#isa talks about serious stuff

[clerkcarmineclade]

// OOC POST //

don't know how or why this escalated so quickly. we were just trying to keep track of rp accs, then all of a sudden drama ensues??? make it make sense.

rp blogs are supposed to be fun, but this ain't it. threatening ppl is NOT correct or moral.

find another rp group, this ain't it. <3

admin out🫡

[livesworthlivingau]

Lives Worth Living Chapter 26-28

ISAT/Two Hats Spoilers below! CW: Outbursts, Mentions of stabbing/killing, unhealthy obsessing.

"So how you holding up Sif?" (You suddenly snap back to reality and look over to Isa, now left alone as the other three had left for the market.)

"What do you mean?" (You ask, confused by the sudden question.)

"You looked a little zoned out there, and getting to see Vale again, and Nille, it's just a lot right now, even if it's good stuff. So... Just wanted to check in with you!" (He gives his trademark bright smile, and you can't help but smile back.)

"It is a lot... but it's good, the family's back together again, even L-Vale now... I just... I really hope it works out this time."

"This time?" (CRAB!!)

"Y-You know! Like, having them around... I want them to fit in is all!" (A more serious look appears on his face. There's no way he bought that...)

"Sif... You know you can tell me anything, right?"

"I do! I know! I... I'm sorry, but it involves them a lot too, and I can't talk about it without them." (Your voice falters a bit, the topic making you uncomfortable as you start to scratch absentmindedly at your arms. His large, gentle hand meet yours after a moment, trying to calm you down.)

"Hey, it's okay, I understand. I just worry, y'know? But if you're sure it's okay for now then I can wait!" (He smiles at you again. You place your head on his shoulder, closing your eye with a relieved sigh.)

"I love you Isa."

"I love you too Sif."

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"Excuse me for a moment, I need to use the restroom~." (Vale explains before leaving the table and conversation. They seemed especially uneasy since Nille left to help Bonbon in the kitchen a few minutes ago, probably still struggling being around everyone else...)

"Siffrin, is there, uhm… Is Vale uncomfortable around us?" (Mira asks, it seems you weren't the only one to notice.)

"They're… just shy, you know? Not used to new people! That's all!" (You try to smile convincingly.)

"Right…" (Crab.)

"They just need some time to warm up is all!" (Isa to the rescue, as always. Thank the stars.)

"They were stuck in the loops too afterall! Sif was the only one they really interacted with, right?"

"No wonder they're so on edge." (Odile chimes in with a little tease, not even looking up from her book.)

"H-Hey!?" (Mira and Isa can't help but snort and snicker at your expense. It WAS a pretty good joke you guess…)

"Though we should discuss what our next course of action is, now that Nille has found us. I assume we'll still head to Bambouche for their sakes, then continue our little reunion tour? I imagine you'd like to return to Jouvente at some point Isabeau?" (Odile begins to plan aloud to get us all on the same page.)

"Eventually, sure, I'm in no rush! But what about you, M'dame? Don't you want to go back to Ka Bue too?" (Odile pauses for a moment, glancing over at you. You must have been making some kind of face considering how she raises a brow at you.)

"I believe our little time traveler here already knows the answer to that question." (You look away nervously.)

"It's uhh... complicated? I don't think Odile cares about returning anytime soon." (You try to keep it vague, to which she nods. Her eyes casually return to her book before she speaks up again.)

"Very astute of you, Siffrin. If I do happen to return, it will likely be out of obligation more than anything else. I believe we have more pressing matters to attend to, like the fact you're still looping."

"I wouldn't exactly call that pressing..."

"Th-This isn't something you should just put off Siffrin! What if it just keeps getting out on the back burner and suddenly you're right back where you started again?!" (Mira chimes in in a panic.)

"I'm not saying we just ignore it forever! Just... we have some time at least, and Odile stopped me from looping once already! If anyone's gonna know what to do, it'll be her, right?"

"I stopped it in the moment, preventing you from looping ever again is a whole ordeal in and of itself. It will take a lot of research on a subject that no one knows anything about, and another that is purely theoretical. I may be good at what I do but I'm not a miracle worker."

"You might not think so." (You chuckle a bit. No matter how many times it happens, she still managed to surprise you over the years with new breakthroughs and theories on craft, sadnesses, and otherwise. She smirks a bit as her eyes remain on her book.)

"While your confidence in my is flattering, I'd still like to tackle this subject sooner rather than later."

"Alright, we'll get to Bambouche and go from there, okay? For now I'm just glad we're all together again..." (Your expression falls to a bittersweet one. You feel Isa's hand on your shoulder, giving a light squeeze and smiling brightly at you. You lay your head against his side and close your eye, savoring the embrace.)

"Dinner'll be ready in a few!... Hey, where'd Vale go?" (Nille asks, stepping back in from the kitchen.)

"Oh! They went to the restroom! B-But it's been a while, hasn't it? should someone check on them?"

"I better do it, y'all sit tight!" (Nille quickly takes the offer to ensure no one else would, heading off to find them.)

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"Before I explain this, it's not their fault, please don't blame them, they were going through a lot and I didn't notice how it was affecting them and I told their secret an-" (You start to explain at a million miles a minute, too frantic to be processed properly even as Nille lightly grabs your shoulders to snap you out of it.)

"Hey, easy, just start at the beginning okay?" (She tries to comfort you, to which you nod and take a deep breath.)

"... When I first looped back all those years, I was... frozen? I was panicking, stuck in my head, I thought it must be a dream or something, there's no way this was really happening, right?... And then I heard their voice... and all of that just went away." (You glance over at Vale. They look... confused? Shocked maybe? You guess you never got the chance to tell them this part.)

"I ran to find them right after, as fast as I could, and... I was just so happy to see them, I didn't think about how they were feeling... forced to be back, I'd been through so much and they were just left behind... and then I dragged them along back here to force them into a family they didn't want any part in."

"Stardust... That's..."

"It's true Vale, and I'm sorry. I really don't blame you for what happened." (Vale just looks away, clearly not agreeing, but they can tell they won't change your mind. Nille still looks very confused, waiting for the story to continue.)

"So things seemed fine for a little while, but then Odile noticed I was doing a little too well, and I told her about everything... including their secret, which they made me promise not to tell." (You really were hamming up how awful you had been, even if you didn't realize it. It was your fault after all, Vale can't be punished for that.)

"Vale found out what I did, they were already on the verge of snapping and that pushed them over the edge, so... they had to go back, before I dragged them to the party... They had to make us all loop back..." (Nille takes a second to process all of this, before her eyes widen, realizing what you were implying.)

"Frin, tell me what happened, please." (She asks, her eyes looking almost desperate, as if asking you to assure her it's not what she thinks.)

"Vale... They..."

"I STABBED HIM! I SHOVED HIS OWN DAGGER INTO HIS HEART AND FORCED HIM BACK, OKAY?! I'M A MONSTER AND A MURDERER!!!" (You jump back as they suddenly start screaming out. You look back to the door, thankful no one else was there at the moment. Nille pulls herself away from their outburst. Looking scared, confused, conflicted.)

"N-No! You're not Vale, you knew I'd be fine! You knew I'd loop!"

"And what if you didn't?!?! What if it all ended right there?!? How could I do such a thing?! How could I take that risk?! How could I hurt you like that?!" (Their eyes were wide and crazed, they gripped their hair painfully tight. They looked ready to snap again. Before you could try to comfort them, Nille was already holding their face to try and snap their out of it.)

"Hey hey hey! Vale, Calm down please." (They stopped suddenly, tears flowing from their eyes and staring back at Nille, surprised they weren't being treated like the monster they thought they were.)

"You made a mistake... a big one, sure, but a mistake none the less. Frin's okay now, right?"

"B-But... I killed them... H-how could anyone forgive me for that?..."

"Well, Frin did, and that's the most important person to do so I'd say... It's a lot to take in alright, still not really sure how I feel about it right now... but I'm not just gonna hate you for it, especially after everything." (Vale stares up at her, they look confused, their eyes darting about as they try to piece something together.)

"I doubt you want to go back in there tonight. Maybe you should stay at the Inn for tonight, cool off a little..."

"Y-Yes... that sounds like it's for the best..." (Before Vale can get too far, Nille lightly grabs their arm to keep them from going too far.)

"This doesn't give you permission to run away though! Remember... you made a promise." (She smiles softly then lets go.)

"... Right... I promise." (Vale can't hold eye contact with either of you for more than a second, slowly starting to walk off again.)

"We'll see you tomorrow, Vale?..." (You plead. They nod back at you before fully turning away. The both of you watch as they slowly vanish from view towards the town center.)

"... Hey, Frin? Are you sure you're okay?" (Nille starts to speak again, now that Vale was safely out of earshot.)

"... It's not that bad, I promise."

"But they killed you Frin... I know they've got issues but... I didn't think they'd be capable of doing that." (Nille holds her arms, gripping them a bit too tightly.)

"They're not! They knew I'd be okay! I'm still looping, it's fine! They would never have done it if they knew it wouldn't happen, like when-" (You cut yourself off, quickly slapping your hand over your mouth.)

