#... but oh no oh gosh I'm having More Ideas™ help

[phoenixiancrystallist]

Month 12, day 28

*slaps roof of Forspoken* This baby can fit so many OCs in it :D

[a-lonely-dunedain]

1, 6, 9, 10 , 12 and 35 for any oc you’d like!! Mix and match if you want!

oh! I missed one! ok let's see...

1. are they associated with a certain color? what color do they wear the most?

I try to color code of my OCs! There isn't any sort of symbolism behind them besides just Vibes™, but Ethedis is green, Tossdir is red, Margim is dark red, and Celeair is blue.

my less developed OCs don't have a suuuuper solidified colors yet tho, but currently I'm thinking that Ceriondil is red, Rodigrin is turquoise, and Elwar is a dark steel blue. I'm actually still not sure who the 4th member of their group will be besides the fact that they're a dwarf, so I don't have a color for them yet.

6. "how do they wear their hair? do they care a lot how their hair looks?"

hmmm I'll answer this for Ethedis bc she's one of my only characters who actually styles it lol. She keeps is pulled back pretty simply, but lets her bangs loose to just do whatever. She's not super concerned with keeping it looking neat all the time, but she likes to keep the long parts out of her way, and if it can look pretty at the same time then that's always a nice bonus! she also likes to accessorize with those little silver leaf decorations

also, I don't know where I saw this headcanon or how commonplace it is, but I've heard some people go with this idea that for elves braiding each other's hair is kind of like an intimate thing that couples do? Idk if I'll go with this angle, but at some point in the 4th age it might be cute to add a little braid somewhere in her hairstyle, bc she's started to let Corunir help style it <3 (another one of those little things that doesn't seem like a big deal, but it is to her)

9. "favorite food? least favorite? are they a picky eater? do they have any dietary restrictions?"

hmmm I'll answer this one for Tossdir!

Tossdir really can't be a picky eater, he's a Ranger and sometimes just has to take whatever he can find, so he's developed a tolerance for basically anything that could be considered edible. and some not. I think he ate a stick once.

As for his favorite, he really liked carrot cake! But being the sentimental guy that he is, can't eat it anymore without thinking about Tadan and some measure of guilt, seeing as he partially blames himself for his death. It was the last thing Tadan ever gave him, after all.

He is now deeply conflicted about carrot cake.

10. "if they wear jewelry, what kind? do they prefer silver or gold? do they have a favorite gem?"

Ethedis wears silver jewellery mostly! More when she's at home in Rivendell, but when she's traveling she usually goes without, besides the little silver leafs in her hair of course (mostly because I don't want to draw any more jewellery lmao)

I never really gave much thought to what her favorite gem would be, hmmm... first thing that came to mind was something pale and green, perhaps beryls? elves are said to be fond of them after all. I guess that makes her basic lmao

12. "how long have they been around? do you know their birthday? is their birthday the day you made them or another day? what do they think of celebrating birthdays?"

Oh gosh, how long has Ethedis been around? I guess I created her when I started playing lotro. according to my account, it was created in...

2016! which was... hey, lotro owes me a gift box! that was 8 years ago but my account only has year 7 gifts >:(

anyway I guess that makes Ethedis roughly 8 years old, but I couldn't tell you exactly when she went from player character to capital C Character™

Tossdir was created when Before the Shadow came out, around November of 2022, but I guess his concept of "weird Ranger who sleeps in bushes named Shrub Man" goes back a little bit further, but not much.

now I did actually work out some of their birthdays in-universe by rolling some dice for funsies. let's see if I can find where I wrote that down... ok so Ethedis - May 19th (she's 350 someodd years old) Tossdir - September 18th, just a few days before Sarn Ford and everything else in Cardolan, that sure is a fun coincidence huh! (he's the Dunedain equivalent of being in his early 20s) Celeair - March 31st (probably late 20s? maybe like 30 by the time he gets to Trum Dreng but that's subject to change) Margim - I thought about rolling dice for her, but no one remembers when she was born in-universe anyway, and she has no idea how old she is.

35. "do they ever return home?"

I like to think they all make it there, in some fashion or another. But for many of them what "home" looks like is different at the end of their stories than it was at the beginning.

For Ethedis it isn't Rivendell anymore, but wherever Corunir and Tossdir are, both in this life and the next.

For Tossdir I don't think it's Tornhad at the end, so much as the North in general might be what he considers home, so long as his friends and family are there with him. I do think he still has a lot of fondness for the Trollshaws though.

For Celeair it's wherever Margim is safe and happy, and for Margim that ends up being Lhan Tarren.

For Elwar the current plan is that she's going to Gondor with Ciriondil, where she'll take some levels in Mariner and her home will be on the ocean, with the family those chose to love her.

(now that I type it out, it almost seems a little sappy that all their ideas of what home is aren't really places so much as wherever the people they love are, but hey I'm allowed to be a little sappy right?)

[darkx-the-dragon-kn1ght]

Chapter 25- Part 12

Now, as I was saying before being rudely interrupted…

Go in there, this specific building.

Now, you probably noticed it back in Peridot Ward, but in this lighting it's a bit easier to see- yes, there's something a bit different about Corey, isn't there?

Yup, this is not the real Corey, it was just an illusion disguise made by a Zorua! Again, I think it would have been cool if I'd gotten to experience this encounter completely on my own, but…I don't think I would have been able to. I don't typically play this game at night to begin with, and I can't imagine a situation where I would have gone into that Beryl Ward apartment building, let alone go to the roof. Unfortunate circumstances, but it can't be helped.

Regardless, same as always- Glare™, Crunch-

Try a Poké Ball-

Nope, okay, how about a Great Ball?

“Mal” is typically a root word referring to…well, “bad.” Malice, malevolent, malignant, etc. Figured it'd be fitting for a tricky little fox who thought it'd be a good idea to impersonate a dead man.

So that's all the encounters we can get right now. Before I create my team, though, I'd like a bit more information about Shade's fighting style. To that end, it's time to head in here.

Imposing on the outside- equally imposing on the inside? We'll have to see. Not that I'm planning on looking around much right now, I just wanna talk to Ame and hear her insight.

On my end, I've been thinking…and I'd say there's yet another layer to Xera's motivation to challenging Shade. Obviously, obtaining her fourth Gym Badge is important, and of course she wants to help Charlotte and the other kids escape through the Railnet. However, there's something else there- I mean, after all…there was someone else there when the Grandview Station incident happened, wasn't there?

