#also Niko 's wife

[darling-gemini]

Palasaki brainrot is real

[shakespearean-dream]

TW!!! — blood, scarring and mild body horror ahead 🥲

benny’s turn!

before i start i wanna clarify i hesitated a bit on posting this because lovely mutual @vor-leser just posted his benny interpretation (go look at it and follow him btw), and idk if we like mind melded or smth but our human benny’s are super similar LOL. i damn near scrapped the whole thing out of fear someone would get mad at me but i Would Not be able to start over and get this done ever so this is as good as we’re gonna get. 😭 my apologies niko love u /p

this has been like a full 7 days in the making 😭😭 the art block that i felt coming on while doing ellen and ted hit me like an optimus prime sized semi truck this week along with a depressive episode so i definitely appreciate that happening and i am not upset about it at all! /s i’m totally good so don’t worry or anything /gen, mental health is just weird and i also wanted to explain the gap in my posts 😔

i do not know how to feel about this drawing if i’m so fr with you; i’m proud of myself for AM-ified benny cause i think i got the slowly rotting from the inside out primal freak energy down pretty good, but on the other hand this feels kinda empty?? i usually have a lot more commentary squished in here but i think my brain’s a little fried 🤦‍♂️ i love drawing me some beautiful buff men though so drawing normal ben was familiar territory. however his wack ass haircut i gave him is his punishment for being a PRICK!!! go sit in the corner and think about ur actions benjamin.

like ted n the rest of the sillies i’m not straying too far from canon with his personality, he’s an ass and a murderer and a hella smart dickhead who desperately needs to be punished by the universe (thank you for that one AM). hot take i did not like his “redemption arc” in his game scenario and i don’t think with how he was throughout the entirety of his life (and also throughout the game, main example his inner dialogue) he would actually go out of his way to help the kid because he means it??? n prove he changed to the guys he killed cause he means it??? i dunno maybe AM torturing him made him have a main character “omg i’ve been in the wrong this whole time!!1” moment like the game suggests i’m just not buying it 💀 i’m sure it’s just cause bennys scenario couldn’t be too long and they couldn’t fully flesh him out which i won’t fault the game makers for. i’m a steven universe fan, i know what time constrictions can do to a plot and redemption arc 😭 looking at you white diamond…

his wife n kids are up top and they’re kinda neat to me— i was considering the hc that part of the reason manya (his canon wife) left him is because she realized she was a lesbian which would be funny as fuck considering benny’s also One Of Them Queers 😭. i think during the brief times he was home and able to parent his daughters they got really scared and tired of him, one because he’s just a very threatening powerful and overbearing man, but also because i feel like he would’ve been on their ASS about everything. grades, extracurriculars, friends, wardrobe, this guy was micromanaging his family to an annoying extreme (ofc because of his perfectionist complex). he probably loved manya and the kids in his own weird way, but it was more contractual to him than any real personal relationship. maybe he inherited that from his own parents?? i doubt he ever talked to them after he moved out.

that’s about the end of my thoughts on this fucker. 🥲 funny storyyyy i just remembered i have laundry to finish so im gonna go do that, lord help me. thank you for reading all this if you did!!!!! we’re over halfway through so who do yall want next? wanna save AM or nimdok for last? i’ll see u guys later :]]]

[thepenguinandthefiend]

F/O-vember

Because I have so many f/os, I won't have them all introduce themselves right now, but here's a list of who will be participating in my f/o-vember this year:

Romantic: Zatanna Zatara (wife of Tierney Constantine) Johanna Mason (wife of Lex Phaelynn) Klaus Hargreeves (boyfriend of Killian O'Neil*) Hartley Rathaway (boyfriend of Billy Snart*) Dean Winchester (fiance of Ciar Callaghan*) Illyana Rasputin (girlfriend of Rowan Maximoff) Bill Potts (fiancee of Salem Saxon)

Family: The Master (father of Salem Saxon) Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, and/or Damian Wayne (brothers of Niko Perry*) Kent Parson (brother of Hadley Parson) Leonard and/or Lisa Snart (siblings of Billy Snart*) John Constantine (brother of Tierney Constantine) Tommy Shepherd and/or Billy Kaplan (brothers of Rowan Maximoff)

*they/them is acceptable for all of my s/is. The ones that are marked also use he/him

[dootznbootz]

do you have a physical description of how penelope looks in your head??

lksjdf OH MY FUCKING GOD I ABSOLUTELY DO AND SHE'S HOT

Thank you for the ask, Niko!!!! :D

Thick straight black hair, no curls AT ALL. (Telemachus gets it all from Odysseus) And basically "Silver eyes" with larger pupils (being a naiad. (Odysseus is a very CLEAR "You're Athena's blorbo" but Penelope is sneaky with EVERYTHING she does. )

I have it where both Helen and Penelope have black hair and blue eyes (I don't want to spoil but it's very important in my fics) but that's where their physical similarities end. Helen's eyes will "strike you down. like her father's thunder" aka her eyes kind of stun you. honestly, if she were to close her eyes she'd be like any other human. still incredibly beautiful but not "bewitching" in "I can now think". Sometimes Helen will close her eyes if she realizes someone is kind of stunned to give them their "mind" back. Penelope's are silvery blue (Athena actually spoke to her before she spoke to Odysseus 😳 it was just by a few months though.) and Odysseus explains it where Helen's are about "force" in a way, as a child of Zeus. Penelope's "water you down" aka they expose you, erode you, like a river would. His eyes are stormy gray.

S-She…She splits his storms clouds 😭 and makes him "reveal himself"!!!!!!

So for the Spartan girls I have "sport talents" as:

Penelope: Swimming (duh), running, boxing (or ancient Greek Pankration!!! Look it up!!! it's neat!!!), She is VERY about swiftness and strategy. Hitting the "openings in armor" type of gal. Weakpoints.

Helen: Wrestling, Javelin, and Spear work all around. Girl is STRONG. She will FLATTEN you. Paris is LUCKY he had the power of god and anime on his side.

Clytemnestra: Chariot racing Horse girl, discus. She's very good with aim and direction...Foreshadowing with a certain axe OwO

And yes, all these girls constantly challenge each other. (Although probably gonna have Clytemnestra older. (my timeline was fixed with your idea, thehelplessmortals 😭))

Because Penelope is into boxing she has a bit of a crooked nose. While she's a naiad and can heal, her nose was one of the first BIG healing she did on herself. It's something she's a bit self-conscious about. (Odysseus broke Irus' fucking JAW in the Odyssey with one blow. I have it where these two were GOOD boxers.)

Because of that she's kind of built like a lightweight MMA Fighter. She's got broad shoulders basically no bust but... if you were to look at her you wouldn't think anything. She's quite short and "small" (the whole being born in a pond thing, one month early. goes with her duck myth) and while she's muscular it's one of those, "She has to flex to see it". (something she uses to her advantage) I like the thought of her being "sneaky" and "unassuming" in every possible way but then pulling the rug out from under you. >:D HOT GIRL SHIT.

With her being a Naiad she's quite pretty. She's like, an "average Naiad" though (she takes quite a bit after her dad). And ofc, she has the sharp teeth and pointed ears!

The thing is though, while in Sparta and other areas, Nymph/mortal marriages are common...Not so much on Ithaca. Nymphs are kind of reclusive there. So when she comes to Ithaca, she kind of intimidates others. :') And people don't know how to be around her for like, the first six months causing her to feel even lonelier than most who leave their homes to rule with their new spouse. (Menelaus has plenty of friends in Sparta for example) other than Odysseus, and her in-laws, who ofc dote on her and adore her. (Odysseus' parents were thankful he finally found someone he actually LIKES. even better that she's really cool.) Odysseus is trying SO hard to make her feel welcome by the whole kingdom though, introducing her to the Naiads there. (was a culture shift at first) but their subjects were...a bit SCARED of her. (also her being from another place.)

Rando: "My king…You know your wife…she uh… she eats raw fish. That she catches in her MOUTH" Odysseus: "And?? She's a better fisher than you ever were."

Rando: "Are you not afraid of your wife's sharp teeth?!" Odysseus: "Fear her grin?? I'm no fool or coward; it's my goal. Say shit like that again and I'll kill you"

That's like, the first 6 months though and their fears go away very quickly after as she does some things that help the island her "coming into her own" as queen :D

People start questioning things again when fertility becomes a possible issue :'( but OdyPen push through all their tough times 😤

[crest-of-gautier]

pq posting before i go to bed! a shorter session (3 hours) but it was nice and i'm happy to say that i finished you in wonderland!

THIS WAS SO FUNNY... honestly i don't think i give enough credit to akihiko and mitsuru's dynamic they're literally so good i really enjoy how well they know each other but also they're like.. a constant in each other's life and i do enjoy their interactions a lot even if i never vocalize it...

wow yosuke, who would've thought that you two are partners, this guy literally introduced himself as your wife /s (i kinda regret naming souji yosuke wifey but im glad i wrote the y in lowercase bc otherwise i wouldn't be able to tell their dialogue apart 💀

and finally, yosuke <3

some more elaborate thoughts (aka speculation) under the cut because i learned my lesson from last time

ok unfortunately i can't say that im going to go AS INSANE as i did last time when i was spitballing in the tags for the second pq posting just because i feel like i aired out most of my "AAAA WHO IS ZEN AND REI??" there but.

i do have to say that i'm very glad i'm at the point where p3 and p4's casts are able to interact! i can't tell if it's because the writing feels like it shines a little bit better here rather than the solo casts (sometimes i roll my eyes at how junpei and akihiko are with some of the traits the writers play up), or if it's because i'm a guy who's very endeared by crossovers and interactions from characters who didn't exist in the original source material.

i had a lot of times where i was writing things down in my notes software during the crossover segments and im just?? really endeared and creatively inspired by it, to be honest. i really like this aspect of pq.

i think something that catches my interest with zen and rei at the moment is the difference in how they're.. regaining their memories. like... it's interesting to me that zen is able to get some of his memories back from the stuffed rabbit marked with "niko," but rei doesn't. i don't really know how much i can speculate off of this atm (i feel like this is something i'd get more info on when i progress through the second labyrinth, or it's something i'm missing out on because i can't use intertextuality to piece things together. i dont know shit about alice in wonderland.)

like it does make me think that maybe these two are like.. separate entities in that respect (rather than a shared one? but i could be wrong, and i welcome that!). but also there's something that makes my brain go "AAA" about how adamant zen is about wanting to protect rei despite not having any memories, because my brains like "WELL WHAT IF ZEN'S TRUE IDENTITIES AND MEMORIES ARE ACTUALLY THE OPPOSITE, AND DON'T WANT GOOD THINGS FOR REI." poorly phrased but like, it's about the irony, y'know.

i have no fucking clue what rei is supposed to be if we're going under the notion that they're two different things that have lost their memory (she is so head empty only food and its precious tbh). but like my brain just thinks that zen is just... going to end up being some awful incarnation or something like idk. there's something about persona characters with amnesia that make me raise my eyebrow... like just look at ryoji and marie and teddie...

and i guess as another thought on the matter, the way zen and rei work mechanically speaking does make me ponder a bit because like.. obviously, yeah, they can't equip a subpersona because they're... GESTURES. not persona users but FUCK, the way zen and rei have very distinct skillsets just make me wonder if those can allude to what they symbolize. like zen's skills are much more.. destructive and im just like (AIGIS VOICE) "YOU ARE DANGEROUS."

anyways. i am very much invested in the identities of zen and rei but i am also glad that the crossover stuff is here too because i think the sillies will keep me inspired... and also im just happy to see yosuke... i really like yosuke even if i forget that i do a lot of the time..

last thought, after seeing souji talk and move, i think i'd definitely want to look into p4 side... because um. 🥴 i'm really simple guy. i need more minato in my life. (everyone rolls their eyes. i'm predictable!) i want to see minato move and talk. i want to think about him. he's my boyfriend. he's my wife. he's my universe. im being so cringe about him but I DONT THINK THIS IS A SURPRISE TO ANYONE... i like him a lot (NO SHIT, LIZZ). but!!! idk if this'll be something that i watch or play, it depends on what the NG+ functionality in this game is like...

anyway gn!! thanks for reading my delusions im very much enjoying this game and im happy to be playin git.

