#ic. — YULAN.

[soliloquics]

just   great.   

he   was   bleeding   out,   again,   and   this   time   it   looked   an   awful   lot   like   he   wouldn't   have   enough   luck   to   be   saved   by   some   good   samaritan   passing   by.   ❛    fuck,   ❜   he   half   wheezed   out,   a   hand   lazily   pressing   against   the   wound   by   his   side.   ❛    i   could   really   go   for   a   smoke   right   about   now.   ❜

[neriyon]

Glamtober - Day 5: Tank

Couldn't choose which one of my current tank glams I like the most, so I decided to show all 3 of them off~

Only Firn's fit is canon, Yulan doesn't fight at all and Hawu'li is a frail little mage who would turn to dust after first tankbuster 😔

Yulan (first bunny) is wearing

Black Dahlia Corsage

Voidmoon Coat of Fending (Regal Purple)

Wayfarer's Fingerless Gloves (Soot Black / -)

Chimerical Felt Breeches of Fending (Soot Black)

No.2 Type Boots

Maleficus

Hawu'li (catboy) is wearing

Little Lady's Crown

Heirloom Jacket of Fending (Rolanberry Red)

Claws of the Beast (Rolanberry Red)

Taoist's Slops (Rolanberry Red)

Yorha Type-55 Tighboots of Fending

High Durium Sword (Rolanberry Red)

Amazing Manderville Kite Shield Replica

Menphina's Earring

Anabaseios Ring of Fending

(Credendum Ring of Fending that I forgot to remove)

Firn (second bunny) is wearing

Orthodox Hairpin of Fending

Gazelleskin Coat of Fending (Gunmetal Black)

Rakshasa Kote of Fending

Choka #55

Tyrfing

Emperor's New Shield

Azeyma's Earring

Pants can't be seen (top is too long) but he's wearing Thavnairian Thighs (Soot Black)

[anotherescsite]

HEROES: Junior ESC 2023

Personally, Junior Eurovision is an abomination that creeps me out and make my poor ears bleed. That said there are songs in the Senior Eurovision that do that also (yes - I'm looking at Iru who consequentially came from the Juniors and won with Candy).

While there are entries that are travesties and screechy, there is sometimes quality as well. Needlessly you watch and sometimes a song sticks and you have it on your playlist: I still listen to 'Shut up' from Belgium and Antes Muerta Que Sencillas from Spain. And of course what seems great in a film could be a squealing disaster on the night.

So let's see what we have this year:

ALBANIA: Viola Gjyzeli - Bota Ime

Interesting entry from Albania that could be their best entry ever or a crashing mess. It has potential depending on the staging and Viola's vocal. The film is pleasant without going overboard with colourful lighting on trees.

ARMENIA: Yan Girls - Do it my way

The Armenian entry is a pack of girls with a modern hard hitting entry. This could do well; choreography is ready, the outfits will be flashy and it will be attractive to the children voting. May be a bit repetitive.

ESTONIA: Arhanna - Hoiame Kokku

This is the first Estonian song in the Juniors. The film says that it's about friendship, but hidden within is maybe something more Sappho-ic. The song does not sound interesting or memorable for me.

FRANCE: Zoé Clausure - Coeur

Defending champ nation has an interesting peppy entry that will present well, but not win. I think they will place her behind a piano for some of it and I expect there will be a dancer of some sort.

GEORGIA: Anastasia and Ranina - Over the sky

Now this could be interesting. There are three of them and while it is crediting Anastasia as the lead, the other two put in the work too. The harmonies are very nice and the song is a gentle lullaby of a song. The video is more a loopy trip than a film.

GERMANY: Fia - Ohne Worte 

I read Fia's story on the Juniors website and I am a little emotional half way through the song. It was unexpected. I don't know if it will do well, but I was engaged by seeing Fia and her sister, and the signing makes sense. I do hope it does better than expected.

IRELAND: Jessica McKean - Aisling

Gaelic always seems to give a song some whimsy and that's were this has gone. Children will not appreciate the beauty of this ballad. I'm sure that it will be presented nicely on the stage. I'm not sure if last year's Irish entrant will also be appearing, but it worked.

