#all the coolest kids are on the moon already

[sweetlady555]

what you wish for based off what house mercury is in your chart *ೃ༄🧞‍♀️🌠

these all could also apply to where you have sun and moon aswell because mercury rules your immediate desires, sun rules your deepest desires and moon rules your subconscious desires.

*ೃ༄ mercury 1h : wishing to be the coolest, wishing to be the smartest, wishing you had the coolest clothes, wishing to be a certain way or percieved a certain way, wishing to be the best, wishing you could be enough, wishing for recognition, wishing you can understand your own identity, wishing others understood you.

*ೃ༄ mercury 2h : wishing to be rich, wishing to be recognized, wishing to be enough, wishing to get the trendiest most sought for item out, wishing for praise, wishing to be the most beautiful person, wishing to be more authentic, wishing for more wishes so you can have anything you want.

*ೃ༄ mercury 3h : wishing to have more friends, wishing others could communicate as good as you, wishing to explore your environment more, wishing to learn everything about something, wishing others understood your ideas and perspectives, wishing you could know how others percieve you, wishing others knew how to drive better or even yourself.

*ೃ༄ mercury 4h : wishing for your family to be happy, wishing for your own space, wishing for a new pet for you to have at home, wishing to be always safe, nurtured and loved by others or by your family, wishing for a bigger/nicer/cleaner house, wishing you could have a secret hideout at home, wishing to be a parent, wishing to know more about your roots, wishing your mother or your family was more harmonious, wishing you could accept others opinions more, wishing people respected your opinions, wishing you could stick to a routine.

*ೃ༄ mercury 5h : wishing to be famous, wishing having more fun, wishing to be the star for any theatrical events or for anything in general, wishing to party more, wishing to be a known model/actor/musician/artist (anything creative), wishing to be admired for your talents and looks, wishing to have kids or wishing not to have any at all.

*ೃ༄ mercury 6h : wishing to be the BEST employee, wishing you never got sick, wishing for a pet, wishing you finish your work on time everytime, wishing to help all animals, wishing you could help everyone in need of help, wishing your body can look a certain way, wishing you exercised more if you dont already, wishing to improve your routine, wishing you could stop overthinking and trying to be perfect all the time.

*ೃ༄ mercury 7h : wishing for a bestfriend forever, wishing to have a lot of friends, wishing for a relationship, wishing that you could get along with everyone easily, wishing for a relationship that is also intellectually stimulating and communicative, wishing to get public recognition that comes through partnerships, collaborations or relationships, wishing you didnt have no enemies, wishing for connections to be fair and harmonious, wishing to have a happy fulfilling committed marriage, wishing you can make decisions more easily.

*ೃ༄ mercury 8h : wishing to understand magic, wishing for intellectual intimacy, wishing you could solve every mystery, wishing you could tell someone your secrets, wishing to be able to talk to ghosts or even being friends with them, wishing for someone to want to understand you to your CORE, wishing people could understand your POV, wishing someone can match your freak (being able to talk about taboo subjects without anyone judging you🌚)

*ೃ༄ mercury 9h : wishing to travel the world, wishing to be apart of a different culture or to learn a different culture, wishing to go to the best school, wishing you could speak every language, wishing you were another ethnicity, wishing to know everything about spirituality and higher truths, wishing to seek new experiences, wish to find someone who shares or respects your philosophical outlook.

*ೃ༄ mercury 10h : wishing you could be famous, wishing to have the coolest or the best job, wishing to be a CEO, wishing to create something new, wishing to be the best at what you do, wishing EVERYONE knew how smart, cool beautiful and talented you are, wishing to be a leader, wishing to be influential.

*ೃ༄ mercury 11h : wishing to have a lot of friends, wishing you could help the planet and the people, wishing to be apart of a community or a friend group, wishing to be influential, wishing to be apart of the latest trend, wishing all your dreams could come true, wishing for the newest device out, wishing for popularity, wish you could stop procrastinating.

*ೃ༄ mercury 12h : wishing to see magical things, wishing your toys could talk to you secretly as a kid, wish to find hidden things, wishing to help people who are sad, wishing to understand your dreams, wishing people can understand your intelligence, wishing to see things others cant, wishing to be alone, wishing for peace. (if mercury 12h individuals were a meme itd be this one😹⤵️)

[stevesbipanic]

@steddieangstyaugust Day 16: Halloween

Steve used to love Halloween.

His mom would always get him any costume he wanted and it made him feel like the coolest kid in school.

When he was six he was a vampire with a beautiful velvet cloak.

When he was eight he was an astronaut and told everyone he'd go to the moon one day.

When he was ten he was a knight and one of the boys in school dressed as a dragon let him pretend to defeat him.

When he was twelve he was prince charming and wore a glittering crown, but it was the last time his mom took him trick or treating.

When he was fourteen he didn't mind because he and Tommy got to go by themselves dressed as zombies and chased everyone they saw.

When he was sixteen he stopped liking Halloween, it was bullshit anyway.

When he was eighteen he spent the night watching movies with Robin but stopped the scary ones after they saw a kid dressed as a sailor at the door.

Now he is nineteen and he has Eddie.

Eddie always loved Halloween.

He didn't have the best costumes but he made do. Free candy was more food than he'd get most weeks so he made sure it lasted.

When he was six his mom helped cut holes in a sheet and called him her little ghost.

When he was eight he wrapped himself in toilet paper once his dad was passed out and couldn't yell at him for wasting it.

When he was ten his uncle stitched fabric from the thrift store and made him big green dragon wings, he'd wear them the following year too.

When he was twelve the drama department let him keep his lion costume from the play to use for Halloween.

When he was fourteen he dressed as a rockstar and told all his friends they'd be famous one day.

When he was sixteen he spent more time selling at parties than dressing up.

When he was eighteen he got drunk and tried not to think about how he had to repeat all this bullshit again.

Now he is twenty.

He's twenty and he has a beautiful boyfriend who doesn't have the best memories of Halloween. A broken childhood like his, different but still the same.

He pulls those old dragon wings out of the closet and clips a chestplate to his personal knight in shining armor.

"Are there any stories where the knight saves the dragon instead of defeating him?"

"Yeah, but you already wrote it, sweetheart."

[justwonder113]

would you please do a reaction for when other members are being a little too close with their s/o baby bump cause they want to be the better uncle than the other members if that makes sense? like theyre trying to get the baby to recognise all their voices before its born. this would ne so cute ngl and then the member finds their s/o cuddled up with the other member having both fallen asleep on the sofa or some place like that. thanks a lot in advance!

This has to be one of the sweetest and unique asks I have ever gotten. Thank you so much for it!! I'm really terribly sorry it took me this long to write it and it's only Hyung line too. I was in really terrible headspace and I'm trying to get myself out there again. so I hope you understand. I will try to update Maknae line as fast as I can.

Warnings: There's not much to put here but if I missed any please let me know. The baby's gender is only specified in Changbin's. Just pure fluff

Masterlist

Maknae line here

Bang Chan

When you announced to the boys that you were pregnant it was safe to say that boys were over the moon. Hell, the restaurant you and Chan decided to invite boys to and annoynce the news almost banned you from how loud you were being. You were immediately showered with questions like how long you were due, when would the baby be born, if you knew the gender, everything! They were really excited to be uncles.

Ever since one could only imagine how protective they were of you. Chan and the boys did their best to support you in any way, you didn't even have to lift a finger now, everyone kept doting on you and the baby. You were also swarmed with countless questions about the baby, if you needed anything, if you craved anything, if you felt the baby kick and ect... Listening to them alone you already knew that your baby was going to be spoiled rotten. Even though you found it adorable hearing their plans and what great uncles they were going to be, you knew at some point you would have to to sit them down and talk about boundaries. Which was an impossible task! Because now as Innie talked to you (mostly your babybump) all cute and excited how much things he was going to teach the kid and how he was going to bring them with him to the coolest events ever and stuff. He even bought up an idea of maybe even convincing and possibly setting up a deal with Alexander McQueen for having your kid as the cutest model ever, Mind you the baby wasn't even born yet. As the baby of the group who was always babied and doted on he was the most excited having someone small around so he could be this cool reliable hyung to. You and Chan found it absolutely adorable how giddy he was. Heck you even made a promise to him, after convincing him to keep this a secret, much to his dismay and out of everyone's earshot, that he'd be the one to hold the baby first out of the boys once the baby was born.

Chan couldn't help but smile once you saw Innie who normally hated physical contact soundly asleep with his head on your shoulder, with you snuggling next to him all cutely. He couldn't help but to take a picture of you two, smiling, excited the most of all for the baby to be born.

Lee Know

Once you announced your pregnancy everyone was extatic. They all hugged and congratulated you, asked you hundreds of questions they were curious about. You really loved how excited they were for and you were more than happy to answer all their questions even the silliest ones. The evening was peaceful, everyone was here gathered at your house and you were spending lovely time, but everything changed when the fire nation attacked, meaning, someone, you really didn't catch who, but probably Jisung, asked if you had decided who was going to be the baby's godfather, and let's just say the hell broke loose after that, the kind not even the avatar could salvage. One second there was silence the next thing you knew was that everyone kept screaming and yelling at each other. You and Chan watched from afar, thankfully he was mature enought not to cause a scene, which couldn't have been said about your husband who was also yelling some incoherent stuff. Chan tried his best to solve the situation but at some point even he had to get involved in the fight to stop it. Everyone was yapping about god knows what at this point, you sat there on the coutch watching from the couch sipping your drink, praying that your neighbours wouldn't call the cops on you.

