This intermission report is an actual dumpster fire. I don’t know what the actual fuck is going on but I miss my main woman Alexa Landestoy so much right now.
The moment Bálor entered Hell again, an arm full of different colorful flowers, he practically ran to the royal baths. A plan had taken ahold of his mind and he’d be damn sure to fulfill it to the fullest just to see his queen smile.
Bálor wasn’t known for his kind gestures, but having a human as his queen had changed him. Only the queen has seen the king do any ounce of a kind gesture. He wasn’t soft by any means. For his queen, however, he’d do anything to make her smile.
He was up in the human world with her, his human form used as a disguise. He allowed his wife the moment to just take in everything and explore on her own, even if he hated the idea of it. But he’d left her alone up there as he took care of his work. He didn’t want the queen to see him perform dark magic on a soul that delivered the man down past Hell and to the pits for his soul to be torn and his flesh would be peeled from his limbs. She wouldn’t have wanted to see it either. But as he tried to relocate his wife, a glade of the sweetest smelling flowers caught his attention.
All the colors and different sweet scents had enraptured his attention. His queen loved flowers. He looked away, making sure no ghoul or human was watching him as he plucked various kinds of flowers until his hands were full of them, his human fingers stained green from their stems. He thought of a way to present the colorful bundle to her. A vase of them in their room would be nice...but his queen also loved taking baths.
That was it. A perfect little way for his queen to unwind with flowers and sweet scents.
With the flowers in hand, he opened a portal back home without his wife so he could put his plan in motion. He called a servant to run a hot bath for the queen, making sure to use the nice smelling oils for the water. The servant had raised a questioning look at Bálor carrying flowers but the look in the Demon King’s eye told the servant to do as he was told, without question. As the bath was being set up, Bálor called to a few of the handmaidens. The little succubae saw him and giggled he handed a handful to the girls.
“Put these in a vase for my wife,” he ordered them. The three girls giggled and awed about how cute it was that the most frightening creature in the world was trying to do something so cute and sweet for his wife. Bálor didn’t want to hear the chortles any longer so he went to the baths with the rest of the flowers. The servant he had sent had just finished as Bálor entered. “Leave.” The servant nodded and left the bath, leaving the Demon King alone with the flowers.
He settled the bundles on the ground, looking to his stained hands, wondering if he should remain in his human form for his queen or revert back to his demon form. He shook his head. His queen liked his human form more.
He began stripping the flowers of their petals, depositing them into the water. Some he left intact, the whole flowers settling on top of the water. Bálor couldn’t help but smile to himself as his plan was coming together nicely.
The last thing to take care of was acquiring his wife to bring her to the bath and to make sure his evening was unbothered.
“Black! Wyatt!” he called out. In a spark of light, the two men stood before him.
“Yes, my king?” Aleister answered with a small bow of his head.
“My night is to not be interrupted,” Bálor said to the pair. “Aleister, you’re in charge of figuring out where the rest of souls end up. Bray, deal out punishments as Black sees fit.” The two nodded. “And, Aleister, please get my wife from the human world. Walk her here. The two of you may leave.”
“Yes, my king,” the two said in unison before another flash took them away. Bálor smiled to himself. Everything was coming together nicely. Aleister could be trusted in walking you here, keeping the element of a surprise.
The last of the flowers were placed in the water making Bálor smile as he swirled the warm water with a hand. The petals and flowers swirled at the motion, their scent wafting to him. The King stood to his feet, stripping himself of his black suit.
He always hated how much clothes he had to wear as a human, but his queen loved to take them off of his body that way. As he settled his shirt on the ground, it made him wonder if he should change back or not.
He shook his head as he toed off the dress shoes, his socks following next. The door sounded open and Bálor looked at it, finding Aleister holding the door open for you. You looked a little confused but stopped short at the bath and a shirtless, human Bálor.
