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[sengokubasara3]

[pandoraborn]

17 - I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING. || wrongfully accused. ||

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Back at Henrik’s, Marvin remains by Jackie’s bedside. He knows he should go rest and care for himself, but he can’t resist. He runs a thumb down Jackie’s cheek, taking note of his sleeping for. Jackie still hadn’t woken up properly yet, but according to Henrik, he’d stirred briefly, and was still steadily improving. He didn’t need an oxygen mask anymore, he didn’t need to be hooked up to several machines anymore, it seems as if Jackie is finally going to recover wholly. Marvin can tell that Jackie’s own healing is finally kicking in, as well.

He glances up when he hears footsteps shuffle in. He stiffens when he sees it’s Amon, but Marvin refuses to get up. “He’s okay, Amon, I’ve got him.”

“I know. I heard from Henrik and Chase. You could have told me too, you know. Considering I was just as concerned for him.”

“You’ve been giving me the silent treatment for several days, I didn’t think I’d get through to you. I have no reason to talk to you now. Now go away and let me spend time with my husband.”

“The one you abandoned, you mean,” Amon quips.

Marvin flinches. “Can we not do this in here? I don’t want Jackie to wake up to an argument.”

“Okay, so let’s go upstairs then, because I have a lot I’m finally ready to say to you.” Amon’s voice goes flat. “You do not get to tell me no, you have a lot to answer for.”

Marvin says nothing in response. He knows Amon is right, they need to have this conversation. Marvin didn’t think he’d feel so sick all over again. With a quiet sigh, he bends over to give Jackie a small forehead kiss, whispering a promise he’ll come back soon. Jackie murmurs quietly in his sleep, twitching once before going still. With that, Marvin gets up and follows Amon out of the lab and back up into the living room. The only other occupant is Erin, who’s playing on his phone.

“Can you go outside for a bit?” Amon asks politely. “Your dad and I need to talk.”

“This…” Erin starts to argue. He glances up when he sees the expressions on both their faces. “I just remembered I wanted to go see Jackie too, so. You know what? Bye.” He gets up and zooms out of the room in a hurry. 

The two men watch him leave before turning back to face each other. “Okay,” Amon says. “Talk to me. Tell me how exactly you didn’t abandon Jackie because from where I’m standing, it’s pretty damning.”

“I had no choice!” Marvin snarls, losing his temper. “I was backed into a corner, okay?”

“No choice? Damn it Marvin, this was Jackie! I’m have a really hard time not blaming you for his current condition. You have fucking magic, you could have slowed down time to grab Jackie and run. Instead you fled like a coward!” 

“You’re always going to worry about Jackie, aren’t you?” Marvin blurts. It’s inappropriate, he knows. It’s a pointless deterrent from the main conversation, it’s his own jealousy coming out. Is he even jealous of their friendship? He doesn’t know anymore. “I was held prisoner too.”

Amon storms forward, grabbing at Marvin’s wrists. He turns them over, looking at the healing bruises that still remain. “Yes, I can see that. Bruised wrists, chained to the wall, what a tragedy. So sad, definitely more important that your fucking husband who is in a coma from being tortured. You have no fucking shame, Marvin. Then you have to fucking nerve to throw this back in my face like somehow this is a ‘me’ problem.”

“You’d have done the same in my shoes! I made a split second decision to get help, and look, I found you and Chase! You can’t tell me I completely messed up.”

“I never would have left Jackie.”

“You weren’t in my shoes, Amon! You’re sitting there on some high and mighty throne, acting like you would have been all sacrificing for Jackie’s sake. You don’t think I hate myself over what happened? Of course I blame myself! Of course I’m aware Jackie’s upset with me, I’m aware you’re pissed! You fled a scene too when you needed help, when you have your own set of powers to easily defend yourself with. I would give anything for Jackie, and I am.”

“I want you to hate yourself. You deserve to feel guilty, you know why? Because Jackie’s in a coma. He could have avoided meeting Merlin at all had you thought just a little bit harder over your actions. What if Jackie had died? What if-”

“What if, what fucking if,” Marvin snaps. “You’re not married to Jackie, I am. I’ve been beating myself up for days over this, agonizing over your stupid potshots against me, feeling like the most worthless human alive every time I look at my husband! I get you would do everything for Jackie, hooray for you! Get over yourself, acknowledge Jackie has a new life that doesn’t always revolve around you, and let other people love him for once.”

Amon stares for a long minute. “I don’t expect Jackie’s life to revolve around me. I’m well aware he lives a different life now. I just want…”

“So back off me! Yes, I left him. I left to find help, and we all saved him. You kicked ass, Amon. You were there when I needed you, so drop this self righteous act and forgive me. I’m sorry, okay? I’m sorry I left Jackie, I’m sorry every day that I left him in Jason’s hands. I’m always going to blame myself even without your judgement, so just. Back off. I already know.”

“I guess I got a little...carried away,” Amon relents. “I was so focused on Jackie’s condition, I never stopped to ask how you were doing.”

“I’m aware.” Marvin’s voice is short. “I’m traumatized, even though you didn’t ask. Watching Jason torture, poision, and kick Jackie around for two days is not my idea of fun. I close my eyes and wonder if Jackie would have died if not for Henrik. Would he have died if I wasn’t able to find help? Would he have died even if I had taken him with me, miraculously?”

“Marvin…”

“I’m furious, Amon. I’m angry and heartbroken. Because of everything I went through, the most scarring moment was hearing Jackie whisper that he doesn’t trust me anymore. I can take your pot shots, I can take your judgement, I can take everyone hating me for getting myself out of there. Jackie’s opinion is the only one who matters, and he lost his trust in me. That kills me.” He wipes his eyes, turning away. “I want to go sit by my husband’s bedside and watch over him before Henrik wakes up. If you’re done yelling at me, then I’m-”

His phone rings then, and he pulls it out of his pocket with a frown. Is Jackie calling him? No, Jackie’s asleep in the lab without a phone, Erin with him. Confused, Marvin answers. “Hello?”

“Oh, good. Marvin, it’s Vin.”

Marvin blinks as he turns his gaze back toward Amon. “Vin, why are…?”

“I’m at your apartment. Sorry for crash landing in there, but I needed to portal myself somewhere with a special someone. Where are you right now? No one’s here and I only found Jackie’s cell phone.”

“We’re at Henrik’s.” Marvin turns away to ignore Amon’s frantic gesturing. He can still hear the entity slapping at the walls, probably testing for potential portal openings. “We’re all here.”

“Okay, describe the room you’re in. Can we safely portal in?” 

Marvin’s anger is fading, replaced now with a burning curiosity over who Vin is with. Last he’d heard, Vin had been Cian’s prisoner and now he’s in Marvin’s apartment? Marvin turns back around to face Amon, who’s gesturing toward one blank wall, behind the couch. “We’re in the living room,” he begins. “There’s a couch in front of a blank wall, you can portal through it.”

“Describe the room in more detail, I need to be able to see into your head.”

“How can you do that over the phone?”

“I don’t know, I just need to picture it.”

Marvin rolls his eyes, but begins describing the living room, with as many details he can give. He barely finishes his last sentence when a bright green circle of fire appears on the wall. Both Marvin and Amon scramble back just in time for two figures to tumble through, one more gracefully than the other.

Vin is still on his feet, moving closer to Marvin to hand Jackie’s phone over. “Sorry for taking that, but I needed to call someone and you’re in his favorites.” He steps back and grabs at the second figure roughly, hauling her to her feet. “Also, we need a place to store her. I would very much like to keep her with us for a while.”

Marvin blinks, before turning to stare at Amon. Amon is staring at her with blackened eyes, looking ready to lunge at any second. He turns back to Vin, then the woman in his grasp. She, of course, is screaming and swearing angrily, thrashing in an attempt to pull herself free. Her shortened height against Vin would be hilarious in any other situation.

“Certainly,” Marvin finally says, adopting a charming grin. “Welcome to our clan, Danielle, we’re happy to have you.”

“Oh fuck off,” she snaps. “Get this lunatic away from me! Did you know he pushed me out a god damned window?”

“Oh, don’t mind her,” Vin laughs. “She’s a jokester. Now, a place?” 

Marvin sighs. “I’ll go get Jameson.” He turns and leaves the room, figuring if she was trapped with Vin and Amon both, there’s nowhere she can run to.

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Tagged by @merinnan

For “Love Language” (Miraculous Ladybug)

She caught Kagami’s smile, and offered one of her own, then took a deep breath, counted to ten, and let it out.

She was ready.

There were not an obscene number of people, simply the members of the Tsurugi family currently in Paris and, to her delight, Maître Wanizame, who she took extra care in greeting for their first meeting, being certain to thank him for his work on behalf of herself and Kagami.

He was younger than she had expected with a severe face, and he wore a black kimono with large, vibrant embroidered koi. She was pleased when his lips twitched upward to acknowledge her thanks. 

