#and get mad when i am in the living room xD

[tethered-heartstrings]

my cat gets very upset when I have to get out of bed and leave the house and not spend all day snuggling her. if I can't be filthy rich for my own sake I at least want to be filthy rich so I can cater to the high emotional demands of my cat

[intervalart]

Hey, it‘s that same anon again! *is gripped by you* oh wow okay haha 😅 do you…do you also wanna talk about Mad’s headcanons? I have ONE about him, that he’s from San Francisco (and i guess also that he’s Spanish 😅) you can talk about these guys as much as you want. They’re in my head too 😁

SORRY ANON, I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR MY LIFE IRL, YOU DON’T EVEN WANNA KNOW HOW DUMB ITS BEEN.

But here I am! It’s now! So here’s some Mad Dog Headcanons!

I also hc that he’s from San Francisco actually! But I Go a bout it slightly different. xD For one thing, I hc that he’s at least half Chinese (possibly half so that he’s at least Passing so he doesn’t get slurs heaved upon him immediately upon entering a room), so he knows Some Cantonese™, but his family wanted him to speak English whenever possible, so he's kinda rusty on it. (He probably knows some Spanish too, but isn’t as fluent as Sundown)

But let’s start from the top;

(Some stupid pictures of the stupid dummy to break up the cut)

His mom used to be… well, a prostitute. If you called her that to his face he’d probably kill you though. (She wasn’t the nicest or gentlest lady since she’d had a hard life, but she still instilled “respect women” into him since she’d seen all kinds of shit in her old job.) Because of this, Mad Dog never knew his dad, lived with his mom, aunt, and probably an uncle (a large family overall), and had to live down jeers from other kids about his mom being a “woman of the night”.

He was driven to prove himself though, cuz he couldn't stand to inherit the fish shop or be around his stifling family, he wanted to do more with his life and make it his own. So he basically worked his ass off to be anything but blue collar. Refined, educated, wealthy, etc. (if anything to distance himself from his past as much as possible)

Eventually, he got himself a gig in the theater, sometimes acting on stage with his troupe members, other times working backstage with all the fly system. (Which is why he’s both a total fruit cake [theater kid], and why he’s good at traps and technical stuff when helping set the traps). He was basically living out his dreams… until the theater was foreclosed and shut down. (I want to write a comic about this someday, but drawing backgrounds gives me agita)

He hit the booze, coping from the perceived failure of his career, but he was too proud to go back to his family’s fish shop (cuz remember, he's the most stubborn guy ever, and I don’t think his relationship with the family is Great™), so in an act of desperation (despite protests from his theater pals), he picked himself up by the bootstraps and started bounty hunting to pay the bills.

He was crafty with it, so it worked in his favor for a while… But there’s a distinct point in time where he hasn't had to kill a man yet, and a tiny part of him wonders if he can. Like… he’s acted it out on stage, and he’s stood up for himself multiple times in fights, but he’s never been directly responsible for killing anyone. (yet)

This goes out the window pretty quick though, cuz quickly proves he can kill a man when it's in self defense. (his trip to the bounty board in Texas was not uneventful, and his dandy-ass is painting a target on himself with how he dresses lmaoooo)

After that, he quickly builds his reputation and, it kinda goes from there lol. So now time for bullet points.

Mad Dog wants you to think he got his name because of his stubborn personality and unwillingness to let go of his target (It is, partly), but he actually got his name because in one of his first bar fights in Texas, he absolutely 100% bit a guy. (He doesn’t talk about that part as much.)

He’s is a pretty good cook! Since the family had a fish shop, he learned how to cook them, but he expanded on his own culinary vocabulary himself.

However, he’s not very good at sewing. His mom or his aunt would usually fix his clothes for him, the theater had a seamstress/costumer, and he always paid for tailors to make his suits for him. He just never had a reason to learn.

Also, his taste in food can make him a bit of a food snob. He always insists that he do the cooking, cuz he is… Not impressed by Sundown’s cooking.

He is also a good dancer, but instead of from dodging bullets like Sundown regularly does, it’s for fun and fancy purposes (see also Texas Jitterbug).

I have actually previously discussed this, but I actually think that Mad Dog miiiiiight not be the most accurate shooter on his own, so he relies on the longer barrel of the Buntline Special to improve his accuracy. (Even though trying to use it for quickdraw is really REALLY stupid, but that’s another post).

Tying into stupid things…. ugh. -holding my head-. He’s clever. He’s crafty. He’s tactical. He can come up with some of the smartest and ingenuitive things you’ve ever seen. And he is the stupidest motherfucker on the planet. Bro ABSOLUTELY has high INT and low WIS. He wears a BLACK SUIT IN THE DESERT FOR FUCK’S SAKE. AND EYELINER. IN THE DESERT.

Anyways, that’s all I’ve got for now, and again, this is not tying into AU iterations, where things will be slightly different (especially in BBFF and Roleswap… And Duende AU, but that requires knowing OC lore)

Thank you for coming to my TedTalk, now I’m gonna go throw MD in the wood chipper, bye.

[violetganache42]

Highlights from tonight's watch party filled with framing, whodunnits, and mystery galore (Sorry about your laptop problems and all our lag complaints, WriteBackAtYa):

"No":

Scrooge and the triplets making an appearance

Mortimer's voice

Mickey being a people pleaser

WriteBackAtYa commenting how we love saying our favorite characters' names whenever they appear onscreen

Me: "PLUS INTEREST?!"

"Duckman of Aquatraz":

Story Blossom: "Would've been awesome if Webby kissed a shark in the new series" spamtoon: "its okay because huey kissed a worm"

ACAB!!!

Even in the original series, Louie is always trying to talk his way out of shit

The idea of Glomgold walking into court blasting Queen's "We Are The Champions" in a similar vein as the "All I Do Is Win" scene

"WHY, BEAKLEY?!"

Duckburg's court and its judge fucking suck

"NOT THE PAINTING!"

Scrooge effortlessly defeating the prisoners in arm wrestling

MORE SCROOGE AND WEBBY MOMENTS 😭💖

Mad Dog being a mama's boy

This whole episode showcasing how prisoners are people too

melcat33: "Mad Dog was like 'this is my comfort millionaire'"

The Scrooge x Mad Dog ship setting sail

This episode also reminding us on why the legal system sucks

Glomgold taking the time to hang up a painting of Scrooge

"McMystery at McDuck McManor!":

Donald fleeing to his car like:

"Literally the oldest person he knows?"

The entire table read of this episode from Disney Channel Fan Fest 2018

Scrooge being a sulking Grumpy Gills. XD

DJ Daft Duck

Godfrey and I being on the same wavelength yet again (To quote Godfrey, "Insert 'Perception Check' by Tom Cardy")

Scrooge being SO against celebrating his birthday that he straight up lagged and froze the Discord stream (Dude, WTF?)

THE BUTLER DID IT

Mist Opportunity

"I hate this already."/"OH, YEAH. :)"/"You can't get that helmet off, can you?"/"OH, NO. :'("

Black Arts Beagle is best Beagle Boy

DT-87

The stream lagging on the part where Scrooge walks into a sliding glass door 😭 (I know it's because of WriteBackAtYa's laptop, but for the sake of levity, let's say it was Scrooge's doing again and he did it because that part fucking embarrasses him.)

Mark saying Glomgold sucks at the whole "trying to kill Scrooge" thing (Rare Mark Beaks W)

THE DUKE IS BACK

"Since when did I have to become the adult in the room? I'M NOT CUT OUT TO BE THE ADULT!"

Huey doing a Scrooge impression

"Don't kill me! I barely lived! #YOLO #FOMO #AHHH"

Duckworth's reaction to seeing the axe fall down to the floor

Duckworth and Beakley's beef with each other

"Clock Cleaners":

Snoozer male stork

Learning A New Hope was paired with "Duck Dodgers in the 24th 1/2 Century" for its screenings

Realizing we were watching the edited version of the short where Donald says "Aw, nuts."

