#c; Nicolas Scratch

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|| CLOSED || Nicky & Agatha ||

@thehxrkness

Nicolas started for just a moment before speaking, a hint of uncertainty in his greeting despite the fact that he was entirely sure this was her. "Mama..."

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"And it's weird, not really all that surprising seeing as it was made with Chaos Magic. The stuff breaks the rules of magic more often than not." He'd never encountered it himself, but he had learned a bit about it.

"Well, technically by mortal standard I guess she would be my father? Like I said, magic tends to make things more complicated."

"You can't talk like that about people's souls. It's my soul," Billy pointed out with a huff.

"Your mother is Rio? The original Green Witch and Death Herself?" He protested, wanting to scoot away.

[cedricfaitsontourdupilat]

Grimpée de l’Oeillon

A Pélussin, le 29 juin 2024

11eme édition pour cette grimpée proposée et organisée par l’Ecole des Grimpeurs et son président Nicolas Buisson. Souvent sous forme de contre la montre individuel, parfois départ groupé, cette année c’était bien un CLM au programme sur les 10 km à 6,6% du col de l’Oeillon. Après de nouvelles pluies la veille (une constante cette année), on trouve tout de même de bonnes conditions ce samedi matin ; routes sèches sans brouillard sur le col et température entre 20-23° avec un ressenti bien plus chaud que ça et un ciel couvert. Seule ombre au tableau ; le vent de sud qui s’est levé !

Pour ma 6eme participation je ne change pas mes habitudes et sitôt le dossard récupéré, je monte poser la voiture au sommet et part pour une petite heure de vélo en direction de Véranne, Maclas et Pélussin. Au passage je rencontre Julien Sauvigné et pas mal de cyclos n’étant pas au courant de la course ; dommage car on va avoir une toute petite participation. Dans l’attente de mon départ, je vois s’élancer Nicolas puis Maxime Limone ou Anthony Cheytion.

La confiance n’est pas au maximum à l’image de mon début de saison où il me semble manquer un petit quelque chose, alors j’ambitionne de partir sur les bases de mon record de puissance sur 27/28’ sans vraiment espérer pouvoir l’améliorer. Pour le chrono en lui-même se sera compliqué avec le vent trop fort sur la fin de parcours.

Avec un PR de 372W sur 27’ (et même 371W sur 32’ ce qui me fait dire que je pourrais gratter quelques watts supplémentaires sur 27’…) je m’élance à 10h35 avec ce chiffre en tête. Départ « prudent » donc même si je fais les 2 premiers kms à 385W : les jambes semblent bonnes et les sensations correctes alors j’en profite en rattrapant le concurrent parti 1’ avant moi et en doublant aussi quelques cyclos n’hésitant pas à nous encourager. Sur cette première partie le vent ne semble pas gênant et l’entrée dans la forêt après 3 kms me fait ressentir les 1eres douleurs. J’ai bien du mal à tenir le rythme en danseuse alors je fais quasiment tout assis, ce qui n’est pas plus mal pour le coefficient aérodynamique mais amplifie aussi le mal aux jambes ! Je tiens bon jusqu’à la Croix du Collet, km5,5 en 15’07 à presque 380W moyens (mais à déjà 40’’ de Maxime sans le savoir).

Ça se complique pour les 4,5 kms suivants : à présent c’est cap au sud et on va souvent sentir le vent de face. Un peu rassuré sur mon rythme jusqu’à là, je suis motivé à bien finir mais la puissance moyenne diminue constamment ; 377, 375, 373… Je maintiens contre le vent mais « récupère » un peu quand ce dernier se calme et c’est du coup plus compliqué de garder un rythme régulier ; j’atteint le replat à tout juste 370W moyens et passe la plaque pour les 500 derniers mètres très roulants mais plein vent : 28’17 pour le chrono (27’59 pour le segment strava) à 369W moyens qui m’offriront la 2eme place scratch et la victoire en catégorie C.

Maxime s’impose fort logiquement en 27’14 me repoussant à 1’ ! Aucun regret, il est très fort avec notamment un super résultat il y a une semaine aux championnats de France de CLM (19eme amateur et 41ème avec les athlètes professionnels !). Il était même en avance sur le record de la montée à la Croix du Collet mais a subit lui aussi le vent défavorable de la partie finale. De mon côté j’étais plutôt content avec un record de puissance quasiment égalé sur 28’ même si je pense pouvoir faire un peu mieux ; en effet bien qu’à 380W à la Croix du Collet, j’était tout de même en retard sur mes temps de référence : +16’’ par rapport à 2019 et +23’’ sur 2021.  Sur ces 2 années j’avais signé un temps total de 27’22 contre 28’17 aujourd’hui : +55’’ ! Alors oui le vent n’a pas aidé sur la fin mais je pense que j’étais au-dessus des 372W sur 27’ pour faire ce temps-là (je n’avais pas de capteur de puissance sur le vélo en 2019 et 2021) ; ce qui n’est pas impossible car en plus ça avait été 2 années où j’avais marché très fort. En revanche pour se rapprocher de Maxime ou du record de la montée qui doit être de 26’50, il me faudrait certainement avoisiner les 400W… ce qui m’est impossible !

Classement

Strava

[chrancecriber]

Chilltrax (June 30, 2023)

23:58 Tep No Feat. Starzun - Hold Me 23:54 Vandelux - All I've Ever Known 23:54 C H I L L T R A X - Like Lobster Straight Out Of The Sink! 23:49 Valante - Eio 23:46 Cannons - Loving You 23:42 Telepopmusik, Juicy Cola - Breathe (Juicy Cola Remix) 23:37 Zaven - Voliere Amplitude 23:33 Jos & Eli & Eli & Fur - Riffs Of The Night 23:33 C H I L L T R A X - Street Life Worlds Cc 23:28 Alison Goldfrapp - The Beat Divine 23:23 Kraak & Smaak Feat. Izo Fitzroy - Twilight 23:19 Leaving Laurel - The Family We Find 23:16 Elderbrook & Tourist - Howl (Chill Mix) 23:16 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass 23:12 Lipless & Blue Noir - Alone 23:09 Attlas & Jodie Knight - Used To The Silence 23:04 Ghenwa Nemnom - Story Of A Battle (Chris Zippel Remix) 22:59 Zhu & Yuna - Sky Is Crying 22:59 C H I L L T R A X - Something I Should Tell You 22:56 George Fitzgerald & Syml - Mother 22:52 Everything But The Girl - Caution To The Wind 22:48 Attom - Distant Memories 22:44 Pableno - Heights 22:40 Autograf - Sleepless In Nyc (Extended Mix) 22:40 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots 22:37 Jan Blomqvist - Carry On (Earthlife Remix) 22:34 Lapsley - 32 Floors 22:30 Logic1000 - 21 22:25 Booka Shade & Satin Jackets - Fusion Royale 22:21 Xixi Feat. Kwesi - Close To U 22:21 C H I L L T R A X - Chilltrax - Chill Out Piano 22:18 Dye O - Simply Be Here 22:14 Drama - Don't Hold Back 22:11 R Plus & Faithless Feat. Amelia Fox - Let's Just Have Some Fun 22:07 Flexible Fire - Costa Serena 22:03 Boehm - Who You Are 22:03 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh 21:59 Avira & Nicholas Gunn - Sensing You 21:54 Two Lanes - Movement 21:50 Lp Giobbi Feat. Dj Tennis & Joseph Ashworth - All In A Dream 21:46 False Intentions - Good Liar 21:43 Melosense - Lost In Gruvv 21:43 C H I L L T R A X - Wonderful Tan! 21:39 Kx5 & Sofi Tukker - Sacrifice (St Mix) 21:34 Tycho Feat. Saint Sinner - Japan (Chilltrax Mix) 21:31 Dex 1200 - Ongea Nami 21:26 Above & Beyond & Marty Longstaff - Gratitude (Aname Pm Mix) 21:23 Farius - Coming Up (Hold On) (Dokho Remix) 21:23 C H I L L T R A X - Organ The Chillout Channel 21:19 Jones Meadow - Paint 21:13 Maya Jane Coles Feat .chelou - Never Asked For Much 21:10 London Grammar - How Does It Feel 21:05 Il:lo - Cynnes 21:01 Heard Right Feat. Phoebe Tsen - Pulling Me Under 20:56 Wassu & Mimi Page - Within Me 20:56 C H I L L T R A X - Escape The Noise 20:53 Vintage & Morelli - Once Upon A World 20:48 Lamorn - Olsen After Midnight 20:43 Darius Feat. Wayne Snow - Apology 20:38 Nils Hoffmann Feat. Julia Church - 9 Days 20:35 Dreem - Miles Away 20:29 Roisin Murphy - Incapable 20:29 C H I L L T R A X - Musique Nonstop 20:25 Feiertag - Didn't Know Why (You Lost Your Soul) 20:20 Royksopp Feat. Astrid S - Let's Get It Right 20:16 Sons Of Maria - Outbound 20:12 Emmit Fenn & Shallou - Hollow 20:11 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Bassy Dr 20:08 Xixi & Hildur Ottilia - Don't Worry 20:05 Embrz Feat. Abroad - Rise 20:00 Blank & Jones - Floatation 19:56 Blonde Maze - When You Move 19:52 Satin Jackets Feat. Mandy Jones - In This Life 19:52 C H I L L T R A X - Jimpster 1 19:48 Chris Malinchak - Control 19:43 Trilucid - Cheyenne (Extended Sunset Mix) 19:38 Classic Unknwn & Lipless - Be With You 19:34 Rocket Empire - Astoria 19:30 Kelela - Contact 19:30 C H I L L T R A X - Comes To Chill Out 19:27 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You 19:23 Circle Sky - Love Hertz 19:18 Above And Beyond - Sun In Your Eyes (William Orbit Remix) 19:13 Alex Lo Faro - Move With Me 19:13 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound 19:10 London Grammar - Lose Your Head 19:05 Chicane & The Mannequin - Summer In E Major 19:02 Jones Meadow - Expect 18:58 Kidnap Feat. Leo Stannard - Moments (Ben Bohmer Nils Hoffmann Remix) 18:57 C H I L L T R A X - Fresh And Fascinating 18:53 Monolink - Turning Away (Parra For Cuva Remix) 18:48 Sg Lewis - Lifetime 18:43 Nicolas Godin Feat. Cola Boyy - The Foundation 18:39 Duckmaw - Distant Worlds 18:35 Beacon - Im U 18:35 C H I L L T R A X - Scratch Toh (Freesound) Chilltrax 18:30 Heard Right & Oracle - There For You 18:27 Mango & Cloudcage - More Than This 18:23 Ran The Man - Swimmingpool 18:20 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life 18:16 Elderbrook - The End 18:16 C H I L L T R A X - Worldschilloutchannnel Orbit 18:13 Finding Mero - In Loving Memories 18:09 Zimmer Feat. Panama - Make It Happen 18:05 Sons Of Maria - Lake Tahoe 18:01 Woven - Brushes 17:58 Olan - Wake And Return (Little Dragon Remix) 17:58 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Rocket Empire 17:52 Rüfüs Du Sol - See You Again 17:49 Sum Wave - It Feels Like Summer 17:45 Royksopp Feat. Astrid S - Just Wanted To Know 17:42 Satin Jackets Feat. Tailor - Somewhere In Paradise 17:38 Tycho - Into The Woods 17:38 C H I L L T R A X - See That The Humans Are Entertained 17:33 Eli & Fur - Better In The Dark 17:29 53 Thieves - Heights 17:26 Flexible Fire - Amatista 17:22 Drama - 3am 17:17 Nicholas Gunn Feat. Chris Howard - Thought Of You 17:17 C H I L L T R A X - E-chilled-music 17:12 Two Lanes - Ascend 17:07 Braxe Falcon - Step By Step (Amtrac Remix) 17:02 Ry X & Olafur Arnalds - Oceans 16:57 Volen Sentir & Makebo - Into The Stars 16:56 Bonobo Feat. Jordan Rakei - Shadows 12:15 Pines Feat. Fractures - Rewrite The Ending 12:11 Sultan Shepard - Sirens 12:08 Rezident - Wellenlainge 12:08 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Bassy Dr 12:03 Chicane & The Mannequin - Summer In E Major 11:58 Chris Malinchak - Saving My Love 11:55 Attom - Where Are We Going 11:53 Cannons - Hurricane 11:49 Everything But The Girl - Forever 11:49 C H I L L T R A X - Like Lobster Straight Out Of The Sink! 11:45 Shingo Nakamura - Focus 11:41 Kx5 & Sofi Tukker - Sacrifice (St Mix) 11:37 Fabio Vee & Mike D' Jais - Consolation 11:32 Cahelo - Bananaquit (Mass Digital Extended Remix) 11:28 Sound Quelle & Tailor - Where We Should Be 11:28 C H I L L T R A X - The Chillout Channel Redux 11:23 Alex Lo Faro - Move With Me 11:19 Ross Quinn - Away With Me 11:16 Giants' Nest - Flower Burst 11:12 Satin Jackets & Panama - Alive 11:12 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound 11:07 Deep Sound Effect Feat. Svetlana Voice - Dreaming About You (Dj Aristocrat Remix) 11:03 Sons Of Maria - Lake Tahoe 10:59 Leaving Laurel - The Family We Find 10:55 Session Victim - The Pain 10:55 C H I L L T R A X - Listen To This! 10:51 George Fitzgerald & Syml - Mother 10:46 Royksopp & Susanne Sundfor - Oh, Lover (Nto Remix) 10:43 Feiertag Feat. Tessa Rose Jackson - Riptide 10:38 Zaven - Voliere Amplitude 10:33 Way Out West Feat. Liu Bei - Oceans 10:33 C H I L L T R A X - Scratch Toh (Freesound) Chilltrax 10:29 Morgin Madison & Ryan Lucian - From The Start (Mm Chill Remix) 10:26 Beacon - Pay My Debts 10:21 Lamorn - Olsen After Midnight 10:16 Sao Miguel Feat. Sebastian Reynoso - Hope In Balance (Wisternoff-grant Remix) 10:13 Jones Meadow & Clara Mendes - Em Baixo 10:13 C H I L L T R A X - Escape The Noise 10:10 Dreem - Miles Away 10:06 Shallou & Daya - Older 10:01 Braxe Falcon - Step By Step (Amtrac Remix) 09:56 Emi Ca - Just Breathe 09:52 Liz Cass - Blue 09:52 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Rocket Empire 09:47 Eli & Fur - Carbon 09:44 Flexible Fire - Costa Serena 09:40 Khotin & Tess Roby - Fountain, Growth 09:37 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life 09:33 Thievery Corporation - Guidance 09:33 C H I L L T R A X - No Sticky Fingers 09:29 Reel People & Paula - Vibe (Moods Remix) 09:24 Mazoulew Feat. Bonnie Wylde - Circles 09:21 Dex 1200 - Ongea Nami 09:18 Tep No & Noak Hellsing - I Won’t Need You 09:13 Arley & Sirolf - One Day 09:12 C H I L L T R A X - Backward Rvb Where World Comes 09:09 Attlas & Jodie Knight - Used To The Silence 09:05 Pines Feat. Water Park - Tell Me 09:00 Il:lo - Cynnes 08:57 Melosense - Can't Replace You 08:52 Max Cooper - A Model Of Reality (Tor Remix) 08:51 C H I L L T R A X - Street Life Worlds Cc 08:47 Forty Cats & Arentis - Zen 08:43 Satin Jackets Feat. Tailor - Somewhere In Paradise 08:38 Washed Out - Eyes Be Closed 08:35 Lost In Pacific & Hanging Valleys - Escape 08:32 Dye O - Simply Be Here 08:27 Alampa - Caravan 08:26 C H I L L T R A X - Musique Nonstop 08:23 Feiertag - Didn't Know Why (You Lost Your Soul) 08:19 Nils Hoffmann Feat. Gordi - No One Else 08:16 Holen - Breathe 08:13 London Grammar - Metal & Dust 08:12 C H I L L T R A X - Industrial 08:09 R Plus & Faithless Feat. Amelia Fox - Let's Just Have Some Fun 08:05 Tycho Feat. Rum.gold - Run Away 08:01 Jones Meadow - Shackles 07:56 Steven Weston Feat. Lapsley - Like I Used To 07:52 Elderbrook - Wasted On You 07:52 C H I L L T R A X - Well How Ya Like It? Terrific! 07:47 Bonsaye - Viaje 07:44 Cannons - Loving You 07:40 Boerd - 2far 07:36 Pableno - Heights 07:32 R Plus & Faithless Feat. Amelia Fox - It's Enough (The Last High) 07:32 C H I L L T R A X - Twcc Chill Chill Chill Chilltrax 07:27 Monolink - Turning Away (Parra For Cuva Remix) 07:24 Drama - Hold On (Rezident Remix) 07:19 Ghenwa Nemnom - Story Of A Battle (Chris Zippel Remix) 07:14 Mozez & Tim Angrave - Head Full Of Dreams 07:14 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass 07:11 Alex Hook Feat. Rene - You Showed Me 07:05 Maya Jane Coles Feat .chelou - Never Asked For Much 07:01 Arto - Para Mi 06:56 Sons Of Maria - Close To Me 06:55 C H I L L T R A X - Haven't Even Rinsed! 06:51 Alex Lo Faro - Move With Me 06:46 Sound Quelle Feat. Daniel Robinson - Tempest 06:42 Tagavaka - Oxygen 06:39 Aftruu - Falling Asleep 06:34 Moon Boots Feat. Nic Hanson - Keep The Faith 06:34 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots 06:30 Eli & Fur - Better In The Dark 06:26 Fkj Feat. Little Dragon - Can't Stop 06:22 Sum Wave - Evening Mood 06:17 Alison Goldfrapp - The Beat Divine 06:13 Reel People & Muhsinah - Something New (Kraak & Smaak Remix) 06:12 C H I L L T R A X - The Chillout Channel, Chilltrax 06:09 Holen - Healing 06:05 Two Lanes Feat. Kwesi - Another Time 06:02 Xixi & Hildur Ottilia - Don't Worry 05:57 Above And Beyond - Sun In Your Eyes (William Orbit Remix) 05:54 53 Thieves - Waves 05:54 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh 05:49 Alampa - Lush Dance 05:46 Chill Cole - Liquid Life 05:42 Nils Hoffmann Feat. Malou - About You 05:38 Booka Shade & Satin Jackets - Fusion Royale 05:33 Chris Malinchak - Photograph 05:33 C H I L L T R A X - See That The Humans Are Entertained 05:30 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You 05:26 Kaskade - Find Love 05:22 Rocket Empire - Astoria 05:16 Attlas Feat. Mango - Over The Water 05:13 Vandelux - All I've Ever Known 05:13 C H I L L T R A X - Escape 2 Music 05:09 Approaching Black - Sensitive 05:04 Chicane & The Mannequin - Summer In E Major 05:00 Hausman & Lumynesynth - Faded 04:56 Duckmaw - Distant Worlds 04:51 Blonde Maze - Night Light (Hessian Remix) 04:48 Everything But The Girl - Run A Red Light 04:48 C H I L L T R A X - Be Svendsen World Comes 04:44 Bonsaye - Kismet 04:41 Elderbrook & Tourist - Howl (Chill Mix) 04:38 Catz 'n Dogz Feat. Jaw - Time 04:33 Kelela - Enough For Love 04:29 Alex V - Cristal Shore 04:25 Shallou Feat.wales - Begin 04:25 C H I L L T R A X - Come Along Children - Need To Chill Out 04:20 Heard Right & Oracle - There For You 04:16 Farius - A Big Life (Sound Quelle Remix) 04:13 Jones Meadow - Expect 04:08 Ferr By Ferry Corsten And Rich Walters - Limbo 04:08 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Bassy Dr 04:04 Sons Of Maria - Lake Tahoe 03:59 Eli & Fur - You And I 03:56 Flexible Fire - Costa Serena 03:53 Leisure Feat. Muroki - Summer Season 03:48 Evelynka - Letting Go 03:48 C H I L L T R A X - Bugs B Gone 03:44 Electronic Bodyguards - Stronger (Pete Herbert Remix) 03:41 Afterlife - All I Wanted 03:36 Pines Feat. Akacia - History 03:33 Melosense - Nous 03:29 Morcheeba - The Moon (Kutiman Remix - Version B) 03:29 C H I L L T R A X - Worldschilloutchannnel Orbit 03:25 False Intentions - Good Liar 03:22 Sault - Wildfires 03:18 Sum Wave - Milkyway 03:15 George Fitzgerald & Syml - Mother 03:15 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound 03:09 Pilots Of Peace - Fallin 03:04 Braxe Falcon - Step By Step (Amtrac Remix) 03:00 Il:lo - Ink 02:56 Flume Feat. Emma Louise - Hollow (Logic1000 Remix) 02:56 C H I L L T R A X - Scratch Toh (Freesound) Chilltrax 02:52 Satin Jackets Feat. Tailor - Relapse 02:49 Finding Mero - In Loving Memories 02:46 Blonde Maze - Daydream (Otherwise Fine Remix) 02:41 Lamorn - Olsen After Midnight 02:38 Passenger 10 - All I Have 02:38 C H I L L T R A X - Something I Should Tell You 02:34 Jan Blomqvist & Malou - Alone 02:30 Darius & Amaria - Faded 02:25 Volen Sentir & Makebo - Into The Stars 02:20 Odesza Feat. Olafur Arnalds - Light Of Day (Parra For Cuva Remix) 02:17 Farius - Coming Up (Hold On) (Dokho Remix) 02:17 C H I L L T R A X - Chilltrax - Chill Out Piano 02:12 Vincenzo - You Knew 02:09 Attlas & Jodie Knight - Used To The Silence 02:04 Elderbrook & Emmit Fenn - I’ll Find My Way To You 02:00 Fakear - Crystal 01:56 Alampa - The One 01:52 Wassu & Mimi Page - Within Me 01:52 C H I L L T R A X - The Interstellar Chillout Channel 01:47 Flexible Fire - La Cumbre 01:44 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life 01:40 Parra For Cuva Feat. Kyson & Beau Diako - Ordel 01:36 Jean Vayat & Evelynka - My Soul 01:32 Dye O - Simply Be Here 01:27 Royksopp - Compulsion 01:27 C H I L L T R A X - Cleanliness Don't You Agree 01:23 Kx5 & Sofi Tukker - Sacrifice (St Mix) 01:19 Vandelux - Tulum 01:16 Tomb - Unbound 01:12 Tennyson - Iron 01:12 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Rocket Empire 01:08 R Plus & Faithless Feat. Amelia Fox - Let's Just Have Some Fun 01:03 Sons Of Maria - Are You 01:00 Sum Wave - It Feels Like Summer 00:55 Two Lanes - Never Enough 00:51 Eli & Fur - Where I Find My Mind 00:51 C H I L L T R A X - Like Lobster Straight Out Of The Sink! 00:47 Reel People & Paula - Vibe (Moods Remix) 00:44 Drama - Dark Rain 00:39 Blank & Jones - Floatation 00:36 Satin Jackets & Panama - The Future 00:36 C H I L L T R A X - Escape The Noise 00:31 Morgin Madison & Ryan Lucian - From The Start (Mm Chill Remix) 00:27 Circle Sky - Your Name 00:24 Rocket Empire - Lima 00:20 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You 00:20 C H I L L T R A X - Industrial 00:17 Tep No - Deep Sin 00:12 Maya Jane Coles Feat. Chelou - Never Asked For Much 00:08 Flexible Fire - Costa Serena 00:03 Meeting Molly - Gerda 00:03 C H I L L T R A X - Jimpster 1 00:00 Alampa - Seesaw Season

