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[prime-adeptus]

Pretty in White

Jin can be good at surprises.

PAIRING.⠀Kamurai Jin x Reader

CONTENT.⠀female reader | crushes, flirting (kinda...), fluff, they have a wedding-themed photo shoot | ~0,5k words

A/N.⠀I.....he......I saw this card for the first time just now and it launched me into the orbit WTF!!!!!!!!!

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“You know, I didn’t expect you to actually agree to this,” you speak up nervously, smoothing down the ruffles of your gown. “I thought you’d say it was a stupid assignment or something.”

“It is a stupid assignment,” Jin replies easily as he adjusts the tie around his neck. “What class is this for anyway?”

“It’s for a photography competition. I, um, owe someone in Hotarubi a favour, remember?” It feels awkward, standing so close to him that your hands are brushing against each other. Your heart pounds against your ribcage, heat rising to the tips of your ears as you try to keep your composure, though your stiffness says so otherwise. “Thanks again for doing this, by the way. Sorry to bother you.”

“Stop saying that.”

“I’m—”

He shoots you a glare.

“Okay. My bad. Nuh uh, don’t give me that look—I said my bad!”

He’s dressed in a pristine tuxedo, free from any dust or wrinkles. He looks handsome and regal dressed in all white, fitting for his title as the King of Frostheim. His presence seems to make your friends and their classmates tense as well, the scowl on his face a far from welcoming sight. It felt like a miracle seeing the little ‘read’ show up next to your text when you sent him a message, even more so when he replied with a simple where. A photoshoot seems like the very last thing he’d want to do, much less one themed after a wedding.

It was an impulsive decision. Your crush on Jin is relatively well-hidden (or at least that’s what you’d like to think) and though you spend most of your time fantasising, there was an urge to call for him this morning. Without thinking much, you did, and here you are now. Dressed in wedding attire with the man who stole your heart without warning. The worst part is that he doesn’t seem to have a single clue how much this is affecting you.

Why did I do this to myself?!

“Okay, so just face each other. Stand a little closer, please,” comes the voice of your friend as she readies the camera, lips curled into a satisfied smile. “Perfect. Lights, please.”

“Jin?” you whisper. He responds with a grunt. “What made you agree to this?”

His arms loosely wrap around your waist and pull you closer, nonchalantly resting his hands on your hips as you stare into his eyes with flushed cheeks. Shyness creeps into your system and you want to look away but you can’t, entranced by his stone-cold gaze.

“You know why?”

“…Why?”

He leans in dangerously close, lips barely an inch away from yours. “Maybe I just wanted to see you in a wedding dress myself.”

The shutter goes off.

“Perfect! Good job, everyone. Thank you all!”

Even as the camera crew are packing up, Jin never lets go, peering down at you with the ghost of an amused smile on his face. You’re frozen in place, lips parted in shock as every possible word you know slips out of your mind, completely gobsmacked by him.

You laugh sheepishly. “D-Don’t say things like that, Captain. It might give people the wrong idea.”

“Sounds right to me.” He pulls back a little, allowing you some space to breathe. “Come see me after you’re finished. You haven’t come over in a while.”

Is this man trying to kill you?!

“Y-Yeah. Okay, sure,” you agree meekly. “I’ll come over.”

“Don’t keep me waiting.”

God, he is trying to kill you!

[ladyescapism]

The Fourth Archeron Sister - Part 6

summary: the baby of the family, Deirdre Archeron, is growing up and finding herself. on place she has already found is in a unknowingly requited crush with a certain shadow singer. will they be able to find each other? or will expectations, honor, and other forces get in the way?

a/n: well, this is it. the last part. I decided to use one word doc to write this series and it is 50 pages and a little over 14,000 words total. my mind is blown. I can finally put my first multi-part series to rest. thank you for everyone's kindness and support as I have grown as a writer. without further ado...

part 5 -- masterlist

wc: 2,285

warnings: none, just some angst and fluff

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DIERDRE

Deirdre’s tears calmed after an hour or so. She began moving around her apartment, searching for something to do, but found little purpose. In her desperation, she resorted to organizing - a truly terrible task. 

She had finally finished sorting her books in to piles that she had purchased and those on loan. Before she could start putting them in alphabetical order by author’s last name, a knock sounded at the door. 

No shadows whispered at her telling her that Azriel came for another attempt at an apology. She opened the door to find her sisters waiting patiently for her. 

She sniffled, but silently moved so that they could enter. 

“What are you doing?” Nesta practically accused. 

“Organizing my books,” she replied. 

Wordlessly, Nesta shot her a look for where she came to stand beside her youngest sister as if to silently ask ‘Really?’ 

Feyre spoke cheerfully, “It seems to be coming along, dove.” 

It was Feyre’s turn to get that look from Nesta. An almost awkward silence passed between them. 

“Not to sound rude,” Deirdre said. “But what brings you here?” 

“No ruder than the look we both just got from Nesta,” Feyre laughed. 

Deirdre managed a chuckle. 

Nesta sighed and rubbed her belly. Deirdre darted to the sofa, quickly clearing a place for her very pregnant sister to rest. “Here,” she insisted. 

“Thank you, D,” Nesta said. 

“We came to check on you,” Feyre started. “And I came to apologize.” 

“No need, Feyre,” she said. “It’s fine. You didn’t do anything wrong.” 

“Let her finish,” Nesta interjected. 

