#ch viola

[funkyllama]

Arrivals to Saint Elisabeth's Cathedral at Wittmund Palace for the Wedding of Queen Viviana II of the Ionian Union to Prince Philippe of Francesim,

Our most gracious Queen met her bridegroom outside Saint Elizabeth's Cathedral at Wittmund Palace this morning. As members of the Ionian Royal and French Imperial families processed together to their seats, Prince Philippe bowed in greeting before his soon to be wife and Liege. The young and expressive Prince Lenerd Yannik stood on his own two feet, holding hands with the Countess Hertford, his mother’s Maid of Honor, as they greeted the groom’s Best Man. When Emperor Napoléon V last met the boy, he was a baby, sitting in the Emperor's arms.

Wedding Program - Ceremony - Portraits I - Reception

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[lesbiannova]

I have recorded the romance scenes of the human partners in Cassette Beasts and compiled them into one video, namely the romantic version of their Relationship Level 5 events and the conversations where you choose to officially enter a romantic relationship with the partner.

Any of the 5 human partners can be romanced, regardless of the player character's gender. After reaching a relationship level of 5 with any of the human partner, the player can express romantic interest in the partner during the partner's level 5 scene to begin dating the partner. After choosing to date the partner, you will need to raise more relationship points with the partner to reach the level where you get the option to officially enter a romance with the partner the next time you rest. Entering a romantic relationship will unlock the "Two Hearts Beat As One" achievement.

Note that even though you can date more than one partner at the same time, you can only officially enter a romantic relationship with one partner, unless you use the Unlimited Romance (Polyamory) mod (not featured in this video). For the purpose of making this compilation video, I reloaded my save to record these scenes.

For more information about the mechanics of partner relationships, see the Partner article on the official Cassette Beasts wiki.

Note: My character in this video uses they/them pronouns.

[toestalucia]

images im obsessed with

[happyhauntt]

fic edits ━━ We Are A God  ━  House of the Dragon: Rhaenyra, Alicent & Viola..

“Do you wanna die alone, together?”

[lovecharged]

[opwomcn]

Marry for all of the Sanji's that posted that one meme. <3

[dxsole]

@thelostsullivans | Liked for a starter!

Now, there's a massive lack of good entertainment in this place. You could only watch so many movies or participate in so many yoga sessions. Relaxing as they both are, they eventually become monotonous.

It didn't help that her shrink only allowed a minimal amount of stimulation— Miss Yates is highly reactive and sensitive to overstimulation, so her sanctioned activities must be heavily monitored— Viola could just scream.

Thankfully, someone decided to bring some culture to the ward. Those who were allowed a little more freedom were herded down to the main room, all excitedly waiting for the singer who volunteered their services.

And how good was she!? Viola can't help how her whole body swayed and bounced in her seat at the music— they had music here but nothing live. It's not Madison Square Garden.

There's a standing ovation, Viola even whistling (one of the orderlies had to remind her that she had to be calm and courteous to her fellow peers) before everyone goes back to their routines— routines were really important. Everyone's got their schedule to follow.

"You're, like, really, really good." Viola comments, having all her art supplies splayed on one of the worktables, beaming up at Reggie. "I can't sing. I sound like a llama with its throat cut." She hums and nods, confident in her description. "I'm an artist though," Her arm outstretches towards the various paintings and drawings she was working on all at one time.

"Abstract. Real deep stuff." To the naked eye, it looked like swirls and gestural lines on a page, sinewy, fleshy in nature despite the vibrant colors. Whatever it was, it seemed to be on Viola's mind because all the paintings were in that same style.

"Y'know, it's really nice that you did this, mhmm." She murmurs, tongue hanging out the side of her mouth as she puzzles over what color to use next— red. A fresh oil pastel is picked up and she gets going, vigorously scribbling. "People don't wanna be around us. Think we're bad or whatever. People don't come to sing to us...so thank you."

It's quiet for a few more seconds before Viola abruptly stops in her artistic expression to gingerly slide over a painting, all pink and yellow and peach. "For you. Hold on to it 'cause one day I'll be really famous and it'll be worth, like, a million dollars."

[lunarcry]

been thinking about the astrals who started families w skydwellers lately again

[jelly-fish-wishes]

BGM - Haunted Mansion Opening Title

TW // Blood / Character Death

Dimenchant and Viola

🖤Prologue - You Are Here

Ch. 1 - Title Card

[Page 1 ] // [Page 2]

I may have missed my chance to upload this on the 9th of April, but BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.