Now, we already know why the bombing happened and who did it (Team Meteor messing with the infrastructure and stability of the city again), and it seems like Shade wasn't actually involved, so that's not why Xera would want to have a chat with him. But it's clear Shade isn't exactly…human, there's something more to him. In Xera's mind, he must have appeared for a reason- and that reason could be the answer to the age-old question of “why was I the only other person who survived on that train, I'm not even special, am I”

Now, objectively speaking, it was probably just Xera being lucky enough to be the one Ame was sitting closest to when everything went down. But in-character…c'mon, of course she's not gonna accept an explanation like that right away. It'd be hard enough for most people to grapple with the trauma of being one of two people who barely survived an exploding train, but for it to be due to sheer luck? That'd be hard to stomach too, so I'd say Xera would be looking for some other explanation…one that only Shade might be able to provide. It's not the best coping mechanism, but it's not like therapists exist in Reborn City.

So, in the name of possibly finding those answers, let's head inside.

Oh my gosh- and I thought the Underground Railnet was dark, but holy heck this place is on its own level!

Luckily, I guess the kiosk…has its own power source? Because I can see it flashing in the darkness, so that's something.

Yeah, you could certainly call it that- HEY I SAW SHADE STANDING THERE, YOU AIN'T SLICK.

Oooh, it's the darkness, that's why Short-Circuit Field powers up some Ghost- and Dark-type moves.

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[parksprout]

Sprout Journal 11/20/24

Hi Tumblr!! Hi!! Hi!!! It's me again!! I'm here to keep on journaling and getting my thoughts out here!

There's a lot to talk about from yesterday, and for once it's not a majority about my yearnposting™ which is probably good! I do have some thoughts about them as always that I wanna get out there, but it's kinda just me being insecure and impatient </3 it's a feeling that's really hard to combat. I don't think that... I'm feeling anything crazy these days though. I'm mentally sound, but still longing, there's a little weird thing that made me think about them but I'll get into that more later!

Anyways so yesterday at school had me friggin EXHAUSTED!!! I was genuinely almost asleep for 90% of the day and I actually did pass out for a second in my final lecture. I keep telling myself at least it's almost over, but oh my gosh I can't wait until it really is!! I can't believe I have another like 4 semesters of this to go ToT minimum. Anyways, so yesterday morning as always I started my day off with Spanish class. It went fine, there was nothing too wild about it - it was some nonsense I didn't care to learn about at all, though. We were talking about spanish slang/abbreviations that people used to use back when flip phones were the biggest way people communicated, which really dated the curriculum. Like girl no one in this class even had a flip phone... no one knows what you're talking about... the professor himself even said that no one really texts like that anymore so the curriculum was super irrelevant. He rushed through the lesson and dismissed us early.

So after that, I had creative writing class! It was actually a super good class yesterday. The class period before we were tasked with writing a very short (two paragraph) piece about an object, so the professor presented the object and we got to it. It was a plastic bust of Abraham Lincoln, and the prompt itself was to write about the object when it was new, and then a seperate paragraph about when it was old. I wrote a piece quickly before the class was dismissed and emailed it to the professor, not really expecting anything of it. Well during class yesterday she started by discussing our prompts, and she actually turned to me and said that given how little time we had with the writing before sending it she was incredibly impressed by what I wrote. She picked up on all the subtle themes I tossed in, loved the additional meaning I gave the object and thought that my writing style really lends itself to description. She actually asked me to read it out to the class ToT which I did. After class, she pulled me aside and suggested I get it published with the school paper and even offered to help me with it... ugh. I think I'm gonna do it. I need to revise it somewhat, but the idea of publishing something even if it's just for my school student newspaper.... it gives me butterflies.

After creative writing class concluded I got myself a lil chicken wrap from the university commissary, a bottle of water and some drink mix! The food was really good :3 but the drink mix kinda grossed me out aksldjfhasdf it was one of those little powder packets you add to a water bottle, and I had forgotten how sickly sweet and brightly colored they can be. The sheer volume of artificial dye scared me so I couldn't even really finish it kljasdhfkjsdf ToT I'm probably being just a bit of a baby about it fr.

Anthropology class was afterwards and it went fine! Forreal I can't even remember much of the curriculum because at that point I was teetering on the edge of passing out. Archaeology class went the same way, but at least in the two hours before Archaeology started in the late afternoon I managed to finish all of the rest of my Spanish homework for the semester!! I did genuinely fall asleep in Archaeology class, though, which is a lil embarrassing asldkjfhasdf I didn't realize I was that tired until my head almost hit the desk.

after school I actually had a really good night! I saw my friend Sarah. I haven't seen her in actually years and years so... it was amazing catching up. We got right back into the flow of conversation like no time had passed at all, and we even made plans to hang out again in the future :) It's like making a new friend again which is... something that i need badly these days. There's a hugeeee void in my life that I'm trying to fill, and I think that maybe all these friendships I've been cultivating can help.

Me and Sarah got dinner at my favorite sit down restaurant near my house, a Nepali place that serves absolutely amazing everything. We talked for a few hours and just.. shared everything that's happened in life since the last time we caught up. I don't wanna divulge her life story here, but I will say that.. while I'm not happy to hear that she has struggled, it was comforting to know that despite what we've both gone through in the last few years, we're still the same people underneath it all. We made plans to continue hanging out and to even involve her boyfriend and my best friend Sammy :) which is so nice. Ugh, she also mentioned how in a year or so she's moving out west... which just, frustrates me a little because it feels like everyone I know is going there. It's like I'm supposed to be there, too, but I'm sorta afraid that... maybe it'd be wrong to move out there unless it's for the person I love..? Unless they'd be okay with it, I mean. That's an odd thought. I guess I feel creepy, like some psycho ex who explicitly wants to live somewhere that their former partner is, but I shouldn't think of it like that :< I wanted to go there for me anyway.

Speaking of ex, ugh.

Not a lot has been changing lately, which is probably for the best since... I'm still not the person I would want to be before trying again, but I will say that I miss a lot about them these days. I miss.. feeling pure happiness when we talk. I always have so much fun with them regardless of this situation, but there's always this undercurrent of longing, too. They make me laugh when they make fun of me for typos, but... I always think about the number of screenshots they took of our old conversations as "blackmail" to bully me with later. I love when they send me posts because they think it'd make me laugh, or they saw something that reminds them of me... but then I also think about the posts I can't send to them, or that... they used to reply to, but now they just react, and move on. They make me so happy when they tell me about their day, or their hangouts with friends, I'm always really happy to see them continuing to get closer to people and meeting more friends (LIKE UGH THEY DIDNT HAVE VERY MANY WHEN WE MET BUT THEY HAVE SO MANY NOW IM SO PROUD OF THEMMMMMM). But then I think about... how I always wanted to become friends with their friends too, but never had the nerve to try. I did become friends with one of them, but... now I feel like it's not okay to talk to them. My former partner knows all of these amazing people and... I always wanted so badly for them to become my friends too someday, I dreamed of meeting them, but now I'm scared of interacting with those friends too much and just seeming like some weirdo :( I wish that... I could say hi to their friends, and that when I asked the bnuuy to say hi to them for me it didn't come with this weird awkward energy of "hey, tell your friends that your ex who is trying to convince you to get back with them says hi". Like... do they even follow through with it anymore..? Or is it just too awkward..? I miss being a bigger part of their life and feeling confident being involved with them. I miss tagging them in posts on instagram, tumblr, @ing them on twitter, using their tag here, being the first person to like their instagram posts, and so much more. I wonder if... I was too omnipresent in the first place, if them never feeling like there was a part of their life I didn't touch is part of what drove a wedge between us. I miss seeing their face every day... especially seeing their messy hair when they first woke up, and how sweet their tired smile was. I miss being able to tell them that I want to kiss their cheek, I miss being tender and affectionate and... having my love reciprocated.

