#Liang and Ruby

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Bite to Bruise - Epilogue + Extra Scene

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story tags: modern-fantasy mashup, werewolves, witches, monsters, romance, learning to trust, hurt/comfort, blood, violence, explicit sex, explicit language

The earlier parts can be found under the tag or over on patreon. <3

A huge thank you to everyone who read this and commented or reblogged or just sent good vibes. I'll be editing and adding a bit more to this one and then self publishing it soon. Thank you!

BITE TO BRUISE - CHAPTER EPILOGUE + EXTRA SCENE.

EPILOGUE

There were a lot of questions about what happened in his territory that day.

The other fenrir wanted to know if the shades had attacked, if it was a call to war.

The shades had their own questions but locked them behind their teeth.

Ever brought Wren back to the house and the pack watched Grendel and Hymn carry Baron’s body from the woods, the curse still wrapped around him.

Blackwell’s shades ripped the old god apart and dug her out of its guts. The pack allowed them to leave, carrying their undead back to their vehicles in a trail of blood that was everything but fenrir.

Later that night, they discovered the hole where Soren had been buried. Ever suspected Primrose had recovered his missing shade, just as he had set out to do from the start.

From what he heard months later, Baron’s court managed to get the curse off of him and the shade recovered—only he forgot the name Baron and went back to being Kish. The bounty on the witch was canceled.

Eventually winter gave way completely and the last of the snow and ice melted, taking the bloodspill with it into the earth. After they had cleared the fallen trees and the grass grew in the valley, it looked like none of it had ever happened. No human would guess at it, even if every fenrir could smell that hint of shade and monster in the soil for years to follow.

It smelled like violence and victory, and when he stepped through the back door of his home to see his witch sitting in that field, picking at long grass and watching the trees with a smile, he knew she smelled it too.

EXTRA SCENE

Before Ruby realized it, the streets had changed. Ceres had gone quiet and nearly abandoned within just a block. She kept walking, expecting to run into another stretch of brightly lit shop fronts and restaurants overflowing with guests.

A few more steps and she felt the skin on the back of her neck prickle, her hands twisting in the sleeves of her hoodie.

“Are you lost?”

Ruby turned toward the voice. Yellow eyes stared back at her. The man was fenrir big. She exhaled a little relief, smiling. “I didn’t think I was…”

“Where’s your mate?” another voice came from the side.

Her heartbeat sped up, pounding against her throat. There was something pointedly unfriendly about this interaction. Had she done something? “What?” the word came out thin and unsteady. What was their problem? Did they know Liang? He’d said Ceres belonged to his cousin and they were safe here.

She took a step back and the one to her right, still deep in shadow between buildings, growled.

The sound made her jump and jerk away from it, stumbling off the sidewalk and into the street. A wolf stepped out of those shadows, darkness rolling off of its massive body like it was made of it. Lips curled back to bare long teeth as it continued to snarl at her.

“Well?” the other asked, as if he hadn’t noticed. “Where is he?”

“Who?” Ruby played dumb. It felt easy when she had no idea what was happening.

The wolf at her side snapped and Ruby screamed, legs tangling and dropping her on her ass right there in the street.

“Why would a rogue send their mate in here alone?” the other wondered aloud, stepping closer. Somehow, he was more menacing than the one on all four.

But then he froze, his expression dropping and his head turning to the side like he’d heard something she couldn’t.

The fenrir on all four had stopped growling too, ears flicking before it backed away.

“Knock it off,” a third commanded, walking onto the scene and right past the one asking questions. He was just as tall but leaner, and yet the other man backed up, dropping his head. The third flashed Ruby a smile that actually looked genuine and offered her his hand. “Hi. I’m Sunny.”

Ruby took the hand and was hoisted to her feet. “Ruby,” she muttered, confused.

He smiled the way she’d become used to fenrir smiling when she gave her name, but he released her hand a took a step back, giving her just enough space to have the illusion of being out of his reach. “Are you lost?”

She exhaled hard. “Why does everyone keep asking that?”

The fenrir on four legs snorted and turned to walk back into the shadows.

Sunny stepped to the side, gesturing for her to join him back the way she’d come.

Ruby frowned but started walking. This was at least better than possibly getting mauled… “Did I do something wrong?” she asked when she could see the brighter lights of the familiar streets ahead.

Sunny had maintained a distance from her, a step ahead and to her side. “No. You just smell like a wolf that doesn’t belong to our pack. So, they got a little… defensive.”

“I thought Ceres belonged to Royal?”

Growls rumbled from the streets behind her but when she looked, she couldn’t spot any of the wolves in those shadows. The man beside her just smiled. “Half of it does. The half you were on. You couldn’t have known, and it wouldn’t have mattered if—”

“If I didn’t smell like a wolf.”

He nodded. “Speaking of…”

The growls in the dark got louder when she spotted Liang marching out of those bright streets and straight toward them. If he knew where the border was, he didn’t show any signs of caring.

Ruby felt a mix of relief and worry. She almost reached for him, but she was scared she’d led him into a conflict. “I managed to get lost,” she announced, hoping to break some of that tension she could see in the line of his shoulders and the curl of his lip flashing long pointed teeth. His eyes stayed fixed on her, moving over her from head to toe like he was looking for injury.

“I left you alone for twenty minutes,” he pointed out, his usual easy humor there but with a tension underneath she’d never heard. She really must have stepped in it this time… He pulled her gently behind him, away from Sunny.

Ruby blinked, surprised. Sunny was far from menacing, and she had seen Liang fight worse. But Liang took a step back, nudging her farther away. “She didn’t know,” he explained.

Sunny wasn’t smiling anymore, she realized. His eyes were on Liang now. “But you did.”

Liang took another step back, keeping her behind him, and she realized he might not be backing up at all if it weren’t for a need to get her away from the situation. “I wasn’t part of the pack that lived here before yours and I don’t belong to Royal.”

“But you are his blood.”

“And you are Ever’s blood but that doesn’t mean you belong to his pack anymore, does it?”

A series of snarls and growls echoed through the dark streets behind Sunny, and Ruby wondered how many there were out there.

Sunny kept his eyes on Liang, like he was trying to read something that wasn’t said or seeing something no one else could. “Welcome back to Dog Lands, Liang. Stick around long enough this time and you might even get rid of that Blood Country stink.”

Liang tensed. She felt it in his back where her hand was curled in his t-shirt against his spine.

Sunny smiled, more friendly than threatening. Why was everyone so scared of him? “What? You thought you would know about me, and I wouldn’t know about you? Tell your cousin hello from us.”

Liang nodded tightly and took a few more steps back before turning, his arm slung around her shoulders and walking them toward that invisible territory line in the city.

“And Ruby,” Sunny called. She looked back to see him sliding his hands into his pockets. “I’m sorry if they scared you. You’re welcome over whenever you want.” His smile became a grin, brilliant and true. “Even if you want to bring your mate with you.”

Liang didn’t stop walking or even look back, but she managed to watch just long enough to see half a dozen shadows move around Sunny.

When they were back on the busier streets, still walking deeper into the lights and crowds, Ruby looked up at Liang beside her. “Why do they keep calling you my mate?”

Liang snorted, his own smile back. “That’s your first question?”

“It seems like a good one…”

“Because you smell like me.”

“So?” she argued. She smelled like him? She tried to discreetly tuck her chin and sniff at her hoodie. It’s not like it could be a bad smell. Liang smelled amazing.

