#i really don't care if people think sara is real or not. i hope she is it'd be interesting if jace meets another bastard

[allyriadayne]

Well it's less about the ship, they're more so Jonsa stans who wanna live through Jace and Sara. There are a few Sara stans who insist she definitely existed. They are also pretty annoying.

was gonna ask what did jon have to do about it 😩

[hmslusitania]

For the OTP Ask:

#21 with Arrowverse: Tommy Merlyn and Oliver Queen.

21. "I don't drink." "Oh really now? When did that start?" Sooooo.... this became basically a deleted scene from season one? I've never written arrowverse fic before, this was honestly very fun! I mean, angsty, ambiguous ending, but fun to write at least!

Be at the party. Be Oliver Queen. Be the idiotic socialite they all still expect you to be.

It’s not quite working the way it should, and Oliver kind of hates that. Most people are buying it, the strangers, the hangers on who’d always wanted to flock to and fill up the Queen and Merlyn parties back in the day. There’s a blonde girl by the bar who’s a little too young to be hanging with this crowd, and she reminds him of Sara with a sharp stabbing sensation right up under his ribs. There’s Laurel, real and here and so understandably mad at him, for dying and for surviving and for every shade in between those two extremes. There’s Thea, definitely too young to be at this or any party, still working on that drug problem he’d tried to curb when Amanda Waller had brought him back to Starling in time for Tommy’s birthday party, years earlier.

They all still see the Ollie they’d lost, the man who’d died the second Robert Queen pulled that trigger.

The memory of his father drags him out of his maudlin thoughts about how well his social camouflage is or isn’t working. He’s got a task, something to accomplish tonight. There’s a reason he’d arranged to have his welcome home party here, right across the street from the offices he’ll need to sneak away into, to cross one more name off the list.

“You look more in need of a drink than any man I’ve ever seen.”

Oliver tears his gaze away from the party, away from the target’s office, and discovers Tommy, standing beside him with a glass in his hand that he’s extending Oliver’s direction.

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen you at a party with an empty hand,” Oliver says, but he accepts Tommy’s offering. After his time in Russia, after his time with the Bratva, there’s basically nothing the booze in Starling City can do to him. Frankly, considering how he and Tommy had spent their youth, the only reason the Bratva’s vodka had been able to do anything to him at all had been because of his drier time on the island.

“Yeah, I don’t really drink at parties anymore,” Tommy confides.

Oliver takes a sip of the concoction Tommy’s brought him, and raises an eyebrow. “Who are you and what’ve you done with Tommy Merlyn?”

Tommy laughs, just a little, and ducks his head before he scans the crowd. Oliver doesn’t have to follow his gaze to note where his attention pauses: Laurel at the bar, Thea in the crowd, and ever so briefly on the blonde at the counter who reminds him of Sara.

“You don’t want to hear the story,” Tommy assures him. “Promise.”

“No, I think I do,” Oliver says. It’s not… quite right for the Oliver he’d been before all of this, but it’s in keeping with the man he’s trying to be publicly. The Oliver who regrets the decisions he’d made before he’d been lost at sea, the Oliver who’s come back to Starling City to do right by his family and his family legacy.

But there’s a script for stories like this, for reasons why socialites don’t drink at parties. It’s usually something like “I don’t drink white wine anymore, because I had a terrible day entertaining my father’s contacts at the club, and I spent eight entire hours at one table and the waiter kept refilling my glass of chardonnay and now whenever I smell the stuff, I dry heave.”

It’s usually silly problems like that, that don’t have any bearing on Oliver’s life anymore, that he can’t imagine caring about. But from the cloud that passes over Tommy’s face, he’s suddenly driven to remember Hong Kong, to remember escaping Maseo’s guard long enough to call back home, to remember being placed on a roof with a sniper rifle, because Tommy had trekked across the globe to find him on the faintest shred of hope that Ollie might still be alive.

It won’t be stupid socialite reasons, and Tommy confirms that when he steers Oliver closer to the stairs and to a quieter part of the party.

“While you were gone—” Tommy pauses to shudder, and swallow back the idea of the five years Oliver had been dead for all intents and purposes. “—my twenty-fifth, Thea snuck into the party, and she was, uh, I don’t want you to go off the rails about this, but she had a drug dealer, and, I should’ve been keeping a better eye on her. I tried, man, you have to know I did everything I could to be a big brother for her while you were missing, but this guy got into the party anyway, and I’d been drinking enough that it took Laurel intervening to keep Thea out of juvie, and ever since, I might not have been able to keep her out of parties, but I can at least make sure I’m sober enough to keep her out of trouble.”

He doesn’t mention that the drug dealer had died at the party, and Oliver doesn’t blame him. They’re not at a point where they can be totally honest with each other about what they’d been doing with their time in their five years apart, and they’re not at a point yet where Oliver can tell him about the Hood, about the arrows, about the list.

But they don’t have to be at that point for Oliver to know in his bones that Tommy is a good man. A better man than he’ll ever be.

“I know you did,” Oliver says, and lets himself give in to the impulse to throw his empty arm around Tommy’s shoulders and pull him into a hug. “There was never any doubt in my mind that you’d keep an eye on all of them for me.”

“Yeah,” Tommy says, and his voice is a little thick when he responds, but it’s nice when he actually hugs Oliver back. It’s… it’s nicer than Ollie deserves. All of this is, even the open animosity he’s getting from the Lance family. “Yeah, man, you know it was the least I could do, since I — since I couldn’t do anything for you.”

If they were other people, it might be the moment Tommy tells him about following a wild goose chase to Hong Kong, about clinging desperately to the hope that Ollie was still alive, not because he didn’t want to keep an eye on Oliver’s family for him, but because of the simple fact that he missed him.

But they’re not other people, and they’re both maintaining reputations, and Tommy’s reputation might be hiding less of a dark interior than Ollie’s own fakery, but it’s no less of a mask. One of these days, at least for a minute, he wants to sit down with Tommy without a mask to hide behind. He wants — well. He wants a lot of things, and one of those things is that he wants to share the whole truth of himself, the reality of everything from Lian Yu and Hong Kong and his return to Starling and Russia with someone, and Tommy’s the only candidate he’s got. Not just because he couldn’t bear the idea of burdening his mother or Thea with it all, not just because Laurel is rightly not speaking to him, but because Tommy’s… Tommy. He wants to tell Tommy about Shado and Slade and Sara and Ivo and Anatoly and Tatsu and Maseo and Constantine and goddamn Amanda Waller. He wants to tell him about his father, about the list, about whatever the fuck the Undertaking is.

But Tommy is Tommy, and therefore Tommy is a good man, and Ollie—

Well. He’s not Ollie anymore, for one thing. And he’s not a good man anymore either, if he ever was. But maybe, maybe, he can fix his city, and if it costs him his life, well. At least he’ll be content to know that he’s got Tommy, keeping any eye on everyone left who’s still precious to him, including Tommy himself.

“I love you, man,” Tommy murmurs, just quiet enough that it could get lost in the music and noise of the party if Oliver wanted it to.

“I love you too,” Oliver says, and then he has to tear himself out of the embrace he’d started. He has to duck into the stairwell with the excuse of needing to track down a bathroom. He has to find his bow and hood where he’d stashed them.

He’s got a name to cross off.

[cherryheairt]

I will use many people's opinions to give my own.

but either way there's no fixing ts unless theres YEARS of healing and healthy separation

I believe that there is no possible future where Cregan and Aelys will get back what they had or a tenth of what they had or could have had because they crossed a barrier that is untouchable.

In Westeros people are very malicious and even if they find out that the baby is Sara's, the people would still invent more horrible gossip than simply that Cregan cheated on Aelys with some whore. People might even say things like Cregan finds Aelys so disgusting that he applied the Targaryen technique, he went to bed with his own sister (well half-sister, but sister nonetheless).

You know I hope that Cregan will really be emotionally affected forever with his divorce from Aelys...

I vote for this too. I don't think Cregan should remarry because he has already proven to be a bad man, a bad husband even if his actions have been “good”. No woman deserves to be with a man who has the reputation of legitimizing illegitimate children (and even less if they are the illegitimate children of his sister) and even less to compete against the ghost that will be Aelys in Cregan's life.

No woman deserves to be fighting the ghost of an ex-wife who didn't die, who only divorced the guy because he was a bad man, a bad husband, but who is still hopelessly in love with his ex-wife when she doesn't even think about him anymore, turned over a new page and moved on.

I think it would be good for Cregan to really lose the love of his life, Aelys, because he doesn't deserve her, he didn't know how to take care of his marriage.

Let Aelys take all her things and only forget to take one thing. .

I believe that if Aelys leaves something behind, it must be something insignificant that even she didn't remember to pack.

I feel that Aelys should really want to disappear from the memory of the people of Winterfell and that one piece that Aelys leaves behind along with the painting of the day of their marriage are the only thing that Cregan would have left of her, the only thing that would serve for him to confirm that she was real, that she was part of his life and that he ruined everything by his own decision.

Cregan over the years would instruct Bran to never lie his future wife, nor betray her.

I think that if Bran in the future asks about his mother, Cregan should talk about Aelys without saying her name. Obviously there will come a time in the future where Bran will ask about his mother and Cregan should talk about Aelys as Bran's mother, but without telling Bran her name as if she had died in Bran's birth and Cregan is still so affected by her “death” that he hardly mentions her, nor ever says her name. I think this would be a good way to also teach Sara a lesson and also for Cregan to live in a very bittersweet way the dream that Aelys and he had together, to be parents. After all Cregan always wanted Aelys to be the mother of his children, only that dream turned into a nightmare because of his own stupidity and will never come true.

If Bran were to ask why she is not in the catacombs of Winterfell, the vague answer would be that "she was buried under the mandates of her birthplace, as she would have wished" (a subtle way of saying that she did not actually die, but returned home). It is a lie, but the whole existence of that poor child is based on a lie.

Davos and Sara could have eloped to get married and come back when Sara had already given birth, but they did not...

