#apologies 55s I COME IN PEACE

[slythereen]

carlos? praising charles unreservedly? who is this man. did he realize the lecfosi will back him in war if he’s willing to be an ally

[todayisawthewhxlewxrld]

Spellbound

you might be void of feelings i fear i haven’t felt for anyone

synopsis// by no means did you hate soulmates, you just hated that he was your soulmate. not like megumi was ecstatic that he was your soulmate either. but that’s fine, both of you found someone else to keep you company.

status// finished!

updates// everyday unless said otherwise

warning// dating app!au, soulmate!au, college!au, no curses!au, enemies(?) to lovers, profanity, megumi and y/n are edgy pieces of shit <3, kys jokes, crack humor? i’m going back to my cringe 2020 smau roots with reaction images id say i’m sorry but i’m not, if any characters or dynamics r ooc take that up with the universe not me !!

☆ this smau wasn’t inspired by a song but the title was!! ‘twas inspired by spell strike by provoker, so besides the title and lyrics on here the song holds little to no relevance :) ☆

you might be the only one

might be the only one for me

feeling 1. young and stupid

feeling 2. child of divorce

feeling 3. no schedule just vibes

feeling 4. six feet under

feeling 5. this is my fight song

feeling 6. success rate

feeling 7. lone wolf

feeling 8. dumpster fire

feeling 9. retail therapy

feeling 10. be normal

feeling 11. the enemy has been defeated

feeling 12. enemies to lovers irl

feeling 13. exorcism

feeling 14. shut ur up

feeling 15. winner

feeling 16. hip hip hooray

feeling 17. swiped right!

feeling 18. silly little mystery

feeling 19. for no reason

feeling 20. i guess so

feeling 21. sigh of relief

feeling 22. relationship territory

feeling 23. don’t hmu

feeling 24. major in loser

feeling 25. fight club

feeling 26. jigsaw

feeling 27. ghosting

feeling 28. cold shoulder

feeling 29. before marriage

feeling 30. meant to be

feeling 31. a hunch

feeling 32. survival of the fittest

feeling 33. he knows

feeling 34. so close yet so far

feeling 35. (disrespectfully)

feeling 36. regressing

feeling 37. take pity

feeling 38. telepathy

feeling 39. betrayed

feeling 40. two birds with one stone

feeling 41. dead end

feeling 42. mass hysteria

feeling 43. an apology

feeling 44. baby’s first reciprocated love

feeling 45. psychological warfare

feeling 46. jealous

feeling 47. a facade

feeling 48. learning to coexist

feeling 49. with you

feeling 50. useless E information

feeling 51. good idea

feeling 52. break the peace

feeling 53. enjoy the peace

feeling 54. revenge

feeling 55. tolerable

feeling 56. catastrophic

feeling 57. fumbled

feeling 58. easier than you think

feeling 59. no downtime

feeling 60. caught red handed

feeling 61. for good

feeling 62. replace megumi with megumi

feeling 63. delicate

feeling 64. best bet

feeling 65. valid question

feeling 66. devils incarnate

feeling 67. patience is a virtue

feeling 68. grow and change as a person

feeling 69. megumi truthers

feeling 70. knock on wood

feeling 71. come find me

feeling 72. cryptic

feeling 73. more than aware

feeling 74. see the future

feeling 75. trying to be nice

feeling 76. why do you hate me

feeling 77. knight in shining armor

feeling 78. perfect paradox

feeling 79. idgaf war

feeling 80. stay like this forever

feeling 81. baby bird

feeling 82. found your way back

feeling 83. heart racing

feeling 84. loverboy activities feeling 85. megumi this megumi that feeling 86. protect you feeling 87. flirt back feeling 88. wingmen feeling 89. in love with megumi allegations feeling 90. more broken feeling 91. gets shirtless again feeling 92. 1 new message!

feeling 93. protecting your peace

feeling 94. tired of waiting

last feeling. a kiss and a fight

epilogue/bonus feeling. spy

[polo-drone-055]

The Golden Army meets The Polo Drones: Part 1

Written at the command of and in collaboration with @hypnogold

Sitting in a coffee shop looking stressed is Richard the captain of the Golden Army Football Club.

Richard calls a close confidant. His stress getting the best of him Richard is speaking loudly.

“It was worse than you can imagine.”

“No! The Silver Collective didn’t win the match. We gave it to them on their own silver platter. We weren’t united. We lacked focus. Had no energy. What’s worse is that this was predictable. I should have acted sooner.”

"Yeah, I saw the red flags. The past few weeks I noticed the Bros off the field were eating rich foods at restaurants, smoking, attending all the festivals and going to late night movies."

"They were beginning to sleep in, miss workouts, and spend more time talking about their accomplishments on the pitch than actually focusing on their drills. I used our beach outing to try and bring back discipline, unity, and ambition. Obviously it didn’t work."

"Then there is our new wingback. Christian! #55."

"I have no idea what to do with that situation."

"If most of the team is losing focus he is overly ambitious. You saw how he stayed up too often, despite my instructions, allowed space out wide for Silver to fill letting them score and losing us the match."

"Now the media and fans are out for him. The headlines are nonstop: “Christian is worthless!” “Sack #55!" “This guy is crap!” The fans throw beer, food, drinks and all sorts of stuff at him. When out about the city he is constantly cursed at."

"He feels awful and has apologized repeatedly to the Bros."

"Christian is working extra hard to refine his skills but does not seem to be improving. No matter how much I and the Bros encourage him, work with him, and give him shoulders to lean on things are not changing."

"Bro, thanks for letting me get this off my chest. You’re the best."

"No, I’m not giving up. We will rise and conquer. We are Golden strong! Later Bro!"

As Richard finishes the call a man who had been standing at the counter behind him approaches saying “Excuse me, I could not help but hear your conversation.”

Startled by the interruption Richard looks up and is taken aback by the man wearing a black Fred Perry polo with distinctive yellow details including a laurel wreath embroidered on the chest with the top button fastened. The fabric had a glossy sheen to it, almost rubbery or latex-like.

Dazed, Richard responds “What?”

“I heard your conversation and can feel your frustration. I know you are trying your hardest.”

Staring at the polo and only half listening Richard mumbles “Yeah Bro”

“Your Golden Army Club is top of the league.”

Richard nods.

While speaking the man sits down and touches Richard whose golden spiral appears in his eyes.

“Everything will work out. It will be okay.”

As Richard’s arm and gold jersey brush against the polo a warmth and peace comes over him. His golden spiral which had been dim begins to brighten.

“We can help you be more focused, more intense, more synchronized. Your mates will once again work as a team, a unit. You will not be defeated again. Feel your confidence return.”

The man moves closer so that more of the smooth slick sheen of the polo is rubbing against Richard who can’t resist running his palms over it. The feel is tantalizing.

“Yes, feel it. Feel the intensity come over you. Do you like how it feels?"

"Yeah Bro," Richard says with more focus and intensity.

"I have another one you want it?" The man holds out the polo for Richard to see.

"Feel it. Feel the strength, confidence and conviction exuding from it. Imagine possessing all those traits yourself forever."

Without hesitation Richard viciously grabs the polo and puts it on. The immediate sensation of being tightly wrapped and constricted is immense. The smooth slick surface feels both isolating and sensual.

"Oh Bro!!!!" Richard exclaims running his hands all over his torso experiencing sensations as never before. “We will improve. We will grow” His voice becoming monotone and robotic as he speaks. “We will defeat. We will improve. We will grow. We will defeat.

With every repetition Richard’s strength, confidence and conviction deepens. The gold within accepts that to be on the top, to be the best it must be more focused, more intense, more synchronized. It must unite with polo.

Totally in sync with absolute confidence and conviction of their purpose the two leave the coffee shop heading for Club Pulse where Christian is waiting.

[d1xonss]

Desert Rose

Series Masterlist ~ Seasons 1-5

✧ Media : The Walking Dead

✧ Pairing : Daryl Dixon x OC

✧ Status : Ongoing

Warnings : Mentions of blood, death, gore, swearing, sex, violence, etc.

Prologue ~ When a zombie apocalypse breaks out and wipes over half of the population, Rose is left alone to take on this new world as it unfolds. She knew it would be difficult, for things to not work out the way they once did, turning in ways she never would've expected. But what she really didn't expect was to come across more survivors like her. Not only that, but the journey that would come right along with it.

Disclaimer ~ This is a fan fiction I wrote that follows the TV show The Walking Dead, Seasons 1-11. This mainly follows the entirety of the plot of the show, but there will be little changes here and there that I've added on my own. There may be some disturbing topics in some chapters, but there will always be a warning at the top before you read. I don’t own any of the characters in the series except for my OC. As of now the story is not complete, but there will be weekly updates. Let me know if you would like to be added to the taglist!

Hope you enjoy!

Character Moodboards

Pre-Apocalypse Headcanons

Season 1 ~ Moodboard

Chapter 1 - Introductions

Chapter 2 - Who the Hell are You?

Chapter 3 - Opening up

Chapter 4 - One Long Day

Chapter 5 - Decisions

Chapter 6 - Metallica

Chapter 7 - Overthinking

Chapter 8 - Panic Room

Season 2 ~ Moodboard

Chapter 9 - Sophia?

Chapter 10 - Darkness

Chapter 11 - The Farm

Chapter 12 - Cherokee Rose

Chapter 13 - Hey Stranger

Chapter 14 - Thank you

Chapter 15 - Heart Attack

Chapter 16 - It ain't like that

Chapter 17 - Guitar lessons and confessions

Chapter 18 - Gone

Chapter 19 - Goodbye

Chapter 20 - Stay

Chapter 21 - Randall

Chapter 22 - Scars

Chapter 23 - Broken

Chapter 24 - Good Mourning

Chapter 25 - The Herd

Chapter 26 - Reunited

Season 3 ~ Moodboard

Chapter 27 - New Beginnings

Chapter 28 - Stranger Danger

Chapter 29 - Shit happens

Chapter 30 - Three little words

Chapter 31 - Happy Birthday

Chapter 32 - Avoiding Me

Chapter 33 - Woodbury

Chapter 34 - Come with me

Chapter 35 - Hey Jude

Chapter 36 - The Attack

Chapter 37 - Welcome Back

Chapter 38 - Worries and Apologies

Chapter 39 - Going to War

Chapter 40 - The Deal

Chapter 41 - Peace

Season 4 ~ Moodboard

Chapter 42 - Wildflower Wildfire

Chapter 43 - The Honeymoon Phase

Chapter 44 - Little Things

Chapter 45 - All Good things Must come to an End

Chapter 46 - I’m Here

Chapter 47 - Infected

Chapter 48 - In Sickness and In Health

Chapter 49 - Blood runs Thicker than Water

Chapter 50 - Bring me to Life

Chapter 51 - Liar

Chapter 52 - We’re Okay

Chapter 53 - The Pretty Purple Clip

Chapter 54 - Claimed

Chapter 55 - Moonshine and Memories

Chapter 56 - Alone

Chapter 57 - Found

Season 5 ~ Moodboard

Chapter 58 - As Deep as a Wound

Chapter 59 - The Priest

Chapter 60 - Just Married

Chapter 61 - White Crosses

Chapter 62 - Deafening Cries

Chapter 63 - Death’s Deaf Ears

Chapter 64 - The Rain

[anamericangirl]

What’s a good reason to not take my own life? I’ve been feeling this way for years. Been to multiple treatment programs. Seen by several different therapists. Anti-depressants. I frequently go outdoors to exercise. Try to fill up my life with being optimistic about my (admittedly nice) job, hobbies, travel, and volunteering. And yet I’m still no better than I was 5 years ago and I have no hope about a happy future. “Your family will miss you.” Ok, and? I think it’s selfish to tell people in pain to continue living like that because some people might temporarily feel sad. They’ll eventually move on. My friends too, especially the ones who are happily married “to their best friends” and having babies and are so happy that they forget I exist.

Hey anon I hope I am not too late! I am just getting out of a hurricane and was without internet access for several days so i apologize for the delay.

But there are so many reasons not to take your own life. In fact, I can’t think of a single reason why you should.

I know it’s tough right now and trust me, I know that depression makes it all feel pointless and worthless and can plague you for years but even though if feels like forever I promise you these feelings and this depression and your circumstances are TEMPORARY. And it would be a tragedy for you to take your life over temporary circumstances and not see what is possible on the other side.

