#like daemon I can bark lol

[theroguequeen]

sometimes I ask myself how I got into this obsession about a stupid rogue prince but than I remember the moment he came on screen, casually sitting on the iron throne and slowly coming towards rhaenyra and saying "turn around" demanding but still with this raspy soft underdone and his fingers softly touching her neck and I knew in that moment that I was lost because my mind what's like? turn around? like how deep? on the iron throne? this indruction scene got it all, no hiding, and even in that very first scene the chemistry was just insane.

[just-some-random-blogger]

hello!! i hope your day has been well

i wanted to ask if you knew any daemon x reader fics thats concerned about reader being lonesome? and like its an angst-comfort? if you know any, could you please help me navigate them? feel free to include your own work as well if there is, your pieces have been very delightful to binge read, you are really talented!

HELLO MY LOVE. my tumblr crashed while i was replying but thats ok because it gave me the opportunity to be the complete yellow belly and rethink whether or not i wanted to tag anyone or just link their fics HAHHAAH (im so insane i was thinking if it was possible to tag someone but block them from the post AHHAHAAH)

anyway you can tell what i decided. tbh i honestly dont fucking remember reading any and i mean any of these. literally 0 of these T_T HAHAHAHAH it's not a slight on anyone its just a me thing im head empty all the time. also i mostly read freaky smut pieces of daemon because, well, im a freak (: that's probably why i dont remember any of these tbh. im rotten in the head T_T. i digress

Fury of The Dragon by @drakoneve (hello i love you) ok this one isnt exactly what you're looking for and i only vaguely remember reading it cos BONK🤠 it be like that. judging by my reblog i was mad petty after reading it and that's a me thing because im mad petty but im sure this is lovely and vivid because it elicited such a response from me.

Ānogar Hūra by @author-morgan ([heavy breathing] hi there) again have only white noise in my head dont remember reading this if not for the reblog BUT WHAT I DO REMEMBER IS LIKING HER STORIES SO MUCH THAT I OBSESSIVELY WENT THROUGH HER MASTERLIST HOPING SHE'S MAKE MORE FOR DAEMON. if you ever read this im not saying you should cos im not in the business of telling people what to do but if you do i would love to read it fyi lol

this ones untitled but its by @gay-dorito-dust (hello hi how are you) again dont remember a thing but judging by my reblog its soft... which in hindsight is the opposite of angst AHHAHA but it has some of those angsty comfort fics kinda so yuh you might like this one

Bleeding love by @blayresmuses (hihihi hi there hihih) once again HAHAHAH cant remember anything about anyone. judging by my reblog its really sweet in the end HAHAHHAA 404 BRAIN NOT FOUND. it does explore the whole child birthing aspect. idk what you feel about that nonnie.

this ones also untitled but its by @floweringfics (HI HAHAH) i also dont remember shit about nothing but i have a longer reblog for this, which is telling COS I KNOW FOR A FACT. A FACT. THAT ITS GOOD. SHE IS AN AMAZING WRITER SO LOVE HER SO MUCH

im just going to throw in @em-writes-stuff-sometimes (HEY *wink wink*) cos she a baby girl and i love her. she is so good at writing, get this, she made her own fucking universe (which most definitely has the themes youre looking for) and she also studies high valyrian and all that queen shit i can't wrap my head around. she's insane. im telling you a she's a hotd writer idc idc i will die on this hill.

@ewanmitchellcrumbs ([BARKING] HELLO) is also a really great writer although i dont think she does angsty comfort fics. she does make fics that make me gol feral after so theres that. interact with at your own discretion cos it changes your life fr and then next thing you know youre a barking dog.

that's about it i think T_T i hope all these lovely people just know i love them because i do i- HA:DHASFHLASFLASB

anyway next are my fics and wow i kinda feel weird by how many fics of myself i put HAHAHAH. but anyway you asked and you said i was talented and im flattered you binge them [pushes hair back] so i gave.

Want You Dead has that, but it's a three part series, so idk how you feel about that. part 2 in particular VERY much hits the nail on the head for this one (update: does it? i am questioning myself rn). also yn was a pirate for a while HAHAHH and it gets pretty graphic at a point so idk how you feel about those

Mine is also a p2 (to Ten & One) and the hurt/comfort is over yn being unable to conceive so there's and theres prett obvious smut so HAHAH

Lies Are Treason is very much hurt/comfort with some angst ig BUT IT HAS SMUT

Stone Cold is really angsty and im only adding it cos there's a smudge of like hurt/comfort there HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH but its imo one of the more tragic tales ive written AHAHHAAHHAHA

Cold Killer AHHHH I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT THIS ONE THIS ONE IS PRETTY GOOD THIS ONE I THINK IS SMTH YOU WOULD LIKE YA KNOW ANGST + COMFORT YEAH THIS ONE THIS ONE

