#can't wait for people's reactions to tomorrow's posts

[3-heartstyle]

Corabat himself!

Full body design of the suit. Referencing the Arkham games. (Gotta tag @corafest since it's still a prompt for the event)

But don't worry everyone! He's still the same silly guy we love :D

[inevitably-johnlocked]

Five Fics Friday: September 20/24

Happy Friday everyone!! It's a super special one today, as it marks the END OF YEAR FIVE OF WEEKLY FIVE FICS FRIDAY POSTS!!!

That's TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY LISTS FOR BOOSTED FICS!!!

I can't believe I've done this for five years weekly, and I hope you've enjoyed them all that time! I'll post up the masterlist tomorrow for Year Five, so in the interim, make sure to give this week's fics some love! Enjoy!

SIGNAL BOOSTING

Debris by Monkeysock (M, 15,094 w., 14 Ch. || First Person POV Alternating, Case Fic, Sherlock Whump, Flashbacks, Guilt, Waiting, Hospital, Angst) –Sherlock becomes trapped under a load of debris when a building collapses on top of him. He waits for rescue. Everyone is different, they only know what they know. In the aftermath, everybody has a story to tell.

RECENT MFLs

Little Slices of Death by Enterthetadpole (E, 994 w., 1 Ch. || Friends To Lovers, Horror, Humour, Happy Ending, Case Fic, Romance) – Sherlock Holmes gets involved in a case where the victims and crimes that are eerily similar to the works of a certain horror author stories. Will he solve the case before the people around him die around him?

I Meet You There, and We Go by irisbleufic (E, 6,370 w., 4 Ch. || Alternate Universe || Aftermath of TGG Pool Scene, Grief/Mourning, Supernatural Elements, Established Relationship, PTSD, Neurodiversity, Disability, Character Death) – "I dream of what it's like," [Sherlock] says with difficulty, and the words taste right in spite of the fact that everything else tastes wrong, "when we leave this place." John is quiet for an unbearably long while (too quiet: no humming, no breath) before he lets his forehead drop to rest against Sherlock's, smudge of ash and grit and sweat mixed with something far too heavy to be tears. He presses one hand over Sherlock's heart, and there's warmth again. The promise dazzles him. It stings. "What's it like?" asks John, finally, his voice thick with the promise of rest.

The Scientific Method by NovaWasTaken1 (T, 11,883 w., 1 Ch. || THoB Divergence, Doctor John, Non-Consensual Drug Use, Headaches / Migraines, Sick Sherlock) – Dosing former drug addict Sherlock Holmes turns out to be just a little more complicated than an aerosol spray. An AU of Hounds of the Baskervilles, in which Sherlock's reaction to being drugged winds up being a little more than an anxiety attack.

Secondary Exposure by thesardine (T, 18,841 w., 7 Ch. || Whump, Tags to Be Added) – After twenty years, the killer who abducted John as a child has resurfaced. Now John and Sherlock must track him down before he claims another victim, and at the same time navigate the shifting nature of their relationship.

[jolynesmom]

I hate to share this but I don't have anyone to talk. It's been so long I've discovered about void and since then I've always wanted to manifest "family Change " in the void cause my mother. I don't want to make her the villian in my life but I can't help she literally abuse me everytime and says the filthiest, dirtiest things which I swear no parents says to their children and even my dad doesn't stop her . Everyday I having a mental breakdown and I go to bed with the hope that I will enter the void and I don't have to face the same day tomorrow again. To be honest I don't know how can I enter void at this low . I've been literally loosing hope. I feel like the void actually a void which will never come to me

hey I’m so sorry to hear that :(( my heart breaks every time someone comes to me saying they’re abused by their family. it’s such a disgusting thing and I’ll never wrap my head around on how someone can do this to their child

I really wish I could do something for your situation, but all I can do is give you a few words of advice

before anything I want to let you know that you shouldn’t feel guilty for villainizing your parents. such things are not normal and should not be excused. your parents should be thankful that the only thing you want from them is a healthy relationship after what they’ve put you through

let’s address the first issue. you’re not motivated to enter the void because you’re brought down by your circumstances. a lot of you seem to forget that the law of assumption exists and you can use it to successfully change your circumstances instantly without entering the void state. hell, you can use law of assumption to enter the void!! use the law of assumption to make your parents leave you alone or to even do a 180° in their behavior

I was actually in a similar position before entering the void where I was demotivated to even try because of my dad’s behavior towards me, so I used the law of assumption to make his stop being so harsh towards me. not only did he start to be nicer to me, but he even moved back to our home country due to some circumstances while I stayed in the uk, since then I’ve only known peace

if you don’t want to use loa to change your circumstances (which you should) then use the negativity in your life to fuel your motivation to enter the void. like ‘everyone treats me so bad, let’s see their reaction after I fulfill my desires and they’ll remain miserable here’

I feel like a broken record because I’ve said it so many times, but entering the void is embarrassingly easy. like I mean it, it’s so easy once I almost tapped into it while I laid down for 3 minutes waiting for my food to heat in the oven. and the great part about the void is that you don’t need a great mindset or to be overly motivated to try a complex method that will take you 3 hours to finish, you can just say ‘I want to enter the void’, fall asleep and wake up there

this is why I don’t like those challenges people do to change their mindset, affirm 100k times per day, listen to subs 25/8, do complicated meditations, vaunt or whatever. if you want to do them and feel like they’ll take you closer to the void, by all means go off, but you absolutely do not need them lol

when I entered the void for the first time I didn’t do anything special, I actually didn’t even think it’s possible to do it without yoga nidra then I tapped into it instantly when I was in a state between asleep and awake and said to myself that I want to enter the void asap

so yeah, use loa, treat everything with indifference and persist even if your circumstances are unfavorable

I’ll link some posts below that will hopefully give you some direction and motivation to persist

sending you lots of love and positive energy 🤍

🫐jani’s law of assumption guide

🍓 manifestation/loa is your bff

🥝psa: you can manifest anything

🍊 manifestation in 3 steps

🍑 doubting the void?

🍒 lullaby method to enter the void (personal favorite)

🥥distraction method to enter the void state

🍇 arlinski void state method

I also suggest you to check out @/tia-222 on tumblr because they have amazing posts which helped me master the void state in less than 3 weeks

[icey--stars]

Heyyy I saw you're taking requests again and your recently posted a new fic (which I lovedddd) and I thought I'd share my idea with you too. You don't have to write it right away, I saw your posts that you are really busy these days so whenever you get to it, you get to it...I just wanted to share my idea

So I was thinking an Azris fic where the two have had their mating ceremony and everyone knows and everything. Azriel still works as a Spy master for Night and Autumn, working for the security of both the courts. But Rhysand being a controlling shit, tries to get Azriel more time in Night cuz he's still iffy about Eris. And Eris does the same so it becomes a tug of war. In the middle there is poor Azzy...working OVERTIME for both courts and going through his magic like crazy

One day, when the poor bat is at its limit, Azriel just collapses from exhaustion and draining his magic from his siphons. What do you think the reaction would be like? I think there would be guilt from both Rhysand and Eris but also a bit of a blame game

Anyways, you're welcome to take the story and spin it like you want. And even if you don't feel particularly inspired by it, it's completely fine (cuz the most recent one I saw from you was VERYYYY angsty too so I get why you might not be in the mood for ANOTHER angsty fic)

Still love your work and can't wait to read whatever you post about Azris

-🌹

Tug of War

Rhys and Eris get a tad possessive over their bat and fail to realize that he is trying to please both of them- well that is until he passes out. - 2.7k words

Author's Note: I deeply apologize for this being so late!!! I was incredibly excited over this idea so I actually don’t know what made me take so long xD. maybe the time skips I put in there messed me up, but regardless, I hope you enjoy! I won’t say this is my proudest work, but I hope I at least made your amazing idea come true <3

Content Rating: Teens and Up

TW: don’t work yourself to passing out because your mate and brother want you to be with them more than the other. that’s called people-pleasing and being a self-sacrificial fool. (don’t be like Az)

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Azriel

“Can you check on the Illyrian camps for me tomorrow?” Rhys asked as Azriel handed in his third report for the week.

