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Maddie almost fullyĀ leapedĀ out of her spot on the bed her and her husband shared as she suddenly awoke, her eyes darting around the room before taking a deep breath, relaxing herself.Ā
She didnāt need to use the bathroomā¦
And she madeĀ sureĀ all of the kids (+ Ozzie) were in their bedsā¦
So why did she feel soā¦uneasy?
Tom broke through his sleep at the sudden movement from his wife, holding her hand as he rubbed it with his thumb gently, āEverything okay, love?ā He mumbled out groggily.Ā
Maddie couldnāt help but let out a small chuckle at her husbandās sleepy voice, giving his hand a quick kiss as she got up from the bed, āIām fine, babe. I justā¦I-I justā¦ā She trailed off.
The cop yawned, raising a brow, āHaving those random feelings of uneasiness again?āĀ
The woman in purple pajamas nodded.Ā
āGonna go check up on our kids?ā
She nodded once more.
āM'kayā¦ā The famous Donut Lord yawned, drifting back to sleep, āJust call me if you need anythingā¦ā He mumbled as he closed his eyes and snored like no tomorrow.
Maddie rolled her eyes fondly, putting on her fluffy purple robe that was hoisted on a clothing hanger as put on her house slippers, going upstairs to the attic.Ā
The nurse quietly made her way to the attic, her heart racing with a sort ofā¦adrenalineĀ as she made her way to the bedsā¦
ā¦Although, she didnāt knowĀ why.
First, she made her way to Tails' bed, who, was soundly sleeping peacefully underneath his blankets. Maddie kissed his forehead, adjusting his noise canceling headphones on his ears as she further tucked him in as she made her way to Sonicā¦
And ohhhhhh, Sonicā¦
The kid was basicallyĀ sprawledĀ along his bed like a used upĀ rag-dollā¦
ā¦Which, Maddie didnāt know whether to mark it off asĀ concerning orĀ impressive.Ā
Maybe both.
The adult wrapped the blue hedgehog in his favorite blanket, kissing his forehead and subtly giggling as she saw him smile in his sleep at the kiss.
Lastly, she made her Knuckles' bedā¦
ā¦That was missing, wellā¦Knuckles.Ā
The woman took a deep breath, taking her phone out of her robe pocket as she tried to calm herself.Ā
He was going to absolutelyĀ GET ITĀ if he went out 'adventuring' again.Ā
Maddie couldĀ notĀ handle another week asking random people in Green Hills of the red echidnaās whereaboutāsā¦
ā¦Her heart just could not take that amount of stress anymore!
And if Wade was even theĀ SLIGHTESTĀ bit responsible he was going toĀ GET ITĀ too.
The brown eyed human made her way downstairs, relief washing over her as she saw the back quills of a familiar red fellow sitting at the bottom of the stairs that led to the kitchen.Ā
āā¦Knuckles?ā She quietly said.Ā
The echidna swiftly turned around at the womanās words, his pupils sharpening before softening upon realizing who was behind him.Ā
As he met her concerned yet loving gaze, he looked away, focusing on the wooden floor as if it was the mostĀ interestingĀ thing as of right now.
Wellā¦at least it wasĀ justĀ Madeline.Ā
Or 'Pretzel Woman' as the red themed teenager liked to call her.
It honestly could have beenĀ wayĀ worseā¦
ā¦The blue themed hedgehog could have awokenĀ insteadĀ of Maddieā¦
ā¦AndĀ thatĀ would have been a wholeĀ otherĀ problem Knuckles did not have the timeĀ orĀ patience for.Ā
The teenager forced himself to relax slightly, his shoulders still tense in case of anything orā¦anyonedeciding toā¦surpriseĀ him.
Because he was anĀ echidna warrior!Ā He simply just didĀ notĀ get sneaked up on.Ā
āPretzel Woman.ā He hummed, āI would not have expected you to be awake at such hoursā¦āĀ
āI wish I could say the same for you, sweetheartā¦ā The 'Pretzel Woman' in question chuckled lightly, coming down and sitting on the stair the small teen was stifly sitting on, āWhat are you doing up, love?ā
āI am keeping watch.ā Knuckles stated simply, his seating spot remaining on the steps but his eyes darting in every which way around the house, seeming to look for a nonexistent threat.Ā
OrĀ grapes.Ā Those he willĀ alwaysĀ look out for.
āDidā¦I wake you?ā His violet eyes morphing into one of guilt, āI am sorry if that is the caseā¦I tried to be as silent as possible whilst scouting this evening.āĀ
āNo no!Ā Not at all.ā Maddie quickly assured, āI-I justā¦had a certainā¦feelingĀ to get up, y'know?āĀ
But Knuckles didĀ notĀ know, only quietly nodding his head as he tried to make sense of what the chocolate eyed human was stating, āā¦I see.ā He hummed once more, now looking up as he peered on the outside door, his eye ridges creasing together.Ā
Maddie fiddled with her fingers anxiously, not appreciating the sudden silence as she tried to collect her thoughts to think ofĀ whatĀ to say next.
Because, truth be toldā¦Knuckles has been doing thisā¦'guarding'Ā business ever since he came to live in Green Hills.Ā
And it was somewhatĀ niceĀ the first weekā¦
A tad bitĀ jarringĀ the second weekā¦
But now it was theĀ thirdĀ week.Ā
And Maddie cannot recallĀ oneĀ time she has seen Knuckles shut his eyes for more than aĀ second.
āYou are distressed.ā The short teenager concluded bluntly, observing Maddieās facial expression and body language, āAre you perhapsā¦cold?āĀ
The woman let a small smile strech to her features at that, āIām not cold, sweetheart. But thank you for your concern.ā She said gently, resting her hand on the teenagerās shoulder but drawing it back as the teeanger in question stifened further at the sudden contact.Ā
āButā¦IĀ amĀ worried.ā The purple cladded woman stated, wellā¦worriedlyĀ as she put her hands on her lap.Ā
The fifteen year oldās eye ridges knitted together in slight confusion, letting out a small: āOh.āĀ
He looked up at her, āWhy is that?ā
The nurse started, āYouāve been staying upāā
āScouting.ā Knuckles politely corrected.
āāscoutingā¦ā She corrected herself, āā¦forĀ three weeks straight, Knux. Arenāt you tired?ā
āNo.ā The violet eyed teen uttered, āAn echidna warrior is only tired when theyĀ needĀ be. Which, I am not.ā He stated, ironically burying back a small yawn that was bubbling in his throat.
Which, didĀ notĀ go unnoticed by Maddie.Ā
āEveryone gets tired eventuallyā¦ā The human said, āItās not healthy to justā¦skip sleep,Ā hun. Itās not good for you.āĀ
āOnlyĀ IĀ know what is good and what isĀ notĀ good for me, Pretzel Woman.ā The red echidna huffed, completely brushing off the otherās concern, āI will sleep when my duty is done.ā
āYourā¦'duty?'ā Maddie repeated.
Knuckles nodded, putting his right fist on his chest as he spoke, āI have promised you, the Lord of the Donuts, the loud hedgehog and the anxious fox to guard the Master Emerald, yes?ā
āWell,Ā yes,Ā butāā
āAnd I haveĀ alsoĀ promised to protect you all.ā He announced proudly and matter-of-factly, āA protectorĀ neverĀ rests.āĀ
āHunā¦I think weāve proven weāre more than capable at protecting ourselves.ā The human lightly joked as she almostĀ immediatelyĀ regretted her statement and tone as she saw the teenās expression shift from proud toā¦distress.Ā
And there it is...
