#noah&natalya

[kyglow]

taking not of the instant whine which left her lips causing an instant reaction of his features to take the form of a playful pout before chuckling faintly with a small amused smirk plastered on his lips finding his friend to be adorable and cute although he was riddled with shock how she desired more since he had lost count already how many times had they been intimate this evening which wasn't an issue or even a complaint as noah didn't want the good times to fade and fall into a slumber. " i mean you should be good with the boys since they're easy. boys are always horny it's why we're always working so hard to impress but feeling clueless on how. " his tone steeped in a sense of amusement from when drawing on his own experiences when he was younger however he was initially wanting to boost her confidence suspecting she possibly had very little when it came to getting a boys attention after all why on earth would she fall for him or want him to service her since she was incredibly beautiful bubbly and gorgeous.

appreciating her words of encouragement after having expressed doubts that he'd pull in any customers since this was his livelihood as he needed the money. " i mean i suppose you're right. overthinking always leads to negativity anyway. just live and let live and if my escort services don't work out then hey it's no biggie. " attempting to remain optimistic but he was more so appreciative towards nat finding her words to be soothing. flashing her a soft smile appreciating her soothed ' aww ' sound evading her mouth as he held his intrigued pleasantly gleaming eyes with her own. " you know me ever the sweetheart wooing hearts and fixing them. you however are an enigma i am not sure what is it you want from me aside from my c.ock? " his tone coy and playful when moving in closer as he wriggled his eyebrows. witnessing her eagerly following his instructions when watchful eyes remained on her pale figure rolling onto her breasts and stomach. noah would then move into position placing his callous hands on her exposed globes. spreading them apart to reveal her puckered hole. " you know me i am always ready. i always had a hard-on for you babe whenever you approached me wanting a drink. " he deviously smirked when easing his hips forward causing the thick head of his tip to press to her tight entrance. straining as he let out a small groan. his thick hefty member would eventually spread her hole around his shaft feeling her walls clasp around him. he rolled his stiff hips steadily when pumping his member inside her ass.

Natalya meant every word she had said. That truly was the most pleasurable experience she had ever had. The blonde would certainly be aching for days to come, but God she never regret it. The sensation she felt of being filled by him, was one blissful moment she’d remember forever. “I did?” she questioned in her deliriously euphoric state, unaware of his humor. As her breathing calmed, so did the beats of her heart. Steady. He had certainly given her the workout she craved and desired. She would be more than thrilled if he had no obligations, he would be more than welcome to spend the night. She doesn’t always have to be client, they could work towards amicable friends. It didn’t hurt that she had already developed some sort of crush on him in the times they’ve seen each other.

A deep sigh of relief expelled from her lungs at his words. Her lips formed a small smile, as her eyes sparkled with delight. “Okay. Great. Yes, yes. I do. I wouldn’t want to lose that,” a soft chuckle fell. At the sensation of him pulling out of her, a low whine emitted from her throat. Instantly missing the feeling of him inside her warmth. Shifting on her side so that she could study his features, along with his glorious naked form still. “Come on, Noah. I bet you will be,” she assumed. If anything like tonight they would love him. Her mouth opened and closed at his words. A soft ‘aww’ left her lips, she was overwhelmed with emotion, to know he felt that. “That’s sweet of you to say,” her hands clutched over her heart as it filled her with glee. As his next question floated to her ears, she most definitely perked up. “Of course. I’m always ready,” she hummed blissfully at the mere thought. “Yes please,” she stated eagerly as she got herself into position quickly. Wriggling her ass in the process. “Ready, whenever you are,” she fluttered her eyelashes and let her tongue lick her lips enticingly.

[ringthedamnbell]

Wrestling With A Grin The Brighter Side Of The Squared Circle Part X

Wrestling With A Grin The Brighter Side Of The Squared Circle Part X

Brian Damage Make no mistake about it, pro wrestling does have a dark side to it. There are hundreds upon hundreds of stories about the dark and sometimes sinister side as chronicled in my ‘Wrestling with Sin‘ series. This piece is a direct opposite of that. With every bad story I have shared…there are also positive stories. Stories of wrestlers making it above and beyond the ring. Positive…

[wrestlinghistorywithkay]

Behind The Iron Claw : The Von Erich Story Part 3 : The New Generation

Hello Everyone! Here is the third and final part of ‘ Behind The Iron Claw: The Von Erich Story ’. If you haven’t read Parts one and two , please go check them out ! I also want to say thank you for taking the time to read this series and my other articles I have here on my blog! In this article , I’ll be discussing the third generation of Von Erichs in professional wrestling.

Lacey Dawn Adkisson ( Lacey Von Erich ) was born July 17, 1986. Lacey is Kerry Von Erich’s daughter and Fritz Von Erich’s granddaughter. Lacey stepped foot in the squared circle in 2007 with WWE as a developmental talent for Florida Championship Wrestling ( FCW ) . She was also the first member of the third generation of the Von Erich family to do so. Lacey would make her debut as a valet for Billy Kidman on September 15,2007. She would also be a valet for Ryan O’Reilly ( Konner ) alongside two time WWE Divas Champion, Maryse. In October, she would make her in ring debut against another third generation wrestler , Natalya Neidhart, the daughter of Jim ‘ The Anvil Neidhart ’, granddaughter of Stu Hart, and niece of Bret ‘ The Hitman ’ Hart and Owen Hart. She would also manage Alicia Fox and team with Natalya and Maryse in a match against Fox and Brie and Nikki Bella ( The Bella Twins ). She would be released from her contract after asking to go to OVW. She would spend time on the independent scene and become the Windy City Pro Wrestling Ladies’ Champion in 2009. She won the championship in a Fatal 4 Way match which was her debut for the promotion. Thus, she vacated the championship after being signed to TNA. She would also have a run in Wrestlicious , a women’s wrestling promotion started by Jimmy Hart. Von Erich would make her TNA debut on October 1,2009 as Heel and becoming a member of The Beautiful People ( Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky). She is a one time TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion along with Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne .

Kevin Marshall Adkisson and David Michael Ross Adkisson ( Marshall and Ross Von Erich ) are the sons of Kevin Von Erich and grandsons of Fritz Von Erich. Marshall was born on November 10,1992 and Ross was born on June 1, 1988. Lacey Von Erich is their cousin. Marshall and Ross made their profession wrestling debut in 2012 at World League Wrestling, losing in a tag team match against Jason Jones and Brian Breaker. They would also debut for a Japanese promotion called Pro Wrestling NOAH the same year . The brothers would make their wrestling TV debut in 2014 at TNA’s Slammiversary Pay Per View. Kevin would be managing his sons. They would make appearances in TNA from 2014 and 2015 . They would also compete in Action Zone Wrestling , a promotion in Hawaii where they lived. They would win the tag team championships. In the Summer of 2017, they would wrestle alongside Kevin at Rage Megashow in Israel. Therefore , in 2019, Marshall and Ross would find their way to Major League Wrestling ( MLW ). They would become MLW Tag Team Champions after defeating MJF and Richard Holliday ( The Dynasty ) . In 2022, they would face The Briscoes ( Mark and Jay ) at the show for Ric Flair’s Last Match. In 2023, the Von Erichs would appear in AEW and ROH. In 2024, they would team with Dustin Rhodes , the son of the ‘ American Dream ’ Dusty Rhodes , to win the Ring Of Honor World 6-Man Tag Team Championships at AEW Battle Of The Belts XI (11). ( I did do an article on that match and my reaction to it ! ). Marshall and Ross are also the hosts of The Von Erich podcast. They would interview guests such as ‘ The Perfect 10 ’ Baby Doll, and their mother , Pam.

Lacey’s sister , Hollie alongside Marshall and Ross’ sister , Kristen , also have a podcast. It’s called Growing Up Von Erich. They feature guests such as Natalya Neidhart and family members such as Cathy , Hollie and Lacey’s mother.