Yes your family and friends will miss you but you should stay because your life has purpose and meaning! Therapy and anti-depressants are good and I’m glad you’ve been trying those things because that means you don’t actually want to die - you just want the pain to stop. And that’s completely understandable and also manageable!

It’s great that you’ve been continuing to exercise and do volunteer work because those things can definitely impact your mood, but they aren’t the source of true joy, peace and happiness. Now I’m a Christian so I’m sure it won’t surprise you for me to say this, but what you are looking for and what you need can only come from God. I urge you to put your faith and trust in him and give him your burdens.

The devil has a hold on you right now, don’t let him win!

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” - Isaiah 41:10

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. - Jeremiah 29:11

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” - John 10:10

“Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.” - psalm 55:22

“The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. The righteous person may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all.” - psalm 34:18-19

But now that I’ve gone on my spiel, here are some reasons I think it’s good to keep living. Not all my original thoughts but ones i agree with.

1. You matter

2. No one else is you.

3. Your younger self

4. Your next favorite song.

5. Warm blankets.

6. Thunderstorms

7. The fact that you’re in control of your future.

8. Experiencing new cultures.

9. Making new friends.

10. Road trips.

11. Sunsets and sunrises.

12. Reading good books.

13. Learning a new language.

14. Adopting a pet.

15. Fresh baked bread and cookies.

16. Getting packages in the mail.

17. Autumn.

18. Pumpkin spice.

19. Drinking coffee in the morning.

20. Beaches and being able to sink your toes into the sand.

21. Stepping on crunchy leaves.

22. Recovery.

23. Falling in love.

24. Rain.

25. Petting puppies and kittens.

26. Drinking water.

27. Trying something new and loving it.

28. Your favorite artist putting out new music.

29. A new season on your favorite TV show.

30. Planting a garden and growing your own vegetables.

31. Farmers Markets.

32. Trying out the newest local coffee shop or restaurant.

33. Karaoke

34. All of the people you have yet to meet.

35. Horseback riding

36. Stars.

37. Ice cream.

38. Ice tea.

39. Scented candles.

40. Learning something new.

41. Museums.

42. Going to the movies.

43. Hearing your favorite song come on the radio.

44. Learning to make a new recipe.

45. Your life is precious.

46. You are enough.

47. Random acts of kindness.

48. God looked at the world and thought it needed you.

49. Your story could save someone else.

50. Looking back on this time in 10 years and realizing you made it.

There’s an endless amount of reasons to stay alive and I hope some of them resonate with you.

But if you are desperate please reach out to the suicide prevention hotline at 988. If you are outside the US then you can find the number for your location here.

Please know that I am praying for you and please reach out to me again if you want to. I would love to keep up with how you are doing 💜

[cielles-random-vault]

hear me out denji x asexual reader /pos

i feel like the fanfiction fandom really lacks of queer representation esp aromantic/asexual one so i'm here to change that 🤭

it will be a regular trope, in which basically y/n is makima's sister and the two of you met during the trip to enoshima

author's note: i only read around chapter 55 so some things might not be accurate/canon 🗿 there might be some grammar errors since i'm not a native speaker so please bear with me 🩹

(also ngl i'm lazy to write denji's "i can't fall in love with someone else than makima" because i just woke up and bffr he deserves better (by better i mean me obviously) but yea idc i alr specified this wouldn't be canon)

‼ALL CHARACTERS ARE AGED UP ‼

✨enjoy✨

POV: y/n

it was a peaceful afternoon of summer. you were waiting for your sister's call to pick her up at the airport. you remembered the last call she gave you and, even though she didn't show it,you could feel that she was missing you.

before you decided to head to the airport, you decided to buy some groceries, so that you could welcome them well.

you came back home with some yakisoba, some raspberries and some strawberry flavored rice alcohol, as you knew it was makima's all time favourite.

as soon as you started cooking, your phone rang.

-hi, y/n here! you said cheerfully.

-hello, y/n, said calmly makima. are you still OK with picking us up at the airport?

-sure!! you said happily. but what do you mean by "us"-?

-thank you!! she said, interrupting you ,not answering your question.

what did she mean by "us"? you thought as you made your way to your car. wasn't she supposed to come alone?

POV: makima

-makimaaa, denji said with a pout, when's your sister comiiiing ?

-be patient, denji-kun, she's on her way, i said with a smile.

power sighed loudly as a way of saying "why can't she come faster?" ,while angel and aki remained silent.

i headed to the closest shop to get denji,power and angel ice cream.

i swear to god they can be so childhish sometimes i said to myself.

my phone vibrated. it was a text from my sister.

oya big sis, what's up? i'm next to the building b, i'm waiting for you !! hurry bitch i'm not gonna wait forever. c'ya &lt;3

i couldn't help but smile at my phone. even though we didn't meet much due to our jobs,we always loved seeing each other.

-oiii, who's text are you smiling at? both denji and power asked.

-it was y/n, she said she's under the building b. come on kids, let's go!

we all headed to where my sister was, happy as we could be with our almost melting ice creams. y/n also got herself a strawberry one, the kind of ice cream we used to eat when we were children. seeing she remembered this was heartwarming.

POV: y/n

-HEYYYY BIG SIIIISSS HOW ARE YOU??? I MISSED YOU SO MUCH!!! you yell as you run to hug her. hold on. who are these people? you didn't tell me you weren't alone.

-the name's denji!! he said cheerfully claimed.

-i'm power! nice to meet ya!!

-my name is aki hayakawa. mice to meet you and thank you for the ride.

-ice cream, said who i assume was the angel devil.

the ride was a little uncomfortable because i wasn't used to talking to people i didn't know. the heavy silence lasted for a while until my favorite song came on the radio. i immediately recognized the first notes of sweet/ i thought you wanted to dance.

-AYO I LOVE THIS SONG yelled denji, TURN THAT SHIT UP

we all swayed to the music on the way home, and it made me feel a little better to see that i wasn't as alone as i thought i was.

as soon as we got home, while i was preparing yakisoba for the rest of the group, makima joined me in the kitchen to ask me:

-i booked four hotel rooms, do you mind having denji staying here?

at first,i wasn't comfortable with sharing my appartment with someone i barely knew, but afterthought i was like "hey why not that's a good way to get to know someone"

OK this is the first part ngl i'm a bit lazy to proofread myself so i apologize for any mistake there can possibly be.

thank you for reading and have a good day !! (∩^o^)⊃━☆

-saetsukko/ @chainsaw-locket-444

[lotusmi]

✨🖤

🎐Hi! Thank you for joining the Intuitive Messages Event!

you got "The Light Of The World" as recommended Ed post!

you got "if you consciously assume something as true, even though it may be false, your subconscious mind will accept it as true and proceed to bring about results, which must neces-sarily follow, because you consciously assumed it to be true." as Neville Goddard quote!

you got "The Hierophant (UPRIGHT)" as tarot card! keywords: mercy, forgiveness, compassion, conformity

🔮things that can be significant:

attitude, friends, forgiving someone, apologizes, healing past trauma, peace coming soon, 55, love energy

lotus message✉️

I feel like you already know what to do know. I can't see why you did not started fulfilling your dreams within. Maybe you have some problems with self love? You are being called to forgive someone and I feel like this person is you. Be loving with yourself and fulfill your desires, you already know what to do. Your desire is already yours and I know you know it already. You can do it, I see peace in love here, a powerful energy of peace and love.

[sporadicarbiterearthquake-blog]

We don't have a Speaker's Corner here in Colorado, so we have to hold our debates wherever we can.  This Christian-Muslim debate occurred at an Marriott in Lone Tree, Colorado and involved famous (or infamous) Islamic scholar Yasir Qadhi and myself.  Apologies for the spotty audio, lots of wind and traffic noise, but I didn't shoot it.  It was shot without my knowledge by someone attending the Muslim Brotherhood affiliated Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), who posted the video on Youtube. 

The occasion was an ICNA fundraiser whose keynote speaker was Yasir Qadhi, Salafist Islamic scholar and then faculty member of Rhodes College, in Memphis, Tennessee. In order to keep the Rhodes job Qadhi had to pretend to be “moderate.”  In fact, however, he had posted Youtube videos stating that Christians and Jews were filthy and that it was legitimate to take their lives and property in jihad.  As for the fundraiser, those familiar with Islamic charity (zakat) know that one of the eight categories for receipt of Islamic charitable donations is for soldiers for Islam that do not wear the uniform of a nation, in other words terrorists. 

The comments on the ICNA posting of the debate, mostly from ICNA sympathizers feel Qadhi won the debate (one referred to mas a "lone wolf") but don't go into detail.  The only comment that went into thorough discussion of the entire debate came from Adrian Russe and says that I won the debate handily.  Here are his comments, what do you think?:

This is the best comment concerning my debate with Yasir Qadhi that was posted to the ICNA video, thanks Adran Russe:

"OK! Good on him, he stayed on track and never fell for any of your bullshit. He is right about pretending to be Moderate, there is no such thing, just as Radical doesn't exist. There are the Pious and Munafiqun (munafiq, singular, Islamic Hypocrites). 1 min 19 in he starts deflecting. He is controlling this thus putting him in Dhimmitude. At 3;30 a great "fuck off"on your part. Then he starts lying about modifying Islam, it cannot ever happen, to do so would be to admit it isn't perfect, so he's lying. At 4:30 he says "I'm an American" that's bullshit. Their allegiance is to the Ummah, NEVER the host, a passport is another weapon of the age. Islam has no nationality.

6 minutes in, they have a duty to further Islam, so, another lie. Sahih Bukhari (49:857) - "He who makes peace between the people by inventing good information or saying good things, is not a liar". 10:30 he starts talking about the cross (itas always going to happen) great move by the way. 10:45 he loves Jesus does he? The Quran agrees with the Bible about the virgin birth of Jesus (and his return), but not his resurrection. In fact, it even denies that he was crucified, which runs counter to all historical evidence. In the Islamic version, Jesus was taken to heaven andwill return to "destroy the cross" and all religions other than Islam. 12:00 heays "we are not preaching violence" another lie, they're muslims. Quran (2:216) –

"Fighting is prescribed for you, and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not." Not only does this verse establish that violence can be virtuous, but it also contradicts the myth that fighting is intended only in self-defense. 12:23 "food packages for abused women" MUSLIM women OR if not, Sahih Bukhari (55:558) - The Prophet said, "I give to them so as to attract their hearts to Islam."

The only example of Muhammad ever providing charity to non-Muslims was when it served the purpose of expanding personal power, either to buy conversions or loyalty. 12:40 Syrian refugess = Muslims, Any Christians coming out of Syria were missing by the time they reached international water because they wouldn't pray, and their children were kept to manipulate EU authorities. Those Syrian refugees who made it here do not need any charity from the U.S, there are enough arse lickers here to help them.

13:25 the last resort, Label Words. He knows Richard knows. Label words are another tactic to subdue. He has made up his mind and he is not falling for their deceit called Tawriya = Intentionally creating a false impression by saying something that is technically true, when knowing that the listener will interpret it in a different way. THAT was brilliant and God bless him for not falling for their deceptions. I thoroughly enjoyed watching that. Know whose enemy you are, and why."

Islamist leader Yasir Qadhi debates me at fundraiser for ICNA

Love to be called “brilliant.”  But if nothing else my presence on the sidewalk in front of the Marriott with a sign that read “ICNA:  Terrorist Front,” clearly disrupted the event including having the keynote speaker feeling he had to confront me.

[celtfather]

The Bridge & Best Travel Tips With Vince Conaway

Vince Conaway shares his top 3 places to see in Italy along with some travel tips, and stories of busking in Italy. Music from Vince Conaway, Brobdingnagian Bards, and Ironwood. And if you’re going to apologize, make it a good one. That’s what I did when I wrote the song “The Bridge” as an apology. It’s all part of a new series where I talk about my album Soul of a Harper.

This is Pub Songs & Stories #285

0:30 - Marc Gunn “Killiecrankie” from Soul of Harper

Inspired by the band Schiehallion out of Scotland

about the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1689. The first three verses and chorus were written by Robert Burns in 1789.

3:47 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES

I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Sci F’ Irish musician and podcaster living in Atlanta, Georgia.

If you’re new to the show, please subscribe. You can do that PubSong.com or Just send me an email to follow@celtfather.

