#I heart my evil cat and lamb

[0kay-cha1nsaw]

HEH I KNOW ALL PEAK, I am obsessed with cult of the lamb and every other month I’ll make a new style to draw them, I had a bunch of other art of them on my insta but those are so bad so I’m gonna redo them :3

[frederickkittens]

Day 21: what motifs do I wish there was more of ?

Sweet religious

This exists in some small capacity but they’re all like ethereal elegant cute which I hate. Almost all of them are super high waisted cuts too. I’d love a proper like kitschy sweet religious print.

Fish

I’ve never been a fan of marine / ocean prints, but I really love fish. I’d literally kill for a kitschy retro fish print. Miss Collette pictured above is cute but I’d love multiple.

America / 4th of July

I love Americana aesthetics and just think an America print would be awesome. Something very retro and fun. The closest I’ve seen r kinda boring diner prints … I’d love a like proper east coast American southern print. Idk…. Fourth of July eagle happiness

Tuxedo cats and flamepoint cats

My two favorite cat breeds that get no love despite being so versatile and beautiful. Every tuxedo cat print is so ugly OR features short haired tuxedo cats so my son won’t feel represented. I’ve quite literally never seen a flamepoint print so I guess that just doesn’t exist.

Fandom / media

Any time I see a collaboration for any kind of media franchise it seems like it’s always a half baked cosplay. I don’t want to buy a cosplay… it shouldn’t be hard to design a print based off a piece of media instead of just copying a characters outfit. Specific fandoms I’d love prints / jsk for would be bioshock, resident evil, hunter x hunter, devil survivor, and maybe bt21? I’m not even a bts fan anymore but I think the mascots r so cute.

Coffee

Self explanatory… why r there no coffee pieces?

Less common animals

These kinda prints exist in some capacity but I have yet to see a single one I like or would wear. Most lean into the sorta swassic category or are just lazily designed (angel hearts lamb print aside the quality is just disgusting but I adore the print) I would LOOOOOVE prints of funky animals or even bugs that aren’t ~forest swassic~

[zephyrstillwrites]

Intro / BYF

Zéphyr | 20s | 🇫🇷 | Queer | Feminist | Anti-harassment and anti-censorship | Previous blogs were @zephyrwrites and @zephyrwrites2

I'm on AO3 !

I don't have a DNI, I'm just not comfy with minors interacting with post tagged "suggestive".

My fandom(s) of the moment:

In Stars and Time | DC Comis | Katekyou Hitman Reborn | OMORI | Dicey Dungeons | Boku no Hero Academia | Sally Face | Hetalia

Translation of the song in description:

"I live in an erotic dream / Where I don't speak much but I caress the world / I die in an exotic nightmare / Where the Earth looks like my grave" -Au DD, PNL

My list of fandoms (12/04/25) [crossed out are the one I haven't read/watch/play in a long time or don't know much about | bold are my all time favourites]

Ace Attorney | Addams Family | Among Us | Assassination Classroom | Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)

Bad Dream (Video Games) | Big Bang Theory | Black Butler | Blasphemous | Blue Exorcist | Boku no Hero Academia | Bones

Creepypasta | Criminal Minds | Cult of the Lamb | Cyrano de Bergerac

Dangan Ronpa | Danny Phantom | DC Comics | Death Note | Deltarune | Detective Conan | Detroit: Become Human | D.Gray-man | Dicey Dungeons | Doki Doki Literature Club! | Downfall /Lorelei / The Cat Lady

Elementary

Fear and Hunger | Five Nights at Freddy's | Free! Iwatobi Swim Club | Fruit Basket | Fullmetal Alchemist

Gakuen Babysitters | Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective | Goncharov | Good Omens

Hades | Haikyuu!! | Harry Potter | Heartstopper | Hetalia | Hollow Knight | House MD | Hunter X Hunter 

Ib | Inception | Inscryption | In Stars And Time

Katekyou Hitman Reborn! | Kuroko no Basket

Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (2024) | Les Aventures de Tintin | Lethal Company | Loveless | Lucifer | Lupin III

Macgyver (2016) | Magic Kaito | Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic | MCU | Merlin | Miraculous Ladybug | Mouthwashing | Mulan (1998)

Naruto | NCIS

OMORI | One Piece | One-Punch Man | Outlast

Pandora Hearts | Perception | Percy Jackson and the Olympians | Petscop | Pirates of the Caribbean | Portal | Prodigal Son | Professor Layton

Queer Eye

Resident Evil | (French Youtube/Twitch) RPF

Sally Face | Scorpion (2014) | SCP Foundation | Sherlock | Shugo Chara! | Spiderverse | Star Trek | Star Wars | Stray | Style Savvy | Supernatural

Teen Wolf | The Matrix | The Mentalist | The Queen's Gambit | The Sandman

Treasure Planet | Tunic

Undertale

Valorant | Vocaloid | Voltron: Legendary Defender

Warriors | White Collar

Yuri!!! on Ice

[sxrrandomfanfics]

100 Different Media To Write For in 2025

Current Status - Fics: 31 Media Pieces: 23

January 2nd - Psychonauts "One-Shot" January 2nd - Death's Door "I am a Reaper" January 5th - Psychonauts "Baby Talking to Animals is Completely Normal No Matter the Circumstances" January 11th - Helluva Boss "A New Argument" January 11th - Mouthwashing "Fish in a Birdcage" January 13th - Psychonauts "Precognition" January 23rd - Slay the Princess "Diary of Jane" January 25th - Psychonauts "Love Hurts (you and me and everyone around us)" January 26th - No Straight Roads "You Don't Regret Me, But I Regret You" January 27th - Sky: Children of the Light "Stone Cold" January 27th - Rain World "Oh. That'll do it."

February 15th - Psychonauts "Earth and Sea Chapter 24" February 16th - OK K.O. Let's Be Heroes!"Sweet as Candy Chapter 42" February 17th - The Owl House "Weight of the World" February 18th - Tangled "Wash Day" February 19th - Pokemon "Don't Forget, You Still Can Fight" February 20th - Vampire Husband "Aren't You Tired?" February 21st - Digimon "That One Trope Where they Fall for the Pet and Not for You" Frebruary 22nd - DC Comics "Baby, it's Cold Outside" February 23rd - Steven Universe "Let Me Serenade You" February 24th - Abrahamic Religions "Immortal Curse Means Forever (But at Least You're a Bandage)" February 25th - My Ghost Friend "Can't a Woman Have Cleaning Boy Fantasies?" February 26th - Fire Emblem "Sorry, You Can Go" February 27th - Detective Grimoire "I Think Scars are Kind of Badass"

March 11th - Slay the Princess "Quicksand" March 15th - Psychonauts/The Wizard of Oz "In Which a Witch Loves a Witch" March 17th - Dark Cloud "Understanding Something Incomprehensible"

April 6th - Psychonauts "Glass House" April 15th - Limbus Company "Dude, Your Mom Fucking Sucks." April 16th - Psychonauts "Hazel Nuss AUs"

May 1st - Limbus Company "Please Come to Bed"

Things I could Write For

Sonic

Shining Force

Jentry Chau Vs. The Underworld

Dan da Dan

Undertale

Gravity Falls

Amphibia

Inside Job

Kill la Kill

Shin Megami Tensei

Ace Attorney

My Little Pony

Secret Saturdays

Generator Rex

The Pretender

Dungeons and Dragons

Cult of the Lamb

Powerpuff Girls

Dexter's Laboratory

Star Vs. The Forces of Evil

My Hero Academia

Yu-Gi-Oh!

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

Villainous Flags- All Paths Lead to Doom!

Scissor Seven

DragonTales

Clifford

Pucca

Crash Bandicoot

Spyro the Dragon

American Dragon Jake Long

Danny Phantom

Kim Possible

Courage, The Cowardly Dog

iCarly

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Ernest and Celestine

Spirit - Stallion of the Cimmaron

Watership Down

Second Hand Lions

Jumanji

Zuthura

The Little Mermaid

Aladdin

Hercules

Shrek

Madigascar

How to Train Your Dragon

Rise of the Guardians

Grimm

Xiaolin Showdown

Lili & Stitch

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Treasure Planet

Dinosaur King

The Great Mouse Detective

The Rescuers

Up Up and Away

Sky High

The Princess Protection Program

The Wizards of Waverly Place

The Suite Life of Zack and Cody

Anastasia

Land Before Time

Adventure Time

Regular Show

Teen Titans

Static Shock

Batman

Flash

Superman

Law and Order

Grimm Adventures

Jimmy Neutron

Fairly Odd Parents

Spongebob

50 First Dates

The Princess Bride

Johnny Test

Dragon Ball

Code: Lyoko

Miraculous Ladybug

Avatar the Last Airbender

Totally Spies

Big Bang Theory

The Simpsons

Futurama

Terraforming Mars

Centaurworld

Maya and the Three

The Book of Life

Coco

The Bible

Genesis's Discography

Mitski's Discography

6Teen

Total Drama

Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart

Big Hero 6

Baby Mouse

Calvin and Hobbes

Cavetown's Discography

Captain Planet

Ben 10

The Incredibles

Moomin

Spot the Dog

Between the Lions

Pinocchio

Snow White

Sleeping Beauty

Cinderella

Foreigner's Discography

Nightmare Before Christmas

The Santa Clause

Rankin & Bass

Warrior Cats

Wings of Fire

Yes's Discography

Chowder

Tom and Jerry

Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack

Spirited Away

Kiki's Delivery Service

My Neighbor Totoro

Howl's Moving Castle

Castle in the Sky

Sailor Moon

Ducktales

Chopped

Kirby

Blue's Clues

7 Deadly Sins

Little Witch Academia

Delcious in Dungeon

Spy x Family

Kingdom Hearts

Frozen

Ancient Magus Bride

Inside Out

Star Wars

The Lord of the Rings (Rankin and Bass movie)

Aggretsuko

Klaus

Chess

Checkers

Star Trek

The Amazing World of Gumball

Cells at Work

Ouran High School Host Club

Hilda

Dead Endia

Bomberman

Theory Channels (YouTube)

Mario

Umbrella Academy

Phineas and Ferb

Full Metal Alchemist

Muppets

Song of the Sea

Wolfwalkers

Breadwinner

Meet the Robinsons

Beauty and the Beast

Fairytail

Splatoon

Project Moon

The Gregory Horror Show

Ever After High

Monster High

School for Good and Evil

Cursed Princess Club

He-Man & She-Ra

Legends of Chima

Smiling Friends

The Lion King

Mrs. Dalloway

Chikn Nuggit

Encanto

Infinity Train

Hero: 108

Golden Sun

Over the Garden Wall

Codename: Kids Next Door

The Frog Princess

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry

5 Nights at Freddy's

Among the Sleep

Voltron

Bendy And the Ink Machine

Power Ranger

Super Monkey Ball

101 Dalmations

Hello Kitty

Hatsune Miku

Creepypastas

Camp Camp

Odin Sphere

Shakespeare

Dragon Quest

League of Legends

Hero Wars

Battlecats

Marry My Husband

The Thief and the Cobbler

Arthur

Fighting Fudons

Hotel Transylvania

Beware the Villainess

Overlord

That One Time I was Reincarnated as a Slime

Soul Eater

Hajime de no Aku

Supernatural

Naruto

The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

The World God Only Knows

Devilman Crybaby

Blue Exorcist

HunterXHunter

Bob's Burgers

Geek Girl

Jane the Virgin

Emily in Paris

Jurassic Park

Jaws

Tremors

Friend's Fanfiction

My Own Fanfictions

[probablyaseamonster]

I just saw the trailer for the next Cult of the Lamb update and I'm having fuuuun/devious glee.

Sidenote but it'll be coming out a few days before my b-day so that's great! (I totally didn't need anymore signs from the gods that I need irl friends before I snap hehooo)

So, regarding the alternate universe vessel character.

(so far I've seen like 5 names that I love to death but I have a feeling I know the one in particular that is gonna settle before the others get considered. I could make a list if anyone wants to debate 'cause fandoms can settle Fast and I think there's some potential for layered contrast and just settling for the easy option would be disappointing. But I'm not the biggest fan anyway so maybe I shouldn't be so arrogant about it.)

I noticed how they were wearing purple robes and were often in purple lighting, obviously, the way everyone else did, but something might be wrong with my eyes cuz their crown colour seemed like, straight-up blue to me? I do have an eye injury atm so maybe that's legit. Seemed kinda glaring tho/pos

So now I've got two diverging paths I'm *scrawling* over/pos:

1- AU where Shamura is the one bound in chains (and Narinder the role of think no evil) and the player character serves the god of War instead of Death.

Look, the animatics just write themselves. Any God of War scene? You can warp and adapt. Also, the "Warrior of the Mind" animatic for anyone who got obsessed with Fate: the Musical recently. It's just potential!

I also like the idea of instead of the dynamic being black cat x deceptively wholesome shepherd, it's intellectual spider x scruffy goat with a knife.

On the OTHER hand, hear me out,

2- Kallamar & Narinder roleswap AU. This could have the personalities swap version (something something scaredy-cat), or a fun to imagine scenario where Kallamar became jaded enough to the point of nearly paralleling Narinder in formidable vengefulness while also having been just as much of a coward in the past. Basically he grew some courage but at what cost?

This would probably mean that Narinder stayed however he was before the betrayal and imprisonment, probably being the one to lose his ears, and maybe taking the role in the narrative as the sibling to run from the Goat after the two younger gods got taken out and the middle child realized he was next? I can't imagine Narinder throwing Shamura under the bus like that, maybe it was more like a "you can't kill me, it'll fuck everything up! You have to spare me or the last fight will take place in an even more fucked-up apocalyptic hellscape!").

If Narinder was still the one to first express discontent with Death, wonder how Sickness being restrained in the afterlife affected Narinder's situation... Or what if Narinder was like Shamura, and the two were conspirators, instead of Death by War it was Death by Plague? And Death stayed free but went deaf or insane? What would Kallamar have to gain from the idea of breaking past his cosmic role, thinking "okay but what if, immortality was an option?" remixed to be uh, maybe something to do with health? Immunity? Something bordering Frankenstein as an affront to nature?

