#beach moonflower

[strangledwires]

CHOOSE A STYLE.

[peiikko]

tagged by @decafoat for my fave album covers :)

this was so hard to because i just couldn't choose between all my faves but here is what it came down to (wow quite a lot of red...)

tagging @kotikonnut and @tuulenkaataja if you want to do it :)

[themodernwitchsguide]

altars for titans and protogenoi

This post more than any of the others is going to be mostly upg or spg. Hardly anyone in antiquity spent a lot of effort worshipping most of these deities, especially the protogenoi, so resources are limited. If you have suggestions or personal addendums, feel free to leave them in the comments. I made a lot of decisions based on what the herbs/crystals are usually associated with: for example, black tourmaline is associated with Nyx (the night) therefore Chaos (the embodiment of the primordial soup and basically the universe) has black tourmaline too.

Also, all the deities on this list can be honored with libation of wine, milk, honey, and oil; offerings of meat or desserts; and burning frankincense/myrrh.

Disclaimer: this is not all of the protogenoi or titans that exist, these are just the most recognizable ones that have the most lore attached. I used theoi.com to research all of these deities.

CHAOS: the first to emerge at creation, the protogenos of the space between heaven and earth, and the air

Colors: black, grey, purple for the concept of chaos Offerings: feathers, burning incense, cinnamon, anise, cardamom, clove, black pepper, representations of the four elements Crystals: obsidian, tourmaline, labradorite, lava rock, angelite, amethyst Animals: birds

PHANES/EROS (the elder): protogenos of procreation

Colors: red, pink for love/procreation. blue, green for nature and creation Offerings: heart shaped objects, eucalyptus, flowers, egg shells Crystals: rose quartz, rhodonite, rhodochrosite, malachite, azurite, garnet, desert rose selenite Animals: birds

NYX: protogenos of the night

Colors: black, dark blue, purple for association with the night, anything galaxy patterned Offerings: blackberries, blueberries, plum, dew (morning is fine but after sunset is best), dark feathers, dark chocolate, night-blooming flowers (like moonflower or wisteria), black tea/coffee, mugwort Crystals: obsidian, black tourmaline, labradorite, moonstone (especially black moonstone), selenite, lapis lazuli, amethyst, smokey quartz Animals: owl

also, she is associated with symbols of keys and veils/cloaks

EREBOS: protogenos of darkness

Colors: black for darkness Offerings: dark chocolate, black pepper, black salt, charcoal, asphodel Crystals: black tourmaline, obsidian, smokey quartz, lapis lazuli, azurite, red jasper Animals: moths

AETHER: protogenos of light and the heavens

Colors: yellow, orange, white for sunlight. blue for the sky Offerings: sunflowers, bee pollen, morning dew, fruit, feathers Crystals: honey/blue calcite, yellow/bumblebee jasper, angelite, celestite, milky quartz

HEMERA: protogenos of the day

Colors: blue for the sky, white for the heavens Offerings: chamomile, sage, lavender, basil Crystals: angelite, blue calcite, selenite, celestite, milky quartz, sapphire

GAEA: protogenos of the earth

Colors: blue, green, brown for the earth Offerings: flowers, wood, dirt, anything from nature, really. doing good deeds for the environment Crystals: unakite, jaspers (various), agates (various), lava rock, tiger's eye, bumblebee jasper, jade, nephrite, serpentine, amber Animals: serpents, bull, pig, bees

OURANOS: protogenos of the sky

Colors: blue, white, grey for the sky Offerings: rosemary, sage, mint, leaving your windows/curtains open Crystals: angelite, celestite, selenite, blue calcite, moonstone, sunstone, star jasper, blue lace agate Animals: birds

OCEANUS: protogenos of the ocean

Colors: blue and white for the ocean Offerings: shells, gull feathers, fish scales/bones, sea water, pearls, sand from the ocean Crystals: larimar, aquamarine, turquoise, lapis lazuli, azurite Animals: gulls, pelicans, fish

TETHYS: protogenos of fresh water

Colors: blue and green for fresh water Offerings: lake/pond/river water, fish scales/bones, cattails, sand from a fresh water beach Crystals: larimar, aquamarine, fluorite, amazonite, petoskey stone Animals: fresh water fish, dragonflies

THEMIS: protogenos of divine law and order

Colors: white, silver, gold for law Offerings: thyme, rosemary, anything resembling scales Crystals: pyrite, bloodstone, smokey quartz, obsidian, alexandrite, lapis lazuli Animals: owls

TARTARUS: protogenos of the depths

Colors: red and black for the underworld Offerings: sulfur, saltpeter, black salt, charcoal, deadly nightshade Crystals: jaspers (various), obsidian, black tourmaline, bloodstone, garnet/ruby, pyrite (contains a lot of sulfur) Animals: bats, black dogs

KRONOS: titan of time, harvest, and abundance

Colors: yellow, gold for his scythe. white, grey for the concept of time. green, brown for fertility Offerings: grain, bread, clocks/watches, vervain, poppy, nightshade, clove, allspice Crystals: jaspers (various), agates (various), labradorite, quartz (various), amethyst, honey calcite, serpentine, amber Animals: snakes

RHEA: titaness of motherhood, fertility, and generations (like of family)

