#i talked about it before but the battles w the moon too........

[flovverworks]

actually i need to send more gbfcentric asks again. theyre funny

[astrow1zar6]

Sun + Moon Combos Hot Takes

Sun in libra Moon in Pisces: PEOPLE PLEASERS! No seriously though these people try their best to charm the pants out of anyone (even ppl they don’t like) they aren’t opposed to lying to impress others as well. These people lie A LOT. They usually lie to appear more interesting to others and come up with some pretty extravagant lies lol. It’s pretty rare these people ever feel comfortable being themselves they are usually always mirroring those around them. These people also live and breathe relationships. They love the idea of love and can go thru a number of partners before really committing (isn’t the most loyal sun moon combo).

Gemini sun Cancer moons: this can be a very emotionally unstable combo. I notice people with this combo aren’t really the most ambitious of people. Most stay with their parents longer than most as well. Their sun sign craves change and their moon craves safety so these people can have a constant battle in their heads of if they should experience new things or stay in their comfort zone. This can cause them to stay stuck in situations and environments that they should’ve grown out of longer than necessary. if theirs no big earth influence it can be very hard to ground your emotions. VERY BIPOLAR. They are also more homebodies and quieter compared to most Geminis.

Scorpio sun Aqua moon: an enigma fr. I’ve only met one person with this combo usually cuz it’s EXTREMELY hard to actually get to know these people. They have the same vibe as a shadow. Just very lowkey, in the background. Usually these people despise the spotlight but when they actually make themselves known they are so MAGNETIC. Usually have very interesting/eccentric personalities under all that mystery. They are lowkey the definition of “not like other girls” these people also give a sorta vampire vibe to them idk how to explain it.

Cancer Sun Virgo moon: super boring 😴 they are usually very predictable.. like annoyingly predictable to their mannerisms down to the things they say. Usually don’t like to stray far from their comfort zone. They remind me of that one SpongeBob scene where the fish is on repeat going to work coming home eating sleeping and then at the end the wife goes “coming to bed honey” “yes dear”. That’s what I think of when I think about these people😭 very basic taste in clothes and food as well. on a positive note though they are very loyal to the people they love and they’ll do anything for the people they love. Usually really hard workers as well. But overall I find this combo to be very bland 💀 next..

Aries sun cancer moon: these are the adult boss babies of the zodiac sun moon combo. These people get VERY DEFENSIVE over the smallest shit. They don’t really like when people make to many jokes about them or teases them or they will lose their shit. These people can be sensitive about the weirdest shit. Most people don’t expect this cuz they’re usually harsh to others so when others are harsh back they don’t expect such an emotional reaction. They have a lot of emotional resilience however and are way more intuitive than most Aries. These are the least confrontational of the Aries I notice as well. They’re more passive aggressive/manipulative when upset. I notice these people can become really rude and aggressive when other disagree with them as well. They deal with emotions pretty childishly.

Libra sun Gemini Moon: these are the pick me bitches fr. This combo gives dumb blonde energy. These people will flirt with anyone to get out of anything lol. ( it works most of the time) their constant flirting can get them into some trouble sometimes. They have a habit of breaking a lot of hearts from flirting too much 😭 this can be a big yapper combo too. These people sometimes don’t know when to stop talking (especially about others) they LOVE gossip.

Sun in Aries Capricorn Moons: these people give Bully energy imo. They can be incredibly bossy and controlling when they want something done which doesn’t win them many friends. I notice this combo can cause a lack of emotional intelligence, these people will say things super harshly without thinking how it can affect the other person (if they have strong water in the chart however this won’t always be the case). They tend to find weaker personalities to boss around too which I don’t respect, they usually get too sensitive when someone can actually match their boss energy. I may have came off harsh with this one so I’ll say some positives😭 usually these people have amazing ambition and have the ability to make A LOT of money in their lives. Gives big CEO energy. Also this is a jack of all trades combo, they are able to do so many things, very handy.

Leo sun Cancer moon: usually have amazing/ healthy self confidence (makes sense since the sun/moon are both in their home) these people grow up knowing exactly who they are and what they are capable of even from such a young age. These people are actually sooo funny too. Their comedic timing is soooo good. They can however be more of a “loner” than most other Leo’s and have a big love for their family as well. Can have a problem however with putting their talents to action which can lead in wasted talent.

Virgo sun Scorpio Moon: gives Eeore vibes. No really though these people complain about everything lmao. Even if things aren’t going bad they will focus on the most negative shit. Can be extreme pessimists. Can almost be addicted to shitty emotions in a way. On a brighter side these people are usually very magnetic in social situations and can make a good amount of money in their life because of their work ethic and organizational skills. Can attract very toxic people in their lives. It’s like they’re a magnet for toxic people.

Give me some sun+moon combos that you want me to talk about more in the comments 🥰 (last post of this got deleted)

[tibby-art]

Given how much Scar’s character knows. (From him connecting series that we don’t think he should know about to his character. And him knowing things he shouldn’t…) I’m on the band wagon that Scar is some sort of Eldtrich God.

Righttt like, my best guess is he's some sort of dimension-hopper or something... a traveling trickster god.. mentally i'm at a corkboard w/all the red strings connecting to different scars trying to piece it all together, holding my head in my hands

It's like. Okay. He had an encounter with s8 tycoon scar where he stole his hat, and he killed him (?) but today he said he simply broke a wheel on the wagon and stole the hat? He says each hat has a story. Does Jellie's hat also have a story. Jellie obviously travels with him across every universe. He seems not to mind when people don't remember who he is but he gets VERY upset when people don't know who Jellie is; just thought that was interesting

Did P!Scar travel to the hermitcraft season 8 universe? After the moon hit the server? Did tycoon scar travel to the pirates universe? Or are they the same person and it's just a lie? When he first spawns in Pirates SMP he makes it a point to mention a mysterious flower crown in his inventory. He says it's an important crown, and it's the only one on the server. Buttercups??? (Sidenote he also spawns with some blocks of cyan glazed terracotta. Not sure what that's about but it's dangerously close to being light blue glazed aka the vex magic. I would have lost my mind)

At the very beginning Scar says his ship was called the Flying Jellie. The Flying Jellie. What if it wasn't a boat. What if it was a space ship. He calls it a pirate ship but that doesn't necessarily mean a boat, ti could be a space pirate ship. (He's done loopholes with his phrasing like this before, like today when he sold michela a sword that was "nearly full" durability, only to later clarify it was "nearly full-y depleted"). He says he won an important battle with the ship, but he lost the ship and the crew. I've seen people say that the crew is supposed to have been boatem, not sure if that's canon? Is the ship story even true?

He made references to both Pearl and Grian today, are they his Pearl and Grian from the pirates universe or is he referring to the hermits? He mentions Pearl by name to Sausage, who says he doesn't know who that is (and yet Sausage goes on to casually mention the moon at the mention of Pearl, either Sausage is also a dimension-hopper and he's bluffing or he has a subconscious connection to his other lives). He doesn't say Grian's name but he talks about a man on his crew who sunk with the ship that's very obviously meant to be Grian (says the man's head looked like a loaf of bread, that he wore red, would have been a Kite). He doesn't seem too upset about the loss.

He greets Cleo, Scott and Martyn when he first sees them even though they don't know who he is. Cleo flat-out says "I don't believe we've met" after he greets her by name. Interestingly enough when he first calls Martyn by name, Martyn doesn't question it (I know Martyn also has some Lore going on, maybe he recognizes Scar too) Also I saw someone point out that his pants resemble mayor scar's pants. Possible season 7 reference, season 8 reference with tycoon scar and a possible? season 9 reference?? with that flower crown???

I literally can't tell if he has this planned-out intricate lore that connects all of his minecraft SMP characters like Martyn does or if he's literally just saying random stuff for fun. His character could be lying about his entire backstory, we don't know. i have no idea what's important to the lore and what isn't. this man is such a trickster god its not even funny. tldr WHAT IS GOING ON

[clanwarrior-tumbly]

Ok so, before the indigo disk released I heard there was going to be people with competitive movesets, so before it released I literally made myself an entire competitive team. IM A CASUAL PLAYER 😭😭 and I just think it’d be really funny that carmine and kieran would probably think i’m just gonna stroll up with my usual team but nope swords dance + scale shot 💃 if you could write their reactions to the new squad I just think it’d be funny lmao

(If you want the team I made for reference, it was koraidon, ogerpon, chien-pao, blood moon ursaluna, armarouge, and a shiny slither wing because I felt like having a shiny so I hunted one lol)

- 🪑🥚

Bro I went into the Indigo Disk 100% blind so you can imagine my shock when I realized double battles were gonna be everywhere </3

I mostly had a "fuck it we ball" mentality going through it (which made some battles go on for WAY too long), but later I taught my Ceruledge Poltergeist when I realized almost every NPC in the dlc uses held items.

Funny enough Ogerpon (with Spiky Shield) and BM Ursaluna were on my team. He was an absolute TANK with the assault vest and he knocked out Hydrapple with a Moonblast

Anyways enough rambling and onto the request!

......

Kieran

He was expecting your usual team when you started challenging the BB Elite Four, rolling his eyes at the thought of you trying to use the same old tactics to defeat him.

But he's changed. He's gotten stronger and wanted you to be surprised by what he can do now.

Instead, though, when you arrive to the championship battle...not only did you bring out Ogerpon with her teal mask to (supposedly) insult him, but you also had Chien-Pao, which may spell trouble for his Dragonite.

He'll admit, you were clever to bring a Pokémon who could lower the defense of all the others and cut their HP in half with Ruination..but he doesn't give up yet.

Seeing a shiny that looked like a Volcarona but fluffier was certainly bewildering--as is the Bloodmoon Ursaluna you managed to tame back in Kitakami and the Armarouge who sets up a Psychic Terrain to boost its Expanding Force, allowing it to hit two of his Pokémon at once.

Oh, and apparently you have not one but TWO Koraidons, with the one you brought into battle being more brash and a fierce fighter in its Apex build.

You set that one up with a Swords Dance + Scale Shot combo that absolutely kicks ass, somehow striking your opponents 4-5 times whenever you command it.

Kieran's certainly gotten smarter about his team, but so have you, and he's livid about it.

It was like you enjoyed knocking him down over and over again...yet he can't hear the reluctance in your voice as you utter the final move that finishes off his Hydrapple.

You knew you had to win. He needed to be humbled.

But it didn't feel good at all as you watched him crumble and Drayton rub his loss in his face.

Carmine

When you battled her, she (like her brother) expected to see some familiar faces on your team.

Yet you surprised her (in a good way, very much unlike her brother) with Ogerpon, and she smiles and asks if she missed her, with the legendary responding with a small hop and a happy trill....

Followed by a devastating Ivy Cudgel that lands a critical hit on her Pokémon.

Yeah, she can definitely tell you've been training the Ogre a lot, but she's proud of how confident she's grown nevertheless.

Seeing you have both Chien-Pao and another Koraidon working in tandem is impressive, especially with that Ruination + Swords Dance + Scale Shot combo you pulled.

BM Ursaluna and Shiny Slither Wing are the only two that genuinely shock Carmine, as she's only seen one in myths and the other....she's never seen in her entire life.

But after the trip to Area Zero, she understands Slither Wings better (although she's amazed you managed to find a shiny down there).

Either way, those two are powerhouses.

She remembered you talking about a little lonely Charcadet you found during an outbreak, and to see it has grown up into a mighty Armarouge was such a sweet thing to see.

You clearly took the time to plan out your team before coming to the Blueberry Academy.

Carmine found your battle to be fun.

Although she can't exactly say Kieran will feel the same way..considering Ogerpon is with you and you have some new tricks up your sleeve.

But she figured he oughta find that out for himself.

[berrytrufflez]

DOLCEAMARO —- drabble

c/w's ; n/a !! <3 just a small first kiss imagine...

... the world had gone quiet.

for the first time in what felt like forever, there were no battles, no loudness, no... lingering threats looming over their heads. just the distant hum of the city, the rhythmic pattering of rain on the nearby window, and the occasional flicker of candlelight casting soft shadows across the darkened room.

it was late, well, at least evening, every task in the manor had been shown to —- every errand had been ran, the hisa manor was quiet. anna had gone off to her room for the night, noting how she had picked up a new book she was eager to get into —- which left the other two alone for the night, before they too turned in for the night.

nira sat by the window, the dim glow of the lantern on the table illuminating the side of their face. their fingers absentmindedly traced the rim of the teacup they had in front of them, though the drink inside had long since gone cold.

truth to be told, they weren't really paying attention to it.

giulio sat across from them, leaning back in his chair, arms crossed, gaze steady on them —- where theirs was set on the delicate porcelain in front of them. it wasn’t the usual sharp or serious glint he carried in his eyes —— tonight, he was just... watching. quiet.. patient.

things had mostly been that way since the three of them were able to return back to italy from japan — with the war over now, they were permitted to fly back. well... the destruction had been great —- but they were at least safer conditions to travel in.

the scervino manor was still... in ruins from the whole gollini family incident, and though nira's time was spent at the manor, the hisa manor was still under their name now with their parents passing. it seemed like the perfect place to stay until the construction was completed once more.

nira felt his stare but decided said nothing, instead shifting their gaze out the window, to the moon hanging high above. the silence between them wasn’t uncomfortable, yet it felt heavy... like something unsaid lingered between them, waiting.

it was giulio who broke it first.

