#She definitely doesn't have wings except on her head though

[maeriquitecontrary]

Little devil.

[thekeeperof-thefandoms]

Hi! I would love to request some cuddling scenarios with Lucifer, Alastor, and Vox!

SOFT MOMENT OF NON SEXUAL INTIMACY?! IN THIS HOUSE?! Yes, please!

It's implied romantic but could be queer platonic or a queer/nontraditional couple.

Lucifer

This man wants snuggles. Any way he can get them any time, he isn't required to not be physically attached to you. He really struggles with derealization/depersonalization. His depression gets bad, he isolates, and time has pretty much lost meaning to him after being around so long, so he just kinda, wastes away into sadness. It's how he and Charlie fell apart the first time, and he really doesn't want it to happen again.

Having you around to just talk to, hold hands with, sit on your lap, or you in his, it helps. It's like a reminder that he's still alive and someone wants to be around him. Someone wants to spend time with him. That you care. It also motivates him to stay in contact with Charlie instead of convincing himself she's better without him.

He still loves Lillith, regrets they aren't together, but he doesn't blame her for leaving. He's more upset with how it affects Charlie. So he makes extra effort to spend time with you, to acknowledge how important you are to him. He's so paranoid about ruining this relationship. This man has centuries of being told everything is his fault, everything wrong with the world, and is forced to face that supposed truth every day he rules Hell.

His favorite thing is just pulling you on top of him like a weighted blanket, wrapping his wings around the both of you, and laying in a dark, warm, cocoon. He'll take deep breaths, pet your hair, and just let himself finally relax. The first few times you'd stayed quiet, assuming that's what he wanted, but it just makes it easier for him to disassociate.

Now you talk to him, softly, about your day, ask about his. You slowly get him to open up about his favorite things, good memories he has of Lillith, baby Charlie, the sins, times before the Fall. It's a long process to get him to talk about it. Please be patient and gentle with him. He likes when you play with his fingers while he talks, just holding his hand and twisting and turning it, moving his rings around, just don't touch his wedding ring please, maybe you even manage to do his nails in this position.

His second favorite is when you help preen his feathers, gently massaging his wing joints, polishing each feather with the oil from his glands, using your thumbs to work out knots in the muscles around the base. It always turns into a full back massage that leaves him purring, making happy sighing sounds and little moans. He usually falls asleep like this. Don't worry though, once he wakes up, he's definitely returning the favor. He does head massages too! He prepares a little personal spa day for you.

He isn't really looking for anything more intimate when he's in one of sadder moods and is cuddling with you to feel better, he wouldn’t turn it down, he's too afraid you'd be upset, but he really just wants to be held or to hold someone. It's the little things that really make you special to him, and he cherishes every second you guys are together.

Alastor

We all know Alastor isn't a fan of being touched unless he initiates it. There are very few exceptions to this, so you have to be pretty close to him to even get the option to cuddle him.

You'll have to start slow, like holding his hand. A lot of people think he's the type to not want to do too much PDA, but like, look at how he is with Rosie and Mimzy in front of everyone. He doesn't care. Not for small things like hand holding. This eventually leads to him putting his arm around your waist as you're walking together, or around your shoulders if you're sitting next to each other so you can lean on his shoulder.

Now more intimate gestures, like cheek kisses, forehead kisses, petting his ears, those are private. He will resist at first, preferring to lavish you with attention, but be stubborn, match his energy, especially the witty banter, and eventually you'll wear him down.

It's canon that Alastor's hardly ever sleeps, so I imagine if you're a motherly type, (regardless of gender), or someone he genuinely trusts (because its not about if he's safe. He's the Radio Demon, very few sinners are a threat to him, so being a little vulnerable with you is safe no matter the level of trust) he's going to pass out.

You're in his room (or yours, but he prefers his) and he agreed to let you pet his ears. You settle on the bed, his head on your chest or lap, and he closes his eyes, soft jazz music playing from some unseen source, and maybe you're watching something on your phone, (he allows it only if it's something he can enjoy as well, but he usually winds up listening more than watching because screens hurt his eyes after awhile) more likely you're listening to a podcast, Alastor likes listening to true crime with you.

Your fingers gently run through his hair at first. You tease him about the bob sometimes, but understand that he's prone to pulling his hair out otherwise. Eventually you notice the music has stopped and Alastor's fast asleep, the smile on his face is so small it nearly doesn't exist, and his breathing is slow and even. His ears twitch when you stop petting them, and he stirs a bit, so you quickly resume playing with them and he falls back asleep.

(His tail is sensitive too, if you ever wanna fluster him, just run a finger down his spine to that cute little tail and give it a gentle tug.)

Alastor is also prone to play biting, so if you're an excited nibbler who gives noms, expect your cuddles to end up with a few bite marks.

Vox

It's really hard for him to sit still long, so if he's working late and you want to spend time with him, just crawl yourself into his lap and get comfy. He'll grumble and complain about the distraction, but it's all for show. He'll put his arm around your waist and trace your hipbones with his thumb, or play with your hair, run his fingers up and down your back, just small fidgety things.

He understands his head is inconvenient for snuggles, and he may not be the most comfortable. (I headcanon his body is built like the Detroit Become Human bots, with like silicone padding to appear/feel like skin, but it's hard plastic and metal and wires underneath with biomechanical parts inside.)

He is warm, though, and has the constant hum of his internal fans and electricity, so he's great for sensory snuggles. He's great for when you're sore or have migraines (surprisingly, but he can turn his brightness down at will). He likes to do more traditional forms of PDA.

He walks with his hand on your lower back. (He and Alastor both absolutely do the subconscious walk with their partners on the inside and them closest to the streets or alleyways. Lucifer would, but he probably isn't even aware it's a thing.)

You're cooking/baking/doing anything with your back to him, he puts his hands on your waist and leans against you. He's 7ft tall so he probably won't lean his entire body on you, but enough to feel close to you.

His favorite snuggles are disgustingly domestic. Like, his all time favorite, is when you're both sitting together on a couch, enjoying a movie or show, or maybe you're reading or on your phone or gaming, and he's working, just anytime you're occupying the couch together and existing, he'll pull your feet into his lap and massage them.

It's not like, a fetish thing, he just thinks it's sweet. A nice gesture to show how much he appreciates what you do, how hard you work. He'll massage your ankles and calfs too. He's also prone to trying to play with your hair and massage your scalp when you're laying on his chest at night, but his claws get tangled easily. Settles for rubbing your shoulders/back.

He likes when you rub his back and neck too. The man spends way too much time hunched over his desk at work. His back aches from doing the gremlin hunch over his desk to standing ramrod straight in front of cameras, sitting properly and confidently, stiff as a fucking board. You once teased him about how he could just use one of his cardboard cutouts as a stand-in, and no one would know.

Other times, he likes to lay on you. The first few times he sprawled across your lap seeking affection and reassurance for his fragile ego, you'd been so nervous to crack his screen. But now you're more used to it and will even playfully try and poke it/tap it. Between you and Valentino, Vox has had to rule out ever getting a touch screen for a head, because neither of you will stop fucking with it. It does make him laugh, though, adorable little giggles he'd rather die than let the general public hear. It usually turns into a playful wrestling match and aggressive cuddles with a side of petty static electricity from Vox.

[magicalregression]

General Hazbin Hotel hcs

Hello fellow agere hazbin enjoyers. I come with hcs for the main 6. Pls enjoy

🛡 ~ Charlie ~ 🛡

She's a little. Regresses to like 6-7 y/o and is so sweet and innocent.

Still wants to help everyone, and spends her time drawing posters to attract people to the hotel.

Her main cg is Vaggie for obvious reasons, though she will also gravitate towards Angel if he's around.

Eepy baby. Once all of her energy is gone, pick her up and she falls right to sleep.

⚔ ~ Vaggie ~ ⚔

She's a caregiver. Vaggie also will babysit the other littles in the hotel if needed, though she has an obvious preference for Charlie.

Is kinda hard on the littles when need be, can be very strict. This is especially true for bed/nap time, mealtimes, and baths. No stinky, overtired littles on Vaggie's watch.

This just popped into my head but cuddles where she uses her wings as like a blanket thing or just lets the little snuggle into it yes yes

Tends to clean up after playtime. She wants to be madder, but could never be truly angry with her babies.

🕷 ~ Angel Dust ~ 🕷

Angel is both a little and a babysitter. When he regresses, it's at a similar age to Charlie, maybe a bit older to around 7-8.

His energy levels highly fluctuate depending on his emotions before regressing. If he had been in a stressful situation or recently come back from work, he's very tired and kinda just wants to be alone with whatever he's entertained himself with. If he's not in a high emotion environment, he's full of energy!

Likes playing tag and hide and seek with the others. Sometimes forgets that he's much bigger than everyone, though, and may accidentally cause some booboos.

As a babysitter, he takes his job very seriously. Might not be as strict about meals or naps (definitely lets them just have as many sweets as they want), but will take tea parties and games very seriously.

📻 ~ Alastor ~ 📻

I know a lot of people like little Al but for personal reasons, he is a caregiver lol. He has too soothing a voice and mannerisms with Nifty for me to not harp on it.

Takes his little out to Overlord meetings or to visit Auntie Rosie. When they go see Rosie, she always has a new outfit for them, whether a onesie or full outfit, there's always something. At the Overlord meetings, he'll let them sit in his lap or between him and Rosie. The others don't mind bc I say so.

Alastor doesn't like touch he doesn't initiate, and you are no exception. That being said, if they find a way to pull on or play with his ears, the most he'll do is let out a long sigh before letting them continue.

