virus on a table that's five points. Most points by the end of the limit wins! Craig's minigame: Emergency Contact. Description: Craig is in a situation where he might need an emergency contact. Wait for when Craig has a button above his head and whoever presses the button first wins! Lorraine Deere's minigame: Conspiracy Conspirator. Description: Lorraine loves her conspiracies. Lorraine will say a conspiracy and it's up to you whether or not it's true. It's all about remembering what you got right before and what you got wrong before. Getting a question right gives one point while getting it wrong gets nothing. Player to get 5 correct answers right wins! Terrence "Tango"'s minigame: It's Tango Time! Description: Tango wants help in giving Mayor Mingus a gift. Tango will ask for something around the main hall and the first person to grab it and give it to Tango will get 1 point and then Tango will ask for another item. Whoever got the most points by the end of the limit or all things have been given in the main hall wins!

Theoroar Rustlebelt's minigame: Battle of the Rustlebelt. (1v3) Description: Theoroar places his faith in the single player and puts the other three players in a cage. the first player can send various animals onto the three players with certain button prompts and if the three players make contact with an animal they get eliminated. If the three players are all eliminated by the end of the time limit, the single player wins and if not the three players win.

Stabby and Shooty's minigame: Battle of Knives and Guns. (2v2) Description: One player on each team gets a knife while the other gets a knife. Each player will have 5 health points and the players can use the weapons to reduce the health of the enemy. The knife is close range while the gun is long range. Whoever has both teammates health deplete first loses while the other team wins. Gabby's minigame: Gabby Gabs. Description: Gabby needs your help working the counter at her shop. Each player will be assigned a spot and a customer will walk up to the players. The customer will put down a cash amount and then show what they want. There's a board on the screen showing how much everything is. You need to see what they want and then see if they can afford it. If they can afford it you press the yes button and you get a point. If they can't afford it you press the no button and you get a point. If you incorrectly guess whether the customer can afford the items you get no points. Whoever has the most points at the end of the time limit wins! Narrator's minigame: Gingi is Insane Actually (Cooperative) Description: Gingi has gone feral and Narrator needs everyone's help to guide them along the roads of dialtown. Everyone must work together in order to win. Gingi moves via the directional input each players give which is up, down, left, or right via a roulette. Each player rolls a direction then gingi moves in order of player 1 to player 4. If Gingi makes it to the end of the track within the time limit everyone wins! Frank's minigame: Bank Problems Description: Frank the Dialtown Bank Bodyguard is in need of help. Observe the bank visitors and when one has an exclamation mark above their head it means they're about to do a heinous act and you must run up to them and press a button in order to call Frank and throw them to the curve. Each time you successfully throw a person out you get one point. If you throw out Hobo doing a heinous act it's 3 points. Player with the most points at the end of the time limit wins! Ebenezer Dickens' Minigame: What The Dickens? Description: Mr. Dickens needs your help running the Scare Shack! All the faulty wiring and other faulty technology need fixing. When something breaks, mad dash to there and mash the button that's above the broken tech in order to fix it. Fixing it nets you one point. As time progresses more things will break at a time. Player with most points at the end of the time limit wins! Phonegingi/Typegingi's Minigame: Gingi Trash Exploring Description: Gingi wants to go dumpster diving. Use a button to clean through the trash and collect any collectables you might find. Each collectable has it's own point value. Whoever has the most points by the time limit or when all collectables are found, wins!

