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[jaguar726]

Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?

Daily Gospel Reading – Luke 17:11-19 Jesus Heals Ten Men With Leprosy11 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy[a] met him. They stood at a distance 13 and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” 14 When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.”…

[touchofgoddotworld]

Looking at the End Times (Part 4) (205) - August 5 2023

Click here for this week’s Teaching In these times are you a fan of Jesus, wearing the t-shirt, having bought the book and speaking Christian words? Are you following someone else who is following Him? Or are you a disciple of Christ, in right relationship with God and working the harvest? It’s never too late to grow and learn, so that you will not hear, ‘I never knew you’, ‘depart from me’,…

[candletocandle]

Lepers, Prostitutes, and Thanksgiving

Intro: 

Several years ago, a woman bought a frozen pumpkin pie to bake for Thanksgiving dinner

She burned the pie badly

Accidents happen

However, this woman did not take responsibility for her mistake

Instead, she took a picture of the burned pie and posted it on the pie company’s Facebook page

She actually blamed the pie company for “ruining her Thanksgiving dessert”

Internet reaction and memes aside, it’s apparent she did not have her priorities straight

She could have taken the time and effort to make a pumpkin pie from scratch

A frozen pumpkin pie is a convenience

If you think about it, a frozen pie is one of the easiest things you can cook 

No cooking skill required

In any event, it’s probably safe to say this woman did not have an attitude of thanksgiving

Her Facebook post revealed a sense of self-centered entitlement

It’s easy to look down on this woman, whether to make fun of her or judge her

However, are we much different than this woman when it comes to Thanksgiving?

Especially in the eyes of God?

Today, I would like to discuss two stories of Thanksgiving

A story about lepers and a story about a former prostitute

Let us pray…

Story #1: cleansing of the ten lepers (Luke 17:11-19)

Jesus was passing through Samaria when He was spotted by ten lepers from afar off

They cried out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

Interestingly, Jesus does not immediately heal these lepers 

Instead, Jesus tells them to go show themselves to the priests

As they go to the priests, they are healed

Only of these ten lepers comes back to thank Jesus for what He had done for them

Story #2: the anointing at Bethany (Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; Luke 7:36-50)

A former prostitute shows up at the house of Simon the Leper

She anoints Jesus by breaking an alabaster flask of expensive oil over His head

However, she was greatly criticized by several people who witnessed her action

“What a waste of expensive spikenard!”

“She could have sold the spikenard for 300 denarii and used the money for the poor!” 

So, what do these stories have to do with each other, let alone Thanksgiving?

Let’s go back and look at each story in greater detail

Story #1 revisited

Leprosy in the Bible refers to any variety of contagious skin diseases

In Jesus’ time, leprosy was often a death sentence

No matter how esteemed or rich you were, if you contracted leprosy, you were driven out of society into the fringes

You were not allowed to participate in daily societal activities or even go to the temple to worship

In the worst forms of leprosy, lepers would lose their extremities like their fingers, toes, ears, and even nose

Sometimes leprosy could even affect your vocal chords

This cruel disease robs its victims of feeling human

Is it any wonder those ten lepers cried aloud to Jesus for healing?

When Jesus responds to their pleas by telling them to show themselves to the priest, Jesus is testing their faith

A leper would only show themselves to the priest if they were healed

The priest would then have that individual undergo a cleansing ritual as prescribed in Leviticus chapter 14 to confirm their healing 

Only then could that individual officially reintegrate that person back into society

These ten lepers actually walked in faith to the priest, even though Jesus did not actually heal them yet

Somewhere along the way, all the lepers were miraculously healed of their leprosy

When the priest pronounced these men to be free of leprosy, they were allowed to re-enter Jewish society

Surprisingly, nine of these ten lepers did not return to Jesus and acknowledge what He had done for them 

When those men had leprosy, they would have given anything, done anything to receive healing

Yet, Jesus did not receive a simple thank you from them

Before we criticize these nine ex-lepers too much, are we any different?

When times are difficult and you go through trials in life, do you not pray more?

Have you ever promised God you would be more faithful, read the Bible more, be more active in church if He would only deliver you?

When God delivered you, did you follow through on your promises?

Did you truly thank Jesus for what she did for you or did you go back to living life as normal?

