#kai caelum asks

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Im so sorry if this has been asked already but I’m very curious to see Caelum in game, if you don’t mind sharing. Do you use any mods to add to his appearance or do you go with vanilla models and face?

Here’s the visual mods I had in my manager:

Vempren’s other heads, Toarie’s New Character Creation Presets, Vessnelle’s Hairs, Tav’s Hairpack, Horns of Faerun, Faces of Faerun, Half-tiefs, Faces of Faerun, EotB Extra, ASTRL Sublime Slintones

I think I specifically did not put earrings on him in game because I didn’t have any gold ones? I’m downloading patch 7 now so I can’t determine exactly what options I used, and the update is probably going to break all the mods anyways 😔

(the top of Astarion’s hair poking out from behind the shoulder lol)

Edit: I was able to launch and go to the magic mirror to check: toarie’s Kai head, ASTRL beautiful death 46 skin tone, demonic blue 2 eyes, Vessnelle hair12, ascended pillars horns

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Keep Moving Forwards, Part 22

Azriel x Reader Fic

Summary: After finally deciding to leave your abusive and manipulative mate for good, you find unexpected companionship with Azriel, the Shadowsinger of the Night Court. As you navigate the aftermath of your traumatic relationship, you struggle to understand where the mating bond went wrong and contemplate your path forward, vowing never to return to the past.

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Content Warning: This story contains depictions of extreme emotional manipulation and abuse, detailed descriptions of direct physical abuse, and scenes of men hunting women with implied sexual assault. Please read at your own risk.

Word Count: 3.1K

Author's Note: This is a multi-part series. Unlike my previous works, this fanfiction delves deeper than just fluff, exploring complex emotional landscapes. As I navigate this new writing journey, I kindly ask for gentle feedback. The topics addressed are profoundly impactful, touching many lives with diverse experiences. Please be gentle with yourselves and others. Healing is a journey, and everyone processes it differently. Be kind to yourself. Take what resonates, and leave what doesn’t.

Please continue reading, being aware of the above content warnings, ensuring you are in a healthy headspace. Give yourself time to process and be gentle with yourself.

You felt sobs wrack your body as Caelum dragged you through various sidestreets of the city, now on high alert. He navigated the back alley outskirts, dodging guard patrols now out in full force. When he finally reached a rundown alley, out of view of any main streets, he pressed you against a wall, his hand still clamped over your mouth, Kai’s blood mixing into your saliva. His eyes, glinting with madness, bore into yours as he pulled the bloodied knife from his jacket and held it to your stomach. 

“If you make one noise, if you scream, or yell, or try to run, I will drive this knife so deep into your stomach that it chips the wall on the other side. Do you understand?” 

You nodded, and he slowly pulled his hand back, knife still poised at your stomach. You spat the blood from your mouth. 

“Now, here’s what we are going to do,” Caelum said. ��You’re going to wipe your face and stop your fucking sobbing.” He pulled his sleeve down and rubbed it aggressively over your nose and face until the skin was raw. When even that didn’t get the blood off, he grabbed a handful of dirty, brown snow and crushed it onto you. Satisfied, he continued, “Then, we’re going to walk through the streets with you as my happy mate, and we’re going to find a place to hide until the gates are back open. Understand?” He dug the knife a bit more into your stomach, the point pinching your skin as you whimpered and nodded.

You steadied your breathing, wiping your face with your jacket. Caelum kept turning to look over his shoulder, listening for any signs of approaching guards. Once you had composed yourself, breathing deeply as Nesta had taught you, Caelum hauled you to your feet by your upper arm. “Smile,” he ordered as he sheathed the knife. The dark material of his clothing absorbed the blood, making it look like a mere stain of dirt. 

You took Caelum’s hand in your own, his grip tight enough to make you wince as the two of you started wandering out into the streets. You silently prayed you wouldn’t see anyone you knew, fearing how Caelum might respond. You wouldn’t allow more blood to be shed for you. 

With the ease of a monster, Caelum slipped into the role of a doting mate, his thumb tracing lines up and down your hand as you walked through the city, your limbs shaking. When a guard patrol passed by, he even had the audacity to ask, “Excuse me, officer? What’s all the commotion?”

The armed guard, dressed in dark blue chest plates, stopped and assessed you both. Caelum squeezed your hand, prompting you to smile politely at the guard and add, “The front gates are closed, and we need to get back home before night.”

The guard, seemingly deeming you non-threatening, responded, “There was a fight and someone was wounded. We’re just making sure we have time to flush out the one who got away.”

Caelum gasped in feigned shock, pulling you closer to his side. “Should we be worried? Do we need to get indoors?”

The guard shook his head, “No, I wouldn’t be too worried. Just keep your eyes open, and if you see anything suspicious, alert a patrol.” 

Caelum nodded his head, egregiously thanking the officer before continuing through the streets. You continued wandering, overwhelmed with emotion and fear, barely registering where you were. Everything in you wanted to scream for help, but you knew you’d barely get a squeak out before Caelum had his knife in you. You only hoped someone had gotten to Kai soon enough to heal him. Based on the wheezing, you knew the knife had punctured his lung and hoped it had missed his heart.

As you turned down another sidestreet, you heard a familiar voice call out your name. You lifted your head to see Titania strolling towards you. Her red hair rested on her shoulders, slightly curling at the ends, and her gray wool coat, with patches and holes, hung loosely on her frame. Perhaps there was a time when she fit such a coat, but now it seemed to envelop her entirely. 

Caelum gripped your hand tighter as you continued walking towards Titania, who smiled at you but then seemed to realize something was amiss. “Hi, my love,” she said, reaching you and leaning in to kiss your cheek.

“Hi,” you whispered.

“I was just coming down to the market to see you,” she said, looking up at Caelum, who smiled at her. He extended a hand, “Kai,” he introduced himself. Titania accepted the handshake, smiling at him and glancing at you.

“Kai, that’s right. Y/N was telling me about you.”

Your heart felt as though it stopped beating.

“Only good things, I hope?” Caelum lied through his teeth.

Titania tilted her head slightly. “Well, of course.”

Caelum smiled. “You know, she’s told me so much about you as well. How much of a mother you were like to her when she was young.”

Titania smiled tightly, her eyes flickering back to yours. “Oh, she did?”

“Yeah, about how you would take care of her when she was sick, and how you would let her dress up!” he continued.

Your stomach dropped as you realized how much of that conversation he had heard or seen.

Titania merely smiled and nodded, looking towards him and then at you. She reached out her hand to take yours lovingly. “Well,” she started, “I’m just so happy to see her so grown up and well taken care of.” You dug your nail into the back of her hand, gripping it tight enough to make your knuckles white as you smiled.

Titania cast her gaze up to Caelum, who merely chuckled and beamed with pride. “Did she show you the picture of herself as a child?” Titania asked, and your stomach fell completely through to your feet. You tried to maintain your composure.

“Yes!” Caelum responded. “She was adorable!”

Titania did not break her gaze with him as she let out a soft “Mm,” of agreement. She then turned to you, “Well, my love, I must be off. Things to do, people to see. But don’t be a stranger.” She leaned up to kiss Caelum on the cheek and then brought herself to your face, kissing you and whispering softly, “I know.” Your breath caught in your throat as she leaned back, her hands resting on your shoulders, rubbing life into them.

You said your goodbyes, and as Titania turned and walked off, your mind raced. She had tested him, and he had failed. You hadn’t brought the image home to show Kai; you’d instead told Titania to keep it. You just prayed that Titania would wait to alert anyone until you were well out of the city and away from where anyone else could get hurt.

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The two of you continued to wander through the streets with their seemingly endless turns and twists until you were thoroughly lost. Occasionally, you would pass by the front gates only to see them still closed. Caelum grew increasingly frustrated, acting like a caged animal as he began to feel more and more trapped. Finally, when the sun was beginning to set over Ramiel, Caelum let out a low growl and pushed you off the street into an alley. He nearly hauled you to the end, not stopping until he reached a sewer grate. With a grunt, he pulled it up, knife still in hand, and motioned to the hole.

“In,” he commanded.

“No,” you whispered, stepping back. “Please, no.”

Caelum brandished the knife at you, pointing it again to the sewer entrance. “I wasn’t asking.”

You swallowed your fear and walked forward, slowly descending the ladder into the darkness. The stench of rotting food and waste hit you, making you gag as you dropped into the blackened water below. Caelum followed behind, pulling the grate over top of you, reducing the light to what the sun provided through the small holes. He splashed down into the water, listening while you tried to hold back your vomit.