"... When what?"

"... After the loops 'ended' the first time, I went to find them... That's when they admitted who they were, and they kinda... snapped. They attacked me, they were ranting and raving, they spent all that time just watching me do it and have an easier time than they ever did, everything they went through and my loops were practically a walk in the park in comparison... But when they had me beaten they couldn't do it! They wouldn't! They're not capable of that I swear!!!" (You do your best to convince her... and possibly yourself in the process. You still blame yourself for what happened, you just don't want Vale to suffer for it.)

"Frin... I'm not saying we should just send them on their merry way or anything but... they still attacked you, they still stabbed you... I don't know if you should just act like that's fine and forget it ever happened..."

"Nille... I've had a very long time to think about this. I've missed them for decades, and now they're finally back... I'm not going to do anything to mess that up, so please don't do so either." (You don't realize it until it's already happened, your face turning to a colder, darker expression. It felt vaguely familiar, likely similar to how you looked in those later loops... Nille looks a bit unnerved by it.)

"Siffrin, that's not healthy! Don't you think you're being a bit obsessive about thi-"

"I don't care!" (Nille jolts in shock, stepping back at your outburst. You stop before you lose it too much, taking a deep breath to compose yourself.)

"I just want them back... I just want them to be happy... I had 30 years of a wonderful life with all of you while they got nothing... Isn't that unfair? Isn't that a tragedy? They go through all the pain and suffering and I just come in and replace them?!"

"Frin! That's no-"

"NO! They're the only reason I'm here! They're the only reason I got to be happy for all this time! So don't you dare get in the way of me making it up to them!" (You snap. Nille stares down at you in a mix of shock and nerves. She looks over you a bit, as if trying to work out the best way to deal with this situation. You sigh and take a step back, making yourself smaller as you duck into your cloak a little.)

"I'm sorry... but please, don't... don't ruin this for me... I need this. I need them... Good night Nille." (You excuse yourself before you say anything else you may regret. You head back inside, ignoring anything she or anyone else may be saying to you as you pass. You reach your room and settle in for bed, not wanting to deal with this day any longer.)

[thebookofcarol]

Daryl and Carol back together again

And everything is right with the world again. So now that y'all seen the reunion, we can finally talk about it.

There's something primal, raw and heart-wrecking about the way Daryl just stops cause he cannot believe his eyes, drops his weapons, fuck it, he doesn't need anything, except to run to that one person who means everything to him - Carol. Thanks Norman for letting us know, this is exactly how you meant to play it.

It may or may not get long, so more spoilers after the jump...

That reunion scene is everything to me, and tbh at first, I was emotional but thought there was something missing and it hadn't topped the Terminus reunion for me, BUT after watching it a few more times, and in context, I really can't pick which one is my fav. I just can't. I can't even explain it, but there's something so real and palpable about it, that I didn't quite feel with the Terminus one. I guess this one was more serious, more emotional, deeper somehow... I'll be going around in circles and still powerless to translate my feelings into words. So BOTH, I'll pick BOTH. BOTH IS GOOD.

With the reunion out of the way, I feel like Daryl is constantly trying to make Carol understand he did not give up on going home, while Carol is confused and wondering what the heck happened for him to have created that connection with the people in France (Isa and Laurent) in such a short period of time.

Daryl tries to explain, he sounds downright apologetic to her. He says stuff like he didn't mean to care so much, he kept trying to get home to HER, things just happened when he and Isa just tried to help each other with Laurent's acting as the glue that held them together. That is all too familiar for Carol because that's how she ended up married to Zeke. But the way Daryl is trying to explain things doesn't sound at all like he's telling his best friend he fell in love, it feels like a cheating husband apologizing to his wife for his transgressions. I'm not saying Daryl betrayed Carol - HE DID NOT. However, the way he is acting is as if he is guilty, so what I think is that Daryl realized he's betraying his own feelings, and that's why he needs to explain it to Carol. Obviously, it all goes over her head since she states Daryl loved Isa, to which he stays absolutely quiet, just looking at her, and giving her the silliest little smirk ever. LIKE this woman is completely oblivious to what he is trying to convey. And it's so hilariously infuriating Carol of her to do that.

ANYWAYS, all the foreshadowing with Didi and Theo, how they found each other late in life, and are currently living happily together (not married!), just the two of them, living for each other. It's beautiful, it's romantic, and I believe it's exactly the type of happy ending EP's Norman and Melissa have in mind for Carol and Daryl's endgame. No matter who they are to each other, romantic or not, this is how they find happiness.

AND FINALLY. There's time for Carol and Daryl to make small talk, and they instantly fall back to that comfortable back and forth. It only feels different because the Carol and Daryl we used to know could not afford the time to just talk about wants, needs, school and traveling the world while on the main show. Now, they can just be themselves, have much more room to talk, talk about meaningless stuff that show us a bit more of who they are. And that's wonderful to me.

[faislittlewhiteraven]

Fais fanfic rambles: Introduction to my 'Selkies by Starlight' ISaT AU

Note: Not to be confused with @looped-140-and-counting / Soren_793's wonderful Selkie AU oneshot series 'The Northern Islanders are Selkies' which was hugely inspiring for this if potentially VERY different in vibe (we got very into talking about cloaks! XD)

Basic premise/summary:

In an alternate version of the precanon adventure, the party lead by Mirabelle to stop the King freezing Vaugarde in time, recruit Siffrin as per usual.

Thing is, Siffrin is a Selkie.

A very skittish selkie without a cloak of their own, who openly wears the cloak of another, and due to Reasons is under the impression that the party know all both of those things and the Implications about them, and for whatever reason have decided to welcome him into their group anyway.

Which er, he's completely wrong about as the party know absolutely nothing.

Mira and Isa like most Vaugardian humans think 'shifters' are just fairytales, Odile knows shapeshifters are real but is only really familiar with how foxes like her father work, and Bonnie is actually able to sense some pretty major things but is a preteen dealing with a lot and hasn't even joined the party yet, so this pretty major misunderstanding is sustained for quite a while...

Cue the AUs' main focus being on the resulting party dynamic shifts as more and more canon divergence due to Sif's 'selkie stuff' (both cute and serious) comes into play, the party slowly realising something is up, and all of it hitting an eruption point right around the time of the 4th Orb/the loss of Siffrin's eye...

Some key world building notes: (Note: very summarised from my docs. I have like 20k+ words on this stuff XD)

The Island - Probably the most drastically different thing from canon here, the Island was not forgotten or erased here. Rather it is hidden away and permanently shrouded in Wish Craft generated fog from 'those without cloaks'. Side note: Sif is still unable to return home and continues to have some very plot critical memory problems but those are due to unrelated issues, which means yay I get to have Sif talk 'home culture' with the others in this =D Also idk why the King is freezing Vaugarde still. I've got a few ideas I'm not sure about and he's not in focus enough for it to even matter really, but random suggestions -especially those with possible selkie motivations- would be very much appreciated.

Selkie powers in my setting - Went into something of a deep dive regarding selkie folklore for this and did you know they have an absolute ton of seer/oracle based stuff going on?

From selkie being summoned by their human lovers shedding seven tears into the ocean, to a selkie man telling a former lover that he and their child will die at the hands by her genuinely good and loving future husband, to a selkie woman forseeing her fisherman husband about to die out in a storm just in time for her to swim over there and rescue him, etc.

So... Yeah. This AU has a lot of plot relevant sensory/seer stuff going on as well as the standard seal shapeshifter stuff (Islander selkie traditionally believe it to be the Universe talking with them, in the same way Wish Craft is talking to the Universe), and going off all the stuff I read decided it'd be most fitting if the general rule for how it all works is: - Selkie always passively have a bit of it going on (aka Sif's canon 'you sense someone nearby' stuff) which like most things can be enhanced with Craft use a bit. - Near perfect understanding of all 'connected' bodies of water (aka they know EXACTLY where the tasty fish are/will be and can probably get a general sense of location for most people on a boat) - Potentially get strong 'visions of the future' and/or instincts on what they need to do to avert an outcome when it comes to loved ones being in danger/distress.

They also maybe get to pull very fast, high power Wish Craft 'curses'/miracles' at idk, the cost of something major like their cloak or lives (mostly based off of the The Legend of Kópakonan where the whole island of Kalsoy was cursed with death by a selkie in retaliation for her husband and children being murdered) but not super attached to this idea past it being in 'seal shifter' stories in-setting.

Other non humans in setting and regional differences in shifters - Pretty much only selkie and selkie issues are in focus here, but just as a general thing, all non humans in setting are shapeshifters and originated from human ancestors who went crazy with the the Body Craft and/or used Wish Craft in some way.

Ka Bue in particular has a ton of them since yokai, with their origins being various sects/clans back in the warring eras going so nuts with trying to weaponize Body Craft (super soldiers, enhanced life spans, infiltration, exploiting attraction to furries, etc), that after some particularly high profile incidents (for an idea plz see: Kiyohime, Tamamo no Mae, Kachi-kachi Yama) and 'Body Craft misuse leading to shut down of the brain/vital organs' being the most common cause of death for 10+ years once peace time was established, eventually Ka Bue's authorities set their foot down and banned Body Craft altogether.

