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teamhook · 5 years ago

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A Chapter a day... Savage Heart CS AU

A love story between a pirate and his savior. An innocent, beautiful, selfless woman meets a man with no manners, no formal education and not even a last name. Will Emma fall in love with Killian once she discovers that beneath his tough exterior lies a heart-wild, but a heart of gold? This is a Captain Swan AU

Beta-ed by the amazing @ilovemesomekillianjones

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Chapter 1: The Wedding

~~~EPOV

Emma stares at her reflection in the full-length mirror. She looks at the image she makes today, dressed in the most modest white wedding dress she has ever seen. It's plain and simple, nothing exquisite or extravagant about it, nothing like the dress that she had always dreamt of when she was a young girl.

Once upon a time, the day she'd been promised a betrothal to August, she'd envisioned such a dress. Unfortunately, she will not be marrying August, the man she loves, as she must protect him and her family's honor.

This is my duty, is all she keeps telling herself. She knows it is crazy, but she still longs for August, even though he chose another. Tears slowly fall and it makes her more determined to conclude this transaction because essentially, that is all it is - a business deal.

A soft knock raps lightly at the door and Mother Superior's voice sounds softly. "Emma, it is time. They are ready for you."

Emma slowly walks to open the door and closes her eyes desperately hoping for a sign that she doesn't need to go through with it, alas nothing happens. She has no choice, so she slowly covers her face with the sheer material her veil is made of. This is her final moment of freedom.

She can faintly hear the wedding march playing on the other side of the tall twin doors. Suddenly the doors open and she starts her walk down the aisle. She holds her head high and the voices fade into the back of her mind by the time she reaches the altar.

The priest starts reciting the exchange of vows consent.

"Emma and Killian, have you come here freely and without reservation, to give yourselves to each other in marriage?" They both answer in unison, "Yes." The priest continues, "Will you honor each other as man and wife for the rest of your lives?" They answer, "Yes." "Will you accept children lovingly from God, and bring them up according to the law of Christ and his Church?" The answer is prompt, "Yes."

"Since it is your intention to enter into marriage, join your right hands, and declare your consent before God and his Church." They heed the priest's words. Killian looks at Emma and says his vows.

"I, Killian, take you, Emma, to be my wife. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life. "

Emma takes a breath and starts her vows in reply. "I, Emma, take you, Killian, to be my husband. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life."

They follow the traditional vows with the Blessing of Rings and a kiss that seals their union. Although this is not their first kiss, Emma has never experienced a kiss like this one before, a kiss tinged with the promise of something more. Quickly composing herself, Emma puts that thought in the back of her mind. Suddenly everything is a whirlwind around her and the next thing she remembers is finding herself in a carriage with her husband, headed to an unknown destination.

Not long ago she was ready to make vows of a different variety. Losing her love had broken her heart. She couldn't bare living under the same roof as the happy couple. She tried not to let it show that she was hopelessly in love with her cousin's husband. She knew love would never find her, so the only choice was the convent.

But now, so many changes have happened so fast. This marriage is the only choice she's decided for herself, no one can take this from her. Never again will Emma find herself at the mercy of others.

That lovely chapel in the convent had been her haven for a short time, but now a new endeavor is upon her. Emma looks at her husband and hopes that God will forgive them for a marriage that was not entered in the name of love. They had lied through their teeth to the priest.

She had felt the guilt right away, but the alternative is not an option.

~~~KPOV

Killian Jones always considered himself a patient man, but right now that ability to wait is nowhere to be seen. He feels powerless and he hates that feeling. Killian looks toward the doors, willing his bride-to-be to finally show herself. For a few seconds, he fears Emma has betrayed him.

He looks around the chapel. There are no loved ones here to show support on either side, just some novices and a few of the older nuns. He has no family in town left alive, only a longtime friend that refused to show because he does not agree with this marriage.

When he finally hears the music begin to play, Killian takes a breath and tries to form a smile. He looks to the opening doors and finds himself entranced by the woman slowly making her way to him. He is not a blind man, she is beautiful, but sadly she is not the woman deeply embedded in his heart. But he will have his happy ending and it does not matter what needs to be done or how long it takes for him to get it.

The priest starts reciting the exchange of vows consent.

"Emma and Killian, have you come here freely and without reservation to give yourselves to each other in marriage?" They both answer in unison, "Yes." the priest continues, "Will you honor each other as man and wife for the rest of your lives?" They answer, "Yes." "Will you accept children lovingly from God, and bring them up according to the law of Christ and his Church?" The answer is prompt, "Yes."

