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xvysarene · 7 months ago

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𝔹𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕎𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟

Pairing: LADS Men (All 5) x Fem!Reader Prompt: The moment they realise they want to spend their whole life with you Words: ~1.3k || 200-300 per LI Genre: Fluff, Comfort, Established relationship A/N: Highly recommend giving Urban Zakapa's "Nearness is to love" a listen to capture the mood! I need to be love like this smh

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⊱ 𝕏𝕒𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕣

Xavier has always wondered why he willingly abandons a good slumber and ignores the sting and soreness in his body just to see your face after every challenging mission.

“𝐷𝘰 𝑦𝘰𝑢 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝘵 𝑚𝑒 𝘵𝘰 𝑐𝘰𝘰𝑘 𝑦𝘰𝑢 𝑠𝘰𝑚𝑒𝘵ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒?”

The lines of concern etched on your forehead deepen when he hasn't touched the porridge, all while swiftly checking to ensure you haven’t missed tending to any of his injuries.

He realises then, that you opening the door after the first knock, with a home-cooked meal waiting for him even before the first rays of dawn, is why he always seeks you out first.

This is the person he wants to witness a lifetime of sunrises with, the one he never wants to see weighed down by worry due to his line of work.

Words fail him, so he gathers you in his arms. Revelling in the way your body moulds perfectly against his.

“𝐼 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝘵 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑦𝘰𝑢 𝑐𝑙𝘰𝑠𝑒.”

“𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑢𝑙,” you chide softly, eyes flicking up to meet his.

The concern in your gaze tugs at something deep within him.

Xavier now understands what it is to be unconditionally loved—to be so genuinely cared for that someone would worry about his well-being above all else.

“𝐼 𝑝𝑟𝘰𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝘵𝘰 𝑏𝑒 𝑚𝘰𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑖𝑓 𝑖𝘵 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑛 ℎ𝘰𝑙𝑑 𝑦𝘰𝑢 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝘵ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝜈𝑒𝑟𝑦𝘵𝑖𝑚𝑒.”

Your eyes soften. “𝑌𝘰𝑢 𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑦, 𝑦𝘰𝑢 𝑑𝘰𝑛'𝘵 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝘰𝑛 𝘵𝘰 ℎ𝘰𝑙𝑑 𝑚𝑒.”

The sensation of your fingers threading through his hair is pure heaven, and as you hold him tighter, you express that this embrace requires no further validation.

⊱ ℝ𝕒𝕗𝕒𝕪𝕖𝕝

Bathed in hues of molten gold and fiery amber, Rafayel watches you set up the dining table with his aunt and Thomas, a scene he will cherish until his very last breath.

The laughter of his favourite people mingling with the rhythmic crash of waves is music to his ears.

“𝑅𝑎𝑓, 𝑑𝘰𝑛'𝘵 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝘵 𝑠𝘵𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝘵ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒,” you call out. Tucking your hair behind your ear as the salty breeze whips strands across your face.

If only he could immortalise this scene on canvas, Rafayel muses.

But he knows that a painting would never do justice to fully conveying the true essence of this beauty.

“𝛭𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝘰𝜈𝑒𝑑, 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝐼 𝑠𝘵𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑦𝘰𝑢 𝑓𝘰𝑟 𝑎 𝑚𝘰𝑚𝑒𝑛𝘵?” The quiver in his voice doesn’t go amiss by anyone’s notice as he approaches.

Thomas quirks a questioning brow, while his aunt's gaze softens, her smile somehow knowing as she glances between the two of you.

Normally, he would have a response ready as Thomas quips about the champagne warming, but not this time.

Not when everything else other than you fades into insignificance.

Overwhelmed with emotion, he pulls you in a tight hug as soon as you both are away from prying eyes, burying his face in the crook of your neck.

“𝑇𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒,” his voice barely above a whisper, “ℎ𝘰𝑤 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝐼 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑦𝘰𝑢 𝑓𝘰𝑟 𝑚𝑦𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓, 𝑓𝘰𝑟𝑒𝜈𝑒𝑟?”

You gently draw back and hold his cheeks, adoring the crimson spreading onto his face and ears, before murmuring tenderly against his lips, “𝑌𝘰𝑢 𝑎𝑙𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝜈𝑒.”

At that very moment, it feels as though his heart might combust.

As if every whispered longing he's ever had has come true.

⊱ ℤ𝕒𝕪𝕟𝕖

Perplexed is what Zayne always imagined he would feel—wishing to spend the rest of his life with someone is a huge commitment after all.

But now, his heart overflows with nothing but contentment and peace.

With his glasses and book perch on his lap, he attentively listens as you animatedly vent about one of your coworkers, sitting cross-legged beside him on the bed.

“...𝐼'𝑚 𝑠𝘰𝑟𝑟𝑦, 𝐼 𝑠ℎ𝘰𝑢𝑙𝑑𝑛'𝘵 ℎ𝑎𝜈𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝘰𝑛. 𝑌𝘰𝑢 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝘵 𝑏𝑒 𝘵𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝘵𝘰𝑑𝑎𝑦.”

Zayne frowns, cursing himself as you mistaken his prolonged silence and composed demeanour for indifference.

Setting his stuff aside, he draws you closer, pressing a tender kiss to your forehead as your arms circle around him.

“𝐿𝘰𝜈𝑒, 𝐼 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑒𝑛𝑗𝘰𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝘰𝑢 𝘵𝑎𝑙𝑘. 𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝜈𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝘵𝘰𝑝 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝘰𝑢𝑟 𝘵ℎ𝘰𝑢𝑔ℎ𝘵𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝘵ℎ 𝑚𝑒.”

A small content sigh leaves his lips as you nestle closer to him, the warmth of your embrace seeping into his very soul.

Long fingers gently stroke your hair as you voice out concern about adding to his mounting stress with your words.

“𝑌𝘰𝑢 𝑐𝘰𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑛𝑒𝜈𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑒 𝑎 𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑛,” he murmurs, lips brushing your temple. “𝑌𝘰𝑢𝑟 𝜈𝘰𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝘵 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑎𝘵 ℎ𝘰𝑚𝑒. 𝑌𝘰𝑢 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑒𝜈𝑒𝑟𝑦𝘵ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑒𝘵𝘵𝑒𝑟, 𝑑𝘰𝑛'𝘵 𝑒𝜈𝑒𝑟 𝘵ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝘰𝘵ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒.”

Sometimes he wonders if he truly deserves the depth of love and understanding you provide, a treasure more valuable than any he has ever known.

He is not an easy man to love, yet you wholeheartedly embrace his complexities.

In that quiet moment, with the soft glow of moonlight filtering through the curtain, he knows with certainty that you occupy a space in his life that no one else can fill.

⊱ 𝕊𝕪𝕝𝕦𝕤

“𝑌𝘰𝑢 𝑎𝑏𝑠𝘰𝑙𝑢𝘵𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑓𝑓𝘰𝘰𝑛!” your voice trembles with fury as you cock your gun at him. “𝑊ℎ𝘰 𝑖𝑛 𝘵ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝘵 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝘰𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑘 𝑖𝑛𝘵𝘰 𝑎 𝘵𝑟𝑎𝑝 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑦? 𝑌𝘰𝑢 𝑐𝘰𝑢𝑙𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝜈𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑑!”

Despite having just slain dozens of degenerates and currently staring down the barrel of your gun, Sylus’s head is oddly silent.

The sight of his enemies’ blood staining your clothes, your hair tousling messily from its ponytail, and the blazing intensity in your eyes—every detail captivates him completely.

Fuck him, you’re perfect.

Exasperated by his grin, you continue calling him all the names in the book: reckless idiot, brainless fool, dumbass…

But he’s your idiot.

Sylus watches your eyes widen as he closes the distance between you, your mouth opening to protest, “𝐷𝘰𝑛’𝘵 𝑦𝘰𝑢 𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑘𝑖—” but before you can finish, he discards your gun aside with alarming speed, lips crashing against yours with a fervour that matches your fury.

It’s not a gentle kiss, it’s an explosion of emotions; a release of all the anger, fear, and love that has been building up.

“𝐼’𝑚 𝑠𝘰𝑟𝑟𝑦 𝑓𝘰𝑟 𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝘰𝑢,” he says breathlessly, resting his forehead against yours.

Strong hands pull you closer, and he smiles, sensing your fury starting to dissipate as you melt into his cocoon. “𝛢𝑠 𝑙𝘰𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑠 𝐼 ℎ𝑎𝜈𝑒 𝑦𝘰𝑢, 𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑒𝘵ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝘵, 𝑛𝘰 𝘰𝑛𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝘵𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑚𝑒—𝑢𝑠—𝑑𝘰𝑤𝑛 𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑦.”

When you respond to him with another creative jibe, calling him a “𝘵ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑘-ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝘰𝑎𝑓”, his deep laughter booms through the room.

No one else can and will challenge him like you do, and he lives for it.

Caught in the back-and-forth of your wit and spirit, craving the spark you kindle within him with every word.

⊱ ℂ𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕓

“𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑏!”

The moment your wide smile graces your features upon spotting him down the store aisle, it robs out all the oxygen in his lungs.

Caleb has always known that this relationship is different from his past ones—the thought of seeing you in his future teasing his brain occasionally.

But when you skip to him, with excitement dancing in your eyes, it hits him that he will give everything just to witness that radiance again.

Every day for the rest of his life.

“𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝘰𝑢 𝑎𝑟𝑒!” You slip your hand into his and intertwine your fingers together. “𝐼 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑦𝘰𝑢𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑟𝑒��𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝘵ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝘵𝑒𝑚 𝘵ℎ𝑒𝑦’𝜈𝑒 𝑝𝑢𝘵 𝑢𝑝 𝑠𝘰 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ.”

He’ll let you lead him to whichever section of the market, and he'll damn well help you get whatever you want, even if it’s questionable whether you need it or not.

Another mini planter for your succulents? Sure, he’ll even buy all of the different designs for you.

When you ask him if he’s alright, noticing his dazed expression, he straight up pulls you into his embrace and kisses the top of your head, murmuring, “𝐼 ℎ𝘰𝑝𝑒 𝑦𝘰𝑢’𝑙𝑙 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑎𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑒 𝘵𝘰 𝑔𝑒𝘵 𝘵ℎ𝘰𝑠𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑖𝘵𝑒𝑚𝑠.”

If he is misty-eyed amidst the bustling grocery store, it doesn’t concern him in the least.

You smile up at him in confusion, noticing the sentimental mood in his eyes. Standing on tiptoes, you give him a quick peck and melt in the warmth of his arms, feeling the beat of his heart against your cheek.

No other place feels as secure and comforting as being in each other’s arms.

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perfectwitchcrown · 5 months ago

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Allusions in Make the Exorcist Fall in Love

So far in Make the Exorcist Fall in Love there’s been a lot of allusions to various texts. I thought it might be fun to compile all the ones people have noticed so far as far as I've seen. Some of these are more speculative than others and I will update as I go along. Also, I read Ekuoto as free first read chapters on Mangaplus so unfortunately I can’t go back and check much so this is largely through memory, so if anyone has anything else to add I would greatly appreciate it! All I’ve got is a few screenshots and a dream. If I get anything wrong feel free to correct me! I’ve organized this in order of allusions I’m confident about to allusions I’m less so confident about.

CW: reference to sexual violence

Dante's Divine Comedy and Vita Nuova: Dante Alighieri

This one is pretty obvious since there are characters directly named after the characters figured in Dante’s Inferno. It’s been a long time since I read it, but other details are also taken from the text, such as the frozen center of hell where Satan is located.

Lmao Leah from the Bible (who is probably Leah’s namesake) also shows up in Dante’s Divine Comedy apparently in Purgatorio.

Ok also super important to Dante retellings r Beatrice, who’s used as a symbol of divine love and is instrumental to Dante's journey through hell, purgatory, and paradise, so of course Ekuoto Dante advises Priest to fall in love lmao. So far though there hasn’t been a direct Beatrice in narrative (which there might never be one since the text has already made the Dante-Virgil connection an active choice of Virgilius's to reference the Divine Comedy rather than just an allusion by the author).

To be so real though I figure that Vergilius is probably also intended to be the Beatrice in this narrative.

The points I would draw attention in support of this would be these: 1. Beatrice is the woman who Dante has been in love with since early childhood but unable to ever be with because they both married others. Ekuoto Virgilius and Dante have known each other since childhood, and have something going on. 2. Beatrice is, like Virgil, one of Dante’s guides (through part of purgatorio and paradiso) 3. We still don’t know what Virgilius’s name was before he took that one on. Beatrice does not have a masculine form in current use and I tried finding some sort of nickname that would work and was unable to do so. However. Beatrice’s name is rendered in Japanese as ベアトリーチェ, and Beato is at least a surname. Then again, I’m not sure anyone has both a first name and last name except for Imuri so far???

