#Killing your own servants? Yay!
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glbtrx · 2 years ago
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Just wondering what the hell did Marcus Tàbor do to get Galbatorix out of his castle after he hadn't moved his ass for about eighty years
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nockstormbringer · 3 months ago
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PLATONIC TELEMACHUS WITH TWIN SISTER READER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHES BASICALLY A COPY OF ODYSSEUS AND A MAMAS GIRL WHO TRIES TO KILL THE SUITORS REGULARY
Napping || Telemachus
Synopsis → Telemachus with a twinsister! Reader who is a mini-Odysseus.
Warning → The Suitors, Voilence, Abuse, Telemachus lowkey being a hypocrite, Mentions of Monsters
A/n → Oh my god, I'm finally able to post, currently in English finishing this request. These two girls in my English who are sitting right next to me are rough housing and laughing so loud, its embarrassing. 🤡
Word Count → 697
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↳ Oh my god, Telemachus would absolutely dote on his sister. Doesn’t matter if she’s the elder or younger twin.
↳ Though if she is the younger twin, he’s absolutely gonna be that brother who constantly reminds her of it. Doesn’t matter place or time.
“Y/n/n, I’m just looking out for you. It’s my duty as your big brother to defend you.”
“You’ve never even been in a fight.”
“Don’t change the subject.”
↳ He’s so hypocritical too, like yeah, sure, you’ve fought monsters and won fights against men larger than you, BUT, he advises you that climbing that rock could get you hurt.
↳ He’s such a dork though, and gets excited every time he finds something he thinks you would love. Like a cool rock, maybe something that use to belong to your father before he left for the war of Troy.
↳ Telemachus no doubtably defends you against the suitors, even if you’ve proven to be able to handle them in a fight.
↳ He’s watched you fight many battles, and win majority of them, so when an altercation starts up between the suitors and/or himself, he knows you’ll be there to end the fight quickly and swiftly.
↳ He fears for the day you come of age, worried that Queen Penelope can no longer prevent you from marriage.
↳ Even so, he knows that suitors could absolutely kick his ass, so he tries to keep you away from them at all costs.
↳ Telemachus loves spending time with both you and your mother. At least once a week, there will be a day where you three just do whatever. From spa sessions, to long walks alongside the shoreline, the same one in which Odysseus promised to return from.
↳ You both are constantly told of how you both resemble Odysseus, whether with your fighting skills, personality, traits or just overall everything that made the King of Ithaca so him.
↳ More than once, have the servants been spooked, especially those who have been serving the castle from before you and Telemachus were born, because of how much you two look and even act like Odysseus.
↳ It’s one of the biggest things you two are praised for, and one of the biggest things the suitors hate about you both.
↳ After a particularly hard day, whether from a fight gone wrong, the suitors were somehow worse than usual or just feeling gloomy, you both just rest with each other.
↳ You two just sleep in either your own or Telemachus’ room, or even the garden. One time, Penelope found you two sleeping against Odysseus’ statue.
↳ Argos' so cute, he switches between sleeping in yours, Telemachus and Penelope room. Absolute cuddle bug of a dog, he's so loving.
↳ Telemachus would be torn between wanting you to accompany him to get Odysseus back. He doesn’t want you to get hurt on the journey, but he also worries for what the suitors will do.
↳ Obviously you go with him, but he was still hesitant.
↳ After that whole ordeal, big family reunion with Odysseus!!
↳ You all cried, like a lot. Penelope and Odysseus have their lovebirds moment and it sends both you and Telemachus into tears.
↳ But yay! No more suitors!
↳ Its sort of weird at first adjusting to Odysseus being home again, considering you and Telemachus hadn't actually known him before the war, but you all fall into a nice routine.
↳ Odysseus makes up for lost time and takes old man naps with both you and Telemachus, roughly 2-5 times a week. Penelope joins most days.
↳ Telemachus trains a lot, wanting to get stronger, to protect you, Penelope and even Odysseus. Your father tries telling him that he can protect all of you, but everyone can see he's getting older. Even he.
↳ But, nonetheless, Odysseus humours Telemachus, and trains with him, giving great pointers and teaching him new tricks. Most days, you join in, and Odysseus loves training with his kids.
↳ You've managed to hand their asses to both of them, leaving them with sore muscles and aching bones. Both Odysseus and Telemachus are incredibly proud of you.
↳ Overall, Telemachus tries his hardest to protect you, even if you or someone else kick his ass. <3
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thank you!! ♡
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ho-for-joequinn-fics · 5 months ago
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I know I said I wasn’t going to write anything else for this blog, buuuuut... I just had to get this idea out of my head.
Emperor Geta x f!servant reader
warnings: 18+ only! Minors DNI! mean!Geta (ofc), face slapping, insulting names (bitch, cunt, whore), degradation, oral (forced throat fucking), spanking, unprotected p in v smut, rough sex, creampie, profanity (obvi 💀), a happy ending yay for both Geta and Reader yay!, etc
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You were a mere servant, never really caring to catch the attention of either of the Emperors, but unbeknownst to you, you had caught the undivided attention of one. Emperor Geta.
To you, Geta was a power hungry and extremely pompous asshole. And you weren’t afraid to say so. You’d never say it to his face though, knowing the consequences could quite possibly end with your demise, and you weren’t ready for death yet.
“I think he’s into you,” Mabel, one of your fellow servants, whispered while the two of you organized Emperor Geta’s wardrobe, making you furrow your eyebrows in confusion. “You should see the way he looks at you.”
“Who?” You asked, hoping she wasn’t about to say who you thought she was going to say.
“Emperor Geta.” She responded with a sheepish smile, hanging up one of his robes in its respective place.
You scoffed at that, giving your head a shake as you responded in a not as hushed manner. “I sure hope to the gods that he isn’t. Geta is a pompous asshole. I’d love to smack that cocky smirk off of his stupid fucking face.”
You noticed the way her body language and demeanor immediately shifted, back straightened and eyes wide as she seemed to stare behind you. He’s behind me, isn’t he? You slowly turned around towards where her gaze was fixed, mentally slapping yourself for expressing your feelings about Emperor Geta right in front of him. You didn’t even realize he was in the room.
He was giving you a displeased glare, pupils blackened as he seemingly burned a hole right through you. “Come here. Right now.” He demanded, his pointer finger pointing towards the floor directly in front of him, ready to fix that disrespectful mouth of yours.
“Make me.” You scoffed, turning away from him to continue your work. You weren’t about to give in to his demands when you were trying to finish your duties that he assigned you in the first place. “Pompous asshole.”
Mabel gasped at your disobedience, her gaze dropping to her feet when Emperor Geta stomped his way over to you. She’d never speak to him like that, she knew better and she feared him more than anyone in all of Rome.
Geta grabbed you by the arm and forcefully spun you around, his ringed hand laying a harsh, reprimanding smack across your face. Your head whipped to the side from the force, but you weren’t going to back down. Not yet. “You better watch your tongue, you disrespectful little bitch. I own you, so you will do as I fucking say. Got it?”
You stared up at him with defiant orbs, your fists clenched by your sides to prevent yourself from smacking him like you so desperately wanted. You could have apologized and moved on from this, but you enjoyed egging him on, wanting to see how far you could push him and if your disobedience would get you killed after all. Or if he was into you like Mabel suspected, then maybe he’d make an exception. Maybe he’d someway, somehow start to like this defiant side of yours. “Own me? You don’t, own me. I belong to no one but myself. You just think you own me because you’re a self righteous dick with power.”
Geta took in a deep breath through his nose, jaw clenching tightly at your continued disobedience. You used to be so innocent, so obedient to his every demand, what happened to that version of you? If only he knew you were intentionally getting under his skin. “If you’re going to run your mouth like a cunt, then I’m going to treat you as such.”
Immediately he was forcing you onto your knees, giving your face another harsh slap when you tried standing back up. “Stay on your fucking knees. If you’ve got nothing of value to say, then I’m going to put this mouth to better use.” He quickly freed his cock from beneath his tunic and robe, thankfully not wearing his armor at this very moment.
You had to prevent yourself from widening your eyes at how endowed he was, not wanting to give him that ego boost when his ego was already through the roof. His shaft was girthy and long, and the vein running along the length of it was visibly throbbing already. Maybe I should have disrespected him way before now if this is what I get in return.
“Open your fucking mouth and don’t make me tell you twice.” He growled, grabbing your face in his hand and squeezing your cheeks hard enough to get you to part your lips for him. As soon as your jaw dropped open, he was forcing his cock into your mouth, groaning deeply when he hit the back of your throat. “Hollow your cheeks, whore.”
You automatically choked on his cock once he reached the back of your throat, hollowing your cheeks and taking a deep breath through your nose just before he started ruthlessly thrusting back and forth, choking even more when he reached to plug your nose thus cutting off any possible supply of oxygen you could get. Maybe he is going to kill me. At least I’ll go out with his cock down my throat.
“Look at you, already choking on my cock and I’ve only just started.” He mused with a snarky smirk, making you roll your eyes in mock annoyance. His hand gripped on your hair at the back of your head while his hips repeatedly snapped forward, using his grip to force your face to meet each thrust down your throat, smirking even wider when it pulled a garbled moan from your throat. “Oh you like that, huh you filthy whore? You like it when I violate your throat? Hm?”
You couldn’t help it, you moaned even louder, your eyes rolling into the back of your head for different reasons now. You hated to admit it, but the way he was throat fucking you with no remorse had you dripping, your pussy pulsating with each inconsiderate thrust down your throat. As much as you wanted to take a breath through your nose, you couldn’t, so you tried with all your mental and physical energy to stay conscious while he took his frustration towards you out.
Geta kept his gaze on your face as he forced himself down your throat, a wider smirk tugging at his lips when he noticed tears started to spill from the corner of your eyes. He wondered to himself if this was making you learn your lesson or if you were going to continue pushing his buttons to see what else he would do to you. He couldn’t deny it, your defiance which led to this moment made him hope you would test him some more, especially since your mouth and throat felt divine. He could only imagine how your cunt felt.
You snapped your gaze back on him when your lungs started to burn from lack of oxygen, looking up at him with eyes begging him to let you breathe, your fingers gripping onto his pristine robes to prevent yourself from collapsing. “Mmf!” You whimpered, one of your hands moving to wrap around the wrist of his hand still plugging your nose.
Geta took the hint and released your nostrils from between his fingers, letting you catch your breath through your nose while he continued abusing your throat with his cock. He watched as the color of your face returned to normal now that oxygen returned to your lungs, but your tears still resumed spilling down your face. “If you’d listened to me the first time, I wouldn’t have been so cruel while I throat fucked some respect into you.”
You narrowed your eyes to glare up at him, lifting your hand to give him the middle finger which only had him grinning sadistically. You knew you were playing a dangerous game, but part of you felt that your life wasn’t on the line, he was just really going to put you in your place if you continued your disobedient acts towards him.
He suddenly pulled his cock out of your mouth, allowing you ample opportunity to take multiple deep breaths to fully satiate your lungs while he glanced over at his other servants who were trying their best to ignore what was happening. “Leave us.” He ordered, waiting until the few of them scurried out of his chambers and the doors closed behind them.
Now your heart was pounding in your chest, hoping to the gods that he wasn’t going to kill you now that the two of you were alone. You hissed when he yanked you off the floor by the hair and forced you to look at him, him smirking at how swollen your lips had become from being wrapped around his cock. Gods he’s so cocky.
“You are very lucky that you’re my favorite. If it had been one of those servants who just left to disrespect me like this, their throats would have been slit the moment their disrespectful thoughts left their mouth.” His eyes roamed your face as he spoke, before he was dragging you over towards his bed and forcefully bending you over it. “Now you’re going to lay here like the obedient girl I know you can be while I deliver a well deserved punishment and you’re going to apologize for your blatant disrespect as I do so, got it?”
“Yes, Augustus.”
Geta grinned impishly at that, finally seeing an inkling of obedience from you again. “Now that wasn’t so hard, was it? Keep that up and I’ll have forgotten all about your disobedience in no time.” His hands gripped onto the fabric of your skirts and yanked them upwards before moving to your undergarment beneath and ripping it in two right off of you, giving his lips a lick at the sight of your plush ass cheeks.
You gasped at the sheer strength in his actions, biting down on your bottom lip as his fingers started tracing along your supple flesh before letting out a loud cry when his hand came down with a hard whack. “I-I’m sorry, Augustus!” You gasped, bracing yourself for the second smack you knew was coming, crying out again when it was received.
“I’m sorry Augustus for...?” He inquired, wanting a detailed apology and nothing less.
“I-I’m sorry for disrespecting you! For calling you such mean things, for not obeying your commands, for...for intentionally getting under your skin to see how far I could push you!” Your cries grew louder when his spanks grew more harsh, fresh tears spilling down your face all over again.
“And...?”
“And I’m sorry for saying you don’t own me! I-I’m yours! All yours, Augustus! I belong to you and you only! I-I’ll do anything you ask of me, like an obedient servant does!” You braced for more spanks, but they never came. Letting out a shaky breath, you dared to look over your shoulder, finding Geta staring down at you with something new in his eyes.
“You’ll give me my heir, that’s what you’ll do for me.” He gave you no warning before he was slamming his entire length inside you, your scream so loud, your pleasure could be mistaken for murder. A guttural moan erupted from his throat when he felt how tight and wet you were, his fingers digging into your hips as he started repeatedly slamming his cock in and out of you. “Fuck, I’ve never felt a more perfect cunt in my life. She’s all mine now. Say it!”
“She’s all yours, Augustus! All yours!” You squealed as you took every harsh thrust of his cock into you, the pain mixed with pleasure a feeling you never wanted to forget. Your eyes rolled into the back of your head with each ram against your cervix, fists clenched tightly into his sheets while you started squeezing around his cock. “Right there! Right there!”
Geta groaned at the way your walls squeezed around his cock, repeatedly aiming for that exact spot so they’d continue to do so, needing the added pleasure to coax him closer to his release. He wasn’t going to stop fucking you until you were filled to the brim with his seed. “Keep fucking squeezing me, going to claim my perfect cunt by filling her with my cum.”
You did just as he demanded, giving squeeze after squeeze after squeeze around his cock while he ruthlessly fucked you until finally he was tossing his head back with a roar and filling you with thick, heavy loads of his cum just as you coated his cock with your own cum. You buried your face into his bedding with a mewl as he filled you, not stopping your squeezes until he told you to.
“That’s enough.” He hissed after a minute, slowly pulling out of you once your vise-like clenches ceased and allowed him to easily slip out of you. He rolled you over onto your back after a moment before lifting you up to place you further up his bed, grabbing one of his pillows and using it to raise your hips up so not a single drop of his seed would go to waste. “Now you stay right here while I go tend to some important matters. Don’t let anything drip out of you, okay? Gotta be sure my seed takes.”
You gave your head a nod, watching as he fixed himself up while a thousand thoughts started swimming around your mind. You couldn’t stand him this morning, but now he was everything you could ever need. Did this change things between the two of you? Did he really want a servant to be the one to bear him his heir? Were you more than just a servant to him now? You needed to know.
“Augustus...” You whispered, nervously chewing on your bottom lip as you prepared yourself for the questions you had.
“Hmm?” He inquired, tossing your destroyed undergarments to the floor after cleaning his cock of your cum before tucking it back beneath his tunic.
“You don’t really want me to be the one to bear your heir, do you? I’m just a lousy servant... Don’t you want someone of a higher status to be the one to do so?” You frowned, your gaze refusing to meet his as you fiddled with your thumbs.
Geta sighed, moving to sit down beside you on the bed and reaching for your hands to still their anxious movements. “Look at me.” He commanded in a more gentle tone now, waiting for you to look up at him before continuing. “You’re not just a lousy servant. I’ve been wanting to make you more than that since your parents sold you into servitude, I just had to wait for the proper time to do so.”
“Really?” You blushed, completely taken aback by his confession.
“I did tell you you’re my favorite and I didn’t mean as a servant, I meant in general. I knew you were special when I first laid eyes on you.” He chuckled, bringing your knuckles to his lips for a kiss. “I’m sorry if I was too hard on you earlier. I just, I don’t take too kindly to that level of disrespect and when you kept pushing, my resolve snapped. I wasn’t expecting my favorite girl to say such cruel things about me.”
“I’m sorry.” You whispered, a soft frown on your face. “I only thought those things about you because I still have so much pent up anger over my parents selling me to be a servant. I guess I just never gave you the chance to prove yourself to be more than what you show yourself to be to everyone else in Rome.”
“Will you give me that chance now? Will you let me show you that there’s more to me than meets the eye?”
“Of course.” You smiled, your breath catching in your throat when he cupped your cheek and leaned in to press a deep kiss to your lips, your hands cupping his face as you kissed him in return.
“Thank you. I promise you, you will not be disappointed.” He breathed into the space between your mouths as he rested his forehead against yours. “I have some things I need to tend to right now, but I promise come tomorrow, you will no longer be a servant.”
Geta held true to his promises, proving to you that deep down he had more than a heart of stone, and turning you from the servant you were sold to be into the Empress you were destined to be. You never would have anticipated marrying the man you once despised, but now you wouldn’t change it for a thing.
Thank you for reading! Comments and reblogs are highly appreciated! 🩷 This was annoyingly difficult for me to write because I just couldn’t get the words to flow how I wanted, so I hope you enjoyed how it turned out 🥺
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Yandere Kalim Al-Asim x Little Brother Reader Headcanons/Short Story(?)
Sunshine child time! I've actually had a good idea for Kalim for the longest time and I'm excited about it so let's go! Fun fact: when I started writing this, I just came up with a second brother for Kalim. I hate myself for this.
Warnings: Clingy Yandere
Kalim Al-Asim
Brother A:
You're the second oldest in the Asim line. It's also useful to note that you are the only one who is also Kalim's full brother.
You absolutely adore your older brother and the adoration is fully returned. You two are barely ever seen apart. Heck, when you both were tiny, if you were separated for two seconds, Kalim would start full on bawling. Your parents killed two birds with one stone and had you two share a room.
You two were basically the same person, mainly for the fact alone that you tried to mimic Kalim's every move. Your parents would start to call you 'Tiny Kalim' as a joke but it stuck for years.
"Kalim! Tiny Kalim! It's time for dinner!"
"Yay! Come on, Tiny Kalim! I heard that it's a whole buffet!"
"Coming! Is Jali joining us?"
"He should already be down there!"
"Okay!"
We both ran throughout the house to the dining room. We were so excited to eat what was made! We both enjoyed a big feast.
"I wonder if they have curry!"
"I hope that they have some coconut juice to drink!"
We both took our seats at the table and started bouncing up and down. Food always got us into an excitable mood.
"Alright, alright calm down."
"Jamil!"
"Jali!"
Jali was a nickname that I came up with for Jamil when I first started to learn how to talk. If I had a nickname, that meant I was going to give everyone else a nickname as well. I call Kalim Big Bro more often than not but sometimes, I call him Carpet Rider. He's really talented at flying a carpet.
"Here you go, Kalim."
Jamil set a plate of food in front of Kalim and made sure that nobody else touched the food. Kalim let out a light cheer before digging into his food. I had to wait for another twenty minutes before a servant brought me my food. I let out my own cheer.
I got my utensils and grabbed a big bite.
"Hehehe, Tiny Kalim!"
I felt a tap on my shoulder and I looked to see who it was. I turned back to see Kalim eat my food.
"Hey!"
"Hahahaha!"
This was always a normal interaction between you and Kalim.
When your other siblings came into the picture, you both tried to make sure that everyone felt welcomed into the family. All of the games that you would play would result in complete chaos. Mainly for the fact that everyone would lose who was It.
Your mother kept a careful watch over her two children to make sure that the other mistresses wouldn't dare hurt you two.
Although that doesn't stop them from trying to get you to hurt Kalim.
"Hey, Tiny Kalim. Come over here for a second will ya?"
"Huh? Yeah, do you need something?"
"Could you do me a favor and put the contents of this vial into your older brother's drink?"
"Maybe?"
"If you do, I'll make sure that you get a sweet treat~"
I just stayed silent but took the vial from the lady. She's the mother of my fourth and fifth younger siblings, who are very sweet to me. I don't want her to be thrown out and lose those two.
