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Smalls is absolutely amazing! Your Janie cracks me up
7/17/24 WIP Wednesday (Closed) | Smalls AU
Two hours later sheâs having the time of her life watching as almost everyone gets increasingly frustrated with the game. The only person that seems to be having as much fun as her is Abby. Abby sets a reverse card down that sends the order back to Janie, âThere you go,â she smiles.
âHey, Abby, you know what? I really appreciate that. Hereâs looking at you kid.â Janie quotes a LetsPlay she watched in her past life but Abby doesnât know that and just laughs when Janie plays another reverse card to send the order back to Abby.
The two of them trade reverse cards and âHereâs looking at you kidâ-s for a solid minute before Abby runs out of them and their hands are significantly smaller.
#Smalls AU#AFTG#AFTG AU#Janie Smalls#Smalls - Monsters - 49#7-17-24 WIP Wednesday#WIP Wednesday Ask Game#37
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The Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association recently released the poems that made it to the finalist stage for consideration for the 2024 Rhysling Awards for Short and Long Speculative Poems of the year. Congratulations to all of the nominees! This will be the 46th year these awards have been conferred!
Short Poems (50 finalists)
Attn: Prime Real Estate Opportunity!, Emily Ruth Verona, Under Her Eye: A Women in Horror Poetry Collection Volume II
The Beauty of Monsters, Angela Liu, Small Wonders 1
The Blight of Kezia, Patricia Gomes, HWA Poetry Showcase X
The Day We All Died, A Little, Lisa Timpf, Radon 5
Deadweight, Jack Cooper, Propel 7
Dear Mars, Susan L. Lin, The Sprawl Mag 1.2
Dispatches from the Dragon's Den, Mary Soon Lee, Star*Line 46.2
Dr. Jekyll, West Ambrose, Thin Veil Press December
First Eclipse: Chang-O and the Jade Hare, Emily Jiang, Uncanny 53
Five of Cups Considers Forgiveness, Ali Trotta, The Deadlands 31
Gods of the Garden, Steven Withrow, Spectral Realms 19
The Goth Girls' Gun Gang, Marisca Pichette, The Dread Machine 3.2
Guiding Star, Tim Jones, Remains to be Told: Dark Tales of Aotearoa, ed. Lee Murray (Clan Destine Press)
Hallucinations Gifted to Me by Heatstroke, Morgan L. Ventura, Banshee 15
hemiplegic migraine as willing human sacrifice, Ennis Rook Bashe, Eternal Haunted Summer Winter Solstice
Hi! I am your Cortical Update!, Mahaila Smith, Star*Line 46.3
How to Make the Animal Perfect?, Linda D. Addison, Weird Tales 100
I Dreamt They Cast a Trans Girl to Give Birth to the Demon, Jennessa Hester, HAD October
Invasive, Marcie Lynn Tentchoff, Polar Starlight 9
kan-da-ka, Nadaa Hussein, Apparition Lit 23
Language as a Form of Breath, Angel Leal, Apparition Lit October
The Lantern of September, Scott Couturier, Spectral Realms 19
Let Us Dream, Myna Chang, Small Wonders 3
The Magician's Foundling, Angel Leal, Heartlines Spec 2
The Man with the Stone Flute, Joshua St. Claire, Abyss & Apex 87
Mass-Market Affair, Casey Aimer, Star*Line 46.4
Mom's Surprise, Francis W. Alexander, Tales from the Moonlit Path June
A Murder of Crows, Alicia Hilton, Ice Queen 11
No One Now Remembers, Geoffrey Landis, Fantasy and Science Fiction Nov./Dec.
orion conquers the sky, Maria Zoccula, On Spec 33.2
Pines in the Wind, Karen Greenbaum-Maya, The Beautiful Leaves (Bamboo Dart Press)
The Poet Responds to an Invitation from the AI on the Moon, T.D. Walker, Radon Journal 5
A Prayer for the Surviving, Marisca Pichette, Haven Speculative 9
Pre-Nuptial, F. J. Bergmann, The Vampiricon (Mind's Eye Publications)
The Problem of Pain, Anna Cates, Eye on the Telescope 49
The Return of the Sauceress, F. J. Bergmann, The Flying Saucer Poetry Review February
Sea Change, David C. Kopaska-Merkel and Ann K. Schwader, Scifaikuest May
Seed of Power, Linda D. Addison, The Book of Witches ed. Jonathan Strahan (Harper Collins)
Sleeping Beauties, Carina Bissett, HWA Poetry Showcase X
Solar Punks, J. D. Harlock, The Dread Machine 3.1
Song of the Last Hour, Samuel A. Betiku, The Deadlands 22
Sphinx, Mary Soon Lee, Asimov's September/October
Storm Watchers (a drabbun), Terrie Leigh Relf, Space & Time
Sunflower Astronaut, Charlie Espinosa, Strange Horizons July
Three Hearts as One, G. O. Clark, Asimov's May/June
Troy, Carolyn Clink, Polar Starlight 12
Twenty-Fifth Wedding Anniversary, John Grey, Medusa's Kitchen September
Under World, Jacqueline West, Carmina Magazine September
Walking in the Starry World, John Philip Johnson, Orion's Belt May
Whispers in Ink, Angela Yuriko Smith, Whispers from Beyond (Crystal Lake Publishing)
Long Poems (25 finalists)
Archivist of a Lost World, Gerri Leen, Eccentric Orbits 4
As the witch burns, Marisca Pichette, Fantasy 87
Brigid the Poet, Adele Gardner, Eternal Haunted Summer Summer Solstice
Coding a Demi-griot (An Olivian Measure), Armoni âMonihymnâ Boone, Fiyah 26
Cradling Fish, Laura Ma, Strange Horizons May
Dream Visions, Melissa Ridley Elmes, Eccentric Orbits 4
Eight Dwarfs on Planet X, Avra Margariti, Radon Journal 3
The Giants of Kandahar, Anna Cates, Abyss & Apex 88
How to Haunt a Northern Lake, Lora Gray, Uncanny 55
Impostor Syndrome, Robert Borski, Dreams and Nightmares 124
The Incessant Rain, Rhiannon Owens, Evermore 3
Interrogation About A Monster During Sleep Paralysis, Angela Liu, Strange Horizons November
Little Brown Changeling, Lauren Scharhag, Aphelion 283
A Mere Million Miles from Earth, John C. Mannone, Altered Reality April
Pilot, Akua Lezli Hope, Black Joy Unbound eds. Stephanie Andrea Allen & Lauren Cherelle (BLF Press)
Protocol, Jamie Simpher, Small Wonders 5
Sleep Dragon, Herb Kauderer, The Book of Sleep (Written Image Press)
Slow Dreaming, Herb Kauderer, The Book of Sleep (Written Image Press)
St. Sebastian Goes To Confession, West Ambrose, Mouthfeel 1
Value Measure, Joseph Halden and Rhonda Parrish, Dreams and Nightmares 125
A Weather of My Own Making, Nnadi Samuel, Silver Blade 56
Welcoming the New Girl, Beth Cato, Penumbric October
What You Find at the Center, Elizabeth R McClellan, Haven Spec Magazine 12
The Witch Makes Her To-Do List, Theodora Goss, Uncanny 50
The Year It Changed, David C. Kopaska-Merkel, Star*Line 46.4
Voting for the Rhysling Award begins July 1; a link to the ballot will be sent with the Rhysling Anthology, as well as with the July issue of Star*Line. More information on the Rhysling Award can be found here.
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hit me hard and soft.
âł karina/yu jimin x reader
jimin doesnt understand what about you draws her in so easily.
tags: bassist!karina, lead vocalist!reader, band au? (mentioned like once),
warnings. not proofread đđđ», smoking mention (wasn't even relevant to the story)
wc 0.9k
leaving the venue will never be an effortless task, always consisting of a mass of journalists following close behind, cameras and microphones shoved in your faces. the flashes are bright, almost blinding. karina keeps her head low, a hand attempting to keep her freshly dyed hair from completely obstructing her face. she stands behind you, towering over your shorter figure. shouting is a constant â everyone's name yelled over the other in attempt to catch your attention.
the brunette towers over you â looking more like your bodyguard than your bandmate, and you look less like a celebrity than you should: messy mascara and lipstick smeared across your cheek; you still look decent.
jimin looks like she's just been punched.
and she just stares. not because of your unruly appearance, but because she can't just not look at you.
she swears she could feel a blush creeping onto her cheeks as she stood next to you; giselle or maybe ning would be sure to absolutely put her on blast later. the brunette gives the journalists nothing, simply brushing past the crowd with a glare. it's rushed â it's hurried. jimin finally catches up to you, keeping enough distance to atleast keep the press off of your asses. right, she thinks. the older has to pretendâ pretend that she doesn't want to kiss the lipstick off your soft looking lips. god, they look soft. i wonderâ stop. that's weird. shakes herself out of it, takes a deep breath and a step back. but you turn around and a small smile tugs at your lips and the blood rushes into her cheeks.
jimins fucked.
â
what does it matter that jimin would move mountains and the earth just to please you? so much for her badass persona. itâs just a façade, anyways. she started listening to your favourite artists just because you liked them; she dyed her hair back to black because you once mentioned they were your type (she was drunk out of her mind and used a box of cheap hairdye from a random store, but it still counts).
things donât get much better when you arrive at the hotel. youâre her bandmate; you do the craziest things for each other. itâs always been karina and you, you and karinaâ to the point where you are both paired together for room arrangements and sit next to each other in your manager's van. fast forward to the present, itâs 2:00 am and no oneâs sleeping. you're both waiting, hoping for something, anything, to happen. youâre desperate, waiting for some sort of epiphany. for one of you to acknowledge your feelings for the other. it's hopeless. the atmosphere is tense, poignant with the weight of unspoken words and pushed aside feelings.
jimin saunters out of her respective bed a little over 1:49, not completely sure if youâre awake. youâre quiet and hiding under the covers, like a child who was afraid of monsters in the dark. but karina is no monster; youâre afraid, not of her prescence, but of her realising your feelings. but the brunette pads across the wooden floor to the balcony doorâ she slides it open. you hear her take a seat on one of the chairs. she unlocks her phone and she sits there scrolling for a while.
you make your move. silently and drowsily, you make your way to the balcony and make your presence known. âjimin,â you say, almost mutter. the brunette looks up, a cigarette hanging from her lips, a small blue lighter held up to the paper. she hums, patting the chair next to her.
you take up the invitation and you realise that she looks cold, in only a tank top and shorts. the bassist huffs, and even in this weather it could have been mistaken for a puff of smoke. your vision is blurry, and you almost mistake her deep breaths for it.
she laughs. âyou look like you have something to say.â
you stay silentâ you donât know what to say. instead, you follow karinas eyes after she turns away from youâ and gaze at the LA skyline. the sheer amount of lights in the distance begin to resemble false stars, jimin notices. and then she stares back at you, and all she can think about now is how your eyes rival the lights of the city.
and also about how she wouldâve liked to have a normal, domestic relationship with you, away from the cameras, away from the tabloids. but you wonât, because your lives are far from normal and domestic. and then her lips tighten into a lineâ and she looks away again.
a deep breath inâ a deep breath out. the brunette has to ground herself. she closes her eyes. jimin isnât brave at allâ sheâs anything but. but she wantsâ no, needs, to get this over with. the woman needs answers. another deep breath in, another out.
she doesnât meet your eyes, but she murmurs, âi like you.â
and you have to do a double take, because it was so sudden and so randomâ but jimin still doesnât see the expression on your face when you finally whisper a small, âreally? i thought you were more interested in flirting with our fans more than me.â she finally looks up at you, eyes widened in relief.
âwhat? no! never!â jimin protests, turning to look at you as of you've grown another head. âyou're stupid, then.â
and in that moment it feels like nothing has changed at all. it wasn't as if the world stopped spinning or the stars shined brighter than before, but you know in your mind that it's as if the weight of the world you knew was lifted off your shoulders. it's silent, both of you simply listening to the hum of the traffic below accompanied by the cool wind.
âaeri's so making fun of me after this.â
#aespa x reader#aespa x fem reader#aespa imagines#karina#karina x reader#karina x fem reader#yu jimin x reader#karina imagines#yoo jimin x reader
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Halloween This or That đ
1. Scary pumpkin or Cute pumpkin
2. Creepy dolls or Creepy clown
3. Skeletons or Zombies
4. Trick or Treat
5. Broom or Wand
6. Ghosts are real or Ghosts are fake
7. Halloween party or Scary movie
8. Face mask or Face paint
9. Scary pumpkin carve or cute pumpkin carve
10. Scary costume or Funny costume
11. Hannibal Lector or Norman Bates
12. Warlock or Werewolf
13. Abducted by aliens or Turned into a zombie
14. Black cat or Orange cat
15. Michael or Jigsaw
16. Mummy or Grim Reaper
17. Chocolate or Gummies
18. Take two or Take the whole bowl
19. Monster cookies or Eyeball punch
20. Give out candy or Turn off your lights
21. Gory films or Thrillers
22. Heros or Villains
23. Orange or Black
24. Bat or Owl
25. Halloween parade or Halloween photoshoot
26. Dracula or Frankenstein
27. Candy or Popcorn ball
28. Hocus Pocus or The Nightmare Before Christmas
29. Corn maze at night or During the day
30. Freddy or Jason
31. Last one alive or First one to die
32. Cute decorations or Scary decorations
33. Morticia Addams or Elvira
34. Halloween handmade crafts or Store bought crafts
35. Big pumpkin or Small pumpkin
36. Warm Halloween night or Chilly Halloween night
37. Trick-or-treat or Hand out candy
38. Sleep in a cemetery or Sleep in an abandoned house
39. Scary stories or Ouiji board
40. Pumpkin seeds or Pumpkin pie
41. Go all out on your costume or Go basic
42. Paint your pumpkin or Carve your pumpkin
43. Witches or Demons
44. Ghost or Mummy
45. Reese's or Hershey's
46. Fog machine or Spooky sounds
47. Friday the 13th or 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
48. Homemade costume or Store-bought costume
49. Haunted hayride or Haunted house
50. Werewolf or Vampire
51. Skeptical or Superstitious
52. Fake blood or Fake spiders
53. Always hiding or Frequently jumpy
54. Sees ghosts or Good at screaming
55. Goodbye October or Stay spooky
56. Good witch or Bad witch
57. Beetlejuice or The Addams Family
58. Trunk or Treat or Fall Festival
59. Good or Evil
60. Chucky or Annabelle
Doing this as an ask. So ask away đ»
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Taking Whatâs Not Yours
sebastian solace x gn reader :))
ehe. the hyperfixation is bad âŠ
i honestly wrote this because a friend asked me to, so thank you to them!! đ
wc: 1,401
small description: you havenât seen sebastian in a good long while.
warnings: hugging, sexual innuendo(s)??, just a lot of tension overall tbh, seb is kinda đŻđ»đźđȘđŽđ, but nothing actually happens besides hugging you FREAKS, seb and reader both love each other đ, small relationship doubts from reader, honestly just a very anxious reader altogether, seb is tall as fuck, reader is a human prisoner!!, reader is GENDER NEUTRAL !! đđ
song that inspired fic: taking whatâs not yours by TV Girl !!
This run around the Blacksite was particularly taxing. Youâd been here for hours and you still havenât gotten past door 45. The entities really seemed to have it out of for this time around, appearing more frequently than usual.
Maybe they were all just cranky today. You understood.
To make matters worse, you had accidentally flashed Eyefestation with your flash beacon out of fear and enraged it. Great. Just what you needed. You had also previously opened a false door out of pure impatience and got a big chunk of your health taken off. You were low on health and patience today.
Luckily, you knew that Sebastianâs room would be coming soon, and this realization brought a heat and hue to your cheeks. You were excited to see him. Him, a monster you once feared, turned into the man you were excited to see. You sighed to yourself, knowing that you were stupidly falling head over heels.
Soon enough, you had walked into room 49 and immediately heard the familiar sound of the metal of Sebastianâs vent hitting the concrete flooring. It used to startle you, but now, it brings you a sense of comfort.
âYou know where to find me.â His sirenic voice cooed from inside the vent, practically drawing you in. You could feel your face slipping open with an idiotically happy smile as you began to maneuver down the vent.
âI know where to look.â You responded, your glee evident in your tone. How many days has it been, you wondered, since you had last seen him? Did he miss you, as you missed him? Did he share the same aching of your ribs, the enclosing feeling that you were far from the one you loved? You hoped he did.
You paused at the eye of the vent, right before his office, and furrowed your brows in worry. What if he wasnât happy to see you? What if he was enjoying his break from you, a âsilly humanâ as he liked to call you.
Were you reading too much into this, or too little?
âHey now, you know I donât bite⊠unless you want me to.â He teased, the last pasty said under his breath, but still heard by you. Your cheeks warmed, questioning if he truly did mean it in that way or not. You shook your disruptive thoughts out of your mind and continued to crawl outside of the vent and into Sebastianâs office.