"Book of Tobit"

I wasn’t familiar w this one so I didn’t notice it until I saw posts pointing it out, but the Asmodeus flashback was a retelling of the book of Tobit. Other people have already done analysis of this so I’d recommend checking other’s out. Unfortunately I failed to save the link to any of them so I can’t pass any along :’) Belfagor arcidiavolo: Machiavelli

Another one that I wasn’t familiar with but have seen people referencing. As above, I recommend checking out other’s analysis. "Those Who Walk Away from Omelas": Ursula K. Le Guin

The Brothers Karamazov: Fyodor Dostoevsky

Ok major spoilers and I also highly recommend this book, but also, its super long so I don’t blame anyone who chooses not to read. This book is about the most disgusting father alive and his three, maybe four, sons: Dimitri, Ivan, Alyosha, and maybe Smerdyakov (rumored to be an illegitimate son). Most of the action follows Alyosha, who is the youngest and probably the most idealistic character in the novel, at least in the beginning. Alyosha starts out as a novice in the local Russian Orthodox monastery under the purview of Father Zossima, an elder who really emphasizes love in religious practice. There's a series of chapters that cover a theological debate between Ivan and Alyosha.

In this theological debate, Ivan is arguing not that God doesn’t exist, but that the foundation of the world as understood by Christianity is something he fundamentally rejects.

Quotations from the Signet Classics edition:

“I don’t accept this world of God’s. Although I know it exists, I don’t accept it at all. It’s not that I don’t accept God, you must understand, it’s the world created by Him I don’t and cannot accept” (Dostoevsky 266) - “If all must suffer to pay for eternal harmony, what have children to do with it?....I understand solidarity in sin among men. I understand solidarity in retribution too; but there can be no such solidarity with children. And if it is really true that they must share responsibility for all their father’s crimes, such a truth is not of this world and is beyond my comprehension” (Dostoevsky 276)

“Imagine that you are creating a fabric of human destiny with the object of making men happy in the end, giving them peace and rest at last. Imagine you are doing this but that it is essential and inevitable to torture to death only one tiny creature—that child beating its breast with its fist, for instance—in order to found that edifice on its unavenged tears. Would you consent to be the architect on those conditions?” (This quotation, although from a different translation, is the one that inspired Omelas - I think the bowling alley theological discussion between Virgilius and Priest bears some similarities to this conversation. Its not a debate about the existence of god, but rather a debate whether or not the world envisioned by Christianity is inherently unjust or not. Demian: Hermann Hesse

“The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to God. That God's name is Abraxas”

Potential references but tbh they’re a bit of a stretch:

“Book of Martha”: Octavia Butler

"Book of Martha" is an Octavia Butler short story in the Bloodchild collection about an ordinary woman who is visited by god one day who tells her to choose one thing to change about people to try and make the world a better place. It’s a very short read and I’d recommend reading it before you read the next sentence where I’ll spoil the end.

She eventually decides that the thing to focus on is people’s dreams. Specifically, to give them the things they desire most within their dreams, in the hope that people will be less violent to each other in real life. A stretch, but Octavia Butler comes from similar recommendation circles as Ursula K. Le Guin (feminist science fiction authors with overlapping periods of activity) so I don’t think it’s impossible for the most recent chapters' use of dreams to hold some sort of inspiration from this short story. Again, this one is a pretty big stretch, as the idea of dreams to escape reality is pretty common.

The Monk: Matthew Lewis

Ok! So! Demon seduces a person is like not at all an original story (The Daemon Lover, Cazotte’s The Devil in Love, etc etc). BUT! The Monk is specifically a story that’s like. What if there was this extremely virtuous young man who has never lived in the outside world ever because he was raised in the church as an orphan and then the devil sent a demon girl to seduce him.

I have not finished the book yet so I can’t comment in depth on it other than to say the concept is similar but the execution so far is very different (It's a fairly misogynistic text. Ambrosio turns evil in ways that I doubt Priest will because thematically they’d go completely against the story. Also, The Monk is veryyy lurid in terms of Lust is Evil!!! And will turn you into a murdering maniac!!!! Because evil women are out there seducing you!!! Whereas so far sexual desire in Ekuoto has been handled as a perfectly natural thing, but complicated by religion, patriarchy, trauma, etc.)

This is all I have so far but I'd be interested to see if anyone else has any other ideas!

#make the exorcist fall in love #ekuoto #exorcist wo otosenai #meta

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thatfreshi · 1 year ago

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No Need To Be Shy Now (Astarion x Reader)

TW - smut, lots of bloodplay, masochism, dom/sub dynamics, also tav is afab

(I had a lot of fun writing this and this is actually my first time writing smut so please let me know what you think thank youu)

Recommended Song: Tilted Halo - Flo Milli

Temptation. You were Eve, him the apple. All that time ago, lost in the forest, long before you were in love, long before he knew he could love. You and Astarion, what an odd history, and yet fitting, like a geode, two sides cracked apart, still fitting perfectly.

"Come here darling, let me drink in that beauty of yours."

You concede, coming to the bed, lying down next to your star-crossed lover, one you managed to keep your eyes on in this lifetime.

"I'd let you drink far more than that."

You grin, leaving a trail of kisses down his neck, gliding towards his chest until he forces your chin back up, coming into a rough kiss, hungry, desperate. You pull away for a moment, giving him that sweet stare.

"What darling?"

Impatience.

"Being a tease, that's all."

You ghost his lips lightly, smirking, knowing what you're asking for. And then he bites down into your throat. You gasp, somehow still shocked, but he doesn't drink just yet, pulling you on top of him, letting it trail down your neck. You take your blouse off, some of the blood smearing on the white fabric. It continues down your chest, dripping onto your breast. He licks it off slowly

"Fuck..."

His nails dig into your back, as he continues to lap the blood off your skin, intentional with his movement.

"So beautiful, bleeding for me like this."

He means every word, appreciation caught in his throat, almost making him sentimental. But he'd leave that for after he was done with you.

"Bite me again, please."

The only person you'd be this vulnerable with, the only man you'd beg for.

"Your wish is my command darling."

He lies you back on the sheets, moving down to your legs, leaving two teeth marks in your thigh, leaving you trembling. He can see all the little dotted scars, sweet memories, lustful evenings. He kisses down the inside of your thigh, taking the blood as he goes, leaving some of it smeared as a reminder. You try to keep your moans to yourself, almost a little embarassed. He looks up at you, noticing you're holding back.

"No need to be shy now, I've already got you right where I want you.""

He digs his fingers into your hips, a sensitive spot that wins a cry of pleasure.

"That's better."

He begins softly grazing in between your thighs, ever so slightly touching you. Astarion hears you about to speak, but hushes you.

"Patience dear. Let's have our fun."

He had been teasing you all night while you were out, light touches when your friends weren't looking, whispers in your ear that made red cover your face. You claimed the blush was just from how hot it was in the tavern. While you try and wait on his antics, you're taken aback by the sudden entrance of his fingers, well received. He stops moving for a moment just to get a rise out of you.

"Gods, you're the worst."

"Would the worst make you feel this good?"

Every word of his drips in lust, knowing he has you, knowing you wouldn't want this from anyone else, knowing he matters. The next few thrusts of his fingers are calculated, slow, trying to extend this moment as long as he can. You make eyes at him, trying to use that sweet gaze to convince him.

"I'm sure you're tired too. Don't you want more?"

You're not wrong, but he tries to keep himself in check, edging you for as long as he can before biting down into the flesh right above your hip, making you both moan.

"When I want more, I know how to take it. Promise."

He mumbles against your skin, more blood on the sheets. You're a little light-headed, somewhere between the bed and the heavens. Astarion moves to undo his belt.

"I think you've earned it my sweet."

Soon enough, hips collide, getting your own blood on himself. He doesn't hold back this time, giving you everything you've begged him for, and yet you're still begging. You grab the sheets tightly, and he takes that hand, putting it up above your head, holding you down in between his fingers. He goes to drink from your neck once more, picking up speed, leaving you utterly helpless.

"Please, can I-"

"Yes."

You're first, and he follows shortly after, the two of you shaking. He kisses you deeply, but softly.

"Gods..."

He lies down beside you, feeling the blood that has pooled on the bed. You don't say anything, still stuck in that bliss, trying to get your bearings. He moves a piece of hair from your face, and you slowly turn to look at him, smiling like an idiot.

"What a syren you are my love. If you didn't like begging for me so much, perhaps it would be the other way around."

You simply wrap your arms around him, tired from what he just put your body through.

"I love you."

You mumble into his neck, nestling yourself by his side. He kisses the top of your head.

"I love you too."

It's silent for a moment, and then he shifts a little.

"We should run a bath, get you something to eat before you get nauseous."

You pout, pleading that he stays in bed with you.

"I don't want to get up yet..."

He stands by the bed, slowly putting his shirt back on.

"If you let me use you so much, I have to at least make sure you're well taken care of. That is, unless you don't like it rough like that. Because if so we could always go back to-"

"Noooooooo. I'll go to the bath."

"Good answer."

Demand still in his voice, but coated in sugar. He helps you stand, leading you to the bath, where a night of pampering and hand-fed cheese is in order.

#astarion #baldur's gate 3 #baldurs gate astarion #astarion x reader #astarion x tav #comfort #smut

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chvoswxtch · 1 year ago

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Girl I have been silently reading and praising your stuff from my sisters account. Like liking all you stuff for safekeeping. The whole thing crashed and now I am trying to do the whole interacting thing. I am so embarrassed and scared that my idea is shit so this I am anonymous. But listen - I check your blog every day for updates. I luv u.

Okay my request is a bit messy. But like an angsty/fluf fic with Frank and a woman who is like small but indestructible - you know like a super power or x-gene thing. You cant see any wounds on her body they´ll just heal or something. And all she wants to do is protect Frank and he is just not having it.

If this is shit and not duable I get it! And if I missed somebody writing something simular please share the link - I would love it! Rant over...sorry...and thank you <34567

hi nonnie!

firstly, welcome. there's no need to hide in the shadows, or to apologize or feel embarrassed or any of that. i'm happy you're here and felt comfortable sharing your idea with me! I actually got a somewhat similar request, so I ended up combining the two to get the best of both worlds :)

also if you're into frank x powered reader, I highly recommend @grippingbeskar! she has an entire completed series called salt, ice, and fire that is phenomenal that I can't gush about enough

I hope you enjoy!

warning: swearing, mentions of guns & blood word count: 1.4k

bulletproof.

“What the fuck are you doing?”

“What the fuck are you doin’?”

Frank’s thick brows were angrily bunched up in the middle of his forehead, a trail of crimson slowly leaking from the cut that covered the bridge of his freshly broken nose. His jaw was harshly set and he scowled deeply at you while switching out the cartridge on his rifle by muscle memory, not even having to look down.

“I told you-“

“No, I told you to take the goddamn stairs to the roof while I took out-

“I had it under control, Frank!”

Frank scoffed and let out an exasperated puff of air through his lips while shaking his head and gesturing towards you loosely with his free hand.

“Under control my ass, look at you. If you had fuckin’ listened to me, you wouldn’t be bleedin’ right now.”

Frank’s voice had risen in volume, and the timbre of it carried through the empty space between the two of you with a subtle growl. He might have been pissed at you, but you were fucking furious with him. You’d lost count of how many times the two of you fought about the exact same fucking thing over and over, and you weren’t arguing about it with him anymore.

The heavy sound of approaching footsteps and yells caught Frank’s attention, but as he began to march towards the open loading dock of the abandoned warehouse with purpose and a raging vendetta burning in his eyes, the metal shutter door suddenly came barreling down with a wave of your hand. It collided with the concrete floor, a loud thud echoing around the space, not only preventing Frank from getting out, but anyone else from getting in.

Frank instantly paused, snapping his head to look over his shoulder at you with an expression of pure annoyance covering his sharp features. Your eye color had shifted to an incandescent shade, glimmering like two deep red rubies caught in the sunlight. There was still a flickering scarlet glow around your right hand as you kept the door shut, and Frank could tell by the look on your face that you were incensed by his behavior, but he refused to back down anymore than you did.

Grabbing the hem of your top with your left hand, you hastily lifted it upwards just as one of the bullet holes above your right hip began to close up and heal. Frank’s narrowed gaze dropped downwards to watch, and his features softened just a sliver, only to harden once again when he looked back into your illuminated eyes.

“I can heal, Frank. You can’t. So when I tell you I have something under control, that doesn’t mean you fucking jump in front of me guns blazing. That bulletproof vest can’t protect you from everything, and I swear to whatever God you believe in, if you pull that shit again and get yourself killed, I will find a way to raise you from the dead just to kill you myself.”

Frank didn’t visibly react to your words, even as your voice rose in a hysterical volume and filled the empty space surrounding you both. Any other person might have been fucking terrified to be alone with a woman that had glowing red eyes and could trap them somewhere with her mind. Then again, anyone else probably also would’ve been scared shitless to be alone in a room with the Punisher himself.

But Frank wasn’t afraid of you, just like you weren’t afraid of him. You both knew what the other was, and you loved each other anyway.

