#i dont even want arthur to kill himself over it

[flamelaz]

SHE DOESN'T EVEN GET TO BE A MOTHER. FAROE MAY HAVE AS WELL SPRUNG FROM ARTHUR'S HEAD LIKE ATHENA FROM ZEUS

I have so much to say about Bella, her (absence of) role in the story and the way she's never mentioned again after that single conversation with Daniel but I can't put any of it into words because whenever I try I start convulsing like a rabid dog

[robjn93]

hello charlie! i dont know if this is a weird ask, but this is a question about a certain fanon tim drake misconception and i was wondering if you know its origin. people sometimes characterize him as 'morally grey', when i am 98% sure that in canon, it was very pointed out that he has a strong moral compass. like, an notorious example i can remember is in yj98 (#3, i think): when red tornado adresses to tim as 'super ego', being the most 'ethic' one out of kon & bart. i think im rambling over here, but i wanna hear your say on this LOL

ASK AWAY I LOVE TO RAMBLE 'morally grey' tim drake is pure fanon based on either mischaracterization of red robin tim drake or people's unbridled desire to have him and jason bond over hating bruce or whatever else. i made like a giant thinkpiece for oomf about a personal hc on how tims nightmares affected his moral compass but absolutely, tim is PURE super ego. given the trolley problem, tim would probably throw himself on those rails to die. he has proven it many times.

in robin #4-5, given the choice of putting steph in danger by letting her confront her father or killing arthur brown, he chose option 3: throw himself in the truck, which ended up with him nearly suffocating to death. what i personally find interesting of this is less his actions per sè and more his thoughts; every second a thought about ‘doubling air supply’ comes to his head, he punishes himself for it. he is only afraid of 'disappointing bruce', finding himself in a situation where he even had to choose 'who to save'.

in one of my favorite stories, 'batman: contagion', tim would rather die than let is father know he was dying. he wanted to avoid giving his father thta heartache and make sure that batman and robin's identity were safe so he preferred wallowing in his pain instead.

in the titans of tomorrow storyline, he didnt hesitate to put a gun to his head and nearly pull the trigger and it has to be noted that the only reason why he failed to take his own life was external factors. if it meant saving others, he was willing to let himself die.

finally (because i have too many examples LOL) a lonely place of living. too good. between letting the kanes become the target of the bombs or letting people perish, he chose the final option: redirect all explosives towards himself and let himself die.

tim counteracts hedonism, he is a pure self harming machine and most importantly, he is a masochist and a hypocrite. in his fantasies, he wishes for an easy life yet does everything in his power not to achieve that. he dates ariana, a girl whos life (as troubled as any gothamite’s can be) is fairly uncomplicated, overly accepting of his committment behaviors yet cheats on her with steph, someones whos life is an absolute mess and does nothing but make it even more complicated by being a vigilante and choosing to be involved in the vigilante life.

he says he wants to eventually quit robin and have an easy life yet, when offered the chance of actually quitting, he is trembling in his boots and afraid of a life without being robin. he comes back to bruce all the times, no matter how many times bruce disappoints him and manipulates him. he needs that complicated life, he needs to be a part of that change. he needs that pain.

[issdisgrace]

Shit I'm sorry I didn't notice the request info-

Okay, can I please request Thomas Shelby x Tall and buff male reader who's the sweetest thing on earth but has one "flaw".

He's too damn handsy. Place, time, people, pffff, suit, shirt, naked, he doesn't care.

He just really loves Thomas man tits and his ass.

Not in a teasing way, it just makes him relax.

Just Thomas's reaction and how he's dealing with it. Whatever.

Thank you~ 💕

4 TIMES MR. HANDSY STRUCK

WARNINGS: Accidental groping, purposeful groping, swearing, yeah thats about it.

A/N: I hope you like this. I had a fun time writing this, so please feel free to request again.

Y/n was a tall and buff man. He looked like he could kill anyone without a second thought. But in reality, he was the kindest and sweetest thing to ever walk the earth. He was a gentle giant in all senses of the word. But there was one thing about the man that many would consider a flaw. It was the fact that he was handsy, very handsy when it came to his partner, Thomas Shelby. The man couldn’t keep his hands off Tommy. So here are 4 scenes in which Y/n couldn’t keep his hands to himself.

Walking down the streets of Birmingham on the way to The Garrison. It was quiet and peaceful; the sun had actually been out. Unlike most other days in Birmingham. Y/n had his arm wrapped around Tommy’s waist as they walked, casually talking. Tommy hadn’t realized Y/n’s hand slipping closer and closer to his ass until the man squeezed it, causing Tommy to yelp in surprise.

“I didn’t mean to startle you. I’m sorry.”

“I wasn’t expecting it, that all.”

Tommy says brushed it off, and the two continued their walk.

The Garrison was loud with hustle and bustle of the man drinking inside. In a corner booth sat the Shelby family and, of course, Y/n. The family talked and drank, Y/n adding in every once in a while not want to interrupt those who were speaking. Y/n threw his arm overs Tommy’s shoulder and continued onto listening to the conversation at hand. Without even realized himself, his hand moved down and now was on Tommy’s chest. It wasn’t until John made a joke about it out that he and Tommy realized.

“Y/n, you done feeling up my brother for the night? It’s a bit distracting.”

Y/n’s face flushed, and he quickly unwrapped his arm around Tommy, covering his face in pure embarrassment.

“Sorry.” He mumbled in his hands as the family had a laugh.

It was sometime after 10pm when Y/n managed to covince Tommy to call it quits for the night and join him in bed. Y/n sat in bed paeintly waiting for Tommy to be done with his night routine and join him. Eventually Tommy join him and they curled up togeather. They talked for a little bit until Tommy relized Y/ns hands found there way to his chest.

"My prince, can you explain to me how your hands always seem to find my chest."

"I'm sorry. I didnt mean to."

"Shh. It is ok my prince. Im just curious."

"I dont know. I guess touching them grounds me. It makes sure i know that everyting going on is real. But i guess it also calms me. I'm sorry if i make you uncomfortable. I can stop."

"Its fine my prince. I dont mind."

Tommy was hosting a party for the Peaky Blinders in order to celebrate some of their new achievements. The rowdy men happily drank the beer that was in the house and chatted. Tommy leaned against the bar, talking to Polly when Y/n came up behind him, grabbing his ass gently with both hands. Then resting his head on Tommy’s shoulder. Tommy turned his head slightly to look at you.

“Do you need anything, my prince?”

“No, just a little bored.”

“Ok.” Tommy said, then returning to talk to Polly.

The Shelbys, minus Tommy, who was nowhere to be seen, were sitting around having a drink at The Garrison

“Is it me or is Y/n really handsy with Tommy? I feel like half the time I see him with him, he’s either grabbing Tommy’s butt or his chest. It’s fucking weird.” Arthur slurs slightly, the alcohol getting to him a bit.

“Oh no, he is. You're definitely not imaging it, Arthur.” Ada says.

“Sometimes I think the poor thing doesn’t even realize he’s doing.” Polly adds in.

“Its fucking funny as hell. Have you seen the way some newcomers react when they see it happening? It’s fucking priceless. Their eyes get all wide and shit and they look like they’ve seen the most traumatic thing in the world.” John said.

“I’ve heard some newcomers people ask around, asking if it was a normal thing.” Finn adds.

“I know it’s also grate to see their reactions when they're told it’s a normal occurrence.” John says. After he says that, out of nowhere Tommy appearing

“What are we discussing this fine evening?”

“Nothing.” The other Shelby boys say at the same time like a kid that got caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

[yanderepuck]

OMG I DIDNT REALIZE THAT U DID LIKE. SELF HARM COMFORT FICS I JUST READ YOUR ARTHUR ONE ITS SO GOOD!!!! IIF YOU DONT MINDD could you do likee MC asking one of the guys to kill them..?! I'm curious abt what certain reactions would be!! uhmm you can choose which character to do but preferably leo, arthur, or theo? :3 TYSMM

I'll do lil headcanons of the the three.

