#father syrus

[orchid-151]

◀️◀️ for Syrus?

"You wish to see a memory of mine? Well I am honored, let me see... ah, how about..."

The small child looked from behind their mother...

"So you see, that's why we came all this way so that he can learn from you." The female cleric stated...

"We know you are expensive to send our boy to, but we have most of the emeralds..." said the male librarian.

"Say no more... I will take half of what you have gathered to train your son in the ways of the Cleric job. It will be some time, years even, but I will gladly train him for you." The master cleric stated to them.... "In truth, I think Rōker could use some friendly competition...

"Bless you father..." The female Cleric smiled to the master...

"And bless you children, now... let me show you your new home, my son." The master cleric led the young villager into the church. "You and Rōker will be brothers in training..." The young villager looked ahead to see another child villager that was a good year or more older than himself...

"This is your senior; Brother Rōker." He addressed the other child villager "Rōker, this is our new apprentice; Brother Syrus."

The young villager looked at the younger with slight disgust... "You mean we are training together... a hick swamp villager..." He said with slight jealousy....

"Now Rōker, we do not discriminate in this house..." The father smiled."Everyone can be capable of anything when they put their mind to it." He showed them their sleeping chamber "I want you two to help build each other up, teach each other... encourage one another to reach the hights I have only dreamed of... you both are my teachings... my legacy... the future~"

The father smiled "Now, get some rest... we start early in the morning~" He left the two to rest...

Months later, the father had seen he needed to spend more 'one on one' time with Syrus as he had the magic but was struggling with all the recipes for the potions...

"... now we can mix the two potions to create a longer lasting potion..."

"A fun fact, most villagers look down on villagers who live in swamps and jungles. We are considered 'the hicks' of villager kind... I do think Rōker became quite bitter after the father pored more attention on me to get me caught up..."

[roleplayingorchids]

Open RP: Father Syrus

As the night approaches you come across an old church, be in all of its old splendor. Upon entering and shutting the door for safekeeping you find yourself face to face with a gray spirit in clerics robes...

He seems to give you a gentle smile...

Will you commune with the cleric?

[mun-of-orchid-and-friends]

It's almost time!!!!

[aberooski]

THE HUG!!! 😭😭😭😭

[little-riddles]

pretty boy | c.s

pairing: coriolanus snow x oc!plinth word count: 6.2k warnings: mentions of war, mentions of poverty

aurelia would never admit she was anything but capitol, she refused to acknowledge her past home and only her future. unlike her brother, she didn't sympathise with the friends she'd left in two. instead, she was grateful for the opportunity they had living in the capitol, being at the top of society and comfortably lapping in the luxuries.

her mother would often say she was her least troublesome child, something the girl would gloat about whenever her brother was around. she never complained about the life they were privileged enough to be living, always going with their parents to every gala or event with a polished smile on her face. aurelia never complained when their parents would insist she be chauffeured around the city even to the convenience store round the corner from their house.

sejanus sometimes resented his entire family for their ignorance, their lack of accountability for what they left behind in two. the wealth they had gained from betraying their district felt like dirty money to the boy, tainted with the blood of the rebels who died at the hands of his father's weaponry.

he could barely recognise the girl he once called his sister, the girl who would go with him every weekend to hand out pastries to the homeless that she'd made the night before. the girl who would try to look after and adopt every stray animal she spotted on their way home from school. she'd been tainted by the luxuries of the capitol and their mindset. no longer would she be his best friend and confidant in all of his deepest thoughts.

even just looking at the girl as she sat opposite him that morning for breakfast, the boy could hardly recognise her. her once matching dark curly locks were long gone, replaced by a golden blonde colour that made her tanned skin look paler than usual. her curls were brushed out to be looser than they usually were, her baby hairs pinned back to reveal the new piercings along both of her ears.

"caius is not feeling well this morning and won't be driving you. so you're going to be walking. you'll have to get going soon, kids." strabo read his newspaper as he said the words that made his daughter stop mid chew.

"but i still need to get changed." aurelia stared wide-eyed at her father, motioning to her silk pyjamas. "i thought we had another driver in case of emergencies."

"syrus has been called away to drive the cranes this morning, i'm sorry, sweetheart." strabo sighed at the sad look in his daughter's eyes, knowing she prided herself on her looks at the academy.

"i can get mrs vardi to steam your uniform quickly before you have to go in, sweetheart." mrs plinth smiled at the blonde, nodding her head at the maid who was already rushing upstairs to get the girl's uniform sorted before she made it into her room.

aurelia only sighed, scraping her chair against the floor as she left her breakfast half finished. she excused herself to her room, rushing around to find the specific rings and earrings she had wanted to wear that day. the academy was strict on the uniforms of the students, only allowing approved jewellery and hairstyles by the dean himself. after many complaints from teachers of the plinth girl's disregard of the rule, her father had agreed to donate money to the academy if all of the teachers would look the other way. anything for his favourite child, sejanus had grumbled as he remembered how much money his father had had to bribe the dean with in order for him to let it slide.

the girl had always been both parents' openly favourite child since she was born, both having wanted a girl since they found out they were having another child. the day she was born was the day that sejanus felt he was sidelined in his parents' eyes. now, never would he say he was unloved by his parents; his ma always ensured the boy had everything he could ever want and their father would go out of his way to try and take interest in sejanus' hobbies. but he was never aurelia. he was never their perfect capitol-loving daughter who was friends with the children of the highest elites in society.

aurelia smiled as she stared in the mirror, finally ready and with a few minutes to spare for her to fuss over her ginger cat, leo, who was stretching himself across the white sheets of her bed. the cat had been brought with them from two, the only part of her past life that aurelia refused to part with. she'd found the kitten malnourished and on death's door during a particularly cold winter's evening when she was fetching some bread and pastries from the bakery for her ma. she'd sacrificed the loaf of bread to the poor creature and carried him back home inside her fleeced jacket. ever since then the cat had become a staple of her life, never really being officially adopted by the family until they moved to the capitol and had to declare him as theirs to pass through the border.

"aurelia! you're brother’s waiting for you by the door. are you ready?" she flinched as her mother shouted up the stairs, something she rarely did unless it was too early in the morning for her to have the effort to climb the stairs.

"yes, ma! i'm just coming!" aurelia gave leo one final scratch behind his ear before rushing down the marble stairs.

"please make sure your sister doesn't wander off again." strabo called to his son as he watched him collect his things by the door.

"that was one time, pa." aurelia pouted, wrapping her scarf securely around her neck.

"one time too many." strabo rolled his eyes at his daughter.

aurelia merely pouted, slinging her workbook bag over her shoulder and stuffing her feet into her new boots. sejanus didn't know why she'd even bought them, knowing full well that her old pair were in perfectly good condition and looked almost identical to the ones on her feet now.

"we'll see you for dinner, ma." sejanus waved goodbye to his parents, opening the door and letting the cold air hit him straight

"are you sure you can't just drive us, pa?" aurelia shivered, still not used to the colder winters in the capitol after nearly ten years of living there.

"sorry, kiddo. I've got a meeting in an hour that i can't miss." strabo gave the girl a kiss on the head, jokingly shoving her into her brother's back and slamming the door in her face as she turned with a shocked expression.

"I can't believe he just did that." aurelia pouted to her brother, an expression the boy was already getting tired of seeing that early in the morning. "it's way too cold to be walking, why can't pa just let us drive ourselves. we're old enough now, aren't we?"

