#I'm in a glass house but gods people will ship anything

[theprincipleofescalation]

Me watching Godzilla x Kong the new empire: this is fun

*Mothra comes on screen*

Me:..ah... I bet there's fanfic about Godzilla and mothra isn't there...

*five hours later*

This just in, my top het ship is now between a lizard and a moth!

[mywitchcultblr]

Aight because there's a new kuro anime I have to say this and I'll only say this once. I dont get the people who vehemently deny the existence of sebaciel elements in kuro.

Look its valid if you are not into certain ship but screaming 24/7 that sebaciel aspects in this series is not real, and hating on the shipper all the time, insisting the shipper 'doesn't get it' and 'this is not what Yana wanted' and claimed the fandom hates sebaciel shipper (acting like fandom colonist) make no sense...

I saw someone said "I dont really have anything against /those shippers/ bc how can i blame them for liking (ok i kinda blame them) something that's there poisoning the entire manga, but im tired of thinking about that disturbing visual baiting"

Sebaciel is not poisoning Kuroshitsuji, sebaciel bait and the development of ciel relationship with sebastian is the whole thing

I personally always been pretty neutral about sebaciel, its just the thing that happen naturally in the series ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Some people went as far as insisting that Sebastian is Ciel father figure and all of the romantic bait between them are totally platonic father and son moments. I'm sorry but this is such a cope

"I don't like this thing in an anime that I like so I will erase it or change it into something that it is not in a god honouring way, and I will gaslight the fans of this thing because it made me uncomfy"

Also if you still watch or read Kuro, I'm sorry girl but you dont get to throw stone in the glass house, you are a freak just like the 'freak shippers' that you condemn. Its fine to enjoy 'impure' media

You cannot claim moral high ground while still endorsing the series and participating in the fandom. Just sit your ass and calm down...

[ingravinoveritas]

Heheh

Grouping these all together because a whole bunch of things happened today and there is a lot to talk about. For those who haven't seen, Georgia posted an Insta story of the sunset, which was followed by an extremely similar picture/Insta story from AL about an hour later. Shortly after that, Anna posted another story of Lyra and Birdie baking side by side, which Georgia also reshared:

Right off the bat, one thing in particular stood out about AL's story: Her using the hashtag #bakingwithsheenant, which differs from the tags she and Georgia normally use (#Sheenbergnants or something to that effect). It especially caught my attention because "Sheenant" is one of the ship names used in the fandom for Michael/David (though it is not a term I normally use). AL could have easily been referring to Lyra and Birdie in the photo, of course, but...of all the portmanteaus and hashtags AL could have chosen, she went with that one, and all I can say is that if it was nothing more than a fluke, then it was one hell of a fluke for her to make.

As if all this weren't enough, however, we then have what @phantomstars24 has mentioned, which is another story that Georgia shared just a little while ago:

To what was said in the Asks above, if this is true, it would absolutely mean that Michael and David are also neighbors, and that my head feels like it's slightly melting. Because there is no way in hell Michael bought a house in London next to David by accident. A meteorite has a better chance of hitting the Earth and bringing back the dinosaurs as our reptilian overlords than that does of being an accident.

Also if Michael and David are together as part of some poly arrangement, I can't think of a better way for them to ensure that they can see each other all the time. The number of possibilities are limitless: Random sleepovers, snuggling on the couch for movie date night, unwinding with a glass of red wine after they've had a long day doing their respective plays. Thinking as well of how we saw Michael and David looking at each other at opening night of Macbeth, now the chances of them going home together afterward have shot up by about a million, and I can hardly get my mind around it. I mean...dear God...

As for Georgia's "So linked!" sounding sarcastic, I could definitely see that as sarcasm. The sunset pictures from earlier seemed very planned, and even more so once we saw the baking picture. I saw some reactions from fans calling AL and Georgia "besties" once the Insta stories were posted, but I'm not exactly sure how those posts make them besties. The way Georgia posts about Anna is entirely different from how she posts about Jennie Fava, whom we know actually is one of Georgia's longtime best friends, so that difference makes it difficult for me to see why people see Georgia/AL in that light.

And if they are frequently getting together because of that proximity/because it is easier for Michael and David to have one house to themselves while AL, Georgia, and the kids are in another, I could see some degree of resentment existing on Georgia's end, especially if she feels like more of a babysitter than anything else. It's difficult to say for certain, of course, but we also have so many instances now of Anna copying Georgia on social media that I would imagine it has started to feel like a bit of a "me and my shadow" routine.

In any case, we have a lot of little pieces here that only give us a small glimpse at the whole, but boy, are they some very interesting pieces indeed. I think what strikes me most about all of this is that these stories also allude to Michael and David spending time together, yet we never actually see any pictures of them. (I have an Ask related to this waiting in my inbox, so I will expand more on that in a bit.) But we are being given room to think that, and to draw certain conclusions as a result, and I think both Georgia and AL know that and seemingly do not have a problem with it.

So yes, those are my thoughts on all the developments from today. Glad as always to hear from my followers and what your thoughts are on all this...

[blubushie]

https://www.tumblr.com/blubushie/761610902932979712/idk-if-this-is-just-my-experience-but-i-noticed?source=share

my two cents on the "problematic" content thing is that tf2 is one of those media where you can lean into both feel good shit and darker topics simultaneously.

a recipe for a good tf2 fic is over the top gore and ridoculously stupid humourous scenes.

but also, If you're upset about people posting blood and a lil' guts, you picked the wrong fandom. that said, writers should of course use their best judgement and tag things appropriately. yk if someone comes in complaining about blood, there's a notice that says "you might see some shit"

and I don't play anti/pro ship games because the definitions of such things are fucking convoluted and meant to incite riots at this point, I do believe... I guess it sounds ridiculous to say it but I have seen people complain about "the mercenaries would never..." in the past. and it's always left me scratching my head.

and like this is tf2 we are talking about, people are going to die, horribly, which includes our main protagonists. there will be violence, fire, and swearing.

but also, If you're upset about people posting blood and a lil' guts, you picked the wrong fandom.

There's a reason I don't tag for blood on this blog and that's why lmao. I'll tag for gore gore (it's #haemocyanin btw—think viscera and guts and body horror) but I won't tag for blood.

I have seen people complain about "the mercenaries would never..." in the past. and it's always left me scratching my head.

This as well. IIRC at one point someone (either Hale, the Admin, or Miss Pauling, can't recall who) outright states that a few of the mercs are sex offenders. And this can be anything from "got slapped with an indecent exposure charge for pissing in public on a wall while drunk and had to register" to "outright assaulted someone" and we don't know what it is or who it is. And I'd personally rather my mercs not be violent sex offenders, but we also don't know, and I'm not gonna shit on someone or harrass them for exploring that bit of lore and what the circumstances might've been behind it.

It's very ironic to me that the "oh we're all freaks" website draws their line at, like... petplay or something and you can't go any freak beyond that. Now, it can certainly be argued that certain acts aren't in character for certain characters, but people as a whole are also highly nuanced. Someone can frequent a prostitue and then go home to their happy wife and happy little family. An alcoholic sociopath with anger issues can hold down a stable job and be a good friend and a good person—is that also out of character? People are confusing, extremely self-contradicting creatures, and it's fun to get into their heads. We've all got skeletons in our closet. We've all got something problematic about us, or our pasts. No one's hands are really clean—there's always dirt somewhere, it's just a matter of finding it. Stones in glass houses. I think harrassing someone for the fiction they create is bullshit, personally, even if I do find it morally reprehensible and disgusting in my own eyes. Depiction doesn't equal endorsement.

And people are allowed to not want to interact with people who depict or engage with certain things! God knows I have a few of my own that I wouldn't want to interact with. I just don't reckon nobody should be harrassed for it. I don't reckon real people should be harmed over fiction. I can recall a few groups to recent memory who ordered certain works destroyed, who demanded certain things not be talked about or written about or art done of them, and none of them were the good guys.

[sweatersexual]

Next in Killing a Despotic God for Fun and Profit

The Deepness just got mentioned in the latest epilogue. I'm guessing it's some kind of Eldritch force that the Lord Protector is currently containing somehow and that's how he justifies his horrible government to himself. Kelsier will have to find a way to stop it once he kills him

"Never stop looking. There's always another secret" sounds like a good mantra for continual learning but is actually about finding the good booze. It also sounds like something a conspiracy theorist would say

Again, Vin is not paranoid. You are adult men she only just met tonight. Of course she's not going to drink anything you give her

Clubs is a real one. Only does things on his own terms. Respect. And now the party is assembled!

Enter House Venture into the narrative. I know Elend Venture becomes a main character and he's Vin's love interest. I've been told they're a Good Het Ship

Mistborn cloak. That's what Vin is wearing on the cover right? Cool

Glass daggers? Is it because metal is so precious in this society? I have questions about the practicality but their existence makes sense

Some guy named Gemmel taught Kelsier allomancy, huh? Is he a defected noble or another skaa Mistborn?

