#(the last one is the funniest in a dark sense. like we know what the writer meant by that

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CHAPTER 18

Noah

I’M FUCKING LOSING my mind.

As soon as Harlow is gone, I dismiss the Deb who sucked me off with a wave of my hand. I don’t even know her name, though it’s probably something equally basic. Something completely forgettable.

Unlike Harlow . She’s unique, and that really fucks with my head. Half the time, I want to wrap my hand around her throat and watch the life drain out of her. And the other half of me…the other half wants to fuck her until she breaks. I want to hear my name on her lips, screaming, begging me for mercy.

I’ve gone fucking crazy. And Harlow is the reason for my insanity. It makes everything that happened with James more clear–how you can get wrapped up in one person and lose all fucking sense.

I suck in a breath and head downstairs. Harlow fled, and if I were smart, I’d go after her, make her face this thing between us. But I don't chase anyone down. Ever .

When I head downstairs a half-hour later, I see people trickling through the front door. I guess the party must have broken up after Harlow and I left the

club. And as it usually happens, the party picks right back up here, at Rush House. This house is the hub for everything—and has been for a few generations now.

Nick spots me and holds out a beer. “Bro! What the fuck are you doing here? I thought you were out somewhere with Harlow . Getting her on message,” he says the last word suggestively like I was off somewhere fucking her into submission. It’s what I’d planned to be doing.

“Shit didn’t go to plan.” Instead, I got sucked off by some random Deb, and yet somehow, I’m still unsatisfied. Just one thought of Harlow , and my cock is hard again. “She ran off.”

“Ohhh!” Nick laughs, buckling over with a hand to his mouth like this is the funniest shit ever. “Damn. Noah has been rejected.”

Nicholas and Jolly walk up together.

“What?” Jolly asks, looking between Nick and me. “What happened?” Nick recovers just enough to tell Jolly, “Harlow  fucking rejected

Noah.” Another fresh bout of laughter has him gasping. “He said she ran.”

Jolly looks at me like I’ve grown two heads. “Damn, Noah. You must be losing your touch.”

My boys are always fucking with me, so that’s to be expected. But now’s not the time. Annoyance bubbles up inside me, and I scowl. “Fuck you,” I say to Nick. “She didn’t reject me.” I felt her body respond to my touch, I saw the way her eyes widened when she saw that Deb sucking my cock. She wants me, I can fucking feel it. “She’s just….” I push out a breath. “...stubborn. ”

And it just makes me want to break her more.

Nicholas leans against the pool table, arms crossed over his chest. “This is fucking bullshit,” he says, the only one, besides me, who isn’t laughing. “We only have a few weeks before shit gets real.”

I close my eyes briefly and clench my jaw, trying to find the last threads of my patience. “You don’t think I fucking know that?”

Jolly and Nick sober, sensing the sudden intensity of the situation. “So where’d she go?” Nicholas asks.

Rush House butts up against the boundaries of campus, so the most logical place for her to run is back to her residence hall. I hate the idea of

her out there, in the dark, alone, but it’s only a couple-minute walk from here to her building—and campus security is patrolling.

I shrug one shoulder. “Back at her dorm room?”

Nick looks at me like I’m an idiot. “I think he’s saying you should go after her.”

I shove my hands into my pockets. “Fuck that. She needs to stew for a while.”

Nick laughs again, and I shove his shoulder–hard–causing him to reel back. “What, dude? Say it,” I spit out.

I’d give a kidney to any one of these guys, but sometimes, I want to fucking kill them. They really are assholes.

“Sounds like you got her pretty riled up,” he says. “And it would suck if she was off somewhere getting consoled by some other guy.”

I wince at that thought. “Nah, she’s not like that.”

“Okay, dude,” Nick says with a shrug. “Didn’t look like that back at the club. Ash looked like he’d be more than happy to step in and comfort her.”

I swallow, anger swelling in my gut. Just seeing her cozied up to Ash earlier this evening really pissed me off. He’s a fucking pussy, and of course he would try to steal what’s mine.

And normally, whatever. A chick is a chick. Pretty faces and willing pussies are a dime a dozen. Who gives a fuck, right? But the idea of his hands on Harlow enrages me.

And if Harlow ran from this house to be with him—God help them both, because that shit isn’t going to fly with me.

“Hold up,” I tell the guys, pulling my phone out to text Harlow .

Where are you?

I wait a few seconds, and I see the three little bubbles pop up, indicating she’s replying, but they disappear soon after. No response. Nothing. She left my ass on read.

Oh, fuck no.

Nick planted the seed of doubt in my head, and now, I can't think of anything else. I don’t say anything to the guys, I just turn and head to the

back door, then to the driveway where my car is parked. I hop in and back out of the driveway, peeling down the road like a fucking psycho.

Maybe I am a psycho.

Maybe the apple doesn’t fall far from my father’s fucked-up, mutated tree.

I drive to the first logical place, which is also the closest—Harlow ’s residence hall. I let myself in with a master key card. I shouldn’t have it. Only residents of the dorm and administrators should have keys, but when I’d found out where Harlow was going to be housed, I’d blackmailed the Resident Assistant to get me my own key. He had, but reluctantly, telling the Housing Office that he’d lost his original keycard or some shit.

As soon as I’m in, I know I’m on camera, so I head up to Harlow ’s room quickly. Even if I’m caught, honestly, very few questions will be asked. Still, I don’t need that kind of drama right now. I’m focused on one thing, and one thing only–finding Harlow .

It’s around midnight, and there are only a few people milling around the hallways, heading to the shared bathroom, or popping in and out of each other’s dorm rooms. When they see me, they all have the same reaction— they pause like they are trying to comprehend why I’m here. But they don’t talk to me, thank God. They must see the anger in my face, or the urgency in my stride.

I step in front of Harlow ’s door, and pound on the door, the flimsy particle board nearly giving way under my fist. In two seconds, the door is flung open, and on the other side is a girl wearing long pajamas, her eyes wide as saucers.

Harlow ’s roommate.

She looks too shocked or afraid to speak, and I step inside the dark room. Light floods in from the hallway, and I can see Harlow ’s shadow next to her bed. I’d recognize that lush silhouette anywhere.

She reaches over and turns a light on. She’s wearing an oversized t-shirt that hangs to her mid-thighs, revealing miles and miles of her naked, shapely legs. “Noah,” she says, and I can see her swallow. “What the fuck are you doing here?”

“Get out,” I say to the roommate.

The girl hesitates and looks like she wants to protest, but decides against it. She gathers up a couple of her things, and with one last look at Harlow , does

as she’s told, skittering out of the room. I shut the door behind her, and don’t even bother turning the lock.

When I turn back to Harlow , I see fear in her eyes. I flash her a vicious smile. “Now where are you going to run?”

[fictionadventurer]

Quick Sunrise on the Reaping Reactions:

It's hilarious that the very first thing Suzanne Collins does in her newest bestselling novel is to teach her teenage audience how to run an illegal still.

This is the funniest Hunger Games book. Yes, I know how it ends. Doesn't change the fact that this is full of hilarious lines and situations.

This book is drawn in such broad strokes and bold colors. The Capitol excesses, the characters, the cruelty--it's very in-your-face, sometimes over-the-top. And I mean that in a good way. It feels Dickensian. It feels like Flannery O'Connor's "the world is deaf so you have to shout."

This book reminded me that Collins is very good with characters. So many vivid personalities.

I especially love that she features a girl who has weaponized the power of being a gigantic brat.

The four tributes thing was cool in that it gave a sense of teamliness right away, and continued with the other tributes.

I know it's a dark situation, but I can't stop laughing over "That thing is not sleeping in my room."

I could have done without the shower scenes. Yes, teenage boys act like that. I don't need to see it.

There were so many cameos and origin stories, but I think most of them worked okay. Like, it's convenient that the Victors are people we know, but since this is where Haymitch meets them it makes sense that they show up.

(We did not need an explanation of where "sweetheart" came from as a nickname).

I liked seeing all the cameos from the previous generation. I think I'm a bit in love with Katniss' father.

Snow was surprisingly effective as well. It seems weird that he's doling out his backstory so freely here when he's so cryptic in the main trilogy, but I get that this is a sequel to his story, so I can go with it.

