#almost 5k

[irritablepoe]

nothing's better than writing your blorbo severely injured, soaked, drunk, alone and without any orientation biting through another uncomfortable situation (tumbling through the forest) JUST BECAUSE HE'S THINKING OF HIS RIVAL FOR A REASON TO CONTINUE

[robbingprince]

Correction Necessary

hurt/comfort, 5k, on AO3

Laurent knew, of course, that he could not subdue Damianos with force. Not with any weapon he could physically wield, not with his bare hands. He used to think he could get the job done with words, but they also failed him. Whenever he meant for a cutting remark or a scalding observation, his traitorous heart would provide a reminder of hurt brown eyes, and his tongue would stall, heavy in his mouth.

Rendering Laurent practically helpless.

Vulnerability was not something he wore with ease. Was not something he could get accustomed to. Was not, in fact, something he was willing to bear, for anything at all in this world, apart from Damianos, and… even for him it was a task of gargantuan proportions. It was difficult to keep his restless nature in check: it kept wanting to slither around worse and worse schemes, crueller and crueller manipulations, anything that would allow him some leverage. It was a difficult thing, to have none. Too difficult.

But planning against Damianos was not something he could do. Anymore. He had already hurt him more than was permissible, to anyone of this earth; he was already indebted to him. (Another form of vulnerability). Justice would be grossly violated if he attacked the man who helped him. Also they were married. And in love. And it didn’t quite do, to scheme against one’s own husband.

Still—and worse. A wedding band was another tie to an entity he could not match in any field. Damen was stronger, his reach was longer, he was more beloved, and more rightly so. He had the moral high ground forever against the man who had him whipped to near death, who kept him in chains, who had him raped. If—when he decided to strike against Laurent, it would only be understandable. And he would succeed, because Damianos always succeeded, in whatever ambition. He took not one but two kingdoms. He negotiated brilliantly with any opposition, no matter how dire (the Veretian council, the Empress of Vask, Laurent, on his worse days). He was undefeated in the arena. He was, Laurent thought sourly, a god.

And Laurent was Laurent: puny, pretty Laurent, who never had one success of his own to claim. First he trailed around his brother, then—his uncle, and now, this. Damianos was the one who handed him his first victory. Has been handing them ever since. And Laurent couldn’t even give his life for him, when it mattered. Useless, always.

He could not—fathom this feeling. Vulnerability like an open wound, cutting into him sharper and sharper with every turn. It seeped into all the spaces eaten away by his anger, corroded on his bitterness. It terrified him. And Laurent was not one to take fear lying down.

And so, he went for the only course available to him: acceptance on a fast track. To vanquish his fear of being vulnerable, he would make himself the most vulnerable he’d ever been, and force himself to remain there until the horror ebbed away. It was what he did with his fear of spiders when he was five. And of sex when he was somewhat older. And—no, there were no others. Well.

That was why he suggested the ropes (Which Damianos, predictably, exchanged for satin ribbons). And the blindfold, and the gag. A reckless plan with no fault. It would work, because it had to. He would break, because he had to.

It didn’t take long.

Gradual, at first, until it was not anymore. First, the blindfold went on, and the world extinguished, sputtered out. Then his wrists, attached to the bed post, and then his ankles, one at a time. It was happening. Now. He was breathing, mostly. Darkness grew. And grew. And grew. And Laurent was, irrevocably, immediately, entirely, afraid. 

The gag in particular was difficult, inserted into his dry mouth, secured with a cloth. As per requested. Laurent, naked on the mattress, had to force his muscles so still it actually burned. The pain helped, but only slightly; it… in his chest, this cavity that should not exist, opening into a bottomless, hungry pit. Terror. It was familiar in the most distant of ways. An exaggeration of something he knew intimately, a roaring hellfire from the heat that always simmered in his lower belly. Terror, it was terror, it was terror.

Ah.

It didn’t matter that Damianos was slow, that his hands moved softly. Perhaps it even made it worse. Laurent’s heart slammed against the tender flesh of his throat, trying to climb its way out. He was strangely cold. He was burning all over. He had already surrendered to absolute, obliviating fear.

Ha, he did take it lying down, then.

The laughter died, putrid in his mouth; the blindfold was wet. His mind was spinning. He was a small animal ensnared in a trap. He was thirteen years old. He was kneeling in a bloody chiton; he was not human; he could not even plead for mercy. Terror owned him. Down he fell.

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[grantwilson]

we are discussing our childhood passions on the dash tonight

[k-kaez]

just me and my two besties who went to the astral plane

[clownowo]

been replaying the Portal series I think this is where its heading

[hayden-christensen]

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[rafeandonlyrafe]

your duke

words: 4.7k

warnings: 18+ only!, smut, p in v sex, unprotected sex, mentions of having children, duke!rafe, 1800S au, royalty au, probably a lot of incorrect era things but idk! bear with me yall, maid!reader, implication of noncon but it is not actually described, r*pe aftermath, poisioning/murder, assassination plot, kinda angsty but happy ending, slowburn ish? i fell in love the way you fell asleep, slowly and then all at once

you are humming to yourself as you wipe down the surfaces off the room, collecting the nonexistent dust on your rag before turning your attention towards the bath, filling it with hot water, anticipating the dukes return.

you move onto the bed next, filled with extravagant silks and embroidered blankets. you make it perfectly, erasing any evidence that it was slept in only for the duke to create a mess when he comes back to his chambers.

you know you should feel lucky, getting to work in the palace with one of the kings closest friend and advisor, but it's tedious maid work, barely worth the couple gold coins you get at the end of every day.

you don't realize that the duke has entered until the door slams shut behind him, making you jump up, eyes wide as you turn and give him a quick bow, keeping your head down.

“good evening, duke cameron.”

“evening.” he addresses you back after a moment, allowing you to rise. you have to hold in a gasp, you always forget how beautiful the duke is.

“i filled the bath for you, sir.” you gesture your arm towards the bathroom. “i will take your garments for cleaning once you ready.”