I feel that Sara's lack of judgment, is because she doesn't really know how a bastard lives in the “real world” of Westeros. After all, Sara only suffered bullying but she didn't suffer all that the other bastards suffer in Westeros. Bastards are forced to become criminals, prostitutes. At best they become servants, maesters or septas (in the case of women professing the faith of the Seven), but Sara never went through any of that. Sara lived comfortably in Winterfell, she had access to education, health, food, she did not go through the sad and cruel life that the rest of the bastards go through. Sara suffered bullying because of her origins and had few friends for that, but she had a good life after all, her friends loved her no matter what, no matter her origin as an illegitimate daughter. Sara failed everyone and confirmed what everyone thinks about bastards. Sara got involved with a guy who was her friend's (Alysanne) brother/cousin who had more status than her, thinking that everything would be a rainbow path without thinking about where she came from and ended up damaging her brother's marriage and her only other friend (Aelys) in the process because of her lack of judgment. It is obvious that Sara always had a life of privilege and was never really in touch with what it means to be a bastard in Westeros.

I don't think Sara should go free just like that, if she is not going to take care of her own son, if she is not going to take responsibility for her actions, I think she deserves a dose of reality, of the true reality that the bastards live. I say Cregan should write to King Aegon to accept Sara as a servant in the Red Keep. There the true serpents of Westeros and the true life of a bastard will eat her raw, Sara deserves it.

Okay! Thats all! Love u

So grotesque but so true 😭 It's not uncommon for noble houses to be in relations with siblings or cousins (Cregan's canon third wife is a cousin after all, gross).

Morally, in his own mind he has to remarry. He cannot truly put the bastard that isn't even his on the platform of Warden. He needs a trueborn son, or else everybody would abandon their respect for the Stark name and the North would forever be split.

It would be a loveless marriage only for duty

Bran would even grow to hate his 'father' for the lies and bastard reputation he was given at birth. Believing that his step-mom(?) was dead and then growing up and hearing gossip of the divorce would be heartbreaking. Losing his stepmother, mother, and father all in one swoop.

Sara was completely spoiled in her bastard life, though she doesn't believe it. It's like a rich person claiming to live 'just comfortably' though they've never experienced a day of hardship.

She wants her son to have better though she already had it quite good, shoving her biggest sin and responsibility on her younger brother because she might believe he owes her that for being the only trueborn one.

love you sm, thanks for the amazing feedback although I'm sorry it's so late I've been so caught up lately and my asks have been quite glitchy on top of it. Some still are not appearing at all ughh

[exoticalmonde]

Part III. Hortus de Escapismo Dr. Evealia's Reaction

Transcribed: [The executor suddenly points.

Federico: Come out.

Lively Child: Ah... he found us.]

They are so cute but god do I need Executor with his gun pointed at the little kids and their reaction being... 0. Like, absolutely not impressed and simply disappointed he did find them so quickly.

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READ MORE to find out what happens to the cute little blue-haired child with the adorable duck sock puppet by clicking this funky little button.

(But WARNING, the following post contains spoilers about the entire Hortus de Escapismo event, including the story, art and my commentary. I think this part is covering HE-4 to the first half of HE-6)

THEY ALMOST FREAKING EXPLODE THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS HOLY MOLY STOP TRYING TO GIVE ME HEART ATTACKS ONE OF THOSE WILL BE REAL!!!

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No... My heart, oh no, not the flowers...

Transcribed: [Gerald once said the Sakraz have no home, only war that follows them wherever they go. They swore to their lord in the hope of finding a home of their own.]

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Oh Clément I am so sorry... Stupid wench was she the one who set the chapel on fire? Is she even capable of using that kind of arts? Or is this an illusion? I am actually really heartbroken, I like Clément and I was really happy that he existed as a fellow Felafia, but... Why is it just not working out for this guy?

I'll get you a greenhouse with all you need it in babo, stay strong.

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Yeah, my heart is.

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Transcribed: [Race is not proof of innocence. I would not hesitate to destroy the sacrarium if I thought it necessary.]

*Hands Federico the 'best not racist' award*

Or ultimately

*Hands Federico the 'most racist' award*

At this point I don't know, but you do what you're doing.

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Hey, the baby ducks found a new mom.

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Transcribed: [

Lemuen: Quiet. This is a resedential area. You'll bother the others.

Twisted Monster: (Growls)]

You know what, forget the whole 'amazing strong character' trope that Arknights has going on for everybody, can we just sit and enjoy the fact they always talk to themselves, or to something that is supposedly incapable of understanding them the same way every person speaks to their pets. They don't expect a reaction, and in moments where it FEELS like it was a reaction they have a kick out of it, but otherwise they're... so sweet to watch. In a horrendeous and terribly traumatic way.

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Transcribed: [The Executor kneels down. No one pays attention to the dirt on the edge of his robe, and the adornments that represent his status.

Federico Giallo gazes straight into the children's eyes.

Federico: The disappearence of an inhabitant is within the scope of my mission.

Federico: Yes, I will find your mother.]

What a wonderful, wonderful, amazing scene. To watch Federico retain his personality but also grow as a character after being introduced to his tasks in the new role he carries is so refreshing. Reading the story feels so short, the levels are hell, but the way he is growing is GOOD and well-paced.

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Honestly, bast scene. I don't care what terrors and sadness or how cool they will be, this is peak interaction.

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[Quite the lady's man, aren't you?]

GERALD YOU TEASE!

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Shots fired, yet no guns were raised.

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What do I feel about Aulus apart from the fact he kind of reminds me of a taller Pantalone (Genshin Impact)? He fed the creature, he protects it and then just shows up here and there to talk to people and refuses to elaborate. What is your plan? What are you even doing with your life, Father Aulus?

Though guys, I think he found the coolest stick...

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SHE STOOD! SHE STOOD UP!! LEMUEN???? STOOD UP??? FROM HER WHEELCHAIR????

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[You may not set foot in Paradise.]

LOOK AT HER GOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

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[The thin door plank is pushed open from the outside.]

I want to die.

ANYTHING BUT THAT PLEASE

[The unsuspected visitors do not disturb their soft breathing.]

[It falls into the soft, meek little 'prison'.]

Wait a second...?

[Twisted Monster: Eren... Sara...]

Oh thank GOODNESS, my heart was about to leap out from my chest. What a rollercoaster. I am so glad they're safe, thank you.

[goldyluna]

For the ask game :3

Safalin from yttd, Toriel from Undertale and/or Fluttershy from mlp :3

Oooh, great choices (but so hard too)

May contain spoilers!!!

SAFALIN

How I feel about this character: she is so interesting!!! I hope we can see more of her and about her! She is kinda hard for me to describe, she is so... unclear (for lack of a better word). She loves science and she does more of those things for her own satisfaction, but she is weird in my opinion.

All the people I ship romantically with this character: I like seeing Safamiley content, but I don't really ship them myself. They are so cute tho! I just think Safalin is too awkward for any relationships and too absorbed with her own research to even look for anything romantic. Or to not see it as an opportunity to study more about people. And Miley lost her fiancé and I think she would still be grieving, seeking a revenge. Not really wanting a new partner. Eventually some hookups as a way to release bottled-up emotions or as a study, but I still am not sure.

My non-romantic OTP for this character: I see her and Miley as badass lab partners! Just think about all the things they could do. I just think they are cool.

I also like her interactions with Sara and Gin. Ready to help but still careful. She knows she is an enemy in their eyes but still leaves a way for them to get help from her if they need it. She is kinda creepy with how she is fascinated with her own machine, but she is just really passionate about science, I guess.

(It really makes me laugh when she gives Alice food and he is "forced" to eat it lol)

My unpopular opinion about this character: Dunno if I agree with it in 100%, but I think it is an interesting take? Maybe Safalin isn't human. It would be great if she was! That would make sense for her and Miley to be real and not dolls. She also bleeds, she shows us her healing medicine by cutting herself. But in russian roulette at the beginning the dummies bleed too, with green blood. If she was a medical doll, she could have the function to bleed, she could be built differently and be filled with fake blood. But would medicine work the same on a doll's "skin"??? It is made from different material in the end (I think). Gosh, I made myself doubt everything lol. Either way, we don't know if it is important, a thing that Nankidai forgot about or something else. Well, all this yapping for me to just yap, because I just theorize more than say any unpopular opinion... But I can't think of anything else, so please take my unrelated thing for this one <33

One thing I wish would happen/had happened with this character in canon: I want to see more of her backstory. I think it would be so cool to know more about her motives, about herself and her story.

TORIEL

How I feel about this character: to be honest, I have mixed feelings about her. She, of course, is a good character. She just isn't my type of character. It would be nice to analyze her more, to see with what she struggles the most. Because she is a complex character with a lot on her shoulders and with a heavy heart. A lot happened in her life and she did things she thought were the best. I don't agree with some of her ways or behavior, but I can understand where she is coming from. She lost a lot of people she held dear to her heart, it changes people. It destroys them from the inside. And Toriel isn't any different. She just tries her best and I admire her for not giving up. But there is still something that doesn't sit right with me, but I can't catch what. I think it is a me problem, tho, not Toriel problem.

All the people I ship romantically with this character: no one. I see her searching for her own peace in life. She wouldn't want to go back with Asgore, they are not meant to be together in Undertale or Deltarune. I love seeing pre-Undertale stuff where they are still together and happy. But I think the separation is really important.

I think the ship with Sans is somewhat canon????? At least it is hinted in Deltarune and all the joke-flirting shows it too. But if I am being honest, I am not entirely a fan either. I mean, it doesn't mean I don't like seeing stuff with it and I really think it is cute.

But personally I stay with independent Toriel. She needs time and all the non-romantic love from other people. And maybe someday she will find someone new, maybe she will forgive Asgore and give him another chance (in the end, it worked at the beginning, but sometimes things just don't work the same as before), maybe she would be with Sans or she would decide to go with Self-Love route. Everything is nice and possible.

