#featuring: hook

[charliehearted]

a closed starter for @scltnsea

It was practically wired into Charlie's bones. His trust in Hook had saved his life once and from there on out, it seemed that it had been well-founded because while some of the crew crumbled into dust and others bled out on the beach, within sight of their home aboard the ship, Charlie had survived despite it all. Perhaps some of it was the natural cowardice born to a boy thrust into a war zone at age five or perhaps it was dumb luck. If anyone asked Charlie, though, he claimed every time that it was because of Hook.

It was that trust, engrained in his blood, bones, and brain, that lead Charlie to stick his head into Hook's quarters that day. "Beloved pirate captain," Charlie called out with a smile, "may I steal a moment of your time?" Not waiting for an answer, Charlie eased his way inside, staying up against the wall and smiling as wide as he could to hide the curling and twisting nausea that had made its home in his stomach. This wasn't going to be a good conversation and Charlie knew it, but who else could he trust to tell him what was and was not something he should do? Hook always had his best interests at heart.

Allowing the smile to drop as Charlie fixed his gaze on the deck below him, he forced out the words he'd been too scared to tell his father captain, despite bringing it up to Cecco weeks ago. "Pan wants me back," he forced out in a rush, not bothering to look up to see if Hook was listening. "I went to watch the Battle from the forest, I didn't get involved, but he wants me back."

[malsorie]

i was waiting for a ship in BG3 to sweep me off my feet until i read @optiwashere’s Minthara x Lae’zel propaganda (their fics) and fell VICTIM. so i drew a little scene from this fic 🤕🤕

[rungapikattohikattara]

: will you get off me!?

: what do you mean you like me. Frag off

Anyway…

[descendantofthesparrow]

D3 screenshot redraw-the lean™

@bucket-barnes

[charliehearted]

Sometimes, when the world aligned itself in the mirror of what had been in the past, when the permanence of Neverland seemed less like the background drum of reality and became a weight that sunk its teeth and nails into the backs that knew it best, Charlie felt like people saw the boy he had been and not the man he was. There were cracks to him, holes that bleed insecurity and could be stoppered by praise. But there was iron to him too, the kind that had been forged by the island by the blessings of its master. He wasn't quite one bad word from shaking apart, but that didn't stop him from basking in the warmth of the crew and the kindness they saw fit to grace him with.

It did nothing to stop him lighting up at the proof of the confidence Hook had in him.

"Well..." Charlie had instinctually gone to contradict Hook, but hadn't he just been told to not sell himself short. He smiled instead. "Well, thank you. I know blind revelry isn't always our preferred way to pass time, but we do need some fun every so often. As long as we stay on guard, it should be alright!" He paused, having, in the rush of the moment, forgotten about the island's oceanic inhabitants. "I can swim," Charlie said slowly, "but if we're likely to be drowned, we might need to find another option for that part of the challenge!" Charlie would hate to lose a crew member. To lose a crewmate to one of his ideas was almost an untenable idea.

Hook understood that he had to give Charlie as much praise as he could, any time he saw him, because the boy one was moment away from falling apart. Despite whatever Charlie thought about himself seemed irrelevant to Hook. In his eyes, the boy was a remarkable ray of sunshine. That is exactly what they needed to get by. An resilient need to find happiness.

"Ah, don't sell yourself so short my boy!" Hook quipped, smiling. "You're the only person who could ever such a thing, and don't tell yourself otherwise. Now, if anyone gets drowned by a merfolk then we might have a problem. Do you know if everyone can swim?"

[bonefall]

OMG intersex Moonpaw with a cleft lip???

I just used it as an example because cleft lips and palates are a really good example of the quirks of bilateral symmetry, BUT I do actually have a cleft lip in BB LMAO

It's Lizardstripe because she got a glow up in BB, is one of the smartest and most competent background characters in the rewrite, and has an expanded friendship with both Bluestar and Yellowfang. I gave her a cleft lip because unironically it is such a cool feature and it deserves a million examples of positivity.

Her son Deerfoot also got it, he also got a glowup as a TigerClan rebel.

I should give it to more cats honestly... and more lip features in general. I love you people whose lips naturally curl above the teeth. I love you people with cleft lips, both severe and minor. I love you people who have had mouth surgery and have visible scars.

[zaptap]

"oh, dag! that girl had just ordered breakfast in the middle of her newscast!"

[feliciadraws]

I just had a realisation

[charliehearted]

Do you ever resent Hook?

"Yes and no," Charlie admitted, the weight of the words finally leaving his heart for the first time in quite a while. "I can't blame him for following his heart, for doing what needed to be done for everyone, especially for him and Nod. They couldn't stay. But, I do resent him. More than I perhaps should."

"I resent him for my life. It isn't much of one and it came at the cost of a great many other things and a great many lives. I don't really think it was worth that trade. He had no right to make that call."

[mail-posting]

Hello idv community I offer you a self indulgent Emil redesign

[ruvviks]

finally got around making a proper outfit reference sheet for nathan! he likes wearing dark clothes which really emphasizes just how pale he is. he was a STEM developer at MOBIUS for nine years what did you expect </3 click for higher resolution and to get a closer look at all the details! outfits from left to right: his gear for the evil within 2, 1am convenience store trip, his mobius gear, and an improvised outfit for my own fictional the evil within 3 =^)

taglist (opt in/out)

@shellibisshe, @florbelles, @ncytiri, @hibernationsuit, @stars-of-the-heart;

@lestatlioncunt, @katsigian, @radioactiveshitstorm, @estevnys, @adelaidedrubman;

@celticwoman, @rindemption, @carlosoliveiraa, @noirapocalypto, @dickytwister;

@killerspinal, @euryalex, @ri-a-rose, @velocitic, @thedeadthree;

@jacobseed, @swordcoasts

[oozeandgoo-art]

[theheadlessphilosopher]

I really don’t understand why people hate Tommy so much? Like. It’s okay not to like the guy, but if you think he’s just a temporary love interest anyways then literally why do you care???

