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Mom, I think I’m gay.
- @tommyinnit3
"Oh... Uhm- Dear, I love you regardless you know that right?"
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Shireen Baratheon, Val and greyscale - A Song of Ice and Fire - Game of Thrones
#game of thrones#house of the dragon#a song of ice and fire#asoiaf#southern mother of dragons#house targaryen#daenerys#cosplay#game of thrones daenerys#daenerys targaryen#shireen baratheon#house baratheon#stannis baratheon#jon snow#mother of dragons#khaleesi#daenerys cosplay#cosplayer#a game of thrones#a feast for crows#a dance with dragons#a clash of kings#the winds of winter#winds of winter#clash of kings#storm of swords#george rr martin
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Hannah walked out of the bedroom with a few blankets and sheets, smiling at Anny. She set the blankets down and started to smooth out the area, making her a place to rest. Israel glanced over at Anny as she seemed confused by sheets. They really gave her nothing in that prison huh.
"Sheets. You know, to keep you warm." He told her, heading into his room and grabbing one of his pillows, walking back out with it. "We've got a heavier blanket laid out on the floor for you to rest on." He said as Hannah pulled a couple sheets away, patting the blanket.
"Sorry we couldn't give you a full bed. We really only have the one and it's kinda taken. I hope this will do for you." Hannah told her, adjusting the pillow that Israel put down for her.
She remained silent, taking in the information he gave her. She held onto him throughout the ride, not seeming to understand the possible implication. "Night... it feels different. Not bad, but different." She hummed, before blinking upon the request of sheets once they arrived.
"Sheets...?"
#ic#rp#reply#annytinthenomad#blood rp#Israel Frey {Caged Crow}#Hannah Frey {Wolf Mother}#Rebellion in Darkness {Jak and Daxter Verse}
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you're your mother, sweetling; you sunk your teeth, ragged and sharp into my mother, she let you suck her dry. now you sink your teeth into me, and I'll let you suck me dry.
inspired by this post by @15step
Mine / A Storm of Swords – George R. R. Martin / House of the Dragon / A Game of Thrones – George R. R. Martin / A Feast for Crows – George R. R. Martin / A World of Ice and Fire – George R. R. Martin / Fire and Blood – George R. R. Martin
#aegon ii targaryen#alicent hightower#sansa stark#larys strong#petyr baelish#asoiaf#house of the dragon#hotd#OHHH BROTHER….. THESE PARALLELS… SICKENING!#web weaving#parallels#on mothers#on sons#aegonposting#ales.txt#THE ABUSE… IT GOES ROUND AND ROUND……..#YOU LOOK JUST LIKE YOUR MOTHER SWEETLING…. IM GONNA THROW UPPPP YALL.#alayne stone#aligon#alicent x larys#aegon x larys#petyr x sansa#larycent#larygon#larysgon
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Some randomly assorted six of crows headcanons/thoughts/theories/idk
(feel free to agree/disagree/add your own to the list)
I think this is a pretty popular one but that Baghra survived the Grisha trilogy and was the blind Grisha amplifier being held captive at the Ice Court
Kaz is everything that Van Eck wanted in his child and that’s why he and Wylan bother him so much more than the other Crows (I have a whole essay on Kaz & Wylan parallels if anyone wants to read it)
Matthias’ mother and/or baby sister were Grisha and he didn’t know, and that they were actually killed by Drüskelle during the skirmish and Brum told him it was Infernis as part of his manipulation (this is not mine originally but I’ve seen it a lot so I don’t know who first said it, sorry)
Cornellus Smeet’s wife is brunette
I don’t necessarily think that Alys’ child is Bajan’s, though I have wondered this in the past and wondered what Wylan’s reaction might be if the kid weren’t actually his sibling, but I do think they were in or prepared for a secret relationship and that he would happily help her raise the baby as though it were his own
Mentioned this is a post recently but I think it’s possible that the reason Wylan has so few memories of his mother but such clear memories of being 8, and even younger, and going on all of the trips abroad with his father (Ice Court, Elling, Novyi Zem, Shu oil fields, etc) is because whenever Marya stood up to Van Eck, either in defense of her herself or Wylan, Van Eck would punish her by separating her from Wylan and Wylan was too young to know that was happening
I think that if Van Eck won and Kuwei went back to the Ice Court after Crooked Kingdom that the Kerch would have formed an alliance with the Fjerdans. I think they would have been able to successfully move through Ravka and I think that the Shu Han would have then declared war against them both. I also think that it’s possible Novyi Zem would ally themselves with the Shu and it would lead to a WW1 scale event. I have my reasons for this and I have a fic on ao3 exploring the idea and following the Crows in the potential aftermath (Our Gods Have Abandoned Us), but I also think it would be a really interesting discussion to get going I would love to hear other thoughts on it as well
#six of crows#grishaverse#crooked kingdom#leigh bardugo#kaz brekker#inej ghafa#wylan van eck#jesper fahey#nina zenik#matthias helvar#kanej#helnik#Wesper#jan van eck#marya hendriks#marya van eck#wylan hendriks#baghra morozova#kuwei yul bo#save shadow and bone#save six of crows#save the grishaverse#six of crows spin off#six of crows spinoff
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Meet You At the Blossom - Watch Along
Maybe a trash watch? We will find out.
But first what do we know about this show?
Well, I can't for the life of me remember the title. The article placement it too weird so it will henceforth be called Blossom okay?
Here's what I learned from @renafire
Duck daddy!!!!! I bring news! China didn't kill the gays! Meet You at the Blossom is an HEA! Golden retriever XiaoBao x ice prince Huaien (who gets the shit stabbed out of him an awful lot for being a ML). A side CP of dumb, pretty bodyguard x eccentric doctor. The background plot was basically a bunch of middle age men fighting about the ML's long dead mother. Needles! So many needles! (It was practically a sickfic tbh) Flapping sleeves! Flowing hair! Poison! Politics! A villain weirdly into kites! Prisoners in chains you can easily slip your hand through! Dimples! Loyal bodyguards becoming family! It's not the best thing ever, but it ends happily! There was even a line about "true love has nothing to do with gender" which I feel like is a big deal for something associated with China?
