#THIS MADE ME EMOTIONAL ASTER 😭

[wistrea]

" hey , " he starts , kinda quiet , a little awkward as he shifts his weight and can't bring himself to meet her eyes , " don't know if you celebrate , but . . . " he's pausing to give himself the courage to continue . can't let his efforts go to waste , after all . gotta let her know he cares , even if he's kind of bad at it . " i got ya something . "

and , he begins to shuffle around his bag , cursing himself silently for not just using the armiger for this . so much for thinking the sentiment would matter when he can't even bring out the stuff to give her . damn box stuck in a bag . he sighs , but it blends with a sort of self - deprecating laugh , and finally he pulls out two cans of ebony and a tackle box . fishing rods specifically get a place in the armiger , and he was thinking he'd give her one of his best : the tranquility rod , crafted from bamboo and infused with magic .

" here . " he passes her the premium canned black coffee and gestures for her to follow him , " the rest'll come by the dock . "

a smirk adorns his features , but he's turned completely opposite of her now . " oh yeah , and happy birthday . " he says , as if he just remembered .

if she had never sought out the answer, kira wasn't sure she would ever know when her supposed birthday was. it was not as though she was born to a mother, met only with the cold embrace of steel that had once stood as a testament to niflheim's ingenuity that went hand-in-hand with it's madness. the day she came to life was more akin to a manufacturing date more than anyone, hence her lack of celebration. she had mentioned the date once, in passing. that kind of information was something she considered inconsequential to anything, not something she'd bother with, and yet for some odd reason, noctis had remembered it. not only that, but cared enough to actually get her something for that day that should have passed as any other, just as it did the years prior.

curiosity remained behind her furrowed brow as she pushed herself up from where she had been sitting to walk over to the king of lucis; she would have found the sight of him fumbling amusing if not for her confusion overshadowing it. ❛    oh.    ❜  she couldn't hide how surprised she sounded when he suddenly passed the cans of ebony to her, and her finesse seems to have faltered for a moment when she almost clumsily took it into her hands.

her first thought is that he needed someone to help carry this, and that she could do. [ ... ] but then, the realization that this was a gift to her settles in, and suddenly she does not know what to do. that's right, today was her birthday. the day that simply passes her by without a second thought. and these were gifts to her. ❛    there's more?    ❜ she sounded bewildered. what she had in her hands was already more than enough to her. him remembering was more than she thought to ask for.

for a moment, all kira can do is stand there and stare at the can in her hand, before a small smile lifted her lips. it only takes a few steps for her to catch up with him, walking side by side. she leaned over and lightly bumped his arm with her own. ❛    i think this is the first time this day's actually felt like my birthday. thank you, noctis.    ❜

@royalarms kira birthday 2024!

[mydysfunctionalvampirefamily]

Stop, I cannot. Miles put so mu h thought in Johnny's room. 😭😭😭😭 The clothes, the posters, the cassette player.

Oh Wynn, your dad's flannel.

Someone talked about Miles's haven like the tower Caleb made in critical role. And I can't unsee it now and it makes me so emotional! These two emotionally stunted idiots telling the people they love how much they care about them. 😭😭 I will never be over this.

Of course Wynn, the most emotionally available one in the group recognises exactly what this is.

Britta's closet nest, and not getting out of it. 😭 Baby girl.

Ira, sir. 👀 We are getting some deep feelings and lore from you.

I have to be honest, I am unsure what the aster is exactly.

"you're not bad for a tremere," compliment of the highest order from Johnny.

Oh no, what's going on with Miles??? Why does he feel like part of him is left in the chantry??

Super casual, slacks and a button up. 😂 I love that that is the most casual Miles can imagine getting.

Oh no the mental attack!! Poor Miles, that sounds awful, the mirror.

Wow Miles being honest and open about the psychic attack, personal growth, even if he is so casual about it.

If Wynn and Johnny compliment you, you know it's true.

It's moments like this I remember that Wynn studied psychology.

Why is Delgado in new York?

Traitors within the sabat? I have a feeling that is quite rare.

Neil!!! Oh no. This is bad.

Okay but why does the Miles and Britta talk have such strong dad talks to his teenage daughter after she has been dumped by the love of her life energy?

Lmaoooo the rest has been talking about Neil being missing, and they haven't even tried calling him??? 😂

Whethers and Johnny talking to each other is always such a delight.

All the emotional unavailability Miles keeps for himself, he is so good with the others. 😭

👀👀 Talking about the prince dying and Miles becoming prince.

Why does Neil keep running into people he wouldn't remember?? 😂😂 Also at those two really being vampires now.

A mortal?? With the sabat? 🤔

Also how do they know Miles is a diablerist???

Ohh a mortal being piloted around by a vampire. That makes more sense.

Lmao Lucida is a badass.

Wait Reiss got promoted in all of this???? No!!

What is Reiss's angle? He is just such a fucking shithead. Saying Ira did so good and telling them about Eden. I hate that he is so smart about all of this. I just want him to die.

Also congratulations on the promotion! I guess?

Now look at this boy, telling the truth despite it all. That is some wholesome snitch energy.

