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"I brought you here, or don't you remember?"
#sims 2#ts2#simblr#rule of sims#cassandra goth#nervous subject#the mansion is completely built#and the story about 90% written#i just have to take the pictures now#but first i must sleep
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Admissions - Chapter 4
Minors DNI pretty please.
A slight trigger warning for unstable/abusive parents. Nothing graphic but for those of us who had or have verbally abusive parents you might choose to skip over the parts in bold italics.
For the past two days Ghost had been holed up in his room following his little moment on the rooftop and couldn't be cajoled into leaving.
Gaz tried.
Price tried.
Soap tried.Ā Ā Twice.Ā Ā And very narrowly avoided having a short-tempered lieutenant rip his head off the second time.
The others around base seemed to take their cue from Soap's experience and avoided the area around Ghost's door.
Mostly.
"Really not a good idea!" a familiar Scottish accent hollered from down the corridor, earning a cocked eyebrow from the masked lieutenant. He focused his hearing... must be about 10 meters or so down the hall from the sound of it. Footsteps were rapidly approaching; light ones at first followed by heavier ones running to catch up.
Soap's evidently, judging by the continuous shouted warnings. Fucking hell. Ghost felt his irritation rising at the notion of yet another intrusion into his space. Whoever was about to interrupt his alone time had better be on fire or something. That was about the only circumstance in which he could see himself being understanding.
Someone opened his door without knocking and caused the lieutenant to squint as light flooded his darkened room. But once he focused on the small figure in his room, clad in a dark hoodie and leggings, all annoyance faded into nervousness.
His heart began to race in his chest at her approach. Ohhh shit. Simon was not ready to face her yet after his rooftop fantasy... and here she was in his fucking room. Ghost tensed, braced for an intense ass-chewing as her little steps quickly brought her closer to him.
Without making eye contact or saying a single word, Sereza marched over to where the skull sat on his bed, plopped down next to him, kicked off her shoes, and leaned back against the wall just as he was.
Simon's eyebrows furrowed in a mix of amused bewilderment.
"...come in." he quipped.
Sereza didn't say a word or look his way. Her hand wriggled inside her pocket for a moment before a bottle of water was practically shoved in his face. Two days in this drab, sunless den of his without coming out even to eat was enough, and she had come to pry him out of his brooding spot no matter the cost. Gently, of course. If her theories about the lieutenant and what went on in that masked head were correct, then this called for a delicate approach.
"Hm," the skull grumbled, taking the water from her lest she shove it through his eye socket next.Ā
Only once she produced her own bottle and cracked it open did he reluctantly do the same. Thanks Love. Ghost bit the inside of his cheek in exasperation at his inability to say such a simple little phrase aloud. But the ever-present voice of his father screaming at him and mocking him wouldn't let Simon utter a sound. Something about him being pitiful and a sorry excuse for a kid or whatever it was.
Ghost tramped it back down, refusing to let the memories of his father ruin a moment with Sereza.
The next few minutes ticked by, and Ghost found his mood gradually improving. He stole another sideways glance over at the black hoodie at his side. "You're in my room," he grumbled half-heartedly. A small attempt to start a conversation.
"Smartass," she retorted without turning her face.
Simon chuckled at her response. Even cracked a small half-smile. She could be such fun to bicker with. "Why are you in my room?"
"A few reasons: First of all, you've been alone in this gloomy hidey-hole -"
"Hidey-hole??"
"- of yours for two days now. And secondly, because I wanted to." Scolding words but her tone told him there was no irritation behind them, only concern. The last one actually made him crack a tiny smile. She was here with him - in his room, on his bed - because she wanted to be where he was. Just as Price had said.
The two sat in comfortable (if somewhat awkward on his part) silence a while longer. Both lost in the thoughts and worlds that existed only in their heads.
"Were you mad at me?" Sereza finally asked in a quiet voice.
"What?" Ghost nearly croaked, surprised at her question.
"Well, you kinda took off all of a sudden, in a hurry, and..." her head turned in his direction a bit, though not enough to reveal her face, "And then you shut yourself in your room for two days. So... I started to think maybe I said or did something that made you mad."
That was unexpected, to say the least. If anyone was going to be mad, she should be mad at him. And probably would be if she ever found out about his fantasy... or had seen what it did to the front of his pants.
Simon felt guilty. He'd been in his... hidey-hole... over his mortification and shame over a fucking daydream (even if it was really hot) but in doing so he'd accidentally hurt the woman he loved by making her think he was angry with her. He silently cursed the way his mind worked for the umpteenth time before gathering his courage.
He brushed his knuckles delicately along the back of Sereza's hand. "No Sereza, I wasn't ever mad at you," his low baritone soothed, "My mind is... complicated... sometimes. I'm sorry I made you think I was angry with you."
"Why did you scurry off so quickly?"
Scurry?? Ghost had to resist the urge to roll his eyes at the implication that he, of all people, scurried.
"I don't, uh, I don't always have a good explanation for what I do." Simon hoped that was enough of an answer. It was about as close to honest as he could get without telling her the entire truth. Something he was very much not ready to do. His hand kept rubbing hers as he tried to convey through his touch how much he regretted making her feel that way.