Colors: red, pink for motherhood. green, brown for fertility Offerings: menstrual blood, milk, red clover, raspberry, allspice, clove, cinnamon Crystals: rose quartz, rhodonite, rhodochrosite, amethyst, pink opal, jade, nephrite, tiger's eye, cat's eye, amber Animals: lion

PHOEBE: titaness of bright intellect and prophecy

Colors: blue, white, and grey for intellect. purple for prophecy Offerings: sage, bay leaves, lavender, tests/quizzes/homework, yarrow Crystals: lapis lazuli, amethyst, labradorite, howlite, celestite, moonstone, selenite, celestite

LETO: titaness of motherhood, modesty, and womanly demure, protector of children

Colors: pink, red for motherhood. white for modesty Offerings: raspberry, allspice, clove, cinnamon, lavender, flowers, Crystals: moonstone, sunstone, selenite, rose quartz, carnelian, lepidolite, howlite Animals: wolf, rooster

also, she is associated with veiling

ASTERIA: titaness of falling stars, night time divination, and astrology

Colors: blue, black for the night. white/galaxy pattern for stars. purple for magic Offerings: star charts, feathers (especially quail), lavender Crystals: celestite, selenite, star jasper, amethyst, azurite, obsidian, black tourmaline, labradorite, jade Animals: quail

HELIOS: titan of the sun

Colors: yellow, orange, white for the sun Offerings: anything that refracts sunlight, sunflower, st john's wort, sage, cow pelt, chicken feathers Crystals: sunstone, yellow jasper, honey calcite, carnelian, citrine, milky quartz, celestite, angelite, amber Animals: cattle, sheep, white horses, rooster

SELENE: titaness of the moon

Colors: white, grey for the moon Offerings: yarrow, moon shaped objects/food, lavender, night-blooming flowers (like morning glories), nighttime dew Crystals: selenite, celestite, angelite, moonstone, labradorite, smokey quartz, howlite Animals: horses, oxen, mules

EOS: titaness of dawn

Colors: blue for the sky. white, yellow, orange, pink for colors of dawn Offerings: morning dew, morning glories, lavender, yarrow, sage Crystals: rose quartz, citrine, honey calcite, yellow jasper, milky quartz, moonstone, sunstone, selenite, celestite Animals: horses, cicadas

MNEMOSYNE: titaness of memory

Colors: red, yellow for memory Offerings: forget-me-nots, myrtle, rosemary, jasmine, Crystals: jade, amber, turquoise, fluorite, red/yellow jasper Animals: animals with good memory, like an elephant or raven

PROMETHEUS: titan of forethought, creator of mankind

Colors: red, orange for the fire of creation Offerings: fennel, burning things, charcoal Crystals: bloodstone, carnelian, citrine, amber, jaspers (various) Animals: eagle

divider by @vibeswithrenai

[moonflower-ifs]

✾ DEMO ⚘ FAQ ✾ CHARACTERS ⚘

The fresh air coming from the sea, the lull of the little crickets singing in the wind, and the smell of flowers growing closer the nearer you are to your uncle's house… Everything is as you remember from all the summers you spent here, in the woods, on the beach, in the nearby town. As if the time has never passed, as if stepped in directly in your memories.

Isn't it quite ironic this almost melancholic feeling, considering how much you didn't want to come here, isn't it? As soon as you got the invitation to his birthday party, you were ready to refuse, to say no. Even Maribel's attempts to convince you hadn't been enough to budge you, until one day you did change your mind… Alas, it doesn't matter the why or the hows: all that's important now is that you're almost there.

In the place where all of your friends await you, maybe this will be an opportunity to mend what has been broken, to restore the threads that have loosened… or to cut them for good. Still, you can almost taste blood on your tongue, or is it in the air?

Moonflower is strictly rated 18+ with horror nuances and mysteries. It will deal with and/or have explicit content and themes (language, sexual, drug/alcohol use, violence, and more).

― FEATURES & MC CUSTOMIZATION

Customize your MC! Choose the name, gender, sexuality, appearance, and more!

Navigate the relationships of your "group of friends" and rekindle old friendships or crushes! Or let them burn to the ground! Maybe you could even play as a matchmaker… who knows?

Romance 5 of the main characters of the game! But be careful: you never know what'll await you.

Investigate and discover mysteries and secrets around you, some more hidden than others.

Who said memories can't hurt you? Probably no one.

But the most important thing is for you to try to survive this party. Don't let the atmosphere get to you.

(With the development, things could be changed, added, or removed.)

― CHARACTERS & ROs

¬ Ashton Moon, the actor ✾ he/him, 30 [RO]

You've known him since middle school and have been friends since, or better: he was your best friend / long-lasting crush. Now he's an acquaintance at best, if not a stranger in your life.

¬ Lucrèce Wray, the heir ⚘ he/him, 32 [RO]

You've always seen him as the long-time boyfriend and then fiancé of your childhood friend, at least until recently. Now he's just the jaded and cynical heir that is threaded in your life, for better or worse.

¬ Hazel Elwyn, the pharmacist ✾ she/her, 33 [RO]

Your childhood friend, who has been with you since you could remember. The constant presence in your life, except that now she's not as present as it used to be…

¬ Zane Scott, the photographer ⚘ they/them, 32 [RO]

They've been friend with Ashton long before being yours, but Zee wormed themselves into your life just fine. As of now, their absence in yours is palpable.

¬ Marilyn Casey, the singer ✾ she/her, 31 [RO]

You've met during a party in your 20s, as a friend of your friends, it was natural for you to see her around. Strangely enough, now she's the one who's more friends with you than others.

