#Cliff's Pavillion

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[luciadiosa]

A better peacock

Part 2 Tell him

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"Tell him you are betrothed to me, the crown prince" he tells you. A second silence till you both laugh and you leave.

Now you heading to the small pavillion.

The place you meet the one man your need to meet as possible husband.

You runs up the few steps, looking at your feet to not to fall over them and the dress.

"Sorry, i am already betrothed to the crown pr..." you started while running. In the moment of truth you stop your movement and mouth.

The man was turning to you. His hands behind his back while one eye brow raises.

Silence.

The crown prince at his full appearence stand right in front of you. He was gazing the nature befor your arrival. Now he checks you.

In the moment you both unterstand, you both point at each other and shout:"You?!"

"What are you doing here?" you asks with pushing your hands downwards.

"My parents want to show me a possible canditate as a wife. Again." You know sometimes they tried to set him up but they always fail.

After the emberrassed moment you sit down. "Do you want to marry me?" he finally asks.

"Ts. Someone like you? I rather jump of that cliff." A smile companies your words. the crown prince reacted spurned with a small "Ts."

"Or do you want me...?" A slight of uncertainty in your voice.

Go Won tilt his head: "You are way to rude as to be a good wife or queen. E-Even the new dress with these colours suits you. They don't cover your known behaviour. "

He pointed out on the fabric. Light pink and blue in perfect balance. You blushes for a short amount of time.

The hand of yours crashes down on the table. "Perfect. Then you can reject me. Tell your parents i am not good enough and we both win."

He looks at you for a second like he consider if he should do it. "Ts. Of course."

You stand up, smiles at him and wink. "Thank you. See you."

A little bow in his direction and you turn round to go. As he watches you, he sighs. His shoulder relaxe and his eyes go down to his hand. Which fingers is drumming on the wood.

Did he regret it already? At least you two share a small piece of sympathy towards the other.

[starstruckavenuewombat]

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[3103dayo0201]

"【和訳】Oasis - Talk Tonight (Live at Southend Cliffs Pavillion, 1995)" を YouTube で見る

[the-psychotic-blueberry]

Another genshin idea that involves isekai because my heart craves the comfort of escapism. Reader partially god in a way-

   Also please beware this is a little long

   Reader gets isekai’d to teyvat, but it was like- a really long time ago, about 500 years or more before the current timeline. They arrive in Teyvat and decide to keep a journal with them to record there adventures in Teyvat.  The reader is somewhat immortal, they can live forever and still look the same. The reader will still get hurt and can die, but they can still ‘respawn’ again, but at a cost. The reader would lose their memories each time they died, and the reader is not aware of this ability so they assume they just got isekai’d recently every time they wake up.

   In Kheanriah, reader becomes close to Dainsleif and the two become friends. But then something happened and reader dies and Dainsleif is absolutely devastated, and he keeps the reader’s notebook with him now.

  In another life, the reader had befriended the yakshas. But then one of the yakshas accidentally kill the reader due to karmic energy and dies again, Xiao has one of the notebooks the reader has as well.

  In the next life, you encountered yokai, a kitsune, a tengu and an oni, and somehow, the electro archon. But reader dies again, being killed by a giant snake *cough* Orobashi *cough*. Reader’s notebook was never fully recovered, but a few pages were saved and were under the possession of Yae Miko in the current timeline.

  Another time, you woke up in old monstadt, and the nameless bard found you and you two became friends(but like- in an actual romantic-ish relationship...) and Venti in his little pixie form witnessed that shit. But of course, in a very shakespearean way, the lovebirds die together after the revolution. Venti recovered the lyre, and had found some pages of the journal as well. In memory of the two, he turned the pages into poetry and sung them in taverns.

  And then in another life, you woke up around the shores of tatarasuna, just right in front of shakkei pavillion. You later found Kunikuzushi somewhere and became friends with him, later on Katsuragi found you and took you both to Mikage furnace, you obviously remember the shit that went down here, and for some reason a part of you started getting a litttllleeee interested in Niwa Hisahide. But then Dottore killed him, Kuni is trauma and you ran after him because you felt guilty about not being able to save Niwa and whatever the hell happened back at the furnace. You run away with Kuni and find the child and take care of him together, but then the child dies and Kuni burns the house down. You try to follow him again, but he pushes you away. In a literal sense, he pushed you off a cliff by accident and he regrets it. He keeps your notebook with him at all times, for some reason.

  Somewhere along the line you woke up in Inazuma again, but then meets Kazuha and Tomo. They become really close until the vision hunt and sakoku decree came up and Tomo went to challenge god. But this time, reader is actually able to save Tomo from getting titty sword’d and gets literally killed by the Musou no Hitotachi. Ei just felt something really wrong after that, didn’t figure it out until she came out of her hidey hole. Kazuha and Tomo run away and Kazuha is just a tinyyyyy bit angry about the fact Tomo literally got the reader killed but gets over it quickly. Instead of Kazuha escaping with Tomo’s vision, he escapes with a very alive Tomo and a mildly burnt journal by a not so alive writer.

   The reader wakes up from each life and forget each previous lives, reader cannot recall their old lives anymore. But somewhere in the golden apple archipelago, there is a cave that contains some records of the reader’s past lives. When more notebooks began stacking up, the same message appears in the beginning of every notebook.

    “This is not your first life.”

   Finally, the reader wakes up on Starfell coast, washed up on the beach. Traveller finds them and takes them in. Now along with Paimon, the reader and traveller explore teyvat together and the reader slowly starts relearning about what happened in each of their past lives, and things happen:)

(I might decide to write this, but only if you beg hard enough-)

[mia-japanese-korean]

Early Spring Landscape, Shūsei, Before 1459, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Japanese and Korean Art

two figures in pavillion on stilts in water; dark rock coveriing much of pavillon; pine trees and larger rock formations in background; bridge through haze at center; boat at L; inscription Beneath impossibly tall pine trees and distant, misty peaks, two men round the bend of a path at lower right. They make their way toward a thatched pavilion nearby, where two more men sit and gaze at fishermen rowing a boat on the river. Above, a poetic inscription reinforces the theme: early spring in an idyllic mountain retreat. South of the river and north of the river, the snow is clearing. Mountains spew forth rosy clouds, springtime colors are fresh. Travelers remove their shoes, though the going is still rough. Opening the window, seated guests enjoy the splendid view. Water flowing beneath the bridge rings like chimes of jade. At the eaves, the wind in the pines tunes its stringless lute. But why is that leaf of a boat moored beside the cliff' It must be a craft for roving ten thousand miles away. Such combinations of a painting with one or more poetic inscriptions are called shigajiku (literally “poem-painting scroll”). They are collaborative works created by groups of Zen monks and lay practitioners, talented poets, calligraphers, and painters who lived not in some serene countryside but in the noisy, crowded spaces of urban monasteries. Size: 29 3/8 × 10 7/8 in. (74.61 × 27.62 cm) (image) 57 × 14 3/4 in. (144.78 × 37.47 cm) (mount, without roller) Medium: Ink and light color on paper

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/99427/

[groovesnjams]

“Massive” by Drake

DV:

There’s not a whole lot I miss about going out less than I used to, but I do feel like I no longer have a sense what’s actually popping off in the real world, never more so than when Drake releases some new project. Because yes a big part of whether “Massive” (and the rest of Honestly, Nevermind) actually sticks is going to depend on whether DJs across the continent decide to remix it into something that can go off in the club (my guess is it needs more bass, less verse, and maybe someone who can actually sing mashed up with the hook.) But the other thing with Drake is always: will I hear it in the corner store? What about the sandwich place I grab lunch from every other week? Does the bookstore have it in the mix even though they usually would skew a little older? As Drake has aged into making cliffs notes of his own greatest hits, he’s increasingly more interesting as a cultural barometer than as an artist: whether or not he makes a hit says less about the song than about the world that finds it interesting. I can’t judge "Massive” in a vacuum because Drake is the vacuum: we fill him with ourselves, or we don’t. If I’m not hearing it in a CVS the week it was released, was it really a Drake song at all?