ITALY: Melissa and Ranya - Un Mondo Giusto

I don't know about this one. I'm not getting it. One of them has a better voice than the other and there are points where I expect there will be Italian yelling vocals which I'm not a fan of.

MALTA: Yulan - Stronger

This song is interesting as this could be a major moment of the night or a let down. Yulan seems like someone who can perform and if she can pull it off could go well for them.

NETHERLANDS: Sep & Jasmijn - Holding On To You

Another modern number with synth elements. I guess it will come down to chemistry on stage, if they can sing and dance, but I like it. I think it has good lyrics and a good beat.

NORTH MACEDONIA: Tamara Grujeska - Kaži Mi, Kaži Mi Koj

The introduction goes for almost 30 seconds and I was wondering if she would begin singing at all. For me, it is too much moan-singing and because of that I don't like it. Don't think it will finish highly.

POLAND: Maja Krzyżewska - I Just Need A Friend

Poland has had a good run lately. This could do well depending on styling, performance and choreography etc. Not sure if it will with though.

PORTUGAL: Júlia Machado - Where I Belong

A very quiet song, but maybe a very personal song. It has no sparkle to make it stand out so I don't expect a high place for this one.

SPAIN: Sandra Valero - Loviu

Hmm. It's an upbeat number which has the kind of feeling you expect from a little girl singing. Her voice could be annoying if she sings higher. Simple enough that it could score well.

UKRAINE: Anastasia Dymyd - Kvitka

A very young girl singing an age appropriate song. It's a bit repetitive and simple but it's okay to listen to.

UNITED KINGDOM: STAND UNIQU3 - Back To Life

This one will do well. There is a lot of space for choreography and vocals. The sound of the song is different to everything else sounding almost like a 1930s swing number.

Who will win is anyone's guess. I'd maybe put my money behind Malta, Armenia or Georgia and the UK as a dark horse. I may be completely wrong.

[galaxywrites]

excert from my WIP that goes into both my oc Klára and Frost's (headcanon) backstory:

They lived in a small cottage, where no one ever looked for them.

She didn't know what to do. Well, they lived in the woods, and as she swung on the swing her mother made that was connected to a tree-- she thought about how peaceful their life was. Her mother Yulan had often told her how they have to hide, or a terrible force will find them. That thanks to her closest friends-- one of who might be her father, she was able to escape and bring her into this world safely.

She often thought about her mother, her stories about a man who was as elusive as smoke itself. How he could bend it to his will. Her mother's second friend, a man named Tundra who could create ice out of nothing. She thought it was ridiculous. As she swung, getting higher and higher, the twelve year old girl would hum. There was no such thing in this world.

"Xiuying! I need you to go into town to pick up some things for dinner!" She heard her mother calling for her, and she found herself sighing before she eventually stopped swinging. "Yes mama," she calls out as she goes into the cottage. Her mother had blue hair like hers, pinned into an updo bun. Her soft and gentle brown eyes crinkling as she waves her daughter goodbye with her blue hankerchief.

Swinging a backpack over her shoulder, Xiuying runs to the path. Splashing in the creek by their home, her fingertips brushing against the lily pads before she made her way to the path that lead to town.

─── galaxywrites 💫

[welidot]

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[mejomonster]

Genuinely losing my mind over this 朋友/男朋友 conversation yulan is having with his dad. His dad is like "dont get close to this dangerous man" and yulan is straight up "BUT DADDY I LOVE HIM" is this show good? No. Is it one of the most enjoyable things I've ever watched? Absolutely.

YES

Guardian is literally one of my favorite things I’ve watched ayyyy I need to rewatch soon

LOL ToT Dad: don’t date him I don’t approve he’s DANGEROUS get away from him boy!

Yunlan: I don’t care I LOVE him and u hating him is just icing on the damn Cake tbh (although I Am pissed you two knew each other and no one told me...)

