#dove and nixie being an iconic duo

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Lavender Light

some creative writing I did about a femme fatale and a queen

inspired by this quiz

for Nixie @highly-functioning-mitochondria

Trigger warning: self-harm in the context of a fantasy magic ritual (burn wounds)

"It might do you good to share what you're thinking more..." the dark-skinned woman clad in expensive travelling clothes said, leaning over the Queen's desk with a dangerously gorgeous smile on her lips. "...Your Majesty." she added as an afterthought, eyes sparkling.

The Queen tensed imperceptibly, staring at the unfamiliar woman who had just waltzed into her study. A beautiful green structured jacket paired well with the black leather leggings she wore, and a few artful curls of her hair framed her lovely face, giving her an alluring yet commanding air. But the Queen's sharp eyes snagged on the dagger strapped to her leather-clad thigh, and the callouses visible on the woman's hands. She knew where one acquired callouses like that. This woman trained with weapons regularly. The threatening edge this gave her only enhanced her dazzling beauty.

There was a word for women like this one, the Queen thought. Femme fatale.

"And who are you?" the Queen demanded, rising from her desk. She had a solid ten centimetres height advantage over the woman, but somehow, the femme fatale seemed overwhelming in her presence. 

Those sparkling eyes held her guarded ones like a vice. “Call me Nix, my lady. I was at the council meeting today, you see...thus my opening comment.”

“That it would do me good to share what I’m thinking more? Yes, thank you for your advice, Madame Nix. It is most appreciated.” the Queen said, her tone making it very clear that it was the opposite of appreciated. “But why were you at the council meeting and why are you in study, exactly?”

As if on cue, the study door swung open to admit one of the Queen’s personal guards, carrying a black leather overcoat draped over his arm and a look of barely-contained panic on his face. The moment he laid eyes on the two women facing off in the middle of the room, the blood drained from his face. His posture snapped into a low bow of apology. “Queen Dove! I tried to stop her, but she insisted! It was my fault--” he cut himself off, as if sensing the Queen’s glacial brown eyes on him without having to look at her.

“It’s fine. At ease, man.” the Queen said evenly, waving a manicured hand to dismiss the issue. “Madame Nix here doesn’t seem like the type to be stalled if she doesn’t want to be.”

Nix’s captivating laughter rang through the study. “You understand me already, my lady! That bodes very well for our working relationship.”

The Queen went very still as she began to catch on to who exactly this woman was supposed to be. “Working. Relationship.” she repeated, tilting her head to one side to show that it was a question, but her tone utterly flat.

The guard, still hovering in the doorway with Nix’s overcoat draped over his arm, opened and closed his mouth like a beached fish, as if trying to muster the strength to answer the Queen’s question, but finding no strength to speak of.

Nix seemed to find the guard’s discomfort amusing. Taking it upon herself to make it worse, she turned toward the desk and promptly seated herself on its mahogany surface. With a catlike stretch, she reached across a stack of papers and grabbed the Queen’s decanter of cognac, which she poured into the crystal tumbler that the Queen had been drinking from mere minutes ago, judging by the dark magenta lipstick stains on the rim.

The guard brought a hand to his mouth in abject horror.

The Queen’s eyes followed Nix’s antics languidly, her proud oval face showing not the slightest flicker of a reaction to this overt display of boldness.

Between sips, Nix articulated herself in words both concise and charming. “I was at the council meeting because I wanted to see you in action before deciding to commit my services to you. Your former bodyguard, may the Goddess rest his soul, was an old schoolmate of mine, and in our correspondence, he always spoke so highly of you that it made me curious as to what kind of liege could inspire such devotion in a man as ill-natured as he was. In his will, he left me one last letter, a letter conveying his wish that I might consider taking his place at your side if he was ever killed on duty.” the femme fatale finished her cognac and set the tumbler down on the desk beside her with a resounding thud of crystal on wood. “And so, here I am, my queen.”