"Since it is your intention to enter into marriage, join your right hands, and declare your consent before God and his Church." They heed the priest's words. Killian looks at Emma and says his vows.

"I, Killian, take you, Emma, to be my wife. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life. "

They follow the traditional vows with the Blessing of Rings and a hope-filled kiss that seals their union. It is a first kiss that holds so much promise for both Killian and Emma, they are unknowingly courting danger as neither suspects true love could soon be in the cards for them.

Not long after the ceremony, the newlyweds find themselves in a carriage headed home.

Killian can see the guilt all over his wife's face. He didn't know how it was possible to be able to see her truly. Yes, he knows his way around women, but with Emma, it is something entirely different.

"Darling, we will arrive soon to our new home," Killian says, and their eyes meet and time stands still for a brief second.

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wri0thesley · 7 years ago

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Can I request a Hot Pants scenerio where she is trying to confess her feelings to another nun, reader, in the convent but it doesn't quite go to according to plan but it still works out. The fluffier the better. I need some high class rom/com quality shit here for best wife Hot Pants.

i found this one really hard tbh!!! it’s probably not as fluffy as you wanted but all new hot pants content is good hot pants content!

The first time you see Hot Pants, you’re struck by how beautiful she is; the strong set of her jaw, the proud nose, the look of complete devotion on her face as she kneels to pray. You’re aware that it’s not a usual way to look at your fellow novices; that your desire to cradle her face in your hands and press kisses along her forehead isn’t ordinary.

That first time, she meets your eyes with intensity that makes your heart skip a beat, and you’re forced to look away from her as your face flushes and you almost blurt out how beautiful she is, which isn’t the way a convent is run. You should not covet her in such a manner. And yet… You can’t help yourself but watch her in morning prayer, be fascinated by the way her clothes move around her, the fact you can tell she is hiding something behind her gaze.

You are not brave. You would never be the first to confess; so you watch her from the shadows, content just to be around her beauty.

You don’t know what happens to make her be moved from her dormitory to your own, and you don’t know what happened to bless you with her choosing a bed beside yours. As she unpacks her meagre possessions again, and the other girls stare at her, she looks at you with confidence in her eyes and smiles - and you, so used to being shunned by the other girls because you entered the convent without the school life that most of the other girls had shared - started, and smiled back.

She is a useful friend to have.

She, too, did not come up through the system - when you ask her what made her want to become a nun her eyes take over a dark cast and she waves the question away, telling you it’s not important. You think it’s important, but you sense her reluctance, and do not push.

You become Hot Pants and yourself against the world, or at least against the cruel teasing of some of the other girls. Both of you are outcasts, among the dormitory and among the throng of other girls too. Others leave, the pressure too much for them - you and Hot Pants stay strong and stalwart in the face of clear unhappiness at your existence from the others. It’s enough to be able to look beside you in the night and see Hot Pants’ face, peaceful in sleep. You’re calmed by her.

You wonder if she sees the way you look at her and picks up on it; once, you catch her looking at you during choir practice, and when she sees your eyes on her, her cheeks heat and she turns away. You can’t help but wonder what she was thinking - like you, does she think about what it would be like if you two were to kiss?

You can’t imagine she does.

* * *

You find a note slipped into your sewing basket one morning and think nothing of slipping it, in turn, into the bin. The other girls often leave notes for one another there, as not all of your recreational times are the same - as all of your baskets are so similar, you can only assume that this one was given to you by mistake. You do not need to be reminded of how much of an outcast you are, so you do not even bother reading it.

Later that day, whilst you and Hot Pants are in the garden together tending to one of the vegetable patches, she glances up at the clock tower of the building and says, her voice assured;

“I have somewhere I need to be.”

You should not abandon your tasks; your superiors won’t be pleased. Still, you value Hot Pants as a friend and companion, so you nod at her.

“I’ll take care of the work here,” you say, privately a little hurt that she hasn’t confided where it is she’s going to you. Perhaps she’s meeting a beau - it might be unbecoming for a nun, but she would be neither the first or the last of the novices to break off a life in the convent for a life with a handsome man.

She looks at you, her eyes focusing and her mouth twisting.

“Aren’t you coming too?” She asks, and there’s a look in her eye that makes your stomach do a strange little flip.