That was the root cause of your recurring argument. Frank wanted to protect you, and you wanted to protect him. Despite him knowing about your abilities, he still felt responsible for you. He didn’t like seeing you get hurt, even if it did heal. He didn’t want anything to happen to you if he could prevent it.

Letting his rifle drop by his side, Frank let out a deep exhale through his broken nose, his eyes wandering over your figure slowly before meeting your gaze.

“You know how much I hate seein’ you get hurt, baby. You know what it does to me.”

The sudden change in his voice to a softer and more sincere tone had your eyes shifting back to their natural color, and your previous anger began to instantly cool. You did know. If someone so much as bumped into you on accident, Frank was ready to tear them to shreds. He had always been extremely overprotective of you, and knowing his traumatic past, you couldn’t blame him, or stay upset with him for very long.

Letting out a soft sigh of your own, you ran one of your hands through your hair before taking a few steps towards him, your heeled boots echoing along the cement floors. Despite the three inches of height they gave you, Frank still towered over you completely. The size difference between the two of you was nearly comical, especially considering he was the “big and scary” one.

But you were the little witch that had a nasty temper.

“You think I enjoy seeing you get hurt? I’m the one who has to fix you up, remember?”

Neither one of you paid any mind to the incessant banging on the shutter door, or the sound of ricocheting bullets and yelling coming from the other side. When you brought your hands up to gently grab Frank’s face, he leaned down to nuzzle into your palms and instantly melted into your touch, his attention solely focused on you.

“I know.”

Brushing your thumb lightly along the violet bruise that began to bloom on his right cheekbone, you took in the cut along the bridge of his nose and frowned softly with a sigh.

“Your nose is broken again.”

“Ain’t the first, won’t be the last.”

“Can I try something?”

Frank arched one of his thick brows in question, glancing over his shoulder momentarily at the shutter door before looking at you again.

“Right now?”

“You have somewhere to be?”

Rolling his eyes, Frank let out a soft chuckle and gave a slight nod of his head.

“Alright. S’pose they ain’t gettin’ in no time soon.”

A proud smirk was all you offered in return to his comment. Taking a deep breath, you removed your right hand from his face and let your index finger hover over his wounded nose. Focusing intently, your hand was once again glowing, and you traced a crimson line in the air from the top to the bottom of his nose. All of a sudden, the cut on the bridge of his nose sealed up, and the indigo patches that had blossomed around it vanished.

Frank blinked a few times in dumbfoundment, wiggling his large nose and glancing down at it in a mixture of confusion and awe. Your own eyes widened in surprise, and your mouth hung open in shock before your lips parted into a wide grin. Frank looked at you, his features twisted up in wonder and puzzlement.

“Holy shit. How the hell did you do that?”

“I…I don’t know. I just…wanted to see if I could, and…focused really hard. I can’t believe it actually worked!”

Frank stared down at you incredulously when you said that.

“The hell you mean you can’t believe it actually worked? You didn’t know it would? What if you had given me a tail or somethin’? Or put my ass where my nose was?”

“Oh, well then I could never kiss you again.”

Frank actually looked offended by that, and you couldn’t help but laugh at his expression while you gently patted his shoulder and stepped around him to face the shutter door, brushing your hair off your shoulders.

“Alright big guy, let’s wrap this up. I’m starving, and there’s a Gilmore Girls marathon waiting with our name on it.”

Frank’s plush lips pursed in an adorable pout as he cocked his rifle and aimed towards the shutter door, keeping his narrowed gaze locked on you.

“You and I are gonna have a serious talk ‘bout this magic shit when we get home.”

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what kibble do you recommend for cats?

Oh man, I don't think anyone's asked me this stuff on here before lol. This is a big question with a lot of correct answers. I'm gonna provide some context before listing brands.

Warning: it's long (but thorough!)

The goal when choosing a diet for your pet should be to target the companies that do the most regular testing of their diets as well as the most regular, consistent involvement with board-certified veterinary nutritionists.

A lot of "mid tier" companies can pay a board-certified veterinary nutritionist to formulate the original recipes, and then they go ahead and sell them with the Nutritional Adequacy Statement that the diet is formulated to meet AAFCO standards for adult maintenance. But in reality, when the recipe is tested, it might not be identical to the formulation, so some aspects of the diet might not be perfectly as they were intended. Basically... testing is important. The gold standard is to look for diets that say they were TESTED to meet AAFCO standards for adult maintenance, not just formulated to meet AAFCO standards.

This Nutritional Adequacy Statement must be present on ALL pet food bags, cans, pouches, treats, chews, literally any pet food product that is intended for consumption of any kind in the US. It will be one sentence long and clarify who this product is intended for as well as what qualifications it meets. If it says it's appropriate per AAFCO standards for adult maintenance, it means it meets the requirements for a healthy adult dog to eat that product regularly without being deficient in any nutrients. This is the BARE MINIMUM.

(Pro tip: You can just ask companies for their nutrient testing data for diets. The really good ones will be able to give you the full AAFCO panel with all the nutrients you can test for. Some companies might be like "nah that's too many, you can ask about a few ingredients at a time", and that's fine. If they have data to share, it means they've run at least one test recently. If they won't share any of their testing data other than what is legally required by the FDA, which is called the "Guaranteed Analysis", then they probably haven't run any real testing beyond that. Be wary of those companies.)

2. Companies that have a lot of money have time to run more tests to make sure their product doesn't have excessive levels of heavy metals, mycobacterium, required nutrients that can become toxic (think Vitamin D), etc. They also have money to buy facilities that can safely produce food and be regularly cleaned and sanitized daily.

Companies that are just starting out or are trying to work their way up won't have the money to buy the enormous facilities and kitchens required to mass produce their product for consumers. I know it's very tempting to support small businesses, but pet food is not one I would recommend. Think about the last time your local mom and pop diner had their paint tested for lead or their ice machine deeply sanitized and checked for mold. And then think about the overkill protocols in place by the monster fast food corporations like Taco Bell or In n Out who have more money than god and write you up for not adhering to their insane cleaning protocols.

When corporations have reputations to lose, legacies in place, they go above and beyond to make sure they are legally protected in every single aspect of their business. This applies to cleanliness, but also to things like recalls from toxic levels of a nutrient in the diet, testing for bone fragments or other foreign objects in food, removing the possibility of human error from the feeding process for your pet. Corporations above all else want to avoid legal problems, which means they will go above and beyond (I can't believe I'm saying this) to uphold the safety measures in place for their final product.

Basically, the more money they have, the more money they can spend on safety protocols so they can't get sued for something bad like accidentally making hundreds of dogs sick and having their reputation destroyed.

3. Marketing. My god, marketing has become such a shit show in the last few years with influencers and social media. Listen, if a pet food company is spending its hard earned dollars trying to scare the shit out of you by demonizing some random thing or another company, it's probably not real and they're just grasping at straws. If they're desperately trying to convince you that kibble is evil, or that Company B sucks for reasons X, Y, Z, or that you've been feeding your pet wrong this whole time and it's going to KILL THEM unless you feed *our product*, know that they are most definitely full of shit.

There is no magic diet for things like making your pet live twice as long or for curing cancer. It just doesn't exist yet, and trust me when I say companies are trying. The first pet food company that can prove their product makes pets live longer in a repeatable research study is going to be a gazillionaire.

But I digress. I don't recommend giving money to companies who spend money on incendiary marketing campaigns. If a company is trying to upset you, that's weird. A good product speaks for itself and/or has the backing of licensed (key word: licensed) professionals in that specialty making that recommendation.

"Certified Pet Nutritionist" and "Certified Animal Nutritionist" are NOT LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. There is no license required to call yourself that. They watch videos online for like six hours and then get emailed a pdf certificate. They are not licensed medical professionals, despite their best intentions. Be wary of any medical or nutrition advice you get from someone who calls themselves that.

Finally, the fucking list:

My cats both have medical problems so they're on prescription diets, but here are the regular brands I highly recommend if you have money to burn.

Top Tier

Royal Canin, Hills, Purina

Okay, I know what you must be saying. "That shit is expensive, dude. I'm not buying that."

But listen to me... these parent companies that make the expensive pet foods also make the mid tier pet foods and the affordable pet foods. MARS (who owns Royal Canin) is the biggest pet food manufacturer in the world has might actually have more money than god. Purina is owned by Nestle. Hills is partially owned by Colgate and is rollin in dough enough to make an affordable version of their top tier product.

ANY pet food company that is under the umbrella of one of these monster corporations will have the same testing and sanitation protocols as the "top tier" fancy ass pet food companies.

So all you have to do is see what pet food companies are owned by MARS or Nestle or Hills and pick what's in your price range.

This is MARS:

This is Purina:

And Hills just has Science Diet, I believe.

If it makes you feel better, I fed my cats Fancy Feast for literally a decade, and they loved it and had killer blood work results until they reached their older years.

Also, just a caveat: There are literally hundreds of pet food companies out there, more growing by the minute, so I'm sure there are also a lot of other great companies who make kibble for cats. You can use the info above to ask the right questions to the poor, overworked customer service agents who will hopefully be able to provide the info you need to make an informed decision.

Oh, and make sure to talk to your veterinarian before making any dietary changes for your pet! Seriously! None of this is intended to be a substitution for medical advice.

#prof

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adobe-outdesign · 9 months ago

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Earning NP in 2024: A Quick-Start Guide for New and Old Users

I feel like there’s a lot of people that struggle with making NP nowadays, both due to shifts in what is/isn’t profitable and a lack of clear direction for new players, so I thought I’d put this together to see if it helps anyone. (This was originally written for Reddit, but I figured people over here might find it useful as well.)

IMPORTANT: This guide just tells you what to do, not how things work. I’d recommend looking up more in-depth resources if you would like to understand the specific mechanics.

Also, please note that this guide is just what I’ve found most effective. Feel free to sound off in the comments if you want to add something you think is useful.

Part 1: The Big 8

The Big 8 are the dailies that I’ve found to be incredibly profitable; just doing these each day will earn you tens of millions of NP over a few months, and they’re pretty fast to complete. If you don’t do anything else, do these.

Bank Interest

Click the “collect interest” button.

Always collect your interest before you do anything else—remember, you can’t collect after depositing or withdrawing NP.

Note: Upgrade your account type (at the bottom of the bank page) as you save. This permanently increases your interest rate.

The interest rate does NOT go back down if you dip below the required amount after upgrading.

Shop Till

Technically this is just collecting the money from items you’ve sold, but if you follow this guide you’ll likely have a tidy sum to collect each day :)

The one is listed second because you can jump straight from here to Trudy’s, as the till’s old layout will make the Trudy’s notification appear if it hasn’t already.

Trudy’s Surprise

Click the “play” button.

Do this each day for 25 days to collect a 100K prize.

Note: Trudy’s also gives out Basic Gift Boxes, which are useful for NC trading.

Quest Log

First, check your weekly prize. To do this, click on the slider button to switch from your daily prize to your weekly one. Check the price of the prize.

If you like your weekly prize:

Complete all of your daily quests.

When all daily quests are complete, click on the NP bag to collect your 20K reward.

HIT REFRESH WHEN DONE. The clock at the top-right corner will disappear. This has to be done or the completion may not take.

Repeat for the week, then click on your prize at the end of the week to claim it.

If you do not like your weekly prize and want to change it:

Complete 4/5 of your daily quests (whichever ones are most profitable)

For the last quest, click the red “skip quest” button and confirm.

REFRESH THE PAGE. Once again, this is important.

The next day you should have a new prize. Continue skipping a quest per day until you get an item you like.

If you want to reset your weekly prize but already completed some days:

Follow the steps above. When you return the next day, your progress will be reset but your weekly prize will be the same.

Follow the steps above one more time. When you return the next day, you should have a new weekly prize.

Stock Market

To buy shares:

Go to the bargains page above.

Look in the right-hand column titled “curr” and find a stock with the number 15 (the cheapest you can buy shares at).

Copy the four-letter ticker symbol in the left-hand column labeled “ticker”.

Click on the “buy” link above and enter paste the ticker symbol into the first box, then enter “1000” into the second box (this is the max amount of shares you can buy per day). This will cost you 15K NP.

Repeat daily. Remember to diversify your portfolio (which is a fancy way of saying buy shares for different companies to increase your odds of getting a payout).

After you have bought a stock, go to the “my portfolio” page and look in the “current price” column.

If the number there is greater than 15, you have made a profit.

It is up to you to decide when to sell the stock. Waiting until 40–60 is average, but you can decide your own preferences here.

DO NOT ever sell a stock under 15. The stock market no longer crashes, so a stock that drops down has no choice but to eventually bounce back up.

Note: The stock market is a long-term investment. You may need to wait long periods of time before seeing a profit depending on how often you sell.