ā¦You haveĀ suchĀ a wonderful way of words, Madelineā¦
ā¦SUCHĀ a wonderful way with wordsā¦
A flash of hurt made their way through Knuckles' eyes, though, he tried to hide it as we looked away, glaring at the floor slightly he hugged himself, which made the human feel evenĀ moreĀ guilty, āā¦Iā¦I am aware of that fact.ā
AndĀ immediatelyĀ the adult started to backtrack at the teenagerās now almost distraught and downtrodden expression, āI-Itās not that we donāt appreciate itā appreciateĀ you,Ā love. I just donāt want you collapsing randomly one day because youāre staying up every single night keeping watch of us and the house.ā
āI doĀ notĀ collapse.ā The kid said in an almost defensive-like tone, āAnd when I eventuallyĀ will,Ā I would gladly do so knowing I have protected you all to the fullest.āĀ
And right then and there Maddie could haveĀ swornĀ she felt her heart stop at that, feeling the smallest twinge of lightheadedness as she curled her fingers, forming fists on her lap.Ā
āNo!ā The human shouted, lowering her voice as she realized she yelled aĀ tadĀ bit too loudly, making Knuckles flinch slightly at the sudden exclamation, āNo noĀ no!Ā Knuckles, where is this coming from?!āĀ
The nurse pinched the bridge of her nose, trying to stay calm but found itĀ reallyĀ difficult due to the fact one of her kids openly stated he would be fine literallyĀ DYINGĀ if it meant he would fulfill his 'duty', āI donāt want you staying up guarding, scoutingāĀ whateverĀ you call it!Ā I just donāt want you doing any of those things!āĀ
The echidnaās face morphed to a frown, āButāā
āNo,Ā Knuxā¦ā Maddie said, her tone leaving no room for argumentā¦
ā¦TheĀ 'Mother voice'Ā if you willā¦
āThis is theĀ lastĀ timeĀ youāre doing something like this. End of story.ā The purple cladded human said, crossing her arms across her chest.
And then again, there wasā¦a small silence that fell between the two.Ā
A silence neither of them likedĀ at all.Ā
But the air was too thick withā¦all of a suddenĀ tensionĀ that they both stayed quiet, in fear they would say the wrong thingā¦
ā¦Again.
But eventually, the red echidna couldnāt take the silence; couldnāt take the tension any longer.Ā
He looked at the figure in front of him once more, fixing his composure to appear more confidentā¦but ultimately just appearing to be straight up panic-stricken.Ā
āThen what can I doā¦?ā He mumbled out meekly.
Maddieās hands dropped to her sides, her eyebrows creasing together, āā¦Whatā¦do you mean?ā
āToā¦To repay you all.ā The violet eyed teenager further explained, mentallyĀ punchingĀ himself for sounding so completely and utterlyā¦weak,Ā āTo make up for what Iāve done previously. T-Toā¦guarntee my stay in the Wachowski clan.ā
And those words alone spokeĀ measures.Ā
The nurseās heart might of well dropped all the way to the floor, because all of a sudden she felt like she could notĀ breathe.Ā
She puts Knuckles' hand in hers, even though the echidnaās hand was obviously and ultimatelyĀ TWICE her hand sizeā¦she didnāt care.
For crying out loud this was herĀ son.
And she wouldĀ neverĀ everĀ forgive herself if after this he would continue to think otherwise.
Thenā¦
ā¦Everything clicked.Ā
āā¦Sweetheartā¦did youā¦d-did you think we were going toā¦kick you outā¦?ā She asked as if she already knew the answer, afraid of what the other would say.Ā
The short teenager picked up quickly that Maddie somehow knew now, guilt almost immediately hitting him like a train as he hugged himself with his free hand, looking down at his lap, āYes.ā He admitted, hugging himself more as he saw the other start to become teary eyed, āBefore coming here to the Wachowski residanceā¦I was responsible forĀ soĀ many casualtiesā¦ā He muttered, āā¦I still am.ā
The teenagerās tail droops, bringing his fist to his face to try and hide his also now tearing up expression, āI helped Robotnik seize control of your town and almost the entireĀ planetā¦āĀ
āā¦I-If I had justĀ listenedĀ to Sonicā¦your house would not still be under repair. You and the Lord of Donuts would not have to call that 'Uber'Ā you always speak of every morning to simply go to your designated jobs!ā He yelled, not really caring if anyone else besides Maddie heard him at this point.
āGrowing up, my Father always told me toĀ neverĀ put my hands on someone else unless they did so to me firstā¦ā He murmured, a hint of fondness in his tone speaking of his as of late Father.Ā Ā
āI broke that promise when I met Sonic.ā He mumbled out, ignoring the feelings of his eyes starting to become more wet, āButā¦B-But above all elseā¦all my Father wanted for me was for me to be aĀ good personā¦ā
Knuckles let out a small sob, harshly wiping his face as his shoulder hung lowā¦
ā¦Out ofĀ hatredĀ orĀ frustrationā¦?Ā
Maybe a little bit ofĀ bothā¦?Ā
Maddie wasnāt sure.
āA-And IĀ promisedĀ him. I swore on myĀ lifeĀ I would live by those two promisesā¦ā The small echidna hiccuped, yanking his arm away from the human as he gripped his arm with one hand until he couldnāt feel it anymore, āA-And I f-failed those twoĀ simpleĀ oaths b-by j-j-just acting soĀ f-foolishā¦āĀ
The taller figure watched the other shake with sobs, swiftly scooting closer to him as she gently held his wrists to stop him from further hurting himself.Ā Ā
āOh, sweetheartā¦ā She mumbled, her heart heavy as she saw the teenager duck his head further, āHeyā¦heyā¦ā Maddie whispered, cupping the echidnaās face in her palms.
And to be completely honest? Knuckles wanted to hurt himself further as he did nothing but melt to the small butĀ impactfulĀ form of affectionā¦
āCan you look at me?ā The nurse carefully asked.Ā
Knuckles quietly looked at her, his face scrunched up to try and attempt to stop the tears freely flowing down his cheeks like a waterfall.Ā
Maddie sighed sadly, wiping his tears with her thumb as she gently rubbed his cheeks, āI need you to listen to me, okay?ā
He shakily nodded.
āYou are a good person.āĀ She emphasized sternly, āOne mistake that you made doesnāt automatically define your worth.ā
āThisā¦ā She said, gesturing to herself and Knuckles. āā¦isĀ notĀ a transaction. We are giving you a room to sleep in becauseĀ we love you.Ā We are giving you clothes to wear becauseĀ we love you.Ā We are giving you food to eat becauseĀ we love youā¦ā
āā¦Even though I would prefer you eat somethingĀ otherĀ than grapes.ā She tried to joke, which ended upĀ finallyĀ working very effectively as she saw a small butĀ genuineĀ smile appear on the echidnaās face.
Knuckles couldnāt help but let out a soft snort, rolling his eyes before focusing on Maddie once again, āMy grapes have nothing to do with thisā¦āĀ
āAnd IĀ doĀ also consume Cool Ranch Doritos from time to timeā¦ā The teen mumbled, āSo saying IĀ onlyeat grapes is inaccurate.āĀ
The nurse gently squished his cheek playfully, āAndĀ this?ā She gestured as she wiped away his tears once again, āIs because I love you. Not because Iām expecting something in return.ā She explained as she now put his hands in herās as if the size meant nothing to herā¦
ā¦Because it didnāt.
āRobotnikĀ trickedĀ you. He tricked you into thinking he was a nice man. ThatĀ isnātĀ your fault.ā The human sternly announced once again.Ā
The red furred echidna shook his head, āBut I endangeredĀ everyoneāā
āāBut you alsoĀ savedĀ everyone.ā The purple pajama wearing woman quickly added, āYou tried to fix your mistakesā¦donāt think I didnāt see you punching those egg robot thingies, hun. YouĀ werenāt messing around.āĀ
āI am not prone to be one whoĀ 'messes aroundā¦'ā He said, his eyes almost jumping out of their sockets as Maddie planted a small kiss on his forehead.
āAnd that?Ā That is becauseā¦ā She gently urged on.
āYouā¦Y-You love me...ā Knuckles finished, almost choking on his own words, before lightly pushing her away in an attempt to get her to leaveā¦
ā¦Because she would eventuallyā¦
ā¦Right?
āā¦Y-You hardly evenĀ knowĀ me.ā The violet eyed echidna whispered, looking up at the taller figure as she gently bumped her shoulder with his.
āDoesnāt mean I canāt love you.ā Maddie exclaimed as she smiled warmly, the warmness somehow making its way to the echidna warrior as his heart fluttered in his chest.
