#how can anyone say Aloy is boring?

[felrend]

I’ll find you

[contrivedchaos]

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Sera groans loudly into the room, laying her head atop her arms upon the table, coming to grips with the fact that with Adam gone, this mess is entirely hers to clean up now. No matter how much she doesn’t want to, she’ll have to be the one to handle the PR of a Sinner ascending to Heaven. As well as the political nightmare that’s about to unfold, once Charlie Morningstar finds out that souls can in fact be redeemed, and Lucifer's little pride and joy had been right all along.

Seyka stands tall and stock-still, feeling very much self-conscious and on display as the Tenakth marshal circles once, then twice, sizing her up like a Stalker cornering its prey. Eventually, a soft smirk appears in the corner of Kotallo's mouth -- teasing and playful -- and he clasps Aloy's shoulder with his strong, assuring hand, and says, "A more-than worthy partner for our Commander...congratulations, Aloy."

“Why in all the Rings do you need me here?” Carmilla asks, hands on her hips, aggrieved, eyes boring a hole straight through Sera’s false bravado. She stares at Sera, seemingly right through her, in fact, as if the angel were just another Soul the arms dealer can place a wager against. As if the entire reason the overlord is in Hell in the first place isn’t because of her own Heaven-forsaken choices -- like it’s not Carmilla's own god-damned fault! Even so, Sera does her best to humble herself in Carmilla’s eyes. If she’s going to save her own skin, and that of her sister’s, she’s going to need to think like a Sinner. To orchestrate her own way out of the absolute dog-shit situation she’s gotten them both into.

Tagging (only if you want to): @armengard, @pikapeppa, @melusine0811, @drayna, @foibles-fables, @coallise, and anyone else who wants a go at it.

[blackbutler-readerinsertsandjunk]

Hi! I was wondering if you could perhaps do Ciel/Alois with a s/o who can like use death magic? My main though is that they can summon like either a snake dragon thingy but you can see it’s bones or some skeleton guards or like death prediction (so basically they can predict when someone is going to die but it’s specially people their close with like friends family ext)

You of course don’t have to do this if it doesn’t spark any interest or you just don’t want to! hope you have an amazing day/Night! 💕

aaaaa I did my best!! and you too!!! <3

That is… absolutely… macabre. He is, of course, terribly fascinated with it! The darker things have always drawn him in a bit, and especially with things that are useful like this. These things are rather unlikely to hurt him, so he might pout that they’re ‘boring’, but he still fawns over them nonetheless. More than once they’ve been lying on the bed, and Alois will be stretched out with his head dangling over the edge as he asks, “Is Lord So-and-So going to die tomorrow? When is Lady Jane going to kick the bucket already? Do you know how or when I’m going to die?” He’s hopeless, even when told that his S/O’s power doesn’t really work like that. As far as the snake-bone-dragon and the skeleton guards, he would love to utilize that… if the whole of London wouldn’t die of collective heart attacks should that kind of thing show up. He will gladly make use of both of those things around the manor if his darling wants to use that ability to protect him, though. He might even go so far as to be silly and coo at the bone dragon beast like a pet, if it will tolerate such treatment. Ah, life is good!

Any more supernatural crap want to come hurtling into his life? Honestly. He thinks he has enough to deal with, but, after all, this is his S/O… really, all he wants is that they don’t use their power in a way that disturbs him or his staff. As long as they’re able to keep those things under control and not distract anyone in the household, (or use their powers in a visible way which will cause headaches for him), he doesn’t feel he has any say over what they do with their abilities. That said, he isn’t above gently manipulating them if he happens to have a use for their powers. And he fully, truly expects that they would tell him if any of their death predictions applied to him. The snake-bone-dragon is another manner of beast, and he might ask them to unleash it if it seems like Sebastian needs help in a fight with another paranormal creature. He probably won’t have much use for the skeleton guards… still, nice to know that’s an option. For all his complaining that strange beings are a pain in the backside, at least his S/O will presumably give everything they have to keeping him safe. It simply happens they have a bit more to give than others.

[sacrificethemtothesquid]

Ssp top hits - AO3 era

Tagged by the lovely and talented @thebyrchentwigges, who is a gorgeous human being I adore.

The preamble: So, wanted to get some hiatus rec lists going and encourage some self promo in my friends so how about sharing your top fics no matter how big or small - give us the links to your wonderful words with the Most hits/Most kudos/Most comments/Most bookmarks/Most words/Least words.

Sadly it has been AGES since I've touched fic, but this is a good opportunity to go poke through unfinished projects. (She says, fully aware of the unfinished novel burning a hole in her browser tabs...)

Most Hits/Most Kudos/Most Comments: The Length and Breadth of Fury Road. Mad Max: Fury Road, Max/Furiosa.

Max leaves, and Furiosa stays.

I posted the first chapter of this exactly two weeks after the movie came out when there were like six other fics in existence anywhere, so I was very very lucky to catch the new-fandom wave of interest. (Why did you wait two whole weeks, you might ask? Chop chop, time's a-wasting. I was too busy seeing the movie four times in the theater, but after that fourth screening, my poor husband was like, "...can we maybe see something else?") This fic defined my entire life for three years, introduced me to some of the most amazing people I've ever met, and my life has never been the same.

Most Words: The Moth. Horizon: Zero Dawn, Aloy/Erend.

Moths seek out light, he thinks, and die for it. Maybe they know, but they still can’t stay away. He feels like that, a slow, inexorable urge to set himself on fire in the wild blaze of her hair.

I would have bet money that L&B would make a complete sweep of this, but apparently Moth edges it out by almost 4k. I'm not as proud of this one, because I don't think it's written as well. It spanned the year I was in a protracted bipolar breakdown, including the period where I was in an intensive outpatient program, so while it did a good job keeping me afloat, when I go back and reread it, it's very obvious (to my eye) I wasn't at the top of my game. It was great fun though.

Least Words, overall: DAI Drabbles. Dragon Age Inquisition, gen.

Random drabbles of my headcanon. I reserve the right to move them to other works as they fit.

Technically, these are not drabbles (not exactly 100 words, but ah well) and they're not technically their own fic, just fragments of the larger DAI epic that I never quite got into. (You can thank Fury Road for that abrupt pivot.) I have a ton more DAI that I never uploaded, so maybe at some point I'll get bored one day and tackle that disappointing mess.

Least Words, completed fic: The Things Left Behind. Dragon Age Inquisition, Blackwall/Female Trevelyan.

“Thom Rainier?” she hears herself say, her voice calm and collected and very, very far away. “No. I didn’t know him at all.”

I never would have let my Inquisitor have anything other than a happy ending, but some itches just need to be scratched.

Now, for the tagging! I am so shit at picking people, because I know SO MANY excellent fic writers and I have no idea who has already seen this meme. So, at complete random: @silver-dream89 @aubade @theherocomplex @fuckyeahisawthat and anyone else who is even vaguely interested. Love you all!

[indigoipsum]

Any Alois headcanons?