“thank you, y/n.” the duke says, making your eyebrows rise. you have only been working for a couple weeks, and only recently got reassigned to the dukes room. you introduced yourself only once, and certainly expected him to instantly forget your name.

you watch as he goes behind the thick curtain into the bath, entering only when you hear him sink into the warm water with a satisfied groan.

you keep your eyes on the floor as you step around the corner just long enough to grab the clothing off the floor before fleeing with a bow to clean them.

you head to the lower levels of the palace, smiling at the other help that you see as you head towards the laundry room, quickly cleaning his clothes before hanging them on a line meant specifically for the duke.

“on your way back up to duke camerons?” the voice makes your back snap straight, turning to look at mrs. peregrine, her name living up to her hawkish features, a stern old woman but one to be admired for running the entirety of the background of the palace, coordinating maids and assistants, even running the kitchen with an iron fist.

“yes ma’am.” you nod.

“the king has requested that he receives a personal assistant.” she says, looking you up and down with a disapproving look in her brown eyes, so dark they almost appear black.

you wait patiently before she sighs. “my goodness girl, im offering you a promotion.”

“oh!” you raise your eyebrows, not expecting to move through the ranks so quickly. “yes, ma’am… what does being a personal assistant include?”

“you will bring up his meals, take requests and fill whatever he needs and… keep him satisfied.” you immediately understand the implication there, letting out a quick nod. she almost looks sad for a brief second before her features harden again. “get his dinner tray from the kitchen and bring it up immediately.”

you rush to the kitchen, grabbing the tray indicated for the duke. you hurry up the stairs, but are careful not to spill the plates loaded on the silver platter.

“dinner, sir.” you call with a knock, glad when instead of telling you to come inside that duke cameron opens the door for you. you set the tray down at his dining table. you wonder what the palace chambers of the king are like when a dukes looks like this.

“are you my assistant then y/n?” rafe asks, sitting down as you stand at the other side of the table, hands clasped together, waiting, but you're not sure what.

“yes sir.” you nod quickly. “anything you wish i am… here to serve.”

“are you hungry?” he asks, making you scrunch your brows together.

“what?” you know you shouldn't question what the duke says, but you surely must have heard him wrong.

“are you hungry? the kitchen always gives me more than i could ever eat.”

“oh- i- i am fine, sir. thank you.” you say, but your traitorous eyes betray you as you look at the food, bread smothered with butter, steak dripping with juice.

“no more with the sir, please.” he waves his hand. “makes me feel like my father. just call me rafe.”

you let a light laugh slip. duke cameron-rafe is remarkably young to have risen to the ranks so quickly. some even believe he is who the king will appoint if he doesn't produce an heir.

“and come sit down.” rafe kicks out the chair next to you. you step closer, easing yourself down into the wooden chair.

rafe takes one of the plates and loads a few things on it before setting it in front of you with one simple word. “eat.”

you're not going to argue with duke, and the meal is no doubt the most extravagant that you're ever going to get to taste, so you begin to eat, eyes widening when you taste the warm bread, so unlike the old stale loaf you get for cheap from the market.

rafe looks satisfied when your finished, pushing his cup of wine towards you to finish off.

“thank you, s-rafe.” you both smile.

“it's my pleasure.” rafe says, standing up and moving to flop down on his bed, placing his hand on his stomach. “so much good food.”

you bite your tongue, resisting the urge to say that there are people right outside the palace walls starving.

you quickly collect all of the silverware before placing the serving tray outside of the door to take back down to the kitchen later. maybe you'd even be able to sneak some more food now that you have access.

“what else can i do for you, sir?” you ask, looking out the window as the sky darkens. you wonder when you'll be dismissed now that you're an assistant to a duke, not just a lowly maid.

“come here.” he calls, eyes now closed as he lays on the bed.

you move quickly, putting your shame to the side. you know what is being requested of you now as you step to the edge of the bed, looking down rafes body until you are staring at his crotch. your hands reach cautiously until you cant wait any longer, grabbing the hem of his pants.

the dukes eyes pop open, pushing your fingers away. “what are you doing?”

“i-i am so sorry, sir!” you take a step back before sinking to your knees, bending your head down. “i thought you wanted to receive your… your nightly pleasures.”

you keep your eyes trained on the plush rug, but you can hear that rafe has moved to stand directly in front of you.

“you are not a whore.” his words are harsh for a moment, but then he kneels down next to you, his fingers touching under your chin and forcing you to look up at him. “i do not expect you to do anything for me that you do not want to.”

“sir, it's included in being your assistant.” you explain.

“i will not ask you to do anything lewd, understood?” he asks, holding your eye until you nod.

“you… you are a good man.” you say, letting him take your hand to help you stand, your dress falling back around your ankles.

“if only.” he looks into the distance for a moment before shaking his head. “you're dismissed.”

“yes sir.” you lower your head, rushing out of the room.

-- two weeks later --

“would you ask the kitchen for chicken today?” the duke asks as you adjust his outfit, quickly learning his tastes as you fold his collar down.

“roasted?” you question, smiling when rafe shakes his head.

“and make sure you tell them i want lunch too.” you know exactly what the duke means. he will no doubt be eating with the king, but he wants you to get food from the kitchen for yourself. you would refuse, but it gives you something to do as you wait around in his chambers, waiting to be called on.

“yes, sir.” you nod before leading him to the door, opening up the door with a bow as he goes to yet another meeting. he seems to always be involved. you don't know his personal politics, but from the way he treats you, you're sure he must be a good man.

you spend some time cleaning as you wait for rafe to return, as well as getting lunch and wandering the hallways, seeing how far you can go without seeing anyone.

you are relieved when time rolls around for you to draw a bath for the duke, excited to see him.

the door opens as you turn with a smile. “good evening, rafe. how was your day?”

“busy.” he admits with a sigh. you can tell he looks tired. “is the bath ready?”

“yes, sir.” you say, not able to always resist the formalities.

rafe nods, walking past you but not before laying a hand on your shoulder, giving it a light squeeze as a thank you, like he is too tired to even say the words.

you wait to hear the water before stepping in to get his clothes.

“y/n.” rafe says.

“yes sir?” you ask, keeping your eyes cast downward.

“would you… would you massage my shoulders and head? please.”