How often do we come to church faithfully every week, but don���t think about God the rest of the week?

Let’s go back to our second story

Story #2 revisited 

What’s the big deal about the oil anyways?

Before we can answer that question, let’s talk a little about spikenard

Spikenard was derived from a Himalayan aromatic plant of the Valerian family 

It has a very distinct fragrant aroma

The only other mention of spikenard in the Bible other than the Gospels is in the Song of Solomon in the Old Testament (1:12; 4:13-14)

Considering the origins of this plant, spikenard was not very easy to obtain

The value of the spikenard was estimated to be 300 denarii

One denarius was worth about a day’s wages 

Therefore, 300 denarii was almost a year’s worth of wages

To put this into perspective, let’s say you earned $20 an hour at your job

One day’s work is $160

If you worked for 300 days, that’s $48,000

I think it would be safe to assume spikenard is the stuff of kings

Now, why would a prostitute have spikenard?

A prostitute would not allure men with just her appearance, but also through smell

This box of spikenard would be considered invaluable by prostitutes

Now, let’s consider the act of breaking the box of spikenard over Jesus

Not such a minor thing, is it?

This former prostitute was so thankful for Being saved by Jesus, gave Him something back at great personal cost to herself 

This alabaster box of spikenard represented her former livelihood 

How long did she have to save to be able to purchase it?

Now she is giving it all to Jesus

That, brothers and sisters, is true gratitude 

Interestingly, her act of gratitude and self-sacrifice was condemned

Are we much different today?

How often do we judge and criticize others when they try to do something for God?

Putting it all together

Brothers and sisters, I want you to know you have a lot to be thankful for

No matter how bad things are going in your life right now…

…the fact you live in America automatically makes you better off than half the people in the world.

If you own a car, that puts you in the top 15-20% of the people living in this world

Even if you do not feel blessed, God has showered you with an abundance of blessings you may not even be aware of 

Brothers and sisters, will you be thankful to Jesus for all that He has done for you?

Brothers and sisters, we all have been stricken with the leprosy of sin

It is a fatal disease and the prognosis is eternal death

However, Jesus loves us so much He gave His life for us, so that we can be cleansed

We can have eternal life if we accept Him as our Lord and Savior

Not only that, Jesus wants us to be kings and queens to reign with Him forever

Yet, oftentimes, we are so caught up in this current life, we are not thanful for what He has done for us

We are afraid to sacrifice what we have for Him

And we don’t consider the cost that He paid for us

Closing: Jethro

My wife and in-laws don’t really like to buy toys for my son Jethro

Maybe he can have something on his birthday and at Christmas

They don’t want to spoil him

That’s a good thing and I respect that

However, personally, I don’t believe in that limitation

If you know Jethro’s story, then you know we’ve been through a lot in the first three years of Jethro’s life

Therefore, I buy him toys whenever I feel like it

I just enjoy the surprise and joy that comes upon his face when he unexpectedly receives a new toy

A few weeks ago when I was working on the computer (on this very message), Jethro gets up from where he was playing nearby

He comes to me with the newest toy I bought him

He shows it to me and says something that surprised me:

“Daddy, I like this toy very much.  It is my new favorite toy.  Thank you, thank you so much for buying it for me.”

Needless to say, I was very surprised and very touched to hear that unsolicited display of gratitude

And there’s been several times when Jethro wakes up in the morning and the first thing he says to me is, “I love you, Daddy”

This made me think

Do I show the same gratitude and love towards my heavenly Father?

Have I thanked God for the simple things in life?

Have I told Him how much I love Him?

Brothers and sisters, will you thank Jesus for all that He has done for you?

[adventism-atheism-orthodoxy-me]

This Verse Secretly Undermines All of Christianity...

I just saw this and thought I would process it on my own.

This YouTuber doesn't sound like he's explored much beyond mainstream Western Christianity. He makes the bold statement that EVERY Christian sect finds indispensable the idea that Christ died on the Cross "for our sins". Period.

For the longest time I found that challenging too. He goes on to talk about many of the same things I've asked, "Why couldn't God just forgive us outright? Why must he go through a generational pageant to do something the God of the Universe could have done of his own accord in the first place?"

You can say this is a dumb question. I've been told this many times.

Yet I have never been the only one asking this.

