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Sharing, Connecting, Healing

In “Ghanaian-American II,” artist Lloyd Foster confronts his dual identity and cultures.

Lloyd Foster / Touchstone Gallery

There’s Light: Artworks & Conversations Examining Black Masculinity, Identity and Mental Well-being, a landmark publication from author and conceptual artist Glenn Lutz (b. 1988).

[alastair-1205]

Llpyd and Sora's dynamic is amazing because as opposed to being grouped into a father-daughter thing based on just ✨️vibes✨️, them having that relationship is supported Thematically which makes it 100% better.

Like I wouldn't say in canon they're even there just yet, but just because Lloyd has almost every parental issue on the planet and Sora has the ones he's missing, it makes me go like "Fuck yea that's his kid!!" Cuz they fucking deserve it. Sora had no parents and Lloyd had an, at best, weirdrelationship with both of his. It just fits you know?

[uloelu]

Location: Lykke Center, Windenburg

(transcript under the cut)

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Here's the third and final part! Hope you enjoyed this episode centered around the foster moms. I'd been waiting for the best moment to introduce them to you! You'll see them here and there in the future, and I hope to give them at least one joint episode per season.

Episode 5: Mother, Mother - Part 3

Scene 4 - Leuchtterm Bar und Grille, Lykke Center, Windenburg

[Evening breaks at a restaurant in town…]

Eva Capricciosa (Maître d'): Leuchtterm, how may I help you?

Clara Bjergsen: Björn, for God’s sake, stop sulking.

Patron: ...and then I told her, my daughter does not have bad gas!

Malcolm Landgraab (thinking to himself): This place is a fucking dump. Couldn't we have gone anywhere else?

Geoffrey Landgraab: Have a good day at school, Malcolm?

[Audreyanna sits with her father and his much younger fiancée. All are on their phones; little conversation is being made.]

Lloyd Brookestone: So…a little birdie told me that someone’s living in a full house.

Brylee O’Donnell: Yeah! You’re so odd, Anna. Fostering six teenagers? Is that even legal?

Audreyanna (thinking to herself): God-fucking-damnit

Audreyanna: It’s Audreyanna, thanks. Why am I not surprised that you two stalked me again? Was moving to Germany not a big enough hint?

Lloyd: I have my ways. And hey, I’m still your old man. You could have told me! I would have loved to advise you during the process.

Audreyanna: Like you’ve had experience with the foster system.

Lloyd: Maybe not, but I’ve had experience raising a teenager. Come on, Audreyanna, six kids? Talk about a trial by fire! (pauses) Besides, you’re not the only one expanding the Brookestone family…

Audreyanna (thinking to herself): You’ve got to be kidding me.

[Brylee and Audreyanna stand up so the former can display her slightly pregnant stomach.]

Brylee: Surprise! We wanted to tell you in person. Lloyd and I are going to be parents!

Audreyanna: What the fuck?!

Lloyd: Now, I know this is a bit unexpected…

[Brylee yawns loudly.]

Audreyanna: Unexpected isn’t the word, Dad. You mean to tell me that you got her pregnant? Has her frontal lobe even finished developing? Not to mention, you found out I’m going through something as big as fostering teens for the first time…and you decided to launch your fucking baby the first time we talked about it?

Brylee: Anna, don’t tear his head—

Audreyanna: How many times do I have to tell you that you can’t call me that?

Brylee: Okay, I know that we haven’t been the best of friends, but I thought you’d be happy for me. You know, as a woman.

Audreyanna: As a woman? You’re barely out of college! Shacking up with a 73-year-old man!

Lloyd (thinking to himself): I’ll just stay out of this one.

Brylee: Oh, and you’re so high and mighty, huh? Isn’t Evelyn older than you?

Audreyanna: …what? I mean, yeah, by ten months!

Brylee: There you go. I’m an adult perfectly capable of making my own decisions. I’m not trying to be your stepmom here.

