#❛ a seer of secrets ❜

[screechingkroh]

Chapter 14 oh my god?? It's finally out??

I'm silly! I'm so silly! I'm just a silly little guy!

IT IS... ON PRIVATE. BECAUSE OF THE AI SITUATION ON AO3.

So I'm really sorry for the guests who've been reading it!! /gen

[screechingkroh]

DUDE. THAT IS SUCH A SICK DESIGN OH MY GOD???

Seer 100% would own a rifle if they were given the chance. They prefer long range because it keeps them outta danger but lets them help out!

MAN I LOVE THIS SO MUCH YOU HAVE NO IDEA

Another fanart for @crowboss-whore ’s “Seer of Secrets”. More of design sketches than anything.

I gave Seer a gun!

With how often Seer mentions wanting to be long ranged, I have been itching to give them a sniper. I tried to make it similar to the wrist gun they already have, you can even see my references littered about.

Edit: Ok clearly I had this in my drafts a while before the latest chapter came out and I DIDN’T EXPECT IT TO HIT SO CLOSE TO HOME FJDJJFJFB FUCK DUDE. OW!

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[cosmic-ghost-hermit]

What is your hidden talent?

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The decks I am using today are The Tarot of the Divine, Believe in You Own Magic Oracle and The Healing Waters Oracle. Take everything that resonates and leave the rest behind but always be open to new experiences.

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PILE ONE

Astrology: Leo, Virgo, Scorpio

Song: I Set Fire To The Rain by Adele

Vibes: Teal, green, yellow/gold, shear white cloth, smelling smoke, burning house, swimming, mixed drinks, hot chocolate, braided hair, locked doors, house plants, deep skin tone, 888, shells, feathers, crayons, colored hair, ares

Cards: 2 of Wands, 9 of Cups, 5 of Wands, Mural, Gold, Cleansing, Into the Unknown

Welcome in, pile 1! You have two hidden talents. One that you use rather regularly but unknowingly and the other you have yet to unlock. The energy I am getting from the cards makes me think the two talents are intertwined. ALSO Trigger Warning for abuse in this reading. It is VERY HEAVY. Do not read if you do not think you are ready.

The first hidden talent is starting new from the ground up. I know to you it might not sound that interesting. You have no idea how hard it can be to start new things for others. Starting from the ground up is scary and intimidating. Organizing the chaos in your mind and project that chaos clearly into reality. I see you are probably an artist of some kind. You might paint, make clay sculptures, or hand-make intricate jewelry of some kind. I see you learned to hone this ability because of a karmic relationship. They made you feel adored and cherished until you were in their grasp. When you were trapped with them, they turned on you. It's giving love bombing. This person literally blew up on you over the smallest things. I see a shattered tea/coffee cup. You stayed with them for a long time even though you knew what they were doing was wrong. You had to completely shred the life you had with them. You had to start your life from scratch. Which is why you are so used to the idea of starting with nothing and building up. The pain that you felt from that past connection still hurts you to this day. You probably have PTSD from the situation you were in. I am so sorry you had to go through all that. You didn't deserve to be treated like that.

The second hidden talent is transmutation. I see that the reason you haven't unlocked it yet is because you fear change. What happened to you in that shitty relationship makes it way easier for you to start over than to change the situation. You are scared to see things to the end. I see that this fear reveals itself in your artwork. You probably have many unfinished projects because you view yourself as incapable of seeing them through. Which by the way isn't true you are so capable of anything you want to do. Heal the hurt part of you that thinks you are incapable. Your ex was the one who instilled that in you. Don't let that motherfucker get you down. Especially if they aren't in your life anymore. Don't let them have that power over you, love. You deserve to feel good. Face your fear of them being right. You and I both know they aren't. When you do unlock this ability you will be able to transmute all the pain that asshole put you through into beautiful art. You will be able to finish all of those unfinished projects. You will be able to find true love within yourself. You will find that you were never broken like that bitch said you were. You were always lovely, sweet, and accommodating. You were always creating love everywhere you went.