Calls them a little Overlord. "Come now, little Overlord, it's time for bed." and "Little Overlord, what have I told you about sneaking up on others?" and the like.

I have the most thoughts about him but will keep this short for everyone's sakes

🧹 ~ Nifty ~ 🧹

A little. She has the biggest fluctuation though and will be either 2 or like 7, no in betweens.

Always has energy. She's bouncing off the walls. Because of this, Angel is the last person asked to take care of her because he'll give her candy and then she gets even worse. He's also a little cautious because of the one time he made her cry, but Nifty just kinda drifts over to him anyways.

Husk usually gets stuck looking after the lil bugger. It'll start as Alastor's problem, then he conveniently disappears and Vaggie gives her to "kitty" (it's not that they don't love her, they do, she's just a lot lol). I imagine little Nif and Husk have a similar dynamic to Boo and Sully in Monsters Inc.

The only way to get her to sleep is with radio static. The white noise calms her down. Bonus points if you give her a fluffy plush to hold as well.

🐱 ~ Husk ~ 🐱

Husk doesn't really like children, even of the regressing variety. It's not that he hates them, he'd just prefer to not have to interact with them as much as he can. The most he'll do is babysit, but even then he's a little clueless.

Tends to get stuck with Angel the most, but he prefers Nifty just because he's been around her the most over the years.

Has the bar stocked up with different juices and milk and other drinks for kids. Also has a wide variety of sippy cups with different themes for different littles. Charlie likes the ducky one, Angel has one with crabs on it, and Nifty's are all plain. Everyone uses the space themed ones, though, so he has the most of those.

He has a little nook under the bar that someone could use as a little hiding space as well. If the littles are playing hide and seek and someone goes down there, Husk is the last to snitch.

If you wanna see specific scenarios or hcs about certain characters, feel free to send in an ask!!

[prettyflyforawhitelie]

Hazbin Hotel Beach! Headcanons

Characters: Charlie, Vaggie, Alastor, Angel, Husk, Sir Pentious, Nifty, Lucifer, Adam, Cherri

A/N: Hey guys! I am just so ready for summer to come so I can relax on the beach… so i thought it would be fun to do some beach headcanons for our favorite sinners!

😈🗝️Charlie🗝️😈:

Definitely the one that organized this entire beach day.

Though this is supposed to encourage relaxation, she is sort of stressed making sure that everyone gets along. 

Very adamant that everyone wears their sunscreen.

Drags Vaggie into the water to play around and try to find fish.

Makes sure everything is as perfect as it can get. Snacks? Check. Tons of water and drinks? Check. Umbrellas and tents? Check. Speakers? You bet!

Once she tires herself out, she takes a very well-deserved nap in the sand.

🪽⚔️Vaggie⚔️🪽:

Spend the trip making sure that Charlie finally gets a day to relax and not worry so much.

The second anyone tries to splash her or throw sand at her, a full blown beach battle ensues.

Will definitely be the one to dig holes in the sand and see how deep she can make it.

Was planning on relaxing and sunbathing, but gave in to Charlie's begging to go swimming (and actually enjoyed it a lot).

The second Charlie takes a nap, Vaggie will guard her to make sure that nobody disturbs her needed sleep. 

Makes sure to put more sunscreen on Charlie while she’s asleep so she won’t get burned.

🦌📻Alastor📻🦌:

This man is allergic to the sun.

Like, he’s covered from head to toe in sunscreen, wearing far too much clothing given the fact that he’s at the beach, and hides in a beach tent for the entirety of the day. 

Angel thought it would be funny to toss some sand into his tent until Alastor sent one of his shadows after him and he ran away screaming.

Like… Why did he agree to come??

He does enjoy listening to some of the music that Charlie plays until he realizes that it’s coming from a phone and not a radio (Al, who the fuck brings a radio to the beach?).

The only person that he lets come into his tent is Niffty, because she just over exhausts herself and takes a nap in the shade.

🕷️💖Angel Dust💖🕷️:

Definitely the life of the party.

Is wearing the most stylish bikini and the cuntiest sunglasses, just a total beach diva.

Though Charlie insisted that the only drinks allowed were water and soda, Angel manages to sneak a couple bottles of Beelzejuice so he and Husk can actually have some fun.  

Builds sand castles with Cherri Bomb, gets extremely upset if somebody messes it up.

Absolutely demolishes the competition in a game of beach volleyball (Having 6 arms comes in handy). 

Also wins any sort of swimming contest that Vaggie challenges him to (Again, 6 arms really gives you an advantage).

Definitely sees some cute guys and fake-flirts with them to get Husk’s attention.

♥️🥃Husk🥃♥️:

He’s a cat demon for a reason, any time Angel tries to drag him into the water, the hairs on his back rise and he hisses in disdain. 

The group eventually gives up on trying to get him to swim, letting him relax in the sand instead.

Drinks almost all of Angel's alcohol stash and passes out in the sand, curled into a purring ball, wings protecting him from being burned.

Angel takes a picture of him like this, and when he later finds it in Angel’s room he threatens to kill him if he doesn't immediately get rid of it (secretly thinks it's sweet that angel cares enough to hang a photo of him in his room.)

After much begging, he agrees to play beach volleyball with Angel, Cherri, and Vaggie. He absolutely sucks and gets pissed if anybody makes fun of him for it (except for Angel. He’ll allow it).

Ends up carrying most of the heavy stuff after they decide to leave.

🐍⚙️Sir Pentious⚙️🐍:

Decides to bring his Egg Bois, but ends up worried that they’ll literally cook the whole time so he makes a little hole for them in the sand to cool off. 

“Uhh.. Miss Cherri, would you like to build a sandcastle with me?” “Why? I thought we were mortal enemies, old man!” “Uh.. ummm… because I’m asking EVERYONE to build a sandcastle with me…!”

Hangs out in the water the whole time because it’s much easier to maneuver in water than on sand as a snake. 

Built a machine specifically made to drill holes underground, somehow ends up making an entire tunnel system under the sand. This eventually leads to Vaggie walking on a particularly weak spot on the sand and literally falling into the caved-in tunnel. She was pissed off, to say the least, and banned the use of any “inventions” for the rest of the day.

Really wants to impress Cherri and join in on her volleyball game, but is way too shy. He’ll just cheer her on and admire her from the sidelines.

Loves napping in the sun -  being at the beach is like laying under one big heat lamp, so his cold-blooded self delights in it.

🪳🪡Niffty🪡🪳:

Because there are no bugs for her to kill, she will literally hunt hermit crabs for sport. It’s actually horrifying. 

Sir Pentious soon regrets building the whole tunnel system thing because Niffty starts crawling around in it and jumpscaring people at random. 

Somebody has to have their eye on her the entire time, or she will disappear without a trace and just - become one with the crabs?

Eventually tires herself out and takes a nap in Alastor’s tent (Much to everyone’s relief).

Definitely brings up the idea of going out to get a treat after, like ice cream or snow cones, which surprisingly everyone agrees with. 

Ends up sneaking a few small animals back with her to the hotel.

🍒💣Cherri Bomb💣🍒:

Thought it was lame when Charlie insisted on a “sin-free” trip, but had a little hope when Angel told her about the drinks he snuck in. Got extra pissed when she found Husk passed out with all of the bottles empty.

Was the one who initiated all of the athletic games, she just needs an outlet to blow some steam off.

When she’s not playing in the sun, she lays on her towel and makes designs on herself using sunscreen so she can have some cute marks after she’s done tanning. 

Thought it was adorable that Sir Pentious set up his towel and things suspiciously close to her because it was “the only spot where the sun coated him evenly” (Like what? Dude could not be more obvious.)

Brought a surfboard because she used to love surfing before she died and tries to teach anybody who’s willing to learn. 

Sets off one of her bombs underwater to create the biggest wave anybody’s ever seen (it ends up soaking everybody else, and she has to make it up to them by covering the ice cream bill later).

🐣👹Lucifer👹🐣:

Only came because Charlie insisted that it would be a good father-daughter bonding experience.

Kind of puts everyone on their toes - can they even have fun with the king of Hell watching their every move? (This helps Charlie prolong her nap - nobody wants to joke around or mess with her in front of her dad).

Tensions are high until he joins the volleyball game and shows everyone that yes, the king of Hell can be fun too.

Everyone relaxes after this, but they relax more when Lucifer shyly gives each of them a rubber duck that looks just like them. When Charlie asked him about this, he replied “I guess if they’re your friends, they should be my friends too.”

Has a huge rubber duck inflatable pool float that he brings to float around on.

Claims that he doesn’t like going to the beach, but the matching swim trunks and Hawaiian shirt that he just happened to have in his closet says differently.

🎸👼Adam👼🎸:

Has the original dad bod and will 100% flaunt it and talk about how sexy he is (nobody is listening.)

Wasn’t actually even invited, but he ended up seeing the rest of them there and hoped that he could make them miserable if he hung out just close enough to them.

Steals Cherri’s surfboard and brags about how he’s about to demolish the waves, but absolutely eats shit and will never hear the end of it.

Doesn’t realize Lucifer is there until he sees him glaring at him from a nearby tent and gets scared shitless.

Will deny it if anybody asks, but he’s secretly looking for the perfect seashell to bring back to Heaven and surprise Lute with. 

Everyone genuinely celebrates when he gets bored and finally decides to leave (cue that one duck meme “ADAM!”) 💀

[hawtastic]

So, follow up on my other post:

Last year, after I finished HL I got the idea of a story before my mc gets accepted so I went on a spiral and drew about 50 characters before I got burned out and never got to writing the actual fanfiction. Lmao, quick lore drop.

