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[absolutebestpestcontrol]

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WAIT WAIT WAIT!!! I have an ask for Yandere School! What if, Y/N finally did become a yandere for someone, BUT Y/N is the 'never lets on' type of yandere?

There's no change in Y/N's grades, no change in demeanor, they still act- or maybe in this case- pretends to be innocent and oblivious to everyone, especially their crush (Y/N might abuse the fact that they're known as the worst Yandere student who acts more like a Darling, to gain their trust before they realize it's too late). The extreme obsession is there, but it's just not noticeable enough.

How will they react if Y/N shows subtle signs of being a yandere? Will they actually believe Y/N finally became a yandere, or will they have doubts? This is just optional, but imagine Y/N became obsessed with a yandere, but both of them didn't knew they're yandere to each other, so they always unintentionally end up sabotaging each other's plans (ex. both Y/N and the yandere are asleep on the table, because they spiked each other's drinks. The Yandere is genuinely confused and had been trying to stalk find Y/N for hours, unbeknownst to them Y/N is secretly following behind them all along)

Soo this is yet another Clumsy!Yandere crossover, but it just makes a lot of sense to me. Hear me out.

You’re consistently failing classes and struggling to keep up with your peers. Everyone finds it cute, however, and it's a fantastic excuse to get closer to you.

Then the Yandere School x Darling Academy event happens. You immediately take the initiative and pair up with your best friend, Clumsy!Yandere. And that’s when things take an unexpected turn.

It turns out that when it comes to Clumsy!Yandere, you can be extremely protective. You don’t even realize it. In your eyes, you’re just looking after your sweetheart. To everyone else, you’re flawlessly executing the role of a yandere.

The other fellow students can only stare in disbelief, watching you as you figure out things you were previously clueless about.

“I c-could do the yandere part”, your clumsy partner suggests with feigned confidence.

Oh, no. You know how competitive your classmates are. No way you’d ever allow him to potentially get hurt. Not on your watch.

Were you always this good of a yandere?

When the teachers ask you to replicate that same performance, you have no idea what they’re talking about. You’re back to your pathetic, helpless self. A paradox yet to be deciphered by your peers.

“That damn pest”, one classmate curses out, pocket knife sneakily hidden as they wait around the corner ahead of Darling Academy.

They can’t take it anymore. The way you look at him, the way your voice softens whenever you speak to him…it should be them instead! What has he done to deserve your grace? He needs to be dealt with.

“Enjoying your walk?”

The student jolts in surprise and turns around. It’s you. Yet you look different this time. Your smile is cold, and your eyes have an eerie glisten to them.

“H-how did you know where I-”

“I don’t think you’re supposed to be this close to Darling Academy. I suggest you leave.”

“Are you going to tell the teachers?”

“Teachers? Nonsense. I can take care of you myself", you say mechanically, blocking their path.

An abrupt shiver crosses their spine, and they scramble. Revenge will have to be postponed for now.

Moments later, Clumsy!Yandere greets you with a cheerful smile.

"I hope you weren't waiting too long. Shall I walk you home?" he proposes with a blush. Your answer doesn't really matter, truth be told. He will follow you either way. How else is he meant to guarantee your safety?

You'd be lost without him.

[Yandere School] | [Clumsy!Yandere]

[mint-8]

Platonic Yandere Pet × GN! Reader

Disclaimer: Please, do not read this as romantic or sexual. Having those sorts of relationships or feelings towards real animals are signs of mental illness (zoophilia), and I implore that you get some sort of therapy if you have such emotions towards animals or your own pets. Read this as purely platonic love.

- While it's true that we can't know for sure what our pets think of us, we can imagine how far their love for their owners would go if it was ever tested, especially if their previous homes weren't the best.

Platonic Yandere Dog

- Yandere Dog who you adopted as a rescue. They came from an abusive household and were extremely afraid of humans, whimpering in fear when a person got too close and with low energy all day long.

- Yandere Dog that, when they realized that all the treats, toys, and soft beds were proof of your love for them, finally let their true colors out.

- Yandere Dog whose tail wags a mile a minute every time you pet them or give them kisses, guaranteed they'll lick your entire face as a thank you! Who cuddles in your bed every night, eats alongside you in every meal, and who never tries to run away. They will always stay close to you and would never dare to hurt their owner!

- Yandere Dog who wants to play and receive affection 24/7, and sort of understands that you can't always give them love because you are "busy" or something like that. It's ok! They can stay sit next to you on the floor or the couch or bed until you are done!

- Yandere Dog who waits dutifully in front of your home's door for your arrival! Who also tends to growl and bark at anyone else that isn't you, but they wouldn't dare to bit them, oh God no! Well, maybe if they try anything suspicious.

- Yandere Dog who would, with no hesitation, maul a person or animal into a bloody death if they ever sense they are trying to hurt you! They would never forgive themselves if they allowed their precious human to get hurt by an enemy! They would rather die than let that happen!

Platonic Yandere Cat

- Yandere Cat who you found abandoned in a street near your home. They were dirty and clearly hurt and/or sick.

- Yandere Cat who was taken directly to the nearest veterinarian and who you decided to adopt to save the little kitten from death.

- Yandere Cat who doesn't fully trust this human. They were abandoned by their previous owners as soon as they stopped being "cute", why wouldn't you be any different from them?

- Yandere Cat who will hiss and scratch you every time you get close, and who always keeps a distance during the first months of living with you. But even with their aggression, you persevered and continued to buy them the best food, toys, and softest beds you could find.

- Yandere Cat who mellows down over time and finally allow you to pet them! Not for long, though, for they will only grace you with their presence for a few seconds and then run away.

- Yandere Cat who, at last, realizes that you, their owner, truly love them and wish to protect them no matter what. After this realization, they immediately become extremely cuddly, seating and sleeping in your lap, purring every time you scratch behind their ears and licking your face as a reward for giving them kisses!

- Yandere Cat who walks all around your house because they own it and makes sure to kill any pests that they can find while you're out! They are an apex predator, after all! They must teach those bugs who is the boss in this household!

- Yandere Cat who mews at you to get your attention when you are busy and, if they don't get it, will eventually break something so you give them some cuddles. They might be an attention seeker, but are a total cuddle bug as well! Always sleeping alongside you in bed every night!

- Yandere Cat who judges every visitor that dare to enter their realm and who hisses and scratches them if they ever get too close.

- Yandere Cat who is well aware they aren't the strongest, but are willing to risk their lives in order to protect yours! The kind and sweet human who saved them from a life in the streets, and who gave them a new chance in life!

[adiluv-moved]

❥ 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐀𝐓 𝐌𝐄, 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐇𝐈𝐌. ˚⊹꒷

🎧୧・꒰summary—wc꒱ you're supposed to be his fan. not la signora's, not childe's, and definitely not il dottore's. 824 words.