Most of the others were of his age, young adults perhaps a bit older than Maman and Papa, men and women wearing lovely kimono. Many of the patterns were auspicious symbols for good fortune in the new year. 

For the currently untitled part 4 of “try to praise the mutilated world” series (The Untamed)

So he stood at the dock, his feet itching with the urge to stomp, Sandu clenched in a fist at his side, willing zidian to be still despite his fury. 

The boat pulled up and a disciple got off first, one of the Lan brats Jin Ling was friends with—the one that got seasick, judging from the green tint to his face. But the youth turned back to the boat to help someone out. 

Wei Wuxian looked awful—pale, dark circles under his eyes, too thin. It brought Jiang Cheng back to meeting him in Yiling with a-jie before her marriage, seeing how thin he was and wanting to do something about it, but what? And then the next time had been at Nightless City, and he’d hung from Hanguang-Jun’s grip like a limp doll, his face like a ghost, smiling at him with bloody teeth, as though trusting him to end it, and he couldn’t, but he’d wound up doing it anyway and Wei Wuxian didn’t even blame him, just expected to be turned away and it was his fault.

It was almost a relief that they were paying attention to his brother as he stumbled on the pier, giving him time to breathe, to collect the tatters of his calm. 

From a Slayers/HP fusion fic I’m slowly rewriting

“We’re all kind of… well known because of who we’re related to,” Amelia murmured. “Sticking together makes sense, since we know better than to judge each other based on that.”

It occurred to Zel then that maybe they were a little lonely, too, living in the shadows of their relatives. For different reasons, maybe. Though with Lina it seemed like she might fear her sister, a little like he feared Rezo. Hopefully he was better at hiding it than she was.

By the time lunch rolled around, they’d started playing games Amelia had brought with her, some Zel had never heard of. Lina declared his lunch ‘pitiful,’ which wasn’t a lie, and when the food cart rolled around Amelia insisted on buying a little of everything for all of them. His sandwich, made on stale bread of what little had been left in the lab that needed to be eaten before they left, went uneaten.

From a possible second chapter of “Taisetsu” (Slayers)

Fascination at his ability to quickly create such a meal washed away Miwan’s worries. Had he those skills, he wouldn’t have been in nearly so desperate a situation. Perhaps in travelling with Zelgadis, he could learn what he needed to survive on his own, could become a better person, if not a better man.

“Zelgadis-san?” He hesitated, even as the chimera looked up. “I don’t have many survival skills. Would you be willing to teach me?”

From a currently untitled fic in the Zelgadis Catches No Breaks series (Slayers)

The well was only feet away, hemming him in.

Finally, the air filled with dozens of opponents, he quickly chanted the incantation and released the tornado of fire, expending even more energy to push the flames further than he’d managed before—maybe reaching four feet in radius.

He staggered as the flames dissipated; the effort had drained his reserves completely. Fatigue rushed through him, but Zel didn’t have the luxury of dealing with it. Instead he dodged as acid shot his way from beyond the damage zone, grazing the front of his shirt and dissolving it, a bit reaching his skin. He searched for a weapon, anything he could throw.

The bucket for the well was the first thing he saw, attached to a long rope.

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[courage-a-word-of-justice]

Maou-jou 9 - 12 (FINAL) | Idolish7 s2 10 - 15 (FINAL) | SLS 2

I’ve been holding off new seasonals because of other things, but after I post this I’ll have enough time to get around to them. That’s why I can’t guarantee winter 2021 seasonal tags on this post...maybe the next one will have them...

Maou-jou 9

…it seems shopping channels even are the same in the demon world.

Now even the demons have quests! (The frame is different to the princess’s, though.)

Oh! The quest failed.

Neo Alraune: in flower language, “the 2nd coming of happiness”. The worry from a little while ago was, “I’m worried about my brother.” The worry from recently: “I didn’t think about being happy that the princess didn’t kill my brother.”

The penguin demons are pretty cute!

Don’t you know how parents forbid children from sleeping until they finish all their homework? Must be something like that.

Yoku ganbarimashita! – Syalis worked hard!

LOL, mental age: 3. Poseidon likes cute things…I can’t read a lot of this…the hardsubs cover the JPN text.

They…both succeeded! (…LOL?)

Maou-jou 10

Owarinocity = Endopolis. It’s a good equivalent, if I do say so myself.

…oh yeah. What happened to Alraune? Update: There she is!

Also, that blonde guy in the infomercials doesn’t look too bad…*makes chef’s kiss gesture with one hand* Nice.

I wonder, was Twilight once human…?

LOL, there’s a goat symbol on the cleric’s pyjamas. Also “first time”, LOL.

I think they were playing shiritori at one point.

Hanamaru saikou yoku dekimashita!

Maou-jou 11

…How does one “sleep cheerfully”, anyway?

I think I saw Twilight drop something…some kind of paper…

Aw, Twilight blushing is kinda cute!

LOL, 70s shoujo style. Also, “It cannot be!”

Whoa, she cancelled it?!

I read up on this series on TV Tropes…and apparently the Demon King captured the Princess in her sleep.

Kagemusha? Like a ninja or something?

Apparently the Demon Cleric is much older than he looks.

Ooh! Hypnos is back!

A-whatsit really is abysmal levels of stupid!!! (LOL)

Maou-jou 12 (FINAL)

Who’s that one tiny guy occupying one of the Ten Kings’ seats?

*watching after Christmas, about a week after the anime finished* This is not seasonally appropriate!

…*thinks for a second, then spits* That’s the 2nd Nemu in the fall 2020 season!!!

Ooh, the head paladin doesn’t look that bad, either.

“…is it good to be…”

“…has seized the princess!”

“…that demon king is rather cute.” – See? Someone agrees with me.

Anyways, that was a fun series. See you soon!

Idolish7 s2 10

…Back at it after so long…(I can’t help it though – Crunchyroll, per month, is about double the local Funimation sublicensor’s fees, and for much less content that’s worth my money to boot!)

I’ve always thought Momo was like Sasara (HypMic), so seeing him anguished hurts me in the kokoro too…

I know Banri was involved with Re:vale somehow…this must be it.

…Male idols are also popular among men? Is this why there are 8 (!!!) idol anime in winter 2021 alone…? (Also, that’s why HypMic became popular? Multidemographic appeal crossed over with obvious merchandising opportunities?)

It’s kind of scary how Momo stepped the formality towards Yuki like that (to -san).

I guess in his heart Momo still reveres Yuki, some way or another.

The rakugo curtain really sold the moment that they (current Re:vale) were acting like an old married couple.

Yay! Silver Sky is such a cool song! Of course I recognised the intro when it came on.

…I see. The elder Kujo is entrusting his dream to Tenn, so that’s why he banned Aya from seeing Tamaki. However, it’s hard to know what to feel when Aya speaks in the vaguest terms possible.

I think that was a special ending for only this episode. I don’t know what its name is, but I guess I might recognise it on Spotify one day.

Idolish7 s2 11

LOL, Nagi’s reaction.

Considering the ‘rona is getting worse outside our very windows as we speak (type?), I think it’s correct to be concerned about your future right now.

Looking at these narrow streets reminds me of going to eat hotpot at the end of my Japan trip…only Japanese streets look like that, I think. Hong Kong’s streets are more crowded than that and America likes their suburbia.

Of course, when you say hajimemashite (nice to meet you), someone’s gotta say it back, hence the reply.

Considering there are people all over the world watching the Idolish7 anime, I would say you are telling the world about I7, Riku.

Oh! Restart Pointer! There was an MV for that one…I think it was around the time Idolish7’s MVs started getting better.

So this is the context around the new outfits! Cool!

There have been way too many puns about “idol” being…y’know, “ai (love) doll” and stuff like that…

I have one Twitter person who I follow (DejiNyucu, part of the creative team for Autumn’s Journey) because I don’t get much I7 content and they keep mentioning this “Haruki” person…and suddenly a “Haruki the Betrayer” showed up in the graffiti…they might be the same person, I think. Not Deji, but Haruki. Update: Sakura Haruki, perhaps…?

Sougo’s such a bad liar…

Sometimes, the best way to deal with things is to be direct…(I’m not very good at that, I naturally talk in a very roundabout sort of way.)

Sougo with long hair like Yuki would be really pretty… (<- has an obvious thing for guys with long hair)

Idolish7 s2 12

Nagi’s stupid accent is generally what he’s best remembered for (for me), so seeing him speak normally, and do a press conference on top of that, is…impressive.

A kabedon on top of all this! Whoa!

Shibuya 109 parody…? (I’ve seen that once or twice – parodying that means people know their stuff about Shibuya.)

I think the “it’s overflowing!” is referring to the hype in the “room”.

…this dejected Momo is worrying…(well, he is worrying and I am worrying about him.)

Oh, I see. The person responsible typed the letter so that they couldn’t be traced back. Kind of like those old movies where the culprit would cut letters out of newspapers to make threat mail, but…with even less traces than that, because cutting letters out leaves evidence.