Of course, I can't share it all here, but it followed Lacy's brother – Jacob – and his 'friends' during their 5th year before he went missing.

I actually still dig these designs so hard I love unlikely misfit friend groups. Continues below the cut. (Don't mind Jacobs being different from the other three. I drew that one at the same time I drew the ones for his parents, lmao).

● Margot Oakley

• Patronus: Magpie

She has a kneazle named Petunia

��� Wand: Pliant flexibility, English oak, 14-inch – unicorn hair

• Margot is a kooky Hufflepuff airhead with a heart for Herbology and a strong intuition. From a young age, her affinity with nature and creatures was prominent; growing vegetables, herbs, and flowers like no other and connecting easily with even the most stubborn beast unlike any other in her year, however she is no more but mediocore at any other subject placed in front of her.

Aside from her proficiency with plants, she enjoys baking and quilting — often getting called an 'old soul' by adults and 'boring' by her peers. She makes her own clothes and has a unique sense of style. Despite being rather bashful about it, she enjoys expressing herself.

She can be naive. In her first years at Hogwarts, she was taken under the wing of the Hufflepuff head girl, but when she graduated, Margot was left on her own accord; now taking the initiative herself on who she was going to interact with. And despite having been warned countless times by other classmates of hers, her key candidate for friendship was Jacob: the guy who nobody likes.

• She's Jacob's closest friend (or how close anyone could be to him).

• She's the only one who truly knows what happened to Jacob at the end of their 5th year... but she never told anyone.

• She's actually quite strong — despite being a full blood wizard, she carries pots and sacks like any ordinary person would. Since her grandfather was non-magical, she didn't want to make him feel bad growing up, so she used her magic as little as possible as a child, and it stuck even once she entered Hogwarts.

• Out of all four, she probably has the most friends, she's hard to dislike, and she gets along well with students below her year.

• Her Kneazle often gets into trouble— sneaking out her dorm and such. Margot accidentally broke curfew a few times because of it.

● Hugo Lockrune

• Patronus: Weasel

• Wand: Swishy flexibility, Dogwood, 15inch–Billywig Stinger

• Hugo is a Gryffindor known in their year for being quirky, mischievous, and completely unpredictable. He's muggle-born and lives with his parents and four younger siblings in London, where he helped in his father's workshop tinkering with mechanical parts and such. With a habit for endless pranks, nosy behaviour, and an endless search for thrill, adventure, and excitement—he isn't exactly considered popular or well-liked amongst his peers.

He is unable to hold genuine friendships for a long time due to his levity and tendencies to act like he knows better, being a self-proclaimed 'inventor' often tinkering on his next big project which "definitely wont blow up this time around."

Although his personality will be summed up by his peers as 'pesky' and 'bothersome,' there is denying his skill with both Transfiguration and Charms is exceptional.

• Jacob doesn't like him. He finds Hugo just as much of a pest as everyone else, but he feigns friendship.

• Hugo is very expressive. He's usually smiling and grinning; he laughs very easily but also flusters easily— though he doesn't cry much and he's not prone to anger, but he is very haughty.

• He doesn't have consistent ideas it's all very spontaneous. Imagine nerd emoji "eureka" moment.

• He differs a decade from his little siblings – they're quadruplets – he has three little sisters and a younger brother, and he's surprisingly easygoing with children.

• His uncle is also a wizard and the one who gifted Hugo his wand, meaning Hugo doesn't have a classic wand from Ollivanders.

● Rhian Yvaíne

• Patronus: Chestnut Mare

• Wand: Hard flexibility, Hazel, 10¾inch–Dragon heartstring

• Rhian is a Slytherin living in the shadow of her flamboyant twin brother – Reneé – who shares the same house. She excels at quidditch – the only thing she is better at than her brother – and is rather well-known around the school for her position as the teams' seeker. She hails from a pureblood family; her parents both passed away whilst running an errand for the Ministry, which left Rhian and her brother to their aunt.

She's calculated, cunning, and oftentimes presumed to be indifferent to most things whilst she's actually just notably good at keeping her emotions in-check aside from making rude faces and snide remarks under her breath; she's very non-confrontational preferring to be left alone most of the time.

She's good at duelling and flying and can be rather competitive.

• Jacob actually thought she was one of his better classmates even before they started hanging out — She thought he was really weird.

• She was very 'manic pixie dream girl' in her first year because of how badly she wanted to be special— she actually had a lot of friends during that time but then she gave herself the ick one time and opted for a more 'cool lone wolf' vibe which drove most of her then friends away.

• She has no sense of humour... or pretends she doesn't. Hugo gets under her skin, and she wants to rip his throat out.

• Her and Reneé aren't close at all. If they didn't live together outside of school, they could almost be considered estranged. It's almost strange since they were really close growing up.

(They're all vaguely based on the Hogwarts Legacy game companions – or were – I think I lost the resemblance halfway through).

● Jacob Lovette

• Patronus: Runespoor

• Wand: Hard flexibility, Yew, 12⅕inch–Dragon heartstring

• Just there.

• Some guy.

• Massive asshole.

• He's genuinely smart but acts like a douche about it; he underexplains everything or makes shit up. He also doesn't tell the other three jack shit.

[bluejackals]

ken beats parrot up 1/? (he doesn't actually beat parrot up in this part sorry)

summary: based on @saiintofdiirt's little thing where parrot finds out about clonefies, a continuation of after parrot makes up with wifies. this is just writing practice tbh

word count: 872 I think

Ken and Wato have just taken their first bites of their chicken quesadillas (sue them, they’re still pissed) when Ken’s comm pings. 

[Wifies]: it went well 

[Wifies]: I’m going to stay with him

Ken heaves a sigh. Wifies is too kind. 

Next to her, Wato shakes their head. “I knew this was going to happen, but I wish he’d be a little less nice.” 

“I agree,” Ken mutters. But he has more important things to do than continue to fantasize about tearing out Parrot’s throat, so he picks up his comm.

[_Kenadian_]: okay

[_Kenadian_]: what are you doing now?

[Wifies]: Eating

[_Kenadian_]: alone?

[Wifies]: no

[Wifies]: Parrot’s here

[Wifies]: actually he just left briefly he said he had to do something for a few minutes 

Ken’s comm pings again, but it’s not a message from Wifies. 

“You’ve got to be kidding me,” Ken says. Parrot has just messaged him. Seriously? He left Wifies to send Ken a message? 

“I don’t think he ever stops talking,” Wato says, taking a giant bite out of their quesadilla. 

[ParrotX2]: Hey

[ParrotX2]: I know you’re still mad at me, so meet me at the final chunkban prison on Unstable tomorrow sometime between 8 am and noon

“The hell does that mean?” Ken’s anger is not chased away by their confusion. In fact, it just makes them angrier. 

[ParrotX2]: You wanted to kill me, right?

Oh. Oh. Ken feels adrenaline building in his veins. Parrot, despicable or not, probably isn’t lying. He knows if he lies, Ken will just tell Wifies, and where would that leave him?

Wato finishes off their quesadilla. “Have fun. Give him hell from me.” 

“I will.” 

Another ping. 

[ParrotX2]: Don’t tell Wifies. I assume you wouldn’t but just in case

“Bastard,” Ken says. 

–

The next morning finds Ken decked out in full enchanted netherite, making her way to front of the former prison’s entrance. She doesn’t know any specifics about Parrot’s…arrangement and she’s not taking any chances. Her inventory is chock-full with shulkers—deadly things, potions, supplies. 

Wifies won’t be here. He messaged Ken earlier, saying something about a new arg someone had told him to check out. The timing is incredibly convenient, but Ken isn’t complaining. They know Wifies wouldn’t exactly want this. Wifies might not even understand why Ken wants this. 

Parrot is already there, also in full netherite, but hands empty. There’s a spot on his left wing where the feathers have clearly been worried at and plucked. It makes Ken feel a bit happier. 

“What do you want?” Ken asks. “You were a bit…vague yesterday.” 

“I know you wanted to kill me the other day,” Parrot says. His eyes are clear, sharp blue. A stark contrast to how troubled they were. “I’m giving you a chance to.”

“Why?”

“Wifies is too nice. I’m not…a masochist, but I know I messed up bad and you have some, like, pent-up emotions, right?” 

Oh, what Ken would give to get a look inside Parrot’s brain, no matter how annoying he can be. What the hell goes on in there? Nobody normal says that kind of thing. Though wanting “normal” from a former Lifesteal member might be too high of an expectation. 

“This will be the only time I agree with you. Wifies is too nice, and I do have ‘pent-up emotions.’ I’ll have you know—I don’t usually want to hurt people. Wifies will back me up. But you just piss me off so bad I have to make an exception.” 

Parrot nods, like this is expected. It grates on Ken, how calm he can appear when he’s not having an emotional hurricane. “Okay. I believe you. I’m not gonna let you permakill me on this server.” 

“Then what do you mean by kill?” Ken snaps. 

“Simple.” A totem materializes in Parrot’s hand. “You get to pop this.” 

This is definitely not sane or normal behavior. This is decidedly Lifesteal behavior. Ken is fine with that. “Right here, right now, out in the open?”

“Obv—no,” Parrot replies. “Follow me.” 

He’s off before Ken can complainabout how much he’s controlling the situation, so Ken has no choice but to follow. They fly into a cave system, then to the entrance to a room inside it, closed off with an iron door. Parrot opens the door and puts a hand to the pillow of the white bed in the corner.

Ken takes a look around the room. It’s simple—just blackstone and deepslate and some obsidian, lit with some torches. He supposes the dark blocks are to make concealing any leftover…mess easier. 