Kiss it Better... NGL I TOTALLY FORGOT I EVEN WROTE THIS HOLD ON LET ME REREAD IT RN HAHAHAHA. update HAHAHAAH I REMEMBER i wrote this when i had a bad day and i was like grrr i need the evil man to comfort me HAHAHAHAH THIS ONE IS ALSO REALLY GOOD

Moon Cycle kind of has a hurt/comfort aspect just a smidge ya feel. it's mostly, well, smut HAHAHAH also its a part four to a my stark!universe series lol

Waiting For A Lifetime has that in its p2 kinda but this is a modern au so idk how you feel about that.

thats all i think. off to go read some more daemon fics i think HAHHA

[in-my-feels-probably]

Hi! Congrats on 1k!! May I have a romantic house of the dragon match up please? I go by she/her and am bi with no preference, so any gender is fine.

I’m about 5’5, dark blue eyes, medium length hair thats kinda too dark to be dirty blonde but not so dark that its light brown with slightly lighter blonde highlights throughout. Ive been told I typically wear what would be considered 90s type of style but leaning away from more feminine things tho I’m not opposed to dresses and all. 

I do get pretty anxious when thrown in certain situations rather that be talking to a group of people or just one person. But on occasion and definitely when I get to know someone I never stop talking. I am a ranter and rambler which means I could be ranting about something that happened and then start talking about something else that may or may not be related to the original subject. Basically I will always find something to talk about though I do enjoy listening to other people talk. I am considered the mom friend because I tend to be the most logical. Im also a very determined, stubborn person who usually is kinda pessimistic but still has a huge imagination. And despite all the anxiety I am usually a relatively confident person and am not afraid to take up for anyone I care about. Also I am pretty good in school despite having a kinda bad memory. Also an INTJ, Sagittarius, and Ravenclaw. 

I absolutely love writing and have for the longest time rather that be random original stories I make up or the various fanfics I have(lol). I also love drawing and painting and recently realized I’m actually pretty good at making art related to animals and the occasional landscape. I’ve also been a big music fan since I was a kid, I honestly dont know what I would do without it. I also really enjoy reading when I get the chance, like I could spend hours getting consumed by whatever I’m reading. Which also travels into me when I’m watching things. As in I spend a good bit of time just binge watching new or old shows. I also really like walking around and enjoying nature. Theres a few nature trails I love going on and would go to the zoo every weekend if I had the chance. Which also goes along to my love for animals. Also I do like going to random places with my friends. 

And thats about all I can think of to say, hope it wasnt too much lol. But anyways, thanks in advance :)

hi!

thank you for participating :)

since you have no gender preference, i’ll tell you out of both the girls and the boys who i ship you with, but i’ll do the full thing for who i think you’re better suited for.

i ship you with daemon and alicent! but i’m gonna go with daemon, hope that’s alright :)

i think daemon would find you really endearing when talking to you. he’d love listening to you ramble about random things, and he’d love it even more when he could fluster you. i don’t think he’d ever purposefully embarrass you, but he’d definitely have his fun. you’re still capable of carrying on banter, which i think he would appreciate. it wouldn’t really matter to him what you were talking about, he just likes hearing you talk. but knowing how stubborn you are, he’d definitely try and push your buttons a bit to get a rise out of you. when it comes to you, you have a lot of bark, but also a little bite. daemon would never feel like he needs to protect you, at least verbally, although he’d step in if he felt like he has to. but he’d probably be more entertained watching you defend yourself with a proud smirk.

i would consider daemon to be a reader. i don’t think he necessarily cares about academics, but he knows the importance of knowing his history and his legacies. for some reason, i think he would be very artistically inclined, but he’d just never put any effort into it. he’d appreciate your drive and ambition, always making it a point to praise you when you completed a project. he’s probably a casual reader, and would definitely be able to keep up with a conversation about whatever book it was you were reading that he had already read.

i do think daemon is an animal person. he’d get sick of people bothering him all day, and would much rather be in the company of animals. at least animals can’t speak. but he’d also really enjoy you, especially if you were alone. you’d be one of the few people who’d never bother him, and he’d never find himself getting annoyed by your presence. he just likes listening to you talk, and feels a connection with you beyond just your mutual interests. i think caraxes would be able to sense how much daemon liked you, and daemon would feel comfortable enough bringing you to see him.

when court got too tedious, he’d come and find you, offering his hand to you.

you’d raise a brow, but let him take your hand anyways. “too much time at court, my prince?”

“far too much,” he’d smirk, leading you to the dragon pits. “i miss the skies.”

“you didn’t miss me?” you’d muse, and his grin would widen.