“of course.” you drag a stool towards the edge of the bath, glad to see the water is still steaming, no doubt relaxing rafe. you keep your eyes firmly away from lower down his body as you rub over his scalp and shoulders, working out the kinks in his neck.

you're almost sure that rafe has fallen asleep as you continue to massage, unable to resist as you lean in and take a small inhale, smelling his unique scent that is near intoxicating. you wish his room smelled more of him and less like you, it seems like he never gets to relax unless it's to sleep.

“why are you always so busy, sir?” you ask seriously. “the other dukes spend half the nights on the town and the other half at their summer houses. you work yourself to death.”

“for good reason.” he simply says. you sigh, you're not going to get anymore than that.

-- three months later --

“would you go to albion with me?” the duke asks, your eyes widening as you almost choke on the perfectly buttered biscuit you have in your mouth.

“of course!” you nod. “ive never left the city before.” you long to see the countryside, and even if you are going as an assistant, you would never turn down the opportunity.

“never?” he raises an eyebrow. “not even as a child?”

“no.” you shake your head. “i had to work ever since i was a young girl.”

“it's a shame.” the duke says. “you aren't like the others…”

“what do you mean?” you question, taking a timid bite of the roast chicken.

“like the people i see sleeping on the streets. you have manners, you work hard… you're beautiful.”

you can feel your cheeks blush bright red. “why thank you.”

“this is when you pay me a compliment back.” he smirks, using the charm he is so well known for.

“you are… very handsome.” you say before taking a quick sip of wine.

“come on, anything specific?”

you know exactly what you are going to say. “your eyes.” you quickly attest. “they're… they're enchanting. i imagine they are what the sea looks like.”

the duke smiles, blue eyes sparkling like the sun reflecting off the waves, and you swear you could melt right there in your seat.

-- one week later --

“is this your first time in a carriage?” the duke asks as the coachman reaches his hand out to help you into the small enclosed area.

“yes.” you nod, taking in the plush seats before sitting down, rafe sitting across from you.

“im glad i get to show you this then.” rafe says with a light smile, opening up the windows to allow you to look out as the horse begins to clop through the city streets.

you watch with excitement as the cobblestone roads turn to dirt and stone paths, brick buildings being replaced by rolling hills, crops, and distant farmhouses.

you chat with the duke throughout your travels, his smile growing whenever you point out something out of the window, loving your excitement when you come across a heard of cows, or cross over a wooden bridge.

“i want to show you everything.” rafe mumbles unders his breath, realizing in that moment how deep he is in.

its only a few more hours before you arrive at albion. your duties are much the same when at the kings palace, retreating quickly to make the dukes room just as he pleases, even adjusting the pillows to how you always find them in the morning.

you explore the help areas of the albion manor, glancing into the various rooms as you learn the layout, since the duke does intend to stay for two nights.

“exploring, are we?” rafes voice makes you jump as you turn suddenly.

“please excuse me.” you bow down when you realize duke cameron is with the duke of albion.

“is this your wife, duke cameron?” he asks, looking over you and your curtsey.

“why, no.” you can tell from rafes voice that he is delighted by the question. “though you would never guess it, she is my maid.”

“such a gorgeous maid.” you can hear them step closer, but you keep your head turned down until the duke of albion clears his throat and you stand.

you can see that rafes face has changed from a smile to cautious displeasure as the duke looks you up and down, a jeer taking over his face.

“she is a wonderful maid. a great conversationalist, too. she rode the entire way in my carriage and i was not once bored.”

“can she dance?” the duke of albion asks.

“ask the lady yourself.” rafe turns to look at you, nodding encouragingly.

“i have not danced since i was a child.” you say, keeping your voice quiet and soft. you know that there are dukes out there sick on power, and you're not sure the duke of albion is one of the good ones like your duke cameron.

“well, we must change that, shouldn't we duke cameron?” he turns to look at rafe, who nods. “invite her to the ball tomorrow night.” it's all he has to say before walking away. you let out a breath of relief once he turns down a hallway.

“you don't have to go to the ball if you don't want to.” rafe says as you begin to walk towards his room. you stay a step behind him like a proper maid. “i will make up an excuse for you if you wish, but…” rafe pushes the door open, allowing you to enter the chambers first. “if you want to don a pretty dress and arrive on my arm, i will not deny you the chance.”

“i would love to. as long as i only have to dance with you.” you can't imagine being passed off to random men.

your duke smiles at you before nodding, setting down at the dining table, where food must have been recently delivered as he portions some out for you.

“where are you to sleep?” he asks as you begin to eat.

“i visited the helps chambers already, i will sleep in a cot there.”

rafe frowns. “a cot? that is unacceptable.”

“it's just as nice as the one i have at home.” you admit with a casual shrug.

“you do not own a bed in your house?” rafe questions. he's never thought too much about your living situation before.

“i rent a room.” you say simply. “i don't even have a house or a whole apartment to myself.”

rafe is quiet until you're both done eating, seemingly deep in thought.

“you are sleeping in the bed tonight and i shall sleep on the settee. and we shall find new living arrangements for you when we return to the palace.”

“sir-”

“there will be no arguments.” he says, with a tone of authority you've never heard before. your mouth zips shut.

--

“im afraid im going to be sick.” you press your hand to the front of your dress, a soft pink fabric that must be more than your entire yearly salary for just have the material of the gown.

the duke of albion sent a few different options. they're clearly old dresses from maybe his wife or other manor women. you even made an attempt to do your hair rather than just pull it back into a bun or braid like you often do.

“you look beautiful.” rafe squeezes your hand. “and you have nothing to be nervous about. i will not leave your side.”

rafe waits for you to nod before stepping through the doors. he would turn back and take you back to his chambers if you were truly too nervous, social consequences be damned. rafe couldn't care less about his place in society, not when he knows he's been written into the kings will to take over the crown if he doesn't produce an heir with his wife before his death.

you're glad people are paying more attention to rafe than the women on his arm as he leads you around the room, greeting people and introducing you simply as lady y/n, not mentioning that you are his maid and assistant.

you watch a few dances with fascination, the twirling skirts of the women far more appealing then the men.

“want to try the dance floor?” he asks, squeezing your hand gently.

“yes.” you say honestly. you weren't sure, but to look into rafes eyes while the band plays is too tempting.

rafe leads you towards the center of the room, thankful the dance has already been done once, as you mostly remember the moves as he leads you through it, a wide smile on your face.