I should not be laughing at the tragic end of the romance, but I kind of am. It's so over-the-top, and such an easily avoidable situation. And not in a tragic-flaw kind of way, but in a "you should have enough common sense to follow basic hygiene requirements" way.

I do love the way "The Raven" was used as a refrain/backing track to the last chapter. (Though it might have been more affecting if the poem weren't so singsong).

A much, much better prequel than The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. I even liked it better than Catching Fire (largely because Haymitch knows what's going on.)

One thing I will say in Catching Fire's favor: Katniss may have been in the dark about the actual plot, but at least we were spared scenes of a morally-gray mentor discussing philosophy with her.

(Though those scenes worked much better in this book than in the other prequel. Plutarch makes a much better morally-gray mentor.)

I've found that this book makes Catching Fire work much better. Especially the scenes between Haymitch and Mrs. Everdeen (which didn't really register on previous reads.) Everything lines up really well with the details we got there.

[iguessitsjustme]

The Boy Next World Ep 10 Thoughts

I am still not feeling great and I'm stressed out the wazoo about approximately 27 million things. So it's the perfect time to watch this show. It can only help. Right? Right? Under the cut:

MDL is saying this is only 10 episodes. So is this the last episode? For real? What the fuck am I supposed to do when it ends? What am I to liveblog on Sundays now? If this is over then I'm only watching 2 shows. Who have I become?

Phu continues to communicate well.

Yes yes. Let's get the pain out of the way right now so then we can work on the not pain. I would like the not pain to be 90% of the episode please.

This theme song still slaps and I will be listening to it on my own.

I can't keep all these Phus and Cirs straight (hah) anymore. I'm guessing this is dark Cir now?

Oh a dream. How could this show do this. Does it not know how confused I am all of the time about everything.

I am not gonna say whether or not this soundtrack is good because I genuinely can't tell. But what I can tell you is that I vibe with it. It is working for me. (So much more than the Love Sea soundtrack. Which I can say was definitively bad. I don't know what they were doing over there but they weren't even trying. They put all their effort into this show and it shows)

This is the funniest possible resolution to the Wim not believing Jin thing. Cir is like "he's not lying" and Wim is like "i beg your pardon???????"

Listen. I know absolutely nothing about Jin's mind reading story makes any lick of sense. But I don't care. I'm just vibin. And I like Wim and Jin. I wish they were given the story and screen time they deserved. They could have been fascinating. But I'll take what I can get.

Ask a fella first would you?

This is not asking first my guy.

Listen. Listen. If a hot man was standing outside my apartment when it was raining and handed me an umbrella, I would take it. No matter how pissed I was. Ignore that obviously I would already be holding an umbrella in my hand. I would simply add the new umbrella to my collection.

I need someone to explain the constant presence of screaming children on Sundays when I watch this show. And I am not consistent with the time I watch this show. Doesn't matter. The screaming children will start screaming.

This video is cute. Kind of wish this wasn't a video. But I'm not expecting this show to be the best.

Tears actually have the opposite effect on me and now I like Cir less (I still love him please do not misunderstand). Every time I see someone cry, I just emotionally shut down…I should probably figure out why that is. Dear god something is wrong with me. Cir's tears still annoy me though. Go to him Phu. Go to him to make the tears stop.

AH HE'S SINGING. GO BACK TO CRYING GO BACK TO CRYING.

Why is this going on so long. Is this show designed to torture me? The fuck?

Just @ me next time damn.

Can you not call him?

I love him. Give him merman show. He falls in love with merman. Yes? Yes.

Oh he's me.

I don't see how saying this in front of Cir's mother solves anything with her.

What if they didn't make the mother cartoonishly evil? What if…

Boy this is how you die. Also no way in hell Cir allows this. If he does then he loses all of the respect I had for him.

Why are the screaming children back? Where are their parents?

Why the fuck are we negotiating for people? Stab her? Like gun? I don't understand. Why are they entertaining her need for control like this? She doesn't get to just…trade people? What. The fuck?

They just fucking left Wim there????

GO GET WIM AND OZONE????

You're gonna fuck? Ozone just threw himself to the wolves (hopefully with a knife in his pocket) and y'all are gonna fuck???

So this is definitely one of my favorite offerings from MAME. It ended cute but the fuck?

Save Ozone.

Honestly? I think this show needed at least one more episode so they could have properly resolved everything. But I'll take it. It's not bad. It's not particularly good either. It simply is. I loved all the characters. I was vibin. I'm betting Ozone actually has a plan to deal with his mom and isn't just trading himself with no idea what he's doing. That woman is gonna end up dead and it's gonna look like an accident. At least. That's how that ends in my head.

Anyway, what should I liveblog next? Anyone got anything for me? I could finally start my liveblog of The Lovely Pin. Or I could do a currently airing show since I'm only watching 2 right now. If you have read these liveblogs and enjoyed them, thank you I appreciate you. I'm gonna go take a nap now I think.

[iheartteamnuke]

Every song from Short Circuits 03 by The Garages and how it relates to Skyblock Kingdoms

Because I'm normal. Some background:

WHAT IS SHORT CIRCUITS 03? - SC3 is an album by the garages that came out in February 2022, parallel to the last short circuit season in blaseball (long story). One of the more cohesive albums that the garages made, it's about time, how fickle everything is, and what you do with what you've got. And also has the funniest disstrack ever made. (Also I'm on it)

WHY SBK? - Because there's something so finite about skyblock due to the void that's under everyone's feet, and also they're dealing with god nonsense too. So it works. And I can do whatever I want so there.

OKAY NOW ONTO THE COMPARISONS

diary entry 7/15-7/28 + fourteen days is not enough for my screams to reach your ears: O.S.S.H.A. Avid + Avoid. The horror of realizing everything can swallow you whole so quickly and being unable to stop it. There's so much you want to say. And do. And you can do none of it. So you just have to sit there. Avoid has been in limbo for 1000 years. There is so much he wants to do. So much he wants to say. He can't, there's no time and all the time in the world (if anyone's out there somewhere between me and earth / or somewhere far out in the dark places / I hope my words have brought you some comfort / for one last time, this is Alice, at the end of everything.)

will: Sapphire. Just. Everything about Sapphire. Her imprisonment in Ruby's body and how they've been there for seemingly eons and need to get out (i know my chances are gone / odds almost one thousand hundred to one / but while there's still one / one shot / im searching for a way out / i'll keep searching for a way out), the relationship between Saph + Nav as well as Ruby + Viking in general and how push and pull it is (free me, take me, see you on the other side, let me go). This is the song that made me start thinking about SBK in connection to this album as a whole because it's SO in parallel

STRIKEOUT: Doovid. I continuously describe Doovid as a webkinz soaked in milk (which he is) but he's also a lot of fun! And this song is sososososo fun but is also about the most loser webkinz soaked in milk guy ever. To be fair Doovid is not a loser, but he has the like. Vibe of someone who walked into a party without knowing anyone due to the fact that he is the only average guy on the server full of people CONSTANTLY going through it (when my horoscope said that "my life would be changed" / i thought it meant that i would get to play college basketball / but i'm here, and i hear them call my name / i guess i should go). This song could also be about Milkman if you squint.

hymn to a non-allergic reaction: my song!!! this can be taken in two/three ways- leon simping for olm (if you wanna be funny) or olm possessing vintage (if you wanna be angsty) or O.S.S.H.A. Avid tubing his friends. Hey what if god showed up and wanted you to join his cult and in order to get you to do so he wrote you the most ineffective ad jingle known to man. But also what if he made not-so-subtle threats towards your friends and alluded to your role during the end of the world (so prep your family, say goodbye [tell all of your friends goodbye] / for the sake of peace they all may die). What if you wanted literally nothing to do with this (there is another god in the sky that calls my name. i do not want to listen to it, for it does not abide by science, but nothing in this world makes sense anymore, so f*ck it all, i guess.) but couldn't get away from it so you just. Gave up. Maybe this is also about Fool but idk much about him so bear with me.

two week world: less lore and more meta- SBK and it's community! This is a small community but it's one full of love and collaboration and we will cherish it for a long time. What the SBKers do here is gonna stick with us (maybe one day our light will guide someone home).

just bad: birch please. thats it thats the whole thing. if there's a line to compare it to. were like the netherlands weather in that just like it were bad. i take no pleasure in announcing the facts.

