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dieno-tsuki · 4 days ago
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thinking about an eren moodboard but the honest truth is it would just a million photos of us in bed.
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lotusarchon · 2 months ago
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can't stop looking at her t-t-t-face! (xiangliu x reader)
content warnings: female reader, second pov, headcanons, nine headed demon is xiangliu, fluffy headcanons, xiangliu is a little shit, mentioned ex marriage, nsfw headcanons, minors + ageless blogs DNI, experienced asshole xiangliu, rough sex, teasing, biting kink, mentioned snakes (only with his hair and NOTHING ELSE!!), wax play, blindfolds
author's notes: okay has anyone written for him?? or is he another ao lie situation?
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SFW:
𐙚 Full honesty, I think he's an absolute asshole at the beginning of a relationship. Not out of spite or anything, but given that he was once a prince, and is seemingly used to getting what he wants, I can see him being a prick towards others, even someone he likes.
𐙚 Again, not in a spiteful way, but rather in the same way some kids might've bullied their crushes when they were younger. It doesn't make it okay though, and when Xiangliu realizes he's hurting your feelings, he genuinely brings a stop to it, because he does like you and he does want the best for you.
𐙚 I mean, he's still cocky though. He does have an ego like the Monkey King. I can see him finding it funny to teasing you a bit, poking your pouting cheeks and commenting how adorable you look when you're mad.
𐙚 Dating him also means you're gonna have to deal with him being protective as fuck. Maybe not borderline controlling, but he's the type of partner to worry if you're not with him. If he has a phone, he'll call you and if he can't call you he tries to look around for you. Most likely, if he was given a choice, Xiangliu would follow you everywhere to make sure you're okay.
𐙚 While I don't think he'd listen to you regardless of what you say, he does value your opinions. Maybe he might not listen if you ask him no to bring about the whole chaos business, but he considers what you've said to him, and might even think you're right. It'll have to depend if he actually decides not to go through with his plans, or to go through with them without hurting anyone else for your sake.
𐙚 If you sneeze, just know that Xiangliu can sense it from halfway across the three realms. He has a sense that tells him something is wrong with you.
𐙚 Please let him hold your hand and kiss you in public. Grant him the opportunity to get your name tattooed somewhere on his body so everyone can know he's taken, thank you.
𐙚 He's been married before yeah, but you're by far the first partner Xiangliu genuinely adores. You're just so amazing like that.
𐙚 Xiangliu is the type of guy to be so rude to anyone that flirts with you or him intentionally. What do you mean, the other partner doesn't need to know, or there's no ring on your finger, so therefore you have no partner? What do you mean, you think we're family and not dating?? He'll be so rude in the most polite way possible that when he's done, whoever is flirting with you or him will never be able to find the face to flirt again. You don't mess with Xiangliu and his pookie bro.
𐙚 Oh, speaking of which; he definitely calls you a bunch of weird nicknames. Some are sweet but others…are just insane.
𐙚 “Oh, my pookie wookie snookie bear.” “Now now my darling bumpkin―” “🥺 my favorite espresso with whip cream.” “Stay away from my omega, bitch.”
𐙚 Listen, I refuse to believe he doesn't know of slang and brain rot. You expect me to believe he was trapped in the mortal realm for so fucking long that the only thing to stop him from going insane wasn't to learn about mortal habits?? That fucker is worst than a gen alpha.
𐙚 If he has a phone, expect to see fanfiction. Somewhere out there, he's written a fanfic of the two of you in a highschool setting. I'm not kidding.
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𐙚 This man was a prince and let me assure you by saying he definitely had women (and men, who knows) at his feet. Hundreds of consorts, and even a wife at his beck and call. I refuse to believe he doesn't have experience. Even without the countless admirers and wives he had, there was just no way the tutors with his previous identity hadn't taught him for the day he would be wed.
𐙚 So, with that out of the way, let me assure you by stating; outside of the bedroom, Xiangliu is overall a pretty sweet boyfriend. Yes, he can be cocky and eccentric at times, but he's also overprotective and values your safety. Inside the bedroom, he's an absolute menace. He will fuck and tease you until you're sobbing into the pillows, and all he has to say in response is, “Oh my darling, the fun has only just started. No need to cry~” like an absolute dick.
𐙚 He will literally torture you in any way possible. Fingering you until you're so close only to stop and leave you crying, tying you up with a vibrator to your puffy clit, adjusting the settings so it's just not enough for you to cum, whispering degrading things into your ear until you can only press your legs together yet never find any relief because he's suddenly ‘busy.’ Safe to say, he takes great pride in seeing you turn into a mess.