…wow, it took a while for this ep. to have an intro…

…LOL, I just spotted Kenjiro Tsuda cited as the “fake Zero”, meaning the real one might never show up this season.

There’s something really stupid and infectious about these managers’ enthusiasm for drinking energy drinks. It puts a goofy smile on my face.

Is Musubi Tsumugi’s mother…? Update: Yes, she is.

…Wait, so the Chiba Shizuo guy is actually important?!

Idolish7 s2 13

Whenever someone says “by the way”, it means they’re changing the subject. I hate to state to obvious, but Sougo is clearly deflecting the topic of conversation from being about him.

I wonder if this guy (Haw9) is the actual Zero graffiti vandal…?

Hmph, I didn’t realise Tenn doesn’t refer to Kujo-san as his father, but…like that (“Kujo-san”) instead.

Oh hey! These are shots from Vibrato!

Most dramas can be solved with the power of Good Communication. That includes this one.

I feel like “he has a dark side” describes both Tenn and Kujo-san.

“Everyone, remember to wash your hands and gargle thoroughly.” – This is always a good thing to remember in the time of ‘rona. Reminds me of Jakurai’s line in ARB (<- this game started just after the ‘rona came down).

What did Sougo go to uni for (what specialisation)?

Idolish7 s2 14

I just realised Banri calls Momo -kun. Hmm…

Denki = electricity, LOL.

I feel like Tenn is basically Ramuda, give or take actual pink hair…guys in musical groups with pre-existing angst that they become the “centre” of. The fact Fling Posse have Saito Soma and so do Trigger strengthens the connection.

I would watch the heck out of a musical like that! Make it come true, Idolish7! (Also, today is I7 day! I’m not much of an I7 fan outside the anime, but…that’s cool!)

That shot of them jumping! I remember seeing it on the official site before!

Idolish7 s2 15 (FINAL)

There you go! I was wondering where Banri’s injury was – that was the only bit that didn’t add up for him to be Yuki’s old partner.

Hmm…Momo is 4 years younger than Yuki but 2 years younger than Banri…

This episode has a real concert vibe to it, to the point where I got startled by how loud the yell was at one point. (Even if it is mostly stills.)

LOL, lookit Okazaki!

Apparently, if you’re a hako oshi, you like all the members of a group. Someone with a green light and a pink light likes both members of Re:vale.

LOL, Usagi for Asahi beer.

…I forgot Nagi is 19.

…Ooh, I think that’s the kid from ZOOL. No wonder they needed a season 3!

That’s all. See you next time!

SLS 2

“fine and upstanding person” – That’s…hard to believe, Hayato.

I wonder how many bois Toboso designed for SLS…?

…The episode title is actually “Blank”. Not “Break”.

One of the guys’ shirts says moteki on it. That’s a period in one’s life where one enjoys more romantic attention than usual, literally “popularity season”.

The subs missed an I, so initially I knew Kiriyama’s name as “Kiryama”.

There are meant to be 2 wings, right…?

“He who controls information controls everything, right?” – For once, I’m surprised Hayato is right (and not just in that smug way of his).

“…I’m being treated like a manager.” – But Hayato is a manager! (In a sense.)

The plait guy jumps to nicknames really fast…also, why do I get the feeling Maeshima will lose the key?

I hate to say this Maeshima, but I side with your childhood friend (Kiriyama) here. As much as the anime wants me to back you, I’m watching for everyone else at this point.

That blocky building looks pretty cool. I think Zel (Archi-Anime) would like it.

Sasugai’s setup looks pretty cool, including his chair.

…hmm, Maeshima’s like me in a sense. I learn best by copying others, but memory is my best asset. If I don’t regularly train the fundamentals, I suck at everything. That said, I don’t have an eidetic memory. Also, I didn’t quite figure out Ken = Ken(sei Maeshima) until I watched long enough to connect the dots.

LOL, Derry’s. (<- reminded of a word for “butt” <- derriere)

Well, the guy’s (Souta…?) shirt does say moteki…

Kiriyama kinda looks like Jyuto (HypMic), come to think of it…Right down to his angry streak (although Jyuto has a reputation to keep as a “cool dude”, while Kiriyama is more of a Manza (Boueibu HK) and he’s more angry than he looks).

…This ED is nothing special.

…Hmm? Is that a small Terauchi and Maeshima…?

I think I’m sold for now, but I’m rooting for the other team, not Maeshima’s…not yet, anyways.

[writinglionqueen]

For the My King blurbs. Can we please get something on the Queen's recovery from being poisoned?? And what the King does to the bastard that did this? 💕

~Will the queen be ok? (sorry if this is a bit short, I don’t want these to be super long, but…if you ask about who in the dungeon knows and how the king will handle it….I’m sure I’ll make another part)~

The moment Drew arrived at Black’s cottage, in the middle of the woods, shrouded in the inky black of night, the carried you to the door in such a hurry. He banged on the door, hoping the man was in. 

The door did open to reveal the man in question. 

“What is this?” he asked as he looked to you in your king’s arms. You were growing number, your body shaking without control, but you were falling into the dark embrace of something you feared. 

“I need your help?” Drew said urgently. Aleister knew not to question Drew before allowing the king to enter the home with you in his arms. 

He moved to a bed in the living space. 

“Lay her here,” he said in a calm voice. Drew did that, settling you as gently as he could. Black looked into your eyes before he watched you convulse and shake with whimpers. 

“What was she given?” he asked the king. 

“Wine…but it smelled musty. I think someone poisoned her with hemlock,” Drew said quickly. Aleister hummed as he checked your pulse. “Please help her,” Drew begged the man, holding an inkling of whimpering fear in his voice. Aleister gave a solemn nod. 

“Zelina, get the tar and whisky,” Aleister called out. After a brief moment of waiting while Black’s wife retrieved what was needed and the man elevated your head, the woman appeared with a large bottle of amber liquid and a dish of black goop. The king watched as Zelina moved in close to her husband holding out the tar for the cultist to collect a good amount on his finger and place it into your mouth. 

You couldn’t help but gag at the taste of the substance on your tongue…and it’s texture coating the entirety of your mouth. With a quiet growl, Aleister held your mouth closed, ensuring you wouldn’t spit out the fowl tasting mush before reopening your mouth to splash whisky onto your tongue. He gave you a good portion of whisky to drink down as much as you could. But you gargled a lot of it back up and it dribbled down the sides of your face. 

You were having a hard time trying to swallow, a hard time trying to breath and you let out whimpers. 

“Damn,” Aleister muttered as he as he moved to sit behind you, pushing you to sit up more to make it easier to swallow. 

Zelina was quick to reach out, place her hand on your throat and rub her thumb down the column of your trachea. 

With their help you were able to swallow the whisky. The burn didn’t affect you but you swear you could feel it warm the pit of your stomach. 

Your eyes started to flutter close, though, as if sleep was trying to wrap you in a fast and warm embrace. Drew gasped and tried to reach for you, fearing the worst. 

“It’s to be expected,” Aleister said, holding you as he watched your eyes close and you slumped against his body. He looked to the king. “She needs to rest.”

“What did you give her?” Drew asked, watching as Aleister moved away from you, settling you back down to lie on the bed. 

“The tar is a mixture of various mushrooms, most with healing properties that draw out toxins, and is combined with burnt honey. The whisky is just to wash it down,” Aleister answered. “The tar should draw the poison out and into her stomach…she may throw it up later, though.” 

“So…she’s alright?” he asked. “She’ll live?” Aleister looked to the king. 

“If you had waited a few moments later….she might’ve not survived,” the cultist said. Drew let out a sigh of relief. “But….we do need to ensure she’s still not too far gone.” Drew looked to the Dutchman then to his wife. 

“She’s not safe in the castle,” Drew said. “Not until I find the weasel who did this.” His anger flared within him, lighting him up with red, hot fury. He exhaled through flared nostrils though. He needed to remain cool, calm, and collected for his queen’s sake. “Do you know who did this?”

“No, my king, but I’ll have my men keep their eyes sharp and their ears open for any information they can find about this,” Alesiter said with a small bow of his head. The man looked to his wife. “Zel, send the Black Mass.” Zelina nodded as she went to the doorway of the cottage, adorning a black cloak. Drew understand that it meant she was acting as the messenger and finding those belonging to Black and Sanity. She left with a brisk walk in her step. “Have you checked those you keep in your dungeon, Your Majesty?” Drew looked back to the man. 

“Why?” he asked. 

“Rats like to hide in a spot they think is free of worthwhile and trustworthy people,” he answered. “Maybe those who are responsible started planning there.” Drew nodded, it made sense.

“I’ll check it out for myself,” he murmured as he went to your side, kneeling by the bedside to stroke your cheek while you slept off what just happened.

“Anyone you suspect of wanting to harm your queen…or you?” Aleister asked.

“My…advisor has been giving my queen…a different kind of attention as of late,” Drew said without looking to the man. “But…I don’t think he wants to harm her. Other than that…no. I have no idea who would’ve wanted to harm her.” Aleister said nothing for a moment.