💿୧・꒰warnings꒱ yandere character ꒰possessive behavior, petty scara꒱, idol/modern au, slightly suggestive at the end, reader is not traveler, lightly edited.

🎤୧・꒰adi moment꒱ inspired by these hcs! i don't think i'll be beating these scara lover allegations anytime soon, sadly... but anyway! scaramouche is honestly such a petty bastard imo, so i figured i'd mess around a bit with the idea! as always, hope you enjoy! ໒꒰ྀི ⁎ᵕ ᴗ ᵕ⁎꒱ྀི১

as a disclaimer, i don’t support yandere behavior in real life! please don’t interpret this post as justification for any of scaramouche’s actions.

Perhaps it was selfish of Scaramouche to be so terribly possessive over you, though months of correspondence with you had simply robbed him of the ability to care. A rare find, in his eyes, a bright light in an ocean of monotones. Being in an idol group with a whopping eleven other members certainly guaranteed that the attention of fans was finely split, and so he didn’t exactly see it wrong to be a bit more protective over the one that had eyes for him alone. 

Or, at the very least, the one that should’ve had eyes for him alone.

Although practically drowning beneath the heaps of other memorabilia you’d come decked out in, the Il Dottore themed lanyard that hung from your phone case was ultimately unable to escape his piercing gaze. He’d always hated the cocky bastard, despised his overly pompous boasting and inflamed ego—but never before had those feelings burnt inside him with such soul-splitting intensity. No, he simply couldn’t help but fume atop the stage as the concert carried on, barely visible glares and the slightest shoves casted towards the senior member.

You weren’t exempt, either. 

Was this what you’d wanted? To try and tear him apart with such an intense bout of jealousy? Forcing him—watching him struggle to keep his composure in front of the millions of fans that were watching him?

It was a stroke of luck he’d decided to become an idol, since he would’ve already bit his tongue off if he had the opportunity to keep his mouth closed.

Over the several months you’d known Scaramouche, invitations backstage had become the norm between the both of you—rare moments of alone time together with your body perfectly slotted within his arms and sweet nothings whispered in your ear. 

Naturally, it was the absence of this that drove your heart wild. 

Even worse was when another fan was granted the honor, personally escorted behind the curtains by the star as fans hounded the duo. 

‘He’d never done that for you,’ came the tiny, jealous voice within your mind—fingers clamping shut into fists as you attempted to rationalize the scene in front of you. It was true, of course, that a bodyguard had always been the one to lead you to his dressing room, a slap in the face considering the way he held their hand in front of everybody. Why, oh why, is some… random person getting better treatment?

The both of you were already well aware that this scene would be blowing up come tomorrow, countless articles, tweets, and tiktoks posted by the insignificant pest he’d picked out. And while his cheeks were absolutely straining from the falsified polite smile he wore, seeing the dejected look on your face certainly alleviated some of the burden. 

It wasn’t as though you even had the right to be angry with him—it’d just be silly considering this little stunt of yours—but there was something so horribly satisfying about watching you seething, all the same. How sweet! That little pout pulling down your lips, the crinkles forming in-between your furrowed eyebrows. Exactly what he’d been hoping for, pulling a random member of the audience along with him, and he was glad you decided not to disappoint twice in one night.

Maybe, if you’d chosen any of the other Harbingers to pull such a stunt with, he might’ve found it amusing. But showing up to his concert, with tickets that he paid for on your behalf, with merch of Il Dottore? Hah. Inexcusable, really—though it was ‘cute’ you had the gall. 

He was certain he’d already gone off on tangents about the man before, certain that he’d already emphasized that only he was worthy of your adoration. Why, then, would you carry through with such a thinly veiled betrayal?

He would not share you with that man.

But no matter..! While the audacity you had to toy with him was commendable in its own right, you weren’t the only one that could play at that game. And Scaramouche? He plays to win. For the sake of proving this point, he’s more than willing to allow you to leave empty-handed tonight, push himself through the agony of being without your touch for a bit longer.

As expected, tickets to the Harbinger’s next concert arrive in your mailbox the day after their latest venue is announced—though the two extra items attached are much more novel. A letter, handwritten by the idol himself, chiding you for this little ‘slip-up’ in your loyalties…  and a Scaramouche themed lanyard, orders attached to dispose of your current one immediately.

He’ll be keeping his eyes on his favorite fan.

You’re lucky that he’s being so generous, but even you should know that he has his limits. If you continue to act out, a more… hands-on punishment will be necessary to remind you of exactly who your love and attention belongs to.

But frankly? He doesn’t think he’d mind. ♡

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[woolandcoffee]

I have so much to say about the proposed decision to list the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act. There's the raw data which suggests that both the Eastern and Western populations of monarch are well over 50% likely to go extinct within a century if nothing changes. There's the fact that the proposal is fairly novel, legally interesting, and a perfect example of why the ESA is a deeply flawed wildlife protection statute that so clearly is not designed for insects its insane. But mostly, there's the fact that the U.S. agricultural industry is having a meltdown tantrum about it that would make even the most fussy toddler tell them to calm down and take it easy.

There is absolutely no question that the agricultural industry one of the primary reasons why the monarch butterfly is this close to extinction. The combination of habitat loss and pesticide exposure is undeniable. And yet, for the most part, the proposed listing decision goes out of its way to make sure that ag would be largely unaffected. Routine agricultural activities that result in harm to a monarch butterfly would not violate the ESA. If a farmer chooses to remove milkweed or otherwise destroy monarch habitat, that would not violate the ESA. The details about pesticide use haven't been completely hammered out yet, but I have no doubt the impacts to farmers will be minimal at best. All these carve outs, and yet these people are still running around like the sky is falling. Heck, I have an essay-length email sitting at the top of my inbox this morning from a woman who works in the ag-industry in California that is essentially a series of "well what about this" trying to poke holes in Fish and Wildlife's findings (thankfully it is well beyond my job description to answer her in any meaningful way). It's wild.

And what really gets my goat, is that American farmers bill themselves to the public as "stewards of the land." They say this constantly. "We're stewards of the land, we know what we're doing." "Don't regulate us, we're the ones who know how to steward the land." "Of course we care about the environment, we're the ones who steward it." And its such bullshit. Even setting aside the fact that American agriculture is a corner stone of colonialism and is still used as a tool to sit on large swaths of stolen land, American farmers, by and large, simply do not know shit about how the ecosystems they're in function. Last week, I was in a room of people who work in the soybeans industry in the Midwest. Most of the people in that room were farmers or had worked on farms, and I guarantee you that if you asked them, they'd give you the same song and dance about being stewards of the land. That didn't stop one man describing the monarch butterfly as "the most conveniently beautiful pest" there is, and it didn't stop the room from laughing when he said it.