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PILE TWO

Astrology: Sagittarius, Gemini, Pisces

Song: I Love Rock n Roll by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Vibes: Navy Blue, white, peach, deer, horses, libraries, books, coffee, hot springs, scones, pillow forts, maxi-skirts, cowboys, mermaids, 333, wine, fine dining, tall trees, athena, artemis

Cards: The Hermit, 3 of Wands, Knight of Swords, Nostalgia, Stars, Water Codes, The Healing Lagoon

Hello, pile 2! You have one secret power but trust me it's a good one. You have the ability to pull information out of thin air. You are crazy smart. People might not think it when they look at you because you try not to flaunt it too wildly. You prefer to stay under the radar when it comes to intellect. This makes people underestimate you. I feel that some of yall reading like this for various reasons but others really fucking hate it. You have some insecurity around this skill. That's why you don't think it is a good skill tbh. You think a lot on the go even while in conversation which makes people see you as kind of ditzy. Even so, you absolutely obliterate at trivia night. Your friends come to you first when they need obscure information. You might have been a really lonely kid and spent a lot of your time reading away the time. For a big chunk of your childhood you found your companionship in novels. You may have been bullied for this. Don't let those people's words get you down. Honestly, they were just jealous of your intelligence. The friends you have now love to hear you infodump about your favorite books. They love to hear everything you know about sea creatures and astrology/astronomy. They ask questions not to mock you but because they genuinely are interested in what you have to say. You are magnificent. Your mind is unparalleled. How people perceive you has nothing to do with what is actually happening in your mind. It is just their projections of themselves onto you. Ignore them lmao. <3

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PILE THREE

Astrology: Cancer, Taurus, Libra

Song: Stay by Zedd

Vibes: All shades of blue, creeks, hanging flowers, 9999, faires, watermelon, paint-brush, rabbits, bird chips, car horn, pearls, lily pads, walking in the rain, lanterns, puppies, beaches, zues

Cards: Queen of Cups, Page of Cups, Ace of Wands, 9 of Pentacles, Raindrops, Stagnant Waters, Light House

My dear pile 3, welcome to your reading. You have a hidden ability that I feel is only hidden from you. Everyone else seems to know this about you. You have the power of hospitality and refuge. You are a safe place for everyone you know to come to if they need it. You are the type of person to tell everyone you know if they need a place to stay for any reason, all they gotta do is ask. You have a motherly energy about you, even if you aren't a woman. You always have emergency snacks for occasions like that. You host parties and everyone always leaves feeling 10 times better than when they arrived. You are the friend that lends a hand when needed. You the kind of person to have a shoulder ready for anyone to lean on, even if you don't know them well. The most beautiful thing about this is that these actions are never self-sacrificing. You have an abundance of all that you need so you can be generous constantly to those in need. I see you resting when necessary and listening to your body. I see you volunteering in your community. I think recently you helped clean up a beach or something. Maybe you organized it? Your energy is so soothing. You are just amazing, my friend. Absolutely the softest heart on earth. I also see you might foster animals! You take in rescue animals and nurse them back to health until they can find a forever home. ;n; You are the definition of an earth angel. Please see how amazing you are and how big your heart is. I wanna be your friend so bad from hearing all of this. Never stop being this beautiful of a soul, my dear. You are perfect.

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PILE FOUR

Astrology: Aries, Capricorn, Aquarius

Song: Black Girl Magic by Londrelle

Vibes: Cyan, yellow, rusty red, iridescent, sake, 4c hair, magic, spell casting, curse breaking, singing, tea, pottery, steam-train, festivals, celebration, 963, small forests, mercury/hermes, lambs, Oshun

Cards: The Star, Ace of Cups, 2 of Cups, 6 of Swords, 7 of Wands, Tower, Spaceship, Thank You

PILE 4, WOW. Welcome. Your energy is just sooo woah. You are so indescribable. All that you have been through. Everything you have seen. All I can say is, wow. Your secret power is balance. It is a well-earned hidden ability. You have been through so much to gain the skills that I see in this reading. You have traveled so far. When I first looked at the reading I could not pin down exactly what skill you had because you are just so good at EVERYTHING. I legitimately out loud said, "Everything??? Everything." You know how to take care of yourself. You are an excellent lover. If you are a parent you are good at that too. You are chasing your dreams. I see you performing as a singer or a musician and your talent stuns everyone in the room. You are the best manifester in a 20 miles radius. You are a witch for sure. You have worked so hard on breaking karmic familial curses and you succeeded. You succeeded far past your soul's initial expectations. You are everything, my love. Like literally everything. Then it hit me. You are a tightrope walker. You are balancing everything perfectly. Have you ever heard of Rock Cairns? They are stacks of rocks that hikers add to as they pass by on park trails. You have turned your life into something like that. You have perfectly balanced every stone you passed in your life in a pile and you manage it all on your own. First off, I want to tell you what a good job you are doing. What a good job you have been doing since you were born. Second thing, PLEASE REST WHEN YOU NEED IT OHMYGODS. You don't need me to tell you that though. You are probably smoking a joint right fucking now while reading this or you just got done doing that. No notes, baby. You got this. I just think Spirit wanted to remind you of your magnificence.

