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wtf does "she looked surprised—me comforting her, kind of switching things up" mean. sorry did u read pjo percy is constantly comforting annabeth. does botl mean nothing to you.
#starts screaming#i'm killing “annabeth is the always prepared emotionally intelligent comforting one bc she's a girl” w fire#wottg spoilers#marketing trilogy
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Consider! Charles finds a camera that has been enchanted to make ghosts show up on film and is absolutely thrilled about it! They’ve got plenty of pics of the girls up and about the office, but it would be good to have some of the founding members, right? Edwin is not quite as enthused about the whole prospect as Charles, as photographs were quite the long, drawn out process back when he was alive. Also, although he does not mention this bit, after a hundred years without seeing it, he’s grown somewhat disconnected from his physical form as something that is his.
Charles is pretty convincing, though, and Edwin is far too willing to allow himself to be convinced when it comes to his friend. They rope in Crystal and she lines up the shot, Charles and Edwin with their arms around each other as they beam at the lens, and then she takes the photo and the flash goes off and when she blinks, the boys are both gone. Crystal calls out for them, but the office is small and it isn’t like there’s much space to hide. She considers that they both sunk through the floor and are fucking with her, but before she can give that particular option too much thought, the camera prints out a small picture.
As it develops, Crystal finds that it did manage to capture the boys’ likenesses, as well as their ghostly essences. The photo is frozen at the moment she took the picture as they both grin at the camera, but when she Reads it she can feel their fear and desperation as they are trapped in the film.
Now, it’s down to Crystal to figure out how to undo this curse and break them out!
#dead boy detectives#dbda#Charles Rowland#Edwin Payne#crystal palace#Charles thought the phrasing of <3 capture ghosts on film <3 was just marketing huh-#the real question is how aware are the boys in the photo and how much are they able to do!#I just think crystal should get to have a case of her own with high stakes where she puts into practice everything she’s been picking up#also I don’t think there is iron in Polaroids but there are other chemicals and who is to say they would all be perfectly comfortable#especially depending on how much the boys are able to feel in this 2d space
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Red Ribbon ❣️
Leon S. Kennedy x reader
A/N: The end of Fi's Christmas Market ☃️ is here! A bittersweet goodbye 😞 I hope you enjoyed my lil festive event! I had lots of fun doing it. There's much more planned for the new year! I hope you like this smutty parting gift!
~Fi 🐝
Warnings: NSFW CONTENT 17+. proceed with caution. Oral (m and f receiving), slight bondage, orgasm denial, PiV, creampie (don't be like them), very needy lovers, this is so soft and sappy.
Word count: 3.0k
Please don't copy my work! I put a lot of effort and heart into the things I write.
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It all started innocently, you were just wrapping presents with Leon. You were seated on the living room floor, surrounded by a sea of wrapping paper, ribbons and gift bags. Humming along to the music in the background, you finished another bow on a present, handing it over to Leon so he could write the name on the little tag you'd attached.
"Who is this one for?" Your boyfriend asked, gold pen in hand. You glanced at the gift and narrowed your eyes at it for a second before answering.
"That one's for Jill." He nodded with a hum and went to write the name on it before you quickly stopped him.
"No, wait-" you took the present from his hands leaving him with his brows furrowed. You gave the box a small shake and listened closely before giving it back to him.
"Yep, it's for Jill."
"How do you- it didn't even make a sound." Leon said, his face contorted into utter confusion.
"Exactly." You gave him a proud smile, going back to wrapping the remaining gifts.
"You're a mystery to me, baby." He slightly shook his head, a smirk tugging at his lips.
"Well," you began, leaning in his direction and placing a hand on his thigh, "solve me, then."
He didn't miss the sultry tone in your voice or that playful and seductive glint in your eyes. A smirk settled on his lips, and there was a lustful glow in his sparkling blue irises.
Leon almost pounced on you, he'd never say no to an opportunity to ravish you. But, to his dismay, before his heated lips could even touch yours, you stopped him with a firm hand on his chest.
