#but also when i find an era and im in the mood

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I’m on page 786/1071 of general merthur fics (with a little bit of sorting) chronological order and I will say there’s definitely very specific eras of merthur fics. there will be entire months i basically skip through without reading cuz they’re all essentially the same thing that i just don’t wanna read. sometimes it’ll be months of basically just modern era, other times all reveal fics, sometimes just pure crack.

the no f/m is cuz i hate fics where only one is genderbent (unless it’s for f/m for trans reasons) and also cuz / and & are often mistaken so this takes away the fics that are arthur/gwen MAIN ship with merthur as friends (i couldn’t remove gwen/arthur as a whole cuz that would get rid of the fics where he’s married to her for whatever or like some where they break up and merthur get together or the poly ones)

this has taken me 2/3 years so pls don’t assume that i’m like spending all my time reading merthur fanfiction i have more of a life then that 😭

Also i have no fic recs cuz i do NOT bookmark cuz i forget 💀 my bad i wish i could find some of the ones that i really loved but it’s okay

[digi-diareis]

Teen MC snapping at Caleb

Context: Yk how when you're teenagers, guys think the only way to flirt with the person they like is by teasing them? Well, imagine if Caleb had an era like this until it went too far and mc finally snapped at him.

Beware: this is gonna be SO BAD. im not a writer at all and english isn't my first language either. its just that i've had this scenario in my head for a few days now and i needed it out of my system. Also, I decided to use they/them pronouns for mc. So its more inclusive that way and also bcs even I personally don't always refer to my mc as she/her. So yeah, for the bitches, bros and non binary hoes.

Imagine this, Caleb and you bantering like usual on your way home but you're having an off day which makes it easier for you to get pissed off and fed up with all the teasing. Unfortunately, Caleb doesn't notice this and keeps teasing you until you just snap.

So mc, exasperated, scoffs at him and turns around to leave with their arms folded across their chest and eyebrows scrunched so hard they almost look like a unibrow.

"I'm done talking you. Go find someone else to pick on, Caleb. I'm not in the mood."

Sensing the sudden shift of mood, Caleb is speechless for a bit and left floundering, looking for the right words to say. He thought this was just your usual banter so why were you suddenly taking the jokes seriously? Hell, he can't let you stay in a bad mood for the entire day because that means he's getting the silent treatment and he'd rather die (well not really but he almost feels like it) than have you completely ignore his entire existence. Again.

He approaches you slowly, using a gentle voice to not alarm you the same way one would with a hissing kitten.

"Pipsqueak? Did I say something wrong? I'm sorry... Tell me what it was and I promise I won't say it again. Don't be mad anymore, we don't want you to develop any more wrinkles, do we?"

And oh, the way you stiffened up, very much reminiscent of a stray cat on full alarm against anybody trying to steal its food. Caleb gulps, knowing somewhere along the lines, he triggered a tripwire and a bomb's about to blow.

"Uhm! You know what, nevermind me! How about we go buy your favorite snack? Oh, what a coincidence your favorite stall is right around the corner-"

You turn around with a glare that makes him immediately shut up, looking like you're about to rip him a new one.

"WRINKLES?! First, you make fun of my height. Calling me pipsqueak around everyone and never shutting your damn mouth about how not a day has passed where I was taller than you. Then you start being weirdly aggressive towards my other guy friends, which by the way, what the fuck? Now most of them won't even talk to me anymore! What is your problem?! And now, you're calling me OLD and UGLY?!"

"I-I never said -"

"Shut your damn mouth and listen to me, Caleb! You have been getting on my nerves lately! I've been trying to convince myself that this is all just friendly banter but sometimes, you go too far that I don't even know if I can still laugh it off! We used to be best friends but now, its so easy for you to make fun of me. I don't know what I ever did to deserve this but oh my god, if you hate me this much then just stop hanging around me!"

Mc is heaving by the end of their entire speech, extremely worked up and upset that they're red in the face. They had been bottling this up for the past few weeks so letting it out almost felt cathartic.

Caleb is stuck in place, throat dry and mouth open but words won't come out. Was that how it's been like for you? Had he taken the jokes too far recently? Maybe it was wrong to listen to the other guys in his class who said that teens tend to fall for guys who act terrible, the bad boy stereotype is popular nowadays.

He looks down, feeling guilty and pathetic that he ended up making you feel like you hated him when you were the person who embodied everything he loved. You made him feel like flying and falling, all at the same time. So how could he hurt you like this? He had to make things right before it was too late.

"I'm sorry. Its all my fault. I shouldn't have said all those hurtful things to you, even if it was a joke or not. At the end of the day, they hurt you and that's not right. Please believe me when I say that I could never hate being around you. That couldn't be more wrong, not when all I ever want to do is be by your side. So please don't tell me to stop hanging around you, just thinking about it feels like my chest is being squeezed that it hurts. I promise I won't make the same mistakes again, so please forgive me?"

He's nervous, fiddling with his hands while he looks you in the eye. He reminds you of a wet puppy under the rain, begging you to bring him home with you. You knew the moment he pulled those puppy dog eyes that you would eventually lose, you could never say no to him. Not when you were kids and not now.

You sigh, shoulders slumping and the frown gone from your face. Now you just look tired, which only makes him more worried, maybe you're tired of him? No, that can't be. What would happen to him if you decide he's not worth keeping around anymore? He just might stop functioning all together.

You turn your back and start walking home, he feels his heart drop thinking this is it. You're leaving him behind– that is until you turn your head to the side, side eyeing him with a blush on your face.

"What're you standing there for, I thought you were going to buy me my favorite snack? Don't get the wrong idea, I'm not forgiving you just yet. Not until I've had my fill."

After that day, Caleb completely changes. Or maybe its more accurate to say he reverted back to how he used to be when you guys were kids. Doting, attentive and extremely supportive. He still banters with you from time to time but he never goes out of his way to start one. Although, there is one thing that doesn't change and that's how over protective he still is, he's still acting like a guard dog and being threatening towards all the guys in your class but at this point, you're just happy to have your best friend back again.

And just like that, Caleb's popularity spikes in your class because suddenly, every girl wants a guy who comes at their beck and call and attends to their needs. No more bad boy persona for them, they just want someone who worships the ground they walk on the same way Caleb does for you.

[crowborn666-writes]

think it would be cute if the upper moons(and muzan!) caught their love wearing something of theirs when they're sleeping? for comfort. im sure kokushibo's kimono is comfy to wear... he's a big & tall demon man!

(Omfg this is such a cute thing to think about— think I’ll limit it to Muzan and the first 3 upper moons for rn! If I get ideas for 4, 5, and 6 I’ll write those too!) (also first time writing some of these guys, so apologies if they’re a bit ooc!)

(ignore how i completely forgot this ask existed)

Sleeping With A Piece of Them

Upper Moons + Muzan x Reader

Genre: Fluff, Romantic, Slightly suggestive in some parts

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Muzan

Muzan can most often be seen wearing his usual suit when out and about, but at home, he has a selection of clothes that embody the styles of eras from the past 1,000 years or so. Whichever one he wears at home depends on his mood, usually.

He had left you to do some business, and while he was away, you simply got lonely. The demon lord had been pulled thin in his schedule. Due to the meetings between demon or mortal, he could only see you for a few hours or so lately. Certainly not enough time to properly indulge in his favorite person.

So when he finally returned to you, no more meetings getting in the way for a good long while, he paused in the doorway of your extravagant shared bedroom.

All the blankets and pillows you could want, a large, plush bed to lay in, and he finds you have chosen his recliner, the yutaka he had previously worn wrapped around you. It seemed you had been reading, but had fallen asleep waiting for him. The demon king inhales, and then strides forward.

You startle awake at a sudden presence in your bubble, a pale hand setting your book aside before it carefully grasps your chin. He tilts your head up to kiss you, his other hand splayed out next to you and holding his weight as he leaned over you.

“I see someone missed me dearly,” he breathes, sharp teeth catching your bottom lip. “Allow me to fix that.”

Kokushibo

Kokushibo wasn’t one for extravagant outfits or items, as long as they were comfortable and functioned the way they were supposed to. For years, all Kokushibo truly needed was power.

But then you came along, and flipped a part of his world on its head.

You occasionally gifted him with things, things he wouldn’t get really get for himself or think twice about, but they came from you, so they became important to him.

He had gone to train for a while, checking in with you to make sure you wouldn't be left unprepared in his absence. Once satisfied with your condition, he was gone.

Well, physically he was.

You laid on the bed, dozing in the early evening quiet. Kokushibo had left behind one of his favorite kimonos, having changed into one you had gotten him for the day. The scent coming off the kimono invaded your senses, and the oversized material only added to the comfort.

When Kokushibo returned, he moved about quietly, able to hear your deeper breathing and slower heartbeat rooms away. He found his way to you, naturally, all six of his eyes blinking down at you in bed.

Odd. But not surprising.

He told himself he should’ve seen this coming, but alas, here he was. You were fast asleep, curled up on your side with your face tucked into the collar of his kimono.

After a bit of back and forth in his head, he set his sword aside, crawling into bed behind you. He was careful in how he moved you both, not disturbing your slumber as he wrapped himself around you, letting you curl into his chest.

“Sometimes I wonder if I spoil you too much.” He murmured, watching you closely. He was quiet for a few long moments. “No. Actually, I don’t spoil you nearly enough.”

Douma

Look. It was cold, you were lonely, and Douma had been gone for hours doing who knows what.

So of course you stole one of his shirts. Who wouldn’t?

