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[nattensijus]

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[icyg4l]

Pick-A-Meme: How Can I Choose The Right Career Path for Me?

Choose the image that resonates the most with you. In this reading, I will give you details that you can use to get closer to accomplishing to your career goals. I will also give those clarity to those who are confused on where to go from here with the help of the True Heart tarot deck.

Left-to-Right (1-3): Raven Baxter, Brenda Meeks, Kim Parker.

Cards Used: 10 of Cups. The World (RX). Judgment. Knight of Cups. Wheel of Fortune. The Hierophant. 4 of Pents.

Pile 1A: I feel like this is for those who are thinking of going into the traditional career paths like being a nurse, a teacher, a lawyer or doctor. You are very determined when it comes to breaking into this career path. I feel like this is a dream that you’ve had for a long time, since you were a child. But you’ve grown up and you see just how practical this career path is or how much time it would take from all other aspects. Don’t let the money or the amount of time it takes to pursue this career stop you! There will be opportunities that come up for you as you pursue this path that will financially support you. I also see that you’ll receive some recognition early on in your career, for your contributions to this field.

Cards Used: The Moon. 3 of Pents (RX). Strength. Queen of Cups. Ace of Cups. The Hanged Man. Ace of Wands (RX). Queen of Pents. Ace of Swords.

Pile 1B: For those of you that are confused about what career path you should pursue, I say that you should consider some “niche��� career paths; something that sticks out to YOU. This will ensure that you’re using your energy towards things that you love. I get the feeling that you’re tired of what you’re being presented with. These are the people that are tired of receiving rejection emails from employers or being ghosted by interviewers. I feel like you’re kind of nosy… perhaps you should consider a career as a private investigator. You have a sharp mind and you call bullshit when you see it. I also think that you should consider something to do with childcare, maybe take up the jobs that nobody wants to take up? If you’re into pets, you should take up the pet care. I feel like this is also the pile that should consider going to trade school to become an electrician or plumber. You would actually benefit from it & would meet some excellent people along the way. Everyone isn’t be a tech geek, a rapper or an aspiring designer and that’s absolutely fine! You got this!

extras: annalise keating. bedtime stories. human design. timestamp. first wives club. worker bees. social justice reform. politics. class action lawsuit. science geek.

Cards Used: The Emperor. 6 of Cups (RX). 2 of Pents. Ace of Wands. The Hierophant. 7 of Pents (RX).

Pile 2A: The people who chose this pile are currently fed up with their career path. I think that you have dedicated so much time to this career path that it has you burnt out. You may be considering switching career paths or adding a new element to your career path. You should! I thought of the storyline from ‘This is Us’ where Beth takes the risk to open up a dance studio after being fired from her job. Her original passion was ballet but her mother forced her into a practical career. She became an urban planner. She had the job for twelve years and loved it but she unfortunately got laid off. I feel like this collective has some resentment towards their career because it’s not what you want to do. What do you really want to do? Examine what really makes you light up. If you decide that you want to have a side gig doing what it is you really want to do, then have at it! But if you decide to start fresh in a “new” (but not really new to you) career path, then also have at it! The ball is in your corner.

Cards Used: 10 of Cups. 3 of Cups. 9 of Cups. Justice. 6 of Swords. The Hermit. The Fool. Prince of Cups.

Pile 2B: If you’ve been considering going into a business with a friend, you should absolutely do it! I saw the banner of a restaurant opening. I feel like this pile is really into the traditionally ‘girly’ things like doing your nails or hair. If this resonates then you should definitely take up cosmetology school. If that’s not what you’re into, consider going to school to become a masseuse or get into holistic medicine! You have a calming aura and people probably open up to you easily. But I get the feeling that you guys don’t always like to talk to people. You enjoy your solitude/quiet time & that’s okay. For those of you that are into poetry, you should consider posting your poems for monetary gain for extra money! In due time, you’ll figure it out. Be patient with yourself, you’ll know what sticks!

extras: aching feet. balloons. graveyard. black jeans. venus in the 11th house. aquarius venus. gemini venus. losing hair ties. the color purple. spoken word. friendship breakup.

Cards Used: King of Swords. 2 of Pents. The Hierophant (RX). Queen of Pents. The High Priestess. The Emperor. 5 of Cups.

Pile 3A: You guys are the people who long to be the boss. You guys strive for greatness & hold yourself to a certain standard. But I think that you’re doing a lot. You’re trying to do everything by yourself and you need some help. This could be a pile full of freelancers, psychics, therapists or entrepreneurs. Perhaps you’ve opened up a new business and everything just feels like it’s falling on top of you. You need an assistant to keep this business running! Hire someone that will keep you on top of your stuff. I think that you should try a new method of organization as well. Maybe you’re a model? If so, take some new headshots. Get some help with your portfolio. Update your resume. Create some new material because you’ve come so far. You really just need to be more proactive when it comes to your career; get on top of things quicker.

Cards Used: The Lovers. 3 of Swords. 5 of Swords. Queen of Swords. 3 of Cups. 9 of Cups (RX). 7 of Cups.

Pile 3B: This is the pile for those that are “inexperienced” but know that they’re going to be in their career field. I don’t think that you are clueless as to what you want to do. You know exactly what you want to do, you just don’t think you fit the criteria. When in reality, you’re rejecting yourself before someone else rejects you. Stop counting yourself out man. I think you want to pursue a career as a model, a baker, an influencer perhaps? I think you have some childhood wounds surrounding your social circle. You were viewed as an outcast and this is why you feel stuck. You know you’re going to be somebody but you need to start acting like it. I think that the route you want to take requires you to be in the spotlight. There is an audience for you but you refuse to put yourself out there. I think the best way for you to get over this is to challenge yourself. Create small tasks that will help you get out of your comfort zone. Therapists would call this rejection therapy. Try it!

extra: ANTM theme song. ADHD meds. kendrick lamar. “simultaneously”. influence. impostor syndrome. what was i made for? gymnast. athlete. being the only non-white person in the room. fitness model. green grass walls.

[artlasjc]

I UNDERSTOOD THE REFERENCE!!

I know it hasn't been an easy month so far for most of the fandom, so I'm going to say a little fun reference that I caught in the last episode that aired this Thursday. Kent Puckler from Dr. Drazel's troupe in episode 113 said a line that when I heard it I thought there was something more to it.

At minute 30:00 of the last Live while Scanlan says goodbye to "The boys" and Grog says "Watch out for Bears" Kent Puckler says: "I, I have a Thing with Bears"

Of course, it was a loose sentence in the middle of a special episode with the cast playing with Vox Machina again, but I (as I do with a lot of things in this fandom) thought deeper about it and remembered a fact that I almost missed if I hadn't been glancing at Taliesin at that moment, just glancing at it.

Because when I looked at Taliesin and at the same time Sam by his side, I remembered the One Shot Choose Their Adventure...Again! From Red Nose Day, where after Liam couldn't appear as Bard for this one-shot (He escaped again!!) Sam had to replace him at the last minute and since Sam didn't have another character he instead played a younger and I would say "innocent" version of Scanlan Shorthald before Vox Machina was even formed and still lvl 5.

Oficial ART from Annalise Jensen here is on Tumblr too from @may12324 amazing ART

I lost focus a little, sorry, ADHD,

Returning to the Subject in this One-shot we are introduced to another character who interacts with both Scanlan and Kent, the character of Taliesin Bobby Socks the SON of Kent Puckler

Again same artist Annalise Jensen

Well, if you've read this far, you must be wondering what Bobby has to do with Kent Puckler's phrase. Well, it's simple because Bobby Socks is a DRUID class, a Shepherd subclass.

With a BEAR TOTEM Call Bauble.

So since this came to my mind I've been wondering if this means that Kent Puckler has a bear problem because he has a son who is a Druid and is a good child that when Bobby talks about his father the Bears bother him, or because Bobby's own Bear Totem OR even Bobby himself turns into bears to scare his father thinking it's a joke???

We'll never know because I'm probably overthinking a joke I made at the moment about bears being scary to a troupe of musicians being Centaurs on a Road Trip.

Anyway, I just wanted to bring a smile to the face of the person reading this and take away some of their worries about the world. <3 <3

So if you can go watch 2023 Red Nose Day One Shot and have a laugh about Bobby Socks and a young Scanlan Shorthald.

thanks for reading this far

Good morning, good afternoon or good evening to you reading and it's Thursday yet?

[freakingholland]

"Law of attraction" – Asher Millstone x gn!reader

A/N: There aren’t enough HTGAWM fics here on tumblr so here I am with this little something for Asher! If you want to talk about the show or if you have ideas for some imagines feel free to slide into my asks 😊

Warnings: swearing, mentions of exam-related stress

Summary: The Keating 5 and reader are preparing for exams. Who would have thought that exam anxiety could give somebody enough courage to express their romantic feelings?

Set around season 3, post vacation but pre-jail era.

