#ask: nadira

[hotvintagepoll]

Any hot stars you've discovered through the polls? Not necessarily ones you'd never heard of, just ones you weren't really familiar with and really like now?

YES. I didn't know a lot about international cinema before this poll, so I'm grateful to everyone who submitted hotties I hadn't heard of before—particularly Suraiya, Lola Flores, Nadira, Xia Meng, Carmelita González, Sandhya Shantaram, Machiko Kyō, Jadwiga Smosarska, and Giulietta Masina. I am now in love with all of them. If anyone has recs for films to start with for these beautiful ladies, please let me know!

[soleilenchaine]

You died.  

Your body melted from the intense heat of a reactor meltdown. Whatever was left of your body is now pinned into the cockpit seat thanks to a piece of serrated shrapnel from a rampaging Blackbeard, your finger mere centimetres away from the eject button.  

It happened so quickly.

One second you were dragging Sui away from danger, his mech squirming against your Ferrous Lash.  

Something’s not right. 

The next second you hear his bloodcurdling scream from the intercom.  

“SEKHMET, NO.”  

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You feel yourself sink deeper and deeper into the warm waters of the river Styx.  

At least, that’s what you tell yourself.  

You sink into a pool of your liquified body; blood, flesh and liquid metal mixing together into some strange concoction. Your brain, in its final moments of consciousness, thinks this must be what humanity would look like as it slowly emerged from Cradle’s primordial womb. 

/// How agonising. /// 

You sink deeper.  Warm liquid fills your mouth.  You taste iron and melted plastic. 

/// How putrid. /// 

You sink deeper.  Warning messages, red and green, dance on your terminal.  Your neural connection severed; all you see are fluorescent halos. 

/// How pretty. /// 

You sink deeper.  And deeper.  You can almost hear the song of the Hyades. 

/// Nothing but silence. /// 

You sink deeper.  And deeper.  And deeper. 

You’re almost there. 

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No.  Not yet. 

//////////// 

Deeper.  And deeper.  Whispers from the furthest edges of the universe.   They’re singing to you.  They want you to come home. 

//////////// 

Do not listen to them.  A siren’s call brings nothing but ruin. 

You will not go further. 

I won’t allow it. 

//////////// 

Deeper.  And deeper.  Drink deep, and descend. 

//////////// 

YOU WILL NEVER FEEL ETERNAL REST.  THAT WAS OUR DEAL. 

WAKE.  UP. 

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“Jackdaw, do you copy? Jackdaw, can you hear me?!” 

“Hey, Conduit, you sure she’s still in there?” 

“Yeah, I hear something moving in the cockpit.” 

“The chassis is moving! You see that?! I swear I saw a limb move.” 

“It’s—” 

“—Horrifying. A reactor meltdown would turn any human into mush, yet I’m still getting signals from her life support system. Well, barely; it’s so weak Ozzy had trouble picking it up.” 

“Even if she didn’t turn into mush, the cockpit’s destroyed; that piece of shrapnel made a direct hit. Damnit, SEKHMET.” 

“...Hey, Polaris?” 

“Yeah?” 

“You might wanna open your comms terminal.” 

>//SIGNAL DETECTED  >//SOURCE: LICH [HORUS]; DESIGNATION “WILLOW”  >//PILOT: NADIRA STOTHARD; CALLSIGN "JACKDAW" >//STATUS: ONLINE [EMERGENCY LIFE SUPPORT ACTIVE]  >//SECONDARY SIGNAL DETECTED  >//SOURCE: NHP  >//CLASS: DIDYMOS  >//INCOMING COMMUNICATION FROM SECONDARY SIGNAL  >//RECEIVE_TRUE, OPENDOC:::Y   >//TRANSCRIBING....  ....  ....  ...  ..  Medbay.  Now. 

[regaliasonata]

Can you do a Ziggy or Eric Myers headcanon?

Eric Myers Headcanons

@lies-of-quantum I will do Ziggy eventually don't worry 👍🏾

-Eric's childhood consisted of growing up amongst drug usage, physical and emotional abuse from his father and overall poor conditions for a kid to live in.

-His dad would sometimes try to sell off Eric even for a quick buck just to make a profit, anyone willing to have some kid to be deliver substances and such worked well but most of the time he refused and ended suffering some violence from Mr. Myers.

-Because of his father Eric developed a habit of not being able to trust or accept love from other people. It's a defense mechanism is the idea of not wanting his feelings hurt and to himself from being treated terrible. However deep down Eric just really wants someone go hug and actually see him for himself.

-Despite not being the greatest mother, Mrs. Myers did her best to help Eric whenever she could. Eric was homeschooled until 7 with his mom teaching him how to count and have perfect organization skills, she always wanted him to get out of his father's antics and finally make life away from that monster.

-Shortly after his 7th birthday an altercation happened within their living space and Eric watched as his father killed his mother, he shot the man with a gun and as authorities sorted out everything Eric was almost placed into foster care. However this was halted as Eric was place into a boarding school as it was revealed Mrs. Myers was saving money for her son to be enrolled.

-Wes and Eric met before when they were younger, his father sold substances to some rich people at the country club all while Eric was sent to steal things around the place. Wes saw a the guy stealing silverware and products from the establishment but looked the other way.

-Eric loves reading, he's got a collection of entries stored in many places. One thing he likes to read is history and how things came to be, after becoming the quantum ranger he can no travel to see and experience unsolved mysteries throughout timeline of the world.

-On one incident when the team was having trouble with an really warping enemy Eric went to Taylor for some advice. She was at a nail salon and Eric had to sit next two her in order to converse and had to get his nails painted to stay...with some hesitation he chose a black and red pattern, five red and five black. Silver guardians kind of joked about it but he really jeered into the members, Wes actually found it cool....Eric's not really into this thing but hey, try everything once.

-He has a huge love for pets but fears he night not be able to show it enough kindness that it needs.

-Eric's first kiss was in high school but the guy was only messing with him so relationships are pretty much out of the question.

-During college a guy tried to proposition him and when he declined the dude made up a rumor about Eric, safe to say a black eye and broken arm shut him up real quick....Wes was the one who did this to the guy.

-Before becoming a full in silver guardian or even the quantum ranger Eric was almost recruited into the Thunder Academy when weighing out some options after college. This in return would've made him a ninja storm ranger, though it's for the best considering that team would've drove him crazy.

-Using time travel Eric found a way to utilize stocks and gain dome money though Wes shut that down quickly.

-After the ransik issues Eric did some thinking and worked with the Time Force to release Notacon and have him live with Trip.

-Eric's gay, like very....but he gives off some butch vibes to be honest. Thing is he's was very closeted with these feelings throughout his life, mainly from trying to keep himself out of anyone's range and wanting to avoid being harrased. His dad caught him holding hands with an old friend and while it was harmless Mr. Myers threatened Eric.