Currently the shifter population in Ka Bue is around 30% of the population, shifters are required to have ID regarding their forms (or potential forms if they're merely 'half'), and it's considered distasteful for a shifter to be in non human form outside of private settings/necessity and even ruder to ask a shifter about their non human forms if they haven't brought the topic up yet first (kinda like seeing/asking about someone's underwear or something XD).

In contrast the Vaugarde, Mwudu and Porteria region is extremely shifter sparce, with most of its original shifter population being the result of various Universe worshipping peoples (mostly small groups, like greek mystery cults) deciding to use a big Wish Craft ritual as some sort of religious rite and becoming shifters as a side effect of their primary Wish (usually stuff like 'we wish for us and our descendants to be one with You and the sea/air' or 'may we Change with the phases of the holy moon' etc) which granted them some pretty neat skills but also tended to come with some 'potentially nasty' drawbacks attached (see: selkie and swan maidens with their cloaks, werewolves Changing in both body and mind etc) Which er, lead to some issues born of lack of knowledge about this stuff, later some very nasty anti shifter sentiment in the region, and then around... IDK 200 to 300 years ago or so ended up exploding into violence and other very nasty things, with most shifters able to do so fleeing the region, and those that couldn't either enduring horrible conditions until they could escape/died or went deep into hiding, with the Island's Country being founded by the two later groups who used Wish Craft to hide their new home, erase awareness of their existence from their enemies (a short term, fully intentionally 'forgetting' blast centered specifically around shifters), and developed a LOT of culture and traditions regarding when, who and what can be told to 'outsiders' about themselves, Wish Craft, etc in order to keep their people safe.

There are shifters living in present in Vaugarde of course (anti shifter sentiment died back a LOT after most people stopped thinking they were real, and most modern day Change Believers are more likely to view these 'totally fictional/allegorical' beings as children/messengers of the Change God rather than 'evil demons who stole power by tearing apart the Change God's cloak for themselves and thus have to be hunted down and made to repent' propaganda take that was everywhere back then) but numbers actually living outside the Island as opposed to merely visiting remain low, since either the shifters know their history and stick firmly to their 'stay secret' traditions or quickly pick up on how oddly unknown shifters are around these parts and decide to err on the side of caution... Also 'trust worthy' humans who do learn about them (usually northern coastal folk, gee wonder why) tend to help cover them up so... Yeah =D

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And... Yeah!

This is hella long as is, so will stop here and ramble about the actual 'how this all affects our beloved Sif and Co plot and culture wise' stuff that is the actual meat of the AU in another post later, but hope this made for an interesting/idea provoking read, know that I have no issue with anyone using any of this for their own works (just please, don't use the 'Selkies under starlight' same story name unless it's actually a fanfic/fanart of my 'hopefully soon has a chapter/one shot up' fic/Ao3 series of the same name so people don't get confused), and I would love to chatter with you about any thoughts/questions you might have so...

Wishing you a good day =D

(sighes in relief finally getting this post finished after literal months. Pheeeeww~)

[verynotsigmaofu]

My boy only breaks his favourite toys

Chapter 1

Dolores pov:

Having the one person you thought you'd end up with forever and love with every living thing in you slowly push you away is probably one of many ways that could slowly kill you

Mariano was a man that any girl would dream to have, for the past 5 years have been nothing but the absolute best with him, until recently.

Since he was getting contracts and deal left to right it had did nothing but brought lifelong wealth to us.

The little things he would do started going away, such as bringing me flowers during every photo shoots I had, dates on our days off which was every Saturday.

All of it stop, out of nowhere. As months went by he started to forget about them or just end up canceling them saying "I got this important call". It was like he was putting his work before me, before our marriage.

I thought it was eventually gonna stop and things will get back to normal, but they haven't. It's been 2 months already and I fell like I was starting to lose him. Did he get tired of me already? We only been married for almost a year. I been thinking about talking to him about all of this soon.

But for now I decided to have a little girls day with my cousin, Isabella to cheat my mind for a bit

Third person pov:

"DIVORCE BABES DIVORCE"

said Isabella as she took a shot of her drink.

"ISA?" Said dolores as she raised her brows at her.

"I can't just divorce him like that" she said

"Then talk to him about it Lolo, cause it's sounds like he putting his work and multiple contracts he getting like every minute, before you"

Said Isabella as she look at dolores seriously.

Dolores took in the words that her cousin had just said, really thinking about all of it as she bites in inside of her mouth.

"do you think he falling out of love with me?"

Ask dolores sounding serious

"What I think is that he pushing you away without realizing it, and by the time Mariano opens his eyes, and wakes up. He had already push you so far back”

Said Isabella

"I mean Lolo, that man couldn't kept his hands off you for even a second, he loves you too much to be pulling some stupid shit like that"

Said Isabella as she took a sip of wine

"so what do I do?”

Said dolores.

"try to be more open to him, ask him to go out and stuff like that”

Said isa

"But what if he doesn't do shit?"

Ask dolores as she takes a sip of her red wine

"Mariano may be really stupid sometimes but he not stupid when it comes to you"

Said Isabella as she took dolores hand for comfort.

"BUT if he still kepts acting cold to you, divorce him, you still young and hot so it be his loss anyways"

she said.

Dolores bite the inside of her mouth to cover her worries, isa quickly noticed her body language, so she decided to say something more comforting 

"But if it makes you feel better, I really don't want you guys to fall apart, he been the only guy to treats you and loves you the way you deserve too”

Said isabella.

Dolores gave her a soft smile as she took everything in.

Dolores pov:

Once I pulled up to the driveway I saw that Mariano car was already there which meant he was already home

I parked the car in front of the house then got out and headed my way inside, once I got inside I made my way over to the living to which I passed by Mariano room office and saw him there

“Your home early”

I said as I walked by but continue so I can put my coat down at the chair

“Wasn’t much to do today at the office”

He said as he walked out the room

He kissed my perfunctory on the lips as his familiar whiff of cologne brushed my sense making my heart squeeze

“How was the dinner?”

He asks

“It was just me and isa, didn’t do much just sat and talked”

I said

“Sounds nice”

He said as he had already made his way over to his phone as his email box went off

“Speaking of dinner don’t forget our trip this weekend, we have that night reservation in Paris”

“I won’t”

As he tapped his way on the screen

“Mariano” my voice firmed

“It’s important”

I had already dealt with dozens of missed dated, cancelled trips and more, but out one year wedding anniversary was one that I was begging for him not to missed

“I won’t amor, I promise”

He said looking at me

I look back at him, not wanting to stare for too long, the opened up the fridge

“are you hungry? I can heat something while we talk about our day?”

Both of us had a bad habit of forgetting to eat when we were to busy, usually we would go and get something together, but ever since he gotten too busy we stop.

“No I’ll just grab something later, I have some client things to take care of”

“But..” I said but then stopped as I swallow back my question

“Don’t wait up on me, this one sounds like a long one” he said as he put his phone back in his pocket

“Good night”

He said as his lips grazed my cheek on his way out

He was already gone before I could even reposed back.

*get it together*

I thought to myself. I took a deep breath, straighten my shoulders before I could even let a tear fall down my eyes.

(Mariano Istg if u don’t get ur shit together- anyways their chapter one, do you guys think he stupid enough to miss the trip or will he make it) 🤷🏽‍♀️



[junjiie]

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( @wave2love ) ⠀ ✦ ⠀ KARMA 🫧

let’s get this over with i Guess.. THE FIRST!!!! (on this acc anw). my main supporter when i was nothing but a nugu fr. i might start repeating what i said in my christmas msgs so sorry if i do but first. I LOVE YOUUU!!! MY STARMA!!! you are so strange and it’s a chore and a half to find songs you like and you spend way too much money on tiny bits of cardboard that really you could probably just print off and you make fun of me on twitter but i am taking one for the team and shouldering it all because i really do love you a lot 💗 my best friend!!! even if you call me a senior and apparently i have the worst reads ever (still scarred from how i got TORN TO PIECES over assigning you an idol and a song like. your other friends are crazy it was never that serious..) thank you for all the karma updates and the random little asks saying “us” (they really make my day) and reading over or looking at the things i send you and for letting me YAP on and on for two long ass paragraphs with multiple spelling mistakes about plots i am never going to actually follow through with (#RIPROCKET because let’s face it im probably never getting around to it). i still remember our pact and hopefully i’ll actually make a start on it this year. my tyun, my chenle, my ricky, my younger brother. i love you 💗

an us song ♪ ⠀ might b kind of an odd choice.. but it’s one i introduced you to!!! and you put it on your playlist!!! so it’s ours now ^.^