The return of Max's real mother

The Great Mouse Detective:

Me sharing which DT/DWD character would be who in a GMD-themed AU way before the movie started

Us getting excited at hearing Alan Young's voice

Cheerful music playing right after a sad moment (Hiram getting kidnapped) = Last Crash ending vibes

A new server emoji of Mark Beaks getting shot point blank for dabbing

Tokuvivor: "The world's smallest violin" Caroline: "Let me play you a song on the world's smallest violin" Me: "Basil, this is serious."

Learning Vincent Price is in this movie

Sharing a GMD Lorcana card during "The World's Greatest Criminal Mind"

"Flaversham."/"Whatever."

teleportzz: "literally every man in this is so gay so far" puffywuffy8904: "or are they just european" Story Blossom: "Or are they gay AND european?"

Basil's face when Toby sat on Olivia's command

OLIVIA SAYING UNCLE BASIL 😭💖

Hiram and Olivia reminding Puffy and I of Scrooge and Webby (I AM GETTING FUCKING EMOTIONAL ABOUT IT AS WE SPEAK.)

Ratigan upon learning Fidget's list is missing:

Basil x Dawson being the movie's equivalent of DWD91!Drakepad

Story Blossom pointing out how Miss Kitty is basically Goldie

The bar fight scene in a nutshell:

"There is no Queen of England."

Ratigan's royalty drip

WriteBackAtYa: "He's supreme like a taco from Taco Bell"

Basil trying to imprison Ratigan: "Officer, arrest that man!"

The entire Big Ben scene and how well the 2D and CGI animations blended together

Learning that the ballroom scene from Beauty and the Beast was the first Disney and Pixar collaboration

According to melcat33, Basil not skipping leg day saved his life

puffywuffy8904: "and they were roomates" Me: "Oh, my God. They were roommates."

Ratigan's "Goodbye So Soon" diddy playing during the end credits

[marshallfan99]

So a friend of mine taught me how to use this bot to make fake group chats using fictional characters and, well...I brought THIS chaos into existence XD

(The chaos ensues...this was ALL written by me btw, I had no help with this at all, hope you get at least a chuckle out of it!)

This WHOLE THING stemmed from an ACTUAL WIPEOUT I had just had right before making this (that wipeout was what INSPIRED this mess), my brother left his Crocs in the middle of the floor in his room and me being the natural klutz I am, of course I tripped over them and went flying. Luckily my brother shares a room with his twin and his twin's bed was right there when I went flying so I ended up landing on it so, softest wipeout I've ever had, thankfully, which is good because I ACTUALLY went flying when I tripped (like SERIOUSLY, I tripped and my feet left the ground as I was propelled across the room before landing on the bed). I even made that very same Croc-n-roll" joke as Marshall does here. I was GOING to just make Chase ask Marshall if he was okay and then have Marshall say he's good, make the joke, and then have Ratchet laugh at the joke and then end it there...but I got carried away and had Zuma be a little so-and-so, teasing Rocky for causing Marshall's wipeout and not letting him live it down, making Rocky mad, as well as his blunt comment to Marshall about the fact that he tripped on Crocs managing to make Marshall feel self-conscious about his clumsiness AGAIN (think Pups Save A Friend) and leave the chat not wanting to hear anymore. Chase had to set things straight by pulling the "don't make me get Ryder" card on Rocky and (mostly) Zuma because he KNOWS they hate being lectured and Zuma literally can't pay attention during them. Chase also KNOWS Ryder HATES having to lecture his pups so he does his best to keep them in line himself, using his authority as police pup and second in command of the PAW Patrol. He'll send misbehaving pups to their pup-houses for a while, and will watch them like a hawk, making sure they don't try to pull anything else.

As for Chase and Ratchet, Chase can read Ratchet like an open book which is how he knew she was worried about Marshall and sent her to check on him. His comment about her at the end right before he closes the chat comes from the fact that he sees her as his little sister, thus has serious protective instincts when it comes to her (he doesn't like having to arrest anyone but he is dead set on arresting her biological siblings if they EVER DARE to show their faces around her again...Ratchet's HIS sister now, not theirs). Because of him being her self appointed big brother, he doesn't always act so serious when she's around just because he doesn't want to risk scaring her or making her lose trust in him, so his soft side comes out around her often. Even in this conversation, while he was stern with Zuma and Rocky, he was kind and gentle with Ratchet, letting her go find Marshall as a way of keeping her away from him while he's being stern with the two troublemakers. I'll probably make a post on Ratchet and her dynamics with each of the (original six) pups as well as Ryder in the future, I feel like that's an important thing to cover...well, that and what her gear actually is/does 😅.

Thank you to my amazing friend @littlegoodpups for telling me about this bot and showing me how to use it! Also thank you to my other amazing friend @larytello for being totally cool with the fact that the pups in my head act pretty similar to the pups in her head because I know some people in real life that would accuse me of stealing their ideas and being a copycat if something like this ended up happening with them...(I didn't even realize the similarities until she showed me some screenshots of her pups' chats using this bot and then it clicked...for BOTH of us 😅)

You both are totally PAWsome and I really appreciate having you in my life (even though it's just online XD), our convos (whether I'm rereading them or we're having a new one) always make me smile despite all the stress in life right now! 🫂❤️

[l3viat8an]

What if poly MC disappears for a while and the brothers can't find them only for MC to come back with 8 concert tickets because their favorite singer/band from the human world is having a concert and MC just wanted to surprise the brothers by inviting them to watch the performance together

They’d wanna be so mad but your demons are mostly just relieved XD

You just walk into the living room and were practically tackled to the ground before you could even say hello, “You’re back!!” “Where have you been?!” “Why were you gone for two days?” “We’ve been worried!” “And that damn Barbatos wouldn’t tell us were ya went!!” “All he’d say was that ‘MC will be back when they’ve concluded their business.’ like talk about keeping it a secret lolol”

Barbatos let you go back and forth for your little surprise-

“You have to admit Barbatos is good at keeping secrets.” “He still could have told us where MC was!!” “Wait, we still haven’t asked!?” “Oh, right…..” “I’m glad you’re back darling. But where the hell were you?”

You pull away from their hug and reach into your pocket pulling out 8 tickets to your favorite *band / singer / whatever* and holding them out for the demons to see, “I heard that (whatever) was having a show!! So I went to get us tickets before they all sold out!!”

“That’s why ya disappeared for two days?!?” “Fair, I’d do the same.” “What?…” “You’d leave your family worried that you’ve been kidnapped over some tickets!?” “Huh!? You guys knew I was fine! Barbatos told you so, it’s not my fault you panic whenever I’m out of sight.” “We have good reason for that. You’re a walking disaster 98% of the time.”

“Hey I am not! That’s you guys, you’d be dead meat without me around.” “MC, just wanted to do something fun…even if it worried us, I still wanna go!” Beel always being the voice of reason in my post shjajaj

“Well obviously we gotta go!” “Yea! It’s one of MC’s favorites after all!” “A trip to the human world…sounds fun!”

Asmo gasps pulling you back into his arms “I’ve got nothing to wear!? MC, we’re going shopping!!”

“Asmo are you really worried about your wardrobe now?” “Of course! We have to look our best!” Lucifer nods “Asmo, has a point. We should all have appropriate outfits for the occasion.” “All on Lucifer’s tab! You’re so kind big bro!!” “I said nothing of the sort Mammon! Get back here!-“ ‘n Mammon’s already running off to buy a new outfit (or 10) with Lucifer storming after him-

“Nice to see nothing changed!”

[rottentiger-art]

Your story about Logan and Quinn’s wedding night was a piece of art!!!! You wrote it beautifully 💕

I’m willing to bet they had one hell of a honeymoon! Social media off, drinks, lots of exploring and nightly sex. Am I missing anything?

I'm gonna pretend I'm not giggling and kicking my feet with these messages ndsdfkjfk thank youuuu!! I'm glad you liked it!!