Hehe yes 😼

TW: Light ED discussion

A lot of people have brought this up, but I really do think he’d have a very poor body image/issues with eating. It’s extra complicated because of how food insecure he was when he was younger, and while he wants to indulge in sweets and rich things, he still sees himself as something that exists solely for attractiveness and fears weight gain. I think he also has trouble accepting getting older, as he starts to get taller and broader, because men have consistently been the ones to hurt him and yet he has to accept that he’s becoming one. The whole ordeal is just weird for him.

I think Alois’ trauma complicates his relationship with sexuality and gender. He’s just a kid so like… I can’t say he’s 100% anything but it’s kinda widely accepted he’s mlm. In my modern AU rp I had eons ago I figured he’d probably use they/he pronouns and experiment with wearing dresses and skirts (which he should be able to regardless of gender! I just see him being able to embrace his femininity if he lived in a more accepting society)

He and Lizzie would 100% be friends. I think he’d flirt with her to annoy Ciel, but after a while the bit isn’t funny anymore and he just wants to spend time with her. She would help him mellow out a bit and he would encourage her to be more assertive. Lizzie would probably start swearing without realizing and Frances would be like ???!!! We know that he can wield a sword, so I think that he’d enjoy fencing with her (and she’d beat him every time).

He probably enjoys lovecore stuff, like pink and white teacups with delicate hearts around the rim and stationary with little Cupids decorating the margins.

His handwriting used to be very messy, partly because he learned to write later in life and partly because of his racing thoughts and short attention span. However, he got teased about it when he went to hand in letters and official documents so he works with Claude to perfect his penmanship.

He loves gothic horror stories, but also loves romance novels. He’s pretty unashamed of this, even when the covers are a little embarrassing.

He’s not really a cat or a dog person. He prefers birds and insects.

Though he doesn’t want to admit it, he cares about Hannah. He just knows that trying to lash out at Claude is more dangerous. Getting closer to Lizzie probably makes him reflect on his actions more, too.

He prefers strong black tea to other teas. He likes white wine and champagne, though.

He wishes he could have been an actor. Granted, he likes having wealth, but high society bores him and he’s seen time and time again that most nobles are awful people. He drags anyone in the house to go see operas and plays whenever he can. He brought the triplets to a play once and got mad that they kept whispering about it amongst themselves, when he’s the one who should be making comments!

He consistently damages former Earl Trancy’s headstone and waits to see how long the rest of his family takes to notice. Inevitably, his Uncle Arnold notices, calls him, tries to blame it on him, then Alois gives his whole crocodile tears routine and makes Arnold pay for a new one.

Alois doesn’t know his real birthday, but chose Guy Fawkes day as a double excuse to party and cause mischief.

The Trancy family has some German and French heritage, which everyone asks about given his very German sounding first name. He had no idea that it was a German name and just goes along with it. Sieglinde is teaching him German, but he really just wants to know all the curses and rude phrases.

[fireemblems24]

Scarlet Blaze Ch 5

Onto Ch 5. Spoilers beneath the cut.

STORY

Edelgard is a master at making enemies lol. But I guess that's what happens when you want to conquer everyone.

Lonato and Rowe being dumbasses lamo. Edelgard, your allies suck. And Lonato's purely motivated by vengeance too. Messing up plans, getting all those people killed.

MAP

New facilities. Batallions and blacksmith. Yesssss.

Also, you know in one of the past battles how Seteth wrecked Petra and Ferdinand? Well, can confirm, that I'm on casual and not classic mode lol. They're still here.

Randolph is so fucking boring.

Poor Petra got the same dialogue she did with Byleth about liking hot over cold. Couldn't they think of anything new for her to say?

SHEZ & HUBERT C SUPPORT

I'm excited for this. Hubert is by far one of my favorite Black Eagles. He's just so unapologetically . . . Hubert.

Wait, I can pick getting jealous of Edelgard, for getting to train with Hubert. 100% this. I love so, so much the more varied answers here.

I love how Hubert's making this huge deal out of a commoner getting the honor to train with Lady Edelgard, like it's some oh so rare present you're lucky to get, but like . . . Dimitri and Dedue? Half the Golden Deer are commoners? It's not so rare as you think, bub, it's just Adrestia lacks any commoners in their route.

I really think Adrestia puts way more importance on rank.

FERDINAND & LINHARDT C SUPPORT

Linhardt's design is very pretty in this game.

Linhardt's a good artist if he can copy it exactly.

Side note, I hate realism in literature. Mark Twain is torture for me.

Ferdinand asked for a portrait. I mean, if I looked like Ferdinand, I wouldn't mind a realistic portrait.

Ferdinand's quite full of himself, lamo, calling himself the personification of nobility. Poor Linhardt.

SIDE BATTLES

Extra quests are basically monster fights? Are they worth it?

"If we were done with you, we'd kill you, not abandon you." Good, old Hubert. He was talking about Shez's powers.

Edelgard's redesign screams anime magic girl princess.

"Did Hubert threaten you? Don't let it get to you." She's really dense, hunh. Most people don't like getting threatened by the second in command.

"Enemy Rodrigue appeared." MY HEART. Noooo. Didn't like fighting him at all.

Petra wants to go on an expedition with me. How could I say no to her? That was a bit underwhelming. All that stuff with the horses just felt a bit like a waste of time.

Only female units challenge. That's interesting. I'm guessing there's a male units only challenge coming along?

I don't want to fight Gustave :(

On a side note, this game really suffers from "I must retreat" syndrome.

MAIN BATTLE

Fog of war. My favorite. /s

LAMO why is it every time someone sides with Edelgard, they're evil? And working with TWSITD? Like Rowe.

I don't like Caspar's hair. It looks like a pincushion.

NOOOOO, Ingrid's here. Nooooo. I refuse to fight her. And I think I heard Jeralt.

Lamo, Lonato died. Gotta restart.

Oh, thank God, Ingrid retreated.

Aww, poor Ashe is upset Lonato betrayed Dimitri. :(

Edelgard "family should never fight family." Girl, you started a fucking war. What did you think would happen? What an ignorant sentiment from someone who takes her actions.

Lonato's a fucking idiot too. "I could not bear to lose another son." Maybe then . . . don't try to kill Rhea because she killed your son when he tried to murder her????

Did Alois abandon his family to join a bunch of mercenaries?

Have to admit, having Byleth be nigh unbeatable really makes the whole "ashen demon" thing seem more legit.

STORY

"This victory will further our conquest." - To anyone still arguing she's not after conquest.

I'm guessing this dialogue between Arval and Shez is going to appear on every route.

Got Ashe, feel weird about it though. Like, I love him, but it feels so, so wrong to take him from the other Blue Lions so far. He's all alone. I'm sure that'll eventually change though.

Go Glouster, hahaha. This is amazing. He was working to wreck the Empire the whole time. Did Edelgard really think people would welcome invasion with open arms?

Edelgard is getting her ass kicked 🤣😂👌

Claude wanting to spare lives. It's not your fault. Edelgard is solely responsible for every death here. Let's not forget who started this.

xxxx

[crystalelemental]

for the fe3h ask, 21 and 25!