Word count: 1K +

If you enjoyed my work: Ko-fi.com/freakingholland

questions/requests/ideas here! - rules here

masterlist

my AO3 archive is here

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September meant no more partying, but more preparations for the fall exams. You were stuck in the evening-lit library alongside Laurel, Asher, Michaela, and Connor. Wes did not take part in the study session since he was stolen by Annalise. They were preparing for a particular case with the help of Bonnie at Annalise’s place.

You could feel your eyelids becoming heavier and heavier. It was an nth hour of staring at your books, scrolling through documents and researching papers. The palms of your hands were stained with yellow and pink highlighters. You were sat between Laurel and Asher.

You glanced up from your notes to visually check on your friends, not wanting to disrupt them. Laurel’s eyes met yours and she smiled slightly. Tiredness was visible on her face as smudged mascara created a shadow underneath her eyes.

You looked to your right, heart skipping a beat as you caught sight of Asher, hunched over his notes, his posture sagged from exhaustion. The gentle blue light from his laptop’s screen reflected in his pretty brown eyes, giving them a shimmering hue that accentuated his warmth. His usually well-groomed hair was tousled and slightly disheveled.

His presence had a soothing effect on you, managing to lift your spirits even though he looked visibly tired. You couldn’t help but wish you could retreat to the comfort of your apartment with him. Yet, despite the butterflies in your stomach, you couldn’t muster the courage to admit your true feelings for Asher, leaving you trapped in longing for something more.

What if he doesn’t feel the same? What if saying something changes everything between you two? The thought of losing the closeness you have—of turning something so natural and easy into something complicated—keeps you quiet, even as your feelings for him grow stronger.

“So… I’m trying to remember this definition of Res Ipsa Loquitur and I keep messing it up. It’s so fucking long. Mind if I recite it to you and see if it sounds right?” Ash asked whispering, leaning into your ear.

“Go ahead.” you responded.

“Okay, here it goes: the thing speaks for itself, it refers to situations where the nature of an accident-- implies negligence due to the mere occurrence of the event.” he paused for a second.

“The doctrine—umm… allows a plaintiff to establish a presumption of negligence without direct evidence… provided the event is of a type that does not normally happen without negligence, and the instrumentality causing harm was under the-- defendant's control.”

You nodded with a grin.

“That sounds pretty solid.”

“Thanks.”

He exhaled heavily and leaned back in his chair crossing his muscular arms over his chest.

He shook his head no.

“Dude I’m so tired.” He murmured.

“I can tell. Me too. I could really use a nap.” You also leaned back in your chair.

“Mmm… a nap.” Asher reached out to grab his cup of now cold coffee. After taking a sip or two he turned back to you.

He laughed at his own thought.

“Remember that damned Civ Pro final?” He said.

“Oh yeah, you came out looking pale as fuck.”

“Seriously, I thought I was about to pass out right there in the exam room…”

“I’m starting to freak the fuck out if I’m being honest.” He exclaimed.

Michaela overheard the conversation and chuckled slightly.

“And what is that supposed to mean!”

“I told you to start reading that a week ago. But you guys were too busy with Annalise’s cases.”

“Aaaas alwaaays.” She added mockingly.

Ash only rolled his eyes in response to her remark.

“You’re not the only one who’s stressed out, but we got this.” You tried to reassure him.

He spaced out for a couple of seconds.

“You are right angel. We got this.”

He stood up abruptly and reached out to grab both your mugs.

“Anyone else wants some more coffee?”

You could feel your cheeks burning up. You eyed Ash up and down as he was making his way out of the room when your eyes met with Michaela’s. She gave you a wink and smiled.

*

The hours ticked by, and the evening grew darker.

The silence was suddenly interrupted when Oliver burst into the library, a cheerful grin spreading across his face as he carried a plastic container full of freshly baked cookies.

“There is absolutely nooooo way in hell that you made those!” Laurel said jumping up from her seat and walking towards Oli.

Oliver tilted his head pretending to be offended and smiled at her.

“It’s good to see you too! I did. You all look like you could use some glucose.”  he said with sympathy in his tone.

She quickly took one of the cookies and bit into it.

Everyone stopped in their tracks and locked their gazes on Laurel to see her reaction.

“Okaaay these are… not too bad actually.”

“Gimme one I got to try!”

Michaela reluctantly bit into a cookie. She started nodding after taking two more bites.

“Not too bad huh?”

“Okay alright… pretty good Oli. Good job hun.”

He walked towards her and embraced her in a hug, making sure not to spill the cookies.

*

As the study session wrapped up and everyone started packing their bags, Asher turned to you, his eyes a mix of exhaustion and excitement.

"You know," he began, his voice softer now.

"Once we get through these exams, I think we deserve a break." You looked up, curious, as Asher continued.

"How about we celebrate with dinner? Just the two of us?"

The sudden invitation made your tiredness fade slightly as you quickly considered the offer.

"Dinner sounds nice. "

Asher's grin widened, clearly pleased with your response.

"Great, it’s a date then” he said, his tone playful yet sincere.

The others exchanged quick glances but pretended not to hear, letting the moment pass without interruption. With that, you headed out of the library, finally chatting about other, less boring matters.

You delicately poked Ash’s side. He looked down at you and hummed.

“Sooo do we have a plan for the dinner or-?”

“Mmm… I was thinking of something low-key, maybe just some good food at my place and no textbooks in sight?”

“That would be perfect.”

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A/N 2: Part 2 soon? Yes? No? :)

[harryforvogue]

Perhaps…spare…some…Annalise & Harry crumbs miss 🙈👀

these are CRUMBS fr so sorry <3

***

"Harry?" Annaliese calls from their room.

“Yes?” Harry answers back from his place at the dining table. 

She skips down the steps to see him. He’s got one hand in his hair, elbow against the table, and the other holding a pen poised over paper with scrawls on it. “It’s ridiculous,” he mutters. “We’ve spent an entire 5 weeks on the French Revolution and not one student has mentioned Robespierre thus far.”

Annaliese sits beside him, leaning in. “That was the terror guy right?”

He looks up. “Oui, ma femme française. The terror guy.”

She grins, reaching out and plucking the pen out of his hands. “How long do you think you’ll take on this? Will you be done by 7?” 

“Did you need me for something?”

“Yes. You know how we’ve got the women’s town hall meeting? So we kind of need some security while we’re actually having the meeting so ensure people don’t come barging in and all that.”

Harry’s eyebrows pull together. “Barge in?”

“Yeah, and all my friends are trying to convince their husbands to form a little troop and hang by the entrance to make all the weird people go away, and I thought I’d ask you.”

He leans back in his chair. “Whoa, whoa. Has it happened before? Like, the weird people hanging out by the front.”

“Yeah, I mean, women talking about having rights isn’t exactly what most men want to hear. They kind of just show up and linger. But that’s not thepoint. The point is–”

“Has that happened at the meetings you’ve gone to in the past? Like the one last week?”

Annaliese laughs fleetingly. “Yes, but it’s nothing severe. A few hurls here and there, some taunts. Really. We have thicker skin. But I think it would help us women feel a lot better if you and some of the other husbands and brothers stood by the entrance of the hall.”

Harry bites the inside of his cheek. Her hair is in neat finger waves, a pin holding her bangs back. She’s in trousers (which has been a lot to take in already), and a shirt that’s tucked into her waistband. Her boots make a loud noise against the hard floor. 

“Annaliese,” Harry says quietly after much thought, “I’m not sure I feel comfortable letting you go to this meeting now.”

Annaliese crosses her arms. “Nothing ever happens. You know the nice husbands would never let the weird men actually harm the women, no matter what they’re meeting about.”

“That doesn't mean I’m okay with some asshole yelling and mocking my wife,” Harry says incredulously. “No. I won’t allow it.”

Her eyes narrow. “You can’t stop me from going.”

This he knows. He can’t stop her from doing anything. He doesn't want to stop her. 

The meetings at town hall happen every week, sometimes every two weeks. It’s not in the main chamber of course, but a small adjacent room. Housewives and working women meet there to discuss their prospects of gaining more rights. The overarching organization is country wide, and this is a smaller division in New York. Recently, they’ve been organizing a protest. Two weeks ago, they completed their campaign of sending 2000 letters to the mayor, hand written by women about the urgency of the matter of letting women vote in community level elections.

Harry doesn't mind her attending these meetings. In fact, he thinks Annaliese’s understanding and eagerness of her fundamental rights exceed the expectations of her neighbors. Though he’s never been at any meeting, he’s positive that his outspoken and fierce wife has instilled some morale in the other women.

But despite her ability to take care of herself, he feel reluctant.

Harry sighs. “I’ll go with you then.”

She immediately smiles. “Great! So be done by 6:30 so we can catch a bus, okay?” She leans and kisses his cheek. “Wear a warm jacket!”

***

As they approach the building, Harry’s fidgeting. “What if I’m the only man standing guard? What could I even do anyways? I'm good with a rifle, not my fists."

Annaliese fixes her burgundy gloves. “Other women told me their husbands will be there too!”

