#misplaced hearts

[marley-warriors]

Chapter 9 - Kings, Judges and Diplomats

Summary: Young Loki and Aletheia receive a grand promotion respectively. Meanwhile, Basim and Hytham go skydiving to liberate the Staff. 

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With a splitting headache, Basim exited the Animus, shaking off the ache in his muscles. 

No sooner had he sat up before Shaun and Rebecca crowded his space. 

A deep sigh escaped him as he brushed his hand through his hair to tie it back into a bun. 

The memories’ veil still lingered, the ache of approval from Havi…Once you were my brother… I really did love you…Why? Why did you hurt me so much?

He had trusted him with everything… yet the gift of hindsight revealed that Havi only sought a glorified weapon – a dog that would maim and kill on command. 

Basim was left little time to process his reflections as the assassins looked to him with anticipation.

“That was amazing. Full synchronisation without the mythological filters,” Shaun beamed, looking over Rebecca’s shoulder as she checked Basim’s vitals.

With furrowed brows, Basim noted the vehicle to be stationary, all occupants seemingly absorbed with his care. “How long ago did we arrive?”

Becs tried to suppress her grin. “A while ago, but we were too keen to see how you would handle Gullveig’s situation to pull you out.”

Tension lingered in his body as Basim felt the need to punch something. Instead, he softly rolled his shoulders to dissipate the emotional pain festering in his body. Curse you, Havi. Curse you.

Hytham looked up from his copy of the Edda, looking to Basim with a soft sigh. “Would you like to spar?”

Sparring would be nice right about now… Yet Basim was unsure if he could hold back on the sheer fury he currently felt directed at his past. “You know me too well,” Basim teased, freeing himself from the Animus’ contraption to take a seat beside Hytham. He squeezed Hytham’s shoulders softly while peering over the words in his lap.

Hytham chuckled slightly, placing the book beside him. “I know you better than anyone still left breathing…”

“I cannot believe you were a wolf,” Becs grinned, turning to Basim with a sparkle in her eyes.  “And you actually became a woman. For real. Was it weird?”

Basim chuckled, feeling slightly more relaxed at the change of topic. “Being a woman? It had its charms. Perhaps that’s why Nehal…” 

His brows furrowed slightly, deep brown eyes growing softer with a longing for a long past ghost. A shadow of himself – a reflection of who he once was.

Nehal had once seemed like a separate entity, a friend when he needed one most. She had her own form, voice, views, and in Basim’s mind, even a scent—of cinnamon, freshly squeezed lemon, and ginger. She smelled of home, love, and warmth. All the things Aletheia had smelled of.

Her touch felt like soft silks on a warm summer night. Like Aletheia’s. She had been more real than any physical object in this world.

Sometimes, he thought he glimpsed her at the markets or on quiet evening strolls. Then, he coldly remembered that she had never been real outside his imagination.

Because she was me. The greatest and most painful deception I ever pulled… was on myself.

A/N: Much happier with this chapter compared to the last. Hope some of y’all enjoy this too :D

[t-u-i-t-c]

"You'll triumph someday, as long as you never yield. I'll take you on any time." "You never fail to piss me off, Geats."

[rabbits-of-negative-euphoria]

you are pitting Jesus and Santa Claus against each other. I am acknowledging Santa as both a mythic symbol of Christ and a cultural legend based upon a real man whose faithfulness to Christ was used by God to grant common grace not just to the people of Myra but throughout the entire world. we are not the same.

[jlf23tumble]

It's rough out here right now, hope you're doing ok

Awwww, this is really sweet, and thank you, I'm doing okay, I hope you are as well!

[kissingarthurclaus]

^^^ me thinking about my silly small wife

[alliwanttodoiscollectpoetry]

Dante Emile - the last supper

[abbeyofcyn]

Just emptied my inbox with the remaining requests (the one with the plushies and the one with the palette and expression challenge) and ugh some stories of the former requests were so adorable and I am so sorry I didn't get to draw your request

[akkivee]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR FAVOURITE BUNNY BASTARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[marley-warriors]

Chapter 12 - Bad Blood “This is my oath, my promise to bear.