[love-bokumono-fics]

Fresh Crops! December 12 - December 18, 2022

This week's newest fanfics and chapter updates for Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons on AO3!

Echo Village Dynamics and Backstories - by Peraltiago1345; WIP, 21/?, 5k

Rating: Mature; Archive Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings; Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M Fandom: A New Beginning Relationships: Dunhill/Dunhill's Wife, Emma/Original Male Character(s), Hana/Kosaburo, Neil/Original Male Character, Iroha/Original Female Character(s), Rebecca/Original Female Character(s), Tina/Original Male Character(s), Allen/Original Male Character(s), Rod/Original Female Character(s), Klaus/Klaus's Wife, Camellia/Charles; Characters: Toni, Niko, Hina Additional Tags: a/b/o dynamics, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Non-Traditional Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Abuse, Abandonment, Child Abandonment, Cancer, Mentions of Cancer, Town as Pack, town as family, Other Additional Tags to Be Added Summary: I've given them depth! Also in this world it doesn't matter what your parents are you could turn out entirely different. Nothing is rare or uncommon. What dynamic you turn out to be is just kind of randomized.

No More Heartbreak - by Juliko; Complete, 1/1, 1.6k

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: Major Character Death; Category: Gen Fandoms: A Wonderful Life Characters: Muffy, Pete the Farmer Additional Tags: Drama, Romance, Heavy Angst, Angst, Hurt No Comfort, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Suicide, Originally Posted on FanFiction.Net, Tragedy, Angst and Tragedy, Angst and Romance Summary: "Every day, she smiled. Every day, she woke up hoping that today would be the day. Where her prince charming would come into her life, ride on his white horse, and propose to her with a beautiful ring. She would say yes and they would be married in a grand church. Envisioning herself in a shining, pristine white wedding dress, she would walk down the aisle, her face concealed by a thick veil. When her husband would part it, they would kiss, and pledge their everlasting loyalty. That dream was the only thing that kept her from losing any hope. But not even hope is eternal. Heartbreak seemed to be the new black in her life." All Muffy wanted was to have a nice husband and a family. But after a lifetime of continual heartbreak, not even smiling through the pain could keep her together. One day, she couldn't take it anymore.

A Christmas Visit - by Writingnerd291; WIP, 7/15, 10k

Rating: General Audiences; Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings; Category: F/M Fandoms: A New Beginning Relationships: Neil/Rachel | Rio, Rachel & Henry; Characters: Neil, Rachel | Rio, Felicity, Hana, Henry the Farmer | Haruto Additional Tags: Romance, It's just a Hallmark movie in fic form, no beta we die like men, 2am brain-mode writing, if a trope seems cute while I'm writing it's gonna make its way in here, how do you tag again???, Winter, found home fic, Regular-ish updates throughout January, Rachel and Neil are human disasters, Henry is trying his best, Hana just really wants grandkids Summary: When Rachel visits her brother Henry on his farm in Echo Village, she falls in love with more than just the vibrant town. The grumpy blond animal dealer has absolutely nothing to do with it at all, of course.

[notmaplemable]

Nora: Wait, your whole family is coming to Patch!?

Garnet: Most of the family at least. Saphron and Terra, Saphron's wife, live in Argus and most inter-kingdom travel has been shut down while everything is getting figured out.

Nora: What about you? You can come to Patch with Ren and me if you'd like.

Garnet: I can't. Too many people needing help and too few people to do it. Once everything calms down a little bit I'll be able to take a few weeks off to visit.

Garnet: You can tell Jaune that I'm glad he's okay and that I'll see him soon though.

Garnet: *Chuckles* And come to think of it he'll have a pretty big surprise waiting for him, but I'll bet mom wants to tell him in person.

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Lisa: Breaking news from Vale. We are receiving reports that a recent search and rescue mission to Beacon's campus has returned with several survivors and, unfortunately, casualties of the recent attack.

Lisa: We are also receiving reports that the body of four time Mistral Regional Tournament Champion, and Vytal Tournament semi-finalist, Pyrrha Nikos' body was recovered.

Lisa: The Nikos family has so far not commented on the recovery.

Lisa: The CEO of S-

Terra: *Turns off TV* You know you shouldn't be watching the new right now. It'll stress you too much.

Saphron: I know. I know. I just wanted to see if they had any more information on Jaune's team.

Terra: Maybe you should try calling your mother then? They're out on the east coast, so you might be able to get a call through.

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Summer: I hate to break up the moment you two, but Jaune it's time to start your firearm training for today.

Jaune: Alright.

Ruby: Can I come too? Please.

Summer: You need to rest first.

Ruby: But mom-

Summer: No buts. Go take a nap and you can join in an hour.

Weapons of Summer Love Part 2

Nora: *Stirs in her cot. Turning over to face Ren's cot she open's her eyes to see an empty cot as people all around her go about their morning. She rubs her eyes as she feels something tap against her shoulder*

Ren: *Holding two trays of food* I got breakfast.

Nora: Thanks Renny. *She takes the tray as Ren sits down on his cot*

Nora: *Takes a bite of bland and watery eggs* Bleh. I miss the cafeteria food.

Ren: At least it's better than those rations from Atlas.

Nora: I can't believe Atlas would insult food and my tastebuds like that!

Ren: *Grins* I'll make you a big stack of pancakes when we get to Ms. Rose's house.

Nora: You promise?

Ren: Cross my heart and hope to die.

Nora: *Giggles*

Nora: ...Did you hear anything about us going up to look for stuff?

Ren: Just that we'll be leaving at 10.

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On the other side of Vale in a city on the eastern coast.

Nick: *Stands on the balcony attached to his office. Staring out over a cliff and into the sea*

Blanche: Nick! Come here!

[aloesarchives]

Can you do a fem s/o going to labor and she use the Kengan fighters or gladiator’ hairs to hold on while pushing the baby out, and she’s also screaming lots of things, you can do any Kengan omega fighters, thank you much

Thank you for letting me have leeway with your request! Instead of pulling hair I’m doing hands being crushed. I’m sorry this took so long and only did four characters, I hope you still in enjoy it!

Ohma

The concept of birth is something that Ohma will never understand. Mostly because he just doesn’t know must things.

However, he would never be able to GRASP the pain of labor.

Since Yamashita was in the waiting room, Ohma was the only one in the room, besides the nurses and labor doctor, with you.

But what he can understand was this was painful, absolutely painful. Honestly, this make him feel helpless since he can’t do anything to ease your pain.

You’re sweating, panting hard, and tears are swelling in your eyes. From Ohma’s pov, this type of pain can’t be experience in any fight.

You were screaming, not screeching, but loud yelps and shortscreams that could be heard from down the hall if it the door wasn’t closed. Thank goodness for that.

As the doctor keeps telling that you’re almost there, you were holding onto Ohma’s hand because you didn’t want to hold onto the bed rail. And also because Ohma wants to help you in anyway he can.

Ugh, such a sweet man, in his own way at least.

In your final push, it was the hardest you pushed and you made sure your child was coming whether they like it or not. 

However, due to this, you gripped Ohma’s hand really hard. Like REALLY hard. There was a slight crackle noise but it fallen on deaf ears, even Ohma didn’t notice it. But there was a crack alright, once your son was placed into your arms, you asked Ohma if his hand was alright. 

When he flexed it, it hurt and the nurse took a look at it. She confirmed you broke Ohma’s hand during the final push. It wasn’t bad but he should stay away from “Vigorous Activities” in order for it to properly heal in 2 weeks tops.

Once you told the nurse to have Yamashita come in, you apologized to Ohma for screaming and almost breaking his hand. Yet, Ohma said it was fine and nothing that he couldn’t handle. 

But Ohma does tell you that the reason why he loves you because of how strong you were. (A/N: I mean, it’s canon. He did say it in Chapter 28: indestructible.) The fact you cracked a bone in Ohma’s hand does give him a little pride but also a little fear since you could’ve obilterate his hand during the whole labor process.

As Ohma continues to hold your son, Niko, you knocked out from the intense stress your body went through. Ohma wouldn’t deny it, but he was glad you were okay from all of it. He was grateful for you doing this but it also made him very aware of your strength and how you’re one of the only people to install fear in him by just getting on your emotional bad side.

Raian

You were at Erioh’s estate to give birth to your child as per request of the Patriarch himself. Raian begrudgingly didn’t want to be here.

He knew you were fine and that the mid-wives would take good care of you. He didn’t see the point of being with you when there were others better prepare for helping you.

But the Patriarch was able to convince Raian, shocking I know, to be at your side. That it was his duty to be there for you and watch the arrival of the birth of both of your guys’s child. It would make sense since Raian is techically on the strongest Kure’s, since you’re his wife it would only make the next generation of the Kure clan even stronger. Plus, Erioh kind of forced Raian to stay with you since you’re the only woman that was able to tame such a feral creature. Erioh also said he would give Raian a job that paid very generously if he stayed during your labor.

So here was Raian, sitting next to you, holding your hand as you were in labor. 

You were honestly in so much pain. Tears rolled down your face, everything in your body hurt. And your screams, your screams bruh. They could be heard throughout the whole estate and even faintly outside of the home. 

Sure, he was a tad bit concern for you, he wasn’t a complete psychopath devoid of all emotions. However, he was getting more of a kick out of you screaming and spewing out profanities left and right. It was mostly to him because he would try to “comfort” you but it would backfire, greatly.

“Come on, (Y/N), you should push harder” “Raian, you did this to me , can you please shut the fuck up?!?!”

He didn’t understand why you’re in pain. You give a few pushes and the baby’s out, right? He can’t seem to understand how all of this can make you cry and suffer.

Oh Raian, you feral fool

That’s why during your final push, you gripped Raian’s hand so hard as you muster all your will power to have your child be born. During that time, you screamed really hard and so hard it had bass to it. Due to this, you tuned out his pained grunts as you essentially break his hand in the process.

Once you heard your son’s cries, you released Raian hand to hold your baby boy.

You didn’t really destroy Raian’s hand, but it would take a couple of weeks for it to fully heal after this. One of the midwives actually tended to Raian’s hand since he held it in pain.