When they get to the entrance, Annaliese is shivering with excitement. “Oh, I wish you could sit in with us. The things we discuss and plan – it’s all so fun!” She holds his arm all the way until they get to the right room. 

Thankfully other men are there. They nod politely at Harry. Annaliese is already fluttering into the room when Harry grabs her waist and tugs her back. “One hour, right?”

“Yes,” she says, standing on her tiptoes to kiss him quickly. 

(One of the men by the doors whistles. Harry ignores it.)

“Okay,” Harry murmurs.

“Bye!” She closes the door behind her.

He walks to the other side of the door and stands by the wall, hands tucked into his pockets. One man holds out a cigarette for him, but Harry shakes his head. “I’m good.”

It’s quiet after that. Harry makes conversation with the men, telling about his service in France (to which one of the younger men, who must be someone’s brother, salutes him, and Harry turns red with embarrassment), and speculates what they could be talking about in there.

“My wife said they’re planning to storm our workplaces as a protest next week,” one man chuckles, turning his head to blow out smoke. “I’m pretty sure she’s messing with me, but I wouldn’t be surprised.”

“No? Why?” Harry asks curiously.

Just then, there’s a loud roar in the room. Someone starts banging on the desk, yelling, “Order! Order!” and the man who offered Harry the cigarette chuckles and says, “That’ll be my wife.”

The chaos happens for a very long time, and when the hour is up, women begin to quietly leave as if none of that ruckus ever happened. Annaliese is bright eyed with flushed cheeks when she shows up, looping her arm through Harry’s. 

He’s very interested in the organization now. They will definitely be talking about this later at home. He’ll want to know more about the plans they have, including the protests. He’ll want to make sure she’s staying safe. Maybe he’ll buy her those cool brass knuckle things they saw once at a medieval convention downtown. That’ll work.

He wraps his arms around her and pulls her close when they walk out into the cold air.

“It’s going to be great,” Annaliese whispers excitedly. “Revolutionary, even.”

Harry kisses the top of her head. “I believe it, baby.”

[lilypixels]

An Annalise[core] Lookbook

Felt like making a lookbook with Annalise after seeing some items and going “oh that’d be so cute on her” so here we are! Funny how her color has steadily also become green cause that wasn’t how it was supposed to be xD 

Style 1: Dress / Hat / Boots / Gloves (CL) / Necklace / Hair

Style 2: Outfit / Headscarf (with bangs) / Shoes / Gloves (MWS) / Necklace (CL)

Style 3: Top / Skirt / Hairband / Shoes / Necklace / Hair (3)

Style 4: Sweater / Pants (HSY) / Shoes / Scarf 

Style 5: Dress (*TSR) / Hat (V1) / Ring / Acc Top / Hair

Thank you creators! @clumsyalienn @simandy @asansan3 @jius-sims @nolan-sims @aelfsi @sifix @simbience @cloudcat @lightdeficient @kumikya

[fantomette22]

And here’s a bloodborne crows headcanons drawing no one ask for!

Yeah I headcanons that some characters used to have some pet crows but it’s mostly a references for my fic verse too.

So I don’t have names for all the crows but I have a couple of ideas already. If you have ideas too pls share I’m listening.

Let’s begin with Cainhurst! 🛡️

📚🦉Ok Beltran from the cut content! Not sure he’s still alive during old hunters time but basically I imagined he was the (first?) crow master of Cainhurst.

🐦‍⬛⚔️Vledemyr my oc, my fav cainhurst knight! The current crow master. (Maria & Annalise’s cousin too) He was the one in charged of them before he become captain of the royal guard, he actually have lots of them (and they all love him a lot) but his very first crow is Corvus, the crow on his shoulder.

👑🕊️Ok so Annalise was offered an Albino crow, because she’s the princess and future Queen you see. *Check notes* hm Yuki is a possible name but idk either smt Japanese or slavic who mean snow or fit with cainhurst aesthetic idk.

👑🐦‍⬛ Ah Charles (oc based on the cainhurst portrait too, king consort when Annalise was Queen). So when he marry her and was crowned he was offered a baby leucistic crow (that’s why it’s brown, it’s a loose of melanine like albinism bur not complete the the eyes aren’t red or the skin pink for exemple), he was so confused about it like you can see XD probably except a hound or smt (in his dream he would have wish for a lion but there’s no lions at Cainhurst since like 60+ years or smt)

🐦‍⬛🌕🐦‍⬛Maria have 2-3 crows (the ones at the research hall you know 😢 minus the one with the guidance rune that belong to Ludwig like you can see) As for the names I was hesitating between Hugin & Munin (Odin’s crows) or Phobos & Deimos (Mars’moon) for the 2 crows siblings (well I hc Maria study astronomy so… heheh also her third one is the one German is holding x) yeah missing a leg I know. Ok also after Maria passed away the crows escape from the research hall and freak Gehrman out! They wanted to say to him hello or called his named and because crows can mimics sound and voices they took Maria’s voice 💀 he thought he was going crazy for a few mins before he found them… but really it annoyed more Laurence XD the crows really went to harass him (they know what’s up. Or didn’t take well he put them in cages or smt, or you know because of Maria. It got to the point Laurence almost wanted them dead 💀

Fortunately Gehrman managed to made them go with the very first official hunter of hunter, he passed to him the mercy blade as well.

🐥Ah Voron my boy! Aka future bloody crow🩸🐦‍⬛ (No I am not detailing the entire backstory here! And yes his name means raven/crow I KNOW!) also the red of the cap don’t appear much sorry… thanks the scan.

✨+Svetta another Cainhurst oc based the painting with her crow, Voron mom yes. Vledemyr is his dad.

👁️I managed to put Micolash & Edgar on the page XD

💣🔥 Ah this one well when we first got into the hunter nightmare there’s a hunter before a gate right? Behind there’s a crow and I noticed the crow attacked the beasts but the hunter and the bird never attacked each other (only the hunter or beast) that’s why I now headcanons that many old hunters had crows too like this one.

🗡️🌕Ludwig & his crow with the guidance rune. One day the old hunters found many dead crows in the forest, not a good sign… Ludwig managed to recover a baby crow an care for it (he was so panicked at first he asked Maria for help so many times XD)

🐦‍⬛Eileen and some crows & the very first official hunter of hunters! (Before her)

🐦‍⬛The friendly crow of hemwick on the top left :3 I hc it’s either the crow bloody crow had or one link with Eileen or either my own hunter.

As for the other names I had in mind : Hrafn, Karasu, Branagan (I think I’m keeping this one as the name of the first crow hunter too)

🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛

Now, you’re gonna ask me why didn’t I just named one « Kuro » (black color in Japanese) well, I’m keeping it for the horses’ names of Cainhurst!!!!

[sulieykte]

say something nice about your favorite mutuals!

i have so many mutuals and i would love to say something about all of them but there's 50+ of them and i'd be going all night but maybe if i hit 2k i'll do a rehash of my 1k moot appreciation and say a little something about all of them

@cinetrix is one of the most talented people i've seen. the dedication and skill she puts into her ai (and her bots which i really recommend) never fails to astound me and i think we can all thank her for the service she provides to this fandom

@jakexneytiri dani has one of the biggest hearts of anyone i know and does so much to keep this fandom alive.

@neytris su is so funny and i love seeing her on my dash, she's like sunshine on a cloudy day and the most beautiful girlie <3

@fleurriee is an astoundingly talented writer and probably the only person that could ever convert me to a lover of fluff and not to mention such a beautiful soul.

@neteluvr actually an angel in disguise i'm sure of it. kendra is such a lovely person and her feedback on my fics has always brought a smile to my face and been a great motivator to continue

@vivid-ink i think annalise's fic violet eyes might have been the first avatar fanfiction i read and got me hooked on this community for real. she is so talented and one of my favourite writers.

@hiddensnow1 my herwìva <3 the sweetest, kindest person. every time i hear from her it makes my day

@pandoraslxna luna is the reason you all have to put up with me here, she dragged me over to tumblr from ao3 with her fics and i can't thank her enough. she's the sweetest person and her fics are delicious.

@blue-slxt blue is the actual love of my life. her smut is delicious and have you seen her selfies?? bc so is she.

@teyamsatan my soulmate, my everything. i don't know how i would've got through the past couple of months without her. it goes without saying that she's one of my favourite writers and has ruined published fiction for me. i can't even express what she means to me in words so i'm just gonna say 🌙🪐

[asturniolos]

you too - matt s.

chapter one (intro) ; mystery boy

chapter 2

chapter 3

chapter 4

in which;

living out of an apartment in the city, it's your second year of university and things are going smoothly. one morning, your best friend annie tells you about a new boy attending your university; matthew sturniolo. he's hot, smart, and exactly your type. you don't think much of it, but once you meet him yourself, you can't seem to get him out of your mind- or your bed- and neither can he. but how long can you keep matt's triplet brothers, chris and nick, from finding out?

warnings - none (for this chapter !)