[trashbag-usa]

i keep thinking abt how mark was like 27/28 when wkm came out. not in a "wow he made smth like that at such a young age??" way, though that is cool, but in a Lore Implications way.

dames, celine, william, the DA? they were all around the same age. their lives fell apart so quickly, and just fuckin. Disappeared off the face of the earth.

they probably had parents, relatives, friends who missed them and mourned and died a long time ago with no idea where they were or what happened. no closure.

jesus christ dude, damien was the MAYOR. and he just vanished without a trace? god knows what the masses thought about that-

we're all so focused on the tragedies happening within the manor walls, understandably. but no one ever thinks about those who lived with the butterfly effects of that night.

[awkwardgtace]

Alien Feeling

hey hey day 10 well before midnight this time woo. Takes place before Secrets Exposed from last year!

Delphia doesn't feel quite like she belongs. She notices Rhys might be the same.

Alien Feeling

Delphia never quite felt like she belonged. Things that should make sense often did. It was as if she’d been born in the wrong time. None of her family had the same struggle. When that was all that made her feel out of place it was fine. Of course it had to change.

One day she started to know things. Things that were impossible for her to know. It made no sense, but she wanted to use her knowledge. Delphia told others what she knew. It was just to help them. Instead, it scared them or made them angry. It would have been easier to stay silent, but she couldn’t. Not when she knew someone might get hurt. It caused problems at school, with friends, almost everywhere. The only place she was accepted was at home, with her family. The only place in the world she belonged.

It made the idea of a new foster brother terrifying. The foster siblings before had all been when she was normal. It helped that her parents promised it was her choice to tell him about what she could do. That promise couldn’t fix everything that made her nervous.. She knew another person would make everyone feel farther away. She’d feel more alien.

The day Rhys arrived she realized she’d been wrong. She saw it in his eyes. The same feeling. He was different too. Able to do something that others didn’t like. At first she tried to ask him. She thought he might be the same, but he wasn’t. Rhys had so much more fear than Delphia ever had. It had to be something more than knowing things.

That made her watch him. He had definitely been different longer. If they talked, maybe he could help her feel like a person. There was a fear about him all the time. One that only seemed to get worse the longer he stayed. There were times he disappeared, each one made her curious.

One day she saw him sneak out of the house. It was early in the morning, long before anyone else would be awake. Delphia followed him. He ran from the house towards the nearby woods. She thought for sure she’d lose him, but he’d left a clear path. One that didn’t add up, it was huge.

Delphia crept along the path. Branches were snapped high above her head. The trees were bent as if something heavy pressed against them. She slowed down to survey the damage. It didn’t make sense. All the placement was wrong for it to be an animal. All of it too high.

A loud thump made her jump. She grew worried about Rhys. The thing that caused all this damage could show up again. She ran down the path until she caught sight of a clearing. Something sat in it, something huge. Delphia bit her lip as she crept closer and closer. While she was still hidden from it, the thing moved.

She recognized what she saw then. The cloth of the pants Rhys had been wearing when she followed him. Delphia snuck forward until she could see more of the giant boy in the woods. It really was him. His head was in his hands, he shook it back and forth.

“Nice going, Rhys,” he said to himself. Delphia tilted her head. “That would have been a great way for them to find out. Sorry about your house, by the way I can become a giant.”

She covered her mouth as he moved. One of his hands landed right in front of her. The heat from his skin felt kind of nice this early in the morning. Rhys groaned high above her. She couldn’t bring herself to tell him she was there.

Delphia could only imagine how painful it was for Rhys. She felt alien for knowing things. He literally outgrew the house. If it was her and she didn’t have her family from the start… It made her shudder. They gave her the only place she could belong. Rhys needed one.

