#or whatever it is raffy says

[dawnbreakersgaze]

Well I might have missed Zayne's medical rescue card AND all three of the Lingering Gaze cards, but today I got both the last lightseeker and last foreseer cards to finish off the myths 😭 and back to back even I'm so shook

So maybe I treated myself to the outfits

🎉 The gang's all here finally 🥲 🎉

[sevenofninehouseofmusiker]

Spirk had T’hy’la

I propose that as their spiritual successors and the current command team of the flagship and also my favorite spacewives:

Saffi call each other E’lev (“my love” in Romulan)

In this essay I will—

[evviejo]

RAFFI MUSIKER - STAR TREK: PICARD S1E4 Absolute Candor

[rafes-slut]

Nicknames you would call rafe

Headcanons

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Sweet & Romantic Nicknames

Baby / Babe – A go-to when she’s being affectionate or needs something from him. “Baby, can you just come cuddle already?”

Raffy – When she’s being playful or teasing him for being soft. “Aww, look at you being all sweet, Raffy.”

Pretty Boy – If she loves messing with him, knowing he secretly likes it. “Calm down, pretty boy, don’t get your ego too big.”

Handsome – When she’s flirting with him or hyping him up. “Damn, handsome, looking good today.”

Angel – If he’s ever being unexpectedly sweet or protective. “You’re an angel when you wanna be.”

Love – If she’s feeling extra soft with him. “I missed you, love.”

Teasing & Playful Nicknames

Golden Boy – To mock his Kook status or when he’s acting cocky. “Relax, golden boy, you’re not invincible.”

Rich Boy – When she’s teasing him about his money or Kook ways. “You wouldn’t last a day without your trust fund, rich boy.”

Troublemaker – When he’s up to no good or dragging her into chaos. “What now, troublemaker?”

Dumbass – When he does something reckless or stupid. “You’re such a dumbass, Rafe.”

Speed Racer – If he drives too fast or she’s teasing him about his street racing. “Slow down, Speed Racer!”

Hothead – When he gets mad too easily. “Chill out, hothead.”

Drama King – When he’s being over-the-top about something. “Oh my God, Rafe, stop being such a drama king.”

Possessive & Protective Nicknames

My Boy – When she’s feeling protective over him or just wants to remind him he’s hers. “You’re mine, my boy.”

King Cameron – To mock his ego when he’s acting like he runs the place. “Alright, King Cameron, whatever you say.”

Big Bad Rafe – When he’s trying to act all tough. “Oh no, Big Bad Rafe is mad again.”

My Fighter – If he’s always ready to throw hands for her. “You don’t have to fight everyone for me, my fighter.”

Boss – If he’s acting controlling or taking charge. “Yes, boss, whatever you say.”

Soft & Unexpectedly Sweet Nicknames

Sunshine – If he’s grumpy in the mornings or always in a mood. “Good morning, sunshine.”

Teddy Bear – When he’s being soft with her, even though he’d pretend to hate it. “You’re just a big teddy bear.”

Sugar – If she’s feeling flirty and teasing him at the same time. “What’s wrong, sugar?”

Romeo – When he’s being smooth or extra flirty. “Alright, Romeo, calm down.”

Baby Boy – Just to see him roll his eyes (but secretly like it). “Aww, my baby boy.”

[astracora]

Poly!LADs headcanons #2

Social Edition

Featuring main MC.

Masterlist

Social Media

Zayne uses his online profiles pretty much exclusively for work. He follows distinguished professionals, especially in cardiology to keep up with the industry and build connections. He also shares information and studies, because he's aware patients follow him or family of patients, about health and general ways to assist with recovery. Has reported a lot of articles though, for misinformation.

He only really has one personal account, which is not openly shared, he uses this one to keep up with the polycules updates (even though he finds himself tutting as Xavier posts about the 6th pot noodle he's eaten that day), and comments on as many as he can (absolutely has alerts set up for MC specifically). Has more than one caught Rafayel and Sylus (whose account is of course under Skye to alleviate stress), plotting some prank, and printed out a screenshot to question them.

It goes as well as you'd expect.