"After we get the presents done, of course." You smiled sweetly as you went back to wrapping up gifts like nothing ever happened. Leon slumped back into his previous position and grumbled quietly under his breath. He respected your decision, of course, but did you have to tease and rile him up?
Even the slight touch of your hand on his thigh had his cock throbbing in his pants. And the way your voice was so silky and suggestive made him want to rip your clothes to shreds.
Nonetheless, he continued being the good boy he was and tried his best to put all the names on the designated presents in his best handwriting.
You clapped your hands together as you finished the last wrapping job.
"That's the last of it! They look quite nice, huh?" You smiled proudly, admiring the wrapping skills you had painfully acquired over many years.
"Good job, baby," Leon said with an equally as proud smile, placing a big kiss on your cheek, "now, about solving that mystery-"
You broke into a giggle.
"Patience, sweetheart, patience." You scolded playfully, waving your finger in the air. You leaned to one side and grabbed one of the many ribbons you had splayed out, along with a little festive tag. Shuffling over to Leon, you sat down on his thighs and began to tie it around his neck.
"What're you planning?" He smirked, his hands kneading at your hips.
"Just wrapping the last present." You smirked, finishing up the red bow. You had to stop yourself from drooling, the crimson satin band sat so nicely against his pale skin. The bow was peeking out from under his chin as the tag dangled from the ribbon.
"Hm.. and what does the tag say, huh, baby?" Leon grinned. The way his arms completely encased your middle and pulled you flush against his chest made your breath speed up, but hopefully, not enough for him to notice. With nimble fingers, you took hold of the tag and turned it over.
"Mine." You said quietly, your bottom lip pulled between your teeth to try and hide your smile as his jaw slacked slightly and his eyes widened. He squeezed you just a little tighter, and you
could feel his dick getting painfully hard as you were seated on his lap. The pressure of his hard on nestled perfectly against your pussy made your breath hitch in your throat. No matter how many times you would do this dance, he would always have this effect on you. All the blood rushed to your cheeks and to your cunt, leaving you light headed.
"S'only fair that I get to add a little bow to my present, too, right?" He breathed out. Even in his breathless state, there was nothing stopping that cocky smirk from creeping onto his face.
After you'd undressed, although it was actually more like tearing the clothes off one another, you'd dropped to your knees and decorated the base of his cock with a ruby band. You trailed kisses up his shaft, all the way to his tip. You gave it a gentle suck and Leon let out a small gasp, his head slightly tipping back as his hand found your hair.
It was so gentle, the way you dragged your lips up and down his dick, holding onto his thigh with one hand, and lacing your fingers together with the other. Your movements were slow, but calculated. Leon knew he wouldn't last long when you took him in your mouth as far as you could, and rubbed along the veins with your tongue.
"S-Shit, Baby... you really know how to make me fall apart, huh?" He chuckled breathlessly, which was quickly cut off by a groan when he felt your lips stretch into a smile around his cock. The hand that was tangled in your hair tightened its grip, but not to hurt. Never to hurt.
You gave his hand a loving squeeze as you moved up and down on his length, the bow at the base occasionally brushing against the tip of your nose. You pulled away for air, your chest slightly heaving as your spit dripped from his dick.
"I love you.. I love you so much. Want you to come in my mouth, Baby, please." You breathed out, pressing kisses to his trembling thighs.
"Y-Yeah? What my girl wants, she gets." Leon grinned, still breathless and all the love he held in his eyes for you never wavering for a second. He sheathed himself back into your mouth and gently began fucking your throat.
You hollowed out your cheeks and looked up at him with glazed eyes. His head was thrown back, his mouth was agape as whimpers and moans fell from him. The ribbon around his neck was being stretched slightly and the tag swayed with each thrust of his hips.
When the muscles in his stomach tensed and his moans became deeper you focused on his tip, swiping your tongue over it and sucking on it.
"I'm.. f-fuck, I'm gonna come.." Leon groaned, the sound being raspy and hoarse. He held onto your hand for dear life, grounding himself as the euphoria you brought him made his head spin. You gently stroked your thumb over his thigh, reminding him that you were here with him.