Audreyanna: No, you’re just trying to give birth to a sibling that’s fifty years younger than me!

Brylee: Then ignore their existence! You’re pretty good at that. After all, isn’t what you’ve been doing to us?

Silence.

Lloyd: You’ve always been careful about hiding your life from me, Audreyanna. I don’t understand it, but fine. As long as you respect that we’re making our own life choices, too.

[The waiter arrives.]

Waiter: You guys ready to order?

Audreyanna: Please.

Geoffrey: Malcolm, it’s almost been an hour. The sun’s already set. Can you please just pick something to eat?

Malcolm: How does anyone eat this garbage food? I’ll just get a water.

[Some time later, the waiter reappears with the trio’s food.]

Waiter: Here you go. My, you guys are quiet all of a sudden.

[They dig in.]

Brylee: Gosh, this fake chicken is really delish! A fine testament to the wonders of tofu.

Audreyanna: Tofu, huh? I feel for that baby.

Brylee: If you must know, my doctor says it’s perfectly fine to—

Audreyanna: I don’t care that you’re vegan, Brylee. Just feed that kid greens or something. Anything but tofu.

[sorrysomethingwentwrong]

Cars Designed Through the Style of Famous Architects

Courtesy: Moss & Fog / MidJourney

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Rube Foster and Pop Lloyd

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Dizzy Reece: The Transcendent Voice of a Jazz Expatriate

Introduction: In the pantheon of jazz greats, some names shine brightly while others, despite their profound contributions, linger in the shadows of wider recognition. Alphonso “Dizzy” Reece belongs to the latter group—a brilliant yet often overlooked trumpeter and composer whose music remains a compelling blend of soul, intellect, and technical prowess. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, ninety-four…

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2023: Barry Newman, Barry Foster Newman, attore statunitense. Dopo gli esordi come attore teatrale a Broadway, Newman si è affermato come interprete televisivo, grazie soprattutto al ruolo dell’avvocato italo-americano Anthony J. Petrocelli nella serie Petrocelli (1974-1976), personaggio che aveva già precedentemente interpretato sul grande schermo nel film Al di là di ogni ragionevole…

[msknight10]

Freddie and Shaggy.

I think we should put all blond kids from all media into a fighting ring and see who comes out victorious because those bastards are all feral while still being built with a brain hyperfocused on friendship and I want to see who would make it.

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Bus to Takoradi

Takoradi, Ghana, 2023

Photo by Lloyd Foster

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The Vampires Interview: A Life Outside the Usual

BY JORDAN MAINZER

Consider Nightjar (Earshift Music) a sharing of the baton. While The Necks remain better than ever, another experimental Australian band has stepped up right beside them, both figuratively and in terms of a series of literal collaborations. The Vampires, who have been playing and releasing music for almost two decades, are an improvisational jazz quartet from Sydney whose songs dabble in reggae and dub rhythms and are generally inspired by music of the African diaspora. Though one wouldn’t mistake a Vampires jam for The Necks’ creeping minimalism, it’s clear listening to them side-by-side that they share the same open-minded creative spirit. From the time saxophonist and composer Jeremy Rose first witnessed The Necks’ marathon live performances, he became enraptured with the band. 

