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johannas-motivational-insults · 4 years ago

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I for one was seething while Ms assh... Weaver basically confirmed to her designed punching bag that she keeps her around because she's a decent emotional support for Adora, so... wanna go even deeper and stab the reader s'more?

Oh I love stabbing the reader. And I love this scene so I’ll do the whole fuckin’ thing. (Commentary is bolded.)

This scene really is heartbreaking. It was easy for me to write, though, because Catra and (Shadow) Weaver have a very particular dynamic that I vibe with. It's such a pivotal scene for Catra too, because it confirms her fears that her success would be met with pushback and that Weaver really doesn’t love her or care about her at all. It makes her feel dehumanized both in the sense of being treated as subhuman and being treated as a tool. Something to be kept around only so long as it’s useful, discarded the second it’s not. This is the moment when she learns for certain just how little she means to Weaver and it’s painful to read.

*Content Warning for abuse*

The sound of keys in the front door makes Catra frown in confusion as she unloads the last of her books. No one is ever home this early. Even when Weaver doesn’t have any sponsored clubs or other teacher bullshit to deal with, 3:15 is the earliest she ever gets home.

But Catra’s always had sensitive ears, and those are definitely Ms. Weaver’s footsteps crossing the floor. When the woman pokes her head into the kitchen, no doubt to investigate the smell, Catra gives her a jerky nod. “Went to work after all?”

“No, I had some errands to run,” Weaver replies flatly. “Lying around all day like a lazy sack of meat doesn’t come naturally to me.”

Me @ Weaver:

Bitch she’s baking cookies, she’s clearly not lying around all day. Why you gotta be like that?

“Yeah, me neither,” mutters Catra, deflecting the obvious implication.

“I have something for you,” says Weaver, and Catra can’t help but look up in surprise. Weaver tosses her something and she instinctively moves to catch it. Just before it hits her hands, she realizes what it is and her stomach drops. Fingering the rough edges of the rolled up newspaper, she tries to breathe steadily as she forces her eyes up to meet Weaver’s. (Oh gotta love that trauma response.) The woman looks more unimpressed than predatory right now, but Catra knows better than anyone how that can change at the drop of a hat.

“Looks like your little ploy paid off,” she remarks.

Sighing, Catra sets the paper down on the table. “I told you, it wasn’t a ploy. Just a play.”

“I see. And I suppose the fact that this article was written by a close friend of yours is a complete coincidence.”

LOL clearly Weaver knows nothing about Entrapta if she thinks she could be bribed into writing something she doesn’t believe.

“I had nothing to do with that,” Catra denies swiftly. When Weaver’s expression doesn’t change, she insists, “Really, I swear.”

Weaver’s head tips the slightest bit, that familiar predatory tinge seeping into her eyes and voice. “And why should I believe you?”

Catra huffs, arms crossing defensively over her chest. “Why would I do something I know would get me in trouble?”

“I don’t know, Catra, you tell me,” says Weaver, slowly closing the gap between them. “It’s not as though you’ve been doing that your entire life.”

Me @ Weaver:

Like okay, it’s kinda true. But still.

Tensing more with every step Weaver takes, Catra raises her hands innocently, trying and failing not to shift her weight to her back foot. Not to give ground or show her fear. (This is making me super uncomfortable so I’m probably just gonna keep memeing at you all. Yes, I am aware that this is my fault. No, I am not sorry.) “Look, Entrapta has really strong opinions, and they’re always backed up with facts. I couldn’t just plant the idea in her head to write something like this.”

“Facts, you say?” muses Weaver. She reaches past Catra in a very deliberate show of invading her space, and Catra can’t help but suck a quick breath in through her teeth. But Weaver doesn’t touch her. All she does is pick up the paper and turn it over in her hands as though she is deep in thought. Then the motion stops, her eyes snapping up sharply. “So you agree with her.”

Weaver @ Catra:

“That’s not what I said,” protests Catra, her exasperation showing through her tenuous attempts at staying calm. “Stats are facts, not who deserves what awards or whatever. It’s not like I even care about that.”

Weaver shakes her head, her chuckle positively dripping with condescension. “Oh, now I know you’re lying.”

She is. She really is. And the fact that Weaver knows how much Catra cares and wants praise and approval and still denies her that makes me want to slap a bitch.

Also I just realized how closely this scene parallels the one in 1x04 and that actually wasn’t intentional but I’ll take it, clearly I’ve got the spirit of their relationship down.

“No, I-”

The newspaper smacks Catra across the cheek and she yelps in shock and pain, hand flying to her mouth.

It shouldn’t be a shock, not after 14 years of this shit. It still is, every time.

Ugh, ow.

“Enough of your lip,” hisses Weaver. “You know better than to contradict me.”

Hate is not a strong enough word for how I feel about this woman. Unfortunately there are too many people just like her. I’ve noticed the audience particularly hates this incarnation of Shadow Weaver and I think it’s because when she’s stripped of her magic the tactics she’s left with are far too familiar. I feel the same way.

Catra’s tongue swipes along her stinging lip, checking for blood. It comes back clean, but the lack of physical damage does nothing to calm the quiet rage boiling up inside of her. Weaver has never treated her with an ounce of respect, and now she has the gall to hit her with a rolled up newspaper like she’s a fucking animal. Subhuman. (I mean this feeling comes straight out of Demons but with Catra being human in this au it’s... not worse, definitely not, but it hits differently.) Catra’s fists clench and her chest puffs out as she straightens up to her full height (even if it’s nothing on Weaver).

“Do not touch me,” growls Catra, her voice low and dangerous in a way few people have ever heard it. “I’m an adult, that’s officially illegal now.”

Oh, you sweet summer child.

“Oh, you want to talk about the law?” counters Weaver, sounding far too calm in comparison. It just makes Catra angrier. And maybe a little scared. Somehow Weaver always makes her feel out of control, which never ceases to remind her who is in control. (Oof.) “I am under no obligation to let you live here, Catra, let alone at a significant discount. I do that out of the kindness of my heart. (LOL the what now?) Would you rather I throw you out in the streets like the stray you are?”

Yay for another insinuation that Catra is an animal. Nice going, Weaver.

Also, that is one of the meanest fucking lines I’ve ever written for Shadow Weaver and that’s saying something.

Those words hit Catra right in the gut, a blow far more painful than any physical one. They trigger a flood of other words that always seem to find her, stick to her no matter how she tries to slough them off, prove them wrong. Stray, nuisance, brat, worthless, unwanted, unloved...

But she was loved once. She was.

Oh boy, get ready for PAIN. So I wasn’t orginally planning to write this flashback but then I got a Very Bad Idea and I love torturing my readers (and myself) so this happened.

Kneeling in front of the open door, Papi opened his arms for a goodbye hug. When Catra stepped into them, she felt his smile against the side of her head. “Te amo, mija.”

“Yo también te amo, Papi,” said Catra, tiny arms tightening around his neck with a proud grin. He hadn’t taught her that one, she’d pieced it together on her own.

Papi chuckled in surprise and approval, ruffling her wild hair. “You’re a genius, little one. You know that?”

“Yep!” she answered, beaming with the completely earnest confidence only a precocious three year-old can muster.

Baby Catra’s behavior may be slightly inspired by my highly intelligent four year-old niece, who is also biracial with a multilingual father.

A couple playful taps of the horn from the driveway interrupted them, making Papi chuckle once again. Pulling away enough to look Catra in the eye, he winked conspiratorially. “Better not keep Mommy waiting. You know how she is.”

Catra shook her head soberly in agreement. Mommy was notoriously impatient, a speed demon on the road. Catra loved driving with her, laughing like a maniac from the backseat whenever she’d swerve and cuss out the idiots in her way. Those cackles never failed to make Mommy shoot Catra a smile in the rearview mirror, her transitory rage melting away in an instant at the sound. Still, it was never good being on the receiving end of that impatience.

(Catra’s mother is not at all inspired by my sister, however. She drives like a fucking granny.)

Papi quickly pecked Catra on the cheek before standing and waving goodbye, giving an appreciative nod to the babysitter as he pulled the door shut behind him.

He didn’t close it loudly or anything, but no sound is louder in Catra’s nightmares. She never saw either of them again.

“Answer me, Catra,” Ms. Weaver demands sternly.

That was what she had. And this is where she ended up.

Yeah, no wonder this version of Catra just assumes anything good in her life will be taken away. In some ways it might be worse than being Adora starting with nothing, because not only does Adora not remember what she lost in infancy (which wasn’t great to begin with), she has been steadily moving up in the world since. Catra’s had the opposite trajectory.

Suddenly noticing the tears rolling down her cheeks, Catra swipes them away with the back of her hand. Her throat hurts too much to swallow, so she doesn’t even bother trying to settle her voice. Her weakness is already on full display, anyway. Shaking her head, she whispers hoarsely, “No, Ms. Weaver.”

“Good,” Weaver says with finality as Catra sniffles, blinking back more tears. “You still live under my roof, and you will abide by my rules or face the consequences, just like anyone else.”

Oh boy, that’s a little too close for comfort. Again with this version of SW feeling especially despicable to the audience because it’s so familiar.

Just like anyone else. Sure.

Yeah you’re right Catra, go off.

As Weaver starts toward her room, Catra half-heartedly tosses a hand with an empty, resigned sigh. “What rules did I break this time?”

Weaver turns back, her expression dangerous, but Catra can’t muster the enthusiasm for fear anymore. Her eyes are still burning, voice tight with emotion as she confesses, “I’ve tried, Ms. Weaver. I-” Her voice cracks and she shakes her head, pinching her brow in shame. “I never wanted you to hate me.”

brb crying in the club

K but honestly the helplessness here is just heartbreaking. And it’s just like in canon. We saw, Catra did try to be a good soldier and make Shadow Weaver like her, but it was a lost cause. I mean I didn’t pull this dialogue directly from 2x06 but it’s a similar flavor for sure.

When Catra dares to look back up she finds that Weaver’s expression has softened slightly, though she still looks annoyed. “I never said I hate you,” she says, the uncharacteristic gentleness catching Catra off guard. “You’re just more trouble than you’re worth most of the time.”

It shouldn’t be a comfort. But it is, anyway. It is. Catra sniffles again, dipping her head to wipe her eyes on her shoulders.

The fact that this is a comforting answer to Catra is so fucked up and tragic but so befitting of their relationship.

“Though I will admit, you do have a way with Adora,” concedes Weaver, her tone very nearly impressed. “Not everyone can handle someone like that and keep them on task. I’ve had plenty come through my classroom.”

Wow, so we’re just being casually ableist now? Nice.

My thoughts exactly, Catra.

...Ableist and pragmatic.

Catra snorts under her breath, shaking her head as her eyes fall to the floor. How did she never put this together before? “That’s why you’re letting me stay.”

This truly is a gut punch moment. She thought maybe Weaver actually had a bit of affection for her or was invested in her future after all (which tracks for Catra because she is mean to the people she likes) and that’s why she let her stay, but no. As usual, it’s all about Adora. That is not going to bode well for the resentment moving forward.

“She does badly with her routine being disrupted, and she’s come to rely on you,” states Weaver, tipping her head in acknowledgement.

“Plus she’d hate you if you kicked me out,” Catra adds pointedly.

Weaver smiles, all teeth. “It is better for everyone this way, wouldn’t you say?”

Better for you, you mean.

“Sure,” mutters Catra. When that response earns her a look, she corrects herself. “Yes, Ms. Weaver.”

Eyes narrowed into slits, Weaver warns her, “Make no mistake, Catra. Adora would manage if you left us. If your behavioral issues begin to outweigh your usefulness, I reserve the right to evict you.” She cocks an expectant eyebrow. “Am I understood?”

“Yes, ma’am,” mumbles Catra.

Poor Catra, I just...

“I care very much about Adora, and I won’t have you dragging her down with you.”

“I remember,” Catra says numbly, picking at her nails and avoiding Weaver’s gaze.

Ooooooooooof. Why do I insist on hurting myself so much with all these canon parallels?

Studying her intently for a moment, Weaver concludes, “Yes, I’m sure you do.” Then she turns and leaves without another word.

Well that was lovely. Anybody else want to reach through the screen and throttle a bitch? ‘Cause I sure do.

This scene doesn’t cause an immediate reaction on Catra’s part but it definitely moves her to a place where she’s very aware of her role and how useless it is to try to change it (at least in this house), and that makes everything a little more volatile. She’s not at a breaking point yet but she’s getting closer, it certainly takes the wind out of her sails a bit. She will recover in the short term because she is Catra and her stubbornness makes her very resilient, but it weighs her down and eventually she is going to snap. Y’all will love that, I’m sure. ;)

#ask games #director's commentary #spop #catradora #fanfic #hail mary #writing #asks #anon #catra and shadow weaver

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creampuffqueen · 5 years ago

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Kaider and Jacinter kids having a beautiful cousin relationship

I realized as I was writing these that the kids here have the same age gaps as me and my own cousins, so these are a little inspired by my own relationships lol

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Winter tells Cinder and Kai she’s pregnant first, after Jacin and his parents, of course

She does this by stopping by the palace “for a friendly chat”

Baby Peony is having tummy time in the nursery, and crying over being on her stomach

Winter picks up her niece and says “Don’t cry, little one. Soon you’ll have a little cousin, and then you’ll be the best crawler.”

Kai speaks first- “Are you pregnant?”

Winter spends a lot of time during her pregnancy with Cinder and Kai. She and Jacin learn how to take care of kids by babysitting Peony

And Peony repays them for taking care of her by hating her new baby cousin

When Evret is born, Cinder and Winter try to coax one-year-old Peony into letting him sit on his lap, but she’s having none of it

She continues to cry whenever she sees Evret, up until he starts to crawl

Then they’re absolutely inseparable

Since Evret is a year younger, Kai and Cinder catch on to the fact that Peony likes being the older, in charge cousin. Which leads to-

“Peony, you need to share your toys. Can you teach Evret how to share?” and “Peony, we use our forks at the dinner table, not our hands. How about you show Evret how to use his fork?”

Needless to say, it works like a charm

When Veda Clay comes along, Peony is four years old

And she is enamoured with her new baby cousin

She’ll sit still for hours with Veda on her lap, furiously shushing everyone who speaks in more than a whisper

Unlike her relationship with Evret, she loses interest in Veda when she starts to crawl and walk, because she doesn’t like being held as much anymore

Evret gets his cousin back, and the two go back to causing trouble

They can play hide and seek for hours, and always find new places to explore in the palace

When Peony gets older, she loves to do Veda’s hair, since it’s so different than her own and therefore a fun challenge

When Cinder is pregnant with Badar, and on bedrest, Peony spends the summer with her cousins, both on Luna and on Earth

She’s been to Luna before, but she loves it even more with Evret and Veda’s grandparents

And she has an absolute blast travelling on a ship to Winter’s ambassador meetings

She and Evret comm all the time. They talk for hours, sharing ideas and talking about everything that comes to mind

The two are practically joined at the hip

Evret dumps all his girl woes on his cousin, looking for her ‘expert’ advice

And Evret is the first one Peony talks with when she begins to question her sexuality

Evret helps Peony write speeches

Peony helps Evret by giving him ideas of what to write about

She’s the only one who’s allowed to see his sketchbook and his writing journals

They tried to learn to cook together (it ended badly, of course)

And they have so many inside jokes that they can pretty much just look at each other and lose it

They watch net dramas together, curled up with popcorn and blankets

Evret lets Peony play with his hair and put bows in it

And Peony will hold a pose for hours so Evret can sketch her

Veda and Peony do have a relationship, but not as strong as hers and Evret

Peony is one of the only ones besides her parents who will listen to her ramble

And Peony will walk with Veda in the massive libraries and let her look at all the second-era books

When Luca is adopted, Peony is over babies

At least, she thinks she is

When Luca puts his little hand in hers, the crown princess is speechless

When her cousins leave, that’s when she begs them for a baby brother or sister

When Badar is eventually born, about a year later, It’s Luca who is in love the most

Luca and Badar go on to act like brothers

Badar is super shy, but he will always get more confident around Luca

The two get into just as much trouble as Peony and Evret used to

#the lunar chronicles #kai #cinder #kaider #winter hayle blackburn #jacin clay #jacinter #tlc gen 2 #gen 2 #marissa meyer

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surveys-at-your-service · 5 years ago

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Survey #243

honestly too lazy to think up random song lyrics here, so just have the survey.

