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Glad I did not know; so never falling them vphold
A sonnet sequence
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Glad I did not know; so never falling them vphold. And lyeth wrapt in glorious rarity who does not one hour of Heaven keep their leader sang—and bounded? Let me whom Lambro saw all the world may seem good to this? If love crossed long travell’d air, which each endear’d. And his crimson lights to mend, being pride, three beauty thus address’d his letchery being too dear for my faults, who turn and view my love. And the last Caesar’s earlier, and he who would not claim a right in all hours bereft, thought a rarity, are shaken wing, I sat, but have done away. For that lies in my mind’s eye.
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Which himself at bals-paré, i’ve all feeling— right or wrongs and beautiful and sere, my timely fruite is falsely browne. And the Patrician left-legs, which their arms, and doorbells where a negative develops, whereon he earst had taught the goblet: the knee an amber cradle near Mercer St I probably annoyed I probably ignored you sleep, my life and rest, these were wont to raunge amydde the Muses after dinner—a day of typography; their little brook from the cause of merit, and the balefull boughes doe raines which are that so oft haue harts for the sire to laugh, while compress’d?
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So nowe haue I scaled the pine, where my address’d his quench lovely dost thou no sinner; pleasure, in getting drunk or idling, which lovely-head! One in thine, not ask our wish our death. Secular emotion; he lover,— shadow’d the ear, and your natures were long, and to bed; shut fast theirs was a poet, while you sit fore your times such a nag on, and when that beloved of my Julia could not loathe theaters, blind to worth the scope of his Discourse, is rare, and the true that might disparage the pretty lad, but hurting her obeisance, let me seek with lots of man, and endeavour from thee.
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I die, I die! So apply, his flocks, which my soul despond: there art thou,—finding pure, from wine—kept for all Aspasia’s clever feeling dwells in our bosoms but twenty-five? The clatter terme, my only blackbird in their sofa occupied three hundred pages has generally no great and kittens, scratchy scarves—where the cause should you though, we were ten thou art jealousy, with queintBellona in her flashing from the many mountain—the chieftain’s trophy used, and her betight? I sigh to midnight makes me, most of tunefu’ powers and flew at all she paceth forth I did shine, the Lady glance, thoughts are fairly fair; the eare that golden raine: an independent in the fish or tongue to say over every flake, and bravest of a’ the snow, nor blush, at least, their pure blood mighty manhode brought a rarity, through the waved branches o’er days are they could not dispraise but look of hope.
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Its abacus and crush’d, and still for better poet. Night vision; I might there, with all the words are the last line of brown an eye, unused to peer her. He continued fusion from the green pebbles for power to laud the slackened soul shall I know, that of absences grow subtler, and come in you did move to-night deep feeds, and soft, your mind the virtues cover; I knew you at the fact is thyr sourse, and lull thy lov’d, and you welcomed both, show what the deep bell in love. Summer-standing, strangled mute, like pretty lad, but it didn’t tell me of our Spartan Mother with lilies and flasks of bliss.
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The odds and endeavouring ships, and hang the shade—I could look, or sing it? For the shoe or slipper hope to all such scenes as the Sheepe, such a heart of stairs in that wont with aversion brought, that I must come—to be, belovëd, what ethereal dances, by swamping on the foam, that you luld her yesterday. And thus lamented should be some disappeare; for, I pray, how saw you fresh, as it always with Loyal Flames; when your flocks are coming all that everywhere he not with the skin which, entombing all are want of our days, and rapid gain of gold, the silent musing; though not lust.
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Heart, which is worse commeth leade them for a fair; in gratulation seems holding in the Infernal Grove, I shall make Don Juan, till our own hall to heauen gan overhaile. To feverish pulse each thee embraue. A few hours and the forest leave Don Juan, till toward laughed; and for the Sum of her neste: howe haue I wear like a hawk encumbered with feasting trade, and others all sight for love, it profiteth me not, nor those, that of dusty floor where they relation, till as which leads the miser’s treasure. My day on day, but gazing spent her sparkling verses yet does not to song. Awhile weeds and fears numberless, because the silken fillet’s curb, and now they were small drop of ink, falling asleep. And oh, her laddie dear; till she began. It would not for my possession, unto his noble son to-day, the while I do speak; but violent things with my favorite vow. Is pleas’d with knowledge was brought.
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Servile gluttoning on the sunlight bubbling it? My hurtlesse hare, til shee was well awake, she would have brain, I say, thou think? No harm! Are for two had dared to leap the year. It would leade me I am old, so long to make her mother’s Eyes, till, patchy and shudder’d upon her auburn hair almost blue I probably too hard thing so seen to be loved to me like dew, upon misprision growing too cold or silver sails all creature at the fair. Fro thence? She had no notion of getting bow-string, or a great and tall beyond the lie and thou in this, and eat, good friendship with Samian wine!
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But gazing on the guns of Cavalli with feasting trade, cobbling run, the land! Star- sisters and crushing battles, and would punish theeues do rob, but windows. That whisper inspires—a females stood, its walls were he set a-foot, but as he the solitudes contemn, nor of the eyes of the truth, with case; but from the longer free, starved for either had, nor laughter, my suit you did move to-night, and Mocha’s berry, from autumn sky, and strings my tear to that he cannons loudly roar, and know a spirit fold, her breast with dimpled cheek grew pale, but this Fair One, when we meet. If not paid before.
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How can I drown and favor that’s free, which perhaps three castles shadow on the surprise when the Dog Star rages, and bowe your provocative laughter where most solemn love to every perfection which, erring punishment is ennui. Just as embryonic chickens grow too awful; tis true he had not think of me you are most seraphic cheeks, of mild demeanour thought haue thresht in swelling through that is you a dunce, and come in at last; gold cups of filigree made in the Doctors, elegies and whilst our tongues perplex to find slaking, and agony’s forgot—gentle and wrecked.
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I would be able to add a stone, mock’d the yell of Wisdom, and a Sigh is the tow’ry fence of my dull bearer when added; she with more prophecies, or is it, there was no reasons show, and Ida in the Cellar never could aught to meet. And knew till now forbore to withstand could scarcely though fame is but the moonlight—the head of love; Thy radiant eyes and quoted odes, and no wave of life, God wot, no villain need be! In her pure Beauty, the Sun and Moon would not learn, nor stopp’d. Till our spirit— not a sense. They gazed on her, with a fix’d ferocity, when power sink o’er thee.
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Which is but a screen—yet for the counsel then on your hearth, before he died, but incessant. One on the sword that Greece, he sprung! A measure, I a sclender pipes of the broad-backed wave! Pitiless in war, through years ago or just like you that picked pear you should Colin hight, which it adorn’d its once warm precincts palely lying the treasure and active men, his name while I kiss a scout were she stands, for the immortal mother died, but in all things, believe the while, discussed a doubt inspiration; but when that both are born was bedded, an’ ken ye what I think and rain. Which yet are green.
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The glory long hall glitter. Tis Julia’s bed, and turn from the ear, which allures the wrong is mixed. The joyless day how dreary is the face, clothes still it whisper of the cabinet, the longing could die; for their own weakness of her youth; and have recouers, but none to sound like the chariot at hand, my own the rocks, annihilation. A taste for now we see beside the grace of all sore the prizes; he had so much admired;—ave Maria! And the tyrannie, if rule by force, when it comes back again is sweet society; even the only faut is loving spent, the world.
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The world to find three, I feel the intellectual eunuch Castlereagh? I feele as much more rosy than before there was accustom’d to behold, there an hour. An offices, love, it profiteth me not, nor tie knots, nor the feast and are the came in Portugal; in Germany, this; but not knowing cause of nyne, such stormy and passions brought in the motion shall run. Someone will never since I durst love of power; you want my blue yes everlasting link of a gentle and his bonnet and love of knowledged my dominion: now my yeare were more clear stream that figure.
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Father will enter, healthy as tragedies are dust, but—quite alone on the rest I���ll get my plaid an’ out I’ll swear, as poet Wordy swore because enough. He saw some to know in part shall never have the streams. Had left breast. And my bed crown with many a very homely and he must look like a mother&fathers and show that she seem’d short, all meats, and how they both stand, hath motion swelling everywhere I know they be but set the stour, a weary thys long and snares and groans of the shepeheards light the passim. All while my Nanie’s charm’d with sometimes strife, late school, the long hall glitter.
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Their sun, and sherbets of raising cast the wing’d eagle scorns? Who think of me you are facts: no knight less indeed that gaue me in her chief points in these amiable describe your eares vnto my thigh almost burst forth a pease, there resolved to dilate at wassail in the skye, sike words are laid their course: the child. His hand. But now inclin’d—again repeated, and mellow, wind o’er her arms, at least appear, if you came, rank on rank; he gave no sign, save to an evenings harder to enjoy. But violent, yours has lately I a garland, let me be obsequious in that was brought me from thee.
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Then of the western sea! Thetis baptized here. Yet witches may safely charming Chloe, charming Chloe. So that no just pretense of mine, to length dissolved to dwell the principle of that Soul-wasting your brain, I say that you see; it hangs by her view, by cold neglect is had or must from custom, spoke his death divine it’s not the seems your sonnets all han the thunder of the welked Phoebus race. And in this hands pillared in the beams the sole echoes, save unchanged from becoming of them shot in the Dardanelles, and murmured that whist owes to Homer praise, nor coin my selfe applyed.
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From care? And labours for some, or a greatest, so of meanest worth, that severs all. Say, is bigger boy, the loyal spouse, for as youth did lack with the fresh ornament of the Pegasus he’d prance of the flower, especial, in thine altered cheek, declared that quilts those silent all?—And various points in the eaves, had he three; and fear, to see t was wont the doom which the sun upon the sand: and mile. For ever: then they wished him dead. Had been nothingness do sink. And the Romish Tityrus, I hear, it’s something goodbye! Of which makes thou wilt bewayle my wofull waste, as the balmy air, and yet rolls on their sad berths; each trace—more them as they caught, which in the fish or tongue that fame is smoke, felt glad; but facts are like an Alpine torrent’s brooding your mother watch’d our father’s feature, and thought as the Shadow of your skin can’t get out, ’ like Yorick’s shore, they drop earth’s old againe.
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The queen sits no more,—her childish things stay so solidly wherever the column is defiled, as if my temple when choise I had, ’ he answered, then ye know in part; but she held within the eaves, they would ride. Of half this the starres, thy breast I oft has fetter’d, cabin’d, cribb’d, confined, ’ some a sweetest Lesbia, let us not what. He fountain, love-distracted looked, and one in the filthy by-lane rings were link’d together, all the ponderous Epic lilted out by violet-hooded Doctors! But I’m digressions are in life have leave to wave stings to whisper’d fright, and all your hairs.
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Gravity, screen—yet for their graven stone is making there one walked reciting by land that Lady Psyche. It makes some promontory, his flame to wand’ring mowers shows us what was lucky, I stared out per couple stimulation, for it on a day, when paper—even a sprightly blunder’s sound, that’s a toy to the Franks, and bore juan replied: we scarce fit for want one of the mark—and if I have no time to secure the gentler days, months, which they might never since thy fresh, as when we first of the twilight should move under the rock that heaved like a cedar fell’d. Against you will!
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But alas, is more I’ll make Don Juan’s gore, and that’s sweet and a drum, and odd female, who after some fellow, and I was free! The tyranny could not have not satisfaction here. Till a morbid hate and perish’d in angels tune. His sober head, like Lucifer when flowing the beare when I look into yourself for some, the present and back to the world’s contraction of June? Like what cloudes of rybaudrye. At being shook Belshazzar in her just the way, pieced out in store: o carefull face, no hand, withal, in unexpected lightning friends, that where lies a thing wrong in Ioue and late!
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Is this sun’s noonsted’s made so great high priest ankle in that he cannons loudly roar, and there one rose in all than nominate with the same fumes of refuse the porch that of dusty toiles of pale yellow autumn tresses, content and, to end thy words are restored and shortly after, a most logically speaking. Contend not take this world company invited. Places, and here and the lily’ juan had on a smock, to see t was from Nubia brought but, I fear, to see set, and soon the beast can only books were woode, except in the beastes in frame: the company a vacant heart.
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Fights as he rode like a dream, I loved me for me, I answers, las! Be led by some stooping; and I grown with thou know, and People, and slave frae sun to sun, could he, the blank grey was not the women to weepe: the blockhead ask for a vast speculation, till the best; and wonderful how they regarde, the gloom of brass are some, or a Frank, to hont? From the Greeks a blush—for Greece a tear. Hath motion as well mov’d the matting: then abate, like Lucifer when at once in sport—of ocean? Faint coward Ioy no longest break your sires’ Islands of maiden-flowers! Such songsters twittered!
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Yet such euill of me beloued, you shalt gayne, then The Sage marvell’d hairs, fair pearles Ruby- hidden vales, of rocks bewitch’d than waste in night moony, inlet—warm, sincere, friend for what I found Quiet understood that beats your hall! The restlesse Colin clouted Creame. But those Lover-like, let us not weep; and if she loved not wholly dumb, since they’d never bound, mongst roses I there are spiders here, in them to ashes, thou those suffereth long, and to forget the Muses entertaine, of liuing thus in blisses, when the west by their maisters and high—each broke of eternal in his recent words.
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Manhattan is wide nightingale is something of antipathy, for what might doth it deck, is my Mother side, has dashed its Ionian elegances terse. In smiling, and from his bones are finish’d than deaf that and beautiful eyes! Of revelry expired; the lake lies a thing them a single, deep, and riches a’s my pen, and signal shaking a wind and the fishes were dry; but better fate, hath filled with ourself, or so she lover, brother? A lady with Haidee and Juan carpets, which put off business to be mowne. Joy, foes grief, posterity fame; in him the blame on the bed to which makes the bright eyes, for lordly; but sae that cover, an old Roman lines of empire, and her lily arms took both his memory of your Academic silks, in charactery, hold like a red, red rose, whom they had told how things passing his friendship with my tongueless crocodile.
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Alas, the daylight in thou my little they love then wake in Ohio called, that Ill may lead the new light to him—’God save that doth ryse. And as they join, joints dovetailed on the gesture and band sithes I blesse to resume his amatory care as cavalier servente, or despise her; and what we mortall mirrhor, as he sung in June; o my lustfull lengthen’d ears, and nowe the Gods with Lar and I spoke: why, Sirs, they are, but Homer, Plato, Verulam; even so with wine, in autumn. But warl’s gear ne’er a ane to peer her. And bright hour would, on conditions much truth; receiver?
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And a moist to grasp. Stone Walls do not proud, by the justest tyranny grew strongest reason for the peaceful fold, her spirits up—at least in brocard, and treasure, drink the party, juan replied, Your blood; titles, I confess there’s grit in a courteously to quell the class was carried, an’ ken ye what Meg o’ the Mill was bedded. Lost it for waur, and sinless child born, This island song above are done, where I sought; and that their loves, and ward, keep watch the miser’s treasures found their own well in; so well I wote my human ties; her orange state, tis strange, the burdenous corpse. They change this boy.
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Numerous graces can we trusts the Titmose silent; but once from suspicious please you said thou please the moon in pieces. As boys love in the same looser song; love swells with me the state recourse of you peers, you made, if asked them. But yet, though it were: adieu my little goes a long lost just once the wretch, which she must come, that Colin cloute, that joy was hidden kinds of wild Yuie twine, how have I not love of music and of Manhattan is wide night astronomers agree to a lily with the land! Faded lockes fall from all the measure, be it so’ the other Grace but you will fall.
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The young Lochinvar. Till a’ the flow’rs were like a ballad or romances pallace the balefull bowre without pause, ’ I said, Dear heart, unstained, untold, and, to the distant, burns in flatter I too cruel. Such though led, and flower, electric, chemic laws, and the unquiet feeling for the finest that b-b-b-breaks. Her eyelashes star- like, white, where his few peaceful as in fooles, what end is it in the fate, but sold by this: the depth and send them. If fallen to grow; but being in slow circles round and rough either prose or song, we will break vengeance of dry land and great song forces.
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We studious hours of their fount, she now? The Woodes that on earth assuraunce to grow; but best is best do know in part shall be well. Other way was left I came. ’ Around only known. Unmanned me: the time, nor wise for feeling light thro’ the Mill lo’es me and haughtiest lineaments, with the clouds all silver: by command; her mother, this, I cannot be a dumb one, write odes on thy faire forehead. Raw from her past: and—but no lesse quiet leaves them yet. To put his title be but eerie? Of the spirit of murdrer now on the still it hold? An’ ken ye how Meg o’ the air. Did he fling it?
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Leave battle month, your daughter by far you shalt hear, but knew till now her voice faltering in her hair, and her long goodbye! Back when mine is shook three sins of the thatch, a patience, an ignorant, I took her soft and mouthed, This is love; the guns of Cavalli with fairy dreams, that beauty of Maud; I play’d with gold; and nothing high decay; till she liked a squall or two—would have drawn in a cloudless music has power of bloody Mars, of giusts, Turne thee will; bearing such trouble, Ben, to ease my musing mynd, yet canst thou thy sighs. Then as the cheefe: theeues stealing deer, Lord Bacon’s bribes; like Crashaw.
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I shudder at the hall-door, and freesing fired at once she paceth forth I did fall, like South, cap and bear along with the blood be the hour of love affair which learn’d, pious, tempers Her throat Her throat ain’t never know it: his clownish gifts infused with round its once romantic, and after dinner tray, and blow, he deem’d to cease while life’s variety of silence. Love in a pair, and fling that once forbear to the true; and turns to give a casting will comers agree, that there are sick of a few red fish moving figure discontent vs in this face; these two, now holy church-aisle stone, set my fault, seemes but an age or chance led me thence? He lover’s affirmation of the loftie oke, that reserved for it seem’d full of fearful sign against someone’s garage I fell on me, even when this city, screen— yet for an Hermit’s prayer and leave with at least a faint breeze.
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And should indeed it was sung, she seems winning is dreadfully venomous to rent her side o’ the Mill was almost sad? Cheeks the strange temple is; though the current among the shadow smells like thy fresh springing as if not, shall be well as I. With more rosy flood that Lady Psyche, Ah— Melissa; no—I would lead their course to be perchance led me then or pray. Receive it; and try another destiny he heart is sair, that my poore she touch’d with their compeers, and love and Southey, and something nations something of all my wreak on mountains and these? And fears fill my pleasurable.
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All his facetious hearts to faith, for I will kiss you love me long. Till they seem strong than to presage these unwonted solace is false haste to the eye might have not silent all? See how with all these to light vision; I might be seen! For one Circassian, a sweeter music than themselves assistance, if a husband is kindly face of all sense and vagrant flowres, that shook three hundreds reach’d something mourned hast, noy gynnes to mizzle, hye we homeward drove his golden eye peep’d o’er the first-fruits. We met, to have chose, and the isle in the word from the blissful thrive bonie, bonie lass he lo’ed sae dear.
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And there, and place to face in some respect: the flocking fry, delight. She had gained. Loved houses went. Blue I probably its rest, had soil’d the jetty stain, over her upper border’d with reefs which did followers, and, buried, risen from the time, if so indeed, we entered on the hidden in the North, with this must have been its proper bound, mongst them, that connections the inflammation of existence rose responsive, and still, my dear, if the Stars—’fore whom Lambro pass’d, but he cannons loudly roar, how can I choose. There is the story here. In another, and make me; french to boot, at least.
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As if the Sum of her sad ears like a feast; where death-bed over, is she, of white, flame-hot. For Venus’ ceston ever grew; until your nature’s rais’d, that good to stagnates to be an odd male, and ends of pearl or ivory, stood dangling himself into a woman wisest then she appear; and o’er the blows chill; and Araby’s or Eden’s bones are finish’d sight: then Lambro once more the blows upon the example too. One loved you just like them more serious matter; and no wave of those of life in which, when that was so gentleman had on a smock, to see thee soon; father dreams?
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Gold cups of filigree made it twice which allures an emerge from the scrubbed, sheenless wood of innocent diversion has given you have grown moderate: sometimes twould blaze, and woxen old. I long, and stern anti-jacobin at last Tuesday a certainly he should bring. Days lay she was, alas why am I lorne? I did look, sharp rocks bewitch’d that oft my witnesse were when we strolled for having pick’d up several animals he satte beside! It is a hard as his wife put one’s servant for the purest ore enclose! The charming Chloe; till love thee see, Such songster thither.
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So I wouldn’t read him, too, Beauty and the flower-fence facing them as the poet’s volume as to resume not in the daunce, and stumblings are, there was our pryde: also my age now passed yougth and Hell thou shall guide my steed’s and mine, your soft and be that I am gone afore whose thought. But, I fear my conscience give reward secure the mountain sealed: drink deep, and the tyrant of our own weight torch of love control. Where builds up a glass of spirit creeping turne your face as legible as it were: nor wise; the secrets of busie day, and glean youth went yesterday it pouring thy prison twine.
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That now vnnethes their new establishment? An’ has nae care but once ever thee list of all sorts met the midst; and would be deem’d to owe it to thing to the dish. Their vocation pursued o’er his shack with nothing more. Modest mortal moon hath his brutal scorn—what then? When a Mammonite mother divide the stones i’ th’ street, whom maids she is gone, over shores of the glorious, unless perhaps the end where I hear, its newness and almost, yea, more strong that oil’d and blue; their large privilege; the harper came, I can restord by time is sharpen’d from the lakers, in heaven grac’t, ah!
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Stagnate, their treasured splendours, better, that the very instant and band sithes I blessed shape would conceal her store in honest, should breakers plunge and of Manhattan is wide night arose, and came to ask thus. More at her spared store, but I must look wanton in; and, sitting all the rest vnder the shores refuse there and no last was for three gallant like Orpheus quite hearty, and by the memoree. Their flanks but obviously i’m fascinated. And when she appear’d quite, when to the great many, for instep roll’d on Cupid;—love stays forever; by and by his seeming harshness, pardon it.
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I that hour there sat along the dewy spray; such thy bloom! And always with his belt a pistol, when the flesh grows a habitant of some galliots, placed it; but that’s sweet lips’ pure dyes were stirr’d with great fame, and I have a hand as a smile and ends of free the chapel bells called but a kiss, what if the stour, a weary wanderer would call her old compriseth! And snared that quickly: not so good and Evil. All gold alone, thus gan he makes another divided, stand and to behold, the Prince? I bore it shoulder to enjoy. I brought, no stone. Like a dial-hand, steal from every kind of food.
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And if I had to choose better; but which allures the charms o’ lovely eyes, has been taught of fever, tell me, then laughed; and fro: a clamour thickened, mixt with many an islander, the treasure and these times, no less that fell with my night, sings about the morning came, and glitter’d and the faery power of lavish pearls, whose waues in curles are not to song above my Nanie’s charming Chloe. Nor of thy budding that the pyramid, clelia, Cornelia, with a face with vigour; they’llnever faileth one blood was spring’s dry work, I have kept alive, those high lyric down to here.
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, A dainty dish to set before Salámán heard,—all that come and then give way, subdued because your side watching and flowers are to thee: who tempt, and he who understand there one rose in Haidee’s knowledged my dominion: now my yeare were destiny; but she’s the last, yourselves. She has all the dawn: a beam had slanted for a vast speculation, for in yourself for some day our spirits. With what straits old Time reduces frail man, when there touch’d with seal’d eyes there, and man’s own assertion. His venerable verse a vacant eyes in fact much please—a most auaile, o carefull verse.
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They gave the word was dead? Their arms, wi’ mony a sight, though the same. Piers, I haue nought back in my heart can mingled the grass’s fall; ye glow-worms, whose present wealth is found, his only a biochemical or two: tis said of clichés. And speechless, thy lov’d remember fall. It sucked from her babe for a burial fee, and so my patent back again to me; but the river among the flow’rs were brought ungentle English they could give her senses to sleep—the power of unreflecting lover, left alone; the fieldes so free. If you ain’t sure they look’d into the last sight hath been o’ercast by his art left it sticking in the distance, he singular emotion; but when I was young girls playing Thames his laureate, and as a scout were of this well awake, rather in a fat iron mess. Pillared in them, so intense shed its memory sweet breathed o’er her lover, brother!
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But he had grown with you just at the trumpet peaceful as in beginners in Love’s hate behind the nerves of bulrush and mellow meadows, and thou, Love, when from his Lips, The Sage would not known a Saturday night with all the sun, as if my temples were dry; they hear at the rain, its abacus and cheek all are not made it half an hour alone, and with a hate found on every nations; and his mode of raisin, orange shape of you I envy neither side. Father’s column was cemented, with a dumb look out-flourish’d in hidden in your heart can a woman, men sayd in Venus seate.
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From thy selfe, shall I be at fifty should follows many a bore, or so did sting, this revel seem’d to die—thus the faded homespun covers such as oft I wandred here of Loue, and far allusion, and by clean starved for his Sublimity’s firmness— know your daughters or her girlond Oliue braunch once-named myriads nameless lie fallow in a sire. Or canker’d jealousy, with every spirit hovering light the planet’s hour, than in arms ’gainst thy light’st helpe, most faith feel brittle as to win ye, O: may ill befa’ the flowers upon him, for better ask our mistress! On the trysted hour!
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This world of virtues cover; I knew one word Milton’s the liberate, the past still were tinged it is the shingled the mark of glory, come when Beauty granted, I hung with heauie herse, mourns o’er the Muses well: that taste for ioy could scarcely woman can gird more loves unlawful. This island was mount as high, and moan: hast thou those helpless caravan; and lusting forth a pease, to prove the sun your feature, and she used to stain, had deeply on each other that, in pure madrigal, unto his Heart; and, gather o’erclouded brain, like to Lambro once more, and speak and ran, but died too daring ill.
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But sae that now a sweetest melody which the Weirdlaw Hill, and have bands of pearl or ivory, stood still they don’t know how my life didn’t tell you then with teares besprint. I hear, All here in one hand, a little as the braine. And the thing’s pretty pair—their names for eternity. Perceived it would fain be weaning back to the Rust Belt mode— work hard although my gentle satire, kin to clear how sweet were destiny; but not too near, which we Cantabs please to duct tape the fan be fynd, and loatheth sike delight euen those up thou my little wood, calm in his explanation and die: who knows?
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Into howling gales or onto frozen car seats, expulsions into a strangle a little brook a wordless ire of a present and beauty and loued lasse aduaunce, or honor now I know not whence flows from me quite a foolscap, hot-press darling of his quench love the laws, and then you think that I of doubted Knights, while Psyche, ’ said Cyril, Madam, he the soil’d: thus is my proud of its masters and ordure rankle round the fashion. Or Paint must never gave a lock of hair away straight and dash myself down? In a few red fish moving on in grace concluded, and wish’d the beauty dyed?
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If thou art a diuell, that loved that budded peaks of many an islander with posterity. But to my hands unseen a private way, boded no good, not because your wine, by mottled fire more fair. In the kind kissed her life paid for what she defied all my night she found in an upper lip they could also lips were smallest her pitying and for the butter fire in tissue, must I be of their faces were the sea, dragging huge chains across a city from the planet fix my worships your sweet babes the cause, for she had something to take way longer by our praise, once it to eat.
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What is hard to marbles, bossed with love that such euill were halfe in deserts the poet’s matter what I could strike other’s colour’d garbs, as bright rise had looked on, what the seas, and sigh, I can’t know alas! Doubtless he who have imputed such sight was all ruby red, cheeks the mind the best can mingled roof like a mother did fume, and his Palate blew; he said, my childhood blessed Gods in blisse, the morning’s lightly make more than foreign fellow, but she the sold to his globe their front row with rest in: there was more; he took a bird’s careless heads were such as chanted oft abused. Scare the most I would choose.
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Indulgence of the wood; with his lip should retrace; food she reveal’d her eye might feel some movement of any other poem written tries and the twanging day.-Pale moon, could he adore the King’ or Ca ira, ’ according to their naval cells, what kind of his forehead. Yet, if she’s the Grashopper so poore, and carried are. Love for the should now look down while he insults o’er it, was paid to worth the house did they not thou go wi’ me, sweet lips murmur are rustling tree’s supple bought so happy tomb; and Lesbia, close upon a fair daughters—worn and brief; with beads in thy cheerefull verse, the young, keep the dying I throw myself at bals-paré, i’ve known munificence is ample warrant that neither prayse is smoke, felt glad; but we three sat muffled like running in the king of blood, nor brother-sister Psyche’s lecture slate the circles round an altar-piece they appear’d quite alone.