Poll: What’s your favorite song on Soul of a Harper?

Merch: Buy Soul of a Harper on Patreon

CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS

Every year, I lead a small group of people on an exciting adventure, usually to one of the Celtic nations, but not always.

7:04 - Ironwood "She Likes the Guinness" from Gretna Green

10:55 - STORY OF  SOUL OF A HARPER

On back: “May your boots be well-worn and your soul, well-wandered”

An autoharper’s spiritual wandering through Celtic songs

Cover photo by Nancy Pearsall

Award-winning Graphic design by Marc Gunn

Why did I record the album?

Album title inspired by a song by Rie Sheridan Rose

20:24 - Brobdingnagian Bards “Soul of a Harper” from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales

23:52 - THE STORY OF THE BRIDGE

Originally recorded for Brobdingnagian Bards’ CD, Gullible’s Travels. Also released on A Celtic Renaissance Wedding

Was it written as an apology at Pease Park near UT Austin

Instrumental part in 4th verse

29:35 - Marc Gunn “The Bridge” from Soul of Harper

The Bridge Lyrics by Marc Gunn

Was it something I said that made you angry with me. Made you dig a deep river to keep you from me. Oh, the water is rushing, come to sweep me away 'Less I die of sorrow, I will cross it today.

I would build me a bridge a hundred meters long To see the other side of what I did wrong Well you say you don't hate me, but I guess that I'm scared That with a river between us, you'll no longer care.

I would build a boat, and paddle agaist all sorrow. And if I sail down the river, then I'll be back again tomorrow. I would face cold death, run and leap to your side. And if I fall in the river, I'll be warmed by your sight.

I would beg your forgiveness for the pain I've fed And I'd find the source of the river you've bled. Then I'd close the gates of the dam I built there. And never again will you have anything to fear.

Well I never knew that your tears ran so deep. But when I'ved dammed those tears, I will kiss your sweet cheek. I will hold you close 'till your tears finally cease. And I'll sing you a lullaby to bring you peace.

33:21 - SUPPORT THE CLUB

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34:21 - INTRO – BEST TRAVEL TIPS

36:22 - BEST TRAVEL TIPS

Best Travel Tips with Vince Conaway #212

If you love adventure, then you will find your heart pumping with an interview I did with Vince Conaway. He plays hammered dulcimer, is an incredible busker, and every year, he goes to exotic locations in abroad to play music in the streets and to become a part of the culture of the region. Having had years of Celtic Invasion Vacations where we sort of do the same, his story is dear to my heart.

From Florence to Machu Pichu, Austria to Croatia, plus the Renaissance festivals he does the rest of the year, Vince has been all over. He even can explain what the dulcimer is in those various languages, which is just too cool.

Vince will share his favorite memories and best travel tips. You can find him and his travel blog and photos at vinceconaway.com and he's also on Patreon.

50:51 - CLOSING – BEST TRAVEL TIPS

51:24 - Vince Conaway “Goblin Parade” from Musica Instrumentalis

54:16 - CREDITS

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Chilltrax (June 04, 2023)

