#forged by malice spoilers

[inkandsunshine67]

I am

✨Broken✨

[badger-bear]

forged by malice spoilers below the cut

DAYTON DESERVES BETTER WHEN WILL HE LEARN HE IS WORTHY OF LOVE????? I knew the bond wasn't going to work then but oh my god my fucking heart.

The scene of Farron, Rosalina and Ez in the library 🥵

Caspian!!!! My poor love still being hurt and the secret of his thorns protecting Castletree instead of harming it 💔 I also love when Dayton told Rosalina she smelled like Cas.

The only thing I don't like so far is how many different povs we are getting so early on. I understand they are needed to weave the story but at the same time being pulled in one direction only to be yanked away a few chapters later is a little frustrating.

[chibi-celesti]

Metafalica anw GRANDEE=LILIA_VANROUGE (The Song of Hope of Lilia Vanrouge)

Summary: In honour of one Fae’s Journey to fulfill his princess’ last wish to save her son, the newborn Prince of Briar Valley.

Heavy Spoilers to Book 07 of Twisted Wonderland. You have been WARNED! And to all the Lilia Lovers out there (yes that includes you, @hanafubukki), this is for you! Hope I did him justice!

Hymmnos Lyrics inspired by this lovely cover of METAFALICA.

~xE rre lasye rYEfrEmU sasye ess Asphaela_urgn/.~

~xA rre lasye fwArn Amerfa_sasye, ag hYAppA za r.w. sasye/.~

~xA harr en herr kAvnLYA v.a. 1 varda rre cie aNuOk zz sarsa/.~

~xA rre arhou sAlLYEeh yYAzLYAtAeh dn vege manac rhaplanca en maoh~

They lost…

Briar Country, once heralded as a Land dominated by the Fae, is now a remnant of what it once was…

Their Princess…slain by the humans who demonized them for their existence. All because of the greed of one egotistical man.

All that was left of her was her son. Still only an egg, but also a star of hope for the people of Briar Valley.

And yet he, too, was taken away from his arms. Not by death, but by those who viewed the broken-hearted war general, who could do nothing but weep for the death of his beloved Meleanor, a failure.

As the days began to pass, the people of Briar Valley hoped and prayed for the young prince to hatch. While nurtured from afar with his grandmother giving him her magic, the prince heard Lilia's vow to one day find a solution that will awaken him.

And so, he traveled the changing world of humans. Looking for the key that would save the egg.

During his journey, he would stumble upon people, asking if anyone knew how to hatch a dragon's egg. But all he got in turn was disdain and hatred by most people who only saw him as a monster.

Even with the malice of human perspective and apathy wanting to make him give up, Lilia persevered and continued his journey.

All for Malleus's sake.

While he may not have made any progress, Lilia could only offer stories to the young prince when he met him time and time again. His voice was a balm to the little one, subconsciously becoming a Hymn of Hope to young Malleus. 

The stories Lilia told were that of an ever changing world beyond Briar Valley's borders. How much humanity has changed; some still superstitious and distrusting while others were more open and compassionate. He spoke of how he hopes to show Malleus the world once he's older.

The days passed with no signs of the egg shell showing any cracks to indicate his hatching. The people of Briar Valley feared that their Prince would soon join his parents in the Stars. That they would lose their symbol of hope to death.

However, even as those around him and Queen Maleficia despaired for the worst, Lilia kept moving forward. Kept going despite the gear gnawing at his heart and mind.

“I made a promise to your mother that you will one day hatch and become a Prince she would be proud of.”

And Lilia's vow grew into determination and hope. A hope that for one day Malleus could forge a bond with the outside world. From that hope gave birth to a power that is befitting for someone him; Protector of Cradles. Such a blessing allowed him to save the young prince when he began to reject his Grandmother’s magic and cry out to his true guardian and father.

Giving it his all, from his love, his magic and life force, Lilia had given it all to Briar Valley’s Hope. To young Malleus.

Lilia Vanrouge was proud to give up everything to give his Prince that hope.

[starmocha]

Oh, I'm still doing the recaps. At the very least for my own benefits in case I want to quickly reference something.

[Love and Deepspace masterpost ☆ Beyond Cloudfall masterpost]

SPOILERS FOR SYLUS' MYTH - BEYOND CLOUDFALL, CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 2

MC and the dragon arrive in Ivory City. When they enter the Sanctuary, many of the followers scatter the moment they see MC, who is supposed to have been dead at this point.

Seeing where MC grew up in, the dragon quips:

Growing up in a cage like this... No wonder your soul is so dull.

MC grapples internally with herself. On the one hand, she wants vengeance against the Judicator's Oracle who judged her and ordered her execution. On the other hand, she also needs to focus on staying alive.

She suspects news of the Fiend's appearance in the Sanctuary must be spreading like wildfire in the city, and once the Legion of Justitia arrives to handle the dragon, she plans on slipping away in the chaos.

She starts to talk to the dragon, mentioning how her revenge will have to wait as the Judicator's Oracle who judged her isn't around, but she stops abruptly when she notices the dragon appears disinterested in her plan for vengeance.

The dragon notices a mural on the ceiling and questions MC about it. The mural, titled The Fiend-Slaying God, depicts a scene of "a god-like figure in a bright red cloak, wielding a long sword as he executes an evil dragon."

MC explains that this god-like figure is supposed to represent the Sacred Judicator, and the evil dragon is, in her words, "Ahem, that's probably you."

MC is puzzled that the dragon keeps staring at the mural.

The dragon doesn't deign her a response. Instead, he looks at the text beneath the mural and comments that it's been exactly 1,677 years since he was sealed away.

MC is puzzled that he can read the text. The dragon questions her, and she explains that the text is written in an ancient language that's been lost to time. Now, nobody can read it anymore. She asks him about the text.

"The Fiend is the very essence of malice and greed, skilled at twisting human desires. He drives mortals to turn against each other, leading them to their own demise. Given time, the world will be swallowed by chaos and descend into ruination. The Fiend's arrival marks the onset of Doomsday. During the Battle of Tarus, the Sacred Judicator, with a will of iron, stood firm against the corruption of evil. In a war so fierce, he emerged as the sole, honorable survivor." He sealed away the Fiend, the very harbinger of Doomsday, deep within the planet's chasm. With the curse of Doomsday lifted, hope was restored to Philos.

MC mentions that she has heard the Fiend has a destined archnemesis. She assumes it is the Sacred Judicator.

Dragon: What a lofty title. MC: Yeah, this story sounds pretty fake to me too.

