#Understandably. They're all sickeningly devoted and in love.

[something-wicked-within-me]

Silly little WL au of mine,,,,

Against all odds, PICS stay together. Or, at least, the GGGs do - Impulse is the one to team with Gem and Joel. He leaves around Session 2.

It's episode 9. The final confrontation. They're all on red - most of the other teams have already fallen, aside from a few stragglers, and it's the GGGS vs Gem, Joel and Impulse ("GIJ", they've affectionately dubbed themselves, so their catchphrase could be "the gij's up!").

"Pearl," Gem pleads. "Please. Come with me! We can be Soup Group again! Well — plus Joel, but... Soup Group! Come on. Don't you remember Murder Camel? We can destroy those guys! Please. You don't need them. Let me save you." "Oh, Gem..." Pearl's eyes soften, as she strides forward, lowering her sword to cup Gem's cheek in her hand. The deer-hybrid leans into the wolf's touch. A deer trying to save a wolf. How pathetic. Gem gasps as she feels Pearl slot a sword between her ribs. The fawn looks up, horrified, her face almost betraying betrayal... though, that would be the wrong term, because betrayal required them being allies in the first place! They'd never been allies. Let alone friends. "You want to save me? Please. I don't need saving. I'm right where I want to be." Pearl was sick of people telling her who she should be with - what she should want, do, think, be. She knew exactly what she wanted. She wanted Cleo. She wanted Scott. And she wanted this deer to rot. She allowed Gem's corpse to fall to the ground with a cold smirk. Nothing but roadkill. Then, she stepped back to her real team, her real friends, her darling partners. Gem was an absolute idiot if she thought she'd betray them. Pearl gave Cleo a peck on her forehead above her forebrow's stitch, and kisses Scott's star-littered nose. Affectionately, Scott wiped the blood off her cheeks with his thumb, like she'd gotten a bit messy eating an ice cream cone and hadn't just killed a rogue roe. She giggled. "Guess the gig's up for the gijs," Pearl couldn't help but mock the dead doe, and Cleo rolled her eyes teasingly at her pun as the two mollycoddled. "The gijs are almost up. Now, come on," Cleo pulled Pearl's sword out of Gem's forgotten corpse while Scott and Pearl were peppering each other with nose-kisses like it was a competition — was it rude of them to be bill and cooing in front of Gem's dead body? Probably!— and offered the weapon to Pearl in the same way a queen might offer a knight back their blade. Once, Cleo might have hesitated to hand her a weapon, but not anymore. Running a blade through each other's backs now would be like running a blade through their own. "We've got an Impulse to catch."

[eldritch-nightmare]

do the others know about you?

synopsis: you're just a human dating someone that's... well. you can certainly never introduce them to your friends or family. but do their friends/companions know about you?

a/n: is it a good idea to include every single creepypasta i can think of from the top of my head... no. will i do it anyway? yes, i will. anyways this right here is my pride and joy. i enjoyed writing it, and i'm proud of it, so i hope you guys enjoy it as well.

warnings: possessive behavior in a few, yandere behavior in a few, spoiler alert alex almost kills you but dw there's no character death here.

includes: jeff the killer, eyeless jack, jane the killer [richardson + arkensaw], laughing jack, slenderman, nina the killer, the bloody painter, the puppeteer, clockwork, jason the toymaker, hobo heart, nurse ann, zalgo, x-virus, homicidal liu, ticci toby, tim wright, brian thomas, jay merrick, alex kralie, and jessica locke.

jeff the killer would more than likely tell the others about you, though mostly just so everyone knows that you're off limits for killing. he also just has this thing where he needs people to know what belongs to him so they know not to touch it, and in his mind, you belong to him so. none are allowed to touch you.

eyeless jack isn't that open about his personal life to others. mostly because he can't remember any of it, but also because he's just a guarded person in general. at most, the only people who know about you will probably be jeff, ben, and maybe sully.

jane richardson doesn't really hide your existence, mostly because she doesn't have contact with the others, so it doesn't matter. everyone of importance knows that you're together, and the government knows as well, so.

jane arkensaw would prefer certain people didn't find out about you, though she may tell some of her close friends about you if she's certain that they will keep your existence a secret as well. then again, it's not like you'll ever come into contact with any of the others so long as she has any say about it.

laughing jack more than likely lets everyone know about you because he literally can't shut up about you. he loves you! people need to know that he is so sickeningly devoted to you! even the kids he terrorizes know about you!

slenderman doesn't have any say on whether or not people learn about you because they're gonna find out anyways. besides, it's better if they did know about you because then they would know that you are off limits for killing. anyone who dares to even try to harm you will understand the pure wrath slender can bring down upon them.

nina the killer wants everyone to know about you. she needs everyone to know that you two are together and that she loves you so very much. she tells everyone all about the dates you two have and the gifts you get each other. it's cute, though it can be annoying at times.

