#nik; [corrupt]

[kazifatagar]

No Corruption in Flood Mitigation Projects: Nik Nazmi Now Says

Natural Resources, Environment, and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad refutes corruption allegations in flood mitigation projects, countering Bersatu leader’s claims of inflated costs. Nik Nazmi clarifies that the government reviewed high-priority projects with a set Finance Ministry ceiling of RM11.8 billion, not RM16.6 billion as alleged. Social Media Links Follow us…

[mrsparrasblog]

I just listened to "My Tears Ricochet" and had an idea.

TW: Angst *laughs in free therapy*

So, imagine the boys need to fake their deaths. How macabre it is that they attend their own funerals, wanting to watch their loved ones. (These are standalone scenarios they don't fake their death together)

Price: You were his wife for all these years, always waiting for him to return. The funny thing was you could clearly remember the last argument before he left.

"Love, just one more tour, and I'm coming back to you. Then we can start a family and all that, but the boys need me."

"It's always the last tour with you. When is it really the last?"

"This time, I promise."

To some extent, he was right. You thought it was his last tour, but it wasn’t fair. You knew it was over when you got the call from General Shepard. Your husband was dead. You lost the love of your life, and all you got were his dog tags and a check large enough to end world hunger. You slapped your friend after she said at least you were financially secure now.

Price watched you from behind a tree. He saw how you clung to his grave, hugging it tightly and lying on it as you always used to with him. Your dress was dirty, and the tears wouldn’t come anymore.

When Laswell and Nik approached you, you screamed at them, blaming them for not protecting your husband. You trusted them, and now you couldn't bear to let anyone else near his grave. John wished he could comfort you, tell you he would come back to protect you, but he couldn’t. Instead, he sent Simon, who endured all your insults, screams, and even a punch to his crooked nose until you were ready to move on.

Kyle: You and Kyle were born on the same day, in the same room, in the same hospital. It was like a movie; he was your best friend since forever, your first everything, and you were his. It was a love like in all those movies. The only thing separating you was the military, but you stayed home waiting for him. Not even war could separate you. Last year, he brought you that ring. You remember lying in bed, cuddling him as he promised you that you were allowed to die first. He knew you wouldn’t survive his death. So he made the silly promise that you would die first. He thought it was the first promise he ever broke to you.

Kyle had to be held back when he saw you crying at his grave. “Guess I’ll find you in the next one, love. Sleep well.”

Ghost: He was never good at love, and he was sure no one would come to his funeral. No one knew "Ghost," and Simon Riley had been buried since 2009. But then he saw you, the cute medic he always tried to push away. He was afraid of hurting you or corrupting you. How could he have known that pushing you away wouldn’t stop you from loving a dead man?

All the conversations came flooding back:

"Here, Lt. I made you red velvet cookies, your favorite."

"You're going to sit down and let me fix that, idiot."

"You're beautiful, Ghost."

"You're enough."

"It's kind of silly to be in love with someone whose name you didn’t even know. I hope you find your peace, big boy." You placed lilies on his grave and left. In that moment, Simon Riley realized he was loved, and he would burn the world down to come back from the dead just to return to you.

Johnny: Contrary to popular belief among the team, Johnny wasn’t a whore. He was a loving husband and father. That was written above "Sergeant" on his grave, at least.

His funeral was crowded with people who wanted to pay their last respects. Most of them were blue-eyed MacTavishes. Then there was you, holding your three-year-old in your arms. He didn’t understand why everyone was crying or why Dad wasn’t there anymore.

Johnny watched you sit at his grave, sighing as you talked to your husband. "James doesn’t understand what’s going on, but he misses you. He wanted me to give him a mohawk. It looks ridiculous, just like you. I know you’re rocking it in heaven. Just please wait for me, okay? Don’t want you to hoe around in heaven," you chuckled, holding back the tears. "You watch us from there, right? Can’t miss the birth of your princess, can you?"

[d3adbr3inc3lls]

Nikto x Reader | Oneshot

Nikto's chewing began to slowly slow down as his gaze remains fixated on something ahead of him. The 'sandwitch' as he calls it -it's just meat with Mayo slapped on a piece of bread- is long forgotten in his hands as his mind wanders.

You're used to it all, seeing him dissociate for a while before he snaps back into the place you call reality. Sometimes, he doesn't remember anything, so he'd look at you confused, hoping that you can fill in the gaps in his mind.

"Nikto?"

"Nik?"

"Niki?"

His gaze remains distant. His mouth stays closed. He doesn't blink or even twitch once.

You know better than to touch him. You've learnt your lesson when he lashed out at you before.

It takes a while before his eyes flutter. He quickly blinks twice, his pupils shrinking and dilating in response to the information surrounding him, trying to make sense of everything before his eyes settle on you and soften.

He always looks at you like that. Like you're his world. Like you're the only thing keeping him sane. The only thing that's pure and inoccent in anotherwise cruel and corrupt world.

"О чём задумался, снегирь?"

(What are you thinking about snow bird?)

[st-el-la-luna]

El's COD Kinktober 2024

I figured this would be a good way to keep my blog alive. Expect short pieces, and missed days. But I will do my best

NSFW Minors DNI

1. SOMNOPHILIA: JOHNNY "SOAP" MACTAVISH

Soap wakes up to you moaning in your sleep. He helps you make your dreams a reality.