“I … one of us ought to finish this,” you reply, your face heating up although you don’t know why. Hot Pants shoots you one final searching look, and then abruptly turns.

* * *

One day, you are fixing your hair beneath your veil, pinning it in place with simple silver pins (one of the other girls has pins studded with tiny pearls, and you envy her for them, and you feel as if you betray the grace of God by doing so) - when you notice Hot Pants is behind you.

“Your hair is such a lovely colour,” she says, and though you know it’s nothing but a comment (and one she shouldn’t be making), you feel a smile tug at your face and angle your head down so she doesn’t see. She is just being kind.

“It is the colour God graced me with,” you say, and somehow the Hot Pants in the mirror doesn’t seem happy with that response.

* * *

Through it all, you heart can’t help but beat a little faster every time Hot Pants smiles, or every time her hand brushes against yours. Little sparks of electricity go off at her touch, and you feel your lip tremble and try not to look at her in case she’s staring at you in confusion.

If you’d looked at her, perhaps you’d have seen the way she watched you to see if you felt it too.

It comes to a head one day when you’re both in the laundry. Normally, a third girl joins you - but she’s ill today, and has been allowed to stay in the dormitory to recover, so it’s just Hot Pants and you, and you laugh as she twirls a sheet around herself like a dress.

“You look like you’re going to get married,” you tell her, and there’s a laugh on her beautiful mouth and a teasing sparkle in her eye that makes you ache for her.

She sweeps you an over the top bow; ordinarily, she is serious. You can’t help but be charmed by the playful side of her - it makes you want to grasp her face and kiss her to see if the smile will widen. You push back the urge.

“Perhaps I am, she says, and extends her hand to you, “will you do me the honour of being my bride?”

You can’t help but laugh, but you take her hand and allow her to twirl you around. Your heart beats quick in your chest at your hands being pressed together, at the way one of her hands touches your waist as she finishes spinning you into her - you feel breath catch in your chest as you realize how pressed against Hot Pants you are.

There’s a pounding in your ears that might be the sound of your heart; Hot Pants pauses, and you hear her breath escape her in a sigh too - and then, all at once, she pulls you around and kisses you.

She tastes like the morning porridge, but her hand in your hair and on your waist is too good to pull away - you kiss her back, consequences be damned.

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sueboohscorner · 8 years ago

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#IntotheBadlands S2 Ep 2 & 3 “Force of Eagle's Claw” & “Red Sun, Silver Moon” Recap & Review

“Red Sun, Silver Moon”

Episode Grade 9

We pick up where we left on in the season finale and with Sunny Identity revealed, the Engineer sets a battle between Sunny and Mouse (don’t let the name fool you that guy was twice Sunny’s size). Sunny and Bajie are shackled together as punishment for Bajie ratting him out. "You’re going to live or die together,” the Engineer taunts. Sunny and Bajie take some hits but manages to block most of them and prevent Mouse from breaking Bajie's leg.

Bajie and Sunny manage to escape out of the pit, but Mouse catches up with Sunny and Bajie, and during the fight, Mouse pushes Sunny hazardously close to a giant spinning exhaust fan. Bajie gabs Mouse Machete and lodges it in the fan before it beheads Sunny, then they tried quickly to crawls out in-between the giant blades. Mouse grabs Sunny’s legs before he could get to the other side and Bajie pulls hard, and both Sunny and Mouse came through, and the machete drops out, and the fan started to spin again and Sunny fly-kicks Mouse, sending him into the spinning blades. Mouse’s body splashes on the Engineer's face who witness the entire thing and Sunny and Bajie escape.

The Widow's Sanctuary, Tilda is reprimanded by Waldo (who betrayed Quinn and changed alliances) for slaughtering a group of Clippers in Odessa’s honor after the Widow granted them their freedom. Waldo tells her that they are at war and that she should do away with her emotions, using Sunny as a reference. Tilda asks Waldo if he heard anything from the River King, but Waldo tells her that he thinks Sunny is dead, which made her assume the same is true of M.K.

Meanwhile, at the Totemist compound Lydia new home after being banned from the Fort, the community celebrates a wedding. Lydia thanked them for welcoming her back to the group. In the middle of her speech, a spear impales the groom to a tree, and two Nomads kill another Totemist woman and drag her away as the congregation bows to their knees in silent prayer. One of the Nomads holds a knife to Lydia’s father Penrith throat, but he doesn't react, but Lydia jumps in and stabs the Nomad in the stomach. Lydia fights the second Nomad and manages to kill him. Lydia find out if her father was ok, but to her surprise, he reprimanded her for her violent actions on their land telling her she had no right and they would have rather died that soil the lane with blood (ungrateful much).