Rafayel does not separate his work from his personal. This man will post about anything and everything, you want art exhibit exclusive updates? Follow Thomas. With Raffy you'll get every little hyperfixation, all his personal updates, random things he finds pretty, the occasional fawning over his loved ones in all caps, and the occasional art related post (Thomas normally has to remind him.) He binged a 20 episode show once, and wouldn't stop talking about it for months. He also will rant about the environment and things people can do to do their part. If he loses followers he doesn't care. Once Xavier accidentally unfollowed him (because trying to type with one hand while half asleep is a disaster waiting to happen) and he sulked for a week.

Likes everything the polycule posts, except for Sylus. Sometimes he leaves his usual 'dumb crow' comment, but Sylus casually mentioned that it showed he still cared enough to read, and Raffy ignored his posts for two months after that in protest. (When it gets brought up, he still blushes.)

Xavier is only as active as he has to be. He doesn't really follow a lot of people, the polycule, Jeremiah, Nero, Tara, Simone, Andrew and Jenna. MC once asked why he didn't really follow anyone else, and he just shrugged, too much work, and went back to what he was doing. Will tag himself and the polycule in locations when they go out, he takes photos fairly often, but will normally forget to post them. Raffy made a comment about it being a good method to track the progression of time and remembering what you get up to, and he started posting more often after that. His updates are mundane things, day-to-day, nice things he's seen, and nothing too groundbreaking.

Sometimes he does go back through his account to look at stuff though, it normally reminds him he wants to print certain photos out though. Preferring to have physical copies of memories. (Nero absolutely runs a Lumiere account that Xavier does NOT follow, but Sylus and MC do because they think it's hilarious.)

Sylus' account is under Skye or whatever nickname he's been called that amuses him that week. (He once changed it to 'fish eating crow' and the argument between him and Rafayel was so loud, Zayne made a deal with Sylus to change it back.) He follows the entire polycule, as well as Tara, Luke and Kieran. He says he follows Luke and Kieran because they sometimes post what chaos they plan to get up to next, but he likes all the things they post, and occasionally comments. (Sometimes if it's particularly troublesome, he comments 'Come see me.', and they know they're in for a lecture.) His updates can be anything, they're even more eclectic than Rafayel on account of how much amuses him on a daily basis. He also posts an obscene amount of photos he's taken of the polycule.

Doesn't have a business account because he doesn't need it, his name is enough. Any information he gets about any shady n109 zone business is through other methods. He absolutely is the kind of person to save posts to show people because they made him think of them. So so many links, found when he has a particularly boring meeting. Was following Jenna, MC took his phone and made him unfollow Jenna. 

MC has one account that follows everyone they personally know, plushie release updates, anything relevant to their interests (gaming magazines/film updates), and the occasional account that just posts pictures of animals. They go through entire periods of not posting or visiting their social media at all, and then intense fixation periods where they sit for an hour or two just liking and commenting. They share a lot of things to show the polycule, can be anything from a picture of a crow with a little hat (it's you Sy!), or a really beautiful photograph (for Raffy's inspiration). Number one fan for Simone and Tara specifically. They don't have alerts set up but they'll periodically just open profiles from the polycule to browse their pages.

Their pfp changes CONSTANTLY. It's not them, Sylus keeps changing it, with any new photo he sees. Sometimes its a cat with the most ridiculous face, other times its a snapshot Xavier's taken where they've been taken by surprise. Sometimes they notice straight away, other times they don't notice at all.

Talkative levels

Rafayel > Sylus > MC > Zayne > Xavier > Rafayel (if he hates you)

Rafayel, if he likes you, will talk for England. He can talk about anything, and fill any empty space. As long as you're listening or want him to keep going, he'll do so. While he's happy to sit in silence, he enjoys conversation, about any range of topics. He's a smart, knowledgeable man with a breadth of knowledge. History, Art, Politics and Environment are some top things he'll be able to engage in. Also just likes to talk shit.

If he doesn't like you, he will barely engage, unless he feels the need to add a threat (normally only important when he's protecting the people he loves).