You turned your body around so that you could land on your feet instead of your face. You had learned from a previous encounter that Sebastian was never going to let you live that down. Hell, even if you died, he wouldnât let go of it.
âWoah now, donât hurt that pretty face of yours again.â He chuckled, the memory flooding back into his mind. You noticed the small compliment thrown in with this teasing. Pretty, huh? He should look in a mirror. The realization soon set in that he had called your face ⊠pretty? You felt your entire body heat up once again. Why was he being so flirtatious today?
Throughout you twoâs relationship, though only having begun a few weeks ago, Sebastian had never been this charming with his compliments or as⊠direct with his innuendos. This side of him seemed like a completely different person. What had changed about him since you were gone?
You made a conscious effort to ignore his fluster-inducing compliment and made sure to land securely on your feet. You looked a bit to the right, expecting him to be in his normal place.
Instead, your eyes caught view of him practically right in front of you, his height towering over you like a human to an ant. That was also, coincidentally, how you felt around him as of now. Like a small, crushable ant.
You had to crane your neck all the way up to look him in his three eyes, and you noticed that each of them lingered only on you. It felt weird to have so much of his attention on you all at one time, you were practically squirming under his vice-like gaze.
âLong time no see,â You spoke, trying to alleviate the awkward tension you were feeling. Sebastian, on the other hand, seemed to have no problem with it. You moved around him, heading towards his tail to hopefully be cleared of his stare, but it was of no use. âHowâve you been?â You asked genuinely. You were told once that the best way to get someoneâs attention off of you, was to get them to talk about themselves.
However, Sebastian just stared at you, as apathetic as ever. You guessed that he saw through your tactic, and you were now suddenly very nervous. He slithered his tail away from you, right as you were about to buy a first aid kit for your wounds, and came towards you with his upper body.
He lowered himself down as far as he could without discomfort, and his arms were around you in an instant. You stood there, still, unmoving, for at least seven seconds. Your mouth gaped and your eyes shot wide open, not at all expecting his gesture. You eventually snapped out of your dazed state and wrapped your two, music smaller arms, around his neck.
Despite being a combination of a bunch of cold-blooded fish, he was still the warmest thing youâve ever felt. You practically melted into the hug, and he grasped your waist with two hands to keep you upright. His other hand came to the back of your head, pushing you into his clothed chest and playing with your hair.
So this was heaven, huh?
Youâve never felt so loved, so doted over, so cared for. All of the horrors from outside these four walls faded into a distant memory in the back of your head. Thatâs what Sebastian did. He protected you, inside and out, and held you like you were the most important thing in the world to him, and you held him the same. Because it was true. You were his world, and he, yours. Any and all of your doubts about him from your time away dispersed the second he touched you, held you, loved you.
In a place where there was no love to be found, he gave you the supply you had been missing. And so did you.
âCut the small talk, Iâve missed you so.â He spoke in a hushed whisper against the shell of your right ear. You reddened immediately, however you werenât sure if it was because of his words, or the fact that he was so close to you. Maybe both.
âReally?â You spoke, a teasing lilt in your voice. You hadnât even realized how sultry it had sounded until it came out of your mouth. Your eyes widened m, fearing his reply, and praying it wouldnât come with more teasingâyou donât think you could candle any more of it.
âOf course I do, I have no customers as great and pulchritudinous as you.â He replied, every word sounding genuine. You werenât quite sure what that last adjective was, but you were blushing anyway. Damn him and his attractively wide vocabulary.
âYou best not.â You spit back, unbridled jealousy obvious in your tone. You were too tired to try and hide it. Plus, Sebastian figures out everything you seem to be hiding regardless. He seemed to see through you almost, as if you were made of glass.
He gripped your hips tighter at the covetousness dripping from your words, his claws lightly grazing your skin through your diving gear.
âOh, is that so?â He chuckled before smugly smirking down at your face, buried in his rumbling chest. âMy, do you truly believe that anyone else could make me feel the things that you do, mon chĂ©ri?â He finished his teasing question by prying your head off his chest, using his third hand to grip your smaller chin, forcing you to look at him when you answered.
âI donât know how I make you feelâŠâ You trailed off. His eyes on your face, your cheeks, your lips, made you doubt anything you had said. You wanted him to approve of you so, so badly.
He looked down at you with an almost predatory hunger. His eyes became half-lidded as he leaned down to face you head-on.
âWould you like me to show you?â
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đđąđ«đđĄđđđČ đ°đąđŹđĄ - đŹđđŠ đ°đąđ§đđĄđđŹđđđ«
â„ â„ â„
summary; its sams birthday and his wish comes true
wc; 1,113
warnings; nothing but some kisses
authors note; AAAAHHHHH IM SO SORRY I HAVENT POSTED IN AGES BUT I WANTED TO PUT OUT SOMETHING FOR SAMS BIRTHDAY AND IK ITS LATE BUT OH WELL i promise ill start writing more when i'm done with this semester :))) also this is proofread bc i rushed to put this out apologies for any mistakes
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the late, late night of may 1st was spent alone in the kitchen. you were so graciously baking your best friend sam a beautiful birthday cake.
since arriving to the bunker and having a ginormous kitchen all to yourselves, you thought itâd be a great idea to start baking and cooking again. being on the road, hunting monsters, you never got the chance to cook or bake. the only cooking you ever did was heating up some frozen dinners for everyone from the store.
not that you minded, sometimes they were good; but nothing, nothing, ever beats a home cooked meal. and to top it all off, homemade dessert.
thatâs why when you all settled into the bunker, you went on a big grocery spree and bought almost everything in the store.
the very first meal you cooked was fettuccine alfredo with chicken. something your mother used to make all the time when you were younger and have loved ever since.
when sam and dean walked into the kitchen they couldnât help but notice the divine aroma.
ââm my god, whatâs that smell,â dean asked searching around for what could be it.
you moved out of the way of the stove to show them a view of the food, âitâs fettuccine alfredo and chicken. itâs almost ready, fo you two wanna set the table?â
they both nodded with enthusiasm, getting plates and forks and knives and set them on the table nearby.
the noodles, sauce, and chicken were finally done and incorporated. you took the pan and a large spoon to scoop it with and headed over to the boys who looked like they were about to start eating from the pan. as soon as the food hit their plates they wasted no time digging in. you chuckled as you watched them almost eat it whole.
that night marked the start of some of the best food sam and dean had eaten.
so now you were baking and decorating the most extravagant looking cake for the man you were secretly in love with.
you donât know when it happened but something changed and you no longer wanted to just be friends; you wanted more. more than just a quick side hug when celebrating, more than just high fives. you wanted whole, endearing hugs; you wanted to interlink hands and never let go.
the cake you were baking you surly knew sam would like. itâs his favorite cake flavor and a beautiful frosting color. you even added ruffled borders on the top and bottom and near perfect lettering on the top. this cake was made with love.
it was 11:49 pm when you finished and you had flour in your hair, frosting on your shirt, and excess batter on the counter. the cake was put in the fridge to chill over night and the kitchen was finally cleaned 10 minutes later. you quickly showered before hopping into bed with a small smile on your face knowing your best friend would be so happy with everything.
morning came and you and dean had to be the first ones up to set out everything. dean went out to buy balloons (that you and dean so tiresomely blew up) and banners to hand from the walls. he also set out the few presents the two of you bought, even after sam said he didnât want anything (you both knew you were gonna buy him something anyways), and you set out the cake with the candles, lighting the fee of them up.
sam walked into the kitchen rubbing his eyes. âHAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!â he jumped at the two of you screaming.
after his scare went away, his eyes lit up like a child at their very own birthday. he rushed over to you thanking the both of you for doing this. he glanced at the cake, âdid you make this?â
âwith love,â you nodded.
âmake a wish, brother,â dean patted his back. sam closed his eyes thinking, he knew exactly what we was going to wish for. he bent down slightly and blew out the candles. you didnât bother with making breakfast because you knew cake for breakfast would excite anyone.
sam was very giddy to open up his presents. he was ever so thankful for the few new flannels, nice watch, and a new belt you guys gave him.
the three of you sat in the movie room and watched a bunch of old movies. sam has grown very fond of old films. he likes western ones the most.
it was getting late and dean decided that heâd had enough of movies and was feeling sleepy.
now it was just you and sam, on the couch, in the movie room, alone.
the movie was at a slow part, just the main two characters talking in an old western barn.
âdid you have a good day?â you turned to sam.
he looks over at you, he loves that smile on your face. âi had probably one of the best days ever. that cake? phenomenal, probably the best thing youâve baked.â
you blushed and looked down. after a moment of silence you looked up again, sam still looking at you, âwhatâd you wish for?â
âi cant tell you that,â he chuckled.
âcâmon,â you dragged out.
âno, i canât!â
âplease, for meâ queue the big puppy dog eyes.
how could he resist those eyes? âfine, but you canât get upset.â
why would you get upset?
sams heart is racing. âi wished for you.â
âme?â
âmhm, you.â
âwh- i- why me?â
âbecause youâre all iâve ever wanted.â
you were speechless. âsam, i-â
âyou donât have to say anything, itâs okay.â
the saddened look on his face broke youâre heart. âlisten to me sam,â you started to smile. âi feel the same way. i mean it when i said that cake was made with love.â
a smile grew on his face. âcan i kiss you now?â
it felt like you couldnât breathe, âyeah,â it came out as a whisper.
sam gently cupped one side of your face as he drew in closer. his lips brushed yours before he fully smashed his lips to yours.
youâve dreamed on this moment for a while. it was more than you couldâve ever imagined. his lips were soft. he tasted slightly of whiskey that the three of you sipped on earlier and it was perfect.
âmy birthday wish finally came true,â sam says just above a whisper.
âgood, iâm glad.â you smiled.
the two of you fell asleep on the couch with the old western movie quietly playing in the background. both you and sam fell asleep with a smile on your face in each others arms.
â„ â„ â„
#spn#supernatural#supernatural fanfiction#supernatural fic#supernatural fluff#sam winchester x reader#supernatural imagine#sam winchester fluff#sam winchester fic#sam winchester fanfiction#sam winchester
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đđĄđ đ©đ«đđđđĄđđ«'đŹ đđđźđ đĄđđđ« | chapter 17
dbf!joel miller x female reader
"If he's a serial killer, then what's the worst That could happen to a girl who's already hurt?"
summary: joel went back to town for help
warnings: 18+ only, Minors DNI, AU, No outbreak. (TW) mentions of substance abuse/alcohol use disorder, adult content, religion abuse, violence, blood gore, mentions of death, sexual abuse, sexual content, domestic violences, pedophilia, cannibalism, human trafficking, dad's best friend!Joel, HUGE age gap (i will not specify her exact age, but she's legal and Joel is 49), daddy issues, mentions of toxic family dynamic, Joel is widowed, Ellie is 16, angst, smut A LOT, forbidden relationship, soft and protective Joel, innocent and pure reader. your last name is Gibson. any other details will be explain throughout the story. inspired by the album Preacher's daughter by Ethel Cain and also mix with lana del rey vibes.
CHAPTER 17
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Joel sat in the dimly lit truck, gripping the steering wheel as his mind raced. Every passing motel sign felt like a twisted beacon of hope, and yet, nothingâjust more dead ends.
He couldnât stop.
The thought of you out there, taken, in some nightmare he couldn't quite piece together, was enough to drive him insane. He didn't know who this man was, didn't know his name, but Joel remembered the handwritingïżœïżœhe'd seen it in guest books at motels, on receipts left behind, under fake names, always a step ahead.
He slammed his fist into the dashboard, frustration bubbling inside him, pulling him under like a riptide.
The FBI was after him, every second ticking down like a clock he couldn't stop. Joel had become the face of a crime he didn't commit, and now the world believed he was the monster. His brother Tommy had no idea about the depth of this nightmare, and Joel wasnât sure how much longer he could keep that secret.
Ellie kept calling, desperate to find him, but he couldnât answer her. He couldnât risk itânot when the only thing that mattered now was finding you. The guilt gnawed at him like a relentless beast. He couldnât protect you. He had failed. But he wouldn't let it end here.
Hotel after hotel, state after stateâthe same fluorescent vacancy signs blinking back at him, taunting him like the glow of distant stars that could never be reached.
He had been here with you, in these places, laughing in the safety of their anonymity. But now, those memories had turned to ash in his hands. Every room felt hollow, stripped of meaning, just like the heart inside his chest.
The guest books were all the sameâfake names, neat handwriting, the kind that made Joelâs skin crawl with recognition. The bastard was mocking him, leaving a breadcrumb trail that twisted and turned like a sick game of cat and mouse.
And Joel, in his desperation, was losingâlosing time, losing you.
Two weeks had passed since you were taken, and each second since felt like it carved another piece from his soul. His temper flared nowâsmall arguments turning into wild eruptions with motel clerks who wouldnât let him see the guest books.
More than once, his hand found itself tangled in the collar of some poor receptionistâs shirt, his voice hoarse, demanding, begging for information. Every time, he had to stop himself, had to remember that he was a fugitive. That the world had turned against him.
Disguises, fake hats, beardsâhe did what he could to move undetected. But he couldnât hide from himself. The nightmares came every night, slithering into his dreams like poison, filling him with scenes of you screaming, of blood, of hands he couldnât reach.
He drowned it out the only way he knew howâpills, whiskey, whatever he could find. His body was exhausted, his mind unraveling thread by thread, as the days bled into each other.
And then the questions started, sharp and relentless, piercing his already fraying sanity. What if you werenât taken? What if you had seen the news about him? What if you knew everythingâBen, Jamie, the blood on his handsâand you ran? Fled from him, from the monster he had become.
His heart clenched at the thought, a black hole opening in his chest. No. He couldnât believe that. You wouldnât. But the thought twisted inside him, planting seeds of doubt he couldnât shake.
Was it safe to go back? Could he risk returning to town, even in secret, just to see Tommy? To beg for help? But would you be there? What if you were hiding from him? The questions swarmed like locusts in his mind, buzzing louder and louder until he couldnât think. He had to go back.
***
Ellie slammed her fists on the table, her voice cutting through the tension like a knife. âTell me where the fuck he is, Tommy. I need to see him.â
Tommy leaned back in his chair, the weight of the world pressing down on his shoulders. His hands rubbed his temples as he tried to keep his composure. âEllie, I donât know where he is.â
âYou lied!â Ellie snapped, her eyes wide with disbelief. âHeâs out there, hunted, I need to find him!â
âI said I donât know, Ellie!â Tommy barked back, his voice strained with frustration. âWe were supposed to meet in Miami, before all this shit happened. But now? I donât know where the hell he is.â
âDonât lie to me,â Ellieâs voice trembled with anger and fear, her fists clenched tight at her sides. âYou know something. You have to.â
âEllie, stop!â Tommyâs voice cracked, the weight of the argument pressing hard against him. His eyes were bloodshot, tired, and filled with a desperation he hadnât shown before. He looked away, unable to meet her gaze.
Maria stepped in between them, her voice a soft but firm plea for calm. âBoth of you, stop. This isnât helping. We need to think straight about this.â
Silence hung in the air, thick with unspoken fears. Ellie turned away, frustrated, pacing the living room like a caged animal. She had been staying with Tommy and Maria since Joel had vanished, their home feeling more like a prison with each passing day.
That night, the house was quiet. Tommy and Maria were asleep, their babyboy, Luke, stirring occasionally in his crib. But Maria heard something.
A noiseâa creak in the floorboards that didnât belong. She slipped out of bed, moving with the cautious grace of a mother on high alert. She headed to the kitchen to prepare formula for Luke, but then⊠she heard it again.
Her heart raced, fear crawling up her spine. Was it a burglar? An intruder? She called out for Tommy, but no answer. Grabbing Tommyâs golf club, Maria moved carefully down the hallway, her knuckles white around the handle.
And then a hand clamped over her mouth, stifling her scream.
âShh.â
She froze.
The hand let go, and she spun around, her heart pounding in her chest. âJoel?!â
Joelâs face was gaunt, shadowed by exhaustion, his eyes sunken deep into his skull. He held his hands up, trying to calm her, but Mariaâs body shook with shock and fear.
âWhat the fuck are you doing here?â she hissed, backing away slowly, the club still in her grip. The news reports about Joel raced through her mindâmurder, fugitives, everything. She had seen him as family once, but now⊠she wasnât sure.
âMaria, please,â Joel whispered, desperation seeping into his voice. âI need to talk to Tommy.â
âYou shouldnât be here,â Mariaâs voice was small now, shaking. âIâ" she looked down the hall toward the bedrooms, fear clutching her chest.
âI didnât do it,â Joel said, stepping closer, his voice low, almost pleading. âI didnât kill the Gibsons. I swear it.â
Maria swallowed hard, her eyes wide with disbelief. âBut you killed the pastor. And the boy.â
Joelâs jaw tightened, his eyes flickering with a storm of emotions. âI had to. I had to get rid of them to protect her.â
Maria took another step back, her body trembling. Joel could see the fear in her eyesâshe was afraid of him now, the weight of his actions hanging between them like a noose.
