#This scene is living rent-free in my mind

[youruinedmylifebynotbeingreal]

Love, Sleep, and Mushrooms

AO3

Summary: Corvus waking up in the mushroom forest with Soren on top of him. That's it, that's the plot.

Note: As with any Sorvus fan, "Love, War, and Mushrooms" lives rent free in my mind. After watching the scene where Soren catches Corvus and they proceed to pass out one too many times, I cooked this up.

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Sparkles. Green sparkles. That’s one of the last things Corvus remembers from before he passed out.

But also Soren. He remembered Soren. He always remembered Soren. Corvus remembered being safe in Soren’s arms, even before the giant living mushroom had popped up behind them. When the only thing Soren had needed to protect Corvus from was his own pain.

Corvus remembered the free fall from the natural slide, before being caught in those strong arms and wrapping his arm around Soren’s neck. For safety purposes, of course. No other reason.

He remembered how Soren had every opportunity to set him down once they landed in the clearing, yet he did not. He’d held Corvus close. Corvus couldn’t complain - he would’ve gladly stayed there all day. And his aching leg was only a part of the reason.

He also remembered how Soren had startled at the giant mushroom, and Corvus thought he would end up in the dirt for a moment. Instead, Soren had quickly recovered. His grip on Corvus had in fact strengthened, causing Corvus’s heart to flutter. And finally, Corvus remembered Soren setting Corvus down on the ground as gently as he could before Soren himself passed out.

And now, as Corvus was slowly coming to… warmth. His eyes felt too heavy to open, and his limbs were too heavy to move. Likely side effects from whatever the green sleep sparkles - mushroom spores? - had done to them. So, he attempted to use his other senses. He could feel the sun beating down on him (Possibly the cause of the warmth that had woken him? But it felt like there was something more, too.), and his surroundings smelled the same as earlier, so he must still be somewhere in the forest. He heard Hat’s high-pitched snores and Zym’s snuffling, so they were still nearby.

Then where was Soren?

Corvus slowly gained feeling back into his extremities and attempted to wiggle his fingers. His right arm was free, but his left felt wedged under something. He felt at what was on top of his hand. It seemed like… Soren’s armor? Slowly, Corvus became more cognizant of what had originally awoken him: that warmth, alongside a weight on his arm, along his chest. Soren’s body?

He slowly opened his eyes a bit, wincing at the bright light. Sure enough, there was Soren, knocked out on top of Corvus. Soren’s head on his chest. Soren’s hands clutching at Corvus’s armor, trying to keep close. Corvus couldn’t help but cringe at the way his friend had collapsed on top of him - Soren couldn’t be very comfortable. But if anything, instead of moving away from Corvus or trying to resituate himself in his sleep, Soren seemed to be burrowing deeper into Corvus’s side.

Corvus couldn’t help the soft smile that came to his face. It wasn’t like this was the first time they’d slept in the same space, but something felt different this time. In a moment of extreme vulnerability, Soren sought out Corvus. He’d tried to bring Corvus closer.

Corvus felt his face and neck warm, and not just from the midday sun. He looked to his other side and saw Zym and Hat sleeping an arm’s length away, Hat nestled in Zym’s mane.

Good, he thought. They’re safe.

And behind them - an elf. Corvus stiffened, and the elf winked at him.

“Since you’re awake, you might want this Mush-cap,” the elf said, walking over and holding out a head-sized red and white mushroom hat. The colors reminded Corvus of Soren. “It’s how the Mushroom folk know you’re a Mush-friend.”

Corvus nodded as best he could from the ground and held out his not-trapped-by-Soren hand. He wasn’t sure who this person was, and his gut instinct was to be wary, but the group had been in a vulnerable position. If this elf wanted to do anything to them, he would have already.

He grabbed the hat from the elf’s hand and set it at his side as he slowly disentangled himself from Soren to sit up. Soren’s peaceful face turned into a frown and Corvus’s own expression faltered. Unfortunately, they couldn’t cuddle the afternoon away today. But maybe someday.

“Who are you?” Corvus asked quietly as he carefully set Soren back onto the ground in a hopefully more comfortable, and at the very least less scrunched up, position. He couldn’t help himself - he smoothed the furrow between Soren’s brows with his thumb and brushed away the hair that had fallen into his face. His touch lingered a bit longer than it needed to.

“I am Mukho, the Mushroom Mage,” the elf said, tipping his own Mush-cap. 

Corvus stood and put on his cap before giving a small bow, hand fisted at his chest. “I am Corvus, Crownguard of Katolis.”

Mukho’s face brightened in understanding. “Ah, I’ve heard lots about Katolis. The Dragon Queen is close with the king and some council members there, is she not?”

Corvus nodded. “Yes. In fact, you might recognize the Dragon Prince, Azymondias, here,” he said, gesturing to Zym. He hoped that revealing Zym’s identity was a good choice and not a mistake, but this elf seemed to know a lot about the royal family of dragons and Katolis already. “And I am a council member.”

Zym, hearing his name, stirred, eyes slowly blinking open in anxious confusion.

“Do you have more of these caps for the rest of my party?” Corvus asked, giving Zym a reassuring smile. Zym, upon seeing that Corvus was okay and smiling, stretched and stood up, making sure not to jostle Hat. It seemed like Hat could sleep through just about anything.