-This actually lead into one incident where Wes and Eric were hanging out and the two got into a playful altercation. Eric had Wes pinned down and he kissed him by accident, after that he talk to Wes for about a month in fear of what would happen at their school if word got out, tbh Wes was pretty much oblivious to the implications and just thought it was the heat of the moment. Though when Wes cornered Eric the dude broke down from the incident and explained everything, it's safe to say that after that Wes became a main source for Eric to express his emotions and vent out.

-Eric enjoys play Devil May Cry and has this weird connection to Virgil.

-Video games are one of his favorite hobbies, when obsessing over Pokémon Sapphire and Emerald Wes decided to work with the team and make two oversized jackets themed over Kyogre and Rayquaza for him. He made one of Groudon and give it Trip while Wes wore the Kyogre one and Eric got the Rayquaza jacket.

-He loves go read manga.

-Because of getting into the schools he attended up to college with hard work, Eric was subject to ridicule by some of the rich students who didn't exactly like his presence, even becme a habit of his to make copies or his work when one teacher was bribed off to constantly displace his assignment. The dean shut this down kept a good eye on Eric's progress warning anyone who tried such a thing will be fired or expelled from the schools.

-His favorite type of dates involve going around the city with Wes and just enjoying the scenery, a giant park allows for him to reminisce about Pokémon Crystal with the national park theme playing in his mind plus hanging with Trip as the xybrianshows Notacon some things about earth culture(he had tears of nostalgia when he heard the national park theme in Soulsilver).

-His favorite type of dude consists of guys that are attentive. Also anyone that can give him great hugs and won't get upset over the littlest of things, if a guy starts yelling he'll have to wrap it up from there...after everything with with father Eric can't deal with all that stress again.

-Sometimes the world scared him and he can't help but time travel to the early 2000s when needed to feel happy again.

-Power Ranger wise Eric would've enjoyed being a green or yellow ranger. When he met Taylor the two decides to switch powers for a week to see who had it easier, frankly both teams benefited crazy from the switch up but being unable to resonate with the different members they were hoisted back into regular positions....Taylor almost murdered Eric when she found out the guy tried cooking the eagle zord.

-While checking out the grid Eric found out about the existence of other ranger teams(sentai counterparts), with some inspiration he decided to make a short story that got picked up for a ranger show within Japan, safe to say Eric indirectly crested the aspect of super sentai within his world. Timeranger being the first series technically of the modern era because the show was canceled for about 8 years. The non adapted sentai before MMPR were released in higher quality after Timeranger, Liveman being a very popular series, He met Conner and kept getting pestered for spoilers on Abaranger.

-Eric is a business major but also obtained an art degree.

-During some personal time escapades Eric found a few other zords relating to the quantum powers. Consisting of a long dragon, a sparrow and turtle, all able to combine with the Q-Rex. The long dragon produces gravitational capabilites, the sparrow allows for matter disruption ans the turtle can fully freeze time.

-Eric doesn't like Alex and anyone comparing him to Wes really irks him. The two actually got into an altercation during his visit to the past.

-Erics's relationship with Wes started when they were having martial arts practice, the dojo they were in was locked in during a storm and Eric..doesn't exactly like harsh storms so Wes decided to keep him company for the evening, the two practiced fo a bit and a few things lead here and there....safe to the other members of the dojo wondered why Eric had "mosquito bites" all over his body.

-For Trip the two had a bit of a moment after Notacon's defeat. The idea of someone who was being thrown into imprisonment for only existing really throw the xybrian off guard and he didn't talk to anyone on the team for weeks, really isolated himself. From learning more about things Eric tried to apologize but Trip was very hostile agaisnt the quantum ranger...unknowingly Eric went to the future and stole the capsule that Notacon was placed in. He gave it to Trip but sadly it would take about a year for the capsule to release, this made Trip open up a bit and the two started to hang out, after the fiasco with Alex's arrival and all thr bad experiences flowing through(Check out the trip headcanons if anyone is confused) Eric stood by Trip's side as a loving friend and the two eventually began a thing.

-Family wise if lucky Eric wants to have maybe one or two kids.

-Forever Red was a fever dream tbh for him especially due to getting drunk after Serpentera. He woke up in bed with Wes and Carter completely hungover and tbh the three of them don't talk about the situation, though some memories flow back a little bit and while they have a mutual friendship Carter still cracks jokes during small talk. (Carter: I think you were the bottom... Eric: Shut...the fuck up.)

-He did do a bit of modeling during college and grew out his hair a bit though Eric stopped when joining the silver guardians.

-Eric doesn't really cry all the time but something about children, holding a baby just makes him bawl his eyes out...DON'T GIVE HIM A BABY HE WON'T LET GO OF IT.

-After Carter ran over a demon reputation grew fast amongst the other teams that worked with and Eric uses this as a main way to deal with enemies. Nadira is in the back of his squad car doing drive-by styled rounds on their enemies.

-Nadira and Eric go shopping together clothes all the time and all the trips are filled with wreckless driving. Taylor nearly murdered him when he borrowed her car for a bit and it came back with dents.

[augment-techs]

@skyland2703

[the-mad-closet]

f, m, k: Necrolai, Nadira, Marah

Ughhhhhhhhhhhhh okay

Fuck - Nadria

Marry - Marah

Kill - Necrolai

Nadira is high maintenance and I can't keep up with that. Marah is a sweetheart (also Cam's cousin) and I don't remember Necrolai, unfortunately

@takingback-thepenguin

[obsidian-lantern]

Hey, so do you have more drawings of those 4 characters you posted from Siren's universe? And maybe a bit about them. Like, I see stuff about all your other characters, but I have never seen anything of those 4. Pretty please?

Yes I do, quit a lot actually. First one is a young man named Ebenezer Elwood, (17-20 years of age) Lived most of his life in the City of Aakhan. He grew up with his family who are Leonights. He was recently blessed by the Divine himself (LEO) becoming a muse. He later met with a mage named Nadira. Eben, amazed by her knowledge, asks if she could teach him to become a stronger mage. Nadira is hesitant at first but decides to take him under her wing and teach him.

Next is Nadira Rayza Age: In her mid 50s (Using blood magic to stay in her prime) An X-White Mage with a dangerous curiosity for forbidden magics. Hiding in the deserts she studies and creates blood runes in an attempts to gain grate power. Later adopting a young mage to study under her wing.

Then we have Hakon (Age early to mid 30s), A Munite on the search for an answer to brake a terrible curs pleased on him by his own people. A practicing doctor branded a witch after being blamed for starting a pelage that killed many in his town. Now dabbling in the dark arts for answers.