He came in your mouth with a strained cry of your name, stilling his movements as spurt after spurt of his warm cum trickled down your throat. You pulled away and swallowed all he had to give you, pressing one last gentle kiss to the tip of his cock before getting up from your knees and wrapping your arms around him.
"Are you okay, my love? Do you need to sit down?" You asked softly, stroking along his spine.
Leon chuckled.
"Fucking hell, woman. I don't need to sit down, I need a new pair of legs."
"Sorry." You giggled as he pressed a kiss to the top of your head.
"You're in for something, pretty girl," he leaned down and spoke lowly into your ear, "because I won't stop feasting on you until you need a new pair, too. Who knows, maybe we'll get a couples discount." With that and a sinister grin, you were dragged off to the bedroom.
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And that's how you ended up like this. Writhing, with purple and pink marks littering your skin all while Leon had his head buried between your thighs. Shuddering breaths tore through you as he lapped at your sopping cunt.
The red satin tied around your throat started to feel more suffocating by the second, the sharp edges of the tag poking into your flesh. The sting melded so deliciously with the sensation of Leon dragging his tongue through your folds, making you moan and whine.
The second ribbon he had decorated you with was tied just underneath your soft tits, stretching across your ribcage as the satin brushed against the underside of your breasts. Everything felt so overwhelming, there were too many sensations at once, making your skin raise in goosebumps.
The band around Leon's neck brushed against the back of your thighs and your ass. The last ribbon was tightly tied around your left thigh, some of your pudgy flesh spilling from the bound string. Leon was eating your pussy like it was his purpose, like it was the sole reason he was created; to bring you bliss with such carnal adoration that you'd melt before him.
"F-Fuck, Lee... slow down, I can't... oh God!" You cried out when he took your sensitive clit between his lips and started sucking. Your thighs clamped down around his head and you tried to push him away in a pathetic attempt. Leon growled into your pussy in a displeased manner.
He wanted nothing more than to pin down your arms by your side and knead at your chubby tummy while he was fucking his tongue into your hole. Unfortunately for him, you'd tied his hands behind his back and he was straining against the ribbon. He wanted to touch you more than he'd ever wanted to touch you in his life and he couldn't.
He couldn't, and it was making the determination to make you come undone without his touch grow even more. Leon ceased his struggling against his restraints when a particularly cute moan fell from your lips and your eyes squeezed shut. His cock twitched and he moaned into your cunt, bucking his hips up in the air in hope for some friction.
The tip of his dick was flushed and had a pearl of pre-cum running down the underside of it, meeting the red ribbon tied around at the base. Leon pulled away from between your thighs, his hair disheveled and his lips glistening with your slick. You whined and cried at the loss of his tongue on your pussy, having been so impossibly close to the edge.
"Let me touch you. Please, I need to touch you so bad." He begged with a heaving chest. You'd do anything he asked, but fuck if he didn't look divine like this. That whole growly attitude about feasting on you went out the window the second your taste hit his tongue.
"I'll.. I'll let you touch, I promise, just- please go back to what you were doing." You pleaded breathlessly, fisting the sheets both in frustration and anticipation. Leon would've made a smug remark or gave you that cocky smirk but he was so drunk on you, and on the lack of touching you, that all he did was nod dumbly and went right back to lapping at your poor cunt.
A shiver ran through you at your approaching climax, your ruined orgasm from before having you dangle on a string above a raging hot fire of love and lust.
"Don't stop, don't stop..." you moaned, your mouth falling open in a silent scream and your back arching. Leon circled your clit with his tongue and with one last flick against your sensitive bud, the coil inside you snapped. Your thighs shook and shuddered breaths tore through you as you were riding out your blissful high.
"Holy shit.." you breathed out, one of your arms falling over your eyes.
"Was that good?" Leon asked, kissing and sucking at your thighs that were drenched with your release. You could hear the smirk in his voice; he already knew the answer to that question.
