Deep Water Prompt #3236
Well funded ships keep a harpy caged at the helm, for calling or dispersing winds when necessary. Mermaids and harpies are natural enemies. But still, I feel sorry for them.
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Found this soft interaction in the Master Blackmailer episode - Holmes touches Watson's shoulder so tenderly! and its very brief part in frame, but you can see how Holmes' hand lingers on touching his shoulder even as he moves away <3
(spoilers in thoughts under readmore)
Watching this there are some wonderful moments of justified anger in it, I can see how much this case and the injustice wounds Holmes, and in turn stresses Watson (who's concern in Sherlock is also very justified, that even he himself says he went about the case in ways he's not proud of, in the end... poor Aggie made me laugh initially, but then feel burning second-hand shame at how Holmes used her during this case.) Robert Hardy is an amazing villain in this!!!! I got goosebumps from the way Milverton looked at people during this whole episode, like a predator sizing up its prey. Chilling
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Idea: Vampire A is rich and centuries old. Vampire B is in their twenties and is absolutely broke, working minimum wage. A regularly bothers B at work, really overdoing the whole "pretending to be a normal modern human" thing just to annoy B.
A, loudly: why hello fellow human, would you be willing to make me a normal cookies and cream McFlurry, a normal human snack for normal humans?
B, exasperated: can you not
A, louder: AND WOULD YOU KINDLY MAKE ME A BASKET OF YOUR FINEST FRIES, ALSO A NORMAL HUMAN SNACK FOR NORMAL HUMANS?
B: I'm not paid enough for this shit
(Bonus points if they're best friends)
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3rd division gets in a fight with an especially nasty Hollow. Everyone is still adjusting to Rose, both because they're fucked up from Gin and because Rose is a Visored and they've been warned either by the Central 46 or the rumor mill (or both) that he is Strange And Dangerous And Unpredictable.
Anyway, this nasty Hollow manages to grab Izuru and tries to twist his head off, but it's not accounting for Possessive Hollow Instincts. All captains are protective of their lieutenants, certainly, but Rose, Shinji, and Kensei are... a little more feral about it. (Kensei feels Some Kinda Way about the fact that Shuhei got a copy of his tattoo on his fucking FACE, but that's a post for another time). Anyway, Rose loses his whole entire shit and fucking annihilates this Hollow.
And as much as the rest of the gang appreciates that this very nasty Hollow (that was THOROUGHLY underestimated in the mission brief) is dead now, they're also real skeeved out by seeing their new captain in full spooky bird man mode. Everybody is now avoiding Rose even more than they already were. Except Izuru, who (isintoit) says some poetic shit about how a monster is not necessarily monstrous, and doesn't battle make everyone a monster, and maybe people fear battle not just because they fear being hurt but because they fear who they become when they are hurt and blah blah blah. And THAT’S how Izuru and Rose decide they adore each other.
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I know you’ve talked about unrequited PaleWatcher before but I am curious of if you think that the Pale King wouldn’t want to hurt Lurien as a fear of taking advantage of him? Like I know you think that the Pale King tries to abide by social rules, so I’m curious if he’d ever have concerns with over stepping those with his feelings for Lurien. I would assume he’d want Lurien to be happy and safe because he believes that is what the Watcher deserves. After all, who wouldn’t love Lurien?
Sorry if this feels out of left field.
Don't ever apologize for sending in Lurien or Palewatcher content!! I love rambling about them sm you have no idea. The market for Lurien content is so small...
But I'm glad you gave me this to mull over bc its something I like to chew on as much as the characters themselves. For the more canon take on the pairing (unrequited love), I don't think that PK's concerns about social rules or rank would have any effect on it; it would be a mix of his own issues with emotional processing and his overwhelming dedication to the kingdom that would prevent him from realizing he's interested in Lurien. If he *did* make the connection that his fondness for him was linked to a desire for mateship, then the only thing that would stop him from mentioning it was if he thought Lurien showed no interest, or if he thought another was courting him. Social power dynamics don't have any influence in how he feels.
See, power dynamics work differently for wyrms and Higher Beings than it does for mortals. With mortals, extreme power differences is dangerous, and is an outlier that should be avoided. With Higher Beings-especially wyrms- it's inherent and expected. Everything is about power to them, and about who is more or less powerful than the other, and relationships are built on a mutualistic understanding of those dynamics, with one taking a submissive role that offers vulnerability to the more dominant partner, who accepts it and cares for them in turn. Even when there is no power differential, the dominance/submission dynamic is typically put into play to keep everyone at peace. For example, PK and WL are both roughly the same power level, but PK takes on a willingly submissive role, and WL takes on a dominant one. PK yields his burrow and his people to her, and she in turn protected and nurtured them.
It's more apparent in wyrms because of how they breed. Larger, stronger, older wyrms are preferentially sought out as broodmothers because they can handle the risks of clutching better than smaller, younger, and thinner wyrms. Said weaker wyrms are wired with the instinct to find a strong partner for the advantage to their young, but would be at an inherent disadvantage in courtship. So weaker wyrms typically make up for this by being submissive/fawning to the larger wyrms, who are in turn calmed enough by the reassurance that they do not want to conquer their territory to consider mating (yes this still involves fighting as a method of courtship. It's just more ritualized than outright warfare). That strength would then be used to protect and care for their mates until the end of the breeding season results in them parting ways. Both benefit; the smaller wyrms get to breed and be protected while they tend to their brood, while the larger ones don't have to worry about their partner vying for their territory.
PK is very well aware that Lurien is weaker and more fragile than he is. But he is mentally strong, cunning and clever, and is a favorable mate for it, so he will have him if Lurien so wishes, because in his mind, he would be the safest with him- Lurien is *his*. The fact that there is a social impact of the courtship would not occur to him unless pointed out, and would not affect his choices either way. He knows Lurien can say no to him. He chose him as his favored one specifically because of this. You cannot take advantage of what is already yours, especially if he willingly gives himself to you
(Yes this adds an edge of danger and inequality to the ship. I, however, find this deeply enticing. Love and partnerships are not the same between people and wyrms, which makes for fun variation from the traditional formula. Plus 'I can kill you or bewitch you at a whim but choose not to because I care for you' is deeply fucking sexy don't @ me)
HOWEVER this requires PK to actually think about his feelings. That's impossible step 1. Then he has to actually act on those feelings instead of shoving them away as selfish and unwanted. That's impossible step 2. So no he doesnt care about social advantages/disadvantages or whats proper or not like Lurien does, it's more the struggle of accepting that he likes Lurien and that this is not a bad thing that will impact Lurien's dedication to the kingdom thats the issue
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