#like ask any leo how did they get so confident and they'll be like

[ravens-two]

PAC: How your Person Would Introduce You to their Parents

This reading includes:

when your person would want to introduce you to their parents

how they will introduce you to their parents

The extended reading includes:

their parents reaction and impressions of you

your impressions of their family

how this meeting will affect your relationship

Disclaimer: this is just for entertainment purposes, and as a pick-a-card reading it may not resonate for everyone.

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Pile 1

Ace of Swords, Strength

Hey pile 1, I feel like your person will want to introduce you to their family early on in the relationship (once it's well established of course). They seem like they're very, very confident and sure of themselves so there's this sense that they think that you would be comfortable beside them. I also get the feeling that their family is very accepting and nice, so they feel that it's "safe" for you to meet them because they will do everything to make you feel comfortable.

It looks like you're going to be the person saying that it may be too soon or that you're not ready to meet their parents yet. It feels like they will have to convince you to do it, almost. Of course, respecting your wishes and being patient, but asking again after some time has passed. I honestly think that your person probably talks about you all the time to their family and they really just want to know who this person is. I also get the vibe that your person's family think that this time it feels different. So maybe your person might have introduce a lot of girlfriends/boyfriends, but this time it feels as though they are really serious about you or you could even be the first partner that they introduce to their parents.

Your person might have a Leo Venus or 5th house Venus, because I really get the vibe that they just want to show you off. Like to them you're the most amazing thing on the planet and everyone needs to see that they're the ones dating you, not anyone else. Your person is also the kind of person to say "don't worry my family is going to love you", because again how could they not when for them you're an angel on earth.

Anyway, onto how they would introduce you. I really think that they would just like to take you home to meet their parents in a very informal and relaxed setting. You person will probably invite you over to a family lunch or for tea, but again something very informal. Just sitting around, eating and talking a bit. I'm seeing that for some of you their parents have a really beautiful garden and you're going to sit and eat there.

Your person is just going to bring you over, say "hey everyone this is my partner" and just start introducing you to everyone. Again, it's going to be very low-key because their family is just going to immediately start treating you as one of their own. There may be some initial awkwardness, but they will try to make you feel comfortable by not treating you as a stranger. They might try to include in any activities or inside jokes.

I get the vibe that their family is very liberal and forward-thinking, they may put a lot of value on learning and reading, so they will be more interested in your career and interests, rather than how much money you make or how well off your family is.

Also, I think that your person isn't shy at all about displays of affection in front of their family. They'll hold their hand, kiss you, or just have their hands on you the entire time. I think that for them they also really enjoy showing people what your relationship is like, how close you two are.

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Pile 2

Six of Wands, Eight of Swords

Pile 2, for you I think that there's two possible motivations for your person wanting to introduce you to their parents here. For some of you they want to reassure you, maybe of the seriousness of the relationship or about how much they want you. It feels like this introduction is to let you know that for them this relationship is everything and they want it to be even more (unrelated, but your person is very poetic or good with their words). For others this is about reassuring their parents - which is very interesting. This could be about letting their parents know that they have a significant other after they have been through a difficult break-up or something, or having their parents meet you to reassure them that you are a good person because they worry. Either way, this is about your person trying to reassure someone.

A bit like Pile 1 your person is also super proud of you and wants to show you off a little bit. Unlike Pile 1 though, your person kind of wants to show off your accomplishments and how you are as a person. They're the kind of person to just go like that "did you know that my partner wrote a book" or "isn't it incredibly that my partner got their master degree with honors".

For some reason I think that your person will want you to meet their parents somewhere "neutral". Either in your person's house if they don't live in their parent's house or in a restaurant, or other public space. I honestly think that for most of you this is going to be in a public place or even a party or event actually! It could be your person's birthday party, some type of family celebration, a graduation or something like that. I get the sense that, for some of you, there will be a big audience to this introduction.

If you end up meeting them at an event I think that you won't get to talk too much with them. It feels a bit rushed honestly. It could be just a literal introduction, a short conversation and then you have to move along.

For others this introduction could come out of nowhere. Like you're at an event or eating out with your person when suddenly their parents show up. They may end up joining you or it's just an introduction and short conversation (and perhaps an invitation to go to their house).

For the people that are going to be meeting the parents at your person's house I feel like you're going to either have lunch or dinner with them - but honestly I'm feeling more like dinner. Your person will probably be cooking and you might be helping them, either way you'll already be at the house when their parents arrive. I feel like their parents are going to be more uncomfortable or anxious than you honestly. They seem to worry about your person a lot. Either way I think that this meeting will go well, even if your relationship with them will be a bit distant because you don't know what to think about them and vice-versa. It's like you don't get to know them well enough to get a read on them. 

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Pile 3

Page of Cups, Ten of Swords

Pile 3 I think that this meeting will be set up by your person because they want to "shut up" their parents. Your person may have had an ex that was very well-liked by their family and they still bring up this ex and perhaps express how much they wished your person was still with them. I actually think that for some of you, some of your person's family members will be cold towards you because they ended up "picking sides" on this break-up. Either way there's this sense of quiet hostility here, your person's family isn't really open to receive you and accept you in their life.

Your pile seems to be the most controversial so far, because I also feel that on top of this you two may have a bit of an age difference. In general, I think that you will be younger than your person, but the reverse can also be true. If you are younger than them, their family might see you as being naïve or that the relationship won't last because "you probably aren't mature enough for them". This will just be another thing that makes their parents dislike not you, but the relationship itself.

Because of all of this I think that your person will be very nervous prior to this meeting. You may not notice it, because they don't want you to worry or be anxious, but in their head they're thinking about all the things that could go wrong. I actually feel like they may go to two extremes, either wishfully thinking that it's going to go just fine or that it's going to be a full on drama.

The decision to have you meet their parents might be a bit sudden too. Their parents or a family member might make a comment about their ex or about their relationship status and your person just sort of snaps and decides that you have to meet their family. I think that everyone is going to be very surprised by this, including you. It could be that you think that it's a bit early, especially because of how their family is.

I think that this meeting will be at their parents house and I feel like it's going to involve more than just their parents. They could have siblings who are also joining or even cousins, grandparents or uncles. This is probably going to be a family meal like lunch or dinner and it feels like it's going to be quite formal. I also think that your person's family might try to test you during this meeting. Like testing your manners, if you can cook, that sort of stuff.

Overall, this meeting will be quite tense and your person will even seem a bit withdrawn during the whole time. They just really wanted to shut up their family, but ended up creating even more "drama" this time involving you as well.