You, you lucky little thing, had the privilege of hiding in Douma’s room whenever you pleased. Whether anxiety driven or simply of boredom, you were almost always welcome in there.

So when Douma couldn’t find you, his room was one of the first places he checked.

“Oh, how adorable!” He cooed upon seeing you, wrapped up in both his shirt and his blankets. “I see someone got lonely.~”

You stirred awake to find he had climbed into bed with you, your head on his chest and his fingers carding through your hair.

“Well, hello, precious dear,” he cooed to you when you lifted your head, “did you miss me that badly?”

At your sleepy nod, Douma couldn’t help but pepper your face in kisses. “Oh, I’m sorry! Let me make it up to you.~”

Akaza

Akaza doesn't really have much in the way of "shareable" clothes. (He'd argue none of his clothes are shareable. They're his, why would he share them?)

But occasionally, on nights where you wanted to go for walks with him, to keep him close for companionship and safety, he would wear a simple patterned yutaka you got for him once.

Course, he had to hide under a decent amount of makeup to blend in with the public, but if it meant seeing you smile, it was worth it. You both would walk the streets of a night market, looking at all the interesting things they had for sale.

He sets the yutaka down at the foot of the bed when you return home, mentioning something about washing off the makeup. You nod and wait for him, knowing he wanted to be back in his usual clothing as soon as possible. It wasn't that the yutaka was uncomfortable, he was simply too used to his usual outfit.

So he can only huff out a laugh when he finds you curled up in bed, having snatched up the piece of clothing and burrowed into his scent.

"What am I gonna do with you?" he hummed as you pulled him into the bed, mumbling something about early morning being soon. "Well, if I comfort you that much, I'll see about leaving you with some of my clothes whenever I have to leave."

[in-som-niyah]

hi!! i’m literally so obsessed with your work i’ve been scrolling your profile all day 😭😭 i was wondering if you could write something about jason x fem!reader getting married? mostly fluff but ill never say no to some good smut

a/n: "i’m literally so obsessed with your work i’ve been scrolling your profile all day" WHAT DO YOU MEANNNNNNNN STOP UR GONNA MAKE ME CRY THIS IS EVERYTHING TO ME HELLO??? like wdym u like my work so much u spend so much time on my blog i love u gimme kiss

anyway this prompt is *chefs kiss* bc we all know Big Bad Jason Todd™ is such a loverboy softie but most of all he loves hard.

I think that before he met you he never thought that he would be so enamoured with someone who also feels the same way about him at the same time, that also wants to marry him??? He thinks he's too flawed and violent and abrasive for someone to even like being around him. So marrying him??? haha you're funny.

But after YEARS (yes, it takes him years of a committed relationship with you to fully trust that you actually like being with him for an extended period of time, let alone forever) of handling his emotions, outbursts and injuries with grace while still giving him a whack at the back of his head when he's being stupid, he considers marrying you.

Remember, Jason Todd is fucking scared himself, and he doesn't want to scare you off with a ring that literally promises forever with him. Though he loves you, he wants you to be happy in the end. Will you be happy with him in the end?

It takes a lot of mental and emotional strength to overcome these fears that swirl around his head.

When he does get over it though, he's so attentive yet sneaky when picking your ring. There's a luxury jewellery store on the way to your favourite clothing store at the mall, and he literally takes you to the whole mall just to pass by the store. He always looks to see what your eyes catch, what you like and don't like. Doesn't matter if he ends up spending hundreds since you're at the mall so much, he'll do it just to make sure he gets exactly what you want.

Jason also uses his extensive detective training to find out what cut and stone you want on the ring. He's ok with diamonds, but would want something more unique and personal for his love. He wants something that always reflects you, no matter the occasion.

Side note: once the ring comes he would definitely put together a photo album of pics he took of the ring in plain sight while you're completely oblivious just for shits and giggles

Finally, when it's time to pop the question, he doesn't do flashy and big productions with lights and letters and petals and stuff.

He would be dancing in the kitchen with you on a lazy Saturday, eating pancakes and bacon and when the song ends just casually asks "if I were to ask you, would you marry me?" Now he looks collected as he lovingly smiles down at you but is actually shitting himself until you say that you would in fact marry him if he asked. Then he reaches into his back pocket and pulls out the most perfect, detailed, gorgeous ring you could ever ask for while properly asking you to marry him. Cue the waterworks (from both of you) and the celebratory make-out sesh.

Y'all definitely fucking the night of the proposal though

I feel like it would be realllllly possessive since yk you literally belong to him now

"tell me who this pussy belongs to, pretty girl" Knowing full well you can't answer because your eyes have already rolled back mid-stroke and you're babbling incoherently. It does, however, put a smug ass smirk on his face.

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a/n pt2 bc i can't shut up: i hope u like it!!! i wasn't in the mood to write anything smutty but idk im in my soft era for jason i just want his stoic self to love me :(((((

[majorproblems77]

Another day another LU analysis with me!

Dawn 9 is here and with it the end of the next arc of the LU comic is done!

This update did a lot and is also a full 10 pages long! So there's a bunch to unpack!

As always linked universe belongs to @linkeduniverse and Jojo, I own none of the pictures I'm using and please give the original post some love. It's very well done and I love this comic so much.

You can find the comic here!

Oh, and obviously spoilers for the most recent LU update if you've not looked at it!

Now, checklist. Popcorn, water and time to read half an hour worth of rambling.

Without further ado!

The letters!

So, Twilight, four and Time all appeared to get letters, with Time getting multiple (More on that later)

Twilights reaction to the super sale was my reaction while playing TP (I recently finished it for the first time! :D) when they opend the store in castle town. Every time i couldnt get there to get potions i was low key gutted.

And Four. Four's grandpa is a mood and i hope we get to meet him.

HE

blorbo blorbo blorbo

The master of standing 🧍

Beloved blorbo i love him

Okay im done

(Im not done)

Poor Sky He's so sad about it D:

But... I, as a part of the The team is heading to Skyloft next, team. Believe that Sun has done this on purpose. (Or that the Skyloftians dont have the mail system for him to retrieve anything) but i like to think its the first one.

Hmmm.... Time got multiple letters. (That takes care of the letter discrepancy)

Twi asking about the ranch, Time looking to one of the letters. This tells me one of two things.

The letter he's looking to could be from Malon, and he's genuenly not concerned.

or The letter he's looking at isnt from malon. Infact, by the way he's looking at it i think its from his Zelda. Possibly a report about black bloods in his time period. (As last time we see them in Time's era. They dont actually fight anything)

Twilight being cheeky and Time's dad face are giving me life.

But... as we know, Time is Twilights direct decendant only by a few generations at most. With the infomation we have from Twilight princess with Shade. And from jojo with Time and Twilight. I'm seeing this conversation as more of a father and son conversation over brothers.

And the rest of this conversation follows this same pattern. Twilight is very much being scolded. He's biting back with what he see's as Time's own words. (not that time know's as such)

Twilight looks genuenly shocked to hear this.

From the hero's shade (Time) in twilight princess.

"You may be destined to become the hero of legend...but your current power would disgrace the proud green of the hero's tunic you wear. "

I am screaming

And now im screaming more. Twilight nooooooooooooo

The we care about Twilight's well being gang. Spoiling us with the full body shots againnnnnnn.

Give me more of these three i love them all together.

And I'm convinced that theres going to be something bad happens to time directly after the end of the LU timeline.

Time is missing an eye. So we know that Shade and Time are closer together than the hero of time (In game). SO.... If time dosent Die on the adventure with the chain. I'm almost convinced he does almost right after he returns back to his time.

The armour is almost identical. He has most of the scaring which lines up....

If the helmet turns up, then i think Time dies during this adventure. It's the only thing i can see as missing.

Twilight.... Now i think Twilight thinks that the gods are giving him an opportunity to save the hero of time from dying to become the heros shade. but thats the funky thing about timetravel.

(Depending on how Jojo and LU time travels works.)

I believe that the timetravel in LU solidifies the adventures of the other links. And that nothign that occours in this adventure impacts their adventures. Even if something was changed it wouldnt change the past.

IE - Twilight breaking his shadow crystal wouldnt mean that wild didnt remember having the wolf on his adventure - as its already happened.

(I hope that makes sense. - time travel is confusing i see it as an alternative timeline type thing)

Moving on!

Wild is best brother 101

Also twilight getting flustered about a girl oh bless this man i low key love him okay

Her!

Also

Smiley man

Epona is a wonderful girl and i love her so much okay

Also Warriors!

HE LOOKS SO HAPPY AGAIN

Man got his emotional support scarf and is no longer stressed (Atleast not visably)

HE!

BELOVED AGAIN HE IS SO HAPPY I AM NORMAL ABOUT THIS MAN

okay

Please understand how much i am cackling at the shenanigans of these three.

Wind rolling around because it is clearly faster mode of travel

Go zoomies wind go zoomies!

Wind rolled down the stairs you cant convince me otherwise. Look at his little superhero pose as hes moving around the corner.

Older brother alert, dont ruin the kids fun warriors they are just getting excited about being on the road again.

Also Warriors, This is normal link behaviour. Just ask Time. He would eailsy tell you that he rolled around hyrule field.

I LOVE HIS LITTLE FACE OKAY

MY BELOVED BLORBO 🧍

(if i run out of pictures i swear to hylia)

There's so much brotherly energy in these panels i love them all so much okay.

Also Sky offering to Pay Time back for the Inn Fee this is why i love the wonderful blorbo okay

Guys im sorry, he's their dad. You cant change my mind.