This convinced me to watch, so I thought I'd just post it verbatim to convince you, too.
So I'd refused to watch Blossom because I assumed the leads would die or at least be torn asunder at the end, and that there would be no kisses.
So this Watch Along is going to be me eating crow.
China pretty much always does censored BL (when they do it at all) since 2017 or so. You can watch something like My E-Sports Genius Brother for the style of "happy but censored BL" that I've grown to expect from China. (Although I wouldn't necessarily recommend it.)
They didn't used to do this! Time once was that China was this chaotic minefield of tasty mess meets terrible tropes (like kidnapping, stepbrothers, rape, whipping boy, and dub con). I had a weird love for it at the time because it was the Wild Wild World of BL beck then and I didn't know to expect better.
I come from 90s Yaoi. Remember?
Ah the bad old days. (You can read a history of CBL here. Not updated in ages.)
Where was I?
So, what I knew about Blossom was that it was a Wuxia BL and that it was made with Thailand, or for Thailand, or something to do with Thailand (there is Thai script on the promo material) and that it wasn't being distributed inside Mainland China. (I still worry about the actors but that's kinda a natural state for me and BL outside of Japan.)
Outside of China Blossom got wide distribution showing up everywhere iQIYI (China based), Viki (Japan based), Gaga (Taiwan based) WeTV (US Based) and YouTube (Thai Channel Artop Media is serving it).
It also looks like Heavenly is involved and they are Korea based. So like, everyone had their mitts on this thing. We live in crazy times.
Okay so, here are my 20 expectations:
Pony tails with a ribbon or two
Lots of questionable older tropes, especially dub-con & kidnapping (the herb that makes you horny maybe?)
Flowing filmy robes wafting everywhere
EXTREMELY PRETTY men, costumes, make up, setting... well, everything
No consent whatsoever
Pokey pokey, but not with the right kind of swords (a naked blade will be grabbed by a naked hand, sadly also not in the preferred way)
A bodyguard hotter than he has any right to be, wearing black
Floaty fighty fighty, including but not limited to: skid backwards through puffs of dust, a leap to land + one knee down + holding sword + head bowed, a twirly protect baby from baddies
A boat in a lotus pond
Poison, probably green, glittery if I'm lucky
Circular architecture
A big fuck off fan
Puppy-cat pairing
They wander through bamboo, sit down at the edge of a lake, probubly on a log
Wound tending, of course, because there will be lots of wounds
Someone pushed onto a platform bed (also kneeling in front of it)
A jail with straw in it
Older men with sparse beards detracting from the romance
Fruit or some other food being thrown
Some serious SLEEVE action.
Li Le as Zong Zheng Huai En
Probably the reserved unhinged one. Has sword, will prod.
He has a solid track record of shows under his belt. So to speak. One wonders how they persuaded him to do BL. He sure is pretty tho.
Wang Yun Kai as Jin Xiao Bao
The son of the wealthiest man in the Jiangnan region, probably the cheerful cute one.
He's an entirely green actor.
Most of the cast is from mainland China, with the exception of Achi Sukonlaphat Sribubpha, who is Thai (obvs) and under Artop Media.
Nancy Chen is directing
She is a Taiwanese director and screenwriter, who directed HIStory 4 and HIStory 5 (neither all that great) and was behind very queer friendly Pappy & Daddy.
I wouldn't call her a stellar director. I would say I've been reserving judgement, but if you pin me down I'd call her Taiwan's New.
Pitch
Xiao Bao (cute) falls in love with icy, white-robed stunner Huai En due to an unexpected meeting. Discovers she is actually a boy (and a baddie). Hijinx ensue.
Adapted from the novel Hua Kai You Shi Tui Mi Wu Sheng 花开有时, 颓靡无声 by Shui Qian Cheng 水千丞
Co-production with China and Taiwan. But the country of origin is listed as Thailand.
12 Episodes, 40 min each (or so) for a total fresh content run time of 8 hours.
Aired: Jul 11, 2024 - Aug 15, 2024 on iQiyi, Viki, WeTV, Gaga
Shall we get started?
I had a surfeit of options since Viki, Gaga, and iQIYI all had Blossom. I like Viki's interface best, want to support Gaga the most, but in this case, I opted for iQIYI because... screen shots. So it's all your fault.
EPISODE 1: Nicknames, pretty men, dimples, twirly, stabby, floof!
I don't like the intro music, it's too slow and tinkly, but classic for the genre I suppose. Still I'm fast forwarding through all the falling cherry blossoms.
All right. Now it's about time for... YES...
Emperor Infodump
Chancellor of Extraneous Explanations
As You Know Bo
Sorry sorry. The puns must flow.
The deets: layabout emperor = chaos & suffering. New emp = strong & popular but his baby bro wants to rule. New emp exiles bro to obscurity. New emp = good ruler. Order established through patriarchal dominance. Children laughing in the street. Got it.
I will not be remembering names, FYI.
We open on kid in trouble over a kite killed(?) by baddie.
Enter pretty spangled skippy puppy McDimples. I shall call him Dimples. Dimples = spoiled rich kid having trouble finding a wife - presumably because they all know he gay.
Enter hottie evil cut-glass cheekbones McPoutypants. Haven't decided what I shall call him. It'll come to me.
Extremely pretty men. CHECK.
Ooo, a big hat on horse back!
Of course, how could I not have had that trope on my checklist? My bad.
And a bunch of assassins slow-dropping out of trees like lazy fruit. I forgot that, too.
I gotta say, fairy prince or high elf is not a bad moniker for twirly-sword cheekbones supreme.
Floaty fighty fighty! CHECK
Oh, I thought they'd go in for crossdressing at the very least but I guess they went for Dimples is an idiot instead. Interesting choice. I see we also have the "baby is a clumsy bunny" trope all set to deploy. Carry on.