Hey, I'm doing okay though. I'm not feeling as bad as I did before and... I'm not slipping up as much either. I'm being as good of a friend as I can be, while making sure that they don't forget my intentions. I feel like it'd be morally wrong of me to pretend like... I'm just there to be their friend, without also wanting to be their partner, y'know? But I'm learning more strategies to keep myself sane, to act normal towards them and... be a good friend first. This post is sorta rambly right now haha aklsjdfhaskdhjf I lost the plot a bit ago. I just... miss being a bigger part of their life, and feeling more involved in their day to day. I'm working on being more patient and.. while I know there's no promise that my patience works out in my favor here, I'm not gonna stop trying until the day they tell me to give up. I would leave them alone about it forever if they decided that... they were gonna move on, but until that moment? I wanna keep showing them that hey, me and you? We could be beautiful, bun. Anyways, that's about all - I'm all amped up off of caffeine and need to hit the gym before it wears off. Bye tumbie! I love you! Bye! Mwah! bye! Bye!

[imglowinginthedarkness]

ooh i love coming up with questions! feel free to ignore any of these you dont want to do tho

1- werewolves or vampires? and why

2- what fictional character has impacted your life the most?

3- similar to that, was there one movie you were obsessed with and watched over and over as a kid?

4- hat's your "type" and does it vary between theory and reality?

5- re you a good cook or baker? if so, what's the best thing you've ever made?

6- f you could teleport anywhere in the world but you had to stay there for a year, where would you go?

7- where do you see yourself in 5 years? Not in a job interview way

8- what height would you want to be if you could choose?

9- is there anything you really want to do this year that you've never done before?

10- what's something your followers might be surprised to learn about you?

these are so thorough and fun oh my GOSH !!!!

1– werewolves 100%. vampires are sexy in their own right but as a monster fucker i cant resist a big ole fuckin creature, and werewolves are the perfect combination of human intelligence and monstrous otherworldliness. they can be basically just a human with more hair and a tail or they can lose all semblance of humanity and be giant hulking beasts. they're perfect. 10/10

2– sans the skeleton, absolutely. i know he's been sorta transfigured into a meme and hes a silly little guy to me, too, but like also, really and truthfully, he (and undertale itself) came into my life during a time i deeply and desperately needed something to help me feel safe, and sans was that thing for me.

3– there were two, actually!! rise of the guardians and a monster in paris !! i still to this day absolutely adore a monster in paris, it's such a charming film and the soundtrack is phenomenal

4– my "type"..... man thats a hard question. i dont really have a 'type', per say? or at least i dont think so, but there are some qualities that i basically always find consistently attractive! here's a list of em

being tall and/or physically imposing

shoulder length dark hair

low/deep, soft, smooth voice

humor/being able to make me laugh

passion/being hard working/loving the things they do

being a good dancer

good natured cockiness 

5– i dont know how good of cook/baker i am but i do love to cook/bake ! i think my favorite thing ive ever made would have to be these orange creamsicle cupcakes i made w a friend years ago for a baking competition. we won ! (＊๑˘◡˘)

6– oooh probably either.... wales or japan! ive always wanted to visit

7– honestly i have no idea... but hopefully somewhere, u know? maybe in a little apartment with a cat . that would be nice

8– maybe like, 5'6" to 5'8"? that way i could still be a short king™ but tall enough so that people dont immediately assume im still in high school

9– i wanna travel by myself! and im actually gonna do that in july, because im flying to england to visit a friend :]

10– uhhhhhh hmmmm i dunno! i'm adopted? people are sometimes surprised to learn that

[mittensmorgul]

I'm curious about how Sam was originally supposed to be the "main" character, but (imo) Dean always kinda felt like the main character, or at least carried the emotional weight of the show more often than Sam. Am I mistaken? Do you know why that is, or have any meta written about that already?

hi hi! I know there's already a bunch written about this, and a lot of it is in my kripke tag right here.

Maybe a good place to start is Kripke's original idea for the show. If you haven't read what I call the Harrison Draft, his original concept for the show, I think it goes a long way toward explaining it. Real quick, it opens on Dean discovering their father dead in the cold open, and then going to find Sam at his graduation from Stanford. The two of them had been raised "normal" by an aunt and uncle, and had always been told their father was insane, and may have even killed their mother. They weren't raised hunting, so Sam believes Dean is also insane for coming back with stories about demons and such. Sam was the audience pov character of "normal person learning about this whole world of monsters" while Dean was the gateway into that world for Sam/the audience.

And that is 100% NOT the show we watched. lol!

I think some of it is leftovers from Kripke's original pitch for the show, too (which you can read right here, and I highly recommend it, it's only 4 pages long), that posits STAR WARS IN TRUCK STOP AMERICA, with Sam as a reluctant Luke Skywalker and Dean as the swaggery Han Solo. And just... lol.

But then the concept of the show evolved into the pilot we did end up getting, and Kripke hired a bunch of other writers to help flesh out the blank slates of these characters, and Jensen and Jared were hired and the writers were like... heck... this Dean chap... he's got unplumbed depths... And he was just so compelling and took us all by the hand and showed us his world. While Sam's early seasons goal was repeatedly attempting to run away from that world.

I mean, granted Sam hated what that world put on him from the start, but honestly so did Dean so like... why did Sam want to escape it while Dean was so determined to keep on saving people and hunting things? It made him compelling. It made him the hero by choice.

And I mean, so much of the early seasons Bad Stuff happened TO Sam, leaving it on Dean to be our connection to it, you know? Sam was the one having visions and feeling less-than-human, and we the audience instead of seeing Sam as "the normal one" and therefore the audience POV character, we were asked to instead stand in Dean's shoes, protective older brother to Sam who was left to try and figure out how to save his brother from all of it.

And that might not be the story Kripke originally set out to tell, but it's what became the foundation of the show from like... episode 2. Definitely by episode 3. Obviously by "main" character here I'm speaking of the audience POV character, which doesn't always fall on Dean's shoulders to carry. They definitely tried to balance that, especially in later seasons by foisting the MoC on Dean, and then the whole possessed-by-Michael arc, making Dean the "problem" that Sam had to solve.

