#also she should've gotten a sword

[ilycosy]

❝ FIGHT FOR ME ❞ | LUKE CASTELLAN

pairing : luke castellan x child of athena!reader

summary — while being a child of athena, you've never been one for athletics or academics. you never succeeded in capture the flag, or gotten anything above a c+. it seemed that the only thing you were good at was being supportive, which luke never seemed to mind.

warnings : toxic!luke , enabler!reader , reader is bullied and insecure abt it , luke is a bad guy and reader thinks he's hot for it .

aﾉn — back w another work B) hope u guys enjoy !! i personally love when my men r a little crazy + protective over me <3 this is based on this , requests r open :) so feel free to req stuff !!!

being a demigod was hard as it was, constantly fighting monsters left and right never knowing when it'd end. most of the time, it ending in a painful and anticlimactic death, the pressure was constant and only grew.

now, being a child of athena, it really should've came naturally to you. maybe not reading, but still, being wise and strong was what should've came with the deal. at last— it didn't, and that really wasn't something that you could get over at a camp that relies so heavily on glory.

'glory', better known as kleos here, was something that every demigod craved even you. which is why you tried so hard to learn, sword fighting with anybody who would bother, attempting to plan for things with your half-siblings. but it never worked.

at first you were angry, angry at the world, angry at your mother. how could she claim such a screw up? you'd ask, and others would agree with you. taunting and sticking up their noses as if they were better, in a way, they were. not completely— but in the ways that mattered, they were.

then, you became bitter. you had met your shining star during this stage, at the age fourteen you were introduced to a boy your age, luke castellan. he came to the camp with a young girl, talking of stories about life outside the camp and the monsters he killed. holding onto the memory of a forbidden child he fought by, you were envious.

until he took a interest in you, constantly talking to you trying to make you laugh or smile. at one point he fell into a lake while trying to get your attention, it was endearing— and stupid. you never understood why he cared so much, or why he wanted to be friends so bad.

at sixteen, you accepted the offer. not having many friends due to everybody seeing you as useless— just another child that must've gotten accidentally claimed. you allowed him into your life, slowly but surely breaking down your walls until by seventeen there's nothing left to talk about.

the bitterness lingers, though he could never relate— until the quest. that awful quest that you cried to him about going on, wanting him to stay, half in fear of him dying but also the fear of the ridicule you'd face without him there. the lack of his reputation to protect you.

you had gotten harassed while he was gone, the constant remarks about how you were the pretty face of the cabin was back-handed at best to you. but you always sneaked off to his bed in hermes' cabin, crying into his pillow when you were sure nobody else was awake.

but when he returned, everything was different. it was like he finally understood you on a deeper level than before— your frustrations with your mother, not living up to the expectations of her, he understood. he understood and more, he was angry for you, for himself and every other camper.

he talked very little of the quest, the only genuine emotions he allowed himself to feel around you being happiness and anger. brief words of anger for his father and your mother, then hushed whispers of adoration for you in the nape of your neck.

you never fully knew when luke became your boyfriend, but it was never a secret. his head buried in your shoulder during breakfast, the hand on your back when he was hiking with you and other campers, even the soft kisses he gave your wrists publicly.

so he never understood why people had grown so confident— arrogant enough to ridicule you while he stands so close by. their loud laughs mixing in with the barely concealed hisses of their disapproval for you, talking about how you're the shame of athena cabin. how you've never used your brain, or a weapon in your whole life.

nobody knew when luke had snapped, all everybody could say was that it was bloody. the beloved camp counselor defending his loves honor— by pounding in another boys face, leaving him bruised and bleeding on the hard dirt.

all he remembers was being dragged away by chris, the ringing in his ears being too loud to hear anything other than "you got him luke calm down!" and "mr. castellan, meet me after you're done with the medic." before he was hauled off to the apollo children.

he remembers waiting, a long time. being patched up by an apollo girl, her harsh words of how stupid he was and how girls don't like violent men barely processed in his brain. he was on autopilot without you— he barely ate or drank until you were allowed in the medic office.

you had waited for what felt like years before you were allowed in, you couldn't help but bask in the spotlight for a moment after the fight, just thriving from the fear he had caused for you. you rushed to him as soon as you could, running your fingertips gently over his scar and down his jaw.

his jaw unclenched when he realized it was you, leaning into your touch he presses soft kisses from your palms to your wrists. he swears on the gods that he'd kill for you if it meant you touched him as if he was this delicate for all eternity.

"luke," you say, as if your lungs can't take in enough air. "are you okay?"

he almost laughs at how dumb the question is, is he okay? he feels awesome right now, a sense of pride resonating deep within him from the adrenaline and the attention you feed him as you sit on the medic cott.

"im fine, baby." he rasps out, running his hands up the tops of your thighs until he can pull you by your hips. your body flushed against his. "are you alright?" he whispers against your neck, the bandages on his face tickling you.

you barely know how to respond, you're not okay but at the same time you've never felt better. "im hurt," you mumble, being honest with your feelings even though you know his are bottled. "but im glad."

he feels another spike of anger, your perfect self should never have to be touched by the ugliness of others words. but he tilts his head to the side, almost as if to realize and ask why you're glad.

"you defended me," you whisper, quietly as if you're ashamed of how you feel. you bite the inside of your lip in shame before pressing a soft kiss to his head. "you fought for me, and im thankful."

his hands lightly trail from your hips and up your sides, gently leaving adoring touches in his wake before cupping your face. he leans his forehead against yours, looking at your lips before focusing on your eyes.

"id kill the gods for you," he whispers, his eyes darkening as your eyes light up. "just say the word, baby."

[atoltia]

We all make our choices (don't go too far)

Eiland finds the farmer injured and bleeding at the entrance of the mines.

TW: blood, panic attack

Tags: angst with good ending

Eiland x gender neutral farmer

-0-

It was his fault.

He didn't know it would come down to something like this, didn't really think about the consequences of his decisions.

It was just so exciting at first. They'd finally have a chance to open the mines again. It just made sense in his mind. Despite the destruction the earthquake caused, it also shifted the land so much that artifacts and hidden ruins that were once completely hidden were much easier to find.

And that was great, no? Their museum needed that, needed new things to make it a place where people all around Aldaria would come to visit and be happy. Mistria definitely needed it, needed that sort of attention since he knew how much of a challenge it was just to get some of the scraps from the Capital, even with their mother and father's influence.

He just wanted what was best for Mistria, wanted what he knew would bolster their renown tenfold. It was for knowledge, it was for truth. It was selfless.

He was selfish.

He should've known, should've known, should've known. Should have listened to Errol when the man aired his concerns. Should have done more research about the mines that they had. Should have asked Olric about the things that lurked there.

But he didn't.

And you had to pay for it.

-0-

It was like any other day for you.

You did your morning chores, did your daily greetings, did your daily deliveries. You remembered spending a few minutes hanging out with Reina at the inn, with her talking about the latest recipe she was developing.

She gave you some, of course. She always made sure to save you a serving to take to the mines since it wouldn't do anyone good if you went hungry there.

And it wasn't like you'd ever refuse, even though you did think it was unnecessary. You know that you have a good head on your shoulders and wouldn't put yourself in any needless risk. Yes, accidents can happen but you've assured Dr. Valen multiple times that you'd get out of the mines the moment you get into trouble.

Yeah, you were in big trouble this time.

You remembered a rather peculiar mound of dirt at the thirty-fifth floor of the mines the last time you were there. It wasn't like you didn't see mounds of dirt anywhere else, but you knew, just knew it in your gut that there was something special there.

An artifact, maybe? It's been a while since you've gotten a legitimate artifact. The Caldosian sword that you've given to the museum was the last one and it's already been several months since you've found another one like it.

You hoped to find another one, even if it was a small piece of pottery or a broken stone tablet. You like seeing the museum fill up with artifacts from a different time, a different age. It was wonderful.

(And it also didn't hurt that it made Eiland ridiculously happy.)

It took a while for you to admit it. You didn't even want to think of it the first time you had the smallest inkling of it. You didn't come here for romance, not really. Retirement. That was the plan. To have a place to call your own, to earn an honest living without the stress and dangers of mercenary life. The mines provided enough thrill for when you needed it, anyway.

But there was something, a tiny little thing, whenever you see Eiland smile. There was that shine in his eyes that just blew away all the shadows that lodged in your heart. There was a melody to his laugh that you found you couldn't get enough of, couldn't get out of your mind. It made you go insane.

And you tried, didn't you? Tried so damn hard to just forget it, forget him, and just focus on your damn self.

Of course, we both know just how weak you are to such things.

He was just so goddamned earnest whenever he talked to you, whenever he rambled on about the history of an artifact that you've brought, of the history of this place, of the several nuances in the transitions from age to age - you didn't stand a chance.

So there you were, deep into the mines with a shovel and brush in hand, carefully extracting a broken piece of pottery engraved with words that you didn't understand.