[charliehearted]

The issue, Charlie had long ago decided, about Hook, was that the man had a heart the size of the ship he called home and yet was entirely too devious by half and seemed unwilling to accept that sometimes, the greatest way to help was by allowing someone else to help you. That was alright though. Charlie knew that too. He'd do his best to prove that idea and in the meantime, well. There was a father figure on the floor.

"I'm embarrassed about a lot of things," Charlie shot back as he began to make himself busy with preparations. This would not be the first time he'd tried to help out when Peter got too close to one of his crew members. He wasn't nearly as skilled as Tristan, and Charlie was not opposed to dragging Hook to the other pirate if he felt it was needed, but that didn't mean Charlie didn't have some basic skills. Who, when you associated with Hook and the Jolly Rodger, didn't? "I'm embarrassed to be such a pale twig around you and all... That," Charlie added, a smile curling at the corners of his mouth to soften the blow he worried the words might have. He had bigger ears than he pretended, of course, but in every good comforting word, there needed to be a dot of truth and there was certainly some of that.

"A ghost?!" The question was punched out of Charlie and he whipped around to look at the other man. "This goddamn island has ghosts now? I..." He trailed off, taking a deep, slow breath to calm himself. "Well. That's... Unfortunate. Where does it hurt the most? We can talk about our newest spectre later."

Hook let out a sigh of relief at the sight of Charlie. He was both happy and upset that Charlie was the first to him in this state. He had hoped that somehow, he could come back without any notice. He would have likely tried to patch himself up before he ever worried anyone else.

Hook immediately fell to the floor when prompted, entirely unsure of where he even was at this point. It didn't matter.

"That's what you're concerned about?" He asked, feeling a sudden wave of embarrassment. When he thought Charlie wasn't looking, he peered down at himself. "Am I that unfit?" he asked under his breath, not looking for an answer. He couldn't really hear Charlie's next words, they all felt rushed and muffled, so he simply nodded, answering. "No, I've just got here. I think. Last I remember was being asleep, chasing some ghost."

[sleeps-au-bag]

yanqing didn't expect to wake up in a box in all honesty. he hadn't expected to fall asleep at all. the last thing he remembered was practicing his forms in his room as he waited for the general to call him for breakfast. there was no way he could have fallen asleep, not when he was training. unless...

a groan was heard right next to him. suddenly, he was hyperaware of the two other people stuck in the box with him. he couldn't move that much considering how little space there was but he did catch a glimpse of white and blue hair respectively. thankfully the box was big enough where they wouldn't be smushed together but it was still tight enough that they were forced to lean against each other.

one of the people snuggled into him, presumably still asleep. whoever says his face felt hot is a liar. the other person (who apparently had their arms around him) adjusted their grip around him. now he was effectively trapped.

the other two were mostly likely still asleep. yanqing started to think about their situation. most likely, they've all been drugged and kidnapped. but by who? it couldn't have been the disciples of sanctus medicus, their numbers have been dwindling by the day and it's impossible to sneak into the general's house without being noticed. that is unless they have someone insane enough in their ranks to do so. another option could be ransom or assassins but neither make sense. why not just kidnap him? why take these two others? why not take on the general directly like all the others?

"huh? where are we?"

yanqing didn't jump. "i don't know myself. i've been awake for a few minutes now." the one with white hair just hummed. she must've noticed they were touching because she suddenly tried to give him space. "oh my gosh, i'm so sorry! i didn't mean to-"

"hey, it's okay! there's not enough room to move in here and you were asleep."

"nnnnngh, my head hurts... huh?! wha-?!" it seems like the other person is awake now. they immediately tried to let go of him but he heard a thump. not big enough to let them move around. noted.

"well, now that we're all awake and stuck here with absolutely no explanation, we should probably introduce ourselves." yup. absolutely a great idea. great job yanqing. totally didn't make things awkward.

"um, i'm clara! i, uh, live in the underground of belobog with mr. svarog." belobog sounded somewhat familiar. isn't that the only city left on that one planet? he'll focus on that later.

"i'm lieutenant yanqing of the cloud knights. i live on the xianzhou luofu which is part of the xianzhou alliance." he could practically feel the person holding him vibrate with excitement.

"greeting, my name is misha. i serve as a bellboy at the reverie hotel on penacony." three different people from three different planets and factions. unless the other two were also important on their own planets, yanqing couldn't see why clara and misha would be taken as well. unless... no. he doesn't want to think about it.

the other two conversed as he thought about reasons as to why they would have been taken. doesn't mean he didn't notice the sudden rise in heat. misha must have noticed as well. could he also use ice or are bellboys just like that? no time to think as the box suddenly opened and they all tumbled out.

he could hear someone talking but he could only focus on clara and misha. no he didn't focus on their faces because he found them kind of pretty! he was just concerned that they were hurt! that's all. yeah.

he heard more groans coming from the room. it seems like they weren't the only ones taken. he looked over and froze. no way. maybe it's just the blue fire making him see things because there was no way.

but there was some way.

"QING-GE?"

"XIAO-BAI?"

not only did they take clara, misha, and him, but whoever kidnapped them also took lady bailu, future ten lord huohuo, and another little girl who clara seemed to know.

just who took them?

[jakeperalta]

I'm sorry to this author who is probably just trying very hard to promote something they worked hard on but my god nothing has ever made me want to read a book less than this advert