"oh, quit complaining, lia. don't you remember having to walk everywhere back in two?" sejanus rolled his eyes, holding the girl's arm as they descended the steps of their front door.

"yeah, but it was never this cold back then. plus, we were kids, we'd just race each other to wherever we'd be going." she grinned to herself, remembering giggling as she chased her brother towards the town square each morning.

"yeah, and i'd always win cause you'd give up before we got there and then complain to ma that i cheated." sejanus chuckled, remembering the identical pout to what graced her face now whenever she'd tattle to their parents.

"cause you did!" aurelia rolled her eyes at her brother, quickening her pace as the cold was starting to get through her skirt and trousers.

"oh, please lia. being taller isn't cheating. i've just got the better genes." sejanus grinned smugly, catching his sister as she slipped on a bit of ice on the pavement. "see, i would've seen that ice coming."

"oh really?" aurelia raised her eyebrow teasing, pushing the boy into a pile of snow. "did you see that coming?"

"aurelia!" sejanus had a shocked expression on his face, scrambling to his feet and chasing the girl as she sped off down the road. "that's cheating!"

the pair felt like they were back in two as they chased one another down the street, pushing each other back and forth and sejanus pulling the smaller girl into a headlock.

"sej! sej, stop! my hair!" she whined, feeling the boy ruffling the hairs she'd purposefully pushed back. "i spent an hour pinning this all back this morning."

"oh quit whining, you'll live." sejanus rolled his eyes, letting the girl go nonetheless.

aurelia quickly smoothed down her hair, praying that the roughness of her brother's hands hadn't completely destroyed the girls she'd smoothed down that morning. she huffed another sighed as she spotted the mud stains that were splattered across the very front of her new boots.

"now i remember why i started getting the car in the mornings." aurelia grumbled, following her brother's actions in walking towards the main road that lead to the academy.

"why? too scared you'd lose every morning?" sejanus grinned down at her, enjoying being able to joke around with her for the first time in while.

"terrified you'd make me look district again with your wrestling every morning." aurelia huffed, smoothing out her jacket as they approached the main entrance of the academy.

"hey! don't you dare forget where we come from, aurelia plinth." sejanus roughly pulled the girl back by her arm, his eyes softening as he realised his actions. "you can't erase our past, lia."

"i might not be able to yet, but i can sure try." aurelia yanked her arm out of his grasp, climbing the final steps by herself.

aurelia plastered her most polite capitol smile onto her face as she entered through the doors, waving to anyone who would acknowledge her presence. she made sure to greet her fellow classmates that she passed, rushing up to grab the arm of her best friend as she spotted her about to enter their classroom.

"good morning, clemmie!" aurelia grinned at the girl, her first real smile since she'd entered the building.

"lia. surprised you weren't here already like you usually are." clemensia raised her eyebrow at the girl, her eyes flicking down to the mud that was slowly drying on her shoes. "did you walk here? daddy lose his money or something, can't afford a driver anymore."

"oh, hush." aurelia rolled her eyes, knowing the girl long enough to hear the joking behind her words. "our driver was sick this morning and arachne's family had already claimed our back up driver."

"oh, you poor thing. having to walk in the cold all by yourself." clemensia laughed as she saw the girl's eye roll once again.

"like you haven't had to walk to school once or twice in all your life." aurelia stopped at they reached her seat.

"hmmm. no, i can't think of any time i have." clemensia winked at the girl, waving goodbye as walked further down to her seat near the front.

having only just been passing the class last year, aurelia refused to sit anywhere but at the very back of the classroom. history had never been her best subject even back in two, having a hard time remembering dates of events of the names of all the generals and rebel leaders in the war. she didn't understand why she'd ever need to know the name of who lead the first raid of the capitol. he was dead now, as were all of the district sympathisers who'd betrayed their nation during the war.

she watched closely as her brother entered the room a few moments later, a familiar blonde walking stoically by his side. sejanus was talking animatedly at the boy who didn't seem to be reacting to a word he was saying. aurelia chuckled as her brother finally seemed to give up on the conversation and leave to his seat in front of her.

"done harassing coriolanus for the morning?" aurelia raised her eyebrow, fiddling with the pen in her hands.

"done annoying clemensia for the morning?" sejanus teased back at her, knowing the girl would've immediately flocked to her closest friend in the class once she'd entered the room.

"at least she's not my only friend."aurelia huffed, regretting her words as she watched her brother's face fall.

"whatever, lia." sejanus mumbled, turning back to the front of the room.

she felt terrible as she watched his shoulders slump forward, hoping no one had heard the siblings' conversation. the pair were still ostracized by most of their classmates since they'd moved from two, aurelia having lost most of her connections to the district that were obvious to them but still reminded of her roots daily by arachne and festus' teasing. the duo had made it their life's goal to ensure the girl never forgot that she was really capitol, that she was lower than them in all ranks of life. they reminded her daily that her family was only allowed to stay because they were liked for the heaps of money they threw into the capitol society.

the class passed slowly for the girl, her head feeling like it was going to explode as professor demigloss seemed to be reading through the final chapter of their workbook at light speed. she couldn't remember a single date or name he'd mentioned in the last fifteen minutes as she struggled to write down everything he was erasing from the blackboard. she knew she'd have to ask clemensia to see her notes before the end of the day so she could try and remember them before their end of term exams in a few weeks.

the class started packing up quickly as the bell rang signalling lunch, each ignoring demigloss' final words as he tried to remind everyone of the essay that was due at the end of the week. only one student seemed to be listening, as he hurriedly scribbled down everything the professor was saying as he too packed up his things to leave for lunch.

"miss plinth, a word please?" he called the blonde forward, drawing everyone left in the room's attention to the girl who had failed to escape the room quick enough.

"yes, professor?" aurelia looked around nervously, hoping no one would hear their conversation.

"i have your last exam's results here." demigloss picked up the stack of papers from the drawer in his desk. "and i have to say, i'm impressed. i didn't know anyone could get so much so wrong."

aurelia blushed in embarrassment, looking round the room and catching the sorry eyes of her brother at the door. she didn't know why the teacher was calling her out so harshly in front of the rest of the class, never having had trouble with the man before. she questioned whether it was due to her being originally from two, or the fact that she had been allowed to skip a whole year of the academy during her first semester.

"i think it would be best if you have a tutor leading up to your exams. i know you have high grades in the rest of your classes and i don't wish for this to lower your overall result." he nodded his head to someone behind the girl. "i've asked mr snow if he could tutor you after class to help get your grade up before the end of term."

"y-yes, professor. thank you. i'll try my hardest to get my grades up."aurelia looked down to the floor, not even looking the snow boy in the eye as she rushed to leave the classroom before anymore could be said to her.

she rushed down the corridor towards the canteen, hoping she'd make it before all of the food she'd eat were gone. she could feel her cheeks still burning read as she turned the corner, embarrassed beyond belief at being called out on her awful grade in front of nearly the entire class.

"plinth!" coriolanus huffed as he chased down the girl, annoyed that she'd left him alone with the professor he could barley stand. "slow down!"

aurelia ignored the boy, quickening her pace more as she finally reached the canteen and joined the back of the queue. there was a long line of students waiting to grab their own tray of food, each eagerly watching as more and more food seemed to be brought out for them to grab. this was one of the only parts of the capitol lifestyle that aurelia didn't agree with; their surplus of waste. she knew that by the end of the day, all of the leftover food would be thrown away and sent to the incinerators. the amount of food that she saw at the end of the lunch break be taken back into the kitchens could feed a family back in two for a month or more.