My Final Thoughts:

I have so much respect for the Von Erich family. I wrote this series to hopefully help all of you , my amazing readers, to understand who they are and how they impacted wrestling through tragedy and triumph. I enjoy both podcasts and enjoy watching Marshall and Ross when they appear on AEW TV. Lacey was also my favorite member of The Beautiful People . This has to be my favorite series I’ve done here on my blog. Trust me, it took hours of research to put the series together.

Love You All,

- Kay

[hcdcsbcbydcll]

Current list of things I am craving

as always, there will be triggering content under the cut, proceed at your own risk

general

mafia

vampires

omegaverse

soulmates

poly

hybrids

royalty au's

size kink

specific

The Harvest is a government-issued bidding game hosted on every harvest moon, where Omegas are auctioned off to the highest bidding high-society Alpha or Beta, to ensure every Omega is given a secure and wealthy home where they can be assured the proper care and protection. Taking part in the auction is unavoidable to newly detected Omegas, however, per the rules of the game, they're given a chance to fight for their own claim in what is now known as The Run. This additional rule to the otherwise strictly mandatory bidding game is based on prior Omegas succeeding in their escape, thus proving their own self-worth and their own means to take care of themselves. Omegas who choose to take part in The Run are given a full minute’s head-start, however, by choosing to take part in The Run Omegas give up their position as bidding prizes, therefore no longer under the protection laws of The Harvest, and are thus free-game to any Alpha or Beta who would choose to hunt them down.

siren!ángel. can do a more human look or a more monsterfucking kind of look.

lia wants to tease and then be put in her place. maybe coupled with her being a mafia princess who thinks she can get away with anything.

give her a (step)brother(s) too

adrian as a rockstar bothering his manager and making her life hell bc he is a bully and wants her all to himself

free use in a group of friends setting

i picked up a dog/cat ( both ) who was hurt in the street and wanted to take care of them until they were well. but now it’s the next day and why the fuck is there an attractive person in their place?! what do you mean you’re a shifter and you were that animal????

some of the faces i would love to have thrown at me:

dove cameron, abigail cowen, sydney sweeney, emeraude toubia, lana condor, olivia holt, danielle campbell, natalya dyer song kang, woo do hwan, dominic sherwood, chris evans, shawn mendes, matthew daddario, noah centineo, mackenyu arata

[ao3feed-danganronpa]

Danganronpa: Despair Across the Multiverse Rewrite

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/8fLVQRZ

by MeeMeeHeart777

A rewrite/revival of my project, Danganronpa: Despair Across the Multiverse.

It's been 10 years since The Tragedy ended and peace was restored to the world. With crossover characters from different worlds and students from the Danganronpa world attending Hope’s Peak Academy branches and classes, the new headmaster and principal are happy that everything is finally back to normal.

Noah (Total Drama) is surprised that he has been selected to attend Hope’s Peak University, a bigger version of HPA, as part of Class 100th for the upcoming college year as the “Ultimate Reality TV Star''. Everyone is reported to go to Hopeful City to move in to prepare themselves for the upcoming school year and attend the big celebration milestone along with the 10th anniversary of the end of the Tragedy. However…

Monokuma and Monocyte appear among everyone and announce that they are the new participants of the killing game. In order to escape the city, the class has to kill someone to get away with it.

Noah now must lead 33 other characters into the motives, class trials, and challenges while finding out the mysteries and figuring out who is the mastermind behind this.

Words: 11028, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of Danganronpa: Despair Across the Multiverse series

Fandoms: Dangan Ronpa Series, Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Super Dangan Ronpa 2, Total Drama (Cartoon), Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race, Kirby (Video Games), Hoshi no Kaabii | Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, Grand Theft Auto Series (Video Games), Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto III, 6teen (Cartoon), The Simpsons, Final Destination (Movies), Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse), Manhunt (Video Games), F-Zero (Video Games), Destroy All Humans! (Video Game), SpongeBob SquarePants (Cartoon), 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney, Cookie Run (Video Game), めいわく星人 パニックメーカー | Meiwaku Seijin: Panic Maker | Under the Skin (Video Game)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Major Character Death

Categories: F/M

Characters: Monokuma (Dangan Ronpa), Original Non-Human Character(s), Noah (Total Drama), Emma (Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race), Fumu | Tiff, Catalina (Grand Theft Auto), Candice Shand | Candy Suxxx, Jude Lizowski, Caitlin Cooke, Hanamura Teruteru, Fujisaki Chihiro, Lisa Simpson, Valerie Lewton, George Hamilton, Jim Chapman (Resident Evil), Lionel Starkweather, James Earl Cash, The Journalist (Manhunt), Ron the Rent-a-Cop (6teen), Kate Alen, Natalya Ivanova, Asuka Kasen, SpongeBob SquarePants, Steve Scott, Ayame | Iris (Gyakuten Saiban), Miyanagi Chinami | Dahlia Hawthorne, Uehara Kinji, Iranami Satsuki, Princess Cookie (Cookie Run), Tommy Vercetti, Lindsay (Total Drama), Escargoon (Kirby), Reni Wassulmaier, Baron Proptop (Under the Skin), Cosmi (Under the Skin), Maria Latore

Relationships: James Earl Cash/The Journalist, Emma/Noah (Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race)

Additional Tags: Fan Killing Game (Dangan Ronpa), Character Death, Protag!Noah, Dangan Ronpa Spoilers, Super Dangan Ronpa 2 Spoilers, Screenplay/Script Format, Inspired by Danganronpa 69 and a few other Fangans, Transitions from She/Her to He/Him Pronouns for Fujisaki Chihiro, Post-Dangan Ronpa 3: Hope Arc, Fangan Ronpa: Danganronpa Another - Another Despair Academy, There are CGs in this story, But they will be added later depending on the date, Lisa and Tiff had a time skip in their universe, Multi-dimensional killing game, Post-New Dangan Ronpa V3, Crossovers & Fandom Fusions

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/8fLVQRZ

[allhailthe-demonking]

Okay but get this hot take Natalya, Mickie James, and Alicia Fox deserve to be more than valets for this shit show of a match

[maxmayfield-madmax-blog]

[fireandiceland]

I don't know if you've watched Fresh, but I can see Arthur as the awkwardly-charming guy who turns out to be a murderer and cannibal, while Allen's the guy who's wanting to find love but keeps ending up on dates with douchebags when he suddenly meets Arthur and is just taken with him, despite him not seeming like his type at first. Maybe Alfred as Allen's best friend who's warning him that Arthur sounds like bad news, "dude don't just go on a weekend getaway with this guy you just met!" And since it's a dark comedy maybe Alfred's trans and after it's revealed the 'breast meat' Allen was served for dinner had been Alfred's chest, Alfred quips, "Welp, not exactly how I imagined getting top surgery, but at least it was free."

The movie was so sick and disgusting I loved it a lot! Thank you for bringing it up cause I don’t think I’d have watched it if it wasn’t for this ask :D

I have thought about the cast so yes Arthur as Steve, Allen as Noah, Alfred as Molly!

Matthew as the friend who is looking for Molly (I forgot his name sorry) you know the guy who’s like Nope, not doing that and just drives home again. That’s Mattie.

I’ve also been thinking about who Arthur’s wife could be who’s helping with his business and somehow I thought of Natalya (Belarus?) I think they’d make a great murderer-cannibal couple lol.

Also there’s Penny who I’m still not sure about.. it should be another one one of the guys cause you know in the movie it’s “we only sell young women” so here it could be young guys.

And then there’s this jerk at the beginning of the movie and I’m still thinking about who would be that asshat Allen goes on a date with?? Maybe Louis (2p France)? It’s probably not even necessary to chose a character for him but I kinda want to.

That’s all I have for now I think. I’m not sure about the story btw because if I stick to the movie it’s just… over? It would be more fun if Allen dove deeper into Arthur’s world don’t you think hehe

[bitchapalooza]

What are the human names for all the characters in you highschool AU? Sometimes I get a little confused while reading

I still use some of the canon/popular fanon names for some charas and I'm also gonna include some OCs of mine too just to use em for something(either for student body or for staff, I'm still figuring out most roles tbh).

