#HAVE A FOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS

[kiwi-thebird]

Another late Christmas doodle, but this time of Folly! The proportions are kinda wack, but I'm proud B)

[oblivisection]

Have a Folly jolly Christmas

[lunxrspook]

look at my gif that i made. enjoy. have a folly jolly christmas

[five-crows-in-a-trenchcoat]

hey there, would you mind if i were to make the "Have A Folly Jolly Christmas" sweater as a roblox shirt?

if you made the ‘have a folly jolly Christmas’ sweater in roblox my life would be yours, let me do a quick coloured front & back of it for you (ofc you can colour it differently if u want or change the back design)

[deaddovedec]

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

Hello and welcome to Dead Dove December 2024!

We are a dark holiday-themed Bucky Barnes event. Below, you will find the prompts for each day of December, along with alternate options.

As this is our second year we just want to reiterate that this is a no-pressure, for-fun event that offers over 50 prompts to fulfill your dark needs during the holiday season! Please be aware that the prompts on this list will contain dark and potentially disturbing themes and may not be suitable for all audiences.

Our new prompt list will be posted later today and we hope everyone who participates has a fun writing experience. If you have any questions our inbox is open.

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ❆ 𝐀𝐨𝟑 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭

𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐎𝐧𝐞

1. Roasting on an open fire // Sweater Swelter

2. Torture // Bloodloss

3. Castration // Heartwarming

4. Forced To Watch // Punishment

5. Handmade // Glued Shut

6. Frostbite // Stocking - Stalking

7. Cuffed // Collared // Cold (Free Day)

𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐓𝐰𝐨

8. Naughty or Sliced // Lights

9. Bricked Up // Chimney // Stockholm Syndrome

10. Sleep Deprivation // Waiting All Night

11. Restraint // Humiliation

12. Jolly // Folly // Slay

13. Kidnapped // Under The Tree

14. Something Red // Something Dead (Free Day)

𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞

15. Countdown // Out of time

16. Wrapped // Whipped

17. Blackmail // Letters To Santa // Holiday Hunting

18. Starved // Stuffed // Cannibalism

19. Snuff // Home Movies (Filming) (Free Day)

20. Used As Decoration // Dehumanization

21. Monsterfucking // Holiday spirit

𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫

22. Necrophilia // Given As A Gift

23. Sacrifice In Vain // Spiked // Drugged

24. Loss of Consent // Blood Splatter

25. Twisted Celebration // Silent Night (Free Day)

26. Breathless // Survival // Passed Around

27. Confined To Bed // Cabin Fever

28. Fighting For Life // After Death // Strangulation

𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞

29. Hypothermia // Co-Dependency

30. Non - Con Body Transformation // Brought Back

31. Cheers // Fears // New Year

𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐬

Silk Ribbon, Trapped In The Ice, Candy Caned, Consensual Hypnosis, Last Christmas, Chopping, A Light In The Dark, First Night, Silk Ribbon, Skullfucking, Chained, Unneeded Amputation, Incest, Snowballing, Conditioning

Special thanks to @vesearlee for creating the spectacular header and dividers for this event!

[aftgficrec]

Staff Recs - Christmas/Winter Quickies 1: Families

Sweet and bitter: settle in for family-focused fluff, heavy angst, and everything in between. – AFTG Fic Rec Fam

previous christmas:

‘Identical’ here (nicky & the twins)

‘The Cousins’ series part 4 and ‘All I want for Christmas (is some peace)’ here (nicky & the twins)

‘Little Miracles’ here (nicky & the twins)

‘I’m going to make this place your home’ here (mary & neil) 

‘He Looks Just Like You’ here (neil has a twin)

‘Counting Stars’ series here (nerik & twins) 

‘It’s Not Family Without Love’ ch 7, 8 here (nicky & twins)

‘Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder’ here (twins)

‘Son of a Exy!’ part 17 here (andreil parenting)

‘First Christmas’ here (andreil parenting)

‘Where the Lovelight Gleams’ here (andreil parenting)

‘Andrew and Neil Family's Adventures’ part 14 here

‘tis the season to be folly’ (andreil & nerik), ‘christmas in a place called home,’ and ‘hard candy christmas’ (andreil, nicky & the twins) here

‘To Become An Angel (You Have To Die First)’ here (magic, andreil, nicky & the twins)

‘Rocking Around the Christmas Tree’ here (andreil, twins)

‘Under the Christmas lights’ (nerik & twins) here

‘lock away that winter of mine’ here (nicky & the twins)

‘A Snow Globe for Monsters’ here (harry potter, twins)

‘penchant’ here (andreil, betsy & the twins)

winter:

‘The architecture of flight’ here (harry potter, neil & nathan)

