#and murder

[jandjsalmon]

[eri-pl]

Yesterday I was checking how the Noldor sailed and there's a wonderful paragraph there. It basically goes like: "Ossë didn't attack the Noldor despite his love for the Teleri, because the Valar had said to not interfere with them." And then, after one or it two sentences, "Uinen made some storms and drowned some ships". (Sorry, it's from memory, but this general meaning.)

Which means it basically went something like this:

Ossë: They killed my friends!

Uinen: What are we going to do about it?

Ossë (who is still on probation I guess): Nothing. There Valar forbade us from doing anything. *sniff* Hey, where are you going?

Uinen: ...shopping.

*a few storms later*

Uinen: ... So, my lord, Ossë didn't do anything. And I'm... Well, I'm not sorry, but I'm ready to take whatever punishment you see fit.

Ulmo: You are on clam duty. Both.

Seriously, Tolkien had so many hidden gems. Yeah Ossë couldn't do anything because of course everybody listens to the Valar, well, except Uinen in the very next sentence, she didn't care.

[suiana]

❝I LOVE YOU SO❞

"I'm gonna pack my things and leave you behind"

(gn! reader x yan! villain)

"somehow... I saw this coming, you know? I instinctively knew from the beginning it would be you..."

...

as the world's most feared villain, he vowed to never give his heart to anyone. for it would just make him vulnerable. open to anyone, a victim for pain. he was going to keep to his word, until you waltzed into his life like nothing.

you, the beautiful you, who invaded his heart, stole it like it was nothing. you who made him feel like a changed man. you who made him understand what it was like to love someone more than themself. you who made him feel complete.

you know, he really did love you, he really did. and he still does. he would've given you the world if you asked for it, bend it to his whims if you wanted! he would've done anything for you, his beloved darling.

but he should've expected this, should've expected that it was never real. should've known that you were going to betray him. after all you always gave subtle hints, but he was too blinded by love to notice that. the way you would slighy flinch away when he leaned in for a kiss, the way you would hesitate when he wanted to love you passionately. all the signs were there but he chose to ignore them for he loved you too much to let you go.

so, he had to pay the price, for the crime that you committed. a henious one at that. but he didn't mind, not one bit. because his heart still yearns for you and it always will. you're his cute hero after all, why would he hate you for something like this?

...

he chuckled as blood trickled down from his forehead. he was completely at your mercy as you stared at him with lifeless eyes.

"just kill me now, there's no point in dragging this out."

silence.

"I'm in pain right now, half dead and completely at your mercy. what else do you want?"

the air was tense as you had no reply to his question. he chuckled as he brought a hand to caress your cheek.

"you know, you're still so beautiful even when you're killing me."

you felt your heart breaking as you stared at your lover who had willingly accepted his fate. no, this wasn't what you wanted. I mean, it's what you signed up for but... you've been wanting to drop out of it since the beginning! it's wrong to play with someone's feelings like this! especially because you fell for him at first sight and it only grew from then on.

"you know I've always loved you right? my little hero."

tears came out faster than before as your uncaring facade dropped. with shaky hands you cradled the villain in your arms as his breathing grew shallow. no, you could still fix this... you were a hero for a reason! you'd save him, have him fixed up and you'd just live a quiet life with him in the woods! yes, yes you would! ...so then why was your gut telling you it would never happen?

"you seriously think you can change a thing? baby we both know that... your team is outside, waiting to kill me if I'm still alive."

your grip on him tightened as your tears fell onto his bloodied shirt. he was right, they were right outside, waiting for you to come out with positive news. and if there wasn't, they would be the ones to kill him.

"I won't hate you for this, I love you too much to do that."

you shook your head in refusal as your dying lover wiped your tears away. no, you didn't want this! you wanted to live a quiet life away from the city with him! just like he promised you a few days ago!

you bit your lower lip as you observed his bruised and beaten body. he had just let you beat him up willingly when you showed up unannounced to his door in your battlesuit. with a genuine smile, he knew what you were there for and put up no fight as you beat him half to death before faltering in your hits.

"being with you... is something I've never regretted, even if it resulted in this... I'll always choose to be with you, no matter the outcome. i-"

he coughed out blood in the middle of his sentence as you stared at what you had done to the once glorious villain. the guilt of the act becoming too much for you to handle as you sobbed uncontrollably.