As your child was in your arms, Raian just stared at the little human. It was weird that Raian give this child and here it is. But he is mostly proud that he has a son that he can pass down his legacy to. 

Although he won’t admit it, he became prideful that you, his strong wife, bear him a son that could be as powerful as him. He is a tad bit grateful. You knew this since he just stayed with you even though he just kinda being a jerk to you right now.

“Come on (Y/N), did you really have to crush my hand?” “Raian, the pain of child birth is greater than having your hand being broken. You’ll be fine.”

Raian grumbles but he knows better then to push your buttons after both a physically and mentally draining event.

Wakatsuki 

To be honest, out the four, this was the most painful labor because look at this man.

Bruh, your screams weren’t even screams. They were ROARS and HOWLS. God, it sounded like a chained up animal fighting its restraints against those who put it there.

You’re in labor with not one, but TWO babies inside you. Yes, Wakatsuki not only made you pregnant, he made you pregnant with twins. (A/N: Waka, you should be proud of yourself.)

Anyhow, you’re currently in labor but it seems your twins are stubborn to leave you.

But not today, you were gonna make sure your baby twins were coming out whether they plan on leaving or not. 

You were pushing so hard right now, you wanted them OUT. You weren’t necessarily swearing, but your roars did the talking for you.

You didn’t expect yourself to have twins. Neither did Wakatsuki. But here you are. Honestly, he feels really guilty that he kinda did this to you. You, of course, weren’t made at your sweet hubby but your twins since they didn’t want to come out.

Wakatsuki was trying his best to comfort and encouraging you through the whole process.

Such a wholesome man, 10/10

But since you bear his children, they weigh slightly more than then your average baby, I mean they have his genes after all. These babies are HEAVY. But it’s worth it since they came from such good man. We love that.

So here you are, in the final stretch, the doctor said they would come out in one final push. And so, you straight up pulled all your goddamn will power in for your children to be born because goddamit they ARE coming out now.

Thus when you pushed, you gripped Wakatsuki’s with some much pressure and let out a strong bellow. 

In Wakatsuki whole life, he never had someone match him in terms of strength. However, this would be close enough to his own. The pressure on his hand from you was so great he never felt it before.The next thing he knew was he felt some of his hand bones crack and the sound of your twins being born.

Twin boys weighing nine pounds each. Damn, you were carrying 18 pounds around you for almost 3-6 months. We love strong women, you probably got some strong quads and hamstrings too.

Once the nurse gave you your boys, you apologize to you husband for kind of breaking his hand. Knowing that it’ll handicap him in his next fight. He dismisses and said his next match won’t be from another month and a half so he’s all good.

Yet, he’s still in awe at the fact you were able to come close enough to match his strength and break his hand. He never knew that child birth was able to do that, then again you did scream like a beast was in the hospital. He wonders if his mother felt this type of pain when she had him. 

Anyway, Wakatsuki will most likely know that the pains of child birth are like getting hit with his blastcore ×10. And so he’s enamored by the fact you were able to produce strength like his but also be deal with the pain. 

He has more respect for you, if he didn’t already, for doing this for him and he now knows better to give you some slack.

Gaolang

Given the fact of Gaolang, you’re probably go to a really good hospital with a really good medical staff.

This is possibly the one of the only times you ever see Gaolang that’s not stoic.

The pains of child birth is something he hears but never really got to witness it for himself.

 But now that you go into labor, giving out grunts and screams while trying to push.

The only thing Gaolang can offer up is for you to hold his hand during all of it.

Man, you were giving out large yelps and screams. It was brutal, more brutal than a Muay Thai match has ever been in.

I mean, at least Gaolang was trying to be empathic but he knows the pain he has experience in his life time would be able to fathom what you’re currently going through. I mean, he did get you pregnant after all so he tries to help as much as possible.

But your screams and shouts were from the force you were putting into pushing your child out. 

But it seems that your child had the exact same idea as you and wanted to get out ASAP.

It should easy since the baby wanted out, right? WRONG, your child had a hard time coming out on its own and it needs to be the pushed out by you.

And so, in your last push, you gave out a loud scream and gripped Gaolang’s hand real hard. 

But your grip also measured the strength of the push and so when you were still pushing, you squeezed Gaolang’s hand. You didn’t let go until you heard crying and the nurses were taking care of your newly born daughter.

Once you let go of Gaolang’s hand, he held his wrist and started to flex his hand. Well, he tried too. One of the nurses notices him doing this and checked out his hand.

She confirmed you have broken Gaolang’s hand. She said it wasn’t too serious but she did say he had to rest his hand for a couple of weeks.

When she bandaged it up, you felt really guilt that you did that to your husband. Who is, by the way, undisputed heavyweight boxing champion. You know how important it is for him to stay away from injuries so he performs in top conditions for his matches. But with a injury like, it’ll slow him during during his training.

Gaolang notices the look on your face and gently cups your cheek. He stated that he’s not scheduled for any matches at the moment so his hand isn’t something he is worried about at the moment. 

As one of the nurses give you your newborn daughter, Gaolang said he has  currently more important matters to worry about then his training and boxing matches.

Such a good-ass husband, great man

Gaolang knows he will never understand or fathom what you just went through. However, he does express gratitude and respect for and this new life the two of you will share together with your child. A new found strength he witnessed women could experience and he saw that with his own eyes. 

Even though his hand his slightly broken, to him it was totally worth it.

[igniida]

Here’s a quick run down of my interpretation of Idia(’s) backstory

Trigger warning for child neglect, murder implications, child abuse, PTSD, death

Long ago Hades cheated on Persephone with the nymph Minthe. Another family of nymphes named the Shroud’s tried to hide Minthe from Peresephone’s wrath. Persephone tricked these water nymph’s from their homes and had Hades set their hair a blaze with a fire that if extinguished would kill them. So they could never return home without dying.

These nymphs went to hundreds of magic users looking for a way to break the gods curse on their lineage. Soon they discovered a thing called ‘Blot’ that was affecting many magic users. The Shroud’s began secretly researching into this subject so they could save magic in order to continue their search to break the curse put upon them.

Idia’s grandmother Aidon took over the family’s business and search next, taking the work into the future. She believed they could only find a cure for her family curse as well as blot by leaving the shadows to connect with the entire world. She even had aspirations to connect with the Valley of Thorns. She made connections in the Sunset Savanna and soon had her son as well as her wife working with her. She became very attached to her grandson, Idia, when her was born. Yet increasingly more detached from her son and daughter in law. It only got worse when they had their second child, Ortho. It boiled to a point where she was even threatening to remove her son and his wife from her will. Which would have meant she’d be leaving everything including their blot research and business to her grandsons, Idia and Ortho. If she meant this threat or not was never discovered as she was soon found dead of what was presumed to be natural causes.

Though Idia was only five when it happened it left a deep his grandmother’s death left a deep impression on him. A fixing in him a relatively constant feeling of loneliness and fear of being alone. These feelings were not helped by his parents constant travel, leaving him in the absent care of busy house staff. He only found solace from these feelings in his younger brother who he grew to care for more then he cared for anyone else in the world. He didn’t make many friends in school or keep many friends as a child. With his parents continually pulling him from private schooling so he can learn to work over his father’s rebranding of the family business, STYX. His only real friends were his younger brother Ortho and his cousin Nikos. While the only other children he knew who kept in continual touch with him was a bully, known as Ness, whose father worked closely with Idia’s parents. As well as a boy in Sunset Savannah named Leona( @makovu) who Idia sometimes met when his parents brought him along for work. The two children were never exactly close. In fact they didn’t even seem to talk all that much. With contact falling off completely when their parents weren’t bringing them around one another.

Idia discovered technology and the internet at a fairly early age as well. His parents would often gift him expensive gifts to make up for their absences. Idia soon found comfort in the internet as it offered him a chance to freely indulge in his interests with others with little fear of ridicule. It also connected him to people who shared his interests and without having to face people directly Idia found it far easier to talk with them. He even managed to make friends online. His most notorious and best friend being a person known as Belladonna( @unblot‘s Salem). They were friends for years, helped each other through everything. When Belladonna’s mother passed in an accident Idia was there for them. When Ortho passed from a mysterious illness, some believed because of the curse, Belladonna was there for Idia. When Idia was 14 they made an agreement to meet on Halloween in Belladonna’s hometown. Idia showed up, waited until sunrise and found Belladonna never showed up. When Idia returned home Belladonna never responded to Idia’s messages.

As Idia’s parents continued to leave him alone in charge of STYX so they could handle their own grief Idia found that loneliness from his childhood creeping back in. In his chest it bared down on him like a continuous pressure until on his 15th birthday he overblotted. He doesn’t remember most of what happened there. It was caught on security cameras and can still be found in STYX storage. But the Shroud’s generally agree not to touch or acknowledge it. After it took many guards to sedate Idia they put him in a cell where his parents kept him to research and watch his progress. A few weeks later he was better. His magic was weaker, it took a lot more out of him to do even the simplest of spells. But at least he wasn’t destructive anymore. Or he said he wasn’t.

His parents put him into therapy, expected he’d attend it on his own. He attended one session. Where his therapist asked if he blamed himself for what happened. A lot happened. He blamed himself for a lot. That question scared him. It made his vision darken and his hands shake and he felt so queasy about the answer. He never went back to his therapist after that. By that time he was to attend NRC. He knew he couldn’t go alone though and not with his magic so uncontrolled and weak as it was. He needed a conductor, he needed a supporter, an ally, a friend. So in a few simple months before school started he built Ortho.

[poodlejoonas]

Dad!BC AU - before and after

Because I’m feeling so soft tonight, I wanna share my thoughts on the guys before and after they become dads. Everyone knows that kids change people, but sometimes the change is nice and wholesome. 

I blame Joel and his sentimental edgy ass for that post on Instagram earlier.

(Under the read-more for length)

As the first dad of the group, Joonas was terrified of what the change would bring for him and Kirsten. He knew he would make his mistakes and he dreaded the day they would come. He was afraid that he was too immature to be a father - he read the comments online about him as a punk, about his Danish girlfriend who could barely read the hate comments written about her, and about their baby and how so many people “wished the poor girl luck” in dealing with a childish father like him. On top of that, Kirsten’s parents were begging her to leave Finland and him so they could help raise Sohvi because they thought they could do a better job than him. He was motivated to become the best dad he could be to prove them all wrong, but also to give his daughter the best life she deserved. He admits to his mistakes in the early days of fatherhood - he knows he should have been kinder to Kirsten when she was struggling mentally as a new mom.

Years later, with their third child on the way, the first two are a little bit older and they adore the hell out of their dad. Sohvi loves music like him and unapologetically stands her ground on the things she believes in. Lukas is a cannonball of a personality who loves the ice and playing hockey as much as his cousin Enkka. And the youngest of the Porkos, Jakob (aka “Jaska”) grows up to enjoy the softer things in life - reading, baking, knitting, and cuddling on a lazy day. Even through his busy schedule, he makes time to make memories with each of them in a way that matters to them - jamming out with Sohvi, skating with Lukas, and reading bedtime stories to Jaska. They all take his punk attitude, the very thing that many people used to discount his abilities to raise one child, let alone three. His family is perfect, and he realizes now that he had nothing to fear when he held his daughter for the first time.