What is the one thing you remember most about January of last year? Nothing. You look at the clock and it’s 11:11, do you wish? I never do, no. How do you think you will look 3 years from now? I pray the fuck to god I'm finally at a weight I want. And of course more tattoos and piercings. And colored hair. What would be number one on your bucket list? Meet, thank, and hug Mark profusely while ugly crying. How old do you think you’ll be when you make your will? I don't know. You get a text message. who do you hope it is? Sara. Are there any songs that you hear that just make you wanna dance? Not really, no. Do you get any of your songs from Limewire? lol how old is this... but no. I did when it was "the thing," though. You and your best friend get in a fight. Why do you think that is? I don't know. Probably said something that came across wrong over a text. What is your biggest annoyance at the time? Financial shit. You see the person you fell hardest for. What do you do? Apologize to him if he's even okay with me speaking a word to him and then letting him on his way because I don't want to make him think I'm still stuck on him. I'd wanna know how things are in his life, but I don't want him to get the wrong impression. It'd be better for both of us. Have/are you depressed? I mean I'm diagnosed with depression, but it's well-managed. At the moment I'm not *depressed*, no. Did you grow up in the United States? Yeah. Never left it, even. Do you call anybody "baby"? Besides my cat and snake, no. Who is the one person you can completely be yourself around? Sara. Are your pop-ups blocked on your computer? Yeah. Do you wear earrings on a normal basis? No. How old were you when you realized that life goes on? I don't know... This is such a vague question. But I guess probably when a childhood cat disappeared or died sometime in elementary school. Are your parent’s night owls or morning birds? Well, I don't live with Dad, but Mom is a night owl more than a morning bird for sure. She can be so grouchy in the morning. Do you like to sing? Eh. Who is your favorite author? *shrugs* I don't read enough. How many pillows are on your bed? Two. What’s your favorite thing about the holidays? Seeing my niece and nephew so excited. What is your favorite type of cake? Red velvet, baby. How many rings do you wear on a day-to-day basis? One. Have you ever been in a mental hospital as a patient? Multiple times. Probably WOULDN'T have been multiple if the psych hospitals here were worth a damn. Went to the same one like five-six times and one other and both sucked. It was a partial hospitalization program, WHICH ISN'T AS "SERIOUS" AS AN ACTUAL FUCKING PSYCH HOSPITALIZATION, that saved my ass. What’s your favorite brand of flavored water? None. Have you ever had an ulcer? No. Do you take birth control pills? Not anymore, no. I was only on them for serious period pain, but as of recently my psychiatrist wanted to test out how I do mood-wise without them, especially as it was a regular occurrence for me to be borderline or actually suicidal the day before my cycle started, and the whole week leading up to it was sketchy. So far, I've been fine - I think even better. I was on it for years, and I mean your body changes, so. Do you like soy sauce? Noooooo no no no. Do you have a good doctor? My psychiatrist is literally the reason I'm alive. That's no exaggeration. I would've killed myself by now if it wasn't for him setting my medicine right. I know I would've. My therapist is great, and my primary physician is fine. What’s your favorite store to browse around? Morph Market, ahaha. I love looking at all the reptile morphs, especially the ball pythons. Do you ever meditate on Scripture? No. Do you like poetry? Yes. Do you have expensive tastes? Nah. What is your favorite color? Pink, particularly lighter hues. Have you ever made a scrapbook? Yeah, for a little while when I was younger. What is a question you get asked too much? If my lip piercing hurt. It doesn't bother me, I'm just asked it most. Worst grade you’ve ever gotten? Zeros on things I didn't do/missed. Who are your 3 closest friends? Sara, Girt, and uh... Chelsea, I think. Maybe Lisa. What is something you have always wanted to do? Travel somewhere cool/really memorable. What are you listening to? A playthrough of The Last Guardian. God, I wanna play it so badly. Do you like the smell of cinnamon? It's one of my favorites, omg. Are you in a relationship? No. Do you like the band Hollywood Undead? Yeah. Do you like Taco Bell? Only the quesadillas, THE CINNABON DELIGHT THINGS, and fiesta potatoes. Who was the first person you spoke to today? My mom. Who was the last? I was just texting the woman who adopted Kaiju; she's catching me up on how she's doing, and apparently great! We're trying to plan a day for me to come see her. :> Have you told anyone you loved them today? Yeah. What song is stuck in your head right now? You mentioned HU, now "Bullet" is looping in my head lol. Does it snow where you live? Sometimes, but rarely a lot. What are you currently sitting/laying on? My bed. Have you ever dated a friend of one of your siblings? No. How old is your oldest living grandparent? 80-something. Do you wear contacts? No, I wear glasses, but I wish I could do contacts again considering I desperately want an undereye microdermal but it'd look stupid with glasses, so. Contacts just annoy me. Where are the last three places you went? Taco Bell, my doctor's appointment, and the gas station. Do you ever go hunting/fishing? I would never in my life hunt, and I don't even want to fish anymore. Both are cruel (hunting more than "cruel"...) imo. I'd only ever fish again if Dad asked me to go with him, because since I was a kid, that's always been our "thing," our bonding experience. I wouldn't be able to say no. Do you know anyone who is a nurse? A lot, actually. Would you prefer to own a lapdog or a bigger dog? Sigh. Didn't think I'd want a dog after Teddy, but as of very recently, I've found myself missing the companionship of one. I don't know if I'll end up with another, though, but if I do, I'd want a medium-sized one, like Teddy was. Are you more of a cat person? Yes. What is your worst subject? Math. Do you know anyone who plays guitar? Yeah. Do you play guitar? Not anymore. Have you had to have stitches at all in the last year? No. Have you ever stayed up all night and then gone to work in the morning? No. That sounds like hell. How many relationships have you been in so far this year? It's a week into January lmao. No. Do you prefer to be single or with someone? With someone. Though now that I am single, I kinda think that's for the better right now...? Eh idk. Do you have any tattoos? Yeah. Are you planning on getting any? Oh, plenty. My Mark tribute is getting tidied up by a great artist on the 4th next month and I CANNOT contain my excitement. Did you lose your virginity before you were sixteen? No. Have you ever dated someone who had a child? No, and I never would. What are the middle names of everyone in your family? Wow yeah, lemme share that on the Internet. Where did you go the last time you took a vacation? The beach. Would you ever consider adoption? I don't want kids so like, Who is someone you aspire to be like? Man, there's a lot of people who inspire me in different ways. I think the world knows I look up to the wisdom, determination, dedication, creativity, compassion, etc. etc. etc. of Mark, I adore the heart and empathy of Shane Dawson, Steve Irwin is my absolute idol in terms of passion for animals, and Jeffree Star's work ethic is like, unbelievable. There are plenty others, but those really stand out. How do you feel about your life right now? oof What is your favorite game show to watch? Family Feud with Steve Harvey. He is so fuckin funny. How good are you in trivia games? What’s your best category? Idk. I'm probably best with animal knowledge though, judging from games I've played along with. Would you much rather test your knowledge or share opinions? I guess it depends on the subject and with whom. How do you feel about word games? Fun. Who is your absolute favorite film director? TIM BURTON. THERE IS NO COMPETITION W/ HIM. When’s the last time had to cover a coworker’s shift? Never. Have you ever had a really unreliable coworker? I've never worked long enough to know. Have you ever had to have a ring resized? No. What is a question you would never ever ask somebody? "I would never ask someone what they weigh." <<< This. I'm not a doctor, so I don't see any situation where that'd be an appropriate question to ask anyone. What sounds like a rude word but really isn’t? I'm sure there's something, but idk rn. Have you ever made a blanket? If so, how did you make one? No. How many godparents do you have? Do they care about you? Zero, I think. What is something that should not exist? Rape. Is there a word you have an emotional connection to? It sounds weird I'm sure, but "petrichor" (the smell of the earth after it rains) makes me feel... weird. Nostalgic, anxious, melancholy. Shortly before becoming a couple, Jason and I were just outside at school while it was raining, and we wondered what that smell was called. When we went back to the computer lab (where we were after exams were done), we looked it up and found out "petrichor" was the term. I remember those days too clearly for them to have happened eight years ago. How about a sound? Any emotional connection to a sound? Ummm not that I can think of. Is there something coming up that you are dreading? Not really, no. Do you ever read graphic novels? No. What is the most ridiculous product you have ever seen? Oh idk. Are there any spiders in your home right now? I mean realistically, probably? None that I know of. What was the last thing that made you laugh hysterically? I can't remember exactly what it was, but something on YouTube. I think on Game Grumps. Are there any candy stores where you live? Not that I'm aware of. Do you own any fingerless gloves? Yeah, I still have them in my drawer, actually. I wore them every day in high school. Tell me about the last animal you touched. My cat Roman. :') Have you ever witnessed a birth? Only cats. Can you see your reflection from where you are sitting? No. Wait, yes I can, though only slightly. My snake's cage is just across the room, so I can see against the glass a bit. Quick! Sniff the air. What can you smell? Cat. .-. Have you ever been in a restroom that actually had a restroom attendant? No? What was the last photo you took of? A deer! There were like, seven or eight in the field just across the road a few evenings ago. My lens didn't go out as close as I'd want, but I took some as practice anyway. I only got a few shots though; I came out to the front porch, and after about a minute, they gradually went back into the woods. What do you look for in a mate? Physically and personality-wise. Am I the only one who hates when human couples are referred to as "mates"???? Idk man it shouldn't because we're just animals, but it's weird. ANYWAY, I don't have like, a concrete vision of a partner, but I do have some set-in-stone personality/moral alignments that are musts, such as just being a generally good person, empathetic, you must love animals or shoo, be in touch with their emotions, understanding, soft stuff like that. I also have a strong preference for having a good sense of humor, I lean more romantically towards outgoing people, you gotta be laid-back and approachable... that kind of stuff. Physically, I really, really don't care, but I think we all have preferences; ex., while it really doesn't matter to me ultimately, I tend to find longer hair on guys more attractive than short. Your thoughts on bacon? Ugh, I wish I didn't love it. I wanna be a vegetarian again so badly. What are your thoughts on little kids with cell phones? If they're of an age where they may be separated from their parents semi-regularly and without the constant presence of a guardian, I'm actually for them having *simple* cellphones. Emergencies exist, and even I, someone who doesn't even want kids, would be scared knowing my child is without an easy, quick method of contact with me. Now, remember I did say "simple" cellphones; I don't believe a little kid should grow up unhealthily attached to technology (like me lmao), so especially in developmental years, I wouldn't want my kid to be glued to their phone playing games or roaming the Internet too freely. What was the last lie you told? I'm not sure. Is there anyone in particular you always try to tune out? Ugh, yes. For political bullshit that I cannot stand hearing. Do you work out? No. What was the last thing you ate with a spoon? Uhhhh probably oatmeal. What is a food that you always are in the mood to eat? Ice cream lmao. Ever held a newborn animal? Yeah. Is there anything you’re in denial about? What? Maybe, idk. Have you ever been to a Chinatown? No. Do you prefer chunky or creamy peanut butter? CREAMY. Don't come near me with chunky pb. Do you stop to pick up heads-up pennies? No. Do you make a wish when you blow out your birthday candles? Yeah, even though I don't believe it does anything. It's just for the novelty of it. Do your pets have collars? Describe them: Bentley just has a blue, average collar. Roman doesn't because he absolutely hates them. What is the last thing you searched for online? Surveys. Do you use any scented lotions? What do they smell like? No. Do you have any friends that speak any languages you don’t understand? I mean yeah, Spanish is common in America.

#survey #quiz #questions #random #bored

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You Rescued Me: Chapter 2

For some reason, tumblr is bunching italicized words together after I paste it onto here from Word, so if you happen to spot one, lemme know. I tried to catch and fix them all, but I can’t be sure.

A note about Inuyasha: When I first started this story, I had a very clear image of how I wanted this AU’s version of Inuyasha to be; I wanted him to be rough and gruff, but someone who exudes a quiet strength that Kagome is easily able to recognize. He’s someone who’s used to hard work, getting his hands dirty, and yeah he’s seen some shit, but you’ll learn about that later. I wanted an element of mystery, but someone still approachable. I wanted to go for a “I’m lonely, but I don’t want to be” sort of vibe and I hope I managed to pull that off. See where I’m going with this? Lol.

Yes, he does smoke in this story. I apologize if you don’t like that, but it’s part of the image I wanted to portray, and you’ll learn why he does in a later chapter. I suppose in short I wanted a rough ‘n’ tumble type, but gentle when it truly matters. On the outside, he looks mean, and scary and unapproachable. On the inside though, he’s a big softie who likes to protect those weaker than him, loves his niece, is a closet comedian, and has a secret love affair with bacon. So don’t worry; I still kept some aspects of the dogboy we all know and love. I wouldn’t change him completely, of course! :)

I really hope how I portray him doesn’t dissuade some people form reading, because even though I did say I hate this fic (okay so that was a boldfaced lie lmao) I am really, really proud of how this story turned out, and I’ve been working on this for literal months now.

If it turns out that my Inuyasha is not your cup of tea, that’s fine. But I do hope you’ll give him a chance. :)

The interior design/decor of Inuyasha’s house was loosely inspired by the Bartlett ranch house in the show Heartland. (I love that show and I’m addicted to it ;adjfa;dfahdfal)

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The ten-minute ride to his house was quiet and uneventful but he didn’t care, and he suspected his guest didn’t either. She had her head leaned against the door and her eyes closed as the wind caressed her face and played with the stands of ebony hair that hung down and for the first time Inuyasha wondered how old she was. Now that he was closer, he could deduce she couldn’t be much older than him, perhaps a few years younger, even. The stress of the night, however, made her look much older and abruptly he found himself wanting to deck the motherfucker who had put those bruises on her. How dare he hurt such a beautiful, fragile creature? Women were supposed to be treasured, cherished, and protected, not used for fucking punching bags. Without them, literally nobody would be alive on this godforsaken planet and he had the fucking balls to—

Abruptly Inuyasha realized he was growling and instantly he cut the sound off with guilty wince, flicking his eyes over to the woman beside him. She was staring at him in alarm, her eyes wide and he couldn’t help but notice how she’d shrunk against the door in an effort to put some distance between them.

Aw, shit. He’d gone and done the one thing he vowed that he wouldn’t do and now he felt like absolute shit. “Sorry,” he muttered and focused ahead once again, his hands tight on the wheel. “It wasn’t…” He cleared his throat. “That wasn’t because of you. I was just—” He stopped himself before he could finish and clamped his jaw shut, not sure it would be a good idea to admit what he’d been thinking and bring up horrible memories for her.

But then, taking him by surprise, she gradually relaxed again and gave him an expectant look, head tilted curiously to the side, so he obliged her. Slanting her a cautious look, he flicked his finished cigarette out the window and rumbled, “I was just thinking how about much I’d like to deck the asshole that did that to you.”

Surprise flared in her eyes as her hand came up to flutter over the bruise on her jaw and over her neck. Then her eyes dimmed, she turned away and Inuyasha mentally cursed.

Clenching his jaw in anger aimed at himself, Inuyasha flicked his blinker on and hung a right onto a considerably smoother road. A minute later he slowed down and turned left into his dirt driveway that led up a slight incline to his two-story ranch house. He’d bought it solely because he had no neighbors for miles and it was isolated and set back from the road, even though there was minimal traffic this far out in the country.

As he pulled up to the wraparound front porch, Jaxson lifted his head and started wagging his tail from his location sprawled on the porch before the steps. He heard a soft gasp as he put the truck in park and cut the engine and a glance told him his impromptu houseguest had spotted the large dog and the look of delight that lit her face had him briefly spellbound.

Then Jax released a happy bark and whatever trance Inuyasha had been in was broken. Glad that his dog wouldn’t pose as a problem for the skittish woman, Inuyasha opened his door and hopped out, not really surprised when she lingered in the cab and simply stared out the window as he made his way over to greet the wolf-like canine.

Despite his size, Jaxson still acted like a puppy whenever he came home and he was all excited energy, tail whipping back and forth ferociously, standing up on his hind legs as he knelt down and then barraging his face with a thousand licks of hi, dad. Inuyasha took it all without complaint, rubbing his sides vigorously and scratching the pointed ears similar to his own. He slid his gaze to the side, looked into the cab of his truck and as if that was what she was waiting for, his guest finally exited and made her way slowly over to them.

