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things had taken a turn towards the worst ever since the last time the white haired witcher had been to novigrad. it seemed like the pyres on the main square were just and overture for what really would happen --------- corpses burnt on stakes at each of the six entrances into the city, not just mages and alchemists, but elves, halflings, dwarves now, too. the purge radovid set in motion spiralled out of control like wildfire. the free city was free no more, and instead became a living and breathing machine of the eternal fire and believers of the human race supremacy.

his presence would perhaps cause an uproar, and geralt hadn't fancied an encounter with witch hunters that would simply end in bloodshed and cause even more uproar. it was the sole reason why the witcher had steered his trusted steed past the high city walls and directed roach towards the lighthouse close to the end of the novigrad docks. while in need for herbs, ones he usually got from herbalists in the city, geralt would have to make due with getting them himself and the forests close to the city allowed for a plethora of them to be found.

his trail took him deep into the woods, towards a clearing with a large dead tree and what appeared to be a cave or grotto of sorts underneath ------ a perfect place to get the mushrooms he needed. however, as he entered the cave and delved further in, he could sense somebody's presence. to his witcher senses, the shallow and rapid, almost panicked breathing echoed almost cavernously and gave away that whoever was hiding was more scared of him than he should be of them.

❝ you can come out. ❞ he commented, cat-like eyes scanning the area for whoever was hiding, but also ingredients. ❝ i won't hurt you. ❞

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She had expected the chase to end when she fled Novigrad. She made camp, and let herself sleep.

Things weren't always like this. Adelaide had lived just fine in Novigrad for some time — she'd even made friends. These friendships proved breakable when faced with mage hunters. Elves were no longer welcome in this free city, and Elven mages less so.

She woke to find herself being dragged out of her tent by her ankle. By some miracle — one she may never be able to explain — she escaped her captors again.

It came at a cost. All of her earthly possessions, her coin, any tools she would need to survive were gone — lost to the blaze that overtook her camp. Now she took refuge in a small grotto beneath an old tree — hardly shelter, but better than nothing. And once again, for a brief moment, she felt safe.

That was when she heard the sound of heavy footsteps. She whined quietly and moved as far back into her hiding space as she could and prayed the footsteps would pass.

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❝ have you ever seen such a pretty rainbow? ❞ perhaps a redundant question, but for somebody wielding light magic, raibows always were as fascinating as ever, as was ionia, the place lux had traveled to for a better understanding of the powers of nature. ❝ i'm convinced this one's much prettier than the ones we get at home. ❞

@charmerquilled     /     muse roulette starter call ( elementalist lux )

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❝ your tails are sooooo fluuuuuffy! can i touch them? please? please? ❞ the twilight aspect almost begged as childish curiosity and the need to touch arose, though not without permission first. she was at least raised right, as mischievous as she was. creating a portal and hopping through, zoe appeared upside down in front of her. ❝ hi! i'm zoe! ❞ she giggled. ❝ i love fluffy things! and chocolate mooncake. ❞

@vulpesse     /     muse roulette starter call ( zoe )

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baby sebastian was positively the light of rick's life, a wholesome, adorable bundle of joy he loved with all his heart and soul, and would do anything for. while sebastian changed the entire dynamic of their little ohana, he changed it for the better. the baby didn't have one father but three, four practically if one counted ethan in as well, as he still seemed a bit hesitant about his role in the entirety of the situation, though it was understandable. the boys still gave him a rough time after all, especially since they cared a lot about juliet and wanted her to be happy, with a guy who would give her love and respect that she deserved.

rick's initial plan to move to the nest temporarily to help juliet as much as he could became a permanent arrangement, and it made things all the more easy, too. rick could take over looking after sebastian at any point in time when he wasn't at la mariana, which allowed juliet to enjoy time with ethan without having to worry about the baby.

it wasn't any different that evening, when juliet was out on a date with ethan and rick took over babysitting duties, which ended in in rick watching a football game with sebastian, which the baby watched very eagerly. the fact that it was a fast paced game helped, and many times the would coo and squeal at the screen while waving his small hands towards it. by the end of the game it was a draw, and the team rick was rooting for needed just one more touchdown. by that time he was on his feet, baby sebastian in his arms. the player got the football, ran towards the enemy goal and-----

❝ touchdown! what a win, what a fantastic play by the new protege of the american football! ❞ rick said with a laugh as he gently put him down on the couch and began tickling him, causing the baby to let out squeals of joy and warmed his heart so much.  ❝ sebastian higgins-wright will be the next all-star of football, defeating all enemy teams there are. ❞ he didn’t even notice juliet returning home as he continued to tickle sebastian, causing the baby boy to practically laugh his little butt off. once rick did, though, he smiled brightly at her and gently picked sebastian up. 