Sylus can talk a lot, and he enjoys being engaged with on topics. He's well read, old enough to have a lot of worldly experience (though can sometimes feel lacking on emotional topics), and is very insightful as a person. Aboveall else, however… he loves listening. Can easily sit for hours just listening to a conversation, whether he's multi-tasking, or just sat. Doesn't matter if he understands the topic, doesn't matter if he has anything to add, but he will truly listen. It makes him happy to have things shared with him.

Xavier is about half and half on his conversation, he's naturally fairly lethargic and is happy for other people to fill quiet, or just sit in silence, or he can chat. Normally only for people he is close to, however. Is a very good listener, but also prone to asking the oddest questions. Is the type of person to ask the worm question, because he likes seeing what he gets in return. Is the quietest of the polycule though, easily just letting convos pass him by, or only chipping in with the occasional comment. The more upset he gets, the quieter he gets. Is, however, capable of dropping the most baffling comments or stirring the pot with gentle prods.

Zayne is reasonably talkative, and very verbose. He's obviously a smart man, but prefers the relaxation of his personal life to have some more of a childish or calm approach to his life. So unless it's needed, he doesn't want to talk about anything too complex in his day-to-day. Very jovial, even if his expression doesn't always match, and is happy to go toe to toe with topics or personality. Mirrors to some degree. Especially with MC. Has learned over time, how to be a little less formal with others, to help them relax.

MC goes through stages, they can be incredibly quiet for long periods of time, especially if they're post a rough mission, or having a rough day and overstimulated. Normally though once they get started on a topic of interest, comfortable with someone, or in a good mood, they can talk and talk and talk. They are more talkative through texts than they are in person, but it gets easier for them if they know the person. (The polycule get the bulk of it, along with Tara and Simone.)

Arguments?

Rafayel's version of arguments, as long as he is with people he cares about, is normally a process of going through the loud, irritated, sometimes yelling, until he reaches the ice cold, will say something to hurt you, in order to lash back when he feels uncomfortable or strong emotions.

He'll need one of two things to calm down, time to think and take space, or pulling back early enough that he realises he's hurting people. (MC is most successful with this, unless they're part of the argument.)

He clashes most with Zayne and Sylus. Sylus because the two are akin to cats and dogs, their arguments are very rarely serious, but they can get carried away, especially if Rafayel feels cornered. He clashes with Zayne because he doesn't take well to being told what to do in any form, even if it only comes from a place of concern. His arguments with Zayne have lessened a lot overtime, but his arguments with Sylus are still going strong.

It's possible he just enjoys sniping with the crow though.

Xavier doesn't really care enough to get into arguments, if he's bothered by something, it's jealousy above anything else. He'll get a stormcloud above his head, and it's the polycules job to help him clear it (or give him space to process it safely). His normal feelings of irritation come in the form of a pout, or a few grumbles, but if he sleeps it off, he's fine. So he tries not to really show his upset if he can, because it never lasts that long. King of bouncing back.

That said, he argues most with Zayne and MC. The arguments are rarely serious, Zayne's are normally about his bad eating habits, and come from a place of concern, but the way he shares them can often make Xavier feel like he's being belittled. His arguments with MC are about how he hides things, secrets, and doesn't share when he goes off fighting dangerous wanderers as Lumiere (or just as Xavier). These arguments are (seemingly) calm from Xavier's side, and fierce anger from MC. This can often result in them having to bench the conversation where they're talking past each other, and someone else will have to mediate.

Zayne tries to be cool as much as he can, he doesn't like raising his voice, he would rather not show anger, and he tries to approach people with a level tone. This doesn't always work, and sometimes he feels like an icy wasteland when he talks. Chilling and sarcastic. It can feel biting, and even if he doesn't want to exacerbate an argument, it can often have the opposite impact. (He sometimes also can't resist adding a dig, when he thinks someone is being extra foolish.)

He argues a lot with Rafayel and Xavier, and his arguments with Sylus fizzle out the most, because he has no interest in being a source of amusement for the man. His arguments always come from a place of concern. He wants people to take care of themselves, he worries about them, dislikes tending to wounds that are unnecessary.

When he argues, he needs either a mediator (MC if they're not involved in the argument, Sylus if he has to), or for the person he's arguing with to extend an olive branch. Is surprisingly stubborn about it (though it could also be because Raffy and Xavi both are not prone to just backing down on something.)