6:45am

my eyes slowly open to the sunrise slightly peeking through my window and the sound of birds chirping as i roll over, tap 'snooze' on my alarm, and sigh when i see what time it is. i rub my eyes and try to fight the tiredness flooding my body. as much as i love being to able to study literature at my dream university, waking up this early for lectures sucks.

today is tuesday, meaning i have almost 2 hours with my least favourite professor; mr bryan. luckily, my best friend annie, short for annalise, is picking me up afterward for brunch at starbucks. i would drive us there but unlike me, annie got her license the second she turned 16. i tried to get my license three times but didn't pass once and am way too scared of failure to re-try it. we're both 19 now and she's basically been my personal Uber for the last few years.

i rub my eyes once more, pulling the sheets off my body and standing up. i instantly walk to my bathroom and splash a hand full of cold water onto my face to help wake me up.

as I start to brush my teeth, i decide the silence in my apartment needs to be broken with some music. i walk back into my room and grab my speaker off the top of my dresser as well as my phone, opening spotify and clicking shuffle play on my liked songs.

valentine by COIN starts playing as a smile is suddenly plastered on my face.

"perfect.", i whisper to myself, turning the volume up by a few and walking back to the bathroom.

~

7:42am

blue.. or pink?  i tilt my head at my reflection and struggle to decide which long-sleeve shirt to wear.

"y/n? you there?"

screw it. i'll just wear a hoodie.

"...y/n?"

"sorry! i'll meet you out front in 5.", i apologise, remembering i'm on facetime with annie.

"ok.. don't take too long, i have something to tell you. and it's literally freezing out here. love you!"

"bye! love you too, annie!", i exclaim, making a kissy face at the camera before hanging up. i place my phone in the back pocket of my jeans and pull my favourite grey hoodie down from my dresser, sliding it slowly over my head so i don't mess up my hair too much. i grab my airpods and a random lip gloss from my bedside table and stuff them in my bag with my macbook and textbooks. glancing in the mirror once more, i hear a honk outside followed by annie impatiently yelling my name. i quickly turn my speaker off and rush into the kitchen, snatching my apartment keys off the counter and walking out the door.

~

as i stumble down a few steps and almost drop my bag on the concrete, i finally reach annie's car. i pull open the passenger door and hear bodies by dominic fike blaring. i get in and throw my stuff in the backseat as annie quickly turns the volume down and turns to face me.

"you're not gonna believe what happened this morning." grinning from ear to ear, annie turns back to face the road and puts the car in drive.

"ooh what is it? has mr bryan finally retired?", i reply with a giggle.

"better."

"better? no way."

annie giggles too and continues driving.

"well? tell me!", i say.

"there's a new boy. and he is definitely your type."

i roll my eyes sarcastically and look away from her. she says my name and i look back at her with half-fake annoyance plastered on my face.

"annie, you know i don't want anything to do with guys right now after what happened with the last one."

"just pleaseeee trust me on this, y/n! seriously, he's so hot."

"that's what you said last time! and the time before that!", i smile at her effort to hook me up with this mystery-boy.

"no this one's different! he's cute, and funny, and genuinely smart. he's studying filmmaking!", annie says in an attempt at being convincing.

"ok ok, what's his name then?". i try to hide my slight intrigue when she mentions film making; i was originally going to study filmmaking but chose literature instead as i felt i had more of a passion for writing.

"matthew - well, matt. i don't think anyone really calls him matthew. i mean, besides his triplet brothers when they make fun of him.", annie giggles.

"triplet brothers?"

~

before reaching our university, we drove for another 15 minutes listening to music and talking about this 'matt' boy - who i was slowly getting more and more excited to meet..

note ⋆｡˚

sorry this chapter is suuuper short, chapters 2-5 have already been written and are way longer- this one’s just kind of an intro to the series!

this is the first fic i’ve written since like 2020 so hopefully it’s not too terrible, trust it will be getting a lot better !! :)

[katyspersonal]

What Bloody Crow and Maria USED TO wear before?

Honestly, @heraldofcrow made a very good point ( x ) that Cainhurst Knights are not "real" hunters - they dispose of their nobles that got too blood-drunk! We do, however, know what their warriors used to wear thanks to a link between portrait and Chalice Dungeons:

(The 'display' one is unused, I saw it first in Lance's video about some unused items here ( x ), at 5:40)

And now I am thinking about the fact that Cainhurst Guardians (what Bloody Crow and Leo are) hunt specifically for Blood Dregs, that are said to be discovered within hunters first and foremost, and that lore bit that Vilebloods clan, was (re)born after Byrgenwerth discovered (more like brought back) the holy blood! It is possible that THE reason why Cainhurst warriors were hunting in Chalice Dungeons to begin with WAS to restore their 'legacy'.

So, basically, the Guardian type might have been a later invention, as they're 1) associated with the 'clan' (consanguineous contract with the blood queen) 2) NEED hunters' bodies for their quest and 3) found as hostile NPCs in dungeons but there are no corpses of THIS type of hunter scattered like this, so they simply could have dived in later

^^^ There is an armour of warriors on horses in Annalise's throne room specifically that is very similar, though! If anything, looks like the same armour but a silver variant instead of golden one! Within the lore, both silver and gold are believed to repel beasthood!

It is hard to say for sure which is which! Cainhurst seems to be more particular on silver in the end, though, whereas Healing Church picked gold as THEIR trademark, especially manifesting in Gold Ardeo of Executioners. But.... yeah, you know, THAT theory:

I would think that initially, Cainhurst had the golden heavy armor, but soon enough they started to prefer silver instead! Maybe to further distance from the Church as the tension between was growing, or maybe to connect with their ancestry more (Pthumerian ancestors DO seem to wear mostly silver things, Mergo's servants and Labyrinth Warrior off the top of my head). Maybe both! Or maybe 'golden' warriors were the army - diving into dungeons, travelling lands, etc, but 'silver' warriors were bodyguards specifically, with attached presence to the castle and the queen! I think I like this one!

My point is? If Bloody Crow and Leo were guardians of the queen from the start, this might have been their armour before adopting the new style as hunters of Blood Dregs.

And maybe Maria also used to wear a set like this? Beasts (and undead Pthumerians in the dungeons, for that matter) are very agile, and heavy armour would not be effective. You need to jump and roll and run with these fuckers, you'd need a lighter armour! We can see confirmation of it with just how many warriors are dead in the dungeons. So, Gehrman and other Old Hunters appeared and helped Cainhurst to adopt different tactics with clothing and maybe weapons?

Alternatively, just like heraldofcrow said, maybe Maria WAS a Knight and not the warrior; but, again, Knights are basically internal staff with their clothes and unnecessarily elegant fancy weapons x) Their forte is killing their peers that went cringe and fail, not so much the beasts! So, again, a training to become stronger and go out there to protect the city from "plague of beasts" was needed.

Male Knights specifically have shoes of horse riders (with sharp metal plates to them, you know) and the name of the weapon Reiterpallasch means 'horse rider's sword' in German. So yeah, like I said before, it is expected that male Knights would prefer riding horses and using Reiterpallasch and rely more on their physical capacity; meanwhile, female Knights would likely rely more on bloody sword Chikage, that is also then used by Guardians! Interestingly, transformation of Chikage doesn't include stabbing oneself like in Maria's battle, but instead, you slide it in the sheath and it comes out bloodied.

Maria's weapon is also interesting, as it is not simply Chikage but without blood, of course! I feel like typically male Knights would use Reiterpallasch that is a sword, but also a gun, meanwhile female Knights (and later, Guardians) would use Chikage and Evelyn, and Evelyn Maria is pretty familiar with too!

Basically, she could have already been a unique Knight on her own, maybe already had her unusual weapon, or maybe she used Chikage + Evelyn combo but never used Chikage's bloody state. But Cainhurst seems to be the most gender-roles place, and if Cainhurst Knights had certain "norms" within them (with men being more dex and women being more blood), I can imagine Maria being 'your angle or yuor devil' with her style and clothes x)

Yet I just..... keep thinking about the possibility that guns using silver bullets were Old Hunters' invention entirely, that Cainhurst OWES Evelyn to Gehrman, and that Knights became a thing after holy blood was brought back. Because now the vampires could drink it like that! In that case? Maria and Crow could wear that cool metal armour, then Maria would adopt new style from Gehrman and Cainhurst would be the one to steal the drip for themselves! @fantomette22 made a good point that Knights on the portraits are depicted WITHOUT the ribbon; meanwhile, Knight's Wig is not only the ribbon itself but a... well, wig. It has a piece of silver hair attached to it! So maybe not Maria imitated the look of the Knights as a hunter, but THEY imitated her look in honor of her being the most important warrior amongst themselves?

Yeah it largerly depends on how long one wants to make the timeline, but what do you guys think? Was Maria wearing that cool silver armour before becoming Gehrman's student, as a guardian of the queen before they became something else? Or maybe what Crow's armour is actually DID exist for a while, and Maria was wearing that one before departing as a hunter? Or was she wearing just male Knight outfit but with fighting style more common for female Knights? Or she had unique look entirely? (But yeah also please consider..... Bloody Crow in alternative armour...)