Hehehehe, I’ve tortured Luigi long enough. It’s Dimentio’s turn :3

[petalsprompts]

Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, CH, DBE 28th of December, 1934 — 27th of September, 2024

She received  numerous  accolades,  including  two  Academy  Awards,  five  BAFTA  Awards,  four  Emmy  Awards,  three  Golden  Globe  Awards  and  a  Tony  Award,  as  well  as  nominations  for  six  Laurence  Olivier  Awards.  She  was  one  of  the  few  performers  to  earn  the  Triple  Crown  of  Acting.

“ Do  not  be  stilled  by  anger  or  grief.  Burn  them  both  and  use  that  fuel  to  keep  moving.  Look  up  at  the  clouds  and  tip  your  head  way  back  so  the  roofs  of  the  houses  disappear.  Keep  moving. ��� — Dame Maggie Smith in her memoir; You Could Make This Place Beautiful (2023)

"My  wife  and  I  were  deeply  saddened  to  learn  of  the  death  of  Dame  Maggie  Smith.  As  the  curtain  comes  down  on  a  national  treasure,  we  join  all  those  around  the  world  in  remembering  with  the  fondest  admiration  and  affection  her  many  great  performances  and  her  warmth  and  wit  that  shone  through  both  on  and  off  the  stage." — King Charles III

"The  end  of  an  era  of  the  sheer  definition  of  what  it  means  to  be  an  actor.  You  created  characters  that  clung  to  us,  moved  us,  entertained  us  ......  made  us  look  within.  You  defied  the  expectations  of  age....  crossed  generations.  You  were  greatness  personified  Dame  Maggie  Smith.  'A  lady  always  knows  when  it's  time  to  leave'  [...]  Godspeed  ♥️"  —  Viola  Davis

"She  was  a  fierce  intellect, a  gloriously  sharp  tongue,  could  intimidate  and  charm  in  the  same  instant  and  was,  as  everyone  will  tell  you,  extremely  funny...  The  word  legend  is  overused  but  if  it  applies  to  anyone  in  our  industry  then  it  applies  to  her."  —  co-star  in  Harry  Potter,  Daniel  Radcliffe

"Maggie  Smith  was  a  truly  great  actress,  and  we  were  more  than  fortunate  to  be  part  of  the  last  act  in  her  stellar  career.  She  was  a  joy  to  write  for,  subtle,  many-layered,  intelligent,  funny  and  heart-breaking.  Working  with  her  has  been  the  greatest  privilege  of  my  career,  and  I  will  never  forget  her."  —  Downton  Abbey  creator,  Julian  Fellowes

"Maggie  Smith  was  a  great  woman  and  a  brilliant  actress.  I  still  can’t  believe  I  was  lucky  enough  to  work  with  the  “one-of-a-kind”.  My  heartfelt  condolences  go  out  to  the  family  …  RIP."  —  co-star  in  Sister  Act & Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit,  Whoopi  Goldberg

"When  I  was  younger  I  had  no  idea  of  Maggie’s  legend  –  the woman  I  was  fortunate  enough  to  share  space  with.  It  is  only  as  I’ve  become  an  adult  that  I’ve  come  to  appreciate  that  I  shared  the  screen  with  a  true  definition  of  greatness."  —  co-star  in the  Harry  Potter film series,  Emma  Watson

"Heartbroken  to  hear  about  Maggie.  She  was  so  special,  always  hilarious  and  always  kind.  I  feel  incredibly  lucky  to  have  shared  a  set  with  her  and  particularly  lucky  to  have  shared  a  dance."  —  co-star  in the  Harry  Potter film series,  Rupert  Grint

"Anyone  who  ever  shared  a  scene  with  Maggie  will  attest  to  her  sharp  eye,  sharp  wit  and  formidable  talent,"  on-screen  son  in  Downton  Abbey,  Hugh  Bonneville

"I  had  the  unforgettable  experience  of  working  with  her;  sharing  a  two-shot  was  like  being  paired  with  a  lion.  She  could  eat  anyone  alive,  and  often  did.  But  funny,  and  great  company.  And  suffered  no  fools.  We  will  never  see  another.  God  speed,  Ms.  Smith!"  —  co-star  in  Suddenly,  Last  Summer,  Rob  Lowe

[dxsole]

It's difficult to think anything else. How else should a woman act, who for well over forty years was kept isolated from the rest of the world, forced to assist a killer commit his crimes? What was left of her psyche? Her sanity?