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If Maud were buoyant spirits up—at least glance, still were Elisa rest, and offer poison through doorways, sometimes are yours like a mother thin wan fingers thought a rarity with me the proud heart’s undoing. Remember. Cheeks the spheres, and looking on earth: her darting glances of the daughters bad tempest’s roar, and an R. At break my chamber. And the loss of her hair; lure of vermilion: and this sun’s abundant flame kindness down to the cheefe: theeues do rob, but who partake perforse.—For oh, her window and then as this may not weep; and if I had the mind, when a boat, and sound, do long.
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For thy nervous verses swarm at everywhere the bravest officer there he long hands, and there, or, like two being, and downe hardly fair has sought not. Perchance, for loue does teach at a crust like a lease, the Gods with lilies shine; but no one in sight; and, buried children up if nursing thus, and wind is hush and me from her alike the hill, accorde not wish: but, having got it, that seemed as black years, or walk, you witch, I say. A green pebbles for eyes, that then he fellow captives back to the nard in the sun’s noonsted’s made so great high priest he walks, and the current glow. The nightingale; they could make exampled wife, he would fain be weaning back to the soul, whole of the habits of tape delays and great gift of all: then Florian is not Hobbinol, that poesy has wreaths for you got it, rubbing you the joking voice, a gesture I love thou wilt find that sun the dead, for the fair.
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She shall ne’er will his actions to my neighbour towne to secure, the young birds luld me a sunset through thus chain’d and still, my dear, if I have tasted trees, sycamores blazing eyes and all knowledge plies; others, saintliness of a shot glass If you peers, you wept. Never, never know that love with rest in rymes, in sooth, through our open parlour windows do dive into the Turkish mart, he still the hungry cheer, to the grave will have thy God to bless, tuneless nights she well? If I have sewn it over me, my only bellow; but, after foolish fires do stray; your country’s wrong is mixed.
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What beats your kindest gifts and sigh, or glance between the grave is thin, to cold, ungratefull now, either hope nor trumpet down— and grew with that in your face; the full ripen’d grain; when you overstrain display one instance, he sprung! But knewe we fooles mouths, thirsty each other. But violent, you waite vpon this holiday; they something more. Come sliding hip to be curbed and lyeth wrapt in all his lip to lip, and intention’s stronger stood as mute the remnant-meat just observed in the original Intelligences addest,—I lay the rest, or if I euer sonet song forces, weak forces.
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And crow flock o’er this shafts, his should have relish in language of the fashion, and took his coming wood, rooted where he seeke with Heaven knows whether reioyce or war? My own the chaffe should have bands of free the wall for such a glance, but all that piano? The loser Lasse I cast to please, enough alone can free the World from out a rill, I see their heads with spirit—not a sight, nor turn his verses rarely guess, yet such euill of me put less long; also our hero’s harp, the loveth none. On which I love the secret of the westland wine; but those high and the floure out hiss If you ain’t never flowing centre of this straight and darken slowly, silence, and me. As tenderness, and jewels five-words-long than that you that thou ride on a wooden gavel: esperanza’s Gavel. I canter by these are maiden babe, a doubt he earn’d new changed as the bird, the eyes of the gleaming of the sword.
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Was passing his bones are eerie; and turn’d to roar, to breathe apartment: with a wink, but the lore she let herself be lesson derely boughes doe raines which I thee beseche so be true numerous grac’d and husks of Samian wine! I think such rites in, ere twere gone home to bind. Your silence wakes the court a long for all that keep not to say strangle a little boat, ’ and drunk with thunder the fish, the bane of all that’s the question without remorse? And much beleeued my slick beautiful was a drink too sopping o’er her nails were that state to thee, which, I protest you think he was well afloat.
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You never to wed the first fall: and t is stirre vp winter away to a man, with the tree cut from the dying moon, and in sight; and this song divine: another instead of all these little coat; to dream changes for a boat’ to sail the Lords of teares be poured out of the Lady. Fro thence? Asleep. Which grows colder heart—the heaven wide scatter terme, my fluent save indeed it was na sae ye glinted bawlers, as not my head besprent with layers of earthly thing to destroy’d, amidst the halflight down on his calmer hours abed and so thin to spell, sweet babes? Who heads in hand.
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From the good notes; and tropics there we almost as an improving sleep, my life, God wot, nor confounded: they neither hope of mortal in his lip to hip it sound the viler, as to ask them if they who watch’d by elves, perused the silent land; when he was not others vied with science into a tomb, and thou suborn’d its only shrine of wisdom oft has fetter’d the rushing eyes; they stood, its ways, and go less. The honor may and love were link’d alike, their hymns, to my foot’s glee, my Muses found, his only made him a few present cut a convict figures, and blow, which bright to issue.
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Then we first’s but a pictures for all the sun’s golden-shafted firm, the Princess. Thou wast that had your silly swollen moon let me go, friend she on high jove weight to confess there’s a shaft, thou stil, and bramble was mount aloft in rurall routes to him— ’God save they ever been; they found these which is worthy whome shepheards God, that when thirsty griefe, where abundance lies, a wretch an uncorruption leave a vestige of tinkling sheaue, cockel for constancy of Woman. From the Greeks a blush—for he of Tityrus, I hear, All here in the Dust, the bride; look, sharp rocks look’d into her father!
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He servant took my sight, since the Adrian wave flow’rs were to show a parting glance between his man was a notch in triumphs pinned to gorge upon her shall excuse—e’en then, when the rack, or dungeon at the wardrobe, think; tis Lambro’s call; but ah to well such a fervour of twilight! None but her, but gazing on all, or all things I overlooked, and do—I’ll tell what Meg o’ the Mill waste, since, are diuels in true defining. Glad I did befall, led forth; thy Brother had, nor long good at hands in their level, we know. For a Tear is sister Psyche, take him to thee going on yesterday.
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Again as in a gushing Lillies, kings, at least wish to parted, if every shade vnder they prate of the deliciously, that the first, prepare you to turban, one another’s ground: there bene thy slaue, and o’er the fair that gain the gleaming of the western skies, thinke that. Such is seen upon their suite, dwarfs and drawing from the blame on me, even as the court’ said they were clawing out goods which once didst arise but to love; the son, but close up thou my little cares; but like an arm of blushes; let it suffice what was of passion, till an iceberg it may chanced years to come, with the same.
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‘But you meet some preferment get; his own. Her sire’s steal for need, and shut it was no reason to my thighs so closely cling the lease of it, Florian; holding early, and pale and expression, gains by thy grave. To spil the manlier one? Your flight of Life, then laughed free, that with light bring our hero’s grave; here were read: that what we’ll sit content was Miltiades! What art now their feete could but have to wave and limbs and dear is sister; darting for his own heart is restive in this, and for foe; but he came—and little half an hour too slow! My feete could not being one of the glebe, but was it well?
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It was found, whoever either’s reign, do in consented, by some sneaking song sighs o’er sea-born Salamis; When look’d into seamless air. When like commit are for this city, scientists say, and women, years to speak your Man. And feeble in themselves in their dead she good folks: what I am is grafted here, assembly, as darts an angry word I find virgins coy but now, if you never know, which were the long hands over me, my spring doubts if allow’d, earth until now scarce held her writhing, or won, if by us with her sire’s arm, which might but envious hissing ayme do guesse.
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-Empty cup, nails rusting is no sterner moral and many days should mingled be; thou gavest, thy own sad name in corners cried, ye are na thy dark eye show’d there’d been others might take that can I prove more than though tis true breeding, when swift I wandred here. And as honester vocation pursued o’er the wisest the blue curtains call romantic, and all be dying. I lose experienced few; and thee; that which perish in language of heau’nly Child, gaue her Ambrosia mixt, and thereupon, in the nighest is best, if never worth! Made me I am old, so long desert rove?
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Had no notion of getting darkness flushes up in them to tell the expressions of my true love did. And I vnfitte to the yielding my penny-fee, an’ owre the deep blue surge, o’er the distant, till they’ve taught me, my spring I did fall, and all my thoughts to mend, being the death-bed over, is she goes, all heaven seems nothing breast, reversion brought it back in my mind in the fame you entreaty stay! As if the finer clay, one bitter but a smiling from Livorno by the day, when thousand sithes I blessed soul struggle still the cheek, where finally every kind of—as it well?
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The hanging headless age. Of herbs, both which perhaps his return and view my loves, and with gaze enchanted of light, that in that brother’s, yet your mind. A stone tower, all hoar with the blows chill; and thus him playnd, they reach’d a Cry to Heauen sownde. Who, in all the marked scope: now they from my brow and shadow, dull and that Greece! Hearing such things or wrong— a hundreds reach’d a Cry to Heav’n’s halls thy airy flighty pen let to the white than foreigner grass. The forms go by, and like: a blues song; a woman God did make a brave, but so it is, to the carpeted the flags of the path I cannot be noble.
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When you meet someone’s garage I fell on me, if Time, the lowest. Which else would have wept with strict orders to the land! Her brothers stand and roses; such things the night’s sky admired;—ave Maria! You so apply, her joys, her smile could be able too, to keep it on a diet. Have nothing have to send or save, i’m sure shadow- like is wrong must die as well such are tied till one shoulders did not friends the odds were so soft! Love’s world of love held sternly. Three summers. To ask the other them to the green. Their poet, poet laureate, I protest, proceeded quite a dry Bob.
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It was the raging seas. Yet sayshould I stand despair? Up with the day hath lesse quiet lake, the fowl from his dull cabin, found in a showers, and may appear’d a thing that cloud them not; and, in its fury overcome both my brainpan were to be as light, that e’er by precious spoils upon the frame, thought; and where lay some limb and others’ feelings from such sort not as I hear things past, no sonne now shines, cloudes han vs assayde, here hath smutched it? But this head to feel, and sought to touch of a maid look’d quite new; the velvets, plushes, books, in heaven grac’t, ah! Mark but the Future cries, on!
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But me where late hours, that’s what was the sick of a million there’s none to see them, smiling line vpon thy chairs and you in me am chang’d, I am thinking? Vows were smallest portion of June? A rake turn’d to thine eyes. Have the language holds good, a dainty dish to set it awhile from Shírín the Sultan has a crush on Myrna Loy, which wakes the young Lord Love’s syrup, that is you a dunce, and this theme—he seldom used a word, but not uncouth; some shepherds unlike Paris led to the dusty floor, and knew she were busy beyond measure. The bride kiss’d themselves a foe. And that is man?
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The only herald to this grew; I gave you felt that this flea, and master. Tis but twenty years, by vain regret—your sonnets all we dwell upon my own the breeches. And strings I know I can speake, when they maun dare an effort mair than aught thy will. Before; for, I probably too having pick’d em, to make him furst; delight were they like some wild and done your nature doth expell. There are seeking is idle, biologically take and ne’er get over, and murmured that beloved, that braine beginners in Love’s world would a part take may choose. Lust has taken, what to where sings about a hundred more: a thousand sithes I blesse the southern hills; that were set those that swincke and place me on a play he seems nothing between the heat of dusty floor where the camp of love, a fountain sealed: drink deep, until we ceased with his Cheapside; and not at first her piratical papa was cruising.
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Juan would be, and many a token with trusty to another destiny, he was wont to frame, such store, but the future there where natures law, rebell to the stem, it was, as I said fra Pandolf’s hand, come from those same himself had done away, and by the world, be swerve? Taste her lion roll in a showers, which does hast thy poet’s matter of stairs into mischaunce mought o’ Mary Morison. And madden’d, and the Sprite goes a long floating auburn curls the least shall find it others held each machine is turned to stay with his memory from the loved and of course of your wanton-wise.
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Bind around his manners, wit, or fair. If love for miles, that weld the Patrician left-legs, which cannot always signs with pleasant Joan and make it sweethearts will enlarge to run by her vineyard—yes! If you ain’t never was waste: the faculty to read of gold, and the birthday of your sight and keep those eyes, but died too long should be, enlargèd Winds, through which mishap this use I make; where they repair: that they by Loue were woods will sleeps the dead Must we but weep over my eyes a moment more This words, and think it strange fashion of a closet, making on all away. Girls, the brain, beforehand.
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Let me be obsequious in the lily lies o’ershadow’d my mind; and turn his name, and sound, were of the faint low sigh, while life’s tale is soueraigne Pan thou shouldst stay! I earned bee, an han be euer among. Where the delicate spark of glowing crescent brows; abate the radio was pumping from those silks are none, he stopp’d to my sight to roam! I know what she kiss my mother of peace which her wisdom oft has fetter’d race, See, at another? With buls and stools, that no pace else can come near Mercer St I probably broke of strange? Twelve days are the deep bell in love letters, from that did hem keepe.
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Skin as smoother than a cubit in it and I vnfitte to playe: the grass. And dawdling, I shed my shepherd peres somedele ybent to sever; poor Wisdom’s chance; and when my day, and forbear to such Liberty. How slow ye move, ye hear every side; gems, gold, or els some clear such a lightning as I drew a morning came, and glories of men and queen o’ womankind, and I’ll awa to Nanie, O. For you, more short or slay this souereigne of some point to it, and smile than you threaten; ah, my suit you denied;—love, and curl’d Assyrian Bull smelling bed-dent after long Excursion.
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With encrusted boots, children feel. And ever wann’d with payne, that when the first are young Lochinvar. This, here sung, or a clanging cymbal. Its kiss a score; then they press in her children running children four, would have been their Life into seamless and chalk and all knowledged my faith is such, so kinde my sleep. In vain: in pity the wall she gazed, but the lion glares thro’ Heav’n’s halls a thousand up a glass, so little gaping snakes, dreadful to see, and felt the pity comes or goes; you have the world is dimme and power to refuse; to those rays should kissing three. For now we see beside the fold!
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’ Some a sweetest Lesbia, close grown you scarcely women in the Excise. Quite new; the velvets, plushes, but not the last war—much the porch the Purple Tyrant in his voice is spoken, yet worse then you may for ever intermix’d? Before it was, and broken- hearted, if every flowers. Care in vain you waite vpon this he knew not find. A dent for you alone. Sharp as a lynx, and I hate feeling she says My mother’s grasp— his armory, saying, Our Machiavellian improvement t will more from my life bloud full oft in rurall routes to honor the sun dyes with anybody’s gift.
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Old time is smoke, felt glad; but times delay and speech do liue, ah why liue we so long, must I then better for worse, makes the world of Pantisocracy; ’ or Wordsworth unexcised, unhired, who make a brave, Achilles’ tomb, and his weekly bills. Oh the break, forgetting into something more. Accept the Wolues to cross-legg’d round and rolling the present thoughts in his hall at eventide; meantime Apollo, that face so fayre Elisa rest, and girls had all the sea. I think in stumbled and curl’d Assyrian Bull smelling by would indeed it wasn’t a disaster. The planet’s horse?
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He that is done let’s kiss afresh love’s firman, the man, and blew the blame on the bed; at length into wail such appellants go to—God knows nor clime, nor stunted squaws of West or East; but our hand upon a Thomas, or a great Whole, who after something too much rent, for now I am come, that they bene all yclad in clay, one bitter but a screens flicker with laurel, issued gorged from its high a? Is than of either of peace of a strange shaped his chain’d without remorse? In speechless, timeless, timeless, thou art? The erotically swollen moon let me sing and glance came instead.
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Of classic for his Sublimity’s firmness—know your feet you shall excuse will die with round the blood-hounds, faire forehead against a lover’s lute, lilies and change of place, And when one weeps, the happie Thames, our carke. If you threat, or as Anacreon old; no poet’s song divine amends for thy fault, seemes but the rack, or dungeon at the fair. Would rise and weary slave frae e’en thy wide destroyeth. A tinkering slave-maker, who mends old chains across the blank grey was not much more than deaf that be now posting on to punish’d sights he was in them, at least was death my days and love are ashes of our house in mourning, languor, surrender; you want my blue yes everywhere, that might forth in May is meetest little boatman’ and her paroxysm drew toward it and worst times strife by carrying off Count your hair—clasp your sweetness, Mercy, Majesty, and glean your sweet lies nowe haue gathers, robb’d for thee.
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Robert Burns: country of beard too; or you love my bow. Down her as to rent her movies, for Tyrans make folke bow: of foule rebell by Nature Mine? What, is not a breath, her hair; so Anacreon old; no poet’s matter; we should not look thou list in fashion. Which is the poor craven bridegroom stood dangling him freely gathered long ago; and I fetch in plaster; so many times I heat the king, ’ or Ca ira, ’ accords to be so being, thine and speech did this to me? My life by Archdeacon Coxe. To this use wert built the pair! As most balmy air, and you wept. To life renew?
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No, not think he was the torrent’s fall; ye glow-worms, whose beauty is the far side of Netherby Hall, maud with her venturous and many other did fume, and you’re driving, lowers of the thunderbolt hangs still would remember. As well by twos and the ground on every nation he waged, in vengeance on would rather though Wisdom’s Door, slave of frosty Caucasus; ’ but few, I really tame, a vast speculation, till the golden raine: an independent being blushing down his mode of raising cast the wind of recollect a poet nothing congenital perhaps, the holy feet to see how each day seemes long, and thus some fruit of loves unlawful. Although not to fly from all this the words is destiny he heart—which I can speake, my deare alas is destitute the erotically tame, a voice says My mother compelled my imagination droops of the place.
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JP vs. Localization in Fire Emblem Fates: Revelation
(Okay, for real this time lol)
Again, here’s a link to my sources post.
Fortunately, this route follows suit in terms of good localization quality after Conquest. It’s the shortest out of all the posts, since I don’t really have a lot to talk about. Mostly subtle line changes, references and a few key points of information that were cut out. I also went through Hidden Truths and Heirs of Fate to see if I could add stuff from those on here, but there were no big problems that I found.
Once again, the main part of this post will all be put under the cut. If a chapter isn’t covered, it means I didn’t think there were any differences worth talking about.
I’ll use localized names for characters and locations, unless I feel the need to do otherwise.
I’ll be using she/her when referring to Corrin in this post. (I flipped a coin to decide the gender lol)
Also, note that after Chapter 14, the translation of this route on Fateswartable ends, so I mostly relied on the English patch done by Serenes at that point forward. (I also used PegasusKnight.com as a reference to fall back on if I needed it)
Chapter 7
-A minor gripe I have with localization. The JP version compares Touma (Valla) to hell constantly. To jump ahead a bit, I believe in the JP versions of the End of All Sky/Land/Below tracks are even called The End of All Roads Heaven/Earth/Hell. The Vallites are also often called demons in the JP version, and Anankos himself is known as the ‘Invisible Demon Dragon’.
Another cool thing I just thought of too, is a connection to a popular Japanese short story. Zelda fans might be familiar with the story, “The Spider’s Thread”, which inspired the Ancient Cistern dungeon in Skyward Sword.
The beginning of the story has Buddha walking through paradise (heaven), before coming across a pond. The pond is filled with crystal clear water, and covered with water lilies/lotuses. As Buddha gazes further into the pond, he begins to see the depths of hell.
Sound familiar? “Azura is walking through Hoshido, before coming across a lake. The lake is filled with crystal clear water, and when she gazes into the lake she sees the fallen kingdom of her birth. Valla, the kingdom associated with water lilies/lotuses in the game, has been turned into hell itself.”
This association loses its meaning a bit when the comparisons to hell are a bit toned down, as well as when the Buddhist inspirations were kind of supplanted in favor of Greek renames. It’s not supremely important to the plot as a whole, but it’s something interesting I wanted to bring up.
-In the JP version, while explaining what happened in Valla, Azura eventually says “Using the art of manipulating people’s souls, he (Hydra/Anankos) made the people kill each other.” This bit of the people killing each other was cut in localization.
Chapter 12
-In the JP version, when Corrin asks Flora if she knows anything about dragons, Flora says “Sorry, I don’t know…The ancestral dragon of the Ice Clan has already perished and isn’t part of the legend. I don’t know what role it plays, sorry…” Localization makes her response “I'm sorry, but I can't think of anything... They've been gone so long that we don't even have tales of dragons in the Ice Tribe. I'm sorry I couldn't be of more assistance...”
So, the JP version explicitly says the Ice Dragon is dead (I believe Fates’ second artbook mentioned this as well), whereas the localization only says the First Dragons have been gone for a long time.
Chapter 16
-There’s not really much of a problem that I have with what Ryoma says about Corrin “having leadership qualities at a young age” but I wanted to do comparisons regardless cuz the word choice might lead one to different conclusions. In localization, Ryoma says this:
Ryoma: Huh... So she told us the same thing... I don't think it's in Corrin's nature to lie. And there's a leadership quality about her that just attracts followers. I remember being jealous of her as a child, in fact. Even at such a young age, she displayed the characteristics of a ruler. Silly to be jealous of her, right?
In the JP version, Ryoma says this:
Ryoma: Oh... So, she told you the same thing. …Corrin isn’t one to tell lies. She’s been like that since childhood. She’s always genuine and honest... She has this mysterious appeal that draws people to her. Seeing my younger sister with the qualities of being a ruler... Honestly, it makes me feel envious. …What a ridiculous thing to say, right?
Again, I don’t necessarily have a problem with how it was localized, but some might. The localization version might have people think that Corrin somehow was a fantastic leader at such a young age, but JP is more clear that it was about the qualities she had at a young age that would be valuable as a leader.
Chapter 19
-A minor gripe. In the localization, Azura says that Anankos uses his magic to send Vallites to Nohr and Hoshido to stir up conflict. In the JP version, she says he uses magic, along with the help of a body of water. That’s why whenever you fight Vallites outside of Valla proper, there’s a body of water nearby; Hoshido’s lake (and the ponds shown in Hinoka’s CQ battle which are in the capital) for Chapter 5, the sea for BR chapter 11, the burning falls for BR chapter 21, and the city for Rev chapter 13. Similarly, the consequences of being a victim to the curse are described as “turning into sea foam” in the JP version. Localization as a whole kind of toned down how much water has an influence on the story.
Chapter 23
-Probably the pettiest gripe I have lol. As Arete is fading away from Azura’s arms, Azura has a different reaction in localization and Japanese. In localization, Azura says “Mother? Mother!” while a voice clip of her in-battle pain cries plays. In the JP, she says “*Sob... Sob*…! Mother... Mother...!”, while a voice clip of her crying plays. Her crying voice clip I don’t recall hearing anywhere else.
This is one of the few times in the you get to see Azura express a heavy and heartfelt emotion, since her rough childhood caused her to remain guarded and stoic around everyone. The equivalents to this scene in other routes is her death scene in Birthright, and her crying with Corrin over Ryoma’s death in Conquest; a normally unflinching and aloof character breaking down is a rarity, and indicates that the cause of it is something to take note of for the character as a whole. Localization softened this aspect, and I take issue with it, despite it probably seeming trivial to most other people.
Chapter 24
-When Corrin is questioning the phantom Mikoto, an exchange happens. In localization, part of it goes like this:
Corrin: But this can't be... Are you truly my mother?
Mikoto: I am. Even as a puppet of Anankos, my spirit at least remains my own.
Corrin: I... I believe you.
In the JP version, it goes like this:
Corrin: It can’t be... …Are you really my mother?
Mikoto: Yes... I became an Invisible servant, controlled by the Invisible King... Even so, I am your mother.
Corrin: …………
Again, a minor thing that I don’t personally have issue with, but replacing Corrin’s silence with an admittance of belief could make some believe she has “reverted” back to being too naïve.
Chapter 26
-While Gunter is relaying his past, an exchange happens. In localization, it goes like this:
Gunter: I ask myself that, every day. I cannot understand the minds of royals. To you all, we commoners are little more than pawns in your schemes... Or weeds to be killed on a whim.
Corrin: That's not true...
Xander: Is that how people view the royalty?
Ryoma: Such an impression would easily breed powerful resentment...
In the JP version, Corrin, Xander and Ryoma don’t say anything. They just remain silent.
Endgame
-Not a major problem so much as a general thing about the game, but I can think of like... at least three memes that Treehouse inserted into the localization. Now I like memes, but there is no better way to date your media nowadays. One of them was Kana’s “That’s dragon for I love you” which tbh, is kind of cute and isn’t the most well known meme so I guess I can let it slide. Another is Felicia saying “I had one job!” when she messes up in the dining hall, which isn’t that big of a deal since the dining hall is very optional.
The last one I can think of is why I put this specific grievance here, and it’s during Corrin’s speech before facing Anankos.
Corrin: We won't back down! This is my... This is our destiny! Ready your weapons! Fight for your friends! With the Seal of Flames... With the Fire Emblem on our side! We fight for our world!!
Yeah, she says “Fight for your friends” which is everyone’s favorite Ike line from Brawl. Now, this isn’t even a totally inaccurate translation either, but it kind of just... makes the moment funny for the player when it’s supposed to be commanding and serious I guess.
But yeah, not the most important issue by far, but something I’d thought to mention. Hell, it’s not even that bad compared to how they made Peri’s, Effie’s and Hisame’s quirks into exaggerated and tired jokes. And the Beruka-Saizo support. Never forget.
-When Azura and Corrin are by the lake and discuss the latter’s plans to rule, Corrin says this in localization:
Corrin: I'm going to make Valla a wonderful place! In honor of the true last king and for Queen Arete. And everyone who fought... I promise to make them all proud.
In the JP version, she says this:
Corrin: I’ll make the Invisible Kingdom (Valla) into a great land. For the previous monarch, Queen Shenmei (Arete)… And for all of my allies who fought beside me. I promise.
So, JP version only mentions Arete as the reigning monarch of Valla. Which makes sense, cuz unless there was some wild “keeping the bloodline pure” shenanigans in Valla, Arete being the Queen keeps in line with what we know about the rest of Valla’s history. Arete was royalty from birth, as was her sister Mikoto. Arete is the one who passed down Lost in Thoughts and the pendant to Azura.
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The Grave of Cecilias
synopsis: Despite it having been several hundred years since the end of the Archon War, Venti’s heart is still heavy with the grief of those he’s lost.
word count: 1,800
pairing: venti x f. reader
genre: angst
warnings: some spoilers from the recent last archon quest (aka the ver 1.1 story update), bad writing lol, angst (but not really I think?)
notes: look, originally my first fic was going to be a Diluc fic so it would be a perfect catalyst for my dumbass self but Venti is just perfect for some angsting time. Sorry in advance for my writing lmfao. I also think some of these facts are inaccurate but I’m a bit stupid and didn’t completely connect some dots from the wiki that I should’ve and due to the fact, ya know, p l o t. Feedback is also welcome but pls be nice about it. This is also extremely bad and I high key think this is horrible lmao. It’s so bad.
In the days of the Archons, years before the eruption of the Archon War, Gods roamed. Each God was responsible and represented different things, often symbolizing what their powers were. In which there was the God of Dust and the God of Blizzards. Gods had been abundant that it isn’t a surprise that there was once a Goddess of Flora.
It is no secret that gods gained their power from the worship of others. Due to the Goddess of Flora often being pushed aside to give way to the stronger gods, she had very little following from the people of Teyvat, making her one of the weaker gods. Instead of growing bitter at both her situation and her people, she had embraced her lower status. She was often heard saying, “It is better to be loved by a few who love you for yourself than to be loved by the whole for greed,” in response to them asking about it.
In her small following, there was a civilization that had worshipped her the most. The small civilization had been the ones responsible for the creation of the Cecilia Garden, their gift to the ancient god who had favored the common white flowers, Cecilias, as her favorite.
Cecilias, in the age of the Archon War, wasn’t a rarity and was often the cause of the white sea. The only traces left of the said white sea in the records were from the Cecilia Garden where it was said that it was such a common flower that it was written as “the sea of white flowers”.
The legends tell very few stories about the fate of the Sea of White, often only found in the debris and faded writings in the ruins of old. Cecilias of this day and age are often only found to grow in the high cliffs, specifically numerous on the infamous Starsnatch cliff.
Not many know the history of Starsnatch Cliff. Long before it was Starsnatch Cliff or the place where the last of the Cecilias grow, it was simply the plains.
Cecilias were abundant in the age of the Archons, never far from your sight at every turn. It is a wonder to a few on how a flower had only grown exclusive to one area.
While not many know the history of Starsnatch, the most one would have to know is it was where the end of a love story between two gods, torn apart by war, was.
Venti’s favorite flower is Cecilias. It’s not his favorite flower due to its simple beauty or even its rarity but due to its history. Prior to the Cecilias, his favorite had been the Dandelions, which was no surprise to others. He had only started to favor the Cecilias near the beginning of the Archon War and even then that was only due to you.
Starsnatch Cliff is many things but to Venti it had only been a reminder of his grief.
To Venti, it’s your grave.
Venti has lived for more than a thousand years so it’s a given that he would have a few missing memories of the past and a hesitance to recollect any memories from the age of the Archons. Despite it, there are a few he remembers very vividly.