I looked at the vial a little closer and saw the skull and crossbones etched into the glass. Another poison... Why does everyone come to me to poison my brother? Thankfully, I know exactly what to do with this anyway!
"Hey! Hey, Mr. Ver!"
"Huh? Oh! It's Tiny Kalim! What brings you here?"
"I was just out on the town when I remembered you talking about how a weed completely took over your favorite flower bed. Do you think that this type of poison will clear it out?"
"Hmmm, let me take a little looksie."
Mr. Ver took the vial from me and poured it on a recently fallen leaf. It took only thirty seconds for the leaf to just shrivel up on itself. If Kalim actually drank that...
"Wow! Good choice, Tiny Kalim! Thank you for being so considerate!"
I only gave him a shaky smile and a quick nod of my head. I needed to go find Jamil and warn him.
"Tiny Kalim!!"
Nevermind, my job just got easier.
Kalim tackled me in a behind hug and squeezed extremely tight. I let out a laugh before enveloping Kalim's arms with my own.
"Hiya, Kalim! Do you know where Jali is?"
"Over here, (Y/N)."
I looked over to Jamil and I gave him a slight wave. I then looked back to Kalim.
"Big Bro, would you mind if I talked with Jamil alone for a few seconds?"
Kalim's smile dropped and his eyes became dull for like two seconds. It was like it never happened because his smile came back full force.
"Of course!"
There was a slight strain to his voice but I just brushed it off as a bad day. I grabbed Jamil's arm and walked out of hearing range while still able to keep Kalim in our sight.
"What did you want to talk about with me, (Y/N)?"
"Our father's third wife gave me poison to give to Kalim. I just wanted to warn you so you can keep a close eye on him."
"Hmmm, thank you for the warning, (Y/N). It's greatly appreciated."
I gave Jamil a nod. It's so weird to hear my actual name instead of Tiny Kalim. But it felt really nice.
This wasn't the only time you were given poison and then figured out how to get rid of it.
You were also given small weapons and some money but you were prepared for that as well. Whenever you got a weapon, you went to the hunters to find out if they could use it. They were willing to take whatever weapons you had and gave you even more money for them. Then you would take whatever money that you got from selling the weapons and the money that you were given and give it all to Jamil. The man needs the money more than anybody else does.
Sadly, your 'tricks' put a target on your back as well.
"Hrk!"
"Tiny Kalim?!"
I felt my stomach convulse and out came the food that I had just eaten. Normally, that wouldn't freak me out if it wasn't for the fact that there was also some blood in what I threw up. And my body wasn't done yet.
Jamil quickly grabbed some of my food and put it in a plant. The plant shriveled up, making my eyes tear up. I should have been expected to be poisoned.
"His food was poisoned. We need to get him to a healer!"
Kalim picked me up and sprinted towards the healer's office. My body was still heaving, trying to throw more and more up even though my stomach was empty. This was very painful.
"Please! Help my little brother!"
"Oh my! Please set him down!"
I felt the healer work and let out a sigh of relief. Kalim looked extremely terrified by the fact that I was poisoned. The amount of tension that I had in my body released and I blacked out.
When I came back to reality, Kalim was sitting by my side, clutching my hand tightly. I don't even think that blood could flow naturally in my hand with how tight Kalim was gripping it. I weakly tried to get him to let go of my hand but it notified him that I was awake and I got trapped in a bear hug.
It's safe to say that you could barely leave Kalim's side after that.
Kalim was terrified at the thought of losing his only full sibling and felt useless about the fact that he couldn't protect you.
He demanded that Jamil would also be at your beck and call for the fact that and I quote 'Tiny Kalim needs Jamil more than I could ever!'
It's also safe to say that Kalim was less friendly to your other siblings. Still be courteous to them but refusing to let them play with you.
"Tiny Kalim! Tiny Kalim!"
I turned around to see Malik and Maia, twins by the way, running towards me, holding what seemed to be new toys. Not that surprising considering their birthday was only two days ago.
"Tiny Kalim! We haven't seen you for what feels like forever! Come and play with us!"
"I would lo-"
"(Y/N)."
I turned my head to Jamil, who seemingly appeared out of nowhere. As always, he had a poker face on.
"Yes, Jali?"
"Kalim has requested your presence."
"Ah, I see."
I then turned back to the twins and gave them a sad smile.
"Sorry guys. But it seems like our older brother needs me for something."
"Awwwwww, but we really wanted to play with you."
"I know. How about this? As soon as I'm done with whatever Big Bro needs from me, I'll come and find you as soon as possible! Then we can play the night away!"
"YAY!"
Now with Malik and Maia happy once again, I started to follow Jamil to wherever Kalim was.
"You do realize that Kalim most likely won't let you go before it's way past their bedtime right?"
"Yeah, I'm just trying to figure out what he wants from me this time. This is the fifth time that he has called me today alone! It's over a hundred if you count the rest of the week."
"I did take count. With this call, the count becomes 134."
"Oh goodness. How long do those meetings take normally?"
"Six hours is the average that Kalim will keep you normally."
"I need to talk about this with Big Bro."
You tried to talk with Kalim about the current monopoly that he was trying to have over your time.
Kalim decided to pull one of his best tactics.
"Monopoly over your time? Do you really believe that I'm trying to be selfish? I'm just trying to protect you, Tiny Kalim!"
"Big Bro, I don't have any doubts that you're only concerned about my well being but! It has been feeling like you're trying to prevent me from hanging out with anybody else lately. Well, other than Jali."
"I'm quite hurt that you would blame me like this. I guess that you don't love me anymore."
"That's not true! I still love you, Big Bro!"
"Then why must you push me away so often?!"
Kalim's eyes were starting to well up with tears and were quickly overflowing. He broke down into tears while huge sobs escaped from his mouth. I felt my heart twist at the sounds. The feeling was awful in my chest. I walked towards Kalim before enveloping him in a hug of my own.
"Please don't cry, Big Bro. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings! I was just being dramatic! I won't push you away again."
"Do you promise?"
Kalim's eyes were so broken. The tears streaming down his face added to the pain in my chest.
"I promise."
Ever since that promise was made, Kalim made sure that you would never leave his side. Wherever Kalim went, he made sure that you were coming along or would tell Jamil to drag you along.
You can't really remember the last time that you were truly alone. Either Jamil was in the same room, staring from the corner or you would be right by Kalim's side.
This persisted until it was time for Jamil to leave for NRC.
Kalim and I were watching as Jamil was getting ready to enter a black carriage. A smile was present on my face while Kalim was basically vibrating with excitement.
"Bye, Jamil! Have fun and stay safe!"
"Yeah! It's going to feel slightly lonely without you around!"
"Hehe, it'll be fine without me. You two have each other after all."
After those parting words, Jamil entered the coffin and the carriage rode off with him. Despite the fact that he couldn't see us, Kalim and I were waving our arms in the air until the carriage was no longer in sight.
"You know? You're right. It already does feel a bit lonelier without him."
"I know! Either way, let's go back inside. I want to play some Mancala with you, Tiny Kalim!"
When Jamil left, your mother and father took extra precautions with you. Since Kalim's most trusted servant was no longer available, they upped your guard count to make sure that neither you nor Kalim would be left alone.
Eventually, Kalim's magic appeared and he showed your parents. Everybody was overjoyed for Kalim and threw a party to celebrate him.
Shortly after the party and two months after Jamil left, an invitation from NRC arrived for Kalim!
Everyone was enthused! Well, almost everyone.
"NO!"
"KALIM! Do not fight with me! This is a huge honor!"
"Not unless Tiny Kalim is coming along as well!"
I kept my ear pressed close to the doors while the argument persisted. Kalim tried to burn the invitation when he got it and it sparked this argument. Dad wasn't very happy with how Kalim was acting. But Kalim wasn't completely above throwing a mild tantrum.
I stepped away from the door before sitting between two of our guards. I looked at both of them but neither of them dared to meet my gaze. I closed my eyes and wondered about how we reached here. Kalim's possessiveness, my willingness to play along, Jamil leaving. Kalim has become basically entitled to all of my attention.
I'm mildly hoping that Mom and Dad say no. Maybe the separation will benefit both of us.
"WAHOO!"
But that scream tells me otherwise.
Yep, Kalim was able to convince your parents to pull some strings to get you a ticket into NRC as well.
You were two months late into the school year but since Jamil has been there, he was able to catch you both up to speed.
"JAMIL!"
Jamil's head whipped around so fast that I was afraid of his neck getting hurt. Kalim basically body slammed him to the ground while I was running to catch up with both of them.
"KALIM?!"
"Yep! Did you miss us?"
Kalim was slightly bouncing while still keeping a strong grip on Jamil's shoulders.
"Us?"
"Hi, Jali!"
Jamil then saw me standing a bit away from the two. I gave him a slight smile and wave. Jamil's face displayed shock before he schooled his expression. Kalim finally got off of him and stood up. Once Jamil was on his feet, I gave him a hug of my own. No point in knocking him back down.
Jamil cleared his throat before talking.
"What brings you two here?"
"We're joining NRC!"
Jamil's eyes widened and Kalim took that as a sign to elaborate.
"I'm able to use magic now after many years of practice! I kept trying and trying and trying. But now, it has finally clicked! I got a letter a few days ago and tada~! Now, we're here!"
"That explains why you're here. But why is (Y/N) here?"
"I'm here because-"
"How could I possibly let Tiny Kalim be on his own?! We've been together since he was born! Not to mention, how would I be able to keep a proper eye on him?!"
Kalim interrupted me again. He has been getting into the habit of speaking for me. I guess I'm to blame for that as well.
Jamil only nodded his head before muttering stuff under his breath.
NRC days seemed to be pretty much the same to you as days in the palace.
Hang out in Kalim's room, eat with Kalim, hang out with Kalim and go to classes with Kalim.
You had tried to make new friends with the people of the dorm but Kalim always sent Jamil to find you. It was amazing how he knew whenever you had free time.
"Isn't NRC so cool?"
Kalim and I were resting on his bed staring at his ceiling. He recently became dorm leader. How? We have no idea other than Crowley randomly telling him one morning.
"Yeah, I guess."
I haven't been able to see much of NRC if I'm being honest. The most that I've seen outside of Scarabia are the classrooms. Before Kalim goes to his after school activities, he drops me off in our room. And to add insult to injury, he also locks the door behind him.
"You guess?! Come on, Tiny Kalim! This place has basically everything! Plus, everybody is really nice!"
I wouldn't know, considering I can't talk with any of them since Jamil always comes and interrupts any conversation that I could have. I only nodded my head before putting a forced smile on my face. When did I lose my ability to be (Y/N) and became only Tiny Kalim?
That thought plagued me for the rest of the night. I couldn't even close my eyes. My thoughts were much too frantic for it.
The next day, you decided to do something that you haven't once thought of in your life.
You left the room while Kalim was asleep. You normally woke up early and waited for Kalim to wake up. But you really needed some alone time. Time to be (Y/N). Not Tiny Kalim.
You ran out of Scarabia to the main campus. You only really knew where the main building was so this was a good chance to learn more about it.
You first went to the gate and started to patrol the perimeter. The stars were your company for this nightly stroll! They were ten times better company than your brother or Jamil.
"I wish I paid more attention to Arqa's ramblings. He would know all of these stars by heart. And the constellations that are out at this time of year."
I spoke out loud to the stars. Nobody else was up at this time, which was mildly disappointing. At least back at Silk City, the night Bizarre would have many different faces. Some scary, some friendly, and some just faces.
I started to hum and dance with the cool air enveloping my body. I haven't felt this unburdened in forever.
"TINY KALIM!"
I felt a body collide with my own, sending both of us to the ground.
"Kalim!"
Kalim was snuggling into my front, his grip getting really tight. It was quite obvious that he had been crying again.
"WHAT HAPPENED?!"
"What do you mean?"
"WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME?! I-I-I had to go to use the b-b-bathroom! AND WHEN I WOKE UP, YOU WERE GONE!! I-I-I-I THOUGHT SOMEONE KIDNAPPED YOU! I THOUGHT THAT I LOST YOU FOREVER, TINY KALIM!"
I listened to Kalim's crying before I saw Jamil walk up to us.
"He woke up the entire dorm to create a search party for you. That was very reckless."
I tilted my head down. My face felt so flushed from embarrassment.
"You should have left a note, (Y/N). I always thought that you weren't like Kalim but maybe... I should start calling you Tiny Kalim as well."
I felt my heart drop. Jamil was the only person who called me (Y/N). If he no longer does, would anybody remember my name?
Brother B:
You were the youngest (So far) of the Asim family. Your birth wasn't the biggest thing that has happened to the family but a few of your older siblings visited you the same day. One of those people was Kalim.
When it was his turn to hold you, Kalim felt something stir within his soul. He didn't know what exactly made you different from his other younger siblings that he has held. But he just felt such a connection with you!
There were plenty of times when you SHOULD have been with your mother that Kalim just took you instead. Whenever you needed to sleep, eat, or take a bath, Kalim would be the one to do it with you.
"Kalim! You need to stop taking (Y/N) whenever you want! I swear, if you keep this up, you'll become more of his mother than I am."
"But... (Y/N) likes to be with me! Right, (Y/N)?"
I babbled and put my fist in my mouth. I taste really nummy!
"See! He wants to be with me!"
Kalim would constantly run off with you. He took you to places that weren't really safe for your age.
Since your immune system wasn't as strong as a normal human being and you would normally get milk from your mother basically once a month, you would get sick quite often.
Kalim would feel mildly guilty since it was his fault but he would take the sickness as another thing to experience with you!
"Do you think that he's better yet, Jamil?"
Jamil took a breath before answering Kalim.
"No, Kalim. Look at him. His face is still flushed. Taking him out now would put him at risk."
I kept on crying. It was so hard for me to breathe! Plus I feel icky!
"I didn't mean to do that! You know that, right, Jamil?!"
"Yes, I know, Kalim. Come along. Let's give (Y/N) his medicine and let him sleep this sickness off."
A cup was put to my lips and a sweet syrup was in it. I drank it all up. What a sweet treat! I felt my eyes get droopy before I just passed out.
One year after you were born, Kalim was told that he was going to NRC after Jamil.
Kalim came up with a 'clever' plan.
He got special clothes to hide you in and snuck you into NRC without the Headmage or any of the other staff noticing.
"We're here! At our new home for a while!"
"Why are you shouting that, Kalim?"
"Because~~~!"
Kalim then reached into his secret pocket and pulled me out! I let out some giggles because it felt like I saw flying. Ooooo! Look! It's the grumpy guy again!
"Kalim... You're joking right? That's not actually (Y/N). Right?"
"Nope~! It's (Y/N) alright! I simply couldn't stand being away from him! I tried for one night. I had the caretakers move his crib out of my room and into his mother's but I couldn't sleep! What if he was crying?! What if he needed attention?! How was I supposed to know that he was safe if he wasn't with me at all times!"
The grumpy man just let out a sigh while Kalim spun me around in the air. He fell onto his bed with me on top of him.
"We're going to have so much fun here!"
Kalim took you to all of his classes, despite how much Jamil protested.
The staff would also raise an alarm but noticed that when you weren't there, Kalim wouldn't be able to focus and pay attention.
So they put up with you in their classes. Sometimes they would bring little toys for you to play with as well.
Eventually, letters started to come in. Letters from your mother.
"Hmmmmm."
I watched Kalim as he sat at his desk, looking at a piece of paper. I crawled over to him and started tugging on his pant leg.
"Huh? Oh!"
Kalim picked me up before setting me down on his lap. I looked at the paper too but it had weird scribbles on it.
"Your mother is quite upset with me, (Y/N)."
Kalim started talking and I just put my ear against his chest.
"She says that I shouldn't have taken you away from her. That I'm in the wrong for putting you at such risk. That I'm a monster who takes what doesn't belong to me. But that's where she's wrong, correct?"
I just tilted my head. I didn't really understand what he was saying.
"You do belong to me. You belong to me just as much as you belong to her. Just differently! I'm your older brother! It's my job to make sure that you live the best life that you can live! It's her job as the mother to bring you to life! She's already done her part of the job and now, it's my turn!"
Kalim gave me a huge smile, which I returned.
"See! I knew that you would agree with me!"
Kalim brought me into a hug. I reciprocated it but I was blind to the dark glint that appeared in his eyes.
"Maybe... I should send someone to remind her that she's done with her job."
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csilla-nocturne · 2 months ago
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Plotbunnies Collection Post!
Here is where I will post links to my plotbunies, and fics inspired by them! Also ALL BUNNIES ARE UP FOR ADOPTION! Please take as many as you want!
Tian Guan Ci Fu:
Ruoye recognizes Hua Cheng as Wu Ming
Calamity Xie Lian kills gods AU
Alternate fate switch AU
The one where I realize I'm bad at titling these, anyway Hua Cheng gets a collar and is very happy about it.
Probably one of the meanest things I've ever done to Yin Yu.
Jun Wu amnesia spell backfire AU
Modern AU where Feng Xin, Mu Qing, and Hua Cheng learn to work together to make Qi Rong miserable.
Hualian ascend together at what was supposed to be Xie Lian's 3rd ascension.
Someone hands Hualian a baby.
Xie Lian recognizes Hua Cheng as Wu Ming, and has to avoid awkward conversations.
Modern AU paleontologist Xie Lian meets artist Hua Cheng.
Paradise Manor bed and Breakfast AU
Duel memory loss AU where Hualian drive Feng Xin, and Mu Qing crazy by being even more love sick than usual.
Feng Xin figures out Hua Cheng is traumatized, and gets kinda protective.
AU where Wulian run off together, and Feng Xin, and Mu Qing find the cave of 10,000 gods centuries later.
Feng Xin and Mu Qing find out Xie Lian and Hua Cheng are together because of the drinking game AU.
Hong-er's Mom stays as a ghost AU.
Modern AU Feng Xin, and Mu Qing find out Hualian are married travel bloggers.
Hualian babysit Guzi, and I'm mean to Qi Rong.
Qi Rong gets himself killed trying to murder Hong-er AU.
Xie Lian get severe traumatic memory loss from the temple incident, but Wu Ming is there to help AU.
Ghost kings are actually like royalty AU.
35 gods challenge AU.
Hua Cheng teaches the kids at Puqi Village all the games he was never allowed to play as a kid ;_;
Fairy AU.
Hua Cheng photography modern AU.
Hong-er is a fox spirit AU. Fanfiction based on this one:
the good prince and his fox spirit by good_vs_evo ❤️
Time travel AU
Omegaverse AU where Xie Lian is like a mantis shrimp but with his nose.
Hong-er gets adopted by Feng Xin's family AU.
Xian Le Quartet have to live through each other's memories curse.
Jun Wu's sword collection.
AU based on the Planet Crafter game.
Hualian meet early, because Xie Lian volunteers to be a human sacrifice AU.
Vampire Hunter AU
Modern Vampire AU
TGCF as SVSSS, but the MC is Jun Wu before Wuyong was destroyed.
The reason Fengqing know Xie Lian's cooking is so bad.
Xie Lian finds a tiny piece of Wu Ming's soul AU
Task Failed Successfully!
If the donghua had filler episodes.
Hua Cheng and Feng Xin keep running into each other looking for Xie Lian.
Sorcery AU.
Silly Xie Lian is never banished AU idea.
Wu Ming confesses to leaving the flower AU.
Any kinda rivalry AU really.
Modern Hualian reunion AU
Calamity Xie Lian doing revenge his way! AU
Xian Le Quartet, and silly curses.
Hua Cheng will die again of embarrassment this time.
"That little shit."
They tolerate each other! YAY!
Warning: Xian Le quartet poly NSFW
Xie Lian isn't banished after his 2nd ascension AU Fanfiction based on this one:
A Ghost to Call my Own by Soapy_Soartp ❤️
Modern AU Charity date auction.
Mu Qing finds Xie Lian doing laundry for him, and is not ok.
Xie Lian pregnant when he ascends the 3rd time AU.
Calamity Xie Lian and Wu Ming somehow take over heaven AU.