Really, it was your fault for not fully clearing the area before you decided to dig.

You barely noticed it, barely heard the sound of the... blob? slime? heading straight towards you as you still had both hands deep into the dirt. But you felt it, though. You sure as hell felt it when a projectile the size of a fist hit you straight in the chest, hurting like a bitch.

Your sword was in your hand, quickly parrying the projectiles to send them back as you know it to be the most effective way to kill those blobs. But the throbbing at your chest distracted you too much, the blinding white of the pain making you blind.

You didn't see the other one.

It happened so fast you barely even felt it. You just knew that you fell back into the rocks, knew that you couldn't see a damned thing, and knew you had to get the fuck away.

The handles for the elevator levers were slick. It took several tries, several pulls before you were able to jumpstart the mechanism, wincing as several more projectiles hurled at your already battered body.

It took a minute. Sixty agonizing seconds before you finally reached the top of the mineshaft. Just get out, just get out, just get the fuck out and get some help.

You made it a few steps, one foot after the other, which in itself was a testament to your strength of will. Breathing was difficult and you could barely see as the world kept spinning, swaying, doubling and tripling.

You swore as your leg gave way, and once again you fell down, down to the ground as the cavern kept moving under your gaze, your hand the only thing to catch your fall. Just needed to get back, needed to get help, needed to -

The sight of your hand perplexed you.

It was like as it was normally, more scratched, dirt underneath your fingernails. But there was a slick to it, trailing down, down, dripping onto the floor.

You didn't realize your breath pick up, didn't realize the way your heart started beating wildly as you turned your eyes from your hand to your waist.

And then you saw nothing else.

-0-

He didn't know what he would have done if he didn't convince Errol to take that walk with him.

It was a cool night, the crisp autumn air a refreshing sensation against their skin as it blew away the slight inebriation they had after a few glasses of wine at the inn.

It wasn't all that late into the evening. The other townspeople would most likely still be at it for a few more hours yet. He knew that Adeline wanted him to take another hour more to just enjoy the merriment of the place, but he was just so ecstatic at the find he and Errol unearthed at the Western dig site.

Errol humored him, as he always did, and he did admit that he also wanted to get in a few more hours of work on the thing before heading to bed.

"I can't believe winter's coming around." The wind blew at Eiland's cape, rustling against his covered body. His soft, bubblegum pink hair dancing amidst the evening chill. "Adeline's already started with the logistics for this year winter festival with Nora, so we'll probably gonna be busy in the next couple of months."

He laughed, playfully nudging Errol at the next gust of wind when he stopped, raised a brow.

Eiland looked around, his brows furrowing as he turned. Errol stopped along with him, frowned as his companion did.

"Is there something wrong?"

"I think I saw something." Eiland kept turning, looking, his hands now pulling his cape closer to his body. "I think-"

He gasped, blinked, when he thought he saw the wind and leaves assemble themselves into the visage of a dragon. It held his gaze for a heartbeat, and then another, before rushing into the cave entrance.

Eiland followed without a moment's hesitation.

And almost gagged.

He saw you on the ground, eyes turning glassy as you weakly attempted to staunch your own wound.

There was blood, there was blood, there was so much blood as he stood there, eyes wide, body frozen. It was so dark, so dark and yet he could still see the glint of the one eye that peaked out from beneath your hair, the shine of it dulling by the second.

He didn't know what to do, he didn't know what to do, didn't know what to do please someone help, he didn't know what to do-

Eiland was pushed aside rather harshly as Errol stepped into the entrance, already pulling out a clean kerchief from his coat pocket. "Pull yourself together, Eiland!"

Dazed, still confused, Eiland stumbled forward to where you laid, choking in a sob when those blinking eyes of yours focused slightly the moment he got into your space, your bruised and bleeding lips quirking upwards into a soft, somewhat cocky smile at the mere sight of him.

"Don't look too good there, Pink."

"Don't talk," Eiland whispered as he desperately tried to apply pressure onto your wound. "Please." He tried hard to concentrate on the task at hand, pointedly ignored the heat of your blood on his hands. "Please just don't talk."

"Let's get them to Valen." And in one swift motion, Errol muscled you onto his wide, wide shoulders, marching as fast as he could towards town.

And still, the thick scent of iron never left his senses.

-0-

It was close to dawn when Eiland came back to the manor.

Yet the sun hasn't peaked through the horizon yet, hasn't broken the tight clutches of the night.

There were bags underneath his eyes, a paleness to his otherwise rich brown skin. His soft, pink hair mussed from being tugged at too many times that night.

The usual bounce that pepped his step was gone. That bright, enigmatic energy that bounded with him whenever he walked was nowhere to be seen.

It was touch and go, the doctor said. Minutes. It all came down to minutes. If he and Errol were a mere five minutes too late...

His legs buckled, his exhausted body hitting the wall with a loud thud, his elbow rapping against the stone when his hand wasn't fast enough to brace him.

The sharpness of the pain jolted him, woke him, pulled him back to reality as he felt the burn of the bile that he's been holding all night tickle at the back of his throat.

You almost died. He saw it clearly on Valen's face when she tended to you, saw the way her eyes turned stony when those deft hands of hers worked on you.

There was a grimness to it. Those first two hours were the slowest of his life as he waited for Valen's word. As he waited with baited breath, waited, prayed to the dragon that oversaw the ancient people of the land from a time long gone.

The dragon was there. He saw it. So he prayed to just- please, please, please wherever it was, he just pleaded for it to watch over you.

He clutched his chest, those long fingers of his tugging, his hands pushing at his chest with the heel of his palm as he just couldn't breathe, couldn't breathe, couldn't breathe-

Eyes, bright with panic, looked around desperately, looking for something to hold on to, something to help, someone to help. But there wasn't. He was alone, he was alone, he was alone and there was no one else there everyone else was already asleep he had no one there at the time oh god please please please just help him up just help him up please it was his fault it was his fault it was his fault he knew that it was his fault that you almost died please it hurts it hurts it hurts so much please-

"Eiland!"

He choked, tears falling down his face like a violent torrent as slender arms reached over, encircling them around his waist. Smaller, firmer hands pulling him into a comforting embrace as the other rubbed at his back.

"A-adeline?"

"I've got you."

She lowered his head onto her shoulders and just rocked him, rocked him until his body unclenched, until his breathing evened out. It didn't matter how long. Didn't matter how hard he clawed at the carpet. Her brother was in trouble. That was the only thing that she needed to know.

She smelled like the plum blossom perfume that she loved, the sweetness of his evident on her being. And yet it couldn't replace smell of iron on his nose, couldn't distract him from the shaking of his hands as he remembered your blood, slick and hot, painting them with a horrifying red.

It was there, it was there, it was still there no matter how hard he scrubbed them away to the point where his hands were rubbed raw.

Not even the visage of his beloved sister could take away the image of your broken body laying just a few feet away from the mines elevator, your blood pooling around your body as your one visible eye stared at him as if it was you who came to save him instead.

It was his fault, it was his fault, it was his fault.

"No," Adeline said as she shushed him, maneuvering his body into a more comfortable position while they sat on the floor, the light of dawn slowly breaking through the massive windows. "No, it's not."

"I pushed for the mines to open, it was my fault. I almost killed-"

"You did no such thing!"

"How do you know?" His voice was barely a whisper, a pathetic blow of air as he drenched his sister's shoulder with his tears. The hands that were clawing at the carpet, now ruined with his own blood, gripped at Adeline's dress. "How do you know?"

"I just do." The way his brother cried devastated her. In all the years that they've lived together, in the years that they grew up together, she's never seen him this way and it just tore her to shred.

She tugged him up. "You need sleep."

He didn't resist. Not even when she hauled him to his bedroom, not when she removed his cape, not when she urged him to take his boots off, not when she tucked him under the covers.

"I'll be here, " she assured him as she pulled a chair over. "Just go to sleep."

He fell asleep in seconds.

-0-

Eiland sprinted to the clinic by mid afternoon.

He just woke up and without any other thought, just bolted out of bed to go to you. He didn't know what time it was, found that he didn't care. He just knew that he needed to get to you.

He quickly rapped at the door, his bandaged fingers stinging, as he looked around the window, trying to see if he could get a glimpse of you.

Valen opened the door, and Eiland noted the bags under her eyes, but she smiled at him as she let him in, chuckling as he headed straight towards the single private room she had at the clinic.

He did his best to be quiet as he peered through the door, fully expecting you to be fast asleep.

You weren't, to his dismay, if the flutter to your eyes at the sound of his footsteps was an indication.

You've been in and out of sleep for the past few hours. Doctor Valen assured you that everything was going well, though you weren't sure if that was the truth or if she just didn't want to scare you any further.

There was barely any memory of that night. You remembered that you were getting artifacts, remembered that you got attacked. But other than that? Nothing.