❝ look, mommy’s home! ❞

@jxhiggins     /     starter call ( rick wright )

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                          @sverdmagi​     /     [ homemade gift ]  a new dagger!

eyeing the dagger with slight suspicion, the witcher couldn't help but feel like this was some kind of trap, a ruse to have him let his guard down, soften up even before a dozen of heavily armed men would throw themselves at him. it wasn't always that folk gave him gifts out of the kindness of their hearts ---------- the exception to the rule usually were children, who'd gift him drawings when he'd pass through the village again, or a doll they liked so he remembered them by something. and grannies. grannies were an exception as well. geralt almost fondly remembered the one from white orchard, who gave him baked apples to go for his help. damn, those were good apples, too. the rest of the 'gifts' folk gave him usually entailed much more unpleasant things: insults for one, the occasional pitchfork in the gut, tavern fights, street fights. one could understand why he was suspicious.

still, giving her the benefit of doubt, gloved hands reached carefully for the presented dagger, bringing it up to eye level to inspect it. it was cleanly made, almost perfect, he'd dare say. taking a glove off, geralt pressed his thumb against the blade ---------- even the smallest bit of pressure had him bleed. as sharp as all blades should be. 

❝ thanks. ❞ the gruff voice finally said, amber eyes focusing on her. ❝ it's fine craftsmanship. where'd you learn to work the forge like that? ❞

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      @ioniasfox​     /     ❝ i’ve had nothing but nightmares lately. pretty horrible. ❞

nightmares. sarah's stomach clenched from simply hearing that word. nightmares were her constant companion for weeks now. waking up in cold sweat, tears streaming down her face were a state of normalcy at that point, as was the screaming into her pillow while punching the mattress over and over again. she should have been stronger, faster, more aware of what was going on --------- if she had been, their team would still be whole, they'd laugh and goof around, aid people in the defence from outerstellar creatures and creatures from the void. instead, she was plagued by death driven nightmares by night and survivor's guilt by day.

ever the stoic and even cocky in appearance, sarah never showed it, never once let her confident and headstrong facade falter, but how long could she keep up with that charade? how long could she tell herself that experiencing loss was something she was used to, simply because she already endured the loss of her parents? and just how long could she appear strong and a rock for ahri as her closest confidant when sarah's world was collapsing in on itself as days passed?

emerald green eyes filled with tears, her frame shaking from trying to hold all those emotions within her, though to no avail. the redhead leaned in, hugging ahri in a tight embrace, almost as if afrad that she, too, just like xayah, rakan and neeko, would disappear, and only then allowing tears to fall. "i know what you mean," was spoken in a whisper that was laced with so many painful and sad emotions. ❝ i'm here if you want to talk about it. is... is it about...? ❞ sarah's voice trailed off. she didn't even dare speak their names. the memory of their lost teammates alone caused more tears to come and fall.

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soft hums escaped purple tinted lips as she watched the two lovebirds arrive on that far, far away planet, uninhabited, cold, as isolated as it got. things went smoother than zoe had ever anticipated. faking a distress call that would catch the attention of the star guardians couldn't have been easier. better yet, it would take a while to get to the planet, too, which allowed her enough time to at least try and kill and corrupt one of them, if not both. for now, however, zoe lay low and observed just how the situation unfolded. ran, of course, protested, desiring action, corruption, as she, too, participated in the entire process. she loved taking care of the familiars those traitorous star guardians had, corrupting them just as zoe corrupted their owners.