My non-romantic OTP for this character: I like a lot of her interactions with others. I love her being the Caretaker of the Ruins, that means every monster in the Ruins trusts her and cares about her at least a little. I like how she still worries about Frisk even when she left the safe place. And I adore the joke language she has with Sans.

My unpopular opinion about this character: I think that me not liking her very much is the unpopular opinion? I know she has her own reasons, but she is so sharp sometimes. If she hates, she hates with her whole body and doesn't forgive. And if someone is purely good in her eyes, they can't do anything wrong. I think she is hypocritical. She doesn't have to be rational all the time, but she is shown as a reasonable person (or I have the feeling she wants us to see her like that), but she is really petty. Again, it is nothing wrong to not like some people, to have our own opinions and to do things our own way. It is okay to make mistakes and acknowledge them. But it is also important to listen to people and understand them even if we still won't like or forgive them. Everyone has their own reasons. There isn't always only one person that is guilty, it is a group effort. It is really easy to connect every bad thing that happened to one person.

She also is a little too much for me. Maybe a little too caring, a little too suffocating. But yeah, she has a massive trauma. She has a massive fear of letting go, of being abandoned by another one of the innocent ones. They remind her of her own children that she lost.

She is such a tragic character. And I understand her. Me not liking her doesn't mean I hate her, I just don't resonate with her. It is so interesting to go inside her head and see how she sees things. She is really a complex and important character. A really motherly monster full of warmth and love.

One thing I wish would happen/had happened with this character in canon: I want all the souls to show themselves to her and hug her and to tell her it wasn't her fault. I would love to see her with Chara and Asriel. And I would like her to know who Flowey is and to think about how she treated him in this form. It would be interesting to see her dilemma about what to think. (please, I sound really cruel, but I really don't hate her. I swear!)

FLUTTERSHY

How I feel about this character: she was my favorite from the very beginning. I looked at her and said "yes, you are mine now" and she was for many years. I still love her and is my favorite. But now I also love Rarity (so now I have two mlp characters I kin). Fluttershy was so me and so pretty.

All the people I ship romantically with this character: Discord and Rarity.

Fluttercord is canon! I think they look cute together. A flower fairy and a man (lol). She makes him so much better. This ship is literally the epitome of "I will fix him". Well, I think they complement each other. They can be the best version of themselves together.

The ship with Rarity is more of a self-indulgent one. I just went "oh, my two fav characters? now kiss" and it stuck with me. It kinda became an inside joke with me and my friends that Rarifluttercord are parents of my sona because Luna(rium) is the Goddess of Chaos, can shapeshift and the rest is like me (likes fashion, art, animals, is shy and creative). And she (I?) kinda looks like a mix.

At the beginning I LOVED Flutterdash. I shipped only them and was so obsessed with them. But I don't really like Rainbow Dash as much now. I still am not opposed to this ship, but it is so much lower in my ranking.

My non-romantic OTP for this character: her with all her friends, but with Pinkie Pie the most. I dunno why, I just love the vibes of them.

My unpopular opinion about this character: She has the full right to be angry and disappointed in Rainbow Dash. With the leaving her alone after she fell and when she exchanged her services for a book. I think it was really dumb.

When they were kids, they had different goals, but Fluttershy really needed Rainbow Dash. Something could happen to her when she fell. And in the end, they were friends again later. Fluttershy had her animal friends and depended more on herself.

I know that the fair episode with exchanging her for a book was supposed to be a lesson for Rainbow Dash. She was so blind she only saw her own needs and was ready to sacrifice a best friend for them. What a Symbol of Loyality! Everyone makes mistakes and it is great to learn from them. Everything was good at the end. But it still doesn't sit right with me that it was so easily forgiven.

One thing I wish would happen/had happened with this character in canon: uhhhhhhhhh, this thing I wrote in the unpopular opinion? I also have an AU (that is only in my head) that the damage could not be undone and she went away as the caretaker (of course with her own will). She lived happily training dangerous animals and maybe one day, after so many years, she would visit Ponyville to meet with some people that tried to have contact with her <33

[hidefdoritos]

Logging back on just to dump out thoughts about a bunch more work and life stuff.

Again, at work, there are 6 managers on my shift. Varying degrees of competence and likability, but I'm for sure on good terms with each of them. We also just recently lost their boss, "Tyler," a man who couldn't find his own nose in the dark. He quit and joined a pyramid scheme. Literally nobody is mad about it.

I have one manager, who I'll call Jeff, who is my biggest cheerleader for sure. He's been trying to get me on seasonal full-time. According to him last night, the admins (a group of people who collectively have their heads so far up their own behinds that they've never seen the light of day) have decided not to offer seasonal full time after all. None of the other managers had heard it yet, though.

I don't know if that means Jeff has a better line in, or if they're giving him the run-around. He's sick of the run-around too. He said, verbatim, "If I had my way, you'd already be full time, you could set your own schedule, and you could show up and do whatever the f--- you want." High praise indeed.

I have a mentor manager, who I'll call Kristy. Her daughter is my age, so she's always had a soft spot for me. Not like she has many rough spots anyway. Kristy elected to not try to win Tyler's position. "I don't want that level of responsibility," she said. I like that she's in a place where she's happy. She lost a parent earlier this year and sometimes I can still see a weight on her shoulders.

I have a frenemy manager, who I'll call Sara. Sara is "just hanging around until she runs this place." She knows how to suck up to the admits. She runs a mean newbie orientation class. I've also watched her be functionally useless in emergency situations and she truly doesn't care if people outside her department live or die. The sad part is I think she's a fine person outside of work, probably. We can talk and joke around. I like her fine when she's not my boss. I don't trust her. I know she went for Tyler's position. She wasn't there last night to confirm. I hope she didn't get it. Then again, I also don't want her directly managing real human beings, so she might be good over the managers.

I have a bestie manager, who I'll call Landon, because that's now becoming my code name for everyone in my life with one particular real name. (Same one who watched me pick up a hundred-pound box and said, in reverence, "You just scared me, CJ" which made me glow for like a week.) (Once, also, I was missing a choir rehearsal for work, and said that my director probably wanted to kill me a little bit. Landon observed, "At least he only wants to kill you a little bit," and I said, "Yeah, well, I only want to die a little bit!" Landon lost it. Jeff (mid-40s?) looked very concerned, which made both of us laugh harder.)

Landon tried for Tyler's position. I was really truly rooting for him to get it. Landon can run the place blindfolded and is genuinely nice to everyone. He compliments everyone's work and shows a belief in our abilities that does us credit. But, after work, he saw that Tyler's position was reposted to the company site. That could mean that none of the managers got promoted and they're looking for an external hire now. Or it could mean that an admin screwed up. Praying so hard for the latter. If it's the former, the admins didn't even have the courtesy to send a rejection email.

[Past child abuse tw for this section. Skip to the three big stars.] I did something so brave last night, something that past me would never have done. Landon has been doing one particular thing that makes my life way harder. Every time I report an equipment defect or something that isn't working well, he says, "Stop breaking s--t!" This is his pat response to everyone, for everything broken, because he can commit to a bit. However, I...well, I have history. Breaking things and being blamed for things are both pretty big triggers. Which I am working on. But it's happened quite a few times now, last night included.

I looped back around to him later when manager Tony (an IRL NPC) wasn't around. I asked a question about reporting broken equipment, and then said, "Hey, can I have a moment?" As best as I can recall, verbatim, I said, "This is not your fault; I'm not mad at you; just one thing. Please quit blaming me for breaking stuff."

His head dropped down but I could see him smiling, that sort of you-know-I-don't-mean-it look. But I continued. "I...grew up getting beat for breaking stuff. So I don't exactly..."

His expression went from come on to oh s--t pretty quickly. "Oh. I'm really sorry about that."

"It's okay. I don't exactly lead with that fun fact when I introduce myself."

"Yeah, but still, I'm sorry. I--"

"--It's okay--"

"I will stop."

"Yeah. Thanks!"

"I'm so sorry you've had to deal with that," he was saying, but I was already turned to walk away because that was overwhelming as heck. I sorta waved it off in the it doesn't matter way that you do when you just talked about trauma out of nowhere.

"I need to be more mindful," I heard him add before I was out of earshot.

Not my clearest communication, not my bravest standing my ground, but I think it was just fine for the situation. If it was almost anyone else, I would've kept sucking it up. But it hurts. And he's also my friend. And I trust him with that information. And it's not like he knew, so I didn't want to bite his head off about it. It didn't need to be a big deal. It took less than a minute to deal with. And it took ALL of my bravery. But I did it. And I didn't die. And now I have this as an anchor point for the next time that I need to tell a person to not do a thing.

Also, even for the rest of the night, he didn't look at me or talk to me one bit different. I'm almost crying just thinking about it. The love shown when people know I'm damaged but don't treat me any differently--I need to lie down.

***

I ended up stuck for quite a while with some paperwork snags about adjusting my schedule for holiday season/semester break. But the managers let me hang out in their office. I filled out the paperwork, hung around for a bit, asked about another thing, waited as Jeff checked some things for me, ate a muffin, and then just hung around on the clock. They all but directly invited me to do so. They value me enough to let me get an extra hour for almost nothing.

During the hour, Landon talked to me about Tyler. Apparently last week, Tyler called him up and tried to recruit him to his pyramid scheme. Could barely articulate what the company is selling, but was talking a lot about how you earn points and they're a big reward to you. Landon told him directly that it's a pyramid scheme and Tyler just doesn't see it, I guess.

I explained my favorite concept (modified from some tumblr post somewhere) to Landon. "See, the problem I find with pyramid schemes is that they concentrate all the money in the top percentage of users. That means most people are losing money. What I think is that if you bring everyone in on the top tier of profits, they all make money. Which is why I'm starting a pyramid scheme that sells pyramid scheme starter kits. That way we bring everyone in at the highest level and ensure their ROI--"

Landon cut me off devastatingly: "Ok Tyler."

