#i can‘t believe it‘s happening today

[embracethecringeside]

i love the rick and morty fandom so much 🥹💗 i was so scared that everything that happened would kind of leave the fandom a wasteland, so seeing it be more active and better and excited than ever makes me so incredibly happy.

[cottonlemonade]

Being MSBY’s Single Dad

word count: 1055 || avg. reading time: 4 mins.

pairing: Meian x chubby!Reader (feat. Sakusa)

genre: fluff

warnings: spoilers

Sakusa had been in a foul mood for some time now but today it reached its pinnacle.

Two weeks ago he twisted his ankle during training and since he had quite the history of downplaying any injuries and then suffering their consequences, Meian decided to accompany him on his latest checkup, very much ignoring Sakusa’s protests. The captain leaned against a filing cabinet, arms crossed and a small smile on his face as he watched you bend and knead Sakusa‘s foot with gentle proficiency. The younger man grimaced barely noticeably when you pressed your palm flat against his sole, but upon his wince let up the pressure immediately.

“You‘ll sit this next one out.“, you said firmly, writing something in his chart.

“It‘s not that bad. I can play no problem. I just have to warm up.“

“Ah, you heard what she said. Doctor‘s orders.“

“She isn‘t even a doctor.“, Sakusa mumbled under his breath.

“Rude!“, Meian scolded.

“True though.“, both you and Sakusa replied in unison and the captain grinned when you added pointedly, “However, as your lowly physiotherapist I will give you some more stretches to do. It‘s better than last time but give yourself another week and you‘ll be as good as new.“

You took a seat at your desk, writing down a short list of daily exercises, adding quick sketches for demonstration. As you did, Meian detached himself from the cabinet and walked over to Sakusa to help him back into his shoe, which he reluctantly allowed.

“And while you‘re at it, be nicer to the others.“

“You still haven‘t made up?“, you turned around and looked at Sakusa incredulously.

“If it wasn‘t for these idiots this never would have happened.“, he noted sharply.

“True, but they did apologize.“, Meian reminded him, “Multiple times.“ You hid your chuckle at his tone, very reminiscent of a dad trying to explain to his son the concept of forgiveness.

“They deserve to stew.“

“Wait, you had such a colorful way to describe them when you came in last time.“, you tapped your chin with your pen in thought, trying to remember, “I believe you called them “a bunch of orange cats whose brains are powered by a singular, already dim lightbulb“, am I right?“

Meian covered his snort with the palm of his hand, then rolled his shoulders and tied the shoelace as he cleared his throat.

“Please don‘t say that in front of Bokuto. His hair hasn‘t been the same since the accident.“

Sakusa clicked his tongue in annoyance and let Meian help him off the exam table.

“Here.“, you stood up and handed him two notes, “This is for some new painkillers, take them when needed but no more than three a day and these are the new exercises. Do them every morning and every night before bed and if it‘s not better in 3 to 5 days come see me again. Aaaand-“ You opened a desk drawer and took out a bright yellow lollipop.

“What‘s that?“

“All the good kids get one.“, you shrugged and smiled.

Sakusa rolled his eyes, snatched the lollipop nonetheless, and limped over to the door.

“You coming?“, he asked, hand on the handle.

“Wait in the car. I wanna get my shoulder checked out.“

“I‘m not some kid. I‘ll get a taxi.“

“If you wait for me, we can get ice cream on the way back!“, Meian called after him.

“Whatever.“, Sakusa pulled the door closed behind him, leaving you and the captain alone to burst into laughter.

“How do you manage them?“, you sighed and shook your head, then looked at him expectantly, “So, what‘s up with your shoulder?“

“Dunno, can‘t quite get my movement radius like usual.“, he swung his arm back and forth until it wrapped around your waist and pulled you close, “Huh. Seems like I‘m healed.“

He held your chin between index finger and thumb and leaned down to meet your lips. You giggled into the kiss, placing one hand on his cheek while running your fingertips along the back of his neck with the other. He hummed happily and deepened the kiss, playfully tugging at your bottom lip with his teeth.

“When can I tell them?“, he asked softly once you broke from each other, linking your fingers with his.

You nuzzled into his broad chest instead of an answer and he wrapped both arms around your soft round figure, slowly swaying on the spot. Back when you started working with the Jackals it had only taken a few months of stolen glances, not-so-accidental touches, and careful courting until Meian asked you to be his girlfriend right before an important match. You agreed immediately under one condition. And while he was never a fan of keeping your relationship secret, he understood that you were worried about what it could mean for either of you if it didn‘t last or if you were being accused of abusing your power. But at this point, it was well over a year and he would appreciate it immensely if Atsumu stopped trying to set him up on blind dates all the time.

“Nothing bad will happen, I promise. I read my contract over and over. I know that thing by heart. Nowhere does it say that we can‘t be together. Just…“, he pulled away a little to rest his forehead against yours, “let me show you off, hm? You know how Bokuto always sprints to his wife after a match to hug and kiss her?“

You nodded

“Well… I wanna do that, too.“

“Wife, huh?“, you teased.

“Princess, let us be public and I‘ll get you a ring so fast you won‘t know what hit ya. Cause I draw the line at secret wife.“

“Alright alright… next match. You can come and kiss me.“

“Yeah?“ His eyes practically glowed at your reply.

“Yes. But you better be faster than Bokuto.“

“Deal.“

Please imagine Meian overtaking Bokuto on the way to kiss his wife in the next match.

Imagine if these races became a thing after matches.

Imagine, when he does it for the first time, Sakusa is caught in the background of a picture of Meian kissing you with the most wtf face.

There would be fancams of their races after every match. People would keep score.

a/n: thank you to @haikyu-mp4 for the headcanon that Sakusa is photobombing the first fancam xD

[goldenlinixx]

dad!harry x taylorrussell

harrys instagrampost as a girl dad

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harrystyles today our little peanut thought it was a good idea to do daddy‘s hair the way mummy does hers @tayrussell

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harryfan1 i am literally dying

harryfan8 exactly that was my dream for him

tayrussell ❤️ ♾️

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tayrry345 i am so damn happy for them

annetwist can’t wait to see you three tomorrow

trussell it‘s a forever thing

harryfan10 OMG

taylorrforever this thought kills me. they are the best parents

gemmastyles she knows what‘s looking good on you bro

harryfan i can‘t believe he is a dad and this is real

harryfan9 i love them so much

jefezoff make more babies please

harryfan6 tay is the best thing that could ever happen to him

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I love taylor russell and him so much together and then today I saw this picture again and then this (🔝 ) came to mind. I am also so obsessed with dad!harry, sorry not sorry.

Hope you‘re enjoyed it.

xx Celine

[goonersaurus]

just lived through one of my worst days in recent years, a quite humiliating and draining day. pls send me drawing reqs or nice messages.

ive flown to another continent just to get back to my moms house the other day, where i will be spending the rest of june to have a grand pride month indeed. i‘m here to try to protect mom and find a way to get the person abusing her out of the house. i‘m so scared of what will happen, that the abuser will batter or kill my mom or myself or himself. i‘ve had to shield my mom with my body today, i‘ve had to beg the abuser to leave us alone. my mom called the police while he and i were arguing, and i begged her to drop the call. i begged the police not to come in the house when they did arrive, they went in anyway. now my anxiety spikes when i hear a sound in another part of the house and makes me cry out of nowhere.

i‘m now apart from my partner, the one person who i trust and feel safe around. my partner is who my mom refuses to acknowledge or respect due to her being the same sex as me. i‘ve already started abusing substances again, i‘m awful at coping.

why is it up to me to mediate? to sort out this problem, by begging, denigrating myself? I am queer, and i bring this up because the people in this house don‘t respect my sexuality identity nor my gender identity. the people who are meant to care for me the most don‘t respect or acknowledge my wife, and they have never cared to listen to me if i had struggles, invalidating me if i ever do bring it up. yet i have to constantly give validation, perform emotional labour, take on the role as trauma dumping ground.

and it doesn‘t help that the *one close friend* i had, a fellow qpoc who was the best friend i had in the shitty alienating city i currently live in, who i used to trust to speak with about personal, family issues, has been sending me hateful messages to me the past few days. i can speak with my partner about it but i still feel terribly alone.

i can post about it on my blog, where none of my followers actually know me, where i can have a public record that i existed, that i tried to protect who i loved, in case something does happen to me. despite my fear that i won’t be believed. i do want to come on this website just to distract myself and goof around but.. fuck it. it‘s my blog and i‘ll say whatever i want on it, who the fuck is bothering with this wall of text anyway? i‘m… scared for my life, tbh, for the lives of those i love. i can‘t believe im in this situation,

[lupiningwolves]

You can’t die | Remus Lupin x fem!reader

summary: you have boggarts in your DADA lesson and are afraid of what will happen

warnings: mentions of death, mentions of food, angst, fluff

Y/A is your animagus

Y/M/N is your marauders name

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„Good morning, Y/N.“ The sweet voice of your boyfriend filled your ears and made you turn around in the common room. As soon as you see his smile there is no other way than smile too. No matter what happens or when it happens, he has always a smile for you.

„Morning, Love“, you said and gave him a quick peck on the lips.

„I still can‘t believe Moony is the first one to have a girlfriend“, Sirius said from behind Remus.

„Well, I‘m still on Lily. Maybe you should just try to talk to a girl instead of snogging her and just leaving“, James retorts. You laughed a little at his comment and shook your head.

„Just because you ask Lily out on a date every week, doesn’t mean you really go“, you replied. „Anyway, want to get breakfast?“, you asked. Remus was the first one to move by grabbing your hand and pulling you out of the common room followed by the other marauders.

„How was your night?“, Remus asked you. You loved how caring he was. Before he met you and the other marauders in first year he didn’t really have anyone and felt alone. So he tried to make sure you were always alright.

„It was good, Rem. And yours? Prongs talking about Lily?“ You laughed but he furrowed his eyebrows together.

„He wants to write her a poem“, he whines. „A poem. And he needs my help with it.“ You just laughed and let go of his hand to open the door to the Great Hall. The tables were full of any kind of food you can possibly eat for breakfast; toast, bread, bread rolls, bacon, eggs of every kind and so much more.

As you take your seat next to Lily, she smiles at you. „Morning, Y/N“, she said.

„Good morning, Lils“, you replied with the same smile. „Are ready for the day? I must admit I am a bit afraid of DADA.“

James, who couldn’t take his eyes of Lily, now interacts in your conversation. „Why is that?“

You shrugged your shoulders a bit embarrassed. „I don‘t know. It‘s just the boggart.“

„We are doing that today?“, Marlene, who sits next to Lily, asked. You nodded you head. „Well, if you know your biggest fear you can prepare yourself.“

„That‘s the point“, you stated. „I don‘t know what it is.“ Sure, you were afraid of a few things. Maybe heights or the darkness, the upcoming war. But those aren‘t your biggest fears.

And then everyone started talking about their biggest fears. Remus and you were the only ones that stayed silent. You, because you didn’t know. Remus however, because if he told them it was full moon, people would ask questions.

In third year you found out he was a werewolf. His scars and monthly disappearances were suspicious but you never really cared. Until you learned about werewolfs and animagi in DADA and it just made so much sense.

So James, Sirius, Peter and you learned how to became animagi. James a stag, Sirius a dog, Peter a rat and you a Y/A.

„Oi, Y/M/N, Moony, you coming?“ Sirius question roughly pulled you out of your thoughts.

„What? - Yes, of course“, you said and turned then to Remus. „Are you ready, Love?“

„Sure.“ Together you made your way to your friends and walked to your first class, Transfiguration, the only class you were better than Lily.

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Your last lesson was DADA. The whole day you’re were nervous and worried about what will happen. „It‘s going to be fine, Puppy“, Remus said. He was scared too but he noticed that you were panicking about it.

„Thank, Rem.“ He gave you a kiss on the forehead before entering the classroom.

The desks were moved to the side. In the middle of the room was a big, brown wardrobe. Everyone stood in front of it, curious about what will happen.

„Alright class, like said, you will be facing a boggart today“, your professor announced. „It will represent your biggest fear. The charm that repels a boggart is Riddikulus. But you also have to think of something funny so the fear can be replaced by amusement“, your professor said. „Now repeat after me. Riddikulus.“

„Riddikulus.“

„Brilliant. Get in a line so we can start.“ The first one was a Ravenclaw boy you never really talked to. You were behind Marlene followed by the other marauders.

The wardrobe flew open and the boggart took form as a snake, a dragon, darkness, heights and so many other things until it was your turn. Marlene gave you a last smile before stepping to the side.

You took a step forward and watched as the boggart switched his shape. Eventually, Remus was in front of you.

You were scared of Remus? How could that be? Some people started mumbling something then the room fell silent.

Remus wasn’t alive anymore. His eyes slowly closed and he fell to the ground. „Remus“, you whispered with tears in your eyes. „No. No! NO!“ Someone grabbed you from behind and pulled you away from the boggart, which your professor put back into the wardrobe.

„Class dismissed“, he announced.

„Shh, Darling. It‘s okay, I‘m here.“ Remus voice echoed in your ears. He pulled you into his arms and held you tight.

„You were dead“, you sobbed into his chest. „You can’t die. Please, don’t leave me.“

He slowly stroke your head and gave you a kiss on the forehead. „I’m here, my love. I‘m not leaving. Never.“ He let you go and wiped your tears away. Then he pulled out chocolate from his cloak and gave it to you. „Come on, we‘re going to my dorm, okay?“ You nodded while unwrapping the paper.

When the two of you were back in his dorm, James, Sirius and Peter had a lively conversation about what just happened to you. When they saw you and Remus entering the room they immediately shut up.

„Are you okay, Y/N?“, James asked. The three boys looked hopefully up to you.