THAT BEING SAID!!!! YOU READ THE ASK!!! YOU KNOW WHAT IS COMING. IF YOU DON'T LIKE ANGST OR DON'T WANT TO BE TRIGGERED THEN DO NOT READ THIS POST. I ALWAYS ASK FOR YOU GUYS TO INTERACT IWHT MY POSTS BUT I UNDERSTAND IF YOU CAN'T WITH THESE ONES. BUT EVERY COMMENT IS APPRECIATED

Leonardo

He looks at you after he heard those words. Did he hear you right? Did he just hear you ask for him to kill you? So many thoughts were going through his head and he wasn't sure which one to focus on. This man has a fear of harming you. Yes he won't bite you but that doesn't mean he wants you to die.

You are sitting on the bed crying. You have been in a depression pit for a little over a month now. You can't find motivation to do anything. It might sound selfish, but he would be able to do it so easily.

"Cara mia..." he finally snaps out of his thoughts and pulls you into his lap. There's no chance of getting out of his grasp. You cry louder into his chest. He starts to rub your back, feeling tears form at the corner of his eyes. His voice is shaky but he forces it out. "I...I could never. I love you."

You clutch onto his shirt, just crying harder. Being alive hurts so much. Feeling nothing would be better at this point than constantly thinking of killing yourself. If you could just stop thinking it would help so much.

"I'll help you get through this. Don't worry," he talks softly, trying not to cry too much himself.

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Arthur

He freezes at those words. Hes been trained not to freeze in these conditions but how could he not when it's someone he loves.

You're sitting on the edge of his bed, crying. He just finished bandaging up your arm after you just tried to do it yourself. Did you really just say what he thinks you said. Your sobbing just gets harder. Your face is soaked, tears running down your chin and dropping off onto Arthur's hand.

"Love...I..I could never," he reaches up and holds your head between his hands, not caring how wet they get from tears. You didn't dare to move. You didn't deserve his touch but you couldn't muster the energy to move. "I love you-"

"Y-you said- you said you would do a-anything for me!" You half scream half sob. Was he just lying? He said anything.

Arthur gets on the bed with you, getting you to lay down with him. He wraps you in his arms and plays with the ends of your hair. Your cries don't stop. You want to push him away. You want to say horrible things. But you can only cry.

"Shh. Relax, love," he talks softly, holding back tears of his own the best he can. He's not even worried about the blood all over you and him. You keep your arm close to your chest, wanting to keep some distance between the two of you. You don't deserve to be held.

He kisses the top of your head. He thinks back to when he worked as a doctor and how he would help his patients. "Why don't I tell you a story?"

~~

Theo

He blacked out for a moment. Kill you? No no. This couldn't be happening. The two people he loves the most are both-

He snaps out of it and quickly wipes the tears from your face. "Hondj- Liefje..I could never," he brushes the hair out of your face. His touch is soft and gentle. He doesn't take his eyes off yours.

Your eyes seem so lifeless, like there's no light behind them. He's seen this look plenty of times before and he never thought he would see it on you.

"T-Theo pl-please," you plead through your tears. "It hurts. I hurt so much," he's strong. He could make it quick and painless. He would barely have to try.

He's desperately trying to find the right words to say. "I-I can't" tears form at the corners of his eyes. "You can hate me if you want but I could never hurt you. I love you."

You can't look him in the eye. You're too.. embarrassed? No. You're scared. Scared to see the look on his face.

"Come here, Liefje," he pulls you into his body. Not caring how wet you get his clothes. He's not letting you go.

[lizard-shifter-noms]

Still Subject to Change Chapter 8(NEW)

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Hello everyone! i decided to repost arc 1 of SSTC

(the chapters were way too long and had a bunch of typos but hopefully this will make reading easier)

this Story contains Vore, Dont like dont read.

if there are still any grammatical errors i’m sorry.

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A loud voice called out, one I recognized it as the guy with the bushy eyebrows.

“BEAST! STAY WHERE YOU ARE OR YOU WILL BE SHOT! WITH POISON!

AND YOU! ARTHUR SELWYN! CLIMB ONTO THE PLATFORM OR YOU WILL BE SHOT!

Oh I did NOT like this guy! If I had anything to throw at him I would! But I wasn't sure if the consequences would be worth it.

Also the only thing i could throw were my shoes as everything else had been stripped away from me and i did not want to lose my only pair of shoes, finding new ones would be impossible at my new size.

As for Arthur, he waited till the wooden platform was lowered to the ground completely before climbing on and looking back at me one last time, his eyes glazed over with such an intense fear like I had never seen before as he was lifted up again.

As soon as he got up to the level of the balcony at least six guards apprehended him once again and dragged him out of sight.

I heard a door slam shut and assumed that I was alone again, until I heard that awful nasally voice again.

“BEAST! WHY HAVE YOU NOT KILLED THE SON OF THE TRAITOR? I SPECIFICALLY ORDERED IT! I EXPECT THAT THE NEXT TIME HE IS THROWN IN YOU KILL HIM!”

Despite having only had a few interactions with this guy i absolutely Loathed him with all my being and hoped plague would fall upon him.

And why did he think I would do what he said? Just because he had trapped me in this ugly pit didn't mean I would suddenly heed his words.

“Why would I do that? He hasn't done anything to me personally, and besides you're the one keeping my friends captive! How do I know you won't just kill all of us as soon as Arthur is dead?”

The face of the man turned a bit redder in indignancy, but otherwise he didn't dare come closer.

Coward.

“BEAST! HOW ABOUT A DEAL? I WILL LET YOU AND THE OTHER TWO CAPTIVES LEAVE THE KINGDOM AS LONG AS YOU KILL ARTHUR! THAT IS A GOOD DEAL TRUST ME”

I did anything but trust this loud bitch, but maybe i could find a way to get all of us out? This guy expected me to kill Arthur, even threatened me with starvation.

But bushy brows over there didn't know about my strange anatomy, no one aside from Robin did, so maybe I could put Arthur inside and let them think I actually ate him.

This plan was so batshit insane that it might just work! The only problem was that Arthur didn't know either and would think I was going to kill him for real.

I wouldn't even be able to tell him in case someone listened in, Besides he himself had said that he was a terrible actor so i made up my mind, as much as i hated it.

Now I only had to get Bushy brows to actually keep his word.

He didn't seem like the sharpest tool in the shed so I hoped it would be easy.

“Alright, fine! But you have to swear on every river of hell AND the God Amesimos that you will let us go! Or that a hundred years of plague shall fall upon yourself! Also you will not tell the others about it EVER!”

I slowly stood up while speaking and watched with glee as his face went pale, probably seeing for the first time how big I actually was.

“BEAST! YOUR DEMANDS WILL BE MET AS LONG AS YOU KILL ARTHUR, THAT I SWEAR BY EVERY RIVER FLOWING THROUGH HELL AND BY THE GLORIOUS GOD AMESIMOS ITSELF! AS LONG AS YOU NEVER RETURN AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN ESCORTED OUT OF COURSE!”

He probably thought he had a gotcha moment with his last addon, but why the fuck would i ever come back here? I knew I would be killed on sight then.

“So we have a deal then? Good you can send Arthur back i guess”

I felt absolutely sick at how his face lit up with a sick sort of glee as I had agreed, and I kind of hoped he would fall over the railing and break his neck.

I was almost relieved when his ugly mug vanished from my sight, but he returned a bit later with about twenty guards and a beaten up Arthur.

It seemed that during the short conversation I had with bushy brows they had had their ‘fun’ with him as I could make out a black eye and a split eyebrow.

At least it didn't seem like they had struck the wound in his side again, rather that they had concentrated on his face as was evident by his broken nose that bled a little onto his shirt staining it even more red.

I winced in sympathy and realized if I had not agreed to this insane plan they would just have beaten him to death.

They threw him roughly onto the platform that they had used to get him up and started to let him down again, at the last fourth however someone cut the rope and made him plummet the last of the way down with a yelp.

He didn't seem to have been further injured as far as i could tell but i still went over to check.

“I'm okay… i think, everything hurts anyway so no difference really”

He got slowly up to face me and in an attempt to seem less intimidating I sat on the ground with my legs crossed as he slowly got up.