Grab the sword and skid through the dirt. CHECK!
And a fainting!
Pony tail with ribbons. CHECK
Dimples might be a bit too much of a prat and an idiot for me.
[Have begun watching at 1.25 speed. Don't fault me.]
I always find the orange/yellow eye makeup that Cdramas put on characters of questionable morality fascinating. Why those colors specifically? And why eye makeup specifically?
We arrive home. It fancy. Daddy doesn't want an unknown lady for his baby (silly daddy, ladies are for ladies, boys are for boys).
Everyone acknowledging that elf prince is, in fact, The Prettiest is very pleasing to me.
Meanwhile, there is some kind of list/stuff/thingy and Prince Shen wants it and is a bad guy, maybe? I can't remember names from the beginning so I have no idea what's going on with the plot but also, it is only going to get more convoluted. Plus the weekend is coming so I'll eventually be drinking and watching this. Plot is for people who don't like BL. And don't have six bottles of sake in their fridge.
Snicker.
Where was I?
Oh yes. Judiciously NOT following the plot.
Dimples and his 2 enablers seem to share about 1/3 of a braincell between them. But they're sincere about it.
Engage secret identity trope and the expected cross dressing.
Ooo Shen is The Prettiest's uncle? Damn it I'm trying to follow the plot again. Must not get sucked into plot. This is a Cdrama therein lies madness. Ah, Prettiest is the son of the emperor's exiled younger bro? Got it.
Twirly protect baby from baddies! CHECK
And that's episode 1 in the bag. In the sheath?
My thoughts so far:
This couldn't be more exactly what I expected if it tried. I mean it is trying. And it's succeeding in being a Wuxia BL. So. Yay! Performing to the packaging. I appreciate that in a show.
I'm looking forward to more.
(On the advice of one of my spies I've switched to watching on YT when I can, YT and Gaga are supposed to have the better subs than iQIYI and Viki. That said I found iQIYI's serviceable.)
EPISODE 2: Checking a bunch of stuff off my list in rapid succession
Poisoning?
No. Sex herb? CHECK
Discovery that she is in fact he?
Dominance Tussle? Dub con? Rape? Already? CHECK
Well that came fast (presumably so did he).
There’s a lot happening all at once at the beginning of just ep 2.
It’s an ACCOUNT BOOK that’s causing all this fuss? Hilarious.
Enter the anticipated hottie (bodyguard? spy?) in all black wearing a hedgehog. CHECK
(I didn’t expect the hedgehog, I have to admit.)
Oh is the single brain cell society is trying to grow additional brain cells? That's not gonna work.
Cheekbones is still the prettiest.
Oh HELLO stern grabby Daddy not-older brother of yummy. We likey.
Who do you belong to?
Why do you have The Biggest Sleeves?
Do I take that as a sign of gayness?
Please?
Ooo looks like I’m right.
Also this is very silly.
And "I never said she was a woman."
It’s just so funny.
OH NO!
Stern prince bro is leaving already?
I only had Grabby McDaddy for a very short length of time. I already miss him.
Meanwhile, Dimples apparently has no compunction about being in love with a man, we blew through a bisexual identity crisis while I wasn't looking, and now we exist inside the gay=okay bubble? I did not expect The Bubble(tm) to show up in a Wuxia, but I guess this is a BL universe and we all just float around in it…
Cheekbones is a bit of an asshole. Quite apart from the, ya know, bit of rapey rape thing.
I also did not have absolutely terrible VO dubbing on my bingo card. I forgot about that one in Cdramas.
EPISODE 3: Distracted by the pretty
Some kind of dark past for dimples and his little (not blood ) sister.
Sniff test, the greatest trope of 2024 apparently. Nice to see the execution of a modern trope in a vintage style BL.
Aa ha! Kneeling next to a platform bed. CHECK
And more poisoning and drugs.
Wound tending. CHECK
Aweeeee Dimples is worried about Cheekbones! How cute.
Also, the ice queen appears to be melting.
Ooo. More sexitimes? Consensual this time. Okay. I guess Taiwan did get its nuts all over this show. (Honestly, that was a mistype but I'm keeping it in.)
The bit with all the bodyguards was great.
And my love for Mr. All-Black Clued-in Hottie persists.
We are now in the “does he like me back?” phase of the high school narrative. We are also in the "do I like him at all?" part of the narrative. Suddenly, this is an angsty YA.
Ice queen has melted and is now turning into jelly. (Can you tell I’m very pleased with myself and this metaphor?)
And now, Dimples is sick?
Boy, is this fast moving! I have to say, that is something I did not expect at all. Usually Cdramas are much slower than this.
I do love how shameless D imples is. It’s kind of delightful. He’s definitely in his bisexual awakening slut phase.
Cheekbones is also a doctor, apparently. Useful man.
In other news: I would really like to add a full length crossover wafting robe into my wardrobe. I have no idea why I feel compelled by such a thing.
EPISODE 4: Gay sleeves AT last
Not a lot happened in this episode. Mostly flirting. More backstory and plot that doesn’t really matter. Presumably this intended to be character motivation?
We do not need him to be motivated we need him to be pretty. Understand the brief please.
Why no more floaty floaty sleeves?
Oooo, because sleeves in gay! CHECK
I did like the scene of the blood being cleaned up after the assassination attempt(?). It’s kind of nice to see that depicted for a change. I always worry about all that blood on that nice stone work.
Oh the handholding it was very cute.
Ice queen has melted and now turned entirely to jelly. Very very jelly.
Dimples is so stupid proud of his tall deadly wife. It's flipping adorable in a very goofy way.
I guess Cheekbones has come around and now Dimples has officially been claimed, multiple times and in multiple ways. He can't change his mind or anything now. Trouble is afoot...
asleeve?
ahead...
ahem.
I'll stop now.
EPISODE 5 - It is a Thing I guess?