‘For He’s a Jolly Good Felon’ here (nicky & the twins)

‘Brother’s Best-Friend’ here (twins)

‘The Long Winter’ here (andreil, nicky & the twins)

‘the snow is melting’ here (time travel, dadmack, mary hartford)

Family of six, two cats and a dog by ThePureMonster [Rated T, 12352 Words, Complete, 2024]

Part 2 of Andreil’s Family, part 1 here (now complete)

A family fanfic that will consist of drabbles. Each new chapter will be a sketch from the life of Neil, Andrew and their children: the graduation of school, the first grade, the first vacation with the whole family, holidays and much more.

temporary tattoos, permanent partnership by poetic_ivy [Rated T, 2798 Words, Complete, AFTG Fall Exchange 2021]

“Andrew Joseph Minyard, what is that? Is that a ring? Is that a ring?”

NB: andreil, minyard & klose family focus, pov nerik’s son

AFTG Xmas Advent Calendar 2024 PSU Foxes by Fire_Bear [Collection, Rated G/T/M, Incomplete, AFTG Advent 2024]

Part 3: Dinner [G, 1613 Words] (kevin & neil, kevin & wymack) It's time for Kevin to meet his biological dad for the first time and he's freaking out. Part 7: Tree [T, 1803 Words] (twins) Aaron is stuck shopping for a Christmas tree with his brother.  Part 10: Family [G, 1420 Words) (kataaron, nerik, twins) Aaron and Katelyn are hosting their first ever family Christmas.

fucking definitely by djhedy [Rated T, 7954 Words, Complete, 2021]

Kevin pushes his glasses up the bridge of his nose. Andrew, with his tiny wireframes, is always telling him to get glasses that stay up there. But Kevin’s been told the big tortoiseshell frames suit him. So there. He looks over to where Andrew is reading the back cover of something with distaste. He grunts. Kevin says, “What’s wrong with that one?” Andrew barely flicks his eyes up at him before reading, “Fairytale romance, for teens, there was only one bed, goblincore…” “Goblincore?” Kevin shakes his head. “What is literature coming to?” - Kevin and Andrew work at a bookshop. Jeremy and Neil visit more than they need to.

NB: this keremy fic is featured here because of excellent dadmack

Punk-ass Cookie Monster by KweenDay [Rated T, 5386 Words, Complete, AFTG Exchange Winter 2021, Locked]

Neil and Andrew have kinda-sorta-maybe hated each other since the eighth grade. Now they're fighting over who will write the graduation article for the school newspaper. There's only one solution - a bet! Whoever wins the cookie baking contest gets to write it and the other will suck it up and let it go. There are cookies. Team Twinyards VS Team Neil & Kevin. There's only one... closet. 🤭

Let's Build a Place Like Here by permanentchaos  [Rated T, 3753 Words, Complete, 2018]

Christmas is a waste of his time, of everyone's time really. Nicky's just about stubborn enough to disagree, Andrew's not quite ready to change his mind.

tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: self harm, tw: implied/referenced drug addiction

Bury my memory in the snow by BrokenPineTree [Rated G, 738 Words, Complete, 2022]

“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” -Hal Borland

tw: implied/referenced child abuse

kuddelmuddel by aconim [Rated T, 3435 Words, Complete, AFTG Exchange Winter 2022]

In which Aaron plots while remaining extremely oblivious, Andrew and Neil are just trying to live their lives, and Kevin knows too much. Featuring winter markets, hotel room plotting, and various failed schemes on Aaron's part.

AJMICKEY56's Fanfiction Palooza! by AJMICKEY56 [Rated G, Multifandom Collection, Complete, 2023]

Chapter 14: nicky centric fic mental health after Drake + twins helping

tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: implied/referenced murder, tw: canonical character death, tw: intrusive thoughts, tw: depression

Christmas Tree Sprinkles by e_cat [Rated G, 1386 Words, Complete, AFTG Exchange 2017]

In a world where Neil hides in Germany instead of Arizona, Andrew also moves to Germany, with Nicky, who is starting a coffee shop with Erik.

Photos of You by KittKatAttack [Rated G, 2807 Words, Complete, 2024]

Andrew has his picture taken and published in the school newspaper without his knowledge. He finds the culprit and gets them to stop but will that be the end of their interactions? Andrew seems to think so.

Season's Greetings by chronically_peach [Rated G, 2270 Words, Complete, 2022]

Andrew Minyard hates Christmas but he loves Neil Josten and Neil loves a stuffed fox he found at the mall. Despite his refusal to celebrate the holiday Andrew buys Neil the damn fox for Christmas.