[ksiondzkanexkiii]

MAYBE YOU'RE NOT A BAD PERSON

CHAPTER NINE

The story is also on wattpad, the link to my profile can be found in biography <3 Enjoy

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Of all the places Jinx could have appeared, she suddenly stood in the school hallway, and the students who passed her looked up and down at her, immediately judging whether she was worthy of friendship. She stood there awkwardly and alone tightly squeezing the shoulder from the backpack that she had worn on one shoulder, her heart beating her a hundred miles an hour every muscle she had stiffened ready to escape at any moment.

She watched everyone standing there and not knowing what to do, felt different, looked different from other girls who covered their bodies wearing tops and trousers with holes that revealed more than covered them. What about Jinx? She was standing there in a shirt that was too big, which was old and on the shirt she had a jacket, which had Jinx painted patterns with skulls and bees on her back what she liked most, black pants she had too big and slipped off her waist causing her legs to fall under the soles of her shoe getting dirty. And on her red, loose hair that got tangled in the wind, she wore her beloved hat, which she never parted from when she left the house, she must wear on the top of her head, but not cover her ears.

It was too warm to cover her ears with a hat, and it wasn't forever enough to make her sinuses sick, but the wind tangle her red hair.

When she finished the period of recruiting and adjusting to school with the Social Services lady and Price, they sent her here to tell her how to make friends and how to behave. The teenager seemed ready and yet she stood at the entrance totally stressed and stiff as a guitar string, she wanted to escape to a quiet place, but she couldn’t leave the class.

Price will quickly notice the absence through the electronic journal, and if he sees it, he doesn't even want to know what's going to happen. She clenched her hand tightly on the backpack hugging the fabric, turned her head to feel someone watching her. It was Price sitting in the car watching and judging how Jinx was behaving. He saw how stiff and stressed she was. He just pointed his thumbs up, which, like it or not, slightly lifted the teenager's spirits like it was his word.

You got this girl just get up out of this swamp and go on”

Looking at the students again, she noticed how some of them were going to their classes, where lessons were to be held, she was in high school. As much as she didn't want to be here, she didn't want to be in high school, she was more interested in high school, like art school or... another art school?

And now he's standing here. Nearest high school to Price's apartment.

She was just supposed not to spoil it, but she probably already did, standing like a pillar of salt in the front door, only slightly moving away to make room for other students or teachers coming in or out.

She reached for her backpack to find her lesson plan. She had to figure out what to do. In short, find the rooms enter her and don't be late sit as far as you can and just disappear, she wanted to disappear her boldness was trampled on by Annalise who constantly criticized the teen's boldness and her escape from the stressful situation of frequent swearing.

She was supposed to have a smile on her face and be friendly and laugh at everything. She was supposed to look like she was out of a happy family, and she wasn't.

She didn't have a family and she wasn't happy, but she learned the fake smile so much that Annalisa accepted it and they thought she was ready to go to that hell called school.

Leaving a hollow breath, she went in the direction that seemed right She had to find her room, looking at the plan She looked for the number that was supposed to point to the classroom She had to find room thirty-six, raising her eyes She looked at every door looking for the mark she was supposed to find

That's the number thirty-six.

- Fuck, fuck - she muttered under her nose like a prayer. The bell that rang above her ear caused her to jump out of surprise. Damn it was loud, very loud. I wonder if my hearing is all right and where the fuck is my class?

Looking around, Jinx didn’t see many people anymore, but she noticed a group of students standing under the cabinets, talking loudly and laughing. The group of teenagers consisted of two men and three teenagers, each of the three girls dressed so nicely even wore makeup.

Jinx looked further and tried to find the other people, but luck meant that they were the only ones left. As if they were not worried that they would be late for class, Jinx vented her lungs and looked again at the group, which looked as if they were about to leave, but not towards the class, but towards the exit of the school.

Once a goat's death

A redheaded teenager shyly approached the group – Uh. Excuse me? – she called to the group wanting to gain their attention which she succeeded, because each pair of eyes rested on a slightly taller friend, it was a minus Jinx was taller than local teenagers had the height of almost a young adult or teenage boy, she did not look like every tiny girl in school.

She had a more muscular body and long legs, she also dressed loosely and not like school is a fashion show, which some girls say is the most important thing.

Appearance

The look that Jinx didn't care so much about wasn't wearing makeup. She never even put on makeup. She couldn't afford cosmetics.

- Do you need anything? – asked one of the three girls, she had black hair wrapped around her shoulders so they wouldn’t fall into her eyes. She was wearing a black top revealing a piece of skinny belly with a navel earring and cargo pants, but with a low waist.

- Yeah, if you don't mind. – Mumbled shyly Jinx had to make a first good impression, but every muscle in her body was stiff and she did not know how to behave and the gullet in her throat did not allow her to speak too much – I am new here and – she began to speak, the girl who first spoke gently smiled sensing the stress of the redhead who was standing in front of her.

- You don't know where your room is? – He asked this time a boy, whose black hair came into his eyes so he had to blow his bangs to get rid of them, he had a very similar face, to the girl who greeted Jinx first, maybe it’s siblings

- Yeah... where's room 36? – Jinx asked slightly crouching, she fucked up the first stage. Make a perfect first impression not too shy and not too bold. Of course she had to mess it up.

- We can take you – The lowest girl in the group was pleased her dirty blonde hair reached to the waist and dressed in a dress with a revealing neckline slightly surprised Jinx, can you dress like that to school? So much body to show? Actually, it suits her, I don't think all those muscles would be visible through the dress, it would look unsightly, besides, Jinx will never wear a dress. No, it didn't suit her. She clapped her hand and smiled wide. She really had a nice smile.

The other boy only raised his eyebrow – But we were going to go behind school – he groaned and Jinx’s nostrils got the smell of nicotine, which was hovering from each of the six strangers. The last girl who hasn’t spoken yet just snorted under her nose – Don’t be silly Noah – grunted under her nose a girl with brown hair almost black, but the brown shine was still showing up.

- Exactly. – confirming the words of her black-haired friend spoke everyone had such a strong British accent like Price, brown eyes of black-haired rested on Jinx again – I am Ava – black-haired introduced herself and now she pointed to the shortest girl from the whole group, who still smiled obsessively looking at Jinx and not taking her eyes off her.

The redhead had to bend her head to see the blonde – This is Aria – Ava introduced her friend and now pointing to the brunette – This is Isolde – Jinx now noticed that Isolde’s hair was dyed two large strands of hair she had dyed blue and her hair in the shade looked like black, but when she looked in the sunlight it was a nice brown, her hair was short almost cut for a boy.

- And this is Noah – Ava pointed to one of the boys who was whining about wanting to go smoke a cigarette behind school, he also had brown hair to get lush and shiny standing in a light Iroquois sure cares a lot about them – And the idiot next to Noah is my brother Erik –

- Oh... - Jinx muttered quietly, assigning a name to every person she met, when she realized they were waiting for him to speak - Oh! “I’m Jinx... Call me Jinx,” said the freckled girl quickly with an awkward giggle.

The six of them looked at each other and then at Jinx, the redheaded teenage girl just crooked – So where is this room? – reminded them of her question, because apparently they forgot what the teenager was asking about and improved her backpack, which she used earlier to come to Price, it was the same backpack, which experienced a lot with the teenager. She actually had it from the beginning after she landed on the street, actually a little before because maybe a month before she escaped from the basement, she already had it with her.

- Oh! “Okay,” muttered Aria, “come on, let’s take you,” she took Jinx’s hand and began pulling towards the hall. Still bouncing as if she had an infinite supply of energy – She? Is she always like this? – Jinx asked shyly and whispered so the excited and energetic blonde would not hear it

Isolde only giggled quietly under her nose, it was music to Jinx’s ears – Yes.  "Pallastride is very energetic," explained Isolde as she walked past Jinx, who had now recovered her hand from Ari's deadly grip, who continued to lead the group.

 - We laugh, he draws energy from the sun – He added after a while one of his siblings, Erik followed Jinx looking ahead – Exactly, when the sun is gone Ava is less energetic – after a second Ava added another sibling – But at least he has a nice smile – murmured dreamily Noah

Isolde leaned over Jinx’s ear. “They’re a couple. Noah and Aria – whispered in the ear of a freckled teenager

Until Jinx felt the tension, it was weird to feel someone whispering in your ear. That someone even tells you over your ear, a slight shiver flew over the spine Jinx – Where are you from Jinx? – asked interested Erik, looking down to see a slightly smaller girl

- Right, your accent indicates that you are not from here – added Sister Erika after a moment walking shoulder to shoulder with her brother. Jinx only shrugged her shoulders – As far as I know, my father was American and my mother was British – Jinx replied without emotion.