MG:

It’s tempting to feel like “Massive” is not Drake enough for a big Drake single, but, historically, he’s always taken a backseat to 40′s production, any samples used, and, often, the meme-template music video that accompanies the release. Even by that measure, however, “Massive” comes up short. But first, a detour. I’m becoming more aware of a strain of populist Millennial thought that is basically like “oh well, we’re aging anyway, so what if we’re now old?” I’m thirty-six (I like it better typed out; deal with it, please) and I remember my dad at 36 (he’s dead, so no worries offending him by using numerals) and he was not resigned to old age, death, retirement, any of that. If he were still alive he’d be part of the boomer generation that happily works until they die, while I am part of the millennial generation that would rather die than work. He did a lot of fun stuff when he wasn’t working and was even able to (usually) ferret some fun out of work by taking jobs at bookstores and by starting his own record resale business. At 36 he took me, then 11, to my first concert. It was The Wallflowers opening for Counting Crows at what was then known as the World Music Pavillion (Wikipedia says this is wrong but I am certain this is what it was called on the local radio stations) and is now known as the Hollywood Casino Ampitheatre. It’s a big, open space that’s popular for outdoor concerts and festivals like Warped Tour. When he needed to use the bathroom he encouraged me to stand next to some stoners playing hacky-sack and didn’t worry about me at all.

Everything is fucking different now. There was a famous mass murder committed at a strip mall just around the corner from that ampitheatre. I can’t imagine feeling comfortable sitting around in a big, open space like that, leaving my kid in a crowd to take a piss, unclenching long enough to exhale -- it all seems so far out of reach. But still, I feel this incontrovertible will to deem “Massive” an under-performer, a flop. I remember showing up to Mother’s Day brunch in 2018 blasting “Nice For What” on the way in and the way out and I want that life back. I’m mad at Drake that “Massive” is little more than some skeletal house production and his voice at its most passive and forgettable, making the case that his once urgent and important contribution -- sing rapping -- really is just the meandering nowhere of an artist not able to sing or to rap. I hate that. I don’t ever want to go back to the corner store, the sandwich shop, the bookstore and when I do I don’t want to hear “Massive” dribbling out of the speakers, crushing what little oui I have left with the heft of its empty ennui. My dad loved the city, it’s storefronts and concerts and access to imported media. I’m scared all the time and I cry when I try to touch grass and it doesn’t go right. It’s not Drake’s fault but whatever “Massive” was supposed to summon remains frozen in amber.

[mystiquewanderlust]

CHINESE DRAMAS MUST WATCH

[PART 5]

🍽 Royal Feast

Genre: Historical Romance

Rating: 100/10

No. of Episodes: 40

Date Watched: 4/20~4/22/22 6:30am

Fuheng and Yingluo reunited! Omg I was super excited when I learned about this drama! A reunion explosive! Ahhh! My first C-drama couple finally had a happy ending that we've been deprived of from their previous drama *cries* This is the first drama where I discovered Xu Kai (The Yanxi Palace) and so I was really rooting for them til the end which gotten my heart broken into millions of pieces when she ended up with the "old" king!! Peace of mind finally here! My gahd huhu. I'm sooo happy. Just lack of kilig moments here (like I'm always bitin at inis sa pagpapakipot ng heroine) unlike from his previous drama I watched (if you read my previous entry) and more on cooking and palace dramas. Still a very good plot and production. The casts also and the foods, yummy!

Just waiting for the next Xu Kai dramas because they aren't released yet (clue: fantasy!!! yes, long hair Kai again omggg and adventure + a modern also which I know will melt me again for the intense PDA hahaha). I'm obsessed with Kai in long hair btw because here, his hair was always covered with his hat and it's not really pleasing and appealing. Good thing he's already oozing with charm and hotness haha. Kudos!!!

🪄The World of Fantasy

Genre: Xianxia, Fantasy, Adventure

Rating: 100/10

XIANXIA RATING: ⭐⭐⭐

No. of Episodes: 36

Date Watched: 4/22~4/25/22 12:45am

Amazing fantasy drama!!! I cannot. This is new to me so yeah! The main actors especially the hero are sooo good. French kiss for their acting especially the hero talaga Fan Chengcheng aka Adam Fan! I love him here talaga! And mind you, this is his first acting role! Yes, because he is an idol where I first discovered him! I salute such great actors.. every one I watched are all great ones and he just made my not-so-long list!

Plot wise, production, storyline, casts, animation affects, costumes, sets.. just wow! It's obvious this was a high-budgetted film and it's worth it! The downfall? No season 2! *cries* It was so cliff hanging since the ending still have something to look up for. They still have to battle the enemies and rescue their parents and the heroine still are to wake up and the main couple still are ro reunite! I demand a season 2!!! I really hope there will be one (but I highly doubt it after researching, huhu). But anyway, you won't regret watching this. I never got bored (tho there are cringy moments haha) and got to switch dramas (a sign I'm really engrossed with it). ♡♡♡

❤ The Blooms at Rui Pavillion

Genre: Historical, Romance, Comedy

Rating: 8/10

No. of Episodes: 44

Date Watched: April to May (not continuous)

This is an okay drama. Nothing special for me. Didn't leave a mark in my being, haha. Typical story of romance taking place in historical times where revenge and fightings over power is evident. Still I was able to finish despite occasionally jumping to other dramas every other days. I was confused by the switching to the modern times at the later part tho. I don't really get it and I don't know if it fits the story but whatever. That's all for me to say..

📚 In a Class of Her Own

Genre: Historical, Romance, Comedy

Rating: 100/10

No. of Episodes: 36

Date Watched: May 4~7, 2022

This drama is a big thumbs up! Light, funny yet with a bit of romance.. it surely has no dead air for me. I never got bored but instead I want more! A girl who disguises as a boy in an imperial academy for men---it was obviously a cliché BUT it never felt that way to me because of the good writing and characters involved compared to the first two dramas I watched which were too cheesy for me (Real talk here). The characters and actors who played the part, omg.. like the three main male leads were all good-looking! Most especially the hero! **new crush alert!!! Hihi** He is sooo handsome omggg!!! (Another stalking moment if you know what I mean hihi) I love the how of their friendship slowly blossomed from being rivals (if that is the right term). But the school concept is what excites me more. And of course the strong brotherhood among them four, as in!!! It was sooo fun watching and laughing throughout this drama. Super recommended! ♡♡♡

💘 Untouchable Lovers

Genre: Historical Romance

Rating: 9.5/10

No. of Episodes: 52

Date Watched: May 8~

A powerhouse of casts *insert Fu Mei* ! OMG I can't! Honestly, I never had interest watching this drama when I first came across it, knowing about the main leads (Song Weilong and Guan Xiaotong) because I wasn't familiar with them before (this was a 2018 drama, hello?). But now after watching their other dramas, and after learning that even Xu Kai is part of it, NO WAY I WON'T WATCH THIS!