➳ gnlafab!reader, wet dreams, somnophilia, dry humping, fingering, premature ejaculation, use of "pup" once

2. Sensory Deprivation/Blindfolds: John Price x Reader

Somehow it's better when you don't know it's coming

3. Double Penetration: Alejandro Vargas and Rodolfo Parra x Reader

Your Colonel and Sergeant comfort you the day after a bad date

4. Lingerie: Simon "Ghost" Riley x Reader

You want to surprise Ghost for his birthday. Things go wrong, in perhaps the best way.

5. Mommy Kink: Philip Graves x Reader

After a particularly long mission and several bad months at the company, Graves' spirits are low. He needs someone to take care of him, to tell him he's good

6. Threesome: Kyle "Gaz" Garrick and König x Reader

KorTac has been working alongside Task Force 141 for a while now. Kyle has always had his eye on you, but it becomes clear that the Austrian giant feels the same. Tensions rise between the two until they decide to prove which of them is best once and for all

7. Restraints: Kim "Horangi" Hon-jin x Reader

Horangi is in debt to you and your going to teach him a lesson: either he pays you back monetarily or...

8. Body Worship: Alex Keller x Reader 

Alex thinks every inch of your body is perfect. And he won't stop telling you until he's sure you believe it too.

9. Face Sitting: Kyle "Gaz" Garrick x Reader

Gaz overhears you telling Soap you've never enjoyed receiving oral. He decides to change that

10. Exhibitionism: Nikolai x Reader

Nik likes to show you off whenever he can. The Task Force has been eyeing you too much as of late. He reminds them who you belong to.

11. Thigh Fucking: König x Reader

König is just too big

12. Breeding: Simon "Ghost" Riley x Reader

Mid-fuck, Ghost let's slip that he wants to be a mommy.

13. Overstimulation: Rodolfo Parra x Reader

After everything that happened with the Shadow Company, you're just glad to have him back. Your relief at his wellbeing quickly becomes more and, well, you have a lot of stress to work off. But he can take it.

14. Free Use: Kyle "Gaz" Garrick x Reader 

You and Kyle have an agreement. Whatever either of you want to do, whenever you want to do it. You both enjoy your agreement.

15. Blood Kink: Nikto x Reader

Nikto comes to your door, desperate. You tell him you can't, you're on your period. Blood has never bothered him before, why would it now?

16. Dry Humping: John "Soap" MacTavish x Reader 

You can't, it's a sin... Luckily even God leaves loopholes.

17. Uniform Kink: Philip Graves x Reader

He can't get enough of the way you look, all dressed up for this event. And you can't get enough of him in his dress uniform.

18. Cockwarming: Alejandro Vargas x Reader 

There's nothing Alejandro likes more than coming home to you. And to his second home, between your legs.

19. Pegging: Alex Keller x Reader

One of his friends bought it as a gag gift. You laughed. Alex didn't.

20. Oral Fixation: Kyle "Gaz" Garrick x Reader

Gaz notices how you've always got something in your mouth; a pencil, gum, a lollipop. He can tell it calms you. At a formal event, he senses your stress and gives you something to help ground yourself.

21. Corruption Kink/Loss of Virginity: Johnny "Soap" MacTavish x Reader

After months of dating and never doing more than make out, you ask Soap when you're going to, well, do it. His answer surprises you, and you learn something about yourself that's even more surprising.

22. Spit: König x Reader 

In the heat of an argument you spit at your Colonel's feet.

23. Choking: Simon "Ghost" Riley x Reader

An accidental training misshap leaves Ghost reeling, you help pull him in.

24. Werewolf: Keegan P Russ x Reader

Little Red Riding Hood, you should know better than to wander the woods at night alone. Especially tonight.

25. Spanking: John Price x Reader

John decides to get you back for slapping his ass in front of his men.

26. Predator/Prey: Valeria Garza x Reader

You and Valeria play a game of hide and seek with a twist...

27. Praise: John Price x Reader

Joyn worries he isn't good enough, that he's gone too often. That he's a bad person. You assure him none of its true.

28. Boot Worship: Simon "Ghost" Riley x Reader

You show Simon your new boots. He reacts unexpectedly.

29. Hair Pulling: John "Soap" MacTavish x Reader

You accidentally grab his hair during a spar. He moans like a whore.

30. Cumplay: Poly!141 x Reader

Soap had an idea for a fun game. You're just surprised he was able to rope the others into it too.

31. Wild Card

[celestialprincesse]

𝐒𝐚𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧 𝐆𝐨 - 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞

More Nik just 4 you🫵😚 Trying to make this reasonably slow burn but I just want them to fuck😔

Pts 1 & 2 here!

Nikto is shitting himself. In his enthusiasm to make amends with you, to spend time with you, he completely disregarded his greatest issue. He can't eat with his mask on. He can't very well show you his face when you look like the human embodiment of Tinkerbell, and he looks like - he doesn't really know what he looks like.

Whilst your neighbour is in crisis, you're perfectly happy to flit about your house, debating whether to wear your favourite pink miniskirt or a lacy white dress. The white would compliment the pretty satin kitten heels you're wedded on, and the virginal, snow coloured lingerie set you hope is finally seen by someone who's not you, or your mirror. Your hair is perfectly styled, lipgloss applied with meticulous precision. The outfit is the only spanner in your otherwise beautifully constructed works. You're so giddy that you feel sick.