A small, subtle blush appeared on his muzzle as he looked away, trying to hide his expression.Ā
He cleared his throat, āIā¦suppose that is true, Pretzel Womanā¦ā
āJust 'Maddie' is fine, sweetie.ā
The fifteen year old swallowed, wiping his eyes with his arm as he finally looked at the taller.
And if Maddie squintedā¦she was almost 100% sure she saw a small sparkle in the childās eyes.Ā
āAlrightā¦Maddie.ā The teenager announced shyly but proudly, resting his head on the otherās shoulder.
The nurse had to keep in literally every single fiber in her body to stop herself fromĀ squealingĀ like a high-school preppy girl.Ā
āYou donāt owe us anythingā¦okay?ā The brown eyed woman stated, āYouāre apart of aĀ family,Ā Knux. And one doesnāt protect the whole familyā¦we all protectĀ each other.ā She rubbed Knuckles' knuckles gently and comfortingly with her thumb, āYouāre aĀ Wachowski.Ā And the Wachowskiās stick together.ā
And just like that, another silence fell among the twoā¦although, this one was less tense which Maddie could not be more grateful for.Ā
But the nurse couldnāt shake the feeling that something was being leftā¦unsaidĀ andĀ undone.
And if you knew herā¦you knewĀ dang wellĀ those two words were just simplyĀ notĀ apart of her dictionary.Ā
āMay I give you a hug?ā She asked somewhat hesitantly, but couldnāt stop the smile spreading to her face as she saw the echidna perk up at the mention.Ā
The red echidna collected himself, clearing his throat again as he glanced up at her, āYou may.āĀ
The human wrapped the echidna in her arms, her smile doubling in size as she felt the teen wrap his own arms around herā¦somewhatĀ stiflyĀ andĀ awkwardly.Ā
But hey, he was trying.
āI love you, Knux.ā The chocolate eyed woman hummed, āAnd you donāt have to say it back if you arenāt ready.āĀ
The violet eyed echidna nodded, shyly burying his face into the otherās shoulder as they continued to embrace.
āDo youā¦want to go back to your roomā¦?ā Maddie asked in a tone signifying she was alright with a 'yes'Ā or aĀ 'no'.Ā
The warrior only held Maddie tighter at that, shaking his head as he buried his face into her shoulder harder, āInā¦I-In a little bitā¦ā He answered honestly, āI do not want to go just yetā¦āĀ
āThatās fine.ā The human assured, āHow aboutā¦we stay on the couch for a while? I bet itāsĀ wayĀ more comfy than these old stairs.ā
The red furred echidna nodded, āā¦Alright.āĀ
He followed the taller to the living room, sitting on the couch as she did, watching her as she flipped through the channels.
āYou okay with watchingĀ 'F.R.I.E.N.D.S.?'ā The woman asked as she flipped to theĀ Nick-at-NiteĀ channel, relaxing on the couch cushion.Ā
āI am very fond of my companions, yes.ā The young warrior nodded, resting his eyes on the TV as this so calledā¦.'F.R.I.E.N.D.S.'Ā show started to play.
The two sat on the couch for a while, small chuckles and snickers being shared as they reacted to the show in front of them.Ā
Knuckles yawned, crossing his arms as he rested his head on Maddieās arm which the older did not pay any mind to, subconsciously scratching his quills.
The youngerās eyes widened, not moving away from the touch but seeming genuinely shocked by it, āWhat are you doing?ā
At that, the human quickly drew her hand away.
Shit.
āO-Oh, Iām sorry, baby.ā She said apologetically, cursing herself for making it seem like she was trying to rush him with anythingā¦
āItās just a thing I do with Sonic and Tailsā they find it calming. Iām sorry, I shouldāve asked. Itās justā¦kind of anĀ instinctā¦ā Maddie said to Knuckles as he looked down, fiddling with his gloved fingers as he looked anywhere but the person beside him, āYou do notā¦haveĀ to stop if you do not wish.ā He admitted quietly, āIt feels niceā¦ā
The nurse triedĀ (and failed)Ā to hide yet another dorky grin that spread to her face as she gently ruffled Knuckles quills once more, cooing on the inside as the echidna subtly leaned into the touch, trying his absoluteĀ bestĀ to concentrate on the television but obviouslyĀ clearlyĀ enjoying the affection as his tail wagged softly against the couch.Ā
As the TV ran, Maddie moved her hand to scratch where Knuckles' ears would be and the young warrior absolutelyĀ meltedĀ at the new touch, his tail wagging faster.
The purple cladded woman fondly smiled at the reaction, moving her fingers to gently scratch the back of the echidnaās neck butĀ nothingĀ would have prepared her for the loudĀ shriekĀ the teenager let out as she did so.
The violet eyed fifteen year old covered his mouth in shock as the human retreated her hand back, her face morphing to worry once more, āA-Are you alright? Are you hurt?āĀ
The echidna swallowed, not evenĀ tryingĀ to hide the small blush that appeared on his muzzle now as he put his hand to the side, āI-I amā¦uninjured.ā He said as calmly as he could muster, āI apologize for startling youā¦I also startled myselfā¦āĀ
āItās okay, sweetheartā¦ā The purple cladded human said, āā¦But what happened?ā
āI amā¦not sure.ā Knuckles explained as he rubbed the back of his neck as if to redo the feeling he just felt, āYou touched the back of my neck and it feltā¦odd.āĀ
āOdd?ā Maddie repeated.Ā
āOdd.ā Knuckles said again.
The nurse raised a curious brow, lightly poking the red furred echidna where she was once scratching him as he burst into surprised and confused giggles.
The fifteen year old shook his head back and forth, scrunching up his shoulders as he lightly tried to pry the otherās hand away.
Whatā¦wasĀ this?
And why did it make him feel soā¦giddyĀ andĀ carefree?!
āC-Cease thihis s-sohorcery ahahatĀ once!ā The violet eyed echidna giggly demanded, hugging himself and falling down on the couch, āCeeheease ceeheease ceeheeheeheease!!ā He snickered as Maddie gently started to spider her finger nails along his sides.Ā
āIt isnāt sorcery, love. Your just ticklish.ā The adult chuckled, putting one and one together.Ā
āN-Nohohoh Ihi ahahahamĀ nohot!ā The red furred teen denied through his chorus of laughs, āAhan ehechidna waharrior woHOULD neHEHEver hahave suhuHUCH AHA c-chihildish weeheeakness!āĀ
āReally?ā Maddie smiled, intrigued as she gently prodded the otherās lower ribs, causing the other in question to automaticallyĀ jerk,Ā throwing his head back as he buried his heels in the couches cushions, āNOHOH thIHIs ihihis CHIHIHILDIHISH!!ā He desperately squealed.Ā
The woman in purple pajamas couldnāt help the small coo she let out at the teenagerās adorable reactionsā¦
ā¦And Knuckles didnāt evenĀ needĀ to look at her to know she found his once-in-a-full-moon flustered expressionĀ veryĀ amusing.
āAwe, Knuxā¦ā The nurse lightly teased as her fingers continued their ticklish torment on the echidnaās ribs.Ā
āNOHOHāĀ snrk!Ā DOHOHONāT!!ā The echidna in question cried as his cheeks started to match his fur color, internally cursing his natural body movements as his tail wagged happily once more.
āDonātĀ what~?Ā Donāt tickle you?ā Maddie sweetly asked, only receiving a small butĀ LOUDĀ snort from the other as she moved down to gently scratch along his stomach, āLooks like I found a bad spot, huh, bud~?ā
āIHIHIT IHISNāTĀ snrtĀ BAHAD!!ā The teen insisted, banging his fists on the couch, āIHAT JUHAHā!Ā SNRT!Ā JUHUST FEEHEELS OHODD!!ā
āInterestingā¦ā The adult hummed, pretending she was pondering something as he dug her handās into the violet eyed echidnaās underarms, wincing slightly as he let out a sharp scream before descending into loud cackles.