Jisung sat down next to you after a while all sad and pouty. The boys were yelling about something else now but you didn't really pay much attention to it. "It's not fair right! I'm Minho's and your closest friend, I should be the godfather right?" You couldn't help but huff out a laugh about Jisung's dramatic outburst. "Really Ji? The fact that I'm the one thirdwheeling whenever you're around my husband, which is a lot I might add, isn't enough for you and now you're coming for my baby too?" You couldn't help but raise your eyebrow at the audacity, Jisung looked taken aback but he quickly gathered himself and gave you the biggest smile ever. "Pretty please?" His eagerness was actually kind of endearing, you couldn't help but laugh. "I'll think about it little homewrecker." You were barely done with your sentence when Jisung basically quickly but also really carefully wrapped his arms around you and kissed your cheek very eagerly. You stayed cuddled up like that for a while and chatted for a bit while everyone was at each other's throats. Jisung talked to your bump all excitedly that he couldn't wait to meet them and that he was going to be the coolest godfather ever. Next thing you knew he was asleep still cuddled next to you. How this boy managed to fall asleep in this absolute chaos was beyond you but it was cute. Your eyes met Minho's who only raised his eyebrow at you, intrigued on what went on while he was distracted, you gave him a wink in return. You lovingly stroked your bump, You really couldn't wait for the baby to be born.

Changbin

When you and Changbin announcede that you were pregnant to the boys they were beyond extatic. They were about to pounce on you and give you the biggest hug ever but thankfully Binnie and Chan stopped them in time and warned them to be careful with you. So instead all of them decided to basically jump on your poor binnie, who was on the floor in seconds with 7 bodies on top of him, and hopefully without a concussion.

After that everything went smoothly, the boys tried to be as supportive as ever and helped you in every way they could. Your sweet Husband was also an absolute Godsend. You didn't know what you would do without him. Even now he basically helped you with everything. You really wanted to have a gender reveal party and he really jumped out of his skin trying to make everything perfect. The boys also helped out a lot, all of them were really excited to hear the gender of the kid. Jisung even wanted to place a bet but Binnie quickly stopped him by softly whacking him on the head.

The party went perfectly, your sweet husband even made the impossible possible. It was just perfection. Also everyone was so excited when they heard that you were going to have a baby girl. Binnie even burst out crying while hearing the news. You really couldn't wait for your sweet angel to be born.

You were having time of your life when Hyunjin approached you with the sweetest idea ever. He said that he knew that you still hadn't set up a nursery for the baby and suggested that he could paint the room for you and even showed you some of the inspiration he got from the internet earlier. You couldn't help but tear up at how sweet he was being. It was really one of the cutest and meaningful presents ever. Also he was so cute cute talking about how he wanted to help you create the prettiest room for the baby girl, which would be as pretty as her. You and Binnie almost burst out crying, Binnie couldn't help himself and literally almost smothered the poor boy by giving him the tightest hug ever.

You really were so thankful. You spent almost whole evening talking about various designs and ideas. Even the baby must have been really excited because she kicked for the first time that evening. Binnie and you even joked that it must be a genetic thing being obsessed with Hyunjin. Hyunjin got even more excited after witnessing it, and for the whole evening he talked to your bump about the prettiest colours and designs he was going to use for her room so she could have as pretty room as the prettiest girl deserved. You and Binnie couldn't be more grateful to have sweet people like him around especially when others also chimed in and gave you their ideas too.

Hyunjin

When you first announced your pregnancy to Hyunjin poor boy almost fainted, but once the news set in, he was more than overjoyed. He was on top of the world and since day one he was set on for giving your baby the best life possible and to spoil them rotten. You couldn't help but find it endearing how he thought about making every moment special and memorable.

He even planned the most dramatic and over the top way to announce your pregnancy to the boys and family members. He made custom envelopes with custom shirts and letters, ordered the cake which had your due date written on it with see you on top of it, ordered the best drinks and food. Also ordered most beautiful flowers. He was so excited to announce the news he wanted everything to be really beautiful and elegant, maybe it was a little over the top but it was made with taste and what's important with lots of love.

Everyone was over the moon once they heard the news, all of them congratulated you and wished you all the happiness. Hyunjin was over the moon he looked so happy like this was his greatest achievement ever. You couldn't help but tear up everything was so beautiful about this day.

All of the boys were so excited to become uncles. They already started planning how many things they were going to teach your kid, how many cool places they were going to take them too, how they were going to dote on them and spoil them rotten. The baby wasn't due yet but you already knew they were going to be most spoiled and most loved baby ever.

Out of the boys Felix seemed to be the most over the moon, he was so excited to have the baby around, he could barely contain his excitement. Which showed because in next couple of days you had almost every piece of Louis Vuitton's baby line and he had so many more plans too! Imagine that and also countless many presents from the boys too, it was like there was no space left for you and Hyunjin in your own house from all the boxes and envelopes. Of course you and your husband were more than thankful. But felix was really outshining everyone with his gifts. He even sent you his baked goodies which on you happily chewed on. Baby must have really loved his baking and you were really satisfied too with the devine taste.

Hyunjin kept joking that how would it look if baby was covered head to toe in Louis Vuitton when he was Versace ambassador himself. Felix and Hyunjin even jokingly argued which designer brand was better. They even tried to bring you into the little argument. And now you had a little ongoing bet on which designer brand was going to be your baby's favorite. You couldn't help but smile as you eyed the boys who slept on each side of you soundlessly all smiley and cuddled up to you as if they weren't the ones jokingly arguing earlier. You were really grateful that your baby was going to be surrounded with all the love in the world.

[mywritersmind]

FIREWORKS - KA12

summary : a family and friends vacation, a late night snack, a flirty boy, a pretty girl, a night to remember.

listen up : kissing is as far as they get! honestly adorbs i love writing for kimi bc it’s like sweet and my age yk? hope you like!!

word count : 1772

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I lay in the unfamiliar bed, staring up at the blank ceiling which has a sliver of light from the moon. I groan and sit up, pulling off the thick blanket and slipping on my socks to protect my feet from the cold floor.

I stand up in my patterned pajama pants and thin tank top, already cold but I’m just grabbing a glass of water so I should be back and warm soon. I leave my room and eye the door to Kimis, directly across from mine. I pull my eyes away and sneak down the stairs, walking softly on the ball of my foot.

I’m glad I can find the kitchen in the dark. I've been here for two days, on vacation with my family and the Antonellis and haven’t had the chance to look around properly.

I’ve been busy with my sisters and trying to avoid Kimi. I pour my glass, adding some ice and mindlessly tapping my finger against the glass. My family hasn’t known his for long, that’s why it’s so weird for me I suppose.

But our parents love each other and our siblings get along great. Kimi and I are a bit different, I feel like he doesn’t like me but sometimes I catch him staring. Like yesterday at the beach, his cheeks were all red and it wasn’t from a sunburn.

“Hey.” I scream at the sudden voice, whipping around to see Kimi standing there, his eyes wide and his hands up in surrender. “Ay! I’m sorry! I’m sorry!” He whisper yells as I put my hand on my chest, breathing in and out to calm my rapidly beating heart.

He’s biting back a laugh as I catch my breath, “I thought I was about to get killed!” I whisper angrily, “Shit, Antonelli why is the only time you’re quiet the middle of the night!?”

He walks closer and I finally appreciate how close he is. He’s got fluffy socks on, plaid pajamas and a black T-shirt. Shit. How does one look so good in pajamas!?

“I didn’t mean to give you a heart attack.” He’s holding a mug and when I eye it, he holds it up a bit, “Cioccolata calda.” Hot chocolate? Random, yet endearing, “want some?”

I sit at the counter as he makes me a cup, “Thanks,” I say softly as he hands me the mug. I sip it and almost moan at the taste, “This is so good!”

He smiles and I ignore the feeling that takes over my body, “Was my nonna's specialty.”

I take another drink, “You should seriously consider changing career paths.” I’m not kidding either, I feel like I’m drinking gold.

He laughs lowly, “Glad I know what to make you in the future.” He sips his drink as we sit in silence. Any thought of being warm in my bed has gone out of my head. I look up to Kimi who’s looking past me, to the balcony.

As if he willed it to happen, a bang sounds. It makes me jump at first but when I turn and see the shimmer in the sky, I realize it’s just fireworks. “No way.” Kimi hurries over to the windows, trying to make as little as sound as possible when he opens the aged glass door.

I follow, the chill air hitting me as soon as I step onto the balcony. Kimi rests his forearms on the railing, looking up like it’s the coolest thing he’s ever seen. My eyes soften as I watch how his hair is blown slightly in the wind, his curls falling perfectly.

I shake my head and sit on the floor, leaning against the door, “Why right now?” I say out loud, Two in the morning is an odd time to put on fireworks.

I see Kimis shoulders shrug, his muscles straining against his shirt as he bends over… I look away to the fireworks as more explosions happen, trying not to focus on Kimi and how this is the first time we’ve been alone for a while.

Like I said, we’re family friends. I’ve known him for about two years and we get along fine. Just not best friend material I guess, especially for how much he travels. I went to a race and he surprised me by hugging me. I had pushed him off as he grinned that stupid grin, told him he was too sweaty.

Our moms thinks we’re meant to be, Kimis family loves me and my dad never had a son so talking to him about football and racing is a perfect fit.