Your neighbour shares a similar struggle in selecting his outfit, realising that he hasn't taken a woman on a date in a long time, and since then, his muscles have outgrown the sleeves of the suit in the back of his closet, and the pants to match are as moth eaten and neglected as his heart. Of course he wants to look as though he's making an effort - doesn't want to make you feel anymore unwanted by him than you already do, and yet most of his clothes make him look more monolith than man, no decent fit for a woman so soft and feminine as you.

You'd never have expected him to turn up on your doorstep with flowers. Peonies with fluffy pink petals, gently wrapped in a sheet of brown paper, tied up with blush lace. Kind of like you. He would never have dreamed of the way you fling your arms around his neck, tits straining against the thin alabaster fabric of your little dress. "You like them?" He rumbles thickly into your ear, flowers hanging at his side as he wraps his free arm loosely around your back, pushing the thoughts of how the plush skin of your ass would feel in his hands. "They're wonderful." You breathe, taking a sudden step back at the realisation that you've just entirely invaded his precious personal space.

"I need to tell you something." He murmurs, words coming thick from his throat, his confession trapped down in his chest, safe where no one can find it. "Of course, anything." The gentleness in your tone only makes him hesitate further. Why should he corrupt such a soft thing like you? Tie you down to a beast like him? "I am - I need to tell you something, and I understand if you do not want to spend time with me anymore. I am deformed."

Biting your tongue feels practically impossible. You so desperately want to reassure him. How do you tell him that you can see his laundry room window perfectly from your kitchen where you spend most of your time. How do you tell him that you've seen the scars he hides when he puts his mask in the washing machine.

"That's okay." You nod reassuringly. Why is there so much care in your eyes?

"You're sure? I am not handsome." You just want him to let you in. So desperately.

"I promise."

I'm so sorry for writing such short chapters but I need these two to get down and dirty rn💕

[c-rowlesdraws]

The thrilling follow-up to The Magnus Archives But Make It 80's, hot and fresh for this Halloween season! 15 Entities, 30 top hits from the 80’s— two songs per Entity. I've been listening to Protocol and selectively re-listening to TMA lately, and felt inspired. Track list and key below the cut:

(some songs fit their entities lyrically, and some just have titles that made me laugh)

The Buried

Take My Breath Away - Berlin

Locked In - Judas Priest

The Corruption

Poison - Alice Cooper

Tainted Love - Soft Cell

The Dark

Dim All The Lights - Donna Summer

Rhythm Of The Night - DeBarge

The Desolation

I'm On Fire - Bruce Springsteen

Burnin' For You - Blue Öyster Cult

The End

You Dropped A Bomb On Me - The Gap Band

Rhythm Is Gonna Get You - Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine

The Eye

Eye In The Sky - The Alan Parsons Project

Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics

The Flesh

Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Footloose - Kenny Loggins

The Hunt

Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen

Eaten Alive - Diana Ross

The Lonely

Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen

Alone - Heart

The Slaughter

Toy Soldiers - Martika

Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel

The Spiral

She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals

Where Is My Mind? - Pixies

The Stranger

Don't Talk To Strangers - Rick Springfield

Somebody's Knockin' - Terri Gibbs

The Void

Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker, Jennifer Warnes

Higher Love - Steve Winwood

The Web

Who's Zoomin' Who? - Aretha Franklin

Sunglasses At Night - Corey Hart

The Extinction

I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Nik Kershaw

1999 - Prince

[urlocalwormtoday]

i was rewatching the first time the albatrio met Nik and when Gillian first made the deal with him, and I just wanted to point out/bring attention back to some things regarding all of their deals :D

the specific phase of the moon used in the NK tattoo represents corruption, as opposed to the sun, which represents freedom and life. Griz said they were similar to the yin and yang, and we see this again later with the sun and the moon temple

mayor Rolin said that, before he was overcome with the black ooze, the number of voices in his head had multiplied and he wasn't able to properly function, SO LOOK OUT FOR THAT Y'ALL IN FUTURE EPISODES ‼️‼️ (I also do want to point out that when chip first entered the hole in the sea he did hear whispers, sooo.. 🤨)

since Jay is off attempting to warn Lizzie before the Grandberry Pirates all get ambushed, Chip, Gill, Drey, and Gryffon are all alone in the hole. Chips deal rules that he cannot interfere with Gillions favor, meaning that no one except Gryffon and Drey can stop whatever Niklaus orders of him. and also considering the point where we left off Drey was missing, I don't have high hopes T-T

the wording behind Chips deal is very vague, I've noticed. it simply says he cannot interfere, but it was never elaborated on whether or not it would magically keep him from interfering, or if it would compel him not to, or if he did there would be repercussions, it's all very confusing. intentionally confusing, I assume, bc it's confusing but in the smart way

Jay's deal essentially gives Niklaus the ability to order her to do anything to anyone, excluding Chip and Gill. this could very well mean she could be ordered to kill Lizzie or Edyn or Caspian or even her own dad @_@

on the flipside, it ALSO means Jay could be ordered to release someone she was about to kill, or protect someone who's naturally her enemy

[homosexualgirlandbags]

Listening to Talia now, and I think that's basically Nik in a song.

He mourns for his country, watched as the lands he had grown up in turn corrupted under the russian politics influence. He had grown up with hopes and dreams of making his country proud, to serve and sacrifice himself in order to become one with the fields that had fed him growing up.

Only for him to grow up, and get drafted into the army, and rich boy Nikolai is suddenly getting a very real first experience of the back stabbings that could happen in the russian atmosphere.