[thesevenwondersofawitch]

SPOILERS FOR CAOS PART 4.

Chapter Thirty: The Uninvited, episode reaction.

See, I never open my front door, because I don't like people, let alone if someone knocked like that.

WHY WOULD YOU TELL HIM ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTER! RED FLAGS!

Oh, Sabrina, I do not envy you. The awkwardness.

Okay, so knowing what we know from Roz, i have changed my mind and I would open the door and feed the dude, then once he left, I'd move. Far away.

SABRINA GETTING MARRIED. I HAD THE SAME REACTION OTHER SABRINA.

Satan has spoken, Caliban has rocking abs.

Satan sounds like my grandma who wants my sister to get married and give her great grandchildren.

While Lilith is a mood.

Oh shit, Lilith does not seem to like the idea of competition for her child.

Harvey can have sex, but can't say the word. Got it.

Hilda's ideal wedding sounds like fun, but from Zelda's expression I don't think it'll be happening.

Zelda, you don't get to take over this wedding just cause yours wasn't great.

Or apparently you can.

OH GOD, ZELDA, STRAIGHT TO THE TALK OF GETTING RID OF YOUR FUTURE BROTHER IN LAW'S SEX DEMON.

Ohhhhhh, Lilith has arrived.

Sabrina you're in trouble.

Lilith is a mood, immediately jumping to killing Caliban.

Sabrina, what are you up to?

What does gelded mean?

Sabrina talking about adoption is funny, but she is being really manipulative.

"Gently." Hilda that's not exactly how it works.

THEO!

I am LOVING how much Salem is in the show this season.

And holy shit, that is a lot of dead people. Ambrose looks a bit queasy.

Apocalyptic drums, sounds cool.

ZELDA IS PISSED OFF AT THOSE BOYS. 😂

Faustus, you're trying too hard. Way too hard.

WTF AGATHA, WHO'S TONGUE ARE YOU GOING TO GET?

Mary is me.

Oh lordy, Caliban, you seriously gave Sabrina your balls. *sighs*

Uh oh, Sabrina is miffed at other Sabrina.

Or she's not.

Faustus, you. are. trying. too. hard.

DUDE DOESN'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU!

Ah, now he speaks, but not because you are cool, Faustus. Quite the opposite.

Ew. Ew. Ewwwwww!

Hilda is so pretty! And I love how she's refusing to let Sabrina brush off why she's crying, even though it's her wedding day, Hilda is and always will be there for her niece.

So we know Hilda's at least over 160, which likely makes Zelda around/over 200.

Uh oh.

ZELDA LOOKS SO FREAKING BEAUTIFUL!

Oh, Nick, you have made a grave mistake.

Sabrina STOP GETTING DRUNK! IT'S YOUR AUNT'S WEDDING!

Oh shit, someone stop her from speaking, right now.

I love how Hilda is speaking through her teeth, like really.

Miscommunication.😂

Zelda grabbing Sabrina and putting her at the table with those other spinsters is golden.

Roz's shirt looks so smooth and soft and i want it.

I'M SO HALL FOR HILDA AND DR. C THOUGH.

Nick is a moron.

Oh shit oh shit oh shit oh shit

The dude is here.

R.I.P Dorian.

Ew.

Dr. C looks like he's gonna be sick.

I think I'm gonna use the uninvited's speech at any wedding I'll have to attend.

I may alter it, just a bit.

Sabrina's just casually attending a wedding in Hell, no bigger Aunt Zelda.

Lilith is so beautiful, and her face when she's left with the Eldritch Terror. 😂

I'm starting to like Satan, and I'm shocked he's actually acting like a father to Sabrina.

Him being so taken aback by both of them. 😂

Oh lordy, getting married? That's just messed up to the poor Uninvited.

Everyone is so disgusted by the uninvited.

Dollhouse, yay.

Everybody chant now!

Farewell Sabrina.

Oh my god, they're all dressed up! Zelda's a witch. 😂

Hilda and Dr. C are goals and so freaking adorable and if something happens to either of them I'm gonna riot.

Zelda's crying!!!!!

SABRINA YOU SHOULD NOT DO WHATEVER IT IS YOU'RE PLANNING!

[writeblrfantasy]

excerpt from brandr wip: the painter

no one's going to see this until the morning, but i was too excited to wait to post! this is a cameo for my bestie @magic-is-something-we-create, who so graciously agreed to let me put a cameo of him in the book <3

i took this and Ran with it, and it quickly turned into an excuse to compliment ur art, ur energy, and ur inherent genius. took a bit of inspo from ur creatures of ehl drawings for the paintings themselves, the frames were inspired by the stunning borders you've been doing, and of course a trans flag for the shop! (was all of that a little too similar? just lmk and i'll change it <3) up to you to imagine what the painting njord would have liked was eye emoji

also i dont know if youve ever liked working with physical paints but you would absolutely have perpetually stained hands with the paint if you did it's just ur chaotic gremlin energy

i had SO much fun writing this and pax, i really hope u like it!! ily!

They stroll into a shop painted brightly in white, blue, and pink, with flowerboxes lining the windows. Brandr is reminded of what Cerrick said Holbeck was like, all little quaint houses painted just as brightly as the people’s moods. Nilia really drew the short straw.

They walk in and admire the array of paintings hung around the walls, stunning shocks of color that make up a variety of creatures. Some Brandr recognizes, like the creatures of the Gryting deep to scare Cerrick and Edlyn with, with their sharp teeth and long tails and red eyes. Others he doesn’t recognize at all, and surmises that they must be made up. The frames for all of them are intricately carved wood, painted gold or pink or something else bright.

There’s such an array of creativity, originality among the pieces that Brandr has to stand back and take them all in for a minute. He could stand here for hours, he’s sure, and still miss certain details in each of the pieces.

The shop has a calming, gentle aura about it, a stillness that Brandr takes respite in after the difficult travel and the busy first few days here. Even the smile the shopkeeper and presumably the painter offers them, as he adjusts his glasses and long brown hair, is one of peace and ease. But as Brandr takes in the paint staining the painter’s wrists, the unorganized piles of supplies he spies through a gap in the curtain leading to the back of the shop, he guesses there’s sometimes chaos replacing the serenity.

Whatever the case, he gratefully takes the chance to unwind and simply breathe in this shop lightly scented of orange. The silence remains uninterrupted other than the occasional scratch of a pencil sketch from the counter or a murmur from Ivan of, “Njord would like this,” pointing to a painting for Brandr to study.

The lines on all of the paintings are stark and clear, colors only bleeding into each other when there are shadows or a blending of lights, blurred hands here and there. It’s all so pristine, so clean, dripping with talent crafted with an infuriating ease. Saints, how does he do that? How does anyone do that? Brandr has never had an eye for art before, but even this sticks out to him as incredible.

They don’t end up getting anything, knowing they have a ton more shopping to do over the course of their stay here. But Brandr’s thoughts linger on that bright little shop long after they’ve left, the painter’s distant gaze as genius is stormed up behind his eyes.

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ive been reading/listening to a weird amount of tom stoppard’s plays lately and it’s a super bizarre experience because like A. stoppard is an asshole irl as far as i’ve seen (which is admittedly little) and B. i absolutely abhor how his misogyny & racism come through in his plays yet C. something about the way his plays tackle like academia & discovery is SO pleasing to my brain (even though his misogyny usually becomes so narratively intertwined with that) in a way that i genuinely could not understand. anyways i just listened to the hard problem and i’ve finally figured out that it reminds me a lot of veep. like veep if veep was about stuff that i actually know about and have done and had dimensions of moral greyness that i too have partaken in. which partially explains it but i also feel as though the gender dynamics of veep map prettyyyy well onto that of stoppard plays which honestly reflects poorly on veep. and the more i think about it it just feels like a very quintessentially british form of misogyny that both exhibit. i know iannucci is hailed as some feminist vanguard in comparison to mandel which, like, yeah, but generally i DO have issues w the gender politics of early veep, AND death of stalin (weird rape jokes), AND the thick of it (so much of everyone’s issue with nicola, at least in s3, is that she’s a flighty broad or whatever. which is gendered!). ie this IS a recurring issue w everything of iannucci’s that i’ve consumed so far. i dont know what this post is trying to say because its 2am but like yes stoppard plays and veep/the thick of it scratch very particular media itches for me but they also weirdly share very similar forms of misogyny? and i do want to think more about and try to articulate better *what* is my issue with women in earlier seasons of veep. i can say right now that it’s not with selina’s depiction, it’s more with how amy is used/depicted in the storyline. anyways. good night everybody <3

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IMAGES: Details about the collision between two French Rafales during an air show

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 05/26/22 - 12:30 PM in Incidents, Military

On May 22, 2022, two Rafale C fighters of the French Air and Space Force collided in flight during the air show that was taking place at Aérienne Base 709 Cognac/Châteaubernard, France.

The two aircraft belonged to the Vautour Bravo tactical display team of the 30th Fighter Wing. The wing had just won the Silver Tiger award for the best exhibition at NATO Tiger Meet 2022 in Araxos, Greece. The "Rogue Spartan" aircraft, the team leader, also won the Best Tiger Aircraft award for its painting.

"During his tactical presentation, two Rafales from the 30th Fighter Wing collided in flight," said Colonel Nicolas Lyautey, commander of the 709 Cognac-Châteaubernard air base, where the air show was taking place. “One of them lost a piece of his caudal fin, which damaged the roof of a house during the fall.”

Some leaked photos show that one of the aircraft involved was the "Rogue Spartan", the special color prepared by Chasse 3/30 "Lorraine" Escadre of Aérienne Base 118 Mont-de-Marsan for the NATO Tiger Meet 2022.

The photos clearly show the damage to both aircraft. The "Rogue Spartan" lost in the collision the top of its vertical tail, which fell into a village near about eight kilometers from the air base and was recovered by civilians. The aircraft also suffered some minor damage to the missile rail of the left wing and the tip of the wing.

The second aircraft, with the standard low visibility paint, had damage and scratches on the right side of the fuselage, as well as a severely crooked canard.

A radar alert receiving antenna of the Spectra electronic warfare system (Système de Protection et d'Évitement des Conduites de Tir du Rafale) at the right air intake.