❝ not now, ran. ❞ the corrupted guardian commented, earning herself more unsatisfied noises from her familiar. ❝ soon. very soon. ❞

soon couldn't come fast enough. perhaps causing some fear first without revealing herself would do the trick. magic tingled through slim, pale fingers, sparks appearing on her fingertips as she pointed her hand towards one of small stars, making it move rapidly towards the planet where the two star guardians stood, exploding just close enough to them. zoe giggled in glee, clapping in joy at that, doing it again, and again. the fourth time she by accident launched ran in the general area of the star guardians, and well, she supposed it was as good of an entrance to make an appearance as it would get. a simple hand motion later and a portal was crated, zoe stepping out of it in front of them, appearing as a dark shadow ready to consume them whole if the chance would present itself.

❝ poor little star guardians. ❞ she sneered at them, a fake pleasant smile on her face. ❝ so far away from home, and so very far from anybody who could come and help you. ❞

@rebelquilled     / starter call ( zoe; star guardian verse )

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for every 🥝 i get, i’ll recommend a blog i love

kylie over on @rebelquilled is a mun and blog i could and would recommend to every single soul out there! she’s one of the first league blogs i followed on here and i instantly fell in love with kylie’s interpretation of xayah. despite not playing league much myself, xayah’s one of my all-time favourite characters, what because of the character design, her personality, not to mention the lore behind her and rakan, and as of late, the star guardian universe lore. while the latter has only bits and pieces about the lore, kylie did such an amazing job in developing her star guardian xayah verse and adding so much to it, including a purified version and it’s just !!!!! not to mention that her canon xayah is just chef’s kiss, with lots of headcanons that intertwine with the canon lore you actually can’t keep apart what is what because it’s so amazingly written! 

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You are an amazing writer with an amazing voice! You have so many awesome characters down to a T and it shows so well. You got them and you get them. I love your portrayal of all your characters as I love you! I am so glad you're around, Star! Love you!

beep beep how’s my portrayal?

aksdhakjhdkajhsd ash you precious human being, you! you’re the light of my dash and my life, thank you so so much! i love you across galaxies and back!

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🥝

for every 🥝 i get, i’ll recommend a blog i love

i’ll cheat and mention two blogs because the same mun is behind both, and that is @tanixrey / @thomasxmagnum!

rhea is that absolutely adorable gem who writes two equally adorable gems in the universe that hawaii five-0 and magnum p.i. are set in: tani rey and thomas magnum.

rhea’s portrayal of tani is superb and she manages to portray her just the way she is: an adorable ray of sunshine who could easily fuck you up if you piss her off. tani is generally a very cheerful character and the character itself has the ability to make you smile even if you’re feeling incredibly down and i feel like that’s very essential to her character, which rhea captures beautifully! tani is also a complex character in her own right, with a past that wasn’t fully explored besides the few bits and pieces we got to see or hear about, but rhea adds so much more to tani than that and has expanded her backstory so much more while staying true to her character and that’s something i really adore!

thomas as rhea’s second character is absolutely amazing in so many ways. she has an incredible grasp on the character who again is very complex, with a difficult past that’s filled with losses and betrayals. her narrative with thomas is filled with details and bits and pieces that stem from both canon and headcanons. there’s also a by the show very still very unexplored dominant / jealous beyond comprehension side of thomas that rhea also wonderfully depicts, in a way that is appropriate, not to mention that she also puts a heavy emphasis on thomas’ emotional intelligence and emotional side, which round up the portrayal beautifully!

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his footsteps rang through the almost empty halls of the golden palace in asgard, the few guards that stood on their posts as well as the few nobles that roamed the palace bowing as he passed them. the younger asgardian prince had just returned from a diplomatic trip to vanaheim with his older brother, who immediately went to his friends. as opposed to him, loki made his way towards the large palace gardens, knowing that he would find not only his wife there, but also their sons. their cheerful squeals and laughter echoed from outside all the way to him, causing him to smile fondly.

in many ways, sigyn and their two boys were the one thing that managed to root loki into place when it was needed, his wonderful wife being his voice of reason in many a situation, while vali and narvi enabled his very own inner child at times.

as he stepped out of shadows of the palace in and into the sunlit gardens, loki had the chance to witness a spectacular chase between his two sons, in which narvi triumphed over vali by catching him and rolling around the grass with him. both boys laughed, which in turn caused the god of mischief to let out a soft laugh as well. with the children still playing, now getting up to resume the chase once more, loki moved to sit down next to sigyn and gently kissed her cheek. ❝ i hope they didn't cause too much trouble while i was gone? ❞