MC attempts to stall for time until the Legion of Justitia arrives so she can escape while they deal with the dragon. She shifts the conversation and starts to talk about the dragon's archnemesis, assuming it is the Sacred Judicator.

Just as MC is about speak, a Justitia arrow, "forged from golden ore and crackling with electricity" flies through, but one simple motion from the Fiend has the arrow disintegrating into particles immediately.

The Sanctuary is suddenly engulfed in a dazzling light that blinds everyone. MC uses this opportunity to escape, but the Fiend calmly comments, "How impudent." With a snap of his fingers, MC is immobilized, feeling a sharp pain from deep within her chest. Her body moves on its own, forcing her to turn back around again, and she witnesses a gruesome scene.

The guards are slaughtering one another, blood splatters the wall, and the candelabras toppled, setting the drapes ablaze. The once pristine white Sanctuary now resembles a haunting purgatory.

The dragon beckons her to him with one firm command, "Come."

She realizes it is his right eye that is manipulating everything.

The dragon is aware of her plan to kill him, but he scoffs at her pitiful attempt.

Once again, a golden light mixed with black mist is painfully pulled from her body. In the midst of her agony, the voice returns, desiring the dragon's eye.

MC attempts to persuade the dragon to spare her.

Wait! You can kill me whenever you like. But if you spare me, I can help you achieve more! And— I want to live and I want your eye. It's like how you want my soul. Is there a problem with that? It's just too bad that I'm not as strong as you.

He humors her, asking for an example of how she could help him "achieve more."

She thinks on the spot, scrambling in her mind for anything that would appeal to a dragon.

I... can help you amass a large amount of wealth and collect a lot of souls—whatever you need, I can get it for you.

Without a word, the dragon whisks her away, taking flight and soaring in the sky. With another snap of his fingers, he manipulates the energy of the flames. The Sanctuary, set ablaze and crumbling, falls to ruin.

The dragon remarks calmly:

For something as tedious as revenge, this will suffice. No need for a spectacle.

As the sun sets, the Fiend flies away with MC in his arms, arriving at a lair perched atop a cliff just as nightfall descends.

MC: ...Is this your home? Dragon: Have you ever met a fiend with a home?

After looking around, MC realizes she can't return to Ivory City. She accepts that the dragon's lair will be her home for the time being.

She returns and converses with the dragon.

MC: I suppose... You won't be eating my soul for now? Dragon: Assuming that was still the case, why would I even bring you back here? Stay put. MC: If I'm going to live here, my living quarters should at least be decent. Your cave is too... basic. What do you think?

The dragon allows her to choose from his treasures. She appears to be shocked by the vast quantity.

The dragon motions for MC to explore his treasures. The lair's been unattended for a long time, being covered in cobwebs and rotting wood.

She finds the different weapons "brought" to the dragon.

MC: I never expected your collection would be all weapons. Do dragons have hobbies too? Dragon: Your kind brought them here willingly. MC: I imagine they weren't... particularly polite about it. Dragon: Indeed. It's a shame those who brought them to me are all dead, and I'm still alive. MC: So, the sword that sealed you away... Was it really "given" to you by the Sacred Judicator in the mural? Dragon: He was just lucky to get his hands on it and fortunate enough to drive it into my chest. But only its true master can wield its power.

MC recalls the sword is now inside her. She wonders if she is its "true master." She attempts to summon it, but nothing happens.

She continues to explore the dragon's lair and discovers other treasures, such as fine clothes, paintings, and musical instruments.

She stares, apparently with desire. The dragon encourages her.

As MC holds a gem, the dragon's tail coils around her, tightening. He laughs as she struggles.

MC: ...No wonder you spared me. You want to fatten me up before going in for the kill. Dragon: Even so, you still cling to that gem despite being so close to Death's sweet embrace. You truly are a source of entertainment. MC: Enjoy my company while you can. I might bring you a deadlier experience next time.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

According to the legend in Ivory City, the dragon, proclaimed to bring about Philo's end, was sealed in the Abyss beneath the fiend-infested Tarus City by the Legion of Justitia.

The leader who drove his sword into the dragon's heart was revered as the "Sacred Judicator." He was glorified through monuments erected in his honor, and his followers built a grand Sanctuary in his name after his death.

The Sanctuary annually takes in some of the city's orphans in the Sacred Judicator's name. When the orphans come of age, a Judicator's Oracle will take them away to join the Legion of Justitia.

MC is implied to have been an orphan who grew up in the Sanctuary. However, instead of joining the Legion of Justitia, the Judicator's Oracle had MC thrown into the Abyss.

The dragon has been sealed away for exactly 1,677 years.

It's mentioned that the Fiend has a destined archnemesis, the sole person who can slay him.

The dragon reveals that although the Sacred Judicator had obtained the sword that should kill the Fiend, he was not the true master of the sword. Unable to fully wield the sword's power, he wasn't able to slay the dragon.

The greatsword now rests inside MC. She wonders if she is its true master then.

While all thoughts and opinions expressed in this post are my own interpretation of the reading, I actively encourage others to share their own view and offer their own perspective.

[old-danmei-fan]

I may have joined tumblr for BG3, but I am about to rant about a book now. Sorry.

There will be spoilers for Beasts of the Briars below. This book has me fucked up something fierce.

The Beasts Of The Briar series is one of my current favorites. Belle has been my favorite Disney princess for as long as I can remember, but I am UNWELL after the end of Forged By Malice.

No Elizabeth Helen. Dayton is not going to be mated to anyone but Rosie. I refuse to believe it. I SCREAMED at my phone when I read this. My husband thought something happened to me. I don't like Wren and I'm 10000% sure she is working with/for Kairyn. I stg if Rosie and Dayton aren't mated by the end of the next book, I'm starting a riot.

Next on the list of things that have me fucked up is the scene with Kel, Ez, and Caspian 😬 Kel baby. What are you doing 😭 don't get me wrong, id probably make the same bargain with him, but you made your bed and now you gotta lie in it.

If all 5 of those princes aren't mated to Rosie and in a happy lil family in castle tree, I'm sending Elizabeth Helen my therapy bill.

End Rant.

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[imagination-mess]

Please Stay with us

First Part: After Shinichiro Dies, she had stayed beside their sides until the end

Here is Part 2: She survives, and her reputation. She can' be selfish

Manga Spoilers! DO NOT READ! Not really but still there are spoilers

“You failed, however, it may have been a better result than killing Emma. I can’t be mad about it. The goal was to break his spirit. She needs to die to achieve our goal.” Izana says in his monotone.