Sylus' form of argument can differ. The man can be either cool, and amused, enjoying his arguing partners emotional output in the same way someone would poke a wild animal to see what happens. Or he can be cold, deadly and dangerous. The latter very rarely comes out, it is only through extreme circumstances, or something he truly would not compromise on, that it happens. These situations make him scary, and can make him cruel. It does not come out with the polycule, and it is rare for even an enemy to get such a reaction. He deals with everything very calmly. (visibly at least). He does not raise his voice, but he will match someone barb for barb.

Argues mostly with MC and Rafayel. Though the second he gets a real display of pain or shock, especially out of MC, he'll realise it's serious and back up quickly. Until then, he enjoys verbally sparring. He only outwardly argues with someone without them starting it, when he is truly bothered by recklessness. If someone jumps in front of him to get hurt, if they do not listen when he tells them something. If he's not trusted in situations where he likely either knows best, or feels he does.

Will calm down quickly because it's never that serious, or will go away for a joyride to give himself some freedom to feel better, and then return to find another way forwards.

MC is fairly conflict averse, they have enough stress in their day to day that added strain often doesn't react well with their body. (Heart condition, general hunter lifestyle.). Arguments are often far calmer than when they are actually angry. Their anger manifests as a vicious serpent, and depending on the situation, it becomes sharp like a dagger, to stick under a scale and force it off. For arguments, they match energy normally. If the person they're arguing with is cold, they're cold back, (though it might not always last, as when they feel forced into a corner, they can get emotional against their will and overstimulated.), if the person yells, they'll yell back too.

They argue most with Xavier and Sylus. It is almost always about safety, about their injuries, about recklessness. They also argue over smaller things, like money being spent unnecessarily, Mephisto following them unnecessarily, if they're standing up for someone else but get carried away. To calm down, they have to leave the situation, and come back to communicate better. They will often do this with something written down to help them stay level headed and resolve a problem. They always want and give affection after.

[littlexscarletxwitch]

── ༊*·˚⋆ 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲

paring: florence pugh x fem!reader

tag(s): fluff (?), kinda possessive flo (but not really), i love raffie so much

warning(s): mentions of alcohol, kinda possessive behavior, grammatical errors, unedited

word count: 1.9k

request: you can find the request here

note: IM SO SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG, nonnie, but it's finally here, also the winner of the poll. I really hope you like it, I had so much fun writing it. I feel like the ending is kinda trash, but oh well whatever. I'm not an english speaker, so please let me know about any sort of mistake. Hope you guys enjoy! <3

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You were trying to pay attention to what Raffie was saying, you really were, but you couldn't focus on her words with Florence's hot breath on your neck. 

“And then he just ghosted me,” she finished. “Can you believe he did that, Y/n?”

Hearing her calling out your name snapped you out of your thoughts. 

“I cannot believe he did that, Raffie,” you shook your head, trying to convince your best friend that you had been listening to her for the last five minutes. 

“He’s a dick,” Florence said behind you. 

You were sitting on her lap, her hands wrapped tightly around your waist, butterflies in your stomach. If it were up to you, you would be sitting next to her instead of on her, but she had made that call for you. 

In fact, ever since she had found out about your little crush on her, she became more touchy with you. And you had let her, something you shouldn't have done since it was frustrating because she only saw you as her little sister’s best friend. But you couldn’t deny her touch, after all those years of secretly yearning for it. Even though you knew she was just messing with you, you would allow it, you would allow it to mess with you even though it would just tear you apart. 

“Anyways,” Raffie continued, “a friend of his is having a party tonight, and I was wondering if you guys would come with me. As moral support?”

“Moral support? What for? He’s a douchebag, what could you possibly want with him?” you raised your brow at her. 

Raffie wasn’t the one to go after boys, boys usually went after her. So it was a surprise to hear from her that she wanted to look for the guy. 

“I just want to repay the favour,” she had a grin on her face. 

Of course, she would want revenge, that sounded more like her. 

You playfully rolled your eyes at her, “What are you up to, huh?”

“I promise I will tell you later if you come with me.”

“I don’t know, Raff. You know how I feel about parties.”