“How's your nose? Doesn't look pleasant to be honest”

I tried to stall for some time as I didn't know if I should tell him I was going to ‘eat’ him or not, but the disgusting gaze of the man with the monobrow was still burning into my back.

“It's fine, just a bit of pain, did they want anything from you?”

He wiped the blood off as best as he could and I noticed that he was swaying a bit while standing, did they give him a concussion? I hoped not.

But at least he seemed to have enough brains to ask questions, and I decided to answer as honestly as I could.

“Well obviously they wanted me to kill you, they even offered me a deal”

At my words he went still and looked up at me with a pale face.

“What kind of deal?...”

Oh i was going to hate the next hour i was sure of it, but i would do my best to explain without giving away to the sick fuck on the balcony what was actually going on.

Sadly this meant I couldn't tell Arthur that he would be fine.

“They said that if i killed you they would let me AND the other two go, as long as we don't come back to Maringand”

It was as if someone had tugged a rug from underneath him as he sort of fell down to his knees in slow motion.

“Are you?- I mean, are you going to Take the deal? Because if so i won't fight you”

Of all the things I had thought would be the outcome for this situation it certainly wasn't that he'd just let it happen.

“I mean maybe? Why are you even okay with this? Why would you just let me do that?”

He looked dejectedly to the ground, seemingly trying to put it into words.

“Can you promise me to keep the other two safe? I always knew that one day they would get me, but the others don't deserve to suffer, can you get them back to Kamerasca for me?”

Wait, he'd just let me? As long as I promised to bring the other two back home safely?

I had planned on bringing them back there anyway, and if it meant this entire Bullshit would go over faster I'd gladly do that.

“I can do that, i'll even promise to bring them there myself even if i get shot at again”

He seemed a bit calmer at the prospect of his friends getting back home safely, but he seemed to still have something nagging at him.

“So- uh, how- how are you going to- you know?”

Ah this was the part i had dreaded, explaining that i was going to literally eat him alive was not going to go over well.

And how the fuck would i even start explaining this?

In the end I decided to just be blunt about it, no use beating around the bush after all.

“Im- im going to… eat you? I guess?”

He blanched at the words, gripping one of his upper arms so tight that I worried it would start to bleed, looking at it made me realize that there were some long healed teeth marks on his elbow.

Right Robin has said something about that.

He was sitting on the ground paler than I had ever seen him before, shaking and refusing to look at me.

Finally he spoke in a quiet and softly dejected voice.

"What do you plan to do? Chew me to bits? Or snap my neck first?"

“Neither, I intend to swallow you whole. Alive."

He winced as I told him what I was going to do.

“That's hardly any better, i really don't want to die by melting alive but i can’t stop you”

Oh yeah i forgot about that part, It would be the first thing anyone assumed when told such a thing.

I wracked my brain trying to come up with something to comfort him that wouldn’t give away that he'd be safe to the sick fuck on the balcony.

“Well, not really, you'd suffocate first before anything else happens so it would be more like just going to sleep i guess”

“How the fuck do you know that? Please don't tell me you have done something like this before!”

He was starting to panic again and I tried to find something in my Brain that could help explain it.

“Uhh, no I have not, remember that I've only been a Giant for like a week? And I've spent that time in a stupid ass forest where I got lost?

That aside, well, Biology i guess? You can't tell me you've never thrown up.

And I'm pretty sure humans suffocate after like ten minutes? Well at least people pass out by that point i've seen that outside of bars”

Alcohol did not do kind things to people, made them pretty pissy generally.

At least Arthur seemed to be a bit more at ease now after I told him why I knew such a thing.

Well as at ease as one can be when facing the prospect of being eaten alive at least.

He was however still shaking like a leaf and pale like a corpse, anticipating a death that wouldn't really come.

“We can't stall this forever can we? As much as i'd like to, i think if we take any longer they will just shoot both of us to death”

He shakily nodded, sighing.

“Alright just… get it over with i guess, i won't move”

I put my hand down in front of him so he could climb on.

He stared at it for a good few seconds seemingly not comprehending that he could just climb into my palm before he closed his eyes and stepped on.

Using my other hand to stabilize him I carefully raised him to be level with my face.

I noticed that he had shut his eyes as tight as possible and was breathing hard, trying not to panic and shaking like it was the middle of winter.

“It'll be okay i won't hurt you don't worry”

I tried to reassure him the best I could before I put him in my mouth.

Pushing a finger against him I shoved him to the back of my throat and I shifted my jaw a few times, sighing before I swallowed.

Throughout all of this Arthur had been remarkably calm and I didn't know if he had passed out or not, but a slight shift of his arms proved that he was still conscious.

—---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur was shoved head first into Donovan's mouth, past the pearly white teeth and a finger pushed him even further in, dragging him along the weirdly bumpy texture of the tongue to the back of the throat.

He could feel as Donovan opened and closed his jaws a few times, Likely preparing to swallow again.

Arthur could feel the air push against him as Donovan let out a sigh, The air swirling past him out of the mouth he was in.

Then a loud 'GLRK' sounded, taking him down most of the way.

Arthur could feel what he assumed to be Donovan’s hand press in against the throat as he went down.

He could hear the giant’s heart beating loudly as he passed it and it took everything in him not to move.

One last swallow and Arthur flopped out into an open space leaving him the one option it is.

This is not a place he imagined he’d actually end up being in, at least in one piece.

Arthur stayed still, trying his hardest not to move until he curled around himself, shaking.

He could feel the fleshy walls shift around him as the Giant breathed in and out.

He wanted to scream and hit and kick at the slowly rippling walls, but he had said he wouldn't move, so he'd try his best to keep still.

If he could keep his friends safe in exchange for this nightmare he would stay here, even if it meant his own death. —----------------------------------------------------------------------------

After Arthur had slipped away from my hands I could feel him enter my pouch.

I could tell he was shaking really badly and I wished to be able to do nothing more than comfort the trembling form and tell him he wasn't gonna die.

But I couldn't, not with an entire army watching, not to mention the bushy eyebrows guy was leaning over the railing again.

He had a sick sort of elation on his face at seeing me devour Arthur and I wanted nothing more than to punch his face in.

“WELL DONE BEAST! YOU SHALL BE RELEASED TOMORROW! UNTIL THEN YOU SHALL BE WATCHED! TO ENSURE THAT HE IS TRULY DEAD!”

God I hated this prick and wished him an untimely and absolutely stupid death.

Hearing him laugh in his ear paining nasally voice I Punched the wall next to me with a loud Boom that shook the balconies overhead, making him and a few soldiers yelp in alarm.

“Your Majesty! Are you alright?’”

Wait, that was the King??? Oh fuck i was lucky that he had agreed to let me and the other two go tomorrow.

But I hadn't expected the guy with the bushy eyebrows to be the king, he just didn't look like it, but that was probably because he wasn't wearing a crown the times i saw him.

Well aware that I was being watched from who knew where I sat back against the wall near where the sun was shining in.

Drawing my legs up I put my hands over my middle where the still trembling form of Arthur currently resided.

I had to applaud him though, he had been refraining from struggling or screaming this entire time.

He certainly was a brave man, I was pretty sure I would be screaming in such a situation.

Putting my hand directly over my pouch I could even feel him breathe, he was taking slow shaky breaths apparently trying not to cry.

I felt worse than ever and I couldn't even tell him he'd be fine! If word got out to the king I'd be shot dead immediately!

I tried my best to comfort him still, rubbing softly at him through the walls of my pouch where he lay.

I stopped after hearing him let out a quiet sob.

I hated this, hated it a lot actually and wanted time to go over faster so we could leave and finally tell him that he's not in danger.

He was still trembling and it made me feel even more worse the more this went on but I didn't dare speak.

Trying to think of something else to calm him down as attempting to rub at him hadn't helped in the least i started holding my own breath.

He got some form of air supply, so if I managed to pinch that off enough he would get drowsy from lack of oxygen and fall asleep.

Perhaps holding my breath as well would work?

It might be mean to do such a thing but being in a constant state of terror couldn't be good for his brain.