“She is the parental figure for the majority of the toman members. She had deep connections with the division leaders. They most likely aren’t gonna performed not as well due to having their emotions clouding their emotions. They aren’t gonna be in the correct mindset to face us. It most likely to be our victory.” Kisaki looks down at his shoulder to see the minor cut he had to receive.

When he heard you were the former legend known as the Mouse Reaper of the first generation Black Dragon. He didn’t believe it, because of how soft you were with the members. You weren’t anything like the rumors of your reputation, a she-devil, intimidating, and quiet as a mouse, but have a deadly strength behind that innocent appearance.

However, his last meeting with her was purely coincidence or so he thought. She had threatened him to kill him, herself if someone else dies because of him. No one would know if it was her. She will make look like a freak accident. She had pressed her switchblade to his throat.

“I don’t give a shit about you being a minor. I will happily go to prison that’s only if I were to get caught.” She says in the fakest high pitch voice.

“I never liked you.” She drops the act showing her true colors to him. Her eyes were cold from any emotion. “I know you are behind Baji’s death. He was like the younger brother I never had. So I will give you this last warning. Another person that I love drops dead again. You are next.” You spoke with more malice and raged behind your words.

You jump back from him and putting away your switchblade. You calmly collected your grocery bags from the ground. You had cornered him when he was alone. You had people stalking his every move and finding out his schedule. You spill everything you had found out about him.

You aren’t just the deadly mouse who calculates in the shadows and no one would expect you to be so cold. You had caught him off guard when he was alone on his way to get stuff from the store.

“Don’t worry your little head about me telling everyone. They are just kids, however, you are playing a dangerous adult game. Have a nice night. Tetta Kisaki.” You turn your head to the side to glare at his figure on the ground. He was holding his breath when you were pressing the knife against his throat.

For the first time, he felt as if the grim reaper was there to collect his soul. You hold true to your reputation. You may be soft and kind but under many layers. There is darkness filled with just rage. You could murder anyone how quiet and calculative you truly are.

“She is one crazy dangerous woman to pissed off. You have to pretty much hope she isn’t stubborn and just drops dead. She is known for her shell will of anger and spite. You will be on her hit list if she survives.” Izana casually mentions.

Izana doesn't know what he was feeling in his heart. He didn't know how to describe this feeling. You were there to visit him at the prison with Shinichiro until he had threaten to harm Mikey. You supported him and care for him until he voices his thoughts of killing Mikey. He remembers clearly how livid and angry you are that day that you never came to visit him ever again. You tried to convince him that isn’t the correct way, but you gave up. You clearly choose Mikey over him. You abandon him, unlike Shinichiro.

The true reason why you didn’t visit Izana is that you know your own limits and will most likely act on the rage that you have burden deep down in you. If he even tried to threaten Mikey’s life in any way or form. You know Shinichiro wouldn’t forgive you if you put your hands on him.

Meanwhile, two Sano' siblings, Mikey and Emma were sitting next to each other. Mikey was holding her hand in a tight grip. He had come in just in time to save your life, any minute later. You would be have been completely gone.

You still had a faint pulse and were rushed into the surgery room for a critical head injury. They couldn’t wait for you to be stable for surgery. They had to get into surgery fast in order to save your life.

Mikey was still shocked, how the warmth of your body started disappearing. His heart dropped when he no longer felt you breathing against his neck.

Draken rushes into the hospital and after receiving the cold chilling call while he was cooking dinner. He almost left the house without turning off the stove. He also had grabbed the spare of sandals after hearing Mikey broken his.

He drops the sandals on the ground in front of Mikey. “Mikey, let’s go outside for a bit.”

Emma and Takemitchy followed the two males outside and Draken asks Mikey what happened which he didn’t reply. He was staring blankly into nothing. Emma and Takemitchy explain all while Mikey was just an empty shell as if he was still processing what happened. He walks towards Mikey and just punches him full-on. Emma covers her mouth gasping being surprised at how Draken was acting.

“As much, I want to be angry at you and punch senselessly until you couldn’t move. I know m-[First Name] would scold me and perhaps even slapping me. She is currently fighting for her life right now. So Mikey, snap out of it. Stop acting, she is dead. There is still a chance of her surviving. [First Name] is the strongest woman, I ever know.” Draken voice's cracks as he is holding himself back from crying, before adding. “She doesn’t know when to stay down even when she is sick. She is stubborn as hell.”

Emma softly smiles at remembering how the boys tried to keep you on the bed to rest. You were often carried back to your room every attempt when you escaped your bed. Mikey and Draken were taking turns. You were sick and didn’t have your strength, so you couldn’t get out over their shoulders. They would throw you over their shoulder like a sack of potatoes and threw you on the bed and tucked you in. You were persistent in getting your own crap. Emma would be bringing some soup and medication. You refused to let them baby you.

You acted like a child when it comes to drinking your medicine. Mikey had to pinch your nose and Draken took the chance to force the medication down your throat. You were hella mad at them for doing that dirty trick, to only get a cheeky grin from Mikey.

“I hate you guys.” You weakly cough and glare at them behind the blanket.

“No, you don’t. You love us.”

As you were in the surgery room, you started to fall into cardiac arrest while being on the surgery table. The doctors were doing everything possible to save your life.

You were between being dead and alive. You were standing in front of the beach. You could smell the sea salt and hearing the ocean waves. You felt at peace. Perhaps it’s okay to just let go.

“It’s too early for you!” You heard behind you to see someone you thought you would ever see again. Shinichiro grabs your shoulders.

“You can’t give up! You are debating on fighting, which is why you are on the limo-”

“But it’s so peaceful here!” You screamed back at him,

“I know, but what’s life without any pain!” He screamed back at you.

Both of you were in tears, “It’s hard to not be selfish, but think about Emma, Mikey! Imagine how much pain they are in while you aren’t fighting to stay with them.”

You froze to only remember how you got here. You protected Emma and switched places with her. There was a bike with a baseball bat swing at you. You are starting to remember before you passed out.

You remember how desperate and broken Mikey sounded called out to you after you lose consciousness. It breaks your heart and realize you are pretty much the only person other than Shinichiro who let them be kids. You were their support system. Their grandfather was barely present in their lives. You also remember Draken. He will be heartbroken finding out that he will once more be an orphan and have no place to really call home.