“Maybe I should just run away already,” he sighed. “It’s early enough they might not care.”

He fell back. The impact knocked her off her feet and made her squeak. As fast as she could she crawled out of the path and into the trees. It was just in time. Rhys’s eye appeared right next to where she’d been. It blinked a few times. She saw the leaves fall from the movement.

Delphia kept her hands over her mouth. He couldn’t find her right now. A part of her was afraid of him grabbing her, but there was more to it. If he already thought about leaving, her presence could be the last push over the edge. He needed a family like hers. One that would understand him. She knew her brothers would be nervous, but treat him kindly. Her parents would find ways to help him be comfortable. 

Her family could give Rhys a place where it felt like he belonged in the world. Just like they did for her. Make him feel less alien in a world that he didn’t quite match up with.

“I guess I scared some animal again,” he whispered. Delphia put her hands down as he moved back. There wasn’t a thump this time. “I hope I can change back soon, I don’t wanna be gone all day again. They looked upset the last time…”

Delphia turned away from Rhys. Picked her way carefully through the denser bits of the woods. All the way back home where she sat on the couch. She wanted to wait up for him, to make it something they shared. That plan failed as hours passed and the world slowly woke up. 

Eventually the other parts of the house began to move. Her parents were first, hushed whispers as they came down the stairs. They knew he was gone. Felix was next, he wasn’t a morning person. He barely noticed her. Ryder followed not long after, full of energy already. He bumped into Felix, just like every morning, and started a small argument.

“Ryder, Felix,” she said. The two paused their argument to look at her. Curious, worried, kind. Her family would understand Rhys. He could belong. “I’ve been thinking, Rhys might be like me.”

“Why do you-” Felix yawned in the middle- “say that?”

“Just a feeling.”

“When he tells us we’ll just have to be ready with one of our games, won’t we?” Ryder smiled. Delphia laughed at the memory. Her brothers called a lot of things games, none of them really fit the word.

“I think that might be a good idea.”

[screechingkroh]

IN THE MOST /POS WAY EVER I SWEAR

My very own version of the reader/Seer from an LMK fic by @crowboss-whore !!

I currently had a hair cut and it's really close to what the Seer has (although the back is slightly longer, it's like a mixture of the jellyfish hair cut and the wolf cut???) , so I decided to draw them! I gave them a mask, just cause.

[rexcaliburechoes]

does anyone else find it fucked up that moon's friends protect themselves from her with the skyfire at the end of moon rising?

[jscribbs]

Wukong in THAT outfit

From 'a seer of secrets' by @crowboss-whore

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Seventeen/Guide to Fortune Telling, magazine booklet, n.17, Triangle Publications, 1968

[unproduciblesmackdown]

omgg lol [guy who won't stop going "more like scapeGOATED" voice] now hold! on!! lmao [same guy just saw encanto voice] Hold on!!!

[screechingkroh]

Guess who's back

Back again

ASOS is back

warning ; the chapter is kind of emotion heavy. there's also speculation of emotional neglect

[neirmetes]

Read a fic “A Seer of Secrets” by @crowboss-whore Would absolutely recommend. I personally don’t usually read Isekai style fics but my god this one is fun

I am so obsessed with their outfits in their respective chapters, like downright feral actually. These used to be just sketches then it got out of hand...

Still fucking proud of these tho hehe

[tblsomedoodles]

Finally properly designed Morgan

They're just a college student with a passion for tomato plants. Like those plants are one of the few things that they actually care about. They don't even like eating tomatoes, they just like growing the plants and will give away the tomatoes at any given opportunity. The turtles always know when Donnie's met up with Morgan simply because he comes home with his hoodie pocket full of tomatoes.

and i imagine they're in a sweater and scarf when out b/c, compared to how warm they keep their apartment for the plants, everywhere else feels cold.

i should draw them more, they're fun.

anyways, here's a bonus of Morgan without their scarf so you can see how cute their hair is down lol

(also coincidentally without glasses b/c it was on the same layer)

[lordofthestrix]

Just in case anyone was under the impression that Shen Min was nothing more than a rare exception and I didn't expand each and every member of the Strix far beyond their intended original role for the show (Added to very sanely and in ways not at all worthy of worry created...25 or so new members, backstory included?) here is another quick example. This is Olivier Duval.