Finally Sereza acknowledged his attempt at an apology by returning the gesture. Simon's breath caught in his throat for a moment as her fingertips began lazily tracing the lines of his tattooed forearm. He found her touch both electrifying and relaxing. "Why have you been hiding in here all of this time?"
"Still don't have a good explanation... just had a lot on my mind," his gravelly voice mumbled as he kept his eyes focused on her fingers. Her hand looked so little compared to his large one. The touch of her fingers light and comforting against his skin. A sensation both precious and unfamiliar.
Ghost wished the rest of the night could be just like this moment.
Sereza seemed to accept that would be all he was willing to share for now and her attention turned to rummaging in her hoodie once more, producing a pencil and sketchbook. "Bloody hell Little one, how much shit do you have in there?"
Ā "Only the most important shit," she replied with a snarky tone, tossing her hood back and running a hand through her caramel waves.Ā
She flipped through the filled pages of her book. The drawings caught Simon's attention like they always did. A moose with giant antlers, bears, the river not far away, and faces of people from around the base - most of whom he didn't recognize - with random doodles and scribbles scattered throughout. All of them in astounding detail. The night's quiet filled his room again while he contentedly watched her pencil glide over the page in practiced strokes to create the outline of a face. Tiny scratching noises of graphite on paper were the only sound between them. The lieutenant was actually having a peaceful evening for once. Certainly a rare but not unwelcome change.
āYou sketch a lot," he whispered, dark eyes fixed on her page.
āCanāt sleep a lot. What about you?ā
āBarely fucking sleep,ā Ghost grumbled.
There it is. An admission to what she had suspected. Sereza knew better than most others what dark thoughts could creep into a person's mind at night. They could torment you to the brink of insanity and drive you into the darkest holes the human mind could create. The kind that are only open to those who have experienced the worst that life can inflict on someone.
Her battles had made her able to recognize the signs of someone who was suffering through their own. Someone whose nightmares visited them both day and night without mercy.
Like the masked lieutenant beside her.
What exactly those nightmares were, she was unsure of. But it was clear they were ruthless in their assault. āIt sucks that our minds can be so much more active at night, doesnāt it? Mine wonāt shut the hell up most of the time," Sereza replied with clear annoyance and a subtle, calculating side-eye that Ghost didn't catch.
Simon hummed in both understanding and agreement before his expression took on a far-off look. A look recognizable to those who also fought against their own mind daily.
Sereza observed him discreetly. Wherever his mind was taking him was not going to be a good place. Sighing loudly, she repositioned herself, causing the mattress to move and allowing her knee to accidentally-on-purpose brush against Ghost's leg in a subtle attempt to get him grounded without drawing any attention.
The skull blinked as he snapped back to their reality. With a knowing grin, she resumed tracing his tattoo in order to keep him in the moment.
Hoping to keep his mind from wandering off again, Sereza started talking aloud. āWhen I canāt sleep I like going on a walk. I like how quiet it is at night and seeing the stars and aurora overhead. The sky is really pretty this far north where there aren't any city lights to ruin it..."
The Brit listened as she went on about the things she did on her sleepless nights and what she loved about life in the Arctic. Her voice was indescribably soothing. Simon had never been one for chit-chat but all of this, for some reason, felt like incredibly important information. Plus it was relaxing to listen as she chattered away. Hell, he could - and wanted to - listen to her all night long. And the next night and the one after that. All of the rest of his nights and days he could spend exactly like this.
"... but if itās one of those nights where I don't sleep at all then I might sketch. Or read. What do you usually do?ā Sereza asked as her little monologue wound down.
"Hm. Gym. Clean my guns..." he trailed off. That was what he used to do to try and keep his worst memories locked away at night, but it wasn't what he wanted to do anymore. He wanted, craved - desperately - more of this. The peaceful quiet, the tranquility, and connection that his evening had turned into the moment Sereza walked through his door. At no other time was Ghost able to experience any of these in his life.Ā
Only with her.
Simon took a deep breath to calm his nerves at what he was about to say next.
Gathering every ounce of his courage and bravery as he entwined his fingers with her slender ones -
"I... think about you."
"Me?!" Sereza almost squeaked, dropping her pencil. Wide eyes glued to him.
"Yeah," the skull admitted almost sheepishly, nerves making his accent thicker. Fucking hell... no going back now.
Hazel eyes tried to discern what was going on in that masked head. He was clearly on the cusp of saying something important, but he was also very obviously hesitant. "...I keep you awake?" She gave him her best fake-sad tone.
Simon nodded in response. "Yeah. You do. Quite a lot." He paused and held her hand tighter. He was right before about how little her hand was within his. "I sit for hours and think about you. Nonstop. Day and night. I think about you all the bloody time." His throat stung with the emotions he was forcing himself to admit to her. "At first I didn't understand what was going on and was fucking scared as hell by how intense my... feelings... for you were, but... before I knew it..." Ghost paused before finishing hurriedly, "You're on my mind all of the damn time. All I care about, all that I want."