Okay so plot wise, it is honestly sakit sa ulo. Lol. The most perversed drama I watched so far. Not kidding though, after the first story (because this has two versions portrayed) which is very uggghhh and caused me a major headache, the second part I thought it would be better and less brutal. But I guessed wrong since as the story progresses, it got more and more gruesome! Kudos to the actors tho for playing their parts well and for looking pretty and handsome which lessened the agony I felt from the events haha. Funny thing though--Xu Kai got to be paired up with all the other female leads here (the other five! LOL) in a drama/movie. Well except for Lusi since he was the 2nd male lead there who failed to get her heart. Still it was so funny how they paired him up with the other four in such big dramas which I already watched!

Overall, it was fine. Not so fun and light (obviously) which forced me to watch other lighter dramas midway yet it's worth watching due to the actors ♡

[rata-novus]

DRAGON BASH !!!

Out of all the older events that have yet to return, this is the one I was most looking forward to experiencing (I started playing long after the previous iteration). And having it in Hoelbrak is perfect as Norn are all about fighting tough beasts & celebrating victories. It’s nice to have the in-game holidays more spread out between the cultural cities (Grove holiday whennnnn). So excited!

[i-mybrunettelady]

11 and 12 from the four winds asks uwu

Thamk for the ask Socks <3

11. Who would prefer the activities in the Crown Pavilion to the Cliffs?

- Nyra would prefer the Cliffs, as would Ren and Liv! Sanne and El on the other hand would go to the Pavillion. Those two like a fight :3 To be said though, El's fascination with Zephyrite crystals would lead him eventually to the Cliffs probably injured from the Gauntlet so win-win!

12. Are there any returning or new competitors in the Queen's Gauntlet? Who challenges them the most?

- Alternate answer here! Beside El man, Sanne. Sanne and Braham in the Gauntlet gives me life. I feel like he wouldn't just give up fighting now and now he has a girlfriend to do it with. You may get Nyra in the audience cheering him on.

[cascadingsorrows]

Open Verses - For muses that currently has verses    ** - Means it’s possible for tws / blacklist  -> There are more verses not listed and can be found on my muses page, these are the ones that I have most muse for/are new/ etc. -> As I think of more verses I will update this list and their respected pages. -> These are just aus, it doesn't include their Main verses. Main Verses are always open

Wei Wuxian

Yiling Patriarch ** - Dark Wuxian, doesn't fall from cliff but let's his mind be consumed by the resentful spirits. AKA bad ending.

Vampire - Follows the events of CQL up to the point where he's thrown into the Burial Mounds. Instead of Resentful spirits, there are vampires hidden in the darkness and turns him.

Modern - Open for pretty much anything modern related including but not limited to College | Coffee Shop | Idol ( <- this is major **) AUs

Star Wars - A Jedi turned Sith, I do have a whole world created for this, if interested I can send you the docs with the information.

Immortal - Wuxian reached immortality before "canon" and there's the Burial Mound Wei Sect that everyone hates but tolerates.

Mermaid - Who doesn't want a mermaid au?

Incubus / Demon ** - ;)

Jiang Yanli

Vampire - Ties in with Wuxian's Vampire au where Wuxian turns Yanli in Nightless City.

Modern - Open for anything

Forest Spirit - She is a spirit that lives in the forest surrounding Yunmeng, she watches over the animals and trees but as time moves on and cities grow bigger, she's slowly disappearing along with her home.

Xue Yang

Vampire - This takes place during the time he's messing around with the recreation of the Stygian Tiger Amulet, an experiment gone wrong per se.

Modern - Includes -> Idol and College

Xiao Xingcheng

Fae - He was once part of the Northern/Winter Court of Faes but due to his conflicts on the way their queen ran things, he opposed her and resulted in him being blind and exiled from his home. Now he's a wanderer.

Modern - Includes -> College

Outlast ** - Based on the horror game Outlast 1 and Outlast Whistleblower, Xingchen is sent to Mount Massive Asylum (or any other au related place) as an inmate and due to the horrors inflicted, he becomes deranged. I will not go into more details due to the graphic nature of the game itself. But think of this as a Dark Xingchen au.

Nie Mingjue

Modern - Includes -> Professor | Business Man | Idol

Lan Xichen

Modern - Includes -> College | Model

Dragon - The mighty dragons of Gusu lived for thousands of years until a war set their Cloud Recesses ablaze and nearly all of the dragons were slain. Xichen, his brother, and a handful of others survived and are trying to rebuild what was lost.

Elf - Think Lord of the Rings type of elvans, graceful, beautiful.

Dark! - Post-Canon, Xichen spiraling into the darkness and takes Wuxian's manuscripts and well we all know how well that will go.

Lan Wangji

Modern - Open to anything including College | Idol ect

Dragon - Works alongside Xichen's Dragon verse

Elf - Again it's tied to Xichen's Elf verse.

Luo Binghe

Dark! ** - This is the original Binghe route, no Mr.nice guy (unless you were nice to him then he'll be nice to you) and has a deep “hatred” for Shen Qingqiu (Shen Jiu, Shen Yuan he has a tendency to have a change of hearts).

Reverse - Instead of Shen Qingqiu going to the world of Proud Immortal Way, what if Binghe is sent to the modern world?

Hua Cheng

Demon ** - He is the Lord of Purgatory, a kingdom of monsters and all that is lost.

Mafia - He owns an underground club named The Ghost City and deals his business there, above ground no one would think he was one of the four famous bosses.

Chu Wanning

Cat!God - Living in a realm between worlds, Red Lotus Pavillion he once watched over the human race yet, he was slowly forgotten and his home can only be found by those that truly want to see him. ( The lonely and the forgotten). There's a second branch where he ventures out of his realm and gets injured and can't return home/can't shift into his human form.