21: Supports with Wasted Potential

I'm trying to even remember all of the supports... Most of them are pretty solid, and there's not much I found myself wanting for. But there are two, largely because they just stop at B and didn't offer what I would've wanted from them, and they're both Lysithea supports oddly enough. Marianne and Annette. With Marianne, most of it is Lysithea coming across as harshly trying to get her to stop being so self-defeating, which is very much how Lysithea is, but they never really go into depth much with it, or have that resolve post-timeskip where Lysithea can interact with her more when she's confident. It just kinda...ends, and doesn't go anywhere. But this one didn't have a ton of potential to begin with. Annette had a bit more potential, and was a similar vein. Annette is a hard worker who asks Lysithea for help learning concepts. We get a bit of Lysithea being harsh with her about not being self-defeating...but their B-support has Lysithea acknowledge Annette as a hard worker. They recognize each other, and develop a kind of magical rivalry where they both want to push themselves to keep ahead of the other. But it just kinda stops with Annette asking her for help again, and not really doing much with it. I'd like to see more engagement between the two about what they think of the other, or more recognition of how far they've come. It just feels like something that has a good setup but a limited payoff, which is a shame because it's my favorite Golden Deer and Blue Lions characters interacting but doesn't get much going for it.

25: Character you think is underrated

I mean, Bernadetta comes to mind because I recently heard that age-old argument that she's badly written, but considering she's been top 5 in the female division for CYL two years running I don't know if that counts. Really all the students are fairly popular in their own regard, so I guess I need to aim for the Church.

I'm gonna say Hanneman. It was him or Alois, and while I do like Alois and think he should be more popular (since he's the same level of exuberant goof that Gatekeeper is but actually a character), but I really like Hanneman and think people sleep on him because he's just like...the old guy researcher, and we have Linhardt who also does the Crest research thing but is a student. But Hanneman stands out to me a lot.

He's very similar to Linardt in that he's overly fixated on Crests, to the point he kinda forgets to manage his social graces. He takes his role seriously and is a bit of a nag, but at the same time kinda owns it. His supports with Gilbert ended really well in my mind, with Hanneman basically being like "And together our curmudgeonly powers will annoy all of the youth." I dunno, that's great. He's awkward and a bit of a goon and really into this one obscure topic, but he owns that and I love him for it.

And a lot of his supports I feel like showcase how good a teacher he is. He takes serious interest in his students and their lives, helps Linhard come to understand what he wants out of his research, helps Annette figure out what she wants to do after the war. His Crest research is a huge focus for him, and while he at times forgets to account for the person, he does seem to care about them, and always seems to re-frame things in a way to focus on the positive outcomes they can seek. He works with Lysithea on trying to figure out how to remove a Crest, with Marianne on expressing that her powers can be used for whatever she wishes. He's a generally kind, if socially inept, guy.

But the one that really stands out is Edelgard's support with him. They talk about crests in general, and how Edelgard's ambitions and his research must clash. Except...they play around that. Hanneman's goal is to find a way to provide Crests to anyone, which effectively has the same outcome as removing them; either way, the tie to bloodlines is gone. And his path has the value of actually working. Removing Crests won't remove the desire for their power, people would find another way. But a way to control them may have better results, at least for fading them from that relevance. In their final support, we also learn the ultimate reason why he seeks this outcome. His sister bore no Crest, was married to another noble whose influence was waning, and despite bearing many children, never produced a Crest. Between that and what's implied to be abuse from her husband, she died, and Hanneman holds a great deal of bitterness toward the nobility and to society's value of Crests. While he finds them fascinating, he doesn't want them to be something that determines the value of a life, and I think this contextualizes a lot of his other supports. He's so driven to get the knowledge he's after because of this personal loss and belief. But at the end of the day, he's doing this for people, not Crests, and deeply cares about how his research will effect the world. And I think that's really cool.

[tiaragqueen]

Ad Interim

✂ Pairing: Yandere! Alois Trancy x Maid! Reader

✂ Word Count: 1,4k+

✂ Trigger Warnings: Mention of abuse, manipulation, possessiveness

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“Baby you've given me the sweetest emotions. And now that I've found you, I'm never gonna let you go. Because I'm with you, my dreams have come true.” - Happy With You [Samantha Cole]

You hardly knew anyone here, aside from your master and former… colleagues. You didn’t even know how and what to act in this situation. Should you start greeting the guest as Claude did? Should you strike a conversation with one of them? But Alois had ordered you to accompany him through the night, and who were you to disobey him? You should be glad that he’d even bothered to release from your little cage and dressed you up in a beautiful dress you’d never thought of wearing before. And although you highly doubted anyone would help you once they learn about your plight, this party was very much appreciated. It was certainly a breath of fresh air compared to his fragrant yet oppressive room.

“How are you feeling, [Name]?” he beamed. “Do you enjoy this party? I made it specifically for you, you know?”

He was testing you. Everything was trial with him, and if you failed to give him the desired response, a gruesome punishment would surely be waiting later. At the very least, Alois had the manners to not humiliate you much.

The arm that wound your waist tightened slightly, and you realized you’d taken a rather long time to answer. “It’s wonderful. Thank you for your efforts, Your Highness.” You feigned a smile, trying to ignore the curiosity that gnawed your throat. What was his true purpose? Why did he hold a party for you? It wasn’t as if you detested gathering, per se, you were just a bit unequipped to properly handle the aristocrats. That, and you lacked the confidence necessary to assert your ‘dominance’, or something to differentiate you from the sea of rich people.

But he wouldn’t mind it if you asked politely, right? He seemed like he was in a good mood tonight.

“If… you don’t mind me asking, Your Highness, why do you… do this? I-I mean, it’s not as if I hate it. I just…”

Alois snickered, and you got the feeling he was mocking your cluelessness. “Why, to announce our engagement, of course!”

The news immediately drowned out every chatter and laughter and blurred the couples dancing nearby as you focused on his simper. What… what did he just say? Engagement? No, it must be your imagination, right? There was no way he was planning to marry you, and even if he did, you didn’t – and couldn’t – love him. What kind of normal person would like their captor anyway? Not to mention, he’d tortured you due to childish reasons such as when you disagreed with him on trivial stuff. If he couldn’t even handle a simple difference in opinions, how could you trust him to be a good husband?

“Y-Your Highness, I believe you’ve made a mistake–” You stiffened when you felt fingers digging into your side. Alois continued to smile like he hadn’t threatened to tear your dress with his nails alone and hummed questioningly.

“What was that? I don’t think I can hear you very well.” he chirped, a glint of warning and displeasure obscured his foxy eyes. “And I think you should stop speaking as well unless you want to sleep in the cage again.”

For the past few nights, you’d been sleeping on his bed. It was quite improper for a lowly maid such as yourself, but Alois insisted that you were ‘more than that’ and so, you deserved a privilege to ‘warm his bed’; a privilege that he wouldn’t hesitate to revoke should you do something that displeased him in the slightest. It wasn’t rare for him to touch you inappropriately too, or give you affection that seemed to be more intimate than your liking, but it was better than living in that gilded cage.

Then again, the whole manor was practically a gilded cage for you.

“M-my apologies…” you murmured, bowing your head shamefully. What was there to be shameful about? You had no idea. You just wanted everything to go back to normal, regardless of your status as a mere servant. You wanted to help Hannah with household chores. You wanted to feel the warm sunlight against your skin as you admired the perfectly manicured garden during your spare time. You wanted that taxing yet liberating life again.