Many, if not all Atheists ask this question. Frankly, many "Christian" answers sound a little unhinged.

Now, I don't think that his examples necessarily contradict the prevailing point of view though. All anyone has to do is look at the banking industry to see that credit on future earnings is a valid payment method. Now it's true that modern banking, and especially credit, wasn't developed until the European Jews, unable to make a living any other way, started lending during the medieval period. Jesuits came up with the idea of insurance, which didn't technically fall under the prohibition against usury. And with ongoing innovation, modern financial markets developed.

None of these, of course, would have been understood by the local people of Jesus' time and place.

What was understood was life and death.

And this is where I found my peace.

Sins can easily be forgiven, but sickness and eventual death? That's a whole other nut to crack. Now, to be clear, unfortunately even the most traditional Christian communities have started to obsess about how SIN must be atoned!

But there is a strain in the oldest Christian traditions that it wasn't primarily sin that was destroyed on the cross, but rather death, disease, corruption (of which sin is a derivation to be sure, but not the point).

Now it's easy to look around and say - "Look! it didn't work." I myself have had to say good bye to both my parents over the last several months.

However, there is a resurrection that is promised. And if Christ has done what he said he did, then there WILL be a general resurrection.

The key is to be prepared for that resurrection. Now we could go on about which denomination is best prepared, but I have little faith in denominationalism. I think it's a means to conquer and divide the faithful, pitting follower against follower. Soon the God who's being worshiped isn't the most High God, but the Deceiver who encourages us all to call each other heretics. I do not think most "Christians" are Christian, but rather following their own wisdom (1 Timothy 6:3-5, 2 Thessalonians 2:11, Matthew 7:13-14, Matthew 24:11).

Now I may be a false teacher myself for thinking such a thing and putting it out there, but I have faith that God will know his own. And while he loves the rest, and has given them life, that life will be so much less for the fact that they reject what he's given them.

I find the idea of a river of fire helpful - Moses and the Glory of God (Exodus 33:20-23), speaks to the idea that to human senses, God is Fire. The Story of the Three Holy Youths (Daniel 3) has also been seen as an illustration of man abiding in the presence of fire, as a proxy for God, unharmed. Pentecost is God's fire experienced by the faithful after his resurrection. How will Gods fire be experienced by the unfaithful?

I have no idea, but I doubt that it will be pleasant (Luke 16:19-31).

In short, I feel this video failed to land it's point. There's enough diversity in Christianity to survive this argument, though I do not think that most modern Christians are open to my resolution.

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Have mercy upon me, a sinner.

[bojackson54]

If Jesus Came Back Today, What Would He Say to America?

He wasn’t who they expected him to be. He said things they didn’t expect him to say. In a dramatic passage from the Book of Revelation, John described Jesus as the Alpha and Omega and the King of Kings; but let’s not forget that he had a very different role when he first came to earth. Isaiah 53 portrays a man who was rejected and spurned by the very people he came to save. While he was here on…

[martyschoenleber]

Sons of Thunder -- Followers of Christ Filled with Anger

When Jesus passes through a Samaritan town in the last year of His ministry, two of His disciples, James and John, two of the men in the inner circle of His twelve, two of the three men He spent the most time with, demonstrated how far they had yet to grow in their discipleship. James and John had been nicknamed by Jesus as “sons of thunder.” (Mark 3:17) From a study of their character, you might…

[obeymetournaments]

It's finally here...!

Obey Me Month!! Going from October 1 - 31 2024, i have made prompts for every single day of the month!

any sort of work can be made for this: art, fics, edits, and so much more! whatever your heart desires <3

please be sure to tag this blog and use the tag 'obey me month' if you want your piece to be reblogged!! depending how many pieces are sent my way, i may or may not start up a queue--so your piece might not be reblogged right away. however! i plan on trying to make sure i do reblog each every piece on its designated day. if for whatever reason i do not see or reblog your piece, please do not be afraid to message me! furthermore, please make sure to tag your pieces correctly! this is mainly about pieces that may be 18+ (especially x readers ^^;;), so that people can filter that out if they want to. i will be reblogging explicit pieces if they are made, but just know i'll be using the tag of ''explicit'' on those pieces so people can filter on my own page.

i'm sure many are wondering this, but you do not have to do every single prompt!! this is just all for fun of course, so do whatever prompts whenever you want! do whatever calls out the most to you and is the most fun <3

you can start creating right now of course, but just know i'll only start reblogging pieces in October! along with that, if a certain prompt isn't screaming out to you, then feel free to use the extra prompts listed below! that's what they're there for, in case you're not feeling any specific prompt <3

got more questions? please send them!! depending how many i get, i may make an FAQ for this, so that people with similar questions can find answers. if you have a question, i may also have answered it under the OM Month Questions tag!!

i absolutely cannot WAIT for october!! i hope you are all as excited as i am for this <3 and again, i hope you all have fun with this and create some beautiful pieces of art!!!!