Deirdre silenced herself. 

“I shouldn’t have let them speak to you like that. Rhys should not have condescended to you. Azriel shouldn’t have even brought what happened to us without your consent. I should have taken issue with that from the beginning – not just after I saw how much it upset you. I was wrong to make that comment about mates, too. You’re right. Cassian did not have a right to know about what Alex said before Nesta.” 

“Hold on, what?” Nesta asked. 

“When we were arguing in the hall,” Deirdre explained. “Feyre said that I didn’t understand where Cassian was coming from because I don’t have a mate. That Azriel though Cassian would have a right to know the same as you.” 

“I would have told Cassian right away,” Nesta said plainly. “If Deirdre was okay with it, I probably would have had him with us when you told me.” 

“And I would have been perfectly okay with that, too,” Deirdre sighed out. “But I just needed an hour or two, a good meal, and a bath before I went out of the house again to tell anyone.” 

Deirdre plopped into an armchair by the window. “Azriel had to go and tattle on me, making the situation and my reaction seem so much worse.” 

Feyre looked concerned. “I didn’t even get the whole story.” 

“Basically,” Deirdre explained, “is that Alex took me to a sticky tavern and left me to talk to other people a lot, one of which I would later find out was a past… companion of Nesta’s. Looking back, he had one too many drinks. When he walked me home and I admitted that I didn’t like the tavern, he called me a frigid bitch, revealed that bit of information about Nesta, and called her a slut.” 

Feyre looked contemplative. “Cassian made it sound like you had been practically assaulted and Nesta’s honor had been dragged through the mud.” 

“Honestly, he probably got over-protective.” Nesta looked to Feyre. “Over both me and Deirdre. Az coming to him like it was a big secret didn’t help.” 

“Azriel is the best secret-keeper on the whole fucking island,” Deirdre exclaimed, earning shocked looks from both her sisters. “And he literally couldn’t wait 20 minutes for me to process and figure out how to tell you.” She flung her hand towards Nesta. 

“And there still isn’t a good reason why he went and told Cassian when I told him specifically not to tell Cassian.”

“Has he come to apologize yet,” Feyre asked. 

‘Yes! He’s sorry it escalated but not sorry that he did it.” Deirdre looked to her books. “Well, I’m sorry that the pages of the book I threw at him creased, but I hope he gets a bruise!”

Deirdre panted from her outburst. 

“You threw a book at Azriel,” Nesta asked. 

“Yes.” 

“You threw a book at the Shadow singer, spymaster to the Night Court.” It was Feyre’s turn to ask. “And landed a hit?” 

A smile broke across Deirdre’s face at the ridiculousness of what she had done. “Yes,” she squeaked out. 

A laugh broke from Feyre’s lips. And soon all three of them were in hysterics. Feyre fell to the sofa in her fit of laughter. Deirdre had pitched forward in her chair, falling on the floor and sending a stack of books tumbling. Nesta was the most restrained of the three, but sill cradled her belly as she laughed. 

Soon they settled. They began to hash out more feelings. Real pride shown across Nesta’s face when Deirdre added the part where she slapped Alex. 

Lunchtime had passed when Feyre and Nesta both headed for home. Feyre left with a promise that Rhys would apologize for his over-reaction. Nesta made no such assurances. Surprising both Feyre and Deirdre, Nesta pulled her youngest sister into a brief, but tight hug. 

“Thank you for planning to come talk to me about what he said before sharing it with everyone else,” Nesta said into her ear. “I appreciate the maturity in which you tried to handle this.” 

Deirdre couldn’t think of any response, so she wished her sisters safe travels and returned to the silence of her home. 

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AZRIEL

He had really done it this time. Deirdre was never going to forgive him. 

“I’m not mad that you told me,” Cassian tried to reassure him. “I may have over-reacted, but coming to me was the right thing to do.” 

“I violated Deirdre’s trust in doing that. She asked me to not tell you so that she could talk to Nesta first.” 

“Then why did you tell him,” Nesta’s voice interrupted. 

Azriel didn’t know how to respond. Nesta continued to stare him down, waiting on an answer. 

“She tried to hide how much she had cried,” Nesta continued. “Her face was red and puffy. Her apartment was a disaster. And honestly, she looked so sad and embarrassed.” 

Azriel couldn’t take this. He made to walk away into the house where he could escape Nesta telling him how badly he fucked up. 

“That what you did – both of you. More than anything else. You embarrassed her,” Nesta whirled on Cassian. “Deirdre has been through so much. She tried to tell me in private or just the two of us. But you had to go and drag it out in front of everyone.” 

Azriel looked to find his brother’s head bent in shame. 

With Nesta’s ire focused on Cassian, he silently crept into his room. 

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One Month Later 

“A beauty, Nesta. She’s wonderful.” Deirdre’s voice rang through the room. She hadn’t looked at him the whole time she had been in the house. 

Deirdre had attended to Nesta in the birthing room. He has seen her briefly when she came rushing in - the news that Nesta had gone into labor had her sprinting from the main room to assist Nesta any way she could. Hours later, they had been blessed with a healthy, pink, wailing niece. 

Azriel came into the room for his turn to hold the baby girl. He stood in the doorway, not wanting to impose on the sisterly affection. Cassian spotted him soon enough. 