„Yes, I‘m fine.“ Remus nodded to the door as a sign for them to leave. They smiled and left without saying a word.

Remus grabbed a sweater from his wardrobe and gave it to you. In the bathroom you changed into it. When you came back to him, he already laid in bed with a lot of chocolate around him.

You forced yourself to a smile and laid down next to him. He wrapped his arm around you and pulled you into his chest. „It’s okay, darling. I got you.“

„You can’t die“, you mumbled. Your hands were buried in his sweater as an attempt to hold him and never met him leave.

„I won’t. I promise. I won’t leave you.“

He stroke your hair and just hold you in his arms. Soon you were so exhausted that you closed your eyes. „I love you to the moon and back“, you said.

„I love you to the sun and back“, he replied.

[write-for-all]

RFA + foreign MC

A/N: Hey guys! This wasn‘t requested, but I wanted to write these for a long time now. Also, V‘s and Saeran‘s part are coming soon, I just didn‘t finish them yet. I hope, you‘ll enjoy!

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scenario: MC isn’t from Korea and has to leave the country after the second party

warnings: none

💛 Yoosung 💛

Nope, you ain‘t leaving this country with that boy by your side.

You already considered taking a naturalization test to become a korean citizen, however you had your doubts if you could pass the test.

„Yoosung, I really want to stay, but there is no way I can get a citizenship. I can‘t even read all of the Hangeul (A/N: I think, that‘s what the korean alphabet is called.) nor do I know much about the korean history.“ „So what? I just have to teach you these things then. After all I passed all my exams with learning all the stuff the night before.“ „Yoosung…you failed the last exam…“ „Well…okay I passed most of my exams…but we can do it! We still have a week left!“

And with that the challenge began.

To be honest, Yoosung sometimes acted like it was a video game at which he had to level up his character as much as possible.

But in the end it all paid off as you walked out of the office with some documents and a huge grin on your face.

„Yes, you did it, MC!“ „No, sweetie, we did it. Together. Thank you so much!“ You said with tears in your eyes as you pulled him into a loving kiss.

🤍 Zen 🤍

At first, Zen was pissed as hell that you were not allowed to stay in Korea.

„They can‘t kick you out like that! You‘re doing everything a local also does! This is so unfair!“

Of course, you felt the same way, but in your opinion there was just no point in blaming someone. You‘d prefer to spend the rest of your time in Korea with the people you love, especially Zen of course.

However, what you didn‘t know was that Zen stayed awake every night to apply for some roles in your home country.

And after a few sleepless nights he finally got a confirmation that he got the lead role in a new musical near your home town.

„Baaabe∽ I have some great news! I got a new lead role!“ „Really!? That‘s awesome, Hyun! I‘m so proud of you!“ „Thanks…guess where the new play will be at?“ „Uh, I don‘t know? At the Myeongdong NANTA Theatre?“ „Nope, it will be near your home town! I‘m coming with you!“

At first you didn‘t believe him, but when he showed you the contract you jumped into his arms and showered him with kisses. Both of you couldn‘t be happier.

🤎 Jaehee 🤎

To say that Jaehee was sad at first was an understatement.

Sure, she never was a person that showed much of her feelings, but when you told her the news she began to cry a little. After all, you were the love of her life and the only reason to continue her lifestyle as it was.

„I‘m so sorry, Jaehee. I really tried all I could, but they just won‘t give me the citizenship.“ „No, it‘s not your fault, MC. I‘m just…sad, you know? But…we‘ll figure it out eventually.“

On the next day Jaehee went to work like everyday, however she was much more drowned in her thoughts than she thought. Even Jumin noticed her change in behavior pretty quickly.

„Assistant Kang, what is up with you today? This is the third mistake you made today. Usually your work is flawless.“ „I quit.“ „What did you just say?“ „I said, I quit. I won‘t come to work tomorrow. I‘m sorry, Mister Han.“

After looking at Jumin‘s shocked expression she walked out of the office, gathered her things and got home to tell you what she just did.

„You quit!? But why? And why so suddenly!?“ „Well, I guess I was ready for a long vacation. I heard your home country is nice this time of the year. We could finally open our café, if you want.“

And of course you wanted. Both of you celebrated Jaehee‘s decision with a dinner date and a marathon of Zen‘s musicals while our poor Jumin struggled to find a new assistant.

💜 Jumin 💜

To be honest, the options are endless with our rich boy.

But if you had to leave the country and he couldn‘t accompany you permanently due to his company, he‘d have a word with the authorities himself.

„What do you mean you can‘t stay here?“ „Well, honey, I tried to talk with them, but there are some problems with my VISA and I can‘t stay for much longer…“ „But we‘re married…“ „I know, but they don‘t seem to care.“

Well, after that he assured you that everything would be alright and that you wouldn‘t have to part ways.

On the next day he got in a meeting with his lawyer and went to the office with him. After all, it wasn‘t right to kick you out if you were legally married to a citizen and Jumin made that point especially clear to the employees over there.

When he came home that day you greeted him like always, but already noticing, that he was smiling more than usual.

„Jumin? Did something happen today?“ „Yes, my dear wife. I had a little talk with the employees at the office about your citizenship today and congratulations, you‘re officially korean now.“

With that you kissed your husband passionately and full of happiness. Sometimes, Jumin‘s wealth and fame wasn‘t so bad after all.

❤️ Seven ❤️

Seven found out about the situation, because you came home crying one day.

At first, he thought someone hurt you and he was on the verge of getting revenge in your name. No one hurt the love of his life and got away unharmed.

„MC, baby, please talk to me. Why are you crying? Did someone hurt you? Should I make them pay?“ „No, Saeyoung…it‘s not like that. It‘s just…my VISA will expire soon and I won‘t be able to stay. They told me that today at the office.“ „Oh…hey, don‘t cry, alright? It‘s probably just a mixup. Maybe they looked into the wrong file. You should give them a call tomorrow to confirm their statement.“ „Yeah…maybe you‘re right. But for now, can we cuddle?“ „Of course! Wait, let me change into my unicorn onesie!“

Later that night when you were fast asleep, Seven hacked into the national system to change some of your information and register you as an official citizen.

Of course, he didn‘t tell you about it, he just smiled when you screamed out of joy after you called the office. He was more than happy to be able to help in such a situation.

„This is so awesome! But…do you have something to do with this?“ „Weeell…I might or might not have hacked into the national system to change a few things…buuuut for my defense, hacking into it was way to easy! They were such an easy target!“

You just laughed and hugged him tightly, not caring about his illegal ways to help you out. You just really liked the fact, that he seemed to love you so much, that he would even consider to get into trouble for helping you.

[doingitforbokuto]

Imagine Oikawa,Kageyama and Ushijima being drunk and clingy with their s/o but it’s the first their s/o see them like this

Thanks for requesting this! This was pretty fun to write :) I‘m so productive today omg can u believe?! me? being productive? it‘s less likely than you think.

Oikawa, Kageyama and Ushijima being drunk and clingy

warning: mentions of sex with Ushijima

-> OIKAWA TOORU

this man pretends not to know what he is doing

he pretends that he doesn‘t get clingy when he is drunk - or maybe he just doesn‘t remember

he is a lightweight ok? change my mind (you can‘t)

you didn‘t drink since you had to drive the two of you home

so you will remember all of this

and you are going to tease him so much

but for now you actually have to deal with him

you had no iea what hit you

one minute you were just chilling with your friends (party at their house) and the next you have Oikawa all over you

like, the full package: hugging you, kissing you, complimenting everything that you do, almost crying about how much he loves you

this man just can‘t control his emotions when he is like this

can be a little annoying, especially when you don‘t like PDA

there is no stopping him

he will hold onto you even if you tell him not to

it is certainly a.. challenging experience

the more often it happens, the better you get at handling it

but during the first time you are pretty clueless

Iwa just tells you to get him home

so you do (which isn‘t easy since he wants to cuddle you - while you‘re driving the car)

once you get home he just flops down onto the bed and doesn‘t move

low key scares you into thinking he was dead

but nope

he is just tired

-> KAGEYAMA TOBIO

it was his first time drinking

you probably already had some experience with it so you recommended him some drinks and such

you were a little busy with some friend for a little bit so you didn‘t see how much he was drinking

but you didn‘t think that he would drink all that much

I mean, Kageyama doesn‘t really strike me as the type that would get drunk often

plus it was his first time so surely he would know not to drink a lot

or so you thought

because this boy does not know! he doesn‘t know anything at all!

didn‘t mean to drink much

but he doesn‘t know how much “much“ means

when he approaches you with a smile on his face is when you know that something is wrong

“Kageyama..“ “Yes, sweetheart?“ He never calls you that.. in public

plus he is swaying so you know he is drunk

“How much did you have?“ wayy too much is what he had (another lightweight)

you get him some water and he just stands behind you, huggin you and resting his head on your shoulder

smiles at you a lot

when he finishes his glass of water he puts it away and gives you a kiss on the forehead

it‘s nice tbh

he isn‘t a loud drunk and he isn‘t embarassing

he genuinely doesn‘t do much besides hugging and kissing you

he will throw up once you get home tho

only once with Tendou while they were still in high school

Tendou had gotten his hands on some liquor and wanted to share it with his friend

-> USHIJIMA WAKATOSHI

he had some experience with drinking but he had never really gotten drunk before

they drank it silently in his dorm, not much happened

this time the two of you were at a club not far away from your shared apartment

you had had a fair share of drinks yourself

you didn‘t notice that Ushijima was drunk due to two reasons:

1. you were tipsy yourself

2. he doesn‘t show

Ushijima can‘t drink lots and lots but he can stomach quite a bit

and he just.. acts the same?

he does have rosy cheeks though ^_^

you notice that he must be drunk when he agrees to dance with you

Ushijima. dancing. in a club. he had to be drunk

he will only dance with you - you know the whole hand on your hips thing and stuff

mostly just swaying from side to side

he holds you very tight

kisses the top of your head

a hand carefully holds the back of your head, the other one rubs small circles on your back

when his hand slips a little further down is when you definitely know that he is drunk

sober Ushijima would never ever in a million years do that in public

he retreats his hand smoothly after just a second, kissing your lips this time

“I‘d like to go home now.“

You were pretty sure that was Ushijima‘s way of offering sex (it was)

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I hope that you liked it!

[jbbuckybarnes]

Scared & Sacred - Ch. 6

Pairing: Din Djarin x pregnant!Reader Description: The Mandalorian had helped you while you were hunted for your family name and you had grown a little closer over the months, but you didn’t expect THIS. How was this possible after just three times of getting so close  to him. You had to find a nurse as fast as possible. Warnings: pregnancy, fluff, canon typical violence, helmetless Din, emotional wedding, evil Bo-Katan, canon divergent, not proofread

M A S T E R L I S T

Chapter 6 - Mand’alor

*Urgent Message* Din pressed the button to play the transmission. „There is a group of Mandalorians attacking several empire and rebellion outposts. You happen to know them?“ Greef‘s voice asked through the white noise. „How many?“ „Three or four, my sources aren‘t quite sure.“ „Did they see any specific weapons?“ Grumbling he leaned his heat against the back of the pilot‘s seat. „Some kind of sword they said.“ A sigh left the Mandalorian‘s lungs. „Last location?“ „Heading towards Nevarro.“ His face went grim. „I‘m on my way.“ The transmission stopped. „Great.“ He mumbled, „Way to ruin my great day.“

It wasn‘t long until both of you were prepared and in hyperspace en route to Nevarro. There was more info coming through over time. Two female, one male, dark sword, incredibly ruthless, preaching like a Moff and talking about Mandalore and revenge. „Great.“ Din mumbled next to you and aggressively punched the button turning the message off. „So it‘s Bo-Katan.“ „Seems like it.“ „And she seeks revenge.“ „Apparently.“ „And that dark saber seems to hold some relevance to that.“ „I have no clue.“ You heard another sigh from him. „What?“ „It‘s just...I had something else planned today. Specifically today.“ „Oh.“ You pouted and took his gloved hands. „It was supposed to be a surprise for you.“ He went on and put his other hand on top of yours. „Oh?“ You looked up at his visor with those soft eyes that usually made him melt. „Yes, and the whole village was in on it. Why does this crazy lady need to do her saber revenge trip today? I just wanted to have a great celebration of us with some friends. Can‘t even have that.“ You never saw him so emotional about something and your eyes widened. „It‘s alright, Din. Whatever it is surely can wait. I know that I can.“ You gave him a reassuring smile. „Besides, you should put that anger into stopping her.“ He nodded sharply.

„Your people stood with the empire destroying my religion‘s planet. And for that you will pay.“ You heard the yelling from afar. „You and Greef take Koska, I‘ll take her.“ You nodded and you both started running. A big chaos broke out in the city center just seconds later. „You really think you can win against me?“ Koska chuckled towards your defensive stance. „Yes.“ Greef behind her took her guns from her holsters. A series of kicks and throws against Greef ended up with one of her blasters in your hand and one of them back in her hand, holding it against Greefs back.. You heard her talk but didn‘t really listen. Concentration went towards aiming at that spot at her neck that was without armor. You pulled the trigger, hit, aimed for the free hip, pulled the trigger, hit. Standing over her you took her blaster away. „I learned from a bounty hunting Mandalorian. You really think you can win against me?“ You smirked hearing a pained and annoyed grumble.