Documentaries of reality TV in the TGCF universe?
Sleeping Beauty Xie Lian AU?
Feng Xin-Ge agenda.
Mu Qing makes a discovery.
All of heaven: PLEASE GO BACK TO HATING EACH OTHER.
Modern AU date stalking.
E-Ming gets a human form
Xie Lian's Mom comes back post canon.
Virginity sword scene, but Hua Cheng already put a bun in that oven, and it's obvious.
Personal Assassin Hong-er AU.
I am mean to Feng Xin.
Modern AU Hua Cheng gets stuck with the worst wing men.
Animal Days! *Check the notes for yea-baiyi's adorable froggy drawing!*
Xie Lian kills the Reverend of Empty Words for the Shi brothers AU.
Personal servant Wu Ming AU.
Political hostage Prince Hua Cheng AU.
Go home Grandpa, your drunk.
Embarrassing parent Jun Wu.
Hua Lian soul bonding.
Modern ghost hunting AU.
Hualian baby.
Someone want to make a video game about the TGCF gods. Mu Qing has opinions.
I am mean to Feng Xin again.
Qi Rong is going to do some self reflecting whether he likes it or not.
The saddest one, featuring He Xuan.
Mo Dao Zu Shi
MDZS modern courtroom drama where cultivation is still a thing.
Reverse orphans AU.
Wei Wuxian, and his army of crows
Lan Zhan gets Wei Ying to come back to Gusu with him AU.
Wei Wuxian, camera man.
Jin Zixuan's date night plans go awry.
Crossovers:
MDZS/TGCF Hua Lian adopt Lan Huan, and Lan Zhan
MDZS/TGCF Lan Zhan drunk adventures, and the reason Lan Qiren retired from teaching.
MDZS/TGCF Hualian please save Mo Xuanyu!
MDZS/? Wei Wuxian in a zombie apocalypse.
MDZS/TGCF Please give me all the Hualian helping Song Lan with Xao Xingchen, and A-Qing's souls please.
MDZS/TGCF The Wens disturb He Xuan's vacation.
TGCF/Ranma 1/2
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epickiya722 · 7 months ago
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Probably mentioned this but it's been so long if I had and I doubt I did but Hizashi being angry is justifiable and it's everything to me.
Not because of "YAY! RAGE MODE!"
But it shows that there's that side of him he is capable of and it's just not something to gloss over. His anger makes sense to his story.
This man had two of his friends to die and the other lose a limb and an eye. One of those friends that died had his body turned into practically a weapon and servant.
Piled on what Yamada does. He's a Pro Hero, a host of his own radio show, and an English teacher.
There's the situation with the villains, them going more buckwild than ever and the UA Traitor that he was right about and his reaction when finding out who it was? He couldn't believe it was a student. He was in no way happy about it and why should he be?
It was a child who then they find out was forced into that position.
Then he's always that "hype man", the "friend who is the bright spot of the group".
I can tell you it will get to the point that you can't always be positive and when it's not sadness you feel, it's rage.
It's like a dam trying to hold back water and then breaks once it's too much water.
And it's not like Hizashi hasn't express anger before. In fact, the first time we see him be angry? USJ Incident.
When the teachers show up, Hizashi actually didn't say a single word. Just walked up and used his quirk. And if you don't think that wasn't him being angry, think about how you would feel to see one of your closest friends almost beaten to death by villains who came onto the campus who also had no problem trying to kill your students.
So, just saying, yeah Hizashi's anger is justifiable. And it's not just "Oh, he's angry". He's angry for himself and the people he cares about.
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mx-heinous · 8 months ago
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El Filibusterismo: Poorly Summarized
Chapter 1: We're on a boat and here are the bad guys! :D
Chapter 2: Eyyyy Basilio! You wanna make a school? (Internally: This will not turn out well)
Chapter 3: Short stories with symbolism. That Ibarra guy? Pffft he's dead. Don't worry about him
Chapter 4: The government ain't shit. Something about crocodiles. Juli would rather be a servant than sell a locket
Chapter 5: Coach Driver Has The Worst Christmas Eve Ever
Chapter 6: Basilio Backstory Time
Chapter 7: Simoun Backstory Time (but you already knew he was Ibarra, didn't you?) + Two weirdos have a philosophical debate in the middle of the woods
Chapter 8: Unmerry Christmas
Chapter 9: People Responsible For Why Juli's Life Sucks
Chapter 10: Simoun sells stuff, and oh yeah, Tales killed 3 people or something idk.
Chapter 11: The government ain't shit pt. 2
Chapter 12: The most relatable guy in the book
Chapter 13: The education system sucks
Chapter 14: Meet the students. You're probably gonna forget about them by the next chapter
Chapter 15: Isagani argues with a guy named Spaghetti or something
Chapter 16: Chinese Guy's in debt
Chapter 17: Woohoo, we're at a fair! Wait a minute, where's Simoun?
Chapter 18: Ah, there he is
Chapter 19: Simoun reveals he's a terrorist to a college drop-out
Chapter 20: Turns out, Don Custodio ain't shit
Chapter 21: The friars make a fuss about a French play, backfires horribly
Chapter 22: Relationship Dramaaaaa. Also, yay! The new school got approved! Nvm, we can't direct it anyway
Chapter 23: Hey kid, wanna be a terrorist? Wait, WDYM MARIA CLARA'S DEAD?!
Chapter 24: Relationship Dramaaaaa pt. 2 (This isn't gonna end well, will it?)
Chapter 25: Eating food and making fun of the government
Chapter 26: The government ain't shit pt. 3
Chapter 27: Wait, a decent priest? No way
Chapter 28: People Are Scared, Tiago kicks the bucket, and oh hey, Placido, there you are
Chapter 29: Tiago's Funeral (that's pretty much it)
Chapter 30: Juli can't catch a break
Chapter 31: Look! A decent government official! Nvm, he resigned
Chapter 32: Literally everyone is out of prison except for Basilio because the government ain't shit pt. 4. Also, Juanito's a girlfriend stealing bitch
Chapter 33: Basilio has an emo arc
Chapter 34: Wedding planning ensues, and look, a pretty lamp that's definitely not a bomb
Chapter 35: Your ex just crashed your wedding but dw, it's a good thing
Chapter 36: Ben-Zayb finally gets his own chapter
Chapter 37: The people finally got some braincells
Chapter 38: Remember Selo? Well, he's dead now
Chapter 39: Simoun finally crokes and Tiburcio's there ig
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sugarsnappeases · 1 year ago
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hi kara im willing to DIE to hear more about that quillkiller witchhunt one omg???
HIIIII ATLAS <3333 omg there is no need for death i will tell u Everything!!!
okay so its set in the times of the witch hunts (duh lol) and bella is from this kinda wealthy family and her dad is a witch hunter and rita is like a servant sort of thing, i think i decided she's a cook for the malfoy's maybe?? but the two of them meet one day and start this like typically obsessive quillkiller vibe where they both high-key stalk each other and hate each other a bit and literally never stop thinking about each other
THEN bella finds out that rita is a WITCH!!!! SHE'S A WITCH!!!!! and she's like oh....?!?! and its what makes her realise that maybe she Wants rita, like in a more than 'i follow you around and insult you' way
so then she starts to help rita with her witchcraft things, like finding rarer herbs and things for her, and helping her to plot!! to plot and to scheme!! and they do a bunch of witchy things together and may or may not kill a man
BUT!!! BUT THEN!!!!!! cygnus finds out!!!!!! (or he finds something out at least) like he shows up and arrests bella (HIS OWN DAUGHTER!!!) and she's put in prison..... and then she gets let out bc rita finds out and confesses instead..... and then at rita's trial, bella decides fuck this and confesses too...... and then both of them get burnt at the stake!!!!!! yay!!!!!!!!!
here is a little snippet of the quillkiller first meeting for your consideration.... it is very unedited and unfinished etc but still....
It was underwhelming, the way they had met. Looking back, knowing what came of it, feeling the heat of it, Bellatrix thought that their first meeting should’ve happened on some miraculous day, should’ve felt like stars collapsing or volcanoes erupting.  Instead, it was a regular Sunday afternoon, and it felt like someone bumping into her as she investigated the potatoes in the marketplace.  She and her sisters had been sent out to buy their weekly wares, as they were every Sunday after church, whilst their parents DID SOMETHING. Bellatrix turned around to see if she could force whoever had bumped into her to apologise through the raising of an eyebrow alone - she wasn’t supposed to cause scenes in public, she was supposed to be a good girl and obey the teachings of the Lord and her father, good girls didn’t shout at strangers in the street just because they made her drop the potato she had been holding.  “Oh, I’m so sorry, miss!” came the voice of the stranger in question, the one at whom Bellatrix was not going to shout.  She had rosy cheeks and blonde hair and a look on her face that indicated she wasn’t sorry at all.  Bellatrix sneered, she fucking hated people and no, she wasn’t going to shout, but also that didn’t mean she couldn’t let her displeasure be known.  “Hmmm,” she said in reply, giving the woman a disdainful once over (she was dressed in a blue smock with a white apron, carrying a basketful of herbs and was definitely far below Bellatrix’s station).  The woman raised an eyebrow. “Hmmm? What’s that supposed to mean?” Her voice also clearly revealed her lower status, the harshness of it, nothing of the smooth cadence that Bellatrix had had drilled into her since birth, this woman’s words sounded like bullets (THINK OF SOMETHING FITTING THE TIME PERIOD BABY) crude and violent and different. “It’s supposed to mean,” Bellatrix replied, tilting her head the side slightly, “that I don’t think you’re sorry at all”
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chainsofaether · 10 months ago
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Horror, more specifically body horror.
TW // Body horror, death, suicide
Uh, yeah that's your trigger warning. Let me know if I did it wrong. Nothing I write is likely going to be overly bad, but then I have pretty high tolerance for things and I could be wildly misjudging how bad these random thoughts could be.
So enjoy reading if you want to see what I've been thinking about Nyxathe/my other random thoughts. Or just enjoy your day if you don't read. Thoughts below the cut. Blame @thefreelanceangel though that isn't entirely ture/fair. Still Anna is amazing. Also thanks for being my soundboard tumblr and friends.
So Final Fantasy doesn't really jump in to body horror. It touches it here and there and then dips in during Shadowbringers, and Endwalker to a lesser degree. But some of the events in the game REALLY could be body horror. I think the first instance is Sastasha Hard. Or maybe a bit earlier in the main story finding out about what primals can do to their servants. Specifically what Leviathan does to the pirates he's displeased with.
In game it's pretty mild, likely to save on budget honestly. Just changed heads mostly. The rare new model. But the implication is there. A primal can utterly warp the form of a person without killing them.
So why is does that matter?
Actually first lets back up. About a six month ago now? I played a game that will stay unnamed. If you really want the name DM me and I'll tell you. But to be less coy about it it was an adult game. But with the twist of being horror themed. Lots of death and forced change so on. But it made me realize there's something there I wanted to explore.
That's not super weird. I've spent a lot of time thinking about death. I've spent years, a decade plus, being extremely suicidal some years much much worse then others. So it isn't odd that I'd find a medium that explores death via murder or suicide kind of interesting.
But that wasn't what kicked all this up. That was the horror. I've never really payed much attention to horror, my deepest experiences were my sibling talking about Worm. But this game triggered something in my head? Suddenly this topic was more interesting.
Then more recently I watched a video about queer people and body horror. That gave me a piece of the puzzle at least.
So back to the present. What does any of this matter?
Well Nyxathe, formerly Yrys, was made to be a summoner. I really like summoner. Aesthetically at least. So for rp I needed a story that could justify her ability to be one. She didn't need to be one at the moment but she needed the potential. So the one thing she needs to have done is 'bath' in the aether of a primal. Typically you do that by not getting enthralled and killing said primal. Congrats you now have the potential.
The primal was easy. I mean Ifrit was the obvious choice. Little level 20 Yrys going up against a god of fire after being captured pretty much settled that.
Problem though, this is late Shadowbringers era. No one is really summoning primals anymore. Sure you can do a lot in rp but I struggle a lot with sticking to rules, even if they are just made up rules in my head. RP is a lot easier if we are all following mostly the same rules.
So it needs to be in her past. This big encounter with Ifrit. Fortunately the Amalja seemed to be interesting in capturing people and giving them over to Ifrit. So she gets captured at some point in her history after moving to Ul'Dah. Immortal Flames, or some group, shows up and kills Ifrit with much sacrifice. Yay, Nyxathe is saved. How did she bath in the aether though? The Echo is an easy, if complicated, answer. Ifrit enthralled a bunch of people but she was simply immune. Then present for his death.
But you ask what does any of this have to do with body horror the title of this post?
That was a deeply traumatic event for Nyxathe. Her mother died, by her own hands. It was a moment of utter powerlessness against a god being. Only through much blood and force was she saved. Force, power, magic. Whatever you want to call it became something of an obsession.
Primals, these god beings, are aether made manifest. So aether became her goal. To understand it. To gain power over it. To become it even. But first she had to learn. So she was a good girl and went to study like a starving beast at a piece of meat. Learned her letters and numbers. Kept up with her lessons on magic. Became productive but useful. Eventually becoming an adult and gaining some freedom.
Freedom and obsession. Over the years Nyxathe refined exactly what she wanted. She started to study aether and more specifically aether and it's effects on living beings.
This is about where two years ago and now diverge. Originally Yrys's aether was odd because it was the result of her study. She'd learned to manipulate her own aether to a minor but important degree. Nothing that gave her real power, just proof that she could change a living beings aether without killing them.
When I came back I decided that needed a change. Her aether is odd out of necessity, because some years past she did something to herself that very nearly killed her. Effectively trying to recreate what a Primal can do on herself. Her aether was already very slightly changed from meeting Ifrit. She pushed it further. Much further. To the point that she did damage. She made her natural aether extremely tuned to fire and polarized to Darkness.
This kills a person. Rapidly changing someone aether, or pushing it to extreme makes the body fail. It changes in a way that it can't live anymore. So very suddenly Nyxathe was changing and dying.
Long story short Nyxathe got a handle on this and 'fixed' her aether but the natural balance is still fire and darkness. It wants to be there. So she has to constantly maintain a balance that won't kill her. Hence her fucky aether that is perfectly balanced. That ties in to the weakness ask I answered a bit ago.
So that's where the body horror suddenly comes in. Even with her fix her hair still grows at a silly rate. The closer she gets to her natural balance the more changes start to happen. Her body temperature starts to go up, like a fever. Her hair and nails start growing rapidly. Her mental state gets volatile. She's been at that point a few times and she knows how to drag herself back to safety.
But what comes next? What is she couldn't drag herself back? It's not likely to pretty. It probably starts at her messed up eye. It pops. A wet goopy mess that gets replaced by the heat, heat that builds up to fire. The bones start to break as they try to reform in to new shapes.
Limbs getting longer, less human.
At this point she's probably dead or soon to be. This isn't a primal doing it after all. It just a experiment gone wrong. But Nyxathe hasn't just ignored the issue. Eventually she'll find a solution. What if she didn't die here? What if she became something else?
I think at this point her face probably splits? Right down the center of the jaw to give her something more like mandibles. A bigger, wider bite. Tongue growing to dip out her mouth. Teath growing longer, sharper. She can pull it all together to look more 'human' but eventually her aether breaks down more.
Her hands are more like claws at this point. For Rending and tearing, not holding. Her legs and feet are twisted, but stronger. Longer gait so she can chase things down.
Eventually the heat of her body become overwhelming and she ignites. I pictures her a bit like Ifrit in how he looms over you, bent to tower over you. But she isn't as bulky as Ifrit and unlike Ifrit she isn't just using fire, she is fire. Burned flesh and burning hair.
At this point my imagination start failing me because I'm trying to entirely mentally draw a character that is so beyond a visible reference that I struggle to keep it detailed and interesting.
I imagine lots of screaming. Burning alive is super painful after all. Plus having your bone reformed like a new puzzle being put together is probably painful and noisy. And thanks to the darkness in her she can't really die just an endlessly changing, growing, monster that's mind is broken or nearing it. Oh and she's probably hungry. Change requires energy after all.
Guess that's what the new jaw is for. The better to eat, you, with. I don't know if she'd actually eat physical things so much as just aether. But animals and people have lots of aether. So is she voidsent at that point? Probably not. She can't eat JUST aether. Hence the people or animals. She's still a physical being just a messed up one. I doubt she survives very long with out further change. Probably killed or just starves to death.
I do wonder if her mind could survive that level of transformation. Would she feel horror at her body? Would the hunger break down logic? Exaltation at her new form and power? Unlikely that last one.
Either way this is not Nyxathe's goal. This is a terrible tragedy that could happen under the right circumstances.
What is Nyxathe's goal then? Honestly it's a bit theoretical. She see's primals as a form of ultimate power. Can a person become a a primal but stay themselves? Become nothing more then aether like elementals? What happens to the soul and the mind?
One day she might find the answer. One day the world might have a new god being.
Should the world shudder at that thought? Who knows. For now Nyxathe isn't really a threat to anyone. She still understands compassion, though every day she wonders more if matters. Her experiments are still careful and measured. She learned her lesson and she has plenty of time. But someone obsessed as she is eventually will slip again. Hopefully she has people to catch her.
Or you know she becomes a terrible monster that willingly experiments on captured victims to find the answer she seeks. Looking to feel unimaginable pain, horror and then die? Donate yourself to Nyx now and push her down that dark road. Dying might not even be required, she's gotten pretty good. She promises.
She could meet Anna and get some idea's in her head. Assuming she could survive five minutes in a room with Anna.
Anyway. There's my thoughts for the moment. It's not terribly actionable information at the moment unless you want to do something awful to my character. I kind of don't want her to die yet though? So maybe pass on that.
If you somehow made it this far I hope it was a little interesting?
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solarsavoy · 2 years ago
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Okay, so 2, 15 and 37 for the OC ask
Gerit and Mythren this time.
You can do 15 for Steshiko too if you want.
Yay, more asks! Feel free to keep them coming. You're the only one asking right now, so... yeah.
Gerit
2 - Tea, coffee, hot chocolate or other?
He would be confused by anything that's not water. I could see him being interested in tea though. Something like "it doesn't look like water, but it taste like water? Huh." *drinks*
15 - What is the first thing people notice about them?
That he doesn't say anything. I imagine he gives off weird vibes and him not greeting anyone or offering to shake someone's hand would immediately be the thing people find strange about him, and then how he will stare at the speaker and never add to the conversation. He just has this blank gaze all the time. XD
37 - Your character has been kidnapped. Who has kidnapped them and how do they escape?
The Commander most likely. And Gerit would escape by killing a bunch of young, trained assassins without a second thought. True story. And depending on where he's at in his development, he'd probably fight and try to kill the commander too, just to ensure it doesn't happen again. 😉
Mythren
2 - Tea, coffee, hot chocolate or other?
He's a coffee guy, I imagine. Needs his daily morning cup if it was a thing. Doesn't like it black, but doesn't like a lot of sugar. I imagine he's be very habitual if he were on Earth.
15 - What is the first thing people notice about them?
Deo said father, and I have to agree. He dad's Gerit all the time and after a while, it's probably ingrained in him, and people probably have to stop him and say "I can cut my own food, thanks" and Mythren would just be like "oh, silly me" and the other thing is that he's a chatterbox. He's the guy that everyone would go "oh, I'm not gonna be able to shut him up, am I?" *instant regret*
37 - Your character has been kidnapped. Who has kidnapped them and how do they escape?
Most likely King Kares. I imagine he'd be held in a dungeon/jail for a time and he'd probably get help from the queen, her servants, and other tending staff (which includes Lady Callisties, by the way. That's how he knew her.)
15 - What is the first thing people notice about them?
Stag - I think it depends on the situation. At the castle, probably his high and mighty attitude. At the clubs, probably his flirty smile and intense gaze.
Deshi - His broody teenager attitude. XD
Panko - Her child-like wonder and kindness. She's very forward and the first to introduce herself. She likes to ask questions and will follow around a new person she likes without question. This probably makes most people have this "protective" approach to her initially and they'd have no idea how capable she is of taking care of herself.