“Brother,” he said. “Come and meet her - Juniper” 

Cassian had cried when he came to the seating room earlier to tell everyone that his baby girl had arrived with mother and child healthy as can be. Rhys and Cassian shared their first moment in solidarity as fathers. 

He had watched – jealously coursing through his body. 

He took one step into the room. Nesta’s hair was tied back in a messy braid, tendrils of her golden waves framing her exhausted features. He made his way over to her first, placing a kiss on her cheek. 

“Congratulations, sister.” 

Nesta nodded in response, eyes seeking her baby again. She held her arms out, beckoning Deirdre to hand baby Juniper back to her mother. Deirdre turned her body from where she sat on the bed holding the babe and situated her to her mother’s arms. 

She stood, moving to Cassian and wrapping her arms around his large frame. The male gently lifted Deirdre into her arms to give her one of his signature bear hugs. 

Azriel sat and the babe was placed gently into his arms. She let out a small sigh of discontentment at all the motion but settled soon enough. 

He was almost besotted enough to not notice Deirdre slip form the room. 

Almost. 

He held Juniper for long minutes before Mor came in and asked for her turn, bouncing from one foot to the other with excitement. He had excused himself, resigned to try and speak to the youngest sister once more. 

Azriel found her quickly, standing on the balcony overlooking the garden Elain had toiled in. She had let down her hair. The long golden waves fell down her back, nearly touching the tops of her thighs. The sunlight set her length nearly glittering as the wind lifted and twisted the strands. When she turned to look at him, his heart nearly stopped at the sight of her crystal bule eyes finding his. Morning dew in the sunlight – just as her father said.  

Had she always had this air about her? When had she become so graceful? 

“I got your letters.” She turned her gaze back to the garden. “All of them. I didn’t know how to respond.” 

He stayed silent. He would carve out the heart in his chest for her to just look at him again. Deirdre could throw as many books or spit as many hateful words at him as she liked, so long as her eyes found his. 

Rhys and Feyre kept them apart. Deirdre has asked for space after he betrayed her so terribly. Feyre visited Deirdre at her apartment a few times since that day. She came to the house once to look after Nyx, but he was away on a mission. She had done just fine on her own. 

Azriel shoved his pride down deep in his chest. He needed her in his life. If he went on like this, he didn’t know what he would do with himself. 

“Did you read them?” 

She looked at him as if he had a second head. His lips threatened to tilt up at the expression. “Of course.” 

“Then you know how sorry I am.” 

She didn’t say anything. 

“You don’t own me anything, Deirdre.” He swallowed, a lump already forming in his throat. “But do you think, one day, you could forgive me?” 

She sighed. 

“Not today, not tomorrow,” he insisted. “But would you give me the chance to earn your trust back?” 

She smiled at him - a wistful, considering smile. 

“I think that is entirely possible.”

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DIERDRE

It should have taken longer for Deirdre to feel like she could trust Azriel again. The few weeks of attention he devoted to her should not have made her fully prepared to melt into him again. 

The only thing this month or so of dedication from Azriel did was make her crush on him come back with ravenous force. She could hardly stand to look at him without a blush coming across her cheeks. 

But, she could no longer brush herself off as a foolish girl. Her heart knew what it wanted: Azriel. 

Now, she stood by his side looking at the Sidra on a bridge at twilight. The scene could have come from one of Feyre’s paintings. The streetlights reflecting on the rippling water, the passers-by laughing and chatting with each other and the center on the painting – the bridge where the pair stood. 

“Azriel,” she started. “There is something I must tell you.” 

His eyes shifted to hers. His face was open and light, relaxed from their quiet evening. The streetlights reflected in the golden specks around his iris. 

Be brave, she thought to herself. 

“I have feelings for you,” she rushed out. “For a while, I have had a serious crush on you. I think about you all the time. And I was wondering, if you might have any romantic inclinations towards me? If not, it’s perfectly fine but - ”

She stopped when she felt Azriel rough hand grab hers. Deirdre didn’t realize that she looked down when she started her confession. She raised her gaze to meet his again. 

“Do you know how long I’ve been waiting to hear you say that?” 

“What?” 

Azriel just shook his head, the chuckle he let out going straight to her heart and nesting next to her soul. 

He pulled her body closer to hers. Slowly, silently, intentionally, he lowered his lips to touch hers. Her hand found his cheek, bringing his head that much closer. 

She gasped. Something in her chest pulled taught. Azriel snapped his head back, searching for the cause of her noise.

He blinked rapidly before pure happiness like she had never seen on his face lit up the twilight. 

The tightness in her chest flowed to his. Her soul flew from her chest and collided with his in a glorious symphony. 

As it turns out, they were made for each other. 

p.s. What I wouldn't give to get a bear hung from Cassian. I just know he gives the best hugs

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[beauty-and-passion]

TMA - Chapters 81-90: Worst is the new cool

I bet you thought I forgot about TMA, o ye of little faith.

Well, I didn’t. I just wanted to deal with smaller projects before returning to the big one. Also, real life happened and that delayed TMA even more. But now it’s here, I’m back and and I’m ready for act three.

I checked all previous comments, to remember what happened until now, so no need to waste any more time: let’s start.

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MAG080.4 - Season 3 Trailer

Aaaah yes, cryptic as always.