Zhou Zishu

Modern - He is the sole heir to the Four Seasons Manor, a very famous and powerful tycoon known around the world. (Rivals The H/iltons for example)

Mermaid

- ;)

[paisleypat]

Everyone's got the blues (in a very good way!). The blue versions of my "Paisley Positivity" fabrics have been selling well in the last 5 days. Becky Belkoski in Virginia US bought the blues version. Robin Stanley in North Carolina US bought the light blue and white version. Ann Vicars bought the blue tones version and a Walmart customer bought the indigo blue tones version. All designs are available to order in large-scale or small-scale. Designed by Patrick Moriarty in Southend UK. (at Cliffs Pavillion) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVxMRtPIMWl/?utm_medium=tumblr

[percyscourt]

imagine the movie Wild Child, but Silena Beauregard as Poppy Moore...

silena beauregard was born and raised in Malibu, CA. she lived with her mom, dad, and little sister until her mom died when she nine years old in a car crash. before the crash, silena was quirky, respectful, sometimes even quiet. but after the crash, she was like a totally different person. as soon as she hit middle school, she became a party-girl, and her nights weren't complete without drinking, dancing, or trashing somebody's house. of course, it also didn't help that her dad owned a million-dollar chocolate company and was rarely home

the last week of the summer before her sophomore year, silena's dad announced that his new girlfriend was going to move in with them. naturally, silena reacted with nothing short of a large ball of rage. when the moving trucks arrived, they were greeted by more than 100 teenagers that silena had invited over to take, trash, and torch all of her father's girlfriend's belongings

as if this wasn't enough, silena herself wanted to participate. silena scooped up a handful of clothes and started running full speed to the pool in her backyard. instead of jumping in the pool like everybody assumed she would, silena didn't stop running, but instead ran behind the pool to where the cliff looked down into the ocean, and dived in

right as she came up from the ocean, her dad arrived, and he immediately started kicking everybody out

flashforward to dinner that night, silena's dad tells her that she's going to boarding school.

in new york. and not the city new york, no, the countryside new york.

after dinner, silena stormed to her room. her younger sister, Lacy, came into her room and spent the night. they didn't get any sleep, though, but instead talked about their mom. "i've already lost her. i can't lose you too, S."

the next day, silena began packing. her friend, Kelly, helped her while lacy sat on the bed, talking about new york. "What if your school is like in Gossip Girl? That'd be awesome!" when lacy stepped out, silena and kelly looked at the school's website. the school showed a lacrosse field, outside dining pavillion, horse stables, a lake, and dorms. "could be uglier, I guess." kelly left, promising to call silena every night

the next day, silena and her father left early so silena could see the campus before classes started, and they drove all the way from california to new york; "S, it's like a roadtrip! Fun, right?"

it took them about two days to get there, and when silena and her dad finally get to the campus, it's two hours till dinner. as soon as she stepped out of the car, silena was met by the school's dean, Professor D. who introduced her to the school's head girl, Drew, and her friends

silena immediately takes an instant disliking to Drew, which is only increased when drew looks at silena's phone case. "'Pink is powerful?' Ha! Pink is weak- like you, I'm assuming." when drew tried to take silena's hand to shake, silena pulled it back roughly. of course, drew was taken aback. "You shake the head girl's hand out of respect." she yanked silena's hand

silena pulled it back. "When the head girl has earned my respect, then I'll shake her hand..

Biotch."

after drew and her posse stormed off, silena was introduced to Clarisse, her "big sister." while clarisse was nicer than drew, you could tell she didn't like silena either. all silena wanted to do was go home.

clarisse told silena to get any bags she needed and follow her to their room. when they got there, silena was introduced to her other roomates; Katie, Thalia, and Annabeth, though everybody just called Annabeth "Wise Girl"

when she got to the room, silena found out that technically she wasn't allowed to have her phone, except for sundays, and during the week it would be with her dorm's RA

silena hated this. this rule. this school. this whole thing.

two weeks pass, and silena wasn't any closer to liking this school, but also not any closer to finding a way out of it, either. her and her roomates barely talked, and when they did, it was snarky remarks or arguments

one night, silena ended up sneaking out after lights-out. she went to the school's computer room and logged into her email to write to kelly. after she wrote and sent the email, silena looked for the log out button so she could get back before anybody realized she'd left. right before she was about to log out, she saw somebody else sneaking around, just out of the doorway

it was annabeth.

silena left the computer to investigate. she walked out of the comouter room on her tippy-toes, looking this way and that for signs of anybody else. a thought popped into her mind, maybe she's meeting a guy, but as soon as that thought came, it was gone. silena creeped behind her and saw annabeth walk into a doorway. silena waited, counted to ten, then followed and peaked inside the room. it was the school's library. ugh, lame. silena left and started heading back to her room

when she was on the second floor on the way to the third, a fire alarm went off. scared of getting caught sneaking around during lights-out, silena hopped out a window and onto the fire escape. she walked on the fire escape until she got to an apparently empty bathroom. she hopped through its window

when she gets into the bathroom, she realizes it's actualky occupied. a voice calls out from her from behind the shower curtain. "may I help you?" it was a man's voice. holy hell, i've walked into one of my teachers taking a bath! "Uh maybe. I'm Silena Beauregard, sophomore, room 308. How do I get out of here? without getting caught, I mean." the faceless voice gave her directions and she ended up getting out without getting in trouble

a couple days later, silena is in pe class when she gets in a fight with drew. it starts out with a witty comment from silena, as it always does, but then drew threw the first punch. soon, both girls were rolling around on the ground, equally pulling hair and punches. "Silena Beauregard from 308?" it was the voice. silena looked up, but instead of coming face to face with a professor, it was a boy. a boy her age. "Charles! Hey, Charles! Hi, how are you?" Drew was quickly on her feet, rushing to shake his hand.

"Uh, well. Goodbye, now." Charles left, and silena found out that his full name was Charles Beckendorf, and he was the Dean's nephew. "How do you know him, fresh meat?"

"Aww, are you mad because you have a crush on him, old meat?" Drew's friends had to drag her away before another fight ensued

as she walked to her dorm from pe, a bucket of sewer water was dumped on silena's head, courtesy of one of drew's minions from seventh grade. silena wasn't alone, though, and turned around to see clarisse. clarisse laughed for several seconds before composing herself. "Okay, let's say we get yourself cleaned up, alright?"

after they had cleaned back up at the dorms, clarisse handed silena her phone. "We gave Mr. Brunner decoys; some old flip-phones. Go ahead and call your friend if you'd like."

silena calls Kelly but it goes to voicemail, and she texts her a simple "imy girly <3" instead

when all the girls are in the room, silena opened up about her mother's death and how hard it was at this new school. partly because they liked her, and partly because they felt bad for her, they all agreed to help Silena get expelled from school.

over the course of several weeks, the girls pulled a series of pranks; dying the lake blood-red, re-recording over Mr. Underwood's lectures, etc. they never got in trouble though, and the only thing the pranks were successful in doing was bringing the girls closer, though they didn't know it

after she realized their pranks weren't working, clarisse suggested a different approach: silena would seduce charles, and the dean would be so mad that he'd expel her immediately

their plan was put into motion at the school dance a week later. the girls were allowed off campus, and they went shopping for dresses in NYC. while they were shopping, clarisse suggested they all get their hair done. Silena went along with them, then even ended up swapping her platinum blonde curls for her natural raven-black waves. when the hair stylist was done, she realized with a shock that she looked exactly like her mother. she liked it

the girls showed up twenty-five minutes late to the dance, per silena's suggestion to be fashionably late. they were by far the most dressed up and stylish there, also due to silena's large interest in fashion and design

when they got there, charles was standing in a corner, awkwardly talking with drew

"Hey, Charlie, wanna dance?"

