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Shame
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“I’m sorry Ben.”
The apology catches the purple blood off guard, previously occupied by the tedious math problem displayed on the laptop he had propped up at the island that lived at the center of their kitchen, he straightens himself up to fix the brown blood with a puzzled look.
“Huh? What for?”
Zurven stands at the sink with his back to him, with a hanging head and tense shoulders.
“Zurv, you alright?”
He is silent for a moment longer before letting out a barely audible sniff and lifting a hand to wipe what Benjin can only guess is a stray tear. On his feet in a second and across the kitchen in even less time, he turns Zurven to face him so that he can pull the sniffling troll in close. And as though his legs were seconds away from giving out, Zurven collapses against his chest with very little struggle.
“I was embarrassed. But I should have told you.” Though his voice is muffled by his chest, Benjin can tell he is absolutely doing his best to fend off his tears. “There’s been so much going on. I didn’t want you guys to have to take care of me again.”
“Oh– Zurv. The daymares? I don’t hold that against you.” That was the truth, too, he was more upset with Mallum after all. The anger feels a little misplaced now, though.
“Someone’s had to take care of me my entire life.”
“That’s not true–”
“I thought that I could take care of myself for a change.”
He only tightens his arms around his sobbing partner as guilt starts to sting at the back of his throat. The small voice in the back of his head starts to remind him that this is all Harlan’s fault. What isn’t Harlan’s fault?
Now isn’t really the time to get all worked up about that brute.
“Then if Mallum wasn’t there I would have killed myself. If he was a heavier sleeper or if he was in the bathroom– I would have walked right into the sun.”
That one was more true than Benjin was comfortable with it being. If not for Mallum’s extended stay in their hive, they would likely be in many more sticky situations than he’d bear to admit.
Instead of responding, he loosens his arms from around Zurven and grabs hold of his hand. He leads him back to the living room where they can sit more comfortably. Behind him, he sniffs and shifts to wipe the now freely flowing tears from his eyes.
When they are situated on the couch Benjin once again pulls his mate into his arms, letting him fully lay on his chest, then he loses his hands in Zurvens hair.
“You don’t owe me an apology, Zurv. I just want you to feel safe again.”
Zurven shakes his head in response, the gentle petting already putting in the work and soothing him.
“I don’t think there are rules against letting people take care of you.”
“But my whole life –”
“That just means you’re worth it.”
The smaller troll sucks in a deep breath and deflates against him, successfully making himself small enough that Benjin can’t help but feel a little protective of him. He thinks that this is not what Zurven needs or wants at this moment, but he can’t help it.
He continues to pet his hair.
“Has it happened again?”
“This morning…”
He nods and Benjin feels his heart start to break.
“This morning?”
“I didn’t sleepwalk. I stayed in bed.” Zurvens voice gradually gets smaller the longer he speaks. “I’m sorry.”
“You have nothing to be sorry about.”
“I’ll wake you up next time.” He says with another sniff, grasping desperately at his shirt.
“Only if you want to. I only want you to feel safe.”
Zurven pauses for a moment before speaking again.
“I’m never safer than when I’m with you.”
#zurven#coko writes sometimes#long post#ish#uhmm this is kind of short so idk if it needs a read more#if you see any typos no you didn't and i don't care#okay bye i gonna go watch beauty and the beast now
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₊˚⊹♡ RECKLESS
["it's a good thing you're not here, because i still havent found my courage."]
| ✮ 4.5 stars |
THOUGHTS ° ᡣ𐭩 . ° . [spoilers ahead]
okayyy let me just start off with WHAT THE EVER LOVING FUCK WAS THAT ENDING LAUREN???? i'm not okay because of it. like nuh uh get lost. u had no right to do that (im saying this as if it didnt get spoiled for me and i didnt gaslight myself the entire book read that it wasn't going to happen)
i would like to straight up say this seemed like a filler book. just a set up for the next one, it didn't really have all too much plot-wise aside from pae and kai's romance. it was less on the fantasy side and more on the romance but i still enjoyed it a lot. and obviously since it was a filler book there was less character development (for some- im looking at you paedyn)
kai and pae were really cute in this book honestly (and as it mostly focuses on the romance ofc they were) the banter and everything was so wonderful to read i was giggling and kicking my feet wayyy to much. the romance was romancing but also not romancing at the same time (im not even gonna try to explain that just use vibes)
i do feel as though lauren's writing has definitely improved from powerless. she has this whimsical magical style of writing that i love it really takes me into the world of the book (mostly). other times the long sentences were too much in moments. like lauren. we did not need to know the colour of the bricks in the market at this certain moment in time when you'd already explained the colour two pages ago-
CHARACTERS ° ᡣ𐭩 . ° .
paedyn - ok i love her. i really do she's such a good fmc BUT for me in this book she was boring-ish. and hella indecisive like girly pop if i had kai talking to me like that i'd be folding so damn fast- but yeah it felt like she didn't have too much character development aside from finding out her dad was actually her dad. also i idk who the fuck she was trying to fool with her 'i hate you' to kai, like be fucking for real bitch no you dont.
kai - ok bye i could write a whole rant on why i love this man. like im sat. this book felt more like kai's book (as powerless felt like pae's) imo we got more on his backstory and i think his character (and povs) were more interesting for me to focus on. also his flirting and little one liners had me giggling and shit my sister actually woke up to me grinning like an idiot under torch light-
kitt - bye idek why i made this section for him. this is going to entirely be hate fr. OKAY WE GET IT DUDE UR A GHOST WHATEVER. OH MY GOSH U MISS UR DAD BUT IN THE NEXT POV U DONT LIKE BITCH CHOOSE A SIDE IDC ABT UR WHINY ASS. ALSO U CLEARLY HAVE AN OBSESSION WITH PAEDYN LIKE FUCKING HELL DUDE SHE IS UR 'MUSE' OR WHATEVER GET OVER YOURSELF. EUGH AND THEN PROPOSING TO HER?? YEAH SURE BUDDY "YOUR FEELINGS FOR HER DIED" MHM YUP OKAY TOTALLYYY *clears throat awkwardly* can you tell i hate him?
QUOTES ° ᡣ𐭩 . ° . [its like all kai... im not even sorry about it either]
"you are my proof of paradise." - kai
"call us even. call me crazy. i don't care. just... just call me yours." - kai
"under different curcumstances i promise you im much more fun tied up." - kai (WHEN I TELL YOU I SCREECHED AND STARED AT THE PAGE. MALAKAI AZER-)
"just pae and kai." - kai
"she was supposed to be my forever. now i'll watch her become someone else's. because the beast doesn't get the beauty." - kai
jahsdgj i can't wait for the next book hehe
#the library ౨ৎ⋆˚。⋆#the bookshelf ౨ৎ⋆˚。⋆#reckless#powerless#reckless lauren roberts#reckless spoilers
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"The Winter Has Arrived! Cure Schnee Is Born!"
The story starts with a 16 year old girl running in a some sort of a school uniform.
The girl has dark pink hair with ice blue streaks, and sapphire blue eyes, she wore a black collared undershirt, a dark blue skirt, a red bow tie, white blazer, and white knee length socks and black mary jane shoes. Her name is Fuyumi Hoshiakari. A first year at Royal Sword Academy.
"I'm late! I'm late! I'm late! I'm late for class!!!" She yelled to herself as she scolded herself for being late to class.
Unfortunately she didn't watch where she was going and ended up slightly bumping into a girl her age.
The girl is a tiger beast-girl with dark purple hair with a light purple streak. She wore the same uniform as Fuyumi though replaced by a light purple cardigan and white thigh high socks, and black shoes. Her name is Hoseki Héxie.
"Oh! I'm so-sorry I didn't mean to bump into you! Gotta go bye!" Fuyumi said as she apologize for bumping into the tiger girl before leaving, as she running towards the classroom she's supposed to be in, class 1-B.
Then she opened the door "Sorry I'm la-" She said before it was revealed that the classroom is empty except for Neige LeBlanche and a brunette girl named Risumi Philippa.
"Morning LeBlanche-kun, Philippa-san!" She said, "Morning Hoshiakari-san!" Neige said "Morning.." Risumi said
Slowly but surely the rest of her classmates have arrived and now class has started.
Lunch have arrived and everyone is doing their own thing, and Fuyumi is eating curry with her friend Risumi.
It's been a 3 days since she entered Royal Sword Academy and she absolutely love it.
She ended up in Myrsina, a dorm based on the Princess of Beauty's kindness.
"How is it going for you Risumi?"
Risumi is her first friend who's from the Alcidesdawn a dorm based on the Glorious Heroes's spirit.
"It's okay.." She said as she ate her slice of chocolate cake, if anything she didn't really care much, the only thing she needed from the academy is to study and graduate from here.
But nope, the 16 year old girl decided to make the 14 year old her friend, but then again the ice blue streak girl's warmth yet energetic energy is endearing yet annoying to her.
It was only until the bell rang, guess it was class again.
School was over and a lot of the students went back to their dorms, some of them went to the library to study like Hoseki, went to do their club activities like Kiko, hanging out with their friends like Seiza, or just went back to their dorms like Risumi.
With Fuyumi, she went back to Myrsina and in her room, in her pj's.
It was a looooong day, well she gotta get ready for tomorrow, slowly but surely she fell unto slumber.
Dreams
Unexpectedly she woke up in a destroyed and abandoned castle, she was confused. Where is she? What is this place? But where is this place?
Suddenly a wind blow past her hair and she saw a figure in the distance and said figure was a girl.
The girl looked a lot like her except her hair was in a long side ponytail and is wearing a some sort of a white outfit.
Suddenly she started to walk towards the ice blue streak girl and she started freaking out, hold up what is she gonna do?! Should she run and hide?! Should she-
Unexpectedly the ponytail girl's hand touch her face and everything goes white.
Dream ends
Fuyumi suddenly woke up from her sleep, it was still morning she looked at the alarm and it's 5:10 am.
"What the heck is that dream?" She asked to herself as she get off her bed and went to the closet to pick up her uniform, looks like she's going to get ready for the day.
God it was a wild day for Fuyumi, at least now she took a seat at PE as the teacher have gotten the other students to do jogging and some of the others to any exercise that Fuyumi didn't knew about it.
As she was watching everyone else to do their own thing, someone sat besides her.
It's Hoseki, from her first day.
"A bit exhausted?"
"Yeah, never thought PE would be so difficult, no wonder big brother said you get the hang of it. Oh yeah, sorry for bumbing into you yesterday." Fuyumi apologies.
"No it's okay, you didn't see it coming."
"I'll introduce myself again, my name is Hoshiakari Fuyumi nice to meet you." The ice streak girl said holding out her hand to the beast-girl.
"Héxié Hoseki, nice to meet you to." She replied, shooking her hand.
"Fuyumi! There you are, I was looking alll over for you." A voice said, both of them looked over and saw Risumi running slowly towards the 2 of them.
Hoseki eyebrows the strange cracks on Risumi's skin though it goes unnoticed by Fuyumi.
"Risumi!" Fuyumi said holding out her arms as if she wanted to hug the brunette, only for said brunette to held her face.
"No hugging Fuyumi, we're just met yesterday."
"Aw come on!"
Hoseki giggled at the sight of those 2, they were met yesterday and already friends with each other, that's cute.
Only for the bell to ring, it means lunch time.
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Now it's history class AKA the last lesson and Fuyumi looks bored at this, suddenly something caught her attention outside.
There we're 5 little creatures right near tree, some of them looking very injured.
The first one was some sort of a tiny animal and it looks like a polar bear, wore a light blue cloak with white fluffs and a blue snowflake centered around their chest along side a pink snowflake tiara on their head.
The second one was a lavender eastern dragon with gold and red accents and a crown almost reminiscent of a fengguan and a music note necklace.
The third one was a green-coloured peacock with the feathers fading from green to seaform alongside a leaf necklace.
The fourth on was a orange cat with yellow star patterns, red rose flower crowns with a crown on top of the head, and a star shaped collar.
The last one was a pastel pink dove with broken wings and a heart-shaped necklace around the neck, and a gold anklet.
The polar bear and the dove looks hurt, she gotta help it.
Suddenly the bell rings, now school is over, as all her classmates left the classroom, she opened the window and jump from it, and she ended up landed into a pond wetting her shoes and socks in the process, but that's the least of her concern, she rushed out of the pond and went towards the injured polar bear who is clearly in pain.
"Hey uh guys we have company!" The peacock said, then she stopped and walked towards them slowly and gently.
"Shhh, it's okay I'm here now.." She said quietly as she held out her hand looking like she's reaching them, the polar bear saw the ice streaked haired girl, and slowly reached out their paw towards her.
As their paw and hands meet each other a soft light glows and a snowflake marking appeared on her hand, then the glowing stopped, but not only that but the injuries faded away.
"H-how did-?" Before she could say anything....
"Holy celestine they're bonding!" The cat said. 'Bonding?' That's what she thought into her mind, and before she knew it, the bear hugged her by the arm.
"Thank you for saving me!" The polar bear said, looking at her in the eyes and it's light purple.
Fuyumi felt she died like there, they looks so cute!!
Suddenly she snapped out of her mind and looked at the creatures.
"Wait, who are you?" She said.
"My sincere apologies for that, for your questions-"Suddenly the cat interrupted the dragon.
"We are named the Sunshine Crusaders, we came from the land called the Ravindra Garden-"
"Hey don't interrupted me!"
"Excuse me? I was only given her an explanation of where we came from!"
"But that doesn't mean you should interrupted my speech!"
But before the argument could escalated the dove got in between them.
"Can we please don't argue? Cause we're in a public space here."
It hit Fuyumi's head"You guys can stay at my room if you like."
"For that said, I sincerely apologize for the argument that we caused in you're presence young human." The dragon said the 6 of them we're in her room and she's in her dorm uniform.
"It's okay, can you explain more about yourself?" She said.
The dragon clearing his throat and continue "As Galaxie said we are the Sunshine Crusaders, we came from the land of Ravindra Garden, it's going to be a long story."
"Once upon a time there was a land called the Ravindra Garden, that's where we the Sunshine Crusaders come from.
It was a world of multiple possibilities, multiple dreams came true from wishes which we're made from individuals from other dimensions.
But our beautiful land was attacked by the Lady of the Dead named Ammit and her husband Lord of the Dead Sullivan, their army destroyed our homes.
Our rulers, Queen Celestia and her husband King Helie fought them along side their armies.
But our rulers eventually lose, Sullivan have controlled several of our friends turning them to puppets and brought back the dead turning them into soulless beings."
"That's why we came here, to escape from those 2." The dragon finishes, the other Crusaders looked at the ground. Fuyumi couldn't help but felt horrible for them, she couldn't imagine having to run away from her home, especially when her younger sister is heavily sick.
But before she thought about it more, there was a knock on the door, promoting the Crusaders to hide.
It was Neige "Fuyumi, just wanted to let you know that dinner's ready in the dining room." He said outside of the room.
"Ah! Coming!" She said, then she looked at the Crusaders "Be right back." She said as she left the room.
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Dinner was delicious, not only that the food is great but also she could chat with their classmates of course she couldn't tell them about the encounter she had today, but something caught her ears.
"Have you heard the news?"
"No, what is it?"
"5 people went missing."
"What?! What happened to them."
"I don't know, the only thing I know it's that they're went missing like a week ago."
"Who are they?"
"A 25 year old woman, a 14 year old girl, a 16 year old boy, a 17 year old girl and a 18 year old boy."
"That's a lot.."
"It is."
"I just hope that they're returned safe and sound."
"Yeah, me too."
Like that said having 5 people missing is very disturbing to her, what happened in the outside world.
Then she looked the treats that Neige gave her, it was a batch of high quality sweets look like it came from a luxury bakery. The more she think about the Crusaders, the more she realized that they're hungry.
She went to her room and saw that the Crusaders we're on the desk, "Hey guys."
They stopped what they we're doing and looked at her "Hold on, is that food?!" Galaxie said with stars in her eyes. "Yes, it is Neige gave it to me a while ago but you guys can have it." She said as she placed the basket on the desk, only to have the Crusaders invading it.
She was surprised but quickly turned into a pout "Geez at least leave some for me?" The polar bear heard it and gave her a cookie which she thank it and ate it.
She opened her closet and taken out her PJs.
She place it on her bed, "Just realized something I never ask you guys for any of you're names." She said as she place her tiara to a safe place.
"Ah! My name is Demetria." The polar bear now known as Demetria said.
"I'm Xuánlǜ, and this moron of a cat is Galaxie." The eastern dragon now known as Xuánlǜ said as she finished her tart.
"Galaxie, also not a moron Xuánlǜ!" The star type cat named Galaxie said.
"Riah."
"A-Amour."
"Nice to meet you guys."
Little did she know that she was watched from a crystal ball, it's from the Lady of the Dead Ammit, who wore a veil concealing her identity.
"Looks like we got a problem on our hands, Acheron."
A boy came out of the shadows right in front of her, he had black hair with an orange ombre, dark gray eyes, and wore a black v shape shirt, orange jacket with yellow flames on the sleeves, dark grey shorts, black tights and orange sneakers. His name is Acheron.
"The fuck do you want, old lady?" He said.
"May I suggest you to watch you're language, however I have mission for you." She responded.
"What is it?" He asked.
She showed the crystal ball to him and it showed Fuyumi sleeping with Demetria.
"Why do you show me some female twink?"
"It's not a female twink Acheron, it's our enemy."
"Our what?!"
"You need to get rid of her and the Crusaders."
"Got it old lady." He responded before he dissapeared in a smoke, she covered her mouth and nose as he did that.
The next day Fuyumi carried Demetria in her pocket as she was walking down the hallway of Royal Sword, it was lunch time after all.
It was only until she heard a scream, it's coming from the field, and before she knew it, everything became murky.
"What the?!"
"It's from the field, let's go there Fuyumi!" Demetria said. "Let's go!"
As she arrived at the field, her eyes widened in horror.
Everyone was unconscious including Hoseki and Risumi.
"So you the female twink that Lady Ammit was talking about."