"That was more than good. I might need to tie you up more often." You smirked, getting up on your elbows.
"You'd like that, wouldn't you, pretty girl?"
"Very much so. But, I believe I promised you something." You said softly, shuffling over to undo the string keeping his hands behind his back. His hands found your thighs and he gently caressed the marks he'd left, brushing his thumb over the ribbon around your thigh in the process. You took his hands and pulled him up from his knees, pulling him on top of you.
"I've not gotten a single kiss, can you believe that?" You teased, bumping your nose against his playfully.
"We can't have that, can we?" Leon smirked, capturing your lips in a kiss that overflowed with so much desire and passion it almost made you melt. His hands that were finally free to touch you gently slid over your body, stroking and kneading at your flesh. His cock lay heavy against your pussy, making the fire in your veins ignite once more.
One hand toyed with your tits, groping them, while the other cradled your cheek so delicately as if you were made from porcelain.
"Can I fuck you? Please, I need you. Need t'be inside you.." Leon breathed against your lips. You nodded eagerly before stealing a kiss from him once more.
"Yeah. Wan' you inside of me, Lee."
He continued to kiss your breath away, reaching a hand between your bodies to line himself up with you.
"You.. are you gonna leave that on?" You questioned with your lips puffy, glancing down at the ribbon around his cock.
"Yeah, I was gonna leave it." He said breathlessly, going back to your lips again. You sucked in a sharp breath.
"God, that's hot." You whispered as you wrapped your arms around his neck.
"Yeah?" He chuckled against your lips, slowly starting to push inside your sopping cunt. You whined with a nod as he stretched you out.
"Fuck, Baby... you fit around me so perfectly... s'like you were made for me."
"I was." You whimpered, Leon's hips beginning to move slowly after he fully sheathed himself inside of you.
"Yeah, you were. My pretty, beautiful, perfect girl... all for me, all mine. For me to hold, to kiss, to love."
He groaned when you clenched down on him at his words.
He was stroking your hair while his other arm was around your back, pressing you close against his chest. His thrust became harder and you mewled when you felt the ribbon brush against your clit.
"Oh, fuck.. I love you, I love you, I love you." You cried as the tip of his dick rubbed against that spongy spot inside of you. Your lips were almost glued together, only ever coming apart to mumble sweet words to one another. He swallowed your every moan and whine, just as you did his.
"I love you too, sweetheart. M-My.. fuck... my angel, my princess.."
"Oh my god.. I'm so close, please..." you panted, your eyes falling shut at the feeling of Leon inside of you. He moved his hips just a little faster and trailed one of his hands between your thighs to rub at your clit.
"Come f'me, Baby... you can be good for me, can't you?" He breathed, cut off by a whimper when you tightened around him.
"Mhm, I'll be good for you.." you babbled mindlessly, the only thing in your head was how good he made you feel and how much you loved him.
His hand searched for yours, grasping it just in time as you came around him with his name falling from your lips. Leon spilled inside of you with a moan muffled by your lips. His cum flooded your walls, making a delightful and fuzzy feeling creep up your spine. His cock twitched inside of you, making you gasp softly.
Leon stayed inside of you for a minute to catch his breath. You were all hazy and smiles when he finally pulled out and situated himself next to you. He pulled you close to his chest and you kissed along his jaw.
"Are you alright, pretty girl?" Leon asked softly, running his fingers through your hair.
"Always when I'm with you. How are you feeling?" You smiled drowsily, ready to pass out for the next two hours.
"I'm okay, Baby. More than okay." He replied quietly with a smile on his lips. There was a comfortable silence, your synchronized breathing slowed and your eyelids began to flutter shut.
"We should take a shower." Leon mumbled against your hair, not wanting to let you go.
"I know... jus' gimme 20 minutes and I'll wash your hair."
"I love it when you do that. But I think we need a nap first." He yawned, snuggling closer together and pulling the blanket over the two of you.
"Agreed." You sighed comfortably.
"Is your neck itchy too?" You mumbled into his chest.