Alois squeezed your body affectionately, satisfied with your compliance. You weren’t a big rebel, and as much as he enjoyed toying with your innocence, he needed to stop your continuous rejection. And what better way to do it than a facile threat?

“Good to know you’re learning.” He closed his eyes and beamed gratifyingly. “Now, I must greet the guests first. Be a good girl and wait here, alright? I shall return as soon as possible.”

Despite his order, you couldn’t bring yourself to stand still. The door to the garden beckoned you like the empty promise of freedom, and after sparing a cursory glance around the ballroom, you bolted outside. You ran and ran, fueled by the adrenaline to avoid him – anyone – regardless of the knowledge that you could never truly escape from this place.

Under the moonlight, you found your reprieve, like you always did every night. Under the moonlight you collapsed to your knees and cried, wondering what you’d done to grab his attention in the first place. Was it your personality? Your work ethic? Your skills? Alois seemed like a person who did things just because, or out of sheer curiosity, and it scared you. It scared you because you never knew what his next plan was, or how long would he stay interested in you until he grew bored and demanded Claude to dispose of your body. Who knows, maybe your wedding might be your last day. Nothing was too farfetched with him, after all.

And under the moonlight Alois found you, Claude stood motionlessly beside him.

“There you are!” You snapped your head towards him and gasped when he suddenly embraced you. “I’ve been looking for you! I was planning to introduce to everyone until Claude informed me that you’ve disappeared. I panicked, of course, but luckily he told me you’re still on the premise! You had me worried there…”

The glee instantly melted from his face once he noticed your tear-stained one. “Aw, why are you crying? Didn’t you say you were thankful for my efforts?”

“I… I…” You tried to speak through the sobs, but he quickly shushed you.

“Oh, I know! It’s because you’re touched, right? You’re engaged with a noble, after all! Very few girls can have this kind of luxury, so I understand your feelings.” He chuckled and tousled your hair. “How silly of you, but that’s what I like the most about you.”

Sighing blissfully, he grabbed your hand and rose from the pavement. “Hey, we should go inside now! I can’t wait to show you off to them.” he declared, ignoring the way you flinched at his frank words.

You were just a belonging for him, weren’t you? Although you didn’t know what merit could he possibly gain from marrying a humble girl, you knew that your engagement was definite.

As for how long it’d last, or how long you’d endure being his wife, were entirely different matters. He probably didn’t even care about it. As long as you were in his grasp, as long you complied with his demands, he was content with the way things were.

“I wonder what’s the proper punishment for your actions…” he mused, eliciting your body to tense up. “You did leave me without my permission, after all. What a shame, I was in such a good mood tonight and you just had to ruin it. I’m beginning to think that maybe you enjoy being punished so much.”

Sweats gathered on your forehead as you tried to recompose, eyes darting around the quiet garden to avoid his sly glance. “I-I…” What was he going to do later? Starve you? Isolate you in a dark and empty room? Whipping your body? The garden was vast, but breathing suddenly became the hardest thing to do. “I-I’m sorry, I didn’t… I didn’t mean it. I’m so sorry, please don’t punish me.”

Alois smirked, clearly savoring your panic and desperate pleas. It was always a joy to see you react this way, once again emphasizing the stark differences in power. “Don’t worry, I won’t. But in return…” Your body went rigid when his hand toyed with the lace on the back of your dress, almost pulling it in the process. “You have to do something for me. Call it… a ‘thank you’ gift, if you may.”

[leonidas-writes]

A monumental shift of her entire world, and Alana still supports her sister. Alana said 'she's mine and nothing else matters, not where she came from, not how she came to be, she's mine.'

The Embrace was in ruins. The corrupted machines had torn through it, but at least the Nora were safe. Alana walked at her sister's side as she went to speak to All-Mother. She hung back as Aloy stepped onto the platform, and her eyes widened when All-Mother spoke. She dropped to her knees, staring as the Womb Of The Mountain opened, and it was only when Aloy speak that she moved her gaze.

"Alana." She looked at her sister, and there was something pleading in her eyes, and she knew the truth about All-Mother, about GAIA, but that didn't make this less religious for her. But her sister needed her, so she stood, to continue to be an instrument of All-Mother's will. They walked into the Womb, and the door sealed behind them.

She studied the drawings on the walls, the dead robots, watched the ghosts of her ancestors as they complained about being trapped, as they were told to leave, as they attempted to enter a sealed door. And when the door opened, she smiled at the hologram of Samina. Until it froze, and there was an error, and something was very, very wrong. She and Aloy glanced at each other, moving past the hologram, ignoring the other twenty images of the dead woman, all saying the same thing, always stopping at the same spot, always with the same error. She watched GAIA's message with awe and growing dread. Aloy was silent. When it was over, she turned to her sister.

"Aloy, this changes nothing. You know that."

"I don't have a mother, Alana. It changes everything." She surged forward, grabbing her wrists, making her look at her.

"You do. You have our mother, and our father, and you have me. You have a family, and nothing will change that. Being born for a purpose does not change anything, and this does not mean you suddenly have to go it alone."

"Besides," Alana bristled as Sylens cut in. "Elisabet gave genetic material necessary to create you, and GAIA made you herself. They're your mothers as much as the woman that raised you." Aloy's eyes hardened a bit, and she nodded.

"Right. I need to find GAIA Prime."

"And I can help with that. I'm sending the location to your focuses." Alana nodded.

"Thank you, Sylens. As always, we'll involuntarily keep you updated on whatever we find." Aloy gave a small laugh, and that was enough. When they exited the door, they were hailed as Annointed. Aloy bristled beside her, and Alana spoke above the noise of those hailing them. "Be silent! We are not Annointed! We are instruments of All-Mother's will, creations of hers as the rest of you! All-Mother has called on us to heal her, after being injured fighting a facet of the Metal Devil." The sisters glanced at each other, and Aloy took a deep breath.

"But the demon is still loose. She managed to stall it, but it has found another way to destroy what All-Mother built. The battle against it will happen at Meridian." There was muttering, and she raised her voice a bit. "The world outside our lands may not be sacred, but it was still crafted by All-Mother. The Spire, the thing that the Metal Devil seeks, is a creation of All-Mother, one meant to stop the follies of the Old Ones. If it is claimed by the Metal Devil, it will use it to destroy the world." Teersa rose, the other matriarchs following.

"If All-Mother's world is to be destroyed, then it is our duty as her people to prevent it." She looked at Jezza, who nodded, though Teersa was too busy staring at the girls in front of the door. "Hear me, Braves! Any who wish to join the fight at Meridian shall be made Seekers!" The sisters smiled as Varl, Vala, and Sona all stepped forward. The family resemblance was unmistakable, in the form of their faces as well as the expression they all bore. They nodded to each other, and moved toward their parents as more Braves began to step forward. Rost met them on the way, hugging them both tightly.

"I am so proud of you both. We must get ready to join the War Party."

"Give them time to rest, my love. I'm sure they're exhausted." Aloy glanced at Alana before speaking.

"There's actually one last thing we need to do." Nadia raised an eyebrow. "A weapon, meant just for creatures like the Metal Devil. We need it to prevent it from ever hurting anyone else." Their parents glanced at each other before nodding.

