#moreto come

[professor-mystic]

Managed to get one of the weird lookin' growlieths.

The team winter grunt is still lookin' for me.

By got I mean I punched the grunt in the nose, grabbed the pokeball and ran away.

[eurovision-revisited]

1998 Birmingham - Number 21 - Tanja Tzarovska - "Preku moreto"

Macedonia (or FYROM if you're particular) is finally going to Eurovision. They've tried. Boy how they've tried. They almost got there in 1996 having held a fantastic national selection final in Skopjefest only to fall foul of the audio-only qualifying and its expert judges.

That failed attempt meant relegation in 1997. But finally, after many years heartbreak, and like the other former Yugoslav countries having years of tradition with home grown annual singing contests, they're at Eurovision. As in 1996 Skopjefest is amazing. A huge orchestra behind the stage with a vast hall watching the 20 finalists in an atmosphere redolent of the sanctity of a church. A wall of TV screens mimicking stained glass.

Tanja Tzarovska was there in 1996, finishing 10th. In 1998 she's first on stage of the 20 acts and she brings her astounding voice, wearing bridal white in front of five blood-red robed backing singers. What comes out of their mouths hasn't really been heard fully at Eurovision before. The closest is 'Sama' by Justyna from Poland in 1995. Their singing is traditional Balkan. The harmonies are Byzantine - literally. They use the Byzantine scale in the music to give the discordant but intoxicating effect.

Preku Moreto (Across the Sea) is a builder. It takes nearly two minutes of its three to construct waves of music that rise and crest until they crash across the final repeated chant of the final minute. Starting from the conductor's clicked fingers to bring in the orchestral sketch of a calm sea, the journey out into the ocean becomes tempestuous, with percussive shocks of wind and the insistent calling of the backing singers. That last minute is intense, with each of the harmonies threading its individual way through the storm.

Perhaps because it was first on, this only finished 12th at Skopjefest. She had one more attempt in 2014, but again ended up 10th.

If you think you recognise Tanja's voice, then you almost certainly do. She's appeared on the soundtrack's of the films Troy and The Passion of the Christ. She's done game soundtracks too including Fable III. She has two solo albums released in the 2010s and I hope she does more. He melding of traditional Macedonian singing and more Western themes is exactly what does well at Eurovision.

Here she is singing with Joss Stone on a big pile of sand.

[whispertrolls-archive]

he's alright! between looking for you and hunting down omnius' spies for interrogation, that is. he's working at a farm store now though! maybe to keep low between murders... oops!

i heard they increased the bounty on his head

"/|\ He- He what?!/|\"

>Stygia never mentioned that to you.

"/|\Oh, gods, he's gonna get himself k.../|\"

>You hear your voice crack as your throat seems to rebel against you. Words are harder to come by as you sit, stunned and frozen at this revelation. The tears prick your eyes more urgently as you pull up your hood and sit back, feeling your breaths take on more than a winter's chill. What if he's the next you see? What if he comes to you, no less ethereal than Stygia and Moreto? If he dies, it'll be all your fault.

>It already is. All of this that's happening right now is your fault.

>Your chest hurts. You wish you were hive. You wish you could just cry it out, but it's so hard to feel. You just feel cold and numb, guilty, afraid, angry, and resigned. You remove your glasses and rub your eyes as you look away from the anon.

"/|\I.../|\"

>Your words fail you. You wish you could tell him how sorry you are for everything. Maybe if you hadn't gone out so much, you wouldn't have gotten captured. You wouldn't have gotten hurt. You wouldn't have crossed paths with him and made him have to deal with you.

>He would've healed just fine without you. Instead, you're just another part of his downfall, and that seems to hurt the most.

[mydyspraxiablog]

I DONE lot this week shopping, craft,dancing and put on dancing show but moreto coming but not tell rest git found why am on video dancing

[memurfevur-archive]

Weeeeell he’s at the local botanical garden right now, if you can hurry

And if that doesn’t work well

I’m sure I’ll eventually figure it out

He goes downstairs and slips on his coat, glancing around for his loved ones. Upon seeing Soliel on the couch watching cartoons (possibly with Moreto), he approaches her and delivers a gentle fatherly kiss on top of her head. He then goes into the kitchen to tell his matesprit that he will be out for a bit, for business work, and not without the Initiate-brand edge to his voice to hint that this is private and it shouldn't be questioned in this moment.