“Oh, come on,” you heard the blonde say behind you. “I’ll be there, we will have fun, we can get drunk and dance a little bit.”

“Flo, you know that I don’t like—”

“Pretty please, Y/n,” you looked at her over your shoulder, her green eyes locked on yours. “Please,” she whispered once more before leaving a sweet soft kiss on your bare shoulder. 

The simple action set your skin on fire. She knew exactly what she was doing, she knew exactly all the feelings she would burst inside you. Some part of you thought that maybe she was taking advantage of you, but honestly you couldn’t care less as long as you had her attention. 

You gulped before speaking up, “Fine,” you smiled at her. 

She had the biggest grin you had seen on her the entire day. She was going to be the death of you and you would gladly accept that fate as long as she was part of it. 

“Yay!” Raffie cheered, reminding you that she was still in the room. “Y/n, please let me do your makeup,” she said, not waiting for an answer and running up to her room. You rolled your eyes at your best friend even though she was long gone. 

You felt the hands around your torso getting tighter, and once again you remembered exactly where you were, sitting on Florence’s lap, your back against her chest, her breath on your neck. You wanted to tell her to stop, some part of you wanted to move away from her, but you just couldn’t find the strength in you to do something about it. 

“I bet Raffie is also looking for an outfit for you,” she mumbled, she had her head buried in the crook of your neck, her breath sending shivers up your spine. “And I bet you are going to look so hot in it,” your heart skipped a beat and you felt the blood rushing up to your cheeks when she left a small wet kiss on your neck. 

You closed your eyes for a second, trying to form some coherent thoughts, but your brain was too foggy to think properly, getting drunk on her scent and closeness. You hadn’t realised your breath had gotten heavier until Florence had pointed it out. 

“You okay, love?” she whispered in your ear. “Your breathing is uneven and your heart is beating pretty fast.” 

You knew she knew exactly why your body was acting up the way it was, she was just messing with you, as she usually did.  

“I um,” you found her eyes already looking at you, your brain was struggling to find words.

“You…?” she trailed off, singling for you to continue. 

“I was just, I um—”

“Y/n, what do you think about this skirt?” Raffie cut you off walking down the stairs. You let out the breath you were holding, glad that you didn’t have to answer her big sister. “I know what you're going to say: ‘Oh, but Raffie, it’s so short. I could never’,” she said in a high pitch, resembling your voice. 

“I don’t sound like that,” you gave her a death glare. 

“Yeah, you do. But whatever, just go and try this on, okay? You will look sexy,” she winked at you and handed you the clothes. 

“But Raffie the party doesn’t start until late at night,” you whined. 

“Late at night? Y/n, we have only three hours! Just go and get dressed,” she pulled you up and led you to her bedroom upstairs. “I’m going to buy some things for the party, Florence will stay with you, okay? I’ll be right back,” she blew you a kiss goodbye and closed the door behind her. 

While you were undressing yourself to try out the outfit Raffie had put together for you, you heard her saying goodbye to her sister downstairs and telling her to behave. You once again rolled your eyes at your best friend. She knew about your crush on her sister, you told her ever since you had realised that your feelings for the blonde had changed. She also knew how Florence would be around you, always touching you, flirting with you, or just staring at you. Raffie didn’t know if her sister was just playing around or actually meant all of those things, she never talked about you with her. Not that she hadn’t tried, she had, repatelly. But Florence would always shut down and change the subject. So she gave up a while ago. 

You had already put the skirt and the top Raffie had chosen for you, it was way more revealing than what you would normally wear. But you didn’t seem to mind it. You were looking at yourself in the mirror when you heard the door being opened behind you. 

“I knew you would look hot,” she stopped closer to where you were standing. “But then again, you always look hot.”

You watched her through the mirror, she had changed into a tight short black dress with some pink flowers on it. Your eyes trailed down to her legs, and you swallowed hard when you noticed how short the dress was. She noticed you were ogling her. 

“How do I look?” she smiled at you. 

“You look beautiful, Flo. You always do,” you whispered the last part, but Florence had already heard it. 

“If you don’t want to go to the party, we don’t have to, Y/n,” you watched as she got closer to you and placed her hands on your shoulder. 