And when he ends up fleeing the country after a mission gone rogue (too big of a mess for him to clean up), he watched from the outside world as Russia slowly turned into a cesspool of shit and betrayal, watching the streets he had grown up in turn red with blood, and the family he has turn into something inhuman for survival.

He watches as the rise of Makarov and the twisted beliefs of that man spread through the country, and sees his country's corruption in real time from Laswell's living room.

He held Price's hand and wept over the loss of the land he grew up in. He tries a hand at politics, hoping to sway the general public consciousness.

He knows it's all a futile attempt in the hand, as a man cannot fight against an entire government himself.

But for now, he'll fight, for the future he wants, and for the present Russia deserves.

[criminallyyoursvn]

If Nik had met the MC in elementary school, would his obsession have taken root even earlier, shaping his possessiveness as they grew? Would he have clung to them, craving their attention and growing jealous of anyone who got too close?

And if the MC later forgot him—whether due to transferring schools or simply drifting apart—how would he react? (Especially since as adults we work in the same building) Would he be devastated, or would it only fuel a desperate determination to reclaim his place in their life? Would he track them down, manipulate circumstances to cross paths again, or silently watch from the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to remind them of what they once had?

Also, I absolutely loved criminally yours like, omg it was a treat to play, already can't wait for part 2 👏🥲❤️

It 1000% would have formed much sooner yes. It’s just a part of his personality. He would have been corrupted a lot sooner 😅

He’d be devastated if that happened, but Nik believes he can do anything he sets his mind to- so his priority would be to make it so he could be in their life again, and use their past as leverage. It would probably make getting together a little easier.

Thank you so much! Part 2 is going to be a whole meal by comparison, we’ve got a lot of fun things planned 🤩 💖

[urlocalrambler]

devils night: unpopular opinion: michael crist edition.

michael was actually such a bad friend if you really think about it. this is so ironic because his character is built off the fact that he's diehard for his friends to the point of having insane loyalty to them. he's supposed to be loyal to the point where he chooses to torment rika for that friendship's sake, to the level where he struggles with choosing love/rika over the guys in corrupt.

but like,, he was also so rubbish as a friend and person. it may have been due to oversight and PD not thinking about the overarching relationships that clearly, but c'mon, michael escaped prison while his friends were sent in and has huge guilt over this...

yet, he never once thinks to help damon's sister, who he KNOWS exists and who he knows would be SUFFERING in a house run by big, bad gabriel torrance. he knows his best friend is in jail, that she was the only family damon cared about to the point of keeping her under wraps and hidden away from everyone, and yet, michael never reaches out or tries to help banks??

and michael also knows kai is agonising over her in hideaway, they're actively against damon at this time and he has this top secret info to his name, yet he never thinks to tell kai who banks really is. everyone (including PD) uses the argument michael minds his own business, but no he fucking doesn't, if he did then he never would've messed with nik back during devils night or threatened her at the hotel.

the fact is that we should've either gotten a humanising moment/mention of michael actually being sweet for once in his life, and see him at least keeping an eye on banks if not reaching out while damon was in prison (although, i think it would've been a great platonic bonding scene if he had sought her out before the events of hideaway even if it's just to offer her an out that she may not take, or to simply ask how she is). OR, michael perving on banks that one night, him discovering she's damon's sister– that whole thread should've been omitted because it honestly made no sense to me and just made me dislike michael even more.

[countrymusiclover]

27 - "Normal" Normal People

Part 28

The Hybrids Bright Star

- Tags - @melvia-ito @lover-of-books-and-tea @kmc1989 @tallrock35 @elenavampire21 @frost-queen @anonymousmuffinbear

Sitting on the edge of the mattress in my bedroom of the mansion, the Gemini Coven book lay open on my lap. My legs were crossed, hair straightened and cascading over my shoulders. I ran my fingers over a specific line scribbled down in the margins: “Memory spell. Corpore intin, comsera en praterum…requires an object that was there during the time you want to remember.”

Turning to another page, I gasped. A spell I didn’t think would be in here, considering the coven kills one twin every time they go through a merge. “Resurrection spell requires a crystal and a dead corpse. Incantation is Sorem est-“

“What are you reading, songbird?”

I shrieked, nearly dropping the book onto the floor. Sharply lifting my head, I saw Klaus stroll in with infuriating confidence, fully aware he’d caught me off guard. “You scared the crap out of me, Nik.”

“My apologies, love.” He entered the room, the bed dipping under his weight as he sat beside me. He lowered his gaze to the leather-bound book in my lap. “What are you doing with the creepy coven book now? I thought you would have waited some time before you started trying to defy your Uncle Joshua.”

My shoulders sagged. I pointed to the resurrection spell details, giving him a better understanding. “I found a spell that doesn’t make sense, given what I know about my family. The whole point of the merge is so that there’s only one leader, but this spell is in the leader’s book. It tells how to bring someone back to life.” Could it be possible? Could I really bring her back?

His brow furrowed. "Hallie, are you suggesting what I think you are?"

I nodded slowly, the words catching in my throat. "Yeah... I mean, I know it's a long shot, a crazy idea. But what if... what if I could bring Liberty back?" The name felt foreign and heavy on my tongue. It had been so long. Shame and grief had held me hostage to the memory of my twin.

Klaus was silent for a long moment, his expression unreadable. I knew what he was thinking. I knew what everyone would think. It was dangerous. Unnatural. And given the circumstances of Liberty's death, it was a twisted form of self-flagellation.