𐙚 I think he'd like to bite you if you allow him too. Neck, shoulders, thighs―if he sees any part of you bare, he wants to sink his teeth into your skin. This isn't even sexual, but it does happen often during sex while he's fucking you. Maybe while eating you out his teeth bites your inner thigh, relishing in the sight of his teeth marked into your skin. Or maybe if your back is against him while he fucks from behind he'll bite your shoulder and leave a nice mark for anyone to see. Or maybe your neck, on the rare occasion, right where your pulse is located, the mere idea that you're completely at his mercy spurring him on.
𐙚 Probably blindfolds you too if he's feeling extra evil. The fact you have no idea what he could be planning cause you can't see shit, completely tense on guard, it's just so fun. You're right where he wants you to be, and he'd by lying if he said it wasn't fun.
𐙚 On the rarest of occasions, he might spice things up a bit, probably by bringing in some candles. Xiangliu likes creating patterns on your body from the melted wax, but he's careful not to burn you with the dripping wax against your back, only for him to take his ever-so gentle time peeling them off right after, dragging his hands against the tender skin while he fucks into you from behind.
𐙚 Xiangliu seems like a pretty kinky guy honestly. He probably has a world of kinks (none gross) that he wants to try on you, and a wide variety of positions he wants you in. Doggystyle is fine, but he might also like the idea of fucking you in a nelson position, his arms holding up your legs to your shoulders while you squirm and moan against him. It's hot, he's not gonna deny that.
𐙚 Also, apparently snakes have two penises. So uh, double penetration via double dicks anyone??
𐙚 Not a headcanon but do the curtains match the drapes and does he have snakes down below? 🧍
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katyspersonal · 10 months ago
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I mean... Miyazaki doesn't make "good" gods. I doubt Miquella wouldn't be on the Griffith tier of evil that the insane folks speak of, but considering that Malenia is dead, he got violated, and there's a godslayer tarnished running around... unless he plays a similar role to Ranni we're gonna fight him, and those theorists are gonna be ANNOYING
I think the first statement is a bit irrelevant. There are some "good" gods..... when they are true Gods, not 'humans with privileges of Gods'! For example, Kos in Bloodborne was not doing anything bad, she was just vibing with her worshippers in the village! Or Rom, who is protecting humanity from Eldrich Horrors. Or Ebrietas, who is cooperating with humans to help them to ascend! On the other end, we have Gods who are kinda neutral, like the Old One in Demon Souls who doesn't really have mind and simply devours everything, or Greater Will in Elden Ring that relies on mortals to give it the purpose, the "order", whatever it is, and its morality depends on what the person it gave moderator rights will choose! Formless Mother or God of Rot also basically just exist, they are as "good" or "evil" as forces of nature can be!
What I am saying is, Miyazaki doesn't blame everything on "evil gods" and what IS more common is theme of humanity being the true evil 🤔 Usually the "gods" who are corrupt either were corrupted by human evil or are human in all but status!
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(Lol Goldmask was something else) Which, yes, in this case, Miquella is not safe from the trend, I just wanted to point this out because Fromsoft games try to make a point that real evil is not the girls (gender neutral) from outer space, deep see or astral realm. The real evil is in our nature!
We do not know what to expect from Miquella, but considering Soulsborne's trademark depression, my bet would be that Miquella was a genuinely good, kind person, but got ruined. This world is an awful place for a good, compassionate soul! His body might be "unalloyed", but his soul is not necessarily so! It is hard to stay kind and strong no matter what, and it is risky to always try to help because sometimes it will be a mistake. For how long you can remain kind before you lose your patience and decide people are not worth it? 'Die hero or live long enough to be the villain'. In my opinion we can expect to find him in fallen, despair state, and either we help to encourage him to get back up or the story asks us a question whether we, or someone else, is willing to take the kind hero's 'mantle' from him, even despite someday surely ending in this sorry state too.
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Okay I've gone too chatty, but my point is, Miquella might end up being "evil"; something that was not there from the start, but giving away self-destructively to the kind that doesn't deserve kindness done it. But if, IF he was "evil" from the start for lack of better term.. that'd be on his human side, not on his god side!