(Written prompts under the cut) (color-coded so that it's slightly easier to read)

October 1: Lucifer October 2: Reminiscence October 3:Mammon October 4: Magic October 5: Leviathan October 6: Autumn Leaves October 7: Satan October 8: Curse October 9: Asmodeus October 10: Pumpking Carving October 11: Beelzebub October 12: Haunting October 13: Belphegor October 14: Witch October 15: Simeon

October 16: Midnight October 17: Luke October 18: Past/Future October 19: Solomon October 20: Hot Cider October 21: Barbatos October 22: Fallen Angel October 23: Thirteen October 24: Graveyard October 25: Raphael October 26: Horror Movie/Game October 27: Mephistopheles October 28: Demon Form October 29: Growth/Change October 30: Family October 31: Diavolo

ALT prompts: Witching Hour Halloween Costume Summoning Fear & Phobias Ghost

[holyspiritgirl]

What is Spiritual Warfare and how to overcome it with the help of God?

• Spiritual warfare is the idea that there's a battle going on between good and evil forces. In Christianity, this means a fight between God and His angels against the devil and his demons. It mainly happens in our minds, hearts, and spirits. It’s about resisting bad thoughts, temptations, and influences that go against what God wants for us. Though we believe that Jesus has indeed already defeated Satan by dying on the cross and coming back to life, the enemy still tries to lead us to sin in order to push us away from God, thus spiritual warfare.

• “Symptoms” vary since the devil attacks you where it hurts the most, to make you as vulnerable as possible; but here are some of the most common ones:

- believing that your not worthy of having a relationship with God or talking to God therefore feeling the need to distance yourself from him

-self destructive / sabotage / harm temptations

-paranoia / overthinking

-strong headaches / body aches

-temptations towards sin such as lust, gluttony, laziness, anger.. etc, depends on your weaknesses

-self hatred & self doubt / doubt in faithfulness

-hopelessness, fear, anxiety

-random depressive moods & replaying bad memories … the list goes on!

• Living a life more aligned with God’s will is seen as a threat to Satan and his purposes, leading to increased attempts to discourage or derail one’s faith journey. With a deeper relationship with God often comes a greater sense of purpose and mission, attracting more challenges and obstacles from evil forces trying to prevent one from fulfilling God’s plans. Our Father allows these intensified battles to refine and strengthen our faith, helping us rely more on Him and grow spiritually.

• Here are some bible verses that may help you during those tough times battling spiritual warfare :

-Corinthians 10:13

- Psalm 91

-Ephesians 6:11-18

-Isaiah 54:17

-Galatians 5:17-26

- Peter 5:8-9

-Romans 8:37-39

-Luke 10:19

-James 4:7

-John 16:33

-Deuteronomy 3:22

-Matthew 4:10-11

• Let me know if you’d be interested in me posting those verses and talking about some of them with you guys, sort of like a bible study kind of thing. It’d be a pleasure ;)

Have a blessed day 💞💓👼🏻

[e-nonsense]

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order 5: dahlia’s in lace (eating you out pt.2)

order 6: dahlia’s in lace (baby fever smut)

order 7: dahlia’s in lace (ak!jason + gun kink)

order 8: orchids in lace (breeding kink)

order 9: hydrangea’s in string (cheater bf)

order 10: hydrangea’s in lace (hate sex)

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order 13: dahlia’s in burlap (clingy jason)

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other bouquets ordered are yet to be shipped, meanwhile, go place an order!

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[strawbeerossi]

❥ Strawbeerossi Kinktober 2023

I’m very excited to let you all know that I am taking part in Kinktober 2023!