Finally, over the last half decade, the elder statesmen have taken The Vampires under their wing, in a relationship Rose described to me over Zoom a couple months ago as a mentorship. Necks bassist Lloyd Swanton produced The Vampires’ 2017 record The Vampires meet Lionel Loueke. Two years ago, he and Rose released a collaborative album as Vazesh, while Necks drummer Tony Buck contributed to a record by Vampires trumpetist and composer Nick Garbett and multi-instrumentalist Mike Majkowski. Now, with Nightjar, The Vampires’ 7th record, Necks keyboard legend Chris Abrahams has joined Rose, Garbett, bassist Noel Mason, and drummer Alex Masso on the band’s most textured record yet. On the appropriately titled opener “Game Changers”, as if to refer to the epoch-making nature of this fruitful collaboration, Abrahams instantly begins on keys alongside the steady rhythm section, before the two Vampires composers enter on horns; Rose’s main solo and Abrahams’ two-hand, classical style jaunt mesh with the gentleness of the band’s grooves. “Khan Shatyr”’s horn refrain actually quotes The Necks’ “The World at War” from their second album Next. Garbett’s “Ortigara” and its interlude combine the spirit of the two bands, a sort of reggae minimalism, a warped tropicalia with clacking percussion. And “Waves”, “High Plains”, and closer “Sun Gazers” are comparatively muted and mournful, a newfound emotional subtlety I haven’t gleaned from any previous Vampires songs.

Below, read my conversation with Rose, edited for length and clarity, about The Vampires’ process and inspirations, both live and recorded, and their relationship with The Necks.

Since I Left You: Did you grow up listening to The Necks?

Jeremy Rose: I encountered The Necks when I was at music school in my early 20′s. It wasn’t until I got to hear them live that I got to experience what their music was all about. I really believe their music has to be heard live to understand the full impact of what they’re trying to do. [laughs] And to experience the durational quality of their music. I clearly remember coming across one of their live shows. It was sold out. I had to somehow sneak in. I had to sit on the floor. I couldn’t see them--I didn’t have a good visual on them. But it had a profound impact on me. I’ve been following them ever since. Over the last few years, it’s been a great honor to be able to work with Chris. I have a separate project with Lloyd Swanton called Vazesh. It’s really been great. Lloyd Swanton also produced our fifth record, The Vampires meet Lionel Loueke. We’ve had a bit of an ongoing mentorship with the group. Our trumpeter, Nick [Garbett], has worked with [Necks drummer] Tony [Buck] in one of his own projects. They made a record in Berlin not too long ago.

SILY: It seems that The Vampires has continued on the influence of The Necks but also done some things uniquely. A track like “Khan Shatyr” has some reggae in it, like much of the band’s earlier material. How do you go about delving into other genres or styles while still retaining that hypnotic quality of repetition and grooves?

JR: The interesting thing about The Necks is that they’re defined more by their process rather than their stylistic boundaries. In fact, I know they talk about what they do as a kind of game. They try to bring other styles into what The Necks do and see if they can force it, if you will, into their way of playing, which is a slowly evolving improvised minimalism. “Khan Shatyr” opens with a quote from one of their tracks, “The World At War”, off their album Next. The Vampires’ music has drawn inspiration from the grooves of the African diaspora, and we’ve played in various reggae bands over the years, so that has a particular flavor. Though we’re not trying to sound like a reggae band, it has references to that music.

SILY: In your collaboration with Chris, did you find the process at all different depending on whether you or Nick composed the track?

JR: Rather than there being a difference between each of our compositions, I’ve found that our live performances are moving towards an expansive, longer durational style of play. Working with Chris has really led us into musical areas that are often different to what the composer’s original intention was. That’s the magic of improvised music, isn’t it? To discover something that wasn’t originally planned but is often just as interesting if not more so than the original composition.

SILY: Is “Khan Shatyr” named after the building of the same name?

JR: Yeah, it’s named after a Neofuturist tent in [Astana,] the capital of Kazakhstan. It’s designed by the renowned architect Norman Foster, who did “the gherkin” in London. I was really intrigued by the contrast of [the city] and this hypermodern interior complete with a cocktail bar.

SILY: What about the title track made you want to name the album after it?

JR: I don’t know if there was anything particularly deep and meaningful on that. I just kind of like the name “nightjar” and the connotation of a night bird. It’s kind of mysterious and has a life outside the usual day.

SILY: Have you been able to perform these tracks?

JR: We’ve been performing these tracks live with Chris for 2-3 years now. This project, like many others, has experienced a bit of delay in recording due to the pandemic. It was nice to give the project a bit of space and [time for] the ideas to develop and the concept to mature.

