#even still it makes her feel disgusted with herself... poor kid :(

[thefourfan]

Since we're all discussing under the reblogs I think now's a great time to pull out my nuzi shipkid, Stella :3

But we really need to put all the Nuzi fankids in an arena and see who wins

[lgbtlunaverse]

This page from the adventurer's bible makes me want to cry

Like basically any neurodivergent dungeon meshi fan, I see a lot of myself in the Touden siblings. But I was blindsided by just how much I suddenly related to Falin in this little comic from the adventure bible's complete version.

It's about the Touden siblings' differing relationships with their parents, and why Laios still holds their treatment of Falin against them, while Falin herself doesn't.

We know that Falin was isolated and ostraziced by their village after she saved Laios from a ghost, displaying her uncanny affinity for magic. Her parents, instead of defending her, sent her away, which angered Laios so much he ran way himself before Falin even left for magic school, hoping to make a living so he and Falin could live together alone.

He tells Marcile this, but when she goes to Falin, she says she sees things differently. Her father sent her to magic school to protect her form the rest of the village without having to cause a conflict. He didn't explain that, and we actually see her burst into tears when he says it.

But, well... Laios was gone for a year before Falin went to magic school, and everyone else in the village avoided her. The understanding Falin has with her parents to me looks like one borne out of necessity, she literally didn't have anyone else to talk to.

And this is where we get to the page that made me want to cry

Like I said, I relate to the Toudens because I'm neurodivergent myself. that feeling of suddenly realizing you're disliked, but not knowing what you did wrong or what you should have done instead? Yeah... that's one I recognize.

When I was around 9 years old, the same age Falin is in this comic, a bunch of kids in my class decided to make a "game" where you lost if you touched me. It was basically the 'cheese-touch' from diary of a wimpy kid, except I always had it and couldn't pass it along. They'd pretend I was poisonous or disgusting and run away from me screaming or gagging. The point was to make fun of me. But my autistic little 9 year old ass thought "Oh I get it! It's tag but I'm always it!" So I... played along. Running at a boy and having him fall on the ground screaming in fake pain because you tapped him is, in isolation, pretty funny.

It wasn't until months into the "game" that I realized it was meant to be meanspirited. That the reason I was the one who was always 'it' wasn't an arbritrary rule but the whole point. Because I was weird and gross. I wasn't in on the joke, I was the punchline.

Falin may have come to understand her parents' intentions, but she didn't always. The adventure bible actually tells us that she at first didn't even notice that the rest of their village disliked her. She clearly knows now, but she had to be told. So when her mom tried to exorcise her, she just saw it as an activity she got to do with a mother she usually didn't get to spend much time with because of her poor health. It's only Laios who notices something is wrong.

(Sidenote, Laios being hyper-aware of people's poor attitudes towards Falin but completely blindsided when he's in the same spot, like with Toshiro, is also very relatable as an eldest sibling)

It probably also took Falin months, until after her brother had left and she had no one but her parents, to realize why her mother had been doing all those things.

And I know they're not the same. Even misguidedly, Falin's mom was trying to help her, not make fun of her like those boys in my class. (Though, as a queer person who also cares a lot about the queercoding in Falin's storyline, a parent trying to 'exorcise' their child of a fundamental part of them the parent thinks is evil or corruptive? yeah... that's not perfectly wholesome)

But do you know what I did, when I finally figured out the game was always meant to make fun of me?

To me, it looked like I had a choice.

See, those boys eventually figured out I didn't understand that they were being mean to me. I'd laugh every time I managed to catch one of them, I was visibly having fun. And while it no doubt only made me more of a weirdo in their eyes, they never informed me that I shouldn't be enjoying myself. That the point was for me to feel hurt.

So now that I did know, I had a choice. I could either get upset, and let the insult land as it was supposed to. That wouldn't stop them, because making fun of me was the original goal. Or I could ignore it and go on as usual. They had already accepted that I didn't get it, and they weren't gona stop me from having fun, so why should I?

And the thing is that I had... one friend, in that whole class. One person who actually liked talking to me and hanging out with me. I was lonely. And the 'game' provided me with another social interaction, mean-spirited as it was, that I desperately needed. And it was so delightfully simple. Navigating actual friendships as a kid with autism and adhd was so fucking complicated, and I'd never know when I might break an inivisble rule. But I knew the rules to the game perfectly!

Sometimes, if I was chasing one of them, the others would trap him and hold him down so I could tap him. In those moments it actually did kind of feel like I was playing with them, rather than against them. And it didn't change much, they didnt start actually liking me. But they were willing to roll with the fact that I wasn't upset, and I took advantage of that because I needed to.

So you can look at Falin seeing the best in her parents as her being naïve, but I look at this page and I see myself, at first unable to differentiate between playing and being made fun of. And then later, when I did see the difference, deciding not to get mad about it because that'd mean losing that social interaction, and I couldn't afford to.

Like I said, Falin probably first realized this in the year she spent with her brother gone, and everyone else avoiding her like the plague. If she refused to talk to her parents, like Laios did, she'd have no one left.

I see a lot of people relating to the fight between Laios and Toshiro. that frustration when you realize someone you thougth was your friend actually hates you, and they never said anything, never gave you a chance to fix it because you had no idea that you were even doing something wrong! And I can see that, too. But sometimes, when people don't fully hate you, it feels better to go along with the pretending. Because adressing it won't fix it. Because the problem isn't a specific behaviour, it's you. And if they're willing to tolerate you, despite the fact that it's you, then you'll take it. Because other people do hate you, so this is the best you'll get.

[lucimaaie]

ellie as spiderwoman hcs ✧.* au

a/n- honestly was just an excuse for me to watch spiderman again and i took it, kind of switch between would’ve and did idk babes im just having fun atp

playlist | spidey masterlist

she'd have lost her mom at a young age and been placed with joel, who she never gets along with at first, thinking he's just a bil ol meanie who wanted an extra check every month.

that was until he showed he cared, not through hugs and affection in the traditional sense, but making sure she did her homework, picking her up everyday, getting her out of her room, checking on her when she'd been too quiet. "you okay, kiddo?" and "i heard talking helps." he'd say as he leaned on the door frame. eventually, she couldn't help but love him.

absolutely a nerd. though, when she got teased, she didn't exactly back down as expected which landed her in the detention a few times and some talking-to's. but she won and defended herself. no one could be mad at her for that. still, she was smart. she was going to be an astronaut after all. though that dream died in middle school.

high school came and she tried to straighten up. no more fighting bullies, even if they deserved it. she was better than that. she would get an internship, the internship that would line everything up, get her a scholarship so she could study aerospace engineering, get rich and get joel out of the old house on a patch of land with however many sheep he wanted. the same internship that got her bitten by a radioactive spider and shooting webs out her wrists.

words could not describe how much she worried joel when she woke up the day after, crushing her alarm clock, breaking the sink, the shower rack, everything. she skipped that day, hanging out on the rooftop of the house while joel was away stuck between having a panic attack from the sensory overload and telling someone, anyone. she decided on testing them out which earned her quite a few bruises joel luckily chalked up to another fight. "we gotta talk about this fighting thing sometime." she'd roll her eyes, saying something snarky before limping up the stairs. "say what you want but i win," "i heard that!"

also sidebar: ellie as a new yorker...whew. honestly ellie as anything- anyway.

hours or research ensue on cross-species genetics, spiderbites, different types of spiders, everything that made her feel disgusting. she slammed her laptop closed, crushing the poor thing.

it felt like there were a million things to do with her newfound powers but the only two on her mind was impress dina and swing from the rooftops. c’mon, she was 16 with the powers of a freaking spider. who said saving people would the first thing on her mind? she felt powerful, even weirder than she already felt but still powerful.

it was terrible, watching joel get more and more disappointed in her as she got distracted. “i’m a good kid! i just got distracted, gimmie a break.” “i have given you plenty. more than i should’ve. and that’s on me. that's my mistake to make you think that coming home late and fighting and blowing me off is okay.”

“i can't help how i turned out! don't blame me for being a shitty dad.” she yelled before slamming the door and stalking off into who knows where. she didn't even mean it, she was just stressed, she never meant any of it. hours later, she’d wish those words never came out her mouth.

she'd hoped she was having some cruel nightmare when she saw joel laid out on the pavement. "some help me! c-call an ambulance. don't just fucking stand there-" her voice was raw as she screamed out. "c'mon, don't die on me. y-you can't. i'm sorry? is that what you wanna hear? i'm sorry."

she hated the looks of pity, everyone's soft voices. people who never once talked to her suddenly caring. it was all fake. they didn't know her and they sure and hell didn't know joel.

she became another person for a while. quieter, more closed off. sometimes snappy. laser focused on finding the low-life took joel from her. that's when she started wearing the mask. the basic concept of it anyway and it caught on with the people, more than she imagined. ellie scoffed at the name spider-woman at first, thinking it was ridiculous. she wasn't some circus performer, she was just trying to find the killer.

dina as her mj, reaching out to her after joel’s death, inviting her over for dinner, talking to her in class, all of it. it wasn’t the same disingenuous pity she hated, she could feel she cared. so she allowed her feelings to fester. being with her actually helped. it was one more thing to balance with school and the internship and her mission, but it was more person in her life. she needed that.

one day ellie went running towards the trouble. not because joel's killer was there or cause of some adrenaline rush, but because she needed to do something. to not be helpless for once. she wasn't helpless. she hadn't felt completely in control of her body as she webbed a whole bridge back together and pulled cars back onto the surface, but in the end it was a like a high. it still ached to see kids running to their parents and everyone running to their families, but they were all safe. she did that. and that felt better than getting revenge and letting it suck the life out of her. so she'd wear the spandex and the mask and go by the stupid name. only cause it meant something now.

thank you for reading!

[kaciebello]

 Bring a scythe to a sword fight

Masterlist Luke Castellan x Hades! reader (implied, fem) Percy Jackson x Hades! reader (platonic) Summary: The reader is gradually suspicious, not believing Clarisse is the lightning thief  Warning: Angst?, no use of y/n authors note: Idk, I kinda blacked out writing this, sorry if it does not make sense. English is not my first language so I am sorry for any mistakes beforehand. Proofread by me and me only :( Word count: 1.6k

Ever since Poseidon claimed Percy and he was moved to cabin 3, the camp became lonely. He eats at his own table, gets to choose his camp activities, and calls ‘ lights out ‘ whenever he feels like it. The other campers think he's a monster magnet now. Most people avoid him, and even Clarisse stays clear of him. Only 4 people in this camp don't seem to be afraid of him. Grover, they often pick strawberries together. Annabeth, who took it upon herself to teach him ancient Greek. Luke, who still gives him sword lessons, although they are now more of one-on-one sessions. And the girl Luke seems to have heart eyes for. She mostly hangs out around them when they are training. Such as now.

Luke, was not going easy on him, as always. But Percy was still on his feet, meaning he was improving. Or that is what he believed in before Luke managed to tap the back of his knee and make him fall. A frustrated groan leaves him when Luke's sword touches underneath his chin.

“Giving up?” Luke asks and moves the sword away, extending his hand to Percy. He takes it and gets up. Percy can't help but curse a little.

“Don't worry bubble boy, Castellan is just a show-off, you're doing great.” Says the girl, who was sitting on a rock this whole time, nose in some sort of book he did not recognize. Scoff leaves Luke as he puffs out his chest. Percy picks up his sword and turns his whole body to the girl.

“I'm not really sure of that.” He says, hesitant.

“Trust me, once you take on one of the other campers you'll be alright, Lukes is just hardcore when it comes to it.” She says, putting her book down and getting up, stretching her body.

“ How about we give Percy a break. Why don't you fight me? A little spar?” Luke says and walks to the girl, offering a sword to her. Her face twists in disgust and pushes it away. Laugh just leaves his friend before he turns to Percy in the fastest way possible.

“ She claims I'm hardcore, but the truth is, I've never seen her with a sword in her hand,” Luke says, smirking when he hears the girl scoff. Percy's eyes widen.