Mukho nodded. “Follow me.”

Corvus started to follow but looked back at Soren, hesitating to leave him. Corvus didn’t want him to wake up alone and scared, but…

“Don’t worry, your boyfriend will be fine,” Mukho said with another wink.

“He’s not -” Corvus started, but stopped with a shake of his head. It wasn’t worth getting into that with a stranger. They weren’t anything, but he did like the sound of “boyfriend.” Mukho gave him a frustratingly knowing look.

How did this elf seem to know so much about them, specifically?

Corvus would come back to put Soren’s Mush-cap on, he decided, and then he’d allow his friend to wake in his own time. Corvus and company would stay close, so that when Soren woke up he wouldn’t be afraid that something bad had happened. Sources knew that Soren could use the chance to rest, even if it wasn’t by choice.

Corvus followed Mukho out of the clearing.

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Author's Note: Thank you for reading! =)

[veliseraptor]

Top 5 villain moments in fiction!

hmmm so are we talking about moments of villainy or moments by villains because those are kind of two different questions. With overlap! But still. I'm going to go with the former for this one but please feel free to clarify/ask for the other one

1. Vegas torturing Pete. It's the thing that got me into watching the series as a whole! What an incredible scene. It's! Got! Everything! Psychological and physical torture! Revelation of child abuse in front of the guy you're torturing! Vegas making all kinds of good faces! Pete falling apart! Kissing a guy's neck while you're torturing him! If there were nothing else I could've been fed on this scene alone for years, probably.

2. Morgana BBC imprisoning and brainwashing Gwen. This entire plotline was so good for me in the sense of "forcing your previous friend/girlfriend to be your friend/girlfriend again by force" and it's perfect for Morgana's specific issues because she's so very motivated by the feeling (/fact) that everyone abandoned her. Also bending your former friend/girlfriend into the person you want her to be because you're deeply psychologically fucked up about how she doesn't like you anymore is a very specific trope that I am quite into.

3. This is going back a ways but the confrontation between Thor and Loki at the end of Thor is a classic. Dysfunctional siblings talking past each other! Recent attempted murder! Thor doesn't fully understand the situation and Loki isn't helping. I'm all about that family drama as the driver of villainy.

4. I was thinking hard about a Wheel of Time moment for this meme on account of the Wheel of Time comeback on my blog lately, but the one that comes to mind is more a moment for a villain than a villain moment. (I hope that distinction makes sense to anybody else.) So instead I'm going to go a completely different direction and say Clytemnestra murdering Agamemnon, specifically in the Oresteia, which I guess is arguable about her villain status maybe but the narrative certainly thinks so. Yes, it doesn't technically happen onstage, but I think it counts and I'll include the aftermath with her defense of her actions. There's really cool stuff about that scene specifically that I'm not going to get into right now, but I read Agamemnon for the first time in undergrad and this particular moment lives in my head, as they say, rent free.

5. Hard to pick just one for Xue Yang but I'm going to go with the last argument with Xiao Xingchen as the winner because YIKES that's a big one. Also marks Xue Yang as #king of wrecking his own life along with his intended target without realizing that's what he's doing until it's too late to fix it. Truly iconic. He's winning. But in seriousness...the brutality of it, the calculated cruelty that comes from deep hurt, the meticulous destruction of everything that matters to Xiao Xingchen one thing at a time. Big ouch! Love it.

[melikes-reads]

You know I would go to the ends of the earth with you, I said.

You tenderly take my head in your hands and whisper words of comfort.

We need you here, you say.

I need you here, is all I hear.

[nessa007]

EXACTLY!!! this is actually lamorne morris’ long overdue emmy win for playing winnie the bish on new girl 👏👏👏👏

[luthqrs]

"I thought you said it was physics?" "Physics... magic." JENNIFER JAREAU, SPENCER REID, PENELOPE GARCIA & EMILY PRENTISS in CRIMINAL MINDS 2x12 | 'Profiler, Profiled'

[vixenofcadmea]

Lucanis + his face scrunch

[tylerjaaay]

Gwen! Love her so so much 💞

[starcrashedsatellite]

This has been a most insightful operator background story

[queerholmcs]

4x01

[wardengrill]

Team in Family Affair

[moonyflesh]

the vibe i want to bring to the function:

he serves cunt every time and he knows it.

[sintiadaria]

' “I hate these colors,” he says.

“Well, that’s an easy fix, isn’t it? [...] Here.” '

- Tarnished Gold by Prim_the_Amazing - Chapter 17, fanart for the scene that wouldn't leave my mind

[puddii-ng]

some tica4 deicy & hansel.. as a treat

[sunflowerpastels]

GAHHH THIS SCENE MAKES ME SO SICK

he came running so fast I'm so insane

YOU GUYS THIS IS THEIR FIRST REAL HUG DO YOU REALIZE THIS!!!! AND BUDDY??? HE'S SO IN LOVE IM GONNA PASS OUT

SHUT UP SHUT UPPPPP THE SYMBOLISM!!!!! CHASE IS SAVING HIM HE'S BUDDY'S ANGEL IM GONNA DIEEEE

CHASE HOLDING HIS ARM IM YELLING

[juckalope]

Linktober Day 01 & 02 - Mirror x Companion 🪞

[livelovecaliforniadreams]