¬ Maribel Castillo, the waitress ⚘ she/her, 28

You were the one to introduce her to your group of friends. She saw you as her best friend, and she still does. Even now, she keeps trying to reach out to you, no matter what you do or try to do.

¬ Umberto Coiro, the rich uncle ✾ he/him, 58

Your dear rich and mysterious uncle, from your mother's side, who likes to share his riches with family and friends alike. He's invited you and your friends, to his birthday party, a quite late party, to say the truth.

¬ Camilla Evans, the cousin ⚘ she/they, 35

Your dear cousin, from your mother's side. She's the only other family member your uncle invited to his late birthday party. She might not be his daughter, but Cami is as mysterious as your uncle and as, if not more, enlightening.

― LINKS & EXTRA INFO

Characters References;

Ashton / Lucrèce / Hazel / Zane / Marilyn / Maribel / Umberto / Camilla;

Moonflower's Updates;

Other Ifs;

Normal Asks / NSFW Asks;

If the title wasn't enough: yes, there'll be a lot of flowers on here.

[whumpninja]

I’m having so much fun using these as an excuse to fill in backstory for some of my existing OCs. It just works so well. This piece uses OCs from my story The Coven- it’s set about a century before the main story, in 1600s Ottoman-era Greece.

Whumptober taglist: @whumperofworlds (let me know if I should keep tagging you in these or not, I wasn’t sure!)

The Coven taglist: @fabled-whump @scatteriskity @ba-bhump

Prompt used: Whumptober, “It’s us or them.”

Featuring: betrayal, human sacrifice (but it ends well!), vampires before vampires exist also you can fight me on this but vrykolakas do NOT count as proper vampires, humans viewed as prey and discussions about that

Whumptober Day Seven: moonflower

"Are you going to kill me?" the girl asked. She said it bluntly, and try as she might Iolanthe could not detect a trace of fear in her voice.

Iolanthe tested the sharpness of the girl's own dagger against her thumb. It slit the skin with a mere touch, and a bead of thick, tarry blood welled up to drip onto the sand. Hmm. Good weapon.

"I haven't decided yet," she answered. "I could."

"I know," the girl replied.

Iolanthe took the dagger and cut the ropes binding her. "Aren't you afraid I'll run?" she asked.

"If you do, I can stop you." Iolanthe let a few flickers of her magic weave between her fingers before she clenched her fist to snuff it out. "I want to talk to you before I decide what to do with you."

The girl eyed her strangely, then sat down crosslegged right there on the beach. "All right. Talk."

A half-smile lifted one side of Iolanthe's face. She sat down next to the girl, leaning back against a stone. "Do you know what I am?" she asked.

"A demon."

Iolanthe laughed aloud at that. "I suppose in some respects, I am. But no, child, I am not a demoness. I am vampiros."

"What is that?" The girl stared into her face, and now Iolanthe could see the fear hidden deep within her. She was impressed that the girl hid it so well. Usually she could taste it on her tributes before they were even given to her.

"It means that once I was very much like you," she answers. "And then I was not."

"You are still a monster, though. Aren't you?"

"Did Kostas tell you that?"

The girl scowled at the mention of the village elder who had offered her to Iolanthe in exchange for protection for the rest of his people. "He didn't have to. I know you eat humans. Of course you are a monster."

"I drink them, actually. Their blood. I have no use for the rest of them." Iolanthe waved a dismissive hand. "Have you ever been hunting before, child?"

"I am not a child. And yes, I have."

"Are you a monster for killing rabbits and such for food?" Iolanthe searched the girl's face and saw the questions there. "There is no difference. You need meat, and so you take it from creatures that are meant to be your food. I need blood, and so I take it from the same." She took the girl's chin in her hand, turning it towards her. "Do you see now?"

The girl jerked her chin away. "So I am the rabbit."

"No, I think I would like you to be the hunter." Iolanthe did not know exactly when she had decided it, but she had. "You saw for yourself how easily humans will betray their own kind. Kostas gave you up without a thought- I think you have caused some trouble for him, have you not?"

"I can fight," the girl replies, and then, with a slight smirk, "Better than he can."

"So he got rid of you. Humans are like that. They decide they do not want you, and so they throw you out. Give you to monsters like me." Iolanthe moved to the girl's side, whispering in her ear. "Sometimes that's only how more monsters are made."

"What are you saying?" the girl asked in an equally low voice.

"I do not always kill the people Kostas and others like him try to feed to me," Iolanthe answered. "Sometimes, if there is one that catches my attention, I change them. Into something like me."

"Vampiros."

"Yes."

"Why?" the girl asked bluntly. She was a blunt sort of person. Iolanthe liked those kind.

"Because I believe you can understand." Iolanthe reached out to cup the girl's cheek. "You saw for yourself what your kind is like. Selfish. Greedy. Willing to betray their own if it saves themselves. Willing to kill to save their own lives. The only reason they haven't killed me is because they don't know how. But when they learn, I will no longer have tribute and fear. I will have hunters and chases and death, eventually. Again." She smiled. "It is us or them. I would like to make you one of us, because you are too strong to be one of them."

The girl was silent for a long moment. "All right," she said quietly.

"It is not an easy existence," Iolanthe warned. "I will teach you what I can, but it will not be enough. You will be hunted. And you will have to kill."

