#MY BOY MY BELOVED MY MAN AAAAAAAAAA;;;;

[n41r]

Culann my beloved;;;;

[renthony]

GREGOR THE OVERLANDER MY BELOVEDDDDDD PLEASE TELL ME ALL YOUR HOT TAKES ON THE SERIES IT WAS MY FAVORITE AS A KID AND I'VE NEVER MET ANYBODY ELSE WHO'S EVEN HEARD OF IT <333333

I need more people to read those books, damn it!!!! I grew up on those bad boys! I read them as they were releasing! When everyone lost their shit over The Hunger Games books I was like, hey, go read her other books, too!!!! The Underland Chronicles are so fucking good, damn it! AAAAAAAAAA----

Ahem.

I love them. I don't believe that every book needs a film adaptation, but I do believe that TUC deserves an animated television series adaptation. Suzanne Collins got her start writing for TV, and that absolutely translates into her prose. The way it's paced would make it fucking fantastic as a book-per-season cartoon. NOT live-action, though--I don't think any of the creature characters would translate into CGI very well, and any semblance of "realistic" lighting would be utter hell to watch. Animation with clever use of color tones would be much more effective at selling the underground settings.

That said, just imagining the nightmare of trying to portray some of the events of that series in film form without getting slammed by TV censors...oof. The on-page genocide and the whole "carpet of corpses" scene alone would be brutal. I want to see what a dedicated team could do with it to make it the most heart-wrenching scene in all of children's media. God.

@ whoever makes TV decisions, let me make a TUC animated series, I want it so bad. Fuck. I have a mental cast list already half-made. Give me Wendie Malick as Solovet, Steven Yeun as Gregor, Keston John as Gregor's dad...I know I've had more ideas, but I forget what they are at the moment. Get Mark Hamill in there somewhere, just because I love him. Tara Strong can be Boots. Get Matt Mercer in there as one of the villains, but not Pearlpelt because Pearlpelt is way too pathetic for that. Shit, maybe Matt Mercer as Ripred--not a villain, but that absolute menacing vibe he gets sometimes demands a VA who can pull off sinister and sincere in equal measure.

I have ideas, is what I'm saying here.

Personally, I would list Suzanne Collins' work in The Underland Chronicles to be one of the biggest influences on my writing style. I don't write for children, but the "paced like a television show" style is something I aim for, and the complex politics with infinite depths of nuance that can't be neatly summarized as "good guys vs bad guys" is all over my writing.

Also Ripred is the Most Character Of All Time. Sad Dad Rat Man, my beloved. I want to know more about his army of lobsters.

[isleofdarkness]

Writing this I realized my main thoughts on Evie's backstory are "DIE DIE GRIMHILDE DIE", to which... wow, what a surprise, never would have crossed my mind/s

AAAAAAAAAA WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THIS WOMAN. How fucking full of shit you have to be to starve a BABY for them to not be fat. Who starves a newborn? Who does that? Genuinely, who the fuck does that? Oh god, I hate her so much.

You know what pisses me off the most? THIS IS REAL. I mean, obviously is not real, but like- this shit happens A LOT. PEOPLE STARVE THEIR CHILDREN. Like, is common. I can name three or five friends of mine whose mothers implanted diet culture and self-hatred into them and GOD- I hate almond moms with a burning passion. Anyways, going back to the review-

“If she wasn't getting those, doctors are sure she wouldn't have made it even another two years.” Im ok, everything is totally fine, nothing wrong, everythi

“Grimhilde made sure her daughter knew how to sexually attract and please men.” 🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪

“Her bedroom, which had once been her beloved refuge, had become a place she couldn't stand due to all of the horrific memories made in that room.” “Evie felt the boy go completely stiff, breath coming far too quickly but with practiced silence- who even developed the skill to hyperventilate silently?” You depict abuse victims so well and in a way that doesn't feel caricatured, they feel real. Thank you.

“He was terrified, shaking and tense, the same kind of terror Evie felt when her mother was angry.” Poor babies, they deserve the world :(

“When his blue eyes finally meet hers, he suddenly looks so much older. In her moments of vulnerability, when she dared look in her cracked mirror, she knew her eyes could look like that.” Is this about Evie looking younger due to undernutrition? (“...she's clearly underdeveloped. The poor girl looks like she's thirteen without her makeup.”)

Evie and Malcolm are the cutest, I want to hug both of them.