Excited at the opportunity to make a new friend, Jaxson predictably left his side and trotted on over to her, all happy panting, wagging tail and lolling tongue as he nudged her hand with his big nose for pets. She made a soft sound in the back of her throat and knelt down to give the big dog some lovins.

Watching from the porch, Inuyasha saw her smile for the first time and his heart skipped a beat in his chest. Her caramel eyes, before looking so dim and lifeless, were bright with amusement and affection as Jax licked her face and the sound of her soft laughter was the sweetest melody.

Realizing he was staring, Inuyasha shook himself out of it and brushed past the pair to retrieve her bag from the floor of the cab. He frowned at how light it was but didn’t comment as he shut the door and went to crouch beside them, extending his hand to scratch behind the dog’s ears. Jax gave his hand a lick then continued snuffling and nosing his new friend, eager for more attention. “This is Jaxson,” he murmured and said dog’s ears perked up at the sound of his name. “He’s a big fluffy idiot, has a habit of stealing my bacon when I’m not looking, and likes to pester Rain until she gets sick of it and chases him around.” He gave his dog a pointed stare.

Jax barked at him and wagged his tail.

While Inuyasha just looked deadpan, his female guest giggled again and softly asked, “Rain?”

A little startled to hear her voice for the first time, Inuyasha blinked and stared at her but recovered quickly. He shook his head and rumbled, “Tomorrow.” He didn’t think she was up for a tour at the moment, not when she looked dead on her feet and like she could sleep for the next week. He stood up, slung the strap of her bag over his shoulder and offered her a hand without thinking. Before he could retract it, though, she surprised him for what seemed like the nth time that night and grabbed it without hesitation and instinctively he hauled her up with no effort at all.

Jax darted ahead of them and zoomed up the stairs to wait at the door and she spoke up again. “What breed is he?”

Inuyasha decided that he liked her voice and doubly liked the fact that she was feeling comfortable enough to talk to him. “Native American Indian,” he replied and opened the front door, stepping into the open mudroom that led directly into his kitchen as Jaxson zoomed off to god knows where. The soft glow coming from the stove light he’d left on provided just enough illumination for her to see by as he ushered her in then closed the door behind her. Then he paused, shot her a speculative look, and with deliberate movements Inuyasha slid the deadbolt home and twisted the lock on the knob.

The look she gave him spoke volumes of her gratitude and he nodded in reply. Jax took that moment to come skidding back into the kitchen with one of his well-loved toys in his mouth and promptly sat down in the middle of the kitchen floor, placing his toy right between his paws before tilting his head and looking the very picture of A Good Boy.

“He’s beautiful,” she whispered. With the dim lighting from the stove, she could make out the gray and white shades with some scattered brown of his long fur and it was truly striking just how much the canine resembled that of his wilder ancestor.

Inuyasha snorted. “Yeah, you wouldn’t be saying that after seeing how much he goddamn sheds,” he muttered more to himself than her but judging by the badly stifled snicker, she’d heard anyway.

His dog started using the “look at me, I’m cute” card and used to his dog’s shenanigans, he ignored him and focused his attention back on his lovely houseguest. While clearly still recovering from this nightmare of a night, she was a bit more relaxed now as she glanced curiously around his home, however that could be because of the bone-deep weariness he sensed in her, all of the stress starting to really take its toll and he didn’t even need his nose to tell him she was completely exhausted.

Still, before he took her upstairs, he needed to make sure she was taken care of in all aspects. “Hungry? Anything to drink?”

She shook her head, hesitated, then shook it again and avoided his eyes.

Inuyasha studied her silently for a moment then nodded. “Alright.” Despite her answer, though, he still ventured over to the fridge, grabbed a bottled water and took a few sips for himself before gesturing for her to follow and crossed the hardwood floor into the living room. Tomorrow he’d show her around, that is if she wanted, but for now he figured it’d be best if he showed her where she’d be sleeping. The shuffle of soft moccasins told him she was right behind so he hung a left and headed for the stairs, nearly getting knocked over by Jaxson as he bounded ahead of them and raced down the hall.

He gave her the guest bedroom that was right next to his. “Make yourself at home,” he said as he went forward and flicked on the lamp on the nightstand. Jax zipped in and jumped onto the bed. “I wasn’t talking to you, Fluff,” he deadpanned as the canine circled a few times in his nightly routine for sleep and was rewarded by a quite laugh and his dog’s soft whuff.

Shaking his head, he deposited her bag on the bed and discreetly set the bottle of water on the nightstand. “Bathroom’s right across the hall. Feel free to take a shower, or whatever. If you get hungry, help yourself to anything in the kitchen, I don’t care.”

Inuyasha watched as she sank down onto the bed and a second later Jaxson’s head plopped down onto her thigh. Her smile was small and tired but genuine as she stroked the dog’s head fondly and Inuyasha wondered when the hell his dog had become such a ladies man. Er, dog. The only other person he could think of that he’d taken to so quickly was his mother. Not that he was complaining, of course; if Jax’s company eased even a fraction of her distress, he supposed he could deal with his loyal companion of eight years forgetting that he existed.

He inwardly snorted then said, “Jax,” and knelt down as without hesitation the large dog hopped down and loped over to him. Scratching behind his pointed ears and around his neck, Inuyasha told his dog, “Keep an eye on her for me, alright? I’m counting on you to protect her.”

Jaxson blinked at him and then leaned forward to lick his chin.

A ghost of a smile twitched at the corners of his lips. “Good boy,” Inuyasha murmured and with a final scratch to his dog’s chin, he stood up. Jaxson returned to the bed and made himself comfortable, stretching out with a gusty sigh and going still.

Inuyasha turned amber eyes her way and locked with caramel depths. He opened his mouth, closed it, and sighed. “Goodnight,” he murmured and turned to leave.

“W-wait? …Please.”

Inuyasha stopped and turned back around, his face blank, but not unfriendly as he gazed expectantly at her with his hands in his pockets.

She was staring at him and biting down on her lip, looking a little uncertain and once more surprising himself, Inuyasha waited patiently for whatever she had to say. But it wasn’t long at all until she seemed to steel herself and hesitantly ask, “…What’s your name?”

Inuyasha considered her quietly with no change in his expression before answering simply, “Inuyasha.”

She fell quiet and although Inuyasha was curious, he didn’t ask for her name in return. He figured she’d tell him in her own time, when she was ready to stop being anonymous.

“Inuyasha,” she murmured so quietly he almost didn’t hear her and his ears trained forward under his hat to catch her soft voice. When she locked eyes with him again, they were wide, misty and the breath caught in his throat at the utter trust he found swimming in those cinnamon depths. “Thank you.” The smile she offered him wavered as she tried to keep her emotions in check and just like that Inuyasha’s emotionless façade cracked.

His face softened and honeyed eyes grew warm as he gazed at her then with a sigh, Inuyasha took off his hat and ran a hand through his short choppy hair, amazed at this little slip of a woman’s strength. “If you need anything,” he began, voice a little gruff but no less sincere, “I’m right next door.”

Inuyasha didn’t say anything more than that but he didn’t need to; his lovely guest nodded, closed her eyes as her shoulders started to shake and he took that as his cue to leave. The door closed with a soft click and Inuyasha forced himself to walk away as the sound of muffled sobs reached his ears and went straight to his aching heart.

Kagome woke up to a dry mouth, a pounding head, and the sound of somebody snoring softly beside her.

It was the last one that caused Kagome to jolt upright with a choked cry and scramble off the bed as fast as she could, nearly tumbling to the floor in her haste to get away. She spun around and threw her hands up without thinking, prepared to defend herself—

Only to be met with the lazy stare of a large and familiar furry dog that was lying comfortably on her bed. He blinked at her before stretching his jaw in a wide, tongue-curling yawn and that was when Kagome remembered where she was and what had happened last night.

The relief was so great she sank to the floor, her legs unable to support her and she closed her eyes as a soft whimper escaped her mouth. She pressed a hand to lips and took a shuddering breath, trying to calm her rapidly beating heart, and then nearly screamed again when something cold nudged her cheek. Her eyes flew open to find her bedmate sitting in front of her and giving her the equivalent of a doggy smile, tongue lolling and tail wagging back and forth.

Kagome issued a watery laugh and wrapped her arms around the gray and white dog, burying her face in his soft fur. “Thank you, Jax,” she whispered, recalling how he’d patiently let her cry into his neck last night and basically use him as her own personal snuggle buddy. She received a fond lick on her cheek in response and she gave another husky chuckle before leaning back and kissing his snout. “Good boy.”

Evidently recognizing those two words, Jax tossed his head and danced around, wagging his tail and giving a few soft barks before suddenly freezing and staring at her raptly, as if waiting for more praise.

Kagome laughed genuinely that time and framed his doggy face in her hands. “Such a good boy!”

A loud, pleased bark echoed off the walls and Kagome watched in amusement as Jaxson spun around in circles before abruptly taking off faster than a bullet, zooming out of her room through the cracked door and disappearing down the stairs.

Shaking her head, but not without a smile, Kagome wiped at her damp eyes then heaved herself back onto the bed. Unfortunately the movement reminded her of the pounding headache currently ricocheting in her skull and she winced, bringing a hand up to rub her forehead. Wrinkling her nose at the cotton-like texture in her mouth, Kagome cracked her eyes open and peered around the room. “Ugh, what I wouldn’t give for some—”

Kagome froze as her gaze landed on the nightstand beside the bed and stupidly her eyes began to water. Swallowing the lump in her throat, she reached out and grabbed the little white container that sat innocently beside a bottle of water and a trembling smile slowly curved her lips. Blinking rapidly as her vision grew blurry, Kagome gave a shaky sigh and thought about how strange it was that a complete stranger had given her more kindness in compassion within the first hour of knowing him than her boyfriend—ex-boyfriend had in all of the four years she’d been with him.

Thinking of that wretched man who had caused her to end up in this predicament and most likely being the source of her current headache brought another deluge of tears and she huffed in annoyance, quickly dashing her hand across her eyes. Dammit, she’d cried enough over that worthless piece of trash! He didn’t deserve her tears, he didn’t deserve anything from her anymore and Kagome resolved to put him out of her mind, at least for now.

Sniffling, Kagome shook out two capsules of the Ibuprofen Inuyasha had, at some time this morning, put there for her to find and washed them down with a swig of the bottled water he’d also left for her. She smiled, wondering if he really was that perceptive or if he was just plain sneaky.

Deciding it didn’t matter either way because she was grateful all the same, Kagome ended up drinking half the bottle, not even realizing she was so thirsty, before setting it down with a sigh of satisfaction. She glanced out the window, wishing she still had her phone so she could check the time, but she hadn’t wanted to bring it with her when she left since it was under his name and she didn’t want anything that belonged to him. By the amount of sunlight she could see, Kagome judged it to still be early morning, perhaps 8 am at the latest.

Scowling once she realized her thoughts had turned back to him again, Kagome shook her head and stood up, thinking a shower sounded positively divine right about now. She retrieved her toiletry bag from her duffel and peeked out into the hallway, not at all surprised to find her host’s bedroom door wide open and empty. For some reason she’d suspected him to be an early riser, and it looked like she was right.

Crossing the hallway and entering the bathroom, she set her bag on the sink and turned on the water in the shower, getting it nice and hot before shucking her clothes. But then she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror and she gasped, her eyes going wide as she leaned forward and lifted a shaking hand to her face.

God, she hadn’t realized… Seeing her reflection for the first time since Naraku had struck her, Kagome was taken aback at how terrible the bruise looked. It had turned an angry dark bluish-purple overnight that spread from the left side of her jaw to under her chin; no wonder she had a headache and it hurt to talk! Her astonished eyes flickered down to her neck and she winced at the circle of discolored flesh, shuddering as she recalled the feeling of his hand squeezing the breath right out of her lungs. Well, that explained the sore throat.

Kagome braced her hands on the sink and took a few deep breaths, closing her eyes, forcefully pushing those thoughts from her head. She had to stop thinking about it, about him. He was poisonous, toxic to her health, mentally and physically, and she’d be damned before she ever let him get to her again. She couldn’t believe it had taken Naraku actually hitting her for her to wise up and leave, but now that she had, she didn’t regret it. Their relationship had been going steadily downhill for the last two years and now things have come to a head, and she couldn’t be more satisfied with her decision to leave.

It took a moment, but she was able to regain her bearings and she stepped under the hot spray of the shower, washing away the proverbial dirt, her ex’s violent touch, and everything bad that had happened last night. As the water sluiced down the drain, she pretended that all of the negative memories attached to last night went with it, leaving her with a sense of cleanliness that was wholly refreshing.

Twenty minutes later and donned in comfortable shorts and a forest green t-shirt, Kagome was feeling much more like herself as she wandered down the stairs in moccasin-clad feet. Since she hadn’t been able to last night partly because she’d been tired but mostly because it had been too dark, she paused to admire the décor of the living area. The walls reminded her of a log cabin and the floor was polished hardwood, covered with a large oriental area rug in shades of dark reds and gold. An old fashioned fireplace took up the far wall, the brick mantel giving the room a rustic, charming look that made Kagome want to curl up on the comfy looking couch and snooze the day away. His entertainment center was top notch – of course – and the large bay windows provided a gorgeous view of open field and blue sky.

Inuyasha definitely has good taste, Kagome thought as she ventured into the kitchen and she had to smile upon spotting what was on the small two-seater table. Her heart gave a curious little flutter as she picked up a piece of toast and munched into it, eyeing the rest of the meal of eggs, bacon and sausage. While everything looked delicious, Kagome didn’t think her stomach would be up for it and she nearly whimpered as her eyes landed on the fresh pot of coffee sitting on the counter.

“Screw it,” she muttered a second later, snatched the empty mug on the table and marched over to pour herself a nice hot cup o’ joe. “Mmm,” Kagome sighed as she lifted it to her lips and took that first blessed sip; it was the perfect temperature.

From somewhere outside she heard Jaxson bark followed by a man’s deep timbre and without even thinking about it Kagome found herself crossing the kitchen, entering the little mudroom then with her coffee in hand, she exited the house into the pleasantly warm July morning. She spotted him instantly over by the fence that started at the barn and extended outward, using the hose to wash out some buckets and he was talking in low tones to Jax, who was trying to eat the water from the hose, and to the absolutely gorgeous creature that kept lipping at his hair and hat.

Kagome’s eyes lit up with delight and smiling, she descended the few steps and meandered her way over to him, clutching her coffee with both hands. He looked damn fine in a pair of torn jeans and a white t-shirt that showed off the spectacular muscles in his arms, and she couldn’t help but notice he hadn’t bothered to shave this morning, his jaw still darkened attractively with stubble and she very suddenly wanted to run her fingers over the roughness. He was wearing the worn hat again from last night and she suspected he used it to keep the sun out of his eyes more than a fashion statement.

And the dust out of those adorable ears of his, she thought and had to bite her lip to stifle the giggle that welled up.

Inuyasha heard her before he saw her and after giving the black feed bucket one last rinse, he set it down and then slipped the open ended hose, still dispensing cold water, into the large water trough on the other side of the fence. Rain snorted and tried to grab his hat again but he thwarted her with an irritated grumble and gently shoved her long nose away.

“She’s beautiful,” Kagome remarked as she came to a stop beside him and reached out to stroke her palm down Rain’s soft muzzle to the even softer nose. The Paint horse nickered and happily accepted the attention for a few seconds before stretching her neck out and snuffling at the new person in curiosity. Kagome’s smile widened and she stroked that strong neck, marveling at the softness.

“She’s a pain in the ass,” Inuyasha returned but the way he slipped his hand under the brown and white mane to give a few fond scratches belied the careless words.

She laughed and his heart felt lighter. “What’s her name?”

“Rain,” he replied and leaned back against the fence, crossing his arms and keeping an eye on the water trough; he didn’t want it to overflow. “She belongs to my niece.” Giving her a quick once over, the damp hair pulled into a thick braid hanging over her shoulder and the subtle scent of cherry blossoms suggested she’d taken a shower and Inuyasha had to consciously resist the urge to inhale her scent deeply, glad that he detected no fear or exhaustion.