But I’ve had a boyfriend, emphasis on had. He broke my heart blah blah blah now I have trust issues. The last time we were this close, it was a couple months ago, and I had been so distraught that I forgot who I was with and started crying. He was obviously shocked at my sudden outburst, but listened as I vented about my ex and had even looked past the fact that I told him about my loss of virginity (incredibly embarrassing to look back on and I’d like to forget that I told Kimi about my sex life)

But he had been kind and quiet, listening and handing me his bag of popcorn as I sobbed. It was mortifying but not awkward. Kimi has a soft sort of presence that I feel comfortable in, hence why I’m outside with him in my pajamas.

Kimi steps back, sitting down next to me, his arm brushing mine. The fireworks cease and all I can hear is Kimi breathing.

“I like your socks.” I snort, finally eyeing them fully. They are fluffy but i’m now realizing they’ve got a grinch design on them, “Points off for it not being christmas though.”

He laughs with me, “I have no others! It’s colder than I expected here.” I shiver as he says it. “I bought them today.”

“From that girl at the shop?” I laugh, “She ask you out?”

The girl at the shop looked around our age, maybe a bit older. She was definitely interested in Kimi though, giving me the death stare.

He shakes his head, “Asked for my number.” I hum as a response, wondering if he gave it but knowing I shouldn’t be this curious, “Said you were my girlfriend though.” This gets my attention.

“What?” I choke out.

“I’m not really looking to ditch everyone for a girl this trip. Atleast, not her.” He shrugs and before I can be confused, he stands up and leaves.

I honestly expect him to leave me out here, he got up so randomly and-

He walks back out with a fluffy blanket, handing it to me. “Oh my god, I could kiss you!” I laugh and take the blanket, wrapping it around me and grinning at the warmth.

“That a promise?” He says cheekily. I eye him and open up the blanket, he only laughs and sits back down, taking the other side around him so we’re squished together.

“You wish.” I scoff.

“Yeah, maybe I do.” He shrugs, looking at me as I bite my lip.

I look away, drinking my hot chocolate which is cold now. “That mouth of yours is gonna get you in trouble, one day.”

“As long as you’re the one to give me my punishment.” I almost choke and he starts laughing hard, “I’m sorry! You’re too easy.”

I shove his arm a bit, “I hate you!”

He giggles more, poking my cheek, “You’re all blushy!” He drags out the last word as I turn my head farther away from him, laughing with him now.

“You’re the worst!” I groan, my cheeks on fire.

“Good to know I can get another reaction out of you besides an eye roll!” I cover my face with the blanket. “Bet I could get a lot of other reactions out of you.”

I squeal, “Shut up!” I say, whipping my head around to frown at him. He's grinning, all toothy with the moon shining down on his curls.

His smile falters, “Make me.” My heart is pounding and I can feel his soft breath against me.

He’s not backing up. I know he wouldn’t say that unless he wanted me to keep going.

I inch closer, his eyes flicker to my lips, then back to my eyes. His expression, fuck, I want to capture it forever.

I bring my hand to his neck, my freezing hands contrasting his hot skin. I drift my lips over his.

I pull him closer, my eyes closing as our lips touch. It’s soft at first, curious. Then his hand moves to my waist and it turns hungry. It’s fucking fireworks.

He slips his tongue in my mouth, his hand tightening on my waist. My hand goes to his hair as he bites my lip softly.

Hes melting into me, my head goes back and his lips go to my neck, “Fuck, Antonelli-”

“Try again.” He says without hesitation, all breathy and rushed. I let out a laugh as he pulls back.

I drift my hand under his shirt, leaning in and whispering, “Kimi.”

He grins, nodding and staring at my lips. I roll my eyes and kiss him again, pushing him down. He grips my hips and tugs me on top of him.

“Risky.” I say, nodding to the window we’re next to.

Kimi smirks, brushing my hair behind my ear, “Hot.”

“Freezing.” I move off him as he groans, I grab the blanket and pull it around me.

“I’ll warm you up in my room.” He winks as I sigh and stand, He scrambles after me.

“No!” I swat at his chest as we return inside, I’m already reeling about our make out, “We’re getting up early to hike.”

“Fane sickness! House to ourselves?” He’s holding both of our mugs.

“You’re getting ahead of yourself.”

He stops, licking his lips, “Joking! Kinda.” I smile a bit just because he’s so damn cute, “My doors always open, Y/L/N.” He sets the mugs down in the sink and we continue up the stairs in silence.”

We get to our shared hallway, pausing.

“Goodnight, Antonelli.”

He looks content, leaning down and kissing me softly on the cheek, “Sweet dreams.”

“After that? I definitely will.” I joke and a look of pleading appears again.

“Come in my room.” he deadpans.

I push him back a bit as he smirks and I open the door to my room. He does the same, waving slightly before he disappears.

[inn-oceanid]

``—LOOK ! ,,

Lyney is such an interesting and flirty motherfucker. Recently this song has been all over my fyp; Tingin (Look) by Cup of Joe. It's a Filipino song and it's vvvvvvvvvv good.

I recommend listening to the song while you read this.

Imagine—

Another spectacular performance by Lyney and Lynette has brought huge smiles and loud cheers from the crowd, expressing utter satisfaction and glee from the magic they have witnessed once more.

It was no lie that Lyney was fond of the crowd cheering for them, it boosts his pride and confidence as a magician. It gives him strength to go further with magic, to bring joy to people, even if it's just for a while.

Dawn has fallen as the Opera Epiclese started to empty, the audience had started to make their way back home with a lingering excitement left in their souls, magic truly has such a strong impact. Some started to go home while some stayed, chatting with their friends, family, whoever as laughter filled the air. It was like music to Lyney's ears.

"Great Magician Lyney!"

A kid who happened to be an audience from today's performance waved at the magician who made his way out of the opera with his sister, or also known as his magic assistant. The little boy jumped excitedly as he shook his arms in the air, eager to be noticed by him.

"Hello there," Lyney did not fail to notice, that's a given. He waved back at the little boy and grabbed a card out of nowhere, making the child gasp as his eyes went wide as plates. Flicking the edge of the card with his index finger, Lyney pulled out a balloon from it, amazing the child further.

The distinct sound of the child's cheers immediately drew attention from other people, ending up creating another circle of audience.

Lyney chuckled and gave the white balloon to the kid, patting his head firmly. "You're the coolest magician in the whole world!" Beamed the child as he made sure he had a good grip on the string, jumping happily while the crowd clapped their hands along.

"Magician Lyney show us another trick!"

"Another one, encore!"

The magician placed a hand on his chest, wholeheartedly feeling warm from the crowd's cheering. Usually, he doesn't do any more tricks whenever he finishes a performance at the opera. But as he looks at the crowd cheering for him in glee, how could he say no? The crowd's happiness was, indeed, his happiness as well, after all.

Moments has passed as he showed the crowd small tricks here and their, erupting the joy and excitement further more, creating a lively evening. Twirling his hat on his index finger, he tapped it and white doves flew out, swimming in the air.

Lyney adored magic.

That was what he thought, until he saw you in the midst of crowd.

He felt like time has stopped the moment his eyes landed on your figure, your skin that illuminated from the light that the moon had radiated. The way your hair flowed along the wind as you walked past. You made his heart stop beating, but beat so fast at the same time.

Were you not interested in magic? Or were you simply just the type to mind your own business? A foreigner perhaps that has yet to know him? Either way, even though you didn't turn to look at the crowd surrounding him, he was enticed by your beauty.

The cheering of the crowd became more and more incoherent to his ear the more he stared at you, as if you and him were the only ones there. Or better yet, as if this moment was given for him to admire you and your unfamiliarity that he found so alluring.

Have you noticed him before he could even notice you? Were you looking at him while he was busy entertaining the crowd? Was there any second that you took to look at him before you turned around? He hoped you did. He hoped that you glanced at him by any chance.

—

That's all he thought about as he went home. His head was drowning in the thought of you. It felt weird for him to feel this way, you were a stranger and yet he felt attached already. He wanted to see you again.

[surftrips]

TATTOOS TOGETHER

OBX WRITING WEEK DAY 5 — HOW YOU GET THE GIRL W/ KIARA CARRERA

word count: 900

summary: the pogues get matching tattoos, but y/n takes it a step further to show her love for a certain turtle-loving girl.

a/n: i feel absolutely awful for posting the last few stories for obx week late but i appreciate every single person who has participated in it by writing, reblogging, and reading along :') <3

“Let’s get matching tattoos!” JJ blurted out. 

“Are you crazy?” John B. asked his best friend.

You and the Pogues were all on the boardwalk, spending another hot summer day just wandering around.

“Come on! Something to remember this moment by.” JJ explained. 

“I don’t know…” you started.

“Wait, I actually think that’s kind of a cute idea. I mean, you only live once right?” Kiara interrupted. Not that you minded. You could never be annoyed at her. 

“Wait, are you serious?” Sarah said. 

“Yes, dude. Pogues for life, right?” 

“Yeah! Right…” you said, hoping no one noticed how quickly you changed your mind. 

But because you and the Pogues had all been friends for so long, they had found out about your “secret” crush a very long time ago. 

You had been falling for Kiara ever since you met her in elementary school. Her wavy brown hair and golden highlights, the way she cared about the environment, her sense of humor. Something about her pulled you in, you always felt the need to be in her presence. To be seen by her. You wondered how it felt to be loved by her. 

A few years ago, you were admiring Kiara as she did tarot card readings for your friends when JJ came up to you. He whispered in your ear, “Pretty, huh?” snapping you out of your thoughts. 

“Yeah— wait what?” 

“You like her, right?” 