Parrot takes off his helmet, leaving the rest of his armor on. “Oh, one last thing. I said you could pop the totem, but if you try to cut my wings off as part of that, this offer is done and I’ll kill you.” 

 “What the heck?” Ken actually does forget to be angry this time. “What—that’s—what the hell?”

Parrot raises an eyebrow. 

“I mean, why would you think I would even think of that?” Ken wants to rip out all of her hair. “That’s cruel.” 

“Just in case,” Parrot says. “That’s all.” 

The rest of his armor disappears, leaving just him in his bomber jacket, with nothing but his totem. “Go for it.”

[xxlemon-chanxx]

heyy I have a question abt Philip and/or Belos and idk if it's stupid or not but imma ask it anyway :)

Soo imagine Philip/Belos has a partner who got prego and it's childbirth time, how would he react?

Also another question, would he treat his partner differently after childbirth?

Last question I promise, how do u think he would treat his child??

These are all fantastic questions and they're all things I've had long, in-depth discussions about! I have a lot of thoughts on this.

1. Childbirth

Philip during child birth is pretty useless. He doesn't know what to do but also doesn't trust any witches or demons near his S/O enough to let one assist in the birth. (though, if the birth is truly horrible and there's tons of complications, he will run to fetch a healer. If it comes down to choosing between his partner and the baby if things go horribly wrong, he's almost always going to choose his partner to be the one to survive.

Belos during childbirth is a lot more competent. He’s going to be a lot more calm and isn't going to just be running around like a chicken with its head cut off. This is mainly because now he has an entire hospital wing’s worth of healers attending to you at any given time. He absolutely refuses to leave the room, though. For any reason. If his S/O doesn't want men present in the room, he thinks he is the exception because he is the father, if S/O tries to tell him directly to get out, he chalks it up to hysteria and stays anyway. (side note on Belos: he takes the baby immediately after birth and cuts it's ears to match it's parents’ ears. He’s the first one who gets to hold the baby, so the S/O doesn't see the baby until it has little gauz wrapped around its head.)

The childbirth discussion was one I had with @sariacreedsthirst and was inspired by the AO3 story “And In Her Gilded Cage, She Sang”

2. Post-partem

Philip would give his partner a few days/weeks to recover until they weren't literally bedridden from a massive, gaping, bleeding hole that just shot out something the size of a watermelon. He's definitely more inclined to lay next to his partner, resting his forehead against theirs, caressing them lovingly, etc. Just overall being far more romantic and gentle with them than he ever would be otherwise. This lasts for a couple of months before he slowly goes back to his old self.

Belos would treat his partner like they were made of glass or fine china. He did this during the pregnancy too, but especially now with them being so bedridden and exhausted after the birth.

3. Parenthood.

I think no matter what Belos/Philip would be a “I put food on your plate, clothes on your back, and a roof over your head, be GRATEFUL” parent.

But when the children are babies he's sooooo much more affectionate with them. And then when they get older he starts to turn stricter, just in different ways.

I can also imagine him using prayer as a form of punishment because it's God’s will for children to obey their parents, so I imagine him saying this at some point: "Be thankful for what you have here. You have a roof over your head, a comfortable bed to sleep in, food in your belly. The only reason you have any sort of life in this place is because I grant you those things. Now, you are going to go up to your room and pray for forgiveness for defying God and his word by not honoring your father, *understand*?"

Also, physical punishment is very much his cup of tea because, well… *gestures wildly at Hunter.*

I've always thought that he would expect his daughter to grow out of “playing” much faster than he would a son. Like, it's super unfortunate, but when his daughter is a baby/toddler he practically fawns over her. She can do no wrong, she is the apple of his eye…but then she turns ten/eleven and she's expected to act like a proper lady while his son would be able to act like a kid and play in the dirt for a few more years. Her punishments aren't as severe when she gets in trouble, but she will get in trouble far more often over stuff that wouldn't even matter if she were a boy, like getting dirty, roughhousing, wanting to go out and play in general.

[mellohiizz]

kenrrot preening for the first time nothing bad definitely happens ^_^ i don't know if they're in a relationship at this point of time, i don't think so at least

after a couple of months, maybe even three or four months, parrot comes up to ask ken if she can preen his wings, ken stares at parrot in astonishment. he didn't think this day would ever happen, he always accepted that parrot wouldn't let him near his feathers, hell, he was already grateful that's he's let him near his wings. a few more moments pass until he realized that parrot was awaiting on his answer, he says yes and parrot drags him to the bed, he also drags wifies with him, while he did say he wants ken to preen him, he's still nervous.

so parrot drags and somehow sits all three of them on the small bed, with wifies at his front and ken at his back and lightly spreads his wings for ken. parrot and wifies guide her on how to preen parrot's feather, she does good for a good bits but when her claws accidentally graze his feathers, parrot flinches, his flight or fight response clicking in for him, his flaps his wings and topples off the bed.

he apologizes, gets back on the bed again so they can continue. but, there's a noticeable discomfort in his posture, ken asks him if he really wanted to continue, he does! he really does want to continue and he tells her that, they doubt that but continues on anyways, or, well, they would, but they can't ignore how tense parrot is through out this whole thing, even wifies expression already tells them how parrot is.

so he stops and tells parrot that he isn't going to preen his feathers tonight, he gives an indignant squawk at him and tells him that he's fine, he bites back and tells him that's clearly not true, that he's fine if he isn't comfortable with him touching his wings, that he doesn't have to preen his feathers. a tense moment waves over them and ken apologizes for being too harsh, he doesn't say how hurt he is by that though, he understands, but it still hurts.

before she goes to leave, parrot grabs her hand, stops her and tells her that maybe she won't be able to preen his wings tonight, but he still wants her here, after a few seconds of silence, ken turns around and gets back on the bed and wifies moves to preen parrot's wings

for a second, they only just sit there, parrot's hands on theirs, before they feel themself getting manhandled by parrot so they're in his arms and he lays his head on theirs. they'd love to say that this was suffocating, but, it was actually kind of nice, except for wifie's chuckle at their circumstance, that part wasn't as nice.

as he relaxes in his arms, he thinks that wifies was right, parrot's chirps were very sweet to listen to.

and maybe she falls a little bit in love with it, who knows.

AWWWW ☹️☹️ i miss kenrrot, man... fantasy au kenrrot is all i have to cope now, i guess.

[townofcadence]

Artair and Butch? For the kid meme cause I’ve been curious 👉🏻👈🏻

If They Had A Kid

Name: James Taliesin and Avalon Beverly (Fraternal twins!) James goes by Jamie, and Avalon prefers Ava!

Gender: Boy and Girl (for now lol)

General Appearance: Jamie is a pale blond like Artair was as a kid, with blue eyes like Butch's and a button nose. He's fair skinned, with wings, sharp canines, and a tail longer than is practical, which he often trips on. Ava's hair is more honey toned like Butch's, long and tied together with a red bandana (also like Butch's), and her skin is more of a medium shade. She also has a tail, but it's thinner and more prehensile than Jamie's. She also has horns, and likes to wear ballet shoes and a skirt since she has recently taken up dance.

Meanwhile Ava is very rambunctious-- she's energetic and personable, and sometimes likes to get up to mischief. Usually it's relatively harmless, mostly pranks or teasing, but sometimes if someone riles her enough and she loses her temper, she might get into a tussle. She's got a heart of gold though, and most of her losing her temper is about protecting someone she cares about, or an injustice she finds really unfair (sometimes this can include things such as not getting dessert though lol). She has a lot of love for physical pursuits, like dance and gymnastics.

Personality: Jamie is the shy one of the two-- he's kind of quiet, and likes to hide when there's someone he doesn't know around. When he's comfortable though, he's a bit more feral between the two. You might need to keep him from putting random things in his mouth, and he likes to move around on all fours and gargoyle crouch, or stare at people without blinking or hanging upside down because he likes the feeling of a headrush. He's a good kid, and likes clinging to Butch or Artair, often hovering and throwing his arms around their neck and then backpacking. He likes cooking a lot and watching the food bake in the oven with the light on.

Special Talents: Jamie does know how to do basic cooking, and is resistant to heat! He can take the pans out without getting burned (gave Butch and Artair a heart attack the first time lmao). He also likes reading and learning new things, and is pretty quick to pick them up. And he can move incredibly fast when moving on all fours. Ava's headbutt can knock you over, and she's got a heightened sense of balance due to her tail helping adjust her center of gravity more minutely. She's very quick, very strong, pretty accurate, and she's a ferocious biter when she wants to be.

Who they like better: Jamie clings to Artair more when he's keen to learn something, but honestly both kids would probably prefer Butch for the most part. Artair is somewhat the more nurturing parent, but Butch is the fun parent who probably would let them get away with a bit more. He also might be weak to their puppy eyes to some degree. Artair is more resistant because he can feel their ulterior motives lol. But definitely, their favorite is Artair when they get in trouble, since Butch might need time to break away from the cycle he was raised in, so he might be a little more tough when it comes to doling out punishments, where Artair is more even-handed. So they like Butch more, except when they're in trouble lmao.

Who they take after more: They're both a little different from their parents, but I would say Ava and Butch are a lot alike, sometimes to the point they might butt heads just a little if Ava's temper flares--but ultimately, it makes them close and they love each other very much and have a special connection for it. Jamie isn't like either of them, in a lot of ways, but appearance-wise he does kinda take after Artair more, and his natural curiosity is definitely reflective of Artair's own, even if he uses his mouth about it more often, but that's how kids do lol.