OMG Cheekbones just loves his stilly bint of a bf. It’s absolutely absurd. The ultimate puppy/cat pairing.
I love it that he’s just casually walking around with a knife sticking out of his back and only cares that baby may have gotten a splinter in his finger.
Now we are in the vows portion of the early romance. I am assuming betrayal is coming soon?
Grabby McDaddy! I missed you! Here to perform the part of Basil Exposition I see? No grabby for me? Sad. Unfortunately, if you aren’t flirting with a man I’m going to be fast forwarding. Although your sleeves are very nice.
Uh oh, Dimples is in trouble.
Okay that was that. No screen caps, I lazy.
EPISODE 6 - DOOOMMMM
Oh lovely. More rape. I guess Dimples went looking for that response? Is that the implication? Does Dimples have a rape kink? What is with this show?
No brothels for a baby I guess.
It’s not gay... it’s poison?
It’s not bisexuality... it’s the slut herb?
The single brain cell club is now the wailing fates.
I guess cutting off a man’s hand out of jealousy is no biggie? Well this is a BL. Jealousy is the #1 excuse!
Fighty floaty blood spatter death! This time on wooden planks. Those are impossible to get clean.
Meanwhile, there’s a lot of backstory and stuff I don’t care about, and probably can’t follow even if I did care about it.
I don’t like the Emperor at all. But then I don’t think I meant to. I am a little shocked that there aren’t more men with sparse beards distracting from the romance. But I guess this is a BL, they go for youth even in wuxia.
EPISODE 7 - You know what they say about a man with big sleeves?
Oh, Daddy McGrabby is back and he's a good guy (?)! He’s also in love with Dimples.
Oh no!
What is this sensation I feel being thrust upon me?
Is that…? Is that second lead syndrome? I think it is.
Oh well, it was fated the moment I saw the length of his... sleeves in episode 2.
Meanwhile?
Dimples gets tortured by acupuncture.
Poisonings are always so elegant and classy in Cdramas.
Blah blah captured rescued captured rescued again sort of. Cheekbones is now seriously imperiled. We swap one for the other in Grave Danger (TM).
Enter the Divine Doctor character! Who (Dr) I have been told reliably by previous witnesses is A Favorite. I do love this particular archetype (quirky healer wise beyond his years - sometimes actual immortal. ) I am prepared to be delighted.
EPISODE 8 - Divine Doctor is Emperor of the Gays
The divine doctor and 1/3 brain cell is not a pairing I thought was going to happen. Frankly it doesn't seem like the writers thought about it much either.
But it did make me laugh out loud.
It’s fantastic. I love them. I love this for me. I love a secondary couple for this show. Carry-on.
I LOVE THE DOCTOR SO MUCH.
Everyone was absolutely correct. He is the best character. He is my favorite. He is openly gay and a troublemaker and absolute queen. And I adore him forever. No notes.
King Emperor behavior!
The evil crown prince has a crush on Daddy McGrabby. With good reason, he does have the biggest sleeves.
(I have a crush on Daddy McGrabby.) And he clearly likes brats, so I think the crown prince is in with a chance, actually.
(Not me, sadly. Despite the rumors I am not a brat. I make no case for this.)
EPISODE 9 - The Plot Thickens like Shampoo
Oh, Cheekbones is the new crown prince? We have a whole Snape situation going on here?
And finally Cheekbone knows what is happened to his poor little tortured Dimples. (oof that acting tho. before you say "what acting" i KNOW.)
In all honesty, I’m quite engaged by the drama of the show at this point and kind of losing my snark because of it. Don't get mad at me.
It’s not a bad show. I mean it’s a melodramatic soap opera, but that’s to be expected. It's so soapy it's like one of those extra foamy soap dispenser soaps.
To be entirely fair most gay men of my acquaintances have very similar relationship trajectories. Minus some of the casual murder (aside from character assassinations of course).
EPISODE 10 - Oh Noes All Round
Not enough of my beloved divine doctor emperor of the gays. But you can’t have everything.
Oh noes, my babies are fighting.
But he brought you a big thistle! Don't fight!
Oh they get to kind of make up, or something. It’s sweet. Puppy Dimples accidentally caught himself a psychopath. To be fair tho, all cats are psychopaths at heart.
Oh noes Daddy McGrabby is planning on killing Cheekbones. No Daddy. Not the Cheekbones!
The cheek kiss from Cheekbones was so romantic. Normally I’m not a huge fan of this particular smooch, but under these circumstances it was very good.
EPISODE 11 - So Many Gay Emperors no one cares about the actual emperor
I wish I could shut somebody up by a simple double tap to the collarbone. It’s like the wuxia version of a block feature on tumblr.
Meanwhile, the part where 2/3 of a brain cell are comparing how hot their respective fierce gay emperors are to each other is truly hilarious. I actually clapped.
This is so ridiculous.
Epic eye roll from the remaining 1/3 of a brain cell. And I have to say I’m on his side in this matter.
Oh noes Daddy McGrabby is not, in fact, on the side of twrew lurve after all.
How sad.
EPISODE 12 - The Bisexual In the Bathtub & other nursery rhymes of my youth
I love this silly bint of a bisexual in the bath between two fierce gay dudes who are about to give their life force to keep him alive.
Someone definitely once drew this as Lord of the Rings fanart 20 years ago.
I guess our single brain cell has been torn asunder. And Daddy McGrabby never did get his man.
Next series?
Bing him back to me.
With EVEN BIGGER SLEEVES!
IN CONCLUSION
All cards on the table?
This was undeniably a wuxia and most definitely a BL.
Evil stunning princely Cheekbones meets and falls in love with the bisexual Disaster dimples of his dreams. There’s a lot of floaty fighting, tangled plot, and overworked emotions. From start to finish it was exactly as it claimed to be, including more than the expected amount of sexual claiming.