Thats a dad walk, with a dad sentence.

'Okay guys i need to make sure you are not gonna get killed please have swords.'

The blacksmithing gang getting the love they deserve.

Sky leading the charge! (I know its cause he knows the way and stuff But...)

It also makes a lot of sense. If Sky is the slowest of the group(Again not confirmed but we have had jokes about his stamina), it makes sense to put him at the front to maintain pace of the group. Stops people going too fast and prevents people from being left behind.

Which i might add has already happened. (Warriors and Hyrule im looking at you.)

We just need to read the boss partterns for a bit so we can then decide how to fight it. You know, like we did when we were in our adventures and had to figure out boss mechanics.

Important that hyrule is saying this as his game is arguably one of the hardest. He probably spent a long time on each boss learning attack patterns.

Oh this arc was fun! So much fun i love it so much okay

Thank you so much again for hanging out with me while i write these. I love making them and i really appreciate all the support on them. (If you could share it around i'd really appreciate it :) )

Have a wonderful day! :D

[xavviquz]

♥︎ thirsty for you. - vamp!choso x fem!reader ♥︎ HCS

warnings // !!MDNI!! period sex, p ⇾ v, unprotected, somnophilia, blood mention, pussy eating, fingering, not proofread (though i dont think any of my fics r but that doesnt make it bad 😘)

notes // getting back into my usual with hcs! i absolutely love vampire choso btw i swear im bent over for him but anyhow, i hope you enjoy this as much as i do! this is also a few years late like heian era late wc: 825

synopsis: you havent been the same since you got with him.. and neither has the aching in your body stopped either.

☆ vamp!choso┊ who has you on your knees at the break of dawn just because he desperately wanted your warmth.

your pussy was so wet and warm, he could fall asleep and never pull out for days no matter what. its not like he hasnt done that before anyways.

you were minding your own business, falling asleep after a long day of talking to customers from the village in order to pay off the rent that was due in the next month. you were tired. exhausted to the bone if you will. as you were drifting to sleep, you felt the mattress get slightly heavy in a particular spot that your boyfriend would sleep on. thinking nothing of it, you drifted off to sleep as you felt a pair of hands feeling your body up and down, your waist all the way to your boobs, pinching at the nubs as you batted your eyes.

you rubbed your eyes before you felt something inside of you. too familiar.. damn it. why now and especially when you were sleeping??

☆ vamp!choso┊who doesnt know how to ask to have sex or put you into the mood, so he reacts on impulse.

you glanced behind you with a sleepy look to see your boyfriend with a dumb smirk, digging his face into the crook of your neck. it felt so wrong and so right.. you’ve talked about this before with him but he never seemed to get why he should ask when you’re ‘his property’ he’d say, but in a sense, you were.

his dick was slowly being pushed in and out of your sensitive walls as he nibbled on your shoulder to hide his whines. you felt so warm and so peaceful.. it was hard to resist someone like you.

☆ vamp!choso┊who has a habbit of using his abilities for his lustful desires.

choso can turn invisible, be a bat, and even have unnatural speed. it made you slightly jealous that you didnt have any but its not like you minded or anything except when he would.. tease you.

the other night when making dinner for the both of you, you felt his slender hands reach up into your shirt, cupping your boobs as he licked your neck. once you turned around though, no one was there. “cho’ stop playing around and help me out..”

“i am helping you out.” he appeared behind you once again, one hand leaving your boobs to venture down to your clit, slowly playing with it. he knew damn well what he was doing and he knew he would get his way by doing so. your moans were like music to his ears and he wouldn’t have you any other way.

☆ vamp!choso┊who loves it when you’re on your period.

your boyfriend was there inbetween your legs as your hands lazily covered your mouth to keep the moans slipping inbetween your lips hidden but.. how could you?

choso’s tongue flicked up against the clit of your pussy, going down to your hole and practically sucking you dry.

damn it. you should’ve never said anything about your period. but even then, he would’ve sniffed you out anyways and have you eaten out in the nearest bathroom he could find just for a taste of you.

☆ vamp!choso┊who always bites and nips at your neck no matter how tired you are. his stamina is endless being a vampire.

you’re nearly fucked out of your mind, everything you saw was a complete blur. your back was arched and it was so late in the night.. you had to open up shop early today so why this day specifically did he decide that he wanted to fuck you brainless?

you scratched at the sheets, his length turning your insides into complete mush. you felt choso’s fangs slightly bite into your skin, digging his teeth into your pump skin. warm red blood from your neck pooled into his mouth, licking spots that dripped.

your mind was lightheaded from all the fucking and bloodsucking. your head drooped down and swung low. you could barely even hold yourself up so how were you going to open up shop now?

choso smirked, kissing the back of your ear before whispering in a low tone. “now you dont need to go to that small stand..” he hugged your waist, pushing on your stomach while he did another deep thrust.

you were so exhausted.. too exhausted to think. your eyes kept fluttering, each blink longer than the last, slowly drifting to sleep in the middle of sex with him.

by the time you had woken up, he was asleep right next to you, sleeping while his fangs were in your neck, and his dick deep within you.

a/n: please consider liking, reblogging, or commenting recommendations!

Ⓒ 2024 xavviquz - dont copy, repost, or modify

[crazylittlejester]

*slowly appears*

I FOUND YOU!! (I read ur Fics on ao3 and had no clue u had a tumblr so u have no idea how happy I am :3!)

also,

If ur still in a talking or yapping or whatever kinda mood do you have any headcannons or something on Mask/Time, Tune/Wind, and Link/Wars?

*slowly fades away because this took way to much time to hit the ask button*

HELLO!! HI :3

im definitely in a yapping mood today!!

- Tune/Wind and Mask/Time have created so many little paradoxes as jokes and Warriors is completely oblivious to it. It’s just little inside jokes they have with each other that the other person doesn’t find funny until the second time they meet. One of them is always confused and the other one is always in on a hilarious little secret

- Time has hypermobile joints because of how often he transformed his body with the masks when he was younger, and it’s not uncommon for something to get popped out of place for him, and this has been effecting him since just before the War of Eras

- Wind is allergic to peanuts

- Warriors one time burnt a meal so fucking badly that the chain refused to let him forget about it and when Tune ran into him in the war he was physically incapable of not mentioning it (in a way that wouldn’t reveal he’d already met the captain)

- Time has a slight stutter that used to be significantly worse when he was much younger, and that’s part of why he signed so much as a kid. Warriors on the other hand didn’t want to be perceived as anything other than a Castle Town native and until he got the accent down perfectly, had Proxi speak for him. He didn’t need all of hyrule to know he was just some guy from some random ass village, they hated him enough already

- It was very hard for Tune to adjust to the younger version of Wars after seeing how much genuinely happier he’ll become. Like it actually broke his heart to see him that depressed, he didn’t know what to do with himself

- Wars’s Zelda literally lets Mask get away with whatever the fuck because they got super super close when she had to hide herself as Sheik since Mask knew it was her, and this has translated to Time being able to pull “not to worry, i have a permit” type shit with zero consequences

[honey-milk-depresso]

Batboys watching anime with reader

You know my ass went FULL ON LOCK MODE with Tim. I went crazy- 💀

***S/o is above 18, which means characters below are also aged up!

Doing requests until 1 Feb! Please see my pinned post and read the request rules on the navi! Thank you!🩷

Batbros watching anime with you

Dick Grayson

He’s watched a few 90s anime before, more the basic ones like One Piece and Pokémon, and he probably still watches them to this day. Boy has old CDs he has and you should probably try finding a Blue Ray (or use his if he can have Tim help fix it because it’s good as dead 💀) because he’s popping in every CD of old anime’s he have lying about.

“Wow, I didn’t know I had cowboy bebop! Or Slam Dunk!” He got a few rare gems, which makes it all the more fun to sit down on the couch under a blanket as you huddle and watch the nostalgic 90s anime shows together while eating popcorn.

He doesn’t mind watching new, modern day animes, just be prepared for when you two watch sad anime shows because he will sob like it’s the end of the world.

“NO, WHY WOULD KAORI DIE LIKE THIS?? AND SHE LOVES ARIMA- OH MY GOD IM SO—”sobs even more. He gets emotional while watching them because it’s so sad that it’s sO GOOD-

Loves dancing to those danceable anime music with you. He goes ALL. OUT. He even sings all of it in Japanese like wow-

I would love to hear him sing Cruel Angel’s Thesis in his Discowing suit and with goth makeup on it because it “sets the mood”, PLEASE-

Overall, great time watching with Dick. <3

Jason Todd

You expect someone like him to like Chainsaw Man, Trigun or something like those grunge-y, guns and knives animes, right? I mean, he does, but only with you and ONLY with you will he let his inner Magical Girl enthusiast ass shine. Because he LOVES Magical Girl animes. That’s probably the reason and one point of time why he wore red ribbons around his arms, he wanted that Sailor Moon experience and Tim might’ve just teased him about that era without knowing his love for Magical Girl animes and Jason might’ve flipped and freaked the fuck out and started chasing him down the manor.

Jason watches Sailor Moon, Madoka when he feels edgier than usual, Cardcaptor Sakura, every Precure series, Tokyo Mew Mew, man has all these shows somehow. He swears they weren’t through illegal means and he just worked very hard to gather all of them. He also might be a shoujo anime fan because if he loves Jane Austen books, you bet his ass would be reading Fruits Basket, Maid Sama or something because of course he would.