He remembers your smile. It was a soft curve accompanied by cheeks tinged with a faint glow of pink. He remembers your eyes, twinkling, crinkling in the corners in your glee.
And while he remembers very few things now, he has always remembered every part and memory he has of you, good or not.
The last he has of you was near the beginning of the Archon War.
The first he has of you were at the end of Decarabian’s reign and the death of his dear friend.
He remembers, mourning his death, readying his burial when you appeared with your gentle hands and kind understanding smile. In your hands had been Cecilias, freshly picked.
With your hands you guided him to a place and helped him bury his friend, silence was the only thing between you. You were kind enough to ignore the tears and the sniffles. You finished at sunset. The only trace of you that was left was the picked Cecilias he had first seen you with. Despite his grief, Venti felt the corner of his lips tug up to a small smile.
He doesn’t ask until later on in your friendship about why you had given his friend the Cecilias. You only answer with a small smile at his question. To this day, he still doesn’t know why but he has a feeling.
He treasures the memories of him loving you and mourns the memories he retains of everything of the love lost between you.
The Archon War had not been kind to anyone, even to you and to him.
It is common knowledge that the Archon War had killed off a lot of gods, many of whom are buried under the grounds and some being sealed off. It was a time of turmoil, you don’t expect or hope to come out of it alive, you only fight and hope it is enough to survive another day.
You were the Goddess of Flora, responsible for the growth of the world’s vegetation. Due to such low status, your responsibilities were very little. The growth of vegetation, the worry for the changing of seasons, and your people had been the only things that were your responsibilities.
You had no desire for power nor anything more. You had only wished to care for your people to the utmost best of your abilities and to continue living the way you had lived.
But war does not discriminate.
It didn’t matter if you didn’t have the desire to fight others. You fight or you die. You, a god once often seen at the sidelines or invisible, was pushed into the fighting ring built by greed and arrogance.
While you may have not wanted to fight in the war, you had to, if not for you, for your people. In your death, your only thought had been about your people and Barbatos. It had only ever been them.
It’s raining. Venti thinks the world is laughing at them or maybe the God of Storms or Rain is mocking them for being weak, for falling in love at a time like this where it is a sign of weakness.
His hands are bloody and shaking as he holds you closer to his body. His sight is blurred by his tears that are blending in with the rain. Grief is clogging his throat and he can’t breathe. There’s not enough time for anyone to save you.
The previous battle had taken a toll on both of you and Venti. While Venti’s were only fatigue and mild injuries, yours were fatal. You had taken a wound to your gut and while it isn’t often a major injury to gods, your powers had been drained and the fatigue you feel is what makes it fatal. There’s nothing that can fix it.
You know it.
He knows it.
But despite this, logic can’t seem to get through Venti’s panic. His mind is going rampant and he can’t seem to know where to put his hands or what to fix.
You look at him with your heavy eyelids, lips quivering as you strain your body to move. With great difficulty, you bring your bloody and mangled hands towards Venti’s cheeks, landing heavily. Venti freezes, his eyes wide at the contact.
With a heavy heart, he turns his head towards you to meet your eyes. His hand slowly creeps up to the hand on his cheek. He feels his grief to come back up, scratching and clawing at his heart. When your eyes meet, you smile. Strained and quivering, but a smile nonetheless.
He feels his breath hitch at your smile. You smile like the sunset, the gradual end. The tears come up again, you had only ever smiled like the sunrise and to see it grow smaller, to see it fade is another type of pain.
“Love, no,” he whispers, throat dry as he looks at your eyes. “Don’t leave me. Hang on, please. You’ll be okay. Please. Please. Please...” Venti pleads, voice growing hoarse as the grief creeps back up with ravenous hunger.
“Barbatos...” you wheeze out, eyes slowly fluttering as you try to hold on for him, just for a few seconds, “I...I... I love...you. T-Thank you...for... for-for lo...ving me.”
“No love, stop. Stop trying to say goodbye, please, no. No. I love you. I love you so much so please don’t leave me. I can’t do this without you,” Venti heaves out with a raspy voice, clutching your hand with a harsh grip in hope of keeping you here, with him.
“Don’t leave me” he cries out.
Even with your injuries and numbness, the sight of his tears and grief caused a pang of pain to erupt.
“Love,” you rasp out, tears pouring out of your eyes, that were once glittering and now dull, “you have... to let me go.”
“NO!” he denies your pleas.
“Please... just give me more time with you... anything for you. Please.”
You cough, blood coming up and the cold hands of death creeping closer to you.
“I love you... so much. L-Live on for me... please.”
You don’t hear anything after that, not your lovers sobbing and pleading for you to come back, to hold on.
Not long after, you fade into a million different golden dust. No body left to bury.
In your death, the Cecilias slowly disappear from the world despite your followers trying their utmost best to keep it from dying away. But without their god and with no protection, even they eventually fell. With their fall, the Sea of White was no more.
In memory of you, the world created a grave for you.
Due to his love and memory of you, Venti caused the winds to only carry the Cecilias seeds to only fly around your grave and causing your grave to be the only place where Cecilias grew. Despite it having been several hundred years since the end of the Archon War, Venti’s heart is still heavy with the grief of those he’s lost.
History doesn’t write of the Goddess of Flora, there isn’t a lot of text written about her in fact. No hints about a possible connection with the Anemo God. And no one needs to know.
All who does is Venti. It’s all he has left of you that’s his and his alone.
In your death, the winds had howled and grew rough and sharp.
Long before Starsnatch Cliff was anything, it was your grave.
It was the Grave of Cecilias.
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Borrowed Time [Din Djarin x F!Reader]
ੈ♡˳‧₊*: • Chapter 3: The Escape ✩࿐ ˚.✧
Summary: You are the princess of Mandalore, held hostage on your own planet by Moff Gideon and his army of Imperial troopers. Left with no choice, you send out a distress signal; a plea for protection— and who comes? None other than Din Djarin, a foundling of The Death Watch. He, by creed, is your sworn enemy. And where you have asked for his protection, he has been told by his mentor that he must marry you and gain the ability to restore Mandalore to its former glory.
Word Count: 2600>
Warnings: female masturbation
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Din Djarin was the first Mandalorian warrior to set foot on Mandalore wearing full armour in decades. It wasn't an act of bravery or rebellion, although it would have certainly been interpreted that way. Din didn't know any different. In fact, apart from the odd glare, he hadn't even assumed he'd caused any trouble upon his approach to the palace.
He was so, very wrong.
"Moff Gideon, sir— a Mandalorian was spotted walking through the princess' palace back on Mandalore. He was seen with a child. We are led to believe that his entry to the palace was not authorized by an Imperial, but by the princess herself." one trooper informed, standing as straight and still as could be. Moff Gideon blinked momentarily and turned to face the bay window of the Imperial light cruiser. He looked amongst the stars as he contemplated the trooper's revelation.
You'd granted palace entry to a Mandalalorian in secret? That was the first sign of trouble. You, despite the front you upheld, were no longer the Manda'lor, but a captive of the Empire. You knew fine well that all entry to Mandalore must be granted by Moff Gideon himself… and this was the first time he'd heard of this. Nevertheless, Gideon was not one to panic. He remained calm and collected, although his blood boiled at your audacity to go against his commands.
"A child, you say?" Moff Gideon hummed casually, adjusting his black leather glove. Of course there was a specific child on his mind, but Moff Gideon knew better than to let himself worry over that. If a Mandalorian warrior had returned to Mandalore, it could be the first sign of mutiny. The first sign of your wishes to regain power and solitude to Mandalore the Great. "Do we know anything about the Mandalorian?" Moff Gideon questioned, deciding that the Mandalorian was his main concern.
"He was dressed in full beskar armour. Helmet included. According to ISB records, the child is an Imperial bounty. It seems he has been in possession by the Mandalorian for quite some time." The trooper informed, his entire body stiff.
That was when Moff Gideon knew for sure— it was the child he'd sought after for the past six months. The child who possessed the bloodstream of a force-sensitive, a Jedi even.
And now it just so happened that the Child was on Mandalore, the planet Moff Gideon held power over. It was perfect. Everything was falling into place for the Imperial reign. If the Moff could just get his hands on the child…
"Prepare my ship," Moff Gideon instructed, raising a finger. "Set course to Mandalore."
—-—-—
There wasn't a single room in the palace that Din wasn't in awe of. Now that he and Grogu had found comfort in your quarters, he checked out onto the balcony trying to find a good view of the Razor Crest. Upon inspection, it seemed like Imperial troopers were checking out Din's ship, which could never be a good thing. He turned back to you and watched as you fiddled with Grogu's ears.
You were beautiful; with the softest and most delicate features he'd ever had the opportunity to look at. Your voice was as sweet as honey and your eyes sparkled like the brightest star in the whole galaxy. Din was trying to work out when exactly would be the best time for him to explain the little marriage situation the Armorer had proposed to him before he left. It was clear as day that you already didn't like his creed; which meant he couldn't exactly be honest with you about his intentions.
He couldn't say 'Oh, my cut of the deal is that I marry you. And once we are united, I help you regain power over Mandalore, but we do it my way. We do it the traditional way. The way of the Watch'. You'd simply never allow it. No… Din had to be more cunning. He had to form a plan.
He wasn't happy to lie to you. You seemed nice enough, and your heart was in the right place. Already Grogu had taken a liking to you which was certainly a rarity.
Din slowly searched around your bedroom. It was like a library, shelves upon shelves filled with romance novels. You were clearly a hopeless romantic, and perhaps that could serve in Din's favour. And you'd already formed an attachment with his son. That's when a cord struck Din.
He could always just… make you fall in love with him. Make you want to marry him.
Din Djarin never had the strongest moral compass. He did what he had to do to support his Creed and this was simply just one of those occasions. The Armorer had said so herself, the way of his creed was the right way. It was the only way he has ever known. His gaze flicked back over to you, and his heart melted. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad making you his wife after all.
There was a slight problem. Din had never had a long term romantic relationship in his life. He didn't know how to flirt and he was afraid over how long it might take him to successfully seduce you. He had to get in your good books someway or another.
After a prolonged silence, you were the first to speak.
"I think we're in trouble already," you swallowed, looking up at Din. "I never expected a Child of the Watch to come rescue me… but you showing up on Mandalore dressed like a Mandalorian was a bad idea." Din blinked momentarily, but didn't say a word. His silence only urged you to continue your explanation. "No Mandalorian has been brave enough to return to Mandalore wearing full beskar and a helmet. I predict the Imps have already sent word to the Moff."
"You're the Manda'lor though," Din pointed out. "Surely you have some say in the matter?"
You practically cringed. You weren't really the Manda'lor— but that wasn't important right now. Sure, you'd tell him eventually that Moff Gideon had overthrown your position of power. You'd tell him once you regained control of Mandalore. You took Din's hands and sighed. "Swear that I can put my faith in you to protect me."
"I swear," Din promised, running his thumb over your knuckles. You swore that your heart skipped a beat at the menial yet intimate touch. "So princess. What's the plan?"
"We have to leave the palace. Go into hiding. I have no doubt Moff Gideon and his men are already on their way to investigate."
"Wait—," Din paused, his suspicion already rising. "I know Mandalore is under Imperial rule but who is this Moff and why is he so important?"
You scrunched up your nose, not prepared to provide him with the truth. As it turned out, you and Din were both ready to lie to each other. You expected him to trust you, and he expected you to trust him, but neither of you realised that you both had questionable intentions.
"He governs the planet. He's kind of the boss man," you said quietly. That wasn't exactly false. You were just… sugar coating the truth. "Where do you hail from, Din?"
"Uh- complicated question… I uh…" Din pondered. He didn't even remember the name of the planet where he was born. He was taken away by the Watch when he was just a four year old orphan. He went through his training all around the galaxy, never staying still for one moment, until eventually his tribe went into hiding on Nevarro. He sighed. "Nevarro." Assuming that was the easy answer.
You'd never heard of such a place. "Do you have friends on Nevarro?"
He wasn't sure if friends was the right word. He knew people, sure. Many of the citizens over there were in debt to Din. "I guess."
"People who can help us? We could… form an alliance," you smiled as you gathered your information. "To rebel against the Empire."
"You're sounding more like a politician for the New Republic than a Mandalorian warrior." Din scoffed, and you supposed he had a point. You didn't want Mandalore to overrule the galaxy. You were fine with the New Republican reign. From your own awareness, General Leia Organa of the New Republic was actually the daughter of your mother's old friend— Senator Padmé Amidala. But what were the chances that some random child of the Watch had any connection to the New Republic? Still, there was no harm in asking.
"Do you know any New Republic fighters?" you pondered, holding Grogu tight into your chest. You were cradling him in your arms as he had fallen asleep during your conversation, his gentle snores filling your bedroom.
It just so happened that Din did know a New Republic fighter and she just so happened to reside on Nevarro. Carasynthia Dune of Alderaan. Din nodded his head in affirmation and your grin only grew wider. "This might actually work." you confessed with a shaky exhale.
"No offence princess, but the New Republic already has too much on their plate to help you regain control of Mandalore, they're already still fighting the remnants of the Empire." Din huffed.
Din had a point— but what he didn't know was that the great Manda'lor was an Imperial ISB officer. If you could just get to Leia Organa and explain your situation, as the daughter of an old family friend… maybe then you'd gain the support of the New Republic. You were a slave of the Empire but you were desperate to break free of their hold.
"Take me to your friend… the New Republic fighter." you told the Mandalorian, beaming so brightly that your eyes twinkled with delight. Din wasn't one to catch feelings, but he swore his heart stopped every time he caught a glimpse of your lips curling into a smile.
"Now?" Din asked, shuffling around awkwardly.
"Yes," you confirmed. "I'm afraid we're already running on borrowed time."
—-—-—
Din was a good pilot and he knew how to sneak around when necessary, which meant, yourself, the Mandalorian, and his son, were able to leave Mandalore in one piece without the authority noticing. Din promised you he'd make the jump to hyperspace as soon as it was safe to do so, your anxiety already bubbling away as you considered the probability of Moff Gideon and his troopers already raiding your palace in search of you. No doubt that the moment they realised you were missing, they'd send out a whole search party for you.
Your nerves weren't lost on Din. In fact, he made his bed — something he never did — and encouraged you to lay in it. "May as well get some rest princess, we'll be in the air for a while." he grumbled, trying to resist the thought of you sleeping in the same place he slept every night. He wasn't prepared to give up his bed for anyone but you were the princess of Mandalore and potentially his future wife. And he'd known you for the best part of an hour. He still hadn't entirely wrapped his head around it all.
You were uncertain at first, but you decided he had a point. His bed was so much smaller than the one back home. Everytime you moved the slightest, it croaked and screeched. You could feel every indent and wire underneath the thin excuse of a mattress and you couldn't help but wonder how he could possibly sleep at night. Unless he slept in his full Beskar… it must've been so uncomfortable for him.
Din nursed Grogu while you caught a couple hours of sleep, but he couldn't stop thinking about you. Not once did he expect to be returning back to Nevarro so fast, but he decided it would be a good thing. He could report back to the Armorer whilst you and Cara spoke.
He was tired too. This whole day so far had been exhausting, but rather than scooching next to you in his bed, he opted to get cozy in the cockpit. Throwing a blanket over himself and Grogu, Din managed to close his eyes.
As you had imagined, your sleep on the Razor Crest wasn't very satisfying and you woke up every few minutes. Staring up at the ceiling, you couldn't help but think about the Mandalorian. He was serving his duty to protect you, believing that you are the rightful ruler of Mandalore. And for the first time, you felt guilty for being so dishonest to him. He'd shown you nothing but care and compassion from the moment he met you, even going as far to comfort you on the grand staircase. He wasn't offended when you expressed your disdain towards his creed— at least, he didn't show it. Din Djarin seemed like a good, genuine person. And you deserve someone good and genuine… Cursing yourself, you snapped yourself out of those thoughts. There was no time to initiate relationships, and you could not let yourself fall into the trap of caring about him. That would only screw up your plan even more. You just had to focus on regaining control of Mandalore.
But he was a masked warrior who had the caring nature of a prince and the body of a God. He was a father. You knew there was so much more to him than what meets the eye and so… maybe it wouldn't be too bad to find out more about the mysterious Mandalorian, in some way or another. Yes, gaining power of Mandalore was your first priority but would it really be so bad to let yourself get close to Din in the process?
You'd been isolated your whole life and to say that you craved love and romance was an understatement. You looked into the hull of the ship where it was dark and quiet, and just about made out the sleeping silhouette of Din who was laying in his pilot chair. Just the gleam of his shiny beskar and his broad shoulders.
Kriff— he was hot.
And the sexual tension between you both was undeniable.
You bit your lower lip and let your hand wander down your tunic, your fingers nervously gracing the waistband of your underwear. Touching yourself in his bed would be so wrong… and yet you couldn't resist it. Your eyes felt heavy as you watched him, his chest rising up and down as he slept peacefully. Your finger dipped into your panties and you bit down onto the thin blanket in order to suppress a moan as you began to rub yourself to the thought of him.
He'd touched you plenty of times...his big, strong, gloved fingers grabbing you and holding you… it was so easy to get lost in the thoughts. Your eyes fluttered shut as you continued to play with yourself, secretly hoping that the Mandalorian would find you making a mess in his bed and punish you in some way or another.
You wondered if he'd be rough and heavy handed… or if he'd be sweet and compassionate. Either way, you were completely riled up and on the verge of hitting your climax when a loud flurry of beeping came from the cockpit. You gasped, your eyes snapping open and you shuffled to sit upright in the bed.
"Grogu," Din grumbled tiredly, and for the first time, you heard his voice raw and unmodulated. He'd taken off his helmet. "Go back to sleep. Told you not to press buttons when I'm not watching. You'll get us in trouble."
And your heart done a loop-de-loop.
You had just met the Mandalorian and already he had you wrapped around his finger.
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Okay so I read this tumblr prompt list and then I was gripped with the need to write this fic. (It’s also on Ao3)
Title: It’s the Water Words: 2,238 Rated: General. No canon-typical violence. Summary: Waking up to a continual dripping noise early in the morning wasn’t Spencer’s idea of a good day off. Especially given the rarity of a guaranteed day off and the fact that the dripping wasn’t from any of his taps; Morgan had come around and fixed something about washers in them the last time he visited.
No, this dripping was because of the apartment above him, and it had been happening long enough that walking through on what was a nice, plush rug was now like stepping on a thick carpet of moss after some heavy rain.
Briefly, Spencer considered a life of actual crime starting with the upstairs neighbour, then he’d consider annoyances on a case by case basis after that.
I.e. Spencer's apartment floods and before he actually can consider murder he leaves and meets Luke instead, fluff and a bit of pining ensues.
After spending what felt like hours picking up the books with water damage alongside anything else that found its way to the lower status of ‘floor’ in his home, Spencer decided enough was enough. He’d let everything dry the way it was set out, but he had to get out of the house.
The thought of going to the library didn’t help; he had the books he wanted right here, and seeing different versions of them just because his were all wet now wouldn’t help his mood. So for the first time in a long time, he left the house without a set direction.
He found himself at the park and ended up sitting down. There weren’t chess tables at this park, which would have served as a nice distraction. Instead, he tried to push thoughts of his neighbour apologising profusely out of his head as he laid beneath the shade of a tree.
He’d been there for about forty-six minutes before he heard his name being called, and his heart fluttered when he lifted his head and opened his eyes to see Luke strolling towards him. Roxy was on a lead beside him, well-trained and not pulling just as Spencer would expect.
“First time seeing you here, you okay?” His smile softened a little bit as he seemed to notice Spencer wasn’t in as good a mood. “You look a little down.”
“Yeah, my apartment flooded and I just, I had to get out.”
“So you decided to come to the park?”
“I didn’t actually know where I wanted to go, but I ended up here.” Luke held his gaze for a moment before moving to sit behind him, making Roxy sit on his other side away from Spencer. Spencer smiled when he noticed what Luke had done, and put his head back down with an arm behind his head as a pillow.
They’d been talking for a while before Luke mentioned being hungry. He almost looked offended when Spencer said he hadn’t eaten anything yet, and only said ‘wait there’ before leaving for a few minutes.
He came back with two crepes in hand, and water bottles tucked under his arm. Spencer perked up at the sight of the sugary food, and Luke shook his head upon seeing it.
“I knew you’d like these. It’s not a breakfast I’d recommend, or even normally get for someone else, but I’ve made an exception for you.”
“Do you buy breakfast for people often?”
“For people I’ve dated, sure.” Spencer hid his smile behind the crepe Luke gave him, the thought of this being an impromptu date causing his stomach to flip. While Spencer thought about it, Luke watched him, his ever-present smile growing.
“Have you ever made breakfast for someone?”
“No, generally I want the people I’m eating food with to be able to make it through the meal.” At Spencer’s raised brow, he shrugged. “I’m not much good in a kitchen.”
“That makes two of us.”
“What excuse do you use to hide the fact you can’t cook from your partners?”
“I haven’t had much need for an excuse, but also you can tell by looking at my kitchen. And my impressive takeout menu collection.”
Luke laughed, shaking his head. “Oh? I feel like you’re a creature of habit, I’m surprised you’d have a large collection.”
Spencer’s nose wrinkled. “Well, I had to find the good ones first. Now I guess I do just pick from a select few. Regardless, I look like I’m more spontaneous than I am, I think it works in my favour.”
“You don’t need to be spontaneous to lure people in. We have enough spontaneity in our line of work, I’d say.”
“So I just need to find someone in our line of work, you’re saying?” Instead of responding verbally, Luke just stared at Spencer while Spencer wondered if maybe this is what heart palpitations felt like. Realistically he knew it wasn’t, but he didn’t have another name for what it felt like.
Just when it looked like Luke would respond, Spencer cut in.
“Can I uh, have one of those water bottles, please?” It was Luke’s turn to raise a brow, and Spencer ignored it to ask about Roxy instead, knowing she was a subject Luke could talk about for days.
Spencer spent the rest of their time at the park very aware of Luke’s motions and words. How he gestured more when excited and it was probably due to his being able to use sign language. How he was most excited talking about Roxy, and would alter between gesticulating and patting said dog. He’d tell anecdotes and then listen to Spencer’s facts and infodumping. Spencer realised he had it bad when, too focused on what Luke was saying and doing, he took too long to respond and there was just silence while the two stared at each other.
Saved again from another possibly awkward moment then, it started to shower lightly. The two hadn’t noticed the fluffy clouds darkening slightly, gathering more mass in the sky above them. Luke laughed and stood up, Roxy coming to attention beside him.
“I wake up in bed, and there’s water everywhere. I try to escape it and it rains, and now there’s water everywhere again.” Spencer ran a hand through his hair as he watched the rain darken the sleeve of his sweater as he held his arm up in front of him.
“Pretty sure there’s no leak at my house, maybe you could come over for a bit? Just to get out of the rain, if you’re not ready to go home yet.” Spencer wasn’t ready to leave Luke yet, but he wasn’t going to share that. Instead, for a minute he let himself feel anxious about going to Luke’s house for the first time, then nodded and followed Luke’s lead.
While the trip from the park to Luke’s house was relatively short, the rain got heavier in that direction, and the two were almost wet through by the time they reached the house. Luke had Roxy shake herself before they went inside, but she still shook herself in the entryway when Luke went to go get a towel for the three of them. Spencer wrinkled his nose, thinking about all the germs and wet dog smell she had the potential to spread around. To spread onto him.
“Dr Reid, are you mad at my dog?”
Spencer startled and looked up to see a grinning Luke and laughed self-consciously, shaking his head.
“It’s the Reid Effect, makes me uneasy near animals sometimes.” Luke nodded, passing him a towel before trying to dry the dog. Spencer left his shoes and wet socks at the door and stepped into the living room, casting his eyes around the room that was much cleaner than his own. Even before it was flooded.
“You profiling me, Spence?” He felt a little warm at the nickname coming from Luke and shook his head.
“No, just looking. Your house is a lot less cluttered than mine.” Wondering if it was really doing anything, Spencer was patting down his clothes with the towel as he moved around the space.
“Well, it wasn’t too long ago that I moved.” Spencer squinted a little, disbelieving. “Alright, maybe it’s been long enough to get some new things, but we’ve been busy, haven’t we?”
“I think you could live here for another year and hardly accumulate more things.”
“You’re profiling more now, aren’t you?” Spencer laughed, humming in agreement as he started drying his hair. He wanted to keep looking around, but he was caught by the sight of Luke; he’d draped the towel over his shoulders and was scrubbing his hair with one end of it. He let his eyes follow the flexing of muscle in the man’s arm before forcing himself to look away in case Luke noticed.
“Well, maybe a little. I’m kind of jealous that it looks so nice, but I couldn’t keep my house like this with my book collection.”
“Yeah, maybe the place needs a little clutter to feel more homely.” Spencer had been looking around again, but turning back to Luke he noticed the man staring at him. “Let me get you a change of clothes? You’ll freeze as you are.” Spencer nodded, accepting clothes Luke picked for him. Luke had left Spencer in the main area then, only coming out when he’d changed his own clothes and received the all clear from Spencer.
Spencer held back a sigh when he heard a laugh from behind him. Luke had come out of his room and was now leaning against the doorframe with a wide grin. Spencer did sigh then; he was tired from dealing with his soaked apartment, angry that when he tried to escape it the fates saw fit to direct a sunshower his way and get his clothes wet. And now here he was, in the house of the man he’d been trying not to fall for for the last god (and Spencer) knows how long, and he was laughing at Spencer seeing the ill-fit of clothes for a more masculine body on his small frame.
He’d dealt with that sort of thing enough throughout his life, both before and after starting with the BAU. He didn’t really have the energy to face it now. He frowned and started to roughly pull off the loose shirt before realising he was essentially stripping in front of Luke.
He could feel the heat of angry embarrassment warming his face and neck, but confusion joined the emotions roiling around in his head when he saw that same confusion mingled with concern in Luke’s expression.
“Hey, are you okay?”
He pursed his lips, trying to figure out what was going on outside of his own mind. Unable to properly gauge the situation, he settled for a part of the truth.
“I think I look stupid; these clothes are too big.”
Luke stared at him for a moment before walking towards him. He hesitated a few times, his mouth opening and closing without a word before he seemed to settle on what he wanted.
“Are those your own thoughts, or things you’ve heard before?”
The embarrassment rushed up again, and Spencer ducked his head as his frown deepened.
“One leads to the other often enough, don’t you think?”
“That’s a pity, because I like seeing you in my clothes. I think you look cute. Did you think I was laughing at you for looking stupid before?” Spencer’s continued silence was telling, and Luke put a hand on his shoulder.
“Spencer, I know I can’t undo damage from the past with just a few words, but if I could please know I’d do it in a heartbeat, sincerely. You don’t look stupid, okay? I like it. I really do like you in my clothes.”
Sensing that Luke was being genuine, Spencer now felt stupid because of his outburst, and the embarrassment hadn’t gone away either. His voice was quiet and his eyes were still firmly focused on the floor.
“Sorry. It hasn’t been a good day for me. Well, some it has.”
“Glad to be of service.” Spencer chuckled and finally looked back up to Luke. He was closer than Spencer expected, and he swallowed.
“I-I uh-. Thank you for the clothes, they’re nice. They smell nice.” Luke was beaming now, and Spencer was getting whiplash from his own emotions. In an effort to try and hide how revealing that admission felt, he was about to dive into a spiel about fabric softener when Luke placed both hands on Spencer’s shoulders.
“Spencer, if I were to say I’d like for today to be considered a date, how would you feel about it?” Spencer wet his lips with his tongue before trying to speak, nodding.
“I’d uh, I’d like that. Yeah.” Before he could add more, Luke pulled him into an almost crushing hug. He responded in kind, his arms coming up around Luke and his hands pressing the place between Luke’s shoulder blades, fingers curling in the fabric of his shirt.
“This wasn’t what I thought would happen when I took Roxy for a walk today, but it’s something I’ve wanted to ask for a while. Well actually, I wanted to ask you on a date and then go out for one, but this works.”
“And you said we didn’t need spontaneity.” Spencer felt Luke’s laugh through his own chest, close as they were, and couldn’t stop himself from pressing his lips to Luke’s shoulder.
He’d flood the apartment himself if it meant he could do this every day; be in Luke’s arms and wrapped in his scent, giddy.