"I've killed before."

"This will be different. You will have to kill simply to stay alive. You must turn your back on everyone you know. Can you do that?"

The girl nodded, her eyes alight with a new spark.

"You will have to change." Iolanthe reached for her hand. "Becoming a vampiros is all change. Your identity, your body...your name. What is yours?"

"Tasoula," the girl told her.

"No longer. I will give you a new name, just as I received when I was changed." Iolanthe gazed up at the full moon. "I will call you after the moon goddess. You will no longer be Tasoula of the mortals. You will be Selene of the vampiros." She leaned close to whisper in her ear again. "Always remember that it was humans who tried to sacrifice you. They wanted you to die. You will die. And you will keep coming back." Iolanthe looked deep into Selene's dark eyes. "Remember what they are to you. You are not part of them. They are rabbits. You are a hunter." She smiled. "You will have to kill before the next sunrise. I think Kostas has been allowed to live long enough, don't you, Selene?"

In answer, Selene reached out and took the dagger from Iolanthe's hand. "Yes," she snarled, and Iolanthe knew that this girl would embrace the change, embrace the hunt. "I do."

[alexxmason]

OC INTERVIEW

Tagged by @efingart 💕 decided on three babies this time. Had to stick w my favorites and had include a certain nepotism baby this time cus I’m 😀😀😀

tagging @sergeiravenov @carlosoliveiraa @bbrocklesnar @aceghosts @marivenah @finding-comfort-in-rain @josephslittledeputy @simonxriley @cassietrn @mctvsh @adlerboi @tacticalhimbo @direwombat & anyone else.

Name: Selena Valdez

Nickname: “Bell”, “Thorn” (Perseus alias), “Little Thorn” (only one man beside her father can call her that but dont ask 🫣), “Sel” (only Adler calls her that), “Lenny”/“Lenita” 

Gender: Female :)

Star Sign: Leo 

Personality Type: Evil Neutral, Choleric (terrorist era) // Neutral Good, Melancholic (post-1981)

Height: 5'7

Orientation: Bisexual 

Nationality/Ethnicity: Puerto Rican-Mexican

Fave Fruit: Mangos 🧡

Fave Season: Fall/Winter

Fave Flower: Pink roses

Fave Scent: Anything rosey or foral (reminds her of her mother)

Coffee, Tea, or HC: Tea only.

Average Hours of Sleep: 5-7 if she’s lucky

Dog or Cat Person: Cat person

Dream Trip: Somewhere warm and sunny. Maybe the beach

Number of Blankets They Sleep With: 1 and maybe a light sheet some days.

Random Fact: She has a matching tattoo with someone but she never discloses who.

Name: Ariel Herrera

Nickname: “Ary”

Gender: Female :)

Star Sign: Aries

Personality Type: Melancholic, True Neutral or Neutral Evil, whatever she’s in the mood for :)

Height: 5'7

Orientation: Bisexual

Nationality/Ethnicity: Mexican 

Fave Fruit: Blueberries and Blackberries

Fave Season: Winter

Fave Flower: None

Fave Scent: Fire/ campfires

Coffee, Tea, or HC: Coffee

Average Hours of Sleep: 8-10, she loves her sleep

Dog or Cat Person: Dog person

Dream Trip: Somewhere green. Anywhere with a lot of forestry.

Number of Blankets They Sleep With: just 1, she gets too hot sometimes.

Random Fact: She couldn’t swim for almost her whole life and didn’t learn till she was an adult.

Name: Joel Weaver

Nickname: None :(

Gender: Male :(

Star Sign: Aquarius

Personality Type: Melancholic, Neutral Good

Height: 5’11

Orientation: “I don’t label myself”

Nationality/Ethnicity: Mexican-Russian American

Fave Fruit: Apples

Fave Season: Winter

Fave Flower: Moonflower

Fave Scent: Cooking and bread

Coffee, Tea, or HC: Coffee

Average Hours of Sleep: What is that?

Dog or Cat Person: Neither

Dream Trip: A beach vacation!

Number of Blankets They Sleep With: just a light sheet for him, sweats too much.

Random Fact: He has a fear of the ocean and will avoid it if he can.

[moonrevolutions]

⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾⋆⁺₊⋆ local moon entity things.

- moths follow him due to moths evolving to travel by the glimmer of the moon by a method called transverse orientation.

- he also attracts certain birds at night… the presence or absence of moonlight has a considerable bearing on when migratory birds take flight in the autumn��.

- his reflection in the water at night has a faint, glowing outline. like moonlight striking water, when a normal human wouldnt be able to see their own reflection in the dark.

- ocean waves pull towards him on the beach sometimes due to the moon controlling the tides. this depends on the moon’s phase. dark / new moons, it usually never pull towards him at all.

- if there’s a dark / new moon, certain flowers don’t bloom like evening primrose, moonflowers, night gladiolus, night phlox, night-scented orchid, etc etc. but if he’s near said flowers when there’s no visible moon in the sky, they bloom anyway.

[jadevine]

Novel drafts! Please check them out!

Note: This is copied from my main blog's pinned post, so don't worry about plagiarism!

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What’s up folks, I just reblogged one of my really old posts about trying to get people to read my novel drafts. But here’s a shiny new one so I can pin this to the front!

