#hybridanafrost talks black clover

[hybridanafrost]

Happy early birthday @crazycookiemaniac! Have a Magna with his cloak off. 😁

[hybridanafrost]

This was sooooo cuuuuute! 😭

Father Orsi crying made me laugh so much oh my goodness! He loves Yuno and it's just so endearing. I also love that William walked Neva down the aisle. That was so sweet. Asta teasing them for the kiss was adorable.

I'm happy Jessamy was asked to be a bridesmaid! She'd be fighting the urge to cry and tear up during the ceremony because she knows how important this is to her bestie! ❤️

At least she'll have Wren's strong arms to cry in. 😆

For those that want info on Jessamy, here is her bio:

Part I: The Wedding

Hiya guys! I’m sorry i haven’t updated in a few days, I’ve been busy with the holidays 😅. This fic is entirely self indulgent and there will be a part 2 at a later date. All the other OC’s that are mentioned or will be mentioned in part 2 are tagged below (and if I’ve forgotten any OC’s in this chapter I’ll try and include them in the next one 🥰!)

Taglist: @thoughtfullyrainynightmare @loosesodamarble @hybridanafrost @simpingforthisonedeer @sailor-muno @succulentsunrise

OC’s Mentioned in these two parts : Solara, Aika, Josele, Tani, Jessamy, Daphne

Word Count: 2,524

Warnings: None

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To say Neva was nervous was an understatement. Today her life was going to change drastically, but this time it was for the better. Today she was getting married.

She never imagined this day would come, she figured she would be alone for the rest of her life and at first she had been fine with that. Being alone was better, she had thought, that way people couldn’t get close enough for her to get hurt.

That was until she met him. The man she was about to marry.

Yuno Grinberryall. Although they didn’t have the greatest start when they first met, he soon became one of her closest allies and most trusted friend. After the elves invaded the Kingdom and her trust in William was completely shattered, Yuno had been the only one who she truly trusted.

The two gradually grew closer, until one snowy day, the two accidentally confessed to each other at the same time. It had taken the two a while, and with lots of encouragement from their friends, the two were finally able to obtain the courage.

Their relationship went through many ups and downs after that, but they always managed to come back together again. Even if it took a while.

Until finally, on the day that Yuno was to leave for the Spade Kingdom and the two were to be apart once again, the black haired man pulled out a string from his pocket, tied it into a knot, and presented it to the Diamond mage.

Because Yuno was unprepared and didn’t have a ring on hand, he had to improvise. He proposed to her on the spot, and promised that he would fight everyone that tried to go against the marriage if she accepted. She had stood there shocked for what seemed like minutes, and Yuno had grown self conscious, wondering if he had made a mistake.

But uncharacteristically for Neva, she had smiled brightly, and with tears in her purple eyes, she had run and jumped right into his arms and held him tightly as she accepted his proposal.

After that she had decided to retire from the Golden Dawn along with Yuno, even though Captain Vangeance had told them that they were still considered members of the squad. The couple then went to Spade so Yuno could learn the customs and how to ‘properly’ be the King.

It was a pain, and a lot of work. But Yuno eventually was able to learn all of it, although he swore to Neva he was going to change things and make them a bit more like Clover since “it made more sense” to him.

Neva also had to learn how to be a ‘royal’ and the future ‘queen’ of Spade. Luckily she had Ciel, her future mother in law, to help teach and guide her. But still, if Neva had to choose, she would choose training to be a Magic Knight all over again instead of this.

One day, after Neva had gone through another ‘royal training session’, Yuno had appeared outside and told her he had an early wedding present for her. She had been confused, but asked what it was. He smiled and told her that he felt bad that she wasn’t able to achieve her dream of being Captain of the Golden Dawn because she decided to follow him to Spade. Neva had tried to argue but Yuno didn’t let her, instead he came up with another idea.

She would have her own secret division that would only answer to, and take orders from, her. They would have to be secret of course, but she would be able to hand pick the people she put in it, and she would be able to name it herself.

Neva had been surprised when he told her this, on the one hand she felt this gift was too much and wanted to refuse, and on the other she felt so happy that he had thought about doing this for her that she wanted to accept it. But then again she also felt bad since she hadn’t gotten him a wedding gift yet.

She told Yuno that she would have to think about it and would give him an answer after the wedding, which he agreed and told her to take her time.

Neva smiled as all the memories floated through her mind, it felt so long ago now that she was thinking about it. She suddenly turned around as she heard someone gently knock on the room’s door, she watched the doorknob turn and the door opened to reveal William Vangeance, her former Captain who was like an older brother to her.

He stood in the doorway with wide eyes for a moment, Neva giggled a bit before standing up and turning around to fully look at him.

“ What? Do I look that bad?” Neva asked softly as a sheepish look appeared on her face. William blinked in surprise and smiled at her.

“ No it’s not that. You look beautiful, Neva.” He told her softly as he looked her up and down.

She was wearing a light lilac colored dress that had diamonds embroidered into patterns on the bodice and they slowly dripped down like bits of rain onto the skirt. She had her platinum blonde hair in a low bun with a simple diamond hair ornament in it, she finished off the outfit with a simple pair of earrings and a simple pair of heels.

This wedding outfit was a lot more casual and a lot more ‘Neva’ then the wedding dress she would be wearing at the couple's official royal wedding in Spade two days from now.

“ Yuno will probably be speechless when he sees you.” William told her with a chuckle, and Neva nodded.

“ I hope so.” She admitted shyly as she turned back around to face the mirror in order to fix anything that might have been out of place.

“ You know,” William started. “ I still remember when I first found you when you were seven years old, and how scared you were, and how rarely you smiled after that day. It broke my heart, and all I ever wanted was to see you smile more, and be happy.”

“ Now when I look at you, all I see is the amazing woman you’ve become. I see how happy you’ve become over the years, and how you’ve learned to trust others even though it was difficult for you. I see just how happy you are when you’re with Yuno, when you think about him, when you talk about him. It makes me so happy to see you this way, the way you were always meant to be.”

Neva watched as a sentimental look in William’s eyes, and quickly cleared her throat as she felt it go dry and felt tears welling up in her purple eyes. She wasn’t good with words, especially when it came to expressing her emotions and how she felt. So all she could do was nod in response.

“ Thank you,” she finally managed to say as she turned back around to look at her Captain. “ for taking me in, and caring for me all these years even though you were under no obligation to do so.” She added, and William’s eyes widened slightly but he shook his head and a fond smile appeared on his face.

“ Saving you back then was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life. So there’s no need to thank me.” He told her before the two heard a soft knock on the door, and in walked William’s five year old son Alistar.

“ Dad! C’mon the wedding’s about to start!” The young boy told his father as he grabbed his hand, William and Neva both chuckled, Alistar was probably excited since he would be walking down the aisle holding the rings.

“ Alright, alright, we’re coming.” He told Alistar with a chuckle before turning to Neva and holding his arm out towards her. “ Are you ready?”

The platinum haired woman nodded, grabbed her bouquet of white and light purple colored flowers, took Williams arm, and walked out of the room.

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The church in Hage Village was decorated to the nines. There were flowers provided by Tani on the sides and slightly hanging from the ceiling, there were diamonds hanging from the ceiling that Solara used with her magic to create a beautiful light show as Neva walked down the aisle. The younger woman smiled as she recalled the two doing something similar during Solara’s wedding.

Neva watched as Fuegoleon and Solara’s daughter Cyraleona finished sprinkling flower petals across the aisle and went to stand by her mother. Alistar followed behind her, carrying the rings, and walked in front of Neva and William. He stood off to the side and waited for his father and ‘aunt’.

Neva took a deep breath as she waited for the wooden doors to open in front of her again. She couldn’t recall the last time she had been this nervous, maybe it was during the Entrance Exam? Or was it when they invaded the Spade Kingdom? Or was it when they had to face off against the Wizard King as he tried to end the world?

She suddenly felt William give her hand a comforting squeeze and a reassuring smile. She nodded and took another deep breath to calm her nerves.

Once the wooden doors opened and the soft music began to float softly in the air it was like Neva’s nervousness melted away. She and William slowly made their way down the aisle, their friends and loved ones watched with tears in their eyes and smiles on their faces.