Thanks for the ask, as always, Jackie! 💙💙💙 Not going to lie, Deshi's broody teenager answer made me laugh. XD And Deo too. Love you! Have a good evening!
Ask thing.
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fiendish-appreciation · 1 year ago
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Yay! Thank you!😄 I am glad you liked my theory on the why their relationship imploded so very badly🥲 
I am glad that the poor servants are safe😅 
😂🤣 you always make me laugh out loud so much when you bring what I make an inner monologue into, someone, just some random maniac with no self preservation whatsoever(...or Haarlep 😂, I want to believe that if there is someone who is saying the inner monologues then that is just Haarlep over Raphael's shoulder being a menace, and the only reason they survive is because they cannot be killed in any way that truly matters 😎, and that Raphael, has been TRYING. FOR. YEARS.🥲) just dropping to tell Raphael atrocities, like independently of how he is on the outside in the inside he must be all👁👄👁 😢 😭  
Anxiety is a bitch and makes fool out of us, like yeah, it makes so much more sense once you pointed to me that it was anxiety, because yeah, I could tell she was anxious while reading, but for some reason, it didn’t register in my head that, SHE IS ANXIOUS (the level of deranged stupidity that comes out of my mouth when I am anxious is truly something 😒😂, this is all to say, now I am like, yeah, this totally checks out in a very reasonable way, I too would probably be saying the same thing in her position😭🤣) 
Yep, as he should be! What is the point of having all that power (to achieve true freedom in the hells) if he doesn’t use it! 😤 
On the positive side of the white gown (that I imagine was a thing of beauty that slayed!😤) it probably made her wedding gown the most memorable out of all of the weddings in hell! 😎 
the fact that the tiara idea came to you on the moment does not take away at all from the geniality of the situation, and honestly, each time something like that happens when one is creating something is just a really cool moment when you just want to high five your own brain for their genius!🤩 
good for hell! On things going better for them! Now so long as another nautiloid doesn’t come through Avernus again 😅 (just to clarify though, “The gentle consort” is the alias I meant) 
OMFG but Raphael’s power of charisma is an outrageous thing if he can charm his mother in law who is afraid of devils! 😂🤣 but, really, I am glad for Gwen! and that her relationship with Raphael would have, had a good chance of getting her mom's approval! 🥹🥹🥹 
Thank you! 😄 
The Runaway Bride
Raphael x OC (Gwendolyn Gray)
Summary: After accepting Raphael's proposal, it is finally time for the wedding. But what will happen when Gwendolyn starts to doubt herself?
This is the part two/continuation of Betrayer, so go read that first.
A/N: these two are definetly a couple i would come back to in the future, if anyone were interested. Anyways, have fun reading it!
I'm tagging @fiendish-appreciation because you liked the first part and showed interest in this so idk i thought i should tag you. Anyways, to the fic.
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If there was one thing Gwendolyn had dreamed of since she was a child, it was of having a big wedding ceremony. Like the ones she read about in books or the fairy tales her mother used to tell her before bed.
She used to fantasize about where she wanted it to happen, who would be present, and she’d even draw what she wanted the dress to look like.
Of course, things didn’t exactly turn out as a young Gwendolyn had once imagined. For one, she didn’t imagine her wedding would take place in the Hells. Or that hundreds of thousands of fiends would be in attendance. And she’d never believe that the groom would be the archdevil supreme himself.
But most importantly, when Gwendolyn imagined herself getting married, she’d always believed her mother would be there, to walk her down the isle and help guide her through the day.
She also thought her friends would be there. But Gwen guessed that that’s what killing your companions get. The ones she hadn’t betrayed, who weren’t there when the fight happened, had also left her. The only one who remained had been Scratch.
Since the moment she had woken up, on the day of the wedding, Gwendolyn had felt lonely.
After she had eaten breakfast alone, since according to tradition, the couple wasn’t supposed to see each other yet, the servants had drawn her a bath and helped her wash herself. Then they dressed her, fixed her hair and were now finalizing putting makeup on her.
Scratch was laying at her feet, and every moment she got, she would pet him. At some point, when the servant attending her had left momentarily, she whispered to him. “Oh Scratch… I feel so alone. I wish Mother was here.”
As Gwen looked at herself in the mirror, she felt a sudden sadness. She was supposed to be surrounded by friends and family, she was supposed to be laughing and having fun. Instead, she was feeling lonelier than she had in years.
Not only that, but Gwen had another fear, one she hadn’t told Raphael about. While he was still at least half devil, she was mortal. Although she had spent some time in the Hells alongside him, understanding how ruling worked, she still feared that his, soon to be hers, subjects would reject her.
“You look beautiful, mistress.” One of the servants spoke, taking her out of her own head. Gwen turned to look at her, a young elven woman, and nodded her head in thanks. “Something wrong, mistress? You seem kind of sad.”
Gwen shook her head. “It’s…nothing. Just wedding jitters.” She gave the servant a tight smile. The elf didn’t seem convinced but decided to drop the topic. She walked over to her mistress, veil in hand.
Before the item could be placed on Gwen’s head, the tiefling raised a hand. “Wait. I have to go to relieve myself first.” She stood up from her chair, and various servants went after her, to hold her dress, but Gwen said “I’ll go alone.” She gathered her skirts and hurriedly left the room, Scratch following her.
As soon as she got out, Gwen looked around the hallway, and seeing nobody there, she opened up a portal. Before she walked into it, she turned to the dog. “Scratch, be a good boy and stay here. I’m just gonna go get some air and I’ll be back.” And then, she left.
Raphael’s day had gone as he had planned.
Everything was in order - the flowers, the music, the decoration - the guests had arrived on time and he looked great, having ordered a tailored garment for the occasion, shaved his beard and trimmed his hair.
Now, it was only a matter of time until the ceremony began. He waited in his room, sipping on wine. Everything was peaceful until Korilla burst into the room.
“We cannot find her.” The warlock said. Raphael raised an eyebrow and she explained. “I went to the mistress’ room, to bring her to the aisle, and when I got there, all her servants were saying she had gone missing.”
Raphael stood up, furious. “What? How come she left and nobody saw it?” Was his precious partner, the one who had betrayed her friends for him, running away? That couldn’t be. “Gather everyone. I want every corner of the Hells turned over until we find my runaway bride. In the meantime, go tell Mol to entertain the guests.” Korilla nodded and left to go after the others.
Raphael smashed the glass of wine he was holding. After everything they had gone through, she would dare leave him now, embarrassing him in front of his subjects?
No. He would not allow it. The wedding would happen, had she wanted to or not.
… Half an hour had passed, and he had no sight of where Gwendolyn could be. She had left no trace, whatsoever, and she was not to be found in any of the rooms she would normally be - the library, her room, the dining room or even the hellish gardens.
Raphael began to panic. How could a mortal such as she evade him in his own realm? He was so deep in thought, he hadn’t noticed Scratch’s presence until the dog licked his hand. He jumped back in surprise.
“Not now, Scratch.” He tried to shoo the dog away. Raphael had never liked dogs, but for Gwendolyn, he made an exception, considering how attached she was to him. He sighed and looked at the creature. “It seems that your owner has run away.”
At that, Scratch’s ears picked up and he wagged his tail. Then, he began to howl, almost as if he was trying to tell Raphael something. “What is it, boy? Would you happen to know where Gwendolyn is?” Scratch howled again and Raphael got an idea.
“Korilla, come quick.” He summoned the warlock. “I know where she is.”
Tahlia Gray had been buried in the gardens outside her home. To mark where she was, Gwendolyn had planted a couple of seeds of forget me nots, and although she hadn’t been there in years - as she was serving in the Hells as Raphael’s consort - the flowers had survived and were now in bloom.
Gwendolyn sat on the bench outside her home, the one that faced the flowers. Tears streamed down her face, as she spoke to herself. “I always thought this would be the happiest day of my life.” She sobbed. “Instead, I’m feeling more lonely than I ever could.” She walked towards the forget me nots and plucked one from the ground. “I wish you were here today, mama.”
Gwen stood there, clutching the delicate flower to her chest, when suddenly, a familiar voice spoke from behind her. “So this is where you’ve run off to.”
“Raphael.” She gasped as she turned around to face him, and immediately lowered her head.
“Gwendolyn.” He spoke, voice full of anger. “Are you trying to run away? To turn your back on me? You should know by now how foolish that is.” Raphael walked closer to her. “I will always come back to find you.”
“I…I didn’t mean to run away.” She said, quietly.
“Then what are you doing here?”
“I…” She turned her back to him. She didn’t want to admit to him how lonely and scared she was. “We’re not supposed to see each other yet. Mother always said it would bring bad luck.”
Raphael was about to reply when he heard her sob. At the mention of her mother, he began to piece together what could be happening.
“Gwen… tell me what is on your head.” He said in a softer voice. When she didn’t reply, he placed a hand on her shoulder, getting closer to her. “Please.”
That made the dam break. “I just feel so alone.” She turned around and looked up at him. Through her tear filled eyes, she could see how his gaze had softened. “This was supposed to be the happiest day of my life but everyone is dead. My mom is not here, she won’t get to walk me down the aisle or see me in a wedding dress.” Gwen stopped to sniffle.
“Tav, my friends and companions, they are gone and it’s all my fault. I don’t deserve to be here, getting married and becoming a wife to the Archdevil Supreme after all I’ve done
She took a deep breath. “And I’m so scared that I’m letting you, and all the other fiends down. Tav would have been a much better leader and consort than I ever will.They should be the ones having a happy life, not I!” Gwen put both of her hands in her face and cried.
Raphael’s eyes were furrowed. Although Gwen had expressed some guilt over what she had done years ago, but now he had realized the hole was much deeper. He wrapped his arms around her in a hug, allowing her to cry on his vest.
He caressed her head as he spoke. “Tav was an ungrateful, scheming, lying bastard who got what they deserve. They could have never reached your status. You have gotten where you are because you took destiny into your own hands and made your own path, that lead you to me.”
Raphael took her chin in his fingers and raised her head towards him. “Look at me. Tradition be damned. I would have not chosen you if you hadn’t proven yourself worthy every step of the way. I would not have come here, in the middle of nowhere to come and get my bride, if I didn’t think you were to be the one to rule besides me.” He looked at the flowers and then back at her.
“And even if your mother isn’t here today, you know how much she had loved you. You gave her the best years of her life.” Gwen nodded. “I’ll make this promise to you. As long as I live, you will never be alone.” Raphael finished his speech, grabbing both of her hands and kissing them, while looking at her mismatched eyes.
“Thank you.” Gwen finally said. “I’m sorry. I should have talked about this long before, and now I’ve ruined-”
He interrupted her. “You have ruined nothing, my dear.”
“But, you´re planning?” She looked at his vest.
He shook his head. “This day is as much about you as it is about me. Even if I’d prefer everything to be in order, exceptions can be made, especially if it is for you.”
“And your clothes…I messed them up, as I imagine my makeup is as well.”
“I am the King, my dear. I can magic those away.” He kissed her on the cheek. “Now, let us go. Your subjects wait for you.” Raphael offered his arm.
“Wait.” She turned around and grabbed a few more forget me nots. “This way mother will be with me.” Gwen smiled and took his arm, allowing themselves to return.
After cleaning themselves up, the ceremony proceeded with no more troubles.
Gwendolyn walked down the aisle alone with a bouquet of white roses, magnolias and forget me nots in hand. Her dress was grand and white, with golden embroidery. Raphael had protested due to the color, but they had come to an agreement - he could plan everything else as long as she chose how the dress would look like. A sheer white veil covered her face and Mol, who was now a young adult, was placed behind her, holding the train of the dress.
Once they reached the end, where Raphael was placed, Gwendolyn gave Mol the bouquet, and turned her attention towards him. He was quick to lift her veil up. Due to having no better person, Korilla had been chosen to officiate.
“Do you take this woman, Gwendolyn Gray, daughter of Tahlia Gray, the Hero of Baldur’s Gate, to be your wife?” Korilla said.
“I do.” Raphael answered with a smirk on his face, placing the ring on her finger.
“And do you take this man, Raphael, son of Mephistopheles, Archdevil Supreme, Lord of the Nine Hells, to be your husband.”
“I do.” Gwen smiled as she put the ring on his finger.
“Than I, Korilla Hearthflame, with the powers invested in me by Raphael, pronounce you husband and wife.”
Before the costumery kiss happened. Korilla had produced a cushion with a delicate tiara that much resembled the Crown of Karsus that Raphael wore.
He took the tiara in his hands. “Kneel.” He commanded and Gwen did so.
“With this, I make you not only my wife, but my consort, my partner, the one who will rule besides me, the one true Queen of the Nine Hells.” His voice boomed across the room. “Are you prepared to bear the burden of the crown?”
“Yes, my King.” She said. Then, she felt the tiara be placed on her head, and Raphael’s fingers lifted her face.
“Then rise, my Queen.” He offered his other hand and she grabbed it.
Once she stood up, Raphael pulled Gwendolyn close and kissed her on the mouth. With one hand on the back of her head and the other on her back, he dipped her as they kissed, which made her gasp, as the room erupted into cheers.
Later on, the newlyweds were sat beside a grand table, as guests appeared before them to grant their wishes and present them gifts.
Gwen looked around the room, how happy everyone seemed as they ate and danced. She looked her wedding ring, still not believing it had happened. And finally, she looked at Raphael, her husband.
She placed a hand on his wrist. “I want to thank you. For everything you’ve done for me.”
He put his glass down and smiled towards her. “It is I who should thank you. I would not be here today if it wasn't for your efforts.”
Gwendolyn smiled. “I love you.”
“And I you.” He replied, reaching forwards and kissing her delicately.
THE END
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sukirichi · 4 years ago
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A god like Naoya is about to see how his little mortal is hiding a true gift.
REQUEST.  deity au + virgin sacrifice for naoya + reader with worship kink
CONTENT/WARNINGS. virginity loss, naoya isn’t nice, mentions of blood,  murder, abduction, praise kink, slight degradation, fingering, overstimulation, slight breeding kink, creampie, orgasm denial, mentions of slavery, face fucking, reader is willingly consenting to pain, reader is a masochist, naoya is a sadist 
NOTES. ah...it feels so natural to write naoya...also can someone send me some good erotic hentai panels, yay <3
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Today is the day – the one you’ve been prepared for ever since you’ve forced to make acquaintance with the blinding darkness and smell of rust.
What time is it? Is it morning, night...maybe somewhere in the middle?
There’s no telling, not when you’ve been staring at the pitch black darkness for what seems like forever. It’s been too long, so long, that you’ve forgotten what the world looks like. It’s like one day you’re helping your family tend to the farms when rough hands grabbed at you, and you’re shoved in a cold, dark cellar before you could even say good bye.
Oddly enough, the servants – or at least that’s what you assume they are, since they’ve been nothing but tight lipped and inherently obedient to a faceless figure – have taken extreme care of you.
Twice a day, they’d open the cellar, the sound of keys rustling and nearly muted footsteps like music into your ears. The slight sliver of light passing through from the outside is immediately concealed within a split second, a black smooth material wrapped around your eyes before they strip you off. Normally, you’d complain and fight back, but you’ve lost all the will to even defend yourself at this point.
You’ve given up a long time ago, and life’s been a lot more tolerable ever since.
Today isn’t any different. Maybe it was hours ago, two servants had came in to wash away the grime and dirt from your body before you felt something combing through your hair. Then, you felt it. A smooth, cold blade running up and down every inch of your body, rendering you immobile in fear even breathing could cut you open.
It didn’t. If anything, you felt a lot smoother, lighter, and freer.
“Is she bare?” an old, croaky feminine voice echoed in the small room, equally wrinkled hands removing the strap of your bra off before she lathers a rose-scented cream all over your body. “Naoya-sama prefers his slaves hair-free, you know that. Not even stubble is allowed, do you understand? Keep shaving her until she’s spotless.”
Naoya-sama.
So that’s where you were. It all made sense now.
For as long as you could remember, that name’s been spoken with terror, the slight tremble of voices and darkened eyes pooled with fear never absent in the presence of his name. You’ve never seen him, but you know enough to understand that he’s a prominent figure especially in your little village. He’s not human, but he’s not exactly a god either – at least, not one that people would willingly worship.
You’ve heard telltales on how his beauty alone had women dropping to their feet, the malice in those eyes of his enough to make even the strongest warriors stick to his side in fear of what he’s capable of.
He’s as old as time and as strong as the steady flow of the river you and your people have always bathed in. It doesn’t make sense that someone as fearsome as he was is living at the mountains where nothing but quiet, peaceful people rejoiced, but the more you think about it, of course he’d prefer his people submissive, heads always ducked in fear and shaking in terror.
This whole time, you thought you’d been sold off to a neighbouring clan head because your clan didn’t have enough funds to pay for the latest trade.
In a way, you’d feel a lot luckier if the former had happened instead, because there’s really no proper way of making sound of the fact you’re sacrificed to your own deity, Naoya Zen’in, after not completing your offerings to him for ten whole moons.
It’s bad, horribly so, and you should be shaking, should be crying, should be wishing for death instead, so then why are you deferential? You don’t complain when two rough hands pull you from the ground and keep your arms tight in shackles at your lower back, vision still obscured by this cloth as you’re guided somewhere – someplace that all the sacrificed women for your deity are received.
Your feet are sloppy and smacking against the hardwood floor, heart pulsing in your tongue for all the wrong reasons. Faintly, you can smell a rose-scented candle and water splashing, but it doesn’t register until you’re immersed under it.
You gasp, hair flattening onto your skin while you look around blindly, struggling to clutch onto something as your feet keep slipping into the tub.
You’ve never been into a tub before; much less recognize the soft, paper-like objects floating into the water with you. Head swaying side to side until water is sprayed everywhere, a firm hand keeps your head in place just as a pumice stone is scrubbed into your skin. It’s not painful, but the rough scraping sensation feels sensitive from your skin that hasn’t been exposed to normal, breathing air for who knows how long.
“Stop moving,” that same elderly voice commanded, and her assistants, most likely, move quickly into extending your limbs until you’re sprawled out everywhere. “We are to make you perfect, presentable, lavishing in front of our deity himself.”
“B-but —”
“You have no right to speak!” You’re left stunned as your cheek bruises red, lips wet from the water as you pant. The sting on your skin becomes more pronounced, but you dare not speak, opting to keep your lips shut instead. The elderly woman takes notice of your behaviour, humming before she makes you stand up, that same blade swiping down your exposed regions. “You learn fast and submit well. I think we have a worthy sacrifice for tonight.”
“She is gorgeous too, my Lady.”
“She should be,” comes a retort, your jaw clenched as you keep still. She forces your legs further apart until you’re embarrassingly exposed, the rose petals in the water sticking into some corners of your skin. “If she was not, she’d be dead already. It’s her pretty face that’s keeping her alive at this point.”
Everything is a blur after that.
One moment, they’re shaving you, the next you’re thrown from one body to another. They perform all sorts of things – towel drying your hair, exfoliating your skin, plucking your eyebrows to perfection before applying a shimmer to your cheeks and something sticky and glossy to your lips, then finally you feel the warmth of silk robes you could never afford even if you work yourself to death caressing your body.
After that, you’re locked inside a much bigger room, the blindfold falling off your face slowly.
You blink in surprise.
The room isn’t that dark, but dim enough, and your heart beats louder in your chest when you see the size of the room. It’s ten times bigger than your village meeting point, a large tatami bed sat in the middle. From one side, a window is open, allowing you to see the white illumination of the moonlight that looks hauntingly romantic.
Candles are lit on either sides of the room, and your gaze lands on odd whip-like weapons placed proudly on the walls.
Your legs are wobbly as you stand, life just coming back into your unused muscles. Making your way towards it, you reach out to touch this...weapon that’s still somewhat coated with the stench of blood. It’s immaculately clean and the leather is shiny, though it’s clear this has been used for far more gruesome situations before.
I think we have a worthy sacrifice for tonight.
You recoil your hand that’s a breath away from coming into contact with it, terror plaguing deep into your bones as you take a step back.