“ you’re quiet tonight, ” ⠀⠀⠀⠀he murmured.

nira exhaled softly, a small, humorless smile tugging at their lips. ⠀⠀⠀⠀“ i don’t always have something to say. ”

“ you always have something to say, ”⠀⠀⠀⠀ he countered, tilting his head slightly, eyes narrowing. ⠀⠀⠀⠀“ even when you don’t say it. ”

nira huffed, shaking their head, but didn’t argue. he wasn’t wrong. they were the chatty one between the two, the brighter one —- it was rare that they didn't have something to passionately talk to gandini about.

he, of course, never minded —- merely sat there with a fresh brewed tea and chimed in every now and then, mainly to make sure they knew he was listening and hanging on to every word they were saying.

soon, their fingers stilled against the teacup before they hesitantly placed it down. the quiet between them stretched again, and this time, nira felt it settle deep in their chest. there was something about the night, the stillness of it, that made them feel uneasy.

too unguarded.

they turned their head, their gaze finally meeting his, and for a moment, they forgot how to breathe.

giulio was looking at them differently. not in amusement, not in that sharp, stern way he so often did —- but like he was waiting. like he *had* been waiting.

and with that, nira’s heart thudded against their ribs.

they weren't sure what compelled them to move. maybe it was exhaustion. maybe it was the way the candlelight softened his usually sharp features, made him look less like the storm he always was and more like something warm, something safe. (albeit if you were to ask nira, they'd say that they always felt the safest with him, than anyone else.)

or maybe.. maybe it *was* just giulio himself.

but, before they could think, before they could hesitate, they shifted closer —- just barely. it was subtle, but enough that their knees brushed beneath the table. enough that their fingers ghosted over his prosthetic arm, hesitant, unsure.

however, giulio didn’t pull away. he didn’t speak, didn’t move, instead... he just let them come to him.

and for some reason, that made it harder.

they swallowed, their throat dry, and before they could lose whatever strange courage had taken hold of them, they had lifted themselves up from their seat ever so slightly and leaned in.

it wasn’t much —- just the barest brush of their lips against his jaw, light and fleeting, like they hadn’t fully committed to the action.

but it was enough to have giulio suddenly go utterly still.

nira froze as well, realization crashing into them like a wave. *what... what am i doing?*

they pulled back immediately, heart hammering. ⠀⠀⠀⠀“ i—- ”

suddenly, his fingers wrapped around her wrist before she could fully retreat.

nira tensed, their breath hitching, but giulio’s grip was gentle, his gloved thumb brushing against her pulse point in a slow, deliberate motion.

" ... is that all you’re giving me? " ⠀⠀⠀⠀his voice was low, breathy and quiet, but laced with something unreadable. as if the restraint that normally was held in his voice was breaking —- and like they were the cause.

nira’s lips parted, their breath caught between words they couldn’t form.

and then, before they could think, before they could let themselves hesitate again, or let alone answer —- giulio moved.

standing up from his chair at the table, his hand came up to cup the side of their face, fingers threading into their hair, and he pulled them back in. this time, there was no hesitation, not from him.

their lips met —- soft at first, uncertain, but the moment nira melted into it, the moment they let themselves sink into the warmth of him, it deepened.

their hand moved from the rim of the table — where they had been holding — to the nape of his neck, pedicured nails threading through his loose hair.

it was a slow kiss. not rushed, not desperate, but lingering —- like he was savoring it, like he had been waiting for this just as long as they had. (which was true)

his lips were warm, his touch steady, grounding.

and for once, nira didn’t pull away.

⠀⠀⠀⠀for once, they let themselves stay.

[aventurineswife]

I love Castorice, her smile made my heart melt!

Now imagine Castorice clumsily courting Qu: Shukra!Reader. (I adore Qu and Bianca from PgR)

You have this regal and gorgeous individual dressed in the finest silks Castorice has ever seen and it's just an instant 'oh no' for Castorice.

Queue Aglaea being a little gremlin toward Castorice. After all this is the first time since she's known Castorice that the woman has had a crush. She even gives Castorice pointers on how to court someone like reader.

So skip a little while later and now the citizens are sighting Castorice following reader around like a puppy, all starry-eyed and red-tinted ears as she listens to reader talk about her home, about her struggles and victories.

In the evenings when Castorice dreams, she dreams of being held by reader. She finds herself wondering if her lips are as soft as they look, if her calculating tone would soften in moments of privacy...

Cut to the two fighting against the monsters created by the Black Tide. Castorice finds herself struggling to focus even during battle because, by the gods, reader looks so elegant even in how she fights. She is so distracted in fact the she misses an enemy flanking her, and only realizes it when reader's bird, Huiyu, bolts past her pinning the monster to the ground before dozens of icy spears impale it.

"Focus, Castorice." There is no malice, no condescending tone to reader, only a warning to be more aware.

Another cut to when Castorice finds out those not native to Amphoreus are not affected by her touch, in a moment of brazen confidence and maybe a touch of delirium she approaches reader and pulls her down to kiss her on the cheek announcing that she wishes to court the reader.

And reader, of course accepts gracefully. A full smile gracing her lips for the first time since she landed on Amphoreus.

Bonus scene of Aglaea receiving money from the other Heirs, them having lost the bet on if Casotrice would make the first move or not.

She's so pretty😖

This is so charming it’s unfair—I'm grinning like an idiot just picturing all of it.

Castorice falling head over heels for this poised, composed Reader who carries herself like a war-forged empress in silk? Adorable. The moment she lays eyes on Reader, it's that classic "Oh no, she’s beautiful—" followed immediately by "I must protect her. I must impress her. I must... not faint." And Castorice? Just so earnestly trailing behind, ears pink, trying to be smooth but absolutely failing every time Reader so much as glances her way.

And Aglaea. Oh Aglaea is thriving. This is the most entertained she’s been since the fall of Nikador. She’s not even being helpful half the time—just enough real advice to keep things going, but mostly she’s sipping her drink watching Castorice internally combust whenever Reader says something poetic about the moon or death or memory. The minute she caught Castorice staring too long, it was over. “Are you gazing at her or calculating the distance to propose marriage, darling?”

Then you’ve got that dream sequence—Castorice picturing herself wrapped in Reader’s arms, Reader leaning in, her voice soft like snow falling at night—only for Huiyu to shatter the fantasy in real time mid-battle. Castorice gets flustered and stammering like, “I-I was just—positioning my blade—tactically!” And Reader’s just: “...Focus.” Deadpan. Regal. Deadly. And Castorice falls harder.

The moment she discovers her touch doesn’t affect Reader? That’s it. Game over. Brazen confidence kicking in, like that one moment of clarity before you walk off a cliff. She just grabs Reader by the sleeve, pulls her down, and leaves the lightest kiss on her cheek with the most sincere:

“I wish to court you. If I may be so bold.”

And Reader—graceful as always—actually smiles. That kind of smile that makes stars look dull. It’s soft and bright and real, and Castorice is probably going to be stunned into silence for hours.

Meanwhile, cut to the Heirs' lounge. A pile of gilded chips or whatever currency they use are being scooped up by Aglaea while a very smug grin curls on her lips.

“Told you. She’s all courage and no chill.”

Ugh, I need more this 🤧🙏💜

[cyten0]

A Symphony In Crimson

Act 2: A Movement in White

Chapter 3-A

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You awaken in a field of Spider Lilies. The sky is filled with stars, but with no moon. Lights shift on the horizon… Where are you?

✸ “Ah. Hello there, Fighter.”

You turn around, and see a single pale tree, with Loop sat upon it’s root, fiddling with a silver coin in their hands.

▲ “Oh, hey! There you are!… Wait, how did I get here?”

✸ “You fell asleep, and instinctively projected your mind into my realm. Due to your wish, it happens a little more easily then it would for most like you.”

Loop seems a little… Out of it? They had this weird chipper demeanor before, even during the fight. It feels odd to see it just… gone?

▲ “You doing okay?”

✸ “… I have no BLINDING idea!... I was privy to that little battle you had with the Empress. Even if only vaguely. Hard to see into each other’s realms!... But let’s just say, my feelings on YOU of all people nearly dying for my sake are… Shall we say, complex~”

Right that… would be complicated. You sit down across from them.

▲ “Sorry about that, Loop, couldn’t just let you sit alone for eternity!”

✸ “Sigh Stubborn one, aren’t you?… Regardless of all that, I’m also still grappling with my new nature. And… Minor personality shift?”

▲ “Personality shift?”

✸ “Right. Before, Loop- I was a puppet for the Fool Arcana. My or their representation. But after all that… Now, We’re the same being. I, as the Fool, decided to just. Fully incorporate ‘Loop’ into my persona. Didn’t have much of one before. But now… Neither side of it is fully adjusted to it?”

Ah, you get it. Reminds you of your days back at Jouvente’s house.

▲ “Yeah, changing is tough, huh? Bet the name confusion doesn’t help things.”

✸ “… Name confusion?”

▲ “Well yeah, you got a name for who you were, two actually in your case, but you don’t yet have a name for who you’re becoming? Hard to aim for a change when you don’t got a goal!”

Loop, or the Fool, just stares at you for a bit. Before bursting into laughter!

✸ “HAHAHA!!! Stars, it can’t be that simple, can it?!?”

▲ “Course not, but it helps to do little things like that!”

They laugh for a bit more before calming down.

✸ “Hah… Thank you, Fighter. You always were so smart… Hm. A name…”

They think for a bit, before plucking a single spider lily from the ground, and holding it up.

✸ “… Equinox. That sounds good.”

▲ “Nice! Equinox it is then!”

It’s a really nice name. Think you’ll call them Quin for short.

✸ “Now then. Please, catch me up to speed on what’s happening in the real world?”

You nod, You’re more then glad to. Maybe they can help give some advice…

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You wake up next to Sif. It was nice talking to Equinox. Gonna have to let the others know about the new name. But maybe after breakfast!

Oh right. You wanna test that thing Equinox told you. You ruffle Sif’s hair, making sure to get the spot right at the base of their horn. Right on cue, they start purring! Oh crab, that’s REALLY adorable!! You keep going till… There it is! The horn lights up brightly!

Equinox said that this would help them relax a bunch. Sif’s purring up a storm, so that sounds about right!

You hop out of bed, only for Sif to hop awake. Were they awake beforehand?… Also why are their eyes so wide? Their pupils are practically round with how much their slits have widened.

▲ “Morning. You good there?”

Sif just makes a little mrp noise? Are they not awake?

▲ “Uh? Sif?”

They shake their head.

✦ “Fa”

▲ “Ah, wanna go by that name? Sounds good!”

✦ “Happy.”

They cozy up to you, nuzzling into your side. Oh. Oh they are REALLY out of it… Why are… Crab, you’ve been pranked, haven't you? Change, you hope this doesn’t last too long. Even if it is utterly adorable… Your heart feels very conflicted right now!!!

✦ “Isa. Happy.”

Okay, Isa, relax. S-Fa. You quickly swap the names out in your head, like you learned back in Jouvente. Glad houses have tricks for this. FA is acting like a little critter. What to do now?

… Okay. Food first. But Start analyzing. You head downstairs. Fa starts following you like a puppy. But also they have increased movement tracking, noticing your movements before you've even fully made them. Perhaps allocating conscious thought into instinctive?

You see the others surrounding the table. All your stuff is mostly moved out to that cart you managed to get. You all still need to get a horse, but only after breakfast!

✦ “Food!”

Right, and that. Wonder what Bonnie’s made today? You take a seat with Mira and Odile on the table, and Fa just sort of stands there, looking around.

◆ “Morning? Are they alright? Their horn’s glowing and their eyes...”

▲ “They seem a bit out of it. Had a chat with the local starlit expert last night, who's now going by Equinox. Did a thing, cause Quin said it’d help them relax. Think they pranked me.”

Fa starts batting at your sleeve. Highly attracted to movement. Likely due to increased senses and decreased inhibitions. You wonder if that's how their feral stance works? Is it tied to this?

◉ “Um. Are you. Okay Siffrin?”

✦ “Fa!”

◉ “Oh, Okay! Going with that name officially?”

They nod, before going back to batting your sleeve. Hm. They are having a rather easy time with this. You'd think they'd have more anxiety? Unless this clears it? Might be useful...

Nope. Bad idea Isa. You don't want to be manipulative like that.

Bonnie walks out of the kitchen with a collection of fried wraps? Oh this ought to be interesting! Fa's eyes lock onto the tray and stare the whole way over. They still have priorities, clearly.

✿ “New recipe. Somethin called Jan-big.”

◆ “Jianbing?”

✿ “Yeah, that. Not from Ka bue, but like. A Neighbor? Filled it with chicken and stuff.”