She noticed Mimosa, Jessamy, Daphne, and Solara all standing at the front. They were her bridesmaids and maid of honor. She didn’t have any siblings to stand there beside her, so instead she asked her friends if they would, and luckily they had all agreed.

Her eyes slowly moved to the other side, and standing behind Yuno was Asta, Klaus, Langris, and Nash, his foster brother. She smiled, most had smiles on their faces, except for Klaus, who was trying to smile while crying dramatically. Neva shook her head and smiled a bit.

Finally, Neva’s purple eyes landed on the most important person in the room: Yuno.

She noticed his amber eyes were wide in surprise and awe, they looked her up and down multiple times as she walked towards him. A soft blush appeared on his cheeks as a gentle smile appeared on his face. She could see nothing but warmth and love in his eyes, and it made her smile shyly as a blush crept onto her cheeks.

Soon they made it to the end and William held Neva’s hand gently and placed it into Yuno’s outstretched one. Neva mouthed a quick ‘thank you’ to William as he nodded and walked away to stand next to Alistar.

Yuno took Neva’s hand and leaned down.

“ You look beautiful, Neva.” He whispered softly into her ear, she felt her blush deepen slightly as her smile widened.

“ You don’t look too bad yourself, my King.” She whispered softly back, her voice lightly teasing him. She heard the dark haired mage snort and roll his eyes at her comment, he really disliked being called ‘king’, especially by her.

The couple stood in front of one another, small smiles on their faces. She had handed her bouquet to Solara for safe keeping as Yuno held both of Neva’s hands gently in his.

Father Orsi cleared his throat as he began to try and speak, but when Neva and Yuno turned to look at him, he had nothing but tears streaming down his face.

“ W-We’re gathered here today.” He stammered as he tried to read from his book, Yuno sighed and shook his head.

“ I told you we should’ve gotten someone else to officiate the wedding.” Yuno grumbled with a shake of his head, Neva giggled a bit at him pouting. She knew he was a bit annoyed, but she also believed that he was happy to have Father Orsi officiating the wedding. Even if it would take a bit longer to get through the wedding because of his tears.

After Father Orsi was able to calm himself down enough to continue reading on. The wedding then continued smoothly, with Alistar handing the couple their rings as they exchanged vows. The couple had written their own vows, but both were a bit too reluctant to share them with everyone and instead decided to share them privately with each other later.

“ Do you Yuno Grinberryall,” Father Orsi sniffled a bit. “ Take Neva Belmonte to be your wife?” He asked and Yuno nodded as a soft smile appeared on his face again.

“ I do.”

“ Do you, Neva Belmonte, take Yuno Grinberryall to be your husband?” He asked as he grabbed a handkerchief and blew his nose, Neva chuckled but nodded with a bright smile on her face as well.

“ I do.”

“ Now I pronounce you husband and wife,” Father Orsi began to sob again. “ Y-You may kiss t-the bride!”

Yuno sighed and shook his head before turning back to look at Neva, who was giggling quite a bit at Father Orsi’s reaction.

“ He’s embarrassing.” Yuno grumbled again with another shake of his head, but Neva looked at him. He only partially believed that, but Neva knew deep down that Yuno could feel all the love that Father Orsi, Sister Lily, and everyone else at the church had for him.

The couple then looked at each other with red faces and shy smiles, they had almost forgotten about this part. That they would have to kiss in front of everyone.

“ C’mon, we don’t have all day!” Asta said teasingly as he patted Yuno on the shoulder. “ As Captain Yami always says: ‘Surpass your limits’!” He added encouragingly.

Yuno sighed but nodded at his foster brother's words. He took a deep breath before cupping Neva’s face in his hands, leaning down, and capturing her lips in a sweet and gentle kiss.

Neva slowly placed her hands on his chest and leaned up on her toes so he wouldn’t have to bend down as much. This kiss oddly reminded her of their first ever one, it was soft and hesitant, but gentle and sweet, and she could feel just how much Yuno loved and cared about her.

She really hoped her kiss conveyed the same.

The two pulled away, red faced and embarrassed, but everyone cheered and clapped and shouted their congratulations to the couple.

As the two held hands and walked down the aisle with their bridal party following behind them, the two noticed the bright smiles on everyone's faces, and the tears that were unshed before were now falling freely down the peoples faces. Yuno and Neva looked at each other with the same bright smile and had the same exact thought as they walked outside for their reception.

They had finally done it, they were married. It took them a long time, but the couple finally got their happy ending that they deserved.

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Thank you all so much for reading and I hope you all have a good day 🥰~!

[kalolasfantasyworld]

Black Clover Pacific Rim Au

Hi everyone I had this idea some time ago and talked to some people about. Few of us actually started writing something and it looked pretty good. This is still an open idea and very much a WIP, but I wanted to finally share it 💕 (took me 1.5 months to do so)

@funky-sea-cryptid @thoughtfullyrainynightmare @lyranova @loosesodamarble @koneko-pi @hybridanafrost

Some main information

Jeager pairings are the same as combo parings in BC mobile game (I'll go through them below)

This is the time, when the jesger program was at its peak, so there is a lot of them and they are well organised

Characters are stationed at the Clover base (which is in Japan) officially run by Augustus Kira (he's terrified of Kaiju and is there only to uphold his reputation and position)

The story starts with Asta and Yuno arriving at the Clover base as new junior pilots with their jeager

Just like in Pacific Rim, this story happens in real world and suit countries are bases

Jeager pairings at the beginning of the story:

(There could be more, these are just a few I have some ideas for.)

Nozel & Fuegoleon

Pilot one of the best jeagers in the whole world and are an extraordinary team.

They usually lead missions as captains.

They are very popular and known for their merits.

Everyone looks up to them and they have big fanclubs.

They go way back, so their drift is very efficient, until recent problems

They come from high situated families associated with the jeager program.

Asta & Yuno

They come from an orphanage and everyone suspects, that their parents died because of a Kaiju attack

They participate in try outs for jeager pilots

It appears that their drift is exceptional so they get it in to the training program, despite no one actually believing in them

Asta wants to become a jeager pilot, to obviously protect the citizens and become the next commander, but he also wants to impress a nun that was taking care of the boys in the orphanage

Yami & Jack

They are a mess to say at least, but at least they are efficient

This team is being sent out, when they need some unconventional methods

Their jeager uses sharp plasma edged swords and fights mostly close distance

Noelle & Mimosa

Since they come from the Vermillon and Silva families they are expected to do great

Nozel doesn't want Noelle to pilot a jeager, he says that she's weak, but she ends up signing up anyway

Girls are in the same training group as Asta and Yuno when they arrive at the Clover Base

However since Noelle was badly treated by her siblings she has problems with trust and her drift is very shaky

Her and Mimosa even though being effective in training fail in the jeager while drifting

However after Noelle gets to know Asta better, she learns how to deal with her emotions and past

Magna & Luck

They are the "wild" team

Their jeager is smaller, but very agile

It shoots fire projectiles and is able to electrocute

Luck's mother pushed him into the jeager program

At first it was hard for Luck to open up to Magna through drift

However later they begin to ghost drift... (This is Tam's and @t-f-t's idea!!!)

Also they are CHRONIC drift junkies (another amazing idea of Tam and Alex!)

Finral & Vanessa

Finral was pushed away by his influential family and ended up in the jeager program wanting to prove himself

Vanessa on the other hand was running away from her abusive mother

They clicked in the barracks, when they were sneaking out to a bar, during their training and it appeared they were compatible

They are a support jeager

Charlotte & Sol

Charlotte took Sol under her wing

They have a female looking jeager

Nacht & Morgen (Not active anymore 😔)

They used to be one of the best teams there were

However an accident happened and Morgen was ripped out of the jeager by a kaiju

Nacht finished the fight on his own, but it took a tool on him

He hasn't drifted with anyone since Morgen

He hangs around the base, but is very closed of, he only talks to few people

Julius (is he really by himself..?)

Julius is the only one known to pilot a jeager by himself

He excels at everything he does and quickly takes the lead

Commander of the forces

He has a secret partner pilot he doesn't know about... (yes it's Lucius)

Some relationships that happen:

Asta & Noelle (I have a story idea for them)

At first Noelle is apprehensive of him, but later, when she sees his good heart she warms up

Asta helps her and inspires Noelle to become stronger

She obviously never admits that she cares for him...