"Ammit? You mean the Lady of the Dead?!" She yelled out in shock, how did this dude know Ammit, unless.. "You worked for her?!"
"Duh of course I did fucker! Now give me the bear!"
"You mean Demetria? No!"
He sigh as he put his hand on his forehead"We're just met and you're now being an annoying bitch, that's it. You leave me know choice."
"Rise up Soulless!" He yelled out as the skull marking on his hand glowed red
And before she knew it, an attena rises up from the ground, immediately startling her.
"What the?!"
And it's revealed to be a butterfly, but instead of the usual beautiful ones she saw back home, it was horrid, the wings now has eyes on both and it's a giant. The name is Mariposa Sin Alma
"Azalea?" Demetria respond, Fuyumi looked at him, and the butterfly monster. "We have no time, we got to run now!"
Then she started running away and Mariposa Sin Alma started to fly after both of them, holy heck Fuyumi is afraid wait not afraid, she's freaking terrified!
As she continued running through the field avoiding it, that was until she accidentally tripped over a boulders causing her to fall down accidentally injuring her knee. "Ow!"
"Nowhere to run? Little bitch?" A voice said it's Acheron.
She is terrified, she didn't go to Royal Sword for this! As she's clutching Demetria who is clinging unto her, the snowflake marking on her hand started glowing.
"Now gave me the bear or I'll get red of-"
"I won't let you have them." She said"What did you just say you-"
"J-just leave him alone!!" She yelled with all her might as a ray of ice blue light suddenly hit her and push Acheron back and thrown Azalea a cross the field and crash it unto the school walls.
Fuyumi opened her eyes and she's now in a snow forest in the clear sky with the sun shining in the background.
"W-where am I?" She asked, "You're in the realm of Metamorphosis!" They said.
"Realm of what?" She asked, but before she say anything Demetria clung unto her wrist and the they became a watch, a square shape watch with snowflake details.
"W-what is this?" She asked "It's a transformation item, you're a chosen warrior PreCure!" Demetria said from the watch.
"PreCure?" She was confused at first, but she realized that if it was meant to protect them and the other Crusaders, then she do it. "Alright, I'll do it."
"PreCure.... Royale Charge!" Her body is covered in a ice blue glow, her black gloves appear, then her white boots with ice blue details appear, curls herself into a ball and when she uncurls herself, she is now wearing a white off the shoulder dress with the ice ribbon in the front, a dark grey waist-ribbon and a gray ribbon, the off-shoulder sleeves have a navy blue frill, the dress has a ice blue frill, the center of her chest has a light bluish purple heart with a ice-blue bow and a dark grayish blue tights, her hair is now ice blue that fades into light purple tied up in a right-side ponytail with a golden tiara. The place is now burst into a bundle of snow, she flew down.
"May the snowdrop bloom! Cure Schnee!" She said as she opened her eyes which is now light purple, and stroke a pose.
And before Acheron knew it, everything became winter, a bundle of snow, the whole school is now in a snow globe with the students now asleep peacefully.
"C-Cure Schnee?!"
When Fuyumi now, Cure Schnee opened her eyes, she was surprised, how did she?!
"You know what? Doesn't matter, Soulless get her!" Acheron ordered, the butterfly get on her feet. Schnee was angry at him for what he had done to Azalea.
Suddenly Mariposa Sin Alma threw herself at the ice blue haired girl, she jumped super high, avoiding the Soulless. 'W-what is this?! First I transformed into this PreCure warrior, now I just what?!' She thought to herself trying adjust unto this situation 'It's okay! You get used to it!" It's Demetria's voice from her watch.
Suddenly she landed on the ceiling of the snow globe, then blasted herself to punch the butterfly monster who caused a lot of damage unto the castle.
The butterfly monster let out a roar which let out a black light from the mouth only to be turned into snowflakes when Schnee creates a shield to protect herself.
She took a deep breath, suddenly the scene transition to her watch which shines bright, the light came out of the watch which became a shape of a snowman. "PreCure! Snowman burst!" The snowman threw itself at the butterfly monster, causing an explosion upon impact.
And it also hit Acheron causing a batch of snow to fall upon him, causing a "Blegh!" From him.
Everything is now back to normal as the building rebuild itself, but not only that but the Mariposa Sin Alma have been purified, returned into a smaller form which is a black body with pink butterfly wings and a flower crown on her head, Schnee rushed towards her and check on the butterfly. She seems to be unconscious for now.
"Did I go too far?" "I think you did." Now she feels guilty for what she had done.
But before she knew it, a pair of hands which look like it came from the midnight sky wrapped themselves around her.
"𝕿𝖍���𝖓𝖐 𝖞𝖔𝖚, 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖘𝖆𝖛𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖍𝖊𝖗."
That's what she heard before Azalea was taken away.
End.
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Chris watches Howl’s Moving Castle for the first time
* Another one I’ve heard mentioned a lot and know nothing about
* HOLY SHIT GIANT MOVING CASTLE?? idk what I was expecting
* Oh, so Howl’s a bad guy?? omg is he a werewolf I s2g if he’s a werewolf named howl…
* Claiming Sophie on behalf of the Trans Community
* Oh no is that him why is he dressed like some anime guy, he reminds me of the beast in beauty and the beast after he turns human. Is this a beauty and the beast adaptation??
* Don’t let him seduce u Sophie be strong!!!
* I do love the wild fantasy elements of all of these movies, and this one feels like it’s gonna do some worldbuilding. Into it.
* What is with these movies and creepy old ladies?
* NO THATS SOPHIE WTF
* I do think maybe I have a weird phobia of old people? Wild way to find out
* Jesus Christ I just know that scarecrow is alive
* Oh maybe not
* JESUS
* Aw he’s so sweet
* This studio loves to animate flying things and old ladies. But hey, this is the first one I’ve seen that doesn’t start with someone moving somewhere new, so we’ve got that going for us
* Lmao the scarecrow did bring her a house
* This castle freaks me tf out and I haven’t even seen inside. Real Baba Yaga energy
* Bye Turnip, what a cutie
* Okay so the fire is a cute lil guy
* Magic door? Into it. So where is she really and why is it so Cottagecore
* “Calcifer said I could come in” “I did not!”
* That bacon looks so good and I don’t even eat bacon
* I love the idea of something being built into a spell to keep you from telling anyone about it
* I love calcifer and I love Sophie’s dynamic with him
* Turnip is back, yay!!
* I bet he’s under a curse too
* I wonder if he’s the missing prince!!
* I could probably paint that lake
* DONT LIKE THE WEIRD FLYING HOWL BIRD WTF
* I’m really intrigued by him as a character though
* omg that’s Christian bales voice as howl lmao no wonder these dubs are so uncharacteristically good
* omg I’m looking at the English cast kw this SLAPS
* goddamn am I having gay thoughts about a weird anime guy noooo
* I’m crying why does howl have to be such an ugly dog
* how does the Lauren Bacall witch fit in that little carriage thing if she’s so huge, I swear this is one of the funniest movies I’ve seen in a long timd
* ok but I still don’t really get why Sophie had the spell cast on her in the first place, she wasn’t bothering nobody before
* I’ve gotten some antisemitic vibes from characters in other ghibli movies so far and I’m not a huge fan of the fatphobia with the villain, I just gotta say
* Lmao the dog isn’t even howl?
* wait why tf does the castle have a mouth
* why is the bad witch tagging along dump her ass
* So Sophie is young when she sleeps? I don’t get that
* Ok…. So she’s just…. Young again?
* Creepy?? Toy cave??
* Wtf why are these movies so confusing
* I might be imagining it but Sophie does seem to be gradually getting younger
* I love how gung-ho Howl is about his family and his house. Love that in a man.
* Found family themes just Get Me, u know?
* On one hand I don’t Get What’s Happening with the war, but also… I Get this movie
* Also still don’t get the aging and de-aging and I’m not sure if it’s only supposed to be metaphorical or what
* So… why did he eat her hair??
* I gotta say that I love that the only sound the ugly dog makes is us a dry cough
* Maybe the dog is called heen bc he has chicken feet and heen is like hen
* DONT EAT THAT GLOWING ORB HOWL
* yeah I have no idea what the fuck is going on right now
* Wtf howl is just… right there?
* Why was his heart even gone in the first place? Seems like he had it the whole time anyway. Did he know calcifer had it? Like I really don’t get any of that
* TURNIP IS THE PRINCE I CALLED IT
* Lol why is Sophie his true love
* And now they’re just gonna end the war???
Okay that was definitely more fun than any of the other ones I’ve seen so far. CONFUSING AS FUCK like I don’t get it at all but it was really fun. Really funny, with GREAT characters, and I was loved Billy Crystal Fire Guy, so glad I happened to watch the dub.
Also I can’t explain it, but this one is just For The Gays
I’ll watch Princess Mononoke next
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Quirkless AU
(Stay at home dad Kiri/ fashion designer Baku/ Married krbk/ Kiko is 8/ twins are 2)
Kiri: have a lovely day at work, babe! *kisses his forehead*
Baku: thanks, red. Tho my hag of a mother is gonna be a pain in my ass
Kiri: only I get to be a pain in your ass
Baku: no, you're a pleasure~
Kiri: oooh someone's looking to get fucked, huh baby?
Baku: mmm fuck, as much as I'd love to I have to go-
Kiri: yeah and I've got the kids
Baku: oh I'll pick Kiko up on my way home today, so just watch the twins
Kiri: okay Katsu
Baku: bye babe *kiss*
Kiri: bye *kiss*
Baku: *leaves*
Kiri: kids! Breakfast!
Kiko: I'm ready for school!
Kiri: good girl, eat your pancakes whilst I get the twins then I'll come and do your hair
Kiko: okay daddy!
Kiri: that's my girl!
Akira: daddy?
Kiri: morning princess
Akira: goo mornin!
Akane: breaky
Kiri: c'mon girls let's get you fed and dressed for the day!
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Kiko: why don't Akira and Akane go to school?
Kiri: because they're two, you're eight. They're too young, they go next year. They go to nursery.
Kiko: oh okay!
Kiri: have a wonderful day, kiddo!
Kiko: I Will! *enters school*
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Kiri: okay it's just us three at home now. So what do you wanna do?
Akira: princesses!
Akane: yeah princesses!
Kiri: you wanna play princesses?
Akira: no watch em!
Kiri: oh! Like a movie? Which one do you girls wanna watch?
Akane: booty an da beast!
Akira: yes! yes!
Kiri: beauty and the beast? Is that your favourite?
Akane: beast is manly!
Akira: I fink Belle is pwetty!
Kiri: m'kay girlies, we'll watch that then.
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Baku: we're home!
Kiko: watcha doin?
Kiri: watching princesses
Akira: wittle mermaid!
Akane: yes! Put that on daddy!
Baku: you can watch little mermaid after dinner now go wash your hands
Akane: but-
Baku: do it, or there won't be desert! And it's chocolate cake..
Akane: wash de hans
Akira: splish splash
Kiri: how was your day, kid?
Kiko: boring! I had maths, but miss Takashi said that I'm super smart.
Baku: top student in her grade!
Kiri: well done, sweetie!
Baku: yes, now go wash your hands!
Kiko: I'm going I'm going-
Kiri: c'mere-
Baku: ah ah, no kisses- wash your hands I'm cooking here
Kiri: but I haven't seen you all day
Baku: Eijiro. Hands.
Kiri: but-
Baku: I'm guessing you don't want desert either?
Kiri: I don't care about the cake
Baku: I wasn't talking about that cake, I meant mine
Kiri: your ass?
Baku: wanna eat it or not?
Kiri: yes yes holy fuck yes
Baku: then wash your hands for dinner, Ei-ji-ro~
Kiri: yessir!
Baku: works like a charm.
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huge shout out to @futureoutoffocus on here and future_out_of_focus on Ao3!
Green Eyed Monster 3.1k words
EJ wasn’t sure why he had a pit in his stomach or why his first thought was to call Gina over to him for no reason. He was standing by his locker after the final bell rang waiting for Ashlyn and Gina as normal, when he looked over and saw the new kid – Kyle or Ryan or whatever; EJ didn’t care enough to learn it – attempting to flirt with Gina. At least that’s what it looked like. He could tell Gina was unimpressed by him, but that didn’t seem to stop the kid from talking to her. It also didn’t stop EJ from feeling that heavy pit in his stomach. Gina caught EJ’s gaze and did a subtle eyeroll.
EJ took out his phone and shot her a quick text. Luckily she realized she was getting an out and told what's his face that her mom was calling her. She said a quick goodbye and speed walked over to EJ. She grabbed his hand and tried to suppress her laughter. They made their way to an empty hallway before falling into the wall, giggling.
“So when’s the date?” EJ asked her with a grin on his face.
“You know I don’t think you can go out with someone whose name you don’t even know.” Gina shrugged her shoulders and leaned into EJ.
“I’m pretty sure it’s something douchey like Kyler or Max with 2 X’s.” This made them both laugh again as they went to find Ashlyn after making sure the coast was clear.
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“So anything interesting happened while you were waiting for me? I may or may not have seen Gina getting kinda aggressively flirted with by Noah.” Ashlyn waggled her eyebrows at the now blushing girl.
“Oh! So that’s his name, less douchey than I thought. But Ash is right, it was a little aggressive,” EJ said, looking at Gina through the rearview mirror.
“I don’t think he realized that I didn’t enjoy being talked at. I think I said 10 words in the 5 minutes we talked. 5 of them were ‘oh my mom's calling bye’ and then I basically ran to EJ. So hopefully he gets the hint.” Gina caught EJ’s gaze for the second time today and gave him a grateful smile.
“Well, in that case I think a lemonade from Dutch Bros is needed after you went through today. Plus I’ve been craving it for weeks!” Ashlyn exclaimed and the other two agreed.
That wasn’t the only time EJ felt that way. In fact, it seemed to happen more frequently after that incident.
-
The next few times EJ realized the pit he felt was jealousy. At first he tried to deny it, claiming he was just feeling protective over his best friend. Especially when Gina was helping with the choreo for Beauty and the Beast.
They had been in the auditorium for close to three hours now, going over lines, Kourtney doing some more costume adjustments, and of course learning the choreography for the numbers. Gina was over in the far corner teaching some of the ensemble some basic waltz steps while EJ was sitting across on the other side of the stage watching her grace combined with their clunky movements. Every so often Gina would look over at EJ and give him either a small smile and wave or an eye roll and frown depending on whether the boys were listening to her or not.
Around 6pm, Miss Jenn announced that Big Red was on his way with pizza and that they would definitely be gone by 8 at the latest. EJ knew the last one was a lie, they never got out before 9.
There was a chorus of ‘Pizza!’ when Big Red and Ashlyn walked in 20 minutes later. Ashlyn must have asked Gina for help because the next thing EJ knew Gina and one of the main background dancers, Jordan, got up and headed out to Big Red’s car.
“Ash!” EJ yelled over at his cousin once Gina was outside.
“What? I’m right here.” Ashlyn rolled her eyes at him.
“So Jordan, huh? What’s his deal?” he asked.
Ashlyn could feel her smile growing as she looked at EJ. He was not as skilled at hiding his emotions as other people.
“You know I'm not too sure, but he must be nice enough if he offered to help,” she said with a knowing smile and a shoulder shrug. “Come on, help me pass out plates.”
Once everyone had their pizza and drinks it was time to find places to eat. Gina naturally made her way over to EJ but this time with Jordan in tow. Ashlyn and Big Red weren’t too far behind. They were all laughing about something when they got to the hallway outside the auditorium. EJ could feel that pit coming back.
“Hey! EJ, right? Jordan,” the boy said, extending his hand. EJ shook his hand, making sure not to squeeze too hard. “Nice to formally meet you after all these weeks.”
“I know, it’s been a little hectic! But I do have to say you have the best teacher.” EJ shot Gina a smile which she returned as her blush crept up.
“She really is! I didn’t know there were so many names for all the moves!” Jordan laughed as they took a seat on the floor. EJ couldn’t help but like the guy.
“Oh stop it! Or keep going, whatever you want.” Gina was laughing along while trying not to meet anyone's eyes.
They talked amongst themselves and ate their pizza until Jordan brought up how cute of a couple EJ and Gina are. This caused them both to blush and look at the ground.
Ashlyn was the first to speak up since the other two were too preoccupied trying to get their faces less red. “Oh, they aren’t a couple, even though we all know it’s gonna happen,” she said, giving them both a ‘you know I’m right’ look.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to make it awkward! I was actually gonna suggest a double date, but now I see that might be a future thing.” Jordan looked a little bit confused, which was to be expected.
“You remember Samantha, right? The cheer captain?” Gina asked EJ as he tried to remember.
“She’s got dark hair and she’s probably my height?” Ashlyn tried to get him to remember. EJ’s eyes lit up and they knew he remembered.
“She was the one who broke her ankle off the pyramid?” He cringed at the memory.
“Yes! Well Jordan here has been dating her since sophomore year and he was asking us about the perfect promposal for their senior year prom.” Gina could see EJ relax at the new information.
Miss Jenn came out just a minute later to tell everyone they have 20 more minutes before they ran through the first half of the second act again. Gina definitely scooted closer to EJ and he relaxed and put an arm around her as they discussed promposal ideas with Jordan.
Ashlyn could sense something was going to change between them sooner rather than later.
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After opening night everyone saw the looks that EJ and Gina were giving each other all night and thought they finally got their act together. They learned they were wrong when they left for Slices in separate cars. Ashlyn, Nini and Carlos decided to come up with a plan.
Ashlyn promised Ricky that EJ wouldn’t hurt him too badly if he helped out with her plan. Ricky only agreed to go through with this because Nini gave him puppy dog eyes and Ashlyn did threaten him slightly. The plan was simple enough: go up to Gina, give her a small gift, ask her out knowing she’ll say no. Easy enough. The next school day was when the plan was going into action.
Ricky could feel his heart beating not because he was going to get rejected, (and hopefully not punched) but because his friends’ future is on his shoulders (he was only being a little bit dramatic). Ricky looked at the clock and knew it was go time.
“Uh, Gina hey!” Ricky knew his voice was shaking but hopefully that added to the drama of it all. “Can we talk real quick?” Her eyes got wide and Ricky got more nervous.