“It’s okay, I want to,” you flashed her a smile. “I have a good feeling about this one.”

Which was true. You didn’t know what it was, maybe the fact that Florence was going to be there, the fact that Raffie was getting her ‘revenge’, or maybe you just felt comfortable in the clothes Raffie had picked for you, that you didn’t mind going to a stranger’s house and have a little bit of fun. 

“Well, that’s good,” she rested her chin on your shoulder, her arms wrapped around your waist, making your stomach turn. 

[...]

You were in the kitchen, trying to pour yourself a glass of water. You felt like you had already had too much alcohol, your head was spinning and the music was getting louder and louder. 

You had been dancing the whole night with Florence, and you had been right, you did have fun. But you were getting overwhelmed by all the people surrounding you.

Once you gulped down the water you felt a little bit better, and shook those feelings away. 

“Hey!”, you heard an unfamiliar voice calling behind you. 

Slowly, you turned around to see a boy standing in front of you. He appeared to be a few years older than you, and by the way he was standing you could tell he had one too many drinks as well.

“Everything’s good, I was just heading out actually,” you tried to walk away from him but he grabbed you from your wrist. 

“Hey, don’t run, we just met. I’m Dick,” he sounded nice, the soft grip on your wrist telling you he meant no harm. 

He noticed you were looking down at his hand, and quickly let go.

“Sorry,” he slurred, “You’re just really pretty,” you watched as his cheeks turned red.

“Sure,” you playfully rolled your eyes. 

“I’m serious,” he chuckled. “I didn’t catch your name, tho.”

“Oh, right, sorry. I’m Y/n.”

“Y/n,” he tried your name on his lips, liking the sound of it. 

Unbeknownst to you, a certain blonde was looking at the two of you chatting. She felt as her skin set on fire the closer he got to you and the more you would laugh at whatever he was saying. 

What could he possibly be saying that you would make you laugh so hard? Was he really that funny? There was no way he was that funny. She needed to do something about it. 

The truth was Florence also had a crush on you, as cliche as it sounded, falling for her little sister’s best friend. But how could she not when it was you who she fell for? You were just too cute, and caring, and compassionate, she felt like she might just explode by just looking at you. And she could not have you talking to some stupid, probably drunk, guy. She quickly made her way towards the two of you, determined to put an end to whatever that was.

“Oh, there you are, baby,” you heard a familiar voice saying and a familiar pair of lips kissing your left cheek. “Who’s this, love?”

“Um, this is Dick. Dick this is Florence…”

“Her girlfriend, and not just her friend who is a girl,” she winked at him. 

“What are you…?” you tried, but Dick’s voice got you off.

“Oh, shoot, I’m sorry. I just thought… I’m just going to leave,” Dick said, clearly embarrassed by the whole situation. 

“What was that about?” you snapped at her. 

“I did you a favour, Y/n. He was no good,” she simply smiled at you. 

“You don’t get to do that, Florence. Not cool.”

“Oh, come on, Y/n.”

“No, I’m serious. Don’t pull that shit on me.”

“Or what?”

“Are you serious right now?”

“Dead serious,” she said, trapping your body against the counter. 

Your heart skipped a beat by the sudden action, she was way too close. You could feel her breath on your lips. 

“Don’t you see it, Y/n?” she whispered, but loud enough for you to hear through the music. “You made me go crazy.”

“What?” 

“You're mine, Y/n. Mine,” and finally her soft warm lips met yours.

Likes, comments and reblogs are appreciated! <3

-M

[hpowellsmith]

loving chapter 5 of honor bound so far! the slow burn options to be interested in an RO but not show it and still have the beginnings of a romance are great, thanks so much for adding them! just curious what's going on inside the ROs' heads in those cases (if it's not spoilery and you feel like sharing)! assuming the developing feelings are mutual, do the ROs think it's one-sided if the flirt options aren't taken? do they suspect something is going on but aren't willing to broach it if the MC won't act on anything? is it different depending on the RO?

Ahh thank you so much - I was really pleased to include those options for more shy or aloof MCs, or ones who just don't want to make the first move for whatever reason.

It depends on the character!

Denario assumes the PC has moved on, or if they didn't have a romance previously, that they never felt anything romantic.