“You don't fight?” He peeps out, higher than he wanted to. She just shook her head.

“I'm a healer, I don't fight. And I certainly don't play with swords” She says and flicks her hand. Luke rolls his eyes when she sticks her tongue at him.

“How do you survive capture the flag?” Percy asks, he's still not sure he understands the game. He also notices his friend now sitting down and decides to sit down on the floor as well. She, again, shakes her head.

“ I don't play, I stay in the med tent.” She says sitting down next to Luke. Although to Percy it looked like Luke dragged her to him more. He wondered if he could also do that. Just not play. Although Luke probably wouldn't let him. Percy spaces out, not noticing the older campers sitting now a little bit close to anyone's liking, giggling. He also does not notice Annabeth heading their way. But in his defense, she could have been wearing her Yankee cap, he would not know. Her voice snaps him out.

Turns out she was not there to laugh at Percy's poor fighting skills, nor was she there to spy on his progress. Luke was needed, ‘counselor duties’ she said. Completely ignored the fact the other two campers there were technically counselors of their cabins too. Luke told them both he would see them at the bonfire and followed Annabeth back to the camp. Leaving the two forbidden kids alone.

“Ya know,” she says. “I could beat him.”

“What?” Percy turns to her.

“I could beat him up in a sword fight, I just chose not to.” She says getting up, and picking up her book. Percy just gives her a confused look and she sighs.

“ You could too, with time I mean.” She extends her hand to him and helps him up. “We are children of the big three, Percy. There is a reason why they promised to stop having us. You and I, by default, can be the strongest people here. Even someone like me can beat the best swordsman in the last 300 years in his own game. You just need time.” 

Till now Percy thought he was the only one. I did not accrue to him that she may understand. Now that he thinks about it, Percy can count on one hand that he has seen her interact with other campers, not counting Luke of course.  Percy now realized he wasn't alone in this lonely life of Poseidon's son. She is, kinda, his family now too.

—

“ We know who’s the lighting thief.” Says Percy on the other side of the Iris message. She and Luke were just in Chiron's office discussing what to the with the other campers, as they started to take sides.

“How do you know?” “Who?” They say simutainlusly. She looks at him weirdly for a second, thinking that that's not an appropriate question. Percy and Annabeth ramble about meeting Ares, he says something about Ares knowing who the lighting thief is and protecting him.

“ His favorite daughter. Clarisse is the lighting thief.” Luke finishes Percy's thought.

“Nonsense, Clarisse would not do that.” The girl defends her. She may not like the girl very much, but her being the lightning thief is ridiculous. Luke just gives her a pointed look and promises to tell Chiron. Percy turns to say more, but the iris message ends. Luke looks at her softer than he expected.

“ I don't think we should tell Chiron anything.” He says and takes her into a hug. She wrapped her arms around him and they swayed from side to side. Nodding in agreement.

“ If we go by their deductions, it could be anyone. I mean think about it. You would not be in the clear either. Who else than Hermes's son, the god of thieves, to steal the lighting bold.” She was just saying her thoughts out loud. However, Luke's hug tightens. He narrows his eyes and she can see the anger that shows up whenever someone mentions his father. 

“ I did not mean it li th-”

 “ Or you, who better than a daughter of Hades, someone who hates both Poseidon and Zeus.” Luke cuts her off. His eyebrow rose, wanting to see her reaction. She sighs and wraps her hands around his neck. Her comment was not meant to hurt him, but she knows she went overboard and decided to stay silent. Her fingers tangled in his hair, tugging a bit. His eyes close for a minute. She went to play with the camp necklace hanging on his neck. When he opened his eyes again, the hatred was gone.

“Come on, I'm sure someone needs medical assistance.” He says and makes his way out of the office.

“The Apollo kids can do that.” She says but follows him nonetheless. A laugh escapes him. They stop at the outside porch. He turns to her with soft eyes, some would say lovesick one.

“Ya know, there is one thing I did steal,” he says. She just gives him a confused look. “ Your heart.” 

A smile spreads on his lips as she groans. He turns around and walks down the little porch. She stops him when he gets to the bottom.

“Luke.” He turns to her with a hum.

“Whose side are you on?” She asks him, looking down at him from the top of the stairs. He was hesitant to answer, so she continued.

“ Percy or Zeus?” He just smiles, takes her hand, and helps her down.

“ I don't side with gods.” He says.

—

Before Luke could strike Percy something blocked his sword. When he looks up he sees her. Before he can react, however, a dagger is thrown his way and he dodges it. Looking that way he sees Annabeth take off her cap. This is not how it was supposed to go. 

“Annabeth…” He breathes out. They were not supposed to be here. He was supposed to recruit Percy. He was gonna recruit them later.

The girl helped Percy up but kept him behind her scythe. Standing in the way of any danger that could come his way. When Luke turns to her, she points her scythe at him.

“Come on, sweetheart…” he tries, but by the look on her face, he can tell it is not gonna do anything.

“ You need to leave,” She says, her face hard as stone. Luke could not read a single emotion from her.  He tries to take a step to her but she swings her scythe at him. He blocks it with ease. He knows she does not want to fight. He knows that the swing was a warning, to keep him away. He knew she would never fight him.

So when he swings it does not come to his surprise she only defends herself. Never playing offense. To others, it may look like they were just dancing, old partners getting together for a spar. It was when Luke felt the wind from the portal he realized she moved him away from his original position. He knew that Annabeth and Percy would tell Chiron right away. She was allowing him to escape.

She stood in front of him. Scythe in a tight grip. Her eyes reminded him of a momma bear defending her cubs. With tears in his eyes, he turns around and leaps into the portal. In his mind, he promises to go back for all of them.

[carelocaiiel]

Here's something that i noticed after finishing Dunmeshi manga, dunmeshi adventure's bible complete edition and dunmeshi daydream hour complete edition.....

IM FUCKING IN LOVE WITH HELKI 🥲.

(and ofc Laios and Grandpa Mithrun and our beloved divorced middle aged man Chil)

But Helki tho..who the hell is this extra character??

My first thought of him is "Damn! is dat Kabru's Mom's lackey.. poor guy..I feel ya!"

But gradually im becoming more aware and more curious of him, since he keep coming in the extra stories 😂.

This mothafucka really ask "Yo kid.. Wanna eat dis cake?" while drenched in blood

And.. The audacity to eat the cake while staring at poor rin 😭

And look at him getting disgusted by bloody wet sticky mithrun 😂

I WAS LIKE, OH C'MON HE WOULD MAKE AN INTERESTING CHARACTER!

I would love to see his dynamic with Milsiril too! Oh c'mn Kui.. Give us some more extra stories about past canaries!

I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW HIS CRIME TOO KUI! LIKE WTH THIS MAN DO ? HE SEEMS LIKE A SIMPLEMINDED IDIOT TYPE TO ME 😭

I understand that he's not relevant for the plot, but still .. I think there are a lot of manga readers that adore him or him and Milsiril's dynamic! It would be such a shame to throw some potential good extra stories. At least as his fan it would be great to see a character description like everybody else.. I mean, he's doing a pretty good job in Utaya.

Like Kui.. whats the point of stirring us fans with that Q&A in Shanghai about Helsiril Kuii 🥺🥺 Damn you.. I love you but aarhhh

Its nice to see Helki loving the elf cake since Milsiril herself is a picky eater and her fav food according to her data is that elf cake (Its cute if she can only make that 🥲), even though according to Thistle , Kabru, and delgal that cake is somewhat weird.

If you want to see some fanmade about HelkixMilsiril, u guys can search in google,twitter, danbooru, pixiv by type ヘルキ or ヘルキ×ミルシリル or helsiril or helki... Its nice to see a lot of passionate fans.. But again, it WOULD BE REALLY NICE IF THERE ARE SOME CANON EXPLANATION ABOUT HIS CHARACTER ☺️🤧.

This is me everytime i think bout him

And this is me with non-helki lovers but we got the same love for dunmeshi

[selfaware-bungou-stray-dogs]

Oh my God… as soon as I read your post I had a thought… Probably unnecessarily cruel… What if the Children of Oda (46) and Ai (7) end up in Tayvat with the reader… This would make things more difficult for the poor reader. Because In addition to trying to survive, there is also the need to take care of children… And absolutely ordinary children without abilities. And the rest will panic greatly. Especially if the reader herself is a child or a teenager, although the plus is that the reader looks like just a young creator, if this seems too cruel and/or difficult, you can ignore or change my request, thank you very much for your attention, good luck!!!

If you were not alone

Part I

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Self-Aware! BSD AU x SAGAU Imposter crossover

Characters:

Self-Aware! Platonic! Aya Koda, Self-Aware! Platonic! Katsumi, Self-Aware! Platonic! Shinji, Self-Aware! Platonic! Kousuke, Self-Aware! Platonic! Sakura, Self-Aware! Platonic! Yuu

Reader: Teen! GN! Reader

Warning: English is my second language

👧🏻 🚸 At first, the situation didn't look too bad. Yes, all of you woke up in the wilderness, and you have no idea, how you get here, or how to return home, but, none of you were injured, and hilichurls looked surprisingly friendly and didn't try to attack you.

However, the emotions in the group weren't even slightly positive.

You were hugging crying Sakura and Shinji. The girl buried her face in your chest, and the boy was clinging to your side. 

Katsumi, Kousuke and Yuu were trying to keep themselves together, trying to act as big boys. But you can see tears in their eyes. Soon, they joined the group hug.

Aya was silent. She was a little bit tougher, then Oda's kids. You will be tough, if your adopted father is Vampire Count Bram Stoker. 

But she also was hugging you. Because now, she was a child. Not a Defender of Justice.

You were whispering reassuring words, promising, that all of you will be safe.

You want to believe that.

When you were more or less calmed down, your small group start moving to the nearest city.

Aya, Katsumi, Kousuke and Yuu were walking before you. You were holding Shinji's and Sakura's hands. You were making sure, that no one will get lost.

As the oldest in this group, you must take care of them.

 👧🏻🚸 Mondstadt was strange. From the game, you got an impression, that Mondstadt were a friendly city. So why... Why everyone were glaring at you?

 The answer came in a form of a statue. A statue made of gold. A statue of an adult version of you, made of gold.

 The statue was terrifying. It wasn't too big. It wasn't scary. But sometimes felt wrong. Something in every little bit of the statue made you feel frozen with fear and disgust.

 And, it seems, that your companions got the same feelings as you.

 You felt glares on you. Mondstadt was quiet. Waiting for something.

 The silence were overwhelming.

Yuu's voice could be mistaken for screams in this silence.

 "[Y/N], don't worry, this monster may look like you, but you will be looked much better, when you grew up."

 And the first of many "Imposter! Dirty Sinner!" came.

 🚸👧🏻 Your lungs were still burning. Sakura and Shinji were holding to you for dear life. All of you were chased away from Mondstadt. But, you were sure, that the people of Mondstadt weren't satisfied with simply chasing you away. No. The anger in their eyes. They wanted blood. Your blood.

 It was a miracle, that you survived. And the miracle had a name.

 Klee managed to hide you all away and get you to the Dragonspine. Right now, you, Oda's kids and Aya were resting in Albedo's lab.

While Klee tried to cheered kids even for a bit, you were talking with Albedo.

🚸👧🏻 The situation were terrible. You and kids are now wanted criminals, you can't trust anyone from Teyvat. Your only chance to get home - meet with Alice. The bad news is that she is forced to travel from nation to nation, not staying on one place for too long. There would be a big chance, that you would miss her.

And you must protect six kids.

You stayed with Albedo for a week. You discussed everything you need to know.

You decide to travel to Sumeru. If Albedo wasn't mistaken, Nahida would help you. Maybe, Irmensul have answers and knowledge on how to get you all home. At least, you could hide you, until Alice arrived.