“you know i did, my lady. you don’t need to have me admit that.”

“i know,” you’d smile, taking the lead. “i just like hearing you say it.”

he’d roll his eyes, although he’d still be grinning. “i’m beginning to regret bringing you. perhaps caraxes will be more excited to see you than me.”

“i certainly hope so,” you’d say, not missing how daemon squeezed your hand as he led you into the pit.

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thanks again for participating :)

[lazy-sixteen]

Wait are you the creator of the Dr Stone His Dark Materials AU? Cool! If so can you tell me what's your inspiration for each characters Daemons?

yes that’s me!! Thank you so much for asking!!! Word Dump ahead

male lion -> Tsuakasa: Inagaki did the work for me, lol. Actually, I like the idea of lions symbolizing a sort of wildness and authority (very "king of the jungle") which fits early manga Tsukasa, but like real lion behavior being pretty chill (like most big carnivores) and just wanting to like hang out with their pride which fits later manga Tsukasa.

albino female king cobra -> Senku: Kinda of three hold reasoning here. In Western mythology, snakes are seen as being teachers of wisdom, specifically mortal wisdom (like obvs Adam and Eve, but also the snakes on the rod of Asclepius). King cobra meanwhile are associated with rulers in certain parts of India. Finally, albino snakes is about the myth of Bai Suzhen from China which is about a snake that gained power/cultivation then used it to repay a human she fell in love with; interestingly the snake in that story has been interpreted as both evil (for going against natural order of the world) and good (for her devotion to the human she loved), which is a fun metaphor for Senku upsetting the status quo (be both Tsukasa's 'live with nature', and the Whyman's 'keep humans mostly statues/stone age'). Finally, I picked a name in mandarin for her bc I like the idea of one of Senku's birth parents being chinese, soley bc there is a VERY stupid pun you can make with 月 (moon, month) radical and the⺼(flesh, body) radical often being written identically (so moon [a space rock] = flesh, just like petri beam).

female dog -> Taiju: his himbo engery is of the charts. (also is a nice helpful good boy who reminds me of a golden retriever)

male orbweaver bird -> Yuzu: I was going to do a spider for her actually, bc of all the cool mythology world-wide connecting spiders and weavers but it turns out mostly female spiders make webs, so I switched to a type of bird that makes really cool nest.

female lion -> Kohaku: Inagaki did all the work on this for me pt.2. She's powerful, very dedicated to her family, and also someone who's not afraid of putting in an enormous amount of effort (since female lions are the ones the hunt).

male Racoon-dog -> Chrome: Intelligent but also a little prone to mischief. Chrome likes collecting things, he's not afraid to totally go and do his own thing or accomplish his goals in his own way! Also (and this is more related to regular raccoons), they are very smart and good at opening trash cans which fits chrome somehow.

Male calico cat -> Gen: This is 50% bc gen exists in my head as the meme "butternut is a master of psychological manipulation", and 50% bc male calico's (despite looking normal) are incredibly rare bc the mechanism of calico coloring typically depends on having 2 X chromosomes. This is fun bc Gen's def the type to play around with gender a bit. Also Gen has always has a lot of color variation (black/white hair, purple in outfit even in b4 cloth got reinvented), so he deserves a colorful daemon.

Female hyena -> Hyouga: The natural enemy of lions, lol. Also they both have a very fun aesthetic and a reputation for being scary but funny.

Male lunar moth -> Ruri: famous for only living long enough to find a mate and pass away. But also a creature that is good at being both beautiful but also very low-key and subtle.

bonus: Not mentioned in story but exist in my heart

Ryuusui: Female Peregrine falcon (only the fastest bird alive for the world's greedest man)

Byakuya: female crow (smart and wise, but prone to pranks)

Lillian: male mockingbird (she's from SE US, so it's a given)

Amaryllis: male betta fish (beautiful and ready to fight!)

Dr. Xeno: female Arizona bark scoprion (did you know scorpions are actually fairly good mentors parents and will carry their young on their backs?)

Stanley: female cotton-mouth (aka the venomous snake that is the bane of SE US waterways)

[lordeasriel]

just pointing out some of my thoughts, i don’t want to spam too much. like, the trailer was really satisfying, and now that i can think clearly, i thought why not? the only adaptation that ever disappointed me was the radio drama, so i’m not that hard to please lol 

so, here’s some highlights of my own:

we're all astonished with the dæmons CGI, and righteously, but honestly, was there ever any doubt? because as they said themselves, the dæmons are what make the series so great, without them the show (and the books) would be roughly very bland. i'm so glad they could achieve the right settings for the dæmons though, making them lifelike but not overly realistic.