Fiore doesn't assume the PC is interested in them; they hope it might be possible, but they don't want to get too excited about the idea. They would generally want to let the PC make the first move because they don't want to overstep anything.

Matia's opinion would probably vary depending on the PC's manner and, to an extent, their age. They'd assume a younger PC wouldn't be interested in them, for example.

Raffi would hope the PC was interested but would feel awkward about saying something if the PC hasn't - they're most comfortable with direct communication so they get a bit lost when that isn't there.

Savarel would just assume there isn't a romantic spark there, would set aside any crush-feelings, and continue being friendly with the PC.

Korzha would not really be thinking about it consciously much, and if it came up in their mind, would pretty neatly compartmentalise it.

[vivianbernadetteaurora]

Can you Kim Kardashians, Virgo, Venus

So I wanted to extend my peace on Virgo, Venus, point in case Kim Kardashian and her idea that she is this forever Muse now let’s not lie here goes. Do you like to follow the trend and they know the train and they have to look good and they know how to just look smart and what looks Raffi They also I’ve noticed in real life, not many that close are very important to them whoever they are and whatever work of life they are in and they always gonna compliment you or say something about what you are wearing in a weird way, I think it’s because they always try for perfectionism and Virgo. You don’t need to do that you’re pretty much close to perfect anyway and it must be exhausting. I’ve got a Virgo mark so kind of get it but then It’s funny because Prince brought Kim k on stage at one of his concerts before he died, and then we all know about Kanye and rearranging her wardrobe, but I’m gonna do some post of her and Kylie and Travis and how they like to be part of a team, but we’ve came mate it could be more so can tourist in Venus doing this. Also they both got a Venus is very compatible actually the charts but there you go there’s some Virgo and Venus who show class dignity, but you can also give it edge .

[the-oracle-of-the-lost]

i was tagged by @lostyesterday to share a favorite scene i've written and i feel like 'favorite scene' always rotates for me depending on what i've been thinking about lately but let's go with a scene (or rather two scenes since it's two halves of a conversation) from we pick ourselves undone. (under the cut because i included some excerpts and it's long)

in chapter one, Soji, still trying to grasp her own sense of identity, asks Seven if she felt more human or more Borg or more xB and we see Seven reflect on that question:

Seven longed for humanity, whatever that meant, more than she would admit to anyone else. It could be the pressure from the outside world, trying to fashion her into something familiar, smoothing out all those rough edges that never neatly fit in. Maybe Seven had been pushed into being a ‘them’ for so long that all she really wanted was to be an ‘us’. Or perhaps it really was just as simple as wanting to reclaim what had been stolen from her as a child, chasing some dream of a better life. “That’s a complicated question,” Seven decided. “That’s why I’m asking it.” Seven looked down at her hands and traced the edges of her metal fingertips. The Doctor was a good surgeon so the metal and skin were carefully fused together, painless for a long time now. If Seven looked closely then she could see tiny scars encircling the implant. You can cut away implants and regrow skin and apply dermal regenerators but a scar is a scar.  But even scars change with time. They become irritated, fade, hurt with the weather. You hate them. You love them. You fear them. You want them to be something different, something more, something beautiful. And maybe she wasn’t thinking about scars anymore. Maybe some people are cut out of the world and stitched back in, alive but forever changing and changed, trying to reform a familiar pattern that never quite matches. A human is a human. A Borg is a Borg. Except in the scarred borderlands where people shove prefixes like ‘in-’ and ‘un-’ and ‘ex-’. Except for people like her, people like Soji too. “I don’t know,” was all Seven ended up saying because what would an android know about scars? “Why does it matter?” “Because I still remember a life I never had and a sister I’ve never met. I know it was fake, I can see the imperfections in my memory but… why is this life any more real? What if I still want to be human?”