Due to it's rarity, psychiatrists from all over have attempted to study her— due to the ongoing investigation, no one has been allowed to interview her outside the facility's general practitioner, but it's coming. The wave of questions, the years of psychoanalysis. There hasn't been a captive quite like her. She's even heard rumors of a book in the making.

"—'cause he's still my daddy." It's a feeble excuse but he's the only family she's ever known. Minus the photo of the one buried girl. Mommy.

Viola never met her. She was killed once she had given Yin what he wanted— a blank slate. A partner he could mold without worrying about their current state of mind or morals. It was difficult enough to convince an adult you victimized to help you, but a child? Your own child? With the right rearing, they'd do anything you ask of them.

And she did do anything asked of her. She cleaned and prepped and scrubbed off evidence and didn't talk to the captives and— "I could have stopped him. Earlier." It comes out abruptly, breath coming out in hurried pants. They mention demolition and she starts hyperventilating.

Yin had made the fatal mistake of telling her what he did to her mother. In anger he had told her, attempting to keep her in line. What he instead provided her with was resentment. "I was weak." Hands clench into fists and press into her eyes. The tears always want to come and she can't let them.

"—but I didn't do anything. I'm not hiding anything." She didn't tell them about her mother because she didn't want to believe Yin. He, in her youth, always told her Mother was in the world, alive but not with them. It had been a beautiful dream, like one day when Yin stopped killing they could be together again. A perfect, happy family.

She was too scared for them to dig beneath the house and confirm she really was all alone. Out of all the things that she had seen at Yin's hand, this was what frightened her the most. What hurt her the most. "You're—" Viola is so scared that they'll look, pry up those floorboards and find her, nothing but bones and death. "You're upsetting me. I don't like you."

It's explained to her before like that, in gentle tones with caring words; that what happened to her shouldn't have, that she should have been treated with more love and care and allowed to see the world as it was rather than as a hunting ground.

It's nice to know, but every time she thinks about it, really thinks hard about it all, it just makes her upset. Why her? Why did it have to be her?

And the doctors tried this too; relating to the patient, allowing them to see that they weren't the only ones to suffer and that those around them could indeed have an inkling about what she was going through.

Andro succeeds in a small way— she does reveal something she's yet to tell any of the doctors. "He didn't love me." It's said defensively, the heel of her hand being dug into her eye to push back the tears that threaten to spill. "He told me. He told me after I stabbed him." She had told officers on the scene and the psychiatrist who visited her at the hospital that he died immediately.

That wasn't entirely true. He died slowly.

He was an old man at that time. Not as quick as he used to be. Not as strong, which allowed Viola to get the jump on him. He was also just as cruel, perhaps the cruelest he's ever been. And she had sat there and watched him die, poking holes into his body just to make it go faster because he said the worst things to her. Things she never thought he'd ever say to her. Things he'd spit at his victims.

"He never loved me. I was just...useful." A tool. A little cleaner to make his crime scenes spotless. A little polisher to make his knives shine. A little ruse to make the girls he imprisoned feel safe, if only for a brief moment.

"I loved him and he was bad and he didn't even love me back." She sniffles, still violently rubbing at her face to keep the tears from leaking out. He always said tears were for girls who want to die. Tears were for victims.

That's one of the many reasons she had such a hard time confirming all his victims. It's hard to feel pity for them because they cried. Because her father said they asked for it. Viola knew it wasn't right but she still hadn't been able to look at photos of the girls since her father died. Any attempt tended to lead to her lashing out again.

"He left all the girls out in the open. They were supposed to be found." Except one. The one Viola doesn't want to talk about her. She's too special. "That was Yin's game— it was always a game. And the cops had to figure it out before he killed them." And the fact none were found alive had been a strain on all those detectives and officers that searched for them.

So much pain caused by just one person. And Viola couldn't stop thinking about how she loved him. He was the only person who cared about her and now he was gone. And he took it all back when he died, all the love, all the care, all the understanding.

If she could no longer be a tool, then what good was she?

[funkyllama]

The Wedding Ceremony of Queen Viviana II of the Ionian Union to Prince Philippe of Francesim, Saint Elisabeth's Cathedral at Wittmund Palace.

Wedding Program - Arrivals - Portraits I - Reception

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+ @housekonig to be specific

[inevitably-johnlocked]

Hi! I'm craving some cozy autumn vibes johnlock fics to read in the cold season. Do you have some recs? Lots of love <3

Hi Lovely!!

Oh what a fun list idea!! I can't believe I've never thought of doing one given that Autumn is my fave season! I know more fics than what I picked here for you take place in the Fall, but I've only included ones with the season in the tag. If anyone has more fics, PLEASE add them and give me a hand :)

Hope you enjoy these fics!!