The Final Empire doesn't have any green plants then? Guess they don't actually call them "greenhouses" in whatever language Scadrians speak

So to sum up, steel and iron help you locate metal and give you metal-focused gravitation powers, pewter makes you strong, and tin enhances your senses. Cool

I've heard people refer to Kelsier as a serial killer, but if he targets nobles for political reasons, isn't he a domestic terrorist? Or a guerilla fighter, if all noble houses are military targets. Guess I'll find out for sure later

[spaghettificationandpretzels]

The Glass Merchant Part Six

Masterlist

Part Five

@rayslittlekitten @red-orchid @videnoirfics @laurfilijames

Contains:Fluff, mild angst.

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The storm rages on

"What about wildlife protection patrol?" Kai never thought he would be going from considering how to slide into Minna's pants to talking about employment prospects in the space of half an hour, but he was.

Her first suggestion was mechanic, but he had no desire to spend any more time around ships, then firefighter, but he found the thought of fire being a problem on a water planet laughable. "What do they do?"

She sorted through the papers, placing one of many information pamphlets on the table. "You pick water or land patrol, then you spend your days looking for poachers and hurt or sick animals. Most days you won't do anything other then tell people to behave themselves around the wild animals and sometimes you'll get into shoot outs with heavy armed poachers who will stop at nothing get get what they've come for."

He almost liked the sound of that, spending his days lazing in the beauty of her planet with the occasional spattering of excitement. He wondered if she knew how close her suggestion was to his old life before the war ended, and she could see the thoughts cross his face. "What?"

He broke eye contact, unsure of where to start, but if he was really going to leave his life and stay here with her, she had to know everything. "I was a bounty hunter before the war, I was just thinking that it's kinda like that."

She nodded. "Yeah, I guess it is." She paused, looking over him regardingly. "Can I ask who you worked for?" The look on his face said it all, and she backtracked. "I'm not going to judge you, don't worry."

He sighed. "I worked for who paid me. I did my best to stay away from Motherworld jobs but.."

She placed her hand on his. "But you can't say no to them. I get it." She took a deep breath. "I created a disease that could have wiped out the universe Kai, I'm in no place to past judgement. We all did what we had to do to survive."

He played with the colourful piece of paper and sighed, the massive expansive of blue and green in the photos did look appealing. "That's settled then, where do I sign up?"

She shuffled around for more papers and placed a small stack in front of him. "I think you're making the right choice."

It went on like that for hours, the back and forth through every decision he had to make until the mail drone was back at the front door to take everything away. It was well into the night by the time they finished, and Minna stretched her arms above her head with a groan. "By the Gods it's late, we should turn in for the night."

Kai agreed, he felt as exhausted as she looked. "I like the sound of that." He swaggered over to her, wrapping his arms around her body as he looked down at her with a smile. "I guess we'll have to pick up our plans from earlier tomorrow."

She rolled her eyes, shaking her head slightly as she brushed a stray hair from his face. "Why don't you start bunking with me?"

He smirked, doing his best to play it cool while his heart leapt in his chest. "Alright."

She waved her hand towards the stairs. "Shall we head up then?" He smiled and nodded and she took his hand, leading him up the stairs to the second level. She let him go as she opened one door, it was built like a vault door with a huge tumbler in the middle and he almost felt the house shift as it opened. The second door that greeted him was more normal, a beautiful deep wood covered in colourful painted flowers and birds.

She pushed the door open, and the smell of everything that was her hit him as he walked into the room. It was one of the largest in the house, with a huge white wood bed in the middle, its post and a plush canopy decorated with delicate painted vines. There was a dark wood vanity in one area, covered in little glass bottles and jars. Unlike the rest of the house with its hardwood floors, it was covered in soft, lush carpet that felt like clouds under his feet. There was something strange in another section was a strange box and he could see Zephy sleeping, curled up inside.

There was a decent amount of storage, dressers and wardrobes galore, and beautifully carved and fitted to the rounded edges of the room. She pointed to a door and yawned. "Bathroom's through there. I'm just going to get ready for bed then it's all yours."

He sat down on the bed and waited, taking in his surroundings as he listened to her potter around. When the door opened and she stepped out, he was greeted by the sight of more of her bare skin than he had ever seen, and he found himself unable to know where to look. The lights dimmed with her soft touch to the wall, and she walked over, climbing into bed with a sigh as he hopped up. "I'll be five minutes."

The bathroom was no different to the rest of the house, and he found himself marvelling at all the stained glass. Everything looked so full of life, even the bathtub was pretty, and he was soon realising that a life with Minna would be one filled with vibrant colour and unyielding beauty. He smiled as his eyes landed on the marble of the sink, she had left a fresh toothbrush out for him, and there was a hairbrush that certainly wasn't meant for her curls next to it.

He indulged, taking time to enjoy the pleasant peace and quiet of Minna's bathroom. When he came out, she was propped up on the pillows, a pair of round glasses on her face as she read in the lamp light. "You ready for bed?"

He nodded, and she lifted the blankets for him to climb in next to her, and if he thought his bed was soft, he knew nothing, he could feel the tension bleed from his body as he lay down. Her silk pyjamas were just a pair of shorts and a singlet, the lace at the edges accentuating her body. They settled together, and Kai felt a wave of sleepiness come over him as Minna nestled into her many pillows. He turned from his back to his side, facing her and stretching out to lay his arm across her body as she shifted closer to snuggle with him. "You comfortable?"

He smiled. "Very." She reached behind her and tapped the headboard, and a drawer popped open to reveal a hidden blaster. She looked at it for a moment, checking something on the gun, then closing the drawer back up and taking a deep breath. "You good?"

She sighed and turned to her side, nuzzling into his arms as he closed them around her. "Old habbits."

He understood those. "Like that crazy door out there?"

She nodded, her voice rough with sleep. "Yeah, nothing's getting through there without us knowing."

She clapped, and the lamps switched off, and Kai chuckled. "Handy."

He felt her lips on his chest through his shirt. "Very. Goodnight Kai."

He pressed his lips to the top of her head as sleep took him. "Goodnight Minna."

****

When Kai awoke up the room was still pitch black, but that meant nothing; the darkness had more to do with the fancy glass above them that seemed to understand that they were still in bed rather than the fact that the sun had yet to rise. He rolled over, turning the dial of the lamp on his bedside table to the lowest setting, planning on enjoying some quiet time with his thoughts until Minna woke up.

He looked over at her, she had turned to face the other side in her sleep and his eyes caught sight of something disappearing into her top. She had a scar, thin and long, starting from her left shoulder and disappearing into the fabric. It looked old, older than the war, and like it really hurt. He reached out, his hand working without his brain and ran a finger over it. "I got keeled by an illegally modified fishing boat when I was fourteen."

She didn't shift away from his seeking touch and he made no attempt to stop his exploration. "Shite, that musta hurt."

She all but pressed in his hand as he ran a finger up and down the imperfection. "No, the last thing I remember was the water getting really warm all of a sudden. Hannah, the woman who walks with the cane, was there too, she couldn't pull herself out of the channel in time and the boat crushed her pelvis. Had we had less responsible friends, we both would have died, they all jumped in to pull us out."

He moved his hand to her shoulder and she spun to face him. "What happened to the guys in the boat?"

She rested her head on his chest and took a deep breath. "They were already running for wildlife protection, it made the news, they got out of prison just after the war ended."

He smiled, she had explained to him that everyone on her little island had grown up together and had always been friends, and it was beginning to make sense why they were all so close. "Well, Love, if it makes you feel any better, that scar is totally bad arse."

She laughed but it was cold and bitter and her tone was almost cruel. "Yeah, it extends all the way down to my right hip and I got a lot more where that came from." She blinked and the only thing keeping her from pulling away was Kai's arm holding her to him. "I'm sorry." She paused and took a deep breath. "The last man to see me naked wasn't very kind."

He didn't know whether to feel rage or sadness, and it was hard to settle for both. "Well that's his loss then, isn't it?" She relaxed back down and he held her tightly. "You're very beautiful, I should be telling you that more often."

She smiled and lifted her head off his chest, kissing him as he pulled her even closer. She rolled on top of him, and he felt excitement rush up his spine as her lips made their way to his neck, but like always, something interpreted them, this time, it was the ceiling slowly becoming clear as the merger grey light came in. Minna huffed and rolled off him, flopping over onto her back. "We have so much to do today."

He sighed, hoping he could convince her to stay. "Yeah, what's that?"

She pushed herself up and leaned against the headboard. "All you lessons for one, then we're having another community dinner and we need to start planning for the forest festival." She smiled and leaned over, her lips brushing his as he spoke. "We can pick this up tonight."

He placed his hand on the back of her head and closed the distance, kissing her with a smile before pulling back. "Well then, the faster we start the day, the faster it will be over."

****

"Ok, one, two." Minna grinned as Kai placed his hands on her hips and lifted her off the ground, he had picked up the dance awfully fast, even if his thoughts kept drifting. "That was really good."

He smiled. "Ay, I haven't danced like this since my school formal."

She gave him a funny look. "I don't know what that it but ok."

He jumped at the chance to finally explain something to her for once, and her perplexed smile filled him with joy. They started again, going over each step until it was perfect, and they were covered in a light sheen of sweat. She poured him a glass of water, and they sat on the weight bench while they caught their breath. "What's next Love?"

She sighed. "You have to study for work."

"Well, lucky I live with a biologist then, isn't it. I don't have to do any work." There it was again, the eye roll tinged with affection that made him feel ten feet tall.