So I originally posted these works on Inkitt and Inkshares, but Inkitt is most likely a scam that is often described as “a shittier version of Wattpad.” Inkshares is POSSIBLY a scam, but also an extremely new and experimental website even if it wasn’t, so I decided to move these drafts to Wattpad in hopes that a more established website had more people to read them.

Moonflowers is in-progress and The Crocodile God is completed, but I’ll just let people know that both “Moonflowers” and “The Crocodile God” are built on a LOT of outdated knowledge where Tagalogs/Filipinos all had tattoos and that Mayari is a Tagalog goddess. In “The Crocodile God,” I draw from a lot of Maori/Pacific mythology as well, and I’m not sure if I should keep that aspect in there.

If these ever make it to Draft 2 stage, there’s gonna be a lot of changes.

MOONFLOWERS summary (current link https://www.wattpad.com/story/324856549-moonflowers ): When Alima Song's parents vanish for no reason, she eventually thinks that they're dead, so she moves from her home in California to the tourist town of Cloncarrig, Ireland to get away from her grief. Aside from issues with the Fair Folk, she gets to know some Malachy Bray and his friends, finds a job, a house, and adopts a stray dog.

Unknown to most people, the dog is Ned Song, her cursed but very much living father. He and her mother Lucy have not been killed--they "just" got kidnapped and cursed by the Wild Hunt, who are also the ones that keep trailing Alima after she moved.

The Irish gods do not enjoy thinking about why a whole gang of fairies are messing with the Song family, but since their leader is a force of nature, they'll have to start improvising their help.

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THE CROCODILE GOD summary (current link https://www.wattpad.com/story/324254621-the-crocodile-god ) - If a god loses his community, his rituals, and most records of his existence, what is left of him to call divine?

On a windy beach in California, Mirasol finds a shipwrecked man and takes him to the hospital. With no phone, no ID, and barely any clothes after the sea got done with him, the most information they can get is that his name is Haik, and for lack of better options, he's discharged to Mirasol's place.

Dark-skinned, covered in tattoos, and hailing from Australia, Haik is not the typical Filipino. He tells her stories of the Tagalogs' far past, a foreign and unknown country--and soon finds out that he is Haik the sea-god, constantly searching for his mortal wife, and they are both stuck in a loop of reincarnation after their whale-goddess daughter was stillborn.

Unfortunately, she also finds out that he's an undocumented immigrant.

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IF ANYTHING ABOUT THESE DRAFTS CAN PIQUE YOUR INTEREST, PLEASE DON’T HESITATE TO CHECK OUT THE DRAFTS AND LEAVE A COMMENT TO SHOW SUPPORT!!! I get so many people just saying my writing sounds cool EVERYWHERE ELSE BUT THE ACTUAL WEBSITE, and that’s not really getting my audience boost up.

[mouldingch33se]

So, uhm.

Hi there.

I just want to say, in my last post about this, yes I did skip over the abuse part.

(The post under here)

Let me fix that:

So, Murdoc abuses 2D because he's mad that 2D has made him catch feelings. He doesn't want to have these feelings, but they're there, and won't go until 2D goes.

And Murdoc thinks that if he abuses 2D enough, he'll snap himself out of it. Before Plastic Beach, there were no feelings, and abusing 2D was just a habit. Something he was used to and could get away with.

But now on Plastic Beach it's different, and Murdoc can't even walk away from the situation because he's trapped. Stuck on Plastic Beach. So he turns to abusing 2D to get all his frustration and pent up feelings out.

Except it only makes it worse, and he doesn't know what to do about it, so his actions also get worse as a result. He destroys himself equally as much as he destroys 2D.

For months and months it gets worse and then- Melancholy Hill!

2D dissappears, and Murdoc realizes how heartbroken he actually is. But he has made it this way for himself. He blames himself for 2D's supposed death.

And so he gets even worse, and turns to abusing himself instead of 2D. Cuts himself. Bites himself. Drinks himself into oblivion every night.

Noodle and Russel are obviously concerned, but they can't do anything about it. They just have to let it run its course and hope it dissappears.

But it doesn't, and then 2D returns.

Murdoc is relieved, yes, but he doesn't want to let it show. He falls back into his old ways, ignoring his feelings and taking all his anger for himself out on 2D.

2D thinks it's his fault and gets worse as well, but still he's secretly happy to be with Murdoc again, even if he's being abused.

Russel and Noodle tell them to cut the shit out, but Murdoc never does.

Then shabam shaboom, phase 4. Humanz.

Murdoc realizes how much of a bastard he is and tries to become 2D's friend. 2D accepts after a bit of persuading.

They actually make really good friends, and Noodle and Russel actually have hopes that it's getting better.

But no, Murdoc gets himself into jail, and 2D goes through a reverse midlife crisis. He realizes how happy he can be without Murdoc, and his crush on the man starts to dissappear.

Meanwhile Murdoc is sad and misses 2D, but doesn't tell anyone. He just gets angry at other inmates sometimes.

He tries to be on his best behaviour so he's let out early, and it works, somewhat.

He thought up a whole lie about being framed for drug smuggling and escaping prison into the sewers so he seems more badass, he doesn't really know why he does that. He just does.

2D almost believes it and wants to laugh at Murdoc. After all this time apart, 2D doesn't like Murdoc anymore.

But then Noodle retrieves Murdoc from wherever he ended up, and they reunite. Murdoc sees Ace as a cheap copy of himself, he isn't happy.