You started crying realizing you don’t want to die yet. You wanna be there for them to graduate. You want to be there when you see Mikey walk Emma down on her wedding day with Draken. You wanted to continue having girls’ nights with Emma, sometimes Hinata enjoys it too. You wanted to see the world with them. You have been saving up to take them to see popular places after they graduate high school. Emma wanted to see the Eiffel tower in Paris. You wanted to see her excited and full awe face when she sees it in person. Mikey and Draken wanted to go through ATV tours in the Caribbean islands. After you showed them pictures of your vacation with Shinichiro when you guys went to the Caribbean island. You still wanted to be there for them. You wanted to stay to see those important life events to the little things.

Shinichiro softly smiles at your tearful face as he wipes off those tears from your cheeks.

“I knew you wanted to live. It’s okay to move on from me, okay. Fall in love again. Perhaps letting Mikey swipe you off your feet like he always claimed since he was a child. Take care of yourself, okay. I love you, but I am letting you go. Please do the same.” Shinichiro playful says as he pushes his lips against your forehead. You were taking the moment to enjoy his presence with you.

“Are you guys done being lovely dovely?” You immediately snapped your head to see the familiar boy with his long wavey black hair and his top fang poking out from his lip. You tackled him into a hug and started crying even more into his chest.

“Whoa! Whoa! Did you miss my menace butt that much?” Baji chuckles, as he nods at Shinichiro and vanishes into the thin air. Shinichiro disappears with tearful eyes and a weak smile.

“Of course! You were a pain in my ass but still cared about you.” You cried into his chest and hugging him so tightly.

“Are you ready to go back? You will have to fight tooth and nail as if you strongly want to stay.” Baji stepped back, after placing the switchblade in your hand.

There was now a thorny path in front of you. Baji gives you his famous menace grin. ”Be badass girl, we all know you are.”

You confidently nod after wiping off your tears and rushed in down the thorny path that was cutting your skin, but you could feel the scenery changing and becoming harder to walk through. Your mind was only thinking of the 3 important people in your life. If it weren’t for them, you wouldn’t be fighting so hard to stay alive.

The image of the laughing faces of Emma, Mikey, and Draken after you. You aren’t gonna be selfish but live for them. Do it for them. You cut those thorny vines and falling into the dark abyss, as you go through your happy memories of you have them.

Outside the surgery room, the kids were waiting for the surgery waiting room. They immediately got on their feet once they saw the sign of surgery get turned off. Draken was holding Emma comforting her as best as he could. They all were getting anxious.

The doctor comes out to them and informs them. “She did go into cardiac arrest, but we managed to bring her back and surgery is a success. You may see her after we get her settled in her room.”

All of them were overjoyed with the news. Takemichy rushes out to inform the gang outside however he was taken back to see different types of gangs were waiting outside the hospital grounds. There are grown-ass adults. He steps back in pure shock and confusion.

Who are those guys?

"Hey!"

Takemichy turns around to see Draken and Mikey walking out. They both pass him.

“This is a -”

“We aren’t here to fight, but rather telling you. We will be joining your fight against Tenjiku tonight. We heard of Mouse Reaper.”

“But why?” Takemichy speaks out and covers his mouth after getting glared at. He wants to dig a hole and hide inside. This dude was intimating.

“She may not be a specific gang, but she is still one of us. She prefers to work in the shadow like usual. But she is never out of the gang business. She is very well involved. She has a lot of people who respect her. They all want to fight in honor of her. We all know if she was in the condition to fight. She would be joining without any hesitation.

She protected you and your little gang, Tokyo Manji Gang. She is the reason why don’t the bigger gangs haven’t attack you. She has protected you through the shadows and knows what is happening in the background. Your reputation can only provide protection so far, but she covers the remaining dry area.”

The realization falls on them. You had lied to them being involved in gangs any longer. You lied to keep them in the dark. You joined back in ever since you heard Kazutora got beaten up by the Black dragons years prior. Even more, after, Baji was dead. Shinichiro knew you were back in the business, but knows you aren’t gonna get involved unless necessary as inputting your life in harm’s way. He understands why your reason. You didn’t want anyone to die that you hold close to your heart.

Life was already cruel as it is.

You did what you are always good at, being quiet and attack your enemy at their unexpected moments. You make them experience near-death experiences. Even after, Toman had been beaten up by the black dragons at that time. She wrecked them even more.

They are your treasure. You will happily commit a crime to keep all of them safe.

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I hope you enjoyed this! This is the happy ending, imagine the bad ending 💀.

Next part: Haunt you Even After my death (bad ending)

The Adventures of The Sano Family

Tokyo Revengers Masterlist

[lovebirdgames]

OTOMETOBER DAY 22 ~ Now we look at the third side of the coin. Who do you desperately wish had a route?

(Spoilers for Collar x Malice)

It’s not secret that I am horribly in love with this man that I cannot have. He lives rent-free in my head, my heart, and the back of my cell phone case. I will die on the hill that he should’ve been the true final route of Collar x Malice. If I was still in my fanfiction-writing days, I would absolutely give him the justice he deserves and write him a full-blown route. 

But alas, I am not here to wash away the sins of my forefathers, but here to forge a new path. So all of my efforts will continue to funnel into making my own original otome.

Saeki, my beloved. <3

[inkandsunshine67]

Chapter 76 😭💛🥹

[badger-bear]

forged by malice spoilers below

Caspian wants to be human 😭😭😭 he says he isn't rose's mate??????? Farron doesn't regret destroying Caspian's book LIKE HE SHOULD

These sequences of Kel and Rose are 🥵 too much

[quietlyimplode]

do you take fic requests bc if you do could you do something like how in bw nat flinches when dreykov goes to hit her the first time and maybe when clint first meets her or something all she does is flinch and super submissive??

Hey Anon. Not sure if this is exactly what you’re thinking; I think there’s a strong correlation between why Natasha flinched and Dreykov being the ultimate abuser; I think that she would be able to differentiate him and Clint. I’m not sure she would have as violent reaction to someone she didn’t know, because that reaction (I think) is one borne of repeat trauma. Sooo this is a 5+1 touching on that reaction.

Warnings for: child abuse, child death, red room musings, domestic violence, child trafficking, black widow spoilers, and ptsd. (3045 words)

Forged.

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Everything is so overwhelming. There are girls screaming, men with guns. She holds on tightly to Yelena and makes her stand behind her.

The guns have lights on them and she can’t follow them all.

There’s so many people, it’s loud, and confusing and Natasha just wants to cry.

Pain only makes you stronger.