She huffed. "I'll help, but I'm not doing anything for you."

He smirked and pulled her into his arms. "But the sooner I finish the sooner we can…."

She bopped him on the nose and smiled. "No, I have to cook for the community dinner and start on the decoration for the festival." She stood up and put out her hand. "Come on, you might enjoy yourself."

Kai let Minna pull him up and then, with a grin, spun her around the room while she giggled. "Alright but you better make it worth my while."

She crooked her finger at him, beckoning him closer as she took his chin between her thumb and the fourth finger of her free hand. She stood on her tippy toes, brushing his lips with hers as she spoke. "Don't worry, I will."

****

Kai could smell the wonderfully savoury rice dish cooking on the stove all the way in her third floor work studio. He wasn't really focusing on the books in front of him, he was too busy watching her create tiny little stained glass lights for the festival. Every now and then her eyes would flit to him, and she'd sigh before redirecting him with a question about something living on the planet, but no matter how many questions she asked, he always found himself drifting back to watching her.

"Can I ask a question Love?" He was amazed at each movement of her fingers, maybe she could teach him this next. "Then I promise I'll apply myself."

She sighed. "Sure."

"How'd you get into this? I mean it's very different from biology." There was something so magical about the way she worked, he had to know where her talent came from.

She smiled softly. "It was a hobby I picked up as a teenager. Funnily enough, most of the glass industry here is focused on the smart glass that makes our buildings, the old stuff doesn't get much attention." She put her work down and spun her chair towards him. "After the war, the government put billions into restoring art and music and I didn't want to go back to the lab so it felt like a good fit."

He took her hand in his, lifting it to his lips before kissing each fingertip. "I, for one, am happy you picked this career path."

His grip was soft enough that she was able to pull away and place her hand on his cheek, and he nuzzled into her palm as she leaned in for a kiss. It was soft, his hands holding her face as she held onto his neck.

She pulled back, rubbing his nose with hers as she spoke. "Did that satisfy you?" He nodded, stroking her cheek with his thumb. "Good, now back to your books."

He smiled and sighed. "Ah, Love, I can't get anything by you."

"Nope." She pecked his cheek and, without another word, turned back to her work.

When they walked through the doors of the community hall for dinner that evening, everyone greeted Kai like an old friend, the massive oval table welcoming him and Minna to take a seat and fill their plates.

The conversation drifted throughout the night, and he found excitement for their plans for later fading into the background as he grew closer to Minna's neighbours. As the dinner wound down, there was a visible change in the sky, the occasional flashing of white light and bursts of furious sound through the pitter-patter of the rain suddenly stopped, and then the shy erupted in blue and purple and green lighting while sonorous thunder filled the air.

Everyone looked up and Minna's eyes went wide as her head tilted towards the ceiling. Kai wasn't sure what was going on, just that everyone around him seemed totally fascinated. "It's a Luna storm, I haven't seen this since I was a little kid."

She sounded dreamy and reached out to loop her arm in his as the show continued. After a few moments, a cheeky smile appeared on her face and she directed him towards the door. "Come on, we can watch the rest at home." She all but pulled him through the door, their goodbyes rushed as some of the adults smiled knowingly.

They made it to her house in record time and she shoved him inside, practically bouncing towards the kitchen, only stopping to speak to him briefly. "Go upstairs and get ready for bed, I have something you're really going to enjoy."

He didn't have time to ask what she was doing so he did as he was told. She entered the bedroom while he was showering and he could hear here moving around the bedroom before there was a beep, and the opaque cast on the ceiling disappeared to reveal the brilliant colours above him. She brushed by him in the doorway when he walked out, clearly in a rush to prepare for whatever she had planned. Something different was happening because right in the middle of the floor was a pile of pillows and blankets, and off to the side was a bowl and a strange smoking contraption similar to the ones he had seen in drug bars.

A burst of steam flared from the bathroom when Minna walked out and she ushered him towards the middle of the floor. "Trust me." She settled, and he got comfortable next to her, waiting for her to explain as she fiddled with the pipe. "You know how you asked me if that medication would give you a buzz and I said I'd hook you up if that's something you want?"

He nodded, and everything started to make sense. "Ay Love, is that what this is?"

She smiled. "Yep." She stuffed a bright orange herb in one chamber and lit the other, taking a breath from the mouth piece before handing it to him. "You only need one hit."

It hit him softly, a bleeding of warmth that started from the tips of his toes and spread upwards. He relaxed into the pillows and passed the pipe back to her as she smiled. "Now look up."

He understood why she was so excited to do this, the drum of the thunder began to feel like the heartbeat of a gaint animal, lulling him into fuzziness all the while the lightening somehow became shaper and softer all at once. "Cool right?"

"Ay." She linked her fingers in his and snuggled close, and he felt every ounce of tension fade from his body. Time seemed to blend into itself and he felt Minna shift as she moved the pipe out of the way before nesting into his embrace. He continued to watch the lights dance above his head, slowly being rocked to sleep by every clap of thunder. He wasn't sure how long it took, but after a while, her breaths evened out and he found himself being pulled into sleep along with her, only managing to utter out a goodnight and hear her mumbled reply before he slipped into pleasant darkness.

****

"Morning."

Kia opened his eyes to find Minna sitting up next to him and he was surprised that despite that fact that he had slept on the floor all night, he had no aches and pains. "Good morning, you sleep well?"

She nodded. "Like a baby, you?"

He grinned and stretched. "Yeah, I don't know what you gave me, but it was great."

She chuckled. "Vermilion joy root, it's actually quite good for you." She yawned and pushed herself to standing, grabbing his hand and taking him with her. "Come on, we gotta start the day."

He sighed and pulled her into his arms, very aware that he had just spent another night having not touched her like he wanted to. "You're killing me here, our plans keep getting derailed."

She pressed her lips together to hold back a laugh and shook her head. "Well honey, I had to break it to you but the festival in five days and you have so much to learn so we're not going to have time to do anything, unless you're ok with rushing it."

He hadn't been this frustrated in a very long time but rushing was the last thing he wanted to do. "Alright,what's on the agenda today?"

She ran her hand up and down his arms and sighed. "I have another shift at the med bay in the afternoon but we've got time for languge lesson this morning."

He smiled. "That sounds great."

They had settled into a routine as Kai got more comfortable with his new home and got used to life's rhythm. He had taken over the care of the garden, the hour or two in the covered rows giving him much needed time to think. But Minna was right, between her shifts at the medbay and catching up on glass work, all the learning and training he had to do for his new job, learning her language, taking care of the house and preparing for the forest festival each night they would collapse into bed in bone deep exhaustion.

The morning of the festival brought a marked change in pace, but it also brought a shift in her demeanour, it seemed that the sadness that had slowly vanished from her over the last week was back, and she laid in bed blinking at the prettily painted canopy as he watched on in worry. "Is everything alright Love?"

"I.." She shurgged. "It's a long story."

She looked like she had the world's weight on his shoulders, and he felt that if he couldn't ease it even for a moment, it might crush him. "Tell me."

She rolled over, all but draping herself over him and burying her face in his neck. "Usually, we spend the morning on the lost one's island, under the passing trees, but we can't." The lost one's island was where the people of Hydromoran buried their dead, each family being assigned a passing tree at random to plant their ashes. At first, he thought it was strange that people were buried with others they didn't know, but the more time he spent on the planet and understood how they felt about death, the more he realised it was a way to keep the memory of the dead alive.

He couldn't imagine the significance of what she was feeling. If a departed person had no one left to mourn them, then that duty went to another person who attended the same tree, he knew because of the war, Minna didn't just have her loved ones to wish well in the afterlife. He felt his neck get wet, and when her voice returned, it trembled. "I've never gone a week without going there, I miss talking to them."

He wrapped his arms around her. "We'll go when the storm passes, we can spend the whole day there if you want."

She looked up from his neck, her eyes wet as they locked with his. "You'd do that for me?"

He lifted a hand to her face, wiping a tear away from her cheek. "Ay, I do anything for you."

She took a deep breath, putting herself back together before smiling softly. "Thank you." He storked her cheek with the side of his fingers and she dropped her head to kiss him as he responded with a loving squezze to her hip with his free hand.

A moment passed and she pulled away, yawning and cracking her back as she rolled her shoulders. She threw her legs over the bed and smiled as he came up behind her, running his hand along her clavicles while he nosed along her neck to speak into her ear. "I'm excited for tonight."

She giggled. "You just want to see me in a dress again."

He grinned and pressed a kiss to the side of his face. "Guilty as charged." He jumped up and extended his hand. "Come on Love, let's get you fed so we can start the day."

She took his hand with an affectionate eye roll. "Yay, hanging decoration and cooking till out fingers bleed, how fun."

He yanked her into his arms, spinning her around till she began to laugh. "Bu then, we get to dance."

She sighed and nodded. "Yes, I suppose you're right."

They hardly saw each other after breakfast, passing each other in the walkways and the doorway of the house, their arms ladened with things as they helped the rest of the island prepare festivity. By mid-afternoon, with the start of the festival coming in an hour, Kai took a break while Minna continued to race around. She ran in with the women and teenage girls of the island in tow, all of them giggling with their dresses in their hands as Minna collected hers. She paused, flitting over him with a wide smile and pecking his lips. "See you in an hour, yeah?"