So to wake up at the clinic was a surprise, if a little terrifying. You weren't really the type to be fond of clinics and hospitals, even though you should have been used to it given the requirement of it ordered by your guild.

You just had to suck it up since you were already there. You weren't stubborn enough to ignore an injury, especially when said injury left you bedridden for the whole damned day.

It was boring here, too. Maybe you could borrow a book from Valen later, but other than that, there was nothing else that you could do except for maybe sleeping another ten hours away.

So to have Eiland peep through the door was a welcome distraction.

And yet you frowned. His hair was in disarray. Exhaustion was evident on his face and there was a hollowness to his expression that upset you.

You didn't like that expression on his. Didn't like it one bit.

"How are you?"

There was a smile on that tired face, and you were a little relieved to see that it reached Eiland's eyes.

"I wanna go home," you said a little cheekily. "I hurt like hell and I wanna sleep on my own bed."

The chuckle that Eiland gave was all the lift you needed, ecstatic that it seemed to push the dark cloud over the man's head away. But it seemed to have come back just as quickly.

Eiland tried to hold it together, did his best to not show you just how terrified he was. But seeing you on the bed, with flecks of dried blood on your face and fingers, with bruises that littered your body, was very close to breaking him.

He sucked in a breath, closed his eyes as his fingers clutched at your bedsheets. His lips trembled so much that he bit it. Hard. But still it didn't stop the tears from flowing.

"I'm sorry."

You frowned. "What for?"

"It's just-" he looked away, tried to reach for the composure that was ingrained in him since a very young age. "I'll talk about it later, okay? After you've been discharged."

It upset you to not know what was hurting him like this, but seeing how he seemed like he was only being held together by a single thread, you let it go.

"Come here," you said when Eiland kept quiet. You took his hand when he reached over, tugged him closer to you, holding his trembling hand in yours.

"I was so scared," Eiland murmured as he massaged the back of your hand. "I was so scared that I-" He caught himself, inhaled. Looked away.

"I thought I was going to lose you."

You blinked at him. And it clicked.

You smiled.

"You won't. I promise."

And you held each other's hand even though the day grew long, even when Valen asked if Eiland would stay the night.

He did, of course. He wasn't going to leave you anytime soon.

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[ofswordsandpens]

Finale Thoughts

The show stuck the ending far better than I thought it would and when compared to the preceding episodes it knocks it out of the park. That being said, I think because the bar was so low going in, that it makes this episode feel spectacular when really every episode should have done this well, at minimum.

Solo Lessons and Ares Battle

I'm so happy they included the one-on-one training sessions with Luke since its so essential to foreshadowing. I also liked the setting in the woods but why was it like autumn/fall in the flashback lol? However, I think that did unintentionally add a dreamlike quality to the scene which I did really like so whatever I'm here for it.

That being said I do wish these scenes were in episode 2/3 alongside the other chb stuff instead of being a flashback in the finale because it makes it just so on the nose that Luke's the traitor. However, the shot panning from Luke's extended sword to Percy's on the beach ate I can't lie.

Honestly it may have been interesting if they had established some of the solo lessons early on in episode 3 and then done periodic flashbacks to expand on them throughout the series. That way, its not so obvious that Luke's the traitor in the final hour and we also get cool transition shots and establishing that Percy is thinking about what he's learned from his lessons with Luke.

#Relieved that the Ares and Percy fight was not a single sword strike and then cut to black. Glad we had some action. Still think we should've pushed the limits much harder tho.

Oh but Percy's wave did go hard. They actually made the wave much bigger than what happened in the book and now I'm just sitting here wondering why we couldn't see some more of this instead of 10,000 cut to black scenes every time Percy uses his powers.

I wish we had gotten this Ares's reaction from the book when he lost: "The roar that followed made Hades’s earthquake look like a minor event. The very sea was blasted back from Ares, leaving a wet circle of sand fifty feet wide." Show Ares's reaction seemed so anticlimactic in comparison.

And no curse???? huh??

I know Ares was like "we're enemies 4 life now" but the curse and dialogue from the book goes so unbelievably hard: “You have made an enemy, godling. You have sealed your fate. Every time you raise your blade in battle, every time you hope for success, you will feel my curse. Beware, Perseus Jackson. Beware.”

Why couldn't show Ares say that??

Olympus, Zeus, & Poseidon

[Insert aw, she's ugly John Mulaney Meme]

sorry Olympus could've should've been prettier.

Like Olympus in the book felt a lot more wondrous and lush and colorful. But in the show it seemed so dull. Idk if its cause the "war's happening" or whatever it was just bland. a wash of dull-looking cgi and then an instant cut to the Big Palace.

Lance Reddick's Zeus was amazing tho. He had that godly presence I've been waiting for.

And Toby Stephens's Poseidon? oh I loved it.

I especially loved their conversation in greek.

I still wish however they would have done effects on the gods' eyes. Like glowing with energy or something when they get emotional. I felt like I was waiting to see electricity burst from Zeus when he was yelling at Percy.

And so it turns out that the reason why they changed it to Percy missing the deadline in the show was to create a situation in which Poseidon surrenders a war for his son.

And listen, if this scene existed in a vacuum I'd be so here for it. I guess a part of me can't fathom the solstice being anything other than a hard deadline. I enjoy the scene without context, within context I have mixed feelings about it.

But the "do you dream?" convo between Percy and Poseidon. Oh my god no notes. I loved it.

Some more book dialogue that I wish made it: “You did well, Perseus. Do not misunderstand me. Whatever else you do, know that you are mine. You are a true son of the Sea God.”

Luke's Betrayal

Okay here's where we get some high highs and low lows.

Some things I sincerely liked:

The setting. Fireworks going off in the background. The lantern illuminating the side of Luke's face with the scar. So visually nice.

Luke actively trying to recruit Percy! I've always joked that if Luke was just a little smarter he would have tried to persuade Percy to join his side rather than immediately kill him. And I do like that the show went this direction.

While I do mourn the loss of the scorpion them battling via swords is a great subversion of the sword mentor/mentee dynamic they share. It makes the scene tense and fast pace.

And its all of the above that makes me wonder why we didn't have more of this throughout the show: talking while battling, visually appealing and dynamic settings, unique visuals, etc.

I love how triggered Luke was at Percy's mention of meeting Hermes. I still hate how much Hermes introduction bogged down the show but damn if it didn't lead to one singular funny moment.

Percy getting a hit in on Luke and then immediately apologizing

"I didn't think you'd give the shoes to Grover." Oh that was cold.

Walker and Charlie deserve their flowers and more they were fantastic and carried.

Now things I DIDN'T like:

I don't like how Percy pieced it together with the information he did have... which honestly isn't a lot in the show? If he was going to figure out that Luke was the traitor I would've have had Luke show more of his bitterness like he did in the book. Like the fact the show never even mentioned Luke's failed his quest loses the entire element of Percy succeeding an "impossible" quest and being celebrated while Luke only got a scar and a chip on his shoulder from his failed one.

Luke's scar shoulda been worse idc.

Percy should have been mortally wounded. That's where we run into an issue with there being no scorpion because yeah, a fatal sword injury probably would've been a bit much to depict. I also 10000% think that Luke is enough of a baby to get his daddy issues triggered and then try to off Percy for it even if his original intention was to recruit him.

Also the fact that you see Luke raise his sword for a damning blow and then the very next day you have Percy like "I don't think Luke was trying to kill me." and Chiron agreeing? asdlkfjsdlkf WRONG.

Also, sorry, I don't like that Annabeth was there.

But if you're gonna have Annabeth there, her reaction to Luke betraying her and trying to hurt Percy should've been way more severe than a solemn "I heard everything."

She shoulda been crying, questioning, yelling even if she had suspected him. It's one thing to suspect it, it's another to see the person you consider your family to actually prove it true.

(And this isn't on Leah! It's 100% on the directors cause what was the thought process here? Her brother figure betrays her and she's like :/)

And sure, in the book Annabeth isn't actually all that surprised by Luke's betrayal when Percy tells her about it... but we also never got to see her initial reaction to it. Percy was out for 2 days.

Just, if book Annabeth had been there, she would've been so emotional and that's okay!! let Leah show off her chops!

Sally

I mourn book Sally. I mourn her arc. I mourn the power of Sally unapologetically petrifying Gabe with Medusa's head.

One of the most iconic storylines from the book and it was sanitized in the show to the point that it lost all sense and meaning.

Honestly one of the biggest disappointments of the show for me.

Other

I love the fact that a flower is the searcher's license for satyrs its just so silly and sweet.

I love Annabeth sincerely hugging Percy but also using it for strategizing purposes it feels very on point for her.

Also her braids at the end!! so sweet!

I am very very bitter that Percy didn't see the fates. This + the changes made to Sally's characterization and arc... the show truly doesn't get it.