❥ My plans are to have it fully Spencer centric this go around, since I know most of my followers like my Spencer writing.

❥ I am going to release a new blurb or fic every day. (God willing)

❥ I am going to experiment with a few darker themes for some of these. They are to be read at your own risk. Yes, they are the ones marked as Unsub!Spencer. 🤭

❥ Day 31 is for my beloved bestie @rainaaaskyy who came up with the idea for it.

❥ October 1 || Body Worship ❥ Husband!Spencer

❥ October 2 || Power Imbalance ❥ Professor!Spencer

❥ October 3 || Cockwarming ❥ Sub!Spencer

❥ October 4 || Wax Play ❥ Sub!Spencer

❥ October 5 || Bondage ❥ Unsub!Spencer

❥ October 6 || Pool Sex ❥ Early Seasons!Spencer

❥ October 7 || Dumbification ❥ Sub!Spencer

❥ October 8 || Massage ❥ Boyfriend!Spencer

❥ October 9 || Hate Sex ❥ Ex!Spencer

❥ October 10 || Breeding ❥ Husband!Spencer

❥ October 11 || Face Sitting ❥ Sub!Spencer

❥ October 12 || Thigh Riding ❥ Professor!Spencer

❥ October 13 || Car Sex ❥ Unit Chief!Spencer

❥ October 14 || Knife Play ❥ Unsub!Spencer x Reader

❥ October 15 || Telephonicophilia ❥ Bau!Spencer

❥ October 16 || Quirofilia ❥ Professor!Spencer

❥ October 17 || Somnophilia ❥ Husband!Spencer

❥ October 18 || Mommy Kink ❥ Sub!Spencer

❥ October 19 || Lingerie ❥ Bau!Spencer

❥ October 20 || Dacryphilia ❥ Unsub!Spencer

❥ October 21 || Cock Worship ❥ Insecure!Spencer

❥ October 22 || Face Fucking ❥ Unsub!Spencer

❥ October 23 || Aphrodisiacs ❥ Bau!Spencer

❥ October 24 || Shower Sex ❥ Husband!Spencer

❥ October 25 || Sound Kink ❥ Unit Chief!Spencer

❥ October 26 || Begging ❥ Sub!Spencer

❥ October 27 || Tit Fucking ❥ Professor!Spencer

❥ October 28 || Squirting ❥ Jealous!Spencer

❥ October 29 || Impact Play ❥ Unsub!Spencer

❥ October 30 || Free Use ❥Roommate!Spencer

❥ October 31 || Foursome ❥ Spencer x Derek x Luke x Reader

[jaguar726]

He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan

Daily Gospel Reading – Luke 17:11-19 Jesus Heals Ten Men With Leprosy11 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy[a] met him. They stood at a distance 13 and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” 14 When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.”…

[touchofgoddotworld]

The Armor of God (Part 3) (261) - August 31 2024

Choose your Podcast App to Play this episode Catrice teaches on the application of the Armor of God for today’s world. Effective spiritual Armor for spiritual attacks. This program covers the following Scriptures from the Amplified Classic version (AMPC): Ephesians 6:13-18; John 1:1; Philippians 4:7; Isaiah 55:11; John 8:32; 2 Corinthians 5:21; John 15:4; Romans 8:11; Romans 8:14; 2 Corinthians…

[martyschoenleber]

13 Ways to Grow a Passion for the Things of God

Psalm 119:89 How to Develop a Passion for the Things of God Hang around passionate people. Luke 11:1  “Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.”  —-the disciples saw Jesus’s passion for prayer and they were drawn to have a similar passion. A fascinating learning experience is to take…

[myladysapphire]

His Sapphire Princess (VIII)

After the night in the brothel Rhaenyra is married to Laenor Velayron to protect the birth of her child. who in the years to follow is the only one of Rhaenyra's children that is believed to be his, she is loved by all in the red keep, even queen Alicent adores the girl, so when Rhaenyra proposes a marriage between Aemond and Rhaenyra's daughter Visenya, Alicent happily agrees.

The children having been best friends in their youths are more than happy to be wed but when the incident at drift mark occurs things change, will it be for better or worse?

word count: 1,385

CW: angst

Fem!oc x Aemond Targeryen (can be read as x reader)

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disclaimer:  i do not own any of claim any of the A song of ice and  fire characters, all rights belong to GRR MARTIN, all characters are his except for my OC

a/n its been so long since i last wrote this, i had honeslty completey forgotton about all of my fics, i do hope the writting isnt too different and that you all enjoy! sorry its short!