“Nevertheless, I’ll have my men keep an eye on those who are close to you two. Baron included.”

“I trust your judgement,” Drew said quietly. “The Black Mass…is it an alert to your men?”

“Yes,” Aleister answered, shortly. “Anyone in the order will report to me with information they hear about someone planning a coup.” Drew nodded before leaning down to kiss your forehead. Drew whispered to you that he wanted you safe, he wanted you to be alright, that he loved his little queen.

With a small growl, he stood to his feet.  

“I trust my queen in your care,” Drew murmured as he went to the door. Aleister bowed his head.

“I will watch over her, Your Highness,” the Dutchman pledged. Drew gave the man a nod before he left. He rode back to the castle on his horse. His next destination was the dungeon to see if anyone that was kept there had overheard anything.  

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[telesthisia]

HANDY DANDY RP PLOTTING CHEAT-SHEET FOR PRINCESS ZELDA (A Link to the Past)!

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mun name: Amber!!  ooc contact: My DMs are always open for mutuals and non-mutuals alike (I think at least, if not don’t be afraid to send in asks either I try my best to get to them ;v;)! I do have a personal blog but weeps.... me no longer active on there. And a twitter but weeps once again, it’s an oc twitter despite my yellings of off topic things. MY DISCORD TOO!! Though my activity is very inconsistent somedays I’ll be on others not so much! Don’t be afraid to ask for that uvu 

who the heck is my muse anyway?

HOHO!!! For those who never touched The Legend of Zelda in their lives, I’m sure it’s pretty dang confusing to see more than one design of both Zelda and Link, I’ll try my best to explain this! The series follows a very, very convoluted timeline filled with plotholes, as such the Links and Zeldas we see throughout different titles of the game are actually reincarnations who are destined to seal away whatever darkness may threaten the lands known as Hyrule.

The Zelda I play as is the princess of Hyrule during a point in the timeline known as “Downfall Era” where the Hero of Time in OOT lost against Ganondorf in the final battle; Ocarina of Time is the reason for why there’s multiple timelines with each having their unique era depending on the choices in that game. The Downfall Era is known for having games known as A Link to The Past, Oracle of Seasons, Oracle of Time, Link’s Awakening, A Link Between Worlds, Triforce Heroes, The OG Legend of Zelda, Annnnd Adventure of Link! The Zelda I play as comes from A Link to The Past as well as the Oracle series and I guess Link’s Awakening despite having no appearance. The events of A Link to The Past and Oracle Series has deeply affected my Zellie in that she suffers from unspoken traumas as well depression. See, before the events of ALTTP there was a war known as the Imprisoning War, that war ended where the seven sages seal away Ganon. Peace reigned for a while until a series of plagues and droughts struck which affected the kingdom. It wasn’t until the antagonist of the game, a wizard by the name of Agahnim, would put an end to the misfortunate blighting Hyrule with his magic, gaining favor with the king. He was able to worm his way into court and from there act on his plans in breaking the seal to the sacred realm where the triforce and Ganon rest. Doing so, he must capture the seven maidens who are descendants of the seven sages and sacrifice them in order to break the seal and well, guess which princess happens to be one of those seven maidens? Suffice to say, he was successful in breaking the seal with Zelda being the final sacrifice. Here we find out that he’s actual the alter ego of Ganon (don’t question it too hard) and we also find out she’s not dead! Hooray! But she is trapped in a plane known as The Dark World, once the sacred realm corrupted by Ganon’s greed. So as all LOZ stories goes, Link saves the day. Happily ever after, right? Well... no, see unlike in the game where the ending is happy and everyone who died is alive I follow both the 90s comics and Himekawa manga where those who died in the games did not come back to life. This includes Zelda’s father, Link’s uncle and some of the maidens. It’s very bittersweet in that, the day is saved and Ganon is gone forever but at the cost of loved ones no longer coming back. 

Well... Ganon comes back! In the oracle series! Two years after ALTTP, Twinrova tries to resurrect him by using the blood and body of Princess Zelda, meaning she can actually die this time around. But Link saves the day once again. Which leads us today, the main verse of the blog which is a year after Oracles and three years after ALTTP! NOTE: That my smash verse more or less follows this timeline I have in place for this blog. 

things you should know

I sound like a broken record but. She’s a glass canon of sorts. Where she’s very powerful thanks to blood of the seven sages, the light force, and having hylia’s blood in her veins. As such, she’s very powerful and her magic super potent which is why so many people wanna sacrifice for dark rituals... BUT!! She has super power health issues that affects her magical stamina and body as such she can’t even use half her powerful magic and this upsets her greatly. It’s a small headcanon of mine because in the games and manga, she doesn’t really do much despite being a powerful magical princess. Keep in mind that ALTTP came out before the retcon that is Skyward Sword and before they decided to add more to Zelda’s abilities throughout the course of the series... so my brain went to: she’s powerful but can’t use magic too much due to poor health. It worked!! Before smash came along but I swear I’m not at all salty. To be fair, it was my fault for assuming things but imagine: glass canon Zelda. It sounded super cool at the time! 

She represses a lot if only for the sake of her nation and to appear as a good leader for her people. As such, she’s almost always calm and has a gentle smile on her face despite radio static sounds resounding in her thoughts. Give her time, she’ll open up and show you her playful side! 

She’s been surrounded by death considering before ALTTP, during ALTTP and kinda with Oracles if you count Twinrova, as well as having a connection with the spirit realm due to freaky PSI powers. So, she doesn’t really have a negative view on death and has actually gained that edgy romanticist view as the result of her life experiences. She’s very much someone who likes to live life to her fullest as the result... and well, it doesn’t help that she’s aware of her short life span thanks to her future vision. Something she won’t reveal to anyone more than likely as to not worry them. She’s more or less accepted her fate... speaking of which

She hates fate/destiny/etc but accepts whatever happens because again clairvoyance has proven that there’s no changing what’s been planned. So, she doesn’t bother fighting against it. But, what impresses her are those who manage to overcome destiny, something that Link does sometimes which is why she looks up to him. He’s that variable that the future can’t keep track of due to how ever changing he is. 

 She loves exploring creepy places, ruins, caves, and dungeons that are scattered throughout her kingdom, for both history and the spooky aesthetics of it! So if you see her outside the castle she’s more than likely getting ready to explore some spooky place. She’s almost always wearing her cloak but there are rare moments where she’s not either ;v; she’ll always go by the name Elle... worth mention she doesn’t bother hiding the mark of the triforce on her right hand.

Speaking of which, only people from the capital known as Castle Town and even some from Kakariko village as well know of the princess’ appearance. Various small towns throughout the land of Hyrule however, only remember her appearance from ALTTP where her hair was a more golden blonde rather than the platinum color that it’s taken from the various fear and stresses from her life. And also, she’s more freckly due to not wearing coverup when outside the castle. Ok well,,,,, here’s the best side by side comparison I have...

If you ask her what the light arrows are, she’ll look at you funny. She comes from a time where silver arrows are a thing :’) the few things that can defeat Ganon

Closet romantic, as in she loves love and wishes for a romance of her own but when it comes to her own feelings she’s an idiot due to repressing feelings.

what she’s been up to:

main verse: Which is during the events of Skyward Sword, as such she’s no longer in Skyloft nor does she have the full knowledge that she’s Hylia but Zelda is suspecting that there’s a connection there. She does not know how to wield her magic as it comes and goes in spurts. She’s seen throughout the Surface so she can be anywhere! Even in other timelines due to using the Gate of Time, we can just say that something screwed up causing for her to end up in another time period or even verse! LOZ series is pretty flexible in time travel.

where to find her:

Graveyard + Sanctuary: It’s a soothing place to visit and also to pay respects to the fallen in ALTTP. 

One of the three provinces (my rendition of Hyrule is a little bigger than the in game map so don’t be afraid to add places that aren’t in ALTTP but in other titles, I know I tend to do): aka anywhere in the fields, she’s a woman plagued with wanderlust and doesn’t like being confined to one place

Kakariko: the villagers who know her true identity are hella nice to pretend that it’s not the princess but Elle! Guards tend to be here after a certain time though, so to avoid them she always avoids going to the village when it’s nearly sundown

Ruins, catacombs, abandon shrines etc: again she likes creepy or historical places or both! 

Haunted Grove: Well... it’s haunted! So :’)

Castle: it’s possible to meet her here too! Whether as princess or someone sneaking either out of the castle or back into it. 

current plans:

Lead her kingdom to the Golden Age, something her father tried to do before his demise. While wishing to see Link once more. 

desired interactions:

I would love the usual adventure threads!!! 

FRIENDSHIP!! She needs friends, pls!! 

ENEMIES!! It’d be fun to write a more angry Zel who doesn’t get along with someone! 

ROMANCE!! I’m a sucker for cuteness ;v; and slow burn ;v; 

HORROR AU!! HORROR AU!!! 