Albedo gave you clothes, backpacks, supplies, blankets and much more. Everything you need during your journeys. It won't be enough for the whole journey. But, at least for the next few days, you won't worry about food and water.

And he showed you something. Something, that took all members of Hexenzirkel to use their powers to get and stay safe. Something, they stole from "Creator". What was left of a previous person, who looked slightly similar to "Creator".

"I don't want to scare you, [Y/N]. I just want you to see, what would happen, if one day they caught you. Or you decide to go to them on your own free will." Albedo looked sad. He can't go with you. He must protect Sucrose and Klee.

You nodded solemnly. You will try to stay safe.

To keep others safe.

🚸👧🏻 During your journey, you were careful. Refusing to go near people. During your journey, you start stealing. You can't let kids become hungry. You did everything a teen can do to keep children safe. While situation never called for that (you always manage to ran away) you knew, that you will fight for their lives.

When people from other nations came to Sumeru, trying to find you, you and kids were hiding.

But you were fond.

According to Lore, Capitano was a noble warrior 

In Teyvat, only your hold was stopping him from striking Aya.

You were angry. You wanted to protest kids.

Your emotions reached their peak. 

What left of First Creator's powers obeyed your silent wish.

The portal opened under your feet.

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🐾 In Real World, BSD Cast were restless. Six kids and one kid disappeared without a trace! There is no way for them to stay calm.

Especially for two of them.

🦇 Bram Stoker lost two kids.

🍛Oda Sakunosuke lost six kids.

🍛🦇 Oda and Bram are looking everywhere. Criminal underworld lost huge number of criminals because of that. Ida and Bram going after any possible suspect.

🍛🦇 And when, after weeks of being missing, you seven finally returned, and this giant warrior were trying to kill you, their anger gets out of control.

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👧🏻🚸🍛🦇 For the next few weeks, seven of you won't be left alone. Oda and Bram will constantly stay close to you.

👧🏻🚸🍛🦇 No one would ever hurt you. You will never be scared, cold or hungry again. You won't need to steal to get food for Aya and Oda's kids. You don't need to fight for their lives.

👧🏻🚸🍛🦇 Journey to Teyvat was stressful. Thankfully, it was over.

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Tag list: @withered-blossoms , @myluckymoon @cocodrilofeliz @c4xcocoa @vvyeislazzy @whisperingwinters

[millyditty]

I stg

If nobody writes an angsty Nobamaki post canon fic where they start to get close and then Maki

OBVIOUSLY TRAUMATIZED STILL

Suffers from comphet for the first time in her entire ass life because the guilt and shock of the finality of her actions finally kick in now that everything has slowed down so of course she dumps Nobara right there in the gym after engaging in flirting for the last three hours and of course Nobara is lucky enough that she has her boys taking care of her after the really really fucked up breakup because Maki should just go to therapy dude

But Maki, because she’s MAKI, is a stubborn ass for a few years because of course she can make herself care about Yuta, who

By the way

Is the only one she has the right emotional distance from to feel at least semi safe with

And Yuji and Megumi proceed to continue to be the very best friends of a baby lesbian that Nobara could ever possibly need, even help her get better at the dating thing and good at finding girlfriends that WONT dump her ass after three hours of flirting just when she had THOUGHT Maki was finally letting her in but anyway, she does deal with her shit until she’s a whole ass adult helping them raise their freaking adopted ass kids that they refuse to admit they’ve adopted

Even though she’s labeled “auntie Kugisaki” and shit, they’ve adopted another damn kid, annnnddddd

Yep, another one, Jesus, how bad would it be if they could actually breed? Would both of them just be walking around pregnant constantly?

Bottom ass slut that he is (she knows, she’s walked in on them, dear god, there had been dicks and spit and other disgusting stuff everywhere, dear god, they were sluts) Megumi totally has the biggest” put a baby in Itadori” kink of all time, she’s absolutely fucking sure of it

But anyway

Nobara actually deals with her shit but still can’t find The Perfect Girlfriend she’s been looking for for YEARS, not that she’s still upset with how Maki has all but ignored her for YEARS, brushes her off every time they cross paths in the school with her usual dismissive attitude and blank stares from across the room

And meanwhile

During these years

Poor Maki realizes that she’s rocked her own shit and she doesn’t even KNOW how to even BEGIN to reach out to Kugisaki again, and she sure as hell doesn’t just go to therapy because Yuta is totally all the emotional support she needs (right up until he also randomly adopts a child and disappears) and maybe Panda skims a whole bunch of complex PTSD books between missions because she’s just clearly not doing well at all

They would have enlisted Toge to be his assistant but there’s only so much emotional processing that he can help Maki with when trauma terms are definitely not on his sushi safe words list

But anyway

FINALLY shit hits the fan when Maki gets her actual PHYSICAL shit rocked for the first time in years because of course their friends and coworkers force them to go out on this mission together but whoops

Turns out they picked the wrong damn mission to play matchmaker but they’re so SICK of this endless lesbian drama they’ve been watching for TEN FUCKING YEARS HOLY SHIT MAKI GO TO THERAPY

And boom

Maki realizes right then that she can and will fucking DIE without saying what she needs to say because suddenly her control issues matter a whole lot less when her Kugisaki is trying to stop her bleeding and is telling her to please not die and is actually crying the way she hadn’t been that night when they’d been just overwhelmed fucking kids and Maki dumped her, when she’d only smiled bigger and bigger and even made jokes so that it would be easier for Maki to finish the dumping process so that they could both just be done with it and move onto pretending neither of them cared about it anyway obviously

And whoops

All of a sudden Maki is promising her like a lead character from one of Kugisaki’s ridiculous dramas that she won’t die, promising Kugisaki that she’ll fix this, promises that she’s sorry and that she’s spent this entire time hating herself and wishing she could take it back and that she hadn’t meant it when she’d told Nobara that “them” was a phase that they needed to just get over because they were “adults” now

Because she’s not over it, she hasn’t been over it

And she’s convinced, fingers refusing to let go of the other woman’s blouse, passing out with Kugisaki’s mouth against hers so that she can at least give Kugisaki this when she says IT for the first time ever, that she’s never going to get the chance to say it again so it has to be now, so she repeats it until she can’t speak anymore because she’ll never get to say it again

Because she’s dying

Because she’s only twenty nine and she’s dying in Kugisaki’s arms like Kugisaki has already forgiven her for every shitty dismissive comment and every stupid childish glare that she’d used to keep Kugisaki away and it still doesn’t matter because she’s dying

Dying right here in Kugisaki’s lap, the reality of it a bleak reflection of how Kugisaki had always inched into her own lap years ago when they were alone, of how she’d been doing it that evening but Maki had panicked

That night she had panicked

She had stared down at the damaged flesh that Kugisaki’s eye patch couldn’t completely cover and thought about Mai and thought about feeling—

So she hadn’t

So she panicked and didn’t, but it hasn’t saved her from any of the misery of the last ten years

And now she’s dying, and Kugisaki at least isn’t pushing her out of her lap like she had Kugisaki, and it doesn’t matter because she’s dying—

Then she wakes up

Then she wakes up and Shoko is staring down at her like she’s a fucking moron which

Considering Shoko’s shitty and borderline fucking abusive relationship with Utahime before she actually got her shit together finally that last time a few years back is really fucking rich, okay

But then Megumi leans over her too, and looks so fucking gay and judgmental that she really really wants to punch him, and wait— why is he holding another new child as said child rambles on and on about…

Ghost dogs? Sushi? What?

Where the hell did THIS ONE come from, they were supposed to be out doing a super dangerous exorcism, what the hell is wrong with them, why are they trying to adopt children like puppies, why don’t they just get fucking dogs like a normal gay couple?

And then she realizes she’s not dead

That she is very much alive

So she looks past the most annoying lesbian she’s ever met (and she has NOTHING in common with Shoko, thanks) and the most annoying gay cousin she’s ever met (thank god she’ll never be anything like him with a new picture on his phone of Yuji sleeping or smiling or training literally every goddamn day, the man is obsessed) and there’s no sign of Kugisaki anywhere

No, there’s her charging cord and her favorite drink tumbler with ancient stickers sitting right there, so Kugisaki must have fled the room at some point—

Oh no

“You’re an idiot,” Megumi tells her, voice dripping with disdain as he fixes the little kid’s homemade knit dog hat with floppy ears that she knows full well Megumi must have made but will still blame Itadori for because he’s such a stubborn motherfucker even after all these years so Itadori must actually get off on it honestly

“You’re an idiot,” the strange child tells her confidently, huge black glasses taking up the parts of her face not swallowed up by the knit dog hat

And that’s how Maki realizes she can’t take any kind of easy way out this time, that she had in fact

Said

Those things

Out loud

To Kugisaki

Oh no

Oh no

And this is when Itadori bursts in looking worried and shaking his head, tells Megumi in a rush, “she wont let me in but Panda’s going to try to break in there and actually get her talking, I think he’ll have better luck, he’s really good at this stuff—”

Itadori stops when he sees her awake

Maki stares at Itadori

Itadori stares back at her wide eyed, looking cornered

The teenager that rushes in after him, the very first of the children that Megumi and Itadori both insist they have not adopted (despite taking them all to doctors appointments and tucking them in at night and all the pictures that Maki has seen displayed in every single corner of their ridiculously minimalist house that may actually have the best shower that Maki has ever used but she sure as hell will never admit it) looks at Maki

His eyes narrow

Shoko says quietly, “holy fuck, oh my god” and starts shoving nicotine gum into her mouth desperately

The kid jerks his head, dark eyes snapping toward Megumi

“Pleaaaaaaassse let me at least try to beat her up, please let me, please just this once, it’s my only chance I’ll ever have to do it, she can kill me with her pinkie, I know, but I’ve never heard auntie cry this hard ever, pleeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaasssseeeeeee let me fight her—“

Maki gets it then, puts the pieces together

Oh no

Oh no

And so this becomes how Maki has to finally grow up and fix her actual mistakes, which were surprisingly not murdering (almost) her entire biological family in cold blood—

But breaking the heart of the only person she’s ever cared about and has missed every day and thinks about every single night in her shitty bed after she takes her shitty shower in her shitty apartment that she refuses to move out of or spend the money or energy on to improve because none of it seems to matter

But she’s alive

She’s not dead

Her head jerks, finds the nest of fuzzy blankets that Kugisaki had left when she must have fled, the hint of lipstick left on the straw of the pink tumbler, and now she can smell her, the exact same mix of sweet orange and sharp floral that she’d been wearing that evening in the gym when Maki had ruined both their lives

Oh no

… come on, guys I fucking NEED this shit

[thesevenwondersofawitch]

Watching Agatha All Along Follow Me My Friend To/ Glory At The End

ALICE

I'M SCREAMING ALICE IS ALIVE?!

Wait no RIO?!