SILY: I imagine that they’ll take on new shapes as you play them.

JR: That’s the beauty of this music. The melodies and structures are loosely defined by our compositions, and we try to approach them in a way that they can be really opened up in live performance. Our live versions of these tunes are getting longer and longer. What can happen during that period is really left open to the groupthink on the day.

SILY: Much like The Necks, do The Vampires have a defined process for making music, where you try to apply that process to different styles, or do you let the styles in and see whether they mesh with the process?

JR: It’s not quite possible to be as wide, due to the nature of the music being fully improvised. It gives a set of other open parameters to being able to bring in any style, for that matter. Our music is half on the original composer to shape and define and the rest on the band to expand and workshop on those ideas. We try to be as open as possible during performance, and things can take different directions, particularly in the spaces between pieces, where we might have open sessions for people to take it in those directions.

SILY: Do you have a favorite song on here, or at least a favorite song to perform?

JR: I love playing “Khan Shatyr” because I love the way that track builds in momentum and expands on some of the ideas I’ve been talking about. The use of repetition and groove to create those immersive states that I so enjoy when I listen to The Necks.

SILY: Was there any song on Nightjar particularly challenging to nail down?

JR: No, I think for The Vampires, the main challenge is trying to get the grooves and the music to be settled before we record it. Often, we’ll try to jam, let the rhythm section play for a while, and really settle in to the groove before we hit record. That helps the music to feel more at ease and in the pocket.

SILY: Do you do the same thing when playing live, where the rhythm section starts out first?

JR: It depends what track we’re playing. Some start with the sax and trumpet, which is a feature of the group, too, open sections for the two frontline to explore cadenzas and the use of effects and space. It’s important to have a bit of a rest for the rhythm section every now and then. [laughs]

SILY: What’s the story behind the cover art of the record?

JR: That is a painting by an old friend of mine, Mia Taninaka, whose artwork explores various symbiology. I really thought that artwork stood out and was particularly striking, so I thought it was a good match for our music. I think it’s one of her older images now. We were stoked we could use it.

SILY: Do you ever have a visual element to your live sets?

JR: We haven’t worked with A/V or a live artist before, but that’s a really great idea. [laughs] Some of my largest scale projects have worked with video artists in the past. It can be really fun and add another dimension to the music.

There are various issues to consider, [though]. [Are you going] to be inspired as you’re playing, to play off the A/V material, or are you just adding another dimension for the audience to experience the music? It can also be a challenge to navigate the balance between the visuals taking away focus from the music. You don’t want people to be watching a movie with a soundtrack. It needs to be more than that.

SILY: What else is next for The Vampires?

JR: We’re touring Australia later this year. We’ll consider what’s next after that. We never try to push anything with this group. We try to let it come naturally and see where the wind takes us.

SILY: Are you always sitting down and composing, or do you have to devote a set time period to do so?

JR: These days, I’m really busy in my life, so if I have a particular project I’m working on, I’ll make sure to set aside time. I try to allow space for creative play and to really improvise on my instrument, whether that’s the saxophone or piano. I predominantly compose on the piano. I try to allow my space without any predetermined objectives and see where that can take me. Often, that’s where you can come up with some of your most original ideas.

SILY: It seems like a microcosm of a band’s improvisational process.

JR: For sure.

SILY: Is there anything you’ve been listening to, watching, or reading lately that you’ve enjoyed?

JR: I’m reading Brad Mehldau’s book called [Formation: Building a Personal Canon, Part 1 his first book.] It led to some great insight into the formation of his musical conception. It’s been an interesting exploration of him as an artist. Musically, I’m pretty occupied with getting through all my releases from my record label, Earshift Music, and I have a bunch of other projects I’m finishing off mixing and mastering. After getting through all that, sometimes, it’s good to have a bit of downtime. I’ve been loving and returning to shakuhachi music, the music of Riley Lee, who is my shakuhachi teacher. I’ve been intimately studying it for a few years now. It’s great for me to listen to his music; his control of breath and phrasing is quite staggering.