I don't know exactly what my face did, but I have NEVER seen fear enter somebody's eyes that fast. His face puckered. Which made me laugh it off, which made him laugh. Of course he knows I'm not going to harm him, but still. The power is going to my head.

Landon also gave me some bonus employee rewards points. And asked me if I'd talked to Tyler after he screwed me over (no; I spent those last two weeks rehearsing "I hope your new position suits you well" as the one polite sentence just in case) and if he'd talked to me (no; the one time we walked toward each other, he crossed the aisle to avoid me). Also, this past week, Landon got a wrong number text for a "Samantha," and so Logan replied, "Oh, Sam changed her number" and gave the person Tyler's number. I laughed and laughed. Then was like, "Oh, you're just going to be giving it out to random telemarketers and signing him up for stuff." Landon's eyes lit up and he pulled out his phone and dictated a note: "Sign--Tyler--up--for--random--and--inappropriate--stuff." I'm glad that I don't have Tyler's number, email, or anything. I would've subscribed him to everything under the sun.

We all together talked about our pets. Landon has a cat. I wonder if it's fluffy. I'm thinking about Landon kind of a lot for someone who doesn't date coworkers.

I let everyone know that I want to get on track for tuition reimbursement as SOON as the paperwork gets sorted out. And that if my $5k doesn't come through, I'm quitting. Period.

I hope so hard that I don't have to follow through on that threat. I really like this job. It would suck massively to leave a job that's so satisfying with people who I care about so much. And honestly I probably wouldn't fully leave. But I'd be getting a second job at another warehouse place in town with tuition benefits, because I can't do this. The Purple Arrow Freight Company admins have already screwed me out of a trainer position and maybe out of a seasonal full-time position. If they screw me out of $5k I'm not dealing with this anymore.

All my managers are on my side. Hopefully they're able to pull some strings with the admins (without rendering themselves obnoxious, because the admins can also fire them). They know I'm an awesome worker, and additionally, they love me. They don't want to lose me because the admins are dumb.

[princesssszzzz]

I don't think they'd sacrifice Rhaenys or Jace's deaths just to give Daemon a villain moment though. Those characters die in very dramatic ways; in Rhaenys' case her death is practically half the characterisation we are given about her in the book and the only thing she gets to do in the war. If they want Daemon to do something terrible then he could be responsible for blood and cheese.

Before the show came out I would agree. After S1, they maybe would be willing to do that but who knows. I think Condal really wants to smack people over the head to show he’s a bad guy because he’s always getting defended. He was so annoyed by the reaction to the finale he might just add something crazy just to spite black stans. I don't have strong opinions about Daemon so I don’t care who he kills generally, I could just see why they would want him to kill Jace and have Jace's death be like the red wedding and he’s taken out by his own team member. They messed up by keeping Laenor alive bc at this point Daemon hasn’t done anything to show he’s willing to do whatever it takes to get what he wants. It’s all talk with him so far. He’s also been written as a solider for team black’s cause instead of his own. I don’t think Rhaenyra and Daemon want the same thing but as of right now they can benefit working together. He’s gonna kill greens and his emotions about his brother’s death will die down but the rest of the dance there’s no way his entire story is just wanting to kill Aemond. I think GRRM names him Rouge Prince because he’s supposed to go rouge instead of being a loyal soldier, especially for someone else’s kid to be king. If Ryan and Sara just want people to hate Daemon and not root for him, killing Jace would mean more than greens. He’s killing characters like Vaemond, random servant dude, Aegon’s kid no one really cares about them or will remember them by the time the show ends (the general audience it’s only the fandom that goes hard for fictional deaths) I really just see Alicent’s line dying off as a side quest for Daemon he hates them so much 😂😂 but the real mission here and importance is House Targaryen, the bloodline, and dragons and Jace gets in the way of that.

Aegon’s son dying is less about Daemon and more about Aegon’s motivations. That’s even the same for House Velaryon because they’re starting off with saying yeah we don’t care about Harwin’s sons being here but of course we’ll end off with a real Velaryon taking over Driftmark. I hope Rhaenys is done justice they already fucked her over 🙏 Anon if your team black brace yourself because the showrunners don’t like Daemon

[servin-up-surveys]

survey #154

Ever had a promise ring? No, but I gave one to Sara... lmfao OOPS

Who knows your biggest secret(s)? the Internet honestly lmfao

Do you ever get messages/asks on Tumblr? Very rarely.

When was the last time you waxed anything on your body, if ever? That woulda been my eyebrows, but I haven't done that in quite a long time.

Do you like shrimp? Yes, it's the only seafood I've found that I like, but I like it quite a lot.

Are you lactose intolerant? No, that'd be pretty tragic for me, lol.

Have you ever thought a man over 40 was attractive? my Tumblr is a thirst trap for 50-60 y/o men litcherally get out

Have you ever been told your aspirations are unrealistic? Not really, people tend to encourage me, but I've been told that yes, hoping to one day support yourself with just your nature photography will be insanely hard, but I'm trying my best.

Who was the last person you sat beside at a restaurant? My mother; Girt sat across from me.

Who is popular in your country? (Singers, actors etc.) lol I barely even know who's "big" anymore, I pay zero attention but uh, I know Pedro Pascal is a newer big focus of love, the whole country seems likely to defend Keanu Reeves with their lives basically, is Lana Del Ray still a thing?, Billie Eilish, Post Malone, Jason Momoa, Tom Hiddleston, uh... I dunno.

What did you watch today? Mostly let's plays but also some clips from the Rammstein concert in Lithuania today.

Peaches or plums? As a kid I woulda said plums, but I haven't had one in years, the texture might bother me now. I like sliced peaches, though.

Do you understand art? I think I've got a pretty decent idea. I obviously don't understand ALL of it, but I'd say I'm pretty open-minded with seeing and often identifying purpose in most art.

Do/did your parents buy you a lot for Christmas? I felt like it was a lot, especially when my parents had three kids similar in age to get stuff for, and apparently they tried to get the same amount of gifts for us, obviously varying a bit with the price of gifts. I know they struggled, especially once Dad left, and my mom NEVER thinks she gets enough, but she does, nowadays especially for Ashley's kids. Ash has told her basically every year that she gets way more than what's necessary, but my mom doesn't care lol.

Out of all the cultures in the world, what culture do you find the most interesting? Probably Native American, but I'm not SUPER familiar with most cultures, to be real.

Do you like ramen noodles? Literally only the Yakisoba spicy chicken one. At least, that's the only one I've found I enjoy, and often I don't have the taste for it anyway.

Who/what was that last thing that you slept with? Technically my cat and Mom's dog for a little bit, but the last person was Girt.

Do your parents do things that "embarrass" you? My dad has ZERO filter and knows how to be rude, and he also has zero common sense (I got it from him lol) so is difficult to get to understand things, and especially in public that can lead to embarrassing interactions.

What IM service do you use the most? Discord.

Who was the last person to IM you? Girt.

When you eat take-out, do you just eat it out of the containers provided? Generally, yes, but one specific case where I never do is when getting fried rice from Chinese places; I pour it into a bowl.

Would you need to sleep with someone before considering marrying them? No, sex just isn't important enough to me for that. If they wanna wait, that's fine.

Do you carry condoms? No.

How organized are the files on your computer? They're pretty sorted. I like putting stuff in appropriate folders.

Did you have a childhood hero? Were they real or fictional? Steve Irwin, of course. Real person obviously, with a heart that was so impossibly good and vibrant. So full of basically neon life to the very end.

Would you consider dating a psychiatrist or psychologist? I mean sure, but we'd absolutely have to set boundaries so they don't become my therapist; I don't think that's good for relationships.

For each person you’ve kissed, describe your feelings in one word: Nostalgic, confused, deep dislike, and adoration.

How do you react when you trip or stumble? In the moment I freak out big time, because me falling, with my weight, is considerably dangerous, even for an adult. Bruises are a guarantee. And then with my legs, I struggle very much with getting up anyway, so.

Are you good at the game Twister? As a kid I was, there's no way in hell I could do it now, I have to keep strengthening my legs.

Do your friends trust you around their bfs/gfs? This isn't really applicable to my life, I don't have real life friends I hang out with almost ever and I don't know their partners.

Would you rather make the first move, or your crush? The person I like, for sure.

If you have a camera, when do you use flash? In reality, I basically never do because it's just not applicable to what I'm shooting, but I have a mounted fill flash, which is generally best used when a foreground is underexposed.

What would you do if you found a gun in your best friend’s bedroom? I'd be extremely fucking freaked out; first I'd worry that he wasn't okay and wasn't telling me so, but I also don't feel that his mother should be in a house with a firearm because of her own mental health history.

What do you call your grandparents? I feel like both I've always just referred to them as "Grammy" and "Grampa."

What would be a cool earring design? Oh, there's so many! They tend to be ones that are heavier and dangle though, which I can't wear and it sucks. :( I semi-recently saw a pair that were a bunch of grapes, called to mind decorative fruits you put on a table, and I absolutely loved it. I'm also super big on those cute ones of animals hanging through your ear, I've seen lots of those, they tend to be cute and derpy.

Besides nightmares, what is the scariest thing about sleeping? I've never experienced it and am terrified of eventually doing so: sleep paralysis. That sounds HORRIFYING.

Do you look better with red lipstick or black lipstick? Black.

Ever had a terrible breakup? lol new to reading these?

Favorite bands? Ozzy Osbourne & Rammstein are tied in different ways for #1, but I'm also big on Marilyn Manson, Otep, Korn, In This Moment, Motionless In White, Metallica, Powerwolf, A Day to Remember, Mother Mother, and Cradle of Filth.

Favorite quote? I don't know if it's my favorite EVER, but since finishing watching a let's play of God of War: Ragnarök, I've been absolutely in love with a quote by the character Faye: "Grief is the culmination of love, and yet we love despite the inevitable. [...] To grieve deeply is to have loved fully." It hit me so fucking hard and I feel it's really applicable to various parts of my life. It makes me feel less weak grieving the loss (not always death) of someone.