A little fun fact about the novel version (which generally plot-wise is more solid since the supernatural elements and relationship weren’t censored). I’ve only read chaps 1-10 in English, then at some point I read a later chapter like 60 and translated it for myself. I am fairly sure the dad is dead in the novel - but his legacy as horrible father and dick is still pretty clear. So this scene of them in the drama is unique to the drama - and honestly pretty in character for the both of them. It makes for good watching in the drama, especially how Shen Wei ties in by knowing Yunlans dad.

In the book, instead, zhao yunlan comes out to his mom. That’s the scene I translated (she’s alive in the book). I actually like the switch of who’s alive/dead in novel, since it allows zhao Yunlan’s parental conflicts to be externally apparent versus the books where a fair portion is his internal dialogue (and all the same damaged issues because of his dad).

In the novel, his mom acknowledges he used to date men and women, and that his dad would have never accepted it. And she reacts complexly as one does. But at the end she’s like “you like that handsome sweet Shen Wei? He likes you??? Does he need his glasses checked?” It’s so funny. they’re preparing to have dinner and I think have Shen Wei over and she’s roasting her son like ‘lol honey I think that professor is too put together 2 like u baby, what did u do to get him to fall for you?’ it’s very warm-hearted and sweet.

In part I actually like how the drama is different enough, that the two feel like distinct stories (the drama feels like an in character alternate universe sort of). And in one of the novel extras, the drama universe is actually put IN as a canon au Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan get trapped into a loop up temporarily. Until they get back out, and back to their actual book lives. So I think it’s cool how the author “fixed” any potential weaknesses of the drama by making it a sub-au canon of the more coherent, not censored, quite happy ending book.

But yeah the drama gives more of how weird it must be that the Envoy used to work with Yunlan’s sad as the SID Chief, and also knew him, and is now dating Yunlan.

[aminhyuk]

tagged by @beyourstar, thank you so much!!! ♡♡♡ (we have the same taste in pizza yay!!)

1. Favourite smell?  coffee and cinnamon buns 2. Last time you cried? like, a couple week ago when i was doing math homework? lol 3. Favourite pizza? meat lovers 4. Favourite flower? yulan magnolia 5. Favourite animal? deer or cats 6. Did you go to university? yeah im gonna be finishing up my first year of uni in a few months!! 7. Untie shoes when taking off? hahaha hell no 8. Rollercoaster? NOPE 9. Favourite ice cream? sherbert!! 10. Shorts or Jeans? jeans 11. What music do you listen to? anything but country, mostly kpop 12. Favourite TV programme? i dont watch tv all that much, but i love elementary 13. Tattoos? none 14. Hair colour? dark brown 15. Eye Colour? brown 16. Favourite food to eat? mangoes or california rolls 17. Favourite holiday? christmas 18. Beer or wine? neither 19. Night owl or early morning? night owl LOL 20. Favourite day of the week? erm i like fridays i think? 21. Do you have a nickname? ern, my sister and my roommates call me this, idk why 22. Favourite season? autumn for sure 23. Favourite place to get away? i have a special place in my heart for taiwan even though its always hot as hell when i go 24. Missing someone? my best friend who’s on the other side of the country for uni :( 25. Dream holiday? a month in venice or something 26. Any regrets? ehh, i try not to think about things that like, makes life more difficult than it needs to be 27. Middle name? ting kao! it’s some weird culmination of part of my chinese name and my mother’s maiden name/my chinese last name (kao yi ting is my chinese name) 28. Go back to secondary school? hahhaha fuck that noise no way 29. Ocean or lake? ocean!! 30. Who do you think will do this? ill be tagging: @akaminhyuk, @yookik, @g1rlcrush, @94-hw, and @kihobebe!!

[isaaccecilbryant]

State of the Drafts Box

Right now I am overwhelmed with replies and despite my usual method of staggering them, that hasn’t been helping much. Instead, I am putting some on ice. They’re not getting dropped, just frozen for me to resume later. My priorities right now are threads for the Fate Stand Cross verse as I have two muses active in that and am terribly excited for a group verse I can participate in! I’m NOT wanting to drop threads, I just need to get things down to a more manageable number!

Cut due to length.