They danced, though it was more like Silena danced and Charles just standed there and watched. "Nobody ever calls me Charlie, y'know. It's either Charles or Beckendorf. I like when you call me Charlie."

in the middle of dancing, Silena tried some new move she had seen on one of her shows, but she tripped and fell on her head. charlie picked her up and took her outside to sit down. when she assured him that she was okay, charlie just started looking at silena instead. he leaned down to kiss her but they were interrupted by drew's followers

just as she was leaving, charlie asked silena on a date

the next day at school, silena was called into Professor D's office. he scolded her for not only for behaviour but also the fact that she had brought alcoholic beverages on to the school campus. silena sat silent through the whole stretch of this talk, waiting patiently for Pr. D to finish up and expel her. instead, her punishment was joining the girls' lacrosse team

after a good two weeks of lacrosse, silena had started to like it. she found out her mom not only went to the school when she was young, but also was the team captain to lead them to nationals, and silena was determined to do the same. somewhere along the way, she found herself actually falling in love with the sport. and something somebody else.

silena and charlie's first date was the day after her talk in the dean's office. charloe took her off campus to an underground bunker. silena was surprised to see that while it was a little packed, it was very neat and fresh-looking. "welcome to bunker 9." they had a picnic then went on a drive. the date ended with a kiss that made silena feel as if she was floating

when she got back to her room, she found Clarisse, Thalia, Katie, and Annabeth crowded around the computer. "What're you reading?" the girls turned around, faces mad and hurt at the same time. "Your email."

when she looked at a screen, silena saw an email from her account, though she hadn't sent one. it went on for more than a hundred words, with the summary being that she was only pretending to be their friend so they'd help her get expelled

silena checked her account to see that a similar email was written to charlie. both charlie and her roomates shut her out and refused to talk to her

upset and alone, silena decided to call kelly. when she did, she found out that kelly had been sneaking around with Silena's on-and-off-again boyfriend, Luke, since the first week of them dating in eighth grade. silena deleted both their numbers. she sat there, feeling almost as alone as she had when her mom died

poppy was in the common room after lights-out when she really started to feel depressed. absentmindedly, she started playing with her lighter. the flame accidentally touched the curtain and scorched the corner. though she put it out before anything else happened, silena was so spooked that she decided to retire to her room. as she walked, she heard footsteps, and her slow pace turned to a fast sprint

a few minutes later as she laid awake in bed, silena turned her head to see that outside of her window the common room was on fire. silena got up, started yelling, and slammed down the fire alarm to wake everybody up

once everybody was evacuated, the teachers started doing head-counts. silena and her roomates quickly realized that one of their own was missing. "ANNABETH!" silena pushed past the crowds, ran past the firemen, and made her way to the library. when she got there, she saw Annabeth trapped behind a fallen bookcase. silena, dizzy and bleary-eyed, led annabeth until they reached the kitchen, and the firemen carried out the collapsing girls.

after the fire was successfully put out, charlie pulled silena aside. when she tried to talk about the email, he only shoved her lighter into her hands. "I believe this is yours." he refused to listen to her explain and walked away, fully believing that she was the one who started the fire

the next day, silena sat in the dean's office awaiting his decision. ironically and cruelly, she found herself wishing not to be expelled. though she held off for a while, she started crying. she couldn't tell if the tears were because of the fire, or her friends, or even her mom, but whatever the cause they didn't stop. until somebody called her name. "Silena"

silena looked up to see charlie staring her right in the face. "I believe you. It was an accident, wasn't it? Tell me everything."

later that day, silena was set to attend a hearing concerning her future at the school. at the hearing, she told her side of the story, starting from when she first got to the school, and her roomates realized she didn't send the emails

they quickly left the hearing, and silena was convinced they hated her

they returned after several minutes of investigative research and took the stand in favor of silena. they defended her against drew and debated back and forth until drew let it accidentally slide that she had saw silena put the fire out, then started it back up herself again

of course, the case was immediately resolved, and silena was cleared while drew was expelled

silena spent the next weeks preparing her team for their nationals game. when the gameday came, silena was surprised to find her dad in the crowd with the rest of the parents. mr. beauregard was equally surprised to see silena's new natural, happy appearance

silena and the rest of the team ended up winning their nationals game by a landslide, and afterward they had a party at the beach by camp

silena ended the schoolyear completely different from when she arrived. she was now officially dating charlie, her team was staying with her for three weeks in the summer, she learned more about her mother and became closer with dad, and she was finally, truly happy.

[laryna6]

MZDS AU where LXC and LWJ’s dad goes on the run with his gf instead of capturing her and basically imprisoning them both. They disguise themselves and eventually start traveling with WWX’s parents, meaning they don’t die in a night hunt bc backup from Murder Mom and Dad who is very righteous and dedicated to following the Lan traditions especially the ones about True Love. 

After she’s raped by the Jin sect leader, the Su sect leader’s wife denounces him everywhere by sending letters and also goes on the run (possibly because her husband refuses to believe her that it wasn’t consensual/she’s concerned for the child?).

Madam Jin, with the assistance of Madam Yu, has JGS assassinated and Madam Jin like lets it be known that she’s willing to take in her husband’s bastards/see them raised right. JGY’s mom can’t leave the brothel bc she’s property and her son’s too young to travel on his own, so she sends a letter asking if they could pick him up - Madam Jin shows up and buys her, figuring she could use some help with the children - and she can also tutor the girls in music and such. JGY and QS grow up sibs and QS beats up people who make fun of JGY for his mom being an ex-prostitute.

With the example of his parents, LWJ is much more aware of Feelings and decides at a young age that Wei Ying Is Mine. LWJ doesn’t initiate Getting Into Trouble, but he goes along with Wei Ying bc Must Protec and draws graffiti, steals chickens and jumps off cliffs bc Wei Ying was doing it. Wei Ying is like ‘sure I’ll marry Lan Zhan when I grow up!’ Their parents aww except Murder Mom, who is awwing internally. LXC is desensitized to shenanigans by growing up with the shenanigans of Wei Ying and Wei Ying’s other half and develops epic level chill. He has seen it all.

WWX’s parents and the people who aren’t the AWOL Lan sect leader and his murder gf go and visit the Jiangs every so often. WWX never develops a fear of dogs (and actually fails to develop a sane level of fear of anything, because his parents are badass cultivators and he has Lan Zhan to protect him too), so they’re fine playing with Jiang Cheng and his puppies. Madam Yu and Murder Mom got along GREAT and Murder Mom may have been the one to dress up as a Wen Sect cultivator and kill JGS. LXC and JYL hanging out being the chill sibs. It’s discovered that JYL isn’t suited to the Jiang sect’s method of cultivation, so she goes and visits the other sects to study cultivation techniques and gets good results with the Nie methods, which makes JC go wha. Madam Yu is Very Pleased. NHS starts calling her big sis and JC is Jealous.

The parents decide to all send their kids to the Lan sect at the same time. LQR is Concerned about his nephews growing up with Murder Sis-in-Law but they’re such calm, dutiful boys-and then Wei Ying yells to Lan Zhan about going on a booze run and LWJ is out while LXC sips his tea. WWX and LWJ hanging out in the library pavillion copying texts together.