All I Want For Christmas by exy_shmexy [Rated T, 5398 Words, Complete, 2024, Locked]

"Andrew was pretty sure that if he heard Mariah Carey’s voice one more time he would commit another felony." Or Andrew faces the horrors of going Christmas shopping right before Christmas.

Cold Feet, Warm Hearts by BelaBellissima [Rated T, 1362 Words, Complete, AFTG Winter Exchange 2018]

feat. twindyards bonding and Andreil dealing with the cold

bones of our chidhood by cave_canem [Rated T, 6263 Words, Complete, AFTG Exchange 2017]

November 4th isn't a good day in the Minyard household, but it doesn't mean that it has to stay that way. Aaron, Andrew, and slowly mending their relationship (and their birthday).

a mother's love by Greenfallleaves [Rated T, 9259 Words, Complete, AFTG Then and Now 2023, Locked]

In the hell that was Neil's childhood, there were good moments too. Almost all of them included his mother. Mary cared about her boy. Or 5 relatively peaceful moments from Neil's childhood.

tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced abuse

December 10th by GhostOfNoah [Rated T, 876 Words, Complete, 2017]

a nightmare of Christmas past wakes Neil in the middle of the night

tw: implied/referenced child abuse

Dear Santa, from AJM by neil-drew-kev (PharmaceuticalLoser) [Rated M, 2345 Words, Complete, 2024]

Andrew writing letters to Santa from the ages of 5-20.

tw: self harm, tw: blood, tw: suicidal thoughts, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: implied/referenced csa, tw: violence

Merry Christmas, Mr. Minyard by IKnowWhoYouAre_Damianos [Rated G, 3024 Words, Complete, AFTG Exchange Winter 2023]

Andrew's nieces want to know how he and Neil got together. He's more than okay with telling them about one of the best days of his life.

Firsts by AgapantoBlu [Rated G, 2574 Words, Complete, AFTG Exchange Winter 2017, Locked]

The first time Nicky kisses Erik, it’s their third kiss, it’s on Christmas Eve, under a mistletoe twig, and he’s crying. A few of Nicky's firsts through his life.

tw: suicidal ideation, tw: religious trauma, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: implied/referenced murder, tw: vomit, tw: depression

Gotta Give It Up by mharris [Rated G, 4725 Words, Complete, 2018]

Andrew's feelings about Christmas and his relationship with his family through it. - Andrew assumed Nicky thought that they were one Lifetime Christmas movie away from being a normal family if only he could set the scene right. Andrew had watched Nicky try and try again for half a dozen years now to find the right formula to make them all love each other in a Hallmark Card sort of way. Nicky hadn’t yet realized Hallmark didn’t make cards for drug addicts and abuse survivors

tw: implied/referenced drug addiction, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon

A Sad Christmas by Pryde_of_kittens [Rated G, 1271 Words, Complete, 2019]

Erik dies, and Nicky is not okay. But at least he isn’t alone.

tw: major character death

Finders Keepers by minyardlovebot [Rated G, 2313 Words, Complete, 2022, Locked]

Some would call it tedious, monotonous, slow paced. Andrew just calls it living. For once in his life he’s just living. And it’s not happy, it’s not glorious or joyful, but it’s so much more than he ever thought he’d have. He’s still getting used to it.

Reconcile. by OddlyBookish [Not Rated 4045 Words, Complete, 2019]

Aaron and Neil try to reconcile their friendship while Andrew tries to intervene.

tw: drug addiction, tw: violence, tw: blood

Socks for Christmas by HalfpintPeach [Rated G, 1676 Words, Complete, 2024]

On a last-minute shopping trip, Neil needs help figuring out Andrew's shoe size.

Ghosts of Past and Present by sunrise_and_death [Rated T, 1200 Words, Complete, AFTG Winter Exchange 2018, Locked]

Nicky wants all the magic of Christmas. Aaron wants a real Christmas. Andrew wants nothing at all.

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Whoops_heck [Not Rated, 2698 Words, Incomplete (but can be read as a one shot), 2018]

Neil Josten has a complicated relationship with Christmas.

tw: attempted csa, tw: child abuse, tw: panic attacks, tw: violence, tw: canonical character death

Thirteen Christmases of Andrew Joseph Minyard by notamisfitjustafreak [Rated M, 100 Words, Complete, 2017]

Andrew's first Christmas was with his mother who held him as she painted the snow red.

tw: major character death, tw: suicide, tw: implied referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced csa, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon

You've gone soft by @higgins5 [Tumblr, 2017]

Aaron wondered how their lives managed to turn out like this, something calm and filled with love. 