As for their honeymoon, I initially wanted them to have a mini world tour but someone on discord mentioned the idea of them going to Hawaii and I loved it hahaha, the petty part of myself wanted it just to spite on Zoey XD

Imagine all funny scenarios this could bring:

Zoey and Chase go to Hawaii to make up to what they lost, without knowing that's Logan and Quinn's honeymoon destination. Not wanting to interrupt their friends' peace (bc they know they won't be having much time for that on the next two years), they spend the majority of their stay hiding and getting their moments ruined by Quogan lol

Like let's pretend they can afford a room next to theirs, and the banging on the wall plus their friends not even bothering to stay quiet (as they should, it's their honeymoon and they need to enjoy all the time they can before Quinn is busy with work again for the next two years) would not let them get in the mood or even sleep well XD

Having rooms close also meant having to be careful and having to sneak out, and Chase being clumsy af would probably knock so many things on the way out of nervousness when they hear a sound.

Choey a trying to enjoy a romantic dinner but Logan and Quinn enter the restaurant, leading to a frantic game of hide-and-seek around the place, dodging waitstaff and trying not to ruin their special night. Kinda like Dinner for Two Many, but this time it's Logan and Quinn who interrupt the date. And Quogan is unaware the whole time and do actually enjoy their time.

They keep accidently getting on the same activities as Logan and Quinn and having to find a way to blend with the people or sneak out.

At the end of the vacation and honeymoon, Logan and Quinn do discover them, maybe on the way to the airport, but they're not mad or anything, they're like "oh hey, we didn't know you were here. We could have had a went out for a double date or something :)" they're probably just being nice, Logan is definitely glad they didn't come across them and he got to enjoy Quinn all to himself

Quogan had the time of their lives, so many romantic moments and a hella lot of sex, they were dedicated to each other and were on their little happy bubble.

Choey not so much lmao.

Why didn't they just let them know they were there and simply stay away? Idk, they're dumb like that.

Wherever Choey stayed together or the stress/miserable time made them break up is up to you, I personally hope they realize they really don't work or it was a sign for them to not be together idk, I don't vibe with them as a couple

[quinloki]

Omg Quin. I always love throwing you my little brain thoughts bc you always grace me with such wonderful things to think about ily omggggggg

this is definitely going to be in my thoughts for at least the next 24 hours

ugh this kind of falls back into the same kind of idea of that other one with marco/sabo but just ace as a good friend, protective but yall aren't eachothers type really (prolly dated bc you got along really well, and you both thought of the other as cute, but not like that once you got into it). Like your slightly feral bestie. He just gives me those vibes sooo much

QUIN THAT LAST PART THOUGH OH MY GOD I am totally thinking of Sabo normally right now. TOTALLY.

.....

and then ace and sabo live together and you're over staying with sabo and he reminds you to keep quiet bc ace is home and you don't want him to hear you sounding so pathetic do you?? (nvm the fact that ace left awhile ago but sabo thinks it's more fun this way)

.....

byeeeeeee off to have sabo thoughts now <3333

Yeah that Sabo/Marco story has notes in a file and I might just organize them and get an outline going. March might be my poly-story up date spree month or something XD

I love that though.

Ace is 100% supportive, and if his brother wants tease you in ways that aren't going to hurt you, he'll back his play. So of course Ace tells you both to have fun, he's just going to be in his room with headphones on finishing up a project (or a game or whatever), and instead sets off some kind of Ferris Bueller type machine that plays random coughs, snores, causes thumps, etc.

I mean, it's the ASL brothers, Ace is going to go above and beyond.

And Sabo doesn't care if Ace is home or not, honestly, but it's certainly easier to keep his attention on you knowing his brother isn't actually home.

I can picture him getting you to sit on the edge of the bed innocently enough, and working his way closer and closer until his leg is between yours and his hands are on the mattress, and you're one soft tap on the shoulder away from laying down on the bed.

Don't worry about Ace, he's got his "headphones", and even if he didn't his precious brother falls asleep so easily, as long as you're quiet he won't hear anything. Your sounds are only for Sabo anyway, why would he share?

You can tell him to stop, he won't be mad, but isn't the possibility of being caught a thrill? Don't you want to know? Just how much sweeter do you taste when you're desperately trying to keep quiet?

Just how much better will his touch feel as he puts effort into breaking your silence? Fighting the inevitable will only make it feel that much better, certainly you're curious? And what if you can hold out - what a sweet little challenge it will be, right?

If you can stay quiet throughout he'll grant you a wish, and Sabo is ready willing and able to grant all your wishes, but this is a challenge and he's not going to hold back.

[aphroditestummyrolls]

Between Hope and Desperation bc i am a predictable bitch (but it's my birthday so i'm entitled xD)

BIRTHDAY FRIEND BIRTHDAY FRIEND ✨🎉✨🎉✨

For your birthday, you get almost 200 extra words than I usually give for these snippets 😂 I love you, and I hope you’re birthday is as wonderful as you are.

CW for self harm

“All this time, all those bloody lies, and you were just some merchling? Slumming it up for the thrill—?”

“Do I look thrilled?” He didn’t know where he found the energy to snap like he did, but Wylan couldn’t just sit there and take this. Not now, not from Jesper.

He was looking at him the way Wylan always feared he would if he knew the truth.

Merchling. He couldn’t live with it, knowing that was what the only man he’d ever loved thought of him. Even if it’s what he was.

“Nobody chooses the Barrel.” His hands were trembling, throat tight and dry. He fought to swallow around the cold lump lodged in his windpipe, and dug his burnt hand against the dirt floor of… wherever they were. The pain seemed to be the only thing that forced the words to come.

“Then how did you stumble your way down to us?”

“He tried to kill me.” In case you missed that— it’s the reason we’re here. He wanted to say something mean about head trauma, but held his tongue. Now that the important words were out, chilling the air between them, Wylan couldn’t seem to stop.

He’d never said it all out loud before.

“Part of me thinks he always wanted to kill me, but I know that’s not true. You can’t be disappointed in someone unless you were pinning your hopes on them at one point. Right?” He laughed, a little manic, but Jesper had gone silent and still.

Don’t look at me like that, he begged, I’m not a stranger. You know me! Better than anyone!

“I, um, you know— y���know I can’t read. And he tried— my father— he tried everything to get it to take. Tutors, treatments, therapies, b-beatings. He was desperate for me to learn. I was… I was desperate, too. But, I just… it’s not something I can do.”

He’d scraped his fingers raw. The dirt had gone muddy and hot with his blood.

“I ended up in the Barrel because he gave up on me. I was a, a defective attempt at an heir, and his new wife was pregnant. So, he… he told me he was sending me away, to a music school.” That was always the worst part, for some reason: the shame of hoping for that split second before everything went wrong. “He put me on a boat with two of his men, and…”

For a moment, he was certain he couldn’t breathe, that a broad hand was still crushing down on him. But, he managed the words.

That was when Jesper finally moved in his periphery. He’d long since been too cowardly to look up at him, but now, he couldn’t avoid it. Stretching to the very end of his chain, Jes scooped Wylan’s bloodied fingers into his palm, letting out a quiet curse. He held his wounded hand like a baby bird fallen from a nest, barely curling around the damage, but keeping them safe from more harm nonetheless.

He missed the sting of it immediately, but Sweet Ghezen, that callused, familiar warmth felt so good.

“I swam up the canal to the Barrel.” He finished in a whisper. Still, he couldn’t bring himself to meet Jesper’s luminous eyes in the dark, to see his face. His bruised, beaten, beautiful face.

If you’d just died when you were supposed to, he wouldn’t be here.

“Wy?” Jesper finally breathed. “Wylan, please look at me.”

And Wylan had never considered himself particularly good at resisting. Especially not a request from Jesper Fahey.

He looked resolute— somehow older than Wylan had ever seen him. Stony.

“That man is a monster. And no matter how you made it to the Barrel, I… I’m so sorry.”

He wasn’t mad at him. He was mad for him. He was—

“The only person who’s going to die in this room is your miserable excuse for a father.”

He was holding his hand; he had blood slicked from his temple to his collar; and he was like some type avenging angel, staring Wylan in the face like he could will hope back into his heart.

And, if anyone could, it was him.

This is the first time I’ve ever written a Wylan Backstory Reveal™️, but I know how much you love them ❤️ and this story is so intense! I hope you like it 🎂 happy birthday, I love you, and thank you for playing my little game.