Also fuck that guy, whoever he is. I'm glad Agony beat his ass.

“Agony was the first girl her own age she had ever met. The first girl she'd ever been friends with- the second friend she'd ever had. Evie was absolutely thrilled.” I love them, Evie's so in love.

“Evie dared not get up as Grimhilde screamed at her. She screamed about the company Evie was keeping, using every racist term towards Black people that she knew, calling Agony a cripple and Malcolm a retard (along with several other derogatory terms for people with Down Syndrome that I won't repeat,) insulting them based on their backgrounds (Agony's "whore mother" and calling Malcolm a slave because of his mother-) if there was a way Grimhilde could insult the two, she used it. She blamed Evie for her assault, shaming her for "being a cheap whore instead of a princess" and acting as though Evie had consensually had sex and hadn't been a child raped by an adult. She forced Evie to apologize to her, then forced her to apologize to the man who'd assaulted her for the "trouble she'd caused" and having people "hurt an innocent man." ” I HATE HER SO MUCH. GOD. WHAT IS WRONG WITH HER. The fact a child rapist knew he could go to her and tell her about how he had assault her daughter multiple times and, not only not face any consequences, but also get that child to APOLOGISE TO HIM talks about how much of a shitty mother AND person Grimhilde is. Also, all the slurs? 🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪

I had two moods reading this "Evie, Malcolm and Agony are the cutest and deserve the best" and "FUCK GRIMHILDE, I HATE HER"

Thankfully, the worst part is about to be over. Now she has a friend with connections to people who can help her. Of course, better doesn't mean her life is going to be perfect.

(TW for starving a child and referenced child sexual abuse and assault)

The amount of times I've heard about people restricting how much a baby eats to give them a "slender figure-" babies are supposed to be fat! That baby fat they have is very important! And babies are growing so rapidly, they need a certain amount of calories so that they can grow and their bones can fuse and their brains can develop! I agree, it's messed up.

Children deserve to not worry about their weight. They deserve decadence and the joys of life. Yeah, they still need to be healthy, but children deserve to have candy and sweets and food that isn't always healthy. Their bodies are still developing, they need this stuff because even unhealthy things make up a natural part of their diet. They have a minimum daily calorie requirement and certain vitamins to help their internal organs develop properly. To deprive them of that and blame their perfectly healthy weight is not only cruel, it's medically dangerous. Let kids exist without counting calories and sabotaging their bodies by trying to stay slim.

Thankfully, she's getting better. It's slow-going and doctors aren't sure how much is going to be permanent, but she's getting better and the damage is starting to mend.

Absolutely horrific to put that on any child, especially one who is elementary school age, Grimhilde.

Thank you. I'm trying really hard to convey how horrific child abuse is, and I'm glad I'm getting it across.

They do deserve the world. They deserve the entire galaxy.

You know how children have this young look in their eyes? Like you can look into their eyes and tell that they haven't seen as much of the world, that they're innocent and carefree? It's like this beautiful spark they have in their eyes. Malcolm didn't have that spark. His eyes were serious, tired, filled with way too much experience for someone so young. Evie had seen that spark leave her eyes over the past year or so, and she had seen how it made her face seem older, more adult. A child without that spark just seems older than they are, and that's what Evie meant. Malcolm, like her, didn't have that innocence anymore. He'd been through too much, like she had, and it had forced him to mature far too early.

They're very cute.

He was just some minion. That was one of the only times Agony didn't regret using her power (most times have been on accident and, while this one was, too, she doesn't feel that sorry that it happened.)

They were already so important to each other.

Evie had found the first two positive connections to other people she'd ever had, the first two friendships, the first two connections to children her own age, and Grimhilde spent a solid hour insulting them. It was horrific. As for that guy, you'll be pleased to know that Agony told her uncle and that that guy is never going to hurt Evie or any other small child ever again.

Both moods are extremely valid and are exactly what I was going for. Thank you so, so much.

[raayllum]

Since season 4 is also my best friend, I am obliged to share things I loved about it:

Zubeia being Soren's hype man the whole season

That one scene where Barius is touched that the Dragon Queen loved his desert

4x04 Intro. Aaaaaa. Aaaaaaaaaa!

The entirely of Aaravos' one scene

CALLUM POSSESSION CALLUM POSSESSION

A lot of lovely lore drops happened this season!

"I need you to kill me"

The holding two oppositions at the same time theme, like yes girl have that nuance!