"you and your brother are the most frustrating people i've ever met." snow snapped as he caught up with the girl, dragging her out of line and towards a table where her brother was sat.

"hey! i was just about to get to the front." aurelia yanked her arm out of his grasp, pouting as she spotted the queue grow longer than when she'd first joined it.

"i don't care. i'm not the one failing and needing a tutor." coriolanus rolled his eyes, reaching into his bag and pulling out his history workbook. "i want these back by the end of the day."

"what?" aurelia raised her eyebrow at the boy, not taking the outstretched book from his hand.

"copy my notes and then give the book back to me." snow rolled his eyes.

"how is this tutoring me? i thought you were going to help me not just make me copy your work." aurelia rolled her eyes back at him, crossing her arms in a protest.

"fine, take it or don't. i don't care." coriolanus rolled his eyes, dropping the book onto the table and joining the back of the queue.

"what's his problem?" aurelia turned back to her brother, who had been watching the conversation the whole time.

"he's just being coriolanus." sejanus rolled his eyes, shoveling more food into his mouth.

aurelia pouted once again, not enjoying her brother not taking her side in the conflict. she turned back to the queue that had grown even longer, sighing as she knew there was no way she'd have enough time to wait in line and eat everything without making herself sick.

"you can have my fruit and salad." sejanus was already pushing the bowls towards his sister, knowing she was debating skipping lunch all together.

"sej, you need to eat something healthy as well." aurelia rolled her eyes, sitting down opposite him in front of the bowls anyways.

sejanus just shrugged his shoulders, "i'll just ask ma to make me a smoothie when we get home."

aurelia couldn't argue with the compromise, tucking in to her small portion of food. the duo sat mostly in silence as they at either food, only talking every so often about the homework for their following class. their silence was interrupted as coriolanus ungracefully sat down beside the girl and immediately began ripping into the small roll on his tray.

aurelia watched the blonde out of the corner of her eye as he ripped the bread into small pieces then shoved multiple into his mouth at once, barely chewing before swallowing his food and moving onto the next bit of food. she didn't know why the boy was acting so animalistically with his food, only ever having seen someone eat that way back during the dark days in two.

"i'm done eating if either of you want the rest of my fruit." aurelia pushed the half eaten bowl towards the center of the table.

"you sure, lia? you've barely eaten anything." sejanus looked concerned as the girl reached for the untouched workbook still on the table.

she only nodded her head, hoping that her brother wouldn't ask anymore questions. she watched as a hand slowly inched its way towards the bowl, silently dragging it back towards themselves. coriolanus felt ashamed as the girl's eyes locked on him in his attempt at sneakily taking the food. he knew she'd make a comment, question why the supposedly rich boy was going for other's seconds. but the girl did no such thing, she simply smiled at him and turned her head back towards the open workbook.

aurelia didn't speak a word to the boys for the rest of the lunch break, quietly copying down coriolanus' notes into her own workbook. his handwriting was some of the neatest she'd ever seen, rivaling even that of her ma who'd boasted about being one of the few in her hometown growing up who was able to read and write in cursive. the boys were conversing above the girl, completely ignoring her presence as though she wasn't there. she didn't catch a word of what they were talking about until she reached the last page of coriolanus' notes.

"if i hear one more person offer me money or anything else to get in favour with my father for that prize i'm going to lose my shit." sejanus huffed, slamming his fork down on his tray.

"sej!" aurelia gasped, not used to her brother using such barbaric language.

"i'm sorry, lia but i'm just sick of it." he rolled his eyes, standing to clear away his tray.

aurelia followed him with her eyes, worried about what sorts of illicit things he'd been offered in exchange for putting a good word in with their father.

"you shouldn't worry too much about him. no one here would ever actually do anything to him like that." coriolanus spoke up from beside the girl, his tray completely empty of any traces of food. "they all know what your daddy could do if they tried anything."

"leave my father out of this." aurelia snapped, quick to defend the man she looked up to.

"just stating the truth." he mumbled, stopping from teasing the girl any further as sejanus returned to the table.

"i'm sorry, lia. i didn't mean to snap at you." sejanus sighed, giving his sister his signature puppy dog eyes and sorry smile he'd use on their ma to get out of trouble.

"whatever." aurelia rolled her eyes, picking up her workbook and passing coriolanus' back to him. "thanks for the tutoring session, was so helpful."

coriolanus caught the sarcasm behind her words, smirking as he watched her huff to herself and pack up her bag. the bell rung faster than he'd expected, the trio packed their bags up and moved towards the door to the canteen. aurelia walked faster ahead of the boys, hoping to make it to their next lesson before her favourite spot in the classroom was taken once again by arachne.

"you can come round tonight and actually tutor her. she's too proud to actually ask for anymore help." sejanus didn't turn his head as he spoke, continuing to watch as his sister got further and further away.

"i don't want to intrude on her plans." coriolanus too watched the girl, intrigued by her haste in leaving the duo.

"it's a thursday, she usually spends this evening studying anyways." sejanus shrugged, hoping the boy would hear the silent plead in his voice.

"i'll ask aurelia what she thinks after class." coriolanus sped off before sejanus could argue any further, almost catching up to the plinth girl before she entered the classroom.

he was intrigued in the girl in a way he never had been before, having only really interacted with her in relation to her brother. their conversations had been limited to the occasional small talk at gala events for the academy or whenever her brother had left them alone.

aurelia could feel's eyes in the back of her head watching her, knowing full well that her brother was still trying to apologise for his words from before. she didn't turn back towards the boy, giving him the cold shoulder and sitting herself down in her seat at the back of the classroom that had, thankfully, not been taken by arachne yet.

the class seemed to drag for the plinth girl, her mind completely throwing out all of the information that professor click was throwing at her. the end of the day couldn't come soon enough, her body aching to fall straight into the comfort of her bed. she looked forward to the warmth that their chef's cooking would bring her and the relief a nice relaxing bath would give her.

"lia, let's go. the car is waiting for us." sejanus stood in front of her desk, his bag over his shoulder and her own held in his hand.

"let me just speak with clemmie quickly." aurelia smiled at her brother, grabbing her bag off of him and flagging down her friend.

"aurelia, how can i help you?" clemensia smiled at the girl, looping their arms together.

"do you wanna come round tonight and study? i'm thinking we could help each other with that essay for demigloss." aurelia smiled hopefully at the girl.

"i can't tonight. mother is making me restart my etiquette classes before the term ends." clemensia rolled her eyes. "apparently young ladies shouldn't slouch and it's a travesty to her that i slouch when i'm tired."

"god, i'm glad i don't have your mother. she'd kill me if she saw my posture at the dinner table." aurelia laughed with the girl, remembering being scolded by mrs dovecote once for laughing too loudly at a gala.

"aurelia!" a voice cut of the girls' laughter, alerting the pair to the approaching duo.

"what do you want, coriolanus? here to steal my best friend?" clemensia rolled her eyes, pulling the girl closer to her side.

"sejanus said you were studying tonight, i can come by and help tutor you?" coriolanus ignored the teasing of the dovecote girl, his eyes not moving from aurelia's.