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Pile 4

Seven of Wands, Nine of Wands

Hey pile 4! In a way your pile is kind of similar to pile 3 in the sense that your person's family won't be exactly welcoming. The big difference here is that your person is more than ready to stand up for you and protect you from any bullshit. I actually think that your person has a really strong personality and their family is aware of that and so they know not to say anything outright rude because your person would absolutely not have it. It might be that your person's parents are racist or prejudiced in some other way - it could be related to religion, gender or even sexuality. 

No matter why your person knows that they need to prepare you well to meet their family. They will make sure to have a serious conversation with you and lay all the cards on the table, telling you exactly what to expect and if you're sure that you want to meet them. Only then will your person actually talk to their parents and set up a meeting. For some of you, your partner might even try to have you meet their family at a restaurant to have "a quick retreat" if necessary.

I see that for most of you your person is going to come in holding your hand or with a hand on your waist. Both to make you feel safe and remind you that they're by your side, and also to make it very clear to the family that they shouldn't mess with you. Your partner really values you so much and they will not have their family interfering or treating you badly.

Their family seems cold and even a bit fake - they might be trying to play nice but it comes across as fake because it's not really genuine. They may try to make some "jokes" at your expense or some backhanded compliments, but your person will make sure that they stop and that it doesn't escalate further. I actually think that you'll end up being almost comfortable (despite the situation being awkward and cold) because of your person. They just make you feel really safe and loved. You know that no matter what happens they love you and want to be with you.

I think that you'll end up leaving earlier or you won't spend a lot of time in their parent's company at least during this first meeting. There's something really interesting here though, their parents will think that you actually handled yourself really well and they have a bit more respect for you even if they don't approve of the relationship.

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[mariaelenaariente]

Astro Observations - all sign placements

coming from an esoteric and evolutionary astrologer

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(These are not in any particular order)

Pisces placements often refuse their own spiritual abilities unless they're really in tune with their chart and Soul purpose. I've noticed this so many times - these natives have the most potential for a natural connection to the divine, yet they so often dismiss it. This can be related to a variety of things, but I believe it mostly comes down to them being subconsciously scared to detach from the material plane and trust their innate wisdom (which often goes against what society has taught us). However when a native with strong Piscean energy does connect to the divine, they're unstoppable and enlightening.

Leo placements (yes I'm a big fan of these) have so much light in them. I can't stand all the "they're so egoistical" bullsht. Of course some will be, especially the unevolved ones, but let's be honest: most are scared of healed strong Leo energy because they don't get them (and our society really isn't built for someone like them living according to their highest vibrations). Leos are strong, brave, loving, joyous, and have enormous hearts. They're simply made out of pure love and I will not be arguing about this.

Natives with an abundance of Taurus placement will not ever forget how you did them wrong. It's a matter of time before their disappointment exceeds their feelings for you and they snap (and when they do it's truly awful). I know that we like to think Cancers are the most likely to hold grudges (and to an extent they are, but in a much more different way) but a fixed sign will really think about that for the rest of their lives. If they do happen to also have Cancer placements, forget ever being really forgiven (unless they're particularly conscious).

Scorpio placements are really not as vengeful as people believe them to be. They are ruled by Pluto - what they do is transform and outgrow their pain. Yes their anger is strong and all-consuming, but ultimately they're meant to let it go to be able to better themselves. And let's be honest, Scorpio placements have to go through so much. They're asked to face pain and discomfort throughout most of their lives. A conscious native will transform this into their greatest strength, they won't plan their revenge for years. They know something greater's coming.

Gemini placements are the true intellectuals of the zodiac. Wait, before you come for me (lately it seems that most only call them chatty and annoying), hear me out. I'm not saying they're smarter than anyone, but they are the most invested in learning about the world. This can take many different forms based on their unique chart, and most of the time the form it takes is chaotic. They may not follow the traditional educational path. Where Aquarius placements are invested in learning, yes, Gemini placements are also invested in applying what they've learned. They're unlikely to really dedicate their lives to one subject - but they will dedicate their life to continuously grow and stimulate their intellect. There's so much more to be said here.

Aries placements generally have a hard time accepting themselves. They carry so much enthusiasm and energy with them, more often than not they'll be deemed "too much". This can really hinder their spirit - these natives need a lot of freedom and acceptance from their early childhood to grow into their confidence and powerful drive. If they don't get it, they often tend to retreat within themselves and hold back their energy. This is the root of the stereotypical Aries anger - they've often been suppressing themselves for years.

Aquarius placements often need to give others better credit for the lessons they teach them. Giving gratitude is an important lesson they need to learn in this lifetime. Yes, gratitude. Even for their hurts. Possibly especially for their hurts. They have the ability to easily recognize patterns in human behavior, and they wouldn't be able to exercise this if they isolate. If an Aquarian numbs their emotions and doesn't realize the great (soon to be positive) impact a bad experience had for them they'll be unable to learn from it.

Virgo placements can be just as loving as the stereotypical maternally affectionate Cancerian. Their typical pickiness when it comes to choosing whether to let someone into their life or not is their way of evaluating possible hurts and protecting themselves from it. A healed Virgo native however will not be running away from someone based on the rationalization they made of the situation - a healed Virgo will have a highly developed intuition and be a channel for divine messages - they'll just know what is right for them without the need to judge the situation. And if the situation is indeed right, they'll be some of the most loving and dedicated people in your life.

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[mischivana]

Hiiiiiii love your post they're really nice 👍

Would you want to do 44 with Piper x fem reader? Reader thought they weren't capable of love with never getting a crush on a boy but absolute gay panic when meeting Piper

But also internalize homophobia and fear of love as a whole.

I Love You and It Terrifies Me

Piper x Fem!Reader

Pronouns: She/her

Summary: You’ve always felt like you were incapable of love because you were never able to form a crush on any guys at school. But when yu return to camp that year, there’s a girl that makes you question everything.

TW: Gay panic, internalize homophobia, fear of love

Genre: Angst/Fluff

A/N: Im so sorry that this took forever, Ive been really busy with a lot of things recently. There are absolutely some spelling errors in here, and i sincerely apologize for that. also Beckendorf and Selina are alive because I say so >:)

Masterlist

All my life I’ve been told that I would find the perfect boy for me. My mother would always play dolls with me and in every game, the girl would always love the guy. Whenever I would hang out with my friends, our conversations would always divert to what boys we liked in our class. While my friends would giggle and fawn over the boys, I would sit and wonder why I couldn’t understand. And its not like I didn’t try. Every time I tried to convince myself of having a crush, I just couldn’t do it. But maybe I was just incapable of love. Im supposed to love a boy so if I cant, then I must be incapable. And that’s where I left it. For years.