Now to M.K at the Monastery, he wakes up from a nightmare to find The Master stands over him with an origami blossom and tells him to follow her and Tate notices. The Master takes M.K. to a room filled with mirrors, and M.K. stares at his reflections, the Master explains to M.K that the mirrors hold memories and then crushes the paper blossom in her hand, turning it to smoke and M.K. inhales it, and it sent him to the cargo hold. M.K is surrounded by bloody bodies, and hooded figure grabs him and then take off the hood revealing to be M.K. in his dark state sending him into a shock landing him back in the mirrored room. M.K. wakes up in the Master's personal chamber and realizes he killed the people on the ship, but The Master tells him that it was not him it was not him but the one who takes control. The Master urges him to claim his gift from his dark self before he can ever leave the Monastery.

Quinn promises redemption to the men who stayed loyal after the Fort was compromised.

Lydia pays Ryder's a visit at his new mansion formerly belonging to Jacobee, Lydia tells Ryder about the Nomad raid and tells him his help would make a good impression on his own worker Cogs, who are religious. She tells him that she is aware that his Cogs have been abandoning his poppy fields to fight for The Widow and offered Ryder her help but Ryder, defensively grabs her and reminds her of her lack of faith in him.

Ava tells M.K. that Tate ran away, as She inquiries about M.K.’s training telling him that she has never seen the Master take on a novice. M.K. confides in Ava telling her to think about the worst thing she's ever done. Ava admits they’ve all killed people. After a long talk with Ava, M.K. returns to the Master to face his dark self again. This time he's sent to the woods, where he hears his mother screaming from afar. He runs but is stopped by his dark self, who advises him to go back. The two get into a fight, M.K is badly hurt after getting a gut punch making his mouth fills with blood in the present. The Master strikes him with chi to bring him back from the mirror vision.

Quinn shares the history of baptisms in the Badlands, mentioning that he had neglected the ritual with Ryder, but fate has presented him with a second chance to baptize the Badlands' newest heir. Quinn caught the Loyalist he observes eyeing Veil and stabs him in the eye with a deer antler as a warning to the men. Veil watches as Quin drinks deer blood and brushes some across Henry's forehead.

Waldo brings The Widow news of Ryder’s invitation for all Barons to meet at a conclave. Telling her that if Ryder convinces the other Barons that she attacked the oil fields violated the Foundation Treaty, Waldo warns they can expect an attack. The Widow suggests gaining the upper hand by killing them all first. Waldo advice against the idea is telling her it was reckless and suggests a diplomatic approach, though he stands by the use of violence if the Barons initiate.

The next day, Quinn shows Veil to a tiny room where sunlight pours in through the ceiling. She smiles.

Sunny and Bajie continue their journey but reaches the top of a hill and looks down at a huge wall that runs the entire length of the Badlands. Bajie tells him that they can go through if you know the right people.

I really enjoyed the episode, the scene with Sunny and Money was very exciting, and although Bajie betrayed Sunny, in the beginning, he is growing on me. I am not sure if he will stay loyal to a Sunny bit if he is smart he would, as for Veil I hate that she saves Quinn even though he serves his purpose now protecting her to some extent. I am more Team Widow now that I know her true motive, but I am not sure if I trust Waldo, he just does strike me the person who want a free living. I said this because the advice Sunny last season about having a normal life.

“Red Sun, Silver Moon”

Episode Grade 9

Sunny and Bajie journey continues through the barren landscapes of the Outlying Territories. Sunny suspects that Bajie has no idea where they are, after bragging that he knows of a shortcut through the wall. Bajie tells Sunny of a smuggler named Nos that they could trade something in exchange for passage through a secret tunnel. Sunny does not like the idea of a smuggler. Naturally, it is how he ended up in this situation.

Sunny and Bajie arrives at a stone bridge and is immediately confronted by a swordsman stands in the middle telling them that they brought trouble with them. He throughs his ringed sword in Sunny’s direction and it passed Sunny's head, killing the attacker who was creeping up behind them. The swordsman informs them that there was a hefty bounty on their heads and that every Stalker with a rusty blade is after them. More men attacked, and both Sunny and the man fight them off together, and Bajie chokes one to death. The man tells Sunny to follow him telling him “Live or die, it's your choice.” On the way, Sunny and Bajie discusses their options, and Bajie mentions to him that the swordsman only saved them so he can kill them and collect the bounties for himself. As they looked over at him, they saw his tattoos which indicated that he was a Clipper. Sunny ignores Bajie's fears, and they continue to follow the swordsman.

