#Take the Plunge

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@honorhearted

If she wasn't being paid for it, Nina would have turned down the whole babysitting gig. Apparently the soldier, Beau, Bob, Brian, Bryce...had taken a little impromptu swim while crossing the Del.aware and nearly ended up a popsicle. He'd been unconscious ever since.

How many days had Brew.ster said it'd been? Nearly a week, at least.

Bored, Nina decided to occupy herself by going through his things, rummaging through the satchel while wearing the ridiculously amusing Shako, repeatedly blowing the horsehair from her face.

She'd been flipping through his notebook when he finally stirred, prompting her to grin as she chewed on another bite of salted pork.

"Morning, sunshine."

He was clearly bewildered, and Nina waved off his muttering as she flipped another page, "Relax, pony boy. Brew.ster charged me with watching you so no one tries to mug you while he's gone...So, who's Anna?"

[whereifindsanity]

Braedin Toth

[hazbinsponsoredbyvee]

"Officially engaged to both Alastor and Lucifer! Enjoy Mel's accounting of events."

Take the Plunge

Vox called Velvette when he arrived outside the aquarium. “Alright, I’m here,” he said as soon as she picked up the phone. “Where are you?”

“Shark exhibit. I’m assumin’ you know where that is,” she snickered. 

He frowned as he turned to face the darkened glass doors of the closed building. “If you wanted a shark photoshoot, why couldn’t this be done in my office?”

“Cause the space is betta’. Now, get your ass in here. The door’s open.”

He tried the door, and sure enough, found it unlocked. He stepped inside, taking in the dark lobby with not a soul in sight. “And did you say this was an ‘authorized’ photoshoot?”

He could practically hear Velvette’s eyes roll through the phone. “Like you care. But yes, this is authorized. See ya’ in a mo’.” She hung up before anything else could be said. 

Vox sighed and shoved his phone back into his pocket before walking the familiar path to the shark tank. His annoyance when Velvette had called him for an ‘emergency photoshoot’ had eased slightly when she’d told him the location. He did like coming here.

He turned the corner, passing under the archway that led to his favorite part of the aquarium - a large room, completely surrounded by a shark tank on either side and overhead. The tank lights were the only ones that were on, casting the room in a pulsing, blue glow, occasionally eclipsed by shadow as a shark swam by. Vox paused, admiring the creatures with a smile until the soft crescendo of music drew his attention away. 

In the dim room, he hadn’t initially noticed the small table set up to one side, but now a candle flared to life on top of it. The dancing flame illuminated the pristine, white cloth that covered the surface of the table that was set for two. A moment later, more candles appeared, lining the room, bathing the space in their glow, and revealing the source of the music - a 10-piece Hellborn orchestra at the opposite end of the room. 

And between them and Vox stood Lucifer, the golden glow of the candles concealing his blush, but not his nervous smile. “Hey.” 

Vox’s screen lit up with a huge smile, his heart soaring at the sight. “Hey.”

The fallen angel cleared his throat and extended his hand towards him. “Come have a seat?”

He took the offered hand and allowed himself to be dragged forward and navigated to one of the chairs. He said nothing as he sat down, waiting for Lucifer to speak. 

“Right. Um, okay.” Lucifer stood in front of him, still holding onto his hand, while the other one rubbed awkwardly at his neck. He took a deep breath, and then his smile softened into something a bit more relaxed. “When I met you, I was expecting the worst. Just another Overlord looking to exploit me and my daughter. Which… I guess was the case,” - Vox bit back a laugh - “but you were honest when I asked, and you were easy to talk to, and I found myself relaxing with you in a way I hadn’t in a long time. You make me remember what it’s like to want to create, to do more than just exist in isolation. I didn’t think I could ever feel this way again, but you are clever and inspiring and fun and exciting and… and I love you. And I have no illusions about the kind of person you are, but it doesn’t make any difference. I may not agree with a lot of the things you do, but I love who you are. Your ambition, your creativity, your passion. Everything. I love you, Vox. And I really hope I don’t fuck up this time.”

Vox was staring at him with wide eyes, uncharacteristically speechless, as Lucifer dropped down to one knee. He snapped his fingers and a ring box in the shape of a rubber duck designed to look like a shark appeared in his hand with a shower of golden sparks, which shot up overhead to spell out in swirling text ‘Vox, will you marry me?’

“Will you marry me?” Lucifer spoke aloud, and he opened the ring box to reveal a gold ring with a row of bright red rubies through the middle, almost as bright as the fallen angel’s smile. 

“Yes,” Vox choked out, his smile almost completely overtaking his screen as hearts danced in his eyes. “Of course. Fuck yes.” 

Lucifer beamed as he took the ring and slid it onto Vox’s finger, and then immediately shot up to catch the television demon in a kiss. Vox returned it happily, hands catching his waist and squeezing gently.

“Hungry?” Lucifer asked when he broke away, practically bubbling with joy now that the hard part was over.

“Sure.” He was hungry, but food was honestly the last thing on his mind right now. However, when Lucifer materialized a couple plates of mouthwatering steak, scallops topped with caviar, and some roasted greens on the side, he decided that he could definitely eat. 

He looked down at his ring as Lucifer took his seat, and then blinked and lifted his hand to get a closer look. “By any chance,” he hummed thoughtfully. “Did Charlie help you pick out the ring?”

Lucifer blinked at him, caught off guard by the question. “Uh, yeah. I wasn’t sure if I should go with my colors or yours, and then Charlie sent me that one. Said she’d managed to find out what you’d like and it was perfect. Guess she wasn’t as sneaky as she thought.” 