Food Club

Unlike other dailies, Food Club rolls over at 2:15 p.m. NST.

At 5:00 p.m. NST, a few Food Club board will automatically go up on this subreddit.

Click on the board and pick a betting table you like from the comments. I highly recommend u/nsheng’s standard or aggressive sets.

Once you have your table, submit your bets. To do this:

Click on “place a bet”.

Start with row 1 of your chosen betting table. On the “place a bet” page, select one pirate from each drop-down menu, then click the far-left checkbox for each.

Enter your betting amount. Your max bet is listed on the “place a bet” page, or you can enter a different amount. MAKE SURE THE AMOUNT IS THE SAME FOR EACH BET.

Hit “place this bet!”. Repeat this process ten times for all ten rows of your chosen betting table.

At 2:15 the next day, click “collect your winnings”, then go back to the “place a bet” page and enter that day’s 10 bets once the betting tables are posted on Reddit.

Note 1: How much you can bet (and by extension, make) depends on your account age, so this may be less useful to new players. It’s free passive NP either way however.

Note 2: There will be days you experience losses with Food Club. On average you will make back much more than what you invest as long as you stick with it, but with that said, make sure you’re only betting amounts you feel comfortable losing.

Battledome

The Battledome is unique in that you have to put some time and money into it to get something out of it, but the rewards are usually pretty high (making 100K+ a day isn’t uncommon).

To get started, you will need to train your pet and get them some weapons.

For training, follow the steps at the bottom of Battlepedia’s “Beginners’ Guide to Training” here.

For weapons, pick a beginner’s set from Battlepedia’s “Beginners’ Weapon Recommendations” here.

Once you have a basic weapon set and some beginner training, you’ll need to pick an opponent. Not all opponents are worth fighting!

/~SeasonalAttackP breaks down the stats, but the shortened version is that you’ll want to fight these opponents in this order, working your way up as you go (for difficulty, chose the hardest level you can manage for each opponent).

For premium users:

For regular users:

The end goal is to get to the point where your pet can 1-shot your chosen opponent with a single weapon without taking damage (this allows for the fastest dailies run possible). To do this:

Train your pet up to level 50 and give them the lens flare ability. This prevents opponents from attacking.

Give your pet a powerful bomb-type weapon. I recommend Varia is the Bomb, which currently goes for 3–5 mil and does 25 icons.

Train up your pet’s strength. How high your strength needs to be for a one-shot depends on what opponent you’re focusing on and if you’re using one or two weapons; you can use Battlepedia’s damage calculator here to get an idea.

You can earn up to 15 items a day; how many items you get per battle is random. DO NOT stop battling until the “You have reached the item limit for today! You can continue to fight, but no more items can be earned” message pops up.

(Note: You can continue to earn items after the “You have reached the NP limit for today” message pops up. It’s only when the item message appears that you can’t earn anything more.)

Stock Your Shop

Do this last so you can price any items you obtained from the previous 7 dailies.

Try to do this once per day, which will prevent massive backlogs of unpriced items taking up space in your shop.

Note: If you already have a backlog, you can use Jellyneo’s shop price checker to get an idea of how to price things—but use caution and double-check prices when appropriate, as the checker may not always be accurate.

Part 2: Optional Dailies

These won’t make you nearly as many NPs as the above, but if you’re in a hurry to earn NP these are useful additions. All of these have been vetted as low/no risk with either a decent daily reward or a slim chance at a very large reward.

Daily Puzzle (Note: Answers are posted on Jellyneo)

Rich Slorg

Anchor Management

Forgotten Shore (Note: You need all 9 map pieces for access; just buy them on the SW, as they’re dirt cheap)

Coltzan's Shrine

Deserted Tomb

Grave Danger (Note: Need a petpet attached to one of your pets for this one)

Fruit Machine

The Discarded Magical Blue Grundo Plushie of Prosperity

Tombola

Mysterious Negg Cave (Note: This one has a little puzzle to solve)

Faerie Caverns

Wishing Well (Note: Place 7 wishes @ 22 NP every 12 hours; you can use the recent winner’s list to get an idea of expensive items you can wish for)

Buried Treasure

Ye Olde Fishing Vortex

Part 3: Assorted Tips

Make sure to place any large amounts of NP into the bank immediately to protect yourself from random events. (I recommend keeping around 30K–50K on hand.)

Likewise, put any expensive items in your SDB or shop immediately.

It’s easier to make NP if you have NP. Try to save past your goals before making a large purchase so you have a “cushion” left over—it will save you a lot of time in the future.

Restocking used to be a good way to make NP, but currently bots snatch up all the valuable items. You can do it on the side and make a small profit by focusing on less profitable items, but it’s generally a time-intensive low-profit option.

Likewise, (traditional) games are a huge time sink with almost no profits (only 3K/game). Don’t bother unless you just want to play for fun.

For older players: You can use Jellyneo’s SDB Price Checker to find expensive items in your SDB to sell. Remember to double-check the prices on the SW/TP before selling!

Also for older players: Don’t forgot to check for unneeded Battledome weapons, old TCG cards, Neohome items, NeoDeck cards, and unused plot points.

It’s generally a good idea to sit on items from plots/events for a little while before selling—the price usually goes up over time (don’t wait too long though or it might be re-released!).

Always participate in plots and events when possible. Not only are they engaging, but the prizes are usually worth a decent amount.

And most importantly, remember to have fun!

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valentoru · 7 months ago

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|| Limitless ||

[CHAPTER 8]

SYNOPSIS: Gojo Satoru, a big time artist, who’s known for leaving a trail of broken hearts in his wake wherever he goes. And you, the lead guitarist of an upcoming band, who’s absolutely certain that no one will ever love you. Through an accident in which you happened to kiss Gojo in a frantic state, you both decide, via convenience alone—and zero regard for both of your managers—to pull a fake dating stunt what could go wrong? Any press is good press…right?

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Three days later you found yourself stood in front of Gojo’s office again.

You’d never been there before three days ago, but once again you had no problem finding it. The staff scurrying out of it with misty eyes and a terrified expression was a dead give away. Not to mention that Gojo’s was the only one in the hallway completely void of pictures of kids, pets or significant others. Not even a copy of his album cover with the hit song that had won him a Grammy. You knew about all the awards he’d won from a quick google search you’d done the previous day. Just dark brown wood with a metal plaque that read; Satoru Gojo.

You had felt a bit like a creep the night before, scrolling through his Wikipedia page and going through as much information you could find out about him. Unlucky for you, he was reserved and didn’t let the press know much about him. Still you’d quashed yourself the feelings, telling yourself that a thorough background check could be considered mandatory before embarking on a fake-dating relationship.

You took a deep breath before knocking and then another between Satoru’s “Come in” and the moment you finally managed to force yourself to open the door. When you entered the offices he didn’t immediately look up and continued to type on his PC. “My office hours were over five minutes ago, so—“

“It’s me.”

His hands halted, hovering and inch or so above the keyboards then he turned his chair towards you. “Y/N.”

There was something about the way he talked. Maybe it was an accent, maybe it was just the quality of his voice. You didn’t quite know what, but it’s was there, in the way he said your name. Precise. Careful. Feel. Unlike anyone else. Familiar—impossibly so.

“What did you say to her?” You asked, trying not to care about how Satoru Gojo spoke. “The woman who ran out crying.”

It took him a moment to remember that less than sixty seconds ago there had been someone in the office—someone whom he clearly made cry. “I just gave her feedback on something she wrote.”

You nodded, silently thanking all the gods you were not a member of his staff team and never would be, and studied your surroundings.

He had a corner office, of course. Two windows that together must total who knows how many square metered of glass, and so much light, just standing in the middle of the room would cure twenty people’s seasonal depression. It made sense. With all the money he brought in, along with the prestige, that he’d be given a nice space. You on the other hand, didn’t even have your own office or filming booth, you just went where you were told and nine times out of ten the booths would smell of sweat and the offices would be with other people you didn’t know.

“I was going to email you. I talked to my publicity manager.” Satoru told you, and you looked back at him.

He was gesturing to the chair in front of his desk. You pulled it back and took a seat.

“About you.”

“Oh.” You stomach dropped. You’d much rather his publicity manager didn’t know about your existence. Then again, you’d also rather not be in this rooms with Satoru Gojo, have to go to shows, have climate change be a thing. And yet.

“Well, about us,” he amended. “And social media regulations.”

“What did they say?”

“There’s nothing against us dating—though they don’t recommend it—and we are free to keep it a secret. Unless of course it’s gets out then we don’t have a choice.”

A mix of panic and relief flooded through you.

“However there are some issues to consider. Any of the members of staff in this building could sell us out. Equally, if we get spotted, press may sell us out, which means we simply have to be cautious.”

You nodded. “Fair enough.”

“And I absolutely cannot collaborate with you until this is over.”

You huffed put a laugh. “That won’t be an issue. I wasn’t planning on asking you to collaborate with my band anyway.”

He narrowed his eyes. “Why not? Your band does the same music as I do.”

“Yeah.”

“Then we would collaborate perfectly.”

“Yeah we may, but we don’t plan on collaborating any time soon. Plus, there are millions of people who do our genre music, and if we were going collaborate, I’d argue against it being with you. I’d like to finish the song ideally without crying in the bathroom after every meeting.”

He glared at you.

You shrugged. “No offence. I’m a simple girl, with simple needs.”

To that he lowered his gaze onto the desk but not before you could see the corners of his mouth twitch. When he looked up again, his expression was serious. “So, have you decided?”

You pressed your lips together as he watched you calmly. You took a deep breath before saying, “Yes. Yes I…I want to do it. It’s a good idea actually.”

For so many reasons. It would get Maki and Yuta off your back, but also…also everyone else. It was as if since the rumour had begun to spread, people had been too intimidated by you to give you the usual shit. The staff had quit trying switch the bands nice 2pm sessions with their nasty, horrible, life-sucking 8pm ones. People had stopped cutting in front of you at the coffee shop next door. And two different staff members had been trying to get ahold of you to potential work under your band as well. It felt a little unfair to exploit this hugged misunderstanding, but this was lawless territory and your life had been nothing but miserable for the past two years. You had learnt to get away with whatever you could. And if some—okay most staff looked at you suspiciously because you were dating Satoru Gojo so be it. You friends seemed to be largely fine with this, if a little bemused.

Except for Megumi. He’d been avoiding you like you had the pox for three solid days. But Megumi was Megumi—he’d come around.

“Very well then.” He we completely expressionless—almost too expressionless.

Like it was no big deal and he didn’t care either way; like if you’d said no, it wouldn’t have changed a thing for him.

“Though, I’ve been thinking about this a lot.”

He waited for you to continue.

“And I think that I would be best if we lay down some ground rules, before starting.”

“Ground rules?”

“Yes. You know. What are we allowed and not allowed to do. What we can expect from this arrangement. I think that’s pretty standard protocol, before embarking on a fake-dating relationship.”

He tilted his head. “Standard protocol?”

“Yup.”

“How many times have you done this?”

“Zero. But I’m familiar with the trope.”

“The…what?” He blinked at you, confused.

You ignored him. “Okay.” You inhaled deeply and lifted your index finger. “First of all, this should be a strictly in the work place agreement. Not that I think you’d want to meet me out of work but I’m worried about the press. And just incase you were planning to kill two birds with one stone and being home a date for Christmas—”

“I wasn’t.”

“Huh?”

“I wasn’t planning to ask you to celebrate Christmas with me. But also my family don’t really celebrate.”

“Oh.” You pondered it for a moment. “That’s something a fake girlfriend should probably know.”

The ghost of a smile appeared on his mouth, but he said nothing.

“Okay. Second rule. Actually it could be interpreted as an extension of the first rule. But—” You bit into your lip, willing yourself to bring it up—“no sex.”

For several moments he simply didn’t move. Not even a millimetre. Then his lips parted, but no sound came out, and that’s when you realised you had just rendered Satoru Gojo speechless. Which would have been funny any other day, but the fact that he seemed dumbfounded by you not wanting to include sex in your fake-dating relationship made your stomach sink.

Had he assumed you would? Was it something you’d said? Should you explain you’d had very little sex in your life? That for years you’d wondered whether you were asexual and you had only recently realised you might be able to experience sexual attraction, but only with people you trusted deeply? That if for some inexplicable reason Satoru wanted to have sex with you, you weren’t going to be able to go through with it?

“Listen”— you made to stand from the chair, panic rising in your throat—“I’m sorry, but if one of the reasons you offered to fake-date is that your thought we would—”

“No.” The word half exploded out of him. He looked genuinely appalled. “I’m shocked that you’d even feel the need to bring it up.”

“Oh.” Your cheeks heating at the indignation in his voice. Right. Of course he didn’t expect that. Or even want that, with you. Look at him—why would he? “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to assume—”

“No, it makes sense to be up-front. I was just surprised.”