Ace doesn't do anything wrong, but just being there is wrong in Murdoc's eyes. He's glad when Ace leaves the band.

And so it's just him and 2D again, but 2D changed. 2D isn't the same gullible idiot he was when he fell for Murdoc.

Murdoc tries being friendly, but then he just sorta gives up. They're still somewhat friends, but 2D is more snarky, and Murdoc can't stand him anymore.

Then a few years go by and we're in 2023!

After the whole Cracker Island fiasco, they're in Italy. It's nice there. The whole band is being nice for once.

Murdoc had been distracted by Moonflower for a while, and still is, but his eye is on 2D again. 2D just looks so free in this place, he looks like he doesn't have any worries. Murdoc is drawn to him again.

He doesn't try to make any moves, but he's being friendly. Almost too friendly.

2D doesn't catch on to it, but he's being friendlier too. They've grown now, and they can be friends.

And so they're friends again, and after a while 2D finds that his crush on Murdoc is coming back. He blurts it all out one night after a lot of alcohol, and Murdoc uses this as an opportunity to kiss him.

One thing leads to another, and they have sex in Murdoc's room.

Noodle and Russ know, of course. But they're not happy.

2D and Murdoc just get closer and closer after that. But they don't make it official yet... maybe they never will.

They're friends with benefits at this point.

Whew... I basically wrote a whole fic here. That was NOT what I intended to do, but ehh, at least that clears up how I view this.

And you can see how I think their relationship would grow if there was one. Uhm, have a good day/night. -Ven

[sitp-recs]

HP Rec Fest, Day 24

Happy Christmas Eve! Today’s prompt surely feels big, I can feel the pressure 🫣 it was hard to come up with something fresh right after posting yet another Christmas rec list but I appreciate that @hprecfest went for a holiday theme, which I reckon doesn’t necessarily need to be Christmas, right? This rec could very well be about the holiday vibes instead: fun trips, hot smut weather, cozy homes, happy friends, freedom to be and to love.

So in that spirit - and mindful of the fact that not everyone celebrates or cares for Christmas, I decided to go for something a bit different here. These two short fics bring me so much joy whenever I revisit them. Not only they were written by two very dear friends of mine (who I’m happy to be celebrating today!) but they fill my heart with warmth and an all-encompassing peaceful feeling of joy and celebration to see my favourite characters just lazing about and being stupidly in love together. Maybe these picks are a bit too subjective (honestly though, when are they not?) but I’m ready to feel seen! If you’re like me and appreciate a good mix of sexy, light and sweet, here are two perfect holiday-themed fics to light up your night ✨

Day 24) a holiday fic:

Drarry

The Last Star Falling by @tackytigerfic (M, 1.4k) - implied future Dronarry

A destination wedding, an afterparty, and an unexpected guest. Seamus is getting married, Portugal is hot, and Ron has nowhere to stay for the night.

destination weddings are the superior trope (note to self: make a reclist later) and this hot, vibrant and dreamy ficlet encapsulates the lush summer heat perfectly! between the constant flirting, the evocative church aesthetics and the delicious hints to Dronarry I could almost taste their sweat in my mouth, sultry and tantalizing. like all of Tacky’s fics, all scenes are full of tiny details that pulls me right into the Irish scenery and gives all characters so much personality. I love the playful and curious tone there, never crossing the Dronarry line but definitely toeing it with a sexy ending full of promise. it’s wistful, unpretentious and full of inhibited want as all summer romances should be. btw if you vibe with this triad make sure to check this year’s A Time, Dark and Divine by @moonflower-rose, which was inspired by this fic! ily Tacky 💜

Rare pair

Mischief Managed by @maesterchill (Harry/Sirius, E, 1.7k)

Nothing has been said, nothing solemnly sworn, but they both know what's going to happen. They've known from the minute Sirius suggested this weekend away by the beach.

this is one of my most cherished gifts and it makes me cry and yearn for Sirry every time I revisit it. this this this is what I want for them, to be alive and safe and loved. this might look like an innocent (and deliriously hot) PWP but in fact it slaps me in the face with so many feels my body can’t decide between horny, tender or devastated and if you ever thought no fic under 2k could make you feel this emotional turmoil I’m here to prove you wrong 😂✌🏼to be clear, this is a happy ending story!!!! they’re so happy and in love, finally getting some time away from everything and allowing themselves to enjoy the good life and fuck like rabbits be together after so much longing and anticipation. speaking of which the UST here is unbelievable, I thought I’d combust from the dirty talk alone, but then… hello, the tenderness?? the bathtub scene, the wall sex, Sirius calling Harry ‘pup’??? there’s only so much my body can take and my heart belongs with them in this dreamy getaway house, in this magical summer holiday, forever. ily maester 💜

[wethepixies]

Fly with ya, fairies!

We celebrated the Fairy Friendship Festival on our Discord server and in the  spirit of friendship, asked our server members to create friendship bracelets for their pixie pals! 

@/junewestfieldmusic on Instagram made a grassblade green bracelet inspired by the first Tinkerbell film.

Ali Firelily made some flitterific bracelets for fairies and sparrowmen along with a bracelet made from broken washed up shells on the beach - a true tinker talent!

Using silver, freshwater pearls, and a baby living sand dollar @/beck_bonebinary on Instagram has created this bracelet for their fellow water talents.

We are loving these animal talent, water talent and Neverland themed options made by @neverfaerie​!