Oh I'm screaming so hard

Oh ouch Rio really had to show Alice her dead body 😭

Aw, Rio's face when Alice is saying how it can't be it now that she just broke the curse😭

It's definitely not an easy job for her I think

OH MY GOD THEY WENT INTO A SMOKEY CORRIDOR

Aw Billy's face when he realizes that Lila is gone😭

Oh, Agatha just running away😭

Oh my god, Rio is fucking hot af

Rio did you really have to bring up Agatha's coven shrinking 😂

OH MY GOD

I'm screaming the way Agatha was distracting Rio the whole time😭

HE ISN'T AN ABOMINATION

Aw, Agatha is a sweetheart

The way Agatha wanted Rio to stop talking when Rio mentioned that Billy was another woman's son😭

Oh special treatment?! OH AGATHA IS PISSED NOW

The way Rio's face twists at Agatha's riser voice,

Awwww the way she asks Agatha why she lets everyone believe the things about Nicky 😭

The way Rio has so many emotions flash in her eyes at Agatha's words😭

Agatha's ex is Death and it absolutely makes sense lol

Aw, two ex wives sitting across from each other

Aw, the way Agatha just gives up and says take him but Rio looks down

HOLY SHIT BILLY HAS TO TURN HIMSELF IN? MY POOR BOY

NOOOOOOOO AGATHA NO

Aw my heart hurts so much seeing Rio's face at Agatha saying she wants To to stop pursuing her and that she never wants to see Rio's face again 😭😭😭😭

Oh damn this shit hurts so much

OH RIO'S KNIFE IS SO FUCKING COOL

Also, the way she keeps looking back at Agatha makes me wonder if she's even able to stop herself from looking at Agatha cause she still loves her sm

The way Billy is saying he's aware Agatha can never be anything but a coven less witch and then Agatha being there is hilarious

"Your last name's a vegetable. Worst kind. It's like swallowing a doily."😭😂 She right tho

Oooof the way Agatha was monologuing and then tripped 😂

And she still has no powers😂

Oh she's done😂

Aw, poor Billy got yelled at🥺

The way everyone's shoes are there even the ones belonging to Alice, Lila and Sharon 😭

Oooooooooooo the way Billy says screw the road and puts his shoes back on is such an emo kid /gen Z thing to do lol

OH MY GOD ARE THEY IN BODY BAGS? IT HURTS TO SEE OTHERS LIVING MY DREAM

The way Agatha is disgusted 😂

"Don't steal her struggle."😂😭😭

The way Agatha is just kinda sitting in her bag still is funny😭😂

The way she pins her locket to her scrubs😂

The way Agatha said Pardon 😂😂 I love Kathryn

How does Agatha manage to rock that gown😂 she's wearing the hell out of it lol

OH MY GOD AGATHA BOUND JEN?

Oh she did it for money and it's awkward 😂

Oh my god, Agatha is killing me with those flirty words

Agatha kinda looks like she pities Jen for that one moment

Oh no, Agatha is looking at the magic and I can see her thirst for magi

The way Agatha said Billy should give her his power

No Billy, don't trust her😭

Wait, the look in her eyes is both pride and bitterness when she says he can bring Tommy back😭🥺

Fuck the way she's trying to help him find Tommy😭

Oh man, Wanda thanking them for choosing her as their mom😭😭😭😭

The way she's trying to reassure Billy that it's ok, that Wanda's world is folding but Billy is ok

Oh my god, the way she grabs his head

Oh my god, Agatha staying with him

"Sometimes, boys die."😭😭😭

Fuck😭😭😭😭😭😭

I feel so bad for doubting her urge to help

Oh my god, a dandelion wish, I wonder if Rio put it there🥺

Oh my god, the way she put her tears on it and buried it😭😭 I think she's trying to bring her son back

Awwwwwwww, she planted it and it grew back 😭🥺

Oooof, the way she's being buried alive🥺

OOOOOOOOOOOO IT'S THE SCENE FROM THE TRAILER AHHHHHHHH

Oh Rio,"Congratulations, my love!" ADORABLE

Oh, Rio seriously, death by a thousand cuts?

The poor neighbours should really move😂

The way Rio is offended Agatha called her evil

I LOVE YOU SM LILA

Oooooooo, damn Rio, you're taking boundage to a new level

Wait BILLY! HE CAME TO DAVE AGATHA AND NOW IM SCREAMING

The way he paused to change outfits is such an Agatha thing to fo

The way he said don't take it all, he's putting so much trust in her to make sure that she doesn't kill him🥺

She's gonna have to control it🥺

And sure enough she also changed her outfit 😂

SHE DID UT! DHE STOPPED HERSELF!!

Holy shit Rio changed her outfit too😂

Oooof, the way Agatha launched Billy to safety

"Everything looks good on me."😂 True

The way Billy just keeps trying to help her🥺

Oh my god, the way she's saying it should be her that goes with Death😭

OH ALL THIS TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS AGATHA WALKING OUT OF THE HOUSE BUT IT WAS RIO?

Agatha nooooo, you better have another trick up your sleeve

The way Billy is calling out to Agatha with his mind🥺 OH MY GOD HE BROUGHT UP NICKY😭

The way she immediately changed her mind and sacrifices herself 😭

WE GOT AN AGATHARIO KISS!!!

Noooooo, Agatha🥺😭

Rio looks stunned 🥺 she didn't think Agatha would really do it it

The way Rio wraps herself in her shroud 🥺

Oh my god🥺 Agatha turned to flowers and mushrooms, Rio created a beautiful tribute

No🥺 her locket 🥺

Rio looking at Billy with her true face and telling him he could go🥺😭

The way she's holding in on herself 😭

The parallels of Billy putting his hood up as he leaves Westview and his mom having done the same hurts so much 😭

Well at least he grabbed his parents car lol

But I can't believe she's gone🥺 AGATHA CAN'T BE DEAD LIKE THAT I REFUSE TO BELIEVE IT

The way he's immediately hugged by his parents 😭 my poor boy😭

Him putting black on feels so significant rn

Aw😭 the wicked witch figurine 😭😭😭

Wait, he had the power to bring himself and his brother back, maybe he can do the same for Agatha?

I don't want to watch anything in the MCU if Kathryn Hahn is gone

Oh my god, everything in his room was the trials! I THOUGHT IT EAS JUST THE WIZARD OF OZ

WHAT? AGATHA? I'M SO CONFUSED

I'm so glad we have another episode lol

[royalfriday]

🌹The beauty about your dark truth 🪻

ARGENTI X KNIGHT!F!READER

🪻PROLOGUE🌹

I have seen many scenarios with argenti x reader I even have seen one with a reader being a knight of beauty but i have never seen one with reader being a knight but not the kind that argenti is.

So this was born 😃

Also this is my first time writing something soo big.

(also this is based in my hsr oc that i ship argenti with, but i had the vision to also turn it into x reader ,so i have replaced my oc with reader 😃)

Find more from me here!

In a few words:

Imagine a knight!reader who is aloso a knight but not of beauty but the opposite. Of the negative feelings. And they go by a name Knights of Dark Truth.

Who fed those inside people to show them how rude and unfair life is. And that the "beauty" they all think is nothing but a lie.

All of this only because in their planet many centuries ago someone got so injured that changed everything about those people. And lead to make everyone like him, a full mess full of ugly "things" likescars, burns, bandages, stitches.

And with all of them being full in scars, burns, bandages, stitches, and only know how to show these motions: disgust, anger, and madness. But they still fell the rest of them but don't know how to express them to people they care.

Since they only have been show how to fight since they were a little kid. And with no empathy towards others.

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Warnings: murder, poison, violence, maniac, depression, burns, bandages, stitches. Probably spelling mistakes, kinda of yandare?, ENGLISH IS NOT MY FIRST LANGUAGE SO PLS DON'T ATTACH ME!

No warnings: our little knight Argenti doesn't show up for long but still (🤡 sorry but he doesn't play sooo much role in this one here but in the following yes) reader is called princess.

So keep going and enjoy your meal

"Once upon a time. Long time ago far far away there was a planet. Full with the most beautiful things in the whole universe. Even though that almost everything was rotten and black.

Everything started when a man fully of armour finally got engaged with the woman of his life... She was the princess daughter of the emperor of this planet... the emperor of the planet that goes until now by the name Mávri Alítheia

Many people though that the name was weird and didn't make sense. But in reality it had a dark meaning. With the word mávri meaning black or in our situation dark. And the word Alítheia meaning truth

But there was a issue. A issue the royals could not dare to ignore. The man was from the poor. And even though that he was a knight they couldn't afford it. So they tried to break them up. By making the princess marry someone else.

And because the princess and he were deadly in love they couldn't make the princess marry someone else.

They were now in their 14 try to attend to get the princess marry some other prince. Also since shewas tried she said that if they try another time with this she will kill herself so they could leave her alone with the love of her life.

Her father was in his limits. Then an Idea come across his mind. He agree to marry his daughter to the poor knight. But only if he come back with the heads of the dragons emperor. The king's and the queen's head so he could prove he was worthto became a member of the royal family.

But why the heads? The answer was simple. So the people would have the dragons under their control. To make tham part of their army. All because the king's selfish personalitie to not let his daughter marry who she wants. He put the knight in this mission because he knew that he wouldn't come back again. The land of the dragons were a dangerous place. And if a human dare to step in he would die in seconds.

So you can't imagine his reaction when that knight comes after two weeks with what he asked him. Then he became amazed and asked him his name.

-What is your name young knight?- the emperor said in a strict tone to seem dangerous

-My name isn't important to you..But I will make sure you know it when you leave your last breath.... Father in law..heh- he said to him.

So the days became weeks then months and the day that they would get married comes.

The princess and he were happy that they will finally get their happy ending.

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But fate had other plans... When the moment of their kiss come to make their marriage official the princess collapse in the floor. The knight panic and fast sit down next to his princess now wife.

Everyone was in shock. Even more when it comes out that the princess had a heart attack and die. That day becomes the day that all the planet will be mourns her death for the entirety that comes to this planet. Everyone was mourns her death everyone except from one ... Her father he had a grin that didn't show sadness of anything that everyone had.

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Two years had passed it was that day again for our dear knight that lost his darling two years ago. Hw was on his way yo the castle. Angry and mad was in his face in his way in the throne. He had discover something.. something that would change everything.

When the doors slap open the emperor jump out of suprise with the unwanted visitor in that hour _it was almost time for dinner_. Then the knight started yelling at the emperor

-HOW COULD YOU EVEN TO THIS TO YOUR OWN DAUGHTER?! TO US?! WE COULD BE HAPPY BUT YOU CHOOSE TO NOT! WHY!?- the knight said with his sword show now to the emperor. The emperor had to put a relax and clam face so he wouldn't be read by him.

-I have no idea what you are talking about kni-.- he was cut by the sword now next to his face. Gace now that draws fear with what he sees. The now knight was up from him. Only a few breaths away.

-I know everything..that cake the wine before the ceremony! HOW COULD YOU! HOW COULD YOU EVEN CHOOSE TO POISON YOU OWN DAUGHTER ONLY BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO BE WITH ME!... But it doesn't matter anymore because if you remember correctly my king, I tell you my king you will learn my name when you leave your last breath.- now the knight had a sadistic smile almost maniac to his face that leave the emperor breathless. The he talks again. - Arthur~-

Then a sound appeared. The sound of the emperor's head in the floor.

Then all the guards in the room started to clap. They all knew Arthur's plan. They were all with him. They wanted him to become the next person to rule. No he wasn't violent..he was just broken. So with that he walks to the head and takes the corona and put's it in his head with a sign of relief leaving his mouth and walks back to the throne and push the body away so he could sit on the throne.

When he did he make his first order as the new king -"Take this thing away from me..but don't clean it's blood from the floor..it will be there to show what i do to those you don't listen ~"-..when the guards take the body away and he was left with only two of them he said - now we can leave in peace my darling.. -

He had found out about the poison cake and wine the ex emperor had give his daughter two years ago but he didn't know that the princess never died..

-You can come in my darling and sit with me ,my dear Amelia ~-

Then the princess came in from the doors...but something was not the same about her . It was like she was rotten and beaten up by something.

Well since in the wedding day the princess never really died. She had passed away and after weeks she was awake and her beauty "gone". The poison didn't work. And had only damage her body inside out. But she had her dear Arthur by her side. He hide her from her father for teo years. He was supporting her to accept her new her. And that he could change the meaning of beauty just for her. And he did in fact.

That lead to the following army to be trained with dragons which was by itself dangerous. Tgat were not enough. The must difficult and dangerous training was put in the knights. Which was chosen by the age 5 to train so they could follow the moto.

"The more you know how to fight the more easily you will share the truth about this galaxy to everyone. Everyone who is blind by the knight of beauty and their aeon Idrila!"

They were kids training to become "saviours". But at one cost they weren't allowed to show emotions to anyone.

And to make sure his bloodline will always be treat right by anyone. He make all the following descent of his family to be generals and emperors.

So they could always share the true around.

And with that he cast a spell so his bloodline would always be strong and brave. But at the cost that they will not fell the opposite feelings until they meet the one.. the one that faith has braw the lines for them.