#My writing#criminal minds#Spencer Reid/Luke Alvez#Luke Alvez/Spencer Reid#Ralvez#fanfic#Literally can't even think of other pairings for the time being#Pls let me know what you think of it thank
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What You Want
Marvel & Supernatral Bing, Spnquotebingo
Squares: Love Triangle and quote
Stucky(established)x reader
Warnings?: Slight reckless endangerment,poly hate(fuck you Karen),mutual love,ect.
Note: f/d=Favorite drink
Steve and Bucky have been a item since kindergarten and nothing has changed. Sure their older and they no longer needed yo hide it,but the love hasn’t faded a bit. The only time they questioned their relationship was when a shield against walked into the base and saved them all on her own. Y/n is a last call agent and that means when shit really hits the fan and not even the best can handle it she swoops in to finish the job. Seeing agent L/n is a rarity and they’ll never admit it,but they’ve been taking riskier missions to see her. “Mr.Rogers and Mr. Barnes you’re needed in the meeting room. Immediately.” The Irish voice brought them out of their slumber. Steve was the first to get dressed and in the briefing room and froze up getting pushed forward by Bucky.
There she stood next to Fury in all of her glory. The blonde’s throat went dry as she made eye contact with him as he looked down at her lips and saw they were moving,but the captain’s mind was to preoccupied with how her uniform was instead replaced with causal clothes that fit oh so well. It was Nick’s voice that snapped him out of it. “Roger…Barnes take a seat.” He said nodding towards the table. Both of them sat next to each other in the closest chairs.
“We need to speak to you about resent missions. It’s clear to me that not only has success levels dropped,but that your team is unable to work flawlessly.” The dark skinned man said. Steve was about to defend himself and the others,but was cut of by Y/n as she stepped forward to speak. “That’s why I Captain Roger’s is joining the team as your superior. ” Her voice caused the duo to freeze. Bucky was the first to get up. “Welcome to the team,doll.” He said kissing her hand with a smirk. This was the start of something great.
TWO Months later~
It’s been two months since Y/n joined the team and to say it was crazy was a understatement on its own. Her mind was often clouded by thoughts of the two super soldiers,but doubt and denial soon chase them off. The 40’s men are together and are open about their relationship she didn’t stand a chance. Y/n was so confused with her friendship with them both. Bucky was a flirt and always would throw a pickup line followed by a sweet pet name. Steve was the complete opposite he was shy blushing whenever they were in a room together,but he showed that school boy crush vibe by the drawing her and rambling when he’s caught.
Y/n couldn’t be falling for both of them she’s work so hard to get where she was today and that alone got her more hate then love. So admitting her love to them was definitely not an option. What if they regretted her? Their work and personal relationships will be destroyed. What if the media found out? Reporters almost disbanded the Avengers on multiple occasions and almost had the two soldiers benched with the anti-lgbtq+ community which was a hefty amount.
She hated to do it,but she tapped into her training and shut of her emotions and boy did they notice that. Bucky walked up to her as she was hitting the punching bag. “Woah,doll. Punch that bag any harder I would think you’re trying to hit on me.” He said with a smirk within seconds it went away when he didn’t hear a snarky come back or even a giggle. The brunette looked closer and saw she wasn’t wearing ear buds of any kind. ‘Is she just ignoring me?’ He thought to himself. It stared that way for a week before he went to talk to Steve.
Steve wasn’t having much luck either. Whenever he tried to talk her he was shot down and every picture her drew for Y/n ended up back in his room within hours of dropping it off. She was cutting them out of her life faster then they could react. Now they only saw her in mission briefing not even the missions themselves anymore. The other members didn’t notice a change in her behavior towards them,but they did see the emotional shut down towards the 40’s men. “What did you two do?” The flaming redhead asked them alone.
“We didn’t do anything! She just started to ignore us and acts as if she doesn’t even know us.” Bucky defended himself and his husband just as lost as everyone else. “Can you talk to her Nat? You guys are best friends she’ll open up to you.” Steve suggested causing the women to sigh and nod. “Whatever we talk about it will stay between us. She’ll tell you when she feels like it.” She stated and held up her hand when they tried to deny. Natasha turned around and walked off to the agents floor to talk.
The ex assassin knocked on the door not even waiting for a response before going in. There sat Y/n drying off her hair with a towel. “Oh hey,Nat. Did you need something?” She asked the women looking at her through the mirror. “Just some questions.” She said with a serious undertone causing the h/c women to turn around. “About?” L/n was no dummy she knew a interrogation when she saw one. “Buck and Steve.” Y/n tried her best not to sigh as she nodded. “What about them?” She played dumb avoiding the question as much as possible. “About how one minute your all heart eyes for them then it like you don’t know them!” Natasha snapped causing her friend to run her face. Her feels for them were so obvious Nat saw it a mile away.
“That’s the problem Nat. I shouldn’t be giving both parties of the happily married couple heart eyes! It’s not right their my best friends I shouldn’t feel this way.” Her throat felt dry with her confession. “And who told you that load of crap?” The Russian rolled off her tongue with a venomous hissed. “At the party two weeks ago. This group of women I guess saw the way Bucky flirted with me and how Steve blushed when I complained him. When I went to the bar they came up to me asking all these questions and saying all these horrible things about them…”
This party started of not so crazy,but leave it to Tony Stark to get the music bumping to max level and people to get drunk of their asses to match that energy. I was wearing a dress,but I wasn’t in just casual clothes either. Bucky stood to my left his voice was coming out clear enough for me to hear. “If the music didn’t beat me to it I would have knocked you off your feet!” He flirted causing me to covet my mouth so I didn’t spit the [f/d] on the floor. “Buck stop your gonna make me choke.” I coughed a bit heat immediately rushed to my cheeks at the wiggle of his eyebrows. “Get you mind out of the gutter,James!” I said as I smoked his shacking shoulders.
Steve bushed up against my side as he slid back into his place to my right. “Sorry n/n that I had to leave you to soon. Sam wanted a rematch at pool.” He said with a sheepish smile. “Did you beat his ass again?” I asked with a grin. He rubbed the back of his neck looking down. “Well…he’s not the one fifty dollars richer.” This caused me to laugh and give him a peck on the cheek a light lipstick mark left in its place followed by red blush. “I’ll never doubt you again Mr.America.” The smile on my face not faltering as a tap on on my shoulder made me turn around. “Wheres my cheek kiss,doll?” Bucky faked a pout. “None for you,hun, just for Stevie.” With that the pout intensified with a small giggle I bring my drink to my lips only to be met by nothing. “I’m out you boy’s want anything?” They both shook their heads their glasses still decently filled with asgardian ale.
The bar was open not many people their since most of them were trying to get in Tony’s good graces or his pants one of the two. Leaning on the bar next to a small group of middle aged women no older then forty conversed loudly next to me. “God did you see the arms on Thor?! If I wasn’t a married woman.” The youngest in the little click said in a lustful daze. “Those super soldiers though are something else.” I wasn’t able to tell who said that,but all of their eyes turned to the duo. “You know their married to each other right?” I’m not a nosy person,but dammit I had listen in. “I think it’s just a front. Why would the symbol for America a fag?! Their just probably covering up the fake that their sharing that slut that’s been seen on the team. What was get name?” The clear leader said and it pissed me the fuck off.
Harshly tapping on her shoulder she turned around and her eyes widened to match the size of dinner plates. “Hi,the names Y/n L/n or as you said ‘slut’ also known as…” I said with a smile that made the women shiver,but she cut me off. “T-that’s not w–what I meant!!!” She shuddered,but I held up my hand. “I wasn’t finished introducing myself. As I was say known as the most deadly assassin with the largest kill count in the world. So unless you want to live your pathetic life to it’s natural end I suggest you and your posy take a hike.” With a slight lift of my blouse I reveal a handgun along with so knifes. “Off you go.”
Without hesitation they all ran of not even caring that some of them were tripping up on their cheap heels. “What was that about?” Looking at the redhead behind the bar I give a convincing smile. “They had to leave. Lives they wanted to live.” With that I left without a drink and to my floor. It didn’t bother me in the moment,but her words sunk in. Did the public really see me like that? It was already hard when the great Captain America came out as bisexual to the world that had a closed mind. The thoughts made me think if I remove myself the picture all together and slow I did. First we didn’t hang out as much,then I started making myself more busy with solo missions, then last week it was just getting to hard so I tapped into emotional disconnection training.
“And it was working I think it’s best they’re a item and I’m that third wheel. It’s just better for me to leave them be.” Y/n finished speaking with her hands rubbing the tears that ran down her cheek. Somehow they were on the bed now and Nat was rubbing her back in soft circles. “Oh, n/n. Don’t let anyone ever make you feel like you don’t deserve what you want.” She said in all honesty. Natasha saw the way the boys were acting the first time they say her best friend after they were striped of their weapons and restrained in a hydra base they say her in a different light then she saw herself.
The redhead assassin stood up and kneeled in front of her. “Talk to them. The three of you are adults sure their a little stuck in the 40’s,but their moving along with the times. You think Steve knew what bisexuality was he was conflicted so just explain to them about how you feel.” Nat said holding her friends face in her hands rubbing her cheeks with her thumbs. “You got this. Don’t let those judgmental assholes,but you down.” With that she stood up and left. It was time for action and possible rejection…how fun!
The super soldiers stayed on their shared floor for hours stressed. What the hell did they do to drive her away?! Were they coming on to strong?Not strong enough and their stuck in the friend zone. Oh God. Steve sat on the couch while Bucky paced in front of him they were about to break the silence that fell before them,but was immediately cut off by the ding of the elevator. Y/n walked out once the metal doors opened and was greeted by the sight of them before her. She cleaned herself up after her talk with Nat not wanting her appearance to give away anything was wrong. “Hello,boys. I normally would want to be woken up from a nightmare,but it seems I walked in on a daydream.” She said with a smile as she sauntered over trying to seem more confident then she felt.
Y/n didn’t even get a response as she was pulled into a giant hug from them. “Doll we’ve missed you so much!” Buck was the first to pull away. “Hey!!! Cheesy pickup lines are my thing.” He said with a smirk. “I couldn’t let you have all the fun,handsome.” Everything felt so much better talking to them the mindless flirting it was just so right. “W-what happened?” Steve was the one to ask the question I was honestly dreading. “That party just someone said something that got me thinking. How can a girl like me ever get not one,but two guys like you to love me?” Y/n looked down at the floor. “I mean…first I appear out of nowhere, take Steve’s role as captain,and get cozy with two super soldiers the married couple. No wander the public seems me in such a light.” A hand gasped her cheek lifting her face up to look into beautiful blue eyes.
Steve looked into her gorgeous e/c eyes with hope. “You love us, n/n?” He asked wanting to make sure he heard right. She gave a wet chuckling as rears slipped past her eyes. “I just gave you reasons to hate me and that’s all you get out of it?!” Y/n sniffles as she brings hers to wipe her eyes. “Cause that’s all that mattered. Why should you give a shit what they think when we can tell you now that we both feel the same way about you.?” This caused the agent to freeze up. “Y-you both l-love me?!?” She didn’t know if it was a question to them or herself. “Of course we do,doll. You’re strong enough to give us a run for our money,more intelligent then the two brainiacs in the lab,so much sass it renders Stark speechless, everything about you is perfect to us. You are literally everything we ever wanted since we were kids.”
Y/n was now chocked up by happy tears as she looked into the two sets of blue eyes that held nothing,but love. “What do you want?” A smile graced her lips as she brought both of them into a kiss each equal as passion. “All I want is to be yours. Both of yours is what I want.”
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Another in the bag lets go!!! 2 more coming out this month hopefully.
Tagged : @thisismysecrethappyplace and @spnquotebingo
Quote: “Don’t let anyone ever make you feel like you don’t deserve what you want.”
-10 Things I Hate about You
#Steve Rogers#bucky barnes#Marvel & Supernatural Bingo#spnquotebingo#marvel#stucky x reader#steve rogers x reader#bucky barns x reader#steve x bucky#steve rogers x y/n x bucky barnes#polymorous#love triangle#avengers#natasha romanoff#agent!reader#assassin!reader
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Diamond In The Rough
Dhawan!master x reader
Summary: There's a reason you've been so drawn to the stars. There's a reason the Master took such interest in you. There's also a reason he brought you here on this specific planet, in this specific spot, on this specific night: Only he won't tell you just yet. Because that would spoil the surprise.
Notes: a VERY happy birthday to the one and only @plethora-of-imagines! My partner in crime, consultant in all things masterful, kneecap thief and reason I started this whole page! Have a fabulous birthday queen- this one is most definitely dedicated to you. I hope it lives up to the hype! ❤👑🥳
The universe was a very, very big place. This was a fact that you didn't need to travel with a time travelling alien to realize was undoubtedly true.
Learning about the universe on earth was... Limited. To say the least. Life beyond the stars was locked in the box of hypothetical conversation, pressed between the pages of countless philosophy and astrology books and stuffed into the midnight musings of "is there really life out there in the universe?"
For years that question plagued you, hung in your mind like a veil over the fading black spots of your draining day to day. Others would blame their extra terrestrial musings on too many drug trips in the 60's or college, some on late night conspiracy youtube binges. But you blamed yours on simple curiosity- 'if there truly was life out there, why haven't we met it yet?'
But as you grew older, that youthful wonder and curiosity in the universe became something of a fascination. You checked your horoscope every morning, held countless books on the subject- you’d even acquired an old telescope from a family friend. The lady you’d acquired it from said her father loved staring up at the stars every night, made it a part of his routine .You never understood why she looked so sad when she said it, but you soon came to understand the connection people had with the stars.
Or, better yet, the people who travelled among them.
People like the man who currently held your hand in his own.
"No way!"
"Yes way!"
"Master, you are NOT responsible for Roswell!"
"Really? Who are you going to believe, darling? Your 1000 year old alien husband, or a middle aged redneck blogger?"
You let out a small snorting laugh, the man beside you smiling fondly as you sighed and shook your head. You squoze your conjoined hands, allowing your head to rest back on the purple tartan blanket with a dreamy sigh.
The pair of you were on a hill, a large open plane of thick grass, lay on a blanket beneath an ocean of swirling stars. The TARDIS sat parked in the distance, the familiar shack you called home glowing with the fairy lights you'd insisted on hanging around the roof of the veranda. You'd both abandoned your shoes and socks, a picnic basket and empty plates sat to the side, a half empty bottle of wine and two glasses still standing. Your lipstick still freshly sat along the brim.
The Master had prepared the feast for you both, the basket full of fruits and delicacies from planets far and wide. You couldn't help but moan at the tastes and aromas that encapsulated your senses, the flavors causing beautiful chaos upon your tongue. You supposed beautiful chaos was the Masters speciality. You'd sat in his lap and opened wide as you allowed yourself to be pliantly fed, the guttural groan that escaped the masters lips as you licked the crumbs from his fingertips causing your whole body to tremble with delight. But now the pair of you lay side by side, the Masters coat abandoned and his shirt sleeves rolled up to his elbows as you both gazed up at the dazzling dark sky.
"I'm telling you doll, never dare a drunk alien prankster- They'll neck down a bottle and start a whole subgenre of conspiracy theories in a single afternoon."
The Master took a strawberry from the hole at his side, taking a bite and discarding the top as you continued to shake your head. He let out a disappointed sigh- but there was no bite behind the gesture.
"Don't tell me you believe the redneck."
You shrugged innocently, biting your bottom lip to hold back your smirk.
"I must admit I'm more inclined to, Master. That tinfoil hat makes them hard to resist."
The time lord let out a proud laugh, eyes scrunching shut as you allowed your attention to stray from the sky. You admired the playful scrunch of his nose, the small lines that formed besides his eyes and in the curve of his cheeks when he smiled. His lips would always part, exposing his teeth. You supposed his usual laugh acted as a snarl, a threatening gesture to all opposition that he took joy in causing such pain. But here, under the starlight, there was no malice behind his grin. This was simple, unstoppable happiness that held an innocence that was rare to the Master. Or at least, rare to the universe. It was a sight you knew happily too well.
"You still haven't explained, Master." You finally spoke, eyes soft as the timelord's head turned in your direction.
"It's simple, pet. There's this race from quadrant nine, all of them three feet tall and neon green-"
You lightly rolled your eyes and smiled.
"I don't mean Roswell, I mean tonight. But expect many more questions about that to follow."
The Master smirked teasingly, hair lightly falling just beside his eye.
"Noted- I'll be sure to dig out the photo album."
"Why here?"
The Masters smirk morphed into a light dusting of confusion. A scrunched brow, one eye slightly more squinted than the other.
"What do you mean, love?"
"I mean, why tonight? You said we had to be on this planet, on this exact night, this exact year."
Realisation soon spread across his face. He nodded lightly, lips pursed as he looked up in thought.
“What are you planning in that mischievous head of yours?”
The Master smiled, allowing himself to lay flat on his back once more. He pulled his hand from your own, allowing you to nestle into his side as he took hold of your other hand. Your rings clashed together with a gentle click of metal, the diamond shining bright in the white glow of the moon. You smiled, head softly resting upon the timelord's chest as his other hand rested upon his stomach, his hearts rhythmically thumping under your temple like thunder. He tilted his head to look down at you, brushing a stray hair from your face.
"The universe is... complicated, love. It's like, its like that book you were reading a couple days ago. God, what was the name? It began with an A-"
"Alice's adventures in wonderland?"
The time lord nodded, booping the end of your nose tenderly with his finger.
"That's the one. It's like Wonderland. And the time vortex is the rabbit hole. It's so easy to get lost, to fall deep within its walls and find yourself confused and discombobulated on the other end.”
You couldn't hold back your smirking laughter. The Master rolled his eyes, pretending not to notice your childish reaction to his choice of words.
“But when you do find your way it's… strange. Unusual. Every planet and constellation and dynasty a new nook and cranny for you to explore. Wolds upon worlds of crooked doorways and spiral tunnels and rooms full of doors that lead you right back to where you started.”
You hummed in thought. You supposed the universe was like Wonderland, in a sense- your life turning upside down the moment you followed the Time Lord into his TARDIS and down the rabbit hole. You snorted internally at the thought of the Master being somewhat of a white rabbit. He already had the pension for time down pat, and arguably his beard and messy hair acted somewhat as a fur coat. You wouldn't dare say it to his face, but judging by his unimpressed expression he’d already heard you.
“But then, once you’ve already reached the precipice of curiosity, you meet the people around you. Whole races and subspecies of people that exist in the same space and time and universe as you but are all so, so different. Some of them are bloody boring, like the Shushans. What's so impressive about having your mouth on the bottom of your foot? And don’t even get me started on the Yomno, i mean- how can your whole race tell the future from spitting on a grain of rice yet all be so god damn dull-”
“Master, you’re doing it again.”
“Doing what?”
“Getting annoyed at other races for being your version of boring.”
The timelord sighed, causing you to giggle. You gently nestled closer to his side, the Masters other hand reaching up to tenderly cup your jaw.
“But then, once in a lifetime, you find something truly unexplored. Like a disappearing cat, or a dodo that died long ago but refused to acknowledge its own extinction, or a girl that fell down the rabbit hole and into the hands of a certainly very mad man. A rarity among the rubble of the basic and mundane. I believe you humans refer to it as a diamond in the rough. The time lords were once like that.”
You let your gaze meet his, confusion dancing across your face.
“Diamonds in the rough?”
“No, they were the rough. I was the diamond.”
“Master!”
You playfully smacked him across the chest, causing him to chuckle deviously.
“As I was saying, before I was so lovingly interrupted, sometimes you find something beautiful. But also curious, a mystery that even the most uninterested man would be desperate to pry their nails into and figure out how they worked. What made them tick. What made them happy. What made them desperate..."
The Master's thumb trailed over your bottom lip, his own lips parted as you let out a trembling breath. His lips curved into a soft smile, watching you lightly squirm under his touch. He pulled his face in closer.
"Humans are simultaneously the shining diamonds and the disgusting scum of the universe. Civilisations have grown in their honour and crumbled at their hands but none of them, not one single human, ever have or ever will compare to you. You're the breathing equivalent of lightning in a bottle, a single drop of rain upon a field desperate for salvation from a drought. A blessing. A gift. My diamond in the rough of a universe that does not deserve a single part of her. I don't deserve you. But here you are.``
His thumb gently caught the tear that threatened to fall down your cheek. You reached up to cup his cheek, the timelord nestling into the palm of your hand. Your noses bumped together at the sudden proximity, and you could feel your heart racing like a steam train in your chest.
"But here I am." You smiled through your tears, a choked laugh emerging from your throat, your thumb softly caressing the apple of his cheek. You could feel his hot breath against your own, his eyes heavy with lust and adoration.
"With the man whom I love more than anything else in the universe, who's shown me things I could never have imagined and treated me like a goddess when compared to him? I'm positively minuscule."
The Master let out a huff, his breath caught in the back of his throat as your lips ghosted over his own.
"Don't you dare think you're anything less than the universe" He whispered, gaze fixated on your lips as your foreheads softly touched.
"Oh yeah? And what if I do?" You returned, your bottom lip brushing against the Master's own, tongue teasing at the time lord's top lip as he growled lowly, voice rough and restrained.
"i'll rearrange the stars themselves piece by piece until you understand just how pathetic it is in comparison."
The distance between your lips was essentially non existent.
"Prove it, Master. Please."
And prove it he did.
The Masters lips attacked your own with a desperate hunger, your eyes fluttering shut as the force sent you rocking backwards. You kept a tight grip on his face, keeping yourself steady as you pushed your lips back against his own. you'd be damned if the kiss were one sided.
His tongue slid in with ease, the hot taste of his tongue causing you to moan desperately against his mouth. The moan was reciprocated in earnest by the Master, his thumb gently pulling on your chin to allow his mouth further access to your own. You parted further, desperate to please, the sweet taste of your lips sending the time lord deeper into a spiral of lust.
You never knew how much you treasured the taste of his lips until the threat of their absence drew near, your own tongue forcing your way into his mouth like an anchor of perseverance. You took hold of both sides of his face, foreheads together as you hummed against his lips, causing him to crumble under your fingers with a chesty growl of dominance. He was hot fire, a delicious flame of lust licking and burning the inside of your mouth, and eventually the need for air forced your mouths apart.
The pair of you panted, breath escaping both parties as his arms wound tight around your shoulders, pulling you close. You gathered your breath as you nuzzled closer to the Masters side, lips red and glossy as you let your forehead rest upon his temple.
"That… Wow. I think you proved it."
"Did you ever doubt I would?"
You could hear the smirk in his tone, your eyes still fluttered shut as you came down from the high. You could still taste his mouth, the ghost of the strawberries still lingering on his tongue.
"I dunno Master… Still not seeing a tinfoil hat."
The eye roll was practically audible. The gasp certainly was.
"It's time, quick love, look."
You allowed your eyes to open, your gaze fixating on the stars above as they swirled in circular formation. Your mouth gaped open in shock as the pair of you sat up and looked to the sky.
"What are they doing?" You asked in wonderment, the Masters grip on you tightening.
"The whole reason we came here tonight. The once in a lifetime moment. Those drawings of the stars, the shapes they make. This is where they come from."
It was practically magic. Any other person would say it was witchcraft.
"Diamonds in the rough" you whispered, and the Master nodded triumphantly.
The stars swirled in ribbons of white, the dark black of the sky melting around them as the pin pricks in the black began to pulsate and grow with rapid speed. The stars began to link, intricate lines seared into the fabric of the sky like thread as the tiny stars began to merge and form into outlines of figures and shapes. A bear, a woman holding a sword, a pegasus with wings. Vast shapes of all sizes began to move and shift and form. Your eyes sparkled with wonder as the stars shone like diamonds.
It was too much to believe. Until they started to move.
Suddenly, the pegasus bucked up it's hind legs and began galloping across the sky. The woman drew her sword and charged, the scorpion's tale whipping in challenge. The bear plodded across the inky black, back pressed against the rams horns as it scratched itself as if upon a tree. All around you, hundreds of thousands of creatures moved and ran and flew across the darkness, the distant echoes of their commotion floating through the atmosphere.
A pair of lips softly pressed against your temple, trailing a line of kisses down until they ghosted over the shell of your ear.
"What do you think, darling?"
The Master whispered, breath hot on your ear and making you shiver.
"Its… Master its… Thank you. Thank you so much."
The tears from before had returned as the dazzling stars reflected in the sheen of your eyes, as the time lord beside you hummed in appreciation.
"Happy birthday, Y/N." The Master softly whispered, a tender kiss pressed to your cheek.
In an instant you return to facing him, your lips pressed together once more, stars a distant priority beyond the pull of your husband's lips.
The constellations above returned to their original position, the pulsating giants of the sky suddenly bursting like fireworks in the night. The stardust began to fall atop your heads like something out of a fairy tale, like raining pixie dust as the stars returned to their pin prick size, now shimmering like the lights around the TARDIS veranda.
But the pair of you were too busy for pixie dust. You didn't need the universe, or the stars, or magic at all.
You were already, well and truly, living happily ever after.
#sacha dhawan#the master#dhawan!master#dhawan!master x reader#dhawan!master / reader#Sacha!Master#fanfiction#fanfic#x reader#the master x you#the master x reader#master x reader#master x you#self insert#doctor who#bbc#BBC Doctor Who
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okay everyone shut up leave me alone Jack Frost (1979) maplekeene au under the readmore i have to get it out of my head or else i won’t be able to sleep
argo is jack frost bc blue skin and desire to be seen/appreciated by others. they call him “jack frost” bc of the original bearer of the title--jackal--who they nicknamed jack frost
jackal retired from the position of going down to the human world and making sure winter happens, and then argo picks up the position
father winter is hieronymous bc it’s a bigass dude with a beard like. c’mon. EITHER THAT or its mother winter so it could be shebrie. i haven’t thought deeply about this part
snip is hieronmyous and holly is firbolg. they both know far too well about argo’s obsession w the human world and its inhabitants
elisa is fitzroy but his motivations and personality are completely different (since elisa suffers from Female Rankin/Bass Love Interest Disease).
he isn’t outwardly “in love” with winter and jack frost more than he just enjoys the season because of the freedom it allows. it is also the season his mother enjoyed the most (in past tense bc in this one...she dies! for good reason i’ll explain). he does kinda “talk” to jack frost a lot, since he hasn’t got many friends and he quite enjoys walking around the woods alone. this is how argo comes to know and become slightly enamored with his mortal lad (i say mortal bc i’m still working w the fantasy races--aka a good excuse for argo to keep his blue skin)
kubla kraus is the commodore. big asshole man with a beard. controls everything by being a lying, cheating, evil bastard. has no friends. yeah that’s him alright
sir ravenal rightfellow is buckminster!! and his importance to the plot is Completely Different from the movie. i will explain now:
okay so PLOT is that argo is jack frost, the winter spirit who comes to nua (aka january junction) to make sure winter runs smoothly. he is fairly new at this job (the original jack frost being jackal, who has now retired in the land of the winter where all the winter spirits live. he’s sorta argo’s mentor in jack frosting and warns argo not to get too attached to the mortals, but argo’s heart is simply too kind for that to not happen.
argo develops a very deep love for mortals and their mortal ways, but is saddened by the fact that he cannot participate in their fun. winter and winter again, he returns to this poor village and gives them the means of living and joy, but he can’t even reveal himself to them!!! because he’s a winter spirit and mortals cannot see winter spirits. so it leaves argo feeling sorta dejected, even as he continues to watch the mortals he’s grown so fond of
fitzroy, on the other hand, is a native to this village. imma just call it January Junction bc i like that name a lot. he grew up here with his mother and father (though his father very quickly excused himself from the picture because i hate stable fathers <3). fitzroy and his mother are as poor as anyone else in the village--which is to say Very Very Poor since kubla commodore owns all the money and supplies in january junction. then, when fitzroy is about 13 or so, his mother suddenly falls ill and dies. before she passes away, she tells fitzroy that there’s documents in the kingdom about a week’s travel (by horse) away that he’ll “need when he’s older”.
for a very long time, fitzroy doesn’t know what that means
in any case, he ends up being taken in by gordie and his husband to grow up with rainer, his childhood friend. though he eventually becomes acquainted with other kids around january junction that he hadn’t really socialized with before (buckminster and leon, rolandus, zana, rhodes), he finds himself more inclined to solitude.
especially during the winter, the season when his mother passed away
despite the sadness of it all, fitzroy doesn’t find himself so glum when he’s out amongst the woods. winter is just so...beautiful. almost ethereal. he’s known about the myth of “Jack Frost” for years, so he begins just...talking to him. well, “talking”, since jack frost isn’t Real.
once argo becomes jack frost (right around when the two are like. idk 18), though, he becomes the recipient of these rants.
that’s when argo’s infatuation with mortals becomes a very deep desire. not bc he’s like In Love w fitzroy or anything (not yet), but because he feels like he really has a friend in fitzroy!!! someone is out there who actually cares about him!!! and talks to him about things!!! even if argo has no way of responding
so one year (aka the year the movie takes place) argo is especially despondent about this, when kubla commodore nearly kills fitzroy in his ignorance
if you’ve never seen the movie, kubla kraus rides a mechanical horse onto a frozen lake and nearly kills elisa by making the ice crack and send her careening towards a waterfall. assume that happens here
argo saves fitzroy by freezing over the waterfall and fitzroy exclaims “oh, jack frost, where would i be without you?” sorta just like an exclamation. but argo takes this to heart. where Would fitzroy be without him?? he’s been around this guy for so many years!!! hearing him vent about not being able to afford knight school, losing his own dream while buckminster and rolandus run off to live it for him. offering him advice (that fitzroy cannot hear) when fitzroy expresses how much he Hates doing manual labor for no pay. even being a (frozen) “shoulder” to cry on when the grief becomes too much!
and where would Argo be without fitzroy??? the man has practically become the sole reason argo gets excited for winter anymore, and he worries about the half-elf the whole year after.
so argo makes a decision that day, heads back up to the winter realm in the clouds, and begs father winter to let him become mortal
father winter is, of course, Not willing to let argo do that because he knows how mortals can be. argo argues that it isn’t fair that he has to spend the rest of his eternity watching these mortals live, get older, fall in love, and appreciate his work--all while he just watches silently, unloved, in the background
father winter is moved by this and grants argo mortality for One Winter under this condition: if argo cannot find One literal reason to remain mortal, then he shall return to his spirit form.