“Sure, what’s going on? What's with the bag?” She asked and gestured to the small bag containing her opening night gift. It wasn't anything big, just a bracelet Ashlyn heard her mention.
“Oh, it's for you,” Ricky was tapping his foot to keep him calm-ish. “Just a little opening night gift.”
Gina took the small bag and began to open it. “Wow, Ricky, it’s very pretty thank you. I just wrote a card, sorry.”
She only looked a little sorry about that. Ricky could tell the plan was going smoothly.
“No worries! I wasn’t expecting anything anyways, so thank you. But that’s not the full reason I'm here. I actually was wondering if you maybe wanted to get dinner later? Like a date?” Ricky hoped he sounded sincere enough and not like he was playing a part. He knew what was coming next and for the first time, was happy to be rejected.
“Ricky, I’m flattered but I'm actually-” she started until Ricky cut her off.
“No, no it’s okay I get it. You were really great tonight. I’ll see ya,” Ricky tried to hold back a sigh of relief as he walked away from here. He gave himself a high five as he rounded the corner.
Nini, Ashlyn and Carlos were all in the spot they set up as base and waited for him to round the corner.
Ashlyn was the first to speak “How’d it go? Did you get rejected? I hope so. No, that was mean but you know what I mean.” Ashlyn was talking almost too fast for him to keep up.
“It went exactly according to plan, now we just have to wait for Gina to tell EJ and he is the final piece of this, whether he knows it or not.”
They all had the same look on their face and hoped no one heard them.
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Ashlyn knew the plan had been a success when she got a text from EJ asking to talk about something. She had to mentally prepare herself for the role of ‘inspiring cousin’ instead of ‘mastermind of the whole plan’. They planned to meet the day after the ‘Ricky Incident’ as she’s been calling it, at 4pm when Gina would be busy facetiming her brother.
Ashlyn heard a small knock on her door before it opened, revealing a nervous EJ.
“Hey, still a good time to talk?” EJ asked as she gave a nod.
Ashlyn turned her body towards EJ’s when he sat on the edge of her bed. “Of course, what’s going on?” she asked while trying to not sound giddy.
“Well, I’m not sure if you heard or if Gina told you, but Ricky asked her out last night after the show,” EJ’s voice faltered a bit, but Ashlyn couldn’t tell if it was jealousy or something else. “She said no, but now I can’t stop thinking about what would happen if she said yes. I would support her of course, but the thought of them together makes me sick to my stomach.”
Ashlyn scooted closer to him and pulled him into a hug. “I’m really proud of you, last semester you would have probably punched Ricky if you and Gina were the same way you are now. But, she said no, right? So no need to worry.”
EJ just gave her a small smile.
��Actually, I wanted to talk to you about that,” EJ took a deep breath before continuing. “The last few months I've been confused about how close Gina and I are. When she told me about Ricky, the first feeling I got was dread. And the second feeling was that I missed my chance with her.”
EJ waited for Ashlyn’s reaction. Her face had the smile that she had been holding in this whole time.
“And by that you mean?” Ashlyn trailed off, letting EJ be the one to tell her.
“By that I mean, I like her more than a best friend way.” EJ prepared himself for her reaction, which came in the way of a bear hug while whispering ‘I'm really proud of you’ into his ear.
“So, now's your chance! Are you gonna ask her out?” Ashlyn knew him well enough to know that he wasn’t nearly as confident as he seemed.
“I’m not 100% sure she feels the same and I really don’t feel like losing her as a best friend for something I can try to ignore.” Ashlyn’s heart hurt at those words.
“Are we talking about the same Gina? The girl who goes out of her way to sit next to you, as close as she can get? You do realize that she went to you first to talk about Ricky, she still hasn’t brought it up to me.” Ashlyn was trying to get a read on his face, she could tell he was still doubting her.
“That’s just what friends do.”
“Have you ever seen me sit on someone’s lap who wasn't Big Red’s? No, because friends don’t do that, you only do that with someone you like.” EJ looked a bit more sure of himself now. “Look, you gotta trust me on this. Just believe in yourself.”
They hugged once more before EJ left her room to think for a bit.
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It took a little over 72 hours after Ricky asked Gina out for EJ to find the courage to finally tell her how he feels. If this goes well, he would have to thank Ricky.
It was Monday around 3:30pm, school had let out about 45 minutes ago which meant the parking lot was empty, perfect for EJ’s plan.
His phone alerted him of a new text message.
‘hey almost at the car, sorry! mr. wills likes to make one question have a 30 minute lecture ugh’
‘No worries! I’ll have the air going!’
A few minutes later Gina walked towards EJ’s little red car, one of the last few in the parking lot. He saw her let out a laugh as he danced along to the song on the radio.
“Hey, hey!” Gina opened the passenger door with a cheesy smile on her face. “Having a dance party without me?”
EJ laughed at that.
“Just waiting for the life of the party is all!” Gina giggled at him and smacked his shoulder. “I mean it’s true! Did Mr. Wills do the whole ‘ohhh back in my day we had this and everything was better’ thing? I remember being stuck in class for an hour and a half last year all over the question ‘why is pluto no longer a planet?’ I meant it as a joke. He took it very seriously.” Gina was laughing hard at that story and nodding.
“He did! I asked him how long a year was on Jupiter and he had a lot of thoughts about it,” Gina said. “It’s ‘12 Earth years, but in my heart it’s only 11.5’” she said, imitating the teacher's voice.
EJ threw his head back laughing. She was grinning at him and he knew it was time. He lowered the volume of the radio and turned his body towards hers in the passenger seat. She gave him a confused look and then a surprised look when he took her hands.
“Eej, what’s going on?” She asked him as a shy smile made its way on her face. “Not that I'm complaining but I'm just a little out of the loop.”
She looked down at their joined hands and gave them a squeeze.
“Well after Ricky’s little stunt the other day, along with the hundreds of other times I was jealous of someone because they had your attention and I didn’t and not in a protective best friend way like I thought earlier in the year.” They were both grinning at each other, Gina knew what was about to happen and normally she would take control but she was curious this time.
“And after realizing that you are the most important person in my life, I also realized that I liked you in more than a friend way and I really hope you feel the same.” EJ had said the last bit in the softest voice, Gina couldn’t help but lean in for a hug. When they pulled apart she kept a fistfull of his shirt in her right hand, keeping him close.
“You know, I thought I was gonna have to be the one to confess. I was only gonna give you until Friday and then I was going to take it into my own hands,” Gina didn’t think EJ’s smile could get any bigger. “So to answer your question, I do feel the same and I'm trying really hard to not tackle you right now.” Gina knew her smile matched his.
EJ brought her back into a tight hug and kissed her hair. She relaxed against him and the pair stayed like that for a while just enjoying being close. When they finally pulled back Gina knew she could finally do what she’s been wanting to for months, kiss EJ.
They were both on the same page when Gina’s arms went around EJ’s neck and his hands found her waist. Gina gave EJ a small nod and they both leaned in.
Gina knew movies weren’t real but this was definitely her Disney moment. Her first kiss and it’s with the person she trusts most, which makes it even better. They both have matching shit eating grins on their faces when they pull back.
“My turn to ask the question,” Gina started but paused to give EJ a quick peck before continuing, “Would you, EJ Caswell, be my boyfriend? For real this time?” She knew the answer but she wanted to have her moment as well. EJ just gave a small nod but his eyes said it all.
They leaned back in for another kiss but broke apart when a car alarm sounded.
“So where do you wanna go on our first date? I’m thinking a picnic with Wendys and Sonic to drink?” EJ started his car fully as Gina thought it over.
“I’m down, as long as we go to the park with the duck pond!” She leaned over and gave him another kiss, she was allowed to do it and she was going to take full advantage.
“Of course! I even have a stack of quarters so we can get duck food!” Gina knew they made a great team and now they are going to make a great couple as well.
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Ashlyn definitely woke up the neighbors when Gina and EJ came home holding hands.
Fin.
#portwell#ej x gina#hsmtmts#gina porter#ashlyn caswell#portwell fic#team wonderstudy#im v proud pls let me know what you think!#will also be on ao3 once i figure it out
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Self Indulgent fic time????
Well I thought you'd never ask.
Includes Trans Ro, and Prinxiety
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Virgil and Roman had been dating for two years now, and in Virgil's opinion, that had to be the best two years of his entire life.
Roman was perfect, he was sweet, and dramatic, and cuddly. Virgil adored him.
Roman had a bit of trouble believing him though. Virgil had to remind him occasionally, just how much he loved him, especially when it came to a certain topic.
"You're.. you're sure you're okay with it..?" Roman asked, shrinking into himself. It was unnatural almost, seeing Roman try and hide away from himself.
"Ro, love, yes. I'm absolutely positive, I don't care wether or not you have a dick, just as long as you don't act like a dick." Virgil smiled, holding Roman's face as he snickered.
"I'll try my best." He grinned.
But after the two years of dating him, he had never once been over to his house. He didn't think much of it, but when his mom said he couldn't have Roman over tonight, because of.. something or other, he was a little caught off guard when Ro offered to go to his house.
So here they were, walking to Roman's house directly after school.
"So, Vee." Roman started, making Virgil jump out of his thoughts to look over at him, "Just a fair warning, uh, my parents are really weird about the whole.. uh.. trans thing."
Virgil felt a bit of anxiety bubble up, "Like.. they're transphobic?" If they were transphobic, would they get mad if he called him Roman? He really didn't wanna have to deadname his boyfriend all evening..
"No, they aren't." Virgil let out a small relieved sigh as Roman continued, "It's just.. like.. they aren't against it, but they don't.. well, you'll find out." He sighed.
Okay... that's.. odd. But, hopefully it's not too bad. "So.. am I allowed to use the right name and pronouns in front of them?"
"Oh yeah, definitely. Don't deadname me please." Roman smiled.
"I would make a joke about making no promises, but I feel like that would be an assholeish thing to say, so.. I will not be deadnaming you."
Roman rolled his eyes and snickered, "I appreciate that, thanks."
They finally arrived at Roman's house, and stepped inside to find his mother watching TV on the couch. She looked over at them and smiled, "Oh, welcome home. How was school Rose?"
His deadname. Virgil hid a grimace, and looked over at Roman, only to find that he.. wasn't fazed?
Roman simply smiled and hummed, "It was fine, pretty boring." He lead Virgil further into the house, "This is Virgil, my boyfriend."
His mom smiled, "Nice to meet you! It's so good for my sweetheart to finally find a man of her own." She snickered.
Virgil blinked, quickly shaking himself out of the uncomfort. "Uh, hi. Nice to meet you too." He smiled as best he could, before Roman smiled.
"We're gonna head up to my room, call us when dinner is done?"
"Of course. Bye bye." She smiled, before turning to the TV as Roman lead him upstairs.
They got into Roman's room, and Roman immediately went over to his bookshelf, looking through the bottom to find a DVD to watch. "I figure we can watch some movies until dinner, how does that sound?" He asked, turning to Virgil with a smile.
Virgil was.. confused. "I.. you're not like.. upset? That she misgendered you?" He asked, standing by the closed door, entirely lost.
Roman shrugged, unphased. "She's never used my name or pronouns, so I've gotten used to it at this point."
"Seriously?"
"Yeah. She likes to pretend I'm not trying to transition. The less we talk about, the more it'll dissappear." Roman hummed, turning to the bookshelf again, "You didn't answer my question, so now we're watching beauty and the beast." He declared, going over to grab Virgil's arm and take him over to sit down on the bed with him.
Virgil sat down next to Roman, the two years worth of cuddling allowing them to easily get comfy against each other. He hummed, hugging his small lil boyfriend close as he thought about what he had said.
Just hearing Roman's deadname made /Virgil/ feel uncomfortable, he couldn't even fathom how much of that he had to sit through before he got used to it. And that was pretty bad on its own wasn't it? The fact that he had gotten used to being constantly misgendered and deadnamed?
Virgil huffed quietly, hugging Roman tighter and relaxing a bit as he responded by burrowing further against him.
He doesn't deserve that.. either Virgil is gonna get his parents to use the right name and pronouns, or Virgil is gonna have to kidnap him.
But for right now, beauty and the beast and cuddling sounds pretty good.
#yeah im used to it#prinxiety#trans roman#ftm roman#virgil sanders#roman sanders#roman angst#kinda#its roman angst but roman goes#literally that's what he does
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Where My Demon’s Hide (A Zak Bagans x Nephilim Reader SMUT!)
WARNINGS: SMUT, LANGUAGE
SPECIAL THANKS TO: @xcazzax who not only gave me this idea but who has inspired me to maybe write Zak Bagans fics for each day of October (or at least try to). Thanks girly, for helping me get my mojo back. 😊
I arrived at the Asylum just as they were setting up the cameras. I've been with the GAC for a few years now and I have yet to have a boring day with them. They are and always will be my family. Aaron, was like a goofball older brother who smokes like a chimney, looks tough as shit but is actually chicken shit (not that that's a bad thing, lord knows I'm not brave when locked in a haunted room on my lonesome). Billy is my punk rock brother who has also not grown out of the punk/emo phase of life. Jay is the responsible one of the group (aka the dad) who sometimes looks like he's ashamed of having raised such dumbass kids. And there's Zak, the main man of GAC who is both crazy and beautiful. He wasn't afraid to get in an evil spirits face, and even opened up his home to those who were harming others in their old one's. It's that twisted generosity that has led to moments like these.
Aaron looked nervous and Billy seemed to not want to leave the van unless absolutely necessary. That only meant one thing.
“How is he?” I asked Aaron who was getting the equipment ready.
“Um, well...”
“ C'MON SHOW YOURSELF YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!” We heard Zak yell from inside the asylum.
“Oh,” I sighed. I swear it was like Zak attracted evil (and sometimes demonic) spirits like chocolate attracts a hoard of kids. Then again he was more than okay with investigating places with the most gruesome of histories. “I'll see if I can cool him down before the shoot. Just hang tight.”
“'Kay, good luck Y/N.” Aaron said.
I grabbed a flashlight from the van and walked in to the asylum. Zak was in the middle of reception area with a wild look in his eye. “Zak?”
He looked at me. “There's something here I-I know it!”
I looked around not seeing anything until my eyes landed on a shadowy figure hovering around Zak. Ah shit. “Zak it's not one of the residents,” I said. “One of your little friends is just being an asshole.”
The shadow looked up and snarled at me.
“Yeah I'm talking about you,” I rolled my eyes. “Now kindly fuck off before I hose your sorry ass down with holy water.”
It growled and vanished.
“Thanks,” Zak said calming down a bit.
“We really need to do something about this Zak,” I said. “You can't keep letting them get to you like that. It's how they win.”
“I know but...I don't know how else to keep them from hurting anyone,” he said. “From hurting you.”
“Well it's gone for now, and that's all that matters,” I said brushing his cheek with my hand. “Now are we just gonna chill in here or are we gonna investigate this bitch?”
He smirked. “C'mon my ghost whisperer let's get you a mic and a camera.” He threw his arm around my shoulders and escorted me back out of the asylum and to the GAC van.
Eventually the sun went down fully and the haunting hour was upon us. “Okay Y/N why don't you stay here by yourself for a bit and see what you can get.” Zak said when we reached the children's ward.. Sadistic fucker.
“Sure,” I said. He and the crew left and I sat down cross-legged on the ground and put my 'gift' to work. “Hello there. I was wondering if we could talk for a minute if that's okay.” I placed the spirit box on the floor in front of me. “You see this little box? Well if you talk into it I can hear you...er I mean the world will hear you. I for one don't really need it. So what do you say?”
“D-Do you know where my mommy is?” A small voice called out in the darkness.
I sighed. “No sweetie, I don't...what's your name?”
“H-Hazel,” she said.
“It's nice to meet you, Hazel, I'm Y/N,” I said. “Can you do me a favor and speak into this?” I motioned at the spirit box. “My friends really want to know you, and help you if we can.”
“R-Really? Wuh-What about Dr. Meanie?” she asked.
“Dr. Bronson can't hurt you anymore,” I said. “And if he tries, he'll have to deal with me.”
I suddenly felt a weight on my lap, like that of a small child snuggling up to mommy.
“I-Is this okay?” she asked.
“Yes, beautiful, it's fine.” I reached out and wrapped my arms around her. “God, how did such a sweet little angel like you end up here? This is no place for a child.”
“M-Mommy came here when I was still in her tummy,” she explained. “They took me away after I was born and I never saw her again.”
“Do you know how you ended up like this?” I asked. “You're awfully young to be as you are.”
“I-I got sick...Dr. Meanie wouldn't give me my medicine 'cause I slapped Tippy on the head for pulling my hair. One day I went to sleep, and...and suddenly I was invisible.”
“Have you tried to go into the light?” I asked. “I'm sure you'll find your mommy there, and someday I'll be there too.”
“I thought I saw it once but...I was afraid. Dr. Meanie tells us it's not safe.”
“It is safe,” I said. “I promise you it is a thousand times better than this place.” I wanted to say shit hole but I had a rule about cussing in front of kids, even the dead ones.
“It's in my room,” she whispered.
I sniffed back a tear and kissed the top of her head. “Go to it,” I urged her.
“Are you sure?”
“Yes, angels belong in heaven after all,” I said brushed her cheek and she giggled.
“Thank you, Ms. Y/M,” she said standing up and vanishing through the nearby doorway.
“Good bye sweet angel,” I said before turning off the spirit box and pausing my camera.
I left the ward and got Zak on the walkie. “Alright, I'm done.”
“'Kay I'm down in the basement if you wanna...WHAT THE FUCK?!”
“Zak?” He didn't answer. “ZAK!?” Still nothing. I sighed. “Dammit.”
I took off running.
Down in the basement Zak was looking around and shouting like a madman. “Zak what happened?! What's going on?!”
“There was a shadowing standing right fucking next to me,” he said. I looked around and sure enough a tall shadowy figured hovered behind him.
“WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?!” I snapped at it.
“My, my...” it said smugly. “Aren't you an interesting specimen.”