The saber made an eerie sound against the braces on Din‘s arms. „I can‘t believe one of my own brothers is turning against me. As if our kind hasn‘t been torn apart enough.“ „You are killing innocent people. You are no better than the people during the purge.“ He groaned and pushed against her. „They were complicit.“ „Because not everyone is willing to give their life for change in the galaxy.“ „Weak-minded.“ „Killing them won‘t change the past, Bo!“ „No, but it means it won‘t be repeated.“ „Genocides will never stop happening in this galaxy. But fighting innocent people plants hatred for our kind in the minds of children. Don‘t you think they will be the ones to repeat the purge?“ He growled strained by all the fighting. „No.“ She sounded feral, „And you‘ll die just like them for your betrayal.“ „Not on the day I was supposed to marry.“ He gathered all his strength and she was off-guard for that one milli-second, landing on the floor with the saber falling from her hand. His knee landed on her chest plate, grabbing the saber, lighting it up and holding it against her neck. „I won‘t kill you, if you give me a reason not to.“ He said out of breath. „You have won against me in a fair fight. That weapon is yours now. It makes you the ruler of Mandalore. You despise my views. I don‘t see a reason for you to keep your enemies alive.“ He couldn‘t kill her. He just couldn’t. It didn’t feel like the right thing to do. In the blink of an eye a blastershot whizzed past him into her shoulder, „Traitor.“ „You chose a fierce Queen of Mandalore, Mand‘alor.“ „I know.“ He stood up and nodded at Greef to get the rest done.

„So...do we go to Mandalore now?“ You looked up at him once you were close to the Crest. „If you promise to become my Queen there.“ You could hear his smile. His hand wandered beneath your chin, „Queen Y/N, Clan of Djarin.“ „It would be the greatest honor.“ „Great, cause I had a whole wedding on Sorgan planned today, let‘s make it a two part adventure.“ „You did what?“ „Nothing.“ He innocently answered and opened the Crests ramp, leaving you there with your mouth agape.

About a day later everyone had finally arrived like Din wanted. On Mandalore, with him as the taxi driver, in a palace he didn‘t know, but with support of a not too small group of local Mandalorians that seemed friendly to him. 

It‘s not like it was a big crowd. Maybe twenty people total. Some of the people you met on your travels and a couple friends from Sorgan. They had brought all the food they had already prepared, Omera helping you put on the beautiful light blue dress. „You look gorgeous, princess.“ She rubbed your arms and smiled proudly. „I‘m nervous.“ „Nothing to be nervous about. You‘ll marry a man who loves you, around people who support you. Nothing to worry about.“ You took a deep breath in and out, „Alright, I‘m ready.“

The old hymn of your family played as the double doors were opened by Mandalorians and you saw the big room filled with only the essential people. At the end of the aisle you could see Din in his full armor with his back to you. You walked towards him with Omera and Winta right behind you as your support. He had kept the dress stored away until earlier in the day, it fit perfectly. Left and right you could see familiar faces smile. Their last wedding must’ve been a while ago too. The war had made the bigger festivities so rare.

You came to a hold next to your helmeted man, his helmet went to your side and you didn’t have to see or hear him, you saw the positive shock and awestruckness in his body language. You gave a wide excited smile back up at him and the person marrying you both started talking. You only listened with one ear, the other went to the happy noises from Grogu and your eyes were still on the helmet in front of you. “Din Djarin, Ruler of Mandalore, repeat these words after me. Mhi solus tome.” “Mhi solus tome.” “Mhi solus dar’tome” “Mhi solus dar’tome” “Mhi me’dinui an.” “Mhi me’dinui an.” “Mhi ba’juri verde.” “Mhi ba’juri verde.” He had both your hands in his hands and pressed his thumbs into the backs of your hands for a second before the ceremony master turned towards you with Din’s wedding symbols for you. He took the beskar ring off of the black little pillow and held your hand higher and more delicately. A tear dropped down and his eyes beneath the helmet looked up for a second to make sure they were tears of joy before pushing the ring onto your finger. Then he took a necklace, the pendant on it was the same as his clan signet. Gently he put it over your head and around your neck. “Y/N, you are now of the Djarin clan. Honor this signet and what it stands for.” You nodded before pushing some of your tears aside and taking a deep breath. “Y/N, Princess of Karaku, repeat these words after me. Mhi solus tome.” “Mhi solus tome.” “Mhi solus dar’tome” “Mhi solus dar’tome” “Mhi me’dinui an.” “Mhi me’dinui an.” “Mhi ba’juri verde.” “Mhi ba’juri verde.” While the ceremony master turned back to get your things you heard Din chuckle. “Don’t make fun of my accent!” You grinned up at him. The room giggled for a bit and went silent as the ceremony master turned forward again. Din removed his gloves for you to put the ring on him and saw your shakiness, “Breathe.” The ring landed on his finger and both of you looked back up to the man marrying you. “Din Djarin, you are now Prince of Karaku. Honor your new duty and don’t take it lightly.” The room cheered at you both finally being wife and husband, but it wasn’t over yet.

The ceremony master handed you paint and you gave a proud wide smile in return. “The greatest honor for a Mandalorian is to wear his beliefs in beskar and color.” You took the first of the three colors, “Symbolically your partner will now honor this belief with you.” You took the brush and the man spoke, “Blue, represents reliability. This is for your foundling, your bounty hunting and protecting your partner.” You painted the outline of his visor before taking the next color. “White, a color representing a new start. It stands for your marriage, taking on the duties of the Mand’alor and family life.” You painted the indents of his armor’s “cheeks” and grinned before going for the third color. “Red, stands for honoring a parent. You’ll be wearing it to honor your birth parents, your lost clan and to remind yourself of your duties as a father.” You painted it along the middle part on top of the head. The paint was just symbolic and the actual paint would come later, but that red meant a lot to him and you knew it. “Wear these colors with pride and let them remind you of your values.” “Thank you, I’ll wear them with honor.” He nodded and looked back at you. “You may kiss your partner.” The man pointed out. Din’s hands wandered to your cheeks before softly leaning his helmet against your forehead. You had learned that it was called a Keldabe kiss. Your hands slowly wandered from the sides of his helmet to grab around the lower edge. He leaned his head back again and it felt like you could see the smile through the visor. The little hissing sound came as you released the helmet on his head. The room got a little hush hush. Some of them had never seen him without his helmet and still knew him as a strict man of his creed. Watery brown eyes were the first thing you saw and gave a little pout before being pulled closer for a real wedding kiss. Everyone in the room went wild now and you’d lie if you said you both didn’t giggle like children about it while kissing. “Hello Queen Djarin,” he whispered into your ear and landed himself in an attack of little kisses all over his face.

The room had calmed shortly after and everyone was preparing the food they initially had made for yesterday. Din stole you away to another room for a minute. “You look gorgeous. I think I forgot to breathe a couple times.” He kneeled down to kiss your belly, “And my Princess looks amazing too.” “You made me a necklace of your signet.” You gave him doe eyes ones he stood up normally again. “Of course. You’re part of my clan now.” His hand was covering the side of your face and his thumb caressed your cheek. Right until you decided to jump up and attack him with a passionate kiss. “I love you.” He mumbled between kisses. “Love you too.” You got out too. He came up for air and chuckled, “Forgot how much you like me in armor without the helmet on my head.” “So much.” You pouted again. “We need to go back or they’ll steal all the good food before we get there.” His smile was wide. You sighed but nodded in agreement. 

You entered the room to Grogu walking all over the table begging for food with his big eyes. And you saw Peli making a beeline towards you, “Hell, if I would’ve known such a handsome face was under that tin bucket, I would’ve went a little easier on you.” She pressed together his face and he looked over to you with his look screaming, *Help! Is this what grandmothers are like for Non-Mandalorians?* “Peli…” She let him go, “Of course, but ya could’ve warned us about that.” “What? The handsome face or the removal of the helmet?” You grinned and winked at her. “Ideally both. Come over, I saved you some of the tukal filled breads.” Truly a bit of a grandma. He sighed as she went to her seat and you giggled, “Be grateful for all the love, cyare.” “I’m really trying, mesh’la. I really am.”

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Dark Leo -Dark  seven au part2

@reading0mens Hope you enjoy it, I put a bit under read more because it’s kinda long XD

Leo‘s world is shattered after Jason‘s death

He knows it was a storm or fire

He knows that his cheating death caused the fates to take Jason away

At Jason‘s funereal he cries into Piper‘s shoulder

The boy that told him he was important, that made him believe he was worth something was gone

His sorrow makes him burst into flames and as Piper lets go he sinks over his friends grave

Things only got worse from there

He can‘t look at Calypso anymore

She was the reason he cheated death after all

He thinks about how she always complains about him, never truly helped him as Jason did

He goes back to Camp half-blood not caring that there is a battle coming for the Romans

He couldn‘t help them anyway

He locks himself in Bunker 9 building machines to distract himself from the cruel reality

Jason Grace was dead and he was alive

Calypso tries to get through to him but he yells at her that he regrets having saved her

He doesn‘t mean because of her of course but it is still her that he cheated death for

Calypso leaves in tears

Leo continues building and as his hands work on inventions his mind goes to Hera

Why didn‘t she save Jason?

He was her hero, wasn‘t he?

The bridge between greeks and Romans

So what kept her from saving him?

Anger begins to rage in him

Maybe Jason was just a tool for her

A weapon she could use and then forget

A scream breaks out of him and flames start floating over everything

He begins to despise the queen of Olympus just like he once hated Gea

At least Gea never acted like she wanted to protect them

He feels a desire to make Hera pay, to play with her just like she did with him

He knows that he can't take revenge on Hera all by himself Isn't there an emperor in new york

A plan starts to form in his head

Nyssa brings him the news

Camp Jupiter beat Caligula and Commodus now only Nero is left

The only change for Leo to take revenge on Hera

He leaves in the early morning

He is not nervous only strangely excited

Finding the emperor was not hard he could oversee the whole city on his metal dragon

„What do you want demigod?“, Nero asks coldly sitting on his throne arrogant as always

Leo only smiles darkly „I want to treat Hera just like she treated me and my friends.“

Nero has picked up many demigods from the streets but this one is special

He has an almost feral look in his eyes like he would be ready to burn the world

„And how exactly do plan to do that? Nero asks his voice full of curiosity

After hearing the plan Nero allows Leo to stay

He has a big room full of machines, engines automatons

Leo loves it

He builds robots small ones at first but his anger makes his talents grow

Somehow he manages to equip them with laser eyes ten arms that shoot fire canons, their fingers made of blades

He makes other inventions to ones that he prays to one day use on a certain goddess

A part of him is terrified of his work but another screams justice for Jason so he continues

Two weeks later Leo gives Hazel and Frank a surprise visit

They are happy to see him, they are his friends after all

Leo laughs with them, jokes as if everything was normal

One night he and Frank even mourn Jason together

When he feels real tears form in his eyes he is grateful for Franks hug

He can tell that Frank wants him to feel loved just like Jason once did

He is thankful and when Frank leaves his firewood feels heavy in Leo‘s hand

The next day horns are blowing, demigods scream in terror

A huge robot army is threatening to enter new Rome

The Legion is horrified but they swore to protect the city so they get ready for battle

None of them is showing their fear when they stand between the robots and their city

Reyna and Frank stand before their cohorts but Frank is not too worried

Those robots are made of metal and he sees in Hazel‘s smile that she knows this too

The daughter of Pluto raises her hand to save those she loves

But then a voice close to her speaks up coldly

„Hazel stop “, She almost did not recognize it

Leo stands a few feet away eyes gleaming darkly, Franks stick lays in his hand

Franks feels a cold dread in his stomach

„Leo…...what are you doing? Frank asks unable to hide his fear

Leo lets out a pained humourless laugh, I‘m destroying the god's ego by crashing their glorious temples.“ he explains and Hazel feels her heartbreak at his words

How is this the same boy who made her smile with his jokes

Reyna curses“ How dare you betray us? After Jason-“

Leo interrupts her with a mad shout

„That's exactly my point! Jason died because Hera for some reason refused to save him. We are all just puppets for the gods don‘t you see that!“I'm trying to save us from them but if you don‘t surrender now I will be forced to let you suffer for the god's crimes.“, Leo explains his tone almost hysteric

There is silence for a moment

The robots stand like dead status, new Rome's citizens glance towards them from behind the barrier, the roman soldiers are glaring at Leo

„Romans don‘t surrender.“, Frank finally responds his voice brave, his eyes full of pain

Leo smirks like he expected that answer

His whole body bursts into flame

Frank falls to the ground as his stick is swallowed by fire

Pain ignites in his heart, he hears Hazel‘s scream

He looks at his girlfriend a hand stretched towards her as if to hold her one last time

She stretches her hand towards him as well, her mouth moving as she sobs

A weak scream leaves his lips when a Robots blade impales her neck the blade coming out bloody at her throat

Her hand sinks, her body collapses into a puddle of her blood and Frank‘s world goes black

Leo stares at their unmoving bodies

The stick in his hands is now only ashes

He knows he should feel something

He should feel remorse

Instead, he just feels empty

The gods could have saved them but they didn‘t

If the gods would just be better he would not have done this

The gods are to blame not him

So he joins the massager

The demigods are fighting bravely but nothing prepared them to fight eight feet high machines

Blades are piercing through their bodies, the fire burns their flesh, dozens get trampled

Leo is in the middle of it all shooting fireballs burning everyone who gets too close

A fireball hits Reyna‘s hair and the Praetor is doomed to a firey cruel death

Soon the city falls, Terminus  barrier is not strong enough to hold the metal beasts off

New Romes citizens are slaughtered in their streets, their buildings, temples destroyed

Their screams ring in Leo‘s ears but he continues to fight

This is for Jason. This is for Jason

He keeps using this excuse even though a part of him tells him that Jason wouldn‘t have wanted this

When Leo the last screams finally have died new Rome is in ruins

On Olympus, the gods are raging

Their pride has never been attacked like this

Hera looks at Leo wandering through the dead city with worry

He was her hero once just like Jason but now he seems …..changed

Maybe somehow she could convince him to come back to her

She is his grandmother after all

So she goes down to him in the form of his old babysitter

Leo growls when he sees he sees her

„Now you decide to show up? After I slaughtered thousands of People? Wow you are a horrible patron goddess!“, He snarls

Hera looks at him in pity

„Leo I know you are angry but this is madness. Jasons death was in the hand of the fates and I couldn‘t do anything sometimes even we gods are powerless. Don‘t go down this road my hero it will only bring you to suffering.“ Hera warns but that only makes Leo more furious.