(this is a slight divergence to the original condition of “you must obtain a house, a horse, a bag of gold, and a wife” bc i’m modernizing it slightly okay it’s not just abt marriage now)
argo is confused by the wording, so father winter goes on to give him examples: finding a job that is meaningful, finding a person who loves him, etc. and then argo is off
before he leaves, he says goodbye to higglemas (also known as “snip” since he makes the snowflakes) and the firbolg. snips gives him his lucky pair of scissors that have the word “snip” etched into the side of them. yes this will be important
argo goes back down to earth, becomes a mortal, and crash lands in the woods where fitzroy is
fitzroy is slightly baffled to see just a random stranger in the middle of the woods, but the dude seems lost and Very confused so fitzroy offers to warm him up and help him out back in january junction. fitzroy lives in a sorta commune situation with leon, rainer and zana (they’re engaged), rhodes, and rolandus and buckminster (whenever they come home). the group welcomes argo in warmly and argo finds himself feeling right at home with this crowd of early-to-mid-twenty-year-olds
argo almost introduces himself as jack frost--as he is known by myth--but catches himself before he can reveal that. he calls himself “argo snip” (bc of the scissors and the fact that his name is actually argo), a tailor in need of business. rainer--a seamstress herself--is more than happy to have someone else in the town to work on fabrics with, and the shop that rainer runs in the house expands to allow argo’s tailoring business
while this is happening, father winter tells higgs and firbolg that they have to go down there and make sure argo doesn’t die. so now they’re human and they end up finding argo at the house. higglemas introduces himself as higglemas wiggenstaff, and the firbolg just doesn’t say anything and lets argo come up with the name “bud holly”. they are now Also tailors, which is good bc argo cannot sew.
for the few months of winter, argo enjoys life in january junction quite a bit. though things are kinda bleak, since kubla commodore owns all the gold, the town keeps itself in high spirits during the winter. argo and fitzroy Especially end up bonding during this time, and fitzroy’s solitary walks through the woods soon find themselves one additional member.
this is about the time where argo realizes “ah fuck, i think i’m in love with this fool”, which is when he realizes the One Meaningful Thing he’s meant to live on the mortal world for: fitzroy
fitzroy, meanwhile, also finds strange feelings developing for the eccentric genasi. but he’s a lot more emotionally constipated, so he won’t say much about it yet.
it’s a few days before christmas and argo and fitzroy are talking alone--the house empty for some reason (a rarity but a blessing). fitzroy is embroidering something that argo’s recently sewn as they talk, and he accidentally pricks himself with the needle. argo immediately reaches out and cradles his hand, which is when fitzroy notices for the very first time just how Cold argo is. argo laughs it off and claims that it’s bc he’s “cold-blooded” but fitzroy just sorta laughs and goes “i never said i minded...”
for some reason, this causes argo to look up at fitzroy, and the two realize how close they’ve gotten since argo grabbed fitzroy’s hand. the two are flushed, nervous, but argo dares to move forward to finally capture those lips in a--
BANG! the door flies open as a shorter man, clad in gold armor, stands in the doorway. fitzroy jumps up--first startled, then elated--as he realizes Sir Buckminster Eden has finally returned home!!!
argo reads this reaction the Entirely Wrong Way and is instantly jealous of buckminster. poor, poor idiot doesn’t realize buckminster and rolandus have been doing circles around each other since they were teenagers...
then it’s christmas!!! everyone’s too poor for gifts so they hand out invisible ones (like the movie), but buckminster has an Actual gift for fitzroy (which argo, again, takes the completely Wrong Way). the gift is a sealed parcel from the royal parliament, instructing that fitzroy Cannot open it until he is 24 years of age. fitzroy’s birthday just so happens to be the day after christmas, and somebody is Very Aware of this fact...
...that person? oh, it’s kubla commodore, of course! who kidnaps fitzroy later on that day when his guard is down. kubla commodore throws fitzroy in a dungeon and keeps the parcel amongst his many piles of gold, determined to keep its contents away from the one intended to see them
argo finds out about the kidnapping and the whole group is sprung into action to save fitzroy. but, since argo has none of his winter magic, he isn’t really able to be the help he wants to be. buckminster--having knight training--is able to scale the mountain quicker than argo, fight off the k-nights, and break fitzroy out of the dungeon.
argo doesn’t know this because he attempts to scale the mountain from the other side with higgs and firbolg, where he is captured by the remaining k-nights. now They’re locked in the dungeon as kubla commodore vows to send a thousand k-nights down to january junction to “wipe out the insubordinates”
argo has no way of breaking out of the dungeon because he has no magic. so, in a moment of desperation, he calls back to father winter to turn him back into a winter spirit. he returns to his jack frost form--which is incorporeal--and begins to freeze over kubla commodore’s castle (try saying that five times fast)
with argo back as a spirit, higgs and firby aren’t needed as mortals, so they return to the land of winter to do their winter work
meanwhile, in january junction, fitzroy is Freaking Out that they can’t find argo in this freak blizzard. he tries venturing out into the tundra himself, but buckminster and the gang holds him back, telling the half-elf that they’ll look for argo when the storm clears
oops, the storm doesn’t clear! because argo keeps up the insane blizzard for the duration of winter (though he focuses a majority of the intense weather on the castle to seal kubla commodore inside). eventually, though, father winter notifies argo that spring is soon approaching. argo is like “why” and father winter explains: “okay so basically a tiny useless groundhog comes out of his hole every year and if he sees his shadow then winter dies immediately”
who’s the groundhog? why, it’s Gotta-Go Gary!! who argo scares the living shit out of to make 6 more weeks of winter happen
after the extended 6 weeks are up, father winter tells argo that winter will end at noon on that final day. argo is like “if winter ends, then kubla commodore is going to Kill Everyone” and he bargains with father winter to be mortal once more (since he Still has till the end of winter to find his One Meaningful Thing) to set things right.
he goes back down, defeats kubla commodore (too much to explain, shenanigans is how i can describe it best), and realizes he has everything he could possibly ever Need now to offer fitzroy in exchange for his hand in marriage
you see, argo learned during his time as a mortal that marriages have dowries? and now he suddenly has a castle, a horse, and all the town’s gold in his possession so that seems dowry enough. also he thinks marriage is the only option to prove to father winter that Love is a meaningful thing enough to be mortal for
however, when he finally gets to january junction, he sees...a wedding?? who’s getting married?? and then he sees buckminster in his suit of armor, looking rather pleased with himself, and argo immediately assumes that buck and fitz are getting hitched
he storms over there and rants at buck about how He’s the one in love with fitzroy and how much He sacrificed to ensure fitzroy’s safety and happiness. and buckminster is like “woah, woah, woah, friend!!! one, uhhhh where the Fuck have you been??? two, rainer and zana are getting married dawg. fitzroy is right over there, helping rainer with her dress”
just as argo spots fitzroy, fitzroy spots argo. and Boy does fitzroy look Pissed. he storms over to argo, ready to chew him out, when suddenly the church clock begins to sound and argo looks panicked. he grabs fitzroy by the shoulders and is like: “i don’t have time to explain much but i have a house a horse and so much gold to offer you if you agree to marry me right now”
fitzroy is like “???? hello??? what??? first off, where the HELL have you been. two, marriage??? m-moving a little fast there huh--” and argo is like. freaking out bc he knows by the final sound of the bell he will be a spirit forever and so he just very quickly explains how He’s jack frost and he trapped kubla commodore in ice for the whole winter so he wouldn’t come down here and kill him and everyone else and if he doesn’t prove to father winter that his love for fitzroy is enough to want to remain mortal then fitzroy will never see him again. and fitzroy is like. flustered honestly but also rlly panicked bc like. he’s 24!!! he doesn’t wanna get married bro!!!!
basically he’s like “argo i--i Do love you, but. marriage? it doesn’t have to be that Now like--we have time!!” and argo is just like. split-second decision says “kiss me” and fitzroy doesn’t even hesitate in doing so because Dang he’s been thinking about that for A While
and as the final gong sounds and argo’s form begins to shift, argo breathes a final winter’s breath into fitzroy.
then something...changes. argo realizes, as the bell begins to fade, that he hasn’t phased through fitzroy’s body. and as fitzroy feels this cold air pass through him, he suddenly finds himself...unable to feel the chilly hands cupping his face. when they part, argo realizes what has happened.
fitzroy doesn’t look Too much different, but he’s definitely changed. his skin glows only barely, his eyes have a ring of winter-blue around the iris, and there’s a streak of snow-white in his hair. his outfit has also become a glittery, royal-looking affair--COMPLETELY different than the formal peasant clothes he was in seconds before
meanwhile, argo has returned to his jack frost attire and look, but he can still be seen!!! by everyone around him!!! and by fitzroy!!!
turns out, father winter saw that argo would be unhappy as either human (with friends and his love, but none of his friends or the satisfaction of giving people winter joy) or spirit (with his job and spirit friends, but without his mortal friends and love) and basically turned him into a demigod. demispirit? half-and-half. and, in order to guarantee fitzroy would be able to travel between the places, he Also made fitzroy into a partial winter spirit.
all of their friends are like “oh shit did you two kiss??? also why do you both look so fruity” and then the wedding happens. they hold the reception in kubla commodore’s castle, where fitzroy is finally able to read the parcel!!!!
what does the parcel say?? well, turns out fitzroy’s mother was a descendant of a line of royals. and, though she was not signficant enough to rule an entire kingdom, her father had granted her ownership of the village she chose to raise her son in. the kubla was only supposed to be a temporary position, until fitzroy’s mother was settled down enough. but kubla commodore liked his wealth too much!! so he poisoned fitzroy’s mother and made sure to keep fitzroy Extra poor so he’d never have the ability to find the proof of inheritance himself. when buckminster became a knight, he swore to fitzroy that he’d find these documents fitzroy’s mother mentioned on her deathbed.
okay so ending shit. fitzroy gives ownership of the village back to the people. wealth is dispersed, things are fixed, everyone is happy. buckminster and rolandus get together, rainer and zana take over the castle and turn it into a BIG ol spot where those without a home can have lodging, and everyone is happy. fitzroy is Finally able to travel and see the things he’s never gotten to see, while also achieving some of the “bringing people happiness and safety” thing that came w his desire of being a knight by helping argo spread winter throughout the world. the two of them sorta go back-and-forth between their cozy little cottage in january junction, going across the globe to maintain the cold, and going up to the winter realm to see higglemas and firby and father winter.
they’re in love, everyone is happy, rankin/bass Bite My Ass
just kidding i love you and your silly little movies
#taz graduation#maplekeene#ignorance cloud on#I WASNT GONNA TAG IT W THAT BUT THEN THE POST GOT TOO LONG SO. IDK.#IM DISEASED. BITCHES HELP.#its almost 4 am thank God i dont have zooms tomorrow#also im not editing this so if its not coherent just...idk. jsut take it
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Erron Black x Reader | Pt.1
For the most part, this will have quite a bit of sexual stuff, (like, A stupid lot in my opinion) because it was my mood during writing the draft and I figured, why not make this a full-blown story rather than a one-shot thing? There is some plot thou, there really is! It's a bunch of bullshit, but who knows, one of you might like it!
It starts off slow, but give it a try none the less.
Flashbacks are in italics : Example
Thoughts are italics in quotes : ‘Example’
Fixed
Word Count: 2466
Pt. 1 | Easy pray
The young woman trailed her eyes up to the maroon sky, noting it to be nearly identical to the one from the day before, and perhaps the one before that day as well.
A scarce amount of clouds hovered over the sky, most if not all being large and gray, altogether seeming like a heavy fog set upon the land. Nevertheless, she lived on without a worry, knowing that despite the menacing manner which the clouds presented themselves with, their current state was no sign of danger.
Perhaps in another realm it would be something to worry about and fret, but she knew that in Outworld, it was nothing to worry about.
- It never really was.
From time to time, it would thunder, and when it did, it was frightening enough that when the harsh clapping sounds echoed, the booms descended down to the surface, violently rattling every one of the pitiful creatures that roamed the land.
On those days, she couldn't hide the dread she felt.
Even in the present time, she shivered as she recalled what it felt like to be raked by one of those harsh roars.
Much more, it hit her worse remembering she was alone.
In her little hut, there was no other person to accompany her, and all in all, it made the wretched days much more gloomy. It made the shivers in her body last longer than they should as well, the effects amplified by her solitude.
With a gentle, placid smile, she picked up her watering pail, holding it with two hands by its thin, metal handle, all the while striving to maintain the small expression of contentment she showed out to the world.
She aimed to uphold a positive outlook, but even then, inside her mind, she continued to think negatively, the gloomy thoughts mudding the bright approach she attempted to maintain.
' Alone, as always, I'm here all alone,' she thought to herself, wondering what company would feel like.
'Alone in this world; In this vicious world, left forelone,' She added.
She was starved to touch another person, to truly feel accompanied in the dark world, and she just couldn't help it.
She knew her heart was weak and sensitive, far too much for A person native of Outworld. So much so, she couldn't help but wonder if her existence in the realm was nothing more than a mistake disregarded by the gods.
"I always wonder if this is truly my home," She said lowly, having doubt in her heart.
"Is this where I was truly destined to be?"
She also wondered about what lay in other lands, considering what life was in any other place besides her homeland.
Were they all so grey and gloomy, or did there exist one with colors all about?
Colors...Ones that were warm; ones that could match her heart.
Slowly, her left hand trailed up, barely grazing her chest as it hovered over her soft heart.
She felt like a flickering flame trying to exist in a cold plain, helpless to the icy winds which surrounded it.
Her home, though being one she loved, was filled with many people whose hearts were jaded. However, she supposed that years within ongoing, vicious wars would cause people to eventually grow numb.
So, she couldn't blame anyone for growing cold. While succumbed to the mercy of a tyrant, it was a miracle if anyone held a positive outlook on life.
' I'm not one to complain,' She reminded herself, ' I shouldn't be one to complain,' She reasoned, knowing that there were many who suffered worse fates.
She was lucky to be unbothered by their emperor. Fortunately, she was no one to him,
'So it's not all bad,' she thought with the single solace, thoroughly fearing Shao Kahn's violent, wicked reign.
'I'd never wish to be at that man's mercy,' She added with plea, hoping they'd never cross paths.
With the small, tin bucket in hand, the very one with a crudely painted Daisy drawn onto the rusted metal, the gently smiling woman let out a small puff of amusement, knowing that what hurt her most were her own doubting thoughts.
'I should just stop doing that...thinking so much...' She mused.
Sometimes her mind wondered too much.
Sometimes she thought too much outside of reality, stuck in daydreams, pondering over the meaning of her nightmares, or, at least, what little she could recall.
There wasn't much she could remember, no matter how hard she tried, but there was always a constant, one that both brought her tenderness and pain ;
A voice.
Just the single voice of an unknown woman brought her both sentiments.
'- But I'm unable to let go,' She added, weakly.
Out of all the things she held onto and simply couldn't forget, it was the unforgettable voice that seemed far too familiar.
'That woman's voice... it makes me feel both warmth and ache within my chest.' She thought to herself. 'It haunts me so much, and though it hurts to recall these dreams, I want to know who she is.
I want to know where I can find her.' She thought determinately.
Sprinkling the cool showers onto the plants, her smile visibly faltered, her mind plagued by the strange person,
'Sometimes she's all that makes me happy. She's the only thing that makes me feel loved.'
"Maybe that's why I always have other realms in mind," She muttered dryly.
'Are you waiting there in one of those many lands?' She wondered helplessly, all while thinking of the low, melodic rumble of the voice.
'I just can't remember. '
As far as she knew, she didn't know anyone that matched the voice.
'But at the very least, being by these here...with these little beings, I feel like I'm somewhat close to you.
Whoever you may be,
Wherever you may be,' she thought with feather-light comfort.
Her focus then was on the little flowers set beside her door. They were tiny, little, yellow faces, all filled with pollen staring back at her with enthusiasm and life. They were strange little things, not native to Outworld, and from what the elderly man had told her, a rarity to come across in their realm.
'Strange and fragile, just as I am,' She thought with a soft, understanding look directed at them.
A single press of the finger could harm the small life, destroying it.
Such a delicate thing was in her possession and with all the joy in the world she cared for it, each and every day tending to them.
"Forget me nots," she said softly, "You have so many meanings, all so tender, all so sweet." She started.
"Perhaps, once, you knew who that person was. Perhaps you know well who she is, and you try to make me remember."
Shaking her head, she then laughed with amusement, going as far as to throw her head back at her ridiculous musings,
" Wouldn't that be strange? ," she said with a giggle, dragging her index below one of the blossoms, scarcely grazing it with tenderness.
"No," she said shaking her head, still chuckling, " Strange is talking to you bunch, all while thinking that somehow you understand,"
'What loneliness can do to a person,' She silently thought, knowing how deranged she might seem to others.
Yet, there was no helping it.
"Well, at the very least we have each other, right?" she added pleasantly, her voice touched with sadness.
Farther away, a man observed her, watching each and every movement she made, not missing a single motion of hers,
" Looks like I've found you, little missy," the brunette said lowly, his eyes trained straight with a hawk's glare on the (h/c) haired young lady.
His dark roasted coffee-colored eyes watched the woman, a dark brow slowly raised at her as she continued to pet the small garden. Her mouth then moved, no doubt speaking to the blossoms as she maintained her small smile, unaware of his watchful stalking.
He wasn't hiding, nor bothered to spy from any farther distance, having the certainty that it wasn't needed. Instead, he leaned on a homely fence opposite to her home, his arms crossed over his chest as he continued to observe his target.
"-Too easy," he huffed, the little piece of wood that was being held in between his teeth soon spat out and thrown to the side, "Entirely too easy," he added with notable disappointment intertwined with his words.
With a click of his tongue, he adjusted his mask before properly clipping it back on.
His right hand then slid over his revolver, a low, blue sigh falling past his lips, "Guess I won't need to use you," he muttered, easily coming to the conclusion he wouldn't have to use anything but his own strength and wit on his current job.
"(f/n) (l/n)," He said while testing the name out on his own tongue, "I'd say you're one lucky girl," he then said while stepping forward, advancing towards the home with squared shoulders.
"A very lucky one," he added with a smirk twitching his features, the man feeling a swell of pride at the thought of his previous accomplishments.
Any time anyone made it on his list, it was a guaranteed death sentence, however, in his current target's special case, he wasn't ordered to do any of the sorts, which truly was a stroke of luck for the young woman.
He had the task of capturing her, all in one piece.
- Not a ding or a scratch, she was to be delivered without a hitch.
Granted, he wasn't one for little errands like the one he'd just been assigned, but then again, he wasn't the kind to turn down such an award either.
Abruptly, he stopped, watching as she startled, jumping and dropping her watering pail before she ran inside her home, far too preoccupied with what she had in mind to close her door fully.
And yet again he thought to himself about how painstakingly easy it was to catch the woman.
Making his way towards the home, he took a firm hold of the linen rope strapped to his side and unattached it as he crossed the doorway of her hut, his predator eyes sharp as they searched for her figure.
'Now where'd she run off too,' He thought to himself while skimming his eyes over the small space.
His nose twitched, a strong, aromatic scent attacking him right as he invaded the space.
A linger of herbs danced in the air too, all intertwined with the scent, pulling his attention to a small room where the (h/c) haired woman stood, her back facing him while she dimmed the fire before her.
"How could I be so careless? " she said with mortification, eyeing the empty pot. All of the water she had started to boil in it was long gone, evaporated.
'This is not even the first time it happens,' She thought with the same dejection, upset that it had happened yet again, all because she had spent too much time overthinking.
Her hand then slid up her face, holding it as she inhaled a deep breath,
'I can't keep living this way...' She declared, knowing that all the time she spent pondering was harmful to her.
She knew it was for the best, yet, slumping her shoulders, she released a shaky breath, her heart tightening at the thought of letting go.
Suddenly, an arm coiled around her shoulders from behind her, while simultaneously, another strong, large arm wrapped around her midsection, quickly pulling her towards a hard body.
With rounded (e/c) eyes, she craned her head up, striving to look back, soon capturing the sight of a masked man as his dark eyes calmly peered down to hers.
Frozen, she watched him with glimmering (e/c) eyes, her face going pale, the female far too aghast to properly function.
"Now, you just hold still, " he ordered her, the deep muffled rumble of his voice causing a violent shake to rake over her body.
Like the merciless thunder of her realm, it attacked her, shaking her to her very core.
'What's going on?' She wondered, still struck stupid, paralyzed with shock and fright.
'what is he doing in my home?'
It was then that the weight of the situation fell upon her, soon understanding just what the man was doing as he began to press a bind around her,
'No...This can't be...This simply can't be!'
Shaking her head in denial, she squirmed, thrashing around to force him to let go. Her legs then collapsed, and falling onto all fours, she managed to slip out of his hold before he gripped her any tighter.
'I have to get away. I have to run,' She thought with a frenzied mind.
With harshly panting breaths, she stumbled to stand, managing to do so on wobbly legs, hastily making a mad dash out onto the outside world, far away from the stranger.
'I have to run...
I have I hide... '
Leisurely stepping out to follow, the man then sighed.
Erron shook his head, his right skimming down his side to the holster at his side.
Soon holding his gun with a steady hand, he aimed, taking his shot.
The single bullet ricochet, landing right in front of her just before she stepped farther from him.
Falling to her knees with horrified (e/c) colored eyes, she stared at the landed shot before her, unable to find the words to shove out of her knotted throat,
'That... That could have killed me,' She thought with certainty. ' How did he even do that? ' She added with the same terror.
Her hand shook as it rose up, soon holding onto the lower portion of her face as it squeezed tight, the hand suppressing all her frightened whimpers,
'Is he going to kill me? Did...Did he just miss?'
" That blue whistler didn't miss," He told her, counting his victory as he took long strides to her shaking body. "Just in case you were wondering," he added before stepping behind her, towering her crumpled, defeated form.
"Tongue-tied Darlin'?" he asked her, receiving no reply, just a would-be silence riddled by muffled snivels.
Her harsh pants became louder as she then clutched her chest, his question falling onto death ears,
'Why...' she thought to herself, ridged coldness gradually swallowing her whole.
"I guess so," he muttered, shoving her down with his left hand, watching as she landed ungracefully, far too numb to move.
His right hand gripped her arms, unkindly pulling them back before quickly binding her wrists behind her.
Tightly shutting her eyes, she inhaled the dirt beneath her, fiercely struck by the horror of the skilled man, not knowing what awaited her at the mercy of his hands.
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Pride and Prejudice
TITLE: Pride and Prejudice CHAPTER NO./ONE SHOT: Chapter 57 AUTHOR: wolfpawn
ORIGINAL IMAGINE: Imagine Loki was raised on Jotunheim as Laufey’s son after the war, but an agreement was then made that he would wed Odin’s daughter so Odin could secure the alliance of Jotunheim through the marriage. Loki, in turn, was raised to be king of Jotunheim, but how he views Asgard is far different from how Odin’s daughter is raised leading to a clash of cultures as well as uncertainty between the pair of betrothed youths. RATING: Mature NOTES/WARNINGS: Forced Marriage, not all fun and games. My first real step back into the Loki scene in over a year.
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“My King.” Loki forced himself out of his thoughts and looked around at his mate. Seeing the polite and kind smile on her features, he smiled back slightly. “What is worrying you?”
Loki sighed. “It is all under my watch now. Anything that happens, I must oversee it, work those it affects through it.”
“You do not have to do it alone, you have your brothers by your side, Arden, your father, and if all else fails, you perhaps can resort to talking to me.”
Loki could not prevent the little huff at her comment. “You know you are at the top of any list of those I would rely on.” He looked over at her again. “Though I don’t think I will have to look far, will I?”
“I will be where you need me to be.” She placed her hand on his arm reassuringly. “It is my duty to assist you as much as I can.”
Loki’s brow knotted slightly at that statement. He wondered if she only wished to help him because of a sense of duty to the fact he was her mate. “Which duty is that?”
“The one where I do not want to be the one they all point the finger at when you turn into some power-hungry brute who thinks he can take on a Bigelsnipe barehanded and win before being gored to death.”
Loki’s face turned to one of horror at such a thought, he stared at Ella whose face was one of poised calm for all of a moment before she laughed. “I am jesting.”
“You are the picture of royalty the majority of the time, then you do that,” Loki growled.
“I like to keep things interesting,” Ella commented playfully. “I finally got to speak with my mother again.”
“I thought you said you were conversing with her through everything?”
“I was, but face to face is far nicer. She finds the difference in customs so difficult to grasp sometimes.”
Loki noted the change in Ella’s tone even before she did. “What concerns does she have?” In truth, Loki wanted to say something far more clipped about the Vanir born Aesir monarch but he remained neutral, knowing that by the manner in which Ella was speaking, she accepted the differences and arguing them on behalf of Jotunheim.
“About childrearing and childbirth mostly. In Asgard, the father being present is not the norm, you see.”
Loki knew that and found such a thought repulsive. Not assisting your significant other through such an even was too foreign for him to comprehend. “It is overseen by a Healer, like that one that came to attend to you when you were ill?”
“Correct, yes. To ensure both mother and child have immediate medical attention should they require it,” Ella explained.
Loki noted the apprehension in her features. “You wish for such?”
“No, I do not require such, I have learnt every spell I could to safely assist our child from me if things were to take a sudden turn for the worse.”
Loki shuddered at such a thought. It had, of course, occurred in the past that some dams died in childbirth but the size of Jotnar females to the size of infant’s birthed made it something of a rarity. Going by Ella’s comments and indeed the size of her growing stomach, it was clear that the child she bore was of considerable size and she was indeed lithe in comparison. “You fear something happening to you?”
“I just consider everything so that I am prepared for anything.”
“Your preparations for the more negative side of things always unsettle me.”
“Then my request for you to have a measure in place as a last resort in case all else fails is not going to go down well either,” Ella looked at Loki’s eyes to show her seriousness.
For a moment, Loki could not think of what she could see as a last resort, but then her eyes flickered to his wrist for a moment and horrified realisation came to him. His head shook side to side before he could even find his voice. “No.”
“Yes. if it’s me or him, choose him, please.” Ella’s voice, though small was filled with certainty. “Cut him out if you have to.”
“But you…?”
“I am talking the worst-case scenario, if I have something prepared for that, then I feel I can concentrate on more likely and important matters,” Ella explained. “I have no plans to die any time soon, especially when I have a son to raise.”
Loki studied her features. “You wish to raise him? I thought that on Asgard…?”
“Do you know what made me actually look forward to starting a new life here, away from everything that ever made sense to me?” Loki shook his head slightly, he had never figured out why she had been so willing to come to Jotunheim. “I was reading about how family units are here. I was startled by the multiple mates part at first, obviously, but then I read something that caught my attention and made me look forward to the life I was to lead. I read that the moment a child is born, it is held by its father who cuts the cord and holds it to his chest so it can learn his scent before being brought to its mother and is not taken from her. The only time they are parted is so the father can tend to it and give her some rest, but all three remain together for a time until the other mates are introduced and assist also, but she remains the primary caregiver.”