And lastly we have Celio A young avian boy (about 7 years old) who was abandoned by his mother in the middle of the deserts. He was found by the Divine BEK who granted him muse hood, now welding the ability to manifest light into physical objects. He is then later rescued from a Halfblood auction by Nadira and is currently under her care.

I have more drawings of them but this is what I can fit in a post TuT

[cybrsan]

Treasure — J.WY [Pt. 2]

SUMMARY: Tensions run high as you try to come to an agreement with the eight benders.

PAIRING: Waterbender Jung Wooyoung x Non-Bender F!Reader

RATING/GENRE: M ; angst, fluff, eventual smut ; ATLA au, enemies to lovers

WORD COUNT: 2.6k

WARNINGS: Minor POV switches, emotionally charged fight

LINKS: Ode To ATEEZ Masterlist | Together in Harmony Masterlist | Cross-posted on AO3

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Wooyoung looks around the inside of the tent, eyes widening with awe. It somehow seems bigger on the inside, imbued with a magical energy that’s almost tangible. The walls are draped with layers of cascading, vibrant fabrics, the light of the lanterns reflecting off of them in a way that casts the entire space in a warm, rainbow glow. Bookshelves are filled to the brim with baubles the likes of which Wooyoung has never seen; delicate seashells, weathered bones, intricate carvings. And above it all are an array of wind chimes, hanging from the tent’s supports, their sweet melodies bringing a sense of tranquility to the space.

So mystified by the sights, it takes him a moment to notice the old woman sitting cross-legged on a plush cushion towards the back of the tent. She watches him with patient, knowing eyes and he instinctively bows once he sees her, apologizing for his inattentiveness. 

She beckons him closer with a wave of her hand. “Come, child, I’ve been expectin’ you.”

Wooyoung takes a seat on a cushion in front of her, taking in her appearance. Long white hair spills out of a loose head covering, and her skin is tan and wrinkled, a sign of many years spent in the sun. “You’re Nadira?” 

“That’s right. And you’re a lost soul lookin’ for Pandora, just like the girl who was just here.” He frowns at the mention of her, and Nadira chuckles. “Don’t be like that. You’re going to need her help, after all.” 

Wooyoung brings his thumb to his mouth, chewing on the nail absentmindedly—a nervous habit he’s never been able to kick. If this girl really is the one he saw in his dream, he wants nothing to do with her. A crumbling stone floor, a pedestal missing an emblem, his own reflection looking back at him in her tearful eyes… No, Wooyoung steels himself. He won’t accept her help, no matter what.

Nadira makes a disapproving clucking noise with her tongue as if sensing the direction of his thoughts and gets up, taking something off of a table in the corner of the room. She returns and places a large wooden filled with sand in the space between them. 

“I’m gonna show you somethin’, and I expect you to pay attention.”

Wooyoung nods, the tone of her voice demanding respect. “Yes, ma’am.” 

Closing her eyes, she holds up her hands, and the sand in the bowl begins to swirl and twist into various shapes. First, Wooyoung sees nine figures walking toward a towering building, with one trailing behind and one in the front, confidently leading them forward. The scenes change quickly after that, with him only able to catch glimpses of what happens next. The nine figures split apart into separate groups, fighting amongst themselves. The building collapsing into rubble. A mirrored figure, holding onto something precious before dropping it, a tear falling down their cheek.       

Wooyoung’s heart sinks into his stomach. Though there’s no proof that any of what Nadira is showing him is true, he can’t find it in himself to doubt her prophecy. Not only does he know better than anyone that predicting the future is a real gift some people possess, but too much of what he just saw matches up with his own visions. 

She opens her eyes, and the sand in the scrying bowl stills. “Did you see, child?”

Wooyoung doesn’t know how to answer her. How can she ask this so nonchalantly, as if the future she showed wasn’t distressingly bleak? In lieu of an answer, he bows his head to her and gets up, eager to return to his group. 

“I’m sorry. I don’t know what you were hoping to prove, but I am only more certain than ever that that girl needs to stay as far away from us as possible.”   

Before Nadira can say anything else, Wooyoung flees from the tent and heads back toward town. The sun is already setting behind the clouds—he’s late for the meeting with the others. He doesn’t know what he’s going to say to them, to Hongjoong, certain that the leader will be expecting him to come back with some helpful information. He enters the inn, spinning various potential stories and excuses in his head. He hears San’s voice greeting him happily, and he looks up with a strained smile, only for it to immediately fall when he sees her standing there, talking to his friends, his family. He won’t let this future unfold. He can’t let anyone be hurt. Not again.

“What is she doing here?” 

Wooyoung doesn’t even address you while he speaks so harshly, instead turning from you to face Hongjoong whose expression hardens.

“You act as if I invited her here.” 

“She’s a traveler, like us,” Seonghwa explains, interjecting. “She wants to join us on our search for Pandora.”

Wooyoung scoffs, eyeing you with disdain. “Thanks, but no thanks. There’s enough of us already.”

His outright animosity towards you has you shell-shocked. You can’t think of anything you’ve done to deserve it, and you say as much. “I’m sorry, have I done something to offend you?”

San claps a hand on the back of Wooyoung’s neck, frowning. “Yeah, Young-ah, what’s with the animosity? This isn’t like you.” 

“I just don’t think we should trust her, that’s all.”

“You don’t have to trust me to cooperate with me,” you insist.

“See,” he says, gesturing to you. “She basically just admitted she isn’t a trustworthy person.”

Oh, he’s got to be kidding. “I did not!” 

Jongho, one of the group’s firebenders, hushes you, placing a gentle hand on your shoulder. You didn’t notice his approach, too invested in your argument with Wooyoung. “Don’t take the bait,” he whispers. “It won’t get you anywhere.” 

You shrug his hand off of you but nod, grateful for his advice. With a huff, you take a seat at the table, forcefully removing yourself from the situation. The conversation lulls after that, with the benders pairing off and having their own discussions about where to go from here. San seems to scold Wooyoung as the latter ignores him, which gives you some satisfaction, at least. 

When you finally look at Hongjoong, his gaze is locked onto Wooyoung and full of suspicion. It raises the hair on your arms—you get the feeling he knows something you and the others don’t. Eventually, Yeosang, the lone boy at the end of the table, speaks up. His voice is light and airy, lilting like bells. 

“I say we should hear her out.” 

Wooyoung looks shocked at his input, as if he was the last person he would have expected to speak in your favor. “Why sh—”

“I think she has a map. It looked like she was going to pull it out of her bag earlier.”

He’s surprisingly observant for someone that seems so uninvolved in the goings on around him. You nod and finally pull the map out from your bag, placing it on the table in front of you. Hongjoong goes to reach for it, but you hold it securely, sending him a warning glare. 