-- one week later --

“is everything moved?” rafe asks as he enters the room, eyes widening when he realizes it's been completely stripped, even the curtain separating the living area and bathroom has been taken down.

“yes.” you nod. “mrs. peregrine said there is no one else moving into this room, so.” you shrug. you feel a little sad about leaving the chambers that you've grown so close to rafe in, but he himself requested a bigger chamber. he must not ask for much, because the king quickly accepted his request.

two beds. you walk up one more flight of stairs to the newer bedrooms, family chambers for those who live inside the palace with their children, or for those who will have their maid live with them like rafe.

“no more cots for you.” rafe says as you enter the room. you can't help yourself, tearing up when you see your bed. yours. 

“good tears?” rafe confirms before pulling you in for a hug. the touching may be frowned on by society, but you find comfort and familiarity in his hold, having grown so close over the past months.

--

you are humming softly with a smile on your face as you bring down rafes laundry, the last task for the night before also retreating to your bedroom.

“y/n.” mrs peregrine says, her hawk eyes landing on you and the bundle of clothing in your arms.

“yes ma’am?”

“the king has requested a new maid for the night. he wants someone young. go.”

it takes a second for her words to process before you realize what she's asking for.

“i-”

“you can go back to duke cameron in the morning, he wants someone new for the night. go. now.”

you drop the laundry, considering running. either out of the palace or back to rafe, but mrs. peregrine follows behind you like she can read your thoughts until you're standing in front of the door to the kings chambers. you can hear lewd noises from behind the carved wood, the golden handle gleaming.

mrs. peregrine grabs and turns it before pushing you in.

“ah, a new one!” the king grunts, a mess of bare skin taking up the massive bed. “get over here!”

--

“where were you?” rafe asks, grasping your shoulders the second you enter the chambers, the morning sun not even rising yet, having fled the second the kings head hit the pillow.

you open your mouth to speak, but all that comes out is a loud sob as you lean forward, burying your face into his chest. 

“shh, shh.” rafe wraps his arms around you, letting you cry into his chest as his hand strokes gently up and down your back. “i got you. you're okay.”

he leads you over towards the beds, bypassing your own and taking you to sit on his, arms still holding you comfortingly.

“i-i had to go to the kings chambers.” you swallow thickly, glad you don't have to explain any more as rafes face turns to one of anger.

“the king disrespected you. he disrespected me. and he disrespected his wife. something will be done about it.”

you're not sure what your duke has planned, but you trust him.

--

rafe watches with anticipation. he planned to wait another couple months, to build up the tolerance of the kings food taster to the poison he's been slipping in, but after what you were subjected to, he will wait no longer.

every meal the taster ate outside of testing the kings food has had slowly increasing amounts of poison in it. he hadn't quite reached lethal yet, but rafe hopes he will at least last long enough for the king to eat before showing any signs of sickness.

rafe watches with anticipation, barely touching his own food as the taster tries everything. a bite of mashed potatoes, of chicken, and so on before nodding and passing the plate to the king.

he's too cocky for his own good, not even waiting for a minute to see if the taster has a bad reaction before eating, sure that he was too untouchable.

rafe hides his smile when the kings face turns pale, sputtering before falling face forward into the mashed potatoes, knocked out dead.

--

the palace is in an uproar. you were waiting for rafe to return to the chambers from his dinner with the king and other dukes when someone bursts in.

“the king is dead. duke cameron is now the king. come now.”

you hesitate before they rush out of the room. your feet move before your mind does, rushing after what you must assume is an advisor.

you hear loud crying, desperately sad, heartbreaking screams as you're lead to the kings chambers. your eyes widen when you see the former queen being dragged out, mourning with loud sobs the loss of her husband and title.

“king cameron is waiting for you inside.”

you walk in, surprised when the door swing shuts behind you. you look around the grand space, not having truly taken it in the time the king had you brought in.

“rafe-” you run to him, wrapping your arms around his shoulders. he's stood near where the bed used to be. it must have been his first order, to have the very bed you were disrespected in taken out of the chambers. you hope it gets burned.

“i did it for you. for us.” rafe holds you close as it sinks in. rafe killed the king.

“i want you to be my queen.” rafe pulls away to look you in the eye. “i want you to be my wife.”

“i-” 

“the former queen is pregnant. hopefully with a boy. we will rule until he is 13 then vacate the throne. we can go to the countryside, i can give you the life you deserve-”

you cut rafe off by pressing your lips against his. he hesitates for a split second before kissing back, holding you even tighter to him.

“id be honored to be your wife.” you whisper against his lips. “i love you.”

“i love you so much.” rafes tongue slips into your mouth, distracting you from thinking too hard as he kisses you, your bodies turning warm as he leads you towards the couch, laying you down on your back as he hovers over you, not allowing your lips to seperate.

“we will…” rafe gasps out, pausing his words to kiss you again. “we will rule. we will amass wealth. we will retire with our money to the countryside.” rafe squeezes your waist. “we will have as many children as you want. none, if you want. anything for you, my soon to be queen.”

“i never thought id be able to have kids.” you sniffle. “you've given me so much.”

you reach up to take rafes face in your hands, rubbing your thumbs over his cheeks before pulling him down for a kiss.

“i love you.” you kiss him over and over. “i want you.”

“now?” rafe looks down at you. “are you sure?”

“yes, please.” you kiss him again. “replace my bad memories with a good one.”

rafe moves slowly, carefully undoing your dress until you're in just your underclothes. he continues to kiss you before turning the attention to himself, taking off his layers until he's in just underpants.

you run your hands up and down over his chest, lifting your hips as he tugs your final layer off.

rafe pulls away from the kiss to look down at your body. a smile spreads over his face before slinking down the couch he grasps your chest in his hands, cupping your breasts.

“i should have had them bring in a new bed first.” he chuckles, pressing his hips down into your thigh, allowing you to feel his length through his underpants.

“i need you now. please.” you whimper out. rafe smiles, unable to keep the grin off his face since his plan succeeded and he finally admitted his feelings to you.

“you never have to beg me for anything, my queen.” rafe says, pulling his final layer off. “you're never going to go without ever again.”

you feel tears well in your eyes as rafe lines himself up with your entrance, sinking deep into you as you both moan out. 