The Bureau Enquêtes Accidents pour la sécurité de l’aéronautique d’État (Aircraft Safety Accident Investigation Committee) opened an inquiry to find out the causes of the collision between the two fighter jets. "Rare thing," Colonel Lyautey added. "In aviation, there is only one priority: safety. We have to understand what happened."

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Fernando Valduga

Aviation photographer and pilot since 1992, he has participated in several events and air operations, such as Cruzex, AirVenture, Dayton Airshow and FIDAE. He has works published in a specialized aviation magazine in Brazil and abroad. He uses Canon equipment during his photographic work in the world of aviation

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Flowers - Nicolas Brown x Reader

(( Special thanks to my fren, @ittokan​ , for fangirling with me over Gangsta, and I truly hope you start writing for this fandom and all the others that you love, without feeling pressured or anything! <3 ))

“Worick?” Alex’s soft voice asked in curiosity as she noticed there were many vases around the house, filled with lots of colourful flowers.  “Yes, Ally?” the platinum haired man lit up a cigarette, looking at the girl with a mischievous smile - He knew what she wanted to ask. “What’s with...All the flowers? Every day they keep adding up...What’s the occasion? I-I’m not saying they’re not beautiful, they are! And they smell gorgeous, it’s a really nice change to this place...But what’s with the sudden change?” she perked up, sniffing a blue flower. “Well, Ally, do you know who bought them?” Worick asked, exhaling, letting smoke come out of his mouth. “You bought them, right? Or are they from Nina?” Alex blinked in confusion, not understanding where the man was going to. “Nope. You’re wrong to the core. Care to try again?” the man chuckled, incredibly amused as he saw her eyes widen in shock “Don’t tell me...Nic bought them?!” she gasped, not comprehending the logic behind it. “You’ve got it right! Nic got them! All 7 vases, and all the different 5 coloured flowers.” he flicked the cigarette softly to get the burnt area out of the window. “But...Why? I didn’t see him as a guy who’d like flowers that much as to waste his money on them?” the girl tilted her head to the side, looking like a confused puppy. “You and me both, Alex! But I assure you, he doesn’t know that either. Buuuuut he knows something that you don’t~! Wanna know what it is?” Worick put out the cig, putting his arm around her shoulders, getting closer to her face. “What is it? Why is Nic buying flowers?!” she asked impatiently, not even caring that she’s so close to the man. “Nicolas is in loooooove~!” the blue eyed man cheered loudly, making the girl squeal in shock at the sudden loud noise, before realising what he just said. “WHAT?!” she gasped, not believing what she just heard. “Yeeees, you heard that right! Nic has a crush on the flower girl! She’s a reaaal cutie, I’m telling you...But not really my style. I’ve talked to her once, she’s perfect for him.” he grinned widely, seeing the girl’s curiosity. “I had no idea there was a flower shop around!” she scratched the back of her head sheepishly. “Well, I wouldn’t be surprised. There’s only one, but thankfully, she sells for both Twilights and Non-Twilights alike. What a sweet girl. Nic mentioned she started learning sign language for him, and she got a little white table with colourful markers. I’m sure you’d like her.” he winked at her, making her smile softly. “It would be nice to see them together one day. Think he’d ever bring her around?” she asked excitedly. “Nahhh, no way. This place is a dump. She’s sunshine incarnated, she deserves better. Oh, and, she’s a doctor working here because this was her mother’s shop or something like that.” he spoke as a matter of fact. “Woaw, a doctor...She must be so smart. Is she like Dr. Theo?” Alex was full of questions of this young woman that managed to capture the rough man’s heart. “Who knows? We’ll see, I guess. Unless...You want to spy on them one day.” Worick winked at her, nodding towards her to follow. “Come on, I have something to get from her since Nic can’t make it today.”

The h/c girl made a little braid on the side of her long hair as she read a new medical book she received yesterday, a soft smile evident on her face as the sunlight gently illuminated her face. Soft jazz music was heard throughout the little parlor and the mesmerising perfume of the infinite flowers was almost drunkening.

She didn’t even realise someone came in the shop, until the man greeted her with a friendly “Yoooo!” as if they’ve been friends since childhood.

“Oh, hello! Sorry I didn’t notice you, I got a bit too absorbed in this book. I’m Y/N, it’s very nice to see new faces around!”  her grin was so dazzling that it almost made Alex blush. “It’s great to meet you too. I’m Worick and this is Alex. We’ve come here to pick something up, since my friend couldn’t come today. Know what I’m talking about?” he leaned on the counter, and just as he mentioned that friend, he saw a beautiful spark glow in her e/c eyes. “Oh, you’re Nic’s friends! I’m so happy to meet his friends, he spoke so fondly of you! I’ll give you the flowers in a sec, please wait!” she spoke enthusiastically, rushing in the back of the parlor to pic them up. “Told ya she’s a beauty.” Worick nudged the flustered woman as the owner of the shop came with a beautiful bouquet of blue hibiscus. “Here you go! I hope he likes them. Tell Nic I said hi, okay?” she handed the man the bouquet of blue flowers. “Red, orange, yellow, green, blue...Now indigo...These are the colours of the rainbow!” Alex gasped in realisation, making Y/N grin even wider. “Oh, yes, that’s exactly it! I promised Nic I would help him find out what’s his favourite colour and flower, so every day, I’d give him a bouquet of flowers, each day, a different colour of the rainbow. I’m so happy that someone realised that!” she clapped her hands enthusiastically. “He has 7 different vases at home, and in all of them, there are flowers of different colours, that’s how I realised. They are so beautiful!” Alex took a sniff of them, a smile forming on her face. “Aww, I’m so happy you like them! Hmm...Ah, I’ve got this! Wait a second...Wait a second...And this...A little bow...And here! This is for you! Blue orchids. They represent  delicate beauty, power and stability. I think that suits you a lot, especially since they are the same colour as your eyes!” the girl’s eyes smiled with genuine emotion, as Alex could only stare at her with genuine shock. “N-No, I-I-I couldn’t possibly-...I have no money and-...” she kept ranting on, but the h/c girl only shook her head. “Don’t worry, it’s a gift. Any friend of Nic is definitely a nice person, so I don’t mind! Besides, I keep this place more as an emotional thing, since this was mum’s. All my money actually come from my other profession, so I’m not going to get broke by gifting flowers, you know?” she giggled softly, making the other girl blush even more. “Th-Thank you...Y/N. They are gorgeous. Thank you.” was the only think she could say, holding the flowers close to her. “Well, Ally, we have to go. Thanks for today, Y/N, see you around. Oh, and...Take care of Nic for me, will ya?” Worick winked at the girl, who only nodded and waved.

As the pair walked out of the place, Worick lit up his cigarette, looking up at the sky with a soft smile.

“So, Ally, what do you think of our new friend?” he asked with a tint of amusement in his voice. “I can see why Nic likes her. She’s so beautiful and bright...She is someone that this city needs. Do you think her smile is contagious? I think it is...I hope Nic gets to smile genuinely too.” the girl looked down with a soft smile at the flowers.

The end of the day soon arrived, and along with it, the end of the book that the girl was reading so attentively. When making gifts for people she cared about, she wanted to be 100% informed so as to not make any mistakes, but with this, there was no way she could possibly fail.

She wasn’t sure why she was willing to invest so much time and money on a gift for a person she just met barely a few day prior, but there was something in her heart that burned, screaming at her to do just that and not hesitate.

Y/N has always been a highly rational person, preferring to choose her brain over her feelings, which is possibly why she has always been alone. She never saw herself as an overly sociable person, but she didn’t think she was that disagreeable or intimidating, so the reason why people would treat her like a ghost unless they needed something truly irritated her endlessly, so she decided not to bother with people again.

It was bad enough that her mother, her only true friend, died, and her only family alive was her sister, who was a mean girl with some kind of personal vendetta against the Tags, only for the sake of being discriminatory.

Her trust in people went down the drain further when she experienced how even the people she would call “boyfriends” were nothing more than selfish nuisances that had to be completely cut off.

She completely dedicated herself to her work and to the little flower shop, re-naming it after her mother, so as long as she was surrounded by all the loving animals at the clinic and could be surrounded by flowers, as long as her pets would greet her every day in her gorgeously furnished house with the money that she worked so hard for, and as long as she could travel the world and see all the beauty that life has to offer...

Then she could live without others.

Well, that was quickly shattered when she met the man called Nicolas Brown, a deaf man that came by to buy flowers to gift Nina, the little nurse who helps Dr. Theo, since it was her birthday and he had no idea what to give her that she would actually like.

She didn’t know sign language, so she proposed to write on paper to understand everything, despite the man insisting that he can read her lips perfectly well. Y/N, as soon as she heard about Nina, knew exactly what to give the man, and even thanked him for taking care of the little ball of sunshine, which made him blink at her in surprise, then leave.

She thought that was the end of it, that she’d never see him again, and that was it.

Boy, was she wrong.

The next day, he came by her parlor again, but this time, with no actual reason.  He just stared at her awkwardly, looking left and right, scratching at his cheek with his finger, trying to come up with some conversation idea, but he wasn’t used to conversing with anyone, so he just stood there.

Luckily for him, the girl started asking about his favourite colours and flowers, which made them both realise he never even thought of such trivial things...But it was nice to not have to think about fights, death and problems, and just stay calmly to look at flowers...And just...Be mundane.

Much to the girl’s glee, Nicolas’s visits became frequent, so the girl offered to help him find out his favourite flowers and colours, but really, all she wanted was to spend more time with him, because, for the first time in ages, she could feel her heart moving like never before.

She felt alive around Nicolas.

She even bought a little whiteboard with lots of colourful markers so they could write as creatively and colourful as they wanted, encouraging him to try out anything he wanted.

Seeing that he was pretty interested in these little things, she bought him those adult anti-stress and anxiety colouring books with flowers and got him tons of crayolas and markers in all shades existent, letting him hang around and colour whatever he wanted.

Much was her surprise when he asked her to draw one page while he drew the other, which made her cheeks get a tint rosier from happiness.

On the free time between colouring, she would learn sign language and would get help from him to perfect it, because she was so sloppy and messy at the beginning that she somehow managed to tell Nic to kiss his own face with a chair, which made him laugh quite a lot.

Very soon, the end of the 7 days came by, and she had to choose the last flower, a violet one, but what could she give him to make it have a lasting impression...

Oh, of course, easy question!

She waited anxiously for the man to arrive as she made the bouquet be more beautiful than ever before, then went to the counter to look through a fashion magazine she had laying around, and when evening came and the Sun started to set, the man arrived, looking a bit tired, but his expression softened as soon he laid his eyes upon her peaceful visage.

She raised her face, looking at him with big, sparkly doe eyes, only to realise it was him, which made her quickly jump to her feet and get in front of him, and to him, she looked so bright that he thought he was staring at the Sun.

Nicolas signed slow enough for her to understand that he couldn’t stay for too long, so she nodded and got the bouquet, handing it to him gently, with a sad smile.

“Do you like them?” Y/N asked, also signing to make sure he understands what she was saying. “Yes. What are they called?” he signed slowly, gazing at the small flowers. “They are called Forget-Me-Not flowers. They are most usually given to people that you don’t want to get forgotten by.” the girl blushed faintly, as she noticed his eyes grow bigger, than looking away, scratching the back of his head. “I...Could never forget you.” he spoke out loud for the first time, making the girl’s heart beat faster than ever before. “You have a beautiful voice. I wish you’d speak more.” she smiled tenderly at him, which only made his cheeks flare up. “Wanna go for a walk?” he asked again, extending his hand towards the girl. “I’d love that.” she quickly closed the shop, taking her purse and intertwining her fingers with his, they started walking around the town aimlessly.

This supposed ‘Aimless’ wasn’t, however, as random as she thought, as Nic guided her to one of the tallest buildings in town, and without too much warnings, expect telling her to hold tightly to him, he started jumping from wall to wall until they got on top, where they could see the Sun setting down, and the sky being painted in a myriad of colours.

They sat down on the edge of the roof, dangling their feet, still holding hands, enjoying the peaceful silence that engulfed them, until he started speaking again.

“I don’t know what my favourite colour is. The rainbow is nice. But this is nice too.” Nic slurred slowly, making the girl look at him with a gentle look in her eyes. “Nature paints everything with the most beautiful colours. Don’t you want to see the world? See all the beauty that it has to offer?” she asked with a smile on her face. “I’m a Tag, I can’t leave this place.” he signed, his eyes looking at her with a certain kind of hurt that broke her heart. “Actually, there are exceptions. I read the law, they say that a single Twilight can leave this place if a Non-Twilight vouches for them and stays with them at all times.” she smiled even brighter as she saw his eyes widen in shock. “Really?” he signed, as she nodded vigurously. “Then...Where do you want to go first?” Nic offered her a mischievous smirk, making her throw her arms around him. “You’re gonna love it!” she exclaimed, as she felt his arms slowly engulf her in a warm embrace. “Your voice...Is beautiful.” he murmured, barely comprehensible. “What do you mean?” Y/N asked, looking at him with curious eyes. “Your voice’s vibrations are...Warm and soothing.” he explained, burying his face in her hair, drawing her closer to his chest.

Her chest was glued to his, and she could feel his heart beating so fast, so loud, mimicking hers, almost as if they were beating in sync, as one. The emotions they felt were explosive, so powerful, something so pure and warm that was meant to put an end to all of their previous suffering and distress, all the betrayal, the disappointment, the anger and sorrow they’ve ever experienced.

The embrace lasted for them like a whole timeline ending, and after they pulled apart, timidly looking at each other’s eyes, they leaned in, her hands on his shoulders, while one of his was on the back of her head, while the other was cupping one of her cheeks, their lips met in a soft kiss, almost as if afraid that the other would disappear.

But soon, all the emotions their hearts harboured were unleashed, pulling each other closer, the kiss deepening, warmth and love emanating from both of them like never before.

Love

A feeling that neither of them ever hoped to genuinely feel again, and yet, here they were, fate having brought them together to fulfill destiny and mend each other’s wounds.

They stood on the edge of the roof for a few more hours, watching as the Sun went completely down and stars embellished the dark sky with beautiful diamonds sparkling and twinkling endlessly, while the silver light of the Mother Moon was guarding them with her healing light.

----

Nicolas’s birthday came sooner than expected, but for some reason, he forgot about it. Well, it’s not a surprise, that boy had no sense of self-worth, the girl quickly realised, so she naturally took the role of a nurturing and always-attentive girlfriend for him, wanting to make sure he takes care of himself properly.

But today was the day...

Today was Nicolas’s birthday.

Well, not yet, really, as it was not yet midnight, but the way he lay on the girl’s bed while watching TV absent-minded made it easy for Y/N to sneak to the other room and bring the man’s gift without him realising.

When the clock was 12 sharp, she turned on the light and putting the box on the table, making sure he wouldn’t get what it was, he dragged him into a sitting position on the edge of the bed, and she could barely resist his confused puppy face.

“Can you close your eyes and only open them when I kiss you?” she signed fast, excitement obvious on her face. “Why?” he asked in a low, confused voice. “It’s a surprise!” the girl booped her nose, only for him to stick out his tongue at her, like a puppy would blep, making her giggle at how cute he looked, kissing him to close his eyes.

She then took the box and took out the hearing devices, gently sitting on his lap and adjusting them to his ears, before caressing his face and giving him a passionate kiss like never before.

“What did you do?” he signed, still smiling from the kiss.

Instead of answering right away, the girl showed him the box that had “HEARING AIDS” written with huge letters, which only made his eyes widen in shock.

“Say something. I want to hear you.” he signed fast, not wanting his voice to be the first thing he hears. “I love you, Nic.” she said, her soft hands resting on his rough visage, and the love she saw in his eyes, hearing her velvety voice that soothed his heart and soul, for the first time... “I love you too, Y/N.” he spoke, cringing a bit at his own voice, but...He missed on so much not hearing her voice. “How...Why...?” his voice was trembling from all the emotions he felt, all at once, flooding him. “It’s your birthday. You are a good person, Nic. You deserve to have your hearing back. So...Happy birthday, sweetheart. I love you.” she kissed his forehead softly, as he quickly threw his arms around her, rolling on the bed, to be able to hold her tighter to him. “I don’t deserve you, Y/N. I really don’t. But thank you...And don’t ever leave me. I love you, Y/N.” he forced himself to speak more, knowing very well that he’ll have to work on his speaking to make it normal, at least to some degree. “You deserve the world, darling, and don’t worry, I’ll never leave you. I promise.” she cooed gently at him, playing with his hair soothingly. “I was right...You truly have the most beautiful voice in the world.” he muttered, closing his eyes to prevent any tear to escape his eyes.

He knew he didn’t deserve such a wonderful woman in his life, but he wasn’t going to deny anything, especially not her pure and genuine love for him. He was going to treasure her and make sure she knows she is the most special person in the world for him.

Because...

Nicolas Brown loves Y/N L/N with all his heart.

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|| CLOSED || Nicky & Rio ||

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“Mom, did you hear about that giant baby penguin people are obsessed with?”