He tugged her tighter into his side and dropped his head to bury a kiss against her hair. “Because you smell a lot like me, Red. Even a tracker would be hard-pressed to tell us apart at this point.”

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Jennie in Sandy Liang AW23

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Me being the number one and only stephkat shipper in this fandom

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<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Regressor Bi-Han & Kuai Liang w/ CG Tomas (Fic)

"Raaaaaaaaaawr!" Tomas shouted as he chased his brother.

Kuai Liang squealed, running into the living room. He ran across the table, using it as a shield as Tomas tried to catch him.

"Awe that is sneaky, brother!" Tomas put his hands on his hip.

"No it isn't!" Kuai Liang shook his head.

"Is too!" Tomas laughed, jumping onto the table.

"No!" Kuai Liang gasped, dodging as Tomas tried to tackle him. "Can't catch me!"

Bi-Han glared at them. He was trying to watch Sesame Street, alone. He didn't like the fact they were loud. He also didn't like the fact that Tomas was giving all his affection to Kuai Liang.

Did he yell at Tomas for trying to baby him? Absolutely. But that didn't mean he didn't want him to! He didn't want cuddles or anything. But he did want Tomas to give him apple juice and sit near him . . . And maybe cuddle him.

How dare his actions have consequences. >:(

"Go away!" Bi-Han shouted, swatting in their direction.

"Are we being too loud, Bi-Han?" Tomas asked, grabbing Kuai Liang and wrestling him to the ground. Kuai Liang giggled and fought him back. "Hey! You little- Are we louder than the tv, Bi?"

It wasn't often that Tomas watched over his brothers anymore. Nowadays Harumi watched Kuai Liang, and Sareena watched Bi-Han. But when they were busy, Tomas was their go to babysitter! The girls were having a girls day, plus Hanzo, today anyways, so the timing was perfect!

He had helped them regress when they were young, as they had done for him. Tomas liked watching his brothers. Just as much as he adored being watched by them!

He'd miss how grumpy Bi-Han could get. Or when Kuai Liang wanted to be michieves and try to blame it on whatever toy of the day. Really, he just liked hanging out with his brothers, without the fighting.

"Move," Bi-Han shoed them away again.

"Bi's being no fun," Kuai Liang pouted, pinching Tomas's arm.

"Ow!" Tomas hissed, unwrapping his brother from his headlock. Kuai Liang giggled and ran into the kitchen. "Kuai! That's cheating!"

"No it isn't!"

"Sorry about the noise, Bi. We'll try to keep it down, okay?" Tomas smiled, Bi-Han just huffed and turned his head.

Tomas ruffled Bi-Han's hair before jogging after Kuai Liang. Bi-Han watched him go. No! Tomas wasn't suppose to leave! He was suppose to stay and sit next to him, getting bored of Kuai Liang's chase. Or Kuai Liang should be getting tired by now. Wanting to nap on the couch.

Bi-Han looked back at his show. He didn't wanna watch Sesame Street anymore. Not that he had been watching it at all. He pouted earlier at every show Tomas suggested, so he put something he personally watched while small. It wasn't bad . . . But it wasn't Ruby Gloom.

Bi-Han didn't like Ruby Gloom either though. He only watched it because Sareena liked watching it. Which usually meant he got cuddles and goldfish.

"Get off the counter," Tomas said, carefully watching as Kuai Liang balanced himself on the kitchen counter. Kuai Liang giggled, shaking his head. "No, this is very dangerous. We don't climb on things that we can fall from."

"You jumped on the table," Kuai Liang pointed out.

"Very different scenario, Kuai," Tomas said sternly. Kuai Liang deflated at his tone. "Come on, I'll help you down."

Tomas picked his brother up, setting him carefully on the ground. Kuai Liang immediately sprinted to the pantry closet, looking at all the snacks.

"You getting hungry?" Tomas asked, Kuai Liang nodded in response. "I can order some food. Does McDonald's sound okay?"

"I want . . . fruit!"

"I don't think fruits in the pantry," Tomas chuckled, shutting the pantry. "Fruits in the fridge. How about you go fetch some?"

Kuai Liang got up, waddled to the fridge. He liked fruit, especially strawberries! But pineapple was really good too. And blueberries when they were in season! And-

"Tomaaaaaaaaaas!!" Bi-Han shouted, stopping Kuai Liang's thoughts.

Tomas stuck his head through the open doorway, "What's up, Bi?"

"Change it," Bi-Han pointed to the screen.

"Can I hear a please?" Tomas asked.

Bi-Han glared at him in reply.

"Bi-Bi, you've gotta be nice," Kuai Liang said, moving to Tomas's side. "Otherwise 'Reena's gonna know."

Bi-Han grumbled at this fact. Tomas was not against calling either of their caregivers if they were misbehaving. It usually got them to stop whatever they were doing quickly, not wanting a lecture or timeout.

"Don't want it no more," Bi-Han pointed to the screen again. "Change it."

"Alright, alright," Tomas rolled his eyes, walking over and grabbing the remote. "Whatcha wanna watch?"

Bi-Han stayed silent. He didn't really wanna watch cartoons right now. But he also didn't wanna be up and running around like Kuai Liang.

Tomas waited for Bi-Han to give some sort of name suggestion or a site. When none came, he went onto Netflix, scrolling through some shows. He didn't want Kuai Liang to get impatient and try to cut the fruit himself. He could probably do it with a hand guiding him, but Tomas still didn't want to chance it.

"There's a ton of good shows on here, Bi. You want a bigger kid show with some plot in it? Or maybe a smaller show? Disney has Bluey if you wanna-

"Wait!" Bi-Han frowned, pointing to the tv.

"Octonauts?" Tomas asked, receiving a small nod.

Bi-Han didn't care for Octonauts, but Tomas and Kuai Liang liked it. So maybe they'd stop chasing each other and come hang out with him.

Luckily, the show did seem to catch Kuai Liang's attention.

"I wanna watch!" Kuai Liang gasped, rushing over and sitting beside Bi-Han.

Bi-Han gently rested his head against Tomas's shoulder, looking at the tv. Tomas patted his head before moving to stand up. Earning an upset look from the oldest brother.

"I know, but I've gotta go get Kuai Liang his fruit! I'll get you some too," Tomas offered. "Is there any other snack you wanna have?"

". . . Fishies," Bi-Han mumbled.

"Fishies? Goldfishies?" Tomas double-checked, Bi-Han nodded. "Alright, I'll get some goldfish. Kuai?"

"No thank you!" Kuai Liang shouted. Bi-Han nudged him lightly. "Oh! Sorry."

"Don' be loud," Bi-Han mumbled.

Kuai Liang nodded, laying down, moving his head to Bi-Han's lap. Bi-Han didn't completely mind, beginning to play with his brother's hair.

They were definitely going to have a cuddle fest when Tomas came back though. Per to Bi-Han's silent request . . . order.

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

I wanna give Tomas a color but I don't know what. Do y'all think i should change it or keep it black/white?

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The Finer Things In Life | Kuai Liang x gn!reader

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↳ ❝ Kuai Liang ( still LOVE how you write him)

90. "I love you more and more every day"

97. "Diamond rings and status don't mean shit to me - I just wanna be with you" ❞

: ̗̀➛ You and Kuai Liang know what each other wants and needs, and you're more than willing to give it to each other.