Vox threw back his head in a laugh. “Oh no, she was very sneaky.” He pulled the simple, black ring box out of his pocket and slid it across the table. “This is for you.” 

His eyebrows furrowed as he picked up the box, and then shot up when he opened it to reveal a ring that was a perfect match for the one on Vox’s finger - except it was black gold, and instead of rubies, it was adorned with blue sapphires. 

“Charlie was with me when I picked it out,” he elaborated as Lucifer picked up the ring with wide eyes. “I wanted her opinion.” 

“But… you knew I was proposing,” he pointed out, looking up at him uncertainly. “You didn’t need to get me a ring…” 

Vox rolled his eyes. “Luci, I wasn’t going to let you be the only one without a ring.” He leaned forward to pluck the ring out of his hand.

“... Oh.” A slow smile spread over Lucifer’s face as he held out his left hand to allow Vox to slide the ring onto his finger. He grinned down at it for a minute, tilting his hand to admire it, and then his face abruptly fell. “You just… happened to have this on you today?” His gaze flicked back up to him and he raised an eyebrow. 

Vox’s smile became slightly sheepish as he pulled his hands back to his side of the table. “Yeah. You know, just in case.”

He pursed his lips and crossed his arms over his chest. “You knew I was going to propose tonight.”

“I didn’t know,” he refuted. “But an emergency photoshoot at the aquarium? I figured there was at least a chance Velvette was helping you get me here.” 

Lucifer’s expression twisted into an adorable pout. “I wanted to surprise you.” 

“Hey.” He reached across the table to give his hand a reassuring squeeze. “I wasn’t sure, and I definitely wasn’t expecting all this.” He made a vague gesture to encapsulate all the thought that Lucifer had clearly put into this. “You still surprised me.” 

“Yeah?” A tentative smile began to creep up his face again. “So, you’re happy with it?”

He huffed a disbelieving laugh. “Luci, this is incredible. No one has ever done something like this for me before.” Vox had always been the one to spoil his partners in relationships; he still wasn’t used to having a partner who wanted to spoil him. And he got the impression that Lucifer was in a similar boat, which was all the more reason to keep spoiling him back - even if spoiling the literal King of Hell was no easy feat. “I love you so much.”

Lucifer’s smile returned in full force. “I love you, too.”

^^ ring inspo pics

[spacevixenmusic]

Source: Call of The Night [2022]

[meetmeatthecoda]

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[cevansbrat0007]

Hey Britt, I was wondering what app you use to write your fics? I’ve been interested in writing for awhile now and obviously have no idea where to start lol! Hope you had a good Sunday🥰

Hi, friend! I use plain old Google Docs. It's easy to use and great for sharing documents with other writers or beta readers.

But I highly encourage you to try your hand at writing! I bet you'll be fantastic and I honestly look forward to reading anything you create.

Please feel free to shoot me a message if you ever wanna chat more about it! But in the meantime, I say:

[kt-the-lee]

GUYS! if you’re seeing this then this is your sign to tell people!

i am a very rare and lucky case study as i have actually told all of my friends about my interest in tickling, AND GUESS WHAT! IT’S SO FINE AND CHILL!!

it honestly just gets treated as any other interest, and generally most people are curious and do want to know more because most people haven’t actually thought about it in any given detail!

here’s a link to a tumblr post i wrote about my life since telling people:

and i promise you, it’s something that can absolutely be done <3

i wish that i could be more open about my interest in tickling without fearing that people would think that i’m weird <//3

[hannaedits]

Book Review: Take the Plunge by Colette Davison

Limited new ways exist to start a novel, regardless of genre, and contemporary fiction is even more constrained in options. “Waking up hungover and handcuffed to my best friend’s little brother while stranded in the middle of the woods” is pretty unique, especially when for the beginning of a contemporary romance instead of, say, a horror story. Jett and Kian’s situation was a bit disconcerting…

[counting-stars-gayly]

Book: "I don't know what my mom will do. I just know I'll fight next to you." "Why?" "Because you're my friend, Seaweed Brain."

Show: "You've done more for me in the past few days than my dad's done for me in my entire life. If I have to stick with someone, I—" "Careful. I think you were about to call me your friend."

[montereybayaquarium]

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[ghostdrinkssoup]

the thing that really gets me about mizumono is that will doesn’t even fight back. he saw alana mangled outside. he knows jack might be dead. he has a loaded gun in hand. but not once does he try to hurt hannibal. he doesn’t even shoot. will just lets him caress his cheek, fingers curling into his hair. there’s no resistance. when hannibal stabs him, will leans into it. he doesn’t want to escape. and it all hurts so badly because it’s not like will tricked hannibal into loving him; he simply persuaded him that he might love him back. because that’s what will thought hannibal did to him in s1, and only now does he realise that maybe it was more real for hannibal than he thought. or worse, that maybe he wants to be with hannibal regardless of whether hannibal genuinely loves him. that maybe it’s worth it to be close to him, even if his touch splits his stomach open

[conmenn]

augustine sycamore posting in the year of our lord [current year]

[afterartist]

Just a small crappy Caz doodle I did as a sketch warm up

I’ve played/watched play throughs of this game so many times and the ending still gets me misty eyed

Still Wakes the Deep is 100% in my favourite games list

[sexylittleslutsls]

Adventure truly begins when ….

you look beyond the boarders ..

you trust your heart ..

you take the risk to fly ..

[anirritant]

umm i guess im treating this like an au now ahah

pmd2 darkrai hasn't had time to figure out wtf is going on (he's been here for like an hour tops). he's lost his composure immediately lol

[voxphantasma]

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