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"Jay has a normal life unlike the others"

⚠️⚠️⚠️MAYBE BAD ENGLISH⚠️⚠️⚠️

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Excuse me? Are you serious? Is it a normal life that he ended up, roughly speaking, in the landfill with foster (adoptive) parents "Ed and Edna"? But what about the fact that Jay found out that he was adopted in season 6, how he was roughly abused and used by the Skybound, how he was bullied by the pirate team? If Ninjago wasn't Lego, Skybound would be even darker than we imagine.

He has never met his biological mother for so many seasons, for so many years, and we will never know if he will meet her at all or not, just hunting, we don't know anything about her, only that she was a lightning master, that she was Jay's biological mother and was married to Cliff Gordon.

Yes, Jay was wrong not to tell the guys about him, but are they better? They ignored it when Jay himself said that he was adopted, but no, let's keep resentment, anger and hatred against him. They damn treated him like a madman and a stranger, you can read their faces: "Bro, shut up, go already, stop talking," Cole too, is also called a "best friend", and he betrayed him, although he should have been on his side.

Also in season 11 in the pyramid, Jay was not the only one who opened to release Aspheera, Nya helped him, but of course Jay and only he are always to blame, as if if someone else had opened, they would not blame him as well as Jay himself.

Lloyd will also have to keep quiet, he was the first to open the tombs to release all the serpentines. Everyone makes mistakes, it's important to admit and correct them or not allow them at all, but before they go through, they blame Jay for everything, well, you wanted adventures yourself, now do you want something? Let them not complain better.

Also, Jay's enemies such as Nadakhan and Unagami were not defeated in physical combat.

According to season 9, it may seem ridiculous that Jay lost his mind, does not behave the way he should, but the guys just don't know and will not understand what he went through in Nadakhan's ship, he was tortured, bullied, because of which he got injured, got trauma, no wonder fanfiction is written about this or they are posting videos for season 6. Because of Nadakhan, Jay began to be afraid of spiders, afraid of desires (wishes), afraid of pirates, whom he loved before or watching, also afraid of bridges, as shown in season 11 and the "island". In your opinion, is it normal to have such injuries (traumas)? This is not a joke or even funny.

Jay was the only ninja who went through this hell, through such cruel punishment because of the enemy, and he was the first ninja to see his friends die, for the second time in "Prime Empire", only then Lloyd in season 8 and 15. Lloyd tells everyone what he went through, but Jay doesn't, no one knows Nadakhan from ninja except Nya, although I think Nya doesn't know what he had to go through in his ship, and not just to wash the floors, do what he is told, as a cleaner, no, just no.

And before showing the pain, Jay seems to pretend that this did not happen, he continued to smile and have fun, although it was proven that he was always joking to hide his fears, also in season 9 he explained to young Wu, something like: "Sometimes a good laugh makes situations better by opening up eyes that are like everything is fine, it's good," Jay admitted it himself and he still does it, but it seems no one will understand it.

All people react differently, because we are all different humans, we have pain, suffering, loss in different ways, someone spills it out, someone keeps it to themselves, someone hides it behind a mask, laughing and joking like Jay, we will not talk about season 15 and how he fought with Jay, neither Kai or him is to blame, none of them is to blame, they just didn't understand each other, so they began to quarrel and fought, although if it were not Nya, one of them would have injured the other, or both injured each other, well, or Wu himself punished them

They reacted differently to the loss of Nya when she merged with the sea to save everyone, all the residents of the city, her friends, her teacher, her boyfriend, her Ying and brother, it's okay if someone is even depressed, we can't blame them.