Creepy gothic threads of Zelda running into a creepy cryptid in a gothic castle on a stormy night.... this is very specific but listen, cries... 

Comfort thread ;v; 

things that bother me:

People who know she’s the princess right off the bat ticks me off ngl. A-ok if you muse is unaware of her otherwise! 

PEOPLE WHO KNOW THAT SHE’S FROM A BLOODLINE OF A GODDESS AND SAGES DHSJAKJADB no one really knows that the royal family actually did descend from gods, unless your muse is an immortal and is aware of the events that goes on they shouldn’t know this fact. The only thing the public is aware of is how the royal family have mystical powers different from the population. 

uhhhh that’s about it? Mostly metagaming pft, not too much bothers me now that I think about. 

tagged by: i pirated it ;v; from myself! 

tagging: whomst ever! i recommend doing this since it’ll help a ton with those who still are unsure with your muse but feel too nervous to ask questions.

[sengokubasara3]

[void-botanist]

Find the Word: TFA x 3

@autumnalwalker tagged me three times since I last caught up with my tags, which means I get to share with you an assortment of snippets from TFA versions, past, present, and even sequel.

I'll pass the tag on to @vacantgodling, @kingkendrick7, and @outpost51 plus anyone wants to join in. Your words are maybe, never, possibly, and joking.

blue (present)

Aside from her bloodlessly pale silicone skin, she was wearing a dark blue tailored uniform that had slightly darker spots where its Niievosk patches had probably once been, and her hair was pulled back into what looked like a black silk bonnet, to the point that only a sliver of bright red was visible along her forehead.

humor (past)

All he knew so far was that Red was: - not a mushroom person (which left five other possibilities, though mushroom law was lenient toward tree people, so only four likely possibilities) - a hoot (an unclear term; probably an indicator that ey shared Quint’s sense of humor) - a mychanic (elevated risk of em appraising him as a machine) - an active astronaut (cool and interesting) - probably disorganized (sixty unlabeled boxes with insufficient storage space) - possibly impulsive (sixty unlabeled boxes with insufficient storage space) - the child of a potentially wealthy family (perhaps they had racked up so much debt they had to sell the ‘literal mansion’). In other words, not that much.

admit (present)

Or maybe Zel’s brother the astrogeologist had come to visit. That would be a good surprise. Well, at least until he had to admit that he was Zel’s comment moderator and was the one who always liked Zalen’s comments. But Zalen had to know that, right?

offense (sequel)

“I don’t want him to go because he’s an android. I mean, that’s why it’s possible for him to go at this point, but I just want someone to go. Someone I can trust.” “I know.” Funny that that’s what he got offended about—a vague, unintended implication that he was being speciesist, and not the fact that she was chastising him.

moon (present)

He paused to figure out what area of his picture to work on next. The station was mostly blocked in at this point. He decided to put in the details later and get started on the pale moon behind it. Slipping a thread skein out of its little paper label, he unwound it a bit and folded over its free end to thread the fold through the eye of his needle. If his calculations were right, he would probably need all that was left of this skein. But that depended on his threading pattern, and he still wasn’t convinced he’d found the most moonlike one.

alone (present)

“But ultimately, I think Elbas feels more like home. And a big reason for that is Nid. I don’t think they would have a good time in the Confluence, even if they wanted to go there, and they never really have. I don’t want to go without them. And I don’t want to leave them living alone again.” “It’s the ultimate faux pas in a house with two front doors,” Pax added.

shout (past)

She fully settled her glasses back in place with a look he’d seen only once before, when she was on the phone with her mother, holding back all the obscenities she then shouted into the living room once she hung up. No, it wasn’t quite the same face. There was something less hard about this expression, even though her jaw was set in the exact same way. “Dez, can we talk outside?”

sway (past)

She rousted herself from bed, in the process knocking the book she’d been reading when she rolled over to rest her eyes onto the floor. Picking it up, she zipped it back into her bag, then pulled back the window cover. Her window just happened to face south, giving her a partial view of the dark shapes of the fifth Akkanswl below. The sun hadn’t quite come over the horizon yet, so everything was bathed in a dim, diffuse light. She watched her view sway slightly as the airship completed its mooring.

acknowledge(d) (past)

“Damn.” Thon acknowledged someone behind him and started on a drink with the subtle theatrics of a seasoned bartender, despite the fact that everything that went into it seemed to be some kind of juice.

upstairs (past)

“Yeah,” Anni said, taking the bag of food to the kitchen counter. “Sintii’s upstairs, and I’ve just started working with her. Though it took me an hour just to get her disk to mount correctly.” Julian chuckled as he slipped off one boot. “Off to a perfect start, then.”

coarse (past)

He sent it off to the cover nodedress available on Mizzat Keh’s faculty page. Despite the fact that this was not the first time he’d sent a message to a cover nodedress, it still felt weird and oddly impersonal. Maybe Mizzat would reply to him directly from vis real address—which had to be for vis own internal server, right? He’d never seen a picture of vim with an external node. And vi had been turned on only ten years ago, nowhere near long enough that vi couldn’t have internal metal network connectivity. Maybe it was vis coarse segment displays that made vim seem less modern.

darkened (side scene with Vinnek & Ellery)

They looked the same as always, big rimless glasses, flowers hanging loose around their face under leaves just starting to darken into summer color, gold inset watch on their left wrist reflecting the overhead lights.

unison (past)

“I don’t want to be here if nobody wants me here when they think about it,” Dez said as he reached the hot seats and received the link to the application Vinnek had just messaged him. It was a straightforward document that repeated everything they’d said in the meeting more clearly, and maybe more importantly, let him use the nice fancy signature he could do when he didn’t have to write it with his hand. “We want you here,” Ellery and Nidilaenn said almost in unison.

[obijuancannoli]

an Interview with Zelphar Lavellan (of clan Lavellan)

tagged by @probably-guinea-pigs

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name ➔ “Zelphar, Zel to friends.”

are you single ➔ “Not even close,” he gives a genuine smile, ears wiggling.

are you happy ➔ “I am now, yeah. Took a while, but I don’t think I’ve ever been happier.”

are you angry ➔ “Nah, why? You gonna give me a reason?”

are your parents still married ➔ He flicks one ear, shifting in his seat. “Bonded, yeah. They’ve been reunited. I’m sure that makes my mama happy.”

NINE FACTS

birthplace ➔ “Is it bad if I say I don’t know? We moved a lot.”

hair color ➔ “Yeah it’s naturally this white. How would I even get my eyelashes this white?”

eye color ➔ “Uh, one blue one green. Kinda weird I know.”

birthday ➔ “April 9th!”

mood ➔ “Relaxed I guess.”

gender ➔ “Male.”

summer or winter ➔ “Summer please. I can’t stand the cold. . . Well I’ll put up with it for some.”

morning or afternoon ➔ “Well I’m usually up early to care for my animals and then make breakfast for my loves.”

EIGHT THINGS ABOUT YOUR LOVE LIFE

are you in love ➔ “That’s an easy yes,” he giggles, cheeks turning a light pink.

do you believe in love at first sight ➔ “I mean I was a dumb kid and didn’t realize at first, but yeah- yeah I think so.” He fixes his hair a bit, face turning a brighter red.

who ended your last relationship ➔ ”I don’t- I don’t think it was ever ended? I don’t know. I don’t like to think about that time.”

have you ever broken someone’s heart ➔ “Can I skip these questions?”

are you afraid of commitments ➔ “. . . Obviously not?”

have you hugged someone within the last week? ➔ “I hug my loves daily?”

have you ever had a secret admirer ➔ He worries his lip, ears lowering. “Y-Yeah and I. . . I felt bad about it. I couldn’t- I wasn’t goin’ to move on.”

have you ever broken your own heart? ➔ His ears twitch nervously. “Can we move on?”

SIX CHOICES

love or lust ➔ “Love. . .? I mean you can have both?”

lemonade or iced tea ➔ “Lemonade! It’s sweet and makes sense to drink it cold.”

cats or dogs ➔ “I’ve never had either, but Nelmirae’s cats seem nice. I can’t really choose favorites.” He gives each of his animals a kiss.

a few best friends or many regular friends ➔ “A few best friends you can be close with.”

wild night out or romantic night in ➔ “Whatever my babes are in the mood for~!”

day or night ➔ “Night. I like looking at the stars.”

FIVE HAVE YOU EVERS

been caught sneaking out ➔ “Weeell,” he laughs, shrugging. “We thought we were sneaky?”

fallen down/up the stairs ➔ “Have you ever tried to catch a slippery nug who refuses to finish bath time?”

wanted something/someone so badly it hurt? ➔ “Next question,” he gives a nervous laugh, face beet red.

wanted to disappear ➔ “Oh, uh, yeah. I don’t like thinkin’ about those times. . .”