As you can see I'm putting thoughts and curiosity into both ideas, the only thing I kinda hope becomes mainstream fanon is that the Goat is a bit like Lamb's opposite - wheras one is welcoming and soft but capable of horrors at night, and of course being a badass monster fighter - contrasted with an equally small and powerful but ig more unhinged-seeming up close for the first couple interactions (probably recruited individuals with a pitch like "look I'm the one with the weapon here, so you're gonna wanna get behind me even if you don't trust me with access to things") but then shows glimpses of a heart of gold that makes followers feel safe enough to stay. As well as a sense of responsibility and like, actual leadership skills lol.

Just, Sheep / Goat religious allegories make me very sad and I think this silly little game would make me feel better about things.

I can't WAIT to see how Bamsara handles this update. We gettin' the multiverse canon? Hopefully it doesn't get too crazy, and we stick with just the two purple/blue and red characters for a little while.

I wonder what other satanic animals could be vessels? Wolf, definitely, donkey makes sense also, and pig is usually ascribed with gluttony but there's something that could be done with cleanliness or intelligence but percieved otherwise... I also think there's something that could be done with birds though, like I'm pretty sure I heard somewhere that the Mourning Dove is angel coded, much like the Lamb. Could just be the Dove also, though I was kinda hoping that the Symbol of World Peace wouldn't be a drect Christian symbol, which was a wishful hope.

Um... yeah! Just wanted to get my thoughts out! And there's a certain other goatlike character who's been occupying my thoughts recently, dw, I'll get to that soon. I'll explain then.

um. I don't know if this is a function so I'm not even gonna try lol but I hope I remember to come back to see Bamsara's initial reaction to the alternate universe implicated update! Oh yeah and a daycare centre, that's a relief for everyone involved whoof! Hope there's an NPC willing to take up the job, and who would of course enjoy being around kids.

[cupidsbower]

Festivids 2023 reeeecs

What a great year it's been for festivids. There are some stonkingly good vids!

Here is the Masterlist. As always, my recs below are just those I liked most, but there are a lot of other fab vids that are worth a watch as well.

I made six vids this year. A bit astonishing really. I think three of them are really obviously by me, but the rest maybe not so much. Anyway, if you can guess, the guessing post is here: Guess the Vidder.

Two fantastic vids were gifted to me:

Fireflies - Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021) - Gen

I watched this movie on a whim one day, and it was sweet and genuine and funny and I loved it way more than I thought I would. This vid captures that perfectly. It's a delight.

Been Caught Stealing - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) - Gen

This has everything you could want from a D&D vid: it's action-packed, funny, and captures the chaotic energy of the movie really well.

Highly Recommended

And Do It Again - 开端 | Reset (TV 2022) - Teen

Fantastic time-loop vid, which ramps up the tension in the most delightful way.

I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Christine (1983) - Teen

Christine is the perfect girlfriend. Such a creepy-great premise.

I'm That Queer - Janelle Monáe Music Videos - Teen

Spectacular, surreal, gorgeously edited.

Les Fleurs - Gake no Ue no Ponyo | Ponyo - Gen

This is so lush and dramatic, and sweeps you along in the best way.

a vulture feeds upon that heart forever - Moby Dick - Herman Melville - Mature

All the Moby Dick vids are great - who knew it would be the power fandom of the fest? But while they are all worth a watch, this one is my fave. The soundtrack is lush, and the visuals are over the top, and full of drama. The sources are mixed so beautifully.

Here it Goes Again - Moby Dick - Herman Melville - Teen

This is also a spectacular multi-source feast for the eyes.

Everything I Do - Cocaine Bear (2023) - Teen

LOL. This is just exactly what it sounds like, edited to absolute perfection. The joke couldn't be better executed.

Do What I Do - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) - Teen

Wonderful character study of Holga.

Tusk - The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - Mature

Clarice is showcased to her best here, and it's gripping.

magnetic - Romeo+Juliet (1996) - Teen

Mercutio vid and it's so much fun!

Recommended

Hard Times - Star Trek: Lower Decks (Cartoon) - Teen

Flirting & Fighting - 新龍門客棧 | Dragon Inn (1992) - Teen

The Only Way to See - Amaury Guichon - Fandom - Gen

Nothing in My Head - Dropout TV RPF - Gen

Feel Better - Silo (TV) - Teen

The Eye of the Tiger - RRR (2022) - Teen

satisfaction - The Quick and the Dead (1995) - Teen

Disaster Party - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) - Gen

How to make a perfect Hanukkah movie… - Hallmark Movies - Gen

Uja - Slash/Back (2022) - Teen

Didn't Come to Play - Women's sprinting - Gen

The Shape of You - The Pirate (1948) - Gen

The Adventures of Priscilla, Dancing Queen of the Desert - The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert (1994) - Teen

#teamwhale - Moby Dick - Herman Melville - Gen

Queequeg and I - Moby Dick - Herman Melville - Teen

Boys Keep Swinging - As You Like It - Shakespeare - Gen

Dream Girl Evil - Last Night in Soho (2021) - Explicit

Cat Apostle, Conqueror of Asthma, Chosen One Of The Light - 开端 | Reset (TV 2022) - Gen

Andor: Come Forth Now - Andor (TV) - Gen

Bad Reputation - For All Mankind (TV 2019) - Gen

put on a show - The Wheel of Time (TV) - Teen

Upside Down - The Woman King (2022) - Teen

Always On My Mind - Strange Way Of Life (Short Film 2023) - Teen

Trust+Fall - Romeo+Juliet (1996) - Teen

[p0rcelainstar]

INTRO^⁠_⁠^

if i trigger you pls block don't report!!♡

ABOUT ME:

→my name is brin/bubi

→minor(16yo)

→italian🇮🇹

→xnfj

→genderneutral(any prononus)

→panromantic & asexual🏳️‍🌈

→cringe af

→everskies: KimMeow

♡⁠˖feel free to interact if you have the same interests⁠˖⁠♡

→series i like: good omens, our flag means death, steven universe, adventure time, gravity falls, squid game, unikitty, mao mao: heroes of pure heart, apple & onion, don't hug me i'm scared, bojack horseman, undone, south park, arcane, battle kitty, bee and puppycat.

→series i'm currently watching: inside job

→series i'm planning to watch: star vs the forces of evil, big mouth, rick and morty, over the garden wall

→fav movie: mune guardian of the moon

→hobbies: i analyze movies and series and yap about it with my cat :)

→other things i like: stardew valley, cult of the lamb, the last of us, sylvanian families/calico critters, sanrio.

→fav artists: Melanie Martinez, Elita Harkov, Jack Stauber, Mindless Self Indulgence (I don't have good taste in music, feel free to suggest me some♡)

→things i don't like: capital letters, mirrors and rude people

[atlasfield]

20 - Fangs Of Heart

"Wou", is a word broken the cries of the doomed. "Wou", is a word cause fear even on those who were evil. Wou is near, Wou is with him, Wou is giving him his courage, hate, strength. Wou is a shadow is guiding him.

A dense forest in fire appeared. A fire of rage.

A bell is ringing. The sound come from the fire. Is the call of death. The animals looked the figure; the lamb appeared. Chirin looked they. His breathing sounded labored, altered.

- Are you ready? - Spoked Chirin - Here I come now, look out world, I’m the one, standing tall, like a tree there’s a new spirit born inside of me.

Behind him a dense cloud of ash, fire, smoke and dust appeared.

-  I made a promise. - Chirin continued. - I’ll be fearless, I’ll be strong, I know life is hard and long. Wolf said me "don’t give up, or you lose; It’s the strong line that I choose".

The forest merged on a dust of fire and voices screaming "Wou". Howls and bleats completed the ambient of terror, pain and hate.

- Wolf showed me the world. - Chirin spoked and his voice became deeper. - He showed me well. He told me "We will travel, wolf and ram and we’ll ravage all the land". - Then Chirin showed his fists.- Getting strong now, won’t be long now, till I’m the strongest one all! That´s my promise!

Then he raised his arms to the sky, on position of combat, behind him a shadow of a wolf and an evil ram combined and entered on Chirin:

- I am Chirin! I am Chirin! I am Chirin!!!

And Chirin charged against Campanella, but Cheshire created a fog with his smile distracting him, giving the time for Mune can able to put safe the pink cat.

Chirin attacked again, this time against Cheshire, but the sinister cat dissappeared. His laughter bounces on each tree. The lamb looked around searching his rival. He was so altered he has difficult to breath. Losing patience, Chirin threw fists and kicks into the air in the hope of landing a blow. But that don´t happened.

And like a spectre, Cheshire appeared behind Chirin and took him from behind. The lamb tried to escape, screaming, jumping, struggling to drive his horns into Cheshire´s jaw.

- Now is your turn blue boy, hurry! - Screamed Cheshire and Mune jumping high landed in front of Chirin.

- What will you do now!? - Shouted Chirin. - I´m going to find that lost child on the mouth of the wolf.

Chirin kicked like crazy, Cheshire could barely contain him.

- Time for sleep, Chirin. - Said Mune trying to calm the lamb. - Let´s go to the mountains, to the fields, plains. - You cannot do that. - Yes I will. - How dare you! - Then Mune opened his hands, but Chirin still struggling. - Hurry up blue boy. - Said Cheshire. - Or I am going to break his neck before his madness return.

Then, Campanella decided to help. He aproached to his friends.

- Don´t you miss mom? - Said Campanella. - Mom? - Chirin looked him with rage. - I remember mom, she is waiting me on the paradise, on the Cross of the South. - No... mom is dead, Wolf... Wolf... - No, no, focus, do you remember mom? - Mom...

The voices on the forest fell silent. "Wou" was not eared again. Now the forest cry "mom"...

[rainythefox]

Nightfall (Ch.23)

Synopsis: Pre-Resident Evil 1, slight-AU/Canon Divergence. Claire Redfield comes home to visit her brother Chris for the holidays but gets caught up in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with Albert Wesker, the Captain of STARS, after stumbling upon dark secrets. She can’t call the law; Wesker is the law, and she can’t tell Chris. She is trapped…Claire/Wesker & Slight Chris/Jill (Wesker & William Bromance). Rated M for smut, language, violence, adult content.

AO3 Link

Chapter 23: If You Love Something...

Warning: This chapter contains smut and has some gore/mutilation (but not in the same scene!) Enjoy! ;D

Her fingers glided along the oak railing as she peered down into the dining room below. Breakfast was being served to the mansion's residents, the fireplace aglow with a cozy fire. The constant hollow clack of the grandfather clock reverberated the walls, even above all the chatter.

Ada frowned at the gathering, feeling a little guilty for leaving without saying goodbye to John. She had to, though. It was for the best.

Her pocket beeped. Ada reached inside and pulled out her PDA, her other hand carrying a full suitcase. She knew who it was even before reading the text.

Don't be late.

It was nice to know that even miles away, Albert still felt the need to keep her in check.

She quickly typed up an answer. Enjoy your week off :P

After pocketing the device, Ada opened the door to the main hall, smiling to herself. She descended the main staircase and headed for the front double doors. She finished buttoning her fur coat, ready to step into the crisp morning after Christmas.

"Thought you could sneak out of here without saying goodbye, huh?" A voice called to her back. It was John.

She gave him an apologetic smile as he approached. "Well, you know me. I hate goodbyes. Besides, I'll be back in a few weeks. Just on assignment."

John crossed his arms with a frown. "Yeah, conveniently after getting into big trouble with the Colonel. Is there something you aren't telling me?"

Ada softly laughed. "That was just a big misunderstanding. Everything is fine. I am simply following Lord Spencer's orders."

"If you say so," he mumbled, disheartened. John Clemens was so nice and incredibly normal compared to most here. It was a wonder he was still chief researcher in the Arklay Laboratory. It was a wonder William hadn't eaten him alive.

Ada pecked him on the cheek. "Goodbye, John. Take care of yourself, okay? I'll be back soon."

"But I…I…"

"My cab's waiting."

"R-Right. Take care, Ada. See you soon."

The agent nodded with a warm smile and departed. Her warmth was trumped by the biting cold outside. Despite getting into the cab and driving away, despite admiring the beauty of the snow-covered Arklay Forest glinting in the warm morning rays, the cold remained. The same cold this line of work knifed into her, continually marring her heart piece by piece.

The cab ride gave Ada the opportunity to reflect on the damage this time. She'd acquired much intel for the Organization, which was always good for her health and wallet, but at what cost? Albert had certainly procured way more power this round. That didn't negatively impact her though. In fact, it did the opposite. He owned her more than The Organization did, their lives intertwined perpetually it seemed. That didn't mean Ada had to turn a blind eye to the innocents Albert decimated in his never-ending pursuit for more power.

Like Claire.

It's just how things are, she had to remind herself. It was part of the natural order of this world. Claire was collateral damage like countless other sacrificial lambs to the wolves that truly ruled the shadows. Not only had Claire found her way into the jaws of the most ruthless wolf of all, she had somehow managed to tame him, if only a sliver, in her favor.

Albert would consume her eventually, though. Slowly. Painfully. It was his nature. Ada knew it firsthand, and, in the end, Claire would too.

It would hurt Ada more than she cared to admit, but…it was just how things were.

Sergei, Roth, and Bennett – even Finley, Crawford, Lowery, Bard, Mueller, and Irons – all got what they deserved. Though some were gone for good, Albert was just getting started with the others. In the end, he had successfully won the biggest chess game within Umbrella to date…right under Spencer's nose.

The cab parked. Ada got out and, after a short walk over salted pavement, entered Grill 13 in downtown Raccoon City. It was the morning after Christmas, yet traffic was as busy as ever. Vehicles covered the freshly dozed roads, going here, going there. The people on the sidewalks did the same, bundled up, their own destinations in mind. So oblivious. Sometimes Ada was envious of their ignorance.

She found The Organization agents inside at a booth. She ordered a coffee and a small healthy breakfast, their waitress the same kind of clueless to her table's true intentions. Not three friends having breakfast…just three strangers exchanging information and money at the expense of innocent lives.