Andrew and Aaron in matching outfits by @storyalchemist [Tumblr Fic, 2019]

Nicky making a massive production out of holidays hc by @waestlandbaby [Tumblr, 2018]

moriyama family

all hail king killmonger by okayantigone [Rated M, 1442 Words, Complete, 2017, Locked]

…Riko becomes the heir apparent to the Moriyama empire, and gets everything he has ever wanted. Kevin's hand and future are saved. Everything changes.

tw: implied/referenced suicide

NB: this is tagged kevin/riko but it could be tagged as kevin & riko. It’s mainly kengo & riko.

They Say Tomorrow's Never Promised by auxprouvaires [Rated T/E, Collection, Incomplete, AFTG Advent Calendar 2024]

Thirty-one, 300 word Ichirou Moriyama centric mini-fics. Chapter 1: 'you should never have come here' - Ichirou & Riko ichirou moriyama & riko moriyama, universe: canon divergent, theme: winter, theme: families, theme: angst Chapter 2: 'you were just a child' - Kengo & Ichirou

winter

I feel the future looming and the tide of time subsuming and you by Silveriss [Rated G, 600 Words, Complete, 2016]

Part 1 of TFC Fantasy AU

It's a crisp day caught between winter and spring. The plateau shivers, drawing out long gasps in the breeze. Over the sleeping rocks the plains drop to give way to the valley, a haven far away from Palmetto or Nicky's parents. The future is looming, but time slows down on top of the windswept plateau.

happy birthday, by the way series by pipedreamparrish [Rated T, Collection, 2 complete works, Updated 2021]

Part 1: we'll take it slow (and grow as we go) [2755 Words] It is Aaron Minyard’s 14th birthday and he has just found out that he has a brother - a twin brother, an identical twin brother, who looks exactly like him and might just understand him, too. Maybe once he meets this brother of his, then they can celebrate their birthdays together. Maybe they can give each other presents, and eat cake, and blow out the candles using the combined forces of their breath. Maybe, maybe, maybe. (Andrew Doe spends his birthday choking down cake that Cas got him, trying to hide the fresh marks on his arm, and thinking about the best way to keep his mysterious brother as far away from him as possible) (or: the Twinyards's birthday's through the ages, featuring very ugly ties, large sugar intakes, and lots of growth and healing)

tw: implied/referenced self harm, tw: implied/referenced csa, tw: implied/referenced child abuse and neglect, tw: implied/referenced drug addiction

Part 2: many stories have i told (but true dreams never die) [5099 Words] January 19, 1998 - Nathaniel Wesninski is 10 years old and he does not know it yet, but this will be the last birthday he ever spends in the house he has lived in for his entire life. January 19, 2021 - Neil smiles viciously, and when he catches a glimpse of his face in the plexiglass, he doesn’t see his father at all. (Or: Neil's time on the run vs now, told through birthdays real and fake. Feat: Kevin finally going skiing, Neil really loving exy, and finding your home)

tw: child abuse, tw: implied/referenced torture, tw: implied/referenced murder, tw: blood/gore

he's the giggle at a funeral by manya [Rated T, 4418 Words, Complete, AFTG Exchange, Winter, 2018]

“Ooooooh.” Nicky said, eyes suddenly bright and interested. “A boy? A boy you like?” “I literally cannot stand anything he does.” Andrew is quick to correct. “It won’t work, anyway. He thinks I’m a freak.” “Well, first impressions have never been your forte.” Aaron said snidely, obviously thinking of their own disastrous first meeting. “And how the fuck was inviting him to watch your mother’s cremation supposed to disprove that first impression?” “Our mother’s cremation ceremony.”

rosy cheeks & auburn curls by allforthegayz [Not Rated, 3446 Words, Complete, 2021]

There were some things he didn’t mind, the colder it got, the more layers people wore and questions about his long sleeves became fewer, the special hot chocolate bee buys around this season, people slipping on ice and falling on their asses. He also doesn’t mind when the freezing temperatures mean a certain blue-eyed boy starts wearing outrageously oversized grandpa sweaters passed down from his uncle.

tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced self harm, tw: implied/referenced drug addiction

The Art of Surviving the Holidays by adaintywomanofmystery [Rated T, 3231 Words, Complete, Andreil Week 2019, Locked]

Andrew hates Thanksgiving and refuses to participate, knowing it’s only going to end in disaster. Neil seems to think otherwise, and with a very persistent Nicky on their case, how can he

tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon

This is our beginning by queenofseventeen [Rated T, 6483 Words, Complete, 2019]

In a world where having magic can get you killed by the church Andrew, his brother and his cousin have fled the country but winter has come and with the cold come extra responsibilities. Like using enough magic to keep your plants alive that you could die or a small arctic fox bleeding out in the snow near your house. In which they almost die but they always go on.