[super-predictable98]

The Galaxies of Gallifrey

Chapter 1: The Toymaker Trick

Word Count: 1,8 k

Warning: Mention of death, SPOILERS FOR THE GIGGLE

a/n: Hey there! So because I didn't have enough unfinished series... here's another one. I hope all the whovians can enjoy this canon x OC thing I'm working on. There's a lot more to come for this one, but before chapter 2 comes expect a Casanova request XD

2008 - Somewhere in space

"Gallifrey Gale McShane... can I have this dance?" The Doctor extended his hand and she took it. 

"What was that song from the future? Oh! I got it," she pressed a button on her phone and Mitski started playing. 

The two of them embraced each other sweetly, swaying gently around the TARDIS control room. 

"You know I... I... you know," he mumbled, still not quite ready to say the words he felt in his hearts.

"I know, and I do too," Gallifrey whispered. 

"Good, then we're in agreement. I wouldn't be the man I am today without you, our lives have been intertwined forever now." 

She nodded and rested her head on his chest, singing the lyrics for him quietly:

"Moon, tell me if I could send up my heart to you? So, when I die, which I must do, could it shine down here with you? Cause my love is mine, all mine. I love mine, mine, mine. Nothing in the world belongs to me, but my love mine, all mine, all mine."

"I like that. Mine all mine all mine..." The Doctor repeated softly. "Are you scared? Of dying?"

"I think you might be more scared of me dying than I am." 

"That's true, I never wanted to- get attached because humans come and go, you get old and you start losing your memories, yourselves... then you die. And I'm left here, life after life after life."

"But with me you're taking the risk? You're accepting this pain?" 

"I'd do it all over again if it meant I'd get this time with you. Even if it would only last a day, a week, a month... You're worth it. The pain of losing you one day is not greater than the pain of never having you at all." 

His brown eyes were shining with sadness but also hope. Loving someone is like ripping your heart out of your chest and accepting someone else can choose what happens to it. 

"To answer your question, I am not that scared of dying. I hope it feels like when you're a child and fall asleep on the couch after school so your mum carries you to bed and you wake up there. I hope Death is like a gentle old friend." Gallifrey explained. "She'll take my hand and guide me to you." 

"To me?" 

"You know, Doctor, I also need to cope with losing you several times. I know you'll regenerate over and over right in front of me and there's nothing I can do. And even though I will always love you no matter who you become, this is my Doctor. You, Ten. You're the Doctor I wanted to spend my life with." 

"I see... I'm so sorry, Gal." 

"Don't be, I dream that when I die, my handsome Ten will take my hand and we'll run to our home near the beach. Our two dogs will be waiting and we can just be us, no more regeneration or dangerous adventures, just us." 

"Is that what you think heaven is like? Sitting on a porch with me?" The Doctor frowned. "I wish I could give you what you want, I wish there was someone else who could do what I do. I'd stay as the tenth Doctor for you for a million years even if I go completely mad having to stay in one place for the rest of my life."

"I know, but I don't resent you. I know the Doctor's job is to travel around the universe protecting everyone. And I'll be your companion until I can no longer do my job." 

*

2023: UNIT Headquarters in London

"Shooting ducks... who is next?" The Toymaker pointed the galvanic beam at each of the ladies. "The companion, the soldier, the scientist, the orphan... the wife," he smirked at Gallifrey.

"Your fight is with me!" The Doctor shouted, enraged by the idea of losing anyone else. "And you owe me! One more ga-"

Before he could finish, the Toymaker struck him with the beam right in the chest. 

"DOCTOR!" Gallifrey cried. "No! I'm not ready, I'm not ready! I don't wanna say goodbye to my Doctor!"

"I played the first game with one Doctor, I played the second game with this Doctor, therefore your own rules have decreed. I play the third game with the next Doctor!" The Toymaker announced. 

Without thinking of any consequence, Gallifrey ran to her husband's side. "Kill me, make me into a puppet, I don't care! This is the last time I'm seeing the man I fell in love with!" 

Donna and Melanie followed, they didn't want him to die alone, even if it wasn't really a death. 

"I'm so sorry, Gal..." The Doctor looked at his wife with a pained expression as she held his hand. "This isn't dying, but I know how much it'll hurt you. I know you always say it doesn't matter, but please still love me even if I'm insanely ugly." 

"You can never be ugly, Doc, not to me," she sobbed, trying to take in every detail of his face. 

"I'll miss the way you look at me when I'm like this." 

"Don't worry about me, I love all your faces. I love all of you," she assured. "Fingers crossed you come ginger this time." 

"It's time, here we go again," the Doctor gave her one last kiss from the lips she adored so much. "Allons-y."

But then... instead of regenerating, he just stood there, feeling rather strange and a little foolish. Gallifrey looked at Donna, who shrugged, just as confused. 

"Doc, what's going on?" Gallifrey cried.

"Could you... pull?" He asked. 

"Could we what?" Donna looked at him with a disgusted grimace.

"Just pull, pull from each side, all of you. It feels different this time." 

Melanie and Donna did as he asked, pulling his left arm while Gallifrey did the same with the right. At first, it seemed like a stupid effort, but then the unimaginable happened.

The Doctor divided himself into two. The man that sprouted from her husband was tall, had dark skin and short hair, the most beautiful smile. 

"What?" Donna and Gallifrey murmured almost in unison.

"What?" The Toymaker winced. 

"No way..." Fifteen pulled his other arm out and for a moment they shared their bottom half. 

"You're me," Fourteen gasped. 

"No, I'm me. I think I'm really really me," Fifteen smiled. "I'm completely me! Now don't just stand there, push!" 

When the two Doctors separated, they ran into each other's arms and hugged like brothers. 

"What is happening?" Gallifrey stared at them in disbelief.

"Bigeneration! I've bigenerated, Gal!" Fifteen took her in his arms and spun her around. "There's no such thing, it's supposed to be a myth, but look at me! What do you think, my beautiful?" 

"I think you look gorgeous!" She admitted, placing her hand on his chest while his hands explored her as much as they could in front of such a big audience.

"Hey! That's my wife you're fondling!" Fourteen yelped. 

"She's also my wife," Fifteen smirked before stealing a kiss. 

"Aw my sweetheart is jealous!" Gallifrey took Fourteen's hand. "Don't worry, there's enough of me to go around." 

"He comes in a range of colors then?" Donna chuckled.

"Right! Have you ever been black before?" Gallifrey asked. 

"No, not that I remember... how exciting!" Fifteen grinned. 

"If I can interrupt," the Toymaker called. "Behold the game of the Time Lords, a dummy who dies and doubles and dies and doubles... I could play this for a hundred years. I'd have vast meadows of Doctors dying over and over again and never get bored because-" 

"I challenge you to a game!" Both Doctors said. 

That was the trouble, there was still a game to be won to save the world. But with two against one it had to be easier, right? 

Gallifrey could barely watch as the Doctors played catch against the Toymaker, the little ball flying from one hand to the other and always on the verge of falling. Until it did, it fell when the Toymaker couldn't catch it. 

"As my prize I want you to be banished from existence," Fourteen asked before running into his wife's arms.

"You two are brilliant!" Gallifrey beamed with excitement. "But there's one thing you're forgetting, Fifteen also deserves a prize. And I think I know exactly what it could be." 

She walked up to him and whispered in his ear to which he flashed her a smile. 

"You, my love, are a genius!" Fifteen ran into the TARDIS and pulled a toy mallet from underneath one of the floorboards. 

"What are you doing?" Fourteen asked as they all came out into the garage. "It's not a sexy prize, is it? I don't think I can deal..." 

"What if the Toymaker's domain is still lingering? Just for a few seconds while we're in a state of play? Everybody stand back! Wish me luck." 

"What for?" 

"Heeeere's my prize..." Fifteen hit the side of the TARDIS with the mallet and another TARDIS appeared right beside the first. 

"Oh dear," Fourteen breathed. "You know what that means, Gal?" 

"What?" Gallifrey turned to him.

"There's someone who can do what I do," he smiled softly. "I can give you your paradise." 

"Doctor! But- but you always said you'd go mad if you had to settle down." 