: ̗̀➛ swearing

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It was no secret that you and Kuai Liang had been together for a good while; after meeting at one of Johnny Cage's infamous post-filming parties, you and Kuai Liang had hit it off immediately.

Of course, with you being a little younger and employed as Johnny's social media manager, Kuai Liang had been hesitant at first; he worried that perhaps being with an older man would somehow impact your career and cause you to lose income.

But you never faltered; you made it clear that you loved him and adored him, and you were there to stay. You had made mistakes in the past when it came to dating, whether it was the wrong person or it was the wrong time, but you were adamant about how you felt for him.

You made mistakes, you fucked up, you knew you weren't repeating it with him.

Kuai Liang wasn't a mistake, and the relationship ended up thriving; you kept working for Johnny Cage, even though he told you that working together for ten years, he wouldn't mind if you decided to retire and allow him to pay you a monthly pension - an offer you had to refuse, as you knew that you would be bored without the job.

You and Kuai Liang made it work, though, as most of what you did could be done from home; you settled into his quarters easily, and he even kept a suitcase stocked for you for when you needed to go with Johnny to public events and to do press tours with him.

As you were often Johnny's plus one, you had been interviewed quite a fair bit and the relationship between you and Kuai Liang was public because of that; Johnny would beam and grin with pride as he showed off the fancy engagement ring he had bought for you and Kuai Liang, saying that he was going to plan the wedding and he was going to make it as big and luxurious and fancy as he could.

You never had the heart to tell him that you and Kuai Liang had already set a date and that you were planning on a small, intimate, ceremony. But still, when you were at home, you were always comfortable; usually you went around with Kuai Liang as he went about his duties as Grandmaster, working while he trained new recruits and he sorted issues amongst his men.

You wouldn't talk for hours, but you still enjoyed just being near one another; he would sit down beside you when he had the time, often asking what you were doing even though he never had any clue what it all meant. "The facebook" this, and "the ticky tocky" that.

Saturdays were your day of rest, always snuggled up against one another in bed; you would go through your phone whilst he would read a good book. He was enjoying his copy of 'A Game of Thrones' that you had bought him a while ago; you got the entire collection for him, all five books, after he had expressed interest in reading it when you told him about how Johnny had met the author and you had been able to talk to him as well.

Those were the best gifts you gave him; books and poetry collections and autobiographies. The best gifts he ever gave you were the soft morning kisses and the sweet evening kisses; the gentle touch of his hand whenever he passed by you, and the tender gazes he threw your way when he caught your eye.

Neither of you wanted or needed anything more; Johnny might have gotten you both fancy rings, but you would have been happy with one made of paper. Kuai Liang never made any promises that he would shower you in luxurious, expensive objects or fancy, unique trinkets.

You never made any promises that you would bathe him in gold and ruby and sapphire, or that you would ever drown him in silver and platinum and bronze either. You were content to just be. Nothing else mattered much to either of you.

But as it was a Saturday, you hummed as you rested your head on Kuai Liang's shoulder, feeling his cold skin against yours as you relaxed and pulled the blanket up slightly.

A day of rest after a hectic week, after you had had to accompany Johnny to an awards show so that he could receive his award for playing a famous scientist who had created a devastating invention.

You were exhausted, in all honesty.

"I never thought I'd say this," you said quietly. "But if I hear the name Fritz Haber again, I'll shoot myself."

He laughed softly, putting his hand on your arm as he sighed. "You gave him the script for it... you don't have to go anywhere again, do you?"

"No," you sighed with relief. "I'm all yours until March... he's been nominated, again."

Kuai Liang hummed as he tilted his head to the side, pressing it gently against yours. "So you're all mine for another month."

"Thankfully," you whispered. "You know, I love you more and more every day, I just wish I could bring you along with me."

"I can't spare the time," he pointed out gently. "My duties lie with the Lin Kuei, my beloved. I couldn't leave them."

"I know, but it'd be nice," you mused. "Think about it - you and me, we could go to whatever it is Johnny's doing, and then we could go to the museums and the art galleries. Stop for coffee in a little caff. See if there's any book shops."

"Oh, no," he laughed, shaking his head as he put the book down at once. "You've given me plenty to read for years, my beloved, I don't think we can keep any more books."

You hummed, not entirely convinced. "Can't we build a library?"

"Maybe one day," he grinned. "We could have a big library, one that reaches the ceilings and the floors, with every wall covered in books."

"And a special place for Lord Of The Rings," you told him. "We need a special place for those."

"Of course," Kuai Liang agreed. "But is that really all you want?"

"I keep telling you this," you started, "diamond rings and status don't mean shit to me - I just wanna be with you... and have a special nook for my Lord Of The Rings books."

"And you'll have it," he promised. "I promise, you will have it one day."

"I might fall asleep right here," you whispered softly. "I'm still knackered... I don't know why Johnny makes me go to the after party every time."

"Sleep," he implored you. "I'll read to you."

You nodded getting yourself comfortable against him as you sighed and snuggled in, ready to listen until his soothing voice rocked you to sleep.

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I think a lot of people are sleeping on the fact that Lui Kang watches Steven Universe. Bro saw Hanzo Hisashi and Kuai Liang and was like "oh ruby and sapphire"

The title of Scorpion is now Garnet, Ruby is Hanzo and Sapphire is Kuai Liang.

The hanzo in mk1 is their love child, Harumi is another ruby who only married Scorpion so they can keep their fusion secret. She is gay for a woman whose name escapes me.

I won't take anything else. That is my Headcannon.

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𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑪𝑨𝑳𝑳 !

here to say that i want even more sapphic stuff so i want to get some thing going with the muses under the cut ! if you are interested in a starter from any of them then please like this post ! ♡

𝑴𝑼𝑺𝑬𝑺 .

DAWN MENKEN LIAW / director / bi / she + they / chase sui wonders

born in amsterdam and ( mostly ) raised in new york and has the weird accent to prove it, brought up by the world’s grumpiest old man and it shows, mother owns one of europe’s most successful talent agencies, guitarist in all girl punk band called atomic boob as a side gig, painfully pessimistic, a tortured artist trying to make it in the film industry, has an attitude problem tbh, janis ian coded .

HAVEN MAURY LIANG / weather girl / queer / she + they / havana rose liu

local weird girl who will flirtatiously read your palm at a party, has big dreams of joining cirque du soleil as a trapeze artist and is simply forecasting the weather until then, in love with love and everything to do with it while simultaneously being a commitment-phobe, victim of the perfect little rich girl to quietly disowned pipeline, the vibe of a drunk girl in a club bathroom, a lil ty lee inspired .

ROMINA ESCOBAR / reality tv star / lesbian / she + her / camila mendes

a part of a family reality show inspired by the kardashians, deeply codependent and therefore painfully loyal to those she deems deserving, more than kind of bratty, vain, and self absorbed, hates men and is loud about it, is probably the last one to figure out her sexuality because doesn't every gal just want to makeout with her bffs sometimes ? mildly inspired by jennifer check .

RUTH RANSOM / actress / bi / she + her / kristine froseth

daughter of a washed up rockstar and his groupie, mommy and daddy issues ( double homicide ), ran away from home at seventeen, energiser bunny adjacent girlie who never shuts up, the world's biggest flirt with the world's biggest commitment issues, stumbled into the world of acting half hungover and still in last night's glittery makeup, manic pixie dream just a girl inspired by penny lane.