[onlymurdersintheafterparty]

OMITB S4:E8 "Lifeboat"

This episode was really interesting. More questions answered and even more created now that we know what went on with the Westies. Given all the theories out there the ending wasn't too surprising but I do wonder how all of this will be explained in the final episode. At this point I don't have many theories left I'm just waiting on the denouement. All in all I enjoyed it. Spoilers ahead!

I can't believe Dudenoff's death was that simple. I'm not even going to lie I just found the whole thing so sad. He was lonely and grieving his wife and then created a found family that he loved so much he wanted to protect them even in death. Poor Helga who was so scared and convinced that someone did something to him. What I don't understand though is why they called her the wrong kind of Westie and scratched her face out in the picture. They acted like she was a villain or something when all she was trying to do was figure out what happened to Dudenoff. There was a theory on the subreddit that Helga was the one giving Sazz information and now it's confirmed so this is a new turn of events. I'm with Mabel on not ratting them out but with Dudenoff confirmed to be dead how are they going to continue this rent scheme? The police know so the jig is up. Or is this reveal just so that the trio would sympathize with them and not rat them out to the police?

Glen being the stuntman that Sazz was referring to still feels like a red herring to me. We know that he is mentally unwell because of the hallucinated rats but I still don't think he's our killer. I'm thinking Glen is part of the group that killed Sazz and the mastermind shot him to keep him from confessing or it's as simple as the common theory that Marshall is the killer and shot him because he recognized him outside of his disguise. With Glen being in a coma we probably won't learn either outcome until the season finale or the very end of the next episode. Sazz said that this stuntman messed up badly and would be the death of her. She's dead and he's in a coma so she was right but the fact that he was shot means that some sort of cover up is in place for whatever it is that he did and whoever else knows it.

The Westies showing up and waving a knife and everyone just going along with it is so wild to me. It was 6 against 5 and I know Rudy is fit but surely they could have still held their own. It makes sense they didn't react though because they needed the confession. Rudy doing the entire monologue and everyone progressively getting emotionally drained was so funny. Zach has had the funniest quotes this season and I hope someone does a video edit including them all.

Charles really needs therapy when the case is solved because the way he's unraveling and doesn't even know how to process his anger is so sad to watch. Eugene better be careful what he wishes for because when Charles fully snaps and lets all his anger out it's not going to be pretty. I wouldn't be surprised if upon learning who killed Sazz he attacks them (not fatally) and has a full breakdown.

Every week I see the same theory that Loretta will die and I'm starting to get scared this may actually happen. I get them being sentimental about The Arconia but it's full of so much death I can't believe that they would plan their wedding there. Oliver has lost so much and Charles just lost his best friend so do you think the writers will really go there? Maybe it will be a bridesmaid or someone else in the bridal or groom party who is killed. I just feel like instead of killing her off they can just write out her character by saying that she and Oliver travel back and forth to see each other and that explains why she's not onscreen. They've been making it work now so no need to take such a dark route.

I'm so excited for the last two episodes and to see how this all plays out. The Westies never confirmed that it was them sending the letters or bugging the apartments so the mastermind is still out there waiting. This also means that there must be another murder that has gone unnoticed. On a recent youtube video, Matt & Jess TV mentioned Charles' quote in the pilot about the bodies buried in the back of a 14 story building as well as Marv mentioning the Sixth Street Slasher so it looks like there's still a cold case to solve.

And to wrap this all up I just have one question: WHERE IS THEO?

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The Dragon Prince Thoughts 6x08 - We All Fall Down

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Omgg i’m so scared—

AHH

And it starts

Omg sol regem banging into the towers and stuff too this is wild

OH NO THEY’RE TRAPPED

Shit—

OH SHIT

SOREN NO—

Plsbeokayplsbeokayplsbeokayplsbeokay—

HE’S ALIVE WHOO

Omg babeee ur bleeding—

Now he’s really gonna have a scar like corvus

“Get everyone out”

See he learned from the pyrrah incident in s2 he’s prioritizing the people now that he’s not in the whole “xadia is evil” mindset

Hey wait where’s he going—

“Take good care of Hat.”

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN??

SOREN—honey—wHaT aRe YoU dOiNg—

WHAT

AARAVOS IS CONTROLLING PHAROS—

Is this cuz the dark magic infection thingy

Omg viren’s been in there for a long time lmao—

“You have your other way! Dark magic!”

Notice how soren said “your other way” as if he still doesn’t condone it, but he knows it’s the only way to save everyone

Dark magic is so nuanced in situations like these like yeah it’s last resort but if you’re someone who hates it with a passion and then you end up needing it what are you supposed to do

Do you give up your ideals for the greater good or stand your ground and risk disaster

That’s why i love this show so much there’s no clear bad guy

“Take my heart.”

SOREN N O

S T O P

NO

I mean what else is he supposed to do yeah but STILL—

N O O O O O O o o O omg pls—

No not soren

Omg i’m so scared not soren PLEASE—

I’m actually gonna cry if he dies please no—

OH MY GOSH IS VIREN USING HIS OWN HEART—

GAHHH I CAN’T TAKE IT

Just as i forgave him too—

GAHH NO it’s the way he’s ACTIVELY DYING while doing the spell to the point he can barely say the incantation 😭😭😭😭😭😭

“I am a… servant.”

This scene pretty much speaks for itself idrk what to say

This shit is sad like fuck—

“My dad! I need to find my dad!”

CLAUDIA NO

Oooomg she’s gonna lose it if she finds him

Full azula mode

“What happened to your beloved mate who disappeared?”

If he says he ate her imma pop off—

Who even is aithne solaire? Was she mentionedin something?

“In your fury, you buried her.. Alive.”

WHAT THE FUCK—

Like actually???

Not the way aaravos just dies laughing after dropping the darkest most depressing truth bomb ever—

OMG HE ATE PHAROS

“Choke on your own pride.”

HOW THE FUCK IS HE CHOKING ON A TINY LITTLE ELF

Oh my gosh—

This is just brutal

i'm terrified of choking too so it's that much worse

AND HE CATCHES ON FIRE—

“I don’t think you should see him like this.”

Ugh i love terry for being so considerate after everything she’s done

Like yes save the last of her sanity while she still has it

This episode is hard to watch—

The voice acting is impeccable tho like give claudia’s va a raise

OH SHIT SHE FOUND THE PEARL—

Lujanne giving no fucks about the crown is the funniest thing

But wtf is she talking about the diamond don’t tell me it’s fake—

“Her dad just died. Can’t she just take a moment to grieve?”

FINALLY Terry’s talking sense like shit aaravos at least give her a minute—

I KNEW IT

I FUCKIN KNEW IT

VIREN’S STAFF HAS A QUASAR DIAMOND

I literally said it like 2-3 episodes ago too

WAIT THAT MEANS—

“I can only save two of them.”

Oh you’ve gotta be kidding me—

Alright y’all it’s a wrap. Katolis is gone, viren is dead, aaravos is getting out, it’s a whole ass shit show. Ooooooomg i’m scaredddddd. Especially when callum finds out the real pearl was in katolis all along, i guarantee you he’s gonna spiral like he did in kosmo’s vision. This episode was really hard to watch, I was surprised, but in a good way. One more episode to go, then season sevennnnnnnnn whoooo

Time to cry :D

[real-fire-emblem-takes]

As a Gangrel Enjoyer, every so often I find myself so conflicted with Fire Emblem Awakening where.

I know this was supposedly the last of the series, so they wanted to go out with a bang. And if it did well enough, they’d continue the series. Naturally they didn’t wanna take too many risks and had a lot of ideas they wanted to throw together. Awakening is far from a perfect game, but I still think it’s a fun ride.

Yet, I wish wish wish we could’ve gotten more out of Gangrel beyond the Paralogues (which I’ll be honest, not the best written. Probably the most poorly written parts imo). I feel like as a character he has so much potential to him beyond being just a dastardly mustache twirling villain.

There’s mentions about the conflicts between Plegia and Ylisse, with Chrom’s father launching an attack on his people. Awful of a petty bastard as he is, this war was sort of a revenge against what his father did and how Ylisse refuses to acknowledge it.