@powerfultales ( sigyn )     /     loki laufeyson

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it took weeks to get used to his new job. while not all that different from being a detective in HPD, being a member of five-0 simply added to the adrenaline, to the risks not just gordon, but the rest of the team took on a daily basis to make sure that the people of hawai'i, more specifically honolulu, were safe and could live their lives in peace. still, it wasn't a job where he felt like a new kid on the block --------- he knew danny and lou from back when they were with HPD and SWAT respectively. naturally, they never were close, but the fact that there were familiar faces around helped bunches when gordon accepted the job from commander mcgarrett and joined the task force. adam and quinn were in between being mature and taking things the leaisure way, and the 'kiddos' of the team, as he affectionately called them, tani and junior, were far from being able to being reigned in as steve asked him to. tani was a literal energy bomb while junior wasn't far from it either, even if he striked him as the muscle of the team while tani was more leaning towards the logical thinking before acting, despite having impulse reactions as well.

upon steve's return to hawai'i, it was to be expected that danny would be more so with him than at work, and that was more than fine, especially with lou and gordon having mostly things under control. barbecue's at steve's became once more a regular thing, and while gordon attended them from time to time, it was simply the fact that he didn't want to impose too much. he was still the new guy after all.

the chance presented itself, however, when word came around that steve was opening a gym that would offer self-defense classes, rehabilitation programs, all in all a well rounded schedule with classes for everybody, so gordon found himself at the opening of said gym, trying to see if he could get a word with the man himself, not necessarily in private, but to have a proper conversation with him. after all, he was the guy who hired him and brought him into five-0. ❝ it's good to have you back on the island. ❞ the now second-in-command of the task force told him with a small smile once managing to catch him on his own.

@xmcgarrett     /     starter call ( gordon katsumoto )

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king's medical couldn't be bussier. three surgeries in a row, with the last one finishing not even a few moments ago ------- all of them successful, which ethan was incredibly glad about. it was never easy being the bringer of bad news to the families, no matter how many times he had to do that throughout his career. some families took the news better than others, usually families who knew their loved ones had slim chances of survival and the surgery being their only hope. even then, ethan had it hard, and perhaps it was something he would never get used to.

and you'd think that the excitement for the day would be over, and that ethan would do his regular checkups on his patients, as he usually did, before calling it a day, though that just wasn't his luck, now, was it. it took him one walk past the reception desk at the surgical ward to freeze in his tracks as the door opened.

❝ doctor shah, it looks like---- ❞

❝ i know, sarah. i know. ❞ he told the receptionist with a soft smile and watched as not only steve and danny walked in, but the whole team. of course, ethan was quick to assume that steve most likely got injured again, and as the, and he'd even dare say that, official doctor of the entire five-0 team, he would also be the one to make sure he would get better, and try and force him to stay in the hospital for as long as possible, for his own good, too. the team steve had was mayhaps also a huge factor that had to do with his fear of being the bringer of bad news. they could get downright scary when scared of any of their injured teammates, not to mention if they were in a critical state and practically demanded that miracles were done.

with a soft sigh, more to himself, ethan walked over to them and offered a warm smile. by now they were friends, since they adopted him into their slightly weird, but very well functioning family. ❝ commander mcgarrett, what did you do this time? ❞ ethan gave him an almost scolding look, like a parent would, but it was all in good jest.

@xmcgarrett     /     starter call ( ethan shah )

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falling in love was never part of the plan.

when ivan first contacted him, lured him into becoming a sleeper in hawai'i, ethan didn't think all that much about it and accepted. sleepers rarely got activated unless it was something really big, and what's the biggest thing that could happen on o'ahu? a terrorist attack on pearl harbour? what were the chances of that? wtna still accepted, moved to the aloha state, found himself a nice flat to live in and a steady job in his profession at king's medical center. it wasn't until he met juliet, when she became one of his patients, that he received a call from ivan who had informed him that his duty as sleeper has been activated. he was to bring juliet to him so she could be used as leverage against magnum.