At least, we can deduce a few things:

Daisy is working on this case and she probably wants to interrogate everyone to find out where Jon is, so she can throw him in jail

Jon escaped and is hiding somewhere

Elias is still an ass

The calliope will play a role in this series - and maybe the murderous dolls too

Well, can’t wait to find out more about the new “mini-boss” of this season and the fight that will ensue. And maybe we will learn more stuff in the meantime too :D

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MAG 81 - A Guest For Mister Spider

Let’s recap:

The dark entities also known as “supernatural shits” have the wonderful tendency of “claiming” humans. And the Eye claimed Jon. Geee, I wonder why: maybe it’s because he kept feeding it by recording statements all day?

The Spider’s actual name is the Web! Cool, love it.

The Web tried to claim Jon when he was a child and he escaped, only thanks to a bully who was tormenting him. Moral of the story: keep your bullies around and, as soon as you get the chance, feed them to some supernatural shit. Good lesson, I would’ve probably done the same. 

Will we ever find out the bully’s name? Was he the umpteenth Michael? In my mind, yes. He’s just another Michael.

I feel I can relate a bit with Jon’s grandma, picking up books without questioning what was age-appropriate or not. I did the same, when I was a child: I was too young to buy books by myself, and my parents didn’t have enough money to buy me all the books I wanted. So when I didn’t want to re-read the same books for the 200th time, I searched something else to read all around the house. And that’s how I ended up reading:

Harmony novels with a ton of sex and duels

The Late Mattia Pascal (still one of my favorites books)

L.A. Confidential

Edgar Allan Poe’s anthology

Dracula

The complete collection of Andersen’s tales

The Old Man and the Sea (still don’t like it)

Were they age-appropriate for a child? Probably not. But if a book is truly good, even a child can understand it. And I understood it. That’s why some of them are still in my library today, while all the teen books I read back then have been sold years ago.

Oh, who’s Georgie now? Jon’s sister? Friend? Fiancee? Bestie? Or did she introduce herself before and I forgot it?

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MAG 82 - The Eyewitnesses

There are a few things to say about this statement:

First: Martin is in love with Jon - at least a tiny bit. I mean:

Come on, Martin, tell us: you write in your diary J+M inside a heart all the time, don’t you?

Second: Tim is 200% done and all I want for my poor boy is to find a way to leave this place on his legs. But considering everyone leaves this place dead, I’m very scared for Tim.

Third (and I can’t believe I’m saying it): Elias is cool. He’s still the biggest motherfucker in the universe, but… the way he threatened Daisy. The way he used his Eye-powers. The way he goes “Sure, I know where Jon is, but I won’t tell you, because I have more than enough to make your life a living hell”.

He’s a madman and I should hate him, but he’s. So. Fucking. Cool.

I think I stan him - just a little bit. I still hate him for killing Leitner, but he’s an insane bitch and I stan insane bitches.

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MAG 83 - Drawing a Blank

Elias, you insane fucker: it was you who put this statement into Jon’s letterbox, wasn’t it?

I 100% believe it’s him, it can only be him. He’s trying to warn Jon. About what? Well, considering we’re starting a new season and we already had a small anticipation about clown dolls in the trailer, I suppose that the final boss of this season will be the murderous clown doll and its friends.

And yes, I know it’s insane that Jon is still recording statements, but I’m quite sure that’s the Eye messing with him and “forcing” him to read these things. Also, they’re the only way he can find out more about the Stranger and this whole thing - and you know, I’m very curious about this Stranger. Will it be the final boss of season 5?

(My bad, so Breekon & Hope deliveries are not evil shadowy things, but they’re probably evil clowny dolls. Or maybe they’re just two supernatural shits that love to work with these other fuckers.)

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MAG 84 - Possessive

Oh, Martin’s voice! Now what, is he getting trained to become the new Head Archivist? And who did it? I doubt it was Elias, since the motherfucker believes Jon will come back - and he will probably find a way to make it happen.

Speaking of the statement itself, it’s weird and creepy, but I’m not sure which specific supernatural shit is it about. I thought it was the meat for a second, then that it was about the Hive. But then, the mention of insects… idk, maybe it was just a random supernatural shit?

Since we’re talking about these statements, I love how the people involved always see the creepiest shit and then keep going with their plans. Adrian literally saw a cardboard mask of his friend’s face buried in the ground and, instead of running away and disappearing forever, he kept going.

And what he saw was… the only way I can describe it, is the same way I imagined it, so: “weird spa session with cardboard, insects and fluids”. Here, that’s it.

Melanie is back from India! And she got shot, but she’s still alive, thankfully.

And then… fucking Elias appears.

He introduces himself to Melanie, by saying that “he runs the Institute”. We all know it’s not true, Elias: you sat on your lazy ass for two entire seasons and only now you’re actually doing something.

So, what does he do, to prove he’s actually working? He hires Melanie. Just like that. And just because she had a YouTube channel about the supernatural.

Elias is the best boss ever: he picks the first rando he sees around who has a minimum of knowledge about the supernatural and hires them on the spot. But, as he said to Martin:

Which can also be translated as: "Don’t worry, Martin, I know you lied on your CV because I am a supernatural shit. Also, yes, I know Jon will come back. Have I made it clear enough I am a supernatural shit?"

Elias aside, I cannot believe my naive hope was fulfilled. I mean, I asked for Melanie and Jon to have a mentor/protegè kind of relationship. But I also clarified that I didn’t want her to be in danger! Melanie does not deserve any shit, so I really, really hope she will be alright.