SLATER KATZ  / rockstar / lesbian / she + they / ruby cruz

born and raised in australia, replacement child to an incredibly well off couple who wanted to save their marriage , has had a prodigious talent with music from childhood, has daddy issues, mommy issues, and anger issues, painfully obtuse with feelings, does not know how to talk to people, tends to hit first and ask questions later, never has an empty bed, billy dunn and daisy jones coded .

𝑻𝑬𝑺𝑻 𝑴𝑼𝑺𝑬𝑺 .

ELM MOSSBACH  / museum tour guide / queer / she + they / taylor russell

works for a small museum in a small town in the middle of nowhere, generally the kind of place that people stop by for gas on their way to somewhere better, very much suburban gothic inspired in terms of environment . does she work at an oddities museum ? maybe so . longs for adventure but feels stuck, wants to get out of this town .

FELICIA 'FLICK' RELF / actress / bi / she + her / madelyn cline + meghann fahy

was in a mystery inc crew when she was a teenager and is the star of a limited series inspired by their exploits, is seen as a sellout by the other members of that crew but does it really matter if she's famous ? grew up in a motel as the daughter of the deadbeat parents who owned it, swears all the supernatural stuff in their stories is all fake, but was it really ? semi inspired by scooby doo and the x files .

KINSLEY 'KIDNEY' BEAN  / petty thief / bi / she + her / abigail cowen

raised by two parents who had too many kids to truly give a fuck about all of them, the only girl in a hoard full of brothers, has the accent of a southern belle and the charm to match, will use that charm to walk away with your wallet, has never been single for more than a few weeks in her life, responsible for more than a few gas station hold ups, inspired by villains ( 2019 ) and bandits in general .

LORENA FONTBONA  / grad student / queer / she + they / jenna ortega

drenched in dark academia vibes but exclusively the weird ones, family owns a successful board game company that a lot of them are convinced they made a deal with the devil for but ren has their doubts, a legacy in a secret society, game theory student who reluctantly plans to take over the family business, a natural cynic, april ludgate coded and semi inspired by ready or not .

OCTOBER 'TOBI' CRAFT  / f1 racer / lesbian / she + they / margaret qualley

white trash golden retriever, grew up in a trailer park without a lot of prospects so even she's surprised that she got this far, raised by a father that specifically always wanted one of one of his sons to race ( surprise, dad !), got discovered by chance while street racing ( allegedly ) and hasn't looked back since, can't go to a gay bar without running into at least five girls that she's slept with .

RAVEN ZHAO  / gas station attendant / bi / she + they / courtney eaton

final girl of death valley, nevada and no one will let her forget it, born as the child of a obsessive occultist and his lovesick wife and was abandoned by both respectively, spent most of her adolescence living in an abandoned 'cursed' church and ergo was the town's very own social pariah ( and the first scapegoat ) for it, refuses to go to therapy even if the killer ended up being her own mother .

WREN 'OZ' OSWIN  / athlete / lesbian / they + them / brigette lundy paine

raised by a couple of zoologists who named all of their children after animals and dragged them around the world for their work, one of seven kids, grew up homeschooled and therefore chronically online in search of community and it shows, a goober who just happens to be tall and surprisingly athletic, the world's biggest romantic but they try to keep that on the low, in the wnba .

WYATT KILMER  / student / lesbian / she + they / sophie thatcher

was the favourite child of the worst father in the world which sucked but happens to come in very handy in the zombie apocalypse, was taught to hunt under the guise of bonding, lost almost their entire family at the start of the apocalypse but is searching for their little brother, was the first person in their family to go to university but does that matter now ? deeply ( and reluctantly ) protective .

ZIAZAN 'ZI' DERIAN  / mortician / lesbian / she + her / angela sarafyan

grew up working in her family's funeral home and always knew she would inherit it, has a passion for her work that was also inherited, deeply romantic in an only mildly creepy way ( most of the time ), almost always finds herself going for the crazy ones, writes gothic literature under a pseudonym, vaguely inspired by morticia addams and lisa frankenstein .

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World of Ashes Lore (my Oc world history) p16

Hello everyone Today I have good news to tell you. My sister just finished the first of two overseas commissions (the first one was a scam and she didn't pay for it). I'm just angry) Now that I've finished most of my work, I'm only writing other plots (including this plot). I have more free time. After this, the information will start to increase to the point where I might draw and write until my hands hurt. Hope you'll have fun.

Dr. Lu Liang Feng's personal photos were sent to the Investigative Unit by Dr. Vin Ragnar for use in the investigation documents into the Ark Space Research Center. and gave it to the Lu family for use in Dr. LuLiangFeng's funeral.

Walking Unit Suit Accessories The RUBY drilling prototype robot is currently in the process of being approved for construction at the Ark Space Research Center. Currently, 6 have been successfully built.

Email correspondence between Dr. Lu and her grandfather. Recovered by the special investigation unit in the Ark Space Research Center case.

Email correspondence between Dr. Lu and Dr. Ragnar. Investigators are returning the collection to the deceased's relatives.

@the-invisible-introvert-2004 @lucia1234lizeth

After that, I went to sit down and write the document (plot) again.

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RWBYxMK!AU Vol.1 Roster

This AU is called "RWBY: Kombat" and suppose to be combined with MK9, but that doesn't mean events are the same as MK9 and also the characters who stand in for MK characters don't have the same origin as the MK characters

If they have an NPC by their name then technically they aren't gonna have a Chapter for them but will still be present in the story.

4 Kingdoms (Earthrealm):

Sun = Liu Kang

Yang = Kung Lao

Ozpin = Raiden

Jaune = Johnny

Ciel = Sonya

Nora = Jax

Ren = Nightwolf

Pyrrha = Kenshi (NPC)

Nadir = Kabal

Reese = Stryker

Yang was originally gonna be Johnny Cage's stand in but I decided against it because I wanted to add Ruby as the Kung Jin stand in later in a possible sequel

Branwen Clan. (Lin Kuei):

Vernal = Bi-Han/Noob Saibot (NPC)

Bolin = Kuai Liang

Mercury = Smoke

Scarlet = Sektor (NPC)

Roy = Cyrax

The Atlan Clan (Shirai Ryu):

Arslan = Hanzo/Scorpion

Grimmlands/Atlas (Outworld):

Salem = Shao Khan (NPC)

Willow = Sindel (NPC)

Watts = Shang Tsung (NPC)

Elm = Sheeva (NPC)

The Hound = Motoro (NPC)

Adam = Rain (NPC)

Roman = Kano (NPC)

Weiss = Kitana

Emerald = Jade

Cinder = Skarlet (NPC)

Bleiss = Mileena (NPC)

Penny = Ermac (NPC)

Tock = Baraka (NPC)

Ilia = Reptile (NPC)

Tyrian = Goro (NPC)

Ever-After (Netherrealm):

C.C = Quan Chi (NPC)

Dark Brother = Shinnok (NPC)

DLC:

Agent Washington

Tex

[inky-snowdrop]

Mortal Kombat 11: Civil War

A Mortal Kombat Multi-Chapter Fanfiction

Pairings: Mileena/Scorpion || Hanzo Hasashi, Kitana/SubZero || Kuai Liang (implied), Sonya Blade/Erron Black

Rating: M (18+)

(canon-typical violence, implied sexual content, strong language, cannibalism, graphic depictions of blood, gore, and death)

Originally Written In: 2015

<- Chapter 5 || Chapter 6 ~ FINAL

Notes: You may be wondering why this fic is ending here... Well, I wrote the rest of this story on a school computer and then lost all my progress when they shut down my old school account when I graduated 🙃 Yes I was that kid that wrote porn at school. Don't be like me fellas

"This is ridiculous!" Cassie whispered to her mother she walked down the hallways of Shao Kahn's palace. "We could totally over power them! We just need Mr. Sunshine over there to help this time." Scorpion shot her a dirty look and continued walking to the dining hall. "How much farther to the dining room!" Cassie yelled in frustration. "This girl needs to eat soon or someone's gonna die."