âPlease, Maria,â Joel whispered. âI need to talk to Tommy.â
Tommy awoke to the sound of Mariaâs voice, low and strained. He stumbled out of bed, heading toward the kitchen, his heart sinking when he saw who was there.
âJoel? What the fuck are you doing here?â
Joelâs head snapped up, his face a mask of desperation and grief. âTommy⊠I need your help. Sheâs gone.â
Tommyâs eyes narrowed. âWhat do you mean, gone?â
Joelâs voice broke as he stepped forward, his hands trembling. âSheâs been taken. IâI donât know what to do.â
Tommy stared at his brother, his eyes wide with disbelief. Joel stood before him like a ghostâhollow, ragged, a shadow of the man he once knew. His face was drawn, eyes sunken with sleepless nights and too much whiskey.
His clothes hung off him, sweat-stained and worn, like they had been clinging to him for days. Tommy could hardly recognize the man in front of him. His brother was now a broken mess, standing on the edge of a cliff with nowhere to go but down.
âCome on,â Tommy muttered, glancing back at Maria, who was still clutching Luke protectively. âLetâs talk somewhere else.â
Maria nodded nervously, holding Luke tighter against her chest, and Tommy led Joel into the living room, the air thick with tension. Once they were alone, Tommy turned to face his brother, his voice barely above a whisper, but filled with restrained fury.
âWhat the fuck, Joel? What have you done?â
Joelâs hands shook as he rubbed his face, his mind racing, searching for words that made sense. But nothing about this made sense anymore. âI didnât⊠I didnât kill the Gibsons. Tommy, I swear to Godâsomeoneâs trying to trap me.â
Tommyâs heart raced, every fiber of him wanting to believe his brother, but the weight of everything heâd heard pressed against his chest like a stone. âTrap you? You expect me to believe that? You fucking killed the pastor, Joel! You killed the boy!â
Joel flinched as if Tommyâs words were a physical blow, his shoulders slumping under the guilt he carried like a cross. He looked down at the floor, his voice cracking. âI didnât have a choice, Tommy. I had to protect her.â
Tommy's stomach churned as he stared at Joel, disgust twisting in his gut. âYou had to? Had to what? What the fuck does that mean?â He felt betrayed, a deep wound splitting his chest open. âYou lied to me, Joel. You lied to me.â
Joelâs breath hitched, and he lifted his gaze, his eyes bloodshot and full of desperation. âI did it for her. I had to get rid of them to keep her safe.â
Tommyâs head pounded, his world spinning. âKeep her safe? You think killing people is keeping her safe?â His voice rose, barely contained, anger flooding his veins like wildfire.
âThe fucking FBI is after you, Joel! Do you understand that? The FBI!â He was yelling now, his words slamming into the walls of the room, reverberating like a storm.
Joel clenched his fists, his knuckles white. "I know that! You think I donât know how bad it is? I didnât want this, Tommy, but Iâm tryingââ
âTrying?!â Tommy cut him off, his voice laced with venom. âYou fucking murdered people! And youâre telling me youâre trying?â His hands trembled as he stepped closer, his eyes burning with a mix of rage and sorrow.
Joelâs eyes were hollow, filled with an ocean of guilt he could no longer drown. He took a breath, but it came out ragged, as if the very act of breathing was becoming too much to bear.
âI know⊠I know I fucked up, Tommy.â His voice wavered, soft, broken. âBut I need your help. I need to find her.â
Tommyâs heart twisted painfully. He could see the desperation in Joelâs eyesâthe same eyes that had always watched out for him, always protected him.
But now, those eyes were clouded with something darker, something Tommy couldnât reach. âYou lost her?â Tommyâs voice was quiet now, raw with disbelief. âWhat do you mean you lost her?â
Joelâs hand pressed against his forehead as if he could somehow hold his mind together through sheer willpower. âShe was taken. Two weeks ago. I donât know where she is, and Iâve searched everywhere. Iâm losing my mind, Tommy, and I need you to help me find her.â
Tommy stepped back, his hand running through his hair as the gravity of Joelâs words hit him. He had never seen his brother like thisânot since Sarah, not since Jane. Back then, Joel had crumbled, but this... this was something worse.
The cracks were deeper now, like his soul was unraveling before Tommy's eyes, and every piece that fell apart took something vital with it. Tommyâs anger began to ebb, replaced by a gnawing worry.
âJoelâŠâ Tommyâs voice softened, heavy with concern. âTell me everything. What happened?"
Joel sat down heavily, his hands trembling as he reached into his jacket, pulling out a crumpled letter. His fingers, stiff and rough with callouses, were unsteady as he handed it to Tommy.
âThis man⊠heâs been followinâ us. Watchinâ her. I didnât notice at first, didnât see it until it was too late.â His voice broke, thick with guilt. "I shouldâve seen it coming. Shouldâve protected her better."
Tommy took the letter, unfolding it carefully, the paper soft with wear, the ink smudged from being handled so many times. As he read, the air in the room seemed to thicken, pressing in around him as the words sank into his chest like stones. The manâs words were obsessive, possessive. A predator circling his prey, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
âHow the hell did you not notice you were beinâ followed?â Tommyâs voice was a low hiss, disbelief and frustration swirling in his mind. âHow could you let this happen?â
Joelâs head dropped into his hands, his fingers gripping his hair tightly as if trying to hold himself together by sheer force. âI donât know, Tommy. I donât fucking know. I was tryinââGod, I was tryinâ to protect her, but I didnât see him⊠didnât know.â His voice cracked, and the weight of his own failure bore down on him, suffocating him.
âI canât get them outta my head. The pastor, the boy⊠I see their faces every time I close my eyes. I did what I had to, but itâs like their ghosts are hauntinâ me. And now sheâs gone, and Iâ"
Tommy's jaw tightened. Joel wasnât just running from the law. He was running from himself, from the blood on his hands. The guilt was eating him alive, and now, with you gone, it was suffocating him. Tommy didnât know if his brother could survive this one.
âWe canât go to the cops, Joel,â Tommy muttered, shaking his head. âTheyâre after you. You step one foot outside, and theyâll hunt you down. Youâre a fugitive.â
Joel's eyes, red-rimmed and hollow, locked onto Tommyâs. "I don't care about me," he rasped. âI just need to find her. I can't lose her, Tommy. Not her too. If I lose herâŠâ His voice faltered, and for a moment, he looked utterly broken.
âI canât go through that pain again. I can't. Itâll kill me.â His voice cracked, raw with desperation. âPlease, Tommy. Please help me.â
Tommyâs heart twisted. Joel had been strong his entire life, but thisâthis wasnât strength. This was a man drowning, clutching at anything to keep himself from slipping under.
Before Tommy could say a word, the sound of footsteps echoed softly behind them. They both turned, and there she was.
âJoel?â Ellie stood in the doorway, her voice quiet but full of confusion. Her eyes were wide, full of questions she didnât even know how to ask yet.
Ellie stood in the doorway, her small frame tense with confusion and concern, her eyes wide and full of unspoken questions that seemed to hang heavy in the air.
For a moment, neither Tommy nor Joel movedâuntil Ellie broke the silence, rushing forward and wrapping her arms around Joel. The reunion was wordless, raw, and desperate.
She was madâfurious, evenâbut beneath the anger was relief, deep and overwhelming. She clung to him like a lifeline, her face buried against his chest, and Joel felt the knot in his heart loosen, the guilt he had been carrying since the day he left her finally beginning to lift.
âEllieâŠâ His voice was rough, laden with everything he couldnât say. His arms came around her, pulling her close as he let out a breath he didnât realize he was holding. She was here. Safe. "I'm sorry, kid. I'm so fuckin' sorry."
Ellie pulled back just enough to look at him, her eyes searching his face. âWhat the fuck, Joel?" Her voice cracked, caught between anger and the ache of missing him. "I thought something happened to you. I thought you were dead."
Joel closed his eyes for a moment, fighting back the wave of guilt that surged through him. He swallowed hard, the weight of what he had done pressing against his chest.
"I miss you every day. But Iâ" His voice faltered, thick with regret. "I'm sorry, kid. I'm sorry I left you.
Ellieâs gaze softened, and the anger seemed to drain out of her. âAre you okay?â she asked, her voice quieter now, softer.
She hesitated, looking around the room as if searching for something. "Where is she?"
Joelâs heart sank, and he looked away, his jaw tightening. âSheâs gone,â he whispered, the words like knives in his throat. âSomeone took her.â
âWhat?â Ellie blinked in shock, her brows furrowing. "But⊠who? Her parents are dead. Joelâ" She paused, her voice lowering. "Did you⊠did you kill them? Did you kill her parents?"
âNo!" Joel's voice was sharp, defensive. "I didnât kill her parents, Ellie. But Iâ" He hesitated, his throat tightening.
"You killed Ben and Jamie." Ellie said bluntly. There was a brief, Ellie stared at him, her expression unreadable for a moment, before she exhaled sharply.
âYou had to,â she said, her tone flat but understanding. "You did what you had to do." Her words were blunt, as if she'd already accepted the brutal reality they lived in.
âThey fucking deserved it.â
Joel nodded, the relief almost too much to bear. Heâd been so afraid of losing her too, afraid she would look at him differently. But Ellie, somehow, understood. She always had.
Tommy finally spoke, stepping forward. "You canât stay here, Joel. The cops are lookinâ for you. The FBI is breathin' down our necks. You stay here, and theyâll catch you. Worse than that, theyâll lock you up for lifeâif they donât kill you first.â
âI know,â Joel muttered, his voice low, thick with frustration and dread. âI gotta find her. I have to.â
Tommyâs eyes narrowed, his mind working through the possibilities. âBut we gotta be smart about it. No cops. Iâll handle the heat here, keep 'em off your trail, but youââ He pointed at Joel. âYou need to figure out who the fuck took her. Any clues? Anythinâ at all?â
Joelâs head spun, trying to piece together the broken fragments of memory. Then, like a flash, it came to himâChicago. The man, the one who had been following them.
He had seen him, once, back when you had met the man. "Chicago,"
"She tole me about him, I--I don't remember his name, I was too mad at her for talking to people," Joel murmured, his brow furrowing as the memory sharpened. "I gotta go back there."
Ellie, who had been standing quietly, suddenly cut in, her voice determined. âIâm coming with you.â
âNo," Joel shook his head, his voice firm. âItâs too dangerous, Ellie. I canât drag you into this.â
Tommy backed him up immediately. âHeâs right, kid. Youâre stayinâ here, with me and Maria. Weâll keep you safe.â
Ellieâs eyes flared with frustration, her voice sharp as she threw back Joelâs words. âLike hell Iâm staying here, Joel! Sheâs my friend too! You think Iâm just gonna sit around while you go off, risking your life? No fucking way. Iâm coming with you. I donât care what you say!â
Joelâs heart clenched at the fire in her, the same fierce, stubborn defiance that once belonged to Sarah. For a moment, the air between them crackled with tension, like the calm before a storm.
âYou stay here, Ellie,â Joel said again, his tone cold, trying to distance himself from the heat of the moment. "You canât come with me."
Ellie shook her head, her jaw tightening. âNo, Joel! Iâm not letting youâ"
âEllie!â Joel interrupted, his voice growing sharper. âEllie, stay here! You need to listen to me.â
She was relentless, her words flying out faster than he could rein her in, her emotions flooding over her like a wave. "Iâm not a kid anymore that you can just leave behind! IÂ come with you!â
âEllie. Ellie!â Joelâs voice started to crack under the weight of it, but she wouldnât stop.
"Ellie! ELLIE, LISTEN TO ME!"
His shout echoed through the room like a gunshot, halting everything in its tracks. Even Tommy flinched. Ellie froze, her wide eyes finally settling on Joelâs face, the sheer force of his voice cutting through her resolve.
The silence that followed was thick, heavy, and suffocating, like the air had been knocked from the room. Ellieâs breath hitched, her defiance faltering as she saw the raw fear in Joelâs eyesâthe kind of fear she hadnât seen since the days they fought to survive together.
Joel exhaled, his voice softer now but broken, each word trembling on the edge of his guilt and his need to protect her.
âI canât risk you, Ellie. Not you. You stay here, with Tommy and Maria. I need you to be safe, I need you to be somewhere I know you wonât get hurt. If anything happens to you, I... I can't forgive myself. I can't lose you too, not after everything.â His words faltered, but they were laced with the kind of agony that made Ellieâs heart twist.
He took a step forward, his rough hand reaching out, but Ellie pulled back slightly, her face hardening again, though there was now a flicker of something elseâsomething like fear.
"Tommy," Joel turned to his brother, his voice quieter now, as if every word was scraping at his throat, "keep her safe. If I... if I donât make it backââ
âThe fuck are you talking about?â Ellieâs voice was sharp again, her hands curling into fists. âYou are coming back, Joel. Donât give me this bullshit! You always come back to me!â
Joel looked at her, his expression full of something heavy and unspeakable. He took another step closer, and this time, when he reached for her, Ellie didnât pull away.
âListen to me, kiddo.â His voice was rough but tender, the words thick with a sorrow that Ellie had never heard before.
âIâm sorry. Iâm sorry for leavinâ you, for not beinâ the dad you needed. I know Iâve failed you in a lot of ways. But if something happens to me⊠if I donât come back, you need to promise me somethin'. Donât... donât blame yourself. Donât blame anyone. You need to keep going."
Ellieâs throat tightened, her breath coming out shaky. She shook her head. âNo. No. You donât get to say that. You donât get to leave me.â
âI donât want to leave you, Ellie,â Joel said, his voice cracking like a dam under too much pressure. âBut this manâheâs dangerous. And I... I have to protect her. I have to protect you. And if I donâtâif I canât, I need you to live. I need you to keep going.â
Ellieâs hands clenched tighter, and she felt the weight of his words pressing down on her chest. Her vision blurred, her heart hammering against her ribs. "You donât get to do this," she whispered, her voice breaking. "You come back. You have to come back."
Joel cupped her face in his calloused hands, his thumbs gently brushing away the tears she didnât realize had fallen. âIâll try, kiddo. I swear. But if I donâtâŠâ His voice broke completely, filled with the raw pain of a man who had lost too much. "If I donât make it... I need you to be okay.â
The room felt suffocating, the gravity of the moment pulling them both into an abyss of uncertainty, where words like âpromiseâ and âsafeâ were fragile, almost meaningless.
Ellie pressed her forehead against his chest, her fists clenching his shirt as if holding him tighter could stop the inevitable. âDonât go,â she whispered. âPlease donât go.â
"Don't leave me, Joel."
Joelâs heart shattered into pieces in that moment, but he couldnât show it. He couldnât let her see just how terrified he was, how the thought of leaving her again felt like a death sentence. âI'm sorry,â
Her tears soaked into his shirt, silent but heavy, each drop a reminder of how much he had already failed herâand how much more he stood to lose.
Joel swallowed thickly, his grip on her tightening for a moment longer before he finally let go, stepping back. âI love you, kiddo. More than youâll ever know.â
Ellieâs breath hitched, and she looked up at him, her eyes full of the kind of fear Joel wished he could take away. But he couldnât. He could only hope that this wasnât goodbye.
***
You donât know where you are anymore. The days and nights blur together in the darkness, the air thick with the stench of rot and decay. Itâs been weeksâmaybe more, maybe less. Time doesnât exist here. All you know is the basementâthe cold, damp stone pressing into your skin, the stinging scent of mold in your nose, and the unbearable silence, only broken by the occasional scrape of his footsteps above. Negan.
Heâs the one who took you.
You barely knew him, barely interacted with him. So why you? Why now? What had you ever done to catch his attention? The questions buzz around in your head like a swarm of wasps, painful and without answers.
The walls seem to close in on you, the darkness thickening with every second. And then you rememberâNegan had come to your house once, a visitor to your father. He was "Mr. Smith," you remember his last name.
But you didnât think anything of it then. Just another face, another stranger. But since that moment, he had been watching you.
Negan had stalked your every move, following you through the shadows like a predator sizing up its prey.
When he visits, he talks. Always talks. As if the sound of his own voice fills the silence. "You and that ol' man of yours... too busy wrapped up in your own little world, huh?" He chuckles, the sound rough and mocking. âJoelâs a damn fool. Thinkinâ he could protect you, thinkinâ he could keep you safe. Hell, heâs worse than I thought, fallinâ for a broken little thing like you.â
His words cut like shards of glass, and each time you hear them, they reopen wounds youâve tried to keep hidden deep inside.
Negan paces the room, his boots echoing in the small space. âJoel thinks heâs clever, doesnât he? Killinâ Ben and Jamie to keep you all for himself.â He laughs, dark and low, his eyes glinting in the dim light of the basement. âHeâs too damn stupid to see whatâs right in front of him. Me.â
The way he says it, the way his eyes linger on you, makes your skin crawl.
