#it's left ambiguous as to which prince he's talking to because i didn't feel like thinking about it

[rainbowsandwhumperflies]

The Winged Servant drabble

No. 5: SUNBURN Healing Salve | Heatstroke | "If my pain will stretch that far." (Lottery Winners, Burning House)

Some parallel scenes because I love putting my characters in pain. One of these is from when Onyx was 17 (living a happy life) and the other one was when he was 19 (a servant). He remembers one of these events and unfortunately it is not the cute happy one.

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content warnings: sunburns, idk honestly this is pretty light but let me know if I forgot anything

“Your shoulders look pretty red, Onyx,” Ethan said.

I twisted around, trying uselessly to look at my back. “Really? Again?”

“Did you not use sunscreen? I reminded you to, like, a gazillion times.”

I laughed, giving up and sitting back down. “You reminded me like… twice, maybe. I kept forgetting. Ask Ember if they've got aloe vera.”

“No need, I know where it is.” Ethan left the room, probably digging around in the bathroom. “It might be expired,” he yelled loud enough for me to hear him.

“I don't care, E. It doesn't even hurt that bad, honestly.”

He snorted with disbelief, rubbing some of the gel onto my shoulders. “You really should be more careful about this, sweetheart. You're going to get skin cancer or something.”

“I'll be fine.” I leaned into his touch, closing my eyes. “I'm sorry. I thought my wings would protect my back better.”

“You would think that,” he sighed. “Whatever. Now that we're back from the beach, it's ice cream time. Come on.”

~

“How the fuck did you manage to get a sunburn?” the prince asked. “We were outside for, like, an hour.”

“I'm sorry, Your Highness.” We had been outside for longer than an hour, I thought, and no one had offered me sunscreen. It didn't matter, though. What mattered was that I had gotten burnt.

“I don’t think we have aloe vera.”

That was fine. Medical supplies were a privilege that had to be earned, and I didn’t have the energy to earn any tonight. “I’ll be okay, Your Highness. Thank you for the concern.”

He sighed. “Be more careful next time, Onyx. Injuries affect your productivity.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

~

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[hils79]

Hils Watches Mysterious Lotus Casebook - Ep 40 (and bonus episode)

God, okay, here we go. I'm so anxious. I remember how Heroes ended and how much it broke me

I've come this far though so I guess let's do this even if it's going to hurt. I have a packet of tissues on standby just in case it all goes horribly wrong as I fear it will

Well, we're off to a good start. Li Lianhua is practicing his martial arts and imagining Di Feisheng is there with him. I'm definitely not crying less than 5 minutes in

It's okay though because Fang Duobing is there to take care of him and make sure he keeps warm 😭

Okay, I suspected he rigged the mechanisms to be easily seen and destroyed because Fang Duobing mentioned it but I didn't realise the whole thing was him trying to take down Jiao Liqiao from the inside. I feel bad(ish) for him now

Oh shit! Well, it wouldn't be Mysterious Lotus Casebook without one final (I hope) dramatic poisoning

I love that he just calls him Xiaobao in front of everyone now. Everyone clearly knows they're together.

God, he's about to do something stupid isn't he? I'm having Word of Honor flashbacks. GDI even I didn't clock that he was deliberately sending Fang Duobing away so he could do this

Oh fuck

I am sobbing

I do not understand these two at all. First of all I thought she left him when she ended their engagement (that I thought was a marriage - that whole wedding that wasn't a wedding was confusing), then I assumed she must have left him when she took the sect leader job from him. Apparently after all that they're still together??? But maybe they're breaking up for real this time?

I suppose Xiao Zijin is going to blame Li Lianhua for this too

I knew he was going to get free and leave before Fang Duobing got back 😭

FFS I was already crying and now Huli Jing is crying so I'm crying even more. I knew this was going to be sad but FUCK

He just rescued a trapped bird like a fucking Disney prince

I knew the 'recipe book' was going to be all his martial arts notes

FFS Xiao Zijin let it go! I swear to god if he kills Li Lianhua because Li Lianhua is half blind and ready to die I am throwing my laptop out the window

OH FUCK IS HE GOING TO DO IT HIMSELF?

Oh, I think he was talking to his sword

Well fuck.

Oh, he landed in the boat. Maybe he's okay? Let me have my denial!

It feels like forever ago but I think this dude was telling the story of Li Xiangyi and Di Feisheng in the first episode. If he was that's a nice touch that we've circled back around and he's now telling stories about Li Lianhua

I have to laugh because the alternative is crying even more. But I love all these randos know that Di Feisheng is in love with Li Lianhua and they're acting like him not showing up at the beach is like jilting him at the altar (even though they're already married)

His stoic but clearly sad face 😭

Well he's still alive. At the moment at least.

I know he's talking about fighting, but he probably also talking about their relationship

I want to hug him

I'm fine 😭

Onto the bonus episode. This is either going to be hopeful or painful and I honestly have no idea which way it's going to go

Painful so far!

Well, that was very ambiguous so I'm choosing to believe they found him at the beach and are living happily ever after 😋

I did really enjoy that despite the pain. Thanks to everyone who has been yelling along with me in the comments and notes while I've been watching. This is why I enjoy liveblogging dramas

[dakibby]

A guy with Autumn eyes

So, to be honest I have no idea what to do other than writing about him.

He's my co-worker, came on September 2 and he changed my life from the first day. A shy, collected man who doesn't like to talk too much, who makes it hard to open up with new people, the gentleman who can't do anything bad to a woman, tall, handsome, the most beautiful face I have ever seen and most attractive eyes that took my heart.

On the first day of the meeting, the whole office was at a corporate event in a traditional restaurant, and that's when he took my heart. He was sitting beside me, my female friend was sitting on the right side and he was from the left. His friend was sitting from his right, the guy who introduced him to us and I will always be thankful to him. At first, I didn't have much interest in him, for me he was just a regular person who was too quiet for my character, so I didn't even bother to pay much attention to him. But at the restaurant, he noticed I liked the wine that they were serving us and every time he would pour it to himself he would gently ask me if I wanted it too. That's when I first looked at him in the eyes and felt how my world got stuck in those dark greenish eyes with magnified pupils. After that day he is my only crush.

He got his first "green flag check" when I broke my hand in a magazine. yes, I know it sounds funny but I was just trying to buy some cigarettes and water for the road from my village to my city and there was a metal basket right beside the cashier and I accidentally put my leg in it. logically I slipped since the basket was metal and I fell on my right elbow. three fucking hours I was sitting in a bus and thinking my small elbow would stop getting puffier and would get as small as It was before I fell but no, as it turned out I had elbow dysfunction which needed to be operated on, so I did it and even now, six months later I am walking with some metal sticks in my right hand. Anyway, after I got my operation and I finally got back to work I was using my left hand to write emails and stuff, obviously I was working slower than before but I was still doing my job. but I loved having my hand in gyps because my prince was beside me and even tho he was shy and non-talkative and he had a big shell around him, he was always beside me and was trying to help me with everything he could. I remember him always opening doors for me even when I was trying to be a strong independent woman who doesn't need anybody's help, remember him waiting for me before we would go to lunch so he could assist me with everything I needed in a market, him pulling away any basket that he'd see in a magazine so I will not be harmed anymore since I can't walk straight and his warm smile when I was saying that I am a strong independent woman who doesn't need any men help but in reality i wasn't as strong as i was acting so he had to help me.

I was helping him too. Since he is new and I had a big interest in interest in him I was always trying to act as a good senior colleague and give him advice about what to do and what to not do. that's when I found out he has a romantic soul and a melancholic heart. after that, I found out that he is in love with a girl who doesn't even care about him. yes, they were dating for a short time but it has been three years after that and he still can not forgive her. I remember the first time he spoke about her, well, we were texting about relationships and he just mentioned that the only girlfriend he had was three years ago and she was the best thing that had happened to him in his whole life, that's why he can't forget her and that's when my eyes filled up with tears for the first time.

As time passed by, I wanted to get close to him and at least have him in my friends. at first, I couldn't understand him, I think he was purposely talking to me with aphorisms and ambiguous sentences because he could feel that big ass crush on him that even I couldn't resist. don't get me wrong, I wasn't trying to always have his attention, or he was telling me to leave him alone and I wasn't listening to him or childish stuff similar to that. he knew I had an interest in him but he didn't know I had a romantic interest. to be honest, even I had no idea about that so how would he know? look I found out I was seriously in trouble when It was too late, in November or even December. he fought a cold and wasn't at work for two weeks, so what was I doing all this time? I was listening to his favorite music, texting him every day asking how was he and if he took medicine, sneaking my phone inside the workplace even though it's against the rules so I could text him back as soon as possible if he'd text me, but he was very very bad replyer. yes, yes, I know, he wasn't interested in me, he was just playing with me over the texts but did I care? heck no! I was communicating with the guy I liked and was happy that I had his attention. we were talking about everything and nothing and I was very happy that we never had that banal "What's up?" or "Hey, how are ya?" kind of chat beginnings.

he knew I liked watching Sky, and so did he. I remember us talking about wanting to travel in the cosmos and enjoying just wandering around galaxies. well, I wasn't surprised by that, it was obvious since his favorite movie is Interstellar and his soul has pastel color. he looked like a well-guarded castle to me. didn't want me to get close, was trying to tell me things that would confuse me and make me think that this guy was too weird and nerdy for me, playing games that would make me feel like he wanted to use me for sex, and then throw me in the trash and last but not least he was trying to tell me he is not a good person, but was I listening? no. and that's because I could see the pain he handles, the fear of people hurting his feelings, and all the love and warmth he has to give. so, step by step I reached the point where I could call him my man. no, he's not my boyfriend yet and I don't even know if he'll ever be since he still has feelings toward his ex, but I have hope, motivation and little bit of delusion enough to not give up and try my best to make him happy because he deserves it.

he told me that I and his ex have the same birthday, we were born on the same day, at the same time, only one year, and the birthplace is different. I had mixed feelings when I heard it because he said those words not as sure as he used to. "remember when I told you there was a girl I loved? the one I still have feelings for? She has the same birthday as you and she was the best, the kind of person who needs to be carried in the palm of your hand."

FUCK! My heart is going to break into a million pieces and you, whoever you are, if you are reading this, you will see how I will break my own heart and not even regret it. because she's as perfect for him as he's for me.

[mythicamagic]

Hi there ! Just wanted to ask question 1 and 10 about one of your fanfiction 😉 i didn't read them yet but I'm pretty curious about it (promise I will 😘)! Also just a cute message to tell you how much I love your incorrect quote ♥️ thank you for sharing all of these !

Thank you for the ask!

1. Of the fics you’ve written, which is your favorite and why?

None of ya’ll will probably know this one, but my favourite is actually ‘The Otome Game’ which is an Inuyasha Sesskag fanfic. It’s a fanfiction that is very close to my heart despite how cliched it is, because while just being very enjoyable for me to write - I got to tap into my love of dating sims and blend it with Inuyasha.

I wrote it during the time something awful happened to me irl. I remember feeling so lost and damaged by that event, that this fanfic was the only thing not hurt by what had happened. It was separate, and it was mine. It was a slice of something harmless, with characters I adored, and I had people who wanted to read it, to see where it would go. So despite my grief, I kept writing, and the sesskag community (both on Dokuga and fanfiction.net) was so supportive and loving I honestly don’t think I could have repaired myself enough to function normally as quickly as I did without them. So yeah, a silly fanfiction about Kagome getting sucked into a dating sim is my favourite ^^ You can read it - here, or on fanfiction.net if you’re curious ^^

10. What are some facts readers may not know about [title]?

I’m not sure which one you want me to talk about XD But I’ll talk about the Diabolik Fairy tales. 

Yuma’s chapter was heavily inspired by the film - The Company of Wolves. It’s a very…odd film, but I got a lot of inspiration from it.                  

Laito’s chapter was heavily inspired by the Little Mermaid, not the book or the Disney version, no, the brutal 1975 animated version that made me cry because of some stupid dolphin at the end.                                                  

When trying to pick which fairy-tale I wanted to do for Kou, I jumped back and forth between The Happy Prince (because there’s a chibi of him as the character) or doing the story of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, because of Kou’s two personas. I settled on Dorian Grey because I loved the movie (Ben Barnes *le sigh*) before reading the book and realising how much the movie crapped all over the source material.                                                   

During the writing for each chapter I did at least some research on the source material for each fairy tale, sometimes reading the originals or watching short films. The Reiji chapter was more so inspired by the very short but impressive Cinderella (Aschenputtel) film, by Lotte Reiniger (1922) which had silhouettes of the characters moving frame by frame. I wrote an entire essay for college about this ONLY because of my research for this fan-fiction, which I find quite funny.                                        

I definitely feel like playing ‘Rose of Winter’ on steam inspired me to write the heroine for Shuu’s chapter, which is why she was a knight.                        

The scene where the heroine from Ruki’s chapter pulls back the red curtain to find a bizarre and shady sex display club was inspired by the film Eyes Wide Shut (even though I didn’t like it)                                           

Some people interpret Yuma’s chapter to mean that Yuma was in fact a wolf shape-shifter the entire time, when actually my intention was to show that no, he was just a cannibal.  (But I don’t mind people’s interpretations, it’s why I left some of the endings slightly ambiguous)                                                                           

Likewise with Kanato’s character, some people thought the heroine had just become immobile at the end of the chapter when in actuality, she’d died and Kanato was parading her corpse around everywhere as if she were Teddy because he’d lost his mind.                                                        

My favourite of the chapter’s written is Shuu’s one.