Then there’s his backstory about being a poor street rat who lost his mother (father most likely not in the picture) and how he climbed his way to being King. That raises so many interesting questions - both about his character and the politics of Plegia!

And for being the Mad King (I know he’s called the Dark King in the Japanese version but still), he’s not all that mad? Well maybe not mad in a crazy sense, certainly quite wrathful though. He’s got it all - he’s an snarky asshole, he’s a heartless bastard, he’s crude humored, he’s a pathetic self loathing mess once he’s knocked from his high horse.

And even if I think the writing for the Paralogues isn’t great, his is one of the better ones imo cuz it gives a bit more insight into Why he became the way he is. It doesn’t excuse any of his actions, but you can see just how easy it was for him to be corrupted by that power. Especially given the implications of his backstory, he had probably been craving that control and power for so long.

I’m sorry this is such a long post but he’s one of my favorite characters in the series. He’s arguably one of the most complex (and funniest) characters in Awakening, and it would’ve been a treat to see him get further development. Wouldn’t even have to get better or be recruitable (though I certainly wouldn’t say No to that!) I just want more of him, I want to see more of him as a character! And Plegia too, I’d love to see more of Plegia in a light that’s not purely evil (that’s a rant for a different day lol)

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[zabala0z]

Hi!! I went back to my notes. I need to scratch that itch in my brain (writing down information) anyways, WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERES A 15TH ENTITY?????

Mag 134: Time of Revelation

As you can tell from my above comment, I am very surprised. How was I supposed to know. The Extinction. Again, killer name. Is that what's going to be the main villain of this season? Thats what it feels like so far. Also, interesting The Web and The End never tried a ritual. Plus, the idea of The Extinction wiping us out to replace us with another race to fear it in return. Thats cool. But that makes me think are we like part of the cycle? Was there a race before us but then they got wiped out. I guess not because The Extinction is a newer entity. Okay ignore that

One thing that's been bouncing around my brain is like..if any rituals worked. Like these entities have been around for I dunno since fear was possible I guess. Rituals, while they take centuries to set up, would be pretty common to succeed so I'm just wondering if any entity succeeded in a ritual that led to the world now.

I still don't like Peter. "Hopefully our patron" SHUT UP. Also love that Martin helped out Jon with all those recorders. Because Jon can sense them. though I guess he didn't know that

MAG 135: Dark Matter

The last of the trio of statements (MAG 57, MAG 106). I did point out that in MAG 106, her fingertips were burned. I guess its because she handled a god damn SUN. A DARK SUN?? Anyways Maxwell Rayner appearance, woo. Also, an explanation behind Daedalus which i throughly enjoyed. Although the part about the nyctophobe being used as a battery did make me genuinely sick to my stomach. Dunno why that was the most unnerving part of this podcast to me.

Anyways, a ritual for The Dark. Took them a while, like a solid 4 years. in Norway too. Home of Jurgen leitner. You would think killing Rayner would stop them but no! Cant be that hard to end their ritual, just point a flashlight at them

MAG 136: The Puppeteer

I love seeing different perspectives to the same story oh my god. Anyways this is related to MAG 110, obviously. I wonder if neil lagorio knew about..The Web from the beginning. Was he in cahoots? They said he would send people to watch previews of his movies and they were never the same so i feel like he was. Plus he was described with no warmth behind his eyes and that sounds very not human so.

Annabelle Cain. She popped up before in MAG 69. Nice to see she's branching off to other hobbies like killing old men. I think she killed him at least. And now that were talking about her, I'm reminded of Jons zippo lighter with the web design. Did she somehow send it? Because that zippo lighter was given to him in like s1 and it hasn't been used for any plot important stuff and I'm getting antsy over it, who sent it, I swear to god. Chekhov's Lighter.

Also, "there's me, Melanie, Basira-" "Traumatized, traumatized, paranoid" that is the funniest thing wtf. Another thing, I am very worried about Melanies therapist. like very. Melanie please be careful girl

MAG 137: nemesis

War statements always make me feel bad. So Wallis Turner gave this statement at the Pu Songling Research Centre (MAG 105) which is yknow the sister institute. I wonder if they serve The Eye as well. Anyways "Nemesis" appeared before in MAG 105. Im guessing the entity related to this is The Slaughter. Crazy their ritual failed, those losers. The Risen War. God why are all the names so cool.

ALSO, Eric. What did Gertrude mean about telling gerry about following in his dads footsteps? I checked my notes and in Mary Keays statement, it's implied Eric serves The End. At least that's what I got. he did get a gruesome end. Sorry.

I think that's everything. I see the next statement is Robert Smirke, oh my god. I need to know what this insane architect was up to, I'm so excited.

[fishwithtitz]

Okay!

4 11 13 15 17 21 28 31 36 51 55

Dang, that's a lot! <3

4. what are you looking forward to?

I am getting married in Ireland in June. My wedding will be a dark/ethereal vintage romantic vibe and I'm literally getting married at Dunluce Castle. A dream!

5. are you listening to music right now?

Nope. I'm enjoying the complete silence of my house :)

13. how do you feel right now?

I started antibiotics last Wednesday and I'm feeling so much better. I'm starting to get more of my writing out and I think it's reaching more people, so that brings me joy!

15. personality description

Growing up, I was VERY outgoing and outspoken but I've mellowed a ton. I've been told I come off as shy and a little intimidating until you get to know me. I have always had a love for the unusual things in life and have been able to see beauty in darkness. I was the odd one out (didn't have a ton of friends growing up). I love and care fiercely and I will do anything for my friends and loved ones. I think I'm the funniest person to exist even though I'm probably not.

My students describe me as sassy (I love to roast them) and see me as a second mom haha.

17. opinion on insecurities.

I'm not really sure what this one means, but I'm going to answer it as if it's my opinion on my own insecurities.

I'm insecure about my body. I have the typical hourglass figure (big hips/thighs, big tits, small waist) but I also have hip dips so anything form fitting is a no go. I grew up in the late 90s/early 00s diet culture and have yo-yoed in weight since I was a kid. I had an almond (step)mom and I still feel shame around food. It's something I'm working on in therapy. I have so much pride and respect for Gen Z and their movement of body acceptance and positive body culture. It's something I wish us millennials had done when we were younger.

21. age and birthday?

August 13th; I’m 31 going on 85

28. i’ll love you if…

You are kind and genuine. You leave me comments on/reblog my work (because as much as I say I write for self-satisfaction, I also love recognition like anyone else and I have a really low self esteem when it comes to my writing). You take me out for coffee. You have a good sense of humor (extra points if it's dry or dark).

29. 3 random facts

I had to be treated for the plague in my 20s (yes, the literal bubonic plague)

I used to be a top writer on a fanfic website when I was 13 (early 2000s) and I cringe thinking of the shit I put out 😂

*trigger warning for injury* I have seen/smelt burning flesh (like, flesh melting off someone's body) as a result of an accident in high school. I still get jumpy around explosives. 10/10 don't recommend.

36. 3 dreams you want to fulfill?

I'd like to be a published author that gets to share their thinking with the world (and ngl I'd love to do an international book tour).

I want to get back into music/playing piano (I'm too scared to try and don't even know where to start).

I want to travel more (ideally to Europe). It's so expensive and I'm poor and landlocked.