the bloody painter doesn't interact much with the others, so not many of them know. helen doesn't really care if anyone finds out that he's dating you, it doesn't really matter to him. though... he will have some words if any of them try making a move on you or hurting you. you're his muse, after all.

the puppeteer doesn't want anyone to know about you, not even his proxies. you're his. no one else deserves to even know that you exist, so why the hell would he tell anyone about you? at most, the only person who knows about you would be emra because he knows that she won't tell anyone if he orders it.

clockwork doesn't let people close to her, so only a small handful of people would even know about you. she likes that none of the others really knows about you, though a part of her thinks about telling them so they know not to make you a victim. not that you'll ever become a victim, of course. she'll protect you from anything, don't worry.

jason the toymaker wouldn't want anyone to know about you. honestly, his whole thing is making sure that you belong to no one but him. you don't need anyone other than him, so why would he tell anyone about you? the others will know that he has someone in his life already, someone he'd burn the world down for, but they'll never know it's you unless they visit his toy shop.

hobo heart would be delighted if the others knew you were his. you have his heart, so it's only natural for everyone to know that you love each other, right? that's how relationships work. he doesn't really speak much with the others, but when he is around then he'll let everyone know who has his heart.

nurse ann is hardly ever around the others for them to even know about you. the only three to know of your existence is liu, sully, and helen because those are the only people she's close with. they don't need to know about you, it's not like they'll ever hurt you. trust me, she won't let them even if they were to try.

zalgo is just as surprised as everyone else that he's like... together. with you. shocks him every day, to be honest. but yes, he wants everyone to know you're his. he doesn't see you as a weakness, though he knows how fragile humans are so he makes sure you're safe from any that may cause you harm. it also sends a... delightful chill to the core of his existence knowing that everyone knows you belong to him.

x-virus basically needs everyone to know that you're together. not because he's possessive in any way, but because he needs to use this as a way to keep you with him. a tactic to keep you from leaving, if you will. with you dating cody, you're safe from harm. if you ever leave him, then you're no longer under his protection. so... stay with him.

homicidal liu is... hesitant, to put it simply. he doesn't particularly mind if the others find out, but he most certainly won't go out of his way to tell anyone. he doesn't want you involved in the darker parts of his life because he's worried about your safety. there are a few that he simply doesn't trust to know about you. sully, on the other hand, would love for everyone to know about you. he doesn't tell anyone because he respects liu's wishes to keep your existence a secret. though, he can't lie, it does make his heart race knowing that he and liu are the only ones who know about you.

ticci toby neither hid your relationship from people nor did he let anyone know about it. he's a naturally reserved person, so it wasn't like he was super open about himself with the others. in the beginning, the only one to know about you would probably be slender, but that's just because it's like... toby's boss, essentially. of course, those who were paying attention could see the signs.

tim wright would definitely keep your existence secret for as long as possible. the only person who knew about you in the beginning was brian, if we're being honest, and after all hell breaks loose, he'd do everything he could to keep you from getting involved. god forbid if jay or alex found out about you. jay would've used you to find him, and alex would've tried killing you.

brian thomas was open about his relationship with you, so everyone knew who you were. you even offered moral support to everyone filming marble hornets. of course, brian disappeared one day... and then you lost contact with alex... and tim was trying to move on with his life, so you didn't really keep in touch with him either. then jay came around, and... well. that led to a certain hooded figure watching you from afar.

jay merrick was neither open nor reserved about his relationship with you. he probably mentioned you early on in a few tapes, and he maybe even introduced you to alex when they were still friends. you'd probably be mentioned in casual conversation with tim, but ultimately it was a situation where if someone knew, they knew. and if they don't, then they just don't.

alex kralie was more reserved about his relationship with you. his closest friends knew, such as jay and brian, but that was about it. of course, once the operator entered the scene and alex started cleaning up loose ends, your life was endangered. alex... he wanted to kill you. he had to kill you. you suppose it's a good thing jay managed to find you before alex could.

jessica locke is obviously very open about her relationship with you. no need to keep it a secret, y'know? you two are like... the couple, y'know? everyone knows you're dating; you guys don't hide it. why would you two keep it a secret? there's no reason to.

[starrycassi]

Hope is tinted with brigth orange, and blood.

Religious!AU

"What does it look like to you, Alex?"

Nathaniel hummed for some seconds, trying to picture something in his mind. The nun had asked them a silly, easy and normal question for this kind of places. She wanted them to picture something that gave them hope, and tell the others about it. It was some sort of motivation activity they did every so often, along with many other ridiculous ones.

There was no hope for him. There was nothing to imagine.

"A bright, colorful light" he lied, dropping out the words with an unusual facility to do so. "And clouds. Sort of like a sky, if that makes sense?"

His head is still empty, but he plays his part well enough for the woman to nod in agreement and smile, pleased with him and his answer.