And that spell will cast at the pregnant woman that carries that future heir ,that will leave a small symbol in parts of their body but usually in their upper body especially the neck and face. So they could be recognised by everyone.

And this was the end of our dear saviour and his darling ~"

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Then the maid end the story that she was saying to the girl. Who was in the other side of the room. That she turn to look at whene she closed the book.

"hmmm...Is something wrong princess? You didn't like the story? I thought that was your favourite one?" said the maid to the little girl.

In the other side of the room there was a little girl, no older than 7,who looked out of her giant window to the stars in the night sky.

She was related to the person everyone called their "saviour". So technically she was the "princess" of this planet.

"It's not that nana Rita ... it's just ...*sign* i have heard this story many times. I know her by heart. But tonight the stars are ... Beautiful and it feels warm and cosy to just look at them" said the princess. She was laying in the window and her hair was slipping in the side and you could see her mark in her forehead. A little small simple symbol. The symbol was mostly like a "eye" someone would say but no. It was more like a star with something in the centre that looked like the called "eye". The same symbol that runs in her family for so many many many years.

The called nana Rita joined the girl that she had looked after her birth. Since she was orphan. Her father died two months before she came to this world, and her not so dear mother was killed because of not caring for her and husband's heir and wanted to get married again and put someone else in the throne.

The little girl didn't had the childhood nana think she deserves. Since she was something like the new ruler since she closed 6 the last year. And with the training she was put in.

She sat next to the little girl.

"Yes princess (y/n) . They are in fact... much like how you tell.. your always so wise and smart to describe things. And always right "

"Nana .. may i ask something?"

"Of course my princess" nana rita said and put her hand in

(y/n) haid to start petting her. She had a feeling what she was going to ask so she was somehow prepared.

"That .. tonight is the last time that we..we will spend... Master William said that tomorrow will be ...your..."

"Yes my princess this is the sad dark truth.. it's my time now to go...but don't mind your little young mind yet."

"Will ..you miss me?" Said (y/n)

"Every single moment.. and i will ask you my dear yo stay strong you will be there and i would like to see you stay strong while my time has come... and i will try to watch you from there"

"I know... I will miss you too nana Rita! I WILL STAY STRONG LIKE YOU SAID!...even when they will cut your head off..."

The both of them knew this time would come. It was a tradition for the future heir to kill the woman that looks after them.. and to (y/n) , nana Rita had only lived because she was a mother . She had watched her father grow. She had tell the princess storys from her father's mission until he leaved his last breath. She was like her grandmother. But because of their faith she was only allowed to call her nana Rita according to her grandfather, her teacher in fighting, to be a good leader and ruler, the only person that gives her advice to her from since she toke the throne last year, her grandfather, Master William.

Master William had made it clear to them to not get close to each other. But Nana and the princess couldn't. They had the bont of grandma and granddaughter.

"Come on my dear. It's time for bed. We don't want you to be tried tomorrow. It's your special day. You will get the spear of the legacy! " Nana said with a warm smile when she noticed that (y/n) started to falling asleep.

"Yeah...*yawn*.we should ho to bed.." she got picked by nana Rita and she put it er in her bed and cover her with her covers.

"Sweet dreams my dear sweet brave princess..." Said and plase a good night kiss in her forehead where her symbol was.

"Good night nana..." Said before she gets in Dreamworld.

Nana Rita started getting in her way out of the room and when she was about to close the door she whispered

"I know you will be the perfect empress our kind has ever seen...may the aeons give you their blessings... and you may find your one soon after you be set as general when you get 15..wise, and kindness my dear (y/n)... Good bye~"

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Somewhere far far away. In a different planet, there was a little boy in a garden, he was admiring the rose that was growing. The rose that match his hair. His rose red hair that were put in a little ponytail and with one white hair stride in ther front of his bags. He was older than 7. And he was called-

"ARGENTI ARGENTI IT'S TIME FOR LUNCH!! COME ON!" his friend called him

"In a moment ...but first come over here! You gotta see this beauty"..he said to turn once again his attention where once was before his friend show up.

So his friend listen to him and walk until he stop behind him. And stand in confusion.

"Emmm Argenti... This is emmm a rose that has started to rot...?"

"Exactly!" He smiled with eyes closed "but is also beautiful in it's own way..you see even like this ... it's truly a beauty , right!?"

"...emmm how about we go inside, everyone is waiting for us."

"Oh right!" He grabbed his friend's hand and started to run inside the mansion. "Lunch is one of the most important things in someone's day! Especially when later they have training! We are the future knights that will speak the truth about beauty! And to find the only true beauty being, Idrila!"

".. Argenti....we are still under training!.. don't look sooooo far into the future!"

The two little boys ran inside laughing.

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The two young boys were in mansion that belonged to the knights of beauty.

Even though they were learnt to be gentle and kind to everyone they had an enemy they despise with all their ego.

The Knights of Dark Truth. Tgey believe they speak lies to people around the universe. So tgey learn to hate them without even realising it .

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Knights of beauty...the most hated enemy of her planet...the army.. and most of all her people believes. The princess has read many books about them. About the battles between the two armys had in the past. They hated this community.. only because they were speaking and manipulated people around the universe about that everything is beautiful and there is nothing ugly... only because they were doing the opposite that the Knights of Dark Truth.

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So different...the princess and the little boy. The princess with a rough future and the boy with a maybe more light who always carries a rose with him.

They were learnt to hate each other, even though they never met face to face.

So different , but at the same time so similar.

But...who knows? Maybe fate was some plans for those two in their future.

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🪻🖤❤️‍🩹🌹

Bye

[thelovelymachinery]

Whitehall - The Bottom Floor

Thanks @thecomfywriter for the interest in this.

This will include mentions of abuse, neglect, starvation, and murder. You will be walked through some of the bottom floor. I am so sorry that this took me forever.

The Stairs:

To get to the stairs you have to open the wall and as students rush through the doorway as quickly as possible as to not get caught and killed by the wall. Walking down the stairs you are hit with the stench of blood from every species the school holds. It's nauseating, the sappy scent of Aryd blood mixing with the spicy scent of Pheonix blood and the sour scent of Ekstraness blood mixing with the salty scent of Anadis. The stairs and hall seems perfectly clean but the stench of blood is still all you can smell and notice. The floors almost always have vomit on them and a child on the floor cleaning the staircase trying not to add to the mess. Simply being brought to the staircase was traumatic to the kids and would cause many kids to fall ill and potentially die.

The Hall:

There is only one hallway in the entire bottom floor. This hallway is circular and has rooms on either side, there are at least one hundred rooms connected to this hallway. The scent of blood is far stronger in the hall than in the staircase and unlike the stairs the blood and vomit hasn't been cleaned from the halls. It's the one place in Whitehall that isn't white which is disgusting.

The Rooms:

I don't want to go too in depth with each room so I will give you brief description of the most important rooms.

Room 158:

Room 158 is only mentioned by the other girls and Dion as The Narrator is not pretty enough to be brought down but gods does she wish she was. What she knows of this room is that the most attractive students are brought down to be touched and admired and hurt. The pain changes depending on the person. They're brought down to see and feel how good they are. The students always come back with tear-stained cheeks and incredibly sore.

Room 241:

Room 241 is the room that the students dread the most. All students have been in it and only half of them have exited the room. This room isn't dreaded because of the sexual assaults that occur like in Room 158 or the violence that occurs in Room 309 or even the promised death that Room 705 brings to the students. This room is dreaded by the students because it is where they are forced to take their closest friend's life. This room is where the Narrator lost her name and herself. She killed her baby sister in this room. Since that day she has refused to have a name or to even know her own appearance. This is the room that most damages the students. You die even if you're the one to make it out.

Room 309:

This is the room the students tend to welcome most. It brings so much pain, both physical and mental to the students but at least they are promised life and promised that their closest friend gets to live. At least they get to remain clothed in this room and the only thing to penetrate are bullets, knives, and swords. These students are most able to withstand this physical torture and leave close to how they entered. This room is where the Narrator first met Dulcinea and where she allowed herself to speak to the other girls, to put her heart on the line and her physical wellbeing.

Room 705:

Room 705 brings the students either dread or joy. This room is promised death which most students crave. This room is separated into many different ways of killing the kids. The most commonly used are iron coffins the students would be placed in stimulating the feeling of being buried alive. All of the ways of death are incredibly brutal and take the peace away from death for these poor kids.

And That is all I will share! Please remember that this is a very small amount of what happens in the bottom floor but is mostly the worst parts.

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Break Me Slowly|Part 19|Yandere Levi x Evelyn

(A/N: Crazy how were almost at 20 parts for his series, I've been enjoying it so much and these two are so interesting! I'll try and have the next part of MHMM up tomorrow as well. Reply in the comments to be added to the taglist and feel free to jump in my inbox for requests!)

WARNINGS: noncon, dubcon, manipulation, domestic abuse, yandere themes, forced marriage, forcd pregnancy, stockholm syndrome, violence, mind breaking, misogyny, etc.

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It felt like everything all at once went numb, hatred and guilt melding together to become nothing more than a void of mixed feelings. No one could have survived that blast, it was impossible, Levi was amazing but not invincible. His whole body was reduced to nothing more than a lump of flesh. He used to say that having a half decent face was what let him get away with so much, but now that was ruined by the nasty gash covering a large portion of his face. Serves him right, all that arrogance and pride and this is where it got him in the end.

Evelyn felt sorry for Hange, poor misguided Hange, had she not been so trusting of Levi's lies things might have looked different. She was oddly quiet however, just like Erwin, they shared looks, telling the other something Evelyn wished she could know.

As for herself, what she felt was a jumbled mess. The line between abuser, friend, and lover had all been blurred a sickening amount. Levi had been her friend, until he had took her trust and used it to secure a spot in her bed. He had been her lover, making her feel everything so intensely, so passionately, but without her consent. What was this man to her? Which one of these labels could she pin on him, that she could look back and feel comfort that this is all he was. He suppressed her will but never her feelings, he was the only one she could express everything to without fearing judgement. Wha was it he had said so many times?

"I want you to feel, passionately, aggressively, intensely." His breathless whispers would fill her ears as the thud of his tip abused her cervix.

"I don't want to feel anymore Levi-!" Had she been crying then? Or moaning and writhing in pleasure? She had been trying to push him away, or was she pulling him closer.

His lips and tongue explored her neck, sending goosebumps down her arms. "I know it hurts princess, but I can't let you become a hollow shell of the woman I love."

He always had a habit of that, saying the sweetest things while molding her pussy to fit him like a glove. Was that when he impregnated her? She didn't think she had resisted as much that time, maybe that's what did it.

"So humanity's strongest is dead?"

Floch's voice ripped her from her inner dialogue as he approached the trio, scanning Levi's deformed body with suspicious eyes.

"It would seem so." Erwin murmurs.

"Let's put a bullet in his head and make sure." Another Jeagerist interjects.

"There's no need, a thunder spear at point blank range? It would have killed him instantly."

Floch was silent for a moment. "Let me see him."

"Why?" Hange interjects, the words hissing out through clenched teeth.

"I want to see for myself, and I'm sure the Widow Ackerman would like to make sure the beast is dead."

All eyes turn on Evelyn, waiting for her approval of taking means to ensure the Captain had truly departed from this world.

Evelyn bends, looking closer into the face of the man who saved and imprisoned her. Her saviour and tormentor. There was so much blood, gashes deeper than they looked most likely. Even now she was drawn to him, although she assured herself it was to gain closure and ensure that he was never to haunt her steps again. She brushes the hair out of his eyes, it was all tangled now, something he loathed. His uniform was drenched in blood, he would have been disgusted. He looked peaceful now, like he had back when they were still two kids taking on the world together.