“Leave us alone, now!” I said. It laughed. “I'm not fucking around! Leave and never return to this sacred ground.” He flinched at the words I've said more times than I would like.
“Foolish woman,” he laughed. “This place is anything but sacred.”
“It wasn't in your time,” I said walking towards a nearby wall. “But now...” I took my bottle of holy water and dabbed some onto my hand. I then drew a cross on the wall.
“Is that all you got?” the demon scoffed.
I smirked. “Lesson number one in haunting,” I said taking out my small switchblade. I made a small cut on my fore finger and drew a symbol on the wall above the cross. A symbol no demon could fight against. “Don't piss off a Nephilim.”
The empty pits where it's eyes once were widened and a loud roar erupted from its mouth.
“I, Y/N, the daughter of Michael send thee to the house of thy uncle Lucifer...may he not have mercy on your soul.” The ground opened up and the shadow was swallowed by a wall of flames. “I hate fucking demons,” I muttered once it was gone.
Zak looked at me in shock. “Is there really never gonna be a time when this doesn't surprise you?” I asked.
“Nope,” he said snapping out of it.
“You feeling okay?” I asked placing my hand on his cheek.
“Yeah,” he said. “Thanks...”
“Anytime,” I said pecking him on the cheek.
We continued investigating and got plenty of evidence that made sleeping not an option for the next year.
That night we were hold up in a hotel. I couldn't sleep so once I was showered and jammied up I went for a walk. So many different things ran through my mind and I tried to sort them out as best I could. But then I heard the shouting...
“LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE!” Zak damn near roared. “For fucks sake!” I heard him cry.
I went up to his door and knocked furiously. “Zak it's me, let me in!”
“Not now Y/N,” he begged.
“Yes now,” I snapped at him. “I know there's someone there with you and I'm the only one who can help, so let me fucking in!”
A moment later the door opened and Zak stood there looking exhausted and just done with life. It was terrifying and heartbreaking. ..but it was nothing compared to what his friend looked like. It was a snarling beast with skin resembling that of a dried date; brown and shiny. It's arm was around Zak's neck, holding him in a choke-hold. “He is mine.” It said, it's voice deep and chilling.
“No,” I said. “No he fucking isn't!”
I wrapped my arms around Zak and the demon let go as though it had burned. “A daughter of Michael...why am I not surprised?”
“In the name of my father leave this place!” I demanded.
“Brave like your father...” It said. “Unfortunately you're as foolish as he is as well. Watch your back daughter of Michael for I am not the only one in this world and my brethren aren't as friendly as I...” Friendly. My. Ass.
“IN THE NAME OF MY FATHER LEAVE THIS PLACE YOU COCKAROACH LOOKING SHIT!” I demanded once more...this time he listened.
With the demon gone I pulled back. “It's gone.”
Zak nodded. “Which one was it?”
“I think it was one of the pests you picked up at Bobby Mackey's.” I explained helping him to his bed.
“I thought we got rid of all of them?” he asked.
“Yeah well it seems this conniving little fucker did a good job of hiding during the clean up,” I said. “You gonna be okay?”
“I think so,” he said. “But I'd still feel better if you stayed...if that's alright.”
“You don't even have to ask,” I said rubbing his back with my hand. “Jesus,” I gasped. “You're burning up!”
“I just had a hot shower...the tap might have been busted 'cause shit was that water scalding.” I rolled my eyes.
“It didn't burn you too bad did it?” I asked. He shrugged. “Alright off with the shirt.” He arched an eyebrow at me. “Not like that...I just wanna check for burns.”
He pulled off his t-shirt and tossed it aside. I crawled behind him on the bed and inspected his back. His skin was smooth, without so much as a scar. Even the tattoo on top was left unscathed. I leaned in and brought my lips to it. “You're good,” I said.
He turned around and our faces were suddenly closer than they've ever been. “Z-Zak?”
He said nothing...just leaned in and brought his lips to mine. So far in this brief life I've had four unforgettable nights.
The first was when I first met my dad when I was five. The second was when I found out what I was when I was thirteen...I felt at peace knowing everything I'd experienced finally made sense. The third was when I used my power to help the spirit of my best friend move on after a drunken asshole took her life. The fourth was the first time I went to Zak's house and gave him answers about the entities there.
And now...I was experiencing my fifth.
After a while Zak and I leaned back on the bed. His pants wound up joining his shirt, and eventually my clothes followed. I wrapped my arms around him and held him tight as he pushed into me. I gasped. Like the rest of him, his length was pretty... thick.
I whimpered as he moved inside me. Our skin slapped together and he grunted with almost every thrust. I don't know how much time had passed but eventually I tightened around him, my toes curling up. “ZAAAK!!!” I moaned as my whole body tensed up.
Zak thrust a few more time, each time becoming more sloppy. “FUCK!” He groaned as he filled me up. He collapsed beside me and eventually sleep overcame us.
“I love you,” I whispered just before I fell asleep.
The next morning I woke up needing very badly to pee. I tiptoed to the bathroom (not wanting to wake Zak) and relieved myself. When I got back Zak was sitting up with a confused look on his face.
“Zak?” I said sitting back down next to him.
He looked at me and tightened the blanket around his hips. “Y/N? WHAT THE FUCK?”
“What? What's wrong?”
“What's wrong? Are you fucking serious?” he said freaking out. “You're naked! FUCK, I'M NAKED! WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED LAST NIGHT?!”
“Y-You mean you don't remember?” I said suddenly feeling uneasy.
“I remember coming back to the room after the investigation. I-I remember the inhumanly hot shower...then I saw this..this thing...next thing I know I'm waking up naked and raw.” My unease grew.
“I-I don't under...” I suddenly saw a dark, leathery skinned figure standing beside Zak's side of the bed. It had a sickening smirk on it's face.
“My brother was right, daughter of Michael,” it snarled. “You really are foolish.”
Realization hit me like a truck.
“SON OF A-!”
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I saw that you like CATS the musical. What are your thoughts on the movie?
AAAAH AHHAHA oh man oh boy y'all should BUCKLE IN cuz it's a ride
my simple thoughts? it's entertaining if only because it butchered the stage show so badly in an attempt to idk modernize it? Well, modernization is one part of it I think. The other part I'll go into below lol. I don't necessarily hate some of the more modern renditions of the songs (mostly the ensemble sets like Jellicle Song for Jellicle Cats) but then others are just... so poorly done it's insulting.
I've said this at the end of this whole rant too but I'm gonna put it up here in case people don't (justifiably) wanna see me go on and on about it:
The movie wasn't made for fans of the musical. It was made to make money and I believe they choose, at least partially, to do that through making it the weirdest and worst possible adaptation they could so that people would want to go see the train wreck. Which, really, worked! It was all people could talk about for a good while so like... Goal achieved, I guess.
A MUCH MORE COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS UNDER THE CUT cuz i don't wanna. flood your dash with... this
ALRIGHT SO. Most of my friends know I'm actually a huge fan of new adaptations of things. I love remakes (provided the people making it are coming at it with some form of heart and not just... cash grabbing which is more often the case) I love seeing other peoples interpretations of characters, or changing settings. It's one of the reasons I like American comics so much, getting to see different writers takes is fascinating.
I think musical movies can be wonderful ways to introduce people to a stage show that might have been unavailable to them otherwise! Chicago, for example, is one of the BEST musical to movie adaptations in my opinion. It kept the heart of the show, it's funny and the song numbers are done really well.
There are of course other famous examples, such as Grease or Bye Bye Birdie. Hairspray was also a wonderful take. These are simply off the top of my head, there are of course more.
CATS in particular has a history. If you go through my CATS tag you may see a few posts from @catsnonreplica which posts photos from non broadway productions of CATS! It's a fascinating read and I love, love, love looking at the other interpretations of the characters! CATS is a musical full of fun and wonderful characters if you take the time to see past the ridiculousness haha and the Korean and Japanese runs of CATS especially have some of my favourites.
How does this relate to the movie, I hear you say well. As you might has noticed the movie's interpretations of the characters is........ lackluster at best and downright uncanny valley at best.
CATS is, at its core, a ridiculous thing. I will fully admit that! But it's fun, it's entertaining and if you pay a little attention you can actually get the plot. (Honestly I don't understand when people complain it has no plot but that's a whole other rant for another day)
The movie was... obsessed with this idea of like... semi realism? Like obviously, as a fan, I think they should have leaned into the over the top character designs but instead we got...w ell:
Bombalurina:
Demeter left and Bomba right. Demeter was actually cut! From the movie which is. upsetting lmao.
Macavity is one of the worst offenders for me:
Macavity was... I wish I could know what the hell they were thinking there cuz it's even in his song? Ginger cat??? THAT IS NOT... A GINGER CAT...... but I digress. I would show more examples but I think you get the point.
So. We've butchered the characters appearances. Okay that's fine but what about their personalities?
ALSO BUTCHERED.
There's... there's a lot to unpack here. Just for context: the Jellicle Ball happens once a year and the Jellicle leader chooses a single cat to be reborn into a new life. In the stage play all the cats who are nominated for this honour are on the older side (Jenny-Any-Dots, Bustopher Jones, Skimbleshanks, Gus The Theatre Cat, and eventually Grizzabella) AND are always nominated by another cat. Not themself, unlike the movie where they all seem to nominate themselves.
Jenny-Any-Dots went from a doting grandmother figure who's celebrated for her selfless volunteering and tireless work into a conceited, vain younger cat who is obsessed with fame.
It's an incredibly strange dichotomy. I don't doubt some of it isn't the result of the uh people playing the characters honestly. I do think some of them did the best they could! I don't really blame Jason Derulo, for example, for Tugger. And honestly, Tugger was probably closest to his stage version (while being a trouble maker, he's shown to show Deuteronomy an immense amount of respect)
Speaking of Tugger! This will bring us to one of the biggest grievances with the movie and that is how they handled Mr Mistoffelees.
So... Ugh. So. We have Victoria as the pov character, which imo is like whatever in the grand scheme of things, and then we have Misto who they have decided will be get live interest cuz... Of course. Misto is shown throughout the musical to be awkward, unsure of himself and well. Really, kinda incompetent. Which is Wild cuz in the stage show he might be aloof but he's fairly confident in his powers.
So, Old Deuts gets kidnapped. In the stage show Tugger is the one to bring Misto forward! It's really quite sweet, imo, and I'm showing myself as a Tuggoffelees shipper here, but again Tugger is previously shown to be pretty conceited but then here he is boosting and hyping up Misto to bring Deuteronomy back. My friends and I have lovingly dubbed this the boyfriend hype song.
SOMEHOW. The movie manages to make this, easily, the MOST BORING number in the whole thing. Which, again, WILD. Misto awkwardly stumbles through his whole song, which again is... Boasting of his supreme magical powers which movie Misto clearly. Does not have or believe to have. The song, to me, feels super awkward and unnecessarily drawn out in the movie which sucks cuz it's one of my favourites in the show.
The declawing (heh) of Mr Mistoffelees actually reminds me strongly of how they changed Gaston in the live action Beauty and the Beast movie. He's gone from a beloved figure in the animated movie to someone so disliked in the town that Le Fou has to pay people off to say nice things about him. It's just. Wild character choices were made!!
Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat is probably my favourite in movie non ensemble number. It feels the most... Genuine? Compared to the other nomination songs.
Other problems include but are not limited to:
The inconsistent size scale of the CATS which throws me off constantly.
The weirdly overt sexual overtones added to MANY of the songs (Jenny and Bustopher being the worst)
This is just a personal gripe and opinion but I don't like that they used the UK version of Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer. The American version is both better known and tbh way more fun. Teazer's giggle? Adds ten years to my life every time.
Victoria's added solo song, Beautiful Ghosts, while I like the song as a song it doesn't fit the style of message of the musical. In the movie she's singing directly to Grizzabella who's being an outcast for years that she should be grateful she even has memories of being part of the tribe?? What?? But I know they had to add an original song to be able to be nominated for awards in like the Grammys n shit (which is why all musical movies will have an original song, fun fact!!) kinda funny they went to the effort though considering........... I don't think anyone could have genuinely believed CATS 2019 was gonna win anything but golden rhaspberries.
Movie Mr Mistoffelees has made repeated appearances as my sleep paralysis demon
The various cut characters, shout outs to Jemima, Demeter and Jellylorum especially
Bombalurina being a henchman to Macavity rubs me the wrong way
God I've written... So much. You probably get it by now haha. Like I said at the beginning, I try to go into any adaptation with an open mind but... Let's be honest, this movie wasn't marketed to people who are fans of the musical.
It was marketed, and made, to make money. And they choose to do that through, I think, intentionally making the worst possible version ever. Bad press is still press and the more outrageous people said the movie was the more people wanted to go see exactly what kind of train wreck it was.
Which is a disservice to the stage show, honestly, and all the people who've worked on it over the years.
But what can we do, right?
And besides all that, I do... Still own the movie version and I do still rewatch it on occasion. It is entertaining even if it's in a train wreck kind of way. I usually end up watching the 1998 version, then 2019 and then various tour runs that are on YouTube. (I highly recommend the 2016 tour, it's very good)
So in conclusion. It's fun (?) to watch. I enjoy picking things apart and doing analysis (if you couldn't tell!) so like... I don't hate it?
It did what it set out to do, I guess, and I can't fault it for that but. It's not a fair metre with which to judge the stage show imo. But I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, haha.
Jazz hands. I'm more than happy to elaborate or just chat about CATS if anyone wants! I grew up listening to the Broadway CD since I was a toddler so it's been! A very long standing obsession haha. Probably the only other thing on par with CATS is my obsession with Jurassic Park which I've also been a fan of since I was 3 (but that's a whole story in and of itself)
#astrix thoughts#cats the musical#Thanks for the opportunity to talk about one of my hyperfixations anon!#And to anyone who reads this whole mess lmao
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RP Meme from "A Bug's Life"
Where's the line?!
Do not panic. Do not panic! We are trained professionals. Now, stay calm.
We'll be stuck here forever!
I don't think we can do that.
That's it, that's it. Good. You're doing great. There you go!
Watch my eyes! Don't look away.
Just be confident, dear.
That's our lot in life. It's not a lot, but it's our life.
What did I tell you about trying to fly?
It's not my fault she's so stressed out.
I'm always acting like the sky is falling.
You could have killed somebody over here.
Please forgive me. I'm sorry!
My invention will speed up production.
Oh, another invention?
Aren't you looking lovely this morning!
I'm sorry, I was really just trying--trying to help.
I can make another one.
I'm beginning to think nothing I do works.
Great. One success.
I'm never gonna make a difference.
Being little's not such a bad thing.
Everything that made that giant tree is already contained inside this tiny little seed. All it needs is some time, a little bit of sunshine and rain, and voila!
You've gotta work with me, all right?
You might not feel like you can do much now, but that's just because, well, you're not a tree yet. You just have to give yourself some time. You're still a seed.
DON'T YOU THINK I KNOW A ROCK WHEN I SEE A ROCK?!
You're weird, but I like you.
C'mon! Keep moving! Keep moving!
It was an accident?
Where's the food?
Are you sure it's not up there?
Are you saying I'm stupid?
Do I look stupid to you?
Oh, I see! Under new management. So it's your fault.
First rule of leadership; Everything is your fault.
I swear, if I hadn't promised Mother on her deathbed that I wouldn't kill you, I would kill you!
Shut up! I don't want to hear another word out of you while we're on this island. Do you understand me?
Well, how can I answer? You said I couldn't say another word.
Listen, if you don't keep your end of the bargain, then I can't guarantee your safety.
Someone could get hurt.
You want her? Go ahead. Take her.
Let's ride!
I'm sorry for the way I am. I didn't mean for things to go so wrong.
I was just trying to help.
Then help us-- don't help us.
Perfect? What's so perfect?
Why didn't I think of that? Oh! Because it's suicide!
Who would do a crazy thing like that?
Wait a minute. What did we just decide here?
I won't let you down, I promise, I promise, I promise.
I should help repair the damage before I go.
Get back, you horrible beast!
I have no fear!
I have been in outhouses that didn't stink that bad.
This is ridiculous. What a disappointment!
You! Come here! I want my money back!
I hate performing on an empty stomach!
What's the point of going out there? They'll only laugh at me.
You parasite.
I am a cute little bumblebee! Here I come!
Candy corn! Here, let me help you to finish it.
They are poo-poo heads!
The stage is the other way, dear.
I'm gonna pick the hairs out of your head one by one!
Take your best shot!
That's no way to speak to a lady.
I heard that, you twig.
I demand to know who said that!
How dare you! Ingrates!
I only got 24 hours to live and I ain't gonna waste it here. Come on.
Aah! I've just about had it with these losers! Flaming death!
Water! We need some water!
You're all fired.
Burn him again!
Don't look at the light!
I can't help it! It's so beautiful!
Oh, sorry! Oh. I'm really, really sorry. That was an-an-an ac-ac-accident.
I'll show ya who's tough!
Oh, will you shut up?
Someday I will be a beautiful butterfly, and then everything will be better.
Farewell, my friends.
Shoo, fly. Don't bother me.
Not so tough now, are you?
Get up and fight like a girl.
What part can I play?
Justice is my sword and truth shall be my quiver!
No, no! I want to watch this!
Thrust, parry, lunge!
Me thinketh it's not working!
Help! Help! Get me out!
You can explain the details on the way.
Whoa, you're vicious!
This is insane.
Quit shoving!
We need a miracle!
Run for your lives!
Once again, our reputation precedes us.
Oh, my ticker!
Bingo! We gotta sweeten the deal.
You should be proud of yourself.
Oh, aren't they adorable!
Okay, honey. You're up.
I'm making a speech.
Shouldn't I come too?
No, classified in the D.M.Z. Gotta go A.S.A.P. You know, strictly B.Y.O.B. Bye!
Are you kidding? Do you know what this is? This, my friends, is false advertising. How dare you!
Give me some time, I'll come up with a plan.
Just go tell them the truth!
The truth, you see, is bad.
I will be branded for life.
If you could squish me, that would be great, because, uh, when they find out, I'm as good as dead.
I really do think I should be part of this meeting.
You can't go! I'm desperate!