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handern · 1 year ago
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so fucking pissed and I don't know who to turn to about it and idk how to make it go away
colleagues are absolutely incompetent and keep squirming around like inefficient assholes
one of them wasn't there for all of July and at a meeting when out boss asked how the workload was in july was she was like 'oh it's so invigorating when there's lots of people isn't it!' I want her dead so bad she takes full hours of breaks and disappears as soon as we need help
she's supposed to be in charge of something with a guy who never does ANYTHING and that man dared to complain that something went wrong w what they're in charge of while she was gone for a month like SIR YOU LET THAT THING ROT OF COURSE IT WENT WRONG and I'm double pissed about it bc it didn't go as wrong as it should have bc I was preventing it from falling apart completely but neither of them acknowledged it at all calling us all lazy and useless in the meeting like die die die die die
another one keeps gossiping like hell under the guise of being soooo nice and polite and cute and empathetic and friendly, she just learned something super personal about someone else and immediately repeated it to me making it about herself I want her dead so bad she keeps going to people telling them "did you know X said so and so about you" like girl this isn't a fucking playground we're colleagues we're not friends we're allowed to not go along and complain
and now I hear the rumor is that someone else than me might be "first choice" to get a long term contract w this place and it's making my blood boil not bc he wouldn't deserve it but bc I know it's only a rumor and I'm supposed to be the first choice so it either means our supervisors are lying to me or that nobody in this fucking place realizes that I work well and that I'm over qualified for this shit which, genuinely, I'm fed up of being overlooked by my colleagues
but the worst of the worst is still completing ten whole missions and being told that the guy who completed one whole mission since February and had to have it done by 4 different people bc he wasn't able to write down one letter and one number on some cards on his own, is n°2 on the list
which isn't true either but SMH everyone falls for his act of being overworked and super efficient and he's getting rewarded by our superiors who KNOW he doesn't fo shit, they're going to pay him like 30 hours of overtime he CAN'T justify since he had only one mission to do and missed his FOURTH deadline for the completion of it
and that's only scratching the surface of the bullshit happening here
and I GUESS it's on me for working too hard, which, by the way, I don't, I'm exactly at my personal limit between "overworked" and "so underworked my brain is eating itself" but the thing is, I had SOME hope that people would at least notice that I work well instead of praising these jackasses out there like MAYBE it's on me for being a naive idiot and wanting at least recognition for my fucking work
if it wasn't for the promise of a long term contract I would let them all rot and explode this place too
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purplerose244 · 4 years ago
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Rewatching Trollhunters season 3 while waiting for Wizards 😍
Here we go, last season... not sure if I'm ready to rewatch this 😱
Thinking about it, so much needs to happen here! How did they put everything within 13 episodes without making it look rushed?? This show is WOW
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After this thinking that Blinky apparently is not with Jim in Wizards and is probably worried sick breaks my Trollhunters shaped heart 😭😭
Bless Anton Yelchin for his phenomenal work on this show
I love the way they handled the change between his voice and Emile Hirsch in the episode with the Gravesand. I ADORE when a change of voice actor is handled in a smart, thoughtful way 👌
Bad Coffee is one amazing episode, it hit me as a filler at first, then slowly became just another meaningful character development point. A very big one, between Steve and Coach Lawrence's bond, Mrs. Janeth viewpoint about teaching (I think her confidence got better, another reason why I believe she took position with Senor Uhl in the Krel vs Seamus situation in 3Below), Strickler still loving Barbara. Like, secondary characters get such a development it's magic 💪💪
Okay, this
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I didn't notice at first 😂 A fanfiction would be great to show the moment Steve gave it to him. Did he craft it himself? That would be even better! 💕
Reason number 138 why I can't wait to see Morgana again in Wizards: Morgana possessing Claire is kind of hilarious really, I wanna see how she is... or she was? Still not exactly sure how it will play out 🤔
Also she seems so proud of her "I have many names" 😂
Forgot to mention NotEnrique, freaking, he's got such a development since the beginning and he is so lovable!!! 💚💚💚
The parents finding out and being supportive, absolutely amazing. I genuinely can't name another show with something like this, it's usually all about staying in the dark until the very end. Barbara is an MVP in this episode, and in general 💪💪
Also I appreciate how much is evident that Jim did train a lot, like he never could have done some of the moves he is pulling this season, and sometimes he is even without amulet. Proud 😍
I'M AM
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NOT OKAY 😭😭😭
And after seeing him die again I am on such a high level of not ready to see Draal again in Wizards I don't know what do to with myself, Seklos and Gaylen HELP ME 😱😱
Now that I rewatch it, in general Merlin doesn't bother me... at first. BUT, I hated how he kept dissing Blinky and Strickler 😡
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Just by this you know this woman will end up dating a deadly general 😂
I've decided to give a personal rewatch of 3Below without making a post... mostly because I rewatched it too much on my own 😅 Also I think I don't have many interesting thoughts besides KREL YOU BEAUTIFUL BABY ILY 💙💙💙
Speaking of, another thing I love about this show is that you think you know a character, then you actually see their point of view and BOOM, everything changes
We saw Krel from the Trollhunters' point of view and without shame I thought he was super annoying... now if anything happens to him in Wizards I'll kill everyone in this room and then myself 🙂
This consideration actually makes me curious about Douxie, because yes it bothers me a bit that he seems to be flirting with Claire, but I know that he will be one HECK of a character judging from @tenyai's beautiful arts 😍 So definitely looking forward to that
Mm, I noticed that In Good Hands does show similarities between Aja and Krel and Merlin: they are all very unusual, kinda sounds like they know better (more for Krel and Merlin at least) and definitely seems like they haven't been out much. Besides this kinda forshadowing that the Tarrons are not from this planet, it also makes me wonder what we will find out about Merlin since Wizards is a time travel
He is also... kind of coherent? He doesn't really lie about what he wants and what he thinks it's right. He justifies what he is sure needs to be done by the "centuries" he went through, and feels like he is above everyone. That is something very clear
I'm not saying Merlin is not a jerk. HE IS. AND HE IS SO ANNOYING LIKE HE IS ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT GUILT OR SORROW FOR POOR JIM
This is not a justification for what he did to Jim and how he did it, this is merely what I think might be his point of view. But I do like his character a lot. And I'm looking forward to what exactly turned him into the man he is now. Maybe to see the pure heart he said to have had once?