Personal Head canon: I feel like I slipped a bunch of them in while talking about them lol. But I think both of their hair will darken naturally as they age! Jamie would end up with a blond closer to Artair, but Ava will almost be the spitting image of Butch. Ava's sharper teeth will come in later when she gets her adult teeth. Jamie's horns are smaller when they do eventually come in, more like lil nubs. Ava likes stealing Butch's bandana and tying her hair up with it, and she'd probably be into games with him like cowboys robbing trains and stuff lol and having butch play the antagonist to battle lol. Jamie would collect rocks and keeps showing any new ones to Artair and Butch, and would request they watch him do amazing feats such jumping over the little bar between the carpet and linoleum lol.

[iamthecomet]

Comet my dear, do you have any aethshine thoughts you would like to share? I am Thinking about them and thought, perhaps, you would like to as well. 😌

Dearest Miasma, I'm sure I can conjure up some thoughts (I am plagued with thoughts). 650ish words of Aether/Sunshine musings. Not quite ficlet, definitely not just headcanons. Some angst (of the missing their packmates variety). More smut. They just love each other a lot ok!? Transfem Sunny because I said so.

With the rest of the pack gone, the ghoul wing is eerie. Sunshine's never seen it like this. Impossibly quiet. So many doors shut, rooms sealed off. Sure if she wanted to she could open Cirrus' door, slip in. Bury her face in the the blankets and pillows and clothes left behind. She could sleep in a different empty bed every night. Drift off to the smell of her missing packmates. She doesn't though, doesn't have to. Aether's with her. Noise carries differently when they're the only two in this part of the Abbey. Like a room with all the furniture moved out. The television drones, and she can hear it down the hall. Distant mumbling. When Aether's in his room, playing guitar, humming a tune she can hear him like he's next to her. They spend a lot of time together. Neither of them talk about it, but the emptiness of their home has seeped into the chambers of their hearts too. Bittersweet and aching with each video call where Cumulus pans the phone around so Sunshine can see the Eifle Tower lit up against the sky. Or when she can hear Aether and Dew talking through the walls. Dew's voice terse as he complains about everything except what's really bothering him. Sunshine slips into Aether's room once she's sure he's off the phone. Once they've both exchanged their good nights with their pack, halfway across the world. Sometimes they talk. Curled up together on Aether's big bed. TV on some show they've seen a hundred times. Voices hushed like there is someone they might wake up. Sometimes, Aether pulls her close. Kisses the breath from her lungs. Hands sunk into her curls as he holds her where he needs her. Thumbs pressed against the base of her horns, tongue sweeping over her teeth. She's glad it's Aether. Has been since they both announced their retirement independently of each other. Grateful not to be alone and glad it's him. Steady, devoted, Aether. Who only has to look at her to understand. Who will sit with her at the piano in their empty rehersal room and sing. Who lets her tag along on his infirmary shifts when she can't sleep. Aether who has good book reccomendations and makes sure Sunshine never gets bored enough to really feel how much she misses everyone else.

Aether, who knows exactly how to touch her to shut her mind off. Who holds her with confidence, knows she won't break as he presses her down into the mattress. Slips one hand into the waistband of her leggings and another up, under he crop top to cup a small breast in his giant hand. calloused fingers dragging over a pebbling nipple. Aether feels like home when he touches her. Even when it's rough and desperate. Even when he has both of their cocks in his fist, dragging the heads together, making her vision fuzzy at the edges. Even when he's three fingers deep inside of her, scissoring her open, pressing against spots that make her feel like she's going to cave in on herself.

Pleasure bowls over her, over and over again. His teeth pressed to her pulse. Breath huffed out in sharp pants over her sweat slick skin. Pressing in as deep as he can go, making her feel the way he carves out a place inside of her, his hand pressed firm over hers on her belly so she can feel him fucking her. There is no difference between this and the times when they move slower. When Aether presses his mouth to every inch of exposed skin on her body. When she does the same, grazing teeth over the swell of his belly, the cushion of his thighs. When I love yous are whispered freely. Either way, when she cums under Aether's gaze, it feels like going home.

[lumenflowered]

[A video is attached. If the comparative stability of the camera is any indication, Ade's the cameramon again for this one as opposed to Patches, which is honestly quite the improvement.

The mist on the ground is gone, and Mallory looks like she's been on the receiving end of several Potions if not a Revive.

"Well, shit," she mutters. "Didn't expect to lose."

"Is that what you said the first time, too?" Maria asks.

Mallory snorts. "No. I was too busy screaming because a corpse just came to life, monologued at me, and stabbed me to realize I'd died until like, a minute later. Also I had to take several to just... lay on the floor and stare up into oblivion. You know how it is."

"I... suppose so." Maria does not sound like she knows how it is. More like she doesn't and she's feeling far too awkward to ask further clarifying questions.

"...I don't think," Mallory says, quieter, "that I've ever been that happy to lose. I... I don't want to talk to her. But I want to just forget who I was before Yharnam even less."

"I'm sure she'll be fine with you," Dee says gently. "She was fine with me, after all."

"As a traveling trainer like any other, yeah."

"Then you are going to talk to your mother?" Maria asks.

"Yeah. I will. I just... just need a moment. Maybe several moments." Mallory buries her head in her wings and lets out a long, slow cry of "...Fuuuuuuuuuuuck..."

"Take your time," Dee says gently.

Unfortunately for Dee, and especially unfortunately for Mallory, it's then that an unfamiliar voice says, "Er, excuse me? You two are trainers, yes?"

The camera turns to reveal a elderly woman with dark hair and dark eyes. She's using a cane. There's a single Pokéball on her belt.

She bears a striking resemblance to the human Mallory used to be, which might be part of why Mallory tries to press her head even further into her wings.

"Yes, we are," Dee answers for both herself and Maria, because Maria is just staring. "We just finished up a battle, as a matter of fact... I'm sorry if we bothered you."

"No, no, you girls didn't," the old woman says dismissively, waving her free hand with a fraught smile. "I just happened to notice that... well, for once, it wasn't raining. Was that your doing? Sunny Day?"

"That may have been mine," Maria says, though it certainly wasn't any of her Pokémon that used Sunny Day.

"Ah. Well, thank you. It's lovely out here when it isn't raining." The old woman pauses, gaze drifting to Mallory. "Oh, hello. I don't believe I've ever seen a Pokémon quite like you before!"

"You wouldn't have," Mallory says miserably, still ineffectually trying to hide behind her own wings. "I'm... I-I—"

"She's a newly discovered species," Dee says. "One of relatively few able to telepathically communicate with others. And... a bit of a special case."

"Oh?" asks the old woman. "How so? Oh, wait, I'm being very rude—what is she, then?"

"She might be able to answer that better than either of us," Maria says, with a pointed look in Mallory's direction.

Mallory is still hiding behind her wings, but she does respond, after a pause, with a quietly mumbled, "I... wasn't always a Pokémon. I was human once. Years ago."

The old woman gasps. "What?! How did that..."

"The long and short of it," she says, albeit a little less muffled as she extricates her head from her wings, "is that I fell into a hole. I found myself in another world."

"Oh, I see. You're a... Faller, then?"

Everyone present currently except for the old woman is a Faller by some definition, but no one brings that up before Mallory nods, blinking hard, still not meeting the old woman's gaze.

"Suppose so," Mallory says. "I wanted to get home. No matter what. And I did, in the end, but I... wasn't human anymore."

"Oh, that's..."

"But I'm still me." She meets the old woman's gaze, finally. "Even if I'm not human anymore, that's okay, my best friend isn't human either—I'm still me. I—"

Her eyes narrow. The air itself ripples, and between her and the old woman, an illusion of a different human appears. A young adult, maybe twenty, with dark hair stuffed under a hat and dark eyes identical to the old woman's own. Identical to Mallory's, when the illusion falters and she chokes back a sob.

"I'm still me," Mallory repeats. "Do you... do you still remember me...?"

A hand flies up to cover the old woman's mouth as she gasps. As tears spill forth from her eyes.

As she asks, in a voice that sounds as if she's afraid to believe her own eyes, "Lory...?"

"Hi, Mom," Mallory says weakly. "I'm—I'm sorry I didn't come home sooner. I missed you. I—"

She's cut off, very suddenly, by the old woman rushing forward and pulling her long-lost daughter into a hug.

The video ends.]