I gotcha! I gotcha! I gotcha, I gotcha!
Somebody do something!
I'm going to snap. I'm going to snap.
Suck it in, man!
That, my friends, is the sound of applause!
We voted you our honorary den mother!
You're too kind.
Don't tell 'em I said that.
Boy, that's all I'd need, another royal blunder like that.
I know what everyone really thinks.
Thanks, you're sweet. You're wrong, but sweet.
Nobody really believes I can do this job.
I haven't been that nice to you, and I'm sorry.
Aren't you sweet?
I outrank everyone here. Remember that.
Now you're gonna cry, right?
Please, don't cry. Please.
Keep up the good work.
I mean, why take the risk?
I didn't think it was such a good idea myself. It wasn't even my idea.
They talked fancy to me. I got confused!
Why go back?
Didn't that hurt?
Any sign of those fiends?
Okay, I've told everyone you'll be stationed deep in the command bunker.
Party quiets down, I sneak you out the back way and then you're outta here forever.
He's not fully trained. I mean, house-trained.
It seems we've been booked for an extended engagement.
They're back! Get ready, everybody! Get to your posts!
Battle stations, everyone. This is not a drill. Come on, everyone, you know your jobs! LET'S GO, GO, GO, GO!
You mean, you're not warriors?
You mean to tell me that our entire defensive strategy, was concocted by clowns?!
Tell me this isn't true.
This couldn't have happened at a more inopportune time.
You lied to me! And like an idiot, I believed you.
I just wanted to make a difference.
Tough crowd.
You think this is a game?
You don't want to make him mad. Believe me! No, no, no.
You're staying with me, Your Highness.
Quick! To the clubhouse!
Have you checked over there?
I love our job.
I'm gonna be rich, rich, rich I'm gonna be rich, rich, rich
I'm rich, rich, rich That's who I am
The circus life isn't so bad.
What are you talking about? It was your idea.
I just make things worse.
I've made a living out of being a failure.
You have rekindled the long-dormant embers of purpose in our lives.
They're rounding everyone up.
I promise to start thinking about paying you
Okay, I'll pay ya! I'll pay ya!
WAIT A MINUTE!
I think I'm going to wet myself!
I guess we could use a little entertainment.
On with the show!
The circus, the circus! I love the circus
That's the signal. That's the signal!
A magician never reveals his secrets.
You've got to make it work!
Don't let it get me! Don't let it get me!
Oh, my eye! Help me!
Oh, the pain!
There goes my magic act!
WHOSE IDEA WAS THIS?!
I'm the one you want!
Where do you get the gall to do this to me?
I hate it when someone gives away the ending.
A piece of dirt! No, I'm wrong. You're lower than dirt.
Ideas are very dangerous things.
So who's the weaker species?!
It's you who need us!
We're a lot stronger than you say we are! And you know it, don't you?
Oh, this was such a bad idea!
Quick! After them!
Go that way! I've got an idea!
Come on! We've gotta hide! No matter what happens, stay down!
All your little stunt did was buy them time!
I finally get a second to relax, and I gotta get out of my chair.
I'm not gonna cry. I'm not gonna cry.
Shutting up.
What's with the rock?
Now it's getting mushy.
Finally, I'm a beautiful butterfly!
You better start flying!
I am flying! And from way up here, you all look like little ants!
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My thought process as I watch season 7 of GoT
-S07E03
-Can Cersei please shut up god, I’m so tired of listening to her talk
-Qyburn can suck a dick
-i have never hated a character more in my life
-this is painful to watch
-oh no not the ince*t, god anything but that, I’m so over it
-STOP KISSING
-no one cares if you're the queen stop fucking your brother
-i would love to see cersei burned by a dragon
-brooding buddies ahaha
-this scene is so pretty, the way his cloak blows in the wind is *chefs kiss*
-tyrion and jon interacting makes me happy
-“are you trying to present you're own statements as wise wisdom” PleaSe
-don’t make me think about robb and rickon PleaSe
-fucking lord baelish ugh
-sansa and her quick fire wit
-there are some chars i cant stand listening to
-ooh is it arya, please i hope it is,
-its bran instead oop, didn’t expect that,, hug it OUT
-bran is so pretty wow
-this is so sweet, the way the snow enhances her hair is *chefs kiss*
-oh no is Sam gonna be in trouble for helping jorah
-this is nice
-i hope sam doesnt get kicked out of the cidatal
-GO SAM
-ive heard so much about Casterly Rock and this is the first time I’m seeing it and tbh the hype wasn’t worth it
-SECRET TUNNEL!!
-pointy stick go stabby stabby
-FUCKING EURON AGAIN I SWEAR
-canny hack it, am not enjoying this
-for fuck sake the lannisters are at highgarden and for why
-I still don’t know if i like Jamie Lannister or not
-they aren’t gonna kill ornella, i hope not
-they really think they're gonna win how embarrassing
-she really just drank the wine
-the fact that jamie is jofferys dad still grosses me out
-S07E04
-pretty op scene
-Tom Hopper in game of thrones whaattttt
-Oh my god, every time i see cersei i wanna take my eyeballs out
-i don’t trust baelish with bran
-i don’t trust baelish period.
-imagine giving a kid a dagger that almost killed him i-
-i don’t want meera to leave
--alot of people died for bran ouch
-wait bran died, hol up, does that hes ACTUALLY the three eyed raven this time
-ARYA JUST GOT HOME
-they better let arya in
-Arya gone ahah
-sansa and arya moment, reunited at last
-this moment is kinda sad tbh
-this is so wholesome
-its sad again, i wish robb and rickon were here too
-”its wasted on a cripple” i bby noo
-brans wheelchair is so nifty
-i love podrick payne
-okay but theyre outfits are kinda bomb
-thats a lot of fucking dragonglass
-secret cave what will it hold
-the children and the first men are smart
-yess queen fight with them, wait bend the knee i- nevermind
-ion like this, does she really think he’ll bend the knee and the north folk will be happy
-what now
-oh no shes angry and doubting tyrion that cant be good
-jon is so pretty
-Daenerys’ shoulder broche thing is so cool, i want one
-brianne and pod training together is so nice
-im so proud of arya, what a bad bitch
-seeing arya ad brianne train has me shook
-”I’m a Bastard” me too jon me too
-ITS THEON I MISSED HIM
-uh-oh jon doesn't look happy to see theon
-are they gonna hug
-NO THEY ARENT FINNA HUG, pleas no fighting
-im glad he isnt killing theon
-the queen is gone?! Miss thing where did she go
-i can't get over the fact that tom hopper is in game of Thrones
-Fuck the queen especially Cersei
-its gone all quiet that means something bad is gonna happen oh no
-this shit gives me anxiety
-thats a lot of dothraki
-"we can hold them off" my guy no you cant
-she brought her dragon good luck holding them off now pahahah
-is this where jamie dies, I wouldn't be mad :|
-miss thing its over for them
-everything is going up in flames i- why are they still fight back at this point
-if ser bronn dies I'm gonna be mad
-sliced off the horse leg and for what
-deadass though if bronn dies I'm done
-i have so much anxiety oh no
-thats a big fucking arrow
-tyrion looks so sad oh no
-jamie is gonna die if he does boost soon
-I dont want the Dragons to get hurt ahhh
-i love bronn but king this ain't it
-HE HIT THE DRAGON THAT DANI IS ON I- THIS ISNT GOOD
-he blew the arrow thing up instead
-jamie leave youre going to die
-mayhe I don't want him to die just yet but he should listen to tyrion and fuck off
-ser bronn to the rescue?!?!
-im so stressed out ahaha
S07E05
-canny hack it they almost drowned
-jamie 'the twat' lennister
-tyrion walking through the aftermath makes me uncomfy, feels bad man
-dragon said rawr
-what the fuck kinda option is bend the knee or die
-tyrion murdered his dad and he'll do it again
-Just bend the knee it literally cant be that hard
-is she gonna feed them to the dragons
-oh my God she is, wait shes gonna roast them, that's definitely far worse than bending the knee
-ashes to ashes ig
-Cersei should be worried, Dani has three dragons why do they think they can win
-cersei gives me a headache
-jon is so pretty and for what
-mister dragon needs to chill
-is he gonna eat jon
-oh hes letting jon pet him alrightie
-it's kinda creepy seeing it up close ngl
-"gorgeous beast" PleaSe
-figure of speech yeah sure right mhmm
-didnt you want jorah dead like three seconds ago
-i fucking hate those ravens
-thats a big mountain
-thats a lot of dead folks oofdt
-oh sam
-hes a smart wee lad
-i hope they listen to sam, hes making very good point
-some of these measter are dickhead
-im so tired of bending this fucking knee
-what the fuck is a wet nurse
-how are you gonna bring a wight to the capital
-this is whisky business
-trusting a stranger is never a good idea but okay I guess
-the minute jon leave everyone starts shitting on him, what arseholes
-sansa is so pretty
-im so confused what is happening
- Ion like this
-oh no is jamie gonna kill tyrion
-not tyrion making jokes as if he isnt gonna die
-wheres gendry i miss him
-look at my mans I love him
-he looks so good,, look at him king shit
-pop off gendry with your big hammer thing,, I was not expecting that
-not miss thing tryna get bronn killed for betrayal i- 🤚🏾hold up
-IS SHE PREGNANT AGAIN OG MY FUCKING GOd,, shes really ginns have another ince*t baby i 💀,, cut the fkn camera
-gendry you had one job
-"youre alot leaner,, you're alot shorter" I king PleaSe pahahaha
-tyrion is so pretty
-jon you need to return cause like, I dont want you to die
-wait is sam leaving,, bye big library
-what is lord baelish up too now,, I'm sus
-only copy of what,, what is he doing
-is arya finna break into his room
-i dont like this,, he probably has whatever arya is looking for on him
-he hid it in the mattress that smart ngl
-what is lord baelish plotting,, it's making me unsettled
-"you need to convince the one with the dragons or the one with that fucks her brother" paahahah I cant pLease that's so fuunny
-tormund and jorah fight let's go
-"were all breathing" I mean ya I guess pahaha
-gendry is so pretty
S07E06
-they look so tiny against the snow
-"down south the air smells like pig shit" "you've never been down south" "I've been to winterfell" "that's the north" "pfftt" I love that whole interaction
-does tormund wanna fuck gendry i- pahahah
-hes allowed to be mad at you for selling him
-jorah and jon are having a moment bless them
-arya reminiscing about her dad is so cute and it makes me sad
-oh no they're arguing
-"beloved Joffrey" ouch
-we were getting along so well,, and lord baelish had fucked it up
-"gingers are beautiful" yes they are my guy yes they fucking are
-dws tomund what dick is 🤚🏾🤠
-uh babies tormund chill out
-the way Jon's jacket coat thing puffs out is so funny
-i really hope Jon's not in love with Dani
-cersei wants to murder alot of people
-wait why cant dani have children
-they looks like ants in the snow
-is that a polar bear,, NOT A POLAR BEAR I REPAET NOT A POLAR BEAR
-THEYVE GOT FLAMING SWORDS
-mans is gonna get eaten alive
-hes gonna die out here and he doesn't even care,, or maybe he wont die i ??????
-where did they get a flaming sword from
-lord baelish needs to stfu
-what is baelish planning
-its gone all quiet again
-jon said slice and dice
-that a loud fucking screech,, oh no I hear rumbling that cant be good
-go gendry go!!
-theyre running across a lake what if the ice breaks,,
-gendry is a fast little fuck huh
-im so stressed I dont want anyone else to die,, especially gendry
-theyre gonna freeze to death
-oh no thros froze, feels bad man
-where did he get a flaming sword,, it pretty poggers
-ive got anxiety
-not sansa going back to king's landing
-miss thing, honey, sansa it's never safe
-yall Danis coat is so pretty
-how to train your dragons type beat
-well done hound you've provoked the dead
-wheres dani and her dragons when you need her
-if tormund dies,, oh nooooo
-someone should help him
-this is so sad
-sis came through what a queen
-the king Walker is gonna throw the ice spear and kill the dragon oh naw
-the stress is coming back
-he just killed on of her dragons,, I'm so shook
-jons gonna drown
-okai hes still alive but how long still he freezes to death
-miss thing you're literally gonna freeze to death dont try to fight
-seeing uncle benjen die, saving him,, that hurted
-the CRUNCH of Jon's coat oft
-shes not gonna kill sansa right?!?
-arya gave her the dagger but now what?!?
S07E07 (this should be good)
-bronn I'm offend men with dicks are just as good with men without them
-the dothraki really just fight for fun huh
-THEON!!!!
-not the brothels 🤚🏾🥴
-the wight doesn't enjoy that box
-cersei you wont be killing anyone,, miss thing needs to SIT DOWN AND STFU
-god I don't wanna deal with any lennister,, apart from tyrion
-i love podrick
-maybe I dont like ser bronn
-im sus,, something bad might happen,, its gone all quiet
-here comes miss thing and euron
-im gonna be sick with anxiety
-does everyone just have a permanent from on their faces or what
-i hate when she speaks
-dragons as a means of travel is so handy
-ats a big fucking dragon pahaha
-constant state of stress
-euron shut the fuck up
-euron is gonna get punched in the face if he doesn't shut up
-sit down euron or fuck off
-cersei shut up for two seconds
-does whe really think the army of the dead is a bad joke,, MISS THING COME ONNN
-does miss thing believe them now after almost being attacked by a wight
-100,000 AT LEAST oh no
-euron is scared lol hes definitely gonna die
-"until the dead is defeated they are our true enemy" Miss thing we've been trying to tell you
-oop mans already been pledged and miss Cersei is pissed
-honestly fuck the Lannisters
-everyone is pissed at jon for not lying lol
-tyrion don't talk to cersei,, that's a bad idea just waiting to happen
-oh lord am stressed
#game of thrones#incorrect quotes#theon greyjoy#jon snow#S7 recap#jamie lannister#cersei lannister#tyrion lannister#podrick payne#brianne of tarth#ser bronn#sansa stark#arya strak#daenerys stormborn#daenerys targaryen
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Blind Date Part 1
A/N: And here we go! LEt me know what you guys think!
Warnings: None
Words: 2,069
Moodboard made by @badwolf-in-the-impala, none of the pictures are ours.
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“Rook. Really? A blind date, dude?” Baze asked as he combed out his beard, then his hair. Rook hung around in the doorway of Baze’s room, trying to talk him into it. He let out a soft groan and rubbed his hands over his face, briefly.
“Come on, man! When was the last time you went on a date, even? Please, Baze? Thea’s got a friend she says you’ll get along with.” Rook said. Baze snorted as he laid on his bed.
“So invite them over to the house and we can hang? She sounds like just a friend, not a date.” Baze said with a smirk, shifting on his back to find the most comfortable spot.
“Can you just give it a shot? The’s been bugging to set her friend up. Look, me and Thea will double date with you. Is that better? You know Thea.” Rook said, trying to reason with the big oaf. After a number of other tactics trying to entice Baze, he finally gave in.
“Alright! Alright! Damn...I’ll go on the blind date. Don’t break your drumsticks.” Baze said with a small smirk at his own comment. “When is this blind date? It’s not tonight, is it?”
“Nah, man. Nah. We scheduled it for this Friday. You’ve got two days to prepare, my guy!” Rook snickered with a smirk. Baze rolled his eyes and chuckled. Waving a hand at the short stack, Baze said, “Alright. Now, will you go away so I can sleep?”
Rook pointed at him and smirked. “Get your beauty sleep, Beast. Your girl is waiting for you on Friday!” Rook laughed and closed the door on his way out, leaving Baze to settle himself and drift off to sleep.
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“A blind date?! Do you remember what happened on my last blind date you set up, Thea?!” Thea followed her friend around the house as she tried to convince her of the same.
“Tads, come on. It’s a friend of Rook’s! I think you’ll really hit it off with him.” Thea said, rather excited, but whether it was for her or Taddie, Taddie wasn’t sure.
“And the last blind date was a friend of the guy you were dating then,” Taddie said, tossing a look over her shoulder at Thea. Thea rolled her eyes and made a face, not fond of the memory.
“Okay, that one was on me. That’s my bad. But this time, I promise you, Taddie! What if me and Rook double date with you? Will that make you more comfortable?” Thea asked, perching herself on the counter beside her as Taddie did laundry. Taddie switched the loads in the machines but when Thea brought up the idea of a double date, her actions slowed as Taddie considered it. Thea’s lips curved up, slightly, in a smirk, knowing what was going through her friend’s head.
Finally, Taddie acknowledged her, turning to glance at her. Thea was practically hanging off the counter in anticipation. “If you and Rook will make it a double date...I suppose I’ll give it a shot.” Taddie said. With a great squeal, Thea threw her hands up in the air then rounded the counter to give Taddie a squeeze and another squeal. “Okay, okay! Jesus, Thea.” Taddie said as she pushed her friend off her and chuckled, amused at her.
“Tads, it’s going to be great. I promise you. You don’t even have to pick anything out! I’ll dress you up and make you look amazing!” Thea said, gripping Taddie’s shoulders with an excited giggle.
“Okay, easy. It’s a blind date and a first date at that. I don’t need to go all out for this, Thea.” Taddie said, stepping out of her grasp and going back to her task. Shooting her a final look, Taddie added, “And by ‘I’, I mean you-You don’t need to go all out for this.”
“I make no promises,” Thea said, moving past her and making her way to the kitchen. “But I do promise you’ll look amazing!”
Taddie shook her head and chuckled as she closed the machine doors and started both machines before walking away, wandering to her room then out to the patio to light up.
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“Baze! Get your big ass down here! The girls are almost here!” Rook called from the stairs. Baze shook his head and sighed, finally deciding to abandon the hat idea and took a step back from his mirror. He was nervous and he wasn’t sure why. It could have been the blind date? It could have just been going on the date in general. He wasn’t quite sure, but he knew he was a little nervous. “BAZE!”
“I’m coming! Goddamn!” Baze said, swiping his keys and wallet off the dresser. Shoving his phone in his back pocket, Baze shuffled out of his room and down the stairs as Rook smiled at his phone, then locked it and put it away, looking up.