She was so reluctant to mention them, but the curiosity of the group of friends she joined as a free member was greater than she could have expected – nothing interesting. “I’ve lived in the UK since birth,” Jinx muttered, scratching her elbow maybe it’s from a bit of nerves

- Not bad – commented Isolde – Do you think? – Jinx twisted, looking at the dyed girl next to her

- At least you’re not like everyone else, a boring clean Brit – said Ava which caused her to be hit on the back of the head by her brother.

- The point was that there are only British in this school, there are not too many people from other backgrounds – He said Erik – Not that we weren’t friends or anything – He added Noah wanting to protect his friends, because it all sounded so awkward

Jinx only quietly giggled, “Who are you studying with now?” – asked Aria going backwards to be able to look at her friends and Jinx, the redheaded teenager looked at the set there was no name of the teacher or his name written there was only the abbreviation EH and after it the inscription “plastika” which was the current lesson as Jinx guessed and next to it the room where the lesson was to take place

- It says only, “EH” – muttered Jinx, Isolde looking over Jinx’s shoulder looked at her plan – Hey you’re in our class – confessed to Aria’s delight

- Don't tell me! But extra! – Aria got excited

- Seriously? “Oh...” Jinx confessed looking into Isolde’s blue eyes. “That’s probably good,” she confessed awkwardly.

- Perfect, we will introduce you to our class – Ava smiled also sharing the enthusiasm of her smaller friend, one task was taken off Jinx’s shoulders. If she messes up, they can defend her, but she didn't need knights on white horses, and yet she accepted their help.

- Who's this EH guy? – Jinx asked with a frown, Isolde giggled – It’s the initials of the teacher at the previous school, you didn’t plan something like that? –

The redhead just shook her head.

- This is Edward Hamilton, an art teacher – He explained Noah, they stopped in the hallway. Jinx smiled gently – “I like art,” she muttered as she spoke more to herself than to them.

Then she remembered her lessons with Annalise, how she scolded Jinx for mumbling under her nose, and Price, standing behind them, giggled quietly, thinking Jinx hadn't heard. But she did hear it, and then she blamed him for it.

- Cool. Erik and Isolde also like it, but they don’t like Hamilton – Ava shrugged as she leaned against the wall and crossed her chest. Blue eyes with an admixture of green color rested on the mentioned persons – Seriously? – Jinx gently smiled or did she find people who share her passions?

Maybe they don't consider graffiti as vandalism and also share these beauties as art.

Both nodded – We like to paint and draw – Isolde smiled looking at the taller Jinx had to gently raise her head to be able to see Jinx’s face – Cool – the redhead giggled

- We're on site. This is the room you were looking for. Are you coming in or coming with us for a smoke after school? – He asked Noah directly, did he really get addicted or did he not want to see Hamilton so much? Jinx wrinkled her eyebrows and sour face - I can’t miss the lesson - she confessed with a slight sadness

- Why not? Strict parents who are constantly on the diary? – Asked curious siblings – Something like that – the freckled girl only shrugged her shoulders correcting the backpack that was sliding off her shoulder

- You can lie that you were looking for Sala – Aria suggested the idea.

Jinx would kill for a cigarette, she'd want to smoke. Ever since she entered the program, where they tried to rehabilitate her to fit her into society, she'd always come across people who smoked it was easy to steal their cigarettes, even they didn't notice it, probably thinking that they'd smoked a pack of cigarettes so quickly and she had access to more favors for her pleasure.

Only Price was different. He didn't smoke regular thick or thin cigarettes, come on, Jinx despised the fat ones, it got bad when she smoked them at least at first, and then she got used to it, but after a break from smoking, she'd probably feel like shit again if she smoked a fat one.

But the captain was different. He smoked cigars, and Jinx never smoked that one, she didn't even know if she could, because if you thought about whether cigars smoked the same way as regular cigarettes, Jinx bet you smoked them completely differently. Basically, you put it between your lips, you take that harmful nicotine smoke into your mouth, but do you pull it in hard and let it into your lungs? She didn't know at all

Scratching her neck she thought – It’s my first day here I don’t necessarily want to get into trouble – she muttered quietly under her nose, looked at the shortest girl in the group her eyes turned into big puppy eyes. Oh pity, delving into those puppy eyes, Jinx’s knees softened – But one can’t hurt to light – she added after a moment looking at the group, which smiled triumphantly

Maybe school won't be so bad.

- What kind of cigarettes do you have? – Jinx asked after a while interrupting the conversation that formed between the group. She didn't know what they were talking about, mostly talking to people she didn't know, or at least that's what she was guessing after Aria and Ava were pretending to be someone and Erik, Noah and Isolde were giggling at their behavior.

- We smoke different – She shook Isolde’s shoulders looking at her new friend – Ava and Erik smoke big gold L&L, Noah smoke big Chesterfield – answered Isolde, who was now looking ahead to see the way she was going – And you? – interested continued the conversation

- Me? Oh. Different – Redhead only shrugged her shoulders – What they’ll give me is the heat – she smiled gently – But you missed yourself... Don’t you smoke? – Redhead slightly crooked her head

Ava only giggled – Isolde believes smoking is harmful to the earth and the environment – Aria gently giggled

- Doesn't it hurt? – Jinx frowned not understanding what the girls are giggling about. Only Izolde rolled her eyes – The point is that smoking harms the environment and yet she is friends with smokers – Explained the dyed teenager

Jinx made a quiet "Oh" now understanding what the teens are giggling about – It sounds a bit like hypocrisy – Noah added, continuing the joke that Aria and Ava had known each other for so long that the joke probably had light years, but continued to entertain the group of teens, Jinx felt different, but hid it under a small smile

- Exactly – She grunted the redhead looking at Isolde – So why is that? – She was curious, she really wanted to understand it and know what was inside the head of a colored teenager, who walked shoulder to shoulder with a freckled new friend – I just like them – she shrugged Isolde – We’ve known each other since kindergarten, I like these fools too much to leave them –

- We are not fools – the siblings were indignant, both saying the same thing and shouting their shoulders to amuse the rest of the group, especially Isolde. The laugh that made Jinx feel a little embarrassed, she wanted to hear it again

- They always do – Aria said pointing to the outraged siblings whose ego has been violated – Siblings Rodriguez with offended ego is probably the funniest thing the world has ever seen – Said amused Noah

- Oh really? Do I need to remind you, Walsh, who fell into the lake drunk? – She threatened Ava to make the group more amusing, only the redhead stood there disoriented Izolde seeing it gently put her hand on her shoulder to turn into the hallway to which they are going, poor new friend thought that they are going straight ahead and not that they are turning left

- I’ll explain it – Isolde began to tell the story – Don’t you dare Izo! – shouted Noah who had a big blush on his face, he was so ashamed that his cheeks were red as a tomato the same as his neck – When there was a party at the Rodriguez sibling’s house Noah drank so much alcohol that he couldn’t control what he was doing – Said Isolde ignoring Noah’s outrage who tried to shout at his friend

Completely without worrying that there are lessons and they are loud

- Drunk Aria and Ava made him jump into the lake, which is behind the fence of the sibling's house - Isolde told, but she was disturbed by a giggle

Jinx also tweeted silently imagining it

- So my big sweet boy being loved and obeyed decided to jump in forgetting that he had a phone in his pockets and potfel made a huge plum into the water! – giggled Aria holding her beloved’s hand. Jinx giggled at it as she picked it up.

No matter how much she'd give to be there... no matter how much she'd give to have memories like that or to be at a party, she's never been to a party. She's never done anything that teenagers do now, or will she ever be able to go to a party? Will he ever know what it's like to drink with friends to loud music and then die from a powerful hangover the next day? She didn't know it, but she had a deep suspicion that she'd never experience it.

Because of that stupid show. Because of where she was born. Because of where she grew up. Because of everything she's gotten herself into.

But you can always have hope? True? She had no idea what his name was. She remembered only that he was younger than Kate and had a strange mustache. Wore a black and white scarf that stood out against a grey shirt and a dark green bulletproof vest.

Kate and the man over there seemed to be good friends, but in his eyes, in that deep depth, she could see how he saw Kate as a mentor and a person he would follow like a dog with a bowed tail. Hiding under the cloak of “helper”

The only thing she knew about this man was how his walkie-talkie called him echo three – one.

Why did she mention him? She didn't know, but somehow the memory was unlocked in her head because after the group mentioned the lake, the man over there said something about the lake, too.

- Jinx – called Aria looking at her new friend, the redhead did not even notice how quickly they found themselves outside the school building, where there were a lot of cigarette butts on the grass – What do you want to smoke? – Asked Ava

- Give me anything – She only shrugged her shoulders accepting thick blue L&Ms from her siblings, grunted quietly thanked her put a cigarette between her lips raising her hands to turn on a lighter and light a cigarette

Blue eyes with a touch of green focused on the cigarette, and when she picked them up she looked ahead and wondered what the day at school would bring her.

Will this group of people she met become her friends? Will they screw up and turn around?

Only what she knew. That, that's not to mention that she's a program to lie to their face that she's a good soul and actually has crimes behind her back that she would have committed to survive on the street.