"Ah you know how I am, I can always take the TARDIS for a little spin. We can visit anywhere you want, no more dangerous adventures. We can sit on that porch facing the beach and just be us. No more regeneration for a long long time." 

"Are you sure?" 

"I've never been more sure of anything in my life... I've spent so many years fighting all those battles and now I know what for. Let's go say goodbye." 

Inside the new TARDIS it was pretty much like the old one, with the exception of a jukebox in the corner. 

"Come here!" Fifteen hugged Fourteen, then Donna, then Gallifrey. "Look after him, you two... now if you don't mind there's a great big universe calling and I got to get going. So off you go, old man." 

"You're the old man! You're older than me!" Fourteen gasped dramatically. 

"Okay... kid. I love you, get out," he said before starting the controls. 

"Let's go!" Gallifrey took her Doctor's hand and Donna's to get out before they got pulled into another crazy adventure. 

When they left, the TARDIS was already whirring, preparing to take off. 

"I don't suppose I've ever seen this before," the Doctor watched amazed. 

"Where's he going?" Melanie asked.

"Everywhere," the Doctor murmured. "Now where are we going, Gal? California, Hawaii, Australia, the Caribbean?"

"I think I know the perfect place," Gallifrey smiled. 

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Chapter 3.

🩷🧡💙💜💛

I love how this chapter starts with @pippelulu and I complaining about how bad we are at writing weddings and musing over when they'll happen in the story. I don't think a single wedding happened over the course of 31 chapters.

This was... probably the most confusing opening scene ever written. And I can't remember which one of us is responsible for it. Why do Aiko and Hadzuki think they're doomed? Why does Onpu say "who would want to do that" after Doremi says she's getting married when 1. Onpu is already engaged and 2. It seems later on in the scene no one even heard Doremi anyway? And again WHY did we have to ruin Momoko for ✨comedy✨.

"bluenette" - yeah that was PippElulu and also very 2000s fanfiction coded.

Now at this point it's well established that this story could not care less about continuity and plot holes and everything that happened was just for the sake of "random xD" but WHY was this mentioned lmfao. The scene opened with everyone sitting around in the living room before the conga madness. So were they all just chilling watching porn together? Did the TV malfunction at that very moment? Also love the idea of Aiko beating the shit out of a conga line while some corny porn music plays in the background lmao

Spot the kids who knew nothing about currencies and the cost of jewellery lmao. Also wouldn't that be forbidden magic? Inflation bro...

MELON LORD MENTION 🍉🍉WHY DID WE INCLUDE THIS CONSTANTLY?

lmao sorry bestie but I love how PippElulu called Aiko getting excited over the engagement of one of her best friends being "childish and silly."

Momoko forgive me... you are so smart and intelligent and wise and not the melon lord. I beg you.

Again with the "random xD" lol why is there a whole scene of the FLATY5 fighting like kids in their own home before Aiko just appears out of nowhere.

Lmao pippelulu and I were laughing over this the other day. Homie really wrote a whole paragraph of Aiko turning into a pixie and it was just never brought up again. Where is the LORE.

Oh, and Leon transforms too (of course).

Leon took Aiko's chin and leaned in, pressing his lips to hers. They stayed like that for at LEAST 6 seconds.

This sentence reminds me of when my friend and I were flipping through 50 Shades of Grey looking for the worst lines and one was "we stayed like that for minutes. Many minutes."

I totally stole that first piece of dialogue from a Charmed episode and that's probably why I kept it in.

PippElulu and I would send each other our parts over ffn pms and there is in fact a conversation where we argue over this.

This was posted on PippElulu's account originally so she could have just taken it out instead of adding in her author's note... OR AT THE VERY LEAST CORRECTED MY YOU'RE

"The others are acting hormonal; they're acting like 12 year old boys"

Well, makes sense given it was written by 12 year old girls 😀👍

I don't have anything to say about this scene, I just need to make sure PippElulu reads it.

But the next line has Hadzuki summoning a bubble wand? Literally what were all the random ass abilities we were giving these girls. We fr went "magical girls? oh so any magic will do then, right?"

"THE MELON LORD COMMAND THAT YOU PEASANTS GIVE HER A PIE! GIVE THE MELON LORD PIE AND SHE WILL FORGIVE THE SELFISH DESIRES OF THE WATER BENDER!"

Momoko I am so sorry...

And Aiko has electrokinesis too????

I genuinely had no idea what "overrated" meant when this was written so I have to laugh every time I use that word to refer to the fic. Like bestie you have no clue what you're yapping about 😭

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//ok my monster thoughts about the AQ

Ok first off Paimon read the freaking room omfg like please! Do you not see the state of Possion?! Like she just lost the two closest people in her life. On top of that I was crying laughing when Neuvillette showed up and clearly saw her going through it but he legit perked up and was so happy to hear how Sigewinne is doing like bruh XD

That out of the way lets get to the most talked about parts of the AQ

First the imfamous Childe throw by Skirk…honestly it’s actually what I expect from her. Listen Hoyo loves teasing us so they’re not going to show all dynamics with her. If anything this is a clear sign of her character especially as she referred to an all consuming whale as a pet. Her chucking Childe goes to show she’s not super entuned with human nature, given how long she’s been in the abyss makes sense. Bottomline I didn’t take away from the scene as comedic, yeah it got a little chuckle but after I heard how Skirk talked about him makes sense, Childe is the stray cat she found in the dumpster, stinky baby.

Moving onto the Focalor and Furina, yeah Furina needs a god damn hug and I’m taking her away from Focalor! My jaw dropped when I saw the hundreds of tally marks as she had to go through basically the same day for over five hundred years with the only thing keeping her going is Focalor’s message. God my poor bubble like she probably wanted to tell Neuvillette so many times but couldn’t I’m sobbing.

I do feel they could have hinted more at Focalor being separated, it would have made her sacrifice feel more impactful like Rukka’s but I digress she needed to be completely hidden in order to defy the heavenly principles which good for you girl. I just don’t like how Furina’s ‘reward’ for all of this is to live as a human like…five hundred years to get maybe at most sixty years? It does not seem fair or just, her suffering worth so little.

Neuvillette honestly was going through it but I’m so happy he wasn’t ‘betrayed’ by Furina like how a lot of us were predicting. I do however wished he had the like big emotional moment with her and not Focalor.

A thing I really liked is how the Fatui for once are not blamed for what happened and instead actually helped the nation out. The Knave said it best that organizations with abundances of resources should lend a hand no matter sides. She came to Fontaine first to save her home get the gnosis second. I am sensing the building blocks of her being friendly towards us for when she eventually becomes playable and yeah wincing and mourning the loss of her being the mean queen but who knows we still need Fontaine’s second world boss.

Nobody else said it but I am so mad at the lack of more Remurina lore! Like how can you heavily talk about it last quest and barely any mention of it?! I hear maybe in the future we will be getting more but I’m all huffy

So glad to see the arc was used, a small part of me felt like the arc in the fortress was never going to be used as a plot point so very glad I wasn’t disappointed.

Now onto the extra info at the end…the gnosis being the remains of the third descender is def giving JJK Sukuna fingers vibes lol like what the Tsarista gonna collect them all consume them and get the power of a descender hehehehehe…..

Anyways! Natlan crumbs and it’s the nation of war and dragons like hello!

Overall I don’t typically play Archon Quests expecting anything, I always set my expectations low so I don’t get unintentionally mad some bit I was hoping for isn’t add. I don’t really expect hoyo to really get into the nitty gritty details especially with archon quests and with a track record of many of the final acts falling short I was expecting this a fifth time.

I give this AQ as a whole a 6.9/10

The build up was great the cutscenes amazing urgency all the way until the end. There are ofc some parts where it fell flat but I still greatly enjoyed this quest.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR ED i come begging for angsty Calenna with the prompt ❛ am i supposed to just let you go? ❜ please and thank youuuuuuu 👀

TWO IN ONE NIGHT \o/ Here's your pain, as you requested Niri uwu It went in a little bit of a different direction than I first expected it to upon reading the prompt, but im not mad at it XD I hope you enjoy this story about a night of many bitter– and thankfully, one sweet– truths :3 For @dadrunkwriting

Rated T: Angst, Themes of Death, Vague Mentions of Suicidal Thoughts, 700 Words

Bittersweet | By Exalted_Dawn

“You should get some rest,” he murmured, quietly, his fingers ghosting across her shoulder and down her arm. Far too light. Far too impermanent.