fashion in this world is basically why @parslow and I exist, so we’ve been chatting for a while, especially about marisa, and we realised there’s a lot of thought and meaning behind every single piece of costume in the show. marisa and lyra match a lot, in colours, sometimes they even wear the same outfit with different tweaks in between them. i’ve been praising the costumes since day one, i still am, and even asriel’s lack of variety has a lot of meaning behind it, after all, this is a man who’s rolling in the snow, hence his reason to use the same sweater in all of his scenes.

i love the colours, in general, it reminds me of gotham, contrasted, real, solid, but not as whimsical (when you think that gotham tried to bring the comic style and make it realistic, if that makes any sense to you). it feels like real life, and i like the cloudy mood that lingers in the show. there is no sunlight, except in that zepelin scene, which i’m confident is asriel’s arrival. anything after that is grey and cloudy, including the scene where he is leaving. it probably encapsules the mood of the journey after asriel’s grand plan begins and lyra’s journey as well. i can’t wait to see the episode to see if i’m right about it, probably not lol

the first thing i noticed (also because it was the first scene in the trailer lol) is that asriel is already speaking of war. like, he is already talking about the war, he is already asking for support and for people to pick their sides. that doesn’t bother me, i just think it’s a bit strange in a sense that this is a great way to mischaracterise him, making him too righteous. he does have very good reasons to do what he does, but he also does it because he is a proud man, whose ego has been deeply wounded. hell, if he could have used himself as the energy source, he would have, trust me. so i hope they get him right, it matters to me lmao i’m happy with what i’ve seen so far though, james makes him harsh, yet still human. he’s also a daddy lol

i said it before, i’m saying it again: ruth wilson has the uncanny vibe of a new god and she brings it to marisa shamelessly. she sounds sweet yet still sour, this is an amoral woman, bound by nothing except her own gains and ruth captures every single tone of marisa’s rich personality. listening to her speak is utterly macabre, every time. her daemon only adds to her unsettling behaviour. that eerie smile was horrible, i could barely gif it, i can’t stand it. she is making me fear marisa for the first time, and i love it. (reading the books as an adult, I never feared her, I was just wary of her apathy and amorality, and I found her horribly relatable in many ways, but now there is actual fear in me and I’m living for it)

dafne’s lyra is everything i’ve ever wanted. strong-willed, spiteful, impetuous and fiery, she measures no words, not even to asriel, whom she fears in the books and only barks at him by the end, when she is tired and he is being ungrateful. i love her resemblance to ruth, how she fits nicely in the ambient and how she never stands out, like, “this is a normal brat from oxford. she is anything but special. her whole life is a casuality of bad luck, fate and consequences of other people’s indiscretion. now you love her because she is the best.” yet you still notice her, because dafne makes lyra have a great presence, inherited from her proudful dad uncle. (and her mom, but we don’t talk about that lol)

i’ve seen people talking about lee’s accent, but i don’t know the difference between accents (except for british and american, and i can recognise some scot accent, sometimes irish, but overall i just cant tell), so it doesn’t matter to me all that much. he sounds american, so i can live with it. i like lin in-character though, this is a younger lee scoresby, so it makes more sense to me that he is more proactive when it comes to fighting. (is the duet real? i hope not)

as of iorek’s, i have 3 things in mind: 1) he is not very famous and/or probably scandinavian, so telling us who he is, especially if he didn’t do english voice overs or voice acting at all, wouldn’t make much of a difference (in their mind, i wouldn’t mind getting familiar with a less famous actor) 2) the actor is very known, and/or scandinavian lol, and they want it to be a surprise because his voice is very remarkable and/or he is unrecognisable as iorek, so they want us to be shocked about it. 3) they haven’t finished voicing him yet and/or they just don’t want to tell us whom he is without a final product. i’m not familiar with post-production on this level, so these are wild guesses of mine, my bet is on number 3 tho.

lastly, iorek himself: i like the armor, it’s fitting, rough, simple: it looks like it’s part of him, which is kinda the point. he looks a bit uncanny on the screenshot, not so much while moving. this is good cgi, he looks real, yet this isn’t a polar bear, this is a pansebjorne, they have a civilization, they think, they speak, their soul is their armour. they have a culture of their own, so it makes sense he still resembles a person, because in essence, he is. (if a person is someone with a soul, a culture, and a mind of their own, however different).

stelmaria: “it’s time” asriel: “i know” well, well, my soul was OBLITERATED.

thanks for coming to my TED talk, sorry for the spam

[ka-za-ri]

Hegemone (Gladiolus x FemOC)

Genre: Slice of life Rating: SFW Pairing: Gladiolus x FemOC Wordcount: 2,232 Suggested Listening:   Prayer -- M:a.ture Tagging: @itshaejinju​ @sweetchocobae​ @r-e-g-a-l-i-a​ @interitusrot​ @desperateauboise (WHY WON’T IT LET ME TAG U???) @cagedbycravings​ @roses-and-oceans​ @kanekeii (Omg u too???) 