JZX still does Teenage Rebellion claiming he’s too good for JYL, which makes JC and his dogs growl at him while WWX just points and laughs, because JYL is fantastic and JZX is a dumbass if he can’t see how great she is. JZX having his sexual awakening when JYL gets back from the Nie sect and he sees her practicing with a saber as big as she is. Unfortunately NHS wrote to NMJ about JZX dissing JYL and NMJ showed up at Lotus Pier to make it very clear that if her engagement were to fall through, clearly she belongs at Nie Sect (the brothers each ship each other with JYL). JZX realizing that crap, his competition is NMJ...

As LWJ’s fiancee, WWX competes for the Lan sect at the discussion conference and the Wens demand he gets sent along with the Lan sect disciples for the turtle incident. On the run, LXC runs into JGY and QS, who are night hunting. JGY laments that his type is slightly older guys with ridiculous upper body strength - he already had a crush on NMJ and now here’s this loser who tears apart their clothing when he does the laundry and all JGY can think about is LXC tearing his clothing off him.

With their kids at Lan Sect (LXC learning to be heir), Murder Mom and Ultra Lan Dad plus WWX’s parents were hanging out at the Jiangs until the Wens demand Jiang sect disciples too. Murder Mom stalks after them, sneaks into the camp, finds out what happened at Lan sect and when Wen Chao heads into the wilderness the four parents start picking off the guards one by one. They rescue the kids from the turtle and bring them back to Lotus Pier, where the Wens attack and Madam Yu demands they get Jiang Cheng to safety. Not sure how to have stuff play out from this point on, however we do need - 

JGY drooling over LXC and NMJ and Qin Su over Wen Qing and the two half-sibs conspiring together.

JZX postwar trying to develop some muscles to Win Back JYL

LWJ not giving a damn that WWX won’t be accepted into Lan sect as a demonic cultivator - they’ll just continue nighthunting with his Murder Mom.

Wen Ning crushing on WWX but finding LWJ intimidating up until he sees LWJ with his poker face doing ridiculous stuff because WWX is, at which point he despairs of them both. Wen Ning trying desperately to wrangle drunk!WWX and LWJ. LWJ being aware of WN’s crush and being like ‘ah yes, good taste that cultivator.’ Like. WWX has been His for basically as long as LWJ can remember, it doesn’t really occur to him to be jealous? It’s not like there’s any chance of him losing WWX, although when he’s in danger of losing WWX like WWX getting killed LWJ goes and shows that he’s Murder Mom’s son. Eventually a threesome happens via WWX deciding to offer to With Benefits Wen Ning and LWJ seducing along with WWX bc they do everything together. 

[roundtheworldrambles]

Sydney, Australia

Day 103 – Melbourne to Sydney

Hannah and I went to visit the Melbourne Zoo in the morning before my flight to Sydney that afternoon. As Hannah was working in marketing in their head office, she was able to get us in for free, and acted as my complimentary tour guide! Although I had already see a number of Australian animals in the wild, the zoo was a terrific place to see the rarer specifies - including a platypus!

Melbourne Zoo Reunions with Hannah

Catching an Uber up to the Airport, I boarded my afternoon flight to Sydney – getting in just on time to celebrate New Years Eve! I arrived at my friend Emma’s home in Double Bay around 7pm – with just enough time to get ready before people began to arrive for their New Years party. I had a great time meeting all of Emma’s Australian friends, playing games, and celebrating the final hours of 2017. As the suburb of Double Bay is located on the south side of Sydney’s impressive harbour, we all left the party shortly before midnight to walk down the water, finding the perfect spot to catch Sydney’s world-famous NYE fireworks display.  The streets were packed with other people, the entire city coming together to celebrate! This will always be a memorable New Years Eve for me – the fireworks were more impressive than I could have possibly imagined, and the festive spirit in the city was absolutely contagious! We returned to the party after the ball dropped, continuing our party – in true Aussie style – into the wee hours of the morning!

NYE in Sydney!

Day 104 - Sydney

After much revelry the night before, we were slow to get moving in the morning! After cleaning up from the party, we headed out to Bondi Beach with Emma, her boyfriend Ryan, and their friends Allie, Sarah, Rhys, Andrea and Damien. We tucked into a delicious brunch on the leafy courtyard of Bondi Hardware, before heading down to the beach to enjoy the sunshine. Walking along the boardwalk, it seemed as though all of Sydney had the same idea. Thousands of people were gathered along the sweeping white-sand beach, splashing in the waves and surfing offshore. It was a perfect, picturesque new years day!

Bondi Beach

In the evening, we grabbed Thai food back in Double Bay and watched multiple episodes of Bondi Surf Rescue – the reality show featuring the famous lifeguards from Bondi Beach!

Day 105 - Sydney

Emma and I hopped on a small harbor ferry in the morning in Double Bay, heading into the CBD of Sydney. Nearing Circular Quay, the Sydney Harbour bridge and the white sails of the iconic Opera House were just as striking as I remembered. We spent the day enjoying the sunshine, walking around the Botanical Gardens and the Opera House, before sharing a pitcher of Aperol Spritz at the famous Opera Bar. Catching the ferry back to Double Bay, we joined Ryan and a group of friends for drinks and dinner at The Golden Sheaf, a picturesque music pub and garden bar near Emma’s apartment.

Sydney Opera House

Day 106 – Sydney

As Emma returned to work, her friend Andrea – a fellow Canadian and UWO grad – met up with me to complete the Spit Bridge to Manly walk. A spectacular 10 km coastal walk weaving through the bays of Northern Sydney, we spent a terrific day walking along inner harbor beaches and through native bushland, taking in the panoramic ocean views, complete with countless white sailboats bobbing in the sheltered turquoise waters.

Spit to Manly Hike

Arriving at Manly in the late afternoon, we wandered along the Manly Corso before grabbing a bite to eat and drink to share on the beach.  Manly had a terrific number of galleries with Aboriginal Art, where I was lucky to find a piece of art I loved! The complex symbology and icons depicted in the dot work of Aboriginal Art is truly fascinating, with the styles varying dramatically from region to region. The black and white piece of art I selected was representative of birthing circles, and the support that women provide to each other.

Double Bay

In the early evening, we boarded the Manly Ferry to return to Sydney. This famous green and yellow ferry has been operating for over 100 years between Manly and Circular Quay, sailing for 30 minutes with spectacular harbor and ocean views.  We sat above deck, taking in the breathtaking scenery – a perfect, relaxing end to the day.

Day 107 – Sydney

Emma had to return to work this morning, so I headed out to complete another urban coastal hike, the famous Bondi to Coogee surfside walk. Winding around the clifftops south of Bondi Beach, I walked past the iconic Icebergs pool, and the surf breaks around Tamarama and Bronte. The cliffs along the walk were chiseled into intricate patterns by the powerful surf below. Rounding the bends along the trail into more sheltered coves, I came across several sandy beaches, packed with sun-seekers, beach towels and umbrellas. The natural beauty of the coastline was stunning, and I could easily see the appeal of living in this incredible city.