"Ghost... are-are you-"
"I love youā¦," he confessed in a dejected whisper.Ā ("WHAT THE FUCK?! NO KID OF MINE IS GONNA BE SUCH A FUCKING PATHETIC LITTLE SHIT!! QUIT CRYING BEFORE I FUCKING MAKE YOU!!")
Once again, his father's voice filled his mind with hateful words. His eyes stung and his throat locked up.
("YOU THINK I GIVE A FUCK ABOUT YOU? YOU THINK ANYONE GIVES A FUCK ABOUT YOU?! ALL YOU'VE BEEN GOOD FOR IS RUINING MY FUCKING LIFEĀ JUST LIKE YOU RUIN EVERYTHING ELSE! NO ONE WILL EVER FUCKING CARE ABOUT YOU AND IF THEY DO, YOU'LL RUIN THEIR FUCKING LIVES TOO!")
Horrible memories of yelling, screaming, violence, his mother pleading with his father to stop... all came crashing down and threatened to bury him.
He had to stop himself.
This was not the life he wanted to subject Sereza to. His past... the anxieties and trauma and nightmares... none of it should be something she should have to deal with. He would ruin her life. God he was fucked up and falling in love with someone was horrendously fucking selfish of him.
"But I can't. You have a future ahead of you... and I will ruin it." His gravelly voice heavy with the crushing weight of emotion. "You are so, so beautiful to me. So perfect. And deserve everything good in life. I will ruin you..."
The skull stood and turned his back to her, unable to stand the hurt it caused him to face her any longer.
"Ghost-"
The Brit cut her off, shaking his head, "Forget I said anything," he mumbled, refusing to turn around and roughly pulling the sleeve of his hoodie back down over his arm.Ā
"What if I said that I don't care that you're complicated?" Sereza asked, sliding her hand into his once more as she moved to stand in front of him.
He silently contemplated her words. Her proximity was making it increasingly difficult to keep his hands to himself.Ā
"I've killed people..." came a barely audible whisper.
"Who would have killed you. Or worse,ā Sereza replied firmly.
"I've done horrible things."
"To survive,ā she corrected. āI'm not afraid of who you've had to become in order to complete a mission and make it out alive."
"I'm... I'm not a good man... I will hurt you. And I donāt want to hurt you.ā
Those dark eyes held more pain within them than she had seen in ages and it was breaking her heart. What has happened to you? How long have you suffered alone like this?Ā "I know exactly what soldiers like you are capable of, but I'm still here, aren't I? You wonāt hurt me or scare me away, Ghost. I'm here now, I have been here, and I will still be here in the future... because I love you too."
Simonās entire body tensed and he drew in a shaky breath at the sound of those words. You... you don't want me Love...
"Sereza..." Ghost shook his head. He'd wanted so fucking much to hear her say those words to him one day... but it only caused him more internal misery.
He believed, with his entire soul, that he was beyond loving. His father had made sure he was well aware of it when Simon was little and then there was his captivity in Mexico, the scars of which were carved into him. A permanent testament to his unworthiness.
He had to prove to her that he was not what she wanted.
Reaching up with a shaking hand, Ghost grabbed the top of his balaclava and pulled.
He could physically feel her gaze cutting into him as she took in his appearance. The numerous scars, the mop of sandy blond hair his father always said was hideous and messy, his nose had a bump in it and was a bit crooked from being broken multiple times. A face that so resembled his father's. How could the Brit not be convinced she was as repulsed by what she saw as he was? Surely she found fault in everything there was about him just like everyone else in his life always had. He took up too much space, was too sensitive, not man enough, loved his mother too much... Ā
His father had quite a lengthy list of everything wrong or bad about him and Simon had learned it well.Ā
Dark eyes locked onto the floor between them, unable to look at her disgusted expression. Cheeks and nose reddened as he fought to maintain control over his emotions.
Small hands reached up and tenderly cradled his scarred cheeks. "I love you... Simon Riley," Sereza murmured, tiptoeing to lightly kiss one of his scars near his chin.
The gesture and hearing her call him by his name made him crumble a bit on the inside and a single tear slid down his cheek where she wiped it away with her thumb.
Ghost risked a small glance at her. None of the revulsion or pity he feared seeing was anywhere on her face. Instead there was love. Acceptance. Comfort. Safety. All being offered to him freely and unconditionally. And Simon nearly shattered at the sight of it.
She leaned forward again and left another small peck on a scar at his jaw. Barely pulling away from him after and glancing up into the dark pools of his unblinking eyes before pulling his head down for a final kiss to the scar near his lower lip, causing him to release a breath he hadnāt realized heād been holding.
Simon tilted his face further down and lightly brushed his lips across hers briefly. "...I love you," he whispered, his mouth hovering just above hers.
Sereza grinned as she tiptoed again to reach him and kissed his lips. Quick, but not lacking in loving affection whatsoever.
Dipping his head closer, he wrapped his arm around her back and threaded his fingers into the soft waves of her hair. "I love you Sereza." Their lips came together as Simon, at last, allowed himself to take his fill of her lush lips and embrace the woman he loved. Sereza's lips were every bit as soft as he'd imagined they were. And so sweet.