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Joel had never given the thought of a family of his own much consideration. He was too busy being a rock star and conquering the world, and he was afraid of what the change after having a kid would look like for him. He wanted to be happy for Joonas when he told the group in Rotterdam that he was going to be a dad, but he was afraid of losing his best friend to an uncertain future. He grew to love his niece, after some time and a little bit of effort on his part, but he still thought they just weren’t for him.

When he went out on a blind date with Emilia Peltonen months later, he wasn’t expecting it to go anywhere from there. But she gave him a second chance, and a third, and so on, until they were finally living together. Milli finally asked him what he thought of the idea of having kids, and he thought he needed “some time” to think on it. It took him all of about 12 hours to make up his mind, but they waited almost a full year before they were finally successful. In that time, he asked her to marry him, regardless of whether a baby would even come along. Still, he had his doubts about his own abilities to give his son a happy life - he was impatient and snappy, his mental health would fall apart some days, he was never the most affectionate person. And yet, none of that matters to little Viktor; Joel is his idol and, in his mind, he’s the coolest guy on Earth and he wants to be just like him someday. He teaches Enkka to skate and fosters his love for hockey and music. When Enkka needs a hug, either when he’s sleepy or he just woke up from a bad dream, he knows his dad will be there to catch him. So many people love to see that he went from being a dark edgelord online with a pessimistic sense of humor, to being the best dad and husband of their group whose public presence is covered with the signs of his pride in his family. Joel’s transformation surprised so many people, but the change was a welcome sight.

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(TW: mention of miscarriage)

Niko wanted to be a dad from the beginning. When he dated Jenna in high school, the hopeless romantic in him dreamed of their little family and the future they would build together. He was devastated when they went their separate ways, thanks to their very different paths in life. He gave up on his dream of their little ones, until they crossed paths again. He knew he would be a fool to give up his second chance. He was overjoyed to learn that Jenna was pregnant with their first child; unlike the first two dads, he had no fears in the back of his mind that he would be a good one. As soon as he stepped into his house, he turned off the rock star Niko the world sees, and became Leevi’s dad and Jenna’s husband with every ounce of his being.

They made a promise to each other: when Leevi says his first word, it’s time for baby number two. Blissfully unaware of his parents’ plan to give him a sibling, Leevi watched Rommi walk by and blurted out his first word: kissa! Within two months, they were expecting their daughter to round out their little family. Lahja Rose was born the next February, two weeks past her original due date. Her father was a little heartbroken - she was supposed to be born on his birthday, hence the name Lahja (“gift”). But he was happy to finally have his little Rose to pay tribute to his favorite film (even if people made their fair share of jokes about it). They hit their first real snag as a family when, between 6 and 11 months, Lahja lived with on/off inner ear infections. Her parents did everything they could to help relieve her pain, eventually opting for surgery to fix it. Niko was a wreck for the full five months, refusing to leave his family’s side and being more than willing to fight anyone who disrespected his decision to have privacy with his family. Niko helped Jenna through the painful process of losing what would have been their third child. They mourned, they healed, and they decided that they were at peace just having their two.

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Olli wanted to be a dad, but he was terrified when he learned he had two on the way. Kaarina wanted to laugh at his adorkable response to the news - “count them again” - but she knew his fears were valid. She’d known this man since they were children, and his response to the news was typical of him as an anxious mess under his cool and seemingly collected personality. Her fears were the same; after all, she had no idea what changes were to come for her health. But both girls had a hold on his heart long before they were even born. Olli was willing to do anything to make Riina and the twins feel comfortable until their arrival a week before Christmas. The moment Elina was placed in his arms and he saw the way Elisabet fit in Riina’s, he wondered where those fears even belonged now.

Well... just a little more than three months later, when he was convinced he’d gotten his wife pregnant again, Olli was rightfully scared shitless. He loved his girls, but he couldn’t have three kids before the first two even celebrated their first birthday. Having narrowly dodged that nightmare, he took all the next steps to ensure that it never happened again. He was happy with his two, and so was Riina. The Matelas spend their summers at their beach home, the twins developing as much of a love for the ocean as him. They wear the best coordinated outfits - but not matching though, Olli and Riina want them to maintain their own personality outside of being twins. He’s more than happy to let them put a tiara on him and invite him to their “garden tea party” in their shared room. It was tough at first, but he soon became a master of carrying one in each arm while they felt tall and safe with him. But he can be a bit strict with them sometimes; he loves them, but he doesn’t want them to follow in his footsteps as a rock star. He knows it can be difficult and fun, but he doesn’t want his daughters to fall victim to the lifestyle. And yet, Elisabet was determined to forge her own path in music, while Elina took to the ice like Lukas and Enkka as a figure skater. There was no use in trying to stifle their dreams. Olli’s proud of his girls, and he’s always wanted them to be happy.

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Tommi’s family came pre-started. He was introduced to Marja Oksanen, a single mom to a young son who escaped a dangerous relationship with the father of her child. She was afraid that learning about her son would drive him away, that he wouldn’t bother with a single mom if she couldn’t put their relationship first. But Tommi loved this woman already, and someday he was sure he would love her son. He had his reasons to be wary around the boy since he’d never had a father figure in his life (outside of his Uncle Niko for the year or so that Marja and Miikka lived with him and Jenna). He let Miikka accept him first, and he waited for his cue before he grew into his role as his step-dad.

He readily agreed when Marja asked him if he wanted a baby with her (or “another cub” to fit the bear theme they adopted for their family). Tommi would have been happy to have several cubs with her. But when her pregnancy with Anna left her on constant bed rest and their daughter was born a month earlier than she should have, he couldn’t put her through that stress again. Marja’s health mattered more than the thought of a large family. Besides, he was more than happy with “Baby Bear” (Miikka) and “Cub” (Anna), because despite the fact that Miikka was not his son by birth, he was his son by love. And he was willing to defend that from anyone who dares to insult their family dynamic. Tommi is a master of being a dad; his energy calms both kids down when they’re stressed or in need of some love and understanding. It’s not an uncommon sight to see him with one on either side of him as the three of them relax in his recliner. So many people know Tommi as a man with a tough exterior, who doesn’t let his emotions show, doesn’t talk much, and doesn’t garner much attention in a room. But Tommi with his children is a different person altogether. He shares a side of him that belongs to his family.

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As the last to become a dad, Aleksi had a wealth of experience to rely on when he needed help with his son. He made the difficult decision to voluntarily become a single dad when his ex-girlfriend Laila expressed zero desire to become a mother. He endured so much stress and heartache in the process, from Laila dragging him in the media over his decision to announce the pregnancy to being banned from Noah’s birth altogether. He first laid eyes on Noah when he was just under an hour old, having only been held by the nurses who prepared him to meet his father. He spared no expense in spending two nights in the hospital with him in a suite, even when Laila had long checked out and left without saying goodbye to either of them.

He felt a twinge of shame when he accepted help from Joonas in taking care of his son. He wanted to do it by himself and prove that he could be a good dad alone. But having a village of friends behind him helped ease him into everything that fatherhood would throw at him. When Noah is diagnosed on the autism spectrum when he’s three, Aleksi immediately learns everything he can to understand his son better. He becomes his biggest defender when people try to push him out of his comfort zone, telling him that they can respect his decision to wear his noise-cancelling headphones when he needs them or they can leave both of them alone. He learns sign language to communicate with Noah whenever he goes mute and he shows solidarity when Noah stims in public. He stays out of the dating scene for years to stop a revolving door of strangers from coming around his son who is shy around new people and lives with separation anxiety from losing his mother at a young age. But Hanna Laaksonen was the perfect exception, as a child psychologist with a Master’s degree in early childhood development. The rest of his friends watched as Aleksi fell in love with her and as Noah began to call her Mom. Still, Aleksi always put Noah first, the same as he always had, and Hanna respected that fact.

[horrorslashergirl]

Slasher OC: Decebal Avram Chirilă

Full Name: Decebal Avram Chirilă

Nickname(s): Dacia, Dece, The Impaler, Vladislav, Tiger, Lynx, Dracula, Casanova

Age: 38

Gender: Male

Nationality: Romanian

Place of Birth: Bucharest, Romania

Current Location: Travels from country to country

Occupation: Former Romanian Soldier; Now Hitman

Languages: Romanian, English, German, French, Italian, Hungarian, Russian, Turkish

Appearance:

Height: 6'8

Weight: 240lbs

Body Type: Middle Bulky and Atheltic

Skin Color: Warm Beige

Hair Color: Dark Brown

Hair Style: Short on the sides and longer on top, wavy

Eye Color: Pale Grey, almost white, giving the impression he is blind

Face Claim: Stephen James

Clothing: He opts for comfortable clothing mostly because of his job as a hitman and because he is always on the run. He mostly goes with black T-shirts or shirts, a khaki army coat with many pockets, along with camo army pants again with many pockets and black combat boots. He has a long black scarf with the colors of the Romanian flag trimmed along that belonged to his father.

Other features: He has many scars on his broad back and down his arms; his back's scars are covered by tattoos of an eagle and a grim reaper with two swords in an X shape. His has full sleeve tattoos down his arms, picturing all kind of nature scenarios from his country, mountains and wild animals and AK-47's on each forearm. His neck, chest and legs are also covered by tattoos along with his hands. This guy is all inked up. He also has a silver earing on his right ear. He also wears an eyepatch that is covering his scarred eye that he got from a fight with his brother Alexander, the scar mimiking the ones Alexander has, coming from his eyebrow down his eye and over his cheek.

Weapons: Twin Swords, Twin Guns, and throwing knives.

Power/Skills:

Murderous expertise

Brute strength

Skilled usage of weaponry

Skill in hand-to-hand combat

Knifesmanship

Swordsmanship

Multilingual

Cunning Nature

Charisma

Driving expertise

Ruthlessness

Fearlessness

Manipulation

Marksmanship

Master tactician and strategist

Stealth mastery

Symbols: Here is the link to Decebal's symbols

History/Bio:

Decebal was named after a Romanian king by his parents, father Apostol Chirilă, and his mother, Maria Stratulat of Moldovic heritage. They were a poor family that lived in Bucharest during the communist times, a hard period for them. Decebal's father, Apostol was one of the rebels that were against this form of a system of social organization in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs.

Because of this Apostol and Maria, along with their three years old son, Decebal, were dragged into the communistic jails where they were tortured in all kinds of ways from whipping to starvation to being chained into coldness.

Decebal tried to protect his parents even though he was a small child and the army warden that took care of the horrific jails was surprised by the child's braveness and he took him away from his parents, not before forcing him to watch how his parents were killed brutally.

During the rest of his childhood and teenage years, Decebal spent most of his life in the dark underground jail, training with the soldiers, doing hard work. Despite that, the warden thought Decebal about all kinds of languages, cultures, and history. 

'Just because you're a stray dog that doesn't mean you cannot learn to bark and bite.'

In his late teenage years as he grew into an adult man, he got more to the light outside, following the warden wherever he went and did was his so-called 'father' figure did; smoke, drink and got laid with all the ladies.