The smell is fantastic as always!

◆ “The way Si- Fa is eyeing up those, we’d best grab our share now.”

✦ “Want.”

▲ “… Yep, better get our share fast.”

You all grab a wrap, and dig in. Crab YEAH, Bonnie really knows what their doing, as always!!

◉ “Oh this is so good!”

◆ “Thank you Boniface.”

✿ “… Thanks.”

Hm… Yeah, you're sure of it, Bonnie’s not doing good. They’ve had this odd face the whole time, and keep glancing at Fa. And it's clearly not about the new mindstate, given their expression. Some form of Upset.

Speaking of which, after you all grab some, Fa didn’t do anything. Maybe waiting for permission? You quietly push the tray over to them.

✦ “Have?”

You nod, and they instantly faceplant into one, eating it in one move, before falling backwards? WOW they're out of it!

They suddenly jolt upright! And their horn and eyes returned to normal!

✦ “Huh? Wha- what happened?”

▲ “You were a bit out of it. How much do you remember?”

✦ “Um… I was really cozy. And… Loop’s Equinox now… Foods called Jianbing? Don’t… remember the details.”

◆ “Well, that’s the important parts.”

And useful to know they can snap out of it easily! Plus decent memory retention, given the lack of focus.

Bonnie just keeps looking at Fa, then looking away when they think their looking back. Right, Time to do the friendly Isa thing!

▲ “Everything alright, Bonbon?”

Bonnie just stares for a bit. Then turns to Fa.

✿ “… You didn’t say you died in the time stuff.”

!!! They WHAT?!? Holy crab?! Also how did- Crab the wish! Of course!!

✿ “I remembered a few of them last night. Guess my wish is doin stuff. But. You crabbing died! In front of me! First you got crushed by a trap, then you got frozen, and then you took a hit from a sadness! You didn’t say THAT would happen!”

◉ “I-Is that true?! You actually DIED?!”

Fa just stares off. Refusing to make eye contact with any of you. They did, didn’t they?

✦ “… yeah. Most of the time that’s… How I had to go back.”

◆ “Gems… In hindsight, it makes sense, but… That’s horrific!”

Crab. They actually, legitimately died for you all. With how unfazed they are, almost certainly a LOT. They shouldn’t have had to do that at all!

✦ “I honestly didn’t mind too much. If someone had to die, better me then one of you.”

You hear them mumble something under their breath.

▲ “What was that?”

Fa just looks away. Yeah, no, You all know better then to just let that slide after all this.

▲ “… Fa. Why do you think it'd be better that way?”

✦ “… I figured… I figured it’s what I deserved.”

What the! Crabbing!!!!

◉ “Change, No talking like that! You don’t deserve anything like that!”

Fa doesn’t respond to that. They don’t even meet your gaze. They clearly don’t believe it. Crab it. You give them a big hug.

▲ “Fa… Sorry we couldn't have been there for you earlier.”

Fa still looks upset. But you get it. You get stuff like that isn’t easily gotten over. They must have all sorts of complicated feelings.

✿ “… Does that mean… I’m gonna see you die a lot more?”

✦ “Yeah. I’m afraid so.”

✿ “Is that what you were gonna warn me of, yesterday?”

Fa doesn’t answer for a bit. Change, there was WORSE?!... Crab, of course there was worse. Quin's proof it could be SO much worse.

✦ “...I… There were two loops where... I didn’t die first. One where everyone else died, cause I wasn’t there. But… But the other… I… The King… You...”

Fa starts gagging!?! Crab!!! It’s just like last time with Quin! What in Change happened that makes them react this badly?!

▲ “Fa? Fa! Take it easy!”

◆ “Gems, what happened?!”

Fa leaps up and bolts it out the door! You rush after, hoping they're alright! They get out the front door, and start heavily breathing as soon as they reach fresh air.

Fresh air? Wait- Crab!!!!

▲ “Anyone got a way to cover smells?”

Odile gets that look on her face. Seems it just clicked with her too.

◆ “Bonnie, that thing we purchased, now might be a good time.”

Bonnie, still a bit shocked, nods and runs over to their bag, and pulls out… Perfume bottles? They start spraying, and the room is filled with a floral scent. Fa’s gagging subsides, but they still look bad.

As Fa sits down, barely moving. Odile speaks up.

◆ “… During that fight, Lo- Equinox mentioned the king was involved the last time you tasted blood. I presume it's related?”

Fa doesn’t move. But slowly nods.

◉ “I-It’s okay, you don’t have to talk about it. N-Not until your ready.”

✦ “...Yeah. It’s… Bonnie won’t see that one for… a while…”

Fa takes some slow breaths. You hold them close for comfort. But it'd be best to change topics, so they don't have to dwell on it.

▲ “Why don’t we go get on the road? Take our mind off things?”

Fa just quietly nods. Alright, time to get that horse!

>>>

You drop by the stables, cart planted nearby. The guy in charge pops out to greet you.

“Ah, saviors! Heard you’d be by! Need of a horse?”

◆ “Correct. Any in mind?”

“Come on, let’s see which of them likes you!”

You all walk in, seeing various horses. You don't have a lot of experience with this, given your city upbringing. But, These animals seem pretty happy! This person must take very good care of them!

Oh. Well. Most of them. A near lightless horse sits in their stable, laying down. Crab this one’s lost a leg… Still tries to pick themselves up to see you all though. They're super friendly, what happened to them?

“Ah, yeah. Poor boy got hit by a sadness, protecting the others. Missing leg is a bad thing for a horse, the other legs will start breaking under the strain before long. I’ll have to put him down soon…”

▲ “Ah.”

Crab, right. You remember reading that at some point. Horses literally can't handle lost legs.

Everyone seems a little bummed out. He reaches his head over the gate, and Fa caresses it. He seems to like you all too… Crab, your poor heart.

✦ “Could?… No, no.”

▲ “What’s up, Fa?”

✦ “Nothing, it’s nothing.”

Well now you GOTTA ask.

▲ “It’s alright, you can say what you're thinking.”

Fa just looks at you. Then takes a deep breath, in and out. Before speaking, in the most quiet and timid voice you’ve ever heard from them. Barely audible, like a light breeze could overtake them.

✦ “I… If I changed them… It could save them. Maybe. But it’s a bad idea and not okay and-”

“Huh? You could save them?”

✦ “No I! I… It’s not natural, they’d be a monster and-”

...You know this is a bit manipulative. They clearly have reservations. But-

▲ “But they’d get to live. Even if you have to keep an eye on them. Y-Y-You don’t have to if you don’t want but...”

◆ “It’s basically what you did to the sadnesses in the house, right? In that case, this might be a good way to get a finer control over that ability, maybe find some benevolent uses for it?”

Exactly! Fa's been avoiding their monster stuff all this time! Maybe getting to do something good could help them a little?

“I can’t say I fully understand what’s happening but… Tell you what, if you can save them, they're all yours. I was already gonna lend them out cheap, savior discount and all but. They're on deaths door. You’ve got my go ahead to try at least.”

Fa looks at you all for a bit, then turns towards the horse.

✦ “...Okay. But. I’m gonna ask him first… What’s their name?”

“Bayard. Was the Best horse here.”

Fa nods and opens the door, going into the pen. They start to caress his mane.

✦ “Okay there. Relax. This will pinch a bit.”

Their hand stops, and you hear a sound of pierced flesh, right as the horse jolts, before relaxing. Fa seems to close their eyes, and focus, as they start to speak.

✦ “It’s okay. It’s okay. Steady. You're badly hurt. You might not make it…. Your legs can’t hold like this, you know that… Because I want to help. But it’ll change you a lot... You won’t be the same. Are you okay with that?"

✦ “…. Yes, they’ll be fine. You might have to come with us, but your master can take care of them… They’ll be fine too… Most of those are gone right now…"

✦ “Okay. You’re sure your ready for this?… Okay then.”

As Fa finishes talking, something starts to move under the Bayard’s skin. The surrounding horses back away in fear.

Then something starts to emerge from the stump of their missing leg with the sound of tearing flesh! Thousands of tiny strands of black flesh twisting and forming, bones ripping out of their body then secured in place, coalesce into the rough shape of a new leg. Dark bone-like flesh pierces out from it, like jagged plates of armor. It’s flesh continues to pulse, even after it’s made.

✦ “There, how does it feel?”

The horse gets up, moving it’s new leg and testing it. Well, that was... slightly worrying, but it looks like it worked!

✦ “Oh thank the Universe. Just tell me if anythings wrong, and I’ll do my best!”

Fa looks tired after that, but at least it's worked out well enough! Strange though, you figured they'd be more recovered by now.

“… I can’t tell if I just saw a miracle of the change god, or something out of a horror story.”

◆ “It’s certainly something, that’s for sure.”

Absolutely! And you guess you've got a new companion!

▲ “Welcome to the team Bayard!”

>>>

Bayard seems to have no trouble with the cart, and has been taking you off to the next town with ease. Fa’s been making constant checkups on them, but has relaxed a bit after Mira suggested they do some tinkering. Odile has been reading that book, Mira has been watching the road, and Bonnie has been trying their hand at paper cranes.

Hm. Fa. You’re curious about that change. Quin mentioned this might happen, so you guess it’s been on both their minds for a while, even before they had a name to aim for...

Well, if their changing, you want to help! Might as well ask more!

▲ “So Fa. Is that the full name or…?”

✦ “Oh! Um. I was thinking... Fantasia? It’s a style of music. I… thought it would be nice.”

◉ “Oh! I like it!”

◆ “More effeminate then I was expecting, but It certainly works.”

◉ “Madame!”

◆ “Ah, sorry? Was that an overstep? I’m not as used to this. Less common in Ka Bue.”

Huh, you'd heard about that. Something about bodycraft? You pretend not to know anything.

✦ “Right, that makes sense. I imagine the ban on bodycraft doesn’t help.”

Oh! That's convenient!

✿ “What! That's a thing?! Crabbing Weird!”

◆ “Yes, officials in Ka Bue have some paranoia about it, figuring it could get out of hand. Meaning those looking to change themselves like that need to go under the radar. I’m more used to it then most there, but It’s still fairly uncommon.”

✦ “Yeah. I get the feeling it wasn’t common back on the Island either, they were a lot more strict on stuff like this. So I’m. Still figuring a lot of this out?"

Huh. So they really don't have much knowledge at all. You'll have to be careful not to influence them too hard.

✦ “I just… knew I couldn’t be Siffrin anymore… Sorry if that makes things weird…”

▲ “Course it’s not weird. This IS Vaugarde! If you need any advice for anything, just ask! I’m looking forwards to seeing how exactly you change, Fantasia!”

Fa blushes a bit at that. Change, you really love them. You hope they get to be more comfortable with themselves! You'll just have to make sure they do it on their own terms.

But then their expression goes sad again.

✦ “I just… I know I’ve been putting you all through a lot lately…”

◆ “While I admit, there’s a lot to take in, and we are still processing them all, it doesn’t change that we are still sticking together.”

Fa still looks nervous about it. Then, Mirabelle perks up, and turns to you all with this strangely cheerful and calm look on her face?

◉ “I think So once said to you ’When everything changes, Nothing changes! In the end, you're still you!’ So even when all this is happening, that much will stay! They know in the end, you’re still you!

ヽ(￣ω￣)ゝ”

Mira quickly shakes herself, acting like normal again.

◉ “Oh! Change, that feels so weird!”

Another possession. Well, who are you to refute the words of Change itself on their own domain?

▲ “Wise and accurate words though! We care about you Fa, and we know that you’ll still be you, no matter how you want to express that! So yeah, we’re gonna help you! You’ve done the same for us more then once!”

✿ “Yeah! Even if you are a dumb crab sometimes!”

Fa smiles at that, and chuckles a bit.

◆ “Agreed. Also, may I remark Fantasia is a far better name then the original version.”

Wait, original version? Was Fa short for something beforehand?

✦ “What’s that mean?”

◆ “Apparently Song and Siffrin’s father liked to give nicknames based on the musical scale. Re, Mi, Fa, So, La. Rather interesting, I suppose. However, Siffrin combined it with a bad pun... FA-llen star.”

Pffftt Crab that’s actually really funny. You can’t help laughing!!!

◉ “Guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, huh? Even if So was the only one to officially call themselves your parent… Wait what!?!”

Huh!?!!! Wait, that So character was Fa’s PARENT?!?!!! They looked pretty young for that!!! That shocks you out of your laughing! Oh Crab, you hope you made a good impression!!!

▲ “OH!!!”

✿ “Cool!!!”

◆ “Huh. Well, that’s good to know.”

Fa just stares blankly… Not sure how to process that information… Yeah, that makes sense, finding out that someone you just met actually raised you as their own kid! And Fa doesn't even have memories of them!

Well, better catch up on lost time!

▲ "We better get to know them more, then! Maybe we should take them up on that offer for a call?”

✦ “Oh! Right! I wanna see how their doing!”

Fa pulls out their... console, was it? Either way, it’s time to chat more with them!