Yami & Charlotte

Their two teams usually don't work together and Charlotte seems to not be fond of Yami

However under the cold exterior she hides her crush on the rugged jeager pilot

They get to know each other while working at the same base

OCs

Briar belongs to @koneko-pi

Neva belongs to @lyranova

Josele belongs to @loosesodamarble

Lisa belongs to @one-leaf-grimoire

Odette belongs to @hybridanafrost

Helena is mine ;)

Solara belongs to @thoughtfullyrainynightmare

Briar (the meeting happens later in the story)

She is a modified human for a project Azure Queen

Azure-Queen was a scientific attempt to create and control their own Kaiju, made by the Diamond base

Azure queens are genetically modified women who can theoretically control the Kaiju

Each Queen has one Kaiju

Briar has Uroboros

Yuno & Neva

They met earlier in the Academy, previously to being assigned to the Clover base

Neva was adopted and taken care of by a famous pilot William Vangeance

She is closed of and at first they did not get along greatly

However with time they learned to lean on each other

Neva was transferred to the Clover base without a partner pilot

She was amazing at the simulators but was closed of and could not drift with anyone

Now she has six months to find a co pilot or she's out

Nacht & Josele

one of the reasons Nacht stayed at the base was Josele

Josele is a coach for the jaeger training program, she takes care of new recruits such as Asta and Yuno

she used to be with Morgen and his death hit her hard

Nacht experienced through drift the memories of Morgen and Josele, so even though he had feelings for her as well he pulled back

Now he can't leave, something urges him to stay and watch her back

Lisa & Julius

Julius saves Lisa during one of the Kaiju attacks

She is grateful and joins the fight against them

She becomes one of the military advisors and watches over the missions

Her and Julius's relationship develops and they become very close

Zora & Odette

Zora is the best on the simulator. He kicks ass of all of those who are "better fit" to be jeager pilots, but there's one problem. He can't find anyone to drift with.

He meets Odette a new trainee brought by Yami

And somehow they click

Now they need to go through training until getting their jeager

Nozel & Helena (obviously I have a more developed story here as well)

Helena is a doctor from Spain who wishes to help with the Kaiju war so she gets a job at the Clover base

Little does she know, that she will fall for a mysterious and cold jeager pilot

Nozel and Helena meet during a mandatory health check up for pilots, because she fills in for his previous doctor, with who Nozel parted on bad terms

Nozel is even more angry about the doctor change and they start off at the wrong foot

Additionally their personalities and views on how the jeager program is conducted differ

However with time something, maybe curiosity, mystery and definitely desire, draws them towards one another, but they keep their relationship secret

However that's not the only secret that Nozel hides...

The only one who knows about Nozelena is Fuegoleon, because he shares a drift with Nozel

Poor Fuego has to watch them be not necessarily proper 😂. However it's not like his attention is not completely swept by a foreign Drift specialist...

Fuegoleon & Solara

Solara is a specialist, when it comes to drift. She compares the memories to the flowing river and teaches the pilots how to navigate and let it flow, so they would more efficient

She was brought to the base by Mereolona, who normally doesn't pilot, but can join in when needed (she's a beast then)

Solara feels a special connection to a certain red headed pilot, who is one of those she's supposed to help with his recent drift problems

At first Fuego and Lara are shy and some misunderstandings slow down the pace of their relationship

However as time passes it develops into something deep and real

There are some problems, because other bases, especially the one she transferred from, need Solara, but the pair fights to be together

Some OC owners have more developed stories for their own OCs. I hope I didn't mix anything here in this summary.

I to be honest have some specific ideas only for two (Nozelena and Astelle).

[hybridanafrost]

So I took some minor OCs from the back of my mind and made Jack the Ripper a wifey and some kids.

Name: Lorena Harlow

Age: 28

Birthday: September 26

Sign: Libra

Magic: Hook Magic

Grimoire: 3 leaf

Occupation: Butcher

Lorena is a young, widowed mother who lost her husband five years ago. After he had passed, she went back to her maiden name. She has two young daughters, Agnes (age 9) and Abigail (age 5). In order to support her family as a single mother, she works at a butcher shop and is very talented at what she does. She has a younger brother named Bennett Harlow (age 25) who works as a blacksmith to help keep the family afloat and look after her kids while she's away. One day, after losing most of his wages to gambling, Captain Jack stopped by her shop to sell her his latest kill. He was impressed by her expert knowledge on meat and hunting and asked what time she got off her shift so he could take her out. She initially rebuffed his offer until he found her at the local bar later that evening. Lorena had been drinking alone, as was her personal ritual of celebrating the day of her wedding anniversary after her husband's death. Jack sat next to her, bought her some drinks, and tried again to pick her up. She told him she had children, a detail that usually scared most men away. That didn't intimidate Jack in the slightest, claiming he found young mothers hot. Letting the booze and her natural urges get the better of her, she agreed to sleep with Jack the Ripper that night. She would quip that he was lucky he was built like her late husband because she liked tall men. The two had their night of passion and realized they were incredibly compatible. They began a friends with benefits type of relationship for half a year before Lorena gave him a genuine shot at a relationship. Jack got along well with her daughters, and the two eventually got married. Yami finds Lorena spooky with the way she can talk so casually about taking carcasses apart with her hooks and calls her "Mama Mantis." The nickname stuck with her among the Green Mantises. They admire her and her cooking very much.

Name: Agnes Harlow

Birthday: April 3rd

Sign: Aries

Magic: Knife Magic

Agnes is Lorena's firstborn daughter with her late husband. Agnes is the only one of Lorena's two children to remember their birth father. Being young and finding it difficult to cope with the loss, she develops anger issues. Agnes can be very sweet but has destructive habits. When her magic started manifesting, she began cutting her own hair. Lorena decided to give Agnes the freedom of deciding what to do with her hair, so it looks like a choppy bob most of the time. Once Agnes wasn't paying attention and cut the bridge of her nose by accident, leaving a scar. She usually covered it up with a bandage because she was insecure about it. After getting introduced to Captain Jack as her mother's "friend," she takes to him very well and begins to idolize him. She stopped wearing the bandage because he made having a scarred face cool. After Lorena and Jack explained they wanted to get married, Agnes wasn't as excited as Abigail was since she didn't want to feel like she was replacing her father for Jack. She did admit that she loved Jack and wanted her mom and sister to be happy. It took her a while after the marriage before she was comfortable enough to start calling Jack "dad." He never expected her to, so hearing it warmed Jack's deranged heart. She hopes to become a powerful magic knight someday.

Name: Abigail Harlow

Birthday: May 25th

Sign: Gemini

Magic: Chisel Magic

Abigail is Lorena's second child with her late husband. Her father died when she was still a baby, so she had no memory of him. The closest she ever had to a father was her uncle Ben. So when Lorena brought home Jack, she was very intrigued and bonded with him immediately. She was the first to call Jack "dad" after he married her mother. Abigail is very creative and enjoys carving or whittling with her magic.

Bennett Harlow profile is coming soon!

[hybridanafrost]

Jack the Ripper x Lorena Harlow OC

After posting Lorena, I decided to draw her and Jack. I wanted to draw her all dolled up in a nice dress, and it unintentionally ended up looking lowkey like a wedding pic. 🤷‍♀️

Link to Lorena's bio here:

[hybridanafrost]

Omg! Asdfghjk 🥹

I love them! I'm so sorry that this response took forever. It has been collecting dust in my drafts, but maybe that's because I had to read it countless times over and over. I was so excited about it and it didn't disappoint. I love the detail of Eirwen experiencing her anxiety symptoms acting up and her still feeling a bit awkward about her place in the squad and the big changes. Magna is so sweet and supportive despite being a bit jealous of Finral shamelessly flirting.

It's just so sweet and I love it. Ty so much!

For those that don't know Eirwen, here is her bio:

Request: A MagWen fic where she is trying on new clothes, and Finral starts flirting with her, which makes Magna jealous.

Pairing: Magna x Eirwen (OC)  Eirwen belongs to @hybridanafrost​ Genre: Fluff/general Length: ~1.0 Warnings: Contains themes of self-doubt

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[hybridanafrost]

3, 13, and 20 for Jack and Lorena for the ship ask game please Camy 🥺💕? Thank you so much 🥰!