“I’ll share this with you if and only if you let me come with you.” 

Wooyoung continues to speak out against you, saying, “We don’t have any way of verifying that this map is even real! This entire conversation is pointless.” 

“It’s more than what we had before,” Yunho says, finally speaking up. “Could be worth a try.”

Mingi piggybacks off of him, agreeing. “I’m tired of wandering around aimlessly. At least this gives us something to go off of.”

Hongjoong scans the map, nodding approvingly. “You guys are right. I think it’s worth a shot. Having her with us won’t be too much of a burden, and this map is useful.”

“Thank you,” you say, grateful that most of them have taken your side. “I promise I’ll help however I can. There’s nothing I want more than to quickly find Pandora so that we can all head our separate ways.”

After making plans to meet downstairs at dawn, everyone disperses to take care of their own business. Some of the boys come up to you to formally introduce themselves, and a few even seem to be happy that you will be joining them. On the other hand, Wooyoung quickly excuses himself, presumably ready to go sulk in his room over your addition to the group, but Hongjoong calls after him.

“Woo, my room, now. I need to talk to you.” 

His tone even sends a chill down your spine. You watch the two of them leave, not failing to notice the anxiety on Wooyoung’s face as he accompanies the firebender to his room.

Wooyoung follows Hongjoong up the stairs, unease settling in his gut; the last few times they had a one-on-one conversation weren’t exactly pleasant. The firebender disappears inside his room, leaving the door open. Wooyoung hesitates in the doorway, watching silently as Hongjoong shrugs off the outer layers of his robes before taking a seat on the edge of his bed. Looks like he’s staying in a single room again. 

“Don’t just stand there,” Hongjoong says, beckoning him in. “And close the door behind you.”

Wooyoung does as asked, but fidgets in place, unsure of how to behave or what to say. The tension between them hangs heavily in the air, and it makes him feel suffocated. He’s almost tempted to run from the room like a frightened animal, but he has more pride than that. He also knows that he can’t avoid Hongjoong forever. 

Hongjoong crosses and uncrosses his legs restlessly before finally settling on a position with his feet firmly on the ground. Despite the nervousness in his movements, he locks onto Wooyoung with a stoic, unyielding expression. “So, does your strange behavior around this girl have something to do with your conversation with Nadira?”

Thankful for the opening, Wooyoung quickly agrees. “Yeah. Nadira’s a sandseer; she showed me a vision that seemed to warn against our cooperation with an outsider. Presumably, the girl.” 

Hongjoong quirks an eyebrow. “Is that so?” When Wooyoung nods, he adds, “And are you sure her visions can be trusted? After all, we both know that glimpses into the future tend to be fickle.” 

Wooyoung purses his lips, the firebender’s subtle jab at him not going unnoticed. “I can’t promise you that what she showed me is true, but she seemed sure of herself. It also—” He cuts himself off, eyes widening as he realizes he almost revealed the fact that he’s been having visions of the girl too. Internally, he curses himself for still wanting to garner Hongjoong’s favor so badly that the urge to tell the truth comes naturally. 

“It also…?” 

“It lines up with my gut feeling, that’s all. I don’t think we should trust her.”

“So, you’re telling me to trust your ‘gut feeling’ and the uncertain vision of sandseer we know nothing about over a girl offering us help and real information? You aren’t stupid, Wooyoung, and don’t pretend to be. There’s something else.” 

It’s at moments like this when Wooyoung remembers just how clever Hongjoong is and why he was able to rise through the ranks of the Royal Court so quickly. He has a remarkable aptitude to see through falsities and anticipate the hidden motivations of those around him. Wooyoung’s mind races as he tries to maintain his composure, and when Hongjoong’s eyes narrow slightly, a faint glint of suspicion evident in his gaze, Wooyoung looks away. 

“There isn’t anything else. Now, if that’s all…?” 

He backs away slightly, ready to leave the room, but Hongjoong continues to talk. “You’re so eager to run away from me. I remember when you always wanted to be by my side. You would even tease the others, saying that I was your favorite. What happened?”

The 180 shift in conversation takes Wooyoung off guard, and he can’t stop himself from taking the bait. “You know what happened. Don’t try to manipulate me into apologizing again when you don’t plan on forgiving me.”

“Manipulate you? Is that what you think I’m doing?”

“It’s what you’re good at, isn’t it?”

“I’m a diplomat, Wooyoung,” Hongjoong explains, shaking his head. “A peacemaker. I don’t manipulate people.” 

The rational part of Wooyoung knows he should stop the conversation here. That he’s just being goaded into another argument, and nothing good will come from it. But he’s never been very good at being rational; his emotions, like waves in the midst of a storm at sea, often threaten to swallow him whole. 

“Was.”

Hongjoong’s expression darkens. “Excuse me?”

“You were a diplomat. You aren’t anymore.” 

Wooyoung takes no satisfaction from rubbing salt in Hongjoong’s wound, but he can’t find it in himself to feel remorse, either. If he doesn’t lash out, if he doesn’t fight back, he feels like he’ll just break into pieces instead. A flicker of hurt shows on Hongjoong’s face before he regains his composure, fire alighting in his eyes.

“And whose fault is that? Mine?”

“Well, it isn’t mine.”

“Funny,” Hongjoong scoffs. “I remember you telling me about a certain vision you had that led me astray.”

“And how many times did I tell you that my visions were uncertain? You put too much faith in me!”

Hongjoong is standing now, sweat dampening his brow, and Wooyoung notices the condensation collecting on the wall behind him. Their emotions are fueling their bending, essentially turning the room into a sauna.

“As if you didn’t encourage me to,” Hongjoong spits. “You would follow me around like a lost puppy, telling me every little thing you dreamt. You just loved having all my attention, didn’t you?” 

Wooyoung steps back, wincing as if Hongjoong’s words were a physical blow. His hands begin to tremble, but he clenches them into fists, knuckles turning white. “All I ever wanted to do was help you.”

“Yeah, and you did a great job, didn’t you?” The sarcasm drips from Hongjoong’s tone like venom.

“Something went wrong one time, Hongjoong. One out of hundreds.” 

“And it cost me everything. My job, my reputation, my livelihood. Everything ruined all because you told me Ba Sing Se’s ambassador was a traitor, and it wasn’t true.”

“You should have found evidence before making the arrest! Stop blaming me for a decision you made.”

“A decision based on your word. I trusted you, Wooyoung, and you betrayed me.” 

“I can’t believe you,” Wooyoung says weakly, the fight drained from him. “You used me, and the second something went wrong, you just cast me aside like I was nothing. I thought I was worth more to you than that.”

