#he is a wet cat after all

[immortalthings]

Reblog to boop him

[bambooswordwielder]

Au where Shen Jiu wasn't left all alone at the Qiu Household.

Where even if Qi-Ge abandoned him, there was this one younger servant who would always hide him when Qiu Jianluo was hunting him down.

A younger boy who always knew when he was injured and would bandage them despite how many curses came from Shen Jiu's mouth.

A young boy who never left Shen Jiu alone, no matter how sharp his thorns were.

A younger boy who bared a striking resemblance to him, not enough for anyone to believe they were related, but just close enough that it made even Shen Jiu look twice.

A younger boy who seemed to always know what was going to happen, telling Shen Jiu one particularly random night to pack everything he valued and to run into the night away from the Qiu Household.

Shen Jiu agreed and so he took this younger servant by the arm and dragged him away, listening to this boy not to follow the strange rogue cultivator and to instead go to the prestigious sect of Cang Qiong.

Shen Jiu reluctantly agreed and so he went there, showcasing his determination and being accepted in as he showed his prodigal skills. When the peaklord of Qing Jing met him, Shen Jiu made it loud and clear.

"I will not join without him."

The peaklord glanced at the pale and bland looking boy next to the prodigy he had just found. Why would such a prodigy risk not joining Cang Qiong just for such a person? The boy wasn't particularly strong, thin and lanky in ways even concubines wouldn't wish for, and the paleness the boy had made him look sickly than appealing to the eyes.

"Who is he?" The Peaklord asked, an eyebrow raised as he narrowed his gaze.

The prodigy named Shen Jiu narrowed his gaze in return.

"His name is A-Yuan, and he is all I need."

[jicklet]

hoooo yeah Alistair's romance still hits 🥹🌹

[comfymoth]

I might go to hell for this but there's just something about catholic older Milo praying and looking up at the viewer... don't kill me

……...man i can’t even really scold you for this because the scene i got that pose from is in my opinion one of the top three father paul babygirl moments of all time, but also. i did get this ask at 9:30 am so THAT i can scold you for, i JUST woke up, c’mon man. it’s too early. Behave

[bloodbathfortwo]

This is OLDER! Nigel Colbie, admiring Alex's work: The vicious red marks littered across his chest, painting him with such vibrant hues of blackened reds and hot-ish maroons: the prominent teeth marks on his neck and the strong smell of Alex lingers on his skin, stuck to him like it's his own.

[ghost-bard]

cant wait for the solevellan reunion in veilguard knowing aila (my poor sad oc) will try to kill him on sight

[yeonban]

ᵗʰᵉ 𝑫𝑼𝑺𝑻𝒀 𝑻𝑶𝒀𝑩𝑶𝑿.

@cinderlynx asked: what do you want most in the world ? / tobias !

Silence engulfs the room once the question rolls off Ash's tongue and Tobias glances over in equal inquisitive nature, as if to pry: what's brought this on? A teasing response would normally follow, but for once there is none; the typical jokes being replaced with a thoughtful hum. He knows very well what he wants, the issue is merely explaining it adequately enough to drill it through the dozen barriers Ash's subconscious has planted into his psyche. Turning his gaze away from the blonde and setting it on the nearest wall as if gazing somewhere far away— somewhere no longer reachable yet still acting as a vengeful ghost hovering over Tobias' present nonetheless, the brunette contemplates how to go about this.

Anyone with half an intact brain would be able to discern Tobias' avid distaste for boredom after spending a few minutes' worth of time near the mafioso, yet no soul bar his own is aware of why this revulsion has taken root, much less at what point in time it has first sprung into existence. He supposes that's a contextual clue he must fill in for Ash here, lest his friend underestimates the significance of his actual answer. ❛ Have you ever been locked in a dark, empty room for years, with nothing to do and no idea when you'll be let out? ❜ Tobias' tone is gentle, no different from the usual despite the unsettling query being uttered, and he spares little time for whatever puzzlement might next ensue. It's a rhetorical question anyway, and he expects no retort to it. ❛ I have. ❜ An equally calm affirmation, one that is entirely devoid of a normal person's negative emotions which are oft synchronous with it, and his nonchalance almost gives off the impression that he is speaking of someone else's life, someone completely unrelated, than of his own experiences.