“Uhh, no. Not like that,” you said, unconvincingly. 

“So you just look at everyone like that?”

You relented, “Ugh. Fine. Maybe I do have a tiny, tiny crush on her. But it doesn’t matter, she would never like me back.” 

Your “tiny, tiny crush” on Kiara never went away. Soon, the other Pogues began to find out (mostly because JJ couldn’t keep his mouth shut) and you were growing scared that Kiara would be next. But to your knowledge, no one had told her. Yet. 

However, this matching tattoo thing was your chance to make it known. For a while now, you have been complimenting Kiara’s tattoos. The 11:11 on her wrist, the star on her anklet, and your favorite, the sun on the inside of her arm. Once, you joked about getting the moon to match with her, but she insisted that you actually do it. 

After more convincing from JJ, Kiara, Cleo and you against Sarah, John B., and Pope, the seven of you walked into the one and only tattoo parlor on your side of the island. 

Kiara and JJ were the only ones out of the group that already had tattoos, so it was safe to say the rest of you were just a tad nervous. You were braving it for the sake of not embarrassing yourself in front of who you thought was the coolest girl in the world. 

You had all decided to get “P4L” in tiny font in various places. Kiara on her wrist, JJ on his arm, Pope somewhere “hidden” according to him, Cleo and Sarah on their back shoulders, and John B. on his thigh. You just happened to be getting yours in the same spot as Kiara. 

After everyone took turns in the chair and expressed varying levels of uncomfortability, it was finally your turn. You had made up your mind. 

“Guys, I’m actually going to get two,” you announced.

“Y/N, are you sure? It’s your first time!” Sarah asked, concerned.

“I’ve been wanting this second one for a while so might as well get it out of the way,” you shrugged. 

“What are you going to get?” Kiara asked.

“I think you know.” 

“Wait. Are you serious?” 

Pope jumped in, “What is she talking about?” 

As the Pogues waited impatiently for the artist to stencil in your design, Kiara realized what you were doing. 

“Y/N. No. Freaking. Way.” 

“Yes. Way. It’s not too late for you to take back what you said, though.”

“Are you kidding me? This is incredible!” she squealed. “I can’t believe we’re going to have matching tattoos!” 

“Woah, woah, you guys are going to be matching? You’re more in love than I thought,” JJ said. 

His comment was punctuated by a thick silence in the air. 

“What? Was I not supposed to say that?” 

It was true. You being in love with Kiara was like a blind item in the group. Everyone knew, no one was sure if Kiara really knew, so no one brought it up. You were content with being her best friend on most days, and you only didn’t make a move in fear of losing the most important friendship you had. But if there was even the slightest chance she might feel the same way…

“Y/N?” Kiara broke the silence, looking at you. 

“Yeah?” you said, sheepishly. 

“Is that true? You have feelings for me?” 

Fuck it. You were already halfway through getting a permanent matching tattoo with her, you had nothing to lose. 

“Yes, but I don’t just have feelings for you. Feelings are fleeting. I’m in love with you,” you paused. “And it’s okay if you don’t feel the same way. I’m still getting this tattoo, for our friendship. Because I want to have that forever with you.” 

“Shut up,” Kiara stopped you, placing her hand on your cheek and pulling you in for a kiss. 

“Finally!” Everyone cheered, including the tattoo artist, who just seemed happy to be there.

[hatingfromacrackedscreen]

So much of the complexity and simplicity of Usagi and Minako’s relationship is distilled here in just this one lil flashback from the R Movie, and I love it so much.

One of many things I love about Minako & Usagi’s relationship is that Minako sacrifices so much, all the time, in order to be a sailor soldier, and Usagi is the only one who ever kind of acknowledges that

(I think this is tied with Usagi and Minako being the only inners to mount their pre-Sailor lives). Minakos deepest dream is to be an idol, and besides her friends it’s the most important thing in the world to her. And it’s over the moment a talking cat finds her and tells her she’s a reincarnated soldier, all at the age of 13. So she compromises, she becomes Sailor V, the famous lone soldier who mysteriously fights monsters and everyone is talking about. And then that comes to an end too. Minako doesn’t get to be Sailor V anymore, she has to join a team of sailors as Sailor Venus. No longer is she famous, and no longer is she the most special sailor: that’s Sailor Moon. This drives Minako crazy, and I love that we see it as early as that season 2 ep where she gets sooo pissed at the little kids who are huge Sailor Moom fans but have no idea who Sailor Venus is 😭

Usagi saying my idol is here does two things simultaneously: it validates Minako’s sacrifice to join the team, and it validates her dream to become an idol. Usagi can’t even know how much this means to Minako. Usagi is, for all intents and purposes, the biggest idol in Minako’s life. Usagi is princess and queen and superhero all rolled into one, the most special sailor out of all of them that Minako is sworn to protect, that the world loves, and that all of their enemies target. She is the most important person to Minako, and to all of the other important people in Minako’s life (the other sailors). And that person, the supreme plot-anointed hero among heroes, the very reason for Minakos sacrifice, is turning to her and going “you are the coolest fucking person here!!!” I love how genuine Usagi is, she can’t contain her glee. It’s Sailor Fucking V!!!! Minako is hearing this from the princess, the most “special” person, but also Usagi is Minako’s best friend. They have an incredibly strong relationship stripped away from all the sailor stuff. And her best friend is saying to her, of course you can be an idol, you already are mine!!! It’s that simple. I love how much this means to Minako, and in so many different ways.

Lastly I love her response. She doesn’t break down in tears, or turn and tell Usagi how much this means to her. No, Minako is ever the opportunist, she has a fan, and so she poses. Ta-Da! And yet she can’t completely hide how touched she is- we can see her blushing. It’s so quintessentially Minako, she hides a mountain of feelings in a flippant gesture and a puffing of her chest, but also it’s a reaffirmation that you know what? Yeah she still is an idol.

[mythos321]

Most of my random thoughts while reading chapter 8 of Moon Rising!(with my thoughts as a whole on the novel at the end so far)

Chpater 8:

-“We’re eating together! You haven’t even finished your hairy smelly carcass thing!” I love Kinkajous passive aggressiveness-

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Awwwwww, I love these two

-seriously I love Kinkajou so much she carries the novel fr(that is an exaggeration the book is genuinely very good)

-insert “she wants that cookie” meme here

-Anemone trying to pull the pampered pretty princess stuff is so funny lmao, she even tried the baby eyes on Clay lmao

-Clay mentally saying “Oh, dear” like he’s an aging grandmother is everything to me

-Genuinely what the fuck did Coconut and Marsh do to you Qibli-

-Oh….Clay no…you chose like, one of the three worst possible candidates for this

-…honestly why DID they choose Sora, she’s not like super nice just very shy, wouldn’t someone like Tamarin have done better for a clawmate

-“Does she like her better than me?”

Kinkajou I am 90% sure Moons in love with you-

-and then comes the whole Darkstalker reveal and all that-

Now for my overall thoughts so far!

I definitely like it a lot! I feel it really does set things up well and can be very hard to put down at times with how invested you get, and does a good job at establishing the new setting

an unpopular opinion of mine though is probably that I prefer the graphic novel? that’s mainly cause of some of the neat visuals it has though, and some things completely switch in how I feel on things(especially for characters)

as for the characters, I really like everyone so far, even if I hold slight disdain for some of them it’s mostly just me playing it up

Now my ranking of the(current Jade Winglet):

1:Kinkajou, how can anyone hate this girl, she is great in every scene she’s in and just a delight to see. Also honestly from what we see of her mind I think she’d actually be a very unique PoV for a book to see someone getting their mental ass kicked

2:Moonwatcher, she’s so good in her book and can be very fun. One nitpick I have is her randomly being super into scrolls at times? It seems a little derivative of a certain Dragonet of Destiny(seriously why ditch that name it is factually the coolest thing ever), I don’t really mind it much though, especially since she can still very unique on her own, and I feel her emotional vulnerability is shown really well. Weirdly enough, one of the things that makes her character for me was when she was excited to catch that goat, it’s simple, but I feel it does set her apart some more

3:Carnelian, I don’t have much reason lmao she’s just pretty funny and I feel like if she didn’t get iced early could’ve made for a fun character lol

4:Winter, honestly it MIGHT be from just how much I liked him in the graphic novels, but Winter still ranks in the middle for me. Sure he can be a jerk but you can already see his emotional vulnerability and his true self, the self that isn’t hindered by his parents abuse, really is. Also him lightening up near the end of Part One is nice, and I know(hope) he’ll go back to the top when I finish this book

5:Qibli, yeah no I just don’t like him that much lmao. He feels so fake all the time(mostly cause he canonically is), never truly being sincere and just wanting to do what he thinks will make people like him, and just has a tendency to make things worse. Do I feel bad for the kid? Of course I do, doesn’t mean I have to like him. I have seen through his characters disguise and I still don’t like him

6:Turtle, the only reason he’s this low is because of his lack of screen time, it’d be disingenuous to put him higher. I just KNOW he’s gonna shoot up the ranks when I start reading Escaping Peril though

7:Umber, he has very little screentime like Turtle, but unlike him he will literally stop appearing after this book until the upcoming book 16, also made a one off likely unserious comment about Clay, as such he is stuck here, forevermore

On an ending note, can’t wait to get around to reading the novel version of part 2!