Wearing any bracelets? No, I barely ever put bracelets on because I hate how they feel.

Does your phone take pictures? Awful quality ones, ugh the primary reason I want a better phone is literally the camera lol, mine is GARBAGE.

Who is your favorite neighbor? I don't really have a favorite, but I have at least MET the guy to our right; he's an old African American man that very often has his granddaughter with her, and she is a GEM. Mom loves them a whole lot, and the time I've met them (he helped my mom carry heavy stuff from outside into the house), each were so friendly and just good. They recently got a dog too, and while she barks A LOT, she's a sweet girl. The lady on our left Mom says is very nice, but I personally haven't spoken with her.

Have you ever gotten a detention? Yes, only once, and it was only because I had too many morning tardies to class, my own fault entirely. I was HORRIBLE waking up in the morning, gave my mom trouble ALL the way through high school, and it made us only a few minutes late sometimes.

Does your door have a deadbolt on it? Yes.

Have you had any soda today? I have not, I finally cracked yesterday after a pretty good period of going without it, so it's gonna be a while til I let myself do that again. I'm not willing to TOTALLY take soda away from me with just how much I enjoy it, but I'm definitely making an effort to tone it down even more.

What is your favorite scary movie? The Blair Witch Project. Also quite fond of The Crazies, and I have a soft spot for the first Silent Hill film just because of what it is and at least it's not a pure disgrace to the franchise like its sequel, lol.

What’s the most historic thing that has happened in your lifetime? Covid, for sure.

What happens in your country regularly that people in most countries would find strange or bizarre? School shootings. (: That shit is not supposed to be normal. You aren't meant to be UNsurprised when you hear about another one.

What’s your funniest story involving a car? lol so on a date I went on with Tyler, literally our first one, he got a flat tire; someone at a stop light pointed it out to him, aaaand adventure ensued. I feel bad for how mortified he was, he obviously was worried about what I thought, when I really felt nothing negative at all, like shit happens. He got the car to a car repair place that was luckily right down the road, but we had trouble communicating; the staff didn't speak English well, but we got the message across, and then I remember we had to cross the intersection on foot to get to a store across the street for some reason, then back. We went to an Italian place afterwards as planned, where we got calzones, which I then learned I don't even like because of the kind of cheese lmfao. I genuinely don't consider it a bad date, though; sure, didn't go the way we planned, but hey, I sure remember it.

If you built a themed hotel, what would the theme be and what would the rooms look like? I wouldn't do this, but hypothetically, definitely nature-y based! I'd like to make it have a forest vibe.

Do you think that humans will ever be able to live together in harmony? Lol no, it'd be fucking fantastic and literally the best thing a human could ever wish for, but it's not gonna happen. There are too many people that would ALL have to agree to that in their behaviors.

What’s the most amazing true story you’ve heard? Maybe I favor this one because I'm such a fucking sucker for romantic shit lol, but before Jason and his brother were born, their father apparently cheated on their mom, and she left to go back home to New York, but their dad chased her up there (getting to NY from our area takes at least 10 hours by car) to talk it out, and then they stayed together as an extremely loving, loyal, happy couple that I looked up to a lot as being proper partners. They were still together when Jason's mother died of diabetes complications.

What’s the grossest food that you just can’t get enough of? Uh, I dunno; I'm assuming by this you mean unhealthy because I'm obviously not eating food that I find gross-tasting, so let's see... burgers, I guess; I don't have them excessively or anything, BUT I'm almost always up for one, and I also don't like lettuce or tomatoes on my burgers, so... they're not exactly an icon of a healthy meal, lol.

What brand are you most loyal to? I can't think of any brand I feel extreme loyalty to. Like I support Cloak a lot with just who owns it and how tied they are to charities, but even if I HAD my own income I'm not rushing to buy something from any drop they have, I only have two shirts.

Where are you not welcome anymore? Well, the first one I can think of is Sara's house, not that you'd see me trying to go there. It's just the most obvious one to me.

What’s a common experience for many people that you’ve never experienced? By this point in my life, bills. Taxes.

What fashion trend makes you cringe or laugh every time you see it? Crocs. They're just hideous to me.

What are the initials of the last person you made out with? DM.

If you found out you were pregnant, who would be the first person to know? hi my uterus is bleeding

How old were you when you had your first kiss? Very early into 16.

Is it awkward when you run into your ex? That doesn't happen, but running into Jason would be uncomfortable, but only because I'd feel bad being in the same proximity as him, like I know he doesn't want to have anything to do with me, so I'd avoid him if I could.

Were you intoxicated the last time you threw up? No.

Who is your most recent ex? Sara.

Has the person you last kissed taken their shirt off in front of you? Yeah.

Have you ever broken anything because you were mad? No, people who get physical when angry absolutely terrify me.

Do you “blow kisses” often? Not really, but sometimes with my sister's kids.

Do you need to “break up” with a friend? No friend I currently have, no.

[genshingorlsrevengeance]

Ayaka, Sara, and Yae with a Yokai S/O (Part 2)

Sequel to Yokai S/O post!

Glad you liked it so ANOTHA ONE

Note: S/O is a Namazu, a giant catfish with wide eyes and loves mayhem and causes earthquakes

Ayaka never really knew any Youkai that actively stayed in their actual form until she met her future S/O.

And being honest, she did not expect to fall in love with a fish.

A chaotic one at that.

She always found their real form cute, in a stuffed animal kind of way. She had seen all sorts of fish, but never anything like a Namazu.

Especially as large.

They would swim up to the Kamisato Estate and just chill in their ponds despite being comically oversized, making conversation with her, Thoma, and Ayato.

Ayaka did wonder if they had a human form, but they seemed content to stay in their form. She would vent her frustrations to them sometimes, only to be relaxed seeing the signature catfish smile staring back at them.

Until one day...

Ayaka walked through the Kamisato Estate, sighing to herself as the sun set.

She sat near the pond in their courtyard hoping to talk to someone that wasn't a political official today.

By the time she opened her eyes from exhaustion that she realized nothing was in the waters.

S/O had always laid upon the waters, much too big for the shallow pond and stood still until she appeared.

Yet they were nowhere to be found.

She began to worry before she felt a presence come behind her.

Ayaka instinctively spun around, hand ready to grab her katana before seeing a face she didn't recognize.

(???) "WOAH! H-Hey now, don't turn me into sushi, Ayaka!"

(Ayaka) That voice...!

Upon closer inspection, the person's eyes were larger than a regular human, and they appeared to have whiskers.

That could only mean-

(Ayaka) "...S/O?"

(S/O) "Didn't mean to scare you! Well, actually yeah I did, but I didn't think you'd go for the kill!"

Ayaka said nothing, still staring at them. She wasn't expecting to be in a human form anytime soon, so she was completely engrossed by them.

(Ayaka) ahem "Apologies. I just thought you'd be in the pond like normal."

(S/O) "Well, here I am! I'm bored and you're coming with me to town!"

(Ayaka) "W-What?"

(S/O) "I've never had human food, and I know you're worked to the bone, so let's treat us to something nice!"

(Ayaka) "S/O..."

She smiled. Ayaka had no idea that they cared-

(S/O) "Also I have no mora."

...Nevermind.

Still though, the fact they even used a human form to be with her, it meant the world to Ayaka.

And she hoped to show them the world too.

Sara didn't like Namazu.

Their smug aura mocked her.

Something about their big eyes and shit-eating grin annoyed the hell out of her, even though they couldn't help that.

But they sure liked to mess with people. Especially the Namazu she had the (mis?)fortune to meet.

Their name was S/O, and the way she met them was the ground shaking as she was relaxing on her time off.

They had the gall to hop over to her, causing a mini-earthquake with each jump, to ask where the nearest mud river was.

(Sara) "...Why on earth is a Namazu like you just flopping across the ground to begin with?"

(S/O) "I was bored, miss Tengu, and I just wanted a change of scenery! Though, I think I took a wrong turn."

(Sara) "Do not call me that."

(S/O) "Well, what do I call you?"

(Sara) "I am General Kujou Sara of the Tenryou Commission, and-"

(S/O) "Glad to meet ya, Sara! I'm S/O!"

(Sara) "-..."

And ever since then, she had this Namazu follow her around because it'd be "interesting."

She first thought they were a spy, only showing up on her time off and during practice.

But throughout the course of a year as she got to know them, she grew to tolerate their presence.

In fact, they became a confidant for her, as they didn't judge her for being adopted, or being a general, or even following orders.

They just spoke to Sara, just for being Sara.

It was...honestly refreshing.

Though she'd never admit it to them, since they'd tease her endlessly about it.

One day when she went to practice her archery near a small lake where they usually were, she saw no oversized catfish there.

Instead, there was a man/woman sitting near the edge of the water, their feet in it and splashing around nonchalantly.

(Sara) "You there. What happened to the catfish that was here?"

(???) "Oh, you're here! Tadaaa!"

She was taken aback the moment she heard their voice.

Though it was also their appearance she was surprised by as well, seeing large eyes and whiskers on a human wasn't something she expected.

(Sara) "S/O? Is that you?"

(S/O) "Yup yup! Figured this time I can mix things up for ya! Plus I wanna use that bow you're using. It looks fun!"

(Sara) "This isn't a toy."

(S/O) "Either I get to use it, or I tell everyone that you have 6 statues of the Raiden Shogun."

(Sara) "You wouldn't DARE."

(S/O) snrrk! "HA! Yeah, I wouldn't. I just wanted to see that face!"

Letting out a disgruntled sigh, she shook her head.

(S/O) "Oooh, ooh! Since you're a tengu, maybe you can take me flying!"

(Sara) "If I couldn't carry you in your real form, what makes you think i can carry you as a human?"

(S/O) "...Iunno."

(Sara) "..."

(S/O) "But hey, now it's easier for you to talk to me!"

That she couldn't deny. It was a bit awkward for her to bend her neck down to speak.

Now she can look at them eye to eye.