Notes: YEAH. More character studies. This is probably going to be a series for all of the chocobros and possibly Nyx... and maaaaybe Cor???  depending on how crazy my muse gets lol. Noctis will most probably be next if I keep this up. As usual, no beta in sight for experiemental stuff. 

Hegemone (Ἡγεμόνη) was a Greek goddess of plants, specifically making them bloom and bear fruit. According to Pausanias, Hegemone was a name given by the Athenians to one of the Graces. 

--

Gladiolus Amicitia knew full well the weight of duty and bloodline. His life was bound and tied to the ink which wrapped around his arms and held his back. He, of all people knew how heavy a burden responsibility truly was. He was reminded of this load he bore daily by the ferocious, glaring bird which graced his chest and spread throughout his body. Gladiolus, the name itself spoke of gentleness, a flower, almost unfitting for him. Gladio, there, that name was much stronger to him, it spoke of warriors and grand fights to the death. Gladio Amicitia was built from his lineage and shackled by a duty he did not ask for.

What weakness he did have he hid behind a cheeky grin and gruff laugh. A shield should not, could not, show cracks for a future king. Though, shield he may be, he was as human as they all were. A temper boiled within him that at times, couldn't be held back. As such, Gladiolus found himself camping often. The outdoors and vast open sky let him breath and listen to the sound of his own heartbeat. The call of animals in the distance let him believe that as bound by duty as he was, he was still just another cog in the great world. He was a large man, but still, he was infinitesimally small in the grand scheme of the world.

During his trips camping, Gladiolus discovered the precious beauty in succulents. He related to them in a way. There was a sense of responsibility they had about themselves that drew him in. The way that Fibonacci ruled, dictated, bound them by their duty to numbers to become the geometric beauties that they had reminded him of the structure and responsibility that he bore as a shield.

Often, people were at awe whenever they saw the overflowing pot filled with echeveria and peyote blooms that sat in his room. They reflected him well, simple and hardy, low maintenance and bound by laws beyond control. Many times, he found himself apologizing to them in the event he forgot to water them for an extended period. Always, they would forgive him, for they too, understood the weight of his duty.

His temperament would often get him into trouble. "Remain calm." They'd tell him. "You've got to work on your temper." They'd chide. "This will get you in trouble someday." They'd say as if he didn't know full well what sort of havoc his short fuse could bring about. He couldn't change this about himself, try as best as he could, he could never find the patience in him to see clearly before everything went red. "Staying calm" just wasn't in his dictionary, and as much as they tried to push this additional responsibility to him, he refused it with all his might as it just another way for them to take his sense of self away from him.

His escape from the burden of life became words. Immersed in books, he could forget who he was born to be and he could find a momentary sense of peace from it all. However, even sometimes, the books became too loud for him and in the end, he sought solace in being alone with nothing more than the sounds of the wild about him. The crackle of a cheerful fire under the grand void of stars was sometimes all he needed to feel the weight on his shoulders melt away.

--

A routine, lonesome camping trip was the first time he encountered a goddess. Within his brief exchange with her, he truly felt and understood what it meant when the distance of the stars was too close.

It was a good thing that the spring had been relatively mild and rain hadn't made the ground too soft and wet. It was best during these times for him to feel the dirt underneath his shoes as he hiked up the mountain, taking the well-worn path, he knew would lead him to his preferred campsite. His journey was always planned when he went camping, his goal always in mind and he rarely ever strayed from the paths he had long memorized. Gladiolus never brought music with him when he went out alone. The sound of scampering creatures and songbirds accompanied by the stream nearby was enough to keep his ears entertained.

So, when he heard someone whistling past the sound of rustling leaves, he was sure he was hallucinating.

Framed by budding spring foliage, shoes thrown to the side, she tiptoed barefoot amongst the dead leaves and branches on the ground, drawing shapes with her toes only she understood the meaning of. The hem of her dress was smeared with dirt, and she shamelessly dusted more onto as she felt was needed. Lost in her own head and ignoring the world around her, she danced to a tune she had long memorized from a forgotten lullaby that was centuries old. Intrigued, Gladiolus found himself leaning against a nearby tree to watch her as she gracefully moved to a tune unknown to anyone but to herself.

Her whistles sometimes melted into soft humming as she plucked leaves from the trees to weave into her hair. They became a halo greenery which dipped and ducked into wild strands of her hair while the late afternoon sun cast long shadows across her cheeks from her eyelashes. Her languid movements and leisurely movements smelled of bamboo blossoms drenched in summer rain and honey.