I bet the plot will get really explosive from here

[banette-appreciation]

What does Banette think of the different ghost type specialists from each region? (Ryme, Agatha, allister, acerola, etc)

Depends the Banette! Here is my personal ghost specialist opinions though: Agatha is THE og ghost lady so gotta have respect for her, although as someone who is personally a huge pokedex enthusiast her dislike of them is ehh to me. Although to be fair, with Hisui showing written pokedex existed before her and she's just solely being bitter from Oak not battling her anymore adds interesting context.

Morty I also have respect for being the first ghost type gym! I like him more than Agatha because in Pokemon Masters EX he has a mega Banette so it shows he has very good taste in pokemon and his gym was just limited by there only being few ghost types in gen 2. His personal style though really throws me for a loop. Never understood why he always had that headband as i'd associate that more with fighting types. His gen 2 sprites and remake sprites give him great style, but his Stadium 2 and Anime looks... no. Come on, let him keep black shirt and the coolest scarf ever, there's no need to change that classic spooky vibe. Phoebe confused me as a kid because I expected her to be a water type trainer with her outfit looking like a hula danger, and didn't know of how she's more likely based on Polynesian/South East Asian spirit channelers or Shaman. The difference between what I expected from her and what her team ended up being though ended up being so freaking cool to me, just being so cheerful and fun-loving as one who ended up communing with ghost types compared to other channelers and ghost type trainers of previous generations was just so neat. Just getting to break from the stereotype, and I like that.

Fantina is okay, never really left a big impression on me. Like I just had Phoebe already break sterotypes so her being this glamourous contest girl just was okay? I get her hair is like the x mouth of a drifblim, but it just looks kind of silly to me. Plus her gym is just simple math questions, why? Like I get it's good to help educate kids and such but for a ghost type gym challenge it feels so random, that's the kind of thing i'd give to a normal gym or something maybe. I heard platinum's was better but since I've never gotten to experience it that's where my bias is coming from. She's had Banette in a few of her teams so I can respect that, and it's a very interesting choice how all of her pokemon are female no matter the team. Just a very feminine girl never stood out to me as a kid, someone who was very tomboyish.

Shauntal is so very cute, I love her! May have been a fictional crush for a while as a young teen. Besides the large black collar in her outfit, everything else about her is such good aesthetic to me! And she's literally a Ghost Writer, I love it so so much! Also another ghost girl using all female pokemon, very interesting. Plus the fact she's very much left handed is such a cool detail about her.

Acerola is adorable, just so sweet and playful. Loved how she helped Lillie in the games. And even though I prefer the original sun and moon to the ultra games I am glad the ultra games gave her banette. Also the Mimikyu asthetic in her looks is so peak. There isn't an outfit of hers that i've seen that I dislike, she's just so adorable. Would adopt her as my own child haha.

Speaking of children I would adopt in a heartbeat, there's Allister! I want to give him a hug, precious little thing. I actually got pokemon Shield specifically so I could battle and encounter him.

Last but not least Ryme is THE COOLEST. Like from her hair resembling a skeletal arm down to her cool shoes, she is such a boss! I wish we could actually hear her rapping in the games, her representing rap culture in such a cool way makes me very happy. And like in the academy's library, a book says that a childhood pokemon of hers passed away. She brought all her grief into a song which resulted in her pokemon being reborn as a ghost type, how freaking cool is that? Just the feeling of love and mourning being so powerful, resonates with me. Plus her doing double battles! And even starting with Banettes! Always gonna love and remember my banette vs hers in my playthrough, it was so cool.

[arsonwizard]

when it comes to ignite the moon i mostly talk about myana and moth. but the truth is that Neirin, Kavero, and Avyn’s plotline is much more developed. it’s about three new-adults romping around in an old junker van trying to fulfill a quota for their shitty bosses while also keeping secrets from them. i have a pretty good idea of their main story beats, and some ideas for how their individual storylines go, and i have a rough idea for how those tie together for the ending i want for them

as for moth and myana, i know where i want their story to go, but i dont know how it starts yet. in all my continual adjustments of the story, myana’s beginning is what gets changed around most often, which changes the rest of the story.

right now the worldbuilding has a large influence. the education system focused entirely on the core subjects for the first half, and then students take on apprenticeships for the second half. (this is in a world where agriculture is primarily handled magically, to maximize people working in other industries. you have to be licensed to practice magic and most licenses go to farmers. the apprenticeship system works well with this.)

The beginning of Myana’s story, then, would be her moving to the city (still unnamed) in order to find an apprenticeship. since her main interest would be magic (illegal,) she’d initially struggle for find something fitting. any attempts at finding apprenticeships could at the same time introduce key city-locations, as well as supporting side characters! it would also establish Myana’s skillset, and her main character traits.

i think it would be neat if, in an episodic format, she was put in a program for helping kids find apprentices, with a bunch of important side characters that each find a fit per episode. the tricky thing about that though would be working moth in, since they would already be in their apprenticeship. it would be cool if they helped myana find her fit though.

the next problem would be figuring out where to go from there, of course. ideally wherever myana goes enables her to seek out plot threads on her own. maybe an investigative journalist would be good for that? she’s got the drive for the truth, it could lead her into trouble, her being a secret wizard could supplement her skills but also come back to haunt her.. plus it would pair well with her older sister, Lyslani, being a vigilante.

imagine it. You are a superhero. You are Despised by the local government because you keep thwarting/revealing their corruption. They are doing everything in their power to smear your name and make the public hate you. You are fully prepared and expecting it to work. However. The one (1) junior journalist who is somehow able keep up with you enough to write about you just absolutely ADORES you and thinks you are the coolest. So the public loves you so much also. Much much later down the line you find out that that journalist is your long lost little sister

[televinita]

This is a GIANT sale, probably even besting the Big One from April. Very reasonable prices: $2 for most books, $1 for CDs and teen/juvenile or mass market paperbacks, 50 cents for the really skinny ones. Some older books individually priced higher but very fairly for their condition and scarcity, and they always have a nice selection of them. This is a community fundraiser sale so they lease out space wherever they can find it, and this year it filled half a vacant warehouse. The sale also runs every day for two weeks straight, but due to its distance and various commitments I didn't get to go until day 11.

And still, there was TONS (albeit not a lot in the way of books less than 10 years old). I would actually like to have gone back, because I ended up only being able to spend 3 hours there and it was NOT enough time to thoroughly rake the place over or make sure I had made the very wisest purchases, but alas, more Commitments and a dash of weather got me. >:(

As for what I actually got -- oh shoot, I keep moving them around; I already see I missed photographing at least one -- a few of the children's books above are replacement copies of beloved titles in nicer condition than the beat-up ones I have, but most of these are new to me and I'm very excited. The level of general interest increases as you get farther, I promise.

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1. Happily After All - Laura C. Stevens: replacement copy. I didn't read this until adulthood, but it's from my era and I LOVED it and I know I would have loved it had I come across it as a kid, too.

2. Babysitters Club Super Special #2: Summer Vacation: look i wasn't GOING to collect these but this one looks practically brand new so maybe I can have one more rep as a treat (maybe even relinquish that other one in Bad Shape from the last sale)

3. Animal inn #7: The Pet Makeover - Virginia Vail: this series I AM collecting and I am THRILLED to have one that is both in great condition and that I'm not sure I've read.

4. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens: I told you I was going to replace my ugly copy someday, and the bonded-leather-with-gilt-edges Barnes & Noble edition is one of the prettier ones I know about.

5. A Horse For Mandy - Lurlene McDaniel: look, it's very short & silly but it was kind of a literary bucket goal to read her very first book (originally pubbed 1981), featuring horses instead of sicklit, having already grabbed another early one, Where's The Horse For Me?

6. A Horse For X.Y.Z. - Louise Moeri: another replacement of a childhood fave. My copy isn't bad but old paperbacks are such poor quality in general that I figured I might as well own the nicest available.

7. Silver - Thomas C. Hinkle: not in great shape, but by an author whose 1920s & 30s animal stories I am always looking to read more of. I'm excited to have a Comet Books edition because they have the coolest color graphics on the back (you can see an example on Goodreads here), and honestly condition isn't bad for a pulp paperback pushing 75 years of age.

8. Mayday! ... Mayday! - Hilary Milton: a random grabbed-to-read survival adventure, two teens seeking help after the plane they're on crashes into a forested mountainside. Probable read-and-release, unless the small size tricks me into keeping it along with my 200 other mass markets.

9. Touch The Moon - Marion Dane Bauer: maybe my favorite by her, a girl who longs for a horse is disappointed to only receive a china one...but at night he temporarily transforms into a real horse. Who can talk. Magical adventure time!

10. Summer of the Wolves - Polly Carlson Voiles: replacement copy of one of the all-time best middle grade novels I've ever read as an adult.

11. Lucky Lady - Susan Saunders: replacement copy of a short horse book for preteens that I nevertheless read and loved in high school. I wanted it so bad that I've literally kept a crappy paperback copy with teen marks and a torn cover from a Little Free Library...until now!

12. Cliques, Hicks & Ugly Sticks - K.D. McCrite: guess who is SO THRILLED to have found the 2nd book in this middle grade quartet (not available at local library) only two months after reading the first one and falling in utter love!

13. Almena's Dogs - Regina Woody: one of the few uncommon books in the Grosset & Dunlap "Famous Dog Stories," I've never seen it before. Probably was unpopular because I'm pretty sure it's the ONLY one that features a girl, let alone a Black one. A Goodreads friend read this recently so I was really excited to find my own copy! From 1954 originally, so it seems ahead of its time. Already read half of it and I'm so in love. I am also now interested in a bunch more Regina Woody books, having never heard of her before, but damn. They are scarce.