[12pt-times-new-roman]

c3e86

Fearne emerges in cold air beneath snow-dusted peaks. She immediately goes back through the portal at the bottom of this lake, and her telepathic communication is restored.

Imogen and Fearne exchange spell slots -- Fearne expends a 4th level spell to give Imogen 4 sorcery points. The language Matt used here is very similar to how he described the feeling Orym got when using Ludinus' funnel.

Slowly but surely, they all pull themselves through the portal. The sun is setting, and they can see both Catha and the leylines, so they're definitely on Exandria somewhere; Chetney identifies the trees as high-altitude pines, and the air is cold, thinner than sea-level, so they're somewhere up high.

They turn into clouds, and travel straight up: they're in a lake cradled in the middle of a sprawling mountain range, but even from this high up, they don't recognize this region. It's not the Alabaster Sierras near Whitestone, or the Flotket Alps, or even anywhere on Marquet. Even with a high perception check, they can't see any towns, cities, or even light sources -- but there are structures built on the edge of the lake, like a village.

They enter and find that it's a very simple village, but there are no lights, no sounds, no people wandering around -- just silence. It looks abandoned, and much of it has fallen to the elements, decayed. There are still supplies on the shelves of a shop, but they're covered in dust.

In the clerk's office, they find records of the town: Ria'doin village, on the shores of Lake Umamu. They gather, from the nomenclature and the position of the sun, that this village is Issylran, but there's not a single temple anywhere.

It doesn't look like there was a battle or a struggle here. Laudna finds a thread of notes in the clerk's space talking about business abandonment, people just getting up and leaving the village. There were disappearances here: a child, an entire family, the Otises, all in succession -- there must've been a rumor making people leave, but the next night, there were four families gone without a trace. Then the fishmonger was seen walking into the lake. Rumors spread about bad blood, business competition, small-town politics -- before the clerk disappeared.

FCG talks to a bird, and is very rude about it. But the owl tells him that she last saw someone five years ago; they wandered through, looted some stuff, and eventually walked into the lake too.

They decide to rest here for the night, and plan to relay information about the lake portal before returning to Ruidus.

They identify the two silver rings they took from the Willmaster: one of them is a "ring of life detection," which is paired with another one somewhere else that alerts the wearer if something happens to them; and the other they have to save until morning.

Chetney update: As a result of his deal with Morri, he gets a feat. He can craft a very well-made and well-carved wooden toy with an hour of his time. It's unclear if this does anything other than generate money/story, but hey!

Sending stone to Caleb: Caleb Widogast, we are in a village called Ria'doin. It's a backdoor to the moon, maybe. Do you hear me? Come for a visit? Ah! Hello. This is strange. This has not worked in some time.

SENDING WORKS, BABEY! Time to run Matt through his paces and make him play a half-dozen NPCs!

Imogen casts sending to Caleb: I assume this means you're alright. Again, that's Lake Umamu. Can you get word to the resistance? Jas, this is Caleb Widogast. I don't know what's changed; these communications have not worked for some time. I do know where -- (sending cuts off.)

Imogen sends to Keyleth three times: We found a secret entrance back on Exandria, in Lake Umamu. Leads to subterranean Ruidus. We're in Ria'doin. Hi! Hello! Is everyone okay? You're in Umamu? That's the Karamoran Reach, Issylra. What about Ruidus? After the Bloody Bridge, the capital city of Kreveris is where they're gathering forces. There's a tunnel that leads down. Halfway there. We'll show you. Alright. Let me finish some business here, and I'll try and meet you. I'm curious to hear how much you've learned. Time is starting to run short. The portal is in the lake. We're heading back in in the morning -- haven't learned enough. Going to Kreveris. We'll leave markers for you to follow. Very well. I'll send a team to follow and see what this secret door is in the lake. Good luck moving forward. We're counting on you.

Another voice pushes into Imogen's mind. Um, hello? Mr. Caleb said I was supposed to talk to this person! Is this working? I've tried this so many times and -- so anyway, I'm curious if this is going forward! Is this working?! Please respond! Yes, it works. We met Caleb at the key. We're at Lake Umamu, we just talked to Keyleth. Okay, I don't know who that is but I'm extremely happy for you, and I'm so happy this is working! Who are you? What are you doing? How do you know Caleb? What-- I'm Imogen. We went to Ruidus. We met Caleb at the key, he was captured, we haven't seen him since. Okay, well he's fine now, and it's nice to meet you that knew Caleb at the key. Don't know what that means either, but thank you! Okay. Who is this? Oh! My name is Jester.

aDSFsdgkjghfdk my heart---

Orym sends to Dorian: Dorian. We're alive. Been to the moon, going back. Find the Tempest. If I don't get the chance again... I really missed you. There's no response, but Orym swears he hears something outside. He needs to check in on that, needs to see what it was. It might be Dorian. They wake everyone, and Orym wants to go outside, but why wouldn't he have answered?

So if sending just suddenly works now, there's one of two options: either it's the proximity to the lake -- a rift between Exandria and Ruidus -- that's causing it, and the same thing would've happened at the bridge; or the Vanguard's plans are advancing and the leylines are calming down because of that. Or, y'know, the entire sending thing was a complete fabrication by whatever's in this lake (but that doesn't explain Jester).

Meanwhile, Matt is rolling saves for all of them behind the screen -- they at least got a short rest, but there's something calling them toward that water to inspect it, make sure everything's okay. There's a presence in the water that makes them wonder whether there's an ally in that lake -- they're not alone, but not in a bad way.

They start making their way through the fog, toward the bank. The lake is appealing to their sensibilities -- Orym senses a presence that could be Dorian, Chetney senses a disturbance in the portal, Ashton senses a useful tool, FCG senses an ally.

Imogen uses detect thoughts on the lake, and there is an intelligence that settles behind and below her -- those enthralled are wading into the lake, being pushed -- they disappear under the water, and we go to break!

Can I also just say -- Liam is portraying a soldier's hope so well with Orym. Like, the situation is near-hopeless, the deck is stacked against them, they are staring into the face of unfathomable threats, and yet. And yet. They have to do it. They must. Not because it's easy or even because it's right, but because it must be done. Fate has dealt them these cards, whether they like it or not, so they have to hope. They have to. If they don't hold on to that, if Orym does not put forward and wholeheartedly throw his entire soul into paradoxical hope against all hope, then what else does he have? What else is there? He can't cry, he can't bargain, he can't even grieve. Hope is all that's left, left bleeding at the bottom of the barrel -- and if he doesn't have that, if he doesn't even have the delusion of hope, then all truly is lost. So Orym falls, hard, for any shred of hope beyond ephemera, anything that just might be more than whim and blindness, like sending, like Keyleth, like Dorian. And fuck is it heartbreaking.

Imogen grabs Orym as he dives, and she gets pulled down too.

Laudna sticks her head underwater, spots one, and casts animate object on a boat! "It's ghost ship time." It grows little hands out of the front and starts fucking talking -- "what do ya want, missus?"

For the ones in the water, it's nothing but chemical impulse that pushes them forward, toward the bramble growths that surround the portal to Ruidus. It wraps around them, cradles them, and it's a warm sensation, like this is where they're meant to be, it's everything they've ever fought for, ever wanted. While they're down here, everyone takes cold damage.

Fearne spots them, the cocoon where they're being held, and also sees a graveyard of scattered bones. Dozens and dozens of corpses, cradled like children.

Imogen damages the shadows that hold them, and everyone ensnared gets to make another CHA save -- everyone but Ashton breaks free from its influence.

As he breaks away, Orym slashes at the shadow and frees a skull; but as he grabs it, the shadow re-envelops him.

Laudna boards her animated boat and rides it beneath the waves like Captain Jack Sparrow. As she passes, FCG grabs the side and coasts down, and casts turn undead on the shadows: the tendrils turn to hair, the roads of the Changebringer leading away, and although it succeeds this does confirm that this is some kind of undead creature.

Ashton is still trapped inside the mass, and they try desperately to free him. Orym swims down, dashes the tendrils away, and spots them -- he casts misty step somehow to reach Ashton and hacks at their bonds. He action-surges and hits Ashton to wake him up (that's a whole fucking thing that I will get back to--) but Ashton succeeds, they're still buried in there and Orym is still right next to him.

FCG's second turn undead succeeds, and the tendrils all scatter, pull back -- and they have a terrifying view of this underwater graveyard that lies here. Ashton gets to make their save again and finally succeeds -- they see exactly what's below them and dart away, dart toward the surface (alongside Laudna, who also failed the turn undead).

As they surface, all the effects subside, and the shadow recoils.

(Also, I love how Matt has incorporated Candela Obscura's "initiative" rules in C3. This entire encounter happened without rolling initiative once, but it still felt very fluid and inclusive.)

The center of this undead entity is closer to the village, whereas the portal to Ruidus is around 80 feet from it.

They return to the docks, and carve a message into the wood: Beware! Dead shit down there.

Orym leaves the skull he retrieved on the dock, too, assuming that Keyleth can cast speak with dead (and not saving it in the portable hole for FCG to cast that later).

Imogen, with the statement that "none of us are thinking clearly right now", decides for the group that they should all go back through the portal to sleep rather than waiting for Keyleth's envoy to appear.

Now that they've defeated the undead entity here, it's easy for them to re-enter the portal to Ruidus. They immediately go to sleep -- even with tired watches, they get a long rest.

As they sleep, Laudna talks to Delilah. She wants more power from Delilah in exchange for keeping Imogen safe -- "grant me power, and I'll give you everything you need." [You promise?] "I keep my word, if I have a strange way of expressing them." [I have a strange question -- Pate.] "I am no more pate than you are me. We are bound inexplicably, yes -- we are strange bedfellows... Laudna. We will endure. Always." Delilah's visage fades, and Laudna falls to sleep.

Long rest, finally!

They climb out of the tunnels they slept in, and continue across Ruidus to Kreveris. As they go, they leave trails and signs for anyone who might be following them out of the portal in the lake.

FCG identifies the other ring as a ring of protection, which is huge for basically anyone -- it gives a +1 bonus to armor class and all saving throws. Orym takes it, since Ashton already has two rings attuned.

Laudna uses the syphon to absorb the power of the ring of life essence -- it strips the ring of all its magical power, and gives Laudna +2 hit points (permanently) and advantage on al attacks and ability checks until the next long rest.

The Bells Hells leave the cave and move across meandering tunnels for miles, leaving Ashari symbols as they go so Keyleth's forces can follow them.

They all continue in this tunnel for a while, until it comes to an abrupt end. Ashton, although reticent, activates the shard of Ka'mort -- they get bigger, spiker, everything becomes odd and off, a fractal, an exaggeration that is six feet tall kneeling, with the elemental arm a claw. As they phase into the rock, they sense tunnels and caverns around them, and they are not far from the surface -- Ashton clears the way and the Bells Hells emerge onto the surface of Ruidus. There's a mild dust storm going through, but Imogen rolls with advantage (with the help of Fearne) and determines the direction of Ruidus' capital.

Laudna brings up that they all need to agree on when exactly to get the fuck out of dodge. Ashton is determined not to leave until they find allies, but Laudna brings up the fact that they need everyone to complete the mission.

They set off across Ruidus toward the capital, and start walking to save their more powerful spells for the future; but Imogen casts a magic mouth spell for when Keyleth's team comes through. "Hey. We are going toward Krevaris, the direction is slightly due north. Head toward the mountain range. Hope you find this. Heading toward Krevaris."

As they travel, there's a strange vibration in the air, an anticipatory change -- and every stone arounds you becomes incandescent with bright light, time seems to instantly stop. Everyone feels like they've been around forever, the blip of immortal essence passed through them -- and Imogen, eyes white, hair bright red-violet, drops to the ground as the feeling ends. Imogen and Fearne both gain 15 temp hp as Ruidus flares beneath them.

There's a fading warmth to them, and Ashton, as elemental, feels it -- a warmth under the ground, following that trail.

When Ashton comes out of his transformation, it's rough -- they are drained, tired, even after the long rest -- he takes two points of exhaustion . But Fearne offers to carry him, and they puh into the storm, they ear the thunder in the distance.

As they emerge from the fog, from the carved valley before them, they see the faintest view of a skyline, a real sign of civlization that they are on the cusp of reaching (with Ashton on 2pts of exhaustion).

[quartzhearted]

pegasus moon, year xx.

[ FIRST CORRESPONDENCE W. KINGDOM OF BRODIA. ]

To my beloved,

I want to start this letter off by simply saying: I love you.

I haven't said that in a long time, apparently. I'm sorry it's taken me so much time to get around to it, but I'll admit: I've been afraid. I've learned a lot about the circumstances surrounding what happened to me and what happened to Elyos afterward; I was a fool, and it cost my life and the lives of thousands more. I feel as though I've stolen someone else's second shot at life.

But I'm here, much as I feel like I shouldn't be. I've met up with both Alcryst and Diamant; they reacted about as well as you'd expect. Which was pretty badly. But I think I've smoothed it over well enough with them. And wouldn't you believe it, I've got a job at the fancy new school they're attending. I'm an axe, sword, and authority instructor---Dragons, if you saw the amount of tests I have to grade every other week, you'd cry. I know I almost have.