He then leaves out the front door, welcoming to cool dusk air into his nostrils.

"Alright. Now, I would imagine a stranger coming up to him would not be taken too well. Any pointers for conversation and trust?"

[altruistic-meme]

I LIVED, BITCH

gotta give my speech soon. anxious as fuck

[the-evil-pizza]

Pokemon: Let’s go Pikachu!

[hansolmates]

shiver | 09

banner by the lovely @dnrequests​

summary; jungkook changed since he moved out of his small town church community and attended college. when he returns for a christmas mass, you suddenly crave a taste of his fun and carefree life. in exchange, jungkook craves a taste of you pairing; bad boy!jungkook x church girl!reader genre/warnings; childhood friends to lovers, coercion, brief childhood friends to enemies, fwb!au, catholic guilt, jungkook is a meanie who eventually turns into a soft tsundere, bicuriosity, sexual exploration, virgin!oc, eventual smut—in this installment, I KNOW it does not take 2 hours to reach level 9 blond esp on asian hair, hair aficionados pls don’t sue me w/c; 879 a/n; last installment before everything comes into place! this pairing is just so delightfully awkward and mildly uncomfortable sometimes, sometimes i try to imagine this pairing in their childhood bumbling around and it still reflects in their adulthood. next part will be tomorrow, and it will be 😳 enjoy! [shiver masterpost]

“They keep saying that there’s this grand plan in the world, and we’re all just itty-bitty fragments of it.” You kick petulantly at the snow that hasn’t been shoveled yet, “small, minor, and insignificant.”

“What do you mean,” Jungkook mumbles, his words warm and grey with frost when he exhales in the cold day.

“I mean that we’re servants to this grand plan,” you say plainly, as if defeated, “and I’m trying to wrap my head around why that doesn’t seem so appealing now.” 

Jungkook never realized how smart you really are. Sure, his parents have told him stories about how you would be able to crunch numbers and create full potluck dinners in a matter of hours, or how you would be able to stop the loudest of babies in the cry room with your softest blanket and a bedtime story. 

You’ve always been questioning, moreto yourself than anything. Jungkook always wondered where the energy went, the hours upon hours of dedication to the deity. Where does this spent exhaustion lead to, is he building up credit to save himself or to serve? 

Your presence is muted, but strong. Your white puffy jacket helps you meld between the snowflakes, your face barely popping out with your scarf wrapped tightly around your neck. The beanie you’re wearing has an oversized white pom-pom, bouncing like a cotton-tailed rabbit as  you walk down the street. 

“Yeah, that scared me a lot,” Jungkook doesn’t know how to add anything articulate, so he settles for being honest, “when I first came to school here, I kinda went wild.” 

“Kinda?” 

“Okay, majorly,” Jungkook sulks, kicking a random stone on the pavement, “fucked around, painted on the walls, did drugs.” 

“You still do those things.”

“Only fucking around with you, like I promised,” Jungkook replies pointedly, “and now I only paint on walls I’m paid to do. And I stopped trying drugs after Easter of freshman year.” 

“Oddly specific,” you put a finger on your lips, “have you ever tried acid?” 

He guaffs, “Do you even know what acid’s like?” 

“Sounds bad. I mean it’s literally called acid.” 

The two of you stop at an intersection. There’s a bunch of stores on both ends of the street. The roads seem to narrow, and you move away from Jungkook and jab your finger in a vague direction, “I have to do something over there,” you say. 

Jungkook raises an eyebrow, “Okay. I’ll wait for you,” he gestures to the bags in his hands. Secondhand textbooks that the two of you went to pick up together. You didn’t plan to meet prior, however happenstance had you two meeting eyes in the corner of the tiny rental store. 

“You don’t have to, we didn’t come together anyway.” 

“You’re being secretive,” Jungkook peeks over to the inconspicuous street, unsure of what you’re planning to do. “Are you going to do something impulsive?” 

“Maybe.” 

“Okay,” he shrugs, “I’ll go do something impulsive too. Meet you here in two hours?” 