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Chapter 6 ~ Cassie Cage

"Keep your mouth closed," Tanya snapped as they turned a corner and entered a long, narrow hallway. At the end, there were black painted doors, savagely marked from something that was very hungry.

Cassie gave Tanya the fuck off sign as she yelled, "I have free rights. I'M AMERICAN!" Kitana looked like she was going to rip Cassie's head off, spine and all, if she didn't shut up. 'Who cares what the bitch thinks,' Cassie thought as her stomach growled. 'So, SO hungry!' They reached the end of the tunnel and Cassie helped open the door because she was so hungry. But… "WHERE THE HELL IS THE FOOD!" Cassie screamed as Tanya shoved Sonya in, along with Kitana. Erron literally kicked Scorpion to get him inside, getting a second degree burn in the process.

Skarlet just watched from the doorway, her ruby eyes staring into Cassie's. "You will stay here until Mileena comes," Tanya hissed as she closed the doors, slamming them with a crack!

"Then where are you going?!" Sonya snarled as she began to pull at the handle that held the door, actually wrenching it backwards before it snapped forward again.

"We have to find your friends before they get back to Earth Realm and warn everybody of where you are," it was Erron's voice this time, his accent still apparent even through the giant doors. Cassie looked away from the door and observed her surroundings for food. There was a oaken carved table in the middle of the room with what seemed to be fifty chairs on both sides. The walls were painted a blood red color, which kinda scared Cassie. There was another door on the opposite side of the room, directly across from the one they came in. After searching for thirty seconds, Cassie went to examine the other door.

"Enough! Leave if you must!" Scorpion roared as he set the whole door on fire, flinging one of his spears into the door and heaved. The door would have come off its hinges if someone hadn't been pulling the door in the other direction.

"What the hell?" Sonya said as she peered through the charred door and saw there was no one on the other side. "Nobody there."

" The doors must be magik," Kitana said with her perfect edianian vocals (Oh yes, Cassie was still pissed at her) as she touched the door just to be repealed with a burst of green magik.

"It looks like the work of Ermac," Sonya said as she blast a pink beam into the force field and saw it come flying out in the other direction.

"Ermac worked for Kotal Kahn. Why is he with Mileena?" Scorpion asked as he placed two hands on the door, lit them on fire, testing it for magik.

"I'm starving!" Cassie called from the other door, knocking on it to see if it is was protected with magik too.

"Your voice is hurting my head. Please be quiet," KItana called back as Cassie turned and let out a sound that only girls can make. Everyone turned and gave her a nasty look.

Cassie shrugged her shoulders and said, "Maybe the witch did it?"

Kitana smiled and said with a flirty laugh, "Do you and I have a problem, Cassandra?"

Cassie was beginning to understand Scorpion's point of view as she seethed, "Of course we do! Your so PERFECT and BEAUTIFUL and it gets annoying after a while that whatever I do, you're so much better then me!" All that filled the room was silence, a deathly silence.

"And do have more to say?" Kitana asked as she smoothed her perfect teal tournament uniform, clearly not offended by any of the things Cassie just said.

Cassie was pretty much just shaking with rage as she found her voice and roared, "And you what else!? Jacquinn and Sub-Zero could be dead right now! BECAUSE OF YOU!"

Kitana's eyes widened and she yelled, "I was not the one who left her teammate behind, as you told me at the ridge!"

"And I didn't leave my BOYFRIEND!" KItana's eyes filled with hate as she threw one of her fans at Cassie, embedding itself deep into her shoulder. Cassie cried out in pain as Kitana jumped over a chair and threw herself at Cassie. She hit the floor hard, with Cassie on the bottom as she began to punch her face over and over again.

"You have NO IDEA how much I have seen, CASSANDRA! You know NOTHING of the pain in my heart!" Kitana screamed as she ripped out her other fan and embedded that into Cassie's other shoulder.

"My name is not Cassandra! It's CASSIE!" Cassie roared as she kneed Kitana in the crotch. Kitana fell backwards and hit a chair, with Cassie on top, punching her head again. Kitana flicked her arm and a blue mist escaped her hand. It made the fans open. They ripped through tissue and bone as Cassie screamed. It wasn't a quiet scream ether, it was a raw throated scream. Even in the depths of her chambers, Mileena heard the noise and smiled to herself.

Kitana was ripped off Cassie by Sonya as she threw her against the door. "Aright! You listen, bitch…" Sonya said as she held down Kitana. Scorpion looked at Cassie's wounds as she tried to shoot Kitana with her gun.

"Don't move," Scorpion hissed as he seared the wounds shut. A yelp escaped Cassie's throat as she breathed in more air, trying to make the pain stop.

"Th… thank you," she whispered as she stood up and leaned on the table.

Scorpion nodded his head slightly and said quietly, "Do not trust Kahn family. They are smart and cunning, as well as being powerful in words and actions."

"I could say the same thing to you, Scorpion," Cassie said as she sat in the nearest chair. Scorpion's eyes narrowed with suspicion as Cassie continued, "I saw the way Mileena looked at you. She likes you and not just in a passing type of thing. She likes you."

"I do not follow," Scorpion said as he sat next to her, his eyes glimmering with a faint fire.

Cassie gave him a are-you-that-stupid look as she said, "I had a girl in my class last year, her name was Jessica Portsworth, and she acted just like Mileena, except, of course, the teeth. Anyway, she really liked this guy, Thomas Linderly, and one time he had a party… and she went… and 8 months later she was pregnant. See what I'm getting at?"

Scorpion's eyes began to glow again as he asked, "You believe Mileena wishes to seduce me?"

"I think a little more then a little bit," Cassie said as she twisted the wrong way and cracked her neck by accident.

Scorpion snorted and stood up, away from the table, and snarled, "I do not indulge myself in fleshly pleasures."

"Hey. That's what every man and woman says and yet, we have a population problem," Cassie snapped as her stomach growled again. Scorpion eyes became encased with fire as she quickly added, "I just saying what I think might happen! Don't go all fire demon on me!" Scorpion gave Cassie a shut-the-fuck-up look as he went to help Sonya hold down Kitana. Once again, Cassie was alone and Kitana had all the friends, ether helping her discover what kind of magik was keeping us in or being held down for attacking a soldier. Cassie sighed unhappily and kinda missed the game day mess and her father, remembering his corny jokes and funny attitude… Tears stung Cassie's eyes as she wiped away any daring to run down her face.