AUTUMN / FALL FICS

See also:

Hot and Cold Fics (June 2022)

Halloween and Ghosts (updated Oct 31/21)

Halloween Fics 2023 (MFLs)

BOOKMARKS

And as the seasons change, I love you more by Teatrolley (NR, 3,219 w., 1 Ch. || Fluff and Angst, Est. Rel., Marriage / Proposal) – A year in the lives of John and Sherlock, essentially.

In the Bleak Midwinter (A Canticle for Advent) by CaitlinFairchild (M, 3,476 w., 1 Ch. || Angst, Injury, Missing Scenes, HLV Timeline) – In the autumn of 2014, Mary Watson shot Sherlock Holmes. This is what happened after.

Let me be the wallpaper that papers up your room by Teatrolley (NR, 3,966 w., 1 Ch. || Est. Rel., Two Idiots in Love, Fluff, Domestics) – Four seasons in the life of Sherlock and John, really.

Pater Noster by SilentAuror (E, 34,256 w., 2 Ch. || Case Fic, HLV/S3 Fix It Fic, Family Trauma, Sherlock POV, Villain Mary) – During the autumn that John is staying at Baker Street again after Sherlock was shot, he ruminates over the similarity between Sherlock's shot and the one that killed his father when he was fifteen. Cold case meets series 3 fix-it. Part I takes place entirely within His Last Vow, Part II takes place starting at the end of HLV and continues after.

Act IV by SilentAuror (E, 39,707 w., 1 Ch. || HLV Fix-It, First Person POV Sherlock, Infidelity, Angst, Drama) – After Sherlock is shot, John moves back into Baker Street. They spend the autumn together as John tries to make sense of his life and make some important decisions about both Mary and Sherlock. Canon-compliant, excerpts from His Last Vow.

MARKED FOR LATER

Into the Gloaming by Vulpesmellifera (M, 8,385 w., 4 Ch. || Heavy Angst, Child Death, Grief / Mourning, Mentions of Cancer, Corvids, Fever Dreams, Hopeful Ending) – She lays the sage bundle down in one of his seashells, avoiding the label. How he loved cataloging natural items. That sharp mind of his so naturally tended to the sciences, and she’d taken great joy in encouraging him all his life. All the first thirteen years of it. The last year has been entirely different. His hand lies just outside the white comforter. When she touches it, the chill of his skin sends a shiver down her spine. His lips move, his voice as soft as dead, dry leaves. “What’s that, love?” she says. “In the trees,” he says, his eyes still closed. “Is it John there in the trees? I think he’s waiting for me.” Viola turns her gaze out the window and to the closest tree, a resplendent cherry in the throes of autumn. In the branches there, for just a second, she thinks she sees it: a black bird, feathers gleaming in the sun.

A Thousand Kisses Deep by Susan (E, 12,689 w., 1 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || Time Travel, Longing, Angst, Post S1, Time Travel Fix It) – “Come here,” Sherlock said and when he did, he put his arm across John’s shoulder, and pulled him close. John let him, and after a moment, rested his head against Sherlock’s chest. Sherlock felt the familiar ache, a longing for what might have been. If only he’d been braver, more sure of John’s feelings. He dropped his arms and stepped back. It was too late. Things were as they were meant to be. But it was autumn in Sussex, and everything was changing. If you were given a chance to go back to the beginning and make things right, would you take it?

Hot Water Bottle by khorazir (T, 18,436 w., 1 Ch. || Post TLD / TFP Doesn’t Exist, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Misunderstandings, Communication, Demisexual Sherlock, Bisexual John, Autumn, Bed Sharing, Developing Relationship, First Kiss) – A case in one of the remotest corners of the Lake District, a storm, an inn, a broken boiler, a room with two beds but only one hot water bottle, and two men who have a lot to sort out between them – all of this makes for a night to remember.

Johnloctober by prettysailorsoldier (E, 169,945 w., 31 Ch. || Assorted AU’s || Alternate First Meetings, Blow Jobs, Hand Jobs, 30 Day OTP Challenge, Prompts, Halloween / Autumn, Assorted Tags) – 31 days of autumnal Johnlock with prompts from all of you! There will be a bit of everything, but you can check the tags for more specifics.For a summary of every chapter, as well as individual tags, click here.

