#Scumbag Sanctuary

[ghosst-girl]

baby, I could save you,

come with me now

take her to the grave

then I put her in the ground

hands on her neck,

now she’s saying “take my life”

who am I to deny such a beautiful sight?

[anonymous-dentist]

Hi! For the prompt Spiderbit duo Au. Q!Cellbit as a paranormal/occultist painter living in a mansion located into a kinda of far away island and Q!Roier as the initialy oblivious tourist. ( Yes, the prompt its a nod to a season of Ordem Paranormal but you don't need to know anything about it.

"Oh, shit, this is the AirBnB?"

Cellbit jumps and nearly drops his brush, but he just barely manages to contain himself. Barely. Because what???

He's used to hearing voices. Sometimes they aren't even in his own head. Between the masked figures that hang out in his garden and library and stare menacingly at him when his back is turned and the dead people living in his head, it's rarely quiet on the island.

But... but he's the only person on the island. Everybody left almost as soon as he arrived. There was a famine, or something. He doesn't know. He doesn't leave the mansion. It's a little creepy outside between the masked figures in the trees whispering secrets at him and the crows that follow him around waiting for him to drop dead.

But there's somebody in his house, and Cellbit quite literally does not know why.

So he grabs the knife he keeps by his easel for cases just like this and he carefully sets down his brush and he creeps out of his studio.

'No,' the masked figure in the hallway hisses. 'Not one of these fucking guys!'

Which is concerning, but, really, Cellbit has gotten used to them over the past five years.

He makes it to the balcony and stairs hanging over the entryway, and he peers down over the railing to see... a guy. Just a guy. Red Hawaiian shirt, khaki shorts, fanny pack. Looking at his phone, confused. (Cellbit relates; he, too, is really fucking confused right now.)

The masked figure to Cellbit's left shakes with fury. As does the one on his right. They both ball their hands into fists in sync, and Cellbit fights to keep his hands from doing the same.

'Get rid of him,' they both whisper. 'He's dangerous.'

"He's a tourist," Cellbit whispers back. He considers. "But..."

"Oh, shit, are you the host?" the tourist calls.

Cellbit and the masked figures all snap their attention down to the man, who is now looking up at him with wide, confused eyes.

"No," Cellbit responds. And then, after a pause: "Get out of my house!"

'This place is a sanctuary of Knowledge,' the masked figure by the tourist's left says.

'You are dirtying it with your very presence, you overemotional scumbag,' says the one on the right.

'What they said,' the figures by Cellbit agree.

But the tourist doesn't react to them, of course. He can't hear them. There's something in his ears- AirPods?

Slowly, Cellbit stands, bringing attention to himself for the first time in years.

As he does so, the stranger's mouth widens into a smile that threatens to stop Cellbit's heart.

'Oh fuck no,' the masked figures all say. They Know something he doesn't, but, for once, he doesn't care to find out what that is.

[carcosapr]

156/SILENCE Announce Co-Headline US Winter Tour with VCTMS

Rising metalcore heavyweights 156/SILENCE are proud to announce their co-headline U.S. winter tour with VCTMS, spanning 24 cities beginning Jan. 9 in Detroit and wrapping up Feb. 8 in Chicago. The absolutely stacked tour features support from Heavy//Hitter, Saltwound, Monochromatic Black, Wiltwither, fallingwithscissors, and Banged Out on select dates. PURCHASE TICKETS: https://linktr.ee/156silence.tour Tour Dates: 1/9 - Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary 1/10 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Preserving Underground 1/11 - New York, NY @ The Meadows 1/12 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Underground 1/13 - Providence, RI @ Alchemy 1/15 - Syracuse, NY @ The Song & Dance 1/16 - Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery 1/17 - Raleigh, NC @ Chapel of Bones 1/18 - Jacksonville, FL @ Underbelly 1/19 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Purgatory) 1/21 - Orlando, FL @ Conduit 1/22 - Tampa, FL @ Orpheum 1/23 - Birmingham, AL @ LCY 1/24 - Little Rock, AR @  The Rev Room 1/25 - OKC, OK @ VFW 9265 1/26 - Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s Sports Cafe 1/27 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad (no 156) 1/28 - Mesa, AZ @ The Underground 1/29 - San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick (21+) (no 156) 1/30 - San Luis Obispo @ Humdinger Brewing SLO Taproom 1/31 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction 2/1 - Fresno, CA @ Full Circle Brewery 2/2 - Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s - Starlet Ballroom 2/4 - Midvale, UT @ The Pearl on Main 2/5 - Denver, CO @ HQ (16+) (no 156) 2/6 - Des Moines, IA @ Lefty's 2/7 - Cudahy, WI @ X-Ray Arcade 2/8 - Chicago, IL @ Reggies About the band:

156/SILENCE creates soundtracks for the pushed aside and marginalized. Equal parts frenetic, unhinged, passionate, and focused, their music resonates with outsiders of all stripes. 156/SILENCE is for anyone determined to peel back the façade of false pleasantries, shallow platitudes, and fakery. 

It’s a mission the band began in earnest with underground missives. (Metal Injection advised readers to “wreck your speakers with 156/SILENCE” on the eve of 2017’s Karma EP.) The group excels live, offering both community and devastation, while touring with the likes of The Acacia Strain, Unearth, Upon A Burning Body, D.R.U.G.S., Signs Of The Swarm, and Orthodox, among others. 

Howling personal declarations, jagged riffs, post-hardcore, noise, thrash, sludge, and ambiance collide within 156/SILENCE. In 2018, Kerrang! hailed the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, group as one of the “6 Underground Metalcore Bands Redefining the Scene.” Less than a decade after their emergence, 156/SILENCE delivers again on that promise with an incendiary fourth album, People Watching. 

No two 156/SILENCE albums are alike, from the unhinged frenetic chaos of Undercover Scumbag (2018) to the gloriously savage and technical Irrational Pull (2020), which Metal Hammer likened to Converge and Botch. The diverse ruminations found in Narrative (2022) took things even further. 

People Watching continues the prolific outfit’s tradition of steadfast evolution. Produced by Jonathan Dolese (D.R.U.G.S., Emmure, Attack Attack!), the album embraces melodic hooks without sacrificing any heaviness. The band’s golden age of metalcore roots shimmer and swirl together with influences ranging from Aphex Twin to Thrice, Glassjaw, and Deftones, from movie soundtracks to horror games. As the band says: “People Watching is truly the culmination of the last nine years of 156.”

156/SILENCE sounds ravenous, ominous, and haunting. Their songs are literary and cinematic, cerebral and brutal, drawing from real and imagined horrors, all intertwined with melody and might. 156/SILENCE is: Jack Murray – vocals Jimmy Howell – guitars Ryan Wilkinson – guitars  Lucas Booker – bass Max Bradshaw – drums Social Links: https://instagram.com/156silence https://facebook.com/156silence https://twitter.com/156silence https://youtube.com/@156silence Press: “People Watching not only establishes a new precedent, but positions the band on a whole new tier of potential.” — KNOTFEST “From the home of Code Orange come another hardcore band ready to explode.” — METAL HAMMER “…an unhinged force to be reckoned with.” — KERRANG!

[tiktaaliker]

at work i get a lottttt of time to just think about shit so. heres some new mortally coiled development

originally, the plan was to have Brutus's friend (name pending) who would become part of Sanctuary die in an accident/natural disaster; specifically building collapses on them. The same event would gravely injure Brutus hence why the Novice offers to save his life by turning Brutus into a demon. HOWEVER, ive been thinking that i want someone to be Directly Responsible for the friend's death. currently debating between having it be pre-bog Blacktar to tie him back into cycle 3 OR having it be pre-fallen Hellkite and Kakisto operating under direct orders from Judge. in the latter case H+K wouldnt be the actual ones killing them, instead it would be like. A random guy who's already a complete scumbag and murderer they manipulate into the situation to eventually result in the guy's death, but Brutus + his friend are caught in the crossfire. im kiiiinda leaning more into the latter because it links the two subgroups of cycle 3 together nicely, by having brutus + the duo's breaking points be the Same Event

but in THAT case i still have no fucking clue what i'll be doing with blacktar. His only role rn is to chill in the swamp and be the guy who kills half of roupgaruke. but like honestlyyyy maybe thats a good thing. Maybe blacktar can be like a warning to roupgaruke and lungfish that this is what they could end up being if they lose themselves entirely. Blacktar is a pile of sludge who gave himself over entirely to The Bog to the point where hes kinda dissolving into it.