( @mins-fins ) ⠀ ✿ ⠀ ISA 🧸

ISAAA ML 🫶 another one of this accs first iktr.. I LOVE YOU SO MUCHHH i love your fics and your ocs and your brain (eats it) and all the comments you leave on my own stuff and all your asks (that i should really work on reciprocating omg!!! one of my resolutions will be to pop up in your inbox more i promise) and i just want to wrap you in a massive hug and spin you around until we fall over. even if you do make me want to log off permanently and start bawling with some of your angst fics (angst for MARK LEE of all people.. crazy). you are another one of my best friends ever!!! one of my favourites ever!!! you are so soft blanket cuddly teddy bear i want to do something really dumb and cringe with you like lie on a blanket in a park and look at the weird shaped clouds like they do in romcoms 😭 thank you for being one of the best parts of my year!!! you always make my day when we talk even just a little bit. i think you’re like an actual little pill of happiness omg.. i just love you so much. let’s have lots of fun this year too ^.^ isa wisaaa you’re my cinnamoroll jeno!!! and if i had to give us some other duos i think we’re quite haobin and sunkyu too 💗 (i think you’re very hanbin and changmin. for sure).

an us song ♪ ⠀ dream scenario where we’re in a dark room with blinding flashing disco lights and dancing and having fun and this is playing way too loudly in the background. this is our song now deal with it!! i love a bit of kylie omg.. x

( @so2uv @taeiun ) ⠀ ⟡ ⠀ SOL 🪼

i never know when you’re on which acc so i’ll j tag both. ‘become a dreamzen’ BETTER be on your to-do list for this year because so help me god i am going to make it happen. another from-the-start whaaaat!!! (all four of u are idk why i keep saying it like We Know..) I LOVE YOU SO BADDD CHEESECAKE OMG!!! actually so happy we got closer because you’re so cool and funny and amazing and a little Strange and Odd. in a good way. like i want to make you a little jellyfish tank in my heart or brain or chest something so you can live there and i can feed you. jellyfish food (????? boy i don’t know what jellyfish eat). thank you for the song recs and for listening to MY song recs (even if it takes you a while) and listening to my rambling and letting me in on things for fics or your ocs early (it makes me feel so special i fr giggle a little bit like what) and matching pfps w me (#2MIN4L.. we’re just too good) and forgiving me for unfollowing you like twice now 😓 (AN ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES I SWEAR). i love you a lot you’re so silly and fun and i’m glad i met you!!! i hope we talk a lot and have some fun this year too! and longer after that!!! my minho, my hyunjin, my renjun, my 원할 땐 맘껏 뿌려 jalapenos.. muah 💗

an us song ♪ ⠀ no, it’s not pretzel. it should’ve been. but it’s not. this is my favourite onlyoneof song, and i think it sounds a bit like you. so it’s ours now. Wink (ˊᗜˋ*)

( @astrozuya ) ⠀ ✶ ⠀ LUKA 💫

the FIRST first.. raise your hand if you remember heartchikara. and i55ji. and 7irara. ok the last 2 were the same acc but still. SFTOPP i went back and reread the thing i wrote you for your birthday and oh my god 😭 Call the Gay police.. this guy right here 🚨🚨🚔 ahhh but to be fr though i really meant it all :( i love you so baddd it makes my eye twitch and i start like breaking out into nervous giggles and i am at constant risk of exploding. i know we’ve kinda drifted a couple times this year so i am being FOR REAL when i say for 2024 im gonna try and annoy you so hard!!! you’ll be sick to death of me and scream for it to stop!!! but i just won’t!!! maybe not the long ass us otd ones as much (running out of us pictures.. there’s only so many duos i can pull out of my ass) but just. tiny little updates and stuff with songs that gave me a real #LUKAVIBE. thank you for still wanting to talk to me and listening to my song recs and sending me cute little asks and most of all for just. sticking around (๑´ㅂ`๑) it’s us forever loca!!! you are stuck with me i fear.. you’re a cute little rock or sea creature or something and im the barnacle attached to you. Forever. or maybe not if that’s too weird. #SOZ. so yeah. i love you so so soooo much. jjka (???? it was on the fly forgive me) duo 4L! my hyuka, my haechan, my hao, my slime (LMFAOO), and my star ⭐

an us song ♪ ⠀ it’s nothing new because it’s already on your playlist (sorry :<) but i just love it so much. steve lacy fr called me up and asked what i wanted to say to you and then made this song. Not even joking.

TAEIL ⠀ ₍ᐢ. .ᐢ₎

laugh it up #IDGAF. guys he Will see this i am NOT crazy. stop do you wanna know sth funny.. before i started love, love, love he wasn’t even on my bias list 😭 back then it was mark jaehyun & doie LOLL. and then i wanted someone to be like a recurring theme so i chose taeil at random and then. i just fell down a massive rabbit hole. he’s so odd and weird and silly and strange and like genuinely i love him so bad????? he’s my ULT ult like i will never feel this crazy over another kpop guy EVER this is the end of the road for me. he is stuck with me forever (he does not know i exist). plus we’re literally #CONNECTED like my fave sanrio character is badtz-maru and guess who he got in the collab.. Yeah. ik ur all in shock rn. jjaeil is real johnny move over. kinda the worst year to become a mds though like he’s been THROUGH IT this year omg. i hope 2024 goes better for him and he makes a full recovery ^.^ god knows how im gonna cope when he enlists but we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it. thank you taeil for being my favourite and bringing me comfort, i love you ♡

you all deserve like. the whole world and more. muah 💕 happy new year lomls.. stay safe, maybe get a little drunk (NOT karma. go to bed toddler..), have fun, and i wish you all love and happiness and money and good music and good movies and good food. KISSESSS from ur fave (Me). baii!!!

[midnightmah07]

if you all cry, it’s mah’s fault, she gave me the idea 😘

(Time set to the second year of RSA)

Isabelle knew her friend Adeline had some weirds thoughts about her and Leona, even tho, Isabelle would only talk shit about him. It was not even like Adeline likes Leona, she hated him! She hated his guts, just as much as Isabelle did, but if so, why… Why. Adeline had created a fan club for her friend and the guy both of the disliked? Just because they were fiancées?! It didn’t made a bit of sense!

“Adeline, I ordered you to take this stuff down!” Isabelle says with an angry tone… Which it did resemble with a certain redhead for Heartsbyul, but anyway-

A chuckle left the lips of Adeline, with a sly expression and vixen eyes. “Oh, don’t be like that, Isa! Is just a joke.”

“Just a joke? Now, be serious for once. The ‘joke’ of you sitting in the hallway with a huge ‘Leona and Isabelle’s fan club’s sign, went a little far hasn’t it?” The brown haired girl cross her arms, angrily stomping her feet on the floor like a child. “It’s an arranged marriage. So, as your housewarden, I ordered you to take it off.”

“And as someone taller than you, I say, no.” Adeline grins standing up from the wooden chair. Isabelle furrow her eyebrows, making Adeline shamelessly laugh. “I am joking, Isa! Don’t give me that look.” Isabelle rolls her eyes but she couldn’t help to chuckle as well.

“A shame tho, the one member that I got will be very sad.” The smile in Adeline’s face faded gently, and with a sigh, called Isabelle’s attention.

“Who is this one member?”

The silence hanged by, only Adeline taking off the decoration she did for the arranged fiancés. And the silence made Isabelle wonders again… But with no answer, she could only hope it wasn’t the person who the think it is.

“Adeline, who is it?”

Adeline refused to look into Isabelle’s eyes. But after a deep breath, that coldly ran through her lungs, she says: “It’s Neige.”

And the cold hard silence comes back with only one word and a name. A name that could make Isabelle’s heart shiver.

“Look, Isa… I know, how much you like him. But with this silly puppy crush and you never talking about it, you just fool yourself.”

Adeline may not exactly be the best with words, but her actions, like her putting a reassuring hand in Isabelle’s shoulder and making eyes contact, spoke louder that what she was saying.

And what Adeline meant was: She needed to tell Neige. Isabelle needed confess to him, even it meant a rejection.

With that, once classes waited, Isabelle waited in front of Neige’s classroom, butterflies spreading and a sour feeling in her guts. (a/n: HA! Olivia Rodrigo/j)

Taking a deep breath, she stepped up entering as everyone else left except for Neige, who just posted a picture in Magicgram.

“Neige… I need to talk to you.” Isabelle says looking but head down.

“Oh? Isabelle, yes? What is it?”

He gives a sweet smile that made her cheeks flush in red. She doesn’t want to do it, but she needs to, it will make her feel better, I mean, what are the chances he would reciprocate?

“Neige… I like you, a lot.”

“Oh… I kinda knew.” He looks awkwardly away, and that’s the moment where she regrets opening her mouth. “I am sorry, Isabelle, you are an amazing person and even better friend… But, I don’t feel the same.”

Isabelle silently stayed there. “Sevens, thanks for telling me. I am sorry about this.”

“No need to apologize, it’s not like you did something bad.” Neige tries to put a hand on Isabelle’s shoulder but then she notices the tears running down her face and gives up. He gives a sad smile. “I will leave you alone…”

He leaves his classroom, with Isabelle cleaning her tears, felt like a relieving felling hit her in the most painful way.

Isabelle that night stayed outside her room in the balcony, she told Adeline once she felt better she would go back to her room.

“Look who is crying.” But the voice who said it it wasn’t Adeline, it was actually the least person she expected.