[powerpolyculeshowdown]

CANON POLYCULE SHOWDOWN

this is a contest for canonically confirmed polycules or polycules that have a lot of hints to a possibility of them being canon, even if the authors might not have intended that way!

Beware of spoilers!! Some of these only become polycules later in the media they're from, and some of the descriptions describe a tragic fate for the polycule, so keep in mind there will be spoilers

rules can be found here

bracket can be found here

honorable mentions can be found here

links for all the match ups as they go live can be found in the MASTERPOST. it will be updated each round, but i will also tag every round to make them easier to find

help me w descriptions for the honorable mentions!

Round 2 part 2 finished.

Round 3 will go live on May 19th!

(#canonround2 or #pollycule if you want to search for the polls)

tags:

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#canonroundN - N being the number of the round we're in. so, for example: canonround0, canonround1, canonround2, etc. from the quarterfinals onwards, they'll also include the specific tag (#quarterfinals, etc). Check the post's tags for that ome if you want to look at all polls from that round!

list may be updated as needed.

if you submitted something that did not get in, nor was it posted as an honorable mention, and you wish to know why, feel free to send an ask.

LIST OF CONTESTANTS:

Nathan/Vlad/Ursula (Hunger Pangs)

Rilla/Arum/Damien (Penumbra Podcast)

Nathan/Gabriel/Annalise (The Bastard Son and the Devil Himself)

Ben/Ryn/Maddie (Siren Freeform)

Arthur/Guinevere/Lancelot (High Noon Over Camelot)

Quanxi/Pingsti/Cosmo/Long/Tsugihagi (Chainsaw Man)

Wu Zetian/Li Shimin/Gao Yizhi (Iron Widow)

Caleb/Astrid/Eadwulf (Critical Role)

Sadie/Walt/Anubis (The Kane Chronicles)

Rajan/Wolfgang/Kala (Sense8)

Princess Glisselda/Seraphina/Lucien (Seraphina)

Tess/Jacomo/Margarethe (Tess of the Road)

Logan/Jean Grey/Scott/Emma (X-Men)

Uzui/Hinatsuru/Makio/Suma (Demon Slayer)

Megaera/Thanatos/Zagreus (Hades)

Dianda/Simon/Patrick (October Daye)

Haruka/Michiru/Setsuna (Sailor Moon)

Asmodeus Alice/Clara Valac/Iruma Suzuki (Mairimashita, Iruma-kun!)

Aizo/Yujiro/Hiyori (HoneyWorks)

Kyle/Rogelio/Lonnie (She Ra)

Dashawn/Steve/Jose/Cupe R III/Otto/Arturo/Gregory/Quackers McQuack (Bojack Horseman)

Fluorite (Steven Universe)

Miss Piggy/Kermit/Gonzo (Muppets)

Sherlock/Watson/Mary (Sherlock Holmes movies)

Ichika Hoshino/Saki Tenma/Shiho Hinomori/Honami Mochizuki (Project SEKAI)

Tree Trunks/Mr. Pig/Alien Husband (Adventure Time)

Daniel/Sam/Jack/Teal’c (Stargate SG-1)

Mukai Naoya/Saki Saki/Nagisa Minase (Kanojo mo Kanojo/Girlfriend Girlfriend)

Eddie/Venom/Anne/Dan (Venom)

Peter Quill/Aradia/Mors (Guardians of the Galaxy)

George/Gilda/Thomas (Design for Living)

Leif/Thorn/Kale (Leif and Thorn)

Kieran/Ray/Gemma (Trigonometry)

Eugene/Rapunzel/Cassandra (Tangled the Series)

Jack/August/Rina (The Wicker King)

La’gann/Coral/Rodunn (Young Justice)

Syenite/Innon/Alabaster (Broken Earth)

Enrique/Hypnos/Sofia (The Gilded Wolves)

Max/Jack/Anne (Black Sails)

Pyrrha/Commander Wake/Gideon the First (The Locked Tomb)

Neptune/Venus/Jupiter (We Know the Devil)

Quincey/Jack/Arthur/Lucy (Dracula)

Amber/Reese/David (Adaptation)

Will/Tessa/Jem (The Infernal Devices)

Kieran/Cristina/Mark (The Dark Artifices)

Winter/Moon/Qibli (Wings of Fire)

Camille/Nyra/Dendro (Muted)

Sasha/Anne/Marcy (Amphibia)

Neal/Peter/Elizabeth (White Collar)

Turtle Heart/Melena/Frex (Wicked)

Emiya/Saber/Rin (Fate Stay/Night)

Sofiane/Victor/Luisa (Mortel)

Taylor/Theo/Josey (3)

Jack/Emma/Izzy (You Me Her)

Keiko/Miles/Kira (Star Trek)

Jade/Dave/Karkat (Homestuck Epilogues)

Anzu/Kazuki/Junta (Romantic Killers)

Shikimori/Izumi/Ai (Shikimori is Not Just Cute)

Camina/Michio Pa/Josep/Serge/Berthold/Oksana (The Expanse)

Breq/Mercy of Kalr/Seivarden/Ekalu (Imperial Radch)

Roguish Semiotician/Infamous Mathematician/Player Character (Fallen London)

Alphonse/Seth/Listener (Bittersweet)

Storm/Helen/Mira (Love and Luck Podcast)

Nicky/Joe/Andy/Booker/Niles (The Old Guard)

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Hi.... If you don't mind me asking, can I ask, what are your top 10 (or top 7) favorite media (can be books/ manga/ anime/movies/tv series/games/etc) and your top 10 favorite characters from any media ? Why do you love them? Sorry if you've answered this questions before or if I accidentally send this ask twice.....

Hi! Sorry I'm super super bad at managing my inbox but I am finally answering you, so sorry it took so long!! pls forgive me

as far as media goes, i dont have a rank order or anything really but here are 10 pieces of media i really enjoy:

i wouldnt say these are my top 10, but just some i really love

fruits basket (anime) - most ive ever cried watching anything. watched this during my last year of high school during the peak of college application season and it altered my brain chemistry forever. i will never be the same

assassination classroom (anime) - watched it in middle school and therefore formed a deep and unhealthy obsession with it, also karma is THAT BITCH. amazing show. also so like oddly sad

new girl (tv) - my favorite television show OF ALL TIME

how to get away with murder (tv) - my favorite televison drama show OF ALL TIME

always sunny (tv) - still watching this one but i LOVE it, shows about fucked up horrible people are my favorite, also i really love and admire their writing style and i really want to embody it on a show someday. definitely a huge writing inspiration for me

arrested development seasons 1-3 (tv) (i liked 4 and 5 but 1-3 are incredible) - again, a show about incredibly terrible people, and also really fucking funny in a weird way. and super clever. i love it

sherlock (tv) - i LOVE murder mysteries so so much. also theyre super gay which is fun

soul eater (anime) - my first anime ever, will love it forever

penguins of madagascar (movie) - i am unironically saying this, i am not fucking with you, this is my favorite animated movie

saturday night live (tv) - a classic. i haven't really traversed past the 21st century but i watch it every weekend without fail.

a special eleventh is A.P. Bio, amazing show never should've been cancelled. objectively i can completely understand why it was canceled bc there wasn't anything really objectively special about it, but by god do i love that show anyway. i rewatch it all the time

honorable mentions: on my block, sex education, the office, community, one day at a time (2017), how i met your mother, parks and rec, disney XD's lab rats (also unironically. great show.)

As for characters:

This is so so hard I've read/watched so so many things, I'm just gonna name the first ten freaks that pop into my head, but in no particular rank order and im definitely forgetting people:

bakugou (bnha) bc obviously. my entire blog is like a shrine to him. i don't need to justify this choice tbh he's the absolute best

chimney (911) he is SOOO me coded and he deserves the world and i think he's deeply underappreciated so i shall appreciate him myself. underappreciated comic relief characters my beloved

schmidt from new girl. my boy. my king. THE #1 MASTER OF CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. i love him so so much

chandler from friends .... extremely self explanatory (also, see chimney. very similar reasons)

kyo (fruits basket) he means a lot to me. i wish him all the best in life although tbh he did canonically win in life so go him

connor walsh (how to get away with murder) i LOVE him. so much. he's so fucked up but i think hes done nothing wrong ever

death the kid (soul eater) LOVE OF MY LIFE. ABSOLUTE ICON

chang (community) maybe its just cause i love ken jeong but i love this little fucked up mentally ill freak. he's so fucking funny

phil dunphy (modern family) - no explanation needed. he's awesome. i love him a lot he gives me faith in family

every other main character in new girl. i love them all so much

honorable mentions: annalise keating (htgawm), ochako uraraka (bnha), bobby nash (911), dwight schrute (the office), and probably many many more amazing characters who i simply am forgetting

i also really fuck with the grandma from fresh off the boat

[cosmal]

I saw you’re always talking about your marauders fancasts. I need to know who you fancast for all of them! Only if you want :)!