She hummed in delight, pressing closer to him and wrapping her arms around his neck. One hand sliding into his hair.Ā
āStay tonight?ā Simon asked after their long kiss finally wound down. āNot to- Just to sleep,ā he quickly clarified.
A bright smile beamed up at him. āIād like that.ā Sereza left little kisses just under his jawline - about as high as she could reach if the Brit wasn't bending down for her.
Unable to resist, Simon pulled her up to him for a proper kiss. He then guided her to the bed where once under the covers he pulled her close against his chest, his cheek resting against her forehead. Little strands of her hair tickled his chin. Sereza squirmed beside him a bit as she got comfortable before she reacquired his tattooed arm.
āThat feels nice,ā Ghost softly admitted while he watched her fingers glide across his skin.
"Yeah?ā
āMhm. Itās gentle and your skin is soft. Itās... calmingā¦ā A yawn cut him off. His eyes heavy with sleep and the sensation of her fingertips only relaxed him further.
āGood. Iām glad,ā Sereza quietly replied as she continued her tracing and snuggling closer to his large frame. āI love you Simon,ā she whispered.
Ghost shut his eyes at the feeling her words stirred inside him. He lightly kissed her forehead. āI love you too.ā
#call of duty#cod mw2#cod mwii#mw2#simon ghost riley#simon ghost riley x original character#simon riley#ghost simon riley#this will get spicy#eventual smut#gonna get ghost laid#but first i must sleep#ghost cod#simon āghostā riley#imagine simon ghost riley#cod#ghost mw2#ghost#cod mw ghost#call of duty modern warfare#cod mw3#cod modern warfare#cod smut#cod mwiii#cod mw#modern warfare 3#call of duty modern warfare 2#modern warfare#call of duty modern warfare ii#modern warfare 2
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today i will clean my room and shave my whole body and buy a CRT television and audition at a new clubā¦.
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today i want to write fanfic and draw and work on tumble blog and finish my laundry... and i have to go to work............ i should maybe put some things back
#wah#yesterday kind of sucked for getting anything done so i want to make up for it today#but first i must sleep#i say today#it's really more like tomorrow#tomorrowday#aster speaks
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Getting dragged into Mahoyaku 3-4 days ago and being pulled by 2 characters that are supposedly mortal enemies while I procrastinate the main story of it is an experience, and quite frankly a good way of deflecting the horrors.
I don't mind not so detailed spoilers but like WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE STORY GETS DARKER??!?!???!? I'm seeing red flags, death flags, FULL ON AGONY FLAGS, and like gurl, I got here 4 days ago, I'm vibing, losing my mind with one of the insane pairs of the game wdym the story gets worse, I'm at chapter 10 of main story 1.
MS1 has 21 chapters, MS2 is ongoing and it's also speeding through a landslide of angst WHY
I'm going through the tags of mahoyaku and sprinkled in between the funny memes and pretty drawings and translated stories are the horrors leaking out and like GURL I DONT THINK ILL BE PREPARED?!?!???!?
Pls im part of 2 other games with agonizingly painful stories (2nd is a maybe cuz its still early on but the SIGNS are there), i have ptsd from honkai impact 3rd's angst filled story and im keeping close watch of honkai star rail cuz i aint about to see someone die a 2nd time and the death flags are rising for a different character in it and MAHOYAKU IS SPEEDING THROUGH AN ANGST FILLED STORY TOO AM I CURSED WHY AM I PLAYING GAMES WITH THE MOST HEARTWRENCHINGLY PAINFUL ANGST
Me, a person too sensitive and way too weak for angst and yet here I am... obssessing over a game with angst. OH BOOOOIIII I'm preparing my heart, im preparing my heart, im going to procrastinate the main story the same way im doing with hi3 i aint ready yet for the angst train yall.
LIKE! i get attached easily! And right now I'm attached with everyone in mahoyaku! (esp cain and owen, mostly cain and owen) I. Am. Not. Ready. to see them hurt! Pls theres like character stories and event stories including cain and owens past and i saw bits and pieces of it and its like, mmm, painful. im reading that when im better prepared.
#aria rants#its nearly 4 am i need sleep bro#needed to just throw this into the void cuz#i am losing it/hj#i have many thoughts and things to say#but first i must sleep
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you open my Super Important Documents and its just pictures of charles xavier
#xmen#mcu#xmen movies#xmen first class#charles xavier#professor x#snap sketches#todays schedule has been ruined by my ever occurring need to practice drawing movie charles its horrendous#i started this sheet last night but then i kept adding to it and i keep wanting to add to it but i MUST stop myself#in an ideal world i get paid to draw charles xavier and erik lehnsherr but no i live in this baka society#sleepless charles WAS inspired by me starting this at 1AM and forcing myself to sleep at 4AM#and then here i am picking i up still later .... i need professional help i fear but i aint got time for that#NEVERTHELESS I THINK IT GOT IT NOW. I THINK IM OK. i think i know how i wanna go bout drawing him now ...#chat can i confess that like. .5% of the reason i barely draw FC charles i because of his hair#for some reason some demonic entity prevents me from drawing it easily i am in STRUGGLE CITY#the only thing that gets me is that whenever i draw him i can only think of the likes of a disney prince but man thems the strokes ig#i also drew a quick dark phoenix charles but i figured id just keep this first class oriented#anything else i want to say ? uh. hm. its funny i never do any of these sheets for erik#genuinely On My Life made One (1) sheet and was like 'no yeah i got it. i got it down'#literally not my fault his head is So Shaped and defined but anyways. this aint about him.#i mean it could be. i still wanna do a doodle page concentrated on drawing how his powers show#more specifically how do i wanna draw the glow cause i cant decide on it ... also i wanna draw the 'levels' ...#but thats for another time. for right now i should probably eat i havent eaten all day#bye bye !!!!!! here's to hoping i draw something thats not a doodle sheet one of these days
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Block out the guilt of what you've done. Escape is in reach.