Sweden: Berthold

Denmark: Mikkel

Norway: Lukas

Iceland: Emil

Finland: Timo

England: Arthur

Scotland: Alistair

Republic of Ireland: Darick

North Ireland: Kathleen

Wales: Dillan

Australia: Kyle

New Zealand: James

South Italy: Lorenzo

North Italy: Feliciano

San Marino: Bria(Mrs. De Rosa)

Vatican City: Clemente(Mr. Fiore)

Byzantine: Basil(Mr. Comnenus)

Rome: Gaius(Coach/Mr. Crispus)

Prussia: Gilbert

Germania: Theobald(Principal/Mr. Beilschmidt)

Germany: Ludwig

Austria: Roderich

Switzerland: Basch

Liechtenstein: Lotta

Greece: Heracles

Turkey: Sadık(Coach/Mr. Adnan)

Cyprus: Demetris

Egypt: Muhammad

Hellas: Lysandra(Ms. Katsaros)

Kemet: Anippe(Ms. Hassan)

Ukraine: Sofia(this one may change as this has mainly been a place holder name; I'm not super fond of the names Hima listed for some reason and I still cannot decide on a given name for her I personally like)

Russia: Ivan

Belarus: Natalya

Japan: Kiku

Osaka: Tetsuya

America: Alfred

Canada: Matthew

France: Francis

Spain: Antonio

Monaco: Jocelyn

Portugal: João(again this is a place holder name sooo this may change; idk what it is, it just doesn't feel right for him??)

Netherlands: Lars

Belgium: Laura

Luxembourg: Noah

Cuba: Máximo(possibly a place holder name, but it is growing on me)

I'm still figuring it all out, especially ASEAN's roles and whether I want them to be this like group of "we're too good for you" kids or a group of kids from another school's rival team(volleyball or something idk) that tries and fails at intimidating the others(who also try and fail at intimidation mind you). Y'know. Cliched drama but it goes wrong. Like a lot. With that being said, I've yet to look into names for them for them all. And I'm still adding charas and such too. I'll post a more solid updated list as well as with some info once I get it all figured out ^u^

[livingprophecy]

original character starter call:   this is a starter call specifically for my original characters. feel free to specify one or multiple, otherwise you will get a randomized muse! multimuses, please specify the muse you would like to receive the starter from as well. these will be one liner to short paragraph. for ease of navigation, under the cut you can find the list of my original muses and links to their biographies. you can also find them all in my full muse page here.  

cap:   no cap currently.   number of muses:   19. 

alexander chekhov   /   fc: finn jones   /   30, bisexual, police officer, tied to my novel redacted   /   biography.

alexis nazaryan / steel   /   fc: rowen blanchard   /   17, aromantic asexual, enhanced (forced) antagonist, fandomless   /   biography.

anna willingham   /   fc: paige turco   /   55, lesbian, revolution leader, tied to my novel redacted   /   biography.

biron smith   /   fc: nathan stewart-jarrett   /   27, bisexual, nurse/writer, modernized shakespeare   /   biography.

camden witmyer   /   fc: grant gustin   /   28, aromantic bisexual, detective, tied to my novel redacted   /   biography.

erika a’ashara   /   fc: ella balinska   /   50-60, bisexual, half elven ranger vigilante, d&d   /   biography.

eyan ellis   /   fc: kendrick sampson   /   29, gay, revolution leader, tied to my novel redacted   /   biography.

garret mckowan   /   fc: joel kinnaman   /   38, closeted bisexual, detective (antagonist), tied to my novel redacted   /   biography.

immanuel knight   /   fc: aaron taylor johnson   /   28, pansexual, enhanced assassin, fandomless   /   biography.

kade skinstone   /   fc: n/a   /   23, lesbian, silver dragonborn paladin, d&d   /   biography.

kenneth anders   /   fc: noah centineo   /   22, bisexual, revolution scout, tied to my novel redacted   /   biography.

melpomene   /   fc: tessa thompson   /   2400+, lesbian, high school choir/theater director, greek muse   /   biography.

muran sildar of easthaven   /   fc: anna diop   /   24 (2300+ physically, magically slept for ~2250 years), bisexual, battlemage vigilante, fandomless with eon altar inspiration   /   biography.

natalya gurzsky   /   fc: mihaela drăgan   /   35, bisexual, coven witch and librarian, x-mcu and mcu   /   biography.

nia wynfreda fraser fleet   /   fc: florence pugh   /   23, bisexual, student and werewolf in the scottish pack, bitten   /   biography.

noah asher levi   /   fc: ronen rubenstein   /   27, gay, second in command to casey willingham in his illegal import/export business, tied to my novel redacted   /   biography.

rhion murray fraser shaw   /   fc: ewan mcgregor   /   35, bisexual, alpha of the scottish pack, bitten   /   biography.

seleste pavia   /   fc: ana de armas   /   29, bisexual, enhanced empath and childhood therapist, fandomless   /   biography.

sloane gordon / the harrier   /   fc: kiersey clemons   /   25, lesbian, enhanced thief and illegal drag racer, fandomless with inspiration from the adventure zone: balance (petals to the metal)   /   biography.

[doubleattitude]

JUMP Dance Convention, Dallas, TX: RESULTS

High Scores by Age:

JUMPstart Solo

1st: Mikaela Florez-’Stop Go’

2nd: Mackenzie Glover-’Suddenly’

3rd: Audrina Mossembekker-’Fields of Gold’

4th: Arianna Claxton-’Ride’

5th: Avery Redus-’Lost Boy’

6th: Zephira Duran-’Little Weaver Bird’

7th: Nora Davis-’Broadway Banana’

8th: Symone Armijo-’Rotten To the Core’

Mini Solo

1st: Braylynn Grizzaffi-’Path5′

2nd: Sophia Gil-’Film Credits’

2nd: Anna Holley-’Reminisce’

3rd: Landry Silas-’Cheek to Cheek’

3rd: Allie Plott-’The Path’

4th: Lexus Natalie-’Alternate World’

4th: Winter Eberts-’Dreamlike’

5th: Harper Ducale-’Change Is Everything’

5th: Ashley Otano-’Dark Matter’

5th: Kinsley Oykhman-’Life Could Be A Dream’

5th: Carolina Sterkel-’Thoroughfare’

5th: Kalista Greer-’Yesterday’

6th: Zoey Claxton-’Moonlight Sonata’

6th: Noah Johnson-’Scanner’

6th: Channing Embry-’Whatever Lola Wants’

7th: Denise Torres-’Drag Shift’

7th: Presley Nava-’Pure Imagination’

8th: Cora Woodhouse-’Pulling On A Thread’

9th: Avery LeSaicherre-’Hide and Seek’

9th: Patience Hughes-’Weird People’

10th: Dennis Paul Haggerty-’Beautiful Dream’

Junior Solo

1st: Laci Stoico-’Mibiso’

2nd: Graham Johnson-’New Shoes’

3rd: Lilly Allen-’Femme Fatale’

3rd: Ciana Ciulla-’Nana’

4th: Zoe McDonald-’U Can’t Touch This’

5th: Kortlynn Rosenbaugh-’Concentration’

5th: Colby Rich-’I Lie’

5th: Jazlyn Quintero-’The Deep End’

5th: Lincoln Blakely-’What I Came To Do’

6th: Kanon Greer-’To The Sky’

7th: Caroline McGowan-’Everything Evaporates’

7th: Makaia Roux-’Everything I Wanted’

7th: Kenlie Winsett-’Patterns of The Tides’

7th: Carolyne Knutson-’Peace’

7th: Campbell Thurow-’You Can’t Touch This’

8th: Jade Bontron-’A Night In Paris’

8th: Jocelyn Nguyen-’I’m Not Myself’

8th: Ava Mogote-’Somewhere Over The Rainbow’

8th: London Campayno-’Valis’

9th: McKenna Markham-’Shrine Tooth’

9th: Nyah Jackson-’Slow Meadows’

9th: Stella Eberts-’Valley’

10th: Addison Haggerty-’Ghost In The Wind’

10th: Scarlett Petty-’Stars’

10th: Kylie Carter-’The LOOK’