He grinned. "Ay, I can't wait."

Part 7

[evening-rose-309]

I'M GLAD YOU AGREE WITH BILL. I LITERALLY SHIP HIM AND RYAN LIKE CRAZY

I mean, like,

Okay. So we know how Ryan is kinda some way about relationships. He's like "I like you but you're too much work but I'm not gonna tell you that because then you'll leave me and sometimes I want to leave you but I'm not gonna because then I'd be lonely and a loser so I'm not gonna tell you anything so you'll stay and I'll pretend to like you always in the best way I can even" about people and ends up an asshole most occasions. He's genuine multiple times but not enough and to not enough people in his self imposed rolodex and you can see that in the games and the book, and it's not just Diane or Cohen. He's like that with Sullivan, who I think he cares for, but because he can't understand Sullivan all of the time and wishes he would stop being Sullivan on some occasions, he ends up undermining and underestimating his judgement. And it hurts him when Sully dies, you know, or at least that's what I gather from the book; whether that's a blow to his pride that the rolodex is thinning out or because of actual genuine emotional attachment is up in the air, but the blow is a blow.

Bill is the same. Bill, maybe Greavy too before he died. Ryan likes Bill a hell of a lot more than almost everyone else. Bill's death is the same clinical detachment as all other deaths in the games with Ryan, but in the book, well. Karlosky says it best:

He didn't see Bill die, like he didn't with Sullivan, but this time it was voluntary. This is more than a blow to pride. Bill was like his safe space, in some instances. Like in the dinner scene at Kashmir at the start, when he isn't thinking about going off to Jasmine, he's wishing Bill were there at the table and is even elated when he gets called away, presuming Bill is already on top of the situation.

(also in this scene is the tidbit where Ryan laments on having already been married and "Never again," is his end to that narration, and nobody talks about that I am chewing through drywall—)

Bill is the closest thing Ryan has to a friend, which is still a long ass stretch. Ryan likes Bill, but Ryan is Ryan, and that is the entire tragedy on the matter. No matter how much he's gone and loved, gotten himself attached, genuinely feels for a person, pride comes first. Pride, not even Rapture, not even the ghosts he was running from from the outside world, he doesn't even care when he becomes the very monster that killed his aunt and uncle on that train platform and forced him and his father into hiding, if only under a different name, which is entirely too fitting. Bill, Diane, Greavy, Sullivan, Jasmine, and even Cohen, presumably, end up dying because Andrew Ryan is a man who does not buckle, does not compromise even when he should.

You would wonder if he were a different man, maybe the sort who would build a city under the ocean not to run from taxes, but from the biased and alienist regimes of the government above, who didn't value capitalism over humanity, who actually lived up to the whole "no gods, no kings" bit, if we could have had him and Bill in that office where Bill quietly admits to himself that Ryan is lovely when he's just sitting at his desk with his glasses lost in work, if he would have let go of Diane and didn't hang her on a string, if he listened to Sullivan about the plasmids and Fontaine and Culpeper.

But that is the tragedy of Rapture, and I'm a sucker for tragedies and alternate timelines where things are different and Ryan reads fairytales to Jack in his native tongue and tells him about the things he will never have to face ever so long as Ryan is alive as he falls asleep, whilst Bill watches from the door, reminiscing on how far they've come.

Or alternatively where he meets a stranded Robert House in 1933 and gets his ass handed to him by an apocalypse approved civil engineer and Rapture looks like an art deco reef instead of just New York on green filter.

Or he's a vessel for some kind of Cthulu and Bill has to handle that and Fontaine is freaking out because the feds didn't tell him this op has eldritch monsters peeking in from the windows and half of everyone is stuck here under Ryan's dead eyes being slowly fattened up to feed to some kind of monster lurking just under Persephone and who's like "alright yes you can have the plumber and all these others for yourselves pet, but remember you have to feed the slugs." and the little sisters once turned become his children. you know. usual shenanigans.

TLDR; yes, I love the lion and plumber ship because the lion is just a big awkward nervous housecat when the plumber walks in the room and the plumber is surprisingly territorial like wow Bill, chill, Cohen's like this with everyone, hold your wrenches—

[the-fiction-witch]

Pet

Media IRL

Character Thomas Brodie Sangster

Couple Thomas X Reader

Rating Smut

Kinktober Day thrity One

Kinktober concept Collaring

smut collar/ owning/ lead/ choking/ full sex/ raw sex/

I was prepared to fight as I sat in the metal framed cage, but a box had been put around the outside meaning I couldn't see. But my box had been still for a good while now. I stayed alert. and posied. ready to fight. "yeah alright Darling" A voice spoke up and I heard a door close "Ahh my parcel has arrived" He smirked I heard tools working on the corners of the box so I prepared to fight him the moment the panel was removed light flooded in burning my eyes and preventing my attack as I rushed to cover them "ahhh!" I squealed "Awww hello," he smiled "Look at you, aren't you a pretty one" He smirked "Out you come then" He encouraged and I felt him grab my arm helping me out of the box but immediately I kicked and squalled trying to fight even if I couldn't see "Hey! Hey whoa!" he yelled wrapping his arms around my shoulders and my waist leaving me unable to do much more then wildly kick my feet until I, of course, got tired from the fact I hadn't had anything to drink in god knows how long "We calm now? you're gonna be good?" he asks sitting me down on something and by now my eyes had clearled a little and I could see him "Hi there" he smiled and my first responce was to bite at him "whoa! no. no we do not bite people" he warns but I just kept trying "Oi! I said no. No! hey! no biting" He says forcing my jaw shut and holding it in his hand "No biting, we clear?" "Bastard!" I yelled "Yell it all day princess this place is soundproof no one can hear you" he chuckled "You gonna be calm now?" he asks offering me some water which I happily took "Good, I always get the live ones. Something about the damn shipping time" he sighed "But anyway, Hello"

"Hi" I sighed "Do you have a name?" "Y/n" "Aww that's a very pretty name," he smiled "Thomas "Hi" "Now I read on your paperwork this isn't your first time, which made this easy you know the basics" he explained working on getting the box out of the way as I drank I looked around the place, it was a large building with all the windows closed up, it was a very nice place with a bed, full bathroom, bookshelf, tv, and a large desk that I sat on and chair. "But ground rules, this place is yours use it as you wish, but you are not to leave especially not during the daytime, food and water supply of the course and the place is soundproof, and it good soundproofing I know. So don't bother tiring yourself out" He explained "We clear?" "Yes" I nodded "I will come in as and when I want to, and I take it you know how that works?" He smirked and I nodded "Good, Ohh," he said before he came closer "If you step foot into the main house I will make sure it's the last place you step foot in again, do you understand?" he asked "Yes" I rolled my eyes "Hey! This is the one thing I'm serious about. I'm not kidding I am deadly serious you step foot in the main house we're gonna have problems" "Okay" I nodded "Good, now from time to time someone may knock on the door. the glass on there is one way you can see out they can't see in, if you ever see someone knocking who isn't me, you don't answer the door. we clear?" "Yes" I nodded

"Good, I would leave you to get comfortable but I've been waiting a good while for you" he smirked opening a draw on the desk and revealing a purple collar and lead with silver heart hardware "And I prefer the.. ice breaking approach" He smirked taking the collar out unlocking it with the key inside the lock and he wrapping it around my neck "There we go, very cute" he smiled locking it around my neck ripping out the key kissing it and attaching it to the chain around his neck then clicking the lead into the collar "Humm shall we then princess?" "Yes sir" I nodded "Aww good girl, you even call and respond" he smirked tugging the lead to pull me off the desk and into the bed he set the end of the lead around the bedpost and climbed on top of me "You are far more beautiful in person then in your cute little pictures," He smirked spreading my legs "Humm very cute" he smirked "Now, the first time with a newbie is always a little nerve-racking" he smirked undoing his jeans and stroking his erection before quickly slipping inside me "fuck! you are perfect, I'm gonna like you" he growled holding my hips wasting no time to thrust hard I did my best just to bite my mouth and do my best to enjoy the pleasure of it he moved fast and hard causing the bed to bang on the wall he suddenly pulled out and turned me onto my stomach pulling up my hips and pushing himself back inside groaning as he did he pulled on the lead of my collar hard as he thrusted until at last he buried himself inside me making sure to get as deep as possible before laying himself on the bed and lighting up a ciggerette "I think I'm gonna keep you pet, your just the perfect little stress reliver" he smirked slapping my ass before he got up.

I had lost track of how long I'd been here but I suppose that's pretty normal in these things, it wasn't a bad life here I was very well cared for and he came to visit every so often not too much but not too little either, ironically this was his office so he did sometimes come in here just to do work at his desk. Which he was doing today but he had pushed me under his desk stroking my collar with his hand as he did some paperwork I nuzzled close to his knee and he happily petted my hair "Good girl" He cooed "You cosy down there?" "Yes sir" "Good, you know I'd be nice and cosy if my pet took care of me?" he smirked "Yes sir" I nodded moving closer undoing his jeans and pulling out his hard erection, I gave his shaft some gentle kisses before taking the tip in my mouth "Ummm good girl pet, but if you're gonna do it do all of it" he demanded forcing my head down further I did my best not to choak but worked as he demanded moving to his base sucking and moving my head back and forth listening to him groan above me but as he got close I heard something a door he immediately tensed up, "Ughhhh- Hi Talulah!" Immediately I stopped rather confused "What uhh What is it darling?" "I just thought I'd come to visit you in your lovely office" "Aww that's very sweet darling," He cooed leaning on his desk "But the reason I don't let you in here is because you distract me too much" "Would I?"