He lost track of how long he had been staring, until eventually she turned to greet him when she noticed she wasn't alone.

"Why hello there, stranger! Not often you get people camping this time of the year!"

"And why wouldn't it be the time of the year for camping?" He asked, arms crossed and eyebrow raised. She hardly looked like she was even prepared to do any camping herself with her thin dress and bare feet.

"Bears are waking up from their hibernation, y'know." She warned in hushed tones while she took a good look at him. She never kept still enough for him to catch more than a brief whiff of her scent which reminded him of fresh rain and sun brewed tea. "And a handsome guy like you probably doesn't want to get eaten by bears."

He let out a loud, hearty laugh at her statement. "I don't know if I should be the one who's afraid of bears, what about you? You don't look like you're equipped to handle them yourself."

"I have a house I visit every now and then little ways from here. So, I'll be perfectly safe." She shrugged pointing in the direction her home was before standing on tiptoe to reach just past his shoulder and grab at a leaf that caught her fancy. "My job takes me lots of places so I can't come back here as much as I like."

"Is that so? What do you do?"

"I'm an agrologist. I get to do all the fun dirty work!" She explained with a giggle.

How he wished he could bottle that sound that bubbled from her lips to listen to when the sky was dark and his burden was too heavy to hold. Again, he was back to watching her gentle movements as the sun set and the dappled light danced with her to a tune he could only wish he could follow.

"So, do you usually come out to camp when it's dangerous out?"

"I go camping when I feel like it." Gladiolus explained with a shrug. Realizing that this indeed was not a figment of his imagination, he took it upon himself to put his gear down and strike conversation with her.

"Ooh, tough guy." She teased, sitting herself down on a tree stump and lazily picked at the rotting bark at the edge of her makeshift seat. "Something about it makes you feel alive or something deep and meaningful like that?"

He didn't want to admit to her that she was right. That the more treacherous times of the year were what he looked forward to the most. There was a strange sort of recklessness that came over him during this time of year that he craved. It satiated his temper and let him feel a little less responsible for his own life.

"I'll take your silence as a yes then." She grins. "Well, don't mind me! You can go on your merry way and do that manly camping thing that you do!"

Before he could give her much more of an answer, she had already left his line of sight and fluttered to a different spot, enamored by something else. Part of him wished it that she would keep her attention on him. But, he was too enraptured by her motions, her aura and the old folk songs she hummed. He found that he didn't mind doing anything other than watching her go about her way while the shadows became longer and the setting sun lit the forest ablaze with reds and oranges between softy rustling leaves.  

Perhaps it was the way she didn't have a care in the world that made his heart flutter. Or maybe it was the way she cradled the soil in her hands and whispered encouragement to it that made him realize that she truly was a goddess of the little things in life. He wasn't hallucinating and this was a moment too real for him to grasp in his own hands.

"Shouldn't you be heading over to your campsite soon? It's going to be nightfall before you make it, and daemons are scarier than bears."

"Ah... Yeah. It was nice meeting you?"

"Likewise!" She grinned, plucking a leaf she had saved in her hair and placing it precariously behind his ear. "For good luck, and a safe journey." She said with a wink before picking up her discarded shoes and flouncing off, following a path that only she knew. As brief as their meeting was, Gladiolus was sure that she was the kind of person who never followed any beaten trails to get to her destination.

He made it to his preferred campsite barely in time as night set in. As peaceful as he found his trips out to the wilderness, his meeting with her had left him yearning for something more in his life. He envied her, her freedom, her ethereal movements, all of it. She was created from stardust and long forgotten fairy tales filled with happy endings. Whereas he was built from blood and forged in steel and ink. The leaf she presented him itched at his skin, reminding him of everything he could not have. Try as he might to throw it into his campfire as extra kindling, he couldn't bring himself to destroy the only artifact he had of her existence.

Instead, he gently tucked it into the pages of his book, pressing and preserving her memory for as long as he could.

That night, he slept restlessly, his dreams haunted by the sounds of daemons in the distance and the soft whistling of a song older than the world.

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Taking the worn path back down to civilization would have been the easiest and quickest route. However, the day after his meeting, Gladiolus let his feet wander off the dirt road and in the general direction she had pointed her place to be. I should at least get her name...

The soft spring soil dipped easily under his weight as he followed nothing but his internal compass and instinct. It's got to be somewhere this way. That's where she pointed... The further and further he delved into the forest, the more he began to doubt his sense of direction. It wasn't until the sun had long passed its midday point when he found an inkling of his destination. There, tucked neatly in the densest part of the forest was a tiny hovel of a home.

There's no way...