You make a face as Jungkook whips the other way, carrying your bags over his shoulder as he crosses the street. A funny guy, you think, as you walk to your intended way. Getting to know Jeon Jungkook as an adult is a whole different ball game. 

Maybe him breaking your heart all those weeks ago was a good thing. A reset. You’re able to see Jungkook for more than the childhood love you held near and dear to your heart. Although that part of yourself might never disappear because first loves are flawed to be unforgettable, it’s nice to constantly be surprised by Jungkook’s mannerisms as a young man. 

When you finally find the shop you enter as quietly as possible, minding the concentration that steeps the room. 

“Jamais Vu Tattoo, can I help you?” you can’t help but smile at the receptionist for unintentionally making a half-rhyme. 

“Hi, I have an appointment with Yoongi?” 

“Your hair!” 

“You like it?” 

Feeling grabby, you get on your tippy toes to admire the freshly dyed locks. Your fingers weave between the white-gold strands, amazed at the fact it only took two hours for it to lift. The toner didn’t pull all the brassiness, however you quite like the dark roots, making him look a little more rugged. You didn’t know that this type of color could be possible in such little time, but then again Jungkook never ceases to surprise you. 

“Your hair’s still a little crunchy,” you muse, feeling a bit of crispy ends despite the trim he also received. 

Jungkook frowns, “It’ll be fine.” 

“I have a hair mask at home, swing by so you can borrow it.” 

“Don’t need a hair mask,” he grumbles, “I have my own.” 

You giggle, scrunching your nose and hiding your nose in your scarf. One thing you used to admire about Jungkook is his attention to cleanliness. In high school, most boys were gross and wouldn’t bother to care for the little things—laundry, a skincare routine, a work ethic. Jungkook makes sure his hair is kempt and his skin clear. 

“It’s cute,” you declare, “and pretty."

“I dyed my hair blond because it’s sexy, not cute,” Jungkook scrunches his brows together. 

“Cute,” you repeat, walking ahead of him and into the street.

[contrastparadoxx]

hey kulsot how do you feel about the ghost thats lingering by vrayan? isnt it kind of scary to have the dead stand near your m-- your friend? sort of foreboding, isnt it? like it could be foretelling something--

“Moreto is harmless in that regard. Also I trust her to come get me if something changes in Vrayan’s condition.”

>Kulsot is currently in the kitchen, preparing what seems like a relatively large amount of spaghetti. There are two pots of sauce cooking, and a very large vat of noodles

“If a strange ghost I don’t know by name showed up I might be worried, but again, I trust Mori to come tell me if something like that happens.”

[thecreaturecodex]

You mention on your Ulgurstasta post that you had an Age of Worms soundtrack when you ran the AP in High School. Any other tracks for other encounters/areas?

I actually still have the whole playlist put together! I'll stash it under a cut in the interest of saving space, but some highlights:

The Hellboy soundtrack by Marco Beltrami was sort of the backbone of the piece. The Main Theme was what I used as the main theme for the campaign as a whole, and the themes used for the Nazis in that movie were the cues for the Ebon Triad.

The Full Metal Alchemist soundtrack was also a major role (the original 2004 anime, not Brotherhood). The Homunculus theme was used as Lashonna's theme, in many variations.

Lots of Nobou Uematsu, particularly FFVI and FFVII. I used OC Remix versions of many of those tracks for fights.

The Hall of Harsh Reflections, appropriately, used music from The Thing by Ennio Morricone

Balabar Smenk's theme was the Jabba the Hutt music from Return of the Jedi

The music used for the Kyuss Knights was Spiders and Vinegaroons by Queens of the Stone Age (who were formed from a band named Kyuss)

Musically, Alhaster was Russia. Lots of Russian folk songs for its characters.

The Library of Last Resort was themed around Philip Glass music

Every time they found an artifact, I used The Ecstasy of Gold from the soundtrack to The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Kyuss himself got One Winged Angel for his fight music, so I gave the JENOVA theme to the Harbinger of Worms, who created him.

The full list (all six discs worth, including bonus tracks!) is below the cut.