But her chest hurts. It’s a ball of panic that hasn’t gone away since Mama Melina said she was sorry.

She tries to school her face so that it’s devoid of panic; but it’s hard. Yelena is holding her hand hard.

It happens quickly.

They grab Yelena and she yells and screams for her, tries to pull her back but they hit her in the face.

Disoriented, she loses track of her sister, the pain in her heart intensifies in panic and she catches sight of blonde hair. She rips the picture in her hand, and runs over to her.

She knew it was going to happen. She didn’t think it would be like this. She thought they could stay together.

“Take it.” She yells. “Take it.” And shoves it into Yelena’s hands. She’s pulled away and so is Yelena.

She can’t help the feral noises that break free from her body.

She doesn’t cry though.

Pain only makes you stronger and she is in so, so much pain.

She’s lined up with the others and is made to step forward.

She sees him; the man from Cuba. The one Papa Alexei embraced. He walks up to her.

He smells of cigars and strong cologne and it takes everything she has to hold his gaze and not turn up her nose.

The man grabs her head, and she flinches hard against his hands. He gets closer and there’s something in her that remembers this man.

“The Red Room is your home now,” he tells her and looks her up and down, gaze lingering.

He pushes her into a line with 3 older girls and she bites the inside of her mouth as hard as she can to stop herself hyperventilating and panicking.

Pain. She reminds herself.

Pain.

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There’s four girls with her. The biggest of the guards is closest to her and three more stand over the others. Of course, they think it’s her, that she’s the ringleader. They’re not wrong, but it does make her think that she should perhaps try and stay under the radar a little more.

They’re all standing in front of Dreykov who exudes anger. She can count the number of times on her hand that she’s had to stand in front of him, this is the first time in her nightdress. She’s self conscious all at once and she crosses her arms around her body.

“Stand front!” The guard yells, gun in her face. She startles, as she drops her arms down to her sides, fists clenching.

Svetlana glances tentatively at her and she bows her head.

Dreykov hasn’t said anything and they’re all awaiting punishment. She knew she shouldn’t have smuggled in the Nutella but she was so excited about the new taste, the deliciousness of the spread that she could share.

He turns to face her and her blood runs cold.

“Kill them.” He says looking directly at her, his face curled in a snarl.

Her eyes widen and she shakes her head hard.

He laughs.

“Fine.” He looks to the other four.

“Kill her.” He says and ducks his head towards Natasha.

Svetlana is closest, the guards step back as she steps forward, intentions clear and Natasha can see the smile that plays across his face.

Sadists.

She’s old enough now to know to use the environment to protect herself as well, knows this room and, has taken stock of all the things in the room that could be used as a weapon. She assumed, of course, that they would be used against her, not that she would have to use them against the others.

The first punch comes from Odette, a kick from Sevenya, and attempted restraint from Clara and Svetlana. Natasha protects her head, trying to find an opening where she can get one of the girls between her so the other three have to go through her first.

It’s Clara that she throws on the floor in the way of Odette and she narrowly avoids a letter opener thrown at her head. It clatters for the floor and she scrambled back to pick it up. Holding it in front of her, she looks at the others. It’s not malice on their faces but fear.

Dreykov looks on in amusement and then looks at his watch.

Natasha waits for Odette to attack again. She was always the most impulsive. She spins to the side and kneels and feels the letter opener slice across her femoral artery, she knows she’s hit it when the gush of blood accompanies it.

She has no time to ponder it as she tries to pull the weapon out, Clara is on her again. Natasha kicks up catching her under her chin, the sound of skin hitting skin, her bare foot tingling. She pushes Clara back, adrenaline fading and fatigue setting in for all of them. Sloppy punches end up in hair pulling as Natasha swings her legs up and around her neck. Maybe if she knocks her out, she won’t have to do it.

“Enough.” Dreykov’s voice is clear and she detects the anger on it.

He pulls his gun and shoots Clara and Odette.

She flinches at the sound and almost vomits as she sees Clara take her last breath.

“Leave now. You have no place in the world, as such you may take nothing and have nothing. You will be searched on entry and exit.” He says, enunciating every word.

Natasha attempts a glance at the other two girls but they won’t meet her gaze. They all know what being searched means.

The bodies of Clara and Odette are dragged out one door as they leave through another.

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Natasha stretches. The apartment on the west side is sunny and she lays on the floor basking in the heat like a cat. She should get up and get something to eat, her stomach letting her know that it’s time, but this position is so relaxing and soothing that she ignores it; just for now. Closing her eyes she listens to the lull of slow paced music she put on earlier.

She given herself two days to do nothing. She’s sure that she’s off the radar and knows that her body and her mind needs rest. If only it worked that way.

Being on the run isn’t new. Being a fugitive from the red room and staying low is fine. She just needs to decide what she wants out of life; these are the bigger decisions that she’s putting on the back burner. Just for now.

The sun sets low and the slow growl of her tummy, lets her know that it’s truly time to get up; tend to herself and find the Thai place that knows her order when she walks in the door. A fact that she’s not sure she should be worried about.

Pulling on a jacket, she turns to set her own locks, and then moves to the door to lock it with her keys.

A bang, the sound of flesh hitting flesh and a yell make her flinch hard, dropping her keys to the floor. A flash of a guard and her head whipping back from a punch is almost identical to the sound she just heard, and it takes her a second to get her breathing under control. Natasha feels the hair on the back of her neck stand up, knowing the likelihood of what she’s just heard.

She’s got a choice to make.

Help, and potentially expose herself.

Do nothing, and more red on her ledger.

Bucking courage, she walks inaudibly down the hall. Locates the sound where there’s the faint sound of crying and the low rumble of a mans voice.

She knocks, loudly and confidently.

There’s silence, before the door opens ajar, and she pushes it into his face and walks in.

“Bitch what do you think you’re doin?” Comes the drawl as he follows her.

“Did you hit her?” She asks voice low and dangerous.

“What?”

“Did you, hit her?” Natasha points to the crying woman, whose face is swollen and red.

“Who do you think you are?” The man stands over Natasha and stares down at her. She cocks her head and stares back. He goes to grab her and she turns her body, grabbing his hand and twisting, making him drop to his knees.

She twists again hard, and he grunts and cries out. There’s a strong smell of cologne, the same as Dreykov and she snaps. She breaks his hand and punches him in the face. Hears the crack of fist against cheek and shouts at him.

“How dare you?” She grunts at him, standing over him. She punches him again.

“You think it makes you more of a man?”