âHe let his guard down,â Negan continues, crouching beside you. âAnd when he finally let you out of his sight? Well, sweetheart, that just made things a hell of a lot easier for me.â
You want to scream, to lash out, but youâve barely eaten in days, and your body feels too weak to even stand. The cold stone beneath you feels like a cage, holding you captive as much as Neganâs gaze does.
âWhat do you want from me?â you whisper, your voice barely more than a breath.
Negan tilts his head, a cruel smile pulling at his lips. âWant? Sweetheart, I donât want anything from you.â He leans in, close enough that you can smell the stale scent of smoke and leather clinging to him. âI just want you. Thatâs it. Youâre mine now.â
The bile rises in your throat at the possessiveness in his voice, the certainty in his eyes.
For the past few weeks, heâs tried to feed you, bringing down food that you refused to touch. Youâd rather starve than accept anything from him. Negan would sigh and shake his head, annoyed but patient. "You need to eat, darling. Canât have you wastinâ away on me."
His words feel wrong, as if there's something hidden beneath them, something dark that you canât quite put your finger on. There's always a certain gleam in his eyes when he brings the foodâlike heâs savoring a secret that only he knows.
And then thereâs the smell.
That unbearable, suffocating stench that lingers in the corners of the basement. It smells like death. Like something rotting. But when you ask him about it, Negan just laughs. "Basements get like that," he says with a shrug, but the way he says it, so casual, so dismissiveâit only makes you more certain that something is wrong. Terribly wrong.
Sometimes, when the hunger gnaws at your insides, you almost consider taking a bite, but something deep inside you tells you not to trust it. Not to trust him. Youâd rather die here, in the dark, than give him what he wants.
Negan crouches in front of you now, holding out a plate of food, his voice deceptively gentle. âYou need to eat, darling. Canât have you all weak and broken. I like my girls strong. Healthy.â
His words send a chill down your spine, and though you donât know why yet, you can feel itâthe creeping horror hiding just beneath the surface. Thereâs something wrong with the food, with him. Something monstrous, lurking in the shadows of his every word.
But what?
You swallow hard, shaking your head again, refusing the meal he offers. Neganâs smile tightens, but he doesnât push. He never pushes. Not yet, anyway. Instead, he rises to his feet, looking down at you with that same dark amusement, like heâs playing a game only he knows the rules to.
âYouâll come around, sweetheart. One way or another.â
As he leaves, youâre left in the dark, your mind spinning, haunted by the rotting smell and the quiet, nagging fear that whatever is happening here is far worse than you could ever imagine.
The cold seeps into your bones, chilling you from the inside out, but itâs not just the temperature. Itâs the gnawing fear, the isolation, the uncertainty of what lies ahead.
You canât stop thinking about Joel. Where is he? Is he safe? Are the cops after him like Negan hinted? The thought tightens in your chest, like a vice slowly crushing your heart. You can barely believe that Joelâyour Joelâkilled Ben and Jamie. But as much as it shocks you, a part of you understands. He did it to protect you, didnât he? The idea brings a strange comfort, a warmth amid the cold. Joel, with his strong hands and quiet resolve, would do anything to keep you safe. You liked that. You needed that.
But then, guilt slithers in, twisting and coiling itself around your thoughts. He did it because of you. Because youâre the one who caused all this. Joel shouldnât have to bear the weight of it all. He canât be the one to carry the consequences of whatâs happened. You wonder if youâve become a burden, dragging him into this nightmare where death and destruction seem to follow you both like shadows.
You think about the way he used to look at you, the way his rough exterior would soften just for you. His voice, gravelly but so full of warmth, whispers in your memory. You miss him, desperately. His touch, his scent, the quiet strength of his presence. Itâs like a piece of you has been torn away, leaving you raw and bleeding, open to every cruel word Negan speaks, every cold gust of air in this filthy basement.
At night, when the world is silent and the shadows stretch long, you imagine Joelâs arms around you, holding you close like he did so many times before. You imagine his breath against your ear, telling you everything would be alright. You wish it were true. You wish Joel were here, with his fierce protectiveness and the way he could shield you from the world, even when it seemed like everything was falling apart.
But you are alone. Alone in the dark with nothing but the echo of your thoughts and the suffocating weight of fear. Youâre terrifiedâterrified to death, even. And it feels like no one will ever find you, like no one will ever know the hell youâre living in. The walls around you seem to close in, and the only thing that keeps you from falling apart is the image of Joelâs face in your mind, his voice a faint whisper in the endless night.
Still, the fear gnaws at you, a ravenous beast. It claws at your insides, making it hard to breathe. You are alone, helpless, and trapped. And yet, in the deepest part of you, there's still a small flicker of hope. It burns for Joel. For the possibility that heâs out there, somewhere, fighting to find you. Because if anyone could save you, it would be him.
Days blurred together in a hazy fog of fear and despair. You knew it was days because each morning, Negan would rouse you from the dark depths of sleep with a cold, menacing presence. He brought foodâalways meat, always raw and dripping with something that made your stomach churn. You could tell he could cook; the way he handled the food had a practiced ease, but you wanted nothing to do with it. Your heart raced as you shrank away, clutching your knees to your chest, desperate to be invisible.
Today, something shifted in him. His patience seemed to fray like an old rope, unraveling under the weight of his anger. âYou canât keep like this! You need to fucking eat!â he shouted, his voice reverberating in the tight confines of the basement like a thunderclap. The plate of meat he hurled at you missed, clattering harmlessly to the floor as you recoiled, your hands shaking, your body trembling with fear.
Negan had always been rough but strangely composed, treating you with a twisted kind of care. But now, his anger was a raging storm, and you were caught in its eye. He lunged forward, grabbing your face with a grip that felt like iron, forcing you to meet his gaze. âWhy donât you fucking eat, huh?â The fury in his eyes burned, igniting a primal terror deep within you.
âPlease, donât hurt me! Donât please!â You cried, the words spilling from your lips like a desperate prayer. But his grip only tightened, his fingers digging into your skin as he leaned closer, his breath hot and heavy. âI need you to fucking eat!â The implication hung in the air, a dark cloud cloaked in menace, hinting at the horror that lay beneath his twisted motivations.
Then, with a sudden violent yank, he lifted you effortlessly and tossed you onto the lone mattress in the corner of the basementâthe only semblance of comfort in this hellish nightmare. It was stained and worn, a grim reminder of all the other girls who had suffered here, and the air was thick with the stench of decay and desperation. âYou need to be taught a lesson, huh?â he snarled, looming over you. âYou want me to teach you to be obedient? Why donât you fucking listen to me?â
Your heart raced as dread enveloped you like a suffocating shroud. You could feel the cold, hard reality of your situation settle over you, a weight that threatened to crush your spirit. âPlease, donât hurt me!â you whimpered, the words spilling out like blood from an open wound.
But Neganâs rage boiled over. He pinned you down, his strength overpowering you, leaving you helpless beneath him. A flash of pain erupted as his fist connected with your side, the blow landing like a hammer against glass, shattering the last remnants of your hope. âYou should be grateful youâre still alive for weeks!â he growled, his voice a low, menacing growl. âUsually, the other girls only last a few days!â
Each word was a dagger, slicing into you, twisting deeper until you felt like you were drowning in despair. The room spun, and for a moment, you were lost in the chaosâa captive in a horror movie where the monster was all too real. You could see the flickering shadows dancing across the walls, and for a moment, you imagined they were the spirits of all the girls who had come before you, trapped in this wretched place, their cries echoing in your ears.
Every punch, every insult, was a cruel reminder of your fragility, a stark contrast to the flicker of resilience still fighting within you. You thought of Joel, of the warmth of his embrace and the strength of his spirit. You were more than this dark, stinking basement; you were more than Neganâs plaything. But as the blows rained down, you couldnât help but wonder if youâd ever see the light again, or if you were destined to fade into the shadows like the countless others before you.
In the depths of your despair, you turned inward, seeking solace in the silent echoes of your own heart. You prayed to God, your words tumbling forth like leaves in a tempest, pleading for this torment to cease. âPlease,â you whispered, your voice trembling, âmake it stop.â
But even as you cried out, questions fluttered in your mind like lost sparrows seeking refuge in a storm. Why did this always happen to you? Why were you cursed to walk the valley of shadows, where joy seemed as elusive as a wisp of smoke? It felt as if you were trapped in a parable, a cautionary tale whispered through the ages, where the faithful suffered and the wicked thrived.
You thought of the heavens above, imagined them as vast and endless, a tapestry of stars woven with threads of hope. Yet here you were, a solitary figure lost in the darkness, drowning in a sea of sorrow, with the light of those distant stars barely flickering in your heart. Was this your cross to bear? A burden too heavy for a soul so young?
As Neganâs fists rained down, each blow felt like the hammer of judgment, and your spirit ached under the weight of your own unworthiness. You longed to rise like a phoenix from the ashes, to break free from the chains of misery that bound you, but the flames of suffering held you fast. The biblical tales of resilience echoed in your mind, but you struggled to see yourself as part of those storiesâwould you ever find your own promised land?
âAm I not worthy of grace?â you questioned the heavens, your heart breaking under the pressure of your own doubts. The walls of the basement closed in around you, suffocating you with their cold embrace, and you felt as if you were wandering in the wilderness, lost and alone, with only the faint whispers of angels to guide you. Would there be a miracle that pulled you from this abyss? Would there be a shepherd to lead you back to the light?
But with each passing moment, the weight of your prayers felt heavier, like a stone cast into a bottomless well. You wondered if your cries reached the throne of heaven, or if they were swallowed by the darkness that surrounded you. âWhy, Lord?â you pleaded, your voice cracking under the strain of your emotion. âWhen will my soul find peace? Why must I suffer while others walk free?â
In that moment, as the pain throbbed through you like a pulsing heartbeat, you realized that perhaps your suffering was not in vain. Maybe the storm would pass, and in its wake, you would emerge transformed, a testament to resilience and strength. Perhaps you were not merely a victim, but a warrior cloaked in shadows, fighting for your own light.
And so, with every ragged breath, you held onto that flicker of hope, whispering your prayers into the void, trusting that somewhere beyond this darkness, there lay a promise of redemptionâa divine plan waiting to be unveiled, just beyond the horizon of your pain.
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/ orv main story ending spoilers , mentions of kdj's suicidal mindset
mindless rambling
my friend who just finished orv asked me why kdj couldn't just split like 2% off of himself into an od avatar and leave that in the train while he joined kimcom, and while my initial reaction was "there's no way he could just do that" I remembered i thought a similar thing when I first read through orv too? and maybe it got explained down the line but I forget things real easy (which is why i'm rereading orv) and so I'm just trying to make sense of it using my existing knowledge
There's this bit in epilogue here:
Sangah's words "protecting the world by dividing himself in half, one becomes the reader, one becomes the character". the first being 51 and the second being 49,
I think there are layers to it. Right after being shaken by the OD ordeal, kdj's mindset that he's to blame for the whole world is reinforced stronger than ever before in his head, because he had just witnessed living proof of it. And that's not something he can overcome just because sp and 999 gang took od away to take care of him. Even then, kdj was confused why they weren't angry.
There's also the persisting mindset kdj has that he's twsa's reader and not a proper part of kimcom, and he probably felt like he should bear the burden of consciously continuing to read the world until the very end. He managed to see himself as part of kimcom over the course of the story but od's appearance sort of undoes all that progress he's ever made, and its sad but its pretty common for self hate mindsets to spiral like that,
He probably felt like he deserved it, yet him wanting that extra 2% difference to prove he knew and loved kimcom more than his avatar. Him regretting splitting in half right after the avatar left and he saw them all walking away. He knows what he wants and in the end he can't bring himself to think that he deserves it
And honestly I don't really know why the way singshong writes kdj's self hate and suicidal tendencies get me so badly, I mean I do, kind of, the feeling is there, but it's incredible how long the set up was and how real it feels when you see it all go downhill.
i think od reveal truly truly fucked up kdj to no repair. like if you read the passages, its fucking heartbreaking.
"My own tragedy couldn't even compare to their pain. The sin of creating an even bigger tragedy because of my own should not be forgiven." "Something was wrong. A blade⊠I, I needed to find a blade."
and the thing that gets to me is how easily anyone who has had self loathing thoughts can empathise with him. The want to disappear for inconveniencing things that would've been perfectly fine and pretty and happy had you not come into contact with it, the idea that you are a disgusting monster and its easier to shut yourself off than do any more damage. and its Fine if youre in pain because They will be happy and theyll will be happier without you.
It fascinates me how a portion of readers of orv who self blame or self doubt love kdj so much, because the act of loving him is also some form of self reassurance that they can be loved as well, because if someone like kdj can be forgiven, then surely they can, for all their small or big mistakes that are definitely not on the scale of plunging the universe into a space apocalypse. or something.
but i might be assuming so. don't take my word for any of this.
tldr he doesnt split out a small avatar to take the place of od because he thinks he deserves it. which is quite obvious if you take a look at the big picture, and i dont really know why i rambled so long. maybe ill reread orv and theres gona be a small bit that's like "ohh well actually if it was too small of a percentage that became od the universe wont hold up" and i will be like Ah yes i just missed that part. and this ramble will be void. uhh yes. have a nice day
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Please Fix the Story pt 29- The Higher Realm
Next part. A little shorter, but I think part 30 or 31 may be the end of the official story, not counting any side parts. Wish me luck!
Masterpost linked here
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âAdonis is here.â
As I processed his words, I watched the glowing words: âSoul transfer 59% complete.â fade away. Once they disappeared, I felt a surge in the strange dark power with me. I looked down at my hands, seeing a barely visible power coiling around them.
Finally, I broke past 49%! And I can sense this power better than before. Itâs definitely growing, whatever it is... even if I can't use it still. Hopefully this become something useful!
âBel? Are you okay?â Liamâs questions broke me from my thoughts, and I looked back at him, the brief flash of dark power fading back into nothingness.
âIâm okay. So Adonis is here? Already?â At the grim news, I rubbed my hands together in excitement. âFINALLY! Itâs time to unleash my super secret trap!â
âYour trap?â Liam rubbed his shoulder, likely still feeling the pain from his gunshot wound from the lower realm. âIs this what youâve been sneaking off lately to set up?â
âYep!â I grabbed Liamâs hand and pulled him over to a carefully marked cleared area just far enough away from the cave to protect it. It may not be much, but itâs Liamâs home⊠my home. Iâd rather Adonis stay far, far away from it.  Â
Liam was staring down at our clasped hands with an absentminded smile, and didnât seem to pay attention to our direction. Looking around once we stopped, he was clearly confused. âWhy are we stopping here?â
âThis is where we want him to find us.â I said with a confident grin.
At my words, Liam gripped my hand tightly, as if afraid that I would be taken away. His anxiety was almost palpable.
I tried to reassure him. âIâm not going anywhere.â
âNothing good can ever stay here, Bel.â His eyes were filled with a sadness close to despair. âNo matter how much Iâve tried to prevent it, everything here eventually withers and dies.â
âSo do you want me to go back with Fart Sniffer McGee?â
He let out an involuntary snort at the silly, insulting name. âNo I didnât say that! I justâŠâ
âWell, perhaps you shouldâŠâ
A new voice spoke out as Adonis walked out from between the trees, standing in the small clearing in front of us. Seeing me, he smiled, a cocky expression. âHello, Bel! Looks like your tamed monster recognizes reality better than you. Isnât it time you admit it too?â
âThereâs only one monster here," I said with a polite, distant smile. " And itâs not Liam.â
Adonis frowned. âDonât deflect, Bel. The truth remains.â
âTruth?â
âWhat this villain said is correct: Nothing good can survive here. You donât⊠you canât belong here⊠you belong in the Higher Real. Even this beast knows it. You belong with me!â
âSo you knew we were talking about you?â I turned to Liam, chuckling, âLook at him, so readily accepting of the new name Fart Sniffer McGee.â
âVery self-aware.â Liam nodded solemnly.
âPersonal growth.â We both applauded politely.
He didn't seem amused at our antics. âSHUT UP!â
âOoh, I donât think he likes it.â
Liam shrugged. âWe can think of others.â
âOoh! A new one every day!â We threw out a few, each one more childish and ridiculous than the last. Once we reached âCaptain Bum Nuggetâ however, Adonis finally snapped.
âI SAID SHUT UP!â He took a step forward with a threatening gesture, and I let out a shout of victory.
âFINALLY, YOU HIT THE MARK!â I quickly pulled a rope on the ground, and a net holding a load of large smelly... material... fell. Adonis was quickly covered head to toe, and was knocked to the ground by the weight of the net and its contents.
ââŠâ
ââŠâ
There was stunned silence, but it was quickly broken by my laughter. âThatâs what you get! Did you really think you could waltz right into OUR realm without consequences?! Enjoy being smelly!â
I looked over at Liam, expecting him to agree with me⊠but instead he was staring at the⊠material⊠coating Adonis with a horrified expression. He then sat down on a nearby stump and slowly put his head in his hands.