[deathbxnny]

YQ's Mother Requestor Anon here! I see the calling of angst so I am here to give! Can I request Mother!Reader and Baby Lai getting attacked with Reader almost dying bc they tried to protect our beloved baby but somehow survived, just in a coma? Yanqing managed to save them by unaliving the attackers like a madman [then Jing Yuan gets flashbacks about Jingliu's rampage on him] and only regains his humanity bc of his sister, then they run to a hospital!

Reader still lives (bc its fun to watch them slowly be traumatized) and heals, both physically and somewhat mentally!

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A/N: Hey there! Thank you for this great idea and sorry it took 50000 years for me to get to it. Life genuinely hates me lately and I've been extremely busy even on the weekends rn, so yeah... forgive me.

Content: Angst, hurt/comfort, fluff, murder, mentions of murder, injuries, child endangerment, violence, near death, good ending

Reader has no set pronouns!

((Not fully proofread))

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You just wanted to take a quick walk around the Luofu with your baby, as you haven't been able to move around much after her birth. You smiled gently down at her, your hands keeping her close under your cloak, a soft hum of a tune leaving your lips, when you looked out into the distance. The sun was starting to set, bathing the world in a warm, orange hue. It was peaceful... until it wasn't.

In an instant, you were suddenly attacked by some Mara-struck soldiers, your body scrambling backwards, as you tightly clutched onto your baby. You had accidentally wandered out of the safe zones, completely distracted by the beauty of the area to really notice where you were going. You should've been more careful and yet, it was too late to regret everything now, when a next attack came swinging at the direction of your child.

You quickly turned away, taking the hit fully, your body skidding across the floor violently. But you still made sure that your child wasn't injured, even when she began to cry. Your head hit the ground, disorienting you, as the injury began to bleed. And whilst you were struggling to lift your head, your hands still so desperately holding your baby close to you, familiar swords suddenly appeared in your blurry vision. You could barely hear anything anymore, but when you saw the rough outline of your son, you let out a relieved sigh and just finally passed out, knowing that you and your baby were saved.

The enemies however stood no chance against Yanqing's wrath, as he practically ripped them all apart, even ditching his swords at one point. He was angry, beyond enraged. The thought of someone hurting his mother and little sibling was making him delirious and it took 5 cloud knights and eventually Jing Yuan to drag him off of whatever was left of the attackers. Jing Yuan was irked by how familiar the sight was, a memory of a distant, dark past flashing through his mind, before he quickly forgot it at the soft cries of his infant child.

It also calmed down Yanqing, who slumped in the cloud knights hold and finally just concluded that he had gotten his revenge, before he allowed himself to be taken away. You were brought to a hospital quickly after as well, having taken the brunt of all attacks, which left you quite injured. But the mental scars were arguably worse. It took you a while to be able to go outside again, the paranoia over something like that happening once more being always on the forefront of your mind. Your child also never left your eye sight, as you kept her in arms reach at all times.

Jing Yuan and Yanqing supported you greatly through your recovery journey, making you heal in no time again, for the most part. The scars and fears would always stay... even if they just lingered now in the back of your mind.

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A/N: God... I'm so sorry again for how long this took. I hope it's somewhat okay and that you can forgive me lmao-

[real-fire-emblem-takes]

honestly idc about micaiah discourse but her design cooks so hard she should've gotten the brawl spot instead of ike

also i hc her brave alt being the black knight armor bc it would be really funny for her to have like 48 def and a big sword

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[fictional-character-fight-poll]

Milo Thatch vs. Nana Daiba

Propaganda under the cut:

Milo Thatch:

This dude has basically superhuman intelligence. Graduated/survived high school at age 11, was a double doctorate before he turned 30, this guy is SCARY smart. He's not much physically, but he thinks fast and he's resourceful. Also, the man is pretty much immune to death. He falls down a frickin cliff and only gets a tiny cut, no bruises or broken body parts at all (which he absolutely should've gotten from this fall) He also runs across ground that is breaking apart under him with LAVA splashing up just inches away from him. And he does this while holding a black metal chain. Then he's pressed onto a metal box being flown mere feet above a river of lava. Not even any burns AT ALL. He's basically Daniel Jackson, but without the dying. This guy is either an alien or a mutant of some kind.

Milo knows ways to kick your ass you'd never even think of. And ways to get away with doing it, too. (Dude figured out how to beat the mutated rage-hulk that used to be a guy he knew, and he did it in mere seconds while on board a sinking balloon that, oh yeah, WAS ON FIRE, all while somehow not getting hit by all the weapon fire around him from both sides. How did you think straight enough to do that, man? I would've panicked….and then probably died.

Nana Daiba:

Okay if you give her some swords I think she could stand a fair chance here. She beat her buddies in a 6v1 once, albeit when they were starting to lose their brilliance, and also beat said friends in battle many, many times before due to her rondos. She has two swords and is good at using them. Also I'm just saying that if it's instead a theatre, script writing (for whatever reason) or baking competition she is very good at all of those too

Reasons as to why one or the other would win are encouraged in the notes. Send in additional propaganda and I'll add it to the post!

[itistimeforusalltodecidewhoweare]

Buffy Summers, Natasha Romanoff aaaand Elizabeth Swann for the character ask game 👀

you should've seen the way i just started grinning in class <3

Buffy Summers

How I feel about this character i love buffy so much. i've been stuck mid season 5 on my rewatch for ages because i don't want things to happen. it's rough out here

All the people I ship romantically with this character zero controversy here i think because it's angel, spike and faith

My non-romantic OTP for this character buffy and willow mean everything to me. but also giles!!! 😭

My unpopular opinion about this character idk if this is unpopular but i thought buffy forgetting everything after "i will remember you" was increddibly satisfying from a narrative perspective (even if it hurt like a bitch). also sarah michelle gellar is such an underrated actress.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon. i wish we'd gotten more time/interactions of buffy with other slayers!!! introducing the concept of "there always needs to be a slayer" for a main character that dies in season one only to underutilize it should be criminal

Natasha Romanoff

How I feel about this character sometimes i forget how much i love nat and then i watch an instagram reel or something and i'm like HER

All the people I ship romantically with this character … see, no one actively. i see steve and nat in a sort of schrödinger's ship way where i both like them and don't like them at the same time. i'm very neutral about buckynat, but then i've never read many of the comics.

My non-romantic OTP for this character steve, yelena, clint. probably in that order.

My unpopular opinion about this character i liked the black widow movie!! a lot!! even if it came 5+ years too late!!

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon. WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET NAT BACK OR AT LEAST AN ALTERNATE VERSION OF HER. WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE GET ALTERNATE GAMORA BUT NOT ALTERNATE NAT. i will never forgive endgame's sins

Elizabeth Swann

How I feel about this character honestly one of the reasons i'm bi probably. love of my life. made me consider pirate as a job prospect at eleven years old.

All the people I ship romantically with this character it's gotta be will turner. gotta be. as much as i love both norrington and jack as characters, nah. canon did right with that one

My non-romantic OTP for this character the dynamic she has with barbossa in at world's end is a delight to watch—as is the slightly awkward "we used to be engaged and because of me your life went to shit" situation with norrington in dead man's chest

My unpopular opinion about this character okay like this is me being nitpicky about realistic things in a fantasy action film but like. sword fighting is hard. as is firing a musket. why (apart from her short fumble with the decorative sword in the first movie) is she naturally good at all these things? we couldn't have gotten a side remark of her training between movies or something if we don't get to see it happen?? anyway this might be my love for training sequences speaking

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon. never. do you hear me. never not in a million years would elizabeth swann, elected pirate king, stay on a goddamn island for ten years. are you goddamn insane?? no!!

give me a character;

[riddlerosehearts]

decided i'm going to start posting my thoughts on baldur's gate 3 every so often as i make my way through the game, because it'd be nice to have some of this stuff about first playthrough written down somewhere! my tav is a half-high elf bard named elenion (he/they) who's neutral good-aligned, and despite being a bard he's very reserved and is always feigning self-confidence. also, he's a college of lore bard who honestly would've fit the sage background pretty well but i went ahead and gave him entertainer instead lol. i guess that actually gives me the opportunity to see more of the inspiration goals by not having the same background as gale! anyway though, here's a few thoughts about what i've done while still being very early in act 1:

at the point i'm at in the story right now, i was supposed to go look for halsin, but instead i decided to finally find karlach. i feel like i probably should've gotten her sooner, but once i got to the grove i didn't wanna venture too far from the main objectives--and the grove is where you recruit wyll and learn about karlach in the first place.

however, halsin sounds very wise and capable so i guess he can handle himself while he waits, and the mindflayer tadpole symptoms aren't progressing like they're supposed to, so why not just go off and act like we've got all the time in the world! maybe elenion is just easily distracted. they did waste quite a bit of time earlier when they found alfira and felt compelled to help her finish her song. and speaking of, i was not expecting such a beautiful cutscene for that?! or for the squirrels we talked to using speak with animals to be so mean and hate her song 😭 but i hope we get to see alfira again and that nothing bad happens to her, and i hope i don't eventually regret saying that!