Also a Studio Ghibli fan, although watching the Tale of Princess Kaguya might make him feel too much, especially getting pissed off with the dad who forces his daughter into a wealthy life without her input and- yeah, you gotta calm him down as he cries bitterly and sourly with a pout on his face.

The two of you can go on and on about debating about unclear endings of animes all day long. You know the “AND SHE WAS A PRINCESS” video? That’s Jason.

Great man to watch anime with, and he’ll gladly be your Tuxedo Mask to your Sailor Moon (and not the “But you did nothing meme- or the other way around- he don’t mind being the Usagi-). <3

Tim Drake

I’m very convinced this man got into his whole detective shit because he watched Detective Conan and honestly I can’t blame him. Tim has probably the largest vessel of anime knowledge out of all of them. He doesn’t really have a specific genre he likes but he’s pretty fond of old 90s and 80s animes. He can explain the whole lore of One Piece, Fairytale, Pokémon like Jesus Tim, calm down- 💀

I can see him watching Neon Genesis Evangelion, Serial Experiments Lain or Key the Metal Doll because he likes that little bit of horror nature and mystery and thriller in his animes although he really doesn’t mind watching Haikyuu all over again if you want to.

Might introduce you to underrated and/or old animes like Revolutionary Girl Utena, Nadia the Secrets of Blue Water, every Studio Ghibli movie, those kinds of animes that give off the really pretty and aesthetic old anime animations that is just so pretty to watch and with really good storylines that both of you can cuddle on a couch together and watch. I bet he even watches anime with you even before you two got together, so you guys pretty much have “watching anime together” as part of the foundation of your relationship. Owns so much manga that you can’t even count, too.

Just… don’t make him watch those really slow burn, comedy love animes, specifically Love War. Not that he don’t like romance animes, he watches Ouran High School Host Club and Your Name, trust me, but Love War? He is going absolutely insane because of it.

“OH MY GOD- PLEASE JUST KISS ALREADY. ME AND S/O ARE ALREADY TOGETHER FIVE MONTHS AGO ANF YOU TWO ARE STILL TOO PROUD TO ADMIT YOU LOVE EACH OTHER WHILE BLUSHING- JUST KISS ALREADY-” <3

Damian Wayne

Damian likes anime. Would 100% go to an anime convention with you as a date if you’re up for it. He doesn’t mind (surprisingly- just for you only-).

He doesn’t necessarily like showmen animes although he has enjoyed a few, but he really loves slice of life, I feel. It just feels like he wants to put himself in a normal life and with a tad bit of drama in it like what the characters go through. The touching ones like Hyouka or Natsume’s Book of Friends.

Also animal related anime maybe except Beastars because he didn’t understand shit-?? He calls that peak anime. Aggretsuko, Chi’s Sweet Home and My Roommate is a Cat?? Damian loves this shit, he watches it intently with his arm around you. Even if he doesn’t smile, you know he loves it by the way his eyes sparkle.

Just don’t tell his brothers. He will seriously feel betrayed if you do so because he only watches these kinds of shows with you: the cute animal ones that are actually wholesome and/or funny.

The whole family is into Studio Ghibli, and he is no exception. He feels like it’s the best kinds of anime to watch with you when you guys just want to turn in for the day and huddle up on the couch. It’s one of the rare times he relaxes and softens and he’s glad to have quality time with you. <3

Duke Thomas

He likes anime! Studio Ghibli is definitely a favourite of his and he would gladly watch it together with you! He also love a fair bit of Shounen animes, the more popular ones like Jujutsu Kaisen, One Piece, Haikyuu, or Spy x Family. He likes them a lot!

A big fan of romance animes too: Ouran High School Host Club and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (if you two are in the mood to huddle on the couch together and cry).

Duke doesn’t mind any kind of anime so long as it doesn’t have too much horror or gore like… Higurashi. He gets chills when that anime is mentioned. D-Don’t watch it for your own sake if you don’t know. And if you do, avoid it with him at all cost because he will.

Duke also like singing some good anime songs with you and you guys can go crazy and dance around, just not as dramatic as Dick.

He would be super excited to spend a date with you watching shounen anime movies like from Jujutsu Kaisen and he would be so hype to spend time with you being a fanboy while also sharing that romantic air for the shared love of anime between you two and the love that you two share, although that love is far stronger. <3

Reblogs help! ^^

[gffa]

Hiiii :D I was just wondering, do you have any good Marvel fic reccomendations? Your massive list of star wars fics is like the no.1 thing I go to when im in a star wars mood, and all of them have been amazing, so thanks so much for that!! I'm just curious if you have any good Marvel fic recs?? If not that's fine lol, thank you for your service 🙏

Hi! Lol, I had to sit with this post for a few days because "Marvel fic" is such a wide range of possibilities, like are we talking the comics or the live action shows? The Avengers movies? The X-Men movies? Which section of those fandoms? Avengers as a team? Captain America? Thor? Iron Man? Daredevil? X-Men: First Class? Just... anything? I don't actually have a lot of comics fic recommendations (mostly because it's too hard to wade through all the movie stuff because so many people cross-tag into the comics tags despite it not being comic fic that those tags are now useless), but my go-to for Marvel comics are always: ✦ Betrayal + Paradox Law + The Game of Empires by Valerie J It's hard to describe this series, other than that about ~15 years ago, it was an ambitious attempt at taking various elements of the X-Men comics and weaving them into a coherent whole, focusing on giving Remy an epic backstory to explain his origins and his powers. It probably wouldn't really fit with more recent comics, but if you're a fan of late '90s/early '00s X-Men comics, this was a hell of a ride with cool powers, surprising family twists, time travel, fun relationships, and incredible ramp ups to tense situations that explode in the best way. ✦ The Gestalt Arc by Lori McDonald Another old school fic centered around the Remy/Rogue relationship and taking them on an epic journey, in an alternate version of what happened after their kiss in X-Men #41. The ups and downs of how they work out their issues, the lives they try to lead with each other, finding their path forward together, it's still one of my favorites for the era. ✦ Anything by Traincat for the Young Avengers My favorite is grab a blanket, brother, but they're an author that I'd write a blanket rec for, if any of the summaries sound relevant to your interests! They also write Peter Parker/Johnny Storm, which isn't my area of comics, but I'd trust them with it! But primarily I'd route you to them for their super fun Young Avengers stories, the Teddy/Billy and Eli/Kate ones especially. ✦ Anything by silverspidertm2, X-parrot, takadainmate, or Mythtaken Identity for Journey into Mystery and Loki: Agent of Asgard-era fic. This is when I was in my prime era of reading Thor comic-centric fic, around Journey into Mystery and Loki: Agent of Asgard, when he was Kid Loki and then Teen Loki. There was a lot really fun worldbuilding or road trips or just feelings explosions fic from this era. Beyond that, my bookmarks are a bit of a mess, but you can scroll through them to see what you're looking for. My primary fandoms were: ✦ Daredevil TV, where I went in hard on Matt/Foggy (and some Matt/Foggy/Karen and Frank/Karen and a little Matt/Elektra), where I read voraciously for about a year before MCU burnout hit. Some faves are Double Blind by smilebackwards and Something Dumb to Do by poisonivory and jump, check parachute augustbird.

✦ Thor (MCU), which is actually the heart of who I was as an MCU fan, I spent a long time there reading a lot of fic and this will take you to my bookmarks with the pairings filtered out. I was a big fan of Thor & Loki's relationship so that's most of what's in there, and I always suggest starting with these three fics: ✦ Bargaining by proantagonist, thor & loki & odin & frigga & cast, time travel, 108.9k Faced with an eternity without his brother, Loki strikes a bargain to change the past. Post TDW. ✦ No Such Liberty by Xparrot, thor & loki & cast, 147.3k The first thing Loki said, after he had swiped his tongue over his lips to wet them, was, "You shouldn't trust me." ~ Following the attack on New York, Thor takes Loki back to Asgard in chains; but this does not mean that the god of mischief's schemes are ended, or that Thor has or ever will give up on his brother. But when Thanos threatens the realm to claim his lost prizes, on which side will Loki fall? [post-Avengers fix it] ✦ The Lullaby Singer by TheOtherOdinson, thor & loki & odin & frigga, 85k wip Odin hasn't left Asgard in over a thousand years. When he finds out Loki is still alive and preparing to launch an attack on Midgard, he could send Thor to stop him. Or Odin could go himself. As a bonus, I have a few more Thor genfic recs here.

✦ Captain America (MCU), where sure I liked some gen fic but lbr I was there for the Stucky. I mostly read during the height of the post-TWS fervor and then tapered off a lot after that (given how hard they swerved away from their relationship) and I haven't read almost anything in the fandom since Endgame, but if you want some fun TWS-era fic, I put together this list recently. (To be fair, I also liked a lot of Steve &/ Natasha, Bucky &/ Natasha and Sam/Natasha, so you can find that in there, too.)

✦ Iron Man (MCU), where I liked a mix of some fun gen pieces and some Tony/Pepper which put me in the minority, but I don't care because there were some banger authors for both. If you're interested in them, I always liked pretty much anything I read by roboticonography. icarus_chained wrote a wider variety of stuff, but I've always liked anything I've read from them as well.

✦ Avengers (MCU), where I read a lot of fic, but it's kind of all mixed in together, even some sprinkled in Black Panther fic, some Spideypool that was super fun for a hot minute, some Guardians of the Galaxy characters showing up, etc. Step carefully if you're not interested in pairings (I read a fair amount of Tony/Loki and Steve/Loki in amongst the other stuff), but honestly by the end I was probably reading more gen than anything.