The woman agent was in charge. Selena was her name. That's all Ada knew about her. No last name. Ada wasn't even sure it was her real name. Selena was older than her, with dark hair, skin, and eyes. Beautiful, graceful…cunning. The man with her was more Ada's age, stand-offish, with red hair. Ada had never seen him before.

They ate breakfast, they faked pleasantries, they discussed the intel Ada had handed over. On occasion, the door would chime as it opened, causing a breeze of iciness to draft over their booth as customers came and went.

Selena smirked, flipping through some pages after Ada had finished telling them about the situation with Aaron Roth.

"We've yet to meet Dr. Wesker in person, but he continues to impress us. Putting a muzzle and chain on Spencer's guard dog was never a possibility in our eyes, and yet he managed to pull it off and take over Roth's expansive network. You've known him for some time, yes? Tell me, what is he like? His file is quite confidential within my higher-ups."

Ada frowned. There was no single way to explain Albert. There were hundreds of words that could describe him…merciless, calculating, pragmatic, despotic, vain, ambitious…

They could never even begin to understand him.

"He's…something else. You'll just have to see for yourself."

Ada got her payment and left, Selena's question still bouncing around her mind. Even she couldn't explain Albert Wesker to herself. She hated him, she respected him, she even thought she loved him in some capacity. Moreover, he just fascinated her.

Most men bored Ada. Most men were the same, no matter how inherently good or evil they were. Few and far between were truly different and intrigued her. Albert was one of them. His immoral nature aside, Albert saw the world in a way no one else ever would. He was someone no one would ever be able to assess, understand, or control. A force that could surely one day devour the world.

Wesker scowled at Ada's text before pocketing his pager, eyes now firm ahead as he followed his usual path within NEST. He glanced at his watch, taking another winding hallway without even looking at the painted directions. He had plenty of time before his shift at the police department, but speculated why William had such urgency to begin with. His ID wristband flashed red with a padlock icon. Spencer had stayed true to his word for Wesker's "holiday". He was now locked out of all Umbrella premises and operations.

That's where his "escort" came in. Matching his pace, she was the one to get him clearance into William's domain. Monica was her name, he recalled, another of William's high-ranking researchers. Forward, ambitious, cutthroat. Fortunately, she was also smart and didn't attempt superfluous conversation.

Another beep from his pager informed him Claire was home with no updates. That wouldn't last, however. Claire wasn't a homebody.

"Here you are, Dr. Wesker," Monica purred once reaching William's laboratory. "I paged Dr. Birkin and he will fetch you promptly." She batted her eyes at him. "Is there anything else I can do for you?"

Without looking at her, he waved her away with a flick of his wrist. She wasn't gone long before the door chimed and slid open, revealing William with bags under his eyes, a wrinkled lab coat, and five o'clock shadow. His partner's countenance stretched into a sleazy smile at Wesker's arrival.

"Hey Al my pal! Let me get the door for you!" He snickered.

Wesker sighed and entered, already irked, but William wasn't finished. "Need me to check your email while I'm at it? I mean, what all did Daddy ground you from again?"

"Spare me your antics, Will. I do not have the time today."

"You never have time for my antics."

"Yet here I am."

"Someone hasn't had their coffee yet! Luckily, your best bud's got your back. C'mon!"

Wesker followed after his partner, where they proceeded through two more Administrator chipped doors into the back of William's lair.

"What exactly is the purpose for summoning me here so early and with such urgency? You know I have a shift at the RPD soon and I do not need any further inconvenience should Spencer discover me being here."

"Fuck Spencer, this is important!" Will spat as he poured them coffee. After handing Wesker his cup, the Golgotha creator nodded towards the next section of his laboratory. "In the glass cage."

They approached the large glass observation room, where Wesker immediately discerned a familiar face. On the other side of the panels sat the bruised and beaten Stephan Bennett. He quickly sprang to his feet like a frightened animal when he noticed them.

Wesker cocked his head, almost interested, but it soon soured into a glare directed at his partner.

"I know what you're thinking!" William defended. "You had your fun using him as a demonstration for Claire, and now are thinking of a spectacular sendoff that will satisfy you, right? Well, I have just that! Just for you, buddy!"

"Is that so?" Wesker asked, unconvinced.

"You're gonna love it, Al, trust me. He's gonna die an excruciating, violent death for hurting Claire, just you wait!"

"I'm at the edge of my seat," Wesker said dryly.

William fiddled with the controls, and the metal door at the back wall of the observation room slid open. Bennett spun around, slowly backing away until he connected with the glass. Out shuffled a zombie, although Wesker quickly distinguished the characteristics that made it stand out from others.

"Playing with Crimson Heads again, Will? Such a lackluster finish for scum like Bennett, and regrettably not worth giving up my morning."

"Now hold your horses!"

The zombie was faster than normal, its rotten flesh turned crimson from the V-ACT process, time, and a satiated metabolism. Claws had formed where fingers and toes once were. After another onceover, Wesker recognized the clothes and remaining facial features.

"Is that…Lowery?"

"...Maaaybe…"

Wesker turned to him. "You turned Lowery into a Crimson Head? I figured you would've subjected him to the G-Virus."

"Well, I had a better idea!" William grinned like a little kid and pointed as Lowery chased Bennett around the glass cage.

"What the fuck?! Let me out of here! I'll do anything! PLEASE!" Bennett pleaded. With a broken arm and hand, he couldn't do much beyond evade and scurry like panicked prey.

"See anything different about this Crimson Head?"

Wesker had already noticed. "Claws are longer. There are bony plates along the dorsum and the scapulae are protuberant. More muscle mass. Mouth now has sharp denticulation. The brain is more exposed. No lips. The eyes are sunken in."

William nodded with a hushed squeal. "Yes!"

Wesker sighed. "What did you do?"

"Okay, so you know how the V-ACT process creates Crimson Heads, right? After time and a healthy metabolism, zombies infected with the Epsilon strain of the T-Virus will eventually slip into a dormant state and transform into a more dangerous creature. In the event of severe trauma, if the change is close enough and the head is still intact, they can mutate even faster."

Wesker nodded, listening to his words over Bennett's incessant screaming.

"Well, I took the Epsilon strain and kinda…'mutated' my own. And well…in the same process, created something even better than Crimson Heads!"

"...Interesting."

"Just wait until you see it! The time is right! This is why I called you down here in such a hurry! Behold, a new discovery!"

William hit another button on the controls. The machine gun hanging in the observation room ripped through Lowery, cutting him down before he could maul his quarry. Bennett collapsed on the floor, gasping, whimpering, looking all around with wide eyes. The Crimson Head twitched on the floor, blood oozing out from several bullet holes.

"Alright Lowery, you whiny bitch, it's finally your time to shine!"

It didn't take long for the strange zombie to reanimate once more, only this time the process was frenzied. Bennett shrieked, springing to his feet and running to the farthest corner of the cage as the body convulsed on the floor.

"What the hell is happening?!" their prisoner yelled.

Bone snapped, muscle wrenched, sinew twisted and extended. Blood spilled out as it looked as though something was emerging from the Crimson Head…like a macabre butterfly from its hellish cocoon. The outer skin was tossed aside and the creature let out an ear-piercing scream.

It was incredibly fast, launching itself through the air to land on the side of the glass, sticking to it like an insect, and climbing the walls with no hassle. Wesker stepped forward, interest quite piqued now, and ripped off his sunglasses.

The creature's body was pure muscle, protective bony plates and sinew wrapping its joints and appendages. The brain was completely exposed. There were no eyes, no facial skin, just a skull-like snout and a mouth filled with white spindly teeth.

"What the fuck is that?!" Bennett shouted.

Lowery's evolved state howled at the noise, at the movement, and leaped across the glass cage with agility akin to what they'd seen in Hunters. With a powerful swipe of its talons, it caught Bennett's shoulder as he dodged, tearing him open. The claws hit the bulletproof glass with a loud bang.

The injured prisoner raced for the opposite side of the cage, but the creature was quicker, scuttering across the floor, nearly on its belly, gaining on him. Then a long, rope-like tongue shot out of its snarling mouth. The barbs on the tip impaled Bennett's chest and lifted him into the air, an agonized cry gurgling from his lungs.

The specimen slammed its prey down on the tile over and over. A couple of sickening splats later, it tossed its prey off its tongue and pounced, ripping into him like a wild animal and gorging itself.

Wesker didn't even realize he was smirking through the whole thing until Will punched his arm. "I knew you would love it! Guess what I call it! Come on, guess!"

Wesker tore his eyes away from the feasting creature, Bennett nothing more than a mangled mound of flesh and bone, and looked at his partner. "Something creative, I'm sure," he said sarcastically.

"I call it a Licker!"

Wesker sighed. "...Because of the tongue?"

"Because of the tongue!" Will squealed in delight. "Genius, right?"

"Will this be your next prototype?"

His old friend waved him off. "Nah, I did it for funsies."

Wesker chuckled. The partners simultaneously drank their coffee, side by side, watching the Licker smear Bennett's remains all over the cage.

"I'm sure as hell keeping this new strain of T-Virus to myself though! No telling what else I'll be able to do with it. I mean, I just fixed six months of standstill at Arklay in three weeks! Fucking science fair rejects!"

"With you, anything is possible. I cannot wait to see it."

"Merry Christmas, brother."

"And a Happy New Year." Wesker smiled.

"Ah, yes. 1998! It's gonna be a big year for us! I can feel it!"

They toasted their mugs, the Licker's spine-chilling howl of death and horror a harbinger of what was to come.

The coffee shop was quaint and clean, sitting over a nice view of Circular River and Clock Tower Plaza. The water shimmered like diamonds in the morning rays, the eastern horizon paling pink as the sun rose.

Claire enjoyed the peace. She enjoyed the everyday normal routine around her: People ordering coffee, laughing over some donuts, stifling their yawns, and going about their day. There was the clinking of utensils as customers stirred their coffee, the shuffle of newspaper as an old man turned the page in Raccoon Times. Upbeat music softly played through the speakers around the cafe.

Claire had dropped Chris off at work and gone for a morning jog at Raccoon Park. It would be a long while before she went out to the hiking trails again. Now she sat at a booth alone, sipping her latte while waiting for a friend to show.

In all the chaos that had ensued since coming into town for the holidays, she hadn't had a chance to hang out with Megan. While Claire had plenty of friends in college, including Traci (whom she finally called), Megan was her childhood friend who remained in Raccoon City, choosing to attend the university here. After all, Megan wanted to be a CRNA, and Umbrella had an innovative nursing program.

Claire was early, but that was okay. She needed the alone time, if only to figure out all the fraught thoughts floating around her head. She had managed to bury them for a short time, but after what happened yesterday evening with her uncle, she could no longer ignore them.

The Christmas Party at Barry's was tonight. She wanted to have them all decoded and resolved before then.

"May I?"

The male voice made her tear her gaze away from the serene view of the river. Her heart jumped, not at all expecting the familiar face.

She slowly nodded, confused, watching closely as William Birkin sat down across from her. He raised his hand at a passing waitress with the friendliest of smiles. "Hey there, Rochelle! My usual?"

"Of course, Dr. Birkin!"

"Thanks, sweetheart!"

"W-What are you doing here?" Claire asked.

William looked…better since she had seen him Christmas Eve night. No longer distressed or even disoriented. Although he still looked tired - Does he ever get any sleep? - he was now clean shaven and his clothes were neater.

"Oh, I was just in the neighborhood," he half-joked, the sparkle of his blue eyes, the upcurve of a mischievous smile a reminder that he could be just as charming and deadly as Wesker when he wanted to be.

"Did Wesker send you?" Because Claire knew his answer was total bullshit.

Rochelle brought William his coffee. "Here you are, a large peppermint mocha with three shots of espresso!"

"You're the best! And make sure you add this young lady's bill to my tab, yeah?"

"Of course, sir!"

After she left, William's fake smile of pure friendliness and chivalry fell somewhat. It was softer now, a hint of playfulness and curiosity as he looked Claire over with a sip of his drink.

"Al doesn't even know I'm here, actually. I might've haggled his agents keeping an eye on you to tell me where you were though."

Claire shook her head. "Why? What do you want?"

"Are you sure you're ready for that?"

Claire frowned, tensing. What did he mean by that?

"I'm kidding. Geez, you act like I'm gonna take you into the woods and shoot you or something. Here."

She glared at him as he slid a large sheet of paper across the table. Claire was hesitant to touch it. It was blank, mostly smooth except for a couple of faint creases. She slowly flipped it over.

The younger Redfield's frown quickly receded, upturning into a bright smile. It was a drawing of a red cat snuggled up with a smaller yellow cat in a bed of flowers. A message in the corner read: Dear Claire, thank you for being my best friend! Merry Christmas, love Sherry.

"This is…" Claire couldn't even finish. It was beautiful, it was sweet. She was truly touched by the gift.

"My daughter sure has taken a liking to you, Claire. Although, it's not hard to see why."

Flattered, she looked back up at him. "You came here…just to give me this?"

Will smiled wryly. "Well…partly."

Claire sighed. That made more sense. "So why else are you here?"

"I actually wanted to apologize for how I left things with you before. It wasn't right."

Guarded, Claire slowly nodded. "Okay." She decided to go out on a limb here. "I take it you and Albert made up?"

William chuckled, lifting his mocha to his lips again and taking a drink. "Wow, so personal, calling him by his first name. Who'd have thought!"

Claire blushed, but glared at him.

"We did. It was a simple…misunderstanding. I overreacted." William frowned, looking out onto the river. "Truth is, Al did what he did to protect me. As always."

His eyes returned to her, more solemn now. "He protected you, too."

She felt put on the spot and quickly defended herself. "He put me in those situations to begin with…for his own purposes."

Will shrugged. "Sure…but he didn't leave you to rot, did he? Unlike the others that came before you…Getting Roth was the point of this whole damn thing. Sergei was just the bonus, thanks to you. But I have never seen Al go out of his way to completely annihilate other players the way he did just because of what they did to you. Bennett especially suffered."