“That will be all Aleister,” the Demon King said to his advisor. “Thank you.” Aleister nodded as he left, the door closing behind him. Bálor smiled at you and you couldn’t help but bite your lip. “My queen, would you like to take a bath with me?” You smiled.
“You...you did this all?” you asked him, walking to the Demon King. He nodded, hand held out to you. You took it, being pulled into his body, arms folded around you.
“When I had to do what I needed to, and you were exploring that Irish town...I found some flowers,” he murmured. “I grabbed some for you. There should be a vase for you to enjoy in your room.” You gave him the biggest smile.
“This is amazing,” you murmured. A kiss was placed on your lips. You let out a sigh against his.
“Anything for you, my queen,” he whispered, pulling away. He looked to your sundress, still warm from the time under the Irish sun. “Shall I take this off of you?” You bit your lip, nodding. His hands moved to the straps, sliding them off your shoulders before he reached for the zipper. He drew it down slowly as you kissed his neck, hands feeling up the soft skin of his chest. Your dress fell to the floor, around your feet.
Bálor felt up your soft skin, humming in content.
“Why are you still in your human form, beloved?” you asked him. Bálor froze.
“I....I thought you’d like this bath with a human and not a demon,” he answered. You pulled away with a small frown, cupping his cheek.
“I love the demon I married...it doesn’t matter to me how you look...but I do love you as you are,” you answered. The Demon King bashfully looked away, azure eyes looking to the tub filled with water and flowers. “Change for me, my king. Let me see you.” Bálor nodded, pulling away from you.
His skin seared black, red markings showed up around his eyes, sharp teeth poked through. He grunted through it but the same azure eyes looked to you. You gave him a smile.
“You, know, it’s weird to see you in this form wearing those pants,” you teased. Bálor looked down at his dress pants, smiling to you.
“Well, let’s get me out of these then....and let’s get you out of those,” Bálor says eyeing your panties and bra. With a snap of his fingers, the clothes remaining on the two of you singed away. You sighed.
“Please tell me that I’ll find those on my bed later,” you said to him. His eyes lit up in mischief. He reached for you again, pulling you into his naked form.
“Oh, you will get those back, but you have to search for them,” you groaned at him.
“Must you?” you asked. There was no malice in his words. Your Demon King could always be a little mischievous. He smiled, a fang showing as he leaned in to nip lightly at your neck, his fangs pricking your skin softly. He chuckled against your skin.
“Our bath will get cold,” he said to you. The Demon King picked you up bridal style, walking to the tub.
“How many did you pick?” you asked, looking to your husband in awe as he stepped into the tub.
“Quite a lot,” he said to you. He settled in the tub with you on his lap. The water was warm and smelled of flowers. Probably oils just for you. It lapped at your skin and made everything feel soft.
“I can see that,” you said, plucking one of the flowers to observe it, smelling it and feeling its soft petals between your fingers.
“Do you like it?” Bálor asked quietly, his claws stroking down your side. You looked at him and smiled.
“I do.” You kissed him. “It reminds me of something.” Bálor hummed in question, reclining back in the tub.
“What's that?” he asked, curiously. You settled the flower in your hand on his black collarbone. He looked at it, picked it up to expect it.
“When I was in school, we learned about Greek mythology,” you said. “The relationship of Hades and Persephone was my favorite...or at least the earlier mythology...because Hades and Persephone actually loved each other. I feel as though, the two of us are like them in a way.” Bálor‘s eyes lit up at that. He must’ve known or heard about other mythological creatures and entities before.
“So, you’re saying is, you’re my Persephone, and I’m your Hades?” he asked. You nodded.
“Yeah. King of the Underworld...has taken a girl from the surface who loves flowers and life...and falls in love with the king.” Bálor smiled at your words. He raises a hand to your cheek, thumbing the soft skin there. “The not so ‘evil’ king is soft for his one and only queen.”
“That’s because I love you more than I ever loved anything else,” he murmured to you. You gave him a smile, leaning back against him, the warm water sloshing up against you, leaving you content.