âBelâŠâ He sighed as he spoke. âDo you know what that is?â
âItâs feces!â I answered cheerfully. âI assume from some sort of large beast, although Iâve never seen anything in this realm big enough to make poop like this! It took forever to collect it and set up this trap.â I thought for a moment. âItâs strange though, this has weird flecks in it, almost like tiny jewels⊠such an odd thing. Do you know which animalâŠ?â I trailed off as I saw Liamâs shoulders shaking. Is he crying?
Liam finally lifted his head, laughing uncontrollably, his face bright red. After a long moment, he finally said âBel, itâs very creative revenge, but⊠next time, why donât we work together to plan it, okay?â  His tone seemed resigned.
ââŠSure.â I hadnât expected such a big reaction from him, but quickly agreed.
Adonis finally recovered from his shock. Â âBel, itâs time to go home.â His voice was low and intense, but the intimidation factor was incredibly dialed down by his feces-covered appearance.
âI AM home, Adonis.â I grabbed Liamâs hand again. âIâm staying here with Liam. In fact⊠weâve just agreed to get married!â
Adonis lunged forward, but we took a huge step back, avoiding him.
âCut the crap, Bel!â
âOoh⊠poor choice of words!â I tried to high five Liam, who hesitated for a long moment, and then finally gave me one with another sigh.
Adonis was undisturbed. âJoke all you like. You canât change reality with quips and funny words.â His face was distorted by a snarl. âI donât know how youâre still alive, but even if youâve found a temporary measure, it wonât last forever. You are a heroine. THE heroine. Your very nature rejects and is rejected by this realm. The longer you stay, the weaker you become. Even if you force yourself to remain here, then the realm itself will begin to destabilize and fade.â
His words struck like a blow. âYouâre lying.â I whispered, wishing I believed my own words.
Adonis chuckled grimly. âI donât lie, Bel. You and I donât agree at all on a lot of things, but you know me well enough to know I donât lie.â
âThat doesnât mean you tell all of the truth.â Liam finally spoke up, glaring.
Adonis didnât back down. âShut up, Monster.â
âStop calling him that!â
âSilly, innocent, Bel.â Adonis laughed at my outburst. âWhat do you think Liam is?â
âShut up.â I didnât want to hear what he had to say.
âI already told you: I donât lie. I call Liam a monster because thatâs exactly what he is.â He grinned. â A literal monster. Donât believe me? Just ask him.â
I felt Liam shaking beside me and gripped his hand tighter. I knew Liam wasnât human, but I donât want to learn the truth from Adonis. Which means I have one option left:
âYeah, I know.â I rolled my eyes, and stated nonchalantly. âLiam told me a while ago.â
Bluffing.
Adonis was taken aback by my confidence, but soon his eyes narrowed, studying me. âYou donât know. He wouldnât tell you!â
âThink what you want.â I shrugged. âBut Iâve been here a while⊠since you kidnapped me and dumped me here, by the way⊠and it would be impossible for Liam to hide his true self for this long.â
âYouâŠâ
âI know everything.â I lied, knowing almost nothing. âAnd I donât care. Iâm staying with him anyways.â
Adonis was silent for a long moment, looking at us both, his gaze dropped, focusing on our clasped hands.
âFINE.â He turned around, and I tried not to chuckle as he trailed poop on the ground.
But his next words stilled any desire to laugh.
âThis place will either kill you or destroy itself. The end will come sooner than you expect. If you donât care about all the countless lower realms and all their innocent inhabits out there that you are condemning to destruction by staying here, then at least care about your own well being, or your friendâs, as he needs this place to stay alive. Â If it fades... well, you know. Iâll come back to collect you once youâve come to your senses.â He shook his head, and I felt a growing sense of dread. âGive up, Bel. You must accept your fate.â
He was gone, and Liam and I were left alone.
I let go of Liamâs hand, stepping away, and he reached out as if to catch me, his hand pausing mid-motion, his face pale.
His terrified eyes met mine. âBel⊠I can explain.â Liamâs voice was hoarse, his eyes red, his hand still in the air, shaking. âPlease⊠Iâll tell you everything. Just⊠just donât hate me, pleaseâŠnot you too.â
My heart broke at his pain. I reached out, grabbed his outstretched hand and pulled him closer, hugging him tightly. âI donât hate you.â I could feel his entire body trembling. âNot even a little.â
He stepped backwards, a small nervous smile on his face. âYou say that now but⊠You donât know my secret yet.â
âNo matter WHAT you are, Liam. You are you. And thatâs all that matters.â I held a finger against his lips as he started to speak again. âThat being said. Why donât you tell me in the morning? You and I are both tired, and I donât really feel like hearing your biggest secret after Adonis the Poop King threatened us. Tell me in the morning, IF you really want me to know."
Liamâs smile grew, his whole expression lighter. âThe morning then, Iâll tell you for sure.â
We separated to get some sleep.
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Fragments of worlds flashed through my dreams, one after the next, so quickly I couldnât grasp what was happening. The few scenes it lingered on made me wish it hadnât.
âŠ
He was on the ground, bleeding from a gunshot wound. The growls of zombies could be heard in the distance. My eyes were blurred with tears.
All I could see was blood, too much blood.
âLiam.â His name escaped my lips.
âSorry, I have to go first.â
More blood.
âNext time, letâs get married? â
âŠ
Before I could respond I was in a new world, facing him once more. He was larger, more muscular, but too pale. Laying on a bed. Two small puncture wounds were visible on his neck.
âLiam⊠wake up.â
My hand, shaking, tried to check a pulse, hoping, praying to find it.
There was only the stillness of death.
âŠ
World after world, flipping through too fast to remember. Finally, it stilled once more.
âWhy do you always die, Liam?â I was crying once more.
He laughed a sad sound, but I couldnât see him. His voice was above me. âThatâs the fate of a villain, Bel. Thatâs the fate of a monster. I was never meant to be happy. I was only ever meant to be sacrificed for othersâ happiness.â He faded away to nothing, and I was alone in the dark.
âLiam.â
*** YOU MUST ACCEPT YOUR FATE***
The blue words hung there, threateningly, and I backed away. The words followed, leaving me unable to run away even if I wanted to.
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âLIAM!â
I woke up in a cold sweat, struggling to sense what was real and what wasnât. Breathing deeply, I pushed myself up, getting out of the bed, moving towards the center of our cave.
I wanted to find Liam.
I searched all the rooms, however, and he wasnât there.
Panicking a bit, I walked out of the cave.
Thud.
Something small and white fell from the sky and landed at my feet. I looked closer. It appeared to be a white dove. Its neck broken. Blood pooled underneath it, almost staining my feet.
âWhatâŠ?â Where did the dove come from, how had it survived in this realm? Why did it die?
As I watched on in horror, the blood moved and formed into words:
YOU MUST ACCEPT YOUR FATE,
I ran away. I was no longer sure if I was still trapped within the dream or if reality itself had gone insane. Nothing else mattered but my goal:
I needed to see Liam.
âLiam!â I called out again, seeing some traces along the ground and following the trail. I could hear movement up ahead, and Liamâs voice, talking seemingly to himself. The voice was familiar and not at the same time, spoken with a deep harsh tone.
âOkay, I just have to be calm, Bel said she doesnât care what I amâŠ. NO!⊠this is stupid, I should run away⊠but I canât run away, that would mean leaving Bel behind⊠Maybe, I could take her with me? ⊠YEAH! ... But wait... that defeats the purpose of running away to keep her from finding out what I am!â
I heard a loud growl and a thud. The sounds didnât seem human. I slowed down, getting a glimpse of an enormous dark something beyond the trees in a large clearing ahead as his voice continued.
âOkay, just tell her the truth, and explain all the benefits⊠free heating source... free rides flying in the sky⊠umm⊠something else⊠ Come on, Liam! Think, think!â Â
More crashes sounded out, and I hesitated to move into the clearing. What will I find?
I thought of my dream, of Liam in many forms dying in front of me. I thought of the bloody message scrawled out in front of the cave. I canât back away now.
âLiam!â I called out, trying to keep my voice from trembling. âIâm here! Can I come into the clearing?â
I didnât want to force him, especially hearing his anxious rants.
Liam let out a shriek, the sound mixed with a strange inhuman growl. âBEL?! Umm⊠so...you want to come into the clearing⊠Iâm a little indisposed at the momentâŠâ
âLiam.â My voice was soft now, but in the dead silence of the forest, I knew he could hear me. âI want to see you. I wonât run away.â
ââŠâ The silence dragged on and on. Just as I was about to give up and walk awayâŠ
âYou can come.â He sounded scared, resigned, but at the same time, determined.
âAre you sureâŠ?â
âIâm sure.â
I took a deep breath and stepped forward.
Immediately I looked up, tilting my head back all the way upwards just to see his face. He was large, not quite as large as the ancient beast from previous the lower realm. If then he had been the size of a mountain, now he was the size of a three story house.
He was darker than the night sky above him, with shining scales interlocking in a tight armor.
Spikes rose up in a long row, bristling, protecting his back.
Large wings, with stretched leathery skin flapped nervously behind him.
A long winding  neck, leading upward.
Teeth, enormous and deadly, protruded from an elongated scaly jaw.
And looking straight at me, unblinking, were his eyes, the vertical slit pupil set within a wonderful, familiar dark blue. The face seemed unsuited for showing emotion, yet I could see everything he felt within the depths of his eyes.
Nervousness.
Excitement.
Caring.
It WAS Liam.
Liam was a dragon.
I hesitated for a moment, and in that silence, I saw the fear bloom brightly within his eyes. His head tucked in, hiding underneath his wings.
âLiam⊠youâre a dragon?â I phrased it as a question, but he could be nothing else. âWow, thatâs really cool!â
"Really?" Slowly, his eyes peeked out from his wings. Â âYouâre not just saying that?â It felt strange to hear Liamâs voice coming from this form, but it was the familiar sound that reassured me as well.
âNope! I think you look very strong and awesome!â I reached out a hand and moved forward, Liam stuck out his head close, allowing me to touch the side of his face. The black shiny scales seemed softer to the touch than I had expected, the surface cool against my palm.
âYou really donât care? Even though Iâm a monster?â
âIâd rather be in the company of a dragon like you than the kind of monster that Adonis is.â I shrugged. âI guess that says a lot about me.â
âThank you, Bel.â His voice was filled with relief, and I couldnât help but smile. Â
I settled in, asking, âHave you always been a dragon? Or did you start out human?â
"Always." Liam crouched down, keeping his head low towards the ground so I didnât have to bend my neck to see him. âThis is what I am. Iâve been like this since I was old enough to remember anything.â
âWere you always here, in this realm?â
Liam let out an angry growl. âNo. I came from a different realm. One where dragons and humans existed together. I was young⊠very young, when I was taken away. Dragons tend to be solitary creatures, but typically they protect their young until they reach adulthood.â He sighed. âMy parents, however, died right after my birth, killed in a large battle with humans. After that, I was being raised by my grandfather. He was amazing! He taught me what it meant to be a dragon.â
âYour grandfather raised you?â Is heâŠâ I trailed off, unable to finish the question.
âDead.â Liamâs voice was flat. "The System came to collect me. My grandfather tried to stop it⊠he was destroyed, along with my entire realm.â Two golden tears dropped from the dragonâs eyes. âI couldnât save him, I couldnât save anyone.â
âThe System?â
âI donât know what it is. It appeared as bright blue words written across the sky when I saw it. Itâs what makes the portals⊠what creates the missions we see in the lower realms. It controls seemingly everything but at the same time seems to be interested in nothing. I donât know if itâs a god or the devil or something else entirely⊠but I watched its power as it destroyed my realm.â
Bright blue words? Shuddering, I thought of the counter that only I could see. Is that the system too? I reached out, trying to hug the enormous dragon head. âIâm sorry Liam.â
âIt told me I was born to be the ultimate villain, and that all others would derive their fate from me.â He sighed. âIt said that the classic story was that of a hero, a princess, and the monster that kidnaps the princess. My fate was to separate them, and then be destroyed to allow for a happy ending.â He looked down at me. âThen I woke up here, alone except the occasional creature that tries to survive⊠they never do, not for long. This world slowly destroys them. Of course, most nights, portals would open up and drag me in.â
âLiamâŠâ
âYou saw my mission last time. Theyâre all like that. Lose everything, get severely injured⊠die. Every single one of them. The story of the lower realms canât be complete unless there is a satisfyingly bad end to the villain.â
âDid you always follow the mission?â I couldnât help but ask.
âNot at first. Especially when I was still very young, I struggled against it, tried to avoid it. I would run and hide and stay away. But then the lower realm would be destroyed, I would wake up here and the next world would open up shortly. Finally, I started to complete the mission as quickly as possible, so I could just go back home, and no one else would get hurt.â
I wished I couldnât imagine it, but I could. I had been to countless lower realms with Adonis. How many of them had Liam been there, dying, getting hurt, just so that he could stop suffering and come back here? How many times has he chosen to die painfully, rather than let a lower realm be destroyed? I remembered him drinking the poison when we first met, his nonchalant expression at his upcoming demise.
âBel, donât cry.â
âIâm notâŠâ My voice paused, as I reached up and felt tears running down my face. âIâŠâ
âItâs okay, Iâm used to it.â
âItâs NOT okay!â
âItâs my fate.â
âSCREW FATE!â
*** Soul transfer 73% complete. ***
I ignored the words, feeling slightly sick sight of the glowing blue letters. If this is the system, this⊠thing⊠kidnapped Liam and forced him into this never-ending hell. I canât trust anything it says.
Liam laughed, his eyes happy. âYeah, screw fate.â
I touched his face again. âI will protect you. I wonât let fate, or the System, or even Adonis win. Weâll find a way for me to stay here, and then find a way to avoid our fates AND save the lower realms.â
ââŠâ
âWhat you donât believe me?â
He blinked. âYou still want to stay here?â
âYeah⊠arenât we getting married? Typically married people stay in the same realm of existence.â
âYOU STILL WANT TO MARRY ME?â
âOf course! Didn't I already ask you in the last lower realm? Out of the two people Iâve met in the higher realms, you are definitely the best husband material.â
âIâm a dragon.â
âAnd the other choice is Adonis.â
â⊠Fair.â He chuckled. âI believe you, but promise me:  if we do anything to go against fate⊠letâs do it together.â
âDeal. Now letâs head back.â
âFirst, youâll need blood.â He raised a claw, and bit it, dripping golden drops into a small bowl. He then was covered in a black smoke, and a much smaller, much more human Liam emerged and picked up the bowl, walking towards me with a smile. âHere you go.â
ââŠ.â
âBel?â
ââŠâ
âUmmâŠ.â
I finally forced out. âLIAM, YOU ARE NAKED!â
âShoot!â He shoved the bowl into my hands and grabbed pants that had been neatly folded nearby, his face bright red. âSorry, I forgot.â He paused and looked down at himself. âEverything I have should be normal for a human, right?â
âLiam⊠Itâs fine⊠yes, youâre normal.â I coughed as he grinned with relief. âThereâs nothing wrong, I just⊠was surprised.â I turned away and drank my bowl of blood, waiting until the sounds of changing had stopped to turn back towards him. He took the bowl and wiped it clean, and then held out his hand for mine.
As we held hands, he laughed again. âSorry, I forgot you get shocked when I get naked suddenly.â
âThis is the first time this has happened, though?â
He paused at my words, his eyes confused. âNo⊠itâs happened before. You were an elfâŠâ He shook his head, as if to clear it. âI canât remember clearly.â
âMaybe you were flashing some other person?â I raised an eyebrow.
âNo, Iâm certain it was you.â Was his firm answer.
âOkay, sure⊠so, Liam?â
âYes?â
âI have a very important question.â
âWhatâs that?â
âWas it YOUR poop that I dropped on top of Adonis?â
ââŠâ
ââŠâ
âLiam?â
âOH LOOK AT THE TIME! Letâs go home!â And with that, Liam dragged me out of the clearing and back to our cave, with me laughing the entire way.
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When we arrived, we came across the dead dove once more. Liam stopped in his tracks, staring down at it silently.
âActually, this was part of why I was looking for you in the first place. It just flew down out of nowhere, and killed itself here.â I stared at the words written in coagulated blood. âWho would do this?â
âThe System.â He spit the words out like a curse.
âWhy doves⊠I thought it spoke in blue glowing letters?â
Liam was still staring down at the dove, and for a moment, I could see the dragon he was behind his human appearing eyes. âDoves have meaning.â
âMeaning?â
âOften a messenger of the divine, or for all-powerful beings⊠they are also seen as a symbol of peace. So to have one come from the heavens and kill itself, for the message to be written in bloodâŠ.