The story isn't deemed important enough to even be continued after it finishes playing its introductory role, representing merely one out of the many similar memories from Tobias' recollection— no different to him than someone else's remembrance of their playground days. Whereas other children would play with one another on the swings or dig into the sand, Tobias' version of childhood games lies in the knives he managed to sneak into the room during the instances he was allowed out, and in the goreish practices he was allowed out for in the first place. Whether digging in the sand or in someone's guts, it made no difference to him at the time, and it certainly doesn't mean anything to him these days either. There is a clinical apathy towards the details of his own past that essentially rivals the indifference Tobias feels about everybody else's suffering, and it's this void of emptiness that further exacerbates his already irksome boredom.

If there is nothing to care about, his very life included, then what can hope to touch him enough as to warrant a lasting reaction? To bring forth an emotion he isn't accustomed to (happiness, excitement, glee) is a formidable feat in and of itself, rare as it might be without requiring his direct intervention, but to maintain that state of amusement... that has nearly been proven impossible several times over the years, if not for Tobias' resolute obstinacy continuing to date. He'll either have his way, or he'll die trying; that is what the teen is dead set on. ❛ I can do what I want now, but it turns out the boredom I've felt back then is every ounce as stubborn as I am. No matter what I do, where I go or who I meet up with, as soon as the novelty wears off, I become bored again. This really pisses me off, so what I want is to get rid of this pesky boredom for good. But that's still a pretty vague answer, isn't it? I'm not sure if it's even one hundred percent possible either. ❜ To annihilate it fully... he doubts this sort of goal is truly achievable. Boredom has become such a core trait of his, a haunting latching, that Tobias figures it shall always be present somewhere inside of him (at the back of his mind if not at the forefront of his soul, merely waiting for the opportune moment to once again rear its ravenous head).

It's a war fought on the losing side, and the years spent jumping from one interest to another have only managed to stall his inconvenient yet eventual defeat. This loss, loathe as he is to admit it, is something Tobias is keenly aware of. However, should he twist the meaning of "getting rid of his boredom for good" into simply chucking it out of the way by means of attaining perpetual amusement... then, even with it still glued to his being, wouldn't he at least ensure that this never-ending struggle shall transform into a permanent stalemate (a much more agreeable thing) than have it one day end in his promised defeat? This idea has rarely been debated until recently, splendid conceptually yet impossible in practice, but startlingly enough this once unworkable option has begun to slowly take shape as of late, displaying its feasibility with none other than the teen currently sitting next to him.

With Ash, it should be possible for his boredom to become a thing of the past, he knows this to be true (he hopes it to be true; because if it isn't achievable with Ash, then it most certainly will never be with anyone). ❛ Right now I feel pretty close to achieving it, though. With you around I'm always having fun, I look forward to hanging out together every day, and I even feel excited about being alive for once— plus, unlike the other people I've met, you don't even have to try to keep me entertained. It comes naturally to you, doesn't it? ❜ Which, though it may not seem particularly important on the surface, guarantees that even without Tobias' consistent efforts (which oh, what a vast part of his days goes into the scheming required to secure him at least some semblance of fun around the boring people who always surround him), he would never have to concern himself with the possibility of his boredom returning ever again. A weight lifted off his shoulders, if he's to describe this sort of sentiment as he's often heard other people express it.

With that, Tobias turns to face his friend once more, eyes seeking Ash's while the rest of his body remains unmoving in its newly shifted position. Initiating touch while dropping what is almost certainly classified as an informational bomb on the blonde isn't bound to do well; even less so when Ash is probably still experiencing some sort of emotion or another after hearing a sad (is it?) tidbit about his childhood (which Tobias figures he is likely to be; because his emotive friend tends to feel something about everything, whether he's conscious of these sentiments or subconsciously inhibiting them)— therefore, it's best to take it one step at a time, with words coming first, then actions following later once his proclamations have been properly ingested and understood. He's sure plenty of people have previously told the blonde something of a similar ilk after all, most with less than ideal intents, so what matters most for Tobias' declaration is to expunge Ash's apprehension about what his words might mean before it even has a chance to form. Careful with the phrasing. Overexplain everything so he won't overthink your words into what he might be used to hearing. ❛ So, to be more specific for Your Highness' sake, what I want most in the world is you, Ash. ❜ Except the mafioso doesn't stop there; leaving no room for misunderstandings by immediately carrying on with the extrapolated meaning behind his wish. Although Tobias is plenty similar to the men in Ash's nightmares on other fronts, this aspect is not one they share any similarities in. Where, pray tell, is the fun in controlling someone, when it's their unshackled self that makes them worthwhile? If Ash were to bend to his will, or to anyone's for that matter, Tobias is rather certain his interest in the other would dwindle, if not plummet entirely.