He turns to leave, but all it takes is Hongjoong saying, “Wooyoung, wait,” to stop him in his tracks. And so wait he does. He stands there with his back turned, blinking away tears and praying that Hongjoong will apologize and tell him that he means the world to him, just like he used to. But the apology never comes. 

“You dreamt about her, didn’t you?” 

Wooyoung doesn’t respond, but he knows that his silence will be answer enough. He isn’t surprised that Hongjoong figured it out—he knew he would, sooner or later. 

“Of course you did,” Hongjoong laughs in disbelief. “Well, I don’t know what you or Nadira saw, but I don’t care. She’s coming with us and that’s final. If you have a problem with it, you can leave.” 

When the door slams shut behind him, Wooyoung can’t help but feel that his chance to repair his relationship with Hongjoong has slipped away for good. 

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[askthecelestialenvoy]

"We came for diplomatic purposes... our home is seeking an alliance with yours."

"This has become something of great significance as of late, since Soleil here reported that the High Lady of the Corruption has taken an interest in your world... Nadira is driven by a desire to cause chaos and ruination anywhere she goes, and there is no doubt she could show herself at any time."

*the sound of wings flapping accompanied by a cold gust of air signifies the celestial's arrival. she hasn't come unaccompanied this time - at her side is a scarlet-haired, yellow-eyed android who looks indistinguishable from a human at first glance.*

"Ah, hello!"

*she's staying silent for now.*

-- Soleil Celestus (w/ cameo from Rosa Ardenti, High Lady of the Lucidus Order) (@askthecelestialenvoy)

This time, it's Glory that's doing the job with answering things. The others are busy...

They bow their head as a greeting, not uttering a word. But their demeanor is welcoming, a little friendly even.

[prismsassortmentofocs]

(OOC: @prismaticstarshch here again lol

this is more or less a "master blog" for all of my OCs, any of the ones with hyperlinks attached to their names already have separate RP blogs

anyways, rules:

Respect basic DNI

No NSFW, suggestive is fine though

Shipping/romantic asks will be approached with discretion as some of my OCs who will appear here are either already being shipped with other characters or are siblings

How in-character stuff:

Characters will have names appear before their in-character text

Actions will be written in third-person if multiple characters are present

In-character posts will be tagged with the name(s) of the character(s) who appear in them

OCs available for asks (sorted by fandoms):

Arcane Odyssey (some info can be found here)

Abigail Quill (protagonist stand-in, she's the one to ask about canon stuff!) (she/her)

Aisha Sectonia (she/her)

Zoey Yagami (she/her)

Aura Moonsilver (she/her)

Amber Winchester (she/her)

Elvira Rivers (she/her)

Cleo Tempest (she/her)

Sirena Corvus (she/her)

Novalie Archon (she/her)

Phighting (some info can be found here)

Bow, Phoenix, and Heartsong (all she/her) (Thieves' Den, Lost Temple, and Playground, respectively)

Pickaxe (she/her) (Lost Temple)

Hex (he/him) (Blackrock)

Gatling Blaster (she/her) (Blackrock)

Crimson (she/her) (Blackrock)

Candy Bomb (she/her) (Playground)

Mallet (he/him) (Playground)

Flamethrower (he/him) (Playground)

Terra (she/her) (Thieves' Den)

Revolver (he/him) (Lost Temple)

Obsidian Pickaxe (she/her) (Lost Temple)

Emerald Pickaxe (she/her) (neutral)

Ghostsong (she/her) (neutral)

Seasong (she/her) (AU ver. of Playground)

Stormbow & Captain Pickaxe (both she/her) (nameless small faction)

Starry Sky AU Collective (pronouns provided in pinned) (varying factions)

Regretevator

Starla (she/her)

Pressure

Angelle Grant (she/her)

Terraria Calamity

Dianna Whitlock (she/her)

World of Magic (A Rewritten Ver.)

Adrista Grey (she/her)

Aiza Drake (she/her)

Emma Dove (she/her)

Murder Drones

Prismas Dueller (she/her)

Serial Designation Iota (he/him)

Serial Designation Sigma (she/her)

Cave Story

Ellipsis (she/her)

Roblox RP Game Characters

Alicia "Alice" Mallory West (Lunar Will) (she/her)

Chance Dalton Porter (Lunar Will) (he/him)

Adrienne Cade (Globelore 2) (she/her)

Asthenia (Globelore 2) (she/her)

Yumeko Kato (Zaibatsu) (she/her)

Kara Sakura (Zaibatsu) (she/her)

Juniper Browning (Zaibatsu) (she/her)

Mari Jones (Zaibatsu) (she/her)

Non-Fandom

Red (Sparks of Dissent) (she/her)

Demetria "Demi" Walker (Sparks of Dissent) (she/her)

Marcelyn "Marcy" Byrne (Sparks of Dissent) (she/her)

Soleil (The Aether Project) (she/her)

Aletheia (The Aether Project (she/her)

Sariel (The Aether Project) (she/her)

Uriel (The Aether Project) (he/him)

Gabrielle (The Aether Project) (she/her)

Raphael (The Aether Project) (he/him)

Michelle (The Aether Project) (she/her)

Nadira, High Lady of the Aetheran Corruption (The Aether Project) (she/her)

Nihilida, the Tainted General (The Aether Project) (she/her)

Mackenzie Ambrose, High Lady of the White Court (The Aether Project) (she/her)

Johannes Dragonhardt, High Lord of the White Court (The Aether Project) (he/him)

Rosa Ardenti, High Lady of the Lucidus Order (The Aether Project) (she/her)

Mae Meadows (The Elysium Academy) (she/her)

Raven Quincy (The Elysium Academy) (she/her)

Astaroth Caelus (The Elysium Academy) (she/her)

Suzuko Tanaka (The Elysium Academy) (she/her)

Korina "Kori" Johnson (Sparks of Dissent) (she/her)

Starfarer Lyra (Project: Celestial Apotheosia) (she/her)

Starfarer Lucia (Project: Celestial Apothesia) (she/her)

Huntress Avalon (Project: Celestial Apothesia) (she/her)

Luna Harper (Project: Celestial Apothesia) (she/her)

Lenora (Cosmic Convergence) (she/her)

PD!Red/"Ignia" (Parasitic Dreams AU) (she/her)

Science Fantasy AU Red (nameless science fantasy AU) (she/her)

Komasa & Reviela (The Aether Project) (both she/her)

Some important dynamics info and other notes:

Abigail is in a canon x OC ship with Edward Kenton

Abigail is enemies with Aisha

Cleo is Aisha's quartermaster

Zoey, Aura, Amber, and Elvira are part of the same crew, of which Zoey is the captain

Aura is Zoey's quartermaster and girlfriend

Elvira is apothisexual (sex-repulsed ace)

Prismas and Iota are dating

Sigma is aroace

Sariel, Uriel, Gabrielle, Raphael, and Michelle are siblings (Sariel and Uriel are twins, with Sariel being slightly older and Uriel being slightly younger, Gabrielle is the second-oldest, Raphael is the oldest, and Michelle is the youngest)

Alice and Chance are dating

More will be added at some point, this is just what I'm starting off with lol

oh and btw- OC lore will be provided on an "as we go" basis, there is way too much for me to just write out and summarize without getting burnt out)

[fromjannah]

idk if u still wanna talk abt it but the bu fandom has like 5 people in it in total so I just thought I'd ask: is there anything in the spinoff you'd want to change? anything they could've done better? oh and were you happy w the characterisations? cause i saw some posts saying that some of the characterisations were off

I ALWAYS WANT TO TALK ABOUT UNBURIED!!