"What happened to him?"

William chuckled. "If I told you, I'd have to kill you." He winked at her. "Nah, I'm kidding. You'd sure as hell have to say goodbye to your freedom though. Let's just say the bastard suffered the most tortuous, horrific death imaginable. Good riddance, right?"

Freedom. Did that mean Wesker was going to let her go?!

And why did part of her enjoy hearing about Bennett?

"Why are you telling me this?" Claire asked, confused about William's motives.

"I wanted you to know how special you are."

Claire blushed again, taken aback, unsure how to respond.

"I mean, you're a clever girl. I'm sure you've already put one and two together with your uncle? – Piece of shit by the way."

Claire's heart leapt to her throat. "What did Albert do to him?"

"Who cares? The point is Al's never done something like that for anyone."

Claire tried to dismiss it. "So?"

Will sighed, leaning back against the booth, rapping his fingers on the table. "You want to know one of the reasons you are significant to him?"

Claire had struggled with that this whole time. She swallowed hard, nodding.

"You don't use him."

It was such a strange, astoundingly unexpected reason. Claire blinked, dazed, making sure she had heard correctly. She opened her mouth to speak, but nothing came out.

She shook her head, readjusting her thoughts. "What do you mean? He uses people all the time."

"Well, sure," Will agreed. "That's perfectly fine in his eyes."

"So he doesn't like to be used back?" Claire snorted. Typical narcissist.

"He's used to it. It doesn't bother him. He compartmentalizes shit like crazy." Will shook his head. "Deep down, a part resents it though. He can't stand to be controlled in any way. Stems from our…not so pleasant childhood. You're like a breath of fresh air, I guess."

Claire lowered her eyes, swishing her coffee around, trying to force herself not to feel bad for them.

"I envy you. I really do."

Stunned, she looked back to find his handsome face now casted a frown, one that carried a lot of guilt, if Claire read correctly.

"I wish I could give him that," he admitted, looking away.

"What do you hope to get out of telling me this?"

"Nothing," he said. "Absolutely nothing. You have Al's respect, Claire. You have his affection. It's no small feat. Cherish the phenomenon…that's all I'm saying."

"William, can I-"

"Claire?"

Megan! Her friend stood beside their table, bundled in her coat, a small purse hanging off her shoulder. She removed her hood, revealing her dark curls. Her honey brown eyes went from Claire to the stranger seated opposite. Not suspicious. Curious.

"Well, would you look at the time? I have to get to work!" William announced, sliding out of the booth, taking his triple shot espresso with him. He gave a charming, handsome smile. "Thanks for babysitting Sherry, Claire! Oh, and do try the blueberry scones. They're to die for!"

Without another word, he left. Megan slid into his vacated seat, shuffling off her coat with a confused, yet amused grin. "Who was he?"

"Just some guy I know. I babysit his daughter sometimes," Claire replied, watching where William's back had disappeared, her stomach unsettled.

"Well, sorry I'm late. The morning traffic is always hell!"

Claire put on a big smile, hiding the mixture of feelings William had brought about. "For real!"

"Ready for breakfast? I'm starving!"

No, she wasn't. She no longer had an appetite. She felt queasy, but forced that smile to remain. "Of course I am! I've been waiting on you, haven't I?"

Ever the jokester herself, Megan countered her teasing with a raised middle finger.

Christmas music echoed through Barry's warm and inviting two-story home. Outside, colorful lights illuminated the house and yard, like many others in the suburban neighborhood. The aroma of party food lofted around Claire and Chris as Barry practically yanked them through the front door.

"'Bout damn time you two showed up!" Barry greeted, squeezing them both in a big bear hug.

"Yeah, well, some of us had to work today, Barry!" Chris said, already peeking around at the guests. If Claire had to guess, he was searching for someone in particular…

There were so many people here already! Claire recognized quite a few of the partygoers. Most of them were cops from the RPD. She also recognized the Kendo brothers chatting with Enrico Marini and Richard Aiken.

Claire was both relieved and bummed to see the STARS Co-Captain here. She wasn't completely sure of their scheduling, but it seemed Enrico and Wesker rotated shifts quite often. If one was working, the other was not. With Enrico being here, it was a good indication the leader of STARS wouldn't be showing up.

"I'm just giving y'all a hard time. Party's just getting started!"

It wasn't two seconds later that Forest flew by them, sliding along the hardwood floor in his socks with a beer bottle in each hand. "Woooooooo!" Claire snorted a laugh while Chris sighed.

"Poor Joseph's gonna cry for weeks about missing this," her brother said.

"He'll get over it! Besides, he came to the Halloween party." Their old friend and host motioned to the kitchen and living room while they stood near the foyer. "Like usual, most of the party is gonna be here and downstairs in the basement. Got everything hooked up. Kathy and the girls are visiting her mom so it's just us…just don't get too crazy, alright?" He nudged Claire. "Don't be outdrinking all these guys, Claire!"

Obviously, it was a joke, but Chris huffed anyway. "Pshh, she can have one drink, that's it!"

Claire rolled her eyes just as the doorbell chimed. Barry laughed and answered the door behind them. It was Jill! Her short hair and beautiful face were splashed with flashing colors on the porch, a white wisp of breath escaping her lips. Like the rest of them, she was dressed up for the party.

Claire smiled. Gorgeous as always. Chris's awestruck smile and raised eyebrows indicated he was thinking the same thing.

Barry dragged Jill inside with the biggest grin, placing her right next to Chris before casually tugging Claire back a couple steps with him.

"Well, would you look at that! Mistletoe!"

Chris, still admiring Jill and attempting to greet his good friend and partner, blinked and looked up, confused. Jill did too, but quickly cast Barry a mischievous glare after spotting the little green leaves tied in a red bow.

"I was standing under this damn thing with you for five minutes, and you didn't say shit 'til just now?" Her brother shook his head.

"Can you blame me?" Barry asked. "I didn't want to kiss you!"

Chris sighed, turning to his partner. "Jill, he's obviously being an ass, don't worry abo-"

Jill stood on her tip toes and kissed him on the cheek. Her smile was flushed, cute, and her eyes still held that mischievous gleam. All the guests lost it, whistling and cheering as Jill disappeared into the kitchen. Chris's face was as red as the bow on the mistletoe. Her brother, for all his nerve and confidence, was dumbstruck in an instant. He touched his cheek, his eyes following Jill's path to the kitchen. Yep, Claire just lost her brother for the rest of the night. He was gone in a flash, leaving Barry guffawing beside her.

"That was evil," Claire laughed. "I like the way you think, Burton!"

"Hey, those two need all the help they can get. Everyone can see it but them."

He wasn't wrong.

"Just…stay away from the mistletoe around all these guys, alright? Especially Forest."

Claire snorted. "Please."

Sporting that goofy dad grin of his, Barry patted her back until Robert Kendo called him over. Claire made her way into the kitchen to get some food and, of course, her one drink. She was delighted to find Chris, Jill, Forest, and Brad chatting and promptly joined them while making a plate.

"I thought you were flying back to your hometown to see family for Christmas, Chickenheart? What happened?" Forest asked.

"Going next month," Brad answered, picking at his plate. "You guys really should visit Delucia. Not near as cold and…well, crazy."

"I could definitely go for warmer weather," Jill admitted. "But the craziness is part of RC's charm!"

"Speak for yourself," Claire snorted. "I hope I'm vacationing on an island this time next year!"

"Are you pouring yourself a glass of wine?" Chris interrupted with a scowl.

Claire paused. "Yeah, why?"

"Beer. Just one beer."

"Actually, you just said one drink. You didn't specify."

"Well, I'm specifying now!"

"Bro, one glass of wine will be fine. She's among friends," Forest defended.

"It's not Claire I don't trust, it's…"

"Who's gonna take advantage of her with one glass of wine - here with all of us? Well besides me, of course." Forest winked at her. "They totally know we'd kick their asses if they messed with her! – After she kicked their asses first, of course."

Chris glared at his best friend, but Jill put a hand on his arm. "It'll be fine, Chris. Let her have a little fun."

Her brother sighed. "Alright, alright. Fine."

"You guys gotta try this jalapeno dip, holy crap. My mouth is burning but I can't stop!" Brad said, waving his hand over his mouth.

"You're such a wuss, man," Forest teased.

They visited and snacked in the kitchen. Jill told them about her call to her parents on Christmas. Barry soon herded them into the living room to mingle so he could prepare more food. Chris and Jill approached Enrico, shaking his hand and greeting him amiably and respectfully. Enrico returned the favor, a wide grin shining under that dark mustache of his. It was nice to see at least one of the STARS Captains was genuinely good.

Claire was drawn into an interesting conversation the Kendos were having about gun customization, until the doorbell rang again.

"Could someone get that? A little busy here!" Barry hollered from the kitchen. "Not you, Forest!"

"Aw c'mon, it was one time!" Forest groaned at her side.

Claire shook her head with a giggle. "On it!"

She swished her wine around and took a sip before answering the door. Her breath hitched, and she froze, nearly dropping her glass when she recognized the guest on the other side.

It was none other than the leader of STARS himself. Her captor. Her lover. The man that had been the catalyst to the past two hellish weeks of her life: Albert Wesker.

He was dressed in a dark blue button-up shirt with the cuffs rolled back, dark trousers and shoes, a similar style to what she had seen him in before, chic but not as formal as he was at Bard's party. With no sunglasses, his eyes seemed even more icy blue in this light. He was holding an expensive looking Scotch bottle.

The corner of his mouth slowly twisted up in a pleased smile. "Ms. Redfield…what a pleasant surprise." He spotted the glass in her hand. "Are you supposed to be drinking that?"

Claire sharply inhaled through her nose and smiled crossly at him. "I don't recall that being an issue at Bard's party…or your house for that matter."

He smirked. "Touché, my dear."

Claire struggled with all she'd learned about her uncle and what William had told her. Wesker waited patiently for her to let him inside, amused, not bothering to hide his roaming eyes. If she didn't let him in shortly, it could cause a scene. Releasing an unsteady breath, she pulled the door open further and reluctantly stepped aside.

"Good girl," Wesker purred as he entered.

Claire shut the door harder than intended and followed him. Just as she had expected, the guests greeted Wesker with high respect and admiration. He was like the charismatic popular kid at school that everyone liked or wanted to be. She watched as he effortlessly charmed them all – No! – played them all, as he always did.

"Captain, you actually came!" Jill said, smacking her boss on the arm.

"Yes, well, your note was quite motivating."

"See? I knew you weren't a total Grinch!"

"And look, you brought us a present!" Forest leaned in to read the label.

Wesker pulled the liquor away from the Bravo Omni-Man, as though his subordinate would break it with his eyes. "I don't think so, Speyer. This is worth more than your week's salary."

Forest scowled. "Aw, c'mon, Captain. That ain't fair."

"Life isn't fair," Wesker enlightened and handed the bottle to Barry when he joined them.

Barry lit up like he was given a brand new gun. "Aw Wesker! Aren't you the sweetest? You know, Kathy just loved the last one you gave us."

"Isn't this favoritism?" Forest grumbled.

"Are you hosting a party for your comrades at your house?"

"...No."

"Okay then. Until you do, no bottle for you. However, I'm sure Barry wouldn't mind sharing…even with someone with as poor a palate as you." Wesker gestured to the beer Forest was holding.

"Hey, leave my beer alone!"

"I mean, Wesker has a point," Chris snickered. "That beer tastes like straight piss. You might as well be drinking out of a urinal."

"I'll dunk your head in a urinal in a minute, Redfield."

"Fine!" Barry groaned. "I'll let you try it…but just a taste! Besides, isn't it time for our annual beer pong tournament?"

"Yep." Chris grinned. "I'm gonna smoke Forest's ass like I did last year."

"Hey, I was distracted by Elliot's sister. Man, was she hot," he defended as they followed Barry into the kitchen.

Claire snorted. "Never change, Forest."

"Aw, Claire. 'Twas only a crush! You're my main girl. We're still getting married, don't you worry!"

"Keep dreaming." She refused to look at Wesker, afraid of what she might see.

"It's reassuring knowing my best men subject themselves to such puerility on a whim," Wesker stated dryly as Barry opened the Scotch and poured samples for a few of them.

Enrico took one. "Tell me about it."

"What the hell you talking about, Marini? You usually watch us!" Forest scoffed.

"Yeah, watch…laugh at. Babysit, really."

"How sweet of you, Captain."

"We all know it's because you can't hold your alcohol, Cap. We understand," Richard snickered with a smack to Forest's arm.

Enrico laughed, pointing at his two men. "You're lucky I don't make you two knuckleheads do a hundred push-ups. Besides, you're the ones who're playing beer pong like college kids."

"Claire, you're an expert. Is beer pong still the 'thing' at college parties?" Forest asked.

Claire, now seated at one of the barstools, swished her legs as she thought. "Eh, maybe if you were in college twenty years ago," she said, staring right at Barry, Wesker, and Enrico.

Forest did a spit take with his beer and had to wipe his mouth.

Claire smirked. "Nowadays, you'll mostly see-"

"Don't finish that!" Chris yelled, appalled.

Barry shook his head with a sigh. "Same teams and rules as last year then?"

"Yes," a few answered.

"Except I'm trading places with Brad this year," Jill announced.

Chris whirled on her. "What?!"

"Yes!" Forest fist pumped.

"What's wrong, partner? Don't think you can beat me?" Jill teased.

"N-No…It's just that…Brad threw up last time."

"In Kathy's Weeping Fig, I should add," Barry mumbled before savoring a mouthful of Scotch.

Brad was a little green already. "Do I have to play?" He looked pleadingly at his Captain.

"Don't look at me, Vickers, I'm off the clock. You are at the mercy of your peers."

"Alright, alright, let's move this down to the basement," Barry announced, leading the way.

Enrico rubbed his palms together. "Yes, I'd like to watch a few rounds before I have to leave."

Chris handed Jill her drink. "I'm not gonna go easy on you."

"Counting on it."