“And I love you, my Demon King,” you murmured back. You could see Bálor smile, fang poking out as he stroked a hand down your side.
He was definitely the Hades to your Persephone.
He was your entire world.
And you’d love him with everything you had.
He may not have a soul to bare, but his heart was still there, beating against your head.
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The double bed was obviously working as again I had to be woken this morning to get up for the day. The mirror in my en suite showed how much I had been ravaged by mosquitoes, arms, back, legs all target areas.
Wine tour was the order of the day, and we headed out to check in and catch our bus. We were supposed to be able to get a train from each vineyard, but it was having some repairs done, but was luckily fixed after the first stop.
Another gorgeous day, and Franschhoek is nestled within a wall of mountains, with the vineyards acting as the skirting board.
As we arrived at stop one we were joined by Ants’ cousin Taryn and her boyfriend Chris which brought a welcomed change of dynamic and tone for me.
The wine tour as predicted was so so, probably better than I’d though because of the weather and how quickly it all ended, I managed to rattle through 3 of the 5 stops and that was enough for me. The best part was by far the host on the second stop. A guy called Fanie (Far-Knee), who was charismatic, funny and incredibly knowledgable. Even for me who didn’t care whether it was a grape or an apple I was drinking, he had you hooked and engaged. Then for him to tell us he’d only been doing it professionally for 6 months, that was impressive. Although he’d been drinking wine since he was 12, and his teeth backed up that statement.
After the tour ended we stocked up on food and alcohol from the town for our Brai, which is a BBQ.
Gin and ginger ale was becoming the drink of choice for Javi, Ants and I, and they were going down far too easily. I had a great chat with Taryn and Chris about our travels and previous experiences in different countries, and it was great to share them with someone who seemed to care about where I’d been and what I do. We waved them off and then I headed to bed, all ginned out.
It seems the statement is true that you can find comfort in the bottom of a bottle. Just not one with wine in. For me anyway.
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Roya Taraghi // Sarah Shahi FC // Played by Sera
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Yeah TNA knew what to do with their women's division. Bray being champ was so overdue! I'm glad he finally got it! Has knk done more than one weekly idol? Because I've watched the rookies one with Astro and 4Ten, I love Heechul constantly picking on Seungjun lol and then his damn up & down dance!!
Yes they did! I still remember the ladder match Gail Kim and Taryn Terrell had hahaha and technically not all of the members were on weekly idol again (hopefully they do get invited again after the have their comeback omg), but Seungjun has been on the recent episodes (last week’s and this week’s) for a masked idol episode special thing. It’s so funny, once you see him, you would know it is him :’)
We were trying to spread out the puppies that were being shown so that everyone got some love, but when it came to Nicky, we gave him one that... didn't quite... want to walk. And so, one of the girls that works at WolfTrap, that's the organization's team cat. His name is Arthur. And, we're like, "Oh, just put Arthur with him!" He, like, walks on a leash normally so the cat is like, domesticated and trained to be on a leash, so we're like, "oh, it's perfect. Just give Nicky the cat."
Taryn Bray explains how Nicklas Backstrom ended up walking a cat at last year's Caps Canine Night.
Special Thanks: @demonkingsangel for helping me find a gif for this moment but I found the ones I had stashed on my phone! But I wanted to tag you nonetheless.
“Finn,” you playfully whine, trudging up the steep hill after the Irishman. Fresh mud was caked onto your sneakers and you were thankful you chose not to wear your good ones when Finn asked if you wanted to climb the hill with him. His favorite spot in Bray. Something he has yet to show you even after the last couple of years you’ve known him. You thought it would be romantic to get there....it wasn’t. But, this was special to Finn so you sucked up the sour feelings of working out and exercise to follow your boyfriend.
Being with him for a while was something, but him wanting to take you to his favorite spot in all of Bray was something else. It meant more, not only to you but to him.
