#The Shadow Cages

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"Control My Night" by Sarah L. Richhelm

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Control My Night Sarah L. RichhelmThree Lane Publishing (2024)ISBN: 978-1763519510Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (10/2024) In “Control My Night: The Shadow Cages,” talented author Sarah L. Richhelm crafts a gripping urban fantasy that navigates the intense journey of self-discovery through the eyes of Keanna, a naïve young woman forced into a dangerous world involving mobsters and…

[glitchedcosmos]

There’s no hand left to reflect on but his own

[rapidmorph3]

Looks kinda crusty because did it fast but so cbbs finishing Sorry They are awesome to me

[fycoren]

i'm quite normal about dark beginnings, good stuff, enjoyed, had a time for sure.

[howlsnteeth]

YOUR REFLECTION, YOUR BITTER DECEPTION SETTING YOU FREE

[s0fter-sin]

god the way ghost’s voice drops when he tells soap, “you’ll need to improvise to survive”

before that, everything he says is steady but when he acknowledges that soap’ll have to do something outside his skill set, something he intimately knows to be difficult, his voice wavers. he does the same when he says, “welcome to guerrilla warfare”; it’s sombre and serious in a way he doesn’t act for the rest of the mission. if you read into it enough, he almost sounds apologetic; like he knows exactly what soap’s about to go through and wishes he didn’t have to

he keeps soap going; poking at him and making jokes, giving him tips and asking about his progress. he never lets him stop and take a second to think bc he knows the moment he does is the moment it'll all hit him; the betrayal, the pain, the fear, the deaths, all of it will drown him and if that happens, soap won't make it

he needs him to be a soldier through and through and he knows this is one of the worst kinds of battlefields you could end up on

and the only times he slips is when he acknowledges that fact

it happens again when he says, "tryin' to get you here alive and in one piece". his jovial dark humour facade drops for just a moment when he has to face the potential reality of losing soap. then he tries to pick it back up again with, "one of us has to survive to tell the tale"; completely discounting himself as a survivor to try and rally soap and make him think it’s all down to him

and soap does the same thing

when he's calling out for ghost on the radio, he's tentative, testing the frequency, then when he doesn’t get a response, he grows desperate; "ghost, this is 7-1, do you copy?"

then when ghost answers, he smooths out his voice; he hides the pain, the fear, and no matter what response you give to ghost asking if he’s injured, soap brushes it off (“i’m good”, “what’s the difference?”, “i’m not a medic”). soap decides it’s in ghost’s best interest to hide the extent of his injuries

he doesn’t know where ghost is, if he’s secure, if he has any weapons; he doesn’t even know if he’s in las almas until he says, “there’s a church, i’m headed to it”. for all he knows, he could’ve run in the complete opposite direction. if ghost knows he’s hurt, then his attention would be split between his own survival and soap’s

and soap, who lets himself be poked and prodded towards the church, needs to hide his own doubts. maybe he needs ghost to believe he'll make it so he himself can believe it ("what are my odds?" "don't make me bet against you", "think i'll live that long?" "probably not")

he all but begs ghost to tell him he'll get through it and if he knows just how bad off he is, maybe he'll change his mind. maybe he'll think he won't make it to the church

maybe he'll leave him alone for good

"you injured?"

"i’m good"

"let's find out how good you are"

[yashley]

Did she keep you trapped?

[b0nelessdoodles]

started this before mystic flour dropped and then was too busy trying to pull her to finish this lmao anyway tfw you and the besties are going nuts or something

[melonart]

*Randomly throw out 5 bi male characters

[crysicicleskori]

where he belongs

[hakugin0]

Get this man off my brain. Get this man off my brain. Get this man off my brain. Get this man off my brain. Get this man off my brain. Get this man off my brain. Get this man off my brain. Get this man off my brain. Get this man off my brain. Get this man off my brain.

[megaawkwardhuman]

me connecting that bit where guillermo talks about them not being a fit and him finding a place at his job to nandor saying he's freeing guillermo from his duties and when he says he found a place where he feels like he belongs at the wellness center:

[lunapegasus]

@adhd-sonic-the-hedgehog's Flicky Omega because he's oh so small and angry and I love him

[laismoura-art]

Ladies and gentlemen:

The Sisterhood of Shadows! 🎸🎶

I cannot be the only one who thought they would make a sickass band while watching MK Legends: Cage Match!

I hate that they are just jobbers there, but I LOVE their rockstar desings!

🎹 Sareena definitely has my favourite design! Her outfit is so pretty and messy curls fit her so well and they were so much fun to make!

🎸 And y'all know I'm a curly Jataaka believer so I brought the queen's crown back! Her outfit fits the vibes I usually give her so I dig it!

🥁 Kia's hair was pretty fun so I kept it, and her outfit though simple was so stylish, I really like it!

And I know Cage Match set up Sareena to be the the main lead, and that's cool and she was pretty badass, buuuuuuut, I think even Sareena herself will agree Jataaka is the true main lead of this band! 👑

I wanted to try a different style, I hope y'all like it!

Close-ups:

And reference:

Let's be real, the are MK's Hex Girls! 🖤

@mikka-minns @thedragonholder @madamealtruist @orbitinytheworld @rasta-bot

[maarigolds]

vampire media go brrrr

[alleyross]

sylus is greedy in a way which a person who never had anything would be. and he’s demanding in a way which a person whose needs were never met would be. he has a passion for material things, but it costs him nothing to give them away as he pleases. seems like he’s compensating. heavily.