The warden's words during a drunken late-night:

'You know boy, you will do something big, much bigger than you can imagine. I saw how all these sluts looked at you... You make them fall into your arms like they are desperate whores.'

'Use everything you got; charms, brains, muscles. In this world, there are the ones that walk every inch of the ground as they own it and the ones that follow, all chained. Tell me, boy... Which one you are?'

One of the greatest abilities that Decebal earned during years in the darkness was that he got so used to it that now as an adult, he sees perfectly into the darkness, just like cats do. 

Some people called Decebal 'Lynx'; the moniker originates from the fact that Lynx has exceptional night vision, remarkable hearing, and incredible instincts. The spiritual lesson Lynx carries to you is a reminder to partake of quiet observance, remembering there’s more to the world than what’s accessible through the physical eyes and ears alone.

After communism fell down in Romania, Decebal still maintained the attitude he grew up around; being sadistic, cold, and cruel. People weren't too fond of his attitude; his habits including fighting and torturing people that opposed him, getting laid with other men's wives, strolling down the streets like he owned everything.

He disappeared from Romania when there was a reward on his head to be finally executed. The Romanian army was hot on his trail, turning against him, but he simply vanished.

He strolls from country to country, not having a definitive home and working as a rogue hitman to earn money and to survive.

After a brutal fight between him and his twin little brother, Alexander; the two brothers which resulted in both of them almost dead, they get on an agreement of peace between them, with the help of their third part, their little sister Nadia.

Family: His little brother Alexander Chirilă and his little sister Nadia Nikolina Chirilă

His favorite killing style:

He prefers a kill that will put on a good show, he will shot his victims in both their knees, then he will dismember them with his sharp twin swords.

Personality:

Decebal has two paths of personality; the civilian one and the hitman one, that sometimes cross path depending on the situation at hand. In hi day to day life, he is a charming, handsome man, confident and sure of himself, but also having a modesty edge, just to draw people in closer, because he loves the attention, having a God-like complex.

Despite his childhood, he is a very educated man that speaks many languages, sometimes taking people by surprise, he can even put on fake accents. He also has vast knowledge about other countries history, mostly because that's what his 'father-figure' talked a lot about.

He is a flirt, he simply adores to make women swon by his charming looks and mysterious persona wherever he goes, people always wondering from where he comes. He knows how to sweet-talk people, being extremly manipulative. His looks; big and strong, in his eyes a flaming white glow.

You will rarely see Decebal without his charming smile or dark smirk that makes the ladies sigh and faint. He always puts on a winning attitude, knowing for creating many divorces along his travelings. 

Here goes his saying: 'If the female raised her tail, who I am to deny.'

He has a romantic side, after all he does speaks the romance languages, but it's highly influenced his his Casanova attitude.

He is blunt; this man will tell if you're damn gorgeous or if you're down-right ugly or stupid. He has no problem putting his opinions straight on the table.

His favorite drink: Țuică- is a traditional Romanian spirit that contains ~ 24–65% alcohol by volume (usually 40–55%), prepared only from plums.

His favorite food: Sarma is a dish of vine, cabbage, monk's rhubarb, kale or chard leaves rolled around a filling of grains, like bulgur or rice, minced meat, or both. It is found in the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire from the Middle East to Southeastern Europe.

His scent: Decebal's scent could be described as a 'game of seduction' with an "exciting rush" of citrus and cool spice top notes. Pungent bergamot "bites" with freshness, revived by cardamom and lavender. Caviar gives a provocative and erotic touch “like a trickle of sweat on a man’s chiseled body.” Masculine and rough notes of tobacco and orris root facilitate the heat of the composition. He has that scent that could be described as smoky confidence irresistible to women.

Other Characteristics:

He is a very good dancer, especially traditional ones and he also knows singing. Attending important parties with his 'father-figure' he learned from the women how to dance and sing. The women basically made him such a charismatic man.

He is a heavy drinker and holds his alcohol like it's water; his moldovic genes showing off. 

He is more of a night person that a day one, mostly because of his very good nocturnal sight.

He is pretty much an Outlaw.

His accent sounds like italian, latin, but with a little bit of russian or another slavic accent. (That's how a Austrian woman described his accent one night)

He is a master at Poker. Another way he earns a lot of money is through poker and plus, he is a master cheater. FUN FACT HERE: He won a man's wife through poker for one night.

He is a sword swallower, bonus he has no gag reflex.

He also loves to smoke from his pipe.

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There lived a certain man in Romania long ago

He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow

Most people look at him with terror and with fear

But to Bucharest chicks he was such a lovely dear

He could preach the Bible like a preacher

Full of ecstasy and fire

But he also was the kind of teacher

Women would desire

DE DE DECEBAL

Lover of the ROMANIAN queen

There was a cat that really was gone

DE DE DECEBAL

Romania's greatest love machine

It was a shame how he carried on

He ruled the Romanian land and never mind the Tsar

But the kazachok he danced really wunderbar

In all affairs of state he was the man to please

But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze

For the queen he was no wheeler dealer

Though she'd heard the things he'd done

She believed he was a holy healer

Who would heal her son

DE DE DECEBAL

Lover of the Romanian queen

There was a cat that really was gone

DE DE DECEBAL

Romania's greatest love machine

It was a shame how he carried on

(This is an interpretation of the song ‘Rasputin’ by Boney M, mostly because the song inspired me into creating him)

For power became known to more and more people

The demands to do something about this outrageous

Man became louder and louder

"This man's just got to go!" declared his enemies

But the ladies begged "Don't you try to do it, please"

No doubt this Decebal had lots of hidden charms

Though he was a brute they just fell into his arms

Then one night some men of higher standing

Set a trap, they're not to blame

"Come to visit us" they kept demanding

And he really came

DE DE DECEBAL

Lover of the Romanian queen

They put some poison into his țuică

DE DE DECEBAL

Romania's greatest love machine

He drank it all and said "I feel fine"

DE DE DECEBAL

Lover of the Romanian queen

They didn't quit, they wanted his head

DE DE DECEBAL

Romania's greatest love machine

[Spoken:] Oh, those Romanians...

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But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger

[bokutosbiceps]

For kengan: how did ohma and his wife got togther/married and who married them off, niko maybe. Scenario. 2: Headcanon , raian and ohma learning that their s/o is pregnant and how they're dealing with the news of being a dads

hello !! thank you for sending in multiple requests :) i am going to only do the headcanons for this one because i have already received a request similar to the scenario you had requested. i hope you enjoy !!

kure raian

raian hasn’t ever really wanted kids, per se...like he’s not completely against the idea bUT he’s young + he doesn’t want kids right now

finally working up the courage to make you his was already a huge milestone for him, so he’d wanna take things slow

but his libido can be monstrous at times, so it’s no wonder that you ended up pregnant

you would be worried about coming up w the right way to tell raian that you were pregnant but you knew his family would be absolutely ecstatic since creating strong warriors is their pride + joy + they approve of you 1035832%

you’d probably go to fusui, his sister, first for advice

she’d be so excited for you !!!!

she’d want first dibs on holding the little guy or gal + she’d wanna help out w any sort of support you’d need since she knew raian might be skittish about that type of stuff at first

she suggests just telling him straight up, but telling erioh first, since he should know before raian. plus, erioh might have a better suggestion of breaking the news to raian

telling erioh was pretty easy, because you barely had to tell him

he’s seen so many pregnant women (because all of the pregnancies in the clan are run through him + also he had hella kids) he can just tell by the look in your eye + when you request a presence w him that you’re pregnant

he is so pleased + so proud, since after marrying raian, he had basically treated you as his own blood—plus, he knows that raian would make extremely powerful offspring so he’s been waiting for this moment

he suggests to also just be honest w raian + to be logical + calm about it. also that you should anything that would get him riled up in any way

so you decided to give it a week before you told raian ,,, but he was already mad sus because he could tell that something was different about you

when you break the news to him, it’s very mundane. he’s driving + you’re riding in the passenger seat + you just come out + say it

he swerves the car slightly + gives you an incredulous look

“THAT’S WHAT YOU’VE BEEN ACTING SO WEIRD FOR ????? WHAT THE FUCK I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA LEAVE ME OR YOU WERE DYING OR SOME SHIT”

you thank the heavens for raian’s constant dumbassery, as it had saved you in this situation

raian’s so chill about it, because he knew it would happen eventually + it was basically part of his namesake

he asks how long you’ve known, how far along you are, who else knows, etc etc + you answer all of his questions honestly + calmly

he’s a bit jealous that you told fusui before him because WHAT THE FUCK HE’S YOUR HUSBAND but he gets over it 

he immediately sets out on talking about the kid + how you guys are gonna raise it

he’s already made up his mind that his kid is gonna be the strongest human in the history of the universe (besides him) + he will teach said kid to hate ohma’s kid + be rivals w them

he is actually pretty excited to have a fresh mind to press his beliefs + habits onto, but he knows that over you dead body would your kid be as pompous + idiotic as him

he’s okay w you teaching your kid manners 

he agrees to go to all check ups w you when he’s not busy w a mission or training + he semi-promises to meet all your needs

you’re not holding your breath, you know that he’ll complain just as much as you will

this will be raian’s pregnancy just as much as it is yours

but also he’s super proud that the heir will be coming from you, the woman that he chose himself

tokita ohma

ohma had always felt like he would be an awful, terrible father, so he’s always been nervous about the idea of you possibly getting pregnant

it’s not that he doesn’t want to have a kid w you, he thinks you’d be a great mother, but he knows he wouldn’t be able to give you everything you need because of his aggressive yet flighty nature 

you immediately solicit kazuo after you got your first pregnancy test

he’s like ????? TAKE ANOTHER ONE !!! JUST IN CASE

once the second pregnancy test comes back positive, kazuo is overjoyed

he treats you as though you’re his own daughter + that your baby will be his own grandchild

amidst all the excitement he stops + is like ,,,, oh wait ,,,, have you told ohma ??

and you’re like :)

kazuo is freaking out because he doesn’t know how ohma will react but he wants the best for you guys

he offers to support you if ohma flees due to being caught off guard

you appreciate kazuo for stressing out because you didn’t have the energy

once kazuo starts to realize how much ohma cherishes you, he offers to just tell him for you + you politely decline, saying that it’s something that should be between you + ohma

so kazuo gives you the advice of feeding ohma first + telling him while he’s about to doze off, so he can be more relaxed

you decided that the sooner you tell him the better, so you’d tell him that night

after making/ordering ohma’s favorite dish + cuddling w him in bed/on the couch for most of the night, you whisper it to him, just loud enough that he could hear

he literally does not even flinch or raise his eyebrows or ask you to repeat yourself ,,, he’s just like ,,, yah i know

you’re like WHAT ?????? BOI HOW DID YOU KNOW

he explains that you had seemed different, you’d had a bigger appetite, you were more cautious, + that you had been spending way too much time in the bathroom

you hate him because he’s too smart for his own good sometimes

but deep down, you know the man’s a dumbass :)

you ask him how he’s feeling about it + he doesn’t mind that you’re pregnant

he promises to support you the best he can but he apologizes in advance for being overwhelmed + new to all of this 

he also tells you that kazuo would probably wanna help out 

overall, he’s grateful that you told him you were pregnant so he didn’t have to find out from someone else or when you became rounder 

as for him being a new dad, he accepts it as a new challenge but is a bit terrified lol but he knows everything will turn out okay because he’s got you

[theravencawsatmidnight]

Full Nest Part Four

The story so far. Hawks has found Reader with a quirk like his except she has pretty blue wings. He takes her in after saving her from a villain that is forcing quirks onto people and selling them. He helps her with the quirk while fighting his instincts at the same time only to realize how important Pretty Blue Bird is.