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Fortuna

Summary: Nicola thinks himself to be the luckiest man in the world.

Rating: K+ - Suitable for more mature childen, 9 years and older, with minor action violence without serious injury. May contain mild coarse language. Should not contain any adult themes.

Words: 1400

Notes: Self-loathe. How fun to write. And, look, this time is a) a Nicola fic, b) that’s not a love triangle with Dante, and c) that is fluffy. I did it! I finally did it!

Nicola usually finds himself chuckling at the self-derogatory thought that any psychiatrist would have a field day explaining the links between being considered a spare of his cousin’s through his childhood and most of his adult life to willingly putting himself in danger every so often.

The blond man knew the risks he was taking every mission. He thrives in it, he finds that he does his best work whenever he is running thin, with a knife against the back of his neck.

Lately, however, he has not been getting the same kicks out of the adrenaline, he finds himself to be cautious and risk-averse. He was reminded of what is on the line every time he glanced down at the golden wedding band sitting on his left ring finger. The piece of jewellery served as a reminder of two purposes: who he wanted to keep safe and why he needed to keep himself safe. Now, years after he managed to score his greatest treasure, it has been hard to have it both ways, and he was coming to a breaking point.

Quietly walking to the front door of his manor house, Nicola takes a moment to take everything in. From the wooden paned windows and stately Renaissance-style structure to the warm light coming from within and the tiny, well-maintained garden out in the front.

When he put into motion that scatter-brained plan of his to “release” Dante all those years ago, he truly believed that he would never get this. That he would go down with the Family, and he really did not care either way. Most of his life was marked by violence and self-sacrifice, he sometimes felt guilty for being able to enjoy life now.

Hanging his coat in the entryway, he lets the welcoming smell of home wash over him. The house is tidy, but it is clearly lived in. Nicola smiles as he sees the ever-growing pile of shoes by the living room door, and the odd book left here and there by his nerdy daughter. A house that was so clearly a home; a house that was so clearly lived in and loved from the very moment that Nicola carried her across the neglected threshold and gave her full reign of their new castle.

He follows the sound of her humming and goes weak at the sight of Liliana in the kitchen, cooking a full meal for the two of them. He stares at his wife in amazement as she stirs whatever it is in the pan. She puts in time with dedication towards the Church works and the upkeep of the Family’s operations, as well as being the mother to his children, yet she still has the energy for this. For him.

Lili jumps slightly as he wraps his arms around her waist, but she quickly relax into the familiar touch of her husband.

“Hi there.” She whispers, a small smile gracing her lips. “Welcome home, dear. Are you hungry?”

Nicola presses a kiss to her rosy, plump cheek and another to her exposed neck before inhaling her flowery perfume. She reaches a hand back to run through his hair that, no matter his age, never got tidier. He hums happily at the feeling of her long nails scratching his scalp.

“I see it was a long mission, this one.” She comments lightly, but with an undertone of concern. Her husband was usually that needy whenever he was hurt, tired or sad.

“It was.” He nods. “I’m happy to be home.”

She turned away from the stove and smiled at him. “I’m glad you are home.”

Nicola rocks them both side to side. From working full time and having three children, time alone was rare but precious. He loved his life, there was very little he would change about it. He adored these moments between the two of them where nothing needed to be said, and they could just exist in the other’s arms.

“How long have they been asleep?” Nicola asks, his fingers lazily drawing patters on her waist.

“About an hour, I suppose.” Lili responded. “Daniele was asking for you before bed.”

The man pats her hip twice before moving away, “I’ll go look in on them.”

She turns, kissing him swiftly. “Good idea. Dinner will be done in five.”

“It smells delicious.” Nicola compliments, climbing the stairs to wish his children goodnight.

As he presses a kiss to each of their foreheads, he is reminded of why he insists on working at the mafia with Dante, but he is also reminded of how much of their childhoods he is missing. He could have sworn that Daniele was not that tall last week. In a blink of an eye, they will all be at school and out of their home and what will he remember of their tender years?

Re-entering the kitchen, he is made breathless by the sight of Lili. For so long, he pined, loving her from a distance out of absolute fear of putting a target on her back, a vice of the Falzone men, as it stands. After she so steadfastly stayed by his side when he messed up his plans, after he drew her in the eye of the hurricane, there was no denying anymore. He has worshipped the ground she walks on ever since.

“You amaze me, love.” He says, taking a seat at the table.

She chuckled. “Why is that?”

“You run a house, you go out on provisioning, you are the mother of my children, and the best one they could ever want. I’m absolutely certain I fall more and more in love with you every day. Is there anything you cannot do?”

Nicola used to have problems talking about his feelings, hiding, repressing and disguising his emotional world until they burst out him in a violent and feverish torrent. With Lili, he has never had an issue telling her what he feels for her.

Her eyes crinkle as she smiles at the messy-haired man sitting across from her. “Haven’t you heard, honey? I’m a saint.”

Nicola barks out a laugh. “I’m possibly the luckiest man in the world.”

“Not ‘possibly’. You are.” Lili argued

He grins at his wife as he eats a forkful of food. He chews as he thinks his next words over. He knows what he wants to say but is unsure of how to phrase it.

“Nicola, what is it?” Lili asks, perceptive as always. “What’s wrong?”

The man huffs. “How do you know something is wrong?”

“I’m your wife, that’s how.” She dismisses breezily. “Do tell me, please?”

Nicola gazes at the ring on her left hand, a near identical to his. He is not too ashamed to admit that he cried a little as he slipped the ring onto her finger, but it is fair to say that he barely made it through his vows without breaking down crying. It had been a perfect day.

“What’s wrong?” She asks, repeating her words from moments ago.

He breathed out. “I’m thinking of leaving the Family.”

“Very well.” She responded, stoically. “Do you want to tell me why or do you want to talk about it later?”

Nicola makes a gesture to the stairs. “I’m missing too much of their lives, I want to see our children grow up. I’m sure Daniele was shorter last week, and when did Sofia stop being a toddler? I want to spend more time with you, and I miss spending our weekends together as a family.”

Lili nods. “Then, by all means. We can go out and discuss it with Dante tomorrow at lunch, see what he thinks about it, and then bring it out to Emilio and the Vatican. I don’t have anything else to do, so we might as well host it.”

Nicola’s eyes widen. “You are fine with this?”

“Of course, Nicola.” She responded. “I am your wife! I am always going to support your decisions. If you are no longer happy with your job, then I’ll help you find another. Why would I be upset with the fact that you want to spend more time with your family?”

Nicola is completely silent, letting her words sink in. Not serving the Family always seemed a heresy to him, a crime.

“I’m the luckiest man in the world.” He whispers, bewildered.

She nods. “Yes, and I am the luckiest woman.”

*_*_*_*_*

Piofiore Masterlist

[bluesimba]

No-go

Fandom: Gangsta 

Pairing: Nicolas Brown/Reader

Warning: suggestiveness, all the things that come with gangsta

Notes: hello I love gangsta and would take a bullet for one nicolas brown. for the thot sabby b/c I always scream with her

It rains. Not a soft pitter-patter that makes grass bend or that hits the inside of an empty metal pail—but a downpour that drowns out Nic’s snoring. The space between you two, sometimes fiery, sometimes freezing, always empty, could fit another person. You sneak your arm out from under the covers and trail your hand along the floor, scooping your tank top up. The bed doesn’t squeak when you untangle yourself from the covers and throw your legs over the side. Benriya money pays, after all. With as many odd, questionable jobs they take, they’d better be able to afford a good bed. Or two when Nic isn’t watching his strength.

Your wrinkled tank top doesn’t unwrinkle no matter how many times you tug it down. Whatever, you’re not dressing to impress right now, anyway, so who cares if it’s wrinkly. Now, if you showed up to Bastard like this, that’d be another story, but your meeting isn’t until later. You pick your underwear up off the floor, tags clinking when you put one leg through. Puddled close by, you grab your sweatpants, too.

Nic stirs. His hand brushes the katana next to his side of the bed even in his sleep. His side? His side? You look back at “your side” and see a fresh indent from your body, but you’d be lying if you said that indent is rarely there. It could be your side. It was before. Don’t you want it back? You could do cute domestic things, then. Like stick around for breakfast or feel emotionally at arm’s length.

Opening the door, you peek out—great, Worick must be sleeping still—and close it behind you. When it closes, it blocks of everything Nic. You could cuddle up to him. You could kiss him on the cheek. You could run your thumb over his knuckles. But you’d be ignoring the writing on the walls; the writing on his door and above his bed. A single scrawled name. Veronica: an untouched relic in the Benriya place of operations, a wave of silence plundering Worick’s voice, a rigidness in Nic’s back. Veronica, the name that sleeps between you and Nic.

Why are you back? Why come back to the person whose body you know but not his history? Why risk it?

The Celebrer on the counter is as good a distraction as any. The stove clock reads 7:03 a.m. in dull green, and you head over and pick up the pill bottle. You dip your head back and swallow a few. If you’re not careful, Ergastulum will break you again.

Vibrating, your phone lights up on the counter with one name popping up, Loretta.

***

Your apartment floor chills your feet. No dust on the old calendar hanging up, none of the doors creak (not even your pesky front door), and the vase the Christianos gifted you during your third anniversary together is clear, polished. Red carnations stand in the vase, petals tipping over the edges. Maybe you would’ve noticed them if you were here for more than an hour or two yesterday. The Christianos know their way around reds. Cute. Loretta must’ve set this up when she got the call from you. Showing their gratitude toward a top Celebrer supplier must be another specialty.

You grab the tiny suitcase you haven’t unpacked and wheel it across the floor to your bedroom. Innocuous things, the counter, the sofa, your bedroom door in front of you, remind you of him, and they overstimulate you with memories and make you taste a sweetness in your mouth that Ergastulum wants to crush. It makes the next wave, bitter and long, worse.

The why question pokes at you again.

Why come back?

Ergastulum would (and will) rot away with or without you. Why come back to the city you clawed your way out of? The anti-Twilights fester in every city, whether the police of said city care to admit it or not, so why, why come back to a place where hate and inhumanity breed together in every crack of every building?

The answer to that comes packaged with a katana. The answer to that comes packaged with a conversation you need to have. Part of you wants to pass off coming back as returning several favors to the Christianos.

Heaving the suitcase on top of your bed, you start unzipping it when two heavy rasps knock against your front door. Your eyebrows furrow. The Christianos, as well-mannered compared to the other families, wouldn’t spend more time on you than a few meetings or occasional checkup (or in this case, someone to swing by your apartment every now and then). They’re a business.   So, who, then?

Almost tiptoeing, you avoid anything too loud. Your initials are engraved on the knife in your hand. If someone’s here to kidnap your ass, they’re getting the shit kicked out of them, no compromises.

You open the door. His hair may be longer than before, but the black eyepatch and smirk he sends to you ring a symphony of bells in your head.

“Worick?” Your grip on the knife loosens.

He eyes the knife and puts his hands up. A teasing grin paints itself between his cheeks. He hums. “How scary, and here I was sure you’d have mellowed out a little by now.”

“Force of habit. Remember the tiny little thing? How I was kidnapped before? Besides, it’s not like I’ve been gone ten years.” You put the knife up and cross your arms.

“Ah.” He pauses and looks awkward for once. “That.”

“Why are you here, Worick?”

“So impatient. And here I was going to generously invite you out for drinks tonight.”

“You’re paying?”

“You’re already thinking about exploiting me and haven’t let me in yet.” He sighs. “How cruel.”

Opening the door, you step aside for him, and he comes in with the grin reattached to his face, as though the grin bandages his vulnerability.

Worick came to you under this guise. He’s skirting around, not getting to any major topics, and not to mention he came alone. You have something he wants, the look on his face and still silence tells you enough for a fair assumption.

“It’s Nic,” you say.

He pulls out a cigarette. “You wouldn’t happen to have a light on you, would you?”

You smother down wanting to pull the truth, a letter at a time if you have to, from his mouth like teeth. Instead, you pull a light out from your pocket. “You know the rules.”

“Balcony, I remember.”

The balcony doors creak when you open them, and biting wind makes itself at home on the balcony. Worick puts his elbow on the railing. You light his cigarette.

“It hasn’t been the same without you,” he says. He looks at the tops of buildings, at lights, at people walking, but never at you.  

You miss the nights out, the stupid games all three of you’d play early into the morning and falling asleep there. Sometimes, Nic would pat your head, or if you were alone together in glowing twilight hours, he ran his fingers through your hair. His touch, deep and soothing, became addictive, but his silence took your sprinting heart and held it with icy fingers; not silence from a lack of speaking, but silence as in this is off limits. You would wake up to his face and never know his history. The no-go zone.

“Well.” You prop your elbow up on the railing and cradle your chin with your hand. “Distance makes the heart grow fonder.”

He barks out a laugh. “Or the pants tighter.”

The silence and off limits parts are bad enough, but the man—he’s—fuck. He makes a headache easy. Ergastulum divided you in less than two days, split three ways down the middle. Your arm for the Christianos, your heart for Nic, and your throat for yourself, because the all the words out of your mouth string around your neck like fishing wire. Have you changed in the three years you’ve been gone? Ergastulum brought you right back to the same place.

You give him the look. He stops dead in his tracks, and he gives you whiplash while he’s at it, changing between playful and serious Worick in seconds. Did he come here for that? To dance around the heavy topics and let you do all the realizing? Can’t betray Nic’s secrets, can he?

“So,” he says, “about the drinks.”

Old wounds itch. You came here for a conversation with Nic, but the fear dialed up, electrocuting your nervous system, makes you second guess yourself. Why are you afraid?

Because if you tread on those no-go zones, losing him would be quick. A glass cut on your skin. Impersonal. Clinical. Distant.

“I’ll think about it.”

He smiles. This one makes him look younger. “Gotcha. Anything else you need? Maybe a tour of the city?”

“Get out of my house, Worick.”

“Aye, aye, cap’n.”

***

A diva sings in Bastard’s lounge, her voice gliding on the staccato piano and plucky bass. The lush purple carpet matches Galahad’s undershirt.

“Yo!” he says. His lip ring bends with his grin, and he hold a hand up to wave you over.  “Looking good.”

“You’re lucky Loretta isn’t here to kick you for that.”

Gal leads you through the lounge to the back. You pass by windows with a view of the street and nearby buildings, but when you catch two figures from another building staring at you both, you catch Gal looking, too.

“Cops haven’t stopped watching this place, have they, Gal?”

He scratches his head and sighs. “They’re watching more now. They have people posted there all the time.”

The nice windows and purple carpet are replaced by brick and visible concrete when he leads you to the back rooms. Your feet hitting the concrete, familiar and easy to adjust to, takes most of the stress from your shoulders. You shrug and stuff your hands in your pockets.

“Let them watch. They haven’t found anything before, and they won’t find anything later. You’re all good at your jobs, Gal.”

He raises an eyebrow, then a second later another grin carves itself on his face. “High praise, but if you want to make a difference, you could take our online survey for 10% off—”

“What, write a review of a brothel and bar?”

“The best brothel and bar in Ergastulum. Looks like someone hasn’t been keeping up. It isn’t like you to fall behind.”

You get to Loretta’s office door, steel all the way through. Gal curls his fingers around the doorknob.

“Fine,” you say. “I’ll write the review when I get back home.”

He pulls it open. “We thank you for your time.”

Loretta sits behind her desk in a black chair too big for her. She stands up when you walk in and reaches her hand out for a shake.

You shake her hand and sit down opposed from her. Gal stands by the door, arms crossed over his chest. No Marco in sight. Maybe he’s out with Connie today?

“Let’s save the pleasantries for later. Tell me about your Celebrer supply.” She folds her hands together. The spunky pep in her voice is replaced by bluntness.

Gal shuts the door. That’s fine, business as usual, but though her office is large, the confinement squeezes at your nervousness, at your paranoia. You breath. Trust them. The Christianos wouldn’t fuck you over. If you can handle a simple deal, you can handle a conversation with Nic. Maybe buy him something nice with the money from this.

“Sure thing. I’m bringing the supply through the border and funneling it into my old storage container. Same exact one. No numbers, no cops watching it.”

“We’re running low on our current supply, and more Twilights have been nervous about the anti-Twilights being active again. Our Celebrer gives them stability they don’t have otherwise.”

Us. Us, you want to say. “Them” sounds far when you’re right here, a Twilight. The word “us” burns your tongue. When you think about it, it’s ridiculous you have to take Celebrer to live, to keep your bodies functioning only to be scorned by Normals or (you breathe and it fills your lungs) to be hunted by Hunters, if you were that unlucky. They haven’t been seen in years, but the possibility exists. And because of what, the stupid tags around your neck? You already have a short lifespan and they’re bent on cutting it in half.

A short lifespan.

Twilights live until their 30s.

Nic is 34.