51. starsign

Leo Sun, Sagittarius Rising, Aquarius Moon

55. tumblr friends

@copiasghoulfriend @copias-juicebox @anamelessfool @portaltothevoid @katyaoaksdottir @the-lisechen

In response to Get to know me, pick some numbers post

[whenimgoodandready]

What is funny? Is it a joke we tell? A mere coincidence? Or a ironic twist of fate that makes us question life itself? Sometimes what’s funny to someone may not be so funny to someone else. The monkey is one of the most funniest animals in the world, but it’s also known as the wisest. The Monkey Miraculous represents honor, instinct, swiftness, and playfulness. It gives the user the power to make other peoples powers malfunction so as to have the user have a high advantage to defeat their opponent. Kim was gifted with this miraculous to save the heroes when the chips were down (“Party Crasher”). Fitting since he’s the lovable jokester. However, with this kind of power given to a villain, it’s not funny. Just who and what can they use it for? Let’s see:

*Derision-In the past couple of eps, we saw that Marinette Dupain-Cheng had trouble saying “I love you” to her boyfriend Adrien (“Perfection”), but finally talked to her friends about it (“Migration”). Despite that progress, what is still keeping our poor pigtailed protagonist from saying those 3 little words!? To answer that! Let’s go waaaaaaay back to “Miraculous B.C” (“before Césaire”. You’ll see why I call it that)

(memory flashback harp music plays)

꒰ఎ✨Back in the 8th Grade, when everyone looked the way they did in that quick flashback photo of “Reflefta”, Bunhead Marinette had a crush on, I sh*t you not, Yellow/Red Hoodie Lê Chiê’n Kim! Yes! That Kim! The obnoxious sporto! The guy that challenged people to stupid dares (“Timebreaker”), insults animals (“Animan”) and bullies his classmates (“Origins Part 2:Stoneheart”). That Kim! Course, Bunhead Marinette was too in love to notice these flaws and even her best friend White Sweater Socqueline Wang thought it was ridiculous. Utterly ridiculous! (this is why I called it “Miraculous B.C”). Remember Soc? The “Other” Ladybug who runs the art store (“Jubilation”) who helped the new dynamic duo with her supplies (“Kwami’s Choice Part 1:Transmission”) and even our OG heroes too (“Perfection”). Yeah! She was our Alya stand-in. Bunhead Marinette invites Yellow/Red Hoodie Kim to the local swimming pool to confess her love to him there and Chloe (same as ever) convinces Yellow/Red Hoodie Kim to prank Bunhead Marinette as his declaration of love. Unfortunately, it did a number on her…….a real bad number! The rest is all ancient history✨໒꒱

(memory flashback harp music plays)

Back in “Miraculous A.C” (“after Césaire”), Adrien takes Marinette to the local swimming pool for their date and she starts having panic attacks from her last romantic encounter there and it almost gets her akumatized as “Panic”. Almost! Our girl kept her cool once again! Strike 3! Monarch! You.Are.Outta herrre! You stupid Butterfly Boy! He tried to do that the first time making her “Princess Justice” (“Ladybug”). What would that have looked like!? A blindfolded villainess holding a scale, wielding a sword and wearing a tiara that forced people to tell the truth!? Puh-lease! The second time was “Unmasker” (“Exaltation”). Let me guess, a fully covered up villainess that only has their face exposed so as to show that there are “no secrets” and magically removed whatever face shield a person had!? C’mon! Now here, it’s “Panic”!? Idk what they would’ve looked like, but I’m assuming her power would be to make others run and panic like crazy. Phffft! :P. Doesn’t Monarch know he can never ever akumatize our girl!?😏

After Kim gives Adrien and Ondine the brief history of “Miraculous B.C”, they call him out on his awful stunt and it gets worse when Kim foolishly mentions how hot Chloe is, in front of his own girlfriend, then he gets annoyed by them not having a “sense of humor” and is akumatized as Dark Humor, with the power of the Monkey Miraculous (his given miraculous), that makes him shoot arrows of randomness at people causing them to pull cruel pranks on innocent civilians. His second akumatized form and, appearance wise, it’s sh*t! It’s basically just an inverted coloring of his Dark Cupid look with the addition of his swimming goggles on! Monarch wasn’t trying again was he?🙄 He couldn’t have at least given him a dark jester suit or something!? Ugh! Obviously, judging by what I just said, I prefer his Dark Cupid look. His power was the only effective part about him cuz it did screw up Ladybug’s “Lucky Charm” power, but she made it work. He’s not as quick as our buginette is😏.

There you have it folks! The reason why Marinette Dupain-Cheng is the insecure, anxious, elaborate planning, schedule memorizing and creepy stalker that she is for the past 4 seasons, why she went from a “Heart Thinker” to a “Head Thinker” and why she struggles with her relationship with Adrien. It’s.All.Kim’s.Fault! If he hadn’t pulled that creepy crawly prank, Marinette would’ve been happy and with a boyfriend! Marinette didn’t wanna repeat of blinding moving forward with a guy and so she became a research freak and that way she’d be more careful and not fall for any more tricks! It’s no wonder why she didn’t fall for Cat Noir upon first meeting! He reminded her too much of her first failed crush! Then again, if Kim hadn’t pranked Marinette, that would also mean none of the events in the show would’ve happened either. There were good moments and breakthroughs that changed the whole shtick of things that slightly changed the status quo. Whoa! Talk about your “butterfly” effect! Badum-tish🥁. In Miraculous B.C, before our golden boy and aspiring journalist came into the story, Chloe dominated the school (even outside of it) with an iron (and nail polished) fist and everyone, including the staff, was too afraid to stand up against her. Poor Marinette, before gaining confidence with the Ladybug Miraculous, was a complete doormat to Chloe’s neverending bullying (sighs sympathetically), but not Socqueline! Thanks to her and her Kung Fu fighting, she prevented Chloe from publicly humiliating Marinette. Sadly, it also got her expelled 2wks before graduation. Sorry Soc☹️. Now we know why Marinette became fast friends with Alya. She’s just as bold and assertive as Soc! That’s good cuz we need someone to keep Marinette grounded and encourage her to be brave. Kim didn’t mean any harm though. He just can’t see when a joke crosses the line. The real person at fault was actually Chloe who orchestrated the whole thing and Kim fell for it hook-line-and-sinker cuz of his crush on her (“Dark Cupid”). Luckily, he grew out of it and moved on to someone better (“Syren”). Thanks to Ondine, he got character development and even apologized to Marinette. Thank you, Kim! He finally got the wise aspect of the monkey! Adrien was pissed af when he found what Kim did traumatizing Marinette and for the second time, almost committed murder! (“Jubilation”). Adrien, I know what he did to your gf was wrong and it’s why she can’t say “I love you”, BUT THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO GO! After Kim turned over a new leaf, Adrien confronted Chloe to do the same, but as you’d except, the b*tch said “No” cuz she only cares about herself. Oh Adrien, if you couldn’t convince her to change (“Despair Bear”) and mean it (“Queen Banana”) or have the heroes give her a chance by officially giving her the Bee Miraculous (“Malediktator”) and teach her a lesson about being a better person by taking it away from her (“Battle of the Miraculous Part 2:Miracle Queen”), what makes you think she’ll see the error of her ways herself!? Chloe is a notoriously entitled b*tch who thinks she can treat everyone, mostly Marinette, as if they’re lesser for “fun”! Nobody can convince anyone that they can redeem Chloe! (remembers being spoiled by “Revelation”) OH SH*T!

[jo3ydr3w]

System ask game by @/thehuman-ish

📻

🍄 - how did you get your system name?

Someone we used to know suggested Ink Blot.

👾 - funniest out of context system quote?

Literally SO many.

Post by Marcas of some of the funniest ones.

"U beter take yer cake 'n' leave!" - Jojo, when no one had any cake is probably one of the best, 'cause she's four years old, so she just says shit that makes ZERO sense.

🎉 - favorite system holiday?

Birthdays are probably one of them, but another is October 18th, our 1953 poker night anniversary.

🌙 - do you have subsystems?

One. Anti's Bitches.

☕ - what is switching like for you?

It's usually our eyes going unfocused then going into refocus to trigger a switch, unless we just woke up 'cause then we're still half asleep, which makes it a lot easier 'cause our brain isn't awake yet.

💫 - are there any hobbies you all have?

Doll collecting and writing!

💾 - what's your headcount?

No one literally knows. We have a lot of alters we don't know about or barely have heard, but haven't seen, or know are up there by shit laying around, but no one's seen them. My guess is 100 something.

👻 - do your alters/headmates have different voices or speech patterns?

Yeah, we all do. I got a mix of a southern accent and a New York accent. I don't know how it happened either, hun.

🎨 - does anyone in your system like art?

Yeah! We LOVE source art especially!

🥀 - how easily does the system split?

Very, but to be fair I think it's mainly discovering alters that were there for a long time that we didn't know were there.

🦖 - is your system fictive-heavy? factive-heavy? neutral?

Fictive heavy. Only 6? alters that aren't fictives.

🎵 - what songs remind you of your alters/headmates?

So many...A lot of us have playlists on YouTube lol

❓ - how much amnesia do you experience?

So much. We can't remember anything. So when we want to do something we can NOT switch or else we'll forget.

🎮 - what do your alters/headmates do in their free time?