Except that he wasn't. The show used him for a single scene and didn't give him a name. I gave him a name. For some reason.

He is the vampire that proves to have no loyalty towards Aya and no desire to see her becoming Tristan's successor when Ariane reads their fortune. He has a single line of dialogue.

Following this, Aya kills him. So...How much backstory could I have possibly, once again, for some indiscernible reason, created around his motivations and positions out of this minimal interaction inside my head?...Around two seasons of secret society, court-like drama? This is not by any means a cry for help. I don't require help.

[splynter]

Git canonfied

Biblically accurate Ending and Seer bois

[awkwardgtace]

Open Secrets

day 21! Secret

Alessia asks Delphia to take a bath with her

Content warning for non sexual nudity

@belethlegwen a tag like a promised forever ago and to say thank you for beta reading this <3

Open Secrets

“Del, will you take a bath with me?” Alessia asked. Delphia jumped at the request. The two were currently curled up on the couch and their movie just ended. This was not something she expected.

“What why?” Delphia asked. The idea was a little terrifying. She didn’t like bodies of water, even baths were hard.

“It would be nice and it’s important. Ash has even done it… Please?”

“Alessia, couldn’t we just shower or something? Why a bath?”

“Come on, we have an open air bath. You’ll love it.” Alessia’s hands cupped Delphia’s face. “You’ll be safe. I promise. You know I’d never let anything happen to you.”

Delphia leaned forward, pressing her forehead against Alessia’s. “Fine… I’ll do it.”

“Thank you.” Alessia climbed to her feet. Tugging at Delphia’s hand. “Come on, let’s go.”

Delphia let Alessia pull her to her feet. Looking down with a smile at the shorter woman. Together they walked, hand in hand, through the house. Delphia tugged on Alessia’s arm when they passed the room she knew to be Alessia’s private bathroom.

“No not here, it’s all the way in the back of the house,” Alessia whispered. She squeezed Delphia’s hand and that made her nervous.

As they continued to walk Delphia’s nerves only grew. Alessia’s house never looked quite big enough for them to walk for so long. Her girlfriend had always had some obsession with baths, but it never seemed so serious before. Alessia looked back a few times, her brown eyes full of worry. Something strange was coming from this so-called bath.

Alessia stopped at two sets of doors. It almost reminded Delphia of hot springs she’d seen in the shows Alessia and Ash liked. It was strange to find it in her home. She stepped forward and Alessia leaned against her. It felt strangely final, almost a goodbye.

“You go in this door,” Alessia whispered while pointing at the right door. Delphia turned to pull her into a hug.

“Don’t you mean we?” she mumbled. Alessia shook her head.

“No… I go through the left. There’s… there’s something special my family has to do so we have to get undressed alone.”

“Is all of this a long way to kill me? Like in that show you made me and Ash watch?” Alessia pulled away and crossed her arms. Delphia smiled at her. She was lucky to have both Alessia and Ash in her life. Nothing was going to change that. It helped that the pout on Alessia’s face was always cute.

“You think I’d wait this long? Maybe I’m just about to reveal I’m some awful monster here to keep you as my toy forever.” 

Alessia wiggled her eyebrows, but Delphia narrowed her eyes. There was something in those words. She knew when Alessia was trying to put herself down and that was clear. How could she secretly be a monster? There was something else, something that Delphia couldn’t figure out just yet. It made her all the more worried about what was coming next.

“Alessia,” Delphia stepped forward, meeting Alessia’s forehead with her own. “You know even if you were going to try and keep me as some toy forever I wouldn’t bat an eye. You’d take good care of me.”

“...you say that now,” Alessia’s voice was so quiet she almost missed it.

The shorter woman didn’t give Delphia a chance to respond, disappearing behind the left door. Delphia considered grabbing the handle. Ripping open the door to make the woman she loved admit what was wrong. It wouldn’t do anything though. This was something important, and she wouldn’t have mentioned Ash if it wasn’t special. It was something she felt scared enough to have them see separately.

Delphia shook off her thoughts of following and stepped through the door on the right. Inside the room looked almost like the other bathrooms in the house. A sink, a basket for clothes, a toilet and all. Just a massive door that replaced the wall where the others had a shower or bath. 