And she didn't know if that was a blessing or a curse.

Yae sort of understood why S/O liked to stay in their real form. They were a fish after all, and fish like to be in water as far as she understood.

And after their first meeting, she had S/O transported to the top of the shrine and put into the pond.

She would frequent the railings to speak to S/O, looking down at them as their head popped up and amused her.

The faces of Namazu always made her smile since it reminded her of a child's toy.

Even moreso of every Namazu's personalities, the ones she had met anyway, which was quite a few back in the day.

She enjoyed their presence as they scared the Shrine Maidens and in turn, her terrorizing them.

Though she did admit it was quite a hassle to only speak to them near the pond.

(Yae) "S/O, have you ever considered coming on land?"

(S/O) "Of course I have! You won't let me in since I might get mud everywhere."

(Yae) "As a human, like myself I mean."

(S/O) "A human? Hm..."

Their head slightly dipped into the water as they pondered.

(Yae) "I would recommend walking around with them. They can be quite entertaining. Who knows, you might get some new ideas on some antics to get up to."

(S/O) "You know, you're right!"

S/O immediately leapt out of the water onto the grass before a puff of smoke appeared and up stood a human.

Thankfully, and surprisingly, with clothes on.

Though the wide eyes and whiskers got Yae to laugh.

They looked like they came out of a children's book.

(S/O) "Wow, been a while since I actually stood up!"

(Yae) "S/O, did you just have that this entire time?"

(S/O) "Yeeeaah? What's wrong with that?"

(Yae) "Why have you never brought this up? You could have made some days much more entertaining."

(S/O) "You never asked! I'm a fish, not a mind reader!"

S/O shrugged in response.

(S/O) "Better late than never, right?"

(Yae) "I suppose."

Now, she could get up to all sorts of-

(S/O) "Oh, do you think I can try some of that fried tofu you like? You always told me they were good."

(Yae) "Not a bad idea. One moment."

She walked back after grabbing her lunch and held one with a pair of chopsticks.

(S/O) "Sweet thanks!"

Before they could grab it, she yanked the chopsticks back and held a single finger up, wagging it.

(Yae) "Not yet. I wish to test something."

(S/O) "Is this about being able to use chopsticks?"

(Yae) "...You know how to use chopsticks?"

(S/O) "Nah, just one time I found them at the bottom of a lake and ate them, thinking they were some weird grass. Then they got stuck in me for a week before I coughed it out. Skewered a couple poor fish that way..."

Yae silently blinked, not entirely sure how to respond to that information. Was that technically a confession of a homicide?

(Yae) "Well, now I know something I didn't thirty seconds ago, I suppose. Anyways, catch."

(S/O) "Wait, catch?-"

She tossed the tofu in the air, making S/O panic and leap up to catch it with their mouth.

Yae couldn't hide her laughter, being reminded of feeding fish and watching them open their mouths when they come to the surface of water.

(S/O) "Oh, not cool, Yae!"

(Yae) "Now that you're up here with me, we're going to have all sorts of fun."

(S/O) "Yeah! Like taking me to the city!"

(Yae) "I am slightly disappointed I will not be able to use the giant fish tank to bring you in..."

(S/O) "Oh hah hah, very funny."

S/O watched two shrine maidens wheel up a giant glass tank filled with water, staring at them.

(S/O) "What the- WHEN DID YOU HAVE TIME TO MAKE THAT?!"

(Yae) "I suppose we could just wheel it down with you still in it..."

Yae put a finger to her chin as her brows furrowed.

This clearly wasn't a joke anymore.

(S/O) "Why is this something you're actually considering?!"

[vanderwoodlings]

and I always will be: a Vanessa Abrams playlist (x)

Text version of the tracklist (and commentary) under the cut

1. “Follow My Feet,” The Unlikely Candidates. I think a lot about how Vanessa is the most moral character on this show.

1. “Follow My Feet,” The Unlikely Candidates. I think a lot about how Vanessa is the most moral character on this show.

2. “Mom,” broox. I've been feeling guilty/Cause I'm not what I could be/I wish that they could still see/I wish they understood me

3. “Mother & Father,” BROODS. I don’t want to wake up lonely/I don’t want to just be fine/I don't want to keep on hoping/Forget what I have in mind

4. “Here,” Alessia Cara. Upper East Side beloathed

5. “Activity Grrrl,” Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. She works real hard to try and make things right/To see if she can find a reason for what's wrong in life/She puts her thoughts into magazine form/And passes them all around her dorm

6. “American Idiot,” Green Day. Don’t wanna be an American idiot

7. “The Tower,” Vienna Teng. Someone who reaches out to my weakness/And won't let go/I need not to need/I've always been the tower

8. “Talkin’ Bout a Revolution,” Tracy Chapman. Maybe we didn’t get the Nate radicalization arc we deserved but Vanessa came pre-radicalized <3 Don't you know?/They're talkin' 'bout a revolution/It sounds like a whisper

9. “Everyday,” Toby Lightman. And I find myself in need of a pause/I'm not sure why, but I think that it's because/Of this desire to be what others want me to be/Which is nothing close to me

10. “Disconnecting,” William Control. Are you disconnecting?/Are you disconnecting inside?

11. “Too Many Faces,” Cherri Bomb. I’m just… vibing with Vanessa’s anger at the UES and what it makes out of people. Are you trying to hide behind a stupid lie/When the truth is in your eyes?

12. “All The King’s Horses,” Karmina. Free to go back on my own/But is it still a home/When you're all alone? Seriously tho this show screwed her over

13. “Dare You To Move,” Switchfoot. I dare you to move/I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor

14. “Seventeen Ain’t So Sweet,” The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. There's a fire in your eyes/And I hope you'll let it burn/There's a scream in your voice/And I hope you will be heard

15. “I’m a Human,” Flashlight Brown. I'm a human just like you/Full of doubt without a clue/Try and find a way to make it better

16. “I Wish The Guardian Believed That I Exist,” Grace Petrie. ‘Cause there's no such thing as a protest singer/We don't have none of those

17. “Message From Your Heart,” Kina Grannis. Your most devoted body part/Taking blood and making art

18. “Thank You For The Music,” ABBA. Man, it’s ABBA. Don’t question it

19. “Just A Girl,” No Doubt. Take this pink ribbon off my eyes/I'm exposed, and it's no big surprise:Don't you think I know exactly where I stand?

20. “Let You Down,” NF. I just think that Gabriela Abrams should’ve showed up more

21. “I’m Not Your Hero,” Tegan and Sara. But also like there’s this element of the way Vanessa was treated by fans, and of the way she was written off the show where she became a plot device/scapegoat and I just. Care a lot about her

22. “I Won’t,” AJR. On the other hand, she’s the one character who really just got to… cut their losses and start over successfully

23. “Downhill,” Lincoln. But given the way everything ended I think she would struggle with a lot of guilt? You’d probably think I’m an evil, broken person/And you would be right/Because I went downhill at such steep incline/That my rearview mirror showed me only the sky.

24. “Losing The Plot,” Alanis Morissette. Rip my heart out, ambition mill or bust/With my relevance in dust

25. “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead,” Stars. I listened to this and just… got to thinking about her meeting with Dan again, and the way that they must go such different places with their lives. Your ex-lover is dead <3

26. “Shake It Out,” Florence + the Machine. And I am done with my graceless heart/So tonight, I'm gonna cut it out and then restart

27. “Sunlight,” The Mowgli’s.

28. “Head Held High,” Kodaline. You need a little light to guide the way/Waiting on the sun to shine again

29. “I’m Alright,” Jo Dee Messina. It’s a good end kind of song. I got a good old friend here with me tonight/And I guess I'm doing alright

30. “Peace Train,” Yusuf. Cause out on the edge of darkness/There rides a peace train/Oh, peace train take this country

[incorrectmmpppquotes]

the mischaracterization of Seira by Hanamori Pink makes me so upset. Seira would never act like that. She adored Luchia like a big sister. So not only should she be older than Lukia but also close and caring to her like a sister !! How do you get a simple characterization so wrong !! Seira would be charming , sweet and childish and help Lukia on her journey as a young mermaid princess (much like she is herself). Instead she's written as a no-personality "love-rival" just to add pointless drama that leads to no development for Lukia at all. What a shame.

this may be me placing too much hope in hanamori's writing skills. she truly does not have a good track record on writing skills but i am trying my best to stay positive. but i really don't think this is the real seira. spoilers for chapter 9 below:

last chapter we saw that she was under the care of izul who is confirmed to be working for laurent.

then in the latest chapter:

'seira' literally vanishes when izul creates that wave. she's a mermaid, where did she possibly go & how didn't lukia and the other 5 princesses see her. not only that but her acting the exact opposite of her character in pure is really suspicious. i really don't think this is the real seira. maybe the real seira is in witness protection program & this is a body double; maybe this is seira & she got captured & is under a spell to try & catch the others; maybe this is a rehash of the first arc & she turned dark like sara & is helping laurent. it's really too early to tell.

another theory some people have pointed out that she's acting a lot like michal which is entirely true. the last name & the status of the bitchy love rival really contribute to that. plus the vanishing when the villain attacks. maybe this is michal disguised as seira for some reason to fool everyone.

while hanamori has definitely ignored some things and gone against previously laid canon & proceeds to do so AGAIN in this chapter (see: female only merworld & now the aqua regina issue is popping up again) i don't think she would blatantly rewrite a character like that.

then again. lukia has no personality so maybe she truly just can't write anyone with a personality.

[edalynn]

I'm so glad I found someone on here who share the sentiments I have about hunt/low. You and other askers have pretty much stated what I wanted to about the ship, so I'm just gonna say two things about how I hope it turns out. I really want them to have it where Willow doesn't return his feelings, but reaffirms how he's one of the most important persons in her life. And maybe for Hunter to learn that rejection doesn't have to hurt if people still want him in their life. That's what I want to happen. If it doesn't, then I hope they at least leave it ambiguous if they got together. Not really sure if this is a good comparison but if you watched otgw then you know Wirt has a crush on Sara and how at the end, they will hang out to later listen to some mixtapes. But it's left open to interpretation if they actually decided to be more than friends. That's what I hope happens instead if we don't go the rejection route.