Man the transformation scene is breathtaking. The ultimate act of Jim the best boy, everything in order to protect the one he loves 😭😭😭
THE SUPPORT JIM GETS FROM HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY, I LOVE THIS SHOW SO FREAKING MUCH 👌👌👌
Kind of hilarious that while all this mess happens, there are two extraterrestrial children running away from dictatorship and trying not to get Earth destroyed by an evil general. Poor Arcadia 😅
The story of this show is so good sometimes I forget the animation is AWESOME SAUCE 😍😍😍😍
If you're asking yes, I did cheer when Morgana was beating the crap out of Merlin, sue me 🤷‍♀️
Also I somehow imagine Blinky having this pic in an imaginary wallet
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Just showing it to everyone being like "This is my son, he is the coolest, I love him"... and he would don't lie to me 😚
ANGOT ROT OMG HIS ENTIRE ARC WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING
It feels weird rewatching the finale of Trollhunters knowing that in two days Wizards will make this amazing story continue. I know 3Below did continue it already, but we'll see the original trio again!! Doing stuff!! STUFF!! 🤩🤩🤩
Alas, the rewatch is over. I'll forever be sorry for those who haven't watched this amazing show, because it really is wonderful 👌
So... here we go towards our final part of the trilogy, the videogame in September, and the surprises coming after. I feel like we're not at the end after all 😅
Well my friends, see you on the other side!
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gffa · 6 years ago
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Second question. I love love love Anakin to the moon and back. But, idk if it's this new tumblr's culture of "no problematic shit allowed", I have to admit a lot of people either bash him or Darth Vader in particular. Do you think how Anakin was characterizated in the prequels is a good portrayal of his feelings and actions? Is he an irredimable, pure, wondeful villain or we're allowed to be sympathetic towards him despite what he did? Do you think his eventual redemption arc is satysfing?
In my experience, the “no problematic shit allowed” has swung in the other direction for Anakin, in that his actions and choices are justified because he was sad about some stuff and clearly no one ever tried to help him ever, definitely no one ever repeatedly tried to talk to him about stuff and he definitely never consistently rebuffed them.  –I say with a genuine teasing tone!I think the canon (and word of god commentary) was pretty clear about how we’re meant to sympathize with Anakin to a degree, starting out with The Phantom Menace, where George Lucas says a lot of people were mad because they wanted Baby Vader to be this little demon kid and he wasn’t, he was a good boy who had too much power and didn’t want to learn the difference between compassionate love and possessive love.If we weren’t meant to be sympathetic to Anakin, we wouldn’t have scenes like him crying over his mother’s death, crying at Padme about what he’d done and collapsing into a heap, desperately hurting because he lost control of himself.  If we weren’t meant to be sympathetic to Anakin, we wouldn’t see him crying while trying to decide if he should stay back in the Temple or go help Palpatine because he wants to save Padme’s life, no matter the cost.  If we weren’t meant to be sympathetic to Anakin, we wouldn’t get so many scenes of him being charismatic, being adorable (the ENTIRE FIRST HALF HOUR OF ROTS is Anakin and Obi-Wan’s delightful banter, there’s SO MUCH of AOTC where Anakin may be a brat, but he’s a sweet brat).  If we weren’t meant to be sympathetic to Anakin, Obi-Wan would never have tried to save him throughout that entire fight on Mustafar.  Of course we’re meant to be sympathetic to Anakin, his anxieties and fears, rather than just having him be Baby Vader from the beginning.For contrast, one of the things that I found interesting about Krell is that Dave Filoni talks about why they wrote him the way they did, that he was very obviously a villain from the beginning, because he didn’t want kids to get invested in this hero, only to be devastated when he was actually bad, that we already get this with Anakin.  If Star Wars wanted us to hate Anakin, they would not have been subtle about it.But at the same time, we’re not meant to excuse Anakin’s actions because he’s sympathetic, either.  He makes monstrous choices and he absolutely had the wisdom to know better.  He has people who offer to talk to him–Obi-Wan does so repeatedly, Ahsoka also mentions how he doesn’t talk to her about his past ever–but he turns away from their help.  His fears aren’t the problem, they’ve never been the problem, but instead from the very moment he came to the Jedi, his choice to not face them, to not admit to them being there, to not be willing to work on them and let them go, has been the problem.  This is why I loved Dark Lord of the Sith so much, because it’s a 25 issue comic that illustrates all these other choices Anakin had (he could have left the Jedi, he could have returned to the light, he could have taken Palpatine out, he could have asked Obi-Wan for help, he could have done so many different things, and instead his answer to literally having these shoved into his brain is, “No. This is all there is.”) and this is why I love the short story Master and Apprentice from From a Certain Point of View.