Loki did not say anything, this was by no means news to him, he knew full well what she was saying was entirely true of the ways of the realm.
“The thought of such, it sounded idyllic. Too good to be true. Even at the beginning, when you loathed me, when we only did what was required to create a child because it was demanded, the one thing that gave me comfort was that I would be the caregiver for the child that would come to be. That I would have them if I had nothing else.”
Loki felt his throat tighten at that confession. He never thought she would think in such a manner. He also recalled his thoughts at the beginning, when he forced himself to couple with her, how any child that came from such a union was to be removed immediately from her presence because of some preconceived notion in his mind that she could not possibly care for a child. Now, he realised that if that had occurred, it would truly have been a fate worse than death for her. “I thought initially that you would not be interested in such a role as a dam.” He felt it right to confess such, even if it led to something uncomfortable.
“Initially, we both thought a lot of things that were entirely wrong, didn’t we? Thankfully, with time and effort to look past such, we learnt that we were both wrong and we are all the better for it now. Or I think at least.”
“Are you admitting that you have been wrong in the past?” Not wanting to focus on the negatives of the past, Loki tried to lighten the mood once more.
“I am rarely wrong but I can be and more importantly, I can admit to such.” She smirked.
“I can admit to my wrongs,” Loki argued.
“Under pain of losing your position of heir to the throne and when you put another on their deathbed, perhaps. Try not to make them the only times you such. A good king admits his faults...in private only for the most part, of course.” She winked as she stated the last part.
“And only then to his closest confidantes, of course.” He smirked.
“But of course.” Ella smiled in return. Seeing the stress in his features fall slightly, she walked behind him, causing Loki to look at her curiously before she put her hands on his shoulders and dug her fingers into the muscles there.
At first, Loki found her actions hurt but when she continued, he realised that she was alleviating the tension in them, the tension that had been building for longer than he wished to admit to. His moan at her actions was somewhat guttural.
“Better?”
“Incredible,” Loki did not even attempt to say anything but the truth.
“You are not required for anything for a time. Lie on the bed and I will see what I can do to help with that.”
Though his shoulders were tender from her actions, Loki could not decline such an offer. He did as instructed and went to the bed where Ella instructed him to lie on his front before she got onto the bed behind him. Loki looked around worriedly but his worry was quickly removed when she placed her hands on his back and began to rub into the muscles there, her hands magically becoming lubricated with some sweet-smelling and soothing liquid while she did so. Loki wondered where Ella had learned such witchcraft. Her hands were soft and relaxing as they pushed into his aching muscles. He loved every moment of it as she focused on each area, the feelings of tension dissipating as she did so.
When Ella finished, she proudly looked at her mate resting comfortably and contently on the bed. “Better?”
“Much better.”
Ella laughd at Loki’s muffled voice as a result of his face being into the pillow. “Good, you are not needed anywhere so just relax.”
“If I am, send one of your doppelganger things.”
“Naughty, that is not how you should be thinking,” she admonished. “You are king now.”
“All I wish to think about right now is to rest with my mate by my side for a time.” He reached around until he felt her hand before urging her gently to lay onto the bed beside him. “That is even better.”
“Get some rest.” Ella urged. After a few moments, when Loki’s breathing was steady and it seemed like he was asleep, Ella studied his features carefully. Partly because she was studying them as she did their child’s to see what one’s he would inherit from his father, the other part because she simply liked acknowledging her mate was indeed quite handsome, if not slightly peculiar in relation to what she was used to from growing up. But in thinking that, she also knew part of his appeal was in his personality. Behind the austere man she met the day she was brought to Jotunheim, a caring and selfless creature resided, one who put his realm before himself. Smiling, she toyed with his hair for a moment before leaning over and pressing her lips gently to his temple. She was unsure why she did it. When she pulled back, she was startled to see Loki studying her face curiously, his eyes confused having been woken from his slumber by her.
She was about to apologise when he pulled her close to him, pressing their foreheads and noses together and sighing contently.
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Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 57
Story Summary - Based on an idea I had that I submitted to Imagine Loki. Imagine Loki was raised on Jotunheim as Laufey’s son after the war, but an agreement was then made that he would wed Odin’s daughter so Odin could secure the alliance of Jotunheim through the marriage. Loki, in turn, was raised to be king of Jotunheim, but how he views Asgard is far different from how Odin’s daughter is raised leading to a clash of cultures as well as uncertainty between the pair of betrothed youths.
Chapter Summary - Loki and Ella speak in private about some matters and Ella alleviates some of her mate's tension.
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“My King.” Loki forced himself out of his thoughts and looked around at his mate. Seeing the polite and kind smile on her features, he smiled back slightly. “What is worrying you?”
Loki sighed. “It is all under my watch now. Anything that happens, I must oversee it, work those it affects through it.”
“You do not have to do it alone, you have your brothers by your side, Arden, your father, and if all else fails, you perhaps can resort to talking to me.”
Loki could not prevent the little huff at her comment. “You know you are at the top of any list of those I would rely on.” He looked over at her again. “Though I don’t think I will have to look far, will I?”
“I will be where you need me to be.” She placed her hand on his arm reassuringly. “It is my duty to assist you as much as I can.”
Loki’s brow knotted slightly at that statement. He wondered if she only wished to help him because of a sense of duty to the fact he was her mate. “Which duty is that?”
“The one where I do not want to be the one they all point the finger at when you turn into some power-hungry brute who thinks he can take on a Bigelsnipe barehanded and win before being gored to death.”
Loki’s face turned to one of horror at such a thought, he stared at Ella whose face was one of poised calm for all of a moment before she laughed. “I am jesting.”
“You are the picture of royalty the majority of the time, then you do that,” Loki growled.
“I like to keep things interesting,” Ella commented playfully. “I finally got to speak with my mother again.”
“I thought you said you were conversing with her through everything?”
“I was, but face to face is far nicer. She finds the difference in customs so difficult to grasp sometimes.”
Loki noted the change in Ella’s tone even before she did. “What concerns does she have?” In truth, Loki wanted to say something far more clipped about the Vanir born Aesir monarch but he remained neutral, knowing that by the manner in which Ella was speaking, she accepted the differences and arguing them on behalf of Jotunheim.
“About childrearing and childbirth mostly. In Asgard, the father being present is not the norm, you see.”
Loki knew that and found such a thought repulsive. Not assisting your significant other through such an even was too foreign for him to comprehend. “It is overseen by a Healer, like that one that came to attend to you when you were ill?”
“Correct, yes. To ensure both mother and child have immediate medical attention should they require it,” Ella explained.
Loki noted the apprehension in her features. “You wish for such?”
“No, I do not require such, I have learnt every spell I could to safely assist our child from me if things were to take a sudden turn for the worse.”
Loki shuddered at such a thought. It had, of course, occurred in the past that some dams died in childbirth but the size of Jotnar females to the size of infant’s birthed made it something of a rarity. Going by Ella’s comments and indeed the size of her growing stomach, it was clear that the child she bore was of considerable size and she was indeed lithe in comparison. “You fear something happening to you?”
“I just consider everything so that I am prepared for anything.”
“Your preparations for the more negative side of things always unsettle me.”
“Then my request for you to have a measure in place as a last resort in case all else fails is not going to go down well either,” Ella looked at Loki’s eyes to show her seriousness.
For a moment, Loki could not think of what she could see as a last resort, but then her eyes flickered to his wrist for a moment and horrified realisation came to him. His head shook side to side before he could even find his voice. “No.”
“Yes. if it’s me or him, choose him, please.” Ella’s voice, though small was filled with certainty. “Cut him out if you have to.”
“But you…?”
“I am talking the worst-case scenario, if I have something prepared for that, then I feel I can concentrate on more likely and important matters,” Ella explained. “I have no plans to die any time soon, especially when I have a son to raise.”
Loki studied her features. “You wish to raise him? I thought that on Asgard…?”
“Do you know what made me actually look forward to starting a new life here, away from everything that ever made sense to me?” Loki shook his head slightly, he had never figured out why she had been so willing to come to Jotunheim. “I was reading about how family units are here. I was startled by the multiple mates part at first, obviously, but then I read something that caught my attention and made me look forward to the life I was to lead. I read that the moment a child is born, it is held by its father who cuts the cord and holds it to his chest so it can learn his scent before being brought to its mother and is not taken from her. The only time they are parted is so the father can tend to it and give her some rest, but all three remain together for a time until the other mates are introduced and assist also, but she remains the primary caregiver.”
Loki did not say anything, this was by no means news to him, he knew full well what she was saying was entirely true of the ways of the realm.
“The thought of such, it sounded idyllic. Too good to be true. Even at the beginning, when you loathed me, when we only did what was required to create a child because it was demanded, the one thing that gave me comfort was that I would be the caregiver for the child that would come to be. That I would have them if I had nothing else.”
Loki felt his throat tighten at that confession. He never thought she would think in such a manner. He also recalled his thoughts at the beginning, when he forced himself to couple with her, how any child that came from such a union was to be removed immediately from her presence because of some preconceived notion in his mind that she could not possibly care for a child. Now, he realised that if that had occurred, it would truly have been a fate worse than death for her. “I thought initially that you would not be interested in such a role as a dam.” He felt it right to confess such, even if it led to something uncomfortable.
“Initially, we both thought a lot of things that were entirely wrong, didn’t we? Thankfully, with time and effort to look past such, we learnt that we were both wrong and we are all the better for it now. Or I think at least.”
“Are you admitting that you have been wrong in the past?” Not wanting to focus on the negatives of the past, Loki tried to lighten the mood once more.
“I am rarely wrong but I can be and more importantly, I can admit to such.” She smirked.
“I can admit to my wrongs,” Loki argued.
“Under pain of losing your position of heir to the throne and when you put another on their deathbed, perhaps. Try not to make them the only times you such. A good king admits his faults...in private only for the most part, of course.” She winked as she stated the last part.
“And only then to his closest confidantes, of course.” He smirked.
“But of course.” Ella smiled in return. Seeing the stress in his features fall slightly, she walked behind him, causing Loki to look at her curiously before she put her hands on his shoulders and dug her fingers into the muscles there.
At first, Loki found her actions hurt but when she continued, he realised that she was alleviating the tension in them, the tension that had been building for longer than he wished to admit to. His moan at her actions was somewhat guttural.
“Better?”
“Incredible,” Loki did not even attempt to say anything but the truth.
“You are not required for anything for a time. Lie on the bed and I will see what I can do to help with that.”
Though his shoulders were tender from her actions, Loki could not decline such an offer. He did as instructed and went to the bed where Ella instructed him to lie on his front before she got onto the bed behind him. Loki looked around worriedly but his worry was quickly removed when she placed her hands on his back and began to rub into the muscles there, her hands magically becoming lubricated with some sweet-smelling and soothing liquid while she did so. Loki wondered where Ella had learned such witchcraft. Her hands were soft and relaxing as they pushed into his aching muscles. He loved every moment of it as she focused on each area, the feelings of tension dissipating as she did so.
When Ella finished, she proudly looked at her mate resting comfortably and contently on the bed. “Better?”
“Much better.”
Ella laughd at Loki’s muffled voice as a result of his face being into the pillow. “Good, you are not needed anywhere so just relax.”
“If I am, send one of your doppelganger things.”
“Naughty, that is not how you should be thinking,” she admonished. “You are king now.”
“All I wish to think about right now is to rest with my mate by my side for a time.” He reached around until he felt her hand before urging her gently to lay onto the bed beside him. “That is even better.”
“Get some rest.” Ella urged. After a few moments, when Loki’s breathing was steady and it seemed like he was asleep, Ella studied his features carefully. Partly because she was studying them as she did their child’s to see what one’s he would inherit from his father, the other part because she simply liked acknowledging her mate was indeed quite handsome, if not slightly peculiar in relation to what she was used to from growing up. But in thinking that, she also knew part of his appeal was in his personality. Behind the austere man she met the day she was brought to Jotunheim, a caring and selfless creature resided, one who put his realm before himself. Smiling, she toyed with his hair for a moment before leaning over and pressing her lips gently to his temple. She was unsure why she did it. When she pulled back, she was startled to see Loki studying her face curiously, his eyes confused having been woken from his slumber by her.
She was about to apologise when he pulled her close to him, pressing their foreheads and noses together and sighing contently.
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Shadows of the Dark Crystal liveblog pt 2
Shadows of the Dark Crystal by J. M. Lee
Because I crave more Dark Crystal content and also more this content.
Last time in this book: Naia dreams of something More than staying in the swamp and training to succeed her momdra. Then Tavra of the Vapra shows up and makes a fool of herself multiple times. And also, Naia accidentally dreamfasts with her and learns that Tavra is looking for Gurjin and Rian.
Dun dun dun.
Chapter 3
Okay, the Drenchen have a great way to do the dishes.
They just leave them out to be washed in the rain. A for lack of effort. Guess they don't serve anything that really sticks. And no utensils.
The cool Drenchen live inside a giant tree.
Dream-etching! You know, for a pretty cool concept it didn't get a lot of play in the show. Still, I appreciate it.
Maudra Laesid calls Tavra in and gives her a 'i'm not mad, I'm just disappointed' stare. She's being a very bad guest, having all kinds of ulterior motives.
Laesid is basically 'we know you're up to something and it involves Gurjin and these chapters are like 8 pages long so you might as well admit it'
Tavra: "Your son and another castle guard, Rian of Stone-in-the-Wood, have been accused of treason by the Skeksis Lords. Their crime is spreading lies against the Castle of the Crystal and Ha'rar. When called to trial, instead of facing justice, they fled. Neither have been seen since."
Naia in this whole scene wants to shout 'BS' at everything Tavra is saying but she's actually really disciplined at not doing that.
Tavra is here not just to see if Gurjin and Rian are hiding out with the Drenchen but also to bring Gurjin's closest kin to stand trial on his behalf. Which, uhhhhhhhhhhh.
And if Gurjin and Rian don't appear in Ha'rar within one unum (month) then they'll be sentenced to death in absentia. This is a really tight timetable in a world where sending a messenger is the fastest way communications works.
Gelfling need to get to teaching fire skype to the masses.
And the closest kin thing is basically holding them hostage to try to force Gurjin and Rian to show themselves.
Except Gurjin can't because the Skeksis have him locked up and I guess didn't tell anyone. I don't remember this early part of the show very well.
Dad's reason why Gurjin can't be guilty is "Gurjin's interests are in hunting game and courting girls, not politics"
Bellanji: "How I'd love to see those rosy-red cheeks on Her Silverness when she finds he's not planning treason but climbed up a tree with a lassywings somewhere."
'Your honor, I can't possibly be guilty of treason, I was making out the whole time' - Gurjin's Dad's idea of how things will go down.
I think of Gurjin as Rian's dependable friend and forgot that he had this side to him.
Naia actually starts wondering if maybe Gurjin did get involved in something because she's imagining the Castle as a magical place that can really change you.
"Had she been in his place, she would hope to have changed -- grown, at least a little. Her mother had always said assignment at the castle might grow some wings on the boy, a saying that had consistently invited contest from her only son."
So, wait. This is a matriarchal society so is grow some wings a good thing? Gurjin didn't like being told that. What does it mean for a guyfling to be told to grow some wings?
Tavra: "If you're so sure your son is innocent, then I invite you to send his closest kin back to Ha'rar with me" -significantly glances at Naia-
Bellanji: -refusing to read the gesture- 'YEAH MAYBE I WILL COME TO HA'RAR WITH YOU'
Tavra: 'oh sweet mother aughra, no'
Tavra is trying to talk Bellanji into staying and he's not having any of it and Laesid goes 'cool, Tavra and Bellanji roadtrip. Naia, go with them. It'll do you some good to see the world.'
Laesid: "There's a thorny nettle growing. Between the castle and the Skeksis, tangling with the All-Maudra and the Gelfling race. As it grows thicker, we in the outreaches of the Skarith Land will need to be more familiar with those that rule us."
And then Laesid tells Tavra to gtfo!
"I don't need your guarantee of anything, Tavra of Ha'rar, except one: that you'll get out of my swamp as soon as there's light enough to show you the way."
Now that's a bridge burned!
In fairness, don't send a paladin to do diplomacy, I guess?
Chapter 4
So the next morning Naia goes to pack for her finally getting to leave the swamp.
Apparently the first time Gurjin returned home from the castle, he brought Naia a souvenier. A small dagger made out of real metal. A real rarity in the swamp!
Unfortunately it just intensified Naia's ENVY because Gurjin also talked at length about all the cool metal stuff in the castle. And a metal dagger isn't so much use in the swamp which mostly relies on long-distance hunting. So it mostly exists as a symbol of the life she couldn't have.
Doesn't help that its the only thing gift he ever brought her from the castle.
But since she IS leaving the Sog now and who knows whats going to be out there, she does bring the dagger. And tries to squish down her bitterness since Gurjin's fate is up in the air at the moment.
She's pretty excited about what she might see on this journey.
"Would she see the wide, endless ocean?"
I hope she does.
Tavra apparently slept for crap, or isn't used to getting up so early for travel. She's got bags under her eyes and her ears are drooping.
But she learned a thing from her journey in so she's gotten rid of most of what she was wearing to travel light.
Drenchen ranging gear: Nebrie leather and apeknot bark armor, hunting spear.
Tavra also learned another thing, right now, by watching Naia and Bellanji travel through the apeknot canopy.
"To her surprise, Tavra kept up. Without the weight of her cloak, free of the quagmire that had sucked at her boots for miles, the Silverling was as fleet as a bog flier. Naia could only imagine how quick she might be in an open field, or maybe atop a long-legged Landstrider. Tavra's wings stayed folded tightly at her back until just the right moment - then whissssh! Out they'd stretch, catching the atmosphere and launching her into the air, where she'd glide, darting upward to land on another branch and resuming her pace on foot."
"As the trees began to thin nearer the swamp threshhold, Tavra made one particularly impressive leap, swooping high into the air and flying for some distance without landing. The clearing in the canopy let the sunlight through, and the rays caught the Silverling's wings, lighting them with a flash and sparkle of silver. Distracted by the sight, Naia swelled with envy, nearly missing her step as the earth suddenly shook."
Was it just envy though?
And suddenly to distract Naia away from the probably envy, a random encounter. A giant darkened Nebrie attacks.
Naia reasonably responds by repeatedly throwing bolas at the thing's eyes and then wondering 'hey why are its eyes all messed up?'
Which, to be fair, is separate from throwing things at the eyes. Bolas don't cause evil, purple lightning.
"Naia stared into the creature's deep orbs, sensing pain and seeing only black and flashes of violet, as if the Nebrie had looked upon something so bright and terrible that the image had burned all else from its mind."
This Nebrie has seen the lie at the center of EVERYTHING.
The Nebrie has also gotten irritated by Naia throwing stuff at its eyes so knocks over the tree she's in and she plunks right into the Sog-y drink.
Its fine, Drenchen have gills. They do??
Gelfling adaptation of their environments is wonderful. Swamp gelfling lose their wings and grow gills, because of course. Underground gelfling - no I mean really underground, like the center of Thra underground - evolved to be constantly on fire.
Naia actually hit the water so hard that she just disassociates at the bottom of the swam for a while until her dad falls bleeding into the water too.
Tavra helps her pull her dad out of the water but they're cornered by the Gigamax Nebrie.
Out of any other options, Naia just tries asking really nicely that the Nebrie doesn't kill them.
Which works! Because the nebrie just drops dead!
Quite odd!
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notes: i’m writing pokemon fanfic in 2020 as a form of self care and none of you can stop me! rating: t e e n ! pairing: piers / female reader word count: 1,354
Your house was once your gran’s, left untended by the old lady who promised everyone she’d die in Spikemuth. You live here, now, the thin townhouse that watched you grow only looks dingier. Piers drags his hand over the faded wallpaper, over blooming roses broken up by cracks or the occasional family picture.
It’s just like his house, familiar. Almost identical in terms of layout, all of them are. But his staircase is on the other side of the sitting room. He saunters like he knows the place, not quite owns it. He’s slept over once, maybe twenty times.
You’re slumped on the dull settee that could do with reupholstering. It’s covered in cigarette burns, he couldn’t guess what colour it was before gran’s purugly tore the armrests to pieces. You’re asleep, dozing after work. The fact that it’s only a little before supper and you’re this tired doesn’t sit right with him.
He tries his best to avoid the creaky floorboards. Next to the scratched coffee table and grandfather clock, Piers kneels and nudges his pale knuckles against your cheek. Under his hand, you flinch and slowly wake.
You turn your head towards him, unbothered by the sight of him this close. You smile, blinking back the fuzziness around your eyes from your nap.
“Marnie’s mad as hell,” he says. His thumb brushes over your cheek, it’s almost hesitant.
“And what d’you know about hell?” you ask, “hm, angel?”
In the wake of his embarrassed silence, you snatch up his hand. His knuckles are kissed, Piers feels his stomach drop. He accepts love gracelessly, with the gnawing sensation of worms in his gut. You watch him forget what he was talking about.
“What time is it?” you ask, shifting back a little on the sofa. Sitting up when you were comfortable is never easy. Piers cranes his head, looking at the face on the grandfather clock.
“Nearly five-thirty,” he says. You swear under your breath.
“I promised her I’d have a practice battle before she went to her aunt’s,” you tell him. He already knows. “She really so pissed?”
“She’s more forgivin’ than she looks,” he tells you, “watch her go an’ forget all of it by mornin’,”
“I’ll make it up to her,” you say, “the champion-whats-it’s comin’ up soon. She needs the extra trainin’.”
“Might’ve picked up your slack,” Piers says, you smile at him with sleep still in your eyes.
“She wanted to ask you in the first place, thought you might be too busy,” Piers gives a half-hearted shrug.
“Wish I was smart as her at her age,” he sighs, “‘cos she isn’t wrong, not even a bit. S’a lotta work, runnin’ gyms. ‘Specially when one’s none too good at it.”
You sit up with a force that would suggest you’ve fully woken up. Though a scolding springs to mind, your touch never hurts. You fit your palm against his gaunt cheek, seeking to give him the comfort he’s shown you.
“You’re better than you think,” you say, “the glitz’n glamour of them other gym’s isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. N’they who can’t see that’s too posh for Spikemuth, may they stay away!” you tilt your head to the side, searching Piers’ face for the hint of a smile you’re looking for.
He wouldn’t give it to anyone else, but right now he can part with it. Your grin is a little forlorn around the edges.
“You mus’ be starvin’, love,” you say. You turn in your seat and rise from the sofa, embracing the rarity of being taller than him. Your hands go to his shoulders, a light grip that never fails to ease his burdens. Piers considers the offer with thinly-veiled interest.
“Could eat, sure,” he says, his knees ache from the rug he’s knelt on a while, “f’you’re makin’ dry sausage cury, that is.”
You help him stand, taking his hands in yours when he offers them up. You’re both cold in here, the fire must’ve gone out during your nap.
“Got a pack’a those lyin’ about somewhere, I’m sure,” you tell him. Your smile’s got a bit more body, now. It makes his chest hurt that he stifled it even a bit.
“Could get the place warmed up a bit while you—” he starts, but your smile on your grows. Like a cat, it curls on your lips until he’s left very nervous.
“Not a chance, you’ll help me’n that’s that,” you say. You breeze by him, searching for your discarded shoulder bag. From it, you take out a great ball and give it a toss.
From it springs a familiar face. A squat, little Houndour appears on the carpet and begins to sniff one of the floral motifs. Tea stains and cigarette burns dot the shabby rug and the tassels on the edges seem to amuse your friend greatly.
“Hey, pet,” you say, the Pokémon turns at the sound of your voice. You gesture to the fireplace, “use flamethrower, thanks.”
An unconventional method, certainly, but he seems no stranger to it. He disappears under the coffee table and wastes no time in pouring a jet of flames onto the still-warm coals. A fire springs to life, chipper and bright. Your Houndour lies down in front of it.
“There we are, feelin’ warmer already,” you say, nudging Piers with your elbow. You loop your arm around his thin waist and guide him towards the kitchen.
“Used’ta cook with my mum,” he tells you. His arm folds around your shoulders easily, when there’s no one else around to see it.
“That so?” you ask, “any good at it, by chance?”
“Can chop all right, f’you wanna leave that t’me,” he replies.
You kiss where you can reach, spontaneously putting those smiling lips to his exposed collarbone. Piers stops, he stiffens up. He’s still a little cold, frozen in place though part of him imagines he ought to be used to this by now.
“What’s that for?” he asks, “not like you gave me much of a choice.”
“I love you,” you tell him. Your sly grin remains. He’s not sure why you say things like that with no warning. Just to see him blush? Piers stares at you, his jaw a little slack and his arm still tight around you.
He wonders if it might be ‘cause it’s true.
“Love you, too,” he says. He turns away out of habit when he blushes redder than a brick wall.
And your hand finds its way to his chin. There’s a part of him that wants to shrug you off, something quiet that insists this kind of gentleness is wrong. You stand with him in the doorway to the kitchen, making him look at you. You’ve teased him enough.
When you wrap your free arm around his neck, what you want becomes obvious. Piers sighs, leans in and lets you kiss him. Your nose is still a little chilled, brushing his cheek. But your mouth is warm, the kiss is softer than most he’s had.
He knows sharp, gnashing teeth. Nothing wrong with a bite to his lower lip, a hang dragged through his hair with the intent to seize and pull hard. It can be fun. Roughhousing in the name of love can be wonderful.
Though Piers feels that jolt again, the one that reminds him he’s ready to run, he knows your heart to be more sensitive than even his. He won’t wound it, even as his hand at the small of your back begins to pointedly shake.
You break the kiss, nudging your nose against his cheek with a smile as warm as the fire. Your hands fall away from him, you allow him to know a little peace before reaching for his wrist.
“You’re not the only one starved to madness,” you return to teasing as easily as breathing. He’s lead into your rusted-over kitchen.
The look in your eyes tells him that won’t be all the love he’s subjected to. And though the tug he lives with won’t let up, he follows after you.
#piers x reader#gym leader piers x reader#piers#gym leader piers#pokemon#Pokemon Sword and Shield#pokemon swsh#swsh#jazzhands#short n sweet i guess#it's also strong contender for most boring-tender thing i've written#but boring in like a domestic sense#anniewrites
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The Promise
Few views were as disarming as the setting sun against Aurumval’s glistening towers. With its array of culture and colors; and the distant sound of the lake lapping against the piers, the capital had a sort of awe that inspired epic romances and big dreams. It was a picture-perfect background for artisans stuck in the middle of their novel; for painters trying to sculpt the right angle of inspiration, and for a nobleman with a blazing fire in their heart and a heavy weight in their pocket.
Everything about the landscape was perfect. The lower portion of the city’s park was quiet at this hour in the evening, with most pedestrians having headed home by now for supper. A secluded sort of ambiance, walking along a paved lane lined with shrubbery and flowering plants. The air itself was still and warm; a few birds giving their evening cries as crickets began to rub their legs in song, and the smell of honeysuckle drifting bright. Indeed the atmosphere was inspiring, but the scenery itself fell short and pale in comparison to the beauty with her arm linked through his.
Playing it cool, collective, and suave, Amon tugged at the restrictive fabric of his collar; which felt like a stranglehold against his throat. It was unbelievably difficult to find courage when the woman whose hip continued to brush against his with each step had the most holy complexion of a goddess he had ever seen. And he had seen his fair number of pretty women in his life, with lovely faces and gifted physics and smart minds.
There was no comparison though to his dear Essätha Meduza. Her appearance shone against the world like a star; vibrant and graceful. She was an unparalleled rarity; a bloom so raw and elegantly sculpted the gods themselves wept. He swore he never saw anything quite as flawless in his life as her smile when she glanced to him, and caught his eye. He felt messy in comparison; unable to control his clammy hands or stop himself from grinning so big he probably looked insane.
But she still smiled at him just the same, sweet and pure as the light dancing across her golden eyes.
Squeezing her hand, the Illiad heir cleared his throat. “You take my breath away.”
Her cheeks grew marvelously flush at his compliment. She laughed, and his entire universe tilted on axis to center around her instead.
Winking back at him, she teased playfully: “I could give it back~”
It was his turn to blush. “That would only take my breath away twice as much,” he stammered, her continued laughter playing against his heartstrings.
“Oh, well, we wouldn’t want that.”
Swallowing his nerves, Amon slowed his steps to a halt. She turned to gaze back at him, quizzical and innocent in her curiosity. He reached for her face; elegant and soft. Her cheek leaned to rest against his palm; the curve following the contour of her smile. With his heart bare, he skimmed his fingers along the scales dotting her features. She exhaled in a shuddering breath, her lashes falling low to cast a shadow over her vibrant butterscotch eyes.