Daphne Moonflower has made a chunky bracelet with mushroom white, daisy pink and pumpkin orange beads to celebrate her garden talent fairy friends.

A pixie in our server has created this colourful bracelet for the heart-filled fairy festival which will suit all talents.

We are tickled pink to see so many gorgeous jewellery because what would a Fairy Friendship Festival be without friendship bracelets to wear with your buddies?

Happy friendly flapping!

[goblinmatriarch]

Getting to know you

Getting you know allll about youuuuu

Thanks for the tag @skeptiquex ! (Post here)

Relationship status: married 💍

Favourite colour: this was hotly disputed throughout my childhood, because I'm 1 of 4 and we fought dirty to claim our One Trie Colour. I've defended my choice of sapphire blue for so long I can't change it now 💙

Song stuck in my head: lol it's def Getting to Know You from The King and I because of this post

Last song I listened to: according to Spotify it's The World Turned Upside Down from Hamilton

Three favourite foods: well I just had pork belly banh mi, so that for sure. Ummm I'm very suggestible honestly, and the last delicious things I've had are gelato and a peanut sauce stir fry 🍨

Last thing I googled: oh no, I am caught 😅 It was "what is it called when you kick a horse to make it go?" for fic purposes 🐎

Dream trip: Thailand, for sure, I have always wanted to explore the beaches and coves 🏖️

No-pressure tagging @mono-chromia @moonflower-rose @here-there-everyfuckenwhere

[introvertbard]

Novel drafts! Please check them out!

What’s up folks, I just reblogged one of my really old posts about trying to get people to read my novel drafts. But here’s a shiny new one so I can pin this to the front!

So I originally posted these works on Inkitt and Inkshares, but Inkitt is most likely a scam that is often described as “a shittier version of Wattpad.” Inkshares is POSSIBLY a scam, but also an extremely new and experimental website even if it wasn’t, so I decided to move these drafts to Wattpad in hopes that a more established website had more people to read them.

Moonflowers is in-progress and The Crocodile God is completed, but I’ll just let people know that both “Moonflowers” and “The Crocodile God” are built on a LOT of outdated knowledge where Tagalogs/Filipinos all had tattoos and that Mayari is a Tagalog goddess. In “The Crocodile God,” I draw from a lot of Maori/Pacific mythology as well, and I’m not sure if I should keep that aspect in there.

If these ever make it to Draft 2 stage, there’s gonna be a lot of changes.

-- MOONFLOWERS - https://www.wattpad.com/story/324856549-moonflowers

Summary: When Alima Song's parents vanish for no reason, she eventually thinks that they're dead, so she moves from her home in California to the tourist town of Cloncarrig, Ireland to get away from her grief. Aside from issues with the Fair Folk, she gets to know some Malachy Bray and his friends, finds a job, a house, and adopts a stray dog.

Unknown to most people, the dog is Ned Song, her cursed but very much living father. He and her mother Lucy have not been killed--they "just" got kidnapped and cursed by the Wild Hunt, who are also the ones that keep trailing Alima after she moved.

The Irish gods do not enjoy thinking about why a whole gang of fairies are messing with the Song family, but since their leader is a force of nature, they'll have to start improvising their help.

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THE CROCODILE GOD - https://www.wattpad.com/story/324254621-the-crocodile-god

Summary: If a god loses his community, his rituals, and most records of his existence, what is left of him to call divine?

On a windy beach in California, Mirasol finds a shipwrecked man and takes him to the hospital. With no phone, no ID, and barely any clothes after the sea got done with him, the most information they can get is that his name is Haik, and for lack of better options, he's discharged to Mirasol's place.

Dark-skinned, covered in tattoos, and hailing from Australia, Haik is not the typical Filipino. He tells her stories of the Tagalogs' far past, a foreign and unknown country--and soon finds out that he is Haik the sea-god, constantly searching for his mortal wife, and they are both stuck in a loop of reincarnation after their whale-goddess daughter was stillborn.

Unfortunately, she also finds out that he's an undocumented immigrant.

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IF ANYTHING ABOUT THESE DRAFTS CAN PIQUE YOUR INTEREST, PLEASE DON’T HESITATE TO CHECK OUT THE DRAFTS AND LEAVE A COMMENT TO SHOW SUPPORT!!! I get so many people just saying my writing sounds cool EVERYWHERE ELSE BUT THE ACTUAL WEBSITE, and that’s not really getting my audience boost up.

[starsambrosia]

Hermes' Traveling Buddy (Astral)

I listen to the ocean waves, and it feels like it's calling me home it feels like souls are reaching out to me, grasping to me for life. Some days, it feels dry and empty. It turns into a salt flat for miles before it reaches the sea again, but when the tide rises, the lands flood, and a vast salty ocean grows.

Moonflowers love this landscape, the air is fresh and salty, the landscape is lush, and the stars are clear. Im not sure what this is where it is...but ive seen Hermes walk the beach. He took me here, i think. I've wandered further and found ruins of a temple of his he visits some times. There's a ruined shrine to him. i find him sitting by talking to someone who used to worship there

Theres something about this water, theres people in it, i can feel them, i know what life feels like, this is it...living water

Then it happens.

Here we go again. Fuck shit hhhh hahahaha

I hate this part

The stars have formed together, they move in unsettling patterns, and once familiar constellations now mean nothing. A shape forms in the sky, a titan, eyes pure white silouhette growing darker and darker, a grin spreads across his expanse showcasing a mouth and teeth within the very sky itself.