“Anakin became a Jedi Knight,” Obi-Wan interjects, a thread of steel in his voice. “He served valiantly in the Clone Wars. His fall to darkness was more his choice than anyone else’s failure. Yes, I bear some responsibility—and perhaps you do, too—but Anakin had the training and the wisdom to choose a better path. He did not.” (–Master and Apprentice, From a Certain Point of View, Claudia Gray)This is specifically why his return to Anakin Skywalker as a Force Ghost is so meaningful, in that he finally let go of all that rage, that hate, that fear.  It wouldn’t mean anything if he hadn’t spent his entire life holding onto those fears and anger and hate, just like the climactic fight on Mustafar wouldn’t mean anything if we weren’t heartbroken by it, which we wouldn’t be if we weren’t meant to love Anakin, just as much as we hate him for murdering children and stabbing the family that took him in in the backs.Anakin’s story is satisfying because it’s an illustration of how someone so bright can go so wrong, how the hurts we all deal with can eat away at us if we don’t actively face them and work through them.  How we can lose our way if we get too far into our own justifications because we’re afraid of things we don’t want to deal with and don’t want to face.  He doesn’t want to face that death is a part of life, that sometimes we have to let go of the feelings inside us because they’re eating away at our hearts, no matter how special those feelings make us feel.It’s important that he was a good person at one point in time, how he returned to that person by doing what he should have done a long time ago, how it’s not too late for him to find inner peace and redemption.  How being selfless is narratively rewarded.  How the truth of Darth Vader is, as George Lucas says, “He’s done a lot of horrible things in his life that he isn’t particularly proud of. Ultimately, he’s just a pathetic guy who’s had a very sad life.“Anakin Skywalker lived a sad life, because he made terrible choices and couldn’t let go of what was eating him, never really wanted to do the hard internal work for it.  There are few people who can’t relate to that on at least some level, being afraid to look at the worst things inside ourselves.  I mean, that’s why the Force is what it is, that George laid it out as the light is the good things within us, that the dark is the selfish and greedy things within us, that we have to face both, that discipline is the only way to turn back to the light, that we all have a choice, but the world works better if you’re on the side of good.Anakin’s story has impact and meaning because his story is the central story of Star Wars, the themes of Star Wars are the themes of Anakin Skywalker.  The prequels fill in this context brilliantly, to show us that he was both an incredible hero and an incredible villain.  That his good choices do not negate his villainy and his monstrous choices do not negate the good in him, they’re both an important part of the equation, just like the light and the dark are both important parts of the Force and it’s up to you to choose how to navigate them.  Whether to be good or to be evil, the potential for both is in all of us, and ultimately Star Wars is about choice.  And about breaking our hearts–which you can’t do, if you’re not meant to find even the second worst villain of the entire Saga to be sympathetic in many ways!
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pan-but-meh · 3 years ago
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WELP, I HAVE TO ADD ONTO THIS, BECAUSE IF I DON'T, IT WILL ROT IN MY BRAIN AND THEN JUST DISAPEAR! So anyway, enjoy all of this from B.E. and Fredericks POV because why the hell not 😁 Also, B.E. will be referred to as just that, because I don't know any other name for them 😅
Warnings: Swearing. Angst
This ball was a mistake. B.E looks around the room, trying to ignore all the eyes on them. Judging them. Blaming them. Finding every flaw they have and throwing it in their face.
They wanted to come here, to see what the ball would be like. They even bought new clothes for this. A bit of a waste considering no one was looking at them for their looks. But then the eyes shift away. B.E hears some vamps gasp, or mutter out a "Wow". They turn to see what was going on.
They had a very similar reaction to the others around them. They were... Hot as all hell, god damn. But then they got a whiff of them. And they got excited for a new reason.
'That's the lingering scent from Sam's!' For the first time in a while they felt genuine excitement. They jumped up and looked around, trying to find a certain maker of theirs. 'There you are.' They locate him talking to another vamp *not old blood thank god* and rushed over there.
Frederick was listening to this vamp that was definitely flirting with him when he felt a hand grab his shoulder. He jumps, and the vamp with him looks confused.
"Hi, I'm so sorry to interrupt this conversation, but I really need him for a few moments. Hell be back to you as soon as we're done. Ok? Thank you so much, love the outfit, bye now." They rush all that out as they speed him to a spot where they can both see the wolf.