It left her feeling a bit exposed. How easily someone could throw open the sliding doors, but Alessia wouldn’t lead her somewhere she could be hurt. Delphia instead tried to focus on what was about to happen. She and Ash had been partners long before meeting Alessia. The two spent a number of nights together, enough they’d seen each other’s bodies. This was the first time Alessia would see her and she’d see Alessia.

Her cheeks flushed as she pictured the curves of her girlfriend. Next to her Delphia was small and thin. Scars covered her arms from injuries she received a long time ago. It was hard to think anyone could love a body like her own. Alessia was full of life, soft to touch and warm. They were opposites in so many ways.

It took a few minutes for Delphia to overcome her own thoughts. She slipped off her blue hoodie, she couldn’t go anywhere without it. She met her own reflection, tracing the marks on her arms with her eyes. If anyone was going to end things today it surely wouldn’t be her. Although… Alessia had seen her arms. Learned so much of her past. This wouldn’t be anything bad.

Delphia slipped off the rest of her clothes and stood near the door. This was it. The moment neither of them could hide anymore. She swallowed hard before grabbing the edge of the door. Closing her eyes and taking one last deep breath she threw the door wide and waited… and waited… and waited.

Slowly Delphia opened a single eye to look around the room. There was no sign of her girlfriend anywhere, but she was a bit more concerned about what she did see. It wasn’t just a bath, there wasn’t a word she could think of to call what sat in front of her. The entire place was surrounded with trees so high she couldn’t see the tops of them. The sound of gushing water drew her attention back to the problem.

At best she saw a lake. A lake that had some kind of waterfall falling into it. Not only that, it was steaming. The things that made her terrified filled her mind. This wasn’t a bath, it was a death sentence. She stumbled back a bit as her breathing came fast. Somehow it was more terrifying when the gushing waterfall stopped. The water rocked where she was expected to go. Where Alessia expected her to go.

“Del,” Alessia’s voice echoed in the strange room. It sounded too close and too far all at once. “Del it’s ok I promise. You aren’t getting in that water how you think, there will be something to stand on I promise.”

“Alessia…” she breathed. The voice calmed her down even when it sounded so odd. Alessia wouldn’t lie to her, wouldn’t hurt her. “W-where are you?”

“Don’t worry, I’m close. I just had to turn off the water.”

“You controlled that waterfall?!”

Alessia’s laugh made the pulse pounding in Delphia’s ears fade. Of course they controlled it. This can’t be something dangerous. Not when they could control it. She forced herself to take a few deep breaths before walking forward again. Looking all over she still couldn’t find Alessia, but that didn’t make any sense. She sounded so close.

“Del… can you close your eyes?” Alessia’s voice was just a whisper. Delphia crossed her arms.

“Doesn’t seem fair to ask that when I can’t even see you,” she called out. It was so strange the way this felt. Eyes were on her, she knew it. Studying her body as she stood there. It almost made her want to go back inside. Looking behind her just made her panic, the entrance she came through was gone… She was trapped.

“Please, it’s important Del… It’s only for a few seconds I promise.” The feeling of eyes didn’t leave her. The exit disappearing left her anxious. Something horribly wrong was going on. All the things that made her who she was told her to run, to use her skills to get out. “Del, you know I won’t let anything happen to you. Please trust me…”

Despite all her instincts she made herself stand still. Alessia was right. The two would be safe together. Forcing her eyes to close was hard, the air at her back left her tense. “They’re closed.”

It took all of Delphia’s strength not to tremble. To ignore the shake of the ground, the boom she heard. Not to look at the splashing of the water. Not to jump away when some reached her feet. All her strength couldn’t do much when a wave crashed into her. It knocked her off her feet and pulled her close. She tried desperately to get her head above the water, barely making a noise as it dragged her down.

Something warm surrounded her. It made everything worse, a weight pressing on her chest. It pushed the small bit of air she grabbed out as it dragged her around. She was pulled out of the water, but she wasn’t sure if she should be relieved. If the wave washed her away, where was Alessia? What even caused the wave? There was no chance of an earthquake. The shaking she felt wasn’t enough for that. The shaking she felt was only enough for the water that hit her legs.