Other than the slight dripping of water down the walls, there was no sound except for the bustle of the crowds above. Caelum gripped your arm tightly and started pulling you down the tunnel. “Come on,” he ordered.

You followed, your feet trudging through the thick muck, occasionally losing your footing as Caelum gripped you to keep you from falling. The sloshing water sprayed up onto your thighs and waist, and you doubted any amount of showering could fully cleanse you. Caelum followed the light peeking through the grates above as you wandered through the tunnels.

Then, without warning, Caelum stopped. “What?” you asked, and he quickly shushed you. You heard it too—the sound of water running in mass. Caelum pulled you toward the sound as you felt the current of the wastewater pulling at your knees. Rounding a corner, you saw a faint glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. Caelum’s speed increased as he rushed toward it. When you finally made it, the sun blinded you momentarily, but the sound of rushing water drowned out any other noise. 

As your eyes adjusted, you peered over the edge and realized you had reached the end of the sewer, where the water poured out into the sea. Ahead, there was an endless horizon of water, and to the left and right, the forest surrounding Velaris curved into oblivion. Caelum began pulling off his winter jacket and then pulled off yours, throwing it into the churning water below. He placed his knives into the band of his pants to secure them. You wrapped your arms around yourself as the biting cold hit you.

“We’re going to jump,” he yelled over the roar of the water.

“What?” you yelled back.

“We’re going to jump,” he pointed to a rocky outcrop just to the right where the treeline almost touched the water. “And then we’re going to swim there.”

Your eyes widened. “Are you crazy?” you yelled.

“I thought you already called me that?” he shot back, smirking. “Ladies first.” 

You peered over the edge to the hundred-foot drop below, where the black water churned in white bubbles. “I can’t,” you called to him, turning to face him. Without responding, he shoved you over the edge.

You plummeted, facing the sky, and as your back slapped into the raging sea below, it felt as though you had fallen onto rock. Pain screamed through your back as water rushed over you, the pounding almost excruciatingly loud. For a moment, the freezing water shocked your system, making everything feel as though it were on fire. Slowly regaining your senses, you kicked up to the surface, just outside of the crush. You looked up to see Caelum glancing down from above as you tried to breathe air into your frozen lungs. You turned and began to swim toward the rocky outcrop, scanning for any other place to swim but finding only raised banks. You didn’t look back to see if Caelum had jumped, nor could you hear the impact over the roar of the falls, but you pushed forward through the water, freezing to your core.

When you finally made it to the shore, you hauled yourself onto the rocks, breathing in ragged gasps. You stood, your clothing sticking to you as you took a few shaky steps forward, your boots leaking water. Caelum pulled himself out behind you, panting.

Your teeth chattered wildly as Caelum, seemingly unfazed by the cold, trudged up to you, his hair wet and falling into his face. Once again, he gripped you by your upper arm and pulled you into the woods. As you turned and looked over your shoulder, you saw the walls of Velaris glimmering behind you. As Caelum dragged you deeper into the trees, you said a silent goodbye, knowing you would never see it again.

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i think a snickers would’ve fixed baldr tbh

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hi! can you NOT make jokes about the worst massacre that’s happened here in centuries?? my girlfriend was murdered that day but i guess people like you just love taking advantage of tragedies for funny internet clout. i hope you lose your heart in another world.

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she baldr on my dr until i bald

#get off my post i literally lost someone too

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my missing brother, brani, is finally back!!!! i’ve been so so worried for forever. thank you everyone who prayed with me 🙏

#he is acting a little weird though if i’m being honest #freya speaks

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sometimes i feel like my taste in men is bad and then i remember there are multiple secret societies entirely dedicated to thirsting after master brain

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you ever see a post that just looks like someone swinging a keyblade at a flappy bugs nest

#kingdom hearts grant me the serenity to not look at the notes #courage to not look at the notes #and wisdom to not look at the notes

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Asking for a friend what do you do when a cable car stops in midair and starts shaking and swaying on the wire while you’re in there up there way high above the ground? Time sensitive question asking for a friend.

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let’s explore the nearby abandoned towns together!

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it’s really awful how people are acting like it’s illegal to have a sense of humor anymore. even in the wake of tragedy, humans have always been humans. plus it’s been almost a year now. life goes on, you know?

👢master-odin-retire-challenge

the context for this post is op lost their job and reputation because they laughed at the funeral of a little girl named vör when the person giving the eulogy couldn’t be bothered to learn how to pronounce her name correctly. please for the love of light stop blindly reblogging things like this.

#oh ewww i hate people

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to the anon who just sent that long-winded ask: my blog is my space. if you don’t like what i post then move on.

#xe.post #delete later

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It drives me insane whenever people frame it like Baldr 'succumbing to darkness' and going crazy was inevitable. Sure, darkness played a part in that tragedy, but it completely overlooks the reality of how Master Odin failed to take care of that child at every step of the way. The boy was lost in grief, and the adult who was supposed to take care of him shoved him in an asylum-like room alone? Are we really going to leave that part out in favor of pushing the narrative that people prone to darkness are simply evil at heart? He could have lived a happy life being himself if he had been supported and nurtured. It didn’t have to be this way.

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Right? We could have saved him from his darkness! He was our friend….

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That’s… not at all what I was saying, but I suppose a stupid comment like this is to be expected from somebody with ‘darkness dni�� in their bio. Thanks for trying.

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‘darkness played a part in that tragedy’ not you sugarcoating what happened for the sake of pushing YOUR narrative that the thing that’s been killing people since the dawn of time can possibly be anything but toxic. how many people have to die before people like you get in touch with reality???

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Sounds about right from someone who went through the Scala Ad Caelum public school system. Have you ever tried reading a book other than what was assigned for class? Please check your natural-light privilege and ignorance. Thanks.

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look out lads we got another conspiracy theorist ‘homeschool your kids’ dork lmao

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And do you read anything other than sigurd x reader fanfiction, based on the first seven posts on your blog?

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the notes on this post were so toxic staff just axed ‘em

#sent to me #thank you joker

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Redacted Bois and Which K-pop Groups They’d Stan

Idk if there are a lot of K-pop+redacted fans there are out there but I made this for funsies 😋🫶🏼

David is more of a casual listener, but whenever he’s working out or doing yard work, he listens to EXO. He got really into it when he was younger and bought one of their albums. He then played it for a whole month. Angel was trying not to laugh when he accidentally played Monster on the speakers near the pool (they secretly liked it tho).

Asher definitely listens to Block B. He likes to blast their music anytime, anywhere. On the way to the grocery store? Absolutely banging to Very Good. Cooking? Accidentally burning the food to Nalili Mambo. Trying to get Babe’s attention? Passionately singing Her. He just gets really hyped when he listens to them.

Milo is secretly an aghase and could talk about GOT7 for hours if you ask him about it. He's really passionate about them and their music. Sometimes he uses Teenager or If You Do as entrance music, like sitting on the bed waiting for Sweetheart to come in. He was pretty upset when they announced that they won't be actively making music together, but he still enjoys all of their solo projects/music.

Vincent is a huge ENHYPEN stan. Their whole concept is vampires but despite that, Vincent really likes their music. He and Lovely started watching their survival show and then became obsessed with them once they debuted. He knows the point dance from each title track and learned the Bite Me partner choreo with Lovely.

Sam listens to Girls’ Generation as a guilty pleasure. He accidentally clicked on the music video for Gee back in 2008 and has followed them ever since. He was pretty embarrassed when Darlin’ caught him listening to it, but he was able to convince them to listen to it with him.

Gavin doesn’t really stan a certain group but likes a lot of solo artists, specifically Taemin, Kai, and Hwa Sa. He just feels so connected to their music and actively follows their releases. He was listening to some of their music one day, Freelancer asked what he was listening to, he showed them and they liked it too. They've definitely listened to Mmmh by Kai while making out. he is mr rover and he is coming over

Lasko doesn't listen to really big groups in the industry and instead likes the K-bands more, specifically Day6. He gets into his feels when he listens to them (especially since i hc that hes a hopeless romantic). He learned Korean just so he could sing Congratulations and Zombie even though theres an english ver.

Damien got really into SHINee in high school. He was kind of a toxic stan though 💀. He would get into fights on Twitter and (almost) physical fights at school. He would stay up until 3 am to start streaming music the moment the MVs would drop and then yell at people online to start streaming. But don't worry, he's calmed down now. He gets pretty nostalgic when Sherlock plays on shuffle.