"Be safe, my daughters. And do not forget what we taught you." They both nodded, and the two of them ran, calling their striders. In the mountain, the Nora prepared to leave the Sacred Lands, marching to defend the capitol of those that had hurt them so severely.

[aloy97]

Is it bad i want the event to be over on eldarya. its gotten boring and i just want s2 LIKE PLS! At this point i think we'll get it near the end of November

Absolutely not, I agree with you. Probably for what I say now, I will have the ask box invaded of insults but amen, everyone has his opinion.Personally  I would have just let it go  halloween this year, precisely because if you tell me that New Era is expected between Halloween and Christmas is implied I prefer ( I ALOY) play a new season, that wasting time behind an event that I can play again next year or make 1 month and a half after Christmas!... Beemoov in recent years we have seen how they have reduced the amount of clothing to be found and there is absolutely no point in lengthening the event, when two  outfits  do not require 9 days to make them... It’s not like four years ago that we were churning out 5-6 , that 15 days were the routine.. But if we speak of only TWO  outfits it is known that in these events you have to work very hard, in n 3-4 days locations assiduous exploration the use of potions to rightly make twice as many, 2 outfits are done quietly.. This is because in a map event it is out of the question not to have potions, because they are essential to be able to play at best an event...

And before anyone says anything, I faced event Even when I was working, I used to solve it by taking my time or spending some MO to do my explorations faster.

Leaving this speech aside for a moment, do you really want to know why I think they have lengthened the event? , because they have still to complete NEW ERA, which according to ME will be released quietly the week of 9-16 or maximum that of 23.This   because at the beginning of December then we would overlap the christams event, if the new season starts  near of it

Returning to the previous speech:

What people don’t want to understand and especially forget, because all the criticism I saw in MY opinion, were all made by people with short memory, that for two clothing sets , WE DON’T NEED  10 DAYS.These events have 1000 solutions to be done properly and those who face them without potions it is natural that you need more time, but because it's not playied as it should ( in my opinion)... I’m sorry to be unpleasant when I say this, but these events are worth spending time on.. And WHO is committed to the solutions above I put them.Also because honestly after 6 days once you made the clothing which I repeat, are 2 not 50, nobody , if not those who must sell material, no longer have all this hurry to explore, also because the market after 4-5  days and it’s always been like that, sales are down..

So I repeat, this is MY opinion, I do not mean to offend anyone but since I have been asked questions, I said MY opinion. So no worries everyone can  think what wants  :D

[cannibarb]

Mars, baby girl, what are you black butler modern head canons?

Tysm for this question aa!! I can’t tell yall how much I ADORE asks in my inbox, like it makes my whole day!! I loooveeee to talk about my favorite things so this is amazing.

So once again, thank you darling for being the only person in my inbox! (well, everyone else...just saying- if you’re bored just- yknow-)

Okay so let me start this by saying that I‘m obsessed with the victorian era- especially fashion history- which means that I like to "stay" in the victorian era however I do have modern headcanons/HCs that work in both time periods..they might be stupid and silly but please don’t judge! I apologize if any of these are not modern enough, I‘m honestly not sure.

Most of these are quite lighthearted, I don’t think anyone would be comfortable with me sharing all the HCs about sad stuff and trauma :/

I mean if y’all want that I can totally do another post w all the "dark" HCs!

Alright fellas, don’t judge, here we go:

-Lizzy would totally be a private school girl and she‘d be SUPER popular

-She’s really straight but something in my heart just screams Lizzy wlw (c’mon she could totally be a sword lesbian)...AND SIEGLINDE WLW SORRY I DO NOT MAKE THE RULES I can’t explain it man..

-Idk why but I’ve got a lot of stuff on the kids. Lizzy would go shopping all the time and she constantly picks out designer clothing for the twins (Francis is kinda not a fan of that tho, Lizzy is too """extra""")

-Sometimes the girls try to convince Mey to get her nails done with them

-o!Ciel would be one of those lego boys..like w all the lego ships and stuff- Video games wouldn’t really be his thing.

-GRELLE SOCIAL MEDIA QUEEN! but like,,a glam type of social media queen..

-I love William to death but he would be the exact same. He‘d probably be one of those people that are like "phones are useless. You don’t need social media it’s stupid" (He probably still has insta bc of Grelle tho hehe)

-Honestly Will at school would probably be one of those guys that wear a suit and go: "Let me play devils advocate for a second.." NFJDHWHAHAH SORRY

-This is so stupid but I have like,,a mental list of kuro characters that would go to therapy and those that don’t think they need it (they do)

-Alois= biggest lana del rey stan. ever. (They even have the same cracked phone <3)

-For some reason I feel like Cheslock would really like Babymetal??

-Ngl maybe I‘m reaching but Agni could have a cooking blog :')

-Edgar "My uncle is gonna get you expelled!" Redmond

-Finny probably owns a peppa pig plushy. I can feel it in my soul. Bard or Mey got it for him.

-this one is really random but Sebastian probably tries to take the piss out of o!Ciel and then says stuff like "We should get you two a bunk bed!!" or "Good thing I‘m your tutor, you couldn’t even carry your own bookbag to school haha!" (Ociel is obvi having NONE of that)

okay okay I‘ll stop now!! Did any of these make sense?? I could totally write more but I don’t think anyone wants that xD (if you do, please tell me!!)

By the way sorry for any mistakes, I rarely pay attention to stuff like that <3

[eloarei]