tw: blood

Art

the twins have a nice christmas art by @aymmidumps

I never thought I’d have this art by @strokeofinspiration

Andreil featuring Nicky with a mistletoe. art by @eeriethacus

andreil domestic soft winter with kids art by @foxhole-court-girl

Andreil Christmas ft Milo art by @allfortheslay25 (more art and hcs here)

Neil with Andrew and Aaron and their Christmas tree art by @teomoy

Meeting Aaron and Katelyn’s daughter Part 1 Uncle Andrew | Part 2 Andreil art by @gremlinddrawss

Wymack and Kevin’s first Christmas art by @jojen-hewitt

Mistletoe series (families) by @emry-stars-art: andrew & oc son arlo  | sir & king  |  twinyards hug  |  twins & nicky 

[xragedy]

have a folly jolly christmas

[kobalttheelemental]

have a Folly Jolly Christmas :3

[elderitchblayst]

HAVE A HOLY JOLLY ITHACA SAGA AND MERRY CHRISTMAS to the lovely @sinonymous-story-ideas !! Here is my secret santa present to you: a look at Eurylochus in the Underworld! I'd originally planned for this to cover the underworld and thunder sagas, but got a little carried away with the writing and definitely won't have everything i planned done before the end of christmas, and I've kept you waiting long enough. I'll post a part two in the thunder saga when i write it!

This secret santa was organized by @epicthemusicalstuff, so thanks to them!

The darkness was thick and cloying, with mist that clung to Eurylochus with every movement like a rain drenched cloak, weighing him down and filling him with a chill that settled  into his very bones. Frantic voices of the dead cried out to the crew from the river, reaching out to them and clinging to their oars every time they plunged them into the inky water, with grey hands so pale the wood grain could be seen through them. Eurylochus shuddered as he recognized individual faces, his brothers at arms he'd fought beside for ten years, only to have died in an instant as they made their way home. 

I'm sorry, my friends, he thought as he rowed on. It would have been better for them to have died in battle, where their bodies could have been buried with coins for the ferryman, rather than lost to the bottom of the sea or in the cave of the cyclops. Though the figures that watched them from the river’s shores seemed little better off, staring blankly ahead, at least they did not scream.

“Hey!” He cried out, reaching forward to grab Elpinor’s arm, which he had extended toward the water below, as if to clasp one of the ghostly hands in his own and pull the lost soul aboard. “You know the orders. Full speed ahead.” The other man nodded, blinking as if coming forth from a stupor. “Full speed ahead,” he repeated as he picked his oar up once more. 

Eurylochus did not know how long they'd been down here in the Underwolrd, where the minutes dragged as long as the shadows. Hours perhaps, or maybe days. Long enough that they had to rest eventually. Gods, they had to sleep in this place. They took shifts so they could continue forward 

Sleep did not come easily, and when it did at last, it came crashing in with the waves of a wine-dark sea, with ship after ship in their fleet being battered to splinters. This time Eurylochus was in the water with his brothers, fighting to keep his head above the churning waves. 

“Your fault,” they cried to him as one by one they slipped below the water. “Your fault!” Their accusations and their hands clung to him, weighing him down as he struggled to stay afloat. Why would you steal the wind bag when our island’s shores were so close? The words echoed through his mind as hundreds of hands grabbed at him, dragging him down with them- down, down, into the black. Eurylochus woke with a choking gasp, glad to feel the sturdiness of the ship beneath him. They rowed on through the gloom until at long last Odysseus called them to a halt. His friend looked as weary as he felt, and Eurylochus suspected the captain had been just as harried by the ghosts of their dead friends as he had. After all, who was more at fault for their deaths, the man who released the storm by mistake, or the man who had incurred Poseidon’s wrath to begin with?

“This is the place Circe described,” Odysseus told him. “Our journey is almost done.”

“Good. I'm ready to be free of this place.” 

Ody offered a tired smile in agreement. “Make sure no one ventures off while I speak to the prophet.”

Eurylochus nodded. “You're not taking anyone with you then?”

“No, wait for me here. I'll return soon.” He hadn't expected any different. The king of Ithaca had a brilliant mind, but trusted no one but himself in handling matters such as these.  Eurylochus could only hope this wouldn't be folly.

As his captain left to hear their fates, Eurylochus looked over their remaining men. Only 41 left, a mere fraction of their portion of the camps at Troy. They’d all endured so much together these twelve years, and the bonds that had forged between them were apparent as ever as the men rested. Some were quiet and somber while others- like Perimedes, who had stood up on a rock and was joking with wild gestures- remained in good spirits, despite their grim surroundings. Regardless of their behavior, no man was sitting alone. When Odysseus finally emerged once more from the mist, Eurylochus went to greet him and hear what he had learned. The captain was walking away from their men rather than back to them, and seemed to see right through Eurylochus as he approached. He didn't stop when Eurylochus called to him, only said, “Have the men wait here a while longer. There is one last thing I must attend to.” 