I was really glad I could hold my breath for quite some time, about five minutes if I recalled correctly, enough time for Arthur to start slumbering the time he was stuck there away.

And I was right, it only took him three minutes to stop shaking and fall asleep.

So now I was sitting in this stupid pit with only the sleeping form of Arthur to keep me company, which was honestly rather boring.

However I would not try to make smalltalk with one of the Guards that without a doubt would shoot me immediately if they were allowed to do so.

We were leaving as soon as possible anyways so it would be pretty pointless to do such a thing.

Sliding down against the wall slowly so as not to disturb the sleeping Form inside of me I put my back against the wall, lying on my side and tucking my legs up, curling protectively around my middle.

I could feel Arthur slide a little in my pouch and I went dead still, hoping to not wake him up after he had finally calmed down.

As nothing besides slight shifting happened I continued to lay there trying not to think about how having something alive in my pouch felt actually sort of, good?

I shoved such thoughts as far away as possible, this would NOT become a common occurrence, After all, as soon as I got those idiots back to Kamerasca I would dip anyway.

I still couldn't figure out why the thought about them going back without me stung, but I ignored it for now.

Laying like this and watching the sunbeam move over the wall I started holding my breath everytime i thought that Arthur was about to wake up.

Some hours later the light from outside vanished completely leaving me in darkness and with nothing better to do fell asleep myself hoping that Arthur wouldn't wake up in the middle of the night.

I was not woken until the next morning when I heard doors being opened with a bang from one of the balconies startling me enough to sit up abruptly.

Fearing that it might have woken Arthur, I held my breath again as I heard the telltale clack clack of expensive shoes on stone walking to the railing.

Ah, it seems the king has arrived again.

I sincerely hoped that he’d keep his word and let me and the other two free today, but he had sworn to God and all rivers of hell so it should be fine.

I hoped at least.

I was proven right when I heard his Nasally and way too loud voice called down to me.

“BEAST! SINCE THE BOY IS NOW DEAD YOU AND THE OTHER TWO PRISONERS WILL BE ESCORTED OUT OF MARINGAND TODAY! AND REMEMBER TO NEVER RETURN TO MY KINGDOM!”

As if I ever wanted to come back to this hellhole but saying that out loud might not be a good idea.

“Sure, i'm not keen on getting stuck into this pit again, so we will leave for good i can assure you that”

Standing up slowly to make sure Arthur stayed asleep, I stood in the middle of the room as the king called down again.

“BEAST! IF YOU ARE TO STRAY TOO FAR OR ATTACK A CITIZEN YOU WILL BE SHOT! WE HAVE PLANNED A ROUTE OUT OF OUR KINGDOM AND WE WILL LEAD YOU THERE! SO DO NOT WANDER OFF OR YOU WILL BE SHOT!”

Man this guy loved to threaten me with getting shot, and I kinda wished I could shoot him instead.

Ignoring the urge to punch the wall again I heard another set of doors being opened.

Turning around I saw that they were pushing the only door that I could fit through slowly open.

Peering into the dark I saw at least forty guards, all fitted with crossbows in addition to their normal getup standing in front of a slope that seemed to have been carved out of the surrounding stone.

Slowly going up the tunnel surrounded by armed Guards I saw another door that was also being opened the moment we came near it.

Arthur was still unconscious, and currently bunched up like in a hammock at the bottom of my pouch.

I held my breath again to make sure Arthur stayed asleep but made extra sure to not completely suffocate him, just keep the air low enough that he wouldn't wake up.

Watching the Doors swing open I saw both Robin and Rikaad on the other side, both surrounded by Guards like me.

Robin's face lit up at the sight of me and Rikaad looked confusedly behind me and around as if searching for someone, and I knew exactly who he was looking for but I couldn't tell him that Arthur was okay and with me, Within me right now.

And I prayed to Amesimos that he would never find out, he was an enigma as it was and I couldn't predict what he would do if he ever did find out.

It might be okay, or he could just murder me for doing such a thing I couldn't tell with that guy.

I knew as long as I didn't do anything bad he was alright but I didn't know how he would react to something like this.

Robin seemed to have catched up on the fact that Arthur was still missing and was looking around confusedly.

He even tried to get closer to me but was yanked back by a Guard and put next to Rikaad who looked at the offending man with the iciest look i had ever seen him have, and even the guard backed off a bit as Rikaad stood provocatively next to Robin while Squaring up in front of the smaller Guard.

He really was a tall human, if i was still normal sized i’d definitely be scared of him.

I was also a bit scared of him as a Giant to be honest, Those eyes still unnerved me greatly.

As I was being led out of the tower I noticed it was near the edge of the forest next to some houses, and that Robin was right about me being tall like a house, I could see onto the roofs pretty well.

At the command of some higher ranking Guard we were all collectively herded along the line of buildings towards the forest.

If the streets weren't completely empty it would feel like I was being paraded through town, but it looked like they had ‘evacuated’ all citizens for this.

One less thing to worry about I hoped.

They really weren't fast either and I had to slowly drag my feet across the ground to not step out of the line they made.

I really tried to steer closer to Robin and Rikaad but the Guards always switched positions with them so I couldn't get near, and every time I did try they would aim their crossbows at me.

Feeling Arthur move a bit I held my breath again, if he woke up now and made any noise that could be heard on the outside we'd all be dead men.

I felt really bad about doing this to him, but I didn't really have any other options, and besides it was to save his hide as much as mine.

I just hoped he would forgive me for this one day, but it was unlikely.

It was whatever, they would go back home to Kamerasca and I would have to wander the woods as just another monster if I didn't find out how to deal with this curse.

Noticing movement out of the corner of my eye I looked onto a rooftop to see a barefooted boy in tattered clothing standing there, He seemed to be not older than eleven or twelve, and surprisingly had pointed ears just like me.

Another Bastard, I looked at him in sympathy and silently wished him luck.

I knew how hard street life could be as an unwanted halfbreed.

As he saw that I was looking at him he made the thumbs up gesture while pointing to his ears and I gave the tiniest nod back.

He climbed over the roofs out of sight and I doubted that I would ever see this boy again.

But it was nice to know I wasn't the only one.

I noticed that the direction we were going in was towards the mountain and I guessed that they would let us go at roughly the same spot they found us.

Holding my breath again as I felt Arthur move I tried to get closer to Robin and Rikaad once more but stopped when some of the Guards raised their crossbows at me.

There was no doubt in my mind that the tips were coated in poison and I was not keen on getting shot, again.

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[arthur-lesters-balls]

i actually dont know if i can make a whole sentence without cursing arthur and john for what they did to oscar. like im seriously holding back here. two little bitches. hate them and their toxic codependent relationship. i hate hate hate everyone from malevolent. after that whole conversation at the bar, after arthur comparing oscar to him in the past and himself to parker, after he said he was glad parker didnt gave up on him....i dont know. im angry.

like, ok, ok, he feels like hes failing john! hes trying to understand whats making him act that way, hes trying to adapt, to make things better for him! he has regrets about yellow he wants to compensate now! but oscar was so wronged

like, come on, oscar regrets not killing father mckenna, he regrets that he tried to help but couldnt go to the end, and how that means that alexander could have been sent back to where mckenna was....and now arthur says he shouldnt drink because he had to help him and he hears him and hopes that he found a reason to keep going and follows arthur to a mysterious dangerous place! just like that! and then real action happens after he had his arm chopped off after he passed out from the pain and the blood loss.......man, he woke up with arthur talking and was able to open the door.....thats how much he was willing to fight. and then arthur didnt even told him why their partnership had ended. it was just like that, and he just accepted.

its alexander all over again, he couldnt go to the end and now hes out of the situation. and, yeah, its for different reasons, but the irony here lies in the fact that now, even when hes willing to die to not have any new regrets, he was stopped by something else. unless he still has a part to play in this story or other people, like daniel, interferes to help him, arthur honestly just left him to die. i know its a heavy thing to say, but considering how serious is his problem with drinking, and how this obviously wont seem like "a bad dream" when he wakes up, i think all arthur did was drag him to an even worst place

and, yes, i know it was not healthy for oscar to live just for arthur's sake, but healing is a process, and when he finally found someone who seemed up to helping him, that person left him behind on the same day, before it even started......like......come on AND ALSO, YES, i know arthur is doing it because it really is safer for oscar and i know john has his reasons and that they're complex ones but please dont ask me to look at nuance right now im depressed im angry and theres a fucking bar on the other side of the street from the hospital

[xamaxenta]

Hi Xam! This is knight/prince AU anon~ Currently stuck inside due to bad weather so I started workshopping an older scenario. Any thoughts or additions I will just consider bonus, because truly I just wanted to share :) Hope you are having a good day!