Wait so Ira needs to take Eden?? Lmao good luck taking her away from Wynn, you're gonna need it.

[mo0nagedaydr3am]

CRIMSON RIVERS LAST CHAPTER SPOILERS(rant)

Holy shit. Holy shit. Holy shit. HOLY SHIT. it’s ended. that’s it. the end. oh my mother fucking gods. wow. that was one hell of a ride. i’m in a sort of anesthetic world rn where it hasn’t hit me that this is the end but at the same time im also crying while typing this because WOW i have so many emotions rn but one thing i can say for sure is that zep is fucking brilliant and they’re amazing for giving us such an emotional and beautiful story like i’m just wow. i think it’s hit me now. i’m ranting now. SIRUS AND REMUS MAKING OUT WHILE SIRIUS IS IN A DRESS OMG I LOVE THEM LMAO. AND THEN SIRIUS IMMEDIATELY DROPPING EVERYONE FOR REGULUS ONCE JAMES CALLS HIM OH MY BABIES THEYRE SO AHH 😭 ZEP IS SO REAL FOR GETTING ATTACHED TO BROTHERS LIKE THEY LITERALLY OWN MY HEART. AND THEN THEM SITTING THERE TALKING AND REGULUS FUCKING THANKS SIRIUS FOR VOLUNTEERING FOR HIM AND HOLY SHIT THAT WAS LIKE YES YOU GO BABES OH IM SO PROUD OF THEM. THEYRE BROTHERS. AND I REMEMBER WHEN REGULUS WAS ABOUT SIRIUS LIKE “His older brother. Always his older brother”. AND THIS TIME IT WAS SIRIUS SAYING IT ABOUT REG “His little brother. Always his little brother” AND OH BROTHERS 😭🫶. and then james. JAMES POTTER THE LOVE OF MY LIFE. HE LET THE HORCRUX HORNET GO AND VANITY AND OH HES GROWING JUST LIKE REG AND THEYRE DOING IT TOGETHER TOO AND THEN THE KIDS OMG THEIR KIDS!!! Malcom, Marcel, Florimel, and Aster!!! THEYRE SO SWEET I LOVE THEM 😭 AND THEY MADE A SNOWMAN AND REGULUS PUT THE HAT ON IT OH THE HAT!!!! and then Evan…yea that’s where i started crying literally wasn’t even sad to me it was just the fact that it was Evan… OH REGULUS IS GROWING AND EVAN IN HIS DREAMS ACTUALLY REPRESENTING REGULUS’ HOPE FOR THE FUTURE AND HIMSELF AND HIM CLIMBING AND HE DID IT AND HE WOKE UP AND HES JUST SO HAPPY AHHH THEY MEAN SO MUCH TO ME OMG IM GONNA HAVE TO READ THIS ALL OVER AGAIN ARENT I? IM LITERALLY NEVER GONNA LET THEM GO THIS FIC CHANGED MY LIFE AND IM ALWAYS GONNA COME BACK TO IT HOLY SHIT THIS IS JUST😭❤️

[snowbellecity]

coconut mango and raspberry swirl 👀

coconut mango: what mementos do you and your F/O treasure?

Hmm... when they met for the first time, back when they were both young and alive, Theseus promised to gift Dia with a necklace as a symbol of his devotion. He never got the chance to back then (due to situations out of their control), but he made it up to her later, giving her a necklace of Egyptian faience. Not quite an item, but the first flower Dia and Asterius planted together was an aster :~) as such, the flowers are important to both of them.

raspberry swirl: how does your F/O cheer you up when you are feeling down?

Theseus and Asterius are... both a little bad at cheering people up 😭 not for lack of trying, but they sometimes have trouble understanding what is and isn't appropriate for such a thing, especially when their preferred way of venting emotions is "battle about it." Asterius is learning, though, ways to give comfort to others. He's a very good listener, and easy to vent to. And Theseus tries to help in his own way... namely threatening to Vanquish anything that has upset his cherished lady. (Though between u n me... they cheer me up just by existing ^.^)

[west529]

Excerpt From Lightlark by Alex Aster

“And she didn’t love him . . . she barely knew him.

But shouldn’t he be afraid of what she was feeling now?

She pressed herself closer, completely against him, reading his reaction, surprising herself with her boldness. And Grim only laughed darkly. His hand ran a slow trail down her spine—then up once more. “Hearteater,” he said into her ear. “You’re killing me.”