He didn’t elaborate any further but when she failed to hide the flash of disappointment that crossed her face before she looked away, Inuyasha grimaced and mentally cursed himself. He’d never been much of a conversationalist, never really seeing the need to waste energy on needless chatter. Besides, he wasn’t really good with the whole talking thing and living alone with nothing but animals for company hadn’t given him much practice in that aspect.

But staring at her now, he couldn’t ignore the guilt that swept through him and abruptly he felt like an ass for denying her the simple pleasure of idle chatter. It wasn’t like talking really required that much effort, and he didn’t want to make her feel like she was a burden after the nightmare she’d been through, or like she was an annoyance. On the contrary, Inuyasha liked having her around, which was strange because he also liked his solitude, but he didn’t dwell on it too long. If she was looking for a distraction to keep her from thinking about previous events, he’d do his best to oblige and in the meantime try not to be…well, himself and offend her somehow.

Mind made up, Inuyasha cleared his throat, drawing her attention back to him, and explained, “Rin’s eleven years old, started asking for a pony at about five years, then for her birthday last year her dad finally caved, but with a few stipulations.” He rolled his eyes. “Since she obviously couldn’t keep a damn horse where they live in town, my bastard of a brother pretty must just showed up here with the animal one day, told me it was staying here, no asking involved, then fucking left with no other explanation.” He scowled but Kagome knew it wasn’t directed at her. “He’s such an asshole sometimes I can’t even believe we’re related. If it weren’t for Rin I wouldn’t want anything to do with him.” He snorted, and then growled when Rain shoved her nose next to his face and started nibbling his hair. He swatted her away and the horse snorted in annoyance, stomping her hoof.

“Yeah, yeah, back atcha, ya pissy mare.”

Kagome bit her lip to stifle her giggles. “So…Rin and Rain, huh?”

Inuyasha sighed and rolled his eyes again. “She likes to go around and say ‘I need some R and R time.’”

“That’s adorable,” Kagome remarked and hid her smile behind her coffee mug as she took another sip.

“It’s annoying.”

“I take it she’s watched Spirit a couple of times.”

He snorted at the under-exaggeration.

While Kagome tired not to choke on her coffee as she snickered, Inuyasha shook his head and fought a smile of his own. It was nice to see her looking happy; it was a completely welcome change from last night’s frightened disposition. “Anyway, it was a damn good thing who ever owned this place last apparently had a barn animal because it already had a stall. I just had to spruce it up a bit.” He paused. “After making Sess pay for the supplies.”

“So, you take care of her?”

“No.”

She gazed at him expectantly, clearly waiting for more on the subject, and he inwardly kicked himself for already forgetting his silent vow. Hadn’t he just decided to not be an ass and not be his usual antisocial self for five goddamn minutes? “Rin comes by every morning before school to feed and turn her out, then after school she’ll show up to clean the barn a bit – her payment for boarding her here – feed her again around 5 pm, and if she has the time, take her for a ride. A lot of the time the brat skips mucking her stall, so I’m stuck doing it, but it gives me something to do, so.” He shrugged.

Kagome nodded and watched the brown and white creature as she lowered her head and investigated the water hose filling up the trough. “It’s very nice of you to keep her here for Rin.”

Inuyasha shrugged again. “S’not a big deal. Not like there’s no room for her, and Sess pays for all her expenses. Besides,” he said as Rain nudged his head with her nose and he let out soft sigh as patted her shoulder. “She’s sorta grown on me, and I’m pretty sure Miss Attitude here is attached to me, too.” And as if to prove that point, Rain made a few soft grunting noises and laid her head on his shoulder with a big gusty sigh.

Kagome could completely relate to that. Even after knowing him for only a handful of hours, she was growing attached to him too, and it was a little alarming at how much that didn’t bother her. It should have had warning bells going off in her head, she should be running for the hills at the mere implication that there could be something deeper going on here, but the thing of it was, Kagome didn’t feel threatened at all. Despite being a man of few words, Inuyasha was…easy to talk to. And maybe it was because he didn’t talk much that she was so comfortable around him, but whatever the reason, Kagome felt safe, fully able to relax for the first time in a very long time and she was reluctant to give that up.

The Paint mare suddenly lifted her head and snorted in agitation, shaking her mane once and flicking her tail. Inuyasha frowned but the playful growl he heard next answered his silent question and he rolled his eyes. Jax had crawled through the fence and was currently doing his most favorite pastime of provoking the poor horse, running around her legs and nosing under her belly.

Kagome giggled behind her coffee mug. “I see what you meant now when you said he likes to pester her.”

Inuyasha stared at his dog like he was a lost cause. “He probably ain’t ever gonna stop, either, because Rain never hurts him. The most she’ll ever do is shove him down with a rough head-butt and chase him around, but Jax loves it because he thinks she’s playing with him. And in a way, she sorta is. Despite what it looks like, they’re best buds.”

Rain snorted again and pranced around before backing up and nudging Jax’s side with her big nose. The dog released a few excited, playful growls and zipped underneath her again and then the chase was on, Rain swinging her big body around and taking off after him.

Kagome watched them go with a fond smile and would have been content to stand there all morning in companionable silence with him, but then Inuyasha cleared his throat and she glanced over at him curiously. She wasn’t prepared to be met with intense amber eyes gazing at her and her heart skipped a beat in her chest as a soft flush stole across her cheeks.

He studied her quietly for a moment, the brim of his cap shadowing his eyes but she could still feel the way they bore into her own. “How you feeling?” he finally asked, his voice a low rumble that caused a not-so-unpleasant shiver to crawl along her spine.

Regathering her scattered wits, Kagome sucked in a breath and gave him a smile. “I’m…much better today, thank you.”

He visibly relaxed and gave a short nod, relieved. Then quiet reigned once again and so he didn’t feel so awkward just standing there silently, Inuyasha strode the few paces over to the side of the barn and twisted the knob to cut off the water. He started rolling the hose back up, thinking he still needed to get some hay down from the loft—

“Kagome.”

Inuyasha snapped his head up and stared at her in open surprise.

She blushed and ducked her head. “My name is Kagome. I’m…sorry I never told you last night. I guess I just…” She trailed off and fiddled with the lukewarm mug of coffee in her hands, staring down into the dark liquid.

“Don’t.”

Kagome blinked and lifted her gaze back to his. “Huh?”

He wasn’t looking at her as he coiled the hose with practiced ease, hooking the length under his elbow and winding it around. “Don’t be sorry for not telling me. After the hell you went through, you deserved a little anonymity.” He slid the neat coil of hose off his arm and draped it over the metal hook.

Kagome’s eyes widened slightly and then a smile slowly curved her mouth. “I…suppose you’re right. I never really thought of it that way.”

“Hard to think about much of anything after—” Abruptly he cut himself off and shot her a slightly panicked look.

Her smile turned sad and she shook her head. “Yeah. I suppose I had more than enough reason to be distracted.”

Relieved he apparently hadn’t fucked up by saying the wrong thing, Inuyasha nodded. Now that the subject was breeched, however, he was reminded of the phone call he’d made earlier. “I called the nearest tow company this morning,” he started. “Gave them the location of your car, and they told me they’d have a truck out there within the next hour or so. That was”—he checked the time on his phone—“just about an hour ago, actually, so I should be getting a call back soon.”

Kagome wondered why the good news didn’t lift her spirits. “I see,” she said and stared down into her now cold coffee. “I guess…I’ll be out of your hair soon, then.” A pang went through her chest and though she tried to tell herself she didn’t understand it, Kagome knew why she was suddenly feeling so…empty.

For some reason those words elicited an achy hollow feeling in the middle of his chest and Inuyasha absently rubbed the spot, suspecting why he suddenly felt thus, but refusing to admit it, even to himself.

Falling quiet, Kagome watched him walk back over and stack up the buckets he washed out earlier. Her smile faded and a tight knot of anxiety formed in her chest. Inuyasha had been nothing but considerate toward her, unbelievably patient, had even opened up his home to her, and here she was not even having the decency to be honest with him. She’d wanted to repay him for all of his kindness somehow, and she supposed she could start with telling him everything that had happened. He deserved nothing less after what he’d done for her.

“Inuyasha,” she started but when she looked up she couldn’t find him anywhere. She frowned and opened her mouth to call for him again, but a nearby “In here” had her walking forward and ducking into the barn through the open side door. Kagome paused because she still couldn’t see him, but then suddenly a bale of hay dropped heavily a few feet in front of her and she jumped in surprise with a quiet gasp. Her half-demon host followed shortly thereafter and landed with a grunt beside the bale. It took Kagome a moment to realize he’d jumped from the loft and not from the rafters.

“That’s handy,” she commented in amusement and thought she saw Inuyasha’s lip kick upward briefly.

“Keh.” He slipped his fingers beneath the twine and heaved it up with little effort before carrying it over to Rain’s stall.

Kagome stared. Weren’t hay bales supposed to be super heavy? He was carrying it like it weighed nothing! “Color me impressed,” she muttered to herself and this time she missed the slight upturn of Inuyasha’s mouth.

“Did you need something, Kagome?” he asked abruptly and then immediately hoped that hadn’t come across as impatient or annoyed. His ears flattened beneath his hat and he cursed himself. Damn, but his people skills sucked. With a little more force than was necessary he yanked a muck rake from the wall and wheeled over a muck bucket.

It must have sounded normal to her, however, because she didn’t look offended, but she did suddenly look…ashamed? Inuyasha frowned and stopped before he entered Rain’s stall. Leaning the rake against the door, he turned to face her fully and leaned back against stall door, hands in his pockets. He wanted to tell her she didn’t need to be ashamed of anything, but waited to see what she would say first.

Seeing that she had his undivided attention, Kagome sucked in a breath and looked him right in his startling amber eyes. “I…owe you an explanation,” she began but Inuyasha was already shaking his head before she could finish.

“You don’t owe me anything, Kagome,” Inuyasha tried to tell her but she wasn’t having it.

“No,” she said, shaking her head. “I do. You’ve already done so much for me in just the short amount of time I’ve known you, Inuyasha, and the only way I can think to repay you is with complete honesty. I need to tell you…what happened. And I’m not doing this because I feel obligated, or pressured, or anything like that. I want you to know because you deserve the truth after sticking your neck out for me.”

Inuyasha wanted to point out that those two punks hadn’t even been the slightest bit of threat to him but he stayed quiet and waited, allowing her to explain. And despite himself, he was curious, even though he had a feeling he’d end up getting pissed from hearing about how some asshole had purposely hit an innocent woman.

“Before I get to all of that, though, I want to apologize for my behavior last night,” she began and stared down into the dark contents of her coffee mug as she gathered her thoughts. “I wasn’t…myself, and it was like I was…I don’t know, looking at myself from someone else’s point of view, or something. I was there, but not. And I—”

“No.”

Kagome started at his vehement interjection and her mouth parted slightly.

Golden eyes, swimming with something Kagome couldn’t quite identify, burned into her own brown depths so intently she felt her heart stutter in her chest. “Don’t you ever apologize, to me, or anybody else for acting the way you did. What happened wasn’t your fault and I’m pretty damn sure anyone would have acted strangely or different after getting fucking punched in the face from somebody you thought you could trust. So there ain’t nothing to apologize for, you understand me?” He crossed his arms and stared her down, daring her to object and Kagome felt a curious fluttering in her stomach at his passionate reasoning.

And then stupidly she felt like crying because it felt so good to have someone stand up for her and defend her honor. Or something like that. Whatever, Kagome was just so grateful to have met this man, suddenly feeling foolish to have ever doubted or mistrusted him.

Despite her best efforts, her eyes welled up with tears and through blurry vision she watched Inuyasha’s face twist into an expression of panic, his eyes going wide and his entire body tensing. “Aw, shit, no don’t—I didn’t mean—”

“He’s never hit me before,” Kagome admitted, her voice soft and Inuyasha snapped his jaw shut. “For the entire four years we were together, Naraku hadn’t even hinted that he wanted to hurt me, or hit me. He wasn’t even verbally abusive, he wasn’t…he didn’t drink, or have anger issues or anything like that. But…” She hesitated, then sighed and laid it all down. “For the past two years, our relationship had been…well, it wasn’t like it used to be. More fights over stupid things, we hardly showed affection for one another anymore, barely even talked…it was just going downhill.

“I’ve never once felt threatened, though,” she continued. “Or scared, or doubtful. Nothing extreme ever happened to make me want to leave, so this…” She vaguely gestured to her face and Inuyasha forced himself to take in the mottled flesh, feeling familiar anger boil in his gut. “This came out of nowhere. We were getting ready for bed, and he…well, he wanted sex, and I didn’t. So I said no, he got pissed and—” She shrugged. “Maybe it was drugs but I can’t be sure. I mean he had been acting a little strangely the night before, sort of zoning out at odd times, snapping at me for absolutely no reason, and spending an abnormally long time in the bathroom but it was nothing too extreme to make me immediately start thinking, ‘oh my god it’s drugs,’ but I didn’t stick around to ask because I didn’t care. I just knew I needed to leave.

“But anyway,” she continued and lifted a hand to swipe at her eyes, sniffling once. “Right after it happened, Naraku started apologizing, telling me he didn’t know what came over him, it’ll never happen again, you know, all that bullshit. But it was all just noise to me. I walked away and started packing a bag because I’d always told myself that if something like that ever happened to me, I would leave. I didn’t want to be one of those girls who stayed with their abusive boyfriends because if he did it once, he’ll do it again. So I packed, and he kept talking to me, trying to get me to stop, but I ignored him. He didn’t like that so he threw my bag across the room, grabbed me by the throat and shoved me against the wall.” She frowned as her hand came up to flutter her fingertips across the bruised flesh of her neck. “That was when I got scared because he was…he was squeezing and I couldn’t breathe and I remember…God, I remember—”

She cut herself off with a choked sound and Inuyasha had to physically stop himself from wrapping her up in his arms and begging her to stop because this was obviously too hard for her. But he dug his claws to his palms and clenched his jaw so hard it ached. After a moment she composed herself and continued, her voice thick with emotion, “I remember his face…it was terrifying. He—he terrified me. He was a completely different person then, someone I didn’t recognize and I just kept thinking I had to get out of there. Then, like a spell had been lifted or something, his face suddenly cleared and he let go. He looked…horrified at himself but I didn’t stick around to see what would happen next. I grabbed what I’d managed to pack, put on the closest pair of shoes, grabbed my keys, and ran.”

Kagome took a deep breath and closed her eyes. “I didn’t have any place in mind to go. I just…drove. My family lives hours away out of town, my best friend’s shacked up with some guy she met and not answering her phone…I had nowhere to go. And then my car broke down on that back road, those two guys showed up, and if you hadn’t stopped and scared them off—”

“But I did,” Inuyasha cut her off that time and she gasped, her eyes shooting open and locking with his. “And I’d do it again.” Keeping his gaze on hers, he lifted a hand and tenderly wiped away a wayward tear from her cheek with a sweep of his clawed thumb, the urge to touch her too great to ignore.

Kagome released a strangled sound that was half sob, half gasp and grabbed his hand with one of hers, holding on tightly as more tears leaked out of her eyes and streaked down her cheeks.

Inuyasha let her hold his hand for however long she wanted, wishing he could do more, because the sight of her like this was killing him. The temptation to beat the fucker who hurt her into a bloody pulp came back with a vengeance and the growl that erupted from his throat promised all kinds of pain if this no good piece of shit named Naraku ever showed his face to him. He didn’t listen to the little voice in his head telling him that he never would because she was leaving, and instead focused on the young woman before him, his growl turning into a soothing rumble in his chest while his other hand rose to very carefully brush his fingers across the bruise on her jaw.

Caramel-colored eyes fluttered open at the whisper-soft touch and she read the question in those twin pools of sunset yellow. Getting a hold of herself, but not releasing his hand, Kagome mustered up a smile for him and let out a shaky sigh, nodding once.

Though small, he could tell her smile was genuine and he nodded back, his expression softening and without thinking he stroked her cheek. A soft flush colored the skin and his mouth kicked up into a half-grin, both relieved that she hadn’t shied away from his touch, knowing that the last man to touch her hadn’t been so gentle, and extremely gratified that he could make her blush.

Kagome sighed, leaned into his touch, and Inuyasha opened his mouth to say something, anything, but before he could utter a single word the shrill sound of his cell phone ringing pierced the silence between them and the moment was gone.