When I got to camp, I thought maybe things would be different. maybe here would be the place where I couldn’t he boy that I loved. But it still never happened. But I was a kid of Hephaestus. Maybe that was why I couldn’t love. My dad had a hard time loving so maybe I did too. Thanks dad. But then I learned about my brother Beckendorf and his girlfriend Selena. So if it wasn’t my genes, then maybe it was just me. Maybe Iw as incapable of love. And maybe I just needed to be okay with that.

That was until Annabeth returned from the Dam with three new kids. Jason, the son of zeus. Leo, a new brother of mine. then Piper, a daughter of Aphrodite. I don't know what happened when I saw her but, something happened. She was so pretty, so beautiful. I sat next to her at the campfire to try and get to know her and she was great. she was funny and confident and pretty, she was really pretty. but she was dating Jason, which honestly I didn't blame her. he was conventionally attractive after all.

I left the campfire that night not noticing how I was blushing. how my heart fluttered and my stomach filled with butterflies/ maybe it was the adrenaline of making a new friend, someone I felt I really connected with. As time passed, me and Piper spent more and more time together. I considered her my best friend and I'm sure she felt the same. the only thing that set me off, I hadn't felt this way about anyone before, not even my closest friends before Piper. What was this feeling?

The truth hit me when the three left for their quest. When I was saying goodbye to Piper I gave her the biggest hug of my life.

"Please be safe Pipes, I don't want you coming home in shambles" I said worried as I continued to feel her around me.

"I'll try, I can't make any promises" she said playfully as she squeezed me back. I watched them leave and couldn't hide the worry on my face. My brother, Beckendorf, came to my side and rested his hand on my shoulder.

"I know that look, she'll be fine" his deep grumbly voice said to me. I looked at him with a puzzled look. "what look?" I asked him curiously.

He smiled back down at me and laughed before turning me and walking me back to the pavilion. "That look of when someone you love dearly is going off and you don't know if they'll be okay, but you just have to trust them. I know that look-" "He's worn it too many times" he was cutoff by his girlfriend Selina. They were the best relationship in camp. I pondered what he meant.

"Of course I care about Piper, she's my best friend" He looked at me like I was clueless. I kinda was cause I had no idea what he was talking about. I couldn't love Piper as more than a friend right? I was supposed to feel that for boys. Selina took me by the shoulders and walked me with her.

"let a love expert explain sweetie. You and my sister have a very special connection. You care about her, more than anything right?" I nodded at her as she sat us down on a bench. "why do you think that is?" "cause she's my closest friend?" she looked at me again and took a breath, mumbling something along the lines of "this is going to be harder than I thought" before clearing her throat and continuing.

"So y'know how me and your brother are dating?" I nodded again. "well, before that I felt a certain way for him and he did for me. I would always look forward to seeing him, I loved talking to him, he was my closest friend. Every time I though of him my heart felt fluttery and my stomach filled with butterflies. thats when I realized I loved him" I sat there and listened to her. It took me a moment and I realized, thats exactly how I felt for piper. Did I love Piper? could I even love another girl?

"But she's a girl...and I'm a girl...is that- is that allowed?" She looked at me shocked and gave me a reassuring smile. "Oh sweetie, it's more than okay. Why would you think not?" she asked me sincerely "my mom always told me that I could only date a boy... girls liked boys and boys liked girls" I said confused. She spoke up again, "well thats weather closed minded thinking isn't it?" I looked at the ground and pondered for a moment. Did I really love Piper?

After awhile I returned back to my cabin to think about it myself, at least thats how I framed it. I was actually really panicking. What did this even mean? What would my mom say? Is this why I never liked any boys from my school? How does Piper feel? Do I even like her or am I just kidding myself? This went on for almost two days.

I was sitting on my bed still pondering it when I heard the door open. It was my brother and Nico, Hades son. I knew Nico had a boyfriend but he was also from the 1920s so maybe thats why it was okay. Nico sat down on my bed and brought me into a conversation about it. Asking me how I felt for Piper and telling me what this all meant. It was all so scary, everything I've ever been taught by my mom about love was being rewritten before my eyes. By the end of it, I realized. I was in love with my best friend, and she was dating a guy.

When they returned I was the first one to run from the crowd and envelop her in a tight hug. She hugged me back and I looked at her. she was tried, exhausted, she had a few scars but she was still her.

"Oh my gods Im so happy you're safe you had no idea how worried I was about you" I said frantically once we stopped hugging "I'm happy you worry about me" she said with a small laugh.

A few days after they had returned, everyone had discussed everything. I eventually found out that Jason and Piper had broken up after they found out their whole relationship as basically built off a lie. I helped her a lot through this. I helped her find out who she was again and assured her that I would be there no matter who she decided to be with.

"Y'know Im really happy to hear that" Piper said to me as she continued to hold my hand on the bench. "Oh? and why's that?" I said with a small laugh. "Because I realized more about my feelings on that quest other than me and Jason being fake" she said kind of cautiously. I looked at her questioningly. I knew I loved her, but there wasn't a way that she loved me back the same way. But she grabbed my hand that was in hers and brought to her lips, giving my knuckled a soft kiss. I looked at her and knew. "Piper, I don't know what love means, it...it honestly kind of terrifies me.." I said looking from her to the ground with a soft blush across my face to match hers. She brought my gaze back to hers and pressed her forehead to mine "Ill be here when you figure it out" she said to m softly. In that moment, everything Id been told didn't matter. I loved her, and there wasn't a question to that.

A/n: Hi I know this isn't that good, honestly I didn't know how to fish it so this is the best your getting. In any case, thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed it at least a little bit

[chilling-seavey]

Now we have determined that Alex and Lily are the favourites and godparents. What are the relationships between the children and the other drivers? If you got any hc, I would love to hear it!! 🤍🤍

Ahh, this is the way to my heart, anon!! I'll share my thoughts but any of yall can feel free to chime in with your own ideas and opinions on this! :)

Yes, Lilex must be the godparents and they're definitely around so much that the Russell kids are just so familiar with them so it's easy for them to recall them as their 'favourites'. But ofc they'll also be just as familiar with any other names on the grid...especially those closer to George!!