These people don't even understand the vitally important role that pollinators play in our ecosystem. They walk around proclaiming themselves as the One True Steward of the Land, demanding that we thank them for their service, and don't get in the way of them doing what they know is best. But the land is dead to them. A lifeless thing to be mined for profit. A monarch butterfly is a pest to them, and its beauty is inconvenient because it catches the attention of the public.

In her latest book The Serviceberry, Robin Wall Kimmerer talks about how endless growth is never actually endless, and what comes after is always slower and more gentle. It has to be, after all, because what else is left after rapid-fire growth but a slow contraction. I hope she's right, and I hope that the time of extracting as much profit from the land as possible as quickly as possible will soon come to an end. For the sake of the monarch butterfly, for the sake of our more than human relatives, and for the sake of our souls.

[raid3r-r4bbit]

I cant tag you for some reason @acesatyr but I have typed all this up. I will get to fishing and foraging at some point, But this was already really long, lol.

I had originally written this in another word doc and realized I had typed over six paragraphs about seeds and germination alone. I really like farming.

Overall, this is mostly the generic info; I can detail or explain anything in depth, but I’m summarizing the important stuff, and the details are easily researchable. :)

A Revised and Bullet-Pointed Essay about Organic Apocalyptic Farming

Seeds, the basics:

-Stock up on seeds, they come in packets and are usually cheap depending on where you get them from. I like to store seeds in a mason jar, with a tightly sealed lid. It’s important they’re dry, and if possible, refrigerated. if not, any cold, dark, dry place will do.

-Germination is an easy process, DAMP (not sopping wet. DAMP) peice of thin cloth or paper towel, seeds laid out evenly, and put into either a ziplock baggie or something like a pyrex container. Again, air tight, low-mid light, warm (not hot, not direct sunlight) enviroment.

-if you see a lil mold it’s okay, as long as the root sprouts they’re still viable.

Plants I would Reccomend:

-Peppers are great because they grow quickly, can be canned or stuffed and add a lot to you meals and food. They also don't really take up as much room as some of the other plants i'm about to list. They aren’t the most filling and you cant live off of them but if you want to improve your quality of life or make a lot of money at the end of the world I guarantee you anyone who can actually cook or has the spices and foods to do it is set for life. I would legitimately kill a man for my mom’s pepperoni stuffed pickled peppers. I stabbed my brother over a jar once I am not kidding.

-Pretty much any kind of spice or herb really, I would HIGHLY recommend growing lavender, mint, thyme, and anything lemony or citrus scented, as I mentioned on a previous post, they’re good for pest control. lavender is a very temperamental plant, but most herbs, once ou get them going can be pretty hardy for lil leafs. Also, depending on the amount you’re growing of each most of them don’t take up too much space. Also basil cause it smells nice and I told you to.

-Corn, wheat, and any kind of grain is obviously a good idea if you want bread, but all of them are pretty difficult and require a lot of space. Potatoes are great because they can be used to make bread and alcohol as well.

-Zucchini, eggplants, tomatoes, and summer squash, and pretty much any gourd/melon/squash plant are easy to grow, but keep in mind many of these are expanding and/or vine plants and require a lot of space. They make a lot of food, but tomatoes and cucumbers in particular will actively choke other plants. Like vines wrapping around and leaves growing over top and roots entangling level of choking. Keep apart. but they’re good for you. eggplant, tomato and cucumeber are the highlight here.

-For leafy greens kale and chard are super easy to grow and grow pretty fast. Like any leafy green, too much sunlight will scorch them so be careful. I like to grow chard in an old (was some kinda biohazard barrel my dad stole from some pharmaceutical company, and cleaned out) cause it’s more than deep enough for the roots, but also wide enough to grow plenty. Also kale is high in vit c so if you don't live somewhere tropical you won't die of scurvy :)

-If you plan on raising animals or having a crop FIELD and not a PLOT, then grow long grass into hay, because it is good feed, but can also be used to cover ground to protect from birds. If you sow seeds by yeeting them into the dirt, birds will eat them if you don't cover them and you will die hungry.

-If possible, Alfalfa is also good for animals ( in small quantities) because they like it, or sunflowers. you can eat sunflowers, they produce a lot of seeds adn the seeds can be used as feed. ( same with corn.)

-Mushrooms. can be dried, easy to grow, grow really fast, and can be used as filler for meat dishes. (you can also grow the drug kind because it’s the end of the world and no one is going to stop you)

-tobacco for tabacco

AMNIMALS:

-unless you have a lot of very protected land you’re going to want animals that are small and potentially multipurpose.

-chickens are great because they dont need an exorbitant amount of space, can be used for eggs and meat, their feathers can be used for a number of things, if you dont like eating chicken guts (whats wrong with you) then they can be used as fertilizer, bait or as part of stock, and the bones can also be used for broth or to make small simple tools like needles or pen nibs. However, they actually need a more varied diet then you’d think. if you dont have calcium powder, their own unfertilized crushed up eggs, or scrambled with the shell is good for them once in a while, or chopped up leaves from your plants. Otherwise, a mix of corn and seeds is pretty good. DO NOT feed chickens wheat, oats or bread. Once in a while maybe, as like a super special treat, but too much can be harmful. Also, they eat bugs so they can just be outside if you’re okay with that.

-Goats produce milk, fur/wool (not all breeds do both, most don't do both, actually) and they’re more portable than cows. they also take up less space. A big downside is that goats are not only social animals, but they also need a good bit of stimulation and activity and they can be pretty noisy. My uncle built a jungle gym pyramid for his goats, but be warned, Joe Bob chewed his way out of the barn and needed rescuing from the top of the tower in the middle of a hurricane once. Goats will pretty much eat anything, and their poop is good for compost, Joe Bob and his siblings pretty much live off scraps and they’re happy lil dudes ( ladies actually, Joe Bob is the only boy)

-Rabbits! (the rabbit in raider rabbit is actually because i used to raise rabbits and am fond of them as a farm animal and because nobody can pronouce my name so they just call me Bun but we dont talk about that) probably one of the quietest animals you can keep on a farm, they can be kept in cages, breed quickly, can be used for fur, leather (rabbit and goat leather is great for making paper and cloth, not really good for protective leather) meat, and bones. The biggest issue I can see in the event of a wasteland survival situation is rabbits need a lot of clean water, salt and if you get angouras they pretty much need constant brushing. Be warned, if you dont know how to properly care for and breed them the females will castrate the males or eat her babies :) it is just a traumatizing as it sounds :) I speak from experience :) A good and cheap meat rabbit is the california white rabbit, they're about small to med size, and really simple to look after. Angouras are not great for meat, but their fur makes amazing wool. They eat veggies ( not carrots, too much sugar) oats, hay, their babies, and other leafy greens.