Jay also lost Nya three times, first the poison of the tiger widow, then she turned into an energy cube, pushing Jay away, then merging with the sea, as Nyad did, he goes through it again, looks like his girlfriend, his love of his life and Yang leaves not for the first time, I won't anymore to write that he lost his memory and was rude to Nya, that he would always hate her in "Dragons Rising" season 2, but we hope that in future seasons she and the others will bring him back and help him regain his memory and maybe now Nya will lose Jay, who knows.

Also, everyone says and writes that Jay is the weakest and most useless of the ninjas, but let's not, remembering and everyone knows that lightning is a natural and powerful object, it can kill all people with one blow suddenly than get into lava while earthquakes or falling stones are approaching, drown under water or freeze under ice, snow, or bad weather.

Jay is holding on, he won't really kill enemies, other people, criminals or even his friends, he uses his element like electricity or current, everything, if Jay was something like a villain, he wouldn't keep his power under control, but on the contrary used it as dangerous weapons.

Jay was even someone who was on the verge of life and death too, first charging the battery, then his lungs contained amounts of salt and sea water.

From the first seasons, Jay became lightning with the help of "True potential", was fast as lightning, able to control electricity and other devices, of course, then he was made as a "stupid clown" or a "minor character", Jay is the same Jay, maybe in the next seasons the creators will prevent this, also returned as an inventor to to fix something, not only Nya or even Pixal, I just want people not to consider Jay some kind of minor annoying character who can do nothing but shoot lightning, talking, like motormouth and saying someone "stupid, cringe" jokes. I understand if you don't like this character, but calling him weak and useless is too much and yes, don't enter this includes Lloyd and the fact that he is stronger than Jay or others, it's not about him at all.

And you're also telling me that Jay has a normal life than the others?

[purplesoulcollection]

Hello!!!..I want to tell you that I really like how you write Llyod Frontera!!..Can I make a request for Llyod Frontera x reader?..Reader told Lloyd that she can hug the world so Llyod told her to prove it so reader hug him with a cheerful smile..

I'm sorry to bother you..It's okay if you don't want to

Wow Anonym, Your suggestion is gave rise to an unusual idea that I would never have thought of before, probably because it was my free day too. so thanks.

So let's hop to the story

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Princess and The Beast.

That's the sarcastic term used by nobles to discuss Lloyd and his partner, using a term that sounds polite but is actually quite presumptuous, making it seem like they’re not insulting either of them.

Why, you ask? Because here's the problem. Lloyd managed to pull off a (Somehow) clever trick to win over a stunning woman like Name, whose his appearance could easily be mistaken as a servant. When he misbehaved, he could even come off as devilish, leaving all the nobles and the queen herself in shock to this fact.

Y/N, with a captivating beauty that turns heads and draws both admiration and envy from women, standing next to Lloyd is a sight that baffles them.

There are no reports of an arranged marriage or any business dealings behind their relationship. Heck, even his parent's loudly said that they fell in love by themselves at a party where Lloyd's parents were invited because the nobles wanted to interrogate Y/n and Lloyd's relationship

However, the nobles refused to accept their love as the genuine one and began to spread rumors that strayed further from the truth.

The gossip ranges from claims that Lloyd enchanted Y/N, luring her in with promises of wealth and power, to suggestions that Y/N was unable to resist Lloyd's intimidating presence. In these tales, Lloyd is always portrayed as the villain, while Y/N is depicted as the helpless, weak, and greedy one.

so the pinnacle of this tale, they used the quote 'princess and the beast' to describe the two of them.

They truly are a remarkable couple, a rare gem that one would be hard-pressed to find anywhere else in the world. They stand alone in their uniqueness.

Lloyd, who prefers to avoid mingling with nobles unless it’s for business, enjoys spending his time relaxing or working on projects. This means Y/n has to take on the responsibility of interacting with the nobility and fostering good relationships.

The Frontera family, having ascended from powerless nobles to true nobility, certainly faced resistance from the established high-ranking nobles who had held their positions for a long time.