list 10 different female faves from 10 different fandoms, then tag 10 people

Tagged by the lovely @chocochipbiscuit . I’m a little late to the game, but let’s see what I can come up with.  In no particular order:  1. Komugi (Hunter x Hunter)    A blind teenage Gungi champion (like chess but infinitely harder)-- hold on, did you hear me when I said she was blind? She beats the shit out of everyone at this board game without seeing a thing. She’s the breadwinner for her whole family, but they don’t even care about her. She gets sacrificed to the Chimera Ant King because he’s bored, and then she’s so damn talented and nice that he ends up developing real human feelings and not murdering everyone. TBH one of my favorite things about her is her design: big old pigtails, dark bushy eyebrows, and snot running out of her nose constantly. She’s not a beauty but you love her, and I cry all the time.  2. Moira Brown (Fallout 3)     She’s just so damn cute and cheerful! She’s a trader, inventor, and probably a lot else, and she always has something fun and nice to say. I just love how positive she is, even though (or maybe because) it often comes off as childish or purposefully obtuse. I think a lot of Fallout fans find her annoying, so it makes me happy that if you bomb Megaton, she’s the only one that survives. =D  3. Cassandra Pentaghast (Dragon Age)     Be still my heart! Cassandra is such an underrated character. I love her sharp somewhat-masculine design. She’s a hardened warrior with a strict personality!-- but when you get to know her, she’s very sweet and has deep insecurities. She’s extremely sincere, which is one of my favorite things in a character. Also, she has a charming secret romantic side. <3 Again, I think a lot of people don’t like her, and that’s a real shame.  4. Nice Robin (One Piece)     Imagine having such a rough childhood and still being a good person at heart. Of course one of my favorite things about Robin is that she’s not an overtly sweet bleeding-heart type; she’s calculating and logical, and polite, kind, and loyal. She’s goal-oriented with a very chill personality-- probably so easy to get along with, although she’d call you out on your shit too! But she wouldn’t let that ruin your friendship. Also, she has a very morbid sense of a humor, and a weakness for cute things. (Just, what she considers cute might not always be what everyone else does.) 5. Hatori Chise (Ancient Magus Bride)     A relatable depression-feels character. Everything went wrong in her childhood, and it’s obvious that her mistreatment still affects her all the time, which drives the whole story. Even though the anime is about magic and monster romance, the real story is about Chise (with Elias) learning to grow past all their traumas, and holy crap it touches me so deep. So many lessons to learn from her, watching her go from having no sense of self worth, no desire to live, to awkwardly forging friendships and helping herself through helping others. All my cries! (Also, her design just... simple and perfect (and redheaded).)  6. Aloy (Horizon Zero Dawn)     Do you know I think I’d die if Aloy smiled at me once? I’d also be okay if she bossed me around a little. I mean, can you get any more wildly beautiful? Not to mention saving the world pretty much single-handedly. She doesn’t take shit from anyone, and never gives lip service. She’s harsh! But she’s also kind. She gives people what they need, not what they want. As all her would-be suitors know, that’s a very attractive quality (especially when you’re a man who’s floundering in his own misery and failure and she just swoops out of nowhere to stylishly rescue you).  7. Rosalind Lutece (Bioshock Infinite)     An absolute paragon, pioneering practically impossible science in the 1920′s. She was responsible for the floating city, for traveling between dimensions, and, well, for the whole game. So absolutely stylish and no-nonsense, but with a clear sense of humor. And then there’s Robert... Rosalind is so literally peerless that the only person she really respects is her mirror image, ‘separated by a single chromosome’. I find them very beautiful and tragic.  8. Honda Tohru (Fruits Basket)     Can you say role model? I have been charmed by Tohru since my teenage years, when my mother had just died and I felt like... how was Tohru so kind and good and optimistic when she’d just lost her mother and her house? Every setback was like an opportunity for her to better herself or help others. She always always tried to see the best in every situation, and I will always admire that~!  9. Yamato Rinko (Ore Monogatari)     A girl with some taste! When the main character Takeo saves her from being groped on a train, she immediately falls for him, as one should! Everyone else thinks he’s big and scary and off-putting, but she knows how kind and sincere he really is, and appreciates him like he deserves! She clearly tries her best to be a good person, and it’s wonderful how much she and Takeo are on the same page (even though he’s a little dense sometimes). Also, she’s a killer pastry chef! Those cakes, man.  10. reserved because I swear there was someone right on the tip of my brain and I’m gonna remember later, I know it  No tagging, but please feel free to do this yourself. I know you wanna talk about some awesome ladies! 

[electricprincess96]

I think the problem with Edelgard isn't that she's not bisexual (she canonically is) but that theres literally no difference between her supports with male and female Byleth. Its the same with most other bisexual supports in the game too and it is a problem, but other characters do have other same-sex endings that are romantic while Edelgard does not. Its just lazy writing and Edelgards lack of other romantic same-sex endings that make her seem more player-sexual than the other bi options.

I mean that can be chalked down to saving time and money. I still wish in Fates for example they kept Shara and Zero's Same Sex exclusive S Ranks in English but Treehouse wanted to avoid as much controversy as possible you know. That's a fair thing to be annoyed at, to be annoyed at the characters actually chosen is fine like I don't like Edelgard, I don't like Jeritza, I'm not fond of Sothis in that way, Alois and Gilbert were quite frankly unnecessary and if anyone in the fandom has a right to complain its the male lgbt players who's options are pretty boy, prettier boy, bloodthirsty psychopath OR they can friendzone themselves to the two old guys.

I get that you guys are really passionate about this but I just think its a really bad look to be saying "this character isn't gay" enough when in canon they can marry at least one person of the same sex. I know you're saying you accept canonically she's bisexual but you then add a BUT after it... there's no need for that, you can complain as a character she isn't very good representation, that's fine but going around and saying things like "straight but for byleth" or "bylethsexual" doesn't necessarily send the greatest message, you don't even need to bring these things up to argue against her character, you don't even need to mention it even when talking about her player pandering because she is incredibly player pandering and is very "male gaze" centric but that doesn't take away from the fact she is a bisexual character. Not every bisexual is gonna be into every guy/girl they meet. Edelgard doesn't need to have lots of endings with other girls because Dorothea and Mercedes have them, Hilda and Marianne exists as well. And again if we want to complain about this sort of thing I think the guys just have it worse because Linhardt's most subtext is with Caspar and even then its debatable how much substance it has. Yuri has it a bit better but still only one male ending but at least its pretty subtext ridden and Jeritza has no other endings with guys (and is also a bloodthirsty psychopath who gets off on pain/inflicting pain...) and the other two are friendzone options that have the Avatar marrying a random nameless woman in their endings so sure its all good to complain about Edelgard being questionable representation but maybe we should focus on where the real issue is.

Also this is my way of saying I'm bored of this discussion now, you're allowed to believe what you want, you're not gonna convince me that Edelgard's sexuality really even needs to be a major topic of discussion anyway (she's bi, that's the canon, there's no point debating anything that's not canon cause then there's no foundation for the debate). You can claim her being bi is fanservice but I'm gonna let you in on a little secret... all of the bisexual characters are fan service to a certain degree because the developers wouldn't have bothered to include them if they thought people wouldn't like having them there. Which is why games like Awakening didn't have any because back then IS could get away with that sort of thing, they can't anymore.

[fairydust-stuff]

Top Ten reasons to like Claude

Ok, here's the thing I dislike Claude as a person he's slimy, manipulative, emotionally abusive, acts like a perverted creep and he killed Alois then stomped on his poor little heart. That being said he's a great antagonist he's so good in fact it seems the writers had to make him Ciel’s stupid stalker later on in the season and make him too easily defeated by Sebastian dispite the fact, Claude nearly killed him in their first  fight. Also i now I've said this before but i hate when people hate on Claude but then praise Sebastian. They both manipulated and planned the death of children. Claude smashed Alois's head open, but Sebastian stabbed Ciel once he realized serving him isn't beneficial to him anymore. If you prefer Sebastian fine, but stop acting like Sebastian is a pure selfless saint who never does anything wrong. So let's take a look at Claude's less badly written attributes

1 Hobbies Come how many demons can do origami, tap dance and sew. Claude has actual hobbies besides being a butler and their kind of interesting and cool. Honestly i wish we knew how he learned to make origami or how he learned how to do a Spanish Flamengo and who else thinks get getting Alois and Claude as dance partners would of been epic!

2. Goofball For all his stiff upper lip, extreme formality and annoyance and disgust at Alois's immaturity and antics. Claude can be a real goofball he does that weird thing with his glasses to entertain Alois in the OVA. He starts a food fight with Sebastian while they're preparing food for the masters. Then he even dancing around taunting Sebastian going " He saw you! He saw you!" I may dislike Claude x Alois as a romantic pairing, but i have to admit whenever I see flashes of this slightly more silly side of Claude, i can see how Alois might of fallen for him.