“I know.” You nodded. Honestly, you were a little surprised too. That you were sitting in Satoru Gojo’s office, talking about sex—not only the meiosis kind of sex, but potential sexual intercourse between the two of you. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to make things weird.”

“It’s okay. This whole thing is weird.” The silence between you stretched, and you noticed that he was blushing faintly. Just a dust of red, but he looked so…you couldn’t stop staring.

“No sex,” he confirmed with a nod.

You had to clear your throat to shake yourself out of inspecting the shape and colour of his cheekbones.

“No sex.” You repeated clearing your throat. “Okay. Third. It’s not really a rule, but here goes: I won’t date anyone else. As in real dating. It would be messy and complicated and everyone and…” You hesitated. Should you tell him? Was it too much information? Did he need to know? Oh, well. Why not, at this point? It wasn’t like you hadn’t kissed the man, or brought up sec in his place of work. “I don’t date, anyway. Yuta was an exception. I’ve never…I’ve never dated seriously before, and it’s probably for the best. This job is stressful enough, and I have my friends, and my music, and honestly there’s better things to use my time for.” The last few words came out like more defensively than you’d intended.

Satoru simply stared, saying nothing.

“But you can, of course,” you added hastily. “Thought I’d appreciate if you could avoid telling people in the—well anyone—just so I don’t look like and idiot and you don’t look like your cheating on me and rumours don’t balloon out of control. It would benefit you, too, since you’re trying to look like you’re in a committed relationship—”

“I won’t.”

“Okay. Great. Thanks. I know lying by omission can be a pain, but—”

“I mean, I won’t date someone else.”

There was a certainty, a finality in his tone that took you by surprise. You could only nod even though you wanted to protest that he couldn’t possibly do that, even though a million questions surfaced in your mind. Ninety-nine percent of them were inappropriate and not your business, so you shooed them away.

“Okay. Fourth. We obviously can’t keep on doing this forever, so we should give ourselves a deadline.”

He pressed his lips together. “When would that be?”

“Im not sure. A month or so would probably be enough to convince Maki that I’m firmly over Yuta. But it might not be enough on your end, so…you tell me.”

He mulled it. Then nodded once. “May twenty-ninth.”

It was a little over a month from now. But also… “that’s a weirdly specific date.” You racked your head, trying to figure out why it could be meaningful. The only thing that came to mind was that you’d be in Boston that week for a charity show.

“It’s the day after my contract is reviewed. They will be deciding whether they are going to renew it or terminate it.”

“I see. Well, then, let’s agree that in May twenty-ninth we part ways. I’ll tell Maki that our breakup was amicable but that I’m a little sad about it because I still have a bit of a crush on you.” You grinned at him. “Just so she won’t suspect that I’m still hung up in Yuta. Okay.” You took a deep breath. “Fifth and last.”

This was the tricky one. The one you were afraid he would object to. You noticed that you were wringing your hands and placed them firmly in your lap.

“For this to work we should probably…do things together. Every once in a while?”

“Things?”

“Things. Stuff.”

“Stuff,” he repeated dubiously.

“Yep. Stuff. What do you do for fun?” He was probably into something atrocious, like cow-tipping excursions or Japanese beetle fighting. Maybe he collected porcelain dolls. Maybe he was an avid geocacher. Maybe he frequented vaping conventions. Oh God.

“Fun?” He repeated, like he’s never heard the word before.

“Yeah. What do you do when you’re not at work.”

The length of the time that passed between your question and his answer was alarming. “Sometimes I work at home, too. And I work out. And I sleep.”

You had to actively stop yourself from face-palming. “Um, great. Anything else?”

“What do you do for fun?” He asked, somewhat defensively.

“Plenty of things. I…” Go to the movies. Thought you hadn’t been since the last time Megumi had dragged you. Play board games. But every single one of your friends was too busy lately so not that, either. You’d participated in a volleyball tournament, but it had been over a year ago.

“Um. I work out?” You would have loved to wipe that sumg expression off his face. So much. “Whatever. We should do something together on a regular basis. I don’t know, maybe get coffee? Like, once a week? Just for ten minutes at a place where people, not the press but people we know, could easily see us. I know it sounds annoying and a waste of time, but it’ll be super short, and it would makes the fake dating more credible, and—“

“Sure.”

Oh.

You thought it would take more convincing. A lot more. Then again, this was in his interest too. He needed his contractors to believe in their relationship if he was to cajole them into renewing his contract.

“Okay. Um..” you forced yourself to stop wondering why he was being so accommodating and tried to visualise your schedule. “How about Thursday?”

He angled his chair to face his computer and pulled up a calendar app. It was so fully of colourful boxes and your felt a surge of vicarious anxiety.

“It works before eleven a.m. and after seven p.m.”

“Ten?”

He turned back to you. “Ten’s good.”

“Okay.” You waited for him to type it in, but he made no move to. “Aren’t you going to add it to your calendar?”

“I’ll remember.” He told you evenly.

“Okay, then.” You made and effort to smile, and it felt relatively sincere. Way more sincere than any smile you’d ever thought you’d been able to muster in Satoru Gojo’s presence. “Great. Fake-dating Thursday it is.”

A line appeared between his eyebrows, “why do you keep saying that?”

“Saying what?”

“‘Fake dating.’ like it’s a thing.”

“Because it is. Do you not watch rom-coms?”

He stared at you with a puzzled expression, until you cleared your throat and looked down at your knees. “Right.” God, you had nothing in common. You’d never find anything to talk about. Your ten minute coffee-breaks we’re going to be the most painful, awkward parts of your already painful, awkward weeks.

But Maki was going to have her beautiful love story, and you wouldn’t have to wait ages to finally do a Cancer Awareness Campaign. That was all that mattered.

You stood and thrust your hand out to him, figuring that every fake-dating arrangement deserved at lead a handshake. Satoru studied it hesitantly for a couple seconds. Then he stood, clasped your fingers. He stared at your joined hands before meeting your eyes. And you ordered yourself not to notice the softness of his skin, or how tall he was, or…anything else about him. When he finally let go, you had to make a conscious effort not to inspect your hand.

Had he done something to you? It sure felt like it. Your flesh was tingling.

“When do you want to start?”

“How about next week?” It was Friday. Which meant that you had fewer days than seven to psychologically prepare for the experience of getting coffee with Satoru Gojo. You knew that you could do this—if you had worked your way up to being in a band and kicking your stage fright in the ass, you could do anything, or as good as—but it still seemed like a horrible idea.

“Sounds good.”

It was happening. Oh God. “Let’s meet in the downstairs coffee shop. It’s where most of the staff and well—anyone who comes here at all—goes to get coffee. Someone’s bound to spot us.” You headed for the door, pausing to glance back at Gojo. “I guess I’ll see you for fake-dating Thursday, then?”

He was still standing behind his desk, arms crossed in his chest. Looking at you. Looking entirely less irritated by this mess than you’d ever had expecting. Looking…nice. “See you, Y/N.”

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AN:

I have so much in store for this fic I’m genuinely debating making a discord server so that I can pester you guys with spoilers and talk to you guys about stuff bc there’s literally SO MUCH to tell

ANYWAYYY aurkurad chapter🔥 Y/N WHY WOUKD YOU SAY THAT GIRL

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valiant-if · 25 days ago

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Introducing... RO Bingo!

Hey, everyone! I've been putting together a fun little exercise for all of you to participate in, and here it is! RO Bingo!

The Origin of the Idea

My friends and I play a lot of otome games—so many that we can now identify our favorite romanceable characters based on only a handful of popular tropes. We turned this into personal bingo cards that we like to use to identify our most likely favorite characters from any kind of media. It's not always accurate, but it is always funny.

I've adapted the idea as a fun way for you all to learn a bit more about the ROs in Valiant... and maybe be surprised by the outcome!

How It Works

✨Here I have for you a list of 70 tropes✨ that can be found in more detail on the TV Tropes website. Over the course of the next two weeks, I will reveal which character(s) go with which tropes at roughly five per day. There's no wrong way to participate in this, but here are the ways I would recommend:

Pick your favorite tropes and fill out a 5x5 bingo card. Then play like you would play bingo (using different colors to stamp for different characters). If you hit bingo with a particular character, that might just be the best RO for you! (Or not, who am I to tell you what's what?)

Pick the tropes that you think match your chosen/favorite RO. You can either keep this as a list or try to make a winning bingo card, like above. Then sit back and find out if you were right.

Sit back and relax and just take it all in. Or try to guess every single trope's match on the list. Or do literally anything else that sounds fun to you. I can't tell you how to live your life or enjoy things you want to enjoy! 😂

And the prize...?

It might go without saying, but there is no prize for "winning." This is meant to be a fun interaction that teaches you a little more about the Valiant ROs—and maybe you'll learn about some new character tropes while you're at it.

Some Nuggets of Advice from Me

I won't be going into specifics on any of these, but some of them may still be mildly spoilery. Be aware of that.

Some of these tropes overlap slightly or are very similar. Pay close attention to the differences.

Some tropes belong to more than one character.

I've placed in some decoys that don't belong to anyone.

Some of these tropes may technically be subverted in the actual story due to player choices, so take them with a grain of salt.

Beware the TV Tropes rabbit hole. Once you dive in, it's hard to come back out.

The updates for this little mini-game will be posted both here and on my ko-fi, so you'll be able to check either location for the info. I hope you have as much fun participating in this as I had preparing it!

The first tropes will be revealed tomorrow!

#valiant extras #romance option bingo #valiant minigames

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babydollmarauders · 2 years ago

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luke blurb with 40. “You come here often?” “Well, I work here. So I think I’d have to say ‘yes’.”? maybe reader works at the rink/a local spot the team go to often?

notes: i’m not gonna lie, i definitely got carried away with this one.

my night has been a disaster. if anyone asks, i would have to tell them that i do not recommend working at a bar close to a hockey arena. and if they must, then try not to be scheduled on game nights.

i’ve been yelled at, dropped plates, had my ass slapped by drunk men, had people stiff me on tips, and spilled a beer down the front of a customer after someone knocked into me from behind. i’ve officially given up on my night getting any better, now just counting down the hours until i go home.

i had hoped that my favorite customers would be here tonight, as they always turn my night around; but they usually come in around eleven on game nights, and it’s now eleven-thirty and they’ve still yet to show.

sighing, i sink into the stool behind the hostess stand, letting my head hang forward and drop onto the wooden stand. the bell above the door rings, signifying a new patron, but i can’t get myself to lift my head, just letting out another deep exhale.

“bad night, y/n/n?” the voice is like music to my ears, my mood instantly perking up. i raise my head, a grin spreading across my lips.

“John!” i stand from my stool, my eyes scanning the group of guys. “it’s been an off night, but a lot better now that you guys are here. was starting to think you weren’t gonna show!”

“we would never leave our favorite waitress hanging!” Dawson jokes as i make my way over to their unofficially designated table, the 3 boys following behind me.

“no Jack tonight?” i wonder as they take their seats in the circular booth.

“he’ll catch up with us. he had to wait for the rookie.” Nico tells me and i nod in understanding.

“got it. you guys wanna wait for him or do you want your beers now?” i ask.

“now. now is good.” John affirms, making me chuckle. i nod once more and quickly make my way over to the bar.

“3 beers!” i smile at the bartender and he chuckles as grabs the drinks for me, already knowing who they’re for. i hastily make my way back to the table, dropping off the drinks.

“anything else for now?” i question and Dawson nods.

“three orders of cheese fries.” he holds up three fingers, making me smile.

“you got it. that all?”

“that’s it for now. thanks, y/n/n.” Nico assures me.

“i’ll be back with that. if i’m not back by the time he’s here, just have Jack come and find me and i’ll get him his beer.” i tell them before i take off to the kitchen, letting the chefs know their order. while i wait, i drop down onto a seat at the bar, making conversation with the bartender.

“hi.” someone’s sidles up beside me. i turn my head, coming to see a boy addressing the bartender. he appears to be around my age, curly hair, and slightly resembling one of my favorite customers, which makes me furrow my brows as i assess him. “can i get a coke and a beer?”

the bartender nods and gets to work on the drinks, making me roll my eyes at his nonchalance about checking ID’s. it’s always been an issue with him. something he seemingly forgets to do.

the boy turns his head to look at me, catching me scanning him. he smirks, striking another resemblance to my favorite customer.

“hey.” he nods his head once at me.

“hi.” i reply, giving him a smile.

“you come here often?” he asks, making me giggle at his obliviousness.

“well, i work here. so i think i’d have to say ‘yes’.” i tell him. his cheeks turn pink at my words and he lets out an awkward chuckle.

“oh. sorry, it’s my first time here, i didn’t know.” he says, scratching the back of his neck as the bartender returns with his drinks before going to help another customer. “i’m Luke.”