Guilt clawed at her, she couldn't help but feel she made a terrible mistake. The desire to take it back washed over her, take back her deal with Eren and just resign herself to live under her husbands rule as he intended. Who knows, she could've even come to love him, but that was impossible now, he was gone, and she should never think that about this disgusting man. She pushed those thoughts deep, deep down. Right now she needed closure and comfort, to say her goodbyes and that hopefully now he was getting wha was coming to him.

Evelyn laid her head on his blood soaked chest, wanting to be held desperately. Floch would think this was all for show, to convince Hange and Erwin she still had a heart. Whether it was all an act or not she didn't even know anymore. Her head was playing tricks on her, maybe it thought it wanted him back so much she was imagining a heartbeat.

Or was she?

Evelyn sat straight up, nerves on edge, she must have imagined it. But when she locked eyes with her former comrades, it was like she had just been let in on their biggest secret.

Before she could call Floch's attention to it a puff of steam roared out behind them, making everyone's attention turn.

A titan was sucking in air rapidly, its body hunched over like it was protecting its stomach.

"Did it just die?"

"No, it doesn't suck steam in like that when it dies-" Hange adds.

The moment the Jeagerists step closer to investigate a splash from behind remind them of their prisoners. The patch of grass Hange was kneeling on was empty, Levi's body floating down the river with her, she had dived into the water to escape. While the traitors fired shots after them it proved useless, not doing anything to quiet the fear subtly eating at Evelyn over what she thought she heard. The only reason she had came was to make sure he was dead, now Erwin's smirk felt like a punch to the gut, his smugness affirming her fears.

Anger welled up inside her, none of this would have happened if Erwin wasn't such a vile snake. Without thinking she sucker punches him square in the jaw, needing to let the rage out at the injustice done to her by all these people. To his credit, he didn't make a sound, choosing instead to stare her down, daring her to try it again.

"Feel better? Got your tantrum out?" What an asshole.

"I do actually, thank you for having such an ugly face to hit."

"It's Zeke." Floch snaps her back to the situation at hand, but she doesn't look entirely away from the Commander.

Evelyn turns her head at his nakedness, Zeke seemed like one hell of an ass himself but at least he deserved some human decency.

"So Mrs. Ackerman, I've done as you asked, gotten rid of your monstrous husband."

She hesitates, remembering what she thought was a heartbeat. "Yes, thank you." Her mouth was dry and tasted awful, it felt like she was in some kind of dream.

"And you'll hold up your end of the deal?"

She nods. "Just as I promised."

"Good, then we can continue to press forward."

The Jeagerists clear out, leaving Evelyn to stand staring at the river. A cold chill running up her spine at the thought of what Levi would think if he lived and found out what she had done to him.

[cellard0ors]

"Truth or dare!"

"...are we really doing this?" Laura asks incredulously and Trish rolls her eyes, "C'mon, it'll be fun!"

"Yeah! Besides, it's kind of a camp tradition!" Bruce adds excitedly, "About halfway through the season, all the counselors," he gestures all around them to signal to the fact that, indeed, they're all here, "sneak away after the kids are asleep and we play!"

"Okay, but you also said it's a camp tradition for the last counselor who shows up to go swim naked in the lake." Laura glares at him when she says this and - apparently - this is news to everyone present as they turn to Bruce with scowls.

"... can't blame a guy for trying." He admits softy and Nancy swats out at him, earning herself an 'ouch!' one she rolls her eyes at, "I barely hit you, you baby!"

"David, your girlfriend hit me!" Bruce whines.

"That wasn't a hit." David argues before unceremoniously hitting Bruce upside the back of his head to get an even louder cry of pain, "This is a hit!"

"You bastards!" Bruce cries and Vicki edges closer to him, "Aw! Poor baby! Let me kiss it better!"

The baby-ish voice she uses makes Laura's nose wrinkle in disgust almost as much as the kiss Vicki delivers to Bruce's cheek does. Trish pointedly clears her throat, "ANYWAY, the skinny dipping might be bullshit, but the Truth or Dare isn't, so - Laura, Truth or Dare?"

Laura looks at the group around her and lets out a defeated sigh. She's sure she wouldn't have had to do something so cliche at the summer camp in the present - if she'd been able to go to the summer camp in the present. Still, she relents, "Um, truth?"

"Do you have the hots for ol' Trav here?" Trish forks a thumb in Travis's direction and Travis looks as if he's been slapped, eyes wide circles, cheeks bright pink.

Oh no, Laura's not falling for this (And it's not as if she's unsure of the answer... because she totally is! She knows how she feels about Travis and - a few kisses aside - it's not that) and she quickly changes tack, "Okay then, dare."

"Oh ho, ho ho! And I thought I got hit!" Bruce cries as Travis deflates and Laura feels like shit and hates that she feels like shit only for Trish to counter with, "Fine then. Take your panties off and give them to the cutest guy here."

"Trish!" Nancy hisses, scandalized, and both David and Angela look disapproving. Vicki looks ecstatic and Bruce has one of his hands held out, clearly expecting Laura to deposit her underwear in them.

And Travis?

Travis looks sad. And small. And all because Laura tried to side step the truth question.

...goddamn it.

Laura shoots daggers Trish's way but Trish, if anything, looks as if Laura's reaction is just what she hoped for, "I mean, you don't have to...if you're chicken."

The last is such an unoriginal, childish, uninspired insult. Laura could care less. Vicki's added chicken clucks and wing flaps more so. Fuck this! Laura should just leave! Just walk off!

But Trish just looks so boastful and Bruce (hand still out) so smug and Vicki so vindictive and the other three so sorry and Travis! Travis is the worst with that hangdog expression that somehow manages to pierce the armor she thought she had around her heart to the point where Laura just throws up her hands and cries, "Fine!"

The word thunders out of her even as she leaps to her feet and charges off into the darkness of the woods behind them. Laura doesn't even struggle much with her shorts or her underwear, just quickly peels the two pieces of clothing off and puts only the one back on before marching back towards the campfire.

Bruce's open hand does the 'gimme' gesture even as Laura approaches Travis and, with a heavy sigh, she reaches down and grabs one of his hands. Travis's eyes shoot up to hers, even wider than before, his round glasses almost highlighting their size as she pushes his fingers open and presses her panties into his palm.

Travis holds them as if, with the slightest movement, it'll spell danger for him. As if they're a bomb with a hairpin trigger, his whole body rigid, even as Laura turns to Trish and asks acidly, "This answer your truth question too?"

Trish preens, clearly thinking she's clever.

It takes all of Laura's willpower to remind herself that she's only a murderer under dire circumstances. She turns her attention to Nancy, "You can have my turn."

Nancy just blinks blankly and then clears her throat, "Oh! Um? Travis?"

His wide eyes swing to her.

"Truth or Dare?"

"Ah? Dare?"

"I dare you to return Laura's property."

Laura recognizes Nancy's intention and appreciates it. She appreciates it even more when Travis holds his hand up, his expression meek and apologetic and so stupidly cute that Laura can't help but shake her head, her voice soft as she says, "No, Travis. You keep it."

She curls his fingers around it, almost holding his hand as she does so, "I dare you."

Travis swallows thickly, Adam's apple visibly working and this is exactly why the kisses keep happening. However, Laura resists this time, retaking her seat even as David nudges Travis, "Hey man, it's your turn."

Travis holds the panties closer, a tic in his jaw and a sudden light in his eyes that Laura recognizes. It's one his older self would occasionally carry, one that hinted to his temper but she knows it's not directed at her and the heat of it...

...god, she's so fucked up! The way she finds it attractive...

Especially when it's turned in Bruce's direction and she hears, "Bruce, Truth or Dare?"

Bruce, clearly not thinking Travis is capable of anything truly terrible, crosses his arms and boasts, "Dare, baby! I'm no chicken! I'll do whatever you want!"

"Good. I dare you to go swim naked in the lake."

(A mixture of ideas from my post asking for inspiration! Might add more to this to do more of them 😍)

[gwenbrightly]

(Re)Building the Future chapter 5

“She called me a monster,” Roxy says, backing away from the unconscious child. How can she justify being anywhere near Cassie after that?

“Roxy, I'm sure she didn't mean it,” Eclipse tries to comfort her. She doesn't seem to hear him.

“I mean, I know I can be a little competitive and maybe I'm moody sometimes but…” the wolf trails off. The thought of frightening a kid that badly hurts more than she'd like to admit.

“Sometimes?” Helpy repeats sardonically. A glare at the monitor he's hanging out on from Eclipse is all it takes to shut him up.

“Maybe she wasn't even talking to you. She could have been hallucinating. Those Moondrop candies are such powerful things and we did give her more than one serving size,” Eclipse suggests, frowning thoughtfully. Maybe giving Cassie the candies hadn't been such a good idea after all. One or two candies at nap time has never been a problem (for most kids, anyway). But they’ve given her way more than one or two. Probably more like one dozen. Or two. Suddenly, Eclipse finds himself wondering if they've given Cassie permanent brain damage on top of her damaged limbs… Oh Fizzy Faz, this poor kid!

“Honestly, I think you're both being over dramatic here,” Helpy announces with an eye roll. Okay, so maybe he’s being a bit harsh. But the constant panicking of everyone around him the past 24 hours has gotten old. Roxy looks like she’d like to strangle him (too bad), while Eclipse doesn’t look phased by his comment. Huh. Must be a theater thing…

“It’s not like this is the end of the world,” he continues.

“How would you know?” Roxy mutters, still offended. It does feel a little like the end of the world to her. All the Fazbear animatronics, herself included, are meant to bring joy to children, after all. Not strike fear into their hearts. Even if there has been the odd parent complaint in the past. Those are usually brought on by some Karen and her spoiled offspring not getting exactly what they want, when they want it, anyway. Oh, how she misses the days where the wrong flavor of birthday cake was their biggest worry. Everything has been so… broken lately…

“Easy. I see the bigger picture,” Helpy tells her.

“What’s that supposed to mean?” She asks. Well, more like growls, but who’s keeping track of semantics?

“Roxy, Roxy, Roxy,” He says as though talking to a confused child, “think for a minute. Where did you get those horrifyingly outdated eyes from, again?”

“… oh…” Roxy brings her good hand up to her face in horror. Of course Cassie would remember the way it’s eyes looked in her first moments of consciousness. They had probably been one of the last things she’d seen before… How could she be so stupid?

“Now you’re getting it! Yeah, you should probably find some sunglasses or something,” Helpy suggests. He’s not cruel enough to suggest she remove the eyes just yet if there’s another (possibly more entertaining) solution.

“I’m sorry, can we back up for a second, please?” Eclipse interrupts, thoroughly confused by the direction this conversation has taken. “Where did Roxy get her new eyes? Am I missing something?”

“Oh, didn’t she tell you? Roxy stole em off of It during her epic battle royale earlier. No biggie!” Helpy explains casually. He’s actually pretty impressed by the way she had ripped them clean out of their sockets, truth be told.

“Roxy, did what?!”

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“Can’t this car go any faster?” Gregory asks, anxiously staring out the window. Usually he’s fine with the half hour drive between his new home and the Pizzaplex. Usually there’s no reason to go anywhere near it and having a bit of space from the place they almost died (multiple times!) is a good thing. Usually-

“Gregory, I’m already driving over the speed limit,” Vanessa tells him, making a sharp turn. There’s a bump as the car goes over the curb. “If I go any faster, we’ll get pulled over for sure, which will not help our situation!”

Gregory groans in disgust. Why does Vanessa have to be a responsible adult at a time like this? Cassie needs them!

“She has a point, Superstar,” Freddy observes apologetically.

Ugh. Two responsible adults are even worse than one.

“I bet if you let me drive, we could-” Gregory starts in innocently.

“There is no way I’m doing that. I’d like to live a little longer, thank you very much,” Vanessa cuts him off. The lack of faith in his driving abilities is so unfair. She has no proof that he’d get them all killed. Roxy being maimed the last time he ‘drove’ a vehicle wasn’t even really his fault (she’d had it coming)!

“Not to mention, you are far too short to legally sit in the front seat,” Freddy adds. Bold words for a bot that was built by a company with more OSHA violations than an oil spill.