I’m not wild about the wuxia genre, but I will tell you what I do like:
Very pretty men in flowing robes + eye makeup + hair ribbons wafting about stabbing and kissing each other plus ridiculous soap opera machinations. I also like cheekbones and dimples. AND I love a stupid gay sleeve, okay? There was also truly epic levels of stink-eye, and that too is to be lauded.
This show left me grinning like crazy. Was it great? Not really, but it was a great experience and I enjoyed it immensely.
I’m so glad you all persuaded me to watch it in the end.
Thank you!
I should probably give it an 9/10 because I had such a good time watching it. But I’m not going to, because it isn’t a 9/10 drama. It had a lot of flaws chewing at that pretty (boom mic riddled) scenery, not to mention all the rapey rape.
It’s a solid 8/10
(source)
#ABL trash watches BL#ABL trash watch#well sort of a trash watch#Meet You at the Blossom#Chinese BL#Taiwanese BL#Thai BL#BL watch along#ABL binge watches BL#Li Le#Wang Yun Kai#Nancy Chen#Hua Kai You Shi Tui Mi Wu Sheng
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Her smile was so gentle as she gently brushed the hair out of Tommy's face.
"Hello my little Magpie, it's nice to see you again. How have you been... All things considered?"
It had been a while that she summoned her adoptive (or not adoptive, your choice on this) son into her realm, gently twirling his hair as she waited for his sleeping mind to wake up in her domain... Just waiting for him to fall asleep in the overworld, he'll be able to wake up there, but not physically be there. No... Only his soul can enter this realm. Sleep is close to death, so it is easy for her to make more connections this way.
She quietly hummed as she waited for him to fall asleep, to wake up in her domain... She just wanted to talk to him and make sure he's been ok.
[Tommy awakened in mumza’s realm “what the…” he mumbled to himself as he sat up. He looked around and saw mumza, he relaxed a bit]
Oh…hi
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matthias’ “the water hears and understands. the ice does not forgive” thing is especially interesting when you realize that water is a motif for the worst thing to ever happen to the crows. on a surface level point of view, it seems like the water has never once heard or understood any of them. it tried to kill kaz and wylan. it did kill jesper’s mother. it brought inej to the menagerie. it stranded nina and matthias… overall there’s no proof that the water held sympathy for any of them. but then, if you dig deeper into it, you actually start to realize that it’s the only thing that DID hold sympathy for them. the water saw kaz and wylan, two boys betrayed by their father figures and dying in the canal, and let them live. they shouldn’t have been able to survive that, but the water told them to keep fighting and they found their way to shore with a strength that wasn’t there before. the water killed jesper’s mother, yes, but it also brought jesper to ketterdam, the place where he would meet the most important people to him, including the love of his life. going to ketterdam made him rich in the end. water brought inej to the menagerie but it also became her weapon. the water understood that it hurt inej and let her use it to seek her revenge. finally, if the water hadn’t stranded nina and matthias, nina would’ve died in a country that hated her and matthias would’ve passed the point of redemption. instead, nina and matthias both learned how to love and even though matthias dies at the end, he does so surrounded by his loved ones. he does so because the water understood that it was his time, that he was at peace with it. and when he once again finds himself on the ice, he discovers that against all odds, it has forgiven him, too
#six of crows#crooked kingdom#soc#ck#grishaverse#gv#kaz brekker#inej ghafa#jesper fahey#wylan van eck#wylan hendriks#nina zenik#matthias helvar#kanej#wesper#helnik
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His tail swayed gently behind him as he idly wandered about his dreamscape, knowing full and well he was asleep in the waking world. He was here for a specific reason tonight. He had a favor to ask of Lady Death. After a few long beats of silent pacing, he sighed, calling out to the goddess.
"Lady Death, I call to you in ask of a favor. I am in need of help. Please,"
He spoke, his ears drawn back slightly.
"Reveal yourself, in all your perfection."
- @vibrant-eyed-one
The doors of her domain opened, as Ranboo was engulfed into it. She sat by a small pool looking down into it.
"Ranboo, I was wondering when you might visit me. No need to be so formal, ok Dear?"
She moved to look up at him, her vibrant purple eyes looking at him with such Kindness.
"You're one of Tommy's friends, Right? What brings you to The Eden, to my Domain?"
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illness
987 words, @wolfstarmicrofic
Poking Sirius’s forehead was his mother’s wand. Running the length of Sirius’s body was his father’s wand. Tradition of the Black heir turning sixteen: make sure he had no disabilities. No setbacks, disadvantages, handicaps.
With stern frowns, they analysed the results. Then, “Get out.” They faced each other in shock, having said that simultaneously. He has both?
“What?” Sirius croaked.
“GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!” Orion bellowed.
Walburga shoved Orion, caterwauling, “GET OUT OF MY HOUSE, YOU CRETIN!”
“NO SON OF MINE, YOU CRIPPLE!” Orion screamed.
“HE’S NOT MINE, EITHER!” Walburga roared. (Now she was yelling more at Orion than Sirius…?)
His parents’ faces had twisted, fury curling their lips, passion blotching their cheeks red, anxiety shaking their hands, regret furrowing their brows, sadness freezing their voices, sharpening them to ice. They blamed themselves for his disabilities. Their genes, their problem. Upset he turned out this way, riddled with issues. Bitter, because how could life do this to them? If word got out, eyes would turn to them. This is your invalid? Makes sense.
Sirius nodded slowly, eyes prickling. He didn’t want to be disabled. The first thing people saw about him: the fact that he was incapable, helpless, hopeless. They would judge him while pretending they weren’t. There was always stigma around it. He was weak, dumb, weird. “I— I’ll go. But… what’s wrong with me?” He looked at his parents pleadingly. Fix me.
“Mental illness and physical,” Walburga scoffed.
Orion snarled, “Won’t live past thirty, wretch.”
“Unstable in both mind and muscle. They’ll all give up on you, as they should. Immobile, paralysed.” Walburga laughed shrilly, “Get out.”
“While you can still walk,” Orion sneered.
Sirius nodded silently, a sob choked up in his throat. When he shut the door, he heard his parents break. He followed suit, in tears on the street.