"Of course, you always distract me too much" He cooed to her I tried to move back but he held my collar so I couldn't move away forcing me to keep moving, I did my best to stay quiet. I moved a little to glance up looking around the desk seeing this woman sitting on the desk she and Thomas kissing intensely his hand up to grope her breast through her shirt "Go on darling, I'll see you later" he winked to her "Right see you later" she smiled heading out and shutting the door "Umm good girl nice and quiet" He smirked pulling me up and into his lap "Come on she'll call me back to the main house in half an hour, so I need my little pet" He smirked grabbing my hips and forcing me on the desk.

[juanarc-thethird]

I posted 969 times in 2022

That's 969 more posts than 2021!

615 posts created (63%)

354 posts reblogged (37%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

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@true-king-of-monsters

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I tagged 737 of my posts in 2022

Only 24% of my posts had no tags

#jaune arc - 681 posts

#rwby - 637 posts

#rwby jaune arc - 623 posts

#rwby jaune - 622 posts

#jaune - 609 posts

#rwby shitpost - 297 posts

#ruby rose - 206 posts

#rwby ruby - 188 posts

#rwby ruby rose - 185 posts

#ruby - 171 posts

Longest Tag: 81 characters

#this is getting out of hand that i will not write the names of any of this ships.

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

For Science... Of course.

Jaune: *Drinking water after a long day of work*

Penny: Salutations friend Jaune! Are you busy?

Jaune: Hi Penny, I'm not busy. You need something?

Penny: Yes, I want you to help me live a certain first-hand experience.

Jaune: And that is? *Drinks water*

Penny: *smiles* Intercourse!

Jaune: *Surprised and almost drowned while drinking water* Kaff! Kaff! What did you say?!

Penny: I want you to help me experience intercourse like a real human. *She smiles*

Jaune: Ok, first of all, I don't think it's a good idea to be asking people these things. Second, I don't want to sound insensible, but do you even have a… *whispers* vagina?

Penny: I understand your concern, but don't worry. I only asked you for this after doing a very thorough investigation of your person around the academy. Many girls have talked about how efficient you are in bed.

Jaune: Wait what?

Penny: And about your second concern. I had some modifications, look! *She lifts her skirt*

Jaune: *Blushing* Oh

Moments Later:

Penny: Oh my!~ My research was correct. Friend Jaune you are incredible!~

Jaune: I'm glad you like it, but you shouldn't hold back.

Penny: What do you mean?

Jaune: Penny, I can tell you want to express yourself more.

Penny: That's not true *hic*

Jaune: You're lying. Let it out~

Penny: But... I'm not a bad girl.

Jaune: You can be a bad girl with me~

Penny: *Blushing* Ok... Jaune?

Jaune: Yes, Penny.

Penny: *Smiling* Please breed me~

Jaune: Of course~

Jaune begins to move her hips aggressively, moving Penny's entire robotic body with each thrust.

Penny: Oh fuck!~ I love your cock!~ It's so big!~

Jaune: That's it, let it all out~

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411 notes - Posted July 23, 2022

#4

Mating Season

Jaune arrives at the Belladonna's house after a long journey. He and his girlfriend agree to meet at her house. She even gave him the keys to get in. The plan was to have a vacation together in her hometown. He walks in and the first thing he does is charge his phone. The battery ran out on the way here. Meanwhile, he drinks a glass of water and after a moment the phone turns on.

Jaune: 30 missing calls? 45 texts? All form Blake?! Did something happen?!

He calls her back.

Jaune: *Worry* Please be okay, please be okay

Blake (Phone): Jaune! Thank God you call me.

Jaune: Sorry I didn't call you early, my phone died. Are you okay? Something happened?

Blake: I'm fine. Listen, my mom is going through something and she needs to be left alone.

Jaune: *Worry* What kind of thing?

Blake: She is.... She is in her mating season.

Jaune: Is that real? I never saw you go through that.

Blake: It only affects adult Faunus who do not have long-term sexual relations. And well, because we do it… a lot. It doesn't affect me that much.

Jaune: I see, is there anything I can do?

Blake: Yes, don't go to my house, it's not safe for you! If you get there, she will suck you dry. Please stay away from my house! I've already texted you the new location where we'll meet. I just arrived.

Jaune: Blake...

Blake: You... You are already in the house.

Jaune: I'm already in the house.

Blake: Has she seen you?

Jaune: No, I haven't seen anyone yet.

Blake: Well, try to get out quietly and lock the front door once you're out.

Jaune: Okay, I will.

*WHAM* A door was flung open.

Blake: What was that?

Kali: Oh hi Jaune, I didn't know you were coming to visit me. Do you want a cup of tea?

Jaune: *Nervous* It's fine, I was already leaving. Blake is waiting for me.

Kali: I don't think she'll mind if you're a couple of minutes late. Please stay, I can help you relax.~

Jaune: Thanks for the offer but-

Blake: I'm sorry Jaune, but it's too late.

Jaune: What?

Blake: I'll see you tomorrow. Do your best to survive. *Hang up*

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420 notes - Posted April 14, 2022

#3

Jaune OF

@viceasabi

Jaune just finished his classes and was walking the halls of Beacon Academy like any other day, but these past few days he has felt more and more that people are watching him. He thought it was his anxiety, that maybe it's just him being paranoid, until a group of girls stop him.

Girl 1: Hey, are you Jaune Arc?

Jaune: Yes that's me.

Girl 1: Really?! I mean, that's great.

The girls behind her just giggle

Jaune: Um, can I help you?

Girl 1: I was wondering if you ever plan on collaborating with anyone on one of your videos? Maybe we can work together?

Jaune: My videos?

Girl 1: Oh! I'm sorry, I didn't know you're trying to keep it a secret. *She approaches him and in silence* I'm talking about these videos. *shows him her scroll*

Jaune can see a lot of videos and photos of him. Some of them were in the gym, some of them when he was swimming, and some of them when he was in the locker room changing or just wearing a towel. The pictures didn't show anything sensitive like his "sword", but they left little to the imagination.

Girl 1: So, what do you say? We can take some photos and videos together for our fans. I would increase the tons of fans on your account and mine. *she leans closer to his ear* But to be honest, I hope to do something more explicit.

Jaune steps back showing his face red as a tomato.

Jaune: *nervous and confused* S-sorry, I have to go.

Girl 1: Would you even think about it?

Jaune: I..

Girl 1: If you like my friends can also join. It wouldn't bother them.

Jaune looks back and sees the girls giving him bedroom eyes and waving at him. One of them even winked at him

Jaune: I-I'm sorry. *Jaune starts running*

Girl 1: *looks back at the other girls* Was I too strong?

Back with Jaune.

Jaune runs back to his room. A lot of questions come to his mind. Who took the photos? Why are they doing this? How many people know? More and more questions were piling up in his head, but right now he wants to stay away from everyone.

Jaune finally reaches his room. He steps inside and closes the door behind him. He leaned his back against the door and slid down to sit on the floor.

Nora: *Out of nowhere* Are you okay fearless leader?

Jaune turns to the corner of the room and sees Nora still in her school uniform reading a magazine and listening to music on her pink headphones.

Jaune: Nora! *Stand up* Someone is taking photos of me and posting them on Onlyfans!

Nora: Oh! that was me!

Jaune: What?! You did this? Why?!

Nora: I need some extra money and with our schedule it is impossible to get a job. So I decided to do an Onlyfans!

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429 notes - Posted February 12, 2022

#2

WHAT ARE WE?!

Jaune and Blake embarked on a stealth mission at the White Fang base to obtain sensitive information about a terrorist attack on the Vale embassy. Unfortunately, the person they least wanted to run into, found them.

Adam: Finally come back to me, my love.

Blake: I didn't come back to you!

Adam: Nonsense, you belong to me!

Jaune: Wow dude. Not cool, slavery was abolished a long time ago. You can't own a person.

Adam: What? Oh No! I didn't mean that! She's my girl!

Jaune: Your girl? I don't know, friend. After she left you on that train car, I'd say what you guys had was over a long time ago.

Adam: Wait! You told him?!

Blake: Of course I told him. He is my boyfriend after all.

Jaune/Adam: Boyfriend?!!

Blake: Yes, he is my- Wait, what did you say?

Jaune: Well, I thought we were just friends.

Blake: We had sex before this mission.

Jaune: Really good friends.

Adam: You had sex with him?!!

Blake: SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!

Adam: *Scared*

Blake: So all those romantic dinners, walks in the park, and the little dates we had in the library were for nothing! I mean, you even met my parents!! Are you seeing someone else?!

Jaune: *Scared* No

Blake: So why aren't we boyfriend and girlfriend?!

Jaune: Do you want to?

Blake: Do YOU want to?!!