Azriel internally let out the loudest sigh of all possible. He was already running on reserves at this point. But he also knew how much work Rhys and Feyre had on their shoulders. And Eris. He still had to check on the town of Redwood for him later today since there had been rumors of some sort of rebellion for some stupid reason.

“Sure,” Azriel replied. “What in particular?” He hated the Illyrian camps, but so did his brothers. He was just glad Cassian was willing to take over the Valkyrie training for the next week.

“Ironcrest and Windhaven. I want an update on the training programs for females to make sure they’re actually being trained and not thrown to the wolves,” Rhys explained.

Azriel dipped his head. “Right. As long as there isn’t much for Autumn I’ll try and spend a day there watching the training,” he replied.

Rhys hummed. “How is Autumn at this point? Much work coming from Eris?”

“I’ve got to check on a town today for rebellion rumors,” Azriel replied, cracking some of his knuckles as he backed away from Rhys’s desk. “Then write a report on it.”

“We’re not working you too hard, are we?” Rhys asked cheekily. “Being spymaster for two courts has to be exhausting sometimes.”

“I’m managing,” Azriel replied. “But I’ve got to be off. I’ll get to the camps tomorrow.”

“Sounds good, Az. Are you still going to be able to make it to a family dinner on Friday?” Rhys asked, standing up from his chair and walking around the desk.

“Probably,” Azriel replied. “Hopefully Eris can come along too if he’s not too bogged down by paperwork.”

Rhys grinned. Azriel was too tired to notice that it looked incredibly fake. “Great. Tell him that Cassian still wants that arm wrestle, ay? And to bring some Autumn whiskey. I know that stuff has grown on you.”

Azriel rolled his eyes, offering his brother a grin. “Live in Autumn long enough to drink the shit nightly and it will,” he replied. “Anyway, I’m off, Rhys. It’s noon already.”

Rhys smirked. “See you later, Az,” he said, waving.

Azriel quickly made his way out of the River House, feeling exhaustion weighing heavy on him as he winnowed into Redwood. Honestly, while he knew both of his High Lords were busy, that doesn’t mean everything needs to be done immediately. It seemed to be some sort of tug-of-war situation over his time. He understood it, of course. His mate deserved his time and his brothers were still a little unsure over his mate so they likely wanted to keep checking on him.

He was doing his best, but he truly was exhausted.

Azriel slipped into an alleyway in his shadows after hearing voices and refocused on his task ahead. It’d be fine, he supposed.

–––––

A week later, it was most definitely not fine. He had eyebags, his siphons were practically drained since he’d been using the energy he’d normally spare to use for magic as day-to-day energy just to survive the sheer workload he’d been given.

Now it was time for another family dinner. This one was luckily one Eris could attend in between his busy schedule.

Thank the Cauldron or he wouldn’t have had his mate to catch him when he almost stumbled face first into a wall after tripping over the edge of the carpet in the living room of the House of Wind.

“Az?” Eris prompted once he’d rebalanced.

“I’m fine,” He said, waving Eris off.

Eris seemed suspicious, but once they entered the dining room, the look quickly vanished.

“Az!” Cassian shouted happily as he entered.

As soon as Cassian had barged through everyone to come over and likely hug Azriel… he paused right before with narrowed eyes. “What’s wrong?” He asked, looking Azriel up and down.

“I’m fine, Cass,” Azriel replied, rubbing his eyes. “I’ll rest tonight. Now get over here,” he commanded, opening up his arms for an armload of Cassian.

Cassian seemed a bit more hesitant, but wrapped Azriel up in his arms anyway. It wasn’t every day Azriel asked for a hug.

Eris still looked suspicious of him throughout the dinner, as did Cassian, but Azriel wasn’t spymaster for no reason. He had skills in hiding when he wanted to hide– whatever that may be.

“Oh, Az,” Rhys called as Eris and Azriel were about to make their way out. Azriel turned to look at his brother with a brow raised in silent question. “You think you could check the camps again to make sure the changes I ordered were actually implemented?”

Azriel internally groaned. “I’ll get to it,” he promised.

Eris seemed a bit tenser beside him, but Azriel was too tired to figure out the reason for it. “Still going to have time for the council meeting, Az?” He asked.

And fuck, right. Council meeting at noon, right. Some sort of new military policies as well as taxes.

“I’ll make it work,” he mumbled. “Camps can be done in the afternoon since the training sessions run late afternoon too.”

“Right,” Eris said, raising a brow. “I didn’t so much mean it that way, Az. I meant, will you have enough energy?”

“As I said, I’ll make it work,” Azriel promised. “Even be back in time for dinner probably.”

Rhys grinned at him. “Come visit me before you leave the Night Court, ay? Nyx wants to see his uncle a little more.”

Azriel nodded, holding back a yawn. He had to make this work. If his mate and his brothers were ever going to stop fighting over him, they’d each have to feel as if Azriel was giving them enough of his time. “I’ll come around,” he mumbled.

Rhys chuckled. “Go sleep, brother,” Rhys ordered. “I can tell you’re tired.”

“I’m fine,” Azriel insisted, wings flaring a bit behind him. “I’ve survived far worse than a little sleep deprivation anyway.”

–––––

Azriel barely slept that night. It was just one of those sleepless nights where his mind ran wild and nothing, not even Eris laying on his chest, could calm it. He had them from time to time, but this was possibly one of the worst times to have it. But regardless, when he woke up, he acted as if he’d had a semi-satisfactory sleep. He managed to conjure a well enough lie to Eris about having trouble getting to sleep for a little bit but eventually did. It worked to explain his eyebags anyway.

He and Eris prepared for the council meeting. Azriel kept having to go over the details in his head again and again, seemingly unable to keep his mind focused. He just had to survive today. And then tomorrow. He’d be fine even if his limbs might as well start shaking.

The council meeting almost put him to sleep with how boring it was, but he managed to keep up enough to support Eris throughout it. His mind was foggy, though.

The camps weren’t much better. He was just glad they were actually following directions at least for him. He should’ve probably stayed a while after to make sure, but his shadows were also weighing with his exhaustion. Most were lazy and some plain refused to go farther than a fingertip’s length away from him.

“Final thing,” Azriel muttered to himself, rubbing his eyes as he winnowed to the front of the River House. His head went dizzy and he swayed for a few moments, wings outspread for balance before he finally reoriented himself. He was surely fine, right? (He knew that was a lie but he had responsibilities.)

“Az!” Rhys called from the doorway happily, holding Nyx on his hip who was babbling excitedly and reaching out for Azriel.

Azriel smiled and reached over to take the little toddler from his father’s arms to nuzzle. “How’s my favorite nephew?” He asked, managing to put on a happy tone.

“Azzie!” Nyx screamed happily, wings outstretched in his excitement. “Play with me!” The toddler ordered.

Azriel smiled. “For a little bit,” he promised.

They all went inside and Azriel settled on the floor with Nyx to grab figurines and stuffed animals and play whatever imaginative game the toddler had managed to conjure this time. He had to admit, there was a migraine pounding in his head, only worsened by the toddler’s excited screaming.

Slowly, Nyx began to tire and then whined about being hungry. Rhys chuckled and moved to pick up the little one for dinner. Then his brother turned to him and smirked, “Oh, someone is here to pick you up.”

Azriel’s brows furrowed in confusion and he turned to see the front door opening to reveal his mate with that signature smirk on his face. Eris looked all too happy to have surprised him.

Azriel blinked slowly, taking in the information slowly and then began to stand up to greet his mate but his head began to spin and his limbs failed to obey. And then… nothing.

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Eris

Eris had to admit, seeing his mate attempt to stand up and then collapse nearly sent him into a heart attack as he sprinted to catch the falling Illyrian. Rhys seemed equally alarmed, handing Nyx off to his mother before walking over.

“Az?” Rhys asked, poking his brother’s face.

Azriel didn’t stir which only served to alarm Eris even more. He tugged on the bond, but only found deep-rooted exhaustion. He knew his mate was tired, but tired enough to pass out? That was a whole new level.

“Do we need Madja?” Rhys asked, still concerned.

Eris hummed before shaking his head. “I think… I think he literally just passed out from exhaustion.”