The sharp intake of breath cuts your cheeks up. And the crushing weight on your lungs and shoulders is back. Loretta, if she notices, doesn’t say anything. She watches your reaction. You bite the inside of your cheek. With your luck and his lifestyle, that dumbass will get himself killed before he’s 39. You don’t have much time left to spend with him. Maybe a couple years if you’re semi lucky. Hurry. Fix it.

“My supply is in.” You look at the clock to double check.

She puts half of the cash from your deal on her desk, and the faces on the bills are as “old guy” as possible. It’s a thick stack, bound by a rubber band.

Digging your hand in your pocket, you feel around for the key. You put it on her desk, silver and unsuspecting. The last key for the last lock on your container was a dull gold. This silver one looks better.

“We’ll give you the rest of the money after we confirm your supply.”

“Pleasure doing business with you, Ms. Cristiano Amodio.”

***

You knock on the Benriya door. Once, twice, three times. Cool evening wind settles in.

The door opens, but behind it, a woman in a white dress stands, eyes somewhat wide. She opens her mouth, and her lips curl around the word hello.

But you don’t hear it. A woman. An unfamiliar woman. An unfamiliar woman in a white dress with her strap falling down. Did Nic move on? Are they together? Are you too late to have the conversation you need to have with him? Was everything—the sharp breaths of fear, the re-realization of your short lifespans—for nothing? Should you leave now? She’ll just think some weirdo knocked on their door and left. Doesn’t have to turn into anything big. You can leave them alone and let them be happy. Whatever it is couples do—

Nic passes by in the background. He looks at you. He doesn’t say anything, but he tells you to come in with a tilt of his chin up.

You snap back to reality.

“Thanks,” you say to her. “I’m here to see him.”

She moves aside with a quiet, wondering oh falling from her lips.

Now that you’re paying attention (and not hazy like before), they’ve touched up the place a little, so it’s less of a bachelor's pad and more of a business. You walk straight to Nic while he gets a few beers from the fridge, glass bottles with classic caps.  

He turns to you. The necks of the beer bottles are wedged between his fingers.

“Hey, we need to talk, Nic.”

He nods and tilts his head toward his room. Then, he leaves the beer on the counter. 

When you walk together, you’re both close and far apart. Your arms touch every once in a while, but his arm around your waist like he used to, secure and soothing, draws you in, further, further until the emotions swelling your heart tide over. And you’re left alone with him in his room. His silent room in which your insides (uncertainty, fear, nervousness, hope) lock together and frenzy, but everything outside of you, everything here, hushes with silence.

“I—” you say.

You don’t like the tremble in your voice. The shakiness. The fragileness. So you regroup and figure out how to attack this the right way.

“I’m sorry for leaving like that. Suddenly.”

He snorts, unamused, and signs, Doesn’t matter. Why’d you leave?

If he’s willing to have this conversation, you need to meet him halfway. You steady your hands, dust off the sign language you remember, and sign, I was scared.

He furrows his eyebrows. He points at you. You were safe.

Not like that—your hands still—but I was scared of the distance between us. I felt like there were some parts of you I’d never get to know. Big parts.

He looks like he’s mulling your concerns over. Deliberate, weighted, he signs slower before stopping. Instead of telling you, he shows you. He steps forward, closer to you, that way a centimeter or two keep you apart.

Close. Close. Close. He’s close.

“And I get it,” you say, “I don’t have to know every single thing about you, but being more open would be better for us. I mean. If you want to.”

He tugs you in a hug, harsh, but you welcome it.

“Shut up,” he says.

You tell him you love him when you kiss him.

“I missed you, Nicolas. A lot.”

He squeezes your ass.

You laugh. “Yeah, I missed that too, you dick.”

[thebloodychampion]

NSFW Headcanons

This is under read more because it involves all my muses (well at least those sexual active xD)

Name: Archer Hawke Sexual Orientation: Pansexual Position: Submissive Kink: Pet Kink, Leashes and collars Fav Positions: Doggy Style, Missionary, Standing, Riding his partner Penis Size: length: 5,7 inches (cut because of his accident his penis is not very pretty) / diameter: 0,8 inches

Name: Cyrion Hawke Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual Position: Dominant Kink: Outdoors, Exhibitionism, Biting and scratching from his partner Fav Position: Girl on top, Reverse Cowgirl, Standing, Against the wall (or tree), Doggy Style Penis Size: length: 4,8 inches (uncut) / diameter: 1,4 inches

Name: Dreag Hawke Sexual Orientiation: Homosexual Position: Submissive Kink: Rimming, Blowjobs, Semi Public Sex, Orgasm Denial Fav Positions: Doggy Style, Missionary, Against A Wall, On A Desk Penis Size: length: 5,4 inches (uncut) / diameter: 1,7 inches

Name: Lia Tabris Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual Position: Switch (mostly submissive) Kink: BDSM (light version) Nipple Play, Oral Sex, Semi Public Sex, Facesitting Fav Positions: Reverse Cowgirl, Missionary, Doggy Style, On Her Stomache Breast Size: B Cup

Name: Than Mahariel Sexual Orientation: Pansexual Position: Switch Kink: Accidental Stimulation, Edge Play, Face Fucking Fav Positions: Standing, On Top, Partner On Top, Doggy Style Penis Size: length: 6,1 inches (uncut) / diameter: 1,1 inches

Name: Sethius Amladaris Sexual Orientation: Asexual (But he sleeps with those he loves) Position: Dominant Kink: None really, likes romantic stuff (don’t tell anyone) Fav Position: Partner On Top, Missionary Penis Size: length: 6,0 inches (cut) / diameter: 1,9 inches

Name: Elgan Lavellan Sexual Orientation: Bisexual Position: Submissive Kink: Nipple Play, Age Play, Blowjobs, Light Bondage Fav Position: On Top, On Her Stomache, Doggy Style, Standing, Reverse Cowgirl Breast Size: B Cup

Name: Diran Lavellan Sexual Orientation: Demisexual/Homoromantic Position: Submissive Kink: Begging, Edge Play, Orgasm Denial, Oral Sex, Rimming Fav Positions: Reverse Cowgirl, On Their Stomache, Standing, Missionary, Doggy Style Breast Size: A Cup Special: Diran has a small penis as well and a vagina (since he is intersex)

Name: Hjarrandr O Bearhold Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual Position: Dominant Kink: BDSM Light, Cock Worship, Oral Sex, Outdoors, Semi Public Sex Fav Positions: Standing, Missionary, Partner On Top, Doggy Style Penis Size: length: 4,4 inches (uncut) / diameter: 1,1 inches

Name: Lucius Veridio Sexual Orientation: Pansexual Position: Dominant Kink: BDSM, Edge Play, Orgasm Denial, Blow Jobs, Oral Sex, Scratching Fav Positions: Doggy Style, Standing, On A Desk, Against A Wall, Standing Penis Size: length: 6,4 inches (cut) / diameter: 1,1 inches

Name: Etienne DeLechanger Sexual Orientation: Pansexual Position: Switch Kink: Edge Play, Oral Sex, Cock Worship, Sometimes breathplay but only with someone he truly trusts Fav Position: Missionary, Doggy Style, On Top, On His Stomache Penis Size: length: 5,1 inches (cut) / diameter: 0,6 inches

Name: Nicolas Belmond Sexual Orientation: Pansexual Position: Dominant Kink: Breath Play, Edge Play, Orgasm Denial, Rimming, BDSM Fav Positions: Standing, 69, Against A Wall, Missionary, Partner On Top, Doggy Style Penis Size: length: 8,1 inches (cut) / diameter: 2,4 inches

Name: Malcolm Hawke Sexual Orientation: Pansexual (but more into women) Position: Dominant Kink: Age Play, Oral Sex, Rimming, Maiesiophilia (not all of them just those pregnant from him) Fav Positiions: MIssionary, Partner On Top, Doggy Style, Standing Penis Size: length: 5,1 inches (uncut) / diameter:0,7 inches

Name: Tomey Surana Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual Position: Submissive Kink: Outdoors, Semi Public Sex, Dirty Talk, BDSM Light Fav Positions: Doggy Style, Missionary, On Top, Reverse Cowgirl, On Her Stomache Breast Size: A Cup

Name: Lyon Amell Sexual Orienation: Bisexual Position: Switch Kink: Outdoors, Military/Suit Kink, Edge Play, Orgasm Denial, Rimming Fav Positions: On His Stomache, 69, Doggy Style, Partner On Top Penis Size: length: 10,3 inches (uncut) / diameter: 3,2 inches

Name: Solona Amell Sexual Orientation: Bisexual Position: Submissive Kink: Semi Public, Age Play (likes older partners), Outdoors, Nipple Play Fav Positions: Reverse Cowgirl, Missionary, Doggy Style, On Top Breast Size: C Cup

Name: Talar Adaar Sexual Orientation: Bisexual Position: Switch Kink: Light BDSM, Tying someone up, Outdoor Sex, Blindfolding Fav Position: Partner on top, Missionary, Doggy Style, Standing Up Penis Size: length: 11,4 inches (uncut) / diameter: 2,0 inches

Name: Herah Adaar Sexual Orientation: Homosexual Position: Top Kink: - Fav Position: On Top, Missionary, Doggy Style, 69 Breast Size: B Cup

Name: Jerker Sexual Orientation: Bisexual Position: Top Kinks: - Fav Position: Doggy Style, Standing Up, Legs Over Shoulder, Reverse Cowgirls Penis Size: length: 6,8 inches (uncut) / diameter: 2,0 inches

Name. Irius Sparatus Sexual Orientation: Bisexual Position: Dominant Kink: Office Kink, Edge Play, Rimming, Light Bondage, Impact Play (Light), Cock Worship Fav Positions: 69, Doggy Style, Standing, On A Desk Penis Size: length: 5,3 inches (cut) / diameter: 0,7 inches

Name: Karnesh Sexual Orientation: Pansexual Position: Dominant Kink: Food Play, Rimming, Oral Sex, Edge Play, Public Sex Fav Positions. Doiggy Style, Against A Wall, Missionary, Partner On Top Penis Size: length: 5,5 inches (uncut) / diameter: 1,2 inches

Name: Clavius Tarxis Sexual Orientation: Homosexual Position: Dominant Kink: BDSM, Bondage, Impact Play, Edge Play, Orgasm Denial, Rimming, Oral Sex Fav Positions: Doggy Style, Standing, Partner On Top, Partner On Their Stomache, 69 Penis Size: 5,9 inches (uncut) / diameter: 1,7 inches Special: Clavius has CIPA Syndrom so all his  kinks are for his partners

Name: Renius Sparatus Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual Position: Dominant Kink: Romantic Stuff, Suit Kink, Soft Partners, Odaxelagnia (Biting), Pegging Fav Positions: Missionary, Partner On Top, Reverse Cowgirl, Doggy Style, Standing Penis Size: length: 4,1 inches (uncut) / diameter: 1,2 inches Special: Renius has one arm and thus some postions are not really usable for him

Name: Torana Sparatus Sexual Orientation: Bisexual Position: Switch Kink: BDSM Light, Bondage Light, Pregnant Sex (which is rare for her), Rimming, Oral Sex Fav Positions: Doggy Style, Standing, Against The Wall, 69, Missionary Breast Size: None as a turian, C Cup as a human

Name: Jurdon Madadh Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual Position: Dominant Kink: Edge Play, Orgasm Denial, Creampie, Maiesiophilia Fav Positions: Doggy Style, Partner On Top, Reverse Cowgirl, Missionary Penis Size: length: 11,2 inches (uncut) / diameter: 1,7 inches

Name: Ganar Drealav Sexual Orienation: Asexual Position: Dominant Kink: None, never had sex in his life Fav Position: None Penis Size: length: 6,1 inches (uncut) / diameter: 1,9 inches

Name: Raik Cagar Sexual Orientation: Homosexual Position: Switch (but more dominant) Kink: Edge Play, Oral Sex,  Romantic Stuff Fav Position: Partner On Top, Missionary, Doggy Style, 69 Breast Size: None as a krogan, E Cup as a human

Name: Haral Nyras Sexual Orienation: Heterosexual Position: Dominant Kink: Daddy Kink, Orgasm Denial, Edge Play, Cock Worship, Rimming, Public Sex Fav Positions: 69, Missionary, Partner On Top, Doggy Style Penis Size: length: 5,5 inches (cut) / diameter: 1,4 inches Special: Haral is in a wheel chair at a specific point in his life, so most of the positions are not available for him unless he uses a strap-on or dildo

Name: Oswin Shepard Sexual Orientation: Pansexual Position: Switch (but more submissive) Kink: Suit Kink, Bad Boys (meaning people that are not so with the law), Creampie, Semi Public Sex, Cock Worship Fav Positions: Doggy Style, Missionary, Standing, Against The Wall, Reverse Cowgirl Breast Size: B Cup

Name: Noah Shepard Sexual Orienation: Bisexual Position: Dominant Kink: Rimming, Cock Worship, Edge Play, Biting, Scratching, Orgasm Denial Fav Position: Doggy Style, Standing, Partner On Top, Missionary Penis Size: length: 5,6 inches (cut) / diameter: 2,4 inches

Name: Maron Hinom Sexual Orienation: Asexual Position: Submissive Kink: None really Fav Position: Missionary (So she can stab them in the eye if they do something stupid) Breast Size: None as a salarian, A Cup as a human Special: Maron is born female but uses a disguise to appear male

Name: Shaela’Riel Vas Tonbay Sexual Orientation: Bisexual Position: Submissive Kink: Romantic Stuff, Creampie, Oral Sex Fav Position: Doggy Style, Missionary, Standing, 69, On Top Breast Size: B Cup

Name: Lorik Qui’in Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual Position: Dominant Kink: Edge Play, Semi Public Sex, Office Sex Fav Position: Doggy Style, Missionary, Reverse Cowgirl, 69 Penis Size: length: 6,1 inches (uncut) / diameter: 1,3 inches

Name: Marius Nyras Sexual Orientation: Homosexual Position: Dominant Kink:  BDSM Light, Bondage, Edge Play, Cock Worship, Rimming, Bratty Partners Fav Position: Doggy Style, Missionary, Standing, On A Desk, 69, Partner On Top Penis Size: length: 5,8 inches (cut) /  diameter: 1,8 inches

Name: Andrew Ryder Sexual Orientation: Pansexual Position: Switch Kink: Edge Play, Creampie, Pygophilia (Butts), Rimming Fav Position: Missionary, Doggy Style, On Top, Partner On Top Penis Size: length: 4,6 inches (cut) / diameter: 1,4 inches

Name: Tayus Draxas Sexual Orientation: Homosexual Position: Dominant Kink: BDSM, Bondage, Edge Play, Orgasm Denial, Suit Kink Fav Position: Doggy Style, Partner On Top, 69, Missionary Penis Size: length: 4,1 inches (cut) / diameter: 0,9 inches

Name: Tachyus Nyras Sexual Orientation:  Pansexual Position: Submissive Kink: Romantic Stuff., Cock Worship, Edge Play, Cream Pie Fav Position: Doggy Style, Missionary, On His Stomache Penis Size: length: 6,6 inches (uncut) / diameter: 2,0 inches

Name: Macen Barro Sexual Orientation: Homosexual Position: Dominant Kink: Bratty Partners, Orgasm Denial, Rimming, Edge Play, Military Kink Fav Position: Missionary, Standing, Against The Wall, Doggy Style Penis Size: length: 8,1 inches (uncut) / diameter: 2,0 inches

Name: Yaora V’Loar Sexual Orientation: Pansexual Position: Submissive Kink:  Creampie, Rimming, Nipple Play, Oral Sex, Cock Worship Fav Position: Doggy Style, Standing, 69, On A Desk, Missionary, Reverse Cowgirl Breast Size: C Cup

Name: SAM Sexual Orientation: Denisexual Position: Switch Kink: None yet Fav Position: Missionary, Doggy Style, Standing, Against The Wall Penis Size: length: 5,3 inches (uncut) / diameter: 1,7 inches Special: SAM is actually an AI but he got a body

Name: Yandra Nyras Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual Position: Submissive Kink: Edge Play, Age Play, Creampie, Strap On, Rimming, Pegging Fav Position: Doggy Style, 69, On Top, Reverse Cowgirl Breast Size: None as a turian, B Cup as a human

Name: Quentius Zuris Sexual Orientation: Asexual Position: Dominant Kink: None really Fav Position: Doggy Style, Missionary Penis Size: length: 5,5 inches (cut) / diameter: 2,5 inches

Name: Urdnot Wreav Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual Position: Dominant Kink: Edge Play, BDSM, Dirty Talk, Oral Sex Fav Position: Standing, Against A Wall, Doggy Style, Partner On Top Penis Size: length: 6,4 inches (uncut) / diameter: 1,9 inches

Name: Danny Fernandez Sexual Orientation: Asexual Position: Dominant (if he ever has sex) Kink: None Fav Position: None Penis Size: length: 7,6 inches (cut) / diameter: 2,4 inches