- - -
“I DON’T GIVE A SHIT THAT YOU’RE A WEREWOLF, REMUS. I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU!” Sirius took a deep breath. “You,” he jabbed Remus’s chest. “Being. A. Werewolf. Doesn’t. Matter.”
“But it does.” Remus shoved Sirius’s hand away pitifully. “I’ll hinder your life. You can find love with someone worthy, live a beautiful life until you’re grey and old—”
“I’LL NEVER BE GREY AND OLD!” Sirius yelled, not catching the words before they left his mouth. His eyes widened.
“What?” Remus stammered.
Sirius laughed harshly. “I’ll probably die before you. In fact, I’m the one who’ll hinder you.” He bowed dramatically, “I’m sick.” He jabbed his chest, “I can already feel it. Y’know how you call me clumsy?” Sirius smirked depravedly. “Well, that’s my muscles spasming. Ain’t working properly. They’re giving up on me like my parents did. Like you’re doing. And I’m crazy?” Sirius cackled, “That’s my brain. Fucking disabled.”
“Sirius,” Remus whispered.
Sirius pointed frantically, “See?! Already scared of me!”
“No, Sirius,” Remus shook his head softly. “Whatever is going on is not a problem. Nothing’s wrong with you. You’re human.”
“Yeah, right, say that to yourself,” Sirius scoffed.
Remus sighed, “It’s different—”
“Is it though?” Sirius glared. “I’m gonna die early ‘cause of something I can’t control, something people still blame and judge me for. Their discrimination is more pointless than I am.”
“You’re not pointless,” Remus argued.
“And you?” Sirius returned, eyebrow raised.
“I’m not…” Remus winced, finishing pathetically, “Pointless.”
“Ha!” Sirius crowed victoriously. “You don’t believe it! How am I supposed to believe that being disabled isn’t a curse when you act like that?! When everyone acts like that?! You coo and reassure someone else it’s okay, but when it’s you?!”
“I…” Remus was at a loss for words.
Fine. Sirius had way too much for both of them. “Why do you add on to the discrimination already there?”
Remus shook his head helplessly.
Sirius prodded, “Why can’t people let us be? Everyone’s gonna die, so let us be happy. When I first found out, I hated myself. But then I realised that even with disabilities, I am still myself. I’m still brave, smart, whatever. I never stopped. And my parents’ve always been wrong. Of course they were wrong about disabilities, too. I dunno what’s gonna happen to me, but then, does anyone? You could get caught in an accident any day! We could die any day! You’re a werewolf, but you never stopped being Remus. You never stopped being thoughtful, beautiful, lovely, mine. My friend,” Sirius clarified, smiling gently.
Loud again, “But we should be more if we both want that. Let us want! Take all the love you get, because so many people will deny you the best life you deserve. So what if it doesn’t last? If it’s not always happy? Let yourself live.”
Remus was crying. While Sirius could still move his fingers, he brushed the tears away.
- - -
Sirius did make it to thirty. Wheelchair-bound, unable to move a muscle nor talk, brain functioning perfectly, heart beating a love song for Remus.
He could move a few muscles. His thumb: up and down, up and down as he pressed the button of a Muggle invention to form words on this screen.
He could write books on anything, all the knowledge of OWLs and NEWTs and beyond firmly stuck in the crevices of his brain.
Remus pulled a chair up next to him, having also made it to thirty: grey-haired, smiling, walking with a cane, tired, living, bones aching, thinking, dreaming, being.
Scanning over Sirius’s document, Remus’s eyes lit up, and he turned to Sirius with a grin. “You’re the smartest person I know.”
Sirius couldn’t say anything except stare at Remus in awe. But that was okay, because Remus had enough words for both of them.
Remus leaned towards Sirius, giving him enough time to roll away if necessary, before slotting their lips together. “You’re amazing. I love you,” Remus mumbled. Sirius put all his effort, energy, love towards smiling into the kiss. Nothing happened, but he knew Remus could feel it anyway.
#marauders#microfiction#remus lupin#sirius black#wolfstar#remus x sirius#wolfstar microfic#disability#disabled characters#disability awareness#walburga black#orion black
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"You know exactly what damage to Tommy's soul... or are you and Prime really that stupid?"
"Dear. Are you aware of the damage that you caused."
What damage?
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WHAT'S YOUR BIRTH TIME?
txt!ot5. ︵you ask them for their birth time.
장르 : fluffy / humor. gen!r. w☆rnings: basically the entire thing. wordc𝐨unt—1338..
YEONJUN.
his eyes glaze over like the pupils of a crow in front of the shiniest object the bird has ever laid its beady little eyes on—the brightness of it almost blinding you.
it would be an understatement to say that he was cooperative with you, considering how he fast he fished his phone out of his pocket and immediately dialled up his mother's number in front of you and parroting the question you had asked of him to his mother, following a few minutes of intense listening as you tried to figure out the time by the expression on his pretty face.
“6 pm? you guessed hopefully, only to welcome a vehement shaking of his head.
yeonjun corrected your assumption.
“oh and apparently the doctor who delivered me was beaten to a pulp because his infidelity was caught by his wife and his boyfriend right outside the operation theatre.” he added nonchalantly, as though that would somehow align the stars a bit differently affecting his chart.
the entire evening you two spend looking over his chart to the best of your abilities—he was a bit too much into it if you were being honest—and having a great time with the love of your life—not for long though. after the course of your relationship had run its course, you find out that he was dating an actual astrologer now.
SOOBIN.
“my birth time? what are you going to do with it?”
the look beneath his glasses is innocent, unalarmed—until it is not. suddenly as though the realisation had finally finished processing and made a ding! noise notifying him that he was being asked about his personal information; one which he wasn't even aware of.
“just,” you drawl, wary of his judgement that would follow the real reason behind it, “can't a person be curious?”
“of someone's personal information?”
he is right of course, but you'd be damned if you let that stop you.