This was something too; the sight of the town getting smaller and smaller with each step up to the top, the contrast of the bright green against the cloudy sky, the sea whispering as you climbed, stale and cold air that reeked of salt but it was nice. Even the cold was nice. But it made the sweat in your coat seem like hell.
“You know, I thought climbing to the top of the hill with you would be more romantic,” you pant to Finn. “This isn’t it.” Finn lets out a giggle.
“Just keep up babe, were almost there,” he says back to you. He wasn’t even breathing that hard. Unlike you who couldn’t even feel your chest. The bastard.
“Oh, good,” you say to him. “I hear ‘almost there.’” Finn giggled again as the rocks and tall shrubbery gave way to a rocky clearing, signaling the end of the climb. You gave the biggest sighs of relief as you made your way over to a rock to sit down and catch your breath. Your Irish boyfriend laughed, settling down beside you. You were looking around at the sea beyond everything. “ See you did it,” Finn says to you. You smiled.
“Yeah....and I’m glad I did. It’s beautiful up here, Finn.” The clouds were starting to break away a little, allowing some of the sunset light to shine through every now and again. You place your head against his shoulder. The cool of his jacket feeling nice against your heated skin. Finn hummed in agreement.
“I like this place. It's peaceful. No crowds...no fans....no overbearing friends,” he murmurs looking out at the sea as well.
“I bet. It must get to you sometimes. Having a space that’s yours helps.” Finn nods.
“I like coming up here...I come up here before I make my biggest life decisions....to do my best thinking.”
“You don’t come up here often do you,” you couldn’t help but tease. It caused the Irishman to smile and laugh about it. He rose to his feet, making your head fall away from his shoulder to watch him stand, still looking out at the sea.
“I’ve only been up here with a few friends....or by myself,” Finn says, almost wistful. “To talk about where my life was going to take me. To think over which path was the best for me, to achieve things I could’ve only dreamed about. And I’ve...never brought someone that I loved and cared about so much up here.” The Irishman shifts on his feet, stuffing both hands in the pockets of his sweats. He turns back to you. His eyes seem to hold so much emotion but his face looked to mask whatever he was trying to feel...or not feel. He looked nervous, for once. “No one...that I loved as much as I love you.”
Finn took his hands out of his pocket, but held something in his right hand. Time seems to slow down as Finn kneels to one knee. Realization hits you like a wave, making your heart almost stop.
He held out a little black box, presenting it towards you as he opens it to showcase a diamond ring sitting atop a pillow of velvet. The ring was bright and shone in the scathe amounts of orange rays of sunlight that pierced through every now and again.
“I’ve come up here so much to think about me...about you...us. This is the biggest decision of my life. WWE...wrestling...none of it compares to this moment and what I’ve thought through. So...will you marry me?”
You began to shake. A hand came up to keep from outright sobbing at the thought of marrying Finn. The amount of emotions almost too great but you knew you couldn’t say ‘No.’ Joy overtaking you faster than any other emotion as you nod to him.
“Y-yes,” you whimper out.
Relief passed through Finn’s expression before he smiled and slipped the ring onto your finger. You both stood to your feet just so you can place a well meaningful and emotional kiss to Finn’s lips. Desperately trying to show so many emotions through the kiss. The gratefulness, the joy, the love. All of it passing with each shared breath and press of your lips.
You pulled away from each other, panting just lightly. Finn’ s eyes held unshed tears, of possible relief and joy as he pressed his forehead to yours. He let out a shaky breath, holding you close to his body like he could never let you go.
“I love you so much,” he murmurs, quietly, like he was sharing a secret to you. Like it was a message that not even the wind could carry it off.
“I love you too, Finn,” you murmur back, pressing another small kiss to the man’s lips. He took it gratefully, before just holding you in his arms. Your head tucked under his chin as you both looked out to the sea. Out to never ending possibilities and the path that laid before the both of you...together.