[boltsunder]

deep dive character sheet stolen from ree :)

NAME: FEIXIAO

BODY

height: 180cm / 5'11"

strength ★★★★★ (with the amount of time she spends working out and training...)

dexterity ★★★★☆ (gotta be quick and nimble on the battlefield)

health ★★★☆☆ (she takes care of herself, with the exception of her moon rage- when it comes to that, she doesn't care how hard she pushes herself)

energy ★★★★★ (i'm so sorry jiaoqiu and moze.)

beauty ★★★★☆ (probably not conventionally attractive by 'standards' for women, but definitely a handsome woman)

style ★★★☆☆ (she'll take whatever's practical and comfortable)

hygiene ★★★★★ (off the battlefield, she's meticulous about keeping up with herself)

SKILLS

perception ★★★★★ (a highly skilled soldier and warrior will need to have attention to detail and general awareness)

communication ★★☆☆☆ (she tends to keep emotions locked away and refuses to show weakness in the face of others. only a select few know her thoughts)

persuasion ★☆☆☆☆ (uhhhhh..... yeah....)

mediation ★☆☆☆☆ (i highly doubt she does much mediating on her own, she's pretty opinionated. she can step in and be emotionally intelligent and capable when she wants to be, though)

literacy ★★★☆☆ (she's come a long way since learning the Xianzhou language)

creativity ★★★☆☆ (creative only in certain ways, like tactics/combat approaches)

cooking ☆☆☆☆☆ (doc jiaoooo i burnt the hotpot again)

tech savvy ★★★☆☆ (can do what is required of her)

combat ★★★★★ (a soldier from the moment she was taken under general yueyu's wing)

survival ★★★★★ (hardy, persistent, and stoic)

stealth ★★★☆☆ (prefers a head-on approach, but isn't unaware of the advantages. usually leaves this to moze)

street smarts ★★★★★ (very aware of how the world works and the darker parts of humanity)

seduction ★★★★☆ (oh she absolutely can rizz people that she wants to- but ONLY who she wants to... and that's rare)

luck ★★★☆☆ (unlucky enough to experience it, but lucky enough to survive)

handling animals ★★★☆☆

pacifying children ★☆☆☆☆ (she tried guys. she tried so hard.) MIND

intelligence ★★★★☆ (she's not a master tactician, but it took good amounts of smarts to overcome language barriers and relearn everything from the bottom up)

happiness ★★★☆☆ (she's happy to have moze and jiaoqiu, but laments the fact that so many wars still remain to be fought)

spirituality ★☆☆☆☆ (not necessarily spiritual... if anything, she seeks to outpace Lan)

confidence ★★★★★ (she knows what it takes to become a general and she's had no issues getting to that point)

humor ★★★★★ (i like to think she's very good at banter)

anxiety ★☆☆☆☆

patience ★☆☆☆☆ (would prefer to get started sooner rather than later)

passion ★★★★★ (she would give everything for her goal and everything to protect)

nice ☆★☆☆☆ mean (nice until given a reason not to be)

brave ★☆☆☆☆ cowardly (brave to the point of recklessness at times)

pacifist ☆☆☆★☆ violent (knows when to talk things through and when to throw punches)

thoughtful ☆��☆★☆ impulsive (can be hasty)

agreeable ☆☆★☆☆ contrary (healthy balance, not contrary for the sake of it)

idealistic ☆☆★☆☆ pragmatic (her goal is idealistic but she believes it to be attainable)

frugal ☆☆☆★☆ big spender

extrovert ☆★☆☆☆ introvert (extroverted in everything but emotion)

collected ☆☆☆★☆ wild (hanging with moze on the feral child scale-) ambitious / possessive / stubborn / jealous / decisive / perfectionist SOCIAL

charisma ★★★★☆ (she knows how to appeal to people and she tells it like it is)

empathy ★★★★☆ (coming from her background, she understands the plight that many face)

generosity ★★★★★ (I don't think she puts much emphasis on material things and will help where it's needed)

wealth ★★★★★ (she doesn't care about it though, the xianzhou will pay for what she needs)

honest ☆★☆☆☆ deceptive(almost too much)

leader ★☆☆☆☆ follower (lol general)

polite ☆★☆☆☆ rude (not one for social expectations, but she'll be cordial)

political ☆★☆☆☆ indifferent (will push for her goals and the betterment of her men's lives)

BELIEFS

higher power ★★★★☆ (though she believes in higher powers, it doesn't mean she agrees with them)

fate/destiny ★☆☆☆☆ (her fate is what she makes it, and what she's entrusted jiaoqiu to do for her)

magic ★★★★★

soulmates ★★★☆☆ (the concept makes sense)

good and evil ★★★☆☆ (it's a difficult subject, and the borisin are enough of an embodiment of evil for her)

luck ★★★☆☆

PRIORITIES

family ★★★★★ (she would die without hesitation for jiaoqiu and moze)

friends ★★★★★ (loyal to a fault, and self-sacrificing)

love ★★★★★ (her love extends to platonic and familial as well. were she to have a romantic interest, she'd give her all)

home ★★★★★ (her home travels with her :) )

health ★☆☆☆☆ (her goals and safety of her loved ones come first)

praise ★☆☆☆☆ (she does what she believes is right and the rest doesn't matter)

justice ★★★★★ (bringing evil to light, i.e. her pursuit of the borisin)

truth ★★★★★ (a woman of honesty)

power ★★★★★ (only to be used in order to prevent more suffering and needless death)

fame ☆☆☆☆☆ (she could care less about being a general, honestly. it's a means to an end)

wealth ☆☆☆☆☆

others' opinions ☆☆☆☆☆ (it's not in her to care about appearances)

[seigephoenix]

Take Me Back to Eden

Art is by the absolutely lovely @/nagunkgunk here on Tumblr. It's finally time to post their story which will be in 4 arcs. This is the masterpost for the entire project. All parts will be linked here and will be included on my Destiny masterlist post as well. The triggers are for the entire story arc but each individual chapter will be tagged with the triggers within.

Ship: Guardian/Crow (endgame ship and you'll see why they have the red string) Content Warning: graphic violence, sexual content, trauma, loss, battling against suicidal thoughts, partner loss, struggling to overcome self destructive tendencies

Take Me Back to Eden - Arc 1

This arc takes place back when Siobhan was known as Selene Corinnj and before Uldren became Crow. Two damaged people looking to survive and forge a connection, but each using the other for their own gains. It's not a healthy type of love and they are the definition of 'they make each other worse not better' but they'd take a bullet for one another. This arc ends with Selene's death and Uldren struggling to overcome the internal wounds her death left on him.

One

Take Me Back to Eden - Arc 2

Siobhan wakes up as a Guardian with no memories of her past life. Her first encounter is with another pair of Guardians that take her under their wing. Emyr and Jareth. She forges an incredible bond with the two Guardians, and falls head over heels for Emyr. Theirs is a passionate, loving, and intense relationship. Burning as bright as the sun. But all bright light fades eventually. The Vault of Glass takes Emyr from Siobhan and she's left reeling after his loss. She turns to self-destructive thoughts and dives headfirst into hunting the very things that took Emyr from her. The Vex. She encounters Uldren and Mara while on her way to find a way into the Black Garden.

Uldren has to face the reality that his former lover is now a Guardian. A stranger is wearing her face. A face he could still recall when closing his eyes. Her voice was the same. Everything was the same except she was a Guardian, who had no memories of the past. Bitterness threatens to choke him and he takes advantage of this Siobhan needing to find a Vex gate lord. It's almost beautiful in the toxicity of this relationship, they are both using each other for their own purposes. Both using the other to burn away memories of past loves.

This arc ends with the battle with Oryx, and Uldren's subsequent disappearance from the system.

Take Me Back to Eden - Arc 3

This arc opens just after the Red War with Siobhan reeling from regaining her memories after losing her Light. She gets the call from Cayde to help with the Prison of Elders. Siobhan vows to stop Uldren no matter what it took, even as her heart screamed at her to stop.

The events of Forsaken play out as they did in the game, but Siobhan is left begging Uldren to stop. She lays it all out for him, everything she had to get him to turn away. To not make her pull the trigger. She does.

Siobhan goes into a sort of exile to deal with her feelings after killing Uldren. She still fights for the Vanguard but her heart isn't in it anymore and her friends and fireteam notice, but she won't open up to anyone. Not even to her best friend Nevia. This arc ends with Siobhan meeting Crow face to face.

Take Me Back to Eden - Arc 4 (Final Arc)

Siobhan keeps her distance from Crow, but puts out a threatening message to any Guardian that wants to mess with him. Hurt him and they'll have to face her. She knows that as a Guardian he has a chance to make a new life for himself, and she supports that. Though she does feel a little more understanding of how Uldren felt when she rocked up to Mara's throne room that day looking for the Black Garden. Siobhan still fights for the Vanguard, but Nevia notices she doesn't go on missions with Crow and worries about that.

Crow regains his memories through his link with Mara. He and Siobhan have it out and it is vicious on both sides with the hurt they're throwing at each other. They go into the Pale Heart after the Witness both smarting from their words to one another. Through being put together in close proximity and facing down what would happen if the Witness wins, they eventually find their way to apologizing.

Siobhan loses Arawn after the final battle, and it was Emyr who showed up instead of Cayde for her. Emyr was the one who told her to stop living in the past and to live for the future. Siobhan vows to live up to that promise.

She and Crow find some time after the final battle and all the celebrations to finally just talk. It's not perfect, there's healed over scars and trauma that will always haunt them, but they found their way to one another again.

[fireflies-grace]

GENSHIN:

Xuchen- An enby adeptus who lurks within the seas of Liyue, being a tigerfish Adeptus who is aged of 300 years. A strong fear of abandonment, yet alongside a terrible fear of burdening others, only allowing themselves to be dependent only on them. Keeping to themselves until hopefully someone notices and asks if they need help, in which he'll almost immediately crumple like a wet, soggy bit of paper and nod.

Endellion: A non-transitioning transmasc assistant who works within the depths of Fontaine, in the fortress of Meriopede (spelt it wrong but fuck it), and forces Wriothesley to take his medicine and listen to the head nurse with a scolding tongue a harsh mentality. Kind only to Sigewinne and his peers, with a neutral leaning towards those below him or on his level professionally. Regards Arlecchino in a high light, and empthatizes with Furina, and is happy that she finally gets to live her life. Has a slight(?) Crush on Wriothesley.

Dayyan: A neohuman/dog hybrid, travelling doctor/researcher, keeping a close eye strictly on his assistant/practical son, Mizarah and hands out medicine all throughout Teyvat, except for Enkanomiya, the Chasm and Snezhnaya. Snezhnaya especially due to the Fatui, and is unable to keep a stable relationship with anyone except people within Sumeru. Keeps a close relationship as he could with Kaveh, trying to keep the gap as small as possible and trusts Alhaitham entirely to take care of Kaveh. Bites his lips to the point it's bad. Neglects his health for patients to where he himself has to get taken care of by Baizhu when he collapses in Liyue due to starvation, sleep deprivation and thirst.