"Sounds very much like dark magic to me." Klaus said with a low voice, making me turn my head to meet his gaze. His eyes darkened just a little bit. I knew he was worried about me.

“Would it be a bad thing if I tried using Dark magic?” I asked, my voice barely a whisper.

Klaus’s jaw tightened. This was a minefield. He, the notorious hybrid, the king of darkness, was being asked if I should dabble in dark magic. He shifted on the bed, his gaze intense. “Hallie, you… you are a light. You possess an innate goodness, a capacity for compassion that I… that I admire. Dark magic corrupts, it taints. It demands a price.”

“But what if the price is worth it?” I countered, my voice rising with a desperate hope. “To bring Liberty back? To have my sister again? Wouldn’t it be worth the risk?”

He ran a hand through his hair, his internal conflict palpable. “The problem, my dear, is that dark magic rarely asks for a fair price. It takes more than you are willing to give. It changes you.”

“But you use dark magic, don’t you?” I blurted out, instantly regretting it. I didn’t want to hurt him.

His eyes flashed with a familiar pain, a shadow of the thousands of years of darkness he carried within him. “Yes, Hallie. I do. And I can assure you, it hasn’t made me a better person. It has only amplified the worst parts of me.”

I reached out and took his hand, my touch gentle. “But you’re not all bad, Nik. I know you’re not.”

He squeezed my hand, his gaze softening. “And you, Hallie, are too good. Too pure to be stained by that kind of power.”

“But what if I need it? What if it’s the only way to bring her back?”

He hesitated, his expression warring between concern and a grudging understanding. “Then… then you must be prepared for the consequences. You must be willing to pay the price, whatever it may be.”

I nodded, my determination hardening. “I am.”

Whispering his name under my breath, my heart skipped a little faster. I found myself being drawn to him more than I already was. “Nik-“

“Hallie - I have something for you.” He reached into his jacket and dangled a silver chain necklace in front of my eyes. It was shaped as a star at the end, but the star was a dark red color. “I put some of my blood inside of it. Just in case we have another incident like we did with my father.”

Brushing my fingers over the red star, I was almost at a loss for words. Growing up the way I did meant that I didn’t have a lot of money to spend on myself for jewelry and other things. “Klaus, it’s beautiful. How much did it cost? I’ll pay you back as soon as I can-“

“Hallie, slow down. You don’t have to pay me back.” He waved his index finger, signaling for me to turn around, so I did. His fingers brushed my hair off to one side, unclasping the Ruby necklace that I was currently using to siphon magic from. Then he lifted the Star necklace over my head and connected it together around my neck. “Consider this as a future birthday present that you have earned.”

Whipping my head around, I brushed my nose against his, mixing my breath with his as we didn’t look away from the other. “Nik, I - I let my guard down with you. And - and I haven’t been able to do that with anyone else until now.” The words rushed out, a confession I hadn't even realized I was ready to make.

He cupped my face in his hands, his thumbs gently stroking my cheeks. "And I, Hallie, find myself more exposed, more vulnerable with you than I have been with anyone in centuries." His voice was low and husky, sending shivers down my spine.

And then he kissed me.

It wasn't a tentative, hesitant kiss. It was a kiss that stole my breath and set my veins on fire. His lips were firm and demanding, his tongue tracing the seam of my lips, begging for entrance. I opened my mouth willingly, inviting him in, and he accepted with a groan that vibrated against my skin. His hands roamed down my back, pulling me closer until there was no space left between us. I could feel the hard planes of his chest against my breasts, the heat radiating from his body seeping into mine. I tangled my fingers in his hair, tugging gently, urging him closer, deeper.

I was lost in him, in the intoxicating scent of his cologne and the electric current that flowed between us. I had never felt like this before. So consumed, so… desired. But then, a shadow flickered across the edges of my mind. A memory, unwelcome and intrusive. Damon. His cold, cruel grip, his teeth sinking into my skin. The violation. The helplessness. I gasped, pulling back from Klaus abruptly. My breath came in ragged pants, my heart hammering against my ribs.

Klaus's face was etched with concern. "Hallie? What is it? What's wrong?"

I shook my head, trying to dispel the image of Damon from my mind. "I... I don't know. I just..."

He pulled me into his arms, holding me tight. "It's alright, love. Just breathe. Whatever it is, you're safe now."

I clung to him, burying my face in his chest, the scent of him grounding me. I was safe. I was with Klaus. Not Damon.

His hands stroked my hair, his voice a soothing murmur. "Tell me what happened. What did you see?"

Hesitantly, I began to explain, the words tumbling out in a rush. "It was Damon. I... I remembered... him feeding on me. The way he used to..." My voice trailed off, choked with emotion.

Klaus's arms tightened around me. His body vibrated with barely controlled rage. "That bastard. He will pay for what he did to you."

"No, Nik. Don't. Please. I just want to forget. I want to move on."

He sighed, his anger slowly receding. "As you wish, my love. But know that I will always be ready to defend you. To protect you from anyone who dares to harm you."

He leaned down and kissed my forehead, his touch gentle and reassuring. "Now, let us try again. Let us forget about Damon and focus on the present. On us."

He cupped my face in his hands once more, looking deep into my eyes. "Is that alright?"

I nodded, my heart still pounding, but slowing its pace. "Yes. Yes, it is."

