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[anonymouslymadebydesign]

Whump Month, Day 3 : Homesick

Whump Month by @cirrus-ghoulette

Divider by @wrathofrats

Word Count : 781

Summary : Cardinal Copia has been working tirelessly to a point where he is beyond exhausted, somehow ending up in the Ghoul Wing of the Abbey.

CW: None that I can think of, perhaps working to avoid dealing with emotions ?

Light angst with light comfort ♡

The Cardinal wasn't sure how exactly he got here. One moment he was walking from the library, arms laden with books, and the next he was standing near the Ghoul wing of the Abbey, books gone.

He was so tired, he hadn't even registered setting the books down and leaving them. Hell, he couldn't even remember where he left them. Sister Imperator scolding him for loosing Abbey books was the last thing he needed. He still had so much paperwork and research to do.

"Cardinal Copia?" A voice rang through his muddled thoughts. When he looked up he realized it was the voice of Dewdrop, the recently changed ghoul.

A fond smile formed on the Cardinals face, as he stepped forwards towards the ghoul.

"Ah, Dewdrop." He smiled warmly. "How are you? An elemental transition is no joke, are you healing?"

The fresh fire ghoul looked at him with something akin to worry, meeting Copia halfway as he got closer. He took the Cardinals outstretched hands, holding them in his.

"I am fine, thank you, Cardinal." Dewdrop returned his soft smile with one of his own, though it was clearly a worried one. He rubbed his thumbs against Copias hands, soothingly. "The pack is treating me well, and I feel fine."

Dewdrop paused, holding the man's hands tighter. "But what about you?"

Copia blinked, staring for a moment before tilting his head. "What do you mean, piccolo demone?"

"You look awful, Cardinal. When was the last time you slept?"

Copia paused, his brow furrowing as he thought about it. He was certain he hadn't slept yesterday but he couldn't quite remember if he slept the previous day or not. "It was...the day before yesterday, I believe."

The silence between them was deadly.

"You...believe?" The fire ghoul parroted back, clearly unimpressed.

"Yes, I believe so." Copia offered with a guilty smile, hoping it would soften the ghouls wrath.

Before he could further defend himself (dig his hole deeper), the fire ghoul was grabbing him by the cassock and all but dragging him into the Ghoul wing.

He was pulled further in, waving undignified to passing by Ghouls who looked at the duo quizzically. Before he knew it he was sat down on a couch in their common room. Dewdrop sat him down and all but yanked him down into his lap, his head resting against thin legs.

"....Dewdrop?" Copia spoke softly, rolling onto his back. He was minutely aware of how nicer this couch was than his own twin bed in his room. Something he hadn't seen in a long time now.

"You're going to lay here and you're going to rest." Dewdrops voice left no room for negotiation, and Copia, being the doormat he is, complied.

The Cardinal sighed deeply, letting himself relax, staring up at the ceiling.

"I just," Copia began, folding his gloved hands over his sternum. "I've been so busy as of late. Sister has been giving me reports to type up, wants progress reports on how well the project is doing on a quarterly basis. It's good, by the way. Terzos Papacy has been good for the project, even if he just became Papa."

Copia was rambling and he knew it, but it felt like it had been so long since he had anyone to speak to. Sister never wanted to listen to him speak unless it was productive or held importance to her. Papa Nihil was no better, but Copia held a dislike for the man, so even then he didn't really count. Sure, there were Siblings of Sin and Ghouls he could speak to, but none of them would want to listen to anything he had to say.

"Why do you take on such a workload. You know it's optional." Dewdrop asked after he finished rambling, his fingers having taken off his biretta and his nibble fingers coming through the Cardinals dark hair.

"I'm..." Copia paused, glancing at the fire ghoul before sighing. "I guess I'm working to keep my mind of some things."

"Like what?" Dewdrop asked, never one to beat around the bush.

"....I think...I think I'm homesick." Copia said softly.

"Homesick? But, this is your home."

"Ah, sí. I mean, where I grew up. In Italy. The winters here are so cold and dreary, it seems lifetimes away on days like these." Copia sighed. "Wouldn't you agree, il mio piccolo demone?"

Dewdrop didn't answer, not right away at least. He let them sit in silence, and Copia waited patiently.

"Yeah...I guess I can understand what you mean." Dewdrop agreed, his voice low and melancholic.

"Yeah... I suppose you can, can't you?" Copia nodded, just as low and soft.

[goodness-graceous]

many zel*nk shippers when ANYONE tries to be happy about and enjoy a different ship involving Zelda or Link:

(this is about b*tw/t*tk, but can apply to any of the games if y’all wish 😌)

[archerandthefoxx]

I saw this theory on tiktok and omg 😭.

Basically, Evangeline somehow got her memories back and she's ran away with Jacks trying to escape Ap*llo. They think they've finally gotten away but Ap*llo caught up to them. They fight and Ap*llo is killed but Jacks is gravely injured, as in he's-gonna die-type of injured. He's slowly dying in Eva's arms and she decides to kiss him and says "I was always yours" (parallels the hollow scene). A minute later, they're both dead in each other’s arms.

[babydxhl]

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[nanash1s4n]

Ooooo! It's me, the Swap!LeshyCat anon! I really love the designs you have the the four! May I ask if in the plans you already had, would their personalities be the same, or swapped too?

Hi hi! Thank you for the question! Well, I think in this au, only their roles swap, but the personalities remain the same. Although it seems to me that the betrayal had a different effect on Narinder and Leshy. The characters of the Lamb and Yellow Cat are the same, but Narinder and Leshy changed slightly after the main events, but basically they are the same gods of death and chaos as before

[f1-unpopularopinions]

Do you know who decided to make their relationship a PR? Christian Horner. The bad thing is that there have been two scandals with his two wives. When he left his first wife with his newborn for Ginger Spice, from then on they wanted to sell themselves as a pseudo country aristocratic family who love horse racing and that she is the "perfect" housewife who dresses in white like a ghost all the time. Until ten years later, he cheated on her with his PA and curiously his PA physically looks a bit like his first wife.