“Captain? What did you hear from the prophet?” 

Odysseus offered no reply, just continued sullenly along the river's edge. Dread sank its claws into Eurylochus’ chest. What had Odysseus heard that had him this way? He hesitated a moment, deciding what he ought to do next, torn between concern for his friend and remembering the last time his curiosity had gotten the better of him and he'd made everything worse. The captain had been acting strangely then too. Yes, he'd said what the wind bag was, but as soon as the whisper of treasure had entered their minds with the wind, he'd acted so possessive of it, staying awake far longer than any mortal man should- nine days by Eurylochus' count- rather than trusting his own second in command or any other to help him guard it. All he’d wanted was to know why the captain was being so secretive. 

He decided to follow Odysseus in the end, if only to help ensure nothing happened. He hadn't exactly been given orders not to. He stayed well behind to not alert him of his presence. The captain didn't venture far before collapsing to his knees, the very picture of defeat. Odysseus always had a plan, was always moving them forward, even through the loss of so many men. Had the prophet shown him such a terrible fate that he'd lost hope all together? Eurylochus wanted to go to him, to offer whatever assurance he could. But he held back; what could he even hope to say? Before he could decide to go to him, Odysseyus stood and began pacing agitatedly. Eurlycus stepped behind a rocky crag to not be seen prying, but there probably was no need. The king of Ithica seemed in his own world, even surrounded by ghosts in the Underworld. He was talking to himself, too quietly to be heard from this distance. Eurylochus was releaved; surely this was the beginning of a brilliant plan developing, something that would get them home against whatever odds the prophet had foreseen. Perhaps even a god, like Athena or Hermes, who had spoken to Odysseus before, had made their presence known to him alone to offer guidance. Eurylochus backed away, not wanting to interrupt the captain at this time, now that he knew he was in no danger. Though, perhaps he was making excuses to himself. He returned to where the men awaited, checking in with them and making sure they were as well as they could be while the captain was indisposed. He kept a watchful eye on the path Odysseus would return from, to make sure he had a chance to ask what he needed from him. When at last he did step forth from the mist once more, this time back in their direction, Eurylocus was there to meet him.

“Captain, are you alright?” he asked, putting a hand on his friend's arm.

Odysseus' easy smile didn't quite reach his eyes as he replied, “Don't worry my friend, soon I will be home with my wife.”

Eurylochus bit back the question that came to mind as Odysseus made his way to greet their comrades: and what of the rest of us, Captain?

Odysseus gave a rousing speech before they parted from the land of the dead: about how he would get them back to Ithaca no matter the cost, how they would be ruthless against the enemies who stood in their way, and no longer let mercy and honor blind him to the threats against them. The men responded eagerly to these words, and greeted the journey ahead with renewed enthusiasm. Eurylochus was glad for the new direction, but could not help but worry for whatever had made Odysseus so despondent before this seeming change of heart. He could only his trust that his friend, his captain,  his king knew what he was doing.

[cheyandyukisystem]

Have a

Folly

jolly

christmas

[vivianleighwishesshewasme]

Uncle Santa Claus

Charlie and Ruby sneak down to catch Santa. They uncover his secret identity.

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“Come on Ruby. Keep up! We have to get there before he's gone!” Charlie, Ruby’s elder half brother, led the charge to discover the Jolly man's secret identity. 

“We're gonna get caught.” Ruby's excited six year old voice bounced off the ostentatiously large wooden walls and echoed through the main hall. Charlie cringed down and his nails raked the thick wooden banister no doubt leaving marks for years to come. 

“Not if you keep your mouth shut.” Her eight year old brother admonished. He couldn’t take her anywhere!

The two children crept down the staircases as quiet as little mice trying to catch him in the act. It was imperative to the mission that he not catch them if they'd get coal for years to come. Or at least that’s what Uncle Johnny had said. 

“Shush.” Charlie hissed, turning and placing his fingers to her lips. 

“I didn't say anything,” Ruby's eyes narrowed. She had thought about biting her brother's finger but then thought better of it. He’d yell and make a ruckus thus blowing everything, as boys do. 

“You shushed me!” She whispered harshly pointing out his folly. He turned scoffed gently and they lurched forward unaware of the pair of eyes that had spotted them. 

When they finally made it into the living room, nearing the fireplace they both stopped cold in their tracks. There lay Santa Clause, almost like a crime scene. 

Santa was passed out on his back  with an empty whiskey glass by the fireplace and a plate full of half eaten cookies.

“Is he alive? Quick, grab the fire poker.” Rubie's suggestion elicited giggles and soft laughter from the foyer.  The children froze for a moment.