Huxley really liked GFRIEND and supported them in any way that he could, such as streaming, buying albums, and voting them for MusicBank. He tried to show Damien their songs and played Rough but Damien wasn't really into it. He was devastated when they disbanded and Damien had to comfort him for a whole week. He's just such a wholesome girl group stan, it's adorable.

Caelum likes to dance and sing to a lot of PENTAGON and SEVENTEEN songs, even though he doesn't know what the lyrics mean. His favorite songs are Naughty Boy and Pretty U, respectively. Both groups have a lot of members, but he doesn't know all of them. He likes to watch the MVs with Freelancer and point out the few members he does know.

Elliott likes TXT's more chill songs like Fairy of Shampoo and Ghosting. He's a very relaxed fan when it comes to them. He knows all the members and their songs but isn't super active in the community or when it comes to buying merch. Whenever a new album comes out he'll listen to it for about a week and then put his favorites into a playlist. Sunshine started liking them because of him and probably asked him to make a dreamscape that was a TXT concert.

Blake isn't really into it but randomly listened to Love Scenario by iKON and cried to it after looking up the lyrics. He had it on repeat for a whole week.

Guy fell into the “I just want to know their names” trope with TWICE and BTS. He thought it would be funny if he randomly/ironically knew the members’ names and ended up being a HUGE stan of both. Bought every album, lightstick, and a lot of official merch. He’s been to a lot of their concerts and literally screams the fan chants. He biases Jin and Dahyun and has their photo cards in his phone case, as well as an RJ sticker.

Geordi saw NewJeans in a Coca-cola advertisement, decided to check out their music, and ended up really liking their music. It introduced him to K-pop and he casually listens to a lot of groups, but NewJeans is his ult. Their songs are really catchy so they end up playing in his mind 24/7, sometimes somehow mixing with the Tetris theme. He likes all of their songs but his current favorites are Super Shy and ASAP.

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D.A.M.N Crew Headcanons Part 3 (Ft. Kody, Xavier, and Avior)

Not as many Kody and Xavier headcanons as I wish there would be, but they’re still there. Enjoy!

- Caelum had his front tooth kicked out by one of his older brothers on accident.

- Freelancer will never let anyone else crack the eggs if they’re baking something. It always has to be them, not even Caelum can do it if they’re around.

- Damien has busted his ass while skating once and never touched a skateboard again.

- Lasko can use a hoverboard but lives every second in anxiety and fear when the low battery sound plays.

- Huxley’s instagram is just full of pictures of his moms and rocks with googly eyes.

- Lasko and Huxley say “Golly” unironically.

- Caelum enjoys chocolate ice cream.

- Freelancer prefers French Vanilla.

- Xavier has sung “Nations of the World” from the Animaniacs perfectly after only watching it once.

- Gavin can do the “disappearing thumb” trick.

- He’s done it in front of Caelum but Caelum started to cry after he saw it.

- Damien can write and speak in cursive.

- Damien can understand Russian script.

- Huxley has always wanted to give Damien a piggyback ride, and only got to do it after they got together. It was the best thing ever. For Huxley, anyway.

- Lasko likes to watch Ni-Hao Kai Lan.

- Whenever someone tells Freelancer to pose, they always do a peace sign.

- Gavin bullies people on Discord.

- When Freelancer and Gavin first met, Freelancer genuinely didn’t know he was getting sucked off until he mentioned it.

- Caelum likes growing his hair out, so whenever Delphinus says it’s time to cut it, he flies to the highest altitude he can muster and just…stays there…until Delphinus gives up. He’s done this for a year and a half now.

- Kody’s eyes are usually glossy, like he’s about to cry. It’s ironic because he hasn’t cried since the 5th grade.

- Huxley has cut his hair into bangs before, never again.

- When Lasko sneezes, it evolves into a series of annoying tiny sneezes that leaves his nose red.

- Damien would rather die than use Airpods.

- Xavier has always wanted a BIG dog, but never got the chance to get one.

- Caelum has his own section in Freelancer’s dorm where he can play and sleep.

- Gavin heard what happened to Avior when he tried to rift back to Aria and said “And people ask me why I don’t rift back home anymore”.

- Gavin has called Avior a “dickrider” before.

- Freelancer is FASCINATED by Vampires.

- Lasko owns a robe that reaches past his feet.

- Huxley belly flops onto pools for fun.

- Damien hates tanning.

- When Caelum heard about the Nintendo EShop shutting down, he begged and cried for Freelancer to hack his 3DS since Gavin and Delphinus had no idea how to. Freelancer had to look up how to do it, and spent the night doing it, but it was easier than they thought.

- Kody randomly walks around his house in jeans and flip flops while being shirtless.

- Gavin believed in the “Talking Angela is stalking you” theory.

- Lasko refuses to download Twitter.

- Freelancer developed their powers in the 6th grade when someone was picking on them, and hid them from their family for 4 years in fear of what they could do with them. Their parent(s) found out after they froze their room while having a breakdown via stress.

- Huxley played spin the bottle at a party with his friends a few years ago, and when the bottle landed on Xavier, they immediately began kissing with no question, hesitation, or awkwardness.

- Caelum hates Baby Shark.

- Lasko has a sleep mask, a bed that regulates temperature, 7 pillows, and a surround sound system that plays rain sounds at night.

- When Damien first came into his room, he was appalled at how comfortable it looked.

- Caelum makes hot cocoa and then puts it in the fridge to cool down.

- Huxley’s moms owns 3 cats. One rarely moves, and the other two are menaces.

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how is caelium pronounced? like are we going holy roman up in this bitch with "chay-lee-um" or more normal like "kay-lee-um"/"kai-lee-um"

Havent thought up of a mothic pronunciation, but in English i pronounce it "Ka-el-ium" due to my main language being in slavic origin (yes, this matters). its similar to the latin word "Caelum" but it is spelled diffrent. (Spelled "Kael-um" or "kaelum" as far as i know).

But overall, i dont really care much how someone pronounces it- I've heard "Kay-um" "Kahelum" and such, and to be honest its rather interesting to hear how others pronounce it!

Thank you for the ask, whoever you may be anon! Hope you, and the readers have a great awesome day!

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Ooooo for the ship ask game (just take your time answering, I couldn’t decide between two ships 😆!)! 3, 13, 15, and 50 for Dawn x Caelum and Ezio x Kai please 🥺💕?

The answers to your questions have finally arrived!

Going to put the answers under a "read more" since there's a lot. Whoops!

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Caelum x Dawn (or the StarLight ship as I like to call them)

3. What was their first impression of each other?

First off, the two were practically raised together. While House Faust and House Roulacase aren't next door neighbors, since the parents (Josele, Nacht, Finral, and Mallory, another friend's oc) are all very friendly with each other, there would certainly be plenty of play dates growing up. So they both have this understanding that the other has just always been there.

But the pair's proper introduction to each other was then they were around five. Caelum awkwardly tried to be a gentleman, bowing and almost kissing her hand. He chickened out of the kiss because he felt shy that day. He was sweet and friendly but also a little shy in a cute way. Also, Cal was just a cute boy. Dawn was smitten from that day onward.

As for Caelum, he immediately took note of how bright Dawn was. She eagerly introduced herself, didn't shy away from talking with adults, and was just so energetic. Dawn was charming to Caelum though he wasn't immediately crushing. He was simply... drawn to her.

13. How do they keep in contact when they’re apart? Do they write letters, talk on the phone, or simply wait out the time?

If they're ever apart, it's letter and communication devices for them.

Dawn actually prefers letters because then she can keep the messages that Caelum has sent her. She can reread all the kind and encouraging words he's give her.

Caelum likes making calls more because aaahhhhh! He loves the sound of Dawn's voice so so much! She sounds like a singing angel to him! And he wants to make her laugh and hear her laugh and kajhdgiaushrt!

15. What songs remind you of their relationship?

"Torisetsu" (translated at "instruction manual") by Kana Nishino.

It's a song about a girl explaining to her new partner how to treat her once they're in a relationship. There's a lot of "instructions" for the relationship in the song and it's a bit cheeky too.

This song reminds me of Dawn and Caelum because I imagine it being a sort of conversation once they get together. This is because of how they were prior to getting together. Caelum was basically afraid of romance and didn't even flirt. And so Dawn is asking Cal to be super doting and romantic with her once they're a couple. Of course she'll be equally devoted but she's taking Cal aside and telling him to please, please be so romantic.

