#it destroys my ankles fr

[snowheartsz]

as someone who’s been in dance related activities (ballet hiphop etc) since she was 2 i think we need to talk about how EFFORTLESSLY yuri does (jumping) pirouettes here because it took me 5 years to do it decently without hurting myself and that was on SOLID GROUND

[raylangivins]

I’m simply at an age where I don’t think I should have to break in shoes. Why are we as a society allowing brands to torture us? Why are my ankles bleeding? That’s not normal! Make better shoes!!

[chocolatebageltje]

Bro. My friend once jokingly said my cat probably escaped from FNAF because that unhinged little menace isn't scared of anything. Not the car, not the vet, not dogs, not water, not nail clipping, not the smoke alarm. She also loves jumpscares people frequently. She flew into my friend's hair twice just last week purely for sport.

But I played this shit with her next to me and it somehow spooked her so bad she pounced on my phone and then scurried off 💀 The only other thing that scared her like this once was a video of a singing ghost 😭

Pure art. Boundary breaking. Evoking strong emotions in humans and animals alike. Thank you for this masterpiece and offering me something more helpful than the spray bottle when she's being bad. (Although she's staring me down clearly plotting revenge as we speak...)

WHOPPER

I've never put so much effort into something so memey... it wasn't supposed to go this hard

Thank you to @cacaocheri for helping me generate ideas when my brain was empty and for sending me the very first whopper song that started this all <3333

[desswright29]

Femininity Pt.2

Pairing: Shuri X Reader

Contains: Smut(18+), violence, slight angst, fluff. Shuri being fine af per usual.

Word count: 4,6k

A/n: Thought I’d drop something cute before I destroy y’all with this series lol. Enjoy!

The sun streamed through your floor to ceiling windows, cascading onto the light wood floors.  Setting your beautiful home aglow, as music poured through out the area. With your balcony doors ajar you could hear the waves of the ocean and the smell of the nearby beach took over your home. Today was a beautiful summer day. You’d sent Zah with his grandparents and invited Asia over for brunch. Currently you were frantically trying on outfits that you’d bought specifically for this special day, forcing opinions out of your friend. On edge, nervous excitement filling your body to the brim, as you stepped out of your room once again doing a spin to show off your dress. 

“DAMN!” Asia obnoxiously yells. She sat at the bar in your home pouring a glass of your Double Diamond Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon, giving you a once over. “Asia! This is why you stay uninvited! That’s an expensive ass bottle you’re pouring!” She shrugs and rolls her eyes. “Bitch! Aren’t you dating a Queen? I’m sure you can afford it.” Your palms began to sweat at the thought of your very recent relationship status with Shuri. It had been about Two months; but unfortunately almost three weeks after you’d made it official The Black Panther was sent on a mission. Meaning you hadn’t seen eachother since, and only talked sparingly. You’d been worried sick but, you understood that this was a consequence of dating the Queen. “I don’t even care right now. I’m nervous as fuck!” Shuri had returned to Wakanda two weeks ago, and today she was due back in Cali where she would be visiting you and Zah for awhile. 

“Well you’re definitely gonna knock her head back with that dress. Look no further!”

“It’s not too much is it?”

“It’s just enough to get exactly what you’re looking for.” Smirking she looked you up and down. You’re waist length micro loc’s had recently been re-tied and dyed red. You wore them down, completely straight with a middle part. You wore a fresh face, lashes and brows freshly done lips plumped and glossy. A short red, spaghetti strap dress adorned your curvaceous figure. The tie inbetween your breast undone giving a peak at your perky breast. The dress clung to your body, an opening on the left side revealing the supple skin of your waist. Just under your vulumptious ass, a short layer of lace flared out beneath. An ultra thin gold necklace wrapped around your neck with a small S charm dangling from its center. Your body glistened from head to toe. A gold anklet graced your pretty ankle. You were soft, supple, hydrated, and smelled just as good as you looked.

“Ugh! Usually I’d find something smart to say but you’re right! I need it! I’m fiending. At night I get the shakes. Shuri has fucked my entire world up.” You say as you grab a glass and pour yourself some of the expensive red wine. Taking a sip you walk towards the couch as Asia follows you, and takes a seat. “Girl, I can tell you got it bad. You over there shivering and shit. Calm down!” 

“You can see me shaking?”

“Hell yea! You got the couch vibrating” Both of you burst into loud laughter, hitting eachother as you cackled. Quietly, Shuri entered the house with the key you’d given her, hearing the laughter from the foyer, she closed the door and made her way down the wide hallway. Leaning against the wall at the entrance to your living room, she smiled waiting for the laughter to die down. “Looks like I arrived just in time for the party.” Both you and Asia taken by surprise jumped a bit turning behind you at the sound of her voice. 

“Sssshhhiiiittt.” Both of you whispered at the sight of Shuri. Shoulder leaned against the wall, sunglasses perched on her nose, legs crossed, and hands clasped in front of her. Her curls were freshly done, under cut fresh, and she wore an all black silk short set. The top unbuttoned halfway; nothing underneath but a single gold chain the pendant of your initial sitting perfectly between the valley of her small breast. A gold watch on her wrist, her rings glistening on her fingers. Her smile sparkled a little more than you remembered, and upon further inspection you noticed her her canines were gold, the tip of her bottom row of teeth were also covered in gold. GRILLS!! 

You shoved your drink at Asia, hopped over the back of the couch and ran into Shuri’s arms.

“Babyyyyyyy!!” Her arms were open wide, smile as big as the sun as you jumped inside of them. Effortlessly, she catches you by your ass as you wrap your thick thighs around her slim waist, your arms wrapping around her neck. She grabbed a fist full of your hair, planting firm kisses on your cheeks down to your neck. “I missed you so much Shuri” Your eyes watered and voice cracked as you held her tighter, body quivering at her touch, her kiss. Shuri pulled back looking into your eyes. “You crying mama? Don’t cry baby girl. I’m here now. I’m safe.” She wiped at a fallen tear and your lips finally connected in a passionate kiss. 

“Y’all cute as fuck! I want to love somebody like that!” Asia interrupts, from across the room. You let out a sigh and roll your eyes hopping out of Shuri’s arms as she laughed. You turn to face Asia as Shuri pulled you back against her by your waist wrapping her arms around you, chin settling on your shoulder.  “You must be Asia. I’ve heard a lot about you.”

“Yea? Well she can kiss my ass, cause I know she was talking shit.” You smack your lips and Shuri laughs as you stare Asia down. “It’s nice to finally meet you your highness” She came forward extending her hand for a shake and Shuri took it. “No need for the formalities Shuri is just fine.”

“Well Shuri. I was just heading out. I’ll leave you two love birds to your reunion.” She said collecting her things. “Yes, she was.” You said as you remove yourself from Shuri’s arms to help her gather her things. “Uh Uh! Don’t be rushing me out now hoe! Tryna get rid of me to get you’re back br-“

“ASIA PLEASE! For once,filter it!”

“And ion know how to do that!”

“And this is why I talk shit. Bye girl!”

“Bye! Walk me out. It was a pleasure meeting you Shuri.” 

“The pleasures all mine.” Shuri says smiling with a slight laugh, Grills on full display.

“Mm mm mm” Asia says shaking her head walking towards the door. You could hear Shuri chuckle as you walk Asia out. “Girl that woman is fine as fuck. You hit the fucking lottery. Pictures don’t do her justice! No disrespect but my knees went weak when I saw her. Fuuuuck.” 

“Yea you doing a lot. But imma let you slide today. She does look a lil too good.”

“Well you need to go take that for a ride girl. Hell I almost want to stay and watch.”

“Too far. Please leave.” You both laugh and hug and Asia heads home. You release a deep sigh as you close the door. Walking back into the living room, stopping at the sight of Shuri leaned against the back of the couch. Lip trapped between her teeth. “She seems fun” She says. “She aight.” You slowly walk over to her putting an extra sway in your walk as her eyes trailed over your body. A soft groan left her throat. “You look so fucking … Whew baby girl. I don’t have the words.” Your pretty smile spread across your face, blushing as you made it back into your lovers arms. Melting into her as she enveloped you. This felt like home. 

“You’re looking edible yourself Panther. You’re early.” Bending to reach your small stature Shuri rubbed her nose against yours. “I couldn’t wait to have you in my arms again entle.” Her hands caressed your curves as her breath grazed over you lips. “Oh yea? And what was the plan from there.” you say removing her shades from her eyes. Sighing from the intensity in her gaze. A chill running down your spine. “I can show you better than I can tell you.” In a second you were lifted back into Shuri’s arms, her lips attached to your neck as she walked around the couch. She sat with you in her lap as you began making out on the couch. Unbuttoning the rest of her shirt as she lifted your dress. The time apart left no room for foreplay you both needed eachother now. Shuri reached between the two of you rubbing your clit over top of your thong. Throwing your head back you grind against her hand. “Oh, fuuuck Shuri” you moaned out. 

“Mmm, is this what I do to you beautiful?” Sliding your panties to the side she slid her fingers through your sopping wet slit. “Oh my God I have to taste it.” You were on your back before you knew it; Shuri hovering over top of you, kissing down your body making her way to your wet mound. She quickly ripped your thong from your body, causing your back to arch. “Oh how I missed you sweet girl.” She spoke into your vagina before diving in. Spreading your lips open she placed a kiss on your clit.  “Oooh, yes! Make me feel good Panther. She’s missed you like crazy.” In response Shuri attached her mouth to your clit sucking on it moving her head up and down, as she moaned. Your hands made their way into her hair as you tugged mouth falling wide open. “Oh God! You’re the best. The fucking best baby!” 

“You taste so sweet baby I need it I missed it so much. I’m thirsty baby. Let me drink it.”

“Mhmm drink me baby! Make this pussy squirt in your mouth.” She added two fingers to your cunt and began to mercilessly pound into your pussy. “Oh Panther! You always know what to do! I-I’m gonna cum! Fuuuck make me cum!”

“MOOOOOMMYYYY!!!” Your eyes widen and Shuri immediately detached from your pussy and hit the floor. “What the fuck” she mouthed at you.  “I don’t know” you mouthed back quickly adjusting your clothes “Hold on Zah!” You yell. “Go to the room. Hurry!!” You whisper yell at Shuri as she spider crawled to the room, To clean your juices off of her, picking up your ripped underwear on the way. She got out just in time as Zahir and his father walked into the room. Your face immediately dropped. “H-hey! What are you guys doing here? How’d you get in?” You’re voice shook a bit. 

“It was unlocked”

Zah’s Father Traves looked around the room as though he was searching for something. You snapped. “Uh hello! That doesn’t mean you can just walk in.” His eyes met yours as a grimace sat on his face. 

“Who you got over here?”

“Don’t start that Trav. Why are you here?”

“Zah, wanted me to see the gauntlet that ‘mommies friend’ made him.” He said putting his fingers up in air quotes. “Who’s mommies friend. And why haven’t I met him before he’s been around my son.” On cue, Shuri reappeared from the room, mugging Traves hard, buttoned up and fresh as though nothing had happened. Zah’s eyes lit up and he ran toward her full speed.

“SHURIIII!!” 

“Zah Zah!! My main man! What’s up little guy! Still working on those muscles I see!” Shuri smiles swooping him up into her arms. Traves watched in shock as his son played with the Queen of a nation. “Yep! I can do a hundred push ups.”

“No you can’t!” Shuri said in playful disbelief. “Uh huh! I can show you!” He said trying to wiggle out of her arms. “Oh yea? I gotta see this. You’ll have to show me later. But, Right now I need you to go up to your room and don’t come down until me or your mommy come to get you. Ok” 

“Yes, ma’am” he said before taking off running to his room. 

“Are you gonna introduce us Y/n?” Trav interrupts. “I know who you are, and I know you know who I am. So that won’t be necessary.” Shuri says, staring him down. She was fully aware of the checkered past of you and Zah’s father and she was not a fan, nor did she intend to pretend to be. Trav looked at Shuri and scoffed. “I know of you. But I don’t know enough about you for you to be around my son.” Shuri chuckles, looking at you. “This guy” she says pointing at him with her thumb.

“Yo, what the fuck is your problem!?” He says stepping forward as Shuri took a step forward as well. 

“I don’t like you. And that’s not as much of a problem for me as it is you.” Shuri calmly states. “This what you doing now y/n. You fucking females, got my son around this dyke. Bout to have him confused.” Shuri laughed, grills glistening in the suns rays. “Scared a woman might be more of a man than you?”

“Just cause you look like one doesn’t mean you measure up”

“Ah Ha! Is that why you’re staring so hard. Y/n I think he’s trying to tell us something. What did that video you were showing me say. *singing* Be who you arrrrree.” Traves clears the room, stepping in Shuri’s face, as she stands there with a smirk on her face. “Oooh, aggressive, I’m shaking.” She states sarcastically.

“Ok, ok! Listen you two! We’re adults. This is stupid!”

“No, Sthandwa. He likes hitting women right? Let him hit me.” Shuri cocked her head to the side, the smirk never leaving her face. 

“Oh that’s what she told you.”

“Nah. That’s what I saw. And I’ve been waiting for your ass ever since”

“Shuri baby. Let it go. He isn’t worth this”

“You’re right. But you and Zah are. So, tell me. Why are you here and why do you have Zah, Because as far as I know y/n has a restraining order against you and you’re only allowed supervised visits.” 

“You should mind your fucking business”

“You haven’t guessed it yet? Y/n and Zahir are my fucking business, and you have 30 seconds to get out of my face and out of this house before I stomp you through the floor.” Your phone began to ring getting you and Traves’s attention. Shuri’s eyes remaining trained on Trav. 

“Yes he’s here….. we’re safe, but how did he get Zah!…. No he’s staying here. Why would you let that happen!…. Just get them sent here!” You hang up. “The police are on their way I suggest you go peacefully so we don’t make a scene in front of Zah. Please.” You finally walked around the couch leaning against the back. Trav looked at you and then to Shuri. He nodded his head and turned to walk out, when suddenly he decides to run over to try and wrap his hands around your throat. In the blink on an eye Shuri had her hands around his throat and he was through the living room wall with Shuri right in top of him. 

“Fuck!” You yell, as Zah came running from the room crying. You run to comfort him and sheild his eyes. Shuri’s eyes were wild as she choked the life out of Traves. 

“Are you fucking crazy!” She yelled at his unconscious body. “Shuri don’t kill him! Don’t kill him! Not infront of Zah!” Snapping out of it she stood up dusting the drywall residue off of her. “I’ll get it replaced nkosazana.” She walks over and grabs Zah from your arms as he cried. “I’m sorry, I scared you little man” she says as she sits on the stairs holding him. The doorbell rings and there was a knock on the door. “Police!!”

“Take him upstairs please”

“I got him.” She says, carrying him up the stairs. Opening the door you let the police in to get Trav. “What happened here ma’am?” They asked. “Um He got a bit belligerent and fell through the wall” You say quickly coming up with an excuse to cover Shuri’s ass. They looked at you skeptically but proceeded to arrest him and escort him off of the property. “What the fuck was that” you say to yourself as you walk up the stairs to check on Shuri and Zah. Opening the door your heart melts at the sight infront of you. Shuri lay in the bed with Zah on her chest she sang him a song in Xhosa as he fell asleep. The sunset cast an orange glow throughout the room, pouring over your son and your girlfriend. You’d never felt more safe and protected than you had in that moment. Closing the door you head down stairs to clean up the mess. 

After a while you hear shuffling on the stairs. Looking up you see Shuri headed down. You continue clearing the wine glasses from the living room table. You try to walk straight past her to the kitchen but she grabs your arm pulling you into her. “Are you mad Ubusi? I’m so sorry I’ll get it fixed. I just got so angr-“ the glasses in your hand fell to the floor and you grabbed Shuri by the collar of her shirt smashing your lips into hers. She hungrily returned the kiss. Her fist bunching up the fabric in the back of your dress. You pull away looking into her eyes.

“Thank you so much Shuri. I’ve never felt so safe, so protected in my life. I-I’m so sorry about all this, this definitely was not the plan for you to have to come into this bullshit today. I understand if you don’t want to have to deal with this. I already have a child I know you don’t need all of this baggage. I don’t want to be a burden.” You start to break down in her arms. 

“Hey, hey” She takes your chin in her pointer finger lifting your head up to her. “When did I suggest that you were a burden?” You try to look down and her grip tightened on your chin. “No, no. Look at me and you listen. Listen to me good. It will never. NEVER be an issue for me to protect what I love. And I loooove you. And I loooove Zah. And you can put a frame around that hole in the wall to represent the bare minimum of what I’d do to anybody who has the gall to threaten my family. There’s no doubt in my mind that you will be my wife one day and I’m going to treat you as such. So get used to being loved and protected like you never have before. I’d move mountains for you umfazi. You’ve got to know that.” As this fine specimen of a woman reassured you of her commitment to you and your son only one thing ran through your mind. 

“Fuck me Shuri” Shuri’s head canted back in surprise but a slow smile spread across her face. Those beautiful grills showing themselves again. “You want me to fuck you?” She said licking her lips. You nod. “Hard and long make me cum over and over again. Take care of me Shuri.” Her eyes darkened and her nostrils flared as she licked her bottom lip nodding. “Gladly.” She picked you up carrying you to the room. As soon as the door closed you began shedding Shuri’s clothes. Unbuttoning her shirt and letting it fall to the floor. You couldn’t wait to see her undressed in all her naked glory. Attaching yourself to her neck you begun to suck, kiss, and lick all over her. You wanted to taste her, to feel her, hell to live in her skin. 

Removing yourself from her arms you kissed her while walking her back towards the bed. “C-can I be in control for awhile. I want to make you feel good.” Shuri raised a brow, smiling at the irony of the question. “Just do it sthandwa.” You took her by her waist and positioned her on your lap to straddle your thigh. Once on top of you she pulled your dress over your head allowing your breast spill out. Tossing your dress to the side she began to grind into your thigh as you flexed it and sucked on her breast. “Ssss oooh” She moaned as you grab her hips guiding her thrust. She began tugging and pinching on your nipples while nibbling on your ear. Your hands were all over her body as she began to ride you with fever. “Mmmmm undenza ndizive kamnandi (you make me feel so good)” She whispered in your ear. Whimpering, her hot breath caressing your skin. “You take such good care of us mama, I want to make you feel good baby girl, I want to make you cum. I want to take care of you too baby. I can take care of you too.” Shuri’s hips stuttered before she picked up her pace. Throwing her head back and grabbing her one of her breast. “Oooo YES! Take care of me bhabha (baby)” Grabbing her ass and squeezing you ask “You gonna cum for me?”

She nods biting her lip “mhmm”. Watching Shuri unravel for you made you swell with pride. Allowing her to release herself from her protectiveness allowing her to set aside masculinity and be treated like the pretty pretty princess she was made you feel…. Powerful. You smack the side of her ass “Cum pretty girl. Cum for me so I can taste you.” A high pitched groan fell from Shuri’s mouth as she began to release on your thigh. Her body shook as you sucked her whole breast into your mouth moaning. “inkosazana entle (pretty Princess)” You say once she calms down from her orgasam. She shivered hearing you speak to her in her native tongue. Her eyes were glazed over in bliss as she succumbed to you. Allowing you to easily lie her on her back. You hover over top of her and slowly kiss her lips. “I love you Shuri Udaku” you whisper. “I love you too sooo much y/n l/n.” She sounded so soft, so feminine. You smile and began kissing your way down her body. Getting on your knees on the side of the bed you pull Shuri to the edge and begin to dive in. You lap at her clit and she starts climbing up the bed running in over stimulation. You grab her thighs pulling her back to you. “Mm mm, no running baby” 

You open your mouth wide and take her entire pussy inside your mouth and suck. Sucking all the cum off of her pussy. You open her pussy lips with a long stripe of the tongue and then focused on her clit. Grabbing a hand full of your locs she began grinding her pussy into your face. You opened your mouth and moved your head in circles allowing her to use your face to get off. “Uhn oh fuck y/n I’m gonna cum again. Oh Bast, Oh Bast, You feel her thighs shaking above your shoulders. You give her a muffled “uhhuh” and she immediately gushes onto your face. You clean her up with your mouth and come up to give her a kiss. She looks up at you like you moved heaven and earth and you get lost in her beautiful brown eyes. Her hands traveled down your body to your bare soaking wet pussy. Running her fingers through your folds she closes her eyes and hums as she adds two fingers. You began to grind riding her fingers like a dick as she pumps in and out of you. 

Suddenly she sat up. Standing with you in her arms. She walked to the closest wall “I think you’re ready for me now.” Pressing her kimoyo bead earring, her strap materialized and she slowly sunk it into you. You wrapped your arms around her neck as she grabbed your ass pressing you harder onto her strap. Both your heads lulled forward foreheads connecting as she began to move. Bouncing you up and down her shaft by gripping your ass cheeks. 

“Shuri! Yes!” She pressed you harder against the wall. Taking you by the back of your knees she held you wide open pressing your legs back into the wall she drilled into you. Your mouth fell open as you began to fill full. Your body reaching the brink of explosion. 

“Hmmmm, fuck me, fuck me Shuri. F-fuck me!”  You grunted tears streaming down your face as she set an unimaginable pace, placing your legs up on her shoulders and using the wall for balance. She got deeper slowing her strokes to a slow roll. “ndive mntanam (you feel me baby), Deep inside you. I’m trying to touch your heart. Can you feel it?” Your eyes roll to the back of your head as saliva comes out of the side of your mouth. Shuri chuckles and picks up the pace. “Oh you love this shit. You like when mommy takes care of you? Hm you like watching me put a man through a wall for you don’t you? It makes that pussy leak huh?” 

“Yes I love it! It’s sexy as Fuck. FUUUUCKKK! I’m cumming baby!” You began creaming all over Shuri’s strap. Body convulsing but she didn’t let up. “Just the thought got you cumming like that?” She walked you over to your vanity knocking everything off of it. Taking you off of her strap only for a second before she turned you around and pressed your breast against the cool surface of the vanity and entered you from behind. Grabbing your hair she pulled your head back forcing you to look at you two in the mirror. You watched her chain slap against her chest with each stroke, making your pussy clench around her. “Look at how sexy we are together. How I got your body trembling baby you needed me huh?” You nod. “Nuh uh, ndiphendule mntanam (answer me baby)”.  

“Got damnit yes! I’m a fiend for it Shuri! You fuck me so good!”

“Ooo I like that shit.” In response you throw one of your legs up onto the vanity and start to toss your ass back at her slapping it against her firm stomach causing it to recoil. Shuri lost her mind. “Myyyy Baaaast!! Throw that shit back for me. Oh my Bast. You should see this shit. You’re gonna make me cum.” 

“Fill me up Panther! Give me that cum!”She reached around your body and began rubbing your clit digging deeper inside of you with her strap as she got closer to her peak. “Oh Fuck mama, I’m gonna explode!” Simultaneously you both had explosive releases. Shuri’s legs gave out as you both fall to the floor. You fall beside her and you both lay staring at the ceiling catching your breath. 

“That was fucking AMAZING.” You say dreamily. “Hell yea.” Shuri agreed. You turn and position yourself on top of her lying on chest. “You’re on a roll today with destroying shit though” You say pertaining to all of your makeup items that had been on your vanity. Shuri laughs, “We’ll go shopping tomorrow sweet girl.” A few beats pass before she breaks the comfortable silence. 

“ndizakwenza umfazi wam (I’m going to make you my wife)”

[dontmindmyunicorn]

listen can i be so fuckin fr. sam reid can wreck me. he can absolutely destroy me physically and emotionally. he could slice me in half with his jawline. he could punch me in the face. he can fuck my shit up… i’m talking like… the dick gave me a whole new host of mental disorders bc it was that good. got me in the psychiatric ward of a women’s hospital in the early aughts. got me actin like a victorian man seeing a woman’s ankles for the first time. got me kicking my feet and giggling for an immeasurable amount of time. got me callin servicepro to treat the flood water damage in my damn basement. i mean fuck. holy fuck. holy fuckin fuck.

[fluffy-ami]

If you still doing HCs i’d like to humbly request headcannons for Hu tao and Yae Miko

A/N: YOOOOOO#+-$#@& of course I'm still writing them whenever I have time, friend! I can't even imagine how many times I'm gonna die while writing these, but anyways, I am now alive-

Yae Miko 🌸

Oh lord save me

Well, let's start with Yae as a ler (i am weak)

I think that we can all silently agree that, if she decides to tickle literally anyone, then it's just non-stop teasing-✋🏻

Ei, traveller, Gorou, Sara, literally anyone she's familiar with? Miko doesn't care who you are lmao, she will find your worst spots and you will be destroyed. But not before she's studied all the person's small reactions, the looks on their face at the mention of The Thing, so that she's sure that it doesn't make them scared or nervous in a bad sense. Once Yae makes sure that you don't mind this kind of physical contact, she strikes and after that she'll never let you live that down-

It doesn't matter who her travelling companions are, she's definitely the tickle monster in any group. You know, The Look™, the naiLSSSsss, the electro vision, it all just makes the perfect ler formula and I'm living for it

She's very laid back, both while chasing someone and while being chased, because in the end it's Yae who always decides how to end the chase, it depends on her mood if she's on the recieving end. If she trusts the person enough, she will let them catch her and have their fun for a little bit, but once they're done, Miko will retaliate immediately

“Hm? Where do you think you're going, honey? My little kitsune spirits are hungry for some adorable laughter, they're going to get you~”

But fr tho, the fact that she's electro makes it all so much worse (in a good sense). Using tiny electro shocks while tracing random shapes on your tummy with her nails... 💀

Also, that fluffy pink kitsune tail? If you're sensitive to fluffy things, it's an absolute death, and she would definitely use it to turn you into a giggly puddle-

Miko as a lee tho? She literally doesn't care on what end she's on, she will tease you back with her look and with her playful little threats until you're a blushy mess. And if she becomes “bored” and manages to get out, you better run honey, you better run as fast as you can 💀

As for her worst spots... I'd say Yae is most ticklish on her underarms and belly (ayo don't look at me i don't make the rules ok-), also I think that her fluffy fox ears are pretty ticklish. And her ankles. She just looks like she's ticklish there-

Hu Tao 👻

If the Funeral parlor director finds out you're ticklish... run for your life lol 💀

Hu Tao is definitely the type to dish out surprise tickle attacks or chase her poor victims down while teasing them playfully (“The evil spirit is gonna getcha!~”) in the process, it depends on the person she's planning to attack

Ah, yes, about that. Hu Tao tickles a lot of people. And by that I mean a lot. Zhongli, Xiao, Xiangling, Chongyun, Xingqiu, Xinyan, and Lumine/Aether are her most common victims (she also probably tried to get Qiqi at least once to find her tickle spots akhdjs-), but of course, if she starts travelling and meets new people, they better watch out bro ಠ⁠ ͜⁠ʖ⁠ ⁠ಠ"""

And you can't tell me that she doesn't ✨absolutely love✨ playing “Hide and Tickle”, and of course Tao uses her little ghost friend for the better effect! She just finds it very amusing when her friends' surprised shrieks quickly dissolve into sweet giggles once she attacks from behind <3

Also likes giving cheer-up tickles to her companions! She's very gentle while doing it, just a few giggles is enough for her, because Hu Tao doesn't want the tickles to become overwhelming.

“Awwwh, does our little grumpy pants not want to talk to others all of sudden? Alright then, let's use my special technique! Just so you know, I'll keep going until you tell me what happened~”

Worst spots? Bro, get the ✨thighs✨ bro. Like, you can't tell me they're not insanely tickish, especially the soft inner part. Also the sides of her knees (like, just sorta massage there with your fingers and she'll give you the sweetest giggles aah-💖) and maybe ribs!

She's definitely a kicker. Hu Tao doesn't squirm around all that much, but she kicks a lot to make the tickles less overwhelming! That's why going after her worst spots may result in an accidental injury to the attacker's poor beautiful face-

I think she snorts a lot when she's laughing too hard! Well, she finds it a little embarrassing, but it's actually adorable-

A/N: I guess that's all for now! Finally back to posting occasionally, so let's hope it's not the last thing I'll post in 2023 lmao 💀

Anyways, thanks for the request, and I hope you're having a great day! 🌸✨

[flannelepicurean]

One of my besties, who knows my taste in media: fr, you need to play coral island. it is gay AF. like we are reasonably sure the artist drew gay dudes for DeviantArt or something

I've had it on my Steam wishlist for a while, because I love me a "little tasks" game, and I love it when there are more POC in the cast. Then I got me a gift card from some dear folks, and I was like, "You know what? It's time."

THEY. WERE. NOT. KIDDING.

The art is legitimately very, very good. I love the character designs.

EVERYTHING IN THE GAME IS BEAUTIFUL AND PRECIOUS. The music is lovely. The environment is GORGEOUS, and the use of 3D in the landscape of it is really nice without being overwhelming.

There are a whole bunch of middle-aged people in the cast of characters, and I just want to adopt every single one of them. THE MINI-SCENE. OF CARPENTRY MOM. AND CARPENTRY DAD. HELPING YOU SET UP THE STUFF. IN YOUR HOUSE. It destroyed me like a Sailor Moon villain beholding the power of love. Interracial "capture the critters minigames" couple with the "we've been married for 30 years and hey, amirite?! hee-hee, love this one," energy? ADOPTED. Betty. BETTY!!! AdOpTeD. I cannot cope.

Random animals everywhere. Dog named Taco that splashes in the fountain every day, and if you try to talk to Taco, it says, "Taco is busy and can't talk right now." YA GODDAMN RIGHT. Dogs, cats, Fennec foxes, rabbits, a lizard. I don't even know what else. And those are just the pet-type animals I've seen! There's also WILDLIFE all over the island!

All the farming, fishing, mining, tree-chopping goodness you'd expect from this genre. But also OCEAN STUFF. And I didn't know this was so important to me until I had it, but you can RUN IN THE SHALLOW WATER AREAS. Low tide pools, trickling bits of streams with pebbly bottoms and stuff, and also just...what looks like ankle-deep water that has a clear path within a larger body of water. Water's part of the landscape, not an automatic barrier. And that's SO FUCKING COOL.

Anyway, play Coral Island. It's not 100% done, but goddamn. I'm like 8 days into the first season, and I never want to leave.

[lenoraslament]

Lenora’s Love: A Tom Riddle Fanfiction

Chapter 10: Despair

After accidentally taking a lust potion and humiliating herself; Lenora tries to prove herself to Tom. She may have to pay the ultimate price to become a death eater

She felt someone stroking her face, she hummed out a little.

"Oh god don't tell me it hasn't worn off" she heard Lilith voice and opened her eyes.

Lilith sat on her bed looking down at her anxiously.

"I'm canceling my date" she said pointedly,

Lenora shook her head, "no no, you haven't seen him Theo in a month, please go."

  She sat up in bed, sunlight filled the room she looked around a little confused and then she remembered last night. Delia that bitch. She oh my god she slipped me a potion.

   Lilith watched Nora's face as she remembered last night.

"Are you sure?" she asked tentatively.

"Yes Lil, I'm fine. It's worn off" her eyes went to her nightgown.

"I helped you change. After you fell asleep of course".

Lenora's hand was over her mouth, "I'm humiliated".

"It wasn't that bad" they both knew she was lying.

She hugged Lilith  goodbye and saw her off into the hall. Down the hall she heard footsteps, and low tones. Curious she walked after them her arms across her chest. The nightgown billowed at her ankles and she crept.

   She turned her corner and saw the door to the small library open. It was Abraxas and Avery who went in without shutting the door. Nora waited for a moment before crossing the hall to stand outside the door.

"Wow, I knew Delia was bad but I didn't think she was crazy" Avery said.

"I could have hexed her" Abraxas angrily slammed a book off the shelf.

"Did Nora... did Tom.." she couldn't tell what Avery was asking.

"No... he held her off. It was hard for him... well you know" Abraxas said "I think he's going to leave her alone"

"That was incredibly bad timing" Avery agreed.

"She was like a wild animal...Lenora. It reminded me of..." his voice trailed off.

Avery laughed and her face burned. This is so humiliating and confusing. What are they alluding to?

"So which curse are we trying today?" Avery asked hopping onto the desk to sit

"Is there a curse for making an item blow up the person who touches it?" They both thought for a moment and laughed.

"I swear he gives us the most impossible missions" Malfoy shook his head.

"A curse that kills a person but not immediately, that causes them to suffer up to their death" Avery was reading their notes, "not once they touch an object. But only if they intend to destroy it"

They both sighed, "impossible".

Lenora went back down the hallway quietly to her room.

She nearly never summoned her house elf. Clampis looked around at the guest room in the Malfoy lakehouse very confused.

"Is Miss Lenora okay?" She asked scratching her head. Lenora wiped off her tear stained cheeks and held the blanket around her.

"I'm okay Clampis. Can you get a few things for me?" She would rather call Clampis than dare face everyone downstairs.

"Clampis will get whatever Miss Lenora needs" the elf took a list written on parchment out of Nora's hands and popped away.

She was so thankful that her bathroom adjoined her room. Why couldn't the potion wipe her memory when she was done with it. The rum had only given her a headache. As the water poured down her she thought of unbuttoning her dress in front of half her friends, watching Tom barely able to control herself and straddling him grinding onto him  until...she sighed.

Unable to think about it more. How was she going to get Tom to take her seriously now? She needed him to allow her to join the death eaters.

     "Clampis is leaving everything on Miss Lenora's dresser" she heard the elf call out.

"Thank you!" She said turning off the water. She only had one pair of trousers, she found an old shirt that must have been Malfoys. She let her wet hair air dry as she drank the coffee and ate the piece of fruit that Clampis brought for her.

   When it was dry she tied it up and out of her face messily. The cauldron from her room at home was heavy and she moved it to the floor. She looked at the ingredients before her, and began to combine them in mortar.

     She crushed moonseed and sprinkled mummy dust into her cauldron. The deadlyus mushrooms smelled awful, she nearly cracked a window but time was of the essence with this potion. This was her answer, it was a potion of despair.

    Wickedly hard to make, it would cause the drinker to experience torture and hallucinations. All he and to do was lay the object inside the liquid and the only way for someone to retrieve it would be to drink it.

  Water hemlock. That was the final ingredient, she had left it in her dress pocket. She found her dress rumpled in a corner and dug through the pocket quickly. Nora sat back down in front of her cauldron.

 

Tom had to get out of there. Last night was too much. Lestrange and Mulciber were more than happy to escape as well so they apparated to Hogshead.

  Tom felt more at ease with Mulciber and Lestrange for once. They were loyal, and more reserved. They were never his friends first and most importantly they did not care about Nora. When they heard about the happenings of last night from Theo they didn't pry. Tom was able to sit down for a drink with them without offended scowls and tiresome questions.

    They drank fire whiskey. They spoken about recruitment, "Dolohov and Yaxley by the end of the summer, my lord" Lestrange said and Tom approved. At least someone's doing their job, He thought, maybe he should have had them researching curses instead.

Black felt trapped. Why did he agree to be part of the Deatheaters? At the time it seemed like such a good idea, Tom Riddle was a visionary. He charmed him with his talk of a better wizarding world.

"We need a talented healer" he told Black, "be part of the future".

Black was caught hook, line and sinker. Then there was the matter of Tom Riddles girlfriend.

He was on the long list of her admirers, it was hard not to be. His whole life, he watched her float around being unattainable. For a moment he thought about their conversation at the mirror or Ersid.

"You're not scared of Tom either are you?" She had asked him last year.

Black had said no. What a fool he had been. He couldn't understand why Tom bothered to erase her memory if she was never allowed to have a life. He saw the way Riddle looked at her last night and every night before. Should he stay out of it?

   Cygnus sighed looking at her window from outside where he had been walking that afternoon. All morning she had hid out. Probably embarrassed. Tom was gone and the rest of the guys were distracted. This would be the perfect time to check on her.

Lenora untied the pouch and turned it upside down to dump the water hemlock into her mortar.

  Powder. That's what flew up from the bag. In a moment it dawned on her as to why. Her throwing herself onto Tom, she must have crushed it last night. She gasped in realization and tried to move back but it was too late.

     The particles of poisonous flower flew up in the air and surrounded her. Lenore choked loudly as she tried to crawl to the window to open it. The heady feeling took over her. She tried to speak it open but she couldn't get words out.

  Her foot kicked over the cauldron and the bubbling liquid spilled onto the floor. She coughed because she couldn't scream in pain as it splashed onto her hand.

  Alohomora she thought say it Alohomora. The window flew open but she thudded onto the floor passed out.

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[pensandpencil]

Hey remember that drabble u asked for forever ago??? Well here it is, my only warning is I didn’t edit :D

Marcy didn’t fight as Yunan and Olivia carried her out of the room. They had just defeated the eyes projecting their worst nightmares, something Marcy knew was happening but still struggled to beat. It took help from Olivia and Yunan, she always seemed to be needing help these days.

The pair of newts were carrying her as they exited the room, Olivia mumbling in a soft tone, “All right, up and at ‘em. Here we go—”

A hand flew out of the tunnel they were heading towards, slamming into all of them. Marcy crashed against the floor hard, the newts grunting as Marcy yelped. She sat up but didn’t get a chance to process the pain she was in, not as Andrias walked in.

“Leaving so soon?” His voice sent a shiver down her spine, “But we have so much to discuss.”

Marcy’s mouth fell open, there he was. And with the eyes all destroyed, she couldn’t even convince herself that it was just a projection. She couldn’t breathe. Couldn’t move. The last time she was in a room with him, outside of a tank, she was getting stabbed.

“But how did you—”

“Simple.” Andrias cut off Lady Olivia, “We’ve been watching you the whole time.”

Marcy looked up at his crown, an orange eye opening, one that looked just like the one on her chest. Before any of the three could respond a whirring could be heard, like the sound effect for a machine.

Marcy turned around. Her confusion quickly turned into horror as several long spindly limbs came down. Sort of like Doc Ock’s arms in Spider-man. Only for the rest of it to lower, a creature that was a huge circle, that had about seven orange eyes. It had cables that connected it to some unseen part of the roof.

So, not like Doc Ock after all…

It let out this terrible shrieking noise.

Marcy’s hands slammed over her ears, teeth gritting, as its shriek made the whole room shake. But just as soon as it started, it fell silent.

“What the heck is that?”

Marcy’s only response was one of the arms shooting out towards her face.

Oh fr—

Before she could do anything the clawed hand crashed into her face, holding onto her tight as the force knocked her back.

Marcy screamed.

Unbothered, the machine launched her towards it. Olivia and Yunan shouted her name, but she was moving too fast to do anything. Before she knew it, she was slammed down on a chair and restrained by her ankles and wrists.

In the back of her mind she noted that it must’ve appeared from the floor, since it wasn’t there before.

What she was most focused on was trying to get out.

“Behold!” Andrias began, “Our ultimate creation.”

Marcy grunted as she tugged on her arms, none of the restraints were budging.

“A collection of Amphibia’s greatest minds, preserved for all eternity.”

She couldn’t get out.

“What are you doing, Andrias?” Olivia demanded.

Nothing she was doing was working.

“Stop it, you maniac!” Yunan commanded.

She wasn’t strong enough.

“Studying the Mossman improved our medical technology.”

She never would be.

“But it wasn’t until we met the Shadowfish that we truly learned to conquer death,”

This wasn’t working.

“and thus, the core was born.”

None of her plans worked.

Marcy grunted one more time as she pulled on her arm. She had to get out! Make things right! But Andrias was in the way, he always was!

“Let me go!” Marcy shouted, not bothering to hide the anger creeping in her voice.

Andrias hardly looked interested in her, “I wish I could.” His tone deepend, “But my lord craves a host.” The King turned to the side, raising a hand as he spoke, “And it wanted the best, the smartest,” Andrias turned back to look at her, a glare on his face, “the only one who could beat me at Flipwart.”

Marcy felt the blood drain from her face, eyes widening, as she let out a small gasp.

No.

No no no nonononononononono.

Over a game?

Andrais’ voice came out softer, “Honestly, Marcy? I like you” He bent closer to her, smiling at her, “Always have.”

Marcy could hardly feel herself breathe as Andrias kept speaking, the smile never leaving his face. Was this how she sounded to Sasha and Anne?

Trying to get them to see her side, like some maniac?

“I begged the core to consider an alternative host,” the King’s tone darkened, smile dropping from his face, “but alas.”

What?

Not alas!

Alas made it sound so off hand! She was about to be possessed and he’s making it sound like no big deal!

Cables shot out from the pedestal the chair was on, connecting to different points of the suit she had on.

“What?” Marcy’s voice came as a whisper, before she started panicking, “What is this?”

Something opened up above her.

“Huh?”

Slowly a helmet began lowering. Marcy didn't even take the chance to look at it, opting on trying to break out.

But she couldn’t.

She started letting out whimpers.

Not even in a panic could she free herself.

Olvia and Yunan shouted at her, but neither moved closer.

Marcy sent a glance at Andrias, the King turning away.

Just as the helmet moved closer Marcy leaned as far as she could to the right.

And it couldn’t be put on.

Was….

Was it really that easy?

She braced herself for the helmet to turn, to launch at her head, because surely they had considered the odds that someone would just lean really far.

The creature behind her shrieked, getting Andrias’ attention.

Apparently they hadn’t.

Marcy took the chance to struggle more as Andrias knocked Olivia and Yunan aside, striding over to her.

She had to get out before he got there.

But again, she couldn’t.

The King looked down at her, a sad look in his eyes as the helmet raised a good way up and stayed up there.

For a moment she thought the King was going to let her go.

But then he put a hand on her shoulder, squeezing tight.

And she knew.

She knew.

He was there to hold her in place.

“Andrias?” Marcy’s voice cracked, she could feel tears gathering in her eyes, “Please. Please don’t do this!”

The King ignored her, slowly moving her back into place.

Marcy started wrestling her shoulders out of his grasp, grunting as he just kept moving her, “Don’t do this! I’m sorry! Please! Don’t!”

Andrias continued, face becoming sadder as he turned away. Finally putting her back in line with the helmet.

“Andrias, please!” Marcy’s voice cracked as she looked at the helmet beginning to lower again, anger winning for a second, “STOP!”

The King grimaced, as if her shouts were hurting him.

Good.

“LOOK AT ME THEN!!” Marcy shouted, ignoring the tears running down her face, “LOOK AT WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO DO!”

The helmet got closer.

“ANDRIAS! DON’T! PLEASE!”

The helmet was just about on her head now.

“LOOK ME IN THE EYE!!”

The helmet came on.

And she screamed.

OMG THIS IS SOOO GOOOOD AND SO PAINFUL I CANTTTTT

YOU TOOK MY BROKEN HEART AND YOU SHREDDED IT AND I LOVE YOU FOR IT

You made this scene 1000000x more painful and its amazing, having Andrias hold her down made it even sadder

[unlockyourmind-wp]

OF STORM AND SIEGE | FINAN x OC | CHAPTER ONE

Summary:

Eldrid Byrnjarssdottir is born a storm. Her rage is like the wind beating the waves on the rocks. Her love is the thunder burning down entire forests. Her grief is like a hurricane, destroying the land with its raindrops. She isn't made for a soft or quiet life.

In her fight to find her enslaved mother and sister she has gained a merciless reputation amongst the Danes. Soon her fight leads her to the Saxon lands across the sea. There she is sought out by Young Ragnar who is looking for his brother Uhtred of Bebbanburg. Eldrid swears to Ragnar she will help him find his brother, unaware that finding Uhtred and his companion will change her life forever.

When they rescue Uhtred and his friend Irishman Finan the Agile, Eldrid's wild heart is confronted with a whole new path to follow. Finan seems determined to agitate her as much as possible, if only to break her walls and get her to smile. And no matter how much she might wish to bash his head in sometimes, Eldrid can't turn away from him. For maybe them meeting is what destiny had intended to happen all along.

DESTINY IS ALL.

Author’s note: hello everyone, for a while now I’ve been writing and working on my finan fanfiction. This book has also been published on wattpad but since a lot more tlk fans are here on tumblr I decided to published the book here as well! Have fun reading and if you want to be tagged in the next chapters, let me know!

Warnings: Blood, Violence

Word Count: 2340

CHAPTER ONE:

✧. ⋆ with every slaughter comes a cost

THE WAILING WIND AND SHUFFLING footsteps were the only sounds heard in the courtyard of the fortress. The watery morning sun colored the sky a pale blue. A color void of hope and warmth. A cold fog clung to Eldrid's clothes as she sat hidden between the battlements. She tried to ignore it the best she could and focused all of her energy on the rows of slaves stumbling along the ground below her. Her fingers brushed the string of her bow in anticipation. The weapon was placed on her lap, but firmly in her hands, ready to be used. Unease was growing within her bones as she sat there. What was taking them so long?

She sat as still as a statue while the sun continued the climb, clearing the fog with its golden rays. Eldrid was not known for being patient and it took her every bit of strength she had to remain seated and not go looking for her men. After all they'd been through she knew she could trust them and she did, fully.

And her patience was paid of. Her eyes caught sight of a white owl soaring the sky. A small breath of relief left her lips but she could not linger on it for too longer. Her body tensed up as she prepared for the chaos that would soon follow. Her eyes went back down to the courtyard where the slavers were busy with counting the rows of slaves that had gathered there. Her eyes fell on one man who had just entered through the gate, being pulled forward by the chains bound around his wrists and ankles. He was tall and had brown hair that fell over his shoulders. His features were sharp, like that of a hawk. Out of her father's three children, Bjorn looked most like their mother. So much so it had hurt to look at him when she was taken all those winters ago. Whenever Eldrid felt the memory of her slipping away, her eyes would find her brother and she would remember.

There was nothing, however, left to remind her of Yrsa. Her younger sister, as fair as the flowers that grew beneath the sun. Out of Brynjar's children she was the only one with warm eyes and a carefree smile. But nothing so fair was allowed to remain untouched in this world and Eldrid had forgotten what her soft features looked like. All she could remember were her pale hands, holding Eldrid's fingers tightly in a last, desperate attempt to hold on to freedom. She remembered like it happened yesterday. The feeling of her little sister's hands being ripped from her own as she was sold, ripped away from her home and freedom.

Which was the reason she was seated on the cold stones of the last Danish slavers fortress along the south coast at this very moment. From the sea to the Scandinavian lands to the east. She had rid every town, every market, of the men who dared to put others into chains. All while searching for her mother and sister. She knew it brought her father grief to see his daughter dedicate her life to violence and slaughter but his wishes had never held her back. She also knew he had made Bjorn swear to look out for his younger sister. Her brother, too loyal for his own good, would follow her to the ends of the earth and back. And maybe it had started because of a promise but Eldrid knew that was not the reason he had stayed.

For just a moment Bjorn glanced up at the battlements, almost as though he could sense she was thinking of him. Eldrid knew he could not see her, but he would know she was there. She could see his body tensing with the anticipation of the coming fight even from his distance.

One of the slavers stepped forward to search Bjorn for any possible weapons he might have hidden beneath his clothes. Eldrid knew they were expecting a rock, or maybe a stick but definitely not the short sword hidden in his breeches. Just as the slaver reached out his hands the white owl in the sky started making its descent. The animal dived down through the sky toward the slaver seated behind a table to count his victims. The very moment the owl reached the man and buried its talons in the slaver's eyes, the fight broke loose.

Bjorn reached for his short sword and pushed the blade into the slaver's throat. While Eldrid rose up from behind the battlements and fired her arrow into the chest of another slaver. Screams erupted all over the courtyard as the chained men and women searched for cover. Hoves came galloping through the gates. Eldrid's men came charging through the fortress like a storm send by the gods themselves. Every slaver met his demise by sword, axe or arrow.

Eldrid revelled in the chill left by the adrenaline coursing through her veins. Her fingers ached from pulling back the string of her bow time and time again but she never lost her focus. Her arrows came raining down from the heavens like thunder send by Thor, striking down every enemy who had dared to take away the freedom of men and women alike. When she had fired her last arrow she lowered her bow, her eyes taking in the state of panic and chaos they had created. As always there would be one slaver left alive but it was never because of her. Anyone who would come close to her met his doom. Her sword was hungry and her heart was restless. She could not find the compassion within her soul to care about these men. Turning on her heels, Eldrid headed for the tower on her right hand. She kicked the dead guard aside, his lifeless body falling to the ground. She had used his corpse to block the door to stop anyone from entering the battlements without her knowing. She didn't spare the man a single glance, entered the tower and started descending the stairs to the battlefield below.

The bang of the door being thrown open echoed through the staircase. Hurried footsteps came running up the stairs. Eldrid reached for her sword and pulled it out of its sheath. She came to a halt and waited for the footsteps to reach her. A man came running around the corner, his panicked breaths were annoying to her ears. He was in such a hurry to get away that he did not even notice the Dane standing before him until he had almost bumped into her. His entire body froze, his eyes wide with fear as he looked up at her.

Eldrid raised her sword, pointing the tip at his heart. The man opened his mouth, maybe to pray or maybe to beg. She would never know. Because before even one word had left his lips she had pushed the steel of her weapon through his heart. A startled gasp escaped his mouth. His body jerked unnaturally before becoming still. She pulled her sword back and watched with little interest as his corpse collapsed to the ground.

Another set of footsteps came rushing up the stairs and Eldrid raised her weapon again, only to lower it when she saw it was her brother. Their men must have released him from his chains so he could join in the fight. His eyes went to the corpse of the slaver and for a second his eyes hardened with hatred before he managed to compose himself. When he turned to look at her all the hatred was gone and instead replaced with the calm wisdom she was used from him.

'There is no one left,' she said, pointing with her sword up the stairs.

Bjorn nodded. 'Then let's finish this.' He turned and headed back down.

Eldrid followed him as they made their way out of the tower and out unto the courtyard. Some men were working on freeing the slaves while others were searching the fortress for silver and food. In the middle of the courtyard was the last man of the fortress left alive. He had been forced on his knees and was being watched closely by Kara. The raven-haired woman held the tip of her sword against his neck, her eyes watching him with cold disinterest. But even more chilling was the white owl seated on her right shoulder. Blood colored its talons bright red and its menacing eyes were staring at the slaver as if the animal was questioning his right to breathe. Ice, for that was what the animal was called, had been Kara's loyal companion for such a long time that Eldrid could barely remember seeing her friend without her trusted friend resting on her shoulder.

As soon as Kara saw Eldrid walking towards her, she lowered the sword. The slaver seemed relieved, but it disappeared as soon as Eldrid stepped into his few. Eldrid had been told her eyes looked as wild as a wolf about to jump its prey during a fight. She hardly believed it but whenever men looked at her with fear on their faces, it was hard not to believe it. Raising her sword she pointed the tip right beneath the man his chin, lifting his head so he was forced to look at her.

'Do you know who I am?' She questioned, her voice stone cold.

The man opened his mouth to respond but did not seem able to answer.

A sigh left her lips and she pressed the tip of her sword against his skin, raising her eyebrows as a silent question.

Fear seemed to make it impossible for the man to speak and so she could only catch one mumbled word. Death.

She couldn't help herself and scoffed at the mention of the name she had been given by the people of Denmark. She had heard the whispers of the Lady of Death who travelled the coast with her band of merciless shadow-walkers. It was said she could into a wolf and that looking at her would mean your death. Eldrid had to admit that to be able to shapeshift would have been magnificent. But the idea that she had help from the gods in accomplishing all that she had made her want to scream in anger. The gods had long abandoned her. She had not come here because of sacrifices and mumbled prayers. She stood here because of her own strength.

It took her all her restraint to not push her sword through the slaver's throat right then and there but she needed answers and so she dropped her sword. 'Tell me, have you any knowledge of a woman named Asfrid and her daughter Yrsa?'

The slaver whimpered and shook his head. 'P-please, I see so many faces, hear so m-many names! I can not possibly remember them all.'

Eldrid leaned in closer to the man, her voice like a wolf's snarl when she spoke. 'They will have been sold to you by the Earl Harkon. And trust me, you would remember him.'

She could tell by the way the man started trembling that he did indeed remember. Earl Harkon had been a huge man and known throughout Denmark for his cruelty. Though he now roamed the endless cold depths of Hel in disgrace. She had made sure he would never feast in Valhalla. For what he had done to her family, she wished she could have killed him a thousand times over. But it was done now. He was gone and she was left trying to mend the wound he left behind.

'Who did you sell those women to?' She snarled.

The man made the quick decision that he feared her more than he feared the slaver he sold her family to and finally started speaking. 'I do not remember the name of the man. All I know is that he was setting sail to England!'

Hot fury coursed through her veins at the mere thought of her family in the hands of those weak, god-fearing christians. This man had condemned her mother and little sister to the wild ways of the sea and poisonous whispers of priests. Her rage burned all her rational thoughts away and with one motion she pushed her sword through the man's throat. She could hear her brother sigh behind her but she paid him attention. She watched as the life slowly drained out of the man in front of her before she pulled her sword back, the slaver's body collapsing on the ground. Only then did she turn to look at Bjorn and Kara, who had clearly been sharing glances behind her back.

'We could have gotten more information from him,' Bjorn said, his eyes burning into her soul.

Eldrid straightened her shoulders. 'He refused to talk and so I refused to spare his life.' She walked past her brother and towards one of the torches that was attached to the wall. After quick glance around the courtyard she saw all the slaves had been freed and her man stood waiting for her next command. She threw the torch on a cart loaded with hay. It caught fire immediately, the flames spreading to the surrounding walls. Soon the entire fortress would be a sea of flames. She turned to face her men. 'Burn it all,' she ordered.

While the former slaves made their way to their freedom, the Danes set the entire fortress on fire. They walked out with the silver, food and their lives. For not a single man had lost his life in the battle. Eldrid took the lead as they walked outside, her heart burning with anger.

'So, to England it is then?' Bjorn questioned, coming to walk beside her as they headed back to their camp in the woods.

'To England it is,' Eldrid confirmed.

The Lady of Death was coming for every Saxon who had dared to touch her family.

[orthodoxydaily]

Saints&Reading: Fri., May, 14, 2021

May 1/May 14

The Holy Prophet Jeremiah (650 BC)

     The Holy Prophet Jeremiah, one of the four great Old Testament prophets, was son of the priest Helkiah from the city of Anathoth near Jerusalem, and he lived 600 years before the Birth of Christ, under the Israelite king Josiah and four of his successors. He was called to prophetic service in his 15th year of life, when the Lord revealed to him, that even before his birth the Lord had assigned him to be a prophet. Jeremiah refused, pointing to his own youthfulness and lack of skill at speaking, but the Lord promised to be always with him and to watch over him. He touched the mouth of the chosen one and said: "Lo I do put Mine words into thy mouth, I do entrust unto thee from this day the fate of nations and kingdoms. By thine prophetic word wilt they fall and rise up" (Jer. 1: 9-10). And from that time Jeremiah prophesied for twenty-three years, denouncing the Jews for abandoning the True God and worshipping idols, predicting for them woes and devastating wars. He stood by the gates of the city, and at the entrance to the Temple, everywhere where the people gathered, and he exhorted them with imprecations and often with tears. But the people answered him with mockery and abuse, and they even tried to kill him.

     Depicting the slavery to the king of Babylon impending for the Jews, Jeremiah at the command of God put on his own neck at first a wooden, and then an iron yoke, and thus he went about among the people. Enraged at the dire predictions of the prophet, the Jewish elders threw the Prophet Jeremiah into an imprisoning pit, filled with horrid slimy creatures, where he all but died. Through the intercession of the God-fearing royal-official Habdemelek, the prophet was pulled out of the pit but he did not cease with the prophecies, and for this he was carted off to prison. Under the Jewish king Zedekiah his prophesy was fulfilled: Nebuchadnezzar came, made slaughter of the nation, carried off a remnant into captivity, and Jerusalem was pillaged and destroyed. Nebuchadnezzar released the prophet from prison and permitted him to live where he wanted. The prophet remained at the ruins of Jerusalem and bewailed the misfortune of his fatherland. According to tradition, the Prophet Jeremiah took the Ark of the Covenant with the Law‑Tablets and hid it in one of the caves of Mount Nabath (Nebo), such that the Jews were no more able to find it (2 Mac. 2). Afterwards a new Ark of the Covenant was fashioned, but it lacked in the glory of the first.      Among the Jews remaining in their fatherland there soon arose internecine clashes: the viceroy of Nebuchadnezzar, Hodoliah, was murdered, and the Jews, fearing the wrath of Babylon, decided to flee into Egypt. The Prophet Jeremiah disagreed with their intention, predicting that the punishment which they feared, would befall them in Egypt. But the Jews would not hearken to the prophet, and taking him by force with them, they went into Egypt and settled in the city of Tathnis. And there the prophet lived for four years and was respected by the Egyptians, since with his prayer he killed crocodiles and other nasty creatures infesting these parts. But when he began to prophesy, that the king of Babylon would invade the land of Egypt and annihilate the Jews settled in it, the Jews then murdered the Prophet Jeremiah. In that very same year the prophesy of the saint was fulfilled. There exists a tradition, that 250 years later Alexander the Great of Macedonia transported the relics of the holy Prophet Jeremiah to Alexandria.      The Prophet Jeremiah wrote his Book of "Prophesies" ("Jeremiah"), and also the Book of "Lamentations", – about the Desolation of Jerusalem and the Exile. The times in which he lived and prophesied are spoken of in the 4th (2nd) Book of Kings (Ch. 23-25) and in the 2nd Book of Chronicles (36: 12) and in 2 Maccabbees (Ch. 2).      In the Gospel of Matthew it points out, that the betrayal of Judas was foretold by the Prophet Jeremiah: "And they took thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him on Whom the sons of Israel had set a price, and they gave them over for the potter's field, as did say the Lord unto me" (Mt. 27: 9-10).

The PriestMartyr Makarius, Metropolitan of Kiev (1497)

     The PriestMartyr Makarii, Metropolitan of Kiev, was earlier the archimandrite of the Vilensk Holy Trinity monastery.      In 1495, after the death of the Kiev metropolitan, Jona with the Ankle, Makarii was chosen and ordained in his place by an assembly of hierarchs: Vassian of Vladimir, Luke of Polotsk, Vassian of Turov and Jona of Lutsk. Papers of blessing were sent from Constantinople by the patriarch, Nymphontes, confirming the selection of Saint Makarii to the Kiev metropolitan cathedra-seat. On 1 May 1497 Tatars which invaded the Russian Land killed the Metropolitan of Kiev and All Rus' Makarii in the village of Strigolovo, at the River Vzhischa, where the saint was making Divine-services. Together with him were killed or taken into captivity many of his flock.      The holy relics of Saint Makarii, glorified by God both undecayed and by miracles, rest now at Kiev at the Vladimir cathedral church.

All texts©1996-2001 by translator Fr. S. Janos.

John 5:30-6:2

30 I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me. 31 If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true. 32 There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true. 33 You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. 34 Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved. 35 He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light. 36 But I have a greater witness than John's; for the works which the Father has given Me to finish-the very works that I do-bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me. 37 And the Father Himself, who sent Me, has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form. 38 But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe. 39 You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. 40 But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life. 41 I do not receive honor from men.42 But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you.43 I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive.44 How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God? 45 Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one who accuses you-Moses, in whom you trust. 46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me. 47 But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?

1After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. 2 Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were diseased.

Acts 5:1-11

1But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession. 2 And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles' feet. 3 But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? 4 While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God. 5 Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and breathed his last. So great fear came upon all those who heard these things. 6 And the young men arose and wrapped him up, carried him out, and buried him. 7 Now it was about three hours later when his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8 And Peter answered her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for so much?" She said, "Yes, for so much." 9 Then Peter said to her, "How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out." 10 Then immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. And the young men came in and found her dead, and carrying her out, buried her by her husband. 11 So great fear came upon all the church and upon all who heard these things.

[lordxgrinnyxboy]

rewatching tgm, wifi being useless edition 2/?

every time i hear puppet!Dea say “when a story is raw and real” i see Mr. Gordon Ramsey memes, they just scroll across my vision and there’s nothing i can do to stop it u-u

ngl im kinda in love with Mojo Puppeteer

the foot shimmy during this scene, like right as Ursus gets up off the floor Gwyn/Mr. Maskell does this little ankle squirm. u-u

foreaaaaaaaaaarmmmmssssss

love how mr maskell doesn't emote w/his face while puppeteering but ms. brisson's just facially so into this performance and honestly so's ms. onitiri

also love all the different bits of ribbon and such puppet!Dea’s hair is made of. several different textures in there

kay but the way he makes the prince puppet kinda bounce in place as he sings “only those three words could ever free me from the curse” it just makes it look like the prince is kindof adorably excited about this

im just now realizing that one part of the puppet is supposed to be the prince’s mouth and not his chin or something.

Dea’s soft “oh” when their hands touch

foreaaaaaarmsssss

Gwynlit always looks so shook as they step back from each other after the aging up sequence like he’s full dear-in-headlights (i know it’s ‘deer’ in headlights but he is Dear to Me so)

and really so is Dea for a second there

oh god her look of alarm  changes to a smile the second Gwyn starts singing. i need a minute.

i love these two so much

the harmony will never not end my life why is it so powerful

idk what they put in this song but every single time my aroace self is like “shfjshfsj play this at my wedding” and then i have to be like “wait.”

Dea’s adorable and i hope she knows how adorable she is

im cry they’re so cute they’re so cute i love these two

Quake is on it about letting ppl know entertainment’s cancelled due to the king dying Quake is ready Quake loves her job so much

oh so  the barrels are just there for Dirry-Moir and Osric to have somewhere to sit while Ursus tells the story okay

wait how quick did dude just throw on his Clarence costume and climb in the coffin that was. super duper fast

he’s literally offscreen for 24 seconds and managed to

holy cats how does he do it

wait also mojo tho. mojo had to put on his priest costume

wait also Osric and Dirry-Moir had to put on their Lord attire

and they say movies are supposed to be magic

just continuing to absolutely love every character played by ms. obianyo

love how they just. have trombones. 10/10

i mean i guess the costume changes aren’t super complicated like throw on a robe and a wig but STILL within 24 seconds? i think it’s impressive

oh hey jojo-as-a-random-lord is also here

ohhhhh is that why Jojo’s costume is Like That then? to make it easier to switch characters real fast? but no actually???

the hats on the lords tho. we’ve got Fish Lord, Bunny Lord,,, maybe some kind of Bird or Chicken Lord...

so it’s a Pig’s Foot that killed Clarence and the name of the holy relic translates to like, “pig’s flower” ...thematic....dots.......

oop there’s Only a Clown

ngl i kinda love Archbishop Kupsak. a weird dude.

would love to know why Angelica thought she needed to ‘make a law’ regarding traitors being brought to justice. just curious about her thought-process. heck she could probably have her own musical.

WAIT MS OBIANYO PLAYS THE TROMBONE. SICK.

wait hey, hey. hey. petition for ms. obianyo to play a FATE.

oh god it’s my least favorite scene

skip? no...but? no u-u

jojo apologize to the trash clown

scene too stressful

genuinely have no thoughts, head completely empty

CART SCENE CART SCENE CART SCENE

is that a bowl and spoon on th-

separate post separate post gentlefolks of the jury i

jaw twitch

okay but Dea gets this Look when Gwyn asks Ursus “who did this to me” she looks a little Surprised

does not react however to “who carved me into this freak”

the hand flex as Gwyn walks away from Ursus after Ursus Won’t Let Him Talk

oh Osric you absolute delight

beauty and the beast ii destroys me every time gwyn’s just steadily wilting but trying to hold on but he can’t and Dea’s so supportive

would love to know what Ursus’ take on all this would’ve been if he hadn’t been involved. like would he still be hell-bent on not letting Gwyn remember or would he have been more chill about letting Gwyn make that decision for himself

like on the one hand i can see why Ursus would think that maybe Gwyn would be better off not remembering, but also making him forget clearly didn’t actually help him suffer any less, it just gave him a different kind of suffering. He’s wrung-out tormented and Ursus can’t/won’t help him because of the potential repercussions of Gwyn learning the truth. which do include some Worst Timeline options for how that could go but. also include a few Gwyn’s Able To Move On And Live Well, With Or Without Ursus options so.

idk i just feel like after a certain point of seeing how Gwyn’s basically falling apart over all this Ursus really should’ve considered having that difficult Discussion bc that boy was Not getting better on Ursus’ Plan A

also the whole dismissively invalidating ur kid’s struggle is not a good look Ursus

i love him and absolutely believe he is definitely Trying His Best but he’s #Problematic_Dad for sure

that bit where Ursus notices Josiana as if for the first time and does that little bow to her oh my goodness XD

also him just trying so hard to keep it together in the lead-up to Born Broken. debating whether Ursus sticking his head through the curtain is the funniest part of this show. probably not but it’s real close

Dea’s so pretty and i love her outfit u-u

and her blue makeup

and her lovely lovely eyes like wow she’s Perfect

this girl is in her element and im fully convinced that in the version of events where Gwyn and Dea stay on as Lord and Lady Dea does some addressing of parliament or whatever, has speaking engagements, she’s all kinds of involved.

there’s tears in Ursus’ eyes during this bit and i don’t agree w/him but i do feel bad for him. he does want to do right by these kids but he’s just...it’s not working out for him because he can’t have it both ways.

i mean genuinely tho Ursus is so desperate to forget/bury/escape/move on from the past but in adopting Gwyn and trying to be a family and a fresh start for him...that shut down any chance of that actually happening.

no but fr Ursus’ face when Dea says “it doesn’t keep us safe, Father, it turns us against you” which is like. probably the exact thing he’s afraid of happening if they ever learn the truth.

*strums lyre* it’s a sad tale, it’s a tragedy!

Musical Ursus is fully a good dude who did one Stupid Thing and spent the rest of his life trying to control the damage only to make it Worse and then he died and i’m so! 😭

at the end of the second 30minutes but im keep going

Dea and Gwyn are holding hands so intently im feeling feelings about

harmonyyyyyyyy

ngl though i wonder if given Ursus’ “dear god, you pick your moments” and “who did what to you” if maybe this is something that’s just been festering and hasn’t been verbally brought up until the show’s events

“What do you want?! BLOOD?!” i mean u did script him as saying he wants to kill a man

“I can’t tell you anything you don’t already know” i mean technically that’s true bc technically Gwyn does know, he just doesn’t remember, which is pretty much the same as not knowing but ayyyyyyyyyy

would love to know what Ursus thought was coming when Gwyn said “I can only tell them what I know I am” like

wait no but “I can’t tell you anything you don’t already know” being followed by “I can only tell them what I know I am” idk how to say but oh heck oh heck oh heck heck oh no.

but yeah Ursus’ little glances at Gwyn and then the Turn as Gwyn starts to sing. i just wonder what Ursus is thinking just then

ohhhhhhhhh wait a minute now. stars stripped from the sky. the play on the lyrics from within Ursus’ show. the conversation they just had. is Freak Show (partially?) a vaguepost at Ursus 👀

no but the Wiggle before that next to last “watch me smile” tho

needs the backbend 🍹

hello Puppet Helmet Thing. i’ve developed a fondness for you, you unexplained and kind of weird yet near-infinitely interpretable element of the show.

and cutting here for length uwu

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Tights~ https://maushasi-ms.tumblr.com/post/188412553960/5-black-swatches-in-different-opacities-both

Kaylee Blevins ~

Genetics:

Skintone~ https://pyxiidis.tumblr.com/post/170355297691/stuck-on-you-skintones-by-pyxis-something-a

Eyebags~ https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-makeup-female-skindetails/title/eyebags-n08/id/1330955/

Sclera~ https://pixelore.tumblr.com/post/166415099353/download-simfileshare-sclera-skin-detail-for

Face Overlay~ https://simfileshare.net/download/898580/

Freckles~ https://www.patreon.com/posts/34274593

Eyebrows~ https://www.thesimsresource.com/members/-Merci-/downloads/details/id/1484586/category/sims4-hair-facial-eyebrows

Eyes~ https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-makeup-female-costumemakeup/title/eyes-kevin/id/1473702/

Eyelashes~ http://kijiko-catfood.com/3d-lashes-uncurled-eyelashes-edition/

Nose Preset~ https://setsuki.tumblr.com/post/178292212749/button-nose-v2-preset-i-couldnt-help-but-make

Chin Preset (Perkiana)~ 

https://m3laningoddess.tumblr.com/post/187738972801/preset-collection

Jaw Preset~ https://www.patreon.com/posts/meh-jaw-presets-27643086

Ear Preset~ https://mmsims.tumblr.com/post/182449389621/s4cc-mmsims-preset-am-nose-1-2-enjoy-ea

Mouth Preset~ https://www.patreon.com/posts/29800845

Teeth~ https://sssvitlans.tumblr.com/post/169817124814/coupurelectrique-3d-realistic-teeth-new-mesh

Makeup:

Liner~ https://crypticsim.tumblr.com/post/180694444347/passionfruit-liner-the-passionfruit-liner-is-a

OUTFIT #1:

Hair~ https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-hair-hairstyles-male/title/anto--puma-%28hairstyle%29/id/1413336/

Top~ https://www.simsdom.com/en/download/the-sims4/item/new-mesh-top-85-by-glaza-169727

Sweatpants~ https://www.patreon.com/posts/35317922

Shoes~ https://maimouth.tumblr.com/post/156890227003/2-rasso-vans-recolor-unisex-sims-4-mesh

OUTFIT #2:

Pants~http://spring4sims.com/2018/10/cadet-cargo-pants-by-tslok-for-the-sims-4/

Shirt~ https://www.simsdom.com/en/download/the-sims4/item/lynxsimz-relax-sweater-189688

Shoes(Butterfly)~ https://vainnsimmer.tumblr.com/post/190129442079/dripenvy-air-force-1-customs-available-for-males

FORMAL OUTFIT:

Jeans~ https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-clothing-female-teenadultelder-everyday/title/black-denim%28embroidered-and-patched%29/id/1388716/

(Emma) Sweater~ 

https://www.saurussims.com/post/179792040448/wipocalypse-i-aka-a-cc-dump-a-few-long-overdue

Shoes~ https://mmsims.tumblr.com/post/183417028551/s4cc-mmsims-dr-martens-molly-enjoy-male

Bag~ https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-accessories-female-rings/title/handbag--birkin/id/1315001/

(Princess) Rings~ https://diosasims.tumblr.com/post/186263188956/ethereal-summer-collection-ive-worked-so-hard-on

Bracelet~ https://murphy-sims.blogspot.com/2020/02/cartier-love-collection.html

ACTIVE OUTFIT:

Shirt~ https://www.thesimsresource.com/members/busra-tr/downloads/details/category/sims4-clothing-female-teenadultelder-everyday/title/hoodie-bd169/id/1473684/

Pants~ https://cakenoodles.tumblr.com/post/169869771439/i-forgot-i-was-working-on-these-or-i-wouldve

Shoes~ https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-shoes-female-teenadultelder/title/pzc-madlen-dionis-shoes-recolour%28mesh-included%29/id/1473300/

SLEEPWEAR:

Top~ https://wildlyminiaturesandwich.tumblr.com/post/149779498639/presents-for-my-pookie-part-two-more-things

Shorts~ https://lynxsimz.tumblr.com/post/190534802891/soft-set-download-top-simsdom-download-shorts

PARTYWEAR:

Outfit~ https://thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-clothing-female-teenadultelder-everyday/title/vila--jumpsuit/id/1448633/preview/null/

(Serenade) Shoes~ https://waekey.tumblr.com/post/190802816013/more-serenade-wrap-dress-new-mesh-ea

SWIMWEAR:

Shirt~ https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-clothing-female-teenadultelder-everyday/title/336--dzhena-crop-top/id/1380988/

(Tiffany Shorts)~ https://www.patreon.com/vittleruniverse

HOT WEATHER OUTFIT:

Jeans~ https://www.patreon.com/posts/29996973

Shirt~ https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-clothing-female-teenadultelder-everyday/title/belaloallure_diana-shirt/id/1481333/

Shoes~ https://shoestopia.tumblr.com/post/190505371072/sport-shoes-shoestopia-shoes-for-the-sims-4

COLD WEATHER OUTFIT:

(Evelyn) Boots~ 

https://aharris00britney.tumblr.com/post/188520988266/simblreen-2019

(Janice) Jeans~ https://savvysweet.tumblr.com/post/187251375353/clothes-dump-hey-yall-i-decided-to-make-some

Coat~ https://love4sims4.tumblr.com/post/179185291088/rusty-sims-autumn-coat-edit-f-sweater-20

Sunglasses~ https://www.pinterest.cl/pin/403987029072646603/

[edenromanov]

『 HALEY LU RICHARDSON ❙ CIS FEMALE 』 ⟿ looks like EDEN ROMANOV is here for HER SOPHOMORE year as a POLITICAL SCIENCE student. SHE is 20 years old & known to be AMBITIOUS, SELF POSSESSED, DOGMATIC & COMPULSIVE. They’re living in NOLAND, so if you’re there, watch out for them. ⬳ alli. 20. cst. she/her.

come one come all to my third muse .. mizz eden. @cainfm​ ‘s sister connection and overall here to ruin ur day! she’s not here fr it! she doesn’t care! ( no she doesn’t yes she does <3 ) more on her below ..

tw: homophobia tw, drugs tw, trauma tw a little bit

𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐘 . 

eden anastasia romanov. born and raised in connecticut, eden was one of the younger romanov’s. her father, vaughn romanov, was a senator and her mother, adelaide romanov, was a philanthropist. 

she always always always looked up to her eldest sibling, cain.  ( played by james blows a kiss )

very much born with a silver spoon so far up her rear, she was always her father’s precious angel. very much her father’s daughter. she knew cain was the one with all of the expectation but this only drove her to crave success more. she was determined to make her parents proud. 

her and her siblings were expected to be more than involved in school and their community. she was a cheerleader and a gymnast, top of her class, president of the debate team, sang in the church choir. she was a perfect smiling face for her mother’s philanthropy events and stood next to her siblings at all of her father’s rallies. 

there wasn’t very much time for eden to make friends. she only had a handful, girls she’d grown up with in the gymnastics gym, and she knew people that gravitated towards her really only had their eyes on her family’s money. because of this, she was exceptionally reliant on her siblings. they were the only ones who understood what it was like to be spread so thin you snapped. 

[HOMOPHOBIA TW] she was the first of her family to spark controversy, though it never got out, when her mother caught her kissing a girl from her cheer squad in her car parked in front of their house. though her parents didn’t fully mind, this news would be bad for her father’s campaign so eden wasn’t given a say. the romanov’s would make it go away.

her father bribed the girl’s mother to transfer schools. this was the day she decided she would be a politician. there was no question. she couldn’t feel helpless anymore.

deeply liberal. a stark contrast to the republican ( centrist. but still. ) values of her parents. a rift was drawn between her and her parents. she was no longer her father’s little girl. she felt abandoned by her parents, an issue that she would grapple with for the rest of her life. [END OF HOMOPHOBIA TW]

her grades dropped after this. she considered running away but in the end she came out stronger. eden was never known for giving up. 

it was really hard for her when cain left. she didn’t sleep much at all, the entire year. she accomplished very little, focused solely on keeping up the image she’d worked so hard to craft. if she could survive this she could survive anything. 

cain didn’t remember her when they came back. nothing hurt worse than this.

she’s going through a lot right now. she’ll b fine. 

𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐒 . 

ankle biter energy. ruthless and bloodthirsty at times. can and will destroy anyone in her way? 

at the same time she has a lot of abandonment issues, never feels like she’s good enough, strives for perfection with so much energy it may kill her. outwardly the romanov’s were trained to be at their very best at all times but they were never given tools to help with anything that’s inside ??

she stopped caring about her image when she got to college and finally got away from her parent’s watchful eyes. she loves them but the pressure they put on her was too much and she knows that now. 

loves her family more than anything. has trouble making friends because she’s so dependent on them. always has this feeling that she doesn’t need anyone else ?? but she really does. 

perfectionist. doesn’t try to be mean but she can be really standoffish. uses people to achieve what she wants sometimes without realizing it. do unto others what you would do unto yourself or whatever that quote is 

she doesn’t party often but she isn’t opposed to it either. when she can fit the time in she goes buck wild. just needs like one good night a month and she’s refueled. 

smokes a lot ( cigarettes and weed ) to cope with stress. 

she’s bisexual but is still kind of grappling with that. it doesn’t eat her up but she was never allowed to express it. she’s not sure if she’s allowed to identify this way and feels guilt over it. it’s quite sad honestly .. will proudly tell u this though. bi rights.

indulges in the finer things because she has the money for it so why not ?? lavish clothes, expensive champagne, jewelry. she likes other people to think she’s put together and doing better than she actually is. 

always 5 seconds away from falling apart at the scenes, especially with cain back. how much weight can a girl bear ??? ( let’s find out said like the owl from the tootsie pop commercials ) 

owns a cat named lady diana after her role model princess diana. lady d is mean and bites her a lot but she thinks it’s endearing.

𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 . 

other student’s whose parents are politicians or philanthropists or socialites that her parents might have known. maybe they grew up together at stuffy parties and just get what the romanov’s life was like growing up 

people she’s pining for / over. she has issues with emotional attachment usually she’s too much too fast and then she burns up like a star. poetic .. 

an ex that ended really badly, maybe they broke up when cain returned and it was really messy. they hate each other. eden has a hard time letting go though. she’s probably a wreck about it. 

people she uses to get what she wants. answers in class. connections to other people. friends of theirs she’s interested in. she doesn’t feel bad about it because she’s really blind to this habit of hers but perhaps someone could call her out on it. they should. 

friends that got her through cain’s disappearance ??  i’m sure she had a few people. she was probably hardly ever vulnerable around them but they mean a lot to her. her second family. 

she volunteers at the animal shelter. does anyone else. 

a roommate ?? in noland. she’s extremely clean if you’re okay with her cat. 

anything else ... ideas ?? ideas ?? banging a tin can on all of ur heads

[cursedmenagerie]

　　　"I will not forgive you if we find trouble in this place.” Ralyanis looks past her companion to the old fort ahead of them, carved stone walls that must have once housed a great army now left in the uncaring hands of nature. She would never have given the structure a second glance in any other situation, but she spied wooden scaffolding among the derelict ruins. A clear sign that someone still resided within. 

　　　Virizion, with his endless optimism, kept at his steady stride towards the fort’s entrance. “I am certain we will. And if we live through it I won’t complain if you remind me every day after. But these are the first intelligent beings we’ve come across since leaving the caves. With any luck, or perhaps by the grace of the gods, they’ll be willing to help us.”

　　　"And how do you intend on asking as much from them?” She stops him with a firm hand to his chest. They stand at the edge of the tree line. If they so chose, the two could disappear in seconds and leave the fort and its eerie promise of contact with other people behind them. “We cannot be certain they speak the same languages as us. They live in the wilds, in a crumbling fortress where they can defend themselves from anything they perceive as a threat. How inviting. Surely they will send us away with nothing to show for our efforts, if not swords at our backs.”

　　　"Then we shall give as good as we get, won’t we dear friend?” The smile he gives her before pressing on mollifies her. It isn’t one born of over confidence; rather, Virizion knows fully well the dangers ahead and recognizes that they came with the decision they made to leave behind their home.

　　　Her heart still beats swiftly as she keeps pace behind him, bow in hand with an arrow nocked as a precaution. When they come within twenty feet of the fort’s entrance a harsh voice calls out above them. The words fall on non-fluent ears, but the meaning rings like a clear day and the two halt. On the archway above the gates a man in tarnished armor surveys them, making a motion for another at his side to leave him. Virizion hazards a step forward and the man calls out again, drawing a sword from its sheath.

　　　Virizion raises empty hands, dipping his head in a display of submission. He clears his throat, brows drawn as he considers his course of action. When he speaks Ralyanis recognizes the slight distinction between their own and the ancient language of the Ayleids. “We are peaceful travelers. We mean no harm. We seek shelter and food, if it can be spared.”

　　　The lack of a response makes it obvious that the man doesn’t understand them. From the gate a pair of his companions emerge with weapons drawn to approach them. The leader speaks briefly with another in simple robes in the same throaty language. The thought dawns on her that these are likely Nords, descendants of those who had driven her people away. They hardly impress, caked in dirt and wearing flimsy leathers about them. One of the men reaches for Ralyanis’ bow and she flinches back.

　　　"Keep away from me.” Too late she recognizes that the venom in her voice does little to help their situation. A woman with her bow drawn wearing full armor doesn’t suit the nonviolent message they’re trying to get across. Virizion gives her a pointed stare while stepping between her and the men.

 　　　"We are peaceful,” He reiterates, this time in a broken attempt at ancient Nordic. “We need food. We will leave if-”

　　　One man, with graying chin hairs that fall to his collarbone, cuts him off with a huff. His tone seems less of anger and more of annoyance, at least. What little relief she feels at this sinks when the leader calls out again, and his men move behind them to usher them forward with the points of their swords. With few choices left the two elves comply. They’re lead past the fort’s gates where the robed man awaits them among a small handful of others. In each of his hands lays a set of wrought iron manacles. 

　　　Ralyanis seeks Virizion’s eyes and an understanding passes between them. She makes to put away her bow in feigned obedience, and in the same instant that Virizion weaves an arcane conduit into existence Ralyanis strikes behind her with the flashing edge of a silver dagger from her belt. Crimson streaks along her face as the man she struck grasps his neck, but she moves fluidly to lay waste to his companion while Virizion conjures an ice wraith into existence, setting its serpentine form of frost and fury upon the Nords within the fort. With a short sword in hand the remaining man behind them holds his own against her meager dagger, though only for a few brief seconds before her partner grapples his sword arm, leaving him open to a clean strike. 

　　　Shouts of terror and fury ring out as the two flee towards the trees, but by the time their pursuers finish off the wraith and can make chase the elves are gone. 

　　　Night falls before the two take shelter under a rocky outcropping. Neither dares to light a fire for fear of being spotted by the men they fled from, and they sup on what remains of the dried elk they brought from the safety of their home rather than venture out and hunt. No words are shared, except to exchange watch while they gather an hour of rest each. Exhausted as they are, Virizion insisted that they put as much distance as they could between them and the humans that tried to take them captive.

　　　After their two hours of rest they begin their trek again, though at a slower pace in the dark and unfamiliar woods. The miles blur together, with little of note except a lone wolf that pays its fresh kill more mind than it does them.

　　　By the time the sun begins to rise once more they happen upon a site of great destruction. Where the fort they previously encountered had deteriorated over many years, the stone walls and charred buildings before them were destroyed recently. When Ralyanis makes to push aside a fallen log it disintegrates under her touch, and burnt bodies lie rotting in the streets.

　　　"What could have caused this?” Virizion utters the words as a whisper, as though afraid to disturb the scene of a thorough slaughtering. 

　　　They make their way towards the far side of the settlement where a solid stone structure sits. Unlike the rest of the town it seems to have suffered minimal damage in the attack given its sturdy nature, but it too has no shortage of corpses surrounding it. A wooden door leading inside sits off its hinge, so they slip inside to salvage what they can and hopefully gain insight into what happened. Most of what they make out to be food stores has been picked clean, and what remains has rotten or been chewed through by vermin. They resign themselves to hunting once they leave the area. Amidst the barren furnishings Ralyanis finds a leather bound book, written in a script she can barely discern as having roots in Ayleidoon and Nordic. A couple of words on the book’s first page can be translated, but the meaning of its passages eludes her. Despite this, the discovery lifts her spirits. With this to study she might make progress in understanding the language spoken by the people of the area. 

　　　When the two regroup at the building’s entrance they catch the sound of scuffling feet in the distance which sets them immediately on edge. Ralyanis half expects Virizion to make another attempt at contact, but the memory of nearly becoming captives must still be fresh in his mind for he leads them swiftly towards the gate farthest from the source of the sound to leave the smoldering fortress behind. 

　　　From here the mountains slope away, allowing a broad view of the forest ahead of them and a glimmering lake beyond it. They decide on the lake as their next destination, knowing that any source of water will attract creatures to it. Half a day’s travel changes the landscape around them, with white-capped hills giving way to tall fir trees and dusty trails rather than tracks in the snow. By the time they break away to hunt for the night’s meal the only white that remains in view are each other and the distant glimpses of snowy mountain tops they make out through the trees. 

　　　It isn’t until they make camp near a shrine of intricately carved stones that Virizion breaks the silence that persisted between them since leaving the Nordic fort. “I’m sorry for my error in judgement.”

　　　Ralyanis is slow in reacting to him, setting aside the book she’d found to face her friend. His focus is elsewhere, the orange flicker of their campfire in his eyes as he stares out across the nearby lake. “You did as you thought best. And you kept them from overrunning us. It was naive and foolish, but we persevered.”

　　　"That it was.” He shakes his head, a grim smile tucked into his collar. “When I thought about journeying to the outside world I envisioned myself as a perfect diplomat. I didn’t even conceive that there might still be so much hatred among the humans.”

　　　"Neither of us could have known what we would face.” Ralyanis stands to cross the pebbled shore until the water lapped at her ankles. “Plans will go astray, and we’ll make mistakes. That is why you brought me along, is it not?” She turns to look at him over her shoulder, relieved to see a brighter shine in his smile. “Look at this place, Viri. The entirety of Syrabane’s temple could fit on the surface of this lake. And we’ve only just begun our journey.”

　　　The crunch of shifting stones signals her friend moving to her side. “I suppose if all goes terribly we could make a home here. Become simple fishermen.”

　　　She chuckles at the thought of either of them settling into a simple life by the water. It didn’t sound much better than the fate their people had resigned themselves to in the mountainous sanctuary. But at least here they would be free. There would be none of their deformed brethren encroaching on their territory, and there would be the promise of interaction with the other races of the world. The view wasn’t half bad, either.

　　　"That can come at a later day. We shouldn’t give up before we have begun after all. Get some rest, friend. I’ll take first watch.” Ralyanis pats his arm before moving to retrieve her bow and quiver. The last of the sun’s warm hues bled from the sky as she settled in at the edge of their camp, daring any creature to disturb the peace they deserved.