FOUR PREFERENCES

smile or eyes ➔ “Both? My babes have the prettiest smiles and eyes~”

shorter or taller ➔ He groans. “I don’t really have a choice.”

intelligence or attraction ➔ “I think I lose brain cells around Ari.”

hook-up or relationship ➔ "Done both so whatever.”

FAMILY

do you and your family get along ➔ “Um. . . the family I’ve found yes I like to think so.”

would you say you have a “messed up life” ➔ “Surprisin’? Lil chaotic? Sure. Messed up? Maybe I would have said yes before, but nah. We got through it.”

have you ever ran away from home ➔ “Yes.” He looks away, refusing to elaborate.

have you ever gotten kicked out ➔ “Next question.”

FRIENDS

do you secretly hate one of your friends ➔ “That wouldn’t really be havin’ a friend?”

do you consider all of your friends good friends ➔ “I like to think we are!. . . Not sure if they agree.”

who is your best friend ➔ He gives his Halla an affectionate pat, kissing his snout and giggling. “We’ve been through a lot together!”

who knows everything about you ➔ “There’s not much I keep secret anymore, but I guess Ahkarr? He at least probably knows the most.”

[avwalya]

LONG Character Survey:  Avwalya Windsong

BASICS:

FULL NAME: Avwalya Windsong

NICKNAME: Avwalya, Avy, Av, Miss Windsong

AGE:  32

BIRTHDAY: 4th Sun of the 6th Astral Moon

ETHNIC GROUP: Keeper of the Moon Miqo’te

NATIONALITY: Eorzean

LANGUAGE/S: Common, Hunter Speak, Hand signs, some Doman.

SEXUAL ORIENTATION : Bisexual

ROMANTIC ORIENTATION : I just love everyone that I’ve grown close too.

RELATIONSHIP STATUS:  Dating

HOME TOWN / AREA:  Twelveswood

CURRENT HOME:  Apartment in the Lavender Beds, Gridania. Large House in Shirogane, Kugane.

PROFESSION: Beast Hunter, Bounty Hunter, Body Guard

PHYSICAL:

HAIR: Dark red hair, usually long and put up in a ponytail.

EYES: Dark Green

FACE: Covered in Tattoos

LIPS: Small, Full.

COMPLEXION: Fair skinned

BLEMISHES: Scars from previous encounters.

SCARS: Appearing stomach, sides, and arms.

TATTOOS: Curling on her cheeks, back and sides.

HEIGHT:  Tall

WEIGHT: Average

BUILD: Athletic, Curvy

FEATURES: Furry miqo’te ears & tail.

ALLERGIES:  None so far I think!

USUAL HAIR STYLE:  Ponytail

USUAL FACE LOOK :  Thoughtful, Happy, Smiling, Watchful

USUAL CLOTHING:  Light or Medium Armor that is usually dalamud red in color while working or protecting her charge. Comfortable casual wear that is modest and perfect for the weather at hand when not in armor.

PSYCHOLOGY:

FEAR/S: Confined spaces, failure, loss of control, powerlessness, drowning, suffocation, public speaking, dying,  rejection, not being good enough, routine, loss of family, being forgotten.

ASPIRATION/S:  Avy really doesn’t have any big aspirations at the moment but she does want to see Yuki’s & Kiki’s story threw, and make sure her own sister is safe too.

POSITIVE TRAITS: honest |  trustworthy  | thoughtful | caring | brave | patient |  selfless  | ambitious | tolerant |  lucky | intelligent |  confident | focused |  humble | generous | merciful | observant | wise | clever |  charming | cheerful  |  optimistic |  decisive  | adaptive  |  calm

NEGATIVE TRAITS: moody  |  short-tempered | emotionally unstable  | whiny | controlling | conceited | dishonest | possessive  | paranoid  | impatient  | cowardly  | bitter  |  selfish  | power hungry | greedy | lazy |  judgmental | forgetful | impulsive | spiteful  |stubborn |  sadistic |  petty  | unlucky

TEMPERAMENT:  Phlegmatic

SOUL TYPE/S:   Dragoon

ANIMALS:  Hawk

FAITH: The Twelve

GHOSTS?: Yes.

AFTERLIFE?: Yes.

REINCARNATION?:  No

POLITICAL ALIGNMENT: N/A

EDUCATION LEVEL: Schooled by her Twin Adder officer. Average intelligence.

FAMILY.

FATHER : N/A

MOTHER : N/A

SIBLINGS : Avirya Windsong

EXTENDED FAMILY: N/A

NAME MEANING/S: N/A

HISTORICAL CONNECTION: Fought with the Adder at Cartenau, was more of a scout unit but did see some direct fighting.

FAVORITES:

BOOK:  Nonfiction

DEITY: Byregot

HOLIDAY: All Saints Wake

MONTH: November

SEASON:  Autumn

PLACE: the Twelveswood

WEATHER: Snow storms

SOUND / S: Classical Music.

SCENT / S:  Liliac

TASTE / S:  Forest Miq’abob

FEEL / S:  The touch of a lover

ANIMAL / S:  Fox, Hawk, Coeurl

NUMBER: 7

COLORS: Dalamud Red, Soot Black, and Snow White.

EXTRA:

TALENTS: Art, archery, camping, cooking, swordplay, fishing martial arts , meditation,people watching, swimming, storytelling, traveling.

BAD AT: Playing Instruments, Asking for Help

TURN ONS: N/A

TURN OFFS: Complainers. People who need to be coddled. A person being rude, stand-offish, not treating people with respect.

HOBBIES: Sketching, Baking, Fishing, Adventuring, wandering in the wilds

TROPES: Strong Silent Type, Kind Warrior, Adventurer

QUOTES : "Stay strong my friend!” “We’ll get threw this!”

MUN QUESTIONS:

Q1 : If you could write your character your way in their own movie,  what would it be called,  what style would it be filmed in, and what would it be about?          

A1 :  It would be interesting to put Avy in a Film Noir like movie though she isn’t normally a detective it would be fun to see her in such a roll, “Amon Stole Zel’s Sweetroll.”( she is a baker after all) totally a working title for a possible odd heist movie, it’s definatly not serious.

Q2 :  What would their soundtrack/score sound like?          

A2 :  Probably anything stringed instrumental that would fit the mood of a wanderer.

Q3 :  Why did you start writing this character?          

A3 : I’d blame having gone to Mateus at all with my Avwalya alt, visiting @seeker-of-sights wedding, and going to @yuki-yukichan ‘s house warming kicked off my RP writing in ffxiv, and it has just kept on rolling from there.

Q4 :   What first attracted you to this character?          

A4 : I made her as she is because that was what my previous firran Avwalya character from Arche Age was like. Only difference is my previous character was a Paladin, albeit with a short spear and shield.

Q5 :  Describe the biggest thing you dislike about your muse.

A5 :  She usually internalizes her grievances but doesnt really give them an outlet per say, even with everything she doesn’t usually share these, except with those she is very close with.

Q6 :  What do you have in common with your muse?          

A6 :   I`d say we share some personality traits though she differs in some ways.

Q7 :   How does your muse feel about  you?          

A7 :   She would probably wonder why do I take so many pictures of her. 

Q8 :  What characters does your muse have interesting interactions with ? 

A8 :  She definatly has interesting interactions with other adventurers and bards, she tends to act as a guide to others, or likes to gather information from various peoples she meets.

Q9 :  What gives you inspiration to write your muse ?        

A9 : She’s a good influence to those around her, trying to keep them positive and in the moment while she herself thinks ahead to keep her companions safe and entertained, basically i love that she brings a form of happiness to others.

Q10 : How long did this take you to complete ?          

A10 : Too Long probably an hour or two.

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[weaveroftruth]

A box wrapped meticulously in deep green paper arrives via post, topped by a simple white bow and a label with nothing more than 'The Kenors' written on it. Inside there's a healthy pouch of homemade chocolates, a wooden spoon, a note, and an envelope. The note reads, in rather ornamented handwriting; 'Happy Starlight! From both of us to both of you, we hope that this time brings you warmth and togetherness. If the spoon isn't of much use, it was good practice - I carved it thinking of your(1/2)

lovely cafe and what may be useful there. I believe the other gift’s purposes should be obvious enough! With love, Aromirr & Shiun.’ When opened, the enveloped appears stuffed with pictures of a very sleepy baby miqo'te with horns, dressed in her starlight best.(2/2)

Despite how it pained her so, the woman had slowly moved outside to sit on the deck that had been built in her absence. She welcomed such a thing, as it was near enough to the door that even on her worst days, she could still move to sit in the sun. 

It was during this move to sit out in the sunlight, and small amount of snow, that she noticed this gift that sat upon their porch. She giggled softly at the name on the tag. 

“The Kenors, hmm? I suppose we will be such a thing soon, won’t we?” came her soft murmur as she her face brightened into a smile. “I’m excited for that… To have her as my wife… What a dream…”

Sitting upon the nearby chair, she began to carefully unwrap the paper, just as she had with the gift from Zel as she examined each gift as they came into view, although she left the envelope for last. Popping a chocolate into her mouth, she glanced over the spoon and had a feeling she knew who the gift would be from. It had such fine workmanship and she was sure that Vel would be proud to use it within the cafe. Nimble fingers which had begun to shake occasionally since their return home picked up the note, smiling at the warmth and love she felt through her friend’s words.