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MAG 85 - Upon the Stair

Oooh, another trippy statement! Those are my favorites, hands down. I love the constant switch between being/not being, walking up the stairs and not walking but moving faster. The man who doesn’t exist, but exists. And the part about the parents asking their own son where he is, his father walking up the stairs and dying on his chair, the mother with the bloodied napkin, how they both get up and leave… that’s so insane, I love it!

But instead of just sitting back and appreciating the nonsense like me, Jon is trying to understand. Is this statement about Michael? The Spiral idea seems to work, but I thought Michael was more expert in corridors, rather than stairs. And yes, the “Nowhere Man” isn’t a Michael thing. It reminds me of the book Leitner used to hide himself, A Disappearance: maybe this is another supernatural shit.

LISTEN I WAS JUST GUESSING, WHY ARE MY GUESSES BECOMING REAL.

So I was right, when I said that these supernatural shit are searching for hosts and replacing the humans - a bit like the Dark tried to do with the child on MAG 73.

When the supernatural entities become the host, the humans change. This proves even more that Elias is the Eye’s host, because he went from stoner to baddest bitch of all the land.

I was right about Jon too, when I said he was connecting too much with the Eye and was too obsessed with these statements.

Now that I think about the Eye and remember MAG 73… if Elias is the Eye, then why is the Eye connecting with Jon too? Just to make him a minion? Or to replace Elias? But why replace Elias, when he’s clearly showing he’s the boss of all bitches? Mmmmh, maybe the Eye just needs an additional pair of eyes and it likes Jon’s very much.

Okay, so Georgie isn’t Jon’s fiancee, nor his sister, but a friend. And she knows Melanie! I’m pretty sure Melanie will tell her about the new job she got randomly and how weird her co-workers are, from the big guy who is longing for his old boss, to the hot one who is 200% done with everything, to the head of the place who is a huge bitch.

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MAG 86 - Tucked In

“Tim Stoker. Archival assistant... Archival prisoner at the Magnus Institute.”

I’ve never seen a man more done than Tim. He literally can’t take it anymore. I’m scared to see the moment when he will finally snap and either kill everyone and/or himself.

My poor Melanie, of course thinks her co-workers are weird: she doesn’t know all the shit they went through.

The statement itself is fine. Again, I am not really sure what supernatural shit is it about, but I suppose it’s an “appendix” of the Dark or similar. Anyway, I really like how it plays on the universally known idea that hiding under your blanket means the monsters can’t touch you. Just like planned, the monster cannot touch Benjamin either, he’s safe. And then, the twist: “The blanket never did anything.”. The monster was just playing with him. Super creepy, super scary, loved it.

My dear Melanie, I love how lost she is. She’s literally this, all the time:

She just got hired and her coworkers are done, there is creepy shit everywhere, she’s left recording statements by herself and doesn’t know where to start. She needs to be protected at all costs <3

A Melanie-Jon cooperation! Yes! He will tell her everything! And she will help him! I’m very hyped about this, can’t wait to see what it will lead to!

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MAG 87 - The Uncanny Valley

Considering this is another statement centered around puppets (in this case, puppets cutting human heads - to take out the faces, I suppose), it seems like puppets are not just the mini-boss of this season, but a kinda important piece of the Unknowing.

I was right when I said the Unknowing is an event! Not!Sasha talked about it as if it was another name for the Stranger but no, it’s really an event that should happen and the Stranger is involved! And, according to Gertrude, there’s not just them, but also creepy puppets dancing while wearing human faces. Lovely.

Speaking of Gertrude, how can she know that Jude Perry, Agnes and all the Fire Gang are members of The Lightless Flame, if Jon made up that name?

It’s because of time shenanigans Attack on Titan style

TMA’s author made a teeny tiny mistake

I missed something or misunderstood it

If it’s the time shenanigans, I’m gonna scream.

Still about Gertrude, there is this sentence I’m trying to better understand:

“It interests me that Jude Perry would be involved. I was unaware that The Lightless Flame had had any contact with the Stranger’s ilk, but I suppose it makes sense that it would be a possible ally to the Devastation, especially since their own plans have so recently, erm, gone up in flames.”

So… who is the Devastation? Is it the Lightless Flame? Are they the same thing? If that’s so, then I suppose that the Stranger’s gang includes:

Creepy puppets/clowns

The Dark and its Not-Things

The Devastation and its Lightless Flame cult

Orsinov and the Circus of the Other

Also, there’s the weird mention about skin. What does Jon mean? I thought Orsinov/puppets and everyone else were searching for human skin to wear. Did I get it wrong? Did Gertrude mean something else?

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MAG 88 - Dig

Hello, umpteenth Leitner book. Of what kind of supernatural shit are you the essence? The Dig?

I really like how we can follow the escalation of the book’s influence on Mr. MacMillan:

First, we see him reading four pages. Not the entire book, just four. And yet, they were enough for him to take the book and become obsessed with digging. And we know it, thanks to two small details:

when the police arrive, he already dug the body

when he leaves he thinks the police are angry at him, because he “had robbed them of their opportunity to dig.”

That’s GREAT show don’t tell, loved it so so much.

And the more the statement progresses, the more we see how this need grows (i.e. the weird dreams about digging) and how unhinged it becomes. Until we reach that small gem that is:

“A bookseller I asked about it pointed me towards you and yours, before I dug into him, and so here I came.”