The show is very obviously about both of them, in different ways, and neither of them is "The Main Character" in a way that the show would work if you just, say, killed one of them off, you know? But Dean very quickly became "the more relatable one" to the audience pov. He was Just A Guy™ against Sam's "psychic visions coming true oh gosh am I a Supernatural?!" And one of those things is far more relatable to most viewers, you know?

The show happens TO Sam, and Dean reacts to that by choice.

heck I'm running out of ways to express what's essentially one thought :'D

[mutual-monsters]

playing dangerous || lee bodecker

Pairing: Lee Boedecker x afab!gn!reader

TW: Smut, fingering, degradation, pwp (more plot than smut tbh), the smut being way too short, canon-typical violence, age gap (not specified), Lee being a bad cop™, me being back on my bullshit

MINORS DNI !!! 🔞

Summary: Reader tries to worm their way out of being caught on an arson charge by Sheriff Bodecker

Based on THIS Lana Del Rey song (lyrics to the song are bolded and italicized)

Word count: 1,158

A/N: My first non-ask?? Gosh, am I nervous, but @becca-e-barnes was very kind in encouraging me to post this, as well as @mulberrybeat (who is the best beta-reader/bff ever)

“Everybody knows that I'm a good girl, officer.” You say whilst peering over his shoulders at the heat behind the sheriff before you, the shadows being cast by the fire highlighting the sign of aging of the older man before you.

“And I don’t doubt that darlin’, I really don’t, but seein’ as that you’re the only one that was up here, are you sure you ain't lyin’ to me ‘bout startin’ that fire?” He says, skeptical of the situation. And you, chewing on your lip while maintaining eye contact as if pondering your answer, leave a brief pause in the conversation (not long enough for suspicion to arise, but just long enough for the tension to build).

“No, I wouldn’t do a thing like that, that’s for sure, Sheriff Bodecker, sir.”

“As long as you’re positive, sugar.” His dismissive tone cuts straight through your doe eyes, noting the clear stench of smoke on your nightdress as you fumble suspiciously with the hem of it.

“The house was already on fire, I swear I’m not a liar.” Tears being to well in your eyes, and threaten to spill over (whether they are real or fake is inconsequential; they do their job).

He softens himself, opening up to the possibility of your victimhood. After all, how can someone look so innocent and do something so vile? He attempts to quell your nerves– “Are you feelin’ alright, darlin’? Is there anythin’ I could do?”

“Well, I'm a little shaken, but I'm fine, thanks for askin'.” You mutter, gazing into his eyes, and he gazes into yours, his dick hardening as you step forward slightly.

“Tell me, do you always work alone so late?” You ask, innocent as ever, in an attempt to change the subject. He bites.

“Yeah, I do, doll. ‘Couse, can’t really help it with us bein’ out here in the stick ‘n all.” He flashes a wide crooked smile, one laced with years of lies, and you wonder how he doesn’t recognize your own.

“That’s must be hard. ‘Specially at night, when- oh!” A gust of wind blows by, nearly knocking you both over, and aggravating your flaming corpse of a home.

“Shit!” He exclaims, “You must be awful cold.”

“I dunno about cold, but, gosh, I’m a little shy standing here in my nightgown.” He glances down at the hem of your nightgown and the way it rides up on your thighs, and his mind, ever so briefly, comes to its senses.

“Darlin’,” He says cautiously, “I know you didn’t set that fire, but the boys down at the station are gonna be awful upset if I don’t at least bring ya in for a bit ‘fore lettin’ ya go.”

“I understand.”

“Just turn on around so I can cuff ya.”

The cuffs snap into place and you begin to wonder if he really is as stupid as he looks.

“Do you really have to put those tight handcuffs on? They’re so cold ‘n they hurt real bad.” The plea is small but just enough to nudge his heart (and cock).

“‘M sorry, darlin’. I really am.”

A new plan hatches.

“Let’s get in the back of your cop car, officer. I’m mighty cold just standin’ out here.”

And he just jumps at the idea.

“If it’ll make ya more comfortable darlin’.”

He opens the door and helps you in, and you make sure to flash him your panties on the way. You take a minute to reassess the situation; now alone in his cruiser, helpless and tied up with a man of the law.

“Now that we’re in here, sugar, I thought I’d ask you somethin’.” He says solemnly.

Quickly turning to him, as if to appear innocent and naïve, you respond, “You can ask me anything you want, anything, anything.”

“Did you know your daddy was in that house when you struck that match?”

“Lee, I told you, I didn’t-”

“You don’t have to lie, darlin’. I won’t tell nobody. Jus’ want the honest truth.”

A beat.

“It’s the whole reason I did it, Sheriff.”

He looks down at the floor and sits in silence for a great, long while.

“That’s what I thought.”

Moving to break the tension, you speak again, “Do you have a girl? I don't see a ring on your finger…”

Lee thinks of his wife, Florence, at home. He thinks of his wedding ceremony. He thinks of the way he takes his ring off before every shift for this exact reason. He answers.

“No. No, darlin’, I don’t.” He flashes a toothy, yet nervous smile once more.

“Well, that's interesting, have you ever thought of dating a singer?” Her lips curl into a smile as well, though perhaps not for the same reasons as his.

“Well, honey pie, if I wasn't before I certainly am now.” The eye contact remains unbreaking until you gesture with your head to the burning mess behind you.

“It’s kind of exciting, don’t you think?” You say, eyes unblinking.

“The fire?”

“The risk.”

Then suddenly, he’s uncuffing me.

“Let me take those off, darlin’. T’ain’t no use for ‘em anyhow.” He says, and you know you’ve won.

I'm in love, I'm in love, love in a hurricane

I'm in love, I'm in love, love in a hurricane

I've been bad, I've been wrong, playing a dangerous game

I'm in love, I'm in love, love in a hurricane

Hurricane, hurricane

“Is there anywhere I can take you?”

“Why don’t we just stay here?”

Your lips are on his now. You taste his tongue (cigarettes and hard candy) and he tastes yours (red wine and a hint of regret). You allow him dominance, and in turn feign submission, but remain in control.

“Mmh–Lee, I need you to touch me.” You beg. He’s needy. He’s hard. You can feel it. He obliges your request, gently pressing his fingers to the outside of your already wet panties.

“Ahh– please, more!”

Ever so slowly, he slides a finger inside of you and finds your swollen clit with his thumb.

“Yeah, you like that, don’t ya, honey? Sittin’ over there talkin’ a big game, then comin’ apart on my fingers.”

All you can do is nod and whimper as he adds another finger. His thumb presses down a little harder, and the pace of his fingers increases.