[rpg-weather-cycle]

Hubert terrifies me. He robs banks under my name. I never wanted to be Doctor Rich. I just wanted to live my life but Hubert took it from me.

(A man with spider legs jutting from his back flies up on rockets, and lobs several bags of money at Weather.)

Ah, a Criminal Scumbag, who Falsely Accuses People Of Crimes.

Why don't you stay right here, Vermin? I know what to do with your kind.

[Hubert cannot move anymore. His skin starts to become covered in frost, and a pillar of ice grows and connects him to the ground]

You must have thought you could continue with your sins. But there is no sanctuary for your kind here.

[Small bolts of lightning are scattered from Weather's body as it moves around in an unnatural jerking motion. The blue glow from under their carapace is almost blindingly bright]

You are too foul to even be called vermin, arn't you? I WILL NOT MAKE THIS DEATH QUICK SINNER. YOUR AGONY WILL BE A REMINDER TO ALL NOT TO EVER REPEAT YOUR CRIMES.

BUT YOU HAVE ONE LAST CHANCE TO REPENT.

[ultraericthered]

Anime Update V2 58

Vinland Saga S2 - Gotta had it to Ketil; it’s good gaming of the whole system of the slavery enterprise and a good motivator to his slaves to promise them that work on his farmland will amass them enough payment to buy themselves from him. It’s the best thing he could’ve done besides, y’know, setting them free. As we get more interaction between Einar and Thorfinn (God, it’s been so long since I heard that name spoken in Japanese), we also meet Ketil’s son Olmar and see how he plays at being a warrior even when he’s barely had training or fought in any real battles. At night, Einar tells Thorfinn about the scars of his past and how Danish vikings razed his village, killed his family, and sold him into slavery. And...it rings familiar to Thorfinn.

Hunter x Hunter -  While Gon, Killua, and Kite are still making their way to the nest and figthing back against Leol’s forces, one of the Royal Guard named Neferpitou awakens, and he’s basically Felix from Re:ZERO if he was a terrifying villain. Rammot is humbled by him and realizes just from his aura that Neferpitou’s had Nen power within him all along and Rammot could never hope to compare. Neferpitou even discovers Pokkle hiding himself among corpses and extract the human's knowledge of Nen for the Chimera Ants' use.

Fruits Basket - Two episodes, one where Momiji grows up and breaks his curse, thus breaking away from a shaken and angry Akito, and the one after where Tohru feels conflicted over her quest to liberate the Sohmas and protect Kyo from the Cat’s fate because it now threatens to have Kyo supplant her mother as the strongest connection in her heart. She trauma dumps to Isuzu about this, leading to a much needed slap in the face by Kagura who urges her to be honest with Kyo about what she’s feeling, which Tohru does after Kyo’s done talking with Tohru’s grandfather, though in doing so she makes the error of saying, while recounting her childhood troubles with her parents, “I made my father the bad guy in my heart. He wasn’t, of course...” - Tohru, a viewing of the Prelude movie would show you that yes, yes he absolutely was. The real reason you’re nothing like him no matter how much you may speak like him is that he was a sociopathic scumbag and you’re not! If anything the person most like him would be Shigure, who in both episodes shows himself to be the most dastardly and repugnant man in the world!

Re:ZERO - Have seen the second, third, AND fourth episodes of the season, with Emilia and Subaru returning home to the manor and meeting Frederica, a surprisingly emotional moment for Beatrice, Petra filling in for Rem and Ram as a maid, Emilia and Subaru heading to the Sanctuary, Subaru having an out of body experience and meeting the Witch of Greed Echidna, a brief scufle with Garfiel and then him leading Emilia and Subaru to the Sanctuary, Ram and an injured Roswaal being there at the Sanctuary, sudden Final Fantasy X vibes with the Cloister of Trials that Emilia has to do, and Echidna springing a trial of her own on Subaru, leading to the famed  “Parent And Child” episode, to which my words would do no justice. Yeah, this season is lit and I am thoroughly enjoying what it’s got.

Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works - The Master of Caster is found out to be Mr. Soichirou Kuzuki and he’s one bad dude, but I already knew this. The interesting bit of new material this time was Shinji gaining a new Servant in none other than Gilgamesh, who dismisses the strategy to kill people for their mana and reveals the plan is to use the Holy Grail to kill most of the world’s population!

Symphogear GX - Wrapped up the middle chapter of Symphogear with its final episodes. While there was much I enjoyed like the three former F.I.S members’ heroic, sacrificial stand within the Chateau , Dr. Ver giving his life to achieve the one moment of heroism he’d yearned for (the best villain was and is “the worst hero”, as Maria put it), the absolute lunacy of Carol’s master plan to dissect the world hinging on songs and alchemy somehow being the same thing, the epic final showdown with Carol where she ends up realizing too late what her father’s mission truly was, and Carol giving up all memories and her essence to save Elfnein’s life and make her a complete person now, but there was one part that left a sour aftertaste, and that was how they handled Hibiki’s drama with her dad. The man was a snivelling coward who tries to run away from Carol’s onslaught even when his daughter is in the crossfire and even encourages she just run away too, yet within seconds afterwards he learns better and decides he’s gonna be brave for his kid, and Hibiki realizes she inherited a certain not always healthy trait from him - the denial of your own pain just to keep other’s spirits up - and somehow her takeaway is that her dad’s a swell, loving dad who has always been with her? The disconnect between what I was seeing on screen and the romanticization of it was jarring and took me out of it for a bit.

The next season has got its work cut out for it if it because damn, how do you possibly up the stakes from Carol and the apocalypse of all things? That’s what I’m going to have to find out soon, in AXZ.

Eureka Seven - The dark turn taken by Holland’s character finally reaches the point where he physically beats Renton while screaming at him, making Renton start to feel he’s unwelcome with anyone except for Eureka and her kids. In the events that follow, Eureka reveals to Renton the dark past of Gekko State - they all used to be war criminals, Holland and Eureka especially. At the end, Holland reaffirms Renton’s Gekko State membership while Eureka reaffirms to herself that she’s not changed and that she must still feel guilty.

Gintama - So Gintoki lost his memory. Yes, an amnesia plot. And the running gag is that any progress that he might make just keeps getting erased by new concussions and new memory loss, so all of his friends antics just make everything worse, all culminating in him being unable to stop a spacecraft piloted by Sakamoto from crashing into his home turf. And for the first time in the history of this show, it ends on a cliffhanger! Gintoki leaves! Odd Jobs Gin is no more!

[sweetmusingss]

"It's not just for you though, babe. It's for me, too. I want to rent us an Air B and B too so we don't have to stay with my family. There's too many kids running around their houses and I need my privacy with you," I giggle softly. "You don't have to pay me back for anything. It's enough for me that you love me and that you are going with me. Besides, you are putting the work in by having to entertain me on the flight although it's not as bad as the flight to Romania. Much faster," I laugh a bit before leaning forward and pecking your lips gently. "I can't wait to show you where I grew up. It's funny because I have a lot of painful memories there but the beach was my sanctuary so I still had some happy memories there. I don't run away from Malibu like I thought I would."

Seb’s eyes grew wider as you mentioned an air b&b, knowing those cost money, usually more than a basic hotel and he didn’t want you spending all this money on him. He hated that he couldn’t afford such nice things the way you could but he didn’t want to sound unappreciative right now because he was genuinely was appreciative. “I am definitely paying you back, baby, that’s not up for debate.” He said it a bit sterner than he normally would, using his Daddy tone. “I can’t wait to see where you grew up, angel. I also can’t wait to get you on the beach and lather you up in some tanning oil…” He smirks at you before leaning over and pressing his lips to yours softly. “Thank you for this, baby. I can’t wait to go on another vacation with you.”

__

Frank leaned into your touch, his cheeks flushing just from you tucking his hair behind his ear. "Well, I would love to become more of a regular and steal you away even if only for a little bit. I am sorry that you have to feel so unsafe probably a majority of the time. I can't even imagine...," he said honestly to you as he stared intensely back at you. "What does flaunting your wealth do besides make you look like a major douchebag? I don't like people knowing that I am rich. It only gets you fake friends and women pretending to like you for your money," he said, knowing it was funny because he had literally just paid you to spend time with him but he had chose that himself. He was sick of women trying to use him for his money though so that was why he didn't tell women about his wealth until a few dates. However, he hadn't been on a date since his last relationship had ended so horribly. 