Ezrans speech in 4×03 is probably my favorite thing ever. Right up there with Harrow's Letter

The way Claudia's arc is continued with her inability to let go. I love watching how different characters respond to grief and loss over the course of the show.

Viren's sad and wet arc this season

IBIS AND CLAUDIA FIGHT

Zym going on his puppy dog arc

The cracked pattern on sir sparkle puff's arms

Sorvus shenanigans in 4x01

Rayla's "Oh no I messed up again!" Like honey

The sheer cold stone animosity Callum had at the beginning of 4×03 when Rayla first arrives. Did you see that eyeroll? His face??? Oh my god

The fact that Rex Igneous came out of a sulfer pool since he's a mineral dragon

Squeaky

I love the direction Soren's arc is going. Magic has torn his family apart, and he thinks it's something that is ultimately bad. Yet, we have another character (Callum) whose whole character is around learning magic and how important it is to him. Feeling like we might have to hold 2 oppositions around this one boys

"The moon one's are the prettiest"

Loved Callum and Ezran's big feelings talk

RAYLA'S "We can't save everyone" LIKE GIRL WHO ARE YOU WHAT HAPPENED

Callum did a lot of cool spells this season :)

Terry's earthblood spell casting form

Janaya

I love Janai and I love Amaya and they were both awesome this season

Karim's feelings around not being there to see a brighter future was very compelling and relatable.

Callum leaving a candle at Harrow's grave OOF

"Having knowledge isn't knowing knowledge"

Ezran's silver crown

"My brave king" like oh my god. Oh my god!

"I'm so glad you came back!"

s1 and s4 parallels

Viren and Callum parallels ramping it up this season I'm scared

Bait was so good this season. I love him. I loved that he spent so much time with Callum. He's out here bringing scarfs to people. Opening doors. The MVP truly

Rayllum

Everyone's new designs

Love the purple for Rayla

Another thing I loved this season was getting to know / see more of Zym being his own character > a macguffin alongside his relationship with his mom and Ezran and even Ibis in the beginning, as well as Rex Igenous at the end! Also the Claudia-Callum-Rayla-Viren quartet parallels continue to just get more and more ramped up every season, my beloved

I also loved that despite Zubeia giving the kids a lot of information, that was mostly just to explain the stakes / problem, not necessarily to give them the solution. They had to figure out and take it into their own hands themselves, yet again inheriting stakes they didn't ask for <3

[moosekababs]

cw spoilers for beast machines and beast wars

so i just finished beast machines and i have a lot of thoughts and feelings, specifically about rattrap

ok so i will admit i don't know much about rattrap before beast wars. but im looking at this scene of him hugging botanica at the end of beast machines and the implications. the implications of his character in this series is fucking astounding. like i know i'm definitely reading too much into it but like. He starts doing more tinkering and tech-minded stuff because rhinox is fucking kill., so he becomes the team nerd. dinobot is gone and theres one scene where he tells nightscream "You'll understand when you're older" when nightscream is watching black arachnia be like, hyperfocused on silverbolt, and i can't help but feel like that's a callback to his reaction to dinobot's death. Like, he personally understand what insane shit love can drive someone to do (and yes i consider dark glass canon why do you ask).

And then the whole thing where he works with megatron, that's probably one of my favorite episodes of beast machines because its so stylistically gorgeous, but also like. His best friend(rhinox) and love interest(dinobot) are dead, he's one of the last people of his species alive, he's woken up expecting to be home and away from the hostile environment of the beast wars, His autonomy has been all but stripped from him, and he feels useless and angry and hurt. And then botanica comes around and he treats her much the same way he treated dinobot, and they grow like, hostile-ly dependent on each other, like seeing each other as strong enough to withstand verbal abuse and leaning into that role because it feels good to have something direct to be angry about, and it feels good to EXPRESS that anger, and they can both take it so they don't really worry about hurting feelings or whatever. and then she almost fucking DIES, basically right after they kiss in the middle of an argument, and neither of them know how to handle the kiss but then she's fucking DYING and he barely manages to save her life by doing something exceedingly risky, and then like, independent of her and the fledgling romantic situation, he has to try and make this split second decision about saving all the sparks in the giant head ship thing, and he fucks up and he literally says WHAT DID I DO? and covers his face with his hands and it just gets BLOWN THE FUCK OVER. AND THEN WE'RE IN THE FUCKING AFTERMATH. AND HES LIKE. WHERES BOTANICA. and she SHOWS THE FUCK UP and THEY HUG AND HE LIKE. NUZZLES HER SHOULDER AND IM JUST. BABY BOY. MY LITTLE RAT MAN. MY BELOVED BABY RAT AAAAAAAAAA

like i know i'm reading way too much into him and his character but god fucking damn. im happy he got a decently happy ending. like i would have preferred it be with dinobot but im happy he got a decent ending at all

[justaduckarts]

Same anon:

I was literally the Masked Man for Comic-Con one year 😭😭😭 I’m right there with you with your soft spots.