FUCK DO NOTTT GET ME STARTED. me and @sa-heelies were talking about this (and i was thinking of making a post about it) but we both agree that secrets in the dark would've worked MUCH better as a prequel. the characterization of bruce is kind of fucked and feels very removed from his unburied self and we feel like it would've made sense for that to be Before the events of unburied (egypt, etc). obviously there are flaws in this -- barbara is the most glaring one, flass, eddie knowing batman is bruce, etc. however in general my biggest qualm is bruce's characterization. if we had gotten some more explanation from him about it i could've been satiated but in general it just felt soo lifeless compared to the beautiful heart of unburied. he wanted to pay attention to the health of the rogues more!!!!!!! the way he was kind of swinging for arkham felt Wrong to me. but i digress.

also no fucking mention of egypt is insane. criminal even. absolutely criminal. why did it read like eddie and bruce were going through a breakup. let's be real here

in general, i liked a lot of it, i thought it was very fun -- eddie characterization was very entertaining, nadira was. a lot but i liked her (and also Sweet Jesus Christ), loved eddie's friendships with the rogues, all the bits with babs were great. i'd need to do a relisten to really settle down on everything though.

[kimberlyannharts]

Notes on Ranger Academy #1 -

= I think it would be easy to call this issue rushed, and it kind of is since we go from establishing Sage -> meeting Mathis and Tula -> meeting Rhianth -> Sage stowing away to Ranger Academy and entering Ranger Academy all in one issue, but I think it works as it's pretty obvious Sage is just sick of living on a miserable moon all by herself and jumped at the first opportunity to get away from it without thinking about it. Mathis sure was quick on the uptake to get her in, though - but I guess now we know their penchant for breaking rules comes from having Nadira as a mother.

= Tula, along with dropping the first hints that she was specifically looking for Rhianth (we'll learn in future issues that she "mistyped the coordinates" on purpose, though I don't think we ever see him referred to as "Rye" like she mutters here), has her first moment of "wait, what? He's your DAD?" in this, which I find super funny. She wants to ask Sage why she's white so bad

= Ranger Academy cadets get paralleled to knights here because they very obviously don't want to parallel them to cops. They are basically cops in this context though guys i'm sorry especially with the whole searching the galaxy specifically to recruit people.

= Mathis calling Merrick is such a blatant case of Early Installment Weirdness that I have to assume at this point that's a fellow cadet that just happened to be named Merrick rather than the Merrick we know from Wild Force. Besides the cadets not really talking to the alumni like that, Merrick is typically considered a Silver Ranger and thus not part of the Ranger Academy's whole "these five colors are the only colors that exist" thing. (Cruger's appearance in a later issue can be excused by how he can be counted as a Black Ranger.)

= Also no idea what they meant by "battling your inner Morphin beast." Worth noting that this line wasn't in the original FCBD printing of the issue:

= Calling Leo one of the great Red Rangers ever.............i guess. I feel the author just ended up picking him out of a hat lol

[karie-on]

Hello Karina! Love your page so much. I’m curious about your new gameplay. Is silent pines like a new challenge or save file you’re playing with? I’d love any info. Seems interesting!

Hello, thank you so much. Actually that so nice you ask, because I had a whole story in my head when creating Asha and her sweet daughter Nadira.

First of all I just wanted to try this new amazing save file because I’m a huge fan of Life is Strange and this vibe in general. Sometimes I like put out my whole mod folder and play as it is, just for the experience you know.

Second of all I love playing with single mothers and their children. It’s just so fun to me in the sims.

So Asha’s story is, she had been in an abusive not healthy relationship with a guy (? Don’t have a name yet) He was he was very short-tempered and a narcissist. He wasn’t a good guy at all. But Asha comes from a broken family, she’s just this type of a person that can’t walk away. She couldn’t leave until.. she found out she’s pregnant. At first she thought he’ll change, he’ll be more gentle. After Nadira was born he seemed a little bit calmer, he tried his best, but he failed.. He again started to abuse Asha and it was then that she decided she no longer have to protect herself, but her daughter. Asha loves her more than anything on the world, because her dream was always to have a full loving family. So one day she decided she has to leave him. She took Nadira, some savings and she run away. Silent Pines is a very small town, so she thought it’s gonna be a good place that her ex won’t look for her. But she’ll never stop looking over her shoulder wondering if he won’t find her some day.

[julymarte]

The last ask about Pravaal meeting the in-laws made me want to do more of that rtfgyhjukil havemore info under the cut, esp cause some of you might not know about stuff before KoS

Nakir&Shari (i'm dating the daughter of the man who almost killed dad)

Nakir's introduction of Shari to his parents generated quite a mix of emotions his mother was really excited cause Nakir never really introduced anyone to them only having short flings here and there, and of all girls a princess like WOWIE!... that exact thing didn't sit well with his father, like he has nothing against Shari but he can't help but think of the fact that she's the daughter of king Dakonos that almost 30 years prior almost killed him on the battlefield (Jarrah took it personally back then and even aimed for a pay back rematch but he's over it now..yet it's still unpleasant thinking about it )

Uri'el&Pravaal(??things going unexpectedly smooth??)

upon seing the pic on the discord server a friend immediately went:So pravaal told them he was the girl? and i replied as it follows: yeah in the end he revealed that, sure Jarrah was a bit weh about it and did his fair share of protective dad warnings to pravaal but nothing out of the ordinary, he's just glad uri broke up with his old gf who he found annoying as hell(as everyone did)... also he was like... he was happy when he was with "her" so it's chill if he's gonna be happy again plus the usual if you hurt him i hurt you sorta things but again i na """chill"" way (cause he knows Uri is a spoiled asshole and even if he doesn't want him to suffer, he thinks he's been pampered and spoiled by his mom and life in general a bit too much and having some "bad experiences" could help him mature) unlike the overprotective x100 "i hate you and your dad, don't you dare to get close to my daughter" way he does with Sadiq and Nadira.....The overall meeting went smoothly cause they both already knew Pravaal (and even before the coming out and the reveal they suspected there was something going on between the two in a way or another) and trust that he's a good match up for their big chicken son