14. All Dogs Go to Heaven - Beth Brown: I was literally two steps away from joining the checkout line when I spotted a box of old books under a table I hadn't looked at before. This was the third one down. Since I was out of time, I just SEIZED without even enough time to open the cover and make sure it was actually dog stories -- but it definitely is and I could not be more thrilled.

(P.S. This is illustrated by a Mr. Carl Cobbledick. They simply do not make names like that anymore.)

15-16. A Separate Peace + Peace Breaks Out - John Knowles: the exact editions I've checked out of the library, too, lol (though I hate the latter because the back cover is just a giant jump-scare of the author's face. i pray this horrid 80s trend never returns). I think I mentioned before that I was idly thinking of reading them this year; I ended up not doing so but Mom did, so might try again this fall.

17. The Stillmeadow Road - Gladys Taber: the very first book I ever read from her, which would eventually kick off a deep appreciation for her work! one of several books featuring musings & anecdotes on a quiet life as a writer in the countryside, residing in a late 17th century (American) farmhouse, with plenty of pets.

18.Ranch of Dreams - Cleveland Amory: I've been idly meaning to read this one for a while. Don't know if I'll keep it 'cause it's a BIG hardcover, but his Cat Who Came For Christmas trilogy was one of the first pet memoirs I read waaay back in the day, and he just did incredible things with his money (i.e. set up an animal sanctuary. this book was published in 1997, a year before he passed, but the sanctuary still exists!).

19. If Wishes Were Horses: The Education of a Veterinarian - Loretta Gage, D.V.M., w/ [her sister the writer] Nancy Gage: vet memoirs were also some of the earliest adult nonfiction I read, starting in middle school -- I literally read every single one the library had. I don't read them nearly as much anymore, but I'm still interested, especially older ones like this (released 1993) by women when they were still fighting to be taken seriously in the profession, especially in large animal practice. We're talking 1970s and even 80s here.

20. Wild Voice of the North: The Chronicle of an Eskimo Dog - Sally Carrighar: this book is in rouuuuuugh shape, but I simply could not resist him face.

And for the final wrap-up of random books... (also featuring: the one I forgot)

21. Martha's Vineyard: Isle if Dreams - Susan Branch: I FINALLY FOUND THE FINAL BOOK IN THE MEMOIR TRILOGY!!!!!! Actually found them all in a 7-month period, come to think of it, which is wild because I have been keeping an eye out for 8 years (I do actually still need a replacement copy of the last one w/ a dust jacket, but at least I could read it if I wanted to). Reminders of how pretty they are inside, the closest you will ever get to finding a real journal:

moving on...

22. Inside Dunder Mifflin: I don't love the illustration style but I do love that it was published after the series ended, so it is able to address everything up to and including the finale. It's just such a fun novelty item I don't even really know how to describe it yet, may not keep forever, but sure fun to have now!

23. How Far You've Come - Morgan Harper Nichols: I gather she's some sort of influencer; have not heard of her or this book but I am a SUCKER for a smaller-than-average hardcover-with-no-dust-jacket gift book full of text interspersed with pretty drawings and poems.

24. [CD] Skye Dyer - Letting Go (2014): Dunno who she is, picked solely on the basis of "young and pretty white woman on cover = good enough odds I'll like it to gamble $1". I've only played through it once, but this time my instincts appear to be on point.

And the silliest find of all...

25. Dawson's Creek: The Official Postcard Book: mostly because it's in like-new condition and I simply know, I KNOW, that this kind of nostalgic novelty item cannot easily be had for $1 anywhere else.

I still haven't even ever seen an episode of the show. This would be a greater find if I could sell things online, TBH, because the true value is I'm pretty sure I could flip this for at least $10; the binding is so tight that I can't really see all the postcards well without dismantling it, and if I do that I kill some of the value, which I'm not ready to do.

Nevertheless I'm having fun looking at what I can see of all the senior-portrait-style photos; Katie Holmes in particular is simply stunning.

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And there we go! Biggest bummer was that despite this sale being a RESPLENDENT repository of 70s-90s teen & children's paperbacks, not a single Lynn Hall book to be found. Where did all of her books GO, goddamn. Also kind of surprised not to see any Marguerite Henry, not even the heavily reprinted paperbacks (most of which are still in print).

But the Susan Branch book -- which I forgot to actually look for, and just happened to spot by chance on my way out of the biggest room for the last time -- and the vintage animal books were definitely worth the trip.

[wild-battlebond]

as for Ash ... I think that, besides the writers just turning his protagonist traits up to 11(billion) as time went on, looking at the dynamic of his traveling group helps with understanding his arc in XY.

XY is significant for being the first series to not have someone older in the group who's more mature and watches out for everyone (and, arguably, the only series with this distinction - his friend groups do still consist of only kids his age in sun&moon and journeys, but in both series he does have paternal figures watching out for the group). With neither Ash, Serena, nor Clemont even a year older than each other… while they do share responsibilities, they do seem to quickly sort themselves out in a way that the one with the most experience acts as a “leader” — and the one with the most experience is Ash. which does actually reflect in their group responsibilities? most recognizably in how Clemont and Serena split the responsibility of looking after Bonnie, while Ash becomes a less significant part of this as the series goes on… Anyways, I think this is what starts “distancing” Ash from his peers in this series. He’s not just their friend and traveling companion, he’s this totally cool dude who’s really good at battling and great at connecting with Pokémon, and full of advice (such as “it’s never over until it’s over!” and “nothing I do is ever a waste!”) that makes him seem even cooler. From Clemont’s perspective, he’s a trainer who barrels straight through impossible odds. From Serena’s, he’s the same boy from her youth who never stops smiling. And from Bonnie’s perspective, he’s another older brother. All three of them look up to him, and there’s basically no friction between him and the others at any given time. To them, he’s on another level.

I think that’s what defines Ash’s characterization in this series, as well as how his character changes throughout — a lack of friction or conflict with any other character, and every other character thinking he’s the coolest boy on the planet. He never has any conflict with his friends, his first rival wants to be just like him, and his second rival, again, just thinks he’s really cool. Ash faces a shocking lack of interpersonal conflict or challenges. He’s constantly something for others to strive for, to become similar to or stronger than, to prepare a worthy gym challenge for… All while he seemingly effortlessly clears battle after battle. In the end, Ash’s “rival” winds up being not another trainer, but himself. He has to live up to everyone else’s expectations, he can’t let himself lose again, he can’t screw up his bond with Greninja or the rest of his team, he can’t admit that he’s scared, he can’t give up, he has to keep smiling, he’s the chosen one. He remains pretty “normal” and able to fulfill the role that the others unintentionally gave him for a while, but as the show’s own stakes start to ramp up, he starts chewing himself up from the inside. He’s stuck in the spotlight, and his personality adjusts to reflect that.

I’d also argue that another thing that defines XY Ash is that he’s not particularly close with his friends…? I kinda went over that already in the first paragraph, but… I mean, like, it’s not that he’s not friends with them or anything. But I think that the aforementioned idolization of him means that he’s not as close with them as he could be. I already kinda mentioned before that I think Serena having previously kept Ash at arm’s length due to her crush is what leads to her trying to get him to open up and stop being sad about losing his gym battle being so awkward and ultimately not being a real conversation. I think that Clemont likely unconsciously kept Ash at arm’s length like that as well, due to regarding him as being on a different level (Bonnie is exempt from this conversation today due to not being a peer). In-show, neither of those two really sit down and have a conversation with Ash about this and that and how’s it going — most one-on-one conversations with him wind up being a pep talk for them. This seems to eventually lead to Ash feeling like he doesn’t really have anyone to talk to. Again, him running off into the forest with nothing more than apology for Pikachu is probably the most prominent example of this — he feels he has no one to talk to, so he leaves to try and fix things by tearing himself up. Similarly, he also seems unwilling or unable to admit to the others when he’s feeling anxious about something — namely, he points out how he couldn’t move the first time he gets knocked out by imperfect bond phenomenon, but after Clemont logics it away, he drops the subject and keeps it to himself, mulling over it in his head. (The sick day episode, given that he tries to keep walking around like nothing’s wrong and the only thing that stops him is that he falls down, could also be seen as an example… except I don’t really want to talk about that episode.)

So basically the way Ash is treated by the story in XY comes from the metaphorical distance between his peers, his lack of friction with his companions and other characters, and the way others hang on his every word and action. This starts early in the series, and just kind of snowballs as time goes on, eventually leading to him being crucified and almost stuck as the chosen one of a new world. And that’s why it’s important to talk about your feelings.

(…Although there are some things that I took note of (like an instance relatively early onwhere Clemont was about to battle (team rocket I think?) before Ash swooped in and was like “nope! I’ll do this!”) that I don’t necessarily have a long analysis or reason why he did that. Haha.)

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Gyro Ball

Extrasensory

Close Combat

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Gyro ball: favourite steel type(s)

Empoleon and Aron

Empoleon is not only my favourite steel AND water type ‘mon, it’s also my all-time favourite starter! “Napoleon but what if he was a penguin” is a crazy ass concept and yet they managed not only to make it work somehow, but to create what in my opinion is one of the coolest and most interesting starter designs in the process. The colour palette is fantastic, as are all the details from the gold “crown” to the white pattern on its chest mimicking fancy 18th century clothing. Definitely the best penguin pokemon as of today!

Do I know what Aron is supposed to be (or have been inspired by)? No, I have absolutely no idea, and yet I can’t help but find it extremely cute! Certified little guy. I’ve never really used it in a playthrough, though, since I don’t like Aggron that much.