In the brunette's eyes, Ash is worth everything because he is Ash rather than because he is the personification of someone's physical or material desires, as is clearly the case for the majority of the people Tobias has met around Ash thus far— and he hasn't even been around this city for that long. ❛ If you're with me, and continue to focus your attention on me like you've been doing... I couldn't care less about anything else. I don't want you to do anything out of the ordinary— just be as you are, keep giving me your undivided attention, and don't leave me. Keep to these few little requests of mine, and I'll turn the whole world upside down to guarantee your happiness. ❜ It's not the first time he's promised the gang leader one thing or another, the majority of which might sound absurdly impractical in any sane person's mind, but this is as good a moment as any to let the gang leader know what a vast promise this truly is, and that Tobias intends to uphold it nevertheless, crazy as its contents might seem. Fleetingly, Tobias also wonders if staring at Ash from this angle, from their equal positions on the couch, may become a stressor with this sort of answer suddenly sprung on him. There is no reason for the blonde to fear him (he's made sure of that all this time, for fuck's sake) but little does a voice of reason matter in alleviating one's worries if the experience of repeated abuse insists on likening the mafioso to all of those who declared they want Ash before he did. He'd rather that not happen here, not if he can avoid it.

He ponders on the thought for a brief second, before rising from the couch— not to hover assertively over the blonde as he imagines many might in his stead, but to kneel down in front of Ash's side of the couch while looking up at the other teen in a clear display of amicable submission; relaxing his muscles as to appear truly as harmless as can be. Now even if Ash's instincts are on alert, the knowledge that from their current positions Ash has the evident advantage in every sense should help ease all of the teen's tension enough to hopefully place his trust in the safety the brunette has worked so hard to become associated with. With that potential complication out of the way, Tobias' speech picks up from where it left off, and the older teen intentionally phrases his subsequent inquiry as a request rather than as a demand; as something which Ash has control over rather than as something imposed upon him. ❛ I know you're a real popular guy and all, but pick me over everyone else vying for your interest, okay? I promise you won't regret it. ❜ And if this will make Ash agree to his terms more readily— why the hell not, sure; he can beg and try to look pitiable. ❛ Please. ❜

[wayfayrr]

The colors voices being being more quiet than before altho he can still hear them they are much more muffled as times goes on in reader's world making it hard for four to tell who is talking let alone hearing them against outside voices. Heard somewhere that the colors aren't extra pieces of four but rather parts of him so I would think they wouldn't go away it's just the outside world is way much more easier to hear than the colors now which means when four actual wants to hear them perfectly to understand who is talking and what their saying, he has to be in a room where there is little noise meaning he is gunna miss things. Twilight and Legend's behaviors and abilities that have something to with the animal part of them are still there even when they can't change to animal form altho Twilight still can because of his necklace since it has it's own source of magic and it's the magic Zant used to turn Twilight into a wolf but now in a gem where Twilight wears so I think when twilight or legend touches it they end up turning into their animal forms pluse those behaviors that connect with those animal forms stay no matter what as those are just nature to them something there body is just adapted to do like legend sleeping with eyes open and twilight having sharp teeth. Time feeling the affects of losing that magic fd gave him intill he has the fd mask with him where he can feel those strength back but it's much more faint since he still has to deal with those joint pains. As a treat reader takes wind to those aquariums to see the wonders of the sea and takes him to beaches. The Chain and sage come with them as well since they are very attached to reader, always there's one of them trying to loop one of their arms on reader's waist taking reader's attention off of wind and when people notice as some of the links faintly fight over reader as to not get introuble and get them all kicked out and so ruining the day for the two and so seeing how the links look similar to each other making some bold strangers asking who is the father of and wind and thinking reader is wind's parent but then again they are technically since someone has to adopt wind or else he is going straight to the orphanage and no wants that and noting how the links are it causes chaos and the stranger confused. Reader is gunna have to explain while the links are throwing hands and then there's wind just glaring at the fight like "why, out of all days to do this, it has to be now"