Your old art gives me joy btw. 😍 My beloved boys lookit them, lookit how messed up they are. 🥹

Hello again, MH Anon <3

AAAAAAAAAA That's amazing!! I've always wanted to cosplay the mans <3 <3 <3

dnjberer So glad you liked it, it's been hiding in the dark corners of my laptop for a while <3

Man, this makes me want to right a wild MH/DCA crossover of some kind. Imagine Tim getting a job at the Pizzaplex, just trying to get his life back on track after all the chaos. But then, things are going down all around him and he THINKS it's the operator all over, but it's actually like Glitchtrap and Vanny <3 <3

I need it.

[raspberryranpo]

HEY SO IM THE ONE WHO ASKED FOR THE BLUE LION FIRST DATE HCS AND IM SO FHEGSJGfjGFjgWAG IL THEM SM AAAAAAAAAA can u pls write something else with the blue lions??? ill leave it up to u because ur cool like that so this is a blue lions freecard!!!

waking up with them would be like

fire emblem three houses: blue lion boys

ME?? COOL?? it’s less likely than you think

also i decided to do this because i would really like to cuddle dimitri right now

& thank you so much :(((

DIMITRI

if he’s not awake before you are, you’re in for a treat let me tell you now

his face when he’s sleeping is so wholesome. you can see the remnants of the dimitri before the five year gap

so pure, so innocent, bless his little (big??) cotton socks

when he opens his eyes, his face lights up to see you laying next to him

he’s very happy that you’re still there

his arms immediately wrap you tighter into his embrace, savouring the warmth coming from you

i mean this man is probably a human radiator but he just doesn’t realise it

litters kisses up & down your neck and your shoulders until you say something

dimitri has the sleepiest sounding morning voice ever & it’s so wholesome

he gazes at you with so much love

“good morning, my beloved.”

DEDUE

normally, dedue is up before you, not entirely dressed but he’s up and doing things

and by doing things i mean he’s bringing you breakfast in bed

good luck if you want to return the favour, he’s more than happy to do this for you with nothing in return

“your company is all i need, my love.”

...or something sappy like that

the breakfast is probably really good. i mean, this is supreme chef deddie-pie we’re talking about

while you’re eating he just sits next to you, an arm round you while he’s reading a book

occasionally he leans over to kiss you on the forehead like the sweetheart he is

when you’re done he’ll just wrap his arms around you

he gives very warm hugs ok

& you’ll just stay like that for as long as you can

SYLVAIN

does the casual lean-on-one-elbow, hand on your arm, very lovingly stare at your sleeping face thing that every anime/video game heart throb does

gently holds you against his chest & buries his nose in your hair

playfully pretends to eat you the second you wake up & it’s kind of weird but it is funny

it gets sylvain laughing genuinely though so you MUST put up with it

“good morning, darling.”

he’ll never get up before you, so whenever he wakes up before you’re awake he’ll just watch you

or he’ll cuddle you into tomorrow

or maybe he’ll kiss you until you open your eyes, and even then not stopping

either way it’s really cheesy & he wakes you up every morning as though it’s your honeymoon

FELIX

also a cuddler

he will refuse to admit it, but he really enjoys waking up in your arms (or you in his)

felix will fall asleep on the opposite side of the bed, but will ALWAYS end up cuddling you by the morning

when you both wake up in the morning he grumbles about having to wake up every time

not even the promise of a good spar could get him up at this point

he’s too comfortable in your arms, with his head in the crook of your neck

“mmm... five more minutes...”

if it gets so bad he’ll start trying to kiss you to sway your opinion

gentle butterfly kisses on your neck until it starts to tickle you, & then it turns into a full blown tickle war

it ends in the two of you in a laughing mess, and the time being two hours after you were supposed to leave