You’re a sacrifice, an offering, sacrifice, sacrifice, sacrifice – you’re brought here to die, and your god would kill you himself. Others may have considered it an honour to have died from the mercy of his hands, your oh-so divine lord who’s brought prosperity and wealth into your land, but you turn away, breathing hard as you make a break for the door.
But you never made it.
Your back lands into someone’s chest, a slight gasp falling from your lips before you’re pummelled into the ground, strong hands pinning your arms above your head. Eyes widening, you come face to face with your deity, his fox-eyes lined with dark kohl sharpening his already predatory features, ears pierced with tiny skulls and black dots.
His knee nudges your leg open and you groan, the sound making his eyes dart at you in warning before he smirks upon seeing you make no move to get away from him.
“As I’ve heard,” his deep voice cuts through the eerie silence of the room, the night so mute not even birds or insects cricketed at the presence of your deity’s need to have you for himself. “You are a compliant little lamb sent to the slaughter,” you shiver as his fingers run to caress the side of your face, his free hand undoing the knots that keeps your modesty. Naoya hums deep in his throat when the cloth falls to the sides, revealing perky nipples that pushed closer and closer to his awaiting lips at each heavy breath you took.
“You are stunning,” he praises, using a thumb to graze over the hardened bud. It’s barely a touch, but you’re sensitive, wholly new to this that you whimper. The sound is humiliating and utterly pathetic, your teeth coming down to capture your lips.
This displeases him entirely and Naoya taps your lips open, glaring at your wide, fearful yet aroused gaze. “You do not ever conceal such shameful sounds when I’m above you, do you understand?” You nod shakily, freeing your lip from its confines. Naoya snickers, chest puffing up with pleasure before he leans back to his calves, pushing the rest of your robe to the side until you’re completely exposed to him.
Your breathing grows more laboured when Naoya spreads your legs open, smirking as you whimper at the stretch of having your knees flattened by your sides. Legs placed on top of his knees, your elevated posture gives him more access to your bare pussy, his gaze zeroing in on the gleaming arousal that’s beginning to form on your lips.
“So fucking wet,” he comments, using both his thumbs to pry your pussy apart. You moan at the sensation of him pressing down on a part of you that you don’t know existed, and Naoya laughs, the sound sinister yet erotic. “You’re a virgin.”
It’s not a question – it’s a statement he takes pride in, especially because he knows he’s the chosen one to take something precious away from you.
“I’ve always loved virgins,” Naoya’s hands roam all across your body, slowly, sensually, passionately, the rough, calloused hands running under your legs to hitch them up behind his broad back, to cup your soft ass before he cups your pussy, groaning into your neck when he feels you leak and he’s barely touching you to begin with. It makes his ego swell when your hands wrap around his neck; he hates being touched by mere, lowly mortals like you, but you are undeniably gorgeous and so wanting of him that he allows you just this once. “Always so sensitive – do you want to be good for your deity? Hm?”
“Y-yes!” you cry out, eyes snapping shut when he suddenly inserts a finger in.
The feeling is foreign yet not totally unwelcomed, but you grimace anyway at the slight sting his digits bring. Naoya pumps his fingers in and out of your pussy to coax your arousal to drip further into the sheets like a waterfall, your nails digging into his robes while he watches you with a smirk. He laughs when your eyes widen at the second finger pushing in, thumb rubbing over your clit until your legs tremble around him.
“Virgins are always so gorgeous once they finally learn of pleasure,” he scoffs to himself.
You look at him straight in the eye, mouth falling open while small gasps fall through at the speed he’s pushing into you at.
Something begins to form in your lower bally until your body grows utterly warm, something...something close about to snap when he pulls his fingers out of you, throwing his head back in laughter when you cry for the first time that night.
Naoya stares at the way your gaze darts from his cum-soaked fingers back to your drenched core, brows raised cockily before he stands up, his figure looming over you. “What? Got something to say?” you only whimper in response, closing your legs as you try to provide answers to the brooding confusion punching at the back of your skull.
The sound of faint rustling brings you back to life, your eyes snapping to witness your god undressing himself, the robes falling from his shoulders too wonderfully that the mere sight of him has you clenching around nothing.
Fat cock standing tall and proud, tip red and glistening with pre-cum and a body carved by fellow gods himself, the rumours were right.
He is beautiful, and it’s no lie that his slaves aren’t really slaves to begin with, not when all of them have been so eager to please him, just to have a taste of this divine being that stands before you. Naoya easily reads your face; from the slightly parted lips, thighs rubbing together and hands looming dangerously to your core – you look so needy it’s actually fucking pathetic.
He’s slow in his movements, languid and taking his time because he’s got time and more in this world that he never cares about wasting something he has a plethora of.
Naoya makes himself at home above you again, basking in the way you’re struggling to breathe even without his hands on you. It doesn’t take long before he pushes two of his fingers inside your mouth, clenching his jaw when you open your mouth submissively, innocent eyes blinking up at him as you take your juices into your mouth.
You’re a natural at this, he observes, tongue expertly swirling around his digits until you’ve licked it clean. Naoya pats your cheek affectionately, his own way of applauding you for your work.
Under him, you grow shy and abashed, arms covering your bare breasts because he’s a god, why should he be pleased with you?
Naoya doesn’t give you enough time to think before he’s hauling you upwards, your shoulders shoved back onto the ground. You kneel below him in prayer and he tugs at your hair, forcing you to look at him, or rather his cock that’s slipping past your lips. You gag when he pushes his length all the way inside, the tip of it hitting the back of your throat.
Naoya sighs at finally being taken in – you should be grateful he even fingered you – his hands guiding your head to bob up and down him.
You do well at pleasing him even through the tears, clutching at his thighs while you suck in his length and swirl your tongue around the prominent veins. Naoya watches with hooded eyes as your cheeks hollow just to take his whole length in – and again, you’re a natural – so eager to please him too when you keep pushing and pushing, his cock repeatedly hitting the back of your throat.
His muscles ripple above you while he lets out a long, drawn out groan, nails scratching your scalp. You feel him twitch inside you and that’s when he takes over, snapping his hips ruthlessly until you’re left gagging and sucking his cock helplessly.
Your saliva is dribbling at the edges of your mouth, looking so fucked out and whore-like while he pushes himself to the edge. He doesn’t care that you’re choking and your eyes are zooming out of focus from not being able to breathe. He doesn’t care that you could die from asphyxiation, he doesn’t care because you’re his sacrifice – if you can’t even do this simple thing, then how else could you prove you’re worthy to live?
You know this too because you force yourself to breathe through your nose instead, wanting to show that you are worthy, that you can please and take him however he pleases you to.
Naoya isn’t stupid, he can see what you’re doing and can read your mind even in his lust-driven state. Nothing edges him more than a good, submissive whore. Now that he knows you’re willing to do anything without complaints, Naoya pulls his cock out just seconds away from orgasm, pushing you back into the mat with a grunt.
“You’re so fucking good for me,” he hisses and pushes both your legs to the side, your body bent and pussy left open for him.
Naoya groans as he slides himself inside you. You’re wet enough that he slides in easily, but your virgin cunt is still too tight and new to this that you scream around him, subconsciously clenching around him harder.
“You’d do anything for me, yeah?” he challenges, cupping your face while he rams into you hard, uncaring that your walls are beyond abused and a ring of blood is already coating his cock. This isn’t the first time he’s taken someone’s purity, but this is the first time he’s had someone look gratified that he’s hurting them, fuelling him to fuck harder into you despite the steady stream of tears down your face. “Look at you – so obedient,” he pinches your nipples and rolls them between fingers, growling at the way your pained moan sounds more like an encouragement for him to go harder. “You want to please me so bad you don’t care I’m hurting you? Are you so eager to worship me that you won’t even stop me?”
“N-no, my lord,” you manage through the pain, regulating your breathing as you completely break down in tears. Naoya is hitting a spot deep inside you that makes your insides feel like they’re about to burst, and he takes note of this, pinching your clit just to get you to clamp down on him. “Please – use me however you want – please.”
Naoya smirks, pressing your knees flat on the ground before he hovers above you, forearms planted beside your head. At any other given moment, he prefers to fuck his sacrifices with their face planted on the ground because he can’t bear to see how disgusting they are, but you – you’re so damn beautiful it puts his fellow gods to shame.
Now yours is a face he’d like to keep looking at, so he roughly grabs your cheeks and squeezes them with his fingers, kissing your puckered lips and nipping at them.
You taste heavenly too; his servants did a good job of choosing honey as a gloss. Naoya greedily licks your lips until he’s shoving his tongue inside your mouth the same way his dick is ramming inside your walls, tight, puffy lips wrapped happily around his base.
You’re moaning inside his mouth as he squeezes your breast painfully. Never in your whole life have you thought that pain would feel so good, enticing you to moan louder when the sting finally subsides, replaced with the mind-numbing sensation of his thick length rubbing against every ridge of your walls. Naoya pulls his face away from you, his cum and your saliva sticky on your face and he chuckles, the sound stuttered and breathy, brows drawn together.
He looks down to watch the way you accommodate him; this is by far the tightest and wettest cunt he’s ever fucked – ever will fuck – that he doesn’t think he’ll be satisfied with any random whore’s pussy anymore.
Naoya frowns as anger bubbles up inside him, hatred making his cock swell inside you because how dare you make him wish he won’t take anyone again.
He wants more – want to kill more people, want to fuck more virgins, want to have more blood showering his skin until he’s bathed in glory and gore, but even though you’re the one he’s destroying, he’s slipping on the edge, too lost and hypnotized at the way your tight walls suck him in. Your moans don’t help either; they’re breathy and whiny, so defeated yet so eager to have more that Naoya grips your hips tight enough he might’ve cracked a femur from his godly strength.
Your scream this time is that of pain and loss, grappling on the sheets while white bursts through your eyes. Your orgasm comes crashing down on you overwhelmingly and you fall limp to the sheets, your translucent cum soaking his cock along with the previous blood, but Naoya doesn’t stop.
He keeps slamming into you until you’re mute from oversensitivity, hands cold with sweat and eyes empty while he uses you as his own fuck toy.
He gets there eventually, the room painted with his groans followed by a feral snarl, the rhythm of his thrusts turning sloppy and unbalanced. Naoya stills inside you after burying himself to the hilt, his crotch angrily rubbing at your pelvic bone as he cums. You whimper at the feeling of his warm seed spilling inside you in thick spurts. Naoya pulls out with a slight wince, scoffing at the mess you’ve made on his precious dick, but he’s forced to soften a little when he sees both your cum spilling out your hole in a messy puddle, the liquid coating your ass.
Meek as always, you don’t move a muscle when Naoya spreads your legs open, inching his face close enough to watch the way your pussy stutters and legs tremble in front of him.
You’re absolutely ruined – the puffy lips spread out and hole still pushing out the remnants of his cum. He doesn’t bother pushing them back in, uncaring if he’ll get you pregnant or not because it’s not like matters to him. You are nothing but another body to fuck and dispose of under the river once he’s satisfied with you, but he surprises both you and him when Naoya suddenly pushes two fingers inside of you, his eyes dark as he insists on keeping his seed right where they should be nurtured.
Now that he’s sure that will make your belly grow and provide him with a half-mortal heir, Naoya retrieves his robes and walks out the room, the slamming of the door shut similar to an impending doom of an imminent death.
But not yours.
You’ve fulfilled your duty as the death curse bearer of your clan; the greatest and most formidable weapon they’ve been carving to perfection the moment you’re born. The cracks in your bones and bruises on your body immediately heal as you turn to your side, chanting under your breath a hushed whisper of the words of your ancestors who’ve perfectly planned the death of the Zen’in God who’s made his people suffer for thousands of years.
They would be proud of you.
And as a body crashes outside the door followed by the frantic screams of his confused servants, you smile to yourself, falling into a deep sleep upon using your true gift.
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To Love an Empress
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SUMMARY: Despite the acrimonious beginning to your relationship, Yoongi is drawn to you.
PAIRING: emperor!yoongi x empress!reader
RATING: E
WARNINGS: smut | unprotected sex (they’re husband and wife and also this is a historical au so there are no condoms but be safe okay) | references to war | yoongi’s scar is discussed | yoongi kills a man (mentioned but not explicit) | secret admirer stuff
WORD COUNT: 9.8k
A/N: My final submission for the BTS Ghostie bingo, yay! This one fills the secret admirer tile. This fic is kind of based on Henry VII and Elizabeth of York’s early relationship, and inspired by The White Princess, so if some of the dialogue and scenes are similar, that’s why. 
Shoutout to my lovely betas @knjkitten and @yoongs-jeontae for helping me beta this! Banner by @jkeuphoriadreamland​ 💕 i’ve never had a banner on a fic before this is fun hehe
Min Yoongi was a hard man, and he knew it. He’d won his throne on the battlefield, running his sword through the old king and crowning himself right there on the blood-stained grass.
You knew it too, could never forget it when you looked at your husband. The scar on his face from an injury he’d sustained during the decisive battle for his crown; the memory of how coldly he’d treated you at the beginning; the baby growing inside you as a result of Yoongi’s insistence that you demonstrate your ability to provide him with heirs before he would marry you. As if he’d had a choice, when your bloodline was the cornerstone of his legitimacy.
After all the angry words and hostility between the two of you, he knew there was no chance you would forgive him. And yet, a part of him craved it. He saw the kindness you lavished on your ladies-in-waiting, the servants, and all the children running around the palace who were sons and daughters of the nobles and the army of servants working here. Was it so wrong of him to want just a little of that for himself? You were his wife, after all.
Yoongi was a warrior. He’d trained all his life to take control of the kingdom. War was all he knew.
Which made him, unfortunately, woefully inept when it came to wooing a lady, especially one so resistant to him. He’d relied on his looks before, but now that he had the scar on his face, it seemed that even that tool was no longer at his disposal. God knows you hated it.
With no one else to turn to, he asked his eunuch what he should do. At first, the portly man just blinked at him, confused. “She’s your wife, you don’t have to persuade her to warm your bed,” he pointed out.
Yoongi grimaced. “I know that,” he grumbled. “I want her to like me.”
Sambo snorted. “Should have thought about that before you made her ‘prove her fertility’ to you.”
Sulking, Yoongi got up and stormed away from his eunuch. Obviously, he knew that, and he wished that no one else did. It wasn’t like him to force a lady like that, but tensions had been running high at the time and he hadn’t trusted a woman from the house of L/n. You must have run to your lady-in-waiting and cried to her when it was over, because Sambo had gotten quite the shelling from her the next day.
Sambo, who’d quickly grown used to the antics of his master, just hurried along beside Yoongi. “Just give her something pretty,” he advised. “Women like that.”
Yoongi stopped short. Why hadn’t he thought of that? “That’s a great idea,” he enthused. “You’re useful for once, Sambo,” he praised his eunuch.
Sambo rolled his eyes to hide his pleased smile. “You’d think a grown man would know something like that,” he jibed. “Taking love advice from someone who can’t even perform must be a new low for you.”
“Whatever.” Yoongi waved off the insult. “I’ll get her a nice hairpin,” he decided. “But don’t tell her it’s from me.” He didn’t want you throwing it out in disgust.
“She’s obviously going to know,” Sambo pointed out. “There is no man in Joseon suicidal enough to woo the empress. That’s treason.”
Frowning, Yoongi snapped, “Just do it,” before stalking back into his room with a huff and shutting the door in Sambo’s face. The eunuch really didn’t need to rain on his parade like that, even if he was probably right. Hopefully you wouldn’t immediately come to the conclusion that it was him. It wasn’t just that he was afraid you’d throw out a gift from him—he wanted to make you smile. Not because you were bound to him and might as well exhibit some fondness towards your husband, but because he was really, truly capable of making you happy.
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Pregnancy had been difficult for you so far. Without your mother around, you were left to go through it by yourself. At least Ling, your personal servant-turned-lady-in-waiting, was here with you. You’d been together since you were a child and she was a young teen, and she was like a sister to you.
The morning sickness was starting to fade, thankfully, but you still got nauseous sometimes, so Ling suggested that you have your breakfast in the courtyard to enjoy some fresh air and sunshine while the cleaners dusted and polished your quarters.
When you finally got back to your room after being bullied by Ling into taking a little walk – exercise was good for the baby, she insisted – there was a hairpin lying on your table, next to the novel you’d been reading. Curiously, you knelt down to pick it up.
“What’s this?” you asked Ling, who was trailing a few steps behind you.
“It’s a hairpin, milady,” she responded somewhat cluelessly.
“Yes,” you said patiently, “but why is it here? I’ve never seen this before.” Looking more closely at it, you turned it over a few times in your hand. It truly was pretty, a delicate gold phoenix carved into the end of the pin, decorated with pink flowers and milky jade balls around the base of the phoenix.
Sitting down on the other side of the table, Ling pulled your hand holding the pin closer to her so she could examine it too. “I don’t know, but it’s so pretty,” she sighed. “Maybe you have a secret admirer,” she giggled.
“Yes, the pregnant empress has a secret admirer,” you said drolly. Everything about your existence, from the gilded cage you were trapped in, to your marriage to the most powerful man in Joseon, to the heir you were carrying in you, screamed that you were taken, owned by a man. And not just any man, of course, but the one whose wife was strictly, on pain of death, off-limits.
“Well, you never know,” Ling said lightly. “Just take it for what it is,” she advised. “Someone wants to make you happy!”
“All right,” you accepted skeptically, but you couldn’t quite stop the smile from stealing across your face. After living as a political pawn for so many years because of your family and giving up everything for the man who’d killed your uncle, it did feel nice to think that there was someone out there who liked you for you.
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You weren’t stupid, of course. You had considered that it was your husband who’d had the pin sent to you. It made sense, after all – he was the only man in the whole of Joseon who could do something like that. It didn’t take long for you to disabuse yourself of that notion, however. Yoongi hated you, considered you the snake in his midst. Taking a L/n bride after defeating the House of L/n was the last thing he’d wanted to do, and he’d made that abundantly clear when you met. Hell, even before that, when he’d sent a platoon to your residence in the countryside to retrieve you.
Your first interaction with the new emperor had gone woefully poorly, with cruel words said on both sides.
As angry and resentful as you were about being claimed as his wife, you weren’t in any mood to be supplicant to the new emperor. When they brought you to meet him, in an admittedly charming gazebo, you knelt without bowing or greeting him, refusing to even look straight at him.
“Are you just going to sulk, then?” he drawled, and you barely resisted the urge to strangle him with your bare hands.
“We’ve done nothing right; surely you aren’t insisting that we follow tradition now?” you replied, your light tone doing little to hide your displeasure. This was all wrong, you knew. Despite Ling hovering just out of earshot keeping a watchful eye on things, you knew that your reputation was at stake simply from meeting the emperor alone before you were married.
It was unusual for you to enter the palace knowing that you were to be the empress, too. Usually the empress dowager chose her son’s bride, based on a series of tests that demonstrated her suitability for the throne. But, you knew, you were already the best candidate, purely based on your bloodlines.
Yoongi leaned forward, steepling his fingers in front of him. “Of course not,” he said, and his low, dangerous voice caused your breath to catch as you jerked your head forward to look at him properly for the first time. You couldn’t help but gasp at the long scab slicing through his eye. Catching you staring at it, he smiled bitterly.
“Are you afraid of your fiancé?” he asked.
“Of course not,” you hissed. “Just horrified that I have to lie with a disfigured monster.”
You remembered the way he’d jerked back, as if scalded. Okay, so you weren’t blameless in the current state of affairs you found yourself in, this hateful sham of a marriage that neither of you enjoyed. Still, given the acrimonious relationship you had with your husband, it seemed less than likely that he was your secret admirer.
“Poor, pitiful L/n Y/n,” he responded coldly. “Why don’t we get it over with, then?”
“What?!” you gasped, your hand flying to your mouth.
He smiled at you coldly. “I will not repeat the mistakes of previous emperors,” he informed you, and your lips pursed in displeasure, recognizing his comment for the jibe that it was – most of the previous emperors in the history of the kingdom had been your ancestors. “Having no legitimate heir is a recipe for disaster.”
Despite your best attempts to avoid giving him the satisfaction of your reaction, you couldn’t hold back the blanch. Smirking in satisfaction at having gotten back at you for the cruel insult, he continued, “We will be wed only when you are pregnant.”