“Elves, we have to be quiet or they’ll put us to sleep and we wont remember anything.” Ruby said with all the seriousness a six year old girl could muster. 

“Where do you come up with this stuff Ruby?” Charlie rolled his eyes. “Girls!” he thought exasperated. 

“You sound like dad Charlie, oh don't puff up, he's old.” Ruby fussed and walked around Santa’s unconscious body. 

Should we move him?” Charlie asked timidly. What if that woke him up? 

“Hang on, let's see if he’s the real santa.” Ruby placed her hands on her hips and Charlie stalked forward leaning in. He looked like the real Santa but How could they be sure? 

Charlie gasped out loud as Ruby swooped down over the Jolly man's presumed corpse and yanked on the father Christmas’s beard. 

It pulled down and It snapped in place, electing a string of curse words in Rokka and  english…sounding very much like their Uncle Arthur in the process. 

“Ruby, do you know what this means?” Charlie asked surprised. He was standing straight up with a look of disappointment etched on his handsome face.

“Yeah, Uncle Arthur is Santa Claus!” Ruby exclaimed and jumped up and down with excitement. 

“What?! Ruby no…” Charlie looked at his little sister horrified….by her sheer stupidity at the ripe old age of six. How could she think that?!

“Oi! What are you two doing ?” The children squealed and yelped at their dad’s harsh scolding voice booming through the room.  Their father walked towards them surveying the scene before them.

Charlie caught the twinkle in his dads eye and the subtle wink from his stepmom. Thank God, they were not actually mad. 

“Mummy, daddy look! Uncle Arthur is the real Santa claus!” Ruby proudly proclaimed. 

Charlie looks at her incredulously. Chuckles came from both adults as an amused glance was passed between the two of them

“Yeah, that explains a few things eh, go to bed.” Tommy raised his arm  gesturing towards the door dismissing the two cheeky children out of the softly glowing room. 

When they heard the thundering of elephant-like footsteps that only small kids could produce finally ease and doors shut softly: LIzzie let out a large sigh.

“What are we going to do now? It’ll spread like wildfire tomorrow at the breakfast table that  Arthur is Santa Claus.” She laughed at her own thoughts, preposterous and most likely to be believed. Her husband glances at his brother and then again at his beautiful reddy wife. 

“What?” She asked, amused by his grin. Charlie looked and acted so much like his father, Ruby was right in that observation. 

“Let him have this, he'll play up to the joke for years to come, he needs this.” 

Tommy knelt down by his brother and double checked his pulse. He was breathing. Rolling him over to his side in case he vomited,  the middle brother walked past his curious wife and grabbed a blanket silently hoping Arthur didn’t roll and catch himself on fire. 

He gathered Lizzy into his arms and gazed at his brother, both adults looked like they were affectionately watching their own child sleep peacefully through the night on the cold wooden floor. After sometimes Tommys wandering hands reveleved their intentions through his strong, husky vocals ghosting across his wife's ear. 

“Now Lizzie, I have a present for you upstairs that you can unwrap.” He grinned as her face turned towards him, eyebrows raised at his suggestion. Her eyes swept down to the growing bulge below his belt. She laughed at his subtlety and kissed his stubbled chin.

“Oh?” She purred and bit her lip gently. She knew what drove him crazy.“How could I say no.” He pulled her towards the door and smacked her arse encouraging her up the stairs to their bedroom. He was going to get some Christmas joy too. 

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I'm in a giggly mood today.

[kiwi-thebird]

Scary Floofball VS Paranoid Floofball

[ixhadbadxdays]

Also adding the funniest, most unhinged quest: Santanism

The description from the mod page:

"Merry scary Christmas!

To celebrate our most heathen holiday traditions we bring to you a story of love, friendship and fulfilling childhood dreams. ‘Tis the season to be folly and there is a rumor spreading across Skyrim. Everywhere you go you will see a sparkle of hope in people’s eyes and a glooming sense of jolly festivity will radiate from even the most barren of wastelands. And even in the most distant of corners people are whispering of his return.