Roger sends Sabo deep into the wilderness of the kingdom on a task requested by a member of high court. He tells Sabo the task is yet another way someone in power is trying to test his skill, and the best way to shut them down is to return successful. Sabo isn't impressed by this, and the goal to retrieve some old sword isn't very exciting, but Roger manages to pique his interest by promising a (once in a lifetime) reward.

An ancient relic is, according to legend, said to dwell deep within the thickness of the sprawling forests up north. Sabo gets huffy about being forced to go after something that may not even be real, but Roger says all their kingdom's legends stem from truth. It's just that the tales are so old that there is no way to prove what is true and what has become hearsay over time.

He mentions that the relic is a stone sword (And Sabo makes a witty remark about them being up too far north for it to possibly be that legendary sword, which Roger denies, this being a different sword than King Arthur's) that is possibly been imbued with magical power. This magic enchantment is the reason not a single person aside from the sword's original creator has ever laid claim to it. (Maybe Roger says this with such certainty that it's hinted he's gone after the same sword himself? But while he was unable to use it, he believes Sabo with his significant magical prowess will be able to wield it with ease.)

The reward of completing this harrowing quest is the mystical sword itself, so Sabo takes up the challenge and departs with Ace immediately. But, like many of their tasks they have to take up outside of the capital and far out in the wilderness, it's all a ruse to set up an assassination. The two reach the place where the sword is, and Sabo returns from where the weapon rests carrying the hilt of a broken stone blade. It might be an actual "stone" sword but the missing portion of the blade is channeled through imbuing it with mana, or something. It sounds cool in my head for the sharp tip to be a glowing, raw form of mana instead of physical stone the entire way through. So although the stone has eroded over the years, the sword can still be "intact" and at full power when magic is applied.

This is one of those few pivotal times that the script flips and Sabo ends up using the sword's power to protect Ace after they get ambushed. (Well, that, or he could pick up Ace's discarded enchanted sword and show Ace what the power of it is like with the hilt in the hands of a true mage.) Either while Sabo is getting the relic, or after coming back with it (So the ones ambushing them see the proof Sabo has succeeded and plot to take the sword for themselves after killing the two) Ace is overwhelmed, and Sabo steps past him with one of the swords in hand, and says to Ace while Ace can only look up at his back “I told you I was the strongest person in this kingdom, and I intend to prove that as fact.”

And then he swings the sword like a bat or a club and a ranged attack cuts down almost all of their attackers in one fell swoop. Maybe they leave one alive to tell the tale as a warning or maybe it takes little work to kill all of them. Either way, they head back to the capital and Sabo parades around with the relic and then obsessively shuts himself in his office to try and study how it works (It being such old, undocumented magic and all, piques his interest) the end! (:

my god i always have so much awe for the way you craft thoughts and narratives for this au

Its really lovely im

I dont have much to add right now bc i need to reread this about a billion times thank you

Sabo getting to protect Ace is so special 🥰 intending to prove that he’s the strongest in their kingdom and the absolutely brilliant starburst of mana and magic haloing him his hands and his thrumming instrument of channelling between them in the shape of a shattered sword

Its so illustrative and romantic ❤️

[the-heaminator]

Idk if you already been asked but girl give us your hcs on New Zealand. name, gender, relation with the other bitches

Ngl my New Zealand is mostly just stolen from @historia-vitae-magistras (I hope you dont mind me tagging you,) her stuff is GREAT.

But here it is in the shortform.

Name: Eleanor....ngl I dont actually have a last name for her??? I never realised that I put her as like 18-20 in the modern era

Height. Around 5'7-5'8, I want her to be tall, robust, and an inch taller than Arthur, better nutrition and all, shes...robust, no better way to put it, shes healthy, tall, and can and will yeet Jack, even as he is built like a brick shithouse. Only has to go on her tippytoes sometimes, mmmmm shes a very good hugger when she does hug, which is rare. Unless you're Jack, she hugs her idiot older brother a lot.

Relation with other bitches as you very concisely put it.

Jack is her sunshine demon of an older brother, she does have to reign him in sometimes, stop him from accidentally killing himself, he does the same for her on occasion, they ho drinking together. When pissed she gains a level of confidence that is frankly terrifying for someone as sharp as a whip as she is, they go surfing together. Zee loves birds, Jack is pretty much a reptile, man starts brumating when it gets too cold, she likes sitting in trees. Like a bird.

She bitches and whines a lot with him but like usually, not always, but usually in a good natured way and is not against physically knocking some common sense into him.

With Matthew it's like tender but also a little more distant than it used to be, he was basically the stand on parental figure for her while the kirllands were out doing fuck knows what, after she got her independence it is still very close and caring but not as much as it used to be.

She is also very blunt when she wants to be. Not something Matt is used to so she will go up and tell his lanky ass that he needs to eat, sleep, and lay off the fucking weed for a bit or he will end up in a ditch somewhere with a squirrel up his arse. Shes direct and a little scary. Matt usually listens to her because again she is not afraid to use blunt force trauma.

Her relationship with Alfred is odd, it is more a business type relationship, he was never really around for her upbringing so she doesnt see him as a brother or anything, more like a far removed cousin. But besides that they and matt absolutely love bitching about people together, like in a corner. It's kindif funny. jack does not join very often unless its winter, he's cold, and has to do official shit, then he gets awfully similar to Arthur and has soooooo much shit with everyone. Hes a little scary like that. Alfred kind of like, tries, to seem familliar bit it never actually works, so hes kind of given up, the business relationship is pretty good though.

Fuck this ask is getting long I need to shut up but I shan't

Anyways now the hard part is her relationship with the isles

She sees Arthur as a father figure, but like a distant one, hes warmed up a little in recent decades but still seems quite cold, even if unintentionally, hes just really really really repressed like that, but he is protective over her, he is protective over all of them but will personally raise hell if anyone touches a finger on his little girl even as she isnt all that little anymore, he tries but it isnt enough, but the sentiment is appreciated, he was strict with her, but not really in gender roles bc again Arthur is not really the type to be fussy about gender, bug he made sure she was s art, if not physically stronger she will be smarter, and she is, and is also strong so a win win for her.

Hes the softest with her when sober, like a little bit of him melts because shes the youngest, she's a girl, and he's kind if getting old now, but is happy to just sit in silence with her. With say Alfred they always have ti be talking or moving or something, Alfred got it from Arthur and it just kind of echoes back. With Matthew he has gotten more lax but still is professional with him, unless either or both are more rats assed then a scouser after a football match, with Jack he is nearly as soft as he is with her, just a little bit more restrained.

She finds it a little odd but not unwelcome that he is calmer with them, but sometimes his near inability to process feeling or feel sympathy or empathy absolutely drives her around the fucking bend. She gets angry at him a lot, for good reason too, historical and personal both. I wont get into them bc I'm nit that well versed in their history.

With alisdair it's very much an uncle situation, same with rhys, and a closer aunt with Brighid, unlike Matt who had Alisdair as basically a stand in parent while Arthur was drunk, or busy, or Jack who has called brighid mum before, they all feel somehwat distant, she likes Brighid but does find her a little intense, most people do but she isn't complaining too much, she has the widest emotional bandwidth of any of the isles and is also the best at comforting by far, Zee likes to feel physically grounded and none of the Kirklands can do hugs without being very awkward about it, closest is the slightly tipsy hugs that Alisdair gives when he sees her looking down.