“i’m y/n.” i smirk. “you old enough for that beer, Luke? ‘cause you look about my age, and i know i’m not old enough.”

“oh, the beer isn’t for me. the coke is. the beer is for my brother, who’s twenty-one.” he explains, and i decide to give him the benefit of the doubt, accepting his excuse. however, before i can speak again, my tables order is called.

“okay. you should get that to him then. hopefully i’ll see you again, Luke.” i stand from my seat, walking away towards the order window as he calls out a goodbye.

picking up the tray with three plates of cheese fries, i say my thanks to the chefs before making my way towards the table. my eyes stay locked on the floor, making sure nothing is in my way to trip me like earlier in the night. finally, and safely, arriving to the table, i smile.

“cheese fries for my favorite guys.” i chime, setting the plates on the table.

“thanks, y/n/n!” i look up at the owner of the voice.

“Jacky! you arrived!” i cheer, making him laugh.

“the guys told you i’d be joining, right? just had to wait for my brother.” he tells me.

“your brother?”

“the rookie.” Nico informs me and i nod.

“oh, there he is now!” Jack exclaims, making me turn my head to find him.

“Luke!” i cheer, gaining the attention of said boy.

“oh hey, y/n!” he smiles as he drops into the booth, sliding the beer in his hand over to Jack.

“you guys know each other?” Jack asks, his face scrunched in confusion.

“oh yeah, we go way back.” Luke jokes, making me giggle.

“a whole five minutes, when he hit on me at the bar.” i tell them, making Luke bury his face in his hands as the boys laugh. “aww don’t worry, Luke. i won’t tell them what you said.”

the four others immediately start questioning us, asking what line Luke had used. i laugh at his red face as he answers.

“i asked if she comes here often.” he mumbles, making the others burst out in laughter, quickly chirping him for his lame pickup line and how it backfired.

“hey, y/n/n? can i get another beer?” John asks and i nod, excusing myself to the bar once more. while waiting for the beer from the bartender, i grab a napkin, hastily scribbling on it with a pen.

“here ya go.” i grab the beer from the bartender, clutching the napkin in my other hand, making my way over to the table.

“one beer.” i place the drink in front of John before placing the napkin in front of Luke. “and one napkin.”

“i didn’t- oh.” his sentence dies off as he spots the number sprawled across it. i wink at him as i turn to leave.

“what is it?” i hear Jack ask before he lets out an ‘oooh!’

“little bro got game!” Jack cheers and i peek over my shoulder to see him slap Luke’s shoulder in excitement.

#luke hughes #luke hughes x reader #luke hughes blurb #luke hughes imagine #luke hughes fic #new jersey devils #nhl blurb #nhl imagine #faithlynn’s writings <3 #debut!blurbs

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archduchessgortash · 4 days ago

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Fun fact: Gortash can't see through a Disguise Self spell.

If you're playing as Durge and, like me, wanted to get screenshots of Gortash from other angles in a Durge game and thought, 'I'll just be taller!' You'll be as disappointed as I was. However, my disappointment allowed me to learn more things about Gortash, so it counts as a win.

If you would like to see a comparison of the difference between meeting Gortash as Durge and meeting Gortash as Tav, you can get the Tav scene on a Durge game if you use Disguise Self before talking to him at his coronation.

You can also see Karlach's and Wyll's scenes with him as though playing as their Origins if you leave Durge downstairs and talk to Gortash while controlling one of them instead. It works with everyone else as well, but only Wyll and Karlach get different lines from Gortash. Karlach gets some great one-liners out of him.

Of note: Gale's facial expressions when talking to Gortash are priceless and so completely him. He's dismayed and disgusted throughout the whole interaction.

Also, disguised Durge rolls their eyes when Gortash does his little introduction bow, with a look on their face that I can only describe as smug. No one else does that.

There's definitely an element of failing to explore all possibilities in the coronation scene, as you can trot up there as Halsin or Jaheira, who lack tadpoles, but the Emperor still adds in his two cents, and Gortash can use his Steel Watcher to cause them pain if they call the ceremony a sham. I'm not sure how that's explainable other than as an oversight in development.

I wouldn't recommend using Disguise Self for this scene on a Durge in honor mode, though. If you do, Durge's personal quest doesn't get the associated journal updates because Gortash acts like he doesn't know them, and the scene can't be repeated without reloading a save. You still get most of the main plot-relevant information if you're disguised, just nothing Durge-specific. In fact, the trade-off for knowing less of Durge's past gets you a couple of extra sentences about the next steps of Gortash's plan. You can get the same info from notes you find in his office, but you don't get two lines that give a bit of insight into how messed up this guy truly is mentally. If you've played the scene as Durge already, seeing the Tav scene gives you the knowledge (as the player) that Gortash lies by omission to all origins except Durge.

If you snuck upstairs and read everything in his office, you also know that he's blatantly lying when, regarding Ketheric and Orin's intention to betray, to everyone except Durge, he says: 'I don't suffer the same affliction. In short--you can trust me.' His journals indicate his own intention to rule alone, and that even though he mentions his plans to use 'the vagabonds' against Orin, he writes that he will 'find suitable positions for them in the new order to follow,' which does not exactly lend itself to the assumption that our party will possess any actual power in the 'Golden Reign of Gortash.'

If you pass the Insight Check, the narrator says that 'he fully intends to share his kingdom with you.' If you use Detect Thoughts, he considers you a better option than Orin and thinks, 'We rule as one.' We might be tempted to believe this means he's sincere, but he tries to take our Netherstones at the brain. Thus, we know that ultimately, even if he meant what he said in that moment, it's no more than a surface reading of him. All it takes is a sliver of doubt for him to betray. I know he's scared in that scene, and it's tragic, but it's also proof that in spite of his attempts to elevate himself above Orin and Ketheric, he, too is controlled by his emotions. He thinks that only he knows best and clearly doesn't actually trust anyone but himself, in spite of his assurances that our characters can trust him.

Gortash has definitions of words that are his very own and rather tangled interpretations that are often quite far from the spirit of the word itself and its usual definition. Share could easily be modified into sharing with you only what he believes you deserve, and one isn't hard to interpret as his voice being parroted from your lips. Case in point: he will tell all origins except Durge that enslaving the Sword Coast is 'entirely their fault' (the people's) and that it is 'just.' No explanation whatsoever, as if this is a fact you should simply accept. Yeah. This man has so much emotional damage to unpack.

I am reminded of a far less good-intentioned version of Viktor in Arcane, attempting to control everyone via a hivemind, but in the end, it became no more than an echo-chamber for a single voice. Gortash's so-called 'Ultimate State' would never lead to the progress mentioned in his manifesto of the same name; its inevitable outcome is the exact opposite: stagnation.

Gortash's inability to detect your deception could be another instance of things in Act 3 being less fleshed-out than other acts, or it could be intended. We know that the brain knows who you are, but she's not sharing, apparently.

I need to try using Disguise Self right before confronting the Netherbrain on this save... It would be funny if she didn't give you the Durge-specific lines.

Gortash is only interested in talking to the leader of your group, which is a game mechanic thing, but also addressed slightly when he is approached with non-Origin Karlach after the initial dialogue with Durge or another character. He has no time for lackeys.

One could infer that if Durge isn't leading the group, Gortash has no reason to acknowledge them. If they aren't the leader, they clearly lost too much of themself in Orin's attack to be worth talking to. We know this man does not tolerate submissive behavior in a partner. Only he's allowed to do that. 😏

[My interpretation/headcanon of a more submissive Gortash is me seeing what I think he needs and deciding, since we don't get to explore that aspect of him in-game, that it is also what he secretly wants.]

#bg3 gortash #bg3 durge #gortash musings #baldur's gate 3 #for the record... orin CAN see through a disguise self spell #lil sis always knows you're Durge #long post

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britt-kageryuu · 10 months ago

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It's early evening, things are calm, and Donnie is playing as a Horrible Goose. He has his model dressed in his Dinosaur Onesie, and matching slippers, and on the purple inflatable chair, against a background that made it look like he mas next to a pond somewhere. Animated turtles are swimming in said pond, including a softshell that keeps popping up to 'bite' the chair.

"This game very much matches my more mild Cain Instincts. Maybe I'll recommend this to Blue later. Though I must make sure he's never seen anything about the game first. Dubious Chuckle." Donnie does lets out a sinister sounding chuckle. "Clears Throat. I mean, I must be sure he plays this blind, it would be more entertaining! For you, and for me ofcourse."

Suddenly a loud mechanical hiss and growl could be heard, that startles Donnie. He quickly paused the game, and removed his headphones to check out what made the noise. His model goes off screen which reveals an animated red eared slider now basking on the seat of the chair. It has a little speech bubble that says 'BRB!!'

Chat goes nuts with many already creating Conspiracy Theories, while others are spamming how cute the little turtle animations look.

A few minutes later Donnie comes back, sits back down, and puts his headphones back on, all while looking mildly annoyed.

"Annoyed Sigh. Before anyone asks, that was River. A while back I bought her a game to keep her distracted that she wanted. But now she's annoyed because there is currently a bug that crashes the game every few times she cooks, and she also can't find a collectable, and every search result for it's location is one she already got." He decides to take his frustration out on the glasses wearing kid that is needed to continue the area puzzles/to-do list. "We believe the Collectables might not be labeled properly in the guides because of a different set where the first one in the list order is the last you collect for the area."

He proceeded to steal a bunch of random stuff from the market stalls, even stuff not necessary for the task list. Honking all the while.

"I wonder how hard it would be to re-skin the Goose into something else? I'll try that out later. As for Rivers game problem? It's apparently a common issue, and many have a similarly problem. Including one of the lists saying an item is missing, when the list is fully checked off."

A donation notification goes off that gets 'chased' off the screen by a goose with a purple bandana and Donnies goggles.

"Thank you for the donation, but the message was cut off, again. I guess that's another thing to work on later!" Donnie suddenly stretches out his body while still sitting. Arms stretched above his head with his hands clasped together, his legs held out straight with his slipper covered feet at slightly odd angles. Slight cracks or pops can be picked up by the mic. Ending with a loud yawn from Donnie himself.

"It's still early, but I feel like it's much later, must be from staying up too late last night watching memes... and I'll do it again tonight because I don't always control how easy it is to sleep! Light laugh, or would it be joking?" Donnie looks upward while thinking. He then pulls out his phone to check something. "Darn, it's definitely too late to have my preferred drink, and I'm being lightly threatened to get to sleep before midnight. The horror!"

He says all of this is such a deadpan tone that chat doesn't know how to interpret the moment.

"Okay, let's get the next area completed, then I will have to swim off to dinner. So let's embrace the goose, and annoy more people!!!"

The stream ends an hour later, with at least 4 new emojis of geese dressed in color coded bandanas, and a accessory to match their turtle counterparts.

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maxs-grimoire · 1 year ago

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Hi!

So I'm a (minor) young witch and I want to learn how to get into hellenism. I'm looking to pray to Aphrodite, Ares, and Dionysus particularly, but also Hestia, Thanatos, and Hera!

I kinda want to be discreet about it, because my mom is very Christian lol.

Thank you for the help!

- Anon Ziggy

Hello! I like your little Anon tag, that's kinda cool! This post will be broken into two parts, the first is about Hellenism and how to get into it, and the second part about broom closet witchcraft.

==-🏺HOW TO GET INTO HELLENISM🏺-==

--=-==-=--What is Hellenic Polytheism?--=-==-=--

Hellenic Polytheism is the modern recreation of Hellenism, the ancient Greek religion. It is an open pantheon/practice, and anyone can get into it.

Hellenic Polytheism is a partially animistic religion, believing in nature spirits and treating all things with respect, including plants and inanimate things found in nature (rocks, the wind, water, etc.). The Hellenic Pantheon is made up of these nature spirits, the Twelve Olympians (link), the cthonic deities, and the lesser gods.

I recommend looking at this webpage to learn about traditional Greek religion. Keep in mind that while it's 100% okay to not do things exactly as they were done in the past, it is important to keep things in mind the cultural context and history of Hellenic Polytheism.

--=-==-=--How do I start?--=-==-=--

"Step one" on becoming a Hellenic Polytheist is to decide how you want to go about worship. Do you want to worship Greek deities, or do you want to work with them (link , link)? What is your view on cleansing yourself before interacting with the gods? Do you want to work with every god and deity from the Greek pantheon, or just a select few? Figuring these things out will give you a place to start.

As I mentioned above, some people decide to cleanse themselves before interacting with the gods. It isn't necessary, but it is a huge sign of respect. You can go about this the traditional way, by making khernips (link), or just by washing your hands and face.

The next big step would be to research the deities you want to work with. Find out what appropriate offerings are (like bay leaves for Apollon), their mythology, festivals for them (Aphrodisia for Aphrodite), associations with them (mint and Hades), and any customs that are common with them (honoring Hestia first and last).