âItâs a declaration of war.â I shuddered. âIt wants to force us to accept our fate. Me to go back to the Higher Realm and play heroine with Adonis⊠youâŠâ
âTo suffer and die in an endless sacrifice for the happy ending.â
I squeezed his hand. âNeither is going to happen.â
He didnât look away from the bloody message. âI hope youâre right.â
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Days passed.
Adonis, unfortunately, had not lied. Over time, Liamâs blood became less and less effective. I stayed in bed for most of the day, only able to do brief outings into the forest before having to rest once more. Liam grew increasingly frantic, increasing the dose and would have tried to drain himself dry if I hadnât stopped him.
But I wasnât the only one affected.
The edges of the realm were starting to fade into darkness. It took a while for us to realize, but when we came up to the nothingness, the emptiness where forest had once been, I was forced to confront the truth: I was dying. The realm was dying. I couldnât stay.
But Liam couldnât leave, except for the lower realms. Â
The portals became much less frequent, but I went with him each time. We tried to find ways to fix the worlds that completed both our missions, I tried my best to protect Liam from getting hurt.
We did not see Adonis again. He seemed to be biding his time.
Or he was so mad at Operation: Poop Trap that he is spending some time away from us. Either way, not too sad about it.
Finally, one day came. I couldnât get out of bed at all. Liam stayed by my side, feeding me meat and mixed vegetables he had cooked. His cooking skills were fantastic now, but my failing body could barely appreciate it. I tried my best to eat, anyways, hoping not to worry him.
âTell me what to do, Bel.â He whispered, feeding me another bite with a roughly carved spoon. âI donât want to send you back there⊠but I canât watch you die.â
âWhat if I would rather die than go back?â I asked. âWould you knock me out and send me anyways?â
Liam hung his head. âNo. I wonât force you. I know better than most what its like to live with no choices. I can't send you into the same existence. If you choose to die...â His eyes filled with tears. âIâll choose to go with you.â
âNoâŠâ
âThatâs MY choice, Bel.â
I sighed. âWell, letâs try to avoid that ending then.â I started coughing, unable to take another bite. Liam out away the food with a solemn expression.
âDo you have a plan?â
âIâve fixed countless broken stories. I always have a plan.â I tried to grin, but was too tired to maintain it for long. âI just need to make it to the next lower realm.â
I thought of the glowing blue counter I could see, and the dark power that even now hovered around my fingertips.
Hopefully this works. Everything depends on finding the right type of lower realm. I donât have much time left, so I really hope the next one will have what I need. For both of our sakes.
After the discussion we fell silent, but stayed side by side, enjoying being together. A deeply uncertain future faced us, but at least one thing was true:
We were facing it together.
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That night, a new portal opened up. Liam, carrying me, stepped up to the red-rimmed glowing opening.
"Are you sure you want to come?" He asked in a worried tone.
"I'm sure. Once we're inside, I'll try to find you as soon as I can."
"Focus on being safe, first."
I smiled, resting a pale hand against his face. "I'll find a way for us to escape fate, Liam. I promise. The key to it is in this realm." It has to be.
His arms tightened around me. "As long as we're together."
"Together." I agreed.
He stepped into the portal quickly. As always, we were separated immediately after crossing the portal and fell into darkness.
I woke up, confused, looking all around me.
I was in water. Fish swam all around me, sunlight filtering through the waves and bouncing around them. Coral littered the ground, seaweed waving nearby, an intricate underwater garden. It was beautiful. A paradise.
And thatâs when I realized I was breathing underwater.
Hmm⊠thatâs not normal. I looked down at my arms. They seemed human enough, my hair coiling around my body. At least Iâm not a fish or a sea monster. I thought, looking at the rest of me.
Then I saw my tail.
Ah crap.
I was a mermaid.
#writing#pfts#please fix the story#fantasy#liam and bel#this lower realm is the last one before the end.#hopefully next week will be when I finish this!!!!#wish me luck
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[image description: A scaled and spined amphibious contestant wears a 50âs era patterned bathing costume and a banner that reads âMiss Katonicâ. They stand in glowing turquoise water in which the thousands of background stars reflect, their left hand on hip and right hand gesticulating oddly. Text reads, â49, Melusine Marsh ~ The Small God of Cosmic Humorâ]
Right now, someone is dreaming of running from her, stumbling before the passage of her terrible feet, shrinking away from the reach of her horrible claws, about to meet their inevitable end in the snapping of her voracious jaws.
Melusine thinks this is hilarious.
Also right now, someone is dreaming of rubbing scented oil over her scaled skin, caressing her improbable breasts with cupped and welcoming hands, drawing her as close to them as flesh allows. Â They walk in Opheliaâs embrace tonight.
Melusine thinks this is hilarious, too.
Monster fighter or monster fetishist, or anything in the wide cosmos between, she is there to point, to laugh at your confusion, and to chip away at the foundations of your understanding of the universe.
Tentacles are funny, and sheâs been saying that for years.
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RippleClan: Moon 57
Weedfoot believes she is meant for something greater. Wildclaw recovers from her bite but is left with a new scar. Leatherkit eats a bug.
[Image ID: Weedfoot talks to Wildclaw while Leatherkit plays in the background. Weedfoot yowls, âLeatherkit! We do not eat bugs!â Under Wildclaw, it says + NEW SKILL: GOOD FIGHTER, - CONDITION: BITE WOUND.]
(Weedfoot: 106, female, deputy, charismatic, steady paws, formidable fighter)
(Wildclaw: 49, female, caretaker, fierce, trusted advisor, good fighter)
(Leatherkit: 5, male, kit, impulsive, avid play-fighter, confident with words)
Weedfoot leads a patrol to track down the Witch Hunters and free Carnationspeckle, once and for all.
[Image ID: Weedfoot leads Wildclaw, Waspdawn, Puddlewhisper, Darkkick, Mosspounce, and Trumpetspore.]
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Lemmy knew where they were keeping Carnationspeckle.
Madeline and Achilles finally welcomed Lemmy into the inner circle of enforcers after she caught a scout stealing prey set aside for the pregnant and nursing queens of the community. According to her, they let her spend the night guarding Carnationspeckle near somewhere she called the Singing Place. Sheâd told the entire Clan as soon as she could cross the river. Today was the day to act. Today was the day RippleClan would get their beloved Carnationspeckle back.
Weedfoot led a large patrol across the river. Wildclaw had fully recovered from her dog bite and sported a bright scar to remember the moment by; despite having only just been cleared to fight, she was determined to rescue her old mentor. She swam right at Weedfootâs side, a deputyâs deputy in the coming conflict. Darkkick and Trumpetspore brought along a warriorâs combat skill, sticking by one anotherâs side as they followed the stepping stones across. Weedfoot had to keep reminding Mosspounce to stick behind her while Waspdawn and Puddlewhisper were stoic and prepared to do whatever it took to rescue their dear friend.
They had a plan to rescue Carnationspeckle, and a plan to get the Witch Hunters off their backs. Weedfoot just had to pray that Oilstripe and Troutpool could find success with their side of the attack.
It was a long and quiet walk in the earliest glimmers of dawn. When Weedfoot glanced back at her patrol, most of them were dark shadows walking through the wet grass. There was still some snow on the ground, but it clung in patches under the cool shade of giant trees. Blooms were beginning to grow on the twigs, telling the RippleClan cats that something new was on the horizon. A new year meant a new freedom from the chaos the Witch Hunters had wrought on the Clans.
The human settlement was like a slice of Silverpelt on the ground. The small, flickering lights within the dens gave every home a feeling of warmth and nourishment that made Weedfootâs stomach growl. The humans could not be trusted, however; Jamesâ stories warned her of the fickle and unpredictable nature of their kind. Yet, oddly enough, it would be the humans and their odd rituals that would prove Carnationspeckleâs salvation.
âMosspounce, youâve been here before,â Weedfoot whispered as they neared the settlement. âDid you see the Singing Place during your visit?â
âIf I did, I wouldnât know it,â Mosspounce said. âLemmy said it wouldnât be hard to hear when the humans arrived. Itâll be a few hours, though. They donât wake up until late in the morning.â
âWe should wait somewhere outside the settlement,â Puddlewhisper said with a shiver. âI donât trust this place. It feels hostile.â
âThen weâll camp here,â Weedfoot said, stopping by the remnants of a dead monster, all shards of wood and leather, never able to make it home. âWildclaw, pass out the pemmican.â Wildclaw had a leather pouch wrapped around her torso; she reached around and tugged off the strap, letting the leather drop. She passed small chunks of pemmican out to each member of the patrol, who gratefully held it between their paws as they nibbled. They saved a large chunk for Carnationspeckle; she would need the nourishment when she was free.
Weedfoot watched the sun rise. She could not see the ocean from where she sat, but she felt its presence in the air, another quiet comfort of RippleClan in hostile territory. The patrol shared tongues and stretched as they waited, unable to stay still. Puddlewhisper kept her eyes out for Witch Hunters or any other cats who could warn Madeline and her lackeys of their approach. Wildclaw and Waspdawn discussed strategy. Darkkick was the only one able to nap, for reasons Weedfoot could not understand. Everyone was ready to bring their friend home.
Some time later, Weedfoot held a paw to the horizon. The entire sun rested on top of her paw. She steadied herself. If Lemmy was right, now was the time to strike. Weedfoot jumped onto the dead monster and raised her tail. Puddlewhisper nudged Darkkick awake. The patrol focused on their deputy. Just as Weedfoot was about to lead the patrol toward the human settlement, a massive bang rang out from the tall dens. Trumpetspore and Waspdawn hissed, flinching at the loud sound.
âThatâs the sound of the Singing Place!â Mosspounce gasped. âLemmy told me they make a loud sound to summon other humans. Theyâll be starting soon!â
âThen we need to hurry,â Weedfoot huffed. âStay to the shadows between the dens. Do not let any cats see you. We donât know who may recognize us.â Weedfoot hurried toward the clanging sound, ears ringing as her patrol of loyal friends and family followed.
According to Lemmy, humans gathered at the Singing Place four or five times a moon in some sort of grand Gathering of music and community. The tall white den was so busy and loud that few cats could stand to live there, and even fewer would stay while the humans sang. Someone (hopefully Lemmy) would be forced to stay and guard Carnationspeckle through the clamor, but they wouldnât be able to stand up against seven angry Clan cats.
Weedfoot would not call the sound echoing through the settlement âsingingâ. It was more like wailing, the sort that pierced the patrolâs ears. Weedfoot had no desire to understand their definition of music. She was more focused on rescuing the kind little kit she once found sleeping in the shipwreck, unaware of the loving family she would build.
The singing made it easy to find the Singing Place. Even if the den had been quiet, it would have stood out for its peaked roof and snow-white walls. Weedfoot didnât know it was possible to find wood that white. The walls seemed to shake with the force of the humansâ sound. Weedfoot held her tail up. The patrol pressed into the stone wall of a human den, hidden in darkness.Â
âWildclaw, Waspdawn,â Weedfoot whispered. The pair slipped next to her. The rest of the patrol waited by the den as Weedfoot, Wildclaw, and Waspdawn crossed the empty horse path to the Singing Place. The den rose out of the ground, leaving a small hill around it. While stones lined the foundation, sometimes the earth slipped deeper, leaving small gaps underneath the Singing Place. Weedfoot pressed against the vibrating white walls and snuck along the den.
Weedfoot looked around a sharp corner. A light brown torbie sat beside a large hole under the Singing Place, seemingly unbothered by the noise. So they wouldnât be dealing with Lemmy; no matter. This is what RippleClan cats trained for. Weedfoot looked to Waspdawn and twirled her tail high. Waspdawn nodded and trotted the other way, looping around the back half of the den. Wildclaw readied herself at the corner, eyes locked on the Witch Hunter guard. A short time later, Waspdawn poked his head around the other side of the wall. Weedfoot raised her tail high. All three cats held their breath.
Weedfoot dropped her tail. Waspdawn and Weedfoot sprinted out of cover. They tackled the Witch Hunter at the same time, dragging her to her belly. Their claws and fangs tore through her bicolored pelt. The Witch Hunter yowled as the Clan cats drew blood. Wildclaw gave her a good strong kick. The Witch Hunter, tail between her legs, tumbled down the hill and scrambled away from the Singing Place. She would be back with reinforcements soon, Weedfoot was certain. They had to be quick.
âCarnationspeckle!â Weedfoot cried. She stuck her head into the dark hole. A shadowy mass sat in the back of the den. Tired blue eyes shone in the morning light. Carnationspeckle limped into view. Her long and fluffy coat was matted and tangled. Her strong swimming muscles had eroded and allowed her bones to press against her skin. Rage once again sparked through Weedfoot. Madeline and her Witch Hunters would be receiving too light a punishment if this was how they treated dear, gentle Carnationspeckle.
âWeedfoot,â Carnationspeckle gasped. Carnationspeckle scrambled out of the hole. Weedfoot grabbed her scruff, helping her weak paws to solid ground. Wildclaw, blood covering her claws, pressed so hard into Carnationspeckle that she almost knocked her former mentor over.
âDid Oilstripe make it home?â Carnationspeckle asked as Waspdawn propped her back up.
âSheâs safe and waiting for you,â Weedfoot promised. Wildclaw looted through her leather pouch and pulled out the pemmican. Carnationspeckle took a huge bite and purred deeply.
âWe donât have time to eat,â Waspdawn reminded the pair. That was when a yowl bounced around the stone dens. It came from the shadowy path where the rest of the patrol lay hidden.
They had been found out.
[Image ID: Mosspounce says to Weedfoot, âWeedfoot, I still havenât found Lemmy. She was supposed to be here.â In the back, Carnationspeckle reunites with Troutpool, Rattlepelt, and Oilstripe.]
Weedfoot knew Madeline by description alone, but it was not hard to identify the crow-loving molly among the other Witch Hunters assaulting the patrol. Darkkick and Trumpetspore tore into a gray tom while Puddlewhisper had her fangs deep into Madelineâs shoulder. A giant red molly pounded Mosspounceâs face into the dry ground. More Witch Hunters hurried over, darting past a human riding a horse. The horse shrieked and bucked, making the human yowl.
âProtecting Carnationspeckle is your top priority,â Weedfoot barked at Wildclaw and Waspdawn. âWe are not leaving anyone here, understood?â Weedfoot didnât wait for an answer. She charged into the foray, her teeth quickly finding a target.
The Witch Hunters shoved Weedfoot against the hard stone walls of the human den. Her skin burned. Sharp teeth clacked together, trying to get at her throat. That was when Darkkick thundered in, knocking the Witch Hunters back with a blow from her shoulder.
âThank you!â Weedfoot panted, shoving off the wall.
âIâm just making up for what I couldnât do before,â Darkkick huffed, smacking a Witch Hunter aside.Â
At the other side of the skirmish, Madeline and Puddlewhisper had each other by the throat, rolling about and smacking into the walls. Weedfoot spun and jumped off the wall, flying into Madeline. They flung one over the other, tumbling through the battle. Weedfoot kicked Madeline in the stomach. The Witch Hunter General stumbled.
âWeedfoot, there are more coming!â Mosspounce yowled. Sure enough, a swarm of Witch Hunters, led by the torbie guard from earlier, hurried between the dens, teeth glistening.
âFall back!â Weedfoot ordered. She scrambled over stunned Witch Hunters and ran for Wildclaw and Waspdawn, who had chased off a Witch Hunter trying to claw at Carnationspeckle. Darkkick, Trumpetspore, Mosspounce, and Puddlewhisper shoved off their opponents. They grouped around Carnationspeckle with arched backs and deep growls.
âWe have to split up,â Wildclaw huffed. âWe canât escape them all as one patrol.â
âI wonât risk losing anyone!â Weedfoot yowled as the Witch Hunters gathered along the edge of the Singing Placeâs hill. Their growls and hisses were muffled by the singing still ringing out from behind the white wood walls. Weedfootâs flank met Waspdawn and Puddlewhisper, instinctively gathering around their mother for the coming battle.
A shadow flickered over Weedfootâs eyes. A loud and violent caw broke through the hissing cats and yowling humans. A crow looped over the crowd. The Witch Hunters froze, staring at the feathered beast. More crows fluttered onto the high roof of the Singing Place as their leader landed on Madelineâs head. It cawed once more, wings flapping. Madelineâs blue eyes grew wide.
âWhat?â she gasped, eyes straining to see the crow. âLet them go?âÂ
âThatâs exactly right!â Weedfootâs heart soared as a ginger tabby, a cream and white molly, and a furless gray cat bolted into view, panting hard. Had they run all the way from the Clans? The Witch Hunters yowled in outrage, eyes narrowing and tails flicking. The crow hopped off Madeline and stood by her, cawing softly. The Singing Place grew quiet.