Name: Belle Instance Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual Position: Dominant Kink: BDSM, Bondage, Edge Play, Impact Play, Food Play, Orgasm Denial Fav Position: Reverse Cowgirl, On Top, Doggy Style, Against A Wall, Standing Up, On Her Stomache Breast Size: C Cup

Name: Pamina Siemens Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual Position: Switch Kink: Odaxelagnia (Biting), Bondage, Romantic Stuff, Scratching, Outdoor Sex, Exhibitionism (Everything when she is off age) Fav Positions: On Top, Doggy Style, Missionary, Reverse Cowgirl Breast Size: A to B Cup (She is an inbetween those two)

Name: Fenrir Greyback Sexual Orientation: Pansexual Position: Dominant Kink: Scratching, Odaxelagnia (Biting), Outdoor Sex, Semi Public Sex, Anything that is not too vanilla. Fav Positions: Anything. He doesn’t care. Penis Size: length: 5,6 inches (cut)  diameter: 1,7 inches

Name: Moony Sexual Orientation: Greysexual Position: Switch Kink: None Fav Position: Missionary, On Top, Doggy Style Breast Size: C Cup (But it changes depending on her disguise)

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Chilltrax (June 29, 2023)

23:57 Emmit Fenn - What Falling In Love Is For 23:53 Cri - Stranger 23:49 Flexible Fire - Amatista 23:46 Charles Webster Feat. Shara Nelson - This Is Real 23:46 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass 23:42 Monolink - Turning Away (Parra For Cuva Remix) 23:37 Embliss & Lumynesynth - Phases Of The Moon 23:32 Royksopp - The Ladder 23:28 Mozez & Tim Angrave - Head Full Of Dreams 23:24 Elderbrook - The End 23:23 C H I L L T R A X - Ct Where The World Comes To Chill Out 23:20 Holen - Healing 23:17 Cannons - Footsteps In The Dark 23:14 Xixi & Hildur Ottilia - Don't Worry 23:09 Sons Of Maria - Outbound 23:06 Nightcap - The Two Of Us (We Only Need) 23:05 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots 23:00 Rodriguez Jr. Feat. Liset Alea - What Is Real (Deep In The Playa Mix) 22:56 Jones Meadow - Shackles 22:52 Chris Malinchak, Kiesza, Malin - Tree 22:48 Phoenix & Dj Falcon - Winter Solstice (Braxe Falcon Remix) 22:43 Two Lanes - Phases 22:43 C H I L L T R A X - Cool Refreshed Smooth As Can Be 22:39 Eli & Fur - Better In The Dark 22:35 Diplo Feat. Rhye - Mmxx - Xii 22:31 Arto - Now You're Gone 22:27 Lapsley - Levitate 22:22 Nicholas Gunn Feat. Chris Howard - Thought Of You 22:22 C H I L L T R A X - Worlds Chillout Channel (Chillout Channel) 22:17 Vincenzo - Chroma Rush 22:12 Chicane & The Mannequin - Summer In E Major 22:07 Ultraista - Mariella (Zero 7 Remix) 22:02 Cahelo - Bananaquit (Mass Digital Extended Remix) 21:57 Dom Dolla & Mansionair - Strangers (Flight Facilities Remix) 21:52 Dj San & Sebastian Moore - In Your Eyes 21:51 C H I L L T R A X - E-chilled-music 21:47 Eric Hilton - Forming Star 21:42 Alex Lo Faro - Move With Me 21:38 Henry Green - Shift (Edapollo Remix) 21:33 Shingo Nakamura - Come Closer 21:29 Lar - Collide (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix) 21:24 London Grammar - Sights (Tourist Version) 21:24 C H I L L T R A X - Musique Nonstop 21:20 Satin Jackets Feat. Tailor - Somewhere In Paradise 21:17 Eloi El - Stick Together (Blonde Maze Remix) 21:13 Giants' Nest - Heart Void 21:08 Cubicolor - Wake Me Up 21:08 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh 21:04 Sons Of Maria - Lake Tahoe 21:01 Bronson Feat. Gallant - Know Me 20:57 Chill Cole - Liquid Life 20:53 Attom & Kwesi - Rogue 20:50 Everything But The Girl - Forever 20:50 C H I L L T R A X - Trans Europe Vocoder 20:46 Edapollo - By The River (Faodail Remix) 20:43 Cannons - Loving You 20:38 Washed Out - Hide (Amtrac Remix) 20:34 Aftruu - Falling Asleep 20:31 Odesza Feat. Maro - Better Now 20:31 C H I L L T R A X - Ct The Backward Chillout Channel 20:27 Nuage Feat. Gus - The Place We Know 20:24 Shallou - Heartaches 20:22 Arto - Para Mi 20:18 Alison Goldfrapp - The Beat Divine 20:15 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Bassy Dr 20:11 Blonde Maze - Fade Into You 20:06 Braxe Falcon - Step By Step (Amtrac Remix) 20:01 Jones Meadow - Fences 19:58 Ben Macklin Feat. Emma Brammer - Stay With Me (Fvhm Remix) 19:58 C H I L L T R A X - Wonderful Tan! 19:55 Elderbrook & Tourist - Howl (Chill Mix) 19:51 Armin Van Buuren & Matoma Feat Teddy Swims - Easy To Love 19:47 A.m.r - Sailor's Cry 19:42 Zaven - Voliere Amplitude 19:37 Rufus Du Sol - Like An Animal (Trinidad Remix) 19:36 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound 19:33 Afterlife - All I Wanted 19:30 Leisure - Be With You 19:26 West & Zander - Silfra 19:21 False Intentions - Good Liar 19:16 Nicholas Gunn & Alina Renae - Angel Eyes 19:16 C H I L L T R A X - Escape 2 Music 19:12 Alex V - Cristal Shore 19:08 Forester - Symphony 19:05 Attlas & Jodie Knight - Used To The Silence 19:00 Ghenwa Nemnom - Story Of A Battle (Chris Zippel Remix) 18:56 Jimpster & Oliver Night - Ascension 18:56 C H I L L T R A X - Scratch Toh (Freesound) Chilltrax 18:51 Nicolas Godin - The Border 18:49 Attom - Where Are We Going 18:45 Jos & Eli & Eli & Fur - Riffs Of The Night 18:40 Booka Shade & Satin Jackets - Fusion Royale 18:35 Elypsis - Open Road 18:35 C H I L L T R A X - See That The Humans Are Entertained 18:31 Jan Blomqvist - Carry On (Earthlife Remix) 18:26 Joy Orbison Feat. Lea Sen - Better 18:21 Il:lo - Cynnes 18:18 Emmit Fenn - --amman 18:12 Arley & Sirolf - One Day 18:12 C H I L L T R A X - Comes To Chill Out 18:08 Giants' Nest - Purple Beach 18:05 R Plus & Faithless Feat. Amelia Fox - Let's Just Have Some Fun 18:00 Blonde Maze - Being Pulled (Polar Inc. Remix) 17:57 Pableno - Heights 17:53 Andre Aguado - Through The Night 17:50 Jones Meadow & Clara Mendes - Em Baixo 17:50 C H I L L T R A X - Street Life Worlds Cc 17:46 Sum Wave - Moments Of Sundown 17:42 George Fitzgerald & Syml - Mother 17:38 Kidnap - Start Again (Kidnap Piano Mix) 17:34 Everything But The Girl - Caution To The Wind 17:29 Two Lanes - Movement 17:25 Thievery Corporation - From Creation 17:25 C H I L L T R A X - Distinctively Different 17:22 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You 17:18 Gold Lounge - Higher 17:13 Leaving Laurel - The Family We Find 17:08 A.m.r & Lumynesynth - Unfinished 17:08 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Rocket Empire 17:03 Maya Jane Coles Feat .chelou - Never Asked For Much 16:58 Royksopp Feat. Pixx - How The Flowers Grow 16:54 Dye O - Simply Be Here 16:50 Leisure - Take You Higher (Serebii & Arjuna Oakes Remix) 16:46 Reel People & Muhsinah - Something New (Kraak & Smaak Remix) 16:46 C H I L L T R A X - Fresh And Fascinating 16:42 Duckmaw - Habits 16:38 Morgin Madison & Ryan Lucian - From The Start (Mm Chill Remix) 16:34 Kaskade - Where Did You Go 16:31 Dex 1200 - Ongea Nami 16:27 Lp Giobbi Feat. Dj Tennis & Joseph Ashworth - All In A Dream 16:27 C H I L L T R A X - Chill Out Chilltrax 16:24 Alampa - Seesaw Season 16:20 Kc Lights Feat. Leo Stannard - Cold Light (6am Remix) 16:15 Above And Beyond - Sun In Your Eyes (William Orbit Remix) 16:10 Trilucid - Cheyenne (Extended Sunset Mix) 16:10 C H I L L T R A X - Industrial 16:05 Sons Of Maria - Always 16:02 Xixi & Hildur Ottilia - Don't Worry 15:59 Flexible Fire - Marea Turquesa 15:54 Tsha - I Know 15:54 C H I L L T R A X - Magnifyingglasssogood4u 15:50 Satin Jackets & Panama - Alive 15:45 Nils Hoffmann Feat. Julia Church - 9 Days 15:40 Marsh Feat. Leo Wood - Over And Over 15:36 Rocket Empire - Astoria 15:32 Washed Out - Far Away 15:32 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass 15:28 Heard Right & Oracle - There For You 15:24 Boerd Feat. Stella Explorer - Another Life 15:19 Melosense - Story To Remember 15:15 Lamorn - Olsen After Midnight 15:10 Max Cooper - A Model Of Reality (Tor Remix) 15:10 C H I L L T R A X - Organ The Chillout Channel 15:06 Sum Wave - It Feels Like Summer 15:03 Faodail & Kakadu - Painting In Shades (Edapollo Remix) 14:58 Chicane & The Mannequin - Summer In E Major 14:55 Holen - Breathe 14:52 Forester - Saint (Shallou Remix) 14:52 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots 14:48 Kleerup Feat. Yuna - Break Down The Wall 14:44 Dreem - Miles Away 14:41 Kelela - Contact 14:36 Alex Lo Faro - Move With Me 14:31 Be Svendsen - Day 3 14:31 C H I L L T R A X - Listen To This! 14:28 Kx5 & Sofi Tukker - Sacrifice (St Mix) 14:24 The Knocks Feat. Foster The People - All About You (Equal Remix) 14:20 Duckmaw - Distant Worlds 14:16 Tep No Feat. Starzun - Hold Me 14:13 Everything But The Girl - Run A Red Light 14:13 C H I L L T R A X - Escape The Noise 14:09 Sons Of Maria - Lake Tahoe 14:05 Feiertag Feat. Tessa Rose Jackson, Oli Hannaford - Yearn 14:00 Volen Sentir & Makebo - Into The Stars 13:56 Lipless & Blue Noir - Alone 13:52 Elderbrook - Wasted On You 13:52 C H I L L T R A X - World Comes To Chilltrax.com 13:47 Above & Beyond - Believer (Marsh's Guatape Remix) 13:43 Mozez & Tim Angrave - Head Full Of Dreams 13:37 Satin Jackets - Little Airplanes 13:33 Sg Lewis - Lifetime 13:30 Finding Mero - In Loving Memories 13:24 Boerd - Blind 13:24 C H I L L T R A X - Retsyn 13:20 Jan Blomqvist & Malou - Alone 13:17 Giants' Nest - Crema 13:11 Emi Ca - Just Breathe 13:06 Morcheeba - Oh Oh Yeah 13:06 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh 13:00 Braxe Falcon - Step By Step (Amtrac Remix) 12:56 Aparde - Know You 12:53 Holen - Healing 12:49 Cannons - Fire For You 12:46 Vandelux - All I've Ever Known 12:45 C H I L L T R A X - Like Lobster Straight Out Of The Sink! 12:41 Jones Meadow - Need You Now 12:38 Afterlife - All I Wanted 12:34 Washed Out - Too Late 12:31 Melosense - Nous 12:27 Royksopp Feat. Astrid S - Just Wanted To Know 12:26 C H I L L T R A X - Worldschilloutchannnel Orbit 12:23 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life 12:19 Beacon - Until Next Time 12:18 Arto - Para Mi 12:04 Attlas & Jodie Knight - Used To The Silence 12:00 Tomb - Unbound 11:56 Mahalo - Nothing Matters (Lipless Remix) 11:56 C H I L L T R A X - Well How Ya Like It? Terrific! 11:51 Alison Goldfrapp - The Beat Divine 11:47 Andrew Nagy & Joel Winterflood - Little To None 11:42 Monolink - Take Me Away 11:37 Blank & Jones - Floatation 11:33 Moby - Porcelain (Arty Remix) 11:33 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound 11:29 Satin Jackets Feat. Tailor - Somewhere In Paradise 11:26 Lapsley - 32 Floors 11:21 Zaven - Passive Activity (Evren Furtuna Remix) 11:18 Elderbrook & Tourist - Howl (Chill Mix) 11:14 Xixi Feat. Kwesi - Close To U 11:14 C H I L L T R A X - Twcc Chill Chill Chill Chilltrax 11:11 Lar - Collide (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix) 11:07 Otr Feat. Shallou - Heart 11:04 R Plus & Faithless Feat. Amelia Fox - Let's Just Have Some Fun 11:00 Il:lo - Ink 10:56 London Grammar - Lose Your Head 10:56 C H I L L T R A X - Scratch Toh (Freesound) Chilltrax 10:53 Chris Malinchak - When The World Stops Turning (Quiet Mix) 10:49 Sebastian Davidson - Nomads 10:45 Passenger 10 - Voices In Her Head 10:41 False Intentions - Good Liar 10:36 Massive Attack - Weather Storm 10:35 C H I L L T R A X - Parents Magazine Seal 10:32 Cannons - Loving You 10:28 Camelphat - Waiting (Eli & Fur's Found Version) 10:25 Flexible Fire - Amatista 10:21 Mango & Cloudcage - More Than This 10:16 Steven Weston Feat. Tae - Same Dream 10:16 C H I L L T R A X - Dionigi/the Chillout Channel 10:11 Two Lanes - Belong 10:05 Maya Jane Coles Feat .chelou - Never Asked For Much 10:02 Indigo Eyes Feat. Kehina - All Over Again (Remix) 09:58 Arto - Now You're Gone 09:54 Above & Beyond & Marty Longstaff - Gratitude (Aname Pm Mix) 09:50 Wassu & Mimi Page - Within Me 09:49 C H I L L T R A X - Escape 2 Music 09:45 Jones Meadow - Entrance 09:41 Phoenix & Dj Falcon - Winter Solstice (Braxe Falcon Remix) 09:37 Hoki - Memories Of Love (Dsf Remix) 09:31 Ry X & Olafur Arnalds - Colorblind (Whomadewho Remix) 09:29 Attom - Where Are We Going 09:25 Rufus Du Sol - Hypnotised 09:25 C H I L L T R A X - Musique Nonstop 09:21 Jan Blomqvist - Carry On (Earthlife Remix) 09:17 Satin Jackets Feat. Ivy Falls - Different Directions 09:14 Sultan Shepard - Sirens 09:09 Sons Of Maria - Don't Tell Me I Can't Have It 09:09 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Rocket Empire 09:06 Xixi & Hildur Ottilia - Don't Worry 09:02 Otr Feat. Au/ra - Broken (Rac Mix) 08:59 Chill Cole - Liquid Life 08:55 Olan - Wake And Return (Little Dragon Remix) 08:52 Farius - Coming Up (Hold On) (Dokho Remix) 08:51 C H I L L T R A X - Come Along Children - Need To Chill Out 08:48 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You 08:45 Catching Flies - Daymarks 08:40 Cahelo - Bananaquit (Mass Digital Extended Remix) 08:34 Sumsuch Feat. Matty Eeles - Find Home (Vincenzo-chilltrax Sumdub Mix) 08:34 C H I L L T R A X - Backward Rvb Where World Comes 08:30 George Fitzgerald & Syml - Mother 08:27 Ben Bohmer Feat. Jonah - Home 08:24 Giants' Nest - Flower Burst 08:18 Trilucid - Cheyenne (Extended Sunset Mix) 08:18 C H I L L T R A X - Industrial 08:14 Royksopp Feat. Astrid S - Let's Get It Right 08:09 Chicane & The Mannequin - Summer In E Major 08:06 Rocket Empire - Lima 08:01 Nicholas Gunn Feat. Derek Luttrell - Lose Control 08:01 C H I L L T R A X - No Sticky Fingers 07:57 Alampa - Seesaw Season 07:52 Darius Feat. Benny Sings - Rise (Darius Remix) 07:48 Gareth Emery - St Mary's 07:43 Zaven - Voliere Amplitude 07:40 Morcheeba - Even Though 07:40 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass 07:35 Morgin Madison & Ryan Lucian - From The Start (Mm Chill Remix) 07:31 Bonobo Feat. Jordan Rakei - Shadows 07:26 Jean Caillou - Signs 07:21 Lamorn - Olsen After Midnight 07:16 Dj San & Sebastian Moore - In Your Eyes 07:16 C H I L L T R A X - Worlds Chillout Channel (Chillout Channel) 07:11 Alex V - Cristal Shore 07:06 Baile & Haulm - Knows No End 07:01 Sons Of Maria - Lake Tahoe 06:57 Jones Meadow - Fences 06:53 Drama - 3am 06:53 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots 06:49 Cannons - Tunnel Of You 06:45 Two Lanes - Movement 06:40 Sound Quelle & Tailor - Where We Should Be 06:37 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life 06:32 Three Drives On A Vinyl - Greece 2000 (Davidson & Melosense Mix) 06:32 C H I L L T R A X - See That The Humans Are Entertained 06:29 Reel People & Paula - Vibe (Moods Remix) 06:25 Attom & Blonde Maze - I Think About 06:22 Dex 1200 - Ongea Nami 06:17 Boehm - Who You Are 06:13 Satin Jackets Feat. Mandy Jones - In This Life 06:13 C H I L L T R A X - Chilltrax - Chill Out Piano 06:08 Alan Cerra - Radiant 06:03 Braxe Falcon - Step By Step (Amtrac Remix) 06:00 53 Thieves - Two Days 05:54 Il:lo - Cynnes 05:49 Mass Digital - Thoughts Of U 05:44 Nicholas Gunn Feat. Chris Howard - Thought Of You 05:44 C H I L L T R A X - The Chillout Channel Redux 05:41 Nuage Feat. Gus - The Place We Know 05:35 Eelke Kleijn Feat. Diana Miro - You 05:30 Royksopp & Susanne Sundfor - Oh, Lover (Nto Remix) 05:27 Dye O - Simply Be Here 05:21 Massive Attack - Teardrop 05:21 C H I L L T R A X - Something I Should Tell You 05:17 Monolink - Turning Away (Parra For Cuva Remix) 05:13 Running Touch - Why Do I 05:09 Giants' Nest - Heart Void 05:04 Syml & Zero 7 - Symmetry (Zero 7 Remix) 05:04 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh 05:01 Attlas & Jodie Knight - Used To The Silence 04:57 Edapollo Feat. Akacia - Run 04:53 Jones Meadow - Shackles 04:50 Mansionair & Kim Tee - Next High 04:46 Elderbrook - The End 04:45 C H I L L T R A X - Haven't Even Rinsed! 04:41 Eric Hilton - Artifact22 04:37 Feiertag - Didn't Know Why (You Lost Your Soul) 04:34 Flight Facilities Feat. Your Smith - Heavy 04:31 Pableno - Heights 04:27 Khotin & Tess Roby - Fountain, Growth 04:27 C H I L L T R A X - Escape The Noise 04:24 Cannons - Hurricane 04:20 London Grammar - Baby It's You 04:15 Sons Of Maria - Outbound 04:12 Kx5 & Sofi Tukker - Sacrifice (St Mix) 04:12 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Bassy Dr 04:08 Heard Right Feat. Phoebe Tsen - Pulling Me Under 04:04 R Plus & Faithless Feat. Amelia Fox - Let's Just Have Some Fun 04:00 Woven - Brushes 03:56 Westseven Feat. Angus Powell - Go Right Through (Sound Quelle Remix) 03:56 C H I L L T R A X - Magnifyingglasssogood4u 03:51 Alex Lo Faro - Move With Me 03:48 Lost In Pacific & Hanging Valleys - Escape 03:43 Double Touch Feat. Reigan - All I Want 03:40 Aftruu - Falling Asleep 03:34 Groove Armada - History (M3 And Bachelors Of Science Remix) 03:34 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound 03:29 Eli & Fur - Better In The Dark 03:24 Mango - Skyline 03:21 Feathervane & Oreonic - Overcast 03:17 Mozez & Tim Angrave - Head Full Of Dreams 03:12 Nicholas Gunn & Alina Renae - Angel Eyes 03:12 C H I L L T R A X - Be Svendsen World Comes 03:08 Dreem - Miles Away 03:05 Twoworldsapart & Panuma & Nina Carr - Slippin' 03:00 Maya Jane Coles Feat .chelou - Never Asked For Much 02:55 Sg Lewis Feat. Lucky Daye - Feed The Fire (Kassian Remix) 02:51 Rocket Empire - Astoria 02:47 53 Thieves - Lyd 02:41 Arley & Sirolf - One Day 02:41 C H I L L T R A X - Street Life Worlds Cc 02:37 Giants' Nest - Storm Trap 02:32 Alison Goldfrapp - The Beat Divine 02:28 Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted (Aquadrop Remix) 02:24 R Plus & Faithless Feat. Amelia Fox - It's Enough (The Last High) 02:20 Lar - Collide (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix) 02:15 Zero 7 - Don't Call It Love 02:15 C H I L L T R A X - Bugs B Gone 02:11 Satin Jackets Feat. Tailor - Somewhere In Paradise 02:08 Pines Feat. Fractures - Rewrite The Ending 02:03 Above And Beyond - Sun In Your Eyes (William Orbit Remix) 02:00 Chris Malinchak - Happiness (Eternal Moment Mix) 02:00 C H I L L T R A X - Scratch Toh (Freesound) Chilltrax 01:56 Xixi & Hildur Ottilia - Don't Worry 01:53 Cannons - Bad Dream 01:49 Sebastian Davidson - Nomads 01:46 Tep No - Say What You Wanted 01:42 Everything But The Girl - Forever 01:42 C H I L L T R A X - Like Lobster Straight Out Of The Sink! 01:37 Dim Kelly - Nocturna Animal 01:32 Heard Right & Oracle - There For You 01:28 Leisure - Slipping Away (Flight Facilities Remix) 01:24 Duckmaw - Distant Worlds 01:19 Sound Quelle Feat. Daniel Robinson - Tempest 01:19 C H I L L T R A X - E-chilled-music 01:16 Elderbrook & Tourist - Howl (Chill Mix) 01:11 Vintage And Morelli Feat. Arielle Maren - The Light (Flexible Fire Remix) 01:08 Jones Meadow - Expect 01:04 False Intentions - Good Liar 01:04 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Rocket Empire 01:00 Kx5 Feat. Hayla - Escape (Chill Mix) 00:55 Chicane & The Mannequin - Summer In E Major 00:52 Sum Wave - Milkyway 00:49 Feiertag Feat. Tessa Rose Jackson - Follow 00:49 C H I L L T R A X - Trans Europe Vocoder 00:44 Trilucid - Cheyenne (Extended Sunset Mix) 00:40 Nils Hoffmann Feat. Malou - About You 00:36 Melosense - Nous 00:31 Zimmer Feat. Fhin - Lost Your Mind 00:31 C H I L L T R A X - Industrial 00:28 Jan Blomqvist - Carry On (Earthlife Remix) 00:25 Beacon - Pay My Debts 00:22 Elypsis - Open Your Eyes 00:17 Lamorn - Olsen After Midnight 00:13 Evelynka - Letting Go 00:13 C H I L L T R A X - The Chillout Channel, Chilltrax 00:10 Finding Mero - In Loving Memories 00:05 The Knocks Feat. Muna - Bodies (Tycho Remix) 00:01 Sons Of Maria - Lake Tahoe