Teen Solo

1st: Garris Munoz-’Enlightenment’

1st: Avery Lau-’Fear of the Unknown and The Blazing Sun’

1st: Hudson Pletcher-’Forged Imitation’

2nd: Sarah Kate Kurzius-’Charmed’

2nd: Ava Miller-’Tarnished’

3rd: Carmen Beiner-’Dyonisis’

3rd: Braylon Browner-’Run From Me’

3rd: Sabine Nehls-’Shout’

4th: Beth Anne McGowan-’Heart Is As Black At Night’

4th: Ella Williams-’The Garden’

5th: Macie Krause-’Menace’

5th: Dasha Vishnyakova-’Partita’

5th: Caroline Belknap-’Sonata De Le Muerte’

5th: Kali Knewitz-’Wake Up Your Eardrums’

6th: Kathryn Martinez-’Another Brick In The Wall’

6th: Gianna Garwacki-’Epiphany’

6th: Sophie Bishop-’La Mamma Morta’

6th: Isabel Reese-’Spectral Density’

7th: Ella Hendricks-’Ella and Ella’

7th: Faith Stoner-’Solids’

8th: Brielle McCoy-’My Brightest Diamond’

8th: Trinity Kelly-’Sorrow’

9th: Sofia Ramirez-’Long Train Running’

9th: Peyton Koepke-’On The Horizon’

9th: Natalya Toirac-’See how they run’

9th: Jillian Sims-’Shadow Journal’

10th: Dru Neal-’Bringing Back A Past’

10th: Caitlyn Herrin-’Hour After Hour’

10th: Macy Orvis-’Look At Me’

10th: Mia Miller-’Only The Voices’

Senior Solo

1st: Jackson Roloff-Hafenbreadl-’FOUR’

2nd: Ruby Castro-’For You’

2nd: Paige Mcmanaman-’Vienna’

3rd: Jordan Apodaca-’Standing Over The Horizon’

4th: Chloe Lopina-’In Love In Vein’

4th: Lainey Myers-’You Are The Reason’

5th: Raegan Davidson-’After That’

5th: Raegan Stafford-’With All My Love’

6th: Peyton Winsett-’Distortion’

6th: Emily Fluker-’I Will Follow’

6th: Clara Gough-’Snow Queen’

6th: Haley Beck-’Upside’

7th: Karsyn Kelly-’Don’t Make Me Over’

7th: Gracie Lee-’Love of My Life’

7th: Cahntal Le-’Tear Jerker’

7th: Jonah Tran-’Unburdened and Becoming’

8th: Elise Knecht-’Corps’

8th: Emma Sucato-’Memories’

8th: Haley Bogdon-’The Mourning’

8th: Kylie Sicillan-’Time & I’

9th: Emmalyn Mackaron-’San TOI’

10th: Ella Berner-’Grief Point’

Mini Duo/Trio

1st: HYPE Dance Studio-’American Boy’

2nd: HYPE Dance Studio-’G.I.R.L’

3rd: Centre for Dance-’Faith’

Junior Duo/Trio

1st: Artistry In Motion Performing Arts Center-’Cringe’

2nd: Dance Company of Wylie-’Machine’

Teen Duo/Trio

1st: Next Step Dance-’Georgia’

2nd: The Pointe Performing Arts Center-’Listen’

3rd: South Tulsa Dance Co-’Strangers In The Night’

Senior Duo/Trio

1st: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Tea For Two’

2nd: Texas Academy of Dance-’Do The Sacred Mass’

JUMPstart Group

1st: Next Step Dance-’Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy’

2nd: Next Step Dance-’Boy From New York City’

3rd: Next Step Dance-’Milly Rock’

Mini Group

1st: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’We Love to Bebop’

2nd: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Strings’

3rd: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Ain’t Your Mama’

Junior Group

1st: Kim Massay Dance Productions-’Dance With You’

1st: The Pointe Performing Arts Center-’Send In The Clowns’

2nd: Kim Massay Dance Productions-’Image Deconstructed’

3rd: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Letters To’

3rd: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Threads That Bind’

Teen Group

1st: Next Step Dance-’Maria Bonita’

2nd: Next Step Dance-’A Women Left Lonely’

2nd: Kim Massay Dance Productions-’Herd of Defense’

3rd: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Wish We Could Turn Back Time’

Senior Group

1st: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Embraceable You’

2nd: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’A Human, A Light’

3rd: Kim Massay Dance Productions-’Can You Hear That?’

Mini Line

1st: Next Step Dance-’The Chain’

2nd: Next Step Dance-’Spring’

2nd: Next Step Dance-’Sweet Dreams’

2nd: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’We’ve Got a Ways to Go’

3rd: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’The Ladies of the Wild West’

Junior Line

1st: Next Step Dance-’Mi Mujer’

2nd: Next Step Dance-’Opening’

2nd: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-‘Salute’

3rd: Next Step Dance-’Vogue’

3rd: The Pointe Performing Arts Center-’We Are The Ones’

Teen Line

1st: Next Step Dance-’Tarantella’

2nd: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Dead Hearts’

3rd: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Where Is My Body’

Senior Line

1st: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Devour’

2nd: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Invocation of Lust’

JUMPstart Extended Line

1st: Next Step Dance-’Ridin Dirty’

2nd: Next Step Dance-’Hey Diddle Diddle’

3rd: Next Step Dance-’Rock Star’

Mini Extended Line

1st: Next Step Dance-’Runaway Baby’

2nd: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Footloose’

Junior Extended Line

1st: Next Step Dance-’Bridge Over Troubled Water’

2nd: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Flatline’

3rd: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Don’t Stop’

Teen Extended Line

1st: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’American Pie’

1st: Next Step Dance-’Snowing’

2nd: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Overture In A’

3rd: Next Step Dance-’Technologic’

3rd: Kim Massay Dance Productions-’You Know Me’

Senior Extended Line

1st: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Hotel California’

2nd: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Sexy Crazy’

Mini Production

1st: Next Step Dance-’42nd Street’

2nd: Next Step Dance-’Game On’

Junior Production

1st: Next Step Dance-’Let It Cook’

2nd: Next Step Dance-’Everlasting Love’

3rd: The Pointe Performing Arts Center-’Wanna Rock’

Teen Production

1st: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Goodnight’

2nd: Next Step Dance-’All That Jazz’

3rd: The Pointe Performing Arts Center-’RELAX’

Senior Production

1st: Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’CRUNK’

High Scores by Performance Division:

JUMPstart Tap

Next Step Dance-’Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy’

JUMPstart Hip-Hop

Next Step Dance-’Milly Rock’

JUMPstart Jazz

Next Step Dance-’Boy From New York City’

JUMPstart Lyrical

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Gypsy’

Mini Jazz

Next Step Dance-’Knock On Wood’

Mini Tap

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’We Love to Bebop’

Mini Contemporary

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Strings’

Mini Ballroom

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Ain’t Your Mama’

Mini Ballet

Next Step Dance-’Spring’

Mini Lyrical

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’We’ve Got a Ways to Go’

Next Step Dance-’Sweet Dreams’

Mini Hip-Hop

Next Step Dance-’Game On’

Junior Jazz

Kim Massay Dance Productions-’Dance With You’

Junior Lyrical

The Pointe Performing Arts Center-’Send In The Clowns’

Junior Ballet

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-‘Salute’

Next Step Dance-’Opening’

Junior Contemporary

Next Step Dance-’Mi Mujer’

Junior Tap

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Letters To’

Junior Specialty

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Marquises’

Junior Hip-Hop

Next Step Dance-’Let It Cook’

Junior Ballroom

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Don’t Stop’

Teen Contemporary

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Goodnight’

Teen Specialty

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Dead Hearts’

Teen Jazz

Next Step Dance-’Technologic’

Kim Massay Dance Productions-’You Know Me’

Teen Lyrical

Next Step Dance-’Snowing’

Teen Tap

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’American Pie’

Teen Hip-Hop

Next Step Dance-’#FreeBritney’

Kim Massay Dance Productions-’Roses’

Teen Ballet

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Overture In A’

