#Sweet Hel.

[helreginn]

She could only giggle at his pretense. And smile at her name as he called it. He did not often address her by name. She liked the feigned indignation much more than the serious admonishment that usually dripped from that one. little. syllable. "Yes, of course. How I have misspoken. You are a paragon of law and decency."

She returned his smile. It was wonderful to see that all those feelings each had was returned. There were few things as sweet and unrelenting as the love of a found family. And Hel was honoured to include Ratatoskr in hers. Even if she'd never given that thought voice.

"You mean this conversation? My loyalty to you? I have not kept it secret. Or perhaps... the fate of my father?" She sighed. A heavy sigh that made the air around them feel chilled. All the light leeched from her expression and there was only a tired girl staring back at her old friend. "I know it is juicy. But please, say nothing. I don't know that you understand what his demise means. To the worlds. To the war. To me."

He might have claimed to do so but.. hers was a unique experience and her foresight was further reaching than just the grief of a father who wanted to live met with a daughter that could not let him.

"It is..." She thought on her words a moment and a small spark of her joy returned in the wrinkles that cornered her eyes as she once again smiled fondly across at the grape bowl thief before her, "unexpected. And exciting. She is becoming something new. As are we all."

He snorted before popping the grape in his mouth. It was in his nature to collect food and stuffing his mouth, especially during winter. Sometimes he snuck shiny trinkets and brought them home. Sometimes when he moved around there was a heavy razzling from his deep pockets before he emptied them at his hiding places at Yggdrasil, yes hiding places. Ratatosk had one home but hid his things in different places in case someone decided to raid his home for one reason or another. He placed one hand at his chest in pretend shock. “Hel!” She knew very well about his principles and how things worked. If people just took the time to learn his principles there wouldn’t be as many misunderstandings or conflicts. “I follow rules, sometimes, when I feel like it.” There was a tingling in his eyes and the tone was a signal of playfulness.  Oh? This was an interesting reveal. Sweet and generous Hel didn’t trust his intentions? Granted, most deities who knew about his nature thought twice before interacting with him. Some didn’t even give him the chance to sit down for a cup of tea and shut the door as if he was part of a religious group and tried to convert people. Ratatosk slowly started to chew on the grapes which had been resting in his cheeks. His mind was busy with this fact. Precious Hel. How did he feel about this? “That I have.” He nodded while giving her a smile. In all honesty it had started off as a prank to see what would happen if he told old Nidhögg and the eagle what they thought of each other. Then it spun into him moving all over Yggdrasil to spread rumors and insults without adding or changing details. His memory was like a large data bank as he perfectly repeated information to others. Ratatosk smiled brightly at her comment. Despite everything he somewhat viewed the old lizard, Hel and the big eagle as friends or even family since he didn’t have his own family. What she revealed was something serious and he wasn’t sure if he wished to spread this even though it itched in his fingers to type down on his computer. There were no bright smiles or fast movements. He was dead still while leaning forward and listened closely. “Before you continue.” Ratatosk pointed at her. “Do you wish this to stay between us? Be as clear as you can if that's the case.” This was a kindness he mainly showed towards close friends, to make sure they knew what was said could be spread unless it was clearly stated to be a secret. This was about her father and the war after all. “Yes…something is rattling the old tree.” He nodded before adding. “I’ve seen it.” @helreginn

[eldstunga]

Run, she flipped!

[aquaquadrant]

hi, it’s me, the anon who was missing for six months and came back to binge read the whole thing

There is SO MUCH emotion put into every portion of this fic, and I love it dearly. However, I feel the need to let you know just how I reacted to seeing pathdubs in the last chapter. I was sighing happily from the Bravo/Timmy interaction and was NOT prepared for that.

I don’t think you understand. I saw Dbubs’s name and immediately went feral. Started hyperventilating. Complete weirdo behavior. My parter barged into the room because they thought I was having an asthma attack.

thank you for writing this fic, reading your fic has genuinely improved my skill in narrative writing. From Eden is probably my favorite fic of all time, and you somehow found the perfect way to end it.

thank you

WELL HELLO THERE

good to see u enjoyed catching up! dw that’s not weirdo behavior to me. not if it’s pathbubs. they compel me and it’s lovely to hear that they compel you too. we’ll definitely be seeing those freaks again in the future…

[dirtytransmasc]

Ok but what do you think the experience of teaching the kids to drive was like for Alicole? I’m literally laughing at all of the images lollll

Alicole is gonna have some grey hairs after teaching 4 kids, their kids in particular, to put it one way.

all of them are, lovingly, nightmares when it comes to driving, and they give their parents a run for their money with how many ways they can be nightmares.