We watch a lot of video essays on nostalgic stuff, tv channels, toylines, tv shows, etc.

🪐 - what is headspace like for you?

It's VERY complex. We'll have to upload our innerworld map at some point. Shit is insanely connected and vast.

🍐 - are there any non-human alters/headmates?

Only humans really are our factives.

🪫 - what do you all do to recharge?

Lay in bed and cry to Olivia Rodrigo.

🌧️ - how does the system cope with stress?

See above answer.

🔦 - how did you discover your system?

Joey heard Jojo outside of age regression a few years ago and went "WHAT"

🌟 - do any alters help out with school/work?

Whoever is fronting at the time.

🌊 - who are your frequent fronters?

Don't have any atm, but last year when BL was a thing, Ethan and Jack were pretty frequent, they got front stuck a lot 'cause of it, I don't think they know that, though. They also tend to front with Mark, ofc, when we're sick.

🎁 - have you ever bought your alters/headmates things?

Constantly, we spend most of our allowance each month, if not all of it, on stuff for our alters.

☘️ - what are your introjects/fictives usually sourced from?

.....Markiplier's anthology series. We started watching before Dark was even a concept, so it's been a pretty big comfort in our childhood, so over 50, probably 70 or maybe more, of us are sourced from it.

[pokemon-teacology]

Woah! It's been a while, sorry about that.

Small update on my life: I finished the semester at paldea a little under two weeks ago, has the finale of my DND campaign, the trainer season took it's pause for the winter a week early, I got back to Galar, and now I'm relaxing for the holidays!

So here's one final update on the past few weeks of official trainer battles in Galar.

Last we left off, the kiddos had just beaten their respective gym leader in Stow-on-Side, the pink kid had just toppled over the huge mural, and another, arguably better statue was revealed in its place.

My sources (Sonia inforumping to me at 3am several nights in a row) tell me that the statue depicts two ancient Galarian kings, as well as two canine looking pokemon. I haven't gotten super great pictures from online, but I sent hop on a mission to take a closer look for me before all the tape and barriers were put up, and I can confirm that their teeth suggest that these Pokémon are dog-like in nature, and were likely obligate carnivores.

Very cool, so instead of it being one king it was two, and they each had a Pokémon that worked alongside them to end the darkest day.

(context for anyone unaware: the darkest day was a time over 3,000 years ago where a great storm blackened the sky and turned the sun red. The story I grew up with was that a hero faced the storm and defeated the malevolent spirit that was controlling it, thus ending the darkest day and saving the region. There's evidence to suggest that the darkest day actually lasted about a month, and caused a famine and fucked with our plant life, but that may have been humanity's doing, since the soils we were planting on that year were already not suitable for what we were trying to grow.)

Anyway, post-statue revealing, the kiddos made their way through the glimwood tangle, though it took a while for thrm to figure it out.

However! That allowed enough time for a new and interesting face to make himself known!

Okay this guy, I hate him so much. His name is Joshua, stereotypical galar name for a dickhead. His introductory interview revealed that he's the son of a manager of one of Marco Cosmos' biggest offshoots, so this guy is new money, no sense. He was so rude to the gentleman interviewing him, too :(

So Joshua flew through the first few gyms easily because, get this, the Pokémon he trains aren't even his! He paid to get someone to train the Pokémon he wanted for him. He's got a full team of six. His team consists of Lucario, Gyarados, Luxray, infernape (he's not even from sinnoh fr, he dropped mid-convo that he had some of them "imported" like they're a crate of fruits or something), Milotic, and a sharpedo. Lots of water-types, lots of dark types, all Pokémon that are known for either their violence, or their need for a strong bond with their trainer.

Which leads to the funniest possible way this guy's trainer career could have started out: none of his Pokémon will listen to an arcdamn thing he says. He's so smug in his interviews and downright mean to service folks in public (there are videos online of him yelling at waitstaff and baristas) but his Pokémon have Zero respect for him, and will sit there and do the exact opposite of what he says most of the time.

It's great.

He's managed to just about get through the first three gyms by himself, but his Pokémon (namely the lucario) refuse to fight against Bea, since they have too much respect for her, and none of them want to fight Alistair either, since he's just a kid. So they just on-camera sit down and don't do anything, or they'll ignore his commands and just play with the other Pokémon. It's so embarrassing, it's great. Finally, there's a guy whose downfall I can cheer for.

Carl is somehow still going strong! He's managed to catch a ditto that refuses to transform and, I shit you not, an unown. This man has a question-mark shaped unown that only knows hidden power and flies around like a toddler on a sugar high asking what everything is called.

I swear to arc this man has the strangest main-character energy I've ever seen. It's like he's the sole character in a slapstick comedy, like the world changes and melds its predetermined rules just to mess with him and make his life harder. It's great, he's great. He's still as unconfident in his abilities as ever, but his other Pokémon (the shuckle that stalls its way to victory and the togepi that only ever uses metronome) are doing great, the togepi is now a togetic which is rad! Brandy's been watching with me still, which has been really nice. I'll miss meeting up every week while I'm gone :(

The kids ended up just about not reaching Ballonlea by the time the gyms closed for thr half-seadon, unfortunately, same with a lot of other contestants, since everyone planned to be there by he last week, but they stopped the season early. So, to make up for that, Opal is planning a more major event for the season to start up again in March. She always does weird little competitions independent of the gym challenge during the holidays, anyway, so the trainers will at least have something fun to do.

They got back a few days ago for the holidays, and it was great to see them again :)

I figured out what to get Leon as a gift, too. It's,,, kinda lame though so I'm,,, debating whether or not to actually give it to him.

I think that's everything interesting??? I've been around, babysat my cousins, my Pokémon have been doing great, though they're not a fan of the wetter weather here. They'll be Okey though, they've been staying inside and helping my mother decorate for the holidays. Ralter and Flambé have had some... Tension. I'm not sure if it's the smaller sized house or being back home or what, but I have a feeling they're going to explode at one another soon, so I'm going to do my best to quell that before it happens.

I've been sticking to that plan I made a few months back to spend assigned days with each of them individually, which has been great for us all. The two troublemakers have been getting along... Better recently. But still not Great.

But it's fine! It's Christmas, I've got wrapping to do, we're going to eat so much good food and spend time with our loved ones, it's going to be great.

[maxwell-grant]

“What's impressive?! I've been a boy this whole time!”

(Spoilers for Puss in Boots 2: The Last Wish)

Big Jack Horner was delightfully wretched and felt a lot like he was a Shrek villain stuck in a Puss in Boots movie and it made for a really interesting contrast, with everyone else in the forest going through swashbuckling adventures of personal growth and companionship, while he’s cheating and steamrolling his way through everything with darkly comedic brutality, quite literally pulling Shrek gags out of a bag as he just kills and burns and stomps his way through the magical wonderland.

It’s like he was designed to be the Final Boss of Shrek, except there’s currently no Shrek movies for him to be in so, into the Puss in Boots sequel he goes, almost like this dark embodiment of the shadow cast over the Puss in Boots franchise that it must surpass (and somehow did). He just does not play by any of the same rules everyone else does and it’s great, it lets everyone look better by default. It lets the Puss vs Death story play out in all it’s poetic glory but still gives the movie a proper bastard for everyone to gang up on. I didn’t think of that at first, but I’ve read some comments and wonderful analysis commenting on Jack Horner as a extended pisstake on Disney, an update of Lord Farquaad for modern times, and it’s an analysis that makes a lot of sense.

In that regard: while this couldn’t possibly have been intentional given their release dates so close to each other, I do think it’s pretty funny that Jack winds up connected to Pinocchio, a character who had having a rather busy 2022 if you can tell. Not only is he followed around by a bootleg Jiminy Cricket, but we see that Jack, who was extremely well-off and spoiled throughout his entire life, bears an incandescent bitterness against all magical creatures (and Pinocchio specifically) for taking attention away from his roadside show, which consisted entirely of him reciting his nursery rhyme over and over (even his family was shown bored by it), and so that’s why he wants to own ALL the magic in the world: so that nobody else gets any.

He, who already owns a massive empire and business and land and literally endless collections of powerful magical artifacts he can use to achieve anything he wants a trillion times over, who doesn’t even know what most of what he has does or is worth, is driven by the fact that Pinocchio upstaged him once,

and so nobody else should get to do anything like that ever again.