“i just wanted to check your chart.” you chose honesty. perhaps it was soobin's good nature or the fact he is a sagittarius sun, but the figurative ominous lighting casting upon the two of you had begun to wane gradually and finally you could see the light behind his dimpled cheeks.
“oh you should have said so!” soobin giggled, sipping on his iced americano,” i don’ know that silly.”
you can't tell if he's lying to you or he really doesn't know.
“wait I think my mother said the sun was casting a rose gold glow when she was crowning, does that help?”
BEOMGYU.
you want to check whether we're soulmates or what?”
“whaaaaaaa—” you interrupt yourself by pressing the now damp tissue on your face trying to make it seem as though you're only gently dabbing away the bit of precipitation on your face that appears like dew on the grass blades during the effervescent winter morning whilst in reality it was more like swiping away a tsunami that your pores had decided to spit out at the thought being found out about your real intentions.
you really were trying to figure out whether he was compatible with you or not.
to be honest, this was the last attempt to give this relationship a chance. the few weeks you had begun to hang out with beomgyu with the intention of dating, he had been doing everything possible to confuse the hell out of you. at one point you wanted nothing to do with him, perhaps even change your phone number and cut off the friend that tried to set you two up whilst the other times you wanted nothing more than to be with the man—driving you to believe in superstitions such as this.
“nope!” you lied, swiping away the astrology website you had pulled up on your phone underneath the table without appearing suspicious.
“okay ill tell you,” he leaned into the table, showing off the dimple on his cheek trying to tempt you, “the time when i just popped out apparently a lightning has struck that hospital, but especially the theatre where I was being birthed in, hitting the digital clock on the wheel forever making it stuck to the time when i was born.”
the moment he finished narrating his story a distant rumble could be heard as dark clouds begun to swoop on above the two in the outdoor cafe, a nun’s veil was trampled on by a fumbling toddler causing her to fall whilst a kid was incessantly wailing on the table to the right of you two.
“it was 4:44 am.”
at least you both turned out to be 65% compatible.
TAEHYUN.
“you believe in that?”
rather than a judgmental tinge in his tone as you had expected, it was the concern that surprised you. gleaming round eyes brimming with apprehension in a way that suggested he was ready to escort you to a mental hospital in a wheelchair depending on your answer.
“It's not more so about believing totally, “ you tried to play it off cool but his arresting gaze was making it a tad bit hard to do a roundabout with your intentions, “ it's more about fun and some things are sometimes accurate based on your belief, and the methods of checking charts.”
“so would you tell me now?” you pressed on. the cat was out of the bag anyway, he either way had started to question your sanity and you might as well be judged with his birth time in your hand than without.
“fine ill give it to you, but you have to show me how accurate it is when it is mostly proven to be pseudo science. “
and so you did, pulling up his vedic chart you two spent the night away traumatising him with certain specific things about him from mole on the special place to the destination it would lead him to from your limited knowing about interpreting the chart but the reception wasn't as bad. taehyun hadn't turned and given you the look that assured you that the relationship was over yet.
but you could have never expected what was about to come: a few months after the relationship had ended naturally, you could never even imagine you'd see him on a twitter live debate with a famous astrologer about how much truth there is in chart reading and how much is it just basic behavioural tendencies.
HUENING KAI.
he blinks once; and then twice with his polite smile glued to his lips as he processes the question you had just asked him. it was the first time someone had inquired about such a mundane yet invasive question about his life; asking if he had all of his 32 teeth intact was a more common topic in his books than someone asking for his birth time, which he in fact was not aware of.
“i don't know, “ he chuckled awkwardly, hoping you'd let go of the topic naturally.
“can't you ask your mother?”
kai was not ready for you to bring up his mother so soon into the conversation—considering it was just your first date with him. although a side of him did enjoy how passionate you were about your belief and whether that related to the percentage of seriousness she was looking forward to with him. it almost made his heart skip a beat.
kai excused himself to the washroom to satiate his frenzied heart and finally asked google what it meant when a person really badly wanted to know your birth time. the array of results that turned up had kai sitting on the seat of his toilet in shock and scrolling for minutes—just long enough to kill any suspicions of him causing stomach issues. frankly what turned up had kai rattled to the core.
he had only one conclusion to this whole fiasco: to run the fuck away.
although he paid the bill before he slipped away from the front gate after he realised he was a bit too big to slip away from the washroom window.
﹙ 𓇼⃝ ∗ ﹚this is a manifestation post like pls drop your birth time like kai did.
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Neddy taking a portrait of his Anthony.
You can’t convince me otherwise 🥹
Oh 😩😩
He’s got his Uncle Benny’s camera and he’s going around the room taking photo after photo.
“Anthony-Daddy!” Neddy called out. “I’m taking pictures!”
Anthony laughed, crouching in front of his son whose entire face was eclipsed by the camera. “Do you want normal Daddy?” He let Neddy take a picture of him smiling, trying not to blink against the flash. “Or do you want Dinosaur Daddy?”
Anthony let out a roar as Neddy took the next picture and scooped his son up. Neddy giggled and kicked his feet against Anthony’s side as his father spun him around the room.
“This has been so good for him.”
Kate startled away from staring at them, her heart feeling as though it was clenched in Anthony’s fist. She turned towards Anthony’s mother, taking the other woman in.
His mother sighed, “I know that you shouldn’t use children to grow necessarily, the burden shouldn’t be on them. But he’s been so closed off since his father died. I think Neddy’s just been the push he needed.”
Kate swallowed, “Was he like this before? When we met he was… different. Not bad different, just quieter. Sadder maybe.”
Violet gave Kate a sad smile, watching Anthony out Neddy on his shoulders. “He was just like this before his father died. Now he’s back and it’s… beautiful. And Neddy is just such a beautiful boy.”
Kate nodded, “He’s been… honestly I can’t imagine telling someone you had their baby years ago goes any better. Anthony’s a great guy. He’s supportive to coparent with, he’s a good Dad and Neddy loves him. I’m thankful for him.”