Age of Worms OST

Disc 1

1. Main Title – Hellboy Main Title (Marco Beltrami)

2. Sasha –Time’s Scar (Yasunori Mitsuda)

3. Trinton – Gilderoy Lockhart (John Williams)

4. The Whispering Cairn – Winds of Neo-Tokyo (Genioh Yamashirogumi)

5. Vincent – Nonki (Michiru Ooshima)

6. Dinner with Balabar Smenk – Jabba the Hutt (John Williams)

7. Filge the Necromancer – In the Theatre (Philip Glass and the Kronos Quartet)

8. Relics of a Lost Time – El Amor Brujo (Manuel de Falla)

9. Battle with the Wind Warriors – Battle with the Four Fiends (Nobou Uematsu and the Black Mages)

10. Into Dourstone Mine – Overture of Destiny (Michiru Ooshima)

11. Three Faces of Evil 1: The Temple of Theldrick – Evil-Doers (Marco Beltrami)

12. Three Faces of Evil 2: Maze of the Faceless One – Soul Sucker (Marco Beltrami)

13. Three Faces of Evil 3: The Eyes of Grallak Kur – Alley Fight (Marco Beltrami)

14. Diana – Dark Eyes (Moondog)

15. Escape from Dourstone Mine and The Thing from the Pool – Juurin (Michiru Ooshima)

16. Allustan – Avenue (Michiru Ooshima)

17. Clyde – Mystic Mysidia (Nobou Uematsu)

18. An Encounter at Blackwall Keep – Opening/Bombing Run (Nobou Uematsu)

19. Damon – Greed (Michiru Ooshima)

20. Into the Lizard’s Lair – River Cruise (Danny Elfman)

21. Battle with the Turtle Rider – High Above Chaos (Nobou Uematsu, remixed by OverCoat)

22. The Shaman’s Sad Tale – Land Governed by Beasts (Nobou Uematsu, remixed by OverCoat)

23. The Dragon’s Egg – Brett’s Demise (Jerry Goldsmith)

24. Blessings of the Shaman – River Cruise 2 (Danny Elfman)

25. Another Encounter at Blackwall Keep – Element’s (Yoko Kanno)

26. Those Who Have Fallen – Sad Resolution (Michiru Ooshima)

27. End Title – End Credits (Nicholas Pavkovic)

28. Bonus Track – Worms (The Pogues)

Disc 2

1. An Ominous Beginning – Beyond the Wasteland (Nobou Uematsu)

2. The Prophet – The Fall of Neo-Kuja (Nobou Uematsu)

3. Meeting Dr. Thanatos – Revelation of Fire (Claado Shou)

4. The Crooked House – Music TCC (Michael Hoenig)

5. Doppelganger Chase – Spider Dib (Kevin Manthei)

6. Mimics! – Contamination (Ennio Morricone)

7. The Hall of Harsh Reflections – Eternity (Ennio Morricone)

8. Cathar – Rider’s March (Russian folksong, performed by the Red Army Choir)

9. Zyrxog the Illithid / The Death of Damon – Mutation (Geinoh Yamashirogumi)

10. Kysom – Heavenly Spirit (Michiru Ooshima)

11. Puli – The Dragon’s Eye (Jeremy Soule)

12. Battle with the Kenku – Russian Sailor’s Dance (Reinhold Gliere)

13. Filge Unveils His Undead Army – Carriage Without a Driver (Philip Glass)

14. The Weavers – Shelob’s Lair (Howard Shore)

15. The Painter’s Madness – The Belgian Circus Episode (John Morris)

16. Maskarovka! / The Champion’s Dinner – The Kitchen, The Orgy (Basil Poledouris)

17. The Champion’s Games – Wheel of Fortune (Hans Zimmer)

18. The Shrine of Kyuss – Dog’s Attack (Jerry Goldsmith)

19. Zahol, the Cleric – Davy Jones (Hans Zimmer)

20. The Final Battle – Algiers, November 1, 1954 (Ennio Morricone)

21. The Apostle of Kyuss – The Kraken (Hans Zimmer)

22. Victory! – L’Arena (Ennio Morricone)