Drink up my blood, upon this promise I swear.

Crimson and scarlet, the birth of our union we share.

May death be a snare to me, if this promise I tear.

You are my brother, most noble and fair.”

Summary below cut

Summary: A king is laid to rest and another rises in his stead, and at long last, Loki receives his promised blood-oath.

Basim and Hytham reach Atlantis but there is yet a burden on Hytham’s shoulder which Basim wishes to address.

A/N: Ah man work has been hectic and the world is in chaos, but thank goodness I can write. Why must I exist in a capitalist society? Is it not enough to daydream and write? XD 

[bluewaterlily]

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[mikereads]

“She had been madly, head-over heals in love with him (Bill). She did not giggle wildly and blush when she saw him, or write it on the walls of the Kissing bridge.” - Beverly pov.

“Just like me they saw what a cutie you (Eddie) were.” - Richie pov.

Richie would call him cute and pinch his cheeks. He would make him laugh “chucks” short for chuckles. He would make Eddie flustered and Eddie would say he didn’t like it but admits to himself he actually did. So Beverly didn’t giggle and blush over Bill but Eddie and Richie sure did over each other.

“Richie was walking along Outer Canal street. Now he stopped, hands stuffed in his pockets, looking forward the Kissing Bridge but not really seeing it.”

They all went back to the place that has a core memory for them and Richie goes to the kissing bridge- interesting. They also don’t have all there memories back yet so he doesn’t fully remember.

[xehaqusfancam]

My first edit and guess what....it's xehaqus....speaks a whole lot about me as a person...

[invinciblerodent]

i had full intentions of finally going through the House of Hope on my boy tonight, but unfortunately not being able to kiss my dearest wizard love for good luck beforehand has put the tremble in this dwarf's armored jackboots 😔

(which is to say, the bug where asking Gale for a kiss on a male dwarf ends he conversation is really making me not want to progress on that playthrough)

[crossbackpoke-check]

re your notes on the mack post: oh. my. gosh and also 100% AGREED 😵‍💫

(he and will are both ******* those old men lbr)

- @bondedpairs

sometimes i have brief moments of introspection in which i wonder whether or not there are things better left in my drafts and usually i say fuck it we ball and then we DO ball and i love y’all for that. would you still love me if i whip out my footnotes and references

FOOTNOTES:

*somewhere in there is an aside about mack having to think about joe stroking somebody ELSE’s dick on the bench and having a panic about it.

**i DO see the will smith mackelini celebrini ?!;&/‘os everyone has been posting. that is the devil talking as in i cannot become invested or else it will ruin me. f1vegas you are NOT forgiven for putting ‘the tk/pat parking garage vibes of it’ in front of my eyes like my! god! i do NOT WANT TO KNOW THE NARRATIVE (too compelling i think. too much to get into with the bc(?)/bu rivalry and zeev buium was there and there’s another shark too somewhere??. i can’t care about a fish a MACKEREL you guys and will smith is not allowed to be my sharks bicycle because the team whoré borde already exists!!) where i was trying to go is sometimes you both fuck the same old man and he’s like. losers. get a polycule. and they end up together (obviously to me jumbo is in an ???? with patty and burnsie)

ABBV. REFERENCES:

ro’s other post where mack says to “ask smitty about [hunting cougars]” (src: holyjost)

ko’s transcript of fun facts from the interview that made me too endeared. girl nobody made you take advertising courses?? change your major

aforementioned f1vegas post. this is by tags alone because after reading that i was not capable of watching the video

[brambletakato]

hey guys im in the middle of moving mayhem but I just found Descole’s Yokai Wibble Wobble page and apparently he likes pasta???? (unless if that’s just a placeholder?) also calling him “wib wob” as an alternative to sopping wet cat is something i am actively considering

[cypriansthoughts]

Here I am with someone new

But I still think about you,

I'm treated better than ever,

Though, I can't help wondering if it's all an act,

Something meant to break me forever.

We're so broken,

Misplaced love and toxicity.

But I miss us.

~ C Y P R I A N