Jaune: Can we talk about this later? We are on a mission.

Blake: Oh no, we are going to talk about this right now!

Adam: Can I say something?

Blake: *Shoots him*

Adam: AUGH!!

Jaune: Oh my God! you shot him!!

Blake: Hey hey, don't focus on him, focus on me.

434 notes - Posted November 7, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Schnetflix and Chill?

Jaune hangs out in Velvet's room watching movies.

Jaune: That movie was incredible.

Velvet: Yes, I loved the ending. It was so unexpected.

Jaune: Yeah *Looks at his watch* Wow, is it so late already? Well Velvet, it's time for me to go. *Stands up*

Velvet: Wait! *Takes his hand* Would you like to see another movie?

Jaune: I don't know, it's already too late and your teammates could be here any minute. I wouldn't want to bother them.

Velvet: They are not coming tonight.

Jaune: Huh?

Velvet: They are not coming tonight. So… if you want… you… *Blushing* you can sleep here.

Jaune: I don't know.

Velvet: *Puppy eyes* Please… stay.

Jaune: *tries to look away* But....

Velvet: Please...

Jaune: Ok, fine! But we will sleep in separate beds.

Velvet: *Quietly* We'll see about that.

Jaune: I'm sorry. What did you say?

Velvet: I said, which movie would you like to watch?

Jaune: I don't know. Any recommendations?

Velvet: *Smiles seductively*

Later that same night.

Velvet: OH JAUNE!!!~ FUCK!!~

Jaune: Fuck~! Velvet, your pussy feels so good!~

Velvet: Your cock feels so fucking good too! Oh God~! I can't live without this dick!!

Jaune: Shit~! I'm at my limit!

Velvet: Are you about to cum?!

Jaune: Yes! Fuck~!

Velvet: Then give it to me baby! Fill me up!!!

Jaune: *Goes harder* God~! I'm almost there!!

Velvet: Yes! Do it! Fucking cum in me!!

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443 notes - Posted September 28, 2022

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[talesofsorrowandofruin]

heyyyyy! if you're still doing the dragon asks game, can I request fire and poison? 👉👈 thank youuuu ❤

Thanks! :D

Fire: share a snippet with some dialogue you’d like to show off. Here's an excerpt from Houses Full of Deceit:

With heavy sarcasm he asked, "What do I owe this pleasure to? Have you been hired to kill me or have you come to turn yourself in?"

Colman laughed. Just once, and with an odd rattle in his chest. "Neither. You'll never believe this but I've come to you for help."

"Really." Yo-han leant against the door-frame. "What sort of help? Did someone hire you to murder their enemy and now won't pay?"

"Not quite. Have you heard of the Hastings murders?"

"Not a word," Yo-han said. Now he regretted not buying international newspapers regularly.

Colman looked up at the ceiling. He didn't sit up, or prop himself up on his elbows, or move any part of his body except his head. "Horrible business. Husband, wife and three children all dead. Shot in the head. And guess who's got the blame?"

Yo-han frowned. "You didn't kill them?"

Colman gave him a downright offended look. "Have I ever killed children?"

To be honest Yo-han had no idea. He'd never been able to work out how many murders Colman had actually committed. Luckily Colman didn't wait for an answer.

"I was in Italy when the Hastings — Hastingses? — were murdered in London. First I heard of it was when I was recognised at the Italian customs. Had to run for my life. Got hold of a paper and discovered the whole thing's been pinned on me. My picture's in every paper in England and most of the ones in Europe too. So I decided to leave Europe. Got as far as Siam by pretending to be a missionary, then I met an attaché of the American embassy in a bar. He'd just been reassigned to Japan. So I got him drunk, stole his tickets, and got on the ship under his name. When we stopped at Seoul I went for a walk around the harbour and never came back. Then I wormed my way into the British embassy, found your address — you'd be amazed what people will say when they think you're Lord So-and-So — and came here."

"You seem to have had a very exciting time," Yo-han observed dryly. "And when did you get injured?"

Colman's casual façade cracked. As he looked at Yo-han, weeks of exhaustion and fear showed on his face. "How did you know?"

"You haven't moved once since I arrived. Either you're unbelievably lazy, or you're trying not to aggravate an injury."

Colman moved his left arm away from his side. "Remember when I said I ran for my life? I meant it. In Bangkok I was recognised again. That was why I resorted to something as stupid as identity theft. The guy went at me with a garden fork, believe it or not. It's shallow but hurts like hell."

Poison: share a snippet that’s all about relationships (good or bad). Here's an excerpt from Silver Glass:

This is not how David wanted to bring Alec into his bedroom. Alec is still shaking. He collapses onto the settee and stares into the fire. David pours him a glass of water and sits beside him. He wraps his arms around Alec's waist and rests his head on his shoulder.

"You'll have to marry her," he says. Alec makes a noise like a wounded animal. "Listen to me. She can destroy us both. You'll have to marry her, collect evidence against her — do you think she'll be faithful? — and divorce her the first chance you get. Ruin her reputation so well that no one will believe anything she says against you."

Alec cranes his neck to look at him. "But David…" He closes his eyes and visibly steels himself to continue. "No church will marry us, no law recognise us, but in my heart I'm married to you. I can't stand in front of God and man and swear to take that woman for better or worse, forsaking all other. It would be a monstrous lie."

David kisses him. He tries to pour all his unhappiness, all his rage at the situation, all his love for Alec into the kiss. Alec responds in kind.

When they break the kiss David presses his forehead against Alec's. Alec wraps his arms around David and pulls him closer. They watch the fire together.

"I couldn't continue this relationship with you," Alec says sadly. David knows him, knows his efforts to reconcile his sexuality with his religion, and was expecting this. "I'd be legally married to her, so I would be breaking a commandment."

"Aren't we already breaking commandments?" David asks. He doesn't want to be a married man's secret lover, but when the marriage is a sham built on blackmail it can hardly be considered binding.

Alec smiles ruefully. "Not one of the ten commandments, unless you count this as covetousness. I can list every reference condemning us, but only adultery is forbidden in the ten commandments."

They fall silent for a while. Alec has stopped shaking. David can guess what's going through his head, and knows his decision before he declares it.

"In the morning I'll tell her I agree to marry her," Alec says, and he says it as if he's reading his own death warrant.

David tightens his grip on him. The morning. It's afternoon and morning is getting rapidly closer. He calculates how long it will be before their absence is commented on. Not long enough. Especially if they miss dinner. But after dinner…

To hell with restraint. He can sneak out of Alec's room and back to his own before the servants start their rounds.

"You know, we haven't had our wedding night yet," he says.

Adding Deceit's and Glass's taglists: @lightgriffinsect​, @oh-no-another-idea​, @kittensartswriting, @writingpotato07, @sarahlizziewrites, @acertainmoshke, @author-a-holmes, @sam-glade (Let me know if you want to be added to/removed from the taglist!)

[ask-serendipity-sky]

Shippers should know what are the things they should actually take seriously and what not.

Jk liking funny tae video or funny art of tk is not a deal shippers makes it to be be it jkkrs or tkkrs cause it's a funny video for god's sake and he has liked that for all the members (except for jm till now ig but that's nothing) so what's the big deal if he has liked for tk too? Don't forgot his first like since the acct went public is an edit for mingyu to seven and that video is not even a funny video like the way all his other likes are (and it's the only video he has liked like that) so if y'all are ignoring then why can't you ignore other videos? Now if this was a jm video or tae video shippers would have gone crazy over it but since it's someone who's not their ship everyone ignored it then why can't you ignore the videos which like silly? He has liked tens of funny videos so idk what's so significant about those likes of his unless he actually likes something questioning or suggestive.

Same thing with going live. When tae went live from jk's house without even jk knowing many made a big deal or the time when tae asked jk to go live with him on Instagram BUT then you have jungkook himself willingly going live with mingyu from his House at midnight that even mingyu was surprised (cause maybe mingyu never went live like that at night) while being drunk and giggling and shit so what's big deal about jk going live with anyone?

See to bring mingyu into this I'm not saying there's anything going on there cause i know nothing is going on there and they bestie but my intention is many of the things that shipeprs made big deal out of are very small things for them and y'all should know exactly what are the things you should be analysing and all. Trying to make something out of nothing or everything is such a delulu behaviour.

Hi anon,

I feel like you haven't seen the Mingyu stuff?

People started shipping him with Jk. I got asks saying that Jk was looking at Mingyu with eyes of love and he would do with Mingyu things he used to do with Jimin...all because of a 4 minute live.

So it's not shippers being delulu but people will grab on to anything that is close to Jk and make it seem romantic when it's not.

Jk liked that video of Tae and it's completely normal...but try explaining that to tkkrs.

Ultimately, Jk knows how the things he does come across. He KNOWS that liking a Tae video will get tkkrs riled up. He knows that liking a girl idol video will get people curious. He knows that mentioning Jimin will keep people expectant. He's a grown man that's been in the industry 10 years so he knows what having a public image means.

Even if he isn't doing things with malice, he knows that things cause a reaction.

So keeping on eye on things and discussing stuff is not making stuff out of nowhere...it's looking into things like we do with everything.

Seeing everything with rose colored glasses is the actual delulu behavior to me.

Hope that helps.