“i love you.” you whisper again, needing to tell him as many times as you possibly can.

rafe presses his lips over each over your eyelids, kissing away your tears.

-- 14 years later -- 

“it's everything i imagined and more.” you smile to your husband, having just returned from the tour of the vast gardens.

“nothing but the best for you, my love.” rafe spent years looking for the perfect retirement property as the new king grew up until he was of age to take over the title.

you push the hair back out of rafes face, admiring his features. there's a few increased lines on his face from the age and the stress of the crown, but the twinkle in his eye is all the same.

“i was thinking once we settle down here i will take you on a vacation to see the ocean. then we can get started on making those babies i promised you.”

“why not start now?” you smile, turning towards your bedroom as rafe quickly follows behind, the halls filling with warm laughter, much to the staffs relief, glad to have a happy couple as the new duke and duchess.

rafe closes and locks the bedroom door behind you, the curtains and windows open, letting in the clean country air, so different from the city that you've finally escaped.

“how many babies do you want?” rafe asks, pushing up the bottom of your linen dress up to reveal that you aren't wearing anything underneath, much to rafes appreciation.

“hmm.” you hum out as rafe tugs his pants down. “two boys, two girls?”

“i like the way you think.” rafe smiles, pressing a kiss your lips. “my queen. you'll always-” another kiss. “be my queen.”

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[windfalling]

THE FALL [1/5]

"You can unlearn what was taught to you," The Stranger said, his voice almost gentle. "We will do it together." Osha discovers her strength in the Force with The Stranger to guide her.

[blossoms-phan]

everyone remembers where they were

[indelicateink]

as an american, sam reid’s total inability to hide his contempt for overly fake-chipper american journalists, especially ones who Have Not Done The Assigned Reading know and care about the show, will never not be hilarious and iconic to me

[valleyofgays]

kinda wish i could be invisible with other pants. i think it'd be fun

[comfort-character-central]

I just wanted to say thank you all so much for the love this blog has gotten this year, and continues to receive. The fact that I can share my love with all of you for writing and f/os, and all of you support me, it means more than all of you know. More than I can even put into words. Here's to another year of comfort character central, and thank you all for always supporting me, just as I am. ------------- also!! if u wanna leave a nice message or something on my digital tree, here's the link: deco my tree

[sunnys-aesthetic]

if 1 single person follows me i'll post the wip sketches of the two baby bill cipher charms here

[cowboymantis]

Headcanoning possible Life Series "gimmicks"/concepts

...with a twist! What's the twist? Yeah. Inspired by Kamen Rider season gimmicks WHO WOULD'VE THOUGHT

I'll only do some because 1) I have yet to watch every Kamen Rider season 2) not every season fits for a Life Series gimmick. Especially the older ones would be too repetitive since they are very similar in that regard!

Also, if I don't specify further, the regular lives distribution is used.

1) Kamen Rider Kuuga

This is probably the most normal, not too gimmick heavy KR season I'll add here. But the thing with the Gurongi seems interesting to implement into a Life Series season! In the show, Kuuga needs to kill all the Gurongi, who make a game out of killing as many humans as they can.

Possible concept:

There are two teams of players, randomly chosen each session. A and B, for simplicity. Team B needs to kill as many things as possible. What things? Some sort of mob maybe. Or just any mob in general. But team A needs to kind of prevent them from doing this. Definitely would be harder at the beginning, where greens can't kill each other to prevent this, but could get chaotic later on with a more serious threat of being killed for participating.

Each team will, similarly to Secret Life/Trivia Bot, gain some rewards if they're the successful team. The losing team doesn't get a penalty, I think then people wouldn't focus TOO heavily on this game.

2) Kamen Rider Ryuki

Oh... Ryuki me belobed... One of the best and most painful seasons fr, a timeless classic. In this season, it's all about a battle royale, called the Rider War. The Riders need to fight to the death until only one is left, who gets a wish fullfilled. They also fight with the help of a card deck that gives them abilities. On top of that, Riders all have a contract with a monster from the "Mirror World" that helps them fight. If they don't feed it in time (like with other monsters or humans), it will eat them.

It's kinda a bit like Pokémon- uh, without the eating It's own trainer. Funnily enough, the voice actress of Ash sings the opening theme! She's a big Kamen Rider fan and still friends with one of the actors of the show to this day!

((BTW! As of just recently, Kamen Rider Ryuki is fully available on Youtube for free! On the TokuSHOUTsu channel. It has also been on Tubi for a while, but it coming to Youtube is actually wild. Probably need a VPN if it isn't in your region though, it's always kinda weird with Toku...))

Possible concept:

There are a couple things I have in mind here, could be either their own concepts or combined, but then it'd be a bit too chaotic 😭

- Card decks. Well, this isn't the only KR season that has cards as gimmicks. And now, with Wild Life, the Life Series has done it too! But here, the cards are all individually given to the players. They have a button or a card deck in their inventory. When triggered, it gives them a random temporary ability. Maybe some sort of buff, or even weapons! Everything around offence and defence. Of course, to balance it, there will be a cooldown after each use. Maybe the lower the players' lives are, the stronger they get.

There is the so-called "Survive" card only a few characters get throughout the show, but it would be cool to have it in the finale for the last players to be triggerable. Basically, think a huge boost for all stats and/or good weapons/armour.

- Contract monsters. So, in session one, everyone is off to go find one mob they want to use as a contract monster. The contract is done by defeating any mob while holding a contract card in the off-hand. Let's say each mob has certain useful abilities it would bring, also they help fighting. They cannot be killed by other players as long as their owner is alive, so they aren't too strong on their own, more used for the players as supporters. BUT if you don't feed it regularly, it will start hunting you down, and then you'll be also the one who can't kill it.

How to feed it? Hostile mobs, other player kills (doesn't matter if it's a regular kill or permakill). All of those kills count the same amount so people don't actively try to kill each other from second one.

What happens to the contract mob if it's player permadies by another player? Well, let's make it pretty much like in Ryuki and they will try to get revenge and hunt the killer down. BUT if the player defeats it, they can either kill it off for good, or make a contract with it, too. It will "fuse" with the players OG mob, aka it will get it's effects added on top of it.