"i'll be okay. i got your notes from class earlier, i should be fine to study with those." aurelia's confidence dimmed slightly as she spoke of her struggles with the class.

"lia, just let him help. stop being stubborn." sejanus tried to convince his sister, knowing only he could sway her opinion on anything.

"fine, whatever." she rolled her eyes, turning her back to the boys and leading clemensia out of the building.

"so, study date with snow." clemensia gave the girl a knowing smirk.

"first it is not a date, and second, take that stupid grin off of your face." aurelia pushed her friend away, crossing her arms as she continued to tease her.

"lia, you know what his reputation is. what are the chances little miss perfect plinth isn't so perfect after tonight." clemensia grinned at the blush already crossing her friend’s face.

"clemensia! you can't say things like that!" aurelia gasped, hoping no one had heard the girl's crass words.

"it's not like i'm lying. you've heard the stories of him and that girl behind the train station." clemensia watched as the plinth girl's cheeks grew redder by the second. "jesus, lia. if i didn't know any better i'd think you were the one i was talking about."

aurelia simply rolled her eyes, spotting the family car parked in front of the main gates of the academy. she waved at syrus who was sat in the front seat, their father obviously having fought hard for the driver to take the two plinths home. clemensia gave her a light hug and waved her off as she walked towards her own car.

"oi! hurry up before i make you two walk!" aurelia called out to the boys, slamming the door shut and laughing as she watched the pair speed up almost into a run towards the car.

the pair scrambled for the door, coriolanus being bold and taking the seat beside aurelia and leaving sejanus to sit opposite the pair. the blonde girl sat stiffly beside him, not daring to move in case she accidentally brushed him with her body, clemensia's words of his reputation still floating in her mind. she remained still for the remainder of the journey, her eyes watching the barren trees pass by quickly.

to say the car ride was the most awkward situation that aurelia could remember would be a lie, as the second the pair were left alone in the family's living room, she could feel herself wanting to make any excuse possible to leave. coriolanus seemed to be feeling the same way as he sat completely still on the pristine sofa, not daring to move in fear of ruining the placement of the cushions that their maids had organised whilst the family were gone.

"i-i'm going to see if my ma needs any help in the kitchen." aurelia stood quickly, rushing to reach the safety of the kitchen.

"aurelia, dear. you didn't mention you were having a friend over." mrs plinth smiled knowingly at her daughter, struggling to reach something on the top shelf.

"ma, it's not like that. coriolanus is just helping me study for our exams." aurelia rolled her eyes, grabbing the cookie jar for her and setting it on the side.

"i remember your father and i having many study dates before we began dating." she grinned as her daughter's face grew red.

"he's just helping me study, ma. it's not a date." aurelia whispered, not wanting the snow boy to hear them from the living room.

"whatever you say, sweetheart." she patted her daughter on the cheek, passing by her with the tray of food and drinks she'd prepared when she saw aurelia was having someone over. "i hope you're not too hungry, coriolanus. our cook won't be back for about an hour so this is all i have to offer."

"no worries, mrs plinth. i'm sure my cook will have something ready for when i return home." coriolanus smiled at the older lady, turning back to his open workbook with a hope that she'd leave the pair alone.

"of course, i'll leave you two to it then." she sent her daughter a wink as she exited the room, closing the door almost fully.

aurelia rolled her eyes at her ma's antics, knowing she was obsessed with trying to set her daughter up with as many of the 'eligible young men' as she called them in high society as possible. she couldn't remember how many blind dates she'd been set up on in the last year since she'd turned sixteen, her parents finally agreeing that it was time for the girl to start looking for a husband. why this courtesy didn't extend to sejanus as well, the girl could not say.

"so, do you want to start on post war history or the formation of panem?" coriolanus turned to the girl, pausing as he saw the blush covering her face. "everything okay,aurelia?"

"yes, just a little warm is all."aurelia smiled nervously, taking a sip of the cold lemonade her mother had brought out for the pair. "let's start with the formation for now then work our way through the war."

coriolanus nodded suspiciously, staring at the snow that was beginning to settle out the window and the plinth's lack of a fireplace running. the girl was obviously lying, he just couldn't figure out why. the pair worked quickly through the notes that he had taken during class, quizzing the girl every so often to test her memory. as they got closer to the end of coriolanus' notes, the boy realised she wasn't struggling as much as he assumed she would've been had she really needed tutoring.

"i don't know why demigloss made me tutor you. you're fine." coriolanus shrugged, taking the last cookie from the plate.

"i just can never seem to remember the dates of things. facts or detailed descriptions of what happened during the war or why the war even began i can do. but i just can't name anyone who was there or when it happened." aurelia pouted, deepening it when she realised all of the cookies were gone.

"we'll figure something out next time to get you to remember them." coriolanus huffed, pulling his bag closer to him so that he could start packing away his things.

"next time?" aurelia raised her eyebrows. "wasn't this just a one time thing? to help me with the topics i struggled with in the last essay."

"demigloss made it very clear that this wasn't the only topic you were struggling with. he said you couldn't even remember the date the original americas were founded." coriolanus smirked at the girl, having clearly caught her off guard with his knowledge of her grades.

"he shouldn't be sharing such personal details with other students." she pouted, sulking back into the once neat cushions.

coriolanus scoffed at her disregard for the tidiness and organisation that had been put into the room, knowing the family's maids would be in once they left the room to puff them back up to the original shape. he felt the feeling of resentment growing in his stomach as his eyes roam the room, spotting the vast amount of expensive looking trinkets littering almost every surface of the room. they were flaunting their undeserved wealth for him, showing what he could've had, what he should have.

"ma said dinner will be ready in ten if you want to stay, coriolanus?" sejanus entered the room, disrupting the snow's spiral of hate.

"i should be okay, don't want to leave tigris worrying of where i am." coriolanus smiled nervously, hoping to any gods there were that the boy would be his usual amount of stubborn and make him stay.

"if you insist." sejanus shrugged, walking back out of the room.

coriolanus cursed the boy for actually having a back bone for once and not begging the boy to stay over. his hope turned to the boy's sister, praying she would offer him to stay over as a thanks for his tutoring.

"ma will probably want a hand laying the table. will you be okay seeing yourself out?" aurelia turned to the boy, seeing the sad look in his eyes disappear as he felt her eyes on him.

"yes. i should be going. don't want to leave my grandma'am waiting." coriolanus smiled stiffly, standing slowly from the sofa.

"grandma'am?" aurelia chuckled, finding the nickname he used for his grandmother cute.

"y-yes." coriolanus felt his cheeks blushing. "tigris couldn't quite say grandma as a toddler and it just stuck."

"it's cute. makes me question those rumours about you." aurelia winked, standing to leave the room.

"what rumours?" coriolanus' small smile dropped, following the girl as she walked towards where her mother was helping cook dinner.

"oh, nothing. just some things i've heard here and there." aurelia shrugged, stopping at the entrance of the kitchen. "i'll see you tomorrow. thanks again for the tutoring session."

"you're welcome, aurelia." coriolanus smiled, the rehearsed smile he used for public appearances.

"oh, coriolanus. i'm glad I caught you before you left. cook made a few too many portions and i knew you weren't staying for dinner, so." mrs plinth rushed from the kitchen, a basket full of food in her arms. "i wrapped up some food for you to take back to tigris and your grandmother. i can't thank you enough for helping out our dear aurelia."