Inuyasha’s hand dropped and Kagome hastily scrubbed at her cheeks and eyes to rid of the damning evidence as, not without a grumble of annoyance, he fished the mobile out of his pocket and checked the screen.

Sniffling one last time, Kagome lifted her gaze just as Inuyasha accepted the call and held the device up to his face. “Yeah?”

He listened for a minute, and then his eyebrows popped up into the fringe of his bangs before they dipped into a puzzled frown. “What?” He sounded bemused and Kagome’s own brows furrowed slightly. Who was he talking to? “Yeah, I’m positive.” Pause. “Are you sure? Nothing’s there?” Whoever was on the other line must have answered in the affirmative because Inuyasha’s expression darkened and a growl erupted from his throat. “Shit. Yeah, alright. No, I believe you.” There was another pause, and then his eyes cut to hers. “Don’t worry about it. Thanks, Hachi.” He hung up, stared at his phone with that frown still in place, and then pocketed it again with a sigh.

Beyond curious now about that peculiar exchange, Kagome ventured, “Inuyasha? What was that all about? Is everything okay?”

Inuyasha stared hard at her for a moment and then revealed, “That was Hachi. He owns Tanuki’s Towing.”

A wave of foreboding washed over Kagome and she stiffened. “Did-did he…”

“Your car is gone, Kagome.”

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bibibibuckleykinard · 7 years ago

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Another prompt for your fic month, because it's too hilarious to pass up: 52) “There’s a herd of them!” with roblivion (or future family, whatever floats your boat). I admire the heck out of you for doing this challenge btw. I hope you're having fun with it! :D

@zippywafflebuns for you lovely, I hope you like it!

This was inspired by my niece and nephew who drove me mad this past week lol

“There’s a herd of them!”

If you had told 26-year-old Aaron, that in ten years time his small family would have grown into what it is today, he probably would have thought you were crazy, yet here he was four kids later. There was Seb, who was 10, the twins Addison and Oliver, who were 7, and Evlyn who was 3. All of which kept both Robert and Aaron on their toes.

“Right come on the lot of you,” Aaron replied ushering the twins and Seb out of The Mill, Liv following closely behind holding Evlyn. Aaron locked the door joining the five of them in the driveway. “We have to stop over at the garage before we meet Dad at the Pub.” He explained.

“I want Daddy,” Evlyn said reaching out for Aaron.

“Come here, Peanut,” Aaron said taking her from Liv.

“I see how it is, no love for your auntie Liv,” Liv replied.

“I love Daddy!” Evlyn said grinning clinging to Aaron

“I love you too,” Aaron replied patting the little girl softly own the back. “Addison and Oliver, take auntie’s hand,” Aaron told the twins as they headed towards the garage.

“Daddy?” Evlyn asked as they made their way closer.

“Yes, Evlyn,” Aaron asked.

“Why are we going to the gawage?”

“Because that’s where Daddy’s car is, Uncle Cain had to work on it remember?” Aaron explained.

“Oh yeah,”

The six of them made their way towards the garage, Aaron noticed Robert coming from the Pub.

“Dada!” Evlyn screamed out into Aaron’s ear, Aaron closing one eye to cope with the loud scream.

“The last one to Dad is a rotten egg,” Seb told Addison and Oliver before letting go of Liv’s hand, he bolted towards Robert, the Twins closely behind chasing after their older brother.

“Kids,” Aaron began yelling but stopped, seeing there was no use.

“I won!” Seb yelled out tapping Robert on the arm stopping by his dad. “You lose, I win! You lot are rotten eggs.”The young boy teased.

“No, we’re not!” Addison said, mad. “You cheated!”

“Did not!” Seb replied.

“Did too!” Oliver added. “You took off before we were ready.”

“It’s not my fault you guys are snails!”

“Dad!” Addison said to Robert.

“Seb, be nice to your brother and sister,” Robert told the older boy.

“But they’re being sore losers.”

“Or maybe, just maybe you’re being a sore winner,” Robert replied.

“Dada, Dada, Dada, Dada, Dada, Dada,” Evlyn chanted as her and Aaron got closer.

“Evie, Evie, Evie,” Robert mimicked. Evlyn reached out for Robert, Aaron leaning forward for Robert to take the toddler.

“Have they been driving you mad?” Robert asked Aaron.

“Always,” Aaron replied with a smirk, “Liv included.” He added, Liv poked Aaron in the ribs causing him to jump, he batted his sister’s hand away. The group made their way towards the garage to be met by Debbie and Cain.

“Oh, there they are,” Debbie replied making her way out the building. Addison ran up and hugged Debbie, “Hey pretty girl,” Debbie replied playing with the girl’s ponytail, “You driving your dads mad like I told you?”

“Yup,” The girl replied proudly.

“There’s a herd of them!” Cain jokingly exaggerated making his way out wiping his hands on an old towel.

“Very funny,” Aaron replied.

“Who said I was joking?” Cain replied.

“Ignore him,” Debbie replied. “He’s in the dog house with Moria.” She added. “Apparently, he thinks it’s okay for Isaac to fight in school…”

“What brings you here?” Cain asked quickly changing the subject. Debbie smirked.

“We were on our way to see Mum,” Aaron replied, “I just wanted to see how the work on the car was going.”

“We’re still waiting on one part,” Debbie replied. “It should be in today.”

“Can I work here with you guys?” Seb asked Debbie and Cain.

“Seb,” Robert replied.

“What?” He questioned. “you, Dad and Mom said I should get a job.”

“No, we said chores to earn the money you’ve been asking for,” Aaron replied. “And we were thinking more along the lines of helping out at home or even at the yard or the haulage.” He added.

“But the garage is cooler,”

Aaron shook his head.

“What do you need money for anyways?” Debbie asked. “You’re 10.” She added.

“Shoes,” Seb replied.

“£150 pair of shoes to be exact,” Aaron added. “Expensive tased like his dad.” He explained.

“Could always say it’s your time of the month,” Liv jokingly replied. “That usually worked when I wanted money.” She added.

“What?” Seb asked confused.

“Liv,” Aaron warned.

“Right,” Robert replied. “With that… We should get going,”“Yeah,” Aaron replied.

“The last one to Nana Chas’s is a rotten egg!” Seb yelled running off

“Cheater!” Oliver yelled back, him and Addison ran after him.

“Don’t run,” Robert yelled after the three.

“See ya,” Aaron said as him and Liv followed the rest.

“Bye, “ Debbie replied, smiling.

“There really is a herd of them,” Cain told his daughter as they watched the ‘herd’ of them leave.

Catch Up (x) (x)

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milfadvisors · 6 years ago

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Day 4 and we went for more! I took my #MySister and #MyNiece to #SevenMagicMountains- an #ArtExhibit in the middle of the desert. 🎨🌵 Then, we went for #coffee at @leonecafelv in #Summerlin and headed to @fremontstreet in #DowntownLasVegas to ride @slotzilla, the #zipline that zooms along #FremontStreet! Afterward, we ate at #MainstreetStation #buffet and later walked that off while watching the #Lightshow at the #fremontstreetexperience! We also saw my girlfriend @kendradaniels KILLING IT on #3rdstreetstage while @jillandkels3yahoocom and @kelsey.raelynn did some #LasVegas #souvenir #shopping! 🔥 Sadly, they both fly home to #Ohio when we wake up. We had the BEST time catching up with Jill and bonding more with Kelsey... so much so that my niece now wants to move here and live with me!!! 😉👍 Lol, I’m pretty positive their #SpringBreak turned out awesome and that I’m #winning the #CoolestAuntEver award! 😎🏆 I have to admit that I enjoyed playing #tourguide while spending some much needed #qualitytime with my #family. I think my work here is done for now... or until next time, that is, when I can take my #niece to #California to see the beach, drive along #Route66, and inspire her to always follow her dreams no matter where it takes her... especially if that’s with me ❤️ #springbreak2019 #Vegas #tourists #slotzilla (at Las Vegas, Nevada) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvgWnmmhm_N/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hvdvnq2u5ohe

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lovemesomesurveys · 8 years ago

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Ugh the formatting is really messed up in this one. The spacing between the questions and answers changes throughout. I don’t like a space between the two at all, but I can’t seem to get rid of the space if it’s already formatted that way.

Is your birthday before August? Yes, it’s in July.

Are you an Aries?

Nope. I’m a Leo.

Would you consider yourself artistic?

Ha, no. I wish. I’m a great color-er. lol. However, I did get a few art supplies for Christmas. I get inspired now and again to try and draw so I asked for art stuff, but what always happens is that the inspiration dies or I get frustrated and give up. I also got a book with 500 drawing prompts to help give me ideas. Last month I painted Christmas quotes and a few little Christmas related pictures and such to frame and hang up as decoration. That’s what led me to want to do more painting of things like that, and just today I got another idea for something so we’ll see how it goes.

Are you a brunette?

Naturally, I am. I’ve been dying it red for almost two years.

What is your favorite channel on TV?

I always check to see what’s on E!, Logo, Oxygen, TV Land, Hallmark, ID, and MTV2. I watch Nickelodeon at night for Full House and George Lopez. If there isn’t anything good on those channels, I just scroll through the guide and see if anything catches my attention.

Have you ever been to Chicago, IL?

Nope.

Do you have a crush on anyone?

I just answered this question earlier, but I have more than a crush on someone.

Where is your dad right now?

He’s asleep.

What did you last eat?

Double Stuffed Golden Oreos and coffee.

Is it past 11am?

It’s almost 11PM.

Who was your first friend?

These two girls in preschool, Crystal and Starr.

Are you a Gemini?

Wrong again.

Have you ever been to Germany?

Nope.

Are you in high school?

No. Next year will be my ten year anniversary. :O :O :O

What is your favorite holiday?

Christmas.

What do you hear right now?

The television. I'm watching Full House.

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?

Strawberry, mint chocolate chip, and birthday cake.

Have you ever been ice skating?

Nope.

Can you play any instruments? I used to play some piano. It’s been almost ten years since I last played, though. :/ I really regret not keeping up with it.

Does your name begin with J? No. You haven’t guessed anything right so far, survey maker.

Does your birthday fall in the months of January, June, or July?

Okay, I spoke too soon. My birthday falls in July. You got one.

Do you regret your last kiss? No.

Do you have any kids?

Noo.

Have you ever taken a karate class?

No.

Who was the last person to tell you ‘I Love you’?

My mom.

Have you ever been to the Statue of Liberty? Nope.

When was the last time you went to a library? Not since I was in school sometime. I think the last time I went to the library was over two years ago.

What is your middle name?

Nah.

What is your favorite kind of music? I like a variety of music.

What does your name mean?

I think something about being crowned or something.

Do you have any nieces or nephews? Nope.

Do you live on your own?

I do not.

Are your the oldest child?

I am not. I'm the middle child. <<<< Same.

Do you know anyone who lives in Oregon? No.

Do you have any pets?

My precious baby girl passed away last month. It’s almost been a month now... :(

When was the last time you saw a rainbow? I don’t recall.

What was the last book you read?

I’m currently reading, He Found Me by Whitney Barbetti.

Are you a Scorpio?

Nope.

Would you consider yourself a shy person?

Very much so.

How many tattoos do you have?

Zero.

Are you a twin?

I am not.

Do you like techno? No.

Do you own an umbrella?

I do not.

Are you under 21?

Sigh, no. I’m six years over.

Have you ever been to Utah?

Nope.

Have you ever been to Vatican City?

No again.

How many windows are in the room you’re in? Just one.

What are you wearing? Leggings and a white long sleeved shirt.

Can you whistle?

I cannot.

How many X-rays have you had in the last 2 years? One. I had a CT Scan back in November.

Are you on good terms with your last ex? We’re not on any terms, really.

Do you own an Xbox?

Yes.

Who is the youngest person living in the same household as you?

My brother.

Are you wearing anything yellow?

Nope.

How many zippers are on the clothing you’re wearing?

There aren’t any.

#personal #text #survey #surveys

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fabulizemag · 6 years ago

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Quan Millz talks candidly with Fabulize Magazine

I think I first discovered Quan Millz and his books on Facebook. I kept seeing these outrageous book titles such as, “Crack Hoe Dreams” and “Pregnant By My Mother’s Gay Husband”. I thought the titles were just memes people were making up as jokes but to my surprise, these were actual book titles being sold on Amazon — and Millz has a steadily growing fanbase.

By now, you’ve probably seen his books on various platforms being talked about and the same words are used to describe him and his books; ratchet, ghetto, women-hating, low-class etc. While there are some who can find validity in these critiques, I found it interesting that no one took the time to speak to the author themselves.

Not all black women to read these books but a lot do…Women are 99% of my fan base

Now, urban fiction is not a new genre. Street literature has been around since people were able to publish their own books. For you younger whippersnappers, back in the day, titles like Coldest Winter Ever, The Game, and Black were some of the infamous works from Triple Crown Productions; a publishing company that produced ( that are still available on Amazon) hood novels that were sold on the subways, out of the trunk of cars on the streets and if you were lucky, in black-owned bookstore that was tucked all the way in the back of the shelves. These books and novels have always existed, but with social media being so visible it’s easier for creatives to debut work and go viral off of controversial content and that’s exactly what Quan Millz is doing.

Quan Millz talks candidly with Fabulize Magazine

Millz fanbase and creative team are comprised of mostly black women and if you were to ‘judge a book by its cover’ you might not believe that at first which is the interesting irony from his critics. I’ve been following him on Facebook and black women are his biggest supporters. In fact, I’ve seen numerous black women contribute ideas and give him feedback on the projects he’s working on. This is why Millz doesn’t feel these critiques are fair and feels all the negative press he gets are from people who relish in respectability politics. He also thinks there are other authors that are jealous of his success; after all, he’s been mentioned on The Shade Room and other popular blogs and continues to generate sales. Are his critics overthinking his work, or is Millz pimping out black, stereotypical strife for profit?

I was able to catch up with Millz who took the time out to talk to me about his books, his failures, what inspires him, his future projects and how he views “Wokebook” ( the black social justice warrior side of Facebook).

Do you think your work is misogynistic? Intentionally or unintentionally?

QM: Misogynistic in what way? I think that’s where I am having a hard time trying to understand how I am promoting misogynoir or whatever that means.

Misogynoir means using stereotypes that are used to demean black women in ways that are violent, sexual and or classist. Do you think your work is popular based on how you portray black women even though it’s entertainment?

QM: Ohh! I portray all spectrums of black womanhood and black manhood. In fact, that’s one of my criticisms about contemporary urban lit; it’s too narrow in its scope of the portrayal of black people. Not everyone lives in a housing project or a ghetto, but not everyone lives in a middle class, suburban neighborhood. My stories draw from real life experiences of things that have happened in the news. Now, I will confess there are perhaps some comedic or satirical elements to my writing. But take for instance Crack Hoe Dreams, I wanted to show the pathology of how a woman goes from being normal to a full-on crackhead or drug addict [while explaining] her experiences [and] the evolution of her addiction. Addiction doesn’t happen overnight. I also deal with a lot of colorism in my books. Gutter Hoe Dreams is about an abusive, “light-skinned” aunt who terrorizes her dark-skinned, morbidly obese, supposedly mentally challenged niece. I do play on tropes and certain common storylines/characters but that’s only because these are current, identifiable issues that black people deal with on an everyday basis. I don’t understand why people like to pretend that colorism isn’t still very much rampant in the black community.

Colorism is very real

QM: Yes, also what people need to realize about the street lit/urban fiction genre is that it’s designed to be digestible by the masses. I try to weave in larger social themes, but I also try to still incorporate everyday colloquialisms that resonate with people. None of my books are overly cerebral. I write simple and direct but try to be expressive with language. I think honestly that’s why I have such a popular, growing fan base. So many urban fiction writers love writing over-the-top thug romance stories that in reality fantasize the very pathologies that I try to erase through my characters and have them overcome them. I do not like glorifying drug trade, kingpins, etc. I hate alpha male thug romance stories. But the reality is there is a strong demand for that type of literature and I respect it. I just choose to write the stories I want to write that I feel reflect realities for a lot of black folks who live in the working class and poor neighborhoods. Sorry if I’m rambling I just…ughh. I’m kind of heated because I already have to deal with controversy within the urban fiction writers’ community for my choice of titles. I get it though. But then I don’t like it when these stay woke cultural elitists see it as an opportunity to tear down writers and the readers who write urban fiction and street lit.