Rhys seemed alarmed now, looking down at his brother’s head cradled in Eris’s lap. “Holy shit,” the High Lord muttered. “He was that tired? How hard have you been working him?”

Eris reeled a bit at those words, raising a sharp gaze to Rhys. “Excuse me? How is this my fault?”

“Well-”

“Don’t even start,” Eris cut in. “I honestly do not want to hear you attempt to place all the blame on me when you have also been giving him equal amounts of work to do. He was barely paying attention in my council meeting and then you put the camps on his shoulders-”

“This isn’t my fault,” Rhys growled defensively.

“Incorrect,” Eris said decisively.

“Well it’s not all my fault,” Rhys corrected, sighing. “Fucking hell…” he muttered.

Eris sighed as well. “It seems we need to coordinate a bit better before our bat decides to pass out again,” he mused.

“I didn’t think he’d work himself this far,” Rhys muttered. “He’s normally good at judging his limits, has even managed to judge Cass’s and I’s limits better than ourselves.”

“You know Az,” Eris muttered. “He works his ass off for the people he cares about.”

Rhys sighed, rubbing his face. “You’re both staying here tonight,” he said.

Eris shrugged. “Fine,” he agreed. Guilt was beginning to plague him, though. How did he manage to work his bat so hard that he passed out? He had been, he’ll admit, trying to get Azriel to spend more time with him. Guess he forgot Rhys was just as possessive over his family. And thus came their present situation: Azriel collapsed in a heap on the floor with his wings thrown every which direction and toy figurines digging into his sides.

“We pushed him too hard,” Rhys mumbled, but it sounded as if he didn’t mean for anyone to hear the words.

Eris sighed, reaching to grab the wood figurine to make Azriel a tad more comfortable. “We’re not making this mistake again,” he said.

“No, we’re not,” Rhys agreed. “Halve the work we give him?” The other High Lord offered.

Eris nodded while standing up and hauling Azriel into his arms with a grunt. “Tuck his wings, won’t you?” Eris asked, unable to stop his mate’s wings from dragging on the floor while he was just trying to hold Azriel’s obsessively large frame in his arms. They were of equal height, yes, but one of them was much stockier.

Rhys quickly moved forward, carefully and respectfully tucking Azriel’s wings where Eris could hold them off the floor. “His bedroom is this way,” Rhys said, leading the way through the hallways.

Azriel’s breathing was slow and calm as Eris set him down on his side in the bed. He took a moment to make sure his bat wouldn’t be sore from any positioned limbs before sighing and glancing back at Rhys standing in the doorway.

“Let’s let him sleep,” Eris recommended and, without waiting for Rhys’s response, used his own power to put out the faelights and walk out.

Rhys took one last glance at his brother before closing the door. “Are you sure we don’t need Madja?”

“Unless he hit his head on the fall, no. Which I’m pretty sure I saved him from,” Eris reminded him. “He’s tired. The only solution is sleep and I doubt he’d want a healer’s attention anyway.”

Rhys sighed and nodded, walking toward the living area. “Sorry for the immediate blame,” he mumbled quickly. “That wasn’t exactly fair.”

Eris hummed. “Forgiven,” he replied. “I’m pretty sure we can share the bat just fine.”

Rhys scoffed in amusement. “Guess we’ll let him rest for now.”

—————

Azriel

Azriel awoke to sunlight in his eyes and he groaned, rolling onto his stomach so his wings covered his face. Then he sat up quickly after remembering what happened before he had… passed out? He felt tired still, but maybe a little less exhausted than before.

He glanced around, relaxing at the sight of his room at the River House. And with Eris in the armchair with a book in his hand. Eris silently bookmarked his page and set down the book to look at him.

“Feel any better?” Eris asked.

Azriel sighed and turned to sit down facing his mate. “I’m-“

“If you start apologizing I might actually slap you,” Eris deadpanned, standing up as well to make the threat even easier to accomplish. “Do you feel better?” He repeated after reaching the bedside.

“Yes,” Azriel replied begrudgingly. “What happened?”

“You passed out from exhaustion,” Eris replied calmly. “Your brother and I moved you here.”

Azriel squinted a bit. “Which one?” He asked. Rhysand and Eris did not get along very well so he doubted it was-

“Rhys,” Eris replied, chuckling at his immediately confused and shocked facial expression. “And we’ve agreed to limit the amount of work we put on our poor bat before he works himself to death.”

Azriel huffed. “I’m fine,” he mumbled.

“You are somewhat fine now. About sixteen hours ago, you were not. And that falls on Rhys and I equally,” Eris replied firmly.

Azriel hummed. “Why do I feel like you two had an argument?” He asked, glancing at his shadows for confirmation.

“We did,” Eris replied before his shadows could even skitter to his ears. “And then we dealt with it like civilized High Lords. Relax, Azriel. Us changing your workload is to prevent your self-sacrificing ass from doing this again. And you are going to tell us when you are overworked, got it? If you don’t, you won’t like the punishment.”

Azriel huffed in disbelief. “I wasn’t being self-sacrificing-“ he protested.

“You were. Stop denying it,” Eris cut in. “You were trying to give us both your attention and we were fighting over you like a piece of meat. But we also need you now to tell us how much work is too much, Az. No more doing it all to make us happy. That isn’t how this works.”

Azriel sighed in defeat. “Fine,” he muttered. “I’ll try.”

“Good,” Eris said, finally climbing into bed and running a hand through his hair. “Now, would you like a bath and then some relaxation time with your everloving mate?”

Azriel snorted at Eris’s words before asking, “Don’t you have to go back to Autumn?”

“My court can run itself for a few hours, Az. More than if needed. Even then, your only worry for now is to get back your energy so you don’t pass out.”

Azriel chuckled a little. “Alright,” he relented. “A bath does sound pretty nice.”

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A/N: hope you enjoyed!! :D

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[cult-of-the-eye]

Mag 81 A Guest for Mr Spider

FUCK FORMER HEAD ARCHIVIST

Wait I need to check the timelines - this was 2 days after leitner's death

New spooky music???

My man is so fucking dramatic I love him so much "grand of sand behind my eye" love the way he speaks

Yeah FUCK JURGEN LEITNER

Omg the greying hair is canon??

Child in the 90s makes him at most 27 GOD DAMN. I was imagining like mid 30s...can you imagine a fucking 27 yr old using words like "ilk" when talking to you

Oh shit he's an orphan poor guy

Yeah ok a lot of his personality seems to make sense if you realise he was raised by his grandma

You know those memes that are like people raised by their grandparents are exceptionally polite but in a brisk way, talk fancy and are super posh? Yeah that's him.

Getting such neurodivergent vibes

Yeah he sounds like a main character from the start Jesus Christ he's such a kid who got traumatised and then grows up to be a horror protagonist vibes

My First Leitner lol like kids had to be introduced to them at a young age like those my first toys

He's so funny I can just imagine him as an 8 yr old getting super like affronted at this like how dare my grandma think I am of subpar intelligence he's such a little bitch from the start

"The eponymous Mr spider" even talking about his childhood trauma he's busting out the vocabulary

Fuck that story actually kinda rattled me I had my hand over my mouth in shock for most of it

I think it was the bit where the horsefly brought his son and they were both crying that got me, I could definitely imagine it scaring an 8 yr old

The way it drags out as well, with the pages of the same scene it really heightens the suspense

Is his childhood bully someone we should keep track of?? Love how he says Michael probably cause he sees him as a bully lol

It's interesting how despite him bullying him (quite badly seeing as though he beat him up) he's still like yeah but he saved my life and that means he deserves to be remembered

My bro didn't save your life on purpose, he was just trying to make it worse and happened to come to a terrible fate cause of that

I guess underneath it all he was still a kid who watched someone die, knowing they'd get eaten by a fucking spider, he still held him in some regard

The way he specified the guy was his bully even after he was being eaten though lol

He was desperate to get the book back? That's a leitner thing I guess, the book makes you want to keep it so it can finish whatever it wanted to do to you

On my relisten (which I will do once I've finished the series I'm sure of it), I'll have to look out for any reaction of leitners name

I wonder why Jon didn't react more to Carlos vittery's statement, like it must've terrified him? I saw a post a while back explaining Jon's thoughts and IT WAS GENIUS it was like of course he doesn't react, he must be terrified that someone knew about his experience and somehow did this to mess with him or it was a joke and he can't let anyone know that the Head Archivist is not Good at This ugh it's so good I'll tag it if I can find it

AHHHHH HE REGRETS DISMISSING THE OTHER STATEMENTS AHHHHHH

HE FINALLY ADMITS THAT HE NEEDS HELP WE LOVE THIS CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT YES YOU FUCKING DO BITCH.

yeah at least he's right about Elias killing leitner

GEORGIE THE EX GIRLFIEND

ITS SO WEIRD TO SEE HIM ACTUALLY NICE TO SOMEONE WOW HIS VOICE CHANGES SLIGHTLY AS WELL HES LESS ACADEMIC

THE ADMIRAL

Awwww he's so cute with georgie

GHOST PODCAST GHOST PODCAST

THE WHAT THE GHOST T SHIRT IS CANON???? AHH THATS SO CUTE

Can he not go back to his own flat?? Did he bring all his clothes to the archive and then subsequently leave them there? Does he even have a flat??