--THE ENDING--

After completing all the festivals there will be a cutscene with Mingus visiting his grandfather at the nursing home. Mingus will tell his peepaw that the festival was a huge success and that Mingus is more liked by the community something that she thought would never happen after what she's done. Callum isn't responding that much, but soon enough Mingus pulls out the postcard that Mingus used to be so focused on and gives it to Callum. "I don't need this anymore," She says and bids his peepaw farewell. The despondent Callum Crown finally shows some movement and picks up the postcard that was on his lap. Callum stares at the postcard for a long while before putting it aside. Callum closed his hypothetical eye and sleeps. CALLUM CROWN'S MINIGAME: ??????????? Description: This is more of a cutscene than anything. The minigame introduction is in an indecipherable text and when you go to the character select screen the only option is... Callum Crown. The minigame shows the usually start graphic but there's no timer. It's a flashback to the time when Callum took the photo for that postcard. You talk to the townsfolk slowly gathering everyone up to make that fabled photo. Everyone is in place and Callum says "Say Dialtown everyone!" Right as this happens it cuts to current day where a similar photo is being taken except it's everyone in Dialtown that you just did all the minigames with. and then the credits roll.

--CONCLUSION-- Secret Character Unlocks: After you beat the game you unlock Callum Crown, Milton R. Wallace, and Marla Crown. No one acknowledges how they're alive or how Callum remembers anything as their appearances are non canon in an already hypothetical non-canon game! You unlock Jack and Steven via scoring well in Harry and Jack's minigame. You unlock Lola by doing well in Randy's minigame. You unlock Phonald Ringin, Frongles The Clown, and Civilian with cheat codes.

In conclusion: I hope you had a fun time reading this hypothetical. Feel free to take this post and do whatever you want with it like draw fanart of the minigame concepts or whatever. Overall though I just hope you enjoyed a Dialtown superfan's rambles!!!

[theloveoffootball10]

sᴛɪᴄᴋᴡɪᴛᴜ : ᴛ ᴇ ɴ

m a s t e r l i s t

ᴛ ᴇ ɴ

Walking into the paddock on qualifying day with the Miami sun blazing down I'm excited to be here, I always love being at a race but this time I've got my friends with me. I couldn't come without Ryan knowing how big of a fan he is but Callum, Millie, Liv and Danielle also decided to travel with us. My dad absolutely loves my friends so when I told him I wanted them to come with us to Miami, he didn't think twice about getting as many paddock passes as I needed even though he has his own friends here.

"Lucía! You didn't tell me Max would be here!" Liv practically screams at me as we spot Max in the distance. After Tomorrowland she confessed to me that it was in fact her that had a one night stand with Max.

"He's Lando's best friends of course he's going to be here"

"At least you and Lando have a label though"

"We don't have a label Liv. I don't know what the fuck my relationship with him is. He wants to take me out on a date but up to now it's just sex" before Liv and I can continue our conversation we're interrupted by Max.

"Whoa Lucía what the fuck is this?" Max spots me as we're making our way to Aston Martin's hospitality "I thought you were sleeping with Lando now you turn up in Aston Martin merch! Are you sleeping with Stroll as well?"

"Absolutely fucking not! I'd rather never have sex again! Do I look like I'm wearing Stroll's number?" The thought of sleeping with Stroll makes my skin crawl and not in a good way.

"So you're sleeping with Alonso?"  

"Ew! Fucking hell don't ever say that again! That's disgusting Max, he's my dad and incest isn't my thing believe it or not" I say trying not to laugh at the expression on Max's face.

"You could have just said that! I thought I was going to have to break it to Lando that you're seeing someone else!"

"No! We're not in a relationship however I can confirm I'm definitely not seeing anyone else. Once you're over the shock that I'm a drivers daughter, you'll find me in the Aston Martin garage if you want to join us" I say with a laugh as we continue our way to where my dad is waiting. After a brief conversation with Max I can feel how tense it is between him and Liv. They definitely have unfinished business.

"Nandooo!" Ryan shouts as he sees my dad and pulls him into the biggest man hug before my dad hugs all of my friends "we missed you old man"

"Hey less of the old" my dad scolds with a smile on his face as he pulls me into a hug "it's nice to see you all here again. I can't wait to show you what we have planned for Monday night when I take you all out"

"What have you got planned?" I ask confused what my dad is talking about.