"Yeah, I don't-" Leon reached up to his neck but stopped when he felt the ribbon against his fingertips. You opened one eye to see why he stopped.
"We forget about the ribbon, didn't we?"
"Yep."
The two of you broke into a fit of tired giggles, and you helped each other from your bounds, kissing the skin in your wake.
The crimson bands were tossed out the bed, and now you were content, cuddled up with each other. The world was left behind as you were enveloped by the warm and pleasant tug of sleep, drifting into shared dreams.
And just like your bodies were a minute ago, so were your hearts; bound with a Red Ribbon.
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This might be my last fic for 2023! It definitely won't be the last you hear of me, though.
My plan for the new year is to focus on the requests sitting in my inbox, maybe accept some more and throw in my own ideas here and there!
<3 🐝
#bumblebeesfromvenus#FI'S CHRISTMAS MARKET ☆#christmas 2023#leon kennedy x reader#leon kennedy#leon s kennedy#leon s kennedy x reader#leon s kennedy x fem!reader#leon kennedy smut#resident evil leon#leon smut#leon kennedy fluff#leon kennedy comfort
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Chapter Five Public Release
Book 2, Chapter 5, is now up for the public release!!!! There were a few coding changes within this chapter so I would advise going back to the end of chapter four and replaying the choice of where you are going to send Belladonna to (Reese, Elias, or send her) before going in to play chapter five.
It also came to my attention that some of my Patreon members may have had a code break at the end of Milo/Mal's route. It should not be there anymore. You should have an end scene with them in Malcolm's apartment.
Thank you all for the support you have shown me! It has been a crazy month and is bound to be a crazy July as well. Thank you for your patience!
Read book 2 here
#the night market#interactive fiction#book 2#twine game#twine wip#angst#hurt/comfort#fantasy#writers of tumblr#indie developer
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not to sound like a queer theory textbook, but i wish there were more options for exploring masculinity within lgbt spaces. i'm bored of "women and nonbinary people" and "femmes and thems" and "no men allowed". i know there's a broad social scene for gay men, but i don't fit into that as i still like girls and i only pass about 30% of the time. i just wish there was a way i could meet other queer and GNC men in a non-sexual setting (i.e. not grindr) and talk with them about things like what masculinity means from their perspective, how they express it, how they relate to other men, and most importantly what brands of razors they use, because i can't keep using shitty plastic disposables forever i just can't
#lately i've been feeling quite alienated from the same queer spaces i used to feel comfortable in#idk where i slot in as an ace transmasc person. it's like there isn't really a place for me anymore (if there ever was)#i went to a queer market the other day and got misgendered by one of the stallholders who referred to me as 'sapphic' without thinking twic#feel like that sums it up really!#i have more thoughts but i've only got like 4 hours of sleep in the last two days so i should probably hold off
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I need a Tommy and Billy PLATONIC (I'm stressing that) soulmate!au fic where we get to see them acting like siblings.
#comics#marvel comics#agatha all along#tommy shepherd#billy kaplan#platonic soulmates#literally they're connected by their souls who were once brothers#its an untaped market#everyone makes romantic soulmate aus with their respective partners but why not platonic with their canon soul sibling?#fic idea#young avengers#at this point ill take mcu or comic im desperate#like imagine them comforting each other over whatever flavor of soulmate au it is? billy from getting bullied and his anxiety issues and#tommy with his less then steller parents it while hes in juvy? imagine the angst potential?#come on guys look past romantic soulmates and look to platonic soulmates!#tommy maximoff#billy maximoff#soulmate au#mcu#marvel#wiccan#speed
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day before a 5 day holiday weekend. office empty. got me thinking thoughts.