My ramblings and thoughts are under the cut

I feel like baby boy Russell is a lot like Oscar in his demeanor...at least in the little bit that we have explored his character thus far. Calm, collected, expressive. I can see the lil guy being so at ease with Oscar right off the bat, just matching each other's energy. Oscar feels so easy to be around and he's so gentle and patient with kids...he'd make him giggle so much too. Dare I say baby boy Russell develops a little crush on Oscar's Lily? Ripe age of 7 just completely heart eyes every time they're around...holding George's hand through the paddock and yet still almost tripping over his feet because his eyes are just GLUED to the pretty lady in the pink sweater.

Leo is probably the reason that baby boy Russell was drawn to Charles in the first place. I definitely see it like the kid is barely able to walk, its one of his first times in the paddock, and suddenly he's running because there's a puppy (and then for the rest of the weekend its "Dada, puppy?" until George has to carry the kid over to Ferrari and let his son pet the dog again to make him shush). But as time passes, I can see baby boy Russell confiding in Charles a lot and appreciating his guidance almost like a second god-father in a way. (And when Pierre is around with them, he definitely doesn't teach the impressionable and clueless boy how to swear in French)

I can't help but see baby girl Russell being so totally obsessed with Lando. He's such a character and so much fun and yet so kind that's its hard not to like him. She's like 4 years old and just enamored by him and wanting to follow him around everywhere and wanting to wear his McLaren merch (much to the horror of George—"where did we go wrong?!") and ofc Lando would eat that up. He'd be just as smitten with the sweet girl. Little girl would 100% ask him to be her boyfriend and Lando would rub that in George's face for the rest of time. I know that Lando and George are already good friends but I somehow see the kids bringing them even closer? Especially likely that Lando would get along well with reader. Like to the point where George comes home from the gym and Lando's on his couch with his feet up and his kids under each arm watching TV like he lives there.

Honestly, I see baby girl Russell just as obsessed with Max too. As we know, Max has some experience with little girls and we can see how good he is with them so I feel like even if he wasn't even trying it would just come naturally to him that baby girl Russell gravitates to him. I see him even being a little soft for the kiddos, suddenly offering to babysit without being asked once or twice [because who can say no to baby girl Russell's pout and big blue eyes?]. And I feel like once the kids are a little older and if they take an interest in karting, he'd want to offer some help and George would have to put his foot down once Max shows up to one too many of the races with one too many annoying suggestions.

And although Daniel is no longer on the grid, I think George is close enough to him at least somewhat that he's not a stranger to the kids. Except he was only allowed to babysit once because he gave the kids far too much sugar and then couldn't get them to sleep until George and reader came home to find the kids overtired and crashing hard from a sugar high at like midnight.

And with Ollie starting to be more present around the grid, I think he would be another person to take to the kids. I can see one of them just scurrying over to him in the paddock and silently just taking his hand to walk alongside him :')

[moodymeangirl]

we do this to ourselves. not the fucked up shit, not Blake. no matter how vulnerable we were they chose all that. but the struggling alone? we love story and leo so hard but the closer we get to someone the less and less we ask of them, the more and more we focus our friendship on us supporting them . leo and story would never take advantage of that, not like Blake. they were appalled by Blake. but regardless, we choose and choose and choose not to take help. we choose not to reach out for our own things. we feel the pain of those we love and we choose, W E C H O O S E to disassociate and detach from and verbally conceptualize our own WE STAY AWAY i don't think we could call someone who loves us for support. physically. i think our whole life has been about hiding . even the people who know we're a system, and we feel physically unable to ask someone to be there . they'll leave us. or they'll hate us. unless they ask us to confide or unless they magically know we're so unfathomably sad and hopeless without us ever saying a word - we can't ask them . we want to ask. we want to ask more than anything we've ever wanted but - we can't. it's like morally wrong or something. or our brain is too far gone down the cptsd / did route. like how we know we can't jump off a cliff - we'd die it's like if we asked for love we'd die it's like we're going to live quietly with the grief of it until Allah decides it's time. "and don't worry sometimes we'll forget - between all of us surely we can each find moments of ignorant bliss." and that's not any of us talking, that's the trauma. im grateful for the disassociation i truly am but we can't just let our soul rotttttttttttttt

[astrologysvt]

Hey! How're you? I loved your readings and thank you so much ❤️ you're incredible. I'm so curious about seungcheol! His sun, rising, venus and mc are same as mine! And i wish to be as good a Leo as he is. 🥺 I was wondering if you could do a boyfriend reading for him and are there any tips from astrology that tells me how to be good as him 😁😅 all the best! Take care.

aw man anon, while I'm absolutely going to say with total conviction that you are already well on your own way to being ur best leo -- I totally get it cuz I also often ask my leo self how do I become as lovable a leo as him 😂 so idk if I have time to do a boyf reading for him, but I will take this time to talk about the horribly tormented process i feel so many developed leos go through. One of the things I love most about cheol is like... where his confidence stems from? you can tell when a leo is all about themselves and when they act on that confidence solely for themselves, but cheol is def an extrinsic leo?? if that makes sense? he's able to access that confidence (which he already has but may be hard to access himself) through the people he wants to support and show up for. that confidence is always there but it's something really only people outside can see, which in a lot of ways makes him more attractive.

that being said, leos are incredibly self-critical. I always think of it in like one of two ways. if you see a totally confident leo who acts stereotypically leo and is so outwardly confident and "all knowing" then it's usually all show with not a lot to back them up. usually these people's egos are super easy to bruise and do not like people questioning them. then you have the leo that lives in CONSTANT fear and self-reflection and do have that sense of confidence, but it's backed up by constant reassessment. like leos are either incredibly transparent or incredibly stable. they’re either constantly trying to prove they’re confident, or are just confident.

You see this in cheol where he is so confident and proud and sturdy, but when you dig in deep there are a lot of fears and anxieties under that and that's because he's constantly questioning and improving upon his own abilities in order to meet that incredibly high standard he has for himself. the best way to find a good leo is to see if they're looking for ways of improving themselves. it's probable that there is always going to be a sense of bruised ego or defensiveness with a leo -- I like to think I'm a pretty okay adjusted leo and even then those things are hard to hear. that being said, learning to push through that discomfort to hear other perspectives is a good sign that you're on the right path towards "leo enlightenment" lol. overtime, especially with good adult leos, you can tell that they're secure and confident and that anxiety has lessened and become more constructive than anything. they can roll with the punches and have their charisma and enthusiasm carry them through the rough patches, and often at that point you can tell their confidence comes from much deeper a place than pride. but that shit tAKES YEARS of whatever leo anxiety we're more than likely ALL experiencing now (cheol included) 😂

[milkytheholy1]

Online Buds

hey- can i request a leo/male reader meeting each other for the first time? (theyre online friends) it can b platonic or romantic aaaa

A/N: hey sorry that this is extremely long I didn't mean for it to be, but oh well. Also I set this in the Rise universe just because it happened as I typed and Rise Leo is always fun to write for. I hope you enjoy this XD

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"Dude If you're the imposter I am so defriending you." You mused as you moved your character around the screen. A gasp was heard through your headphones a chuckle working its way from your throat.