And so the partygoers migrated downstairs into the Burtons' large basement. The setup was made for socializing. Another bar was down here, along with a spot for ping pong, pool, and air hockey. The party's music blasted throughout the house from a large stereo surround system connected to a big screen television. It might as well have been Barry's "man cave" with all the military medals and photos, as well as the locked gun cabinets.

Claire watched for a little while once the beer pong tournament commenced, but eventually returned upstairs. She'd seen plenty of drinking games in college. Besides, with Chris, Jill, Barry, and Forest busy, that didn't leave her with anyone to talk to, really. There were female cops here besides Jill, but all Claire overheard them talking about was how hot her brother and Wesker were. None of the guys dared to talk or flirt with her knowing she was Chris's little sister.

At least she didn't have to worry about Wesker. He and Enrico were hanging out watching the tournament.

Besides the music, it was quiet upstairs. Claire snacked a little in the kitchen, tempted to try the Scotch Wesker brought as it sat on the counter, but…she promised Chris. Soon, Claire was on the couch scribbling answers in one of Kathy's crossword puzzles. After some time, tuning out the noise from the basement, she heard voices ascending the stairway.

"...in any of that. Now he's crying about protocol? And he's wanting to run for mayor one day?"

Enrico?

"The probability is high. You should consider taking his place as chief eventually."

Wesker!

It took all of her willpower to not look up as they walked behind her, heading for the front door. Claire pretended to erase something on her crossword while eavesdropping.

"Become a pencil pusher? I can't see myself retiring from field work anytime soon. Besides, you're better at the politics than I am."

"I would die of boredom," Wesker said. It was still jarring to hear and see him act so normal.

"You know it!" Enrico laughed.

"Just remember what Sharon said. No taking work home with you."

Sharon? Claire had to think for a moment, but recalled that was Enrico's wife's name.

"I'm working on it." The front door opened. Claire felt the breeze slither in, giving her a chill. "Alright, I'll catch you tomorrow, Wesker. Don't let our boys get too rowdy."

If Wesker said anything she didn't catch it before the door closed. Claire tensed as his footsteps quietly came up behind her once more, and she strained to keep her eyes on the puzzle.

"You're missing out on all the fun, dear heart," he purred behind her.

Claire's heart shot into her throat, despite expecting him to address her, but she kept her cool and did not look at him, even as he left her for the kitchen. The urge to follow him eddied through her. She fought it. She was proud of herself.

She stared blankly at the page, refusing to relent…until he came into her periphery, until a glass of Scotch followed. Wesker was patient as he offered her the drink. Claire forgot about her promise to Chris and ultimately gave in, taking the tumbler with a grateful smile. He held her gaze a beat, then joined her on the couch.

When Claire brought the glass up to take her first sip, Wesker scooped up the crossword on her lap, a clever ploy to caress her leg. She was quite aware of his intense gaze on her in the corner of her eye, but kept her focus on the golden whiskey as she swirled it.

Wesker glanced the puzzle over curiously. "Your next word is 'metamorphosis'." He wryly chuckled and tossed it onto the coffee table. "You look ravishing, by the way, darling."

She tried in vain to quell her delight to his honest praise…and took another drink.

The Scotch was flavorful, slightly smokey, and way smoother than any whiskey she'd ever had. After a few big sips, she was brave enough to ask what was eating her.

She turned to him. "What did you do to my uncle?"

Claire barely caught Albert's ghost of a smile from his head being tilted as he listened to the boisterous laughter and chatter downstairs. Soon, his eyes locked with hers.

Despite the seriousness of her question, she was still smitten with him. His handsome features, his stylish apparel, his intoxicating cologne, all impacted her greatly.

"I have no idea what you are talking about."

Claire deeply inhaled. "Liar. I told Sherry how my uncle took everything from Chris and me after our parents died. There was a photograph I really wanted back – and then out of nowhere, he shows up on our doorstep telling us he's giving it all back after not speaking to us for years. He just so happened to have that photo on him. Now, I know Sherry couldn't have hunted him down and changed his mind. But you? You must've eavesdropped on us. My uncle was terrified for his life. It was you."

William also confirmed it to her this morning, but she wasn't about to bring that up…

Albert's lips quirked. "It's something you've wanted for so long, what does it matter what I did to him?"

"Why did you do it?"

"That's irrelevant…It's obvious I did it because I wanted to. Out of the kindness of my heart. I care about you, after all."

Claire's heart soared, but she swallowed it back down like a lump in her throat. "You don't do anything out of the 'kindness of your heart' unless there's something in it for you."

Her captor/lover snorted. "I disagree. Several times I went out of my way just for you, Claire. With no benefit to myself. It's Christmas, is it not? Consider it my gift to you, my dear."

"How…did you 'convince' him?"

"Let's not get into the details, shall we? The point is Mr. Walker had a change of heart in the end."

Claire glared at him, but it only caused him to chuckle. "Oh, don't give me that look, dear heart. You Redfields do love your self-righteousness. Your uncle would have never changed his mind on his own, you know that. I did you a kindness, in more ways than one. I could have killed him. It's what he deserved, but I spared him, for you. I knew you wouldn't approve."

Two sides of her were conflicting again. Part of her had hoped her uncle would've done the decent thing on his own…that she and Chris would've gotten their belongings returned to them the right way. The other part agreed with Albert. Her uncle deserved this. He had robbed his sister's orphans of sentimental and important mementos. Chris and Claire were nearly separated because of him.

But the world hadn't cared about that. Their uncle had all the rights, according to the law, because they were underage, because nothing written stated otherwise. It would've done no good for Chris and Claire to go to court now. Wesker had bypassed all of that, though. He made it right, he made it right by her, no matter the circumstances.

It was only then she realized how much the part of her that agreed with Wesker overpowered the rest of her, insidiously snuffing out her old morals.

Another boom of laughter echoed from downstairs. Wesker flicked his eyes to the floor, straight-faced. Knowing her analytical lover, Claire was certain he was wondering what the point of it all was. The cheering made Claire down her Scotch.

Never distracted from her for long, Wesker watched her drink it down in amusement. She sat the tumbler on the nearby coffee table, peering at the second-floor staircase. The burn that tickled down her throat soon absorbed into her bloodstream, simmering her body.

"Yeah…you're right. Fuck my uncle."

"I'm always right."

She looked at him, momentarily admiring his playful yet egotistical smile.

"Thank you." She meant it. Wholeheartedly.

Wesker frowned, as if he wasn't used to those words and didn't know how to reciprocate. Or perhaps he was surprised by the genuineness of her gratitude.

What Claire did next, she was sure he would reciprocate. She kissed him.

One deep, gratifying kiss that left them craving more. Claire stroked her hand down the inside of his thigh, gesturing her head for the staircase, and then sprang to her feet. A half second later, more laughter bellowed from the basement over the music.

Wesker smirked at the commotion, smirked at her proposal. When he stood, hot blood flushed through her body at a giddying speed. Heedless of her electrified smile, Claire quietly led him upstairs and past Moira and Polly's empty room to the closed door of the guest bedroom.

She turned the doorknob and entered the dark room. A soft white light streaked across the floor from the other side of the window, a street lamp, and it mixed with faint blinking hues from the Burton's strings of Christmas lights. Claire knew this room. She had crashed here a few times. There was a queen-sized bed in the middle of the room, a stand with a lamp on each side, a dresser and a few hanging photos. One day, it would probably be Moira's when she outgrew wanting to room with her sister. For now, though, it was all theirs.

The pale glow from the hallway was snuffed out when Wesker slowly shut the door behind him. The hushed groan of the hinges adrenalized her, and she spun around to face him.

His steps were silent as he approached, his form shadowed except where that same handsome smile shone through glints of red and gold.

"So you wish to show me gratitude for what I did for you?"

"...Something like that." Her time with him was nearly up. Claire was seeking a parting gift for them both.

"I must say, dear heart, I'm surprised in you…Taking such a risk with Big Brother right under our noses?"

"I'm pretty sure we'd both agree it's worth the risk."

His lips quirked in arrogance and amusement - but also in agreement.

"Have me all figured out, do you?" Wesker reached up and stroked her hair.

Claire would bet her motorcycle she knew him only a fraction. However, she'd also seen a side of him no one else ever had. That alone gave her credibility.

"Not all of you," she cheekily replied. "But if I'm wrong, prove it."

His smirk didn't falter, and even in the shadows she saw his eyes twinkle in matching satisfaction. They caught the red orbs outside and, for a terrifying moment, reminded her of her dream the other night. Then, his hand clamped shut around her hair, ripping her back to the passionate present. She winced as he pulled her to him, where his lips crashed into hers.

Claire eagerly returned his hungry kiss, ignoring the painful yet stimulating grip on her locks. Each fervent kiss, each squeeze of her fingers upon his chest, each inhale of his cologne tantalized her.

Keeping her hair prisoner, Wesker shoved her towards what she assumed was the bed until her back hit the wall. It didn't break Claire from making out with him. No, that only came when he tugged her tresses to the side, exposing her neck.

She groaned when his lips claimed her there. His muscular arm wrapped around her lower back, pulling her groin into his. Her eyes sealed, her breaths hitching as she stroked his head and chest. She thirstily rubbed herself against him as he sucked on her neck. He freed his hand from her hair and brushed up and down her curves. The sensation of his hand snaking up her shirt, squeezing her breast, gliding across her skin, left goosebumps in its wake.

She was wet and he was hard. Just as nature intended.

Claire sunk her claws into his flesh, actually feeling she might go insane. "Albert, please," she rasped. "I can't take it anymore."

His throat rumbled with a soft chuckle near her ear, and he retreated long enough to kiss her on the lips once more. "Working on your obedience, I see, yet I am not surprised you are still impatient as ever." He withdrew from her and Claire felt empty without him. "I suppose given the circumstances it cannot be helped, so I will let it slide this once."

Claire glared at him, inhaling in frustration. "Gee, thanks."

"Remove your pants."

Part of her wanted to fight him, despite how badly she wanted this, but this wasn't the time nor the place. Her brother and everyone else wouldn't be playing beer pong forever.

She stripped her lower half quickly. Her captor didn't give her a hard time over it as he scooped her up immediately after. Claire's legs wrapped around his hips instinctively and he slammed her back into the wall. His lips found hers again. His tongue darted into her mouth so he could suck the breath out of her once more.

Her hands groped her lover frantically wherever they landed. She gasped when he undid his belt and set his bulging member free. Wesker held her steady with one arm, Claire had no worries he would drop her. His other hand tested to see if she was ready, but she had been ready since they arrived here. Her blood, near boiling, pounded in her ears, carrying an electrical charge that sparked through their touch.

If this was to be her last time with him, she wanted him more than ever before.

When Albert pushed himself inside her she moaned into his mouth, giddy with desire, burning from an insatiable fever. She returned his claiming kisses, digging her nails into him as he began thrusting into her. Having her pinned against the wall, Wesker chose a hard and dominating pace and did not relent. When he moved his face to kiss and nip at her jaw and neck, it took all of Claire's remaining shred of control to keep from letting the whole party hear her.

Hearing Wesker groan made her shiver. Each hard and possessive plunge into her drove them both closer and closer to the edge. Claire again found herself not wanting this to end. Wesker's hold on her was resolute, as though he would never let go. The same way her tight pussy squeezed around his throbbing dick shoving in and out of her.

They came nearly at the same time. The euphoric rush flooded Claire and she was forced to drown an explosive moan erupting from her very core. Wesker's final two thrusts pressed her to the wall with his weight. The rippling aftershocks as he pumped her full enraptured her. All that was left was to hear their huffs and beating hearts as the high buzzed around them.

After one assertive and tender kiss to the thumping pulse on her neck, her lover released her.

Claire leaned against the wall, slightly panting. She retrieved her pants and put them back on, feeling his thick warm cum ooze within her. Albert adjusted his clothes as well, watching her. The guest bedroom remained dark and quiet, besides the flickering Christmas glow, with only the soft tick of an alarm clock in tune with her heartbeat.

"I suppose we better return before our absence is perceived…unfortunately," Wesker stated with a sigh. He stepped away from her to move for the door.

"Wait!" Claire whispered, clutching his wrist, rubbing where he had roughly kissed her neck moments before.

It was time to ask once more. She needed to know where they stood now, no matter what his answer would be.

"I need to know. Are we through now? Am I…free?" Claire held her breath, terrified he would say no, only to realize she was more terrified he would say yes.

Wesker didn't answer, his eyes not leaving her. Each passing moment, the knot in her stomach ballooned, and she realized she wasn't breathing. Briefly light-headed and sick to her stomach, Claire realized what his silence entailed.

He frowned. "After everything you have witnessed, it is not something I am able to grant."

She ignored how her heart wrenched. "That's bullshit! I did everything you asked!"

He calmly reached out and took her throat, but didn't squeeze. "The only alternative is that I kill you…I do not want to, but if you leave me no choice…"

Hot tears quickly hit her eyes. From anger. From hurt. From realization. She was foolish to think he would ever release her. "We both know we've gone through enough together that you can trust me. You know I wouldn't say shit."

"I won't deny that."

"Then tell me the truth. Why won't you really let me go?"

There was a slight twinge in his jaw, and he didn't even blink. "Because I don't want to."

Wesker's blatant honesty was both a relief and a slap to the face. To finally hear him say it out loud confirmed her suspicions and fears, confirmed what William, Ada, and even Roth had warned her about.

She swallowed, despite his hold on her neck. "Haven't you ever heard the saying 'If you love something, set it free'?"

His laugh chilled her to the bone. "'If it comes back, it's yours. If not, it was never meant to be.' Fate isn't a predetermined agency, Claire. It's something we choose and take hold of ourselves. And I have taken hold of mine." He gently squeezed her throat and then let her go.

"What about what I want?" Claire asked.

"And what do you want, dear heart?" Wesker asked with another ghost-like smile. "I know you, and nothing indicates to me you want out. By all means, however, look me in the eye and sincerely tell me I am wrong. I just might be persuaded."

Claire glared at him, gripping his forearms. Her lips parted, ready to do just that, knowing she wanted her freedom…and yet, she spoke nothing. Part of her didn't want it, wasn't ready for it. She would only be lying to herself if she continued to deny it.