“Freddy. Vanessa. Cmon, you guys… This is an emergency!” Gregory pleads. Vanessa ignores his puppy eyes, even though she can clearly see in the rear view mirror. Freddy doesn’t seem affected by it either. Can’t they hear Cassie’s screams ringing in their ears, too? Don’t they understand the gravity of the situation?

“We want to help Cassie just as much as you do,” Freddy tells him, sensing his rising fear, “but let’s save the reckless endangerment for once we’ve arrived at the Pizzaplex.”

“I’d be good with avoiding it there, too,” Vanessa mutters. What a killjoy. She slams on the brakes to avoid going through the red light up ahead, making Gregory momentarily grateful Vanessa made sure he was wearing his seatbelt before they left (for about five seconds before remembering that he’s supposed to be annoyed with her).

The light takes forever to change back to green, and by the time it does, Gregory has begun anxiously doodling with his fingers on the window. The Fazcraft logo, a cow being abducted by aliens, Freddy in a cowboy hat, a duck with a clump of grapes, a FizzyFazz soda can, a frowny face. He’ll probably be stuck cleaning the marks off the windows later, but at least it gives him something to do besides worrying. Another frowny face. And another. Okay, maybe this isn’t working so good.

“Hey, look. It'll only be a few more minutes. Just hang in there,” Vanessa says when she notices his poor attempt to distract himself.

“Thank goodness. I’m running out of things to draw,” Gregory admits. And draws another frowny face. Because that feels easier than mentioning that every second he’s stuck in this car is another second that Cassie could be laying somewhere dying. Or dead. No- bad idea. Definitely don’t think about it like that. Giving up on his window art, Gregory stares out the window at the darkening sky for the rest of the drive. He’s out of his seat before Vanessa has even parked the car.

He races over to the entrance. It’s not looking so hot. The light of the full moon illuminates boarded up windows and scaffolding. The obnoxiously bright neon lights and signs he remembers from previous visits are all gone now. Broken glass litters the ground in more than one place. If the inside looks as bad as the outside, it’s a miracle that Cassie didn’t get taken down by tetanus long before it got to her. Freddy and Vanessa come to a stop next to him, similarly taken in by the scene.

“Well, I think I know how Cassie got in,” Vanessa muses just as Gregory is about to suggest using Freddy as a battering ram (there isn’t an obvious entry point at the moment and it’s not like it would hurt Freddy). She points a flashlight towards a child sized opening in the newspapered glass on one of the upper levels of scaffolding.

“Guess we better get climbing, then,” Gregory announces, one foot already on a ladder rung.

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Footnote: If you have never watched a 350 pound animatronic bear try to climb construction scaffolding, you should know that it is simultaneously hilarious and painful to do so.

Freddy’s efforts are valiant, but it’s safe to say that if Fazbear Entertainment ever decides to finish repairing the Pizzaplex (which, let’s face it, they won’t), they’re going to need a whole new set of ladders, platforms, and railings. Flat surfaces? Haven’t heard of them. Dents and awkward slants are totally in now. Also, that hole in the glass has always been that size… why do you ask?

Gregory and Vanessa try to hide their entertainment at Freddy’s suffering, they really do. But in the end, they can’t help but share a moment of laughter as he clatters down the final ladder and onto the floor inside the Pizzaplex. Freddy pauses to glare at the contraption before joining them, acting as though it was placed there specifically to inconvenience him.

“Take this before we go any further,” Vanessa says, handing Gregory one of the flashlights she’d packed before they left (along with a first aid kit and several other items she thought they might end up needing). She isn’t too worried about Freddy, what with him still having Roxy’s upgraded eyes, but Gregory is already a tad accident prone without blindly stumbling through a pitch black space filled with deadly objects. She’d really appreciate it if they make it through the rest of the evening (or however long they end up stuck in this hell hole) without anyone else getting hurt and/or trapped somewhere.

Gregory waves the flashlight around like a lightsaber, nearly blinding Vanessa. She briefly considers legally changing his middle name to ‘Distractible’, but decides that it’s not worth the effort. The flashlight beam bounces off an assortment of debris, construction equipment, deactivated floor bots, cleaning supplies, and several spray paint messages left behind by previous trespassers.

“Wow…” Gregory comments, looking around the ruined lobby, “they’ve really let this place go.”

“You can say that again,” Vanessa agrees.

“They have really let this place go,” Freddy repeats, taking her literally. “I am a bit disappointed that Corporate would neglect things like this.”

“It is kinda sad,” Gregory agrees. The Pizzaplex used to be so impressive (Fazbear Entertainment had clearly put a lot of time and money into the place) and now it looks like the setting for a post apocalyptic thriller. He remembers being a little in awe the first time he saw the giant golden statue in the lobby. But now, especially after everything he’s been through, the place gives him the creeps. The things that have happened here are not worthy of any awe. Probably just anger and disgust, along with a healthy dose of fear.

“So, uh, question,” he says, not wanting to dwell on his lingering trauma, “how exactly do we get,well, anywhere in this mess?” There’s a gaping hole in the floor directly in front of them. Shipping crates and safety barriers block off another hole on the left side of the lobby.

Vanessa carefully picks her way around bits of debris and caved in flooring. It’s a shame Gregory hasn’t started watching the security footage a little bit earlier so they’d have a better idea of how Cassie had navigated this mess. Deciding the areas with the biggest holes aren’t worth exploring, Vanessa wanders towards the area that used to house the final set of turnstiles before the entry pass display. Somehow, this area has significantly less damage done to it. If you ignore the headless staffbot in the distance and the spray painted warning that says ‘Danger’. How very welcoming and not foreboding in the slightest!

“The floor seems a little more stable over this way,” Vanessa calls to the others against her better judgement.

“Time for some reckless endangerment,” Gregory announces, leading the way into what’s left of one of the gift shops.

[lenteur]

random thoughts about castaway diva, episode ten

(read more because i always get carried away lol and this post might contain spoilers)

Lee Uk is an incredible man!!! I keep repeating myself but he is. The lengths he'll go to to protect his family... <3 I have a lot of respect for him both as a man and as a father. He even went as far as confessing to the police about stealing the family's identity. He's a good man. His face should be the definition of the word "good". I am very tired but know I'll be always rooting for that man.

I'm disgusted by their neighbors' actions: spreading false rumors, turning their backs on so called friends, pitying mr jung when they know nothing about him. I can't wrap my head around the fact they'd stoop that low when they've known them for that long. Victims of ab*se already have a hard time confessing and going to the police to file a complaint, add on top of that nosy and hypocritical neighbors and friends = you'll obtain victims that'll never break out of their silence because of the shame and guilt.

One thing you can count on mok ha for is standing up for the people she loves. She's the first one to confront the neighbors by deconstructing their arguments/theories. It's a beautiful thing to see the relation between mok ha and the kang family. They're one big family 💓

Going back to lee uk, that man is a treasure. He's ready to face the consequences of his actions because he was inspired by his son's words "a lie is a lie. The more you lie, the more weaknesses appear."

Mr Jung is one scary man ewww He talks about his wife and kids as his property and not as people he loves dearly. No wonder they all escaped from him. And in his twisted mind, all his actions are normal and natural. It's natural for a father to search for his wife and kids. It's also normal to hit and ab*se his kids because they didn't obey him. I hope he ends up in jail and away from the family for a long long long time.

Poor Mok ha has a lot to deal with in this episode. First the testimony of mr jung's ab*se towards the family, now ran joo asking her to cut ties with the only people she can call family. I know she's trying to make sure mok ha wouldn't give up just like she did before but that's still a little bit harsh. I'm sensitive I know that.

I can sense the heartbreak coming 💔 ran joo is right about the general public's opinion of mok ha if the latter doesn't cut ties with the family. It breaks my heart but I do understand where she comes from. She has the right to think about herself too. Yoon ran joo is putting a lot into mok ha's career so she has to be sure of whether she'll produce mok ha's album or not.

I know I just said ran joo was harsh with mok ha but she needed to hear that. Mok ha still has this very utopic idea of the world, thinking the rumors won't come back on her once she debuts. She's always been naive so I'm thankful for ran joo shaking her up and opening her eyes.

I admire mok ha because she has so much love to give. She's far from weak, she's proven time and time again how strong she is not only on the deserted island but also in her pursuit of her goals. She prefers to see the glass half full instead of half empty. But sometimes, I can't help but think to myself she needs someone bringing her down to earth from her dreams. Don't get the wrong idea, it's a great thing to have a positive outlook on the world, but sometimes when you do it a lot, it becomes too much.

Oh no... The parallels between young ki ho preparing for their escape from chunsam island and now bo geol putting up the final touches of mok ha's new appartment... my heart is too weak for that!!!

The fact that he bought her an appartment as soon as he found she was alive! Ki ho, the man that you are today 💗💗💗

Mok ha being torn between the two most important things in her life: her dream of becoming a singer & protecting her family. I feel so sorry for her.

It's cute how mok ha thinks she can fool anyone by pretending she's only interested by her reputation as an almost-debuting artist. You can see it. You can hear it. She's not sure of herself. It sounds like she's beating herself up she hears those words come out of her mouth.

There are several things I don't understand: why did ran joo give up her shares when she was so close to the goal? Reaching the goal would've helped both her and mok ha in the long run (ie more money, more creative control, more decision making, etc.). That still doesn't make any sense to me. I'm grateful we got to see ran joo in her element (producing music) but still, i think her getting majority (or half i don't remember) of the shares would have been a better tactic. 2) How did woo hak fall in love with mok ha? It might be because I support bo geol and mok ha more but the love triangle feels a little forced :/ i do wish woo hak to find love, but not with mok ha.

Mok ha learning from her mistakes (distancing herself from the family) and being ready to risk it all to defend ran joo. Just like she said: "If I keep cutting people out, who's going to be left?" She's always been loyal to those close to her so it doesn't surprise me why she said that. And she's right. She's been living alone for a long time, she doesn't need to live that kind of life a second time.

It's nice to see the family all come together to face mr jung. I hope they win this case and mr jung leaves them alone once and for all.

A promising preview for the next episode, I can't wait!

Overall, I'd give this a 8.85/10

[novel-sugar]

“I’M IN LOVE WITH AN ANIMATRONIC BALLERINA!?” Chapter. 3

An ongoing SFW Fluff story of a gender neutral reader taking the helm as the protagonist of SL and falling in love with Ballora! Thank you for being so patient!

You awoke several hours later on the couch, sometime past noon. "Guess I got some sleep after all" you thought. Your back against the arm of the couch, it had seemed the soap opera and the hopes of having a potential relationship with Ballora were all you needed for some rest. Exhaustion and anxiety still addled your poor brain from last night, with no better options you decided to use one of your very few sick days to process everything and (hopefully) come to terms with the truth about your workplace. So many questions were racing through your mind. How are they alive? Could other inanimate things be alive? And why did they want you dead so bad? That last question stuck with you the most. It all seemed so bizarre. You had never met any of them prior to this job, no insults or harsh words of any kind were uttered (and you doubt they'd even hear them in the control module), and you definitely didn't owe them any money (you think). If they were mindless killing machines that'd be an easy explanation, but with the way they were able to speak to you that clearly wasn't the case. These were sentient beings . . . that just so happened to be rented out for kids parties . . . and would spend their off time cooped up in an underground facility . . . and get zapped for something so small as being off their stage for even a moment. Suddenly it all started to make sense actually. It was almost like you were the ringmaster of an underground circus, complete with the mistreatment. With that realization, a crippling sense of guilt began to creep in. Your reassurance about Ballora just being an inanimate object days ago was shattered and it turns out you really did end up zapping such a graceful, gorgeous woman. It's only fair she would attack you given the chance. "Starting to think maybe writing that note wasn't such a bad- THE NOTE!" you shrieked as you realized. Your face went beet red as you took in the fact that the thing you heard crumple in Ballora's Gallery was the letter meant for her (but not really). You didn't know what could be worse: your fellow technicians finding it, thinking your crazy and belittling you or Ballora reading it herself.  Just the thought of what she'd do to you if she actually found it made your blood turn to ice. One of her captors having a thing for their prisoner, she'd probably feel disgusted if not absolutely livid. You had to take a deep breath as you sat yourself upright on the couch. "She didn't even know you were there." you reminded yourself. "Who knows, maybe one of the custodians will take care of it? They'll sweep that note away without a second thought." You didn't actually know if there was a janitorial team but given the size of your workplace and how tidy it seemed, there HAD to be someone to clean things up. Your brain at peace, you breathed a sigh of relief but you just couldn't shake the feeling of dread completely.