âOilstripe!â Carnationspeckle cried, utter relief breaking her voice. âTroutpool! Rattlepelt!â
âMom!â Troutpool and Rattlepelt cheered. Weedfootâs patrol made way for the enthusiastic pair. Their faces dug deep into Carnationspeckleâs long fur. They cried as they purred, drawing sobs from their motherâs throat as well.Â
âYou,â Madeline growled, focused on Oilstripe. âThe ghost seer. The worst of the witches.â
âI know,â Oilstripe huffed, eyes darting about. âYou and the⊠many, many spirits around here have made your hatred very clear. I can understand where that hate comes from, considering how differently we view death. Thatâs why I went over your head. They call you the Crow Speaker, after all. I thought maybe you would listen to them.â
âBlasphemy!â a Witch Hunter yowled.
âOnly Madeline can understand the crows!â screamed another.
âI never said I understood what they said,â Oilstripe pointed out, moving between the RippleClan patrol and the Witch Hunters. âI just talked to them. In the Clans, some of our famous dead are considered Celestials who wield power over elements of the natural world. My daughter over there? Sheâs a cleric. She helped me pray to Feathertongue, Celestial of Crows, for help in finding your friends here. He answered. He led us to where the crows were gathered and I made my case.â In the bright morning glow reflected off the Singing Place, Weedfoot thought her old apprentice looked like a leader, encouraging her Clan through the hard times ahead.
âYou only learned about StarClan recently,â Oilstripe explained. âWe had no idea about your Other Side until you declared war on us. Our beliefs, our worlds, they donât have to interfere with one another. We wonât disturb the rest of your dead anymore. Weâll even avoid hunting crows! But you have to understand that we donât speak with the Other Side, we speak with StarClan. How can we be witches if our worlds donât interact? We can keep living the way weâve always had, keeping out of the othersâ affairs. Thatâs what I told the crows, and it seems thatâs what theyâre telling you.â The crow beside Madeline cawed again, and Madeline lowered her ear to better hear. Weedfoot squirmed as Madeline listened to her feathery leader. Madeline growled softly, but sheathed her claws.
âI want all of you out of our home, now,â she hissed. âOur war is over. Our affairs will be our own. Make sure all of your kind know that we will no longer harp over what you do with your own ancestors, but may your Celestials help you once more if you harass ours.â The Witch Hunters began to complain, but the crows on top of the Singing Place screamed and flapped their wings wildly, shutting their mouths.
Oilstripe hurried to Carnationspeckleâs side. She stood strong for her mate, grooming the mats that would have to be cut out. Mosspounce crept closer to Weedfoot.
âWeedfoot, I still havenât found Lemmy,â he whispered. âShe was supposed to be here.â
âYouâll have to pray you see her again,â Weedfoot sighed, shaking her head. âItâs time for us to go home.â
(Weedfoot: 106, female, deputy, charismatic, steady paws, formidable fighter)
(Wildclaw: 49, female, caretaker, fierce, trusted advisor, good fighter)
(Darkkick: 117, trans female, warrior, lonesome, talented swimmer, understands nature)
(Trumpetspore: 18, female, warrior, nervous, excellent potter, good storyteller)
(Mosspounce: 18, male, caretaker, adventurous, talented fire-starter)
(Waspdawn: 23, male, codekeeper, strict, learner of lore, clue finder)
(Puddlewhisper: 23, trans female, codekeeper, righteous, natural intuition, ghost sense)
(Carnationspeckle: 59, female, caretaker, compassionate, fish-like swimmer)
(Madeline: 105, female, Witch Hunter General, faithful, omen sight)
(Oilstripe: 59, female, historian, charismatic, ghost sight)
(Troutpool: 17, female, cleric, insecure, ghost sense)
(Rattlepelt: 40, female, artisan, fierce, leather artist)
#clangen#warrior cats#rippleclan#warriors#rippleclan story#weedfoot#oilstripe#wildclaw#leatherkit#darkkick#trumpetspore#mosspounce#waspdawn#puddlewhisper#carnationspeckle#madeline#troutpool#rattlepelt
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Why not, yâknow?? :3c Letâs have some fun! Never done one these so go easy on me lmao. Feel free to reblog and ask away!
FF7 Ask List đ âïž
1. Gotta start with the obvious: favorite character? How come?
2. Favorite piece of music?
3. Favorite scene? What makes it so impactful to you?
4. Favorite installment in the compilation? (EC + AC included!)
5. Have you played every game? If so, wowsers! Respect!
6. Favorite ship? You into platonic stuff? No sweat! Favorite friendship?
7. On that note: favorite character interactions in general?
8. A line of dialogue you find hilarious? Heartbreaking?
9. Who do you consider the most âevilâ in FF7? Sephiroth? Jenova? Pres ShinRa? Hojo? Hollander? Lucrecia? Other?
10. Do you believe Sephiroth is being controlled? To what extent?
11. Most underrated character?
12. Most overrated character? (If you think one exists!)
13. Favorite location?
14. Favorite weapon?
15. Favorite member of AVALANCHE?
16. Favorite Turk?
17. Favorite enemy/monster?
18. Favorite DMW cutscene?
19. Favorite fanfic? Fanfics?
20. Have you seen Advent Children? Thoughts??
21. If you could have one plushie of a character, whoâd it be?
22. What is YOUR ideal Nibelheim fix-it? <3
23. If you could say one thing to one character, who and what would it be?
24. Who do you want to be real?
25. Would you want to be a SOLDIER? What color would you want your eyes?
26. What do you think is each of the First Classesâ favorite snack? (Yep yep we know Seph likes pasta shssjshhs)
27. What do you think is each of the First Classesâ favorite movie?
28. What do you think is each of the First Classesâ favorite song?
29. What do you think is each of the First Classesâ favorite ___? (insert your own!)
30. What adjective would you describe each of the First Classes with? Can only pick one!
31. Write a small letter to one character of the askerâs choice
32. Doodle a pic of one character of the askerâs choice. (Art skills donât matter here! No judgment <3 Only fun!)
33. Write a 3-5 sentence fic crumb of ___! (Askerâs choice; can be pairing, platonic, or just a single fella!)
34. Make up your own materia/spell!
35. Favorite memory with FF7?
36 Favorite part of the FF7 community? <3
37. Make an FF7 joke/pun :3c
38. Whatâs a fanon thing that you believed to be canon for the LONGEST time?
39. Favorite fan theory?
40. Favorite side quest?
41. Favorite cutscene?
42. Whatâs one thing about any of the FF7 games (+ AC) that you would change or add?
43. How many lines of Loveless do you know by heart?
44. Create a propaganda slogan for SOLDIER
45. Make a silly acronym for SOLDIER!
46. Rank all the games/AC in the compilation
47. What character do you relate the most to??
48. How would you describe FF7 in 7 words?
49. What got you into the series?! <3
50. Bonus! Ask your own question!
#ffvii#ff7#final fantasy vii#ask list#sephiroth#zack fair#crisis core#asks#angeal hewley#genesis rhapsodos#professor hojo#jenova#nibelheim incident#fanfics#randomness#avalanche#shinra electric power company#ff7 turks#ever crisis#advent children
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KoM 49 - House Wade
@clovercrafted âs Summer Fun build event Day 10 - By the Sea
The Kingdom of Mossland now has another noble house joining itâs population, which brings the total up to a staggering two.
Living in their seaside manor, House Wade is well known for their love of the sea and all things fishing related. (Iâve been watching a lot of River Monsters lately) Members of this house have risen to fame from captaining several expeditions to far away lands for mapping and research, and use their wealth to furnish a comfortable home for themselves and their descendants. The manor itself has no interior because I just couldnât be bothered, but the exterior is quite nice and features a large flower garden, a smaller vegetable garden, and a patio with flower boxes. And just look at that bridge and cliff road. I was planning to add in a small cove and fishing docks on the sea side of the cliffs but I just couldnât justify it as it felt too much like interior work.
#minecraft#mineblr#cloverssummerfun23#minecraft build#minecraft creative#minecraft cottagecore#minecraft aesthetic#build challenge#minecraft scenery#minecraft mizunos#minecraft screenshots
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Monkey King: Hero Is Back (2015) è„żæžžèź°äč性ćŁćœæ„
Director: Tian Xiaopeng Screenwriter: Tian Xiaopeng / Liu Hu / Mi Li / Jin Ran / Jin Cheng Starring: Zhang Lei / Lin Zijie / Wu Wenlun / Tong Zirong / Liu Jiurong / Wu Di / Liu Beichen / Zhao Qianjing / Zhou Shuai Genre: Drama / Animation / Fantasy Country/Region of Production: Mainland China Language: Mandarin Chinese / Cantonese Date: 2015-07-10 (Mainland China) Duration: 89 minutes Also known as: Return of the Monkey King / Monkey King /Journey to the West 3D / CUG: King of Heroes / è„żéèšäč性èæžäŸ / 性ćŁćœæ„ / çŽç / è„żæžžèź°3D IMDb: tt4644382 Type: Retelling
Summary:
The all-powerful Monkey King, Sun Wukong, is imprisoned by the Buddha within an ice cage deep within the mountains for rebelling against heaven.
500 years later, Mountain Trolls attack a group of travelers, all except for a baby boy named Liuer are killed, and Liuer is adopted by a monk after floating down a river in a basket. (The name Jiang Liuer means River Flow Child.) Several years later, the same trolls invade a small village and kidnap 49 young children. Liuer saves one of the baby girls and is chased by the trolls for doing so. He stumbles into the cave where the Monkey King was imprisoned, and unknowingly releases him from his curse. Sun Wukong defeats the trolls, although he is only able to use physical attacks, since a remnant of Buddha's seal prevents him from regaining his magical powers, causing him pain whenever he tries to harness his magic.
Wukong attempts to break the Buddha's seal to no avail. Liuer and the girl enthusiastically greet Wukong, not knowing he has lost his powers, and pester him with endless questions. (One example is when Liuer asks if the god Nezha is a boy or a girl. Wukong answers, a girl.) Annoyed, Wukong attempts to avoid the two, but is unable to evade them. A stone monster, created by the Buddha to keep Wukong imprisoned, attacks the three. Liuer manages to undo the spell on the monster, but falls off a cliff in the process. When he awakes, he finds out Wukong has saved him.
The three come upon Bajie, the Heavenly Immortal "Tian Peng Yuan Shuai" (Marshal of Heavenly Canopy) that Wukong defeated when he rebelled against Heaven 500 years ago, now reincarnated into a pig demon. Though Wukong is again hesitant, Bajie joins the group as well. They also run into a white dragon that attacks them and tries to eat Liuer but Sun Wukong scares it off. (This also happened in the original canon, although unlike in the original books, the dragon does not turn into a white horse.)
They stay overnight at an inn, but its owners turn out to be Trolls in disguise, who try to kidnap the baby. More trolls arrive and Wukong fights them off. The leader of the monsters, Hun Dun, appears, defeating Wukong and capturing the girl. After Wukong refuses to pursue them, Liuer goes ahead to save them on his own.
Hun Dun reveals his plan to sacrifice all the children they have kidnapped in order to gain magical powers. Liuer meets with his mentor, Fa Ming, to try to rescue them but nearly get captured. Wukong finds a doll of himself that Liuer had and realises how important of a figure he is. He and Bajie go to help Liuer. Saving Liuer and the 49 children, Wukong defeats the monsters. However, a solar eclipse occurs, and Hun Dun turns into a giant monstrous beast. Liuer is seemingly crushed by the rubble from Hun Dun's rampage. Upon seeing the boy's apparent death, Sun Wukong is devastated. Full of fury, he forcibly breaks Buddha's Seal, regaining his original supernatural powers, and easily defeats Hun Dun.
The final part of this movie connects to the themes in the original canon. Sun Wukong only regains his powers when he fights for someone else rather than himself, as Sun Wukong's powers are meant to protect the monk Xuanzang/TangSeng/Tang Sanzang against evil and lead the monk to enlightenment. Sun Wukong as a character is also meant to represent an enlightened mind, which is why Sun Wukong's staff emerges from his head. Jiang Liuer himself is the younger Xuanzang, since he only received the name Xuanzang after he was ordained.
In the end, Liuer is shown to have survived Hun Dun's rampage, and they return the abducted children to their families.
Source: https://movie.douban.com/subject/26277313/
Link: https://ww16.0123movie.net/movie/monkey-king-hero-is-back-6781.html
#Monkey King: Hero Is Back#è„żæžžèź°äč性ćŁćœæ„#Return of the Monkey King#Monkey King#Journey to the West 3D#Monkey King: Hero is Back#CUG: King of Heroes#è„żéèšäč性èæžäŸ#性ćŁćœæ„#çŽç#è„żæžžèź°3D#jttw media#jttw movie#movie#animation#cgi#retelling#addition#sun wukong#zhu bajie#demon king of havoc#demon king of chaos#tang sanzang#jiang liuer
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~How to Watch Pretty Cure in Order - Part 2~
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Pretty Cure has many seasons, so it can be confusing and overwhelming if you want to get into it. So I made this guide on how to watch all seasons and movies in order! Itâs very specific, almost unnecessarily so. But I know that itâll surely help people out!
This is part 2. So if you havenât seen part 1, do that before reading this!
Part 1 here!
Note: The plot sections were not written by me. They were copied and pasted from various sources. They were occasionally edited to make them less long, or to fix mistakes.
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~Important~
Pretty Cure, for the most part, does not need to be watched in order. You can watch almost any season first, and not be confused! There are some exceptions, of course. But Iâll get into those a bit later.
~Side Notes~
âą The movies donât need to be watched at a super specific point in the series. They are never mentioned in the actual series. Theyâre more like fun side quests. Itâs not even confirmed whether or not theyâre actually canon. But for those who want to be super specific, I added when during the series the movie aired.
âą In newer seasons, there is sometimes an episode that includes Pretty Cure teams from the past. Itâs usually not significant to the main story. But you can still watch it without being too confused.
âą Starting in 2014 with Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!, Pretty Cure started doing something called the âbaton passâ. Basically, during the last episode of the season, the main Cure for the next season will be featured. It ranges from a small cameo, to them having multiple minutes of screen time.
~Exceptions~
âą Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart must be watched after Futari wa Pretty Cure.
âą Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo! must be watched after Yes! Pretty Cure 5.
âą To watch Power of Hope: Pretty Cure Full Bloom, you have to have watched Futari wa Pretty Cure, Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart, Futari wa Pretty Cure SplashâStar, Yes! Pretty Cure 5, and Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!(seasons mentioned in part 1)
Letâs get started!
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~Season 11 - Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!~
Number of Episodes: 49
Theme: None?
Plot: The ruler of the evil Phantom Empire, Queen Mirage, begins her invasion on Earth using an army of Choiarks and powerful monsters called Saiarks. Pretty Cures are dispatched to fight against the Phantom Empire threat. Hime Shirayuki, a princess from the Blue Sky Kingdom who was given the power to become Cure Princess by a being named Blue, flees to Japan when her kingdom is invaded by the Phantom Empire.
Movies:
Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends
Aired After: Episode 6
Crossover?: Yes
Seasons Included: All(from that time)
Plot: Gureru and EnEn from the fairy school come looking for the new Pretty Cure, Megumi and Hime. But a mysterious incident occurs where children keep sleeping without waking up. The Pretty Cure gather to help children trapped in a dream world.
Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!: Ballerina of the Doll Kingdom
Aired After: Episode 35
Crossover?: No
Plot: The film's story is set in the Doll Kingdom, where dolls reside. The Happiness Charge Pretty Cure are asked to help by a woman named Tsumugi when the sudden appearance of Saiarks begin wreaking havoc upon the Kingdom. However, all is not what it seems with the mysterious man, Black Fang, dwelling in the shadows.
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~Season 12 - Go! Princess Pretty Cure~
Number of Episodes: 50
Theme: Princesses
Plot: When Haruka arrives at her new school, a chance encounter with a pair of magical creatures influences a series of unbelievable events, and Haruka awakens as "Cure Flora," the princess of blooming flowers. After two of Haruka's classmates also transform into legendary princesses, a story of self-discovery unfolds as the newfound team "Princess Precure" carries the responsibility of protecting everyone's dreams. Engaged in a battle between hope and despair, Haruka may find the key toward becoming the princess she has always dreamed to be.
Movies:
Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring CarnivalâȘ
Aired After: Episode 6
Crossover?: Yes
Seasons Included: All(from that time)
Plot: A spring carnival held in the country of dance and song, Harmonia, is beginning. Haruka Haruno and her friends also join the festival to learn dance and song from their senior Precure warriors. However, the fairies go missing, and the carnival is thrown into confusion. Even worse, the announcers Odoren and Utaen seem extremely suspicious, and the guardian dragon of Harmonia has started a rampage, angry at the chaos at the carnival. In order to protect the peace of Harmonia, the 40 Precure warriors work together to create a miracle through dance and song filled with hope.
Go! Princess PreCure The Movie: Go! Go!! Splendid Triple Feature!!!
Aired After: Episode 38
Crossover?: No
Plot: Part 1 is a dialogue-less story featuring Cure Flora and a mischievous ghost in a mirror. Part 2 features the four Precure girls trying to rescue a princess who is held captive. Part 3 is set when the Night Kingdom lost its daytime. The Precure team fight to take the daytime back alongside the princess Refi.