ASHE

why are all these boys so soft i swear to god

ashe is also a chronic cuddler & won’t let you go during the night so good luck trying to get a drink or something

in the morning, he’ll wake you up with Eskimo kisses & he’ll be playing with your hair

just carefully messing with it in his fingers & tucking strands behind your ears like the hopeless romantic he is

sometimes he’ll be sat up in bed, reading a book, and have you tucked into his side carefully

his hand would just gently pet your head, happy to have you lead next to him

he just thinks you’re really cute ok

when you wake up he’ll just smile & kiss you gently

& he’ll laugh at your bed hair lightheartedly

“good morning... you look like you’ve had a nice sleep.”

dude you guys are so nice to me it’s unreal 😭😭 thank you so much

also i hit 150 followers (i was on 120 before i started these, so that means 30 new followers!! thank you ahh)

[miyomiikonran]

Voltron season 8 opinion- SPOILERS!

Okay, so I watched it with my bff @ironic-artist just a while ago and felt the need to sum up my thoughts, so here we go.

First thing to clear up, I expected nothing. Just absolutely nothing cus I thought that this series came too far to give me joy it gave me in S01 and S02. But to my highest suprise, it was better than I expected it to be. I won't lie, I have never been a fan of allurance because of my high dislike for Allura. I have never wished her death actually, but she annoyed the heck out of me. But if that's the price for allurance not being an endgame for real, then who I am to complain :') I felt so bad for Lance but this short epilog thing made me feel better and cry like a baby. For whole season I couldn't get enough of how good, responsible and caring he was for Allura. I just wished it was different person, any other ship would be okay tbh. He's such a good boy, that's my Lance, Lance I have fallen in love with in first season and I'm more than happy to see him end being his true kind self in the end. With his lovely family, the way it was supposed to be 💙 I was really worried but in the end creators did so much better! I can rest in peace now knowing my boy found some peace and joy in his life despite this big loss he has to come to terms with. I'm proud of him.

About other characters I guess it'll be better to talk about them one at the time. So here we go:

Hunk. O. M. G. The biggest suprise in this season! They handled him so much better than before, there was a lot of develepment for him. And I'm so happy he achived his dream and can bring people together with his love for cooking! He's probably the most mature one of all the characters in my eyes. Also he looks SO GOOD. I got blessed. He's so handsome, he and Pidge look the best out of the all characters. I hope he maybe got together with Shay after war ended c:

Pidge. Our sweet tech nerd has such important role now, she was born to be there! And she's finally together with her family, doing what they all love. And just look at her! Succesful and full of happiness, I love her new image at the end. It's a great mix of her old more girlish side with the Pidge we got to know and love during eigh seasons, but in more mature and confident edition. Another blessing for my eyes 💚

Shiro. OH GOD. YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME WE SAW IT COMING AT THE FIRST SIGHT OF THIS MAN. I just stopped the video when we saw him and together agreed his looks are similar to those of Adam...and we predicted it. Of course it was all off screen sadly, but THE KISS. THE KISS AT THE END, JUST RIGHT INTO MY HEART. I wish we have got more of this sweet happy Shiro on screen but well, it went better than it could, so I'm satisfied. Yes it's possible to do it better but I won't complain too much...

...because there's more. ZETHRID AND EZOR AAAAAAAAAA. So great. Even better handled if you realize they were just secondary characters. This relationship was hinted before in last season and I'm so happy they made it real in such open way. The best girlfriends ever. The pain in Zethrid eyes hurt me a lot and I'm so happy in the end they found their peaceful way.

Keith. Finally a little on the side. Not entirely but he made some space for others while still being the leader. Glad it has been this way. In the end he found his place in universe. For a moment I was afraid he'll be the next emperor but it didn't happen :'D. It would have been so bad and stupid... Maybe he got closer with Acxa later as they work together~? Let me have my headcanons ;)

I won't talk about Allura just to not ruin the positivity of this post. Let me say I wouldn't change what happend.

Lotor. After this season I feel extra bad for him. He deserved much better but in the same time his character was really well developed and it was done slowly, letting viewers make up their opinion about him. Small Lotor made me scream, the cutest child in universe. Also I have to congratulate the creators for their courage in this one scene of him sitting in his robot, all melted. Absolutely horrifing view I didn't expect to see in this type of show. Good job.