She shook her head, frustrated more with herself than with Wesker's knowing smirk. "I'm leaving back for college so what's the point?"

He saw right through her bluff and chuckled. "Darling, there isn't a single place you can go where I cannot have my eye on you."

At this point, his words came at no surprise to her, but they did deflate her bravado somewhat.

Albert wrapped his strong arms about her waist, his next words quiet and conciliatory. "I will return most of your freedom, however the same conditions apply. So long as you employ discretion, you have nothing to fear. I will refrain from using you in future stratagems -" he shrugged. "- mostly. So long as you are mine, you have my protection and adherence."

Claire huffed. "You aren't giving me much of a choice."

He smirked and bent to kiss her temple. "Then I think we understand each other," he whispered in her ear.

Her captor/lover left for the door, pausing only when his hand turned the doorknob. "Merry Christmas, dear heart."

When he was gone, Claire slid down the wall onto the carpet, clasping her head in her hands, fingers digging into her scalp. It will never be over…

(Author’s Note: Only the epilogue remains, then a sequel that will follow the events of RE1, RE2/3, and Code Veronica, while focusing on Wesker and Claire’s relationship on a deeper level. Thank you to everyone who has followed this story, it means so much to me!)

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My Pretty Cure Season Tier List

Futari Wa: I don’t actually have strong opinions or memories on the classics, but I more appreciation for the first seasons existence than its actual plot. I also appreciate the bond of the two leads here. I’m not one to demand duo teams, as that could either mean more character development or more filler, but when done well it’s done well.

Max Heart: I don’t like the sequels. They’re so pointless. I’m not saying a sequel season can never be done well, but Pretty Cure has not been able to at all, to the point where I do not miss it. It’s not lower because there’s nothing I remember of it that infuriated me.

Splash Star: I don’t actually have good memory of this. But if I did I feel like it would be higher.

Yes 5: Okay so there’s nothing I have to say here. I think this is THE average Pretty Cure season. The highs are high. The lows are low. No more. No less.

GoGo: Again, a mistake. I wish the GoGo designs were the original Cure designs, and that is the ONLY thing this season is worth.

Fresh: …okay look, it’s good. But I think it’s overrated. There is ONE thing in this season I find truly exceptional and that’s the villains. Eas’s redemption arc speaks for itself as the most iconic story arcs in PreCure history, and the generals are both funny and menacing with actually evil plans. And the world building of the villain faction is compelling. But other than the villains, there is so little here that speaks to me. I didn’t care for this lamb baby or these attacks, and the Cures are… fine, if a little selfish. Now, I don’t mind selfish heroes, but they need to be done well and there’s some great examples. These girls are fine, but I think Sword, Moonlight, and Princess are far more memorable examples. But I do give credit for the burnout chapter, that REALLY needs to be done more often in this franchise.

Heartcatch: I mean what do you want me to say?! This is the most popular season and it has every right to be. There’s nothing else I could add.

Suite: This is the worst duo team. I don’t like these two. I don’t like the cat. I don’t like the villains. But there’s also Otokoji and Ako.

Smile: Bias. BUT even without that, I love this season to bits. When people talk about this season they often say ‘it’s fun’, which is true. But I think this season deserves a lot more credit for its character building, creative shenanigans, and messages on personal happiness. This season has some of the best of the franchise in this regard. The plot is very paper thin and stretched out enough to snap in two, LITERALLY, but when the show is making me THIS engaged in its charm and emotions, I could care less. This is the ONLY season I can safely state that all the filler is acceptable, because it is a blast. You will never get episodes like this in any other season. I could go on. But good gosh don’t watch the dub. I tried introducing the show to my friends, they chose the dub instead of the original, and they told me the show was bad. Saban should be sued for that. /j

DokiDoki: I dont think this season is that bad. Sure it has problems like Aguri who is… the staple of bad Cure characters. But I like how little filler this season has and how many characters are allowed to be fleshed out to sell a theme-again, minus one person.

Happiness Charge: Hime is the only good thing. Change my mind.

Go Princess: I think this season has the best cinematics of any Pretty Cure season. You all know it’s good. I don’t need to tell you why.

Mahou Tsukai: This is the gay season. I don’t remember a lot besides that. I think the world was pretty wasted all things considered, and the only content I get from this is the bear and the gays.

KiraKira: This is mediocre. I love the character designs. I love the art style. I love the cat and dog gay episode. But that’s about it. The plot is a mess and all over the place, where stuff just kinda happens with no build up, and there’s little substance with the characters besides the cat and dog. It’s a waste of a great art style if you ask me, so this annoys be beyond repair. The lack of combat doesn’t help. The underused MC doesn’t help. The pacing doesn’t help. Promoting junk food doesn’t help. BUT I will say this: thanks to a certain OTHER season, I have come to appreciate KiraKira a whole lot more and some of its elements. It made me realize that while it’s not good, it could have been so much worse.

Hugtto: I am frustrated. I like the season. I do. There’s stuff I love here. But it is these LITTLE details that butcher the S tier for it. There’s some odd pacing choices. Awakening two Cures with completely different personalities and story arcs at once is not my preferred awakening arc. The cameos fusing with the story. Shipping the MC with the villain and not being concrete about the idea that he was toxic and she dumped him in the future and Homare is the dad. There’s also s lot of sexual content here… I am asexual. This is completely a me problem. I’m sure someone out there has a baby making kink that will love this. Again, there’s stuff I love here that the season does exceptionally, and I wish I could give it S tier. I can’t though.

Star Twinkle: First off, this season gets too much hate. There is value here. The biggest problems are the dark themes of genocide being brushed off casually, and THAT ENDING IS AWFUL, I’m story. And yeah, you could complain about Hikaru being a… lackluster MC in terms of a story arc, but I thought she was fine personality wise. I prefer a flawed MC than a perfect one. But at the same time she isn’t exactly a good character either, as her dynamic with Lala is the highlight here. But honestly I can’t put this season in D tier because it’s just so charming. This season is a huge inspiration for my fan made season, Sketched Artistry Pretty Cure (on Ao3), even though I would make that until two years after Star Twinkle ended. I don’t know, I think I just don’t trust Toei with art theme seasons /genocide backstories so I just do it myself.

Healin Good: Earth is the worst part. That’s it. The rest slaps. I love this season when it’s not focused on Cure Earth, and I love the character building and having such a relevant message at the time. It also has one of the best rivalries in the franchise and Nodoka, my favorite PreCure.

Tropical Rouge: It’s charming. It doesn’t take itself seriously and that’s admirable. Laura is also great. But I think the season has several tonal issues to the point where the comedy is hit or miss with me. Don’t bother with the drama! Just embrace the humor! That’s all I needed. This is trying so hard to be Smile but it’s not Smile. I know there are people who love this season though so… I am sorry.

Disaster Party: So this nickname is actually one my gf came up with. (Trying to introduce her to the series). And I’ve been using it ever since. This, so far, is the ONLY PreCure season I have downright HATED. Yeah. I hated this season. There was nothing that worked for me. Not the designs, not the world building, not the lack of cooking in A COOKING SHOW, not the narrator ruining the moments, not the joke of a redemption arc, not the jokes, not the promotion of junk food, not the worst MC of the entire franchise, not the bad gay rep, not the time traveling, not the filler, not the characters sitting around doing nothing the entire story, not the magical girls being downright useless, not the toxic positivity that is harmful to its audience. There was NOTHING that I liked here. I kind of wish the characters here were unlikeable as I’ll get out, because then I would feel something for them. Not no. They’re all boring. I feel nothing towards them. If you like this season, good for you. I wouldn’t understand. It doesn’t even deserve D tier, cause D tier is just for mediocre seasons. It gets its own tier. Congratulations.

Hirogaru Sky: there’s no picture here, and it’s still airing, so my opinion will definitely change. But for now if you want to know… I would be struggling between A and S tier. I like the season a lot so far. Its highs are so high right now that it ALMOST makes me forgive Delicious Party’s existence. But it’s still airing. I also think the pig villain is overused, but I think it’s because they’re doing a Sailor Moon thing, so maybe it’ll be worth it. There’s also the issue of the spacing between Cure awakenings. I’m not a fan of it. I think it’s fine to have a few episodes in the middle, but Delicious Party was really pushing my tolerance for that, and it’s worse here. Right now, we don’t even have Butterfly. We are 13 episodes in! You’d think all the Cures would be here by now. I would excuse it if Butterfly was the sixth ranger, as that’s expected, but no. She’s not. Those are my only problems so far. Everything else about this season is phenomenal, and I hope it stays that way.

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Media / Fandoms that I am hyperfixated about until the sun explodes (yes, really):

Music/Bands:

Gorillaz

Lemon Demon

Vocaloid

Caravan Palace

Radioactive Chicken Heads

Your Favorite Martian

Tally Hall

Daft Punk

Subwoofler

KMFDM

My Chemical Romance

KC & the Sunshine Band

Prince

Michael Jackson

Public Enemy

Heart

Blondie

TV shows/movies/web series (its a long list so bare with me):

( hyperfixations are highlighted in blue )

Eddsworld

My Little Pony

Digimon

Final Space

Squid Game

Arcane

Regular Show

Adventure Time + Fionna & Cake

Spooky Month

The Amazing World of Gumball

Steven Universe

Spongebob Squarepants

The Amazing Digital Circus

The Fairly Oddparents + A New Wish

Danny Phantom

Star Wars

Star Trek

Invincible

Good Omens

Moomin

Marvel

DC

Teen Titans (original 2003 series)

TMNT (mostly the 2012 and 2017 series)

Codename: Kids Next Door

The Grim Aventures of Billy & Mandy

Rankin Bass

Invader Zim

Dexter's Laboratory

Scooby-Doo

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

Courage the Cowardly Dog

Ghostbusters

Indiana Jones

Men In Black

Back To The Future

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Family Guy

The Simpsons

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Smiling Friends

Inside Job

Samurai Jack

Bojack Horseman

Happy Tree Friends

Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja

Fanboy and Chum Chum

Glitch Techs

Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart

Wander Over Yonder

Gravity Falls

Phineas and Ferb

The Owl House

Amphibia

Transformers

Ed Edd n' Eddy

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

Lego Monkie Kid

Legends of Chima

Over The Garden Wall

Craig of the Creek

Centuarworld

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared

The Boys

Breaking Bad

The Office

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Doctor Who

Seinfeld

Encanto

Coco

Wreck It Ralph

Shrek

Over The Hedge

Half Life but the ai is self aware

Khonjin House + Supermental

Rick and Morty

Ballmastrz: 9009

Superjail

Homestuck

Video Games:

( hyperfixations are highlighted in blue )

Pokemon

Sonic The Hedgehog

Cuphead

Five Nights At Freddys

Pizza Tower

Ace Attorney

Mario series

Mega Man series

Kirby series

Super Smash Bros

Resident Evil series

Half Life series

Crash Bandicoot

Sypro The Dragon

Undertale + Deltarune

Team Fortress 2

Fallout series

Bioshock series

Persona series

Ryu ga Gotoku (Yakuza)

A Hat In Time

No Straight Roads

Cult of the Lamb

Cookie Run

Mouthwashing

Jet Set Radio

Anime:

( hyperfixations are highlighted in blue )

Dragon Ball (DB/DBZ/DBGT/DBS)

Jojo's Bizzare Adventure

Beastars

One Piece

Dungeon Meshi/Delicious In Dungeon

DanDaDan

Sakamoto Days

MHA

Demon Slayer

JJK

Naruto

Soul Eater

Cowboy Bebop

Lupin the Third

Detective Conan

Sailor Moon

Yu-Gi-Oh (original series and GX)

Death Note

Fairy Tale

Bleach

Fullmetal Alchemist

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Berserk

Kill La Kill

Devilman

Inuyasha

Blue Exorcist

Black Butler

Spirited Away

Howl's Moving Castle

Other interests:

Hello Kitty + all things Saniro

Warrior Cats

SMG4

Dog Man

Dinosaurs

Dogs

Hamsters

Possums

Reptiles

Mythology (mostly Chinese, Egyptian, and Greek Mythology)

Kidcore / Nostalgiacore

Sparklecore

Halloween decorations + spooky stuff

Cottagecore

Vaporeavecore / Retrowavecore / Neoncore

[ember-owlet]

since i've had firelights asking, these are the fandoms i'm in that i will write for/make content of! (italicized is content tailored towards bigger headspaces so be cautious! bolded are current favorites, but i still love them all and will be updated frequently) don't see the fandom you're in? just ask! even if i'm not 100% aware of it i can still make edits and boards of the character you're looking for! all i ask is that you please take a look at the rules before interacting!!

movies

five nights at freddy's (2023)

guardians of the galaxy trilogy

harley quinn (birds of prey)

howl's moving castle

kung fu panda trilogy

legend of the guardians owls of gahoole

mitchells vs the machines

nimona (2023)

nope (2022)

nosferatu (2024)

one piece red

pearl + x (2022)

princess mononoke

puss in boots: the last wish

spiderverse

spirited away

star wars

tmnt: mutant mayhem (2023)

trolls trilogy

wicked (2024)

wolfwalkers

zootopia

anime/manga

beastars

chainsaw man

demon slayer

dungeon meshi / delicious in dungeon

hell's paradise / jigokuraku

jujutsu kaisen

kimetsu no yaiba

madoka magica

monotone blue

nana (currently reading the manga too!)

spy x family

the ancient magus' bride

the promised neverland

witch hat atelier / witch hat atelier kitchen

tv shows

a court of fey and flowers (dimension 20)

adventure time

ahsoka

arcane

avatar the last airbender

adventure time

bee and puppycat

bojack horseman

bluey

blue eye samurai

bly manor

burrow's end (dimension 20)

centaurworld

don't hug me i'm scared

fantasy high (catching up to junior year)

heartstopper

harley quinn the animated series (2019)

hazbin hotel

helluva boss

interview with the vampire (2022)

killing eve

the legend of vox machina

moomin

moral orel

my little pony

our flag means death

over the garden wall

steven universe

the last of us (2023)

the mandalorian

the owl house

vox machina

wednesday

what we do in the shadows

wynona earp

yellowjackets

musicals

cats

epic the musical

heathers

hadestown

nerdy prudes must die

phantom of the opera

the guy who didn't like musicals

the prom

video games

baldur's gate 3

cult of the lamb

detroit become human

doki doki literature club

five nights at freddy's

genshin impact

god of war (2018-2022)

hades (2020)

hades ii

life is strange (all games)

little nightmares (all games)

mouthwashing

night in the woods

poppy playtime

resident evil village

spiritfarer

the last of us

the walking dead (all seasons)

the wolf among us

undertale

until dawn

books

carmilla

gideon the ninth

how to excavate a heart

interview with the vampire

watership down

comics/graphic novels:

harley quinn (2021)

harley quinn: the animated series (2021)

poison ivy (2022)

wayne family adventures

wings of fire

other media

angel hare

bistro huddy

don't hug me i'm scared

the amazing digital circus

welcome home\

[christinesficrecs]

A very long list of updated snowed in fic recs for @starsandmoony​ 💜

On my Way by Gia279 | 17.9K

Huge black paws smacked the window, followed by a fuzzy face smooshing up against it.