Send us your unpopular F1 opinions!

[lee-blogs]

I have... zero motivation for art right now. Like i have my ipad in front of me, ready to go, and i just can't draw anything. If i was at home i might be able to at least put something down.

It's just too many spoons right now. I guess i'll just play Pokerogue until i eventually fall asleep. If i even can, aha.

[downfallofi]

In tonight's edition of "why the fuck am I catching a stray bullet", my sister, being at about an 8 out of ten when a 4 would do just fine, lectured our youngest on irresponsibility and rejecting parents help by being snarky (Bailey dude, the kid legit copies your fucking tone) threw one of her typical extremes down; Saying that maybe I just won't parent you at all anymore Mele - look at the adults in this house, our father didn't parent me or my brothers and now two of us have grown up underemployed our whole lives, and also one of the others keeps going to prison. Using what I talked to her about our dad and the phone call from Sunday that way feels like a low, because you're not only slamming Warner's parenting but in a narcissistic, make it about me sorta way, bringing our lives in as some sort of lesson like fucking why?

[the-kipsabian]

i really need to read immortal fears back and get back to writing it huh

[ghostyolive]

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[coolspacequips]

FUCK man I'm so DEPRESSED LOL.... only thing I feel generally is EXHAUSTED I've been only trying to get myself to write something for days and can't focus or have enough energy to even do THAT..... RI...P......

[mensweaar]

feel like i haven’t posted in 4 eva hi guys i still love men

[answer2jeff]

SYDNEY & RICHIE.

if they're not #besties by next season i'm gonna start a riot. just letting everyone know before shit goes haywire

[alwaysmanages]

Season 3 had so much focus on Little My and how she grapples with the concept of family and the kind of love and attention she needs I’m so heckin  proud of this little lady!! 

One thing that I’ve always admired about Little My is how her character in all adaptations follows that unbreakable aspect of her. She always seems unbothered no matter the situation and is able to carry herself and push through each problem with grace and a grin. But I love that Moominvalley goes deeper into her character in believable avenues like ‘who is her father and why does it matter to her?’, ‘what is family really like for a girl who grew up having to be the worst of her many siblings just to stand out?’, ‘what happens when she finally receives the love and attention she so desperately needed?’.

This unbreakable title is something she’s had to build for herself after growing up feeling like she doesn’t matter enough for undivided love and attention. She tells herself to assume the worst so the worst doesn’t surprise her. It’s all so very sad, but very simple, Little My has been hurt many times by the family she’s grown up with and she’s only just now learning to let her new family chip away at her walls, and I’m so so so proud of her!

I feel like this season gave her HUGE steps with being at peace with herself, her family, and her upbringing. The Moomins have taught her so much about patience and kindness that she did something I don’t think I would’ve expected from her in an earlier episode of the series: she forgave her mother for who she is--for how she raises her children, and I can’t imagine how much she toiled with her feelings ever since her mother left the first time. The Moomins have shown her time and time again that she is truly loved and a part of their family, that kindness and patience provides the absolute best results as opposed to violence and allowing anger to keep a tight hold on your actions, and all of this has allowed her to find some peace and common ground with her mother.

I’m so overcome with emotions y’all, she’s so loved by her found family and she’s making so many positive strides I’ve cried 3 times already I love her so much. ;A;

[yloiseconeillants]

24 for edgy memes, for Medusa please!!

24. What is an alternative life path your OC might have gone down? How different would their life be if they'd made those decisions?

oh cut for bad times

I have written interactions between Medusa and the 7th Scylla Clone on this exact subject, and Medusa is convinced that if she had stayed in Meracydia, she would be dead and that might be preferable to what is going on by the time this conversation occurs. I don't think that's completely out of the question in this case - the war *is* happening, and Meracydia ends up getting scorched, whether by Medusa's hand or some other Allagan nightmare. She'd have a clear conscience, but that doesn't mean much to a corpse.

Morbidity aside, I do think part of the reason that Medusa accepts Emet-Selch's offer in the first place *is* that she's lonely - she's already burned bridges with her family entirely when she left for Allag in the first place, and the idea of someone caring for her (even if technically he cares about someone else entirely) is not an insignificant factor.

So the other point of divergence then would be whether she goes home with Scylla Proper the night of the office party or stays to end up in the World of Darkness and really getting herself entrenched with Amon (and subsequently against Daedalus and Emet-Selch). In which case, I think Scylla would end up betraying her at some point: it's very clear to longer-term members of the Court that Scylla is manipulating Medusa, and she's falling for it entirely. And I don't think at that point anyone would step up to help her either (and why would they?).

I can say that what Medusa *wants* is safety and companionship. She wants to trust people, she wants to rely on others knowing that they will support her, she wants to be soft and comfortable and honest and she does get a bit of that with Scylla m.7 (and almost Antonio's clone too). So there is a bit of a daydream-y 'what if my life was different' aspect to this, combining the rose-colored memories that Emet-Selch has of Ariadne and the illusion of privacy that her own apartment provides her, but she knows that none of that will ever actually work out for her.

[vampire-fanboy]

theres two sides to me one where im so sad we didnt get branch as the one who got captured and had to be saved in the third, then theres another part of me thats happy he wasnt the one who got captured JNJGNDSJ

i feel it would've been so much more emotional if branch got captured? but at the same time idk how they couldve done it/made it work with how the current movie goes along w other stuff

idk theres a lot to it but im so YAAAY and NOOO that he isnt the one who got captured n it stayed a concept jNJGDJFS