They are standing in the smouldering ruins of her city and yet all she can do is makeup excuses

„You ……..you are so arrogant Hera! First, you act like my protector, my babysitter for years and then you don‘t even save my mother, then you give me fake memories about my best friend and then when I‘m finally growing closer to him you watch him die too. I bet if I hadn‘t killed Frank today you would have done it! Jason Frank and I were just pawns whose lives you controlled and that you now don‘t need anymore!“, Leo yells his hands balled into fists.

Hera listens to her face showing guilty embarrassment

She is too lost in thought, that is why she sees the net that Leo throws over her too late

The strings are made of celestial bronze but when she tries to escape the net only grows tighter cutting into her skin

Leo smiles at her in amusement.

„I hope you enjoy your new home your high majesty., He mocks

Hera realized that this was all part of his plan

Destroying new Rome to get her attention, louring her here so he could capture her

„Let me go immediately demigod or my wrath-“. She is cut off when Leo gags her

He has enough to listen of listening to her

He just wants to visit Jason's grave one last time

Leo returns to Nero with his army and with Hera

She is carried by one of the Robots trapped in metal strings

Nero welcome Leo with open arms

This child is a blessing even better than Meg Mc Caffrey

He tells Leo that he wants to wait with his attack on the greeks

He wants the news about camp Jupiter to reach them first

Leo agrees and grins at Hera

The goddess tries to change from even her real one but the strings only golden

„They drain your godly essence. The emperors are no strangers to dark magic Hera. You won‘t get out of here unless I allow it.“, Leo mocks once he has taken her to his room

The image of Her lying helpless and restrained on the ground gives him chills of joy

He picks out a knife from his toolbelt, Heras's eyes widen

„Now let's see how you like being hurt without someone there to help.“ Leo muses and drives the blade into the goddess's arm.

He smiles at the golden blood and Heras agonized groan

He is going to have so much fun with her

Leo almost feels disappointed when Nero tells him that it‘s time for the attack

By now all demigods know what happened

Chiron evacuated Camp half-blood taking the younger Campers to safety

Nero knows it‘s only a matter of time until the rest disappears to

So Leo and the emperor fly to  Long island alone with Festus who hold Hera in his claws

The robots are deactivated until Leo's command, Nero wants to give his enemies hope of winning

A handful of Campers is already waiting for them at the top of Half-blood hill

Leo winces when he sees Percy and Nico

He had forgotten the people close to Frank and Hazel

„Surrender or face the same end as your roman friends!“, Nero demands

Percy spits to the ground

Nico gets out his sword his eyes piercing into Leo soul

„Do you think Jason still loves you after what you did Leo?“, Nico asks coldly

Leo‘s heart feels like it‘s torn apart

Nico‘s words are the truth in the back of his mind. The truth that his lust for revenge drowned out

Jason, sweet kind Jason would never love someone who killed his friends

Leo feels panic, he has to move forward he has to distract himself from his thoughts

„Let that be my concern.“, Leo spats and drops Hera to the ground

Her body is covered in deep cuts, golden blood covers the strings

The attack begins

Leo decides to take out Percy first

He shoots fire but Percy uses the lake to his advantage

Water and fire clash together in the air squishing as they meet

Leo gets more furious

He creates big flames that lit the threes next to Percy on fire, tiny flames to grasp Percy‘s hair

Percy seems to be prepared for everything

He protects himself with shields of water and creates tentacles in an attempt to drag Leo to the ground

Their fight is hard, full of hatred and so none of them notices Nico‘s fight against Nero

Until the emperor screams while he's being sucked into the earth

Neros household, all young brainwashed demigods panic and run

Leo yells in frustration

Why did he choose such bad allies?

Nico collapses from the uses of his underworld powers, the grass around him black

Leo wants to take his chance and flames flicker from his hand#

But then a big hand of water grabs him and lifts him off his dragon

Leo is taken by surprise but soon blind rage follows

„Now!“, He hears Percx yell and when he turns his head he sees Annabeth cutting Heras net with Nico‘s stygian sword

Desperation and fear will Leo

„No please!“, He Beggs but Percy drops him on the ground without mercy

Hera although wounded immediately grows to full size her eyes blazing with fury

„I WARNED YOU MY HERO NOW FACE THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR ACTIONS.“Hera yells her form glowing

„No wait!“, Percy says his eyes widened in shock

Leo knows what is coming, he has seen it once before

Tears of sorrow, of fear, of anger stream down his cheeks

He wonders if Hades will let him see Jason again after he murdered his daughter

In a last attempt to turn his fate he reaches for his toolbelt

But then he stops

How can he destroy the greeks after they took him in after they tried to make him belong somewhere?

His thoughts wander to Piper and his heart is split by deep guilt

Leo Valdez opens his eyes and stares right into the godly flames that even he can‘t survive

His last thought is a prayer of forgiveness to all he has killed in his path for revenge

Leo is buried at Camp half-blood

There are a lot of discussions about it but no one can think of a better place

Hera assures the Campers that in a few years there will be new roman demigods

This does not help the losses though

Percy and Annabeth spend many nights crying with each other about their lost friends, their lost future

Will has to hold Nico for countless nights too, Has to remind him that he always will be there for him

Apollo becomes a god again

And in California Piper Mclean cries out her prayers to the gods

She prays for them to free her out of these new fake mist reality

She prays for them to let her wake up in a world where her best friends are still alive

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Honestly I wished Hoo went more into the fact that frank Jasons and Leos lives were all controlled by Hera! That would have been such an interesting dynamic!

[waiting-for-motivation]

sad girl

summary: After Boba got his bounty for Han Solo from Jabba the Hut, he stays in his palace for some time. He meets one particular slave of Jabba and slowly, falls in love with the sad girl.

pairing: Boba Fett x Reader

warnings: angsty fluff, Boba is out of character (I believe)

words: 2145

MASTERLIST REQUEST RULES

He hates this planet, the palace and it’s people. They are talking, drinking, eating and trading too much. The men act like wild animals. The women are pretty but the moment they open their mouth, the bounty hunter has to roll his eyes.

Nothing seems to attract Boba Fett‘s attention. Neither does food or alcohol, nor the pretty but silly girls.

That’s until he sets his eyes on a female slave. She is sitting at the feet of Jabba the Hutt, tears in her eyes and with shaking hands. A chain is attached to her neck. Jabba is slowly caressing her soft hair.

No one notices the girl besides the bounty hunter. He can’t take his eyes off her. She is so beautiful, but sad too. The tears stay in her eyes because letting them fall would mean enraging Jabba. And no one wants him to be angry.

Boba takes a few steps closer to the girl, blocking out the music and talking. His movement catches the girls attention, and she stares at him in shock. Is she afraid of him? Definitely. He is a bounty hunter, covered in beskar and with weapons all over his body. Boba could snap her neck before she could even feel his gloves touch her skin.

Jabba notices the small interaction between the two and decides it’s time to give his new little plaything something to do. He tells his advisor to lead the girl to the bounty hunter and let him do everything he desires with the sweet thing.

Boba is sitting on a couch when the girl gets pulled towards him. She is walking too slow for Jabba’s advisor, so he starts dragging her after him. Sometimes she stumbles, but she knows that she can’t stay on the ground when she falls, so she walks further.

“A present from Jabba the Hutt to Boba Fett”, the advisor says and takes off the chain from her neck. Then he pushes the sad girl into the bounty hunters arms, before turning around and leaving the two to each other. The girl sits on Boba’s lap now and stares at him with wide innocent eyes.

For some time they look at each other and the girl starts wiggling on his lap. Quickly, the bounty hunter grabs her hips and moves his helmet closer to her face. The slave takes a deep breath.

“What’s your name?”, the bounty hunter asks and sits back again. The girl furrows his brow because no one in this place asked for her name. Either they treat her like she is a toy they can push around, or they stare at her with hunger in their eyes. Luckily, Jabba kept her to himself, only touching her with his disgusting hands and sometimes even liking her face with his tongue. Nothing else happened - until now. Now she is sitting on this bounty hunters lap, and he is asking her for her name.

“(Y/n)”, she stammers and lowers her eyes, looking at her chained hands. But then a gloved hand is placed under her chin, Boba’s thumb on her lower lip, forcing her to look at his emotionless helmet.

“A beautiful name for a pretty face like yours”, the bounty hunters says and moves his thumb over her lips. (Y/n) starts to shake because the gesture makes her fear what might happen next. It’s not like she is a virgin but it’s different if you get raped by a bounty hunter, whose face you can’t even see.

“I’m not going to hurt you, little one, nor pressure you to do something you don’t want”, Boba promises and carefully, pushes the girl from his lap, only to take her hand and leave the hall with her. They go through small corridors, upstairs and downstairs, until they reach the room Jabba gave the bounty hunter.

Boba goes straight to a side room while (Y/n) stares at everything in the main room. There is a huge bed with what looks like the softest blankets and pillows. One shelf is filled with books, probably no one has read in the last fifty years. Another one is filled with weapons and a vase full of exotic flowers.

“I’m taking these off”, the bounty hunter says with a tool in his right hand. The sad girl winces because she was fascinated by the beautiful flowers that she forget the cruel world around her. Boba pushes her to the huge bed and lets her sit down. Then he kneels in front of her and starts to work on her handcuffs. The chain falls on the ground.

“Thank you”, (Y/n) says and tries to smile at the bounty hunter but fails. Terrible things happened to her and will happen if she doesn’t have the luck to escape. Maybe the friendly man could help her, but she would be stupid if she would wear out his good will.

“Sleep for a while. I have to do a few things”, Boba says and leaves the room without another word. (Y/n) lets herself fall backwards and feels the softness of blankets and pillows. She sighs and closes her eyes. After months of fearing to fall asleep because that would mean being vulnerable, she falls asleep with a weak smile on her lips; in safety.

She looks like an angel while sleeping. The bounty hunter stops next to the bed and watches her for some time. She looks so peaceful that he can’t bring himself to wake her up.

Boba sets the tray with food on the nightstand. Then he turns to the sleeping girl and even though he wants to let her sleep for as long as she desires, he starts shaking her shoulder. Jabba wants to see him today and Boba is sure that he would also like to see his slave at the bounty hunters side. If (Y/n) wouldn’t be with him, Jabba might take her once again and that’s what Boba wants least. For some reason he doesn’t want to lose the company of the sad girl.

(Y/n) wakes up and jumps away from the armed man in front of her. She presses her back to the cold wall and stares at him with wide eyes.

“I’m not going to hurt you, remember?”, Boba says and reaches for the tray. The sad girl sees the food and can’t believe her own eyes. Since she arrived here, the only food she ate was some weird sticky soup. “Eat. You will have to join me in the main hall today.” The voice of the bounty hunter is harsh and makes the girl wince.

She shakes her head and grabs a bowl full of berries. One by one she places them in her mouth. Boba watches her and tries to think of something that might convince the girl to follow him to the main hall and to Jabba.

“If you stay here, I’m sure Jabba will take you. Do you want that, little one?” Quickly, (Y/n) shakes her head and lowers her gaze because she fears a punishment for her resistance.

The tray is empty when the girl leaves the bed and finds herself face to helmet with Boba. She tries to smile but fails because she knows what will come when she exits the safety of this room.

Boba holds the handcuffs in his hands. (Y/n) winces. She already feared that she would have to wear them again but suppressed those thoughts. (Y/n) takes a step back.

“It’s okay. I’m taking them off the second we are here again but as long as other people can see you, you have to wear them. I promise nothing bad will happen to you.” As if to prove his point the bounty hunter takes a strand of hair and places it behind her ear. His gloved hand lingers on her cheek for a moment, then he places the handcuffs around her wrists and together they leave the room.

The music is playing loud. People are enjoying themselves. Sometimes eyes wander to the strange pair. A bounty hunter, who doesn‘t take off his helmet, and a slave on his lap. It‘s nothing sexual about their position because they aren‘t touching each other intimately. Obviously, their legs touch but besides the gloved hand on the girls hip, nothing else points out intimacy.

“I never asked for your name“, (Y/n) realizes and looks from the dancers to the man in front of her. The bounty hunter tilts his head to the left side because he can‘t believe the girl doesn‘t already know his name. He is a famous, if not the most famous, bounty hunter.

“Boba Fett.“ The sad girl smiles and it‘s the first time since what feels like forever to her that this smile is real. The last months she only knew tears and melancholic thoughts. Slowly, she starts to believe that Boba could help her escape. He is the first one in this palace to treat her like she is equal and not some slave.

The moment (Y/n) opens her mouth, she gets pulled away from the bounty hunter. The advisor of Jabba and two of his guards are standing at the table. While one guard is attaching the chain to the girls neck again, the others watch Boba carefully.

“Jabba desires his favourite slave back. But you can choose between many other girls.“ The guard is pulling (Y/n) away from Boba and closer to Jabba. At first, she screams and curses, but then she falls silent. The sad girl knows if she screams any louder it will only mean more pain.

“You promised“, she whispers before she gets thrown to the feet of Jabba. Immediately, he grabs her and presses her soft body to his. Tears stream over her cheeks but no one notices, no one besides Boba. He stood up while they pulled her away and can feel his heart break because he already imagined something other people would call a life with (Y/n). He thought about taking off her chains forever, helping her escape this hell of a palace and then maybe, if she wants to, travel the galaxy with him. It‘s nothing Boba thinks about with many people, to be honest this is the first time.