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Red

So I finally finished my @festivebastion​ fic for @greaseonmymouth​! Sorry it took a while, but hopefully you like it!

read on AO3!

Pairing: Alcibiades/Caius Greylace

Rating: General Audiences

Summary:  Returning to life from exile has good days and bad days for Caius Greylace, but Alcibiades is always there for him to lean on. After a particularly bad breakdown, Alcibiades decides that Caius needs some good old-fashioned rest and relaxation in the country air. How will Caius take to life on the farm and meeting Yana and Al's family?

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They had a code for when one wanted to see the other. “Red.” It was a nostalgic way of remembering their time back in Xi’an, daring to wear red to the peace talks while also continuing their relationship, their this, whatever this was.

Caius had been the one to come up with it. Over their time together, Alcibiades had realized that Caius was actually rather sentimental in his own way, although he wouldn’t have thought so at first. After all Caius had gone through as a child, Al had expected him to destroy all the reminders of his time with the Esar, but it hadn’t been the case. The first time he’d been allowed into Caius’s Miranda apartment in Thremedon, he’d been surprised to find one such remnant in display.

It was an ornate vase, porcelain blue with gold leaf, sitting atop a white pedestal. The flared top narrowed before flaring into a globe-shaped bird’s cage which broke up the glass top and bottom of the base with delicate, gold bars, trapping a glass bird within. It was the only blue in the purple scheme of Caius’s lounge, making Alcibiades wonder how Caius, ever conscious of the surrounding color scheme and always the first to criticize the clashing tones of people’s clothes and interior design choices, could stand the way it stood out in the room.

Upon inviting Al into the flat, Caius had disappeared into the kitchen to bring out tea and pastries, leaving Al to wander around the lounge. When Caius reappeared, he’d been bending down to pear through the bird cage vase, internally remarking at how he could wave his hand behind the vase and see it through the cage.

“Oh, do you like my vase?” Caius chirped. Without waiting for an answer, he went on, “It was given to me by the Esar when I was barely eight. It had been part of the Bastion’s blue wing, and I spent so much time admiring it, he said I could have it if I did well enough in my velikaia training with Antoinette.”

Ah, Antoinette. That explained it. Of all the people Caius looked back on from his youth, it was his old mentor that he remembered most fondly. He’d always seemed to have a soft spot for her, even going back to their period sequestered in the Basquait with the plague, when he seemed to be hurt at finding out Antoinette had spent all that time in the same building quarantined with them, but never coming by to see Caius.

“It’s ridiculous. You couldn’t put anything in it,” Alcibiades said.

Caius tsked at him, “Not every vase is for carrying water. Can’t it just be visually appealing?”

“No,” Al argued. “A vase is a container. It’s meant to contain things.”

Caius sipped his tea. “You needn’t insult my belongings just because you are incapable of appreciating the aesthetic, dear.”

And that had been that. That had been months ago, and by now, Alcibiades had been to Caius’s apartment enough times that he didn’t pay the vase any mind. He hardly remembered it existed until the day he received a one word note from Caius- “Red.”

Something about the message worried him. It wasn’t unlike Caius to send vague notes, but the handwriting was all wrong- shakey and near illegible. Caius’s normal hand was looping, impeccable cursive. Alcibiades supposed that Caius could have asked a servant to pen the note, but generally, Caius preferred to keep his correspondence private.

“Did he say anything else?” Alcibiades asked, turning the parchment over in his hand.

The courier, a young lad in a flat cap and gloves with holes in the fingers, shifted from foot to foot, scratching his back. “No, sir, will there be anythin’ else?” He held up a hand for payment, and Al scrambled in his packet for a chevronet.

“No, thank you,” he said, dismissing him. He’d better just go straight to Caius, not bother with a reply.

By the time he got to Ciaus’s apartment, it was approaching the afternoon. He knocked on the door, only to be met with a muffled, “Come in,” from inside.

Al entered, finding the foyer empty. “Hello?” he called.

A choked, “In here,” called back from the lounge.

Something was very wrong. Caius sat on the floor, head bowed. Alcibaides couldn’t see his face through a curtain of white-blonde hair, but by the shaking of his shoulders, Al knew he was crying. He cradled a bloody hand in his lap, the blood staining his immaculately pressed silver trousers and frilly white shirt. In front of him were the shattered remains of the bird cage vase.

“Caius… what’s wrong?” Al asked, moving forward cautiously.

“I… I broke the vase,” Caius said, flinching as the glass crunched under Al’s boots. “I didn’t know what to do, who to call.”

Al knelt down, reaching out for his hand. “It’s just a vase. Come on, let me see your hand and get some bandages.”

“It’s not just a-“ Caius began before cutting himself off and looking away. “No, you wouldn’t understand.”

“Try me.”

But Caius stayed silent. Al sighed, and stood up before moving to the bathroom to find the first aid kit. Caius didn’t offer any further information as Al came back, cleaned away the blood, and bandaged the cuts on his hand.

When he was done, Al pulled Caius up and said, “Come on, pack a bag.”

“Where are we going?”

“Home.”

Al didn’t need to say more. He kept a small flat in the city where he stayed whenever he needed to deal with the Basquait or Magician business, but he and Caius both knew his home was hours from Thremedon.

Caius had enjoyed his time back, relearning the city after years in exile, but Al had long suspected it had taken a toll on him as well. Having missed so much while he was away, combined with the vicious rumors of Thremedon’s elite had left Caius reeling some days. The worst, in Alcibiades’s opinion had been the first ball Caius attended at the palace following the end of his exile. No one had been pleased to see Caius return, never mind the fact that he had saved the peace talks by preventing Emperor Iseul’s attempts to sabotage them and the failed assassination attempt on his younger brother, the new leader of Xi’an. While Alcibiades and the other Magicians returned from Xi’an as heroes, Caius was still regarded as dangerous pariah. The other nobles never faltered in sharing their opinions of him, the freak who nearly killed another Magician ages ago. The night had ended in Caius accidentally shattering a champagne flute with his grip, then leaving near tears. Alcibiades had no doubt living in the city had continued to push Caius’s mental health to the limits. He only hoped that Caius would benefit from being removed from the city for the time being, not relapse even harder from being in the country as he was in exile.

The carriage ride into the country was more quiet then Alcibiades could imagine Caius could be. Usually Caius was so chatty and full of life, even in the most needless and incessant of conversations that Alcibiades had no idea how much he’d grown used to Caius’s voice until now that he remained silent.

Finally, around an hour into their journey Caius spoke, “He was going to have me killed, you know. For the Magician.”

Alcibiades didn’t need to ask who “he” was. The Esar had never been especially well-loved by the people of Volstov, at least not more than any other ruler. However, following the news of his sudden decline into a comatose state and Esarina Anastasia’s rise to the throne, more and more people had begun seeing the areas where his dedication to the empire had been left wanting. As a former member of the Esar’s inner circle of Magicians, even, or perhaps especially, at his young age, Caius had seen the lengths the Esar could go to for success, even when it came with great cost- a cost so frequently paid not by the Esar himself, but rather by one of his endless line of expendable pawns.

“How do you know?” Alcibiades asked.

“Another Magician acquaintance of mine who was also in his service at the time. She had been there when it happened. Apparently, the only reason he decided against it was because Antoinette threatened to abandon him if he did. I’m told he agreed with the stipulation that she cut ties with me,” Caius explained.

“That’s good, though, isn’t it? It means she hasn’t been avoiding you because of you. She was probably just trying to protect you from what he’d do if she tried to contact you after you got back.”

“It’s been months since he fell asleep, though, and she still hasn’t said anything,” Caius refuted.

“She’s a busy woman. What with the change in power, I’m sure she’s got a lot of ground to make up seducing the new empress,” Al grunted, rolling his eyes.

Caius scowled, “Really? What would poor Yana think to hear you speak of a lady like that? Besides if you think she hasn’t already made progress on that front, you aren’t up on your court gossip.” Alcibiades gaped at him and Caius scoffed, “Oh, come now, surely you didn’t think you were the only one in the empire to be interested in more than one sex.”

“Of course not, I just thought she’d wait until the Esar’s throne got cold before moving on to the next monarch.”

Caius hummed. “Yes, well, Nicolas was hardly the most attentive partner one could ask for. I could hardly blame the Esarina for wanting someone to fill the gap.”

“Now that I can see,” Alcibiades relented, just as the carriage began to roll to a stop. “Seems like we’re here.”

-

It seemed that “poor Yana” was a misnomer. Yana, though barely five feet in height, was a whirlwind of a woman. As soon as he met her, Caius realized he had been mistaken to ever think she was “poor” anything.

Upon first stepping out of their carriage and looking on to Alcibiades’s family farm for the first time, Caius broke out of his sadness long enough to worry that he’d be intruding. After all, Alcibiades had been too busy taking care of Caius’s nonsensical meltdown to send message ahead to let Yana and his other family that company was coming. Not to mention, if Caius had known he’d been coming to a farm in the country, he would have surely have worn something more appropriate and less made for the fashions of Thremedon. He should have worn something more sensible and humble. As it was, he was draped in a blue, satiny dress. He supposed to someone more familiar to the countryside’s overreliance on cotton and burlap he practically looked like a painted member of Our Lady of Fans.

Though, if Yana thought anything like that of him, she sure didn’t show it. She simply took one look at him, then slid her gaze to Alcibiades and said, “I wish you had told me you were bringing your special friend. I would have gotten out our nice china.”

“You have plain china in addition to fancy china?” blurted Caius. “How quaint! Al just keeps the plain kind, and I just keep the fancy kind. Oh, I’m sorry, I’m getting ahead of myself. I should introduce myself, I’m Caius Greylace.”

“Oh, don’t worry, child, I knew the moment I saw you who you were. My boy has told me so much of you, I knew you must be the famous Caius. I’m Yana.”

“Yana…” Al said reproachfully.

Yana gently whipped his arm with the washcloth she held in her hands, “Oh, don’t start with me. Dinner is nearly ready, bring your Caius in to the dining room and say hello to your siblings.”