What advice would you give to writer and aspiring publishers? How do you build your online community and fanbase?

QM: Write what the fuck you wanna write. If people like it, they’ll continue to read it. But also learn how to write for the market.

How do you come up with plots and storylines? What inspires you? What influences do you have or use to create characters?

QM: I don’t focus on storylines. I focus on characters and the adversities I want them to overcome. That drives the plot. From there, everything else falls into place.

How old were you when you published your first book?

QM:32. I’ve been writing since late 2014. I started after my business and co-author, N’Dia Rae, got me into writing. I started under a different pen name and failed miserably. I had no idea what I was doing. None of those books are on Amazon anymore and I will not reveal to you what the pen name was.

Where are you from? What was your childhood like? Where do you live now? What life experiences have/do you use to write your books?

QM: I was born and raised in Miami, Florida. I graduated from the University of Florida in Gainesville, lived in Atlanta, then moved to Chicago. Now I spend most of my time between Chicago, Los Angeles, and Miami.

How long does it take you to write a book? Depends on if the spirit of creativity.

QM: Sometimes I can write a book in less than a week. Sometimes, it takes damn near three months.

What’s the hardest thing about writing books?

QM: Being able to tell an emotionally gripping story and draw people in from the very beginning.

What’s the biggest complaint /worse feedback you get about your work? What is the best?

QM: I haven’t gotten serious, serious complaints. My readers, for the most part, enjoy my work to the fullest.

Who do you think is your audience?

QM: Describe them in 4 words. Black women. Lol, black men hardly read, unless its nonfiction 48 Laws of Power type shit.

Who are your favorite urban fiction writers? What writers and authors do you admire?

QM: Sista Souljah and K’wan right now are my tops. I tried to get into some other authors, but they primarily write urban romance. Ain’t nobody got time to read about thugs with big dicks. That shit is wack to me.

Do you have any friends and family who feel you are taking their personal lives and turning it into entertainment?

QM: Nope, not at all.

How do you choose your cover titles?

QM: Honestly, they just come to me. And a lot of them reflect common says and aphorisms in the hood.

Do you feel obligated to showcase the black and minority communities in good/positive light?

QM: No, I do not because I am a creative and I write stories that reflect the reality that people live. Only 4% of Black American households are worth more than $200,000 or more. So this whole faux Huxtable narrative that black bourgeois intellectuals and artists like to push onto people is nothing more than rehashed respectability politics.

How do you market your books online? What has worked best for you? What are some mistakes you’ve come across in marketing your books?

QM: I use a variety of methods. Social media advertising works best. I’ve actually developed a very comprehensive launch marketing strategy for my books, but I will not delve into the specifics of that because it’s too detailed and I’d be damned if I am going to give out trade secrets, lol. All I will say is, social media engagement is very important.

What are the topics you refuse to write about?

QM: I’ll write about any and everything so long as it piques my interest and readers find it interesting.

Do you want to expand your empire to tv, film or music? Do you see yourself writing in other genres?

QM: Yes, that is actually the goal to get into television. Although I see myself making films here and there, I actually prefer television. Seems more up my alley as far as being able to stretch out a plot. Don’t see myself ever getting into music. As far as other genres – honestly, no. I prefer the African American Urban Fiction market because it’s gritty and underground. Besides, I like writing for black folks.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

QM: In five years I see myself with a multi-million dollar publishing house. I would also like to get into real estate. Long term, I would like to tone down the writing a bit and focus more on African American urban young adult fiction because a lot of teenagers do read street lit novels. See for me, I love writing cautionary tales – entertaining, cautionary tales.

What’s the difference between cautionary tales and urban lit?

QM: Well, I am saying it’s my style of writing in the context of urban lit meaning, I am writing with the intent to try to weave in some sort of larger social message. Not all of my books are like that, some honestly were just written simply for the sake of making money. I plan on eventually taking those books down.

So you work is limited time only?

QM: No, certain books like My Bad White Bitch.

So are you going to give Quan Millz a chance? What’s your favorite urban lit book?

Urban Fiction Author, Quan Millz Doesn’t Like ‘Stay Woke Cultural Elitists’ That Discredit Street Lit I think I first discovered Quan Millz and his books on Facebook. I kept seeing these outrageous book titles such as, "Crack Hoe Dreams" and "Pregnant By My Mother's Gay Husband".

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July 13th, 2017 CTP Archive

The archive for the Comic Tea Party chat that occurred on July 13th, 2017, from 5PM - 7PM PST. The chat focused on Soul Hymn by Draco Plato.

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RebelVampire

Good day everyone~! This week’s Comic Tea Party is now officially beginning. Today we are discussing Soul Hymn by Draco Plato~! (http://khyatix.com/soulhymn.shtml) For those new to CTP, discussions about the comic are freeform, so please feel free to bring up whatever you wish. However, every 30 minutes I will be dropping in a discussion question to help those who would like a prompt. These questions are totally OPTIONAL to answer so pay them no mind if you wish~! Remember, constructive criticism is allowed, but the primary focus here is to have fun and appreciate the amazing comics that the community makes~! Each chat a top comment will be picked and featured on an ad for this chat, so let’s have a great discussion~! With that said, let us begin with this first question~!

QUESTION 1. What is your favorite scene in the comic so far and why?

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

i think mine would be when eirk is hanging out with his bro and niece(edited)

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

One of my favorite scenes was when celeste (i think) first blows Erik's cover about being a goat XD

Kabocha

My favorite scene was when Erik and Arrow started getting acquainted in class. >w< It was really adorable! ...Also Celeste getting paranoid was humorous in its own way. ...Although justified.

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

that was really adorable

DracoPlato

Yis~! My favorite scene is the same as Delta's haha

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

I read it yesterday for once

RebelVampire

i enjoyed celeste getting paranoid considering she was all critical of erik just revealing himself to her earlier

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

it was so cute

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

I read it in 30 miins

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

wanted to throw popcorn at celeste

DracoPlato

LOL

Kabocha

@RebelVampire I know right?

DracoPlato

it is a fast read, i think it takes me ten minutes to read it all

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

also, i didn't catch it when reading it before but arrow is gay as hell for erik(edited)

Kabocha

but on the other hand, you can get why she was a little freaked out. What if Erik wasn't really Erik or something

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

lol

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

i noticed arrow is gay as hell for erik

DracoPlato

arrow totally gay as hell for erik, lol

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOL

yeah

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

arrow and erik sittin in a tree /shot

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

love at first sight

Kabocha

Well, at least he's not being lewd about it.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

unlike his previous life

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

yus!

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

then celeste comes along, and its gets a little wierd

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

i appreciate that bit

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

cuase draco did say erik marries twins

DracoPlato

arrow isn't really lewd though as a character

mathtans

I made it. ^.^

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOL

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

aw man i missed spoilers again

maths!

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

they're teens... you'll never know

DracoPlato

people gonna be dropping all the spoilers here, lol

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

lol

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

well considering you can easily get most info from draco about the comic, it was easy to learn that

mathtans

Fave scene would be when Erik's cell phone went off in class. Because 1) speaking as a teacher, teacher reaction worked; 2) I immediately knew she was calling him to check his identity; 3) When he was just "huh, don't know the number" I literally facepalmed. It was great.

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

hell draco just blurted that out(edited)

Kabocha

this particular chat should be marked as "spoilers all day all the time"

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

oh yeah

DracoPlato

haha i'm really loose with spoilers

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

you are

DracoPlato

i like that scene too maths!

RebelVampire

in retrospect, i wonder how many numbers erik would actually recognize

cause i doubt erik has friends

mathtans

Spoilers for what now?

DracoPlato

Erik has no friends, that's true

mathtans

Rebel: Erik has family. ^.^

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

makes note to talk to loose draco more often XD

DracoPlato

he does have a large family!

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

at least 6 siblings

Kabocha

oh man

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

yus

Kabocha

how does one handle that many siblings

DracoPlato

i'm always forgetting the number of siblings he has tbh

RebelVampire

im sure his fam must know hes in class. maybe. unless they are like "nah its fine erik doesnt need to learn."

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

would give Erik all the hugs

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

I like it when Erik showed a family photo and Arrow is like "why are all of you goats?"

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

LOL

DracoPlato

erik's parents would call him during class XD they don't care much about school

mathtans

Heh, that was amusing. Fun with cosplay.

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

wow eriks parents, great job

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

the family that cosplays together, stays together

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

...

DracoPlato

for sure XD but they probably don't really cosplay, lol

mathtans

So, there must be glamour magic already to hide the goat thing, on top of the alien magic, yeah? Wonder if it all comes from the same source somehow.

RebelVampire

i laughed at the fact arrow just accepted that oh yeah, they put on plays. very normal sure.

DracoPlato

the magic to make him human is different than the one he uses to transform

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

not sure it alien magic, maybe its just magic

mathtans

So there's flavours of magic....

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

well you know...

maybe it's family tradition

DracoPlato

well, for magic in general all magic has the same logic behind it

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

i think the powers were given to them by angels...they just think they were aliens

DracoPlato

but the magic to make him human isn't from the three space people at least

mathtans

AW - Both begin with A.

Kabocha

So, if the magic came from Angels

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

lol

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

those space people are wierd

Kabocha

is silver involved somehow

DracoPlato

LOL

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

one of them just took control of erik with no warning, dick move

DracoPlato

the three space people are more like gods than angels though

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOL

Kabocha

Are they -spoilers-

DracoPlato

was it a dick move tho?

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

well gods are dicks then

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

oooo

Kabocha

lol

but seriously, are those space people their future incarnations or what

mathtans

One wonders why Celeste was chosen but not her brother? If gender stereotyping isn't a thing?

DracoPlato

Arrow has a different role is all

mathtans

He doesn't look as good in a skirt?

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

to be gay for erik, thats his role

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

-snort-

DracoPlato

maybe he's just even more special

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

yeah

DracoPlato

100% not a gender thing tho

RebelVampire

nah they just dont like ppl with glasses

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

the world may never know

in 10 years

DracoPlato

the hint to arrow's role is that he and Hope have the same bubble color

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

yis

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

OH GOD REALLY

mathtans

Oooh, I wasn't paying close attention to the bubbles. Well, aside from the beginning, to figure out the flashback.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

same as this other guy

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

wow arrow was made to be gay for erik

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

the bubble color back history keeps me eternally confused XD

DracoPlato

hahaha, but it's so spoilery

the bubble colors

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

the bubbles betray so much

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

yeah...trying to put it with the nifty patreon excusive thingo >.>

Kabocha

o_o

DracoPlato

Oh! The life chart

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

oh i loved when Erik got possessed by vijaya

and yus

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

dick move

DracoPlato

Ooooooh I like that too, that's probably my fave actually

mathtans

Wait, when was that?

DracoPlato

i was really excited to draw his eyes like that

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

and the whole conversation that led up to it

mathtans

(I read this over the weekend... memory fail...)

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

very inpiring in a way

DracoPlato

http://khyatix.com/soulhymn/issues/issue15/iss15pg2.shtml

was that page

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

you can re read it again

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

inspiring even

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

it's pretty short

mathtans

Oh, riiiight.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

took me 30mins

so proud

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

we can tell lol

DracoPlato

it is a pretty fast read, haha needs more pages

mathtans

All in good time.

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

well its 4-5 pages a month

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

still loves hopes design

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

...wait thats the normal rate of most comic creators

RebelVampire

i like how hope's response to vijaya possessing erik and watching them was basically of course he's watching them

DracoPlato

yis, basically a page a week

I think Hope felt relieved by it

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

stalker LOL

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

just what hell did decebal do to hope

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

i think so too

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

magic

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

bad magic

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

just like everything else

RebelVampire

decebal invited him to join his punk rock band the pillars

DracoPlato

cause even Hope had some doubt but he knew he had the right person then

DracoPlato

decebal not even in the band, tch

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

yeah hope was very unimpressed with their fighting skills XD

RebelVampire

no hes the band manager

well erik did almost get choked to death

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

decebel sure is a creeper when he popped up during mickeal's phoning someone

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

all you need is training that is all(edited)

RebelVampire

i would not be very impressed by that

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

yeah that was odd

why didn't the little girl say anything about him being there

DracoPlato

they couldn't see Decebal

not even Erik could see him

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

yeah that's what I thought

RebelVampire

decebal is a ghosty ghost

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

lol

DracoPlato

yis, he was in an astral body

but it's hard to tell

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

i like his design too

RebelVampire

plot twist: decebal just lives with them so its not strange to see him

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

likes lots of draco's character designs XDDDD

DracoPlato

:"D

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

lol rebel

mathtans

I like twins... I'm a sucker for that after I've used them myself...

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

it was hard to tell

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

isn't decibal an angel

that makes sense

DracoPlato

I really like that they're twins too! There's a lot of humor behind that

maybe just to me as the creator tho

Kabocha

on another note, Mickeal pretty much seems to have a recurring thing of not actually wanting to manage full custody of his kids in any life, does he XD

mathtans

They know each other well though. You got that across when they were introduced.

DracoPlato

:"D!!

Kabocha

at least this time he's far away from Arrow.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LMAO

DracoPlato

and lol! In Decebal's defense it's not that he doesn't want full custody he just travels a lot so it's hard

I mean Mickeal's

pffffft

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

i was about to say

THAT was a big spoiler XDDD

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

DracoPlato

what even brain

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

well travelling is tiring

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

bubbles

bubbles riun things

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

I pretty sure draco just want to spill everythang

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

lol

Kabocha

Draco, it's okay

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

if you look deep enough you can learn a lot though the bubbles alone

mathtans

I don't always notice the bubbles.

Kabocha

any spoilers you wanna leak, I'm cool with

DracoPlato

I was like I'm gonna be good and not spoil things today

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

and then the chat began

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

draco your the loosest jar of spoilers

its a matter of time

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

spoil all ye want

RebelVampire

is a good girl who sips soda and doesnt spoil all the spoilers

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

spoil away because i missed most of it normally >.>

DracoPlato

rebel knows everything, lol

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

rebel gets a gold star

DracoPlato

got my sad erik all ready

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

why do you have a sad erik

DracoPlato

cali made me a bunch of erik's for today

Kabocha

Does he really baa

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

he does

DracoPlato

yus, he baaas

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

and he eats cans

Kabocha

ahahahahah

DracoPlato

yus, depression can eating

mathtans

So is Erik related to Mr. Tumnus from "Lion, Witch and Wardrobe"?

DracoPlato

LOL

DracoPlato

not in canon XD

but I do love Mr. Tumnus

mathtans

Heh.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

I'm still looking forward to the day he eats cans

mathtans

Erik, doing the can-can.

DracoPlato

lol, need to make it a wallpaper XD

can-can, shoving multiple cans in his mouth

Kabocha

that was baaaaaaad

mathtans

It's different from Tin-Tin, that's french.

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

lol

DracoPlato

I don't know if he'll eat cans in arc 1 though

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LMAO

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

can he scale a mountain like a goat

mathtans

If he has tracing paper and a ruler?

DracoPlato

He probably could but I don't think Erik is that athletic

lol!

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

well he can fly anyway

DracoPlato

which is funny cause Erik's character was originally very athletic as his main trait before I made him a Damon life

but now he's not really that athletic

Kabocha

Oh wellll

mathtans

I figure hooves make that trickier.

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

just being a damon life makes you more of a shlub

DracoPlato

Yeah, and then on feet he's not used to regular feet that well

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

who needs to be athletic when you can fly

DracoPlato

damon himself is very athletic tho, haha

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

actuly mat goats a suprinlgy good at scaling mountains

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

lol aww

Erik trips often as a human XD

mathtans

He should stay away from the drugs.

DracoPlato

This is actually Erik's first time as a human

cause he's never had much of a need of it before

DracoPlato

since he grew up and lived mostly in the country

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

wow

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

goat magic(edited)

DracoPlato

yeah, goats are awesome climbers!

Kabocha

Wait, he was literally a goat

DracoPlato

so good luck with that erik

Kabocha

I had figured he was a satyr or something. XD

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

imagines erik just walking along the side of a cliff

DracoPlato

he's a faun

haha

Kabocha

ahhh

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

draco draw that

mathtans

Can Erik take on the form of things other than human? Like, could he appear as an elf?