“Gonna cum, dollie? Gonna cum for me? Settin’ fires just have the big bad sheriff clean up your damn mess. Tryin’ to fuck your way outta jail, dirty little slut. Well, look at ya now, can’t even fuckin’ talk, cockdrunk off my damn fingers.”

And you’re just losing it.

“You like bein’ talked to like that, darlin’? Bein’ the sheriff’s personal whore?”

And that’s enough to push you straight over the edge.

“What a Goddamn gorgeous mess you made, darlin’.” He says, sucking your juices off of his fingers.

“Lee?” You whimper out.

“Hm? What is it?”

“I won’t tell if you don’t.”

[inevitably-johnlocked]

Thanks for all your hard work! I have a folder full of your recs saved on my phone that I consider more portable pick-me-ups.

I’m looking for two abo fics in particular. The first one has John in an omega halfway/safe house. Sherlock is his friend & keeps breaking in to visit. Moriarty kidnaps John & takes him to a building that’s still under construction. Mycroft is forced to bite John to keep him away from Moriarty. Sherlock is not happy. That’s all I can remember.

The second one is Mycroft is an alpha who decides to court omega John. John accepts his dinner invitation & they end up in the private room of some expensive restaurant. I know it’s not much to go on, sorry.

Hey Lovely!

Oh gosh, I'm so honoured to hear about a special folder just for me hahaha! Seriously, I'm so humbled by all these lovely comments about how much you guys love my recs <3

That said, sadly I have no idea what either fic is... hopefully one of my Lovelies or Lurkers™ will be able to help us out! Anyone?

[yerion]

hi rion~ I found Mind Games via @bonvoyagenoona & I'm so, so glad I did! I'm ABSOLUTELY LIVING for not just an esports gamer au, but a LoL au!!! Combined with tsundere JUNGling JUNGkook (cmon now) & a drop-dead gorgeous possible love triangle toplaner Taeyhung & my bias Yoongi as adc & bias wrecker Jimin as support...you've done tons of damage to my LoL fancies; I WOULD HAPPILY SUPPORT YOONGI IN A HEARTBEAT.

Ok but really, I actually appreciated that Aeum is a bad ass midlaner whose play-style issue is that she's too aggressive in a world still dominated by males. I know it's kind of silly because why wouldn't you empower your character this way, but it just still counts.

I also enjoyed the juxtaposition of a really warm, caring relationship next to a cold, but equally caring (it seems?) relationship - & I die at the idea of being caught between those two maknaes.

I want to say Jungkook's jealous was soo cute, but cute doesn't seem like the right word...there is just something about a tsundere character expressing their like for you in ANY way, shape, or form. Like satisfying almost, because you got it out of them.

& I could really feel for Aeum as she's having that talk with Jungkook & flashbacks to a previous-relationship-gone-wrong happens in her head...it's crazy how certain lines people have said can still haunt us.

Is there a timeline for new chapters? I can't wait!

GOOD MORNING, ANGEL! <3 holy moly, if there's a way i could virtually kiss @bonvoyagenoona rn, i so would... i'm so grateful she shared the story around, granting me an opportunity to encounter other lovely readers! BECAUSE LOOK AT YOU, YUUGE?! I'M SO HAPPY U ARRIVED... ;-;

HEY... A JUNGLING JUNGKOOK? THE WAY I DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF THAT AND NOW I'M GIGGLING LIKE AN IDIOT AFTER REALISING... adc!minyoong x reader Coming Soon for you™.

BUT OH MY GOSH, DO TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAVOURITE LEGENDS? i adore miss ahri, lux, jhin, xayah, yasuo and shen!

OK, NOW MY ASS IS GETTING OUT OF TRACK... but AHHH, thank u so much for thinking that way about our lovebug aeum! i definitely get that factor should be empowered to obviously step on all those dumbass sweaty male players who are unnecessarily narcissistic about stereotypes, but of course, we're not at the end of the story yet! >:D we have plenty of room for that to happen because GIRL POWER CANNOT BE FORGOTTEN EVER!!!

AND YEEEESSSS, the play of fire and ice, i always dig it whenever i write characters? (pls... it could be a serious illness where i'm attracted to stone cold men but i suppose the loving makes up for it, right... #prayingformysafetyinthefuturewithmen...) except i suppose taehyung is much more expressive and warmer in comparison to jungkook in the story, which tends to destroy me as well because i literally die for both...

AND THAT IS EXACTLY IT!!! it's just so satisfying to see them slowly open up and slowly become vulnerable when they've maintained such a cold, intimidating front to others, and you get to be that one person who gets to look at it?!

THIS is very true... we get reminded of such spontaneous events or get traumatised by things we didn't know that'd hurt us until something comes back at us again? ;-;

i've been trying to aim for weekly updates but i've been procrastinating and had other things to do throughout this week... GRRR... so, i believe this update might be slower than usual! i'm extremely sorry for the wait, but i'm planning to open taglists soon which might be a little helpful for some people? :D

either way, thank u so much for coming all the way here and dropping such a cute, lengthy message! it was such a pleasure getting to know u because i will never ever forget u now... NEVER... yuuge, my favourite sope enthusiast, who gets shattered by the thoughts of adc!minyoong and our jiminie, AND MAYBE LOVE TRIANGLES LIKE ME??? i really hope to see u again soon! <3

[phoenixcatch7]

Okay listen I'm gonna gush about age of calamity but seeing as I myself am only like,,, halfway I'm gonna tag spoilers so (lengthy) happy rant under the cut:

ASDFGHJKL??!! Oh my GOSH it's so GOOD!! It's so solid! Listen I was already squealing when I saw impa appear but I figured since she was a beginner character she'd have straightforward movesets and I'd be encouraged to move on, yada yada, but no!! She absolutely slams! She's so fast and agile, it's amazing!!! She's my third fave so far, Link remains my first of course, and darling mipha is second! Dude, I was SO happy to play as her! And baby sidon is adorable. She's so quick as well!

It didn't take long for me to figure out that my style is fast before strong, because I was so hyped to play urbosa and then her zl is stationary charging ToT, completely killed the momentum. I level her up of course, but I don't really play her anymore.

I had high hopes for maz koshia too! I definitely wish I played him more, but I think I'd need to spend a lot more time in the meditation shrine before I felt comfortable taking him on main missions. He's got the coolest sprint too lmao. Örb™

Sidon is SO fun to play as well, I didn't expect to have as much fun with him! His zl is so great to spam, it's an easy rhythm and deals loads of damage. (he's so big next to his sister ToT I love them both so much). Did Not expect the shark aesthetic but its cool XD.

The cutscenes where the future champions appear was INCREDIBLE!!!! I was like :O!!!! @0@!!! Squirming in my seat heavy rock playing on my phone it was the best! They get to MEET THEM AND HELP AND THEY SAVED THEM AND *CRIES*

Really, just in general, the story in this game is AMAZING!! The cutscenes are so well done, and it's great to see link in the outfits I pick out for him XD. I like being dignified, but I have put him in a moblin mask and nothing else to storm the castle with.