āThis feel odd too?ā She asked innocently.Ā
āIHIHATāSĀ snrt snrtĀ EEHEEVENĀ WOHOHORSE!!!ā Knuckles laughed, āG-GEHATĀ snrtĀ AHAHOUT OHOF THERE!āĀ
āGet out ofĀ where~?ā
āTHEHEHEHERE!ā The teen quickly retorted, trying to gesture to his underarm but anytime heĀ triedĀ to the other would just simply make her touches even lighter, āMAHADDIE DAHAHONāT AHACTĀ snrt STUPID!āĀ
ā'Stupid~?'ā The nurse dramatically gasped, āAnd here I thought weĀ bonded!ā She huffed as she fluttered her fingers in the crooks of the teenās neck and under his chin.
And truth be toldā¦Knuckles was absolutely, positivelyĀ embarrassedĀ of this whole ordeal.
And to be honestā¦he could have gotten up anytime he wantedā¦
ā¦But he didnāt.
He hadnāt thought heād ever feel suchā¦happiness and carefreeness ever againā¦
ā¦But itās like Sonic always saidā¦
'Hope is a hedgehogās greatest weapon.'Ā
āSNRT!Ā NOHOH!!Ā STOHOPĀ SNRTĀ IHAT!!!ā The echidna wheezed out, his legs frantically kicking behind Maddie.
āGuess this is your sweet spotā¦ā The woman smiled brightly.Ā
āNAHAHAH!Ā SNRT!Ā NOHAHOTHINGĀ AHABOHOUTĀ SNRT SNRTĀ MY NECK IHIHIS SWEEHEEHEET!!!ā The young warrior cackled loudly, tears welling up in his eyesā¦
ā¦And for the first time inā¦well,Ā foreverā¦they were happy ones.Ā
āAHALRIGHT!!Ā AHAHALRIHIGHT!!!ā He relented, lightly pushing on her hands, āIHI SURRENDER! IHIHIHI SURRENDER!!āĀ
And just like that Maddie immediately let up, sitting back as Knuckles let out a couple more aftermath giggles.
āYou okay, baby?ā The human asked, wiping away the rest of his happy tears.Ā
āY-Yehes. I ahamĀ snrtĀ fineā¦ā The red echidna hummed, sitting back on the couch as he layed his head on the figureās shoulder again.Ā
āThank you, Moāā Knuckles' eyes widened, quickly catching his slip-up, āM-Maddie.Ā Maddie.Ā Thank you, Maddie.ā He exclaimed quickly, quietly praying to his echidna ancestors that the purple pajama wearing woman didĀ notĀ catch his mistake.
But judging by her wide eyes and agape mouthā¦she most likely did.
āUhmā¦I-I must go to my sleeping quarters nowā¦g-goodnight.ā Knuckles stammered under his breath quickly and quiety, not waiting for the other to give an answer as he basicallyĀ sprintedĀ to the attic, quietly closing the door to not disturb his brothers whom were soundly fast asleep.Ā
Maddie slowly got out of her state of shock, her heart basically leaping out of her chest as she fondly smiled, shutting off all the lights in the living room and kitchen before taking one small glance at the closed attic door.
She feltā¦soĀ warmĀ andā¦soĀ fuzzyā¦
Instead of her heart droppingā¦she honestly felt like it just soared to heaven.Ā
āGoodnight, son.ā She whispered, wiping her eyes as she slipped into her and Tomās bedroom, going under the covers next to her husband and going back to sleep.Ā
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#Sonic tickle#Sonic tickle fic#Sonic the Hedgehog tickle#Sonic the Hedgehog tickle fic#Lee!Knuckles#Ler!Maddie#Sonic tickle fanfiction#Sonic the Hedgehog tickle fanfiction#Just know after that Knuckles went STRAIGHT TO SLEEP šš¾šš¾š#MY MANZ WAS T I R E D#Fighting back sleep in fear his new family would get rid of him if he didnāt show his worth HAHā¦#Could never be me#BUT I MADE SO MANY REFRENCES OML#I FEEL LIKE SUCH A DORK BRO šš¾šā¦#Iām cringe and I am NOT free š°šøšµš¶š·š“š¤š²#Knuckles' KNUCKLES#BA DUM TSS#I had to out that in kill me if you have to yk its funny#But writing Maddie was so hard I wanted to STRANGLE myself šāāļøš«#LIKE IDK HOW WRITING KNUCKLES WAS A PIECE OF CAKE BUT IT JUST W A S#Maybe itās cuz I watched the Knuckles series like a week agoā¦eh Iām not sure#BUT ANYWAYS#ENJOY#Iām going to FREAK to BED š“š¤š#Wrote 4000 words at the speed of light. I need an awardā¦#Also uhā¦AHEM#I need more Tom and Maddie content they are SOOOO šš„āØššāļø#But what I actually need to do is stop yapping about SILENCE in my fics#LIKE IDK WHY I FIND SILENCE FUN TO WRITE ABT BUT IT NEEDS TO STOP.#Bur for clarification in this fic Tails and Knuckles has been living in GH for around 6 months :3
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showing off my current art fight revenges i've done huehue <3 1 - @limeviper 2 -@cedarw00div 3 - @sailorgrams 4 - @ratscrap
#IT'S SERIOUSLY SO FUN. I CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDN'T JOIN ARTFIGHT SOONER.#again!! feel free to attack me!! i cant promise ill be able to revenge everyone in time but i appreciate the art SOOOO much nonetheless <33#oc art#dnd#dnd oc#dnd art#dnd character#d&d#dungeons and dragons#bg3#baldur's gate 3#fnv#fnv oc#art fight#artfight 2024#team stardust#bob the artist#idk how to tag this. oh well xd#bg3 oc
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i think way too much about Lucas' Palutena's Guidance convo
#lucas mother 3#mother 3#mother series#āwhy does he fightā āmaybe that's how he copes with his feelingsā sakurai murders me through smash once again#yeah flint as the first spirit and hinawa and claus as some of the very last weren't fucking enough huh#it's like. imagine. maybe he can't cry anymore. he's cried so much he needs to make himself cry not through surface things but through pain#hitting feels like he's letting things out; getting hit hurts and while he wins so often he still can't cry#and he hates it and he still doesn't understand anything or why it still hurts but he just can't stop until he's finally free of this weigh#tbh this talk would make a lot more sense if Lucas wasn't smiling in ultimate but it fucking hurts to say tho ngl#also this convo is one of the rare viridi Ls in the convos but a huge L tbh
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Calm Before The Storm {A Kn8 short story} [Directly inspired by Ch. 117] soooooo...spoilers
Kneeling on a pillow before a low peach wood desk, settled a man. A powerful man with a powerful presence, having long hair and dressed in dark purple robes with woven black silk and kaiju armor, fitting for a high ranking kaiju killer. He continued to write, unbothered by the audience before him. Standing at attention beside the official was a soldier in full regalia, his face obscured into anonymity.
"If that is everything, then everyone is dismised." Soshiro Hoshina, leader of the Hoshina clan, commanded to the squad leaders he had summoned to his personal office.
While the rest had bowed graciously and filed out in-sync, one had decidedly stayed behind against orders. Konomi Okonogi, an lower ranked advisor to the clan had stood unshaken before the forth son of the Hoshinas. She was waiting quietly for him to acknowledge her on his own. A small moment passed, filled with the quiet swishing and slicing of a stiff brush gliding over paper. The soldier, noticing that the advisor hadn't left had also noticed his commander refusing to acknowledge the wayward interloper. The soldier let out a muffled cough as a cover for him to disguise a nudge to his higher officer with his foot. Being jarred from his concentration on official paperwork, Soshiro finally decided to address the nosy advisor in the room.
"Is there something to be left said, Miss Okonogi? As you can see, everyone else had left."
"Yes, there is." The locally stationed advisor stated, "It's about your continued decision to employ someone with... lackluster talents as your personal guard. Your family remains ever concern about such choices."
"And they will continue to worry as they are prone to do so as blood relatives." Hoshina finally looked up from his work and looked at the advisor fully, "They may question it all they like, but it will not change the fact that I have made it." He looked back down dismissively to begin again on his paperwork.
"Since the fourth son of a somewhat prominent family is not in that high of demand, my guard's skills are sufficient enough for his task which, need I remind you, is escorting me across town to my family's manor and back. Nothing more." He resumed the meditative writing as a way of making his point clear and matter resolved.