And now, those dreams are laying scattered in front of him with tears in her eyes.

Boba sits down again because he doesn‘t want another girl. He wants (Y/n). And he will get her whatever it will cost.

It‘s midnight when the bounty hunter sneaks out of his room, in full armour and with a lot of blasters as well as a few knifes. The palace is sleeping but a few guards are still awake. Either they don‘t notice Boba or they don‘t think much about his presence.

The door to the small sleeping quarters of the slaves makes a squeaking noise but no one seems to care. Boba enters the dark room but because of his helmet he can see everything as if daylight would shine through the little windows. Quickly, he finds what his heart desires. (Y/n) is laying on the floor, curled up like a foetus. It‘s easy to wake her because she wasn‘t sleeping deeply.

“It‘s me, little one. I‘m getting you out of here. Take my hand.“ The girls eyes wander through the room because she can‘t see anything, but then she feels the softness of the bounty hunters gloves on her skin and stands up.

Unfortunately, when they leave the room two guards are standing right in front of it. It‘s an easy task for Boba to kill both of them but now the whole palace knows what they are doing, so they have to run. (Y/n) squeezes the bounty hunters hand harder because she fears returning to Jabba. He will hurt her worse than he already did.

After a few more kills, they reach the outside and for the first time since months (Y/n) can breathe fresh air. But there is no time to enjoy it. They have to run further until they reach Bobas ship.

Jabba’s guards have no chance getting their slave back when they reach the ship. While (Y/n) stays in the cargo hold, Boba runs to the cockpit and flies as far way from this planet as possible. Finally, they are in the safety of light speed and the bounty hunter joins the girl in the cargo hold.

(Y/n) is sitting on a box but when she hears heavy boots meet the ground, she stands up. There is a real smile on her lips when she sets her eyes on her saviour. To Boba’s surprise she runs to him and gives him the first hug he had in years. The girl feels warm in his arms, and she smells sweetly; like home.

“Thank you.“ Because of the famous bounty hunter Boba Fett a once sad girl is finally happy.

[kyouxa]

Diabolik lovers Lunatic Parade: Carla Tsukinami (Chapter 4)

Surprise! Dear @pjpammee​ & anonymous askers​, I have heard your requests about doing Carla’s route and I hope this makes you happy! (๑و•̀ω•́)و [Honestly, if anyone still has someone they want me to translate from Lunatic Parade in the future, please type an anon ask and I will definitely see it!]

Place: Bernstein castle — Inside

*alarm goes off*

Yui: —Nn!

(I woke up right on time… it must be naturally a good day since I‘ve got to work really hard today)

(At the worst possible time it‘s not only the very last day of the parade… it also seems to be the day Carla-san‘s petrification reaches its final stage)

Carla: —Did you wake up?

Yui: Kyaaa!?

Carla: Why are you being astonished? Did the both of us not go to bed together?

Yui: W-We did, you‘re right… but, um… you‘re being a little too close right now…

Carla: Hmph… I was simply getting a proper view over your sleeping face.

Yui: Eh!?

Carla: You slept while grinning broadly. Did you have some sort of nice dream while sleeping?

Yui: I smirked, you say… please don‘t do such a thing as observing each and everything I do while I‘m not aware of it… !

(This is so embarrassing… !)

Carla: I was merely waking up earlier than you, which is why I am not to blame for this, am I?

If we stay in bed together this way, even if you believe it is unpleasant, I will happen to catch a sight of your face either way.

It is absurd requesting for me not to observe you like this then.

Yui: W-Well then, this bed is now yours—

*Yui tries to escape*

Carla: I will not permit that. Nn…

Yui: Nn… but… otherwise—

Carla: I would never lose interest in examining your sleeping face. I want you to show it to me freely.

Yui: B-But… !!

*Yui pushes him away*

Carla: What? Do you want to go already?

Yui: We have to get that jewel back as soon as possible, in order to have Aji-san make the antidote since she can‘t make it without it.

Carla: Do not panic. You are being way too hasty at this hour.

Yui: Even if you say so…

I can‘t stay here carefreely and do nothing either way. Please, let's start moving as quickly as possible.

Carla: Haa… it cannot be helped. I will get dressed up then.

*Carla starts changing*

Yui: (Carla-san seems to be awfully leisurely about this situation… he almost behaves as if nothing ever happened…)

(He might be acting differently since he‘s having the abilities of the founder‘s king… but I, on the contrary, feel rather uneasy about this all…)

Carla: —Let us go.

Yui: Yes! 

Place: Demon World — Glimmer Main Street

Yui: Hm? Carla-san… isn‘t this a different route from usual? If I recall, the underground corridor isn‘t on that way—

Carla: You simply remain silent and follow me.

Yui: ...Uhh… but…

Carla: …..

Yui: (Aren‘t we heading towards the exact opposite direction of our destination… ? Carla-san, just what are you thinking?)

Place: Demon World — Saint nore park street

Yui: —Okay, and why did we come to this place?

Carla: There is only one possible thing you can do here.

Yui: Please wait for me! Carla-san… don‘t tell me your intentions were to come hither and then enjoy yourself?

Carla: I did intend on doing that.

Yui: ...Nn… don‘t you think it would be better to do so after you took the antidote?

Carla: I cannot. We have to do it now.

Yui: …..!?

(What on earth is your plan about… ?)

(I don‘t think this has anything to do with getting closer to obtaining the antidote either…)

Carla: Anyhow, you only have to follow my plan.

Yui: (Even if he says it like that… what is there to do?)

Choices

1) Obey him♡♡♡

2) Tell him to get the stone back first

— Obey him♡

Yui: (But I‘m pretty sure Carla-san must've thought of something like a plan before coming here though)

(I made up my mind, I‘ll believe in Carla-san being absolutely fine, doing whatever he came up with… I do believe him, so—)

Alright, understood.

Carla: Good to know.

*Carla comes closer*

Carla: —You merely have to continue following me.

Yui: Yes…

— Tell him to get the stone back first

Yui: Carla-san, this situation isn‘t only about enjoying yourself, you know? We need to seriously hurry up and get this jewel back.

Carla: ...Are you judging my opinion?

Yui: I, um…

Carla: I told you to simply follow me. Come!

*Carla grabs Yui*

Yui: Ouch… !

(I think I made him angry by saying something like this…)

Place: Saint Nore Park — Coffee cup

Carla: —What on earth is this?

Yui: ...U-Um, let‘s see… I think this is an attraction called “coffee cup”…

You use the handle in the middle to increase or decrease the speed of the cup you‘re riding in…

With this you‘re supposed to control it and therefore avoid hitting the other surrounding cups…

Carla: I see. This playground equipment is supposed to make you enjoy the speed.

Yui: Exactly.

*Carla gets closer*

Yui: Hm… Carla-san?

Carla: Get on.

Yui: Ehh!?

Carla: You shall join me.

Yui: P-Please wait a moment. Are you being serious?

Carla: ...Are you doubting me?

Yui: I-It‘s not like that…

(What am I supposed to say… to be honest, I didn‘t really think Carla-san would be interested in getting on that sort of thing…)

(Instead, I thought he‘d seem like a person who dislikes this kind of place…)

Carla: —Hey, come in quickly. It appears to start moving soon.

Yui: Y-Yes, I‘m coming!

(...I don‘t think there‘s anything helping us about this… I guess I have no other choice but to enjoy it for now)

— If you win: (+CG)♡

Yui: —Fufu… I really did a good job not bumping into something, don‘t you think?

Carla: Indeed. You were handling this quite skillful.

Yui: Thank you!

(I‘m really glad Carla-san praises me for even trivial things like that)

— If you lose:

Yui: Nn…

Carla: My, My… it appears as if you truly are not good at turning away from hitting the other objects.

Yui: Nn… I‘m sorry…

Carla: It is fine. You may have been able to enjoy yourself a little.

Yui: —Yes, I did…

(But I actually wanted to show him what I‘m really capable of…)

end Game

Carla: Hmph…

Yui: What‘s wrong?

Carla: I was wondering if I could make you feel relaxed with doing this.

Yui: Eh?

Carla: You may have not noticed it yourself, but you have been persistently showing a stiff face ever since you woke up.

Yui: I-I‘m sorry… I didn‘t even notice if I did show an unpleasant face...

Carla: Whatever. Anyway, I truly hope this has relaxed you for at least a little bit. Let us continue.

*Carla leaves*

Yui: Ah! Please wait for me!!

(Speaking of which, I don‘t know if I really feel better… but I now know Carla-san actually does care about this whole situation)

(I know it‘s way more difficult to enjoy yourself while being in a hurry though...)

Place: Underground corridor

Carla: —Is this truly the place the twins usually stay at?

Yui: Yes, at least Aji-san said so.

Carla: Let us continue then. These vampire twins, or even just a companion of them, should be discovered right away once we proceed searching.

Yui: I think so too. Let‘s go on.

*time passes*

Carla: Here…

Yui: What should we do now?

Carla: They might think I am here for an attack. Even if I am no threat, they might try to run away when seeing me.

Yui: In that case, I‘ll try my luck….

*Yui knocks on their house*

Yui: —Excuse me. Is anyone in there right now?

*Yui knocks again*

Yui: ...Nobody seems to be inside.

Carla: ...No, that is not it. Even if you cannot see it with your eyes, I will not be tricked by something as simple as that.

They are inside, but they pretend to be out.

Yui: ….. !

*Yui knocks again*

Yui: Please! If you‘re inside there, please come out! We have something important to talk about!

*Yui knocks again*

Yui: —Please, open up!

Nn… it‘s no use...

Carla: —It cannot be helped then.

*Carla charges magic*

Yui: Carla-san!?

Carla: If they show rough behaviour, so will I—

Yui: Whatever the circumstances, you can‘t do that! They're having children inside there after all! 

Carla: Even though they are children, is it not true that they were the ones silently stealing the gem, and now they are cowardly barricading themselves?

If so, they are splendid thieves indeed. But they will not be forgiven.

*Carla continues charging magic*

Yui: P-Please! Open up for us! Otherwise we have to—

Twin Children Vampire A: ….. !

Twin Children Vampire B: O-Our house… please don‘t break it… !

*Carla continues charging magic*

Carla: ...You two, show yourselves. You were the ones quietly stealing the melted stone from the shop, is that right?

Twin Children Vampire B: Eek… !

Twin Children Vampire A: I-I‘m scared...

Carla: You will not be forgiven, even if you cry.

Yui: Nn…

(These children are completely startled by his appearance… !) 

Carla-san, please calm down! I‘ll take over here—

Twin Children Vampire B: Uwuahhhhh!! We‘re sorry!!

Twin Children Vampire A: We‘re so sorry!!

Carla: Nn… !

Yui: Come on, there‘s no need to cry, right? Why don‘t you tell your big sis about everything in detail?

Twin Children Vampire B: Y-You won‘t get angry… and destroy our house if we do, right?

Carla: About that—

Yui: Carla-san!

Carla: Tch…

*Carla steps back*

Yui: Good. Your big sis won‘t get angry nor destroy your house if you try to explain yourself to her.

Did you take the stone with you because you‘re in some sort of difficult circumstances? Please let me know about that first.

Twin Children Vampire B: Err… what should we do?

Twin Children Vampire A: We have no other choice but to tell her...

Yui: So you do want to tell me about it?

Twin Children Vampire B: Yes. Please come with us.

Yui: Eh? Where are we going?

Twin Children Vampire A: It will be easier if you see it for yourself…

*they start walking*

Yui: (Where exactly are they planning on bringing us?)

Carla: —Good grief. That is exactly why children are not my favorites.

Place: Subterranean tunnel — Large door

Yui: ...Where‘s this place… ? There‘s only a huge door...

Twin Children Vampire A: Right behind this door is a direct way to the castle‘s basement. It barely opens up for anyone, and if it does, rarely any people are going through it.

Twin Children Vampire B: That‘s why… here...

Carla: ...Are you hiding something here?

Twin Children Vampire A: Yes… it‘s somebody called Gazby.

*dog barks*

Yui: A dog!?

Twin Children Vampire A: Gazby!

*dog barks again*

Twin Children Vampire B: Gazby is our dog.

Yui: ...Ah, so that‘s it. You two really have a cute doggie.

Twin Children Vampire A: Right? Gazby has been together with us ever since we were born.

Yui: I see. But we came here because we have to talk to you two about the stone, right?

Carla: —This dog, it has been bitten by the medusa snake as well.

Yui: Eh!?

Twin Children Vampire A: Nn… he‘s right. The first time I encountered the snake was when I played with Gazby in the forest… and that‘s also when he was bitten by it.

Gazby desperately needs help...

Yui: Ah, I understand. That means, Gazby‘s petrifaction has started spreading through his body too...

But why didn‘t you even try honestly telling Aji-san about it?

I‘m sure she would‘ve made the medicine, by melting the stone, as soon as possible if you told her about it.

Twin Children Vampire A: —Because she would‘ve said that it‘s just a dog anyway.

Carla: What do you mean?

Twin Children Vampire B: Our papa and mama already told us that we should give up on it since he‘s just a dog.

They said even if we did manage to stop the petrifaction by using the gem, he would still die someday.

Yui: That is...

Carla: Then, why did you not use your abilities on Gazby in order to make his body become immortal in case the moment of departure arrives?

You should have known he might pass away sooner or later.

Twin Children Vampire A: ...Hmm.

Twin Children Vampire B: We didn‘t really think too much about that until now. It‘s true that dogs aren‘t normal animals in the demon world, so he‘ll surely die someday, but...