“We’re all thankful for you.” Violet squeezed her hand as Anthony jogged, over, Neddy laughing from his shoulders camera held at the ready.
“Take a picture of Amma, Neddy. Then we’ll be able to see how a giant would look at her.”
“Amma!” Neddy crowed, his chin resting on the top of Anthony’s head. “I’m big like my Anthony!”
“Mmm,” Kate hummed, “Must have been the ice cream I saw Daddy give you earlier.”
Anthony looked a little guilty, “I don’t know what you mean.”
“I didn’t have ice cream.” Neddy tutted, “It was just a tiny scoop. Daddy said it didn’t count because it was little like me.”
“But you’re big now.” Kate pointed out chuckling. “You just told me.”
She had Neddy there. She could tell from his pout. “Still doesn’t count!”
#surprise neddy au#kathony#anthony x kate#kate sharma#kate sheffield#anthony bridgerton#molly’s asks and answers
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All songs have been chosen for the 90s music tourney
Lithium by Nirvana
Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill
Ironic by Alanis Morrisette
She don't use Jelly by Flaming Lips
Iris by Goo Goo Dolls
What's Up by 4 non blondes
Peaches by Presidents of the United States
Criminal by Fiona Apple
Bitch by Meredith Brooks
Good Riddance (Time of your Life) by Green Day
… Baby One More Time by Britney Spears
Sober by TOOL
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Deep Blue Something
Wonderwall by Oasis
Love Fool by The Cardigans
baby got back by sir mix-a-lot
whatta man by salt n peppa
No Scrubs by TLC
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by They Might Be Giants
Losing my Religion by REM
Fem in a Black Leather Jacket by Pansy Division
No Rain by Blind Melon
Friday I'm in Love by The Cure
Mr. Jones by Counting Crows
Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Tubthumping by Chumbawamba
Zombie by Cranberries
Smooth By Santana Ft. Rob Thomas
One Week by Barenaked Ladies
Semi Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind
Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer
All Star by Smash Mouth
Buddy Holly by Weezer
My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion
Genie in a Bottle By Christina Aguilera
Barbie Girl by Aqua
Spice up your life by Spice Girls
Steal My Sunshine By Len
Cannonball by the Breeders
Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve
What is Love By haddaway
Follow you down by Gin Blossom
Freedom by George Michael
Nothing Compares to You by Sinead o Connor
Around the World by Daft Punk
Laid by James
Possum Kingdom by Toadies
Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger
Only Happy When it Rains by Garbage
Bullet with Butterfly Wings by Smashing Pumpkins
Sunny Came Home by Shawn Colvin
Pepper by Butthole Surfers
Mother Mother by Tracy Bonham
Tim I wish you were born a girl by of Montreal
Voodoo by Godsmack
Mambo No. 5 by Lou Bega
Livin La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin
Just a Girl by No Doubt
Closer by Nine Inch Nails
California Live by Tupac
I will Always Love you by Whitney Houston
Give Me One Reason by Tracy Chapman
Good Day by Ice Cube
Gin and Juice by Snoop Dogg
Dragula by Rob Zombie
My Name is by Eminem
You Get What You Give by New Radicals
No Diggity by Blackstreet
Loser by Beck
pretty fly (for a white guy) by the offspring
What's my Age Again by Blink-182
I want it that way by the Backstreet Boys
Intergalactic By the Beastie Boys
Two Princes by Spin Doctor
Killing in the Name by Rage Against the Machine
Girls and Boys by Blur
Where is my mind by the Pixies
Closing Time by Semisonic
Creep by Radiohead
Say My Name by Destiny's Child
Jump Around by House of Pain
Check the Rhime by A Tribe Called Quest
November Rain by Guns n Roses
The Distance by CAKE
Every You, Every Me by Placebo
The Sign by Ace of Base
Vogue by Madonna
Don't Let Go (Love) by En Vogue
Mm Bop by Hansen
Believe By Cher
Mo Money, Mo Problems by Notorious BIG
Gold Soundz by Pavement
The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) by Missy Elliot
Common People by Pulp
Doll Parts by Hole
Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio
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She hummed softly, as the limbo slowly disappeared from around Wilbur. Replaced by a seemingly beautiful garden with various pools. He was laid upon her lap, his hair quietly being brushed by her fingers.
The tune she hummed was soft and melodic, a hint of sorrow and happiness intertwined. A feeling of safety in cased in it's touch upon the ears of all who may hear it.
Upon feeling Wilbur come to in her arms, she gently brushed a piece of hair from his face. Her touch cold yet so gentle... a familiar one.
"Hello there My little Songbird... It's been a while huh?"
She hummed softly as she held Wilbur's soul in her lap, waiting for the chance that he fall asleep in the overworld so he can wake up in her domain. Honestly, she hadn't seen in her son in a while... Not after taking his soul to limbo...
She saw how it changed him, and it hurt slightly but she knew he was strong... He was her and Phil's child after all.
Wilbur awoke in Limbo, startled. His hair was all brown, like before, and he looked just a bit younger than he felt. The slash in his torso was gone as well. He frowned and looked around, slightly panicked at the feeling of Death so close.
He glanced around some, tugging uncomfortably at the sleeve of his yellow-knit sweater.
"Hello?"
His voice echoed into void.
#mother of crows ; ic ;#the pool of prime ; v: main ;#clingingtoadream#{{the word tune is actually a link lol}}
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The last greenseer, the singers called him, but in Bran's dreams he was still a three-eyed crow. When Meera Reed had asked him his true name, he made a ghastly sound that might have been a chuckle. "I wore many names when I was quick, but even I once had a mother, and the name she gave me at her breast was Brynden." -- Bran III, ADWD
A Song of Ice and Fire Calendar 2024 || Brynden Rivers by Justin Sweet
#brynden rivers#bloodraven#asoiaf#asoiafedit#asoiaf art#justin sweet#targnation#adwd#targaryensource#official art
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