Disc 3

1. The Dragon Ilthane – Riddle of Steel, Riders of Doom (Basil Poledouris)

2. Falth – Jungle Dance (Max Steiner)

3. Cosgrak the Lewd – Castle Damcyan (Nobou Uematsu)

4. A Gathering of Winds – The Promised Land (Nobou Uematsu)

5. Riverof Blood – The Decisive Battle (Nobou Uematsu)

6. Rescuing Allustan – Illusory World (Nobou Uematsu)

7. Moreto – Space Station of the Ancients (Nobou Uematsu, remixed by Mazedude)

8. Battle with the Ten Thousand Year Old Demon – Fire Cross (Nobou Uematsu, remixed by Luiza)

9. Gifts of the Wind Dukes – The Ecstasy of Gold (Ennio Morricone)

10. Return to Diamond Lake– Death Rides a Horse (Ennio Morricone)

11. Ambushed by Devils – Pandemonium (Hector Berlioz)

12. Magepoint – Misha (Yoko Kanno)

13. Tenser Manzorian – Averro Reinhold (Yoko Kanno)

14. The Spire of Long Shadows – Seven Notes in Black (Vince Tempera)

15. A Dragon took the Spire! – Minas Morgul (Howard Shore)

16. Fallen Angels – Anakin’s Dark Deeds (John Williams)

17. Visions of the Past – Summer Overture (Clint Mansell)

18. Serai Keeneye – Saber Dance (Gayane)

19. Knights and Swords of Kyuss – Spiders and Vinegaroons (Queens of the Stone Age and Kyuss)

20. Ascension Interrupted – Monolith (Immediate Music)

21. The Harbinger of Worms – JENOVA for Classical Piano (Nobou Uematsu, arranged by Eric Barker)

22. Battle with the Harbinger – Piano Quartet Boss Battle Medley (Nobou Uematsu, arranged by Reu)

23. The Final Vision – Father’s Funeral (Marco Beltrami)

Disc 4

1. Heroes – Space Marines’ Theme (artist unknown)

2. Journey to Alhaster – Song of the Plains (Red Army Chorus)

3. Ilthane’s Brood – Godzilla Comes to Tokyo Bay(Akira Ifukube)

4. The Acidwraith – Ghidorah’s Theme (Akira Ifukube)

5. The Deluxury – Theology, Civilization (Basil Poledouris)

6. Adalbert Childermass – Castaniets (Yoko Kanno)

7. Blessed Angels of Hextor – Yuukoku (Michiru Ooshima)

8. The Ebon Overgod – Aw, Crap (Marco Beltrami)

9. Twenty Years of Joy – Song of the Volga Boatman (Leningrad Cowboys)

10. Macabre Feast – Smoldering Corpse Bar (Mark Morgan)

11. A Dance of the Dead – Butou (Michiru Ooshima)

12. The Prince of Redhand – The Infernal Dance of King Kaschei (Igor Stravinsky)

13. Lashonna – Homonculus (Michiru Ooshima)

14. Disciples of Darkness – Grievous Speaks to Lord Sidious (John Williams)

15. The Library of Last Resort – Facades (Philip Glass)

16. The Wild Watchers – Koyaanisqatsi (Philip Glass)

17. Trials – November 25: Morning (Philip Glass)

18. Battlewith Curwen – Black History (Yoko Kanno)

19. Heroes of Time – Symphony 8, Movement 1 (Philip Glass)

Disc 5

1. Battle with Warduke – Position X (Yoko Kanno)

2. Lashonna’s Tragic Tale – Meimyaku (Michiru Ooshima)

3. Kings of the Rift – King Kong (James Howard)

4. A Flight of Dragons – Ride of the Valkyries (Wagner)

5. Gazzilfek, the Ominous Fabler – Cefca (Nobou Uematsu)

6. Citadel of Weeping Dragons – Last Blank Spot on the Map (James Howard)

7. Dragotha’s Phylactery/ Brazzemal the Burning – Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II Opening (Akira Ifukube)