Link to the ship game ask. 👆

Lorena's bio:

3. What was their first impression of each other?

They first met at Lorena's place of employment, the butcher shop. Lorena almost knew who Jack was immediately from the robe and the amount of mana she sensed from him. She just didn't want to let on that she did. While she never spoke to a Magic Knight Captain before, she didn't want to be unprofessional or deal with someone trying to flash their status for a bigger discount. So she treated him like anyone else.

Jack got a huge kick out of that. When he first walked in, he wasn't expecting the desk to be managed by a gorgeous woman. He also wasn't expecting her to speak to him with such expertise on the subject of hunting and dressing. What threw him off was how Lorena seemed unfazed when he leaned into his reputation to intimidate her. She maintained eye contact and wouldn't budge when he let his mana radiate throughout the building. She remained unbothered in asking him for the standard rate instead of granting him a discounted one. He HAD to get to know her after that. Her good looks were one thing, but Lorena intrigued Jack on a personal level.

13. How do they keep in contact when they’re apart? Do they write letters, talk on the phone, or simply wait out the time?

Jack and Lorena are both too busy to write to each other. Plus, being sentimental in such a way is not their strong suit. They're doers and show they care through their actions and by showing up for one another.

It's hysterical imagining En using his talking mushroom spell for them to talk back and forth for a while. Jack eventually splurged on magical communication devices that he would use to call her while he was away.

They would be used sparingly because they can be detrimental while in a stealth mission. Ultimately, they'll kinda wait it out the majority of the time until he can meet her at her job or vice versa after work.

20. How do they comfort each other when one of them is upset? Is this method of comfort effective?

Jack's really good at making Lorena laugh. There's something about Jack's zaniness that she really likes. Perhaps it's because he doesn't take himself too seriously. He's the total opposite of her stoic younger brother, Ben. Jack bringing levity into situations helps lift her spirits. He also lightens the load on her whenever she feels overwhelmed with cooking and looking after the kids.

When Jack is upset, he won't try to voice his needs because he's so used to dealing with things on his own. He will seem more irritated and take time away to sulk a bit. Lorena is very good at picking up on when he's in a certain mood because of her daughter Agnes behaving in a similar fashion. She lets him have his space for a while to blow off steam and will have a homecooked meal ready for him when he comes back. When they're alone, they get into long cuddle sessions with her running her hands through his hair and down his back.

[hybridanafrost]

Motion, Informal, and Change for Bianca and Eirwen please 🥰!

Ask game:

motion: How does your OC move? How does their clothing help or hinder their range of motion? Are they flexible, coordinated, clumsy?

Bianca is very poised and athletic. Her clothing, while layered to keep her warm, is still breathable and easy to move in for combat. Fighting with a polearm requires a lot of flexibility and coordination, which she has in spades.

Eirwen can also be rather graceful thanks to years of etiquette and dance lessons. Her flexibility isn't as good as her sister's, but she has decent coordination in gross motor skills. Her fine motor skills are her greatest strength considering the years of practice she's had with sewing.

informal: What's your OC's lazy-day look? How do they like to dress when they're winding down?

Bianca doesn't really do "lazy days" since she's a workaholic. Usually, she wears the same type of clothes as she would for work outside the house unless she was attending an event with a specific dress code. Here's what she wears when it's time for her to relax and get ready for bed, though.

Eirwen loves changing up her clothes on her days off since she's a designer. Her go-to look to relax is a cute breathable dress with a cardigan or sweater over it so she can stay warm. It's a cozy look for her, and she enjoys wearing something like this while sewing or sketching.

change: Has your OC ever drastically changed their appearance? Significant haircuts, big tattoos, complete wardrobe swap, etc? Why? How do they feel about the change?

Bianca stays pretty much the same. She's a pretty frigid person and sticks with what she knows will work. Perhaps she cuts her hair in the future to change up the length by a bit, but nothing crazy. The change will probably be for practical reasons like less time washing it or because it was damaged in battle and needed to grow it back healthier.

Eirwen's personal journey is all about change and coming into herself as a mage and knight. She changes up her hairstyle by picking her hair up into a low ponytail like her sister when out on missions. It's to help keep the hair out of her face while flying or shooting arrows.

She also wears an outfit that is designed to help with her archery in battle. She has a breastplate with her squad logo on it because the cloak can sometimes blow upwards and obscure her field of vision when flying or against the elements. She's also visibly wearing shorts under the breezy parts of her tunic for better mobility. When it gets cold out, she wears tights underneath them to keep warm. Eirwen carefully crafted these changes for herself so she could be the best version of herself. If she was at her best, then her squad had better chances of succeeding.

Bianca bio:

Eirwen bio:

[hybridanafrost]

🌹 for odette?

This is referring to the ask prompt posted here:

🌹- Do they have a signature scent?

Yes, she does! She uses lemongrass-scented oils. It's a natural bug repellent. Odette is capable of traveling underground with her magic so she routinely uses that to keep the bugs off. It's the reason why Zora's stinkbugs don't work on her. They usually fly away from her.

[hybridanafrost]

change, stillness, and canvas for Bianca and Odette?

Here is the oc ask game:

change: Has your OC ever drastically changed their appearance? Significant haircuts, big tattoos, complete wardrobe swap, etc? Why? How do they feel about the change?

I already answered for Bianca here:

For Odette, there's been way more changes to her look. Most of it has to do with her hair. She goes through a whole hair journey while growing up. In her teen years, she had a delinquent phase because she looked up to Nacht. She dyed her hair black with white streaks. The black was so she could look like she was related to Morgen since she called him "big brother." The white was meant for Nacht since he bleached his hair a lot during that time. She wanted to be like them because she admired them both.

After Morgen died, Nacht and her had a falling out, so she cut her hair. Then it became this black messy bob. The bob is what she had before Yami saw her off for her 10 year adventure and made her promise to join his squad when she got back. It was cute because she had a couple of fly away hairs. That made her look like she was unintentionally trying to imitate Yami's wild look, signifying their sibling bond as well.

Then she had an awkward green roots Billie Eilish phase until her natural hair fully grew back within that decade. It was plenty of time for her to embrace her authentic self without anyone's influence while out on her own.

Once she's back to her long natural green hair, she styles her hair in a milkmaid braid style. Her original hairstyle as a kid was low braided pigtails, and the braid crown is just picking them up and pinning them in place. It's a more sophisticated and mature look. Plus, it keeps her hair secure for fighting.

stillness: How does your OC act while still? Are they fidgety? Do they have any common gestures or tics? Does their clothing affect how they hold themselves while at rest?

Bianca can be still as a statue if she wills herself. If she's just idle, she'll twirl her polearm in the courtyard or a pen in her hand indoors.

Odette is more fidgety. She cracks her knuckles/joints (picked it up from Yami), does standing heel lifts when idly waiting or standing for a prolonged period of time, and sometimes spins her chakram.

canvas: Does your OC have any scars, piercings, tattoos, or other markings? Do they display or cover them up at all?

Odette has several scars. The more prominent ones are the ones on her back that were given to her by her father. She covers them up because she still feels ashamed of them and just wants to avoid bringing up how she got them. She also has multiple ear piercings from her teenage delinquent phase but stopped wearing the jewelry when she started traveling at age 15.

Bianca has a few battle scars on a couple of areas, like on her shoulder or thigh, but they're pretty minor. They're usually covered up because of how she dresses so conservative. She only has her ears pierced for her earrings.

[hybridanafrost]

🌼, 💐, 🎶 for Jessamy please 🥰?

This is referring to the ask prompt here:

🌼 - Assign them an aesthetic.

Soft romantic warm candlelight with bright colorful flowers.

💐 Their favorite plant/flower.

Jasmine because that's what her name means. She loves the scent more than roses.

🎶 - How do they sound? Describe their voice.

Every time I imagine Jessamy speaking I hear Ochaco from MHA's English dub voice in my mind. Just a kind bubbly youthful voice.

😊 - Something that always makes them smile?