50. Would they ever break up? If so, why? Who would handle the breakup better?

I mean once Dawn and Caelum hold hands for the first time as an official couple, they are practically glued to each other. Dawn and Caelum have known each other their whole lives, have seen the best and worst of each other through those times. Thankfully, they've never hurt each other intentionally and in any cases where they did each other wrong unintentionally, they apologized and forgave each other.

For Dawn, she's loved Caelum from the very start and after loving him for her whole life, she cannot really bring herself to stop loving him or let him go after finally getting together with him.

For Caelum, he always liked and admired Dawn but realized his feelings way later. And after spending so long in the dark about his own feelings, he wants to hold onto Dawn for the rest of his life.

They just... don't want to be apart after getting together... Babies...

.....

Kai'ichi x Ezio

3. What was their first impression of each other?

Most likely, Ezio's first impression of Kai'ichi would be that Kai is loud and reckless, much like his uncle Sukehiro. And well, that's what Kai is like. But when Ezio looks a little closer, he'll find that Kai has no sense of social decorum and might even take pity on how poorly Kai manages himself.

Kai'ichi, meanwhile, at first sees Ezio as an ordinary, fun-loving guy but not much else. He didn't expect much from a person who chatted aimlessly and flirted with multiple people. He didn't expect Ezio to be so brave on the battlefield and encouraging to those who struggle to socialize.

I'm sure they both would surprise each other with their unexpected sides.

13. How do they keep in contact when they’re apart? Do they write letters, talk on the phone, or simply wait out the time?

If they're forced apart and Ezio can't simply teleport to Kai'ichi, they'd likely keep contact through communication devices. Kai'ichi likes to do the real-time conversations and chat about their daily lives or vent things. He wants to know things as soon as they happen but it comes with a downside that is Ezio complains, Kai'ichi can only get angry that he can't be there to help Ezio.

But if they can't even communicate via devices, Kai'ichi will wait it out, distracting himself from longing by intensely training. Thinking about things he can't do a thing about tends to frustrate Kai. Poor boy.

15. What songs remind you of their relationship?

"Accidentally in Love" by Counting Crows. Because, quite honestly, we stumbled upon making this ship. It was purely by accident that the two of us went "actually wait, there's potential with these two..."

But also, once Ezio is in love, he's deep in it. And Kai'ichi would be just as into it because he doesn't do anything halfheartedly. Kai's thoughts are "I didn't mean to fall in love but I'm not some coward who will run away from these feelings!"

50. Would they ever break up? If so, why? Who would handle the breakup better?

I could see a scenario where Kai'ichi and Ezio would break up, mostly over Kai's desire to stay in Hino to become a member of the Ryuzen Seven and eventually the shogun. If Ezio is determined to stay in Clover and they decided not to try a long distance relationship, then they'd split up.

And honestly, Kai'ichi might take it a little better. But not by much...

Ezio would definitely cry a lot more than Kai'ichi would. He'd need his parents and friends to wipe his tears and bring his mood back up. And he might try to bury his heartbreak by flirting around afterwards.

Kai'ichi hides his sorrow better but he'd be in a funk with training and fighting because he'd struggle to figure out how something he put so much passion into could just fail... He'd cry less only because he's so lost about how things fell apart...

[earth-goku-616]

The Real Scala Ad Caelum Update

Scala Ad Caelum

Scala A-De KAI LUM. More was made. Play Kingdom Hearts on critical if you want to be taught in the Spirit Network. Then you learn from yourself or friends too help yourselves. If your already worthy ask Kingdom Hearts. Remember I'm Sora too. We do Portal Technology.

I destroy parts of it if they challenge me out of laziness. I even shut down teleporting to there.

We've built more structures like this in Reality-616.

[kaicaelum]

Tiaaaaaaa <3

Rofl tumblr suggested you xD

Oh no! I've been discovered! 😳

Haha I think I know who this is.

Welcome to my little blog :3c and thank you for the follow! ☺

[ask-across-spaceandtime]

//My Pokémon ocs! I’m a little sick but I wanted to start off my blog with them. I got doodles of them aswell

[kitheking]

Redacted ASMR incorrect yet somewhat accurate quotes pt. 2

Somebody: How many kids do you have? William: Biologically, emotionally, or legally?

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Asher, trying to cheer the group up: Things could be worse, you know!  Babe: How?  Asher: How what?  Babe: How could they be worse?  Asher: They couldn’t, I lied.  Babe:

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David: Do you take constructive criticism? Angel: I only take cash or credit.

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Angel : Who thinks I can fit 15 marshmallows in my mouth?  Babe: You’re a hazard to society  Sweeheart : And a coward. DO TWENTY.

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Sam: You know those things will kill you, right?  Darlin, pouring another glass of whiskey: That’s the point.  Bright, smoking a cigarette: We’re trying to speed up the process.  Fred: *Nods while eating raw cookie dough*

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Vincent: I made tea. Lovely: I don’t want tea. Vincent: I did not make tea for you. This is my tea. Lovely: Then why are you telling me? Vincent: It is a conversation starter. Lovely: That’s a lousy conversation starter. Vincent: Oh, is it? We are conversing. Checkmate.

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Milo: You often use humor to deflect trauma  Sweetheart: Thank you  Milo: I didn't say that was a good thing  Sweetheart: What I'm hearing is, you think I'm funny

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Caelum: Freelancer , what do IDK, LY, and TTYL mean? Freelancer : I don’t know, love you, talk to you later Caelum: Ok, I love you too, I’ll just ask Gavin.

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Freelancer: I’m kind of crushing on someone, but I’m worried about telling you who it is, because you’re not going to like it Damien: Just rip the bandage off. Freelancer: It’s Gavin. Damien: Put the bandage back on.

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Honey: Can you please be serious for five minutes?  Guy: My record is four, but I think I can do it.

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Geordi: Oh just so you know, it's very muggy outside Cutie: Cutie: Geordi, I swear, if I step outside and all of our mugs are on the front lawn... Geordi: *Sips coffee from bowl*

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Warden: Hey, it's your turn to wash dishes.  Vega: I'LL WASH THE WALLS RED WITH YOUR BLOOD.  Warden: 'Kay, but before that, wash the dishes, also use soap this time?

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*when they were younger*

David: Darlin and I were crossing the street, and this dude drove by and honked at us  Gabe: *Sighing* What did Darlin do?  David: They chased him to the next red light, then reached into his window and...  Darlin: Who wants a steering wheel?

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Aaron: How petty can you get? Smartass: I once edited a Wikipedia article to win an argument I was wrong about.

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[thedepthsoffandomminds]

FLIES THE HAWK Pt18

Master list.

Something wasn't sitting right with you, Robby was on edge.

"Okay I've had enough what's happening?" You demand. Robby is reluctant at first.

"Tory has taken the cobra Kai's to Sam's house."

"Fuck. We have to stop it!" You say standing up.

"I can't, if i go anywhere near that they'll throw me back in juvy." Robby pleaded with you. Just then your door knocked and you jumped. Robby stood and went to the door. It was Tory. He let her in.

"I almost had her but but fucking Hawk the traitor. He turned tail on us. I'm so pissed!" She was almost shouting.

"Why did you come here?" You asked. She wasn't exactly your friend.

"I wasn't sure if the cops would be called." She said

"You can't be here, they'll send Robby back if they find you here. And shouldn't you be thinking about your brother?" You scold her.

"Since when have you grown balls?!" She scoffs. And slams your front door behind her.

"You have some nice friends Robby." You said stomping away from him. You hear him go upstais and you pull your phone out calling Sam.

"Checking if I'm alive?" Sam said

"Kind of, Tory just came here, I sent her away. I'm so sorry Sam I had no idea."

"Really you expect me to believe that? You're living with one of them!"

"Hey, he wasn't there" you fight back.

"He knew about it though, right?"

"Sam I just wanted to know if you were okay?" She hears that you had started crying and she sighs.

"We're alright y/n."

You hear the distinct sound of Hawk's bike pulling down your street. So you went to your front door saying good bye to Sam and going outside.

Hawk sees you and stops. You walk down to him.

"Tory told me you're a traitor." You say. Hawk gets off his bike and walks up to you.

"I couldn't do it anymore, the whole time I was watching my friends get beat up and I remembered what Sensie Lawrence said to us and you. I kept thinking about you and what you would think if you found out I had hurt them again."