#After reading Sebastian's document I wonder if killing that guard had been his first murder.#If he hadnāt killed anyone up until then imagine what it must have been like to actually kill someone?#Imagine if he didnāt have any weapons to do it either and had to use his claws?#We really are sleeping on this guy's angst potential aren't we?#my art#sebastian pressure#roblox pressure#sebastian solace#tw blood
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*clasps your shoulders gently and looks you straight in the eye*
Keferon. Please read Ninth by Kyn on AO3. I think you would love it very much. It has a large chapter count, but don't be intimidated, it's very easy to get into. It is currently unfinished, but is being updated regularly.
You are the seventh person that recommended this fic to me so ahahahaha yeah
Iām doing great Help I hate some parts of it but I love the other parts Iām spinning in the blender
ā¦..I made the moodboardā¦.
#chapter 37#of 120 or something#I must be like 90k words in haha#large word count is not an intimidation. Itās an invitation haha#I love the fics that I canāt read in just one hour:)#I gotta say I donāt enjoy the concept of making robots into organic life#itās just my preference#seeing them as humans or animals or whatever feels so fucking wrong#the concept itself drives me off#like. Strongly#But at the same time. This fic isnāt about them being āhaha cute organicsā#itās āoh god. I was turned into something Iām notā#instead of teeheee theyāre fluffy#itās please free me from this fucking nightmare. please let me be myself again.#idk how to explain. I resonate I guess#it often feels very disturbing but the characters are also disturbed#So now Iām kind of stuck reading this fic because I just canāt stop lol#just politely skipping the parts that make me too uncomfortable#also#the body horror isā¦.damn. Impressive. I didnāt expect to read about grotesque fleshy creature turning itself inside out#itās not even aesthetic or symbolic#it literally looks like a fucking nightmare. Which is impressive also.#the flesh is g r o s s#the beginning got me struggling and skipping#but the intermission is currently ruining my sleep schedule#oh fuckā¦.I usually send my posts to the authors of the fics I readā¦..but I feel like I might offend the author of Ninth if do thisā¦ā¦..#thereās a tiny chance theyāre following meā¦.if itās true then I wanna tell Iām sorry pls donāt take this seriously#your fic got me waay out of my comfort zone#huge points for writing Ratchet. Drift in this fic isā¦the grossest fucking thing I could probably imagine but Ratchet doesnāt even hesitate#he helps him and he cares for him. Which isā¦..imma be real my first instinct would be to set Drift on fire to end his misery
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these are fun
#ok im finally watching DRP2 and Cinder and Wyldfyre's beef is so funny like sir you are (presumably) an adult and bullying a teenager#ive seen some takes that Cinder is a teen which i giggle at bc when i first watched DR i thought he was genuinely like 50. old ass man#go to bed grandpa#i changed my mind tho he must be a youngish adult but hes just kinda fucked up. like yeah Cinder maybe you do need ur beauty sleep#hes grown on me though. who is this DIVA#ninjago#dragons rising#my post#ninjago kai#ninjago lloyd#ninjago harumi#ninjago wyldfyre#ninjago sora#ninjago vania#ninjago arin#ninjago roby#harumi jade#princess harumi#lloyd garmadon#kai smith#kai jiang#princess vania#ninjago cinder#i forgot to tag him oops. its what he deserves#lego ninjago#amelia isn't funny
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Shane and Emily on sleep schedules? Canāt decide if theyād be the stereotypical opposites or more similar than they think haha
In the future Emily would have him take off his hoodie before bed as itās a potential safety hazard the way he gets tangled in it
#stardew valley#stardew#stardew fanart#sdv fanart#comics#stardew emily#sdv emily#stardew shane#sdv shane#I was just thinking how heās the first npc out and about in the mornings despite how terrible he must sleep#built diff#Em has the luxury of sleeping in which Iām sure she loves#sheāll get up before Haley just on principle tho#oh and sheās trying to summon his dream self from across the astral plane#in case that doesnāt read#lol#unfortunately it's not effective against late night hangxiety wake up calls
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what up iāve been obsessed with would you fall in love with me again like every other person on the planet and i canāt stop thinking about penelopeās final verse
sheās so angry; angry that odysseus would dare to suggest that her love for him has faltered or his actions were enough to destroy it. sheās been waiting, working her fingers raw unweaving her shroud every night, not sleeping as the suitors camp inside her home; every day a threat to her and her son, to her kingdom if an unworthy man - and they are all unworthy - should take the throne. she knew they wouldnāt wait forever, that at some point her deception would be realised; her dedication to her husband means she is at constant risk and the first thing odysseus does when he sees her - if this even is him - is question her love for him?