23:58 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You 23:55 Rocket Empire - Lima 23:51 Alex Hook Feat. Rene - You Showed Me 23:51 C H I L L T R A X - Glitchy Toh 23:47 Monkey Safari - Temple 23:44 Finding Mero - In Loving Memories 23:41 Lost In Pacific & Hanging Valleys - Escape 23:38 Reel People & Paula - Vibe (Moods Remix) 23:34 Two Lanes - Phases 23:34 C H I L L T R A X - Magnifyingglasssogood4u 23:29 Elderbrook - Wasted On You 23:26 Rezident - Wellenlainge 23:22 Aftruu - Falling Asleep 23:19 Vandelux - Tulum 23:15 Satin Jackets Feat. Mandy Jones - In This Life 23:15 C H I L L T R A X - Worldschilloutchannnel Orbit 23:11 Shingo Nakamura - Falling Off 23:07 Feiertag - Didn't Know Why (You Lost Your Soul) 23:02 Darius Feat. Wayne Snow - Apology 22:59 Farius - Coming Up (Hold On) (Dokho Remix) 22:56 Beacon - Pay My Debts 22:52 Wassu & Mimi Page - Within Me 22:52 C H I L L T R A X - Chill Out Chilltrax 22:47 Melosense - Story To Remember 22:44 George Fitzgerald & Syml - Mother 22:40 Tycho Feat. Rum.gold - Run Away 22:36 Giants' Nest - Crema 22:31 Leaving Laurel - There Is Beauty When You Allow Yourself To See 22:26 Massive Attack Feat. Hope Sandoval - The Spoils 22:25 C H I L L T R A X - Tcc Warm And Tender Ocean 22:20 Nicholas Gunn & Alina Renae - Angel Eyes 22:17 Liz Cass - Blue 22:13 Il:lo - Ink 22:10 Shallou - Heartaches 22:10 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound 22:06 Nuage Feat. Gus - The Place We Know 22:03 Chill Cole - Liquid Life 21:58 Above & Beyond & Marty Longstaff - Gratitude (Aname Pm Mix) 21:54 Phello - Timelapse 21:49 Deep Lo - Lost In You (Soire Remix) 21:49 C H I L L T R A X - Fresh And Fascinating 21:46 Jako Diaz & Leyet - Only You 21:42 Sault - Wildfires 21:38 Fakear - Crystal 21:33 Sound Quelle Feat. Daniel Robinson - Tempest 21:29 London Grammar - Non Believer (Groove Armada's Revival Edit) 21:29 C H I L L T R A X - The Chillout Channel, Chilltrax 21:26 Sultan Shepard - Sirens 21:22 Alampa - Playoff 21:18 Hausman & Lumynesynth - Faded 21:14 Lar - Collide (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix) 21:14 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass 21:09 Pilots Of Peace - Fallin 21:06 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life 21:03 Giants' Nest - Heart Void 20:59 Drama - Hold On (Rezident Remix) 20:59 C H I L L T R A X - Take Me Away! 20:55 Monolink - Turning Away (Parra For Cuva Remix) 20:51 Nils Hoffmann Feat. Malou - About You 20:47 Ross Quinn - Away With Me 20:41 Blank & Jones - Floatation 20:37 Autograf - Sleepless In Nyc (Extended Mix) 20:37 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots 20:34 Vandelux - All I've Ever Known 20:30 Nightcap - The Two Of Us (We Only Need) 20:26 Sum Wave - Evening Mood 20:21 Heard Right & Oracle - There For You 20:18 Khotin & Tess Roby - Fountain, Growth 20:17 C H I L L T R A X - Escape 2 Music 20:13 Two Lanes - Movement 20:09 Attom & Blonde Maze - I Think About 20:06 Elderbrook & Tourist - Howl (Chill Mix) 20:02 Approaching Black - Sensitive 19:58 Sons Of Maria - Don't Tell Me I Can't Have It 19:58 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh 19:53 Kraak & Smaak Feat. Izo Fitzroy - Twilight 19:49 Melosense - Nous 19:45 Kelela - Enough For Love 19:41 Satin Jackets Feat. Tailor - Somewhere In Paradise 19:37 Thievery Corporation - Guidance 19:37 C H I L L T R A X - Something I Should Tell You 19:32 Eli & Fur - Where I Find My Mind 19:28 Kaskade - Find Love 19:24 Arto - Now You're Gone 19:19 Farius - A Big Life (Sound Quelle Remix) 19:15 Cinnamon Chasers - Surviving The Fire 19:15 C H I L L T R A X - Be Svendsen World Comes 19:11 Bonsaye - Viaje 19:08 Afterlife - All I Wanted 19:04 Tennyson - Iron 18:59 Dj San & Sebastian Moore - In Your Eyes 18:59 C H I L L T R A X - Twcc High Standard Of Quality 18:55 Odsen - Retrospective 18:51 Everything But The Girl - Forever 18:48 Feiertag Feat. Tessa Rose Jackson - Riptide 18:45 Morcheeba - The Moon (Kutiman Remix - Version B) 18:40 Cahelo - Bananaquit (Mass Digital Extended Remix) 18:36 Bob Moses - Enough To Believe 18:36 C H I L L T R A X - Parents Magazine Seal 18:30 Arley & Sirolf - One Day 18:27 Baynk Feat. Drama - 1 Chance 18:23 Heard Right & Fløa - Enough 18:19 Parra For Cuva Feat. Kyson & Beau Diako - Ordel 18:19 C H I L L T R A X - Valante Io Toh 18:14 Trilucid - Cheyenne (Extended Sunset Mix) 18:10 Sebastian Davidson - Nomads 18:06 Leisure - Be With You 18:02 Fabio Vee & Mike D' Jais - Consolation 17:58 Eric Hilton - Forming Star 17:58 C H I L L T R A X - We Are The Music Makers 17:54 Xixi Feat. Kwesi - Close To U 17:51 Henry Green Feat. Andreya Triana - Tide 17:46 Duckmaw - Distant Worlds 17:43 Blonde Maze - Daydream (Otherwise Fine Remix) 17:39 Moon Boots Feat. Nic Hanson - Keep The Faith 17:39 C H I L L T R A X - Chilltrax - Chill Out Piano 17:36 Sum Wave - Milkyway 17:32 Two Lanes - Searching (Ct Fixup Mix) 17:27 Meeting Molly - Gerda 17:22 Sons Of Maria - It Takes So Long 17:22 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Dzihan 17:18 Cannons - Fire For You 17:15 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You 17:11 Leaving Laurel - The Family We Find 17:05 Missfeat - The World Before (Niko Garcia Remix) 17:05 C H I L L T R A X - Jimpster 1 17:02 Jones Meadow & Clara Mendes - Em Baixo 16:58 Jean Vayat & Evelynka - My Soul 16:54 Attom - Distant Memories 16:50 Rocket Empire - Astoria 16:46 Zero 7 - In The Waiting Line 16:46 C H I L L T R A X - Glitchy Toh 16:42 Kx5 & Sofi Tukker - Sacrifice (St Mix) 16:37 Gold Lounge - Higher 16:33 Chris Malinchak - Control 16:28 Alison Goldfrapp - The Beat Divine 16:24 Elderbrook - The End 16:24 C H I L L T R A X - Ct The Backward Chillout Channel 16:21 Dreem - Miles Away 16:16 Roisin Murphy - Assimilation 16:12 Feiertag - Didn't Know Why (You Lost Your Soul) 16:08 Holen - Not Too Late 16:05 Melosense - Can't Replace You 16:05 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound 16:00 Blank & Jones - Alone In This Rhythm (Ben Macklin Remix) 15:57 Finding Mero - In Loving Memories 15:53 Satin Jackets & Panama - The Future 15:50 Alampa - Playoff 15:45 Groove Armada - Chicago 15:45 C H I L L T R A X - Retsyn 15:45 C H I L L T R A X - I'd Like To Return To The Classics 15:40 Max Cooper - A Model Of Reality (Tor Remix) 15:37 Drama - Don't Hold Back 15:32 Volen Sentir & Makebo - Into The Stars 15:28 Heard Right Feat. Phoebe Tsen - Pulling Me Under 15:24 Everything But The Girl - Run A Red Light 15:24 C H I L L T R A X - The Chillout Channel, Chilltrax 15:21 Ran The Man - Swimmingpool 15:17 Nuage Feat. Gus - The Place We Know 15:12 Zaven - Voliere Amplitude 15:08 Steven Weston Feat. Lapsley - Like I Used To 15:03 R Plus & Faithless Feat. Amelia Fox - It's Enough (The Last High) 15:03 C H I L L T R A X - Comes To Chill Out 14:58 Two Lanes - Belong 14:53 Eli & Fur - Better In The Dark 14:49 Kayobe & Zoe Sky Jordan - No Sympathy 14:46 Emmit Fenn - What Falling In Love Is For 14:41 Leaving Laurel - There Is Beauty When You Allow Yourself To See 14:35 Rufus Du Sol - Like An Animal (Trinidad Remix) 14:35 C H I L L T R A X - Magnifyingglasssogood4u 14:32 Cannons - Loving You 14:28 Fkj Feat. Little Dragon - Can't Stop 14:23 Ghenwa Nemnom - Story Of A Battle (Chris Zippel Remix) 14:19 Fhin Feat. Sahara - Fallin' Fallin' 14:18 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass 14:15 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life 14:12 Flexible Fire - Amatista 14:08 Vintage And Morelli Feat. Arielle Maren - The Light (Flexible Fire Remix) 14:03 Reel People & Muhsinah - Something New (Kraak & Smaak Remix) 13:58 Royksopp - The Ladder 13:57 C H I L L T R A X - Trans Europe Vocoder 13:53 Monolink - Turning Away (Parra For Cuva Remix) 13:50 Bronson Feat. Gallant - Know Me 13:47 Aftruu - Falling Asleep 13:41 Shingo Nakamura - Come Closer 13:37 Way Out West Feat. Hendrik Burkhard - We Move In The Dark (Sunday Maybe Mix) 13:37 C H I L L T R A X - Street Life Worlds Cc 13:33 Jones Meadow - Fences 13:28 Booka Shade & Satin Jackets - Fusion Royale 13:25 Forester - Symphony 13:22 Lar - Collide (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix) 13:21 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots 13:18 Blonde Maze - When You Move 13:15 Elderbrook & Tourist - Howl (Chill Mix) 13:10 Sons Of Maria - Outbound 13:06 Kleerup Feat. Yuna - Break Down The Wall 13:06 C H I L L T R A X - Cleanliness Don't You Agree 13:02 Floa & Phonic Youth - Falling Away 12:58 Chris Malinchak, Kiesza, Malin - Tree 12:55 Drama - Dark Rain 12:49 Il:lo - Cynnes 12:44 Nolan Feat. Amber Jolene - Go Slow 12:44 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh 12:40 Morgin Madison & Ryan Lucian - From The Start (Mm Chill Remix) 12:35 Beacon - Until Next Time 12:31 Logic1000 Feat. Big Ever - Natural 12:27 Jan Blomqvist & Malou - Alone 12:23 Everything But The Girl - Caution To The Wind 12:23 C H I L L T R A X - E-chilled-music 12:18 Two Lanes - Movement 12:15 Shallou & Daya - Older 12:12 Afterlife - All I Wanted 12:08 Woven - Brushes 12:04 Running Touch - Why Do I 12:04 C H I L L T R A X - Valante Io Toh 11:58 Washed Out - Hide (Amtrac Remix) 11:54 Cahelo - Bananaquit (Mass Digital Extended Remix) 11:51 Odesza Feat. Maro - Better Now 11:46 Heard Right & Oracle - There For You 11:41 Be Svendsen - State The Obvious 11:41 C H I L L T R A X - Take Me Away! 11:37 Kidnap & Pinkpirate - Things Change 11:32 Alampa - Caravan 11:27 Billion Watchers - Rainman 11:24 Tep No & Noak Hellsing - I Won’t Need You 11:19 Nicholas Gunn Feat. Chris Howard - Thought Of You 11:19 C H I L L T R A X - Organ The Chillout Channel 11:14 Above & Beyond - Believer (Marsh's Guatape Remix) 11:09 Trilucid - Cheyenne (Extended Sunset Mix) 11:05 Eric Hilton Feat. Elin Melgarejo - La Nuit 11:02 Dex 1200 - Ongea Nami 10:57 Dom Dolla & Mansionair - Strangers (Flight Facilities Remix) 10:52 Ry X & Olafur Arnalds - Colorblind (Whomadewho Remix) 10:52 C H I L L T R A X - Escape 2 Music 10:47 Vincenzo - Chroma Rush 10:44 Reel People & Paula - Vibe (Moods Remix) 10:41 Cannons - Hurricane 10:37 Armin Van Buuren & Matoma Feat Teddy Swims - Easy To Love 10:34 Sebastian Davidson - Nomads 10:30 Chicane Feat. Moya Brennan - Saltwater (Chicane Slow Tide Remix) 10:30 C H I L L T R A X - Tcc Warm And Tender Ocean 10:25 Elderbrook - Wasted On You 10:22 Satin Jackets Feat. Ivy Falls - Different Directions 10:18 Rocket Empire - Lima 10:15 Chris Malinchak - Cellophane 10:15 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Dzihan 10:12 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You 10:09 Dreem - Miles Away 10:05 Nils Hoffmann Feat. Gordi - No One Else 10:01 Wassu & Mimi Page - Within Me 09:58 Bonsaye - Kismet 09:58 C H I L L T R A X - Cool Refreshed Smooth As Can Be 09:54 Jako Diaz & Leyet - Only You 09:48 Ultraista - Mariella (Zero 7 Remix) 09:43 Blank & Jones - Floatation 09:39 Jos & Eli & Eli & Fur - Riffs Of The Night 09:34 Cinnamon Chasers - Great Escape 09:34 C H I L L T R A X - Backward Rvb Where World Comes 09:30 Giants' Nest - Heart Void 09:26 Two Lanes - Searching (Ct Fixup Mix) 09:22 Bonobo Feat. Jordan Rakei - Shadows 09:17 Sons Of Maria - It Takes So Long 09:17 C H I L L T R A X - Glitchy Toh 09:13 Blonde Maze - Night Light (Hessian Remix) 09:09 Feiertag - Didn't Know Why (You Lost Your Soul) 09:05 Il:lo - Ink 09:01 Pines Feat. Water Park - Tell Me 09:01 C H I L L T R A X - We Are The Music Makers 08:57 Everything But The Girl - Forever 08:53 Tep No - Say What You Wanted 08:49 Mahalo - Nothing Matters (Lipless Remix) 08:46 Pableno - Heights 08:41 Morcheeba - Gimme Your Love 08:41 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound 08:36 Arley & Sirolf - One Day 08:32 Leisure Feat. Muroki - Summer Season 08:29 Jones Meadow & Clara Mendes - Em Baixo 08:25 Phello - Timelapse 08:25 C H I L L T R A X - Worldschilloutchannnel Orbit 08:22 Finding Mero - In Loving Memories 08:19 Zimmer Feat. Panama - Make It Happen 08:11 Nuage Feat. Gus - The Place We Know 08:07 Heard Right & Fløa - Enough 08:03 Boehm - Who You Are 08:03 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass 07:58 Cri - Stranger 07:55 Chill Cole - Liquid Life 07:51 Lp Giobbi Feat. Dj Tennis & Joseph Ashworth - All In A Dream 07:48 Satin Jackets Feat. Tailor - Somewhere In Paradise 07:43 Chris Malinchak - Photograph 07:43 C H I L L T R A X - Something I Should Tell You 07:38 Steven Weston Feat. Tae - Same Dream 07:33 Alampa - Lush Dance 07:29 Duckmaw - Distant Worlds 07:25 Royksopp - Me&youphoria 07:20 Odesza Feat. Olafur Arnalds - Light Of Day (Parra For Cuva Remix) 07:20 C H I L L T R A X - Chill Out Chilltrax 07:16 West & Zander - Silfra 07:13 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life 07:09 Darius & Amaria - Faded 07:05 Fakear - Crystal 07:05 C H I L L T R A X - Escape The Noise 06:59 Attlas Feat. Mango - Over The Water 06:55 Cinnamon Chasers - Surviving The Fire 06:50 Alan Cerra - Radiant 06:50 C H I L L T R A X - The Chillout Channel Redux 06:47 George Fitzgerald & Syml - Mother 06:41 Sons Of Maria - Close To Me 06:36 Nils Hoffmann Feat. Julia Church - 9 Days 06:36 C H I L L T R A X - R.i.p. John Hurt 06:31 Zaven - Voliere Amplitude 06:30 C H I L L T R A X - We're Not Porn Stars Any More... 06:25 Zero 7 - On My Own 06:24 C H I L L T R A X - Haven't Even Rinsed! 06:21 Xixi Feat. Kwesi - Close To U 06:17 Flight Facilities Feat. Your Smith - Heavy 06:12 Emi Ca - Just Breathe 06:08 Tagavaka - Oxygen 06:08 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots 06:04 Elderbrook & Tourist - Howl (Chill Mix) 06:01 Melosense - Nous 05:57 Khotin & Tess Roby - Fountain, Growth 05:53 Helicopter Girl - Angel City 05:49 Jones Meadow - Alike 05:49 C H I L L T R A X - Magnifyingglasssogood4u 05:44 Nicholas Gunn & Alina Renae - Angel Eyes 05:39 Monolink - Take Me Away 05:34 Palladian - Zagara 05:31 Jimpster & Oliver Night - Ascension 05:27 Tosca - Swimswimswim 05:27 C H I L L T R A X - Escape The Noise 05:23 Holen - Breathe 05:19 Floa & Phonic Youth - Falling Away 05:15 Faodail & Plya - Strangers Gone Missing 05:12 Lar - Collide (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix) 05:12 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh 05:09 Tep No Feat. Starzun - Hold Me 05:06 Afterlife - All I Wanted 05:02 Sum Wave - Milkyway 04:58 A.m.r - Sailor's Cry 04:58 C H I L L T R A X - Jimpster 1 04:53 Alison Goldfrapp - The Beat Divine 04:48 Sg Lewis - Lifetime 04:44 Session Victim - The Pain 04:41 Farius - Coming Up (Hold On) (Dokho Remix) 04:36 Classic Unknwn & Lipless - Be With You 04:36 C H I L L T R A X - Valante Io Toh 04:32 Vandelux - All I've Ever Known 04:27 Satin Jackets - Don't Worry (Lost Desert Remix) 04:22 Two Lanes - Reflections (Il Lo Remix) 04:18 Jan Blomqvist & Malou - Alone 04:14 Fabio Vee & Mike D' Jais - Consolation 04:14 C H I L L T R A X - World Comes To Chilltrax.com 04:09 Cahelo - Bananaquit (Mass Digital Extended Remix) 04:05 Sofi Tukker - Swing (Mahmut Orhan Remix) 03:59 Trilucid - Cheyenne (Extended Sunset Mix) 03:55 Approaching Black - Sensitive 03:50 Sons Of Maria - Are You 03:50 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Dzihan 03:45 Mazoulew Feat. Bonnie Wylde - Circles 03:41 Sebastian Davidson - Nomads 03:37 Pines Feat. Fractures - Rewrite The Ending 03:33 Heard Right & Oracle - There For You 03:29 Bonobo, Olafur Arnalds - Loom 03:29 C H I L L T R A X - Parents Magazine Seal 03:25 Eli & Fur - Where I Find My Mind 03:19 Cubicolor - Wake Me Up 03:16 Aftruu - Falling Asleep 03:12 Alampa - The One 03:08 Sound Quelle & Tailor - Where We Should Be 03:07 C H I L L T R A X - Twcc High Standard Of Quality 03:03 Jones Meadow - Need You Now 03:00 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You 02:57 Finding Mero - In Loving Memories 02:54 Lapsley - 32 Floors 02:50 Edapollo Feat. Kendl - Afterglow 02:50 C H I L L T R A X - Trans Europe Vocoder 02:46 Monolink - Turning Away (Parra For Cuva Remix) 02:41 Boerd - 2far 02:37 Rocket Empire - Astoria 02:33 Andrew Nagy & Joel Winterflood - Little To None 02:28 Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy (Oakenfold Remix) 02:27 C H I L L T R A X - Chilltrax - Chill Out Piano 02:22 Ghenwa Nemnom - Story Of A Battle (Chris Zippel Remix) 02:19 Reel People & Paula - Vibe (Moods Remix) 02:14 Marsh Feat. Leo Wood - Over And Over 02:08 Leaving Laurel - There Is Beauty When You Allow Yourself To See 02:08 C H I L L T R A X - Glitchy Toh 02:04 Blonde Maze - A Break In Continuity (Forty Cats Remix) 02:00 Feiertag - Didn't Know Why (You Lost Your Soul) 01:56 Sultan Shepard - Sirens 01:52 Otr Feat. Au/ra - Broken (Rac Mix) 01:52 C H I L L T R A X - Retsyn 01:48 Two Lanes - Searching (Ct Fixup Mix) 01:44 Passenger 10 - Voices In Her Head 01:41 Ben Macklin Feat. Emma Brammer - Stay With Me (Fvhm Remix) 01:37 Arto - Now You're Gone 01:33 Chris Malinchak - When The World Stops Turning (Quiet Mix) 01:33 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound 01:29 Kx5 & Sofi Tukker - Sacrifice (St Mix) 01:25 Andre Aguado - Through The Night 01:22 Giants' Nest - Flower Burst 01:18 Everything But The Girl - Forever 01:14 Evelynka - Letting Go 01:14 C H I L L T R A X - The Chillout Channel, Chilltrax 01:11 Dreem - Miles Away 01:06 Pines Feat. Akacia - History 01:03 Nuage Feat. Gus - The Place We Know 00:58 Sons Of Maria - Outbound 00:54 Royksopp Feat. Astrid S - Let's Get It Right 00:54 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass 00:50 The Knocks Feat. Foster The People - All About You (Equal Remix) 00:46 Melosense - Nous 00:42 Attom & Kwesi - Rogue 00:38 Satin Jackets Feat. Tailor - Somewhere In Paradise 00:34 Heard Right, Oai - Hope 00:34 C H I L L T R A X - We Are The Music Makers 00:29 Max Cooper - A Model Of Reality (Tor Remix) 00:24 Rodriguez Jr. Feat. Liset Alea - What Is Real (Deep In The Playa Mix) 00:19 Zaven - Voliere Amplitude 00:15 53 Thieves - Lyd 00:10 Northern Form - Mend 00:10 C H I L L T R A X - Escape 2 Music 00:06 Duckmaw - Nox 00:03 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life

[ninjakk]

Can i throw you a bone for some meta? So there’s a foot note in the seven seas en trans of mdzs that’s been echoing in my brain for the past month (vol 3 pg 56):

[The Four Great Grudges of ancient times are] “murder of one’s father (not patricide), robbery of one’s wife, annihilation of one’s country, and slaughter of one’s clan. A som will not have fulfilled his proper duty until the wrong is avenged, even at the cost of his life.”