“No.” 

“If you stay awake, I’m afraid I’ll just have to stay awake with you.” His voice was a pleasant hum in the dark. A rumble against her cheek. But despite their warmth, Calder’s words only made her gut clench tighter into knots. 

She shook her head only just, nestling deeper into his neck as she curled in on herself. “...Calder, sathan, don’t. Just let me…” 

Her mouth screwed shut tight, and Talenna lamented that for the first time in her life, the caress of his thumb across her skin failed to bring her any comfort. Nothing but time would, she thought, and even that was only delaying the inevitable. But even so, she didn’t want to waste it sleeping. 

Why couldn’t he just let her have this? 

A light kiss to her forehead stirred her from her thoughts– soft lips curling into a gentle grin from beneath the scruff of his beard. “‘Just let you worry all night’, yeah? I think you’ll probably be doing that enough for both of us in the coming months. If I can’t be here to warm your bed, Wolf Queen, I’d at least like to leave you with some happy thoughts to keep you snug while I’m gone.”

“I resent that you must leave in the first place.” She regretted the words, even as she spoke them. It was an unfair thing to say– only capable of punishing Calder for a choice that he did not make. But she was bitter, and regardless, it was the truth.

She knew it, and so did he.

Calder heaved a heavy sigh, his chest rising and falling beneath her. His arms tightened around her, hands winding in her hair to turn strands into tangles. And then carefully, painstakingly, he began to right them once more. “I know, and so do I. But I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that there’s not much either of us can do about it. When I joined, I told them to put a sword in my hand when the time to fight came. And, well, that time is now.”

Another bitter truth. Fenedhis, she hated this conversation.

“...And if you don’t come back?” They were small words– spoken faint and fragile so as not to give them too much power. Or truth. They had already spoken too much of the truth as it was. But the room was too quiet– the world outside still and sleeping, waiting for the bloody dawn– and her question lingered in a way she did not want. So she pressed on. “Am I supposed to just let you go?”

Where she expected a response, none came, at least not immediately. With a groan, Calder pushed himself up halfway onto his elbows, his neck craning to try and catch her eye somewhere in the grim darkness. “I’m going to come back, Tal. That was never a question.” 

“You cannot promise that…” she insisted. War, as well as death, were blind, indiscriminate things. To try and deny them was useless… like trying to hold a gaze you could not see.

“I’m going to come back,” he said again, firmer this time. “You can trust me on this. I spent so many damned years of my life driving myself towards its end… But now I finally have something I want to live for. My future is with you, Talenna, and I’m not going to give that up. Not for anything. I will come back. I promise.”

She wanted to trust him. In fact, there was nothing more she wanted than that. Calder had spoken with a conviction that could shake mountains and sunder seas. Perhaps they may even daunt Falon’din Himself.

But even so, Talenna found, as she sat in the dark, silently weeping into Calder’s neck, that she could not bring herself to believe him, and she cursed herself for it. His words were too sweet, and tonight was a night of bitter truths. 

What else, then, could it be but a beautiful lie?

She prayed it would not be so.

Sathan. Let it not be so.

Thank the Creators, then, that even on the most bitter nights, some truths are allowed to be sweet.

[having-conniptions]

Love In The Air episode 8 live reaction under the cut (long post)

I was gonna watch the new episodes of Link Click and Jujutsu Kaisen but I saw the PrapaiSky preview and I need it RIGHT NYEOW

I can already tell they're gonna be the death of me

Wait this looks familiar... timeskip back to the race Rain and Sky snuck into?

Yup, definitely. The dude with the half-jorts is there lmao

I am SO ready to watch everything play out from Sky's and/or Prapai's perspective

And THAT'S when Prapai spots Sky. Bruh if I were Sky I'd have melted right then and there with Prapai smiling like that

He immediately has a soft spot for Sky huh

"He's my boy" not yet baby

He's lecturing Sky but he also saved his ass

Sky's annoyed face when Prapai tries to touch his face WE LOVE A STRONG BITCH

Oh that is NOT how a relationship should start PRAPAI I WAS ROOTING FOR YOU DON'T PULL THIS SHIT

I mean at least Sky told him to take what he wanted

And honestly Sky is really going for it so I guess it's not that bad but it's still some weird power dynamic / blackmailing shit soooo... eh

OH WOW

Lmao at the same time Phayu is lecturing Rain until Rain kisses him - idk if I love getting a recap of the whole first half of the series but I guess it helps put the PrapaiSky scenes in a chronological context while also slowing down the pacing so it's not all over in 2 episodes

Ok Sky is mad and I am confused bc how much of what happened did he actually want? He seemed rather enthusiastic but when Pai went for a second round Sky looked rather grumpy but told him to "bring it on" regardless? Very very dubious consent and Sky feeling used afterwards...

"Single life is the best. I can sleep with whoever I want" oh Mr. Braces over here is a player huh? How old is this kid??? Lmao

Poor Sky he deserves to be loved, not used

Aaaaa the montage of PrapaiSky thinking about each other / trying to forget

IT'S BEEN THREE MONTHS

THAT'S A WHOLE QUARTER OF A YEAR THAT'S A WHOLE ASS SEASON

Hehehehe Prapai is such a player... but he can't go through with it because he can't get Sky out of his head, classic

3 months later Prapai is still replaying that night in his head huh... (riding his bike while thinking about Sky riding him)

Lmao Sky is reading Demon Slayer (I already spotted the figurine in his room a while ago)

Hahahaha the little reference to the source material of the series

"I don't know who you are. But if you're trying to annoy me, I'm hanging up." I LOVE HIS SASS

"In case you didn't know, humans are warm-blooded. And I'm a human. It's normal for my body to be hot. You don't have to help me, cause I don't associate with cold-blooded animals. Farewell." I SWEAR HE HAS THE BEST LINES LMAO

HE'S SO SASSY ICONIC SAVAGE HE'S THAT BITCH

Prapai is just being a bit of a creep rn

The way Sky just yeets his phone

Lmao Pai is already so whipped

Wtf is that chicken dance

"You've met P'Pai, haven't you?" awkward......

Hahaha Sky putting the pieces together "Wind... Prapai."

ALSO I JUST REALIZED I FIGURED OUT THEY HOOKED UP AND THEN DIDN'T SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN (before we actually saw what happened) I CONNECTED THE DOTS CALL ME SHERLOCK HOLMES

Sky needs a ride, HOW CONVENIENT

"Rain doesn't know about us, does he?" THERE IS NO "US" YOU GUYS HOOKED UP ONCE THAT'S NOT "US"

I love that Sky is standing his ground

Pai you're being cringe

So the reason why Sky rejects Prapai is because he doesn't believe Pai is actually interested in him beyond sex and thinks he's just gonna use him 😭 awwww baby nooo you're amazing and that's why he will fall in love with you and give you the world 😭❤️

SKY IS SUCH A SAVAGE I LOVE HIM

Ok sunflowers are cool I'd be thrilled to get a whole bouquet of them

Oh he's calling him! Oh he has him saved as psycho... 💀

He's hesitating to throw away the flowers!!

Bonus scene: "sometimes sexy. Occasionally sad. Mysterious at times." That's how he sees Sky huh xD

[kipaia]

Lyrium’s Bane Excerpt

For everyone I’ve spent the last like six years repeating “I swear I’m still working on it!” about Lyrium’s Bane . . . I swear I’m still working on it XD But we’re finally getting closer to me starting posting again, so here’s an (unedited) excerpt from the mostly entirely re-written fic ^.^

"Then why defend her?!" he demanded, half shouting.

"Because I don't think you should torture someone just because you know how!" Adara shouted back, not caring who heard them. Sure enough, several heads turned their direction, but she pressed on. "You need to stop looking at her like she's an evil, people-eating Magister and start looking at her like she's a Fenris that never got to escape."