the first few dates were purposefully held in public. ethan was as charming as ever, tried to woo her on every step, impress her, lure her into trusting him easily and she did. ethan gained her trust all too easily, which meant that he could start suggesting dates that were on somewhat remote locations, far away from public eye and far away from magnum, and juliet agreed. it was too perfect, too good to be true, and he would do it, if he didn't fall in love.

falling in love was never part of the plan, but it happened. it happened so fast that he didn’t know where to start. ethan found himself to be absolutely smitten with juliet, so much that it hurt even thinking about hurting her, kidnapping her just so ivan could get to magnum so much easier. at first her refused, which resulted in two large guys showing up at his door, giving him a proper thrashing. ethan tried to hide it as best as he could, even lied to juliet that he had caught some illness just so she wouldn’t see him in that state. the second time he refused, things got more serious. not only did ivan threaten to kill juliet, he also threatened to kill his family, his parents and little sister on the mainland, and just to make his point come across as serious, ethan was sent images of snipers being positioned at his parents’ house and at his sister’s apartment. it had him change his mind, unwillingly so. maybe there would be a way to make things right, to get juliet out of there before any harm would befall her, or thomas for that matter. still, there was little he could do right then and there.

the date he set up for them, or better said, the location of it, was thoroughly planned. ethan made sure that the lookout over o’ahu would be empty, not a single soul around, and he organized catering up there as well, a wonderful dinner with wine, candlelight, just everything spot on and perfect, which made it all the more difficult to do what he had to.

they opted for looking over the entire city after dinner, which provided ethan with a perfect opening. he had a bat hidden under the table, having gone there prior to picking juliet up, so he quietly reached for it before walking over to her. placing a gentle kiss on her cheek from behind, the grip on the bat tightening just a little bit. 

❝ i’m so sorry. ❞ was all that left his lips in a whisper before he swung the bat, rendering her unconscious.

@jxhiggins     /     ethan shah

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the mercedes came to a hard full stop in front of the nest. HPD was everywhere, as was five-0 from what he gathered, CSU, a couple of EMS trucks, a veterinarian. madness was lightly put if one wanted to describe the situation at hand, and to think that it all started as a rather quiet and normal day at king's medical.

ethan had just gotten out of the OR, having had to fight for a security guard's life for several hours now. the poor fella get shot several times during a bank robbery, once in the leg and a few times. while none of the vitals were hit, they did almost lose him once, but he pulled through, allowing the doctor to breathe much easier after surgery. other than that, it all indicated towards a calm rest of the day, something he yearned for, especially as the last few days had been nothing but filled with surgeries, fights for lives, generally stress, and it began taking a toll on him. of course, it was what ethan signed up for, wanted to do. helping people was a most natural thing to him, it was his profession, his calling. seeing people recover and their families happy brought happiness to him as well. 

intending on getting a bit of refreshment, at least a cup of coffee or even a malasada if there were still any left in the staff room, ethan passed king's medical's call center, more as a habit than anything else. he got first hand information on any patients with bad injuries first hand, knew if there was need for surgery right away, and all in all, it was a good preparation. he could make a OR reservation, prepare what was needed. except, this time it was different. he recognized the address immediately when he got an answer as to where exactly the EMS made their way. juliet. he had to get there immediately. a beeline for the changing room just to grab his keys and he was well on his way to robin's nest.

and there he was, still in fresh scrubs panic all over his face as he got out of the car and approached the gates, promptly being stopped by two police officers. 

❝ i'm sorry, sir, we can't let you in. ❞

❝ no, you don't understand. i'm a doctor. dr. ethan shah. juliet higgins is my girlfriend. ❞

❝ this is currently treated as a crime scene, you'll have to wait---- ❞

❝ let him through, he's fine. ❞ a familiar voice. katsumoto. with a thankful expression and a whispered ❛ thank you ❜ as well, ethan pushed pass them and ran towards the main house, where paramedics were already treating juliet.

❝ jules! ❞ he exclaimed, rushing to her, kneeling in front of her, eyes frantically scanning her over to make out injuries. there were cuts, bruises, like she had been thoroughly roughened up. ❝ i came here as soon as i heard the address. what happened? ❞

@jxhiggins     /     starter call ( ethan shah )