“I don’t feel unsafe most of the time… the security here is pretty good. But sometimes they can only do so much… or they’re paid to turn the other way.” I grimace a bit at that, having not great memories of certain bouncers and security guards completely ignoring me since the scumbag paid them off. Luckily they were fired shortly after, but still, didn’t really instill a lot of trust for most of the girls after that. “How could anyone fake liking you? You’re so damn cute, I don’t believe that everyone doesn’t just fall in love with you immediately. Those pretty eyes and pretty tattoos… total heartthrob you are. Riches or no riches.” I giggle, flirting coming so naturally with him. “I get it though. I mean, I’m not rich obviously, but I understand your mindset.” I sigh as there was a knock on the door, signaling that our session was over yet again, looking down at Frank with slightly sad eyes. “I should probably get back to the bar…”

[dannydehek]

WEWE Global comes to Australian & New Zealand is WEWE.Global a Scam Or Legitimate? #ScamDemic

WEWE Global comes to Christchurch, got an email from David Farrier asking me to put together a few paragraphs explaining why this is not a good thing. For the last 12 months I’ve been exposing the Ponzi scheme HyperVerse, it is estimated that $4 billion has been lost to people that invested in this crypto opportunity of a lifetime. Originally people were told that if they invest $300 they would get $900 paid back to them in rewards in 600 days. Now they come out with different opportunities and rebrand themselves every few weeks. Like any Ponzi scheme it’s impossible for them to survive. Once the money stopped, the lies started and the community got angry. The so-called ‘corporate’ behind it all promised to return people’s investments and claimed hackers had stolen the money. This is all part of the slow exit strategy. Many of the leadership team that have been promoting HyperVerse, who are called VIP5, jumped ship and started diversifying to other Ponzi schemes such as NovaTechFX and WEWE Global. One of the biggest multi-level marketers in the world who is promoting WEWE Global is Kalpesh Patel who has moved to Dubai. He recently travelled to South Africa running a promotion similar to Diego Endrizzi, who is travelling to 5 locations in New Zealand and Australia in February. WEWE Global Oceania Tour 2023 Pullman Melbourne Albert Park Sat, 4 Feb 2023 +61 3 9529 4300 Novotel Sydney Parramatta Tue, 7 Feb 2023 +61 2 9630 4999 Novatel Christchurch Airport Thu, 9 Feb 2023 +64 3 357 6610 InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort Sat, 11 Feb 2023 +61 7 5530 1234 Adelaide Convention Centre Wed, 15 Feb 2023 +61 8 8212 4099 These events are used to recruit new leaders and entice crypto investors into an opportunity of a lifetime. It is all multi-level marketing. They do not have a product or a service. They are selling a promise and a hope of big returns. I’ve tried to disrupt them as much as possible by contacting all the venues that are hosting the events, ‘WEWE Global Oceania Tour 2023’. I’ve also contacted the Serious Fraud Office who has lodged a complaint with the FMA. Don’t be fooled by these men in suits who use crypto terminology. They are the scumbags of the planet, they are the modern day thieves who will rob you blind. The people that are falling victim are not youngsters, they are people heading into retirement who are trying to get their head around crypto, the blockchain, the ecosystem and the Metaverse. Many of the people that contact me on a daily basis have invested their retirement money and lost the lot. They didn’t seem to fully understand what they had invested in. They trusted a friend or a family member who encouraged them to invest. I feel like I am fighting this battle alone, but if I can disrupt or slow these fraudsters down, I will do everything in my power to throw obstacles at them. They defraud people out of their hard earned dollars. I’ve created over 150 YouTube videos exposing Ponzi schemes and scams. I am currently investigating 50 like-minded Ponzi schemes. I haven’t produced a video exposing WEWE Global yet. However, I can tell you they are in the top 5 Ponzi schemes happening at the moment. There is a real #ScamDemic out there at the moment. If it sounds too good to be true, it often is. P.S. If you like this article, please click “like” or provide comment, as that will motivate me to publish more. Share and inspire. Thank you.  Read the full article

[drrandombear]

YES YES YES YES

I love the Concord gang! Marcy especially <3

I’m an avid settlement builder so I spend a lot of time just dicking around in Sanctuary and overhearing the conversations between the crew that I think a lot of people miss. They flesh out the Longs so much since the player really doesn’t talk to them!