Mizarah: A 119 year old assistant, taken in, under the wing of Dayyan and is closely researching herbs and languages, closely kept in contact with his friends within Sumeru, Collei and Salar especially. Reckless and curious individual with trauma under his belt as well as scars. Serious with Dayyan's health, though is mostly shut out from that regard, and gets sent home to Sumeru when ever the journey gets to bad from him, though gets worried for Dayyan whenever they are apart.

Tomohiro: A emputated oni within Inazuma who sometimes loathes Itto. Kidnapped and experimented on, only to end up and escape back into Inazuma where Fatui were hiding right under his nose. Uses his geo vision to create geo pillar prosthetics for herself which in itself, is unconventional and uncomfortable but they doesn't mind. Prefers to be alone, though thoroughly hangs out with the Oni Gang, and has a high regarding respect for Shinobu for dealing with them. Absolutely loves sparring with Itto because they finally don't have to hold back, and she seems to actually smile whenever around them.

HSR:

Fei: A foxian serving under Jing Yuan as another assistant of sorts, with little patience for the damning that is Jing Yuan. Abhors his guts at times, though follows him all the same in the end, sparing empathy for Dan Heng, and Yanqing for the constant shit he gets, and praises the kid for the hard work. Had a small habit in ignoring his own health before getting smacked back into bed by another Foxian, scolded and told to take more care of himself and body before he gets fired, or laid off.

AVATAR:

Fei: An avatar born into a harsh world, only joining the RDA due to Grace and the amount of research that could be done on the atmosphere, plants. Sooner then later joining Grace and Norm into teaching the Omatikaya English, and other stuff of the sort. Consistent in what he considers his research, always having a steady head though his thoughts sometimes get to him, wondering thoughts that perhaps aren't healthy in the slightest. Despite having the strained relationship, he most definitely understands where they are coming from, always wanting nothing but the best for the children and na'vi involved. Had the briefest crush on Quaritch when he first started out, though it quickly died down within a matter of weeks.

Kxaní: A Metkayina born from the spirit tree, orphaned and kept within his own village with the ability to control water, learned only a few months before he turned 16, with a better tail adapted for swimming. A consistent Warrior, and part time Hunter for the clan, whilst using his ability with water, to entertain the kids in the meantime. Desperate for family dynamics, and has abandonment issues.

No’eng

An Omatikayan realistic pacifist who lost his eye whilst fighting a thanator, raising his 14 year old Na'Vi child, Atan alone, as his wife had died by human's hands. Gentle in the way of teaching his son to make bows, and other handy things for the rest of the Omatikaya. An underlying hatred towards humans, though refuses to let it out on Spider, rather treating the latter as one of his own. Gentle, and steady hands with the ability to mediate situations.

Atan: A slightly reckless, and kind individual who loves interacting with Spider and the world around him. Following after his father in the way of treating Spider like family, and relishes in nature always making internal notes on how the environment and flowers are. A bit rough, though gentle with how he acts. Instead of immediately establishing the environment within a verbal fight, rather biases on his own ideas and refuses to compare Spider to humans he doesn't know. Has a close relationship with Lo'ak as a friend.

TOUCHSTARVED:

Sphinx: A cursed cat hybrid who lurks in Leander's tavern, taking little kindness from strangers and smacking their hand away from whatever they offer. Tolerates (Adores?), Minh and is absolutely terrified of Vere and Ais, with a neutral standing towards Kuras after he'd helped him free of charge. Terrified of drinking in the case he ends up like his father with little to show for his achievements, yet seems to do it in order to ebb away the edge that comes with being in Eridia, with the fear of monsters beckoning over his shoulder, perhaps he'll truly be dead, or the thing he hates most before his 23rd birthday.

Alaric: A "Oracle/prophet" covered in scars, and raised in a temple, that adored sheltering them from the world, praising him yet getting abused by the head Priest behind the rest of the churches back. His curse grew from when he was a newborn infant, only a doctor managing to pry his then-deranged, now dead mother as she tried to wrap her hands around his throat. He does not remember the ordeal, nor does he care to ask, seeming fine with living without parental figures. When the mage visited, Alaric had had an imminent breakdown about being truly cursed with the hands he never wanted within the first place. Even after the mage left and whispered to 'go to the Senobium', probably 50 or so and ill-informed of what the Senobium had truly turned into over the decades, he'd still carried such guilt, yet escaped after being informed of such, too scared the others would refuse him his exit which he so desperately wanted. Still traumatized with his near death experience when he first arrived in Eridia, yet he mixed reactions about if he truly wanted to die or not. Adores Leander, though normally in a sense, where he seems utterly infatuated with the idea of finally being able to touch someone, without having them lose their minds. Also accidentally slept with him. Semi-respects Kuras and has a love-hate relationship with his almost smug, smile. Prefers Minh's company to Vere's, yet he still spends time with both to a degree. Had mixed feelings about Ais, and has a small, small crush on him.

Elowin: A resurrected high-mage with power possibly higher then Leander's. An ex-senobium that ran as soon as he could after resurrected. Feeling his autonomy, and well anticipated death ruined, because he'd come to terms with it evidently, only for his neck to have a gash around it from his severed head being reconnected to his body in a way that was far from human. He's not even sure that he is, anymors. Stitches lining his back and leg, similar to that of Alaric's stitches on his back and sliced-off arm, yet slightly more intense. Always wondering about where Alaric got the scars from, yet his lips seem to distract him slightly more, along with the fact Alaric only seems weary yet not afraid around him, makes him almost like him. He seems to hate his own body sometimes whe he sees what happened to it after he looked in the mirror. Tends to trace his own scars as if they were something to be venomous. Hates Ais, but only because the man tried to kill him once and never apologized for it. More neutral leaning towards Kuras, but did have an absolute huge crush on the man, evidently avoiding and ignoring the other, regrettably. Thinks Leander's better sober, though also thinks his lips taste better drowned in alcohol. Thinks of Minh as someone to be protected, even though they've proven themselves perfectly fine of taking care of themselves. Did, regrettably hook up with Vere once and had his bottom lip bitten, which may or may not have spurred him further.

MISCELLANEOUS:

Chrysós: A short tempered duke/duchess with years of war under her belt, and has a bad habit of picking at his skin and clinging to the one person he trusts. Though she seems to have a much less habitable attitude to those who wish to grow closer to him, and prefers cats or horses to that of people and her special person who she seems to have a much more comfortable relationship with them, willingly showing his scars to them and baring his sword in the sheath. Ignoring it until morning is comfortable until she is released in their grip.

Khalaf: A mercenary consistently looked down on, desite only doing it for his little brother and gets shit on until he breaks. Wonderful with words, an knows how to handle snakes, both the type of people and the animal, with loads of patience and understanding from raising his little sibling. However, he seems to have a much darker secret that drags his conscious much more then he seems to admit, rather holding his tongue towards those of Noble's, afraid of something, perhaps?

Hayat: A well-known seer residing in the kingdom of Euthima, and living in a temple with Ophir, who he seems to utterly hate with almost every fiber of his being. He's a well kept temper, yet it always seems to explode easily or topple over whenever the other is near, practically blowing a gasket whenever he so ridiculously imitates him. Closing his eyes and furrowing his brow and a mocking tone, yet the other gets away with it with a slap on the wrist. Kind and calm, when Ophir isn't around, and sweet as a strawberry, almost very easily flustered.

Wynter: A reincarnation of an old forest spirit, connected to the very tree of life that stems from the forest near Euthimia. Possibly capable of mass destruction, yet the thought never seems to cross his mind unless he truly wants to cause chaos. Sable seems to keep him on a well kept 'leash', that he so gladly follows. Though the leash seems to be more of his making then theirs. Always keeping him down to earth and grounded, their arms wrapping securely around them until they can let go.

Sable: A well known librarian who is followed consistently by Wynter, though they never quite seem to mind. In fact they seem a bit over protective of him, always keeping an eye out for him or anyone. However, they are as stubborn as a bull in a ring, always standing their ground, and reluctantly admitting they were wrong when Elowin chimes in. They seem to be more then independent and only slowing down whenever they have other people that need help, or need someone to lean on.

Octavian: A shifting general that likes to keep people close and his enemies closer, stoic and ample with the time he offers to the important people he meets. For a general, he always seems to hate meeting new ambassadors, or even other generals that seem to be more hassle in time then helpful. His lips always shut in a tight line unless he's talking to the King, sometimes even rarely smiling upon him and the queen, out of pure respect or simply because he likes them. Working with his soldiers isn't see as a hassle at all, but rather working as a 'pack'. Always challenging them to see if they can keep up, if they can't it's fine. If they do, then there's praise to be sung regardless.

Suria: A dragon human capable of massacring millions, and did so during a thousand year war helping humans fight humans. Wings that used to sprout from his back cut ruthlessly from the bone whilst he was asleep and he ended up having a mental breakdown due to it. Only letting his fellow kind touch him, and only after the war did he start to trust humans again. Bitterness always seeping into the cracks whenever he finds one human regarding an animal as 'ugly'. Has the power to shock other humans and does so sometimes when he wants too. Regards in the Royal castle and is kept in there by the Royal family who seem to care for his safety in a way.

