#'my sister needs some rest'

[warpaiint]

⌜ @singofus ⌟ ―― K a s s a n d r a & F e n y x ❝ "I always thought Tartarus was going to be all fire and screaming and laughter of the Furies but...well it was more puzzley? Maybe that's the real torture. Those light beams did hurt...It was actually kind of beautiful. In a torn up, vast kind of way. Not that I recommend going there!" Fenyx was too tired for her story to be too coherent for once. Now that she was actually sitting down, the emotional weight of her situation began to settle. She was doing okay physically somehow though. ❞

Kassandra carried a bottle of wine, as she settled down on a set of pillows listening to the tired immortal. "That is… not what I expected," Kassandra admitted, as she listened to her story but she did not sound up to doing much more than sleeping. She reached over to grab a bit of cloth to drape over Fenyx so that if she fell asleep she would be comfortable. Til then, her golden eyes focused on the younger woman and grinned. "Trust me, I'm in no eager interest in traversing Tartarus. However, it sounds like you could do with some sleep," Kassandra set the bottle down to the side as she brushed her fingers along her hair and touched her forehead. Did immortals even get sick? She felt physically fine but perhaps it was her mind that needed time to rest.

"If the gods do not need you, how about you rest here for the night?"

[moeblob]

Moeblob: (tries to establish a fish theme. likes to be called salmon.) FEH: Broccoli alts only, no negotiations.

(this is for you Leo.... I'm sorry........... you don't deserve it)

[griseldabanks]

Comfyvember 4

Story: clone sister story (original) Prompts: Bed rest — Mug of tea — Soft music

The door creaked open just as Lily's playlist hit “Into the West.” Sticking her bookmark into Eight Cousins and setting it aside, Lily reached over and turned down the volume on her phone until all that could be heard was a faint breathy voice singing, “Sleep now, dream of the ones who came before....”

Moving slowly and with painstaking care, Ivy eased into the room, carrying a tray with a mug of something steaming hot and a whole package of Oreos. The little girl stared unblinking at the liquid in the mug, as if willing it not to spill as she carried it over to the bedside table.

Lily shifted her phone, water glass, and various bottles of pain meds out of the way so Ivy could place the mug of...tea, Lily thought. It was the black one with the Christmas lights that appeared when it got hot, so she couldn't tell what color the drink was, but she would have smelled coffee or hot chocolate. And you know me better than that anyway, she thought.

Ivy looked around uncertainly for a place to put the Oreos, but Lily held out her hand with a smile. “Thanks. That's just what I needed right now.”

After handing over the Oreos, Ivy hugged the tray to her chest, staring down at her feet. She looked like she wanted to say something; she even opened her mouth a couple times, then closed it again in defeat.

Lily felt awkward too, fiddling with the crinkled corner of the Oreo package. The two of them hadn't really talked since the...accident. That wasn't really the right word for it, but she didn't know what to call it instead. Ivy had been around in the hospital, and had helped out when she could at home, but their parents were usually around too.

The last thing Lily had said to her little sister one-on-one was “Don't be stupid.” She wasn't sure how to act normally after that.

Finally, Ivy just whispered, “Sorry,” and scurried back to the door.

“Ivy, wait!”

Though she half-expected Ivy to keep going, she actually hesitated with her hand on the doorknob. She peeked over her shoulder through long strands of blonde hair, and Lily realized she wasn't wearing her usual pigtails. She hadn't since the accident.

She looked even more like Rose than usual. Not like five-year-old Rose, but like Rose had at the end. Lily wondered if Ivy were doing it on purpose.

With a hesitant smile, Lily said, “I can't eat all these cookies myself, you know.”

Ivy ducked her head, letting her hair swing forward. “I am sorry. I will go to the kitchen and find a more suitable snack—“

“No, silly,” Lily said, rolling her eyes. But for once, Ivy's quirks were endearing rather than annoying. “I mean I want you to stay and eat them with me.”

Ivy's head snapped up, staring at Lily with wide eyes filled with wonder and joy, like she'd never dreamed of something as wonderful as the prospect of eating a cookie with her sister. The intensity of the emotion sent a pang of guilt through Lily's heart. She really hadn't been a good sister lately, had she?

Slowly, as if she could hardly believe it, Ivy closed the door and walked back over to Lily's bed, setting the tray down on the floor. Lily carefully scooted closer to the wall and patted the bedspread next to her. “Here, come join me.”

Gingerly, Ivy clambered up onto the bed, obvious from her movements that she was trying not to jostle any of Lily's injuries. She perched precariously on the very edge of the mattress, until Lily wrapped an arm around her and pulled her close against her side. Ivy sat very still, her round cheek resting in the space between Lily's shoulder and collarbone. Lily wasn't sure if she were afraid of hurting Lily, or just listening to her breathing or something.

Lily didn't speak any words of apology or forgiveness. Those words probably needed to be said at some point, along with things like you're just as much my sister as Rose ever was and you don't have to try to be anyone other than who you are. But for now, she just peeled back the flap on top of the Oreo package and let Ivy take the first one.

As they munched on the cookies in silence, Lily realized that the playlist on her phone had circled back around to the beginning, and the jaunty tones of “Concerning Hobbits” was now softly filling the air. She brushed a few crumbs off the cover of Eight Cousins, then noticed Ivy's gaze was directed to the picture on the front of two girls sitting and reading together. One with dark hair, one with blonde. And the blonde girl's name was Rose.

“You probably haven't read this book, have you?” Lily asked quietly.

Ivy shook her head. “Mother only reads me picture books. This does not look like a picture book.”

“No, it's not. But it was one of Rose's favorites. I find it comforting to read sometimes.”

Strange. It didn't hurt to say Rose's name now, not even when Ivy looked up at her with Rose's eyes, Rose's face...and yet not. Because Lily could see now that it was Ivy looking up at her with those eyes. Just Ivy.

Lily smiled down at her baby sister. “Would you like me to read it to you?”

Ivy snuggled even closer and whispered, “Yes, please.”

With her arm still around Ivy's shoulders, Lily opened the book and flipped back to the beginning, ignoring her bookmark in the middle of the birthday party. She thumbed through well-worn pages until she got to the first chapter, titled “Two Girls.”

“Rose sat all alone in the big best parlor, with her little handkerchief laid ready to catch the first tear, for she was thinking of her troubles, and a shower was expected.”

[natjennie]

anyone else out here a middle child saddled with eldest daughter responsibilities?

[in-tua-deep]

So I followed you years ago for the first season of tua. It has been years and now tua has come to an end. I just watched the final season. Did you or will you watch it? I might not be able to recommend it. Which is such a shame. The first season was amazing and will be forever one of my favorite shows.

I have a terrible confession to make…

I’ve only fully watched season one of the umbrella academy. I started season 2 and haven’t finished it yet 😭

[hollowsart]

I need my body to let me sleep fully undisrupted throughout the night. Stop waking me up at random times. I want full sleep. I'm so tired.

[cryptidapprentice]

you know, i was about to make a post being like 'i think about dating men/masc people a lot, but i keep having dreams about women/femmes, n im wondering if i need to think more about comphet' but upon opening the app i got distracted by a joe keery gifset and went 'ah... nah i just like guys a lot too... ❤️'

[goldensunset]

now that my sisters are hooked on playstation gaming bc they got to try it for a bit i’m like guuuuys if we all pool our money we could invest in a ps5 together… (they want to play the fanciest most realistic games from this decade and i want to play a clunky series that’s older than me)

[countdown-til-sanders-take-over]

this is a formal apology for every time i've read ur fnaf theories, gone "ah... of course! yes!" and then forgotten to respond

This is a formal apology for every time I've read one of your asks, not immediately had a TQ&/E, and forgotten to respond

[poppyseed799]

I think one of the weirdest signs that I was trans was that I was fine with being called a woman but NOT a cis woman. I felt awful cuz I was like “do I have a problem with people calling me cis even tho I am???” cuz I am NOT someone who minds being called accurate descriptors such as cis. I felt like I just wanted to be special or something even tho that wasn’t it and felt so bad. Something just felt really wrong about being called a CIS woman. Definitely one of the more thought provoking signs I was trans lol

[dirt-str1der]

just wanna say im obsessed with your mind and i read your posts about kiryu like the morning paper. thank you for your service

(Sweats) e-even the ones about him laying eggs ?

[dawei-s]

Close to my grandma's age when she had my dad literally wtf

[disengaged]

toronto ….. (again)

[dragoninahumancostume]

I hate it when it's like 2am and I get a wave of one of the feelings on the sad spectrum and my chest starts to hurt

[relicsongmel]

I'm 25 today

[youngpettyqueen]

wanted to draw a couple Larro interactions because shes been on the brain the last couple days. some context under the cut-

image 1 is Larro and Wilos. Larro has a habit of overworking herself till she drops, especially in a crisis. I imagine the context behind this here is the ship's got a lot of power down, and its gotten really cold, and shes been working herself to the bone trying to fix everything and keep what few systems they do have online. cue Wilos coming to find her, and insisting she take at least a 5 minute break and get in the bloody blanket because she's going to freeze her fingers off, damnit. Larro gives in, and within seconds of being in a warm cozy blanket, shes asleep on Wilos' shoulder

it still takes a good long while for Wilos to realize he has feelings for Larro. to be fair to him, he is literally the first Vorta to ever develop a crush, so its not like he has any context for why she makes him blush like a schoolgirl

image 2 is Larro getting her hair cut, something she has Ruven do for her. she cuts her hair after the traumatic s3 finale. in battle, her and Wilos were both nearly killed, and she blamed herself for Wilos' injuries because he was hurt trying to protect her. it happened because she was grabbed by her long hair, so she decided to cut it off so it would never happen again. Ruven was more than happy to do it for her

Larro had been keeping her hair long and very similar to her older sister's for a long time. this is her first time seeing herself with a new hairstyle in a long, long while. she likes it a lot. its not a very traditional Vulcan hairstyle, but shes never been the most traditional Vulcan, so its very her, in a lot of ways. she likes it a lot