The world building is so good, the characterisations are solid, and it's so awesome to see 100 years ago when everything was still intact!

Ah, the castle mission. I tried to clear all the guardians out the first time, I really over level so it wasn't impossible, but then rhoam died :/. I don't really think much of him but that hit hard, watching poor zelda. I'm really glad they didn't give him a useless or cowards death, they could easily have done that given some opinions of him, but it felt so much more true to him. I tried a few more times to kill all the guardians but I just can't reach them :(. I want to save him at least once!!

Akkala was AMAZING!!! Both the quests I've done are SO FUN! Sooga was a great bad guy (I'm worried for him, WHERE IS HE) he felt like the closest to an equal warrior to link. Didn't stop me from trapping him in a corner and cheesing him for all he's worth, but that's the fun of it.

Speaking of fun fights, I was surprised by Teba! His aggressive speed and combos made him a good match for my style, he's easy to main! Needs levelling up if he wants to join my party proper, but so do the majority lol.

Ngl the fairy fountains I DID NOT LIKE. They're so funny and creative, but ehhhh I don't like the idea of them fighting at all, it really messed with me, alas.

I haven't gushed about the cutscenes enough, they're absolutely AMAZING. They're so well animated! It's incredible!! I love love love how they got all the voice actors back, and everyone gets to be a huge found family ToT. Even revali gets a goof or two (though mostly at his own prides expense lol). Little Egg is just cute enough to be comedic relief without being in the way or depleting the angst (the angst is SO GOOD, OH MY GOODNESS). I don't know if link gets microexpressions or I'm just projecting but his animators did him so fine. He looks BADASS. He's THE COOLEST MF AROUND AND THEY ALL KNOW IT. Putting him in a hood obscures him over the shoulder shots occasionally but it's worth it lmao.

I dont know WHO they have doing the lighting of those cutscenes but PAY THEM MORE. It sets off like EVERY scene, especially the ones on the divine beasts, and at night, just LOOK AT THEM.

The most recent mission I've done, Fort Hateno, AMAZING. INCREDIBLE. SO SO GOOD. Zelda!! Darling!! The interactions between riju and urbosa (she's so tall she has to bend like IN HALF to get to her level I'm crying) were so sweet and so neatly showed their dynamic, and really emphasises how riju is a good and capable leader but also still a child. We don't get nearly enough of that. Also her special is super fast and I love it.

ZELDA SHINING PRINCESS OF LIGHT YOU'RE DOING SO WELL HONEY, YOU'RE DOING GREAT TOT. The shiny light was so fun to play with :D. Underleveled, but I feel like I could finally let her safely on a battlefield by herself. I mean I could before, I mained her a bit, but now she's got eldritch weirdness under her belt, she's not gonna die like an npc escorts if she accidentally winds up in the middle of the field. I'm REALLY going to have to put her through her paces in the meditation room though, I have NO idea what she does now lol. What do the gold rings do??? Why is her zl that?

LINK I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT YOU BUT YOU'RE LOOKING FINE AND OP KEEP IT UP KING. His zl is sooooooo handy, I can whip it out whenever and knock the enemy flat from across the field, definitely think the rito should have that move wholesale but ig not lol. My build for him focuses on the full health sword beams, so I have to be careful with him. But he's so easy to mow down a battalion with, he's soooo overleveled.

Haven't had a chance to play with kohga but he's sure to be fun lol. I'd accidentally been spoiled on the yiga defection, but I didn't see anyone else with him... Respect for sooga, loved his character since I saw him, hope he's okay.... We'll definitely either see him make a dramatic escape or a corrupted boss, but we should end up with him in the roster so it shouldn't be too bad? Right????

Wonder what the purple colour is on wind blight? There isn't a wind element, but it's not malice either. Maybe it'll get explained.

But UGH IT'S SUCH AN INSANELY AWESOME GAME!!! I've already clocked 50 hours easy, and I'm only on chapter six! It's just POW and WHAM and KABLOOIE! Each chapter makes me go OH MY GOSH SUPERB YOU FUNKY LITTLE CHARACTER and clutch my heart like a fainting Victorian maiden seeing a modern shirtless male model XD. Each time there's an amazing plot twist and I'm. Like

W H A T.!???!!!

I actually have the og hyrule warriors, so it's really good to see how far they've come since! More input from Nintendo has done WONDERS with their characters and setting lol. But the moves are creative, the maps are easier to work with, the camera angles aren't nearly so bad! I keep being surprised by the unexpectedly good graphics on such an old ds game, but that's neither here nor there. The fusing system is a million times easier in aoc, too, but it still took me a while to get the hang of it.

IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY BUT SOMEHOW READ ALL THIS, TLDR GET THE GAME

[ectoplasmer]

Marik knows a dozen home remedies for every ailment imaginable and can’t wait to use them to help you. He doesn’t like seeing you not feeling well and gets so genuinely worried and hyperfocused on helping that it ends up being adorable as hell to watch. ❤️

Ryou loves nothing more than snuggles under a blanket together—especially when there’s a good horror movie or game to enjoy at the same time. He’s also great at coming up with stories on the spot.

Bakura doesn’t know how to help, but he wants to. He’s hovering around acting grumpy and won’t say why, but insists he’s not grumpy with you. If you ask him to do something to help he will do it and be secretly glad you told him what you needed.

Melvin gets really protective when you’re not feeling your best. Tries to keep people from bothering you unnecessarily… sometimes he goes a little overboard and tries to stop someone from bringing you tea that you literally asked for, oops. He means well. XD if you ask him to snuggle he’ll do it because he loves moments like this but will never admit it you clearly really need the support right now and oh well what’s a man to do? /s /lh

You know who’s haunting your inbox. >:3 💙

…y’know that one panel of fefetasprite just exploding??? first reaction to this ask I’m >///<

gosh I love the idea of Marik knowing miscellaneous medical knowledge; since the whole situation with the Tomb Keepers was really obscure with how they dealt with sickness and food and the alike, I think it’d make a lot of sense if Marik knew certain home remedies just from his childhood. Under the same umbrella, I could totally see this boy just learning about medical terminology in his bouts of random interests. Like he doesn’t need to know first aid or about health benefits of plants, but he might as well (just for fun). the idea of him being fretful or worried about me having a slight cough is making me awubdjfjfh >-< he’s just. so great I appreciate him a stupid amount-

some of my favorite nights with ryou are spent under a blanket watching miscellaneous videos or movies, so I think doing that right now would make me momentarily feel a little better <3 maybe i’ll talk to him about watching a movie later if we have the time. I have been meaning to re-watch The Omen with him... anyway, I’m glad he shares the same sentiment I have for these moments between us ♥ makes being a-bit-out-of-it semi-comfortable.