Thanks to Lloyd's revelations about the misdeeds of the nobility, these powerful figures were not keen on allowing the Frontera family to gain any more influence and instead sought to complicate their rise.

Lloyd's parents aren't particularly skilled in the realm of politics; instead, they are simply a genuine couple who excel as loving parents. They don't possess the ability to navigate political situations with a forced smile or maintain an air of sophistication when faced with unspoken judgments from the elite.

But Y/n is different; she hails from a family that values profit and excels in both business and social interactions. From a young age, she was groomed to be the heir, especially after her younger brother was born. Those lessons have shaped her into the strategic mastermind behind the Frontera family.

"Hey, Lloyd. The nobles are saying you coerced me into this marriage. What’s your take on that?" Y/n asked as she walked in to find Lloyd and Javier deep in conversation.

"Y/n, you really need to stop getting caught up in the ridiculous gossip from the nobles. I told you to ignore it!" Lloyd replied immediately, clearly frustrated by the increasingly absurd rumors, startling both of them until Javier quietly moved closer to join the conversation.

"Madam, the rumors are merely a reflection of their envy towards you two. They’re jealous of Mr. Lloyd for being with someone as stunning as you, while they can’t even come close," Javier said, his words genuine yet tinged with a hint of sarcasm aimed at Lloyd, who took offense at the implication that he was unattractive, especially coming from someone as handsome as Javier.

"Javier!!"

"Are you upset by what I said, young master?" Javier feigned innocence as he looked at Lloyd, who was biting his lip, struggling to contain his frustration and the urge to cry.

Lloyd realized that any reaction from him would only amuse Javier, who was undeniably more attractive and would only inflate his ego further. Even if he has to death, Lloyd didn’t want to be the reason for Javier’s growing narcissism.

Those of us who witnessed Lloyd's struggle and couldn’t respond to Javier’s taunts attempted to steer the conversation in a different direction.

"They also claimed I’d be better off with someone else?"

My comment interrupted their discussion, creating a brief silence before both men turned to me, their faces reflecting a shared irritation.

"They have the audacity to say that? As Frontera knights, this is absolutely unacceptable!" Javier's mind raced with thoughts of how he would confront anyone who dared to utter such words, his hand instinctively gripping the hilt of his sword.

"Y/n, do you mention this to make me scared?"

"I brought this up to gauge your reactions. You two are as tight-knit as always." The voice of Name chuckled to herself, amused by their responses.

Lloyd and Javier exchanged resigned glances, silently communicating about Y/n's knack for pulling pranks on them.

'Here we go again, Javier.' 'It's because she's a woman, young master. They're incredibly unpredictable.'

"Are you worried that you're not enough for me, Lloyd?"

"Nope!" Lloyd replied in a tone that suggested he was indifferent but his gaze averted, jaw clenched, and hands shoved deep in his pockets, gripping tightly as if to ward off a looming fear tells different story.

"You know I could embrace the whole world right now, right?" Y/n said like telling the new fact that nobody will know what the answer, feeling increasingly frustrated with Lloyd's unwillingness to be honest with himself.

Still avoiding eye contact, Lloyd responded flatly, "Go ahead and try!"

In an instant, Y/n wrapped their arms around Lloyd's waist, burying their face in his chest. The familiar scent of Lloyd caught him off guard, leaving him momentarily speechless as he stared at Y/n in surprise.

With a bright smile, Y/n looked up into Lloyd's eyes, saying, "You are my world, Lloyd. So there's no need to worry about me cheating. Even if others are more handsome, I will always choose you."

As an imaginary mark appeared on Lloyd's forehead, he gently cupped Y/n's cheek and began kissing their face in many part of her before finally land lips in response to those heartfelt words.

"Please find your own rooms, young master and madam," Javier interjected, looking at them with a mix of disgust and reluctance to be part of their moment.

The end