The scent of freshly baked bread. She associates it with happy memories. 🥰

[lyranova]

Chapter 17: Chrysanthemums and Moonflowers

Hiya guys! I apologize this chapter took a while, I had finals and a bunch of IRL things going on that kept me from being able to update this. But here is the reception chapter, originally it was going to have smut in it but…the muses took it into a completely different direction and now it’s completely SFW! I hope you all enjoy~!

Word Count: 6, 326

Solara belongs to @thoughtfullyrainynightmare , Josele belongs to @loosesodamarble , Briar belongs to @koneko-pi , Acylla belongs to @faewraithsworld , Helena belongs to @kalolasfantasyworld , Rosette belongs to @vilandel , and Lorena belongs to @hybridanafrost

Warnings: Mentions of Breeding kink (for comedic purposes), Hurt-Comfort, Slight Suggestive themes (but not much).

As afternoon turned to evening, all the wedding guests moved from the ceremony outside to the reception inside the Golden Dawn base.

The guests talked and mingled with one another as Zera’s friends from town, the Black Market, and in a few noble and royal social circles got to know William’s squad members, his noble and royal friends. It was quite the sight.

When Zera and William walked into the room, it went silent for a moment before cheers and applause echoed around them; making William blush in slight embarrassment as Zera giggled and soaked in the attention.

The newly married couple walked into the center of the dance floor, and Zera turned to face William. He took her hand in his before placing his other hand on her waist as she placed her free hand on top of his shoulder.

The moment the music started, the couple slowly began to dance. Their feet gliding across the floor as they moved perfectly with the music.

William’s step mother and father had made sure he took dance lessons when he was younger, since that was considered a ‘requirement’ for a nobleman in Clover, as his step mother put it. While Zera, on the other hand, had never taken a dance lesson in her life!

It took the couple a bit to ‘find their footing’, so to speak, but they eventually did…even if it cost William a bruised toe or two.

“ Careful darling,” Zera began softly, her voice pulling him out of his thoughts. “ Don’t want you to accidentally step on my toes.”

He blinked for a moment before he chuckled.

“ Shouldn’t I be the one telling you that?” He asked softly, his brow raising slightly.

As soon as Zera opened her mouth to reply, William felt her foot step right on his toes.

The two paused briefly and looked down at their feet, where they could clearly see her foot resting on top of his.

As they slowly looked back up at each other, Zera smiled sheepishly at her husband and her cheeks turned slightly red.

“ Oops, sorry about that, I guess I still have two left feet.” She told him with a sheepish laugh as her hand reached up to rub the back of her head.

William chuckled and shook his head at her; usually he would feel a throbbing pain in his foot, but not now, right now all he felt was love and amusement for his wife and her poor dancing skills.

“ It’s alright, it doesn’t even hurt.” He told her as he began to lead the dance again, watching as his wife’s eyes narrowed.

“ Liar,” She muttered under her breath as her gaze shifted away from him.

William chuckled again before he placed a chaste kiss on her forehead, trying to comfort and reassure her that it was all okay.

After a few more spins, glides, and toes getting stepped on the couple finally stood in the center of the dance floor as the song came to an end and other couples began to walk onto the floor as a different song started to play.

William took Zera’s hand in his and led her off the floor and towards the refreshment table, which was filled with various foods, desserts, and drinks.

“ For you, my beautiful wife,” He said warmly as he grabbed a beautiful flute full of a light gold champagne and handed it to her.

Zera smirked as she took it gently from his hand, the tips of her fingers lightly, and flirtatiously, brushed against the back of his hand; sending an electric tingle up and down Williams spine.

“ Thank you, my handsome husband,” She replied before bringing the champagne flute up to her lips and taking a sip.

William watched her drink from the champagne flute as though it were the hottest, most sensual thing in the world.

The way her lips gently pressed against the edge of the glass before slightly parting to allow the golden liquid to slip into her mouth before disappearing down her throat. He watched as a drop of the champagne slipped from around the glass and began to slide down the corner of her mouth, down her throat, before stopping right at her chest.

When she pulled the glass away with slightly flushed cheeks, her fingers reaching up to wipe away some of the excess champagne that sat on her lips, and William couldn’t help but swallow the lump in his throat.

He never thought he would be so jealous of a glass of champagne.

“ What’s wrong, dear? Dirty thoughts running through your mind?” Zera suddenly asked, her ice blue eyes giving him a playful look as her smirk returned to her face.

William’s face turned bright red as his eyes shifted away.

“ Not at all,” He clearly lied, making Zera giggle as she could tell she hit the nail on the head.

“ Don’t worry, I’ve been having dirty thoughts about you too,” She told him as she turned away to face the ballroom, another giggle escaping her as she nearly caused William to spit out his drink.

Zera’s scanned the room as her husband cleared his throat behind her, all of her friends and family were there; she could see Rika and her brothers standing in one corner having what appeared to be a serious discussion, her friends from the Black Market were talking with each other while simultaneously trying to talk the nobles and royals into coming to visit their shops, her fellow Wives were all seated at a table together, happily chatting away while their spouses and significant others stood a few feet away from them.

Everyone she had met over her lifetime, were all in this one room, together, and it made her so very happy.

“ Hello, Lord Vangeance, Ms. Cassia,” A slightly older woman in her late 40’s-early 50’s began as she walked up to the couple.

Zera’s eyes narrowed slightly in thought as she tried to think about who this lady was, she looked vaguely familiar…but she just couldn’t place her.

“ Ah, Lady Stark, we’re glad you could make it,” William said politely as he took the woman’s hand in his and gave it a small shake.

“ Ah, that’s right, she’s a really high up noblewoman,” Zera thought as she watched the woman and William exchange pleasantries.

“ You know I wouldn’t miss this for the world, especially since your father and I were friends for the longest time,” She replied with a smile as she slowly pulled her hand back.

Zera watched as her husband’s brow twitched slightly in irritation at the mention of his father, but he still forced a smile onto his face to try to seem polite.

He didn’t want to cause a scene…

“ Is it Ms. Cassia, or Mrs. Vangeance?” Lady Stark suddenly asked, her gaze shifting from William to Zera, who blinked in surprise.

“ Oh, um, I haven’t quite decided on it yet,” Zera replied with a sheepish laugh.

The woman's eyes narrowed, her gaze turning somewhat stern.

“ Usually that’s one of the first things a woman decides on before she gets married.” The woman responded, her tone turning serious.

Zera glanced over at William, who glanced back at her, both having a feeling they knew where this conversation was headed.

“ Sorry, but I was a bit busy dealing with all of the other urgent things that we needed for the wedding.” Zera said, her voice sounding sugary sweet, but William could hear the sharp undertones in it.

“ Oh yes, of course, of course,” Lady Stark said with a calm smile, William wasn’t sure whether she heard his wife’s sharpness or if she just elected to ignore it.

“ As a Captain’s wife there’ll be many urgent matters you’ll have to attend to, which makes me curious; have you made a decision on whether you’ll sell your flower shop, or will you continue to work there?”

William once again glanced over at his wife, he swore he saw her eyebrow twitch in annoyance at Lady Stark’s question.

“ I plan on still working at the flower shop even as a Captain’s wife,” Zera replied, her teeth gritted slightly, and her voice growing a little more sharp despite how sweet it sounded.

“ Ah, I see,” Lady Stark said as she placed a hand under her chin. “ But won’t you be stretched pretty thin between running your shop and your duties as a Captain’s wife? Especially after you and William have children?”

“ Oh, speaking of children; now that the two of you are married, when do you think you’ll start having children?”

William took a deep, calming breath; Lady Stark was going too far with her questions and nosiness now. When he and Zera decided to have, or not to have, children wasn’t any of her business.

“ Um, well, we haven’t really discussed it-.” William began, trying to come up with some sort of excuse as his mind scrambled to find a way out of this conversation.

But he was cut off from continuing his sentence by his very irritated wife.

“ Hm, well, if I’m not pregnant already then it’ll probably sooner than you’d expect since I have a breeding kink.” Zera told the woman bluntly, a sweet and playful smile on her face as she stared at the older woman.

The area around them went so silent at Zera’s sentence one could hear a pin drop.

“ ZERA!!” William exclaimed in shock, his face pale and purple eyes wide as he stared at her.

He shouldn’t be surprised by this, he really shouldn’t, and yet her openly admitting that she had a breeding kink and that there was a chance she could already be pregnant took him completely by surprise and almost made him speechless.