He kissed me again, this time with a soft tenderness that melted away the last vestiges of fear. It was still passionate, still intense, but it was also… gentle. Exploring. As if he was charting unknown territory, careful not to frighten me.

And it worked. Slowly, gradually, I began to relax, to surrender to the feelings that were bubbling up inside me. I kissed him back, tentatively at first, then with growing confidence. My hands roamed over his body, exploring the muscles of his back, the curve of his neck.

God, he felt good.

It was all new to me. I was a virgin, inexperienced and naive. I had never allowed myself to get close to anyone before, afraid of being hurt, of being used. But with Klaus, it was different. I trusted him. I knew he would never hurt me.

The kiss deepened, becoming more urgent, more demanding. His tongue danced with mine, sending shivers of pleasure through my body. I moaned softly, lost in the sensation.

His hands moved to the hem of my shirt, slowly pulling it up, inch by agonizing inch. I held my breath, anticipation building inside me.

And then, the door swung open.

"Hey, Hallie, I was wondering if you wanted to grab some pizza- Oh. My. God." Raegan stood in the doorway, her eyes wide with shock. Her jaw dropped. The pizza box slipped from her fingers, landing on the floor with a dull thud. Slices of pepperoni scattered across the rug.

Klaus and I sprang apart as if we'd been electrocuted. My face burned with embarrassment. Klaus looked momentarily murderous, but quickly schooled his expression.

"Raegan," I stammered, trying to regain my composure. "This isn't what it looks like."

Raegan raised an eyebrow, her expression skeptical. "Really? Because it looks like you were about to get naked with Klaus Mikaelson."

"Well, yes, but-“ I was really struggling to get any words out.

Klaus stepped forward, his voice smooth and charming. "Indeed, Raegan. But perhaps now isn't the most opportune moment for a social call."

"I can’t - I can’t believe I just walked into this. You better treat her right. Or I'm calling Caroline. And you do not want to deal with a pissed-off Caroline Forbes." She pointedly looked at the scattered pepperoni. "I'm going to go clean up this cholesterol crime scene. And maybe call Caroline anyway, just to give her something to gossip about."

The door clicked shut, leaving Klaus and me in the awkward silence. I wanted to disappear. "Right," I said, grabbing my shirt and pulling it back down. "Well, that was…"

"Enthralling?" Klaus offered, a smirk playing on his lips.

"Mortifying," I corrected, sinking onto the bed. "She doesn't understand. She thinks… she thinks we're just some cliche. Old, rich guy and naive country singer."

Klaus sat beside me, taking my hand in his. "And is that what you think?"

I looked into his eyes, searching for any sign of deceit. But all I saw was sincerity, warmth, and something else… something that made my heart flutter. "No," I said quietly. "I don't."

He leaned in and kissed me softly, a gentle reassurance. "Good. Because what we have is far more interesting than any cliche."

A few minutes later, after we had picked up the scattered pepperoni and tossed the ruined pizza, we lay intertwined in bed, the remnants of our interrupted interlude a distant memory. I looked at the ceiling quietly laughing. Klaus joined me, his chest vibrating against my back.

"This is what normal people do, right?" I asked, still chuckling. "Lie in bed, laugh about their friend walking in on them almost getting naked? 'Normal' normal people, anyway."

Klaus squeezed my hand. "Precisely. Deception is a vital component of blending in, darling."

"It's exhausting," I admitted. "I mean, I can't even use my magic around her. I have to pretend to be all helpless and human."

"A taxing performance indeed," Klaus agreed. "Though I must say, you are rather convincing as a damsel in distress." He playfully nudged my shoulder.

"Hey!" I protested, playfully slapping his arm. "I am not a damsel in distress! I'm a siphon witch, a country music star, and I can handle myself, thank you very much."

"Of course, darling," Klaus said, his eyes twinkling. "Forgive my jest. You are a force to be reckoned with. A magical, musical, and fiercely independent force."

"That's better," I said, snuggling closer to him. "But seriously, Raegan would freak if she knew what we really were. She'd probably try to stake you with one of her bedposts."

Klaus chuckled. "I rather doubt that would be effective. Though, I admire her loyalty. You are fortunate to have such a friend."

"I know," I said, my voice softening. "She's the best. She's just… protective. She's seen me get hurt before. She doesn't want it to happen again."

"And you believe I would hurt you, Hallie?" Klaus asked, his voice suddenly serious.

I thought about it for a moment, about the darkness that lurked within him, about the centuries of violence and bloodshed. But then I thought about the way he looked at me, the way he listened to my music, the way he held my hand when I was scared.

"No," I said, meeting his gaze. "I don't think you would. Not intentionally, anyway."

He smiled, a genuine, heartfelt smile that reached his eyes. "Then perhaps we should endeavour to keep our true natures a secret a little longer, for the sake of your friend's sanity. And maybe invest in a 'Do Not Disturb' sign."

I laughed again, the tension finally easing. "Yeah, maybe we should."

We lay there in silence for a few minutes, just enjoying each other's company. It was strange, this newfound intimacy

[h999pe]

"’Perfect’ makes you corrupted."

True Name: [REDACTED BY S]

Chosen Name: Artemis

Nicknames: Arte, Art, “A Work of Arte.”

Age killed at - 17

True Age - 738

Birthday: 12/17

Species: Goddess, “Demon”

Disabilities/Mental Illnesses: Autism, PTSD... alot more...

Dislikes: Lambs, hickeys, static.