[kquil]

Hello!! Can I have a 🧁? Thnx!

Soo I haven't done this in a while, lol..

I'm shortish at 163cm, curvy and have long auburn curls and amber eyes. You could say I'm a bit cute, but I'm very insecure about my weight, so yeah. Gods this sounds a bit like My Immortal. Moving on.

I'm an extroverted introvert? Like I prefer being alone, but can enjoy good company every once in a while, and sometimes you'd think I like the sound of my own voice a bit too much? I'm all about knowledge and loveeee socio-economic politics etc. I'm a bit stuck up like that I suppose, kinda snobbish tbh. What can I say, I like good quality stuff, like not cheap and think and awfully stitched synthetic fabrics, it doesn't have to be bloody 100% hand spun and made alpaca wool, but cmon, yk? I grew up with a very strict the-curtains-are-never-just-blue kind of mother (french and flute and ballet, and learning the savoir-vivre front-to-back, the whole she-bang, you know the drill). I'm like her more than I'd like to admit, in more ways than one.

I'm a very autonomous person, and hatehatehate depending on others even for the simplest things. I have a lot of patience usually, but improper behaviour and lack of manners will get a rise out of em pretty quickly. I'm a cat person too.

When it comes to PDA, not a fan. I'm shy when it comes to intimacy, but also think it kinda improper.

Love books, hate how most ppl teach stuff- you could call me an independent researcher at soul, but have quite a bit of biases. (Eg, with barely knowing anything about evolutionary psychology, I essentially called it a useless waste to my mentor the other day. I think my exact words were "it seems a bit far fetched to be truthful")

Yea, did I mention I use a lot of brittishisms? I'm not even a brit, English is my second language, idk what the deal is with that.

Also I'm a slytherin, if that wasn't obvious so far. When i first took a test and it said so, I retook it feeding it the proper answers to make me a raven, because, and I quote, "being ambitious is just being smart about how you wanna live your life". Yeah. Still stand by that statement, just have rejected the hp canon and jkr as a whole in the meantime (her horrid ideas too).

I drink my tea an dmy coffee strong and with no sugar nor milk. I love books, and bodies of water (esp the sea!!!), and thunderstorms and greenery. Also ostentatious rose gardens and glass and wrought iron greenhouses and glass domes on indoor gardens etc. Yes, I have my dream mansion sketched out for when I'm rich ever since I was 9ish. I'll just say I need to be filthy rich because it includes a private groove AND lake. I think the word you're searching for by now is "delusional"

I'm a stereotypical Slytherin I think. Even my all-time fave music genre is a tie between classical and jazz (though I do love rock and punk too)

This is getting too long, so I hope it's enough! Thanks in advance!!!

PS I have two names, the first of which is horrid, but means Sapphire One, and I go by my second, Alexandra. Much too ostentatious to have both of these, I know, but I quite like "Alexandra".

wow! truly a slytherin through and through haha! thank you so much for requesting darling, im sorry it took so long for me to deliver on and i don't know if this is up to your standards but i did my best!

I ship you with sirius black 

i. in actuality, you two started off as enemies and eventually became lovers, growing up together since young from very prominent slytherin families only to be sorted in rival houses instead. it didn’t take until 6th year for the two of you to blossom a romance with each other, it was after reaching an understanding of each other’s personal difficulties growing up that the two of you grew close, slowly growing closer until you made it official. sirius became the person to balance you out and him, you. you both learned to be better people through each other. 

ii. sirius loved how independent you were but also loved getting a rise out of you by being annoying, he loved getting your attention through that, knowing that you loved him too much to really sink your teeth into him, unlike the unlucky people he’s seen get a tongue lashing from you — he is not envious of them. he likes knowing that he can get away with things around you whereas other couldn’t, it made him feel special and, although you knew what he was up to, you always indulged him anyway. one thing you loved about him was that he made you feel so confident and loved, to the point where the insecurities you had of your body and appearance just disappeared because he loved everything about you, every good point, every star quality, every flaw…he loved those about you the best. 

iii. he’s the one who slowly eases you into soft PDA, he knows you aren’t going to be the type to make out in front of people or sit in his lap blatantly when in a group setting but he wants to always be holding your hand or have his hand on your waist or play with your beautiful auburn hair. he loves whispering his admiration for you into your ear when you least expect it as well, some times he’d speak it in french just to add that additional touch of romance to it. 

iv. he understands your love for ostentatious things, the two of you are common in that regard. and, being someone who took pride in everything he did, he was sure to shower you in all the opulence you were willing to receive. at some point in your relationship, he had acquired the perfect balance of gift giving to keep things special between you two without it being too in-the-face of others. he would take you on these really grand dates, get-aways, if you will, where the two of you indulge in all your favourite things as well as his, sharing and making memories together. He wants you to always be surrounded by beauty, because that’s what you deserve and you appreciate him so much for it. 

v. he knows how to make you your tea and coffee and you know how to make his, he knows what books you like to read and the music you enjoy and you know the same for him — the two of you are equal in that you share your interests and act on them for each other. in the beginning, you felt as though your ideal life one day were just delusions but he promises and made those delusions a reality for you. he loved that you knew exactly what you wanted and he delivered on every wish as best he could because he would do anything for his princess

1K MILESTONE EVENT : CLOSED | NAVI.

[forestcat000]

Gene x Sasha x Zenix X Zane Incorrect Quotes

i was bored and wanted to make for one of my Favorite ships

Gene: You know those things will kill you, right? Zenix, pouring another glass of whiskey: That’s the point. Sasha, smoking a cigarette: We’re trying to speed up the process. Zane: *Nods while eating raw cookie dough*

Cop: You’re receiving a ticket for having three people on one motorcycle. Gene: Shit. Zenix: Wait, three? Cop: Yeah? Sasha: OH MY GOD ZANE FELL OFF!!!

Gene: Dammit, Zenix! Zenix: What?! It wasn’t me! Gene: Sorry, force of habit. Dammit, Sasha! Sasha: Not me either. Gene: Oh...Then who set the house on fire? Zane: *whistles*

[The group is a prison cell that was just hit by an earthquake] Gene: Uh, I'm gonna roll a perception check of... 4, and see if our cell is, uh, in any way damaged by this quake Zenix: You're in a prison cell :) Sasha: You did great. Well, I got a 10- Zenix: You're in a prison cell with bars on it :3 Zane: I got a 1! Zenix: You're in... a cube-shaped place.

Gene: Everyone, synchronize your watches. Zenix: I don’t know how to do that. Sasha: I don’t wear a watch. Zane: Time is a construct.

Gene: *Gently taps table* Zenix: *Taps back* Sasha: What are they doing? Zane: Morse code. Gene: *Aggressively taps table* Zenix: *Slams hands down* YOU TAKE THAT BACK-

Gene: I think we're missing something. Zenix: Teamwork? Sasha: Cohesion? Zane: A general sense of what we’re doing?

Gene: How did none of you hear what I just said? Zenix: I’ve been zoned out for the past two and a half hours. Sasha: I got distracted about halfway through. Zane: Ignoring you was a conscious decision.

Gene: Can I be frank with you guys? Zenix: Sure, but I don’t see how changing your name is gonna help. Sasha: Can I still be Sasha? Zane: Shh, let Frank speak.

Gene: *Trying to fill out legal paperwork stuff* Were you guys born AMAB or AFAB? Zenix: Bold of you to assume I was born at all. Sasha: I personally was created in a lab. Zane: I just straight up spawned lol.

Gene: *Screams* Zenix: *Screams louder to establish dominance* Sasha: Should we do something? Zane: No, I want to see who wins.

Gene: Tonight, one of you will betray us. Zenix: Is it me, Gene? Gene: No, it’s not you. Sasha: Is it me, Gene? Gene: It’s not you either. Zane: Is it me, Gene? Gene: Gene, mockingly: Is IT mE Gene?

Gene: Zenix isn’t answering their phone Sasha: I’ll call Gene: Zane and I have both tried six times each, what makes you thi- Zenix: Hello?

Gene: Why are your tongues purple? Sasha: We had slushies. I had a blue one. Zane: I had a red one. Gene: oh Gene: Gene: OH Zenix: Zenix: You drank each other's slushies?

Gene: There is no future. there is no past. do you see? Time is simultaneous, an intricately structured jewel that humans insist on viewing one edge at a time, when the whole design is visible in every facet. Zenix: Sasha: Zane: Everyone Else At Gene’s Surprise Birthday Party: Zenix: All I asked was if you wanted to cut your birthday cake first.

Gene: What are your goals? Zenix: To pet all the dogs. Gene: No, fitness goals. Zenix: To be able to run fast enough to pet all the dogs

Gene: Where are you going? Zenix: To get ice cream or commit a felony, I’ll decide on the way there

Gene: You know, I'm starting to regret showing you how that blender works. Zenix, drinking toast: Why do you say that?

Gene: I learned some very valuable lessons from this. Sasha: I’m guessing they are all horrible distortions on the lessons you actually should’ve taken away. Gene: Death isn’t real, and I’m basically God.