Yes! YES!! That’s exactly it! I think someone said the exact same thing the other day where it would be amazing to have Willow reject him, but at the same time assure him she still deeply cares for him- just not romantically. And to have their friendship blossom further from that/have them grow closer. And like you said, it teaches Hunter that rejection isn’t be all end all or something negative and that rejection DOESN’T mean people just leave you or abandon you or that you’ve done something wrong to “deserve it”. I really REALLY think that actually WOULD be a good addition to his character arc, because she’s helping him heal as a friend, not as a “romance fixes trauma” type deal. Plus, let’s be real- Willow has only ever shown interest in a friendship with Hunter, she hasn’t shown any romantic interest in the show at all so I think that’s a path they very well could take. It’s a lesson Hunter needs to have, to learn rejection doesn’t always mean something bad and for Willow to stick around with him and prove it as his friend.

And if they don’t go that route, I agree with wanting it to be ambiguous. Like even ambiguous bothers me, but if that’s the best we can get than so be it :/

[tammyfeabakker]

Had a nice Thanksgiving.... I didn't take pictures damn! I was very stoned and so happy to see my Chloe and DJ. Yes I was happy to see him too! He just needs a little work. He has come along way got a new job! I'm so proud! They seen the house... Chloe is talking bout moving back home. I hope so! We got plenty of room in the back for their camper. My Emily was talking bout moving back to Galloway. But after they seen the scenery here. Changed their minds. Chloe came down through Buena. She said it was like 1999 again. Stores mom n pop she seen a toy store she said reminds here of Christmas. That was Richland. Where we wanted to be but there were no houses available never will be. Probably because the area is beautiful very country. Milmay is hard to come by 2 there was 2 houses. We even walked the hood. It jus makes you wanna get out.. my Katy has been so bitchy. Jus bitches bout everything. There was a puddle of something under the table. DJ seen it. I said what is that? Katy right away had to say something on what I said. I'm so glad she doesn't have kids. Because obviously you can't say anything about anything. Well me anyway. All I said what is that?( It turned into WTF! ) What I can't say anything without a fucking comment coming out her mouth. Then she makes her self look stupid. I'm out in the cold ass rain taking the trash out! I hear someone talking. It's Katy out the window. Now I'm at the end of a ten car drive way. I had to stop wtf I was doing to walk all the way to her. She does it in the house too. I have to stop what I'm doing. To fucking hear her. Don't come talk to me directly no . She also pissed me off yesterday. Hypocrite. Talking bout TJ being petty. I have 6 bowls for 2 cats. Peaches doesn't like her dry food with her wet food. There's 2 for Merlin. I prepare breakfast and dinner for them. I got why is there 6 bowls? Now the fucking water is free. She's like I pay. For the service of cleaning them. I'm like fuck you. A dabble of soap and electric for the hot water what .000001 cent of electricity. Now I feel for TJ even though he hates my guts. Why probably because he thinks she moved out for me or talking shit on him why she left. Couldn't be further from the truth. I'll take it to the grave with me why she moved out. But if I gotta hear this bullshit I know he had to be going out of his fucking mind. I love her but I'm at my wits end. Lillie her dog can't control herself sometimes and pees in the house. According to Katy it's my cats. I only hope she finds someone really fast because there's gonna be a murder suicide. Then she freaks out telling me I have to take Lillie out twice but I have to work more. So how the fuck am I suppose to work more take the dog out at 12 n 2? She really needs to step off. I'm doing something she ask me to do something. I get I ask you to do something for me and I pay everything she needs to stop. She has fucked my life up. My car I blame on her and TJ because they kept taking it back to Brian ripping me off and them. They think I'm in a right and wrong contest. I'm not I was right though he was ripping us off. Jus giving him money. Not fixing my car. We got a 24 dollar electric bill. To much I said Sara n Craig is 500 dollars a month. Well their not taking care of you. Trust me tried to leave since I'm a problem. She hunts me down...Do to her making decisions on my life. Like I don't want you cleaning anymore. Now Katy said it. I ignore her she comes down on me. So I left then bitches bout taking care of my shit. She did to me before. TJ and I will take care of your expenses. I'm like well. No sooner that came out my mouth she's on the phone calling my people that I quit. Her and TJ tell me I gotta get a real job early in our living together. She's like TJ found this for you. I got the job. But it was the fucking worse decision ever!!! But I had a nice day yesterday anyway.

[mimisempai]

The evidences of our love are everywhere

Summary:

Thor is worried about his little brother's happiness and spies on Loki and Mobius in a more or less subtle way.

Tumblr request : Thor spying on Loki and Mobius.

As usual I got carried away and added most of my favorite tropes :p

https://archiveofourown.org/works/33254275

1643 words - Rating G

"I know it, that you are watching us Thor."

Thor wanted to protest at first, but even though he hadn't known Mobius long, he knew the man was perceptive and there was no point in trying to lie to him.

He sighed, "I admit it."

"I suspect you have no malicious intent," Mobius said kindly, "but I would like to know why."

Thor thought about what he would say in response.

He could see that his little brother was happy. That he had changed, or rather that he had become the best version of himself.

And this was partly thanks to Mobius, but he needed to see it with his own eyes. In their daily lives. So he had been watching for every moment he could spy on them during their stay in Asgard.

**********

One evening, he had overheard a scene he never thought he would see.

Mobius with a brush in his hand was sitting behind Loki and asked him softly, "Should I start brushing your hair?"

Loki nodded and closed his eyes, as if he already knew he was going to like it. Like it had become something familiar.

Mobius started at the bottom, taking care not to pull, then slowly worked his way up. After a while, Mobius' fingers replaced the brush and it was clear that Loki was enjoying it. He did not startle or protest. He turned his back to someone and let them touch him. This showed how much he trusted Mobius.

Not so long ago, such contact would have been unimaginable. If it was anyone else but Mobius, Thor thought, Loki would never have allowed it.

Thor could hardly tear himself away from the scene since he was so fascinated.

Mobius stopped and his hands slid over Loki's shoulders and Loki held his head back with a gentle smile on his face. Mobius leaned over and kissed him gently.

Thor thought it was time for him to retire.

**********

" Tell me candidly, is there anything in me, except my ugliness, which displeases you? Do you object to my birth, my temper, my manners?”

“No, truly,” replied the princess; “I like everything in you, except”—and she hesitated courteously—”except your appearance.”

Thor had just entered the living room of Loki and Mobius' suite and stopped in front of the incredible scene he had before his eyes.

Loki was lying on the couch, his head on Mobius' lap, Mobius had one hand in his hair and in the other hand a book that he was reading aloud.

Thor held his breath, because the two men had neither seen nor heard him.

Mobius continued reading.

“Then, madam, I need not lose my happiness; for if I have the gift of making clever whosoever I love best, you also are able to make the person you prefer as handsome as ever you please. Could you love me enough to do that?”

“I think I could,” said the princess, and her heart being greatly softened towards him, she wished that he might become the handsomest prince in all the world. No sooner had she done so than Riquet with the Tuft appeared in her eyes the most elegant young man she had ever seen.

Loki sneered, "Of course, to be happy, they both have to be beautiful and smart. I know it's a fairy tale and doesn't fit reality, but frankly, I'd never read that to my kids."

"Sweetheart," Mobius said softly while stroking Loki's hair soothingly before continuing, "Listen to the end, I think you'll enjoy it more."

Loki harrumphed, but remained silent as Mobius continued, " Some people have said that this was no fairy-gift, but that love created the change. They declare that the princess, when she thought over her lover’s perseverance, patience, good-humour, and discretion, and counted his numerous fine qualities of mind and disposition, saw no longer the deformity of his body or the plainness of his features. However this may be, it is certain that the princess married him; that either she retained her good sense, or he never felt the want of it; and he never again became ugly—or, at least, not in his wife’s eyes, so they both lived very happy until they died. Morality, all is beautiful in those whom we love, and those whom we love are witty and intelligent"

Loki turned on his back and looked at Mobius.

Thor stepped back into the doorway, he was no longer able to see but he heard Loki, "Mobius, it's kind of like the two of us in the end," he chuckled before continuing, "except that we're both princes. But what I mean is that you have seen beyond what I have shown the world."

Thor heard Mobius nod before answering, "And you, Loki, have opened my mind.  So there is nothing to stop us from living very happy until we die."

The only thing Thor heard again before walking away was his little brother's undoubtedly happy laughter.

**********

Thor had not often had the opportunity to see Loki in his Jotun form. He knew that even after all this time it was still an extremely sensitive subject for his brother, so he was surprised to see him like this, sitting on the balcony railing of their suite, looking at the sky.

He was about to join him, when Mobius appeared next to him bringing what appeared to be some refreshments.

When Loki was aware of Mobius' presence, he began to revert to his Aesir form. But Mobius protested, "Loki, you know you don't have to hide from me, Sweetheart. If you want to take on that appearance, I have no problem with it."

And as Loki returned to his Jotun appearance, Mobius put down the tray and approached him, gently touching his face, as if he was used to doing it, knowing that if he lingered too long, the cold sensation would be too much.

Loki said in a voice Thor didn't know, "Do you really not mind touching me while I'm like this?"

Mobius shook his head and replied, "No, the only downside is that I can't touch you or kiss you like I want to, but otherwise I have no problem with this shape. I told you before, I love you, I love everything about you and it's part of you so I love this form too."

Then Mobius sat Loki down on a small bench that was on the balcony, put a pillow on Loki's lap, and lay down next to him resting his head on the pillow then said softly, "And you see, even when you are in this form, it is possible for us to be close."

As he walked away, Thor thought to himself that he would not soon forget his brother's amazed expression.

**********

The next time, Thor had first heard just laughter, as he went to knock on the door of Mobius and Loki's suite.