When this letter reaches the mailroom, I'll be surprised if the staff don't think it's a bunch of hooey and rip the letter open to read it. If that's the case, then, well. Hi there, folks.Sorry, off-topic.

I'm sure the boys have written to you about the school, so I won't waste paper explaining things you already know. There was a ball here recently, and I got to meet up with a lot of people I'd never seen before. Let me tell you, they've got some real cases at this school; don't think I've ever laughed so hard in one night. Except maybe on our honeymoon after that new kid waiter shot the champagne cork right in my eye. Dragons, the look on his face. Poor thing.

A lot of stuff happened at that ball, and talking about all of it will probably make my hand cramp like a beast. So I'll put it in a bullet point list:

Got punched (it was consensual)

Met a kid probably Alcryst's age who was as decorated as a winter festival tree

Was given pomegranate seeds by a little girl who I think was part chipmunk(??)

Had my first drink with Alcryst

Watched the prince of Solm start a spaghetti war

Spooked Alcryst's retainer Lapis (I still feel real bad about this one but I made it up to her later)

And there's other stuff that I'm probably forgetting. My memory's never been good at keeping anything that doesn't involve hitting swords together or my family, but you know that.

After the ball ended, I decided to take up dancing. It was pretty popular with the other attendees; I think the first class I went to had so many people there were folks waiting outside the door. I know we're already classically trained, so I didn't need to go take a class, but I sort of just wanted to go meet other people. It was hard as hell, too---the instructor was no joke. I'm pretty sure I fell over at least ten times and shook the room each time.

There's a special outfit they made for the dancers around here. It's supposed to help with movement and all that. I've had a peek at it and boy, it sure is something. They said they'll make one custom for me, but since I'm bigger than their usual clients it'll take a bit longer for them to have it out for me. I think the kids will be horrified when they see their father in this thing, so I'm quite honestly doing it so I can see their faces. They need to confront their fears if they want to do well in battle; this may or may not include seeing their father wearing skimpy outfits and busting a move with a frightful amount of leg.

Dragons, I miss you so much. I miss being able to sit with you and talk about nothing for hours. I miss laying with you in bed and having those little competitions on who will fall asleep first (if the running tally's still correct, then I'm up three nights). I miss just being with you. But I can't come back to Brodia right now, and I'm not sure I'll ever be able to. I can't throw the country into whatever disaster my being alive will cause. She's in Diamant's hands now, and I intend to let it stay that way.

I'm proud of Alcryst and Diamant. They've been through so much as I'm sure you have, and yet they're here, working on themselves and meeting new people. They're such strong kids. Seeing their eyes fill with all sorts of horrible emotions when they first saw me shook me something serious. I'm such a terrible father for what I've made them do.

One day, I want to see you again. I want to feel your hand in mine. I want to kiss your cheek, and I want to hug you, and I want to hold you until eons pass, the world explodes, and we're the only two people floating around in whatever debris is left. ( aside from the kids, they'll be there too. they can float with us. ) Life doesn't feel right without you, and while I'm thankful every day to the Dragons above that you survived the hell that took Elyos, I'm about ready to curse them out for the circumstances that keep me from running back to Brodia and kissing you until my mouth goes numb.

Maybe we can meet up at a halfway point.

Enclosed in this letter are images taken with the monastery's new-fangled instant portrait-capturing device, invented by one of the alumni. I'm not sure how they managed it, but it lets you capture portraits in about three-or-so seconds, and they're as perfect as if you hired an artist to do them. Boy, that would have been nice when Alcryst and Diamant were squirts.

This may not be all the proof you'll need to believe me, but I want to try anyways. It breaks my heart knowing I'm here, you're there, and I can't do anything to change it. I just hope you're safe, at least.

I'm on patrol duty tonight, so I have to go scan the halls for misbehaving students and whatever idiots decide to raid a heavily-weaponized military academy. It's not great work, but I at least get to chat with some people I don't normally see in the daytime. Night owls and all that. This monastery really is something; I think you'd like it here.

I'll write to you again soon. I want these to become regular so that I don't fall out of contact or keep you in the dark anymore. There's a lot I need to work through and a lot I still need to understand, but I at least want you to know what happens to me when it does. As my wife, you deserve that much.

I love you, my darling. You'll hear from me again soon. Please be well.

Signed,

Morion, Professor of Axe, Sword, and Authority at the Officers Academy

[history-detective]

BlackStar ~Theater Starless translation

Season 1 – Episode 9 (Last Chapter):

Chapter 1 - A new moon is born.

(Mokuren, Kei, MC, Kasumi, Qu, Hari, Zakuro)

More than three months have passed in the blink of an eye since Starless reopened.

In addition to the original three teams - Team K, W and P, Team B was created by Mizuki. The number of cast members gradually increased, and Starless continued to operate day by day, although the atmosphere remained a bit stale.

However, things are changing. The battle for the top spot between Kokuyou and Mokuren occurred at the previous Team W performance "Snow Flower".

Having decided on the match [T/N: results], Kokuyou kicked Mokuren out of Team W.

And a new storm is about to hit Starless.

MC: (The battle for the top spot in Team W was settled in the previous performance).

MC: It ended in Kokuyou's victory, so I wonder what will happen next.

Qu: Kasumi, can you talk to me? I was convinced though.

Kasumi: I haven't been able to talk about that yet. Kokuyou is feeling a little tense.

Qu: Are you okay?

Kasumi: There is a timing for everything.

Qu: That said, I'm not too impressed.

Kasumi: Ah, MC . Hey~.

Kasumi: Kei is in the rest space.

MC: Oh, yes. I'll go for a while.

MC: (I wonder what you both are talking about.....)

**Change scene to break area**

Kei: Sorry, MC, but could you please hold Mokuren back?

MC: You want me.....to stop him?

Kei: He should be at the lesson hall. I'll come too.

MC: I understand. I will go first.

**Change scene to dance hall**

MC: Mokuren, are you here?

Mokuren: --Princess, you-?

MC: Kei asked me to call you over. Could you please come to the office?

Mokuren: ....Nope, I'll stop. Because I'm about to go.

MC: Where are you going?

Mokuren: I'm quitting Starless, because I can't dance here anymore.

MC: Eh-----eh, please wait, why-

Mokuren: At the last performance I couldn't reach Kokuyou.

Mokuren: When Kokuyou told me to leave W, I agreed.

Mokuren: I can't dance with Team W anymore. The person I am now is somehow completely different.

Mokuren: Besides, I don't mind anywhere else as long as I can dance. There is no need for it to be Starless.

Mokuren: That's why I'm leaving Starless.

MC: That....it's, but--

Mokuren: Thank you for your help, MC. Thanks to you I was able to dance comfortably at Starless.

Mokuren: ........I'm glad I was able to meet you. See you soon, take care.

Please wait!

Mokuren: Why do you hold me back?

Mokuren: There are other cast members in Starless. There is no reason for you to hold me back.

MC: But---that....I can't itterate it well....

**Door open and Kei enters**

Kei: Have you reached that conclusion? [T/N quitting Starless] Mokouren, I knew you would do that.

Kei: When you leave Starless where will you go?

Mokuren: Anywhere that I can dance.

Kei: In that case, stay at Starless. I'll make you dance.

Mokuren: You will?

Kei: I should have mentioned it before. That hasn't changed even now.

Kei: And more than anyone else, MC for you --

MC: (--- huh, for me....?)

Kei: Mokuren. I'll give you a new team.

Kei: Team C. That's the name of the new team.

Mokuren: A new team.....?

**Door opens and people come in**

Kei: The performers will be Qu and Kasumi.

Kei: And Hari.

Kei: Zakuro will be the singer.

Kei: You are the one on top, Mokuren.

Kei: As 'Team C', show us a stage that has never been seen before on Starless.

Mokuren: Team C.....I see.

Mokuren: I see. Team C? Is that the "dancing place" you prepared for me?

Mokuren: Not too bad.

Mokuren: Princess, do you want me to stay?

MC: Of course!

Mokuren: Fine, Princess, if you say so. I owe you a favour.

MC: (Wow, it's so bright.......). [T/N: Mokuren's face]/

Hari: Honestly, I'm surprised he makes that kind of face.

Zakuro: Sometimes speaking with frightening frankness is the recklessness of aggression.

Hari: Reckless? I bet you've never seen him before, usually he has a more sinister smile on his face.

Zakuro: It's too dangerous to repeat. No, no, that's daring.

Qu: Haha, with Mokuren coming out on top it was worth choosing a dangerous team.

Kasumi: That's right~. It looks like it's going to be a team with many ups and downs.

Kei: ---However, there is one condition.

Kei: In order to officially launch Team C, we need to demonstrate its value.

Mokuren: I'll try it. Whatever you want.

Kei: During the next performance period, we will try to see if you can be accepted by the audience.

Mokuren: What, that's all?

Mokuren: I got it. If the audience doesn't support us, Team C will be destroyed.

Mokuren: It means my dancing was not up to snuff.

Kei: Good determination.

Kei: Haseyama is about to move. I need to get ready too.

Kasumi: --What does Kei plan on having him do?

Kei: That is something you do not need to know.

Kei: First survive as Team C. That's the goal.

Mokuren: Kei, I don't know what you're thinking. But if there is a stage, I will dance.

Mokuren: A new stage as Team C. Does the fun begin now?

Mokuren: Apparently you let me dance. --Princess, I am indebted to you again.

To be continued.....

DISCLAIMER – This is not an accurate translation! Please do not steal. Please let me know of any corrections and what I translated wrong- I may have just written what I think works best, but if you think otherwise, let me know. :)

[utapri-hana]

A ferocious heavenly fire that pierces the night

This is my raw translation! It may not be 100% accurate!

Please excuse my spelling and grammatical mistakes and enjoy the translation!

Summary:

The third spin-off drama from Mystic-in-training series featuring the demon god (Onigami) Ran and Tenko!

What appeared in Ran's dream as he slumbered was a memory of a distant day he once spent.

And it seems that Tenko was also having a similar dream.

This is just my own raw translation!

It may not be 100% accurate, but I hope you enjoy reading it~

✨Evet story✨

= Episode 1:

😈 Ranmaru kurosaki: ... Is it a full moon tonight? You can see the outline of the moon clearly. It's so quiet that it won't be surprising if real demons appear.

Ah. That's doesn't suit me.

🦊 Natsuki Shinomiya: Good evening. It's a nice moonlit night.

😈 Ranmaru: ‼️‼️ ..... What the hell, Natsuki?

You're on break too...?

🦊 Natsuki: hehe It's such a wonderful night, so I thought maybe I'd be able to meet a real youkai-san or demon-san. It's just a short walk.

😈: "Real."...huh...

If you're around, I'd love to see you.

It can be used as a reference in a play.

🦊: The beautiful moon is out, and now it looks like we'll be able to have a friendly conversation while watching the moon. I wish I had brought some dumplings with me.

Onigami. No dumplings, though, But before we resume shooting, how about we have a little meeting? The next scene is just the two of us, Maru-chan-senpai and I.

😈: Oh good.

In this spin-off, demons and tenko are the main focus of the story. We have to keep pace, including creating the atmosphere.

🦊: Thank you! After all, when Maru-chan-senpai is with us, he's as dependable as Oni-san (Mr demon).

😈: Like a demon... Is that a compliment? As usual, you're out of tune when I talk to you...Then, let's take the eaves over there.

= Episode 2:

*Ran's dream*

????: I heard they tricked people and ate them. At the usual mountain pass again. I am no sharp-ears but I can tell.

I thought we agreed that it would be the last time, 100 years ago.

If you don't take care of that decision, who will?... I'm not going to say any more.

Don't betray yourself again.

You, ....... You've been watching. You come back only at a time like this.

I wasn't being kind or anything so save your praise. If I didn't say what I said, it would just feel bad.

..........you want to talk? I don't mind, but aren't you awfully formal? And look at the hairpin. It's new. What the hell is going on?

!?????: ...............Ran. Please wake up.

*End of the dream*

😈: ‼️‼️.......Tenko......?

🦊: sorry. For some reason I felt you were uncomfortable sleeping. If you're tired, a futon is better than a tree. Would you like to use the room I rent?

😈: No, I just dozed off. It seems that one of the techniques he has been practicing for is about to be perfected. I promised Tokiharu that I would take a look at it if so.

🦊: I can't refuse that request. I understand why you were at the shrine so unusually. But ------ is that the only reason ?

=Episode 3:

☀️Otoharu: Wow, wait, Shonoshin! Don't show your technique yet!! Tokiharu and I are not ready!

🦊Shonoshin: Geez....... Your opponent won't wait in a real battle! I'll shoot you in 5 seconds! Let's go? 5. 4. 3. 2...

🦊 Tenko: Hmmm. Shonoshin and the boys are always so lively, aren't they?

😈Ran: they are carefree. Well, they've got that going for them, too.