Its a terrifying sight.

I remember being swept off my feet, i remember gripping on tight and watching this world fade away for what i feel may be the last time as Hermes pulls me out of that place through a nauseating trip through some sort of gateway he was able to store in a coin.

I felt dizzy i couldnt feel him anymore i had just slipped away, drifting into a state of pure blank emptiness. Then i hit the ground hard, and i felt the sun setting on my face, i got off of the dusty brick red floor and looked outside, i hear life, people, chatter...a door creeks and he pulls me inside with a grin, he looks like a short rowdy child but his eyes are unmistakeable, and his grin stays the same. Always.

Im pulled along on another one of his schemes and i have to admit i missed this i missed feeling this way, not sure what it is other than a lot of love.

Music plays from street preformers, he shows me firedancers and various shimmering shops full of twinkling trinkets.

The people seem to be very realistic. They dont feel like spirits they feel like memories of people. Real living actual people. It felt good to be surrounded by soul and to be gripping his hand tight as he bolted through the crowded curving streets of wherever we ended up this time

I missed this

So much

Its been years

I feel so alive when i feel the wind on my face and through my hair, i watch him shift right before my eyes, taking the form he prefers

"You changed recently, im still getting used to the new form" i think to myself, and almost like he knew, he looked over his shoulder and gave me a smile

"The effort is appriciated!"

Right, he did know.

I lost focus, im getting scared

Breathe

Re focus

That was so worth it, he took me up a hill in the city and to a place it opens up onto a cliff full of gardens and lush greenery, it smells like the sea and my eyes glittered as soon as i set them on the wide open sea before me. I adored the sunset, and it was sweet he stuck around with me

"Have fun?"

I didnt do well tonight, i was very mentally unwell, and i prayed to him for help, company, attention, just love i wanted to feel seen just a little bit. And i felt like he went abouve and beyond, i didnt really sleep tonight but i really dont care so much, i feel so loved...also kinda super light headed and dizzy now, it feels like hes holding me, i think i might try to ley down, maybe he wants me to try to sleep now...7am

Might as well

Sleep well void...

[randomscropio]

Moonflower's Journey: part 8

Mr. Snake: Moon, you have to answer honestly, what is going on with you?

Moonflower: Nothing.

Mr. Snake: (sighs) Alright.

Webs: Moon, really what is going on?

Moonflower: could you please just go.

Webs walks out of the room the same way she came in and Moonflower is left alone.

Fade to:

Moonflower is out side and looking at the water when Mr. Wolf comes.

Moonflower: Oh great, you're still trying to make me say I have anxiety.

Moonflower's frill turns a little orange and red.

Mr. Wolf: No I'm not.

Moonflower raises her eyebrow

Moonflower: Really?

Mr. Wolf: Okay, okay fine! I am.

Moonflower: Well please just stop it! I don't have anxiety, nothing is wrong with me!

Mr. Wolf: Well then why do you get so defensive when I ask you? I'm not trying to hurt you! I'm...trying to help you...

He looks at his reflection in the water while sitting down and sighing

Mr. Wolf: I guess it isn't working though...

Moonflower: You think?

She launches herself into the air which makes a gust of wind smack Mr. Wolf in the face.

Moonflower: Why can't I be normal!? Why do I always have to worry so much!?

She glides down to the beach and lands on the sand looking at the ocean.

Moonflower: Why...why am I like this?

???: Because you're you!

Moonflower looks behind her and sees Professor Marmalade, she growls and her frill turns black with hate.

Moonflower (growling lowly): What do you want?

Marmalade: Oh nothing, I just want to help you, if you help me of course.

He gives her an evil smile.

Moonflower: Shouldn't you be in jail with a life sentence for attempting murder!?

Moonflower's pupils become slits and she growls while lashing her tail.

Marmalade: Well they freed me, because I was framed for being the Crimson paw! But, I guess I did try to kill Snake...

Moonflower (stepping closer to him and raising her head): Listen here buddy! If you think I'll join you I won't! And you better not put a single hair on my friends! Got it? If you do so much to breathe on them, it won't be fun for you!

Marmalade: Aww aren't you a protective one?

Moonflower: I know what you can do! And what you want to do, and it will not happen. Now go back to your little hiding place, and don't even look at my friends.

Marmalade (leaving): Oh well, I tried. But I can tell we will meet again!

Moonflower: If we do, it'll be your funeral!

The scene ends with Moonflower flying back to the hideout and sleeping.

[moonrevolutions]

☾⊹ ˖ ݁⋆ the life of a local magical moon god!

- moths follow him due to moths evolving to travel by the glimmer of the moon by a method called transverse orientation.

- he also attracts certain birds at night… the presence or absence of moonlight has a considerable bearing on when migratory birds take flight in the autumn... if an owl hovers near him, mind your business.

- his reflection in the water at night has a faint, glowing outline. like moonlight striking water, when a normal human wouldnt be able to see their own reflection in the dark.

- ocean waves pull towards him just a tiny bit on the beach sometimes, due to the moon controlling the tides. this depends on the moon’s phase. dark / new moons, it usually never pull towards him at all.

- certain flowers only bloom at night like evening primrose, moonflowers, night gladiolus, night phlox, night-scented orchid, etc etc. but if he’s near said flowers during the day they bloom anyway.