Okonogi sniffed stiffly as she took the transgression silently. She bowed nonetheless and shuffled herself out the office door. After closing it behind her, the soldier let out a low sigh of relief. Hoshina chuckled to himself, somehow finding all of it funny.
"Ya know, for a group of people ya hardly see, they sure like to press on personal matters." The soldier finally spoke when he felt the sudden tension leave his shoulders.
"They're not pressing the matter, she is." Soshiro sighed as he started the process of cleaning up his brush, "She's being paid to question any decision I make that doesn't sound like any my family would make themselves." Hanging the brush on a rack and shuffling some items on his desk around for cleanliness sake, the commander eventually lifted himself from his kneeling position and let out a long and low groan as he stretched, satisfied.
"Come along, darling. After leading training and all of that paperwork, I feel a deep need for a cleansing." Soshiro said as he slid his hands into his oversized sleeves.
"I've told you not to call me that." The soldier's warning was muffled through the clay face mask he wore.
"Oh please, we're the only people on his side of the manor now. And in a few minutes, I get to call you whatever I want." Hoshina retaliated with a hint of joy undercutting the mocking statement.
The two of them filed out of the small office, the commander in front and his loyal body guard never far behind. It was well past sunset and the sky made it clear it was reaching late dusk. The last rays of sunlight filtered through the paper doors that lined the long hallway to the natural hot spring located on premises. Once they entered the outdoor bath and had closed the door, making sure it couldn't be opened easily, only then did the energy in the air begin to waver. It changed from official and stale, to feeling charged, almost teetering on playful or mischievous.
Soshiro found a lit candle on a nearby stool and followed his guard as they walked the stone path that lined the edge of the spring. Kafka did his part of unhooking metal lanterns that hung from tall wooden post high in the air and brought them down to chest level for Soshiro to light them. After making certain that any night breeze wouldn't extinguish the little flame easily, did Kafka hang the lantern back up and move on. They made a full lap around the spring and walked back to the front of the bath. Soshiro tugged on one end of a strip of leather that held back most of the glossy locks that draped from his regal head and sighed as its weight shifted.
"Well, are you going to help me or not?" The commander tittered playfully as he stoked his hair over his shoulder. He watched his soldier tug at the strings holding his face mask in place. A hand came up to rub away the thin sheen of sweat that had built up under it as the other placed the mask on a table.
"One of these days' we're gonna get caught because of your impatience" The soldier said as he made himself see clearly again.
Dropping the mask revealed the man underneath to be Kafka Hibino, once a lowly foot soldier in the Monkey squad, now currently having the coveted position of being Soshiro Hoshina's personal escort and body guard. A position he wasn't aiming for, but with how his relationship with the fourth son of the Hoshina's was going, it wasn't one he minded terribly. While it was blatant favoritism that earned him the position, it was clear to the both of them that it could never be trusted to anyone else. He began to walk over to where Soshiro was waiting patiently to have help removing the heavy Kaiju-leather plates that make up a hunter's armor.
"If you keep talking about it, eventually you'll make it so. I almost wonder if you want it to happen." Soshiro sang with a honeyed tone.
"It will happen if you don't fix the problem of not being able to keep your hands to yourself." Kafka stated as he began to mess with the ties holding the pauldrons to his shoulders. He smirked as he chuckled in his mind, thinking about all the times he had to stop his commander from launching himself across tables at people, from starting duels in the street, or making sure he didn't get caught with his hand snaking their way onto his body guard's... person.
"I haven't ever heard you complain about it before." His commander said with mock admonishment. He held onto the discarded pauldrons as Kafka began to work on the belts holding the chest piece in place. "Maybe it just means we're both rotten to the core." Hoshina continued to tease as he leaned back closer to Kafka's chest.
"It's not hard to be influenced by you when you make yourself so inviting." Kafka hummed as he leaned in closer to Soshiro's ear, "I just consider myself lucky that I'm the only one my commander had decided to make himself a completely vulnerable fool in front of." He whispered as his hands traveled southward, past the belt that held up the lower portion of armor and unexpectedly squeezed his partner's upper thigh.
Soshiro jabbed him with his elbow in retaliation, causing the two of them to giggle and make Kafka lose his grip on the belt. He finished with his task and helped remove the chest plate afterward. Once he gathered all the removed armor and set them on the table, did he offer himself up to his commander for the same courtesy. Kafka let him pull at the strings holding his helmet in place, the both of them knowing full well that he could do it himself. They knew as well that Soshiro liked the opportunity to hold his lover's face in his hands.
After taking off the helmet, Kafka took it out of Soshiro's hands so his could be free to caress his. A face marked with long healed scars and patchy scruff, it was a face he found only his commander seemed to truly love. Fingertips traced the edges of its rough details while eyes drank in its softer ones. The small maze of wrinkles that lined his lips and brow, those gem-like blue-green eyes that could melt snow capped mountains or freeze them solid, and that warmth of a good soul that seemed to seep from every piece of contact his lover's hands could make on his face. These details were expressed to him, time and time again, but he never believed them until he heard it straight from his commander's honest lips.
One hand removed itself from the helmet it was holding so it could trap Hoshina's and bring it closer to his lips, allowing a moment where Kafka could drink in the other's essence as well. Savoring the cool skin on his and smelling the ink and leather oil sunk deep into Soshiro's natural perfume, permanently etching his presence onto the ridges of Kafka's mind. He sniffed and sighed and kissed it lightly before he let it go. Kafka liked to watch intently as those same hands roamed his body, giving him the same care and attention to his armor that he gave to his commander. It wasn't long before he was stripped of his armor as well. He took it from Soshiro as laid it to rest next to the other pile on the table.
Hoshina began to busy himself with removing the cloth robes that remained, not giving them any loving courtesy like the armor was given. They were quickly shed onto the stones before Soshiro stepped foot into the searing warmth of the spring water. Dunking his head in, he resurfaced swiftly and smoothed away some errant strands of hair from his vision. He began to tug on the last of the leather strip that held the rest of his hair back as he watched Kafka from the borders of the spring. As it all fell down heavily, Soshiro busied his hands with sweeping it behind his shoulders while he continued to rudely gawk at his partner undressing.
He had seen that man naked more times than he had seen himself, and he never tired from the view. Strong muscle wrapped and coiled around the soldier's arms while his torso held a softer image. Hoshina knew better than to doubt that rounded appearance, having seen and certainly felt what that upper body was capable of. His tongue darted out and swiped across his lips in reaction to seeing the top shirt being removed fully and folded onto the table. He moved closer to the rounded stone skirting of the small pool and saddled up to the edge in quiet anticipation. As Kafka's hands reached to waist of his pants, they stilled as he developed the familiar sensation of being watched.
"Do you really have to stare at me every time I undress?" Kafka called back, not bothering to turn around to confirm his suspicions.
"Do you have to act like a bashful maiden every time I do?" Soshiro teased as he stayed rooted to his spot.
Hoshina found himself biting his lip as Kafka just sighed and removed the rest of his clothing. He moved out of the way as Kafka strode over and began to act as if he was about to enter the pool, only to sweep the discarded robes off the floor and smirked coyly at Soshiro as he walked away with them
"I don't know why it bothers you so much. It's not like I haven't had you under me or anything." Soshiro teased back as he watched Kafka continue to put away the discarded attire.
"You start up that kind of attitude this early and I'm leaving." Kafka grumbled as his cheeks flushed bright red.
"If you're not in the mood, just say so." His commander pouted as he turned away from him in slacking scorn.
"Only because I'd like a chance to actually relax first." Kafka said with easy-going indignance. He returned to the pool holding the jade comb they used whenever they came to the spring together. Soshiro scoffed, but shifted himself into position anyway as his partner carefully splashed his way in.
"It would work that way as well. Hell's, I'd like to think that you would end up more relaxed by the time I was done." he joked as he leaned back into Kafka's awaiting lap, propping himself up between his knees.
"You're incorrigible." Kafka sighed as he shook his head.