If we make Gazby‘s body unable to die anymore, it wouldn‘t feel as if it‘s really Gazby anymore.

Carla: …..

Yui: (Somehow, this is the same as I feel about that… this suddenly reminded me of a conversation I had with Carla-san…)

Twin Children Vampire A: We know that we have to part ways someday.

But that‘s exactly why we think it‘s ridiculous not to cure something, which clearly can be healed. 

Twin Children Vampire B: That‘s right… but both, dad and mom… no, all adults don‘t really understand us.

*dog whines painfully*

Twin Children Vampire A: We‘re begging you! Please give the medicine, made with the stone, to us!

Twin Children Vampire B: Please!

Twin Children Vampire A: I heard you‘re being referred to as a founder, a person who possesses the strongest magic among anyone else anyway, isn‘t that right… ?

Carla: …..

Yui: ...Nn…

(What should we do now… ? I really want to hand the medicine over to those children… but if we do that, Aji-san—)

*backflash*

Aji: Here, this is a list of all the missing ingredients. Bring me what you can get, and don‘t worry about it too much if you can‘t.

Carla: There are quite many missing.

Aji: Can‘t change that. However, this is the only way we can obtain the antidote little by little…

It is the only way to save you.

*backflash ends*

Yui: (—This is what she said…)

…..

Carla: —I understand. Take it.

Twin Children Vampire A: Eh!? R-Really!?

Twin Children Vampire B: I‘m so happy! Gazby!

*dog barks*

Yui: But, Carla-san—

Carla: It is okay.

Yui: Nn…

Carla: Believe in me.

Yui: (It‘s not like I‘m not believing in him. I know Carla-san is a really kindhearted person and all, but… I‘m still feeling uneasy about this situation…)

Carla: Hey, children. You have to hand over the gem first, otherwise the antidote will not be able to be finished. Aji has to be the one mixing the medicine together after all.

Twin Children Vampire A: Okay!

Carla: Good. Now, let us go.

Twin Children Vampire A: Yes!

Twin Children Vampire B: Yes!

Yui: Haa...

(I can‘t help myself but wonder about what might happen next. The most important thing we can do for now is to stop the petrifaction from spreading inside the dog…)

Place: Demon world — Reine • de • Aji store

Carla: We are back.

Aji: Nn! I was impatiently waiting for you! Where is the stone?

Carla: …..

Aji: My, My! Ngh, you guys really did manage to bring it back after all?

Twin Children Vampire A: I‘m sorry…

Twin Children Vampire B: I‘m sorry, too…

Aji: I‘ll do the preaching later. I have to mix the antidote first, now that I have this back. Wait here obediently until I‘m done!

*Aji leaves*

Yui: Okay…

Carla: ...Good. After that — Hey, Yui.

Yui: Hm?

Carla: Follow me.

Yui: ….. ?

(Follow me, he said… where on earth are we supposed to go?)

Place: Glimmer Main Street — Zatan’s mouth

Yui: ...Carla-san, what exactly do you want to do here?

Carla: Just watch.

…..

Yui: (..... ? ...Carla-san, what are you doing… ?)

*Carla uses magic*

Carla: Ngh… !!

Yui: Nn… !

Carla: …..

*Carla uses magic*

Yui: Carla-san… I, um—

Carla: Stay quiet. Just a little more.

Yui: …..

Carla: Okay — this will do.

Yui: ….. ?

Carla: I have given the snake that bit me a strong punishment about its doing.

Yui: Isn‘t the snake only in there while the sun shines?

Carla: Here, look for yourself.

Yui: Kyaaaa!? T-The snake is still right there—

Carla: I already put the snake under my control by now. I had to set a curse on it.

Yui: ….. !?

Carla: —Now, medusa snake, come on my hand.

*snake peeks outside*

Carla: Oh my, you have made me go through some sort of bitter experiences indeed.

This would have never happened to me, if I had been aware of the existence of this particular matter in the first place.

But it does not matter any longer. You will be able to make up for the sins you have created with your own body soon enough.

Yui: Nn… what does that exactly mean?

Carla: —That stone… it has been dissolved in the interior body of this snake from the very beginning.

Yui: ...Nn… so that‘s it! Does that mean the exact same stone‘s really inside that snake?

Carla: Well, the size of the jewel must have narrowed since it may have reached its upper limit.

But over this short amount of time, it could not possibly afford shrinking too much either. I would have to take out the stone to prove that.

We only have to capture it now—

Yui: Is it seriously okay to touch it barehanded?

Carla: It will not be able to resist because of the effective spell I put upon it… Nn…

—What!? What is this supposed to mean… !?

Yui: Kyaaa!?

(It spouted!!)

*Carla protects Yui*

Carla: —Nn!!

Yui: Carla-san… !!

(It can‘t be… !! Carla-san can‘t be bitten again, he can‘t…)

Are you okay!?

Carla: Tch… it appears as if the spell has not worked successfully because of its poison... it seems to still have enough willpower to go against it...

Are you alright, at least?

Yui: Yeah, only because Carla-san ended up protecting me though...

Carla: Good...

Yui: Other than that, Carla-san...

Nn… !

*Yui hugs Carla*

Yui: Nn…

Carla: Is there anything to cry for? I have already been bitten by it once by now. If I have not changed after one time, I will not after another.

Yui: Are you sure about that? The petrifaction won‘t keep on moving forward faster… is that really true?

Carla: I have been taking this with me for a long time now, would you not agree?

So, do not cry… Nn...

*Carla kisses Yui*

Yui: (Carla-san… he‘s really affectionate. Even though… he‘s in such a critical situation right now…)

Carla: Okay. We will now take the snake with us, and then make sure to give it to Aji.

Yui: Nn… yes… !

Place: Demon world — Reine • de • Aji store

Carla: —We are back.

Twin Children Vampire B: Welcome back!!

Carla: The medicine?

Twin Children Vampire A: Oh, yes. Look, it‘s over there.

Aji: —I‘ve heard it from the children already, but are you really willing to give the medicine to them?

Carla: Yes, that is my intention.

Aji: Good grief, our founder-sama really is a praiseworthy person. What will you do about your petrification then?

Carla: —With this, even a small amount should be enough. Would you be willing to make another antidote?

Aji: Oh my, the medusa snake… I see, that‘s what you thought of.

However, I won‘t be able to make enough medicine to completely detoxify your whole body with just this one.

Even so, are you okay with that?

Carla: It is fine. As long as I am able to continue living after only half of my body has turned into stone.

Aji: Alright. I‘ll start making it immediately.

Yui: —U-Um… can I ask something?

That snake… will you end up killing it?

Aji: Why would you care about something like that?

Yui: That‘s because...

Carla: ...Is there perhaps a method to get the gem out of the snake without killing it?

Yui: Carla-san… !

Aji: Hmm, it wouldn‘t be much of a problem taking it out without killing it, but it will take some time to do so.

In the meantime, the petrification could be possibly completed by then, you know? Do you still want that?

Carla: Yes.

Aji: Okay, fine. Well then, keep waiting a little.

*Aji leaves*

Carla: Now, kids. Give this medicine to your dog.

Twin Children Vampire B: Nn… thank you… really!

Twin Children Vampire A: Founder-sama… you‘re really an amazing man!

Carla: I told you, I do not joke around. Now go, quickly.

Twin Children Vampire B: Yes! U-Um… this...

Carla: What is this? An ornament… ?

Twin Children Vampire A: This is to show our gratitude. Well then… ! 

*they run off*

Carla: ...Now what exactly is this?

Yui: As those two already said, they just wanted to give you something to thank you.

Carla: Hmph. Good grief… that is exactly why children are not my cup of tea.

Yui: (Even if he does say such a thing, Carla-san seems way more gentle to children than to others)

—Carla-san, you‘d surely make a good father in the future...

Carla: ...Ngh… !

Yui: Carla-san!!

Carla: —Fuck… the petrifaction… it‘s progressing… Nn… !

Yui: (Nn… mostly every part of his body… has already turned into stone… !)

Carla-san! Please, hang in there… !

Carla: I… I‘m al… right...

*Yui gets closer*

Carla: Ngh…

Yui: (...Please! Come back… faster… please, hurry up!)

*time passes*

Aji: —I must‘ve kept you waiting.

Yui: Nn… ! Aji-san… Carla-san, he is… !

Aji: Good god, this is bad. We have to give him the medicine as soon as possible.

Be aware to be careful not to spill anything.

Yui: Carla-san… Carla-san… !!

Carla: …..

Aji: He already lost consciousness. It‘s already impossible for him to drink the medicine all by himself.

Yui: —Then, I‘ll make him drink it mouth-to-mouth...

Nn…

Carla: Nn…

Yui: (Please… work… dear goddess, please let it work… !)

(Carla-san… come back!)

*Carla slowly moves*

Yui: (Ah! The petrification… it loosened…)

Aji: I‘m so glad. It seems as if you did it right in time.

Yui: Yes… !

Carla: Nn… Yui… ?

Yui: Yes, I‘m here… ! Carla-san… how are you feeling?

Carla: I feel better now… luckily… it feels as if the petrifaction has loosened itself in my whole body...

Aji: I‘m glad. Since you‘re a founder, only this much amount must‘ve been enough to cure it completely.

This is definitely not normal otherwise.

Carla: Aji, I have to thank you.

Aji: No, No. It‘s only natural to help other people who are troubled by something. 

—By the way, I‘ll take the full responsibility of releasing the snake deep into one of the forests.

Carla: I see… please do.

Aji: Okay!

*Carla dresses up*

Carla: Well, then… next… should be your turn.

Yui: Eh? My turn?

Carla: …..

Yui: My turn you say… then, ah, is that so...

I‘m sorry. My head might‘ve been full with everything that has happened with Carla-san, and that‘s probably how I forgot about myself.

Carla: Haa, that is simply the woman you are… you are way too good-natured for a normal person.

Yui: ...Probably...

(I only came to this parade because of a treasure that has been stolen from me, but with everything that has been going on, it must‘ve been natural that I forgot about myself)

Carla: —Hey, Walter… are you listening?

Yui: Eh?

Earl of Walter: —Kuku, as expected from your awareness.

Yui: (Nn, the voice of the Earl was coming from somewhere in the sky or something… !)

Carla: I noticed it indeed. You have been continuously doing this for a while.

Yui: W-What is that supposed to mean?

Earl of Walter: Both of your actions, I‘ve been continuously looking at them for a long time by now.

Yui: (I didn‘t even notice him at all…)

Carla: —And, what about it now? Do you feel like returning her heart?

Earl of Walter: I don‘t think so...

Carla: Nn… stop joking around… !

Yui: Carla-san!?

Place: Glimmer street — Eisen alley

Carla: I will not accept you saying that. She is someone who, in comparison to me, should have her strength being recognized.

This woman is truthful. She is in comparison to anyone, pure.

She is the one and only woman who is worth possessing this sort of heart. I will not let you say anything different from this!

Yui: (Carla-san… I think this might be the first time I‘ve ever seen him shouting out like that…)

Earl of Walter: —My, My. It appears as if I have no other choice but to surrender.

Yui: Eh… ?

(Nn… !?)

(My chest… Nn… !)

Carla: —Hey! Hang in there!

*Carla comes closer*

Carla: Hey!

Yui: Nn… I-I‘m okay...

Earl of Walter: —I certainly did return it now.

Carla: Hey, did he surely return it back to you?

Yui: ...Yes, he did...

Carla: Nn...

*Carla leans toward her chest*

Carla: —What a relief.

Yui: (Carla-san…)

Earl of Walter: Therefore, I‘m done here. But, enjoy the finale of the parade to your complete heart‘s content, please do this much for me.

Carla: Never appear again!

Earl of Walter: —Fufu, then…

*Earl disappears*

Yui: Ah...

Carla: This issue seems to be settled.

Yui: Yes!

(I was already wondering what would happen at first…)

(But because of all the things that happened to us, I was able to see various aspects of Carla-san again, and I did that without even being able to enjoy the parade at its fullest until now.)

(I was, once again, able to see his other colors for myself, and I‘ll never forget about this sort of feeling any longer. In order to do so, I‘ll keep on living…)

(—With Carla-san together…)

Carla: Now, in that case—

Yui: Let‘s enjoy the remaining time we still have!

Carla: Yes.

[poeticaddiction]

Goodbye my lover 2/?

Chris Evans x Reader

Summary: After you and Chris got a divorce you tried to move on but what will happen when you get confronted with all the things again that lead to him leaving you

Part 1

,,I cannot believe that you said yes to this. After everything he‘d done to you, you want to sit in a room together with him?!“

Your were sitting together with your big Brother Finn in his car as he was driving you to Scott’s house. After you told him about your plans he insisted to drive you there just in case Chris would say something and he could finally punch him in the face.

,,This day is about Scott and Zach. And not about Chris and me. Besides he said that Chris knows that I‘m coming and we both probably will ignore each other the whole evening.“

Finn sighed as you suddenly felt his large hand move over to grab your smaller hand and squeeze it lightly.

,,I‘m just worried about you that‘s all. It‘s your life and you can do whatever you want. All I want you is to be happy.“

You turned your head towards the window and watched all the trees and houses passing by until you reached Scott and Zachs home.

,,If you need me just call and I‘ll be here as fast as possible.“

You gave him a small kiss to his cheek as you nodded and stepped outside of the car, heading over to the huge door. Before you could even press knock it was already opened and Scott welcomed you with a huge grin on his face.

,,Y/N! I‘m so happy that you‘re here. Come in!“

He moved away so that you could step inside. The smell of a barbecue went through your nostrils and as you followed him to the garden it only got stronger till you saw Zach standing in front of the grill, wearing an apron that said Best fiancé #1

,,Well hello there!“ she said as soon as he saw you, giving you a quick hug before turning back to the burger patties on the grill.