I dont actually have much developed for rhys or alisdair. I'm sorry :,) and I probably do have other thoughts I just cannot be asked to type it out rn so I hope this is satisfactory

[miiilowo]

1.Do you think finn eats dry cheerios out of a ziploc bag. What are his feelings on this.?

2. Does arthur like barbeque.

3. Can finn work a barbeque

4. Do you think finn could or would ever take arthur to like an outdoor party or music festival or something

5. Are they any existing cultural holidays or celebrations for nonhumans in your oc universe? Even ones usually celebrated alone?

6. Can you elaborate more on their relationship dynamic. Just get weird about it. These guys are so cool to me i wanna know how weird they are about each other i wanna know what's wrong with them

7. Freespace random oc fact GO!!!! (<-said like POWER RANGERS GO!!)

i absolutely do think he would do this. i do this. its human nature to munch and crunch. he would mucnh and crunch on that shit and he would love it . cept itd be something messier that gets everywhere like cinnamon toast crunch

2. hes a demon. hes gonna like meat. probably swallows that shit hole like a snake of some kind (his mouth isnt really built for chewing)

3. no i dont think he can cook i think he sucks at everything. he could try but he would burn it. inevitably

4. ONLY on halloween. think about like, venom, if youve seen the movies. the scene where hes at a party and nobody questions it because everyones in costume. itd be like that. ive thought many times about arthur being kept in the bed of a pickup and covered by a large tarp when they have to travel

5. i havent thought about that ! arthur is the only demon Around, really, and i need to work on developing his world and origins and whatnot a bit more. his purpose. etc

6. relationship dynamic. heoueugho

i guess it depends how serious vs how silly you want to view them. assuming youre familiar with the plot, there Will be issues and Problems between these two on a Very Large Scale but like. generally these are their personalities:

arthur : unfamiliar with how a lot of Human Things work, but is intensely familiar with how Emotions work and knows how to manipulate people. typically rather calculating and smart. pretends not to be interested in things generally but is deep down. very curious guy. both sarcastic and straight to the point if that makes any sense. worlds most autistic beast

finn : very silly and also very dense. cares about Everything a little Too Much typically. very confident and flashy but is actually scared of everything all the time. he has the ultimate goal of Having Fun. loves to fuck around and find out. very different men here

after the initial shock of a massive fluffy red eyed monster showing up outside his window wears off, i do think finns goal would be to befriend and possibly kiss this thing on the mouth a little. he is a monsterfucker To Me even before he meets arthur, but the combined fear of 'intimidating demon thats being a little too friendly to me' and 'omg :3 omggg' would definitely be fun to witness lmao. arthur would have to earn his trust over time and gradually they'll get more comfortable with one another. adjusting to his presence and eventually enjoying it. etc.

since finn is frequently trying to get himself killed and arthur needs him Not Dead that would definitely be a BIG thing when it comes to how they interact with eachother. arthur sort of protects him (or tries his best to) and finn thanks him by hugging him while wailing and crying and sobbing. you understand. would love to flip this on its head at some point n have arthur get hurt & let finn try and help him i think that would be gay enough. and would also be a reason for then to trust eachother and eventually . yknow. Kiss. or whatever. if you can kiss with mandibles. im sure theyll find a way

overall i want them to go from finn being weary around arthur and arthur being entirely focused on his goals to them gaining one anothers trust and arthur eventually kinda losing sight of his initial plans because finn is soooooo cute and charming and lovely. if you send me specific things about them/prompts/whatever i can get more into specifics . theyre both obsessed with one another but in very different ways. finn lets it show. arthur does not

7. finn likes to collect horror movies physically. usually on VHS. my fun fact

[hourcat]

snow white!charles and prince philip!pierre where the rest of the seven dwarfs are charles' monaco friends (lc8 gc) and the kingdom of ferrari was thriving before the stepmom (christian horner because he's vain as fuck) arrived in the picture. charles had to go in exile after horner put out a bounty on his head and the only reason he escaped to the small coastal town of monaco was because every ferrarista loved their prince charles too much to ever harm him, even the hardened assassins (insert some reason on how charles did something that threated horner's claim to the throne). arthur couldn't risk going against horner because charles had forbade him to and lorenzo was helpless too.

[middle part of the story which vaguely resembles snow white except it's kinda like going back home for charles as his father was from there but it's his first time visiting. he nearly falls in the dock because he's clumsy and joris saves him and hence introduces him to lc8, with whom charles lives.]

then horner sends out his trusted witch (marko) with the poison apple....[] and is killed but unfortunately charles is in a deep sleep. only his true love's kiss can wake him up.

news travels fast, and it reached pretty quickly prince pierre, from the kingdom of alpine. (I swear I was not trying to connect this to 2019). pierre and charles had been lovers, when they were barely out of their teens, they were set to get married even. however queen pascale forbade it at the behest of horner (who was courting her at the time, before they got married). pierre was devastated at their rejection but he wanted to get married still and convinced charles to run away with him. cue to the night of their running away, when charles showed up, he showed up without his bags. his princely duties were weighting on him, on how his people needed him, he couldn't bear to be selfish even though he would never love anyone but pierre. pierre had tried talking him out of it, but charles just gave him one last kiss, told him that maybe in another life they can live a simple life, live for themselves and their love, but it can't be this one.

pierre had become somewhat of a recluse after this, so it was a surprise to everyone when he set out to find charles.

anyways, charles wakes up after pierre kisses him, pierre tells him that he is an idiot and was wrong and that they can live a simple, loving life as husbands, just that their princely duties will still be theirs to bear. after emotional goodbyes, they set out to ferrari, to expose horner and his magic which was draining ferrari's people's energy. except when they get their, horner somehow already knows about this, and is prepared. he has taken arthur and enzo hostage and in the ensuing fight (where half the guards turn their back on the royal emblem, to support their true prince), charles and pierre are separated. horner gets to charles first though and charles being charles, throws himself in the fire in hopes of freeing his brothers and when he is cornered and just about to be killed, pierre finds them and drives his sword through horner's heart.

etc etc etc, the balance is restored, lorenzo becomes king and makes sure charles and pierre get wed, surrounded by all the ferraristi, the kingdom flourishes more than it has ever before and everyone lives happily ever after

I AM SO SORRY FOR THIS WORD VOMIT

katie said something in her tags that inspired all of this so also that

and thank you for being the constant piarles breakdown fan who gets me

BESTIE OH MY GODDDDD i needed popcorn reading this oh my god PERFECTION!!! LIKE!!!! the "piarlify every fairytale" agenda is alive and well i am so soooo so so so in love w this in every WAY. likeeeeee

truly i dont even have anything to add you have packaged this BEAUTIFULLY. i am going to think about it all afternoon 🥺😭❤️ i love that even here theyre inevitable. that charles can still choose duty over pierre despite loving him w/his whole heart, that pierre can give up on the world after charles couldnt choose him over the world, and STILL they find one another and save each other because it's THEM. im gonna cry

also @whoreforpierre you really are magic w/your tags for inspiring this!!!!

[prettyboykatsuki]

i'm bombarding you with asks i'm so sorry but i have FEELINGS about this game—

i was so adamant about you helping the church folks in Saint Denis because the scene with Arthur and the sister would NEVER have happened if you didn't do the side quest! 😭 instead you get a small scene with Swanson which isn't nearly as impactful imo. literally the way he LOOKS and SOUNDS when he finally says out loud, "i'm afraid" fucking KILLS ME EVERY TIME.

he's so TIRED and EXHAUSTED and he knows Dutch is going to be his death but he loves Dutch and the gang and STILL tries to save him because he has nothing else and doesn't see his own skin as worth saving. but you know who he sees worth it?

John.

the same John he was (rightfully) giving grief to for abandoning the family that Arthur WISHES he still had. the same John who he would needle and bicker with, but in hindsight it resembles the needling from an older brother trying to keep the younger in check. and because he is who he is, it's so vividly clear that Arthur, despite everything, still loved John and still cared about him and his family SO much.

hell, Arthur loved everyone else in that gang more than himself. except for fucking Micah. but because he's so loyal to Dutch he would never do what he wants to do to Micah and played nice with him longer than he ever fucking deserved.

i just. i'm sick. i'm sick in the head. he gave EVERYTHING for the gang and tried to get those he loved safe, no matter what.

i love how you say that Arthur is too good for you. he'd never, ever believe you.