This happens a lot to be honest and those who seen reader with sage in the past think wind is adopted and sage is the other parent. Sage confirms and now the links are fighting again

I'm just gonna start this by saying I'm not gonna answer part of this ask because I don't wanna spoil the fic! I'm more than willing to talk more about the role wind's going to have and the family dynamics with the rest of the chain but right now I'm keeping it more quiet until I get to that bit!! If you want to send in asks about it feel free but I'll be answering them under a read more!! ✨

As for the rest of this! One of the first things brought for four when he realises what happens is sound cancelling headphones so he can get some privacy to tune into the colours whenever he can, without having to go into a private room and lose whatever they were saying if he has already managed to catch him. Reader's trying to help them all adapt no matter what. Even if Sage is being a bit of a baby over it. With the idea of Legend and Twilight keeping those traits as well, it would be a much steeper learning curve for them, as long as Twi's stone keeps some twilight magic within it both of them can shift as long as they please with the drawback that each time they do it drains the reserves slightly faster. Time losing the FD traits is what will take the longest out of the entire chain though, seeing as he's had that influencing him the longest out of anything and how he still has the mask with him. But as it does start to wear off and you're very right about the joint pains, the old man's gonna need a lot of support now that he's starting to feel his age.

But group trips with the chain like that, Taking them to beaches and to places wind wants to go as a reward It's so soft 🥹🥹 he just wants a nice day out with his family, He doesn't want them ruining it like this. you can guarantee he's sulking the entire way back.

[alchemistgoose]

hello my old friend (roundbrush)

[serenit-teas]

Never in my life did I think a dark and gritty soulslike twinkatron version of the fairytale classic Pinocchio would be such a strong comfort character but well,,,,here we are now🥺

[arolesbianism]

Just realized I forgot to post these

[thewandererh]

TIV provides emotional support after a long day (for both of you)

bonus plane-to-New York City flipaclip doodles!

carry-on was a wonderful choice of movie to watch, but maybe not so much for the anxious people days before boarding a flight themselves. airplane thriller! adding that to my list of awesome-interesting genres. after watching it a few days ago, i was so enthralled that i advertised it to the window server person at starbucks handing us our evening order. trying vanilla steamer for the first time and driving through neighborhood lights while picking up free popcorn and a candy cane lightsaber from some kids on the curbside is an awesome vibe. yeah lots happened recently. today was hard though (more in tags ig). carry-on is a great movie do watch it 🐥🫶

anyways yea. ft the kyle hill iterator gang <<more info. TIV is separate. he chases tornadoes

[qreyert]

need to post these goobers more often... finch and goose my babies (goose celebrated his 1st gotcha anniversary in late august btw happy birthday goose‼️)

[reraen]

I wish ina11 was like comfort lv for me to be worth another full rewatch but I literally can't. I'm healing OK. I haven't had a breakdown over garlic clove head for a while now. The urge to punt him off a cliff has weakened significantly ok I can't go back

[cupid-roses]

You know what I’m just gonna come out and say it:

Buggy the clown is a top

[pandoratheprocrasticreator]

Idky but I feel like Alador never remembers his kids birthdays and when he does, he gives them an invention which is more to give free publicity to his work than anything meaningful or related to their interests

lmao yeah. like even after the show when he's tentatively making up with his family he just. doesn't realize that it's something they care about. or if he does he doesnt realize it's something that HE should care about because his kids care about it. i do think the ppl of the boiling isles wouldn't allow him within 100 ft of an abomination business for a while after the show bc of All That so if he does make an invention for his kids birthdays, it would just be stuff that HE's interested in. amity seems to be his favorite based on extrapolation from the show and she's already interested in abominations so maybe she'll get something she likes by coincidence but tough luck for the twins.

(i had a scrapped fic idea that involved a comical exchange between emira and alador, where emira points out that he still sucks as a father. em asks alador if he knows when her birthday is, and alador gets the date wrong by like two months. em then asks alador when her brother's birthday is, and when alador has to take a minute to think about it, emira reminds him that she and ed are twins before storming out of the room.)