Isaac’s Blog:

Active

Vampire War -- @moonlightscholar

Tea Time -- @albusofecclesia

Sparring Session -- @phoenixofgardios

Down Time -- @nascentes--morimur

Iced

Child Sniper -- @loqibesthia

Tickle fight -- @dreamofthefayth

A Copy -- @unborderedreflection

Clouds don’t talk! -- @broadswordandpistol

Guns and Roses -- @ambimerc

Hot chocolate tea -- @sirenssonnet

The Syndicate -- @broadswordandpistol

The Glaive -- @enforcers-nine-and-twelve

Blood Issues -- @ufemew-wexub

Guide -- @seaprayer

Intruder Part 2 -- @the-king-of-the-wind

Resonating Muses:

Active

Summoning -- @tesseracs

Marcus and Astrum -- @heirsofriezemaxia

Iced

Meeting Yulan -- @ofmanylives

Sacrifice -- @childrenofestheim

The Dance -- @midst-anima 

Serious Injury -- @the-merch-with-a-mouth

Twins -- @scattereddimensions

Death and Darkness -- @the-divine-fortress

Lost Civil -- @cruxofthestory

Knowledge Burns

Active

Body Guard -- @childrenofestheim

Iced

Maxwell and the Four -- @tesseracs

Fruitless Search/Caretaker -- @childrenofestheim

Trying Times -- @the-king-of-the-wind

And any other replies I get back after making this post

Soul Reviver

Active

The Hero and the Necromancer -- @heroes-and-lords

Friends?! -- @libraminded

Iced

The Void Reaper -- @welcome-to-our-domain

Table at a Cafe -- @moonlightscholar

The Necromancer -- @timesxapprentice

Children -- @libraminded

Councilman of Time

Iced

Aeon’s past self -- @cruxofthestory

Two Aeons -- @cruxofthestory

Who intrudes upon me?! -- @bambola-amata

The Analyst -- @moonlightscholar

Modern Aeon -- @moonlightscholar

Caution! Stop!

Iced

Little Sisters -- @xdontmind

What you must do

Iced

Baby Isaac -- @broadswordandpistol/@gentleidealist, @mask-of-the-renegade-seraph, @daughter-of-angels

Marvelous Ball -- @the-king-of-the-wind

Drinks -- @broadswordandpistol

Thunder -- @forceseal

Other blogs not listed currently have no drafts/will soon have none

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[soliloquics]

@grislyintentions : "You're a bad idea, but I like bad ideas." [Gotta have Zhongli disturbing Yulan KBDKJBDJK]

❛    it   should   be   illegal   that   you're   actually   hot   enough   to   get   away   with   being   such   a   fucking   weirdo.   ❜

[neriyon]

Fantasia was on sale so uhhh.. I changed one of my old unused alts to bnnuy, oops teehee.

He doesn't have a name yet nor any lore but uhhh I'm thinking maybe some ascian stuff? I've really wanted one actual antagonist oc for a while now since others are like, annoying, but not actually working against WoL or Scions. Half tempeted to make him some fucked up shard of Azem, but there's also multiple convocation members cast aside by msq so far so uhhhh (free real estate?)

[papagascan-fr]

@fr-lutielle  you have so many flawless imps in your lair, it was so hard not to only pick from them ;v; You pick out apparel and accents very well! another one going under the cut, I’m sure all of these will be very long haha

Saris has lots of pleasing shades of red that make her such a gorgeous dragon to look at :00 the rose and carmine go together very well, and the apparel you’ve chosen for her makes her look very elegant!

 The second dragon I’ve chosen is  Unnamed, but she really is beautiful <3 She’s got an interesting color combination going on that fits together really well with her apparel, and the flowerfall is a really nice touch c:

Huanghua is gorgeous as well! I think I have a thing for these elegant light dragons c: The combination of her accent and apparel is really fantastic, and her colors look wonderful together as well

Yulan is such a beautiful boy <3<3 midnight paired with ice is a beautiful combination, and the wing accent he’s wearing looks lovely with his simplistic gold and white apparel

Huo is truly a sight to behold! Midnight and maroon look wonderful together, and the gold gembond gives her a gilded appearance The gold silks tie together with her tertiary color and help it to look a bit more balanced against the other colors

Nadja may have only basic genes, but her icy colors and the gorgeous apparel she’s got on really make her look beautiful! not to mention that fantastic accent, hoo boy Overall, she’s a real beauty and the icy theme she has was a perfect choice c:

[soliloquics]

@curiouskinetic ─── x.