He spent the passing time slowly raking the comb through the long silken strands of Soshiro's hair, taking care to brush slowly and chip away at any knots going from bottom to top. After making sure it was free of tangles, did he take more of their time combing through it all in long passes, just to savor the feeling. Soshiro reveled in the attention, never not once hating the feeling of being attended to like this. Sure, he had servants help him dress in the morning and even do his hair, but none of it felt the same as when it was done by someone he loved. Every few passes of the comb, he would feel short nails caress and scritch as his scalp, removing an itch that he didn't realize was even there. On windless nights, Soshiro could hear a deep, reverberating hum from the depths of Kafka's chest, usually a marching chant or a drinking hymn. The repeated, loving motions, the all-encompassing blanket of warmth, paired with the harmony of the wind and leaves matching the water and waves lapping at the stone beat for beat. Hoshina would willingly go penny-less and destitute, sick and infirm, if it meant he got to keep these moments forever.
Deep in the cavern of his blissfully silent mind, it took a while for Soshiro to notice that Kafka had stopped brushing and took up plaiting the infinite length. To be honest, he wasn't a fan of it. Leaving in the braid too long usually bent it into weak crimps and he could already hear the judging murmurs of his servants who had to deal with it in the morning. He was aware that Kafka was just the type of person who always felt the need to keep his hands busy. A trait that benefited him when it came to squad relations. Rarely was there ever an idle task when Kafka was released from his body guard duties. It was just how he spent his time relaxing, but did Kafka really have to take it out on his hair?
"You're doing it again." Soshiro muttered lazily, not bothering to stop his lover.
"I know." Kafka responded simply, the smile unmistakable in his soft voice.
"You know everyone hates it when you do that." The commander sighed. He heard a puffy chuckle before Kafka responded.
"Do you know why I do it anyway?" he said as he held his hand out for the leather hair tie.
"Mmm... Humor me." Soshiro softly moaned and he began to feel those gentle hands move again.
"Because no one knows it's me." He whispered, "Because it makes your hair do a fun little dance for me as I follow you around. It's something I do to you that lets me remember that I'm yours." He finished curling the long braid around itself into a snug bun and cinched it up with the leather cord
"And you're mine." Kafka tacked on tenderly, along with a quick peck to an unsuspecting commander's forehead.
"Well then... I guess I can't bring myself to hate it as well." Soshiro declared as he lifted himself to a higher sitting position.
"Especially after hearing something so sweet." He scooted himself more fully into Kafka's lap and wrapped his arm around his shoulder.
Their lips touched and moved languidly against each other. No need to rush or to stop was felt when they started, and there wouldn't be for the rest of all their night together. Such was the case when two lovers fell into a wanting dance. Kafka softly sighed as his partner's hand tugged at the hairs of his nape and soothingly massaged the back of his neck. Soshiro beamed as he felt his soldier's sharp teeth and pointed canines pull teasingly at his lower lip, causing a breathy giggle. Hibino broke away from the dance first, deciding to slowly lavish a trail of wet kissed down the taut plains of Hoshina's neck. He tasted the sulfur of the water and the salt of the sweat as he savored the journey to the hard edges of his bath-mate's bare shoulder.
It was there that Kafka decided to stop his conquest and inhale his lover's scent once again. Breathing deep and slow, he made his mind expand and bask in all that he could feel, all he could sense. His arms unconsciously tightened around Soshiro's waist as a wisp of melancholy seeped into his heart. His nose nuzzling its way back up the path he made on the neck felt very much different from the moments they were making before. Hoshina dug deep into his will to separate their chests from each other so he could look his love in the eyes. He felt his smile carry a hint of the melancholy that had seemed to enter Kafka's heart as well as invaded the sanctity of his expressive face. A hand traveled from Kafka's broad chest to tease the corner of his lips into a happier expression.
"Your mind is very loud again. It's practically coming out of your eyes." Soshiro huffed quietly as he continued to watch the other's face shift through different shades of the same emotion.
"It's just... this... the world... something's been feeling off lately. Like this isn't going to last forever." Kafka's voice rumbled with the weight that he had been feeling on his shoulders.
"You're manifesting again." Soshiro called back, thinking a joke would help lighten the mood.
"It doesn't feel like that. More so like a... premonition. A gut feeling that's arrived and hasn't left." Kafka brought his face closer, rubbing his nose against Soshiro's and sought comfort and warmth in their closeness, "I keep waking up in the morning, thinking that it's going to be the last time I get to see you. It scares me."
"I would rather be stabbed through the heart before I let things stay that way between us." His lover affirmed solidly as he brought both of his hands to cage Kafka's face, "This isn't coming from what Miss Okonogi said earlier about my family, is it?"
"I wish its origins were that simple. I've had this feeling for a while now." Kafka's gaze softened even more as he basked in their continued embrace.
"If that feeling gets worse, I want you to remind yourself of one thing." Soshiro spoke softly, treating each word like a fragile feather.
"And what's that?" Kafka whispered back, a flicker of hope sparkling in the shape of his lips twitching into a smile.
"No matter what comes, no matter what happens, may it be something trivial, or the ending of the world, I will be yours." Soshiro placed a gentle kiss on the bridge of Kafka's nose as he continued to promise, "And I will find you no matter where, no matter when, and tell you that, over and over again. In as many different ways as needed until you never feel like this again."
They continued to indulge in each other's comforting presence until their tired minds couldn't take being awake anymore. Even as Kafka felt his mind be overtaken with the inescapable need for sleep, his mind echoed his partner's sentiment over and over again. He knew those words were true, and knew better than to doubt a promise from his commander and lover, but it affected little to the growing fear that leeched onto the fibers of his emotions. One thing he said did seep in however. He knew, really and truly knew, that they would find each other. Again and again.
No matter what.
#Kafka [undressing]: Do you Mind!?!?#Modern day Hoshina [Watching]: Nope <3#Never change buddy. Never change.#Imma be honest#I free handed those last few paragraphs.#This isn't me bragging / I lost the plot at the end there#I wasn't supposed to make myself almost cry!?!?!#It was supposed to be about a possible arranged marriage between Soshiro and an implied Mina!#Instead I just reminded myself of how f*cking lonely I am.#Whelp If I feel it maybe It will torture others too.#Also guess why Its called Calm Before The Storm.#Because this conversation happens two weeks before the Meraki Kaiju fight. : D#No I'm not demented Why do you ask?#Also me ->#My brain [chanting]: Fate-Ed Soul-Mates! Fate-Ed Soul-Mated!#Me [Hunched over my phone in a closet at work]: I'M SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING ON RONTOTO YOU SICK FUCK!!!!#kaiju 8#kaiju no. 8#kaiju no.8#kaiju no 8#kaiju number 8#kaiju n8#kaiju no. eight#kafka hibino#hibino kafka#soshikaf#soshiro hoshina#hoshina soshiro#hoshikaf#kafhoshi
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Grips my shirt and tears it apart so that all the buttons go flying and SCREAMS I love Law and Cora so much what the FUCK!!!!