Keep in mind, the more contract mobs you have, the more mouths you have to feed, even though they're fused, they count as multiple.

- The finale. So, by the end, there is one player left, the usual. You can definitely count them as the winner, BUT they now have to prove themselves in a final battle against someone. Who? Could be either the "strongest" player on the server (can be decided on beforehand or in the moment), or someone who isn't even in the Life Series! If they lose then it would certainly be a bit embarassing. It's only really a silly little thought on how to implement this concept of the Rider War, since there aren't any real stakes in a Minecraft series 😭

3) Kamen Rider 555

(Pronounced or also just referred to as Kamen Rider Faiz)

Now, this one I didn't initially want to include because I wasn't sure how, but some sort of Orphnoch-like would be interesting.

In the world of Faiz, there are beings called Orphnoch and they're... kind of similar to zombies in the way of how they exist but not... all of them??? Let's see how I can do this.

I will be using the name Orphnoch, because zombie just would feel weird lol.

Also, interestingly enough, Orphnochs are all grey! Thought this was kinda fitting - because of the grey red life skins. Although now people seem to go more into the red, but still.

Possible concept:

Two ideas on how to implement it!

- There are two ways players' lives are distributed. 6 or 5 lives. The ones that already are Orphnochs that haven't awakened their powers yet, and the ones who will turn into one after death.

A: Players with 6 lives, upon reaching their last live, will get into a buffed state and their name turns grey. They cannot die from anything other than other Orphnochs OR enchanted weapons.

The buffed stats will all be kind of different, with them randomly focusing on speed, strength, or defence.

On top of that, they can hear further and get night vision, making it harder to sneak up on them.

B: Players with 5 lives, upon losing their 5th life, will not permadie. After about 10 minutes, they will be revived with a grey name and also be in the Orphnoch state that's the same as the one mentioned.

- I think this is my preferred one. A bunch of random players will be assigned the Orphnoch role, but they won't know.

The Orphnoch system is a bit different. Live distribution is all the same, but the Orphnochs will get into the buffed state about 10 minutes after their "permadeath". BUT the main thing is: they don't know it from the beginning on, so it's secret and more of a gamble.

Now, if they were to kill (not just permakill) a player in their Orphnoch state, the player will also turn into one. Their abilities will be the same as the killers, just weaker.

So let's say Orphnoch player A has strength 2, then converted player B will have strength 1.

One natural Orphnoch can only convert ONE player per session. Converted ones don't have this power. Only direct kills count as conversion, so no trap deaths, for example.

In this case here, anyone/anything can kill Orphnochs because it would be too OP otherwise. BUT, if you get turned into an Orphnoch on your last life, even though you naturally would've turned into one, you still get the weaker powers. All adds to the gamble.

Thing is, if you naturally turn into an Orphenoch after death, or let yourself get permakilled by one to turn into one, then you technically gain one life.

I think this would work well with people trying to make alliances and hoping to get permakilled by Orphnochs to get a stronger extra life, or taking the gamble of naturally being one.

Idk. I feel like this sounds weirdly complicated, but I think it could be really fun!

((Take a shot whenever I say Orphnoch))

4) Kamen Rider Blade

OUGHGhh just like Ryuki: one of the best and most painful seasons. I will never be able to look at That bench the same again.

Anyway, in this season, it's all about a battle royale and it's card theme- wait, now when I say it like this is sounds like Ryuki again!

Well. Battle royales and adjacent survival/death games happen quite a few times in KR seasons, I love them!

In this one, there's a battle royale happening between the "Undead" - no, despite the name, they are not zombies, they are their own beings. They're actually called Undead because of their immortality. That's where the card theme comes in- instead of killing those Undead, they can only be sealed away once defeated.

Okay... the battle royale in this show also has its own name. Yeah. It's stupid. Yeah, it's called "Battle Fight". Yeag.

Anyway, the winner here will be granted a wish to change the world however they want, all that again. Not really important for when you put it into a Life Series concept...

Also, one of the characters has a "wild" form. And he transforms into it using a card that has "wild" written on it. WILD CARD REAL??

Possible concept:

The thing is, sealing away Undeads in Blade puts them inside cards that can help for battles. HOWEVER, there are two similar upcoming seasons I want to put in here that I will be utilising this for instead, so I'll focus on another thing in the show: the Joker, a very very powerful Undead.

(But also btw an absolute meow meow. Look at this adorable little guy. My phone case is based on a card he uses <3)

See, in this show, the cards are based on a suit of cards. There are different categories of "cards", so I'll be turning this one into a gimmick.

- This game starts completely normal, but there is one difference: everyone has a card in their inventory. To make sure everyone's stays safe, it's not possible to drop or put them into storage. If you want to transfer it to a different person, you need to do so via command.

This one card is their only chance as sealing the Joker. Who is that? At the beginning, one player gets randomly chosen to be this Joker. They can't normally permadie if they're on their last life. They can ONLY be sealed with the card everyone gets at the beginning.

Maybe see it as a bit like werewolf/mafia/among us, one of those type of social deduction games? It's not like the boogeyman, the Joker isn't an one episode curse and they technically don't have to kill anyone. Their only goal is to survive until the end. If by the end only two players are left, one of them is the Joker, and the other player doesn't have a card left, they will automatically lose because they can't kill the Joker.

If the Joker gets sealed before the finale, then the game just proceeds normally.

If the sealing card gets used on someone who is NOT the Joker, the player using the card loses a life. This, of course, will make it harder to use this ability towards the finale, especially if you're on your last life and risk permadying.

All in all, it's a very normal Life Series type game, just with this one looming threat that could ruin the finale.

Some thoughts on how to make it not too easy:

> The player who is the Joker isn't stronger in any way and can still take damage on their last life, they can only not die. Whenever they were to "die", they get a totem of undying effect - or maybe an alternative animation/sound to not make it too annoying lol. Either way, this is to ensure people don't go hitting everyone on their red life and see if they take damage or not.

> Depending on how many players are playing, maybe only half of the session gets a card. I feel like if a TON of people have those cards, the Joker can just be deducted from trial and error very quickly. Either that, or two Jokers. But then they'd have to leave each other alone 💔

> In a hypothetical scenario where this would be a series on Youtube, yeah, it 100% needs to be completely prerecorded up until the finale. Y'know how watchers are, want to spoil the fun for everyone and tell on every secret!