Only she didn't move her hands at all and she didn't have claws ether. "Clever girl," a voice whispered in her ear, sounding strikingly like Kitana, but with a more girly tone. Cassie then heard a growl and thought it was her stomach, but it was instead a growl of a hungry tarkatan. She whipped around and saw Mileena standing behind her, with her hot pink mask and black teeth shapes on this time. She stood over her in her fishnet stockings and pink boots that went all the way up past her knee cap, which was covered with a diamond shaped crest, all in black. 'Scorpion better watch out,' Cassie thought in her head as she leaned as far away from Mileena and her deadly fangs. 'Damn! Even Kitana's CLONE is cute! No, not cute. Sexy is a better word.' Mileena stared at Cassie, making her feel like she wore no pants to Outworld today. "I know it feels to be in someone's shadow. To be overlooked," Mileena whispered into Cassie's ear, her teeth inches from her face.

"Okay, Mileena! Personal space bubble!" Cassie yelled, trying to get Sonya's attention. Fortunately, it worked.

"How in the hell did YOU get in here?!" Sonya yelled as she marched over to Cassie, leaving Scorpion to wrangle Kitana on his own. Cassie felt Mileena back away as she giggled hysterically, waiting for her mother's wrath to befall her. "What the fuck shit was that?!" Sonya seethed as she walked over to Mileena and pointed finger in her face, only Mileena's breasts in between them.

Before she could answer, the originally sealed doors flew open to reveal Ferra, who held a platter of food in her hands. She giggled and screamed at the EarthRealmers,"Ferra bring food for MEAN, BLOND, PRETTY GIRL!"

"Oh thank god!" Cassie exclaimed as she jumped up to help bring the food to the table, but forgot that she couldn't walk very good and fell to the floor.

"Honestly Cassie," Mileena said with a half smile as she teleported the food to the table, in a plume of pink magik as Ferra let out a shriek at the sign of magik. "All you needed to do was ask!" Everyone in the room stared at Mileena with curious eyes, even Cassie, who hadn't been called 'Cassie' since the last time she saw her dad.

"How'd you do that?" Sonya asked out loud as she stepped away from Mileena, her hand reaching up her back towards her guns.

Mileena stared at Sonya, her eyes shining like ambers as she purred, "My new body allows me to!" With a swish of her hand, Cassie was inside a pink tunnel, falling and falling. Then she landed in one of the chairs at the table, the soft cushion breaking her fall. She looked around and noticed all had been dropped in a similar fashion. And everyone looked pretty shaken, even Kitana and Scorpion. Mileena giggled from where she was standing and skipped over to the table, sitting in seat next to Scorpion.

Cassie heard a faint groan come from that direction as Scorpion turned away and looked at the paintings on the walls instead of Mileena. "Where's the drinks?" Cassie asked, trying to help the mood back to a calm environment. Mileena's eyes flicked up to Ferra in the door, who turned a ghost shade of white as she snapped in Outworlder and pointed at the table. Ferra shook from head to toe as she scampered over to the table and placed a red liquid right in front of Cassie, bowing her head in Mileena's direction.

She then screamed as she ran back out the door, "Ferra no-no like WINE!"

Cassie stared at the platter in front of her and turned to Sonya and whispered, "What do I do?"

Sonya smiled as she said through closed teeth, "You EAT it."

Cassie nodded and turned away to open the platter lid when she noticed Kitana staring at it with suspicion in her eyes. "Anything I can get you, Princess," Cassie sneered in Kitana's direction.

Kitana looked at Cassie with her brown, doe eyes and suddenly, Cassie actually listened to her. "Don't eat it," Kitana said as she adjusted one of the golden plates that lay before her.

Mileena gave Kitana a really dirty look. "Why not?" Cassie asked as she tried to push away the platter and only succeeded in almost tipping her chair backwards.

"Yes. Why NOT, Kitana," Mileena asked through clenched teeth as she stared into Kitana's eyes.

Two very angry eyes looked at each other until Kitana hissed, "Because it's poisoned."

Mileena laughed and asked, "Why would I harm anyone? I would barely harm a fly!" Cassie swallowed a giggle as she stared at this sister rivalry.

"Earth Realmers killed your father. And did you not sign a peace treaty with Earth Realm because of this? You do not like Earth Realmers so it would make sense that you would try to kill one," Scorpion interfered as his eyes grew steadily brighter.

"That's not true! I like you!" Mileena said as she walked over to Kitana. "If there was anyone in this room I would kill, it would be Kitana or Cassie." Scorpion's eyes widened because Cassie knew he had all the proof he needed to know now. Mileena turned back and winked at him. He narrowed his eyes.

Mileena giggled as Kitana hissed, "I've seen you kill so many people, it's hard to keep track. And the reason you wouldn't harm fly is because your part fly!"

Mileena slapped her hard, leaving red welts and bloody scratch marks behind. "You dare speak to the Empress of Outworld in such a fashion?!" Mileena yelled in Kitana's face as Kitana shoved her away.

"Whoa! Alright! Let's just calm down and breath in deep and slow…" Sonya didn't even finish her sentence before Mileena threw a chair at her, sending her tumbling to the floor.

"Mom!" Cassie screamed as she dove from her chair to make sure that Sonya was still breathing.

"I'm fine. STOP," Sonya ordered as she sat up and rubbed her body to make sure nothing was broken. "Let's kick some empress ass."

But before they even got up, they heard, "GET OVER HERE!" coming from above them. Cassie looked up at Scorpion as he pulled Mileena away from Kitana and onto his lap.

By his face color, Cassie inferred it was an accident.

"Oh, Hanzo! You naughty boy!" Mileena purred as she cuddled in closer to Scorpion, who looked like he might explode. He shoved Mileena off and looked like he was going to set her on fire when a knock was heard from the door.

"Mileena!" a voice called from the other side of the door. "We found the nubian girl you asked for!" Mileena's whole face lit up as she teleported to the door and opened it, showing a tired Tanya and Erron. In front of them was Jacquinn, her hands and feet bound together. "Jacquinn!" Cassie heard herself say as she made her way over to Jacquinn, who gave her the stink eye.

"Back up, Cassie," Erron said as he swiftly removed one of his guns and clicked it into position.

"What!? I'm helping her, cowboy!" Cassie retorted as she took a step closer.

"I said, 'Back Up'" Erron snarled as he placed a finger on the trigger. Cassie looked at Jacquinn then back to the gun then back to Jacquinn. She really liked Jacquinn, but she couldn't help her if she couldn't move. 

Finally, she gave him the fuck you sign and walked back to Sonya.

"Where did you find our little friend?" Mileena asked as she caressed Jacquinn's cheek, making her flinch backwards.

"She was trying to contact her Earth Realmer friends," Tanya said with a yawn. From where she was standing, Cassie could only hear snippets of the conversation that Mileena was having with Tanya and Erron Black.

After what seemed to be forever, Mileena turned around and said to all, "You may leave. Find your rooms and sleep well. Your Earth Realmer friends will be here in the morn."

Murmurs filled the room as Cassie called to Mileena, "And how do you think we'll find our rooms, exactly?"

Mileena turned back to Cassie and gave her a are-you-stupid look. "Like this," Mileena hissed as she lifted her hand up, pink smoke escaping her palm. Just like that, for the fifth time that day, Cassie was falling. Only this time, the tunnel was pink and glittering. Just like it had swept her up, the tunnel disappeared and Cassie fell onto a bed. She got up quickly and looked at her room for the night. It was painted a deep blue color with sky blue lotus's painted on. It had a white and gold beros lining the walls. There was also white and gold closet on the far side of the room, standing a pretty good height in the air.