-Quail are something im not super familiar with that was my sibling’s thing, but from what i understand they need less space then chickens, and they’re good meat birds. eggs can be good for feeding other animals, but they’re not really good for much else. Also they’re really fucking loud and will fight each other so maybe not?

-Ducks are a lot like chickens, again, all of them can be eaten or used, and also eggs. eat more leafy greens and stuff and really like having somewhere to swim, better for more open environments. Ducks like to eat a lot and will get really fat really quick ( not a good thing) so be careful. however, if they imprint on you, they will follow you everywhere which makes rounding them up easy.

-Fish are great because their water can be cycled and the yuck water can go to the plants, which is great cause all that fish poop and algae is really good fertilizer. Fish are good for you and I love them. An while they’re not easy to port around, if you feed them micro worms or lil shrimps you can grow their food mostly indefinity and freeze it even. Also ive never heard any fish ( other than that one pufferfish) make noise. keep in mind, you will still have to maintain the water levels and the ph and all that, and they can take up a lot of space.

WHAT METHOD? HOW DO THE FARM? OTHER?

-this is pretty much up to you, I’m a really big fan of hydroponics, but i typically stick to “recycle farming” which is basically using whatever I have on hand and getting creative.

-if you’re going to use a plot of land, its a good idea to make sure you have a fence that goes around, over and under. Pests like groundhogs, rabbits, deer, ghouls, and myself will do more then just walk up and take you plants and animals.

-I recommend quiet animals that can be stored in cages and indoors to avoid larger predators, but any animals will attract them. Bears will break into pens, so if possible either store them INSIDE INSIDE, (like concrete building) or outside in a pen so you dont die.

-Living in the wasteland, or growing up with parents that think it basically is will teach you to utilize anything and everything. bottles and cans are great pots, old trashcans can be used if your dad wont steal chemical barrels from your local pharm plant for you, tires can be shredded into mulch, old rebar is my favorite thing for climbing plants ( sturdy, easy to stick into the ground and remove, pretty source able) Animal parts can be used for fishing bait or fertilizer, corn husks and other dry leaf litter can make good ground cover is hay isn't an option, ect.

-Plastic sheets and table cloths with holes cut in them for the plants are great for vine plants to grow through.

-scarecrows ain’t shit. Most birds are too stupid to notice and the ones that will are smart enough to figure out it’s not real pretty quick so all you’re doing is wasting good clothes and materials and scaring the shit out of yourself when you forget and look out the window and see a giant man in your field. Get a cat.

-it’s the apocalypse. grow weed.

How source plant food?

-poop and leafy plant scraps. animal poop, your own poop, your neighbors poop, poop. plant scraps, leafy greens, peels, rotten material.

-Get a big plastic tub or my favorite stolen barrels and shovel in some dead soil, layer in some plant scrap, dry leaf litter or corn husks, poop, leaf litter, and add creepy crawlies if you can. give a stir or shake every so often.

-avoid flies. as gross as it is, it’s a good idea to keep it warm, moist and humid, so very closed to avoid them.

-you can also add egg shells to give some calcium to your bug buddies.

-corpses.

What do I keep? how do I use it? (animals)

-egg shells are useful for a number of things, dried and nicely crushed they can be used for calcium for other animals. Or protection spells.

-bones for the same thing just don't feed the animals to themselves. I joked about this with the rabbits a bit ( a little cannibalism with them is inevitable and wont hurt them, but still) but cannibalism can lead to a lot of really bad neurological conditions that can harm you as well if you consume their products. Same with chickens, you feeding them scrambled eggs and shells once in a while is good for them, but if they start consistently eating their eggs you need to seperate them for a bit.

-fur and skin are great, esp for tanning, hides can make all kinds of things from paper, to water pouches and other bags, and fabric in general. being able to make cloth and leather is something a lot of people really overlook.

-Bones but for tools. Having a good needle and thread is really underestimated.

-Intestines can be used to make sausage, and other things.

-i will eat the chicken liver if you don't want it but it’s your anemia.

-make jerky/salted meat. both wont last forever, but you dont need to freeze it if you dont have power and will last longer then raw or cooked meat. salt cured meat lasts about 2-3 weeks, so if you’re solo or a small group and you did what i said and got small animals you wont be wasting food, and you dont have to butcher something every day.

-jerky can last a lil longer if stored properly, say it with me now! *air tight containers* you might get a solid month or so out of jerky, and it can mostly be rehydrated, or eaten as is.

-rendered animal fat or tallow makes good cooking oil, and while a little time consuming is not super difficult.

-make butter and cheese, not for survival, but quality of life.

Help I grew to many plants!

-can them, dumbass.

-fr though, canned foods can last a decent amount of time and can be really useful if you live somewhere with a winter, or can farm constantly. I mentioned already, but canned stuffed peppers are a favorite of mine, along with pickled eggs, which I make pretty regularly because a world without pickled eggs is the darkest thing i can imagine.

-feed them to your animals or back to your plants.

-throw them at your friends. (you haven't lived until you’ve hocked a rotten pumpkin at your little brother)

-dry them, fruit leather and veggie chips can be rehydrated and stored even longer than certain canned or preserved foods.

What else?

-learn how to purify water. there’s a million non tech versions, but in a sinch, the boil method is good if you just need to water plants. just dont pour boiling water on your crop.

-do use boiling water for weeds though. you can also feed weeds to your animals, but boiling water is just water, it’s not going to kill the soil or poison you.

-learn to fish and forage, theres a whole lot of things that aren't easy to grow or raise that can be tasty and good for you.

-learn to make fire. be prepared to put out fire. Dry crops will burn for days, so keep them watered, but you need to be able to burn exccess compost and cook.

-farming smells so bad. I love farming but animal poop, rotten veggies, innards, decay and compost, burning compost smells. if you cant stomach it and want the easy way out, thats called starvation or you better be beefy and prepped enough to raid others. or both, gorw your shit and steal from others, i dont care.

-forgot to mention earlier, but fermented foods like kimchi, kombucham etc are really good for you so yea. I might also teach you how to make kombucha cause my mom made me drink it so by god ill make you drink it too. ( i actually love it and it's good for making vinegar.)

-And forgot, legumes, like beans, peanuts, letils etc are really good plant protein. just not fun to grow, (ecept for beans. beans are actually very fun to to grow.)

[almostourgalaxy]

HFJ the wink had me 👀 what are you hiding /j so now im 👀 back for more Animal Motifs my beloveds

So certain animals represent different things across the board, but SOME mean different things for different regions.

Sharks are one of those. So are eels, and sea birds.