"It's most likely the hope to go to heaven and have a wonderful, calm life in eternity, my boy" her voice is sweet; too sweet for his personal taste. Filled with blind love and devotion. "It is, after all, ingrained in all humans since the very moment God created us, you see? We had the Garden, before, and now we ache to go back, and the only way to do so is being good and..."

She goes on, and on, and on, a never ending tangent about God and good and Angels, and a little chorus of discreet, almost silent, growns of frustration, make their way around the semi circle they're sitting in.

They're actually in half a circle, sitting on the floor, while the nun seats in a chair in front of them.

Alex, however, decides to avoid listening to the woman talk and try and see what hope really looks like to me.

Right next to him, Andrew Doe scoffs.

Nathaniel closes his eyes, again, and focuses. He remembers the bag of oranges he had to sleep in for some days and then eat, and how they were so badly damaged by the weight of his body that they were sickeningly sweet. The orange traffic cones on the road and his throat narrowing every time, wishing that the cops didn't recognize them. The orange clouds of the big, pink sky, right before the night started. The orange sweater that her mother buyed for him in a thrift store, and that became his favorite thing for like a year.

But those images came with a big red splatter in them. He ended up bleeding on the orange-bed because of some cut a knife did to his hand, and the traffic cones were nothing but a landmark more in the road, and the orange clouds always meant that they had to run again, and the sweater had been left with a nasty stain from one of his multiple wounds.

Then, years down the line, he is there . He is with the foxes, who all wear an orange number in their cheeks and foreheads, right over their multiple bruises, and he is about to win and fucking defeat Riko Moriyama, in a stadium in Evermore, filled with orange confetti, right over the seats in wich Jean and Kevin almost bled to death multiple times, and in some place in the yard there is Andrew Minyard, holding his racket and doing his best, swinging away every goal that comes his way, even if his fingers and hands and arms are still raw from the million of fights and brawls and wars he fought.

And, there, he understands.

Hope is bright, blinding, and orange. And under it, there are a million of little red dots.

[weakforarwen]

Before I forget, here are the Arwen fics I've read recently and enjoyed!

In no particular order:

If You Were A Church, I’d Get On My Knees by MerlinMorganEmrys: Smutty one-shot of Arthur appreciating Gwen... carnally, but it's well-written and humorous. I just like reading how much Arthur loves his wife, okay?

In which Gwen doing blacksmithing nearly ends Arthur through sheer bisexual disasterness by donttouchtheneednoggle: I don't get why Gwen wearing pants and doing something "manly" would trigger a man's bisexuality, but, barring that, the fic is quite cute, funny, and very true to character. Arthur is flustered, Gwen is cool and badass, Arwen are in love.

Pomegranate Seeds by Excaliburstark: A very, very short AU. Arwen is a touch dark, but Arthur's devotion to Gwen is the same it's always been. Truly, it's short and sweet and not dark at all.

totally locked up by you by seadeepy: Short and sweet too. I imagine this fic takes place during season 3, post-Queen of Hearts, but, tbh, Gwen's characterization is a mix of seasons 1, 2, and 3. Regardless, I love the idea of Arthur finding excuses to skip practice just to hide underneath an alcove waiting to ambush Gwen with a kiss. Arwen are cute in this fic. I love Gwen's sassiness too.

Home by Edward007NB: Very short and sweet, takes place in season 5. It's domestic, wholesome, and comforting - just Arwen cuddling in bed after a long day of running a kingdom.

the crisp winter afternoon fades among light, delicate snowflakes by kanada: Dunno how to describe it. Gwen's in love, there's a lot of napping and cuddling, Merlin's part of it too. I guess it's slightly OT3 though I didn't see it that way. I don't think Gwen would pull Merlin into bed with her and Arthur, or even take a nap in Arthur's chambers at all, but, still, it's sweet and wholesome. I love how caring Gwen is.

Royal Wedding Night by Anonymous: This is pure smut. I don't think Arthur had any sexual experience before Gwen, but if you ignore how unrealistic it is, it's hot.

Sunlit Kisses by LiGi: This is my favorite on this list! It's post-season 3, pre-season 4, and very true to canon - both Arwen and Arthur and Gwen's individual characterizations are excellent: Arthur's a romantic, so Arwen go on a picnic, they're sickeningly in love and adorable, and Arthur is simultaneously not smooth and super smooth. It's a perfect continuation of the Queen of Hearts picnic, told from Gwen's pov.

show you how a real queen behaves by turquoisetumult: Gwen's worried about becoming Queen, Arthur's distracted by her beauty and can't understand her doubts - but he eventually gets it and gives Gwen the pep talk she's given him many times before. It's cute and funny, and I like that they discussed Gwen becoming Queen since the show never thought to.

That's it for now! Honestly, they're all very short, so you can read them in minutes!