IM REALLY GLAD I DID THE QUESTS!! and i really enjoy how these little inconsequential meetings and quests impact arthurs journey as a character. like the sisters quest was simple and nothing too dire at all - but it has such a big impact on arthurs life. him saying in his journal that that conversation unburdened him after everything made me sooooo fucking weepy.

seeing arthur get more perpetually sick and seeing the cloud of death hang over him as the game progresses and him still doing everything he can to save dutch when he is well passed saving. dutch is an unforgiveable piece of shit and i do hatre him for what he did. it was truly truly truly so painful to see arthur continue to give to dutch. partially because he loved him and partially because he wasn't sure what else there is

i had a very long conversation about this w lamb but i really. i really love the relationship there is between john and arthur. i really love that they have a genuine sense of brotherhood between them and that the corruption in the van der linde gang stems so much from this corruption of the family structure. arthur sees john as his brother. like in a serious sense.

both the way he reprimands john and the way he looks out for him. the way he's willing to sacrifice everything and believes that his life will have at least meant something if john makes it out. i think arthur projects a lot onto john in a way that is only experience with older brothers. his hopes and wants and dreams. even his grief. he passes those things onto john and john, like younger brothers often do - take them on. he absorbs so many of arthurs mannerisms and tries hard to make good on what arthur wanted of him.

it was . so painful for me to hear that john heard arthurs voice in his head after everything. arthur loved that gang to pieces even when it didnt do him the courtesy of returning that love in the sligtest. oughhsdjs

YURI YOU SAYING THAT IS MAKING ME SO SICK. he is TOO good for me like so genuinely i dont think i could date a man so decent but you're right that he would never believe it and that makes me sick. arthur morgan you foolish and silly man

[insanostyle1231]

writing down that isaac idea i had bc im cringe

the rest of the post will be worded in like a rambling fashion with some "woobify" speech so if reading cringespeak isnt to your taste then sory :(

for like a physical description i would say hes very tall, a bit taller than arthur himself, and has somewhat shaggy stringy hair of similar length to default arthur with some short stubble. hes got hazel eyes instead of arthur's bright blue and has slightly softer features i.e he has his mothers nose and generally looks a bit younger since hes 26, and hes got some acne as well

in terms of physical ability hes very fit and strong (a la arthur) but hes also slightly clumsy, very good at recovering though. he is also ~wiggly ~, as in can get through most crevices and is very agile which most enemies dont really expect from a guy that looks like that. that wiggliness also makes him a grade-a escape artist in most/ a lot of situations (may or may not be related to how he survived)

hes also never killed anyone ever, hes just a petty thief, hes got guns on his belt sure but thats only for the cougars and wolves and whatever else is around. very averse to killing people

personality wise he is So Silly. hes a real joy with a sweet smile, perhaps hes emotionally a little stunted but hes a good sport with a heart of gold. hes decently smart but that doesnt stop him from being a little naive, hes also grossly overconfident (endearing)

his mount would be a big female clydesdale named "buddy" that he stole off of a celtic immigrant, the horse wasnt quick to liking him either but its working out. (clydesdales are one of the biggest horses in the celtic regions and they look bomb as fuck) (also a little reference to arthur having some welsh in him) buddy's got a light-tan/creamy coat with white accents and darker tan spotting over some areas of the body. she also has chronic sniffles and sneezes (this is just a reference to my cat. whom has chronic sniffles and sneezes all over the place) (i dont even know if horses can have the chronic sniffles but they can now)

i want to keep his childhood more ambiguous, like theres implications and stuff and things that are pretty basic, like him knowing his father was an outlaw and could never stay over for too long

but he doesnt know arthur's nor eliza's last names and he only introduces himself as isaac until maybe jack gets to the bottom of things

(i say doesnt know elizas last name because we dont either., and i would perhaps wanna mention the eliza bloom missing poster in edmund lowrey jr.'s basement and while it probably isnt the eliza arthur had isaac with, bloom IS a pretty awesome last name you gotta admit)

i think it would be cool if isaac had a somewhat brotherly relationship with jack since theyre technically cousins

i will draw him i swear. i swear i will and i will make him awesome

edit: i forgot to mention the ends od his hair in the back are pointed to the side bc i think it looked awesome and he'd have had long hair beforehand that was draped over the shoulders

[waddddle]

Book Review | Here's To Us

Title: Here's To Us, Author: Becky Albertelli & Adam Silvera Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance Start date: January 1st 2024 Finish date: January 5th 2024

4/5

Here's To Us is the sequel to What If It's Us by Becky Albertelli and Adam Silvera. In this book Arthur, one of the main characters, is back in New York after two years for an internship. Somehow fate keeps bringing him back to his ex Ben, even though they both want to move on…

I really liked the way the characters have grown since the last book. The dual perspective really helps you understand why both did and do they things they do. The pacing is sometimes a bit slow but if you compare it to real life it is actually very realistic. Same goes for the other characters, they have things going on in the background which affect the moods of the main characters. I saw it as a little reminder that we can get caught up in ourselves sometimes that we forget people around us also have things to deal with.

The sequel wasnt necessary. And I dont mean that in a bad way. The first book just ended in such a way that it really could have been the end of Arthur and Ben's story. But I am glad they continued the story and gave them the end that they got. The epilogue had me freaking out all over the place. I wont tell you in what way.

I don't think there is anything I would change. The book is great the way it is.

My favorite character is Dylan. He is an absolute ICON. A LEGEND. Love him. Best character. Would love a book about Dylan. He is so extra and authentically himself. It is amazing.

If you enjoy contemporary romance I def recommend this book.

Quotes: "It's never 'just' Dylan. Even when it is just Dylan. He's a lot"

"Am I gay if i buy this?" Dylan asks. "What do you think" Dylan pauses "No?" "Exactly"

"She has definitely tried killing someone with a cookie, Ben. Do we report this?" "What do you think?" "…no?"

[deadendtracks]

the thing about this statement is that it's understandable from finn's pov but it's not exactly the entire truth of the situation.

I think Finn got lost in the family's transition from illegitimate to legitimate business. They sort of involve him in low level stuff before season 4, but not much. All of his brothers were adults or nearly adults (adults for the time, in the case of John) when he was born, and then they went to war for five years.

He's in a very lost position in his family in general, and I don't think this is all down to Tommy. Polly had nominally been raising him, but then Michael comes back, and by then Finn was nearly the age when he would have been considered an adult by his (working class) society.

He falls through the cracks. Tommy's *not* his father and has about 300 things going on, at least half of which he's been coerced into every season after season 1 and are enormously stressful. Arthur is the oldest brother, but no one in the family seems to have any expectations of him even in s1 when he's still head of the company -- Polly goes to Tommy with the news about Ada.

Finn gets mixed messages from everyone in the family due to their own ambivalence about leaving 'the life' behind. John hands him that giant cleaver in s1. In s4 Arthur hands him a flat that belonged to the mother of the boy he killed -- spoils of (gang) war, and counsels him about killing. The women (Polly, Esme, Linda) find out he's a virgin and set him up with a sex worker. When he goes to Tommy about it afterwards, Tommy fumbles it because Tommy's got his own issues with selling himself and looks at the world that way.

Polly appears to have completely given up playing any parental role in his life by then.

Up to the point where Arthur is nearly killed in s4, they all kind of keep Finn out of the really violent stuff. Then Tommy tells him to take the Italian's eyes. I think you have to look at this in the context of what happened there (and in context of John's death) -- again this is one of those mixed messages. In his right mind I think Tommy would keep Finn out of those things, but at that moment he's reacting to Arthur nearly dying and the fact that John's dead and he has no one else directly in the family to play tis role. It's completely awful! It gives Finn the idea he's being intitiated into the gang proper, something he seems to have been a bit ambivalent about prior to that, but something he wants afterwards.