Aegon's a natural driver, he's just anxious as all hell, he has no trust in people or the rules of the road to actually keep him safe, he stalls and flounder's a lot, especially when crossing lanes of traffic to get somewhere. he's convinced driving is useless the first close call he experiences, cause this is just too dangerous and there are too many variables and people are stupid. but as time goes on and he is forced to drive more and more, his parents supporting him to just let himself get used to it, he begrudgingly goes for his permit and then his license, and while he's still an anxious driver, he doesn't mind it. (he likes driving late at night on back roads, cause there's never anyone out there). he definitely choked both his mum and his dad with his harsh stops, initiating the seat belt lock as they slam into them. Criston nearly lost it when Aegon stalled out on a 5-lane intersection, they don't like to talk about it.

Helaena is very literal when it comes to rules of the road. she's definitely like me when I first learned to drive, going exactly the speed limit, trying to drive straight by making sure her steering wheel is perfectly center instead of making little corrections here and there, so she ends up going more or less diagonally at times, a little heavy on the gas. plenty of things that makes her parent's anxious, especially cause a lot of people on the road get angry about her going "so slow". but once she gets the hang of it she's a good driver, though she prefer's to be a passenger princess, as she likes to be able to continue her daydreaming, and is a bit of a speed devil. definitely listens to audiobooks and bug documentaries in the car.

Aemond took forever to learn to drive, cause he not only had to learn the basics, but he had to learn to drive down an eye and with a bunch of driving accommodations. he's really committed and not all that bad at it, his parents anxiety mostly comes from the fact that he wants to drive a big ass truck and that he is a very confident driver with multiple large pinches of road rage. it's a lot less of them trying to teach him to drive, he picked that up over night, it's trying to keep him from committing vehicular manslaughter.

Daeron, like always, as he was raised by his siblings, picked up both the best and worst of them. He's very all or nothing, he's either going smooth and fast or slamming the breaks, super focused or his head's in the clouds, can be very apologetic on the road, but if he gets pushed around too much, he's going nuclear. he's truly their source of grey hairs, after Aemond, they make him wait till like... 18 or 19 to actually get his license, and it isn't helped by the fact that he's the baby of the family, so they're naturally a little overprotective. funnily enough, when him and his siblings are doing things they probably shouldn't, he's the designated driver, even prior to him getting his license (just wait till Alicole finds out they're going to have a stroke).

the kids all stressed them out, but they love them.

Bonus: The kids and their cars.

Aegon has an older Volvo sedan, it might have been golden at one point, but the paints worn to hell, so it's now a yellowy silver color, its like his baby, not in like... a car fanatic way, but in the teenage boy with his first care type of way... there's a difference I swear. its got black leather interior that he takes care of like his life depends on it, the passenger seat is only clean of trash for his sweet sister, the outside is all sorts of dinged and scratched (mostly prior to getting it) but he still takes it to get washed every two weeks, spends an hour in the self help section vacuuming it out and using all the sprays and tools. he defintly has to do a little dance to get it driving but he refuses to get rid of it till after the babes come and they need to upsize (he kept it and planned to give it to his kids when they got older, ignoring the fact it was pothole away from crapping out).

Helaena has a white kia soul, probably from the early 2000s. she saw it at a used car lot and liked 'face' it had (I think those cars look sorta... buggy? Idk I'm not a car person, it just felt like a car she'd float towards). takes good care of it, but isn't like Aegon. she keeps it clean, gets it cleaned once a month or two, and decorates the hell out of it. Crocheted steering wheel wrap, seat belt covers, seat covers, things to hang from her rear view mirror and hand holds, etc. (all the kids had her make ones for them too) and they're all bug/nature themed.

Aemond has a huge green truck, I'm talking diesel 4-door, you have to use the footstep to get into it and even then you need to like, pull on the seat to give yourself enough momentum. this thing is his baby, in the car freak sorta way. its getting cleaned every week, he puffs it and waxes it and does all that weird 30 different products, 12 microfiber towels, and a blood sacrifice shit car guys do. it has extra mirrors for him so he can see easier.

Daeron has a jeep, his car's newer, does basic upkeep on it, but is a little rough. he likes taking her (he definitely refers to his car as 'her' and 'she' and 'my girl') off road, likes taking his dog with him (mentioned in a previous post, he has a dalmatian) after going on hikes and to watering holes. she's seen some shit, is covered in a perpetual layer of dirt and dog hair, but he loves it. keeps the top of 90% of the year. his dog is his passenger princess. his siblings sit in the back 9/10 if Tess (his dog) is with them. only person who gets the dog booted is his mom and dad, and later on once they've grown a bit, his niece and nephew's. (I do think Daeron would be the sibling to fix up an older sports car, but I can't decide on what he would pick to fix up)

[goldkirk]

trying a beta blocker again before anything else. I'm supposed to go back to the doctor if it doesn't help with the blood pressure symptoms enough or if it gives me negative side effects, because last time I was on it I was in the worst POTS period of my life and my resting heart rate was higher than it is now that I'm able to do cardio regularly (and religiously)

[alexmey-does-an-arts]

[dreamedfyre-a]

i'm very fond of the fact for all its contradictory accounts of events and uncertainty as to the details f&b outright dismisses the possibility rhae.nyra would be behind hel.aena's death even if she was killed. like after everything that happened and the state they're both in. it seems like? such a small thing but "Nor do our sources speak of any special enmity between them." at this point in the war? seems like such a big deal to me. idk i like to think that at some point they had a good relationship and that despite everything they really never ended up hating each other.