They say a lonely and humble carpenter has called for assistance and will generously take anyone who accepts his offer with him to meet Santa himself! Of course you don’t have to answer his call, but it will surely help you get on the nice list!"

i’ve seen a lot of posts floating around that decry skyrim’s stupider mods (skimpy armor, bouncy breast-and-butt physics, etc), but i haven’t seen any lately that point out the fun ones, which is a shame. so i’ve written up a quick list of my favorite obscure-ish mods to share with you all—these aren’t massive overhauls, just little tweaks here and there that add to the overall experience

female giants: fantastic reskin that replaces some of skyrim’s male giants with women. there are a few mods for this on the nexus, but this is the only one in which the giantesses resemble their male counterparts, not scaled-up lady nords. you have to hike out to the more distant camps to find them, iirc, but that’s part of the fun 

friendly giants (and mammoths): makes giants unaggressive towards the player unless attacked outright. sometimes they’ll even run over and help you out in a fight. great for lore purposes—i play a researcher who’s friendly with several giant clans—or for players who just want to hang out with giants. who doesn’t

scarified dark elves: adds decorative scar patterns to dunmer models (like in morrowind). you can either apply it to your character alone, or to all the dunmer in the game

redguard fashion: modder’s resource that adds several yoku outfits to the game. noteworthy for including the biggest, fluffiest gloves i’ve ever seen—perfect for redguard characters who miss home, but still want to stay warm and toasty

falmer companion gleeb: adds a falmer follower to the game! his name is gleeb! i love him so much! you will love him so much!

player headtracking: rather than staring blankly ahead all the time, your character will turn their head to look at npcs within a certain range. depending on your character’s relationship with that npc, they’ll also smile or frown at each other! an absolutely essential download, if only so your character can smile at gleeb

bigger trees: scales up all the trees! forests are dense and gorgeous with this mod installed

fallen trees: adds fallen trees to strategic locations around skyrim. some of them span cliffs and rivers, which is fun—instead of wading through the water, you can (very carefully) edge across on the tree

bent pines: adds a gorgeous new tree model to the game. yes, i do like trees. why do you ask

supreme and volumetric fog: i like fog, too. if you hate being able to see your hand in front of your face, this is the mod for you. it really is Supreme and Volumetric

the bottomless pit: probably not lore-compliant but i’m including it anyway. this is my favorite quest mod because of how different it is—you navigate the dungeon (a bottomless pit) entirely by falling. it is extremely challenging. you will die. you will die a lot. but you’ll definitely feel as though you’ve earned the prize at the end

winterhold bridge repair: fixes the college’s crumbling bridge, rendering it infinitely less dangerous. my archmage held me at staff-point until i downloaded this

none of these will eat your framerate, jiggle a boob, or crash the game. go forth and download gleeb immediately

[midnight-rhymes]

Cold Christmas

The lights are bright

The snow has fallen

Spirits are high

And there’s a hearth to put a log in

Faces aglow despite the cold

The happiest time of year

For young and for old

Yet here I stand

Among the jolly chaos

Stagnant and not so merry

While my thoughts remain scary

It’s Christmas again

And it’s not like it used to be

No longer filled with toys or happy memories

No, the Christmas cheer

Nor the smell of pine or holly

Has succeeded in pushing away my fears

And replacing them with joy and folly

Christmas may be the merriest time of year

For many and for all

But I’ll be how I’ve been for awhile

Feeling out of place and small

- Midnight Rhymes

(MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!! Sorry just been feeling kind of out of it for awhile so I kinda wrote about how I’m still not quite in it even though many people are expected to be during this season, and hey that’s okay. Hope you guys are having happy holidays and good times and even if you too are feeling out of it or kind of sad it’s okay and remember you’re not obligated to pretend to be happy when your not. Either way I’m proud of you guys we almost made it another year, HUZZAH! Just keep going my lovely’s and know that you’re loved by someone and if not you are DEFINITELY loved by me! MWAH! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!!)

[five-crows-in-a-trenchcoat]

[i cannot remain anonymous anymore since i can't uploaded images while anonymous ;3;]

the have a folly jolly christmas sweater is finally complete!

it was a challenge trying to translate an hd drawing into a roblox shirt but i tried my best

i also made an alt because i really liked both sleeve colors and couldn't decide :P

anyways i really really really hope you like them, i'm not that good but i had fun making them!

side note: i really love your folly drawings :3

links to the shirts:

https://www.roblox.com/catalog/120566662760945/have-a-folly-jolly-christmas-sweater

https://www.roblox.com/catalog/107829234789330/have-a-folly-jolly-christmas-sweater-alt

(btw pls consider joining my group, i'd really appreciate it ;w;)

HOLY SHITTTTTTTTTT THESE LOOK AMAZING!!!! will be getting one of these and joining your group IMMEDIATELY and everyone else should too!!!

and im so glad you like my art ^^ it makes my heart sing to know that what I make brings people a little bit of joy.

[cavenewstimes]

Joyful Folly: Laughing at Anti-Christmas Shenanigans!

Welcome, dear readers, to the jolly realm of merriment and whimsy! Today, we embark on a delightful journey that will have you clutching your sides with laughter as we delve into the world of anti-Christmas shenanigans. Gather ’round the virtual yule log, for we have an amusing tale to tell, captured in the hilarity of our recent YouTube video, lovingly titled “Festive Folly: Laughing at…