“Took you long enough,” Rook said with a smirk. “They’re here.”
Baze let out a soft sigh and rubbed his hands together for a moment, then rubbed them on his jeans as well, as Rook went to the door and opened it. His smile widened as Thea rushed at him and threw her arms around his neck, kissing him softly.
“Hey, baby. Took you girls enough time to get here.” He teased, touching his nose to Thea’s. Thea giggled and tugged, gently, one of the braids that hung in his face.
“We had to get all pampered and pretty for you, Rookie.” Thea giggled. Behind her, Taddie watched the lovesick pair and rolled her eyes, resisting the urge to gag at the over-saturation of sweetness that was surely giving her a cavity at that exact moment. But she ignored them and looked past them, into the house. She blinked and her smile lifted a little when she caught sight of Baze; 6 foot whatever, hands shoved in his pockets and hunched over slightly as he also watched the couple. He wore a pair of black jeans with a white shirt under his open white button-up and Taddie drank in the sight.
Finally, Baze’s gaze drifted from the pair and he looked over Taddie with a small smile. Thea listened to Taddie’s plea and didn’t go too all out with her outfit. A simple black, mid-thigh dress with a jean jacket over her. Taddie managed to talk Thea out of the black boots she wanted her to wear, instead, Taddie wore her favorite pair of black strappy heels. As his eyes traveled up, Taddie watched him and her cheeks heated. As he traveled higher, Taddie pushed a hand through her hair as she looked at the ground for a moment, before raising her eyes and meeting his. They both smiled as Rook and Thea finally pulled away from each other long enough to introduce their friends.
“Oh. Rook, you remember Taddie.” Thea said, keeping her arm around Rook, but turning toward her. “Taddie, this is Rook. Rook, Taddie.”
Rook smiled and gave her a small nod. “Nice to see you again, Taddie.” He said. Jutting a thumb back toward Baze, Rook said, “This is my boy, Baze. Baze, this is your girl.”
Rook turned and smirked at his friend, who made a face at him before stepping up to the door and extending his hand to Taddie. Taddie smiled and did the same, taking the hand he offered. Stepping into the handshake, Taddie took a few more steps inside as Baze moved closer to kiss her cheek lightly. They exchanged hello’s and a little small talk, all the while Thea and Rook looked on-Thea perched on Rook’s shoulder with his arm around her, both of them smirking.
“See? I told you…” Thea whispered in his ear with a giddy giggle. A corner of Rook’s mouth shot up in a half-amused smirk for a moment before he leaned closer to her ear and said, “I thought she was gonna wear the boots? Baze woulda gone crazy for that.”
Thea rolled her eyes and said, “She refused...But Tad still looks good.” Her smile rested happily on her lips as she watched them. Finally, Taddie glanced over at them then did a double-take, turning to them fully.
“So...We’re going to dinner?” Taddie said, giving Thea a look to break her daydreaming gaze. When Rook snickered, Thea gave him a soft shove away before she stepped forward and clasped her hands together.
“Well...Yes...And also no.” Thea said, taking Taddie’s arm and guiding her back to the door. Taddie raised an eyebrow as she let her friend lead her outside the door and back onto the porch.
“How is it yes and no, Thea? It’s yes or no…” Taddie said, finally having the sense to take a step away. Thea bit her lip to keep her smile from growing too much then glanced back at the door as Rook stepped closer to Baze and clapped a hand on his shoulder.
“So, me and Thea are gonna chill here and you guys are gonna go to dinner.” He said. Baze turned to him, but Rook planted both hands on his back and shoved, then grabbed Thea’s arm and pulled her back inside, making her squeal out a giggle.
“What?!” Taddie called, taking a step forward. Unfortunately, both Baze and Taddie were caught off-guard and Baze stumbled into her, making them both take several steps back before they regained their footing. Baze caught her waist with one hand and tried to brace the wall with the other, but missed. Grabbing her waist with both hands, Baze swung her around and held her a little closer as he stepped back and found his balance.
With a soft sigh, Baze looked down at Taddie and asked, “Are you okay?”
Taddie huffed, planting a hand on his chest to turn and glare at Thea before she looked up at him. “Yeah. I’m fine.” She said. There was still a slight huff in her voice, but it was more directed at Thea than him. Baze and Taddie both turned to their supposed ‘friends’ as Thea giggled and Rook smirked at them, the doorknob in his hand.
“You have reservations at The Palm in 20 minutes. Have fun!” Thea giggled. Rook wiggled his eyebrows and said, “Bye.”
When the door swung shut, Taddie sighed and took a step away from Baze and crossed her arms. Baze rubbed his hands over his face and gave a soft sigh before he asked, “Thea told you it was a double date too?”
Taddie glanced at him and nodded. “Yeah. She said she would because she knows I get uncomfortable on blind dates and in these kind of situations!” Taddie shouted at the door before turning her back to it. A small smirk tugged at Baze’s lips and he chuckled softly.
“I don’t do blind dates all that well either,” Baze said, slipping his hands into his pockets. Taddie turned to him and her anger slowly melted and she gave him a soft smile.
“Sorry...I just hate when she tricks me like this.” Taddie said. She uncrossed her arms and turned to him. “But I wouldn’t mind still going to dinner?”
“Yeah? Let’s go.” Baze said, his smile widening with a chuckle. He pulled his keys from his pocket and held out his other hand to her. Taddie smiled with a soft giggle and took his hand as he led her down the driveway to the black Camero sitting at the end. When they reached the passenger side, Baze turned to her and said, “But fuck their reservations. Where do you want to go?”
He chuckled and leaned against the car, letting her hand go as she spun slowly toward him on the balls of her feet. Taddie skewed her lips in thought, before chuckling and replying, “Well, I told Thea whatever happened tonight, after dinner I wanted to go to Santa Monica Pier. I’ve never been and I made her promise.”
A wide smile spread across his face as Baze nodded and pushed himself off the car and unlocked the doors, saying, “Santa Monica Pier it is.” He swung the door open and Taddie couldn’t help but chuckle and shake her head as she moved around him and got into the car. Baze shut the door and rounded the car, smiling to himself before he got in.
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Hope you guys liked it! Stay tuned for part 2! If you’d like to be added to a taglist, let me know! <3
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Okay, so like I said on a previous post this is mostly unedited, messy and it certainly coulda been leagues better but I finally managed to write something so I’m not gonna complain. Also yes it’s their Skyrim versions.
Trevor was wrong, Ginger was wrong, Latoya was wrong, they were all wrong. He wasn’t getting any better, in fact, he could feel it was getting worse. Two days of a headache that was getting worse and worse especially during the day. Two days of a growing hunger that no amount of food could satisfy or stay down for long. He couldn’t even keep water down anymore. No matter how many hours he slept or rested he was still too tired. Moving felt agonizing at this point. It was now on the eve of the second day that he agreed to return to his home but no matter how much the others pleaded to accompany him he refused. Symptoms were bad during the night, but they were worse during the day and some company to make sure he arrived safely was the right course of action though he refused to let the group go out of their way just for him.
He felt it was a rotten thing to do, leaving without letting any of them know or saying good-bye, but he knew they would insist on going back with him so he did the only thing he could to avoid it. Jelani set off to the manor long before the sun rose over the horizon. It would’ve taken him at least four hours to reach his home so if he calculated it correctly he’d only be exposed to daylight for only half an hour. He could manage it; he’d been managing it for several days now. What was only half an hour more? So he grabbed his horse, his raven, and his belongings as quietly as he could and without a second thought rode off into the night. He rode for what felt like hours and hours. Eventually he saw the sun rising over the mountains that dotted Skyrim and forgot how much longer until he could see the manor in which he grew up in. The route didn’t feel right but it was familiar to him, he wasn’t entirely sure if he was near or far, the signs on the corners were a blurry mess, the letters melted into each other as he tried to focus his sights on them so he figured he’d go by memory but even that was failing him. So he continued to ride. If he had to guess it was almost midday now and he still hadn’t reached the manor. He was hunched over the horse, hands barely gripping the reins, and his eyelids felt heavy. At one point he could even swear he felt his heartbeat less and less as well as having difficulty breathing.
What could he have possibly been infected with?
Dagny crowed loudly as she took off to the sky and for that minute he woke from his daze long enough to see a blurry mess of buildings in front of him. Was it Falkreathe? Whiterun? Rorikstead? He wasn’t sure, he could barely make out anything in front of him and the more he tried to focus the worse he felt. Suddenly he felt as if he couldn’t breathe and in his panic he fell off his horse landing hard on the dirt road only a few feet away from the entrance to Rorikstead. Dagny flew down to her perch on the saddle and looked down at Jelani. She then swooped down to him and grabbed some of his hair with her beak and tugged on it like she normally did when trying to wake him in the morning but he wouldn’t budge. When that didn’t seem to work she cawed at him as loud as she could and tugged harder but there was no response.
“Hey,” A guard cried out as he ran towards Jelani, “Are you alright?”
No response. The guard looked around the area with his right hand hovering over his sword in case it was a trap or a robbery gone wrong and the attackers were still in the area. Once he felt it was safe he shoved Dagny away unaware that she has his pet, not a scavenger, and kneeled down beside him to check up on him.
“What’s happened?” Another guard asked as he walked over to the first guard.
“No idea. Wasn’t an attack from what I can see. No arrows, no cuts, and no blood anywhere.”
“Is he alive?”
The first guard placed his hand on Jelani’s chest to see if he was breathing but he couldn’t exactly tell. The second guard groaned out loud and moved the first guard, “Not like that, idiot.”
He placed his index and middle finger on the side of Jelani’s neck and checked for a pulse which he wasn’t finding any. After a minute he shook his head and the other guard understood.
“Oh, no. No, wait a minute,” The second guard said as he moved Jelani’s hair away from his face to get a better look at him, “I know him.”
“Who was he?”
“There’s a healer that lives near Falkreathe. Few years back my little cousins fell gravely ill and my aunt and uncle took them to his house. He had a little brother living with him. This is him, I’m sure of it. Grab the horse and follow me, I’ll send word to his brother.”
The second guard picked him up while the first one grabbed the horse’s reins and guided him into town. Once in town Jouane intercepted the two guards and asked what had happened and after briefly explaining Jouane paused for a moment. He couldn’t possibly leave a body out in the open, it was disrespectful to both the deceased and to the people living in the town. He asked both guards to follow him which they did. They circled behind the buildings and reached the back of Rorik’s manor and opened the cellar doors. Jouane knew Rorik never set foot down in the cellar so it would be the perfect place to leave the corpse until his family came to collect him, Jouane would explain to Rorik later, he always knew how to handle Rorik and just about everyone in town.
The guard that recognized Jelani volunteered to ride out to Falkreathe once his shift was over to alert Jelani’s brother of his passing and accompany him to Rorikstead.
Dagny hadn’t left the area. When the guard shoved her off she flew up to the roof of the inn and watched as they carried Jelani to the basement of the manor and left the horse, Bheka, near the cellar doors. Once she saw the guards and Jouane left she flew down to the doors and pecked at it as if knocking. She did that several times and each time waited for an answer but nothing came. After staring at the doors for a few minutes she looked up at Bheka and flew up towards the saddle and perched herself on the horn and waited.
Once the guard’s shift ended and his replacement arrived he made his way to Rorik’s manor to grab a single belonging from the corpse to bring with him as proof. As he turned the corner he saw the horse was gone but even more worrisome was that the cellar doors were wide open. He went down to the cellar but the body was gone. He was sure he was dead when he checked his pulse, there was no doubt about it. He frantically searched all over the cellar but to no avail. Someone either moved the body, Jouane had sent someone else to alert the family and they came to retrieve the body or he was still alive and awoke only to leave and was now wandering around the area quite possibly dazed and confused. The guard went back out and was going to find Jouane but a faint neigh caught his attention, he looked up towards the hills that adorned the northern side of Rorikstead and in the distance he made out what looked like a horse. He turned to the cellar and then looked up at the horse again weighing his options. He was well aware that sabercats roamed the wilds and a horse as beautiful as that didn’t deserve to be mauled to death by one of those beasts. He made his way towards the horse keeping an eye out and listening for trouble. Bheka seemed calm and was grazing away at the cool grass without a care in the world. On the saddle’s horn sat the raven he saw earlier, now he was sure the bird had belonged to the dead Redguard and he felt a pang of guilt rising from within for scaring it away from its former owner. Dagny kept her eyes on the guard and stood still, she almost looked like an adornment.
“Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, there’s a good boy.” He clicked at the horse as he reached for the reins but was startled when he heard a branch snap behind him. He quickly turned around only to see nothing. Just shrubs, trees, and overgrown bushes covering the hilltop. It could’ve been a fox or a sabercat for all he knew. Whatever it was he wasn’t going to stay long enough to find out, as he kept an eye on the bushes he stretched his right arm and tried to grab Bheka’s reins but accidently grabbed the saddle’s horn where Dagny was resting. She pecked at him and cawed loudly which prompt the Nord to turn around and grab his hand, rubbing where the corvid had pecked him. It’d only been a warning peck but it didn’t hurt, more like startled him even more than he already was.
“Listen here, bird. I’m in no mood for games.” The guard said in an accusing tone as he pointed at Dagny. As he reached for the reins yet again he froze in place when he heard a low hiss coming from the bushes behind. Bheka snorted loudly as he stomped at the ground with his forelegs, the guard kept his focus on the horse as a jolt of adrenaline laced with fear traveled all over his body. The horse kept stomping at the ground, its ears were locked forward, nostrils were flared, and the whites of its eyes were now visible. It was scared of something that was right behind him and the horse was looking right at it.
His right hand slowly crept towards his sword. He had it all planned out in his head. With a single move he’d swing his sword as he turned to face whatever was behind him. He hoped that by swinging his sword he would injure whatever was behind him buying him time to strike a second and hopefully fatal blow. He was ready. It was a move he’d done dozens of times before. He knew the exact weight of his iron sword and the length of the blade by heart. He’d driven off many would be robbers and raiders in his time as a guard. This was his job; this was what he’d trained for. His hand had grasped the grip of his sword, all he had to do now was swing and turn his body with the momentum of drawing his sword.
He was ready.
He was also much slower than his stalker. A set of sharp and cold claws sliced the back of his head. The Nord lost his grip and balance as the pain quickly registered and all he could muster was a measly groan as he fell to his knees and watched the horse take off in a panic with the raven flying after it. As the pain intensified he could hear the attacker making their way towards him but before he could turn around his attacker grabbed a handful of his hair and pulled back as hard as they could. The guard lost his balance and fell back and finally laid eyes on his stalker.
There was a low grumbling snarl caught in his throat as he looked at the guard. He wasn’t exactly sure what was driving him but he knew he wasn’t able to take control, it was as if someone else had possessed him and he was helpless to stop it. The fear in the guard’s eyes aroused him far more than anything else ever did. His nostrils flared as he smelled the blood and it was driving him mad. The irony substance smelled sweeter than any mead or wine that ever passed his lips. He had to taste it. He didn’t know why and didn’t care to know either, he just needed to taste his victim’s blood, he was almost lusting for it.
“Please…” The guard managed to gurgle out as he brought up his left hand. “Stay away, please…”
He didn’t care for the man’s pleading, in fact, he was surprised to find himself feeling indifferent. He stood over the guard and sat on him as he watched him plead and beg for his life. It only made the blood smell twice as sweet and twice as tempting. He lowered himself and actually heard the man’s heart beating loud and fast, and then in one fell swoop he bit down on the guard’s throat as hard as he could. The guard struggled and tried to push him off but when he bit down again there was a loud crunch and suddenly the guard stopped moving. He paid no mind to it; all he could taste, and smell was that sweet blood that had been calling out to him. It was a sloppy kill and most of the blood fell to the ground but what didn’t he lapped up and sucked out of the wound in an almost animalistic and desperate manner. Once he swallowed the last bit of blood from his first victim Jelani somehow felt weaker than he had the last few days. He motioned to stand but fell back to the ground as his head spun. He lifted himself up but kept his head low as he swallowed the blood that was still coating the inside of his mouth. It was then he noticed his teeth, long and sharp fangs had replaced all four of his smaller and more blunt fangs. He rubbed each one with the tip of his tongue and finally processed that what he was tasting was blood. A cold wave of panic washed over him when he laid eyes on the body in front of him. He was starting to realize what had just happened, like a veil was lifted from his eyes and he was in control again. He managed to stand back up all the while keeping an eye on the dead Nord. With one hand he clutched his stomach, the other he used to cover his mouth. The guard was dead for sure and he was responsible for his death. Jelani could still smell blood and realized he was covered in the guard’s blood. His hands, bottom half of his face, and throat were stained red. He shuttered as he lifted his hand from his mouth and saw it was dripping with blood and that’s when he noticed claws as sharp as his fangs and interlaced between them were strands of the guard’s brown hair. They must’ve got caught when he slashed the back of the man’s head. Jelani covered his mouth again as he heaved heavily once again as if to vomit but nothing came up. He turned around to see where his horse had run off to. Thankfully Bheka hadn’t gotten far but as Jelani approached the horse it reared in fear as it snorted. Dagny seemed to be all right, she perched herself on his left shoulder as she usually did. He then grabbed Bheka’s reins and tried to calm the horse down.
“Bheka, it’s okay, it’s me. Please, it’s still me.”
After a minute Bheka seemed to calm down and once he did Jelani mounted his horse and road as fast as he could to the only place in Skyrim he felt he could be safe: home.
“Listen, you’ve been working on potions all day long. Night is still young, how about I make us some dinner and we can eat and drink out in the balcony. Stronghold can hold itself together for two more nights.”
“I am getting a bit tired.” Loke said as he put down the last sealed healing potion and gently planted a kiss on Nagronar. “Let me clean this up and I’ll help.”
Nagronar chuckled as he stood up, “Oh, no, you don’t. Clean up and meet me in the kitchen but you’re only going to watch.”
“I like more than just watching, you know.”
Caught by surprise by the comment Nagronar let out a hearty laugh which in turn made Loke smile sheepishly. As he was about to say something else they both heard the front door open and quickly close. There was only one other person with the key to the manor so Loke poked his head out of the alchemy tower and called out, “Jelani? Is that you?”