Teen Ballroom

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Distortion’

Teen Musical Theatre

Next Step Dance-’All That Jazz’

Senior Contemporary

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Hotel California’

Senior Specialty

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Evermore’

Senior Tap

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Embraceable You’

Senior Lyrical

High Attitude Dance Academy-’Because You Loved Me’

Senior Ballet

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Completely Gone’

Senior Jazz

Eminence Dance Complex-’Cold Hearted Snake’

Senior Ballroom

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Sexy Crazy’

Senior Hip-Hop

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’CRUNK’

Best of JUMP:

JUMPstart

Next Step Dance-’Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy’

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Gypsy’

Mini

The Pointe Performing Arts Center-’Where The Light Gets In’

Next Step Dance-’42nd Street’

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’We Love to Bebop’

Junior

Next Step Dance-’Mi Mujer’

Kim Massay Dance Productions-’Dance With You’

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Threads That Bind’

The Pointe Performing Arts Center-’Send In The Clowns’

Teen

Kim Massay Dance Productions-’You Know Me’

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’American Pie’

The Pointe Performing Arts Center-’A Destination’

Next Step Dance-’Snowing’

Senior

Kim Massay Dance Productions-’Can You Hear That?’

Next Step Dance-’Half the Man’

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Hotel California’

Best In Studio:

Next Step Dance-’Snowing’

Kim Massay Dance Productions-’Can You Hear That?’

The Pointe Performing Arts Center-’A Destination’

Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre-’Hotel California’

[ssuckitlosers]

✨Name Tags✨

Includes the embedded links to the specific tags.

main tag / classic human name / nyo human name / 2ps human name / nyo 2ps human name

(NOTE: These names aren’t all canon or particularly accurate)

Hws America / Alfred F Jones / Amelia E Jones / Allen Jones / Alex Jones

Hws Austria / Roderich Edelstein / Anneliese Edelstein / ??? / ???

Hws Australia /Jett Kirkland / ??? / ??? / ???

Hws Belarus / Natalya Arlovskaya / Nikolai Arlofsky / ??? / ???

Hws Belgium / Emma Abelsson / ??? / ??? / ???

Hws Canada / Matthew Williams / Madeline Williams / Matt Williams / Jacqueline Williams

Hws China / Yao Wang / Chun Yan Wang / ??? / ???

Hws Czech Republic/ ??? / ??? / ??? /???

Hws Denmark / Mathias Kohler / ??? / ??? / ???

Hws England / Arthur Kirkland / Alice Kirkland / Oliver Kirkland / Olivia Kirkland

Hws Estonia / Eduard Von Bock / Edith Von Bock / ??? / ???

Hws Egypt / Gupta Muhammad Hassan / ??? / ??? / ???

Hws France / Francis Bonnefoy / Francine Bonnefoy / Francois Bonnefoy / Marianne Bonnefoy

Hws Finland / Tino Vainamoinen / Tiina Vainamoinen / ??? / ???

Hws Germany / Ludwig Beilschimdt / Monika Beilschmidt / Lutz Beilschimdt / ???

Hws Greece / Hercules Karpusi / ??? / ??? / ???

Hws Hungary / Elizabeta Hedervary / Daniel Hedervary / ??? / ???

Hws Iceland / Emil Steilsson / ??? / ???/ ???

Hws Ireland / Seamus Kirkland / ??? / ??? / ???

Hws Italy / Feliciano Vargas / Daisy Vargas / Luciano Vargas / ???

Hws Japan / Kiku Honda / Sakura Honda / Kuro Honda / ???

Hws Lithuania / Toris Laurinaitis / Tatjana Laurinaitis / ??? / ???

Hws Latvia / Raivis Galante / ??? / ??? / ???

Hws Liechtenstein / Lili Zwingli / Noah Zwingli / ??? / ???

Hws Netherlands / Tim Abelsson / ??? / ??? / ???

Hws Northern Ireland / Connor Kirkland / ??? / ??? / ???

Hws Norway / Lukas Bondevik / Lovise Bondevik / ??? / ???

Hws Prussia / Gilbert Beilschmidt / Julchen Beilschmidt / Klaus Beilschmidt / Maria Beilschmidt

Hws Poland / Feliks Lukasiewicz / Florentyna Lukasiewicz / ??? / ???

Hws Portugal / Joao Henrique Lisboa Carriedo / ??? / ??? / ???

Hws Russia / Ivan Braginsky / Anya Braginskaya / Viktor Braginsky / Viktorya Braginskaya

Hws Romano / Lovino Vargas / Chiara Vargas / Flavio Vargas / ???

Hws Romania / Vladimir Popescu / ??? / ??? / ???

Hws Scotland / Alistair Kirkland / ??? / ??? / ???

Hws Sealand / Peter Kirkland / ??? / ??? / ???

Hws Seychelles / Michelle Bonnefoy / ??? / ??? / ???

Hws Slovakia / ??? / ??? / ??? / ???

Hws South Korea / Yong So Im / ??? / ??? / ???

Hws Spain / Antonio Fernandez Carriedo/ Isabel Carrideo / ??? / ???

Hws Sweden / Berwald Oxenstierna / Beata Oxenstierna / ??? / ???

Hws Switzerland / Vash Zwingli / ??? / ??? / ???

Hws Taiwan / Mei Xiao / ??? / ??? / ???

Hws Turkey / Sadik Adnan / ??? / ??? / ???

Hws Ukraine / Katyusha Chernenko / Dmitri Chernenko / ??? / ???

Hws Wales / Dylan Kirkland / ??? / ??? / ???

———

I’ve definitely forgotten some character that should be on this list so feel free to tell me who I’m missing (bonus points if you know any of their names lol)

I’ll probably need to make a separate post if/when I add more characters though since this post is already at the limit for links.

[tema-makes-art-sometimes]

Masterpost of AU's OC's and Main Muses!

AU’s:

Cardverse (General, Remixed and Fashion)

2p Hetalia

Heta-Android Entertainment Center

Lemon and Tema’s College AU

Lemon and Tema’s Coraline AU

Lemon and Tema's Prince AU

Snow and Roses AU 

CinderLudwig AU

DBH AU

Bellwick AU

Seven Sins AU

DDLC AU

Hetalia-Undertale AU

Siren AU

Mer AU

Original Characters/Species/Worlds:

Traumwebers (Aster)

Briomanges (Vic, Lei, Ro, Aphrodite)

Fae (Faer, Andromeda, Dyncer, Annalise, Loralye, Lyerine)

Arrabamboles (Pin)

Fralys (Multitudes)

Sava (Kira)

Arcana (King, Dame, Jack)

Crystallines (Crys)

Kingdom of Illias (Benjamin, Ven, Valentino, Ray, etc.)

Moonstone and Starburst-Jasper (Crystalline Gems)

Jessibelle Leotie Flores (Republic of Texas OC)

Carolynn (Winter Spirit)

Syx (God Killer)

Noah (Hetalia OC Background Character)

(DND) Theo

(DND) Rhythm (Rune) and Melody

(DND Romano)

Nations Available: (Or others these are either main ones I like)

North Italy - Feliciano Veneziano Vargas

South Italy - Matteo Romano Vargas

Germany - Ludwig Becker

Prussia - Gilbert Weiss

America - Alfred Fredrick Jones

Canada - Matthew Elijah Williams

England - Archibald Kirkland

France - Francis-Jean Epine

China - Yao Wang

Japan - Kiku Honda

Russia - Ivan Braginsky

Belarus - Natalya Kovalena

2p Hetalians:

2p North Italy - Lorenzo Veneziano Alfonsi

2p Romano - Frederico Romano Alfonsi

2p Rome - Brutus Romulus Alfonsi

2p Germany - Lutz C. Krause

2p Prussia - Gwenneg Schroder

2p HRE - Callum Schroder

2p Hungary - Hanna Eros Fodor

2p Switzerland - Neil Gubler

2p Liechtenstein - Isabella Rhyne

2p Austria - Tobias Muller

2p England - Olivander Ayrwyn Casimir

2p Scotland - Maxwell Stewart

2p France - Louis Casimir

2p Spain - Francisco Javier Sánchez (Goes by Javier)