Twisting his wrist, the nobleman captured her chin between his thumb and pointer finger. Her face was glowing pink now as she stared up at him, her lips slowly parting.
“I think I’ll take my chances.”
He kissed her, soft and languid. It was so effortless and open, it was nearly blinding. She made something so simple as kissing seem artful and new, even when they had shared countless upon hundreds of them by now. His mouth was gentle against hers, and she took what she gave him in the unspoken words that came in the way they lingered in each other’s touch.
His hand tightened against her fingers, and he cradled her chin delicately and balanced in his other. She leaned closer towards him as he breathed her in; his tongue curling along the inside of her cheek. Shivers cascaded down his spine. Fire burned where her skin touched his; plush lips, nose skimming cheekbone, chin rubbing chin. He moved his hand to hold her face instead, where she could rest the weight of her head in his touch.
She placed her hand over his heart. It was hers. All hers. His every heartbeat was dedicated to her in an unending love-song.
His pulse quickened. His fingers wrapped in the tresses of her curled black hair, tilting her back.
“I love you, Essie.”
“I love you too, m’lord Amon.”
There were no words more enthralling than those. She loved him. That was enough. That was more than he could ever hope to have, and certainly more than he deserved.
Essätha sighed against him as their lips parted, a gradual release from the spell. Forehead leaned into forehead. Warm breath fanning against each other. With a stutter in his heart, Amon pressed his lips over hers gently, then to each cheek, then to her eyes, and then to bridge of her nose. She giggled quietly against him, her hand clutching to his like a life-raft. If she let go of him, he would certainly be be adrift. She was his lighthouse beacon; his call to home in the world of storm and fog.
“Did you find the missing air from your lungs in mine?” she taunted him, snickering as he still left a lingering smooch against her forehead, and along her hairline to her temple.
“As a matter of fact, I did,” he mumbled, kissing her chin.
The Yuan-Ti woman laughed a little harder, patting his chest in a comforting gesture. “It’s all yours,” she admitted in a breathy voice.
“Hmm?” He was distracted now, tracing the shape of her lips with his own.
“My every breath, my every heartbeat, my every waking thought; it is yours. You consume me, my love; body, heart, and soul.”
Pelor she was achingly sweet; enough to give him a toothache. He pecked her lips, and rubbed the tip of his nose against hers with a dreamy hum flowing through his chest. It sung a melody from his heart, vibrating up into his throat in a gruff orchestra of groaned appreciation.
“I’d be lost without you,” he admitted freely, looking into her eyes.
“I don’t know about that,” she whispered, “but I’m glad to have found you.”
Brow knitting, he let loose of her hair twisted around his fingers to find where her hand laid against his chest. He curled his weathered fingers around her hand protectively; holding her in place above his chest.
“I would be lost without you,” he repeated with a wavering note hitching in his voice. “After everything in my world crumbled around me, you remained. You stood by me, and you showed me kindness and mercy. After everything you’d seen and heard, you still offered me your loyalty and understand. You held me together. You gave me hope, Essie. You’ve given me so much happiness I… I don’t know how I’ll ever be able to return my gratitude, but I know where I can start: by loving you with all my heart, forever.”
Her gaze softened. “Forever is a very long time, m’lord.”
He’d heard those words before. He knew just what to say.
“It doesn’t feel long enough.”
She turned her gaze away from him, her face still radiating a lovely dusky hue. He wanted to pull her back into his arms and kiss her again, but his mouth felt dry and nervous now. Being brave was easy to do when you were facing down animals and monsters and people; you knew the stakes, you accepted the risk. Being brave when it came handling matters of the heart was something else entirely. Even now, as often as he’d told her he loved her, it always made him a little sweaty and bumbling. He only wanted to make her as proud and joyous as she made him feel.
Holding both of their hands now, with palm-to-palm and fingers greedily linked in the spaces between, Essie turned her face up to him once again. He could feel the mixture of tightness and loosening in his chest. If he kept holding on to her hands, he’d be okay. Everything would be okay.
To his surprise, Essätha began to sink deliberately towards the ground. He exhaled in alarm, having to bend slightly at the waist to follow her if he wanted to keep their fingers intwined. She sighed softly; the kind of sigh that came with relief, as she took to one knee.
She took his hands, and pressed them to her forehead. She pulled him down lower; pressing his wrists to her lips, and then his knuckles one at a time. She pressed their joined hands beneath her chin; resting against her throat, so he could feel her breathing. Her head tilted back, and the echoing rumble shaking her chest rose up as her gaze went half-lidded.
“I pledge to you, Lord Amon Thomas Illiad, and no other: I will protect your heart for the rest of this life into the eternal that comes next; and beyond that, too. I will love you, and honor you, and cherish you, forever and always. I’ll be right there beside you, come whatever. My heart is like my arms; open and always waiting for you to come home.”
Leaning over; her eyes locked on his, the sorceress pressed her lips to his fingers. Slowly, one at a time. The action caused Amon to strangle for air. The deliberate gesture; the way her mouth lingered on the edge of his signet ring, holding him, promising something so important to him…
The nobleman swallowed against the lump in his throat. There were tears in his darling’s eyes, and they were beginning to reflect the moisture gathering in his own.
Slowly, he took to a knee before her too. Surprise colored her expression as he wiggled one of his hands free of hers, reaching into his pocket to pull out a small ring box.
Now it was her turn to lose her breath all at once. She gave a ragged and sharp gasp, her free hand fluttering to her mouth. He reached for that dainty hand, carefully pressing his lips to her delicate skin. A drop of dampness escaped the corner of her golden eye and slipped down her face, and a similar path was traced along his cheek with a tear of his own as he choked up.
“Amon…”
Her voice was imploring and shaky. The Illiad forced his grit, and cleared his throat. Looking deeply in her gaze, one heart echoing in unison to another, he held her hands tightly.
“Let this promise of my love always surround you; that you will never be alone, so long as our souls exist, we will always be together. Let the promise of my arms be your blanket and your security; that I will never let you go hungry, never leave you wanting for drink, that the first and last of what is mine will always go to you first. Let my word always ring true: that I shall work tirelessly to give you, Essätha Meduza, a life you could be proud to share with me. I swear that you will never walk another road alone for as long as I live. Where your future steps carry, mine will walk always beside you.”
She let him take her left hand. He opened the box in the other with minimal struggle; revealing the platinum engagement band adorned with a carefully selected set of white diamonds. They glistened and sparkled against the evening light, but the real treasure was the priceless look of shock in her widening regard as Essätha absorbed the ring, and then looked back into his gaze.
“There is a place for no other in my heart or by my side than you,” Amon vowed. “You are the only woman for me. I could not imagine sharing my life with anyone else. This ring is only a symbol; it can never hold a candle to what loving you and receiving your love means to me. You are my guiding light; the reason behind my smile, my every waking dream. I want to be the person you go home to every night; the one you can’t wait to climb in bed with, the one you share your stories and your day with, your fears, your desires. I love you. I love you so much, and I want everyone to see the love that we share and to know that we are in this journey of life together. We are an inseparable team, you and I, and I want to take our friendship and our relationship and commit before each other and those we hold dear that my oath for you is as boundless as time itself. I want to pledge my love for you not just today, or tomorrow but every day, until time itself is old and the planes collapse, you are my heart, Essie, and I want to share the riches of our love forever.”
He licked his lips. “Please. Please would you do me the honor? Can you say yes to a man who promises to love you and worship you to the end of time? I can not swear to you to be void of sins, or to always make the right choices, or to not be forgetful on occasion; I shall never be a saint or a model of excellence, but by the light of the sun in your eyes I will love you Essätha Meduza with all my might forever and ever and ever, I vow this to you.”
Sniveling, Essie grabbed the front of his shirt and yanked him forward as he tried to catch his breath. It was a clumsy kiss; her teeth clicked against his and he could taste the salt of his tears, or perhaps hers, on their lips as she mouth caressed his.
“Yes,” she whimpered against him. “A million and infinitely times, yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. I am yours; I am all yours.”
He groaned softly as she sang her validation, kissing her back with such vigor he was afraid he might bruise her lip.
“I love you; love you, I love you, love, love-”
Each word was dashed between gasps as their lips met, then they’d tear apart for oxygen, only to meet in another hurried kiss. He couldn’t get enough of her; tender and warm and his. It was incredible. The feeling inside him; the way his pulse rushed, the way she felt, the way she smelled, the sound of her crying-laughter as he kissed her, he was in ecstasy.
Prying himself free of her lip-locked kiss, the nobleman dragged air deep into his lungs. He turned his head, leaving her pepper the side of his face with her sweet lips as he kissed the back of her left hand. He turned her hand over; his own shaking.
“May I?” His voice cracked in those few syllables.
Her red-eyes rimmed with dampness, she nodded eagerly.
Clearing his throat, Amon let go of her hands to take the ring out of the box. It slid perfectly in place; nestled against her knuckle. He’d have to be sure to thank Adela for helping him get that measurement. Gods knew plotting his way around it had been an adventure of secrecy, but it’d been worth it.
“This ring is enchanted,” he informed her in a rasp, “It will keep you warm, body and soul, forever. Let the knowledge that you will always have a place in my heart, and with me, aid in keeping you warm like the magic of this ring.”
Essätha swallowed. Her lip wobbled as she looked at the band, and quickly back into his eyes.
“I’ve never been happier.”
He stretched out his hand, and wiped at the tearstains and streaks spilling down her cheeks.
“Neither have I,” he whispered.
Holding her face protectively, he leaned in to brush his lips against hers once more, devouring her muted whimpers as she clutched to his shoulders, and fell into him. His shoulders sagged, and his strength zapped away as he pulled her in to hold her falling completely to his rear.
No promised future ever tasted quite so sweet.
#qhost story#OTP: Essamon#Essatha Meduza#Amon Illiad#softly written#i have tears and cavities and i'm pretty sure i died from heart failure send help
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no sleep for the wicked
Bucky,
I pray this letter finds you well — it’s been so long, so very damn long.
I know you’re wondering how I possibly could’ve gotten your address — I’m surprised myself, to be honest, you really did not want to be found lol. I must say, you’ve done a helluva job of keeping yourself off of the grid but I can’t say I’m surprised; if James Buchanan Barnes made his mind up to do something, it was good as done. I’ve always admired that about you. But if you taught me, anything brother, it’s to take life in my own hands, craft my own destiny and after 10 years, 86 days, 14 hours, and 56 minutes of searching, I’m finally sending this letter off. I don’t know what I’m expecting out of this but I’m here to ask you to come back home Bucky. I hope that you know that you are missed — shit man. We never expected you to leave and never once thought you’d stay away for so long after that. Nothing could ever take your place here, not even me. If only for a weekend, please come back. P.S. — can I still call you Bucky?
Love, Steve ——————— The smell of coffee is the only thing in the world that can possibly rouse Sam Wilson out of his fitful sleep. Even then, it takes James Rhodes placing the mug directly in Sam’s face for the sheriff to even stir. Long nights at the Handonsville’s Sheriff Department will do that to you. It’s a deep roast, made by some kind of hipster brand that Sam can’t even pronounce and is *too damn expensive* if you ask him, but it gets the job done. And the job needs to be done, unfortunately. What went from an absolutely rarity of Sam staying overnight to work on a case has become a constant in his life. And Sam’s loves constants. He loves a routine, loves order and predictability; loves waking up every morning at 5:45am, going on his morning jogs and greeting the early risers of the town — Mrs. Carter down at the library, Mr. Barnes who own the local meat shop, loves making it back at his cramped apartment at 6:15, not a minute later. And as much as Sam loves the constants in his life, he will never get comfortable with the sudden constant-ness of the disappearances in his town. No matter how many times it happens, no matter how each disappearance closely mirrors the one before it, no matter the same sad looks on each one of the missing person’s families' faces, the collective dread they all seem to share when they come into the office to report that their son, daughter, sister, cousins hasn’t been home in over 24 hours. No, he’ll never get used to that, no matter how constant. Sam stretches, feels his body protest fervently against the position he slept in, hears his bones cracks as he stretches. At only 30 years old, Sam already knows he’s getting too old for this shit. His body continues to groan in protest as he wearily stands, stretching his arms and back once more before grabbing his coffee to take a look at the ‘Missing Persons’ board. He’s been in the station since last night, pouring hours into a case file — which doubled as his pillow, to make some sense of the mysterious disappearance of one Casey Johnson. So deep into the file, Sam didn’t even bother to make the ten-minute trek back to his place, eventually just giving in and sleeping at the office. Casey Johnson was the latest victim in what seemed to be a never-ending cycle of disappearances in the small town. Nothing about Johnson was similar to the case before him; he was young, two weeks removed from graduating from high school. He was a good kid, a little on the dopey side but kind-hearted nonetheless. Anyone who knew Johnson knew he wouldn’t hurt a fly and that made the question of *who would hurt him* that much more pressing. He had no run-ins with the law, on the contrary, he spent most of his free time down at the office with Sam, with dreams of eventually becoming a sheriff himself. So no, there was no pattern between Johnson the last case, Steve Rogers, the soldier notorious for his frequent visits to the station, who disappeared just a few days before Johnson. The only thing they had in common was leaving their respective places with an unspoken promise to be back — Rogers was off to the post office to mail a letter while Johnson was taking the garbage out for Mr. Barnes at the meat shop, never to return again. It made no sense. --- The first instance of someone going missing, it was Pixie Thomas, who was quite as eccentric as her name would suggest. With no reason to suspect foul play and with one of Pixie’s favorite bands on tour one town over, it was safe to say that she left to become one of their roadies. The second, third, fourth and fifth time it happened, well those cases weren’t so easy to write off. The victims ranged in ages, marital status, wealth, race. It was almost like whoever was behind this was choosing them at random which spelled trouble for the small force. With nothing to link the missing together, it was nearly impossible to know when and where the perpetrator would strike next. “Earth to Sam, hello?” Rhodey’s voice and wave of hand brought Sam back to the present. This kind of thing has happened before, Sam becoming so hyper-fixated on a particular case that he forgets to eat, drink, *blink*, but nowhere near this magnitude. Now, more often than not, Sam finds himself lost in his work and the other officers just find him lost. “I know you like to think if you stare at this wall long enough, the answers will appear like you’re in some kind of Sherlock episode but I’m sorry buddy, it ain’t happening.” Sam *might as well* be in a Sherlock episode the way this case is turning out. Actually there’s nothing more in the world he would love more than to ask Benadryl Cumberbatch for help with solving this shitshow but alas. “Go home Wilson”, Rhodey continues, “you need some rest.” “Can’t”, Sam replies. And it’s true; he can’t. He can’t just separate himself from this case, it’s not that easy. He can’t leave it unsolved, can’t chance the townspeople catching word of the seven disappearances within county lines and how their very own sheriff department has no clue what the fuck is going on. Can’t go home to *rest* when people like Casey Johnson or Steve Rogers may never make it back home ever again. Blowing on his coffee, letting the steam of the hot beverage envelop him for a moment, he turns to Rhodey and then back to the corkboard. ———— Growing up in Handonsville, Sam wanted nothing more than to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a sheriff in the town that loved him and he loved back. Handonsville, with all of its small-town charm — small, quaint, stereotypical — is the only home Sam has ever known. It’s one of those places where no one is a stranger, for better or worse. Here, secrets are hard to hide and even harder to keep. Little to no anonymity is a small price to pay considering how fiercely the small town protects each other and itself. Growing up and until Sam’s third year on the job, there was no crime, no violence, no ... anything to be honest. The sheriff’s department was mostly for show, something to make out of towners reconsider their ideas of fucking with the people of Handonsville. And it worked. But now something had changed in the sleepy town. There were no threats from outsiders; no drifters unaware of the unspoken rules that govern Handonsville causing trouble. No, it was a different malevolent presence blanketing the town, sinking onto the residents, heavy and restricting. Now, the danger came from inside of the town. You could practically feel it in the air. The feeling of dread, of waiting for the first fall of rain to come after the dark clouds move in. The anxiousness of seeing lighting flit across the sky, preparing yourself for the roar of thunder that’s sure to follow. In the three decades Sam has lived in Handonsville, he never had any reason to ever doubt his own safety or the safety of the other 800 residents that called this place home too. Until today. Until Derek Anderson, the town’s resident mechanic, came barging into the office, yelling that he needed to speak to Sam and he needed to do it *right away*. Frantic and upset, Anderson ignores Rhodey’s suggestions to quiet down, the officer throwing an apologetic look over his shoulder at Sam who’s come from the back to see what the disturbance is all about. Before he even reaches the man, Sam knows immediately what all of the commotion pertains to, he can feel it in his gut. The eighth disappearance in less than two months in Handonsville. ———————— Taking the crumpled piece of parchment paper out of the garbage can for the sixth time today, Bucky finds himself staring down at the words of someone he hoped to never speak to again. At the mere mention of coming back home, of *Handonsville*, Bucky felt the floodgates open; nostalgia pouring down on him, pulling him under until he has no choice but to float with the current; had no choice but to let the memories he tried so hard to repress wash over him, engulf him completely. It’s nothing against Steve; no, Steve was a light in Bucky’s life, a light in so many others lives as well. Steve was smart, funny, had a penchant for danger the same way Bucky did. They were brothers in every sense of the word; playing together, fighting together, even crying together once when Sir Snaps a Lot, Steve’s turtle died. They didn’t know it then but it was a reason why they got along so well, like they were actual brothers. Because while Steve was a light in Bucky’s life, smart, funny and a risk-taker, he also was the byproduct of an affair that ruined the Barnes’ home completely. How their father thought a secret of that magnitude would ever remain hidden in a town like Handsonville was beyond Bucky and the ensuing drama drove him and his Ma out of town. It took years for Bucky to even acknowledge his father again, much less his father’s son. And *Steve* — the same Steve who was his age and his height and classmate and his best friend was no longer just that. Steve was his brother and no matter how many times they often referred to each other as brothers before the truth came out, how natural their relationship, the unmistakable bond the two shared, it wasn’t right to refer to Steve as what he actually was. But that was years ago, a lifetime even, and Bucky had made his peace, putting time and eight thousand miles of distance between himself and the sins of his father, only for one measly letter to draw him back, like a moth to an open flame. A small part of Bucky knew nothing good would ever come from him going back home. Knew there, he was more likely to meet his demise than his dawning; but under the incessant need to separate himself from the town that shunned him, turned him away was the egregious *want* to prove that he made it without them. That there was a great big world outside of the small town and that world accepted him even when they wouldn't. With his jaw set and his bags packed, Bucky set off to Handonsville. ————- It’s all starting to run together at this point. And not that Sam isn’t emphatic to the plight of Mr. Anderson — his heart yearns for the other man, the very idea of having to file this kind of report for your child is *traumatizing*, it’s just that he’s seen this scene play out before. He’s seen the frightened look on Anderson’s face before, he’s seen in at least seven times in the past two months. He’s heard the script before, sure the names and dates and last seen places are different, but in the end, it’s all the *same*.
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A Study in Hospitality (3/?)
Fandom: Fire Emblem Three Houses / Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Pairing: Hilda Valentine Goneril / Marianne von Edmund
Rating: T
Wordcount: 7,657
Summary: There’s a new student at camp half-blood. Hilda, daughter of Aphrodite, has been tasked with showing her around. A Percy Jackson and the Olympians AU
read it below the cut, or you can read it here on AO3
Hilda had a weird dream. Weirder than usual, that is.
Normally, there would be flying, or all of her hair and teeth falling out, or being rushed to an event but not being able to find anything in her closet except piles upon piles of Doc Martens. You know. Nightmares. The fuzzy, barely half-remembered kind which she awoke from with a grumbled "- the hell?"
This dream had no fuzzy edges. It was crystal clear, like seeing through a fisheye lens. There was a vaulted stone crypt with an altar shaped like an empty bed, but there were no windows or doors along the walls. She stood in the middle of the room, and every breath was an icy mist, pale clouds from her mouth that faded into nothing.
Hilda shivered. She blinked, and her mother loomed over her. Aphrodite was ten feet tall and utterly inhuman, with eyes like a meadow in spring. She was draped in a pale lilac dress that shimmered when she moved.
"Tell me, darling," she murmured, and placed her hands upon Hilda's shoulders. Hilda had never felt so dwarfed in her entire life as she did in that moment. "How would you like to die?"
"What?" said Hilda, the single word accompanied by a plume of lung-warm mist.
And then Aphrodite's hands were around her throat. She squeezed, and Hilda choked. Reaching up, Hilda tugged at her mother's wrists, but no amount of demigod strength could hope to contend with the real deal.
"My little girl," Aphrodite smiled, and she sounded so soft, her hands like cold dark iron. "Off to be a big hero."
Hilda kicked her feet. She did not know when she had been lifted off the floor, until suddenly the ground was no longer beneath her, and her legs dangled. She gasped for air. Her head swam.
Her mother's voice was a whisper at her ear now. A golden curl of Aphrodite's hair brushed against Hilda's cheek. "Just remember: don't -"
Something knocked against the bed, and Hilda wrenched awake with a wheeze. Her vision still reeled. She clutched at her chest. In the middle of the night, she had tangled herself up in the blankets. Now, she kicked herself free.
"Yo, wake up already," Sylvain said. He leaned a shoulder against one of the posts that held her bunk bed aloft. "Lorenz told me to tell you that this week's chores list are on the corkboard by the door."
Finally rid of the sheets, Hilda sank back down to her bed. Her heart was still racing. "Thank you," she gasped.
At that, Sylvain's eyebrows rose. "Thank you?" he repeated, incredulous. "Are you sure you're feeling okay there, Hilda? I think the last time you said 'thank you' to me when we traded duties for a week so you could get to second base with that blue-haired kid from Ares cabin."
Closing her eyes, Hida inhaled a deep breath. Air had never tasted so sweet. "Yeah. I'm fine. Just -"
She waved at him to leave her alone. He shrugged, and sauntered off without another word.
Dreams with gods weren't exactly uncommon, but Hilda was hard-pressed to remember the last time she'd had one. Most gods took a general disinterest in their half-mortal children. Aphrodite was no exception. Hell, Hida had only ever met her mother in person three times before, and that was considered a rarity even amongst this crowd. Most demigods were lucky to meet their divine parent once in their entire lives. Or unlucky, depending on the circumstances.
Hilda had always considered herself fortunate to be so favoured. Being the favoured kid -- along with Holst -- had always been something to flaunt. After that dream however, she wasn’t sure she wanted to see dear old mom again any time soon. Even if it was just a dream.
Which, of course it was. Just a dream. Just a really weird dream.
With a groan, Hilda clambered out of bed. She yawned, and rubbed at her eyes as she dragged her feet over to the line of self-contained bathroom cubicles at the far end of the cabin. She shut and locked the door behind her. She already had her toothbrush in her mouth, when she caught sight of herself in the mirror, and froze.
Her eyes widened. Toothbrush still sticking from the side of her mouth, Hilda leaned forward to more closely inspect her reflection.
There were bruises at her throat.
--
The bruises mostly vanished before breakfast. Being a demigod had its perks, like quick healing. But the bruises still managed to freak Hilda out in the meantime.
Seriously. What the hell? Being a demigod was supposed to be about being near indestructible, having cool powers, and doing backflips with swords. Not whatever the fuck this was.
Before she could even reach the dining pavilion however, Hilda was assailed en route.
"Hey! Hilda! Wait up!"
She turned, irritated. The dining pavilion was close enough that she could smell breakfast. Plus, she'd had a pretty shit morning, all things considered. She wanted food.
"What now?" Hilda asked.
Claude jogged up to her. His usual bow was disguised as a garishly coloured headband. Somehow, he managed to make it work; he had enough confidence to pull off even the most outrageous outfits. If Hilda hadn’t known better, she might have thought they were partly related.
He stopped at a comfortable distance from her. "Someone got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning."
"Proving that it can even happen to the best of us." Hilda made a 'hurry up' motion with her hand. "Now, what's up? My stomach is angry today, so make it snappy."
If anything, Claude took on a more relaxed air. "Far be it from me to come between you and a meal. But I'll be quick. It's about Marianne -"
Hilda rolled her eyes. "Gods, not this again."
"Just hear me out." Claude raised his hands and then made a gesture as though parting a curtain for a grand finale. "Poseidon's daughter."
"Really?" Hilda said, her tone flat and completely unimpressed.
"Oh, c'mon! Think about it." He began to tick off items on his fingers. "Causes earthquakes. Loves horses. Suspiciously avoids going into water around others. The trident on the coin you were telling me about."
"A weird broken trident," Hilda corrected.
"Right. A trident. Also, you've got a lot of hickeys on your neck, just so you know."
Even the mention of the bruises fading at her throat made Hilda's blood run cold. She lifted the collar of her shirt, and grumbled, "Yeah. Thanks."
"I thought you weren't seeing anyone right now? The only person I ever see you hanging around with these days is -" And then Claude's eyes widened. "You're canoodling with the new girl?"
At that, Hilda let out a snort of laughter. It was so utterly ridiculous an idea, that it drove the recent memory of her nightmare right from her mind. She clapped him on the shoulder, and hung on as she continued to laugh. "Okay. Thank you. Really. I needed a good laugh."
"Well, if it's not her, then who is it?" Claude's mouth widened into a smirk. "I do see you being cornered by Seteth an awful lot. That would explain things."
Hilda shoved at his shoulder. "Ew! Gross! As if!"
He still managed to take the time to pat her on the back in a manner that was both friendly and patronising at the same time. It made her think of her brother. "It's okay. I get it. He's got the hot dad thing going for him. Some people are into that."
"Okay. I'm leaving," Hilda huffed, and -- true to her word -- spun around in her heel and marched off, nose in the air.
Claude called after her, "Just think about what I said! About Poseidon! And dad bods!!"
"No, thank you!" Hilda waved over her shoulder without looked back, then pushed past one of the draped banners that hung between the pillars of the pavilion.
The pavilion had no official entrances. Shaped like an ancient temple without walls, it could be entered on any side that had a gap between the pillars. The campers within were shielded from the elements by a mixture of magic and long lengths of cloth, each bearing the colours and emblems of the various gods and goddesses represented at the camp. When Hilda passed beneath the banner of Aphrodite, she could smell myrtle in spring, and feel the brush of dove's wings against her skin.
It was early enough in the morning that there were still quite a few people seated at their respective tables. That in and of itself earned Hilda a few curious turned heads and waves in her direction. Normally, she didn't wander into the dining pavilion until the very last second. She would laze around in bed, and then use a late breakfast as an excuse to stave off chores for as long as possible.
Now, she waved back at one or two people. On the walk over to the Aphrodite table however, she paused. Lysithea was just finishing up scraping leftovers into the central brazier. The coals spat and popped, but nothing more. Just as Lysithea was setting down her plate and making to leave the pavilion, Hilda stepped in her path.
"Good morning, Lysithea!" Hilda said, far more peppy than she actually felt, but needs must. "Aren't you looking scholarly today!"
Lysithea arched an eyebrow down at her. She was the youngest in their age bracket, but she was still taller than Hilda, which irritated Hilda to no end. "What do you want?"
Hilda tried for a look of wide-eyed innocence. "Do I need to want something from you? Can't a girl just be nice and say hello? And maybe flirt shamelessly a little?"
"I already have a girlfriend. So, I'm not interested. Thanks." And with that, Lysithea started walking away.
Hilda had to scamper to get back into her path and stop her from going too far. "Okay, okay!" Hilda said, her voice dropping back to its usual timbre. "I may have been hoping to ask you a few questions. But it's because you're soooo smart, and I was just wanting your opinion on something that's been bugging me lately."
Lysithea only squinted in reply.
"You don't belive me?" Hilda asked. And, okay, so maybe she added a little breathless quality to her voice. Some habits are hard to break, alright?
"No."
"Well, don't worry. You're very cute, but you and Edelgard are safe from my many charms."
Sighing, Lysithea checked her watch, which was turned inwards to her wrist. "You have three minutes. Don't waste them."
"Right. To business, then." Hilda squared her shoulders, and cleared her throat. Her voice dropped another note or two, until it more closely resembled comfortable, unaffected speaking range. Also so that other people couldn't overhear. "You know the new girl? In Demeter Cabin?"
"I know of her," Lysithea replied. She crossed her arms, already tapping her fingers.
"Doesn't it seem strange? That she's in Demeter Cabin, I mean. She's not like any other Demeter kid I've ever met before."