Icebergs Pool

I reached the end of the trail at Coogee mid day, and enjoyed a patio drink at Coogee Pavillion before heading back into the city. My wonderful friend Emma had booked me in for a haircut that afternoon in Paddington – knowing that I was long overdue after months of backpacking! With my fresh chop – I headed out to meet her and Ryan at Charlie Parker’s, a speakeasy bar in Merivale, before tucking into dinner at a nearby Italian restaurant.

Bondi to Coogee Hike

Day 108 – Sydney

I spent this day relaxing and working on trip planning for the next legs of my trip - in Byron Bay and New Zealand! I returned to Bondi Beach and holed up in a coffee shop for most of the day, taking a break to wander along the boardwalk and pop into seaside galleries and shops. Not a bad place to get some life-admin done!

After Emma was off work, I met up with her near Circular Quay for a drink in the Rocks before we hopped on another harbor ferry over to Balmain, to meet my friend Nat, who had moved back to Sydney from Vancouver. We enjoyed a drink (or several…) at the Balmain Hotel, a quirky neighbourhood pub, and spent the evening catching up.

Day 109 – Sydney

My final day in Sydney did not disappoint! Emma and I shook off our mini hangovers with a morning yoga class in Bondi Beach, before gathering our bathing suits and beverages to head down to the Double Bay Marina. It was the birthday of Emma’s friend Nikki, and she had rented out a catamaran sailboat for the day. We spent the rest of the afternoon cruising along the shoreline of Sydney Harbour, swimming in the brilliant blue water, and enjoying drinks, music and good company in the sunshine. It was the perfect way to end my final day in Sydney.

Sailing the Sydney Harbour

[takenbyemrys]

Klance AU meet cute

AO3: TakenByEmrys

Chapter: 1/1

Main Pairing: Keith Kogan/ Lance McClain

Written for Elentori’s christmas exchange

Summary:

It’s Shiro and Adam’s wedding, where Keith is the best man. As a joke, when filling out invitations, he and Pidge sent out several invitations to billionaires. They sent one to reclusive billionaire, Lance McClain, but they never expect him to actually RSVP, let alone bring a guest. The day of the wedding is here, and they’re all curious to when’s he’s arriving, what he looks like, and who he’s bringing. Keith is generally too busy with Allura, Adam’s Maid of Honor, getting the wedding organized to notice when the guests arrive, but at the reception, he’s taken with a tall Cuban man he’s never seen before.

The wedding was spectacular. Keith couldn’t have imagined anything better for Shiro and Adam. He was happy that his brother had found someone so perfect for him. Watching Shiro make this move had made him realize how much he wanted someone like that in his life. The reception was being held in a beautiful open pavilion that he and Allura has strung with fairy lights. Gardens wrapped around the side of the pavilion, and a cliff viewing the setting sun wrapped around the other.

When she saw him, Pidge bounced up to him grinning.

“Guess who i just met!” She sang. Keith rolled his eyes.

“My aunt Muriel?” He snarked.

“You don’t have an aunt Muriel. Don’t try to play these games with me Kogane. Anyway, I just met Hunk Garrett! He’s Lance Mcclain’s plus one!” Pidge bubbled with excitement.  Keith’s eyebrows jumped in surprise.

“Holy crap. They actually showed up?” He asked. Pidge nodded. 

“Yep. Hunk said Lance pretty much answers every wedding invite he gets. Apparently his philosophy is that he has the money to buy the gift and the time to drink your open bar, so if you take the time to send the invite, he’ll come if he can.” Pidge steered him toward the bar. Keith ordered a drink and tuned Pidge out as she chattered on about her conversation with Hunk. 

“And so Hunk used to be in the Garrison program, which is a crazy coincidence right? But then, Lance convinced him to quit because he knew Hunk loved to cook more than he liked being an engineer. He said it really helped that he met his girlfriend right before that too.” Pidge was saying.

“Wait, Lance didn’t bring Hunk as his date?” Keith asked. Pidge grinned.

“Nope. Lance is actually very single, very bi, and Hunk and i are already teaming up.” She smirked. Keith groaned.

“Pidge, I can’t meet someone at my brother’s wedding. That’s the beginning of every bad rom-com.” Keith complained. Pidge shook her head. 

“Oh shut up. You don’t know any better anyway. Oh hey, there's Adam and Shiro.” Pidge pointed, and sure enough, the couple had just entered the pavillion. 

“May i present, for the first time, the Shiroganes!” Matt announced from the DJ booth. He and Pidge had set up the equipment and a bot to play music, so they hadn’t needed to hire anybody. Matt was ecstatic, seeing as he counted it as their wedding present. Shiro and Adam shared and smile. Shiro pulled Adam to the dance floor for their first dance. 

“They’re a beautiful couple.” someone said from Keith’s side. He and Pidge turned to find a tall cuban man. Keith’s cheeks instantly heated. The man’s eyes reflected the fairy lights, making them a sparkling sapphire. Keith couldn’t pull his gaze away from the man’s eyes. 

“Hey, you must be Lance.” Pidge interrupted. The spell was broken as Lance turned to her.

“And you must be Pidge.” He grinned. “Hunk’s raved about you already.” Lance sent her a blinding grin. The inside of Keith’s mouth was drier than the sahara at the sight. Lance was seriously beautiful. He quickly took as sip of his drink.

“I think it’s super cool that you came. Keith and I sent out a couple as jokes, and you were the only person that responded saying you were coming. Some guy named Kolivan sent a gift though.” Pidge said. 

“I love weddings. The fact that someone invited me to spend such and important day with them is really awesome. Keith i assume?” Lance’s eyes were on him again.

“Yes, that’s me. Keith, me.” Keith stuck out his hand quickly. Lance’s hand slipped into his delicately. His grip was firm, and his hands were incredibly soft. Lance smiled as they parted.

“Well it was nice to meet you both. I should go pull Hunk away from the caterer. If he’s left with them too long, none of us will eat.” Lance gave them one last smile before disappearing into the crowd. Pidge and Keith were silent as they watched Adam and Shiro dance.

“Sooo, Keith, you, Keith?” She was trying not to grin, but she was failing epically. Keith’s face burned red.

“I actually said that didn’t I?” Keith asked. Pidge nodded. “Well, he’s absolutely gorgeous. What did you expect from me?” 

“I expected so much more. And when i tell Shiro, he will have too.” Pidge grinned and sipped her drink. Keith groaned.

“Come on, let’s get food. I’m starving.” Keith led her to the food table, where Allura was chatting with Coran.

“Keith!” She exclaimed. He gave her a soft smile. 

“Hey, Allura.” She wrapped her arm around him.

“We did it! The wedding was beautiful! And these lights were a great idea. Maybe you can come up with something like this when I pop the question?” She winked at him. Pidge and Keith gaped at her.

“When are you going to ask her?” Pidge gushed. Allura smirked.

“Soon. But only you guys know, so no spilling the beans!” Coran grinned at her.

“My dear, your secret is safe with us!” He laughed. Keith beamed.

“I’m so excited for you two. It’s going to be another crazy year for us though.” He elbowed Pidge, who nodded solemnly. Allura just laughed. 