"Yeah, I'd be angry. I mean I'm still kinda angry that you even went there." You say.

"I know. I'm sorry y/n. I've been a real dick." He stepped forward but you took a step back.

"Do you-" he cut himself off and stepped backwards.

"You should get back to your boyfriend."

You look back at Robby standing in the doorway. He shakes his head grabs a jacket and his workouts gear storming away from you. Taking the car your dad had allowed him to use whilst he lived with you.

You had no idea where he was going but you didn't like it either way.

"You okay?" Hawk asks behind you and you jump almost forgetting he was there. You nod.

"Thank you for not hurting Demetri again." You say quietly.

"I want to be someone you can like again." He said.

Okay everyone listen up....I have written up to pt 25....and the hair shaving moment....caught myself right in the feels and can't wait for you all to read it. I know its a slow burn to spicey bits but hopefully you won't regret the wait. Hope you are all enjoying the story! Please do leave a comment and let me know. I live off your feedback. Do you want me to put out more than 3 parts a day?? Can do a few more till you're all caught up to my writing or drop them all tomorrow but need your input. Much love

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[nonconstories]

Puppy Pile

Asher gets some aftercare from his pack. 

Click under the cut for making out, cuddles, affection, and lots of Soft Aftercare from Scary People

Word Count is 1.1k

At some point, Asher simply lost track of what time it was, or who was fucking him. He took everyone more than once; probably closer to four or five times each. And that was just between his legs. His mouth hadn’t been free for more than ten minutes at a time for most of the night. But finally, his pack seemed exhausted. Most of them had shifted down; just a splash of gold eyes and teeth left in the room.  

The living room was silent except for soft pants and the rare creak of furniture. Asher was on the coach, drooling lightly in between Kase and Ronan. They’d pulled out of him about a minute ago, leaving him tender and dripping cum. But they were pressed close on either side, keeping him warm and mostly upright. They’d even taken his collar off to nip at the vulnerable skin underneath. Across the room, Caelum was lying sideways on his armchair, gazing dreamily up at the ceiling. Avery and Jasper were curled up in one corner, cooing to each other as Jasper’s knot went down. 

“Who can move?” Caelum asked casually. “Because I don’t want to.” Automatically, Asher tried to roll to his feet. But Ronan grabbed him around the waist and pulled him back. 

“Pass!” Avery groaned, face buried in Jasper’s neck. 

“Make Kase do it,” Jasper said. His eyes were already closed, face buried in Avery’s dark auburn hair. 

“You’re the damn carrier elephant.” Kase’s voice was flat and sleepy, and his head dropped onto Ronan’s shoulder. 

“Please, I watched you chuck a restaurant dumpster across a road last year.” Despite his words, Jasper eased Avery off his chest and settled him on the couch they’d been on. Groaning, he pushed himself to his feet. “Okay. Okay. I can do this. It just feels like I’m dying…” 

“Kase, help him?” Caelum phrased it more like a suggestion; he really was tired. 

With minimal grumbling, Kase did it, shuffling after Jasper to retrieve the “downstairs mattresses”. Asher watched them from under lidded eyes. He liked this part of Spring. After a full moon mating session, the pack was too worn out and satisfied to be guarded and cruel. Instead, they were all warm and sleepy and wanted contact. Lots and lots of contact.   

Avery was being pouty. Asher had noticed that he got whiny and clingy after a long, rough fuck, wanted to just huddle on his boyfriend’s chest and ride the afterglow. Apparently noticing that, Caelum oozed out of his chair and pulled himself across the room to fall on top of him. Avery accepted him with a pleased sigh and a tight hug. Ronan, for his part, was nuzzling into Asher’s neck and stroking his chest and sides. 

“We break you, cutie?” He asked softly, kissing the back of Asher’s neck. 

“Yes,” Asher said, only a tad petulant. “I’m sore.” Not nearly as sore as he’d been after his first year. Not as shell-shocked either; his body was warm and fuzzy with cooling endorphins and the wolf was pleased to have been bred so well.  

“Two more nights...then we’ll give you a break for a week or so, ‘kay?” 

Jasper and Kase returned, each dragging two mattresses. The downstairs mattresses were spare ones that were kept locked in a storage room. Mostly they were for marathon orgies like this; after mating, the wolf wanted them together, cuddled up as a pack. Occasionally, they were for disaster situations, when they were teetering on war with another pack. At times like those Caelum would move them all into one central room until the threat passed. 

Furniture was pushed back and the mattresses were arranged in the empty space. Perked up by Caelum’s attention, Avery padded upstairs to start hauling down bedding. Kase tried to return to the couch with Asher, but Caelum caught his wrist and pulled him close. 

“Where’s my kiss?” He purred, and Kase blew out an exaggerated sigh. 

“Uhg. Fine. Clingy fucking weirdo.” They sucked face for a few seconds, and Asher was nodding off by the time Avery shuffled back into the room. The massive ball of sheets, blankets, and pillows was chucked onto the mattresses. 

“My job’s done!” Avery said cheerfully, and then crawled into Jasper’s arms. “Ronan’s turn to do stuff.” 

“I’ve got Asher!” Ronan whined, hugging him tighter. “He said he’s sore from taking our cocks all night, I’m comforting him!” 

“Caelum, make Ronan make the beds,” Avery said, still trying to get as close to Jasper as possible. “I got the blankets!” 

Caelum broke the kiss with Kase and looked crankily over at them. “Ronan,” he said tiredly. “Asher will be fine if you take three minutes to--” Kase pulled his head back and resumed kissing him. 

“Bastard,” Ronan said, with no venom in his voice. Gently, he rolled Asher to the side and got up. Asher slumped over and closed his eyes. 

When the beds were made up, the entire pack lazily crawled onto them and started arranging themselves. Asher was settled into the middle, wrapped in his own comforter. Ronan flopped down beside him, throwing his arm over his waist. “Miss me?” He teased, and Asher allowed his head to be tucked under Ronan’s chin.  

Jasper and Avery landed next to them with a thump, giggling into each other’s mouths. They nuzzled up against Ronan’s back. On the other side, Kase was on his back, sprawled out, eyes drooping. Caelum had his head on Kase’s chest, sharing his blanket. Asher closed his eyes, already starting to drift off. He felt hands on him; running through his hair, rubbing his back, petting his stomach and thighs. Kase and Ronan were the only ones close enough to kiss him, and they both did; pecking his temples and cheeks and shoulders. 

“Did good,” Kase murmured, nuzzling behind his ear. “Took us all so fucking good. Did everything we said and you hardly even bitched about it…” 

“You like it?” Jasper asked, scratching his short nails through Asher’s fluffy hair. “You made a lot of noise when you got knotted. And you came so many times.” 

“So hot,” Avery purred. “With your cute little howls and your tail wagging so hard.” 

Asher let them stroke him, let them praise him. Tomorrow it would start over again, and carry on the day after that. But he’d get a break afterwards, and this was his last year at the bottom. Next year, Caelum would find a new Omega. And it'd be his turn to put someone in their place during the moon. But for now, he was being praised and cuddled and adored. 

[archonssun]

Noct & Prompto Give Their S/O Piggyback Rides

Noct & Prompto Give Their S/O Piggyback Rides

July 23, 2020

WC: 893

Noctis Lucis Caelum:

He may not look it, but the Lucian heir is strong. He can use greatswords, after all, albeit not like Gladio can. But he can use them!

Carrying someone is nothing compared to that…

The first time he gave you a piggyback ride, it was awkward. It was before you and Noct were together. You had fainted after a hunt and the others knew that the prince had feelings for you, and basically pressured him into carrying you on his back. But he did it. He was beet red at the time, but he did it.

Then, when you woke up to find yourself on someone’s back, you had thought Gladio had grabbed you, and snuggled closer to him (btw, Gladio is your cousin). And then, you were dropped, and your eyes met quite the sight. Noct was staring at you wide eyed and with a deep red flush covering his face. You could only pout, having lost your comfy position on his back.

The next time it happened, you and Noct were about as close as you thought you two would ever get: best friends. And being the prince’s best friend, he had dragged you fishing with him. And you fell asleep. You really can’t stay awake during times where you weren’t moving around.

Again, when you woke, you were on Noct’s back, being carried back to the haven. In a momentary lapse in judgement, you snuggled against his back, and…

You didn’t fall.

But you did feel Noct’s hands on your thighs grip you just that little bit harder.