God Georgie is so nice I would kill for her

It's so funny that an apparent supernatural cynic dated a ghost podcaster

WOW SEASON 3 OFF TO AN AMAZING START I CANT WAIT TO KEEP LISTENING IM GONNA TELL MY THERAPIST ABOUT THIS TOMORROW!!!

[esre13]

Hello, I saw your post and wanted to leave my request here .

I would like both, Aventurine and Sunday (if you want one, do as you wish) with a reader as challenging and controlling as them, always a few steps ahead and having them in the palm of his hand

Sorry for bad English <3

ofc hehehhehe this might be goooood

You were always known for your trustworthiness and how thoughtful you could be. Showing people with affection, being kind, or small little favors you did them. But sometimes, people can realize the true challenge you had inside of your soul. Your actions on helping people showed that deep down, you wanted to be the only person they could count on. And if anyone gives in to your fake kindness, you know they will never want to part from it. Aventurine knows this by heart. Just for one day of being your co-worker, he helplessly falls for your heartwarming smile and your random deeds you did for him throughout the day.. Oh but once your true colors shown..

He couldn't help but want you all to himself.

A puppet if he could, but he knows he can never reach you. Someone as close to how he acts, he can never have full grasp on you. You were immune to his clutches, his will, his love. Oh how he wanted to keep you, but you always provoked him with flirting with other men or women on the IPC whenever you wanted. All you wanted to do was see a reaction from him! Nothing so wrong, was it?

Of course, with the IPC and all having the gest regards from your co-workers wanted to send you to Penacony to speak to the Family about a debt they had been supposed to pay. Aventurine tried and tried to get you off of this case but a las, you came to Penacony, got yourself a hotel room and waited to be entered into the Golden Hour. You wake up startled, soaring through the sky as you land right near a huge statue of a sentient clock character.

You can't help but stare at the tall white-clothed man standing before you, his wings fluttering a bit as his eyes bear into yours. He seemed familiar.. He grabs your wrist and pulls you up to your feet. "Welcome to Penacony's Golden Hour. Nice to meet you, my friend." He grinned, his eyes bore into yours as his handshake was firm and strong. You give him a firm handshake back, then you pulled out a sheet that shows the Family's debts. "Mr. Sunday, I pressume?" You scoffed, "You have many debts that you have to pay, courtesy of the IPC?" His smile faded as a big frown plastered his face. "Oh dear, that's tomorrows problem, aren't you excited to be in the Golden Hour?" He shrugged it off, he can't have any problems happening before the festival, even for a disrespectful yet pretty person you were.

You grip his hand harder as your voice becomes more harsh. "Mr. Sunday, if you don't pay up soon, we might take our needs to our own hands. Say take someone dear to you, Ms. Robin maybe?" His face dropped cold and his eyes stood blankly. He seemed, scared? Worried that someone else could have as much power as he can but.. why Robin? You couldn't harm her, could you. "What business are you talking now, friend? Let's talk in a better area.." He pushed you closer to him as you both walk to a secluded place, away from all those prying eyes.

[walmartbrandwhatever]

Marcia and two-bit headcannons because I can't sleep. warning for mentions of alcohol poison.

-so I like to think marcia went back and helped patch two-bit up after he got jumped.

-she let's him stay in her guest room for the night and he leaves in the morning without saying anything to marcia. he had called Steve to come pick him up and gave him the address. part of him feels guilty that she helped him and part of him knows that the gang come first and he can't even fathom a thought of falling for a soc.

-marcia that night had fallen asleep on the couch not wanting to go upstairs and risk two-bit not being able to get her if he needs anything because she knows he's far too hurt to get up stairs alone.

-they both know it would never work so they go on with their life's only sharing quick glances and wishing for more.

-two after dally and Johnnys death, unfortunately, he started drinking more and more to forget the images of his dead friends and ends up getting alcohol poisoning.

-ace and soda end up getting him some help and slowly he starts healing.

-soda and Cherry getting together opens a whole new light for two and Marcia.

-they both realize on their own that maybe things could work out between them. especially after marcia distances herself from the rest of the socs.

-she stays in touch with chet because out of all of the people in her friend group she had been the closest to him. a lot of the times he would stay at her house to escape his own since hers would be empty.

-anyways two and marcia finally talk to each around 3 months after the events of the book.

-it's at the rodeo and two watches marcia barrel racing and practically falls for her in that moment though he's still in denial.

-he goes up to her after she's done and they just start talking again. clicking instantly like they knew each other for years.

-the night they actually get together marcia takes two to the spot her parents has gotten together (this is a whole other post bc I have sm lore about her parents). it's a secluded little area by one of the rivers near by.

-they sit out there for awhile in silence. it's not awkward or weird it's quite nice. they both aren't able to just relax and truly be theirselves often but they can with eachother.

-I stand by the fact that Two is super good with flirting with those he doesn't truly like. but with marcia he's a huge mess. like bro is stumbling all over his words and cannot make the first move.

-marcia does surprisingly but she's terrified afterwards. they had been laying on the blanket she had brought and she just kinda turn to face him and he looked at her with such a big smile and she just kissed him.

-she immediately starts apologizing and freaking out because she hadn't ment to kiss him she was just thinking about it. she stands up so quickly before two can even process what just happened.

-you would think his grin couldn't get any bigger but it does as he jumps up and stops her from leaving.

-"wait stop apologizing I didn't mind"

-"..you didn't?"

-"I will kiss you a hundred times again if it means I can stand here in the moonlight lookin' at you"

-and she just kisses him again and this time he has the chance to kiss him back.

-they don't really tell anyone they get together for awhile. both scared that both sides will have a horrible reaction.

-they lay back down and she just gently rest her head on his chest as he plays with her hair.

-let's just say she was super late to curfew that night because they both fell asleep and woke up around 2am.

that's all I have for rn I'll add more tomorrow 🫶 I'm in a marbit mood rn.

[lyra-r05e]

Happy Holidays! As a Christmas present to you guys I'll have Chapter 23 - Failure posted tomorrow!

For now, please enjoy this teaser for What Friends Are For (Explicit). Excerpt below has explicit language only.

Late Fall, Last Year

Shit…shit shit fucking shit, Sebastian curses himself as he shampoos his hair. He forgot to grab a fresh shirt before jumping in here. And you’re out there, in his room. Waiting for him.

Why did I ask her to wait, his heart pounds with anxiety. She's going to think I did this on purpose, he gulps, wild scenarios flashing in his mind. No one else is home. You're in his room. He's naked. Both of you are freshly showered. It's a perfect storm of opportunity. Fuck.

He never gets you alone. That's why he wanted you to wait. You’re finally becoming close friends, but you’re so damn busy. He selfishly wanted more of your time. It's not like he had ulterior motives, luring you into his nerd dungeon. And you've never given him any signs that you’re into him more than a friend.

And he's fine with that. He likes being your friend. You actually like a lot of the nerdy shit people usually judge him for. You respect his work. He feels like you get him, you accept him. Even though he's a cynical, socially anxious introvert.