I would also learn or at least read their traditional hymns and media (poems, plays, etc.) created for them. You can even make some for them yourself!

As for praying, here is a great video on praying in Hellenism, here is a great video on altars, and here is a good one on offerings.

--=-==-=--🤫 Secret Witch Tips 🤫--=-==-=--

This post is already a million words long, so we're going to rapid fire some broom closet witch tips.

Travel altars! These can be made in an Altoids tin, a small box, a shoe box, or anything else! Let me know if you need ideas on small things to go into a travel/mini/hidden altar.

Digital worship! Check out this post on virtual worship

Subtle witchcraft. Can be done through glamour magic, art magic, kitchen witchery, affirmations, taking care of nature, or any other small form of magic that makes you feel centered, connected to the earth and universe around you, or honors your guides and deities.

Get plants! Taking care of plants is a great witchy thing to do, and you can dedicate a plant to a deity and take care of the plant as an offering to them

Get e-books, read articles, watch videos, and listen to podcasts on witchcraft.

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holdingurown · 2 months ago

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So I wrote this story a couple of years ago, and I just started writing a sequel. Let me know if you like it…

Edge of Abandon

This story is written from a British perspective, so college means sixth form (16+) education, pre-university. The protagonists in this story are both over 18 years of age.

This is a fictional story with sexual content throughout. You might want to edge along with the story, and cum with Harvey - or just do what you want :)

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Harvey Blake is your typical 18 year old, in that he looks like he might be a grown-up, but you know he’s probably still just a big kid. He tries to avoid hard work wherever possible, but does just enough at college to keep his parents and teachers quiet. He drinks too much when he can afford it, he smokes weed while he plays Call of Duty when he should be studying, and he wanks so often his bedroom smells like it could get someone pregnant.

Maybe he jerks off too much. Ok, he jerks off too much. Harvey is a total wank addict - he shoots more jizz on a daily basis than could ever be medically recommended. Three times, already, his GP has suggested he either cut back or invest in some industrial-strength lube, because that foreskin will do well to make it into the next decade.

- - -

Harvey stands in the shower, Monday morning, like every morning. Shampoo in his chin length dark hair, soap suds trailing down his chest and the hint at abs that would be his if he worked out more. His left hand flies backwards and forwards along the length of his dick, like there’s a race and the last one to cum has to eat every load that was ever shot. The head of his cock, wet, pulsing, throbbing - he’s locked on, his eyes focusing only on the source of all his joy, and pleasure, and happiness, and… There’s a loud clunk above his head, and what sounds like something very hot meeting something very cold. The electric shower unit makes a dull whirring sound and then the flow of water completely cuts out. Harvey releases his death grip, reaches to switch the shower off and on again. Nothing. “Fuck”.

- - -

It’s 8am. Harvey reckons he got, maybe, 99% of the shampoo out of his hair over the bathroom sink? That pesky 1% has left his hair feeling sticky even now it’s dry. He pushes it out of his eyes as he walks down the train carriage, reaches the toilet, and half falls through the door as the train crosses a set of points. Toilet door closed, locked - double-checked, definitely locked - Harvey drops his pants and takes hold of his semi-hard cock. Most days, he’s already wanked twice by now - once in a sleepy denial of the need to get out of bed, and then again as his cock rises to attention with the application of soap. He doesn’t usually need to take such drastic action as whacking one out on the train to college, but nor is this the first time. He knows the main thing is to pay attention to where he shoots his load - an unexpected shaking of the train can result in gobs of cum ending up in the least likely places, and no-one needs a Something About Mary moment as they walk back to their seat.

Harvey’s cock is nice, he thinks. He’s not seen many cocks, to be fair, in person at least. He’s smart enough to know he shouldn’t try to compete with the guys in porn, with their mammoth nine inchers and girth for days. But he reckons he’s doing better than average - seven inches when he wakes up hard first thing in the morning, though by the last erection of the day it’s probably more like six and a half. And yes, he wakes up hard every morning, throbbing, leaking pre-cum, his cock practically begging him to put it out of its misery. Maybe if he had more sex, he wouldn’t be such a slave to his own dick. But he’s had one girlfriend who rarely wanted to go any further than handjobs, anyway, and Harvey knows his way around his own cock and balls better than anyone else, so…

He’s there again, in the zone. He spits some homemade lube down onto his cock, the saliva mixing with the sticky precum. This is the load that will get him through the next *checks watch* nine and a half hours, before he gets home and knocks one out on Chaturbate.

Harvey feels his balls tighten, his cock visibly grows ever so slightly bigger and harder, he thrusts his hips in time with the last, few, merciful strokes, and…The lights go out. For a few seconds, Harvey is standing, cock in hand, in pitch black darkness, the train still swaying. He stumbles a little backwards, and needs to use his wanking hand to grab onto a mobility rail. An emergency light comes on, nowhere near as bright as the regular light, flickering - this light does not want to be on right now. Then, an announcement from the driver: “due to an electrical fault, we’re going to have to terminate this train at the next station. Please disembark here, and board the next train to your destination.” Harvey pulls his pants up, fastening his belt as his still-hard cock pushes outwards rebelliously. “Fuck”.

- - -

Honestly, the last time Harvey didn’t cum at least once before his first class was probably that time he jerked it fifteen times in one weekend and he was so sore he had to see the school nurse at morning break to beg for some ointment. That’s a tough one to explain to your parents when you’re 15. He knows his limits now. He’s sensible. Besides, those last half dozen wanks that weekend proved to him that though he produces a fuck-ton of jizz, he can run dry eventually!

With no morning release, Harvey is a wreck. He’s at least semi-hard the whole way in to class, and fully hard throughout the lecture - that lecturer never stood a chance of making an impression. He could feel the head of his cock pushing up into the desk, like it was trying to flip the thing and just demand someone do something, anything, to bring about that sweet, sweet joy of release.

Finally, after a lecture of cock-throbbing torture, and then a seminar of dick-pulsating agony - during which Harvey managed one contribution, which was to say he found it “pretty hard to grasp the thrust of the argument to be honest” - he was free to kind of hobble his way towards a bathroom for what would surely be ten seconds at most of frenzied tugging before painting the cubicle.

Harvey practically threw himself into the nearest stall, fumbled with the lock, chucked his bag to the floor and dropped his pants, and sat on the toilet with a sigh. This was it. The torment was about to end.

Time slowed down. He gazed down at his hard, insistent cock like it was the worlds juiciest burger. He could fucking devour that sexy motherfucker. Right there and then, there was nothing else in the world except Harvey and his beautiful, raging boner. Nothing else, no-one else - except Max, who opened the stall door just enough to slide through, and locked it behind him. “You need a hand with that?”

- - -

Max is a strange one. He’s that kid at college who doesn’t seem to be part of any group, keeps himself to himself, but no-one has a problem with him. He just seems to glide through it all. He’s pre-makeover hot, you know, like the supposed ugly duckling in the films who miraculously turns out to be a complete stunner when they take their glasses off and get a haircut. But the thing with those people is, it’s always obvious that they’re good looking - in fact, they are attractive pre-transformation, just not in a way Disney wants us to think is beautiful. So yeah, Max is mysterious, off-beat, something-else and easy on the eye if you notice him sneaking in to the back of class, or grabbing a sandwich from the refectory before disappearing off across the playing fields.

He keeps quiet in classes, but he must be pretty smart. He doesn’t ever look like he’s trying, you know?

No-body knows that Max speaks fluent Spanish, or that he plays Grade 8 piano, or that he’s fucking the wife of the college principal (or is it that she’s fucking him?).

Max also doles out handjobs and blowjobs to horned up guys in the college bathrooms.

- - -

“What the fuck?” Harvey’s dick droops like it’s just been shot, pretty much all the blood in his body shooting to his face with total embarrassment.

Max gives a butter-wouldn’t-melt smile, leans back against the cubicle door. “You gave the signal, didn’t you?”. He looks down towards Harvey’s right foot - Harvey, covering his crotch with both hands now, follows his gaze. His foot - in its blood-red Converse high-top - is through the so under the divider between this stall and the next. Way through. Like you could only put your foot that far under if you were really trying or, like Harvey, if you were so desperate to get your cock out, sit back and blow the biggest wad the universe has ever seen that you had know idea what you were doing with the limbs that had no part to play in the most pressing matter. Harvey yanks his foot back inside the cubicle.

“What signal? I didn’t mean…”

“You left the door unlocked too. This is your first time isn’t it?” Max looked - wow, he looked powerful. He was in command here. Who the fuck was this guy, and what did he do with the real Max?

“My first time? No. Wait, what? I mean, no I don’t…” Harvey stammered, spluttered. What was he denying, or confirming exactly. And why was he even answering these questions? And why was he just sitting here, cupping his limp(-ish) dick and his full-to-bursting balls in his hands. He stood, pulling up his pants as quickly as he could without leaving his junk swinging for all - well, for Max - to see. “This was a mistake, sorry, I didn’t know, shit, I didn’t mean to-“.

“You didn’t mean to, but you just invited me in to see that big ol’ piece of yours? Look, no worries man, I was about to head anyway. But just, you know, give me the signal when you figure out what you want, yeah?” Max reached behind him, undid the lock, slid out and closed the door in such a smooth motion it seemed like a vanishing act. Harvey stood, dishevelled, kinda stunned, staring at the graffiti’d door. “Fuck.”

- - -

Harvey walks the corridors to his next class like a zombie.

What the fuck is today even about?

Max just stood there and saw my cock, I could die right now!

What was he even expecting to happen?

Would he have sucked my dick if I’d asked him to?

Why am I hard right now thinking about that?!

- - -

Rewind about nine hours - it’s after midnight, and Harvey is sat in his gaming chair in front of his PC. He’s completely naked except for a pair of blue headphones, and his feet are on the desk, one either side of a grotty looking keyboard. His left hand lazily strokes his cock - slow, languid strokes that just keep him hard as he waits for some bigger tips. But Harvey’s Chaturbate earnings will be setting no records tonight - there are 37 viewers, most of them grey lurkers who won’t contribute anything. As always, fanboy99 is there, but he’s broke (at least, so he says) and anyway, he’s seen it all before - why would he tip, he’s probably got a hard drive full of screen grabs of Harvey knocking out load after load for pocket money (let’s face it, if he’s going to spend so much of his time jerking off, he might as well make something from it).

Fanboy99 is one of Harvey’s three or four regulars. All guys. The girls never seem to be as committed to watching his every wank - they must have better things to go. The guys are decent though, they know not to get too gay with their requests. Harvey’s open minded about most things, but he’s not fingering his ass for less than a billion tokens!

There was a hot girl watching earlier. She had good chat, and her profile had some pictures that really made Harvey’s cock throb. She’s still listed in the viewers panel, but she’s gone silent. They’ve all gone silent, apart from fanboy99 occasionally reminding everyone that [that cock is to fucking die for].

“Thanks fanboy”. Harvey tries to be attentive to his viewers.

Harvey watches himself jerking off on the screen, slowly pulling his foreskin back to reveal the head of his cock before pushing it back. He flexes his toes, tenses the muscles in his arms, runs his right hand through his hair. He’s tired, he should be asleep already, but his dick ruled this town (or at least, this bedroom and Harvey’s sleeping habits) and the semi bobbing about as he stripped for bed had led him to his computer instead of his bed.

Maybe his dick is losing its powers now though. Even as he squeezes and strokes himself, Harvey can feel his mind wandering from the task at hand towards… what? He closes his eyes.

Fast-forward 30 minutes or so. Harvey opens his eyes. He’s a little surprised to see naked him looking back at him from the screen. The chat screen has scrolled through a few tip menu’s and the occasional comment about how cute he looks when he’s asleep, and how it’s hot that he’s still holding his cock.

A new message pops up, in private. It’s fanboy99: [time for bed man - you look like you need it].

Harvey does as he’s told, and for once his dick doesn’t put up a fight.

Harvey is totally naked, his hands tied with some kind of leather strap above his head, attached to something so he can’t free them. He’s flat on his back, on his bed - it’s bright, daylight streaming in through the open window. Harvey can hear traffic outside, the sound of the morning commute kicking into gear. Harvey tilts his head to look down himself, past his dick which looks bigger than ever - surely that’s eight inches, standing straight up, like some kind of idol to be worshipped - to the guy standing at the foot of the bed.

Harvey knows that this is fanboy99, though he doesn’t look at all like he would expect. Fanboy99 turns out to look exactly like Lil Nas X. But it is, unquestionably, fanboy99. Totally naked, too, sporting an intimidatingly huge cock of his own.

“Time for bed man - you look like you need it” - with which, fanboy99 kneels on the bed between Harvey’s legs, lifts them in the air, pushes them back so that Harvey’s size 10s are over his own shoulders.