,,Your mother is probably in the kitchen right? I‘ll go and greet her real quick.“

Scott nodded as he watched you head back inside to the kitchen and indeed there was Lisa standing together with your sisters in law Shanna and Carly, preparing the salads.

,,Oh my god! Y/N!“ Carly shouted as soon as she spotted you, jogging over to you and embracing you in a tight hug.

,,How are you doing love? We haven‘t seen you in ages!“ Lisa and Shanna were the next ones to give you a hug as you leaned against the kitchen counter a small smile playing around your lips.

You loved Chris family so much because the second he bought you home with him to introduce you as his new girlfriend they treated you like you were already a part of the family.

All of you kept chatting about your job and what you did the past five months after where you moved out and got yourself your own apartment.

,,I‘ll head to the bathroom real quick.“

You walked upstairs walking through the long hallway as you suddenly heard a voice that was just too familiar to not know immediately who it was.

Slowly you stepped over to the guest room and peeked through the small gap between the door and the doorframe to see Chris sitting with his niece Stella on the floor, playing with her Barbie dolls.

,,No uncle Chris! She can‘t wear the red t-Shirt. She has pink hair it won‘t match!“ the little girl shouted as she grabbed the doll from her uncles hand and removed the shirt that he just had put on her.

,,Well I thought it really suited her but you‘re the future fashion designer.“

Chris chuckle filled the room with happiness and you felt your heart flutter all over again. You loved his laugh and seeing him together with his little niece made a small smile appear on your lips.

You were so focused watching them play together that you did not notice how you leaned more against the doorframe, causing the door to open up completely.

,,Aunt Y/N!“ Stella jumped up and ran into your arms, hugging you tightly. She was always really clingy when you were around and always used to draw you pictures or craft you some small gift.

,,Stella why don‘t you go downstairs and get that little surprise that grandma promised you today.“

The little girl grinned happily and ran downstairs,leaving you and Chris alone in the guest room.

,,What are you doing here?“ he asked with his eyebrow raised a little bit and his arms crossed in front of his chest.

,,Scott invited me. I thought you knew that I would come.“

,,Does this look like the face of someone who knew that his ex girlfriend would join their family dinner?“

He walked past you as you felt the rage building up in your body. How could he behave like that even after 5 months and treat you like total shit.

,,So you‘re just going to ignore me the whole evening? Do you really think I wanted to come here and see your face after everything that happened? Why can‘t you behave like an adult for once and pretend that everything is fine. Do it for your brother if he means something to you!“

You left Chris in the hallway, walking downstairs where everyone was already waiting for you. They gathered around the table as you saw Scott pat the chair next to you wanting you to sit next down next to him.

,,Why did you lie to me saying Chris knew that I would be here today?“

You whispered into Scott’s ear as he grabbed your hand and looked at you with pretty guilty facial expression.

,,I‘m sorry. I knew you wouldn‘t come so I lied to you...I really wanted to have you here with us.“

You sighed and turned back to the table to start eating like everyone else did. Chris was sitting a few chairs away from you, talking to his father and his mother his gaze sometimes meeting yours.

*3 years ago*

,,I‘m so exited for the two of you!“

Lisa stood in front you as Chris had his arms wrapped around your body, pressing you against his chest.

,,I can‘t believe we‘re finally doing this. After all these years it will finally be happening.“ Chris placed a kiss to your cheek as you heard his father calling for his mother and she left the two of you alone in the kitchen of their house.

,,Do you have any idea how much I love you?“ he turned you around and made you look into his beautiful eyes by holding your face in his big hands.

,,Mhhh I don‘t know. Why don‘t you show me?“

A huge grin appeared on his face as he pulled you closer and kissed you with all the passion he had. There was something about Chris kisses that made you long for more every time he pulled away.

Even after your marriage he made your legs jiggle every single time and the butterflies in your stomach go crazy. He was the greatest man you could ever wish for and you felt that this was made to be for forever

The evening carried on as the sun slowly set and you were sitting together with Carly on the bench in the back of the garden drinking a glass of wine together.

,,You still love him don‘t you?“ she suddenly asked and caught you staring at Chris again who was playing football with his nephew Miles.

,,I don‘t really know what I feel to be honest. The last couple of months just had been horrible for me.“

,,Y/N I‘ve known you for a couple of years now and I can tell that there is more that is bothering you. Do you want to talk about it?“

You took a zip of your wine staring into the distance, just shaking your head. You were so in thoughts that you did not notice that Chris walked over to the two of you with his hands in his pockets.

,,Y/N can I talk to you for a second?“

Part 3

Taglist: (if you want to be added let me know)

@auroraevans @xcevans @iheartsebastianstan @rororo06 @mrspeacem1nusone @tacohead13 @ladythena

[ouranor]

I‘ve realized something fundamental:

No amount of research in any subject will matter as long as the other person disagrees because they seem to believe that „my opinion has the same worth as your research“. If they want to claim that it was common for girls to be married as children to fulfill their own fantasy, no amount of proper research will deter them from lazily claiming „see, that‘s just how it was back in the day.“ It really wasn‘t, but I‘ll not go down this road today.

I have nothing against SessRin as a ship, because any dynamic can make for good storytelling. Yes, even potentially problematic and uncomfortable dynamics, because I don’t always want to read stories where everything is sugar and honey and rainbows. But MAN do I currently hate all of the people involved with SessRin, shippers and antis alike. Stop trying to hide behind logic when all you actually want to do is tear each other down and „win“, polluting every single corner of this fandom.

Shippers: Stop absuing Japanese culture and history with conveniently cherry picked „facts“ that are badly researched. Stop being hateful and toxic and trying to shove this ship down everyone‘s throat. Take a look at the super chill, relaxed lgbtq+ fans in the fandom. They know that they don‘t have to grasp for straws to make a ship canon, because being canon is NOT what makes a ship legitimate. This is fandom, you can ship whatever you like. Once you start clamoring for ridiculous „proof“ that something is canon for the sole sake of lording your „ship supremacy“ over others, that‘s where the problems start. No, do NOT come at me with the drama CDs, because if you say that the proposal to an 11-year old is canon, you‘re also going to have to make the rest of the CDs canon, which would leave both Miroku as a cheater and Inuyasha as a terribly immature parody of himself. Then again, most of you probably don‘t care what happens to any of the other characters, as long as your ship is canon. Jesus christ, fam.

Antis: Stop abusing pedophilia as a tool to win the moral high ground and condemn anyone that doesn‘t outright denounce SessRin. I don’t ship SessRin but have been blocked by some fandom creators I LOVE because of this. This leads me to say that you have no right to accuse others of being aggressive when you are in fact just as aggressive and polemic as them. Pedophilia is a registered mental disorder that needs to he diagnosed and treated and if you‘re going to judge and condemn one mental disorder, well, you‘re going to have to condemn other mental disorders too. Unless you‘re... wait for it... cherry picking. I want to be on your side, but I can‘t, because your rhetoric is just as hateful, absolutist and poisonous as the rhetoric of your „opposition“. Why shoot yourselves in the foot like that?

My number one fear with this godsforsaken sequel was that the SessRin shipwar would start back up and holy mother did it ever. I‘m just glad that I‘m not the only one that hates this sequel so badly and wants it to go away. Not only is it a cash-grab, it completely ruined my personal fandom experience in a matter of a few weeks.

Tl;dr: Ships are just ships. It‘s the people that fucking suck.

[marewriteblr]

Traits And Quirks For Characters In Fantasy (list)

idk if I’m the only one, but when creating characters for my wips, I like to google lists of traits and quirks to give a bit more depth to them. and since I mostly write fantasy, I thought my characters deserved some more fantasy-related traits and quirks, so here’s a list of 150+ traits and quirks for characters in a fantasy setting!! hope it helps some of you too

has tattoos that keep changing

bad vision—takes magical potion to see clearly

addicted to magical food or drink

weird things happen when they laugh, sneeze, cough…

sees things that aren‘t there—or are they?

speaks in rhymes

has a wandering scar

has a wound that never stops bleeding

shows symptoms of a curse but pretends to not know how they got it

physical signs when lying, eg hair growing unnaturally fast

can summon any mythical creature easily

has a mythical creature for a pet

brings a slight breeze with them whenever they enter a room

was dead once

refuses to eat certain type of food for no specific reason as though it were amoral or inethical

obsession with a particular period in history

obsession with a magical creature/species

doesn‘t dance or make music because weird things happen

haunted by a ghost, their best companion

always has a candle lit (eg for their ghost companion)

can speak a mystery language only very few people understand

can turn the light of single stars on and off as they please

used to be part of a secret society

wears shoes with wings, no one knows if they actually work

can predict the future correctly for a ridiculous/bizarre reason

lives at court, no one knows why or where they came from but they let them stay

can only talk in questions or riddles

always seen reading spell books though they can‘t do magic

always seen reading books though they can‘t read. bonus if the reason for this is magical

tells everyone about the time they did something they‘ve certainly never done

tells everyone they used to be a dragon, is obviously lying

is actually blind, no one has noticed

never speaks, only talks to people telepathically, they’re used to it by now

has blood of unnatural colour, tells the weirdest stories of why that is—story changes every time

sacrificed 7 years of their life to magical creature who might claim them any minute

sacrificed a body part, determined to get it back

sacrificed their good looks

always learning spells by heart and seen using them the next day as though they’d prepared it for the occasion

has a secret identity, eg can do a certain type of magic and sneaks out to commit crimes/perform on stage/meet their companions…

keeps getting into trouble because people are convinced they have magic, but they don’t

belongs to a human/non-magical species but was kidnapped years ago and never went back

is actually a ghost

is immortal but doesn‘t know anything about history—can tell you all about the migration of dwarf antelopes on their continent throughout the centuries though

always corrects people on history/mythology facts with things they can‘t possibly know if they weren‘t there themselves

allergic to magic. bonus if they‘re a powerful wizard or deity

obsessed with knives and swords. you can fight them but they‘re more interested in the crafting of your blade

allergic to a certain spell and only that spell for no apparent reason

always has a certain item or food in their pocket in case they need to bribe a magical creature today

miscorrects others‘ pronunciation of spells and pronounces them wrong themselves (eg emphasis on wrong syllable)

talks in a fake elf accent to piss off elves

pretends to be a species they clearly aren’t judging by their appearance, and gets defensive when told so, calling people racist

gets themselves into trouble by trying to seduce nymphs when drunk. also an alcoholic

is cursed to never remember any names—has forgotten their real name a long time ago so no one can ever have that power over them

introduces themselves with a different name every time they meet someone

heavily worships an evil trickster god

ominously refers to themselves in third person

doesn‘t walk but jumps from roof to roof instead

predicts the future but is always horribly wrong

challenges people to a quest all the time

seems to know every person in the entire kingdom

seems to be enemies with every person in the entire kingdom

spends a lot of time in dimly-lit taverns seeking opponents for a strange board game

likes to look for bizarre monsters deep in the forest

talks to their dagger

talks too much during sword fights

gets involved in sword fights but only ever carries a paper sword with them

makes up crazy and hardly believable stories when asked about their past to hide their guilt

collects a particular type of item that can only be found on adventurous quests to dangerous places

has large horns on their head despite their species having no such thing, refuses to tell anyone why

never seen eating

never seen sleeping

takes every time anyone mentions something being hard or dangerous to do as a challenge to try it

wears an eyepatch solely for the looks of it

collects dangerous enchanted jewellery

random hissing

an excellent storyteller, like unnaturally excellent

politically involved and fights for giants‘ rights

has a finger that‘s mysteriously shorter than the others

is best friends with a demon

is nocturnal but loves sunlight

pretends to be completely resistant to pain

always sneaking around

has a tattoo that keeps dis- and reappearing

enchants people with their acting

has a wooden prosthesis

doesn‘t wear shoes

changes eye colour every day

wears gloves all the time and tells people it‘s for their safety

hears the trees talk to them

believes the apocalypse is near

pretends to be immortal

breaks into people‘s homes to steal food. no jewellery. only food

pins pressed flowers to their walls

believes that flowers grant wishes

has random visions of other people‘s pasts that aren‘t necessarily true but always get them into trouble

strongly believes in reincarnation

talks in a different accent every day

is convinced they are cursed

sees every minor conflict as a challenge to a sword fight

fights their battles using nothing but darts

is an archer and also blind or missing an arm

accidentally stabs themselves. a lot.

always carrying poison around „just in case“

is at fault for the fall of a mighty god

knows all about mythology

always up to date regarding drama and gossip between the gods

immediately scared they’re about to be cursed whenever someone raises their voice

still mourns over the death of a friend

whatever they touch breaks instantly

chews on their wand (definitely not a good idea)

always wears their hair tied up into a bun, is longer than rapunzel‘s when worn loose

brags they were good at picking locks but actually just hit it really hard until it breaks

accidental shapeshifting

still waiting for an ominous prophecy to foretell their destiny

makes weird/seemingly unnecessary bargains with strangers

has something slightly off about their appearance that makes people stop in their tracks to watch them

unhealthy obsession with cloaks

is a great fan of wizards. collects wands and hats like action figures

horses don‘t like them, they ride a wolf instead

sings the spells they use

constantly mumbling to themselves or someone others can‘t see

can duplicate themselves but can‘t do math so they‘re always a bit confused

has a leaf sticking to the back of their hand. don‘t ask them why

is a painter, travels very far to obtain a particular kind of paint

sketches their dreams in a book after they come to them at night

always seems to be charged with electricity

freckles on their cheeks dance when laughing or when light hits them

makes up prophecies and tells strangers about them

grows wings when high up due to fear of falling

gets arrested regularly for pranking nature spirits and deities

sneezes when using magic

insomniac, needs a particular spell or magical food/herb to fall asleep

magic makes them fall asleep (when they use it or when others use it nearby)

mixes the weirdest potions all day

can‘t eat spicy food, literally breathes fire

necromancy but only to revive their dead cat

turns the same colour of any food they eat

dreams of becoming a knight

horrible short term memory but can easily recite anything they read two centuries ago

makes their eye colour look white just to mess with people

can‘t remember spells for shit. says them incorrectly which always goes horribly wrong

terrible handwriting. bonus if they’re a messenger who has to send important letters on a daily, causing things to go very wrong

can correctly guess anyone‘s magical power on a scale from 1-10. is stupid enough to point it out aloud, too

wears cloaks that are way too long

carries a fake sword on their hip

carries way more weapons on them than necessary

uses their dagger as a toothpick

plays with dagger when thinking

supernaturally heavy sleeper

gets the different species mixed up a lot

tells everyone how many people they‘ve killed in their life

a die hard fan of a well-known assassin

a die hard fan of shakespeare‘s puck

desperately wants to be abducted by the fae

heavily affected by the phase of the moon

[percilout]

Why I think Jaskier is queer-coded and also bi/pan: An Essay

Earlier today I made a post [x] asking for opinions on Jaskier being queer-coded and now I’m presenting you my 1.5k word long essay on why I think that’s the case and why I also think that Jaskier is bi/pan (even though the character most definitely wasn’t planned that way).