...Lately, I've been seeing more and more of those little fishy demons around.

🦊 Tenko: Outside the barriers that stretched around the city, right? It's partly because it's weakened a bit, but Tokiharu-kun's magical power is probably the reason why it attracts the youkai.

😈Ran: Keeping up a city worth of barrier as it is for a long time, How can you be so cool ? I really don't want you to turn into an enemy.

Looking closely, you're not wearing your usual kimono. When did you change it?

For a long time, I thought you were wearing it.

🦊Tenko: because it's getting hotter. I was advised to wear a thin kimono. I just had something I used to wear.

I didn't think I'd ever wear sleeves like this again...

Wearing it for the first time in a while makes me feel taller.

😈Ran: Heh...That's a very human thing to say.

=Episode 4:

🦊Tenko: Good evening, Ran. From the first look it doesn't seem like you've got a new kimono. I've never seen it before, but was that what it was supposed to look like?

😈Ran: Well. People are scared of me when I'm dressed like this. I try to avoid them, especially in the human settlements , but this time I just want to get it over quickly.

🦊: I see... Last time the two of us were seated out, so we left it to Ren to deal with it. We have to do our best this time.

😈: But why are you following me around?

I didn't ask you to. It makes us stand out even more.

🦊: In dealing with this situation, I want to raise as few concerns as possible for the children. I just wanted to make sure you are the same.

😈: Surprising. I thought you were the one who wished the most for their growth as Mystics, Tenko.

🦊: If someone is so careless as to break off a budding branch in the middle of a bloom, that's a different story. For as much as possible I don't want to put my precious flowers in danger.

😈: You don't even show such a pretense while the sun is shining and humans are awake. They say the fox is not to be underestimated, but you're very auspicious.

🦊: That's what you say, but... I too have heard that demons are very scary. But I think it's very kind of you to accept my request.

😈: Kind....

We're wasting our time talking about it. Let's go before the moon sets.

=Episode 5:

🪻Shiraai: Hello, Onigami-sama (demon god). It's rare for you to be here at this hour. Otoharu and the others haven't come back from school yet.

😈Ran: No, I didn't come to see them today.

........But first, there's an extra one.

You think you're cleverly hiding, but your tail is showing.

🦝Kotobuki: Oh my God! What a terrible thing to say. Let's rejoice in a more touching reunion, Ran-chan☆

Aren't you happy to see me?

😈Ran: Of course not. I didn't come here to see you. Ah, that..... Shiraai.

If there is anything you can feel with your powers, anything bothersome, please tell me.

🪻: Clairvoyantly, you mean.

.......I knew it. I don't join our training a lot but I still notice it before Otoharu and the others do.

Yes, there is. Something that's been bothering me.I've been wondering if this is the work of demons or not, and I was thinking of consulting Tenko-sama soon.

🦝: Does that have something to do with the fact that the people around here are starting to have "nightmares"? The Yanaris told me so. (Yanari is a type of Yokai, very small demons and it tries to shake the house or stuff around the house and just make noise. They don't do more than that )

😈 (Tenko, you noticed and kept quiet.) (Inner thoughts)

🦝: It doesn't seem to be everyone in the whole town though. It's just a rumor among the demons who have no malicious intent. I don't know about outside the town.

🪻: If it goes that far, it's not surprising if Otoharu and the others received a request or two. But they didn't, so it's strange, isn't it?

=Episode 6:

*In a dream*

😈Ran from the past: You say you consulted me because I'm nice to you.......but I couldn't have imagined that you decided to marry a human man.

...........I understand. I respect your choice, no matter what anyone else says. Besides, no matter what I say, you've already made up your mind, right?

*End of the dream*

😈*Sleeping* .....

🦝: Ooh. Hey, hey, hey. He's gone silent. Could it be that the devil god himself is sleeping standing up? I'd like to capture it in a picture scroll.

😈: Shut up. I have my moments of pondering, too. Unlike you Tanuki.

🪻: We're talking about something important here, so don't make unnecessary trouble.

So, what are you going to do now that you still haven't told Otoharu and the others?

😈: That's fine. I will take care of this matter. ……Ah, me and Tenko will take care of it. Can you tell me, in case of any suspicious activity around this shrine?

🪻: Understood. Leave it to me.

🦝: Oh my gosh, it's rare for Ran-chan to be that much of a shoulder to lean on. I guess "old vows" are important after all.

😈: One-pot meals are best when the pot still hot. Shiraai, if you polish the donabe pot, you might be able to eat something delicious. No later than tonight. As early as the evening.

*Squeeze*

🦝: Ouch! You're hurting me, Ran-chan~! I'm so proud of my tail, don't be so rough with it~!

=Episode 7:

🦊Tenko: It seems that the yokai in question is trying to wear out people's spirits by giving them nightmares, while hiding in the presence of many small yokais.

Thanks to Ran listening to Shiraai-kun and the others, I'm glad we were able to reconcile.

😈Ran: ..........I'll leave it at that. Well, it seems that the target has not been decided yet. Tokiharu had a dream that he overslept this morning, so he woke up in a hurry.

🦊: Hehe. Both Otoharu-kun and Tokiharu-kun seem to be very scared of "lateness". Is that even a nightmare?

😈: What about you? What about your "nightmares"?

🦊: It was not a nightmare, but I might have had a dream that some people might consider a nightmare.

I can't say for sure, as I dream about it from time to time. However, when I meet the youkai that is the source of this phenomenon, I don't think I can help it.

😈: What, were you trying to say a joke? Even you sometimes tell jokes like that.

🦊: It's not nice to be forced to dream, whether you want to or not, is it? If the prankster go too far, I'll have to punish them.

😈: I agree with that. It is possible that they could become a yokai that takes the life of the people at will and eats their souls.

It doesn't suit my nature to mess around. Let's just cooperate this time and go beat up the culprit.

=Episode 8:

😈: We've come a long way, huh? If we have to go this far to get to the source, then we're dealing with a very careful opponent.

🦊: Even though they are cowards and knew we would question them if they were exposed, they decided to do it. It seems that they wanted to get their hands on the power of the demons really badly.

😈: .......... You're pretty angry after all. Is there something that can't be blocked by Tenko's Barrier?

🦊: Hehe Well, I'm not all-powerful either. Besides, it's enough if I can protect the people I want to protect.

*A barrier is spread*

🦊: Well. You are very good at hide-and-seek.

But eventually I caught you~

You have been manipulating people's dreams from such a place?

😈: You were caught off guard, thinking we didn't know you were here. I won't let you get away. Whatever gets within my barrier, can never escape out!

*After beating the culprit*

🦊: Let's stop here. The mountain should not collapse. I have to return to that town by morning.

😈: Yeah, I guess so. If the word gets out, maybe they'll be a little less likely to mess with us for a while.

🦊: Shall we let the human children think that if they do something wrong, the demon will come to punish them? I mean, It's thanks to the gentle demon god that we won't have nightmares tonight.

😈: Don't do it. No one will believe that story.

=Episode 9:

😈: Thanks to that bastard's running around, I had to use my extra strength. I couldn't go easy on a yokai of that level.

🦊: Hehe. The attack was a little too vigorous and loud. Perhaps Shonoshin and the others may have sensed it.

*A Moment of awkward silence*

😈: ....... Aside from the yokai, Tokiharu and the others don't seem to have woken up. We did well for a hasty preparation of work, no?

🦊: It seems so. Ran, I enjoyed working with you too. So, I'll see you soon.

😈: Back to the shrine? It's almost dawn. I have a room, and if you want to go with Tokiharu to school tomorrow, you can stay here.

🦊: It's a very tempting offer, but......not yet. My futon is at Otoharu-kun's shrine. If he gets suspicious, this whole night will be ruined.

😈: Is that so?........Thank you, Tenko. I might not have been able to catch that tail on my own. I'm glad you were there for me this time.

🦊: No. I did what I did because I had my own reasons. I should be the one thanking you... Good night.

😈 *Inner thoughts* (....Everyone has a thing or two that they want to keep to themselves, don't they? the kind of "past" that you even dream about.)

=Episode 10:

🪻Shiraai: Oh, Onigami-sama! You came again today. Otoharu and the others are training in the bamboo grove in the back. They are very excited to try new techniques.

🦝 Kotobuki: But more importantly, Ran-chan! For a brief moment in the middle of the night, I felt a very big power, was it the work of you two? Tenko-sama won't tell me!

😈: I won't tell you about anything that Tenko is not telling you about. You must have been going around all night gathering rumors again, right? Don't do anything unnecessary.

🦊: Now that you've come all this way, I think we should make some tea. Shiraai-kun, would you like to help me?

🪻: No, I'll do it, so Tenko-sama please sit down. Look, stop bothering Onigami-sama and if you don't want to be turned into a Tanuki hot pot, come with me.

🦊: I expected you to come. I'm still a little concerned about it. But from what I've been able to find out, it's not worth worrying about.

😈: It was the same as usual in the morning.

...... To think that I would be called demon god and that I would stand side by side with Tenko.. Thinking about it all over again, it's a strange coincidence.

🦊: If they live long enough, their strong wills will overlap and will intertwine with the fire of life. We will continue to watch over them under every circumstances.

📿 Tokiharu: We did it, Otoharu! The two of us managed to stop Shonoshin-san's fox fire! ....Huh..? It looks like something is burning... AH, THE PAPER DOLL!!

🦊: Oh my... I thought it wouldn't take long for them to grow up. But It looks like we have more time left than we thought.

😈: ...... Well, we can't stop the flow of time, and we can't stop it either. They should grow up on their own pace.

~END~

[petrichorium]

Pluvi i’d love to hear about readers four other husbands!! Rip yanqing he’s so confused

WELL SINCE U ASKED

husband #1 — the guard in the drabble! as I said in the tags he’s reader’s childhood friend. Swore himself to her Long before they got married lmfaooooo and part of that oath actually means that he can’t talk to anyone except her and her husbands 🫣 He’s the most physically intimidating of all the husbands, genuinely massive man lmfaooooo but honestly fairly reserved, frankly shy but it comes across as stoic more than anything. Wicked smart and very devoted to reader (obvi) so he’s def kinda her main confidant but she’s v close w all of them

husband #2 — was a political marriage!!! Offered himself in exchange for the continued support of reader’s people. She accepted and they genuinely intended for it to be platonic but he ends up falling for her eventually. He’s actually kinda nerdy LMFAOOOO a historian turned military strategist on his homeworld, now retired from said military and working part-time as a professor at a university on reader’s planet

husband #3 — an admiral; old military family type, kinda a stick in the mud. But he was actually very persistent in pursuing the reader and won her over eventually even tho they rlly butted heads at first (came from a v patriarchal homeworld so it was inevitable tbh). Was kinda arrogant and assumed she was into him and then realized he was kinda into the dismissive thing…….. this one was a VERY slow burn she left and came back to his planet many times before he finally literally begged her to give him the time of day

husband #4 — the problem child…… a rebellion leader on his homeworld who did NOT get along with reader or her three husbands when they first met despite the fact that they were allies. And then all four of them got stuck on a remote moon for a year annnnnnnd the rest is history. Definitely a spitfire, v much a street dog type of guy, and very charismatic. The only one who had a partner before reader; another rebel who died in the battle before reader showed up. He’s still a little hung up on it but happy to have something to dedicate himself to that doesn’t make him think of them

All of them rlly like Jing Yuan LMFAOOOOO and as I say in the tags she’s only married to #1 when she meets him so she marries the other three during this “once every few years I make a trip to the luofu and try to convince the general to marry me” stage pfft. But he actually met #1 before her!!! Jy saved him from an enemy camp and he’s been a lil infatuated ever since 🫣 reader thinks it’s the cutest thing. Jy is also the first person she introduces a new husband to which he always says isn’t necessary but she’s just like :) I mean I gotta make sure ur compatible :) like introducing a new cat yk JDNDKDN

While their home is on her planet w her they’re often offworld doing their own thing!!! #2 is usually off on his own on mostly educational trips, #3 and #4 bicker a lot bc of personality differences (and the difference in their upbringing—they’re from different worlds but remind each other of respective opposing bodies) but honestly spend much of their time together. They’re kinda traveling adventurers and tbh I imagine Jing Yuan just kinda slotting in with them mostly bc he says in canon that when he retires he’d like to travel around 🥺 but also playing diplomat w reader a lot bc they r v much two of a kind jdnfkenr #1 is always with her bc of his position but they all travel together a lot too esp when it’s beneficial politically to portray themselves as a solidified unit

Anyway there u go ty for asking 😌

[m1ckeyb3rry]

LMAO no in between either cute or majestic where are the horses with the goofy ass names at (just an example but imagine someone w a horse named sock)

AHAHAH YEAH compared to karasus otoyas bfb has a lot more crack in it LOL lowk before discovering you whenever I saw crack it was usually like….brainrot crack where the characters would fully be like “OH MY GERD WHAT JN THE SKIBIDI SIGMA” “LMAOO DEEZ NUTS IN YO FACE” which personally had me clicking the close tab button asap I’ll be forever traumatized your crack content is the Goldilocks zone of crack

Imagine instead we just form a bllk au where the entire setting is the same we just bring justice to characters who need it LMAOOO people will be like bllk au? Aren’t they already in bllk?????