Finally, something stirred within the perfectly impassive doll of a Queen. Her narrow shoulders pinched together with something that might’ve been interpreted as pain. Her slender arms came up to cross over her chest, as if to shield her heart from some unseen assault. “You were Vance’s--” her voice, which despite its natural softness, had always sounded strong and compelling to all who heard her, now took on a small, fragile quality in those three words that she quickly cut off with a shuddering breath. “I understand now. Though I don’t understand why you couldn’t have just explained all this in the first place.” as if nothing at all had happened, the Queen dropped her arms at her sides and smoothed the black velvet of her skirt over her narrow hips. When she raised her gaze again, it snapped to Nix with renewed severity. “So, I presume if you’re here to talk with me, I’ve passed your evaluation and you’re ready to perform the necessary rites to become my new bodyguard?”

Nix must’ve sensed the whirlpool of emotions locked tightly beneath the Queen’s poised facade, because her next sentence held something soft and almost compassionate, though her tone did not lose its glib cadence. “But of course. Not every queen can survive such a violent attempt on her life, lose her bodyguard of ten years in the process, and still attend a council meeting with such composure and insightful leadership left in her. But you, Your Majesty, did just that.” 

In her first display of true deference since arriving in the study, Nix slipped off the desk and bowed low.

“Queen Dove, would you accept me, the mere daughter of a minor noble, to be your contract-bound bodyguard?”

The Queen was silent for the span of a single, slow breath. “Yes.” she assented with quiet finality. 

Nix dropped forward onto a knee, bowing her head even lower.

The Queen crossed to her and held out an upturned palm, which Nix placed her calloused right hand into. Their palms flush against each other, the Nix released her magic first, as was customary. The femme fatale’s magic manifested in a lavender blaze that radiated from her downturned palm like a beacon, bright like her playful and unreadable eyes. 

"I, Nixie Dearheart, swear my fealty unto you, Queen Dove Mayheart. I will protect you with my life endlessly, until you choose to release me from my service, or I should die in my service to you. Under these two circumstances alone will I ever leave your side.”

Accepting these words with a nod of her head, the Queen released her own magic. Hers was emerald green, spilling softly from her hand like candlelight, alive and strong like the branches of an evergreen tree, but somewhat subdued when compared to the blinding radiance of Nix’s aura.

The guard in the doorway, who had left hurriedly at the beginning of the contract ritual, now returned with a bowl with iced water and clean cotton cloth, and set it down on the mahogany desk as the smell of burning flesh filled the study.

Nix let out a hiss of pain, but seemed more concerned about the Queen.

The Queen, however, did not react at all to the contract mark being burned into the skin of her left palm. Her dark eyes were fixed on the wall above Nix’s head, as if entranced by something no one else in the room could see. 

Nix’s gaze fell to the Queen’s other hand. On her right palm, another contract mark was seared into her skin. Vance’s contract mark. Now nothing more than a scar and a constant reminder of his death.

“It’s done.” Nix said as soon as she felt her magic settle, and she pulled their palms apart. 

The Queen passively allowed herself to be led over to the desk where the guard began gently cleansing her new burn wound. Beneath the magically cauterised mess of puckered skin, lavender light flowed stridently along the lines of the mark. Corresponding perfectly on Nix’s hand, the Queen’s emerald mark glowed more gently.

Nix hummed in relief as she submerged her hand in the bowl of iced water. Her eyes never left the Queen’s face, searching for any semblance of human emotion in her impossibly deep brown eyes.

But the Queen’s unbroken facade was like a wall of smooth, beautiful Venetian marble.

Nix looked again at the emerald mark binding her to her new liege, and made a silent promise in the confines of her own mind.

Vance, you can rest easy now, darling. She’s safe with me. I won’t let anything hurt her ever again.

to be continued...

but then again, maybe not, I am very lazy after all

thanks for reading ❣

~ Dove

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@adoveamongdemons ive officially made u army <33

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Congratulations on 300 followers, Nixie!

Your blog looks so cute! I love what you've done with it.

How have you been, my love?

HOLY FUCK

DOVE BABE IS THAT YOU!???!?! oh my god are you really back!???!!! it seems surreal cuz it’s been so long 😭😭

thank you so much for being so sweet 😭

wait i’m gonna dm you real quick

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last updated: 04-05-2023

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~nixie xoxo

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i just realized that i have 38 moots now?!? i just wanna say thank you for putting up with my chaos and that i love you all so very much! seeing so many super talented people follow me shocks me to no end but i still love all of you! 💕💖💜

shoutout to all my moots <3 go and give these amazingly talented and sweet angels some love!