the very first thing he says (other than her name) is, āi am not the man you fell in love with.ā penelope asks him if itās really him standing there or if sheās ādreaming once moreā. once more. sheās felt the cruelty of hope before; has looked at her doorway and seen odysseus the same as when he left (which is probably partly why sheās so shocked by how he actually looks) and felt unfathomable pain when her hopes were dashed over and over again. she asks if he is really her odysseus and he says no
yes, in his mind, odysseus canāt see how he can deserve her love after everything heās done - the atrocities heās committed, to himself he isnāt the same man, āi see a man who gets to make it home alive, but itās no longer youā - but all penelope hears is her husband, the man she loves and waited for, doubts the strength of her love
penelope asks what kind of things heās done and it must be shocking to hear; his actions so different from the man who left her behind even if he did them in name of returning to her. but when she asks him to move the bed, itās as much a challenge as it is a test. sheās asking him to prove that he is the monster he claims to be; that if heās changed so much and become so heartless, he should have no qualms about ripping the symbol of their love from its roots. and itās also her only way of actually determining if this man who claims to be her husband yet doesnāt take her in his arms, is actually him
ājust a moment of labour would bring me some peaceā - if he does what she asks, then she will know either heās changed so much that heās no longer her odysseus or heās another fake and was never hers to begin with; that her husband didnāt just stand in front of her and claim she canāt love him as he is. but sheās done. she was already willing to die when she stood behind the twelve axes she challenged the suitors to shoot through. sheās so tired. she just wants it all to be over
āonly my husband knew that, so i guess that makes him youā - i guess. even after telling her something only odysseus and her knew, penelopeās still not convinced that itās truly him. how many men came to her door claiming to be her long lost husband, banking on time and distance to dull memory of his face and voice, on her longing and desperation for odysseus to blind her into believing them?
but if this is her husband? if the man sheās loved through decades of absence has finally returned to her?
āi will fall in love with you over and over againā - an exhausted promise, the core of who penelope is and how she feels; assuaging his doubts and his own clear pain
but
āno matter how long itās been, youāre mine. donāt tell me youāre not the same person, youāre always my husbandā - penelope is screaming at him; how dare odysseus say this to her? dismiss her love and her suffering? he saw the men outside, heās smart enough to know what they were here for and instead of apologising for being gone for so long, instead of begging for forgiveness for inadvertently putting her and their son at risk, instead of embracing her and putting an end to her torment, odysseus doubts her
āand iāve been waiting, waitingā - the tone shift of penelope screaming at him to lamenting how long sheās been waiting is heartbreaking; itās quieter as she gets lost in the pain of her grief, her anger failing as she recalls the memories of her long years of solitude. odysseus tries to call her back with his gentle āpenelopeā - such a contrast to his own exhausted anger at being asked to destroy their marital bed now that he understands why she asked that of him - but she canāt hear him; sheās too trapped in the memories. he tries again, still gentle but more insistent, and this time she does hear him and her anger comes rushing back along with her grief. her āwaiting, waiting,ā becomes almost accusatory; sheās been alone for so long and itās bc of him, bc he wasnāt there, bc he left her waiting
that abrupt āohā at the end of the verse isnāt just a vocalisation; in that moment, sheās realising that she has realised that he truly is odysseus. she knew it was him before she even processed it. she wouldnāt be this angry if he were anyone else; love and grief and anger coalescing in one single divine moment where penelope finally believes her odysseus has returned to her
āfor youā - sheās been waiting and waiting, years turning to dust, her sleepless nights and days spent living in fear and preemptive grief- and it was all for him. odysseus is actually here. which means her waiting is over
āhow long has it been?ā
ā20 yearsā
āi- i love youā
#disclaimer maybe that ive never read the odyssey but this is more of a song analysis than anything else#and yall know how much i love my analysis#penelope has every right to be angry at odysseus even if it wasnt his fault for being gone so long#logic doesnt trump emotion#she will forgive him - of course she will she loves him too much - but she deserves her anger and grief and blame#20 years of being left alone to raise their son and rule their kingdom#3 years of not sleeping to unweave her shroud and hold off the suitors#i cant imagine how exhausted she must be#and the first thing his husband does upon his return is doubt if she can still love him? after all that?#id throw hands penelope a better person than me on god#she couldve stooped to his level; couldve become ruthless and denied odysseus to protect herself from the pain of forgiveness#but her love for him is stronger than the pain she felt without him#this is purely from penelopes pov by the way i know odysseus was kinda justified in asking#but still#dude think it through#coming out of my cage and ive been doing just fine.txt#talk meta to me#ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves#meta#epic the ithaca saga#epic the musical#epic odysseus#epic penelope#the epic saga#epic saga#jorge rivera herrans#the odyssey#the ithaca saga#penelope of ithaca#odysseus
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Do you ever think about how important and significant Alex's action to give his key to Henry was?