✦ X-Men: First Class-verse, which is my exception to not reading much for the live action versions of the X-Men, because I am a long time Pietro Maximoff fan and while Peter wasn't my Pietro, I did love him and there was some absolute banger fic for the Dadneto trope, which was where my heart was at. Come Together by blarfkey is absolutely the first place to start!

Hopefully this is what you were looking for, but if you have further refinements on what you're interested in, let me know and I'll try to give some pointers! I've been out of reading Marvel for awhile, but I have a huge backlog from when I was in it, at least. 😂

[frenziedfireworks]

hii im here to request a headcanon for the golden trio era and marauders era boys (who play quidditch) and how they would react to their partner slytherin!reader being made quidditch captain

Quidditch Captain

Slytherin!Reader becoming Qudditch Captain

(Fred, George, Harry, Draco, Ron)

A/N : Hi! I loved the idea and hope I did it justice. I don't write for the Marauders unless it's Sirius because I feel I don't have their characters down. I hope you enjoy nonetheless.

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Fred : 

He just smirks and nods when you tell him.

“Well you are the only worthy Slytherin on the whole damn team”

He is excited about playing against you and teasing you whenever you train.

“Look at you! Captain Y/N can I have your autograph!?”

���Fred!” You yell as you see him and George down the hall. You had just come back from practice and you were practically zooming through the castle to find your boyfriend. You had been so excited to share the thrilling news with him.

“Y/N!” Fred smiled and opened his arms as you jumped him. George just laughed and said his hellos before beginning to walk off.

“What has got you in such a good mood?” Fred guffawed as you swung your body side to side.

“You wouldn’t believe what just happened!” You persisted and Fred raised an eyebrow.

“Well.. Today was the day Slytherin was choosing the new quidditch captain! And that’s.. Me!” You sung out and your grin only grew larger. Fred smirked and pulled you back in for a quick hug.

“Well you are the only Slytherin who is worth a damn anyways.”

“Fred!”

George : 

He smiles and kisses your forehead. 

“That’s fantastic. You’re still gonna get your ass handed to you in the match though.” 

He will always bring it up as if you were the ringleader of a circus as well.

“Well you see my partner and their little pets..” “George!” 

You had paced around the halls in disbelief, thinking about how you would tell your friends and most importantly your boyfriend about the news.

“Y/N?” You jumped at the intrusion. Speak of the devil and he will come. You rolled your eyes as your boyfriend, George, walked up to you.

“What are you doing pacing around? Did you just finish quidditch practice?” 

You nodded at the question and gave him a small smile.

“Yeah I did. Actually they just named me as Slytherin’s new quidditch captain.” You stated bluntly and George’s eyes went wide.

“Really? That’s amazing.” George pulled you into a hug and pecked at the crown of your head. “You’re still going to get your ass beat on the quidditch field though. Got it?” You could only chuckle and roll your eyes at the comment.

“I don't recall it being opposites day George.” You smacked him and he grinned. “Cheeky. We will see.”

Harry : 

Be prepared for the biggest hug of your life when you tell him. 

“Guess I have some competition?” He elbows you and smiles.

He will always be there to listen to your rants/questions about how to direct the team. He doesn’t care if it’s ‘mingling with the enemies’.

Gryffindor’s team walked out on the field and you turned. Although you were happy to see your boyfriend you were also confused. You had made sure today was Slytherin’s day to practice.

“Why are you lot out here?” You yelled to Harry and he smiled.

“Well we need to train! Mcgonagall said we could share the pitch today.” You heard collective groans from your fellow house members behind you. 

“Tell him the pitch is ours Captain!” One of the boys yelled from the back and you rolled your eyes.

“Captain?” Harry’s eye raised at the comment. You looked away flustered, having forgot to tell him earlier.

“Yeah. I’m the new Slytherin captain. Anyways we will have to share the pitch, he has a note.” You tell the team and mount your broom. Harry gives you a grin.

“Reckon a fake match couldn’t hurt, Captain?”

“You’re on, Captain.”

Draco : 

Draco is SO proud.

He gets to brag about his partner to everyone now - not that he didn't before…

Definitely the type of guy to just stare and smirk while you’re trying to direct the team as well.

“Aye aye captain.” (insert a smirk and wink)

The team had huddled around after practice, a long sigh escaping your lips. Today was the day that the new Slytherin captain would be crowned. You couldn’t care less, much expecting Draco to get the spot. It’s not that you weren’t proud of him but a nice warm bath was really calling your name.

“Well team I’d like to announce the new Slytherin captain..” One of your friends said and everyone went silent. Said friend put her arms in the air and did a little wave towards you.

“It's Y/N!” 

Your face dropped and everyone patted your back. That is until your boyfriend picked you up and cheered.

“You’re captain darling!” Draco grinned as he left a few small kisses to your cheek. You didn’t mind being captain but you had to say that his reaction was more exciting.

“This is crazy.” You let out a laugh and Draco smirks.

“Can I call you captain from now on?” He teased and you rolled your eyes.

“Absolutely not.”

Ron : 

You're the CAPTAIN?

Ron is conflicted. On one hand he’s so proud of you and the other he’s a bit jealous. 

He also is scared to go against you but he would never say that out loud.

“That’s.. Great. Wow.” (He tries his best)

Eventually he gets used to it and even uses it against Draco 

“Well my partner is your captain so I’d watch your mouth, Malfoy”

You had walked into the Great Hall and looked for your boyfriend. Unsurprisingly enough he was stuffing his face with food and nodding along with whatever Harry was saying. You made your way over and planted your hands around the boys front.

“Hey.” You smiled as Ron looked up front his feast.

“Oh hey Y/N. Sit down.” Ron patted the seat next to him and you waved at Harry.  The two talked for a while before Ron turned.

“How was quidditch practice?”

You chewed at your lip debating if you wanted to tell him the news now. Better late than never you supposed.

“It was good. I was actually made team captain.” You mumbled out and awaited his words. Ron’s mouth almost dropped to the floor along with his chicken.

“Captain?!” Ron almost screamed and you shushed him.

“Shhh! Yes!” 

Ron seemed to be as still as a stone statue, Harry looking at him then back at you with a silent sorry. He gave you a thumbs up and then continued to mind his business.

“Ron?”

“Bloody hell. My partner is the Slytherin captain. I have to rub this in Malfoy’s face.” He blurted out and you groaned. Typical.

“I swear to god-“

“Have I ever told you how talented you are Y/N?”

Leave it to Ron to be a complete mess with words but still somehow leave you flustered.

“Oh shut it Weasley.”

[russell-crowe]

tell me some fun facts about rhod im desperate to know more about this welshman

oh i gotchu!!! trying to avoid the stuff from wilty because there is a lot more weird lore from this man.

- he got one of his nipples pierced for an episode of work experience. it was completely not necessary because the episode was about tattooing. he is just impulsive like that.

- he also got his first tattoo for that episode because the tattoo artist was like: "you cannot tattoo someone without knowing what the experience is like to get one" and thus he got a flaming battenburg cake (because silly and flames are cool) on a pillow ("girls like pillows"). his second tattoo is a potato.

- apparently rhods flat was a sanctuary for (welsh) comedians going through break ups which i find quite amusing but also very sweet.

- his dad spoke multiple languages, was a jazz pianist and was one of the people having access to carmarthens bunker, so i think the weird lore that rhod has is a Family Thing

- sadly rhod himself is not a musician. he tried but he was like "i am not instantly good at this?? in that case i will not try" hthdhdhdh

- rhod doesnt care about awards but he will occasionally bring up that he was voted sexiest man in wales in 2010

- rhod is not a native welsh speaker and he was really bad at welsh in high school, but he took part in a challenge sometime in like 2007 i guess where they tasked local celebrities to learn welsh in a year. that is why this exists.

- he cant sneeze

- when he Escaped Wales and went to uni in exeter he got his ears pierced as like. one of his first rebelious acts of freedom. and he had two in his left and one in his right. :-) but he got so anxious about taking care of them that he touched them too much and they got infected. :/

- during the great London Line Dance craze following the success of achy breaky heart, rhod had a brief mullet phase

- he had a cat called arnold at some point (important to me, a cat lover)

- im not sure if this is still an ongoing project of him but he had a farmer era during the pandemic where he bought a field. he described it as "a townie trying out life on the countryside"

- he did go to a farm quite often as a kid though and accidentally knocked a few of his teeth out at the cow shed and they fell in cow shit.... and then baby rhod dug them out to take them home and showed to his mom like "help"

- he had a crush on the duke from bridgerton

- he has somehow never seen star wars nor indiana jones

- "when we share a dessert, it is like sharing one with a dog. rhod comes in and licks his way across like a labrador"

- when he climbed kili (which adhd-haver rhod impulsively agreed to) he had like a full on breakdown for the final hour of the climb and when he got back home he was like. im not gonna do stupid things like this again. i am going to settle down and be a normal man. and that is when he got his beloved little child (dog).

- "I certainly did loads of experimenting. Lots of experimenting with anyone." RHOD GILBERT I AM HOLDING YOU AT GUN POINT

- when he was younger he would remove hair from some parts to move them... elsewhere (gender mood?)

- speaking of hair: he cut his own hair for years because he hates physical touch and hairdressers touching him.