@jjkeverlast @istanfluffycontent @yourlocaltimetraveler @chiimiie @namkook @hawtymin @sugarwithtea @underratedbitch-number13 @hobipost @kookiecrumb @parkdatjimin @bebejungkook @smasmashie @thetaeprint @xpeachesncream @liyacreate @kaitioo @glamrocklevi @angeladore @just-another-fangirl-69 @buckyinluv @henry-and-the-seven-lords @poetic-dumbass @obeythebutler @adoveamongdemons @this-bitch-needs-therapy @incorrectlyavenged @youlightmeupfinn @somniprobe @tea-is-vibing @eternallydaydreaming2015 @mochakat @internetoverdose01 @satandrankmy-coffee

and my longest mutual ever: @wrote-my-own-deliverance

i love you all and i'm sending you lots of love and kisses!!!

love,

nixie xoxo

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@adoveamongdemons

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100 FOLLOWERS MILESTONE CELEBRATION!?

HI, OKAY WHAT THE FUCK??!! I just woke up and what do I see?

THIS:

I am literally in shock right now! 

thank you so much for all of the love that you have given me and honestly thank you so so much for all the support you all have given this blog! I never expected this blog to have 100 followers, let alone more than 100, but you all proved me wrong.

THANK YOU MY LOVELIES I WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU <33

To celebrate (because i like to find excuses to celebrate anything and everything), I wanted to do something fun! Thank you so much Freya darling (@sugarwithtea) for helping me come up with a few ideas for this event and for keeping up with my rambling! This literally would not have been possible without you my jaan!

I will be taking requests for this event over 2 weeks (!!!) and I'll try my best to answer them as soon as possible. Please read the rules for each game (whether you can be on anon, whether you are a mutual, ect)

all posts related to this event will be tagged as #nixie hits 100!

I hope you guys enjoy~~

(please ignore how messy this banner is. i’m doing some semblance of editing after literal years and i have definitely gotten worse-)

💫 vibe check : i’ll tell you what vibes i get from you/your blog in a moodboard (ive never done this before so please don’t mind that it’s not great) (off anon please)

💕 shipping game : send me a description of yourself/a fun fact + a fandom (Marvel, Obey Me, BTS or TXT) and i’ll ship you with a character! (anon is allowed)

🕹️ games: any of your typical tumblr event games! (fmk, would you rather, top 5 or anything else you can think of!) (anon is allowed)

🔖 recommendations (from you) : send me any recommendations you have for tv shows, movies, books, songs, tumblr blogs, etc! (anon is allowed)

📑 recommendations (from me) : i’ll put my ‘on repeat’ playlist on shuffle and recommend you a song! (off anon please)

🫂shout outs:  recommend some of your own fics or just some fics you love so we can show appreciation for all these amazing writers here on tumblr! (anon is allowed)

❤ first love: share some crush stories with me! (anon is allowed)

Since it’s also my birthday today, I've decided to add a few more personal asks so that you can get to know me better!

🔮 then and now: tell me your first impression of me and I'll tell you mine! (off anon please) (mutuals only)

🏹  exchange ship: tell me who you ship me with, and I'll tell you yours with a why (off anon please) (mutuals only)

💌 questions: send me any questions that you have for me! NSFW questions are allowed! (for NSFW asks, you need to be off anon so that i can verify your age) for general questions, you can ask me on anon! (gain inspiration here or here )

✨ advice: ask me for some advice on questions about life or just whatever you want! (please don’t take my answers seriously) (anon is allowed)

Below this, I'm just going to tag some of my friends here on tumblr who have made my time here super super fun and memorable! I am truly grateful and appreciative to all of you!

to some of my closest friends here:

@mochakat @eternallydaydreaming2015 @tea-is-vibing @adoveamongdemons @poetic-dumbass @buckyinluv @kaitioo @sugarwithtea @jjkeverlast @yoongukie-ff

firstly, thank you for taking time out of your day to talk to my pathetic ass :’) i really do hope that we can continue to be friends for a long time because i don’t know what i would do without all of you. You guys don’t know it, but you have become a big part of my life! I truly treasure and appreciate all of you <3

i love and treasure yall sm, you have no idea 💖💗💝❤️‍🔥❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🤍💕

to the rest of my moots:

@istanfluffycontent @yourlocaltimetraveler @chiimiie @namkook @hawtymin @hobipost @kookiecrumb @parkdatjimin @bebejungkook @smasmashie @thetaeprint @xpeachesncream @liyacreate @glamrocklevi @angeladore @just-another-fangirl-69 @henry-and-the-seven-lords @obeythebutler @adoveamongdemons @this-bitch-needs-therapy @incorrectlyavenged @somniprobe @satandrankmy-coffee @a-hoe-in-human-form-2 @kimtaesss @underratedbitch-number13 @pjiminbloomx @yoongukie-ff @skyfull0fstories @lvoekook @wrote-my-own-deliverance @youlightmeupfinn @gimmethatagustd @bangtanintotheroom

I know that we don’t really interact much outside of reblogs and/or likes but I hope you know that whenever I see you in my notifs, I literally smile like an idiot. no joke. anyways, please feel free to approach me because due to my anxiety, I will never be able to although i really want to talk to all of you. I hope that we can get closer eventually <3

to the rest of my followers,

thank you so so much for allowing me to reach this milestone when I never ever thought that I would. I really appreciate you and I adore seeing you in my notifs! I do recognize you, you know? I hope that as time goes on, we can have more of such events and celebrate together!!

💖💖✨✨

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MILESTONE CELEBRATION!?

HI, OKAY WHAT THE FUCK??!! I just woke up and what do I see?

THIS:

I am literally in shock right now!

thank you so much for all of the love that you have given me and honestly thank you so so much for all the support you all have given this blog! I never expected this blog to have 100 followers and the fact that this blog isn't even a year old is mind-blowing.

however, since i never expected this to happen, i have no plans on what to do for this milestone :(

BUT, i am taking requests and ideas for this for the next week or so! after that i'll take some time to prepare and probably do something about it on my birthday so it'll be like a double celebration! (please help me. im the most unimaginative person ever)

please send me your ideas and send me as many as you have!

below this, i'm just going to tag some of my friends here on tumblr who have made my time here super super fun and memorable! i am truly grateful and appreciative to all of you!

to some of my closest friends here:

@mochakat @eternallydaydreaming2015 @tea-is-vibing @adoveamongdemons @poetic-dumbass @buckyinluv @kaitioo @sugarwithtea @jjkeverlast

firstly, thank you for taking time out of your day to talk to my pathetic ass :') i really do hope that we can continue to be friends for a long time because i don't know what i would do without all of you <3

i love and treasure yall sm, you have no idea 💖💗💝❤️‍🔥❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🤍💕♥️

to the rest of my moots:

@istanfluffycontent @yourlocaltimetraveler @chiimiie @namkook @hawtymin @hobipost @kookiecrumb @parkdatjimin @bebejungkook @smasmashie @thetaeprint @xpeachesncream @liyacreate @glamrocklevi @angeladore @just-another-fangirl-69 @henry-and-the-seven-lords @obeythebutler @adoveamongdemons @this-bitch-needs-therapy @incorrectlyavenged @somniprobe @satandrankmy-coffee @a-hoe-in-human-form-2 @kimtaesss @underratedbitch-number13 @pjiminbloomx @yoongukie-ff @skyfull0fstories @lvoekook @wrote-my-own-deliverance @youlightmeupfinn @gimmethatagustd @bangtanintotheroom

i know that we don't really interact much outside of reblogs and/or likes but i hope you know that whenever i see you in my notifs, i literally smile like an idiot. no joke. anyways, please feel free to approach me because due to my anxiety, i will never be able to although i really want to talk to all of you. i hope that we can get closer eventually <3

💖💖✨✨

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ive successfully recruited @adoveamongdemons as army 😭😭✨✨💕💕

this is such a proud day for me you guys. i love this girl with all my heart 💖💖💖💖💖💖

@yoongukie-ff @sugarwithtea @jjkeverlast yall just wait for this angel to come back from her hiatus, she'll be causing chaos with us 😭

her comments from her latest email to me (sorry darling, but i just HAD to share this):

"I want to say that I obediently watched the Butter official music video, then watched the “hotter remix” and I am actually crying because that is the most magnificent chaos I have ever seen in my life. These boys are truly extra precious. Also thanks bunches for getting Chicken Noodle Soup stuck in my head."