[eclipsecrowned]

not me breaking out v*lo's guide to w*terdeep for that one --

[helsex]

Ok goodnightt

[yharnamesque]

Uhhhhhhhhh talking about Sweet Home season 2 brb

I managed to convince the family to watch Sweet Home with me since season 2 came out last December and honestly? It's kind of been a dud so far

Like season 1 FUCKED HARD and there's a reason I binged the whole lot in one night the first time round. But this??? Who the fuck are any of these new people and why should I care about them. Why should I care about Chief Ji or her daughter and weird friend, or the new priest that is so clearly just a shady grifter, or ANY of the soldiers except the one that brought the OG group to the shelter in the first place. Where is Ui-myeong and the rest of the monsters he set loose? You're telling me they wouldn't have followed the soldiers out to the hideaway and tried to make an effort to break in? The crazy scientist is the only guy holding my attention at the moment

The timeskip of almost an entire year without doing even a smidge of establishing setting up in the underground has really fucked it up I think. If there'd been even like a series of quick flashbacks to show some stuff like why Chief Ji and the military leader are at odds, what proper went down between Ji's husband and Eun-yu etc it would have helped massively. But as it stands it's just kind of a nothing burger. The bloody soldiers get more screentime than the actual OG survivors who managed to make it, why is that allowed???

Where's my boy Hyun-su and his sick as fuck wing-arm, bring back my boy already

[grraveryl]

Gwendolyn... Little sister...

[aquaquadrant]

Last anon you posted is right actually. Do you (and/or Lunacrown) have a Kofi? I'd love to buy you both a digital coffee for the amazing AU you gave us. Like I've been spinning this around in my head so so much by now, I'm afraid it's gonna live in there forever now

i do have a kofi but i’m real bad at keeping up w it (i did see some ppl support me on there tho which omg 😭😭😭) mel doesn’t have a kofi/patreon or anything atm BUT!! if y’all feel so inclined, u could send aforementioned digital coffees to me and just specify if u want mel to get it and i can venmo to her 💃

but DON’T FEEL OBLIGED we’re always happy to create and share ✌️ glad you’ve enjoyed the au!

[abbyslev]

SHE SAID I LOOKED CUTE IN MY NEW GLASSES SOEMONE KILL ME NOW

[windfighter]

least favorite thing about Helsknight's tcg-card: chat lying about the trap hole-attack's origin because none of them watch Weld but they're all obsessed by the streamer seeing them so the correct information has no way of being seen

[raglanphd]

[monstriiss]

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𝐏𝐑𝐄-𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 || accepting

FRIENDSHIP.     childhood friends  /  work buddies or coworkers  /  family friends  /  friends with benefits  /  smoking buddies  /  adventure buddies  /  fake friends  /  recently friends  /  party buddies  /  friendship of need  /  dying friendship  /  circumstantial friendship  /  partners in crime  /  old friendship  /  [ your muse ] is the good influence  /  [ your muse ] is the bad influence  /  [ my muse ] is the good influence  /  [ my muse ] is the bad influence  /  opposites attract  /  ride or die  /  frenemies  /  roommates or flatmates  /  penpals  /  exes to friends  /  enemies to friends  /  other

ROMANCE.     childhood sweethearts  /  [ your muse is mines ] childhood crush  /  [ my muse is yours ] childhood crush  /  exes  /  exes to lovers  /  forbidden lovers  /  highschool sweethearts  /  secret relationship  /  opposites attract  /  long distance  /  unrequited [ from your muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from my muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from both sides ]  /  skinny love  /  friends to lovers  /  enemies to lovers  /  spurious relationship  /  power couple  /  newly entered  /  soulmates [ metaphorical ]  /  soulmates  [ literal ]  /  awkward  /  turning toxic  /  toxic love  /  cheating [ on your muse ]  /  cheating [ with your muse ]  /  other 

FAMILIAL.     siblings [ half ]  /  siblings [ step ]  /  [ my muse ] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure  /  [ my muse ] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse  /  [ my muse ] is a parental figure to yours  /  [ my muse ] is a child figure to your muse  /  guardian figure  /  legal guardian  /  adoptive child  /  foster child  /  [ your muse ] is taken under mines wing  /  [ my muse ] is taken under yours wing  /  other

ANTAGONISTIC.     dangerous to each other  /  dangerous to others  /  unpredictable  /  rivals  /  petty  /  developing into sexual or romantic tension  /  based off family matters  /  based of off circumstance  /  based of professional matters  /  based off misunderstanding or lies  /  conflict of ideology  /  betrayal  /  hero - villain dynamic  /  enemies  /  fight club  /  friends turned enemies  /  lovers turned enemies  /  exes turned enemies  /  other 

@sinnhelmingr