2p Canada - Nathanael Ethan Lambert

2p America - Alexander Jay Lewis

2p Belarus - Sofiya Tarasevich

2p Ukraine - Daria Dolya

2p Russia - Maxim Renat

2p China - Bohai Han

2p Japan - Akio Naozumi

[hcdcsbcbydcll]

drafts have been scheduled and i will be working on d*scord stuff now. i am still in a writing mood and as such you have some ideas under the cut. available on both tumblr and d*scord

there is t*boo content, so please do keep that in mind

starters i would like ( more ) replies for

001 | 002 ( blasphemy warning ) | 003 | 004

general

supernatural stuff! spooky season is here after all st*pcest ( my favorite is siblings, but i'll do stepunclexniece and stepfatherxdaughter as well ) i want an interconnected plot about an underground auction that lets people bid in endangered species. which can be anything from supernaturals, to hybrids to a/b/o designations

specific plots

give me any kind of tpe for adrian, like that guy wants control and a pretty babygirl he can dress up and do depraved things to. ( no daddy kink tho ) i honestly wanna play more demon! or dragon! adrian. he likes them cute, sometimes a bit bratty, but not belligerent. i can throw cayden into the mix as well for poly goodness. Mostly him k*dnapping your muse and keeping her. gimme a childhood friend who has been manipulating things behind the scenes so lia’s relationships never work. everyone thinks he’s a nice bby but actually he’s a mean and sadistic guy who wants her all to himself and will do anything to achieve that. someone who plans to make her his toy eventually. i would k*ll for you if you gave me bully twins for her, or just twins in general. all the poly tbh. ángel and ione would love a free use sl*t

some of the faces i would love to have thrown at me

dove cameron, abigail cowen, sydney sweeney, emeraude toubia, lana condor, olivia holt, danielle campbell, natalya dyer song kang, woo do hwan, dominic sherwood, chris evans, shawn mendes, matthew daddario, noah centineo, sam heughan

[ask-miraculous-nyo-norway]

So these are my character’ art styles

@ask-miraculous-romania - Dragomir Popescu as Hálogi’ Art Style

@ask-miraculous-nyoiceland - Emy Steilsdóttir-Bondevik as Emil’ Art Style

@ask-miraculous-belarus - Natalya Arlovskaya as Skaði’ Art Style

@ask-miraculous-liechtenstein - Noah Vogel as Mani’ Art Style

@ask-miraculous-nyomongolia - Sükh Sarangerd as Yen’ Art Style

[spiritsdw]

{Letters} - Sent at Stroneth Port

The Right Honorable The Earl of Carneath, Clarence Temple

Dear Lord Temple, 

I have never been a man prone to drinking, but right now I think I could definitely lock my cabin door and spend the rest of the day nursing a few stiff drinks. 

We are still in Nibiru. I aim to post this before we leave tomorrow morning. 

I fear today is going to be a long one, and it is only half done. I pray to the winds to give me strength, even as I write this. I am so tired, and I wish

Did you know, every time I set sail from the Yielden Docks, I tell myself this will be the last time. Don’t laugh. It is hard to leave for so long. It is hard to leave you behind. There’s nothing for me at home -- except, perhaps, to be a glorified clerk to Illiam. Gone are the days where I could serve as Sebastian’s aide without trouble. 

Now he has court-appointed ones to do it for him. 

Each time we set sail, I wonder if I shouldn’t retire. But I am too young, and I will get too bored. Even if I find some quiet cabin where I can be alone to work on my inventions. I wouldn’t dare to ask you to cut yourself off from everyone else, just because I am stodgy like that. So the thought passes quickly from my mind, because there are too few rewards for so high a cost as to give this all up. 

But even so, I wonder each time. 

I did not write to you to complain. I am here to follow up in regards to the troubling letter I sent last. 

I tried to distract myself with the repairs to the ship instead of thinking about the drow twins, or the possibilities of what would happen to those I (unknowingly) let go with them. It only worked in as much as I did not have the energy to dwell on them. 

They have started to return -- Natalya and Ulutka have made their way back to the ship first, while they mentioned that the others were going to return a map (not the one of the fort, though at this point, I have little need for it). 

There was some half-hearted explanation, as the pair of them both seemed very distracted in their conversation with me. There were yellow flowers that had some connection to the undead, there had been some violence, and in the end, there had been no real answers. 

Natalya handed me a vial of clear yellow liquid -- bright enough to make citrine look like amber. She said it was from the woman’s desk, the color similar to the flowers that they found across the fort. “It might be worth pursuing,” she added 

Now, I will confess, the scientist part of me is fascinated by this. I have no notes at the time of writing this, but still I thought ‘What if I were to investigate this further?’ To keep a sample of it for myself to experiment with, and send the rest back to Noah and her team. What is the nature of this liquid? What could I do with it -- indeed, what would I be able to do with this woman’s notes, should I ever get them? 

It is a line of thought I am now ashamed to have considered. 

Ulutka mentioned hesitations that reflected my own when it comes to violence. I am glad to know that the crew does not question my actions -- “As representatives of this ship,” he had said, “we should know better than to leave corpses wherever we go.” 

He is a young man with a soft heart. His place aboard this ship is a strange one, but I am constantly thankful for his calm, level-headed approach to situations such as these. 

It is Natalya who worried me though. 

“I did try to diffuse the situation,” she said to me, and I knew immediately what that entailed. 

I did not know how to ask her what she meant by that -- what had she done, to whom had she made the attempt on. All I could think of was Pasha’s rage, boiling beneath a schooled expression. 

All I could think of was Tazyrr and Trielae, and what they are capable of when pushed. 

You understand now why I worry, don’t you? 

Conflict not just among outside forces -- perhaps my non-action stance has made them too passive when it comes to situations. Perhaps it is because I am trying to reconcile my memories of the war, of what it meant to serve on the front line, with what I am being asked to do now. I present them a disjointed front, telling them one thing and then asking of them another, that this conflict comes in from between their ranks.

Of course, the twins did not help the matter. They are a completely unstable element in the structure of my crew. They do not know how to handle these sorts of situations, and I thought they would do well enough together without my guidance, or that of Arculf or Grissa. 

Again, again, again -- Natalya. What must be going through her mind? What sort of process did she follow to ask this of me? 

She acknowledges that the woman they confronted had control of the undead, though I could tell from this conversation alone it was not through necromancy, but through science. Arcane magic is a thing of the past, and those who wish to follow old traditions must find new means. However Natalya asked to be involved in further research of this substance. “It seems like the sort of science that could improve the function of Albion’s military, prevent the loss of soldiers.” 

I cannot… Clarence, even now, my hand shakes with the anger and the frustration at that naive question. And I realized how foolish I was to think that I could keep a sample of this substance on my boat to investigate in my own way. I cannot tell you the anger I felt at her line of inquiry, the revulsion I felt towards myself for my own failings at keeping an eye on her. 

Why would she even suggest this? A girl so young, who lost her father to the war of politicking -- why would she even want to think of the eventuality of another war so close to the end of the first? 

I remember our fallen comrades, I remember standing there and seeing His Majesty Rupert struck down. Would I have wanted a way to save them? More than anything -- to save Sebastian the grief of trying to save his uncle, blood on his hands. More than anything -- to have them here with us again, that we could look back on this and remember those situations with a detached fondness. 

What this woman could do, I have no doubt, is not bring a person back to life. It is the science of Necromancy. It is the science of thralldom, it is nothing more than a puppet on a string and she would dare to ask if we could use it. 

That would make us no better than those who would force their subjects into service of a master who did not care for them -- of blind devotion to a higher power. 

What I do know of Nibiran culture, those who serve the sister goddesses do so willingly. They are not raised from the dead because she requires a warrior. They are a part of a ritual, and they do so because their goddess speaks to them in a way that I cannot understand. 

I retreated at that moment -- I would not say I ran from the conversation, as I had the presence of mind to dismiss them first, but it did feel a little as if I was running. I don’t know how to approach this. 