Gene: Three words. Say them and I'm yours. Sasha: Three words. Gene:

Gene: WHAT’S YOUR TYPE Sasha: Anything, honestly, but nerds especially Gene, desperately, as Sasha bleeds out: YOUR BLOOD TYPE Sasha: Oh! B positive. Gene: DONT TRY TO CHEER ME UP JUST TELL ME YOUR BLOOD TYPE Sasha:

Gene: Is letting someone win at chess sapiosexual bottoming Zane: Does anyone in this godforsaken group ever think before they speak

Gene: Zane... Zane: Oh no, 'Zane' in b-flat. Zane: You're disappointed.

Gene: Violence isn't the answer. Zane: You’re right. Gene: *sighs in relief* Zane: Violence is the question. Gene: What? Zane, bolting away: And the answer is yes. Gene, running after them: NO-

Zane, talking to Zenix on the phone: Did you preheat the oven like I told you to? Zenix: You bet! Zane: At what temperature? Zenix: 535. Zane: That's the clock. Zenix: Zane: Zenix: 536.

Zane: Zenix was banned from the chicken shack, so we had to go out of town to get some. Zenix: Well, they shouldn’t say “all you can eat” if they don’t mean it. Zane: Zenix, you ate a chair.

Zane: Today is a day of running through hurdles. Zenix: Aren’t you supposed to jump OVER hurdles? Zane: Whatever. Fear is only something to be afraid of if you let it scare you.

Zane: Do you have any skeletons in your closet? sasha: You mean literally or figuratively? Zane: Honestly, the fact that I have to specify...

Zane: Stop buying plastic skeletons for Halloween! It's terrible for the environment! sasha: Yeah! Locally sourced, all natural skeletons are much more environmentally friendly!

Zane: You often use humor to deflect trauma sasha: Thank you Zane: I didn't say that was a good thing sasha: What I'm hearing is, you think I'm funny

Sasha: I was thinking I'd do some magic- Zenix: You? Magic? Sasha, it says talent show.

Sasha: *holding a bottle* Is this whiskey or perfume? Zenix: *chugs entire bottle* Zenix: It’s perfume.

Sasha: It’s dark in here Zenix: Don’t worry dude I got this Zenix: *Stomps their feet* Zenix: *Skechers light up*

[hughiecampbelle]

hii ! how are you? just wanted to say that i absolutely love your works, they're just so so good and congrats on 8k !! And I was wondering if it would be ok to request for a ship and/or a ship aesthetic? hope you have a great day :)

My pronouns are she/her and i'm queer (still trying to figure the whole sexuality bit out).

I'm 5'4" ish so I wear a lot of platform mary-janes but still have a preference for my beat up white adidas. I have long brown hair with curtain bangs, and it's kind of in between curly and wavy. I have green eyes and have to wear glasses for long distance stuff or my computer. I can usually get really tan due to my latino heritage but I currently live in an extremely rainy country that has made me insanely pale. I also have freckles over the bridge of my nose and a kind of round face.

I love reading, writing, painting, watching movies/tv shows, editing and hiking.

I'm technically an extrovert but by nature I'm more of an ambivert, so I can get along with huge groups of people or just spend days on end watching movies alone in my house.

Generally my favorite genres of anything are sci-fi, horror, anything period piece but not with a huge amount of romance and crime/procedural.

My favorite music really depends on my mood at that moment: soundtrack, punk, 80s hits and kind of ethereal music are some of my top genres. Currently my favorite artists consist of FINNEAS, Weyes Blood, Ethel Cain, Kate Bush, Hole, The Police and Men I Trust.

My dream careers are either psychologist, something in business (but definitely not finance) or film (director or producer preferably).

I have a guilty pleasure of watching and reading anything business related any time I get bored. (hence the succession obsession)

My fashion sense kind of consists of suit trousers, button-downs (oversized preferably), long leather jackets, anything black lace or silk, platform shoes, flowy dresses and vintage stuff.

Aesthetic wise I really don't like to pin it down to just one thing but recently I've very much been into kind of grunge with a side of preppy. Some of my fav motifs (??) atm are runway clothes, red, orchids and film photos.

oh my god that's a lot sorry. procrastinating falling back into the depths of studying anyways love your acc and tysm.

Power Couple x Shiv Roy

Omg y'all would be so cute together!!!! Thank you do much my love, you're a gem!!!! I hope the studying is going okay!!! And I really hope you like your ship!!! Xoxoxo💜💜💜

[ghostsxagain]

𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒏 !!!

tagged  by  :  @goxinsane

tagging  :  anyone that wants to do the thing - consider yourself tagged by me

𝐃𝐀𝐒𝐇 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄.

⋆   what’s your phone’s wallpaper ? lock screen is a midnights era tswift wallpaper. home screen is a pic of jamie & I

⋆   the last song you listened to ? all too well (10 min version)  

⋆   currently reading ? haven't started anything since finishing song of achilles. but the next book I'm starting is normal people

⋆   last movie you saw ?  unfortunately it was antman & the wasp: quantumania and it sucked lol. last theatre movie was beau is afraid and that was excellent

⋆   last show you watched ? uhhh modern family I think. or how i met your father 

⋆  what are you wearing right now ? an oversized purple tshirt & camo tights lol

⋆  how tall are you ?  5'5!

⋆ piercings / tattoos ? single piercings on both ears and a nose ring. two tattoos: "the hardest thing in this world is to live in it" on my left arm and a lil spyro the dragon on my right calf!!! plan on getting more of both when money allows

⋆   glasses / contacts ?  glasses for distance only 

⋆   last thing you ate ?  lays cheddar and sour cream chips

⋆  favorite color(s) ?  light yellow, purple, teal, black, coral

⋆   current obsession ? just one? homie, I'm obsessed with many things at a time. right now its taylor swift. league of legends. ships on here with my buddies (and fcs connected to those ships). all typical shit. also shit like squishmallows? my lil aquatic jellycats? raspberry bubly? recently finished outer banks, and that's been on my mind a lot

⋆  do you have a crush right now ?  I wouldn't call it a crush but I'm in a relationship of 8 years with my person? lol I guess he's my crush XD

⋆   favorite fictional character ? dear god, too many to list but some are spike (btvs), steve rogers (marvel), ellie williams (tlou), eddie munson (st), sally (nbc), lux (league of legends) 

⋆   last place you visited ?  uhhhhhh jamie's parents house? work? LOL. going to montreal in like 2 weeks or so, which is gonna be exciting af

[succulent-mud]

R, T, X, Y for the fandom ask please! 💖

HELLO TATATATA, I hope you're having a good day, thanks you for the ask! :D R . A pairing you ship that you don’t think anyone else ships

UH, you got me a little hard on this one.

The thing is that my mind starts working when I finish X series or game. I do not know why but I just rush it into my brain like a rat would rush the last piece of pizza in the New York streets. Then, as if God had enlightened me with knowledge, start.

I don't think the ships I enjoy are, like, no-popular (?). I do remember having a ship between Jay (Marble Hornets) and another character, but I completely forgot about it.

Could we say something about Madness Combat? Yes, but the fandom lives up to his name; everything has a ship already and, in one way or another, is popular. But thanks to you now I have this little worm in my head catching serotonine when I see things of HouTata. /pos (They're lovely)

I do, however, enjoy (ironically) Springtrap x Belos. Best ship ever.

T . Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending, about anything at all (gender identity, sexual or romantic orientation, extended family, sexual preferences like top/bottom/switch, relationship with poetry, seriously anything) -THE ASEXUAL HEADCANNON THAT RANDOMLY APPEARS. IT'S LIKE A WAVE OF LITTLE PEOPLE SCREAMING, FAR FAR AWAY BEHIND ME: "Asexual! Asexual! ASEXUAL!" -ANY character with glasses has the dad squints, I will not elaborate but I will fight with swords to anyone who disagree. -Nightmares, heavy, toecurling nightmares.

Many headcanon start like a pop ad, many of them are stupid, there indeed are more AND I FORGET TO WRITE THEM SO I CAN HAVE THEM THERE. X . Top 5-10 characters who are yoUR PRECIOUS BABIES AND YOU WILL DIE DEFENDING THEM PUTTING 5 CHARACTERS BECAUSE FOGGY BRAIN AND DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING ELSE, ONLY INFORMATION OF WHAT A PROTEIN IS, HOW IT FOLDS, AND WHAT A PROTEASE ARE.

1-Kaneki Ken, Eto (Ofc, ma' two babygirls on the list) 2-Vee, The Collector and Lilith (The Owl House) (They need comprehension and care, precious characters truly, I love them so much) 3-Ralsei (Deltarune) 4-Montomery Gator and Roxxane Wolf (Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex) 5-Masky/Timothy Wright and Jay Merrick (Marble Hornets)

Y . What are your secondhand fandoms (fandoms you aren’t in personally but are tangentially familiar with because your friends/people on your dash are in them)

YES YES YES, not so many BUT YES!

-Welcome Home -Chainsawman (I'm kinda more familiar with this one since I see some things here and there pretty often, I like it tho) -Sonic the Hedgehog (We all have individual OC's but I still have no god damn idea of anything from lore nor fandom) -Invader Zim

After that, we share the same braincell and, in one way or another, everyone ends up in the same brainrot the other one is in.

BUT I do remember me showing them Slugterra and Skullgirls, and then me and another friend kinda blasted the other one with a Roblox game.