Her conversation with Jun about going on a walk is so heartbreaking I love it. They’re both grieving in different ways and Marcys involves stuffing all her sadness deep deep down and never letting anyone ever see her crack and fall apart meanwhile Jun is slowly glueing his prices back together. That conversation starts with her pushing him away but she eventually realizes he’s only trying to help (I love them so much)

People hate her so much- and like I get why, it’s easy to compare her to Nazeem from Skyrim as just this asshole who’s always mean to you but A) shes grieving and scared this random stranger is going to turn on them after she’s been essentially betrayed or let down too many times and B) she’s also NOT ALWAYS MEAN TO YOU??? People really need to talk to Marcy more- like yeah she’s prickly but some of her lines when you say hello are her trying to be nice and just kinda struggling with it,

“I’ll hand it to you, this place isn’t awful. It’s still a hole but it could be worse”

“Life still ain’t perfect, but we’re surviving”

Also I love her line: “Nothing I hate more than Raider scumbags. If you run into any, put a few down for me.” Like, yes mam 🫡 (she’s trying to bond with you since you seem to share a common enemy!)

on the subject of Marcy and Jun Long:

I'd never interacted with them in the Museum, until this playthrough. I was kind of floored how reflective their lines were of how they each experience and process grief.

Marcy's grief projects outward, towards the injustices done to her and her family. They were supposed to protect us. He promised. She expresses anger, and we know this for sure if we speak to her later. And her anger drives her to act, and seek ways to proactively protect her loved ones. She says so later in Sanctuary, "We should keep moving. Don't want to get bogged down when the raiders find us again."

Jun's grief is inward. I promised. I couldn't keep (my) promise. I'm so sorry. He withdraws within himself. And again, in Sanctuary, he has a hard time stepping outside of himself as he begins to heal. "Please, I just want to be alone right now."

What is so poignant to me, and honestly why I love them so much, is they feel very grounded to me. These are very reasonable reactions to literally the worst possible thing to happen. And they don't stay that way. They start to get better. Jun starts to move out of his shell a little more and reach out to his wife for connection again. Marcy stops moving and stops lashing out as much. They both start feeling safe in Sanctuary again and start healing together and with their community.

I freaking love the Longs, man.

[lucieferase]

@el-cadejos Yo soy tu Secret Santa! (Reyes?)

Disfruté mucho aplicar mis conocimientos de la niña de los plumones reloaded.

Perdón otra vez por la tardanza.

[triunviratum]

Commission for my dear friend @el-cadejos on 2020

Her OC Hati.

[bitchheroine]

Meg nods, eager to get away from prying eyes, herself. They will draw enough attention to themselves as it is.

"You won't get an argument on that from me, Angel..." She murmurs softly as she leans in closer, as though sharing a secret. And she's grateful for the grip of Azrael's hand in hers, keeping her grounded despite the absurdity of the situation they've found themselves in.

She won't complain about the proximity, though. It's nice, really nice.

Hoping to be reassuring, she nudges her shoulder gently against her companion's as they walk, a simple sentiment of 'I'm here'.

But of course, as the case so often is, their path to sanctuary is interrupted by some man with FAR too much audacity. He blocks their path, his hat tipped over his brow and his cigarette glowing in the low, smoggy light. Meg smiles, but it's more like a grimace, baring her teeth in warning as three of his lackeys emerge from the darkness behind him. She knows that reasonably, she should play meek, and mild. Not draw any further attention.

But her temper, as it tends to do, runs hot.

"That's none of your concern." She spits, earning a collective chuckle from the band of scumbags.

"Now now, don't be like that... we could all be friends, eh?" Another man murmurs, running a hand through his scraggly hair.

"why don't we all take a walk this way..." He reaches in to his pocket, and withdraws a knife, using it to point to the alley.