(Again, not saying this was remotely intentional, just a funny coincidence)

Also wonderful how his ultimate undoing comes from said bootleg Jiminy Cricket, one of the countless employees he’d abused and crushed over the movie, finally having enough and sending him his incendiary “resignation letter”. 2022 saw the year end with a movie where Jiminy Cricket ends a titanic corporate manchild’s reign of terror and life by setting a magical contract map on fire and freeing everyone from it.

It doesn’t even register as one of the best things about the movie only because the movie has SO many best things going on, that it can just casually work in one of the funniest Shrek subplots of all time like it’s easy. Still shocked at how good this film was and how much life they injected into it, perfect movie to end or start the year with.

[the-veil]

Always willing to hear them personally, just don't want anything getting flagged on this blog or yours or there being something that could trigger you on accident. That's good you were able to have such a nice teacher who gave you that little treasure and the fact your city got around the gambling laws like that is so god damn hilarious. Oh that's neat, is the statue fairly big?

Oh no you're totally fine, I forget sometimes there's things here that aren't universal and I get blown outta the water when people don't know what I'm talking about or have never seen/tried something that's the norm here haha. Yeah, none of our structures/streets here are centered around the churches (even though we have so many of them,even have one crossed the street from another that was just built last year..Think we have just as many bars as we do churches haha.) We have some bigger establishments like the one I had visited/mentioned in a prior post to you that have various small relics of saints that they take out once in a while but those're few and far between and nothing grand or centered around specific saints/etc.like you have in your city. Good, church boat is best boat haha. {Wish we had buses here zkjhgdfg but God's speed in hopes that your bus-stop suffering isn't too drawn out.} Oh wow, that Pranger is lovely despite it's dark history. Given where it's situated and everything reminds me of when I learned that public punishments like that were actually considered a daytime activity for a lot of families and they'd come down to watch and even eat a meal while the convicted was taken care of only steps away. I love that your city keeps so many of it's relics and actively maintains them so they just don't crumble away, there's not much if any of that care seen in these places. {Or the buildings get repurposed/modernized and lose all their charm/history/etc..ugh.}

I didn't know towers had diffrent decorations/etc. around them to help tell them apart, that's wonderful and so smart especially for folks walking around. That makes a lot of sense about Napoleon and that's very valid haha. Very much so incomplete, that is certain. Totally understandable and valid about the book, it's certinly worth it's weight in knowledge and to have a quote stick with you and resonate with you so deeply is a literary gift itself. Oh yeah, I get what you mean and that's a fantastic take on that. Sometimes the funniest stories hold the most knowledge and it gives you a better peak at what the people were really like back then. {It reminds me of how people these days thought folks back in The Great Depression or other older times were constantly upset/sad/moody just because of the way photography had to be taken.}

Oh my God, that's fantastic. If I'd seen that happen I wouldn't be able to stop laughing. {Hell, I'd be one of the people dressing up for it at that point if given the chance haha--Love that kind of humor.} Well worth it for sure.

Maybe church music would be cooler if they wrote songs like Sleep Token or Ghost.

[foolforharrry]

Bunnies And Buckets

Word count: 2.8k words

Summary: Protective Harry to just pure fluff at the end.

This doesn't really make all that much sense. Again. It went a lil away from what I had planned initially.

But i hope you like it anyway. And if you wanna read more of my work, I have it all linked on my masterlist.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated and if you have any requests please feel free to give them to me and I will do my absolute best to do it.

I love you 🫵🏻

“You’re imagining things, darling.”

“Am not!”, I protest, scowling up at him accusingly. “You totally fell asleep.”

Harry rolls his eyes, “I could tell you everything that happened at any time during the movie. Name a scene and I’ll prove it.”

“What did they do to the rabbit?”, I inquire. He tries his best to make it seem like he’s just building suspense and proving me wrong. We both know it’s useless because Harry dosed off exactly around that scene of ‘Now You See Me’.

The fluffy curls around his ears sway with the same wind that’s turned the tip of his perfect nose red and tinted his cheeks in the same colour. His arm is draped across my shoulders, keeping me tucked into his side as we stroll through the quiet park. The barely illuminated short cut peaceful and inviting despite my fear of the dangers that lurk in the darkness.

There hasn’t been one moment since we started down this gravely path where I’ve felt an ounce of fear or anxiety. The warmth and comfort of being so close to Harry quiet my mind in a way I had never experienced before him.

“It was turned into a pigeon.”

I almost feel bad for shaking my head, with how confident he seems in his answer. Magic tricks have never really been Harry’s thing, so I’m not exactly sure why he was so intent on going to see this movie in the first place. He has a habit of falling asleep if whatever movie or show we’re watching isn’t engaging him enough.

“Better luck next time pretty boy.”, I quip at him, momentarily tightening my arms around his waist.

If it weren’t for the way Harry is guiding us both, I would probably have tripped over my own two feet from how much I keep looking at his gorgeous face.

“Last time I’m taking you to the cinema, I swear.” The slight upturn to his mouth gives away that he’s not serious, but nevertheless, I give him my best pout, “Do you not want your girlfriend to be happy anymore?”

Harry opens his mouth to reply, but he’s interrupted by an unfamiliar voice popping our bubble.

“What are you doing out so late at night, sweetheart?”

Turning around at the speed of light, Harry keeps me behind him protectively, my own body tensing up with the immediate discomfort that settled in the pit of my stomach the second that sleazy voice spoke up.

“She’s with me. Now leave please.” Harry is curt and crystal clear, shoulders broad and tense as he stares at the man who’s leisurely closing the space between himself and Harry and me.

Everything about this stranger feels wrong.

From the way his eyes drag up and down my body to how he’s clearly intoxicated. The brown paper bag disguising alcohol gripped tightly in his hand and the way he’s stumbling every other step. He looks to be in his twenties. Dark messy hair and an expensive-looking suit.

“C’mon, popstar. Don’t be like that.” He slurs out, directing his attention to Harry now. “Big star like you? Bet your little whore wouldn’t mind being shared a little, huh.”

My nose wrinkles in disgust and I feel like I could throw up when his droopy eyes meet mine. The way he looks at me makes my skin crawl. I’m about to tell Harry that I just want to leave, but before I get the chance to he’s taking a strong step forward, making the man stop in his tracks.

“What the fuck did you just say?”, he snaps in a tone I’ve never heard from him before. It’s low and angry and he sounds dangerous.

But in the fucked-up state of mind, the stranger just laughs maniacally as if Harry had just delivered the funniest joke he’s heard in his life.

“Harry, leave it.”, I beg Harry quietly, gripping his arm to get his attention. “He’s not worth it.”

I’m not even sure if he heard what I said as he doesn’t budge when I tug on his jacket.

Instead, Harry takes another step forward, leaving me to wrap my arms around my body as a sort of shield from the anxiety that’s making it difficult to catch my breath.

“I’m gonna give you one chance to get the fuck out of here before I break your nose.”

The man stops laughing, instead straightening himself, gesturing to me, “You willing to ruin your squeaky-clean record for some cheap slut?”

Before I can even process what’s happening, the man is on the ground and Harry is standing over him with his whole body vibrating with anger. I can see Harry’s mouth moving, forming words at him, but all I hear is noise.

I can feel my own body shake with all the strong emotions ravaging my veins.

Our night changed so quickly that I’m not even sure how we ended up here.

One moment I was teasing Harry about how he had fallen asleep at the cinema, feeling so safe and serene, just disgustingly content. And now I’m frozen. From fright or shock or disgust or all three, I don’t know.

It isn’t until Harry’s face morphs from fury to concern when he looks at me that I realise that there are tears tumbling down my cheeks.

“Oh, baby c’mere.” Harry wraps me up in his arms and I fall into him instantly with a sob. Clinging to his back as if he would disappear if I were to let go of him even for a second. My face is smushed into his firm chest, no doubt staining his jacket with salty tears and mascara.

Shushing me, Harry keeps a protective hand on the back of my head as he rubs my back to help me calm down all while coaxing me to walk with him.

And I do, blindly setting one foot behind the other and trusting him to not let me fall.

“I’m fine, I promise.” Harry steps in front of me, blocking my access to the staircase.