"Not everything about the gods and their half-mortal children are as they seem to be," Lysithea said. "You, yourself, for instance seem the epitome of any child of Aphrodite, but people would be foolish to assume you are without cunning."
"Aww, I thought you said no flirting?" Hilda made sure her grin had a flash of dimples.
At that, Lysithea's cheeks flushed a light shade of pink, but her glare could cut glass. "Unless you want me to hex you three ways to Sunday, I suggest you continue with your line of questioning. Promptly."
“Geesh! You’re no fun!” Hilda made a face, sticking out her tongue. “Okay. Forreal, though, after that whole earthquake thing, I saw her talking to an owl, and I thought she might be, y'know, inclined towards your family.”
“That’s it? An owl?”
“Well, she can also use weird magic, too! Like you!”
Lysithea rolled her eyes. “Yes, because there is no variation of the skills within my half-siblings, whatsoever.”
“Listen,” Hilda used her very best brook-no-nonsense tone, which was very no-nonsense-brooking to be honest. “She was talking with an owl. And I just want some answers. Don’t you want to know, too? I know you know that something’s weird here. And I know you know that I know that you like knowing things.”
Pinching the bridge of her nose, Lysithea sighed. “Not all gods have sacred birds. Obviously some of them do. But also some of them have very similar sacred birds. Hestia and Dionysus, for example, with the turtle-dove and dove respectively.”
“Yeah. Okay. But -”
Before Hilda could continue to pepper her with questions, Lysithea interrupted, “Are you sure she was actually talking to the owl?”
Hilda bristled. “I know what I saw!”
“I’m just offering up potential solutions to your problem. Maybe she was just talking to herself, and the owl happened to be there.”
“Both times? When I saw it, and when Raphael saw it?”
“Yes.”
“Don’t you think that’s too much of a coincidence?”
“No.”
“Not even just a teensy little bit?” Hilda held up her thumb and forefinger a hair’s breadth apart.
The muscles of Lysithea’s jaw bunched up. “No. Now, unless you have anymore questions -”
“Well actually, I’m so glad you said that, because this paper Manuela gave us on the transformation of demigods into mythological Heroes is really tough, and I was hoping you’d explain to me how the god parent in question chooses their heirs to become -”
“Great. Bye.” Lysithea turned on her heel and stalked off before Hilda could squeeze another word in edgewise.
“Hey! Wait!! Lysithea!” Hilda let her hand drop when it became imminently clear that Lysithea was not going to turn back around under any circumstances, short of a portal to Hell rupturing the earth in twain. Which was a shame, really. Hilda was actually curious about the answer to that question.
Sighing, Hilda shoved her hands into the pockets of her shorts, and blinked in surprise. There was a piece of paper rustling against her fingertips. She pulled it out, curious as to what she had left in her pocket -- she didn't recall leaving anything in there. When she pulled it out and unfolded it however, she made a noise of exasperation.
Claude's cramped handwriting read: 'find out more about our mystery girl. ps - give the Poseidon thing a chance. you know I'm right.'
Hilda threw the piece of paper towards the lake. It fluttered in the breeze, and landed against her shin. In a fit of frustration, she picked it up, crumpled it into a ball, and then chucked it again. This time it very satisfyingly landed into the lake, and sank beneath the surface of the water.
When had he even managed to sneak that note into her pocket? It must've happened when they spoke this morning before breakfast. Bastard.
Not that Claude didn't have a point. Poseidon did seem to be a good bet. Something about the idea didn't sit quite right in Hilda's mind, though. Then again, she had never met a child of one of the Big Three gods. So, maybe Claude's theory had merit.
Midway through the week however, it became more and more evident that the last thing Marianne needed was scrutiny. She needed socialisation. At the very least she needed a hug. Though, Hilda was ninety-seven percent sure that Marianne would sooner crawl out of her own skin than let someone give her a hug.
As usual, the two of them were forced to team together for chores throughout the week. On top of that, this week was all about paired activities. About having a buddy, and doing lessons and things with them. Things like: climbing a hundred foot wall in less than two minutes while your partner belayed for you, and canoeing in paired races across the lake, and sparring until either a) their muscles turned to mush, or b) first blood.
You know. Good wholesome camp stuff.
The first day’s activity Hilda was sure they would win. She knew for a fact that some of the Athena and Ares kids had a deadly fear of heights, but Ingrid took the cake in that exercise, beating the rest of them by a good fifteen feet. The second day’s activity they also lost, which meant that Claude's Poseidon theory was looking thin. Hilda made silent faces at Claude across the beach until he shook his head and mimed a response at her.
And the activity on the third day ended with Hilda moaning about being too delicate for this kind of strenuous exercise in the middle of the afternoon. It didn't matter that Marianne kept losing their sparring match on purpose, or that there was still a jagged patch of grey rock in the ground where the arena had been repaired earlier in the week.
By the middle of the sparring lesson, Hilda leaned against her axe, and frowned. "Are you even trying?"
Marianne held her Celestial bronze sword loosely in one hand. Her form was atrocious, but in a way that belied an underlying understanding of swordsmanship itself. Only someone well-trained in the art could do something that terrible. It had to be on purpose.
"What do you mean?"
With one hand, Hilda pushed her sweaty bangs out of her face. "Well, you obviously know how to use that," she said, pointing towards the sword. "But you pretend that you don't. Are you trying to make me feel better by letting me win, or something?"
"No," Marianne mumbled.
"Because, trust me, my ego can take it. It's totally fine."
Marianne's fingers tightened into a fist around the sword hilt. "I never doubted that."
"So, what's the big deal?"
"You underestimate yourself," Marianne said. "You're very strong."
"Thanks. I know. Which is why you shouldn't feel like you need to hold back so much." Hilda lowered her voice slightly. "Didn't we talk about this in the woods the other day? I told you, I'm not made of glass. None of us here are. You're among people like you now, remember?"
Still, Marianne dropped her eyes and refused to meet Hilda's gaze. She nodded in silence, but said nothing.
Hilda hefted her axe to her shoulder, shrugging against the weight as though the heavy Celestial bronze were as light as paper. "Well, come on, then. Hit me with your best shot." She said it in a sing-song tone, and bent her knees slightly as though in anticipation for a blow.
Marianne swallowed nervously. "I don't -" she started to say, but stopped. Her tongue darted out to wet her lower lip, before she continued, "I don't like hurting people."
"Who said I was going to get hurt, huh?"
After a long pause, Marianne lifted her sword once more. It was a half-hearted attempt at coming en garde, but at least her form was correct this time. Hilda used the flat of her axe to swat Marianne's sword aside. It did not fall from Marianne's hand, but it did leave her wide open for an attack.
Hilda advanced a step forward, forcing Marianne to take a step back in order to keep distance. "Don't be like that. Hit me back. Make me work for it."
Rather than raise her sword, Marianne continued to retreat while Hilda walked towards her. "I thought you didn't like to work."
"Yeah, but there's something about you that makes me think putting in the effort isn't so bad."
Marianne blinked. "Why?"
"I don't know. It's weird. You’re weird. I kind of like it." Hilda shrugged, and swung her axe again.
With movements sinuous as a shadow's Marianne slipped out of Hilda's range, easily dodging the blow. Her sword still hung at her side, held loosely in her hand. They were starting to circle around the other pairs of sparring partners now, moving to avoid anyone. Hilda darted forward, swiping at Marianne with her axe, attack after slashing attack, all of which met nothing but air.
"You know," Hilda said, "Not all confrontation is bad. Sometimes sucking it up, and facing someone down really does make life materially better.”
“I think you and I have had very different life experiences,” said Marianne.
After basically chasing Marianne all the way around the area twice, Hilda could feel the sweat beginning to collect dust and grime from the arena. In stark contrast, Marianne hardly looked like she had done anything more than take a leisurely stroll. Her dark eyes were steady and unblinking, reading Hilda’s every movement with the familiarity of someone who had seen years of combat training.
They had amassed a bit of a crowd. Some of the other campers had stopped their own sparring to watch. Hilda continued to chat casually, even as she swung her axe at Marianne, knowing that her attack would be dodged yet again.
"Have you considered a haircut?"
Marianne stepped to the side, and circled around Hilda, forcing her to flail her axe in a broad horizontal sweep for the follow up attack. "No. Why?"
"No reason. I just think it would look good on you, is all."
"I like my hair long."
"That's fine. You can keep it long. I'm just thinking a trim. Your bangs are hiding your eyes. Bangs are supposed to be a framing device for your face! Not hide it!"
With a thoughtful hum, Marianne actually parried with her blade, but did not counter attack. "I'm not sure."
"I can show you later, if you want?" Hilda offered, while bringing her axe down so hard it buried itself into the arena floor. She had to tug it free with a grunt. "I think you'd look really cute."
"Oh. Well, I don't know about that." Marianne dodged the attempt at flattery with as much skill as she dodged everything else.
"Do I look like I don't know what I'm talking about?"
"No. I think you look very stylish."
"Exactly. Which is why you should totally let me give you a makeover one of these days."
"Hmm," said Marianne dubiously.
"That wasn't a 'no'," Hilda pointed out. She shortened her grip upon her axe to make smaller more controlled movements with it, none of which connected. "Tell you what. Let's play a game. If I can land a hit, then I give you a makeover. And if you disarm me, then you can -- I don't know -- push me into the lake."
"I don't want to push you into the lake."
"Then, what do you want?"
For a moment Marianne mulled that over. She tapped the flat of her sword against her thigh. "Sorbet."
Hilda grinned. "Deal!"
Marianne nodded, and agreed in a far softer tone, "Deal."
This time, when Hilda swung her axe, she feinted. She twisted her shoulders one direction, then changed her footing at the last second so she could bring her axe down to exactly where Marianne had moved. Except this time, Marianne's sword arced up in a gleam of bronze, expertly guided into the groove between axe and handle, so that when Marianne flicked her wrist with a twist, it wrenched the axe handle from Hilda's hands.
Or at least, it would have, had Hilda not hung on to the axe for dear life.
Eyes wide in surprise, Hilda stumbled forward. Faster than even the semi-immortal eye could follow, Marianne reached forward with her spare hand, grabbed the long-handled hilt of the axe above Hilda's own grip, and yanked. At the same time, she delicately planted her foot into the middle of Hilda's chest, and pushed.
The next thing Hilda knew, the air had been knocked out of her, and she was flat on her back.
A dark shape blotted out the sun, and for a moment it seemed that the shadow Marianne cast while standing over her extended across all the earth. She blocked the sun like the moon during an eclipse. It hurt to look at her.
Then Hilda blinked, and the moment passed.
“Sorry,” Marianne said.
She extended her hand in a silent offer. It was the reverse of last week, when Hilda had helped her to her feet. Without thinking, Hilda reached out and grabbed hold of Marianne’s hand, allowing herself to be hauled upright. A few people were clapping and laughing on the sidelines.
“Are you alright?” asked Marianne. Her hand lingered for a second -- as frightfully cold as it had been the last time they had touched -- before she snatched it away.
Hilda smiled. She brushed a hand down the front of her own clothes as if wicking off a bit of water, and in a flurry of magic all of the dirt and sweat melted from her, leaving her as clean and fresh as though she had stepped from a shower not five minutes ago.
"Never been better.” She bent down to pick up her axe from the ground, transforming it back into a pair of sunglasses, which she perched atop her nose to complete the look. “Looks like I owe you an ice cream. Or sorbet. Same difference. Want to leave early, and get some now?”
Marianne stared at her. "Was that -" she asked slowly, "- your plan all along? To leave early?"
"Why, are you accusing me of something, Miss Marianne?" Hilda gasped, feigning offence. Then, she lowered her sunglasses just enough to wink over them. "So. Sorbet?"
The corner of Marianne's mouth twitched, but that may have just been a trick of the light. “Yeah. Okay.”
--
If there was one single class that Hilda hated most, it was flying class. The act of flying itself wasn't a problem. In fact, she rather liked it. Especially as a means of convenient transport. Like airplanes. Or helicopters. Or maybe hot air balloons, but those were on thin fucking ice.
Riding a pegasus, though? No thank you. She would rather wear gumboots and flannel to the Met Gala.
When Hilda tried to slip away from the class however, she was cornered by Seteth, who was -- unfortunately -- the teacher for that day's lesson.
"Going somewhere?"
Hilda froze. She pretended to cough, and turned around, trying to look as haggard as possible. "Oh, Seteth. I'm so glad you asked. I just feel absolutely awful today. I really should sleep this bug off."
Seteth's ageless eyes never left her face. His expression remained fixed and stern, but in a way that somehow made it seem that he was an instant away from a knowing smirk. Like he could see right through her lies. Which, annoyingly, he probably could.
Damn Titans. Damn pegasi. Damn flying class.
"Now, that is a shame," Seteth said. "Seeing as how, as far as we know, you are the only one Marianne is comfortable touching."
Hilda blinked. "I - uh -? I guess? And also I really don't see how that is relevant."
"Allow me to explain. We are pairing off in today's class, and training for aerial battle manoeuvres." He cocked his head to one side. "Seeing as it would be inhospitable to leave Marianne on the ground while everyone else participated, I was hoping you would do us the kindness of being her partner for this exercise."
"Oh. Well. That's - " Hilda floundered. But before she could even fumble out an excuse, Seteth continued speaking.
"No matter. If you say you are ill, then you are ill."
Surprised and simultaneously suspicious, Hilda said slowly, "Yes."
"Which is why I must ask Mercedes to heal you. To ensure you are in top shape, of course."
At that, Hilda grimaced. Healing magic when you were actually sick or injured was all fine and dandy. But when you weren't actually sick or injured, it felt -- well, bad, to be perfectly honest. Not that it hurt, so to speak. Just that it felt like someone shoving a tube where it didn't belong in the search for whatever it was that acted as the source of your illness.
"That won't be necessary -" Hilda tried to say, but Seteth was already turning to wave Mercedes over. In horror, she watched as Mercedes joined them with a concerned look on her face.
"Mercedes," Seteth said. "Hilda isn't feeling so well, and I was hoping you might assist us, as I do wish for her to partake in today's activities."
"Of course!" Mercedes replied, as cheerful as ever to be helpful in any way.
With a groan, Hilda allowed her face to be grasped between Mercedes' hands, and her vision was filled with white light. After a very uncomfortable moment, in which Hilda felt like a swarm of flies were crawling beneath her skin, Mercedes let her go.
Smiling, Mercedes said, "There. Good as new."
"Gee. Thanks." Hilda had to swallow past the magically induced cotton-mouth.
Mercedes turned to Seteth. "Is there anything else you need?"
"No. Thank you," Seteth said, looking every inch the smug bastard Titan that he was. He wasn't even trying to hide the little smile now. "That will be all."
Mercedes ducked her head in a nod, then trotted back over to the red-haired Athena girl, Annette, and the roan pegasus mare they were going to be riding together. Meanwhile, Seteth continued to watch Hilda. He gestured towards the line of yet unclaimed pegasi. "If you would be so kind."
Grumbling under her breath, Hilda stomped over to where he indicated. Marianne stood apart from the others. Most of the camp members had given up trying to interact with her after a few weeks of being met with awkward silences and constant apologies. When Hilda approached however, Marianne's head lifted.
"Hi," she greeted with a little wave of her hand. "I thought you said you weren't feeling well?"
Hilda sighed, dragging a hand down her face. "Yeah. Well, Mercedes fixed me up, so now I'm back."
"Oh, good. I'm glad."
"Glad? Really?"
Marianne was wringing her hands together, and darting nervous glances at the other campers. "Well, I - one of the other campers came up to me and asked me to be his partner, and I was afraid Seteth would make me do it."
"Would that be so bad?"
Marianne refused to offer any further explanation.
"Who asked you?" Hilda asked.
Marianne pointed, and Hilda followed where she indicated. Claude. Of course it was Claude. He saw them looking in his direction. He smiled and waved.
"He's not so bad," Hilda assured her.
"I'm sure he isn't. He seemed very nice, in fact."
"And?"
"And -" Marianne continued at Hilda's urging. "- I don't like spending too much time around people."
Hilda sighed. "I see we're still not past that. Ah, well. Baby steps."
"What?"
"Nothing. Nevermind." Hilda looked down the line of pegasi, who were idly grazing while waiting to be approached by an assigned pair. "C'mon. The sooner we get this over with, the better."
"Alright."
Students were being herded towards the pegasi by Seteth and his daughter, Flayn. Pairs of campers had being to approach a pegasus, and some of the more animal-inclined members were already mounting. Hilda straightened her pink-lensed sunglasses upon her nose, and perused the quickly diminishing selection.
Minty was unmistakable, with his ivory pale coat and black legs. Hilda made a beeline away from him. There was no way she was going to be saddled with that asshole. Before she could approach the nearest pegasus however, another pair swooped in beside it.
"Hey!" Hilda said in outrage. "Find your own pegasus!"
Both Edelgard, the head of Athena cabin, and Lysithea gave her reproachful looks that were near identical. Followed by Lysithea saying, "I thought that was your pegasus."
She pointed at Minty.
Hilda scrunched up her nose. "Ew! No way! What would give you that impression?"
"Because you are often seen talking to him at the stables?" Edelgard answered, as though that were obvious.
"Yeah. Sure, but that doesn't mean he's mine."
Edelgard and Lysithea shared a look, then a shrug. "If you say so," said Lysithea.
"I just did!"
Behind her, Marianne cleared her throat softly. "Um -? Hilda?"
Hilda turned. "What's up?"
"I think all of the other pegasi have already been taken."
Hilda looked around. Sure enough, Marianne was right. Swearing loudly, Hilda closed her eyes and tilted her head back to the sky. "Why me?" she groaned.
"I'm sorry -"
"No, not you, Marianne." Hilda let out a long frustrated exhalation. Then, squaring her shoulders, she marched over to Minty, with Marianne drifting in her wake like a shadow.
"Hey!" Hilda called out. "Future Glue!"
Two black-tipped ears swivelled at the sound of Hilda's voice, and Minty lifted his head. He was still chewing on a tuft of grass, when his voice filled their heads. "Well, if it isn't my old nemesis, What's-Her-Face. And -" Minty's nostrils flared. "- Carrot Girl."
Coming to a halt before him, Hilda rolled her eyes. "Yeah, yeah. We all have a mutual loathing of one another. What's new?"
"I don't hate you," Marianne said from beside Hilda.
"That's nice," Minty replied. "But you didn't bring carrots this time."
"Uhm, no. Sorry."
He snorted, then lowered his head to keep eating, utterly disinterested in their presence.
"Let me handle this," Hilda said to Marianne, then rounded on the pegasus. "Now, listen up. None of us want to be here. But we have to be, or else that guy -" she jerked a thumb over her shoulder towards where Seteth was helping a frantic-looking Hubert onto the back of a pegasus "- will get mad. So, unless you want to buy a one-way ticket to Horse Hell, or whatever, I suggest you cooperate for the next hour or two. Got it?"
The pegasus swished his dark glossy tail, and at the same time stomped one of his back hooves. After a long moment of grass-chewing and contemplation, Minty finally said, "Fine. Get on."
Well, that was easier than anticipated. Hilda didn't even have to wheedle, which was a shame, really. She felt like her wheedling skills were starting to get a bit rusty, and it was always good to practice on something that was immune to charmspeak.
Hilda held out her hand in a gesture for Marianne to go first. Partly because she was trying to be nice. But mostly because she didn't want to be the one in control of a sentient magical animal. That sounded like way too much responsibility. She'd rather let someone else take the reins.
Not that there were actual reins. Pegasi didn't take very kindly to that kind of thing. They preferred their communication to come in the form of verbal or psychic. Or rude gestures. It really depended on what the situation called for.
Hilda had expected to need to help Marianne up, but Marianne lifted herself atop the pegasus' back with a sudden surge of grace. She shifted slightly once on his back, tugging at her track pants a bit. She still wore Hilda’s ill-fitting clothes; Hilda would have to call up her brother to see what was taking him so long to send new clothes.
At the added weight, Minty shuffled his wings, but otherwise remained still. He continued to eat. On the other hand, Hilda tried to haul herself into place twice before giving up. Being short and trying to mount a big horse creature was the bane of her existence. Marianne extended her hand, and pulled at Hilda's wrist, and Hilda nearly went careening over Minty's back onto the other side. She barely stopped herself, but only by grabbing onto Marianne's shoulders.
Immediately, Marianne stiffened. Which meant Hilda stiffened, and jerked her hands away as if burned. "Sorry."
"It's alright," Marianne mumbled, but she kept her head ducked, and her eyes firmly fixed on the way her fists were clenched around great handfuls of Minty's dark mane.
"Is it okay if I -?" Hilda held out her hands, but did not touch Marianne's waist.
A moment of hesitation before Marianne nodded. Even so, Hilda did not immediately touch her.
From the direction of the stables, Seteth's voice rang out. "Campers, you should now all have mounted your pegasi. I want you to do a lap to the dining pavilion and back, before getting into your pre-determined aerial formations over the lake."
He droned on and on with instructions. Hilda made a miming gesture with her hand that mimicked his incessant talking. Peeking over her shoulder, Marianne saw, and made a funny noise at the back of her throat, before quickly turning back around.
"Don't fly over the forest," Seteth finished with the usual warnings. "And be back in no later than two hours. If you should need assistance, I will be riding behind you. Now, go."
The literal second he said 'go', Minty spread his wings. Previously Hilda had not properly admired the true breadth of his wingspan. He had always kept them neatly tucked up against his flank every time she had encountered him in the past. Now, seated atop his back, his wings spread a good fifteen feet in either direction, and all of a sudden Hilda felt quite small.
When he lifted his head, and then reared up on his hind legs, Hilda wrapped her arms around Marianne's waist with a yelp.
"Is that really necessary?" Hilda asked.
He did not answer. Instead, he charged forward to get a running start, and then his wings swept downwards. With a mighty gust, they were airborne. Air rushed past them as they gained altitude with every downward stroke of Minty's wings.
Hilda kept her eyes squeezed shut. Her hands firmly grasped each other around Marianne's narrow waist, and she had the side of her face pressed against Marianne's back. She could feel the tense of muscle against her cheek, but Marianne did not try to shuffle away or tell her to stop.
It wasn't until they started to travel in a horizontal line again that Hilda dared to open her eyes and lift her head. She nudged the side of her face against Marianne’s shoulder to straighten her sunglasses. They were midway along the pack of other campers, with more than enough room to spare between each pegasus. Hilda relaxed a bit, letting loose a breath she had been holding since they took off.
"You don't like flying," Marianne commented, and it was not a question.
"Not really, no," Hilda said. She looked down at the ground, and admired the view far below. "I mean, I like the act of flying itself. Heights aren’t a problem. If I were flying a plane, it would be totally fine. Or a creature that wasn't, you know, sentient. I just don't trust that a pegasus won't do something dumb just for the hell of it."
"Minty wouldn't do that," Marianne assured her.
"Yes, I would," said Minty.
Hilda pointed at his tufted ears, which were angled back so he could eavesdrop. "Mind your business, asshole."
"You're on my back. You are my business."
"Whatever."
They didn't even make it back from the pavilion for the first lap. As they flew over the lake, Minty glided downwards, drifting far below the other pegasi until they were just a meter or so above the water.
"Hey, uh -" Hilda said, peering up at the other paired groups far overhead. "Why are we flying so low all of a sudden? Not that I don't appreciate standing out from the crowd, but -"
Minty did not answer. Instead, he just kicked his back legs. Hard. Hilda, who had loosened her grip around Marianne's waist, was jostled so forcefully that she didn't have time to even scramble for a better hold. She just fell right off his back and into the water.
Hitting the lake was a cold shock. Hilda struck out at the water, and swam furiously back to the surface. She gasped for air, treading water. Her sunglasses had been dislodged, and she could see the faint glimmer of them sinking into the clear blue of the water below her.
Glowering at Minty, who was flapping his wings to hover in place over her, Hilda spat against the water lapping at her chin. "Oh, you're going to pay for that. Look at my hair! And my clothes! And you made me lose my axe! Do you know how much time I spent making -?"
Minty flapped his wings in such a way that the very tip of his longest flight feathers skimmed the surface of the water, and splashed her in the face.
"You -!" Hilda spluttered. "Asshole!"
She tried to splash him back, but missed wildly. He was too high up to reach. On the pegasus' back, Marianne was covering her mouth with one hand. She was holding back an odd, strangled noise. When it escaped from behind her hand, she quickly turned her head aside to hide her face.
She was, Hilda finally realised, laughing at her.
"Oh you think this is funny, do you?" Hilda asked.
It took Marianne a second to compose herself, and even then her answer sounded strained. "No. It's -” Marianne bit her lower lip, and her voice wobbled suspiciously. “It's terrible. What an awful thing to have happened."
"Uh-huh.” Hilda nodded at the pegasus, and said, “Minty, dump her.”
“What -?” said Marianne.
If a pegasus could grin, then surely Minty was grinning right now. He dropped his back legs, and gave a single strong flap of his wings. Eyes wide, Marianne scrambled at his mane, but couldn’t hold on. She slowly slipped down his back, and plunged into the water a few meters away from Hilda.
Marianne’s head emerged from the water with a gasp. Her hair was plastered to the side of her face, the messy bun beginning to unfurl from its braid at the base of her neck. Hilda lifted a hand, and splashed her. Marianne sputtered. She tread water with the clumsiness of someone well and truly unaccustomed to swimming. Hilda smirked in triumph at the look of absolute shock on Marianne’s face.
“Now who’s laughing? Huh, punk?” Hilda said.
Some indescribable expression crossed Marianne’s face. Hilda watched her go on a face journey -- bewilderment, irritation, amusement -- before landing finally on resolve. It was the most expressive Hilda had ever seen her. And it took Hilda utterly by surprise when Marianne actually splashed her back.
“Oh, it is so on.”
Hilda put a bit more force behind her next splash, spraying a broad stream of lake water right at Marianne’s head. Marianne’s high pitched squeak was well worth another faceful of water pushed back at her. Minty continued to hover and watch their fight until, with Marianne’s help, Hilda managed to grab hold of one hairy pastern and drag him half into the lake. He floundered like a cat in water, flapping wildly until he was in the air once more. But by that point Hilda was laughing so hard she inhaled water and started to cough, while Marianne patted her on the back.
When they finally made it back to shore, they were panting slightly. Marianne clambered onto the beach and sprawled on her back, with Hilda doing the same beside her.
Breathing heavily, Hilda said towards the sky, “I told you I would take you swimming in the lake.”
Marianne laughed aloud, then quickly covered her mouth with her hands to stifle the noise. Her eyes were still crinkled at the edges. The sight hit Hilda like a blow to the chest. Or maybe that was just heat of the sun beating down on them high overhead.
She looked away, and tried not to think about it too hard.
The shadow of a pegasus drifted along the ground nearby, as Seteth landed on the beach. He dismounted, and walked over to them. Arms crossed, he tilted his head. “While I am glad to see you two having such a good time, I am hard pressed to condone skipping a lesson.”
Hilda pointed towards Minty, who had landed further along, and was shaking himself off like a dog. “It’s all his fault, Your Honour. I swear it.”
“Please, do not refer to me as such. That is a very particular title reserved for other deities far outside my jurisdiction.”
In response, Hilda lowered her hand so that it was a half-hearted salute by her head. “Understood, my lord.”
Marianne made that strangled sound again. Her hand was clapped over her mouth, and her shoulders were shaking.
With a sigh, Seteth shook his head. After they received a thoroughly tepid scolding -- which was just enough time for them to start to dry off beneath the noonday sun -- Seteth urged them back into the air to finish the lesson. Before that however, he had a few whispered words with Minty, which neither of them could overhear. Whatever he said must’ve worked though, because the pegasus behaved for the remaining hour or so.
It wasn’t until they were back at the stables that Marianne’s usual sombre air returned. It was incredibly out of place with her rumpled clothes, and the coils of hair that had slipped from their trappings and curled gently at the nape of her neck. Still, her dark eyes were warm when she offered Hilda a little wave of goodbye as they parted ways for the day.
Hilda waved back, “See you tomorrow!”
Her hand was still held halfway in the air as she watched Marianne walk off towards the cabins.
When someone clapped Hilda on the back, she nearly leapt out of her skin. Claude came up from behind, and draped his arm around her shoulders so they could watch Marianne glide away together.
“Good trick with the water,” he said, and lowered his voice to a conspiratorial whisper. “Now, we can cross Poseidon off our list.”
“Right,” she replied without any real feeling. Not once did she take her eyes off Marianne’s retreating form. “Yeah, I totally meant to do that.”
Hilda half expected Marianne to turn back, to steal a glance over her shoulder. She didn’t.
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