Niko was a down on his luck quirkless guy working a boring office job with empty promises of promotions and pay raises. He had no wife or children or friends really. He hated the Heroes and not having a quirk, he was different and he did not want to be different. Niko had spotted a flyer on his way home from work one night , it was shaking in the cold wind and had multiple staples in it that read ‘Quirk Testing. ‘Can your body handle one?’ He was curious about it , someone could give out quirks ? He had to check this out , if it worked his life would be so much better.

It worked… but not how he hoped. Niko had no control over his life now. It was not even his life anymore. It was the Gift Givers.

Niko decided to go by Khan now, he liked that name. The Gift Giver seemed to think Niko was completely gone because he was explaining his new orders to him. The quirk had some kind of control feature but all these years of Niko being down on his luck had given him a thick skin and strong consciousness . He played along for a long while with whatever he said thinking nothing of it, easy work honestly. That is.. untill…

“Make his life miserable, take her or the child. Whichever sounds funner.” Was what the Gift Giver told him over and over till Niko was saying it himself. The chance to ruin a Hero's life? He jumped at it. He wanted nothing more and that's when Khan started to take over Nikos mind more and more…

••

You and Keigo were shopping for all kinds of baby clothes and toys along with two matching cribs . Everything you picked out was super cute and everything Keigo picked out was Hero theme. He picked out some onesies that had little wings on them and a big blanket made out of the material of his jacket. You could not be happier with your life right now. Keigo saved you and helped you with your quirk . He really was everything he made himself out to be and you loved him .

The months went on and Khan kept his distance from you and Keigo. He was observing everything, mapping out his home and how far it was from the Agency, how far it was from the hideout, the hospital..

Tokoyami was not so easy to work with during those months. He knew something was up and everything was too quiet and he tried to get Hawks to pay attention but as the months went on he came to the Agency less and less to spend time with you. “I'll get to it, Toko i promise” was what he said to his sidekick.

But he never did . You were having trouble getting around even with the wings and Hawks had to help you as much as he could . He also had to set up the private clinic for the delivery. Everything was fine in his eyes, and life could not be better.

••

Nine months later.

“......keigo.”

“Yes pretty blue bird?”

“I.. my legs are wet..”

Keigo flew over from the kitchen to the couch stopping in front of you. He threw the blanket off you and reached under your dress feeling some water. You looked at eachother and before Keigo could say anything you were already looking scared .

“Sshhh..”

“Keigo .. im .. i…”

He kissed your head and picked you up in his arms. “Its okay. Ill be there the whole time.”

You held him tight whining from the contractions and movement , your wings spazzing out all over his home. Hawks bumped his balcony door open, taking off into the sky to his private clinic. Khan was sitting on the roof of the home waiting, he took off from the ground following.

It was a safe birth for the most part. You called Keigo a couple of bad names and needed a numbing shot in the back but you did it. One boy with purple wings and one girl with purple wings . Twins. Both with curly hairs the same colors as yours with a streak of dusty blond peeking out the front . The boy was born first and then the girl. They were perfect.

The doctor had wrapped the children up in blankets and handed you them before leaving . You could not be happier .. two little chicks and they were perfect..

Hawks was speechless .. for the first time in his life he had nothing to say. He was a father now , that was the only thing running through his head now.

“Keigo..”

“Pretty blue bird..”

“ will you sit with me.”

Keigo gently got on the bed with you and you handed him to two bundles of blankets so you could snuggle up with him . You were exhausted and as much as you wanted to be awake for this moment you could not keep your eyes open. It made Keigo chuckle , he kissed your head giving you the okay to take a nap.

A few hours later.

Keigo was walking around the room holding his chicks and making little coo noises at them laughing at their reactions. His son had one gold brown eye , the left one. The right one was the same color as yours. His daughter had the same eyes as you . You were just waking up but still feeling pretty out of it , it still hurt to move .

“Do you have names..?” You asked him , trying to sit up in the bed.

Keigo went over to help you and kissed your head . “Hiro and Hera .” He told you.

“Thats lovely..” you leaned on him to look at your chicks , they looked happy to see you. “Keigo, I love you. I love our chicks.”

“And i love you pretty blue bird, and our chicks as well.”

“Isn't that lovely?”

“Ow!!! KEIGO!!!”

Hawks got up off the bed handing you the children to see you reaching down to hold your leg , it had four bites in it and was bleeding. The air looked like it was moving and Khan made himself visible standing up , tail swaying slowly , his tongue was flicking around. Keigo pulled a feather sword over his shoulder but stopped when you cried out again. He looked over and his heart sank, you were suffocating , trying hard to suck in air.

“What did you do!!!” Hawks yelled flying over the bed . By now the children were crying and you were coughing.

“I poisioned her. “ he told you without batting a eye.

Keigo grabbed Khan holding the sword to his neck. “Fix.. it..”

“Kill me. And she dies. Hows it feel to have no power? Hero? The antidote is in my saliva , if i dont lick those marks shes gonna die. And i dont really feel like it. But i do feel like making a deal.”

“Ke.. i…”

He looked back fast at you and then back at Khan. He lowered his sword stepping back. “What do you want.”

“The son.”

“No.. S-something else! “ Hawks was panicking . This.. this is what Tokoyami ment…..”TAKE ME!!!”

“I want the son. The first born. Your pride and joy.” His tail swayed faster as he watched you fade in and out. Keigo looked over and dropped his sword to cup your cheeks . He had tears in his eyes and couldn't form words. You were heaving trying to say something but he could not make it out.

“Pretty… blue.. bird…”

“You've got 2 minutes. Hero.”

Keigo pressed his forehead to yours and cried with you as he spoke. “Take him….”

You felt a sting in your leg and your breathing returned just like that. You tried to look down but Hawks held you to his chest so you couldn't . You fought him crying and screaming. Your wings went nuts cutting him up . Hawks had used his feathers to shield Hera from yours and just kept apologizing… over.. and over… and over...

••

Chapter One

Chapter Two

@marydragneell @loxbbg @toribug2020 @scarlette-wolf918

[nikonothere]

Get to Know Me

I was tagged by @heavygloomxx so long ago that they probably forgot it happened xD I apologize for the gigantic delay, but thank you still for the tag!

Nickname: For now, Niko is just a nickname until I decide if I want to legally change it to my name. I've also been called Niks, Nickel, punkeydoodle (thanks, grandpa), Wiknee (another winner, but it came from my brother so it's fine) and others a little too cringy to list

Real Name: It's an N name, that's about all I'll give

Zodiac: I don't know much about the Zodiac, but have been told by people who do that I'm on the "cusp" of Aries and Taurus

Favorite musicians or bands: Rammstein, Lindemann, Emigrate, Feeling B Ok now that the essentials are listed, non Rammstein-related: Anberlin, Secret & Whisper, A Flock of Seagulls, And Then There Were None, Falling Up, XTC, MCR, FoB, Green Day, and so on in the vein of either mid 2000's alt rock, unknowns, or 80's bands.

Favorite sports team: I don't watch too much of sports lately, though I used to have a soft spot for the Denver Broncos (I lived there, don't judge).

BUT, with that said and connected to sports, my brother competed in this year's season of American Ninja Warrior. He is in the qualifier episodes that aired this past week, and may or may not be in the semi finals. Not allowed to discuss how well he did until it airs, but I STRONGLY recommend watching if you can, for no particular reason ;) If you want details on which ninja he is, let me know. I couldn't be prouder of him and love bragging on him.

Other Blogs: I'm too scatterbrained for even just THIS blog. I could not handle another

Do I get asks?: Yes, and I used to be the worst at answering. Hoping that gets changed now

How many blogs do I follow: 295, which is actually WAY more than I thought. I would have guessed 100 max

Tumblr crushes: you mean my wife? Yes :3 For non-romantic, absolutely, though it's more of an "omg your Tumblr is always posting the perfect content, I adore you" type crush

Lucky number: 2

What am I wearing?: black sweatpants that are covered in white fur (thank you, catto) and a shirt from one of my favorite comedians who poked fun at flat earthers, with this graphic:

This is important to show, because I was actually approached by a woman in a grocery store while I wore this shirt. She told me she loved it, and I was excited thinking she also knew Dan Cummins. I found out very quickly she did not xD we were both not quite as happy when I explained what it was.

Dream vacation: seeing my partner in Germany; apart from that, I want to go to the Tulip Festival Amsterdam one day.

Dream Car: Original styled body Mini Cooper-- not those gross huge new ones that stopped looking like true Minis. The classic Mini would be the ultimate goal

Favorite food: A dish using yellow rice and chicken, a staple food from Venezuela that I grew up eating (Arroz con Pollo)

Drink of choice: Either sugar free soda or flavored water. If we're talking alcoholic, Moscow Mule or Disaronno on the rocks

Instruments: piano, drums, bass (not really, I barely even can call it "messing around")

Languages: English and Spanish fluent, and I would call it "dabbling" in German, though I'm trying to focus more on it

Celebrity crushes: Apart from most of Rammstein, Jennifer Anniston (I blame We're the Millers as I've never seen even one episode of FRIENDS)

Random fact: I have an actual phobia of vomiting xD it's one of the weirder facts I could think of

If anyone would like to do this too, consider yourselves tagged by me ^_^

[sheyshen]

My FanFic compilation

I figured I have written quite a lot over the years and especially this year, that putting together something like this, that has everything I’ve written so far in one place all organized would be a good idea! So please! Enjoy!