- after his studies he traveled for a year in asia and australia and like. i still dont know what he did that entire year. but sometimes lore from that time surfaces and it makes me go "???" like when he was casually like "i worked in a sunglasses factory in sydney" and everyone was like "??" and he is like "never mind that is not relevant to the story" UHM RHOD. YES IT IS.

i could go on for much longer because rhod is a chronic oversharer but i think this is a long enough start. 😭

[kevin-the-bruyne]

Your theory is funny & might work for thk engagement wise. If only jd were that great of actors 🤣 fk hornyness is a mood though

i pettily saved this ask because I *knew* my moment would come. This fandom constantly owes me so many apologies because every time I do or say anything unhinged there's always someone telling me I'm doing too much. I know I'm unhinged but it doesn't change that I'm right.

From the beginning, my theory that the JD divorce is staged has nothing to do with how well JD acts (which they do very well also btw nonnie you sent this to me pre THK release and I hope JD in THK is making you eat your words) and everything to do with just how soc med savvy Joong is and the way he manipulates every fan reaction to himself and his business to ultimately work in his favor.

Quite frankly this is simply not a divorce era and I really don't know why JD fans are so desperate to have one. The earthmix divorce era might be funny in retrospect but it was absolutely not funny to experience and JD fans should feel honored that their pair does literally The Most to keep their enclosures enriched. Though I have many many misgivings over how JD has manged to distill down a divorce era into it's most 'funnest' parts...b/c there are not many which is why the JD era was so short. And I am not looking forward to how every pair now will start having divorce eras right before their show premieres that will conveniently resolve with a nice little bow a week into the show. It's a little insulting actually.

A divorce era is months of confusion - im talking half a year of confusion, the amp up is slow and half this time is spent doing fandom infighting about whether or not its even happening because the pair is coming onto pressers and variety to promo their show or are literally actively filming the show. It's months of being like is this emo song that Earth has been using on his IG just an emo song or Does It Mean Things, is it suspicious that Mix has picked three fights with annoying fans in the same week that Earth has posted 8th grade pre-goth girl angst status updates, is it weird that Mix's responses to Earth on twitter is 26% shorter than it used to be? Then there's another contingent of fandom making complex analysis of their relationship status based literally on this metric

And then you spend another few weeks infighting except this time it's about whether or not the divorce era is over because why is Mix suddenly on Earth's treadmill?

And then you find out even more weeks after that - when you've fully convinced yourself that you surely hallucinated all of it because surely Earth's cringefail dad spirit must have always shone this bright and certainly the rate at which Edin shows up on Mix's socmed can't be a real metric to the health of EM's relationship - that it was in fact real because Mix suddenly starts sobbing over how conflict with Earth withers his soul and the force of those feelings then has Khaotung quaking in his boots and crying choked up manly tears over an imagined divorce era with First.

If you haven't been girlbossed gaslighted and gatekept by your branded pair of choice over it then im happy to inform you that they haven't had a divorce era.

[covid-safer-hotties]

Also preserved in our archive

By Gavin Giovannoni

Long COVID is defined as a clinical syndrome of persistent symptoms after acute COVID-19 that last longer than 12 weeks. The symptoms associated with long COVID are numerous and include (see NHS website for more information on long COVID):

extreme tiredness (fatigue)

feeling short of breath

problems with your memory and concentration ("brain fog")

heart palpitations

dizziness

joint pain and muscle aches

loss of smell

chest pain or tightness

difficulty sleeping (insomnia)

pins and needles

depression and anxiety

tinnitus, earaches

feeling sick, diarrhoea, stomach aches, loss of appetite

cough, headaches, sore throat, changes to sense of smell or taste

rashes

Many of these symptoms overlap with multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and post-viral fatigue syndromes, which are common to numerous viruses, including Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). While the exact mechanisms driving long COVID are still unclear, several sources suggest that EBV reactivation could contribute. This is when I became very interested. Could long COVID be the gateway to developing effective antiviral treatments for EBV and MS?

Like long COVID, EBV-associated infectious mononucleosis (IM) is also a post-acute infection syndrome. It features similar symptoms, including fatigue and muscle pain (myalgia), low mood, cog-fog, insomnia and other mental health problems (depression and anxiety). EBV typically enters a latent phase after the initial infection, be it symptomatic (IM) or asymptomatic, but can reactivate under certain conditions, including acute infections, severe illnesses, or immunosuppression. Several studies have shown evidence of EBV reactivation in COVID-19 patients, which includes:

The presence of detectable EBV viraemia during the acute phase of COVID-19 is predictive of persistent symptoms.

An association between increased seroreactivity to EBV early antigen (EA) and viral capsid antigen (VCA) and the development of long COVID.

It is important to stress that the link between EBV and long COVID is currently an association and not necessarily causal. To prove causation, more research will be done, including trials targeting EBV with antivirals as a potential treatment for long COVID. It is important to note that EBV reactivation can occur in various immune dysregulation contexts, not just long COVID, which some would argue that these findings are non-specific. Intermittent reactivation occurs in MS, and it is this intermittent cycling between latent and lytic infection that may be driving MS disease activity.

As a young general medical registrar or trainee, I was always struck by how tired and ill people were with chronic or persistent infections, be it tuberculosis, hepatitis or HIV in the pre-antiretroviral era. I later learnt about sickness behaviour, a complex behavioural syndrome in response to inflammation, be it from infection or another inflammatory stimulus such as that which occurs with autoimmune diseases. What long COVID is, and probably MS, is a form of sickness behaviour, which is why the symptoms of these two diseases overlap so much. If intermittent EBV reactivation drives long COVID and MS, it should respond to EBV antiviral strategies. I am aware that many pwMS have started taking antivirals off-label to manage their MS. It is remarkable how many pwMS have contacted me to tell me how well they are doing on antivirals. This is reassuring and supports our efforts to develop antiviral therapies for MS. Are you taking antivirals? Which ones? Have any of you noted any response?

Please note that I can not sanction the use of off-label antiviral medications to treat MS. Antivirals need to be tested in well-designed, randomised controlled trials. Without class 1 evidence, we will not be able to get antivirals licensed to treat MS, nor will payers pay for these treatments. Prescribing medications off-label comes with many risks to pwMS, the prescriber and the healthcare system the prescriber works in.

For more information on sickness behaviour, I would recommend an earlier MS-Selfie newsletter on this subject: ‘ Do you suffer from cog-fog, fatigue or sickness behaviour?’ (19-Oct-2021).

The review article that triggered me to write this newsletter below discusses the current understanding of long COVID and the persistent symptoms experienced by some individuals following a SARS-CoV-2 infection. You may find this article of interest; it is accessible to download. The authors discuss the various challenges in defining and researching long COVID, including its wide range of symptoms, variability in symptom severity, and potential mechanisms. The review explores multiple possible causes, such as persistent viral reservoirs, dysregulated immune responses, direct viral damage, and vascular endothelium activation. The article also examines the progress of animal models and clinical trials aimed at understanding and treating long COVID, highlighting the need for more extensive human studies to confirm the effectiveness of various therapeutic approaches.

Paper Antar & Cox. Translating insights into therapies for Long Covid. Sci Transl Med. 2024 Nov 13;16(773):eado2106. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.ado2106?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed

Long Covid is defined by a wide range of symptoms that persist after the acute phase of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Commonly reported symptoms include fatigue, weakness, postexertional malaise, and cognitive dysfunction, with many other symptoms reported. Symptom range, duration, and severity are highly variable and partially overlap with symptoms of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and other post-acute infectious syndromes, highlighting opportunities to define shared mechanisms of pathogenesis. Potential mechanisms of Long Covid are diverse, including persistence of viral reservoirs, dysregulated immune responses, direct viral damage of tissues targeted by SARS-CoV-2, inflammation driven by reactivation of latent viral infections, vascular endothelium activation or dysfunction, and subsequent thromboinflammation, autoimmunity, metabolic derangements, microglial activation, and microbiota dysbiosis. The heterogeneity of symptoms and baseline characteristics of people with Long Covid, as well as the varying states of immunity and therapies given at the time of acute infection, have made etiologies of Long Covid difficult to determine. Here, we examine progress on preclinical models for Long Covid and review progress being made in clinical trials, highlighting the need for large human studies and further development of models to better understand Long Covid. Such studies will inform clinical trials that will define treatments to benefit those living with this condition.

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I don't really know where i want to go wuth this but i was just thinking about my favorite ateez stage makeup looks (you are invited to share your favourites if you have them) and then it devolved into thinking about how much i aesthetically enjoy the style of makeup of male idols in general. And i think this is partly because, while im not under some illusion that in the west male actors and singers don't wear makeup every single time they are on camera, it's with such a different purpose than when male idols wear it. Barring some exceptions, makeup on men here is normally to just cover imperfections and enhace facial features but it's supposed to look like they're not wearing it. While stage idol makeup is just, how do i put it, like "traditional women makeup"?? (horrible way to put it, i know) it's there to be seen, it's there to enhace facial features in a way that is more sensual, more like "hey look im wearing three pounds of eyeshadow because this way i can do the smouldering gaze" and "oooo my lips are so red what if i just happen to bite them". and it's just, so different to what i normally see, because of the whole "makeup is feminine and therefore a man wearing makeup is gay" that a lot of people still uphold. but here it's obviously there with the clear intent of like promoting parasocial relationships with female fans. and, I don't know how the leap from bold-makeup-on-men=gay (🙄) to makeup-to-entice-the-female-fanbase happened beacuse as far as i know it's a very idol industry specific thing, not a whole cultural shift. so yeah, ondering if you have any thoughts on this.

Oooh fun ask!