Apparently, it also took Lady Stark by surprise as well, since her face turned bright red and her eyes began to shift around nervously.

“ O-Oh I see,” She stammered uncomfortably, quickly clearing her throat. “ Well if you’ll excuse me, it was lovely to see you again Lord Vangeance, and it was a…pleasure to meet you Ms. Cassia.”

And then she shuffled away and disappeared into the crowd, leaving a triumphant Zera and a shocked William standing there.

“ That’ll teach her not to ask questions like that again,” Zera said with a triumphant grin, and William took a long and deep breath as his hand reached up to pinch the bridge of his nose.

“ What? It’s not like you weren’t just thinking about planting some seedlings in me a moment ago.” Zera told him before taking another small sip of her champagne.

William took another deep, calming breath, his mind wondering why on earth he had decided to fall in love with a crazy woman like her.

“ You okay there Goldie Guts?” Yami Sukehiro asked as he walked up to the food table to grab a drink. “ You sound like you’re having a heart attack or hyperventilating.”

“ He’s fine!” Zera exclaimed cheerfully. “ I was just telling him how I couldn’t wait for him to plant some seedlings in my garden tonight.” She added, causing William’s head to snap in her direction and for his eyes to widen even more.

Did she just really tell Yami that?!

“ Oh my go-.” He began, but Yami cut him off.

“ Ah, well good luck tonight Goldie Guts,” Yami began nonchalantly as he picked up a glass of wine. “ I have a feeling she ain’t going to let you go until you complete your mission.” He added before taking a sip.

“ Indeed.” Zera agreed with a peaceful smile on her face.

Meanwhile, William just stood there speechless, his eyes darting back and forth between the two.

Yami turned towards him with a raised brow.

“ What? It's not like all the married men here haven’t been on that mission during their wedding night? You might've ringed it, but a real fisherman knows that luring the fish into the boat isn't enough.” He explained, making William frown a bit.

“ Oooh that’s true!” Zera said with a small clap of her hands. “ And tonight, we’ll get to see if he’s a real fisherman or not.”

Yami burst into laughter as he clapped Zera on the shoulder, and William couldn’t help but feel like the two were bullying him again, just as they had the day he and Zera met.

“ Well, I think I’ll leave you boys to it! I’m going to go and mingle with the other ladies.” She suddenly announced before giving her husband a kiss on the cheek before walking away.

As she walked towards the table where the other wives sat, she stopped to talk to her newest friends Helena Drazel, Rosette Vitrail, and Lorena Harlow for a moment.

Helena was wearing a long red gown with beautiful white and gold accents. Rosette was wearing a simple yet elegant grey gown with light pink ribbons and accents, while Lorena wore a green, knee length dress that was comfortable yet very classy.

Zera greeted them warmly, making sure they were having fun and were having a good time before bidding them a small goodbye, promising that they would all catch up soon.

She smiled fondly as she saw her friends Solara Equinox, Josele Canty, Briar Rose, and Acylla Rhine.

Solara was wearing a beautiful cocktail dress that was blue but slowly transitioned to gold as it went down. It had slightly thin straps, and was slightly low cut with a thigh length slit on the left leg. It was a sexy yet very classy dress that suited her perfectly!

Josele, who was sitting between her and Acylla, wore a beautiful, knee length tulle cobalt blue dress with a black corset around the waist. The straps were made of black ribbon and she finished off the look with a beautiful lace black choker. It was really the perfect dress for her!

Briar, who sat on the other side of Solara, wore a beautiful, calf length half silver-half white, billowy wrap-gown that floated behind her as she walked. The neckline was low like Solara’s, but the sleeves were longer than any of the others, and she wore a beautiful silver-white accessory around her ears. It was a very lovely dress that suited her perfectly!

Acylla, who sat between Josele and Briar, wore a beautiful, yet simple, light blue high-low dress that complimented her hair and eyes perfectly. It had a high neckline and halter-like sleeves, her blonde hair was in loose yet classy waves that perfectly framed her lovely face. The dress may’ve been more simple then some of the others, but it looked stunning on her!

Zera could hear them all chatting and giggling away amongst themselves, and her smile widened. It made her heart fill with warmth seeing her friends, whom she almost considered as sisters, all talking together and having a good time.

It…was really nice.

She walked over to them and leaned over Josele and Solara’s shoulders.

“ What are we talking about?” She half whispered as though they were having some sort of secret meeting.

The other women’s gazes looked from each other to Zera as soon as the question left her lips.

“ Well if it isn’t the woman of the hour,” Acylla said with a grin as she and Briar pulled out the chair between them for Zera to sit down in.

“ We were just discussing your breeding kink announcement,” Solara said with an amused smile as she lifted her drink to take a sip.

“ I think I saw William’s soul leave his body for a moment when you said you could already be pregnant,” Josele chimed in with a small laugh.

“ Well, it wasn’t a lie, there is a chance I could be,” Zera said with a knowing smirk, making the others laugh and shake their heads at her.

“ We were also talking about Neva,” Briar said softly as the laughter around the table began to quiet down. “ She and Yuno have been standing there quietly for nearly five minutes.”

Zera, as well as the others, all turned their attention towards the two young Golden Dawn members that were standing together on the far side of the room.

While to some the pair looked awkward and uncomfortable, to the ladies sitting at the table they looked nervous, and like they were trying their best to hide it.

Zera let out an exasperated sigh.

“ I told her she should be more forward tonight,” She groaned as she rested her head on the table. “ So why isn’t she asking him to dance?”

“ Because, despite how Neva projects herself to others, she’s actually quite shy.” Solara said knowingly as she glanced at the others before looking back towards Yuno and Neva.

“ Yuno isn’t much different from what I’ve heard,” Josele said as she looked at the women. “ He’s pretty shy too, but I’ve also heard that he can be pretty oblivious to things like romance and crushes.”

The other ladies nodded, all of them knowing all too well about men being oblivious to women and their romantic feelings towards them.

“ Should we go over there and give them a hand? Maybe try and encourage them to dance together?” Briar asked as she looked at the others.

“ I don’t know if that would help,” Acylla said, making the others frown a bit. “ They’re both already kind of shy around each other, so if we step in now, we could just make things worse.”

The ladies all looked at each other; she had a point, if they pushed Yuno and Neva too far too quickly, then they could easily make things awkward between them, then the two would never get together!

“ Please Neva, just ask him to dance! Gather all of that bravery and just ask him!” The women all pleaded softly to whatever deity was listening at the moment.

And just as the ladies were about to give up hope, they watched as Neva turned to Yuno, said something they couldn’t quite make out, and took his hand in hers before leading him towards the dance floor.

“ Are they-?” Zera began, her eyes wide and voice sounding hopeful.

“ I think they are,” Solara agreed, her eyes just as wide and voice just as hopeful as Zera’s.

“ She took charge and actually asked him to dance, this is exciting!” Briar said softly as she clasped her hands together.

“ 5,000 yul says he steps on her toes at least once,” Acylla said as she leaned back in her seat.

The other ladies all turned to look at her with slightly bewildered eyes.

“ What?”

“ Are you really suggesting that we bet on how Yuno and Neva’s dance is going to go?” Josele asked with a slightly raised brow.

Acylla shrugged.

“ Jack and Yami do it all the time, so why can’t we?” She asked, and Josele opened her mouth to argue before quickly closing it again.

She had a point, Jack and Yami did tend to bet on all their love lives at one point or another…

Before Josele could reply, Solara quickly cleared her throat in order to get their attention, and they all began to watch as the two finally made it to the center of the dance floor.

They watched as Neva and Yuno spoke before she placed his hand on her waist and held his other hand in hers.

At first they took slow steps in time with the music, and the ladies couldn’t help but giggle slightly as Yuno’s normally stoic face held a bit of an apprehension in it. It was pretty clear to them, and possibly to everyone else as well, that he had absolutely no idea how to dance.

But luckily for him, it appeared that Neva knew how to dance…at least a bit.

“ I didn’t know Neva knew how to dance,” Briar said softly, and Zera hummed before nodding.

“ William probably taught her at some point,” She explained simply, her gaze not leaving the dance floor as the others nodded in agreement.

The group of women gasped and cringed a bit as Yuno’s feet became tangled with Neva’s, causing him to stumble forward and almost knock her over.