Her interest soon moved onto the last gift — an envelope, and with curiosity nagging at her, she very quickly opened it before letting out an excited squeal as the sleepy baby miqo’te came into view.

“Oh! What a sweetheart, look at how precious you are… I can’t wait to meet you… I’ll have to get her plenty of gifts before we make a visit to them… We need to pick up the pets soon also…” Her finger tapped against her chin in thought. “I wonder if we can do it all in the same trip..?” Her eyes misted over slightly as she gazed to the closed door. “That’s if she’s okay soon…”

Aaa, thank you for this sweet gift!!! Jade’s so excited to meet baby Rose and she can’t wait to see you and Shiun again soon! There’s some hints in this as to things that have been going on, bc I enjoy angst with my fluff!!

Thank you @sand-seeks-sun you absolute sweetheart!!

[rosethornewrites]

Fic: Liberation

Relationship: Zelgadis Greywords/Xellos

Characters: Zelgadis Greywords, Xellos

Tags: Imprisonment, Rescue

Summary: Zelgadis, after months trapped by a sorceress, is rescued by the most unlikely of people. Originally written in December 2010.

Note: Turned out more wistful than like crack. I was expecting crack, but I guess this works. For the Slayers Kinkfest on the LJ community SlayersAdult. Prompt: Xellos/Zelgadis: fighting against nature, romantic gestures - It was embarrassing enough being locked up in a tower by an evil witch. It was even more so to have Xellos rescue him.

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It had been embarrassing enough to be locked in a tower by an evil witch. Zelgadis had underestimated her completely, and the hag-sorceress had evidently decided to keep him as some sort of pet after she’d bested him. She had indicated that she intended to leave him there until the fight was out of him and he’d be useful as a servant.

What she wanted, he knew, was a slave, and from the lewd and disturbing way she had looked at him, he was more than disgusted by the idea of what that might entail.

The problem was, after several months of being cooped up and unable to escape—the tower’s walls were made of orihalcon, which also essentially sealed his magic, and there weren’t any windows for him to even tell how many months it had been—reliant on the hag occasionally bringing food and drink, he was reaching the point where that was sounding like a good deal.

However long it had been, it wasn’t like anyone had found him. They probably couldn’t, with the orihalcon between him and the outside world, probably dulling any location spells. If he hadn’t been able to best her, his only hope was Lina Inverse. But if she couldn’t find him, he was trapped.

It looked very much like he didn’t have a choice if he wanted to get out of the tower.

Zelgadis was surprised, therefore, to wake to find Xellos floating over him, looking at him with what, on a real human, might be considered puzzled concern. He scrambled off the bed, having enough sense not to trust Xellos’ intentions even if he was relieved to see another, technically, living creature after so long alone.

“Oh, my. I didn’t think you were the damsel in distress type, Zelgadis-san!” Zel bristled, but the Mazoku continued, not giving him a chance to retort. “And yet here you are, locked in a tower by an evil witch. It’s almost like one of those ridiculous fairy tales!”

“If she captured you, too, I guess hoping for Lina’s a bust.” He couldn’t imagine that orihalcon did anything pleasant to Mazoku, who seemed to practically breathe magic, but he realized belatedly that with the bastard floating in mid-air that was likely a misconception.

Xellos only smiled at the idea, clearly preferring to mock his situation. “Of course, this evil witch seems to want something more than just a hostage. Are you the pretty princess in the tower, then?”

Zel sighed, what little anger he’d been able to muster collapsing as he realized that he was, essentially, exactly that. “What do you want, Xellos? Did you just come here to mock me?”

He wanted to hope, as embarrassing as it was—even more so than being locked in a tower in the first place—that Xellos was here to help him out, but that was ludicrous. As a Mazoku, Xellos was likely only here to enjoy his helplessness and depression for his own twisted amusement.

He certainly wasn’t encouraged when a thoughtful smile spread across the faux priest’s face.

“Well, I’m not quite sure myself. After all, I could enjoy this even more from a distance.” Xellos’ smile turned slightly embarrassed. “I suppose I was intrigued by your predicament.”

Zelgadis huffed, irritated. “So you want me to tell you how I got locked in here?” He fully intended to tell the bastard it was a secret.

The Mazoku shook his head. “Certainly not. I watched your battle with the sorceress. It was rather pathetic.”

Zel winced a bit at that, even though he knew it was true and had berated himself quite enough over it. “So, what, you just came to rub it in?”

“I suspect you’ve done that quite enough on your own.” Xellos looked strangely uncertain. “It is… I suppose a bit unnerving. To see you so helpless, I mean. For a mortal you have quite a bit of strength. I rather expected you to have gotten out of this situation by now.”

“How nice of you to watch all this time,” he muttered, sitting down heavily on one of the chairs in his small cell. Plush like everything else; the sorceress clearly wanted him to be comfortable. Physically, anyway.

“Actually, I had duty to attend to. I thought I’d see how you’d fared here.” The Mazoku came closer, but Zel didn’t bother to move. “I didn’t imagine you would still be here, let alone that you would have given up.”

If Xellos expected him to be grateful to him for showing up, or to beg, he had another think coming. He still had pride left. Not much, but enough to be humiliated at the thought of being rescued like this, by him.

“What the hell do you care?”

Xellos’ hand was suddenly on his face, his nose a mere inch from Zel’s. “Interesting question. I’m afraid the answer seems to be a secret, even from me.”

He didn’t have time to react before the Mazoku’s lips were on his, gentle and soft against his stone skin. It didn’t feel like they were stone anymore, not with how Xellos’ hand felt against his cheek, how his lips seemed to sear Zel’s. He tasted of magic, something the chimera hadn’t felt since his capture. Something inside him seemed to melt away, and he found himself leaning into it, wanting more.

Zelgadis didn’t realize he’d closed his eyes until Xellos broke the kiss and his touch was gone.

When he opened them, he found himself alone, and surrounded by trees. The tower was nowhere to be seen, and he was free.

But as Zelgadis raised a hand to his lips to find them stone once more, he couldn’t help but wonder if he’d been captured in a different way.

At least this way felt better than the other.

[telesthisia]

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|| The Basics ||

Name: Zelda of Hyrule Nickname(s): Zel, Zellie, Elle, Ellie Age: 19 Species: Human or well Hylian 

|| Personal ||

Religious Belief: The three golden goddess + Hylia but... she’s known as the forgotten goddess in her timeline since certain legends faded away from the public’s knowledge but not at all the royal family’s. Sins: Lust / Greed / Gluttony / Sloth / Pride / Envy / Wrath Virtues: Chastity / Charity / Diligence / Humility / Kindness / Patience /Justice Primary Goals In Life:  To create a brighter future for her people for generations on end, leading to the eventually famed Golden Age before the Hero of Time’s downfall... though Hyrule has recovered once she’s born there are still remnants of ruin from that era as such she wants to protect her people as well as make Hyrule safer, while she doesn’t do it within her lifetime because limited lifespan her dream does still come true years later aka LOZ and LOZ 2 don’t be fooled by the plot, Hyrule was in its prime during those games!  Languages Known:  Hylian Secrets: Well... it’s no secret among her staff but outside the castle, she keeps her poor health (heart condition and undiagnosed rare anemia problem) and near lack of magical stamina a secret since that can put her at a pretty bad disadvantage. She has plenty of enemies, namely those who align themselves with Ganon and the resurrection of him is still possible provided the person is a powerful mage with knowledge of doing that sort of stuff in the first place. And then there’s also court drama she has to worry about but that’s for another long lengthy headcanon post I should have out... soon... ish. Also while obvious with partners and in a meta sense and if you’re super observant but her guise Elle is, in fact, her, the princess of Hyrule so... ye...  Quirks: Her birthmark of the Triforce is... certainly unique. But if we’re talking mannerism rather than physical then allow me to just ramble because hoo boy! When nervous or worked up, she often tucks her stray hairs behind her ears, even when she’s not feeling those emotions she’s always fiddling around with it (in her royal wear) often flipping it out of her face or trying to make it look a little neater. She has the Pendant of Courage, a gift from Link and often clutches on it when she feels the need to summon her courage if she’s feeling not that brave, often trying to recall Link’s courage during his many adventures. When using any of her PSI powers she tends to have a nose bleed, as such, she often carries around a handkerchief and tries to cover it up before going off somewhere to stop the bleeding. When laughing, she likes to hold her smile behind her hand... and when yawning she tries to cover her mouth. SHE IS THE WORST COOK TO EVER EXIST holy crap but can make mean cookies. When flirting (more like embarrassed flirting pft) she looks away to the side and twirls her hair around her finger trying to hide her red cheeks. Her romantic out view on life stems from the fact that she was constantly surrounded by death and history and art so there’s morbid beauty in the melancholy... this girl gets excited over Friday the 13th and samhain ok like... there’s a lot to unpack with that. THERE’S MORE BUT I’VE RAMBLED FAR ENOUGH!!!  Savvies: Well... she bakes pretty good cookies BUT UH!!! YEAH she’s pretty proficient with her light magic! While she can’t do the amazing things other Zeldas can do because of limitations she’s not someone you would want to mess around with. She’s learned to work around those limitations and has great control over her powers. On top of that, she somehow knows how to use a crossbow so :’) while not the light arrows (she’s too weak to wield a bow) and it was a lucky shot she at least knows enough about how it works to fire it in the first place. She reads a lot, even as a kid she’d sneak off to the library to read the history about Hyrule or read maps and well she’s pretty knowledgable about her nation as a whole! And thanks to sneaking out she knows how to sneak past the guards and knows all of the secret passages in her castle like the back of her hand! Can’t forget her amazing political insight and ability to think outside the box! She has pretty innovative ideas for her times esp when concerning the common folk, but sometimes they don’t always go through because well... nobles. 