The thing is, men wearing visible, non-subtle make up to ehance their mood or look in rock and pop is, to me, a Western phenomenon that for some reason has sort of gone into hiberation for now. But looksee! David Bowie, Prince, Adam Ant and Billy Idol all wore visible, colorful, looks-enhancing make up on purpose.

Plus, Goth boys of a certain era also wore very dramatic eye makeup, and if you look up Rockstars in Eyeliner on pinterest as I just did you get a whole wall of photos of white guys (Mick Jagger and the lead singer of Greenday whose name I don't know and that guy on the right side who I don't know at all).

The way I understand Idol make up and costumes is that it is a sort of shift out of normalcy. You're not normally supposed to stare and scream and stamp your feet just because a hot guy is being hot nearby. But if he's an Idol and wearing the correct Idol costuming - the sparkly semi-military uniform and eye shadow and very colorful hair - you are allowed to do these things. It's also supposed to give the performer a 'role' - he's not him, the son of his parents, who has to put his pants on one leg at a time like everyone else being kind of weird. He's become this other thing, the Idol, the creature who can rip out of his shirt if he feels like it in public, the creature who will snap a silk strap in the air and bite it while humping the air and it's applauded. That's what it's for.

As for the whole thing about men who want to dress up are gay! - It is so funny the longer you think about it. First of all, so what if they are? Like, we're here to enjoy a show. Most of us enjoy the show, get energy and catharsis, and then live our lives. So what if the rockstar is gay?? What weird porno are they writing in their head whey then say this, I wonder? I don't understand this dunderheaded stupidity of being unable to understand that finding a performer or performance sexy is in and of itself fun and valuable, and it doesn't have to lead to that person's genitals making direct contract with your own. People who have to say the "They are gay!" and it's corollary "He's not going to fuck you!" are cretins who don't understand or enjoy art or fun. I wish they weren't so loud about their stupidity. The world is noisy enough.

Also, even if we accept that all men who want to do theatrical performances involving make up are homosexual, how then do you explain the indisputable fact that it turns so many straight women on? Isn't making straight women scream just by looking at them the ultimate manly man power? Doesn't it say something about what women actually want, that straight men are failing to provide?

Of course, the reverse might also be true. Idols are, essentially, entertainers that are eager to please. So maybe it's a really retrograde thing that's happening - a man can only be permitted to be as eager to please, wanting to appease, wanting to be loved, as Idols are, when he's wearing visible blush and eyeshadow, like a girl.

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How would you suggest to learn art? I currently am only able to draw heads not very well but I try and I'm very inspired by your art, do you have any suggestions or tips?

look at ur favs and try to draw like them! when i wanted to start taking art more seriously i was copying frames off cuphead and the sonic mania intro by eye and eventually i made some art friends who i wanted to draw JUST like. and i basically tried to adopt the artstyles that inspired me during whatever era of my life at the time but naturally my own swag shined through and after many years and inspo from so many different things, i draw the way i do now, and am still striving to get better! so what im saying is legit to just look at ur favorite artists and try to do what theyre doing, study ppls styles copy art by eye for practice, try to push yourself to try new stuff. pushing yourself sucks a lot because it can be quite a demotivator when you try to do something cool but you dont see what you quite hoped but thats experience!

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wear ur inspirations on ur sleeve! some of my fav artists that have inspired me a lot in the past 2 years are bobobazarra, marcoggers on twitter, vintdoo, dakidavekat, evilsk8r, deppa, mettaflix. and those are only just a few! i could literally go on naming people for hours. dont be afraid to proudly shout abt what or who who inspires ur stuff!

when it comes to hard practice and studies, if youre willing to get into certain techniques u can try looking into ways to break down the body, like boxing out stuff like the torso and pelvis and stuff like that to use as construction. to me when the mood would strike me when i was starting out, doing figure studies and copying poses i found on google was smth id do for like 30 mins to an hour, even if they were terrible it was just fun to draw them and move on to the next. and it was experience! even if it didnt feel like it at the time. like, doing something like copying a buncha hands for fun creates a mental library for ur brain to pick from to help make whatever unique hand youre trying to make for your art. its all experience! so do it when you feel up to it!

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and overall just try to have fun, if you find yourself frustrated enough to feel hopeless about art then just try to take a step back and come back later or draw whatever makes you happy. but when youre able to take on challenge and pushing yourself always try to, and try to have fun and keep in mind that what youre doing is gonna shoot your stuff to the stars and that u just gotta keep going. and get pinterest! that shit helps out a fuckton both with creative inspiration and art studies and practicing and tips.

------------------------------------------ also keep in mind everything ive said here is just my personal experience and whats worked for me. everybody works differently with art. something that changed my perspective a lot was meeting one of my favorite artists last year, and asking for advice because i was going through horrible art block and self worth issues. i was going crazy copying peoples art in my sketchbooks trying to figure out what others understood that it felt i couldnt, trying to figure out what was missing. i was super desperate for improvement and it felt like i was improving so slowly compared to others with the same amount of years spent drawing as

i. so when i asked this artist what they did to study stuff, they told me they barely even did studies on anatomy and whatever. which was crazy to me because it felt like they had such a grasp on that kinda thing and stylized it so well. that didnt make me stop studying though but it made me worry about everything way less, because it made me realize you just gotta do what you feel is right and what you feel is truly pushing you, but most importantly have fun doing it. it made me realize art wasnt this rigid ass process where i was breaking rules or not eating enough art veggies. so with that, i accepted myself and i moved forward continuing to push myself but not worrying as much about improvement right away, just have fun and do studies and shit as i went when i wanted to, and give myself a little push to strive for stuff just a bit crazier than what i felt i was capable of.

everyone is different, theres some artists that start from the feet up or start drawing a body from the shoulder its crazy. but its not because its objectively better to do that, its just how they draw. some artists do full sketch constructions for bodies, some artists do everything from eye. im sure theres some that switched from doing everything from eye to wanting to do construction for bodies and stuff, and vice versa. they did what worked for them, but what makes ppl rly improve is simply that they have fun in the process and strive to push themselves, thats the most important thing, or at least thats my perspective on it at this current point in my life.

so do what you feel is right, have fun, try different techniques out, try different stuff that you feel will help you, keep being inspired.

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best of luck to u, sorry for yapping kinda a lot and thank u a ton for the kind words!

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haiiii!! it has been so so so soooooo long since I was in the loop about Moira and Joseph so im sorry to throw you so many questions but I would love to know the answers to 1, 6, 11, 15, 19, 24, and 26 for Farley/Joseph or Farley/Moira, or both if you're up to it, or a mix!

HIIIIIII EMMA HIII ILU I MISSED U...I almost never talk about Joe and Farley on here so I'll focus on them first <3 I will also answer some of these for Moiralock, but Amina sent me an ask with some overlapping numbers, so I will hold off on answering those for now :>

(also I think soooo much Joe lore has changed since last time we talked about him together? I remember he used to be Serkonan and I think older than Farley, but now he's Wei-Ghonian/Tyvian, born in Dunwall, and around the same age. Joseph Woodrow era is over it's Josef Vlasák now wheeee!!!)

let's get into it! gonna put this under a readmore bc it gets LOOOOONG lol buckle up!

Farley/Josef (Joelock)

What are things they both find funny?

Okay right off the top of my head, these men grew up in the armpit of the Old Port District and the Navy is, among other things, brutal and bloody (before we even get into the Insurrection), so they have wicked morbid humor, though Farley's humor is darker than Joe's. Also they're very easily entertained by slapstick humor RIP Joelock y'all would've loved America's Funniest Home Videos.

Also forgive me for I have Master and Commander on the brain but I think Farley is capable of dropping some pun bombs...Farley vc you're completely dished…do you not know that in the service…one must always choose the lesser of two weevils? 🤨 Farley is always deadpan about it too (he is the master of sarcasm and delivering jokes with the straightest face imaginable) and it stresses people out which Joe does find funny as hell. They're both all about clever wordplay, not just puns, but Joe is the master at it out of the two of them (and I think Joe and Moira can go toe to toe).

What is/are their love language(s)?

These men are attached at the hip lmao, quality time FOR SURE. They're a super physical couple too. Joe especially, he's all about casual (and not-so-casual) touch. He likes swinging his legs over Farley's lap if they have the opportunity and when they're in private he likes to be alllll over him. Wrestling is their love language too I fear, those boys love to tussle. Fuck a night out on the town, just give them some good alcohol (or other substances, I'm not picky), a good audiograph to set the mood, and a room alone and they'll wrestle their way through that date straight into bed.

(Okay but they do love a night out on the town though...shore leave before they got married always went crazy. Okay shore leave after marriage goes crazy too but they don't really go to brothels anymore LMAO they're faithful husbands.)

What causes them to fight?

They rarely do because Joe has Yes Man Syndrome and it's terminal. But when they do, it's usually because Joe has an objection to something Farley does or wants to do (usually something he finds immoral or just outright fucking crazy), and Farley doubles down and browbeats Joe into going along with it or staying out of the way.

What are traits they dislike in one another?

Honestly I think Farley views Joe as weak; Joe is more kindhearted, sensitive, and desperately craves the approval for others, to the point where he will find someone to look up to before he acknowledges the potential and strength in himself. He does not have a lot of confidence, though he's very good at pretending otherwise, and this makes him a perpetual follower in Farley's eyes. (And a worse man, but Farley would not voice that thought to Joe.)