I ADORE when creepy shit is thrown like that, almost without care. It’s more effective than a big preparation, it takes you by surprise and it’s a lot more chilling. Love it.

My boy Martin. The passive-aggressiveness is strong in this man. I mean:

when Basira asks him about Daisy, he protests because everyone sees him as the doorman of the Institute

when Basira makes a teeny tiny compliment to Jon, he immediately panics and fears she loves him

when she explains that no, she doesn’t love him, she just thinks he’s nice and funny, Martin replies that oh don’t worry, Daisy will find him and you will have your chance to hear all of these jokes he makes that I can’t hear… oh, sorry, I forgot you’re not working with the police anymore. Bitch.

Yes, he probably thought “Bitch” too. Let’s not forget this is the guy who found a way to kill worms with a corkscrew. He’s like the meme:

Also: what does Martin mean, when he says “I don’t actually think he...”? He what? Is he implying Jon is gay? Oh my gosh, these two will end up together. And if they won’t, they will have the weirdest, strongest sexual tension ever. I can feel it.

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MAG 89 - Twice as Bright

We can easily rename this episode: “Jon gets dissed by Jude and it burns. Pun intended”.

Just like every woman in this series, Jude also woke up and chose violence. In this case, her violence means “Let’s set stuff on fire”. In the span of one episode, she:

repeatedly tells Jon he’s an idiot

repeatedly threatens Jon to burn him

in the end, she manages to burn him because she’s offended she told him her story

dissed the Eye, by saying “It does nothing aside from knowing stuff, like any introvert who loves to read” So basically like me

disses the Eye’s choice, by saying Jon has been a shitty one

Speaking of the Eye, when Jude told Jon it “watches and knows, sitting bulbous and comfortable in the ignorance of infinite knowledge”, it made me think of Azathoth blaspheming and bubbling on its “throne at the center of all infinity”. Maybe it’s because they both have eyes, maybe it’s because they’re both eldritch creatures, maybe because they’re both gods. No idea, but the vibes are immaculate.

So, while the Eye simply likes to watch, the Desolation burns everything. Basically a peeping Tom and a pyromaniac. Great.

Jude is keeping Jon alive, just to do a favor to Elias? See, see that this man is involved with the Eye? See that I’m right, when I say that he’s the Eye or whatever? People involved with other gods know him, that’s just another proof he’s a servant (if not part) of the Eye.

Also consider: Jude said the Eye does nothing, just sits on its godly, eldritch ass. And who else sits on his own bitchy, killer ass 24/7?

Jude tells us something very interesting about the different levels of “connection” with the god:

You can work for it and still be human, while doing job that will please it

You can “complete your transformation” aka kill yourself and become a monster - but also closer to your god

And since she chose the second route, she suggests Jon to do the same. “Feed it, fearlessly and without hesitation, or it will feed on you.”: Great piece of advice, I’m not scared for Jon’s life now, nope nope.

He doesn’t know how to feed it? Listen Jon, I’m not an expert in supernatural shits either, but I suggest to keep doing what you did until now: if Mr. Eye likes knowing stuff, give it more stuff. if you keep feeding it statements, that should keep it quiet, right? Right?

Jude gave us another Michael! Of course! We didn’t have enough Michaels!

Oh my bad, this one is a Michael we already got: Michael Crew. The Vast or whatever! And he hangs out with the Fairchilds! Make sense: if Simon Fairchild is the Grandfather of the Vast, of course he hangs out with his grandson.

Does that mean we will see him again? This weird old guy who loves to wake up and choose violence? And will we meet Michael the 2nd? I hope we will see them soon.

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MAG 90 - Body Builder

We can rename this statement too and we can rename it “Tim is trying really really hard to get fired”.

He literally took a flight and went to Malaysia. He listened to me and ran away. For once, someone in a series listen to me and run. And yet, Tim got so sick, he had to come back.

Fuck you, Elias, I know it’s your fault.

But hey: Elias might be a bitch, but he’s also a kind, understanding boss. And he accepts that a worker takes a goddamn flight to run away and came back only because he was sick. It happens every time, right? “Idiosyncrasies”, he calls them.

… look, just kill Tim and end his suffering. He cannot leave, hates the place, hates everyone, is very depressed. Let him rest, please. He doesn’t deserve all of this.

And while Tim grows a flashing sign on his forehead that says “DEAD”, Martin keeps being ignored. Poor Martin, at least when Jon treated him like shit, he acknowledged his existence. Now everyone ignores him.

Speaking of the statement, Jared is back again! This time, he’s running a gym, in which he can… turn people into the bodies they want, with a little “cut and sew”? After all, why have a head, when you can have a big smile on your torso?

Lovely place, seems fun, sorry if I can’t come but I left a pot on the stove and must go.

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In conclusion

Phew, a lot of things happened here! Jon is doing his own research among the supernatural shits, Elias is doing something for once in his life and he’s showing all the coolness (and the bitchness) he hid until now, Martin is the Institute’s new doorman, Melanie still has no idea of how deep the shit she’s in is and Tim is trying his best to get fired or die in the process.

Also, the Eye is apparently just a chill god that likes to watch stuff, while the Stranger and its acolytes are getting ready for the Unknowing. Will the Stranger be the final boss of the series? Or will we just get rid of its creepy puppets and call it a day? No idea, but I’m thrilled to find out what will happen.