He scrambled over the gear shift, tipping into the passenger seat. Bear, he thought hysterically. It had to be a bear, a freaking bear.

A big pink tongue rolled out, lips pulling back as the creature panted.

I’ve got chills... They’re multiplying! by DropsOfAddiction | 12.3K | Explicit

Derek is literally wrapped around him, one heavy leg and one heavy arm pinning him tight to Derek‘s front.

Warm and steady breaths tickle the back of Stiles’ neck. He tries not to freak out and he wonders how he’s going to extract himself without waking Derek. He totally isn’t ready to face into this conversation.

Stiles stretches gently and Derek grumbles clutching him tighter in his sleep. Stiles tries not to yelp when Derek buries his face in the back of his neck.

Well fuck.

One Star Awake by zjofierose | 9.5K 

When Stiles gets stranded in the snow one dark and snowy night, he's in real danger. Fortunately, he gets rescued by a man on a horse.

Emergency Contact by bewarethesmirk | 1.2K

“Derek here hasn’t left your side,” the nurse coos, and Derek glares at her back. “You’re so lucky to have such an adoring husband.”

snow day by kellifer_fic | 8.3K

“It’s not a big deal. It just happens when I’m… cold,” Stiles offers, scratching gingerly at his head with a claw and then grimacing at it like it’s betraying him.

“Are you serious?”

“Hey, who are you to judge, wolfman?”

Your love warms me up by Smowkie | 1.2K

“At least it’s slowing down,” Stiles said, his lips slightly blue tinted and his teeth clacking.

“Yeah,” Derek said. Stiles had his arm hooked with Derek’s, and he was stumbling a little as they walked. “Come on, keep walking, keep warm.”

“Yeah, keep walking,” Stiles agreed.

Derek didn’t like how weak he sounded.

In the Dark Midwinter, Light by rhysiana | 3.7K | Mature

Really, Derek and Stiles being sent to an empty druid's cabin to fetch a book for Deaton and then getting snowed in could have gone so, so much worse.

it doesn't have to be a snowman by triggeringthehealing (froggydarren) | 4.9K

The Beacon Beans coffee shop is what Stiles would refer to as a lifesaver. They supply his dose of sugar whenever he needs it, they don't ask questions, and their hot chocolate is delicious.

And now they're running a snowman building competition where the grand prize would get him an entire year's worth of drinks. Really, all he needs is a partner to team up with. Only everyone else from the pack already seems to have paired up.

three words have never come easy by the_problem_with_stardust | 1.5K | Mature

If someone had told Derek five years ago that Stiles Stilinski would be the one living in a secluded cabin in the woods, Derek never would have believed them. Even now, he had a hard time reconciling his memories of Stiles as a high schooler with the young man who preferred the quiet found amongst the trees.

Whenever he’d inquired, Stiles had just smiled that enigmatic smile, so like Deaton or Morrell, and said something about being unable to think around the bustle of town.

“Don’t you dare throw that snowba-, goddammit!” by  jadore_hale | 2.3K

“I’m sorry,” Stiles sighed heavily, coming back down to earth, “But when you woke me up this morning and said that we needed to go out into the woods and find the evil Snow Witch that brought this shit here, I thought that was your emotionally stunted way of saying come build a snowman with me.”

In The Arms of A Werewolf by  literaryoblivion | 9.2K

“You have got to be kidding me.”

Stiles is flabbergasted. How is this even possible? Werewolves he can take. Poisonous lizard creatures, sure. Once dead, now living creepy werewolf uncles, bit of a stretch but he can roll with it. Sacrificing ancient druids that masquerade as teachers, okay fine. But this?

An honest to god abominable snowman? In Beacon Hills, California no less?

Nope.

Winter Storm Stiles by  42hrb | 2K

Stiles isn’t looking forward to weathering his first snow storm on his own, then he meets a handsome stranger at the grocery store who might be able to help.

Find Me Sitting Fireside by  kaistrex (weishen) | 13.2K

With the news that an Alpha wants Beacon Hills for their own, Derek and Stiles are forced to attend a couples retreat at a ski resort to learn their enemy’s identity. However, the threat is the least of Derek’s problems when he’s expected to fake a relationship, share a bed and suffer through candlelit dinners with the man he’s secretly been in love with for the past four years.

Waiting for Winter by  Twice_Shy (notboldly) | 3.2K

Everyone had a soulmark, a special shape on their body that formed during childhood and was meant to lead each person to their soulmate.

Unfortunately, Derek’s soulmark is shaped like a snowflake, and that fact has been actively ruining his life since he was six years old.

world tilts by  wearing_tearing | 1.5K

The guy is gorgeous as hell, and Stiles kind of wishes he could stare at him forever.

He figures he deserves a treat after almost slipping to his death.

Wait, What? by  wangler | 5.3K

When a significant portion of the Beacon Hills Preserve ends up coated in three entire inches of snow, the pack looks into it. If by looking into it one means packing a bunch of garbage bags and huge Tupperware lids into the back of Stiles’ Jeep to go look for a decent sledding hill. Things go sideways, because of course they do.

A Very Sterek Christmas by  TobyRosetta | 13.5K

It’s actually snowing in Beacon Hills, and it’s got everyone out of whack. Out of the kindness of his own heart, Stiles decides to take some things up to the the old Hale Mansion for old Sourwolf himself. But when the storm kicks up and snows them both in, the night takes an interesting turn.

Blanketed by  got_the_bite | 3.3K

“Stiles, where are you?” Derek demands again. His voice is higher than usual Stiles notes.

“You would be such a nice tenor if you joined a choir,” Stiles thinks aloud.

But In Case I Stand One Little Chance by  mikkimouse | 8.6K

Stiles’s Jeep breaks down in the middle of the snowstorm. He’s rescued by his high school crush, and as the cherry on top, is trapped in a cabin with said crush until the roads clear.

Fuck his life.

Snow Flirting by thepsychicclam | 11,396

As Beacon Hills get pounded with foot after foot of snow, single dad Stiles can't quite keep up with his four year old, his job, and shoveling his driveway. Derek makes his teenage son shovel Stiles' walk, and that just leads to Derek helping Stiles out with a whole bunch of other tasks. That's okay with Derek, though, cause any chance to be with Stiles is okay with him.

Baby, It's Cold Outside by Jebiwonkenobi | 2,791

Beacon Hills has a snow storm. Totally-not-cuddling happens.

Come Fly With Me (Or Don't) by stilinskisparkles | 15,325

Stiles is overworked and stressed out when his flight home gets delayed due to copious amounts of snow. He finds entertainment with one Derek Hale, whom he hasn't seen since high school but really doesn't mind getting reacquainted with.

Especially when it turns out Derek is surprisingly hilarious and will reluctantly play snap with him. And can walk on his hands.

The Man in the Snow by mikkimouse | 15,894

Derek finds a young man injured in a ravine on the border of his ranch. That's strange enough, but the mystery only deepens when the young man wakes up without any memory of what he was doing out there.

Blizzard Boyfriend by literaryoblivion | 1,897

With a record-breaking snowstorm on the horizon, threatening a city shutdown for a few days, Stiles gets the bright idea to put an ad up on craigslist for someone to spend his snow days with that would be filled with cuddling, movies, alcohol, and potential makeouts or more.

It's a joke until someone responds.

and home before dark by verity | 3,175

The mystery of the absent Hale brother was hardly a mystery at all until he appeared at last, set on taking up residence out in the woods.

(In which Derek is a hedgewitch. With a cat.)

Let it snow! Let it snow! (but please let it stop eventually) by relenafanel | 19,123

Stiles grew up with his bedroom window overlooking Derek's bedroom, so when he returns home for the holidays he's surprised to find a stranger in his nerdy neighbour's bedroom.

Only, he's not much of a stranger.

It is Derek Hale, the guy who is going to be his new step brother, if the rumours are true.

Red Against the Snow by Ember | 34,219

Stiles is trapped for the holidays in the cabin of a strange man/hermit named Derek. A strangely friendly wolf befriends Stiles during his stay. It's up to the teenager to find out why Derek has secluded himself from society, what the feelings he's beginning to have means, and what the connection between the mysterious man and the mysterious black wolf is.

an exaltation of larks by llassah | 25,370

All Derek wants is to get through the lambing season with his body and spirit intact. He had thought that the blizzards would be the main danger, not a highborn omega with beautiful eyes and a stubborn streak.

The flamingo in the yard by Vendelin | 6,107

It isn't fair that Stiles needs to work Christmas, when his dad is on the other side of the country. Or that his really hot, next door neighbour is around for the holidays as well. Or that there's a power outage that makes things even worse. Or better.

(Fake) Winter Weather Brings Us Together by tylerfucklin (zimothy) | 10,535

So naked cuddling with Derek while suffering from hypothermia wasn't really on Stiles' to-do list for the week, but neither was that kiss--so who was Stiles to complain?

It's a Wild Pitch (But He's a Contact Hitter) by jettiebettie | 11,828

They're combating supernatural forces with blunt instruments now. Seems legit. As long as Stiles doesn't end up getting frostbite, he's willing to roll with it. Not that his friends have to worry about that. Fucking werewolves.

Abominable by Revenant | 20,277

Where Derek buys a secluded cabin halfway up a mountain, meets a yeti and falls in love with Stiles, but not necessarily in that order.

stilinski v. a. snowman | tumblr ficlet

This fic was inspired by this prompt: ‘we’re stuck in a log cabin overnight during a snowstorm bc of some stupid school team building exercise and it’s freEzing and I can’t sleep and you can hear me shivering in the next bed so you pick me up and dump in your bed and good grief you are hot in every sense of the word’ au

[kastlequill]

— overview

➤ dc animated universe (jlu) ➤ cdramas (tlb, lbfad) ➤ euphoria (2019) ➤ call of duty (mw, mw2, ghosts) ➤ across the spider-verse ➤ resident evil (re2r, 4r, 6) ➤ jujutsu kaisen ➤ misc (sw)

— status

» currently writing (20250315)

➜ whumptober • unearth without a name: v — 100 (keegan) • 'til my pulse loses time: v — (gaz) ➜ that human, that demon: chapter three — 9.1k (ghost) • sanctuary moon — 600 (ghost) • the nightmare pact: i — 2.7k (gojohime)

» recently posted

➜ whumptober ⚠︎︎ 'til my pulse loses time: iv — 2.3k (gaz) ⚠︎︎ unearth without a name: iv — 2.3k (keegan) ✔︎ collateral — 2.5k (thranto) ✔︎ when it rains (it pours) — 9.2k (gojohime) ✔︎ illusion — 3.1k (itafushi) ✔︎ wrath of the lamb — 6.9k (krueger) [tumblr] ✔︎ ii. for you my love i kill — 6.5k (miguel) [tumblr] ⚠︎︎ that human, that demon: chapter two — 11k (ghost)

dc animated universe

justice league (unlimited)

— wonder woman x batman

scrapbook - 3/5; Exploring the stages of Diana and Bruce’s complex relationship in the form of various prompt-filled drabbles. (3.2k) (t)

spring - 1/1; Diana is not okay. He has noticed. (2.6k) (t)

cdramas

the long ballad (chang ge xing)

— chang ge x ashina sun

lay in your echo - 1/1; What if Sun had been unable to stop that Ashina soldier from killing Chang Ge? - for Whumptober (2.5k) (m)

bitesized - 15/15; A series of drabbles that offer a glimpse into Chang Ge and Ashina Sun’s unique dynamic. (2.7k) (t)

love between fairy and devil (cang lan jue)

— xiao lanhua x dongfang qingcang

⭆ two slow dancers (last ones out) (ii/ii)- for Whumptober: i. hurts like hell - 1/1; Xiao Lanhua’s tired yet ever-beating heart is under siege. (1.1k) (t) ii. i loved and i loved and i lost you - 1/1; The catalyst for Dongfang Qingcang entering his emotional support dreamworld. (1.4k) (t)

euphoria (2019)

— lexi x fezco

i’ve got a war in my mind - 1/1; Someone spikes Lexi’s drink at a party, and Fez does what he does best. (4.6k) (m)

as it was - 1/1; Fez gets a visit. (5.3k) (m)

if he’s as bad as they say, then i guess i’m cursed - 1/1; Lexi somehow finds herself as Fezco’s new tutor for English class. (3.1k) (t)

call of duty

modern warfare

— krueger x f!reader

nsfw alphabet - 1/1; You're Krueger's lover. (4.1k) (e) [tumblr]

wrath of the lamb - 1/1; Your first time hunting with Dr. Krueger; Hannibal AU - for Haunted Hoedown (6.9k) (e) [tumblr]

modern warfare 2

— ghost x f!reader

that human, that demon - 2/27; You join Task Force 141 on a campaign of the Middle East. (21.2k) (e) [1] [2] [3]

sanctuary moon - 1/1; The SecUnit assigned to your mission seems standard; that is, until it hacks its government module; Murderbot AU. (?k) (m)