Approaching it, Gladiolus was certain that no one lived there, but his tracking senses told him otherwise. Disturbed earth and the traces of footsteps told him that someone truly had been there previously. The closer he got, the more he saw how overrun with greenery the house was. Even the windows had the snaking tendrils of vines covering it. He let out a long, loud laugh when he saw that the nameplate in front of the house which would have told him about the family who lived there had long been rusted out and made illegible from time.

"I'm going crazy... I really am."

If that was the case, then perhaps one day, when the stars were finally far enough apart and his books were filled with leaves the color of the setting sun, he'd be willing to take that journey to find her again. He’d look for her and try to remember what it's like to live life without responsibilities. Gladiolus Amicitia was born into duty and bound by ink and steel. However, he always brought the memory of the onetime his heart felt free in the form of leaves pressed into the pages of his favorite novel, sticky with the residue of crushed succulents.

[just-some-random-blogger]

meow meow, hottie-cutie! good morning! some love time for the best tumblr writer! 'i understand British accents' omg you're so big brained big sister!! ig i really am a little (ironic isn't it) meow meow next to you. i'm amazed you seem to be really smart, interesting, intelligent, bright and soso lovely-lovely. (and hot yes) i would've liked to be mutuals or friends with you for real ig? no but who are we to each other... you don't really need to answer it if you don't want to. what about british accent, it's more about the speed at which they speak?? i've sent my bestie a voice message with them speaking, turned it on and heard only 'lawlawlaw'... my brain may be big (not as much as yours) but too slow... and like spoilers... i know these TT girl i've been hyperfixated on this show since idk? november? october? tumblr and wiki almost showed me it TT i know the plot pretty good. tbh, i have really mixed feelings about rhaenyra's kids and jace being her heir? bc yes love is love and he's basically still targaryen, i can understand her being a wild girl in need of personal life and freedom. but thinking about the image of targaryens as the royalties, i don't really approve this? but i'm not on the greens' side bc?? i still haven't watched the show what am i talking about TT srry if i said smth stupid. next time i'll try better. 'IMMA BONK THAT LOSER MATT SO HARD FOR MAKING YOU SAD WHY ARE YOU SAD???' omg you sound SO like an elder sister rn TT thank you TT i'm always the one who people wants to bonk their enemies for them bc of my big stature? lol i'm literally all bark and no bite, i always just stand next to my short friend who beats the shit out of everyone like the meme with a small barking dog and a big one who's afraid of the first one. srry i've got distracted. i'm grateful! your words sound really comforting to me. but it's not like smth happened. this situation (like all things i must do but also the need to watch hotd without subtitles and so on) is so... ridiculous. it's killing me. why do i sound so whiny and complaining TT srry ig this's just how i see my life. (no but hotd already made my cry a couple of times) 'that means you want me to be nervous' IM SORRY TT it's good you understood i hadn't meant it. it was late with my brain even slower. wish you strong nerves!! giving them to you with a big kiss on your big brain!! thank you sm for your support, my most comfort person!! hope you can (or already did) forgive you too. 'i’m sure the same could be said about your kitty' ok i'm gonna make it a little sad rn. that very day, after nearly attacking my mom, my cat came back to me to lay on my lap. so now i'm crying and i'm not hot TT my face is pretty ugly rn but my eyes are shiny and it's pretty ig OH YOU KNOW WHAT?? you've reposted 'I, Unfortunately, Love You Most' and i recalled i was that anon too TT maybe even your work inspired me to request 'it takes two' and ask to make it more cruel sidjdpsp i like miserable and desperate daemon. i literally have fucking huge plot abt it in my notes... *winkwink* i've got a lot of thoughts about fics about daemon and some ideas but i feel like you're too busy. and like i need to go to bed... so have a nice day! take care! love you <з

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'i understand British accents' omg you're so big brained big sister!!

bonk 🤠 understanding chavs that go innit is gauge of big brained-ness for you ?? LOL HAHAH

ig i really am a little (ironic isn't it) meow meow next to you. i'm amazed you seem to be really smart, interesting, intelligent, bright and soso lovely-lovely. (and hot yes)

lol but ur taller that me ??? HAHAHH i am pretty smart interesting intelligent bright and soso lovely-lovely AND hot arent i HAHAHAH <3 🥺😍 idk why ur saying this suddenly but <3 im honored for the high regard lovie

i would've liked to be mutuals or friends with you for real ig? no but who are we to each other... you don't really need to answer it if you don't want to.

WE CAN BE MUTUALS! and friends (aren't we already 💔)

what about british accent, it's more about the speed at which they speak?? i've sent my bestie a voice message with them speaking, turned it on and heard only 'lawlawlaw'...

that happens. sometimes idk what my sister is saying and we speak the same languages HHHHAHAH also we speak to each other in english accents cos its fun innit

my brain may be big (not as much as yours) but too slow... and like spoilers... i know these TT girl i've been hyperfixated on this show since idk? november? october? tumblr and wiki almost showed me it TT i know the plot pretty good.