Again, she seems unconcerned with her ability to ‘diffuse’ situations (by creating new ones, it seems), and in this situation, Ulutka did not seem overly concerned about this. Indeed, his focus was on the overall tension of their group, of which there are undoubtedly many factors. 

I plan on penning a letter to Her Majesty and posting once it is safe to do so. It is not that I think those in Nibiru will read my mail, it is that I do not think they understand the haste with which this needs to be delivered. 

I have found a spare lockbox in a quick search of my cabin, and I plan on locking the vial away in it with the letter to Noah. 

For a moment, I considered pitching it overboard. Let the ocean take the damned thing. But I couldn’t risk some other hapless individual finding it once it washed up. I shall have to hide it, I think, because a part of me fears that if anyone who is interested in this knows of where I have stored it, they will come looking for it. 

I want to trust the crew, I do. I have no reason not to. But I have not survived through five years of war, despite throwing my caution to the wind and hiding from family, to simply ignore my instincts. 

Perhaps Grissa will be fit for the job. He has a favor with Ydir, and anything that has to do with undead (even in a scientific vein), I would prefer in the hands of a cleric. That he is a half-orc and larger than anyone on the crew certainly helps. I do plan on sending it as soon as we dock in Aelem. Yes, I think he will be best. 

I have yet to talk to the others. I have a long day ahead of me, I fear. 

~*~

Spirits of the air, I wish I had you here beside me. I need someone to talk some sense into me, before I start to think that something is beyond my control. I need your steady hand and your calm, level head. I do not know how I do this. It is going to be a very long rotation. 

I spoke to the twins. I passed the box to Grissa. I do not know... No, that is a lie. I know my next course of action. I must speak to Pasha. 

But first, the twins. Tazyrr and Trielae. 

They returned to the ship, practically arm in arm with Adi and Pasha. I do not know how I feel to know that these are the four that have bonded, but I know that they are both very dependent pairs of people. I suppose it is only natural for them to know how the other feels in this sort of situation. 

Surprisingly, the twins came when I told them I needed to speak to them. I showed them the letter--

Ah, shit, I never mentioned the letter, did I? 

See, this is how my train of thought has been lately. 

You remember the child I mentioned in my previous letter who was looking for her elder siblings? How Pasha, in his lingering anger, scared the child, how I found the twins on my ship clearly hiding, holding a stolen map of a fort? 

Not but three days after this (or two days ago, at the time of the writing of this letter), Arculf found some miscreant tacking a letter to the side of my ship using an ornate dagger. They were scared off, but the letter and dagger were left behind. 

In a scrawling hand, jagged letters forming a script that I can barely speak much less alone read, I could only stare at the letter which must have been a threat. I took it to the dock master, who translated it for me with something between a laugh and a prayer for my well being. 

Surprisingly enough, not a threat to myself, or to my crew. Well, not strictly speaking my crew. 

It was a request from a crew of local bandits, indicating that they were not too pleased with the actions of a pair of drow twins, who they know stole a map. It continues by demanding that I hand them over to their leader -- who graciously returned the female twin's dagger as a sign of good faith. (To me? To Trielae? I am uncertain.)  

I have no reason to decide either way, truth be told. Like I mentioned, I do not feel for them one way or another, but I did promise them that they would be a part of my crew so long as they acted in service of my request -- which, at the time of sending them to Fort Ptallo, involved ensuring none of the signed crew came to any harm. 

Now. 

I revealed the letter and the dagger to them, asked for a good reason why I should not hand them over, and Tazyrr had the gall to say that I would be acting predictably as 'the right hand man of the empire'. Perhaps he grossly overestimates my role in all of this. Perhaps he thinks I have Sebastian in my pocket, as opposed to my posting aboard the Titan being a favor repaid from Sebastian. Who knows. 

I also do not think I presented myself in the best possible light at that moment. I did not have the energy to get truly angry, because I knew the task that lay ahead of me. I confessed that I was surprised they even returned to the ship at all, and that I valued the fact that my crew was able to return on their own two feet (well, Pasha relied heavily on the support of Trielae's shoulder, but I suspect that was because he was drunk, not injured). 

So I tried again: "What happened in Agartha, and tell me why I should let you remain on my ship knowing your history?" 

My words sound vicious in retrospect, a tired man who desperately wants a reason to be rid of a potential liability. In truth, I wanted a valid reason to know that I could trust them. I have history with them, I know better than to give them free run of the ship, of my crew. 

But I wanted to put that behind us. I so desperately want to put the war behind me, but it seems at every turn I am reminded of my actions during that time -- of the consequences of those actions. 

The twins dance around the subject like professionals in a theater. It is tiring talking to them, without feeling like you are talking yourself in circles. And they desire the upper hand in every situation, knowing exactly how to game it so they know (or at least they think) they are getting the better end of the conversation -- that they are the smartest ones in the room. 

I asked again why they were on my ship, now that they knew I remembered who they were -- now that I knew they remembered who I was. Out of any ship, why mine? (The irony is that they truly picked mine at random.) 

Tazyrr says words that I feared: Asks if the type of people the empire hires now are those who would negotiate with people who treat other people like forms of currency. If he would not obey my command (as Captain? As the 'right hand of the empire'?) would I have that, and I quote "high-society girl force us near helplessly into submission again?" 

Again. 

Again.

"I tried to diffuse the situation," she had said, and I had reason to fear. 

"Would you have that girl force us into submission again?" he said, and I knew my fears were valid. 

It was a tremendous effort to keep my expression under control (and honestly, I do not think I did a very good job), but I could not hide the exhaustion. 

"If you decide to throw us to the wolves, will she eviscerate our autonomy and leave us like raw meat to hungry mouths a second time?" 

The twins made themselves clear on what would happen should it happen again -- I know the voracity of their threats holds real and dangerous weight. They would not hesitate. And, as Tazyrr put it, they would act with finality. 

So no, Trielae, this is not something I allow among my crew. The fact that it has happened three times, twice on allies, is unforgivable. I would have let it slide if it was merely towards the gnome pirate captain, or towards this woman they are calling a necromancer (she is a scientist first, I’m sure, and a magician second, if at all). I might have shown leniency if she showed remorse. 

But she has not, and so I cannot. 

I will arrange to speak to her. Possibly once we reach Aelem, so that I can ensure the others are off the ship. I do not wish to have to take drastic measures, but… 

She has deliberately placed charms and manipulations upon my crew, and by extent, the citizens of Albion and Antilla. I will give her a warning, as a sign of respect to her late father. But I do not want to have to have my worries compounded -- the mental and physical safety of my crew, both at Natalya’s whims and those of the twins, hinges on her ceasing this behavior. 

I have offered the twins a place on the ship, their payment to Aelem being their recounting of what happened the last five days. I might regret this -- no, I am certain I do regret this. They wanted to be dead. They will not be able to hide while on the Titan, so I am surprised that they remain on board. 

Tazyrr attempted to taunt me several times, but I have seen the way that a frightened hunter approaches those he thinks of as prey. “They’ve seen enough imperialism and don’t wish you well,” he said about my presence here in Nibiru, as if I have not made this rotation for nearly ten years. As if I do not know the history of Nibiru, or the weight that our flag carries. 

They have a limit to their patience, yes, and I know the extent of it. Soon, even the kingdom’s gold will lose its worth in their minds if I continue to berth here much longer, but again, I plan on being off in the morning. Do not take me for a fool, Tazyrr. I have seen much -- not nearly as much as you, I am sure, not nearly as much. But I have learned. And I understand. 

The twins did not seem to hear my words when I offered them an ultimatum, stay and work for me, or get off here or in Aelem. They went on with an explanation in that confounding, rapid way of theirs. Confirmed what I had suspected. They at least seem fond of Pasha, and for that I am glad. Well, only of the fact that Pasha can open up to more people, though I regret that it would have to be either of them. Of those he has been consorting with, however, the choice is the twins (who do not hide how they feel about you) or Natalya (who has now manipulated him, or attempted so, twice). 