"Just something I have planned. All will be revealed but this is what I needed you to buy the over the top dress for and I'm taking you out for your birthday"

"You confuse me so much papá" I say grabbing a drink from the open bar "why is it so secretive?"

"It's not secretive, I've just told you I'm taking you all out on Monday night. Anyway can I borrow you for a minute Lucía?" My dad asks pulling me to one side, I know before he says anything what this is going to be about "you and Lando what's going on? I saw the photos of Belgium I know my daughter when I see her. If there's a relationship there then I'll support you"

"Oh god I had a feeling you'd bring this up. Papá we're just seeing how things go. It's nothing serious, Belgium wasn't planned we just both happened to be there"

"Lucía explore what might be there but I promise if he hurts you he won't ever drive a formula one car again. I need to get to a press conference I'll see you all later" my dad waves as he leaves to look for Chelsea. I know my dad is just being protective but I need to warn Lando that my dad has worked out what is going on.

Deciding I need to talk to Lando I send him a message telling him to meet me at the back of the McLaren hospitality suite.

"Where's the fire? You look stunning by the way" Lando pulls me into him his arms around my waist and his lips finding my neck.

"Thank you but I need to be serious for a minute" holding Lando by his waist I run my fingers along the edge of his low hanging race suit "my dad knows there's something going on with us, I think he's known since the photos came out of you at Tomorrowland"

"Fuck he's going to kill me" Lando buries his head in my shoulder and I feel him tense up.

"Lando. No. You don't get it. He's on our side"

"I'm sleeping with his daughter and he's on our side?" Lando asks pulling back to look at me the confusion of written all over his face.

"He doesn't want you to hurt me but he's on our side however he doesn't know it's just sex. I'm close to my dad but not that close" I confirm knowing where my dad stands. From the conversation I had with my mum about Lando I know she's on our side as well.

"I'm not going to hurt you Lu. That's the last thing I want to do" looking into Lando's eyes I believe him. Call me stupid but I don't think he's the kind to mess a girl around. I don't think he'd ever intentionally hurt me.

[theonetruegnome]

Oh my god it's been like 4 days, I'm sorrryy, you must all be so mad at me, I'm sorry. But at the same time, I feel I am constantly churning out content and feel somewhat anxious about not pacing myself. I'm sure I have enough steam left to at least tie up any loose ends, so don't worry, the story will finish itself. But I just wanna know; Should I pick back up my old pace of 'one thing every day or so', or do you prefer waiting a few days? Feedback on this would be greatly appreciated. Anyway, enjoy the show!

There was complete silence following Conk's words. Eli was staring, mouth agape in shock, at the small figure. She was short, no doubt about that. She came barely up to her brother's midriff. Yet she seemed much larger than she actually was, due to the large amount of lilac downy feathers covering her whole body. The fluffy young feathers looked soft to the touch and worked to make her appear older and stronger than probably she was. The only parts of her body discernible from the plumage were her hands and the part of her face not hidden by her fringe. She wore a pair of faded booties with very heavily patched soles, as well as a deep purple scarf that was a bit too big for her, having been tied up several times so as not to appear ridiculous. Near her chin, sewn into the fabric, were the initials 'C.O Featherby'. The entire time they had seen her, her face wore the brightest smile any of them had seen, and that's coming from the group that frequently hung out with Callum!

The silence stretched on. Eli and Dandy were both blushing a prominent red. Mana had one hoof pressed against the bridge of her nose. Finally Eli spoke up.

'Conk, I am so sorry, I-I didn't know.'

'Eh, it's fine, these things happen.

'No, really, that was... That was just bad, we... Sorry...' 'Yeah, we shouldn't have assumed... Sorry' The elephant averted his eyes down to his feet while Dandy's cheeks went redder still.

'You guys apologise too much. I really don't mind, and I'm sure she doesn't, do you?' 'Whuh?' 'See?'