I’m fr just waiting to see the end the last few chapters have just been “hmmm who’s getting revived this ch?” Instead of who’s being thrown into the Sukuna fight arena shdgshshs yeah I have NO clue what’s going on tbh I thought higuruma was a confirmed goner alr but ig not??

I wanna see an expansion of the Barou aiku rivalry….like wdym we see them on the same nel team but we never address that??? Cmon…

Also PAUSE SPEAKING OF WE MANIFESTED OUR PRAYERS ANSWERED EGOIST BIBLE V2 RELEASING AFOUND S2 START TIME!!! Will be dropping translations ofc drop your requests here…there’s apparently a new ranking for “top 3 [insert category here]” so I’ll def do that along with any profiles we don’t have

I remember immediately getting rid of moves like leer and growl LMAO ofc if there was an obvious type disadvantage I’d bring appropriate pokemon (like gym leaders) but otherwise it’s kinda just brute forcing my way through with an op pokemon I liked

The way I completely forgot some of the teams you listed already Im gonna have to like copy it and paste it to the side so I can reference it faster shshshs imagine she traded that away and then later was like lmao u scammed me so this is my gyarados gimme the skrelp back /j wait that’s so funny LMAOOOO you fr had that trading business down…but on that note was there demand for phione for a particular reason….like did they just think it was manaphy….bc now that I think about it I fr cannot remember any significance to phione…

Mcs team sparking the whole uprising talk about girlboss!!!! Her exposing the govt plot on live tv stop that’s such a good idea (I’m crying the kids do everything trope is so funny thinking back on the pokemon plot)

No bc I was about to say I definitely feel like something similar happened in the plot (now I distinctly rmr some like clefairy moon tribe ep..?? Trust we’re definitely thinking of the same one) IM CRYING Reo finally getting gallade only for the competition to be over is SUCH a pokemon plot I can fr see it happening in canon like ash runs back asking where everyone is only for the worker to calmly be like “oh it’s over” and ash falls to his knees screaming LMFAOO but I DO RMR THAT we know my memory’s kinda shit though so idk exactly which pokemon ash brought (was it primape??? Idr tbh)

LMAO THE REVERSE OTOYA TEAM I kinda love that the unexpected trips are lowk my fave like you get ready to battle hiori fully expecting like, a Mareep and maybe a lanturn or a azumarill but no metagross and luxray you really cooked crafting mcs team though I could never LOL

AHDHSA gagamaru having no contact info is so funny he runs a elusive ifykyk business yuki having his Alakazam telepathically track him is so real

Nagi tweaking over the aegislash and having an unspoken sort of one sided Karasu rivalry is actually hilarious if this au actually comes into existence I will fr be laughing my ass off in this arc WHIMSICOTT NAGI SO REAL

LOLL fall is hibernation time that’s still only a quarter of the year idk how you do it

Ok time to merge asks before the other one gets too long and then your blog is fr flooded with these

NAH BC STEVEN STONE WAS JUST THE IT BOY/DUDE IG??? I’m ngl I see a lot of Steven fans around too idk there was just something so charming abt him….

Me conveniently forgetting the teams you talked about even after I fr sent in info about said pokemon on that team but hiori embodying “I can fix it” for that ducklett and succeeding and then Karasu losing it like “wtf wdym it can do shit” would be so hilarious

Gyarados being flying never fails to make me scratch my head but wtv it’s pokemon logic but i love lowk inner team pokemon dynamics swanna and nidoqueen having beef LMAOO SWANNA MEETING BAROU IN HELL IS DIABOLICAL LMFAOOOO ig now you know where the pokemon universe gets it roasted fowl dishes from

Im ngl kangaskhan is fr like the otoya of the pokemon world it’s fr just kinda forgotten (by myself too) i totally forgot it can mega evolve LMAOO mega houndoom is fr cool as hell though (imagine mc and Barou got their houndoomite together SHDGSHS) galvantula being the secret ace of the team is so funny i bet everyone’s like “bro u brought this random ass spider” and then proceed to get decked

LMFAOO in your prev response I was fr gonna respond with Pablo’s last name but I couldn’t rmr how to spell it and did not want to look it up so I just left it bc lowk he’s not that relevant generally either I was almost gonna write “ca-“ and just dip

OOOOH LMK WHAT TEAMS YOU END UP CHOOSING

- Karasu anon

well i did know a miniature horse named boytoy KDCBSHSN idk if that quite counts as goofy in the way you were describing but it’s definitely up there in terms of craziness 😭

oh i have definitely seen those kinds of fics and agreed i’m not a huge fan…MY version of crack is just the characters being sassier than usual with each other and ending up in kinda ridiculous situations that are treated as completely normal in-story LMAOO tbh it’s basically just me writing in the comedy genre instead of doing angst/character studies but that doesn’t sound as fun as calling it crack does

HELPP bllk but it’s miraverse au…everyone reading is like “wtf does miraverse mean” BAHAH like no just trust the process your mind will be altered by the way each character is written TRUST

no literally it’s such a reversal from the sukuna fight that i’m just like 🤨 it feels very…not gege…idk like wdym this is the same guy that wrote shibuya?? honestly i wonder if he’s under pressure from his editor or smth to change the story/ending from what he wanted because if so that’s kind of sad

nah because so much could’ve been done w barou and aiku tbh idk why they made lorenzo try so hard to be friends with barou that role could’ve easily and more sensibly been filled by aiku 😭 also OMG NEW EGOIST BIBLE LET’S GOOO pls the top 3 categories are always so funny especially the little snide comments if you happen to translate those def send them in ‼️ and yess hopefully more characters will get profiles!! or the current profiles get updated with more silly stuff

LMAOOO I WAS EXPERIENCED WITH IT i think it was mostly people trying to finish the pokédex?? because you can’t catch or get phione in any way but the manaphy breeding trick so before most people figured that out i was able to get a bunch of cool pokémon in return for my fresh out of the egg level 1 phiones and then other people caught on so the market got saturated and they stopped being in demand 😒 so i had to differentiate myself and started using tms and training them up which worked for a bit but eventually even that stopped working 😓

no because pokémon is INSANE w the kids doing everything trope like wdym the literal champion is telling MY ten year old ass to go and fight a literal god?? is that not their job…anyways yeah i think this method allows for the e4 and all to maintain their notoriety and authority as well as showing the flaws in kids doing everything (because reader is lowkey reckless for confronting the entire govt without a plan and she got lucky that the e4 + gym leaders has smth up their sleeves or else she would’ve been done for) so i like that route a lot!! also the image of reader and houndoom standing there exposing the government to a defeated mr mikage while the camera quality slowly gets blurrier and shakier and right before it disappears into static entirely there’s just a shot of her and houndoom abt to be attacked by govt pokémon and then there’s a region-wide blackout does cook a little i fear

yess it was the mt moon episode!! but ash misty and brock had a researcher w them iirc meanwhile mc trio is literally just the epitome of yolo 😭 they’re honestly like living their best pokémon journey vibes (especially reo and chigiri because nagi does get dragged into reader’s bs with some frequency so he’s not as relaxed as the other two) LMAOAO like while reader and co are fighting corruption and processing grief and enduring trauma mc trio is just fucking around getting gym badges and completing side quests HAHAHA they’re so stupid i love them 🥹 and yeah i think it was his mankey/primeape i forget if it had evolved at that point or not

i think it’s so funny that hiori just wanted nice pokémon to play with and he ended up with a super well balanced team which includes a pseudo legendary, a dragon type, and a prehistoric pokémon revived from a fossil meanwhile otoya wanted a cool strong team and he just has really cute pretty sweet pokémon 😭 although in his defense his pokémon are all really strong as well it’s just a matter of the aesthetics not matching up with the vibe he was hoping to curate 😩

to be honest i used a website that allowed me to input my team and it told me its weaknesses and i just messed around with that until i got to a team that didn’t have any glaring holes!! i’m super happy with it especially because of how unique some of the choices are…like let’s be real how many people are picking DONPHAN for their pokémon ocs 😭

LMAOAOA pokémon au confirming the yuki x gagamaru bestie agenda fr 🤩 nah because lowkey maybe gagamaru’s just in hiding because he’s scared ness will come after him if he becomes a genuine competitor (not a wrong thought to have tbh)

THE AEGISLASH ARC IS SO HILARIOUS like out of context it’s just like “did mira forget what story she’s writing” but when you know what’s happening it’s so so funny especially the way nagi and reader decide to approach it 😭 “oh i GUESS we have to get married for uhhh the plot” “yeah i mean if i HAVE TO i’ll risk my life for you uhhh i mean the plot yeah the plot” (<- two idiots who will one day be madly in love) DNDKLSJDS nagi def wakes up afterwards like “damn dream me is so rizzful good thing i don’t act like that irl because i don’t even like anyone like that especially not y/n 😰” (not that they were really flirty or anything it was more of a “i’ll die for you if that’s what it takes and if it means you live and get to go home then i’ll even do it happily) and then he sees aegislash and is met with the horrifying knowledge that he did in fact try to rizz reader up and furthermore he might actually like her 😩 HAHAA the karasu beef is so funny too because when they’ve first been “isekai’d” reader’s like “yeah ok let’s just follow the plot of the world and get married or wtvr” and nagi’s like “what about karasu 😱” and reader’s like “uh idk what about him” and nagi’s like “aren’t you guys dating won’t he be mad 🤔🫣” which prompts reader to be like that one tik tok sound that’s like “EWWW no he’s like my BROTHER he’s so UGLY this filthy disgusting creature why was he even BORN” (i hope yk what i’m referring to HAHA)

no because steven is literally the ideal man like he’s smart…rich…pretty…strong…talented…shy…sweet…i’m realizing he’s lowkey a nagireo love child but we shall ignore that!!

HAHA to be honest swanna isn’t rlly a great pokémon competitively plus hiori has 0 interest in battling so i can rlly see him taming swanna just by being like “oh ya idrc if you don’t fight” and ducklett/swanna is like “oh fr okay” and decides to just be chill with him (imagine it tweaks when it sees karasu though he’d be SO offended)

swanna and barou #bestiesfortheresties 😜🤩 LMAOAO agreed some pokémon logic is kinda crazy but oh well!! and agreed it’s fun to give the pokémon personalities too!! within reader’s team we have houndoom who’s super loyal and cuddly but also strict w the other pokémon, galvantula who’s really sassy + has a napoleon complex + is besties with houndoom, dragalge who’s mostly rlly shy and keeps to itself but seems to like otoya’s greninja, aegislash who goes from supervillain to mild prankster after getting the beating of its life from houndoom (there’s no beef there but aegislash def has a healthy respect for houndoom and sticks close to gyarados after that), and gyarados who is CONVINCED that it’s still a baby magikarp that should be carried around by reader even though it’s ENORMOUS now (kinda like those huge dogs that try to cram themselves into your lap)

okay because hear me out…baby reader + barou find a really pretty rock when they’re playing so they break it in half to keep as like mementos of each other when they’re apart?? but it turns out to be houndoomite…and in the final battle both reader’s houndoom mega evolved so it kills its iwn brother as well as barou while wearing the proof of reader and barou’s love for each other…the way reader’s love for barou gives her the mental strength to command houndoom to destroy his body (out of respect to him/accepting he’ll never come back) and it also gives houndoom the physical strength to overpower its own brother and put an end to things no matter how hard it is…just thinking yk…haha…😭😭😭😭

LMAAOOA the galvantula downplay always goes crazy especially because a tried and true reader combo is sending out gyarados to use rain dance (100% accuracy for electric moves) and then she returns it so naturally her opponent is like what pokémon could she possibly have that’s scarier than a gyarados but then she sends out galvantula HAHAHA the opponent cracks up but they’re not laughing so hard when galvantula absolutely annihilates them w a combo of sure-hit electric moves and sneaky bug attacks 🤩

according to the wiki it’s cavasoz so that’s what i’m going with…anyways i THINK i have the teams down!! and i managed to avoid repeating any pokémon (more difficult than you’d expect) although if you see any repeats lmk so i can change it!! anyways in this au i’m going w the theory that the gym leaders have diff teams that they use depending on how many badges the challenger has (tbh this might be canon from pokémon generations or smth idk it’s miraverse canon) which is why some of the gym leaders seem noticeably weaker!!

gym leaders:

first gym leader — dada silva — ground-type

cubone + diglett

second gym leader — adam blake — normal-type

furfrou + sawsbuck + purugly

third gym leader — anri teieri — psychic-type

meowstic + slowbro + malamar

fourth gym leader — yayoi karasu — flying-type

hawlucha + skarmory + braviary + gligar

fifth gym leader — pablo cavasoz — fairy-type

wigglytuff + mr. mime + togekiss + dedenne

sixth gym leader — julian loki — electric-type

heliolisk + magnezone + stunfisk + electivire + emolga

seventh gym leader — leonardo luna — poison-type

tentacruel + roserade + scolipede + crobat + nidoking

eighth gym leader — jinpachi ego — ghost-type

mismagius + froslass + chandelure + golurk + trevenant + sableye

elite 4 members:

first e4 member — lavinho — bug-type

beedrill + shuckle + butterfree + scizor + heracross + volcarona

second e4 member — chris prince — fire-type

magmortar + camerupt + simisear + darmanitan + magcargo + blaziken

third e4 member — marc snuffy — fighting-type

medicham + scrafty + throh + mienshao + toxicroak + poliwrath

fourth e4 member — noel noa — steel-type

aggron + klefki + excadrill + bronzong + empoleon + bisharp

[deskgirl]

Hello! I saw your museum post. I’ve worked in the education department in multiple small museums (both art and history museums) for 3 years now and am willing to help answer any questions!