Enigma by khorazir (M, 289,667 w., 23 Ch. || Codebreaker / WWII / Imitation Game-Inspired AU || Case Fic, Espionage, Period-Typical Homophobia / Sexism, Pining Sherlock, Inexperienced / VirginSherlock, Implied / Referenced Drug Use, Non-Graphic Violence) – It’s the autumn of 1941, war is raging in Europe, German U-boats are raiding Allied convoys in the Atlantic, the Luftwaffe is bombing English cities, and the cryptographers at Bletchley Park are working feverishly to decode their enemies' encrypted communications. One should consider this challenge and distraction enough for capricious codebreaker Sherlock Holmes. But the true enigmas are yet waiting to be deciphered: an unbreakable code, a strange murder, and the arrival of Surgeon Captain John H. Watson of the Royal Navy.

[happyhauntt]

gimme hcs for viola + alicent/rhaenyra pretty pls <3

@ahsokatonas holds onto your hats kids !!!

vi meets rhaenyra & alicent when they’re all kids and it’s rhaenyra’s birthday and vi shows up (fashionably) late and literally gives rhaenyra a flower crown as a birthday present (and one for syrax too it sounds weird but vi wanted to stand out) and rhaenyra is immediately like ‘her i pick her’ and that’s how our favourite trio begins

vi fits between the two of them perfectly; she tempers rhaenyra’s worst impulses and brings out alicent’s playfulness. her whole gig is to protect them from the worst of themselves and, increasingly, the worst of those around them.

vi and rhaenyra go flying together when syrax is big enough, just once, and they kiss for the first time then. vi & alicent’s relationship is a lot slower in developing because alicent is an anxious baby and we love her for it.

rhaenyra feels like vi ‘chose’ alicent when alicent married viserys. vi was made her lady-in-waiting and given a proper place at court; it seemed, to rhaenyra, that vi and alicent had become inseparable and she was pushed out. in reality, vi wanted to guide alicent through these first uncertain years of marriage, the birth of her first child, and alicent really did have no one else. rhaenyra struggled to forgive alicent, and despite viola trying to bridge the divide between them, she was never quite enough.

later in life, once viola has procured the throne for rhaenyra (long fucking story but our girlie believes in the rightful succession thanks very much) the three of them do mend their bond. it takes a lot of family dinners and talking long into the night, but this story has a happy ending because it’s my fix-it fic and we’re not burying our gays here.

ask me questions about my ocs!

[pookasluagh]

Ch 3 – The Most Intimidating Man – is now up on ao3! It’s time to meet Crowley and find out what’s going on in his head with this whole fake marriage thing. Excerpt:

Crowley flapped one hand. “Doesn’t he have someone he knows that he can ask? Ex-boyfriends or whatever? Why’re you asking me?”

“Good question,” Bee said. They were seated on the other side of the couch now, grinning and trying to listen in as if this were a good tv program. Crowley waved to them to be quiet.

“Is that one of your siblings?” Ana asked.

“Bee. I’ve been crashing on their couch since the whole Nick thing went down.”

“Hi Ana!” Bee called. Viola got up and casually strolled over to sit in their lap instead. Traitor.

“Tell them hi for me,” Ana said, and Crowley relayed the message. “Sounds like you need a more permanent living solution anyway. The flat is in Soho…”

He didn’t want to tell her how enticing that prospect was. “Stop dangling bait. Again, why me?”

There were a few moments of silence from the other line. Ana’s voice was quiet when she spoke. “Aziraphale is like Muriel, Crowley. Neurodivergent, not really good with social cues, lots of sensory issues. He hasn’t fared well with partners in the past, and it’s difficult for him to make friends. He’s a lovely, wonderful man and I think that you in particular will really like him. But I also thought that if anyone can jump in and spend a few years in this sort of living situation without going crazy, it would be you. And if there was anyone that wouldn’t hurt Aziraphale more than he’s already been hurt, it would also be you.”

***** I didn’t have a chance to post a link out to last week’s chapter – The Plan – so if you happen to follow fics here instead of on ao3 directly, there are two chapters waiting for you!

Fic notes: Fluffy, angst-free, pining-while-married AU, rated E (but all spicy sections will be skippable).

***** Thank you to my wonderful betas @beerok23 and @unicornbeck, as well as to all you lovely people who give me no end of support! 💕

[opwomcn]

“Is it true you were going to be married?”. Yes, a little silly on her part because she decided to run Dressrosa instead of Rebecca and there was no time to actually talk about things like marriage but Viola couldn’t feel a little heartbroken by the news. This was the only man she trusted after all.

@bleuwalk​​ requested a starter. ( Viola / Violet ).