“Go away, Leona.” She clears her eyes full of tears.

“Don’t be like that, at least I wasn’t the one who-“ A shoe hits his head, turning back to see with an furious glare. He growls, rolling eyes and sitting on her side on the floor.

The silence soon strikes in, as the only thing to hear was Isabelle’s cry. “Oh, be serious.” She turns her head to the lion’s voice. “You can’t possibly be sad about that guy!”

“He was different!” Isabelle argued against Leona’s stupid logic.

“Please.”

“He was honest… And-and… Sweet.” Isabelle looks sadly to her front.

“He’s a guy!”

“Besides, he is better than you would ever treat me! He understood me, Neige never made fun of me or treated me the way you do. Sevens! How I wished he was the one I got an arranged marriage with.”

Leona now felt his heart heavy. Always an choice, never the chosen. Growling under his breath his eyes snapped towards her. “Well, I treat you like this because, I didn’t wanted to marry you! Not even that I have own free will to choose!”

“And you thought, I wanted this?!” Leona instantly shallow his words. “You are a lazy, selfish beastman, who only do what he thinks it’s better for you! I don’t know why you even came here!”

Isabelle says cleaning again the tears falling. As Leona looked with her in disbelief. He looks down, and words that would always be inside her throat finally went out.

“I’m sorry. I cam here because I wanted to see how you were doing.” Isabelle laughs out loud as if it was true what someone like him was saying. “Laugh all you want, I know I am not the one to ask for trust.” He gives looking to w side with crossed arms, as Isabelle’s laugh died down, she noticed him, speaking the truth for once with her, being genuine. “I won’t stop being a pain in your ass, that’s my job… But, I mean, I can be less annoying.”

He looks to her, her eyes were gentle, as the stars made them brighter than ever. His lips parted, furrowing his eyebrows. “Stop… Stop looking at me like that.”

“Like what?”

She tilts her head in confusion, and Leona knew he would be able to explain without getting embarrassed.

“Forget it.” He looks away, standing up. “Just… Don’t…” Taking a deep breath he speaks more stern this time. “Neige isn’t the one who needs to be your only love, if her rejected you, it is probably because you deserve better anyway.”

She stares at him as he leaves without any other words.

KNSKDJSOSHSKHEKDKODJWLZJSIHSMZOSJWLZJSOJSKSNEOXJSJSZLJSLSNSLZJOSNSLXJSKSNSLSJLSJDOD

AHHHHHHHH??????????????? AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS WAS SO SLSHDOSHSISBSKZHSOHSKSJSODIS

IT WAS JUST THE AMOUNT OF ANGST AND FLUFF I NEEDED💙💙💙💙✨✨✨✨💥💥💥🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

HER GETTING REJECTED NEIGE KNOWING SHE LIKES HIM :(((( OFC HE KNEW SHE WOULD BE SO OBVIOUS ABOUT LIKING HIM😭😭

Leona and Isabelle's interaction was so cute and so canon oh my Gosh HER THROWING AT SHOE AT HIM I CHOKED KSJDOSJEKSN

Also Leona always feeling like the second choice oh my GOSH IT HURTS SM. UGH. His little pep talk to Isabelle was so sweet tho!! Genuinely think this made Isa see him in a new light :((

Also the little Hercules reference LSNDKDJKSJDKS STAWP I LOVED THAT

"Stop looking at me like that." "Like what?" CANON. CANOOOOOON SO CANON UGH.

Barbs I love u I love your writing MWAH

[kafkaoftherubble]

Thought you'd wanna know this but just fyi, I've started using my irl name online alongside Pie, so you can call me Isabella (or Izzy or Isa) :3

Oh! Actually... I knew that already! /scratch head, 😝

I scrolled over your stuff every now and then to see how you're doing just in case Tumblr is being an ass and not showing more of you, which also means I know you've been multi-reblogging a certain comic with that Guy And His Amazing Hat, Decked in Claude Color Scheme From OT2. P-Parti... Partytio?

ANYWAY! The point is! I saw your homie Bean calling you Isabella that one time and you talked about how unaccustomed you are about that, and then I went to search up the meaning of the name because it sounds like a royalty's name! Ya know, "Queen Isabella." And also, I just really love knowing the meanings of names ahahhahah

What an ancient name! No wonder it's a Queen's Name!

Do you identify with the meaning of the name? I lean thinking you do. But sometimes people just like the sound of it, and that's pretty fine by me too, ahahahha!

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Oh! I do have a convention when it comes to my friends' names:

I LOVE calling people by their nicknames way more than their actual or formal names! If they don't have one (and sometimes, even if they already had one), I give one (or multiple; there have been such victims) I made up for them!

It's... well, my proxy of a connection. A customized gift everyone gets from being associated with me! They are often substitutes for terms of endearment like "sweetie" and stuff because I cannot bring myself to actually say those things, heh heh. Sometimes they are also meant to signal what aspect of that person I'm focusing on—this happens when they have multiple (nick)names, and each one of them is assigned an attribute in my neural network!

Besides, yours is so fun because I could make a pun from the Korean word "paiting!!!" Which is kinda what I want you to think I'm constantly doing whenever I haunt you. PAITING! PAITING! π-TING!!!

However, there are moments when I'll use a friend's real name (or rather, the one they identify as most intimate to their personhood): when I'm being serious and/or sincere.

That's when I'm not joking about what I mean, even if I still sound jocular.

So that's when you'll see me call you Isabella or Isa!

[weird-encanto-stuff]

A magical secret

Part 1: Paying Mirabel to fight

TW: bloody noses-

Isabela: I'd pay Mirabel to fight Camilo

Dolores: Why? Besides Camilo would probably loose and Mirabel-

Julieta: SHE PAID YOU WHAT!

Isabela: I also paid her to fight tío-

Dolores: WHAT-

Camilo: Hey losers what's up-

Isabela: I paid Mirabel to fight tío Bruno and your next

Camilo: Bye losers-*leaves*

Julieta: ISABELA!!!!!

Isabela: oh crap-

Dolores: welp nice talking-*goes to room*

*In the kitchen*

Mirabel:*covered in blood*

Bruno:*holding tissues up to nose*

Julieta:*sighs* I swear when your father comes back your both in so much trouble-

Isabela: What! But-

Mirabel: We've never been introuble!

Julieta: well maybe you should have thought about that before you took the money and broke his nose-

Isabela: oop-

Julieta: Hey you paid her so your in even more trouble

Isabela: WHAT!!!!!

Julieta: Mhm-

Agustín:*comes back* I have the stuff

Julieta: Thank you amor*takes the bag and takes out the stuff*

Agustín: You both are in serious trouble!

Isabela: We know-

Bruno: Uhh what are those-

Julieta: Relax it's just gauze

Bruno: Uh- why can't you heal me with your gift?

Julieta: I actually don't know- it doesn't heal broken noses-

Bruno: Oh...

Isabela:*tries sneaking away*

Abuela: Julieta there's a line- What the heck happened?!?!

Bruno: Mirabel broke my nose-

Abuela: What!!!

Mirabel:...

Abuela: Yeah I'm not punishing you-

Mirabel: Isa paid me-

Isabela: What- like I ever would

[morganee]

Byler Fic Rec Week - Day 6: Canon divergence

the taste of the color by waffles_isa (@waffles-isa) (699 words, complete)

It's a world where people are only able to see in black and white until they find their soulmate. Everyone's worried about it, but Mike is completely chill.

Static Re-connection by IllogicalFallacy (@illogical-fallacy) (62k, complete)

AND - H E R E - I - T H O U G H T - U ‘ D - F O R G E T - M E N E V E R N E V E R - E V E R - ? N E V E R - E V E R He thought about the way Will had looked at him all those years ago, lying in the hospital bed, eyes not his own. Even through the fog of possession, something behind Will’s gaze had clicked and recognized Mike for who he was. Even without anything else left, Will had still remembered the connection he had to his mom - and... to Mike. His trembling fingers hesitated for an infinite moment, before typing faster than his brain could hope to process, P R M S E - ? Y E S A miles-apart, oblivious mutual pining, emotional summer vacation disaster-fest starring Mike, Will, and one incredibly unreliable radio connection.

must be a devil between us by els bloody rollerskate (@super-nova5045) (37k, ongoing)

Don’t assume that because every gate was closed by your telekinetic girlfriend before the world split in two everything will be okay. Your best friend might become a new target of this monster four months later on summer camp and be in grave danger. Or do. He’ll have to die. Ever since November 1983, when Will Byers went missing, shit has just gone downhill for Hawkins, tragedy after tragedy afflicting a once peaceful town. For the first time ever, Mike Wheeler, is at peace – he’s going to Camp Hero in the summer of ’86, where the high-schoolers of Hawkins bond for a summer of “totally rad, epic fun”. The only thing that could possibly spoil it? His best friend, Will, happens to be attending camp too, as well as his girlfriend El – the two people Mike was trying to avoid; the sheer level of awkward tension between them driving him insane. Mike’s trying his best to ignore Will and even worse, ignore the feelings for Will he tried to repress, too. However, when his assumed-dead dungeon master, Eddie Munson, steps foot on Camp Hero on one midsummer night, Mike knows he must get over his tension with Will and El and reunite his friends to destroy Vecna, once and for all.

A Hope to Cling To by midnighteverlark (18k, complete)

While talking to Will in the shed, trying to break through the Mind Flayer's control, Mike starts thinking about what he would do if Will gave up, and completely unintentionally blurts, "I love you." Mike's existential crisis follows. Meanwhile, Will uses the words as his anchor, holding onto this glimmer of hope with all his might as he struggles to hang on against the Mind Flayer. Basically, a more Mike/Will-centric version of episodes 8 and 9 and the time beyond, with a good dose of of grit and Serious Stuff but also plenty of happiness and some fluff to come. (I mean, come on - Will is a gay kid in the 80s who just craves love and acceptance, and he deserves A Break. Mike is just realizing he's bisexual and he needs some love and acceptance and A Break too.)

king of my heart by bookinit (@bookinit02) (21k, complete)

Will finds himself wondering, sometimes, if his mark matches Mike’s. He thinks it must, really—he can’t imagine wanting to spend the rest of his life with anyone else. Mike’s cool and strong and brave and funny. His hair flops down over his forehead and his eyes bore into Will’s soul, always so steadily intense. He doesn’t cry when he scrapes his knee. Instead, he just gets back up. Will thinks that if Mike isn’t his soulmate, something is seriously wrong with the world.

truth serum side effects (may include: accidental gay confessions) by sterrenhemel (1k, complete)

"You okay?" Mike asks him. "Yeah, your hands are really soft." And— Jesus Christ, what was that? Sure, it wasn't a lie, but... what?! "Uh, thank you?" Mike replies awkwardly. Will wants to hit himself. Why would he say that?  "I'm sorry. I don't know why I said that." Or the one in which Will is hit by a truth serum.

[kamil-a]

bbl thots zoomed from my brain

ONE. i keep waiting for the explanation of the humancentricity of the backgrounds- CUPS WITH STRAWS. BUNK BEDS. **MICROSCOPES FOR HUMAN EYES**. esp when bird vs human society is such a big topic in game- even the birds who want to be free of humans still measure themselfs by human yardsticks.

-from osmosis ithought hitori and the teacher were in love. but they were the same person. and nageki's brother ;__; it was brotherly grief that hurt him actually....

-*******shuus actual real largest shakespearian fatal flaw is that he failed to consider that other birds aren't as thrilled about murder as he is******

-TWICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-he lost nageki that way and his whole project was a bust because ryouta didnt want to kill people!!!!

-haha shuu unrequited crush on ryuouta's dad

-they really only call his voice actors for mlm roles of some degree of eviltude huh

iwant to believe he was still into the killings even then. on the down low or something.

-ryouta and hiyoko rookie mistake wishing for a world where birds and humans 'dont fight' as oppose to 'live together in peace'. wish stories 101

-i think i was expecting much more of like.... a 'mystery' rather than 'a lot of twists thrown at me in rapid succession', but i would love to redo bbl and see if it is in fact 'solvable'. i hope so!!

-even if its solvable tho you have to admit its silly. i was expecting 'a silly game thats actually serious' but got 'a silly game thats actually silly in a different way'

-which isnt bad!!! just talking expectations vs reality

-so the doves party (pro human_) is willing to use humans unethically to power their robots and the hawk party (pro bird) is willing to create a situation where hundreds of bird students are huirt/killed to get the human killing bird out into their midst. politics is hell.

-with full full context shuu route is even funnier he didnt just risk the dome he risked the dome while THROWING OUT HIS EXPERIMENTAL SUBJECT HES WORKED ON FOR YEARS. cause she annoyed him into killling her. his other fatal flaw is choosing short term satisfaction over long term goals. risk it all.

-so lets get this straight. isa x ryuoutadad unrequited Feelings Of Some Kind (lets assume it was a crush) -> ryuoutadad dies -> hey if you see my kid [i was threatened.mp4 voice IF you see him like dont go out of your way] <- thats canon by the way that he was told not to go out of his way about it im p sure .

ANYWAY. IFFF you see my kid can you help him out with stuff -> just hoppin along down the street evilstyle when i see his kid and his bestie crying for the girl's dead parents -> oh ryuota is there anything i can do to fulfill a wish -> [FAILS WISHMAKING 101] ->

shuu searches for the deadliest disease -> nageki you will help me kill everybody -> he hates this -> kills himself -> hitori finds out -> changes name and becomes teacher to find the rest of nagekis body -> ryouta hows your tummy pretty good it doesnt seem -> turned into the charon carrier -> nagekis in ryoutas liver now -> i dont wanna murder people -> is ok i can brainwash u into wanting to murder people -> noo rly -> nageki brother has a shadow evil moment about it -> shuu lives and rejoins the gang as their evil gay uncle i hope -> also hiyoko's brain and ghost are there and she and ryouta are gonna explore alt timelines in their brains with alarming accuracy while they wait for things to get fixed.

i think.

[clerkcarmineclade]

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[landinrris]

I missed wip wednesday last week because I was reading articles for class, but I'm back this week with a longer bit to make up for it!

Enjoy an out-of-context bit from ch. 2 (that I definitely haven't used part of before) of the uni au/sleeping with other people part 3 that I'm halfway finished with

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Lando slows all too soon as they come up to a corner, the green fencing surrounding a stairway down into the pavement the tell-tale sign of a subway station— Lando’s by the look of the direction of his gaze. Carlos wants to pointedly march them both past it, unwilling to end their night so soon. It’s only been a handful of hours and they have years to catch up on. 

For the first time in recent memory, Carlos feels alive, and now he’s just supposed to let Lando go?

“You are going to break my heart now and leave, aren’t you?” Carlos asks, sounding only a little bit petulant.

“We’ve already passed like two stops I could’ve gone down. I should probably get back.” He looks like he’s waiting for something, anything, and Carlos fumbles for words.

“You will text me when you get home safely?” The way Lando’s shoulders fall is barely perceptible in the dim light. That’s probably not what Lando wanted from him.

“Yeah, ‘course.”

Lando does lean in then for what Carlos anticipates to be a parting hug. That’s safe enough, firmly friend-territory that shouldn’t be too big of an issue. He’s forgotten what Lando feels like in his arms. Except, Lando jerks at the last second, his face almost colliding with Carlos’ before he abruptly changes course and hooks his chin over Carlos’ shoulder.

Oh, Lando had gone in for a  kiss. And Carlos had offered a hug. Maybe it’s for the best that they’re ending their night here before Carlos can fuck it up any worse. Before he can address it, Lando breaks out into quiet giggles that quickly grow in volume with the escalating realization of what just happened. Carlos is weak to do anything but follow Lando's lead, his own quiet laughter morphing into genuine glee when Lando pulls back with a red face.

He’s covering his face with both his hands, and Carlos wants nothing more than to pull them away and maybe grant Lando’s initial wish, here, in the middle of a largely empty sidewalk on a street Carlos doesn’t even know the name of. They always did feed each other’s laughter way too easily. The fact that it’s still true of them, all these years later, has to mean something.

“Oh God, I’m so sorry. How fucking embarrassing.” Lando’s words are half-mumbled behind his palms, but Carlos understands them just as easily.

“I cannot believe this is the second time tonight that I—”

“No, it’s my second time being so awkward.” It’s another minute before they’re able to form actual sentences without the threat of laughter at the edge of their voices. “I think this is a sign that we should just try to be friends for now, yeah?”

Carlos wants to tell Lando that no, he is very much okay with trying again, with backing Lando up against the front of whatever store they’re in front of and kissing the daylights out of him— that he would be more than okay following each other back to one of their apartments and destroying each other. But maybe Lando’s right. Maybe it’s a sign that they shouldn’t be jumping into anything quite so serious again after reconnecting. Wasn’t that what Carlos was telling himself a few weeks ago as Isa walked out on him?

“I just don’t want to mess this up again," Lando rambles on before Carlos can speak. "And like, all the stuff with my ex and the meetings. I mean, like fuck, I kinda really wanna sleep with you, but everything we just talked about at the restaurant, and… yeah.”

“Lando, Lando, please breathe. I am okay with that— with all of that really. I know how you are feeling. Besides, I think it would be nice to have another friend around besides just Charles and Pierre. It gets exhausting, this third-wheeling all the time.”

The small relieved smile Lando gives Carlos nearly breaks his heart for everything he’s gone through in the past few months. “Yeah, I bet. Thank you.”

Carlos brushes the thanks away and shoves his hands into his pockets to keep from thinking about Lando’s smile for too long. This would probably be harder than he thought. “Maybe we need a codeword. You know, to warn each other when we are being too close to more than friends?”

“What, you don’t trust yourself?” Lando teases.

“Do you?” he fires back, just as obstinate. The simple answer is no, Carlos doesn’t trust himself. They’ve just established they should be friends, and yet if Lando let him, Carlos would go back on in it in five seconds.

“Fine,” Lando concedes after a brief staring contest. They must look ridiculous to anyone nearby. “What about something like… aubergine?”

Carlos levels him with an utmost insufferable glare. “Are you telling a joke? Because I know we have not seen each other in years, but there is no way you are this obtuse.”

Lando’s eyes go the slightest bit wide at the insinuation.  “Well, I don’t know! I’m just trying to think of a word that doesn’t get used a lot in normal conversation.”

“Maybe a phrase might be better. Something that will de-escalate the situation so you don’t embarrass yourself.”

“Embarrass myself?!” Lando practically shrieks. He has a smile on his face though that reassures Carlos he’s not offended by the remark.

Carlos just shrugs, the hint of a shit-eating grin threatening at the edges of his mouth. “You know, for the third time sometime soon. I am thinking of your own reputation here, you see.”

“I—” Carlos can see the gears turning in Lando’s head as he tries to come up with a retort. It’s embarrassingly endearing to watch. “Just as kind as I remember.”

“How about This is not very platonic of us, we should stop right now?” It’s not a serious suggestion, but that doesn’t stop Lando from giving him the most insufferable glare he can.

“You know, it’s a miracle you’ve made it as far in life as you have, I swear.”

Carlos can’t help but laugh. “It’s your turn then. What do you have?”

Lando thinks for a moment too long. The glint in his eyes seconds before he opens his mouth should warn Carlos of what’s coming, and yet nothing prepares him for Lando saying, “What about: Dick in a mousetrap?” 

Carlos actually chokes on his own spit. “Ay cabrón, what? How is this better?”

It’s Lando’s turn to smirk and shrug. “Are you saying that normally? Should I come up with something else?”

“We can maybe shorten it to mousetrap maybe. I do not want to be hearing that every time.” Neither of them mentions the fact that Carlos implies they’ll have to say it to one another.

“Just mousetrap?” Lando confirms. 

All Carlos has to do is agree and he can stop thinking about it. One simple word. And yet, he knows that as soon as he agrees, Lando will be gone for the night. Carlos sighs and agrees.

“Alright, I really should be going. I’ll text you. Or call you. One or the other, okay?” Lando’s already a few feet farther away by the time he’s done fumbling over his words. It’s so characteristically Lando, that Carlos can’t help but smile at the trip-up.

“Text me, or call me, or whatever when you get home, okay? I will be waiting by the phone only for you.”

“Hey— mousetrap, you dick!” 

Carlos is about to shout something back at him until a cab slams on its horn near where Lando’s currently halfway into the crosswalk. “Hey, watch where you’re going!” Lando shouts at the cab driver, a grand gesture directed at the driver Carlos can’t see from his spot unmoving on the sidewalk. God, he wonders how Lando’s not been killed in this city yet. 

“Are you okay?” Carlos shouts instead.

Lando gives him a thumbs up, a big, goofy smile just beyond it. 

He hears one last shout from Lando wishing him a good night as he descends down the steps into the subway station. Carlos half expects Lando to run back up the stairs and pop up to yell at him some more, but two minutes pass, quickly followed by three and four where he remains alone on the sidewalk at street level. 

The fleeting thought of going back to join Charles and Pierre flits through his mind briefly, but Carlos decides against it and turns in the opposite direction towards his own subway line. He wants to be home in case Lando decides to actually call him rather than text.

Despite how hard he tries, Carlos can’t wipe his own goofy smile off his face the entire ride home. Maybe this is a bad idea, but he doesn’t care anymore.

[multi-royalty-arc]

NAME:   Freya Mikaelson

NICKNAME/S:   VikingWitch

AGE:  1000+

SPECIES:  witch

MORALITY:    lawful  /  chaotic  /  good  /  neutral  /  evil  /  true

RELIGION:   norse paganism

SINS:    greed  /  gluttony  /  sloth  /  lust  /  pride  /  envy  /  wrath

VIRTUES:    chastity  /  charity  /  diligence  /  humility  /  kindness  /  patience  /  justice

KNOWN LANGUAGES:  Old norse, English/American

SECRETS:  only disclosed to klaus and most likely keelin about the loss of her child and attempted suicide

PHYSICAL !

BUILD:    scrawny  /  bony  /  slender  /  fit /  athletic  /  curvy  /  herculean  /  pudgy  /  average

HEIGHT:     5'9"

SCARS / BIRTHMARKS: she should have many, but she's been healed, no birthmarks.

ABILITIES / POWERS:  healing, boundary spells, locator spells, telekinesis, Soul Relinquishment, Soul Binding, immortality Slumber reversal, projection, privacy spell, pain infliction and mind weakening, Daylight and Moonlight Amulet Creation, Totem Destruction, cloaking.

RESTRICTIONS:  death.

FAVORITES !

FOOD:  

DRINK:   coffee. do not talk to her in the morning before coffee is supplied, especially Niklaus.

PIZZA TOPPING: cheese, she likes it plain.

COLOR:  purple, red, black

MUSIC GENRE:    for someone of her age she doesn't have a set favourite

BOOK GENRE:   spell books- if that counts

MOVIE GENRE: horror

CURSE WORD:   she doesn't like to swear, but sometimes you'll catch her on an extremely bad day and all cuss words become adjectives.

SCENTS:   keelins perfume, winter rain

FUN STUFF !

SONGS: this is almost impossible so I have no answer.

AESTHETIC:    warm and cosy, neutral but not white.

SINGS IN THE SHOWER:   Sometimes.

LIKES PUNS:  Freya does, but not during a serious situation unless she is the one making them.

Tagged by: @malka-lisitsa

Tagging: @daughtersburden @hellishdemonqueen @missieces (isa)

[william-t-sickofyourshit]

Calling Isa was a good decision after all. Just the fact alone that he could talk to her, tell her everything, already made William feel better. A weight was lifted from his chest, at least a little bit. Isa was there for him, she told him not to worry, that they’re in this together and that they will figure it out. Oh God, that was so good to hear. What a relief. Suddenly this difficult situation didn’t seem so hopeless… William at least had support.

He sniffled, wiped his cheeks, and started calming down. He gradually stopped crying as Isa kept talking telling him how to handle this. “Yeah, he’s sleeping. I sorted out the house a little bit, I have sugary water made for him too… he had low blood sugar earlier and was shaking. I’m not sure if he will have appetite once he wakes up, but I’m prepared either way. I will make him food if he will want to. What else can I do to make him feel comfortable?”

Isa explained everything to him, which honestly made him calm down. This was not dangerous or life threatening, Sebastian will be fine, he just needs to sleep it off to allow the drug to leave his system completely. Good, good… William managed to relax a bit on the sofa, talking to Isa really helped him.

But then… Isa started talking about some more emotional stuff. She told him first not to take anything to heart, what Sebastian might have said while he was high. And then, she also said that they will absolutely need to talk about this, have a serious discussion. William knew that, but he dreaded this. For now he was more focused on getting through the night, and getting Sebastian out of his constant panic attacks. But now that this was done, he had to face the fact that this unpleasant conversation will have to happen sooner rather than later.

“Isa… I love him so much. I want to be there for him, but I can’t deny that I’m hurt. I just can’t believe he did this and then didn’t tell me even when I asked. I don’t know how long it will take to get this trust back… and what if this relapse is only a beginning…?”

For I have sinned...

The principal cleared his throat, eyes scanning the notes that he had wrote down before this meeting. It already lasted an hour, and the teachers gathered in the faculty room were becoming restless and bored. But indeed there were some things to discuss, with the concert that the senior class was supposed to perform at the end of the semester, and with recent staff changes. 

William glanced down at his watch, sighing softly. His class was starting in 15 minutes, so at least, whether the meeting will be done soon or not, he will get to excuse himself. He looked out of the window, his mind wandering. Principal’s voice turned into white noise in the background. It was a pleasant day, late summer. But William was looking forward to a slightly cooler weather. Wearing all black could really be bothersome at times. 

“And lastly, I am pleased to announce that we have finally found replacement for the violin teacher. Dear Mr Tanaka, may he rest in peace, was with us for so many years that I’ve been concerned we won’t be able to find someone as good as to fill this position.” the principal spoke. “But Mr… Michaelis, was highly recommended to me, and he indeed has impressive references. He will be starting this week, so please welcome him warmly once he will arrive. Ah yes… about that. He will arrive today at noon, I need someone to pick him up from the train station and bring over for the tour around the school. Any volunteers?” 

William was barely listening, and definitely not paying much attention. He glanced at his watch again, and saw that it was time to leave, as his class was about to start. He raised his hand to excuse himself, and little did he know, he just volunteered.

“Father William! Excellent!” the principal exclaimed. “Just don’t be late, the train arrives at noon.”

“Train…?” William questioned, raising his brow. He had a feeling he was missing something…

***

Right after the meeting, William had to run for the class, so he had little time to clarify what exactly he had volunteered for. He was a piano teacher in this Music Academy, but also he served as a priest in local church. Well respected, and rather liked. So when he later found out it was about the new violin teacher, he didn’t refuse. Who, other than himself, would be a better choice to introduce a newcome to their community?

So even though he raised his hand by accident, he accepted this fate.

After classes, at noon, William took a taxi and drove to the train station, to pick up their new teacher. Wearing black trousers, and a black shirt with a thin tie, was absolutely dreadful in this weather, so William quickly found shelter under the roof of the station platform, that provided some shade.

The train had just arrived. William had no idea how Mr Michaelis looked like, but he figured he will just look for someone carrying a violin case with them. 

He was in for a bit surprise.

@crazyvik97

[apopcornkernel]

hello,,,,,,, song rationale under the cut because im very extremely normal about them

GUSTO WITH YA by DENȲ

I know I'm independent but I think I need ya Kayang mag-isa pero mas gusto with ya (I'm fine alone but I would rather be with ya) Parang mababaliw when I don't get to see ya (I feel like I'm losing my mind when I don't get to see ya) Sanay nang 'di umasa but ang gusto is ya (I'm used to not hoping for more but what I want is ya)

i've said this countless times but im so so obsessed with how much dinahbabs depend on each other and how babs literally called dinah for a mission in one of her lowest points and especially parang mababaliw when i don't get to see ya in the context of control freak babs like oh....

Gusto ka lang makasama kahit na abot umaga (I just want to be with you even 'til the morning) 'Di mawawalan ng gana, ikaw lang ang nakikita (Can't possibly lose any eagerness, you're the only thing I see) My definition of vision, no, I ain't into submission But that can still be your mission, forgettin' all my cautions

do i have to elaborate

Sanay nang mag-isa, pero mas sasaya Kung lagi kang makakasama (I'm used to being alone, but I'll be even happier If I'm able to always be with you)

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 yeah.

CAPABLE OF LOVE by PINKPANTHERESS

Right now I think you're the cause of my grief And I haven't slept well for a week You are somebody that I want to keep But you said, "It's not deep," and to that answer, I weep

loser babs is something i cherish so deeply like if anything the coffee sleep deprived fanon stereotype shouldve gone to HER and not tim!!!!

i think ALL the time about the post that's like "i am so happy for you and your ugly fucking boyfriend i'm serious" AND I THINK THAT . gestures at green arrow. gestures at dc who mostly pushes dinahollie and is also too much of a coward to ever outright queer a character as big as black canary (begging dc to prove me wrong btw). gestures back at babs

It's weird how people still think it's pretend The bond between us doesn't end But they don't know the long distance we went The one that we'll put behind us Now that we're more than friends

you know all those fucking panels where either other ppl are like "wait girlfriend as in...?" or that one where one of them was like "haha stop that they'll think we're an item 😝😝😝" yeah.

I always wondered if we passed on the street And I still never asked you yet to meet But there's no other place I'd want to be Than sat here replying to someone on a screen

PRE-REVEAL DINAHBABS MY ABSOLUTE BELOVEDHSJHKJFHKHGKSKLDJFLKSD god guys you know how much of a SUCKER i am for identity shenanigans.... the proper reveal in the hunt for oracle was amazing, dont get me wrong, but it would have also been amazing to keep the identity stuff going aughhh

And I think I need a picture 'cause it's never enough To see you smilin' in my mind when I lie still in the dark It starts with you-ooh Starts with you-ooh

pre!!!!!!!!!! reveal!!!!!!!!!!! dinahbabs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't you read everything you're supposed to? (Three little words, dedicate them to me) I'm wastin' away I feel so cold (Please make them personal then say them to me) I got a confession, I've never given up (My focus is everywhere, I'm not listenin') I just need to know if you're capable of love (I got a readin' on my palm just to see)

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE CHAIN by FLEETWOOD MAC

okay honestly i don't think i have to explain this one too much because no homoerotic relationship with partners closer than life is complete without the chain by fleetwood mac

SAY I'M UR LUV by UMI

for this one it's mostly vibes but this part of the chorus is also very!!!

If you talk to me really nice, you could be the pilot, you could be the boss With my top down, city ride, where we going? I Never need to know So we could dance, you could spend the night Tell a pretty lie and I could say I'm your love

dc comics hire me i will write a birds of prey oneshot where babs is on the field with dinah for a recon mission and their cover is that they're together. and also they will almost get caught snooping but then kiss me, quick! and they can't seem to stop once they've started but then alarms blare somewhere else in the sprawling manor and they stare at each other hair mussed and lips swollen and "so." "yes." "we should go." "we should." and they pick their wits up back from the floor and save the day and get the baddies jailed and they will never ever acknowledge this moment ever again in their lifes. except maybe to take out the memory in the stillness of the night and turn it over in their hands, chest tight with everything they will never say, can never say

HURRICANE DRUNK by FLORENCE + THE MACHINE

the whole plot of this song is about getting wasted bc u saw the person ur deeply irretrievably in love with in the arms of someone else. do i have to even elaborate. i am so happy for you and your ugly fucking boyfriend im serious

VILLAINS OF CIRCUMSTANCE by QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE

I miss you now, what's come over me? We're hostages of geography The wait is long and heavy too Despite what you're accustomed to

LDR dinahbabs amen

I know life moves on, that's what scares me so Have no intentions of letting go Only us, no one in the world Only us, no one in the world

loving birds of prey additional characters of course but the original duo will forever hold a special place in my heart and in my delusional little head i think dinah and babs think of it sometimes too. in particular i think of that panel in bop #61 where babs said she was thinking of bringing helena in permanently and dinah started making objections 😶👉👈

I'd better do something, move earth and sky And patiently, sweetly, with all of my might I sing only for you, to the beat of my footsteps in the night

the beautiful thing about dinahbabs on the field is how despite the fact that babs rarely goes out herself, she's still able to rescue dinah always,,, the way she will literally call all sorts of favors just to get her out of danger,,,, it does something to me

WALK BACKWARDS by MAUDE LATOUR

I guess I'll never understand The line between our love and romance 'Cause when I look at you I Fall right into a dream Under galaxies in the middle of the city in New York So, I say thanks to an unknown force

im sorry but i dont think dinahbabs should ever be together. i need, no i REQUIRE them to be in the most horrendous situationship to ever ever exist. actually this is already canon in the bop in my head

Me and my friends do whatever we want And by friends I really only mean one in particular And that's you

i know they have lives and loved ones outside of each other but hear me out: what if they didnt

IM SORRY LMAO JFHDJDFHGKJD i'm just a hugeee sucker for those really unhealthy codependent relationships

Mmm, your hair's untied And it's only just about a quarter to nine You live east, so I walk backwards Sun's slippin' south on the west-side And we still got the rest of the night You live east, so I walk backwards babe

on twitter the artist explained this lyric as such: “In the summer I have a promise to see every sunset. But I live on the east side … and the sun sets in the west. So to get home I have to walk backwards to watch the sun slip… It’s about that perfect summer feeling”

and i think this kind of caught-breath soft summer moment is sosososo them like all the quiet longing buried under everything and everything..... and the laughter and the smiles and the setting sun warm and gentle on your face.........

I know your boyfriend's mad Watch you grabbin' my hand all day So, I just play it cool

do i even have to say it!

SYNERGY by UMI

When I move and I ain't thinking It's natural when you walk in (Yeah) Feel you, honey (Yeah)

+

Theory of relativity I feel your gravity I couldn't let myself believe I told myself to breathe

dinahbabs magnetism and unconsciously gravitating to each other in every room yep yep!!!!

COME OVER by CARLY RAE JEPSEN

'Cause you do something to my patience I can't hardly wait

hgjdhgjkjhfgjkhdjgsh hey .

Come over, come over, I'm ready to see you Whatever you're schemin', I'm already dreamin' Come over, come over and don't keep me waitin' Got nothin' on my mind but the two of us

whatever you're schemin i;m already dreamin. GOD. DINAHBABS

After hours, there's a space for you in heaven Picnic on the floor by a warm fireplace Up to now, there were tens, but you're eleven Let me show you how you fit right into place

GKDFSJGHJFHKSJHKGHDFGSLDKFGHSDLFKJHDKJFGHSDKJHKDJHDKJFHGKSJDFHJKFH i'm sorry i'm not coherent but DINAHBABS also the last 2 lines,,, i can't help but think about that side story in bop secret files where babs was literally going through and discarding female superheroes for the honey trap mission in black canary/oracle: bop until she finally settled on dinah as the perfect candidate THAT WAS FUCKING INSANE

DINNER & DIATRIBES by HOZIER

Honey, this club here is stuck up Dinner and diatribes I knew well from our first hookup The look of mischief in your eyes

oh god thinking again about that hypothetical bop comic i would write where they both go out on the field for recon and their cover is being a couple at a fancy eventkdfghdgjkghfdjgl

Your friends are a fate that befell me Hell is the talkin' type I’d suffer hell if you'd tell me What you'd do to me tonight

hey;h.,lghjglmdfhkjgsdfvb,m//gn../l

yeah.

Scarcely can speak for my thinkin' What you'd do to me tonight Now that the evenin’ is slowin’ Now that the end's in sight Honey, it’s easier knowin' What you'd do to me tonight

YEAH.

Tell me, tell me, tell your man, ah

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that is all. sorry to end with a whimper instead of a bang. also! midway throughout this post i realized i would do anything for someone to call dinah oracle's attack dog 😁