"How dare you assume I'm the imposter after I just defended you. Shame on you, shame on you~" PrimeTimes' voice came through loud and clear, disgust quickly being picked up in his tone. You continued to do tasks as your mind raced on whether he was lying or not, trying to pick up any hint of panic in his otherwise calming voice. "Whatever, man." You muttered under your breath, ignoring it for now and carrying on with the game.

Less than ten minutes later, a blue crewmate stabbed you in the back repeatedly. Your eyes trembled as you watched the yellow corpse drop to the ground, quickly growing enraged you screamed down the microphone probably making the poor boy deaf "I KNEW IT WAS YOU! YOU'RE SUCH AN ASSHAT! GOD, I was this close to completing my tasks." Your face was red as you followed that blue backstabber around the map, your expression scrunched up in disgust as you watched him kill another player.

"Listen, it's not my fault I'm insanely good at lying I've had good practice over the years. You just need to get better at sniffing it out." He reflected you laughed hard your knees tucking up to press against your chest as you whipped your head back into a cackle. "And what's so funny?" PrimeTime questioned, your chuckles slowly silenced as you wiped a stray tear from your eye "Nothing, anyone ever told you that you are insanely funny?"

"Well, I'm glad someone's finally appreciating my humour," he pondered "DID YOU HEAR THAT DONNIE, HE THINKS I'M FUNNY!" His voice became distant as PrimeTime leaned away from his mic, you couldn't hear, however, your keen ears did pick up what sounded like someone saying "Dad said I'm the funniest!"

"Sorry about that, my brother seems to think he's the funniest in the family. I've always told him he's delusional." PrimeTime's voice came back through your headphones, you mindlessly pressed some keys on your computer aimlessly chatting to some guy you'd never met, for christ's sake you didn't even know his name or that he had a brother.

"What's your brother's name?" You asked before you had a chance to close your mouth, PrimeTime's voice went quiet static only carried through the speakers.

"Wow, you're asking about my brother's name before asking for mine? I see where are friendship lies." He joked. You began to ramble and stutter out an apology getting cut off by his confident voice "I'm just messing with ya, I've got three brothers actually. The one you just heard was Donnie, spends most of the day working on machines and drinking coffee. My older brother, Raph, tends to work out a lot, keeps our family together when we're all at each other's throat. Oh and my younger brother Mikey, artist of the family, super, super talented."

"You seem to really care about them."

"Yeah but don't tell them I told you that, they'll call me a sis or something." His voice became softer as he whispered into the mic. You enjoyed the sound of his hush breaths so close to your ears as though he was beside you. Snapping out of the thought, the blush still lingering on your cheeks, you continued "So, er, what's your name?"

"Well, I go by many names: Neon Leon, PrimeTime, Leonard, Leonardo, Leo, your majesty, Lou Jitsu JR-" your mind lost track as he continued to rattle on through names, so caught up in just trying to remember one you had failed to notice he had stopped talking, probably waiting for you to respond. "I think I'll just stick with Leo if that's alright?"

"Totally, so what may I call you total mystery man who sucks at video games." He quipped you did a double-take to your screen somewhat imagining him there "I don't suck at video games-" you paused for a moment then corrected yourself "Okay I don't suck at all video games." Leo laughed aloud, a proper belly laugh, clearly being caught off guard by your admittance.

"The names (Y/N)."

"Sweet name, so wanna play another round or just chat?"

"How long do you have?" Leo groaned the sound distancing as he moved away from the mic, his voice suddenly returning in a deep sigh "About 10 minutes." You moaned, where does he possibly go? I know he said he goes out with his brothers or something but what could they possibly be doing at 12 am?

"Hey, do you like...Want to meet up someday? You know, two dudes...chilling out...as friends" you mumbled out the last part embarrassed that you had already started catching feelings for Leo, maybe just clarifying out loud that you were just friends would reinforce in your mind that nothing would happen. "You want to meet up?" His voice had become timid, nervous even. You quickly panicked "We don't have to if you don't want to, just thought we could become proper mates that's all." You wanted to avoid the disappointment laced into your tone but it still seeped in.

"NO- I mean, no. I'll, er, meet with you." His voice sprung out from your headphones, making you wince at the slight ringing in your ears, "Oh, cool." came your simple, laid-back reply "Just I don't want you to like freak-out or anything, promise you won't freak out and we can continue to be best buds."

"What? Er, yeah fine, I promise?"

"Okay, cool." Leo started whistling as the air became stagnant again, suddenly on Leo's side of the call rustling could be heard "Oh er hey (Y/N) I gotta go now my brothers need me, whatcha say we meet up tomorrow night? I'll message you the details."

"Yeah that's fine, what are you and your brothers doing anyw-"

"Okay (Y/N) gotta go, see ya later, BYE!" He shouted then the call went silent, turning off your computer and pulling out your headphone cable you sat in your bed wondering what this 'Leo' looked like and why'd he be so scared to meet you that he made you promise you wouldn't freak out. Something's going on here and you're going to find out what.

The Next Night

That evening Leo had messaged you an address stressing to meet on the roof and to come alone. At first, the message freaked you out a little bit, I mean come on this is how people get like kidnapped or something. But you were too intrigued by the possibilities of what Leo looked like: maybe he had some bad acne or burns, could be scars, bite marks? Your mind remained active in thought as you climbed the fire escape up to the roof, what if this is how you die?

Swiping away the thought you looked around the empty rooftop it hadn't looked like anyone had been up here recently, except for some nesting pigeons. You swivelled your head to the sound of footsteps on the far side of the roof, it was cased in shadows and definitely seemed like a killer's corner.

"Who goes there!" You yelled putting your fists up in a fighting stance, you tracked your mind for those boxing lessons your dad forced you to take to "be more manly." at least they were finally paying off. You didn't receive a response but felt an intense gaze on your face, your cheeks heating up on there own perhaps from fear or maybe something else. You heard what sounded like a snicker come from the shadows, your brows furrowed in frustration "Show yourself!" You tried to deepen your voice to sound more dominant and scary but it came across as more of a lump in your throat.