-

It turned out Alcibiades had many siblings, though he explained that not all of them were siblings by blood. Yana never failed to take in someone in need of a home, and had taught her children and grandchildren to do the same. This resulted in a large, loud group of seemingly endless siblings and aunts and uncles and nieces and nephews.

One woman, brunette and smiling wide, tried to deposit her toddler in Caius’s arms but he had been too shocked to respond, so Alcibiades plucked the child from his mother’s arms, swinging him around and tipping him upside down, eliciting happy giggles and squeals from the boy. “He isn’t used to being around kids,” Al explained. “We’ll break him of that soon enough.”

Another child, this one appearing to be a girl, ran up, clutching Al’s leg. “Uncle Al! Uncle Al! What did you bring me?”

“What did I bring you? I brought you a person, isn’t that enough? This is my friend Caius.”

“Oooo, your friiiiieeeend,” the girl chorused, before looking to Caius for the first time. Her eyes widened at the sight of him. “Are you a princess? You look like a princess.”

“He’s a bo- Ow!” Alcibiades began, but Caius slapped his chest before he could finish. Whatever he said would only be half true anyhow. Caius’s relationship with binary gender was precarious on the best of days.

“I am,” Caius said, “and what is your name, sweetheart?”

“Antigone,” she answered. “I like your dress and your shoes.”

“Thank you, darling. Maybe if your parents say yes, you can come over tomorrow and try on some of my dresses,” he told her. “Though, they may be a little big on you.”

She let out a pleased noise, before running back to her mother , presumably to ask permission right away.

Yana pushed her way through the swinging doors, a steaming pot of stew in her hands. “Alright, alright everyone settle down so we can say grace and eat.”

And they did, and it was good.

-

It stayed good until the next day after lunch. Caius was in good spirits after meeting everyone and in his new habitat. They had enjoyed dinner and retired to Alcibiades’s childhood bedroom. After a rough day and being introduced to so many new people, he had thought it was best to let Caius have a nice quiet night just the two of them, and Caius had been downright affectionate with gratitude for Alcibiades taking care of him, and they had cuddled all the way into sleep.

The next morning, Caius had been reasonably accepting of being woken up by roosters at dawn once he was awake enough to get excited about being in close proximity to roosters. He had eagerly gotten out to try his hand at feeding the chickens, then nearly wiped out, slipping in the mud. Then Antigone and her sisters had come over to play dress up. Caius was thrilled when they all curtsied to him, as the news of Caius’s supposed status of being a princess had spread, and the troop spent hours marching around in Caius’s high heels and skirts before Yana called them to eat sandwiches for lunch.

No, the trouble had started after lunch, when Caius was helping Yana wash and dry the dishes. He’d insisted in helping because he was a guest in her home, after all. It had all went wrong when under the soapy water, Yana cut herself on a knife. She yanked up her hand, and Caius, unthinking, grabbed it to help.

Alcibiades could see the change from across the room. Yana’s entire body went relaxed, and Caius’s eyes contracted as hers dilated. He was halfway to them before he even realized it, but Caius raised a hand, motioning him to stop.

Caius looked like he was ready to crack, but he took a breath to steady himself and spoke, “Yana, dear, everything is fine.” Tears welled up in his eyes, and his voiced cracked on his last word. “I need you to remain calm. I’m going to leave now, and you need to stay here. Alcibiades will take care of you.”

Caius bolted, running at top speed to Al’s room. Al caught Yana as she snapped out of Caius’s trance. “Yana, are you alright? I’m sorry, I didn’t know he’d do that.”

She shook her head, “You need to go to him. Al, you don’t understand… when he touched me, I felt him, this profound sadness. A sadness like that shouldn’t come from a boy so young. I’ll be fine. It’s just a little cut. He’s hurting far worse than I am. Go. Go!”

Alcibiades went. Caius in his bedroom was doubled over sobbing into his hands. At seeing Al he sobbed even harder, “I’m sorry, I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to I swear. I just wanted to help.”

Al took him into his arms, “It’s okay, Cai. You didn’t hurt her.”

Caius buried his face in his chest, and repeated, “It’s okay, it’s okay…” like a prayer.

-

Caius and Alcibiades didn’t always stay at the farm, but it never seemed to stop Caius from carving a place out there. Caius helped take care of the animals. He had even refused to leave the barn when Bella, one of Yana’s cows, had her calf in the fall. Caius seemed to have an uncanny way of making the animals calm around him. Alcibiades was half tempted to credit it to some velikaia mind trick, but Caius simply waved his hand at Al and said, “Don’t you recall that I had a pet tiger for a time? Taming a horse or a pig should be short work comparatively.” This was immediately followed by Caius encountering horse dung for the first time, but he never let Alcibiades tell that part of the story.

Caius had also been readily accepted by Al’s family, which wasn’t necessarily a surprise given Yana’s “We take all kinds here,” principles. He had especially bonded with some of the women of the family thanks to their similar reading habits. Every time Caius and Al visited, it seems that the hens of the house gathered for an informal book club meeting in which males, Caius excluded, were prohibited from joining because they, “just wouldn’t understand.”

Al had made the mistake of sneaking a peek at Caius’s book when he laid it down once. He made it through half of one sentence- “Floriana’s chest heaved as she reached down to stroke the man’s girth and-” before he dropped it in disgust, just in time for Caius to re-enter the room and see it.

Caius tsked wordlessly at him, picking the book off the floor and bending the pages that had been bent in the fall back into place.

“You read that filth?!” Alcibiades exclaimed, fighting the urge to wipe his hands against his clothes as if they were dirty.

Caius gasped in mock offense, placing a slender hand to his chest. “This is literature, General. I’m sorry you can’t appreciate it for its worth.”

“Worth?! It’s dime and nickel trash!”

“I do not criticize your testosterone-rich war novels, I shall expect you to respect my reading choices as well. This is why we don’t invite your brothers to sit with us as we discuss our books,” Caius said. “You big strong men have no taste.”

“You mean this is what you talk about with all my sisters?” Alcibiades looked horrified.

Caius rolled his eyes, “I don’t see why you should be so surprised. There’s nothing to be ashamed about some harmless fantasizing. Maybe you should join us, sometime. I think the average man could do well to learn from these books about what their partners want. You would make a rather dashing romantic hero yourself.”

“Thanks, but no thanks,” Alcibiades said, blandly. “I’ll take a rain check.”

“Suit yourself, general. We meet next Thursday afternoon if you change your mind.”

If Alcibiades had been smart, he would have remembered to steer clear of the den Thursday, but going about his daily business it must have slipped his mind that Caius’s perverted, little book club was meeting until he walked in with freshly cut wood logs hoisted over one shoulder to find half the females of his family gathered in a circle with books on their laps.

“General, what a pleasant surprise. You aren’t here to join us are you?” Caius asked from his favorite wingback chair, ankles crossed and with the close-lipped smirk he always had when he’d found something to toy with.

Al bit back a snappish retort, and replied, “Nope, just here to put some fresh kindling in the fireplace before it gets any colder outside.”

“How gallant of you, dear. I’m sure we’ll all enjoy the heat,” Caius said, earning a chorus of giggles from the women around the room. “Are you sure you wouldn’t like to pull up a chair? We were getting ready to discuss the part where the protagonist is whisked up into the man’s arms and thrown over his shoulder, rather like all that wood you’re carrying.”

Al felt his face flush, turning to Caius once more now that he had deposited the logs into the fireplace. “You’d like that, wouldn’t you?” More giggles came from around the room. “For me to join, I mean.”

“You know I always enjoy your company, General.”

-

The next time they sojourned to the farm, it was the beginning of winter and time to celebrate the winter holidays.

Once more they found themselves talking for great lengths of time during the carriage ride from the city, this time surrounded by all the shiny, foil wrapped presents Caius had insisted in bringing for all of the family. Even with as crowded as the carriage was now, Caius had fretted for days that he hadn’t bought enough to give to everyone, despite Alcibiades trying to assure him that if anything he had gotten too much.

“I haven’t embarrassed myself, have I, Al?” he asked, gazing at the presents as the carriage took them further away from Thremedon. “I was so worried that I couldn’t possibly repay your family for their kindnesses over the past year that I didn’t consider that I might make them feel bad for not being able to afford such expensive things for me.”

“It’s a bit late to return everything,” Al grumbled. “Everything will be fine. The presents aren’t the real meaning of the holiday anyway, so I’m sure everyone will be pleased with what you got them.”

“Of course, they’re the meaning of the holiday,” Caius scoffed. “You don’t expect me to believe in that tosh about Regina-“ He paused suddenly. “I apologize. Of course you do. You’re the most pious man I’ve ever met.”

“What you don’t? Believe in Regina and the holiday and everything?” Alcibiades asked.

Caius smiled thinly, “No, I never have. I can certainly see the appeal in it. It must feel rather comforting to believe that there’s a higher power looking out for you, controlling your fate. That if things are meant to be they’ll be. But, no, I’m afraid if there is anyone is to blame for my mistakes in life, it is me.”

But, when it came time to exchange gifts, Caius showed no lack of enthusiasm for the holiday celebrations. As expected, the gifts Caius received were significantly plainer than what he had given everyone else, but he was no less excited to get them. Yana had sewn him some nice, cotton dresses to match the ones more common to the countryside farm life. He immediately had tried them on and loved every stitch and seam put into them.

“Al, Al, look!” he exclaimed, sticking his foot out at Alcibiades. “You can see my ankles!”

“Yeah, now you won’t have to worry about all your ridiculous skirts getting dragged through the mud and filth all the time like the rest of us,” Al said, making room for Caius on the couch.

“You love my ridiculous skirts,” Caius replied, pushing the foot he’d displayed earlier at Al’s face in retaliation.

“Yeah, yeah, well, settle down, you’ve got one more present to open.”

Caius cocked his head to the side, “Do I? I thought that was the last of them.”

“This one’s from me,” Al said, handing Caius a box.

“A present from the General. I do hope it’s appropriate to open in front of the family,” Caius teased, already pulling at the box’s ribbon and wrapping paper. He pulled open the box and stilled.

“I hope it doesn’t upset you. I knew it meant a lot to you, so I got it fixed. But if the memories are too much, you don’t have to keep it,” Alcibiades explained, watching Caius pull the once broken vase with the bird cage from the box. The cracks had been sealed with gold-dusted lacquer.

Caius hugged the vase to him for a moment, before reaching for Al and pulling him in for a kiss. “It’s perfect. Thank you.”

-

After returning to the city, they saw each other again at the Esarina’s New Year’s ball. Alcibiades was dressed in a new red military uniform coat given to him by Caius to replace his “ratty” older one. At first Alcibiades had resisted the new coat, insisting that his old one was perfectly fine, but he had to admit that his old uniform had seen better days. After all, what better way to show Caius his interest than by appreciating the gift he’d been given?

On his third glass of champagne, he finally found Caius among the crowd, and he was dazzling.

Dressed in head to toe in scarlet, Caius sported a floor-length gown bejeweled in rubies with a long cape flowing down his back from his shoulders. When he caught Alcibiades looking, he quirked his blood red painted lips, and with a single finger beckoned Alcibiades to him. Alcibiades took one step to him, and he turned, weaving through the crowd, then down the winding palace halls to somewhere more private.

By the time Alcibiades caught up to him enough to wrap his arms around Caius’s tiny waist and pick him up, his ears rang with Caius’s laughs, and all he could see was wonderful, beautiful red.

[nicolasofscratch-blog]

NICOLAS ROSALES [BENJAMIN WADSWORTH] is a SENIOR at Broadripple Academy. He is 17 years old, from DARIEN, CT and has been at Broadripple Academy for 1 year. 

STUDENT FILE

Full Name: Nicolas Santiago Rocio Rosales Nicknames: Nico, Nic Scratch, Saint Nic, Rosales Age:17 Gender: Male Pronouns: He/Him Sexuality: Homosexual Date of Birth: May 4th, 2001 Place of Birth: NYC, New York Hometown: Darien, Connecticut Ethnicity: Mexican/Native American/Caucasian Languages: English & Spanish Nationality: American Religion: Catholic

Height: 5′10″ Weight: 151 lbs Hair Color: Dark Brown Eye Color: Dark Brown Body Type: Muscular/Athletic Piercings: None Tattoos: Brushstroke Crosses going down his left side Scars: Small Scar on his Right Eyebrow, Scarred Knuckles Drug Use: Prescriptions Only (May include Adderall and Oxycontin) Smoker: Yes (Cigarette’s Only) Drinker: Rarely (Extreme Duress Only)

House Team: Seton Dormitory: Bart Wing (B4) Grade: 12 (Senior) Aspirations: Undecided Clubs: Cinema Club Sports: Lacrosse (Midfielder) & Field Hockey (Midfielder) Interests: Art, Horror, Fist-fighting

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Lives In: Darien, Connecticut Lives With: Father & Mother (Married) Siblings: None Relationship Status: Single

Full Bio

Distant but loving parents. Father is the CFO of a construction company that works out of New York. Is frequently not in Connecticut. Mother is a Producer for Darien’s local news station. Is frequently working long hours and cannot be disturbed.

Nico was raised primarily by his nanny, Lulu, whom he calls his abuela even though they aren’t related. She instilled in him a love of bright colors and haunted house tv shows.

Nico was diagnosed with chronic anxiety disorder when he was 13 and suffers from very acute amounts of mania related to it. Nico repeatedly threw out or hid his meds, hating to be on them.

Nico began to pick fights in school to shut up his anxiety. It caused him to be softly expelled (read; asked to leave unofficially) from about a school a year since he was 14. Eventually his parents decided they couldn’t handle him and had him choose a boarding school. He picked Broadripple due to its age and haunted appeal. Plus it was one of the few schools that would not accept the donations of his parents. He had to actually work to get in. Nico transferred to Broadripple halfway through last year. People gossiped about what happened.

Nico likes exploring Broadripple and its grounds after hours. Both the ‘illegal’ nature of breaking curfew and the potential for a haunting add to the thrill.

PERSONALITY INFORMATION

Zodiac Sign: Taurus Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff Meyers-Briggs Type: The Logistician (ISTJ-T) 49 Archetypes: The Anchor

Nico is a reserved individual, keeping his feelings close to his chest, but he is not shy and will happily make friends with anyone. He tends to hold no overt prejudices in regards to race, color, socio-economic status, or intelligence. He is introverted to a point, requiring alone time after stressful or very social interactions. He tends to calm down by drawing or watching ‘A Haunting’ type tv shows or horror movies.

Nico has a positive self image, and is not afraid to show off his body. He tends to sleep with very little clothing on, takes his shirt off when he goes swimming, is okay with communal showers, etc. His insecurities tend to lie mentally, where he suffers from anxiety about most things, tends to crack under pressure, and avoids talking his or anyone else’s feelings if at all possible. Nico is not the shoulder you cry on, although he is a great listener when you need to bounce ideas about what to do next.

Nico holds grudges and hates change. He tries to keep and stick to routines and schedules, and tends to get easily frazzled when something happens he did not plan for. He’s not a good improviser or liar, and tends to be very blunt as a result. He hates surprises and has intense social anxiety over things like ‘we need to talk’ given without context.

Nico has a very dry sense of humor. He doesn’t laugh out loud often and things he finds funny he’ll continue to bring up weeks after the fact as subtly and understated as possible. Most of Nico is understated. He’ll usually do so to keep other people from feeling bad either about his injuries or because he did better than them on a test.

Nico is smart. Straight A’s no studying smart. He doesn’t tell anyone this, and lets them all assume that he gets by with middling Bs and Cs. He has no reason to correct them. In classes he feigns disinterest, but loves History, Social Studies, English, and Art. He doesn’t do well in math, however, and there his C average is the truth.

Nico smokes cigarettes and take prescription pills when needed. But he doesn’t do hard drugs or smoke weed. He also rarely drinks, if ever. Usually alcohol is to numb a VERY bad day. So if he’s drinking there is something seriously wrong that he’s not telling anyone, although he’ll usually talk about it once he’s drunk. Or just pick a fight.

Nico likes fighting. It makes him feel alive. His fights aren’t based on anger or malice, but he will pick them with people he knows are prone to combat. Sometimes he schedules fights and bets on them, but most of his fights are spontaneous, done because he had a terrible day and his anxiety is driving him nuts. Emotions are hard to deal with. Black eyes are simpler. So he usually exchanges one for the other.

WANTED CONNECTIONS

Nico has no immediate wanted connections outside of a stable friend group for him to blend in with, some people who also like art and/or horror films, or people to fight with on a regular basis. Feel free to come directly to me to plot connections, as Nico is part of a few sports teams, a couple clubs, and is overall a friendly fellow who likely met your muse someplace in the year that he’s been at Broadripple.

Nico is open for some romantic interactions, but he’s homosexual and is currently single, so any plotting would be for the future, not for any currently established or pre-plotted romances (unless you have an idea, in which case, pitch it).