Unfortunately I can’t find the Chinese source term (it should be somewhere in chps 51-55, when LWJ shoves some medicinal herbs at WWX’s burn mark despite his leg being bitten by the giant turtle monster.) Anyway, this totally reframed the narrative for me cuz I got thinking about who actually followed through, and the ‘statue of limitations’ on that vengeance. And then a lot about how Jiang Cheng was able to get his revenge, but he specifically didn’t let Jin Ling follow through on his, despite the Ghost General offering up his own head. Does Jiang Cheng actually have any rights to pursue further vengeance against Wei Wuxian after his first death? (And as a side note, how come no one ever calls him Jiang Wanyin except when he introduces himself to Lan Xichen and that final scene at the Jiang family mausoleum? It’s even like that in the donghua.) Then whether Lan Sizhui, after having been formally adopted into the Lan clan, has any right to vengeance at all. Is it like ‘war times, war crimes’ and then in peace times nothing you can do about it?

Food for thought. Would be super awesome if you answered, but no pressure. Have a lovely day :)

Hi Anon,

Thanks for your ask ☺️

I've been sitting on this a while, as I wasn't quite sure how to approach this - so apologies for the late response.

It's a very interesting question! And admittedly, it's not something I paid much attention to during my reading of the 7s version.

I'm not sure how seriously people take the little added extras 7s have 'bestowed' upon us, to be honest. They added a character bio for NHS that stated his weapon as 'crying' - which is hilarious, but not really canon.. well 🤔 They also rather infamously added a character bio for JFM that looked suspiciously like Madam Yu wrote it herself - just to name a few! So personally, I do take everything they add as 'extras' with a pinch of salt.

But, as you took the time to send such a detailed and interesting ask - we can certainly have a look at it! 🤗

These are my own opinions of course, and others may have different ideas. But as I said, this is just for fun.

Personally I don't think JC has any right at revenge against WWX in either lifetime. But since we're referencing the 'Four Great Grudges' as a reason - his apparent claim would be 'slaughter of one's clan'. But WWX did not slaughter the clan. Although the Wen sect gave WWX as the thinly veiled reason for coming to the sect, he was not the real cause and it was not by his own hand. JC even admitted later in the novel that the Wen sect would have eventually attacked either way. If we look at it another way though, JC definitely got revenge for the death of his father and the slaughter of his clan. He contributed in bringing the Wen sect down and (practically) annihilated the entire clan with the rest of the cultivation world. So he's had his revenge, that's for certain - and technically, that is very much thanks to WWX!

As for JL, his reason for revenge, according to the 'Four Great Grudges' would be 'murder of one's father'. This is a tough one. Firstly, his father died during a surprise attack on WWX - where WWX was just trying to defend himself during an ambush. Granted JZX was only there to stop the attack, but WWX wasn't sure if he should trust him. Since JZX was the one who invited him in the first place, it's difficult not to be suspicious! JZX wasn't very fair in asking WWX to back down first, when he was the one who was being attacked either. At this point WWXs trust is broken, so it's a big ask for him to step down first and put his life at risk. Not that it excuses the fact he was killed of course. JZXs death, although tragic, was an accident after all, so it technically wasn't murder as such. Not that anyone thought that at the time, they had already painted WWX as evil no matter what he did. But I guess in JLs eyes it was murder either way.

I'm not sure what JL knows about what happened back then - but considering the rumours and JC being his uncle, it probably had WWX as the devil incarnate. As JL was only a little baby at the time, JC might have exacted revenge for him by proxy after leading the siege at the burial mounds - so does that count? Granted, JC didn't kill WWX - but he did die during the siege.

Eventually, JL does attempt (albeit, perhaps halfheartedly) to exact revenge on WWX, once his identity is publicly revealed. Once he knows MXY is definitely WWX, he subsequently stabs him. Thankfully WWX lives and it seems JL is actually relieved about that!

In the end JL focuses all his hatred and blame on WN - because he's gotten to know WWX and has realised he's not this awful person people say. After all, WWX has saved him and others a number of times now. It's JLs own choice to let the past stay in the past in the end. WN offers JL the opportunity to take his frustration out on him, while they're sailing towards Lotus Pier near the end of the novel - but he doesn't. JL later witnesses WN being punched straight through the heart, just like WN did to his father all those years ago. This all happened while WN was trying to protect JC and JL from the incredibly ripped fierce corps that is NMJ. I think JL does indeed have some of his mother's good traits after all. In the end he lets all this hatred go and moves on. So I guess he doesn't technically fulfil his duty according to the 'Four Great Grudges' - but you know what, I don't think either of his parents would want him to anyway. Yes, even JZX!

Finally, onto LSZ!

I don't think LSZ would take revenge on people for what happened to his clan to be honest. He has the same core values of both WWX and LWJ, because of the way he was brought up. Yes, WWX took revenge back when he escaped the burial mounds, but WWX was not in the right frame of mind at that point in time. He was utterly traumatised and his mental state was incomprehensible. But WWX doesn't take revenge in his second life. He lets the past stay in the past, moving on to have the happily ever after he deserves, with LWJ. He knows full well, no good will come from revenge in the end.

If LSZ was going to take revenge, who would he take it out on? The whole cultivation world participated in the siege that killed his family. Including to a lesser extent, the Lan clan. His deceased relatives even resurrected to help WWX and everyone fighting against the corpses during the second siege. Just like WWX, the Wen remnants saved people who had been there during the first siege, as well as their descendants. People who might have contributed to their deaths. Yet they helped save them. I think even if A-Yuan wanted to seek retribution, this would be going directly against not only his dead relatives wishes and sacrifice - but everything WWX and LWJ have attempted to protect him from. LWJ went to great lengths to cover up LSZs connection to the Wen sect, even giving him the Lan last name - all in order to keep him safe. LSZ would never disregard what either of them have done for him, even if he wanted revenge. At least I don't think so!

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As for the 'statue of limitations', obviously I'm not sure what the laws and such are in MDZS - but from the fact people are still after revenge on WWX some 13 years later, I'd say there probably isn't any statue of limitations! So I guess it's just a free-for-all!

As one of the cultivators at the second siege said:

"...With the works of karma, it’s never too late for revenge!”....

Chapter 68

It seems to be the general consensus for revenge!

*Your side note on JC's name. Others do use his courtesy name; such as JGY, JGS and LWJ. We don't tend to hear him interact with others that often and when we do it's usually as "Sect Leader Jiang" or something similar. Other than family or friends, when he is directly called by his birth name, this is out of disrespect from people he has usually angered (cultivators on Dafan Mountain and so on). Obviously WWX uses his birth name out of familiarity, as he does with LWJ. But apart from that, people use his courtesy name or honorifics ☺️

Hope you have a lovely day Anon! And thank you again for the ask 🤗

[danielxricciardo]

Prompts

1. "Hi, my ex just walked in. Would you hold my hand please?"

2. "I didn't expect to see you here."

3. "Have you seen this dog?"

4. “That mouth of yours, does it ever stop making noise”

5. “Seven minutes in heaven is for virgin teenagers”

6. “Slam that door one more time and I’ll shove my foot straight up your cute ass”

7. “Jesus! Knock next time would you”

8. “You have money go and get yourself a hoodie that’s not mine”

9. "I hate roses, I thought you knew"

10. "Do you think I am an angel? Ha"

11. "I wanted to sleep but someone decided to die"

12. "I can kill you right now, what are you talking about?"

13. "Hi, I am lost, can you come after me?"

14. "When I first saw you I wanted to date your best friend"

15. "I am so funny and you are just jealous"

16. "If I have to choose... no"

17. "Stop breathing like that!"

18. "I just did my nails"

19. "I'm the best driver în the world"

20. "Will you marry me?" "No"

21. "I think I broke my arm" "So?"

22. "I think I love you" "Thanks"

23. "My arms are lonely, don't you think?"

24. "Apparently we are dating"

25. “Well it’s kind of hard to move when you’re sitting on my lap”

26. "Those things you said yesterday, did you mean them?"

27. "If we elope, you think they'll kill us?"

28. "This is yours"

29. "You can’t just kiss me, laugh and then walk away."

30. "Are you using ass as a pillow?"

31." I find your lack of faith disturbing."

32. "And I took it personally"

33. "In here I am the boss"

34. "Oh, bite me!" "Where?"

35. "What will you do if we break up?"

36. "Where is my T-shit?"

37. "This is no time for sarcastic comments."  "There is always time for sarcastic comments."

38. "I’ll keep quiet, you won’t even know I’m here."

39. "The way you flirt is just awful"

40. "Don’t be fooled. I’m the epitome of mess."

41. " If you are on TV should I congratulate you?"

42. "And this, is why we can’t have nice things."

43. "That's what he said"

44. "I am scared of your boss"

45. "You should know, a lot of girls have a crush on me"

46. "Everyone is afraid of you"

47. "If I'm watching that movie one more time I'll lose my fucking mind!"

48. "I thought being on vacation will be stress free"

49. "My parents don't trust you"

50. "I don't think I should give my last name so easily"

51. “I really wish I could unsee that.”

52. “Who would’ve guessed we’d be sharing a room.”

53. “I feel like you have an unhealthy obsession with me.”

54. “Nah he’s fine, it’s the other one you really got to watch out for.”

55. “I have a suggestion.” “I’m not taking my clothes off so forget it.”

56. “You’re the genius, why don’t you tell me?”

57. “Have I ever told you your accent makes me swoon?” “Really?” “No.” He/she smiles. “ that’s why I’ve never told you.”

58. “I’m alive? How am I still alive?”

59. “You’re crazy! I love it!”

60. “Never have I ever is about to get a lot more interesting.”

61. “What did they do?” “Dude. They did the do.”

62. "You can’t keep pretending it didn’t happen, cause guess what? It did!"

63. "Well this is awkward."

64. "Im too sober for this."

65. "Im pregnant." "Wall done, Virgin Mary!"

66. " I want to protect you."

67. "Kill that spider and maybe I'll forgive you"

68. "I have no one to go to the wedding"

69. "Don’t you dare touch _______!"

70. "I thought you were dead!"

71. "This is, without a doubt, the stupidest plan you’ve ever had. Of course I’m in."

72. "Take care of you, please"

73. "If your best friend single?"

74. "Just remember, if we get caught, you’re deaf and I don’t speak English."

75. "Why does everyone assume we're a couple?"

76. "Im craving something sweet" "Are you pregnant or something?"

77. " What is the magic word?" "I'll kill you în your sleep"

78. "When I see you my knees get weak"

79. "Finally you're single. Can I take you on a date?"

80. " So, I guess you don’t do after hours?"

81. "I know what I'm doing, I've watched two whole seasons of Grey's Anatomy."

82. "I can't believe I'm stuck here with you right now."

83. "Okay, this did not go as I planned it in the shower."