Fred jerks away and stares at them "Dude, what the fuck was that?! That was-" "I know, rude and selfish, bad vampire, but there's more important shit than getting laid right now." They say interrupting him.
He scoffs. "Yeah, like what? And I wasn't!-" "Don't even, just sniff, now." They interrupt him once again.
"What? Why?" "Just do it man, come on, trust me, you'll see if you do it." He let's out an annoyed sigh then sniffs. He immediately straightens up and does it again. His eyes widen and he looks at them.
"That's the scent. That's the scent that's always at Sam's place, you mean they're here!?" He questions as he starts looking around trying to find them.
B.E nods their head and turns him in the direction of the dance floor, the two just arriving on it. His eyes widen and a whistle pops out before he can stop it.
"Goddamn! No offence to Sam, he's a good looking guy, but they're with him?" He asks incredulously, slightly laughing.
B.E glances at him from where they stand. They...kinda missed his laugh. They kinda missed him. They grin, getting an idea.
They let out a fake cough, gaining his attention. They hold out their hand and say in a posh voice, "Sir Frederickson? Would you allow me this dance to spy on your maker and his partner?" They look at him with that mischievous look on their face.
He looks at them, his face slightly hardened again. For a second they think he's gonna refuse, and they wouldn't blame him. They lower their hand slightly, and joke on the tip of their tongue, when his hand grabs theirs, his smile returning, equally as mischievous.
"Of course, oh dastardly one." They make their way to the dancefloor as quickly as they can, giggling the whole way, almost losing their targets.
Once they were close enough to see but not to get caught, they started dancing. As they spun they tried to get as much detail of them as possible, telling the other that had their back turned what they saw. When Frederick had the view, B.E looks at him. Right now he's just looking at the couple they're spying on, not saying anything.
They look at him. They remember the fun times they had before they were turned into vampires. They remember teasing him about his crushes, remember the roller skating they did in their free time, remember how fun their training was together (even if they gave Sam hell), and how...awful, they were to him. He was right. They were the reason their parents thought they were dead. They were the reason why he was a vampire. They deserved all that judgment and hate. They-
"Hey, earth to vamp, you in there?" Frederick's voice interrupts their spiral. They tune back in to see him looking at them worried like.
They smile and say, "Yeah, just got lost in my own world, sorry." He nods his head, but still doesn't look convinced. "Well I was saying that they left the floor, or at least got away from the main crowd. Should we follow?" He says, turning his head in the general direction they left.
B.E looks at him and says, "I actually...wanna keep dancing for a bit." When he looks at them confused, they reiterate and say, "No one asked me and I just wanna finish this one, then you can go if you wanna. Plus, it would be pretty sus if we just followed them, plus they might see us."
He paused before nodding his head. "Ok, we can...we can do that." They smile and keep dancing.
They keep dancing, looking at each other in the eyes for the first time in months. An important thought comes into B.E's mind. "Hey Fred?" He hums to let them know he's listening. "I-... I'm-I'm sorry. For everything. I didn't want that to happen. And you're right, I should've listened to you, and I should've been a better friend. I don't expect anything from that, I just...I needed you to know. I'm sorry." The song ends.
They both just stand and stare at each other. Before Frederick can say anything, he sees something over their shoulder, and suck in a breath. Their confused and turn to see what it is, and they immediately regret it.
"Quinn."
Fred looks at them, then Quinn again, and back away. B.E looks at him, and he says, "I gotta go." And leaves before they can even say anything.
Their hand outstretched, they look at where he was. They feel their eyes water and drop their hand. They zoom to the opposite side of the party. The two unaware of the wolf that was being preyed upon.
Care To Join Me For A Dance, My Love?
Hey there! Some of you may have guessed by now that I am a sucker for royal balls. Now is the Monarchal Summit going to be a ball? Probably not. Will that stop me from writing about our favourite vampires and their partners at a ball? Fuckk no!
Anywho, already had fun writing for Darlin' at a ball once and I decided, 'hey, I'm gonna do it again.' So here is a more fluffy ball fic featuring our favourite Southern gentleman and his lovely Darlin'.
@dolls-circus and @sri-rachaa come and get your food!
Warnings: None (I know surprising for me.)
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Darlin’ was used to this. They were used to having the eyes of everyone in the room focused on them. The stares happened when their family hosted parties. They happened whenever they walked late into a pack meeting, long before they had gotten with Quinn. It was always eyes filled with judgement, scrutinizing every action and word that was either said or wasn't said.
This was different. They felt the eyes of everyone in the ball, but there was no heat behind them. Instead, their gazes had admiration, awe and wonder. Who was this person and why are they here? Darlin’ was impressed with themselves. They had managed to capture the positive attention of all the Old Bloods in attendance.
But it didn’t make it any fucking easier for them to enter the ball.