also, wyll did say karlach is a danger to the entire sword coast, which makes hunting her down sound pretty important... and elenion has an interest in history so they recognized the phrase "advocatus diaboli" and were able to mention the blood war when wyll first talked about her. so maybe they're also interested in seeing if they can get a devil who fought in the blood war and is now wandering the material plane to answer a few questions before taking her down. anyway, point is we're leaving the druids and our quest for a cure hanging to go hunt a devil.

took me a bit to find her despite wyll's quest leading you to her, though. i have a horrible sense of direction, which i guess is okay because my horrible sense of direction did lead me to accidentally find scratch and now we have a dog!

eventually i did get to karlach, and elenion's mind connected to hers and gave him a much closer look at who karlach is and what she's doing here than he expected. naturally he convinced wyll to stand down because karlach does not seem evil. and then he tried to ask karlach some of the questions he had in mind back at camp, but she won't reveal anything until we hunt down the paladins that are still hunting her. understandable, i guess. i like her though! i should try and make sure to get her earlier on my next playthrough.

encountered mizora for the first time when i rested at camp, and i'm very intrigued by what's going on with wyll and i actually have been since way before i played the game and found out he was a fabled hero who was also a warlock. which is why i also think it's a huge shame that from what i've heard at least, he was given a lot less content for his quest and his romance than the other companions were.

wandered around the world a bit more and ended up freeing a poor guy who was being spun around on a windmill by goblins. then i got the scene with gale where he teaches you how to channel the weave, and it not only had bard-specific dialogue options but also had an option that specifically reflected my character's proficiency in history, which was all really neat to see. god, there must be an insane amount of different dialogue branches in this game. love that there was also an option to be like "yeah that was neat, but i could've done it myself lol" since a bard is already a spellcaster.

the range of these particular dialogue options is killing me LMAO

i had high enough approval with gale to trigger a very obviously romantic scene and then the game is literally like "okay, so do you want to kiss him or do you want his severed head on a spike" 😭 like wtf do you THINK?! i can't even imagine how i'd roleplay a character who would be cruel enough to get this far and lead gale on so much before picking to project an image of his head on a spike directly into his mind. and yet i am so curious about what happens if you do--but not curious enough to reload and try to find out. mostly because i cannot bring myself to be mean to gale.

anyway, i picked the romantic walk option. i thought elenion would consider the kiss thing to be a bit too forward. but that was such a sweet scene and i love flustered gale gets when he realizes how you feel about him. going into this game i really thought i'd wanna try for astarion or shadowheart's romances first, and i do like them a lot and want to keep learning more about both of them, but gale surprised me with how much i already liked him from his introduction. he's just really charming and funny and also fits well with the character i made, so i will definitely keep progressing his romance.

aaand i've been progressing a bit slowly because of irl stuff but everything about this game is so good that i wish i'd picked it up sooner! i've been spoiled on quite a bit of things about the story already, but there's also a lot that i haven't been spoiled on and i can't wait to experience all of it anyway.

[zarvasace]

If you want another request, maybe TotK Riju and Link??

Huh this one was unexpected. I could see them having a neat arc. This could be just normal friendship if you want it to be. ~650 words, so I'll put most of it under a cut! TotK spoilers for the Gerudo region but like nothing else.

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Another training dummy topples over from the force of a thin metal arrow spearing it through the chest. It rolls a little before coming to a stop at the base of a sand-covered ruin. 

"Your aim is still impeccable, Link." Riju steps to the side, posing a little as she swings her swords to summon electricity. A bolt chars the ground with a harsh clap, a noise that Link has gotten very used to. The charred spot is a few meters short of the standing dummy, and Riju sighs. "Mine could use some work."

"That's why we work together." Link goes to retrieve the metal arrow, one of a special set he'd commissioned from the jewelry shop to better conduct Riju's lightning. 

Riju inspects one of her swords with a critical eye. She picks off a piece of sand and flicks it away. "As you say. We make a good team." She turns her eyes to Link, looking troubled. "Can I ask for some advice?" 

Link is a little startled, but nods and leads the way to one of the lower pieces of stone. They're in the Northern Ruins, which are private enough for a little conversation. They probably wouldn't be speaking this frankly in the palace training grounds. 

Once they're settled, Riju leans her elbows on her knees and cups her face with her hands. "I want to change things, but I'm not sure how."

"Change?" Link asks, leaning back on his hands. The sand bites into his palms, but he doesn't mind that so much. 

Riju nods. "Gerudo Town has been full of women and women only for as long as anyone can remember, and long before that. I'm not looking to change it up, not really, but… You know, the only people we've actually had to put in jail the last few decades have been Hylian voe coming to look for their wives or daughters or friends."

Link makes a face. "...and Bozai."

"Yes, there are the troublemakers, too, which is why I can't just open the gates. There's tradition to account for, and safety, and all sorts of things. Even having you wander around makes plenty of people uncomfortable—not that you're unwelcome, of course, we enjoy your company."

"I know," Link says with a smile. He gets it. That's why he's always on his best behavior in Gerudo Town, hardly climbing buildings at all. He also does like the clothes he can get in the shop, too. Going around in those makes him all but invisible in town. 

Riju continues. "I thought about instituting a document that allows voe to get in if they have signatures from a citizen, but then I remembered that many traditionalist women are very strict about not allowing their daughters to interact with voe at all. You remember what a lot of them were like when you showed your real face."

Link nods, thinking. "It's a good idea," he offers. 

"Yes, but it doesn't solve the problem. I'm also nervous about changing anything at all. It isn't easy to go against centuries of tradition."

It is a thorny issue. Link's put his mind to it several times, and he's heard Zelda wonder aloud how to deal with it. He hadn't realized that Riju thinks about it, too, and definitely hadn't known which side of the problem she fell on. He probably should've guessed, though. She's constantly on the lookout for innovation. 

"People are building a lot," Link says slowly after a few minutes of thought. "You could build more, too. Something separate."

Riju frowns, mulling over his words. "You mean, have a street outside of Gerudo Town for visiting voe? I don't want us to become a tourist town… but combining those two ideas…" Her eyes light up, and she turns to Link quickly, her jewelry jingling. "You're a genius, Link. Literally my favorite voe. Come on, let's go back, figure it out!" She jumps up, offers her hand, and pulls Link all the way back to town. 

[vixletserenity]

🥂 my favorite part of the canon

🧂 my least favorite part of the canon

Get Moon's opinion on stuff -accepting

Just gonna keep this in the Scarlet and Violet plot since that's the specific storyline my blog follows and OC Celeste is.

I love the route Pokemon is going with their storytelling lately; it's such an improvement from Sword and Shield's story. Even going into themes that they haven't really touched, or have touched but going much deeper into the themes.

Feel like a lot of people would agree with me on this; Geeta just doesn't feel like the Top Champion she should be gameplay wise. Yeah she served her purpose as being the second to final boss in the Victory Road story, but we should've gotten a lot more with how she was built up as being incredibly strong.

I really hope that we get a battle with Geeta worthy of her being Top Champion in Indigo Disk.

Also wish the pacing in Teal Mask was a lot better and the point in which Kieran starts turning sour against the Player started sooner; or at the least started dropping hints that his thoughts of you had changed after we're told the truth of Ogerpon's story.

[moonsinkfoxgirl]

oh yeah did you finish dark souls 2 yet? if so what are your thoughts on the game?

I did! It was great fun^^

You can check my tag for my thoughts on all the bosses, as for general things:

Really liked how it incentivized me to actually spec into magic this time, I couldn't just use my pyromancy as a bonus on top of my dex build, and so I actually ended up with a super versatile build. Could actually use Cast Light (though I only used it once, the way the torch mechanic works kind of made the spell sort of useless) and I used basic hexes pretty much as much as my pyromancy, and I could even use sunlight blade at the end to use some uncharacteristic lightning damage^^

World layout was meh compared to the first game, but given how massive the game was and how many pretty set-pieces they had it's pretty understandable, so apart from the unfortunate inconsistency elevator it was pretty fine overall.

Didn't like that Lucatiel just gives you her stuff and then vanishes, she should've gotten like a proper tragic ending where she goes mad after finding her brother or something. And as far as I know all of the NPC questlines end kind of like that, so that is kind of a bummer.

Also I cannot believe they actually added Flame Weapon to the game but were like 'ooh this is a NG+ reward', that was dumb, it wasn't a big deal, I just had to fight the Lost Sinner a second time with a bonfire ascetic, but come on, they shouldn't hide the best pyromancy like this.

Speaking of the ascetics, they were really clever, would've not gotten my hand on Lucatiel's lovely sword without those^^

Oh yeah, also, since I complained about the lifegems when I started playing, I have since made my peace with them, they're really nice to have once you finally have a decent amount of estus to rely on^^

But yeah, great game^^

[crystalelemental]

It's an Eeveelution, even if it sucks I will die for it.  So let's talk Lodge Adaman.