8. When Three Spirits Become One – The Bad Color (James Howard)

9. Into the Wormcrawl Fissure – Circle of Hell (Brian Tyler and Klaus Badlet)

10. The Mighty Undone – Those We Don’t Speak Of (James Howard)

11. Thesselar, the Lich – October is Eternal (Of Montreal)

12. Zulshyn, the Angel – Dancing Calcobrena (Nobou Uematsu)

13. Cults of the Wormgod – Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec (Nobou Uematsu)

14. Kyuss’ Divine Blood – Full Tense (Clint Mansell)

15. Dragotha’s Revelation – Secrets of Shizuma Drive (Masamichi Amano)

16. Battle with Dragotha the Dracolich – I Don’t Think Now is the Best Time (Hans Zimmer)

17. A Treasure Unseen in this Age – Ecstacy of Gold (Ennio Morricone, performed by Yo-Yo Ma)

18. The Age of Worms Has Begun – Blasphemy 2.0 (Immediate Music)

Disc 6

1. Tenser’s Desperate Plan – Sign (Nobou Uematsu)

2. Saviors – Church Windows: Saint Michael (Respighi)

3. Alhaster in Ruins – Tragedy Occurs Again (Masamichi Amano)

4. The Traitor’s Graves Rise – Black Water (Nobou Uematsu)

5. Filge Betrayed – Dr. Van Helsing and Dracula (Philip Glass)

6. Riggby the Patriarch – Forward to Time Past (John Williams)

7. Lashonna’s Sanctum – Kaichou (Michiru Ooshima)

8. Vampire Attack – Shingun (Michiru Ooshima)

9. Accountant of Mephistopheles – All Hell Breaks Loose (Immediate Music)

10. Broodfiends – Tadarida (Hans Zimmer and James Howard)

11. Lashonna Triumphant – Keiji (Michiru Ooshima)

12. Battle with Lashonna – Symphonie Fantastique: Dreams of a Witches’ Sabbath (Hector Berlioz)

13. Ascending the Spire – Divinity I (Nobou Uematsu)

14. Kyuss – Advent One Winged Angel (Nobou Uematsu)

15. The Wormgod Defeated – Divinity II (Nobou Uematsu)

16. The New Prince of Redhand – Guardian of the Motherland (Michiru Ooshima)

17. A Happy Ending – B. P. R. D. Suite (Marco Beltrami)

18. Bonus Track 1 – Icarus (Jason Webley)

19. Bonus Track 2 – Swelling Itching Brain (DEVO)

20. Bonus Track 3 – Dance While the Sky Crashes Down (Jason Webley)

21. Bonus Track 4 – Dragon Attack (Queen)

[contrastparadoxx]

Of all the things Kulsot expected to see upon coming home, a strange ghost was not one of them. He felt tired, and this certainly did not help, even as she turned away from him.

“Hmm”

He stood up straighter, annoyance etched into every line of his face, and fangs poking out.

“You’d best tell me why you’re here, and hope it’s not to mess with either of my girls” he said with a snarl, referencing both Soliel and Moreto.

Chance Meetings (CLOSED RP)

Stygia’s form shimmered into view in the confines of Omnius’s hive. They looked around the block and silently stepped forth in search of… nothing. Omnius wasn’t here, but they still appeared like clockwork. He couldn’t hear them. He couldn’t see them, but they appeared regardless. They had seen the ghost child who clung to his side with sad eyes. They had seen the shadow that billowed through with malice, and yet, it seemed as if Omnius lived a life blind to their presence.

A pity, she thought. If only he could see the remnants of his past that held him like a vice.

A door opened, and Stygia whirled on their heel, facing a pallid fellow clad in red. They set their jaw and said nothing. Just another presence who would fail to notice them, so they simply proceeded to wander about, silently surveying the room with hardly a glance towards the other troll.

@contrastparadoxx

[julie-and-the-phantoms-stan]

Julie and the Pupper

Masterpost with all the chapters for my friend @only-here-for-jatp who wrote this amazing fic!!! Thanks for the amazing writing🥰🥰🥰!!!

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Ao3 link 

(moreto come 😊)

[semi-personal]

part 2 to apendex

ssoooo, as i put in my last thingy i think i said that i would say part ofthe story but at this point i might have to wait. i just learned some moreto the story ( saying it as that cause the pain caused me to black out and then the morphine helped with that to lol)but either way i think i may have to wait on it! it is most likel going to be a while but i kind hope the good and bad come out from this! it  is new for this to be a part of my life and i cant wait to see what happens!  also yea i know im vege as all helk but i do it on purpose just in case someone wonered!

[whispertrolls-archive]

memurfevur​:

“I did mention something of the sort,” Liahne sighed, following Stygia’s quick glance. Moreto was certainly listening in. She was child that had learned to be a guard dog, and there is nothing in this hive that would get past her.