Despite the admiration they received, one thing was for sure, they were still a wolf entering vampire territory. Not just any kind of vampires, Old Blood. (Old Blood like Quinn.) These are vampires that have been alive long before their great-grandparents were born. They have seen empires rise and fall, have more knowledge than Darlin’ could ever dream of, and as much as they hate to admit it, they can beat the absolute shit out of them. They were hesitant to walk in, in fear of angering the wrong person and having to answer for it.
‘Maybe I can turn back? Tell Sam that I felt sick and didn’t wanna come? Can I atleast not stand around like a fucking idiot and move?’
Before any more doubts entered their head, a pair of kind eyes caught theirs. From across the room, atop his golden throne, William was encouraging them to enter. They can already hear his voice in their head. “It’s alright little one, you’ll be safe here.” He didn’t have to say any words to make them feel at home. His presence was enough to have them feel like tonight was going to be alright. Fun even.
Darlin’ shook any remaining doubts, held their head up high and smiled. They remembered what their mother used to say when they were old enough to understand the undeserved judgements casted upon them.
“These aunties can smell your fear, my doll. You must smile, hold your head up high and let them know that you are not afraid of their words.”
‘Well these ain't aunties, but the same advice can be used against centuries old vampires who can kill me with a bite? Right mama?’
With their mother’s words echoing in their head, Darlin’ began to descend down the stairs into the main ballroom, eyes darting from person to person in search of a certain someone. Their eyes trying to find the silver eyes that they have grown to love.
‘Finding him would be so much goddamn easier if all of these stupid masks weren’t in the way. Fucking hell, where the fuck is he?’
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Samuel Collins saw the sun set down the horizon and into the main ballroom.
They say to never look directly at the sun, but Sam decided that advice to be horsehit and glued his eyes onto his sunlight.
They look… there weren't words in the human language that could describe how beautiful Darlin’ looked walking down the stairs. Their confident stride and dazzling smile captured the eyes of everyone in the room. With every step they took, Sam heard most of the vampires' halt their breath in awe of his wolf. Had it been any other context, Sam would feel bothered, not jealous as some people would insist, with so many eyes on his Darlin’. 
But how can he blame them when Darlin’ looked as enchanting as they did? 
Somehow, a room full of vampires were put under a trance by a wolf.
His stubborn, reckless, lovely, beautiful, Darlin’ wolf.
“You know, instead of standing here with your mouth watering like a newborn, maybe you should go up to them and ask them to dance?” Vincent teased his best friend. He wore a cocky smirk to accompany his equally cocky comment. His partner lightly hit their lover on the chest and chastised him for his smart comment.
Sam turned to face the vampire prince with a smirk of his own. “Well I’m sure your partner here would love to hear about the look on your face when they walked into the room.” He couldn’t finish his description, one he so desperately wanted to tell, before Vincent slapped a hand over Sam’s mouth. Vincent stumbled over his words, trying to make a lie that he can use to maintain his pride.
Vincent’s partner covered their own mouth to muffle their laugh at sight of two normally dignified men fighting like children. “While I would love to hear about Loverboy gawking over me, you may want to help your mate Sam. It seems as though they have some unwanted attention.” The two men turn around to see an Old Blood noble talking to Darlin’. Not even a second later, Sam ran to his Darlin’ ‘safety,’ leaving behind the bemused vampire prince and his equally bemused partner.
“Oh he is so whipped for them.”
“Don’t tease him, you'd do the same for me, Loverboy.”
 Sam ran through the crowd of nobles on the dancefloor. His masked silver, determined eyes locked onto the vampire that was talking to his Darlin’. ‘Thank the Lord for vamp speed.’ He stopped right behind Darlin’, who was blissfully unaware of their mate standing behind them.
“Excuse me, Darlin’,” he says, tapping them on the shoulder. Darlin’ turned around to look at Sam. Their masked eyes sparkled with happiness at the sight of their mate. The noble seeing Darlin's attention completely on Sam, understood that they weren’t relevant anymore and so they left the vampire and shifter alone. “Care to join me for a dance, my love?” He bent on one knee and exaggerated the action of holding out his hand for them to take.
Darlin’ let out a heavenly giggle and accepted the outreached hand. “I can’t let my cowboy stand there like an idiot.” A soft smile adorned his masked face and he placed a gentle kiss on their held hand. He let his lips linger on their skin, not wanting to leave this bubble of sunlight. 
Darlin’ dragged Sam up to his feet, their lips barely touching. They looked into each other’s eyes, lost in the galaxies swirling in them. They were close to each other, but Sam wanted them to be closer. He wanted to pull Darlin’ into his heart and hold them there for as long as they live. He wanted to keep them away from all the hurt they’ve been through. Away from all the harm that may befall on them. 
He knows they can protect themselves, but that doesn’t stop the need he has to take care of his Darlin’.