By season 5, Tommy's flipped back to trying to keep Finn out of the gang business, and I dont' think that's entirely down to politics and keeping the Shelby name clean -- he tells Finn to find a girl who hates the life, for example. He told Finn not to be involved in the incident with Aberama, which Finn ignores; Finn's definitely got resentment by then that all of his brothers got to live this exciting gangster life and he's being shut out of it. Of course, he doesn't have the full understanding of the impact of the violent life (and war), or the full impact of growing up impoverished and why that might have driving Tommy and Arthur and John into the dirty business, etc.

He's trying to live up to his brothers but this only annoys Tommy, who is not exactly in a great frame of mind in s5 or able to be constructive about it -- he's deeply mentally ill, suicidal, and hallucinating. It's a confusing place for Finn to be! So when Arthur gives him a task -- run Billy Grade in their football match fixing scheme -- he sees it as finally being one of the gang. And *he* tells Billy, "you're a peaky blinder now" -- something his brothers absolutely would not have said.

Billy was coerced into it, but that position of weakness means that Finn is higher than him in the hierarchy and can have power over Billy, which he uses to try to impress him. He of course doesn't know Billy is an informant. Billy is not his friend! But Billy is someone Finn can *finally* look big to, look like one of his brothers, be magnaminous to, hand wads of cash to, etc. At least that's his thinking. He completely misunderstands what his brothers want him to do, despite Arthur flat out telling him it's dangerous to tell Billy anything.

Anyway i got off track and wrote a lot more than i was planning to about this. There's too much to say and i only got to some of it

i think the key line when it comes to tommy and finn's relationship is when finn said in s5 "I'm the brother you never got round to"

[herwritingartcowboy]

Okay as much as i love Meliodas Nakaba can't let him live and it would be a great time to kill off him off as Arthur the strongest characters in the verse is coming into the battle and Meliodas getting ready to get him out there i feel like this would be a good time.

Call me Estarossa but i'mma kill you, cause i love you. We dont want another Boruto situation, cause we have a bunch of characters to solve this problem. Meliodas can easily solved this like chapters ago but he's been standing around, and not like he is staying around for Bartra cause Elizabeth is there and she is also very strong.

Again it would give Tristan a more of a real motive to want to kill or get rid of Arthur cause for Lance he kidnapped (maybe even messed up her mind) his master leaving him to search for her, By the way Gawain was asking for forgiveness you can tell she might of seen some shit to beg for her (step) uncle to forgive her (cause its weird knowing her character to beg). Now for percy not only does his father work for him he send out his own father to kill him only for his grandfather to get killed leaving Percy feeling guilty.

And what's for Tristan yeah you want to protect Liones and your family and friends but the others go deep. And hey seeing your dad get killed or injured badly infront of you makes a really great reason to kill the villain.

Now lets say Nakaba does do this and Kills Meliodas i feel it would play off like this. Meliodas arrives just on time to save his son and the others but with that blow/attack he is already injured. With that maybe Tristan might snap out of his whole demon thing and listen to more of reason. Meliodas tell everyone to leave as he is about to fight the big bad, with a struggle soon everyone leaves to not be in the way.

As Meliodas tires to fight Arthur but you can he cant stand a chance and Meliodas knows he doesn't either, so he is prepared to make a big sacrifice. So as he fought Arthur leaving himself weak, Arthur knows Meliodas will die and he kills him right then and there. Leaving the great Meliodas to die by the hands of the chaos king.

So i feel this would be a great time to show on how powerful Arthur is as the Chaos king to even kill Meliodas. And with this All of the original sins would come together to sorrow over there friend/captain death and that's how we met the Seven deadly sins cast at Meliodas funeral.

But with this it would leave guilt on the knight as they couldn't even help the king so this is where they train harder and that's how we will end it there.

Again as much as i would hate to see it but we need the seven deadly sins death or any characters who can easily solve this problem like Zeldris, Elizabeth,Mael, Ban, King, Dubs and Dahlia. As if we get rid of these characters we can let our new cast shine.

Or we can just seal everyone and not do all that.

And remember on what the intro to Seven Deadly Sins states, "A time before the human and non human worlds were forever divided".

[nextstopparis]

What about some merlin questions are you up for that?

I'd like to know what your favorite episode or story arc is and also if you could write a canon compliant alternate universe fic that would come true which episode or moment would that be?

OHHHHHHH OKAY omg idk if this will be long but. if it is im sorry

my favourite episode has changed over time. it used to be the eye of the phoenix episode (bc of gwaine, ofc, but also bc competent/smart arthur is nice to see every now and again etc), but i think now its 2.08 (which im sure no one saw coming😫) however special shoutout to 1.09, 2.12, 3.07, and 5.13 bc 🫶🫶🫶🫶 (i also want to give SOME props to the troll eps because while they do make me uncomfortable and i think theyre ehhh… i also think some of the best writing for arthurs characterization came from them so. sigh. you win some u lose some i guess)

my answer for everything else sort of branches off from 2.08 being my favourite. i love the history between nimueh and uther and ygraine and i looovveeeee all the complications and twists and implications that come with arthur being born of magic. that the thing uther has raised him to hate and fight and whatever is directly responsible for his birth and so very inherent to him as a person—not just bc of his destiny but because its literally responsible for his existence. like we always talk about how big of a hypocrite uther obviously is but i dont think ive ever seen anyone talk about how deeply fucked up it is that uther has such a deep rooted hatred for the thing that—sure, may have killed his wife (though thats his own fault) but also—made the birth of his SON possible. and then made his son hate it and fear it as well. (and just the fact that it never quite stuck, anyway.)

i really like the story arc of 2.08 and how arthur proves himself noble and worthy to morgause just by virtue of being himself and sticking to his ideals. i love the interaction he has with ygraine (and the fact that it could be ygraine or it could be not ygraine or it could be mostly ygraine but not fully). i love that the first thing he says to her is sorry. i love love love getting a glimpse into how arthur thinks of his mom and the relationship he has with her and her ghost and so on. just everything about that interaction (from the hug to the reveal to the sudden loss to the lighting to the fact tHAT HE LOOKS SO MUCH LIKE HER to her saying she loves him shes proud of him uthers betrayal doesnt matter she wouldve given her life willingly anyway) is so so so good to me.

i also like the confrontation with uther. i cant tell you which one i like more because the idea of arthur having such vulnerable and significant interactions with BOTH his parents maybe a day apart is overwhelming even for me but. theyre both excellent in different ways. i love how cold he is at first when confronting uther and i love how he figures uthers hypocrisy out in 2 seconds flat and i love how he progressively loses the cold control and becomes so betrayed and angry and HURT and sksbsksnksjsks just. 2.08 is honestly one of the best episodes ever. i could go on about arthur in the scene with uther but like i dont even know how to articulate it. “you speak of honour and nobility. you’re nothing but a hypocrite and a liar.” really just speaks for itself. (ALSO THE FIGHT SCENE WHERE HES LITERALLY FOCUSED AND ASSESSING HIS FATHER LIKE AN ENEMY AND UTHER FUCKING AIMS TO TAKE HIS HEAD OFF EVEN THOUGH THAT MOVE IS NOT NECESSARY IN ORDER TO PROTECT HIMSELF? LIKE HE LITERALLY GOES FOR A KILL AIM AT HIS OWN SON TWICE DESPITE SAYING I DONT WANT TO FIGHT YOU AND IM UNARMED AND BLAH BLAH BLAH) (like this episode is great for arthur and thats the main reason why i like it so much, but its also a very telling episode for uthers character. LIKE HE HAS A CHANCE TO COME CLEAN AND JUST FUCKING LIES ANYWAY AND ACTS LIKE THE VICTIM OHHHHHHH IM sorry im getting angry. love the ep but the anger i feel because of how they chose to end it will keep me rolling in my grave).

that being said, if i COULD write a canon compliant fic (i mean u can find two here) i would change the ending to that episode. i dont care if merlins there and just doesnt lie or if merlin somehow is absent, all i would change is that arthur would not be lied to again. i would make it so that he knows the truth. thats it. i dont care if he kills uther (to be honest i dont think he wouldve anyway but maybe thats just me) i dont care about literally anything else id just. id let him have the truth he’s entitled to. and id let him have that memory of his mother.