Prompto Argentum:

You love getting piggyback rides from Prompto. He was always so gentle with you, treating you like glass even though he knew you could kick some serious ass.

You two had been together for a year by the time Insomnia fell, having met one another when he was out on a morning run. But that’s a story for another time…

Prompto had been the one to suggest a piggyback ride, back when you had first started dating. You two were walking back to your apartment to just chill after spending some time together at the arcade Prompto used to go to with Noct.

You had had a pretty rough week at work, your boss having you open and close pretty much all week. As you stumbled down the sidewalk, Prompto had pulled you to him.

“You good?” he asked. His hands trailed down your forearms to twine his fingers with yours. You nodded numbly.

“Just a bit tired, Prom,” you muttered. A yawn tore from your throat and you could only watch as Prompto crouched down, turning his back to you.

“Get on,” he smiled and you didn’t have to be persuaded any more as you climbed onto his back. His fingers curled against your thighs, pulling you further up his back as your arms came to wrap around his shoulders. “Just get some rest, ‘kay?”

Prompto’s honeyed voice and his strongly beating heart lulled you towards sleep and you pressed a slow kiss to the side of his neck.

“Thank you, Prom.”

The next time Prompto gave you a piggyback ride was a few weeks after Insomnia fell. You had managed to escape with some other refugees and made it to Lestallum, where you two ran into one another. You two had decided to go on a small date before he left the city.

“Prompto!” you screeched as the blond’s hug threw off your balance. He had snuck up behind you, winding his arms around your middle and placing a kiss to your jaw. He held you securely against him as you two swayed side to side.

“Yeah, babe?” he mumbled into your hair, his lips just behind your ear. You shuddered against his lithe form, and the blond pressed another kiss to your ear. You groaned, turning around in his arms.

“Not fair, Prompto,” you huffed, puffing out your cheeks. The blond was sent into a fit of laughter, and struggled to make his way to the nearest bench before he collapsed.

“Your face was adorable!” he cried out, dragging in deep breaths. You pouted, raising a finger and flipping him the bird. He held a hand to his chest in mock hurt before he fell into laughter once more, this time with you joining him.

As your laughs died down, he cradled your face, covering your cheeks with kisses.

“I love you,” he mumbled against your skin and you captured his lips.

“I love you, too, Prompto,” you replied, pulling back. “But I have work tomorrow, so we’re gonna have to cut this date short. Sorry, Sunshine.”

“That’s fine,” he smiled, jumping to his feet. He held fast to your hand before his face lit up. “Hey, how’s about a ride?”

“What are you--” You squealed when the blond hauled you onto his back, holding tightly to your thighs. His melodious laughter rang out around the outlook, and a tender smile reached your lips. Prompto started walking you back to your apartment, chattering away.

As you came closer to your home, you squeezed the blond, your lips even with his ear.

“You better come back to me in one piece, Argentum,” you whispered, letting out a laugh at the way his body tensed.

“Ye-yeah, I’ll do that.”

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[peanut-in-the-goal]

fair warning, I wrote this for school. Cw: gangs, violence, death

Carina lived near a beach. The salty breeze would push through her windows and into the house. She woke up in the morning to see the sun rising over the horizon. The colors would dance on the water, and the peaceful crashes of waves would be soothing. She’s always like the beach. At night, after everyone was asleep, she’d climb out her window. There was a tree planted just outside, the jump to the branch was easy.

The tree held the treehouse that she and Castor helped build. Years ago, when their dad was around more and not just some “ghost” who lived with them, he loved to build things. The math it involved and the different angles. Gears would turn in his head as he figured it out. He loved the thought of all the things he could make, it was limitless as long as he had the motivation.

The treehouse was still standing. Carina barely went in there anymore. It was full of memories, toys from her and Castor’s games were left, long abandoned as they grew up. The paper hats from when they pretended to be sailors, the toy swords made of cardboard from when they were pirates looking for the buried treasure. The old towels repurposed as capes for when they were flying around, saving the world.

They always dreamed of saving people together. They’d find someone who was in need of a hero and they’d be there. Not a superhero from a comic story though, those were too flashy and seemed to only use their powers for fame rather than focusing on the people screaming for help. Real heroes don’t care about who see them, they care about saving lives and sparing families.

It was crazy to think that was only a few years ago. Everything had been so simple then. Family meant everything, Castor was her best friend, dinner that night would be something like Mac and Cheese. Their favorite when they were kids.

But they aren’t kids now, are they? She’s seventeen, has a job working as the cashier at McDonald’s, and she’ll be off to college in a year. Carina hasn’t even applied anywhere yet, despite everyone pressuring her too.

So she climbs a tree, using the old wooden steps that were nailed there what feels like an eternity ago. Her feet hit the dirt, and the wind blows through her hair. She loves it. The town is empty at this time of night.

The street lights are dying out, flickering on and off as she walks by. It’s cold out, but she’s wearing not shoes. She leaves her jacket unzipped when she runs down the street and to the beach.

The sand is calming beneath her feet. It’s cold but not freezing, it’s perfect. She stays there., simply sitting in the sand by herself, because sometimes your own company is better than anyone else's.

She stays out there until the moon is gleaming over the ocean in such a comforting manor that her eyes start to droop. Startling herself awake, because she can’t follow asleep and have the police escort her home again, she dips her hands into the water and splashes herself in the face.

She’s hit with more adrenaline, and take off down towards one of the more secluded areas of the beach.

Carina ran through the streets of Godric, the rain was coming down hard on her. She’d be lying if she said she didn’t love it. Her bare feet were slippery on the wet concrete and puddles. Her thin sweater and sweats were drenched, sticking to her skin and making her shiver from the cold.

“If you care too much, you worry too much. Then you’ll never really get to live.” Caelum said that to her one night. The two stayed up late, watching some stupid cartoons on this old tv they had found. It was one of those, “Take it, it’s free,” things where people left their junk on the side of the road.

The TV was obviously years old, no longer in “new” or even good condition, but with a little tinkering and rearranging the wires they got it to work.

The lights from the cars blurred around her and she ran down one block to another. Her heart was pounding and she laughed. It was a small thing, a little manic and mad to anyone who saw her. But it was nice, she hadn’t smiled a lot recently. She was growing up, a teenager now. And apparently, the joy gets sucked out of everything when you’re a teenager.

It was the times like this she loved. The hours of the night where it was just her and her thoughts. Honestly, Carina preferred being alone over hanging out with other people. Sometimes the company was nice, Kai and Matilda were really two of the only people she didn’t mind being around.

Sometimes, when she and Caelum stayed up late at night, they’d talk. With her brother, she could practically say anything. Sometimes she had to worry about what she said, but there was a type of vulnerability that she couldn’t quite place that came in the dead of the night. It was a safe to know that whatever they said wouldn’t be repeated.

Sometimes they wouldn’t talk and just sit there in silence. That was okay. The company is what they’re both looking for, not the words that come with it.

The rain was coming down harder, and she grinned. The night had started out clear, if not a little cloudy. The rain was a nice surprise. It was probably well into the morning, at least 2 or 3 am. It was late, but there was a good chance that Kai was still awake.

Kai lived just on the outskirts of town. She had just moved out of her motor home with her dad. Carina was glad they decided to stay in their small town. It wasn’t much, certainly no amusement parks or that many town festivals, but it was home.

Kai’s house was on the cheaper side, one story, and mysterious stains on the walls. It was homey though, more than Carina’s own house at least. The Robinson’s were more a family to her than hers was anyways.

But that wasn’t surprising. It wouldn’t be hard to be better than her own family, the standards weren’t all that high.

It didn’t take too long to get to her house if you knew the right paths. Carina ran through a path that was in between two separated some bushes. The dirt had turned to mud from the rain, coating her feet. She was careful not to fall and stain her sweater, but the cuffs of her sweats were already covered in the dark, sticky substance.

She didn’t care much, stains give character, they show where you’ve been and how you choose to live your life. Whether that be reckless, careful, or somewhere in between, your clothes tell a story. Whether you want them to or not, they do.

It didn’t take long for Carina to arrive at Kai’s house. The large tree in the front with the eccentric drawings on the window made it noticeable from around the block. Carina quickly climbed on top of the trashcans before jumping and grabbing onto the ledge of Kai’s window. Luckily, she’s learned how to be quiet when she needed to not be noticed.

Perching on the thin window sill, she tapped on the glass impatiently. The light of the room was a soft green behind the curtains, thanks to Kai’s LED lights strung around the room.