84. "I'm not going to sit around and watch you destroy yourself."

85. "You were my best friend"

86. "You did what?"

87. "Can you just pretend to love me for a second!"

88. "You are enough"

89. "Take the shirt off"

90. "Your nickname is bitch"

91. "What do you want to watch?" "You"

92. "How could you ask me that?"

93. "Your mouth does this thing and I can't resist it"

94. "Are you allowed to drink?"

95. "I said Im done, leave me alone!"

96. "Don’t raise your fucking voice at me”

97. “Yeah, I remember the drill”

98. “Tell me again, slowly this time, why that dog is in my bed.”

99. “Gave you so much, but it wasn’t enough.”

100. “You and me, we were destined to fall apart.”

101. “No, you don’t know who you are until somebody breaks your heart.”

102. “I want to tell you everything. The words I never got to say the first time around.”

103. “It’s better to feel pain, than nothing at all.”

Song lyrics prompts

1. “It’s the little things about us, that I love so much.”

2. “Last night I told you I loved you // woke up blamed it on the vodka”

3. “It’s a better place since you came along”

4. “You make me love the things I hate  “

5. Just a paper sheet and half a cigarette are left in my hand

6. Your faith walks on broken glass

7. "And can you teach me how to dance real slow?"

8. "I'll throw away my faith, babe, just to keep you safe"

9. "One night, you won't forget the rest of your life"

10. "We only said goodbye with words"

11. "I'll try to give you love until the day you drop"

12. "I like the pretty boys with the bow tie"

13. "Lets get drunk forget what we did"

14. Your kisses lift me higher

15. When you're ready we can share the wine

16. "And if you don't love me now you will never love me again"

17. "Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?"

18. "When there's nothing to lose and there's nothing to prove"

19. She's the kind of girl who only asks you over when its raining, just to make you lie there catching water dripping from the ceiling.

20. Now I understand, you're a human, and you got to lie, you're a man

21. The good and the bad times: we've been through them all.

22. Now I ain't educated but I sure ain't stupid

23. I grew up in the shoes they told me I could fill

24. It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep

25. A lover would just complicate my plans

26. And in the morning, i’ll be with you, but it will be a different kind

27. My heart is yours, it’s you that i hold on to

28. And with one kiss, you inspired a fire of devotion that lasts for twenty years

29. I let go of my claim on you, it’s a free world

30. I’m in my bed, and you’re not here and there’s no one to blame, but the drink in my wandering hands

31. Cause you gave me peace and i wasted it, I’m here to admit that you were my medicine

32. Oh, dear diary, i met a boy, he made my doll heart light up with joy. Oh, dear diary, we fell apart, welcome to the life of electra heart

33. For you, I would cross the line, I would waste my time, I would lose my mind

34. Is it really me you're missing?

35. Remember that night?

36. How many times can I break till I shatter?

37. As long as I breathe, I’ll call you my home

38. "You wouldn't know love if it crushed your fucking chest."

39. "When we scream our lips don't make a sound."

40. "Please don't let me sink, wrap your arms around me and carry me home."

41. "This hasn't torn us apart so nothing ever will."

42. "A long time ago we believed that we were united."

43. "I miss the person that you were but I don't miss you."

44. "If home is where the heart is, why do I feel so fucking heartless?"

45. "I can't live, I can't breathe with or without you just go away."

46. "I'm not afraid to die, I'm afraid I'll survive and have to watch you suffer."

47. "I wanna hold you high and steal your pain away."

48. "I'm not like you I just fuck up."

49. "All because of you I believe in angels, not the kind with wings, no not the kind with halos. The kind that bring you home when home becomes a strange place."

50. "I just want to go to sleep and never wake up again."

51. “I wish people liked me more.”

52. “How could I ever love someone else?”

53. “I guess you’re getting everything you want.”

54. “She probably gives you butterflies.”

55. “I hope that you’re okay.”

56. “I defended you to all my friends.”

57. “I never cared about what they say, only care about me and you” 

58. “Either way i’m gonna lose, so i’m just gonna keep on loving you”

59. “You know i’m bad at communication, it’s the hardest thing for me to do”

60. “Iwas your lover, i was your friend, now I’m only just someone you call when it’s late enough to forget”

61. “It’s fucked up but it’s true that i love you like i do”

62. “Well we both had nights waking up in strangers beds but i don’t wanna, don't wanna, i don’t wanna give up yet”

63. “Tell me I’ve got it wrong somehow.”

64. “I’m begging for you to take my hand.”

65. “I can’t make it go away by making you the villain.”

66. “He feels like home.”

67. “I’d be breaking all my rules to see you.”

68. “But I know you’re not scared of anything at all.”

69. “When can I come back?”

70. “I’m ready to owe you anything”

71. “I’ll always look best in your head”

72. “I know you know it’s wrong, but I’m ready”

73. “All I ever want is breaking me apart.”

74. “Let's talk sweetly like all our love is false.”

75. “You put a fire in my heart, painted blood on my stars, gave me faith.”

76. “I wanna meet your girlfriend, she sounds nice.”

77. “How is kissing me so wrong?“

78. “Can’t you see that I’m already yours?”

79. “I’ve been losing track of the romantic sh*t I’m tryna say but basically I love you"

80. “I don’t wanna be your friend, I wanna kiss your lips, I wanna kiss you until I lose my breath”

81. “I apologize for all your tears, I wish I could be different but I’m still growing up into the one you can call your love” 

82. “I’m out of my head, of my heart, of my mind cause you can run but you can’t hide, I’m gonna make you mine”

83. "I never loved someone the way that I love you"

84. "It's the way that you know what I thought I knew, it's the beat that my heart skips when I'm with you"

85. "I hope she gettin' better sex, hope she ain't fakin' it like I did, babe"

86. “I know we’re young and people change and we may never feel the same”

87. “I can’t change the world, but maybe I’ll change your mind”

88. "You don't own me. Don't tie me down 'cause I'd never stay."

89. "Leave everything that is worth a single cent and just take me instead."

90. "And then I got you off your knees, put you right back on your feet, just so you can take advantage of me."

91. "Hey, I can't let you go with nobody. Cause I love you, baby."

92. "Tell me that it wasn't my fault and that I was enough for you."

93. "We were good at faking forever, I get it, whatever."

94. "Cause you had your chance and you blew it. Yeah, you ripped it up and you chewed it."

95. "Well, I'm too busy for your business. Go find a girl who wants to listen."

96. "Stop looking at me with those eyes, like I could disappear and you wouldn't care why."

97. "Oh, we could do whatever you want, but boy, don't go falling in love, you can't stay with me, all you'll ever have is one day with me"

98. "I pray the medication slow me down, but that shit doesn't work when you're around"

99. "Told her that I loved her once and now she'd kill for me"

100. "What the tell were we? Tell me we weren't just friends"

Who I write for

Formula 1

Daniel Ricciardo

Lewis Hamilton

Max Verstappen

Charles Leclerc

Esteban Ocon

Carlos Sainz

Lando Norris

Lance Stroll

Sebastian Vettel

Mick Schumacher

Pierre Gasly

George Russel

Football

Erling Haaland

Jadon Sancho

Giovanni Reyna

Jude Bellingham

Julian Brandt

Marco Reus

Roman Bürki

Emre Can

Mats Hummels

Leon Goretzka

Joshua Kimmich

Kai Havertz

Mason Mount

Christian Pulisici

Ben Chilwell

Gerard Pique 

João Félix

Ianis Hagi

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Trent Alexander-Arnold

Virgil van Dijk

Jens Petter Hauge

Martin Ødegaard

Alexander Sørloth

[glapplebloom]

Real wars, terrible. Fictionalized wars between Dragons and Yaks…

The Wonderbolts are putting on a show for Yakyakistan. And we get a team up from ponies who should have met each other on the show: Dash’s Parents and Pinkie Pie. They felt like peas in a pod and were the only audio evidence that there was a crowd. It reminds me of some old Japanese wrestling matches as the audience was pretty quiet with a few exceptions. It was about being respectful and letting them do their thing in the ring. Not trying to hijack it as you see in more recent shows.

But everything changed when the Dragnos attacked. They’re attacking for seemingly no reason. The Yaks defend their home as they offer the Ponies refuge in their Sacred Stones. Rainbow Dash begins making orders when Spitfire interjects. Dash isn’t the leader of the Wonderbolts (yet) and they’re just fliers. Dash calls her out for being scared when her parents tell a story about how Dash was afraid to fly in front of others. This inspires them to not only help the Yaks, but bring all of Pony Kind into a war between the Yaks and Dragons.

Yeah, there’s a reason nations don’t jump in to help others. The Ponies are at peace with both the Dragons and Yaks at this time. Pick a side and you’re basically sticking the middle finger to the other. And if it turned out the Yaks like stole a Dragon Egg or was responsible for killing a dragon recently, then you picked the wrong side of the conflict. But that’s the thing with this story and you’ll see more about it in the next issue. For now, the Wonderbolts do their best to help and Twilight and the rest of her crew (including Spike and Starlight) show up.

Despite the additional help, the Yak/Pony Alliance retreated. A small group of dragons shows up, revealing Dragon Lord Ember was behind the attack. To show their honor, they’ll give the Yaks the night to prepare for their final battle. And why they’re doing this: the Yaks broke their Sacred Bond to them. Thing is, neither Prince Rutherford knows what they’re talking about and Ember didn't explain what it was. So because the Dragons were the aggressors for an unknown reason, the Ponies began to, to put it bluntly, be racists towards the Dragons. In front of Spike.

Spike, not thinking like that, decides to go to Dragon Lord Ember to figure out what’s up. Luckily Spike has a lot of pull for being the one who gave Ember the title so he gets an explanation. Many Moons ago, the Yaks and Dragons fought for the land that would be Yakyakistan. Seeing the destruction they were causing to the lands, Dragon Lord Scintilla and Prince Ulysses agreed to stop fighting and help the dragons find a place to live. And before they departed, Ulysses made Scintilla an Honorary Yak, one that would never be replicated until a certain Pink Pony became one. This is why they’re fighting.

Ember still insists on fighting. Breaking the Sacred Bond was a huge insult and them forgetting about it would be a bigger insult to her. Ember insists the fight will continue but Spike joins her side because it's the only way he can get all three leaders into one spot. First, he calls out Twilight for making generalizations about dragons. She apologizes. Then calls out Ember for acting out how those generalizations are. After all, if you don’t want to be generalized, don’t keep acting like it. And then Prince Rutherford for breaking the Sacred Bonds with Dragon Lord Scintilla.

And that’s where the twist comes in. Because Ancient Yaks were terrible artists, for the longest time they thought Dragon Lord Scintilla was a volcano. So all this time, this War was started all because of a misunderstanding. And this time no Avatar to make it up. Embarrassed that she started a war that could have been solved by just talking, Ember apologizes and with the other dragons rebuild the damages they caused and make a promise about letting the past go and looking to a bright future.

Overall, I think the comic did its job well. With Issue 55, you’re totally on the side of the Yaks because you see the Dragons attacking for no reason. And by the end you realize something more is up so when 56 comes around, you also begin to see the generalization the others have made about the dragons. Who knows how many conflicts we have in history that could have been solved if we just sat down and talked things out. To actually understand each other instead of making leaps to prove your side is right. To see that maybe, you were the A-Hole this entire time (insert current political strife here, we have so many to choose from).

But I will make a few changes to make it fit with GLAB. First, Spitfire not wanting to fight the Dragons directly because of political ramifications. If the Wonderbolts attack the dragons that’ll be like if Celestia herself decided to do it. So as a compromise, they work on helping the Yaks get to safety while trying to prevent as much damage as they could. That is until Fleetfoot gets the Green Lantern, who brings Spike along because of dragon issues. She gets both sides to stop fighting and with Spike as a Moderator for the two sides, finds out the reason why the Dragons are fighting and the Yaks realize that Dragon Lord Scintilla was a dragon not a volcano. Basically solving the issue in about one issue to IDW’s two. 

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#1 - It Starts With A... Monster?

#2 - A Vanilla Milkshake

#3 - The Latest Employer

#4 - Brief Coffee Chatter

#5 - The Latest Report (That Involves Some Gay)

#6 - Espressos, Pianos, & 40$

#7 - The Failed Assassination

#8 - A Friendship Divorce? In MY Firmamento?