She's so pretty today, he thinks back to your hair, drying freely in the sun. How your tight yoga pants leave little to the imagination. Stop that, he scolds himself, heart fluttering at the thought.

He turns off the water, the reality of his predicament returning to the forefront of his mind. Think, idiot. What are his options? Put on his dirty shirt, walk to the dresser, get a new shirt then return to the bathroom to change. No, that's too weirdly modest. He could ask you to leave, or get something from upstairs…too awkward, she'll be suspicious. He could just…leave without a shirt, and grab a new one. Just be cool about it, like it's no big deal.

He brushes his teeth to stall for time, staring at himself in the mirror. It's not like it's taboo to see a man without a shirt. It can't be the first time you've seen him shirtless, you've been to the beach before together. I always wear a shirt though…whatever, it's not a big deal. It's not like he's got a lot to show off anyways. His pale, lanky torso isn't impressing anyone, certainly not you.

Your question about character building brings him back to reality. You’re friends. This is casual. You’re comfortable enough with each other to hang out like this. It's completely platonic.

Don't overthink it, he shakes off his nerves and walks confidently towards his dresser, answering your question nonchalantly. It's no big deal.

He grabs the first shirt he sees and pulls it on. There, done. All that fuss over a few seconds of potential awkwardness.

Sebastian glances up at you, waiting for your reply. When he meets your eyes, you quickly spin around to avoid him. Was that a blush he saw?

His heart skips a beat. He stares at you curiously, dying to know what you're thinking. Did I make her uncomfortable? “Sorry, I forgot to grab a shirt beforehand,” he says tentatively.

“It's fine!” Your body visibly tenses up. He's never heard you talk that high pitched before.

Cute. He didn't expect this reaction, that's for sure. Maybe those wild scenarios weren't so far-fetched after all…don't make it weird.

“I didn’t take you as the type to get flustered like that,” he chuckles. “You can turn around now, I’m fully clothed, promise.”

You turn towards him, releasing an exhale with a nervous smile. “Sorry. I haven’t seen a shirtless man since before I moved here, it threw me off a little.”

Sebastian’s never seen you like this before. You’re usually so effortlessly confident. Your flustered face is amusing, to say the least. This reaction boosts his confidence a little too. “I didn't mean to distract you,” his lips tug into a cheeky grin.

“I didn't realize how pent up I was.”

Oh, shit, his heart flutters wildly. Does this mean…he smirks as you whip around, trying to hide your red face. Maybe this isn't as platonic as he thought after all. Probably just wishful thinking…”I didn't think you were into me like that, I thought we were friends,” he says lightheartedly. Depending on how you answer, though…

“I didn't think I was either.”

Heat rises to Sebastian’s face immediately. Fuck…is she serious?

“I mean, I'm NOT!” You sigh, struggling to meet his eyes. “We are friends, I'm sorry I made things weird.”

Your overcompensation is adorable. He never intended for this to be such an awkward moment. You linger in silence while he looks at you curiously. He can't deny how much he's enjoying you squirm right now.

“I'm just going to wait upstairs,” you squeak, attempting to make a quick escape.

Don't miss this chance.

“Farmer,” he steels his resolve when you stop in your tracks at his voice. His body moves on its own, stopping inches away from you. “I've been pent up too…”

[haydenyoungappreciationweek]

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Our second theme is Changes!! And this is particularly exciting to explore because Hayden's entire story represents change in a very special way! As an android, they are the beings considered the least capable of change. But even in this Hayden surprises everyone! Thanks to the Double Ripple effect, they aren't restricted or chained to a single set of personality traits, but develop a fluidity in their reactions over time. Their curiosity and desire to question makes them even more open to change and to carving their own identity! Which is why they are so open to adapting, even more than many humans in the series!

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[bedtimegiraffe]

My personal ranking of the the LI's reactions to the upcoming battle

I know I would be a damn mess about all the near-death experiences and want to talk about it. So I've ranked all of our love interests by how well I think they handled your character's obvious trauma!

Starting with the worst...

Pros: Mal, I appreciate that you don't want me to die and want to protect me.

Cons: My guy. My actual primary love interest. I get that you're depressed. I appreciate the honesty. But this is just more pressure! Now I'm responsible for both of our lives!

Pros: Aerin, it's nice that you're not also freaking out. Not about this anyway. That is reassuring. Fighting for the people we care about and each other are strong motivations I can get behind.

Cons: You do not at any point ask if I'm okay. Maybe you don't realize how bad things have been, or you feel like you have no right to ask. And I also don't love 'we might all die tomorrow' coming out mid-make out and immediately before asking if we should take things further. You can just make the offer! Don't act like you wouldn't be into it regardless!

Pros: Valax, I appreciate that you want me to fight back against you. The fact that you wish things were different makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. There are some big obstacles here and I acknowledge that. And you apologize for causing some of the trauma!

Cons: I don't love the energy that we can't figure out a solution. I get that you're very stuck in one way of thinking, but this seems like a great moment to figure something out other than 'We'll wait and see which one of us dies.'

Pros: Nia, I'm very glad you don't want to lose me. And I appreciate the acknowledgment that something might actually manage to kill me this time. I'm perfectly happy be scared together.

Cons: This scene is mostly about making her feel better. Which is fine, a lot of them are. And it's partially MC's fault for not having an option to say, "I'm scared too." But not my favorite.

Pros: Tyril, this is some solid reassurance. You'll be there with me. I'll gladly take that as comfort. Just being with me is probably the best thing to do. It's very practical and in-character.

Cons: I'm slightly confused how you thought armies worked prior to this, but we can get into that another day. As always, you could stand to ask about my feelings more.

Pros: Imtura, I love you. I am so enamored with the way you acknowledge that we could die while not being worried about it. Incredibly reassuring once we get into it.

Cons: You're not in a place to be 100% supportive because you've got your own stuff. But that's life! Overall, excellent work.

Screenshots for illustration purposes taken from Neckrone Shen's very good 4 parallel playthroughs of Blades on youtube. Because these games are so dang hard to replay when I have an idea. I hope using screenshots of someone's posted playthrough is acceptable? Tell me if it's not!

[bloodmoons-knife]

miiiisssss me? :]

HEHEHE OKAY SO

apus!! who gave him that name. did binary pick it out for him as the Resident Name-Giver or did he choose it himself? if so, what's it in reference to?

what would everyones favorite books / book serieses be?? i feel like i might be projecting a little but i think binary would like pjo he gives those vibes to me hjsdhds

actually wait. how did nebula react to the 5000 dimensions collapsing, or has that not happened yet in the timeline of the fic-? i feel like he would be absolutely devastated but hey!! at least he has less dimensions to look for a moon in-?

what kind of festivals are there? there's one adjacent to christmas but i'm curious if any others holidays carried over? (eg. halloween, Eid, etc etc)

also i was rereading lltk (because God it's such a good fic) and i just realized that. eri gives off immense susie deltarune vibes sdhjdsjh i can see her just picking up kris off the floor and dragging 'em to noelles house or smth like how eri dragged nebula to the library

:D you return!!

apus is named after the constellation apus! it represents a bird of paradise and i thought itd be fitting uwu.

as for who named him, shrug! open to interpretation, but either way binary was involved.

honestly i think binarys favorite book series would be The Babysitters Club. now forgive me for i read a small variety of books BUT

apus is the one who enjoys the pjo series actually! they like the idea of being born for something big and grand. its fun

eridanus is rarely trusted with books because she keeps forgetting she can't read them safely underwater and binary almost jumped her last time. she Did read a random mid-series Warriors book and was very confused and oddly invested. totally never happened to me.

nebula actually loves childrens stories and folk tales! they make him nostalgic <3

rust likes reading horror books, with an affinity for scifi!

nebula read All Tomorrows once and it haunts his every moment post-star (he may or may not have a mild fear of turning into the Qi. he will never speak of this.)

THE DIMENSIONS im not quite sure if itll be canon to lltk if im honest! it might, but either way i Can tell you nebulas reaction.

he would absolutely be devastated over the mass destruction, he would be mourning for weeks for people he never knew and would never meet.

halloween is definitely carried over, it wasnt even a conscious decision for nebula he just mentioned it off handedly once and next thing he knew it was Surprise Halloween. someone found him laying face down in a smashed pumpkin four hours later. its not clear if he tripped and just stayed there, or actively chose to lay there. it was a very long debate over his body.

also youre right eri Does have those vibes. bully with good intentions. at least most of the time maybe. either way she probably bites.