She left without another word, the door to the tavern slamming shut behind her leaving such a silence that all Markus could do was stare after her in shock. As the noise slowly returned to normal, he glared at his ale. Why was everyone mad at him? She was the Magister; worse than that, even, she was Magister Danarius. How could Adara defend her? Not three days ago she'd been agreeing with him that something needed to be done about her, but now that something had been done, she was pissed at him!

He took an angry drink, practically slamming his mug on the table. Fenris was important to them both, no matter that one of them had broken his heart and the other had had their heart broken by the warrior. He didn't deserve to live in a world where someone who should have been his ally paraded her betrayal of everything she should have stood for and was lauded for it. No, he'd made the right decision. At the very least she was in for several days of excruciating pain; Fenris himself had been laid up for nearly a week after Danarius' slave hunters had come at him with those gloves.

Markus shuddered. No. No matter what Adara said or whatever fucking feelings of sympathy she had now, he'd made the right choice. If his lover wasn't here to defend himself, he was more than happy to have taken care of the matter for him.

Just as he finished taking another drink, someone slid into the seat Adara had vacated. "Markus Hawke, I presume?"

Great. Another fucking 'Vint, judging by the voice and the overly-pompous attitude. "That's me. And you can get fucked, mate. I don't drink with 'Vints."

"Oh we're not drinking together!" the man laughed as if the very thought was hilarious, and Markus tensed. He'd seen that look before; the one that hid behind humor, that whispered anger and rage to anyone smart enough to pay attention. "My name is Dorian Pavus, and before you start pointing fingers, no, I am not a Magister, and I just wanted a brief moment of your time to discuss a mutual friend of ours."

"We don't have any mutual friends, slaver," Markus growled.

One of the 'Vint's eyebrows twitched. "Yes, well. My friend, you know the one, you beat the shit out of her a few days past? Her? Yes. I happen to prefer it when she does not spend two days locked in our room crying in pain, thank you." He eyed him speculatively before sighing and leaning forward on his elbows, voice softening so his words wouldn't spread further than the two of them. "She has spent these last two days practically begging me to let this go, but I find that when it comes to her pain, I am less willing to listen to her. Not one to regard herself highly, really. So here I am, and I am asking - politely, I might add - for you to explain what exactly she has done to you to deserve you torturing her in front of the entire Inquisition."

He flinched at the echo of his sister’s words. "I didn't -"

"If that wasn't what that was, I'll eat my staff," Dorian snapped. "You associated with Fenris. Do not try to convince me you didn't know what you were doing to her." 

His nostrils flared with the effort of remaining civil. Arrogant and unwanted as his present company was, he knew he was one of Inquisitor Idran's favorite companions currently. He still needed the Inquisitor to investigate the Warden disappearances, so he needed to be civil, regardless of how badly he wanted to deck the man. "Look, I'm not in the habit of debating the morality of causing slavers pain, let alone ones that were handed a Magister's seat -"

"She stole it."

Markus stopped, jaw hanging open. "She what?"

"She stole it. Castellum Tenebris, Neromenian, the entirety of the holdings of House Danarius. She stole it. The only reason she holds her seat in the Magisterium is because the Archon ratified her claim and no one has yet figured out how to kill a perrepatae who is largely immune to magic and can walk through walls." Dorian shrugged lightly, taking another drink.

It took several moments for Markus to get his whirling thoughts back in some semblance of order as he absorbed that information. "How in the Maker's name did she steal an entire Imperium noble House?"

"By killing everyone with a better claim and providing evidence that Magister Titus Danarius had placed her in charge of his affairs before leaving on his final ill-fated journey to Kirkwall." Leaning back in his chair, Dorian smiled fondly. "To tell you the truth, I'm not sure how she pulled it off either. But for all that you complain, rightfully so, about the evils of Magisters and the Imperium, you should know that she was the one who convinced Titus to go to Kirkwall without a proper retinue and half-poisoned by magebane."

"Magebane . . ." Markus whispered, brow furrowing before his eyes widened comically. "The failed barriers."

"Mhmm." Dorian's tone was light, but his expression was deadly serious as he stood abruptly. "I need to go check on my dear friend. She was gravely hurt recently by someone she holds in high esteem and didn't properly defend herself so they wouldn't be hurt, you see, and her recovery is quite slow. You understand, I hope?"

He was gone before Markus could find his voice.

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#5

hot take: morro could not make the great plains any windier than they already are. the plains just negate his wind. he has no power here.

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#4

I feel like I'd love an enemies-to-lovers romance for myself, except for the fact that I hate being mad at people, I hate having enemies, and I don't enjoy conflict

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#3

10 for risky, and 5 for super duper extra risky with a cherry on top or whatever it was XD

Risky 10:

Ooohhhhh boy. Okay. I don't have my oldest work available to me right now, but when I get home from work... yikes. You'll see. I'll reblog this ask post with a screenshot of my very first multi-chapter fanfic. (In case you're wondering, it's Ninjago fic. Very on-brand for me.)

Super duper extra scary holy moly risky 5:

Warm beds! Cold in summer, of course, but I'll take a warm bed at any time of year.

Risky asks link

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#2

Inhumanity

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It is a cool, clear day in the Monastery of Spinjitzu, and Zane is lonely. However, in his pursuit of finding company, he ends up finding out that his beloved is a bit more curious about humans than one might be led to believe. (Rated K for gentle fluff and minimal physical affection.) Established Pixane.

On a cool, clear day, the Monastery was a sparsely-occupied place. Most of the members of the team were out on their own adventures, whether climbing mountains (like Cole, who had picked up his old hobby once again) or going to an arcade (Jay and Nya, once again playing Dance Dance Revolution together). As such, it was a quiet place: a comfortable place.

On this cool, clear day, Zane wandered throughout the Monastery's halls. He had not yet found another person, but he was unworried: he was simply lonely. He'd watched many a film in his spare time in the past, but today he was not interested in watching films. He would rather have a conversation– he wanted company, not entertainment.

After searching his brothers' rooms and coming up empty, Zane turned his gaze upon the most captivating inhabitant of the Monastery. Usually Pixal was in the garage at this time, but he would still search for her. Perhaps she would have time to spare for a conversation! If not, she would certainly have the good temper to allow him to remain near her. She entertained him in such a way rather often, and he always enjoyed the time spent with her.

"Pixal? Pixal?" Zane called out as he walked through the halls, approaching the living room. "Pixal, my dear. Are you here?"

A ping in the corner of his vision caught his attention, and Zane stopped walking. A message from Pixal had come in over their private chat. Hello, dear. I am in the living room.

He smiled as he sent a response. Thank you! I was just about to enter.

By all means, then. Come in.

Zane smiled a little wider as he reached the room in question, opening the door quietly. "Pixal?"

"I am in the corner, Zane," came her gentle reply. "What do you need?"

"I was simply looking for you." He entered the room softly, as all ninja tended to do, following the sound of her voice. "Do you have time for a conversation?"

"I suppose so." She laughed softly. "Upgrading the electrical system in here can wait."

"Well, perhaps I can help you." Zane found himself grinning as he approached the main area, coming around the couch. "I have had a few ideas for…"

Zane stopped walking, stunned.

Pixal looked up at him from where she knelt on the floor, bearing an attentive smile. That in itself was not the stunning part, though he had always known she was beautiful: rather, it was her attire. Pixal usually wore her Samurai X suit, usually under the reasoning that she needed to be ready to fight at a moment's notice. Such a reasoning was often true, but today it seemed she had forsaken it.

Today, Pixal had dressed differently, and his visual sensors immediately took in the details. She wore a sleeveless turtleneck sweater in a pale shade of blue– #A4E1FC– tucked into a pair of high-waisted jeans. Her hair hung loose, free of its usual ponytail and cascading down like a silver curtain. Her eyes shone a bright green– #60FF6A– and highlighted her face plates. Her exposed arms showed their immaculate construction, detailed and delicate.

In that moment, Zane was once more struck by her beauty. He had always known it, but again he was reminded that she was a magnificent creation. How could anyone mistake her for less?

After a moment of silence between them, Pixal tilted her head in confusion. Her silver hair shifted, shining in the light as she moved, glinting like tinsel. "...Zane? Is something the matter?"