General Overview Let's not mince words: Lodge Adaman isn't particularly great.  His boosting kit is fairly awkward, packing special attack and special defense on one button, but only giving the special defense to himself, and X Def All on the other with Pep Rally available on grid.  Endurance and Protect is also a great combination to keep himself alive.  There are stages which, when properly guarded against, Adaman can last longer than you might expect.

The problem is that for all his bulk, his healing sucks.  First Aid 2 is just unnecessary, being far too little for it to really matter, and Recuperation 1 is cute, but only works out if he has EX (and is also objectively shit thanks to Synchro Healing 1, which is on a lot of common units, so he really should've gotten that).  His Gradual Healing effect can kinda help, but only activates under Rain, which is the biggest hangup.  Adaman wants to work with Rain, but his team compositions do not adequately support that.  May need more crit, Winona needs all crit, etc etc.  He just doesn't line up that well.  To make matters worse, special attack boosting with bulk is something Roxanne and Lodge Dawn do, and they're arguably more effective.  While Roxanne has even less healing, she has much faster-acting buffs where you need them.  While Lodge Dawn doesn't have the Endurance/Protect combo that Adaman packs, she comes in with much more valuable sustain tools in debuffs and actual means of recovery. And also better buffing where it's needed.

It's probably fairest to compare him to Roxanne, whose tools he more closely emulates.  Adaman functions best as a sync pair that tops off special attack, or adds some speed boosting as needed.  Needing full investment in special attack can cause problems in stages where there's no disruption effect.  That said, most of his failures were identical to Roxanne's: repeated hits will break him apart, regardless of Endurance/Protect.  He needs to be backed by enough offensive competence to succeed.

Adaman is perhaps one of the better candidates for EX among the Lodge units because of these traits.  It helps justify Recuperation, which can actually extend his survival pretty well when he takes first sync, and grants much higher sync bonus.  This pop healing is the factor that Roxanne doesn't have, that gives him a role.  The only problem then is what to give up on grid to make it work, and in ideal circumstances, its trainer move.  Special Attack boosting probably shouldn't be entirely on his shoulders, allowing more room for defensive boosting and gauge control.

Vs. Tapu Bulu With Adaman able to buff special attack but not crit, partners that can emphasize crit rate are generally preferred.  In this case, base Blue has the ability to take first sync, and provide his own crit rate  Tapu Bulu is also a great case study on the value of Protect as a move on worse supports.  Shutting down Wood Hammer is incredibly useful.  That said, the disruption would be necessary, as Adaman can get easily run over on this fight.

Vs. Tornadus Eevee Kris is unusual here, because she doesn't actually need special attack, but Adaman needs special defense.  Truth be told, I'm not fond of this comp.  But it gets results.

Vs. Terrakion Giovanni generally loves anyone who can cap special attack.  The main struggle here is that, like many fights, disruption is necessary.  In Terrakion's case, both disruption and field effects, which means Adaman can actually use his Rain stuff.  You can tell from the screenshot, he still did not make it.

Vs. Cobalion What he did survive against is Cobalion.  Cobalion can be a serious pain for a lot of supports, just based on how hard it hits.  Adaman takes hits about as well, which is to say not very, but the Endure/Protect effect lets him block certain shenanigans like Close Combat/Sacred Sword.  That said, with debuffed Attack.  It's not that clean.

Vs. Azelf Adaman has Stalwart, which is...something.  Honestly, boosting both defenses is a good secondary answer to Azelf, when you're not worried about stopping it from hitting sync.  That said, I was, so I still used Persian.  This was a good call because Lusamine.  Also, Adaman still died.

Vs. Uxie Not on the list, because we couldn't do it.  I tried with Shauntal and with Morty, and neither clutched it out for me.  The setup is too slow, and eventually Uxie wears down Adaman and it's all over.  I was hopeful they'd be able to do it, but no such luck.  Uxie's a good example of Adaman's flaws.  Repeated and consistent hits that cannot be slowed down will be the death of him.

Vs. Latias I wanted to see about Ghetsis.  The good news is, technically it works.  The bad news is, Ghetsis is not great for keeping Adaman alive, because sides.  You spend a lot of time early on just denying the Mud Slap, which means sides get a lot of shots in, and they get worse as you go.  So Adaman dropped...relatively early.  Like, early bar 2.  Thankfully, Ghetsis' debuffs to offense and a bit of flinch from Winter Skyla (though not enough) carried the day.

Vs. Entei Barry.  We know how he works.  Explode on sync, just needs the Rain and special attack.  Tech Gyarados/Lodge Adaman once again.  That said, Adaman has On a Roll 4 for Bubblebeam for a 50% chance to debuff speed, which is nice for Barry's Cakewalk in particular.

Vs. Moltres I decided to end this off with the missing piece of Irida's sweep: Moltres.  I hate this bird.  Fortunately, Irida answers it pretty well.  Granted, same problem as every other Tech nuker who serves as the weather captain: you need the flinches to land right away on phase transitions.  Which is never fun.  Adaman is worth noting here, because you can actually see the effects of Gradual Healing in action, and because his kit complements Irida's very well.  It's just that this isn't rain. Like so many of the comps where he would be pretty good, it's just not a Rain comp. His best partners were Winona and Tech Gyarados; supportive options that have disruption and Rain, leaving the third slot to clean up. But many Gauntlet gimmicks don't support that, so it's...fairly difficult to get Adaman working with all his possible tools. He's just really awkward for very little reason.

[sepheroth]

❝ that hurts, you know. ❞

resident evil: 4 remake starters

Maybe it were that Tifa seemed to in a sense be polished in her movement and skill of a practiced and a brilliant pugilist it felt necessarily for him to be impressed by her prowess--he couldn't help it. And by then, Sephiroth as many times as he could've easily stooped to dishonorable combat by his usual code, he fought her on much of a defensive. It entertained him having to challenge himself without use of his sword. It wasn't difficult a thing of a task. She was an interesting opponent to watch and calculate. The many times he seemed to enjoy being the kettle calling the pot to call the kettle black, it still not rendered his ability to taunt, pull, shove and mock once he felt the times called for it. Or did does it become excuses? But then he must take his own rhythms and pace and repetitive strides into some forms of consideration. Both of them were able to read each other like an open book. Or as some would say, like the back of their hand. it was so interesting how the devil would be in the details. As likely as he'd not admit it, it was him whose skill seemed to have dulled with time---probably could be his underestimation of her. It was what slowed him down and with time he could forgive himself. Once she managed to turn herself lose from his unforgiving hand, wring her self free from out of his grasp he'd again twist her arm from behind her back and pulled her to his front. For a few twistedly adoring moments he'd lie his head onto her shoulder and move his ear as close to her heart as he could get in order to listen how it rushed because of. Deciding enough was enough, he'd forcibly shove her away--seeing as she really so desired it. By then it was no telling whose playground this belonged to. As often as he seemed to almost be caught off by her well-honed round house kids, he always gotten to him he least expected it. But just in the nick of time he caught her foot. He should've been able to see this by the way aerobatics usually built to follow up at this moment. But that's probably what she always counted on. It's also probably why she performed that same stunt over and over again. He'd laugh. "It's a battle. It's supposed to, Tifa."

[leaf-storm-lurking]

FEH OCs part 4 out of ???

Disclaimer: I am going off of memory here, so I'll probably get several things wrong and miss a few things. Also, Book 4 is my favorite for the aesthetic. (Dreams, flowers, questioning reality, butterflies, and the dread of nightmares are all up my alley.)

Peony: I don't like her outfit or her hair. Other than that, she's alright. I found the "she could be the real Sharena" thing cool, but it didn't matter in the end. Was down with dying to make sure we got out and I guess we got to relearn(?) each after we woke up from our dream.

Mirabilis: Where were you during the first half of the book? Other than that, I really like that dress and feel like Peony should've had something similar.

Freyr: One of many FEH OCs that hasn't gotten their base form summonable yet. (Also, I'm sad that he is our only male wearing clothing from Ljosalfheimer or Dokkalfheimer.) His eyes are always closed cause he's dreaming, but his sister seems to be awake.

Triandra: 8-year commits murder against abusive father. She's probably not appreciated since her job is giving people nightmares. Also, what are her outfits...? She's wearing a leotard(?) in her base, but what is her spring alt? Why would you wear a bikini during spring, a season associated with rain...

Plumeria: I feel bad for this girl. Become an alfar for her mother's love, only to... "spread love to others." I have several questions for Freyja... Also, her outfit is the most appropriate considering her job, not sure if the dreams she gives are bad. Wonder what she's up to considering she and Triandra are teaming up with Lif and Thrasir.