[weebswrites]

How do demon bros react to Solmare (their real "creator", not their Father) no longer celebrating their birthdays anymore?

The Demon Bros Reacting to Solomare Not Celebrating Their Bdays Anymore

A/N: This is such an interesting hc I love it >:)

Also I'm assuming this wouldn't happen for a whiiiile after MC dies, so they aren't mentioned. But if it's requested I can write a pt2 to this where it's just MC's reaction

Lucifer

• He doesn't notice at first, but as the day comes to a close and the celebrations his brothers had planned are over, he realizes

• Figures it was an oversight, or part of a greater plan

• Surely he couldn't have been forgotten...right?

• A few days go by, during which Lucifer limits himself to checking his DDD only twice a day for an event posting

• But when nothing happens, he begins to accept the truth he'd been hoping would never come true

• His birthday wasn't being celebrated

• He opens a bottle of his prized Demonus and locks the door to his office. It was going to be a long, sad night

Mammon

• He wakes up on his birthday and shoots out of bed. He can't wait to see what his brothers have gotten him, and what event Solmare has planned

• His brothers have a day of events planned, keeping Mammon so busy he almost doesn't have time to check

• When there's no celebration posted for his birthday, he wrinkles his eyebrows, but refreshes. Surely there's a mistake

• But there's still nothing

• He goes to Lucifer and asks if he's heard anything. Lucifer hides his concern and tells Mammon to be patient, that it'll probably be up tomorrow

• But days go by, then weeks, and there's nothing

• One morning, when he checks for an event even though it's been nearly a month since his birthday, he cries

• He's been forgotten. That, or deemed unimportant and unworthy of celebration. He hasn't been alive that long, right? People still love him, right?

Leviathan

• The first thing Levi would do upon waking up on his birthday was check what Solmare had created for him

• But this time there was nothing

• He checks on his second DDD, then his computer, before hesitantly walking to breakfast

• His brothers start to cheer when he enters, but quickly notice his softened demeanor

• "Hey guys, do you see anything posted from Solmare?"

• They all check their phones, during which Levi says "I think my phone wasn't working or something this morning"

• But one by one his brothers look up from their phones, glancing between each other as they all come to the same realization

• There was no post

• Asmo quickly hugs Levi, then walks him to his breakfast throne. He promises that even though there wasn't anything posted, they were all going to have a great day celebrating. Solmare be damned

• And it was a great day. But Levi had to up the level of happy he appeared, until he closed his bedroom door at night and silently broke down, sobbing into his pillow at the cold sense of abandonment

Satan

• Satan always acted like he wasn't that interested in what Solmare did for his birthday, but really, it was one of his favorite parts

• He wakes up, showers, and checks his DDD to see what had been done to celebrate him

• There's a flash of confusion before he realizes what happened. There was no post. He wasn't being celebrated this year. Anymore.

• He throws his phone into the couch, of which the pillows had been created by Lucifer to catch anything thrown into it safely

• So many feelings. Hurt, abandonment, and raw sadness. He felt so, so sad

• He didn't know what he was going to do, but he didn't have to decide, because there were many loud knocks on his door, accompanied by Mammon and Levi telling him he had to come to his birthday breakfast before Beel ate it all

• He sighed, glancing to his DDD before deciding to leave it behind. He opened his bedroom door and stormed by his brothers, brushing off their questions as they walked to the dining room

• He refuses to talk about it, but knows the moment Levi notices and slowly begins telling the rest of them what happened

• He's pissed, but deep down is grateful to have his brothers to keep him from holing up angry in his room all day

Asmodeus

• Tries to joke it off by saying he was too beautiful this year, and any picture or celebration would simply attract too many demons to him

• But deep down he's hurt. Not as deep down as he thought, though, because Beel asks if he'd seen that Solmare hadn't posted anything, and Asmo broke down

• Beel holds him, apologizing to Asmo even though he had nothing to do with it, and promising him that even though there was no post, he was definitely one of the most loved demons in the Devildom

• "You're sure?" Asmo sniffs

• "Definitely" Beel says, "Now come on, there's cake waiting for you, and your biggest fans along with it"

• Asmo smiled, thankful for Beel's comforting words and the love he knew his brothers would always have for him

• He tells his brothers what happened with Solmare when he and Beel reach the kitchen, and they all erupt with curses and dismissals of Solmare

• Anything that doesn't appreciate their Asmodeus isn't worthy of their energy. Even if it's Solmare

• Asmo has a hard time accepting it, but knows his brothers wouldn't lie. He lets himself be wrapped in their love and affection, and tries to move on from the crushing news

Beelzebub

• He usually forgets to check Solmare's celebration for his birthday, and this year was no exception

• During the chaos of breakfast, Belphie checks. And then he checks again. And then he asks Levi to check on his phone, just in case

• Levi grimly shakes his head, confirming what Belphie was afraid of

• Mammon notices the interaction, and asks what's going on

• Belphie didn't like that he had to tell Beel with everyone else listening, but that was really his only choice now

• He turns to Beel and still directs the news to just him

• It takes Beel a moment to realize what Belphie said. What it means. And why he's so upset by it

• His brothers notice his shoulders sink, and his head fall between his shoulders

• Their hearts break with Beel's, and they spend the day making sure Beel knows just how celebrated he is

• He's able to forget for the day, but when he's in bed that night, he stays up late with Belphie talking about what it means and how he feels

Belphegor

• Despite being the only brother allowed to sleep in on his birthday, he's still woken up earlier than he'd like by an overly excited Beelzebub

• Which is definitely a strategic choice by the brothers. They know Belphie would never say no to Beel

• He rubs his eyes as he trails Beel downstairs, but is confused when there's a moment that his brothers just stare at him with sadness before they hide it and begin their yelling

• He accepts hugs from a few of them, and once he sits down Beel presents him with a mostly full plate

• The bros keep the conversation flowing, but Belphie finds his chance to ask about earlier when Levi asks what he wants to do first

• "I want to know why you all looked so sad when I walked in this morning"

• There's another moment where no one knows what to say, but Lucifer quickly steps in and explains

• "Oh...okay" Belphie responds, still processing. "Hah, that sucks"

• His brothers try to cheer him up, but the knowledge that he was either forgotten or skipped weighs heavy on his heart for weeks to come

[thefandommind]

It's been a while since I had some headcanons here, but also planning posts works against my favor so heres stream of consciousness, I'll accept questions

First of all, here are random headcanons I can't fully elaborate on, but have been in my mind and making me giggle for the past five years:

Josef being a bounty hunter. He's noted by Eli that he was one of the best, but Eli is a fucken wizard, no bounty hunter has gotten close without having some Epic Wizard Skills, and Josef doesn't have that. (I can elaborate this a bit, a friend ended up emailing Rachel Aaron and asked about how they met, she said Josef just never gave up and kept tracking him down. Which was the conclusion I had come to, glad to say that's canon.) HOWEVER I have several personal ideas I've yet to fully make into content or anything and most of them involve the notion that Eli was enamored with the big blond man.

Like Josef would catch up and find him, probably figured out the "put yourself between something Eli wants and he'll come right to you like a crow to coin" strategy. But then never once figured out trying to hire a wizard or use any other trick to capture him- inspite of Eli telling him too. (Another case to this, Josef says to Eli in the third book, that the smartest strategy to get Eli's bounty is to straight kill him. He's thought about it and it's true, Eli's price tag is the same dead or alive. BUT it's the first time Eli has heard this from Josef specifically based on his reaction. So I think it's safe to say Josef, for all his skill, never planned on actually turning Eli in, and their cat and mouse was as much a game to him as it was to Eli. Which is gay as fuck.

I will now present my ideas tied to this set up:

The time Eli got Joesf arrested

Eli locking Josef in a closet

Josef once threw Eli into a river, Eli got away and that's Josef side of the encounter. Eli's side he caught a cold from being wet and had to put off his next heist because of the sniffles.