Eli gave a weak chuckle at the young hen's confusion, face clearing somewhat of the red incursion. Callum approached the chick and bent down to talk to her,

'So what's your name then little lady?' 'Chamomile!' 'Well, isn't that a pretty name! Do you like your name?' 'Uh-huh! What's your name?' 'My name's Callum.' 'Your name's pretty too!'

As Callum kept up the conversation, the rest approached the trio to get a better look at the fluffy little bean.

'So... You have a sister. That's new then?' 'Huh? Oh, no, she's three years and four months old now. Really *Yawn* Growin' up fast. Ahh.' 'What?! How can I only be finding out about this now? I've been to your house like a dozen times this year!' '*Streeetch!* I guess you're just not observant.' 'Conk, I have five siblings, two of which are younger sisters. I find that very unlikely.' 'And yet you didn't even notice the toddler that suddenly appeared in my house?' 'Says the guy who forgot my birthday two years in a row and told me a story to compensate.' 'You love my stories! And I didn't exactly hear you complaining when I said 'The End'.' 'I was passed out for the next eighteen hours, I didn't get a chance to complain.'

As Conk tries to answer, he's cut off;

'Alright, settle down, neither of you is perfect, we can agree on that. Let's just end it there.' 'Hey, why is she wearing your clothes?' 'Why do you ask?' 'It's just that it looks like you have a poorly-made Mini Me following you around. Nothing else.' 'They're hand-me-downs. She was so happy when she first got 'em she's never taken 'em off.' 'That can't be true!' 'Those are her clothes, P.Js and even her bath clothes. If they need a wash we have to sponge her down and huh- *Yawn* hang her outside to dry as well. She loves them that much.' '...Ok, that's the most adorable thing I've ever heard.'

Chamomile, having finished talking, toddles over, looks up at Conk and raises her arms above her head.

'Up! Up!'

'OhMyGod it got cuter.'

'*Snap!* This is one for the scrapbook!'

'Okay Chicklet, *Oof* uuuup we go!' Conk Groans like a middle-aged man with a bad back as he lifts his sister onto his shoulders. Next to the perfect little chick right next to him, the others notice for the first time how truly awful he looks. Feathers sticking up at odd angles, eyelids twitching, he's shaking like a leaf and his eyes are so bagged it looks like he's been punched in the face.

'Uhhh, Conk?' 'Huh? What's up?' 'What's up is that you look like the grim reaper. How long did you sleep last night?' 'I pretty much didn't, and now I can't tell if I'm dead or not. Which is why I'm going to be taking this little pickle home for a nap, she's too energetic.' 'Nooooo! I dun wanna sleep!' Chamomile tries to stand up and climb away from Conk's reach pulling on many feathers in the process. 'Oww! Ok, Cham, I'm going home to rest anyway and I should take you home for Mom and Dad's sake, they'll be worried sick about you. You're sweet for trying, but you can't just go toddling off looking for me when you miss me.' 'Bu' I Don't wanna sleep. I wanna play.'

'I mean, we could take care of her while you go home and sleep.'

Conk's head whips around to look at Sunny. 'What? No, not possible. Out of the question.' 'Why? We-' She glances over at Dandy, Eli and Mana. 'I am responsible enough to take care of her, so you can tell your parents that. And she won't be bored at all with Callum and Leah fussing over her.' Conk glances over at the two, who are looking at Chamomile like a pair of arsonists would look at a gas station. Okay, they'd all take good care of her, but... 'But, I'm her brother...' He stifled a yawn and rubbed his temples. God his head hurt. 'So? Nobody ever said she had to be looked after by a relative-' 'Gimme the baby!' 'Woah! Tone it down Callum! You're at a fourteen, we'd like you at like a four, max, ok?' 'Ok, sorry, I just got excited...' '...I... I guess you guys could hold onto her for a few minutes...' He gently lowered her to the ground and knelt down to speak to her face to face. 'Cham, you're going to stay with Sunny and the others for a while, ok? I'll be at home taking a nap. If you want to go home, just tell someone and they'll take you home, got it?' 'Otay! I love you!' 'I love you too Cham.' Conk gently kissed her on the forehead before letting go of her. As he trotted away, he looked back. Chamomile had wrapped herself around Leah's legs, the latter appearing to be experiencing cute-induced hysteria.