A warning light came on in Zane's periphery, signaling a minor system crashing in the background of his OS, but he ignored it. "I… believe I may have lost my train of thought." His heatsink fans were running at a high rate now that he considered them: they were almost deafening. Could she hear them?

Pixal's smile faltered somewhat, as he'd feared. "That is unlike you. I can hear your fans working, Zane." Her beautiful face creased in concern. "Are you alright?"

Zane laughed awkwardly, his internal temperature spiking. "Um... yes. I am. I was simply… captivated by your beauty, it seems."

Pixal paused, seemingly caught off-guard. "I beg your pardon?"

"You look beautiful today. I am quite distracted," he clarified, managing a smile. "Please forgive me for staring."

She remained quiet for a moment as she watched him, concern shifting into suspicion. "Have you been watching romantic comedies again?"

"Ah… perhaps. I have not had much to do recently." Zane took a few steps forward and knelt in front of her, now grinning. "Either way, you are distracting."

"I suppose so…" She laughed softly, ducking her head. "I look the same as always, Zane."

"That is a falsehood, dear Pixal." Zane reached out and touched her hair, reveling in the way it fell across his fingertips. "You rarely dress this way. It is quite fetching."

Pixal watched him with wide eyes, her fans kicking on to the point where Zane could hear them at his proximity. "I… thank you. I was not aware that you like it when I dress this way."

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So one of the things about the Overtakers is that while they're very much a brand that I feel builds off of the Disney Villain brand, one thing that I think is important for them above all else is that they're a mirror of... well, ME. Every single Overtaker has a piece of me, no matter who they are, but this is especially true of the Core Ten. And I feel like when you get the Core Ten all together, it's a pretty damn perfect mirror of me. So I wanted to breakdown what each of the cores Overtakers reflects about me: Please note that a lot of these elements will overlap, but I definitely tried to key into what uniquely speaks to who I am with each villain. Maleficent - I consider myself a pretty natural leader. I'm headstrong, I like to take charge of situations, and I tend to have a very particular image of how things ought to be. While I'm an outgoing person, as I'll discuss with others, I'm usually pretty content to just chill by myself with my pets in my own domain, much like Maleficent does with the Forbidden Mountains. I'm also a very petty person, and I hold onto grudges even over little things that may seem insignificant. And rest assured, I can and will take petty shit as an act of war. Especially if that petty shit involves not inviting me to something that I didn't want to go to anyway XD I don't take kindly to disrespect or microaggression, and I don't have the patience for it. Hades - My sense of humor. Obviously. Snarky jokes that venture on the dark side and "gallows humor" to a certain extent. Also my temper. I'm the sort that when I get mad, I burn hot, bright, and burn out fast. I'm usually over the thing I'm mad about once I can just explode over it (and if I can't, it grows into that petty Maleficent vendetta), but make no mistake that when I'm angry, I flare up with flames. It's the Aries side of me XD The other big thing is that the way Hades is with his family on Olympus pretty much reflects the way that I feel around mine. I don't necessarily feel wronged by them or anything, but I feel like we're living on entirely different worlds and we don't see eye to eye. Ursula - Pat Carroll described Ursula as "an ex-Shakespearean actress who sells used cars." Well I'm an ex-theater actor who sells real estate (and I work contract compliance with binding agreements on the daily). Is that close enough for you? XD I'm a true ambivert, and while most days you'll find me being Maleficent chilling by myself, when I go out and have fun with people who I enjoy, I am loud and fun and dramatic. I'm a theater kid at heart, and Ursula more than anyone else incarnates that. I love doing voice impressions and “borrowing” other characters’ voices as a way to engage with them. Also I have always had this part of me that wanted to be able to switch back and forth between male and female forms, and her Vanessa shapeshifting really speaks to that part of my soul. Loki - Loki has the family elements from Hades and the shapeshifting and theatricality from Ursula very much so too, but for me, Loki really speaks to my gayness more than anyone else. For the longest time, I felt like a miserable imposter who was different and unlike those around me even though I wasn't outwardly different. Society felt and feels out of step. But I stopped denying who I am, and decided to just be myself and reclaim my time. And that's Loki's narrative to me. He stepped out of the shadows of what Odin expected him to be and let himself embrace the monster that everyone said he was. And coming out felt that way to me, and I feel like I get to strut about as Loki every day with my head held high. We’re also both on the gender fluid spectrum, and that’s fun too. Doctor Doom - I'm a smart guy. I value intelligence, and I like to show off how smart I am. I also love to be praised for being smart, and I've placed a lot of my self-worth in that. And with that said, I am also very competitive and like to be the smartest person in the room, and that also ties into how I sometimes tend to be very dismissive of areas that I'm not naturally smart in. I didn't like any class in school that made me try hard, and things that I'm effortlessly good at have always been the areas I gravitated towards and valued the most. I like to put myself on a pedestal, and things that bring me back to reality can be contemptable. Also, again, I like to be in charge and be the leader, and I'm headstrong. Russell Edgington - Russell is probably the one who's the most like my personality. I can be dignified and a perfect southern gentleman, or I can be be wacky and crazy in the most fun way possible. Russell is well read and literary (quoting Rudyard Kipling and Dorothy Parker) in a way that tickles my English Major heart, and he's also crude and vulgar in a way that tickles my... something else. Where I think I really connect to Russell though is in our love. He is a loving and caring husband and later boyfriend despite his evil, and I strive to be as well. He and I both wear our hearts on our sleeves and are driven by passion, and that shines through in the way that we love our partners. Fish Mooney - Fish embodies a drive and a hunger for glamor. I myself am not nearly as glamorous, but I love pretty things and things that are sparkly. I have several shirts that have vibrant patterns that I love, and she makes me wish there were more clothes for AMAB people that had that degree of sparkle and flamboyance to them. But I also keep beauty and style around me in other ways like in my eye for aesthetics and decorations. In addition, going beyond that, I'm a true Slytherin. I look out for my own and those who I care for and fuck everyone else. We both know the value of the family that you choose and build, and we'll look out for those people with whatever is within our power. Fish, despite being out for herself, is incredibly loyal to the people she values, and so am I. Jafar - I am simultaneously a strict stick in the mud enforcer of rules and a flamboyant theatrical outgoing person with a disregard for what anyone else thinks. I put on a front in polite society of being one thing, but to my personal "talking parrots," I am quite another. Two people may not get the same version of me. I also definitely felt unappreciated and carried down by my peers in school up until I found my niche with theater, and that made his "Why Me" song really speak to me on a certain level. He's also an effeminate man who embodies a lot of the same qualities that lady villains had in a male form, and I always connected with that as a way to express myself. He was my alter ego as a child, and I think that has very much carried through to the modern era. Captain Hook - I'm a pretty sexual person. I like making innuendos. I like flirting. Before I entered into a long term relationship, I liked playing the field in my own way. But I'm also very much a monogamist who loves his partner very deeply and would be devastated if something happened to him the same way that something happened to Milah. Hook looks like me and we have a very physical similarity, and I also feel like because Hook looks so much like me and is so sexy and confident, I always have been able to draw that same sexy confidence from him. I could then take that power and keep it going in a small way even when I wasn't dressing as him.  He, like Russell, is very close to my everyday personality. I'm also a pretty affable person if you're not on my bad side, but if you get there? Oof. Not good. Queen Grimhilde - I'm very confident in the things that I'm good at and set me apart, but one thing that drives me absolutely crazy is a rival who tries to be better at the stuff I'm good at than me. I have a problem celebrating others' success in the fields that I'm proud of because I want to be the "Fairest One of All." I can get jealous pretty easily in that respect. I'm also a handsome guy who knows he's handsome, and I make no apologies for that. I also am an actor at heart who loves to put on disguises and different personas and express myself through those alter egos. And I've always found a freeing element to performance where I feel like I can be my true self by becoming someone else, and that's very much at play with the hag form. Also I'm a total witchy goth who lives for Halloween XD Mix it all together, and you get yours truly XD There's your portrait of me from multiple angles, and now you can absolutely see why these ten are the ones who I picked if you couldn't already tell XD