After a moment, Carina sees the curtains shift a tiny bit, revealing an all too familiar eye looking at her. She huffed impatiently, poking the glass right over Kai’s eye, to signal “let me in,” because really she was a few seconds away from falling off the slippery window sill.

Kai opened the window, rolling her chair backwards to make room for Carina to climb into the house. She immediately made a puddle on the hardwood floor and smiled apologetically to the redhead.

Kai rolled her eyes fondly before standing up.

“It’s nice to see you, too.”

“The pleasure is mine.” Carina gave Kai a mock bow, but really she only managed to make a bigger mess.

“Hold on, hold on, stay there.” Kai held her hands out towards Carina, as if that made her words easier to understand. Not that they were particularly difficult to understand in the first place. “I’m going to go get you a towel.”

As Kai left the room Carina looked around. She’d been here a 100 times or more already, but she neve did get old of seeing at the polaroid pictures that covered her walls. There were pictures of Kai and herself, mot of them involving something stupid going on. Some were of Kai and her dad, one of Carina’s favorites was where Mr.Robinson has his around her, because he had said, “you’re just as much my daughter as Kai is. You’re over enough to practically live at my house already.”

Carina loved that memory, she felt that she had truly belonged somewhere for the first time since her mom died when she was four.

Kai walks back into the room with a large fluffy, green towel in her hands.

“My favorite! How did you know?” Carina slaps an over the top smile on her face, making it hard for both of them to not start laughing.

“Only because you try to steal it every time you come over.” Kai grinned, then promptly threw the towel at Carina, causing her to stumble into what she now noticed was the still open window.

“Oi! Rude!” Carina complained. “Just for that I’m not closing the window now.”

“Ri.”

“Kai.”

“Close the window.”

“Let me think about it.” Carina hummed for a moment, pretending to scratch her head before looking back at Kai. “Yeah, no, my answer is still no.”

Kai groaned, stalking past Carina to close and lock the window for her.

By the time Carina is dry and in clean clothes, it’s half past 2 am.

“How’d you know I wasn’t asleep?” Kai asked, seeming to finally remember the question she forgot.

“You’re a raging insomniac Kai, it wasn’t hard.” Carina laughed at the affronted look on Kai’s face. “But then again, so am I, so, we can suffer together.”

The two of them traded mindless banter before diving into deeper subjects.

“You know the gangs that have been popping up around town?”

Carina nodded. Of course she knew, everyone knew. It was all over the news, reports of someone gone missing, robberies, deaths. It was hard to escape the threat of violence that ran throughout the city. Her older brother and her dad belonged to one.

There were two major gangs that ruled the city. The Riders and The Silence were enemies, but the two seemed to have a truce going on at the moment. Her family was to join the The Riders, in a year Jack and her would be recruited to join.

“Yeah.” She trailed off. “Yeah I know.”

Kai nodded slowly, “What’s going to happen to us?”

Carina shrugged. “We join one, go off to college, and then when we come back we hope they’re still together.”

“I don’t want to join one though.”

Carina’s head snapped up, her long black hair covering half of her face until she moved it with a flick of her wrist.

“You know we don’t get a choice Kai. This is Godric we’re talking about. If you try to leave, or try to stay neutral they’ll kill you. Anyone unclaimed for is fair game.”

Kai agreed solemnly. “I know… just… I was talking to Willow about this earlier too. I don’t want to hurt anyone, and if I have to join one I think I want to join the The Silence. They’re the least violent in the town.”

Carina felt the breath leave her lungs. If she joined the Silence, then they would have to be enemies. Conversing with the opposite gang was dangerous and against the rules. If you were caught then you were a trader, and would have to work your way to earn your leaders trust back.

Carina exhaled shakingly. “I guess we have to make the most of these last few months then, huh?”

Kai thought for a second. “What if… What if you came with me? What if you joined me and Willow, and we could probably get Matilda to come with us too.”

Carina was shaking her head before Kai even stopped talking.

“We both know I’m joining The Riders. My families there, and I can’t leave them. That would danger all of us.”

Kai looked like a kicked puppy, it made Carina feel slightly bad, but not bad enough to make her want to change her mind.

“Just think about it, yeah?” Kai asked.

“I will.” Carina agreed. She wasn’t going to, she made up her mind years ago.

It wasn’t until her dad brought it up that Carina really thought about it. He told her that he wanted her to join The Silence. It was safer, and wouldn’t push her as hard.

Not many people really knew of her anyways. They knew Caelum and Castor, but at the younger twin she was usually forgot about. Her slipping away to join The Silence wouldn’t be very hard.

She considered it, and she agreed to it. Joining The Silence wouldn’t be the worse thing in the world, and maybe she’d get to keep an eye on her friends.

Carina called Kai after school the next day, letting her know that she was in. The plan was for Carina to move in with Kai the day before her 18th birthday, that way when The Riders came for Castor they wouldn’t find her.

She knows it’s for the safety of all of them and that she has to do this, but it hurts to know that the next time she sees her twin is probably going to be across the way when someone is trying to kill him. They’re going to have to fight each other and that’s a horrifying thought.

Moving into Kai’s house went smoothly. Kai’s dad welcomed her with open arms, getting her settled in the room next to Kai’s. It stops being labeled as the guest room and is now Carina’s room instead.

Waking up in the middle of the night and not hearing the pages in a book turning or seeing the dim lamp that Castor used to read was concerning at first before she remembered where she was.

Carina never thought that she’d miss that house, but now all she wants is to be able to go home. The Robinson’s house isn’t her home. She thought it was but it wasn’t, not when her brothers weren’t there. Not when the smell of oil lamps and cinnamon didn’t fill every room.

The walls in the room are a blank white. There are no pictures hanging on the walls, and no shelves holding her trophies. It’s a change, she can't tell if it’s good or bad but it’s there.

Keeping her family history underwraps is a lot harder than Carina thought it would be. Since she moved to Godric she knew she was going to join The Riders. She memorized their schedule, how they worked, what types of things they pulled.

The Silence was different, and she wasn’t prepared to join them. Gangs were hard, and they were dangerous, but sometimes without a little danger you aren’t gong to make it out alive.

Carina slipped up more, making a reference to the riders every now and then before trying her best to cover it up immediately. She saw the looks that everyone else was giving her. They saw her as a spy, a threat. She was treading on thin ice and if she wasn’t careful then she’d probably sink.

Kai’s the only one who knows who Carina’s family is. Luckily Taylor was a common enough last name that name many people were able to make the connection. Matilda and Willow were both friends with Carina since elementary school, but they never talked about their home lives. Not because they were all bad, but because they wanted to keep their lives separate. It was an unspoken rule amongst everyone in Godric. Everyone’s hiding their demons, you don’t bring up what doesn’t need to be discussed.

There are some people who tryst Carina though, they don’t see her as a spy so much as someone who does their research. After all, from what she’s let slip about the riders wouldn’t be that hard to figure out if you want to know.

Kai, Willow, and Matilda were always together. They vowed to fight with each other and to protect each other, if one was going down then they all were. But Carina strayed a little from her group, meeting Jacob and Lewis.

They were twins, it made her heart ache thinking about how much she missed her twin. Of course she couldn’t say that, settling on asking them what it was like to be a twin instead. They were questions she herself had answered what felt like 100 times over, but she asked anyways.

The three of them formed a close bond, and Carina was starting to choose her own family of those she could trust.

The twins started coming around more, merging into he friend group with Willow and Kai and Matilda. They all got along well, and shared the same views on a lot of things.

She hadn’t meant to let her guard down so easily, she didn’t even realize it was slipping until after she said it.

“Right, me and my brother Castor used to get mistaken for each other all the time. At one point we even got the same haircut just to mess with people.” She laughed. Suddenly the friend group went silent and she saw Kai wince in her peripheral vision.

“I-I mean,” Carina couldn’t think of a lie out of this, but she didn’t get time to think of one anyways.

“You have a brother?” Lewis asked.

“You have a twin?” Jacob asked louder, gaining the attention of some people sitting at some of the surrounding tables in the small cafe they were in.

Kai and Carina hurriedly went to shush them.

“I, uh, I didn’t mean to say that?”

Matilda, Willow, and the twins all had their jaws dropped.

“How did we not know you had a brother? A twin at that?” Willow asked. They looked hurt at the thought of Carina keeping that from them.