Sharks, for most ocean dwwvelling groups, represent wwvhat most human cultures see in lions or bears. Strength, powwver, authority, and bravvwery. Omens of good fortune and better eating.

They do NOT mean that if you livvwe in freshwwvater, wwvhere the only sharks you tend to see are BULL SHARKS, wwvhich are territorial and highly reactivvwe.

In the swwvamps, rivvwer deltas and peninsulas, Sharks mean blind rage, Vvwiolence wwvithout reason, and are usually used to represent invvwading forces (and clowwvns)

Eels mean to the freshwwvater folk wwvhat Sharks mean in the ocean. Saturn's name isn't an insult, it means the same as calling your son Leon, or Authur.

Sea Birds, especially gulls, are pests if you livvwe inland, and represent dishonesty and nonsense speaking. Most Tricker spirits are supposed to come as sea birds.

At sea, they mean hope, and are considered guiding spirits, because you can followwv them and are almost guaranteed to find land.

Beyond that: they don't like dolphins nearly as much as you'd expect. Not just because of... all of the shit dolphins do in general, but because they compete wwvith them EXTENSIVELY for food. And because, much like humans don't like animals that act a little too much like the bad parts of US, neither do they.

They tend to be associated wwvith demons, and CLOWWVNS. There's legends of Dolphins mimicking vvwoices and luring children off into the open ocean wwvhere they wwvould nevvwer be seen again.

The exception is Orcas. Representing Teamwwvork, Ferocity, resourcefulness, and matriarchal vvwalues, they are a FAVVWORITE of most sailor family coat-of-arms'.

Then you havvwe Cephalopods. Represent clevvwerness, protection of children(look into howwv often mother octopuses starvvwe guarding their eggs), and ferocity and coordination(Humboldt Squids man) often used as a holy symbol to invvwoke Gy'lbgolb's indirect protection wwvithout invvwoking HER.

Sea turtles symbolize memory, and invvwoke safe journey. Old Legends depict a wwvell knowwvn folk hero travvwelling wwvith a turtle to drag his murdered matesprite's soul back from the underwwvorld (it also invvwoulvvwed him using a seahorse's help to bargain wwvith the EverChase for her soul)

And there are wwvhole FOLK BALLADS about Penguins and Reef fish. If there's a fable happening, it WWVILL star one of the twwvo. Three-Penguins-Awwvayin' wwvas a VVWERY popular little wwvalkin ditty among the pups.

Then you havvwe the more fantastical animals. Like y'knowwv. Goat dad. The bane of evvwery sailor's existence WWVHY ARE YOU STILL A L I V E?

He's used to represent the church as a wwvhole.

Crabs and other shellfish are used to represent livvwestock animals, but MEAN Security and Self Sufficiency. Especially inland.

Catfish, shockingly, represent quick thinking and preservation in the face of impossible odds. They ALSO get used as the stock Villain-Turned-Companion in fables.

There are PLENTY of other animals that get brought up in legends and folklore, but they tend to be more minor.

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Globally, food systems account for over one-third of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which includes agriculture and pesticide use. Pesticides exacerbate the climate emergency throughout their lifecycle via manufacturing, packaging, transportation, application, and even through environmental degradation and disposal. Many of the world’s biggest oil companies such as ExxonMobil, Shell and ChevronPhillips Chemical produce pesticides or their chemical ingredients.  Despite this, pesticide reduction as a solution to the climate crisis has largely been ignored. Pesticide use is even presented as a climate mitigation strategy by the agro-chemical industry, which perpetuates the myth that intensifying food production through the continuous use of harmful chemicals is the only way to guarantee global food security while protecting precious habitats. Unless we change our approach, the impacts of the climate emergency are expected to lead to an increase in pesticide use, which will create a vicious cycle between chemical dependency and worsening climate breakdown. As temperatures rise, the amount of pests increase and crop resilience goes down, requiring ever-larger amounts of pesticides. This rise in pesticide use will cause insects and weeds to develop resistance to herbicides and insecticides in greater numbers, while also continuing to harm human health and the environment. 

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Organic fertilizers are becoming increasingly important in modern agriculture. As an environmentally friendly and sustainable solution, organic fertilizers not only improve soil fertility, but also reduce the use of chemical fertilizers, which is important for environmental protection. Today, we will take an in-depth look at the innovative technology of the Organic Fertilizer Maker to see how it contributes to sustainable agriculture and, in particular, the contribution of the LANE Group in this field.

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Sophie Török: Conrad Veidt’s Evening Recital

Before we get into it, hey, it’s me ya boi, and I’m no translator by any means, but I did try my best to give back the source material as best as I could (even if I now made an enemy in the form of Sophie Török, see my notes as to why). Also if anyone would like me to do some more translating of Hungarian texts relating to old Hollywood, I will not guarantee I will do it right away, but I can always try. That’s all~! Source will be linked in the replies.

Karinthy speaks of “intellectual cock-eyedness”, which Hungarian writers seem to fall into: those who already view themselves in the eyes of literature history – in the eyes of a late age. But there’s not only temporal “intellectual cock-eyedness”, there’s spatial too; and this describes most well our Hungarian intellectual lives: we view ourselves with the eyes of a foreign nation, and every phenomena that’s even a bit not to our liking, we see it as our country’s backward Balkan influence.

Still, we can hardly rid ourselves of this viewpoint, when we think of that comedy, which came before and after Conrad Veidt’s recital in Budapest: the sea of satirical “colorful reports”, the police cordons, which protected the film star from the siege of hysterical fans, the autograph wars, the uneducated movie public’s threatening enthusiasm (who may have not even understood anything from the grand recital), and the journalists’ arrogant shrugging, who refused to acknowledge that the “film star” made a worthy interpretation this time. (Translators note: Girl, what’s your damage.)

Those dumb woman of Pest, who fluttered with such pleasure: oh, how cute! (Translator’s note: Yes, the word cuki/cute was indeed used here lol) – used the same word for Gunnar Tolnaes as well, and the joy would’ve been even greater, if he came out dressed in a turban of a maharajah; which then comes as no surprise, that the reporter that was sent out there would write such a schlock at the sight of the unqualified and uneducated public (Translator’s note: I took a bit of a liberty with schlock here, but this woman is truly not holding back.) – obviously thinking, that if the crowd of women from the Gerbeaud, offices and hat stores like it so much, it can be nothing more than flighty nonsense.

However – the way our public acts is our fault; it’s the result of our books, our theaters, our critics, or maybe even our racial abilities (Translator’s note: Don’t bring race into this you bitch.) – the guest star is not at fault here! And the truth is that Conrad Veidt’s performance demands some earnest praise.