"ma." aurelia groaned, leaning into the wall out of embarrassment.

"oh, mrs plinth you didn't have to do that." coriolanus grabbed the basket nonetheless, his eyes betraying the nonchalance he was trying to give off.

"oh, it's nothing, dear." she waved the boy, bustling back into the kitchen to grab the silverware.

"i'll walk you to the door." aurelia smiled at the boy, holding the basket for him as he slipped on his shoes and academy jacket. "thanks again for tutoring me, really."

"no problem, goldie." he smiled, taking the basket back without thinking of the nickname he'd given her.

"goldie?" she raised her eyebrow at the new nickname.

"w-well, i've heard clemensia and sejanus call you lia, so i just thought it'd be nice to have something different." coriolanus shrugged, looking down bashful. "i-i'm sorry. i should've asked before just deciding that was your nickname."

"n-no, it's okay. i like it." aurelia looked down, a matching blush colouring her cheeks.

"i'll see you tomorrow then, goldie." coriolanus' smile grew cheekier as he spotted the rouge on her cheeks, waving as he stepped out the front door.

"see you tomorrow, coriolanus." aurelia waved back, closing the door once she saw he'd made it safely down their icy steps.

"he seems nice." ma made her jump as she snuck up behind her. "should i start chaperoning your 'study sessions' from now on?"

"ma! i told you it's not like that." aurelia crossed her arms across her chest embarrassed, grabbing the silverware from her ma's grasp.

"mmhmm. i told your grandmother the exact same thing and look where i am now. i can just see it now, coriolanus and aurelia snow." she sighed dramatically, only half joking to tease her daughter.

"ma!" aurelia blushed a colour her mother didn't even know a person could go, laughing as she watched her storm into the dining room to set the table.

[gx-gameon]

I'm in an angsty mood so here's an angsty question how would the DM and GX crew react to genuinely losing Jaden

Oooooh. Like dead? Or missing?

You said angsty so let’s go hurt no comfort and follow the ending of the English dub.

Jaden fuses with Yubel, freeing everyone from the starts and returning them to their home dimension. Everyone the Gx crew and the Dm crew.

Everyone is home. Except for Jaden.

The two groups are all checking in with each other everyone is thrilled to be home and reunited. Yugi is checking in with Seto, Atem and Joey when he hears it.

Syrus is sobbing. He looks around. He hadn’t spotted Jaden yet but the group is in chaos. People are moving around and reuniting. He’s sure his boy had been swept up by one of his friends. He’ll spot him soon. While Yugi is relieved to have his friends/family back his anxiety won’t calm until he can lay his eyes on his son. Once he know Jaden is alright everything will be…

“Jaden is gone!” Syrus shrieks into the night.

Yugi’s whole world shatters.

Gone?

The group is chaos. But this time there is no joy. Everyone is distressed and demanding answers. Joey even grabbing Syrus by the jacket and demanding to know where his littlest buddy is. Screw the secret Jaden can yell at him later once Jaden is home.

Syrus sobs through his explanation of what Jaden did. That he fused himself with Yubel and would never return.

Yugi is destroyed.

It takes a long time before he can even touch a duel monster card again if he ever does.

His boy is gone.

He’s lost. How did he fail his son so badly.

If he had just revealed their connection in the dark world would Jaden still be here. If Yugi could have acted as his father not as an experience adult. Would if have changed anything?

Even if it hadn’t he at least could have properly said goodbye.

His whole world boils down to this loss.

He will never recover from it.

Seto throws himself into work.

He shuts down duel academy. Its one purpose was to provide a safe place for his son to make friends and have fun. It failed in every way and there for had to close.

He tries to make machines that can scan every dimension. Every place in existence for Jaden. Syrus said he was gone. People don’t just disappear. Kaiba was able to build an elevator to space and transport to the after life.

He will find his son. He will bring him back. Then his husband will smile again. Then his family will be complete. He’ll lock them in the manor after that. No more adventures.

But he can never find him.

His relationship with Yugi slowly fades. Yugi needs emotional support and a physical presence. Seto needs to fix what’s broken. Yugi has accepted a reality without their son and Seto never will. Yugi is broken Seto is crumbling. They can’t work together anymore. Seto won’t let go and while Yugi will never move on after years of look he know Jaden’s not out there, he has to move forward.

Atem has only loss like this once before

Not since he loss yugi’s soul, has he felt this level of despair.

At first he like Kaiba thinks he can find Jaden. He and Yugi talk to the spirits, but they cannot sense Jaden.

Atem asks Mahad to search the afterlife, Jaden is not there. Atem is ecstatic. This means that Jaden isn’t dead. He tells Yugi watching his Aboiu’s hope soar.

Then he watches it crash. He asked the God cards to find Jaden but they tell him it’s impossible. Jaden no longer exists. Not in this dimension or any other.

Yugi is destroyed all over again. (This is when he gives up hope of ever finding Jaden again and his relationship with Seto starts to fall apart)

Atem doesn’t know what to do. He can’t save Jaden. He can’t fix the problem. He can’t remove the thing hurting Yugi. What is he good for if he can’t protect the people he loves. Why did he come back from the dead if he could protect the people most important to him.

Atem is glued to Yugi’s side after this. They have always been close but have learned to be independent of each other. Now they are never more than ten feet apart. Neither can stand the thought of losing someone else.

Joey gives up dueling.

Dueling was a passion for him but it started as a way to spend time with his best friend. Over the years it became a way to connect with those he loved. But why he got good at the game in the first place was to save Serenity and to have Yugi’s back.

Now that Jaden is gone and Yugi gave up dueling it doesn’t feel right to keep going.

After all what’s the point of dueling if he isn’t good enough to protect his closest friends. He failed in the dark world to keep his friends safe and he failed to save Jaden.

Joey also stays close to Yugi. People joked he was a guard dog before but know he’s likely to take your head off for looking at the grieving father wrong.

The Gx crew

Everyone is grieving. But there are also mixed feelings. While the crew understand Jaden didn’t sacrifice them (they are no longer under the spell) they are still mad about his actions. But he’s gone and there will never be closer or time for forgiveness.

Some are angry. At Jaden, the situation, Yubel, the school. Anything and everything

Some are depressed and sinking in their own guilt.

Chazz

Struggles to understand how his friend is gone.

How the last thing he ever said to Jaden was his rage and how much he hated him.

He hates that his last words were sullied by a spell meant to bring out the worst in him.

Jaden failed thinking that he hated him

(Alexis, Atticus, and Hasselberry all have the same feelings here)

He struggles to move on. He’s still a duelist but duels will never be fun again. They are a way to dominate. They are a way to make money but they are not fun.

Jesse

He’s shattered

This is all his fault

He stayed behind forcing Jaden to come save him

He wasn’t strong enough to defeat Yubel before they could get to Jaden

They took over his body and used it against Jaden and their friends. His family was torture, corrupted and enslaved by Yubel.

Part of him is angry at Jaden for fusing with that spirit. How could he become one with the creature that tortured Jesse and his family. One the other hand he hates himself for feeling that way.

He loved Jaden for his compassion and care to all those around him. After hearing the whole story from Syrus he knows why Jaden did what he did. He understand that Yubel was corrupted and never would have behaved that way on their own. Jaden fusing with Yubel was the only way to save all 12 dimension, all the people they lost, and to save Yubel from the light of destruction.