Also the ages of the characters as i myself keep getting confused (and i've changed some of the ages a little): Visenya - 17, Aemond - 18, Jace - 14, Luke - 11, Aegon - 20 , Heleana - 19

Kingslanding

Visenya

With her mother being the heir, she had expected a much grander greeting. She pictured a courtyard full of eager lords and ladies, eager to see her mother after years away from court. And yet as her mother stepped out of the carriage the courtyard was barren; the few lords and ladies that were there seemed shocked and unaware of our arrival. It was clear the once welcoming feeling had gone with them when they had left for Dragonstone. 

Their greeting party solely consisted of lord Beesbury, seemingly the only council member still loyal to her mother, it even seemed that the keep itself was not what was for their return as shown by the replacement of Valyrian symbols with symbols of the seven. The home she, her brothers and parents knew was long gone, and the short years they had been away had changed the keep and people greatly.  The Hightowers had easily asserted themselves into power, and it was clear that they now ruled, perhaps in her grandsires stead. With the court laced with green gowns, and the higher necklines that Alicent seemed to adore, all influecne her mother had had been removed or hidden away. 

Not that it was surprising, as most who were loyal to her mother had too moved to dragonstone alongside them. It seemed Daemon was right about the red keep becoming a viper pit, full of hightower loyalsits. 

She had quickly left her family to go find Heleana, in hopes to see nothing had changed between them, though they exchanged letters, though less so since the birth of the twins, the letters she received now were filled with rhymes and poems in them, a part of her feared her dreams had become to strong and overtaken her. 

She knew all about Aeogns life, a little of their children, it appeared Aegon was the only one keen to keep her updated on anything in the keep and seemed eager to answer her letters, though they were mostly stained in wine and gods know what else. 

But it seemed that in her years away from kingslanding the halls had turned themselves into a labyrinth, the muscle memory of walking throughout the castel had vanished, and she was left a wandering mess. 

Though she had eventually heard the clashing of swords, orienting herself somewhat, as she realsied she was about to approach the training yard.

She first saw her brothers, watching the duel in awe, enough awe to capture her own attention and move her sights to said duel. 

Aemond.

He had grown into what she could only describe as a Valyrian god. With his long silver hair and sharp features, he was even more handsome than she imagined,  

and even more talented with a sword than she would have expected. 

He moved with such grace and finesse it was hard to predict his next move, nor his thinking behind them. Perhaps he was just used to ser criston having a sparring partner, but the way Aemond moved to defeat him could only be described, at least the Visenya was…hot.  His movements were a dance, as was the way his face light when we one, even more so when he saw her brothers. The smirk he wore could not be mistaken as welcoming if anything it was menacing, but also gleeful that her brothers, that lucerys the boy who took his eye, could see the man he had grown into.

she also smirked to herself, proud of him in some possessive way. Even more proud when his face went from gleeful spite to its own form of possession at the sight of her.

They had not seen each in years, ever since that fateful night of his thirteenth name day. 

And it was clear he had missed her, clear as he quickly stopped taunting her brothers with the offer to duel to move towards her, as if she was the very oxygen he needed to breathe.

And yet, she made no effort to move towards him. Despite the want and longing to see him again, the desire to be with him and now seeing him in his entirty, all she felt was hurt, abandonment and pain.

Visenya had never felt more alone than when she returned from Winterfell to Dragonstone. With only the letters form Cregan and Aegon as company. The only scrapes she would see of Aemonds life were Aegons complaints at him spending too much time with a sword or book, and when he was not with them he was with Vhagar.

Though she had had her family on dragonstone she always felt like an outsider. As if she was watching them love and be loved and she was simply an audience member, watching from the outside.

Hells her mother had treated her that way since Jace was born. 

But with Ameond he never made her feel like an outsider. And so too loose contact with the one person who made you feel truley seen, well it felt like she was dying. Drowning with no one to pull her back up to the surface.

And yet he looks at her and all of a sudden she is finally being pulled free and her life is hers again.

But she can’t help but still feel abandoned. Why did it take her coming to kings landing, for their wedding, to finally be seen once more.