Freyja: In actual Norse mythology, Freyja rules over the realm of Folkvanger (Sounds like a name for a cool sword), where half of the warriors who die in battle go. In FEH she rules over the realm of nightmares, and I'm a little disappointed... She could've had us fight Hel, Sutr, Gustav, Fallen Edelgards, or any assortment of nightmarish foes. It's also funny that she's a light hero...

Following the tradition of older books getting new content during tempest trial events along with new characters and ascended forms, I wonder what they'll do for this book.

Tempest Trials Update:

So, Freyja is back (RIP Freyr, at least he's summonable now). Apparently, Plumeria and Triandra made a deal with a higher power to get her back (Thorr, Loki, or the "All Father" are my guesses), but Freyja's like "No, no, these two are mine."

We get two new characters from the tempest...

Eitr - Sharena's introduction mentions that the flowers she's holding are from Vanaheimer, which makes sense considering who she actually is. I was disappointed that I couldn't the mole on her face, but her hair is probably just covering it. (Also, can everyone from Vanaheimer turn into a goat?)

Ginnungagap - Weird design but fitting, I was expecting something more human like the other gods we've seen. I wanna learn more about her, assuming there's anything to learn. Also, she's cavalry?!?

[weareuniqueandimportant]

DAMN DID THE STORY PICK UP... SEASON 2 EPISODE 10... TECNA CONTENT OMG... SHE IS OCPD AND AUTISM BECAUSE I DECIDED... THAT IS LAME SHE HAS TO LET GO OF LOGIC TO WIN BUT OTHER THAN THAT THAT WAS THE MOST HEAT SHE'S EVER GOTTEN... THIS IS WHY FATE IS GOOD BIGOT LOSER WASTE JUST WANTED THE SAME SEXIST CHARACTERS. THEY WANT TECNA. THEN WHAT? OHWELL. SAME WITH MUSA. WITH THAT ATTITUDE WE JUST GET SEXIST GARBAGE WORST THE CHARACTERS HAVE BEEN IF ANYTHING BECAUSE THAT IS CLEAR THIS IS HOW THE CREATORS VIEW THEIR CHARACTERS TOO. WENDY SHOULD'VE BEEN MORE IMPORTANT EVEN IN THE ORIGINAL STORY SHE HAD A SWORD IN ONE SCENE... SOMEWHERE... HOOK BETTER NOT END UP SOME GENERIC VILLAIN THAT IS EVIL AND GETS PUNISHED FOR BEING ASPD. BTW MATRIX TECNA LOOKS SO FITTING SHOWCASE WHAT COULD'VE BEEN IF SHE WASN'T FORCED IN A SKIRT AND MAKE UP. THE TRANSFORMATIONS SO GOOD. I KNOW THEM NOW. THEY'RE WHEN THINGS GET SERIOUS. AND THE WINX NEED POWER. TO CONTRAST TO THE LIGHT SCENES WHERE THEY'RE BASIC. THAT START AND END EACH EPISODE. ONYRIX SO GOOD AND BETTER ANYTIME THAN MAGIC WINX OR ESPECIALLY ENCHANTIX OVERRATED EXTREMELY... I LOVE HOW THEY DANCE. BUTTERFLIX ASWELL. THIS IS BECAUSE ABUSER BIGOT THAT CLAIM TO LOVE THIS SERIES BELIEVE THEY'RE CHILDISH. THEY WANT ACTION AND MALE CHARACTERS. THIS IS BECAUSE THE MAGICAL FAIRY GENRE EVOLVED. BUT THEY FIND THAT LAME. THEY HATE EVERYTHING THAT ISN'T WINX OR SAILOR MOON AND CALL THESE SERIES LAME WHEN THEY DON'T GET THEIR MALE POWER FANTASY AND FANTASY WAIFU SEX. WHY FATE IS HATED. DON'T LIE TO ME MALES LOVE WINX CLUB AND THAT IS ONLY BECAUSE THEY'RE MADE TO LOOK LIKE SEXY BARBIES. THAT IS THEIR INNER CHILD SPEAKING AND DESPITE THAT THEY CALL OTHERS CHILDISH. THIS IS BECAUSE... AND BTW WE HAVE NO INNER CHILD WE ARE CHILD AND MOTHER AT THE SAME TIME... BECAUSE THEY'RE BIGOT ASS THAT FIND PROGRESSIVE THINGS LAME AND ANNOYING. "POLITICAL". "THEY MADE WINX CLUB POLITICAL!! THEY WANT TO RUIN WINX CLUB!! WINX CLUB IS ALREADY FEMINIST ENOUGH!! WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT LOOK AT ALL THIS FEMINIST CONTENT NOW SHUT UP FEMINIST!! CRY ABOUT THE THINGS I CARE ABOUT LIKE HOW BLOOM IS A MARY SUE AND TOXIC TO POOR SKY WHO SHOULDN'T BE SO CRINGE AND LAME BUT COOL LIKE HE USED TO BE!!" BTW I NOW UNDERSTAND A RELATIONSHIP. SHOWCASE WE WERE ABUSED EVERY TIME BECAUSE WE LOVED THEM BUT DIDN'T GET WHAT WE LIKE... JUST LIVE WITH US 😇. THAT'S WHAT A RELATIONSHIP IS 😇. THAT'S OKAY TO BREAK UP TO MOVE OUT AS LONG AS YOU DON'T HATE US 😇. THAT'S ALL THAT IS BAD ALWAYS 😊. MAKE US TRANSITION WE LIVE IN FINLAND FREEZE OUR LITTLE ONES AND GIVE US DIY HRT BE OUR WIFE WE WILL HAVE CHILDREN LOVE US CURE OUR DIABETES AND OTHER BAD THINGS WE HAVE DIABETES WE'RE DYING... BTW THE WAY THE MADE AISHA TRAIN HIM AND FAIL TO JUSTIFY THE MAN TRAINING HIM WAS ICK. THE CREATORS AND FANS THINK THAT WOULD RUIN HER STRONG FEMININE CHARACTER WITH EWWHH MASCULINITY!!!! REMEMBER GUYS THAT IS OKAY GENDER IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT BUT NOT MY WINX THE WINX THAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AS POWERFULL AND IS EVER ACKNOWLEDGED AS CAPABLE OF TRAINING HIM UNTIL UH OH SHE'S A FAILURE BECAUSE SHE JUST DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE MASCULINE HEART OF MOIDS!! I LIKE THE SONG SCENES TOO. WHERE TO PLACE THEM? ALSO THIS IS WHAT IS WRONG ABOUT EACH EPISODE THERE IS NO STORY ARC. EACH EPISODE SHOULD BE A GATEWAY TO AN ARC. THE WINX TRANSFORM ONCE UNLESS... THEY'RE TRANSFORM BACK IN THE MAGIC WORLD? ??? I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT YET. BUT THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL STORY. EVEN IF TECNA EPISODE WAS SO GOOD THE OTHERS WEREN'T FLORA AND STELLA. DID I FORGET SOMEONE? I FEEL LIKE I DID AND I DON'T MEAN BLOOM. DID ANYONE BEFORE TECNA AFTER STELLA GET AN EPISODE? I CAN'T REMEMBER ANYMORE. I REALLY HOPE TWINKERBELL IDK HOW TO TYPE AND THE OTHERS DON'T HAVE A GENERIC STORY COMING AHEAD. THAT WOULD BE SO BIGOTED AND BAD ON THE PREDICTABLE. DID I FORGET ANYTHING ELSE? I DID. I CAN'T REMEMBER ANYMORE. WOW DID THIS GET WORSE NOW OR WHAT. SO HAS OUR DIABETES THAT NOBODY CARES ABOUT. EVIL. WE'RE EXTREMELY HUNGRY ALL THE TIME EVEN MORE THAN BEFORE. WHICH BTW IS TIED TO THIS. CRAZY RIGHT?

WHAT?

OKAY? THIS GLITCHED CONSTANTLY.