Personal favorite idea rn is the trope of someone entering a dark room and someone in the room waiting for them turns on the light

Eli, entering his rented room in an inn a town over from his last job, Josef, bounty hunter, waiting in a chair in the corner, lighting a lamp

Josef: fun night?

Eli: you know I don't normally take guests this late at night, perhaps you should ring again tomorrow

Josef: why, I'm here now

Eli, annoyed: yeah, why, you're here now

And obvious one: Eli and Josef, first meeting

Eli: I didn't catch your name

Josef: I didn't throw it

Finally I don't know if I like it to be companions preNico, or still thief and hunter, but personal favorite I and I think my cowriter came up with which is just a classic fanfic premise: Night at the Opera. Fancy dress, things to steal, important fancy people. It's the first time Josef sees Eli with his wig and he hates it. Eli gets to have opera glasses.

My biggest pre Nico headcanon is Eli earned himself a huge crush on Josef when they became friends, and it was reciprocated, but with Benehime being extremely possessive and volatile, he shut it down when they became partners. And then repressed all attraction so it wouldn't interfere with his friendship and work. Josef figured hey he wasn't interested and moved on, met Nico, all was happy. Post Benehime tho when he's no longer on eggshells his crush came back and oh no know it's on two people. And that's my happy headcanon that Nico and her boys are all happy and they are dating each other.

Memes to break up the texts, I'm sure y'all can figure.

Side note, I was going through an old ass Eli Monpress themed playlist I made (complete with master doc full of notes on each song) and I got a banger that I could make one of those 'each lyric is a word on a page' music videos-except for one word. Over the course of the series there are two instances in which Miranda/Eli are trapped in a literal Oubliette (the dungeon with the only way in being a trap door in the ceiling- book two and five) and the word Oubliette isn't used. What do I do for that word in the video??? Draw the scene on a notepad with my Crayola's?? It'd be a banger ass video the song fits so beautifully I can make it presentation on it

My last stream of thought for this post since it's getting long and chaotic:

Book one Nico is described as wearing a "broad brimmed hat" instead of a hood, and it's never described as to what kind. So this is one that came to mind when I first read. But I gift you the mind's eye visual of alternatives

And I've just come to imagine Josef, Eli, and Nico in a haberdashery, trying on hats with their newest comrade.

Hope y'all enjoyed, I will now take questions 🧐

[alchemicaladarna]

Little tangent about my journey with the QSMP fandom <3

First, I'm going to preface this post by saying, I wouldn't have been interested in the server, been introduced to so many communities, languages, and cultures, if not for the eggs and the admins. So, I initially gained interest when I saw a lot of people posting about Tallulah and.... Misclick duo (lmao) so I decided to check out what everybody was talking about mid-April 2023.

I watched Philza's April 29 VOD- "last" day of the eggs. Absolutely loved Chayanne and Phil planting potatoes because of Phil telling stories about Techno. Cried like a baby after. So now I'm invested.

I downloaded Twitch the next day, in time for the Brazilians' arrival. My main pov continued to be Philza, so I was a Crow for quite a while, mostly into the summer. I started watching Cellbit when the mystery really started to ramp up by the end of May.

Then Bobby died and everyone's reactions made me sob for like, a week.

Summer was probably the most time I've had fun watching QSMP. I don't know why, but it was such a good era, despite the discourse about elections lmao. I began to gravitate more towards watching Foolish's pov and when Jaiden began streaming every day, I had her as my main pov as well. Shoutout to the doozers and Jaiden mains <33

Then, Tina and Bagi arrived and I began religiously watching them as well for, uh. Reasons 🏳️‍🌈 XD. Got invested in Bagi's lore and then everybody became really busy during October so Bad and Bagi were pretty much the only ones consistently on the server XD.

Then, and only then, did I hear little whispers about q!Badboyhalo's soul vultures and possible death? And I got really really interested then. And that's where the Ghostie era started lmao. Up to now, Bad is the only person I'd watch consistently and keep up to date on his lore because well, after the soul vultures arc and especially Sweet Despair, you can't really go back to anything else after that you know?

Of course, without the QSMP, I don't think I would've discovered/re-discovered so many wonderful streamers like Fit, Tubbo, Étoiles, Mouse, or Baghera to name a few.

The past few weeks have probably been the shittiest and most anxiety-ridden weeks for me ever. But, I don't want all the negativity and anxiety to overshadow what was, for me, THE most special and unique fandom experience I've ever had. The QSMP is such a special project, there's no doubt about that. I want that to continue.

So, if this post can offer any sort of positivity and relieve some of the dread we've all been feeling, to any person from any community, that would mean so much to me already.

Send love to and the utmost kindness and care to any and all ex admins, and continue to show your support for the current admins too please. It will take a long time for this to be resolved, and it's terrifying I know, but all we can do is support each other and wait.

Remember to always take care of yourselves and no matter what happens, it always rains before you can see a rainbow right? So, in other words, things will become worse before they can get better. Idk what will happen with the QSMP, but know that life becomes better eventually. No matter the outcome, you'll be ok. We'll all be ok. <333

Edit: oh my god I just realized qsmp 1st anniversary isn't tomorrow. Today is the 20th djrjtbrbebd

There's still 2 days but um everything else I said is still true XDDDD

[verosvault]

🚨 Spoilers for Fantasy High Junior Year Episode 5 | My Live Reaction Commentary! 🚨

I saw @halevren do an AWESOME blog about their episode thoughts and I was also typing my live thoughts during the episode and decided to post mine as well! 😆😆🥲🥲👍👍

Legit help! It's 5am. I have work tomorrow and I can't freaking sleep cause I'm SO ADRENALINE- ANXIETY-THOUGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE! 😭✋

I love how funny episode 5 is starting off 😂😂

Brennan like..."no after bit???" 😂🤣💀

"Can she even run?" 😂😂

THESE CAPTIONS!!!

[KITSCHY MALL MUZAK]!! WHAT?! 😂😂

OMG! THE DOME IS SO PRETTY?!! 😱😱

I'm SO STUPID BECAUSE ONE OF MY EARLIER THEORIES ABOUT THIS MALL FROM THE FIRST TRAILER FOR FANTASY HIGH JUNIOR YEAR WAS THAT IT WAS AN UNDERWATER MALL CAUSE EVERYTHING WAS SO BLUE!!! 😂😂🤣🤣💀💀 EITHER AN UNDERWATER MALL OR LIKE...AN ICY MALL! 🤣🤣💀💀

OMG!!! ALL THE PUNNY MALL NAMES!!!:

-"THACO BELL"!!!

-"OCHRE JELLIOUS"

-"BARDS & NOBLES TOMEVENDORS???"

-"ARMOUR ZOMBIE & LICH"!!! 😭😭😭

Those spiky red things SCARE ME SO BAD! 💀💀💀💀

IT'S SO GOOD THAT- CAUSE WHEN I FIRST SAW THE TRAILER FOR FHJY! AND IN LIKE EPISODE 2 WHEN CASSANDRA HAD SOMETHING SHARP AND RED IN HER BODY OR IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHEN SHE WAS TALKING TO KRISTEN! I WAS LIKE "OMG! THOSE RED SPIKY THINGS FROM THE TRAILER IN THE BATTLE!" AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A DUMB THEORY BUT I WAS FREAKING RIGHT! 😭✋

Bro! This battlefield is insane!!

Cassandra is so mad 🥲🥲🥲

FIG'S COUNTERSPELL! RIP!

OMG! 😂 A GLEAMING ASTRAL SURVEILLANCE EARPIECE! CRYING! 😂

BRENNAN! WHAT DO YOU MEAN A SIGNIFICANT D4 ROLL AND IT'S A 1 AND THAT'S GOOD?! BRENNAN EXPLAIN PLZ RN!!! 😭😭😭

CASSANDRA IS SCARING ME FRRRRR!!!! 😭😭😭😭

Hmmm I'm wondering if the goal here is to try to get that sharp red thing out of all these people it went into? Or if they just kill the person? Cause it's like..these are technically innocent people...right???

KINETIC JAUNT!