3. Patience I've got to admire how easily Claude puts up with everything in comparison to Sebastian. No matter what weird antics or shenanigans Alois gets up to. Claude just goes about his business as usual, even when Alois literary stretches his face into a smile. He continues to not only put up with it but to keep talking. He makes Alois try hard to even get the slightest reaction from him and honestly props to him for that, because as much as I love Alois it must be trying to actually live with someone who goes through constant mood swings, and you have to fight just so you can dress them every morning.

4 Rivalry with Sebastian These two are so petty toward each other two demons got into a food fight, i repeat a food fight! When they're not trying to out demon each other, they're trying to out butler each other. Its hysterical to watch! Claude’s always the one to throw the first taunt and piss the usually arrogant Sebastian off. Anyone who gets that kind of reaction out of Sebastian i can't help but like. Also Claude nearly sliced off Sebastian's head and trapped him in his web in the first half of the season. For the first time in a fight in Black Butler there's actually a stake. Sebastian is matched by an equally powerful and cunning opponent this should of been a bigger plot point then it was. In fact, I wanted to see more of their fights just because they were so childish and Sebastian wasn't guaranteed a win without working for it for once.

5. Manipulative In a antagonist this is key and up until the end when he gets over confident. Claude skillfully played everyone on the chess board. He had Alois snared in his web codependent on him and cut off from everyone else both in the house and in London. According to an old writer roleplay Claude treated Alois like he mattered slowly reeling him in. He also tricked Sebastion by pretending to make a deal with him, that Alois would be sacrificed and they'd fight over ciel. When he wanted to eat them both the whole time. The smirk of smug triumph on Claude's face when he says " I'm afraid my rose decayed." implying he made the deal with a dying rose to make their demon pact not stick. He made Ciel think Alois's memories were his by shoving Alois's soul into his body and using a metal asylum to mess up Ciel's brain. Turned the kid against Sebastian and got him to order Sebastian to never see him again. Honestly he would of won if it wasn't for Hannah. So i have to admire his plan it was actually good as far as evil plans go.

6. Claude is a screw up This may be a weird thing to like but i honestly find Sebastian too good at everything sometimes. Claude who leaves sauce on the plate, doesn't know how to comfort Alois without being creepy, who gets over confident and tells Alois the truth in the maze, when a lie would have helped him more, underestimates Hannah even though she threatened him over Alois's safety is just less perfect and i like that because perfect characters are boring and it's not interesting to see them go up against anyone.

7. Relationship with Alois This twisted dynamic kind of draws me in in fact i don't think we got enough interactions between these two or explored their obsessive relationship. Yana describes Alois feelings for Claude as "addiction" implying a toxic inability to quite Claude. The interesting thing is Claude seems just as addicted to him. At the end of the show Sebastian points out the smell that intoxicated Claude was Alois soul not Ciel’s. That and the OVA Spider's Intention and season 2 flashback suggest Claude finds Alois facinateing " The soul who dances in fire” Claude describes him as. And furthermore Claude is drawn not to Alois’s cruelty like you’d expect from a demon grooming a sinner but his passion. Even when Alois’s is shown crying over the butterfly he acidently killed Claude is fixated on him like he’s something, Claude can't quite figure out. At one point when Alois uses the truth of Luka death to deceive the priest and Alaster. Claude looks visibly surprised and when Alois decides to take Ciel from Sebastian to make the other demon suffer. Claude calls him “ magnificent” and there is a subtext of the two them scheming together rather than Claude just taking orders. There seems to be a kind of twisted intimacy there between predator and prey with these two and their roles constantly swap.

8. His catchphrase People claim he stole it but that's ridiculous Sebastian says " I'm one hell of a Butler." Claude says "that's what makes a Trancy Butler." there's a huge difference. Actually I prefer Claude's catchphrase because it's never exactly the same. " Sugar into salt one moment" and Red into Blue the next." at least Claude keeps it interesting and it's never straightforward its almost a riddle that the viewer has to figure out his meaning.

9. Loyal in the end I'm still mad at him and annoyed all can give Alois is he was a worthy meal after all. I don't think it makes up for him screwing with Alois's head for all those years. However I can't help but notice even when he seemed to hate Alois, Claude never denied being a Trancy Butler it was part of his catchphrase. Actually as much as some fans swoon over how close Sebastian and Ciel are, Sebastion has never once defined himself as the Phantomhive Butler. His catchphrase puts the emphasis on how awesome he is while Claudes is a bit braggy as well, its implies to serve Alois to be a Trancy Butler is an honor. In fact Claude even dies saying " A stray dog into an Earl. " he even with his last breath still remains and is proud to call himself Alois's Butler.

10. Hints of discontentment . Claude mentions that he wanted excitement, something to ease the humdrum of a very long empty life with no purpose but devouring souls. This makes since as it hints Claude’s pursuit of Ciel had less to do with the boy himself and more to do with the fact he wanted danger, flash and a challenge even if it ended in his demise. In the end Claude acknowledges Alois brought excitement into his long boring life which was something he did not expect. This line implies Claude was as bored and apathetic as Hannah used to be and was looking to feel something as a demon through devouring and the thrill of the hunt because it never occured to Claude to try any other way. He's basically a demon haveing a mid life crisis, how can i not enjoy that?

[imagine-allthethings]

Hi, how are ya! ✨I looove your blog so much, like you don't have idea how much, your writing literally is the best! So could you please do a HC with my fev demons Claude and Sebastian (separately) and a s/o that is short and very angelic looking and has a spanking kink and is into impact play? Pretty please (if two are too much, at list do my baby Claude, if you can do both that will be a dream) thanks love!

I also stan the trashy spider demon, you’re 100% valid @sohowishell. Imma do both though, since both the demons are beautiful bastards. By the way this one is NSFW so here comes the “read more” again. - Mod Trash

Claude Faustus

Claude has seen many people in his long years of living, but he does have a certain fondness for “surprises”; as it’s quite easy to get bored when you’re immortal. So, having a short, angelic looking S/O with a naughty side.. it is kind of his type. It really satisfies his possessive streak, knowing that there is a side to them they’re not showing anyone they aren’t sleeping with. And, well, they’re really only allowed to sleep with him, so it’s a side of them that’s his and he refuses to see it any other way. 

Claude also has a “bit” of a sadistic streak, and his S/O isn’t about to be spared from that. If they get off from it, better for them, to be honest. He might not verbally say he’s going to forgo some of this other kinks so that he can focus his sadism into impact play, but he will, for their sake. 

He likes spanking, sure, his hand carries a lot of impact when he brings it down hard on his much smaller, softer S/O but it’s not his favorite. It’s a bit too personal for an actual punishment. No, if he wants to be mean he’s tying them up and grabbing a leather flogger, implacably made, and going to town on their back, ass, and thighs.

Depending on the just how much they enjoy it, that’s whats going to determine just how long and hard those sessions are going to be; it also kind of depends on his mood. A tough day with Alois might be, at some point, taken out on them with a paddle. He’ll probably feel moderately bad afterwards and be a bit more attentive during aftercare.

Claude isn’t the most touchy-feely man out there, but if he’s invested enough in someone to call “his S/O” he won’t leave them bloody and spent. He’ll do some basic clean up, in terms of cleaning up the blood and dressing the wounds, and he won’t complain when they cuddle up to him later. If he’s feeling especially loving, his arm is around their waist and his noise in their hair. 