#9 - How To Fix A Computer

#10 - Something Sweet

#11 - Awkward Simping

#12 - Tattoo Artist

#13 - Noah's Run-In With An Alien

#14 - Mori, Noah, & The YA Dystopian Novel Scientist

#15 - Painkillers & Knowledge

#16 - Unnecessary Help

#17 - Shipping Talk

#18 - It Ends For Now

#19 - Lets Quickly Bicker, While We're At It

#20 - You Learn Just A Little Too Much

#21 - Tea Talk With A Rich Man

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#22 - Wait, Is This A Date?

#23 - Oh, Wait Nevermind...

#24 - An Uncomfortable Meeting

#25 - A Tired Raccoon & An Emotional Possum

#26 - Adventures Of Noah, Mocha, & The Third Wheel Possum

#27 - Purring

#28 - Terrible Flirts

#29 - The Accidental Kiss

#30 - So You & Him, huh?

#31 - Its Raining Gremlins!

#32 - The Music Box

*#33 - Date With An Archivist

#34 - A Nice Little Walk

#35 - Ice Cream

#36 - The Water Cycle

#37 - Just 2 Bros Chilling In A Lab

#38 - Finally, An Intentional Kiss!

#39 - Shikuro & The 'Cool Guy'

#40 - A Visit Once More

#41 - Power Source

#42 - Out & About

#43 - Those Damn Homophobic Lights

#44 - Panic & Confusion

#45 - Thunder

#46 - In The Midst Of It All

#47 - Help On The Way

#48 - The Help

#49 - Meanwhile

#50 - Confessions

#51 - Starry-Eyed

#52 - Why Arcturus Works Alone

#53 - Questions & Answers

#54 - Departure

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#55 - Machines & Sketches

#56 - Solutions

#57 - Small Talk

#58 - After The Blast

#59 - Brotherly Care

#60 - Letting It Out

#61 - Ratatouille

#62 - My Friend, Mori

#63 - So... Can I have The Job Back?

#64 - Apology

#65 - Breaking Down

#66 - With Great Hot Chocolate There Must Also Come An Interesting Q&A

#67 - Cat Ears

#68 - Massage

#69 - Phone Number

#70 - Plans For Recreation

#71 - A Rare Visit

#72 - The Necklace

#73 - The Celebrity Crush

#74 - Feral Trinity!

#75 - The Parasym

#76 - Possum & Porcupine

#77 - Stars Align

#78 - Height Difference

#79 - Head Pats

#80 - Open To New Friends

#81 - Go Fish

#82 - And The Winner Is: Rudy!

#83 - #HoldTheRat

#84 - A Cup Of Tea

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#85 - Groceries

#86 - Curfew

#87 - Pizza Rat

#88 - The More You Know

#89 - Peace Offering

#90 - Looking Back

#91 - Robbery!

#92 - At The Scene

#93 - Night Trip To The Café

#94 - Lets Have Dinner!

#95 - A Dinner Date, Totally

#96 - Oh Wow, Another Q&A

A: Himbo Ask #1

B: Himbo Ask #2

C: Himbo Ask #3

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[airashisakura]

For @ssskmonth Prompt used: Pride

Present

A/N: Major spoilers warnings for those who doesn't follow Boruto Manga. After chapter 55 events.

Part 1

FFN | Ao3

As they stepped into the village via a portal, Sasuke was glad he had made it to the village with his best friend and the two kids. It wasn’t a celebration and a welcome with warm embraces like the last time when they were back after defeating Momoshiki. With blood gushing out of his left eye and jolts of pain coursing through his head, Sasuke was back home.

He wasn’t shaken up by events that had happened. Sasuke Uchiha had always been a pragmatic shinobi. He had always analyzed probable outcomes from multiple angles. Whatever happened, nothing felt unbelievable to him.

He was ready to die for the village, and what he had lost was nothing.

He didn’t regret any of it, but when he saw Sakura, what he saw crushed the pride that he had carried when that bold declaration rolled off of his tongue.

Although Sakura looked calm and collected, he didn't fail to notice how Sakura's chakra flickered while she passed healing chakra to stop the bleeding. Yet again, he had troubled her.

Fortunately, as Sakura told him as she scribbled a note afterwards, despite the proximity of the kunai to the internal carotids, and the optic nerves, he would only suffer from a minimal visual disorder in his other eye.

The lingering touch of Sakura’s fingers while she cleaned the wound was soothing. He wanted to lean more to her touch. The beeping of machines and the presence of other medics reminded him that he was in the hospital.

Sasuke didn’t want to, but Sakura insisted he should take tranquilizers. Everything had been in haze after that. When he regained consciousness, his head was still throbbing and vision blurred.

"Naruto?"

He wanted to say something more personal to Sakura, maybe a reassurance that he was fine. Nothing came up. Instead, his concern for his best friend took over.

Sakura sighed audibly before responding, "Naruto is doing fine. His body didn't show any abnormalities without Kurama.”

Sakura noted the outputs that machines provided, and replied, in a tone softer than before, “I made sure myself."

Sasuke sighed in relief.

Some things hadn’t changed over years, but he realized that neither did Sakura.

When Sakura came closer to him to take a look at his eye, Sasuke tried to hold Sakura's gaze. He searched for the warmth in his wife’s gentle smile and green eyes to soothe him. Instead, he found furrowed pink brows and eyes full of hurt and worry. They didn’t speak another word as Sakura checked his wound.

It was like the time when they had traveled together. Whenever she had treated him after he got badly injured, he had always met with her silence. He couldn't deny that he had done the same this time too.

Later that evening, the Hokage himself came to meet him along with Boruto. Although he was relieved to see Naruto in one piece, he was annoyed to see that Naruto had resumed his duties while he was still bedridden.

Boruto came to him with his sincerest apology. It wasn't Boruto's fault, and Sasuke knew that when darkness and ignorance took over a person, they could do unthinkable crimes.

Boruto's cerulean eyes didn't reflect their usual brightness. Sasuke wanted to keep the future bright. He had given everything up for that — all those years of his life that he had spent away from his daughter. He questioned himself: Was it all in vain?

After Boruto left, Naruto told him about the pills that Amado had given him.

“Have you lost it? Who knows what side effects it could have?” Sasuke huffed in anger.

“It’s a gamble.” Naruto sighed.

“Dobe, he is your son,” Sasuke spat back.

Naruto sighed, “This was brought up during the Go-Kage meeting, and I assured I’ll do what needs to be done.”

Perhaps something had changed. Sasuke realised he wasn't talking to the same Naruto who had once gone against the Kages to bring his friend back. However, he wasn’t surprised. He understood Naruto’s duty as Hokage too. Naruto would not be the first person Sasuke had known who had chosen peace over family.

Naruto smiled wearily, “I don't even like it.” He paused for a moment, and spoke again, “But it’s better than becoming a monster.”

Sasuke couldn’t disagree with that either. The frown on his face disappeared as he took in Naruto’s words. He himself was ready to take extreme measures against Boruto. What infuriated him more was that in his present condition, he couldn’t do anything.

All Sasuke could do now was trust Naruto to figure out how to fix Boruto's life — like Naruto did for him. Naruto grinned as if understanding and Sasuke nodded, acknowledging it.

Naruto walked closer to him and placed his bandaged hand on his shoulder. “Teme, get better as soon as possible. Else I’m going to fire you from your job.”

Sasuke scoffed, “As if I’m going to listen to you, Usuratonkachi.”

Naruto grumbled, his shrill voice piercing Sasuke’s ears, “I'm the Hokage, dattebayo!”

*****

There were a lot of things that unsettled Sasuke about the hospital, and he was glad that he didn't have to stay there very often. He hated the beeping of machines, and the pity offered by nurses. It reminded him of his younger self — a criminal turned war hero, badly beaten and manipulated, barely hanging onto his life with only an arm, and with a lot of regrets, guilt, and anger.

Now in the confines of his own room, all he could do was to feel the same emotions overflowing — only this time he could justify his sacrifices.

Did Itachi feel this way?

Although he had followed Itachi's path by prioritizing peace over his own selfish needs, he knew in his heart whatever he was doing was nothing compared to what Itachi had done for Konoha. It was gloriously incomparable to what small contribution Sasuke himself had made, and it hit hard that no matter how much he tried, he would always be unable to catch his nii-san.

He picked up the scroll that was lying on the bedside table when he heard a knock on the door. It was Sarada, he knew, and so he told her to come in.

“Didn’t mama tell you not to strain your eye?”

Sasuke peered from his raven locks, and made out, though not very clearly, a frown on Sarada's face that resembled his.

The gauze over his other eye made it more difficult. He was habituated with the use of one eye when he had to shut his Rinnegan off to preserve chakra. Now with one eye left, he was having problems adjusting his vision.

He was trying to read in order to figure out how he could manage with an eye as he had managed with a hand. However, he didn’t explain this to his daughter, who had left his lunch on the bedside table. He also didn’t answer her previous question but instead threw the scroll on the other side of the bed.

“How are you feeling today?”

"Better," he lied, keeping his expression stoic.

Maybe Sakura had been right when she offered help to fix his hair and the stubble beard scattered over his face.

He had refused back then. What difference would grooming make when he was now missing an eye and a hand?

He knew this feeling very well. It coiled inside his stomach when he saw his reflection in the mirror. This was the same feeling he’d felt the past when he first saw himself with his arm severed — he felt incompetent and disgraceful — though the loss of limb was a price he had to pay. He hadn’t hesitated then to punch the mirror and bleed his good hand out.

His attention shifted towards Sarada, who stood in front of him, brooding about something. He couldn't help but wonder what she was thinking.

"What are you thinking about?" he asked Sarada, patting his hand on the side beside him, gesturing for her to sit.

Part 3

Part 2

[themurphyzone]

PatB Oneshot: Crystal Clear

AN: Part of an art trade with @plutonis in honor of her upcoming wedding. She tasked me with writing an introspective piece for a Brinky wedding. The art piece I requested is for the next chapter of Nova, so you’ll see the finished product there. 

Prompt given by Pluto: I was wondering if you could do a little fic in which Brain is walking down the aisle on his wedding day, and we hear the thoughts going on in his head. What is he thinking? How is he feeling?

AO3 Link

If Brain had his way, he would’ve taped himself to the table leg with extra strong industrial strength duct tape and remained there for the rest of his life.

But Romy wouldn’t let him attach himself to said table leg, and Wakko already ate the duct tape to prevent him from getting it. All other binding materials, including the shoe strings and gluesticks, had been placed on a shelf mockingly out of his reach.

And since he was already in his wedding dress, he couldn’t even climb the shelf to retrieve the necessary materials.

“Dad, you’re killing the glarb,” Romy complained as he pried Brain from the table leg.

“Unhand me at once or so help me, Roman Numeral One!” Brain shouted, trying to break free from Romy’s grip, but it seemed their son had inherited Pinky’s unusual strength.

Wakko wasn’t any help either. He just watched the spectacle from his perch on the dresser, chomping on a platter of garlic prawns swiped from the catering company. Thankfully, Brain had the foresight to order plenty of garlic prawns for their celebratory dinner.

As soon as Romy’s grip loosened, Brain broke free and reattached himself to the table leg.

Funny, how he wanted this for so long. Yearned for it. And when the time came, even after all the progress he’d made, he was still afraid for reasons he didn’t understand.

It was illogical, he knew. He trusted Pinky more than anyone else, even himself.

But even that wasn’t enough to get him moving again.

“Guess someone’s gotta tell Ma you’re not coming,” Romy sighed.

Brain’s fingers dug into the wooden grooves.

“He’s definitely gonna cry. Probably gonna curl up on the couch and watch daytime soap operas with buckets of triple fudge ice cream or something,” Romy continued.

Sweet, innocent Pinky being heartbroken at his own wedding. Running off and doing who-knows-what, because he could be very unpredictable when he was truly distraught. His simple mind eroding away because of the unhealthy combination of trashy soap operas and ice cream diet.

Brain’s heart clenched uncomfortably at that mental image. With great reluctance, Brain let go of the table leg and marched over to the mirror to smooth out the wrinkles in his wedding dress to keep his hands occupied as he quelled that troublesome idea.  

“You’re gonna tell him that Brain’s in here, right?” Wakko asked.

“Sure,” Romy replied.