A recital from a movie star can create the same feeling as when the mute speaks: and the speech came with a sudden shock. This mute was made to speak, or at the very least he is such an artist of the word, as he is of movement. We Hungarians are always so sanguinely enthusiastic about every foreigner: yet we don’t feel enough humility at the display of spoken culture at such a high degree. Conrad Veidt feels the poem, - this can be said of very few artists. Most of our reciter’s do everything in their power, to devour the rhymes, the rhythm be turned to prose, for no one to figure out, that what they are saying, is a poem. Even Veidt acts out the poem, every muscle of his face acts with such an astonishing variety, – but through every loud acting performance pulses the poem that cannot be silenced, with a flood of complicated music, with a beat that can be stomped out with your feet even, the same way as the poor music students do on the opera balcony.

Hearing a recital is usually a boring and tiring thing, I think, that’s the opinion of many, - maybe as the poem is more, or at the very least different, than its brutally exfoliated theme be put into play. As prose turned into theme, even the best poem can fade into boredom. And Veidt’s recital that lasted for two hours didn’t become boring for even a minute, for one by one he faithfully gave back the poems musical individuality. I’m not talking about primitive chanting; Petőfi’s Őrült (Translator’s note: Sándor Petőfi is a famous Hungarian poet and the poem is called Őrült/Madman) – which even in translation sounded very much so as a freeform poem – was like music on Veidt’s lips, as did the lively rhythms of the Goethe songs.

It’s amazing just the same, how Veidt’s interpretation of the poems fits their mood. The demonic pathos came as no surprise from the fantastic movie dramas’ hero, where success is already guaranteed on it’s own from reciting the Őrült. But in Veidt’s performance the Heine-songs delicate flowers didn’t break either, and another example could be where the particular quiet and rich music comes out completely during Babits’ Éjszaka (Translator’s note: Mihály Babits another famous poet from Hungary and the poem is called Éjszaka/Evening), which demands the throat’s most tender chords, with which an artist trying to achieve a cheap impact would surely not even try.

The German language culture is surely greater than the Hungarian. But the culture does not explain everything. As it is, in spite of our meager and few in tradition acting culture there still could’ve been reciters, such as – let me only mention those of most recent fame – Blanka Pécsi, or Oszkár Ascher: than we can conclude that not all German actors are Conrad Veidt either. Still the personality is that Philosopher’s Stone, that magical force, which ennobles the cheap metal into gold. The flavor to Veidt’s reciting also comes from his personality – that completely unique way of reciting poems, which would be reminiscent of Babits’ curious singing, chanting reciting: by all means more the mannerism of a poet than an actor.

Next to Goethe, Heine and Rilke Veidt also recited Ady, Babits and Kosztolányi, with such empathy and love that maybe even our Hungarian chauvinism can be proud of, if the Hungarian chauvinism would be quite unbiased. It’s a special pleasure to our Hungarianness the beautiful translations done by Henrik Horváth, where all its beauty can only truly be appreciated when it’s heard.

Source: Nyugat 1926. 6th edition

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Ikemen Villains- William Rex Route Part 1 Summary

‼️I am using a screen translator app to play, so absolutely no guarantees that this is actually what happened. Also I'm doing this for fun and for myself to look back on when I inevitably forget things, so it isn't very fancy‼️

This summary is around 1k words I thought I was going to write short, undetailed summaries but I don't think I'm capable. Probably because I'm neurodivergent lmaooo. Because I end up going so detailed though idk if I'll keep it up the whole route, I also might combine multiple chapters into one summary if I'm feeling funky idk!!

⚠️Trigger Warnings: Food mention,Death mention, violence mention, threats of violence (more like asking to potentially be violenced/killed?)⚠️

Ikevil Summary Masterlist

Game Prologue Summary

Kate wakes up abruptly from a dream in her new room at Crown’s castle. She remembers her new situation; that she saw Crown kill a man and is now living with them for a month as the “fairytale master” to gain their trust. 

Her stomach rumbles and she finds herself feeling hungry, even this late at night. With perfect timing, there is a knock on her door and William apologizing for the late hour and asking if she is awake from the other side. Kate thinks about Wiliam a bit, and the fact that the man she witnessed commit suicide likely did it due to William’s ability; which works by forcing anyone looking him in the eyes while he gives a command to follow said command. She remembers how William was playing the piano at the scene and thinks he must be a lunatic to be able to do so in such a situation.

Kate is pulled out of her thoughts by William asking if she wants to eat something. He reminds her that it’s okay to be vigilant, but he doesn’t want her to starve to death. Kate thinks that she can’t stay shut up in her room forever, and William did say he wouldn’t use his abilities for no reason, so it should be safe. She opens the door and goes with William.

After arriving at the dining room, William pulls out Kate’s chair for her. She notices after he sits down that there is only one meal prepared and William has only a glass of wine. She asks if he’ll eat too, but he says he had a light meal before the mission that night. He had apparently gone out of his way to prepare a meal for her. 

Kate struggles to begin eating because she doesn’t know proper table manners and she is sitting in front of someone who is obviously a noble, or of otherwise high standing. William assures her that what matters is that she eats and enjoys the food, and that she needn’t worry about manners. He then tells Kate that Victor had seen her interfere with the thief earlier (in the prologue) and had seen her pay off the stolen goods.

As she eats, Kate notices William is holding and playing with an envelope, the seal of which has a golden butterfly on it. She also thinks that he is undeniably beautiful, but can’t help reminiscing on the fear she held back at the mansion. She wonders if him inviting her to dinner back there was indicative of him wanting to spare her life from the beginning. 

She asks him who the man that died at the mansion was. A pest that goes against liberty and dignity and plagues England (keep in mind, bad ai translator I could be interpreting this wrong). Kate then asks about the piano, and if the man committed suicide. William’s principle is to kill as brutally as possible, otherwise there would be no point for him to be carrying out ‘evil’ deeds. She asks why this is. Wouldn’t it be boring if you could understand everything with merely words? If she wants to get to know him she should do it through experience and not just hearing his words. Isn’t it more fun to unravel the truth?

William then presents Kate with a knife. His ability can kill instantly, and the other members of Crown aren’t any different. She should have something to protect herself with, it isn’t fair if she’s the only one who doesn’t, now is it poor robin? And furthermore, as she is assigned to document his sins, if she wants to judge him for his crimes she can stab him with the knife and he will accept her condemnation.

He asks if she’ll take the knife, and she feels compelled to take it, as if her movements aren’t her own. She asks him if he used his ability on her, but he didn’t. For his ability to work he needs to make a command, and he never commanded her to take the knife, only asked her if she would. She becomes frightened of herself and quickly thanks him for the meal before excusing herself.