Alex had brought the key with him everywhere throughout his life since he got it.
Then, the first moment he's quietly alone with Henry, Alex gets to explain what it means to him: it's the key to his family's house in Austin.
But it means much more to him: it's from the times when his family was still all together (book), it's his childhood, his time growing up in Texas, it's his mixed blood, and the quiet life he left behind to follow his mother in something bigger than him.
That key is his comfort and reminder of what he was and the memories he will treasure forever.
Alex doesn't tell all of this to Henry, but Mr. HRH Prince Dickhead knows there's more about it underneath, just like how he had always known Alex wasn't just a peasant boy.
Alex brings his keychain everywhere and Henry is always there to admire it.
The key to Henry means something completely different: it's the reminder of his unusual life, the fact that he can't have such normal things as possessing a simple key, it represents all the things he can only admire from afar but he'll never be able to posses.
And then Alex breaks the wall that Henry thought would suffocate him forever, that seemed impossible to destroy.
Alex starts to remove the key when he's in the most intimate moments with Henry. He decides to leave the thoughts and worries related to his family for another time. He decides to be fully Henry's, even during just brief rendezvous.
And Henry takes everything he can, as far as he can. Till the moment, he's sure will come, when the magic breaks and the key will return to be something to admire and desire from afar, but never possess.
But Alex isn't just a peasant boy.
He hands over his childhood, his memories and his whole being to Henry, with just a simple gesture. Alex says "Henry, I'm yours." by giving him the object of his desires, by breaking the illusion that Henry can't be a normal boy, simply owning the key of someone's heart.
And Henry is reluctant to accept it, cause he knows (just like he had always known that Alex wasn't just a peasant boy) that the key means so much to him. But Henry accepts, cause he wants to believe that the wall between them can break, Alex made him believe it. And he grips and holds onto that hope like his life depends on it, cause it does.
Alex is the only key to his freedom.
#Not me planning this post to be light and dropping a goddammit full analysis like its the final chapter of a 50000 words fanfiction#i do think about it and then cry myself to sleep#Henry fell first but Alex fell harder#They love each other so much#And i didn't mention the part of Henry thinking about the memories Alex must hold and missing his dad and the times he had a happy family#but thats an angst for another time#I love making people cry#Hi I am people#red white and royal blue#rwrb#rwrb movie#firstprince#alex claremont diaz#henry fox mountchristen windsor#nicholas galitzine#taylor zakhar perez#tzp
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CW(?) slight horror imagery in the third pic
This is me trying to practice drawing the trio in the most flip floppy art style way to prepare myself for when I draw.. a specific auā¦ mwehehehe.
Waiter! Waiter! More wtvr tf light & L got going on in that last one!!
Edit: I made more down below
Human shinigamis added to the roster. The OG design or the human design of Ryuk is banger but idk if Iāll keep it the same as it, cuz it doesnāt fully fit the Ryuk we know so who knows, may change his design.
Bottom centre of L & Light r inspired from a ff scene I may or may not make fanart forā¦ also yassssss Misa & Rem yaasssss one sided yuri maybe who knows.. just play Chappell roan already
#what if we held onto each other like a lifeline because we are nothing without the other#death note#light yagami#l lawliet#misa amane#lawlight#my art#when the bell tollsā¦#the first two were from a canvas that held an angsty lawlight drawing#it was honestly cuz I couldnāt draw atm#feeling cracked at midnight#as usual#but I must sleep#may these powers stay with me when I wake up#death note rem#death note ryuk#rem x misa#remisa#MERRY YURIMAS!!
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Family for day 6 of SpeSilverWeek! Edition uuh found biological and crime I guess...