"Dude, chill out it's just me." You recognised that voice, that was Leo. Your hands became limp by your side as you started to relax, you remained close to the fire escape though incase this Leo guy was actually a killer. "Why are you in the shadows? I thought we were going to hang out?" You asked squinting your eyes to try and adjust to the darkness that surrounded him. "I thought we could just chat up here or something?"

"You're not going to murder me or anything, right? Because my dad made me take boxing lessons when I was younger."

"What? No-pfft, why would I murder you, maybe in-game sure but not in real life dude."

"I knew that." Leo laughed again, you stepped closer suddenly feeling a sense of confidence wash over you. "So are you going to come out of the shadows neon Leon?"

"Hey, you remembered!" He sounded shocked, you took offence to that simply pouting your lips and turning your head away from him "Well you went and threw so many I was bound to remember more than one." You muttered back to him still sulking. Deciding you had had enough, you started to make your way back to the fire escape, this quickly caught Leo's eye. His hand instinctively reached out to grab your arm, his hand retracted as soon as it touched the fabric of your jacket "Where are you going?" he sounded sad, disappointed too.

"I'm not sticking around if you're just going to stay in the shadows the whole time, I thought you actually wanted to be my friend guess I was wrong." You turned away from him placing one foot on the ladder "Wait!" he screamed out, your head popped back over the ladder staring at where the voice had come from, you didn't look very amused.

"I do want to be friends with you, it's just not many people are very welcoming to my...appearance. I didn't want to scare off the first friend I made on my own, without my brothers being there." Leo, step by step, walked out of the shadows, his lime-green skin bathing in the pale moonlight. The straps of his bandana flapped in the slight breeze, red moon-crescent stripes reflecting on either side of his face. Your eyes were drawn to the shell on his back, the way it dipped in the middle then flicked out towards the end, the yellow slashes on his arms and legs, the fact that he only had three fingers.

Leo didn't meet your intense gaze, he didn't need to. He could feel you ogling him and not in a good way, he felt embarrassed he shouldn't have done this, he should have said no and kept to strictly online buddies. Donnie was right, this was a bad idea.

"Look, I know I'm not what you expected. I mean, c'mon, a talking turtle in New York? I get it if you don't wanna be friends with me." he was looking down towards his feet, shuffling the loose stones and pebbles. "Dude-" his eyes scrunched up in fear of what you were going to say, he so desperately wanted this to work out, he wanted to have someone else at the lair, another human that wasn't just April.

"-you look awesome!" You beamed at him, walking closer to inspect the finer details like the patterns on his shell and the material of his gloves. "Yeah, I understand I guess I'll get- wait, what? You're not repulsed by me?" He required, you simply shook your head and continued to ask him questions about how he became a talking turtle, his brothers and if they were the same as him; you had found out they were all different species of turtle. You had discovered that you weren't the first human to see them and that they lived in the sewers with their father who you had assumed was a bigger talking turtle, but Leo shook his head with a laugh.

It had been over two hours since you had first set foot on the roof, your time with Leo was well spent and you both thoroughly enjoyed it. Standing opposite each other you cracked a few more jokes before saying it was a night. "We're still on for tomorrow, right?" Leo asked hesitantly, you nodded with a gentle smile "Wouldn't miss it, oh hey, what if I came to the lair tomorrow to, you know, meet everyone?" Your eyes darted to Leo's, his eyes widened while his mouth hung open a little bit, thinking you were moving too fast you tried to correct your mistake "I don't have to if you don't want me to it was just a thought."

Leo grasped you in his arms and tugged you to his chest lifting you slightly off of the floor, your face blossomed red as he spun you around slightly. Noticing his behaviour he quickly put you down and started coughing, his hand nervously rubbing the back of his neck, a habit you've noticed he was doing occasionally while talking to you.

"Sorry, I would totally love for you to meet my brothers. I know for a fact you and Michael would get on like a house on fire. I'll meet you here then we can walk to the lair, alright?"

"Yes sir." You saluted, making your way back down the fire escape you sent him one more quick smile before disappearing from his sights. Leo jetted back to the lair in record time, shoving his way past Raph and Mikey, Leo made his way to Donnie's lab where he knew he'd find the genius. Pushing open the doors, Donnie went to complain about the intrusion but stopped himself short when he saw the buzzing look on his brother's face. "So how did your little date go?" He mused, a teasing smirk on his front.

Leo's cheeks started to match his stripes throwing out a defensive "It wasn't a date!" Donnie only hummed back a response, picking up a power tool and carried on tinkering with whatever was in front of him "Actually he's coming here tomorrow to hang out. Completely casual."

"And you're telling me this because?"

"I don't want you to do any of your 'Donnie stuff' near him."

"'Donnie stuff'?"

"Yeah, you know, saying things like "Prepare to eateth thy words" and "no probbles" just things normal people don't say."

"How dare you."

[creepypocky]

Hello dear! May I have a romantic and Nsfw creepypasta match-up please? Feel free to ignore this if they are closed but if you do choose to do this then thank you so much! I hope you have a great day/night!

Zodiac sign: Leo sun, Aries moon, Leo rising

Personality Type: ENTP

Pronouns: She/her

Sexuality: Straight (For now might be bi but i'm going with straight)

I'm 5'4 and I have a very tiny body frame so i'm extremely petite and pretty small. I'm not very curvy and I literally have the body of a cereal box...lol but its fine because I have nice hips and thighs. I have thick brown hair that goes down to my back and it gets tangled pretty easily but its kinda fluffy. I have brown eyes and tiny freckles all over my face and body. I also have a very strong grunge style, like Flannels, band t-shirts, combat boots, leather jackets etc. But i'd also always enjoy a nice oversized sweatshirt or hoodie with a pair of skinny, ripped jeans and some converses or something along those lines.

For my personality.....this is where things get interesting. At first people find me very intimidating due to my resting bitch face and cold exterior but I promise i'm not like that ALL the time. When you get to know me, i'm a big extrovert, goofy and about everything that comes out of my mouth is sarcasm or some dry humored joke. I'm also that one friend in a group where they literally will do the stupidest shit ever like for an example one time it was super dark outside and my other friend was there, while I was trying to climb a tree and I failed and fell out of the tree, and landed on my back. I got straight up after that somehow it didn't hurt.....like at all? But yeah i'm super reckless and sometimes people have to save me from myself if you get what I mean. I also have a very strong "I don't give a fuck" attitude and I will not hesitate to stick up for myself or my friends....like i'm the type of person where if someone glares at me, i'll glare right back. I can have bad anxiety and I can be very self destructive. This is where my feisty, stubborn, hardheaded side comes in. If I want something then i'll fight for it even if it hurts me and i'll get into a bad cycle of putting myself down and trying to do better even if I did great the first time but I always push myself too far and other people have to stop me because I usually can't see it when its happening. I also cover my emotions up and I have a lot of trouble talking about whats bothering me or what problems i'm having emotionally so I put up a wall and I act tough, or happy and sometimes i'll be the exact opposite but I try to hide it.