William returns to his room, and asks Victor, who is in there sitting at a chessboard, if he’s figured out a move yet. He hasn’t. William presents Victor with the envelope he was holding earlier. He says that it could be proof of the resurrection of the ‘Golden Butterfly’. Victor says that he checked Kate’s background and she’s completely clear, she has nothing to do with the police, the capitol, or the ‘butterfly’. She was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. William disagrees, saying that there’s no way it was just a matter of luck that placed her there. Victor thinks that if it’s based on William’s insight, it must be right, and thinks maybe they’ll need a birdcage. William says that no, it won’t be needed.

The next morning marks Kate’s first in the castle and Victor is training her, saying he’ll give her the important information to fulfill her mission. She is ready to take notes and thinks that she is about to hear about very serious matters and strict rules, such as rooms she cannot enter, not being allowed to talk to others outside the castle, etc. However, the first thing Victor says is that she’s got almost complete freedom. The only restriction is that when leaving the castle, she must be accompanied by a member of Crown.

About her writing, it should be treated as a report of Crown’s activities to the Queen. As for how to write it, Victor doesn’t mind if she just writes things exactly as she sees them. He explains that Crown members work independently, some primarily doing front work, some primarily behind the scenes. Kate should choose someone to work with specifically, as it would be too difficult to follow all of them evenly. She thinks to herself that choosing William would not be a good idea, he still scares her and she’d prefer to stay away. As she opens her mouth to tell Victor, he suggests she follow William, as he is about to begin a mission that would be able to be well-documented. Just then, William shows up.

Kate reminds herself not to be swayed by William, so she can eventually return to her normal life.

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SS Finals - Epilogue 1

Location: ES Dome White Team Stage Characters: Yuzuru & Eichi

Eichi: And with that, it seems “Gatekeeper” has retreated and gone back overseas.

Yuzuru: Hmm. It felt as if it was over too soon. Can that information really be trusted?

Eichi: You’ve gotten more distrustful, Yuzuru.

Yuzuru: That’s information from Nagisa Ran-sama, correct? He’s the one who kidnapped the Young Master as some lie or joke…

No. I cannot trust the person who decided to use the Young Master in the conspiracy theory he decided to spread himself.

Eichi: That’s not a nice way to put it. Nagisa-kun “protected” Touri.

Just like how “Gatekeeper” protected Anzu-chan during the Qualifying Rounds.

Yuzuru: So you’re saying not only did he protect the Young Master out of goodwill, but he also held him hostage, right?

If we betray him on the off chance, then the hostage would be hurt. If he threatened us that way, then we would have no choice but to stay put.

Eichi: In Anzu-chan’s case, it was a painful decision for me.

Because “Gatekeeper” had obtained the position of the leader of the “SS” Administration Committee in the very beginning.

He brazenly seized the “P-Association” and captured Anzu-chan like a bird in a cage before I noticed his presence and tried to do something.

I simply went to work and attended a meeting like any other day, only to discover that a mafia was waiting for me – It must have been a disaster for Anzu-chan as well.

Yuzuru: Hmm, after that, you belatedly noticed what was going on, negotiated with him and made him guarantee Anzu-chan’s safety, I see.

Eichi: Yeah. It seems “Gatekeeper” was rather fond of Anzu-chan.

It’s possible that he would have treated her well even if I didn’t do anything, though.

Did you hear? Apparently, “Gatekeeper” left Anzu-chan his card with a large amount of money in it and left the country.

I don’t think he did that as an apology for all the trouble he had caused, though.

Of course, Anzu-chan handed it to me saying she didn’t feel comfortable being in possession of so much money.

She said I’d know how to use it.

I gratefully accepted. I placed it in my bank account, turned it into clean money and I’m thinking of returning it to the other ES idols.

Money is still money no matter how dirty it is. I’ll make good use of the New Year’s gift from “Gatekeeper”.

Hehe. “Gatekeeper” must have been so fond of Anzu-chan that he had no qualms about letting her have that much money.

Maybe he liked that rebellious attitude of her’s – Those sorts of people are rare when you reach such a high position, after all.

Yuzuru: You also enjoy a good challenge, don’t you, Eichi-sama?

Eichi: Nope. I simply enjoy devouring the opponent who does everything in their power to challenge me. That’s how I grow stronger.

In reality, “Gatekeeper” is an unprecedented and formidable enemy that has granted me a lot of things fitting for someone in that position.

I won’t thank him, but I’ll make good use of the experience and turn it into something meaningful.

I’m sure it will take a long time for the others who were threatened to think this way, but…

The malice and violence the mafia has left behind in the form of claw marks is large indeed.

But we must heal those wounds and move onwards and onwards.

Fortunately, the disaster has passed in the most reasonable way. All that’s left is to work hard for the revival and prosperity of the future.

I’ve already begun those preparations. “SANCTUARY” was the model, but the seeds have been scattered all over the country through “SS”.

All that’s left to do is to give it plenty of water, nutrients and sunlight until the flowers bloom – while we get rid of the pests or disasters weakening the soil.

Yuzuru: Right. It was indeed quite a disaster this time. I didn’t know what was going on in the big picture at all.

Eichi: Hehe. I’m no god either, so it’s not as though I also understand everything.

In short, the whole chain of events this time was a feud between “Gatekeeper” and “Priest”.

Between “Gatekeeper”, a mafia member from overseas, and the so-called “Priest”, who is the root of evil in the entertainment industry.

We idols were simply caught up between a great battle of evil between two large monsters.

I assume the first one to make a move was “Priest”. He tried to obtain the idol industry that grew enormously after ES was established.

He supported the bigshots of the industry, controlled the ES higher-ups from the shadows and distorted this year’s “SS”. All because that would work best in his favour.

He’ll gain a large profit while dominating the entire country through “SS” and making everyone excited for the event. At the same time, he’ll let the idols that would be a benefit to him through to the Finals.

He’ll then approach those idols and turn them into his pawns.

No, he originally had plans to let the idols who he thought he could control like a puppet advance to the Finals.

Yuzuru: Well, putting aside what was best for this “Priest”, we’re unable to read the room and are impossible to control, and yet we also advanced to the Finals.

Eichi: Yeah. I bet “Priest” must have been at quite a loss. All of the fruit he could harvest whenever he wanted turned out to be poisonous apples when touched.

Yuzuru: Strictly speaking, I don’t think it was all of them.

The obedient idols who listen to their superiors, in other words, idols that “Priest” would have no difficulty controlling, such as “ALKALOID” or “Ra*bits”, also made it to the Finals.

Eichi: But even so, “Priest” couldn’t touch them.

Because there was a storm that was raging by the name of “Gatekeeper” on the fields “Priest” went through the trouble of tilling.

The wicked “Priest” is a thief who had laid his eyes on a fruit tree called the idol industry that had been growing healthily, and planned on stealing those fruits.