bakura likes acting as if he has everything figured out and that he could play doctor or whatever when any of us get sick, but most of the time it just ends up being this (~^^~) this is just like a bunch of other things he had to learn over time to do; even though he's a bit lost at first, he eventually picks up on clues and signs of when certain things are needed and provides when he sees fit. Bakura just hovers around a lot (as you mentioned) and does things he's unsure about with a bit of hesitation, but eventually he catches onto when I need/want specific things for my own comfort and tries his best to give them to me. Randomly appearing in the kitchen to fill a cup with water or make tea because I cringed while swallowing for the tenth time that hour, or digging through the medicine bin for non-drowsy allergy medicine. Maybe even just sitting down and holding me because he can tell I'm Fed Up™ with this whole pollen thing. Jus' lil signs of understanding like that.

and this one made me do the trademark rainy roll around- melvin gets like this over the smallest of things; he thinks I have to sit out after the slightest of illnesses or injuries. Sometimes it can get a bit exhausting because I have things I need to do, but other times I really appreciate having him pull me away from stressors. like I don’t need to worry about things I can always do later, right now is just designated relax and recharge time, and I can always use more of that. and… melvin being protective holds a special place in my stupidly big heart; he used to be much too careful and closed off when I first tried bonding with him. He was always afraid he would hurt me some way, and that’s why he kept his distance for a while. But now he’s much better about handling that fear, so when he’s outwardly protective like that it reassures me that he’s comfortable with expressing his affection this way, and that he wants to be around me <33

[from-a-reckless-writer]

"Oh, and by the way, Sam's flying in for the weekend."

Kara gasps at her casual announcement and then squeals so high that Lena flinches a bit.

"Oh my God, really?! She is?! I haven't seen her in forever. Gosh, we should arrange a girl's night!!"

Lena chuckles around the bite of burger she has in her mouth. A girl's night sounds great doesn't it? And it seems like Kara is more than enthusiastic to host. She's practically vibrating Lena's couch.

But, Sam isn't really here for that.

See, Lena Luthor, genius extraordinaire and savior of National City in not just once but plenty of occasions, had the brilliant idea of asking Samantha Arias to be her fake date.

Well, not fake date per se, just somebody to show-off while she attends the 57th Annual National City Charity Gala.

It wasn't an L-Corp gala which means that three-fourths of the guests in attendance still sees her as some pariah, still sees Lena as the intimidating Luthor who may or may not still have ties to a mother in prison and a genocidal brother.

Long story short, this isn't her usual turf which means she's once again the villain. And well, for some reason having a beautiful lady on your arm helps in counteracting that rumor.

And a woman like Samantha Arias, single mom and competent businesswoman, will surely help her build the character she needs. A pleasing, loving, open personality that would not hesitate in donating for charity.

It has always worked for Lex and all her brother's trust-fund baby friends, so why wouldn't it work for her, right? Not to mention it would boost her standing and her advocacy with the LGBTQ+ community.

An openly gay CEO who donated half a million dollars? That's the kind of press she's after.

So yes, Sam isn't flying in for a girl's night. Sam is flying in for 'the most ridiculous thing to ever come out of your mouth.' Sam's words not Lena's.

Problem is, she doesn't exactly know how to phrase that in front of Kara.

"Uh, well, uhm I don't think Sam would have the time for a girls night," says Lena, she's looking at her burger like it's the most captivating thing in the world.

"What? Noooo, whyyy??" Kara whines, and Lena's pretty sure if she turns to her, she'll be hit with the patented Kara Danvers Pout™ and Lena's not really strong enough for that.

"Well, she's uh here strictly for L-Corp business."

"That's stupid. You own L-Corp, make it Not-Strictly-L-Corp-Business. Come on, Lena. We haven't hung-out in forever!"

Lena makes the mistake of looking at Kara and seeing her pleading face. Lena sighs, oh God, she's really a goner with this one.

"Fine," Lena concedes just like that, how pathetic. Kara lets out another happy squeal before fist-pumping the air. God, she's ridiculous, and Lena is completely smitten.

"Hm. Well, I guess fake dating really isn't that much of an official L-Corp business, anyway."

Kara stops mid-celebration and for a moment, Lena thinks she's made a big mistake in revealing the true nature of Sam's sudden visit.

There's silence for three beats that feels longer than it is.

"I'm sorry, what?" Kara scoffs. "I don't think I heard you right. You- Did you ask Sam- Did you just say fake date?"

Lena doesn't know why she's nervous all of a sudden. Or why Kara is looking at her as if she's committed high treason.

"Well, uh yeah," Lena confirms, albeit reluctantly. "I asked Sam to be my fake date. I mean it's only for this Saturday. You know how it goes when you're me." Yes, and maybe throw a self-deprecating joke in there for good measure. "Having Sam there.... It just felt like it would help, you know?" she adds a chuckle all too nervous to be considered convincing at the tail-end of her statement.

Lena doesn't know why she's trying to defend herself or Sam, for that matter. She's a grown-ass woman she can do whatever she wants.

She doesn't have to explain it why, especially to people like Kara Danvers, r-right?

But her heart is hammering away in her chest and Kara's wearing an unreadable expression that's making Lena more and more uncomfortable by the second.

"I- what?" Kara asks, disbelief in her eyes. "Why would you-"

Kara huffs what Lena can only believe to be a frustrated breath, her shoulder tensed and crinkle visible.

"Sam? Really, Lena? Really?" Kara scoffs, annoyed.

Lena doesn't understand why Kara's so worked up about this, all of a sudden. It makes no sense at all. Is it because Lena didn't tell her sooner? Or is it because Kara feels like Sam is spending so little time with them and Lena just decides to use it all for herself? Was that it?

"Kara, I don't-" she tries to ask but Kara is on a roll.

"You ask Sam? Of all the people- I can't believe you'll have Sam fly across the country just for- for-" Kara's face tightens, seems to struggle for words.

"For your ruse!" Kara explodes and her voices booms in Lena's office.

Nobody shouts at Lena Luthor when they're inside her office.

"Excuse me? Why are you so mad about this? It's none of your business Kara. I don't have to explain to you what I do or who I do it with," Lena snaps, and Kara has the decency to look a little sheepish at the anger in Lena's voice.

Kara's starting to flush, Lena bets it part-anger and part-shame.

"And frankly, what do you care? It doesn't even involve you."

At that Kara seems to perk up again.

"Exactly," Kara lowly grits between her teeth. Lena's brow rises and she stops.

"What?" Lena demands. This is getting more and more complicated by the minute and all she wanted was a peaceful lunch today.

God. What has she gotten herself into?

"It doesn't involve me, Lena. That's what."

