#Mercenary Man

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Your honor, they were watering down my favorite character and not letting them be a jerk.

[rockposerdotcom]

Firewind Release Video For 'Mercenary Man', From Upcoming Live Album/Blu-Ray 'Still Raging'

Firewind have released a new video for ‘Mercenary Man‘, taken from upcoming live album/Blu-Ray ‘Still Raging‘ (review here), out 1st Sept. on AFM Records. Since more than twenty years, iconic Firewind founded by guitarist Gus G (Ozzy Osbourne, Arch Enemy, Dream Evil) enthrals heavy music fans with their exciting blend of hard rock and power metal. Razor-sharp riffs, big hooks and solos meet the…

[qzwrites]

Delara tapped her chin thoughtfully. "I wonder if that would work better for Helen," she said. "Since she turned eighteen, she's refused to let us pay for any of her clothes except the livery we had to fight the tailor about. I'm sorry to say my dressmaker agreed with her."

Jaz rolled zeir eyes. "I suppose that's inappropriate," ze said.

"Kavagorans can care about things you or I wouldn't dream of giving a second thought," Delara said, smirking, and Jaz had to muffle zeir giggles behind zeir hand.

[crookshallowao3]

This art by @nikkiyan_arts on instagram was hugely inspiring for me back when I first started playing with my fic Antibodies in my head a little over a year ago. It has grown and evolved so much since then, and it's strange how my character designs have diverged since then. I'm so thankful for the fandom and for amazingly talented artists like this who inspire my own creativity.

[brekkie-e]

There's a post going around saying that the Veilgaurd team is so nice to eachother because it's a story about professionals. I need the author locked in a room with Vivienne, Cassandra, Leliana, and Josephine so they can look them in the eye and say they're not professionals to their faces. For science.

[itslilacokay]

Hi! May i request stick alan meeting the mercs?

sure sure!!

[tropicalcontinental]

Human fear is the window to the soul or whatever ://

[optimisticapocalypse]

They’re doing it.

The game is playable, the comic is being teased. The fandom never died. Long live tf2

[arianna-creates]

Stobotnik week day 4

Another job (medieval mercenaries)

Guys guess what my major is lmaoooo

[hpysprkl]

He’s so babygirl.

[wolf-n-bones]

Krimson

[voidedjuice]

ive got to say, i really dont like it when all the blame for what happened in hortus is laid purely on arturia, instead of like. the guy who specifically arrived at the scene in order to get all the monastery's sarkaz violently killed

[hawkinsbnbg]

Dragon!Steve and mercenary!Eddie.

Steve Harrington was a dragon.

Once upon a time, he would kidnap a princess, imprison her in his tower, guard the said tower, and await his doom delivered by a knight in shining armor.

But this wasn't that kind of fairy tale. No, in this story, Steve and the princess were friends. Her lover was a fae who was his platonic soulmate, and the knight in shining armor was his brother in arms.

Still, no one, even Steve himself, foreseen it when a handsome mercenary arrived at his tower and stole his heart.

Steve never felt so adored in his long and boring life, but Edwyn "Eddie" Munson managed to do the impossible.

The man was good with his words, even better with his fingers when he scratched the itchy spots beneath Steve's scales and drew runes of protection and love on Steve's human body.

Eddie was also an attentive lover who brought Steve sparkly gifts every time he visited the tower.

In turn, Steve let the mercenary ride on his back in their adventures, let the man guide him to wherever he was pleased, and let himself be consumed in the amorous looks Eddie would give him when the man thought he didn't notice.

Robin, Nancy, and Jonathan had been suspicious at first about Eddie's true motive. They worried that the mercenary would betray Steve because, despite his peaceful nature, Steve was the most powerful of his kind. And frankly, many had hunted him throughout his life given that even a piece of his scales cost a fortune in black markets.

Their concern was warranted, Steve supposed, but he trusted Eddie to not do him harm. Yet, sometimes, when Steve couldn't sleep at night, he would think about the worst and decide that if Eddie asked, he would give the man everything.

After all, Eddie already had his heart.

In the end, Eddie only asked of him a vial of his blood to cure Wayne's illness.

The day the truth came out was when Eddie approached him and stated that his uncle couldn't wait any longer.

Steve could see the desperation and hope in those chocolate eyes that he so loved, and knew for certain that Eddie wouldn't fight him but would be on his knees and beg until he agreed to help.

Before things could go any worse, Steve decided to take the matter into his own hands. Literally.

"So you had approached me because of my blood," Steve smiled wryly at the sting of the betrayal as he let Eddie dress the gash on his forearm. They both knew the cut would heal in a few minutes, but Steve didn't turn down Eddie's help. Couldn't.

"You should know that I didn't only have your blood in mind," Eddie fastened the bandage's knot securely.

"What? Are you asking for my organs next?" Steve huffed out a bitter laugh. "I heard they're quite useful ingredients for rituals and potions."

"No," Eddie met his eyes calmly and guided Steve's hand to rest on his chest. "Please listen to the song of my heart and do know that it is never a lie when I say this: I've been wanting all of you for myself since I first laid eyes on you."

Steve blinked rapidly in bewilderment and awe. Every dragon had an innate talent, and Steve's was the ability to see only the truth.

Thus, when Eddie opened himself up so freely like that, Steve could also see the man's deepest desire. And what he saw made him blush terribly. This man was truly hopeless.

"You never do anything in half, do you?" Steve snorted.

"Once Uncle Wayne gets better, I will return to the tower and never leave your side again," Eddie held his hand tightly as if fearing he would take it back and peppered feathery kisses on his knuckles.

Those words sung true to Steve's heart. Yet, he also sensed the wordless yearning from his lover. There was only one way, wasn't it?

"I'll go with you, then. I think it's time for you to introduce me to your family."

"Are you sure?"

Looking at Eddie's hopeful eyes, Steve leaned in to kiss the love of his life soundly.

"As sure as gold."

They both chuckled fondly at the memory together. After all, the first thing Eddie had given him upon their meeting was a sparkling bar of gold.

[gamersagainstthemachine]

tonyy

[hunk-never-dies]

Yes, he can punch boulders, but that kick is *chef kiss*

[rocketbirdie]

Thinking about how there's a ~3 month gap between Zack's death and the first reactor mission, according to the official timeline. I wonder what Cloud was up to, what he was feeling, how he managed to survive while barely even remembering his own name.

When did he lose a pauldron and replace the other one with a noticeably shittier one? Why did he choose to wear the clunky metal bracers on his left arm? If he wasn't just rotting away in Sector 7 the whole time, then where was he? How did he end up collapsed at the train station? Did no one else try to help him? Did people ignore him because they thought he was just a creepy mako junkie? Just how close was he to joining the rest of the black robes?

Considering that the main story takes place over the course of like 2 weeks, 3 whole months is a lot of time unaccounted for. I'm surprised I haven't seen more fics exploring this time gap.