HAHAHHAH MALAY KO BA (Filipino for how would i know ig lsdfaashf it's hard to translate) yeah same i knew what was gonna happen in the show because i think i started watching the show was already like on its 7th or 8th episode i didnt feel the need to skip through spoilers tbh though sometimes i did like its fine. also big brains arent meant to be compared 😡

tbh, i have really mixed feelings about rhaenyra's kids and jace being her heir? bc yes love is love and he's basically still targaryen, i can understand her being a wild girl in need of personal life and freedom. but thinking about the image of targaryens as the royalties, i don't really approve this? but i'm not on the greens' side bc?? i still haven't watched the show what am i talking about TT srry if i said smth stupid. next time i'll try better.

first of all you didnt say anything stupid. second of all, i agree, i too have mixed feelings towards rhaenyra in general lol. i mean they're all problematic, third of all. fourth of all, they all need extensive therapy and the rod of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. fifth of all, AHAHAHHA 'love is love' goo off queen but also DAMN 3 times HAHAdiaslgfasfasfhlasfhas i get why alicent is so pissed T_T sixth of all, i also dont approve of it, lol but im glad rhaenyra has her papa on her side. seventh of all, viserys problematic af too. eighth of all, im not on black/green side either, though since rhaenyra is mostly the protagonist of the story, people are more inclined to support her because that was how she was presented. again. they all problematic af AHAHAHAH

'IMMA BONK THAT LOSER MATT SO HARD FOR MAKING YOU SAD WHY ARE YOU SAD???' omg you sound SO like an elder sister rn TT thank you TT i'm always the one who people wants to bonk their enemies for them bc of my big stature? lol i'm literally all bark and no bite, i always just stand next to my short friend who beats the shit out of everyone like the meme with a small barking dog and a big one who's afraid of the first one.

lol HAHAH idk if its me being an elder sister or just me being intense. mayhap a bit of both. i will fight anyone for people i love. idc if theyre taller than me. people that are taller than me inspire my rage even more because ??? you think your safe just cause youre head dangling up in the ceiling ??? i think not. buttttt tbh irl im a pacifist AHHAHAH fr im usually the mediator i just talk a lot of smack, but when it comes to it, i usually resolve things peacefully.

im wonho in the end 'i dont smash i want peace

you and i are the same then, all bark no bite (just a nibble i think AHHAHA)

srry i've got distracted. i'm grateful! your words sound really comforting to me. but it's not like smth happened. this situation (like all things i must do but also the need to watch hotd without subtitles and so on) is so... ridiculous. it's killing me. why do i sound so whiny and complaining TT srry ig this's just how i see my life. (no but hotd already made my cry a couple of times)

im glad i can be a comfort to you my love. its ok to feel frustrated over things that frustrate you. its better sometimes to ride it out so that you let go of the feeling more wholly. as someone who watches a bunch of foreign films/shows, i understand the frustration of finding content without subtitles you can read so its ok. idk if i cried over hotd but i did very much feel disturbed many times over

'that means you want me to be nervous' IM SORRY TT it's good you understood i hadn't meant it. it was late with my brain even slower. wish you strong nerves!! giving them to you with a big kiss on your big brain!! thank you sm for your support, my most comfort person!! hope you can (or already did) forgive you too.

'i’m sure the same could be said about your kitty' ok i'm gonna make it a little sad rn. that very day, after nearly attacking my mom, my cat came back to me to lay on my lap. so now i'm crying and i'm not hot TT my face is pretty ugly rn but my eyes are shiny and it's pretty ig

T_T MY LOVE T_T IDK WHAT TO SAY ITS GREAT THAT YOUR CATE CAME BACK BUT ALSO REALLY SAD its ok to cry if ur sad but dont let yourself be sad all the time. i kiss my pretty darling

OH YOU KNOW WHAT?? you've reposted 'I, Unfortunately, Love You Most' and i recalled i was that anon too TT maybe even your work inspired me to request 'it takes two' and ask to make it more cruel sidjdpsp i like miserable and desperate daemon.

DANG THAT WAS YOU TOO you really are my #0 fan AHHAAAHHA tbh i love cruel fics but sometimes i dont think i write it well enough lol

i literally have fucking huge plot abt it in my notes... *winkwink* i've got a lot of thoughts about fics about daemon and some ideas but i feel like you're too busy. and like i need to go to bed... so have a nice day! take care! love you <з

you can always send me your thoughts if you want to. it's really just that i get back to them a little late because of how famous i am 😎 lol but in all seriousness, im so honored so many people like my writing enough to req things from me so yeah im luv u all<3

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