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

I imagine erik doing the spiderman on the mountains

mathtans

"Why do you have pointed ears today" "Just variety."

RebelVampire

QUESTION 2. Early on in the comic, there is an ominous scene depicting Decebal watching Erik’s brother, Mickeal. What interest would Decebal have in Mickeal? Will Mickeal be used against Erik somehow or is something bigger going on?

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

YES

DracoPlato

With what he's using right now he couldn't, it's something the fauns use that have a spell already in it that makes them human. But it wears off cause it charges by the sun and he hasn't used it long enough for it to have a good charge

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

SAME COLOR SPEECH BUBBLE

mathtans

Draco: Ahhh, cool. Explains why he had problems in the subway.

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

You just KNOW the two have history

Kabocha

Decebal doing bad things with Mickeal? Say it ain't so

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

he's intigating mickeal to do his intentions

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

does everyone here know about the coloed speech bubbles

DracoPlato

I mentioned it earlier, haha

mathtans

Wait, there's speech bubbles?

Kabocha

Is he gonna start doing the same thing as Rex, @Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

DracoPlato

Hahaha, Rex is mentioned in Soul Hymn

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

yes mat, the speech bubbles

DracoPlato

Decebal knows about Rex

mathtans

I be silly. ^.^

Maybe Mickeal's also magical?

DracoPlato

Mmmm Mickeal is important but not magical

beyond being a faun

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

you'll never know

DracoPlato

well I mean the fauns are magical in the sense they can captivate people with singing

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

maths doesn't know what the same colored speech bubbles mean x3

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

i predict decebel's gonna make mickeal join the dark side

mathtans

Oh, what was with the small animal...

DracoPlato

Naples is Erik's pet from home

mathtans

AE: I do, I just choose to be silly.

RebelVampire

mickeal is important cause he provides the roof over erik's head. granted if erik didnt have a house then arrow could be like "STAY WITH MEEEEEEEEE"

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

just checked, mic and decebal have the same color bubble, I WAS RIGHT

DracoPlato

yus, they have the same speech bubble color, haha

mathtans

Right, maybe Naples is related?

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

maybe mickeal's voice is hypnotic

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

can that soul stop fucking with life, jesus

DracoPlato

Nah Naples really is all that he seems, a talking flying squirrel

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

hope and arrow have the same color too

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

so decebal wants to use mickeal to influence ppl

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

they do

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

is hope gay as hell for erik

DracoPlato

hope less gay for erik, lol

mathtans

"Here, sing this."

Kabocha

ahahahaha

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

or does hope have is own damon life

RebelVampire

see i was right then, decebal is a band manager and picked mickeal to be lead singer

mathtans

Hopeless gay?

DracoPlato

oh noooo XD

lol omg

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

"sing this totally not world ruining anthem for your fans ok cool"

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

yis

DracoPlato

the power of music to corrupt the world

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

he may not be magical but his voice is powerful

mathtans

"I don't know why it's in a minor key, just sing it."

DracoPlato

they say music is the highest art because it can stir the emotion in humans and bring them to action

RebelVampire

need a pic of decebal in sunglasses drinking starbucks

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

oh god

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOL

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

and then erik would have to learn guitar and singing so they can have a magical singing battle

DracoPlato

omg that'd be amazing XD

mathtans

"He hit me with a rest!"

DracoPlato

original erik played guitar

hahah

until i revamped him

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

that is actually what soul HYMN is about

Kabocha

oh wow

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

Kabocha

original erik is kinda hot

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

wow hope looks so suprised there

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

wow he looks less tan

Kabocha

UM, WHOOPS I MEAN

DracoPlato

yeah he had lighter skin originally

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

so did damon

Kabocha

He's a bit of a bishie. Yep.

DracoPlato

damon did too!! everyone gets darker skin, lol

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

wow to that original erik

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

well people draw what they want sometimes and draco loves bishies

mathtans

If Hope got darker skin, what was it like before...

DracoPlato

Oh Hope still has light skin

Kabocha

ahahaha

DracoPlato

I actually have a cut out of him on my wall from an older version

Kabocha

pic? :3

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

really

DracoPlato

see if i can find it

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

also yah that older version of erik is very hawt

Kabocha

oh geez

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

wow

Kabocha

that is gorgeous

mathtans

Nice pose.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

THAT LOOKS GREAT

OMG

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

beautiful!

DracoPlato

haha thank you X3

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

whats the bird

DracoPlato

originally the story was about him and arrow

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

ogm

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

theres more

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

OMG

Kabocha

so you're selling prints like this right

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

Draco!!! that's ....im stunned!

mathtans

Humm. So it was like that before Erik?

DracoPlato

yeah erik was a really recent change

but the story always struggled to come together until I made that change

like I had parts of a story but could never tie it all together

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

awww

mathtans

Needed more magical boys/girls, I guess.

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

it bes that way sometimes

DracoPlato

weeeeeeeeell I did the magical girl boy thing cause I thought that'd appeal more to people

mathtans

Nothing wrong with that if it fits.

DracoPlato

little chibi arrow

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

so cute

and cranky

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

daw

DracoPlato

i had to make his bangs less like the majority of my other characters, lol

Kabocha

man, that is just so pretty

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

huh he looks different

and looks more like this guy right here

DracoPlato

another old one of Hope

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

SPARKLES

DracoPlato

yeeees, was way too into sparkles

Kabocha

Draco used Stunning Artwork! It's super effective! Chat is confused!

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

is still way too into sparkles... eyes her comic >.>

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

lol

RebelVampire

sparkles make everything better

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

sparkles for everyone!

DracoPlato

yis~ ;3

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

though i kinda like hopes current design more XD

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOL

DracoPlato

omg that's cute XD

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOL

RebelVampire

i cant not picture arrow as lewd cause of that version of the story where he made umm....NSFW robots

DracoPlato

haha back when he made sex bots

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

black and whiteeeeeeeeee

RebelVampire

my how the tables have turned. as arrow flirts and hits on erik so fast

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

LOL

arrow got influenced

mathtans

He made dolls?

DracoPlato

hahah i feel bad a lot of arrow's robotic stuff was sidelined

mathtans

He's still good with computers.

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

i leave for 5 minutes, the fuck did i come back too

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOL

DracoPlato

Yeah Arrow will still make robots too

but that'll be explored in arc 2

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

wow

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

boobs

lewd

Kabocha

oh dear

Arrow seems a little guilty about it(edited)

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

where are all this old files

O_O

I must see them

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

LOL

mathtans

He could make a playmate for Celeste.

DracoPlato

on my harddrive XD

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

rip

DracoPlato

LOL

Kabocha

(release it on gumroad or something)

do it

DracoPlato

I don't think Celeste wants a playmate

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

hacks draco's hard drive

mathtans

Pity.

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

0.0

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

suddenly omake where celeste gets a boy robot as a present

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

or does she

DracoPlato

Nah Celeste isn't interested in dating or boys or sex

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

plot twist the robot is erik

DracoPlato

looooool

mathtans

She likes girls! Knew it all along.

DracoPlato

nah celeste isn't interested in girls either

mathtans

Robots?

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

really draco, cuase she seemed kinda like a flirt when erik met her

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

would be fun if it's like that

I mean celeste liking girls

DracoPlato

well she is a flirt

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

mharz wants the yuris

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

mharz wants all the yuris(edited)

DracoPlato

celeste does like girls more than boys probably, lol

mathtans

Mharz: Would fit with her brother liking boys, amirite?

RebelVampire

celeste is only interested in becoming the pencil poking champ.

DracoPlato

yus

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOL

yus

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

well its humble

DracoPlato

she does flirt a lot though, haha

cause she has a flirty line coming up later too

mathtans

She wants to get to know more magical people.

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

in magical ways

mathtans

For her own ends.

Or for that.

RebelVampire

celeste just wants to steal their power

become magical girl queen of the world

DracoPlato

she'd like that actually XD

mathtans

Celeste has ego.

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

the fuck celeste

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOL

DracoPlato

hahah she is a little sinister at her core

loooooool

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

figures

DracoPlato

arrow trying to sleep she comes in and pencil pokes him

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

pencil poking queen

mathtans

"Not in the ear!"

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

"eyes closed celeste what are you poking me with now" "erik's dick "

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOL

DracoPlato

his dick is bigger than that XD

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

oh my

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

rip

mathtans

I hope it's still attached to him. O.o

DracoPlato

for reals

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

either way thats a wierd secene

Kabocha

oh dear

um.

RebelVampire

the lewdness slowly escalates

Kabocha

yep

Who let lyall out

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

arrow

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

the inner lyalls come out to play

DracoPlato

t-this story isn't even the lewd one

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

https://giphy.com/gifs/editingandlayout-anchorman-that-escalated-quickly-ToMjGpjpXMFPshSYGLm

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

the best kind of escalation

DracoPlato

fffft

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

always the lyall

DracoPlato

would say this is the least lewd of all my stories

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

least lewd; more likely to get lewded

Kabocha

http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/reverse.gif

mathtans

So the dolls won't be making a come back then.

DracoPlato

They will!

arrow is still into robotics

RebelVampire

but will they be sex bots

mathtans

Ohhhh.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

lewd robots(edited)

DracoPlato

but it's not the main focus atm, but it will be later on

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

maybe for enough money they will

DracoPlato

Arrow didn't want to make sex bots, but that's eventually what it became due to his backers

mathtans

Can robots be imbued with magic?

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

made a robot and named it Lyall v1

RebelVampire

well somebody does have to pay for erik's cans

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

i love robotics

DracoPlato

they can be, but magic is separate from the robotics

Kabocha

compared to your other stories, how long is Soul Hymn meant to be?

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

and arrows booze

DracoPlato

Soul Hymn is shorter than Zenchav but longer than Witch Carnival

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

why call it soul hymn

DracoPlato

Cali helped me name it~!

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

its a middle child XD

mathtans

Arrow makes a robotic Erik so that he can be seen alongside his magical self, thereby proving they are different people.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

because they will be singing

it is a battle of songs

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

ok, that explians a lot

DracoPlato

Because it's a story about their soul connections and there's music as one of the central themes as well as religion

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

ERIK IS MAGIC BATMAN

DracoPlato

omg XD

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

perfect name

DracoPlato

yus, I really like the title, Cali helped me get a good one~!

It used to be called Revelation

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

i almost name my 3rd arc that XD

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

wow, thats as biblical as freds last name(edited)

DracoPlato

yeah, I wanted to change it cause it's pretty common

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

since the first two are genesis and exodus XD

RebelVampire

QUESTION 3. Celeste and Erik both mention they received their powers from “three space people.” Why do you think these three space people are interfering when nobody else is? Did they choose wisely or will Erik and Celeste be defeated given their inexperience? Why is Hope insisting Arrow come along when he didn’t talk to the three space people?

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

i went through the thesaurus a lot to help with the name looooooooooool

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

it's not vijaya?

DracoPlato

They chose badly, much badly, story full of fail

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

i feel like celestse souls ends up as a space person and that why shes chosen

RebelVampire

it is but i write these questions with the idea ppl arent going to rain spoilers down XD

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

same for erik

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

MAYBE ARROW WILL BE CONTACTED BY THE SPACE PEOPLE

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

rip

DracoPlato

put on your space cap arrow

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

well draco said they are more like gods...so that debunks my entire thought process XD

mathtans

Erik, Celeste and Arrow ARE the three space people. It's time travel, they give themselves their own powers, but Arrow was all "no, I got robots, I'm good".

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

its like a normal cap...but in space

DracoPlato

if you've read OoO you'll know tho

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

imagines arrow building a mecha suit for himself to help with fighting

DracoPlato

lololol

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

MECHA

DracoPlato

lol! well he could

but he can't afford the parts atm

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

I WILL DRAW THIS

DracoPlato

omg XD

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

omg

DracoPlato

that's also why Arrow isn't currently doing the robotics is he can't afford the parts, so he's only been working on the AI software atm

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

OoO is the only one i haven't read >.>

mathtans

Maybe Erik and Celeste should train by fighting each other.

DracoPlato

that'd be a good idea!

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

ooh that be cool(edited)

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

cue Be A Man playing in the bg

mathtans

"Not the hair!" "Not the horns!"

DracoPlato

celeste can out man erik any day

RebelVampire

poor arrow not invited to train

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

or hope gets so disgusted he trains them himself XDDD

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

I read OoO earlier in the week

DracoPlato

hope like why do you suck so much

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

well erik is the ultimate house wife

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOL

DracoPlato

Erik is the ultimate housewife, haha

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

lol draco

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

ERIK USE HOUSEWIFE POWERS

RebelVampire

im suddenly sad that erik's attacks arent like...house cleaning refs

DracoPlato

I shall cook you a meal and clean your clothes and then you will be a clean and happy demon

DEITY CALI OF BISHIE WISHIES

should transform his staff into a broom

DracoPlato

man i wish i'd done that now

if i make a parody comic

mathtans

He can sweep Arrow of his feet, ah ha hah.

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

he fights with cleaning and food, perfect

DracoPlato

The boiling water attack XD

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

erik best maid

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

lol maths!

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

FIST OF THE CLEAN SHEET

RebelVampire

his magical boy costume needs to be a maid outfit

DracoPlato

aaaaaah missed opportunity!!

that'd have been better XD

mathtans

Save that for when Erik and Celeste accidentally switch costumes when they transform together.

Kabocha

lmao

DracoPlato

I'm going to clean up these streets!

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

lol

DracoPlato

omg math(edited)

i want that to happen now

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

do it

it can happen

DracoPlato

it can

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

yus

DracoPlato

i can make this happen still

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

believe in you that believes

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

and arrow will only get gayer then

DracoPlato

arrow gets better looking

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

FIST OF THE CLEAN SHEET

DracoPlato

I'm so sad, this is the comic that could have been

mathtans

Heh, Naples.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOL

DracoPlato

naples says this is ridiculous

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

naples so cute

DracoPlato

I think naples is the same soul as Little Bee in OoO

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

thinking of that attack make me think of bo-bobo

DracoPlato

looool

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

flies off

RebelVampire

i am sad you have prefaced that soul statement with "i think"(edited)

DracoPlato

haha you noticed that

his soul is not one i think about a whole ton

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

draco why

DracoPlato

I think he's draco's son too

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

god the soul connections make shit wierd(edited)

DracoPlato

yis

but that soul is Erik's astral pet

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

on so many fucking levels

DracoPlato

so he always gets some subservient life to erik

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

the squirell?

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

thats kinda fucked up

DracoPlato

yus

mathtans

Does Celeste get a pet later?

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

is draco's son?

wow

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

no the soul

DracoPlato

Draco has a son called Pal

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

whatever

DracoPlato

Celeste doesn't

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

still the same soul

DracoPlato

the squirrel isn't related to erik's powers

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

is so lost XDDD

DracoPlato

However he gave naples the ability to speak when he used his powers for the first time

mathtans

Celeste could rent Naples when she wears Erik's clothes though.

DracoPlato

lololol

maybe she can get a pet when she visits Erik's family out in the country XD

maybe a raccoon(edited)

mathtans

The pencil is her pet.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

she doesn't need a pet she has erik already

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

and her sword

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

goats can be pets too

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

mharz, erik is person

DracoPlato

erik is her pet, that's accurate

her fluffy butt

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

people are not pets

RebelVampire

Erik: Celeste what is that? Celeste: My pet raccoon I found eating your garbage in the middle of the night.

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

wow draco thats fucked up

DracoPlato

Erik: I don't know if that's safe Celeste

Celeste: It's okay, I gave it a muzzle

at least she didn't just put a leash on one of his younger siblings and call it a pet

Kabocha

oh no lmao

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOL

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

...

DracoPlato

celeste may not be the best pet owner

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

or best person

at all

mathtans

I wanna know why she keeps leashes.

DracoPlato

she doesn't really XD

she's not into bondage i promise

I want her to have a pet raccoon now tho

I love raccoons

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

doesn't have racoons here

DracoPlato

http://elelur.com/data_images/mammals/raccoon/raccoon-01.jpg

jazz hands

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

nor squirrels

only cats and dogs

DracoPlato

we don't have them here either

mathtans

Oh well. I figured maybe the leashes were for the robots.