#thinking about raupi kaur hollie mcnish and the movment of populist poetry#how all media is populist right now and it’s no surprise its happening in a time of economic uncertainty AND a devaluation of art in society#not to mention a rise in anti intellectualism#thinking about how fanfiction is no longer a practice for writing but more an opportunity to get likes and reblogs#every day I see posts about how authors feel pressured to write for a specific character because all others are ignored#to you I say the mass market appeal is NOT worth you writing something you don’t care about#your audience of 20 will be more endeared to you BECAUSE you are feeding their niche#thinking about the inherent dichotomy between art and money because once you create for the common denominator you lose something#look at marvel movies - hell the state of movies in general: ZERO intellectual curiosity#everything is made to be consumed by the most amount of people#and it SUCKS ITS FUCKING GARBAGE#art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable#if everyone finds your work palatable then it’s not art it’s content to consume#RANT OVER#… or for the next 20 minutes until I get another thing to Think About
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they understood me better than anyone 💯
#freelancing.jpg#a little sacrifice is my ‘i hate the job market’ comfort story#the witcher short stories fuck hard because the biggest anxiety isn’t dragons or demons it’s unemployment#excerpt#story: a little sacrifice#geralt expanding services to translation and relationship counseling#you know i’d love to see him in social work. his heart would be broken to a million pieces
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#foodstagram#foodlover#foodblogger#comfort food#tw food#foodpics#food photography#foodgasm#foodie#food#japanese food#foodedit#foodexploration#foodexperience#food online#foodopia#food oc#food opinions#foodmyheart#food moodboard#foodmanufacturing#food memes#food market#foodnutrition
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caps from comic Im doing
#not art yet. sorta#yeah that's one piece#outing myself this year as a sanji enjoyer#idk what compelled me to come back here (that's a lie I know 100% and it's haterism) but I did finally sit down and put down#this idea I've sat on for a Long time. bc I think I just. finally feel ready for it#or rather. both it and myself have been worn down and moulded enough by just. time passing. to be able to sit with each other in peace#but yeah I'm now neck deep in this (almost halfway thru inking!!) and Im learning a Lot#whatever u say abt one piece oda is a Phenomenal comic artist. one piece art-wise is dense on a level that makes me feel insane#like you barely see more than one type of screentone used and it's mostly to separate planes. its Just Ink. its fucked up#and drawing this comic is forcing me to show up on my a-game on a craft level as well. I love so much a Large part of it so far#comic is good guys. did u guys know that has anyone said this before#but yeah this one will! probably get posted to my main blog when the posting version is done. which is why I said in the prev ask#that the spheres might intersect soon lol#Im aware this is a stupid way to go about it if u look at it from a marketing/advertising angle. but thats not what Im here for#Im showing u cool bugs I made basically. and when the exhibit happens its gonna have mostly nothing to do with this#but yeah. if u see a comic with these caps in it in the future u will Know#otherwise we keep up kayfabe yeah? for fun. for comfort
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Whumptober day 10: branding/scarring/collar (full under the cut - I might say this one’s slightly more intense)
Did I mention this prompt list fits our Evemore Kingdom needs like almost too well? :,)
Find the royal au masterpost here
(Hey does anyone have any comfort/fluff drawing ideas I can pick from TT)
#this one was rough#I think I’m gonna draw some comfort and fluff tomorrow#I guess when you see this it will be today#since I knocked two of these out in one night#soon I won’t be able to work on them so I’m trying to get them done#but I’d like some comfort now I think#also ignore that everything about the brand is incorrect#too small wrong writing system etc#I’ll deal with it later#anyway#fan art#my art#aftg#all for the game#neil josten#royal au#how do I tag this without jumpscaring innocent like marketing people#do those even exist on tumblr#whatever I’m tagging#branding#whumptober#emry whumptober 2023
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not sure if this point was made before on here but making annabeth not recognize percys intelligence (aside from being the butchering of her character arc) is also, like, so severely ooc if we keep her heritage in mind. the smartest girl at camp should have the clarity of mind to recognize that being smart comes in many shapes and i know she did have it before rick stripped her of characterization. hell, she should barely if ever complain about intelligence tbh because genuine stupidity is rare. everyone has their logic and their approach, percy has always been a particular way about his logic and decisions and he was always a certain "kind" of smart.
rick going back to the stupid percy jokes is already disappointing enough but it's also him not really understanding annabeth as a character + forgetting what the fuck he wrote before. a shame
it's definitely a choice to have annabeth value intelligence and then imply that she thought her bf (who she's known for five years at this point) was stupid by having her just now realize (after five years) that's he's actually "a pretty smart guy." and by a choice i mean a stupid one.