There was a moment of silence before Loke and Nagronar heard footsteps running across the wooden floor of the manor. As both men looked at each other in confusion Loke heard a door open and then close.
“Jelani?” Loke called out once again but there was no answer.
“That’s odd.” Nagronar said as he looked back at Loke who now looked worried. “I hope nothing happened.”
Loke carefully put all the potions and alchemical ingredients aside before he and Nagronar went down to the first floor to look for Jelani. The kitchen and greenhouse doors were wide open so he hadn’t hid in any of those rooms. The alchemy tower doors were also wide open, the only exception was the washroom but the doors had an odd creaking sound so he was certain his brother hadn’t gone in there. The only place left was the cellar. Loke reached for the handle and pulled on it, surprisingly it wasn’t locked and after a minute of reflecting on whether he should follow his brother or not he climbed down the ladder followed by Nagronar.
“Jelani, are you okay? What happened? Why didn’t you answer?” Loke called out as he reached the bottom of the ladder. He was still unsure if following him down was a good idea. One thing that Loke knew about his brother that no one else knew was that when he was a child he would often hide out in the cellar when he was either angry or upset. He often said the peacefulness and quiet of the cellar helped him think and calm down. Because of this Loke was worried. He slowly approached the wall that divided the old forge and the rest of the cellar. He didn’t want to intrude on his brother but his silence was making him worried, he wasn’t sure if he was hurt or if something had happened to him out there. He just needed to know if he was okay for him to relax.
“Jelani?” Loke called out once again.
“Stay…back.”
“All right, but I just want to know if you’re hurt?”
“I don’t know.”
“Okay, can I go over to you? Is that okay?”
“I don’t wanna hurt you.”
Loke looked back at Nagronar, he was worried and confused as well but was also alert. Something didn’t seem right; Jelani was not violent, and he wouldn’t hurt anyone without any reason much less would he hurt his own brother. Loke then took a step forward and gently said, “I know you wouldn’t. I’d still like to get close to see if you’re alright. Can I?”
“Okay…” He finally conceded.
Loke slowly made his way around the wall and found his brother sitting on the floor with his head tucked between his knees. First thing he noticed was the blood on his clothes which made every alarm in him go off at the same time but he remained calm so he wouldn’t startle Jelani. He kneeled down in front of his brother and the smell of blood hit him hard.
“Are you hurt? Can I see?”
Jelani tried to stop himself from crying but he couldn’t any longer and began to cry as he recalled the events. He knew Loke saw the blood and assumed it was his and that he’d been injured somehow. He gathered himself as best he could and through tears and sniffles said, “It’s not mine. I—I couldn’t stop myself. I couldn’t. It was as if it wasn’t me anymore and something else took over.”
“You’re not making any sense. What happened?”
“I killed him. I didn’t want to but I couldn’t stop myself and when I saw the blood I completely lost control and then…then…”
Before he could finish the sentence Jelani leaned his head to the side and threw up. Loke quickly stood up and backed away as he saw the large puddle of blood. Nagronar moved in but stopped behind Loke when he saw the blood on the floor and the blood covering Jelani. Loke kneeled back down and wiped some of the blood from his brother’s mouth, he felt cold to the touch and could feel him trembling though he was almost sure it wasn’t because he was cold. With his thumb he raised Jelani’s upper lip further up and noticed the two fangs and then noticed the bottom two fangs and sighed. He could feel his eyes beginning to burn but he held it together for a little longer.
“When did it happen?” Loke asked in a whispering tone.
“Tonight.”
“Maybe there’s still time. Maybe a dose or two of cure disease might do the trick.”
“It won’t work.”
“You don’t know that.”
“Loke, I’m not a child!” Jelani yelled at the top of his lungs and then looked directly at Loke. His eyes were the same shade of blue as they’d always been but they had an otherworldly glow to them and the sclera had turned as black as the void. “Don’t lie to me. It’s too late, you know it as well as I do.”
“It’ll be alright, we’ve been through worse. We’ll get through this.”
“You have to kill me.”
“What!? No! No, don’t say that. It’s gonna be alright, I swear it.”
“I don’t wanna hurt anyone else! Please, just get it over with before I hurt you or anyone else!”
Loke reached forward and hugged Jelani as tight as he could. In turn Jelani broke down in tears again and returned the hug. Nagronar who had obviously heard the conversation between the siblings made his way over to Loke and kneeled next to them. He didn’t have to ask the blood covering the younger brother, the claws at the end of his fingers and the pleading began to make sense.
“You know,” He began, “I know a werewolf who is kind, gentle, and loving.” He paused for a second when Loke jerked his head towards him. He looked at him with pleading eyes but Nagronar gave him a small smile to reassure him. “They lost control once but they learned to gain control over their new nature and haven’t hurt anyone since.”
“Werewolves don’t need to kill people for their blood, Nagronar.” Jelani said as he leaned back and wiped his tears away.
“So we find a way. Besides, little brother, there’s plenty o’ murderous bastards out there askin’ to be put down, ya know.”
Jelani actually laughed a bit and leaned back while staring at nothing. Sure, he was a mercenary. Yes, it was true he took on bounties and most of them ended with the involved parties dead, but they were scum who robbed, killed, and hurt others just for a handful of coins or less. He had absolutely no problem raising a blade to end them but that was an agreed upon contract against raiders or in self-defense. He could still see the guard’s face and worse yet could still hear the man pleading for his life and the worst part was how he felt nothing when he killed an innocent man in cold blood. No remorse at the time, he just saw the man and acted upon what he felt he needed to do which would normally make him sick to the stomach.
“I’m tired.” He quietly said.
“That’s fine, little brother,” Nagronar responded before Loke could, “Go ahead and get yourself cleaned up. We’ll take care of the rest, all right?”
“Don’t worry, it’ll be okay.” Loke reassured him as well.
Jelani nodded and quietly stood up to go and wash up and get some clean clothes and hopefully fall asleep for as long as he could. He hadn’t been able to get a descent night’s rest since he’d fallen ill and after he threw up he felt he could sleep for years.
“I don’t know the first thing about vampires.” Loke admitted as he stood to get a cloth that was hanging off a barrel near the old forge. “All I know is they have to avoid direct sunlight and drink blood.”
“Hmm, I may know of someone that can give us all the information we need. In fact, a mutual friend of ours knows her.”
“Who? I mean, we can’t just trust anybody with this information. It’s hard for me but I can easily hide I’m a werewolf. Vampires, on the other hand, have their features out for the world to see. Nagronar, these Vigilants of Stendarr maniacs declared it open season on vampires since they attacked one of their buildings!”
“I know, shh, I know. Calm down. This didn’t exactly happen at the best of times but he’s one of the best at illusions. He’s smart, he’ll manage.”
“I know he is and I wasn’t doubting him…” Loke reached behind him for a bucket and began to mop up the blood on the floor. “I’m just—I don’t wanna lose him. I don’t want anything to happen to him. I don’t want him to have to go through anything bad!” Loke slammed the cloth he was using to clean up the puddle and sighed deeply as he tried to gather himself. Yelling, screaming and certainly making a bigger mess wasn’t going to fix the problem. He had to focus on trying to keep his brother safe or at least as safe as he could now. “I don’t know what to do.”
“I did say, ‘We’ll take care of the rest’, didn’t I, my love? At first light I’ll find the woman I spoke of and come back with everything we need to know. I’ll stay here for a few more days until things settle down. I’ll go and make sure all the windows are closed and while you finish up there.”
The guilt of murdering the guard haunted Jelani for hours and after crying to the point of exhaustion he finally gave up and fell asleep. He wouldn’t be able to guess how long he slept. When he did awaken he remained in bed and after some time he fell back asleep and the cycle repeated. Through the haziness of being between sleep and awake he could sometimes tell Loke was checking up on him and would sometimes speak to him, whether he answered or not he was unsure but Loke felt calm which was a relief. After a while he could smell a distinct scent that arose whenever Loke was nearby. It was berries and rosewood with something else though he couldn’t quite pinpoint it. The berries and rosewood he could explain, their mother at one point in her life picked up the hobby of making scented oils, a hobby her eldest picked up from her. The other smell he couldn’t identify, it wasn’t a bad smell, it was familiar yet he could not identify it. He remained in that cycle of sleeping and awaking just long enough to fall back asleep though he wasn’t sure for how long it went on.
On a rainy sundown Jelani awoke and felt a certain jolt of energy writhing through his body like he had never felt before. He felt awake, strong, and aware of everything. He sat up on the bed and placed his bare feet on the wooden floor and was surprised to feel nothing. Not the cold of the air or the cold of the wooden floor and for a moment he thought back on all the times he’d done exactly as he was doing now and quickly put his feet back up due to the coldness of the floor. Yet there he was with his bare feet touching the floor and not registering the temperature. It felt odd. He then looked up at the roof and listened to the rain fall on it, a sound he heard many times through out his life but this time it sounded far more intense, as if he could really hear every drop hitting the roof. He kept staring and then he noticed just how sharp the details of the wood looked. The manor was far older than even his parents were and no amount of upkeep could possibly make the wood look like that. He then looked around and focused, everything looked much clearer and sharper. He could even read the titles on the spine of the books on the shelves at the end of the hall. It was then he noticed his entire bedroom was dark, not even a single little candle was on and he could see all of that as clear as if it was midday on a clear summer day. Jelani was astonished for sure but he was also nervous at these new revelations and somehow eager to discover what else there was. He finally stood up from the bed and he caught the faint smell of rosewood and the other familiar smell.
“Loke.” He thought to himself.
He made his way to the first floor and heard two voices speaking and a second scent hit him, this one was of pine mixed with what he guessed was body odor. He wondered if he could actually smell people’s scent.
“I’ll go put the horses away, dear.”
That was Nagronar’s voice. Jelani quickly made his way down the main stairs, across the dining room, then the gathering room and stopped at the entrance of the manor but didn’t see the orc or his brother. A few seconds later the door opened and Loke walked in covered in rain. He’d heard them all the way back there and they still hadn’t come into the manor. It was astonishing.
“Jelani? You’re awake! Are you alright?” Loke happily asked. He quickly took off the wet coat and furs and hugged Jelani.
Rosewood and that wild smell, his brother’s scent. As soon as it registered in his mind he smiled and hugged his brother back tighter than he had ever hugged him before.
“I am,” Jelani answered and gently pressed his forehead against Loke’s in that familiar way they always did, “How long have I been sleeping?”
“Three days and you awoke just in time.” Loke said as he grabbed a knapsack he’d set down when he entered the manor and quickly made his way to the gathering room but not before grabbing Jelani’s hand and pulling him with him. When they reached the room Loke sat on one of the chairs and sat Jelani next to him. Loke seemed oddly enthusiastic. Maybe he’d found a way to cure vampirism.
“While you were resting Nagronar got into contact with someone who knows a lot about things most of us don’t. She gave him several things to help us out. On the table right behind you is a wooden box with what looks like potions. I mean, technically they kind of are. Blood potions, it’s a much watered down version of blood but it is in no way a replacement for it, okay? You need actual blood from humans or mer to survive but those will help you keep what she called the bloodlust under control. You can feed every other night and she said you wouldn’t need to kill anyone for it. If you keep the supply of blood steady you just need one bite from anyone.”
“Wait a minute, wouldn’t I be turning people if I bite them?”
“Apparently it doesn’t work like that. Bites don’t infect. She said it was through consuming a vampire’s blood—she called it accepting the gift—whatever that means or by contracting sanguinare vampiris from a spell vampires use. Some kind of drain attack which is what I’m guessing happened.”
“What happens if I don’t feed or have access to any blood potions?”
“You can go three days before you succumb to bloodlust. It’s a survival state of sorts, from what I understood your body takes over and searches for sustenance. You’d be in some kind of hypnotic state. She said some vampires refer to it as ‘stage four’ and it’s dangerous. You’d try to find some blood no matter where it comes from.”
“Is that what happened? With the guard?”
Loke lowered his gaze and nodded.
“Oh…”
“It wasn’t your fault, Jela. You couldn’t help it. If we try to keep it in check it won’t happen again. I swear it. Three days at the most, on the fourth day you lose control over yourself and may even be hunted down. Apparently illusion spells don’t work on vampires in stage four. She said most vampires use a type of glamour spell to hide their features or have a spell that emits from them to make others see them as still living.”
“Sounds easy enough. I’ve been practicing illusions since I was a child.”
“Exactly. But you don’t have to do that here, you’re perfectly safe here. She also advised against travelling during the day but if you absolutely have to you must cover up as much as you can and avoid too much time under the sun. She said exposure to direct sunlight is agonizing. I don’t know if you’ve noticed but you won’t be affected by the cold either.”
“Yeah, I actually noticed that a bit earlier. Actually, I noticed a lot of things sort of…changed. I can see, hear and smell…better? If that makes sense?”
“It…actually does. She also warned me that you’re far more susceptible to fire spells now and healing spells don’t work on the undead…but, she told me of a place where I can get my hands on some healing spells that do affect all manner of undead including vampires.”
“Did she say anything else?”
Loke groaned as he tried to keep his laughter down which wasn’t exactly working. “You’re not gonna believe this but you guys kind of have to sleep in coffins.” As he finished the sentence he covered his mouth to stifle his laughter.
“No, absolutely not! I am not doing that. You insufferable toad, stop laughing!”
“It’s not everyday, ya soggy sweet roll. It’s just every so often to keep your energy up or something like that.”
“What about food and water? Wait! Oh, please tell me I can still drink.”
Loke bit his bottom lip to avoid laughing again and shook his head much to Jelani’s disappointment, “No more need of food, water or alcohol. From now on the menu is blood and sometimes blood potions.”
“Son of a bitch…” Jelani complained as he threw himself back against the chair and sighed deeply. The spiced wine in the cellar he’d been saving and savoring after was out of his reach. He turned to Loke in the hopes that he was joking but the smirk on his face and the slow shaking weren’t filling him with much confidence.
“Well, not all is lost. You’ll stay young and gorgeous forever, little brother.”
“Eh…”
“Oh, stop pouting. Here,” Loke turned to grab his knapsack and rummaged through it. He then pulled out a book that looked very weathered and old, and handed it to Jelani but before letting go his expression turned serious, “There isn’t much written on vampires, most of the information is word of mouth but it’s out there. There’s also a lot people out there who’ll hurt you or worse because of what you are. I don’t think I have to state the obvious but I still will, you have to keep this to yourself and know who you can trust. Part of me wants to lock every door in this house to keep you safe in here but it’s not fair to you. You’re so much smarter and better than I am so I know you’ll be alright, I trust you. But if anything happens I’ll always be on your side, no matter what.”
Both gave each other a smile and pressed their foreheads against each other’s. Jelani understood Loke’s worries and admittedly he was worried as well but Loke was right. Keeping him inside the manor for the rest of his life wasn’t the answer. He’d be back on the road again and off to find the group, whether he’d go farther than he usually did was still left up in the air. For now he wanted to stay home until he could understand his condition better and admittedly until he felt Loke was more at ease with the entire situation.
“I’ll go and start dinner.” Loke said as he backed away and playfully ruffled Jelani’s hair, “Nagronar’s gonna stay for a few days. You alright with that?”
“Aye, it’s a good idea.”
“I thought so too.”
Loke let go of the book and reminded Jelani about the potions as he left to go into the kitchen. Jelani looked at the book’s cover and the pages that had turned yellow with time and wondered how many people handled the book before him. It had that distinct smell all books have, a smell he loved and adored. To be able to experience the smell at the magnitude he was experiencing now made having been turned into a vampire almost a blessing. The book had certainly seen better days but it still held together nicely enough, still, he handled it with as much care as he could. He opened the book and saw the title that was written on the first page, Opusculus Lamae Bal.
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can i request the misfits crush is a broadway actress and they go to see one of their shows and they just blow them away with their talent thanks beautiful 💕
A/N: OKAY SO IN AUSTRALIA WE DONT HAVE MUCH SHIT WHEN IT COMES TO BROADWAY AND IT’S KINDA SCATTERED EVERYWHERE SO LETS JUST PRETEND THAT MELBOURNE HAS EVERY BROADWAY IMAGINABLE THANK YOU. Also, these are now all musicals bc that’s the only shit i know. Gonna set a musical to each dude and go from there. B&B is here bc my school did it and my brain blanked okay bye love you. I wont specify what character you’re playing to try and keep it gender neutral.
S/O Is On Broadway
Fitz - Wicked:
Wait what.
BRUH NO WAY.
Gets fucking chills at ‘Defying Gravity’.
“Y/N you gave me goosebumps”
Thinks you were adorable in ‘Popular’ and just wanted to go up there and hug you.
Singing the songs on the way back home at the top of your lungs with him is a big mood.
Swagger - Waitress:
He hasn’t heard of waitress
But when you tell him the basic plot, he’s very interested afterwards and would love to see the show!
He’s blown away.
You bet he’s crying at ‘She Used To Be Mine’.
At least one tear.
“Are you crying, Swagger?”
“Shut the fuck up Jay and watch the show”
You got him into baking pie somehow
Don’t ask. It was meant to be a joke now it’s a thing.
Zuckles - Frozen:
When he finds out you got the part in the Frozen Musical he was probably more happier than you.
Frozen quotes for the rest of the week.
But you keep it under the radar after that, he’d ask for details but you didn’t give in.
The day finally comes for opening night. The guys come as well, and they’re all surrounded by kids and you quickly say goodbye on arrival.
Oh he underestimated your talent.
It took every part of his being to hold in shouting ‘Let it go’ with you.
The voice on you. If he wasn’t sitting next to a little girl, he’d say “Holy. Fucking. Shit” under his breath.
FREAKED OUT WHEN YOU CHANGED FROM ELSA TO ELSA ICE QUEEN
Toby - The Heathers:
“Well fuck me gently with a chainsaw!”
Toby is all over it.
The hype is real with this girl.
She was tempted to watch the movie before hand but fought against it.
Watching you perform on stage, she’s so proud of you and how far you’ve come.
Damn you’ve got bars.