Wait...everyone knew of his intentions to see this wedding through to the end. And he'd never let the hard work and efforts of their wedding plans go to waste.

It was just a ploy.

Brain took a deep breath. To lose his temper before the ceremony would surely spell catastrophe. He wanted to keep this an emotionally satisfying occasion, for Pinky’s sake.

“Romy, I won’t deny that your tactic was effective. But you will refrain from using my fondness for Pinky against me in the future,” Brain said.

Perhaps Roman Numeral One took after him more than he thought. It was impressive and aggravating at the same time.

"Sorry, Dad." Romy's head dropped as he handed the bouquet to Brain.

Like with Pinky, Brain just didn't have it in him to remain angry once an apology was issued. He transferred the bouquet to one hand and lifted Romy's chin from its downcast position.

"Look alive, Romy. This is a celebration," Brain ordered as he turned back to the mirror. "And Wakko, you're not touching our wedding rings with prawn-stained hands."

Wakko pulled out a kitchen sink from his hammerspace and started washing his hands without removing his gloves. With the soft hum of Happy Birthday in the background, Brain turned back to the mirror and examined himself one more time. They didn’t have long before the ceremony began.

His dress towed the line between simple and extravagant. Ruffles in the right places, but not so many that it would hinder movement. A small hole had been cut to fit his tail, carefully sized so that it was easy to thread the stiff appendage through. His sleeves cut off at the elbow, white fabric giving way to a delicate flower pattern, lending an elegant and dignified quality to the outfit.

It hadn’t been easy obtaining this dress. He’d lost track of how many toy aisles Pinky had dragged him down, and he didn’t want his outfit to come from the toy section of Walmart. Pinky had eventually called Dot for help, and with her connections, she arranged for a fashion designer who specialized in making clothes for dolls to help them out.

And while they eventually put the issue of clothes behind them, they had a fair number of arguments when Brain found a reason to reject all the dresses Pinky suggested. Especially with that gaudy puffed sleeve dress Pinky loved but Brain hated.

“I realize we must’ve been insufferable for the past few months,” Brain said. Planning for a wedding wasn’t anything like planning for world domination, as he learned the hard way. But it was Pinky’s wedding as much as it was his, and after one vehement disagreement, Brain had realized he was pushing out Pinky’s contributions to impose his own.

It wasn’t easy, but he did try to turn over some aspects to Pinky, just to see how he did with them. And Brain didn’t regret that choice, because the results were absolutely wonderful.

“Yeah, you and Ma were ruining my vibes,” Romy gave a lazy smile as Brain nudged him in retaliation.

Romy had said something similar when he’d first run away from home, but mischief had long replaced the anger. Though Brain still didn’t think ventriloquism was a lucrative career, he’d made his peace with Romy’s lifestyle while repairing their relationship. And Romy wasn’t the only one who derived happiness from working with dummies.

“Regardless, we’re grateful that you came,” Brain said.

“Wouldn’t miss it,” Romy shrugged. “Better save your sap for the ceremony though.”

“I’m not being sappy,” Brain muttered out of principle rather than true irritation.

It was 2:55 pm. Five minutes until the ceremony began. He was running out of time.

He quickly fixed his leaf crown and attached veil so that it was less crooked. In years past, he never would’ve been satisfied until a golden crown with embedded jewels rested atop his head. But now he found the leaf crown was worth so much more than gold.

Then he made sure the transparent veil covered his face. The thin fabric didn’t hinder his vision, but he felt like he was looking through a lens.

Everyone would be watching him. He wanted that thin wall of privacy between himself and the onlookers. Seeing outside, but concealing his feelings within.

He didn’t have to. He knew he didn’t. But old habits die hard, it seemed.

The clock chimed three. It was time.  

What could go wrong?

“Don’t worry!” Wakko exclaimed as he picked up the purple velvet cushion with their wedding rings. “I didn’t mistake these for tiny Ring Pops this time!”

Brain was a fool. A sentimental, lovestruck, starcrossed, and twitterpated fool.

Wakko brought up the lead as they marched through the twisting hallways of the enormous property they’d rented for their Hawaiian wedding. Surprisingly, coming up with a location for their wedding hadn’t been difficult. After a stressful day of making other arrangements, they’d chosen a scenic, relaxing travel documentary to unwind.

As soon as the documentary showed a beautiful Hawaiian beach at sunset, they both agreed on making Hawaii the destination of choice for both wedding and honeymoon. Brain gripped the flower bouquet tightly, careful not to crush the petals between his fingers. Romy’s hand was on his elbow, light enough to not be intrusive but quick to react so Brain didn’t run into a wall.

He’d assigned Pinky to the task of flower selection, and Pinky had researched the meaning of flowers extensively with an unusual amount of focus. If Pinky had his way, he would’ve gathered one specimen of every flower in the world and brought them to the wedding, though Brain eventually convinced him to narrow his list down to a single digit range.

Brain was only familiar with the rose as a symbol of love, and he recalled the meaning of only two other flowers within their wedding. The rest were completely lost on him. The first was the magnolia, which represented perseverance. As such, a white magnolia stood proudly in his bouquet, nestled among the red roses of passionate love. Pinky had chosen the magnolia for Brain, and insisted Brain choose at least one flower too.

Though Brain didn’t place much stock in what the websites claimed, he just went along with it to humor Pinky. But he’d settled on the colorful freesia, just to thank Pinky for his friendship, faith, and trust for all the years they’d known each other.

Their miniature procession stopped at a glass sliding door that separated them from the rest of the proceedings.

Brain gulped and clutched the bouquet to his chest.

Beyond those doors, the wedding guests mingled with each other on the grass. A gorgeous, azure beach formed the perfect backdrop to the ceremony. White, fluffy clouds dotted the sunny skies, and the beauty was rather foreign to him. He’d spent far too much of his life hiding away in the darkness of a sterile lab.

It seemed the entirety of their Animaniacs coworkers had shown up for the wedding. He was surprised by the turnout, but it seemed that everyone had been clamoring for him and Pinky to tie the knot for years.

And while the usual toon antics were prevalent among the guests, Brain’s attention was drawn to the very front, where Pinky was arranging flowers on Pharfignewton, who’d jumped at the offer of being Pinky’s best mare.

Back then, the sight would’ve incited a feeling he’d come to realize was jealousy. Now he was just grateful that Pinky received some physical affection from someone when Brain couldn’t give it to him.

Wakko opened the screen door, causing a stir among the guests in the back, which caused a ripple effect that spread to the front and prompted everyone to take their seats. Pinky slid off Pharfignewton’s back, bouncing on his toes and craning his neck to see Brain.

Even from this far away, Brain saw Pinky’s bright, goofy smile. It made him regret keeping the veil over his face, cloaking his happiness even from his partner.

“Testing, testing!” Yakko said into the microphone. When he’d been ordained to officiate a wedding, nobody knew for sure. He shuffled through the cards for his opening speech. “Alright, everyone. We’ve all been very impatient for this moment, so no more delays, capiche? Dot, start the music!”

A hush fell across the audience, and even the most rambunctious members of the Animaniacs crew fell silent as a soft piano arrangement of A Whole New World began to play.

Wakko proudly held the cushion with the wedding rings over his head and marched to the front. From the aisle, Mindy reached into her basket and threw pink flower petals into the air, and Buttons held onto her so she didn’t fall out of her seat.  

Romy released Brain and followed Wakko. Pinky greeted their son with an enthusiastic hug, and Bunny flashed them a thumbs-up from her seat.  

All the attention was on Brain now.

He wasn’t sure if he wanted it.

He wanted to flee inside the house. Tell everyone to go home and they’ll get refunded the costs at a later date. Take Pinky to city hall and sign a document to make their marriage official instead.

The audience whispered.

He saw the worry in Pinky’s eyes, a stunning shade of blue that popped out from the beautiful Hawaiian beach. They were too far from each other to speak normally, but Pinky laid his hand on top of the colorful freesia pinned to his white dress shirt, just over his heart.

Trust me, he was saying.

And Pinky had proven himself worthy of his trust long ago.

Slowly, Brain laid his hand on the magnolia, the centerpiece of his bouquet.

I won’t give up.

Pinky smiled that soft, knowing smile of his. Emboldened by his encouragement, Brain stepped out of the house and onto the white, silky path that had been laid out for him.

He took slow, methodical steps to steel his nerves. This was his reward, and he was allowed to have it.

No more electricity, no more fear of rejection.

The happiness of having someone by his side. The sorrow when they were separated either by force or by choice. The surprise of receiving gifts from Pinky when he’d done nothing to deserve them. The guilt that came from upsetting Pinky with morally questionable schemes.

Emotions he’d once derided as frivolous were now precious and dear to him.

All the good, all the bad, and everything in between. And this occasion marked a brand new beginning, a new chapter of their lives that would bring new happiness and surprises. Though they’d be sad, angry, or terrified sometimes, they’d always be together.

That’s what counted most.

The melody of A Whole New World floated gently through the air. An airy tune filled with wonder at a world previously unknown to them.

He and Pinky dueted this song so many times that the lyrics and background instrumentals were permanently etched into his mind.

Only now did he understand what the song was truly about. Leaving behind their defined roles, into a freedom-filled sky. Just the two of them, exploring a huge world together. The burdens of the past and worries of the future left on the ground, and all that mattered was the present.

Being themselves, and experiencing things they’ve never experienced before.

It was terrifying and exhilarating all at once.

He could hardly wait.

Pinky waited for him, taking Brain’s hand in his own. He was absolutely breathtaking up close.

“Narf,” Pinky whispered, and Brain would never tire of that endearingly stupid word. “You did it, Brain.”

“All thanks to you, Pinky,” Brain replied, and Pinky’s tail wagged at the praise.  

Together, they walked to that beautiful wedding arch with intertwining pink and blue flowers, stopping in front of Yakko’s podium. Brain gave his bouquet to Romy so he could properly hold Pinky’s hands. Romy gave them a lazy grin, and Pharfignewton lowered her head so Romy could have a good perch. Wakko proudly balanced the cushion on his head, and Dot stood beside her brother, giving him a friendly shove without knocking the wedding rings off.

And Brain realized he was still seeing the world through veiled eyes. Though his vision was unimpeded, he’d barely noticed there was a filter among all his doubts and fears.

He’d kept the veil for a transparent amount of privacy when he walked down the aisle, but now that he was with Pinky…

Well, it just wasn’t necessary anymore.

He brought Pinky’s hands to the veil. Their eyes met, and a silent understanding passed between them.

Then Pinky threw back the veil, and the filter he’d been looking through was completely gone. And Brain saw the...no, he saw his world through fresh eyes.

A bright, happy, silly mouse stood before him, a colorful burst of freesia on his chest, and beautiful sky-blue eyes filled with endless love, promising hope and warmth and companionship forever more.

“You’re so pretty, Brain,” Pinky giggled.

It was the most wonderful sound for his compass, his heart, and his world.  

No more tolerating. He fully accepted the undeniable fact of how much he loved Pinky, and Pinky loving him back from this point forward.

Never before had he felt so much happiness, and he was ready for everyone to see it.

Unable to contain himself, Brain leapt into Pinky’s arms and kissed him. Though he heard their audience reacting with shock, it was all just background noise to him. And he’d never been a patient mouse.

Pinky was surprised at first, but his strong arms wrapped around Brain to support him, and he kissed back wonderfully.

Fireworks exploded in Brain’s mind, or maybe the Warners set some off, he didn’t know. But he had to come up for air, and he released the kiss, though it seemed Pinky could keep going for quite some time.

“Technically, you’re supposed to wait until I say ‘you may now kiss the Brain’, but who am I to stop true love?” Yakko grinned.

“Sorry,” the mice chorused, though neither of them regretted the little break in protocol.

The audience burst into cheers, and Yakko led them in a standing ovation for a good five minutes before they all settled down enough for him to start his opening speech.

“Love you, Brain,” Pinky whispered as he put Brain down and took his hands again.

“Love you too, Pinky,” Brain replied, and he couldn’t wipe the smile off his face.

Everything was laid out before them, clear as crystal and bright as day.

End AN: This is cheesy but I don’t care I love it and they’re married now. 

The Hawaiian setting is not a reference to the PatB fic Trouble in Paradise, it’s just that the last wedding I went to was in Hawaii and it was so romantic.

3rd time I’ve referenced A Whole New World in these fics. This song is just too perfect for them.