— gaz x f!reader

'til my pulse loses time - 4/5; Four times you save Gaz, and the one time he returns the favor - for Whumptober (6.7k) (m) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

⭆ turning the tides (°/iii) - for gazfest: • the injury of finally knowing you - 1/1; wip (m) • exuvium - 1/1; wip (t) • bid blood to run - 1/1; wip (m)

ghosts

— keegan x f!reader

unearth without a name - 4/5; Four times you hallucinate Keegan, and the one time he’s real - for Whumptober (8.6k) (m) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

nec spe, nec metu - 1/1; tbd. (?k) (m) - wip draft @ 2.2k words

across the spider-verse

— miguel o’hara x f!reader

⭆ cursed from the start (ii/vii): i. beggin’ for thread - 1/1; Your first run-in with the not-so-friendly neighborhood Spider-Man as the Black Cat of Earth-928. (3.9k) (m) [tumblr] ii. for you my love i kill - 1/1; Miguel visits the hospital to tie up some loose ends then makes sure you got home safe. (6.5k) (m) [tumblr]

knock knock - 1/1; When an unstoppable force meets a movable object - for Whumptober (1.4k) (t) [tumblr]

resident evil

— ada wong x leon kennedy

haunt me, then - 1/1; He sees her in everyone, in everything, everywhere; Post-RE2R - for Whumptober (2k) (t) [x]

⭆ l'amour l'emporte (°/ii): i. la douleur exquise - 1/2; Leon realizes just how much Ada has changed; Post-RE4R - for Whumptober (?k) (m) ii. à la mort - 1/1; Two weary souls walk into a bar - for Whumptober (?k) (t)

jujutsu kaisen

— gojo satoru x iori utahime

when it rains (it pours) - 1/1; Her job is to kill; tonight, his is to save; Spy X Family AU - for Whumptober (9.2k) (m) [x]

the nightmare pact - 1/5; Four times Gojo wards off Utahime’s nightmares, and the one time she helps him get some sleep of his own. (?k) (t)

a blood-red setting sun - 1/3; A quest to survive thirty-one nights turns into something much more. (?k) (m) - wip draft @ 1k words

— itadori yuji x fushiguro megumi

illusion - 1/1; Megumi grows accustomed to the tricks his mind likes to play, but it never gets any easier. (3.1k) (t) [x]

— gojo satoru x geto suguru

misc

star wars

— thrawn x eli vanto

collateral - 1/1; Political enemies use a certain Lt Cdr. as bait and get more than they bargained for; Post-Thrawn: Treason - for Whumptober (2.5k) (t) [x]

[ladyorlandodream]

Lady Dimitrescu-tag FanFiction List PART 3

here the links for part 1 part 2  part 4  part 5 part 6   part 7

401) Venomous Lips (Chapters in progress)

402) She Won't Take Kindly To Grandmama (Chapters Completed)

403) Danse Macabre (Chapters in progress)

404) When Things Go Bump in the Night (Chapters in progress)

405) At the Beginning (Chapters in progress)

406) Within Dark Corridors (Chapters in progress)

407) Obeying Mother Miranda (short story)

408) The Strength of Her Embrace (short story)

409) I'd Rather it be Me Than You. (short story)

410) Guiding Star (Chapters in progress)

411) Blood of a Song So Sweet (Chapters in progress)

412) Indulgence (Chapters in progress)

413) Allergies (Chapters in progress)

414) Unholy Sanctuary (short story)

415) You Had Me Worried (short story)

416) Insomnia (short story)

417) Caring Hearts (short story)

418) Not a Poet (short story)

419) Only You, Forever and Always (short story)

420) ・ (short story)

421) Forever with you, Mother (short story by me, changing capcom ending)

422) Chemicals React (Chapters in progress)

423) The Lady’s Lapdog (Chapters in progress)

424) Sanguineum Miseria (Chapters in progress)

425) Antistrophes (Chapters in progress)

426) A Different Plan (short story)

427) Like a Duck Takes to Water (short story)

428) Shadows on you (short story)

429) Eternal (Chapters in progress)

430) Nu e mai bun decât tine. (Chapters in progress)

431) Just a bad dream, darling (short story)

432) In another life (Chapters Completed)

433) În viață respirăm, În moarte dormim (In life we breathe, In death we sleep)

434) To Exist In Your Space (Chapters in progress)

435) Come let's play a game Winters (Chapters in progress)

436) Tăcere (Chapters in progress)

437) Reborn in Fire (Chapters in progress)

438) She Who Waits in the Dark (Chapters in progress)

439) Down with the lady (Chapters in progress)

440) Mother knows best (Chapters in progress)

441) Shadow of the Four (Chapters in progress)

442) Where the Watermelons Rot (Chapters in progress)

443) Sharing is Caring (short story)

444) Dead Man's Party (short story)

445) Sexual Education (short story)

446) A Storm (short story)

447) Like a dying phoenix (short story)

448) personal, no. out of spite? yes. (short story)

449) Uninvited Guest (short story)

450) Warmth (short story)

451) Oh shit? You're Alcina's maid! (short story)

452) Raindrops on Roses and Whiskers on Kittens (short story)

453) Every Mother's Nightmare (short story)

454) Mother 母亲 (short story, not english)

455) The waterfall (short story)

456) A Guest of Castle Dimitrescu (Chapters in progress)

457) You Dare Hurt My Daughters?! (short story)

458) 【夫人×伊森】孕育 (short story, not english)

459) Entertaining Foreigners (Chapters in progress)

460) Fuck Canon (Chapters in progress)

461) Eros and Psyche, permit me the vision of thy form (short story)

462) The Consequences of Curiosity (short story)

463) Unexpected Circumstances (short story)

464) Size (short story)

465) Common Grounds (Chapters in progress)

466) Heisenburg, You dirty dog (Chapters in progress)

467) an honest death (Chapters in progress)

468) Hello Sorrow (Chapters in progress)

469) The Daughters of Castle Dimitrescu (Chapters in progress)

470) Amantă Sângeroasă (Chapters in progress)

471) Rescue (Chapters in progress)

472) Jealousy almost Kills (short story)

473) The Embrace (short story)

474) Room For One More? (short story)

475) Mother (short story)

478) Mess (short story)

479) To Lose a Life so Precious (short story)

480) Compliments (short story)

481) Vampirii (short story)

482) Your Sharp and Glorious Thorn (Chapters in progress)

483) And Icarus Looked Straight Into The Sun As He Burned (Chapters in progress)

484) Even in this, the darkest of nights, I see her Moonlight (Chapters in progress)

485) Blood and Chains (Chapters in progress)

486) De-a V-aţi Ascunselea (Chapters in progress)

487) A Nightmare Dressed Like A Daydream (Chapters in progress)

488) offer it a soul (Chapters in progress)

489) A Garden of Steel (Chapters in progress)

490) Just as Boredom Tempts The Cat to Break a Glass... (Chapters in progress)

491) Misthios (Chapters in progress)

492) The (Un)lucky Chosen (Chapters in progress)

493) Homewrecker (Chapters in progress)

494) Within The Castle Walls (Chapters in progress)

495) Unleash the Beast (short story)

496) It's Just a Dream! (short story)

497) the art of loving you [alcina dimitrescu] (short story)

498) Drowning Her Sorrows (short story)

499) Sommelier (short story)

500) do you see me? (please tell me you do) (Chapters in progress)

501) Mother of Two (short story)

502) Bloodlust (short story)

503) Lady Dimitrescu x buttermilkink (short story)

504) Break Me (short story)

505) Oh, that’s not what she thought was happening (short story)

506) Vena Amoris (Chapters in progress)

507) Don't look at the moon (or do?) (Chapters in progress)

508) The Tailor’s Daughter (Chapters in progress)

509) here come the sun (Chapters in progress)

510) Call of the Castle (Chapters in progress)

511) Dawn of Love (Chapters in progress)

512) A Wildflower in Early Bloom (Chapters in progress)

513) Custody Arrangements (Chapters in progress)

514) In The Red (Chapters in progress)

515) The Things That We Become (Chapters in progress)

516) Yield to Her (Chapters in progress)

517) Resident Evil Village but awesome: the prequel (short story)

518) Power (short story)

519) we'll cast some light and you'll be alright (for now) (short story)

520) the taste of crimson (short story)

521) Your New Master (Chapters in progress)

522) Trapped In A Nightmare (Chapters in progress)

523) Meet the family. (Chapters in progress)

524) The Way of the World (Chapters in progress)

525) Shadow Work (Chapters in progress)

526) Family Bonding (Chapters in progress)

527) Sick Day (short story)

528) Liberum Vinculorum (short story)

529) Sing for your Supper (short story)

530) Insulă (short story)

531) self-help (short story)

532) Mother of Three (short story)

533) A Talk With Angie (short story)

534) Mind Your Mouth, Man-thing (short story)

535) leviathans (short story)

536) viata dupa moarte (short story)

537) Game of Survival (short story)

538) so don’t come looking for me. I’ve got no joy to lend (short story)

539) Drop-By (short story)

540) The Witches' Funeral (short story)

541) Of Cakes and Late Celebrations (short story)

542) Forever and Always (Chapters in progress)

543) I Bite Back (Chapters in progress)

544) Welcome, Ethan Winters (Chapters in progress)

545) Harvest (Chapters in progress)

546) Blood Not So Vile (Chapters in progress)

547) Only Monsters Come Out At Night (Chapters in progress)

548) Én, a B.F. (B.O.W.) (Chapters in progress in Magyar)

549) A True Home (Chapters in progress)

550) A gift to some , a curse to others (Chapters in progress)

551) The beauty of the grotesque (Chapters in progress)

552) Blessing or Curse (Chapters in progress)

553) Parasite Blues (Chapters in progress)

554) Obedient Servant (Chapters in progress)

555) ice cold sweat (Chapters in progress)

556) in her mercy (short story)

557) Hemorrhage (short story)

558) Dragon Claw (short story)

559) Mother Miranda's secret (short story)

560) Pregnancy Cravings (short story)

561) Sacraments (short story)

562) Resident Evil Village but awesome: the third installment (short story)

563) tooth and nail (short story)

564) Picture Perfect (short story)

565) Notes on Colvyr (short story)

566) In Her Anguish (short story)

567) Someones Waiting For You (short story)

568) Exposure (Chapters in progress)

569) the moments between (Chapters in progress)

570) The Lady and Her Loyal Knight (Chapters in progress)

571) RE : VILLAGE (Chapters in progress)

572) Resident Evilove (Chapters in progress)

573) Las Siete Maravillas (Chapters in progress in Spanish)

574) Most Favourable (Chapters in progress)

575) The Factory (Karl Heisenberg x f/reader) (Chapters in progress)

576) How Far Can One Go For Family? How Far Would You Go To Protect Family? The Dark Side of Life! (Chapters in progress)

577) hirudo medicinalis (leech therapy) (Chapters in progress)

578) What's His is Mine and What's Mine is Mine (short story)

579) I fancy you, Ethan Winters. || A resident Evil Fanstory (Chapters in progress)

580) Cursed Summer Vineyards (Chapters in progress)

581) Shadow and Bone (Chapters in progress)

582) Flowers and Flies (Chapters in progress)

583) On a soft bed, delicate (Chapters in progress)

584) Corrupted Sin (Chapters in progress)

585) Friction (Chapters in progress)

586) 5+1 times Karl Heisenberg was an idiot and got into trouble (Chapters in progress)

587) Licensed to Carnage (Chapters in progress)

588) Vampires have pets too (Chapters in progress)

589) Blood Atonement (Chapters in progress)

590) Beastial Natures (Chapters in progress)

591) A mothers rage and a sons vengance (Chapters in progress)

592) A Mothers Grief (short story)

593) A Simple Song (short story)

594) Sacrificial Lamb (short story)

595) Prepare for trouble and make it quadruple. (short story)

596) Delicios (short story)

597) Escape (short story)

598) Daniela's reign of terror...? (short story)

599) He's no better than you. (Chapters in progress)

600) Eternal (Chapters in progress)

601) Call Me Calloused, Call Me Cold (Chapters in progress)

602) The Plunge (Chapters in progress)

603) Of Stars and Moonlit walks (Chapters in progress)

604) A gift (Chapters in progress)

605) Witchling (Chapters in progress)

606) Created By Man (Chapters in progress)

607) Happy Family Living - Generic Second chance in life fanfic (Chapters in progress)

608) i feel like pulling my guts out (Chapters in progress)

609) I'll See You in the Village (Chapters in progress)

610) Working With Metal (and Not Happy About That) (Chapters in progress)

611) A Faithful Maid (Chapters in progress)

612) Creatures of the Night (Chapters in progress)

613) handle with care (short story)

614) Like A Phoenix, We Are Reborn (short story)

615) She Never Liked Flies (short story)

616) Little Darling Of Mine (short story)

617) Miss You (short story)

618) Certified Simp (short story)

619) In which Alcina breaks your leg and it’s Incredibly Awkward (short story)

620) The Great Morel Garden (Chapters in progress)

621) Metal Wire (Chapters in progress)

622) Ember In My Darkness (Chapters in progress)

623) The Other Side (Chapters in progress)

624) Wonder (Chapters in progress)

625) Nightmares In Castle Dimitrescu (Chapters in progress)

626) Exhaustion. ||KARL HEISENBERG X READER|| MAJOR TW (Chapters in progress)

627) See something you like, Maiden? (Chapters in progress)

628) Man Eater (Chapters in progress)

629) Anything For You (Chapters in progress)

630) The Bride (Chapters in progress)

631) Seraphim and The Angel...or is she? (short story)

632) False Gift (short story)

633) Like A Doll (short story)

634) A Lonely Night (short story)

635) athirst | lady dimitrescu x fem! reader smut (short story)

636) To Serve Castle Dimitrescu (short story)

637) Show me you need it (short story)

638) Hung Up (short story)

639) Unbelievable (short story)

640) Thicker than Blood (Chapters in progress)