"I'll always love you, okay? even... even if you initially came here with the intention to kill me... you left with feelings for me, right?"

you stared at the pale man as you shakily nodded in between tears. you saw him weakly giving you one of his signature smirks before mumbling a sentence that hurt you more than it should've.

"then that's more than... enough for me. you've won the battle this time baby... so keep your chin up, hm? we're... equal now haha... don't worry, I'll be back for you. I... always will... you're my strong little hero after all... my hero whom I love so much... I promise to give you that wedding and that... life in the woods in our next lives. it's a promise, alright? so make sure to... hit me when you find me again."

he gave you a bright smile before closing his beautiful eyes that would never open again. you felt his body go completely limp as you physically heard your heart shatter into millions of tiny shards. hugging his dead body, you wailed loudly in agony, reality sinking in as you realised what you had just done. giving up your lover for the sake of the world when he would've given up the world for you? what a fucking shit lover you were.

laughing miserably as tears rolled down your cheeks, you knew you could never go back to being the same person you was before. and in the middle of it all, you remembered what he confessed before you brutally beat him up.

"somehow... I saw this coming, you know? I instinctively knew from the beginning it would be you who would kill me. and I'm glad I was right, I wouldn't have it any other way. so give me your all 'kay? I want to go out with a bang!"

the guilt of it all hit you like a bullet train as the hole in your shattered heart ached. you really did just give up your lover for the rest of the world, what an asshole you are. an international hero to the rest of the world but the killer of your one true love... some kind of lover you were, huh? and just yesterday you told him how much you wanted to spend the rest of your life with him. what a hypocrite you are, my dearest hero.

[undead-knick-knack]

Is this not the vibe of Rashinna and Gaz

[boccher]

my mother, forcing eye contact on me until I have a breakdown when she knows I hate eye contact and I'​m begging her to stop: "why don't you ever tell me anything?! I just want to know the truth. I'​m not scaring you you're the one who's scaring me!" like jeez somehow I get the impression that you do not actually care about listening to me

[ohnoitsjetster]

Happy Black Friday to those who celebrate, remember to burn down your local Cinnabon to appease an ancient deity 💚

[thelovelycircusau]

Howdy do! I couldn't help but notice on the map there's a PVP arena and a Spooky Forest. These sound a little intense compared to other places. How intense are these two locations, and who normally goes there? (Love your style btw!)

The intensity of the PvP varies, but the Spooky Forest can be very terrifying if you’re not careful

[samd1o1]

Silly Girls are my favorite character archetype

[okaytosave]

A forgotten fear reminded and renewed; Lestat’s pettiness during the opera.

[darkxsoulzyx]

hey dark how do you feel about court janglz with glasses

Hey ester i think he’s p neat

[onlyancunin]

I just realized I only talked about my fav OC V in this post and never actually properly gave her the attention she deserves.

So if anyone's interested, here goes, with slightly modified description so that it fits her personality better:

Her name's Violet, but she hates the name and goes by V. Her naming comes from the shade of her skin and hue of her eyes. How utterly not fear-striking in anyone who hears it.

She's everything you'd call a moody teenager and guess what - she doesn't care, so up yours. She's an 8 INT on a good day and 19 STR on a bad one, which makes her a very swift debater if you catch my meaning.

She's a tiefling fighter with a weakness for Astarion. As it turns out, she has somewhat of a heart, paired with galloping contentment for any societal norms and expectations. What she feels and wants she considers fully valid, no matter who she is in the eyes of a stranger.

I modeled her after the sort of beta Witcher character, who - according to Sapkowski himself - was in turn modeled after Conan the Barbarian. V is a chaotic neutral fence-sitter with loyalty set in no further than two friends apart. If If you're part of the clan, welcome in, if not, she will grant you the courteous warning before she intents to split your skull in two. It's up to you whether this happens or not, depending of how much "being in the way" you plan to exercise.

You know the saying, when you're the hammer every problem looks like a nail? Well she's a dual wielder, so get f#ing ready.

[everywaythatmatters]

Ok sorry for all the Locke Lamora posting but one of the funniest things to me is that Camorr is this dark gritty city with regular fights to the death and public executions and you’re like okay that’s wack but I guess that’s just how it is in this world

And then book two is set in a different city and everyone’s like yeah Camorr’s just fucking insane

[nemonclature]

tbh I'd immolate the city too, babe

[thesfromhms]

uh-oh, turns out murder's illegal 😶

have a place for me to hide

On it

[kafkaesqueer]

Yellowjackets is a romcom if you watch it right