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~Season 13 - Witchy Pretty Cure!~
(Also known as Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure! and Maho Girls Pretty Cure!)
Number of Episodes: 50
Theme: Witches/magic
Plot: One day, Mirai was in the park when a witch, Riko, falls off her broom. Together with Mofurun, Mirai's talking teddy bear, they become Precure to fight the villains called Yokubal while collecting Linkle Stones.
Movies:
Pretty Cure All Stars: Singing with EveryoneâȘ Miraculous Magic!
Aired After: Episode 6
Crossover?: Yes
Seasons Included: All(from that time)
Plot: Two friends must use Pretty Cure's magic tears to save the human world. Separated by a witch and her partner, the only thing that can protect the world is the friendship of the 44 Pretty Cure.
Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure! The Movie: Miraculous Transformation! Cure Mofurun!
Aired After: Episode 38
Crossover?: No
Plot: I'm Mirai Asahina! Everyone, do you know about the "Wishing Stone"? It's a powerful stone that can grant any wish you want! Today is the day we're celebrating its revival, a huge magic festival that only occurs once a centuryâȘ Together with Riko and Ha-chan, I wish upon this "Wishing Stone", but believe or not, it chose Mofurun's wish! This is truly exciting!! However...a mysterious beară»Dark Matter suddenly appears, and takes Mofurun with him!! I have to definitely save Mofurun! Even when we're separated, the wishes of all of us can bring about miracles!! Well that is what I thought, what~~~!! Mofurun became a Pretty Cure~!?
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~Season 14 - KiraKiraâPretty Cure A La Mode~
Number of Episodes: 49
Theme: Sweets(and animals)
Plot: 8th Grader Ichika Usami becomes a Precure through the power of baking. With the help of fairy friends, she and 4 buddies fight evil as Precures while running a patisserie.
Movies:
Pretty Cure Dream Stars!
Aired After: Episode 6
Crossover?: Yes
Seasons Included: Go! Princess, Witchy, KiraKira
Plot: I'm Ichika Usami! On this day, I met a girl named Sakura! She told me that there is a beautiful sparkling world. However, a bad person named Karasu Tengu appears to steal <beautiful things all over the world> and kidnap Sakura's friends...but don't worry! "GO! Princess Pretty Cure", "Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure!" and my team, "KiraKiraâPretty Cure A La Mode" will definitely save your world! So everyone, hold hands! Open that door! Let's go and save Sakura's world!
KiraKiraâPretty Cure A La Mode: Crispy! The Mille-feuille of Memories!
Aired After: Episode 37
Crossover?: No
Plot: Set in Paris, the land of desserts, the Pretty Cure use the power of their memories to confront a mysterious monster.
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~Season 15 - HUGtto! Pretty Cure~
Number of Episodes: 49
Theme: Professions?
Plot: Hana Nono wants to be a cool adult. Her first day at her new school gets off to a rocky start, but she meets some nice people and is looking forward to the next day, when a mysterious baby named "Hug-tan" falls out of the sky, along with her hamster caregiver, Hari. Hug-tan is pursued by the evil Criasu Company and its monsters that want her Mirai Crystal. Soon, Hug-tan is attacked, but Hana's desire to protect the baby creates a new Mirai Crystal, and she transforms into Cure Yell. Hana learns that the Mirai Crystals have the power to create tomorrow, and if the crystals are taken, everyone's future will disappear.
Movies:
Pretty Cure Super Stars!
Aired After: Episode 6
Crossover?: Yes
Seasons Included: Witchy, KiraKira, Hugtto
Plot: Hana takes Hugtan to a field of alpine flowers, where she is eventually joined by Saaya and Homare. However, a monster called Usobaka appears, which is determined to cover the world in lies.
HUGtto! Pretty CureâĄFutari wa Pretty Cure: All Stars Memories
Aired After: Episode 37
Crossover?: Yes
Seasons Included: All(from that time)
Plot: The Hugtto! Pretty Cure team joins forces with the Futari wa Pretty Cure team to retrieve the Pretty Cures' stolen powers and memories from an vengeful teru teru bĆzu named Miden.
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~Season 16 - StarâTwinkle Pretty Cure~
Number of Episodes: 49
Theme: Space
Plot: The Starry Sky World is the home of the twelve Star Princesses, who maintain order in the universe. But when the Notraiders attack the Star Palace, the princesses scatter themselves across the universe as the Princess Star Color Pens. Seeking to revive the princesses and prevent the universe from being consumed in darkness, the aliens Lala and Prunce travel with the fairy Fuwa to Mihoshi Town on Earth, where they meet the imaginative Hikaru Hoshina. After receiving a Star Color Pendant and a Star Color Pen, Hikaru transforms into the legendary Pretty Cure, Cure Star. Hikaru leads the Star Twinkle Pretty Cure as they seek to revive the Star Princesses and fight against the Notraiders.
Movies:
Pretty Cure Miracle Universe
Aired After: Episode 6
Crossover?: Yes
Seasons Included: KiraKira, Hugtto, Star Twinkle
Plot: I'm Hikaru Hoshina! One day, when I was looking at the stars, space just warped before my eyes!? Twincool~â Are we really going to the planet that made the Miracle Lights? Wait, what? Huh~!? Suddenly the lights just went out and the stars are being swallowed up by darkness!? If this continues, the world as we know it will become pitch black...that's a huge pinch right there!! But, I definitely won't give up on bringing back the universe's light! So come on everyone, give us your support!
StarâTwinkle Pretty Cure: Wish Upon a Celestial Ballad
Aired After: Episode 36
Crossover?: No
Plot: One day, a mysterious creature suddenly appeared from within Lala's gummy case! Their name was... UMA. And just like a shooting star, we were whisked away to a faraway place!? Is this UMA's powers? What sort of creature are they? But one day, a mysterious alien hunter appeared...oh no! Is it possible that they're after UMA!? If that's the case, then the universe and Earth are in danger! Let's all protect UMA together!
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~Season 17 - Healin' GoodâĄPretty Cure~
Number of Episodes: 45
Theme: Elements
Plot: When a group called the Byo-gens attack the Healing Garden, a magical garden protected by Healing Animals, in hopes of poisoning the entire planet, Latte, as well as three of the Healing Animals, Rabirin, Pegitan and Nyatoran, flee to Earth in hopes of finding human partners to become Pretty Cure.
Movies:
Pretty Cure Miracle Leap: A Strange Day With Everyone
Aired After: Episode 30
Crossover?: Yes
Seasons Included: Hugtto, Star Twinkle, Healinâ Good
Plot: Nodoka, Chiyu and Hinata run into trouble when a troubled spirit known as Miraclun appears, being chased after by Refrain. The Pretty Cure appeared to defeat Refrain. Except, time has been reversed and the day starts again!?
Healin' GoodâĄPretty Cure: GoGo! Big Transformation! The Town of Dreams
Aired After: Episode 45
Crossover?: Yes
Seasons Included: Yes! Precure 5, Yes! Precure 5 GoGo!, Healinâ Good
Plot: The Pretty Cure visit Tokyo in this movie!? Let's go to the fun world of "virtual dreams"!! What are "virtual dreams" though? Nodoka and the others obtain something known as the "Dream Pendant" which gives them the ability to see holographic images of various things in Tokyo. The "Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!" characters also make an appearance. Please look forward to seeing everyone meeting each other!
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~Season 18 - Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure~
Number of Episodes: 46
Theme: Tropical/summer
Plot: I'm Manatsu Natsuumi! The day I moved to Aozora City, I discovered a secret in the ocean. This secret goes by the name of "Laura", and she's actually...a mermaid! In the ocean, there's a land of mermaids called "Grand Ocean", however, a "Witch of Delays" who lives in the darkest depths of the ocean, deprived Grand Ocean of its "motivation power". So now, no one in Grand Ocean is feeling motivated anymore. And it'll be horrible if motivation is taken away from the human world too...! And that's why Laura has come alone to the surface to find the legendary warriors, Pretty Cure!
Movie:
Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure: The Snow Princess and the Miraculous Ring!
Aired After: Episode 33
Crossover?: Yes
Seasons Included: Heartcatch, Tropical-Rouge
Plot: I'm Manatsu Natsuumi! One day, we received an amazing invitation from the Land of Snow, Shantia! They're holding a coronation for Sharon! We all depart to the sparkling world of snowâȘ Woah, it's tropica-shining~! Laura, who wants to be the queen of the Mermaid Kingdom, has befriended Sharon, who gave her a beautiful ring. But just as they decide to keep a promise, a mysterious monster suddenly appears and locks everyone inside of the kingdom.
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~Season 19 - Delicious PartyâĄPretty Cure~
Number of Episodes: 45
Theme: Food
Plot: CooKingdom is a delicious happy world run by cooking. One day, the Recipe-Bon, the treasured power with which they cook with, is taken by the phantom thief Bundoru Gang! Next, they're after the cooking fairies, Recipepes...!! The Energy Fairies arrive in Oishiina Town in search of the Recipe-Bon and by chance, three ordinary girls become Pretty Cure!
Movie:
Delicious PartyâĄPretty Cure: DreamingâĄChildren's Lunch!
Aired After: Episode 28
Crossover?: No
Plot: A theme park for Children's Lunch has suddenly appeared! It's all-you-can-play, all-you-can-eat! There are so many attractions that make me delicious smile⥠It seems Kome-Kome and the others were treated to a Children's Lunch by the park director, Cait Sith. Everyone was having fun playing together, but... What!? Oh my god!! Rosemary has been turned into a stuffed toy!? Is there a secret to "Dreamia"...!?
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~Season 20 - Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure~
(Also known as Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure)
Number of Episodes: 50
Theme: Sky, super heroes
Plot: A major incident has occurred in the peaceful Sky Land!? The young Princess Ellee has been kidnapped by the monsters of Undergu Empire! A brave young girl, Sora, follows the princess through a mysterious portal. "TV"? "Cars"? Are those some kind of magic tools!?!? But there's no time to be surprised! She has to get the princess back to the castle...! Flying between two worlds! The adventure with the Pretty Cure begins now! It's hero time!
Movie:
Pretty Cure All Stars F
Aired After: Episode 32
Crossover?: Yes
Seasons Included: All(from that time)
Plot: "Where am I...?" --When Sora wakes up, she finds herself in a mysterious world... It seems that she has lost Mashiro and the others.... They meet a lot of friends, but for some reason, their memories are all a little hazy... And it seems that the only people in this world are Pretty Cure...? We want to go back to our own world! The clue is a castle in the distance-- Onward! Our journey begins here! Let's go on a great adventure to the castle! âȘ
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~Mini Season? - Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom~
(Also known as Kibou no Chikara ~Otona Pretty Cure '23~)
Number of Episodes: 12
Crossover?: Yes
Seasons Included: Futari wa, Futari wa Max Heart, Splash Star, Yes! Precure 5, Yes! Precure 5 GoGo!
Plot: When Nozomi was an ordinary middle school student, she met Coco, a mysterious fairy from Palmier Kingdom. In order to protect everyone's wishes, as the Pretty Cure of Hope, Cure Dream, she joined forces with her friends to fight against a powerful enemy. Time has passed since then, and Nozomi and her friends are now adults. Suddenly, a mysterious shadow appears and attacks humans...! When the bell of the clock tower rings, a new story of Nozomi and her friends, who have become adults, begins to unfold!
(This season has no movies)
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~Season 21 - Wonderful Pretty Cure!~
Number of Episodes: 34 so far(still airing)
Theme: Pets/animals
Plot: Animal Town is a town where animals and people live together. Iroha loves animals and is good friends with her dog, Komugi! One day, a mysterious monster, a Garugaru wreaks havoc in the town! However, in order to protect Iroha, Komugi transformed into a human and became a Pretty Cure...!? Komugi has to save the animal whose heart is being garugaru-ed...! Let's join forces and return the animals to the Niko Garden!
Movie:
Wonderful Pretty Cure! The Movie! Doki Doki! An EpicâĄAdventure In The Game World!
Aired After: Episode 32
Crossover?: Yes
Seasons Included: Witchy, Soaring Sky, Wonderful
Plot: Komugi, Iroha, Yuki, Mayu, Daifuku, and Satoru have gathered to play the super popular game "Doki DokiâĄTanuKingdom" Everyone starts the game happily! Or so they thought... But it seems they've been sucked into a world of the game with a suspicious tanuki... And now they're in even more trouble! Komugi has been separated from Iroha and the others...!? How on earth did this happen...? What is the secret hidden in the world of the game...? The clue is in the hands of Natsuki, the young girl who created the game. "Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure" and "Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure!" have also gathered together! When everyone's feelings come together, will a wonderful miracle unfold?!
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Congratulations! Youâre officially all caught up on Pretty Cure! I hope it was a fun journey! Now, you can enjoy a healthy dose of one episode a week from now on.
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Trinkets Chart for Darkon
I enjoy making trinket charts for DnD. I made this d100 one for my DnD game that's set entirely in Darkon, which I've called The Iron Crown. There's a lot of easter eggs in here, but thought this could be a fun thing to share on a Friday morning while I ignore my actual job.
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A star chart contained within the face of an ornate compass. A question mark is placed where the moon should be.
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A frail bit of parchment containing a half-created new and highly complex summoning spell.
05-06
A flute carved from the charred remains of a human tibia.
07-08
A cane topped with a silver owl that is cold to the touch.
09-10
A silver charm bracelet that contains the following charms: an ornate eye surrounded by flames, a crown set with a single amber gemstone, a skull with small garnets in its eye sockets, and a closed book.
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A vial of cloudy red blood labeled âLvZâ.
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A wooden box engraved with the letter âSâ containing a shimmering black, outlandish traveling cloak; brimmed hat, great cloak, and silvery skull-like mask.
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An ebony brooch in the shape of a dragon that does not reflect light.
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A hand mirror that sometimes reflects the translucent image of a young man instead of your own image.
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A mummified hand holding a black candle that cannot be lit.
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A cloak that leaves tendrils of mists in your wake.
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A ring in the shape of a human skull. The skull opens to reveal a coil of coppery reddish hair.
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A set of dice that always roll snake eyes.
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A leather hand cuff engraved with the symbols associated with each school of magic. When someone wearing it casts a spell, the associated symbol glows. Â
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A ticket for free admission to The Carnival
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A blanket in which silently screaming faces appear under the light of the moon.
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A belt that changes color and size to match any outfit.
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A finger puppet of a piebald raven.
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A scabbard that always keeps the blade within sharp and clean.
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A plush of a skeleton wearing a crown with the label âIs No Fun, is No Blinsky!â on it.
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An hour glass containing black sand that quickens the closer one is to their own death.
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A green gemstone containing the spirit of an unknown entity.
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Incomplete sheet music for the song âThe King of the Deadâ written by Andres Duvall
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A tarnished wedding band with the words âLife Eternalâ carved on the inner band.
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Long, thin, curved blade with a handle carved from a stagâs antler that inspires its owner to take up the craft of wood carving.
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A silver pendant of a raven that you are loathed to part with.
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An invitation to Neverwere Manor signed by Baron Eversong.
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A porcelain doll with eyes that seem to follow you wherever you turn.
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A bell carved from bone that makes a sound only spirits of unrest can hear.
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A monocle that, when viewed through, shows every humanoid in the form of a hybrid lycanthrope.
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A burial shroud that never frays.
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A tea kettle that singles a funeral dirge when the water within boils.
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A blood red candle that produces a black flame.
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Eye glasses that, when worn, change oneâs eye color to red.
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A rose made of obsidian that cannot break.
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A music box that, when open, plays an eerie melody as a miniature ballerina wearing a blood-stained tutu dances.
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An amulet that absorbs blood.
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The fingerbone of an unconsecrated skeleton.
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Strange smelling perfume from Borca contained in a glass bottle in the shape of an apple.
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A lantern containing floating dim, phosphorescent lights that constantly change from green to blue to purple.
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A book entitled âAn Herbalists Guide to the Shadow Riftâ that contains alien-like drawings of bizarre plants and plant monsters.
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A pair of cufflinks shaped like skulls that glow purple during a thunderstorm.
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A magnifying glass that shows the user ghostly footprints on any surface they examine.
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A miniature stone dragon egg engulfed in shadowy tendrils.
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A quill pen that contains red ink that refills whenever someone writes with it.
91-92
A cloak clasp in the shape of a moon that changes to match the moonâs current phase.
93-94
A book entitled âVan Richtenâs Guide to the Hunterâ which contains a âhow toâ guide for monsters dealing with hunters written in a comedic and often snarky voice.
95-96
A hood that, when worn, gives one a skeletal-like appearance.
97-98
A green leather pouch containing soil from an unmarked grave.
99-100
A pendant in the shape of a golden dragon skull that occasionally speaks into your mind in an unknown tongue.
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