“My bethrothed” He proclaimed, the smug expression once again returning to his face. ��Have you come to see me defeat your brothers?” he questioned, sending Jace and Luke a taunting glare. 

Finally moving into the training yard, making sure to sway her skirts as she went, she proclaimed “I have not, bethrothed” she then smirked looking over to Jace “ i do not wish my bethrothed to be so humiliated as to befeated by his bride's baby brother” she sent him a glare. A glare she hoped was filled with  years of hurt and anger to him.

He laughed “oh Princess, i do not know if you understate me or seriously overestimate your dear brothers abilities”

she shrugged, a look of nonchalant crossing her face, “i do not care which, then again i do not care much to see the outcome of such a duel” 

She was sure she heard her brothers say something but neither her nor Aemond acknowledged it, their eyes and ears only focusing on one thing.

Eachother.

“Then why grace us with your presence if you do not wish bto be so thoroughly entertained?” he questioned, his smile remaining taunting.

“Am i not allowed to wonder where i please, in my own home?” she snapped.

“my my, back for a few hours and we are already calling it home, have you missed me so truly betrothed?” he questiond.

“what was there to miss? with no letters or name days gifts to remember you by, oh i could even argue i forgot you, especially with all the bids for my hand i have received since our bethrothal” she smirked

Aemonds eye turned visicous, his smile flattering. His eye too began to show the hurt that she hoped her eyes portrayed.

He stepped forward, his sword taken from him and placed on the rack. His full focus moved away from the tauting he thought to be fun and games, and now stood and looked almost worried, and all too serious.

“forgotten?” he whispered, “ I am truly that forgettable my dear Visneya?”  His voice was quieter, more hurt, and spoken so sofltley it was clear their conversation should be held under more private cirmunsatnces. 

“i-“ she  could not say it, not now, she frankly didn’t even want to think about it. To be so vulnerable, especially when she knew he wasn’t the same Aemond she had first been bethtothed to, that she had grown alongside. 

Luckily Jace inruptupted the two, eager to end what was begining. “Sister,” she said, grabbing her arm, “we should go to our chambers and settle in, should we not?” he spoke, his eyes begging to leave.

She turned to look at Luke, he looked on the verge of tears almost, worried that at any moment Aemond might snap and steal his eye in an act of revenge. 

She nodded, grabbing his arm, and sending one last look to Aemond.

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Treacherous

This Love Is Ours (Kinktober 2024 - Nipple Play)

::: drabbles/short fics

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Once Upon A December

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Have we met before?

Pretty Little Mess

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Sweet Nothing ◆

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21 days

"i love you in every universe"

blobbu event (1) (2)

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Labyrinth ◆

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Pulse (Kinktober 2024 - Cardiophilia)

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prologue

part 1: ( not another take )

act i

part 2: ( oh, it’s like that )

part 3: ( i’m your dream come true )

part 4: ( when it’s on a platter for you )

part 5: ( then you pull back )

part 6: ( when i try to make plans )

part 7: ( more than two hours in advance )

act ii

part 8: ( i slam the door )

part 9: ( i hit ignore )

part 10: ( i’m saying “no, no, no, no more” )

part 11: ( i got you blocked )

part 12: ( after this, an afterthought )

part 13: ( i finally cut you off )

act iii

part 14: ( i feel so much lighter, like a feather )

part 15: ( with you off my mind )

part 16: ( floating through the memories )

part 17: ( like whatever, you’re a waste of time )

part 18: ( your signals are mixed )

part 19: ( you act like a bitch )

part 20: ( you fit every stereotype )

part 21: ( send a pic )

part 22: ( with you out my life )

act iv

part 23: ( like a feather, like a feather, like a feather )

part 24: ( it feels so good )

part 25: ( not caring where you are tonight )

part 26: ( and it feels so good )

part 27: ( not pretending to like the wine you like )

part 28: ( excited to never talk )

part 29: ( i’m so sorry for your loss )

act v

part 30: ( you want me? )

part 31: ( i’m done )

part 32: ( you miss me? )

part 33: ( no, duh )

part 34: ( where i’m at )

epilogue

part 35: ( i’m up, where i’m at )

bonus chapters

christmas special: ( all i want for christmas is you )

the drama queen