Extrasensory: favourite psychic type(s)

Mew and Girafarig

I’ve already talked about girafarig discussing my favourite normal types so I’m just gonna say a couple words about Mew, here. As a kid I was OBSESSED with Mew. It was my number one favourite pokemon all throughout high school and maybe a little later, too. I used to watch the first pokemon movie religiously and idk about the English version, but in the Italian dub Mew makes the cutest little sounds and younger me was entranced. You know the urban legend about the Mew under the truck in gen III? Yeah, I ate that bullshit up and was so disappointed to find it was fake. Which is to say, when I finally got my hands on a legit Mew, may years later, it felt like the end of a journey. Mew is not even among my favourite ‘mons anymore, but it’s still one of my favourite psychic types without a doubt.

I would prooobably also include Latias and Latios, here, but I’ve already included them among my favourite legendaries so yeah.

Close combat: favourite fighting type(s)

Breloom

I’m gonna be honest, for me fighting types usually range between “god this thing is ugly” to “eh, I guess it exists”, even the most popular ones like Lucario and the like. I guess I just don’t vibe with the type as a whole?? BUT! There is one big exception and that exception is my boy Breloom! It’s similar to Flygon in that it has a somewhat strange design that really appeals to me for whatever reason. The big mushroom hat is adorable, much like the little jumps it makes in its 3D animation.

Moon ball: favourite gen VII pokemon

Already answered here!

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#5

don't mind me, i'm just having emotions over yuuya when i should rlly be going to bed

god.

the fact that yuuya's only a grade above sakuya means he's only like a year or two older. (two years according to the wiki, at least)

trying to wrap one's head around how quickly the hatoful birds mature is definitely... Difficult... it's def quicker then a humans, but considering hiyoko is still about the same level of maturity as her classmates, probly not THAT different

the fact that it's close enough means that a two-year old yuuya is still gonna be a very young child tho, i don't think there's any denying that at all

which really makes the whole 'egg-smashing' thing such much more harsh to think about tbh. Kids are rash. They're not stupid, but they're also not fully matured. They haven't fully developed their ability to think through actions and consequences, they don't truly have any power in a world where the adults rule, they're at the age where they are the most impressionable...

so I can only imagine him pulling the whole 'taking care of smashing the egg thing' as like... a childish spite. Sort of a temper-tantrum, and honestly a very understandable one. can you truly blame anyone for lashing out towards the man who took away their father, especially if that man now wants to take away even more of your family? if you take away what a child loves, it's not out of the question that they'll take something from you in retaliation - it's what you just taught them, after all.

especially since one of yuuya's biggest character traits is how much he cares for his loved ones, and how he'll do anything for them. we always see this in how protective he is towards sakuya, but like... If Yuuya's got it in him to be so kind to his brother who is constantly cruel to him, of course he's probably got a lot of love for his mother as well. so if his mother was so torn up over potentially having to smash the egg of her own son, of course yuuya wouldn't have it in him to leave that responsibility - that GUILT - on her shoulders. Especially not when he's so very pissed at his father, when he's a young'in with a chance to lash out against the one who already hurt him.

Of course this 'lashing out' resulted in an innocent child in an egg getting killed. Not quite on the same level as... idk a kid getting mad when susie is irritating them with the "i'm not touching you!" game or whatever else kids will throw temper tantrums over. quite a bit worse then that.

but he was just a child, and one who didn't really have any options that allowed all of the involved parties to live.

GOD. He was so young when he joined the dove party as well!! Just 13!!!! I always sorta imagined that he joined out of a combo of not having anywhere else to turn, but also trying to 'atone' for the guilt he's carried with him for so long by then. I think it'd make sense that carrying the guilt of something like Murder for your whole life would probably drive ya to do whatever you can to... well, not 'make up for it' perse, nothing can bring back the life lost after all, but like... if you don't do all the good you can after shit like that, how can you possibly live with yourself? someone with that kind of guilt is likely not gonna feel like they can live for themself, won't feel like he deserves it, he'd probably feel like shit if he wasn't devoting himself to the well-being of others with little regard for himself

which is probably why he'd so eagerly and happily join dove party so young.

but it's also such a horrific way to think while joining an organization that's gonna train ya into (essentially) a child soldier at age 13. that's not a mindset that'll let you live long, especially when you decide to work in such a dangerous field, when you're gonna make all sorts of enemies, where your life is on the line every day.

god. he went through all of this while he was so young, in his most formative years.

he's still too young for this shit tbh. like he's still a highschooler by the end of hatoful. he's still a kid. fuck.

39 notes - Posted June 9, 2022

#4

ya know I think one of my fave things about yuuya’s vibes is how he reads so strongly as ace to me and is still such an absolute Thot. Like the more you truly get to know him, the more proof I have to my conspiracy board that he is not just bi but bi-ace. And he is one of the only fictional characters who does not sacrifice his absolute Thottiness in that process

40 notes - Posted August 7, 2022

#3

god. hiyoko is absolutely one of the strongest characters i've seen in fiction - not in a physical way (tho ofc we all know our fave vitality girl is def very physically tough as well) but like.

hiyoko losing her family so young and seeming completely well adjusted to living on her own by the time we see her at the start of the game, where she's like... what, 16? yea we know ryouta and his family have def helped her out a lot, b u t.

considering relations between humans and birds aint exactly perfect, there's a lot that gal sure has to go through on her own cause of her family being gone. we literally see her go through discrimination from the fucking department store clerk in holistar, sakuya's def made a few snide quips about it here, there's no way in hell that's the first time she's delt with it. and she has to deal with it ALONE. we never see any other humans as we play the game through her perspective, which makes it seem like there really aren't any important humans in her life - thus no one else who could fully empathize. no one else who Gets It. no one who can offer advice born of experience of how to deal with it. that's a wonderful way for someone to feel extremely isolated.

i feel like there's also gotta be something to be said about her financial situation when you think about the fact she lives as a hunter-gatherer. yes, she strikes me as exactly the eccentric who might do that whether she had the finances to buy food or not, she's def mentioned before she's got some emergency money from her parents as well, we do see her take on jobs so it's not like she has no money, but like.... again, she's mostly living on her own, and she seemingly has been for a While despite still being a young student... I don't particularly think it's unusual to think it's something she might have started because she didn't exactly have enough cash to get by otherwise

she's got so much on her plate and yet she's always still so kind to everyone. so cheery. so positive. so OPTIMISTIC. i think anyone in her shoes has every right to be jaded and cynical after being beaten down like she has. staying so constantly optimistic when you know the world is not kind back is so, so hard, and yet she stays so bubbly and kind and compassionate to everyone she meets as if it was nothing. We never really see any true signs of her wanting to give up, of maybe even just considering a more cynical outlook, and that's really saying something considering how much we see things directly from her point of view, how much we see her thoughts on everything.

The fact it's not directly addressed that life is this hard for her, that does read to me as though she's bottling a lot up, which def aint good for her... But the fact that she keeps such a strong smile, she never gives into cynicism despite everything, things have hurt her so strongly and yet she still looks life dead in the eye with an attitude that says "Fuck you, I choose to see the bright side of things. There are always good things that make it worth while to push forward and smile another day, and I will always spread this joy with everyone around me"

yea hiyoko is the emotionally-strongest person in the game and it's not even a contest.

40 notes - Posted October 29, 2022

#2

i have a theory about hatoful boyfriend fans, and that's that you can tell just how deep into this bird hell someone is based on their opinions on ryuuji and hitori

i stg, throughout my time in the hatoful fandom, i've noticed most people who are newer/not super deep into the rabbit hole just don't think about ryuuji and understandably don't have a high opinion of hitori.

but the people who are stuck in this fandom love at least one of them. potentially both.

46 notes - Posted January 23, 2022

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Aww what if him and Wilton become friends? Maybe Hazel and Mimi ask them to babysit Mason?

They were a little worried to ask since they already have 4 kids but they said that just means they have more experience lol

Hell yeah! Kindlin is MORE than happy to have a full house

By this point, when Hazel was about 19 Bernie had passed away and cinder a year after. They cant help but wish Mason could have meet them. They watched over her as a kid, turned on Bernies father to defend her, and helped her feel so connected to a culture she once thought couldn't be hers. He deserved to feel like it was his culture too and she could only hope she could do right by them.

I imagine he and Mason trust each other a lot after a bit. The sad and scared besties. "I like your flowers. I've heard there are some sand elements that have cacti with flowers. That would be cool. Hey do you like balloons?"

Cirrus and Kindlin start finding unopened snacks and other food stuffed into odd places around the house. He knows he's not gonna go hungry there but he still does it to feel safe. Kindlin usually just puts what she finds back in his hiding spot and tries to keep snacks and extra food stocked in the kitchen for them to always have access to

He would be shy at first but after seeing he's not a threat he opens up He actually probably never heard of a hot air balloon and is eating up every word when Mason tells him what that is

Mason with literally everyone else-…….…. Mason with like 4 people-info dumping intensifies

I think Mason would grow to have an interest in glass making as well after seeing what ember can turn his sand into. For once he feels like this thing that's gotten him scorned by other people can be beautiful

He would have to be super careful not to turn his hands into glass with all that heat right?

what if when he's older he makes handmade custom vases for the flower shop

He gets curious and tries to do it after Ember leaves for a moment and just melts his hand. In any other universe that would be incredibly traumatic but here it's mildly upsetting

And Everytime someone buys one Mimi goes on about how her son made it and how proud she is

Ofc Mimi would pass the shop to him. Only if he wanted it

Assuming the flower shop and the bakery are close They can be besties for life 😭😭😭

He makes stuff for wilton too. Encasing his flowers in little glass balls to put up

But yeah I can imagine them relating a lot. "I don't have a papa, or I did but he didn't want me" "I think Id rather not have a d-dad then the one I got".