However, if you’re looking for realistic “tropes” about things museum workers always encounter, 2 main ones come to mind:

1) People will ask the weirdest questions. Especially kids on tours. I’ve personally gotten stuff like “what is religion?” “what is death?” and “but my teacher told me dinosaurs weren’t real” on tours with kids. they ALWAYS catch you off guard and you do NOT have the time to get into it, esp. on times school field trips. Even adults will ask stuff like, “So have you ever had any National Treasure type stuff happen here?” No. We’re in bumfuck Ohio. We’ve never had any National Treasure type of things happen here :/

2) When working the front desk, people will frequently walk in with objects to try and sell/donate to the museum. That is NOT how museums work. A lot more of the job than expected is trying to gently explain to people that we do not want their grandma’s armchair or watercolors.

Some other quick stereotypes about diff departments:

Education dept. is ALWAYS overworked, stressed out, and just came back from wrangling a field trip of 50 1st graders. Super nice but they only have 5 mins to talk to you before their next tour.

Curators come in 2 types: either flashy and over-idealistic or very chill museum veterans. Either way they’ll always ask for bigger budgets than they’ll get. They always know how to wine and dine big donors. Will be over the moon if you get them talking about their incredibly niche interests.

Collections/registar: Holds the only braincells in the museum. Always bringing the curators back down to earth. In an eternal battle with some type of rodent that somehow got into the museum.

Administration: Nice, but the rest of the staff doesn’t see them that often bc they’re holed up in their office writing grants 24/7. At my current museum the director emerges like once every 2 weeks to buy everyone treats when she finishes a grant, and then disappears again.

Security: Also comes in 2 types: either stoic & silent or incredibly talkative. knows more about the museum than anyone else, including the gossip. at my old front desk job I would just gossip w/ my fav security guard for HOURS every day.

depending on the size of the museum there will also be preparators/docents/communications/interns/interpretation but these vary more place to place.

Hope this helps!

Yet. You haven’t had any National Treasure type things happen yet.

This is great stuff! One of the things I’m starting to figure out is simply all the roles that need to be filled to run a small museum and what each role is responsible for. A young, naive high school version of me once thought I could “be a writer and a librarian and a museum director” all at once (career counselors had told me none of them pay well so I figured I would just do three full-time jobs…). Now I’m learning that a conservator is not an archivist is not a curator is not a guide etc.

I’m also learning that public and school library work environments are not terribly different from museums in some aspects. I, too, get to field all kinds of weird questions from both adults and children. We also have to turn down strange donations (I accidentally accepted 4 boxes of “children’s books” only to realize they were all from the 30s. Very cool but not suitable to our shelves). I have to keep reminding myself that my admin is not ignoring emails, they’re just doing lots of managerial stuff only they can handle to make sure we all have a job. And our downtown library branch security is the same exact way.

[thrushppelt]

hugging shard and telling you to talk all you want about the blorbo's lore cause it's so angst but i wanna know all abt it

Anon you are In for it

OKAY I don’t have everything figured out but.

Most of her story is centered around mouseshine, her future mate and deputy. I have significantly less plot for him but he’s Evil and Smart and so is she so. They kiss

From an early age shardtimber was normal and, while being a runt, starclan basically told most the clan she Will be leader. Mouse was always a freaky kid (jumpy and squeaky like a mouse). I think I had him as an orphan?

Mouse was the first to be apprenticed between them and she was JEALOUS!! Lots of childlike resentment which made her try Even Harder to be a good to-be-warrior

WHICHHHH led her to get the massive scar on her face basically when she’s a green-ass apprentice. NOT SURE HOW IT HAPPENS YET I’m too at odds BUT what’s important is she stays in the med den for AGESSSS and while she still trains sometimes alone w her mentor she is JUMPY and worried abt getting further hurt even though she Knows that that’s just life and she needs to be leader and and AND

Between this and her becoming deputy a LOT happens between her n mouse. Mouse confesses when she wakes up from her injury, they’re together and happy for a bit before shard realizes Hey this guys kinda evil……. And I’m Not actually that evil I’m just cynical. Or something. They’re Different forms of evil it MAKES SENSE. ANYWAY mouse is just a little bitch and doesn’t know how to show the little affection he’s ever had for someone. What’s worse is that stress has already begun to dig it’s claws into shard and she shows her age too early. About her she’s made leader and even if mouse Knew he wasn’t gonna be leader (yet…..) he’s JEALOUS. seething. Doesn’t celebrate w everyone else. I might have someone else be deputy before mouse, due unrelatedly, THEN mouse becomes dep

Mouse’s kit who he had w someone else(pheasantchill who has like. No lore) (previously it was before he got with shard but plot wise now that’s Way too early. Anyway they don’t really care abt cheating) challenges shard bc he’s tired of her shit and he’d OBVIOUSLY BE BETTER

He gets his ass beat because he’s a paw and half her size. Mouse gets ANGRY because that’s his kid tf? Mouse and shard fight and mouse gets the nasty cut on his shoulder. The symbolic grip of love they have on each other grows a little looser here.

A few lives later (and a better relationship with pheasant) (and a few kids who also have no lore) pheasant suddenly gets taken over by an omen. “Sharp teeth that speak your tongue will take the one most dear” HaHa That Can’t Mean Anything (<- it means something)

This is where a terrier that’s taken in by a cat from another clan (SORRY SOOTKIT you also. Have almost no lore) is proving herself to be just as good as any cat. Shard and mouse don’t know about her. They hear rumors but how ridiculous right? Lmfao this won’t be an issue

SO starclan is like Dude Watch Out. Gives shard a dream to warn her. “What you don’t mend to will lose forever”. Sees mouse shadowed by a collar. She massively misinterprets this by mouse wanting to quit clan life and, seeing him loom over her when she wakes, immediately strikes out. They can barely be considered Together at this point, if not for all the shit they went through together

SO he gets all sorts of pissed off and storms out of the camp. UNFORTUNATELY the clan that has sootbriar borders shards clan :) and lo and behold! Mouse and soot meet! And after a long battle mouse fucking DIES.

This absolutely RUINS shard. She’s on her last or second to last life by now and she’s in a similar state to blue at this time. I THINK I might go w her having being captured by humans after going out once in a blue moon

SORRY RHIS IS SO FUCKING LONG LMFAO. I didn’t even mention stemfur or more minor difficulties they went through. But like. Writing this out it really is. Mouse ruins this chicks life and he barely loved her ?/!-??

UHH also minor deets I can’t figure out where to throw, mouse loses his tail later in his life. Shard has a claw wound across her throat, significant scars elsewhere on her pelt. A stiff paw from a trap that fucked up her wrist.

[paigeandsagesstuff]

Mated

Song: “Burning Love” by Elvis (Covered by Wynonna Judd)

POV: Austin, your mate, is an Alpha of a werewolf pack. You confessed your love, and you two mate for the first time!

Warning: p in v, unprotected sex (triple wrap it y’all), oral sex (female receiving), clit rubbing

🖤Thank you for your support!🖤

Master List 💋

You stood on the edge of the cliff to watch the golden moon shine in the lake below.

"Beautiful."

You smiled at hearing Austin's voice and him approaching you. You glanced at him, "It is, isn't it?"

"I'm not talking about the moon."

Your cheeks flared, and looked at the sky, unable to meet his loving gaze. You brushed some of your H/C hair behind your ear, but Austin grabbed your hand to kiss your knuckles.

"You look wonderful tonight," he smiled with his eyes never leaving yours.

You felt the wind leave your body as if oxygen wasn't real. You struggled to breathe for a second as you said, "Austin, I need to tell you something."

Austin looked at you suspiciously, and you pulled away to back away as his stare which makes your knees weak.

"I'm not woman enough to say this to you up close," you said with your back facing him, though you turned to see him, "I love you."

He lost his breath too. Austin always wanted to hear his mate say those words, and now that you did, he craved you more than ever. You bite your lip and glanced at the fresh grass below as the sound of crunching leaves made you stare up to see him walking toward you. You backed up to hit the boulder behind you as he cupped your face and leaned in. A low gasp left your lips as you both brought yourselves closer. His one hand left to grab your waist as you lifted your skirt to your F/C dress to wrap your legs around his waist.

"Austin," you moaned lowly while he felt himself hungry for more.

"Austin!"

He pulled away to see his sister running towards you. You brought your skirt down in embarrassment, but your heart beat faster to see the terror in Rose's eyes.

"Rogues were spotted entering the territory!"

Austin held you closer as you clenched onto his denim jacket.

"Take her back to the house, Rose." He ordered, and she nodded.

You turned to him, "No, I know I'm not a wolf, but I can fight! I just need my C/W-."

"No, Y/N!" He said with his hands firmly on your shoulders, "There's no time, and I can't have you on the field."

"But-."

"Come on!" Rose threw you over her shoulder with ease and ran towards the house.

"Austin!" You reached out and barely felt the tips of his fingers.

"I love you, too." He mouthed as Rose carried you to the house.

———☽——-

Damn them, damn those rogues, you thought.

Staring out the bedroom window in your short F/C nightgown, you walked back and forth while hearing people from the pack outside.

Rose said it was a quick fight, and the men and women warriors came back, but where is he?

Thundering footsteps made your heart jump, and Austin ran into their room. He barely had time to close the door before you ran to the top of the bed and hugged him.

He held you close, "It's okay! It was barely a battle."

You cupped his face, "But are you okay? Did anyone get hurt?"

"The pack is okay, as am I." He smiled and placed his hands on top of yours and brought them to his bare chest. He held eye contact as he kissed her knuckles as he did on the cliff.

You felt a lump in your throat as the silence thickens between you two. You went on your tippy toes to kiss him, and Austin grabbed your waist to pull you in. The kiss got hot as he swiped your lip with his tongue for entrance, which you opened and fought for dominance, but he won. You moaned when he grabbed your butt and squeezed it.

"Wait, wait," Austin said out of breath, "are you sure?"

"I've never been more sure of anything," you smiled, and quickly met his eyes with concern, "unless you don't-."

He cuts you off with his lips as you both fell on the bed. You were touching and kissing one another until you sat up to push down your gown to reveal your breasts. His eyes flickered a yellow color, but Austin groaned and looked away.

"It’s okay," you said as you held his cheek for him to meet your E/C eyes.

He sheepishly did as well for almost losing control of his wolf, W/N. You blushed when you peered at the bulge in his jeans, "Can I touch it?"

Austin stared at you in shock and nodded. Getting up to remove the pants, you looked amazed at his size of him. He sensed your nervousness, "Don't worry love, it won't hurt because we're meant to be."

You met his clear eyes as you both leaned in for a kiss, and he laid you on your back. Austin bite your mark, which made you cry out in pleasure. He kissed and nibbled at your tender skin while traveling a hand down to rub your bud gently. He sat up to see your cheeks red with her H/C hair sprawled out on the pillows as pants left your parted lips. He ripped open your nightgown and licked his lips to see your smooth flesh before him.

"I'm gonna devour you."

You looked at him confused, which caused him to smirk. His tongue slid downwards until he reached your thighs, as he spread them apart to nibble at first but peck your bud. You bucked your hips as he quickly licked and sucked onto you.

"Austin," you moaned while clenching his blonde hair.

Your legs shook as you felt a burst within, and euphoria sent waves throughout your body. You whimpered but gasped when he pulled you towards them by your waist.

"I want you to cum around my cock."

You licked your lips and nodded at Austin. Slowly he pushed into you until the base of it. One hand held yours with your fingers intertwined as another was by your head. A little pressure entered you, but it forms into tingles.

"Keeping going,” you gasped and kissed his swollen lips, which he reciprocated by thrusting into you. You wrapped your legs around his waist and dragged your nails into his back.

“Fuck, baby!” He gritted through his teeth in your ear. You moaned, and he grabbed your one breast while attacking your neck with his lips as you turned your head to the side, crying out his name and profanities.

"Austin!" You cried out as you climaxed, and he held onto your hand tighter while finishing deep within you. He was spent and laid on you to catch his breath, and you held him close.

"I love you,” you grinned to yourself, tracing circles on his back.

You met a pair of blue eyes, and he smiled, "I love you, too."

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