He understands why. But that doesn’t mean he understand why Jaden is gone.

He spends the rest of his life trying to be the connection between spirits and duelist.

Apart of him will always hope that by doing so he will find Jaden. No matter what for he’s in now, be it human or duel spirit.

He never does find him. Not in this life time

[connar-rose-kaiba]

Spirit Caller

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"Oh good... We ...Made it..." The two had raced their way to the testing grounds as soon as Connar's cards had been gathered and tucked away safely back into her deck amd securely incased in her elegant carrier. A gift from her father as a congratulations for her entry at Duel Academy based upon her excellent test scores at Duel Prep School. There was that and a customized Duel Disk made just for her. It was a matching set with a sort of Magical dreamy blend of pastel colors to emphasize her Spell Caster Theme, inspired mostly by Dark Magician Girl, her favorite card, as well as an ace of her deck. A Pair of inquisitive brown eyes rested on her while she struggled to catch her breath. Particularly interested in the rather elegant design of these otherwise rather common objects for a Duelist-- He had a few questions for this girl... for starters he wondered if she heard the same female voice earlier that day... the one he had heard shortly before asking him if had said anything. Baby steps though... "Say....what did you say your name was?" he asked her curiosly, but just before she could open her glossed lips to respond-- "Connar~!!" A small blue haired boy had rushed in and cried into her arms. "Hey, Syrus...sorry I'm late." she chuckled softly as she held him. "Mmnh....YOU'RE DARN RIGHT YOU'RE LATE!" he snapped, "You completely missed my entry duel! I had such bad test anxiety and you weren't even here...I don't know how I won my match." "So you're in! Congrats man!" Jaden laughed and gave the boy a hardy pat on the back. There was a soft grunt from the simple force on him, but Syrus studied the other male, before giving a look back to Connar with arms folded. "I see how it is." He huffed, "I'm here having the duel of my life, and you're off on a date!?" "Wh-WHat!?" Connar blushed and instantly flailed her hands defensively, Syrus, I swear, I-it's nothing like that! W-We just met!" "She's right you know." Laughed the brunette holding out his hand to the other, "I mean, she hasn't even bought me coffee yet! Name's Jaden, by the way." "Uh-huh..." the bluenette sighed and accepted the offered hand anyway, "I'm Syrus, Syrus Truesdale." " Anyway, Jaden's right Syrus! You passed, that's what matters! Congratulations!" Connar grinned after sighing in relief from having been rescued from the small boy's wrath...this time. Syrus Truesdale was a childhood friend of Connar's. His older brother Zane, used to get paid to babysit her over summer breaks as her father recognized the boy had talent in dueling and thought it would be good for his daughter to spend time with duelists to help mold her own talent. He was a shy boy but had a good heart, even though sometimes he could get a bit full of himself... "Yeah good on ya!" Jaden beamed, "I'll be in too once I win my duel!" "Wait, you haven't dueled yet?" Syrus and Connar asked this together and looked at each other. "Nah." Jaden shrugged, "Connie, you were with me." "Yeah... but I assumed you were like me perhaps, and had your exam ahead." "...Wait what?" Jaden blinked. "Connar went to Duel Prep School for the past 3 years." said Syrus,"Their final exam consists of the entry duel ceramonies to get into the Academy ahead of time." he sighed,"You know, like Early Admittance? Man... I wish I could have already been enrolled to the Academy, like them..." Connar nodded. "The truth of the matter is...I only came to watch the entry ceremonial duels for the applicants of this year's student crop." she smiled. "...Well then I'm afraid you might have a problem." said Syrus. "What do you mean?" this time Connar and Jaden asked at the same time.

Part 2

[yugirl]

GXTOBER DAY 3: Syrus Truesdale

Todays AU is the Parent AU!!

It’s tough being a successful businessman running a Duel Monsters Pro-League and being an attentive father of five. No one knows how Syrus does it, neither does Syrus!!

That being said he loves his son, Zane, daughter, Vela, and the triplets, Cera, Ptera and Rex!

I think if it wasn’t obvious visually, the ID of the father should be obvious now to my fellow GX fans! ;)

So much for simple this entry but who cares it’s been a while since I drew the kids!!

Vela belongs to @vanilla-poisons

[asktotallyhuman]

"I would like to ask the local cleric more about their religion, as being raised with an open mind to listen and learn (and only told of one legend story for bedtime in my youth)... Father Syrus didn't hold any belief himself, but he was still enjoying listening to others of their own..."

"... but right now, I don't think they would be open to... talking with me just yet... what with my gray skin and all..." ^^;

(Wanted to ask Father Aldurn as Orchid just for laughs)

But luckily, with the magic of her charm, she's able to walk the town freely. Even enter the church, and speak to reverend Father himself.

Father Aldurn closes his book before he continues.

"The Aether, and the Nether, both places one could access with the right resources. Heaven and hell. Death brings one of three options:"

"One: A soul that is virtuous, is given the gift of "creation," spirit awakening within the paradise of the aether, free to fly and create in true paradise for eternity.

Two: A soul that is vengeful, filled with hatred and spite, is bound to eternal damnation. Dread souls to become a part of the soul-sand that covers the nether realm.

Three: Some say, that within the realm of the void exists a form of purgatory. Lost souls wander the barren wastelands of the void and the endrealm, their former beings slowly stripping away, until they become akin to a pearlless enderfolk, screaming in the dark with powers they can't control."

"If you want to learn more, my child, perhaps you would like to attend one of my sermons!"

[orchid-151]

Orchid, I have a question for you.

When did you decide you wanted to become a cleric? was it fate or something you just could see yourself doing as your profession?

"Funny thing, I chose this career path because I could tell Father Syrus was... not at his best. It's also the only career I've seen most of my life... Mason didn't seem interested in showing me much of the stonemasonary at the time..."

"Much like Father Syrus, my potions are not the best, but I can contribute with other skills like healing... and.... well, I can heal people and that's a plus~"

[zexalisliving]

My Yugioh Headcanons:

Eliphas is Astral's father and Enna is his mother.

Don Thousand has a strange french wife that was based off of a remotely Barian-colored Rainbow High doll.

Yuma reads hentai

Astral dislikes Yuma reading hentai and just hentai by itself

Kalin/Kiryu is a hentai bookstore owner and it's called "Kalin's Bookstore of Doujinshi and More".

Yami Yugi also reads a lot of hentai

Don Thousand and Eliphas are brothers, meaning that Astral and No. 96 are cousins

No. 96 insists that he and Astral are "a brother".

Yuma winds up with Anna and not Tori

Yusei loves heartbeats, Doge, unicorns and other strange things.(no, he's still straight)

Nelson/Fuya has a crush on Anna and in some AUs they are in a relationship

Hart/Haruto hangs out with Kalin, despite Kite's hate for him

Kite and Hart are afraid of monkeys

Whenever Hart screamed or emitted energy in ep 40 it was because of germs from other people

Kalin and Misty (the dark signer) are in a relationship and sometimes married

In some stories Christopher is Kalin's son and Pegasus is Kalin's father

Kite, Kalin and Hart created a team in a game called Terarria and they named it Team Defeatium. "To the Wyverns we'll put an end!"

Tea/Anzu, Tori, and Zuzu are slightly bimbofied.

Alito cooks in a strange french cooking show

Marik sends people to the Shadow Realm for 15 minutes as punishments

Lightning (the ignis)'s greatest fear is chicken nuggets, because they look so good and yet he doesn't have a mouth to eat them with.