Liahne began to lean back against a wall, crossing her arms and letting her eyes linger over a photo of the family on a table: Kulsot, Omnius, and Soliel at a mall; Soliel sitting on Omnius’ shoulders, and Kulsot kissing his cheek. Everyone was happy. Smiling. Alive. She closed her eyes.

“Everything feels so different. New. Unfamiliar. I can only take this one step at a time, so I’ve been choosing the present. You may have wished for a better outcome. You may rather have me still alive, but I’m not. I’m just not. I can’t change that. So the best I can do is accept what is happening now. I don’t know if I’ll ever tackle moving on to some other afterlife. That seems so big, when I’m already in something big.

"But what seems smaller, more bearable, is you being here. I know you’re someone who must always tackle something, but I’m tired. I want a break.” Her voice dropped and became softer, “I want you.”

“I know.” The Canpio felt silence threatening to tie their tongue. None of this was news. Most spirits she had encountered in the past had often spoken of wanting to move on, but they couldn’t because they held on to something from their mortal bindings. That was something that Stygia themself had long since come to understand. It was a heavy load, but they had grown used to it over time.

“That’s your choice, and I can respect it,” she sighed in reply. “I know, it seems like I’m just always running into something, but I don’t have to tell you that life doesn’t stop just because we stop living. The people that I have left are in danger for no other reason than their relation to me and to Rutaci, and you see what he’s chosen for himself. They’re...”

It was now that their words had fallen short. She wanted them? Her mind flashed back to their talks, arguments and all. They’d had their moments, from something so chaste as an owl-shaped flower pot to moments so intimate that their respective corporeal and ethereal states had been a nigh-impassible obstacle. Of course. It had been there, but the grief that tore at them both had forced it into the back of The Catalyst’s mind.

Their shoulders sank as they took a step forward to close the gap between themself and Liahne. Right. There was so much going on in the present, and so much was out of her control. This was different. This was something they had the power to act upon, and it was that knowledge that guided their hand beneath Liahne’s chin to tilt her head back so that their lips could finally meet.

“Then you have me.”

Suddenly and silently, a familiar shape materialized behind Liahne and held their cloak pinned closely around their form. The call had been given, and the response came in the form of an appearance and a quiet exhale.

Liahne could sense them before she saw them. Immediately her throat began to feel tight and her eyes began to sting, as if the dead had anymore tears left to shed. She turned around slowly, her emerald eyes bright but not with joy, but with the glistening of tears and baited breath.

Though she wanted to speak, she found that she couldn't-- too bewildered and unprepared.

[familialbeings]

“All I do is drink coffee and say bad words.” dori mumbled

“Come of Theodore, there is moreto you then that, after all. You go out to the field as well, as such you’ve done good, saving humanity that is.” Tyson put his hand on the boy’s shoulders and rubbed them in an attempt to confort the other master.

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#folktober #ekphrasticchallenge. Day Twenty-Two. To celebrate the launch of my new poetry collection "As Folktaleteller" I am downloading 93 folklore art images, 3 per day in October and asking writers to write poetry or a short prose inspired by one, two or all three images. Please join Ankh Spice, Jane Dougherty, Jacqueline Dempsey-Cohen, Dave Garbutt, Merril Smith and I, plus those who react to the images on the day, as we explore images from folktales.

#folktober #ekphrasticchallenge. Day Twenty-Two. To celebrate the launch of my new poetry collection “As Folktaleteller” I am downloading 93 folklore art images, 3 per day in October and asking writers to write poetry or a short prose inspired by one, two or all three images. Please join Ankh Spice, Jane Dougherty, Jacqueline Dempsey-Cohen, Dave Garbutt, Merril Smith and I, plus those who react to the images on the day, as we explore images from folktales.

F 1.22 Ellen trechend F 2.22. Gerrit – Blue F 3.22 The Succubus Ridden home Three minutes, it takesfor a sun to sling her netof rays. At darksfall, five moreto heave home the catch.In the ticks of latticebetween, we hang. Fishedand aquiver, mouthingagainst the coming liftto vault-blue air. Certainty.Golden silk holds usthrashing brieftogether. As the webbingis settling, and onlyin that…