For now, a conversation with Michael Crew has been promised, so I can’t wait to read that and find out more. So… let’s see each other very soon, I suppose <3

-> Next post

(How about a coffee? ☕)

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[speakofthedebbie]

no cuz the comments on that fic are giving me such an ego boost. i mean if a fic as objectively bad as that is still getting kudos then i guess my other wips are just the bible /j

[virgothozul]

Jsdcbbccbhcb !! Merci !! tant de personnes ont réagi au précédent post en français ahahahah 🤣 c’est incroyable ! je ne m’attendais pas à tant de réactions merci merci ! Thank you everyone for the attention on my last post !!!

This is when Miles drops at the police station like a prince, a whole year later, nonchalant about his hiatus. And Phoenix is most likely losing his 💩 3 feet away.

[inkedberries]

here is part 3!! can you guess where wolfwood and milly took vash hahah

part 1 | part 2

[bakathief]

It’s been 209 days. Since the last time you updated Shadow Chase when are we getting a new update :(

Hi how are you I‘m good thanks :)

If you are worried that I‘m slacking off rest assured that I have been working on my art in my 2-3 hours of free time every day. If you don‘t believe me you can check out the +140 art pieces in my latest collab or the 22 pages comic I uploaded 2 weeks ago. Thank you for leaving words of motivations in my comments and inbox as noone loves more „when is the next update“ comments than me, especially after a 12 hour shift on the weekend. :)

That being said, there are new pages, when I have the capacity to upload is another question.

[whisper-and-tangle]

gosh i probs wont be able to write another fic today but im SO glad i managed to write 3 FICS IN A ROW ???? like over the course of the first three days of 2025 ive written a wholeass 3 individual fics and like, i only wrote 6 or so fisc ACROSS THE ENTIRETY OF 2024. granted i was dealing with ALOT of shit back then but i'm so glad i managed to start writing again i'm so proud of myself gamers :333 like im unironically so so SOO happy with myself imllike actualy crying kinda hello ??? im so proud of myself i cant believe i managed to do that chat :3333 im badw/words but AWWAWAWW I CANT BELIEVE I DID IT IM SOSOSPROUDS OF MYSELF,..,,.

[carrinth-nsr]

hi all I have to say is that,I LOVE,what you do for 1010 especially the comic,1010 is so much more than meets the eye and God craving for more info that is not canon but ACCURATE, it's just so nice seeing people's ideas and theories/thoughts ab it, thank you so much

Thank you! Thank you~! I really have way too much love for this fictional military robots turned boy band that I'm so glad to have others to share my obsession with hehe XD XD XD

I think what I love about 1010 is there's so much POTENTIAL in their story. They've got a great foundation concept and I absolutely love all the different (and sometimes similar!) ideas other fans come up with ^_^

(Also I'm weak for robots finding Emotions and Found Families trope)

[ryuki-draws]

I am aggressively blowing a party horn at you in congratulatory gesture (congrats on the degree!)

Thank you so much!! I'm contently lying on the floor, completely still since yesterday when I came home after the defense

[hero-of-the-wolf]

Ask Game

11, What do you like best about this fic?: Old Wounds

3, What’s your favorite line of narration?: The Wounds That Time Cannot Heal

4, What is your favorite line of dialogue?: Ruins of Hyrule

10, Why did you choose the pairing for this particular story?: Stay Awake

—Hellofellow_reader

(Also, I am slowly getting to not as busy, so hopefully I can start catching up on everything. My goal is reading at least one fic a day, so I will be looking forward to reading more of what you have shared)

11. What do you like best about this fic? (Old Wounds)

I really love writing Hyrule and Twilight interacting hehe. They are my two favorite blorbos so I'm def biased, but I feel like they have an especially interesting dynamic that I'm still trying to pin down

3. What's your favorite line of narration? (The Wounds That Time Cannot Heal)

this part 🫶

She knew that his line of work had been risky, but Hylia if she hadn’t hoped that just maybe they’d get to grow old together. Raise their children hand in hand, enjoy the peace that he’d fought so hard to obtain. Why couldn’t they…?

4. What's your favorite line of dialogue? (Ruins of Hyrule)

this one hehe

“I believe I asked you a question, stranger.”

10. Why did you choose this pairing for this particular story? (Stay Awake)

Soooooo the story behind this one is my friend sent me a meme and I was immediately consumed by the voices and had to write smth, so I asked her (without context) to give me two random LU characters and that's who she chose :3

[tedcicle]

liked ur fic 👍 slash genuine

i’m glad you did anon!!! 💚

it seems like everyone really enjoyed my deranged ramblings… the jerd warriors DID unite…

[soul-eater-novel]

P198

「はい、なんですアニキ？」 “What’s up, bro?”

「お前ひとつ、アンジーのところに行ってヤツらを引っぱり出してこい」 “Go over to Anji’s place and drag those guys out here.”

「ええっ！ アニキは行かないんですか？！」驚いたように、ヤム・クーが言った。 “Huh?! Bro, you ain’t comin’ along?” Yam Koo exclaimed, shocked.

「俺は面白いことがありそうな気がするんでここに残る。いいよな、マッシュさん?」 “I’m staying put. Got the feeling something interesting’s gonna go down here. Fine by you, right, Mathiu?”

「構いませんませんが…． ． ． 」不思議そうな顔で、マッシュが言う。 “Certainly,” the tactician replied, his expression bemused.