|| Physical ||

Height: 5′0″  Weight: you never ask a lady her weight! >:0 Scars/Birthmarks:  Has a cat scratch scar on her right palm which is also where the triforce is located! Abilities/Powers: Light magic, as the descendant of the mortal goddess she has been blessed with the Light Force. On top of that she’s come from a line of sages and has the Triforce of Wisdom so as you expect she has so much magic. She can heal, bless your weapons, smite away darkness, sense darkness (As a matter of fact she’s pretty sensitive to it and it makes her lowkey sick if it’s too much) and then there’s her PSI abilities which includes clairvoyance and telepathy! And then... her connection to the spirit realm.  Restrictions: AHAHAHA SO MUCH, she’s a glass cannon which is why she’s so, so, so easy to kidnap in the first place. She may put up a fight but not for long, as such her tactics are always to make a distraction and then escape. But she has poor stamina and just a poor heart, she can’t really overexert herself without a) causing pain and b) passing the hell out which was common in her younger days. Using magic takes up a lot of stamina as shown in ALTTP esp with the more powerful spells, you need an amazing reserve to cast all of that and sadly while she has good control she doesn’t have good reserves. SOOOOOOO to fix this she always has to take medicine of magic. Mana blockage is a thing that can happen, more often than she’d like to admit which causes pain once again and makes using magic pretty hard. Now onto her telepathy and clairvoyance. While they sound useful there are restrictions on those as well, for one with telepathy while she can contact anyone so long as she finds their signature subconscious she doesn’t have to worry about distance too much so long as they are within her range which is... maybe more than 200 meters? I need to think about the range more because there are certain places where she can reach you and cannot but there’s def a range limit. She tends to get nosebleeds and headaches from using telepathy. Her clairvoyance is where she can see bits of the future, but they are very vague and hard to decipher and there’s always a chance of the future changing or not changing. As for her connection to the spirit realm, pretty much she can see dead people... in her dreams and there’s no way of shutting this power off she’s gotta deal with the horrors that is this realm. Now seeing spirits isn’t anything new in LOZ but contact to the spirit realm is something that’s implied that only royal family members can do... as implied by Zelda’s words in BOTW where she said her mom (or grandma??) could hear the voices of the spirit realm.  

|| Favorites ||

Favourite Drink: Rose tea Favourite Pizza Topping: Basil...  Favourite Color:  Blue!  Favourite Music Genre: She pretty much likes slow and relaxing music, piano comes to mind but *kayne shrug* Favourite Book Genre: Romance aHEM as a princess she doesn’t have time to read cheesy romance novels and fantasize about the day where someone riding on a white horse will sweep her off her feet and they ride off into the sunset never having to bear the burden of her heritage and responsibilities hahaha..... but history and folklore. She likes tragic stories that have bittersweet endings.  Favourite Movie Genre: Fantasy, tragic tales, suspense, romance flicks  Favourite Season: Spring Favourite Butt Type:

Favourite Swear Word: "Goodness me!”  Favourite Scent: Forest scent, the fields, that ancient scent you smell when visiting old places, the smell of book pages  Favourite Quote: “Time has stopped for me long ago.”

|| Fun Stuff ||

Bottom or Top:

Sings In The Shower: Yes!!! Well... rose soaked bathwater because she’s spoiled stupid by her castle staff and Impa but she’ll hum a tune here and there!  Likes Bad Puns: Of course! She has the playfully innocent attitude so puns is right up her alley! Morality: Lawful / Neutral / Chaotic / Good / Gray / Evil Build: Slender / Scrawny / Bony / Fit / Athletic / Herculean / Babyfat / Pudgy / Obese / Other. Favourite Food: APPLES!!! Namely baked apples and more importantly apple strudel! Her nation is famous for having delicious apples that can help cure fatigue and even rise up stamina a bit! She’s very much a follower of “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” esp if that doctor keeps giving her bitter medicines.  “Boss” Theme Music :  Excuse me for using a sad track... but... sAD MUSIC HONESTLY SHE’S DEPRESSION PERSONIFIED!! It reflects her hidden melancholy for like everything. I feel like if you have to fight her as a boss it’ll be more of a beautifully sad moment than something epic like that boss fight with puppet zelda which slaps honestly.  Their Opinion On The Mun: “Does she thrive on my pain?”  

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[void-botanist]

Find the Word

Thank you @kahvilahuhut for the tag! My words were chair, sky, travel, building, and six. All of the excerpts below are from various iterations of TFA.

I'm just gonna make this one an open tag with the words glitter, fancy, awkward, believe, and rainbow.

Chair

Julian was already out of his chair. More than likely he’d already been meaning to make tea, but he’d been doing that thing where he lied in wait for his guests and made himself look good by offering.

Sky

Dez considered that, looking for any stars that he recognized from the sliver of sky he could see from his window at home. He had a slightly better chance of finding some because his room faced southward, but nothing looked familiar at a glance, and it felt a little cheatery to open up a gyroscopic star map and compare.

Travel(ing)

Anni pried the top box open the rest of the way and saw that it was full of fresh solstice-themed romances. She smiled to herself, thinking of the solstice romance she was about to have traveling with Zel, and started shelving.

Building

“I wasn’t planning on going, since my membership in the Western chapter lapsed earlier this year, and I kind of didn’t know about it until I was looking for a hotel a couple of days ago, but they did get a very good rate with the hotel. Probably it looks good to have a bunch of history nerds gathering in your historic building.”

Six

While she kept glancing away from her laptop to watch the slowly rising landscape speed by, Dez had barely looked away from the window in the six hours they’d been on the train. She had a feeling he wouldn’t until they’d made it through the pass, and by then they’d basically be in Takolem City, so who knew when he’d get bored of the view.

[pandoraborn]

DAY NINE FOR THE GREATER GOOD || “take me instead.” ||

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He’s too numb to the fact that Marvin just left. Jason’s pissed over it. Of course he’s pissed over it, but Jackie can’t bring himself to care. He’s still staring at the spot where the portal had just been, trying to comprehend everything that happened. It’s not making sense, his brain is too numb.

Well, numb until he feels Jason grab at him, hauling him upright. Jackie can’t move or lift his head to meet Jason’s gaze, so Jason is yanking on his hair, lifting Jackie’s head for him. He’s wearing a furious snarl, eyes glowing gold. “Where did he go, Jackie? I was going to have him!”

Jackie doesn’t know what to say. His own mind is spiraling with jumbled thoughts and a desire for unconsciousness, instead he’s just staring dully at Jason until he’s roughly yanked forward.

“Answer me, Jackson! Where did he go? I will make you drag him back for me!”

“Looks like… gone…” Jackie’s voice is too rough and broken for proper sentences. “Don’t know..”

Jason throws Jackie against the wall. Jackie doesn’t even bother groaning in pain, because it’s just another jab against an already battered body. “Not good enough,” Jason says flatly. “We’re going to get him back; I can create portals of my own.”

“Left. Get me instead.” Jackie manages the faintest of smiles as he tries to face Jason. His vision is blurring at the edges, and he can’t see more than dark shapes and forms. He can see the faint blurred outline of Jason approaching him, reaching down toward Jackie. 

“Classic, noble, selfless,” Jason mutters. “Even to a fault. You’ll protect your husband even as he leaves you for dead. Well, I’m going to find him, and you’re coming with me. Let’s see how much he cares if he thinks you’re dead.” 

“I’m already dead…” Jackie whispers. It’s too hard to talk anymore, he can feel himself slipping, only to scream in pain when he feels a bolt of electricity course through him.

“No sleeping on the job, Jackieboy Man. You’re going to be my bait, and you’re going to be awake for it. Let’s get moving, on your feet.” He’s hauled upright again, then pushed through a portal. Jackie doesn’t know what Jason has planned this time around, but wherever they’re going, it can’t be good.

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