There’s quite a lot so they’ll all be listed under the read more, They’re all organized by series (fairy tail, swtor, mass effect, dragon age, greedfall, anthem, and smut fics) as well as by pair with a short description, starting with the first fic I wrote (fairy tail) and the latest (fictober 2020 prompts)  :D

Fairy Tail: (Leading off with this because it’s my first ever fic) -Shall We Dance, Pair: Laxus/Lucy: 38 chapters, Finished https://archiveofourown.org/works/4351550/chapters/9870611

Swtor: Main fic: -Breaking the Bad News (aka BTBN), multi-pair, main focus is shan trio: currently 70 chapters, Ongoing. https://archiveofourown.org/works/9340892/chapters/21164699

Side Fics: Kara Hawke’s Backstory(s):

Pre-Class story: -A Smuggler’s Tyr, no pairing, intro to Kara’s first crew: Currently 1 chapter, Complete (Might add more eventually)

During Class Story: -Adventure of a Lifetime, no pairing focus but will mention Darmas, meant to build on what we have of the in game class story: Currently 1 chapter, hiatus (plan to work on more with 2021)

Post Class Story: -Hawke Legacy: While Kara Sleeps, mentioned Theron/Kara, focus’s on Koro delivering the news of Marr’s ship being attacked to Theron. 1 chapter, Complete -Downtime, Theron/Kara, Post arrival on Odessen but prior to chapter 9 on kotfe, 1 chapter, complete -Desert Reunion, Theron/Kara, Introducing Kara’s dad and bringing him into the Alliance, 3 chapters, complete -A Moment, Theron/Kara, but starting to poke at the idea of Arcann being involved, 1 chapter, complete

Prompts: -Fictober 2018, day 1: Can you feel this?, Kara/Arcann/Theron, post-umbara/pre-copero so theron’s only mentioned -Fictober 2018, day 3: How can I trust you?, Kara/Arcann/Theron, post-Nathema, and a bit on the trio +kids, dealing with Theron’s return -Fictober 2018, day 5: Take what you need, mentioned Kara/Caleb (her first husband from her original crew), takes place before the class stories, short story about a job she had done -Fictober 2018, day 6: I’ve heard enough, this ends now. Kara/Arcann (sometime pre-nathema so sorry Theron’s not really in this one), bit of covering a reoccuring nightmare Kara had for a few months -Fictober 2018, day 7: No Worries, we still have time, Kara/Arcann/Theron (Arcann’s not present tho, just mentioned), little bit of the pair of workaholics +kids taking a break -Fictober 2018, day 12/13: Who could do this/Try harder next time, Kara/Arcann/Theron & Koren/Trey (Will have this in both pairs), sometime post-nathema probably, little adventure with Kara involving having to save her sons -Prompt: I Care about You, Theron/Kara, little bit of a rebuild of their kotfe reuinion -Prompt: Come Cuddle, Kara/Arcann/Theron, Short fluff story of one of their movie nights with some bad jokes -Promptless idea: Arcann Singing, Kara/Arcann/Theron, I’ve always had this idea that Arcann can sing at least as well as Senya does, so here’s a bit of him singing to kara’s boys, and also kara. -Fictober 2019, day 2: Just Follow me, I know the area, Kara/Arcann mainly, post onslaught so Theron’s involved but just not featured in this prompt. Little bit of a romantic night out. -Fictober 2019, day 3: Now? Now you listen to me?, Kara/Arcann/Theron, follow-up to the fictober 2018 day 6 prompt, and resolution to the chronic nightmares Kara was having -Fictober 2020, day 7: Yes I did, what about it?, Kara/Arcann/Theron, post-nathema, small bit of theron and kara heart to heart about a choice she made (involving Valss because I’m still bitter we didn’t get a save option for him) and both prosthetic users in the trio are sore (maybe there’s a storm moving in) -Fictober 2020, day 15: Not interested, thank you, Kara/Arcann/Theron (Arcann isn’t present for this), one of a handful of reminders that Kara and Theron are parents, connor just really wants to make his lightsaber -Fictober 2020, day 18: You don’t see it?, Kara/Arcann/Theron (post umbara pre Nathema so theron is only mentioned), something of a pep-talk from arcann.

Nora Hawke/Mikael Hawke: -That Time Back When We First Met, backstory on how my sith warrior and pub trooper met before they started their relationship: currently 2 chapters, hiatus (plan to work on more with 2021) -Fictober 2018, day 4: Will that be all?, little bit after they first met, can be considered a continuation chapter... technically

Koren Gates/Trey Hawke: -Fictober 2018, day 2: People Like you have no imagination, Koren/Trey & Shey/Torian (will put it for both pairs), little adventure of my bounty hunter squad +sith BF -Fictober 2018, day 12/13: Who could do this/Try harder next time, Kara/Arcann/Theron & Koren/Trey (Will have this in both pairs), sometime post-nathema probably, little adventure with Kara involving having to save her sons -Fictober 2020, day 13: I missed this, Koren/Trey, bit of fluff between my overly caring hunter who could use a day off and his grump of a sith boyfriend. -Fictober 2020, day 28: Do I have to do everything here?, Kara/Arcann/Theron, Arcann and Koth decide to play a co-op holonet game, with only minor arguing. -Fictober 2020, day 30: Just say it, Kara/Arcann/Theron, Kara gets a little time to herself and the trio’s weekly movie night ends up being a bit more than just the three of them.

Shey Shen/Torian Cadera: -Fictober 2018, day 2: People Like you have no imagination, Koren/Trey & Shey/Torian (will put it for both pairs), little adventure of my bounty hunter squad +sith BF -Prompt: I’m Right Where I Belong, Shey/Torian sometime post kotet, a rare time that I bring up the fact that she has amnesia and still can’t remember anything prior to about 2 years prior to the class stories starting. -Prompt: ... out of habit (kiss), former Shey/Koro mention as well as Shey/Torian, because Koro is a mess and while him and Shey have been divorced for years habits die hard. -Fictober 2020, day 8: I’m not doing that again, Shey/Torian & Kurana/Andronikos (will be under both pairs), Little bit of a fun idea of who would win in a fight, our dear pirate or mando

Kurana Knight/Andronikos Revel: -Prompt: One Falling Asleep with their head in the other’s lap, Kurana/Andronikos, I keep thinking of this prompt now and then because writing Niko being soft for his wife is a lot of fun. -Fictober 2020, day 8: I’m not doing that again, Shey/Torian & Kurana/Andronikos (will be under both pairs), Little bit of a fun idea of who would win in a fight, our dear pirate or mando

Lyra Hawke/Doc: -Fictober 2020, day 1: No, Come Back!, Lyra/Doc, little adventure on an unnamed planet that I honestly love the idea of -Fictober 2020, day 6: That was Impressive, Lyra/Doc, Another little adventure of information gathering featuring Kara’s youngest son, Connor. -Fictober 2020, day 22: And neither should you, Lyra/Doc, little bit of fluff and doc trying to get his wife to take a day off

Ren Hawke/Vinn Atrius: -Fictober 2020, day 9: Will you Look at this?, Ren/Vinn, I need to write more of them outside of btbn so this was a start to hopefully more building on my didn’t plan to ship this as strongly as I ended up doing pair.

Ava Reiner/Jonas Balkar: -Fictober 2020, day 20: Did I ask?, Ava/Jonas, Small job featuring a couple of SIS agents, and including a bounty hunter I got attached to in a hurry.

Kyri Dennan/Arn Peralun: -Fictober 2020, day 21: This, this makes it all worth it, Kyri/Arn, little build up for another pair that I didn’t expect to get attached to, featuring some implant maintanence.

Airi/Theron (one off because disaster spy/spy pairing I had to write at least once): -Admittance, 1 chapter, complete

WoW: Aulara Stormdawn/Kieran Grimmarrow: -Lunar Eclipse, (Technically my first fic but I didn’t post it until after Shall We Dance), A story involving Aulara (an orphaned night elf priestess), Koren Haven (her brother from the orphanage, a human paladin), Kieran (a blood elf noble, hunter who doesn’t have much people skills), and the friends they meet including Rokar an old orc shaman and Sen a orc huntress, that navigates through the warcraft story starting with vanilla wow. Currently 7 chapters, on hiatus but planning on picking it up again in 2021! -Fictober 2020, day 4: That didn’t stop you before, Aulara/Kieran, A quest during Legion and a bit of a flashback from one of their first quests together around when they first started fighting side by side during BC -Fictober 2020, day 25: Sometimes you can even see, Aulara/Kieran, The burning of Teldrassil and Kieran deciding he’s willing to risk everything he’s ever known to be with his wife. Koren is there to give him a hand. -Fictober 2020, day 26: How about you trust me for once?, Aulara/Kieran, early BC before they became a couple, Kieran and Aulara get a moment to talk alone in Nagrand, involves something close to an awkward confession. >:3

Shey Wrynn/Varian Wrynn: -Prompt: Are you testing me?, Shey/Varian, post WoD but pre-Legion, little walk through elwynn turning into an adventure between the king and his wife, Shey is not amused when he charges in head first. -Fictober 2020, day 2: That’s the easy part, Shey/Varian, mid to late WoD, bit of fluff while planning the push towards hellfire citadel, bit of fluff and bit of proposal.  >:3 -Fictober 2020, day 10: All I ever wanted, Shey/Varian, post-BFA Pre-Shadowlands, proof I can write at least a little bit angsty, some platonic Shey & Anduin. -Fictober 2020, day 16: I never wanted anything else, Shey/Varian, something short around late Cata early MoP involving Shey having a birthday. -Fictober 2020, day 27: Give me that, Shey/Varian, probably what I consider the most ooc i’ve written him but honestly i had a lot of fun writing them being dorks. -Fictober 2020, day 31: I trust you, Shey/Varian, sometime early Cata soon after they started a relationship. The one and probably only time I’ll ever mention Shey’s old house, and a touch on the fact that i’m 100% certain that Varian would try and sneak out of the city time to time.

Shey & Anduin (platonic, it’s always platonic/familial between them) -Fictober 2020, day 19: I can’t do this anymore, Shey & Anduin, because sometimes a girl just needs to sneak her son out of the city to give him a break and maybe check out a ruin or something.

Shey Wrynn/Aethas Sunreaver: -Prompt: By your side, Shey/Aethas. Post legion, a bit of a moment between them early BFA. I started writing them as a potential pair before settling as friends with benefits that might form into more, so this is a possible hinting at them becoming “more”

Mass Effect: John Shepard/Kaidan Alenko: -Prompt: War’s End Kiss, Shenko, Post ME3 when they’re just a couple of retired old soldiers and John’s slowly recovering from his injuries from the final push. -Fictober 2019, day 4: I know you didn’t ask for this, Shenko, Post ME3, a bit of a heart to heart between them and tending to slowly healing injuries. -Fictober 2020, day 3: You did this?, Shenko, Post ME3, Kaidan runs across some old footage of John over the years from before they met to the reaper war. -Fictober 2020, day 14: You better leave now, Shenko, during ME3, short mission against a hold out of mercs, featuring James. -Fictober 2020, day 24: Are you kidding me?, Shenko, during ME3 probably, featuring Kaidan “my headache doesn’t hurt that bad” Alenko and John “please just take a nap” Shepard. -Fictober 2020, day 29: Back up!, Shenko, during ME3, mission to clear out a cerberus warehouse including some battle flirting and James lending a gun.

Scott Ryder/Gil Brodie: -Fictober 2020, day 12: Watch me, Ryder/Gil, Post main MEA story, something short of Scott looking forward to getting out and exploring while Gil (and eventually Sara) work on the Nomad. (Sara is my pathfinder)

Dragon Age: Garrett Hawke/Fenris: -Dawning, Fenhawke, Short bit of fluff and my firt step into writing dragon age. Late or post DA2.

Lia Hawke/Fenris (a one off when I was debating on canon hawkes & romances for them): -Fictober 2020 day 5: Unacceptable, try again. Fenhawke, little bit of teasing and bad taste in books.

Rana Cousland/Alistair Theirin: -Promptless ramble, Rana/Alistair, Set during DAO with Rana reflecting on those she’s lost, worrying for her brother and realizing just how in love she’s fallen with Alistair. -Fictober 2020, day 23: Do we have to?, Rana/Alistair, set post DAO, pre-DAI, little romantic picnic between the king and queen of ferelden before she heads off on her next mission. (hints at Nathaniel being involved with the both of them.)