❛    what   a   weirdo,   ❜   he   said,   rather   audibly,   while   staring   at   the   nearby   woman.   he   had   seen   plenty   of   strange   people   in   his   time,   but   the   tail   in   particular   was   putting   him   off,   for   one   reason   or   another.   ❛    oi,   you   there,   cat   lady.   what's   your   deal   ?   ❜

[soliloquics]

@agcmbler : I want the k for all our ships

jingren: 7. A romantic kiss

the days seemed to brush past them, with those spent apart seeming to drag on faintly while the ones spent together always felt shorter than they should be.

blade only made his way to him when he thought it safe, and even then he had to sneak into his home, into his bed, to share precious time together. more often than not, jing yuan happily surrendered his own sleep in exchange for his touches; the way he steadily shifted beneath the covers, tangled fingers in his hair and drew his legs around himself, how they often quipped who would be given the lead, hoe he sometimes teased him even though the general was still half asleep— it was a good way to live, and a good way to love.

it came as no surprise that jing yuan's heart seemed to swell whenever the stellaron hunter was near. an old friend had returned to solemnly express his affections, half-heartedly warning him and offering him opportunities to refuse his attempts to be closer, and yet the general had chosen to leave himself wide open. he had been adamant to avoid bringing harm to jing yuan in any capacity, yet he knew his presence was dangerous and rejuvenating all the same.

what a strange love they shared, but one the general clung to with all his heart.

he had entered his home the same as usual, that night, but jing yuan found himself awake, longing quietly for his arrival, though thr chances were always slim. when his door did open, it was he who rose and moved to greet the other. dressed down and with his hair loose, jing yuan made his way to the doorway, promptly grasping blade's chin and wrapping an arm around his middle, almost against the small of his back.

he leaned closer, brushed his lips faintly against the hunter's, enjoyed the warmth of his breath, the familiar softness, and tilted his head. lips parted some more against his lover's, offering a kiss that seemed barely noticeable, a small shift that introduced it all at once, even though it was an open, slow and lingering one. the general drew his darling closer with it, too, a soft press against his lower back seeing them comfortably chest to chest, and when their lips parted they did so barely. golden eyes settled on that vibrantly crimson pair, and jing yuan smiled; softly, lazily. welcome back.

arlo jude: 11. A kiss to the neck

keeping jude on his lap was one of his favourite pastimes, second perhaps only to listening to him praise the dragon to the high heavens. it wasn't unusual that the two should end up tangled together like that, but he also enjoyed simply lazing about while feeling his fellow god's chest resting against his own.

that day, he had claimed an armchair with the intention to nap, and vine had crawled onto his lap with the specific intention to steal his focus. it wasn't unusual, and arlo didn't mind it, either, although he would have preferred, this time, if he could have instead done so after that intended nap of his.

still, he allowed him close, pushed his fingers beneath his shirt and let them boldly trace along his torso. ❛  i was hoping to doze, ❜ he complained, lightly, head tipped back to more easily watch the other. those freckled cheeks still drew a small smirk to his features; a testament to both beauty and chaos plastered right onto his face. that human form of his had been chosen well.

he leaned closer, not particularly finding anything the other may counter to dissuade his choice to lull himself to sleep through affection. his lips found his jaw first, soft and innocent kisses pressed against his skin first, growing more open but also more lethargic as he wandered down to his neck, the odd graze of teeth introduced along the way, and fingers grasping gently at his hips. ❛  incorrigible, ❜ he murmured against his throat, eyes closed and, in juxtaposition to his complaint, lips contently continuing to occupy the area.

yumia: 18. A kiss while laughing

mia seemed awfully fond of riling him up, but he had figured that would be the way of things from the very beginning, anyway.