Feigning fear, Meg swallows, and begins to step toward it, her hand squeezing Azrael's. Now this could be an opportunity. One to make these men's worst nightmares come true.

As far as dates go, it's pretty fun.

“Somewhere high up, somewhere without people watching,” Azrael says quietly. 

She casts a wary glance up at the tenements looming into the polluted sky above them. The stars are veiled by coal smoke, leaving the only light coming from candles and lanterns in the windows. Heaven knows what is up there on the rooves, but that is very likely where they’ll have to go, because the street ahead appears as though it’s part of a nightmarish maze of slums, from which they will never get out.

Despite her various difficulties with physical contact, Azrael holds Meg’s hand tighter, not willing to let her grip slip even slightly, lest she lose her in the gloom. She even walks close, so that their shoulders are touching. It’s either an overwhelming sense of anxiety, or an urge to protect Meg, Azrael isn’t sure which. 

Then, a tall figure steps out from an alley in front of them, clearly intending to block their path. It’s a man wearing a bowler hat, his mottled face lit only by the lighter he uses to light his cigarette. He takes a drag of the cigarette, looking the Archangel and the demon up and down, with the casual arrogance of someone who thinks this is going to go well for him. Another man emerges from the shadows behind them, then two more from the alley to their left. The other people in the street obviously don’t want to get involved, so they turn a blind eye. 

“Where are we off to in such a hurry, ladies?” He speaks. 

Azrael doesn’t move, and doesn’t lift her gaze from the floor. This is not the place for a fight. She can only hope that their new friends think the same and decide to take this down the alley, where they no doubt foolishly believe they’ll have to contend with naught but helpless women. 

[el-cadejos]

¡Felices fiestas, Ame! @madereshe

Espero que hayas tenido una navidad tranquila con buena comida, y que el 2021 te depare mucha fortuna y buena vibra. Muchas gracias por todas las risas y buenos momentos que hemos tenido. ¡Un enorme abrazo! :D

[nickfraworld]

HoHoHooo!! 

Bueno, me pasé un poquito de navidad XD, pero justo justo justo no fue tanto x) jeje.

¡Yo soy tu vieja pascuera @violencia-vickencia! Espero que te guste esta Evangeline patinadora sobre hielo, que lo está dando todo y va por su medalla ;D <3 ¡Te deseo lo mejor para el 2021! es un encanto conocerte y compartir contigo x)

[oquard]

Secret Santa 2020 // “Kalach” - Parte I

@elinuts Eliiii, perdón por la tardanza /)w(\ creo que ya no es sorpresa pero igual como  tu secret santa quiero desearte todo lo mejor para este año, a pesar de los colegas que te sacan canas verdes en el trabajo. Mucha suerte y mucho ánimo con la especialización, felicidades por haber aprobado la preselección de momento, y por haberte podido mudar a un nuevo depa ;) son buenos comienzos para este año, que esperemos sea menos caótico que el anterior.

Sin más que añadir, escribí algo que no estaba precisamente en tu lista pero espero que te guste uvu tiene que ver con nuestros misfits pero quise que Yef fuera el eje central, tu niño merece todo el amor en todos los universos.

No prometo fechas para próximas entregas, pero al menos quise que esta primera parte, además de servir como introducción, fuera autoconclusiva para no dejarte en ascuas x) Está todo conectado, por supuesto, pero sirven de manera independiente también. Ahora sí, con todo mi cariño y con especial emoción porque a estos personajes les tengo un lugar especial en mi corazón, tu regalo que parece que llegó por correos de México (?) Enjoy <3

***Edit: Tumblr se puso roñoso con el "seguir leyendo" y al menos en escritorio creo que no lo corta xDU así que la continuación queda en este otro post para que no quede tan largo aquí:

https://oquard.tumblr.com/post/643570466377875456/secret-santa-2020-kalach-parte-i

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@trio-infierno​, ¡Soy tu secret santa!

Primero que nada, mil disculpas por la tardanza, pero aquí están. Balrogs noruegos bailando en solitario (?). En el bosque.

En fin, que te vaya bien en este 2020, que todas tus metas se cumplan y te mando un abrazo

Y para compensar, un bonus: