#its like.. its like soul has a little chat with whole onces its over

[tallyhoot]

{why do you still love me even though im a parasite?}

{is it because im one of the few parts of yourself? if that's the case then why dont you love heart and mind like you love me? is it because im the only one left,,? the only one left after the end?}

maybe,, maybe that's the case,, don't think too much about it mate.

^ harmonia and soul my beloved

[squerlly]

flames of desire chapter 4: I'm creepy?...

Alastor x (f! bunny reader)

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your POV:

back at the hotel, I went straight to my room, putting all of my clothes that angel bought for me in there drawers and hangers. angel said that there weren't any shoes that work for my paws so he said to try and wear toeless socks....there comfortable but I just have to be carful were I step. walking to the lobby I decided to grab a drink, sitting on the stool "what do you want kid?" "nothing strong" sliding the drink over to me I decide to ask about what happened earlier "hay husk right..." "yeah?" "do you know who valentino is?", setting down the glass he was cleaning he turns "hes an overlord, part of the Vees ...owns a strip club angel works at" well that explains it "what's an overlord?" "you ask to many damn questions kid" "sorry...just asking since I'm still getting used to the permeant damnation thing..." "overlords are powerful demons, ranked by there power over others. humans deal in favors and money, but down here...you deal in souls. and fuckers like radio face abuse that power" radio face? that's new "you mean Alastor? "yeah kid, hes an overlord, haven't you ever seen those posters outside?" now that I think about it, no...I haven't but that would explain his whole dark and twistedness "is that why hes so creepy.." "I'm creepy?...", whipping my head around my heart feels like it just fell out of my ass "oh how you wound me dear, tell me what makes me so creepy hmm..." "well I- no I didn't mean- how long have you been standing there..." "well I heard my name and couldn't help but listen, tell me what is it that has peeked your interest in me?", "w-well husk was telling me about overlords and that you were uhm-...one" "ah yes my dear, husker is correct!, what brought up such a subject?" "oh well... me and angel ran into this Valentino guy and when I asked angel he looked so scared..." "hmm well if he works for valentino, then there's a high chance he made a contract" "contract?" "yes, a contract for his soul~" of course, a contract or a deal for a soul "husk also said something about the Vees who are they?" hearing loud static I look up, Alastors smile was tight and his expression was that of irritation, the static getting louder "oh nobody important..." "oookk..." I'm not gonna pry into that anymore, I like my second life...sorta.

Alastors POV:

so our little bunny got into some trouble with the Vees? and it seems valentino has caught interest in her, I cant have that... "tell me dear what did valentino say to you?" "hmm he asked me if I wanted to work for him, said he could make me rich or something like that" oh Valentino, how does one fine joy in taking advantage of young women, maybe he has an animal fetish or something, for once that makes my skin crawl "and what did you say?" "I told him no naturally, the guy has no boundaries, and from the way he treated angel I don't think I would want to work for somebody like him" hmm smart girl~ "well its good to know your alright!" wouldn't want my toy to be broken before iv played with it first... "i just hope angel is ok" "you need not worry about angel, I'm sure hes doing just fine dear, you shouldn't get involved" especially with the likes of such nasty people like valentino, how dare he attempt to steal my plaything, I guess ill have to show him that I don't like sharing.

your POV:

chatting with Alastor and husk I feel a bit tired, probably had one to many refills of my drink, iv always been a light weight... "its getting a bit late, I think I'm gonna head to bed now" husk takes my half empty glass as I stand from the stool "well goodnight my dear, sweet dreams~..."

I had writers block for like 30min because I just felt like adding a whole extra part for Alastor and it nearly killed me!!! but anyways I love you guys and please enjoy this chapter stay tuned~

-squerlly

@pooplyface1423 @strippezzz

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[kalliyen]

Hii I saw your scaramouche streamer and I really liked it! Can I request a kazuha streamer fluff?

My No. 1 ❤️

Pairing: Streamer!Kaedehara Kazuha x GN!Reader

Featuring: Kaedehara Kazuha, Xiao & Shikanoin Heizou

Genre: Modern AU, Mutual pinning (their both down bad frfr), Extremely fluffy

Summary: being a big fan of one of your classmates who happens to be a streamer (and your crush) appears to have both its up’s and downs

Reader’s Pronouns: They/Them

Warning: probably cringe dude i haven’t written in so long

Disclaimer: ⚠️ ONLY A WORK OF FICTION!

When you found out your favorite streamer would be your classmate for your classic literature class in high school, you were both nervous and ecstatic.

Of course, you didn’t tell the man himself you were a big fan of his face work, but it didn’t matter.

You decided to get close to him cause why the heck not, am I right? Kazuha seemed like a very sweet guy in his streams so that must correlate into real life, no?

Well it did. And soon after you found yourself falling for the man more and more, not that you didn’t have a crush on him already watching his streams, you already admired him then but the infatuation just seemed to grow the by the minute.

Kazuha felt the same about you, he thought you were a very charming, attractive and helpful person. He wanted to make a move, but didn’t know how cause his friend, Xiao, a fellow streamer, insists that he has ‘Zero rizz’, which his fans beg to differ.

How was he going to ask you out?

Apparently in Kazuha’s big smooth brain, asking his chat was a good idea on how to get the person he likes.

If only he knew he already had you wrapped around his finger.

Without fail, you were watching the stream, because heaven forbid you miss one, it would actually crush your soul not to look at his beautiful face. (though you stare at him in class, he pretends not to noice but def does, shhh)

You have to admit, you were feeling a bit jealous who could this mystery person he’s been pinning on be, but you thought it be best not to pry into his private life like a good viewer.

One chatter decided to ask Kazuha to described what they look like to them, and Kazuha was more than happy to indulge his fans.

“Well…they have [e/c] eyes that I could get lost into for hours, soft hands that I brushed into once and swear I wanted to hold them forever, and a smile that just melts my heart….” he says with a dreamy sigh at the end.

His chat audibly cringes at how love sick he’s being right now, and even his friends Heizou and Xiao who were with him audibly made faces in disgust.

“What a loser, get outta here lover boy!” Heizou said with a grimace, while Xiao was still making faces of disgust, going as far as doing a fake vomit.

You could only smile to yourself, sure your felt your heart strings tug a bit but you were happy that Kazuha was happy. And that’s all that mattered to you.

Kazuha rolled his eyes which landed on his chat, and he read one message that said “You should probably tell them how you feel, you never know if they like you back until you try!”

He softly smiled and the chatter, thankful that they gave actual advice and not just mocked him into an oblivion.

Who could that faithful chatter be?

Kazuha decided to shoot his shot the next day, that’s how you know he meant business.

He planned it all out in his head last night, how he was gonna romantically tell you his feelings after classes, walk you home and maybe, if he’s lucky, a kiss or two will get involved.

Apparently that day, luck was not on his side. Or so he thought.

The whole day you were extremely busy, even in the classes you shared together you barely had the chance to talk to him, much less had the chance to romantically confess to you.

Truth is, you purposely kept yourself busy, looking at him just made your heart ache, you know that you had no business in his private life, but you couldn’t help but feel a little tug at your heart when you know the person he’s been pinning over couldn’t be you.

Eventually, Kazuha got tired of this cat and mouse game and decided to tell you head on how you made him feel. Whether you were busy or not.

Apparently he thought the time to confess with you was when you were both alone, in the classroom….cleaning.

You tried to get your work finished and over with so you don’t have to stay in his presence any longer, but he just found ways to keep you there with him.

You finally acknowledged his presence when he wouldn’t stop bumping his broom with yours.

“What is it Kazuha? I’m trying to finish my work here.” You say, a little irked at the man.

Now or never, Kazuha thought.

“Y/N, I want to tell you how i feel about you, specifically…You make me feel things i’ve never felt before, and you make my stomach erupt into a bunch of butterflies. What i’m trying to say is that…I really like you, and your personality…would you,,,,like to go out with me sometime?”

You stood there, stunned, he? liked you? you were the one he was talking about in his stream?

Kazuha took your silence as a bad sign and apologized, head tilted down in disappointment. You were quick to cup his cheeks and assure him that you like him as well, you were just surprised is all.

“Surprised? Why would you be surprised?” He asked confusedly blinking up at you through his long lashes.

“I didn’t expect the person you were taking about in your stream yesterday was me…” You said a sheepish look on your face.

That definitely caught the man’s attention, immediately looking up at you, face getting even redder if that was possible.

“Y-you, watch my streams?” “Yeah I really enjoy them! I guess I’m your No. 1 fan huh?”

“My No.1 fan huh…I like the sound of that..” He says, cupping your cheeks this time, confidence seeping into him.

He gave you a peck on the cheek, a peck on the forehead, and then a peck on the lips.

He was glad he took that chatters advice and shoot his shot.

[the-rogue-mockingjay]

24 + 27 + 30 for Ravi? :)

ty meg 😽

24. what's your wol's relationship with food? do they skip meals or do they eat at specific times religiously? is food important to them, or is it just a means to an end to keep their body going? does food mean something cultural or personal to them?

Oh she LOVES food, not just for the reasons of tastes good/nice texture/comfort food, but also because cuisine is so tied to culture and history. She loves getting to try the food in all the places she travels to. She has some things she fundamentally refuses to touch (such as beans and peas), but there hasn't been a single cuisine she hasn't liked, she always finds an array of dishes and drinks that become faves :> She's a terrible cook, however. She can make things that are edible but not very good, and inherited my curse that no matter what we do we cannot make scrambled eggs that don't taste like a new flavor of shit every time 🤣

She really loves the social aspect of food. Whether it's hanging out in the kitchen laughing and chatting while chopping vegetables, or a celebratory feast such as after a wedding, or a quiet intimate coffee date with a loved one, for her, love is at the heart of it all. Pretty much all her hangouts with her friends/family involve food, even if it's just snacks. Having to just stuff food in her face and run due to a tight schedule is something she LOATHES.

27. how does your wol feel about allag in general? the tech, the experimenting, the crystal tower? any thoughts on allagan ruins? are they impressed, scared, resentful, neutral?

She has....complicated feelings, about Allag fklgjhdghdfg. Like, it's impressive what they managed to do (create a WHOLE ASS MOON??? AND PUT IT IN SPACE???) but the depths of their depravity, their crimes against living beings, their obscene experiments- she hates them. And she thinks their aesthetic choices are terrible, to boot! (Amon being perhaps the worst example of this LMAO. She hates him and his shitty ass outfit so much (but she still hopes to be reunited with his soul in the next life, to help him find the answers he's been looking for all this time. And maybe next time he won't, yanno, blow up the world....))

More than that, though, every single experience she's had with Allag personally has been Bad, so when she sets foot in a ruin, she feels small, anxious, on edge. Allag is equated with loss, death, pain. Ysayle's death at Azys Lla, her fight with Thordan and his knights, the Warring Triad (which nearly killed Rian, one of her close friends and a fellow WoL), not to mention Garlemald's use of all that Allagan tech. Allag makes her feel like a prey animal being hunted for sport lfdkjghdkjgh, and boy does it ignite a prey animal rage in her.

She has very different feelings about the Crystal Tower. It's so...beautiful. Breathtaking. Incredible and intricate and MASSIVE. How could such a thing even be built? It helps that its architecture barely resembles typical Allagan construction lol. It's still very sad for her, though. The dragons imprisoned inside, G'raha locking himself away, not even mentioning the Seat of Sacrifice which she can't think about without crying.

30. how does your wol feel about children? do they want them? like them from a distance? hate them? no strong feelings?

When she was younger, she just kinda liked them from a distance, but not much more. In more recent times, such as ShB onwards, she likes them a lot! (Riqi-Tio looked at her once and she immediately got attached LOL). And one of the more quietly impactful parts of Stormblood was hanging out with that little girl (Isse's sister) who took her to visit her parents' graves. She's very protective of kids, always has been to some degree, so she doesn't take kindly to anyone or anything that threatens a kid. (can we say an extra FUCK YOU to Rielle's mom??)

Post-ENW, I think kids are some of her favorite people in the world slkfjghfdkgh. They've grown on her a lot over the years. They're funny, clever, not burdened down by The Horrors yet, and perhaps more importantly, they are the future, the ones who will inherit the legacy and world she leaves behind.

I don't have an exact timeline for it, but eventually she and Aymeric do adopt a few orphans, and they have one biological daughter, Juniper, who was a surprise (O'ravi didn't think she could actually have kids). Juniper likely inherits her mother's autism, though hers is a fair bit milder.

[faceless-mirror]

Ship: HozierxNBOC

CHAPTER 1

Ainsley has just endured a soul-tearing experience. They're working on themselves and living for themself for once. When they meet Andrew while on vacation in Ireland. What starts as an entertaining distraction soon seems to grow as they both heal and grow together.

[This is a mild slowburn fic]

Taglist: @shifting-philosopher

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Ainsley was on the back of the Belgian draft horse, now known as Peaches. Granted it was terrifying. The horse seemed to be almost twice the height of its rider. Ainsley sighed, urging the horse forward, sighing contently. It wasn't so scary, granted the horse was on a lead but it was a start. Eventually, Sam took off the lead letting Ainsley take control. breathing slowly as they rode the large creature. As they got used to it, a free feeling started to blossom in their chest. They took their time riding and getting used to... being up high for once. And moving. The moving was a bit harder to get used to.

By the time Ainsley felt at home, it was time to dismount, which was a whole new struggle for the five-foot-one rider. They were almost certain they'd land on their ass, but thankfully didn't, thanks to Sam's help.

Ainsley helped Sam with the horse best they could which mostly consisted of petting Peaches. 

Before long Ley was headed back to the house they now lived at with their dad, sighing softly, everything was going to take time. But they at least had a little relief, one fear at a time. Build trust back up with the world. Yes just to have it ripped away again. An intrusive thought pressed like a hot iron rod in their mind. They forced it out swallowing and took a deep breath. No. I won't let it happen again.

-_-_-_-

A week passed. Ainsley was settled in their bedroom, trying to keep their mind off the world music playing as they relaxed. Hozier's melodic voice filled their room keeping them from feeling too alone as their dog huffed next to them. The dog was a beagle, looking at their owner in exhaustion. "Don't look at me like that, fluff butt." Ley sighed closing the laptop and yawned looking over at the dog, Dixie. "You don't get to be judgy. You lick your own ass." they scoffed and got up stretching, heading for the door. Before they reached the door the dog not so gracefully faceplanted into the door with a loud thump. "You are not a bright dog." They sighed and shook their head heading downstairs at last.

They ruffled their hair gently, a few days ago they decided to start going back to long hair, maybe it was time to go back to long hair after years. As they made their morning meal they sighed slightly noticing an envelope on the counter from their dad's cousin who owned the farm addressed to them.

They cringed a bit at the liberal use of female pronouns but sighed, it was work, and boy did it pay well. Maybe work there for a while and then maybe go to Ireland and get away from this mess for a bit.

They took a bite of their food before calling the number to accept the job offer.

-_-_-_-

It wasn't easy work, to say the least, but as time went on, Ley found themself starting to enjoy it, along with getting to ride the horses more often. They still spoke to their ex-fiance. They still loved them, and they were still good friends. It was still painful and heartbreaking. But Ainsley managed to find new friends as well through the heartbreak. 

A few days after working at the farm they froze staring at a group chat they were in with their ex-fiance. Engagement rings. The caption obviously wasn't meant to be for them to see but it hurt never the less. 

Ethan and I like these ones.

Rage immediately boiled up, hurting. They wanted to comment... they wanted to tell them to suck a dick, to fuck themself, to just go away, everything. But they didn't. Ley backed out feeling sick to their stomach and angry. Furious. So they took it out on the barn. Working hard on making it spotless.

After they did and had blisters on their hands, they sat down roughly before turning to their new friends, telling them how replaced and helpless they felt in the moment. It didn't feel like they had meant anything to start with. They knew Ethan. And their ex-fiance was already moving on with their other partner it seemed without care for how their relationship ended.

All the pain in their chest and heart bubbled up and they doubled over sobbing desperately, shaking. Everything hurt. Everything was wrong. And they were lost.

They ended up talking to their ex-fiance, telling them how they felt, making the feeling of being used worse it seemed. But now they were sighing softly ruffling their hair, praying they could go on their trip before too much longer. They needed space to think.

[silverhallow]

Not that I need another AU… so this is entirely @sophiebernadotte fault…

But

Just imagine…

Kate Sharma and Sophie Beckett, rising stars within the Women’s footballing game. A pair of strikers that were taking the footballing world by storm and as the Womens’ World Cup approached, and they were in training at St George’s Park, they were informed they were to receive two member of the royal family.

Sophie, the daughter of Richard Gunningworth, Earl of Penwood, (who plays under her mother’s maiden name) panics at the idea of meeting people she may have once rubbed shoulders with as a child…

Kate, the daughter of Miles and Mary Sharma, Sophie’s father’s lawyer and her step mum had been best friends with Sophie’s mum Elladora, rather enjoyed her best friends dismay.

But when the two young, and extremely handsome Prince’s arrived at their training camp… Sophie feels instantly sick, recognising one of the men immediately, having danced with him two years previously at a charity masquerade and upon the death glares from her then Step-Mother bolted like a headless chicken.

Kate however hasn’t noticed her friends displeasure and drags her over to meet the two young princes, as Captain and Deputy for the team,as they walk over Kate overhears Prince Anthony, the Prince of Wales making a comment that was meant in jest in line with the rest of the conversation but if heard out of context could be taken the entire wrong way…

Sophie is feeling too sick to even be outraged like Kate as their head coach, Agatha Danbury introduces them (the only other person who knows Sophie’s true identity)

Kate is polite but that is all, curtsies, as is the custom and strides off and Sophie just blinks at the two men in front of her, waiting for her cover to be blown…

But Prince Benedict does not recognise her.

After small talk, Sophie walks over to Kate as the two Prince’s make their way around meeting other players and chatting to people as Kate whispers to Sophie as they’re running through Freekick drills “think I can cause His Highness to scream with a well aimed ball?”

Sophie laughed “You wouldn’t dare…” realising at the last minute its the wrong thing to say to her very competitive best friend…

As the ball goes sailing she yells “HEADS!” As the two Prince’s whip their heads in time to see the ball flying towards them, Benedict moves intime, Anthony does not and the ball hits him full on in the face causing his nose to bleed profusely.

Sophie, unable to help herself, bursts into a fit of giggles which catches Prince Benedict’s eye and the laughter fills his soul in a way he never realised…

Over the whole of the tournament, Prince Benedict is at every match, desperate to try and talk to the Petite Blonde Striker who, along with Kate, are having the tournament of their lives…

Kate and Prince Anthony after the events of their first meeting but heads as Benedict drags his brother along… along with the King…

The Lionesses win the tournament and at a big party in their honour Benedict finally gets a chance to dance and talk with the woman he has been admiring from a far, not understanding why she’s so familiar to him…

After their dance Sophie flees the party early.

A week later, she’s forced to attend a charity event hosted by her father, she has no idea however the Royal Family are to be in attendance and she’s to play the part of Lady Sophia Gunningworth that night, so dressed in a silver gown the same she’d worn at the masquerade just styled a little differently, and having begged Kate to come with her… Sophia makes her way into the party, looking every bit the Earl’s daughter…

She’s managed to avoid most of the party goers, and no one seems to have realised that Sophia Gunningworth is actually Sophie Beckett, Golden Boot joint winner, world cup winner… and Ballon d’or nominee…

Until her two worlds collide…

As her father shouts for her and she makes her way over, the bright smile on her face, ready to play the doting daughter and capture the attention of someone to donate to her father’s charity… “Your Highness, i am not sure if you’ve met my daughter…”

Sophie looks in horror as she sees Prince Benedict staring at her like she’d grown two heads… “she was at the masquerade i held with your mother two years ago… I am not sure if you crossed paths…”

Prince Benedict just blinked a blank expression which Richard takes that he doesn’t remember so adds “but Your Highness, may I present, my daughter, Lady Sophia Gunningworth… Soph, this is Prince Benedict…”

[babybulbasaur920]

Headcanons for Vilex (Vil/Felix)

Felix has more or less avoided Vil´s fits of overbearing-ness for the first two years of Felix's time at NRC

There was more or less an unspoken agreement after Vil saw what this man can make out of basically nothing

Leave him alone and he´ll work hard on his own, and get fancy, beautiful jewelry with gems mined from the Han-eul mountains, the most gorgeous ever

This went on until the VDC, when Vil decided Felix would help the crew, music and stuff. He thought Felix could do it

Anyways chapter 5 goes as it does

Felix and Yuu in the ¨we aren't going to be dancing, why must we eat the white people food?¨ club

Vil´s overblot goes as it does

As he's doing his major soul searching trying to reassess every damn thing, he happens upon Felix's hot shop, and they start chatting

At first it's polite small talk, about Felix´s projects and the jewelry making process. It then turns into more personal things

Vil hasn't had much time to just work through it all.

Even with Rook picking up the slack it takes a lot to be so perfect, and to look like it takes no effort to be perfect

Felix is blunt and slightly to the left (my baby is undiagnosed autistic, the tumblr kind, he'd be doing numbers on here) and its oddly refreshing to Vil, who hasn't given him much more thought than a handy kinda dude

They started dating not long and it's a trip for both of them

Vil never thought he'd be so down for someone, he always thought a partner would have to be actually perfect, not better than him of course 

If you told him a year ago he'd be so head over heels for a kinda short artisan with little filter, he'd laugh it off, but life comes at you fast and you never know. And now he's sitting in the cafeteria with one arm around him while trying to get him to eat, since using his fire and metal magic to craft actually burns a lot of calories, he has to eat a lot, but can just get so absorbed in studying or whatever Vil has to remind him to eat.

Felix has definitely kissed Vil all over like that one tweet

Felix kissing Vil all over his face: skincare

Holiday hcs since we just had those fucks

I just know Vils dad is like one of those sad beige moms

And christmas, or the twisted wonderland equivalent kinda sucked over at the Schoenheit house for that reason

And Vil keeps that going in Pomefiore, instead of beige we got purple, which is a step up but you get the point

But Felix came from a large family and the kind of village thats one big family, and it's ¨tacky¨ holidays all the way

We are talking about homemade decor (that still looks amazing,  all those jerks are pro artisans, what did you think would happen?), all the colors, cookie decorating with half the kitchen coated in flour, festive kidz bop, pjs, the whole messy nine yards

This of course becomes a problem, last year, Felix just did his room how he likes it, and his roommate was kind enough not to snitch, but now he and Vil are dating, he's asking for his opinion, and, he really hates how sterile this all looks

While dating Felix has sort of mellowed Vil out, seeing what's really important in life and all that, he still very much cares about aesthetics and everything looking perfect, and perfect, in this scenario makes Felix poke everything with a stick

Eventually they come to a conclusion, the dorm will be elegant as always but more fun

They do a whole thing about gingerbread houses, and it turns out Rook´s aunt has a dope recipe which he shares. It's actually pretty cool to see these guys fumble, the majority is rich fancy dudes who've never cooked in their lives 

Of course Felix´s is super elaborate (once again, who do you think you're talking about?). He's not much better at baking, but design is his thing. The whole thing is a victorian style house with candy cane railings, green cotton candy and powdered sugar as snowy bushes, a snowman made out of donut holes, and a garden using candy canes as trellis, those pull apart twizzlers as vines and actual candied flowers. How this man even got those things, no one knows (he bribed Rook, a true artist cannot be contained)

Tree decorating! Some students write home for ornaments that they particularly like, Felix makes some, Epel makes a whole popcorn chain (has to be supervised or he'll eat it, our gremlin child), it gets spray painted, so it doesn't attract bugs not all of it matches but the tree is beautiful and everyone in the dorm got to add to it

Vil has to fold, this **has** been better than how holidays normally are for him

The gifts:

What Felix gifts Vil: 

(he made them of course)

he put in it, a picture Rook took, of the group (him, Vil, Epel, Rook) (dont ask how Rook took the picture and was in the picture. we all know this man is some eldrich being) in front of the dorm tree

What Vil got him:

(i couldn´t find pictures of actual tickets so pretend they´re tickets)

They both love the netflix movie, so when Felix casually tosses out he once saw this as a play when travelling with his parents, Vil was intrigued. he found out that a theater not too far from NRC would be putting it on

Vil, when doing his homework on the play, saw it's a thing to dress up like you're going to prom, so he also got Felix a nice suit

[tetsuro-wulf]

The Wulf's Eye: RP Journal #138 | Winds Upon Us

The Ochaya Meeting Nagisa ended up reserving me at the Moonflower to update me on what they had found since our investigations around Othard and Hingashi and our little... party with Itoh in the cell room. Nagisa detailed the three sealed pieces of Izanami as follows; one bit suspected to be in Yomi, which Emma-o has already nabbed, given its his domain. A temple of a fire deity which.. I have my guesses, but also, there are so many fire kami in this damn world. Nagisa and her group are seeking out the piece at that temple, while NightRaid has been tasked to find the Soul within the spirit realm. It's not the first time we've gone, so we have the experience of traversing such realms in our belt.. the unfortunate irony is that we've also stepped into Yomi. Nagisa proposed that once we acquire these pieces, we face Emma-o head-on. Imagine going against the Guardian of Yomi for his flimsy romance with Izanagi's leftovers. Such old times cannot become reality again, not when this realm of mortals has changed immensely. That's the thing about us immortals-- time feels stagnant. We do not see ourselves as age. We do not consider change over a great length of time. You'd think one who has lived centuries upon centuries would be able to grasp the concept more clearly, no? I certainly hadn't until I started living alongside mortals. Being coupled up in Hell doesn't do one good, now does it?

White Lotus Teahouse With all that ahead of us, I decided perhaps an outing would do us good. I invited Kayah and Aioux on an overdue double-date to a place I've visited a few times-- White Lotus Teahouse. There we sat in a traditional Hingan booth, ordered us four servings of steamed buns and all of us had our teas, coffees, hot cocos.. it was a lovely atmosphere, not too horribly busy. There we caught up, it was nice to just sit down and chat. One way or another I somehow ended up talking Aioux's ear off about the Five Rings-- how their disciplines also match the belief behind the elements in Godai's sense. That and I'll have to continue Kayah's lessons very soon..

Wind Training My wife and I are busy people, but alas, we managed to schedule the second lesson in training with the element of wind. Despite this, since the first session, I had been practicing with what I was given endlessly, so it's neither foreign to me nor difficult. I wouldn't call myself a master. It has been nearly a full turn of using it, and it feels like the second session set off the training wheels. Endless possibilities.. understanding wind more closely, something I had no exposure to utilizing, unlike Earth and Fire. It was.. nice. I have certainly come to respect it more. It makes me want to discuss it more in-depth with someone fully attuned to it. Several come to mind. All part of training, of course. I've already gotten ahold of replicating this western wolf character of a tale's ability to huff, puff, and blow whole houses down. Scilla mentioned I could collect the wind into my lungs if I managed to control and blow like a massive gale. Hah!

[enn0s]

omggggg!!! bruh my idenITY HAS BEEM REVEALED HASNT IT DAMNNN DAMMN DAAAMN!! you know whats funnie? as I was typing I was like "When will be the day I forget to press anon" I...forgot how different the interface is on here...I am sweating lmaooo

I was not ready for this yet OTLx infinite

*i pretend i do not see* (but hello darlin its nice to meet you for real ♡♡♡) ill copy the old message so we can still talk anon if you're more comfortable with that 😊

im sorry life has been hitting like that lately! i know when it rains it really pours so i hope you've been able to find an umbrella and that you've been finding places to rest enough during this period of go-go-go! i bet once you get settled into a school routine your schedule will hopefully be a bit more manageable.

Linguistics is such a cool field! My partner was going to go into that before life decided that she was gonna be an AC technician lol, she'd still like to get back into it and become an interpreter at some point tho! Languages and their evolution are fascinating, i hope you go and get to enjoy it to the fullest! Fuck everyone else, it's your life and you get to go do what you wanna do.

lmaooo its cool about my partner calling me fucked up and feral, shes not wrong and we were saying it in the context that her and her sister were street dogs and im an alley cat, its why we mesh so well even tho we're all very different people at first glance lol.

I listened to your list and im diggin the vibes!!! WOODZ has been a fav in my house for years im always excited for his new stuff. That first EVNNE song is /it/ tho, i really do like it a lot, their voices don't sound like they're new to the game, they sound really polished for how young they are. Idk whats in the water in Busan but thats where bts jimin and jungkook are from too so it must be somethin special!! That Phantom song brought back SOOO much nostalgia lol it was everywhere for so long and i hadnt listened to it in a hot minute. 2Pac and Limp Bisikit too, still holdin it down after all these years.

whewww this took so long lol top 10 songs /IS/ a hard question to ask! every time i would lock in a list i would come across another song i wanted to add but for the moment i think this is a pretty solid personal soundtrack.

1. Snooze - Agust D (this is Suga from BTS' solo work and it hit me like a fuckin bus the first time i heard it, hes been my guy since their debut and they've gotten so astronomically huge compared to where they started, it kinda gives me whiplash sometimes and ive just stopped interacting with the fandom as a whole besides my little group chats with my friends bc it just got Too Big but despite all that he's still putting out music that touches my soul and aims to comfort the lost and tired and i just... i love him idk)

2. Bleed - Epik High (love these old dudes, my friends call them my kpop dads and this song in particular is a fan song but they've taken bits and pieces from the track and remixed it into new songs over the past few albums which is just a super cool auditory experience for me)

3. Dancing With a Stranger - Sam Smith & Normani

4. Just Pretend - Bad Omens

5. Pensamientos Intrusivos - Kali Uchis

6. Flip Flop - Megan Thee Stallion (its definitely one of her more lowkey beats and a sad ass song but i just. i love her so much and im so proud of her for keepin it pushin)

7. Que Maldicion - Banda MS, Snoop Dogg and Becky G

8. The Sharpest Lives - MCR (i know this album front to back lol)

9. Not Worth It - Emotional Oranges

10. Pied Piper - BTS (sorry for all the infodumping about them but id have to make a whole other list if i got into their discography lol. for the moment this one just jumps out at me as a fav and a vibe)

I hope you enjoy if u get a sec to listen to any of it!

im sending you good vibes goin into your new semester and that your phone stops actin up! its always so frustrating like... u have one job, please work 😭

wishing you good days ahead and time to yourself to recover ♡♡♡

talk to ya next time!

(prev message under the cut for ref ♡)

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I sliding through wild, rowdy and funky

D. Racc here once again 🦝✨💨

I hope you didn't forget about me because I didn't forget about yoo hoo~ Since our last talk, I have to admit…if God, gods, or some all mighty force exist, they're giving me a run for my mental and physical health this year, but I am alive and unharmed just…life is LIFING right now But! I will be going back to college this year and I am going to study linguistics. I find it funny when people ask what I'm studying and they reply with an underwhelmed response. No worries though, it just gives me the drive to go toward it even more. I have been getting out of the house often and trying to take care of myself, but I will say its hard to keep consistent with constant setbacks. How's things going on your end?

I totally understand not being able to turn a hobby into a career. I admire those who do, but also respect those who keep it as a hobby because doing it for work will definitely dampen motivation in my opinion. TY TY for the recognition, same goes to you too!  because it is VERY hard to actively stay tuned in into hobbies or interests when you're an adult in this day and age. I get you there though loool I hate being told what to do as well even for regular work. At this point I know I need to be my own boss or work under someone sensible which..for some reason, it's rare. But I get you, I started to learn a little late that, even the smallest doodles count as art or even progress. And us as an artist, decides when a piece is done. There's a lot of delusion when it comes to art and as I grew older I realized all these standards are made up! I can art any way I want too! art snobs can eat iiiit~

Awww I'm glad someone who isn't a fan (well YET! hopefully lol) truly recognizes a group or artist's talent when they are actually talented. One of the members, Seung Eon, vocals reminds me of Daehyun's. Saw that he is also from Busan. Them Busan boys got some PIPES! on them. I don't know why it gives off opera potential. Daehyun being in plays just proves it. But man…do I feel your pain. I can't bring myself to support a group when the youngest of the group is like 15. And no offense to those who do…but I have a liiine. Youngest member in EVNNE just turned 18 and the oldest Keita, recently as well, turned 23. This is the only group I stan right now and have been trying to look for more groups 21+. I've seen a couple debuts and took notice of some groups I never got to look into since I dropped the fandom. HOnestly thoough…once again..they are my new B.A.P loool! I don't know how people multitask affection. They are literally the only ones in my EYE VIEW. I do wish them big success on top of healthy, free lives, but I will say I love smaller fandoms. It's much more intimate and less toxic, but I do want the boys to get their moneys worth lool. All that work? Yeah they deserve all the love.

I love K-pop when it comes to the music and culture, however the standards and fan culture honestly turned me off even to this day. It's hard to support the industry with all the twisted shitake mushrooms that go on especially in the background.

ahhhhh! the dreeaded questiiion lool! not in a bad way it's just…so many y'know? and sometimes I forget a song is my favorite until it comes on shuffle again. No specific order, just some off the top of my head.

SUN OR SUCK -WOODZ (fell in love and discovered this man's music late last year I feel like I missed out too, but when he comes out of enlistment!? going to see his first show once he comes overseas, so talented and such a sweet person)

Badder Love -EVNNE

XO -EVNNE

IXLU - BYG (!!! are you prepared for B.A.P's farewell comeback?? they look like classic men, very nostalgic, almost makes me want to draw)

Hole In Your Face -PHANTOM

Do You Wanna Taste It -Wig Wam (Peacemaker put me on)

One Look- Leo

All Eyes On Me -Tupac

Stay With Me - Yoo Young Jae (ft. Zelo) (I don't know why this song always brings a smile to my face. It's one of those songs if serenaded I will combust)

Break Stuff- Limp Biskit

I was fighting so hard to keep it at 10 loool. Sorry it's mainly K-POP, it's really been taking over my radio ;; What about yoou~?

Yeeees as you should've. You already knooow! Tevin Cambell? amazing singer. Stand Out as well…//chef kiss of the divine. Shrek is important to the culture. I know this is somewhat unrelated…but since he's the voice of Shrek, I LOVED Austin Powers. I did not know that man was a constant in my childhood along with Jim Carey. The Mask is amongst my favorite childhood movies.

HAaaaa..I'm sorry but that's so funny. Not him calling you a  jacked up and feral ahhh..that's love right there. Tiger + Stray = I bet fierce and majestic on the outside, but natural, wild and free on the inside..maybe a little crack-headedness but hey! that's their charm haha!

TY x3 for wishes of good quality Zzzs N' Meats! I will do my best! Hope you've been well and stay well.

Until next time! D. Racc City OUT! 🚪🦝✨ _💨💨

P.S. My phone is completely inoperable ;-; on my computer like a old head lool I joke. Nonetheless, we will talk as soon a possible ciao ciao and take care

[anxiousanteaterr]

Finally getting back into d&d and i got the hugest bomb dropped on me. my dm just came out swinging as my character slowly discovered that their life was pm a lie and my sweet, sweet robot The Beekeeper may not have actually been bought on clearance by a hopeful and humble farmer, but instead was BUILT by him! And that the blueprints used to manufacture the war droids going on a crusade for the Spider Queen ARE BASED OFF OF THE EXACT UNIT MODEL FOR THE BEEKEEPER. 😭😭. WHICH WAS THE ONE EXACT FEAR HE HAD WHEN HE FIRST SAW THEM.

the dm even pulled our god cleric into another chat to show him the lore legend stuff, and then the cleric showed me after, and it turns out this little farmer guy who made The Beekeeper has been like, gutted and hooked up to a mainframe and is being used to create and power the evil ones 😭😭

so now we gotta go and stop him (the overarching goal is to basically give the army their own sentience so they hopefully wont work for the Spider Queen anymore + kill your first best friend ever haha 🙂) and im NOT!!! LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!!! The Beekeeper has only the sweetest and happiest memories of his owner/builder?? and neither he or I as the player are prepared to have to pull the plug!

The Beekeeper has also apparently been able to think and care and feel THIS WHOLE TIME? We all thought it was like, gained sentience. That's what I initally intended. Built over time. A weird quirk or a marvel of some kind. But apparently FROM THE VERY BEGINNING he was PLANNED to be able to do this. But so much of it was erased and/or locked for reasons he does not know and/or cannot remember.

I'm assuming it was to protect him, seeing as he's the only one of his unit that wasn't forced to be evil (unless THATS just bc its the newly built ones, not the old ones). I'm bracing myself for the gut-wrenching monologue both me and the Beekeeper are going to have to endure as he goes to end this poor man's life and free the robots.

This all just hit SUPER HARD in SO MANY WAYS because a huge part of the Beekeeper IS his sentience and freedom! He's very unique in this! The world this campaign takes place in has plenty of Warforged, the planet we started on is v futuristic, but the Beekeeper is not a Warforged. He is a ROBOT. Built for BEE KEEPING. Who gained (or I guess unlocked) sentience all on his own. And it started all the way back (20+ years ago) when he was first made. Part of his sentience gaining too, was getting files from the other Beekeeper units, whomst of which many of THEM gained sentience as well, and we're trying to help awaken the others. He didn't even really see the signs until after he was sentient enough to really look back on his old files and actually think on them.

THIS IS ALSO HUGE because The Beekeeper's class is "Barbarian". The way we made this work is he is just built with special kits to get juiced up and "rage". Programmed to know how to fight with Barbarian skillsets. Special mods and all that, and skills that "unlock" once the proper experience is gained (this is something he had from before meeting the party, too. His current memory for it is "a friend of the farmer modded me to be this way to help protect him from robbers", but uh... we'll see...)

His subclass though, is the "Path of the Ancestral Guardian", which I specifically picked bc of the previous Robo-Agri robots that also gained sentience. And also bc the Beekeeper's main goal in battle is to kill fast in order to protect his family (the rest of the party). He has on multiple occassions dove headfirst into battle while everyone else stays back, shielded others, and overall tries to be the main target. That part was not planned, but worked out well in the end. I also implimented the subclass in a more traditional Barbarian way.

Meaning that, for The Beekeeper (and he unlocked this when we were in the middle of an illithid dungeon), he flew into his semi-robotic, semi-sentient soul powered rage one fight when things were looking bleak, and the ghosts of previous Robo-Agri robots who had also gained sentience but paid the ultimate price for it, rose up to help out by protecting the other party members.

EVERY TIME The Beekeeper goes into a rage THE GHOSTS OF HIS FALLEN BRETHREN come to aid him! Being one of the few of robot-kind to awaken, they are willing to follow and aid a fellow sibling! And they help protect his family because thats what he wants the most! And The Beekeeper is aware of this and is very grateful for the help!

So OFC The Beekeeper going to want to help the robots who were built and/or converted to be evil! ESPECIALLY since the blueprints for them are ALMOST IDENTICAL to him, and The Beekeeper KNOWS that Aknor must have taken his creator and... did that to him... BECAUSE he saw how useful and versatile The Beekeeper is! The bitch had FRONT ROW TICKETS to see The Beekeeper NOT be an apiary tender, but be a fucking WAR MACHINE that did the job WELL.

And for The Beekeeper to just ignore that?? To just brush it off and go "eh not my problem" ??? That would be THE most ooc thing I could do.

I just RRARRRGH. This whole session has been a fucking CRISIS for The Beekeeper and for ME!!!

... i need to go lay down.

[coolocgod]

Shadow!mike

So uh yeah suprisingly enough he does exist, but uh imma explain some stuff before he just appeared XD, so i think it happend after the whole rip out soul thing where mike shoved his soul back in and contuined the walk around, and then found a little place of the shadow realm that looked like a city, while mike was exploring he spotted a shadowy cat which seemed to trust him immediately when seeing him, and in the dream it played the little noise then noelle or susie fully join the party in deltarune and put text saying "the shadow cat joined your party" mike then had a thought of naming it, and then suggested some names (i forgot all of the names he suggested XD) and then the shadow cat picked the name "shade" so mike now has shade and stitchy on his party, and yes stitchy does kinda count as a pokemon cues of a fight with shadow!miki, stitchy kinda protected mike anyways, mike keeps exploring and spots some shadowy plushie cats that were moving around, they were called the patchworks, alot of them seemed scared of mike then they noticed him and skittered off, mike was confused but crouched down to one, who had a spot over his eye(also all the pathworks have differnt colored patches on them), the cat seemed scared but mike reached his hand out and then said "..hey its okay.....i wont hurt you...." which the cat was still cautious but slowly trusted mike, enough to join the party, this one i got to nickname and the only name i thought of for it was "spot" it liked it, and after that mike got up and contuined to explore, he left the little city and then encountered shadow!steven who seemed more pissed then normal and said "you traitor..." mike was obviously confused and said "what....do you mean?" and shadow!steven responded with "OH DONT TRY TO PLAY COY WITH ME YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID, YOUR PROBABLY GONNA BETRAY STITCHY ASWELL", mike was still confused but now almost crying and just hugged onto stitchy(also this stuff might be a little out of order), after a bit(im unsure what happend cues after the crying scene the dream ended), mike arrived at a shadowy lake, and then meets shadow!mike who was just sitting by the lake, and then said "oh...hello...do you want to watch the water aswell", mike agrees and sits next to him to watch the water, now uh its hard to piecse together what happend cues i got multiple dreams of these 2 just chillin so imma just try to piecse it together here, so mike and shadow!mike chat for a bit, and mike asked "uh....so do you have any nicknames for your brother?" and shadow!mike awnsered with "raspberry....or....i call him....razz" mike was kind of suprised by this, and shadow!mike said another thing "ya know even tho he hates everyone with my name.....he is usually one big goofball, thats the main reason i nickname him raspberry cues his sweet like one....ha...i wish i could help get him back to the goofball he once was", now uh time for it to be more confusing, cues shadow!mike presumably said something that made mike mad and say "were nothing alike, sure we share a name but i actually care about my brother unlike you" which i think happend before shadow!mike just went sad boi, but im unsure, and also another thing that happend is mike giving shade to shadow!mike sense he was stressed and shade seemed to trust him, and shadow!mike just hugged shade and said "....kitty..." while crying, but uh ye, also another thing i forgot to say mike doesnt have dewdrop at all on his team in this dream which is weird, so i kinda think maybe dewdrop is missing but idk, anyways thats mainly it XD

[cosmosoracle]

It's not the easiest thing to wreck something underwater; one would have to go against the force of water itself, or hit the target with strong intent. And yet, Hoyt still manages to damage enough in his room, struggling to let out some of his pent up frustration. He breathes in fast from the magical air bottle to his side when he stops, bubbles floating up and out of the room as he slowly calms down. It takes a bit; he usually is the one that stays in control the most, but even a patient killer has his limits.

Once he returns somewhat calm, his hand instinctively goes to the satchel with the dice he always carries on his side. They are one of the godly gifts he earned from the very beginning of his adventure: accepting to gamble with fate and with his life on the line, he attracted the attention of another entity involved with the Tears and the rest of the mess we are in that introduced herself to him as the Real Deal. His heroic and risky actions were appreciated and rewarded with those little tokens, which, more than once, were able to change the outcome of things.

He pulls all four of them out, taking a moment to observe them and juggle them between his fingers. His reliance on them was undeniable, and not just for himself. Very often, he also reached in the pocket to turn them in the team's favor, especially to save the others from their demise. Just a few days earlier, just a few hours earlier, they had been turned to try and save Evangelia as well in more than one occasion. But when things got too hectic and trying to add some luck to the equation was not enough, he didn't settle down with simple gambling anymore - instead, he would pick the one that was completely corrupted and stained in black, which gave him higher chances to Take What He Wants.

And yet, not even the black die proved to be enough against Roktor. Not only that; it seems like the blackness on its surface had also started to peel off at some point, maybe during the fight, and red dots are resurfacing on its faces. He snarls at them, then he starts to speak to them, and his eyes start to wander around the room.

"What is this... what should this mean? After today... I felt like I had defied Fate this morning, I succeeded against the King that defeated me in my dream. I felt like I had won everything... and then I lost everything instead, right after that, bullied by that fucking thing... We lost the book. Chaldira... Why now?"

"I don't know."

Hoyt turns behind himself, and just like Egon, the Real Deal is sitting on his bed with her legs crossed and her hands on the knees, not minding the water around her at all as she lightly rocks back and forth, shrugging her shoulders. The assassin blinks at her, certainly not expecting a visit face to face; but, once the initial surprise settles, he fully turns and swims a little closer to her as she resumes to speak.

"First of all, just to make things clear... that is not my name," she agitates her finger while making the precisation, almost a little offended at it; but as soon as that is dealt with, she immediately returns more serious, pointing with her head at the group of dice in the hands of the goblin. "Secondly, it wasn't me doing anything to that die. All that happened is that... it was your best pal so far, giving you everything you wanted and bypassing the whole game!"

"I haven't been using it much since our last chat," Hoyt mutters under his breath as she emphasizes the concept.

"...until it didn't work. Today, it didn't give what you wanted, despite you did everything as usual. It was enough for you to doubt it, and, apparently, it's been enough for it to get damaged, in a way, just like mine started to blacken when you insisted on your desires."

"Plus... I'm sure you are familiar with that... old, cursed man with skeletal hands, rowing on his boat over a river of souls from one shore to another...?"

Of course, that rings a bell for Hoyt. He nods as he recalls that exact image from another dream. He had gone just past him back then, turning to stare at him with a sinister shine in its eyes... "I'm guessing it was him giving me the black die."

"And there's even more," the blue skinned woman straightens her back and crosses her arms, clearly disgusted at the mere thought of the figure. "He's the one that has been laughing at you through all these days, the one who's been giving you the unpleasant dreams that have nothing to do with us. I'm giving you free will with the dice. You can use my red ones, his black ones, none at all; you can play a game, with me, with the world - with your life! Who cares! Have fun!... while he's just waiting for you to fail."

"Oh, that I know; and I have been playing the game personally for long enough. That book... what the fuck is that?"

She sighs and turns away. "You know very well that I cannot talk about it."

"I know, but aren't you worried about everything that happened? About the fact that he has it now? "

"That I absolutely am, but unfortunately I am bound and I cannot help you anymore than this. See, I became what I am exactly because I took my risks. Once, I was lucky enough to play and win with the right person, so I became what I am, and here I am today. While all of this? It was the result of the day that, eventually, I played again and I lost."

"Heh, of course," he breathed out, clearly unhappy. "It's part of the game, right?"

"Right."

"Riiight."

The Real Deal favors a break after that. She also looks deeply dissatisfied at everything. She seems to take a few moments for herself to value something, and then she returns to pay attention to the little trinkets. "Do you know how many times you used that die?"

"A lot, especially in the past," Hoyt comments bitterly.

"If I am correct - which I'm pretty sure that I am - it was 27 times with today's addition... and with every single use, you lost a year of your life."

Silence drops in the room, and the rogue opens his eyes a little wider. His humanity beyond the curse always shines through them a little more strongly; the blue hues of the irises are as uncommon as they can be for such an ancestry otherwise. And in them, the loss is extremely readable.

"...what?"

There is no answer from the other, which keeps observing the goblin with somewhat regretful eyes. He needs a bit to come to terms with the situation before continuing to talk. "I wish I knew that earlier."

"I'm sure that sharing these informations about that piece of shit with you very much counts as interference with our deal, but technically not too much. As I already said, I'm sorry I can't help any more than this," she raises one shoulder and looks at him with sincere participation.

"This situation - dancing in the hands of you higher beings without knowing what to do - sucks. What the hell are we supposed to do?"

She sighs and pulls herself back. "Do what you always did so far. Live your life as you please, have fun. But if you feel like something is pulling you in... listen to your guts; it seems to have failed you only once so far. I can't tell you anything else about the book; but when the right time comes, hit me up. I'll be sure to come around."

"Fine." He grabs the black die with his free hand and stares at it intensely for a few seconds, before throwing it away without a second thought.

She smiles to that. "There you go..."

"But if you're really so sorry, do make sure to share all the informations you have with me the moment you can."

There is a single moment of pause before the Real Deal raises her hands, giving Hoyt a double thumbs up. "Okidoki!"

She pushes herself off the bed, then rummages through her pockets and her smile turns to a full grin. "A copper for your effort," she chimes before flipping the money.

Hoyt frowns as he follows the coin being thrown at him. By the time he looks down at her to complain - he's about to call her a cheap bastard - she has already disappeared, just as she arrived. He huffs and catches the coin. When he looks back down at it... a new red die is in his palm.

(Frustration grows even more. 'Why is she like that!?')

[elvhenmage]

the ramblings of a madman for your viewing (dis)pleasure

‼️ spoiler warning ‼️

link to the video for context but if you don't wanna watch it's the chat where he's talking abt their "connection" and durge's "killer instinct" blah blah path of blood or whatever. a little world domination as a treat. you know the chat. anyways here's my tweet thread reposted for anyone who cares to read <3

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ok ok it was this convo. like i joked at the time abt val having to redirect their moral compasses after this but i was thinking abt it last night trying to sleep and i was like man. MAN they could have ended up SO BADLY

like this kind of makes me sick to watch LMAO it's the way he consistently uses 'we' and 'us' for me... "a connection between us, like we're two souls walking the same path" "killing is an instinct for us" "we're very much on the same page" "the power we'd wield" LIKE AGHH

makaria with this deep seated need to be in control because she was created for it would absolutely be swayed by this. of course it sounds like a good idea - she's literally BEEN there! she was created to head bhaal's murder cult and was pretty handily doing so before +

orin cut out a chunk of her brain. that pull isn't going to go away. it's her destiny to rule and to rule violently. astarion is checking every box in this conversation to manipulate her but it's not even like it's hard for him because she's much easier to coerce than a normal +

good-aligned tav. she let the kuo-toa call her a god, she's gotten by on deceit and intimidation, she gave him a cursed book without blinking and she didn't say no when he asked for a tadpole, like! he doesn't even have to lie to get her to see his point of view!

these two live blood-soaked lives and would very very easily be able to persuade one another to going down their darkest paths because astarion craves power because he's never had it and makaria wants it because she lost it. the difference is that she would know precisely how to+

wield it where astarion doesn't. that's also part of why she doesn't fuck with the tadpoles, it's an unknown power that already has a leg up on her by being in her actual brain and she's not foolish enough to believe it could be a good thing - but once they've learned there's +

maybe a way to actually, reliably control them, who's to say he couldn't potentially win her over? this whole thing was partly her fuckin idea to begin with! of course she could be swayed back towards it! without the rest of the party their relationship would be so so terrible

their bad ends would be like if endgame tomshiv was dropped in radioactive sludge. without gale and val and the party to balance them out they would both be GONERS. even the urge, interestingly enough, is part of that balance too because it's like. what astarion wants is, +

obviously, perfectly in line with what she wanted before she lost her memory. but because her brain's fucked and she doesn't remember that, it opened the door for her to be something else. one of her first major events is helping shadowheart out of the pod & being thanked for it

can you imagine?? living a ruthless life as a bhaalspawn for 30+ years and then having your world flipped on its axis because these two random women are helping you survive (lae'zel) and thanking you for saving their life (shadowheart). INSANE. the first thought she had upon +

waking up was wanting to rip apart whoever did this to her and then like a week or two later she's trying not to cry as val helps her hide the body of an innocent girl she killed in her sleep. and she hates that she lost control so adamantly that she actively tries to be better

she helps halsin and the tieflings, she saves arabella TWICE, she carries around alfira's teacher's lute as a reminder to not let anything control her. she helps the harpers in the shadows, she saves lae'zel from the zaith'isk, she finds infernal iron for karlach, etc etc

(obvs these aren't SOLELY her i'm just sayin in general she's not against these things) and then she has this fucking conversation with astarion where he starts tipping her towards his side because i mean... yeah a little world domination DOES sound tempting. that feeling in the+

back of her head is always there, lurking, waiting to come out -- and then IMMEDIATELY afterwards sceleritas shows up and wants her to kill isobel. this bitch is constantly in a game of tug of war with herself and honest to god both her and astarion would be doomed without the +

rest of the party. she would eventually relapse and he'd get what he wanted and it would be game fucking over. and that's not even getting into what THAT "partnership" would look like bc that would be a whole other thread.

i lost the plot somewhere in here. just musing about the power of friendship and how fucked her and astarion would be w/o it.

typing out an incoherent sixteen tweet rambling thread about makaria and how she and astarion would completely and inevitably be each other's ruin without the influence of their friends and how losing her memory was the single best thing that could've ever happened to her because it (+ the urge) actually helped save her from this hypothetical bad end when i should be working >>>

[lucy90712]

telling the viewers (hc)

George:

He is very nervous about it and he's not sure if he even wants to tell viewers about you and not because he's ashamed or doesn't love you because he does but he just isn't sure how his fans will react and he doesn't want to subject you to unnecessary hate. Being one of the ones that fans make edits about all the time he just isn't sure about upsetting people by telling them he has a partner.

If he does decide to tell the viewers it would be nothing big he would just get you to 'accidentally' walk into one of his streams and he would say a few things but then leave it at that. The only reason he wants to tell the viewers is so that if you were to walk in the background or be heard it wouldn't be a worry to have to explain it and it can be on his own terms.

When the stream started he felt much better about the whole thing, having you there with him smiling helped with his nerves. From what he could see the chat were reacting well but you can never be sure but either way you were happy so he was happy.

If there was any hate he wouldn't really know what to do but he does say something on Twitter telling the viewers that he won't tolerate the hate on his partner and from then on there is definitely less hate. He will definitely block certain things on your phone so that you don't have to see the hate and if you do he will be there to make you feel better.

Dream:

Since Clay doesn't show his face he wouldn't show yours but he would definitely get you to come in during a stream and talk with his viewers. Doesn't make a big deal out of it at all because he doesn't want people to see it as a big thing. The whole thing is helped by him having talked about previous girlfriends and even mentioning you but only as a friend.

His main resounding for wanting to tell his viewers about your relationship is so that in the future once he does face reveal you can go out together and it won't be a big thing if people see you holding hands or something. He also wants to be able to post the odd picture of you with patches because those are the cutest pictures and he wants to share them.

When the actual stream comes around he has you sat with him and introduces you to the stream before ignoring it as if nothing happened and playing bedwars with his friends and you just chiming in every now and then. He also let you play a few games with him helping you by having his hands over yours.

With Clay being who he is there is definitely seen hate and it is trending on twitter for a while but he won't hesitate one bit to talk about the hate as soon as he sees just one tweet because he just loves you too much to let people get away with talking about you like that. He also makes sure to keep you off twitter for a while until it passes so that you don't have to see the vile things people said about you.

Sapnap:

Sapnap just wants to show you off because he thinks your gorgeous and the people need to appreciate you. Would obviously make sure you are ok with it before actually going through with it but once you're chill he would think about actually showing you off.

Decides to do it through Instagram because he knows that from there is will spread to every other platform but he has less followers on there. Plus a big bonus is that all he has to do is find a cute picture of the both of you which isn't hard because you always look good. In the end he posts a picture of the both of you with him stood behind kissing your cheek while your smiling, its his favourite picture that he has of you so why not share it. The caption is something really sweet as well because Sapnap can't joke about you.

As he predicted the picture was all over twitter within minutes of him posting it to Instagram and when he next streamed a lot of people asked about you so he got you to come in and talk to the chat for a little while and they all loved you, possibly more than sap. There is very little hate because Sapnap simply won't stand for it and makes it very clear even before he mentioned you that he doesn't want to see any hate on things he announces so there just wasn't any or at least nothing noticeable.

From then on he brings you into streams whenever you agree to be in them and posts the odd picture with you if he likes them enough. He loves having his viewers know about you because he can tell stories about things you've done without having to worry about exactly what he says and its a huge weight off his shoulder to not be hiding something.

Quackity:

Just so very chaotic, it would be planned but so unplanned like he knew he wanted to say something one stream after many rumours went around twitter but he had no idea how to do it. He had a lot of ideas but none of them were quite right so naturally he combined them all to make the weirdest fever dream type stream ever.

The stream pretty much sums up your relationship because between the two of you nothing is done normally and there is never a dull moment. There was a lot of yelling for no real reason but you got your point across eventually so who really cares. George, sapnap and Karl joined at one point just to see what the hell was going on and they definitely contributed to the craziness by talking over the both of you.

After the stream Alex was surprised to see just how many people didn't like you because you were being you, they thought you were putting on an act to be like him when you really just aren't he just found his perfect match. It bothered him so much that he put out an alt tweet with an old video of you both acting just like you did on stream just so he could prove them all wrong, he was so petty about it as well literally just captioning the tweet with 'I told you so' . With that it died down and people were embarrassed that they just got proven wrong by the person they look up to.

Karl:

Karl loves you with all his heart so he would be excited when the time finally came to tell his viewers you two were together, they already know you because there is no way he wouldn't stream with you a friends although secretly he would hold your hand under the desk.

He was so excited to stream with you as partners that he was bouncing off the walls all day even though it was a simple alt stream he was still so excited. He didn't even really have anything planned and hones wasn't quite sure how he was going to say it but eventually he just kind of introduced you as his partner rather than by your name at the start of the stream.

The chat goes insane when he does that thinking it was by mistake but then the both of you just laugh, the rest of the stream is spent telling the chat about fun memories you have together and telling them the times you may have lied to them about in the past. It was a lot of fun especially when some friends joined and made fun of the both of you telling stories they remember which aren't as sweet as the ones you were telling. All of the viewers were so nice and there was really no hate which is probably helped by the fact that everyone was familiar with you so not much changed other than the label on yours and Karl's relationship.

Wilbur:

It's an accident that it happens because otherwise he was never going to officially tell his viewers about your relationship because he likes to keep his private life private. You have been seen outside together before and pictures have been put on Twitter but nothing ever really came of those.

One day when he had just gone back to streaming at home and not an office he didn't tell you he was streaming so you walked in by accident. Straight away you realised what you did and were mortified but somehow Wilbur was calm and just took it in his stride getting you to come over and just clear things up. To start with you could tell he was stressed but just having you there made him much happier to the point that he didn't even mind that he was having to share part of his personal life because now he can share more things about you.

From that day on every now and then he would tell fun stories from your lives because a lot of weird things happen to the two of you. Plus then he doesn't have to worry so much about being seen out with you in public because that was always a huge worry that someone would catch you two kissing or something and it really spread through twitter not that he looks at twitter but it would reach his stream chat and he just didn't want that. Now he doesn't have to worry and honestly is quite happy that the people get to meet you because you are such a wonderful kind soul.

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The Name (Satan X MC)

This a one-shot Fanfic, is part of my Halloween series “He Snaps”

short Angst/Fluff with Horror elements in them.

This is loosely base on my joke post What could possibly go wrong?

and Inspired by @yukihaie fanfic The Letter Under The Shoes particularly Part 4 and this take place after the Masks event normal route.

Warning: Swearing, Mention of Blood, Violence, Gore, Torture, Mistaken Identity and Demonic nature

It was supposed to be a prank to Lucifer, a joke to annoy him, not!

Now Satan is running for his life in the woods near the house, in search of a place to hide.

Finally, he found a place where he can hide, a cave. He ran inside then he sat down, and try to catch his breath. Then he slams his fist on the wall of the cave and curse to himself.

The hated himself for pulling you in his prank.

It was the day after the whole Halloween event, you, Satan and Solomon were figuring out where the other mask came from.

You three were at the common room at the House of Lamentation.

“Even though these things try to make you all to kill me and Solomon, I kinda like the design of this one” you brough one of the masks up with a squint eyes design with the mouth a downward “V” on it. “You think this can affect humans?” you turn the mask to face Satan.

“As if we are going to be affected by a simple curse like that MC” Solomon comments “I can’t imagine that these Masks has a different affect on us, in draws out the malevolent of demons, then it would be less dangerous for us” Solomon playful hover the mask he grabs from the box, over his face.

You chuckle at his silliness, with Satan not to please at his action.

“Be careful, Lucifer said that he doesn’t want anymore stress coming from these Masks” and that lit an idea at Satan.

“Kitten, can you do me a favor”

“Yeah, what is it?”

“You put in the mask, and then I take a picture of you wearing it and send it to Lucifer”

“What!”

“Wait! I think he has something in mind” Solomon places a hand on your shoulder as he said that.

“Okay think about it, Lucifer is already sick of seeing these things, but what will really tick him off is you wearing it. And since we are the only one who knows that these masks will do little to you humans.”

“But what happens if something really happens when I wear this mask?”

“The worst that these masks could do is make us demon crave soul. So, what could these masks do to you humans and besides I’ll take it off of you, once I got the photo okay” he grabs both of your hands and cup them together as he looks at you with his emerald green eyes.

You let out sigh and nodded, then he gave you a peck on the lips and stood up and go get the mask.

Once he grabs it, he kneeled down in front of you, and you were seating on his chair.

“Just a couple of pictures, if that’s alright with you”

“Yeah, it’s okay. just make sure you make me look good” you smile at he and he smiled back.

Then he slowly brought the masks on your face and put it on you. Then he pulled back his hand and slowly stood back up and took a step back. Solomon walks up to Satan and stood beside him and looking at you with his hand under his chin.

“How do you feel?” Solomon asks

“I’m still me, its just hard to see through the masks” you reply, as you try to adjust the mask.

“Okay let’s take those pictures” Satan pulls out his D.D.D from his pocket “Now kitten I want you to place both hands on the mask like your trying take it off, but your struggling” you did what Satan asks.

In moments Satan took a dozen or so photos, with different angles. Now his looking over the photos with Solomon, with both of their backs turn on you. But do they know that you’re reaching for one of the other masks in the box.

“That! Send it your group chat with your brothers, I would love to see Mammon and Asmo’s reaction” Solomon points to a picture of you reaching out to the camera, like you’re pledging for help.

“We’re trying to stress Lucifer, not give all of them a heart attack” Satan tells Solomon “Kitten, you looked great in all of these. Now let’s take that mask off you-” as he slowly turns around, suddenly Satan was met with a punch in the face, causing him to fall.

Before he could react, Solomon was push down and pinned on the ground with you on top of him, with your legs pinning his arms down.

“MC!! WHAT ARE YOU-” before he could finish, he sentences you slap the mask on his face, he tries to call out to you, all you can hear was muffled sound due to the mask?

Soon Solomon, stop struggling as the mask slowly taking over of him.

But then Satan Tackled you off of him and he pinned you down.

“MC! Snap out of it!!!”

“I’M NOT MC!!!!! I’M LILITH!” you yelled at him

“WHAT!!” Satan was taken a back by what you just said. Then Solomon push Satan off of you and it the table nearby.

Soon the door swings open to reveal Lucifer and the rest of them wanting what noise, hearing all the commotion having in the room.

All of them are shock to see Satan is on the floor with the table on top of him, and you and Solomon are wearing the curse masks.

As Solomon help you to get up and back your feet, then the two of you look toward the brothers

“MC!” Mammon calls out you

But a chair is thrown at the side of the door, causing them to flinch.

“Stop calling me that, how could you call you sister something as worthless as a human!” all of them tense up, with Beel and Belphie starting to hyperventilate.

“Solomon, you us! You know me! Snap MC out of this-”

“SILENT! DEMON!” Asmo quickly covered his mouth, following Solomon’s command. “And that’s KING Solomon to you. I will not let myself be disrespected by a server like yourself” Solomon points at Asmo as he stood tall with magic energy coming out of him. “But I’m still a fair king. As such I will give you demons a chance to run!”

“Ooo! Let’s play hide and seek like we always have!” you clap your hands like an exited kid, then you turn to Solomon and grab his arm with both hands “But let’s play it the ‘adult’ way” then you turn to the brother as you said it in a deep and serious tone.

Solomon laughs and as his free hand gesture to make a circle Infront the two of you. then you two reaches in and grab a whip and crossbow.

You let go of his arm, as he gives you the crossbow and he let the whip roll showing to the brothers the end of the whip as blades on it.

“we’ll get you all five minutes head start” he said it

“Remember! If I catch any of you, we will never be apart again”

“And if I can any of you, you will make a pact with me” as he said that, the two of you start laughing.

Asmo quickly rushes and grab Satan by the arm and pull him up, the latter which is still in shock. They quickly ran out of the room, with Lucifer and Mammon close the door.

That all he can remember, now Satan is in a cave seating on the ground with both arms on his knees as he looks down on the ground, as he tries thinks how to save you from the mask.

but the way you acted, and how you refer to yourself as Lilith keep him from thinking about a solution to the situation their all in.

he recalls a time you cried to him, about one of his brothers calling you Lilith by accident, he wanted to know who said it, he’s rage want boiling at that point, but you stop him by wrapping you arms around him, and telling him just to stay with you, because you just need him right now.

He hates see you like this, how your scared and feeling alone. But you are not alone, he knows it.

How angry and sadness that people refer to him as Lucifer, even as a joke. But his not nice like you, he will tear them in to pieces when anyone calls him Lucifer or Lucifer’s copy.

But you are not like him, instead of telling them and yelling at them, you just keep it hidden deep inside and pretend like everything is fine.

Now you are in his arms crying, as he tries to calm you down. And once you did, you looked up to he and stare deep into his eyes, with such calm and happiness in your eyes, knowing that you always have someone that understand you. and you understand him, fills him with warmth and joy.

You reach up to kiss him, then he leans forward kiss you as you wrap your arms around his neck as he wraps his around your waist, melting in each other warmth and pleasing presence. But then.

“AAAAHHH!” a scream snap Satan out of his reminiscing, he hears Asmo scream from the distance. He quickly got up and start heading towards the screams.

Once he got there, he was shock to see what horror is on the open field in the woods

“Fucking stop screaming, you little shit” Solomon is stepping on Asmo, while his tying up Levi, with both wrists tied at each tree next to him.

“Be careful with my brother, my king we wouldn’t want any of them to be damage before you make a pact with them.” You said it while point the crossbow to Lucifer who is bound by eight different spell chains. “Not unless they need, to learn their lesson” then you pulled the trigger firing one arrow to Lucifer’s shoulder.

“Lilith, go find your other brothers and that sorry of excuse of a demon” As Solomon said it, he tightens the rope with one final pull causing Levi to scream in agony.

“Oow, but I haven’t had enough time with my big brother” you look at Solomon and stomp you foot on the ground like a spoiled brat.

“MC…. You’re not-” Lucifer try to talk to you but you hit him with the crossbow right on the side of his face.

“FUCKING STOP CALLING ME THAT!!!!!! I’M NOT THEM- I’M NOT THEM- I’M NOT THEM- I’M NOT THEM” you keep repeat it over and over, as you drop the crossbow and grab your hair and starting to scream in pain, threw you head back.

Satan couldn’t take it anymore, he can’t just hide and let you be some much pain, so he quickly shifted into his demon form, and runs towards you, but something grabs and wrap around his ankle, stopping him.

“Look what I got” Solomon let out a chuckle and slowly pull Satan towards him. “The demon who is a copy of a fallen angel” as he continues to pull, blood start dripping out from the eyes and mouth holes of the mask that Solomon is wearing. “a demon with no purpose” as Satan is near at his feet, Solomon step on his chest, digging his heel deep on it. “So, it will be fitting if I kill you here” Solomon pulls out that night dagger out of scabbard with is attach on his belt “be grateful that a king is killing you, demon”

As Solomon pulls the dagger up ready to drive it to Satan’s heart, Asmo scream fill the night. But then an arrow is shot at Solomon’s shoulder causing to stumble back. Surprise Satan look up to see that you shot the arrow at Solomon. As you pant blood start dripping out of your mask too.

“Satan…. Run”

“TRAITOR!!” Solomon stood up and quickly threw the dagger at you right on your shoulder causing you to fall.

Satan eyes widen and he could only hear is ringing as he stares at your unconscious body. As your mask stare at him while blood is still dripping out.

Satan let out monstrous roar, and got up and charges at Solomon tackling him on the ground, but he manages to cast a couple of spells before Satan pinned both of his arms with his legs.

Then two chains emerged from the ground wrapping around Satan’s neck slowly tighten and chocking him. Satan coughs as he slowly losing air in his body. But then in a second, he brought his hands to getting and slam them into Solomon’s face, breaking both mask and his nose.

Satan losing air, slump over letting Solomon grab his face and scream in agony.

“Solomon! Your killing Satan!” Asmo yell at Solomon grabbing his attention.

Then Solomon looks to the side and saw Satan suffocating by the chain, then he quickly canceling the spells free Satan, who gasp and grab his neck.

Solomon let out a sigh of relief.

Moments later, Asmo finally finishing untying Levi and place his brother's arm over his shoulder, while Solomon help Lucifer, taking him to the nearest tree.

Then Mammon, Beel and Belphie manage to find the field and looked around. Mammon quickly rushes to Lucifer’s side checking him.

“What happen” Beel asks as he looks around and soon land his sight on a kneeling Satan cradling you in his arms with the mask that you were wear shattered beside him.

Belphie saw and quickly run towards the two of you, he kneeled beside his older brother, and saw him, wiping the blood off you face.

“Are they-”

“They be fine” Satan cuts him off, with melancholy tone.

Then he leans forward and kiss the top of your forehead, and place his on top of yours.

“Your fine MC, your fine. I'm here”

Note: Happy Birthday Satan!

or Early Birthday. depending where you are!

Thank you to @yukihaie for the inspiration for this Fic.

[witch-hazels-musings]

🌸 Ask box open WOOOOO, could I ask for Beidou, Diluc and others of your choice, with someone who is exceptionally gifted with animals, and loves nerding out about them🌸

zoology 

Warning -> SFW (Beidou - long hair mentioned) 

Character X GN Reader | anthology 

Includes: Beidou, Diluc, Ganyu

Beidou

She’s already so impressed with you - how could she not be considering how the two of you met

When she saw you fighting a group of smugglers on the docks of Liyue, your hands gripping onto the cages of the animals they were trying to take with them - not caring for your safety in the slightest and taking hit after hit in a desperate attempt to shield the animals inside 

At that moment, she became your shield - your barrier between the harsh reality of the world and promised to keep you safe 

That bright smile behind bruises and cuts as you watched the small creatures find their freedom once again was enough information for her to know what kind of person you were 

Now, every time she returned to Liyue, she was excited to see your face or the sanctuary you had built from the ground up -- you were a human she wished to see more of 

“Y/N? You in here?” She called out to you, her hand pushing past the beads which separated the outside from the in. Animals ran around her feet and, as carefully as she could, she stepped through them. 

“A!H! Beidou??” Your voice called out to her, a crash sounding somewhere in the distance and a small curse following right after. When she found you, the state of your hair - frazzled and half-hazardly placed on top of your head - the long coat you liked to wear pooling beneath your feet as you worked to pick up the items that had fallen, and the reassuring expression you gave to the startled animals around you made her head swim and mouth stretch. 

“Little friends, hold on. That was rather frightful, wasn’t it?” The tone you used was sweet and kind and she watched as a small fox stepped toward you before pressing its nose carefully against yours. “That’s right, see nothing to be worried about.” 

When you caught sight of her, the grin that plastered across your face reached all the way into your eyes. “Need some assistance?” Beidou asked, extending her hand out toward you. 

“I’ll always take some help from my favorite captain.” 

Beidou would often bring you lost or injured animals - it was like you had a knack for helping them recuperate and on the days when she was around to see you release them back into the wild, well the energy that radiated off of you was stronger than a swing of her claymore 

The knowledge that you had about them shocked her, enlightened her, and made her understood why they were so calm when near you -- to have that level of love and compassion for the creatures of the world meant your heart must be as pure as gold 

Ganyu 

Just like you, Ganyu has a high affinity to care for the creatures of this world. She has vowed to protect them just as much as you have, and her spirit feels kindred to your own -- like two wandering souls who found each other in a chaotic world 

It was after a ‘not so eventful’ sparring match with the adeptis Xiao that she found you - quickly, she made her way to offer you assistance and when she found you holding onto an injured animal with tears in your eyes … she wanted to know more, so much more about you 

The two of you raced off to get some aid, the small creatures shook the whole time in your arms, it scratched and bit at you - she could easily see the marks on your skin - but you continued to reassure it of its safety, never once did you react violently or alarmed at its behavior, and after some time it calmed down … it found a home with you and from that point on never left your side 

The apartment which you decorated in the themes of the animals which you took in, or who visited you on a regular day, felt more like home than anything she’d ever seen -- the open windows, the coming and going of beings whose freedom was all their own, and the space you created for them was everything to her kind heart

The items in her hands were getting heavy, but she continued her way over the bridge knowing that the strain would soon be alleviated. The walk to your home was long, but not challenging and soon she found herself strutting down the path only to find you standing outside in the sunlight. 

You were sitting on a small bench, one that you’d find tossed out by some store owner and had worked hard to bring home. Birds flocked to you, some resting on your head, others bouncing around your feet or over your thighs. They were eagerly eating up the crumbs of food that fell to the ground in even intervals. 

“You must have flown so far to reach me.” The way your voice sounded brought comfort to all who heard it. A kind finger brushed against the chest of a bird who had settled onto your shoulder and when you pulled away it preened its feathers and made a soft chirping sound. 

The birds took flight as Ganyu approached, their upset screams sounding as they settled onto the roof of your home. “Pleasant greetings.” Ganyu bowed, her head dipping slightly before returning to its normal place. 

“Hiya!” You leaped from your spot and made your way toward her with unbound energy. “I didn’t expect you.” 

“I uh - I brought you some things from the market.” 

“Oh wow! How generous, thank you.” You reached for the extended back and let the straps rest over your arm. “Are you busy?” 

“N-no, I have the day ---!” With gusto, you grabbed her hand and lead her toward the house. When you looked back at her it was like looking into the brightest star and Ganyu wondered how she got so lucky to have met you on that fateful day. 

She learned much from you - like an endless wealth of knowledge you shared with her fact after fact and no matter how unique the animal, you still knew so much about it 

There were many days where the two of you would just sit out on your porch and chat about the world outside 

Nature and all its creations were so fascinating to you that it seemed you had lived much longer than one lifetime 

Diluc 

It's not that he … hated animals it was more that they never seemed to get along well with him. He couldn’t understand how someone could be so well-liked by the creatures that seemed to despise his very existence 

“Just … If you’d only just leave, then we both wouldn’t be in this situation.” He called to the stray cat that had lodged itself in the corner of his bar. How it managed to get onto the upper shelves he would never understand, all that he knew was it wasn’t proper to have a cat as a patron. 

He reached up to grab it but pulled his hands away when it hissed violently at him. “I can handle abyss mages, drunkards, and all manner of situations … yet it seems I am bested by a simple cat.” He sighed, rubbing the bridge of his nose as he contemplated his next steps. 

There was a ringing at the front entrance and he turned toward the sound only to catch sight of you illuminated by the sunlight. “Hey there.” You smiled at him but he was much too irritated to return the gesture. “Your face is .. worse than normal.” 

“I have a problem I cannot solve.” 

“What is it?” You settled into the barstool, your arms crossing about your chest as you eyed him curiously. 

“There is an unwanted guest here today, I and cannot get them to leave.” Your expression turned to confusion until you tracked the pointed finger to the corner of the bar. 

“OH! A kitty!” Exclaiming, you immediately ran around to his side, not caring in the slightest of the sign that said ‘employee’s only.’ Grabbing the stool under the counter, you carefully stepped your way onto it and extended your hand to the trembling little one. 

“Be careful, it’s quite viole --” In a matter of seconds, the cat had leaped into your arms and was softly purring away. Its face was in utter bliss as you gave it scratches under its chin. Diluc was stunned, nearly gobsmacked at the quickness of its trust toward you. 

“Animals just like me.” 

“So it would seem …” 

There are people in this world that have an unnatural ability to create trust in seconds and you were one of them -- something about the aura you gave off, the energy that spilled from every fiber of your being told those around you there was no need to be distrustful of you -- and Diluc learned that early on 

Not only were you able to tame the animals around you, but you tamed his unsteady heart --- he felt … comfortable, more like himself when you were around and was often drawn to your side when he didn’t expect it 

The only problem was that you also drew animals to you - and most of them were quite protective of the space at your side, if he wanted to stay there, he was going to have to learn to relax a bit 

Though it’s quite fun so see how tense he gets when they land on him … at least he always had you and his trust hawk to keep him company (if he could manage those relationships, he could manage a few more) 

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