A few hours had passed, you decided to take it easy and put on the comfiest clothes in your admittedly small wardrobe. You had the day off, you might as well savor it. Could be your last. Sitting on the couch once more, now in pajama pants with a mug of hot tea in hand; your rest and relaxation started now. Until there was a knock at the door. The loud banging nearly made you scald yourself while taking a sip of your tea. After (irritably) setting your tea down on the coffee table, you went up to the door to check who your unwanted visitor could be. You hesitated for a moment as you reached for the knob as anxiety clouded your brain, could one of those cuddly wuddly death machines have found you? That morbid thought was brief but easily shrugged off as you opened the door to see it had just been your friend and their kid. "Did we catch you at a bad time?" was all your friend could say as they saw the bewildered look on your face. You apologized for the weird stare and told them it was simply a result of having a bad dream (which technically wasn't a lie) and welcomed them inside. You offered your friend whatever tea was left in your kettle as they made themselves comfortable on the couch and started flipping through channels, with their little one free to roam around the space in your small home. They were still quite young, but your friend felt like they could trust them not to injure themselves by this point. "So how's the new job been treating you so far?" your friend asked. "The wha- oh yeah I forgot I told you about that." The past two nights had felt like such a blur, you forgot that you had told your friend about the fancy new occupation as a Circus Baby technician. In fact, it was the first thing you did after getting the phone call saying you got the job. You really just wanted to tell somebody afterwards. "It's definitely not what I expected that's for sure." "How so?" your friend prodded. You weren't sure if your friend would believe a lick of what happened last night and didn't wanna risk looking like a lunatic in front of them. "The animatronics are waaaaay more advanced than I anticipated." "Wait, you seriously had no idea what you were signing up for?" your friend chastised you (and rightfully so). "Hey I still managed to get by! I had some kind of robot guide thing telling me what to do." "Ooooh fancy!" your friend playfully snarked. "I'm honestly surprised you've never even heard of Circus Baby's before. Especially with all those ads they've got everywhere. Newspapers, magazines, billboards and don't even get me STARTED on the commercials!" your friend prattled on. "I kinda envy you, my little gremlin's been talking about it non-stop. Really wanted to go a place they had set up in town last year, but the place got shutdown the day after the sneak peek." "I think I remember seeing that on the news, wasn't it gas leaks or something like that?" you asked. "Yeah or at least that's the reason they gave. If you ask me, I think they realized there was more coin to be made just charging for the bots at your place and cutting out the middleman." Truth be told, you hadn't realized that the building that shut down a year prior was the former establishment of the animatronics. But with that dot connected, your blood went cold just thinking about whatever incident could have possibly happened to get it shut down, especially after witnessing the danger they posed firsthand. I've actually been saving up all year to have one of them show up for my little angel's birthday. It's this weekend and I should have enough by then." Your heart skipped a beat. You really wanted to say something but you held your tongue once again, but given how this was just a simple birthday party you started calming down. It's a much different setting than a dark underground warehouse filled with electric shocks, the animatronics should feel way more comfortable and less likely to lash out. You overheard your friend talking with someone on the phone, they seemed angry. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE BOOKED!? How can an entire park be booked up for one whole day? Company picnic? Oh for fu- fine thank you." Your friend slammed the phone back on the wall barely containing their fury. "What was that about?" you asked while placing a hand on their shoulder. "That was the park we were supposed to have the party at. Just my luck, of all the days to be taken up." your friend said as they sat down on the couch and cupped their hands over their face. "There's no way I'd be able to have a party in my apartment, way too small and there'd be noise complaints for sure." Your friend looked hopeless, you always hated seeing them like this. They'd always been there for you and it didn't feel right to not try and do something about it, despite all better judgement and survival instincts you said: "We could just have the party here at my house." "Oh come on you don't have to do that." your friend assured, but you insisted. "I know my place isn't as large as a park, but it sure beats getting chewed out by the landlord doesn't it?" "That it does." your friend chuckled. "And besides who are we to deny your kid their happiest day? Where are they anyhow?" you had been so caught up in the conversation you hadn't been paying attention to where the little anklebiter had been snooping. As if on cue the little bugger came running into the living area from your bedroom. "Look what I found! Look what I found!" they exclaimed, looking ready to pass out from sheer excitement. They had something in their hands, it was the company catalogue and much to your horror they held it open specifically on Ballora's page. That could only mean one thing. "What's this sweetie?" Your friend asked. "It's a really cool magazine I found on the dresser. It has Circus Baby and all of her friends in it, even Ballora!" "Is Ballora your favorite?" your friend asked enthusiastically. Your heart sank as you could only watch the conversation play out, already seeing exactly where it was headed. "Yeah huh! I really, really wanna meet her and watch her dance!"

Another restless night plagued you. There was nothing but regret over your impulsive choices today. Having one of those killer machines in your house would've been bad enough already (except for Baby maybe) but of course, it just HAD to be Ballora of all people. Everything felt like it was all moving so fast, realizing you had a crush on an animatronic, nearly getting mauled by said animatronic and fantasizing about possibly getting the animatronic to like you. All within the span of a few days. It just felt surreal, like you were in some kind of bizarre horror story. After much difficulty you eventually managed to shut your eyes and drift off to sleep. The days at work that followed were surprisingly uneventful. You'd heard about what happened to the technicians who filled in for you during your day off, apparently they were put into the hospital just doing maintenance on Funtime Freddy. A major bullet dodged for sure. You hadn't seen Ballora the day you came back, apparently she was undergoing maintenance of her own. You couldn't tell whether to feel relieved or envious that you weren't the person working on her. On one hand that's another dangerous situation avoided, but it's also a missed opportunity of spending time with her (you were beginning to question your self preservation skills). The remaining two work days in the week flew by as your mind still fixated (and dreaded) the weekend to come that felt like it would more or less decide your fate.

The day of the party had finally arrived. Waking up at 6am on a Saturday wasn't your ideal way to kick off the weekend, but birthday decorations didn't set up themselves. You and your friend had already made arrangements with the rental service days prior (finally putting that employee discount to good use) and now it was only a matter of time, before she arrived. You had been praying all week that something would happen last minute to force them to cancel but truth be told, deep, deep down you were actually kind of excited. The next few hours were spent setting up the decor in your backyard. Your workplace was oh so generous to send you a "complementary" party supply kit (if you could call taking the expenses out of your paycheck that). From paper plates with the characters' faces, colored balloons, and party favors, it even included a large table cover adorned with the company logo in the dead center. Everything you'd need to dazzle a tyke and give them the ol' "Circus Baby's experience" as you've once heard from the company catalogue. It wasn't a major accomplishment by any means, but you were feeling pretty proud of yourself once everything was together. As if right on cue, you heard the doorbell ring from inside the house. It was your friend and the "guest of honor" who seemed more restless than usual. As you cordially invited them in, the little bugger immediately bolted towards the window of the backyard door, pressing their face against the glass and eagerly shaking their legs up and down. "Someone's excited" you chuckled. "You're telling me." your friend said in an exasperated sigh, "Long morning?" you asked, already knowing the answer to your question. "Hoo boy howdy. You better believe it. But it's my little angel's big day, so I can't complain too much. But I swear to God, if I have to hear the name Ballora again, I think I might have an aneurysm." "Can we go outside? Where's Ballora at?" the restless youth asked from across the room (you swore you could almost hear your friend's internal screaming). "I told you already sweetie, Ballora will be here a little bit later after your friends show up, we just have to wait a while longer." As soon as your friend said that there was another knock at the door, turns out the rest of the guests turned up much earlier than expected. One by one, children piled through the door. Some came with a parent, some had just been dropped off by themselves. Several even brought gifts, which you politely told to just leave on the table in the backyard where you escorted everyone (didn't wanna risk somebody breaking any of your few earthly possessions). "Your kid's got a LOT more friends than I thought." you said with the slightest hint of irritation. "Hey I didn't expect them to invite their whole entire class!" your friend retorted.

[dreampearls]

would you all like to know. collei's background in my head. as in before the archon residue. because i have thoughts

collei as a child very quickly learned her place in life. cursed. doomed. touched by the div. afflicted with demonic energy, fated to die, something that will not survive, a walking corpse; Dead. her family is poor. for all that sumeru's healthcare can provide there are things that will always remain out of your grasp when you're poor. and although she's just 5 she can feel it in the way her parents carry themselves when they think she's out of sight, in the way they cry when they assume they're alone, in the way the kids avoid her on the few occasions she's able to venture out of the house: she's different. and whatever's making her different is also making her a burden. such is the weight that a corpse leaves behind.

when sumeru's healthcare inevitably fails her, and when her parents feel like there is no other alternative, the fatui arrive in gilded chariots like miracles descended from the archons themselves. but, of course, it's too good to be true; it always is with the fatui. her parents aren't stupid: they know the risks that come alongside experimental treatment. they know that this is exceedingly dangerous. anyone in their right mind would refuse; anyone who could afford a privately hired physician directly from the amurta darshan would refuse. anyone who had enough money to seek help anywhere else would refuse...

they didn't know they would lose custody of her. they didn't know they were only going to be allowed brief, unconvincing reports of her health mailed every odd month as the only proof that she was still alive. they weren't even privy to what the experimental treatment was, just that it was "proceeding as expected," whatever the hell that meant. unable to even track down the facility without concerted effort, because they kept switching locations, all they knew now was that they needed their daughter back. all that they could hope for now was that it wasn't too late.

collei is frightened. she's terrified beyond any words that could possibly exist in an 8 year old's vocabulary. she constantly wants to throw up, she wants to scream, she wants to run back home... but she can't. in the first place, her body won't let her. she was so used to relinquishing control of her body to others that when it was under an external threat for the first time, there was no defense system in place. collei has never had any control over her own body. as far back as she could remember, it was always someone else; whether it was out of a misguided love or an attempt to cure the sin that was her very existence. it didn't matter if she could control her body or not; she knew that it had already died a long time ago.

at some point the fear turned into anger. it was scary at first, feeling herself turn into flames, but it took away the hammering in her heart for just an instant. it let her mind experience blissfully raging silence for the first time in her life. even if it burned out just as quickly, she was finally in control of something. and so, the newly lit flame was flailed wildly in every single direction: at her parents for abandoning her, at her physicians for abusing her, at her kidnappers for desecrating her corpse, at her colleagues for betraying her; and most definitively, at herself, for being powerless to stop any of it.

there are no words to describe the moment that the dead god nestled itself into collei's soul. there are not enough words in any human language to describe the sheer depth of disgust and hatred felt at the violation of her very constitution. something went wrong. something went very, very wrong. but sometimes these things shouldn't be described.

it's funny though. she had heard the phrases "cursed child" and "demonic child" all her life. looking back they almost seem like premonitions for this very moment. an inhuman presence was nesting itself deep within her veins, staking a claim on her chest, and all collei could do was scream in terror as she felt the ghost of something much more ancient than her lock her heart in chokehold. though, more than that, there was something else that frightened her on a much more instinctual, human level.

the presence. it felt familiar. as if it liked what it saw. as if it had found its home in her, found the small flame she had just figured out how to light and scoffed, saying "this is what you call a fire? i can show you something so much brighter."

the only thing that collei remembered next was flames.