"Oh my god I just looked up the lyrics to Filter and My Time and they’re so intense? So emotional? My Time is downright heartbreaking??? Why hip thrusty???? I’m not complaining about the hip thrusting AT ALL but I couldn’t actually breathe for almost the whole five minutes of Jungkook’s performance because jesus christ…."

"I never thought I'd become an ARMY this year, but here I am, quite thoroughly converted by your enthusiasm. You clearly love these boys so much, it's infectious and adorable and I can't wait to listen to you gush about them some more. "

and my fav part:

"my YouTube recommended feed is full of videos with titles like "Run BTS moments that outsold comedians" and "jungkook's duality being a threat to humanity for 8 minutes" and they're so funny I can't breathe...send help~"

i literally cannot wait for dove to come back pleASE😭💕

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waterfalls, icy, black nail polish, crossed fingers, mocktails?

waterfalls: describe your perfect date.

omg this can make me go into a super long rant. (but i'll refrain because you probably dont care haha)

ok so, movie dates are not my favourite unless it is a drive in movie (/) , i would totally be down for that. my perfect date would probably be doing anything where we can have fun and be ourselves. eg: ice skating, coffee date, a simple walk in the park, going running tgt (i love running sm).

bUT:

the date after which i will go and buy a ring for you: staying home, wine, a rom-com, couch, thick blankets, popcorn, cuddling and kisses

icy: homemade or takeout?

homemade for sure! I've grown up on homemade food... takeout is fun once in a while tho.

black nail polish: what do you do to pamper yourself?

lmao i have absolutely no time to pamper myself. i am drowning in assignments and tests. but when I do, I just put on some soothing music in my headphones, order some Starbucks and curl up with a book or my laptop on my sofa. With all the work that I'm drowning under, I usually just give my self a nice warm shower and drink coffee while studying.

crossed fingers: using no negative words, describe your hair.

ah, this is gonna be fun.

my hair is black and curly and is a little over shoulder length. I usually keep it in a small bun when studying and open when I'm going out. fun fact: my hair use to be so long that it reached my waist (a big feat for curly hair) but I cut my hair 3 years ago and I've been keeping it short since then. I'm trying to grow it out now tho.

mocktails: cold weather or hot weather?

cold weather for sure! I love wearing sweaters ad jackets and snuggling up with other people. and hot cocoa is one of my favourite drinks ever!

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Oh my. Well, since you're offering:

23, 26, 33, 45, 56, 57 and 61?

yes i am offering :)

23. One thing you haven’t done sexually that you are hoping to try.

probably, sex with another person w/o a d*ck. yea i've never done that before.

26. Have you ever masturbated outside the confines of your home?

no

33. Whip or riding crop?

riding crop

45. Choking or hair pulling?

choking

56. What’s more attractive a sense of humour or a sense of style?

a sense of humour

57: Ice cubes or wax?

ice cubes

61. Did your parents have “the sex talk��� with you when you were young? If so, which parent? How did it go?

yea my mum did when i was 11? 12?. it actually wasn't that awkward. i honestly used to think "ew that is disgusting. i'll never do that"...yea that is so not true now lmao

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@buckyinluv @tea-is-vibing @adoveamongdemons

i hate when tumblr tells me i’ve only been mutuals with someone for like two months...shut up we’re in love we’ve known each other our whole lives

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@adoveamongdemons

baby, you best believe this is you with me

i'm smooching you rn

mmm being held against a wall while they kiss you

[adoveamongdemons]

@highly-functioning-mitochondria we can indeed, my darling 💕

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i was trying to choose my favourite but i cANT

they're all so fucking gorgeous

@adoveamongdemons ill wear the second last one when we slow dance 💕✨🌹

Favourite Designs: Georges Hobeika Fall 2022 Ready-to-Wear Collection Pt.1