Height: 5’6

Weight: 89 lbs

Scent: Lavender

Pronouns: Any. Prefers She/Her, though.

Sexual Orientation: Pansexual

Relationship status: Married

Love Interest: Archeon

Children: Seth, Alice, Claire

Text color: Red

Depictions in art:

credits to @iampinkponygoddammit

Close friends: Archeon, Zailyn, Nora, Pancakepieman45, etc.

Powers: Manipulation, tendrils, flowers, abyss.

Weaknesses: References to the past, her father, fire.

Backstory:

Originally born as a sacrificial lamb, Artemis was used and used over again for their own favor.

Once finally dying at 17, she was reborn as an angel with her parents being two gods, Atlas and Anastasia. After an... event, that happened when she was four, Artemis seemed to have hated being touched ever since.

Ascending to divinity at 16, she had become a Goddess of Peace.

—

Personality:

Before the abyss: Absolutely despises touch and humans, will push someone away and scream at them if she feels the slightest graze. Barely trusts anyone, only a few select people. Would get overwhelmed alot. Her mood will change depending on the rotting.

After the abyss: More prone to touch, will allow more people to generally touch her, due to the abyss saying that she should embrace it and that what happened when she was four was her fault. Will run off at times to go speak to… something, it seems to be the prophet. More easy to get corrupted.

Artemis' Signature Song(s) -

Voice claim(s) -

Before abyss:

After abyss:

Tags:

Artemis Posting - Normal posts. (Will NOT be used when she is trapped into the abyss.)

Inquiries Answered - Used for asks.

Prayers Answered - Used for roleplays, or for prayers.

Words Spilled - Used for poetry, or when she is trapped in the abyss.

. . .

[mariemarieohcontrary]

Choices MCs (Filipino Edition lol)

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Finally drew four of my Choices MCs inspired by @cassiopeiacorvus and her wonderfully done OC compilations (how do you have the patience to draw all of em omg)

I'm thinking of doing the same for my Romance Club MCs too (background would be the purple of the homescreen there)

Interested in commissioning me? Click the source! 💗

Evangeline Marie G. (Guzman) Lakandula - Ah yes, my soft, anxious babie with self-worth issues. She comes from a messy background with a horrible father. She was close to her late (paternal) grandparents and had a very complicated relationship with her late mother. One of her relatives shes v close to is her older cousin, Ethan.

She's a college dropout thanks to her father's bad choices and worked the moment she had a chance to.

After her mother passed, that was it for Evangeline. She kinda needed to go away from her dad and his loud voice and other issues. So she left home and Ethan helped her out before he left for a business trip abroad.

He had her go to a house he owned in Laguna where she could live in provided she just do the cleaning in there. She found simple work that she was qualified for and that was her life for the next few years until a certain bachelor party came into her life.

Diwa Kalangitan M. (Masangga) del Rosario - My chaotic good and very protective MC who definitely rabbleroused in the school she works in.

She was raised in a household that follows some precolonial beliefs and traditions. She has a stepfather who's an albularyo and two half-siblings. One is studying in college, the other is still in high school. She has a close relationship to both her parents.

And she is rather happy with her job as a teacher in a private school. Sure she sometimes goes against curriculum to make sure the kids enjoy her lessons. She's a class advisor also so when she found out their math teacher humiliated one of her students, she confronted said teacher.

Her trip to America is really just a birthday trip until the events of the book started. In the end she ends up in a poly relationship with Nik and Cal. (She does end up pointing out to the boys that she'll have to go back to her work and family at least just to properly resign and find work near them and also to assure her family she's safe.)

Maya Chelidonia C. (Caacbay) dela Rosa - The local tired detective who had to move abroad for their own safety. Love them SM.

Maya is the child of Jaime dela Rosa, a cop in the Philippines who does not follow in corrupt practices and tries to do right by the community. He was killed after coincidentally seeing signs of corruption in the force and wanting to expose it.

After their father's death, Maya also followed in his footsteps. On their end, they wanted to try and do some good in their job but ended up experiencing some discrimination in the work force. Enter them finding the same evidence of corruption that their father found as well. This time they managed to expose the corruption but in the end, one of their few friends in the force warned them that they'll have to flee the country due to some v angry officials.

So they fled with their mother and younger sister.

Their sister became a fashion designer. Maya found work as a private detective and the two teamed up to be able to live a decent life. Their sister travels with their mom on fashion shows. They're fine living nearby their maternal uncle with their dog, Spudge. (He's a scaredy cat and a lil crybaby who doesn't like strangers and by that I mean he starts crying when the strangers notice him. It's not out of trauma, he just likes Maya and their fam more than anyone else and is v shy with others. He's also scared of the dark and loud noises.)

Inocencia Honorata G. (Galang) Valenciano - and finally, my love's embarrassing bby. My Rafael Aveiro romancer. Love her sm.

She and her mom, older brother and little sister ran away from their father when they were a kid. Her parents annulled their marriage after a few years.

Her older brother became the youngest lawyer in the country and had a firm in New York seek him out. This led to him helping Inocencia and her sister (who had skipped grades and managed to enter college the same year as Inocencia).

Inocencia is v non-competitive that she chose De La Salle University while her sister went to their grandfather’s alma mater, University of the Philippines. At college, Inocencia got dubbed as SiaSia because of the repeated -cia in her first name and surname.

The two got accepted into Edenbrook when they were gonna start. Inocencia being 27 and her sister being 25. By then, Inocencia still isn't competitive and didn't sign up for the competition for the diagnostics team but her little sister shoved her to try it out.