FABIAN'S AC GOES UP TO 25?! 😱😱😱

OH DANG! THAT 13 IN THE BOX OF DOOM FOR LOU TO NEVER HAVE TO ROLL FOR FABIAN TO JUMP ON FURNITURE EVER AGAIN WAS SO BRUTAL! 😭✋

OH NO!!! IT'S KALINA'S TURN!!!

RIZ'S MINI LOOKS SO FREAKING GOOD!!!

YOOO!!! NAT20 STEALTH FROM RIZ!!! 😱😱

I LOVE HOW THEY PLAYED RIZ'S THEME SONG OVER HIS TURN!! I LOVE RIZ'S THEME MUSIC SO BAD!!! 😭😭✋✋

I love how Riz is just flossing with also the look of the MOST CONCERN EVER ON HIS FACE 😂 But he's just dancing and pretending to be happy 😂🤣💀

Ally constantly emphasizing that they knew nothing about D&d when they made their character and that they're stuck with a character who has a -3 to Dex 😂🤣💀

I LOVE CONOR COUNTERSPELL! 😂👏

NOOO KRISTEN!! ;00

ALLY ROLLED A 0 INITIATIVE! CRYING! 😭✋

Poor Conor Counterspell! 😭✋

Wait! This is what Ragh's Mom absorbed?! 😱 Bro! Zac is SO FREAKING SMART!! 😱

Zac's always the player to figure stuff out yet he always plays like- the dumbest characters 😂😂💀💀

KRISTEN'S NAT20 TO PERSUADE CASSANDRA!!! OMG!!! 😱😱😱

Why is Brennan getting up?! 😭😭

YAY!!! CASSANDRA IS HEALED!!! YAY!!!

"We gotta honor NAT20s. It's the rule of the show." 😭

Dang! Steel wind strike does a lot of damage! ;0

".... SHRIMP????" 😂😂😂 EMILY IS LOSING IT!! 🤣🤣🤣

NOOOO!!! THE SHRIMP!! BRUH!!

OMG NO WAIT!!! CASSANDRA HAS A SHRIMP ALLERGY?!

WASN'T LITERALLY EVERYONE IN THE ADVENTURING PARTY EPISODE FOR EPISODE 4 LAUGHING ABOUT HOW A SHRIMP PARTY WOULD BE THE THING THAT WOULD KILL CASSANDRA?!!!!FORESHADOWING MUCH?!!!! 😭😭😭😭

NOOOO!!! CASSANDRA IS STUNNED AND ALLERGIC TO SHRIMP!!! 😭😭😭

NO CAUSE I KEEP REPLAYING THE SHRIMP SCENE CAUSE I'M SO UTTERLY CONFUSED AND WORRIED!!! 😭😭😭😭

Fig is wagging a finger at the fire elemental! LOL!! 😂💀

BRUHHH MURPH SAYING THAT THIS IS RELATED TO GILEAR!! BRUH!! WE'VE BEEN KNEW THAT SINCE EPISODE 1! 😭

LOL TO FIG SAYING SHE THINKS SHE NEEDS TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL 😭😂

WAY TO GO CONOR!! 😂😂

FIG SEES A VISION OF WHAT?! HUH?!

"IT WAS NOT YOURS TO TAKE"??? HUH??! WHAT?!?!

ADAINE NAT20 ON ARCANA EXCITEMENT!!

OMG FIG'S VISION!!! 😱😱😱😱

NOOO!! CONOR!!! 😭

OMG!!! NO!!! KALINA!!! ;000

WHY DID SHE SAY RAGH'S NAME?!!!! ;0000

I'M SO SCARED!!! PLEASE TELL ME KALINA ISN'T EVIL AGAIN!!! FREAKING SOMEONE TELL ME PLEASEEEE I'M SOBBING!!!! 😭😭😭

OH NO! FABIAN WANTS TO STAB KALINA!!! 😭😭😭😭

Oh he missed even though she still casted shield which was weird

NO KALINA!!! GET AWAY FROM CASSANDRA PLEASE RIGHT NOOOWWW!!!! 😭😭😭😭

FREAKING WHYYYYY NOOOOOO

FREAKING WHY?!!!! WHATTTTT??!!!

I'M SO FREAKING STUNNED

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY!!! NO WAYYYYY!!!

KALINA'S EYES WENT RED!!! OMGGGGGGGGGG!!! CAUSE THE RED FREAKING STARS IS RAGGGEEEE!!!! RIGHT?!!!!!

OMG I'M GONNA DIE!!!!

KALINA WHYYYY!!! WHY WOULD YOU SLIT CASSANDRA'S THROAT?!!!!!

NOOOO I'M PISSSEDDDDD!!! NOOOOOOO!!!!!!

NO THIS IS PISSING ME OFF NOOOO!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭

KRISTEN'S GOD IS DEAD AGAIN!!! 😭😭😭😭😭

KRISTEN IS GONNA FAIL JUNIOR YEAR AND HAS TO GET HER BACK!!! NOOOO!!!

IT'S RIZ'S TURN!!! PLEASSEEEE!!!

CASSANDRA PLEASE!! I'M BEGGING YOU DON'T DIE PLEASSSZSZZZ!!! 😭😭😭

MURPH SAYING "I'M SO SCARED OF KALINA"!! BRO SAME!!! BRO SAMMEEEEE!!! BROOO SAMMEEEEE!!! 😭😭😭😭

BARDIC SHRIMPSPIRATION!!! 😭😭✋✋

OH NO!!! THAT ONE NAT1!!!

Gorgug still has Zelda's mixtape!!! 😭😭✋✋

Kristen hugs Cassandra! 😭🥺

Oof! Box of Doom! 🥲

Dang!!! Ally didn't succeed on ANY of those box of doom rolls! 😭 but I really liked the choices Kristen made and what she did! ;((( it was still really powerful and brave and strong....the choices Kristen made of what to do ;(((((

BRENNAN!!! WHY IS YOUR FACE LOOKING LIKE THAT!!!!

NO ADAINE FAILED!!! WHAT'S CIRCLE OF DEATH?!!!!

I'M SO FREAKING NERVOUS FOR REAL!!! 😭😭😭😭

OMG I'M SO SCARED

OMG YES!!! THANK GOODNESS FOR ADAINE BEATING THE DC ON THAT COUNTERSPELL!!! THINGS WERE ABOUT TO LOOK FREAKING GRIMMMM!!! 😭😭😭😭

I'M SO CONFUSED!! WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!?!?!

BLOCK LETTERS YES?!?!?!?!?! 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

I'M SO SCARED!!! WHO AND WHAT IS THAT VOICE REACHING OUT TO KRISTEN!!!

I'M SO SCARED!!!! 😭😭😭😭

I'M SO CONFUSED!!! I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS HELP!!!

YESSSSS!!!!! A NAT20 FROM FIG FOR THE SHRIMP JUMP!!!!

I LOVE FIG!!! 😭😭😭 SHE'S SO AMAZING!!! 😭😭✋✋

BRENNAN IS WEARING "THE SHIRT" NEXT EPISODE! I'M CRYING!!!

I'M CRYING SO BAD!!!

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FEEL!!! I'M SO FREAKING SCARED!!! 😭😭😭 WHY IS FANTASY HIGH SO SCARY?!?!?!? 😭😭😭😭

[ramyaknox]

I'm posting a lot today because I'm ill so I might queue this for tomorrow but a package arrived yesterday for me for my birthday. And I know it's a book. And I'm pretty sure from my mums reaction that it's a signed copy of some like it cold.

I'm so excited to read it, waiting another month will be worth it. I am so excited to finally read another romance with an autistic protagonist, particularly by elle because everything she's written so far I've loved and she just keeps getting better and better!

I'm not a big romance reader but I think part of it is the lack of relatable characters in the romance. Some people are messy, some people have friends, some people are autistic and often they're not there in fictional romance.

Particularly autistic people. Elle shows in her own personal life that autistic people can be in loving, committed romantic relationships despite some people thinking otherwise and this past year in my own life I've found that to be true as well, figuring out my first relationship.

Obviously romance books aren't real life but they're still important. Books affect how people think, who they become. Autistic people deserve romance if they want it and I know I've said it twice already this post but I can't wait to read it.