#rick: annabeth is always six steps ahead except she's going to be shocked that percy comforts her and is intelligent. bc humor.#me: 😐#like her hurbis could make it hard for her to acknowledge other ppl know more than her but again#she's known percy for FIVE YEARS why is she SURPRISED HE'S SMART#yeah it's giving “idgaf anymore” from rick#wottg spoilers#marketing trilogy#rr crit#answered
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🌈 or 🌥️ (or both if you're feeling it)
EHEHE thank you very much for the ask! Gonna mix both prompts and give something soft with my favourite dialogue of this piece (and it's not even a wip actually, this is just a completed bit of writing I have on hand that I'm not really planning on doing anything with) which asks the question I'm pretty sure only I have asked: what if Apollo was the one to tell Heracles that he had to head to the Underworld after he'd lost Hylas during the Argo Expedition (also he consoles him a little).
"It'll never get easier, will it? This life."
Phoebus Apollo doesn't answer him. Before, Heracles would've blamed it on ego, the vanity of the gods who think themselves so much better than the mortals they yank about with their power. Now, Heracles thinks he's just a figment of his imagination, another twisted trick brought on by that bitch of the Heavens. The silence stretches on and on, only the sound of his digging and the quiet rustle of fabric fills the space between them. Were Hylas still here, he'd happily fill this stale air, nattering on and on about herbs or the colour of the fish in the lake, or the beauty of the stars between the treetops. Now, the silence is oppressive. Dense. Like the weight of water pushing all the air from his lungs.
Heracles quickly takes the bundle of Hylas' meagre things and throws it into the hole. Best not to dwell on it. Especially not when an Olympian was right beside him. (Maybe it's a good thing that this illusion is so placid. Gives him space to breathe. To think.)
He spits, picks up the flint. "Can't answer that one either? How about an easier question then," the sparks catch on the edge of Hylas' silk belt, quickly eating up the precious gift. Hylas only got to wear it once when they'd celebrated the night before the Argo set sail. He'd wanted to bring it home for his mother. "Was I also cursed to be alone for the rest of my life? It's not enough that she took my family, she's going to take everyone that treats me well too?"
Phoebus Apollo remains silent, fire turning his body warm gold. Heracles clicks his tongue, anger mounting. First Megara then Pholus and now Hylas. Man, woman, beast, it didn't matter at all, did it? All would die if they loved him. Everything would melt away like ash on his tongue and she would keep him alive just to see him squirm.
"Don't just sit there fiddling with your cloth damn it, answer me!"
Phoebus Apollo looks up then. Eyes so gold they seem to burn their own colour, calm brow, stern lips. This wasn't the playful god who refused to let him take his sister's hind without proving his worth, nor was it the distant prophet outlining the sentence for his crimes. This was someone, something else entirely and Heracles can only swallow his tongue in the face of it.
"Come," he beckons with the slightest tilt of his chin, "sit here." Heracles does. "You ask difficult questions. Ones I have no intention of answering." Slender fingers do not falter in their sewing. Heracles watches all the fine bracelets and rings jostle only slightly as the god makes his stitches. "For that, I must apologise."
Heracles snorts, dismissive and looks out into Hylas' fire, "You lot have never cared to inconvenience me before. What is one more disappointment to add to pile?"
A grim smile dances at the edge of his painted lips, "What, indeed."
"If you aren't here to answer my prayers, then you must have another errand for me." And doesn't that just make his blood boil? Even now, when Hylas' pyre has not yet burnt out, the gods still demand more from him, still drive him harder. He digs his nails into the tooth of the rock they share, hopes it is enough to keep him from laying hands on his divine slave-driver's throat and ripping it right out. "Make it quick. Even you must understand the rules of mourning."