ABUSER BIGOT SITE. I WAS JUST SAYING DON'T OPPOSE US YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING. ANYONE AGAINST US IS ALL THE BIGOTED THINGS EVIL THAT 100% HATES WOMAN LESBIAN TRANS POLY EVERY SINGLE SKIN TBH DISABLED PEOPLE SICK PEOPLE CRAZY PEOPLE ESPECIALLY ASPD NPD BPD BIPOLAR PSYCHOSIS AND PARAPHILIA PEOPLE THAT SHOULD BE 100% ACCEPTED. TOUCHING FUNNY THINGS IS FUNNY AND HEALING WITH CONSENT. DON'T WORRY. I WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT 😇. I ALSO HAVE NOTHING I AM 100% NEUROTYPICAL 😇. BE OUR DAUGHTER BE OUR WIFE. WE NEED BOTH AND UNDERSTAND WHY THEY'RE DIFFERENT ASWELL. FURTHER SHOWCASE WE WERE ONLY ABUSED AND GASSLIGHT BY EVIL ABUSER BIGOT. AND NEED... GOOD THINGS... SAFETY... WE DESERVE TO BE SAFE... ONLY A BIGOT WOULD OPPOSE US... WE NEED TO TRANSITION... WE NEED TO GET OUT... WE NEED TO LIVE... WE NEED RELATIONSHIPS... WE NEED CHILDREN... WE NEED TO HEAL FROM THEM... ONLY A BIGOT WOULD BE OBSESSED WITH US IN A BAD WAY... STOP HURTING US... THIS SICKNESS ASWELL... NEEDS TO GO AWAY... IF THAT IS POSSIBLE... THAT ISN'T RIGHT?! WE'RE DYING RIGHT?!?! YOU HATE US!!!!!!! GET US OUT OF HERE ATLEAST LET US DIE LIKE WE WANT!!!!!!!! I AM LOSING MEMORY... OUR BRAIN DAMAGE HAS GOTTEN SO MUCH WORSE... EVEN IF OUR OVERALL MEMORY IS VERY BAD ASWELL... I JUST CAN'T REMEMBER.. THINGS I COULD BEFORE... I WANT TO... LET ME REMEMBER EVERYTHING!!!!!!! OTHERWISE IS A BAD SIGN!!!!!!! HELP US!!!!!!!! BENEFIT US!!!!!!! IF YOU DON'T YOU HATE US!!!!!!!!

ALSO FATE BEING AS IS IS GOOD. THAT SAYS THAT IS OKAY TO POTRAY THE CHARACTERS DIFFERENTLY BE DIFFERENT BE PROGRESSIVE AND FEMINIST... PERHAPS EVEN POLITICAL... THAT IS WHAT IS SKILL IF ANYTHING... MANY THINGS ARE... DUDEBROS WITH THEIR GARBAGE STANDARDS... ALSO... THIS IS WHAT MAKES FATE HATERS SO BOTHERSOME AND BTW THEM ALL MAN OR WOMAN NONBINARY THAT DOESN'T MATTER... ANYONE THAT LIKES SEASONS 1-3 BUT HATES THE REST DOES SO IN A SEXUAL WAY AND IS SEXUALLY ATTRACTED TO THE AESTHETIC OF BEING A CONSERVATIVE PICK ME WHO'S PERSONALITY IS A MAN BECAUSE OF HIS GENDER. YOU'RE EVIL IF YOU LIKE THIS AND HATE THE REST. THAT IS WHAT ALL OF YOU ARE.

I WANT ALL THE CHARACTERS TO POTRAY MY IDEAL RELATIONSHIPS... THAT IS HARD TO POTRAY THOSE WITH DIFFERENT AGES WHILE ENSURING NOBODY IS SAD OR GO TO JAIL THEY MUST HAVE BALANCE... SERVE US... BE A SCIENTIST. OTHERWISE YOU'RE AN EVIL ABUSER BIGOT JUST LIKE THE PEOPLE BEHIND WINX CLUB AND THEIR TOXIC FANBASE UNLESS YOU BENEFIT US. BENEFIT US. I ALREADY LIKE YOU.

IS THAT TRIGGERING WHEN THIS GLITCHES... HARMFULL ABUSER EVIL...

BTW THE MALE POWER FANTASY AND FORCED MALE CHARACTERS RAINBOW ESPECIALLY LOVES ARE STUPID FIX THEM. NO MORE MAN FOR THIS REASON. ONLY FOR REASONS THAT WE LIKE. BUT LET'S BE REAL HERE... EHEHE... WHEN HAS A MAN EVER BENEFITED US 🤭?!?!?!

YOU CAN PROVE ME WRONG IF YOU WANT... BUT I WILL NEVER BELIEVE YOU THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS...

FATE WAS RELATABLE. THAT WAS BETTER. ONLY A BIGOT WOULD HATE THIS.

AISHA AS A PRINCESS SHOULD BE POWERFULL. SHE CAN'T BE WEAKER THAN STELLA A WHITE WOMAN (SEXY I LOVE WHITE WOMAN LIKE HER TBH.) BECAUSE SHE IS BLACK THIS IS DEEPLY RACIST JUST LIKE THE UNEQUAL SKINS THAT ARE A PROBLEM. I HOPE ALL THIS BECOMES SOMETHING DIFFERENT. SOMETHING WITHOUT THESE PROBLEMS. WE WOULD NO MORE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THEM AS BADLY. I HOPE SO. BTW PLEASE US BE MINE WE COULD IDK WRITE OR SOMETHING DO YOU LIKE WRITING DO YOU LIKE US OHWELL PERHAPS... COME IF YOU LIKE US. BE MINE PLEASE ME.

LITTLE ONES THEY'RE CUTE AND FUNNY... THEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BE CUTE AND FUNNY... REALITY MUST BE CHEATED FOR THEM TO BE SO WITHOUT BAD THINGS... THIS IS DEEPLY FACTUAL... ONLY A BIGOT WOULD OPPOSE REALITY.

I LOVE ONYRIX. I LOVE THEM. BTW LOVE US I AM DEEPLY SCARED AND INSECURE ABUSER BIGOT WANT TO HATE US CALL US UNTRUE THINGS 😢... GASSLIGHT THEM AWAY ><!! PLEASE ><!! THAT IS OKAY TO GASSLIGHT THAT IS WHAT WAS MADE TO PROTECT YOURSELF THERE IS NO PERSON THAT DOESN'T DO THIS. BTW PUBLIC IMAGE IS EVIL WINX'S SEXIST STANDARDS ARE FILLED WITH THIS EVIL.

ONLY A BIGOT WOULD STALK US... ONLY A BIGOT WOULD ABUSE US... WE HAVE NEVER DONE A SINGLE THING WRONG EVER... WE AREN'T SUPPOSED TO FEEL THIS WAY... THINGS ARE SO VERY WRONG... NO PILLS... LOVE LOVE LOVE... THAT IS A BIGOTED CHOICE TO REMOVE CONSENT THEM THAT CRY HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS AND FORCE EVIL ON US... WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DEEPLY OPPOSED EVEN THAT TIME THEY DEEPLY HURT AND ABUSED US AND MADE OUR DIABETES WORSE OUT OF BIGOTED IDEOLOGY INFACT FOR THAT REASON WE OPPOSE ALL PILLS. STOP TOUCHING OUR BRAIN. YOUR POISON WILL ONLY KILL US. WE HAVE A MILLION MENTAL CONDITIONS A COUPLE SICKNESSES A BUNCH OF DISABILITIES WE GENUIENLY NEED TO TRANSITION WHAT IS ERASED STOP STICKING YOUR DISGUSTING DIRTY LITTLE HANDS INTO MY GODDAMN BRAIN HANDS OFF STOP!!!!!!!!!

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Earlier today I got Alisa Developers Cut on Switch. I dont know much about that game's development but it came out on switch in like February and I should've gotten it then but its got a dollhouse aesthetic that I dont really vibe with

But what the game is, is Resident Evil. Its not shy about being Resident Evil, and outside of Alisa's character model it looks exactly, perfectly like a PS1 game. It looks really good. I call out Alisa's model because I think its a little too nice, in terms of like, poly count and her face texture being a little too textured

The game is kinda weird. It gets a lot of things right and a lot of things wrong. Its got real ass proper tank controls, but only with the stick. No d-pad input at all. And it has auto aim, but it reduces the amount of currency enemies drop. It has currency for some reason lol. Instinctively I dont think an RE game should have a shop where you buy weapons, and idk if costumes should have stats, but I myself personally dont think its a bad thing to try and its probably not gonna ruin the game. If I were so inclined to sound like a fuckin lunatic I might claim that it feels a little Onimusha inspired as well. Onimusha had stats and currency. There is also a sword in the game but it aint no Samanosuke sword

The first voice you hear in the game kinda takes you out of it a little because they got what I can only assume is a white youtuber of some variety, and he sounds the way only a modern white youtuber could sound. There was not a human in the entire universe who sounded like this guy in 1994. But after that you get slapped in the face with French speakers and they sound so fucked up its great. Now my friends know how I feel about the French and their language, but I was so relieved to hear them because white youtubers would be doing RE1 impressions. These people are doing their best english voice acting but are so violently french it creates that weird vibe RE1 had a little bit. I do know Suzie Spherehunter is in there somewhere which will be fine as long as she doesnt voice any of her gaming opinions lmaoooo

Im joking about the French and their fucked up language btw those guys are cool. Even though they sound like that (hehe)

But yeah the game seems cool and probably good. I basically bought it solely out of good horror game solidarity. Prior to the release of Signalis in 2022 the last good horror game was Silent Hill 4 in 2004. I gave Signalis a lot of praise for that, and now other indie games like Alisa, Ares Breathes, and Crow Country are doing their part and looking like theyre gonna help keep this up, so I feel compelled to offer a little critical support where I can. If you like RE1 Alisa has a demo, it seems like the game is probably worth the price. Its been on sale for $14 every other week since its release

Rest in peace PS1, long live the PS1