“I never talked about him I guess…” Carina trailed off. She wasn’t sure how much she should reveal to them. She could tell them that he was dead, but that would dig her into a bigger web of lies. Or she could tell them about her family, and hopefully they wouldn’t turn on her for having outside connections to other gangs.

The waiter decided that right then was a good time to bring their drinks and food, placing them on the small table in front of them.

The best course in action would be to just come clean, tell them about the burden she’s been carrying and let it all out. But not there in that Cafe, it was too dangerous when anyone could hear her.

“Later.” She said, picking up her tea and swirling the cup in her hands a few times. “I’ll explain everything later.” And that efficiently put and end to their conversation .

Later she did tell them. They met at the twins house, which was an apartment that was near the local college in Godric. She told them about her parents, howo her mom died when she was four and she moved from Italy to America. How she lost her eldest brother a few years after when gangs first started popping up and he father made the wrong people mad. She told them about her father and brothers being in their rival gangs and having to move out the day before her 17th birthday.

Willow looked at her in pity, like she as the victim here. The twins seems to be torn in wanting to see the good in her but seeing the trader there at the same time, she couldn’t blame them. Matilda was calm and stoic as always. She was always hard to read, but it was just now that Carina realized she hadn’t said a thing the whole time. It was concerning, but she just had to hope that they all kept her secrets.

The news came suddenly. Everyone could feel the tension that was swarming the two gangs, increasing until it broke. Everyone was alerted that there was to be a braw at midnight, they’d meet in the back alleys hidden behind a run down soda shoppe.

The rules were no weapons, but there was always someone who didn’t listen. Everyone wouls end up bring something, but you wouldn’t use it until someone else forced you to.

The clock was ticking down, the group that had soon become a family were sitting on the floor in the twin’s apartment. They also had loads of nervous energy built up in them, and by the time the clock hit 11:45 pm they were shrugging on their coats and heading out the door.

They met up with a group of others a little ways away from the alley with 7 minutes to spare. Quickly the group grew and most members showed up.

Blair caught a glance of familiar black hair and red shoes slip around the corner of a building. Looks like her family was here.

It all happened in a blur. One moment everyone was yelling and running towards the old alley way. The shouts echoed off the walls and amplified it enough to make her dizzy. The next thing she knew someone was coming after her, knife raised in the air and ready to strike. She ducked, going in to defend herself but the other person was too fast, already changing directions and then she was trapped. She was pinned against the wall, crowded from each side so there was no escape.

She was singled out, and probably wouldn’t make it out of there. She wasn’t going to. That is, until her brothers eyes locked with hers, and then he was pulling the man off of her and he was attacked instead.

Traitor, they thought he was a traitor. And Carina barely caught him before he fell to the ground. His clothes were staining red, which contrasted against his pale skin.

Carina cried.

She cried because how could people be so- so ruthless? How can the kill, and kill, and kill, but they never showed remorse. They didn’t care. They did it for the money, the accomplishment, the fame.That did it so they could say that they- they were the one that made the light leave that kid’s eyes.

Because that’s what they are. They’re kids fighting a losing battle, trying to stay afloat but everyone just takes and takes and takes, drowning them in violence and hostility that they might not get back up from.

It’s always a gamble getting up after you’ve fallen. They don’t know if they’re going to make it, or if it was even worth it in the end afterwards.

The world is crumbling around them and no one is doing anything to save it. It’s sick. People are flying, gangs are forming and growing, and soon they’re all going to go after each other. There’s going to be a lot of bloodshed until only on gang is left standing.

And for what? To show dominance, to say that you’re better then everyone else? The world isn’t going to stop spinning on its axis while everyone stands around and tears each other apart. By the time someone comes out victorious, it’ll be too late. There’s no coming back from that. There’s no revival when you’ve already let something important die.

She tried to hold onto to what she had left of her brother, but his eyes had already slipped shut and his breathing was shallow. Kai had crossed over to her at one point, and together they carried him out of the danger area.

Hospitals wouldn’t treat gang related injuries, they already knew that. But even if they did they doubted that they could save them.

That night is filled with tears, blood, and anger. She doesn’t remember what happened after that, she doesn’t know how she got back into Kai’s house or falling asleep. She does remember the dreams though. The bravery written over Castor’s face. He wasn’t scared to die, not if it was for family.

She should have saved him, should’ve been strong enough. She promised herself that no one else was going to die for her.

The world moves on, whether your ready or not. At least that’s what she tells herself. She was supposed to start college soon, moving into the dorms was supposed happen in a week. She’s packed, and is ready to leave Godric.

Kai is going to local college here in town, but Carina wanted to leave. She wanted to get in the car and drive. But she wouldn’t leave Kai here without looking back, so she chose a college a couple states away but within driving distance.

That way she could still come back afterwards for Kai.

Leaving for college was hard. Her dad wasn’t there to see her off, and Castor wasn’t coming with her. Rigel wasn’t there to make them ramen at 12 am and Kai was staying here. Kai was there for everything in her life, having been best friends since kindergarten.

Mr. Robinson drove her to college, and helped her carry things into her dorm. After everything was in place she made sure to thank him for being more of a dad to her then her own was.

College was stressful and there was a lot of pressure she put only herself to be perfect. In Godric she learned how to handle stress. Sometimes that involved shutting down and getting her work down by going through the motions. Another thing she worked on was managing her time.

Although after Castors death she wanted his memory to live on. She picked up some of his hobbies. Reading books, memorizing quotes, he always wanted to be one of the top students in every school he went to.

It was a few weeks after school started, she got a call from her dad. She wasn’t aware he still had her number but then again there was no reason that he wouldn’t.

He informed her of Castor’s funeral date, the gangs agreed she was allowed to come, anyone who knew him was allowed to attend. Carina broke down again that day.

The day before the funeral she drove back to Godric. She spent that night at Kai’s house, where the three of them—Carina, Kai, and Mr.Robinson—would leave together to go to the funeral. Seeing her brother in the open casket was heart wrenching. He died for her and she could have prevented that.

It was her brother who took her place, and she knew it was her fault. No one was going to die for her, she’d give up her own life first.

Four years passed quickly. Most of them were full of studying and classes, every now and then the friend group would meet up, coming from their different colleges and states to get a cup of coffee or do something dumb. Occasionally Carina came home to join in the rumbles and brawls between gangs.

She grew to love the adrenaline that came with it. The thought of hurting someone else didn’t register much anymore as long as it never went too far.

Coming back after she graduated college was something she never thought that she would do. She always assumed that after college that was it, she was free. But without Kai and Willow and Matilda, she would never truly be free.

So she rented a car, and drove from her new apartment back to Godric for the final time. The three of her friends were waiting at the Robinson’s house. They had all moved in there after the death Mr. Robinson. He was battling cancer these past few years, and after holding out for a long time he lost. The big house was lonely without other occupants so Willow and Matilda offered to move in.

They left Carina’s room alone while she was gone, because even if she wasn’t living there that was still her room. She was still welcome back anytime.

Carina rolled up to the house, taking a good look at it. She pulled her keys from her bag, unlocking the door. She wanted to see the house one last time.

Matilda, Willow, and Kai were sitting around the table, eating oatmeal and scrolling through their phones.

“Ready?” She asked. Kai looked up, smiling.

“Let’s get out of here.”

The four of them drove off and away from the violent town. They were finally free and didn’t have to peer around every corner every time they went somewhere. And if Carina stopped and dropped a letter off a her father’s house then no one had to know.

[silcojinx]

I am still reeling from that KH trailer...

Last nights trailer felt like a strange fever dream. So I had to go back through the trailer like 5 times and here is what I noticed....

-You can BE KAIRI

OMG  Yes Finally and it looks like she is doing some serious damage control lol

-Explorable Scala ad Caelum

We NEEDED this and i want to know more about this place

- Aqua Riku team up

Awww Riku is finally meeting people and its going to be adorable~! I have always looked at Aqua like the mother of the group, you know and Riku needs this kind of relationship/friendship

- IT IS NIGHT IN THE LAND OF SEA AND SKY

What’s going on in Kairi town huh? Looks kinda sinister if you ask me....not to mention that voice saying “Is this real or not” with Sora. At this point Im not so sure that is actually Riku..... Yozora? and if that is the case then....are they trying to become one being like i stated in my “Noctis Awakening theory” are they going to have to save Sora from being taken over? Did Kairi lead him here? Did he betray his heart AGAIN and follow Kai? Did she unknowingly lead him to his destrusction?