Sebastian Michaelis

Like Claude, he’s another immortal being who, unlike Claude, usually likes spending his idle time around humans. He finds so many of them incredibly amusing, he’s especially fond of those with many “layers”, if you will. He especially enjoys tormenting those who come off as so innocent, so sweet, but who are actually little devils themselves. He especially loves tossing around the idea that he, at some point, will expose them for the little pervert that they are, at some point. It’s only partially a joke. He does think that might have some incredible voyeuristic potential. Though, at first, it might only be to those who aren’t long for this world, if you catch my drift. 

Sebastian is a connoisseur of all things, he’s tried just about everything there is to try and he’s no stranger to satisfying the oddest of requests to seduce his prey. He does have preferences, however, and impact play is something he does find quite fun. It’s a way of exploiting someone’s inner masochist, to, in a sense, sink them further into the hell that is degeneracy.

Sebastian is a man who loves that personal touch; there’s no better tool for impact play than his hands. He likes to, inan antagonizing cycle of gently massing the skin and then bringing his handdown on their plump flesh with a fury. He enjoys taking his time, waiting forthem to beg him to stop, or do something else, before Sebastian is ready toswitch it up. He’s most likely to reprimand his S/O verbally then hittingharder but he does have his limits, and he does have his other tools.

He’s also got quite the talent with whips, as a form of the more extremeside of impact play. He knows how tomake them bleed, how to bruise them, or just how to leave rather light marks.This isn’t something he would bring up to someone he wasn’t sure was ready totry it, or who was already into it. 

[crackimagines]

Child!Byleth AU General Info/Trivia

This list was made in response to the ABSOLUTELY OVERWHELMING positive reception to Child!Byleth! I was not ready for this many people to request more of this smol boi, because honestly? Part 1 was intended as a oneshot of about 3 parts, not an entire AU.

Regardless, this is just a list full of info about the small professor, it’s mostly just trivia and fun facts, both in-canon for the AU and writing facts.

Hope you enjoy!

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In-Canon

LIKES:

Professionalism - Stems from being a mercenary

Cute Things - Mostly due to Jeralt getting him his stuffed bird, which he still has and loves to death.

Teamwork - Nothing cheesy like because it makes everyone bond, it’s because it’s more efficient and keeps morale for the men up. (Merc POV)

Sweets - Thanks to Mercedes and Annette. Unfortunately, this now means they baby him.

His Students - TOUCH THEM AND YOU’RE FUCKING D E A D

DISLIKES:

Being treated like a child - Stems from Merc days, as he’s worked hard to prove himself. Everyone in Jeralt’s merc group treats him as an equal, which he appreciates more than anything.

Selfishness - He despises anyone trying to work for nothing but fame and fortune. If he sees anyone getting anyone hurt for their own gain when it could’ve been avoided, he honestly thinks about killing them then and there.

FAVORITE PEOPLE:

Jeralt, Flayn, Dimitri, Edelgard, Claude, Bernadetta, Ashe, Shamir, Mercedes, Annette, Raphael, Marianne, Lysithea, Dedue, Petra, Ignatz, Felix, Ingrid, Sylvain, Catherine, The Gatekeeper, Sothis, Dorothea

NOT AS FAVORITE PEOPLE:

Leonie, Ferdinand, Lorenz, Alois, Linhardt, Hilda, Leonie, Manuela, Rhea, Cyril, Also Catherine, LEONIE, Seteth, Jeritza, Hubert, Caspar, ALSO MERCEDES, ALSO ANNETTE, Also Sothis, Hanneman, Gilbert, DID I MENTION LEONIE

TRIVIA -

- Doesn’t swear unless he’s very VERY VERY ANGRY

- Dimitri is the only one Byleth feels comfortable saying they’re like an older sibling.

- Is positive Claude is going to kill him in some horrific pranking accident

- Likes Edelgard, but think she’s too arrogant for her own good sometimes.

- Jeralt and Byleth rarely talk about things a son and father should, but they still care for each other as family.

- The only one who’s seen Byleth’s true colors is Flayn. On that note, she is the only one who can make him blush.

- He used to dual wield daggers but switched to a sword because he had to teach the students. Otherwise, he would’ve stuck to them, but dual wielding was deemed was too complex for the academy.

- Bernadetta amuses him a lot with how afraid she apparently is of him, but he does want to actually befriend her.

- Still doesn’t know who Cyril is despite him shouting his name to Byleth everytime.

- Spends some time with Lysithea talking about how to make people not view them as children.

- Thinks Leonie’s obsession with Jeralt and telling how much better she’s going to be as Jeralt’s apprentice genuinely creepy.

- He doesn’t say it, but he’s glad to speak what’s on his mind to Sothis without being judged (mostly).

- He’s never named his stuffed bird due to still being conflicted on what to actually name it.

- He sings to himself, but the only one he’s actually had the courage to sing for a little is Flayn. Anyone else, he’d have to kill them because if there’s witnesses, everyone’s going to flock to him.

- He hates being in fancy events like balls, because it’s the most boring thing he’s ever had to do in his entire life, without exaggeration.

Outside-Canon

- For the art I use for child!Byleth, this is where I got it from.

https://www.deviantart.com/orbiculare/art/Male-Byleth-808382426

I didn’t know what to do for a tiny Byleth until i found that, and yoinked it cause that’s EXACTLY what I had in mind for him. So, thanks to that artist for making the visual aids easier!

- Originally, I was going to plan to make child!Byleth based off of Tanya from Saga of Tanya the Evil (Or as I like to call it, My Little Nazi). 

I decided against it because that’d be TERRIBLY edgy, and considering that adult Byleth wasn’t that much of a dick, it wouldn’t make sense if the tiny one was either.

- So instead of Tanya, I then based off his personality off of three people.

Robin from Fire Emblem Awakening: 

The personality bits I took from him was his caring nature for teammates, and a bit of their stoic-ness(Is that a word?).

Laphicet from Tales of Berseria:

The last person I took inspiration for writing tiny Byleth is Laphicet. To put it briefly, he’s a very young boy and is quite unknown to things like emotions, but his eyes light up whenever he learns something new and well...acts like a child.

CZ2128 Delta (Shizu) from OVERLORD:

You have DEFINITELY seen me use her for the earlier asks of before this blew up. In OVERLORD, she is a battle maid, but is basically a robot. She is almost completely emotionless, talks like a robot, and their combat prowess is of a fucking beast. (Minus the fact she uses assault rifles). I took all these from her and incorporated into a child, (Laphicet) and eventually growing out of it into quite a caring person (Robin).

The love for little Byleth’s stuffed bird was directly inspired by Shizu. She loves cute things and will completely hug the SHIT out of them, and she also gives things she likes stickers. (This is planning to be in an short fic, so keep an eye out for that!)

In part 1, where Byleth is acting super mature but also like a robot was directly inspired by Shizu. 

In short, without Shizu, there’d be no child!Byleth.

The rest of the traits come from Byleth themselves, (mainly being the brick wall for a face).

- If I had to choose a “theme song” for the AU, it’d probably be Overlord’s Second OP, ‘Go Cry Go’, the song lyrics being from Byleth’s POV