Coran. The saddest man in the universe right now probably. He didn't deserve to lost the closest person for him, the last link with his beloved Alfor. Doesn't matter he have Voltron members, he still probably feel bad he let this happen. I hope he found peace in taking care of Altea. Also another congrats for making him really similar outfit to one from original series. He looks really good in it.

Honerva. I get all pain she got throught but I don't think she deserved being so easily let go and especially she has been the reason Allura sacrificed herself. Not cool but it was soothing to see her hug her son and husband at least at the end.

For the season and plot alone, I appreciate how they tied some loose scenes, explaining them at the end. That was good. The actual plot in the last episodes was rushed for me and a bit messy, sometimes lacked some logical explanation, but whatever. Characters matter more for me than plot soo... I'm happy because it could be much worse than this. I'll be happy to rest my head with comforting thought that Voltron has ended and it wasn't terrible, even good.

Also I'm looking up to She-ra as my another series to watch! I really liked He-man as child but never got to watch She-ra, I didn't even knew it exist. My adventure with Voltron is over in a good way, it's time for another ❤

[leaking-fountain-pen]

HAND ME YOUR NSR BLORBOS AND NOBODY GETS HURT! /lh

AAUAHFJLWNFWGL NSR BLORBOS aaaaAAAAAA *drums table* blorbo- DJSS OBVIOUSLY HAVE YOU SEEN THE THEME OF MY PERSONAL BLOG<3 BFKJWFNJEFJ space man my beloved, i have so many thoughts on him at all times and for some reason HIS WHOLE..LIKE. THING IS INCREDIBLY THOUGHT OUT?? or that might be me overthinking but yes djss<33 scrunkly- sayu,,,,baby,,,so smal and yet so murderous. also her songs slap hard highly recommend. ALSO HER ANIMATIONS ARE SO CUTE,,,HER LIL TAIL WIGGLES,,,,,, scrimblo bimblo- yinu tbh. its sad how shes less popular than the other artists :( shes a bit of a brat but her living situation is ROUGH. also shes like 8 so give her a break... ALSO THE BEATDROP IN THE EDM REMIX OF HER THEME????? HELLO????????? glup shitto- okay so this guy shows up for like 2 seconds for a joke but i love her, chef sunshine<33 shes cute!! also on the nsr VA streams shes a goddamn menace to society poor little meow meow- NEON J NEON J HE ISNT EVEN PROBLEMATIC HES JUST. HES THE TRAUMA BOY OF NSR AND you know i love trauma boys. you know this. i wrote a whole fic with a friend bullying him. neon j you funky grandpa horse plinko- listen i love DKWest but also hes a horrible brother i think he deserves some bullying. okay eeby deeby- kliff. that is all.

[ikemenlibrary]

hi, hello, yes, I am OBSESSED with this.

the way you wrote Edgar is just *chef’s kiss* so. good. he’s equal parts cunning, sexy, protective, and dorky and I absolutely adore it. you captured our beloved gentle demon so well and my heart cannot take it.

I love how you wrote the dynamic between him and Luka as well. I feel like their friendship is pretty glossed over/forgotten and the fact that you actually wrote them together as this cute little duo made me sosososo happy like im not even kidding the two best bois together is one of the sole reasons for my existence askdjfhasdklfj

It was Edgar’s duty to protect her as her guard and butler, but also protect her heart as a man who cared so deeply for her. Having her confess that she, too, wanted to protect his heart…

That filled him with a gentle fire.

this this this this aaaaaaaaaa MY HEART MY FUKCIGN HEART he’s so good to her he’s so in love with her they’re so good for each other I can’t do this because I will actually get emotional about it asldkjfashasdf

brb gonna go cry in a corner bc your version Edgar isn't real -- he’s too perfect 

♥ Pairing: Butler!Edgar x Princess!Alice

♥ Summary: It isn't easy being the beloved princess of Cradle on a day that is for confessing love.

♥ wc: 900

♥ a.n: Still one of my favorite boys. Edgar is just the sweetest. I decided to show off his bodyguard status in this fic. Since in this universe, Edgar is both her butler and trained bodyguard. He can truly do it all

Metal clanged against metal. Sweat dripped from his brown locks. Jade irises narrowing at every scrawny noble scurrying in the above walkway, off to see the princess with bouquets of flowers and boxes upon boxes of sweets. Edgar swung his sword down, striking at Luka with precision. He was glad that his fellow swordsman, and guard, was skilled enough to take each blow.