Cassie got out of her queen sized bed, with ice blue silk sheets and a deep blue canopy, and walked over to the closet to see what the hell was inside. 'An elephant?' Cassie guessed in her head as she pulled on the doors to open the closet. 'Or maybe a velociraptor?' It was in fact filled with clothes. But not just any clothes. Blue tournament uniforms dating back to the first timeline, which for Cassie, was a long time ago. "Oh SHIT!" Cassie shouted she slammed the closet doors shut and looked out one of the two glass windows.

She was in Kitana's old room, when Shao Kahn was still alive. 'I gotta get out of here,' Cassie thought to herself as she walked over to the white painted doors, preparing to open them. But she couldn't even touch them because of the green magik that surrounded all the doors in the palace. 'Shit, shit, SHIT!' Cassie thought in her head as she paced the floor, trying to decide what to do next. She was trapped in her enemy's old room and couldn't get out. In other words, she was Caged. For the night at least. 'It could be worse,' Cassie thought as she sat on the soft bed, trying to calm her racing heart. 'I could be sharing a room with Kitana. Now, that would be…' A roar interrupted her thoughts, causing her to jump. 'Only one night, one night…. one night…' Cassie repeated to herself as she fell asleep. But one night was all Mileena needed to secure her man… and her heir.

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[dominimoonbeam]

A sneak peek into my writer brain/project lists! And a sneak peek at some of the upcoming stories in some of the series. <3 <3

List!

Everton Series - Contemporary Romances

Doors. Noelle/Levi - published

With a Halo. Kelly/Bennet - published

Don't Touch My Stuff. August/Aurelio - published

Irene/Connie - plotting

Pearl/Noah - plotting

Honest Liars - Mobster Romances

Don't Run. Adi/Ezra/Freya - in progress, available on patreon

Don't Fall.

Don't Confess.

Don't Leave.

Defying Gravity Series - Sci Fi Romances

Found Between Stars. Josephine/Atlas - published

Cosmic Dust. Ghazi/Amaya/Tetsu - published

Stargazing Underground. Verona/Iris - published

To The Edge. Stardust/Cosmic - writing / posting on patreon

Galaxies Lost. June/Khan/Mehdi - outlined

Starlight and Oranges. - written

House of Teeth Series - Modern Fantasy Romances

Ruby and the Wolf. Ruby/Liang - short story. published

Bite to Bruise. Wren/Ever - editing, available on patreon

Hyacinth in the Garden. Aravi/Hyacinth - short story. Coming soon!

Bite to Break. Sunny/Micah

Blood in the Heartlands. Wicker/Ebelt

Those are the official, active series... And then there's the plethora of other stories I have stacked up around me...

I have three loosely outlined fantasy world books. One is somehow a murder mystery comedy, the other is just drama drama drama, and the third is intensely fantasy world building.

There's a series of greek god books (because what writer doesn't? i just really want to kill Zeus...) the first of which is partially written and about a primordial ocean goddess shacking up with a demigod on adventure. It's violent and brutal and sooooo romantic and I can't wait.

As you may know, I recently starting outlining a western romance because I was reading one and got frustrated.

Then there are the audio scripts... I've got about four of them in the works right now including the finale to the Adventures of Stardust and Cosmic.

And I have... counting... four? fanfic AUs going? Band AU, Coffee shop AU, College AU, Amnesia AU, Tattoo shop AU, and the Camelopardilliam fic!! Okay, that's six fics.

So... should I be adding the western romance to this roster? No, definitely not. Is it still going to be quietly outlined and stuffed into the files? Yes. Of course it is.

[onceuponastarryeye]

books read in twenty-twenty-four

hour zero - agatha christie (5/5)

if you could see the sun - ann liang (4/5)

his last bow - arthur conan doyle (4/5)

labor and monopoly capital: the degradation of work in the twentieth century - harry braverman (4/5)

the count of monte cristo (adapted text) - alexandre dumas (3.5/5)

before we say goodbye (btcgc #4) - toshikazu kawaguchi (5/5)

contagion - robin cook (2.5/5)

beach read - emily henry (4.5/5) (rr)

death by drowning and other stories - agatha christie (5/5)

little fires everywhere - celeste ng (4.75/5)

mrs. dalloway - virginia woolf (3.5/5) (rr)

five little pigs - agatha christie (4/5)

cinema e memória - milene de cássia silveira gusmão; paulo henrique alcântara; euclides santos mendes (3.5/5)

rouge - mona awad (3.75/5)

first love - ivan turguêniev (4/5)

the moving finger - agatha christie (3.5/5)

the memory police - yoko ogawa (5/5)

entre flechas e sapatos de cristal: fadas madrinhas s.a - kézia garcia (4.5/5)

the hunger games (thg #1) - suzanne collins (5/5) (rr)

the next girl - karla kovach (3/5)

the invisible man - h. g. wells (3.5/5)

death comes at the end - agatha christie (4/5)

welcome to the hyunam-dong bookstore - hwang bo-reum (4/5)

teias mortais - bel rodrigues, felipe castilho, jim anotsu, luisa geisler, samir machado de machado (5/5)

catching fire (thg #2) - suzanne collins (5/5) (rr)

introdução à filosofia de bergson - paulo césar rodrigues (4/5)

the very secret society of irregular witches - sangu mandanna (4.5/5)

the hollow - agatha christie (3.5/5)

hold tight - harlan coben (2.75/5)

the atlas complex (tas #3) - olivie blake (3/5)

todas as minhas libelulas (memórias dos pardes #1) - gabrielli casseta (5/5)

uma aprendizagem ou o livro dos prazeres - clarice lispector (5/5)

mockingjay (thg #3) - suzanne collins (5/5) (rr)

seis doses de culpa - luther alt (4/5)

the labours of hercules - agatha christie (4/5)

emily wilde's encyclopedia of faeries - heather fawcett (4/5)

a man lay dead - ngaio marsh (4/5)

manual de cortej para princesas desencantadas - alien, maina, lyra, gabi, raquel & dulci (5/5)

taken at the flood - agatha christie (4/5)

capitalismo de plataformas - nick srnicek (4/5)

the reapperance of rachel price - holly jackson (4/5)

funny story - emily henry (4.25/5)

normal people - sally rooney (5/5) (rr)

18 brumário - karl marx (3.25/5)

extraordinary stories - edgar allan poe (4.25/5)

roteiro perfeito - vi carvalho (4/5)

they came to baghdad - agatha christie (4/5)

the familiar - leigh bardugo (4/5)

cidades pequenas não guardam seguredos - kézia garcia (5/5)

método científico: uma abordagem ontológica - ivo tonet (3.5/5)

the starless sea - erin morgenstern (5/5)

jantar secreto - raphael montes (3.75/5)

mrs. mcginty's dead - agatha christie (4/5)

atenciosamente, seu primeiro amor - tatielle katluryn (3.5/5)

the poverty of theory -edward thompson (2/5/5)

penance - eliza clarke (4/5)

the time machine - h. g. wells (3.75/5)

they do it with mirrors - agatha christie (4/5)

nothing more to tell - karen mcmanus (3.75/5)

persuasion - jane austen (5/5) (rr)

a sound of thunder - ray bradbury (4/5)

the chalk man - c.j. tudor (3.75/5)

after the funeral - agatha christie (3.5/5)

a hundred years of solitude - gabriel garcia marquez (4/5)

ariel - sylvia plath (3.75/5)

i'm the girl - courtney summers (3/5)

a pocket full of rye - agatha christie (4/5)

the piano (creepers series) - edgar j. hyde (3.75/5)

natural beauty - ling ling huang (3.5/5)

northanger abbey - jane austen (5/5) (rr)

uma estrada de histórias - rúbia albuquerque (3/5)

o amor é como a lua - vi carvalho (4/5)

into the drowning deep (rolling in the deep #1) - mira grant (5/5)

destination unknown - agatha christie (4/5)

gentilmente, amor - gabrielli casseta, kell carvalho, vi carvalho, maina mattos (4/5)

whose body? - dorothy l. sayers (3.75/5)

o ardil da flexibilidade - sadi dal rosso (3.5/5)

hickory, dickory, dock - agatha christie (3/5)

joyland - stephen king (4/5)

a detetive ruby johnson e o mistério da mesa 44 - noemi de paula (2.5/5)

the secret history - donna tartt (5/5) (rr)

rolling in the deep (rolling in the deep #0.5) - mira grant (3.75/5)