Greedfall: Lydia de Sardet/Kurt -Fictober 2020, day 11: I told you so, Lydia/Kurt, short bit trying to get my footing writing these two, Lydia thinks she can still climb trees like she used to as a kid. -Fictober 2020, day 17: Give me a minute or an hour, Lydia/Kurt, short bit, and Kurt not being as subtle about his feelings about Lydia as he probably thinks he has.

Anthem: Raya Auren/Matti (1 of the 3 Matthias Sumner) -Fictober 2019 day 1: It’ll be fun, trust me, Raya/Matti, Bit of an adventure involving Raya taking her favorite arcanist out of fort tarsis to see something very special. (also involving me having no clue how they transport people when there’s only one javelin and winging it)

Smut: (all of them are swtor so far) -A Moment Reprised, Kara/Arcann, takes place post-umbara and pre-nathema, and sometime late in BtBN, no plot. -Moving on, Koren/Trey, takes place right before chap 35 of BtBN, featuring my dorks of a hunter and sith setting in stone they’re serious about each other. no plot -Just a short vacation, Kara/Theron, takes place post-nathema pre-onslaught, A moment in Kara and Theron’s honeymoon at a lovely resort and the closest to taking a day off Theron will ever probably take. No plot -Welcome Home, Kara/Arcann/Theron, unlike the other 3 doesn’t have a specific time that it takes place other than post nathema. No plot

[newstfionline]

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Beating The Heat Is Out Of Reach (IPCC, AP News) The U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a shocker of a report Monday summarizing the latest authoritative scientific information about global warming. 234 scientists contributed to the 3,000-plus-page report. Global temperatures have already risen by 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1.1 degrees Celsius) since the 19th century, the highest in over 100,000 years. Further warming is already “locked in,” meaning even if emissions are drastically cut, some changes will be “irreversible” for centuries. Ice melt and sea-level rise are already accelerating, and wild weather events like heatwaves and storms are expected to worsen and become more frequent. Earth is warming so fast that by the 2030s, temperatures will probably exceed the Paris climate accord’s ideal goal of no more than 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit and 1.5 degrees Celsius by the year 2100. The report called it a “code red for humanity.”

Infrastructure bill approved in Senate (AP) With a robust vote after weeks of fits and starts, the Senate approved a $1 trillion infrastructure plan for states coast to coast on Tuesday, as a rare coalition of Democrats and Republicans joined together to overcome skeptics and deliver a cornerstone of President Joe Biden’s agenda. “Today, we proved that democracy can still work,” Biden declared at the White House, noting that the 69-30 vote included even Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. The overwhelming tally provided fresh momentum for the first phase of Biden’s “Build Back Better” priorities, now heading to the House. A sizable number of lawmakers showed they were willing to set aside partisan pressures, at least for a moment, eager to send billions to their states for rebuilding roads, broadband internet, water pipes and the public works systems that underpin much of American life. The measure proposes nearly $550 billion in new spending over five years in addition to current federal authorizations for public works that will reach virtually every corner of the country. There’s money to rebuild roads and bridges, and also to shore up coastlines against climate change, protect public utility systems from cyberattacks and modernize the electric grid. Public transit gets a boost, as do airports and freight rail. Most lead drinking water pipes in America could be replaced.

COVID vaccines to be required for military under new US plan (AP) Members of the U.S. military will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine beginning next month under a plan laid out by the Pentagon Monday and endorsed by President Joe Biden. In memos distributed to all troops, top Pentagon leaders said the vaccine is a necessary step to maintain military readiness. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the mid-September deadline could be accelerated if the vaccine receives final FDA approval or infection rates continue to rise. “I will seek the president’s approval to make the vaccines mandatory no later than mid-September, or immediately upon” licensure by the Food and Drug Administration “whichever comes first,” Austin said in his memo, warning them to prepare for the requirement.

For first time, average pay for supermarket and restaurant workers tops $15 an hour (Washington Post) The U.S. labor market hit a new milestone recently: For the first time, average pay in restaurants and supermarkets climbed above $15 an hour. Wages have been rising rapidly as the economy reopens and businesses struggle to hire enough workers. Some of the biggest gains have gone to workers in some of the lowest-paying industries. Overall, nearly 80 percent of U.S. workers now earn at least $15 an hour, up from 60 percent in 2014. Job sites and recruiting firms say many job seekers won’t even consider jobs that pay less than $15 anymore. For years, low-paid workers fought to make at least that much. Now it has effectively become the new baseline. Economists caution that a higher average wage is not the same as a $15 minimum wage. Half of workers in these industries are still making below $15 an hour. Nonetheless, rising pay is still a game-changer for millions of workers.

Dry California tourist town to guests: ‘Please conserve’ (AP) Tourists flock by the thousands to the coastal town of Mendocino for its Victorian homes and cliff trails, but visitors this summer are also finding public portable toilets and signs on picket fences pleading: “Severe Drought. Please conserve water.” Hotels have closed their lobby bathrooms and residents have stopped watering their gardens in the foggy outpost about 150 miles (240 kilometers) north of San Francisco after two years of little rain sapped many of the wells Mendocino depends on for potable water. Mendocino’s water woes were compounded in recent weeks when the city of Fort Bragg a few miles to the north—its main backup water supplier—informed officials that it, too, had a significant drop in its drinking water reserves after the Noyo River recorded its lowest flows in decades. “This is a real emergency,” said Ryan Rhoades, superintendent of the Mendocino City Community Services District, which helps manage the water in the town’s aquifer.

Nicaragua recalls four LatAm ambassadors in tit-for-tat move (Reuters) Nicaragua has recalled its ambassadors to Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Costa Rica for “consultations,” the government said on Monday, deepening the Central American country’s international isolation over its crackdowns on the opposition. Mexico, Argentina and Colombia recently recalled their ambassadors to protest against moves to clamp down on the opposition in Nicaragua, while Costa Rica a few weeks ago suspended the appointment of its ambassador to the country. On Saturday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Ortega of taking new “undemocratic, authoritarian actions.” Blinken also singled out Ortega’s wife, Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo, and said the two were seeking to hold on to power “at all costs” with a strategy of disqualifying potential opposition candidates. Nicaragua is due to hold presidential elections in November in which Ortega is seeking a fourth consecutive term.

Twelve Days In Office, and Crisis Swamps Peru’s Leftist President (Bloomberg) Peru’s new president is off to a rocky start, selecting contentious ministers, alienating allies and setting the stage for a brutal face-off with congress, all within days of taking office. A rural teacher and union activist, Pedro Castillo won the election after reassurances that he’s his own man, not beholden to his party’s Marxist ideology or chief. But when he named his cabinet—including a prime minister who’s under investigation for being an alleged apologist for terrorists—analysts, opposition figures and even some who’d backed him expressed alarm, so much so that the word “impeachment” was heard more than once. “His political capital went up in smoke in 24 hours,” said Rodolfo Rojas, a partner of the Lima-based Sequoia political advisory group. “If he doesn’t change course, there’s no future for him.” Impeachment isn’t imminent, Rojas said, but a clash with congress looks likely. And while Peru has made a habit of ousting presidents, it’s rare for such a discussion to take place within days of inauguration.

French wine production set for a 30-percent drop (Washington Post) A confluence of weather woes is hurting France’s wine harvest. First, there was severe frost in the spring, which laid the foundation for disaster by damaging 30 percent of the production. Then, torrential summer rains hit western Europe in July, leaving parts of Germany and Belgium ravaged by floods, and leading to fungal attacks on grapes and their leaves in France. All of this has set France up for a wine supply drop of 24 to 30 percent this year—the lowest output since 1970, France’s farm ministry said Friday. For champagne, harvest potential has been slashed in half, some producers warned. In Italy, the world’s largest wine producer, high temperatures in the south caused an early harvest, while heavy rains in the north caused a late harvest, according to farmers association Coldiretti. Output is estimated to fall by 5 to 10 percent.

'We fought a great battle': Greece defends wildfire response (AP) As Greece’s massive wildfires were being largely tamed Tuesday, the country’s civil protection chief defended the firefighting efforts, saying every resource was thrown into the battle against what he described as the fire service’s biggest-ever challenge. Nikos Hardalias said authorities “truly did what was humanly possible” against blazes that destroyed tens of thousands of hectares (acres) of forest and hundreds of homes, killed a volunteer firefighter and forced more than 60,000 people to flee. Two other firefighters were in intensive care with severe burns. “We handled an operationally unique situation, with 586 fires in eight days during the worst weather conditions we’ve seen in 40 years,” Hardalias told a news conference. “Never was there such a combination of adverse factors in the history of the fire service.” Greece had just experienced its worst heat wave since 1987, which left its forests tinder-dry. Other nearby nations such as Turkey and Italy also faced the same searing temperatures and quickly spreading fires.

Smoke from Siberia wildfires reaches north pole in historic first (Guardian) Smoke from raging forest fires in Siberia has reached the north pole for the first time in recorded history, as a Russian monitoring institute warned the blazes were worsening. Devastating wildfires have ripped across Siberia with increasing regularity over the past few years, which Russia’s weather officials and environmentalists have linked to climate change and an underfunded forest service. One of Siberia’s hardest-hit regions this year has been Yakutia – Russia’s largest and coldest region that sits atop permafrost – which has had record high temperatures and drought. On Saturday, the US space agency Nasa said its satellite images showed wildfire smoke travelling “more than 3,000km (1,800 miles) from Yakutia to reach the north pole”, calling it “a first in recorded history”. It added that on 6 August most of Russia was covered in smoke. According to Russia’s forestry agency, this year’s fires have ravaged more than 14m hectares, making it the second-worst fire season since the turn of the century.

Lockdowns In Manila (Guardian) The more aggressive Delta variant of COVID-19 has led to record case numbers in countries across Southeast Asia. Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam have reported record cases in recent weeks. The variant was detected in the Philippines in mid-July and has spread to 13 of 17 regions. On Friday, the national capital region of Manila, with a population of almost 14 million, was placed under strict lockdown until August 20 in an attempt to slow the spread. Only authorized people, including those buying food, traveling for medical reasons, or frontline workers are allowed to go outside. The day before the lockdown went into effect, thousands rushed to vaccination centers and waited for hours hoping to get a shot. Rumors had spread that unvaccinated people wouldn’t be allowed to claim government aid or go outside.

Taliban Capture Sixth Provincial Capital (Foreign Policy) The Taliban’s advance across Afghanistan continued on Monday with the capture of Aibak, the capital of Samangan province, marking the sixth provincial capital to fall to the group in less than a week. Monday’s seizure was hastened by the defection of Asif Azimi—a prominent warlord with ties to the now defunct Northern Alliance—a worrying sign of shifting allegiances due to a rapidly changing situation on the ground. As the fighting drags on, pressure is building on President Ashraf Ghani to get a handle on the situation or get out of the way. Reports in Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal paint a picture of an isolated leader whose best hope lies in rallying support from anti-Taliban groups ahead of an all-out civil war.