Specter married Sunavalon Dryas because he's sexually attracted to trees

Yusaku gets away with cheating in duels against AIs because he's human

Shadi and Ishizu are in a relationship

Odion/ Rishid has an egg in his pocket that he gives to Marik whenever he asks for it

Chazz/Majoume plays Minecraft

and Syrus/Sho is a mega wimp who claims to be a pea-brain

ooh, and fun fact: I had a dream where Chazz was part of a basketball team and was creating machines that used... uh... gas to make the other team forfeit, and everyone on Chazz's team were yelling "ALL SMELL THE CHAZZ!!"

[dragondreamexpress]

Sure!!! I'm not the best with drawing dragons but I'll do my best!!!! I could even make you guys a logo! =D

that's so sweet!!!! /gen

THE SILLIES:

hazard (the father figure ever, very sweet yet old fellow. racer, fighter, etc)

bio (short for biohazard), (hazard's adoptive son, bold, loud, and looks up to his dad so much)

solle (loudmouthed, vicious, the fighter of the two, loves her wife so much)

syru (patient, intelligent, the brains of the two, also adores her wife)

[aberooski]

Fuck it.

Random Yu-Gi-Oh GX headcanon dump part 2!

Part 1

Once again in no particular order, just the order they pop out of my brain.

Most of my headcanons are upsetting so we'll see what gets released from the vault this time 👀

Atticus takes care of anyone and everyone but himself, to an almost self-destructive degree at times.

The J-Squad kept in touch with Chumley after he left

Atticus is 100% a theater kid

Of the Primary Color Trio(tm), Syrus is the only one they trust to cook. As we've established, Jaden will burn down the kitchen if he tries, and Hassleberry isn't a bad cook, but he's the kinda guy who will have something really good and then walk away and accidentally wreck it.

Hassleberry has never measured ingredients in his life. He doesn't know what tea/tablespoons or measuring cups are.

Bastion's top artist on Spotify is Frank Sinatra

After graduation Atticus and Alexis made Chazz write down a list of things/experiences he's never done or had because of how restrictively he was brought up and they make it their mission to make sure he can cross off everything on the list.

Alexis has painted Chazz's nails for him more than once because she does a cleaner job than he does. 💅

Alexis also taught Chazz how to do eye liner

Jim tells people Shirley is his seeing eye croc when they ask why he has her

After graduation, every single one of them eventually starts going to therapy

Jesse was the one who finally convinced Jaden to at least try therapy after he repeatedly insisted to everyone that he didn't need it. He did

This is kinda canon actually, but Hassleberry doesn't remember what happens when he goes dinosaur berserk mode. The headcanon part is that it's not just like fuzzy memories or anything, there are just straight up holes in his memory. And it really bothers him.

Yuki is Jaden's mom's last name. She's Japanese but his dad is American and when they got married, he took her name.

Eventually, Bastion does return from the other dimension with Tania. Everyone is happy to see him. No one ever forgot him.

Aster carries Echo's memory with him until the day he dies. Just like his father, he'll always remember the poor girl who was murdered for a card. The girl he couldn’t save.

Crowler's the teacher everybody added on Facebook and all that after graduation because they're not his students anymore so they're allowed to be friends with him on social media 🤭

Syrus really does love his brother a lot, bit therapy really opens his eyes to how so many of his personal issues and fears and anxieties and inhibitions stem from Zane and how badly he treated him and how badly it stifled him as a person and is able to bring himself to hold Zane accountable for it all so he can actually find a way to heal from it all and they can truly mend their relationship.

Jaden regrets not holding Zane accountable for how he treated Syrus past their duel in episode 8 where the subsequently drops the issue because of Zane's dueling skills.

Bastion can play the piano

Chazz is the most bisexual little man on the planet 💖💙💜 pretty sure we all agree on this one

Atticus is pan 💖💛💙

Jaden and Jesse have gone as Jed and Octavius for Halloween at least once

One year Atticus used the fact that Halloween is his birthday as an excuse to convince Chazz be Snow White for Halloween so they could go as Snow White and Prince Florian.

By the time they're grown up and he and Atticus are living together/married the only family member of his that Chazz still keeps any contact with is his mom

Aster has intense trust issues after learning the truth about The D and his father's death

Hassleberry tilts his head like a dog when he's confused

Syrus actually gets sick a lot. 🤒

Zane giving kids cards to stop them from bullying Syrus was a common occurrence when they were little kids

Before Zane went off to train at Sheppard's dojo and before he started abusing Syrus in his own ways they were actually decently close considering Zane's inherent emotional distance

Slade and Jagger hated Chazz from day one.

Alexis has nightmares about Atticus being taken away again after he comes back. If they're bad enough, she'll go to his dorm in the middle of the night to check on him and make sure that he's safe, and often ends up sleeping on his couch for the rest of the night.

Chazz knows his family is homophobic so after he cuts his ties with his dad and his brothers, he comes out to Crowler because he's the closest thing to a genuine father figure he's really ever had

Crowler officiates Chazz and Atticus's wedding 💍

Inspired by Yusei, Jaden got a motorcycle post Bonds Beyond Time. He thought it would impress Jesse. It did.

Jesse is the first one to get their driver's license

Axel is the only one who has never crashed their car

Axel will always come whenever anyone needs help. No matter who, and no matter how far away they are.

While working on Chazz's experiences list Atticus and Alexis took him to the mall. She left them unsupervised for a few minutes to go to the bathroom. When she came back, they were gone, and when she found them again, Chazz had his ears pierced. Atticus had taken him to Claire's. She will never leave them unsupervised again. 🤦‍♀️

I think I'll call this one here for now!

Maybe next year I'll come back with part 3 🤭

[tmisherewrites]

Chapter 9: Day 1058 of the Revolution

When we were last with Syrus, her and Thena had a major row over a controversial decision to limit access to the Guardian meetings, causing Syrus to tell her former flame to find a new Guardian for District 3.

In this chapter, Syrus is now struggling to motivate the Inner Guard when she experiences yet another blow.

Below is an excerpt of Chapter 9 of my fic, They Will Come For You In the Night linked here. If you'd like to read from the start, Chapter 1 is linked here and to the chapter cover above. I'd love it if you'd check it out and let me know what you think.

Syrus walked through the old orchard. The trees had begun to blossom about a week prior. In only a few months’ time, the people of District 11 would usually begin harvesting these apples. She hoped that just like the spring brought renewal to the orchards, brought new life, that their fight would birth a brand new world where the people benefitted from their own labour, not the Capitol. Breathing in deep, she was comforted by the memory of summers playing with her brother and the other children after long shifts in the fields were over for the day. How her mother would clean her off with a cloth before tidying her hair to prepare for their lessons down in the libraries. She remembered falling asleep in her father’s lap, his rugged arms wrapping her up, making her feel held, cared for. But Syrus didn’t have the time to get lost in memories, she had a Guardian meeting in a half hour. Yesterday’s meeting had been even more quiet than their last, especially with Auggie in District 13. She hoped the silence wouldn’t become a pattern but it seemed as if the lack of engagement was here to stay.

[gx-gameon]

Oooo, the angst hurts. May I ask for a hurt comfort version to recover? In the sub and the very end of the sub, where after a week of being missing, Jaden shows up again. How would the Gx+DM crew react to him being back? Maybe hugs for Jaden from his family?