4:50 from paddington - agatha christie (4.5/5)

a mulher na sociedade de classes: mito e realidade - heleith saffioti (4.25/5)

the woman in cabin 10 - ruth ware (2.75/5)

days at the morisaki bookstore - satoshi yagisawa (4.5/5)

intermezzo - sally rooney (3.5/5)

house of hollow - krystal sutherland (4/5)

crime and punishment - fyodor dostoevsky (4/5)

the pale horse - agatha christie (4.5/5)

the other turn of the screw - henry james (4.5/5)

two sides to every murder - danielle valentine (3.5/5)

história das mulhers no brasil - mary del priori (3.5/5)

the frightened lady - edgar wallace (3/5)

cat among the pigeons - agatha christie (3.75/5)

the da Vinci cod - dan brown (3/5)

some choose darkness - charlie donlea (4/5)

twelfth night - william shakespeare (3.5/5)

[mountain-dew-tickledpink]

wanted to do a short silly with the BMC book gals

[isleofdarkness]

Accents

Riah- Greek, Isle (light,) a bit of New Orleans Claudine- French, Isle Mal- Isle, American, French Evie- American, German and Isle (both very light) Carlos- British, Spanish, Isle Jay- Arabic, Isle

Harriet- Gaelic, Irish, Scottish, Isle Anthony- French, Isle Ginny- German, American, Isle Diego- very strong Mexican, Isle Uma- New Orleans, Isle Harry Hook- Irish, Isle Gil- French, Isle Big Murph- Australian, Isle Sammy Smee- British, slight Gaelic, Isle CJ- Irish, Isle Zevon- Incan, Isle Yzla- Incan, Isle Davin LeFou- French, Isle Ivy- strong Mexican, Isle Hunter- doesn't speak Hadie- Greek, Isle Freddie- New Orleans, Isle Celia- New Orleans, Isle Dizzy- French, Isle Clay- British, Isle Gaston II and III- French, Isle Rick- French, British, Isle Jace- Cockney, Isle Harry Badun- Cockney, Isle Bonnie- French, Isle Desiree- French, Isle Gonzo- French, Isle Jonas- French, Isle Eddie- Cockney, Isle

Mischa- Russian (yes, sign language can have an accent) Polina- Russian, Isle Kira- Russian (signed) Nikita- none Pasha- Russian, Mexican, Isle Lydia- American, French, Isle Constantine- British, Isle Anna- British, Isle Belle- French, Isle Giles- French, Isle Gordon- French, Isle Narcissa- British, Isle Rose- Cockney, British (when upset,) Isle Ace- Cockney, British (when upset,) Isle Andi- British, Isle Mari- British, Isle Agony- New Orleans, Creole, Isle Chaos- New Orleans, Creole, Isle Arika- New Orleans, Creole, Isle Sarangerel- Mongolian, Isle Odgerel- Mongolian, Isle Odtsetseg- Mongolian, Isle Taban- Mongolian, Isle Justice- Greek, Isle Mercy- Greek, Isle Hati- Norse, Greek, Isle Dawn- Greek, Isle Tarzan- French, Isle Tara- New Orleans, Isle Squeaky- British, Isle Squirmy- British, Isle

Maverick; very thick Isle, occasionally New Orleans or Welsh Mavis- Greek, Welsh, Isle Mara- Welsh, British, Isle Molly- Welsh, New Orleans, French, Isle Mordred- Welsh, French, Isle Malcolm- German, Welsh, Isle Maddy- American, Welsh, Isle Madrigal- Welsh (signed) Morpheus- none Mallory- Californian, Welsh, Isle Malvolia- Russian, Welsh, Isle Mage- Zulu, Welsh (very light,) Isle Morwenna- Russian, Welsh, Isle Maxine- very thick Isle, Welsh Mystica- unknown (Primordial,) Welsh, Isle Morrigan- unknown (Infernal,) Welsh, Isle Midnight- unknown (Celestial,) Welsh, Isle Morticia- Brooklyn, Isle Mallory- Japanese, Isle Mildred- pure Welsh Malachi- Estonian, Welsh, Isle Mabuz- Yiddish, Welsh, Isle Michael- Unknown (Enochian,) Welsh, Isle Malacoda- Azerbaijan, Welsh, Isle Mary- none Mora- New Orleans, Creole, Isle Maddox- Austrailian, Welsh, Isle Mace- Arabic, Welsh, Isle Alaric- French, New Orleans, Creole, Isle Hayden- Mongolian, Isle

Ben- French Audrey- French Doug- German Aziz- Arabic Liang- Mandarin Susu- Mandarin Chad- French Chloe- French, Arabic Jordan- Arabic Zephyr- French Romani Elle- Sardinian Melody- Sardinian Arabella- Sardinian Anxelin- German Ruby- German Ally- British Carina- French Ariana- French Arturius- Welsh Lian- Arabic Omar- Arabic Yi-Min- Mandarin

Winter- German Ambrose- German Therese- German Conner- German Alexander- Welsh

Bhavin- New Orleans, Macedonian Harshit- New Orleans, Macedonian Namasya- New Orleans, Macedonian Tavasya- Dhivehi Malika- Arabic Neisha- Arabic Nura- Arabic Nora- Norwegian Isak- Norwegian Noah- Norwegian Kyan- Atlantean Kaldur- Atlantean Kelaino- Atlantean

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Forever Climbing (4386 words) by CatKing_Catkin Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Dice Will Roll (Podcast) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Implied Liang Shen/Xie Chuji Characters: Liang Shen, Tino Tung, Zumi Ran, Gig the Big Goblin, Malako, mentions of others, Brief appearance by the Radiant Winds Additional Tags: Introspection, Character Study, C03E19 - Grand Slams & Gaidens, Fictional Religion & Theology, Religious Content, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Team as Family, Friendship, Developing Friendships, Developing Relationship, Pathfinder 2nd Edition, Awkward Flirting, Light Angst, Caretaking, Tino Tung can't help but be a dad, Fists of the Ruby Phoenix, Tournaments, Internal Monologue Summary:

The night after their exhibition match and securing their sponsor, Tino's Toughest returns to the Ruby Village and Tino Tung takes a little time alone to reflect on how far he's come and how far he might still be able to go.

To his surprise, he's not the only one who'd rather spend the evening introspecting instead of celebrating.

(Or, Liang Shen is fascinated despite himself by Tino's relationship to failure. Tino tries to explain it.)