“Oh no, Del talk to me please,” Alessia’s voice was all around her. It was too loud, but the strain wasn’t one of yelling. “Del please be ok. I-I must have overfilled it. I’m so sorry. Please open your eyes. Del…”

A splash next to her made her jump. The thing she was on moved, knocking her onto her back. As much as it terrified her, Delphia forced her eyes open. Hovering far above was Alessia. At least she thought it was Alessia, the brown eyes filled with worry reminded her of her girlfriend. Another tear fell from the giant eye landing right next to her. It was only then Delphia realized she was lying completely nude on a giant hand.

“A-Alessia,” she coughed out. 

The giant eyes widened for only a second before the impossible head nodded. Delphia tried to push herself up. Fingers were around her in an instant, drops of water pooling in the hand she sat on. The fingers helped to lift her, a burn on her skin where they touched. Her back was left leaning against the fingers that curled over her. The ones moving her disappeared all too quickly.

“Del, Del you’re ok I promise,” Alessia whispered. Her voice was more melodic now. The warmth of her skin was reassuring. This was real and Delphia was held safely from the water, was found in the water by someone so massive. It was a lot easier to feel safe knowing that. “De- Delphia please, talk to me… If you’re scared it’s ok. I don’t mind. I kind of broke my promise already…”

“I’m shocked,” her own voice sounded wrong. The water she swallowed made her cough. Alessia’s face quickly took over everything she could see. Now she could see the subtle ring of gold that meant her girlfriend wasn’t quite human. “I’m ok, I think. I-it was a lot of water. You still saved me.”

“Delphia… you don’t have to pretend. You’re shaking… I’m so sorry. This was an awful idea. I’m so sorry, I’m so so sorry.” Delphia looked down shocked to see her body moving. She didn’t feel scared. It didn’t take long for her to realize it wasn’t her shaking.

“I’m not the one shaking.” Alessia jumped, pulling her face away. It was a lot easier to tell the giant woman’s hands were shaking. Delphia started to pet the palm she sat on. “Alessia, why are you calling me Delphia? You never call me that anymore.”

“I-I… you really aren’t scared? I almost hurt you. I could have killed you because I overfilled the tub. Please don’t pretend for my sake.”

“Have I ever been a good actor? Is this… is this why you wanted to take a bath together?”

“Kind of… it’s painful to be small for so long, I always take a bath after. It seemed like the best time to show you, especially since we’d both be kind of exposed.” Alessia’s cheeks turned red and Delphia suddenly remembered how she was dressed, or rather lack thereof.

“O-oh. I guess that’s true.”

Delphia looked away, but it didn’t stop her from seeing Alessia. Everything around her was the woman. It was intimidating. She’d already felt small in comparison, now it wasn’t even a contest. She sat smaller than the fingers around her. She shifted her legs beneath her and wrapped her arms around herself.

Alessia started moving. Delphia yelped as she was lowered along with the woman’s shifting. She had trust in the giant hand holding her, but the water that touched her still made her flinch. The hand froze, fingers came to surround her. She looked up into loving eyes that kept her frozen.

“It’ll be alright. Just tell me if it’s too much,” Alessia said. Her voice was much louder now, enough it vibrated Delphia’s bones. A thing she realized pretty quickly she liked. She nodded, unsure if the giant’s eyes could actually see her. It didn’t stop Alessia from lowering her hand again.

The water moved to a point Delphia was covered up to her waist. It made her shiver, but the brown eyes kept her from panicking. She would be safe. Now she could smell the hints of mint in the water. Mixed with a salty scent that almost made her think of the sea. She never would have thought to like the two together, but it was Alessia’s scent. Something she loved.

The water moved up to her chest, enough she was starting to float. A part of her was nervous, that Alessia might expect too much. It never happened. The palm stayed within reach, eventually she stood to look up at the giant woman. It was then she noticed how calm Alessia seemed. The way the water clearly soothed pains that she’d never known about.

“Can you bring me to your head?” Delphia asked. It was before she even thought it all the way through. There wasn’t much she could do, but she knew pressure points that should feel good to Alessia.

“Uhm… are you sure?” Alessia sounded nervous. 

“Positive.”

Alessia gave her a sheepish nod before moving the hand she stood on. Delphia stumbled as it moved, but managed to keep her balance with the curled fingers there to help. She was moved quickly, it started to seem almost like Alessia was hiding herself. Delphia would deal with that thought later, for now she would focus on her idea.