I see everyone needs a hug now.

I don’t think a week is long enough for anyone to give up on him.

Atem couldn’t find him in the afterlife but that’s a good thing. If he was in the afterlife then he truly was dead. Seto is trying to search all of the dimensions for him and Yugi and Atem have their spirits checking the duel spirit plane for him.

But the words “Jaden is gone” still looms over everyone. As each day passes with more and more dead ends the group begins to lose hope.

At this point everyone who went to the dark world knows who the Prince of Duels is. It’s hard to cover up Yugi’s reaction to finding out his son is “gone” the whole Dm cast had an explosive reaction to that and if there was any doubt in anyone’s head about who Jaden was there is no confusion now.

The Dm cast has stayed on the island to “look into operations” they are looking for Jaden and starting the process of closing the school.

Hope is starting to slip away as the days stretch on.

Then a shooting star falls to earth. Yugi sees it and something in him just knows he has to go check it out. He arrives to find Syrus clinging o Jaden and sobbing. His boy looks older, sharper, he stands with the same regal mess as Atem. The lost prince has returned a king.

Jaden turns and locks eyes with his father and his face softens “hey dad.” And there he is, Yugi’s little boy.

Yugi runs forward and sweeps his son into his arms. Together he and Syrus lead Jaden back to the Slifer dorm. Yugi never fully breaking contact with Jaden the whole way home. They contact the rest of the Dm crew and send Syrus off to “spread the word” but what they want is family time.

Joey gets there first picking Jaden up and swing the boy around.

Atem follows and while he can see the changes in Jaden, for a king will always recognize another, this is still his baby nephew. He pulls the boy into a tight hug.

Téa hugs him tight before cradling his cheeks and looking him over, fretting over ever little change

Tristan just pulls him in for a nuggy. The baby is back.

Seto shares in a sweeps his son up into his arms he only lets go to grab Yugi and pull him into the embrace as well.

The have a long talk. Jaden explaining his past with Yubel, his prior life as the wielder of the Gentle Darkness, his and Yubel’s oath and fusion, and his new powers and duties

This is met with mixed feelings. They are used to spiritual powers and past lives. But why is it always Jaden?

They also talk about the plans moving forward. Jaden talks Seto out of closing the school. He argues that once he graduates the area should calm down as the LOD was more than likely targeting him. No one is comforted by this. He argues that the school is meaningful to his friends and that they all deserve to graduate.

Step agreed to keep the school open on one condition. Jaden’s identity is already known to the staff and his friends (and it’s bound to leak) so there is no reason for the Dm cast to stay away. There will be regular visits from the Dm cast.

As they are discussing Jaden mentions that the school has to stay for he can feel something else coming. Joey butts in “oh no, you’re not facing anything else alone. Don’t think we haven’t noticed dat there ain’t no adults here.” He says throwing his arms out to gesture to the Slifer dorm. “Rich boy how about this. I stay here as the leader of the Slifer red dorm until my littlest buddy graduates.”

Jaden would argue, he wants his family safe, but he can see how relieved the idea makes his dad. And honestly there are way worst people to have watching your back than Joey Wheeler. (He’s also an uncle. He’ll have Jaden’s back but he also won’t stop him from doing dangerous things if a) the risk is worth it and b) it turns out awesome)

So Joey stays on till the end of Gx becoming the leader of the Slifer dorm.

He’s not the only one who stays.

After reuniting with his family Jaden goes to see his friends.

He reunites with Jesse and returns the Crystal beast to him (we were robbed of this scene and I will never let it go) the two talk. Jesse’s been stuck in the infirmary and has been worried sick about Jaden and his family. The two air out a lot of things. It will take time for them to get back in rythem (Jesse’s weak from his soul being removed and figuring out how Yubel affects them) but Jesse is stubborn.

He’s staying beside Jaden. He can tell his friend needs him. (He also is head over heels and can’t imagine leaving when he and Jaden just reunited) Jesse Jim and Axel all go straight to Seto. They tell him they want to stay. No they are staying and he’s going to make it happen. Normally they would be mortified talking to Seto Kaiba that way. But they just went through hell with each other and for each other and they are not leaving. Also this is their friend’s father. (They don’t know if that makes him more or less intimidating) they normally would never use their connection with Jaden this way, but they have to stay together and watch Jaden’s back.

Seto had already made arrangements as soon as Jaden came back. He found their attempt to bully him to their will amusing. (At least Jaden has three loyal friends)

Jaden has still changed. He’s been through a massive trauma and has unlocked his destine and the weirder of Gentle Darkness. As well as fusing with Yubel and the changes it cause to his body.

He’s still struggling.

But with Joey, Jim, Axel, and Jesse staying around and support for Chazz and Aster. The future is brighter

[connar-rose-kaiba]

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Connar carefully walked around the classroom at all the empty seats, as the students who had gathered seemed to be sprinkled around in little cliques until class started. Jaden and Syrus were chatting it up with a heavy set fellow, who, oddly reminded her of a koala-- A few rows down sat Bastion Misawa, studying already. She recognized him from the entry exams. He's said to be the best student in their grade, having gotten the higest marks, and one row up from him, sat Chazz. When his eyes rose to meet hers, shock formed on his face. He opened his mouth as though to say something, but quickly shut it, taking into account where they were. Reguardless, the look on his face was not a happy one, and to avoid his glare she quickly passed by him with her eyes to the floor. "Connar?" Hey!" A blonde Obelisk smiled in her direction and waved her over. "Oh, it's Alexis!" Connar called out and waved back, walking over to greet her properly. Alexis Rhodes wasn't exactly an old friend of Connar's. They weren't enemies, either. They just knew each other from Duel Prep School. She wasn't mean or anything. But she seemed kind of unapproachable... She was very pretty, and already popular with a few boys. "You're in red?" asked Alexis," But I thought you scored perfectly..." "Indeed, I'm surprised as well." said Zane, who stood next to Alexis, "You're not gonna need a babysitter this year, are you?" Connar blushed and puffed her cheeks. "No, Zane~! " she groaned, "I'm a big girl now, I don't need you to babysit me anymore!!" "I wonder about that..." "Hold on, wait!" Alexis giggled, "Zane!? Babysit!? I wanna hear more about that!" "Another time, maybe." said Zane. "Class is about to start soon, Alexis, so we should go find out seats." he turned, glancing back at the pink haired girl, "Are you coming, Connie?" "Oh no, I better not." Said Connar, waving her hands in a polite decline, "After all, you two are Obelisks, Having a Slifer sit between you might cause some chatter." she chuckled, "Especially you, Zane, Don't you have a reputation to uphold?" Zane Truesdale. Once Connar's Summer time babysitter, now the top ranked duelist at Duel Academy... "Suit yourself." he said shrugging, "Still though, you shouldn't act like you don't belong there." he stated while lightly stepping up toward his seating with Alexis in tow.

Yet another disappointed customer in Connar's personal choice... The hardest part though, would be breaking the news to her father later...

"Hey, Connie!" Jaden called out to her from a few rows over, "Come on, we saved you a seat!" he grinned. "Hurry up!" Said Syrus"Our roommate Chumley has been keeping it warm for ya~" he giggled. "Settle down, now, that's enough!" said Dr.Crowler, stepping down to take his podium, "Be seated, as class is about to begin!"

To Be Continued

Chapter 4