There’s blood on her knuckles.

The woman is asking her to stop; and she’s crying harder.

Natasha knows what she’s done, she’s not upset with herself.

She squats next to the man with the broken nose and bloodshot eyes; blood spattered making for a gruesome scene. She gets close to his face.

“Nod if you can hear me.” She says. He nods; a short dip of his head.

“I will kill you if you ever touch her again.” She promises.

“I know where you live.” She nods to the mechanic jacket hanging, “I know where you work.” She stands up.

“I will be watching.”

 

4/

Clint watches Natasha playing chess against herself and holds up the takeaway.

“Come play against me,” she invites and he laughs.

“You think you can take me?” He asks.

She finally looks up to him and grins.

“Always.”

He puts the paper bag down on the stove and laughs as she sets it up again.

“I haven’t won once, doesn’t it get boring playing against me?” His eyes twinkle at her as he looks at her, both of them smiling.

Natasha opens as she always does by moving her pawn. Clint copies her move.

She’s about to make her second move when they’re interrupted by the smoke alarm chirping and a small flame coming from the paper bag on the stove.

He laughs. Says something about not knowing the stove was still warm and waves the tea towel across the smoke alarm.

It takes him a moment, but he realises she’s not joking with him. In fact.

She’s frozen.

“Natasha?”

There’s a whine and a choked noise.

“No. Nononono.” She looks at him wide eyed.

“Make it stop. Make it stop.”

He’s scrambling now.

“Please?” He looks to where she’s looking, the smoking bag, a flame.

“Make it stop.” She repeats again.

His heart drops and he finally gets the tiny flame under control, dumping it in the sink. She’s staring where it was. Eyes blank, body tight.

He moves over to her and reaches over to her.

Natasha flinches at his touch; his hands retract quickly.

“It’s ok, Natasha.”

The haunted look doesn’t leave her face but she stands and moves away.

“Yeah, it’s ok.”she repeats back.

She leaves for the bedroom and he follows her tentatively,

“Just. Give me a minute.” She requests and shuts the bathroom door.

He sits on the bed waiting for her to emerge. He stays until he hears the tap run, and the door unlock.

When she emerges she looks the same as before, face relaxed, mask on.

“You ok?” He asks, tentatively.

“Fine.” She nods.

Clint nods with her.

“What do you wanna do now?” He asks tentatively, not really knowing what to do next. The fact that she’s freaked out on him and managed to pull herself back together in the space of ten minutes is suspicious, and he feels he needs to walk on eggshells around her.

She shrugs and melts into the couch, knees to her chest.

“Wanna tell me what that was?” He ventures, sitting next to her.

“No.”

It doesn’t leave any space for probing, so he stops talking. Let’s her figure it out herself.

She uncurls herself and stands.

“Actually. I’m just going to go home.” She nods to the chess set. “Thanks for the game.”

He stands alongside her.

“You sure?” He asks, it’s not right he knows. He should keep her here, make sure she’s ok. But. They’re not there. He’s not her confidant. He’s not the one she goes to.

Natasha nods.

“Thanks.” She grabs her coat and makes for the door, passing through the threshold, pausing slightly.

“I’ll see you tomorrow.”

By the time he reaches the door frame, she’s gone.

 

5/

Natasha has done hard things in life. She knows she has. Her whole childhood was lucky survival, and she knows it. But this. This is intentional bravery and even if she dies she knows it’s the right thing.

Being in front of him, is possibly the hardest, most confronting and perhaps masochistic move she could have taken, but given the short time frame Melina gave her, she didn’t see another way.

As he talks to her.

As he goes to touch her face.

It takes all of her not to react.

To be still.

To remember to breathe.

She asks about her mother because she can’t help it, and he tears the knife through her soul.

She wasn’t unknown. She was Natasha and all the other mothers who fought for orphaned little girls. She buries it deep, masking her face, unable to stop her eyes watering.

He makes Antonia uncover herself, and she’s ripped apart again.

Natasha carries the scars of her death on the inside. Antonia carries them on the outside.

She can’t believe what she’s hearing, seeing and wants with every once of her being to say she’s sorry. Of all the deaths she’s being responsible for, Antonia’s is the one she needs to atone for the most.

She’s alive and it’s simultaneously the best and worst thing.

Dreykov taunts her as she knew he would and sends Antonia away. It’s enough to make her mind flip back to the plan.

Finally, the opportunity to shove a gun in his face. She knows it won’t work. But the little voice inside her head thought maybe, just maybe she would be stronger than the pheromone lock. She wasn’t strong enough as a child to fight back when they took her from her bed, or when she wanted with every once of her being to protect others; but she thought maybe being separated from him, being older, grown; she wouldn’t be subjected to the same weaknesses.

She was wrong.

She can’t pull the trigger.

She can’t stab him through the heart.

And as he touches her and peels the knife from her fingers, she can feel the panic welling inside her.

She’s traipsed into the lions den, full of confidence but she’s nothing compared to science and manipulation. Despair fills every inch of her as he’s close enough to smell. The old sickly cologne that haunts her nightmares, that makes her snap into rages when she gets a whiff of it on any other man, and as it’s paired with the smell of a cigar, she’s torn back to him grabbing her face and telling her the Red Room is her home.

She is home.

She tries to outrun it but he’s going to turn her back into a mindless automaton. Not with trigger words this time. Not with pain. Or fear, or even threats. It’s all chemical. She has no choice.

Her whole body shudders in visceral pain as he gets closer to her, talking to her, saying her name.

Her voice is low as she keeps up the charade.

Sever the nerve; and it will be ok.

Sever the nerve; and he will have no control.

But.

As he raises his hand to her, she can’t do it. She flinches away and she’s so disappointed in herself. Old habits, isn’t that what they say?

She’s 10 and her eyes are black.

She’s 11 and her body knows not to bruise so easily.

She’s 12 and can take a punch easily.

Natasha bites down heavily on her cheeks drawing blood. It’s grounding. He moves away from her and mumbles something about Melina.

Control.

Control the narrative. Make him say what she needs. This is not about her.

This is not about her trauma.

She breathes heavily as he reiterates the plan to her and she tapers the panic.

Bait him.

Make him cooperate.

She can do this.

She can do hard things.

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The television plays and the heater whirs as Natasha sits on the big chair reading her book. She sips the sweet drink she prepared for herself and pulls the blanket up. There’s a softness about the night, and it’s built on not having any competing priorities. Not having to be anywhere the next day.