she was cheeky, smart and riddled with audacity, all traits yulan found perfectly attractive. above all else, though, she could keep him on his toes. he was a man who enjoyed being unpredictable, who had poor impulse control and did whatever crossed his mind with little regarding for the consequences, though he was typically quite aware of them.

their time spent together was often handsy, physical and indulgent, but they also maintained engaging conversations, joked about and bickered pleasantly. it was, as such, no surprise that she should manage to tickle his sense of humour just right in the middle of his efforts to strip her down.

he had lifted her onto a sideboard and tossed his own shirt aside already, eagerly fidgeting with her blouse and bra and waging a war between want and dexterity. whatever lame joke she had murmured out struck just the right cord and just as yulan managed to undo the hooks of her underwear, he stammered briefly and broke out into laughter.

it was a rarer sound, something light and joyful from someone who was thoroughly sinister and nihilistic otherwise. he braced himself against the surface of the furniture for a moment, cheeks soon aching faintly and after he took a deep breath and quelled that laugh just somewhat, he lifted his head and offered a few kisses, grinning and chuckling against her lips.

❛  you fucking idiot, ❜ he huffed out amusedly, _affectionately_. ❛  you're throwing off the foreplay. ❜

wriolette: 12. A kiss along the collar bone

the iudex was a startlingly fast learner. in fact, wriothesley had been entirely sincere when he had told him that he would overtake him in the future when it came to well-placed touches, with ease.

to some, it may seem odd that the duke toyed with the sensation of surrender. trust was a difficult concept for a man who had been betrayed so thoroughly multiple times in his life, most notably in his youth, but neuvillette was the closest to earning his sincere faith.

given his quiet reverence towards the dragon, such should come as little surprise.

he had waited for him in the chief justice's flat, had drawn him closer and chatted away gently, teasing and quipping about this and that, and eventually nudged him to the sofa, where he could comfortably straddle his lap. neuvillette's hands tended to move with purpose but inquisitively all the same; he enjoyed touching him and once he grew confident in certain areas, wriothesley found that he quite easily stole his breath away.

that evening, he had peeled him out of his shirt skillfully, delicate fingers roaming his body as they had many times before, and still the warden shuddered under the odd touch, grew warmer and needier. his own fingers sat at the back of his lover's neck, pushed into that long, silken hair of his as they kissed.

his heart beat heavily in his chest, his breath grew shallow and the longer his dear offered such intimate, slow affection, the more he found himself softly lost in warmth, lulled into complacency. he must have realised that the duke's breathing became slowly unsteady, as the iudex shifted his lips to his jaw somewhere along the way, gifting him with soft, open kisses that grew wetter as he moved towards his neck. ironically, that shift only seemed to make breathing more difficult.

a deep inhale allowed for a drawn sigh afterwards, neuvillette's name mixed airily into it, but the dragon continued his gradual exploration along his skin. by the time he found his collarbones, wriothesley had canted his head back slightly, pressed as close to his beloved as he could without obstructing him, and felt sparks travelling up his spine, bubbling hints of anticipation and pleasure alike.

❛  are you... teasing me, monsieur neuvillette ? ❜ he questioned, audibly out of breath but playful nonetheless, and inhaled deeply afterward, only to feel goosebumps forming along his arms. ❛  it feels like you're trying to rile me up. ❜

zhongchi: 39. A tentative kiss

that childe would be injured was nothing unusual. he often returned to him with plenty of bruises and scrapes and typically saw the consultant patching him up in his time spent by his side. it usually didn't cause him to stay his hand, either, although he had to admit that a split lip did not particularly lend itself to affectionate displays.

he sighed softly, silently, wistfully to himself as he watched his darling. he spent most of his time away from liyue, away from him, and not making the most of their time spent together seemed a waste. still, the thought of his blood on his tongue did not particularly strike him as appealing.

while zhongli was finishing his tea, ajax carried the dishes to the kitchen, a perfectly normal and domestic course of events, and one that only had him more mournful of his split lip. he had resisted kissing him thus far, pointed out that it would be bad for his injury, that it would sting and he did not wish to cause him discomfort, and had been pouted at sufficiently for it.