「ではヤム・クー、お顧いいたします」 “Well then, Yam Koo, we are all counting on you.”

「ちえつ、ほんとにアニキは気まぐれなんだから…」 “Tsk. Yeesh, big bro’s as fickle as the sea…”

ぼやきながらヤム・クーが階段へと姿を消す。 Grumbling, Yam Koo disappeared down the stairs.

そうしている間に皆が集まる。 Everyone else had gathered in the hall in the meantime.

ざわめきを鎮めて、マッシュが軍議を開く。 Mathiu quieted down the crowd and began the war council meeting.

もちろん議題は鉄甲騎馬隊攻略法だ。 The main topic of discussion was, of course, the issue of how to defend themselves against the armored cavalry.

「戦場に落とし穴を掘るってのはどうだい？」にやけながら言ったこそ泥のクリンに、レパントが言い返す。 “What if we dug pitfalls on the battlefield?” threw out the thief Kirin, smirking.

「ガルホースの跳躍力はかなりのものだ。穴に落ちたとしてもすぐに跳び出してくるだろう。��前のようなウスノロではないぞ」 “What kind of fool are you?” scoffed Lepant. “The gulhorse posses incredible jumping capabilities. Even if they did fall in the pit, they would just as soon jump out.”

「ガルホースだって動物だ。きっと天敵がいるはずだぞ。 “Gulhorse are animals. There must be a predator that preys on them.” Put in Kuromimi.

それを捕まえてきて放せばいいと思うぞ」今はクロミミだ。 “If we catch that creature, I bet we could unleash them on the gulhorse!”

P199 「それも一理あるが…」クワンダが答える。 “There is some merit to that idea…” Kwanda rumbled.

「ガルホースに関する情報は、テオの部隊の軍事機密だった。 “But all information related to gulhorses is a classified military secret because of Teo’s unit.

たとえ天敵がいたとしても、探るには時間がかかる」 And even if there is a natural predator, it would take us time to track it down.“

「ううむ…」 “Hrmm…”

何しろ相手は鉄甲騎馬隊、今まで誰もかなわなかった部隊なのだ。 Whatever ideas they might have, they were still up against the armored cavalry that no one had ever managed to defeat.

皆が知恵を絞ったところで、効果的な対策など見つかりそうになかった。 They all racked their brains, but couldn’t come up with any plans that seemed feasible.

マッシュを含め、皆が大きくため息をついた時ーー。 Mathiu let out the breath he had been holding in a giant sigh.

「そうだ！！」 広間にひときわ大きな声があがった。 At that very same moment, someone shouted loudly.

“Wait, I’ve got it!”

ティルが顔を上げると、フリックがメンバーを押しのけてティルとマシュの前に歩み出た。 Tir raised his head. Flik pushed aside the other members to stand beside him and Mathiu.

「思い出したよ、あるんだよ！！たったひとつだけ、方法が！！」 “I’ve just remembered! There is one way!”

メンバーがざわめいた。フリックが続ける。 Everyone broke into excited chatter. Flik continued.

「これはまだ、レナンカンプのアジトが帝国軍に襲われる前の話だが…。 “This goes back to Lenankamp, at the hideout, before we were being pursued by the Imperial Army…

実は俺、オデッサに頼まれて、北方の秘密工場に、ある武器の設計図を届けに行ったことがあるんだ」 At Odessa’s request, I had gone to the secret factory in the north to deliver the plans for a certain weapon.”

「武器…」不思議そうにティルが呟いた。 “A weapon?” murmured Tir in wonder.

やはりメンバーを押しのけ、ビクトールが前に歩み出る。 Viktor joined the fray, also pushing past the others to join them.

「武器ってお前、もしかして…」 “Ya don’t mean… that, do you?”

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[roccinan]

Just finished watching the episode where Andrés sings at that random wedding last night, and now I'm trying not to think of the fact that if he was alive he would've definitely sung at Sergio's wedding and probably been the happiest of everyone there ;___;

(sorry for dropping this completely unasked for observation in your inbox lol, just had to tell someone!)

(No problem at all, anon! I'm happy to be your go-to observation person haha!)

You're right anon and I completely agree :') If Andres lived, he would 110% be the happiest person at Sergio & Raquel's wedding. Completely unprompted, he'd go up there and serenade them for the whole night until he's forcibly dragged off stage. Then Martin replaces him and the singing goes on LOL

And since we're all in quantum time anyway, it would have been so much better to see Andres sing at Sergio's wedding instead of some random couple's(!)

[lexa-griffins]

a message for us readers of top clarke/bottom lexa content: lets show up and support this content as much as we can and leave nice comments!!! we may not be majority but we can let the authors/content creaters know there's interest in this content so that they don't think they're writing into a void and get discouraged💖

👏👏 YES

Very well said anon!!! Comment on stuff, reblog and add a tag to tell the creator how much you liked it, if you dont feel comfortable reblogging, send an anon ask!! Some people create out of love but when they have none to little feedback it does make people much less motivated, especially if writing something that isnt the majority of the fandom's preference!!!

The more niche you go, the more you gotta show love to the creators if you want them to continue creating!! 💕

[makerscockandballs]

Get anders as a middle name. Is it truly a name change if you dont get named after a blorbo?/j

true! but in german its not the best name to have. its the word for "different"