Conk slowly trudged the well-known path back home, forcing himself not to drop into nearby hedgerows and flower beds to pass out. Finally, he reached the Featherby family household. He stepped inside, mumbled to his parents where his sister was and that they shouldn't worry, and tucked himself into bed. A single thought swam to the forefront of his mind as his breathing slowed and his limbs went light. 'I must be the luckiest cockerel... in the world... To have... such good friends...' Finally he closed his eyes and entered the familiar folds of calm, numbing oblivion.

[mrsniallhoran505]

Good Morning Austin Girls!

Smutty Sunday: Austin in black

Warnings: rough sex, chocking, hair pulling, biting, unprotected sex (wrap it before you tap it) Dom/sub dynamics, breeding kink, dirty talk, degradation, pregnancy kink if you squint, dubious consent.

It was honestly a dumb thing to fight over, especially when you think about the bigger picture. Sure, you had to cancel your plans for your birthday, but it was to be with Austin on this press tour. On one hand your plans were to go to Bali for some fun and relaxation, which you were really looking forward to. But on the other hand this press tour has taken you to Italy, Australia, and England. It was hectic but very fun. 

You got to see a lot of places which you could admit was a lot more fun than just spending a week on a beautiful beach. But you were still bitter that instead of time alone with Austin for your birthday you were walking a red carpet in London, smiling for cameras and screaming fans. You weren’t a part of the industry in any way so this alone was overwhelming.

You tried, you really did, to be happy, but you had planned the trip months ago. You knew it wasn’t his fault that he was on the press tour but the fact that he ignored your feelings about your canceled plans had hurt you. He said it was just a vacation and you could go any other time. Completely forgetting the reason for the vacation… Your birthday. 

Any other time you would have told him what he forgot, give him a chance to make it up to you, but his attitude had pissed you off and you were already feeling like shit about him forgetting your birthday. So you asked his assistant to book you separate rooms without telling Austin. 

When you checked in you pretended that you were sharing a room but once he left to do some interviews you went to your own room to settle in and shower. You wouldn’t be at the Q&As but you would be attending an after party. 

While he did interviews you got ready for the party. At the end of his last interview the very sweet girl that was interviewing him had asked if he’d tell you happy birthday from her and he nodded and smiled. It wasn’t till he was in the limo on the way to the hotel that he realized what she said. His heart dropped to his stomach and he immediately felt a huge wave of guilt wash over him. He forgot your birthday. 

At the hotel he rushed to the room to apologize but you weren’t in the room. He tried calling you but you didn’t answer. He asked his assistant where you were and she told him about the separate rooms. He was hurt but he understood. She gave him your room number and he rushed to your door. Unfortunately he just missed you. You were already on the way to the lobby to wait with his cast mates for the SUVs that would be taking you to the party. 

When he was ready he joined the group and tried to pull you aside to talk but you acted like he wasn’t even there. You kept talking to Barry and his girlfriend, ignoring his every attempt to lead you away. In the SUV you sat by Barry’s girlfriend to look at pictures and videos she wanted to share of her recently born son. You made a comment about how you wanted babies but Austin wanted to wait a few more years. That hurt Austin more. He only said that because he was in the middle of filming Elvis and under a lot of stress. It wasn’t set in stone like you made it sound. 

At the party you acted like you didn’t know Austin. You stayed away from him and tried to enjoy the party on your own. Having a drink or two with his cast mates, dancing with Barry, Callum, and Allison. You were having fun. Austin was slowly becoming angry the longer it went on. Two hours in and he was pissed.