Darlin’ was the first to look away, glancing at the dancing vampires. They cleared their throat before saying, “so, we should probably join the others, if you’re still up for that dance.” 
Sam gave a low chuckle. “Lead the way, my Darlin’.”
The two walked onto the dancefloor hand-in-hand. Sam noticed that Darlin’s smile was shaky. Most people assume that Darlin’s confidence was unwavering, and for the most part, they’d be right. Sam knows them, though. He prides himself on the fact that he knows them better than most. And he knows that Darlin’s nervous about something.
“Hey, you alright? Something buggin’ you?” Darlin’s eyes widened at the question. They chuckled nervously before giving an answer.
“Nah, it ain’t something bugging me… I just,” they paused and lowered their voice. “I’ve never danced in a place like this. Like all fancy and shit.” They looked up at Sam’s face with a reserved smile. “Don’t get me wrong, I want to dance with you, I don’t want to… embarrass you.”
Sam shook his head and held Darlin’ cheek. “You’re not going to embarrass me, love. Besides, you’re one of the most graceful people I’ve ever met. I promise you, you'll be alright.” He gave them a reassuring smile and used his other hand to hold their waist. Darlin’ turned their head and kissed the palm of the hand on their cheek. They held his hand in theirs and placed their free hand on his shoulder.
The couple glided across the room, in perfect sync. He spun them a few times, and every time Darlin’ let out a cherished giggle. As the dance went along, Sam pulled Darlin’ even closer. The early need of holding them close came back. The two slowed down, moving away from the main dancefloor so as to not clog up space.
Sam and Darlin’ had both of their arms wrapped around each other. They swayed slowly to the music in the background. Darlin’ leaned over to whisper into Sam’s ear. “Have I told you how devilishly handsome you look tonight?” They said it with a flirtatious smile. It was enough for Sam to tense up with how good their voice made him feel.
Sam tilted his head over to whisper back “you look…,” yet again Sam was at a loss for words. How does one describe the celestial beauty Darlin’ possesses in a mortal language? For no language, however modern or ancient, could capture their divine essence. But he had to say something. 
Sam cleared his throat before whispering back in a husky voice. “You have bewitched me body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. And wish from this day forth never to be parted from you.”
Darlin’ shivered when his breath had reached their ear. “I didn’t know you’ve read ‘Pride and Prejudice?’” The truth is, he hadn’t.
One of the more surprising facts about Darlin’ was how much of an avid reader they were. Their taste in literature was grand, from Arabic poetry from millenia ago to a children’s tale about demigods. Their eyes would absorb the words from the page, committing it to their brain. 
Along with their reading habit was their hobby of annotating their books. They would highlight lines and write little notes in the margins. Sometimes, they’d use little sticky notes to mark their favourite passages or scenes to go back and reread later. Sam loved to look through these annotated books, finding all of the quotes that Darlin’ adored to better understand them. It was how he came to find out that Darlin’ was more of a Romantic, with a capital ‘R’, then they let on.
One day, he was looking through their copy of ‘Pride and Prejudice.’ The famous quote was underlined and was accompanied by a message in the margins.
‘On Goddd, if someone said something like this to me, I’d fucking marry them on the spot.’
And Sam really wanted to fucking marry them.
“Well I decided to look through the book and thought you’d appreciate me saying it.” He acted as though he didn’t memorize that line so that he may use it in a situation like this.
Darlin’ rolled their eyes and leaned closer to Sam’s face. “My, my Samuel, how cheesy of you.” 
Sam let out a low, husky chuckle. He leaned in as well, his lips ghosting theirs and his beard brushing against their skin. “Well my Darlin’, I thought you’d appreciate the cheese.”
A beat of silence went by before Sam spoke up.
“Darlin’, can I kiss you?”
They answered with a breathless “yes” and leaned in to kiss Sam. He snaked a hand up their back and cradled their head, pulling them closer. Darlin’ had begun to run their hands through his hair, earning a groan from the vampire. The kiss was full of love and passion. Of words that were unsaid because the magnitude of their feelings couldn’t be explained. All they knew was that kissing each other, that holding each other, that being with each other was the only thing right in their world.
Sam leaned back for air. He stared at Darlin's swollen lips and love filled eyes, and could only say one thing.
“I love you so damn much Darlin’,” he whispered. He wanted the world to know who he loves.
He wanted to make sure that they knew he loves them.
Darlin’ closed their eyes and leaned their forehead to touch his. They let out a huff of laughter. 
“I love you too, Samuel Collins.”
[Staring at the couple from across the ballroom was a pair of cold silver eyes. 
The man looking at them quickly felt anger towards the southern vampire for touching what’s his.
The southern vampire walked away from the wolf. Delighted by this, the man started walking towards the shifter, wondering if they’ll accept a dance from him, for old time’s sake.]
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