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

one of the few animals to have thumbs

DracoPlato

ooooh, I think arrow uses chains for the robots

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

kinky

mathtans

(But no whips, phew)

DracoPlato

well arrow isn't doing kinky things with his robots, lol!

he's just doing what will get funded

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

that you know of

mathtans

Putting the FUN into funded.

DracoPlato

nah arrow only loves erik

omg XD

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

and erik bot

RebelVampire

well maybe he has to chain erik up in the yard so erik doesnt wander off

DracoPlato

there's actually going to be a huge problem if arrow does anything with someone not Erik, but I won't say what

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

50 shades of arrow

mathtans

So, somewhat back on track, is Erik's family cursed?

DracoPlato

my fluffy butt goat needs to be chained in the back yard

nah, they're not cursed, they're just fauns

just how they are

mathtans

So are there others like them in the world we don't know about?

DracoPlato

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/232408315328462850/335216942023442432/image.png

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Ah I'm late

I love this comic though :3

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

Feather!

DracoPlato

yus~! there's other fauns and supernatural/non human creatures

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

there are lots of hybrid people there tho

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

AE! :3

DracoPlato

Hiiii Feather~!

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Hi draco :3

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

REMEMBER THE FISH BABIES

mathtans

Oooh, interesting. But I guess that's not common knowledge.

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

yay finally a comic feather likes XDDDD

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

meh

DracoPlato

Nah, they tend to hide from regular society, that's why his family lives in the country

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

yet his bro is a famous singer

way to hide

DracoPlato

they have a large area of land so they don't see other people that often where they live so they just live as themselves vs. pretending to be human

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

well he uses disguise

it works

RebelVampire

he has a famous sister too

DracoPlato

yeah if they live in the city they use disguises

erik's parents lived in the city and were singers too when they were younger

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

I'm pretty sure goat ears and horns fits in operas

mathtans

"We hide by encouraging paparazzi. ... Wait."

DracoPlato

well it's okay if they don't mess up

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

is mickeals kid a faun too

mathtans

As long as they get enough sunlight.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

oh this is just a fashion headband

yes

DracoPlato

yeah she's a faun

mathtans

I think she was shown fawnish at one point.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

she revealed her horns on the part where decebal appears

delta observe

DracoPlato

well Mickeal and his sister have had their human transformer things so long the charge isn't really at risk of running out

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

cuase i swear she had the goat ears out when at the studio

DracoPlato

yeah she's a faun, she's too young for the transformer thing

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

mickeals wife is human right?

DracoPlato

she's human and not his wife, haha

they had sex once in high school

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

just a baby mama

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

DracoPlato

yus

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

rip

Kabocha

oh dear.

DracoPlato

she's a figure skating instructor currently

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

teenage pregnancy man

Kabocha

Talk about bad luck

DracoPlato

Mickeal wanted to be involved in the sciences as a researcher

mathtans

Oh. Oh my. That's gotta be a conversation you have before the birth. "Will it be a boy or a girl, do you think?" "Okay, um, let's talk species first..."

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

but sings intead

DracoPlato

but he had to get a job when he was going to be a teen dad so he went the easy route of being a singer

YEAH! So sam didn't know he was a faun, lol

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

it's not obvious becos she wears a hat

DracoPlato

so she was not happy when she found out

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

the ears though

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

the ears can just be somekind of earmuffs

Kabocha

so how old is Mickeal now?

DracoPlato

coughs

I need to look

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

it's believable

Kabocha

teen dad + small child = ....20ish?

DracoPlato

yeah he's in his twenties

mathtans

I feel like "not happy"'s an understatment. Makes the ultrasounds interesting.

DracoPlato

i've changed his age a lot so i don't remember off hand exactly

Kabocha

lmao imagine finding a doctor who didn't want to study that

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

probably early 20's

wait how old is child

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

erik is 16 right?

DracoPlato

he's 15 I think

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

she looks 4-5

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

i can't tell with dracos art

mathtans

I like that she talks in pink.

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

her soul must be pink then

DracoPlato

she has the same soul as Damon's mom, fun fact

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

soul connections, so wierd

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

daw

DracoPlato

hmmm i can't find my thing with their ages on it

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

ikr

DracoPlato

i may have to do math

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

was observing who's color is who

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

not math

mathtans

Yay for math!

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

let maths to the math XD

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

math summons mathans

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

yus!

they'd be glad to help

DracoPlato

nooooo not math, lololol

okay i found it

cause it's in start faire

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

DracoPlato

so mickeal is 21

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

damn

DracoPlato

oh hey he already had a bday, lol

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

awww I'm older than mickeal

Kabocha

I'm older than all of his siblings lol

DracoPlato

me too XD

so mickeal's daughter is 5

mathtans

Is Naples wearing Gurren Lagaan glasses?

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

she smol

DracoPlato

yus

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

GURREN LAGANN

GET NAPPLES A DRILL

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOL

Kabocha

MY DRILL IS THE DRILL THAT WILL PIERCE THE HEAVENS

Feather, Duke of Comedic Timing

Anyways, I really enjoyed the comic, and how I ahve to go qwq

DracoPlato

you go naples, pierce those heavens

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

HIS DRILL IS THE DRILL THAT MADE THE SPACE PEOPLE

DracoPlato

awwww thank you for coming Feather~!

Kabocha

oh nooo

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

it pierces everything

mathtans

Arrow makes the robots, he should have the drill.

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

AUDIBLE MOTHER FUCKING GASP(edited)

DracoPlato

lol, arrow would have the drill

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

ARROW CAN MAKE NAPPLES A MECH(edited)

DracoPlato

fffffffft

that'd be awesome XD

I need to remember that

tiny squirrel mecha

mathtans

A mech that looks like a raccoon.

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

with a drill

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

OMG

DracoPlato

naples says but i'm not a raccoon, how dare you

Kabocha

ahahahahaha

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

it's okay napples

racoons can be squirrels too

Kabocha

I have to keep doing a double-take every time someone says napples

RebelVampire

QUESTION 4. While Hope reveals the increase in demons are the result of Decebal’s plans, not much else is revealed. What do you think Decebal’s plans entail? What does this have to do with turning Hope into Despair?

DracoPlato

celeste's raccoon can be Naples for halloween

yeah we kept reading naples as nipples

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

decebal gonna kill eveyone in hope of cause despair

Kabocha

Decebal probably noticed that people turn to god whenever things get bad

DracoPlato

he said he was making hope one of the pillars in the beginning

Kabocha

"We're praying for you" lololol

DracoPlato

yus, hope says that too

Kabocha

Yeah

So I mean, I think it's pretty transparent

DracoPlato

yeah, hope really already said decebal's whole plan

Kabocha

If the world needs an evil, then he'll be that evil if it means making god love everyone

erm

everyone love god

DracoPlato

yeeeeees, that's perfect

mathtans

Decebal wants people to send him hopes and prayers?

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

yep

DracoPlato

this applies to Rex too, that logic

Decebal wants people to turn back to God

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

doesn't see that in Rex >.>

DracoPlato

cause he is first and foremost an angel

Rex wants the same tho

Kabocha

Quick someone do a version of Servant of Evil with Decebal

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

throws much popcorn at rex

RebelVampire

but the question is more how he intends to do this. cause saying you want ppl to suffer is different than ya know, actually doing it and making it happen

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

and rex has the same souls as decebal

DracoPlato

Yus

Rex loves god the most

Kabocha

You know, I dunno that it's entirely clear how, aside from making people just miserable. Cause chaos, destruction, floods, teenage pregnancies

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

tells damon to stop eating her ammo

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

that explains the preist get up

DracoPlato

yus, he's not dressed as a priest just out of sarcasm, lol

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

mindblown

0.0

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

but sarcams is part of it?

DracoPlato

wait he says it clearly in a special i wrote

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

dies

RebelVampire

no dont die you must live!

mathtans

Maybe some of the demons get away from him.

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

dies twice

DracoPlato

oh and that

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

his intentions wasn't bad

DracoPlato

he says it clearly there

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

the execution tho

mathtans

Someone gets executed?

DracoPlato

yeah rex is misguided for sure

rex/decebal

but he has good intentions

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

wow rex, preteniuos dick wad(edited)

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

flails

DracoPlato

but he just sees it as a role

mathtans

role 1d6.

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

still a dick wad(edited)

DracoPlato

rex originally had wings too but he ripped them off, fun fact

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

no mat its a d20

mathtans

Ow... isn't that painful? O.o

DracoPlato

only fallen angels have wings

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

oh i get it

DracoPlato

it was painful but he didn't want giant wings, hahah

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

has a character whose wings get ripped off >.>

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOL

mathtans

"Anyone wanna buy some giant wings? I don't need these any more."

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

hes litteraly playing as the devil right down to the look

RebelVampire

he didnt want to get stuck in doorways like poor drake

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

giant wings are hard to stage

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

lol

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

trust me I know

DracoPlato

Well erik technically- wait that's a spoiler

Kabocha

ahahha

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

>.>

mathtans

Ink gets spilled all over giant wings.

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

<.<

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

oh now you put a lid on it

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

nuuu!

DracoPlato

a lot of damon is the karma for erik tho

even tho erik is a future life

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

HOW DOES TIME WORK THERE THEN

DracoPlato

everything is the eternal now?

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

god damn it, theres no free will in dracos world

DracoPlato

oh that's not true

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

....

DracoPlato

there's free will

just there's the law of karma

so it's your choices that dictate your karma

your karma is basically what creates the scenario

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

interesting

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

getting punished for some that will happen that hasn't does not help the free will existing side

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

yay life is strange

mathtans

How much karma are the main characters banking so far?

DracoPlato

oh that's impossible to gauge since they have so many lives and each life creates karma

everything in a way is karma

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

now is this hindu karma or budduist karma(edited)

DracoPlato

closest to hindu i'd think

mathtans

Does the karma run on regular unleaded gasoline or diesel.

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

so the good karma

premium mat

DracoPlato

karma is neither good nor bad really, it's just the outcome of your choices I think

mathtans

Yeah, I can see that.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

just like life

DracoPlato

but like rex is a product of his choices

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

well in buddihism, all karma is just bad

DracoPlato

oh no it's not that

mathtans

If rex is a product of it, he's multiplying.

DracoPlato

it's like, all of creation is a play, so the souls are actors in lives

but they exist outside of the play as well, so the events within the play are in a sense neither good nor bad as it's just the story

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

oh its super mario 3

DracoPlato

lololol

mathtans

Do they keep the same colour speech bubble?

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

yes

DracoPlato

yes~!!

so i don't have to keep picking new colors, LOL

but i like people being able to identify them too

I think it's cool to see the progression of the souls since that's really what it's about

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

and becuase time travels a thing, the same souls can talk to itself

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

gotta observe all colors

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

yes you should

DracoPlato

yus, some lives talk to themselves more than others, lol

damon talks to himself the most

RebelVampire

that sounds right for friendless damon

DracoPlato

Damon: cries

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

be more socail then

mathtans

Possession makes things interesting then.

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

and stop sleeping with your unlce/half mom its wierd

DracoPlato

yes! Notice that Erik's bubble color didn't change when he was possesed

everything about damon is weird

RebelVampire

damon lives sure like to interfere with each other

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

they do

and nadia lives too

DracoPlato

well in Vijaya's sense he uses his other lives as a tool

cause it's part of his job

nadia lives are pretty horrible most of the time, hahah

in their deviousness

RebelVampire

vijaya plz thats rude

DracoPlato

Nadia and Sam have the same bubble color(edited)

mathtans

So the big question... are they gonna get a detention at school for skipping class.

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

its pretty fucked up taking control of your past life man(edited)

DracoPlato

looooool

sadly they won't

they should have tho

Arrow and Celeste's parents would be pretty mad

RebelVampire

nobody noticed they were gone

mathtans

They'll forge some notes?

RebelVampire

were like "ah man theres not twin shenanigans in class today this is great."

DracoPlato

yus, they probably forge notes a lot XD

people were glad they left, lol

i dont' think celeste and arrow have a ton of friends

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

maths is a teacher...he will tell XDDD

mathtans

>:)

DracoPlato

well at least they're good students cutting class

RebelVampire

i cant see celeste having friends cause shes umm....decently mean >_>

DracoPlato

but nah, in canon she has 0 friends atm

mathtans

But she's good looking.

DracoPlato

she thinks she is, lolol

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

rebel, theres gotta be some guy in her shool that wants be her friend

mathtans

Well, I like the hair braid. ^.^

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

its really long

mathtans

TWSS.

DracoPlato

:"D she has really long hair

RebelVampire

maybe all the guys have met her and know about her meanness

DracoPlato

she was probably super mean to them XD

i have a story where her soul is the bad guy, haha

she always teeters on the edge of good and evil

mathtans

She doesn't seem super upset about her life though. Maybe she's glad that no one can figure out her magic identity.

DracoPlato

Yeah! She really doesn't mind not having any friends tbh

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

oh well shes not getting into heaven anytime soon

DracoPlato

cause she doesn't respect other people

but she's pretty chill

awwww

well there's technically no heaven or hell in the usual sense

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

you know what i mean

i make it simple for others

mathtans

lifts eyebrow Oh, that was a euphamism?

DracoPlato

but delta

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

i know

and there no time to explain

mathtans

Why'd you gotta go and make things so complicated.

RebelVampire

technically theres 7 mins to explain

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

lol

DracoPlato

cause if it wasn't complicated i'd spoil it all

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

that just draco mat...

DracoPlato

then there'd be nothing to find out

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

damn it rebel

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

7 MINUTES 7 MINUTES

THAT BARELY TIME ENOUGH TO DO ANYTHING(edited)

DracoPlato

Hell is probably just suffering in general

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDGw3PU0uxw

DracoPlato

heaven is freedom from suffering, lol

looooool

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

SEVEN MINUTES

wow the clip goes longer than i though

DracoPlato

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/232408315328462850/335215969968455700/image.png

RebelVampire

so does anyone have any last thoughts they would like to share?

mathtans

I wonder if Arrow likes Aero chocolate bars. Erik could buy him one. "I thought of you."

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

arrow is hella gay

and a lyall soul

DracoPlato

awwww that'd be be sweet

arrow at least had hetero porn mags

under his bed

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

they live in what year

DracoPlato

whispers I've no idea

RebelVampire

well theyll be thrown out soon and replaced with erik pics

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

wait nevermind he had a labtop

DracoPlato

that's true, lol

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

and he has mags

DracoPlato

Around ours

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

man so behind in the times

DracoPlato

more or less

mathtans

Also there's a subway.

DracoPlato

he's on a different time cycle than ours

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

cant wait for more soul hymn

DracoPlato

hehehe

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

and now i have a lot more to go back and re-read after this chat >.>

mathtans

Soul Hymn & Him.

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

LOL

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

DracoPlato

so many spoilers, I failed

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

lol

DracoPlato

Arrow's quest for Erik's fluffy butt

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

no, you were you draco

RebelVampire

Soul Hymn & Him sounds like the sitcom spinoff

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

just like normal

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

draco can't hide spoiler

DracoPlato

cries

AngelicEmpyress of Chromacity

we set you up to fail

DracoPlato

you did, i was doomed from the start

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

be like me draco, who has no spoilers

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

me on the other hand throws spoiler hints and hope no one would notice(edited)

mathtans

I can't spoil mainly because I don't know what I'm doing from week to week...

DracoPlato

I know alot of spoilers tho for Mharz, muahaha

SirDelta God King of Mecha, Time

i do too

Mharz of Angels & Punchy Ladies

that's becos I already told you

DracoPlato

i figured most people will be so confused by my spoilers they'll forget

RebelVampire

Unfortunately, the scheduled Comic Tea Party is now complete~! Thank you everyone so much for joining this week’s chat~! That being said, if you would like to continue discussing the comic, we encourage you to do so~! We want to give a big thank you to Draco Plato, as well, for volunteering Soul Hymn for our reading queue. If you liked the comic, please be sure to support Draco Plato’s efforts. If you have questions, concerns, or suggestions about CTP, please feel free to PM me, or e-mail me at [email protected].

With that said, next week’s Comic Tea Party will focus on There was a War by aislinn e. Please use this week to read as much of the comic as you would like. Hope to see you next Thursday (July 20th) from 5PM to 7PM PDT~! Until then~! Comic: https://tapas.io/series/TWAW

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