He knows how he fucked up but you didn’t have to act like a brat about it. You could be an adult and talk to him. He watched you walk around chatting and dancing. For the most part he was just mad at being ignored but still happy you were enjoying yourself. That changed when some british actor came up and started to flirt with you while dancing with you. 

Austin kept waiting for you to say you had a boyfriend, to walk away, or to send the guy away. That never happened. You didn’t give him attention, focusing on Allison in front of you, but you didn’t stop the guy. 

Austin was about to go over and say something, when you leaned into whisper to Allison. She gave you a soft smile and nodded before guiding you over to Barry. Something told Austin that Allison and Barry knew about his fuck up. 

You walked to a different room with Barry and Allison. You told Barry you were getting a headache and wanted to go back to the hotel. He nodded and went to secure a ride for you. You didn’t tell them Austin forgot your birthday. Allison just guessed when she told you happy birthday that morning and saw the sadness in your eyes. They didn’t blame you for being hurt with Austin and were happy to be your party buddies. 

By the time Austin realized you had left you were already half way to the hotel. He claimed to not be feeling good to leave and head to the hotel himself. He wasn’t sure what he was gonna do but he had to make this right with you. 

You got to the hotel and once in your room you ordered room service then went to change into pajamas. You didn’t eat much thinking the party might have something to eat but it didn’t. At least not anything filling. You planned to just sit in the room, pig out on junk food, and watch your favorite movies. The usual birthday activities from when you were single.  

You’d just got into your pajamas when there was a knock at the door. “That was quick…” You said thinking it was room service with the food you had just ordered. 

You turned the light off in the bedroom then headed to the door. You opened it with a smile but it dropped when you saw your boyfriend standing there. He looked like he wanted to scream at you. 

“Austin… what’re you doing here?” You asked but he didn’t answer. He walked in and kicked the door shut before grabbing you by the throat and backing you into the wall. He trapped you there, looking you over with hungry eyes. “Aus…” You tried again but was cut off when he kissed you. It started as just a press of his lips to yours, but it quickly got heated. 

His tongue brushed your lips before pushing pass to play with yours. You were highly confused by his behavior but you weren’t about to say no to him. You bring your hands up to tangle in his hair but he pulls away and ducks down to throw you over his shoulder. 

He walks to the couch and sets you down behind it. You are about to say something about the bedroom being better when he grips the neck of your large t-shirt with both hands. He quickly rips it off and tosses it to the side. When he sees you’re just in the lace panties he bought for you to wear for your birthday date that didn’t happen he lets out a soft tsking sound. You open your mouth to tell him something sarcastic but instead you gasp as he rips the lace off your body as well. 

He tosses the fabric to the side then turns you around to face the back of the couch. He presses his hand between your shoulders and pushes you to bend over. With one hand he undoes his pants to take his cock out, with his other he reaches between your legs to tease your clit. 

You let out a soft moan feeling his fingers on your clit. To your surprise you were soaked. When he pulled his fingers away from you they were glistening. He rubbed the tip of his cock with his slick fingers, coating it in your arousal. He stepped up close to you, leaning over your back to wrap your hair around his fist. He tugged your head back and a bit to the side, exposing your neck to him. He leaned in closer, till his lips were pressed to your neck. He gripped his cock with his free hand and lined up his tip with your entrance. 

You spread your legs to get better balance and move your arms to press your palms to the couch. Austin paused for a moment, waiting to see if you’d say no. When he felt you pushing back against him he took it as your consent to keep going. 

When he pushed his cock into you he bit down on your neck, holding the bite till he bottomed out. You moaned loudly, body tensing from the bite causing you to clench around his cock. He let out a grunt before easing up on the bite as he pulled out slowly. When he thrusted in again he bit the same spot. 