Weird things about me: I've grown up in the south all my life so sometimes when I talk a few words they'll come out sounding WAYYY more country and southern then I wanted, I don't have an accent but sometimes my words just come out that way. I also love the smell of cigarette smoke....let me explain. When I was a kid my parents smoked a lot and I was used to smelling it and now it reminds me of home and is sort of comforting.

Things I like: I love swimming (I was on a swim team for about 9 years), I love horror movies, I like rain and the sounds of thunderstorms because its calming to me, I also love the smell of rain, I like cloudy days, cooking, listening to 80's and 90's rock but mainly 90's because 90's is the best, My favorite bands are Bush, Audioslave, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Linkoln Park, Pearl jam but i'm pretty open to anything. Things I dislike: Spiders.......I will scream if I see a spider.

So for the nsfw part.....I'm very shy and i'd like it if someone guided me. But i'm 100% a Bottom and I love praise and maybe a tiny bit of degradation. I also have a big ownership kink like if someone tells me that i'm their's....then I might die. Also if they told me that they "Needed" me I would also die on the spot...in a good way. I'm also a sucker for marking like lovebites and hickies? Yes please. But please tease me and edge me because I prefer not having control so someone else being in control is just...lovely. Also pet names! Like Sunshine, Babygirl, Doll....AHHhh I might melt. Things I don't like are impact play or the whole "Daddy kink" It kinda just makes me cringe

I also don't think I really have a type but.....I do tend to love people who are brooding, and intimidating on the outside but a big teddy bear on the inside because that's how I am sometimes. I hate people who are fake or just passive aggressive because they are super annoying to deal with and honestly if you have something to say then just say it to my face rather than behind my back.

Hello :)

|| I enjoyed reading through this. I'll definitely work on it now. ||

I match you with ~ Jeff The Killer!

First off, he really likes your size and style, he has a think for small girls that can still be tough and that’s something he loves showing off when you get together lmfao, he’s like, “Yeah, my girls strong. Fuck you gonna do about it?”

Now, Jeff is a really unstable, violent guy. A lot of people (even me) don’t even see him ever being interested in being in a relationship, so when the creeps saw Jeff with his arm around you, they were immediately baffled by it.

The truth is, though, this man totally wants to have someone by his side, someone that accepts him even though he’s a killer. Someone that’s open to his feelings and is willing to look past all of the horrible shit he’s done.

You’re like that to him, it took him a very long time to get used to how he felt for you at first. At first he thought his brain was just being stupid, but Jeff isn’t dumb. He knows what these feelings feel like, and he recognized them almost immediately after that.

Jeff is really insane, and he constantly leans on you for support and depends on you to keep him leveled at times. It can get pressuring, but despite it all he always makes sure to not blame you if he ends up doing something dumb because he knows it’s not your fault.

He finds your clothing style pretty hot, he really loves badass kind of outfits with leather and band names, because as I said, he loves to show off that his girl is “cool” or something.

He thinks your resting bitch-face and cold exterior is really badass too, being around you always gives him so much confidence and its a great change from the usual fake confidence he has around everyone that he keeps up as a defense mechanism when in reality he was always pretty insecure.

I honestly think Jeff is an extrovert too, like he loves being around people and interacting with them (When they’re not normal people and don’t think he’s hideous, that is). I canon this mostly because when hes alone, then he’s also alone with his thoughts and his thoughts always end up wandering to his insecurities and what he hates about himself, but you often catch him during these times and you reassure him that everything will be okay and that you still love him.

He totally relates to being the friend that says stupidest shit, you two will often just go up to one of the creeps and just start spouting random shit. He honestly fucking loves being goofy with you, and you two are always creating awesome memories together when you prank the other creeps and sometimes each other and he honestly wouldn’t have it any other way.

When you do stupid shit that gets you in trouble or puts you in danger, he’s always quick to get to you and make sure you’re okay, he would probably panic a lot though. Like, “What the fuck, dumbass?” “How the HELL did you do that???“ as he’s frantically trying to solve the situation. Will most definitely sit there and laugh at you for a good 5-10 minutes once the whole thing is dealt with though.

You being able to stick up for your friends is one of the great qualities about you that he absolutely adores, especially since before he became a killer he would always get bullied and nobody would ever stick up for him, so one day when you defend him against a bunch of assholes it just warms his heart up and makes him feel so loved, but he most likely wont admit that.

He’d let it slip eventually though.

When you’re feeling self-destructive, he is 100% there for you. Although he’s not really the best at giving advice, he’ll still sit there with you and let you talk your heart out and will listen to every single word because he wants to show that same contribution towards you that you’ve shown him. He’ll constantly reassure you that not everything is your fault and that you’re strong, and he’ll make little promises to you.

If it was a person in particular making you feel that way though, he’d definitely make sure to pay a visit to the motherfucker.

He admires your determination to fight for the things you want, but to an extent. He hates it when you overwork yourself or push beyond your limits to the point where it destroys you, and he wants you to know that you’re not alone and you can ask for help, you don’t have to destroy yourself. He’s more than willing to stay right there, by your side.

He understands hiding your true emotions, because well, he’s had to do it a lot around the other creeps and around his family when they were still alive. So he won’t ever push you to talk about somehting if you don’t want to, but he doesn’t want you to pretend to be okay either. He’s more than willing to just lay with you and do whatever you want if it would make you feel better.

He honestly likes how you have a southern accent at times, when he’s feeling upset or like his sanity is draining, your accent really soothes him so sometimes he’ll ask you to lay it on thick because he could honestly listen to you talk to him and listen to your accent all day if he wanted to.

It’s good that you like cigarette smoke because I canon this man smokes very often.

When it storms at night, he’ll always hold you close to him with a blanket and just listen to the storm sounds with you because it soothes him too. This man is really pent up from feeling driven to constantly murder and just sitting with you listening to the rain and thunder is one of the main things that level him.

He’s really not the best.... at cooking.... but, this means you can cook often for him since he won’t for himself. B)

He will just put you in a car and drive for hours to no destination and blast that 80s and 90s music just to see that smile on your face.

This man will 100000000000% destroy any spider within a 10 mile radius of you.

He understands not liking people who are fake because there were a lot of people who talked shit about him when he went to school, and when he has a problem with someone he will always say it to their face and make them understand that they’re a piece of shit to him.