She’s alone but it’s peaceful, and allows her to mull over the words she reads.

“Being kind to yourself is the greatest kindness.” Is the quote that sticks in her head, and, as she picks up the chocolate on her left, she’s knows it’s the truth.

For once, her brain is calm and she knows the safety of this place. Clint would call it a controlled environment but she prefers to think of it as safety.

In the life of a spy, there’s no place safe enough, no turning off the low level anxiety that always follows her around, but somehow; here, she can.

She looks out the window and admires the trees atop the mountain she can see, marvels in the low fog that gathers around and has a life of its own as it moves around outside in the darkness.

There’s no light pollution, except what’s coming from inside the house.

She glances at the time, glad she made the connection, the phone call she’s expecting not breaking the peace or make her flinch at the unexpected noise permeating peace.

Natasha sets down her book and picks up her phone. One minute.

Right on cue it rings.

She smiles.

“Hey.”

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All my fic.

[mittensmorgul]

what do you think of the sw/dw/mw/cw carvings discussion j2 had at chicon?

I had no idea what you were asking this morning when I first saw this, because I don’t typically watch con videos, and haven’t for years (it gets old really fast when they basically get asked the same few questions every time, you know? How’s the family? Tell us about pranks on set! etc.). So I decided to scroll my dash to see if I could figure out what they’d said before replying.

I saw a couple of posts of tweets from the con that paraphrased them, and apparently they joked about it (as they always do).

So, being a responsible human being, I decided that I needed to actually see the video for myself before forming an opinion, and not just spouting off on a couple of out of context fan interpretations of what was actually said. Unsurprisingly, they go on for like four whole minutes, far longer than those Hot Take Tweets would lead one to believe…(eta: the video was being weird, but their question starts at about 7:15 in case it’s not functioning properly still…)

Jared starts out immediately making jokes while Jensen sits there quietly. They do joke about it a bit, but then Jensen gets serious and actually talks about the decision to add Mary’s initials to the table, changing what’s been an iconic bit of imagery that’s been part of the show since 5.22. How that made him feel, and commenting that he expects a lot more of that sort of thing as the story draws to a close. And then to break that tension Jared turns it back into a joke again and they play it off.

Which is how so many con question replies go.

Does anyone reading this legit think that the story the show has been telling isn’t leading directly to Cas completing this journey into the Winchester family? Like… really? Does anyone reading this think Cas won’t have a CW on the table by the end of the series? Because Cas is still struggling with exactly how and why he belongs in the family. This was his primary worry he expressed regarding Jack, and why he didn’t say anything about his concerns for Jack in 14.18. This is literally what Cas is struggling with, and is his main character arc right now.

How many times has Dean (and Sam) declared Cas part of the family? Going back YEARS, even.

So jokes about not knowing Cas, or not thinking he’s a Winchester? Um… I don’t know how to tell anyone this, but this is one of those “this would be a major spoiler if they discussed the future of an ongoing major plot point” sort of situations. Maybe not the actual carving of a CW into the table, but everything surrounding it as we’re running up to the season finale.

In the episode we’ve just watched, seeing the MW on the table as part of Mary’s funeral pyre montage… can we as a fandom allow that to stand on its own as a memorial in this moment without making the assumption that it’s some sort of dig against Cas? Can we understand how emotionally meaningful it was for Sam and Dean to fully embrace Mary after everything they’ve been through in the last three years since she was resurrected, and that it literally took her death for them to honor her memory in this specific way.

With that context, do people understand why this was a HUGE emotional hurdle for Sam and Dean? To take this symbol of the fact that they had been alone since childhood, this pact forged between boys when they were children, in an episode where Cas (in his flashback) told Mary he was glad she was back because now her boys aren’t so alone, and Mary herself (who told Dean from before he was born that “angels are watching over you”) insisted that they were never alone (because Cas was with them all along), and for Sam and Dean to acknowledge that Mary now was a real part of their lives instead of the Sainted Mother Mary on a Pedestal that had been the focus of the revenge mission that shaped their entire lives…???

S14 so far has been focused heavily on laying the baggage of the past to rest so that Sam, Dean, and Cas really will be able to look toward the future. And this memory of Mary is something they want to carry with them accordingly. She’d been what had been missing from their entire lives. She was the reason their lives were lived out of the back seat of the Impala where they originally staked their claim with their initials. They’re not two lonely, frightened children anymore. When they staked their claim on the bunker (in 12.18– ONE EPISODE BEFORE 12.19, and The Future, where their entire concept of their legacy goes out the window, thanks Bobo again), it was framed around a discussion of “their legacy” they were building for the future. It was framed as wildly uncertain, during a time when they were once again feeling profoundly alone– Mary off with the BMoL, Cas disappeared to points unknown and not answering his phone– that Bobo bringing this back to add Mary SPECIFICALLY at this point in the story, well… this feels like Step Number One in embracing their future rather than the end of the road, you know?

That said, what were Jared and Jensen really supposed to say to this question? We all know Cas is family. They’ve driven that point home so hard for years that it’s impossible to deny. But having his initials carved into the table should be A Big Deal, and not tacked on to this moment that was about Mary.

Cas hasn’t come to that point in his personal arc where he’s fully accepted his place in the family. Yes, he acknowledges he’s part of the family, but he hasn’t really finished figuring out what that actually means for him. Even in 14.18 he demonstrated this, admitting that he still feels insecure about his place in the family, still needing to feel “useful”:

Castiel: I was scared. I had believed in Jack for so long, I believed that he was good. I knew he would be good for the world. And he was good for us. My faith in him, it never wavered, and then I-I saw what he did. It wasn’t malice. It wasn’t evil. It was like Jack saw a problem, and in his mind, he just solved it with that snake.Dean: The snake!Castiel: What he did wasn’t bad. It was the absence of good. And I saw that in him. But we were a family, and I didn’t want to lose that, so I thought I could… fix it on my own. Felt like it was my responsibility. So I left and didn’t tell you. If I could go back and just – just talk to him right then and there, I would. But I can’t, Dean. I failed you. And I failed Jack. And I failed –Dean: No, no. Don’t even say it. Don’t even say her name.

He still pinned his worthiness as a Winchester to Jack’s. Still sees himself as maybe a conditional member of the family, not really deserving to be their in his own right yet. Which is clearly The Major Thing he needs to accept for himself, you know? Let’s not rush the end of his narrative and rob him of the immense personal victory it will be for him to fully accept his place with the Winchesters for who he is, and not for what he can do for them.