"I haven't seen you this motivated in some time," Luka said, completely on the defensive. Clearly, his friend wanted to release some stress. Luka was simply glad that he hadn't blown off training today. Even the most seasoned warriors had to continuously hone their body and weapon.

It was a rare day indeed when the gentle demon showed his true emotions so clearly on his features, if only for a brief moment when his watchful eyes caught sight of another man entering the castle in search of Princess Alice.

"I can be quite formidable when I want to be."

"So, you are imagining killing each one of them as they enter?"

Edgar turned his attention fully on his friend for the first time since they started sparring. He lowered his weapon, curiously admiring him. "My dear Luka, did you just make a joke?" Ah, it did lift his spirit to have his best of friends soothing his aching heart.

Sheathing his own sword, Luka shrugged. "It was the glare you gave them. If you're so concerned about her, then why aren't you with her?" Having two duties gave the man amble time and excuses to always be at her side.

"She dismissed me."

The very words made him dejected. Hence why Edgar had opted for immersing himself in swordplay with Luka. But it only gave him a view of slimy nobles vying for her attention.

"And you listened to her?" Luka hadn't known Edgar to be the one to do as he was told. Sure, Alice could say what she wanted, but the persistence of the Jack of Hearts always won out. "It wouldn't be unreasonable to check in. It's been some hours."

Edgar appreciated the absolution. It mattered not how long he was apart from her. The thrill of seeing her alighted excitement within himself. However, he was never prepared for the fluttering of butterflies when he spotted her. She ignited a part of him that no one else could.

His steps were silent. Finding her alone was difficult. Her duties required her to take lessons, have meetings. And today, she had to entertain the nobles seeking her attention, as per orders of her parents. It was a part of being princess.

With quick movements, he had stolen her away behind one of the large pillars, out of sight should anyone come this way. "Now, what if I were someone with ill intentions?" He teased as easily as he breathed. Jade irises sparkled with amusement.

"Aren't you? Sneaking up on a girl like that," Alice replied, attempting to quell her rapidly beating heart. It was from the sudden relocation, but she could admit that simply his presence brought about palpitations.

"You wound me, princess."

Alice giggled, shaking her head. "And what exactly are you doing here? I vividly remember telling you to take the day off." She'd only escaped Jonah's clutches for a few seconds, and here was Edgar, whisking her away with perfect timing.

"I can't recall. Strange."

"Edgar-"

Her chastisement cut off with a precisely timed kiss.

Arguing with him never produced a victor. Honestly, it rarely had an ending with words. His tendency to use his charms to resolve their petty bickering only increased with time. Not that Alice would complain.

Especially when he looked so good in this uniform.

"Did you come back because you were jealous?" Alice squeezed in between heated kisses. She wasn't ignorant. His displeasure of this day well known. She received an influx of lavish gifts and entertained many noblemen. All a part of her duty as princess.

Edgar rested his arm above her head, caressing her cheek with his gloved thumb. "Perhaps a smidge. I counted at least thirty." He liked to hide his true feelings behind a carefully placed mask, but when she giggled in response, Edgar's expression fell. His cheeks burned.

"I suppose it was that many. Honestly, Jonah dealt with them more than I did. I am grateful for his assistance, although I would have preferred to have you with me." Alice couldn't bring herself to subject him to that. Having to stand in a room, watching these other men flirt with her, tease her.

She'd no doubt in his ability to maintain his composure, but it would have been much too cruel.

"I would have if only-"

Alice lifted her hand, pressing a finger against his lips. "I know. You're always doing uncomfortable things for me, and for once, I could spare you from it. End of discussion, okay? Jonah will certainly come seeking me any moment and I'd rather spend these few precious moments doing other things." Her work was far from complete for the day.

He could hardly argue. "Yes, you're quite right." It was Edgar's duty to protect her as her guard and butler, but also protect her heart as a man who cared so deeply for her. Having her confess that she, too, wanted to protect his heart...

That filled him with a gentle fire.

"Shall I steal you away for a late-night rendezvous when you're finished?"

"Yes. I would like that very much. Spending at least some time with you on this day of love is all my heart truly wants."

Their lips met in a tender kiss, hidden from view behind the large, granite pillar. A princess falling for her bodyguard? How utterly cliche. But it's the cliches that everyone swoons for. After all, a fairy tale is the greatest love story of all.