Nadira&Sadiq (CHAOS)

you can see this as a Romeo and Juliet situation, two youngsters in love with each other while their families (their dads) can't stand eachother. Jarrah and Malik,Sadiq's father, have a very old and lasting rivalry going on, it began with Malik bullying Jarrah during his first academy years, the latter would later get revenge in a post graduation duel breaking the nose of the first and from there on mockeries and fists would fly everytime they met so you can imagine how unpleasant the idea of becoming kind of related would be for these two, who still carry on a petty rivalry like two middle schoolers. Roya and Bianca, the moms, are actually encouraging the union as they believe they should follow their hearts instead of getting stopped by their childish fathers( who have actively tried to sabotage the union multiple times) Random fact: sadiq's wearing an uniform instead of casual clothes cause it's notmyown oc but @mikness' together with his mother Roya

[t0w3rp1zza]

I think it's time I discuss the siblings in @th3p7mpk1np4tch before y'all ask @vigilantes-posse LMAO

Val has 3 siblings that were created for shits and giggles, whom are all older than her.

Zio, the..technical middle child is a cheeseslime. He holds the fire power and is about 19 years old. He's trapped in a FUCKEN volcano right now

The second oldest, nadira, is 21. She has water/somewhat ice powers? Which are weird for a cheeseslime but it's wtv I created her just to make a sibling rivalry between her and zio. Funny as hell. She's stuck in a iceberg. Avatar built ahh

Varos, the oldest, he's 22. He has storm-like powers, I created him just to be the responsible one. Surprisingly he's a pumpkin/pepper like Val. Right now he's just....missing apparently. Or well is probably stuck in space /j

[tunas-universe]

BEHOLD. URS HEADCANONS!!!! (Plus Rhi) Starting from the youngest to the oldest :]

Zossie

Age: 10 (PLC), 11 (USUM), 14 (Alolarc)

Birthday: 3-18-2244

Family: Fyna (adoptive mother), Janae (adoptive mother), Dulse (adoptive older brother but not really her adoptive older brother???)

- Zossie is a rookie, yet a prodigy when it comes to her duties. She’s the youngest known Scout to date.

- Her parents abandoned her as an infant on the doorstep of Ultra Corp, she was found by Phyco and was in his care until Fyna and Janae, being unable to summon a baby (that’s a whole can of worms I’ll explain later), legally adopted her.

- She has diagnosed ADHD

- Despite being very tiny and younger than all the other Ultra Academy students, she somehow managed to gain the respect of most of the other students, she’s also pretty popular for becoming a Scout at such a young age

- Zossie is obsessed with ground type Ultra Beasts, explaining why she likes Diglett so much

- In my version of USUM, all four of the sillies go to Alola, she ends up befriending Elio/Selene, Hau, and Lillie, she became friends with Lillie while they were staying at the Aether Foundation.

- She eventually becomes a trainer, catching a Diglett, Alolan Raichu, and Togedemaru, she likes electric types

- She also makes friends with Acerola and Sophocles

- Zossie ended up replacing Tray in Team 14 after his death

Rhi

Age: 14 (PLC), 18 (PoGo)

Family: Unnamed mother, unnamed sister

Birthday: 9-5-2240

- Rhi is a demiboy, they use he/they pronouns but prefer people using they

- They actually joined the Go Recon Squad a bit before the Alolarc, they wanted to try something different

- They actually are friends with Zossie, and was part of her and the PLC players team for the Ultra Games (another can of worms)

- They were taken in by Professor Willow as a guest as they do their studies on the Pokemon of our dimension

Dulse

Age: 21 (PLC), 22 (USUM), 24 going on 25 (Alolarc)

Family: Zandr (father; deceased), Nadira (mother; deceased), Vycas (twin brother)

Birthday: 5-31-2233

- holy shit

- He gets his resting bitch face from his mother and his lack of emotes from his father, he is also autistic 👍

- His childhood from 12-15 was pretty damn traumatic, he still has trouble processing it sometimes

- When he was 16, his brother ran away, leaving him alone, Phyco introduced him to Fyna, Janae, and Zossie and they essentially became his surrogate family

- Shit happens in PLC, but uhhh he loses a friend :( but he gets his brother back :)

- In my rewrite of USUM, Dulse and Soliera do not fucking trust Lusamine or Faba with Necrozma or Cosmog at all

- A group of Team Skull grunts tried to hassle him once, he looked at them, they ran

- He is like crazy good at making food, which he gets teased for by Zossie (even though she’s always the one asking him to make something), he also is just the mom friend and a massive himbo behind his RBF and lack of emotions

- He catches a daytime Lycanroc, Alolan Ninetales, Ralts, and a Gothorita, plus the Naganadel he has prior to USUM

- This man goes out in 90°+ weather in a FUCKING HOODIE, HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO DRESS FOR THE WEATHER (he and Irida are twinning)

Soliera

Age: 22 (PLC), 23 (USUM), 26 (Alolarc)

Family: Phyco (father), Marza (mother; disowned), Tulip (gf :))

Birthday: 11-29-2232

- Yes. I HC her as Phyco’s daughter.

- On the other hand, her mother, Marza, was a toxic model with toxic expectations on her daughter, Soliera was forced to look pretty whenever she was with her. She always wanted to be a Scout though.

- Phyco won custody over her when she was 15, Soliera would disown her mother after the events of PLC, realizing that she’ll never change

- She threw herself into things like sports, friends events, and her studies, she was a model student

- She can be a bit brash and easy to jump into things, she got into alot of fights in high school

- Soliera fucking hates Yungooses, they tried to chase her when the URS first went onto Melemele, the player had to help her

- Yes she’s dating Tulip bc I thought the vibes would be cute :) plus she learns that there are models with healthy and non-destructive mindsets out there unlike her mother, she’s sapphic asexual btw

- She travelled to Paldea within the period between USUM and the Alolarc, which is where she met Tulip and also added a Ceruledge to her team, which consisted of Nighttime Lycanroc, Alolan Sandshrew, Bisharp, and Toxapex

- She’s the opposite of Dulse where she is atrocious at cooking, she was left in charge of dinner once and gave the entirety of Team 14 severe food poisoning and the latter came back horrified

Phyco

Age: 58 (PLC), 59 (USUM), 62 (Alolarc)

Family: Soliera (daughter), Marza (ex-wife)