#this was the first one I completed tbh and I'm not vibing but it was rly good warmup and tbh working lineless is so much easier...#I get lazier and messier concerning anatomy esp and stuff but I have fun...#spesilverweek#pokespe silver#pokespe blue#pokespe#my art#the thing about this is. I have so many thoughts about this one very specific rocket au where they aren't dex holders but find Giovanni#instead but he still goes missing and they still kind of hate team rocket bc the whole mask of ice thing still happened so they try to fuck#shit up from within now that giovanni is gone even though they also rly just kinda want him to return and deal with stuff himself#and the admins have these rly fun roles of all being in disagreement on what to do#like the boss might be dead his kids should take over or we Must find the boss or lol no boss my team rocket now#and then the dex holders get mixed in too and it's Fun bc everyone is fighting everyone#also sorry Giovanni for making you look like that#it's like 5min til day 6 technically but my laptop is being a butt so in case it won't turn on tomorrow here it is now#I will not wait 5min for midnight I got a new pillow for christmas and I wanna SLeep on it noW! hell yeah !!#pokemon
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Happy birthday my baby boy my present to you is my first ever fully finished comic
#genzen#zengen#genya x zenitsu#genya shinazugawa#zenitsu agatsuma#muichirou tokitou#himejima gyomei#muichiro tokito#himejima gyoumei#demon slayer#kimetsu no yaiba#I've been agonizing over the idea of their first ever sleepover ouygeudgdggjdhgjj#it's so funny bc the only reason I started drawing this comic is literally just bc I wanted to draw zen with a nightbrace š#I must project my adolescent orthodontic pain and struggle onto zenitsu agatsuma or else my life will end#I imagine this is like. they're not quite yet all the way friends but they're getting there hehe#little do yall know what this will blossom into.......#the last page is supposed to be like. zen listening to genyas heartbeat slowing down while he falls asleep hehehe#speaking of the last page#I completely forgot to draw the nightbrace on those last two panels LMFAOOOOO OOPS#this comic has spawned genuinely just. some of my favorite Genya drawings I've ever made#especially the one of him yawning it's so. ouywghdhj. my gneys.#there was gonna be an extra page after the this is nice panel where zen is all relaxed and sleeping#and then just. gets woken back up by the most HORRIFIC beastly sounding snore possible from Genya#but i couldn't figure out how to draw it so i just left it on a sweet note hehehe#never in my life did I think I would draw as many statues of Buddha as I have. thanks Genya.#speaking of it always very much surprises zen to find out that Genya is like fully and wholly religious he does not seem like the type atAL
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a ā¦ a gift from the talented @kruinka š„¹ thank you so much!! ą“¦ąµą“¦ą“æ ą¼ąŗ¶āæą¼ąŗ¶)
#å½” moevie!#å½” cherishing.#kruin ā¦. !! you sent this a few days ago but i am still . reeling in . /pos because i cannot believe i am seeing moze ( and myself ?! ) in#your !!!! style !!! your !! adorable !!! and beautiful !! style !!! and there is a lot i have to say ā i am in the chattiest mood despite my#sleepiness !! FIRST omg ): thank you ?! thank you !! THANK YOU !!! for being so kind to me and drawing out a sketch that i will treasure for#eternity really š !! i will gaze at this whenever i wake up ā¦ gaze at it before i sleep ā¦. gaze at it when im sad ā¦ when im happy ( to#amplify the happiness of course !! ) OOOOH KRUIN. kruin . words can absolutely NOT describe how much i love your style ā¦ i just cannot ?!#figure out how to put it in words ?? i canāt just say āi like how you do thisā āand thisā because itās the literal entire thing that i love#aiwnendjdkke and ): before i get too deep into that ā i must thank you another time kruin !! because i know youāve been busy ā and of#course you must be ?! im sure life becomes much more hectic during the holidays and new years like this ā so iām just so soft over the fact#that you spent time to do this for me and i :ā) i really appreciate it from the bottom of my heart ā i would like to say āyou really didnāt#have to!!ā BECAUSE YOU DIDNT !!! YIU DIDNT NEED TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME ā YOU DIDNT ): IM JUST SO SAPPY AND MUSHY THAT YOU CHOSE TO AND ):#and the background being pink . i love pink !!! i know exactly where this specific shade of pink will prosper ( give me a second .. when i#awake ) .. BUT OH )): thank you so much kruin ā¦ it means so much to me .. more than i could ever try to explain !!! BUT IS IT OKAY IF I TALK#ABOUT HOW YOU DREW MOZE BECAUSE . iām dead on the floor -> x0x this is me because you made his cheeks SO squishy HIS SIGNATURE SQUISHABLE#LOOK . I WONDER HOW ARTISTS MAKE HIM LOOK SO SQUISHY ?? the squish technique ?? BECAUSE HE LOOKS SO CUTE SHJEJD ): KRUIN YOURE SUCH AN AWESO#ME ARTIST . SO TO BE ABLE TO SEE HIM IN YOUR STYLE ā¦.. *thanks everyone for allowing me to have eyes* a wonderful day !! to have eyes !!! i#will actually risk disintegrating into evieparticles if i even so much as mention the blush on his cheeks so ā instead . YOU GAVE HIM SUCH A#oh no . the look on his face T T kruin i donāt want to talk about it !!!!! but you ā the look on his face !!!! must you draw him in such a#cute manner /pos i am starting to feel speechless trying to talk about how pretty he is in your style because . perhaps toopretty for me#to even make any type of comment ( instead ā i sneak a glance and then turn away because if i stare too long ā¦. IF I STARE TOO LONG .. *expl#explodes* ) kruin i think i will just cry seeing the level of detail you put into this ): like my hair ): i think i will just kneel in front#of you and cry and apologize over and over as i wipe my tears on my sleeve because my tears make it difficult to properly thank you /lh#the fact that there are sparkles T T the world is full of sparkles when mr shadow exists !!! a lovely . YOU KNOW WHAT . the sparkles are#there because KRUIN EXISTS . I LOVE YOU KRUIN. I LOVE YOU SOO MUCH ))): I DONT RVEN KNOW HOW TO DTART EXPRESSING MY GRATUTUDE#tldr - i am gobsmacked & staring at this for the next ( infinite amount of time ) thank you kruin !!! ): wishing you only the best .#aggressively wishing you only the best * aggressively turning to go O_O at anything that dares threaten a lovely day for you!!!!
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