#Shima speaks#SLAMS MY HEAD INTO THE WALL. BREAKING THE PLASTER. LEAVING A HOLE#AGHHH. AGHHFHF HELP#Cora who saw a kid so angry and bitter at the world decided to throw away everything to save him despite the whole WORLD saying he couldnāt#Law who finally realized thereās still hope left in the world and hope left for him and thereās someone willing to sacrifice EVERYTHING#Just to save him. Just to give him a fighting chance. Just to let him be FREE#Law who came to realize how much Cora meant to him and how much love and care Cora had for him. Then losing all that in an INSTANT#The one person he cared about more than anything sacrificed his LIFE for him#And Law spent the next 13 YEARS working to avenge Coraā¦naming his pirate crew getting tattoos fashioning his Jolly Roger ALL after Cora#TATTOOS!!! HE GOT PERMANENT MARKINGS ON HIS BODY SYMBOLIZING CORA#IāM. GOING TO FUCKING EXPLODE AND BLOW UP. WHAT THE FUCKKKKKK#Oda writing the most epic revenge quest in history#They mean so much to me Iām GOING to die. Right here and now#Cora giving up everything for Law and Law giving up everything for Coraā¦THATāS TRUE LOVE BABEY#No matter what kind of form it comes in thatās TRUE. LOVE. PERIODT#One Piece#Do you think Law still would have gotten tattoos symbolizing Cora if Cora had lived. I wonder about that sometimes.#I feel like he would. I feel like heād wear them proudly and Cora would be SO embarrassed about it#Lawās not shy about shit like that heād be super smug about it too#Law: You saved me and gave my life meaning why WOULDNāT I want to permanently mark my body to honor that#Cora: Because itās embarrassing! Lawwww!!! š#Law: Too bad doing it anyway <3#Cora: You know what. Fine. But Iām getting a tattoo that symbolizes YOU#Law: PLEASE???#Cora: WH. WAIT THAT BACKFIRED THAT IS NOT HOW YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO REACT#Cora you NEED to match his freak okay.#I heavily hc Law to be absolutely unhinged over the people he cares about#Like scarily possessive AND obsessive kind of unhinged#He and Cora can have an unhealthy codependent relationship. As a treat <3#Okay shutting up now SORRY Iām just. Unwell. Sighs dramatically
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#i couldn't even add everything bad#so i anticipate yall adding things#I'm not counting either the Byler or Jancy fight cause yes those were bad we know#if you need examples of the other storylines that went unresolved feel free to ask me#stranger things#polls#st season 3#jonathan byers#nancy wheeler#will byers#mike wheeler#jim hopper#joyce byers#el hopper byers#dustin henderson#steve harrington#lucas sinclair#the party
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imagine if the federation tried to make a phoenix with birdperson's daughter wouldn't that be fucked up hahaha < insane
like father like daughter.
(pr0/c0mship dni)
#Rick and Morty#rick n morty#rnm#ram#fanart#Birdperson#Birddaughter#bird person#bird daughter#phoenixperson#phoenixdaughter#phoenix person#birdrick#if you squint#ive had this idea for a long time i hope no one beat me to it#ive doodled her a little but i was DYINGGG to make her a full design so . behold#rick and morty oc#angst#i tried to make it look like bp got his ass kicked in a fight with her before eventually shutting her down . if that wasnt obvious#i have lots of Thoughts for why i made her design the way i did so feel free to ask :p#blood#cyborg#something something parallel to rick projecting all of his negative experiences onto beth and continuing the cycle of abuse etc#compared to bp who tried his best but his kid was doomed to fail being the child of a criminal and the leader of the federation#my original caption for this was 'birdpersons worst nightmare'. because imagine seeing via ur best friend#the kind of negative effects that letting your past control your life can have. so you vow to do better for ur future family#only to watch your kid end up JUST. LIKE. YOU. especially all the parts of you you didnt want her to be#and having to wonder if it was your fault. IDK IM INSANE IM CRAZY birddaughter best charatcer i need her back </3#cloudysarts
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I do gotta applaud datv for putting rook in situations in the animations department. like ghilānain grabbing them by the ankle and dangling them. the whole animated sequence of them ending up in the regret prison. when they heave up one of those ballista to shoot ghilānain. even the beginning when they get smacked against the wall.
glad they kinda tossed them around like a rag doll
#part of what takes me out of the stakes of a scene or a narrative in general in video games is when the protag#isnāt engaged with the action#either by fighting or being tossed around#thereās no sense of agency for them and at times it feels weird with the power scaling#rook has moments of action and helplessness#that make me feel engaged in the stakes#which itās less about if they are going to die or live and more#what is the cost?#and the animation really does it a lot of wonders#tearstone island you live rent free in my head <3#veilguard spoilers#owen plays dragon age
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Despite how much I suffered making my last isat au Aris sprite redraw, I decided to do it again and once again went through hell doing it. Thereās like a billion mistakes in this (such as her having the wrong arm rip) but at the end of the day Iām still happy with how it turned out :]
#keese draws#oc#oc art#eternal gales#isat#in stars and time#sorry for main tagging feel free to excecute me if you want or whatever#grips sink cringe is dead cringe is dead cringe is dead#anyways this is a very fuzzy and vague au as I donāt rly feel comfortable going off too hard with this one#this is pretty much entirely because I know Iād have to fuck around with the worldbuilding a decent amount and I donāt rly wanna do that#Isatās worldbuilding is one of my favorite parts of isat so I donāt wanna fuck it up yknow?#I might do some other sprite redraws once I stop thinking too hard abt aris and tali#for context tali is the king aka complicated design that makes me wanna cry especially since I made it worse by changing her imagery#instead of having tears as a thing she has like. fracturing if that makes sense?#itās supposed to be a nod to her ācrackedā eye in canon#she also has threads coming from her limbs instead of long hair for similar reasons#also she doesnāt have straight hair so yknow#but yeah for additional context aris and tali are half sisters and they make me go insane#in this au the idea would be that when their grandparents divorced when the two were little tali and their grandma left the island#aris wouldnāt leave until five or so years later when she was around 12#at which point the island disappeared and all that#the two have mostly completely forgotten about eachother but there still is familiarity between them#tali isnāt any less of a piece of shit than the king in this au tho#aris for a brief moment almost remembers who tali is during act 3 but she dies before she can fully grasp it#which almost hurts more to her despite not even knowing what she was trying to recall#during act 5 her inner sadness fight is against the hazy image of a very young tali š#just tiny 5 year old tali using the voices of the others to scream at aris that sheās been nothing but a burden to them all#and that sheās done nothing but hurt them in her selfish attempts to fix a problem that she refuses to admit she caused#and that time and time again sheās lied that sheās doing her best to protect them and that sheās failed all of them#itās a mix of current guilt and her hazy but longstanding guilt towards tali
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As much as I love playing embrace Dark Urge runs (discussion in therapy pending), there's something so narratively satisfying about how a Resist Durge playthrough can go once you get to the Bhaal Temple. Your character steps into the ring with Orin, it's intended to be a duel, but odds are you're getting eviscerated pretty quickly. You then switch to one of your other characters in your party and throw an attack, effectively breaking the duel and setting the whole temple upon you.
(Adding a cut because this ended up being longer than I thought)
But, I think it's a very satisfying way to play. Your party members have grown fond of your Durge, seeing them as a friend, a family member, even a lover. They've watched you and your pain over your Urge and what it makes you do or want to do. Maybe you've slipped up once or twice, but you've been trying so hard to be the hero they know you can be, that Faerƻn needs. So, when it comes time to finally face your demons and you're getting so horribly hurt in the process, they can't help but rush to your defense. It'll put all of them in danger, but it doesn't matter because they want and need to help you, their ally and companion.
Bonus points if you select your character's romanced companion as the savior/duel interruptor to make it extra delicious. They've fallen in love with you, stayed with you when your Urge craved their blood the most, maybe by this point in the game you've helped put their demons down as well. They see you in pain, a final valiant effort to overcome your Urge against the power of Orin, a whole cult, a god of murder himself. They want to protect you, save you as you saved them.
I'm also fond of the extra beauty of Astarion being your Resist Durge romance since it puts the two of you in very similar situations. Fighting against the will of your masters, finally defeating your demons with your newfound companions' help and being offered the greatest power you could ever fathom... only to deny it, ignore power in favor of your party and your love.
This isn't even mentioning just how goddamn good the Withers resurrecting you cutscene is. This skeleton in your camp with unknown and unfathomable power (also apparently supposed to be Jergal himself if I've done my research properly?) is able to bring you back to life, free of your Urge. The line along the lines of "Bhaal could only destroy what of you that he knew, but because you've grown past your Urge and become your own person, he couldn't destroy that new growth" is just so weirdly powerful narratively. Tav may be a default character for you to create upon making a new save file, but Durge is the canon protagonist and I think that entire scene shows it the best. It's a beautiful secondary climax of the narrative (primary being battling the Netherbrain of course).
And, perhaps it's just an oversight on Larian's part or something that'd be a bit difficult to work into the cutscenes mechanically, but I think that it could only get more impactful if your companions could comfort each other during these moments. Everyone and their mother wishes you could hug Astarion after he kills Cazador, but also imagine your romanced companion cradling your body after Bhaal kills you. It seems just a little odd that they all (meaning your party) kinda just stand around staring at your corpse, especially with how close y'all have gotten.