They have made their dislike and distrust of both Natalya and, surprisingly, Ulutka quite clear. They did not like the way Ulutka tried to reason with the group of bandits -- though I suppose if they had just let him do as was his wont, I would not have found a dagger pinning a threat to my ship. 

I cannot cave to them, and let them do as they are wont to do, because that often entails violence for the sake of it being the quickest route to an answer. 

When finally they finished their explanation (the important facts about the woman at the fort and the flowers lining up with what Natalya and Ulutka told me), I asked if they found what they wanted to look for. 

In answer, Tazyrr handed me a worn leather journal. “Not really. It’s all nonsensical to me, a lot of big words. We don’t want it.” 

Now, admittedly, it has been over twenty years since we first met these two. And I have not interacted with them much since they found their way onto my ship. But I do not see him as the type to grab something that does not seem interesting to him, and make the effort of carrying it back. 

He would have left it for one of the others to grab if they thought that I needed it. 

I have not spent much time reading the journal -- just glancing through it before setting it aside. I will be revising my letter to Noah shortly, probably before I go to talk to Pasha and Adi. 

I do not trust his disinterest in the item. 

What’s more, he… 

Well, I have nothing to prove it. But I have been working on that alarm enchantment. I thought, perhaps, I could modify the alarm. A change in my surroundings that I do not authorize, as opposed to an interloper I do not permit. 

It went off as they were leaving. A small jolt in my mind. 

I have locked the door after them, and scoured for what might have changed in my glyph. I had thought to use it originally to warn me if anyone was coming while I worked (it would have been fairly handy in Agartha, before I joined Sebastian -- would have saved me many close calls). 

I do not know what it is, but it is the size of a small pearl. It is enchanted. How, I do not know. It is not the same sort of energies that I use, so it will take me awhile to undo this. 

He takes me for a fool. 

So I shall continue to play one, until I know what exactly he is up to. 

It is a dangerous game that I will be forced to play, and the board is my ship, and the other pieces are my crew. 

What am I doing, Clarence? Is it the right thing? 

I wonder. 

And I doubt. 

And I worry. 

~*~

I have spoken to Pasha and Adi and… it is mostly as I feared. I tried to apologize on behalf of Natalya, but I’m afraid it felt too shallow for the truth of the matter. 

Even though Pasha is aware, to an extent, of what I am able to do, Adi does not. And Pasha would not completely understand where my concerns and confusion come from, because Buyan is a place of technology. It always has been, and it was never steeped in arcane tradition the way other places have been. 

Where other continents have recovered and managed this past century, Buyan has thrived for it. 

Adi said that the twins showed more loyalty and concern for the crew than their own mechanic, but she doesn’t know. How fleeting that loyalty is, and how it only runs deep for each other. These are things I cannot say. 

I don’t wish to color their opinion, not so soon after Adi and Pasha have found solace. Perhaps, spirits willing, they will be a good influence on the twins in some way. 

But I apologized, for what it was worth, because I knew I had to. I knew I took a responsibility for her actions both as her guardian (of a sorts) and as her captain. It did, at least, mollify Pasha. 

To the point where he presented to me a gem, wrapped in cloth. 

At first, I did not know why he was handing this to me. Except for when he unwrapped it, holding it in the palm of his hand, I could recognize it instantly. That yellow -- it was unmistakably the source of the liquid in the vial that Grissa now keeps. 

I had not thought… That someone would bring the actual catalyst back with them. Were there others? Did, perhaps, the twins get their hands on one of their own, and should I continue to fear? They have no reason to trust me, nor to pass over their finds, as I did not ask them when I let them go (not that I think they would have obeyed that request anyway). This is also why I am hesitant to accept the gift of the doctor’s notes without questioning them. 

Pasha does not know about the notebook that Tazyrr passed off to me. But again I was asked if someone on my crew could use this to reverse engineer its effects. His request, while of a different bend than Natalya’s, still reeked of the same fear. His is a request born out of vengeance, I am certain, and that is just as dangerous. More, perhaps. 

I cannot deny that investigating the liquid or the crystal further was a line of inquiry I wish I could indulge. I myself had the same thought without even knowing what it could truly do, and now that I know… 

There would be no way to test it safely, not without asking someone to be a test subject. That is not something I can allow in such a setting.

How I wanted to take that stone and destroy it in that moment. 

Science be damned, I thought. I would not allow this to exist, had I an iron fist that would resolve to do so. But I am lenient when it comes to Pasha, because I see a bit of myself in him -- that brilliant spark, the knowledge that he could be something great if only given the proper chance. 

I left the crystal on his desk. I told him no. I think, perhaps, both Pasha and Adi are dissatisfied with my answer, but I cannot figure out why. 

That I denied them? Or that I would not allow this pursuit of vengeance? 

Clarence, did I do the right thing? 

What’s more, Adi seemed convinced that the group of bandits who had the map stolen from them, and knifed an ultimatum to the side of my ship, would pursue us if we left. I did not know how to console her beyond stating the obvious: They would not follow us. 

This seemed to annoy her as well, I think. Again, perhaps because I gave a firm ‘no’ when it came to an unasked question of how to finish what they had apparently started. 

Pasha had to kill one of their number, and I regret that he had to have been put in that position. Adi insisted that we would “pay the price sooner rather than later.'' 

That we would create “an unnecessary enemy”.

I think these bandits thought they could scare a small number of my crew into handing over what they wanted. I think the threat they delivered was empty once they saw the flag we flew, but had to follow through for show. 

I have been through these waters many times. I have begun to understand the way of port-side bandits and small-time criminals. We will not be followed. It is something, perhaps, she will learn through experience. 

What I would give, though, to keep them from having to learn such truths. 

What I would give to keep them safe. 

All my love,  Ean

~*~

May it please Your Majesty, 

I am writing of an occurrence that I believe deserves the attention of Your Majesty. 

I have recently come into possession of some disturbing information, and I will do my best to convey it to His and Her Majesty as truthfully as possible. 

As part of The Arcadian Titan’s quest across Assalia, we had reason to make berth in Stroneth Port in Nibiru. Please refer to the letter sent earlier for the details on how this came to be. 

One of the situations that has arisen, as I mentioned previously, is the return of the drow twins Tazyrr and Trielae, whom we have made a brief and tumultuous acquaintance with some twenty-odd years ago in Agartha when they made an attempt on His Majesty’s life. I did not think they recognized me at the time, and they have since claimed ignorance of the banner that the Titan flies, so please take that information with a grain of salt. 

They left with members of my crew to investigate rumours of undead at the abandoned Fort Ptallo, two or so day’s journey to the west. All six have recently returned, and they have brought with them troubling news. 

In the box that this letter was sent in there is a vial of bright yellow liquid, which I have come to learn is distilled from a yellow musk flower. It is not common here in Nibiru, but it seems to have flourished in Fort Ptallo. 

Also included is a journal belonging to the late Myrranda Segus, a scientist investigating the properties of the yellow musk flower and its mind control abilities. 

I have learned all of this second-hand, but I trust those who conveyed the information to me. I thought it best to send both vial and journal to Your Majesty with all due haste, so that you may investigate it with those far more qualified than I, and with far better resources than what I have aboard the Titan. 

Take heed, however: I was given the journal by Tazyrr. He passed it over with an air of indifference, but I think, perhaps, there is something untoward about the journal. I have reason to believe that he would not willingly carry something that he thought useless all the way back to hand to me, when he has vocally admitted to his distrust of both crown and general authority. 

I could not see immediately what was off with the journal, more than what I feel on instinct and my own knowledge of scientific and alchemical formulae. Please, when investigating the contents of the vial and journal, take heed. I would not normally ask this of you, but I do not know who else is more qualified than you and your team. 

With luck (and Ydir’s blessing, courtesy of Grissa), we will reach Carneath on schedule, and any updates may be posted there as planned. I will write immediately to inform the court should anything change. 

I have the honour to remain, Madam, Your Majesty's most humble and obedient servant.

Yours in Service, ever and always,  Lord Ean de Gillis Captain of The Arcadian Titan