WHAT IN THE GODDAMN FUCK DOES KARA EVEN MEAN????

Lena is a hair's breadth away from losing it.

'Kara, I still have no-"

"Why wasn't I the one you asked?"

Oh.

Oh.

Kara's voice is a soft whisper in contrast to the whole tensed up atmosphere they've been building to all afternoon.

Lena is rendered speechless not for the first time since this all began.

"I'm right here," Kara says.

"I'm undoubtedly the perfect choice. I dress well. I treat you well. I'll probably be the best fake date you had. And yet..." Kara trails off sadly and oh, oh, how Lena wants to soothe the crinkle between her brows, how she wants to tell-

Tell Kara what exactly? That, Kara was actually the first choice? That Kara really is Lena's only choice, yet she's not allowed to choose her?

How she's agonized about the whole thing in her head, in her shower, before bed and finally, on the phone with Sam. Until she finally just came to the decision that Sam would just be the better choice. The safer choice.

"I-" Lena tries, but she trembles. She closes her eyes for minute, collects herself and lets out a breath.

"I don't want you to be my fake date."

Kara exhales sharply at that, eyes starting to shine with unshed tears.

"I- I didn't want you to pretend. I can't-"

"I can't pretend, Kara."

There. Lena's said it. It's out there.

Kara looks up and meets her eyes and Lena really doesn't have the strength to stare into those eyes right now.

But, Kara gives her a soft smile, whispers, "Oh, Lena.", covers Lena's hand with hers, tangles them together and squeezes.

"You don't have to pretend, Lena. Not with me."

Bonus:

"You idiots! I can't believe you! You didn't even have the decency to pick me up at the airport yourself? Shame on you, Lena Luthor, shame on you. I swear to God, Lena you owe me. You owe me big time."

*****

@sheltereredturtle thanks for the inspiration ❤

Ok ok consider: almost fake dating but... Lena asks Sam to be her fake date to some reunion or other next month, and Kara just keeps moping & pouting and trying to prove that she'd be WAY better at pretending to date Lena. Like.

• Kara is affronted. Offended. "LENA. I'd be way better. Can Sam even COMMIT the way I could to the role?"

• I'm so good at holding hands, the best, you know this/you always say so.

• Pulling out chairs for her like "I got you, babe"

• Why ask Sam? When I'm right here??

• And Lena at wits end all "because I didn't WANT YOU..." "oh.. :'(" "...to pretend" "oh"

[a-lonely-dunedain]

heyas friend! would you be interested in taking about ethedis a little bit? she seems pretty cool from what I've seen so far, and I'm kinda curious about her :D

oh! well sure I'd love to! provided I can get my thoughts into a half-coherent state. I haven't really written anything about her publicly, mostly because I don't really write much of anything publicly. or privately, for that matter. it all just floats around in my head like some kinda thought-soup. or smoothie. so it will probably be helpful to write some of this down anyway lol

ahem! so Ethedis was my first character, so the early parts of her story pretty closely follow the elf-intro quests. main difference being that she wasn't there when the Refuge of Edhelion fell. according to the game it was attacked like 600 years ago, and I think she's waaaay younger than that. I wanna say like 300-something? yeah she's baby. I mean still an adult by elven standards but like, in spirit, she is baby.

but yea she ends up there just as an apprentice Loremaster who's traveling with the sons of Elrond, both to help in any way she can and because this was a good opportunity to study some recent-ish history. also even tho she's from Rivendell she's probably been to the Blue Mountains a couple times. she's actually fascinated by dwarven architecture and culture, so she jumped at the opportunity to join Elladan and Elrohir's party. she wasn't even initially gonna be allowed to come, but she gave Elrond good enough puppy-eyes 🥺 he was like "fine FINE you can go just stop looking at me like that".

Also, I'd been toying around with the idea that in her travels to and from Ered Luin in the past she might've met Amdir and became friends with him, so that just makes everything in Bree So Much Worse for her. because now not only is she experiencing the loss of a mortal friend for the first time, But she's the one who has to help put him down. (not to mention the guilt of "could I have prevented this if I made it to Bree sooner?") it takes her awhile to fully understand that he's like, gone gone, on account of her being so young and like This Has Never Happened Before. anyway yeah, fun stuff :)

good news is that she bounces back from that pretty quickly! I mean kinda. She's just putting her strong emotions to a more productive use, that being hunting down whatever bitchass Nazgul was responsible for her friend's death! she has no idea what she's getting into :)

as far as her personality goes, she's bright, cheerful, and a bit of an airhead (surprising for a Loremaster I know). she's not exactly stupid or anything (I just play it up for comedic effect sometimes lol) but she is young and therefore less experienced and wise than most other elves you would meet in the 3rd age. the benefit of that is that she's not nearly as Tired™ as many other 3rd age elves either, and can handle a lot of emotional distress without losing her sunshiny demeanor. good thing too! Corunir definitely could use a sunshiny friend, considering all he's been through.

OH! right, speaking of Corunir and Ethedis!

When I met Corunir in Aughaire I was just like "oh this poor guy. Ethedis, go /hug him he needs it" and their dynamic just kinda escalated from there. Ethedis the Sunshine Elf™️ just goes "sad ranger??? NOT on my watch!". Ethedis provides much needed emotional support, and Corunir keeps her from walking off cliffs or into pools of death-water. mutually beneficial relationship 😊

In my headcannon, after Ethe masters the watching stones she's able to get close enough to one to damage its heart so Corunir has a path through Rammas Deluon, and they do the rest of the Eriador epic line together. Corunir deff wouldn't have wanted to leave Ethedis to east Angmar on her own, he finally got a friend gosh darn it he's gotta make sure nothing happens to her!

also they hold hands sometimes 😳 maybe even cuddle,,,, 👉👈

gah I'm bad at talking about this, what I'm trying to say is that they're adorable together. I personally headcannon Corunir as demiromantic ace, and Ethe probably is too, so their relationship isn't romantic for like a long time (what can I say? my demiro ace self likes to project onto my blorbos). I'm not sure when they develop romantic feelings for one another. I think there isn't one point I can point to and say "that! there's when they fall in love!", it's more of a gradual thing that just always felt natural to them. they don't notice their relationship changing from platonic to romantic, whatever state it's in is just what feels right. it's like, they don't fall in love, they just kinda end up there at some point. I don't know if I'm making any sense lol. point is, yes I ship my OC who has a personality *vaguely* based on my own with my favorite ranger, what of it? what is life without at least one shamelessly self-indulgent ship? I think everyone should get at least one, as a treat :) also:

*gently slides this image of Corunir and Eth over bc my friend did a rly good job on it and I need u to Look At Them*

anyway uh, yeah! that's some stuff about Ethedis :) my lil elf who's head is full of sunshine instead of braincells. I don't know how to end this post.