Really, after all was said and done, it was no wonder that you and your husband despised each other.
Still, maybe there was a part of you that wished the pin had come from him. It wasn’t that you were in love with Yoongi or something insipid like that, it was just… you were kind of lonely here in the palace, with hardly anyone you knew around. The only person you’d been allowed to bring with you was Ling, because she’d been your servant for so long.
It would be nice to feel, just once more in your life, like you had a friend around you.
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As your pregnancy progressed, you grew increasingly miserable and annoyed, and your secret admirer stepped up his efforts to cheer you up. From pretty flowers on your pillow to new books when you finished your existing ones, even pretty ribbons and once, a bag of a rare tea that was supposed to alleviate morning sickness, this mysterious individual was showing you more care than your own husband.
You rarely saw Yoongi these days, since he was usually busy in the throne hall, setting the country back to rights. Being a woman, you never got to attend the morning meetings and reading of the petitions, but from what you heard, Yoongi wasn’t the most competent politician. It frustrated you to no end – you were the daughter and niece of the past two emperors, had grown up learning about politics, history and economics, and yet your role was basically being a baby incubator while your inexperienced husband was led down all sorts of rabbit holes as the ministers tried to take advantage of the situation to fatten their own coffers.
The last straw came when you heard of a proposed tax increase for the peasants, purportedly to shore up the kingdom’s defenses. You knew Minister Su, who was in charge of defense, was greedy and corrupt, but very eloquent and had many supporters among the cabinet. Overcoming your own reluctance to speak to your husband directly, you stormed into his private quarters one evening, while he was relaxing with a drink.
“Get out,” you ordered his eunuch, who was kneeling by his side.
Sambo looked over at Yoongi, who nodded at him. Once the doors slid shut behind the eunuch, you knelt in front of your husband. Since you were about six months pregnant now, it was difficult for you to maneuver, but you managed. “I need to talk to you,” you told him.
“I gathered that,” he said dryly. “Could this not wait for a more appropriate audience?”
“No,” you rejected him flatly. “I heard that you’re considering a new tax on the peasants.”
“That’s none of your business.” He leaned back slightly and crossed his arms over his chest.
“You should reject the tax proposal, Your Grace,” you said quietly.
“I said, that’s none of your business,” he thundered, slamming his fist down on the table.
You winced, but continued, undeterred. “Minister Su does not have the best interests of the kingdom in mind, Your Grace. There was a bad harvest this year, and the people will not stand for a tax now, especially when they are already so tired of conflict.”
It seemed that bringing up the civil war that had just been fought between Yoongi and your uncle was a bad idea, as he looked even more furious. He sucked in a deep breath to yell at you, but you quickly continued, cutting him off before he could start.
“Your reign is still new, Your Grace, and the people are still unsure about you. Now is the time for generosity, so that they learn to love you.”
“Why does a L/n empress care about whether the people love me? You and your family hate me; you fought a war against me,” he scoffed, leaning back on his hands in a casual pose to show just how little he cared.
Bristling indignantly, you bit back, “You raised an army against my family! You are the usurper! Make no mistake of it, sir, I advise you not because of any attachment to you, but because I care about this kingdom.”
At that, some of the fire left him. “Everyone claims to care about the kingdom, but all they really care about is themselves. Do you think I don’t know that my ministers are watching me, waiting to take advantage? That people are plotting against me as we speak?”
You rolled your eyes. “That’s what it means to be the emperor. My father had the same thing, as did my uncle – from you.” Maybe goading him wasn’t the best thing to do right now, but you were pregnant, uncomfortable and irritated.
“Then how do I know that I can trust you?” he retorted, his frustration with the current situation bleeding through his voice.
You were going to murder this man, you swore. He wouldn’t need to wait for any plot coming from outside the palace walls. How could someone be capable enough to enact a coup against the emperor, and yet so frustratingly dim when it came to politics?
“Because my wagon is tied to yours, you idiot. I am your empress now before I am a L/n woman, and this child I carry inside me is a Min child. Do you think that if your rule fails, I can just go home, and all will be well for me? I will be executed together with you, and so will our child.”
That seemed to shut him up. “I’ll think about it,” he finally allowed grudgingly.
“Thank you,” you said, bowing with your forehead pressed to the back of your palms over the floor.
After you’d left, Yoongi thought about how that was the first time you’d bowed to him. It seemed there was much he didn’t know about his wife.
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The next afternoon, you heard from Ling that the tax on the peasants had been rejected, and a jeweled comb was delivered to your room. This particular gift came directly from Sambo, so you knew that it was from Yoongi, and you accepted it for the apology that it was.
Two weeks later, proof of Minister Su’s corruption and embezzlement came to light, and he was sent into exile. You might have felt slightly smug about it, since you’d hated Minister Su ever since your own father was the emperor, but mostly you felt a little bad for Yoongi, having to deal with something like that so soon after coming to power.
That same night, Yoongi invited you to have dinner with him. Well, it was more like an order, because you weren’t in any position to turn down the emperor, but Ling was excited nonetheless as she got you ready, helping you into your pretty jeogori and braiding your hair into an elaborate bun.
“I’m so happy for you,” she gushed as she stood in front of you, tying the jeogori. “This could be the start of a new relationship between the two of you!”
“You know I can’t get more pregnant, right?” you asked drolly, raising a brow. In fact, you’d pretty much expected him to leave you alone for the rest of the pregnancy and only call on you once you were recovered enough to perform your conjugal duties once more.
“Oh, hush,” she giggled. “I’m sure he wants to see how you’re doing. You are carrying his heir, after all.”
“Sure, that’s me,” you muttered. “The incubator.”
“Be nice,” she admonished. “You want him to like you, so that he’ll give you more privileges. When your son becomes emperor, then you can swan around all day like the crone.” Suffice it to say, neither of you liked your mother-in-law that much.
“I know,” you sighed. “I’m just uncomfortable all the time.” Entering your third trimester of pregnancy, you were having trouble standing around and kneeling on the ground? Impossible. You’d had a table and chair moved into your room so that you could sit comfortably, but as far as you knew, Yoongi still sat on the ground for most of the day.
Ling didn’t know about your late-night meeting with the emperor a few weeks prior, but you wondered if this dinner had something to do with that.
In Yoongi’s room, something similar was happening, as Sambo fussed over his master’s robes.
“Sambo, enough,” Yoongi sighed. “I don’t have to look nice; she’s already my wife.”
Sambo scoffed. “I said the same thing to you about sending her those gifts, but you insisted then too.”
Yoongi glared at his eunuch without saying anything, mostly because he had no argument against that. He knew he shouldn’t have trusted the man; he’d done nothing but tease him about his crush since he found out.
Thankfully, your arrival cut Sambo’s fussing short – yet another thing he had to be grateful to you for, he supposed. It stung a little that his wife apparently knew more about politics than he did, but you seemed to want to help him, so there was that.
“Your Grace,” you greeted, bowing slightly.
“Good evening,” he responded. “Please, sit,” he invited, gesturing towards the table he had brought into his room just for this. He remembered how much you’d struggled with kneeling on the ground, and then getting up, the last time you’d come to visit him, and thought that this would make it easier for you.
You’d seen the table as soon as you entered the room, of course – it was kind of hard to miss, since the room was mostly empty. Accepting his offer with a gracious smile, you sat yourself down and clasped your hands together demurely in your lap. Yoongi sat across from you and nodded at the servant standing in the corner, and that was the signal for the food to start coming in.
To be honest, you’d expected to see Yoongi’s favourite dishes being served tonight, since everything at your wedding banquet had been his favourite foods, so you were pleasantly surprised to note that it was the food you’d been repeatedly requesting due to your cravings instead.
When the servants left, closing the doors after them, Yoongi spoke. “Please eat.” He gestured at the spread, and you acquiesced, picking up your chopsticks.
“Thank you for the advice,” he started.
The food you were holding with your chopsticks fell back onto your bowl of rice as your hand went limp in shock. “Wh-what?” Of all the things he could have said, that was the one you’d been expecting the least. In all honesty, you’d expected something more like admonishment for interfering – and a lack of other punishment that would serve as tacit acknowledgement that you’d been right. It was how your father had been with your mother.
To be fair, it looked like it was costing him dearly to thank you. “You were right about the tax,” he ground out.
“Oh…” You recovered quickly and nodded, graciously accepting his thanks.
“But don’t make a habit of interfering,” he continued. Right… so there was a catch, after all.
You rolled your eyes. “Of course not,” you said sarcastically. “I’m just the brainless baby incubator, after all. It’s not like I grew up here, or have any knowledge and experience of palace politics, or anything of the sort.”
“You’re a woman—” he thundered, slamming his chopsticks down on the table.
“I am your empress,” you cut him off. “You insisted on marrying me precisely because of my bloodline, so I will not be sidelined, especially when we both know you could use all the help you can get!”
“Help that I can get from my advisors,” he huffed.
“One of your ministers was literally just exiled for corruption, so I don’t know why you want to throw in your lot with them, but sure.” You rolled your eyes. “Now, if that was all, I think I can take my meal in my own quarters tonight.”
Unfortunately, your dramatic exit was foiled by how much you struggled to get out of your seat. Biting back his smile at how cute you looked with your belly, Yoongi leapt to your aid – you were, after all, still his wife and carrying his child, so it was the least he could do.
You pinned him with a glare as he got up to assist you, but were left with no choice but to accept, holding on to his proffered arm and letting him basically hoist you up. “If you need anything…” he started, looking slightly contrite.
“Don’t worry, Your Grace,” you said. “I might be ‘just a woman’ –” your tone made it clear that you were mocking him, and he had the grace to look slightly chagrined – “but I am the empress, and I am carrying the heir to Joseon, so I get everything I ask for.”
“Good, that’s good…” he looked slightly shifty now, and you couldn’t help but feel a little bad for him. He’d been acting like a bit of a dick, but to be fair, you supposed, it wasn’t like his attitude was uncommon. With Ling’s reminder ringing in your ears, you took his hand and brought it to the swell of your belly. Your child was strong and healthy, and even through the layers of your clothes Yoongi could feel the flutter of kicks.
“Wow…” he looked entranced, and you couldn’t help but smile at him. Your child had been conceived in hatred and anger, but you were determined that you would not raise him in that environment. No, he would know only love. You were sure of it.
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Even though the dinner hadn’t gone according to plan, it was still somewhat of a shift in your relationship with your husband. Now when your paths crossed, he smiled at you instead of just walking by stonily.
The gifts from your secret admirer continued too, which made things kind of confusing for you. On the one hand, you were trying to make this thing with your husband work, if only so that your child could grow up in a positive environment. It was difficult enough growing up in the palace, something you were keenly aware of.
And yet, the continued attention from this unknown person was starting to tug at your heartstrings. You hardly knew who it was but being shown kindness without any ulterior motive was certainly enough for you to think fondly of your secret admirer. He didn’t send gifts that often, usually once every other week or so, but each one brought a smile to your face. Sometimes it was your favourite flower, or a snack from another part of the world, or a cute trinket from the market, but all of them were equally dear to you.
The fluttering feeling that you got in your chest when you saw that he’d left you another gift was somewhat tempered by the guilt over the whole situation. Were you allowed to enjoy this attention? You looked furtively around, slightly worried that someone was going to knock the Japanese cakes out of your hand.
“You know,” Sambo said, standing next to Yoongi, who was peering at you from his hidden position behind a wall, “Some of your subjects might find it unseemly for their emperor to spend his days spying on his wife.”
“Shut up,” Yoongi grumbled, although the words had no heat to them, given how distracted he currently was. He hoped you liked the cakes.
“If you want to spend time with her, you can just ask, you know,” Sambo pointed out. “Haven’t you two been getting along better lately?”
“She still gets annoyed at me every time,” he sighed. “I don’t want to upset her, she looks miserable enough as is.”
Sambo, watching you rub the small of your back as Ling fussed over you, had to agree. At eight months pregnant, you looked fit to pop. “Well, she’ll give birth soon, and then things will be better,” he said, patting the emperor on the back. “You really need to be more discreet, though. She can tell it’s you from a mile away.”
Yoongi looked over at Sambo and scowled. “No way,” he denied.
“Really? So there are lots of men walking around decked out in the emperor’s robes, and have blonde hair, then?”
“Fine.” Yoongi sulked. “Let’s go, then.”
“You know you have a bunch of petitions to review, right?”
“I get it.”
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To put it mildly, labour sucked. But at the end of it, you had a beautiful little boy, handed to you wrapped in a blanket. “Wow,” you marveled at your son, stroking his cheek with your thumb as you cuddled him close. Your own dear boy. Cradling him in your arms, it hardly mattered that he was a Min, that he represented the end of your house on the throne. Your son was all that mattered now.
Looking up, you saw Yoongi hovering by the entrance to the room, looking on hesitantly, as if he wasn’t sure if he would be welcome. The idea was laughable to you – he was the emperor, there was nowhere he couldn’t go. You remembered your own father striding around as if he owned the place, because he did. No matter how fond he’d been of your mother, it had always been clear in the way he acted that he knew he was the boss. At best, she was a favoured subordinate.
You could see some of that attitude in Yoongi, and you accepted it – that was how men were, after all. But sometimes, peeking through the haughty exterior, you caught glimpses of someone kind and considerate. Someone you could grow fond of.
“Come in and meet him,” you invited.
As he came closer, he breathed, “It’s a boy?” His voice was slightly choked.
Smiling, you nodded. He knelt next to you and peered into the blanket, staring down at his son for the first time. Then he turned his head slightly to regard you. “You look beautiful,” he complimented, and you looked up, surprised. You didn’t know exactly what you looked like, but you were sure you were a mess after labour and childbirth. Your hair was a matted, sweaty mess, and you were dressed simply, in a cotton underdress.
Still, from the way he watched you holding the baby, you could have been dressed in the most beautiful of clothes and jewels.
“Do you want to hold him?” you asked, and his eyes lit up.
“Can I?” he asked. You nodded, passing the little bundle over to him.
“My son,” he said softly, leaning his head down to get closer to the baby. “Min Man-bok.” The name had been chosen by the astrologers, who said it would bring him great fortune throughout his life. You hoped it was true. This boy would grow up to be the emperor that united the warring houses of Min and L/n, and finally put an end to all the senseless violence that had stolen the lives of your brothers, and later, your uncle.
As you watched them – your husband and your son – you felt a sense of contentment like you’d never known before. In that moment, it hardly mattered that they were the emperor and the crown prince, that the weight of the kingdom rested upon your baby’s tiny shoulders. For that brief window, they could just be… yours.
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The birth of your son changed everything. The gifts that had once been so dear to you because they meant that someone was out there thinking of you now seemed almost uncomfortable, like unwanted attention that threatened the security of your family. You knew it was ridiculous – after all, the giver of said gifts had been quietly doing so for months, never trying to push his luck or making his identity known to you.
Still, though, as you became closer to your husband, that nagging feeling that you were doing something wrong wouldn’t leave you. Thankfully, the gifts seemed to dry up, and you wondered if your anonymous admirer was really that astute. Whoever he was, you owed him your gratitude. He’d known when to start, and, it seemed, just when to stop.
In actuality, Yoongi had just been too busy to think about sending the gifts. Having a son took up much of the time that he wasn’t already spending governing, which had also increased in the past month or so. There was so much entertaining to do, as the lords and ladies of the land came to express their fealty to the crown prince, and as Yoongi made ever more ambitious diplomatic alliances with other kingdoms now that his reign was secured with the birth of his son.
In whatever spare time he had, he was constantly hanging around you and Man-bok, fawning over his son and enjoying your company. Despite your confinement, you thwarted the rules by sitting right outside your door to get a little sun and fresh air, often holding your son while you did so. It was a beautiful sight, one he wanted to continue to drink in for the rest of his days.
It was no surprise, therefore, that his priority wasn’t sending cute gifts to you anonymously, since he was always around you. When your confinement finally ended, he threw a little two-person party, ordering the kitchen to make all of the food you’d been craving since you were pregnant that had been off-limits for you, including your old favourites. He even managed to get the cook from your country estate into the palace, to make your childhood favourite.
“Thank you for dinner,” you said at the end of it, resisting the urge to lean back on your hands to give your stomach more space.
“Thank you,” he countered. “I am forever in your debt.”
“It was my duty,” you demurred. It was the truth – you’d always known that it would be your job to bring heirs to your husband.
“Still.” There was a beat of silence as a servant rushed to fill your cups with rice wine. He lifted his cup to toast you. “You have brought new hope to this kingdom. An emperor who will unite the houses of Min and L/n.”
“I thought our marriage accomplished that,” you giggled. You might have had too much alcohol tonight, after almost a year of not having any.
“You really think so?” he breathed, looking at you like you’d hung the stars in the sky and told him they were for him.
“Yoongi…” It was the first time you’d called him by name. In your defense, the open, vulnerable way he was looking at you made it difficult to remember that he was a warrior king, despite the scar on his face that attested to his experience fighting a war. “Of course, Your Grace.” You recovered from your slip quickly, and you flushed slightly, hoping he wouldn’t remember it.
Of course, that was a doomed wish. He’d committed it to memory, the sound of your precious voice speaking his name, and in that almost fond and tender tone, too. He felt his heart squeeze in his chest, and knew he was done for.
When he left your quarters that night after dinner, he barely waited till he’d descended the steps to pump his fist in the air. That was the most successful interaction you’d had with him to date, not counting when Man-bok was born, of course, since he was pretty sure you were so exhausted you couldn’t snipe at him if you tried then.
“Your Grace!” Sambo, walking a step behind him, sounded scandalized.
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“So, tonight went well,” Ling prompted as she helped you get ready for bed. You sat in front of her, letting her take the pins out of your hair and sighing in relief. Your updo was often twisted so tightly it pulled on your scalp, and the giant metal pins hurt, to say the least.
“How would you know that?” you murmured, trying to keep a straight face. Ling would never let you live this down if you confessed to her just how much you enjoyed the company of your husband these days. Not after you’d screamed so loudly and for so long about how you hated him and didn’t ever want him to touch you.
In your defense, he’d really been a nightmare to live with at the beginning, cold and angry, mistrustful of your intentions. Not that he’d had any reason to trust you based on the way you’d treated him. You still cringed to think of the angry, cruel words that had been exchanged between you. You’d mocked the scar on his face from your uncle, the previous emperor, and he’d taken pleasure in describing the way he ran his sword through him in exchange. You’d laughed at his tenuous grip on the throne, and he’d—
Well. Suffice it to say, both of you had moved past that.
Ling reached over you to shift the mirror so that you could see your own face in it. “You’ve always had a shitty poker face, milady,” she explained. “You can’t hide anything from me.”
You sighed. “I knew I should have gotten different servants when I came,” you responded without any heat.
“Please, as if you have the patience to teach someone else just how you like your morning routine,” Ling scoffed, recognizing your teasing for what it was. Finally removing the last pin from your hair, she smoothed her hands over it as it tumbled down your back, then picked up the brush to comb through it.
“You’re right. I guess I’m stuck with you,” you responded, tilting the mirror slightly so you could look at Ling in it.
“Whatever. Stop trying to change the subject,” Ling ordered. “What happened tonight? You looked so happy when he left, and he could barely hold back his grin.”
You rolled your eyes. “Not that,” you said defensively. “I’m barely even recovered from giving birth; I’m hardly ready for more.”
“All right,” Ling conceded, though you could tell from her tone that she was still amused. Belatedly, you realised that your defense hadn’t been about how you felt about your husband at all. “Have a good night, milady.”
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Having a son changed everything. You knew, perhaps better than anyone else, save your brothers, the dangers that came with being an heir to the throne, and it worried you to pieces that his life would never be safe.
You’d told your husband before, completely unsympathetically, that this was what being the king would entail. Having people after you, coveting what was yours, always lurking in the shadows and waiting for a time to strike… the idea that your own son would be subject to the travails of being the emperor made you want to clutch him to your breast and never let him go.
Yoongi caught you in one of your moods one afternoon, sitting in the gazebo in your private gardens, leaning against a pillar as you rested your son against your thighs. You cooed at him as you played with his hands and feet, smiling as he laughed back at you, but the furrow of your brow gave you away.