Each thrust of his hips was paired with a bite to your neck, always the same spot and always just shy of hard enough to break skin. When he felt that the marks of his teeth would last awhile he straightened up and let go of your hair in favor of gripping your hips and pulling you back on his cock. His hips picking up speed as he fucked you deep. 

Your moans filled the hotel room, fueling his need for you. He hasn’t said a word but he was grunting and growling as he watched your pussy swallow his cock. 

“Fuck oh god! Austin… What about protection?” You asked knowing he had always taken the extra precaution of wearing a condom. You hadn’t thought to ask when he first started, to busy with the sensation of being bitten and fucked at the same time. 

His hips paused and you felt him moving around. When he started to move again he leaned over you and tapped your lips. You parted them expecting his fingers to slip into your mouth. Instead he placed the condom, still in its foil packet, in your mouth and tapped your jaw to make you close your mouth. 

“There’s your protection.” He growled before pulling out of you and turning you to face him. He lifted you up and placed you on the back of the couch, pulling your legs around his waist. He lined up again and slowly pushed into you, using your thighs to pull you flush against him. 

You spit the condom out to throw your head back and moan. He smirked and started to fuck you fast and deep. Loving the way you clenched around him and tried to squeeze your legs closed. He reached up with one hand and wrapped it around your neck, squeezing and pulling you up against him. 

“You wanna walk around and flirt with other guys, act like you don’t know me, act like its not my cock you beg for every night… Let’s see how far you get when you’re nice and round with my baby.” He growled before kissing you. His thrusts were hard enough that the couch was starting to move, scraping the floor. 

“Austin… Fuck… Don’t stop.” You cry out gripping his shoulders to keep from falling onto the couch. 

“Tonight you’re my cum dumpster… You’ll take every last drop I have.” He kissed the bite mark on your neck, biting it again when you hiss at the soreness. 

“Yes, yes fuck, I will Austin, just don’t stop!” You didn’t care about the way he was speaking to you, you didn’t care about the way he was using your body. All you cared about was the fast approaching orgasm. 

“Say it!” He demanded before pulling out to just the tip and slamming back in. 

“Fuck! I’m your cum dumpster!” You screamed, nearly falling back. Austin shoved you lightly till you were bent back onto the couch. He pressed his hand to your lower belly to hold you in place and to feel his cock pushing into you. 

“Good fucking girl, now cum on my cock.” He started fucking you at a steady speed, rubbing you clit with his thumb. 

You could feel blood rushing to your head but you ignored it for the feel of your orgasm crashing over you. You moaned his name repeatedly, clawing at the couch trying to get a grip. 

He gave you a moment to catch your breath before lifting you up and walking around the couch to lay you down on it. He got between your legs and teased your clit with the head of his cock. 

“What do you want?” He asked when you started to squirm on the couch. 

“You. I want you Austin.” You replied. 

“Who do you belong to?” He aksed. 

“You!” You answered trying to get his cock back inside you. 

“Whose pussy is this?” He tapped his cock against your clit before lining up. 

“Yours! Fuck, just fuck me!” You cried. He tapped your clit with his fingers a few times making you jerk. 

“What do you want?” He asked again, lining his cock up. You thought about it for a second. This wasn’t his dirty talk, this was him asking how far he could go. 

“I want you, Austin.” You locked eyes with him so he understood that you wanted all of him, and that included the baby he said he’d give you. 

He practically shivered from your words before pushing his cock back into your dripping cunt. He gripped your hips to lift you up slightly and give him the best angle. He started to thrust, moaning about how sexy you’ll look carrying his baby. 

“Won’t be able to keep my hands off you.” He grunted, giving you a harder thrust. He was working himself up with the idea of you being pregnant. The image of your round belly, and full breasts making him thrust harder. 

You were lost in the pleasure he was giving you, barely hearing his words. You could feel another orgasm build but you tried to hold off, to last longer for Austin. 

“Don’t you dare… You fucking cum on my cock, don’t hold back.” He gave your thigh a smack for trying to hold off. All you could do is nod and scream his name as you cum a second time. 