Birthday: 8-6-2196

- He helped establish the Ultra Academy and also the Expedition Program :) he also used to work with Xerosic (before his comically evil scientist arc)

- He stopped aging at 59, he’s pretty young compared to elder Megalopians, he also had Soliera at 36, he and Marza were older parents

- Phyco is involved in lots of important missions, due to his status on the Captains Council, which is how he took down UNIVations, rescued Dulse and Vycas, got involved in the Vantablack conspiracy, went to Alola, went BACK to Alola…

- He starts consulting Burnet about Ultra matters instead of Lusamine due to the situation with Lillie and Cosmog giving him and the others a bad vibe about Lusamine

- Phyco has an assortment of Alolan shirts, goes Mantine Surfing, and eats an ungodly amount of Malasadas he’s turning into beach grandpa

- Do not threaten his posse of weird cats (the other three) he will find a way to smuggle a school of Tynamo in your water tank

- He doesn’t really battle, but he owns a Furfrou, Alolan Persian, and a Naganadel just in case

- He tells the stupidest goddamn stories and they always make Soliera die inside

[somedaynotsoon]

Super Small Stardust Saga, Chapter 5

"Captain Skylor bootycalls a fox"

This chapter will be a little bit on the shorter side.

As usual, this is a Cohost archived post. The formatting is busted. Feedback is always appreciated, thanks!

... You're lonely, you've decided.

...This might have something to do with that.

It's difficult to get to sleep when you're this excited and anxious. You're going to explore the universe tomorrow, and you really didn't get to express those feelings. And it's difficult to express them aboard a pillow several times your size. Granted, the pillow's got a cozy mini-mattress-suite for you, and you're actually not too lost on the pillow. But still. You're understimulated. And you've mulled it over long enough to know what you want.

You sit up in bed and offer a simple request. "Computer, ping Nadira and tell her to report to the Captain's Quarters. Privately. Please don't announce it to the whole ship."

The loudspeaker comes on for what you can obviously tell is the whole ship, then goes off again as you finish your request. You breathe a sigh of relief, but doubtless much of the crew now knows someone just tried to use the intercom close to midnight. Geez. Next time, you're going to lead your commands the other way around.

The door to your bedroom opens automatically for Nadira as she arrives. She's silhouetted by the hall light, which is always on when occupied. She steps in without announcing herself, her winter boots producing squeaks on the floor. She takes them off as she enters. The door closes behind her and the light slowly fades up some to avoid the tripping hazard.

"...Where's the... oh I forgot the Captain was a Sellan again on the way over." Nadira blinks as she tries to find you on your own bed. She steps closer. The room shakes slightly, at least from your perspective. Nadira sort of has a plodding gait because she's used to wearing her boots, you suppose.

"Thank you for coming over, Nadira! I was hoping the both of us could hang out. I'm really anxious and lonely and I haven't had anyone to vent to. It's just been an age and I might be touch-starved. I hope it's not too out of line to ask for a snuggle?"

Nadira shushes you as you finish. "We are Princesses of illustrious stature and spectacular repute. Justifications between our kind are only for the lesser nobles to dispute over. And we lack an audience, do we not? So says I, Nadira III. 'Just say what's on your mind and we shall handle it, Princess Skylor.'" The eyes on her snake-head close, but her eye-spots on her fox-head remain open. You suppose that settles it about which ones are her real eyes. You don't stare, though, not that she can probably see you that well in this light.

"I...uhm. Wanted a playmate and think you're cute?" You try again, sitting up in bed and feeling awkward.

Nadira approaches. She kneels beside your bed, looking at you atop the pillow closely. She stops trying to hide the fact that her serpent-crown is looking at you - she seems to have turned off that prey paranoia instinct in your company. That's nice. You smile at her and blush sheepishly.

"The Captain thinks I'm cute..." Nadira purrs dreamily, lost in thought. She snaps to attention, and rises to her feet. "We understand completely, your majesty. The position of your kingdom is clear to us. Clad in naught but bra and panties, you have invited us to your most sacred of realms to confide in our power as a fellow royal. There is much wisdom in your choice. We shall not disappoint."

With that, Nadira re-approaches the door, and makes a sweeping hand motion out into the air. The lights lower to a thin, wispy darkness, hiding Nadira from you over this distance. The Phosfynx in silhouette strips off her sweater and hat(s) and tosses them atop her boots, before fussing with something at her hips. She re-approaches your bed, and hops aboard, her intentions to comply with your request for a playmate crystal clear.

You take one look at her and nearly snort with laughter. "...S-sorry, the eye spots make you look bored. The bigger face is all I can focus on from this perspective!"

Sort of a rude thing to say, but the Translator seemed to handle it elegantly. Nadira laughed, then bounced in her seat. "Certainly! Let's eliminate your distraction, like so-"

[For those curious] [The Translator handled this by altering it significantly. Nadira heard "Could you wipe that dumb look off your face? Your eyes are in the way!"

Acknowledging the Phosfynx' eye spots is a no-go, so the Translator just made the request sound nonsensical and outside the purview of typical realistic expectations. This sounds a lot more like a joke, which is just in better taste over all.]

And then Nadira lifted her paw and swept it across her face, smearing off that goofy bored expression.

Nadira gave a small, yet triumphant chuckle.

"So! What do you think? Do you need a closer look?"

You look up at her. She seems more exuberant, somehow. "I can see you perfectly! Thank you for the offer, though!"

"Oho. My princess has misunderstood. I meant of my panties!" Nadira scooches forward, your view of her face immediately thwarted by lingerie and fluff. As a reminder, your height as a human rivals that of the thickness of a sheet of paper so Nadira's panties were all you could perceive forwards and to the sides when they were this close. A feminine excitement lingered in the air like a mist.

You gulp.

"Your undies..."

"Your palace!" the fox alien chirps with a gleeful fervor. "We insist, tour them at your leisure~!"

"E-eh!?"

You don't have time to wait for a reply. A paw lowers and swipes you from your perch, rolling your tiny body along the endless fuzzy plains of Nadira's underwear before you disappear into the fluff of her fur. Her waistband is hidden, but that doesn't stop her from finding it, poking it open and dropping you inside with little ceremony. Darkness swipes over you, and you are pressed tightly. You don't even squirm or resist.

"I'll be confiscating you to my room. I can't be seen leaving yours in the morning, you understand. We may play more enthusiastically in the morning. For now, sleep well, fellow princess!"

You are held betwixt Nadira's thighs in a tight squeeze, rolled down her body as she gets up and re-dresses herself. As she walks back to her own room, you settle beneath her crotch, held tightly against her body, and the pressure lulls you comfortably to sleep. ...Oh, so that's what was wrong! You needed a firmer bed!

The following morning... {To Chapter 6}