5) Kamen Rider W

(Pronounced Kamen Rider Double)

Oh, W... One of those things in Kamen Rider I had to think about when the whole Martren situation happened in Wild Life! (also. Wait. I just remembered one of the main characters actors names is Renn. huh...)

It's more of a detective-type season, but the main concept of this seasons main Rider is that it's actually two people sharing one body whenever they transform. One of them always loses consciousness, which then gets transferred into the other person's body while transforming.

Possible concept:

- This one's pretty easy and straightforward since some of the lifers already did something similar! Here is Jimmy's POV of it. They had two people control one Minecraft character for a race to beat the game.

So, in a way this is also how this Life Series concept would work. Two players get assigned to take control over one single body!

I was just thinking more about it not being throughout the whole series, and more just in random intervals! Would probably be a bit hard to do in Minecraft like this, but those here are all just hypothetical ideas, so there aren't really limits, I guess?

In a way, this is also a bit similar to Double Life, where people were practically forced to team up due to the soulmate bonds, although it didn't work on everyone bc this is the Life Series and people want to be silly that's why it is so great :'D

6) Kamen Rider OOO

(Pronounced Kamen Rider Oh's)

So, I first introduced this season to you in another post due to the main characters being basically desert duo. BUT I think there could be an interesting concept with this season's theme- I'm just not 100% how to perfect it.

There are beings called Greeed in this show. They are, well, quite greedy. They're basically desires in monster form, wanting more and more until they're completely out of control. I guess that's a good simple way to explain it without getting too deep into the lore...

Now, I think this season's gimmick I will do mainly based on the Greeed? I think this could be interesting!

Possible concept:

- The players are the "Greeed". At the beginning, they either select or get randomly assigned to have one specific stat boost. Defense, speed, strength... Hell, even jump boost if you want! It starts off as level 1 in session 1. But to keep this stat boost alive, you need to be greedy. Collect medals, dropped by any mob in the game, the stronger the mob, the more medals they drop. For the sake of the game, they will naturally deplete over time and there is a max cap of how much you can have at once. The cap will increase every session, but it will also deplete faster each session. And as long as you don't go in the negative, next session your stat boost will increase by one level. Also, if you die, you will lose a bunch of medals at once.

If it drops below 0... You're out of luck, because next session the level will decrease by 1! So, technically, if a player never collects medals, they can go into the negative. So, better choose your boost well! Are you ready to collect a lot of medals to get OP, or would you rather stay back and not have too much of a negative effect?

7) Kamen Rider Gaim

PEAK.

But, yet another Rider season that- uh- well, in a way, is a battle royale...? Made by the very person who made Madoka Magica after being inspired by Kamen Rider Ryuki. So that's one wild lineup of peak right there.

It's really hard to talk too much in depth about it since it's just, wow. The plot twists and everything just will give you goosebumps from how perfectly and dramatically it's executed 😭

Possible concept:

- There is one special item hidden in the nether, maybe in a fortress or bastion. Let's say, for example, a golden apple. Let's be crazy, why not call it something like the forbidden fruit?? Right??? The players ABSOLUTELY want this golden apple because it gives an incredible stat buff + full netherite armour + weapons for about 2 minutes, basically making it sheer impossible to lose once you have it. The other function it has is that a player could also use it instead to revive another player who permadied before. No matter the use of the apple, it will be gone after.

Now, the catch is this: The player can ONLY eat the apple once two players are left (themselves and someone else). If they try to eat it beforehand, they'll just die and the apple drops where they die. If they die in any way (permadeath or not) while carrying the apple, the apple also gets dropped where they die. Better than having the whole keep inventory off again, this makes it too stressful methinks...

So yeah, basically, you could say this is sort of like a reverse hot potato. Everyone wants the golden apple!

8) Kamen Rider Ex-Aid

This is the gaming-themed Kamen Rider season. Well, and medical. Basically, the Riders are doctors that cure the gaming virus more and more people suffer from.

This virus made of videogame characters (called Bugsters) infects people, and if they don't get cured fast enough, they'll die. OR, if the Bugster is stronger, they'll take over this persons body. Kinda similar to dying, just that your corpse is more of a marionette, I guess 🧍‍♂️

The thing here is... There are uh, two slightly insane game masters that want to crush everyone who doesn't abide by their rules or makes bootleg games.

Grian in Wild Life going YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE FUN, THIS IS A PVP SERIES in Wild Life reminded me a bit of that it was very silly 😭😭

There's also the threat of a game called "Kamen Rider Chronicle", which will make everyone who wants to able to turn into a Rider and fight and there can only be one winn- OH GOD DAMN IT HERE WE ARE AGAIN WITH THE BATTLE ROYALES THIS IS ALL JUST THE LIFE SERIES FR

Also it has the bestestestsetset Kamen Rider character evre evrere rvere!!!!!!!!!<3<3<3<3<3<3

Possible concept:

Like with Ryuki, I'll be doing multiple ones here!

- Kamen Rider Chronicle-type game in a way?

Players CAN kill each other, but the main focus is on killing special bosses. (Maybe it's just a big horde of mobs with one ingame boss, maybe a warden or multiple?) Once a player target a boss, this boss HAS to be killed throughout the current session. If they fail, they'll get a death. The very person who puts in the last attack gets an item, some sort of token maybe.

The person with the most tokens after every boss is defeated can summon a final boss with them. But they have to fight it without any help. If they win, they'll gain a great reward in strength.

I could say something like, they'll win this series, but other influences I think go against the concept of the Life Series. I just think it has to be a battle to the death to do it justice, right? If there will be a season without it happening like this, I'll not complain, but I'd rather do my concepts as "close" to the original as possible! Just to clarify that. :]

- More regularly based on the main concept of the show: Every session has a different "minigame" / "objective", and the player who beats it, gets a reward. Similarly to Secret Life, but it's not a secret and everyone can do it!

Possible games (based on Bugster viruses in Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, because those are basically games to be cleared to defeat the virus):

> "Salty" inspired. The players have something like a cook off- whoever cooks the most food, wins this session!