“Hey Hunk!” Pidge called out. A large Samoan man turned from the caterer to look at them. He grinned and waved when he saw Pidge. Keith spotted Lance behind him and took a deep breath. This interaction had to be a lot better. Hunk and Lance joined their little group. 

“Hi!” Hunk smiled at them. “I’m Hunk. This is Lance!” He pulled Lance forward and presented him.

“I’ve met Pidge and Keith,” Lance smirked at him. Keith’s cheeks burned again, but he met Lance’s stare.

“This is Allura, the maid of honor, and Coran, our collective uncle. And Hunk, meet Keith.” Pidge introduced. Hunk waved at them all.

“Thanks for inviting us. I love coming to weddings. Oh my god, are those jalapeño crab cakes?” Hunk was gone again quickly.

“Please excuse him, he likes to come with me to meet the chefs. He has the biggest collection of business contacts because of it.” Lance smiled.

“How lovely. Maybe i can ask him for a good caterer for mine,” Allura murmured to herself. Lance’s eyes darted from Allura to Keith’s arm around her.

“When are you two getting married?” He asked. A bubble of laughter erupted from both Pidge and Allura. 

“Allura and I aren’t dating.” Keith explained to Lance’s confusion. “She’s planning on proposing to her girlfriend soon.” Keith blubbered. “Wait no, you never heard that!” Lance mimed zipping his lips.

“Your secret is safe with me.” Lance said. Keith gave him a soft grin. Neither of them noticed Pidge, Allura, and Coran share exasperated grins. 

“So, is there anyway i can meet the grooms? It’ll be cool to actually know the people who were getting married.” Lance scanned the pavillion.

“Yeah, i can help you track them down.” Keith offered.

“Great. Lead the way.” Lance gestured toward the dance floor. Keith unwound himself from Allura and began leading Lance through the pavillion.

“So what do you do?” Lance asked.

“I’m a pilot. I was trained at the Garrison actually. I work for Holt aeronautics now. I’m pretty Matt and Pidge’s guinea pig at the moment.” He chuckled. Lance smiled.

“That sounds really nice.” Keith shrugged.

“It can be. What about you?” 

“I always wanted to be a pilot. But my sister Veronica and I began a startup that produces eco-friendly ocean farming equipment when i was a teenager. We grew up in Cárdenas, Cuba, and so the ocean was kind of our home. It’s really important to us to keep our oceans clean and full.” Lance shrugged modestly.

“Wow, that’s amazing.” Keith wasn’t even looking for the newlyweds anymore. He was too focused on Lance.

“It’s been a crazy journey. Don't tell anyone, especially Hunk,, but i’m in the process of selling my half of the company to Veronica.” Lance admitted.

“Keith!” Shiro called. Keith turned to glare at his brother. “Who is this?” Shiro asked.

“Lance Mcclain.” Lance held out his hand with a grin.

“Wow, you actually came.” Shiro stated. “I’m Takashi Shirogane. Call me Shiro, please.” Lance chuckled.

“I’m a big fan of going to weddings. Congratulations on your big day.”

“I was coming to pull Keith away for just a second. We’re taking some pictures before the sun sets. Meet us at the gardens?” Shiro didn’t wait for Keith to answer before he was gone. 

“Well, i got to meet one of the grooms.” Lance joked. Keith smiled. “Maybe you can find me after your pictures. It’s been nice talking to you.” Lance gave him one last smile before he too, disappeared into the crowd. Keith couldn’t stop grinning when he went to find his family. Shiro and Adam both smirked at him when they saw him.

“So, Keith, who was your friend?” Adam through an arm around him.

“Oh shut up. Let’s get this over with.” Keith blushed. They took a handful of pictures with the wedding party, before they turned to family photos. Allura kept shooting him smiles.

“What?” He spat.

“You two would make the cutest couple.” Keith blushed. “Don’t let it go.” When they had finished pictures, Keith couldn’t help craning his neck around to look for Lance. He spied him twirling around the dance floor with Pidge. They both had big grins on their faces. Hunk caught his eye and started walking over to him.

“Keith, right?” Hunk asked.

“Yea, it was nice to meet you.” Hunk smiled at him. “What?” Hunk shook his head and grinned.

“Lance and I have gone to a good number of weddings, but this by far the only wedding he has enjoyed this much.” Hunk said. They were both turned to the dance floor, watching Lance dance between Pidge and Allura. Keith smiled to himself. He watched as Lance excused himself from the dancing and slip out the back of the pavillion.

“Well you enjoy yourself, i’m going to get a drink.” Keith nodded to Hunk who just shook his head and went to join Pidge. Keith strolled over to the bar and grabbed two glasses and a bottle of champagne from bartender. He found Lance perched on the edge of the cliff, basking in the last few rays of the setting sun. Keith couldn’t help but stopping to stare at him. The light was catching on his lashes every time he blinked, giving him an ethereal feeling that took Keith’s breath away. 

“Hey,” he called softly. Lance turned back to him with a grin. 

“Oh, whatcha got there?” He asked. Keith held up the bottle sheepishly.

“I thought you might want a drink. And maybe some company?” He asked. Lance gestured to the ground next to him. Keith eased to the ground and handed Lance the glasses. He popped the cork and poured generously. Lance took a small sip of his.

“This is good champagne.” Lance said appreciatively. 

“You haven’t had like thousand dollar bottles of champagne?” Keith asked. Lance shook his head.

“Dude, I’m just a boy from Cuba. I don't need to roll in the high life. The most important thing to me in my family.” He shrugged.

“Don’t call me dude. But i think that’s kind of amazing. You’re absolutely loaded and the only thing you want to do is be with your family? There’s no way you’re a real person.” Keith shook his head in disbelief.

“I can assure you, i am very real.” Lance bumped his shoulder.

“You never finished your thought earlier. Why are you going to sell your shares?” Keith asked.

“I love the ocean, and the company we started is amazing, but my sister is much more cut out for it. I want to meet people and go to random weddings.” Lance laughed. Keith couldn’t help but grin.

“Well i’m happy that you came to this random wedding.” Keith admitted. Lance sent him a sly grin.

“So, how many more hints do Hunk and I have to drop for you to kiss me?” Lance asked suddenly, turning to look at Keith. Keith’s eyes  widened and his mouth went dry.

“Maybe just one more.” Keith sputtered. Lance smirked.

“Well this is by far the best wedding i’ve attended. I’ve never had the opportunity to meet someone like you.” Keith could barely contain himself from leaning forward and gently capturing Lance’s lips. Lance’s lips were soft and incredibly sensual. Lance’s hand reached up and cupped Keith’s jaw, deepening the kiss. When they pulled away, neither could keep the grins away.

���So do you think you’d like to go out with me sometime?” Lance asked. Instead of answering, Keith leaned forward and captured his lips once more. He reached up to caress Lance’s cheek and marveled at how soft his skin was.

“I’ll take that as a yes,” Lance huffed as Keith pulled away. Keith just nodded, unable to form the words. They shared another soft smile. Lance held up his glass. “To random chance.” Keith gently tapped their glasses.

“To a new beginning.” Keith smiled and wrapped an arm around him. Lance rested his head on Keith’s shoulder and watched the last of the sun set.