NSFW:

You like being dominated and guided? Good, because this man is at least 95% a top. He thinks it’s adorable that you’re shy and will most definitely be willing to guide you through the whole thing and tell you exactly what to do for him.

Jeff is really possessive tbh, so when he’s fucking you he will constantly say shit like,

“Fucking mine”

“You’re nobody elses“

“You belong to me, only”

This man will definitely bite you everywhere, he lives to just throw you down onto the bed and start biting everywhere on your body and making sure to leave marks just so you know exactly who owns you.

Don’t worry honey, he will spend hours just filling you with his cock and telling you that you cant cum unless you beg more, or he’ll just pull out right when you’re about to cum on him and just slap your folds with his fingers as a way to make fun of you.

He’ll call you things like, “baby” “dollface” “darling” when he’s feeling passionate but oh boy if he’s feeling angry or he’s punishing you? Be prepared to be degraded all night.

There we go <3

Sorry if this is too long lmfao, I just think that Jeff is a really misunderstood piece of shit. I hope you’re having a great day and taking care of yourself, and I hope you enjoyed this matchup. :)

[melonlordheroes]

Cav Buffs, Thracian Blunders, and Confidence Boosts

-The Reward Map for the day is Takumi! Seeing as Mystery hasn't formed his team yet, Leo sees a good chance to sneak off on his own and get some practice in. Unfortunately, he gets wiped pretty fast and is taken down in little time. Sighing, the prince of Nohr returns feeling less than stellar.-

Leo: Damnable pineapple-- even with this new power I seem to be useless!

Chrom: Leo?

Leo: Ah, Chrom. Good morning.

Chrom: I thought I heard you over here- you seem stressed out. Everything okay?

Leo: -sigh- Well...

Chrom: (eyes the door behind him, laughs) Tried to solo 3 level fifteen archers, huh?

Leo: It's just Takumi. ...Granted, perhaps I should have known better. I wouldn't consider him a rival if he wasn't all that strong...

Chrom: And you're still in training here. You jumped in headfirst and got bit. (shakes head, laughs) Hang on. I'm going to go get Finn and Olwen and we'll try this again.

Leo: Finn and Olwen? Why?

Chrom: They have the ability to support cavalry units like you- Olwen provides a magic shield to cover your defenses, and Finn's horse is able to goad others which makes you hit faster AND harder. I'll go switch into my Exalted costume orb as well, so I'll be there to support you. Think you can wait a bit?

Leo: I... I suppose I can. Thank you.

-A few moments later, Finn, Olwen and Exalted Chrom return and they re-enter the field. Chrom takes up position behind Leo and nods to Olwen and Finn, who take up beside and in front of him.-

Chrom: Okay! So, this is how Mystery explained this to me- whenever we're close to Olwen and Finn, they'll ward and goad our own horses: which in turn, makes us hit harder and take hits better. As long as we aren't too far, they can support us. Simple, right?

Leo: It makes enough sense, I suppose...

Finn: If you're ready, Prince Leo, Olwen and I will advance and take position.

Leo: Yes, feel free- Chrom and I are right behind you.

-Finn and Olwen advance ahead with Leo behind them. The Takumis lock onto the unable-to-counterattack Finn and target him. Finn bats away all of the projectiles, but is perturbed by the Fujin Yumi and Skadi arrows.-

Finn: Are those made of magic?!

Leo: Well, one of them's a god weapon...

Olwen: They're not magic, Finn, they're something else. More akin to pure energy...

Leo: (smirk) Well, you've quite the talent for picking up on things like that. That is exactly how Fujin Yumi works. That said, I'll be attacking now.

Chrom: I'd wish you luck, but I don't think you'll need it!

Leo: How so?

-Leo fires off a shot from Brynhildr and instantly brings down one of the Takumis.-

Leo: ...Oh.

Chrom: See? Those cavalry skills really help you, don't they?

Leo: I-I suppose... it's humilating to NEED that help, though.

Chrom: It's not humiliating to have friends assisting you. (small frown) What would Niles and Ow-- Odin think if they heard you say that?

Leo: I'm a prince of Nohr, fighting enemies without support should be something I can do!

Chrom: ... (sigh) Even Xander needs help sometimes, you know.

Leo: ...

Chrom: (looks him in the eye) I'm pretty sure that's what you're thinking right now. "Xander can do it, so why can't I?" Truth is, Xander's strong and I respect that- but even he needs help. (little laugh) Ask Olwen.

Olwen: (sheepishly) I DID apologize for that. I didn't realize I'd get all four shots off so quickly...

Finn: (blinks at her) YOU? Took on XANDER?

Olwen: We were sparring and it got out of hand. I forgot my advantage in colors, I had you near me, Xander's resistances are already... you get the idea. I was on his side in the next round as apology and he managed to quite impressively withstand a strike from Ursula with my ward...

Chrom: (smile) See? Xander couldn't handle a shot from Olwen on his own, but when he had her on his side he handled Ursula's doubly-effective return fire. Without Olwen's help, he would have been hurt. Do you see it now?

Leo: I... I suppose so.

Finn: There is no shame in needing help. Dare I say it without mine-- (pauses to glower off in the distance towards the Legendary Battlefield, where Mystery is currently) --SOME tacticians would have never managed to see the Thacian peninsula united.

Olwen: (wince) Was her performance that poor?

Finn: You died a DAY after we recruited you.

Olwen: Oh. ...That does explain some things, though.

Finn: I'm never forgiving her for it. Anyway, Prince Leo... please take this from me, as someone who survived Thracia... needing help is never shameful. It only shows strength to admit needing it. (soft smile) I can say with certainty my lord would have been only too happy to say he needed your help.

Olwen: I'd like to second that. Brynhildr's gravity effect is... well, it would have made certain things more survivable.

Finn: Ballistas, for example.

Olwen: Other Cavalry sneaking around your formation to bash your face in.

Finn: (wince) Ooh. I hope we only made that mistake once.

Olwen: Three times. Same battle. The healer missed twice.

Finn: I am so sorry.

Leo: All right, all right! Can we finish this battle now?!

Olwen: Oh, apologies, Prince Leo. Right, let's see this through, shall we?

-2 turns later, the team is leaving with a victory under their belt. As Finn and Olwen head off elsewhere, Leo stops Chrom.-

Leo: Before you go...

Chrom: Mm?

Leo: Thank you.

Chrom: You're welcome. (pats his shoulder) Come talk to me any time you need. I'll be happy to inspire some confidence in you.