“Just at your hairline over your eyes, ok?” she said.  Alessia’s head nodding sent a blast of wind her way. Wind that carried the minty, seaside scent closer. It was a nice sensation. 

As soon as the hand stopped Delphia saw her goal. Carefully, and a bit embarrassingly, she slid off Alessia’s hand. She tiptoed toward the spot she knew would be best. A small massage that only someone her size could give. Reaching it she fell to her knees before starting to knead the skin where her hair grew.

Alessia jolted as soon as Delphia started. It made her bounce and caused her to laugh too. Almost immediately after Alessia started to purr. At least Delphia assumed that was it. She didn’t stop her attempts to massage the point that she knew would help relax the woman.

“D-Del,” Alessia whined. “What are you doing?”

“Does it hurt?” she asked, pulling her hands close to herself. The head she sat on shook, another waft of the strangely calming scent hit her. “I mean, you know Ash and I are supposed to keep an eye on creatures like you. I know some pressure points and this should help you relax.”

That started the giant woman laughing. It was enough Delphia had to stop, she took the chance to stare at the world from this height. She could just see where Alessia’s chest poked out of the water. Further down she could see the woman’s knees. It was hard to believe this lake wasn’t big enough for the woman to stretch out.

“Wow…” Delphia whispered. Alessia stopped laughing. “You’re amazing.”

“What?” Alessia’s voice squeaked.

“You’re amazing. You’re so big and you still saw me and Ash… you still want to be with us.”

“I think you have it backwards.” Fingers came up and pinched Delphia’s sides. She was brought in front of the brilliant and giant brown eyes. Staring at her with warmth. Set on a palm, a single finger traced down her arm. “You and Ash are human… I’m too big even when I’m your size and you two still pick me. You’ve seen my stretch marks…”

“Alessia…” Delphia grabbed the finger tracing her arm with both her hands. “Nothing about you is too big. You’re gorgeous and… and if we’re not too small then you can’t be too big. Ever.”

“That doesn’t seem fair.”

“I mean, I’m the one sitting in your palm. I think I get to decide.” 

Another round of melodic laughter made Delphia bounce in the palm. It was nice, reassuring. This time Alessia lowered herself in the water and dropped Delphia off near her chest. Delphia watched the hands disappear for a second only to come back with a bottle.

“Do you want to see something fun?” Alessia’s whisper made her shiver.

“Only if you’ll keep me safe.”

“Always.”

With that Alessia tipped the bottle. In seconds the scent of the water changed, something more like dahlias. It was amazing. She’d never smelled something quite like this. Soon the mint mixed in creating something almost indescribable.

“It’s something special. It uses the scents we give off to make something special. Dahlias and mint… Ash and I had mint and fresh flowers. I have two small flowers with me it seems.”

“You know… we could do this, all three of us sometimes. I wouldn’t mind. I doubt Ash would either.”

“I was scared to have you both at once. I figured if I got one of you on my side it would be easier to convince the other I was at least not a threat.”

“So you picked Ash first? I want to be offended, but I am pretty stubborn.” 

Fingers wrapped around her. They gently caressed her, covering her in soap she hadn’t even noticed at first. One hand held her up as Alessia coated herself as well. They sat together in the water for a while. Just in silence. Alessia carefully splashed them both with water to clear off the soap.

“I was scared you’d hate me,” Alessia whispered. “I… it was things like me that hurt you. Scarred you and almost… I was so scared I’d lose you both. I thought maybe Ash could help, but they said I had to tell you alone like I told them.”

“Alessia. I could never hate you. It wasn’t you that hurt me. I don’t blame everyone who isn’t human for it. There’s bad people, but I don’t let the past decide for me.”

“You really are unbelievable.”

Alessia’s hand pressed her against the warm skin. All encompassing and amazing. She could get used to the water if it brought this. Comfort for someone she loved as well as this honesty. She smirked to herself before leaning closer to the hand. She nipped it, getting a jolt, before planting a kiss on the skin.

“Don’t pretend you aren’t too. Or think you get to excuse not telling us until now. I’m sure Ash has as many questions as I do, but that can be done later. When you spend some time at your real size with us, not only in a bath.”

Alessia’s fingers wrapped around her. They pulled her up as the giant head slid beneath the water. Bubbles told her she’d definitely hit a bit of a nerve. Probably a good one too. This bath wouldn’t be over for a while.