We them see M.K. training diligently at the Monastery after which he visits the Master and requests to enter the Mirror Chamber once more, but the Master denies the request saying, “You must learn to stop fighting yourself.” She warns that if he pushes too far, the consequences could be deadly and not only for him.

Now to The Widow's Sanctuary were, Waldo, Tilda and the Widow discuss Ryder’s upcoming conclave where each Baron must arrive unarmed with their second-in-command, while Ryder's Clippers will be patrolling the perimeters for Nomads. In attendance should be six Barons. Therefore, The Widow needs at least two on her side. Waldo urges her to start winning some hearts and minds at the reception beforehand. The Widow told Tilda that she would not be joining her because she needed her there to be in charge of the Sanctuary and instructs her to blow up the oil fields if she doesn't return.

We then see Quinn cradles Henry reading him a story as Veil quickly fetches Quinn to perform an X-ray on him to diagnose the status of his continued headaches. Quinn complains to Veil how he was duped by his young bride, Jade, into thinking Lydia tried to kill her. Telling her “Trust is such a delicate thing.” Veil asks what he's preparing his men for, and he said, “We all pay for our sins, eventually.” Veil develops Quinn's X-ray, and hides the original film, which shows a growing tumor in his head, and shows him one of a healthy brain; they give him an opium-laced concoction to drink.

Sunny and Bajie, freshens up, sit around a fire while Sunny shaves his face. Sunny and Bajie mentions the Clipper of myths of a legendary Regent named Nathaniel Moon who left the Badlands and now hunted fugitives. Moon admits that it was him, but insists he's not out for their bounty. Moon explains why he left and Sunny mentions a woman waiting for him and Moon advise not going back, for her sake.

Back to Vail, as she was about to cut up the X-ray showing Quinn’s tumor, she is interrupted by Quinn's Loyalist Clippers Edgar, who needs stitches.

While Bajie sleeps, Sunny finds Moon training with his sword, and they had a conversation from which Sunny learns that Moon has 999 kills, and I learned that Sunny’s has 404. Moon tells Sunny why he keeps killing telling him he was waiting for someone good enough to be worthy of his thousandth tattoo. Sunny grabs a sword just as Moon points one at him. Moon admires

Back at the Monastery's M.K. hears a scream and follows the sound which leads him to see three Abbots carrying a trunk to a secret chamber and watches from outside the room as the Abbots haul Tate from the trunk and strap him to a table. Tate promises not to run away again, but one of the Abbots still switches on a control panel. Ava appears and drags M.K. away and explains to him that Tate was being cleansed for not following the rules, telling him that they are treats to the people outside. M.K. ask Ava to leave with him telling her that the Master is a liar because she’s simply afraid of them, but she refuses.

Sunny wakes Bajie to leave, but Moon blocks their way and requests a battle with a worthy opponent in exchange for giving them shelter. Sunny tells Bajie to find Veil if he doesn't make it back to the Badlands and gets into his fighting stance. Moon charges after him and the battle begins they fight until Moon loses sword, Sunny kicks him in the face and Moon fell to his knees with his mouth full of blood and thanks to Sunny for the fight as he prepares for an honorable death, but Sunny refuses and turns away. Moon charges after Sunny with his sword, but Bajie hurls a sword, slicing off Moon's hand. Moon bleeds out while Bajie takes Moon's signature ringed sword telling Sunny that it was their ticket out of here. Moon yell out at Sunny that he would leave a trail of bodies before he makes it back to his family.

The Widow and Waldo arrive at the conclave. Ryder and Jade greet them. The Widow smiled and said, “Let the fun begin.”

#IntotheBadlands #Into the Badlands

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loumargi · 8 years ago

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Matthijs Maris,The Bride, or Novice taking the Veil, 1887

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krissysbookshelf · 7 years ago

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Darkness in the Valley: An Uncanny Dossier by Gregory Miller: Darkness in the Valley is the second book in The Uncanny Chronicles, and the follow-up to The Uncanny Valley: Tales from a Lost Town. This prequel/sequel takes place in the autumn of 1909, when the supernatural town is beset by an outside menace that harbors an even darker, more powerful foe.