“ This isn’t going well,” Acylla groaned as she closed her eyes briefly.

“ Just give them time, they’ll get better I’m sure.” Solara said as she glanced at the others for a moment.

They could hear laughter and snickering emit from the dance floor as people noticed Yuno’s small mistake. Words like ‘what did you expect from a mere peasant?’ and ‘oh my, I guess he isn’t as special as we thought’ echoed around quietly, and it made Zera grit her teeth in annoyance.

No one talked badly about her children.

Just as she was about to stand up and say something, she watched as Yuno and Neva glared icily at the people openly mocking them, before they looked back at each other and appeared to have a silent conversation.

The ladies watched as Neva held out a hand towards him, and he took it firmly. The two then began to dance again with her taking the lead, and him following.

It started out a little rough and awkward, but the longer they danced, the better the two got. They were already in sync with one another on the battlefield and in their everyday lives, so why would dancing together be any different?

As the song ended and the pair stood together in the middle of the dance floor, their bodies pressed firmly against one other as they held each other close, Zera and the others watched and waited with bated breath as the pair stared into each other's eyes.

“ C’mon, kiss already! You know you both want to, so go ahead and do it already!” They all thought, hoping the same deity that answered their pleas before would do so again.

But sadly, their hopes fell on deaf ears this time, as the two seemed to come to their senses and slowly moved away from each other.

“ Dammit!” Zera cried as she forcefully rested her head against the table, making the items on it tremble and clink together.

“ They were so close!” Briar exclaimed sadly as she patted Zera’s back.

“ Well, that was anticlimactic,” Acylla muttered with a slow shake of her head.

“ How long do they plan on making us wait for them to get together?” Josele groaned as she also shook her head sadly.

“ Well, they do say it’s best not to rush these sorts of things,” Solara began as she also held a look of disappointment on her face. “ and it’s not like we can exactly force them to date when they aren’t ready.”

The ladies looked at each other and sighed in resignation. It was true, they couldn’t force the two to date even though they clearly had feelings for each other…so all they could do was wait until the pair were ready to be together.

As Zera pouted in her seat she suddenly felt large, but gentle hands land on her shoulders. She looked up and saw the warm, smiling face of Rika looking down at her.

“ Ladies, are you all having a good time?” He asked politely as the other womens’ gazes turned towards him.

“ Oh, hi Rika,” Zera said, her disappointment disappearing and being replaced with a warm happiness. “ We were just watching a few friends dance while chatting away.”

“ Ah, I see,” Rika said, giving his daughter a look. “ So you were gossiping?”

“ No,” She tried to lie before a giggle escaped her. “ Okay, maybe a bit.”

Rika sighed and shook his head as an amused, unsurprised smile appeared on his face.

“ I figured,” He chuckled before he looked at the other ladies at the table. “ Do you all mind if I borrow my daughter for a dance?”

The others smiled and quickly shook their heads, biding Zera goodbye as she stood up and walked with her father towards the dance floor.

She and Rika weaved through the group of people until they found a free spot on the dance floor, and the two stood there for a moment before they began to sway side to side, since neither of them could dance very well.

As they moved, Zera could just feel something was wrong with her adopted father. He was acting warm and cheerful like normal, but there was something in his eyes that told her everything was not normal. She had sensed it back in the dressing room when he hugged her, but now she was feeling it even more.

“ Rika? What’s going on?” She asked softly, and Rika, being pulled out of his thoughts, blinked in surprise before looking down at her.

“ Hm? Oh, nothing’s wrong,” He told her softly, but she wasn’t convinced.

“ Liar,” She muttered as her eyes narrowed. “ You’re acting weird, and have been since earlier.”

“ So tell me; what’s going on?” Rika’s red eyes searched her ice blue ones for a moment before a soft sigh escaped him.

“ I’ll tell you when the reception’s over,” He told her softly, but she shook her head.

“ No, I want you to tell me now!” She stated firmly, her eyes narrowing more and her bottom lip sticking out in a slight pout.

Rika sighed again and closed his eyes for a moment, and that made her heart race anxiously. Whenever he closed his eyes and took a deep breath that meant that she wasn’t going to like what he had to say.

“ Zera, your brothers and I are leaving.”

She blinked for a moment before confusion took over and she tilted her head; that was what he wanted to tell her when the party was over?

“ Really? That’s all?” She scoffed with a small laugh. “ You guys leave all the time, that’s nothing new.”

“ So, when are you guys coming back?”

As soon as the question left her lips Zera could tell that wasn’t what he meant when he said he and her brothers were leaving…

“ Zera,” He began softly, his hands moving to rest gently on her upper arms. “ Your brothers and I aren’t coming back.”

Everything seemed to stop at that moment. The music, the voices, the people dancing around them, even her breath and heartbeat seemed to stop.

They…weren’t coming back? What was he talking about? They couldn’t…they couldn’t just leave…

Zera gripped his shirt tightly, and firmly shook her head as his words sank in and tears began to prick at the corners of her eyes.

“ No, no, you can’t…you can’t leave!” She cried softly, her feet no longer moving on the dance floor.

“ Zera,” Rika sighed softly, but she cut him off.

“ You told me that we would be a family forever! So why…why are you saying goodbye?!”

“ Zera-,” But before he could answer she firmly shook her head again.

“ No, no I won’t let this happen! I won’t let you leave like this…we’re family; and family sticks together no matter what!”

When one got married, you were supposed to gain a new family while keeping your old one…you weren’t supposed to gain one and lose the other!

“ I won’t allow this, I refuse to accept this!”

Rika placed his hands on either side of her face, and gently began to wipe away the tears that were pouring down her cheeks.

“ Zera, it’s okay,” He whispered, his loving, fatherly smile appearing on his face as he bent forward a bit to become more eye level with her.

“ How? How is any of this okay?” She cried, her body beginning to tremble with her sobs. “ You’re telling me that tonight will be the last time I ever see you and my brothers again, how is that okay?!”

“ It’s okay, Zera,” He repeated softly. “ You have a new family now-.”

Her grip on his shirt tightened and she shook her head vigorously.

“ I don’t want a new family! I want you, Meino, Jin, Shiro, Felix, and Casper; I want to keep our family!” Rika nodded slowly.

“ I know, and I want that too, but we can’t anymore,” Rika said softly as he continued to wipe her tears away. “ You… are a glorious, shining Chrysanthemum that thrives in the sunlight. While your brothers and I are a group of Moonflowers that bask in the soft moonlight.”

“ We live in two opposite worlds now, Zera, and you can’t be anywhere near ours,” He told her seriously. “ If your brothers and I were to get caught by the Magic Parliament for the things we do, and they find out we’re still in contact, they’ll drag you and your husband and any of your future children into it…and it’ll completely destroy your life.”

“ I will not allow that to happen, not after everything you and William have gone through to be together,” He said firmly. “ So…this is all I can do to protect you both…I have to let you go.”

Zera’s body trembled as more and more sobs left her, this wasn’t right…this wasn’t fair! Why couldn’t she just have both, why could she only choose one or the other?!

She felt Rika’s arms wrap around her in a tight, comforting hug just like he would when she was a child. His hand moving up and down her back in a soothing motion as he tried to calm her down.

“ Please…please don’t go dad,” She softly pleaded against his chest, and Rika felt his heart shatter into a million pieces in his chest.

He always hated making her cry.

“ Hey, what’s going on?” Meino asked as he and Zera’s other brothers walked up to them.

And when they saw Zera’s tear stained face they all knew exactly what was going on; Rika had told her…

The boys all walked up to their father and sister, wrapped them up in their arms, and hugged them tightly.

William and Yami watched the scene in slight confusion, and a hint of worry.

“ I wonder what’s going on over there,” Yami muttered with a frown.

“ I’m curious too,” Nozel Silva said as he and Fuegoleon Vermillion walked up to the pair.

“ Normally, I would like to believe it’s a touching, family moment. But something tells me that this isn’t the case.” Fuegoleon said as he stood beside the others.

William nodded in agreement, he wanted to believe the Cassia family was doing nothing more than talking about different things would be now that she was married and how happy and proud of her they were. But his gut told him that this was a much, much sadder family moment.