Phoebus Apollo's smile widens. He ties off his thread and cuts the excess length with the side of his fingernail. "On the contrary, I've come bearing a gift." Unfurling the length of cloth reveals a gorgeous chamlys, etchings like constellations dotting its dark length and shimmering even in the firelight. "A gift and a word of warning"
Heracles swallows thickly, such rich cloth would surely need to be hidden from his cousins. "If you think a fancy cloak is enough to gloss everything over -"
A laugh, soft and musical. Lighter than Hylas' chuckles, sweeter even than Megara's hidden giggles. How dangerous. How lovely. "Alcides, be calm. I have nothing to hide and there is nothing you could possibly give to me. You already have my gratitude for not harming my offspring, it would please me greatly if you also accepted my boon."
"The cloth is hexed?" It feels no different from a usual chamlys, maybe just a bit softer. Phoebus Apollo laughs again, richer this time so that it resonates in the very base of Heracles' bones and sends little electric sparks shooting all across his body.
"Indeed. It will keep you hidden from the eyes of the Lord and Lady of the Underworld. Do take it with you when next you set foot in their kingdom."
A terrible chill slithers down his back. Hylas' fire pops. "What's the meaning of this?" And Heracles forgets himself, digs his hands into the lush fabric of the god's chiton and wrests him close, "You think it's funny delivering my funeral gown now? When Hylas' body hasn't even cooled?"
Phoebus Apollo hums, brilliant eyes gazing calmly up at him, "I think it should be a great boon if ever your spirit wishes to wander in the great fields of Asphodel should you make the trip."
#cutting myself off there because like I would genuinely just paste the whole damn thing in there#I love pretty much ALL the dialogue in this piece but like I said I have no idea what to do with it#ginger answers asks#ginger writes#There's like zero market for Apollo/Heracles content cause afaik no one really thinks about them together#which like y'know demonstrably crazy to me considering how close the greeks thought they were#yes this is me acknowledging the alt geminis like Apollo and Heracles and Triptolemus and Iasion#but no to me Apollo and Heracles are the true counterparts#like Apollo and Heracles is what people think Apollo and Achilles is I said what I said#this whole idea of Apollo having heart to hearts with Heracles throughout his labours is one that is very self indulgent#and very comforting to me#anyway TEEHEE THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BLABBER#definitely much longer than a snippet but I'm justifying it by saying that it was two prompts in one 🤧#apollo#heracles#writing#greek myth writing
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I upgraded my Chrestomanci collection
#I had the super chunky mass markets which were former library editions#they were too chunky to read comfortably#the chronicles of chrestomanci#diana wynne jones#chrestomanci#christopher chant#books#booklr#reading#bookish#bibliophile#book covers#sci fi & fantasy
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Chapter Four Public Release
Chapter Four is out for the public! Enjoy the ups and downs of this amazingly happy and angst free chapter. Promise. Swear it.
I love you all
You can read it here
#the night market#book 2#twine game#twine if#twine wip#interactive fiction#the ro's#angst#hurt/comfort
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Adjusting my glasses to take a peek into the umbrella academy tag like Hmmmm. Maybe I don't want to watch the new season after all.
#im gonna be real I didnt even realize it had come out yet#where was all the marketing?? i saw none of it#Ive complained to friends before that a lot of the umbrella academy feels like hurt no comfort in a bad way#theyre SO good at making interesting compelling conflict on a personal level with the characters#and every time it happens I go “oh man I cant wait for the others to find out about this thing and react to it!”#but then it just. never happens. its forgotten and replaced with more character angst only us the audience seems to truly care about#example comes most to my mind is like almost every single thing that happens to Klaus in s1#my son got the end of the stick over and over and over and it was either always ignored or used as a punchline#and thats only funny the first 3 times#same w Luthor basically almost being sexually assulted by Allison (am I remembering that right? its been a while)#it happens. its bad. the audience goes “oh fuck I cant wait to see the reactions / pay off from other characters ab this”#then it just doesnt! give us that!#it never gives us that pay off!#idk that was always my biggest pet peeve#the umbrella academy#birds rambles
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