(Fun fact: Salty in the show has a snail badrd design. We love snails here in the traffic fandom don't we... Although, calling a snail Salty is a bit ironic-)

> "Aranbura" inspired. Fairly simple: defeat the ender dragon!

> "Revol" inspired. Wave of mobs you can only defeat by shooting at them (any weapon/projectile that you can shoot). BANG BANG SHOOTING!!

> "Motors" inspired. Horse race!!! Or any mob that can race- maybe different rounds with different mobs!

> "Collabos" inspired. Rythm game time! Or maybe easier to do, some sort of Simon Says?

- Something more different, this time directly based on the Bugsters. Let's go again with Team A and Team B. But Team B this time is a smaller one.

Team A are normal players as usual, but Team B are bugsters. They can send mobs (can spawn one mob: zombie, spider, or skeleton every 5 minutes) to attack regular human players and affect them with their virus. There's an indicator on the players' screen when they get infected. Every session a player is infected, they will have one heart less. It only stops once the bugster infecting them dies. The heart reducing caps at 5 hearts, but it probably won't ever last that long anyway.

I think it's better to do it a bit less intense than a player dying if they don't find the bugster in time. Just a bit more of a slight inconvenience and making them more vary of mobs and players around them.

9) Kamen Rider Geats

I first thought about on how to add Zero-One and Revice, but everything I thought of, I feel like they would be too similar to the boogeyman and Double Life, respectively.

So Geats is next! Now- uh. It's like some sort of mix of Fortnite and Squid Game and Among Us on drugs. BUT I LOVE IT.

This season has something similar to a battle royale- but it's more like- a survival show? It's called the "Desire Grand Prix", because it's all about the desires of people.

And the last surviving Rider gets their wish fullfilled and then the world gets reset with their wish active, until there's a new game and a new winner and it gets reset all over again.

Everyone lives their lives happily after losing their memories- only regaining them after they touch their ID core (what they need to transform into a Rider) presented to them again to join the game once more.

The games can be different, with different modes. Football? Impostor Among us? Save the world? Be the last survivor? You name it!

Once someone dies, they full on die, in every timeline. But when someone gets disqualified (like they lose a game), they'll get sent back to their regular lives but lose all motivation for what once was their dream and forget about it all.

Now, how to implement yet another survival game season... This will definitely be a shorter brainstorm, but I just think Geats would be THE season to incorporate the audience.

Possible concept:

- Watchers influence. After every session, there will be polls about what happens in the next episode!

Also, there will be votes on which players will gain some sort of helping items/abilities!

To be honest, pretty self-explanatory, I don't think there's more to say! Basically, a viewer-interactive season. Hell, maybe even live stream the finale and make viewers decide things in real time!

10) Kamen Rider Gotchard

GOTCHA‼️

Another card-themed season, but don't worry! No battle royale! It's a full on Pokémon-type season this time.

The protagonists goal is to befriend "Chemies", they are literally Pokémon. Have names of things they represent combined, and when he befriends them, he puts them in cards. He can free them from them again and/or use them to transform and use attacks.

Possible concept:

- Remember the Ryuki contract mobs concept I did? It's quite similar, but not as dangerous for the user. Basically, each session every player can add one mob to befriend. The mobs can't be killed by anything other than red names, for security measures I think its better like this.

The mobs just help the players fight, of course aren't too strong, but will definitely come in clutch with other mobs since they can't be killed! The player can freely summon them or take them back in their inventory (maybe a seperate inventory spot for them), no need or worry to feed them.

11) Kamen Rider Gavv

Hey! It is the current running Kamen Rider season! Kamen Rider Gavv, the 39th Kamen Rider season to date, is currently only on episode 16... But there is enough gimmick to make a gimmick!

The protagonist is half human, half alien ("Granute") and his whole Granute side of the family wants him dead. His (human) mother got killed in front of him and turned into a snack (this still sounds so unserious out loud, but she fr got turned into food 😭), after he was locked inside with her for his whole life. He fled to human earth and kills every Granute who endangers humans, because they like to use them for food. At this point he even killed one of his siblings, my guy DOES NOT PLAY AROUND. Yet, he stays silly :3

Also. Uh. He has a second mouth on his stomach, and whenever he eats snacks, uh. He births a little snack based creature that only lives for him to eat through his second mouth, killing them instantly and helping him transform into Kamen Rider Gavv. Those guys are going to snack Valhalla fr. Whenever I try to explain this season I feel so stupid. Like, it's peak, but oh my gosh it is so weird to describe. 😭😭😭

Possible concept:

- Y'know... Kirby...? When Gavv eats something, he gains the power of it in a way. For example, he eats chips and gets a chips-themed Rider form. With swords as sharp as possible, but only from specific angles. Hit the wrong angle and the sword shatters. Great analogy to eating chips and you suddenly bite on them The Wrong Way.

So, it's similar here too: Whatever a player last ate, they gain as a "power". Only foods that don't already have some sort of effect allowed!

Not sure if you can make fitting powers for all the food, so maybe the foods just get assigned random powers and you have to find out along the way! Like that hunger wild card in Wild Life, but in positive!

HONORABLE MENTION/SPECIAL: Kamen Rider Decade + Kamen Rider Zi-O

So. Both of those are anniversary seasons, revisiting past seasons and worlds (or alternate timelines of them) and using their gimmicks.

Why not a Life Series like this? Every session, an old concept gets dug up again for one episode! Probably better once there are even more seasons, though.

SO YEAH! THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR NOW! Idk if I'll ever do a part 2. Maybe once I've watched more Kamen Rider seasons and think of something new and unique- because there are a lot of seasons, but it is all the same overall concept each time in a way- so you can only do so much without being repetitive- especially translated into a Minecraft series. :D

And if you're curious about Kamen Rider now... (I'd never forget my propaganda), here's my master list of those types of posts, Kamen Rider seasons recommendations for Life Series fans included!

[theplantbish]

Käärijä is on ig apologizing to the Finnish people for not winning

I hate the EBU even more now for making our baby boy feel like he has failed us 😡😭

[itadorey]

it was NOT supposed to be this long holy fuck

omg i think i'll be able to finish the prequel/part 2 for "the lesser of two (presumed) evils" tonight