He used methods fitting for a mafia, such as blackmail, and made an attempt to squeeze out the fruit juice from the idols.

He tried to exploit them using threats and making them present profits to him.

At the very least, that’s what I think “Gatekeeper” intended on doing in the beginning.

If there’s someone producing such a large profit, then they’ll be targeted by the inhabitants of the underworld.

Unfortunately, that’s something that happens all too often. I, too, thought that was how it worked at first.

But for “Gatekeeper”, it seems dragging “Priest” out and finishing him off had higher priority.

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Ship: Feyrian

Summary: After a border breach resulting in an attempt on Feyre's life, precautions are deemed necessary to protect the lone heiress. It wouldn't be such a bother to Feyre if her childhood friend still acted as such, but after four years of distance, Jurian's views have changed.

It isn't her best friend guarding her, but a man like any other soldier there to do a simple job. The question is whether desire will outweigh a good soldier's sense of duty, or if Feyre has completely lost the boy she used to know.

CW: Mutual Pining. This will be two parts. The second part will be NSFW.

Chapter I: Reunion

“No.”

“Feyre—”

“I said no. I will not have some guard hovering day and night because of your groundless fears.”

“You were attacked!” her father snarled. “Barely ten feet into our forests you were attacked. If it weren’t for that fool being so poorly trained, you’d be dead.”

She nearly scoffed. The bastard who attacked her had been trained well enough. But so had she, by her own hard work alone and the occasional help of guards around her when she was left in the company of her governess—an old woman easy enough for her to escape as a child and young teen, now thankfully absent in her early adulthood. It wasn’t a lucky punch that left him incapacitated, whatever her father may believe, but multiple tactical blows.

But princesses didn’t learn to fight. They didn’t need to. She was born with the sole purpose of marrying well and granting the kingdom a pureblood heir. Her husband would tell the armies where and when to march. She would stand aside and let him. That little reality had never sat well. She could easily recall the moment her views on her duty changed for good.

~~~~~

After another dreadful etiquette lesson years ago she snuck into the barracks, tracking down the lightest wooden sword she could find. She was caught before she could sneak out again, by a boy with moppish brown hair and warm eyes, just a few years older than her. While she was taught to act like a lady from a young age, the soldiers started early on too. He couldn’t have been past fourteen back then.

He merely took the sword from her hands and set it back on the rack, saying, “If you wish to learn, my lady, I would be happy to ask my father to teach you when you’re able to attend.”

“My father would forbid it,” she said with a frown. “I do not have as many freedoms as one may assume, the only daughter and heir and all that nonsense.”

“My father is trustworthy. Come here when you can escape that old woman. I would like to serve a warrior queen one day.”

“Thank you… What is your name?”

“Jurian, Your Highness.”

She nodded. “Jurian, I can not guarantee repayment. At least, nothing monetary.”

“As I said, seeing the first warrior queen would be reward enough.” She flinched as an equally frail and shrill voice called to her. If her governess would just let her be. “Good evening, Your Highness.”

~~~~~

“Father, I do not need to be monitored like some helpless child. I—”

“Jurian,” he called, once again interrupting her protest as if she was nothing more than a pest. 

In her anger, Feyre hadn’t realized her long-time trainer and friend was the ruggedly handsome man posted by the door when she stormed in to address the note her father sent about a guard trailing her if she left her room. But there he was, back from his assignment on the eastern edge of their territory. Posted there at the door and hearing every word of her rant. Mother spare her.

“Your Majesty, Your Highness.”

Impassive as his face was, she knew he was bound to bend. He wanted a warrior queen, but he still served a king of tradition. And he’d vow to protect a supposedly powerless princess, threatened in the woods.

“You’ll see to it my daughter is kept safe within our walls. She’s not to go beyond the market square. Is that clear?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.” He turned to her, his usual grin restrained to a polite half smile. “Am I to begin immediately?”

“Immediately,” her father confirmed. “You are not to leave her alone until she retires for the evening. That will be all.”

He bowed again before turning back to Feyre. “Your Highness.” 

She just kept from clenching her fists in her ridiculous dress, each step clipped with anger as she stormed from the room. Jurian kept in step behind her, his face clear of any expression each time she turned to look. Her hesitation there wasn’t entirely due to his chosen solitude, but to how she felt her own emotions shifting each time she looked at him. In the four years they had been apart he had changed. Matured. He wasn’t the mop-headed boy just turning twenty, but a true man. Refined, she’d go as far as to say. But still holding a slightly wild glint in his eyes, despite his stiff behavior.

They had made it all the way to her art room before she broke the silence. “What is wrong with you?” she asked.

“Pardon?”

“Oh don’t act all formal now. You haven’t spoken to me that way since we were children.”

“And it was wrong of me to fail in that regard. You are my princess. I should have always treated you as such.”

She blinked, confusion setting in. Clearly a thing or two had changed in the years he was away. Here they were, once dear friends and now total strangers it appeared. Not only was he failing to treat her as a friend, but he’d fully returned to seeing her as nothing more than his princess. The little doll everyone wanted her to be. Her only true friend in this gilded cage was just another soldier now.

“I take it you won’t join me in training tonight?”

“No, princess. I’m afraid not.”

“Very well then.” Turning on her heel, she shut the door to her painting room, doing all she could to avoid thinking about the betrayal found just outside of it.

~~~~~

“By the Mother, why me?”

Jurian had done his part, keeping his country from war. He thought that would be the greatest trial of his lifetime, unless another conflict came about during his time of service. He didn’t think it would be the moment he was assigned to protect Feyre. She was still the girl he remembered from a time before he was called to the east. At eighteen she had mostly matured, a gangly girl becoming a lady. But she had still been a bit baby-faced then. Naive in looking for a bit more guidance.

But just fifteen minutes ago she swept into the hall like a raging storm, straight to her father’s throne and starting a fight she’d never win. But her spirit had only grown since their parting, and she wouldn’t back down without a fight. He’d heard rumors in his camp from new recruits of a princess who drew in suitors with her beauty and drove them away with that spirit, though some called it something far less kind. 

And he hung on every word until he was finally called home, witnessing it for himself. And he could see it all within her. Beauty Untamable, she might name that self-portrait she’d never paint. Hearing every word of that exchange, he didn’t think she’d have caved if her father called on someone she was unfamiliar with.

But she had trusted him. Let the argument die with the assumption he would neglect his duty to the crown in favor of appeasing his charge. But what he had learned in the past four years was that nothing could come before honoring the crown and what was asked of it. The king’s order would stand higher than the princess’. And he would obey it until the moment she took the crown herself, undoubtedly putting whatever suitor remained in his place. A simple man married to a queen who would not be silenced. 

She was everything he wanted. And everything he could never have. She was his duty, nothing more.

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