Conversely, I think Farley's ruthlessness disturbs Joe at times, and it's part of the reason why he ends up leaving the Navy; it's hard for him to reconcile the two versions of Farley in his head (the childhood friend and lover, and the ruthless and even at times sadistic Naval officer who brings home blood-soaked prize money, some of it of dubious origin). It's not enough to make him leave Farley. Very little is enough to make him leave Farley, actually (which is part of why Farley views him as weak), so he deals with it by shutting his eyes and seeing only the parts of Farley he wants to see.

Ironically I feel like both of these traits are also things they like and envy about one another. Farley sees Joe as weak, but that same sensitivity and kindheartedness that makes him a weak-willed man also makes him incredibly gentle. Joe has a very soothing and easygoing presence. Conversely, Joe sees Farley as someone very strong and reliable, someone who's always willing to get the job done no matter what. Some of his outward confidence is an attempt at emulating what he sees as confidence in Farley.

If they could each write a single line in their marriage vows, what would they be?

Oh God man this one is so unintentionally angsty to me bc they never could in the canon timeline! man fuck 😭 They are a Ride or Die couple so I think their vows would have that kind of vibe, so something like:

J: "My northern star, from the ends of the Earth to the depths of the Void, wherever you go, I will follow."

F: "You are the light of my sun, the blood in my heart, my joy; wherever we go, we'll go together."

What is something they have each had to forgive the other for?

Moira dying fucks Farley up bad enough that he abandons his kids for like, a year (or at least tries to; I'm still on the fence about whether he successfully goes to sea or has his arm twisted into staying home with his family a little longer). This, of course, puts a massive strain on his relationship with his children (a strain his relationship with Matthias never recovers from), and it's Joe who has to stay home and deal with that. He sees how badly it messes up the kids, and while he and Matthias in particular were always close, Farley's negligence drives Matthias to him even more. It puts Joe in the position of having to step up and play second father to his friend's son, to the point where Farley starts to get resentful because he can tell Matthias likes Joe more than he likes his own father.

Joe is…honestly, really disappointed in him. And he's not all that surprised when Matthias and Farley wind up estranged. But he keeps pushing forward with Farley because, well, that's his friend, and sometimes tragedy will tear a family apart. Perhaps that's forgiveness, perhaps that's enablement. I'd say it's both.

Pivoting from estrangement, this is probably super petty in comparison but Farley is noooot happy when Joe decides to leave the Navy. Like wtf man I thought you were ride or die…despite his distaste for it, Joe really did have a lot of potential as an officer, and they make an amazing team. AND they were in it from the beginning, so Farley was expecting them to be in it together until the end. But it's kind of hard to stay angry at a man who just wants to sell candy and chocolate for the sake of seeing people smile, and Joe's trade connections come in handy, so after some time Farley finds it in his heart to forgive ^-^ He should probably do something about his relationship with his son-

What are their favorite parts about physical affection/sex?

I think the big thing for the two of them is, they've known each other for so long that they can slot together very easily. They grew into their sexuality together (they were each other's first experience with someone of the same gender), and a lot of their sexual exploration is done as a couple. They're working on a level of intimacy and mutual understanding that they don't really have with anyone else (except maybe Moira, in Farley's case, but even that's different.)

So they have a very comfortable dynamic. The way they touch each other, the looks they exchange and their body smells and noises and movements all feel like home. And they can be open and adventurous with each other in a way they don't feel they could ever find in another man. Like, if one of them died, the surviving guy would be like that's it. I'm never having another man like this again. It's like how when Moira dies, Farley remains a widower for the rest of his life; no one could be his wife like Moira could, and similarly, no one could be his man like Joe can.

But getting into more specifics. They're both Big, Muscular Men who are also into Big, Muscular Men. They like to roughhouse, especially when they're younger (war wounds that ache deeper every year are not really conducive to Foreplay Wrestler Style), and they love playing with that boundary of physical "violence" (playfighting) and sex. They love straining against each other and measuring each other's strength against their own, the power and solidity in their muscle and the reserves of fat that protect and fuel them. They love biting and being bitten in turn, hands fisting in hair (Joe loooooves when Farley pulls his hair) and lips and hands and thighs taking exactly what they want from each other, and having pleasure taken from them. And while they don't have much of a size difference (Farley at 6'7''/2m, Joe at 6'4''/1.9m, with similar builds), I think they get off on just how big they are and how much weight they're throwing at each other.

Also when they get into kink dynamics, Farley prefers to dom, and he can either be a really mean and degrading dom that will beat the obedience out of Joe, or he can be a more calm and paternalistic dom who guides and coaxes the obedience out of him. (Not a fic with D/s dynamics but if y'all have read The Loyalists Are Not A Cutlery Drawer y'all will know what I mean.) Joe goes crazy for both. And Farley really enjoys seeing how far Joe will go to please him.

Farley/Moira (Moiralock)

What are things they both find funny?

Okay I think Moira is also into morbid humor, but in a different way than Farley and Joe are. I guess to explain it in a weird way, Moira would be fine and enjoy watching slashers and eat-em-ups, but Joe and Farley are the ones outright laughing at them. Most of the time. And like the two of them, Moira loves some good wordplay and is brilliant at it, and she and Farley bounce off each other pretty well comically.

What causes them to fight? + What are traits they dislike in one another?

Rolling these into one because these have significant overlap.

Uuuuusually when they fight, it's over Farley doing some stupid shit. Sometimes he puts his foot in his mouth or acts recklessly in a way that could jeopardize their social standing, and Moira does most of the heavy lifting when it comes to the family's image; she's the one hosting and organizing events and making connections with the wives of the important men Farley wants to rub elbows with! She already has misogynoir and ableism (despite hiding the worst of her disability from the public eye) to contend with in this setting, so her husband making it hard for her by being stubborn and running headlong into shit without thinking is SUPER fucking annoying.

(I'm on the fence about this but I think I've talked about having a scene in Kingsparrow where he gets himself into a duel, and ends up fucking killing the guy. Their reputation does not end up suffering too bad for this—ofc part of the intent of duels is being willing to risk your life, even if the goal is not to kill your opponent—but the whole ordeal takes ~5 years off Moira's life and I'm only halfway joking.)

Farley is of course stubborn as hell and doubles down during these fights. He married Moira because she, for her own drive and ambition, is also more cautious than him and is more inclined to think things through before taking action. He likes this aspect about her, at least normally, but when they're fighting he will absolutely start to view it as anxious hand-wringing or outright nagging. I Know What I'm Doing, Woman type shit. And then she has to remind his stupid ass what he married her for 😭 He does usually come around in the end. Though he's a bit shit at apologies.

Sometimes they will argue (though maybe not fight) over money. Farley and Moira are both pretty good with money, but Moira spends it more easily than Farley, while Farley is more frugal (or I guess stingy XD). This gets on Farley's nerves and he'll fuss at her for it, but she's like AHHH I don't want to hear it. Our finances are fine I budgeted for this. Check the books if you're that concerned. And she Does budget for it and it Is fine but he still grumbles about it. (Yet he loves spoiling his wife with gifts from across the Isles. And those cost money. Curious!)

Also, for as much as she likes Farley's stoicism when it translates positively, sometimes that translates instead into him having the emotional bandwidth of a brick and Moira can't stand that. He does try for Moira's sake, and he can be attentive, but dealing with emotions makes him uncomfortable more than anything and he has the tendency to be dismissive or all stiff-upper-lip when Moira needs him, or when their children need him.

If they could each write a single line in their marriage vows, what would they be?

Ouuhuhhgh my God this Disney ass couple...Okay I actually have trouble coming up with these (some elements of these vows are frankensteined in from other vows I found online RIP) but I think Moira and Farley's may look something liiiiike...

M: "I vow to be your guiding light, your warmth in the darkness, your confidant and your refuge; I vow to be forever loyal, forever loving, and to build our future together; as your friend, your lover, your wife, I vow to be your eternity."

F: "To you I promise my companionship, my protection, my strength and my love; to you, I promise to be always your side in times of need, in joy and in sadness, in sickness and in health; give me your hand, my love, and I will give you the world."

What is something they have each had to forgive the other for?

Okay truth be told I am struggling to answer this question, but on Moira's end…it's not lost on her that the only reason she's in Dunwall to marry Farley in the first place is because of the Insurrection, and the famine that followed. The O'Farrells were one of the many, many families driven out of Morley following the war. She does not let her family stop her from marrying him, and sometimes their objections are silly and outright hypocritical (looking at her father for that one) but she can't argue against all their objections because…yeah. The Empire drove them from their home, and it's the Empire he serves. Do you really wanna marry that man?

From a purely practical standpoint, all their romantic feelings aside, Moira chose to marry Farley because he was a promising young officer who had the achievements to back up his potential, and he had the upward mobility she was looking for. Yeah, he's in the Imperial Navy, and that's what gives him the power in the first place, and the power is what she wants. If you can't beat them, join them.

But that doesn't bring her home back. And sometimes Farley will say something about the unity of the Empire, or something else insensitive or ignorant, usually without meaning to, and Moira will look in his face and see one of the many faces responsible for the destruction of her country, the loss of her home. Sometimes she tells him. Sometimes it's enough for her to say his name or give him a look, and he gets the picture. Sometimes he apologizes. Sometimes she has to argue. Sometimes he comes around. Sometimes they agree to disagree. Or maybe instead he will tell a story from the service, from the days of the war, good or bad, and Moira can't ignore the unspoken reasoning for why Farley was there in the first place. What did it take to preserve the unity of the Empire he loves so dearly?

It's a quiet sort of pain, quiet because Moira buries it, and I think she sees her patience and her willingness to swallow the grief enough seek him out and stay with him as a sort of forgiveness. Or at least, she chooses to see it that way.