[blixalookscarsick]

Dexter’s Dad Overthinks Mortal Kombat 11

Not spoilers, but I’m really loving how the writing is nuancing the antagonists in such a way that one can start to acknowledge these characters as results of their environment, generated by Shao Kahn’s colonisation of the realms and indoctrination of their people.

Even seemingly one-dimensional baddies like Skarlet and the Collector have a backstory with ample focus on social ailments, such as poverty and discrimination of an entire species. And all of it is caused by Shao’s unchecked expansionist goals. Villainy, thus isn’t born out of simple, mindless malice.

In the pre-fight intros, even Kitana (one of the forces for good) is acknowledged as being far extracted from the realities that drove Skarlet (whom is my waifu in this game) into being on the side of the antagonists. Kotal Kahn even goes on to say it plainly.

“Shao Kahn has abused you.” He has taken advantage of an orphan who could have never known a better life under his reign and forged her into his weapon.

And sadly, Skarlet is blind to that. She has been thus reduced into being a tool for her master that she sees herself as nothing else but. Therefore, her one axis to understand life is relations of power, hence the self-serving narrative of her non-canon arcade ending. Furthermore, it’s heavily implied that she now needs blood magic to actually survive. The yoke to Shao Kahn has been reinforced with the self-preservation itself.

And there’s even more to say about the notions of low self-value, which is also acknowledged in these three-line long pre fight intros.

It’s nuts, and I love it.

[inkandsunshine67]

I know. I KNOW. I know the author warned us but I wasn’t ready 😂💛 Elizabeth Helen mentioned it on tiktok AND on insta, I’m sure she did on fb too, but I just wasn’t prepared to squeak like this during a reading break at work 😂 When I tell you I screamed! 😂😅💛 I don’t think this counts as a spoiler but just in case, Forged By Malice screenshot under the Read More…

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ARE YOU KIDDING??!! UgggggggGGGGGGGGGGH I’m so fucking feral for our little tin man 🥹💛

[badger-bear]

forged by malice spoilers below

"Well, did you feel that, lovers?"

SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP if they aren't all mates I am going to freak out OH MY GOD

[flyingcookierambles]

Stuff I’ve read since the Prince of Fools/in 2018

Books

The Black Gate Chronicles by Phil Tucker (it’s an indie fantasy trash series lol. I binged it by buying all 5 books. Enjoyable but the quality of it goes from a high fantasy  to Black Clover with a ton of battle scenes. Also, yes. Black Clover, as in the manga/anime series. More on that later. Also, problematic, and I didn’t really want to talk about it too in depth so I didn’t mention this earlier or whatever)

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (It took me a bit to get into this one, but when the action/plot kicked off, oh boy. It kicked off. I liked it and finished it in one night, mostly because I was trapped in an ice skating rink while my sisters skated and I had nothing else to do lol. I still have to read the second book, my reading queue is pretty long…)

The Dragon’s Blade Trilogy by Michael R Miller (I already wrote about this one here in a crappy review lol. Being Darnuir is suffering)

Sand by Hugh Howey (I think I actually read this before the Prince of Fools, but I just wanted to say that it was a pretty slow-paced book and when the plot kicks off it gets good. A family drama + post apocalyptic setting in a vast desert)

Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian (I finally read this but also kinda forgot what happened in the previous books lol)

Redwall (this was enjoyable! Talking mice and a small war.)

Hunger Makes the Wolf (I’ve already written a crappy review on this)

Good Omens (I’ve already written a crappy review on this)

Senlin Ascends (The Books of Babel 1)

The Greatcoats (Traitor’s Blade/ Knight’s Shadow/ Saint’s Blood)

All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries 1)

Silent Hall (The Godserfs 1)

The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn

The Red Knight (the Traitor Son Cycle 1)

Prince of Thorns (uhh  oof. The Broken Empire)

Calm; Decay 1 - Who Killed Cock Robin?

Black River Chronicles (I’ve already written something on this I think)

Kneebone Boy (I’ve already written about this)

Un Lun Dun (I think ive already written about this)

Loom Saga (I’ve already written about this. Twice)

The Vagrant/The Malice (I love love love these!!!! Def should have warnings for major character death and body horror tho because of the post apocalyptic setting. I have a post for the Malice in my drafts, but so far (that is for the past few months) it’s just been the title in a post lol)

Red Rising and Golden Sun

The Wrong End of the Table: A Mostly Comic Memoir of a Muslim Arab American Woman Just Trying to Fit in (surprisingly nonfiction! A memoir!!!)

Shades of Magic

Epitaph for a Peach (also a nonfiction???!?! This was for class lol)

The Emperor’s Edge (as of Nov 10th, I’m on book 6, Forged in Blood part 1. I’m really enjoying it! We got slow burn romance, a conspiracy of evil capitalists, and found family tropes!)

Dance of Thieves (slept on it for a month and then finally just binge read it it the span of like 2-3 days)

Manga that I’ve read (please check my Kitsu for more info, since I am reading on-going series and they are too numerous to really list here)

Tegami Bachi (entire series), Case Study of Vanitas (only the first 3 books, please dont send me spoilers), Dungeon Meshi, Children of the Whales, Gangsta, No. 6, Golden Kamuy, Giant Spider and Me, Again!, Toilet bound Hanaka-kun (only #1, but it seems really cute and I’m looking forward to the anime), Niehime Kemono no Ou, The Dungeon of Black Company (only 1-2), Fire Punch (1-7), Nyankees (1-2), Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi (entire series), Afterschool Charisma (1-11) To Your Eternity (1-current I think chapter 90 or something the series is on now?), All You Need is Kill (1-2), Satoko and Nada (1-2), Inuyashiki (1), 7SEEDS, Land of the Lustrous (1-4), Pandora Hearts (finally finished!!), World Trigger (reread 1 to current + I have a Viz subscription so I’m reading it when the new monthly chapter comes out), Hi-Fi Cluster, Daughter of the Emperor, eIDLIVE (honestly thinking about dropping), Bloody Sweet, Boruto, Golden Kamuy

Light Novels - Tokyo Ghoul: Days, Infinite Dendrogram 2, Slime Tensei 2

Comics - Saga by Fiona Staple and Brian K Vaughan (I’m all caught up to #9 and I’m sobbing), Descender by Jeff Lemire (I’m at #5), Fable (I think it is an omnibus edition. It’s a large hardcover. I’m already past the civil war thing), The Adventure Zone 1, Stand Still Stay Silent, Lumberjanes (only 1)