Really really impressed by your acting.
The sass sends her flying.
‘Shine a Light’ brings her to tears and heart pounding at the reprise of ‘Dead Girl Walking’.
Inutt - Beauty and the Beast:
Really excited, holding in his inner child.
He swears you looked at him a few times while singing.
Going ‘yeah, that’s you’ at a few songs.
There was the threat of tears, come on look me in the eyes and say that to me.
You as Gaston is a little w o a h
Buys you a rose after the show.
Because he’s extra.
#inotorious x reader#inotorious#toby on the tele x reader#toby on the tele#tobyonthetele#tobyonthetele x reader#x reader#bennijie writes#zuckles x reader#zuckles#swaggersouls x reader#swaggersouls#fitz#fitz x reader
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03.11
March Mendes Madness
Writing prompt #11 Having a lazy day
A/n: sorry this is late. It has slight mentions of smut, so hopefully that makes up for it.
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"Alright, my phone is officially off. I am yours and only yours for the next twenty-four hours."
I hum, looking up from my book. "Yeah, okay."
"You don't sound convinced." He says, picking my legs up and sitting himself under them.
"M'expecting a call from Andrew any minute now, calling you to the studio."
He picks my book from my hands and closes it, not before checking my page number though, and I think that just by that simple gesture, I fell even more in love with him. "I told him not to bother you. You're not getting a-" but before he can even finish the sentence, my phone rings from the bedside table and I give him a pointed look, reaching for it.
"Hello?" I say, not bothering to look at the caller ID.
"Y/n, is Shawn there?"
"Oh, hi, Brian. Yeah, it's good to talk to you too."
He sighs, "Sorry. It's just that Shawn isn't answering his phone."
"I'll give you to him, hold on." I hold my phone out for Shawn. "Brian needs to talk to you."
He handed me back my book in exchange for the phone. "Page 215, my love. I'm sorry." He says and moves from under my legs, standing near the window while he and Brian talked. "No, I'm sorry, Bri. I was kinda hoping to stay in with my girl tonight."
"Bubs," I say, grabbing his attention, but not looking up from my book. "If you want to go out with the boys you can. We have all day tomorrow together."
"Sorry, buddy. Maybe next time. I'll talk to you later, bye." He hangs up and crawls into bed beside me, placing his head on my stomach. I set my book down on the beside table and ran my fingers through his hair. "Mmm... keep doing that." He buries his head in the cloth of my shirt and I smile constantly to myself.
"You don't want to go out with the boys, bubba?"
He shakes his head, his left hand rubbing up and down my bare thigh, causing goosebumps to appear on my skin. "I just want to be here with you. We never do this anymore. I miss you," he mumbles.
"Well I miss you too."
We're laying in silence, completely enjoying each other's company. But it's not long until he starts peppering my stomach with soft kisses. He's kneading my side and my eyes close at the intimate contact. "Whatcha doing, Shawny boy?"
"Just loving on you," he says, lifting my shirt to the underside of my bra. I hum in acknowledgement, eyes still shut. But his teeth take me off guard when they sink into my hipbone and I buck my hips off the bed. He sucks on the sore spot, pushing me back down. "We're in for a long night," he murmurs, biting my other hipbone.
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You see, I didn't realize that our lazy day would mean we spent the entire morning between the sheets, limbs tangled with each other's, lips connected, labored breathing, hair matted to our foreheads. But I couldn't think of a better way to spend the morning.
"I'm gonna shower," I say about ten minutes after my third orgasm this morning.
"Hmm... can I join?" His arm wraps around my waist.
"Are you not tired?" I giggle.
"Never of you," he kisses my bare shoulder.
I roll my eyes at the cheesiness, "Okay. Come on."
The small touches throughout the day are what I live for. If we're in the living room, his thumb subconsciously finds my knee and he strokes it. Or his hand finds the small of my back when I'm standing at the counter in the kitchen, much like right now.
"Can I put in the chocolate chips?" He asks when he sees me getting them from the cupboard.
I nod, smiling. "Sure." I hand him the back of chocolate, but not before popping a couple in my mouth.
"What movie do you want to watch?" He questions, staring carefully at the cup that he's filled with chocolate chips before he pours it slowly into the bowl.
I think about it while I start folding them I to the batter. "I kinda want to watch Tangled, if I'm being honest."
He chuckles. "Tangled it is, I guess. I was kind of hoping your say Harry Potter."
"We watched it last time we had a movie date. In fact, we watched half of them, per your request."
"Okay, okay. We can have a Disney marathon this time then."
I smile brightly, pressing a sweet kiss to his lips. "I love you."
"I love you, too, y/n."
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This is how we spent the rest of our day, cuddled up under a pile of blankets on the couch with an entire plate of muffins on the coffee table and a stack of Disney movies to watch.
I'm resting my head on his shoulder, singing along to Beauty and the Beast, and Shawn joins in, lightly pressing a kiss to my temple. My hands are playing with the strings of my - his - hoodie, which isn't keeping me as warm as he is, but it's so comfy, and I can feel myself drifting the longer we're laying like this.
"In case I haven't told you yet today," I say, my eyes fluttering shut. "You're my favorite person on this earth," I finish before finally falling asleep.
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"JUSTICE,LOVE,FAMILY" She heard the sound of the raindrops, the touch of the wind when she open the window, it’s very relaxing and a beautiful night to her but suddenly that beautiful moment stopped when she heard a sound from the kitchen, she went downstairs and checked what’s in there, then she saw a man with black suit holding a knife. She turned on the light.
Zien: Who are you and what are you doing here!?
but a man didn’t answer her but then he step forward to her, he touch her face and he cut it she shouted and then Zien heard some footstep, she saw her father
Father: Who are you?! Don’t touch my daughter!
While the man raised his knife ready to stab her, her father run towards them. She don’t feel anything instead she heard her mom shouting she open her eyes and she saw her father on the floor with his blood he save her daughter. The man run but he left his knife.
That was 1 year ago when that accident happened to her family and the police is still hunting the man who killed her father but they always fail to find the man and until now she didn't know who the man is. A year ago when that accident happened, she already moved on but she didn't stop looking to the man who killed her father. Zien will be the new CEO of the Dela Cruz Company when she finish her study. She has a best friend named Ace, he comes from a very wealthy family, Ace's father and her father was a business partners but sadly her father died because of what happen a year ago. The time when her father died, Ace's family was always there for Dela Cruz family, they're always there to help them and as time past by they became best friends.
Zien is walking in the hallway and she feel like there is someone who's always looking at her, that feeling is not new to her because every time she walked by herself, she can always feel that someone is watching her, when she was thinking about that Ace suddenly appeared to her front that made her nervous.
Zien: Omyghaad! What the, Ace!? You're giving me a heart attack!
Ace: Oh easy, it's just me hahaha
Zien: What do you want?
Ace: I just want to go with you, can I?
Zien: Yeah of course
It's the last subject of the day and she plan to go to the supermarket but Ace appeared in front of her again.
Ace: Where are you going after class?
Zien: I’m going to the supermarket, why?
Ace: Can I come with you?
Zien: Oh sure!
They are now going to the supermarket; Zien is looking at Ace while Ace is driving she really admiring Ace because of his looks and a very kind and smart man. Ace accompanied Zien to her house.
Zien: Thank you for the ride.
Ace: You're always welcome Zien
Zien smiled sweetly and she suddenly felt a soft lips on her forehead, Ace kissed her forehead and she can feel her heart bump so fast like it's gonna get out from her chest. She entered her house wearing a big smile in her lips, she saw her mother cooking in the kitchen.
Zien: Hi mom
Mother: Oh hi my beautiful daughter how's your school?
Zien: It’s okay mom, Ace drived me home
Mother: Oh really? You two look good together honey
Zien just smiled to her mother and go upstairs.
Zien and Ace became best friends since her father died but in that year she fell in love with his best friend Ace but she couldn't tell Ace about her feelings because she's afraid of what will happen. 1 month later, nothings new, Ace is always with Zien driving her home. One night when she is her room, she heard a sound downstairs, she opened her room then she went to her mother’s room and she saw her mother peacefully sleeping then she went downstairs and thinking that it can be the man who killed her father who's making the noise. She turned on the light then she saw a man on the window ready to jump, Zien froze that time and her heart beat so fast, but before the man jumped he turn his head and looked at Zien, Zien run after the man but sadly she didn't catch him. After that night Zien is always thinking of what happen, she's thinking if why did the man didn't hurt her.
Ace: hey you okay, are there something bothering you?
Zien: oh ace, yeah I’m okay it’s just that I was just thinking something
Ace: what was your thinking about?
Zien: Nothing, oh by the way why are you here?
Ace: I’m about to go to the cafeteria but I saw you, let’s eat lunch?
Zien: your treat? Haha
Ace: as always
When they are inside the cafeteria Zien feels there’s someone watching them. She looks around and she saw a man wearing black suit.
Ace: you okay? What are you looking?
Zien: oh nothing it’s just like there’s someone looking at us
Ace turns his head
Ace: Maybe you’re just hallucinating, let’s eat.
It’s already 6 in the evening and Zien just go home by herself because Ace can’t accompany her this time. Exactly 7 o’clock she already on front of her house and she about to open the gate when she heard the dog barking behind the tree, she’s curios about it so she walk towards the tree and when she step her foot she saw a man running from the tree, there’s a man hiding behind the tree. Zien went inside their house and close the gate. Zien can’t sleep because of what happened. She always thinking who that is man looking on her every time. It’s already 3 am when she falls asleep.
5 o clock in the morning and Zien is walking in the street to buy some bread he notice a man after her, he always looking Zien that’s why Zien walked so fast she went in the store. When she went out she feels relieve because she didn’t see the man, she run fast when she go back to her house.
WHITE HOUSE
Men 1: We should get the password right away!
Men 2: Relax we have a plan
Men 3: I just can’t wait I want that fucking money and documents I want that company to be mine.
Men 1: we will get her soon; I know she had a password.
Men 2: Why soon?! Why not now!?
MEN 3: relax there is always a time
Zien and Ace are inside the cafeteria until Zien bringing out the topic about the man she saw inside her house.
Zien: Ace I have something to tell you
Ace: what was that?
Zien: There is something bothering me. I feel like there is someone always looking at me.
Ace: oh that, maybe it was just your secret admirer haha
Zien: no Ace I’m serious
Ace: I’m serious too, Can we go out later?
Zien: are you asking me for a date? Haha
Ace: Maybe? Haha
It was already 8 o’clock in the evening and Zien is wearing a beautiful red dress she’s in front of the mirror.
Zien: (Zien this is just a friendly date don’t think too much whoa you can do this.)
DEL LUNA RESTAURANT
The sound of a violin on her ears the touch of a cold wind on her skin and a voice of man in front of her is like a beautiful music on her ears.
Ace: you look so perfect tonight Zien, your dress very fits on you
Zien: Thank you, this dress was a gift from my mother.
Ace: Tita Lisset has a great taste when it comes in fashion.
Zien: Yeah she is haha
While they are eating Ace pause for a while.
Zien: Are you okay?
Ace: Nothing I just want to tell you something.
Zien: What was that?
Ace: You know that we are beast friend since your father died 1 year ago but inside that year I fall in love with you and I can’t stop it
Zien was so shock and she can’t even breathe because her heartbeat was so fast she didn’t know that this night will going to be this beautiful as her.
Ace: I know that you’re not ready about this but I really like you Zien, you’re the most beautiful and independent women I’ve ever seen in my life.
He fell in love in the fact the zien is a very strong and independent woman.
Ace: Can I court you?
Zien is smiling while she’s entering her house she didn’t expect that they have mutual feelings. She said yes when Ace ask if it’s okay to court her.
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The day after Zien woke up with the smile on her face.
Mother: Ziiieeen come downstairs faster
Zien: Okay just wait for a minute.
Mother: Ace is here
Zien was shock so she goes downstairs and she saw Ace and her Mother smiling at her.
Mother: Why didn’t you tell me that Ace is courting you?
Zien: Mom I was going to tell now but I think you already know it.
Mother: Look at you two. You two just best friend but now you getting into a relationship I knew it.
Zien: Mom we need to go, we gonna be late
Ace: We need to go Tita, Thank you for your time.
Mother: Okay, take care of my daughter Ace. Drive safe
Zien: bye mom, I love you
2 months later
Zien: Hello Ace can you come here? I have something to tell you
Ace: Sure where are you?
Zien: In DEL LUNA RESTAURANT
Ace: Okay I will be there in 10 minutes
Zien: okay I’ll wait
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Ace: Zien!
Zien: Oh Ace sit down
Ace: what do want to tell me?
Zien: ahmm it’s been two months when you start courting me and I decide that this day we’re finally official.
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Ace is so happy that time he couldn’t help himself to smile when she is driving home.
Ace: hi dad
Dad: oh welcome home my boy. How’s your day?
Ace: As if you didn’t know
Dad: oh come on Ace...
Ace: I’m tired I want to sleep
He really likes his father but the year past he hate him because of what happen one year ago.
Gina: why are acting like this? It is because of money?!
(SLAP)
Alfonso: Yes! Are you happy now!?
Ace saw her mother slap by his father.
Ace: stoop daad you’re hurting mom
Gina: is that what you want, well I will leave you
Alfonso: then go but Ace will go with me
Gina: noo! His my son
Alfonso: guard get this girl!
Ace: nooo mommy
That’s the time he hated his father.
It’s 9 o’clock in the evening Zien is walking in the cold and no lights road she’s going home after she buy some foods in the department store . When she is walking there is someone behind her. She looks behind her and she saw a man with a hat. She walked fast but a man walk faster, her heart beat is so fast so she run fast as she can but a man run after her until he catch her a man grab her hand.
Man: you need to come with me or else I will kill you
Zien: nooo! I will not come with you, who are you?!
Then the man whispered
Man: The man who killed your father
Zien shouted and he kicks the ass of the man then she run away before a man can get over. She locks up the door while crying then someone holds her shoulder.
Zien: nooo! No don’t hurt me!
Mother: It was just me your mother, why are you crying? Are you okay?
Zien: moom I’m scared
Mother: shh it’s okay what happen?
Zien: There is someone… I want to go on my bed mom
Zien don’t want her mother so to be scared so she never tells her mother about it.
Its 12:00 midnight Ace called Zien
Ace: Zien can you come here in the playground near on your house?
Zien: why? Is there something wrong?
Ace: no I just miss you
Zien: Okay I’ll be there in 30 minutes
Ace: okay I love you no matter what happen
Zien: I love you too
Exactly 12:30 she’s already in the play ground and she saw Ace sitting on the swing Ace look at her and smile to her, her heart melt he has the most beautiful smile on the world. Zien sit beside Ace
Ace: Hi
Zien: Why....
But before Zien answers him there are some men wearing black then hold her hand and they put something on her nose to let her sleep. The last thought that put on her mind was her mother and Ace.
Zien woke up inside the huge and dark room she saw 3 guy’s playing cards and suddenly the door open she saw a familiar man wearing black suit and she can’t believe who the man is standing on the front of her.
Alfonso: How are you my dear?
Zien: Why are you doing this?! Where is Ace?
Alfonso: Just business Zien we need you because we want your money and your company
Zien: what do you mean?!
Alfonso: maybe you don’t know because your father didn’t tell you about it.
Zien was so shock, the man who’s standing in front of her was Alfonso, Ace Father but before she speak there’s a man coming towards them and she can’t understand her feeling she want to scream she want to cry. The man she loved, she saw Ace standing in front of her.
Zien: Why are you here? Are you one of them?
Ace: I’m sorry
Zien: So all this time you just used me?! How could you?!
Zien was crying she can’t believe that Ace is one of them, in the other corner of the room she saw the man who always looking after her and the man who killed her father.
Zien: You killed my father?! I thought you were my father’s friend but you killed him.
Alfonso: I don’t want to kill him, it’s an unintentionally I just want the password to my mine I want his money and company.
Zien: you’re son of a bitch... (Slap)
Ace: dad you promise me that you don’t hurt her!
Alfonso: shut up Ace just get the necklace and I will wait outside.
Alfonso and his men’s were going outside the room.
Ace: I’m sorry I cannot refuse my father’s order because he will hurt you, I didn’t used you I really love you please believe me this for your sake.
Zien: Why did they want my necklace?
Ace: The password is in there
Zien: do you really love me?
Ace: yes Zien I really do
Zien: so please help me to get out from this place, I want justice for my father, your father killed my father Ace if he will get my necklace and owned our company he look like he killed my father again.
Zien is crying in front of Ace he unlock the chain
Ace: there’s a door behind that curtain it’s a back door of this room here’s my phone call the police I just get something go faster!
Zien: how about you? I will never leave you here your father might hurt you.
Ace: Zien just trust me
Zien go behind the curtain and he saw a door when he open it there’s two men standing , she saw a tube she get it and she slap the tube in the head of two guys, she carefully open the gate and when she’s in the outside she heard a gunshot, she call a police.
Inside the warehouse
Alfonso: why did you do that!?
Ace: dad why are you acting like this is it because of money!?
Alfonso: oh come on Ace its our last chance, you two finds the girl! and give some lecture to this boy.
While they punching and kicking Ace they heard the noise of the police coming, the gate open by the police
Police: put your hands down
The men’s didn’t put their weapons they shoot the police there’s a sound of guns inside the warehouse
Ace was laying in the floor he can’t stand up because of the injury she heard a gunshot and that he saw her father shoot by the police.
Ace: daaaaad!
Two days later
Zien: Are you okay now?
Ace: I’m better
Zien: your father is in the other room and I’m sorry to tell you that if he will confine the police will arrest him.
Ace: it’s not your fault; it’s the consequence of his bad doings.
Zien: The man who killed my father was already in the jail the finger print of the knife he used to kill was match to him.
Ace: I’m sorry this is all happen because of my father
Zien: Ace thank you for giving a justice to my father even if it’s hurt for you, thank you for everything of what you’ve done to me and I love you.
After 3 months Ace ask Zien to marry him and Zien definitely say yes and when they got married Zien give birth to a beautiful baby girl and they lived happily ever after.
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