[panchulien]

Unrelated, but Reznov's speech that went like

"What is left to believe in, when you are betrayed, by your own? When all that you are, all that you have done, is buried beneath the lies and deceit of corrupt men."

made me think of Nikolai. I feel like they'd understand each other, as fellow soldiers/patriots who were let down by their countries. Though Viktor is more driven by revenge.

I say let down about Nikolai because of that one conversation with Laswell "You think he's working for the Kremlin?" & "I wouldn't be surprised."

Probably not worth thinking too much over, but Reznovs speech reminded me of Nik.

[celestialprincesse]

you're so real for your response to the anon that wanted nikto and fem reader to hurry up and bangalang nasty style

i want them to have the most deep, delicious, heart-healing, back arching, desperate, trusting, nasty bangalang EVER

imo that man WOULD be rough no doubt, but not on the first time

Thank you!! I very much am foaming at the mouth thinking about them doing the nasty, but I need to do Nik justice because he deserves EVERYTHING💕🫶 He's literally scared to be in the same room as my soft fem reader angel baby - he's that concerned about his appearance, and scaring her with it. When they do eventually have sex, it'll be when they're both comfortable around each other, and he finally trusts her enough to show her all the painful parts of him. I think also he still doesn't trust himself to a certain extent, not used to having such lovely, beautiful things, and he's genuinely terrified that he'll hurt or corrupt her. She's so much stronger than he thinks, but is also the most patient, understanding and non-judgemental person there is.

Some kind of higher being must've put them together, because they're just so right for each other.💕🎀

Sorry for ranting!! I'm so!! so!! invested in them!!🫶💖

[g0dspeeed]

1, 4, 5, 8, and 15 for Cappie and Nik for the ship asks please <3

Thank you! I was hoping someone would ask about them 😍 From this Ask Game

OTP: Respite

Cappie De La Costa x Nikolai

1. What made you first ship them?

Pairing Cappie with Nikolai just "made sense". After coupling Cappie with Eli Palmer in Far Cry 5, to have her with a personality that was more charismatic and outgoing was new territory. I view Nikolai as someone she could go toe to toe with, another bullshitter, another who was as dangerous as he was charming. Also, not to minimize the other COD characters, but I could see her flippant disrespect towards the military complex and its loyal soldiers as a point of steadfast contention. It often comes up as Cappie enjoys stirring the pot, and more deeply, isn't afraid to voice her disdain for corrupt government bodies.

True, Nikolai has his loyalties to the 141 and their cause, and yes, Cappie is ultimately an ally, but I think their moral gray areas and shadiness are more fitting for one another than it would be for anyone else on the task force.

For real though, I wanna pair her with Ghost but I honestly think he would scare TF out of her. And I'm in the boat that says Ghost is awkward and quiet, which I head cannon Eli Palmer to be, too... So I gave her Nikto as a situationship because that mask and hot mess of a personality is less scary? IDK

4. Where/How do they live? (Together/Separate)

Due to their roles, they are often separate, tending to be in different parts of the world at any given point.

However, they do make a point to reconnect. Maybe it's only once a month. Maybe it's a week tucked away somewhere remote, phones on silent and in bed all day. Maybe they seek each other out on base, make up a reason to spend time with one another ("comparing notes", "talking business", "I'm translating for her, Price").

Nikolai has a key to her house in Amsterdam. She knows the code to his hangar. You know, "just in case", whatever that means...

5. Biggest in-universe supporter of the ship?

I want to say Laswell, only because the relationship motivates Cappie to better cooperate with the task force. As Cappie's handler at the CIA, Laswell deals with a lot of kicking and screaming from the smuggler. Manipulative, sure, but if a romantic interest keeps Cappie leaning on the side of the "good guys", Laswell will take it.

Skelly, in a world with Rory in it, I hope it's her.

8. Who makes the bigger romantic gestures?

Nikolai does, but it was a learning process.

Nikolai has a lot of money--A lot of money. And he is interested in someone who does not give a single shit about it.

What worked in easily impressing women in the past (international travel, piloting his own helicopter, boundless access to the finer things in life) only succeeds in making Cappie roll her eyes. Cappie has her own money and her own resources. His military background is uninspiring. She would rather die than ask anyone let alone Nikolai for anything beyond her basic needs.

Nikolai learned very quickly that buying things like fancy gifts was not the route to Cappie's heart. Time was. That's why reconnecting was so important because time is worth its weight in gold to her. To her, a "big romantic gesture" is sitting in the corner booth at a family-owned restaurant and hearing stories about his mom. It's sitting in bed with pajamas and messy hair, blowing the steam off the coffee he made her while talking about cooking dinner together. It's taking shots of tequila at the dive bar while they compare war stories and times they evaded the law, all pink cheeks, and lingering touches under the table.

A big romantic gesture is Nikolai slowing down and being authentic with someone who craves who he really is like sunlight.

15. What's something they love to do together?

Eat. Both Nikolai and Cappie are well travelled. They come from different backgrounds, but they share an appreciation for local cuisine and culture. I'd like to think that when they're in each other's orbit, they find that one hole-in-the-wall in town, the place where the locals go, no tourists. Maybe one of them "knows a guy", can order something off menu, stay late even after the kitchen closes.

And if they're lucky enough to spare the time, Nikolai will cook for her. Something hearty and warm, like his love for her.