As the party wound down and the guests all began to leave, Zera and William also made their way to their living quarters.

The walk was quiet except for the sound of their shoes clicking against the stone floor. Ever since she danced with Rika he had noticed a shift in her mood; instead of being her bright, bubbly self she had grown more subdued and her brightness dimmed significantly.

And yet, when he asked her about it, she quickly said everything was fine and began trying to act like her normal self.

But he could clearly see that she was pretending.

When they walked into the room, they saw various candles lit, and a bottle of champagne chilling in a bucket on the coffee table by the fireplace.

His squad members and their friends must’ve prepared this for them.

William watched as she let go of his hand and walked towards the champagne, her hips swaying sensually as she moved.

“ Would you like a glass?” She asked as she turned around to face him with the bottle and a glass in each of her hands.

He looked at her for a moment before shaking his head.

“ Actually, I would like to know what happened tonight between you and Rika at the reception,” William said, and he watched the smile on her face falter for a moment before it moved back into place.

“ Nothing, everything’s fine.” Zera told him as she opened the bottle and began to pour it into the glasses.

“ Now you’re the one who’s lying,” He responded as he walked up to her. He watched as she stopped pouring champagne into the glasses to look up at him.

“ Tell me; what happened between you and your family, please.” He pleaded softly as he stood beside her, his hand moving to the small of her back.

He watched as her eyes darted back and forth in thought before she set down the glasses and bottle onto the coffee table and walked away.

“ Zera?” He muttered softly as he turned to watch her walk towards their bed, where she sat down on the edge of the mattress, her hands clasped firmly in her lap as her eyes stared at the ground.

After the room was silent for a minute or so, Zera finally took a deep breath and spoke.

“ They…left.”

William frowned in confusion, they left? What did that mean? He walked over to her, kneeled down in front of her, and watched as she bit her bottom lip as tears welled up in her eyes.

“ They said that I can’t see them anymore because I’m a Captain’s wife now,” She said softly, breaking the silence that had fallen over them. “ They’re scared that if they get caught by the Magic Parliament that we could get caught up in it too…so they’re letting me go…”

“ Rika even used a flower analogy to get his point across,” She laughed humorlessly as more tears slid down her cheeks. “ He said that I was a ‘glorious, shining Chrysanthemum that thrives in the sunlight. While he and my brothers are a group of Moonflowers that bask in the soft moonlight’.”

As William listened to her repeat Rika’s analogy, he was suddenly reminded of what he had told him when he had taken William to the rooftop when they had first met.

“ I…want you to keep Zera from coming back to the Black Market.”

“ Zera is too good for that place, you’ve seen her shop, she worked herself to the bone in order to get that place. She doesn’t belong in the Black Market Captain Vangeance, and I think you know that just as much as I do.”

“ Besides, when you two get married, how do you think it’s going to look if people see a Captain’s wife going in and out of there?”

“ So, this was what he meant…” William thought sadly as he reached out to hold her hands and gently rubbed the back of them with his thumbs.

He and Rika both knew there was no way that they could keep Zera from going to the Black Market as long as he and her brothers were there; so, to stop her from going there, they must’ve decided to remove themselves from the area completely.

“ I’m sorry dear, I’m so sorry,” He apologized softly as he stood up, sat down on the bed beside her, and pulled her into a comforting embrace.

He held her gently as cried against his chest, muttering how this wasn’t fair, that she hadn’t asked for this to happen, and William couldn’t help but empathize and sympathize with her.

Many years ago, when William’s father had come to collect him in the Forsaken realm after his other son, the original heir to House Vangeance, had died he had asked the universe the exact same questions.

Going from peasant or commoner to a noble nearly overnight wasn’t as easy as one may think…

As Zera’s sobs slowly turned into quiet sniffles he continued to cradle her against him gently, slowly rubbing soothing circles on her back until she calmed down and pulled away from him slightly.

“ Aah, I’m sorry, this wasn’t how tonight was supposed to go,” She sniffled as she began to wipe her tears away. “ Tonight was supposed to be a lot sexier than this.”

William chuckled and shook his head as he reached a hand up and began to wipe her tears away as well.

“ It’s alright, there will be plenty of other nights where we can be sexy,” He told her before cringing slightly as the words left his lips, why did it sound so cute and sexy when she said things like that, but awkward and cheesy when he did?

However, to his surprise, Zera began to giggle, and a genuine smile finally appeared on her face.

“ But not every night will be our wedding night,” She pouted slightly as her giggles subsided. “ And, because this was a special occasion, I even picked out a new lingerie set.”

William’s throat suddenly went dry as his mind went straight into the gutter as the image of her wearing lingerie popped into his mind. But he quickly shook the thought away.

“ Well, why don’t you wear it on our honeymoon? That way it won’t ‘go to waste’.” He suggested, and he watched her eyes light up as he mentioned their honeymoon.

“ That’s right, we still have our honeymoon in Raque,” She said with a small, excited clap of her hands. “ I had nearly forgotten about that!”

William chuckled and shook his head; at first it concerned him how quickly Zera could go from one emotion to another, however now he was no longer concerned, but instead was amazed by it. It showed him just how resilient she was…just like a wildflower.

“ So, tonight, instead of doing anything ‘fun’ or ‘sexy’ we just…lie in bed together and relax. Maybe have a drink or two as well?” He suggested as he gently placed a loose strand of her hair behind her ear.

“ And tomorrow, when we go on our honeymoon, we can have all the sexy fun we want?” She asked with a look in her eye that almost made William blush.

“ Yes, when we go on our honeymoon tomorrow, we can do whatever you want.” He told her with a soft and amused smile.

However, when he saw the wicked smirk on Zera’s face, he couldn’t help but feel like he might regret those words.

Thank you all so much for reading and I hope you all have a good day~!

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Yessss! STEPH!

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING MY ICE QUEEN TO LIFE! The colors are perfect along with her stern glare! I love it!

For Bianca's bio:

I drew this a while back but here is a portrait of our ice queen, Bianca! She belongs to @hybridanafrost~! 💖💖

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Vermillion Sibling Headcanon

We all know this aspiring Crimson Lion Kings captain admires his big brother so freaking much. However, this doesn't stop Leo from being a meddlesome younger sibling!

Leo is THE kid with all the audacity. The moment he catches wind that Fuegoleon likes someone, he has to know about them. He will be his brother's wingman whether Fuego likes it or not.

Leopold would flirt for Fuegoleon. He just knows his brother is a perfect gentleman and doesn't want to be too forward. So as a younger sibling, he takes it upon himself to just ask outright if his crush is single. He really means well, but ends up embarrassing everyone in the situation.

"My brother thinks you're ravishing!"

"LEO, STOP THIS!"

Mereoleona would also make it worse by scolding Fuegoleon. Thinking he was making Leo flirt for him instead of being a man about it. Fue is just overwhelmed with embarrassment. He asked for none of this.

Once things calm down and they talk things over, Leo understands his actions were not helping. Leo apologizes to Fuegoleon and the object of his affection before leaving the room. Much to Fuegoleon's surprise, he actually got asked out to dinner instead of it being the other way around. Apparently his crush found the whole thing adorable!

When Leo finds out he'll be boasting.

"I knew it would work, brother."

"Leo, you are IMPOSSIBLE!"

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BC OC Odette Dumont - style practice

Drew assorted fashions and expressions for my OC Odette.

On the top left is her beach wear. She wears a shirt over her swimsuit to cover the scars on her back. Bottom left is her wearing a sunflower dress and got a more stern and serious expression. Middle is her crying in her sleepwear, possibly from a bad dream. Bottom right is her excited and wearing her usual outfit. Before she was given a Black Bulls robe, she wore a black shawl over her shoulders and used that as a hood. Finally, the top right is her in more royal/noble attire. Second pic is a zoom in. Odette's paternal side of her family has ties to Diamond Kingdom royalty. She kinda looks outraged at the depiction of her in a swimsuit. Oh well.

For Odette's bio:

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Black Clover OCs: Welcome to the Coral Peacocks!

Happy Birthday to my mutual Blaze aka @prince-of-peacocks! I decided to draw Blaze's OCs Wrenly and Aran with my OC Jessamy since they're all besties.

Wrenly and Jessamy are madly in love and Aran is the happy third wheel.