I used lots of gifsets and Tumblr posts as inspiration and sources and humbly thank everyone who has made my life much easier with those.

Okay, so, let me start this off by saying that the showrunners don‘t and most probably won‘t want to make Jaskier queer in any way. But there‘s a bit of a problem there because there‘s a good chance that the actor (Joey Batey) is going to go against that with his personal choices in acting the character out.

It doesn‘t help that there‘s an interview in which he actively goes against calling Jaskier a womaniser and says that he is just „falling in love with everyone“ as soon as he sees „them“, he spots „someone“ and is obsessed with „whoever“ is in front of him. You can see it in this post (https://heydrichmuller.tumblr.com/post/189946596054/my-brother-played-the-pronoun-game-wound-up) in which what the actor does is called „playing the pronoun game“. That‘s what lots of queer people do when talking about their love life/sexuality/partners/etc. I say it doesn‘t help because it actively paints the character he‘s playing as bi/pan, especially with the „he just loves everyone“ comment.

 Then there‘s another thing, now something that we can see in the show - movement.

Queer-coding hugely depends on clichés, I know that, but that doesn‘t mean that those clichés aren‘t true sometimes. So when I look at Jaskier‘s movements and he‘s moving his hands a certain way, cocking his hips and holding his hands there, cocking his head, I can‘t help seeing a queer person there. (https://gayregis.tumblr.com/post/189807338329/its-all-about-the-hand-gestures-joey-batey-as)

 That also brings me to the next point:

He‘s a Drama Queen. He gasps! And argues! And cannot believe the way he’s treated! He deserves better!

Now, one could say that He‘s a bard! That‘s what he does! It‘s to entertain people! But. Jaskier doesn‘t entertain people when he‘s being a drama queen. Instead, he‘s greatly annoying them with it and, at the most, only entertaining himself. This is mostly visible in the „You need a nap!“ scene, which also shows his exaggerated movements pretty well. (https://captainpoe.tumblr.com/post/189836119464/the-witcher-1x05-bottled-appetites)

 Then there are some other scenes that (to any queer person, I‘d say) just scream „this can‘t be straight, can it?“, simply bc it‘d be So Fucking Weird if it‘s actually meant to be straight...

One of those is the bathtub scene. Like, what, it‘s normal to rub your friend-not-friend‘s „lovely bottom“ with camomile? In what world??? And there‘s no reason Jaskier needs to do any of that, Geralt could have just bathed himself. (https://mrcavill.tumblr.com/post/189812738178)

From that we can go on to another part of the bathtub scene: „And yet, here we are“ (https://catness-tchalla.tumblr.com/post/his-189817475480), implying that Jaskier wants/needs Geralt.

 Jaskier‘s basically running after a fruitless friendship for over 10 years. He‘s showing real perseverance in befriending someone, while also employing excuses to do so (using the fact of being a bard and /having/ to sing about him/sharing his legacy as an excuse to stick close to him for so long). And he does try to have a kind of intimacy with a man who‘s generally seen as someone who‘s intimidating and driving everyone away. (https://thewitchersdaily.tumblr.com/post/189937577863/no-lord-in-his-right-mind-will-come-close-if)

Still, Jaskier‘s desperate to have his company and wants to continue travelling together to prove that he can be a good partner. (https://meldvnsk.tumblr.com/post/189961512351/me-when-i-see-how-desperately-jaskier-want-to-be)

 I do also want to make a point about Jaskier‘s outfits, although most of it can really be condensed into Well, He Is A Bard, So.

But I just want to state that there is no reason for him to still dress so extravagantly when he‘s just walking through the woods for days and weeks with Geralt. At first he has no other choice but, with the years, surely he can learn to have something more.... practical.... in his bag with him? But no, he chooses to keep his style and always look out of place. And, well, queer people are kinda known for the special care they take of their clothing (https://meldvnsk.tumblr.com/post/189960250906/jaskiers-outfits)

 Then I want to shine some light on the way Jaskier talks about him on their first day of meeting: https://thewitchersdaily.tumblr.com/post/189776322313/same-geralt-of-rivia-and-jaskier-in-the-witcher and https://skywalkrluke.tumblr.com/post/189956240667/the-witcher-2019. He is basically trying to please this, well, Manly Man™, with his (very awkward) compliments, akin to another scene we know - the „sexy goose“ fiasco, in which Jaskier totally fails in Flirting 101. (https://thewitcherdaily.tumblr.com/post/189811062630/the-witcher-1x06-rare-species)

 In episode 6, there‘s a scene that a lot of queer people can identify with (or at least I think so and I actually do). Jaskier is trying to comfort Geralt in a way, but also himself. He suggests leaving together, to „get away for a while“, to run away from all their problems while still sharing each other’s company. And what hits the most is the bard saying that No, he is not thinking about a new song right now, this is just about them, this is just about him trying to figure out what he himself wants. (https://skyvalker.tumblr.com/post/189947455079/the-witcher-2019-s01e06-rare-species)

 And now we come to the point where I can seriously not think anything else but „Oh boy, that guy is love with another man“: Her Sweet Kiss (https://youtu.be/NyZvWBFbIRw).

First off, the song is a reaction to Geralt‘s rejection of him and states how hurt he is by that rejection (https://captnswilson.tumblr.com/post/189886399796/if-life-could-give-me-one-blessing-it-would-be-to).

But I will go into a bit more detail, starting with the changes in the song that happened between the first time we hear it (start of episode 6) and the time we finally hear the finished song at the end of the episode.

 Firstly, „I‘m weak, love“ changed to „I‘m weak, my love“, underlining with the use of the possessive pronoun that whoever is the „I“ sings about their personal loved one.

Secondly, there‘s the line „garroter, jury and judge“.

We know that Geralt is the mentioned garroter (remember Marilka saying Geralt sounds like garroter in the first ep?). Now, what does it say that Jaskier is debating whether to use „gorgeous garroter“ or „lovely garroter“ in the song and then ends up using neither? My take on this is that the finished song focuses more on the pain he experiences than being a hymn on the heroic actions of the handsome Witcher. The idea of a gorgeous garroter has actually become, as Jaskier calls it, „too cerebral“.

 I‘ve talked quite a bit about the song now without having explained what I think it actually means, so let‘s come to that.

Her Sweet Kiss has three sets of personal pronouns - I, you, and she. I believe that those stand for Jaskier, Geralt and Yennefer respectively. Going with this choice of characters, it‘s fairly easy to see what the lyrics want to tell us.

In the first verse, Jaskier is basically just complaining about Yennefer. He paints her as the evil one, the one causing him heartache and pain.

I do not think that this verse, as I have read quite often, is written from Geralt‘s perspective. It doesn‘t make much sense regarding the use of pronouns and the meaning of the verse.

Why would Geralt complain about her and then call her his love? Why would he talk about her (using „she“ and „her“) and then switch to talking to her („Tell me, love“)?

It makes much more sense to say that this is Jaskier talking about „her“ (Yennefer) to his „love“ (Geralt), especially when one thinks about the line „How is that just?“.

 That last line of the verse shows Jaskier criticising Geralt‘s actions. It directly accuses him of being unjust towards Jaskier, something that was previously unheard of because the Witcher always does the thing that does the world justice. But in this case, the bard was left hurt by him without a good reason.

 When it comes to the chorus, there is nothing much to interpret. The lyrics plainly state that Geralt‘s relationship with Yennefer is destroying something. Looking at the context of Geralt and Yennefer „breaking up“, followed by Geralt forcing Jaskier to leave, this must clearly mean the destruction of Geralt‘s and Jaskier‘s friendship.

 The second verse starts with Jaskier warning Geralt of Yennefer, who is depicted as a dangerous current, pulling him closer into her clutches.

The verse then ends with the part we already know from the beginning of the episode.

 „I’m weak my love, and I am wanting

If this is the path I must trudge

I welcome my sentence

Give to you my penance

Garrotter, jury and judge“

 If you think this is Jaskier giving up and leaving Geralt alone after having accompanied him for more than a decade, having finally been judged and sentenced to a life without him by the famous garroter, then yes, we are exactly on the same wavelength there.

  (Of course I don‘t think that that‘s what the producers thought while making it but hey, that‘s exactly where the accidental queer-coding comes in again!

So, anyway, this is exactly why I see Jaskier as bi/pan but of course that‘s only my personal perspective.)

Tagging the people who helped me by making gifsets and sharing their thoughts on Jaskier:

@lola1b @pocketlibrary @heydrichmuller @gayregis @captainpoe @mrcavill @his-catness-tchalla @thewitchersdaily @meldvnsk @skywalkrluke @skyvalker @captnswilson 

[lucien-cheshire]

chris your writing is so pog i must ask for alex/lucien angst

flipped a coin on emotional vs physical angst, guess which won

CW: blood and stuff

Lucien drags himself through the hallway, held upright only through stubbornness of will. One hand clutching his abdomen, trying to apply pressure to physically hold himself together where his flesh had been ripped apart. The other hand leaning on walls and furniture for support, leaving behind fingerprints of crimson as if he wasn‘t already leaving a visible trail.

He needs to find someone, he needs to tell the others what happened, to warn them, he needs to get help, he needs to – needs to – His knees buckle. They trip and drop to the floor like their body has already given up the fight.

This is how Alex finds him: The Photographer half sitting, half lying on cold marmor, both hands pressed on their stomach now, red liquid, almost as red as their hair, slowly oozing out from between their fingers and pooling below him. Alex runs over and drops to his knees next to them.

“Lucien! Lucien, look at me.“ Brown eyes crack open, but it‘s only a small relief. A small smile forms on Lucien‘s lips. “..hey, Alex,“ he raises one red stained hand a little as if to wave. Alex is quick to replace it with his own. The sticky warmth almost makes him sick.

“Listen, you gotta tell the-“

“Ssh, don‘t talk, save the energy. We have to-,“ Alex says with forced calmness. He can barely keep his voice from shaking. “Natalia, she fixed my shoulder, I‘m sure she can-“

A weak laugh followed by a wince. “Ah, I doubt that.“ Lucien grits his teeth and reaches for his bag to pull out a notebook. They push it over to Alex.

“You‘re smart,“ he‘s breathing heavier now, speaking becomes harder, “you can figure this out, together.“ The corners of his mouth lift up to form an encouraging smile, but Alex doesn‘t feel encouraged. Alex doesn‘t feel much of anything at all because this can‘t be happening, it can‘t.

“Really hoped I‘d make it longer.“ Lucien whispers, more to himself. Maybe he hadn‘t meant to say it out loud at all, but the inside of his mind and the world around are slowly melting together.

“Stop,“ Alex is trembling now, voice shaking along with his body. “Don‘t-“ What? Don‘t talk? Don‘t die? “Don‘t leave me, please.“ He doesn‘t want to be alone, not again, not when they had a chance. It‘s a selfish thing to want. Because you are selfish. You‘ve always been alone and you always will be. That‘s how it‘s meant to be. They will all leave you in the end. No, no.

Lucien gathers what‘s left of his energy and places their hand on top of his. “Believe me love, I‘d stay if I could. I‘m sorry.“

Tears gather in his eyes and Alex‘s vision becomes blurry. He closes his eyes and shakes his head, even though he doesn‘t know what he‘s trying to deny. Stay, he wants to ask again, even though he knows that this is something neither of them have control over now. Alex opens his eyes again, but nothing has changed. No, that‘s not quite true. Usually warm hands grow colder, like the world turned was upside down. It‘s not right, Alex should be the one with cold hands, not Lucien.

They‘d reach up to brush away the tears, but they can‘t do that anymore. Breathing shallow, thoughts fuzzy and oddly far away. Lucien looks up at Alex. „Hm, sun‘s bright today,“ it‘s hardly a whisper.

Keen eyes turn glassy. A heart, so afraid to beat slowly, standing still at last.

“Lucien?“ No. “Lucien?“, he asks again, a bit louder, even though he knows it‘s hopeless. Tears fall onto the already blood stained shirt.

The temperature in the hallway drops below zero as shadows come from every nook and corner to circle around the living one. A single shadow in feline shape breaks apart from the rest, and nudges its head against Lucien‘s side. When the other doesn‘t respond, Noir looks up at Alex in confusion and something like sorrow, but Alex can‘t answer either.