okay okay thank u for this question ur amazing. i edit on tik tok so im very passionate about my fancasts so sorry for the tangent im about to go on!!!! also so sorry if any of this is spelt wrong im tired :)

.｡*ﾟ+.forourmoons marauders era fancasts

reiky de valk as james potter

i mean look at him!!!!!!!! the personality for sure <3 so pretty !!!!!!! i always see james as brown! always! maybe firmer <3 softer <3

also ! dev patel as james potter

are you serious??? yes!!!! the glasses holy moly. the curls!!!! yeahhhh

matt hitt as remus lupin

esp rockstar!remus! because…..he’s a literal rockstar. ughhhh. the hair!!! the vibes!!!! yes.

also ! lakeith stanfield as remus lupin

this is so new to me and I talk about it here all the time but yes oh my god??????? look!!!!!!!

eren m. guvercin as sirius black

are you kidding???? the hair?? the eyes??? just the feminity as well!!! ugh yes.

conan gray as sirius black

be fr be fr rn!!!!!! look at them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fuck! that's sirius??? eren and him are very rockstar!sirius coded like. this is mainly looks wise, they definitely don’t share the same personality.

brian tyree henry as peter pettigrew

also saw this the other day and became so obsessed ???!!! he's so pete!!! a lot of people were saying he's too old but so are the og fancasts ! like shush that is peter

savannah smith as lily evans

her on the new gg??? i haven’t seen it but she seems so lily! uhhhh let me have a moment! she's also new but tt always have the best fancasts usually idc

also ! annalise basso as lily evans

she's def one of my favs! her smile ahhhhh!!!! the hair ugh yeahhhhh

sofia bryant as mary macdonald

she is exacty how I see mary in my head. the hair! the personality holy!!!!! shes so pretty

okay my others will be in part two! because I'm having fun dumping them all in one place

[polyam-ship-showdown]

Polyam Ship Showdown Round 1!

So I have combed through the 200+ submissions, combed through it and come up with the final bracket that you will see right here.

Feel free to have a bit of fun! You can download this picture and make your predictions or even just present it as how it would go down if it was all your choice.

Round 1 will start at 6:00 PM EST on February 18th. Polls will roll out every minute until done. Then it's showtime!

The brackets are as follows:

Sasha Waybright/Anne Boonchuy/Marcy Wu (Amphibia) vs Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman (DC Comics)

Willow Park/Luz Noceda/Amity Blight (The Owl House) vs Jaune Arc/Nora Valkyrie/Pyrrha Nikos/Lie Ren (RWBY)

Suki/Sokka/Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender) vs Mafuyu Asahina/Kanade Yoisaki/Ena Shinonome/Mizuki Akiyama (Project Sekai)

Annalise Obrien/Gabriel Boutin/Nathan Byrne (The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself) vs Leonard McCoy/Spock/James T. Kirk (Star Trek: The Original Series)

Megaera/Thanatos/Zagreus (Hades) vs Monika/Sayori/Yuri/Natsuki (Doki Doki Literature Club)

Koutarou Bokuto/Keiji Akaashi/Tetsurou Kuroo/Kenma Kozume (Haikyuu!!) vs Ninth Doctor/Rose Tyler/Jack Harkness (Doctor Who)

Leshy/Grimora/Magnificus/P03 (Inscryption) vs Red Son/MK/Mei Dragon (LEGO Monkie Kid)

Sonic the Hedgehog/Shadow the Hedgehog/Silver the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog) vs The Mane 6 Polycule (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)

Lewis Pepper/Vivi Yukino/Arthur Kingsmen (Mystery Skulls Animated) vs Quanxi/Cosmo/Pingtsi/Long/Tsugihagi (Chainsaw Man)

Donald Duck/Panchito Pistoles/Jose Carioca (The Three Caballeros) vs Miguel/Tulio/Chel (The Road To El Dorado)

Steve Harrington/Nancy Wheeler/Jonathan Byers (Stranger Things) vs Kathy Selden/Don Lockwood/Cosmo Brown (Singin’ In The Rain)

Wu Zetian/Li Shimin/Gao Yizhi (Iron Widow) vs Velma Dinkley/Daphne Blake/Fred Jones/Norville "Shaggy" Rogers (Scooby-Doo)

Shiver/Frye/Big Man (Splatoon 3) vs Sora/Riku/Kairi (Kingdom Hearts)

Star Butterfly/Marco Diaz/Tom Lucitor (Star vs The Forces of Evil) vs Parker/Alec Hardison/Eliot Spencer (Leverage)

Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier/Yennefer of Vengerberg (The Witcher) vs Eugene/Rapunzel/Cassandra (Tangled: The Series)

Finn/Rey/Poe Dameron (Star Wars) vs Trevor Belmont/Sypha Belnades/Alucard (Castlevania)

[vulpixhoney]

I'm definitely just yelling into the void but I'm sharing my Luke Castellan playlist (again) and analyzing some of my songs choices because I have. brain worms. about these books. so character study with music

I have like 8+ hours of song in this playlist bc I've been adding to it for years so here are some highlights I'm thinking about rn

1. would've could've should've - Taylor Swift

but like. it's for him and Kronos you know. "And I damn sure never would've danced with the devil. At nineteen" literally dancing with the devil at 19. Kronos has been manipulating Luke since he was 17, taking his anger at the gods and twisting it into something that Kronos could use and abuse. And I think (imo) that even before TLO when Luke sacrifices himself he starts to regret joining Kronos but is so far in it now he can't turn back. Like he was a kid, he was seventeen. And even after that he's still young. He dies at 23/24, I'm 23 right now and I can't imagine getting literally possessed and having to kill yourself bc you got manipulated at a young age and made terrible choices. also "If you never touched me, I would’ve. Gone along with the righteous" if Kronos didn't reach out to him and one of his worst moments this wouldn't have happened. Yes Luke was angry and vengeful and burning with rage for the gods but he wouldn't have gotten that far without Kronos

2. sanity - paramore

him and his descent/fall from grace, but also his relationship with Hermes and the rest of the gods. "If I fall on my knees, I hear you laughing. If I call out your name, you don't come" taking this for his relationship with the gods/Hermes: the first line is like, when he fails his quest and has to go confront them and feels like they're looking at him with pity. And they gave him a nothing quest too, it was something that had already been done by Heracles, he's being given this quest just for the sake of quest-giving, it's nothing. And then he fails, and feels like he's being mocked, mocked by the people he just wants to notice him. And then the second line shows how absent the gods are in their children's lives. When Luke confronts Hermes at 14/15 when on the run he gets mad because he would pray and call for Hermes to help him during his mom's episodes. He was a little boy calling out for help, for the something the gods caused. And it was crickets. Hermes never came, never showed, never helped him. He was just left there alone. And then also at camp, Luke was counselor of the Hermes cabin, where all the unclaimed children are shoved, to be forgotten about by the gods. "No one home, but the void is loud.Echoes around my empty house... This must be the void they always talk about" honestly I see this when he's possessed by Kronos. Like he has another being inside him, taking over, piloting his body over him. His consciousness was obviously still there bc Annabeth and Percy were able to help him break free and stop Kronos. So what was he doing, could he feel anything? Could he feel everything and not be able to do anything? It must have been terrifying, and again he would've only been like maybe 22? when Kronos possessed him

3. sidewalk chalk - Annalise Emerick

this one for me is like quintessential my feeling about Luke, Thalia, and Annabeth. In the song she sings about a childhood friend she no longer talks too but thinks about often thinks about and wishes well. I see this mostly with like Annabeth. "I'm living my dreams right now The ones we used to talk about" She grew up with him, and is now going to continue growing up without him. She probably blabbed about her dreams of being an architect the way that kids always do, and now she's the architect of Olympus and is doing really well for herself. And probably thinks back to when she was a kid with Luke and Thalia.

4. I don't like my mind - mitski

I think that his anger at the gods was driving him mad, but Kronos' influence really pushed over the edge. Also going back to before, his living in his body that another being has control over, "Inside the walls of my skull waiting for its turn to talk". Ethan tells Percy that he thinks Luke is still in there, fighting back, trying to regain control over his body and his mind. And since he definitely was, he was probably in there spiraling about how he got to that point and all that he'd done and who'd hr become. Because once Annabeth helps him break through he is obviously regretful and wants to atone. "so please don’t take, Take this job from me" job/life. but also, him working for Kronos at that point was all he had. Literally. His job for Kronos was his lite He had given everything up at that point, and Kronos would routinely threaten Luke if/when he fails. Punishing Luke with nightmares and then forcing Luke to take him as a host bc he failed during the Atlas plan.

rapid fire songs I put in the playlist that I think about a lot:

eat your young - Hozier (obviously. I mean the gods ya know)

day after tomorrow - Phoebe bridgers (he's a soldier)

save me - Noah kahan (even after everything he's done Annabeth still tries to save him)

used to be young - Miley Cyrus (he was seventeen)

bad believer - st. Vincent (he's blasphemous what can I say)