“What are you thinking about?” he asked, sitting down next to you. It was rare for you two to be alone – Ling and Sambo were usually hanging around, and Man-bok’s nanny and wet nurse weren’t too far from the baby either. But you’d wanted a little time to bond with your son alone, so they were hanging out by the pond a small distance away. Ling had become friends with the nanny and nurse, and they were more than happy to have a little free time to gossip.
You picked up your infant son’s hand and used it to wave at him. “Hello, daddy,” you said in a high-pitched baby voice, and Yoongi smiled tenderly at the both of you, although you were still looking down at Man-bok and didn’t see it.
“Hello, my son,” he replied, leaning in to pick Man-bok up. You straightened his clothes a little as Yoongi stood the baby up on his lap, bouncing him a little. Yoongi was truly a remarkably involved father, especially for being the emperor.
“Yoongi, I’m worried about Man-bok,” you confessed in a small voice, looking up at your husband for the first time. Even the scar on his face now was a reminder of how difficult it was to be the emperor – Yoongi had been lucky to escape with just a disfigured face. He hadn’t even lost his vision.
“What’s wrong with him?” Yoongi asked with a frown, turning the boy slightly in his grasp to inspect him. He looked healthy enough, but you never knew with babies, really.
“Nothing,” you rushed to reassure him. “It’s just that being the crown prince is dangerous, and being the emperor is even worse.” Your voice choked up as you explained. Saying the words out loud made them more real somehow, and you almost wished you hadn’t.
“Y/n…” Yoongi looked over at you, shifting Man-bok so that he was being held more securely against him. “Is this about your uncle?” At the beginning, he’d never thought much about the fact that you were related to the previous emperors, but now the fact that he’d basically murdered your uncle in cold blood hung over his head like the sword of Damocles.
“Y/n… I’m sorry.” The words stuck in his craw, but he forced himself to say them anyway. It was a lie, but if it was what you needed to feel better…
Instead of accepting his apology, you made a rude noise. “For what?” you asked.
“For your uncle…?” Confused now, Yoongi cocked his head at you and furrowed his brow.
“Why would you need to apologize? Of course you raised an army to take the throne. It was his fault for leaving potential heirs alive.” The nonchalant way you expressed that sentiment gave him pause. He’d never taken you for someone so cavalier about violence and death. “He did the same thing to my brothers.”
The way your lips tightened as you said it clued him in to the fact that that was what was really bothering you. Of course, your brothers. The two princes that your uncle had had imprisoned and then murdered to secure his rule. When your father had died, your uncle had been declared regent since the crown prince wasn’t old enough to rule, and he’d wasted no time cementing his own authority instead.
“Y/n…” You avoided his gaze, instead reaching for Man-bok. He relinquished the boy to you and you hugged him close, needing to feel your son’s warm, healthy body pressed against you. “I promise you,” he continued, his voice full of conviction. “Nothing will ever happen to our son. Not so long as I live and breathe.” Ducking in, he pressed a tender kiss to the top of Man-bok’s head.
“Really?” The faint hope in your voice made his heart clench. In all the time he’d spent alternately admiring your kindness and cursing your stubborn, know-it-all streak, he’d never seen the vulnerability that you were showing him now. In hindsight, it was silly that he hadn’t realized this earlier, but of course you were scarred from the civil conflict that had been raging. Your family was in the thick of it all, and as much as the men and women involved were royalty, they were also your blood relatives. Really, it was a wonder you’d turned out as normal as you had.
“I swear on my life.” He’d never meant anything as much as he did now.
“Thank you, Yoongi.” Holding Man-bok with one hand, you reached for him with the other, sliding your arm along his shoulder to pull him close for a kiss. It was sweet and tender, a wonderful, perfectly fitting first kiss. His eyes fluttered shut as you drew close, wanting to savour the moment for as long as he could. Your lips were soft and you smelled like roses, just like the perfume he’d given you in secret.
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It was highly unusual for the emperor to share a bed with his empress. Intimacy was carefully planned based on auspicious dates, and after the deed was done, you both got dressed and went your separate ways. You knew that, and yet you slipped into his room that night, after Man-bok’s 100-day celebration.
You’d gotten mostly undressed after the banquet ended, grateful to be out of your restrictive clothing. Man-bok was sleeping, of course, with his nanny, and you’d dismissed Ling too after she helped you out of the empress robes. Dressed in just your pajamas, you pulled a warm shawl over your shoulders and left your quarters. You just had so much pent-up energy from earlier, and you needed to talk to someone about it.
“Hey,” you said softly, slipping in through the doors just as Sambo was leaving. He gave you a sideways glance, but you ignored it.
“Hey,” Yoongi greeted, smiling at you. He too was in his pajamas, already in bed, the covers pooling around his waist as he sat up. “What’s up?”
“Nothing, I just…” You swallowed, feeling a little silly now. This could have waited till tomorrow. “I guess I didn’t want the night to be over,” you confessed. It had been so much fun tonight, getting to meet and talk to everyone. Your sisters and old friends had come to the palace, and Man-bok had been so cute in his little ceremonial robes.
“I get it,” he said. “Come sit.”
You came closer, sliding the shawl off your shoulders, and knelt next to his futon. Illuminated in the soft light of the lamp nearby, the long blonde hair he’d left to tumble over his shoulders seemed to glow softly. Your own hair had been hastily put back in a bun – a lady never left her rooms with her hair down, after all. It was nowhere near as intricate as anything Ling could do for you, but it sufficed.
“Did you have a good time tonight?” he asked with a soft smile.
“You know I did,” you giggled, leaning closer.
“Yes, I saw you having a grand old time with your sisters,” he teased, fondness evident in his voice. Ever since the kiss you’d shared, your relationship had been evolving. Yoongi didn’t know if you would ever forgive him for what he’d done to your family – despite your dismissive attitude towards your uncle – but he was content with this. You letting your guard down around him, seeking him out and enjoying his company… it was more than he’d allowed himself to hope for.
“Oh, I haven’t seen them in over a year,” you enthused. “It was so nice to see them all again! Thank you for inviting them,” you said, more quietly now. “I know it wasn’t an easy decision, inviting the L/n clan tonight.” Despite everything, you knew he was still insecure about his rule.
“You’re welcome.” He smiled at you, then noticed for the first time the soft light glinting off the hairpin you were wearing, the one he’d bought for you. “Oh, you’re wearing the pin! I was right, it does look good on you,” he complimented.
“You— what?” Your voice was shaky, your eyes wide as you reached up to wrap your fingers around the pin, and Yoongi realized that he’d fucked up.
Just to be sure that it was the right one, you pulled it from your hair, causing the long locks to tumble over your shoulders. Brushing it aside impatiently, you inspected the pin. Sure enough, it was the same one that you’d received almost a year ago, and you’d never found out who sent it to you.
“It was you?” The words trembled, fragile in the darkness of the room, barely there, like a wisp of smoke.
“I… yes.” Yoongi was watching you carefully, his hands held out placatingly in front of him.
“But why?” It felt like your mind was shutting down, unable to reconcile this new information. Back when you’d gotten this pin, you could barely stand to be in the same room as your husband. You hadn’t even started being friendly until after Man-bok was born. To know that he hadn’t felt the same way, that he’d been quietly watching you, thinking of you…
“I just wanted to make you smile,” he said honestly with a half shrug.
“Yoongi…” Your voice was choked up, and he was starting to panic now, not quite sure what he’d done wrong. Even if you hadn’t welcomed his advances, he hadn’t overstepped, right? All he’d wanted to do was make you less miserable, and now he was thinking that he would have been better off leaving you alone altogether.
“Is… is that okay?” The words were hesitant, Yoongi ducking slightly to look at your face.
Sniffling, you nodded, swiping at your tears impatiently so you could look at him clearly. In the dim, flickering light, Yoongi’s face was the most beautiful, dear thing you’d ever laid eyes on. Your eyes roamed his face, seeing him as if for the first time. He was so handsome, your husband, your emperor.
“Are you disappointed? Is that why you’re crying?” Worry crinkled Yoongi’s brow. He knew he wasn’t the greatest catch. Throne aside, his hair was a strange colour and the scar running dramatically across his face marred him permanently. He was short and quiet, awkward, caustic… The insecurities came roaring to the forefront.
“No,” you denied, grabbing his hands and bringing them to your chest. You shuffled closer yet, so that your forehead rested against his. “I’m not disappointed at all. Yoongi…” you breathed, your eyes fluttering shut as you brushed your lips across his softly. “Thank you.” For caring about you even when you’d cursed him. For being by your side, even when you hadn’t known it. Just for being him.
Yoongi’s hand slipped from your grasp before reaching up to cup your face, his thumb running across your cheekbone tenderly. “You’re welcome.” He understood what you meant and responded in kind. “You give me more than you know, Y/n.”
The urge to give him more was rising within you. Holding onto his shoulders for balance, you swung one leg over his lap, so that you were straddling him. His hands went to your waist, supporting you and tugging you closer. “Y/n,” he groaned. “What do you want from me?”
Your response was unequivocal. “Everything.”
That was all the permission he needed. Yoongi’s hand travelled up from your waist to the back of your head, bringing you in for a fiery kiss. He poured all of the longing of the past months into it, his lips moving over yours with urgency. Try as you might to keep up, you couldn’t. You’d only had sex with him to conceive before, and it had always been a hasty, dispassionate affair. You didn’t know what to do with your hands or your mouth, your palms resting lightly on his shoulders. You liked this, enjoyed the way his tongue slid against yours, but your body was rigid with uncertainty.
“Y/n, are you okay?” Yoongi broke away from the torrid kiss to ask. His hand on your waist rubbed you soothingly as he leaned back to take a good look at you.
“Uh, yeah, I…” You stammered. “This isn’t like before,” you finally said. All you knew of sex was what he’d shown you before, quick thrusts with his hands holding onto your thighs while you clutched the bedsheets and tried not to let your pain and discomfort show.
It was vague, but Yoongi knew what you meant, and he flushed with shame. “I’m going to make it up to you, okay?” he said, wrapping his arms around you and turning so that you were lowered onto the futon. His forearms bracketed your body, holding his weight up as he lowered his head for another kiss. “I’m gonna make you feel so good,” he slurred against your lips, one hand reaching for the tie of your shirt.
“Yoongi,” you breathed, your hands sliding around his waist as you held on to his clothes, tugging him closer to you. You felt the hard press of his erection against your belly, and were filled with curiosity. Before, you’d never really wanted to get close to it, and he’d basically just shoved it into you with little fanfare. You’d never even gotten a good look before.
Undoing the ties to his trousers, you slid your hand in, running your fingers hesitantly along his cock.
“Fuck,” he breathed, and you jerked your hand back as if scalded.
“I’m sorry,” you started to apologize, and he backtracked immediately.
“No, no, you didn’t do anything wrong,” he reassured you, nosing at your chin before he trailed kisses down your neck. You sighed and tilted your head, giving him more room.
“Really?” you asked.
“Yes, really,” he said, sucking a little mark right over your collarbone. Emboldened now, you tried again, this time wrapping your hand softly around the shaft. His skin was soft here, and so smooth, but you could feel the steely hardness underneath.
“Ah, you’re so good,” he praised, and you started stroking him lightly, carefully.
“Allow me,” he breathed as he slid his hand down your body, groaning as he found the wetness between your legs. “So perfect for me,” he sighed as he started stroking your clit softly, watching you for your reaction.
You moaned luxuriantly, throwing your head back as your hips rocked. You’d never felt anything like this before, and if this was what sex could be, it was no wonder everyone seemed to like it so much. As you grew distracted with the pleasure suffusing your being, your hand slowed down and then stopped on his erection, but he didn’t mind. Coaxing the sighs and moans from you was more than enough for him.
“I’m going to put my finger in now,” he warned you, and your eyes opened in confusion.
“Why?” you wondered.
“I have to stretch you out, love, so you can take me easily,” he answered, leaning down to kiss you.
“You didn’t before,” you pointed out, and he grimaced.
“Please forget everything I did before,” he groaned, sounding very much like he was in pain. “None of it was right, and I want to show you how much I love you.”
“You—what?” That was new. You hadn’t expected it so soon, if ever.
“Oh, fuck.” He reared back at that and clapped his hands over his mouth in horror. “I didn’t mean to say that! Please ignore it,” he pleaded. Honestly, he wouldn’t blame you if you put your clothes back on and ran out of there right now. What an embarrassing lapse of decorum.
To his surprise, you did none of that, instead wrapping your hands around his wrists and tugging them away from his face. “Did you mean it?”
“Y/n—” he whined, his face hot.
“Yoongi, please,” you said, and the tenderness in your voice gave him courage.
“Yes,” he admitted. “But I don’t expect you to say it back! I know it’s too soon, and you might never feel that way about me, and that’s okay, really, I—”
You cut him off by tugging him close to you and kissing him. “I love you too,” you murmured softly when you separated.
“Really?” His voice was small, and you smiled as you nodded.
“Fuck, I’m going to make it all better,” he swore, his voice deepening into a growl towards the end. With a renewed sense of purpose, he pushed you back into the futon. His hands were everywhere as they stripped you of your clothing, and you felt a little exposed lying there bare for him to see. You were more than aware that your body hadn’t quite bounced back from pregnancy, and he’d never seen you completely nude anyway.
The sheer reverence reflected in his gaze did much to boost your confidence, though. “You’re so gorgeous,” he rasped, bending to tug a nipple into his mouth. You cried out, your back arching as he laved at it, his hand returning to its previous mission of getting you ready to take him. His thumb rolled over your clit gently as he slid his fingers into you, first one, then two, pumping slowly to loosen you up. The wet, lewd sound soon echoed through the room.
“Yoongi,” you breathed to get his attention, pushing his shirt over his shoulders. The tie had already come undone and the front was hanging rather uselessly by his sides, and it wasn’t difficult to remove it. Yoongi got the message, though, stripping himself off with far less fanfare than he’d done for you before coming back with a vengeance, as if the seconds he’d spent away from your body were too much to bear.
“Yoongi, c’mon,” you begged inarticulately, pulling his body down to yours by wrapping your arms and legs around him.
“Stop it,” he admonished. “I’m going to get you nice and ready for me. You have to be patient.” But you could see the way his jaw clenched.
“Yoongi, I want you to fuck me,” you whined, writhing on the mattress.
That certainly got his attention, and he looked back up at your face, seeing the expression of wild abandon painted across your features. Your eyes were shut and your mouth open as you lost yourself to the pleasure he was giving you, long hair spread across his pillow.
“You ruin me,” he accused as he withdrew his hand, using the slick coating his fingers to lube up his cock before he positioned it at your entrance. You moaned and arched, tightening your legs around him to draw him in deeper.
Before, when he’d done this, it had hurt. You’d been dry and he hadn’t put any effort into preparing you or making it a pleasurable experience for you, and you tensed up, remembering how unpleasant the experience had been before. You wanted to make him feel good, though, because he’d done the same for you, and it was that which motivated you to urge him into your body.
When he slid in, inch by glorious inch, contrary to your expectations you didn’t feel pain. No, there was a stretch, but it was intensely pleasurable, and you writhed against him. “Ah, Yoongi, it feels so good,” you gasped.
“Yeah?” he said, sucking marks into your neck. “You like that?” When he finally bottomed out, he rested his forehead against yours, panting as he tried to retain some control.
“Yes, Yoongi,” you moaned, wriggling and clenching down on him, desperate for more.
“Fuck, don’t move,” he gasped, his eyes wide as he clutched your hip. “I want to make this good for you.”
“It is good,” you insisted, ignoring his instructions.
“Y/n, you don’t even know,” he groaned, bracing himself as he started to move his hips. He was gentle at first, making sure that it didn’t hurt, but you were impatient, whining that you wanted more, and before he knew it, he was really going at it, one arm hooked around your leg to hold you open for him.
“Yoongi, yes, yes,” you exulted, thrilled. The expression on his face, his brow furrowed tightly, was endlessly exciting for you, and you loved the motion of his jaw as he clenched hard, focusing on pleasing you.
Adjusting his position, he started thrusting again, this time skidding against your g-spot with every thrust. To really seal the deal, he reached down to rub at your clit with his fingers, drinking your every sound and movement up eagerly. You raked your nails down his back as your legs tightened around him, clenching down on him hard as you came.
Faced with the sensation of your walls fluttering around him rhythmically, he couldn’t hold it together much longer, pressing his forehead into your neck as he reached his own orgasm, groaning as his hips stuttered sporadically.
When it was over, he slumped down over you, barely remembering to tilt his body at the last second so that he slid off you and onto the futon. “I love you,” he gasped, throwing one sweaty arm over your chest to drag you closer to him so he could press kisses over your face. “I love you so much.”
Smiling, you turned your head, rubbing your nose against his affectionately. “I love you too, Your Grace.” The teasing lilt in your voice as you called him that warmed his heart. Before he could say much more, however, you yawned and turned, slinging your arm around his waist. “Good night,” you murmured, burying your face in his chest.
“Good night.” He rested his hand on the back of your head. His empress, his wife. His love.
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ricochetoconnell · 3 years ago
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Soooo... *chinhands* Re. that polyam post, where/how do you see Rick/Evy/Ardeth? :o) (this is 100% permission to ramble at length about OT3s if you feel like it!)
Oooh, yay! This was the perfect way to pass part of a three-hour wait in a doctor's office, so thank you for asking! There's little better than rambling about OT3s. 🥰
viciously protective/viciously protective/viciously protective: This does apply to the basic, "canon" version of them - any of them would die or kill for any of the others - but it's especially relevant in an as-of-yet unposted AU where Ardeth and Nefertiri are immortal and very skilled warriors who find newly-immortal and rather skilled soldier Rick. There are worse things than death, and just because your lovers are immortal doesn't mean you're not still overly protective of them. 
Nobody has the braincell but they're all certain they do: Hm, this isn't *exactly* it, but it's close. They all have many braincells in most situations, but when it comes to planning their adventures there's maybe one, and Ardeth is generally the keeper of it. His real problem is that he can't tell either one of them 'no' even when he knows he really should. 
Metamours bond over their partner and become inseparable besties lovers: Also not quite it, but I really see Rick being the main force drawing Ardeth into the relationship. They've spent a lot of time fighting side-by-side and have a really deep understanding of each other. While Evy and Ardeth care deeply for each other (and are attracted to one another), their bond isn't quite as intense at first, but it does get there. Plus I'm a sucker for the both of them showing Rick just how much he's loved after a lifetime of not having anyone.
Chaotic adventure to find a macguffin: They would never admit it, but these three live off of chaos. It "follows" them (they cause it) wherever they go, and they get bored quickly in the absence of it. Evy insists it's about the important archeological finds, but really it's about the adventure for all of them.
Royal/Knight/Servant: This is also for that unfinished immortals AU, but Nefertiri being the Pharaoh's daughter with Ardeth - and eventually Rick - being her Medjai. 
"My partner always gets hurt so I call my best friend to help out, dunno what we'd do without them, it's totally platonic though.": Rick has a habit of letting Ardeth know when and where they're going on digs, just incase they get into trouble (they usually do), and Ardeth can't help but check in on them. As a concerned friend. Yep, totally just as a friend. 
Different sides/forced to team up for common goal/their own strengths and flaws play off of each other: Isn't this just the whole point of the movie? Not opposite sides, necessarily (though Ardeth seems to be on a different side there for a little while), but a group of people working beautifully together by playing to their own strengths and supporting the others when it's their time to shine. It's a great thing to base a relationship off of.
"Yes those are idiots but they're my idiots": Ardeth when he's following Rick and Evy on another ill-advised adventure, Evy when she's watching Rick and Ardeth wrestle or go over battle tactics, Rick when he's watching Ardeth and Evy just completely lose themselves and all sense of time in their discussions of history and philosophy. 
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equestrianwritingsstuff · 3 years ago
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In recognition of 200 followers.....
I composed a list of 200 hero x villain dialogue prompts for you guys to ask me or reblog it and ask your own followers or if you take inspiration.
Thank you so much! It means a whole lot!
1. "I wish I had longer to love you."