This time it was too much for Austin. His thrusts got sloppy and out of rhythm for a few seconds before he pushed in as deep as he could without hurting you. He grunted as he came inside you for the first time. 

“Fuck!” He groaned as he pulled out slowly, keeping your hips tilted. When he caught his breath and could actually speak more than one word at a time he looked down at you. 

“I’m sorry… Happy Birthday lil mama.” He leaned down to kiss you. 

@slowsweetlove @lisathewife101 @xxindiglow @purejasmine @jojam10 @pennyroyalcreep @katsukis1wife @crackerbarrelslut @introvertisms @austiebuttbutt​ @dre6ming

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[raayllum]

summary: A prominent mage and on the cusp of his thirtieth birthday, Callum thinks he’s finally starting to truly leave the past behind. Until a kid claiming to be Rayla’s shows up on his doorstep, that is, asking for his help. co-written by me and @thosefiveadoraburrs word count: 5.4k

CHAPTER TWO:

It’s about as awkward as Ryn expected and not nearly as much, somehow.

He’s only heard bits and pieces about his mother’s past, and even less about Callum himself. He’s never even had a very good idea of what he’d looked like, before, just that he had green eyes. The distant look his mother would get whenever she’d briefly mentioned him told him more than her words themselves, though she’d always said he was kind, and smart, and a good man.

If anything ever happens, moonbeam, she’d said, brushing back his hair, you go right to him in Katolis. He’ll help you. 

Which made Ryn want to ask why they didn’t just go there right now, sometimes, when weather made travelling hard, or when things got a little dicey on the road, but... His mother always looked so sad when she spoke about either of the human boys she’d saved the world with; Ryn had only been able to bring himself to push so much.

Maybe he should’ve pushed harder, and they wouldn’t be out here in this mess now.

“It’ll take about three days by horseback to reach the Border,” Callum tells him, Ryn finally getting used to their horse’s gait. It’s not that different from a shadowpaw. “From there we’ll see whether we need to head further into Xadia or double back, but we’ll keep our eyes peeled on the way there in case.”

Ryn puffs out his chest. “It’s a good thing you brought me, then. Mum taught me how to look for dark mages from miles away. Their tells.”

Callum’s voice flattens. “Did she now?”

“Well, yeah.” Ryn’s not sure why that would bother him. He only did primal magic; he was a special human like that. “You gotta know how to steer clear. Better to evade and avoid, even if that means taking the tougher terrain.” His chest tightens. “Guess we didn’t evade or avoid enough.”

[thorias]

I keep seeing comments like "OMG, how's Rayla going to react when she finds out that Callum used Dark magic again?!" and I just... don't know why that's supposed to be a big deal? Why was it ever a big deal? Why should Rayla be upset that he did this? It makes no sense.

Callum has used Dark magic only two times since he became a mage. Both times it was to save people's lives when he had no other choice and neither time required him to kill anything to power the spell. No one/nothing got hurt because he used Dark magic and he only did it to help people, so what's the problem? Why is it a bad thing?

It's always bugged me that the show takes such a myopic, black/white stance on Dark magic. They tell us that Dark magic is an "atrocity" or a perversion of magic or whatever, but they never say why that is. Sure, some Dark magic spells require a mage to take energy from other creatures and it's obvious why that would be wrong, but not all of them do. We've seen Dark mages use spells that can be cast without needing to take energy from anything, so why are those spells bad? If a mage (i.e. Callum) only uses Dark spells that don't require him to kill anything to power them, why should he be vilified for that when he's done nothing wrong?

Ugh. Whatever. I'm sure the show will frame it as a bad thing and Rayla will get upset about it even though Calum was never allowed to be upset with her after she left him on his birthday and disappeared for two years. She never even apologized for that and Callum was just expected to understand and get over it, so I'm pretty sure we know whose side the writers are going to take in this argument.