“You’re not.”, I tell him. “You need to ice that hand.”

As he’s about to protest again, I grab his wrist before gently brushing my fingertips against his knuckles. The contact has Harry whining in pain and ripping his hand away from me, cradling it to his chest. “Ow! What’d you do that for?”

“If you want that to get better faster, you have to ice it for a bit.”, I explain even though I know he knows it. “Acting tough doesn’t help.”

Harry considers it for a moment before he steps aside, “Ok, you win.”

Cupping his jaw, I stand on my tippy toes to plant a kiss on his lips, Harry’s hand automatically going to the small of my back. “Good boy.”, I say jokingly before giving him a last peck and bouncing down the stairs to fetch him his frozen back of peas along with a tea towel.

The “You’re lucky I love you” that was sent my way nearly had me tumbling down the last couple of steps from laughter.

Harry is in the exact spot I left him, a grumpy pout on his lips.

“Here.” I hand him the towel-wrapped bag of peas, which he accepts, a small thank you mumbled as we make our way down the hallway, turning right and into our bedroom.

Even though we don’t officially live together, it might as well be ours considering that every time Harry has time off, he stays here.

At first, I was shocked he even wanted to come visit, let alone sleep here since I have two roommates. Now, a year and a half later, he adores them and they’re equally fond of him. It’s gotten to the point that Lauren said she and Vera would kick me out on my ass and give my room and space in the fridge to Harry if it came down to it.

Can’t say I blame them.

Harry wraps his arms around my waist from behind, pulling me out of my thoughts as I relax into him and his familiar scent. That is until I feel a freezing cold hand sneak under my shirt and lay flat on my tummy.

The stark contrast in temperature has me screeching and pushing his hands off me, careful not to hurt his bruised one.

The words die on my tongue as I watch Harry double over in laughter, bracing himself on his knees to keep upright. Any frustration I had at him for that freezing cold hand dissipates and turns into swarming butterflies as I can’t help but join him, my demonic laughter joining his.

Once we’ve both calmed down, Harry hugs me again, this time without the cold. Instead, the loving kiss he places on top of my head has a warmth travelling through my whole body.

“I love you, and I’m so sorry about what happened.”, he murmurs, nose buried in my hair.

I shake my head. “There is nothing to be sorry about, my love.”, I tell him for what feels like the hundredth time.

He has been apologising so many times for punching that man ever since it happened.

“No, there is.”, Harry protests, pulling away enough to look me in the eye, his hands cupping my face tenderly. “I don’t know what came over me. I was so scared for you just thinking about what could’ve happened if you were alone. And when he said those things, I just snapped. And I shouldn’t have. I should’ve gotten us out of there and not escalated it. I scared you and I fucking hate myself for-”

“Hey, stop that.”, I interrupt him, “I get why you did it, baby. If he spoke about you like that I would’ve punched him too.”

Harry laughs at that, and the sound tugs a smile on my face automatically.

Still, I tell him seriously; “But you didn’t scare me. He scared me. People like him scare me. What people like him do scares me. Never you. You’re the person I feel safest with than anyone else on this whole, stupid planet.”

“Do you promise?” He searches my eyes as if to see if I’m lying when I tell him yes. The relief that washes over his face when he believes that I’m being 100% honest is like someone just smoothed out all the unusually harsh lines that contoured his features.

“Plus. You defending my honour was kinda hot. I’m not gonna lie.”

Shaking his head, Harry rolls his eyes playfully, “You’re fucking impossible.” “You love it though.”

“I do.”, Harry nods, dipping down and connecting our lips in a sweet kiss, my eyes fluttering close as I hum into it.

I’m never going to get tired of the feeling of his soft lips on mine.

“Ok, wanna make that bucket list now?”, Harry asks once he pulls away, caressing my cheek with the pad of his thumb. Nuzzling into his hand, I nod, “Yeah. Let’s do it.”

Reaching into my nightstand drawer, I pull out my journal and pencil case while Harry lights the lavender-scented candle on my desk, sending me a sweet smile when our eyes meet. While I’ve always been a sucker for scented candles, my love for them is nothing compared to Harry’s.

Almost as if he read my mind, Harry says; “We need to order some more candles. I found some online the other day if you want to try something new.”

“What were you thinking?”, I ask as I slide onto the bed, my back against the various pastel-coloured throw pillows. Shuffling in next to me, head on my shoulder Harry lets out a relieved sigh as he holds the cold peas to his hand.

“I thought cherry, pomegranate or pumpkin sounded pretty nice.”, he tells me.

Kissing the top of his head, I hum in agreement. “Yeah, let’s buy those.”

“Now. Let’s get this bucket list going, shall we?” The excitement in his voice is infectious and I can’t help but smile as I flip to the first free page in my tattered, leather-bound journal.

I write ‘Bucket list’ in large letters on top of the lined page. My heart swells in my chest when Harry takes the black pen from my grasp and takes a minute doodling flowers and small hearts with a line across the middle. His tongue pokes out in concentration and the only sounds in the room come from the tip of the pen dragging across the paper and Harry’s soft hums.

“You’re so damn adorable.”, I speak my mind, making Harry stop what he’s doing, a half-smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth as he lifts his head from my shoulder to look at me. “Yeah? You think so?”

“The cutest.”, I confirm, booping his nose with my pointer finger. A squeal leaves my mouth when Harry tickles my stomach. A smile bright enough to light up the world on his face as I firmly plant his hand back on his thigh, my cheeks flush with colour.

Harry kisses my shoulder as he settles his head back against it. “And you call me the cutest.” He says it as if it’s one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever uttered out loud.

As soon as we get started on the list, it grows with points neither of us even considered until now. Everything from wanting to adopt a pet bunny and name it Dora to parachuting. It’s as if the second we let ourselves just say all of our little hopes and big dreams without judgement crossing either of our minds.

“Are you serious, Harry?”, I ask him through tears of laughter. The shock of what came out of his mouth had me clutching my stomach from laughter for the past few minutes while Harry just observed as I tried to catch my breath with amusement and fondness on his face any time I managed to keep my eyes open for long enough.

Once I’ve calmed down, Harry kisses my burning cheek lovingly before he says matter of factly, “Anyone would want to have sex on a pile of money.”

“Whatever you say.” I don’t question it anymore and write his wish down right below dog sledding. “I can’t think of anything else right now.”, I confess.

Harry smiles softly at me. “Me neither. But I think we did pretty good.”

“Me too.”, I agree. “Where were you thinking of crashing a wedding though?”

He thinks for a second, the crease between his eyebrows deepening in thought, “I haven’t thought that far ahead yet. But I wanna give a speech to the happy couple.”

“What would be in this speech?”

“Seeing that we would wait to crash this wedding for a few years, I would reminisce about the time I got married to my loving wife, Helga. Throw in some words about how I hope they have a marriage as happy as ours. And of course to remember that if either of them snores as bad as Helga, earplugs are their new best friend.”

I brush the curls that have fallen in front of his eyes back off of his forehead again. “And who is this Helga you’re married to in the future?”

“We can’t use our real names, now, can we?”

I’m not quite sure if it’s the meaning behind his words or the way he’s looking at me as if I hung the moon for him or both but before I know it, my throat is tight with emotion and I’m burying my face in the crook of Harry’s neck to hide the tears that are leaking from my eyes.

“Hey, darling. What’s wrong?”, Harry asks, wrapping his arms around me. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to make you cry.”

“You can’t just say shit like that and expect me not to.”, I whine, more tears wetting the warm his soft, warm skin.

“Oh, my love.”, Harry chuckles, “I thought I’d made it obvious that I wanted to put a ring on you someday.”

Detaching my face from his damp neck, I warn him; “That’s not fucking funny, Harry.”

“I’m not fucking joking.” The impossible warmth that spreads from my heart and fills my whole chest from his words as he swipes the tear streaks off my cheeks with his thumbs has more falling from my eyes. The pure sincerity and love bathing in his sage green eyes make me feel like I’m floating on a pink cloud, and I never want to get off.

What if I don’t ever want to marry you?”, I ask teasingly.

Harry doesn’t miss a beat, “Then I’ll keep asking until you’re so sick of hearing ‘Will make me the happiest man alive and marry me?’, that you’ll just have to say yes.”

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