I actually downloaded my tumblr again so that I can have a place to dump all my feelings about Lightlark cause I can’t contain all of this alone. 😭 But I’m quite surprised with the reviews I saw here!! It was well praised on Instagram as far as I know… and I am actually enjoying it. 😭 I am not that much of a reader so maybe I understand why some bookish people would have some negative opinions about it cause they know… hahaha anyways I’ll keep on reading and see how it really is. It’ll also be made into a movie so I wanna know how it’ll turn out. 😂

Huhu also don’t tell if you know, but I wonder if Isla will end up with Grim or Oro, or no one at all. 😭 I want it to be Grim cause maybe of all the mysteriousness and stuff. But Alex Aster is still playing with the emotions I guess at this part of the book! Hahahaha crazzzyy… why is Grim helping Islaaa I wanna knowww

[vtoriacore]

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VERY SHITY AND LATE BDAY THINGY FOR @vtoriacore ily vit you're one of the best people ever, seriously, thank you so much for being my friend <3

[georgiapeach30513]

Honestly I feel like Iris needs a friend, someone who she can trust and vent to, someone who won’t feel the need to justify stuff about how story was hurting too, just a friend who she can cry in front of and finally spill our everything that is hurting her, including the fact that she can’t get pregnant at the moment. Someone that isn’t part of the drysdale family, maybe yelena or little princess or even a new character

Also I know James is going trough a lot with his ptsd but I was reading you were holding her and I was so mad with the way he said that story was the one taking care of posie when Iris couldn’t bare to look at the baby like WHAT THE FUCK YOU ASSHOLE that’s your wife you’re talking about ?????? Do you think she choose to have postpartum depression and not being able to properly take care of her daughter????? He made me so mad I swear to god! I understand he cares about story and is worried about her but the fact that his wife is struggling mentally and going through so many things regarding her fertility and he isn’t realizing that she is not alright because he is too busy being worried about her sister is just not doing it to me. I wish Iris would tell him they need a break because they are just not seeing eye to eye but I’m afraid that maybe it will be the thing that will either take her to the path of finally healing or the last drop for her to fall into a full blown out depression

Iris needs a friend 😭😭😭

Honestly your writing is so good that I am feeling many many emotions

You're not wrong. Iris needs an outsider to an extent. Her friendships have always been based around Aster. Most of their friends were guys, and most those guys hurt Story. She has turned to her other family a lot during this time. Especially the Adler/Levinson side. And who does she have there? We also know that Iris does like sex a bit more rough (there will be some insight to this tomorrow 😉)

James definitely didn't react well to that. Iris, like her mother, is a big believer in therapy. So don't worry those two are going to work on learning better communication skills. They're both struggling and going through so much individually it's hard for them to be what the other needs. And Iris is a perfectionist. On the outside she will act like everything is okay, and on the inside she's hurting so much more than she's showing.

But Iris does find a friend in Little Princess (much to Ari's chagrin). For age references, Little Princess is around 40 at this point, Ari is 62, and Curtis is 51. Iris is 26.

🥺 Thank you so much nonnie!  I’m happy you’re enjoying this mess!

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Can I Give You a Hug

Summary: Iris bonds with you

Pairings: Iris Drysdale Rogers X Little Princess!Reader

Rating: cute

Warnings: daddy Ari, D/s dynamics, 18+ ONLY

Word Count:  400

Desperate Lives AU Masterlist

Iris Drysdale Masterlist

You open the door to see Ari's youngest niece Iris there. Ari had explained that it was complicated what was going on in her life, and had mentioned the weird relationship with her, Frank, and Ransom. You had met her a few times and even her family. Despite the past, everyone is relatively close. But seeing her there, without her daughter, as she quickly tells you, "She's at my parents. James is at Carter's. Can I come in?"

You open the door for the dainty girl, walking her to the living room, you can't hide that chair fast enough. Iris's eyes go wide, and you just pretend that nothing happened. "What cha doing sweetheart?"

"I just needed to get away for a moment. Thought Uncle Airy or CC would be here."

"I'm sorry, they're not. CC is still at the station, but Ari should be here soon. Are you sure there's nothing wrong?" you watch her flop down on the couch with a huff and she starts to talk about everything that's happened since her sister went missing.

Her words coming out in almost a long slur and you just listen. Her talking about how she feels that Andy has poisoned her blood, and how she can't get pregnant, and it must be all her fault. How she wants to forgive her sister, but for whatever reason she can't. The conversation going on forever, and you just sit there listening.

"Can I give you a hug?" tears spring to her eyes when she nods her head yes. Ari coming in at the moment confused, but chooses to walk into the bedroom to change quickly.

"Um, Y/N?" she asks with a bit of curiosity, and you hope that he doesn't hear. Ari always hears. "What's the deal with the chair?"

"That's enough. Iris, you want to stay for dinner? We'll order pizza."

The night goes by easy. Curtis has his least favorite shift and doesn't return, until much later. Iris already fast asleep on the couch when he arrives. But when Ari leads you to the bedroom, his dark eyes looking over you. "You'll pay for her seeing that chair."

"I didn't think who was at the door was coming in, Daddy."

"Still getting punished. Curtis won't save you. And if you mention anything about our lifestyle...well."

He never gave you the answer, so it's fair game to talk if she asks, right?

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[fuzzy-melonlord]

aster seeing cute, young dr collins made me sad. the difference between him when hes first turned and him when he leaves them is so clear with them back to back and im CRYING. the fact that by the time theyre married, those two types of person have combined, with the softness at the forefront when he’s with wrath….. Imm emotionallll - asher

*aggro.

Ngl I got hella confused for a min. This is rhe problem with all 3 of us having names that start with A 🤣

But yes their journey makes me so emotional 😭 I love seeing these differences with them during the different times in their life