Idk, I have a lot of thoughts about this section of the game in this particular type of playthrough and some of them are hard to articulate into words. It's just such a damn good narrative peak and can really make you feel things.
I've completed I think two resist Durge runs and just hit this point on my third and it really stuck out to me this time (then again my new antidepressants are kinda fucking with me so that might be playing a role). I left it as my last mission before dealing with the Netherbrain and I think it helped build the anticipation of that moment. Everyone else has been helped by you, and now it's your turn to come into your own. I really felt so connected to my character walking into the temple, feeling like everything has been building to this, that regardless of what happens our suffering will finally end. And you have your party there to help you in your time of greatest need as you've done for them.
There's a reason this game was Game of the Year, the narrative is just so powerful and the replay-ability is just insane. I've beaten this game ten times, heading for my eleventh and it truly just never gets old and never fails to make me feel so many things so strongly.
#we're gonna bypass how i have the withers big naturals mod installed#because it kinda undercuts the moment when withers comes in to resurrect you and he has these massive honkers#i'm a big fan of embrace durges since it's a great way for me to let loose without real world consequence#(my anticipation for patch 7 grows daily of course)#and it's also just fun to be your worst self and create the fucking legion of doom with your party#you'll never beat the sheer power of an evil durge/ascended astarion/dark justiciar shadowheart/minthara team up#I AM FULLY AWARE I AM SINNING WHEN I ASCEND ASTARION AND IT PAINS ME EVERY TIME BUT I LIKE EVIL NARRATIVES SUE ME#but a resist durge run makes me feel so many more things#helping shadowheart with her family helping astarion learn to be his best self free from cazador lifting the shadow curse among other things#plus everything I mentioned in the main post#and then the final crescendo of the score at the end of the epilogue party cutscene is a HUGE chills moment#although i will always be mad that in order to keep gale from ascending you have to make him seek forgiveness from mystra#she should be apologizing to him wtf no wonder i accidentally ascended him so many times him#gale telling her to shove it just MAKES MORE SENSE and is the healthier thing to do but it gets you his fucking bad ending wth#okay i suppose him blowing himself up is his bad ending but whatever#apparently him exploding the netherbrain can get you the win for honor mode and as someone who can't even get through balanced mode#you bet your sweeeeeet ass i'm not above sending gale to blow himself up to avoid a run ending fight if i got that far#honor mode is not about getting the ending you want it's just about completeing it and dude there's no way in hell i'll get close otherwise#i'll shut up now#fishgills speaks#fishgills plays bg3#bg3#baldur's gate 3#the dark urge#bg3 durge
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WIP Wednesday!
Lately I've been working most on my SVSSS fic that's basically a "What if Shen Yuan was a little older and a little more competant". That's it, that's the fic. I have zero idea where it's going to end up, but I've got two chapters worth scribbled down, so that's something! I've also got an outline for a Tangled-inspired Liushen AU that I don't want to start because once I do, I think I'll keep going until it's done and I want to get more done on the longer fic first xD
I've still got plans for the post-MLC fic I'm working on! I really should finish that, since it doesn't have anywhere to go and should just be the one chapter... Who knows. I let words get away from all the time.
I've still got a couple of FF14 WIPs too, though the MSQ follow-along will always be slow going... I do want to finish the Dark Knight fic, but my WoL was in a Not Good headspace when he started that, so it's on a back burner too.
Feel free to Ask me to work on any of these and I'll post a new paragraph~ but either way, enjoy the snippet!
The entire night passed while he read, the morning only making itself known to Shen Yuan when a knock sounded at the entrance to his room and Ming Fanās voice announced, āShizun, I left breakfast at the table for you. Please let this disciple know if there is anything further needed.ā
āNothing but privacy, Ming Fan. I am only to be disturbed by meals for the next three days.ā While he recovers is not spoken aloud, but carried in the silence that he lets linger a moment longer than it needs to. āUnless another Peak Lord requires my presence.ā
Ming Fan bowed and started to leave after confirming the instructions, but was stopped by Shen Qingqiuās voice adding, āPerhaps I will meditate in the gardens today. If I am not here, let it be known that I am unavailable for company.ā
That should cover most possibilities. He was sure Mu Qingfang wouldnāt be back by so soon, but he couldnāt say the same for anyone else. With the worry from Yue Qingyuan that Mu-shidi had mentioned or potential curiosity as to his recent visitors, anyone could come by! And he didnāt want them seeing him practicing basic sword forms like someone whoād never held a sword before.
Since that was exactly what he planned to be doing.
After breakfast of course.
#wip wedenesday#svsss#mysterious lotus casebook#ffxiv#here i am falling into one of the two types of svsss writers#ājust the book but slightly differentā#the au should be really fun though!!#I've got 2.5 pages of outline that's going over who the villain is and why#and how the politics work considering I'm making the kingdom Cang Qiong#it'll be shen twins and liushen because i love both of these#the MLC fic is 100% āfighting is foreplayā but i'm not writing anything detailed#mostly just to not take over the whole fic since it's more focused on LLH recovering and finding joy in swordplay (of the not naked kind)#and that's more important than the swordplay of the naked variety ;D#ANYWAY#enjoy the teaser#and feel free to ask for me to work on any of these <3#even the tangled au#though i know i'm not gonna sleep if I start that one XD
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TMNT splatoon locker..
Not pictured is me grinding out some turf war to afford that last turtle decoration
#splatoon 3#splatoon locker#splatoon#tmnt#rottmnt#yes the weapon wtickers on the outside is the weapons i think they'd use#feel free to fight me on this opinion
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PLAYING SDV WITH MY SISGER IS SO MUCH FUNNNN
i took a couple actual screenshots but theyre on my laptop... look at us
#txt#sistar#i found an AWESOME shirt in the mines#im the miner shes the farmer ā„ļø#and we both forage and fish#i also fight#she doesnt#if anyone wants to add me on steam feel free to ask#i only play the sims (extremely rarely) and sdv though#but if anyone wants to play sdv with me?? thatd be fun...#IVE WANTED US TO PLAY SDV TOGETHER FOR SO LONG. YEARS. GENUINELY.#i fought for her to give the game a try#because she didnt want to bother with it#buy we went to a con once and the puters there had it downloaded#and she had fun <3#so webe been wanting to play on pc together for ages
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Hey........ Guess who's doing ArtFight this year......... Finally.......
Update: I have a hitlist :D
#art#art fight#skid ramblez#Feel free to attack me if youre also on there I do revenge :3#Dawg I was trying to make a post and started typing in the search bar instead#im going insane#I love you guys <3
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Please indulge me, Iām very visualā¦ all the while youāve been writing ATWMD, are there any actors or musicians youāre thinking of that best represent how youād imagine the characters to look like?
no iām sorry i am not a fancast person š¤§ i donāt picture celebs etc when iām writing i just imagine guys in my headā¦but there are some lovely artists who have made art for wfrau if u want to get a visual that way! @lyr-caelum @theinvisiblemuseum and @queerfeardear have all made art which iāve embedded in the fic & u can also scroll thru my #fic art tag to find it there!
#fic art#ask#wfrau#i also usually find that most celebs look a bit too polished & perfectā¦my guys usually would not be on magazine covers i fear#in my imagination for this fic sirius is the only one whoās like strikingly conventionally attractive etcā¦reg is an average looking version#of him lol. james is hot but more from attitude than like striking looks & i imagine him as kinda stockyā¦dad bod vibes etc heās fighting#death eaters not worrying abt a six pack. also describe him as barrel-chested at one point in the fic i thinkā¦and crazy curly hair of course#lily is fat in this fic iāve tried to describe her that way & make that clear hopefully itās come thru lol#red hair of course i imagine her w renaissance painting vibes i supposeā¦and remus is weird looking lol#crooked nose crooked teeth gangly & skinny eyes a little too far apartā¦polarizing features#like most people would be like oh heās kinda ugly but if ur into it ur INTO it & heās learned how to sell it#anyway. thatās all in my beautiful mind <3#feel free to picture the characters however u want as u read it makes no difference to me
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