... still, he thought it wasn't fair to hold back when he so seldom enjoyed his company. as such, the former archon abandoned his cup and pushed to his feet, followed after the harbinger and gingerly caught his hand first, and his cheek second, turning him towards himself and canting his head back slightly. then, he leaned closer, hesitated for a moment and ever so faintly pressed a kiss as far from the injury as he could, and another against his cheek.

❛  let's see if doctor baizhu had a potent remedy tomorrow, ❜ he suggested, kept him close and offered an apologetic, softly sheepish smile. ❛  i miss kissing you too much to sit idly by. ❜

kavetham: 15. A kiss along the hips

kaveh enjoyed it when alhaitham initiated most of anything, really, and while the scribe was typically simply too lazy to take the first step, he was not immune to bolder moods.

such shifts were more rare, and he tended to be content with holding him close and exchanging their usual, albeit gentler bickering, but his partner was beautiful, and alhaitham most assuredly aware of it. he loved to pamper him every now and again, to draw colour to his cheeks and leave him with messy hair and out of breath, and that day was one such occasion.

typically, the scribe moved swifter. he did not care too much to tease for too long and liked to offer the architect what pleasure he could, although some days saw him indulging in a more lethargic fashion.

that day, he had laid him on his bed and took his time drawing his clothes from him, often returning to kiss him in-between, until there was nothing left to strip him off. his fingers wandered liberally, but as they traced smooth skin he inevitably thought his lips ought to follow their paths, too.

his lips travelled lower, occupied themselves with his chest first, his stomach after that and eventually settled on his hips. he felt him shift faintly beneath himself, one of his hands buried in that grey hair of his, and teeth worrying a soft mark against his pelvis. he heard him exhale his name and glanced up, reached for his free hand to tangle their fingers and hummed contently against his skin; maybe he really would end up teasing him a little, just for once.

mozeqiu: 31. A kiss to the inner thigh

he was startlingly gorgeous. jiaoqiu had always been beautiful, of course, but moze had not had the capacity to appreciate such beauty for the longest time.

his features were delicate, his hands warm and voice soothing, his skin smooth, enticing, distracting. he had kissed his way down his torso, slow and inquisitive, tracing lips and tongue across his chest, his stomach, his hips, and still he found his thigh to be particularly captivating.

he could watch that vibrant blush from there, could feel muscles straining not to twitch, arousal slowly growing. he looked good, too good, and it had the assassin shift his leg comfortably over his shoulder, one hand settling atop it before he leaned closer and pressed and open, wet kiss against his skin first. his eyes unwaveringly lingered on the foxian's features, focused entirely on every little shift in expression he might gift him.

moze wondered whether he could draw more sounds from him, whether his diligent attention could coax his name from his lips more and more, and earn him praise he usually did not care much for but lapped up when it was offered while he lingered between his legs. strange, that he should find such comfort in freely offering another pleasure.

he couldn't help himself but to allow a flash of teeth. they grazed his skin gently at first, then lingered as he nursed a mark into it, though his were never too dark, never meant to linger too long but often rather slips of composure. ❛ jiaoqiu, ❜ he murmured lowly, fingers grasping more firmly at his leg, though careful not to cause discomfort, and merely another, indulgent hum offered as he placed another few kisses along the inside of his thigh.

[soliloquics]

@sungracd : " i had a feeling you'd be trouble. although now i'm beginning to think trouble might be an understatement. " @ yulan

what,   a   galaxy   ranger   ?   trouble   ?   unheard   of.

needless   to   say,   it   drew   a   scoff   from   yulan,   who   had   been   dubbed   a   great   many   things   far   exceeding   the   word   trouble.   his   methods   were   unorthodox   to   say   the   least,   and   particularly   violent—   though   followers   of   the   hunt   were   hardly   known   for   their   gentle   ways   when   pursuing   their   prey.   ❛    yeah   ?   was   it   all   the   bodies   that   gave   it   away   ?   ❜

[soliloquics]

@curiouskinetic : "Shut the fuck UP"

❛    i   thought   you   were   going   to   do   that.   you   know,   given   the   head.   or   giving,   i   guess.   ❜