A bead of pre-cum forms on the head of Harvey’s cock. He knows what he wants, more than anything he’s ever wanted before.

Fanboy leans forward, smiling seductively. “Welcome to the rest of your life”. [BEEP BEEP]. He lowers his face towards Harvey’s prone ass, his beautiful lips parting, his sexy tongue reaching out to meet Harvey’s tight hole. [BEEP BEEP]

Harvey is transported to another plane of pleasure. “Oh Fuck”. Fanboy tongues his ass, whilst holding Harvey’s legs firmly in the air. With each probing flick of Fanboy’s tongue, Harvey’s dick seems to grow, throbbing, practically vibrating with the oncoming orgasm [BEEP BEEP]

He’s going to cum, he can’t take any more of this. He somehow rips a hand free from its restraint, grabs his thick cock, strokes it once, twice, and…

[BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP].

Harvey wakes with a start. His cock bobs back and forward under the white bed sheets, a transparent wet patch resting at the apex of an impressive tent, pre-cum flowing. He SO wants to take hold of that thing and just blow. But he looks at his clock - he’s late already. He needs a shower. “Fuck”.

Back to the present. Harvey is a total wreck - his mind is completely gone, a jumble of incoherence as he does his best to walk across the playing fields towards The Wilds, an area of dense foliage that borders the south side of the campus. He’s having to do his best, because he basically has a third leg trying to burst out of his pants, and his brain can think of only one thing: ejaculation, as soon as possible.

He’s walking towards The Wilds because it’s the only place he can think of where he can get the five minutes alone that he really needs right now. Most days, there would be people lurking in there: dealers, kids smoking weed between classes, couples sneaking a quick fuck. It’s raining now though, a slow but persistent drizzle that will keep everyone away, even the dealers and dopeheads - being partial to a joint or ten, Harvey knows that in wet weather, the action moves to the bike sheds behind the old gym block.

The rain won’t stop Harvey: if anything, it makes him even hornier, the thought of those wet drops moistening his hard cock as he jerks and shoots what might just end up being the cumshot of his life.

He enters The Wilds, and it’s immediately darker as he heads into the unkempt undergrowth and under the tree canopy. He looks back, and already he can barely make out the goal posts on the playing field - another 100 yards, and he could be a million miles from civilisation.

Harvey drops his bag next to a fallen tree trunk - protected by the branches and leaves above, the ground here is still dry. He kicks off his shoes, drops his pants to his ankles and kicks them away, and takes a few casual strokes of his dick whilst looking around at his surprisingly idyllic surroundings. The Harvey sinks to the ground and leans back against the tree.

Maybe all those near misses were worth it for this.

Ha takes his cock in hand - his left, nearly every time - while with his right hand he pulls his t-shirt up and over his head. That hand lingers on his chest as he picks up speed on his cock, playing with each nipple in turn. His dock throbs in his hand as he pinches his nipples hard. The rain that makes it through the leaves above drips down onto Harvey’s naked chest and crotch.

“Maybe you don’t need my help after all”.

Harvey nearly jumps out of his skin. Max emerges from the bushes and walks to stand between Harvey’s feet, as Harvey, stunned, has only thin stinky to attempt to cover his raging boner with his hands.

“Fuck off Max, leave me alone”.

Max smirks, whips out his iPhone, and takes a few quick photos. “Something for the wank bank, I guess. Knock yourself out man.” He turns and starts to walk away.

“Wait!” Harvey isn’t quite sure why he shouts out, but somehow there’s no feeling of regret - just the overwhelming power of lustful abandon.

Max spins on his heel, smiling, and in a move both impressively nimble and incredibly sexy, manages to shrug his jacket off and lift his white tee over his head in one motion. His body surprisingly athletic - this guy secretly works out - and a seductive line of dark hair runs from a dark patch on his chest down past his belly button to the top of waistband. That waistband doesn’t stay at Max’s waist for much longer - he pushes his pants down and steps out of them, walking back to stand between Harvey’s feet, an impressive cock rising to attention - “I thought you’d never ask”.

Harvey’s head is gone - he’s totally in awe of both the sexiness of Max standing above him in the drizzle, and his own cock, throbbing harder than ever before.

“Put your hands behind your head,” Max tells him, and Harvey obeys, a total slave to proceedings. He knows that what ever happens now, he is at Max’s mercy. He’s never wanted this before but, suddenly, he’s never wanted anything more.

Max kneels between Harvey’s legs, taking his own dick in his left hand, stroking slowly, as he takes in Harvey’s wet, glistening body in front of him. He reaches forward with his right hand, and takes hold of Harvey’s cock, which instantly twitches. A bead of precum oozes from the tip of Harvey’s cock. “Dude, you’re so ready to blow - what’s it been, a week?”

“A day,” Harvey whispers, breathless, “maybe less. Please, just help me cum, I need to cum so bad.”

Max takes a couple of strokes of Harvey’s cock, eliciting what can only be described as a whimper. “Well, let’s make it worth my while, eh?” He lifts Harvey’s legs and pushes them back so his feet are in the air, then pulls off his white socks. Max brings Harvey’s feet together and leans his face into them, breathes in deeply, then licks the sole of each foot. Harvey’s toes involuntarily flex, and his cock twitches with each lick - another bead of precum forms, and rolls down his dick into his pubes.

Max moves his lips down first one leg - from ankle, down hairy calf, to the inside thigh - and then the other. All the while, Harvey’s cock jumps and oozes, and he lets out a series of uncontrolled groans. “Oh my god Max, that feels so good”.

“I know, right?” Max. “But you ever get your ass eaten?”

Harvey’s eyes roll back in his head - he can barely speak he’s so horny right now. “Just fucking eat me, please”.

The rain gets a little harder - Harvey and Max are both now glistening, their hair slick and shiny. Harvey’s cock still stands rigid, pointing up at the sky. Another drop of precum - Max carefully collects it on a fingertip, reaches out, and let’s Harvey lick it from him.

Max pushes Harvey’s legs back further, which lifts Harvey’s ass into the air. Harvey is staring up at his engorged dick, totally gagging for it. Max lowers his face towards Harvey’s ass, and gently parts the cheeks to reveal a beautiful, slightly hairy pink hole. He buries his face in Harvey’s ass, inhaling deeply, then starts to tongue him deeply.

Harvey is in total ecastasy - this is like nothing he’s ever experienced before: no wank has ever reached these heights, no girl has ever pleasured him like this. He watches on as Max devours his ass, and his body tingles and involuntarily spasms at the glorious sensation of Max’s tongue in his hole. A long thread of precum runs from Harvey’s cock, running down his chest and pooling at his chin. His erection almost hurts now, he’s so hard, his dick looks bigger than ever, angry, begging for release.

Max makes eye contact with Harvey. These two guys, who’ve barely shared more than a word two, are the only things that matter to each other right now.

Harvey is reaching almost unbearable levels of pleasure, without even touching his dick. “Max, I need to cum, I can’t take this”.

Max pulls his face back from Harvey’s ass and, holding him by the ankles, rises into a half-crouch. Harvey sees Max’s thick, glistening cock standing proud from a patch of dark hair. The rain intensified again - Max looks like some kind of god, small rivers of water running down his torso. He pushes and lifts Harvey’s legs feet further into the air, so Harvey is almost rolled back, his dick pointing down at him, throbbing, twitching.

Max spits down onto Harvey’s asshole, releases his right hand from Harvey’s left ankle, and pushes his thumb, gently, into Harvey’s hole. Harvey let’s out a resigned, lustful sigh of total submission. He’s fingered himself before, plenty - he know how good this can feel - but no-one has ever done this to him before.

Max pulls his thumb out, switches to a finger for greater depth, then two fingers, adding some home-made lube to keep things wet. Harvey’s cock jerks with every finger thrust. Precum is flowing freely now, flicking into Harvey’s face, onto his lips, into his mouth. Max holds Harvey’s right foot in his left hand, almost unconsciously sliding his slender fingers between Harvey’s flexing toes, then pulling the foot towards him and taking those toes into his mouth, eating Harvey’s toes as he fingers his tight ass with his right hand. Max is in control here, but he’s also losing himself to lust. He hasn’t fucked a guy for a week or so, he hasn’t tasted that distinctive taste of sexy, musky male skin and sweat on his lips. His own dick is now begging for attention, precum mixing with raindrops.

Max takes his hand away from Harvey’s ass so that he can stroke his own cock - he licks his own precum from his fingers, tastes Harvey’s ass on those fingers, feels a supercharged thrill of intense horniness run through his body, rests the head against Harvey’s pulsing hole. “You want this, yeah?”

“Please Max, I want this, I need this”.

Max leans forward, slowly pushing the head of his cock into Harvey’s ass. Harvey moans loudly, he doesn’t care who hears, he’s totally lost in the moment. Max holds Harvey’s legs apart as he slowly slides his cock an inch deeper. “Push out, it’ll make it easier”. Harvey does as he’s told, and feels Max’s thick cock pushing further into him, until Max is balls deep. Max holds still for a few moments, letting Harvey get used to the feeling of having a cock inside him, and than gently pulls out until only the head of his dick remains in Harvey’s ass, and then more forcefully pushes back in.Harvey let’s out an even louder moan, discomfort giving way to unparalleled pleasure.

Harvey reaches forward with his right hand, to take hold of his cock - Max knocks his hand away, whilst increasing the tempo with his thrusts. “Hands off - that dick is mine”.

Harvey obeys - his fingers trail through the hair on his belly, up to his chest. He pinches one nipple, then the other. His dick oozes another stream of precum down onto his chest. “I’m so close man, I need to blow so bad”.

Max speeds up, pounding his cock into Harvey, as the skies really open. There’s a crack of thunder, and the rain falls heavier onto their naked bodies - Harvey could swear he sees steam rising as to raindrops hit their hot bodies, rain mixing with sweat and precum.

“Oh god!” Harvey cries, as he watches Max above him - he’s never been in love before, but right now he knows he’s deeply, lustfully but blessed with the sexy guy fucking him into oblivion. To think he was just going to wank this load out - this is the fuck of his life.

“I’m your God?” Max smiles, the sexiest smile Harvey has ever seen, a smile that makes his cock twitch harder than ever. He feels his balls tightening, drawing up to his body. Max thrusts, pounds Harvey’s ass, again, and again, raising one arm above him and placing a hand behind his head, leaning back slightly, pushing his dick further into Harvey.

“I can’t take it Max, My cock, please, make me-“ Harvey breaks off as Max grabs hold of his throbbing cock, like it’s an extension of his own. He thrusts, deeper, harder, and squeezes Harvey’s cock, stroking faster.

Max feels Harvey’s dick harden, if possible, even more. He feels the tell-tale tightening of Harvey’s ass around his cock.

“Close your eyes” Max tells Harvey.

“Huh?” Harvey can barely breathe, he’s so high on this fuck.

“Close your eyes, trust me”.

Harvey closes his eyes, feels the rain pounding down on to him, feels Max inside him, feels Max’s hand on his cock, Max’s thumb rubbing the underside of the head of Harvey’s cock, feels his ass muscles clench. And sees stars.

Flashes of light, colours, fireworks in his head. He feels Max go deeper than ever, one huge thrust, and then feels himself cumming.

Oh, he cums.

With his eyes closed, Harvey feels the torrent of cum, feels his cock exploding, every inch of him - his whole body - vibrating, tingling, escaping himself, levitating, shooting for the skies.

A volley of cum falls heavily across his face, then another, bigger, landing in his hair and on the arm lying above his head. More, this time falling shorter on his chest; more, more, more cum than he’s ever shot in his life. He opens his eyes to see two, three, four more ropes of cum spray onto his belly. He feels cum rolling down his face. And then he feels a sensation totally new to him, the post-orgasm withdrawal of a cock from his ass. It makes him squirm with agonising pleasure, his still-hard dick jumps, and another small jet of cum dribbles out.

And now there is more cum flying: Max, furiously stroking, fires rope after rope of cum down over Harvey’s cock, belly, chest, face. Instinctively Harvey opens his mouth and leans his head forwards, catching what cum he can, hungrily swallowing. Max empties himself, moaning, slumping forwards and stroking out the final few drops of cum. He’s out of breath, spent, exhausted. His hair is soaked, rain streaming down his face and chest.

Max lowers Harvey’s legs either side of him, leans forwards, and licks the length of Harvey’s slowly softening dick. Max continues up Harvey’s body, his tongue collecting a mixture of their cum mixed with metallic rainwater. He reaches Harvey’s neck - Max raises his head, looks into Harvey’s eyes, and then kisses him passionately, their tongues exploring each other’s mouths, a cum cocktail shared between them.

They pull apart, make eye contact again, and then both look up as they realise the rain has stopped, and a ray of piercing sunshine has found its way through the foliage. They’re lit like gods, glistening.

Max grins: “Welcome to the rest of your life, Harvey Blake.”

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