2. "Sometimes being the greatest is being the worse."
3. "I will kill you if you die on me."
4. "Bury me... under a willow tree... with tulips and lilies to blossom in the spring and a small stream to keep me company."
5. "Villains aren't capable of love; yet, here I am crying over your grave."
6. "The kitten's name is Max."
7. "I'm going to get a beer."
8. "There is only one way to kill me, but you could never muster the strength to pull through."
9. "I'm dizzy with love for you."
10. "Hero, you are drunk not a toddler."
11. "I pledge to serve you willingly, butthead."
12. "Ride the waves with me." "You are a mermaid, no thanks."
13. "Stay awake for me; it's only a little farther."
14. "I can't carry you!"
15. "He isn't much, but we'll make do."
16. "I WANT TO SEE HER! LET ME SEE HER PLEASE. Please..."
17. "George Washington never told a fib, and I am greater than him, so trust me, Hero, when I say I am telling the truth."
18. "Eggs and butter make dough, knives and guns make death."
19. "You are insane."
20. "The bomb is going off in twenty seconds, Hero. Run now. I-I'm going to stop it."
21. "What is love?"
22. "I don't get the function of hugs."
23. "Mentally I'm good, but physically..."
24. "I only wished for happiness from that genie. I guess it was evil."
25. "Break him, shatter him, destroy him."
26. "Sing with me."
27. "Villain you are touch starved, not dying."
28. "What the heck did you do to your hair." "What? You don't like it?" "It looks like my cat's litterbox."
29. "Don't give me hope."
30. "I am not a disease or a parasite. I am a human. I am one of those millions you swore to protect."
31. "Kiss, marry, kill?" "Kill, kill, kill."
32. "You created me."
33. "Villain don't you dare pass out."
34. "I like the look of blood on you, compliments your eyes."
35. "I kinda dropped Hero through space."
36. "Power exhaustion sucks."
37. "Time to save the world. Yay!" *says in sarcasm*
38. "Let me feed you Hero."
39. "You do not have AC?!"
40. "Villain you have a fever."
41. "Am I drunk?"
42. "Movies. Nine o'clock. Don't be late."
43. "Lemme grab a beer and we are good to go."
44. "Don't. Look. At. Me."
45. "He just had his wisdom teeth out sooo." "How bad can it be? Villain has been shot with twenty tranq darts at one and didn't pass out... immediately anyway, took a good twenty minutes." "Well, you see-" "THE KITTEN IS TRYING TO KILL ME!!!!!"
46. "She needs surgery."
47. "It's a panic attack..." "KISS HIM!"
48. "Blood, gore, madness... this was made for me."
49. "Quit drooling on me and sit up."
50. "There's only one bed."
51. "He looks so cute when he sleeps."
52. "Of all the places to live, you had to choose a heavily fortified medieval castle two thousand years in the past?"
53. "You are a peacock Hero."
54. "Let's see who will drown first. You or me. One, two, three... let's go!"
55. "I wasn't always like this."
56. "Madness is for geniuses, not for me."
57. "It's just a sedative that's going to make you nice and docile."
58. "He's out." "Good, let him rest, villainy is hardwork."
59. "I love her, but she doesn't love me."
60. "If I had a choice to save you or me, I'd pick me."
61. "Gag her."
62. "They aren't made for this, give them mercy."
63. "Talk now or she dies."
64. "Broken ribs, broken jaw, broken arm... are you sure you want me to continue." "No." "Then tell me your name."
65. "Get me some thread and a needle. Just don't touch me."
66. "The police are coming."
67. "Tell me where she is. TELL ME WHERE IS SHE OR I WILL SLASH YOUR THROAT AND TOSS YOU IN THE SEWER!!!!!"
68. "I love you." "I don't."
69. "Hug me just one last time."
70. "Villain hey hey hey. Calm down. You've been in a pretty bad accident."
71. "They won't be able to walk again."
72. "Tell me... just tell if they made it."
73. "Can't you just poof me another arm?"
74. "If you saved all of them, you can save me."
75. "I'm really tired..."
76. "Sleep. I will stay with you."
77. "She is sixteen years old." "All musicians start young." "This isn't a concert, this is life. Stop ruining it."
78. "He"s been in an accident." "Where?" "Five minutes away from your place."
79. "I wish he wasn't unconscious, so I could talk to him. So I could thank him."
80. "It's been four months now. I have came everyday and, uh, I dunno what to say. Hero, I need you to wake up. I can't function knowing you are right here."
81. "I have a date." "Hmm with who?" "Supervillain." "When and where honey?"
82. "Shhhhhhh. Be quiet. We are still being hunted."
83. "Desert?" "What are you trying to do? Kill me?"
84. "I hate you. I hate you. I hate you. I hate you." "I know, I know dear and I so sorry, but I need you to help me. I need you to help them."
85. "Villain just sleep. Allow the drugs to take you under. Don't fight it, don't resist... just sleep. In the morning, we will be safe."
86. "Being lost in the woods isn't ideal."
87. "An injection of valium will do it."
88. "There's no anesthesia."
89. "Wouldn't it be great if we never met each other?"
90. "Bless you." "I didn't sneeze." "Yeah right. Now go sit down, you're sick."
91. "It's called insomnia you dim-wit."
92. "Join me and we can be great."
93. "You didn't bring me here for the cake." "No, dear, but you are so gullible. I brought you here for a sacrifice." "My life?" "Why yes."
94. "I don't know. I never had someone collapse on my doorstep before."
95. "I have nothing to lose. No family, no friends, just my meaningless life."
96. "That's my daughter, not the villain's... so give me her back before I rip your eyes out."
97. "How long was I out for?!" "Ten minutes, but you were drifting. I don't think you had that good of rest." "Oh, I thought I was asleep for hours."
98. "I know, I know you are going to hate me after this, but trust me when I say it's for the best."
99. "I know everything about you."
100. "I think narcissism is contagious because after watching you for a couple hours, I think I may have developed a little crush on the mirror..."
101. "What did you give me?"
102. "Is she screams, I'm going to scream, and then we are going to die."
103. "No fighting today, my cat just died."
104. "How hard did you punch me?"
105. "Not gonna lie, being delirious was epic."
106. "I am cooking for you. You aren't my servant, so stop thinking it."
107. "My old masters made me into a weapon and called me Villain, but if you desire a lapdog I am going to need to be refurnished to fit your needs."
108. "What is his deal?" "I think he's just crazy."
109. "Love is not what I had in mind when I agreed to go on a date with you."
110. "Hugs are overrated."
111. "Are you too hot or too cold?" "Both."
112. "I wish we could turn back time."
113. "I lost the game." "What do you mean? Hero is dead." "Precisely."
114. "Make a wish." "That you live."
115. "Villain has been acting exceptional! Today we granted them a break from the machine. Go ahead Hero and take him for some ice cream."
116. (Sleepy murmurs) "Don't go. I neeeed you." "Yeah yeah I know Villain."
117. "Villain was the one who hurt me, not Hero."
118. "Supervillain is in danger!"
119. "If everyone is scared of me, I might as well be alone."
120. "My head is killing me."
121. "Don't call an ambulance. Just... hold me."
122. "You don't have to do this. It's going to hurt you more than me." "Anything for you dearest, anything at all."
123. "Hero, go wash your hands before dinner."
124. "You have PTSD?" "I don't know?"
125. "I have soap in my eyes!' "Rinse it out." "Mm no I'm permanently mortally blinded." "Uh huh."
126. "We need to cuddle to keep warm."
127. "Take care of them for me, will you?"
128. "When I'm gone, promise to tell my mother, please."
129. "Drug him and then bring him to me."
130. "Superheroes are for children. In all honesty, we are all villains."
131. "Oh my gosh, Hero, what happened?" "Poisoned."
132. "Wouldn't it be nice?" "I don't fancy prosthetics."
133. "Just shut up and listen!"
134. "There is a memorial parade for Hero tomorrow. They asked you to lead it."
135. "She turned it around... at the end."
136. "I wish that he understood how much I care for him."
137. "Civilian! He fell asleep in my lap last night, like totally zooted. It was so cute, but also very tempting. I stuck a french fry up his nose." "Wow. Did he wake up then?" "Yeah, I am sorta kidnapped right now..."
138. "The book, the sword... all pieces of the puzzle huh." "No, darling, all pieces of my game."
139. "Their death is my fault! Not your's, but mine, so quit trying to make me feel better."
140. "Once upon a time-" "Oh please, not another fairytale."
141. "If only it was that easy."
142. "We are stuck in a maze, how can you be so joyful?"
143. "Celebrate Hero, eat your cake, party into the night... but just know, I will be back."
144. "Call 911!" "Why?" "I stubbed my toe."
145. "Your jawline looks like it was gauzed over in lard." "It looks better than your hay for hair."
146. "You're my best friend." "Villain? Are you on drugs?"
147. "Lay him there and leave him. Let the rats dine on him."
148. "The point of the cow suit?" "Oh, uh, I was at a Halloween parade. You know, for children."
149. "I-i never wanted to hurt you." "I know, I wanted you to, so I allowed it."
150. "Favorite movie?" "Your death." "Ooo never heard of it, let's watch it." "*groans* Oh my gosh, you are stupid."
151. "Being a flutist is my only superpower. And being modest apparently."
152. "Your head will join my collection if yoi don't watch out."
153. "Hey, hey! Wake up, buddy. It's just a nightmare."
154. "Meh head hurts." "Yeah, you hit it pretty hard."
155. "Let's go for a ride." "On that yellow miniature school bus?" "It's a ranger you idiot."
156. "No painkillers, no bandages, perfect environment for infection to settle... I'm just gonna leave you here Villain."
157. "I save you and this is how you repay me? A prison?"
158. "What are you doing?" "Climbing a tree? No Hero, I am breaking into your house to kidnap you."
159. "I formally apologize."
160. "Of all places, Hero, you had to teleport us to a desert. A DESERT."
161. "Supervillain won't stop unless we team up." "I don't think our alliance will stop them, I think it'll just make them angrier."
162. "Stop singing or I will blow this place until even the last atom is broken into itty-bitty molecules!" "That... that is scientifically impossible."
163. "I'm a genius! Yippee!"
164. "Life isn't perfect and nor is your morals."
165. "Control yourself before you kill everyone around you."
166. "Say your goodbyes."
167. "Of all the ways I've died, drowning was by far the nicest."
168. "Love the collar. Is it for fashion purposes?" "Uh, um, uh, er, no?"
169. "You look lonely. Want some hot coco?"
170. "It is negative million out there and you expect me to come in toasty warm after fixing your power?"
171. "Are you sick?" "Yeh." "Come on in then."
172. "Civilian, don't even bother trying to save him."
173. "We have a breach!"
174. "What makes a villain's life less important than your's?"
175. "Enjoy your soup." "You poisoned it." "And you're delusional, eat up."
176. "I hate 99% of the population." "According to a meme I found, you are therefore a cat."
177. "Don't overuse your powers."
178. "This is just an unfortunate event."
179. "You look so cute when you are sleepy and barely conscious."
180. "His fever is rising."
181. "Save her, leave me. I'll-i'll get out of this somehow."
182. "Sometimes self-sacrifice isn't noble, it's selfish."
183. "You are so funny that I need my inhaler to kill you with." "That sentence was so discombobulated that I am leaving."
184. "Just for your information, I hate oranges but love grapes."
185. "Walking down the stairs shouldn't be a momental effort." "You broke both your legs."
186. "You just destroyed my life's work, don't expect me to give you a huge bear hug."
187. "Is it true that you have telekinesis?" "Yes, why?" "Go steal me a donut."
188. "You are so incredibly touch starved, Villain." "Mmm." "Tired? Go ahead and sleep, I'm here."
189. "This is for your own good, I promise."
190. "I'm cold."
191. "I don't want to move and you can't make me."
192. "I AM RETIRED! YOU DON'T NEED TO CONTINUE TO SEND ME PAMPHLETS OF THE HOTTEST HERO OF THE YEAR!"
193. "He's unconscious." "That tired, huh." "No, he passed out from blood loss."
194. "I want a kitten."
195. "I'm no scared of you, so stop acting like I am."
196. "He isn't dangerous, just scared."
197. "They won't be going anywhere for a long, long time."
198. "Hero? Hero? Oh my goodness, please wake up."
199. "Life is too short for pleasures."
200. "I hope you are happy, in the end."
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ace-trainer-risu · 4 years ago
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what are your fave diana wynne jones books that aren’t howl’s moving castle??
Oh whattt a lovely and fun question which I was definitely not secretly hoping someone would ask!!!! Yay!!
Hm okay so, not specifically in order, probably my top fave Diana Wynne Jones books would be:
Deep Secret! Deep Secret is not just one of my favorite books by DWJ but one of my favorite books full stop! It’s so good. Basically, the premise is that there is an infinite series of interconnected worlds, some of which have magic and some of which don’t, at the center of which is a vast interdimensional magical empire. Magic in the multiverse is overseen by an organization of magicians called Magids and there must always be a specific number of Magids in existence. When Rupert, a young Magid living on Earth, discovers that his mentor has died (ish) he becomes unexpectedly responsible for finding and training the next Magid, which is extremely inconvenient timing for him because the aforementioned magical empire is on the brink of civil war and chaos and its his job to stop it. And also almost all of this takes place at...a science fiction convention. It’s amazing.  I have read this book minimum four (probably more) times and every time it’s absolutely delightful and hilarious. I would like to go to the sci fi convention in this novel more than anything. It’s such a good read and its one of her few novels which is specifically aimed at adults, so I would EXTREMELY recommend it. Plus the romance in it is extremely good...not exactly enemy-to-lovers but more like ‘annoys-the-shit-out-of-each-other’ to lovers.  (**One note about this one...there’s a few very briefly mentioned side characters who are gender noncomforming and even tho they are actually portrayed very positively, it’s not necessarily ideal and 100% respectful (basically the protags comment on them being very beautiful and nice but also keep trying to guess their “real” gender). Additionally there’s a different briefly mentioned side character who is fat who isn’t portrayed very nicely. Both of these are brief incidents, just wanted to provide a warning for them)
Dark Lord of Derkholm - Okay this one is weirdly hard to summarize but it’s about this magical fantasy world which has been taken overy and is being used as a tourist destination by a non-magical world (heavily implied to be Earth) for people who want to role play at being in a classic high fantasy story, including fighting and killing THE DARK LORD...who is really just a random magician pretending to be evil. The inhabitants of the fantasy world do not enjoy this and are trying desperately to stop the tours, but unfortunately according to a magical oracle, their best hope of stopping the tours is this year’s Dark Lord, a hapless farmer magician named Derk, and his, um, eccentric family consisting of his glamorous wife, seven children (of whom five are griffins and one is a bard) and a simply improbable amount of magical animals. And also there is a very good dragon.  I think Derkholm is so great as a novel b/c it’s a very funny, loving but sharp, parody of high fantasy stories...but a lot of the time parodies only function as parodies but not as good stories in their own right, you know? But this novel completely functions as a story too, and in fact the first time I read at maybe age nine or ten, the high fantasy parody went completely over my head...but I still loved it. I also really love that this novel is very accessible to all ages, I think I enjoy reading it as an adult just as much as I did as a kid, which is rare.  For anyone who has read Howl’s Moving Castle but nothing else by DWJ and isn’t sure where to start, I think this is a great place to start. (TW: There’s a brief, non-explicit scene which has implied sexual assault.) 
Fire and Hemlock - This may be the most controversial one since it features a romance with a significant age gap where the two characters meet when one is a child and the other an adult. And I fully agree that that’s :/ and normally that trope is NOT my thing but it doesn’t come off at all creepy in this story imo, and if you think you can deal with that then this is a very weird, atmospheric, cool book about storytelling and fairy tales and growing up. The short summary (this is another hard to summarize one) is that as a child, Polly encounters and strikes up a friendship and correspondence with a young man, Tom, which mainly consists of the two of them jointly making up a silly, ongoing fairy tale type story...but things get weird when parts of their story start to come true in real life.  I’ve only read this one twice but it really stuck with me and in fact just describing it here...really makes me want to read it again!
The Chrestomanci Series - So all of the above are either specifically aimed at adults or a general audience whereas the Chrestomanci series is aimed at children, mainly a middle grade type audience. And tbh I started reading them as a kid (fond memory - I bought an omnibus of the first two with my allowance money...b/c it had a cat on the cover!) so I don’t know what it would be like to first read these as an older teen or an adult. BUT. Honestly they are really good and would be a quick read so I do still recommend them. There’s seven overall, with th seventh being a collection of short stories, and they’re only semi-chronological so the reading order isn’t vital. My recommended order (b/c this the order I read them in, haha) is Charmed Life, The Lives of Christopher Chant, The Magicians of Caprona, Witch Week, The Pinhoe Egg, Conrad’s Fate, and then Mixed Magic you can read whenever you want so long as you read it after Charmed Life and The Magicians of Caprona.  So the very core premise of it is not dissimilar to Deep Secret - there’s an infinite series of worlds/universes and there’s a magician, called the Crestomanci in this case, who is responsible for making sure magic isn’t abused across the multiverse. The Chrestomanci is an extremely powerful enchanter who has nine lives, and the novels are various semi-connected stories about the adventures of Chrestomanci as an adult and child. Chrestomanci is a title so it’s not always the same person, but for the majority of the stories it is the same guy and he’s...the best/worst...He’s this extremely handsome, charismatic, powerful enchanter who is very good at his job, loves his wife a lot, wears very beautiful clothes and makes, um, questionable life choices and is very annoying to everyone. I’ve thought about this very hard and I believe that he’s what happens when you take a fundamentally chaotic good person and make him do a fundamentally lawful good job; yes, he’s going to do it and do it well, but he is going to do it in the most chaotic, ridiculous way possible, and he IS going to die at an ALARMING rate, doing things that would not normally kill a person, such as playing cricket and trying to catch stray cats. He also, as previously mentioned, frequently wears very dramatic silk dressing gowns with elaborate embroidery, which the protag of Charmed Life finds deeply alarming.  It’s very odd to me how these books don’t seem to be well known, because the Chrestomanci books were some of my absolute favorite books as a child. I still have my omnibus editions of the first four novels and they are very worn and very beloved. And it’s so WILD to me that I don’t think I have ever talked to someone who also read those as a kid! Like I’m not saying those people don’t exist, I’m sure I just haven’t met them, but that’s so weiiirddddd to me. If I bring up Tamora Pierce or Garth Nix or other authors of weird, eccentric children’s fantasy novels to other avid childhood consumers of fantasy, people usually know what I mean, but Chrestomanci and its just..crickets. Is it b/c she’s British? Anyway all of the Chrestomanci books are very degrees of good, but if I had to pick a favorite, I think, controversial choice here, it would be Conrad’s Fate. Particularly in terms of recommendations to others, Conrad’s Fate works as a standalone and, unlike the other books in the series, it’s aimed more at a YA audience, so if you wanted to read a Chrestomanci novel without getting into the whole series, that’s a good way to go. It’s about a boy, Conrad, who is told that he has a terrible, possibly fatal Fate awaiting him unless he goes to work as a servant at a wealthy, and weird, estate neighboring his town, at which place he encounters things including color changing livery, an extremely annoying teenage Chrestomanci, and the greatest liminal space house EVER. It’s like a combination of an upstairs/downstairs Downton Abbey type social drama with bizarre fantasy shenanigans. How could that not be good??
Also as Honorable Mentions - A Sudden and Wild Magic and The Time of the Ghost. A Sudden and Wild Magic is fun b/c it’s one of her few works aimed specifically at adults and it’s (gasp) a little bit NAUGHTY which I was very surprised and delighted by when I read it. (This may seem like an unfair statement considering that Deep Secret fully has an orgy in it, but Rupert is so fundamentally unnaughty of a character that he completely unnaughtifies the whole novel, whereas Sudden and Wild Magic embraces being a (little bit) naughty.)   The Time of the Ghost on the other hand is weird and haunting and creepy and atmospheric. I only read it once but it’s one of those novels you just think about periodically and go “wait what the fuck that was a weird novel” (Also known as the “Garth Nix” effect) 
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