"No, Mobius! Stop it! You're scratching! I don't want you to kiss me if it scratches like that!"Then Thor heard Mobius reply in a sulky voice, which was quite rare, "Loki..."

"No, no, no your itchy skin will not come in contact with my delicate skin!"

He heard Mobius cough before he replied, "Then would you please shave me?"

Then the two men seemed to be gone, and Thor couldn't help but be curious and slowly opened the door. The living room was empty, but Thor heard voices that seemed to come from a small adjoining room. He knew he shouldn't, but he peeked through the half-open door anyway.

Mobius was sitting with a towel over his shoulders, shaving cream on his cheeks and chin. Loki had rolled up his sleeves, and was holding a razor. He leaned over to Mobius, and with a serious look on his face asked, "Do you trust me?"

Mobius answered firmly, looking him straight in the eye, "Intimately." before stretching his chin forward and closing his eyes.

Thor once again baffled, discreetly turned back and left their suite.

**********

"I'm sorry Mobius. Of course I had no malicious intent. I guess I just wanted to make sure that Loki was happy. It was something I didn't expect to see. I think I wanted to see it for myself, I'm sorry I was kind of a stalker, I-"

Mobius stopped him by putting a hand on his forearm, "It's okay Thor, you don't have to justify yourself. I know Loki's life, his whole life, so I understand perfectly well the need to reassure you, but I can promise you one thing, that I will always do everything to make him happy. That will always be my priority. Loki is the only family I have so I will always take care of him."

Thor nodded visibly moved as a voice echoed behind him, "You see, brother you don't have to worry. My happiness is truly real."

As if to prove what he had just said was true, Loki approached Mobius and put his arm around his waist before kissing him on the cheek.

"This man Thor, is the person who allowed me to change what I thought was my destiny, he saw the good in me, and in doing so I finally believed that I was capable of doing good."

Thor answered softly, "I always knew you were capable of doing good, little brother, but I'm glad you believe it now too."

Then he stepped forward and took the two men in a strong embrace before stepping back and adding, "Mobius, there was only one thing that was wrong with everything you told me before."

Mobius and Loki looked at him in surprise.

Thor added with a gentle smile, "You said Loki was your only family, but that's not true, it's not true anymore. Welcome to the family. We are your family and you are ours now."

_________

Series of Oneshot : Together, for all time, always

Fairy Tale used : Riquet and the tuft, oft underrated or shallowly interpreted. Shaving scene, inspired by Gil Grissom and Sara Sidle shaving scene in CSI

As always, bear with me as it is not beta'd and english is not my native language I hope you enjoyed it nonetheless🥰

[loth-wolffe]

(not me making this awful cover but i wanted this to have one lmao. i do not own the picture i used, so credits to whomever made this lovely pic)

So first of all, I just wanted to say thank you so much for the 100 followers LIKE?????? where did thAT come from I just- you guys are sO AMAZING !!! I am beyond grateful for all of your support and your kindness and I'm so happy interact with you pretty people.

I really don't have any rules, nor characters I don't wanna write of that I can think of as in right now. (please if state if u want it to be nsfw bc my first instinct is write sfw stuff)

ANd, as a thank you, I made this super duper fantastic song lyric prompt list that you can choose from (you can absolutely send in a lyric that isn't in the list if you want) and just send me a sw character and we'll see how that goes!

SO HERE IT IS:

Song lyric prompt list

• already requested, but you can ask for them again!

1. I don't need anything fancy, I just need me and you slow dancing. - Slow dancing by Aly and AJ.

2. I've been trying hard not to talk to you/act a fool. - Sunflower vol. 6 by Harry Styles

3. Say it's been long six months, and you were too afraid to tell her what you want. - How you get the girl by Taylor Swift

4. And if you have a minute, why don't we go? Talk about it, somewhere only we know. - Somewhere only we know by Keane

5. To the strand, a picnic planned, for you and me. - From Eden by Hozier

6. Why she had to go? I don't know, she wouldn't say. - Yesterday by The Beatles

7. I think I'm falling, I'm falling for you. - Fallingforyou by the 1975

8. Take on me, take me on, I'll be gone, in a day or two. - Take on me by a-ha

9. Honey just put your sweet lips on my lips, we should just kiss like real people do. - Like real people do by Hozier

10. You wanna say no, no, it ain't gonna work, but then you fumble your words, oh you're running out of reasons. - Running out of reasons by The Wanted

11. You love me, but you don't know it yet. - Happy accidents by Saint Motel

12. I don't really care what they would say, I'm asking you to stay. - Level of concern by twenty one pilots

13. You know I talk too much, honey come put your lips on mine and shut me up. - Talk too much by COIN.

14. I know that you're scared because hearts get broken. - Golden by Harry Styles

15. I try and try to erase you, but you won't disappear - Everywhere by Niall Horan

16. I heard you ask about me through a friend, my adrenaline kicked in, because I've been asking 'bout you too - Nervous by Shawn Mendes

17. Every time I'm leavin' you, you don't make it easy. - Sunflower by Post Malone and Swae Lee.

18. I wish that I could believe, that there's a day you'll come back to me, but still have to say, I'd do it all again. - Just want you to know by Backstreet Boys

19. Well, tell me do you hate me or do you wanna date me? - Van Horn by Saint Motel

20. Can't help it if I wanna kiss you in the rain. - Hey Stephen by Taylor Swift

21. I know I would rather be together alone, in a big top circle and a world we can call our own. - All our own by Radio Company

22. Every time I find the words to end it, something in your eyes won't let it. - Shandi by KISS

23. Just dance in my living room, love with an attitude, drunk to an 80's groove - Only human by Jonas Brothers

24. I spend all my time, waiting all night for you. - No going back by Yuno

25. I need to know, if this is mutual, before I go. - Mutual by Shawn Mendes

26. I will sing to your every day, if it will take away your pain - Miss missing you by Fall out Boy

27. If I could fly, I'd be coming right back home to you. - If I could fly by One Direction

28. When you rise in the morning sun, I feel your touch in the pouring rain, and the moment that you wander far from me, I wanna feel you in my arms again. - How deep is your love by Bee Gees

29. If I wake, I'll move closer without waking you, sleeper, sleeper, what's been tiring you. - Rise by Helena Deland

30. All we do is think about the feelings that we hide, all we do is sit in silence waiting for a sign. - Drive by Halsey

31. I never sat by the shore, under the sun with my feet in the sand, but you brought me here. - Malibu by Miley Cyrus

32. With a sunset and a moonrise not so far behind, to give us enough light, to lay down underneath the stars. - Constellations by Jack Johnson

33. Dancing through our house with the ghost of you. - Ghost of you by 5sos

34. And we all sit around the fire, we feel a little warmer now. - Woods by Hollow Coves

35. Won't you kiss me once, baby? Just a kiss goodnight, maybe. - Put your head on my shoulder by Paul Anka

36. If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?- Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd

37. Baby just came back around, said she needs time to explore, said I can’t love her no more - Baby came home by The Neighborhood

38. When I kissed you I meant it. / I wanna be more than a friend. - Do it again by Pia Mia

39. I thought that I was dreaming when you said you loved me. - Ivy by Frank Ocean

40. If you're awake then I am too. If you're lost then I'll find you. If you're hurt then I'll fix you. - It's U by Cavetown

41. They don't know about the things we do, they don't know about the I love you's. - They don't know about us by One Direction

42. Can I kiss you or not? / Are you still mad at me? I'm hoping not. - Like to be you by Shawn Mendes and Julia Michaels

43. Kiss me once, then kiss me twice, then kiss me once again, it's been a long, long time. - It's been a long, long time by Harry James

44. Kiss me hard before you go. - Summertime sadness by Lana del Rey

45. You said you'd meet me out there tomorrow, but tomorrow never came. - Tomorrow never came by Lana del Rey ft. Sean Ono Lennon

46. How can I miss you so much when you're right here? - Miss you so much by Miley Cyrus

47. The way she tells me I'm hers and she's mine. - Cherry wine by Hozier

48. No need to say goodbye, you'll come back, when it's over. - The Call by Regina Spektor.

49. Common sense tells me kiss the girl goodbye / I think I love you - Common sense by Joshua Bassett

50. If I could tell her how she's everything to me, but we are a million worlds apart and I don't know how I would even start - If I could tell her by Ben Platt ft Laura Dreyfruss

51. I'm giving you a night call to tell you how I feel - Nightcall by Kavinsky

52. We went for a drive, at 2:30 in the morning. I kissed you, it was pouring. - Remember that night? by Sara Kays

53. Don't wanna hand you all my trouble, don't wanna give you all my demons, you'll have to watch me struggle from several rooms away, but tonight I'll need you to stay - The run and go by twenty one pilots

[askspringbringers-blog]

(Thecythricfamily) Sara@Crylic: "A.. God? Are you truly?" She didn't want to offend, instead she seemed in deep disbelief. She just got lost and found a beautiful garden, certainly didn't expect to find someone calling themselves a god. "I'm sorry, I don't think I have ever seen a deity before. In fact.. I don't really believe it." Her ears flattened, almost ashamed of herself. "Would you care to tell what makes you a god? What do you do?"

CRYLIC: “Oh! Um… I’m not really one to lecture anyone on their faith– but– a lot of gods are super super strengthened by people’s belief in them and their prayer! You’re not obligated to pick a god and pray or anything– but–! You’d be really helping the world out by leaving out offerings during holidays or something–!”

The Shaydevoir smiles gently at Sara.

CRYLIC: “But! If you’d like to know what I do– I use the power given to me through faith to make sure the land here is fertile and help bring about the seasons! When I’m very strong– winter is really mild and nice, and planting can happen, but when I don’t get enough prayer, winter is really tough because I don’t get offerings I need.”

CRYLIC: “Basically what I do is make things easier for everyone else through my power… I hope that answers your question…?”

CRYLIC: “Though… I’m curious– did you come to the shrine to see for yourself whether or not gods were real…?”

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