Eli: A silent farmer/florist that utterly abhors his small town, mostly due to the bullying endured during his time by his teacher that did absolutely nothing. Always called a 'freak', or some made up insult that hurt in more ways then one due to his albinism, once he moved away, it was rather revenge that lead him back into the same, yet different insulting place of a small town. So many people, yet the people that bullied him seemed to stay the same, though he'd changed. The urges he couldn't act upon then seem to resurface now, and he seems to have control over his actions now. The late nights that had kept him up lead to something he'd not even expect, though he's sure now that thing will be better, even if he gets found out, though he's sure he won't. This thing.. Likes him. Perhaps it'll be better, then

@sunny-mercya

[mercerislandbooks]

Quick Takes: Recent Romance Reads

It's that time of year again! The 5th annual Bookstore Romance Day is almost upon us. Saturday, August 19th will be full of great romances and equally great giveaways and deals, both from us and from our audiobook partners at Libro.fm. You can sign up for free virtual panels featuring a variety of topics and amazing romance authors, or stop by the store for fun displays of romances of all sorts. In case you want to get a head start on some great recommendations, a few of our staff have highlighted favorite recent romance reads below!

Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams

Recommended by Lori

Florist Annie Walker is the youngest, sweetest sister of four. Orphaned at an early age, Annie's grown up under the protective wing of her older brother and two older sisters, not to mention the close-knit (and nosy) population of Rome, Kentucky. But now Annie would really like to find "the one," settle down, and have a family. That would fill the emptiness that nothing else seems to satisfy, right? Except Annie's social anxiety makes dating a nightmare, and when her most recent date fakes an emergency to ditch her, Annie is ready to give it all up. Enter tattooed bodyguard Will Griffin, back in town to guard Annie's future sister-in-law, pop star Amelia. Will agrees to be Annie's dating coach, just to give her tips and practice with the things that seem so hard when she's in the middle of a date. Unsurprisingly, the more time Annie and Will spend together, the closer they become, and the more Annie wonders what she's going to do when Will's assignment with Amelia is over. Annie is so delightful as a character, trying to break out of the box her siblings, and everyone in the town have put her in -- and with Will she is able to explore aspects of her personality that she hasn't shown anyone else. Will, of course, has his own past to contend with, and his own hangups to overcome. I listened to the audiobook on this one, and the dual narration really brought the novel to life. As I say in my rec card, "the most adorable small-town romance."

With Love, From Cold World by Alicia Thompson

Recommended by Lillian

Even though I think there is too much talk about tropes these days, it does work as a quick way to sum up a story. With Love, From Cold World seems like it would be easy to categorize. It's an Enemies to Lovers, workplace romance. The author ticks a few classic Rom-Com boxes - stuck in the office overnight together, beach trip sunscreen application, the setting is an almost too-quirky Winter-themed amusement park in Florida called Cold World. But hold on - there's more going on here that just that. Every layer starting with something as simple as the cover and continuing on to the emotions of the main characters is handled with a little more thought and a little less cookie-cutter storytelling. Lauren is a buttoned-up accountant, but getting her to open up and take risks for friendship and love didn't feel simple. Asa is a career Cold World employee who is not living up to his potential, but actually maybe he's doing great right where he is. There were moments I laughed, got choked up, and—of course—s​wooned. I found their getting together to be surprisingly touching. Definitely recommend for the romance reader as well as the romance-curious.

Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee

Recommended by Becca

All Dylan Tang wants is to help keep his aunt's struggling Chinese takeout, Wok Warriors, afloat. He has a plan, too. Win the Mid-Autumn Festival mooncake competition—using his grandmother's unique blue mooncake recipe—and get Wok Warriors featured on a popular food television show. There are only two problems: 1) his aunt doesn't have the recipe, and 2) Theo Somers. After Dylan has an unfortunate run-in with Theo's best friend, Theo (wealthy, charming, and very attractive) tries to make it up to him by making a rather large donation to the takeout. Unable to refuse the needed money but not wanting to ​owe any favors, Dylan agrees to be Theo's fake date to a family wedding. But a weekend in the Hamptons surrounded by rich-people problems and having to contend with his growing attraction to Theo as they get to know each other might be more than he bargained for. Will sabotage, scandal, and stress get in the way of their budding relationship, or will Dylan learn the secret ingredients for both mooncakes and romance? Short, sweet, and a quick read, Fake Dates and Mooncakes was everything I wanted. Delicious food descriptions and a fake dating plot where they don't mess around too long saying, "Oh, it started as fake but now I have feelings for him and I can't act on them because we had an agreement!" (my least favorite part of the trope), took it over the top. Also, the cover art! I'm in love.

Long story short, next Saturday should be a lot of fun. Good vibes, good people, and good books. Come stop by and celebrate love and people who love love!

—Becca

[amaiguri]

Amai's Fantasy Noble Houses

^^ The Courthouse of Nouveau Thuille

So yesterday, I went on a big info dump about Nouveau Thuille itself, but its most important aspect is its people -- the Noble Houses of Nouveau Thuille. Factions are one of my FAVORITE PARTS of worldbuilding, so please indulge me as I gush about how COOL all my Houses are <3 <3 ,3

**House d'Magnia**

^^ The Manor d'Magnia

House d'Magnia is Arlasaire's House, my protagonist! Well, kinda. See, House d'Magnia sigil is a winged serpent and its words are "Eshew Axiom for Ascendancy" which basically means "We break the law to win." They are known for being the most brutal and underhanded in their tactics -- Giluniques, the heir, had his eye cut out as a baby with the hopes that he would become a mage. (He did.) And one of the House's favorite things to do is take in society's undesirables and turned them into hitmen. Arlasaire was one such person -- she was effectively Gil's human pet, growing up. He got to teach her to read and write and murder people and stuff. His father probably did this because Gil's mom died in childbirth with his stillborn sister and Arlasaire was a burned orphan child whose village was destroyed in a Dragonstorm. Who was going to say "No"? It wasn't a great environment for her, despite her pride in her upbringing. It really messed with her head. House d'Magnia is known for its Ysse engineering -- though Arlasaire never took to the House's art

**House d'Aramitz**

Ah, the good ole House d'Aramitz! This grand old House has controlled the military since House d'Solais ruled a united North. Their sigil (or maybe they're coats-of-arms?) is a gold sword with two shields on each side. They also are in charge of military production and were probably some of the earliest adopters of the assembly line. They value tradition and typically, their members most staunchly believe in the notion that they are keeping order and fulfilling the will of the long dead Emperor.

As of the start of my World Letters, House d'Aramitz is led by Silvestre and he has two or three sons (idk, doesn't matter) -- the eldest of whom is a sweet gay guy named Cleiv who really wishes his dad would stop trying to make him get married.

Oh, and I think their art isssssssss Martial Arts? Or maybe textilesssss? Idk, I'll roll with it now lol

**House d'Fealtoire**

House d'Fealtoire is currently being run by a young woman and her sisters are all women, but gender isn't the reason it's sometimes called "The House of Wh*res" -- that's because the House's ongoing political strategy is just to suck up to whoever is in power and keep them there. They're considered to be charming but duplicitous -- but hey! It's working! They're extremely rich and they typically end up funding the plots of the other Houses and their many, numerous smaller houses. Their sigil is a bowl of blooming Tobacco violets with vines dripping out on either side.

Lucienne d'Fealtoire is currently running the House, with her two younger sisters, Celia and Derecina. Luce has a sorted history with House d'Magnia -- she was engaged to Gil as a child and they grew up quite fond of each other. But then, her dad tried to poison every other noble at Court. Arlasaire dropped a chandelier on him to stop him. Lucienne and Gil's engagement was technically cut off at that point... except when his dad died of a heart attack a few years later, they promptly picked up where they left off. And you can imagine the kind of relationship two ambitious, horny teens have...

Anyway, House d'Fealtoire is full of musicians and dancers. Performance arts. Unfortunately, over the 5 years since I started Yssaia, I didn't always remember this and I did this whole portrait of Lucienne painting Arlasaire (below). Not that there's anything WRONG with her being multitalented, but she should definitely be an excellent actress and dancer. It just WORKS with her characterization.

**House d'Romanach**

House d'Romanach is a fan favorite because they're the House of the People. They're only three generations old, run by Lady Isaurala d'Romanach, and they're basically a factory and farmer's union that became a noble house. Isaurala's #1 priority is the well-being of the people -- but this puts her diametrically opposed to many of the Houses in the war, who are interested in fighting for independence and sovereignty, where she would rather just surrender to the seemingly less-corrupt South. Of course, she also knows when elections come, she'll keep her power and privilege, even when the others don't, so like... you know... Their sigil is a hammer and anvil, and their artform is painting.

**House d'Solais** (Gone)

House d'Solais -- or actually, just House Solais because grammar worked differently 400 years ago -- died when Riavh d'Solais, the Once and Future Emperor, the Sun King, etc. etc. died in a civil war with his son. Under the justness of his rule (and very nice, Dragon-summoning sword and amazing propaganda machine and a wife who could see all the possibilities of the future to pick the best one), Riavh united the North 400 years ago. He rose to power at age 14, when he pulled a sword out of an anvil at the back of the last king's Trialhall. He married a fairy for his wife. And his champion was the strongest and most charming fighter in all the land. But the world was not ready for a man so pure and kind. And so, he was killed by his own, wicked son in a revolt. (It was definitely the son's fault. Definitely. And Riavh was definitely not a depressed, young father with incredible military advisors who could only unite a culturally diverse North for barely a generation under the threat of force.) Their sigil is a radiant sun-shaped crown. Riavh did not leave behind a Trialhall for a next Emperor -- instead, he is allegedly sleeping until such a time arises that he can rise again and bring about a world without war. And the Noble Houses hold his crown until this inevitable return.

Which House do you think you'd work for?