Wilton thinks they're the coolest thing he's ever seen "you mean you MADE this!?" He's so impressed and cherishes them He doesn't even let the triplets hold them really He's protective of his special things because he never really had any before

Yes 😭😭😭 He probably opens up to Mason more than anyone

Imagine the first time Wilton goes to ask Kindlin and Cirrus for something It's to ask if Mason is allowed to come over and play He hates asking for things but he couldn't wait to see his new friend again

Kindlin immediately picked up the phone and dialed Hazel

"Hey sorry are you guys free, Wilton really wants to see Mason today" "are you kidding!? We're over the moon to hear he's actually made a friend so quickly I'll be right over!"

Kindlin and Hazel smiling and waving at the boys but as soon as they turn away they're holding each other and crying because they're so happy the kids are getting along

She just leaves the receiver off the hook and you can hear the staff at the repair shop yelling at her in the background overcome by a loud motorcycle rev

"kin it's a miracle" "I know haze, we're so lucky"

"you uhhhh wanna leave them with cirrus and go get lunch hehe" "aren't you supposed to be at work right now" "meh"

What if His flowers started blooming after he met Mason He was still doing kind of poorly health wise, but having someone he could trust completely helped him in the healing process for sure He still didn't quite know who was safe, after all adults were still scary

Cirrus: "Thank goodness they are getting along right Kinny?… Kinny? (looks around to notice that they ran off) sigh, the woman is lucky she's so beautiful.

Kindlin brings her back the fanciest desert on the menu to say sorry for ditching her with 5 kids XD

Hazel isn't normally wanted to ditch work but for Mason it's nothing. And she knows how much kin deserves to treat herself and have a break dealing with 4 kids

Cirrus: I'll expect your apology, as long as I get some quality time with you once we get home. ; )

Kin: "OOP sorry haze gotta go- I forgot we have a uh, a big cake order. This was fun bye!" Runs home

Oh that reminds me of something I thought of earlier

Mimi has a small hand signal with hazel she can give whenever she needs help or feels overwhelmed. Sometimes just when she's too flustered with her pda lol

as soon as Hazel sees it she swoops in and bridal carries her off to calm down(maybe cuddle who can say)

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Okay you inspired me to continue this post

I actually have a fic in the works about this but Luna meets Wrecker for the first time when they’re both kids. Wrecker is still a cadet with his brothers when Luna is like 10-11. (I made it so in my canon, since the bad batch are experimental, their aging process is a bit wonky so they take a little longer to get older)

So Wrecker and the rest of his batch are doing a training mission on a random moon where they are all separated and required to return to the ship by the end of the day. The moon they are on is very woodsy and a bit hard to get through unless you know where you’re going. Wrecker doesn’t do so well by himself and ends up getting super lost and kind of freaked out when he stumbles it a pretty dark part of the woods. But what he doesn’t realize is that he’s being watched until suddenly a figure falls down from a tree branch in front of him and he screams and jumps back

Eventually he realizes that what fell right in front of him was a kid around his age. But she’s different from other kids that he’s seen. She’s got four legs and a tail as well as two arms, wings and small antlers on her head. She’s hanging from a tree branch by her tail and looking at him curiously. Eventually she climbs down and introduces herself as Luna and Wrecker hesitantly introduces himself as well

Luna asks him what he’s doing out in the woods all alone and Wrecker explains how he’s trying to get back to his ship before sunset for a training mission, to which Luna replies that she can help him find his way back, saying how she knows these woods like the back of her hand. As the two make their way through the woods, they end up goofing off and playing around like any kids would. The play in the rivers, eat some sweet berries and find the coolest plants and animals they can find

Eventually, the pair make it to the ship before and of Wrecker’s brothers make it there and it’s time for Luna to go home. Luna says goodbye to Wrecker and hopes that they’ll see each other again, placing a flower that she picked behind his ear before turning and disappearing back into the woods

I would go on to say how Luna and Wrecker would meet again later on in life on Pabu, but this post is already long enough 😂

Y’all I just got a devious idea

TRIGGER WARNING: Death, abuse, child/infant endangerment, child death

So Miguel is the leader and king of his own Mandolorian clan on a moon orbiting a planet called Florith. And on this planet is queen Noctus (real name Nova) leader and Queen of the Orochids. Miguel and Nova are at odds because Nova wants to take the moon that Miguel rules over because she’s selfish and wants to conquer other moons and planets which is what she tries to do when she bases an attack on Miguel’s moon and takes him and his clan by surprise which results in the death of his wife and son, causing him to later on take revenge by attacking her palace in the dead of night and stealing her neglected daughter

Now before now I had no idea how I wanted to handle the relationship between Nova and Miguel but now I have finally figured it out

Miguel is secretly an Orochid, but he feels much more comfortable in his human form rather than his natural form. And his relationship to Queen Noctus is a lot more personal because he is actually her younger brother. But nobody knows this except for his late wife, Penelope

When Miguel was younger, he and Nova actually used to be really close but when their father was killed in battle and their mother wasted away from illness and Nova was destined to be the next in line for the throne, something changed in Nova. The grief from losing both their parents and being forced onto the throne at such a young age caused her to become incredibly bitter and resentful and unable to let go of her pain

As time went on, tensions rose between Miguel and his older sister as she became more cruel and selfish with her position on the throne, planning out attacks on nearby planets in the hopes to pillage them for any valuable resources that she could get her hands on. Miguel strongly disagreed with the way she handled things as queen and even called her out on it several times but there was no getting through to her

The straw that broke the camel’s back for Miguel was when Nova accused one of Miguel’s best friends of treason and had him executed without even giving him a chance of proving himself innocent. With that, Miguel left the palace that very night, only to be stopped by Nova on his way out, asking him where he was going. He tells her that he can’t stay here and watch her ruin everything their parents had built for them. And in a moment of pure weakness, Nova begs him to stay. It’s the first time he’s seen her show any other emotion besides anger and bitterness. She said how she couldn’t lose the last family member she had but Miguel only pulls away, telling her that the sister he had died with their parents before walking away. And as he walked away, the last thing he heard from Nova was that she declared him as her enemy and she would make sure he would feel her pain

From there Miguel would take a ship to their planet’s moon, discarding his natural form for a human one and exploring the moon in the hopes of finding a new home. Luckily, he had run into the leader of a small Mandolorian clan and seeing as Miguel was still rather young and had nowhere to go, he was taken into the clan as a foundling and raised to eventually become the new king of the clan

From there, Miguel would soon meet his wife and the two would marry and bear a son. And for once in Miguel’s life since the death of his parents, he felt peace. He would become close friends with Oscar, Pedro, Tabitha, and Luca and they would all become a close knit family. But the peace as much as Miguel wanted to hold onto it, wouldn’t last

As Nova had swore, she would make Miguel feel her pain and staged an attack on Miguel’s clan. Miguel was able to fight off the attacking Orochids fairly well, but by the end of the fight the damage was done. Miguel would find his wife and son dead, killed at the hands of his own sister. With Nova’s retreat, she left her brother with a pain that was indescribable. And when she returned to her home, she would receive some unfortunate news from her medical staff. She was pregnant, the result of a one night fling

Nova was furious, she did not wish to bear any children out of the fact that they would take her throne that she had worked hard to keep. But unable to rid herself of the pregnancy, she was forced to carry the child till it was due to be born. When the baby was born, Nova felt no attachment to it whatsoever. She demanded her servants to take the infant and throw it into a nearby river so she wouldn’t have to look at it anymore, but none of the servants could bare to do such a terrible thing

So behind the queen’s back, they kept the infant locked inside a spare room, hidden away where her cries couldn’t be heard. But as best as their efforts were to take care of the neglected infant and keep her hidden from her mother, it wasn’t long before she was discovered by Nova. Furious at her servants disobeying her orders and at the sight that her baby was still there and alive, she decided to punish both the baby and her servants by locking the door and forcing the servants to listen to the infant’s cries as it would eventually die

The punishment went on for several hours until nightfall, the infant’s cries going hoarse from wailing for someone to help it. But as the moon was at its highest, the palace was suddenly under attack, the guards being taken out one by one as they were being attacked by Mandolorians

Miguel had led an attack on Nova’s palace with the intents to kill his sister to make her pay for the death of his wife and son, but as he stormed the palace in pursuit of her, he came upon a locked door with what sounded like whimpering coming from inside. Thinking that it’s Nova covering in fear behind the door, Miguel kicks it in, ready to attack. But instead of seeing his sister, he instead sees a small Orochid baby, crying out hoarsely from where she was laying on a small pile of blankets

Miguel can’t believe what he’s seeing and from the state that the infant’s in, he doesn’t doubt that this was his sister’s baby that she had planned to let die in order to keep her spot on the throne. Knowing that he can’t leave the poor baby to die, he takes her and takes his men to retreat, their damage on the palace good enough. From their, Miguel would take the baby home and nurse her back to health, adopting her as is own and giving her the name Luna

Sorry for the rant y’all I just needed to get this out of my system before I lost motivation and never post this again. And to think I got all this inspiration from listening to the plagues from the prince of Egypt. Damn

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