when i first starting writing wpou, i wasn't really intending on publishing any of it – i had written a bit of (unpublished) Star Trek fanfic before but it was all little snippets of things that were destined for the eternal drafts. but when i rewatched the first season of Picard i just really wanted to explore Seven's character more because as with a lot of Picard – there were a lot of really great ideas brought up and characters created that never felt like they reached their full potential so i started writing a few isolated scenes set at the end of the first season. i knew i really wanted to have a conversation with Seven & Soji given their shared Issues (criminal that they literally never interact in the show proper...) and as soon as i wrote this bit, i was just really proud? i had written a few other things with Seven but this was the first moment where i felt like i fully understood her character and arc as well as the broader themes of (trans)humanism that Star Trek (and ST Picard in particular) likes to tackle. i knew that i had to expand all of Those Ideas it into a full character study, and then it evolved into a character study with her and Raffi, and now i've written 65k set in my the borderlands series.

but i also knew that at the end of wpou, i had to give an answer to Soji's questions about the realness of identity and i really hemmed and hawed over it because it's such a broad theme and i didn't know what i could say that hadn't been said a million times before (combined with the fact that generally Seven is a fairly closed off character). it took me a whole month until i finally found a good character-driven angle to approach it.

“Do you have an answer?” Soji’s demeanor was inquisitive, not desperate, as if she was trying to passively figure out some simple puzzle rather than piece together her identity. Maybe because of that, Seven wasn’t in the mood to lie or sugarcoat the truth. “No. Because I’ve spent twenty five years thinking about it and I’ll probably spend twenty five more.” Unexpectedly, Soji smiled. “I think you’re wrong. Everyone’s wrong about this.” “Really?” Seven fought to not roll her eyes. She was tired. She was tired of thinking about identity and truth and philosophy. Everyone was thinking about it wrong because there are no right answers and maybe that, more than anything, frustrated Seven. She loved concrete, material worries. Give her equations to solve or something to fight. Questions without answers felt too much like an unfixable problem and Seven could never escape her own programming enough for that. “People love binaries. This or that. Android or human. Us or them. But why? What’s the point? If you cross pollinate two orchid species, you don’t get one or the other, you don’t get something divided down the center, you get something new. And inside, it carries the genetic information from two species – a whole history of orchids, histories before there were orchids. It’s many things in one form.” Seven gritted her teeth. She knew about plurality, of course she did. It was what she was running from and what she longed for more than anything else. Every day she felt so achingly singular and was broken because of it. “An orchid is born a flower and it dies a flower. It doesn’t change. People do.” She had never seen a flower with scars. They die too easily. She had never seen a flower become unrecognizable to itself. They die too quickly. “They bloom, don’t they?”

while wpou is not centered around Soji (she's only in these two scenes) and i haven't really written for her elsewhere (yet, i do intend to write more for her one day), i was really proud of the way i was able to intermingle her own story and thoughts into a character study for other characters and start to break down these ideas of binary identities that Seven's always been forced to live with. and more than that, it's made me think about identity differently as well and my biggest goal when writing is always to challenge myself and make myself think in new ways and i certainly accomplished that with wpou in a few instances.

tagging uhhhh: @cousin-quartz-of-house-paradox @raffaelamusiker @presidentdisastraofgallifrey and anyone else who wants to!

[raffaelamusiker]

Raffi Musiker and Michael Burnham for the character ask

Thank you for the ask! From this ask game

Raffi!!

How I feel about this character

Oh gosh, I love her with everything I have. I love all of her good and her bad. I love that she is perfectly imperfect. She's one of the most realistic human characters I've ever seen. She is my baby and she deserves the whole universe and I love her SO MUCH. I relate to her a lot.

All the people I ship romantically with this character

Well Seven, of course. I do also like thinking about pre-canon and her marraige and relationship with Jae. Honestly I'm quite open with shipping Raffi with people: B'Elanna, Emmy, Jadzia, a load of OCs ect. She just deserves to be loved by everyone. If Raffi wants to give everyone little kisses then she should be allowed!!

My non-romantic OTP for this character

Raffi and Rios are the top brOTP. Platonic soulmates to the max.

My unpopular opinion about this character

I don't know if this is unpopular but I have seen a few comments about it: Raffi is not ooc in s3. Ignoring the abysmal 'offical' (thats putting it lightly) timeline between s2 & 3 that doesn't make sense, Raffi had been through a lot of trauma that was never addressed again in s2 (surprise surprise). Elnor died in her arms, she watched Seven get deathly injured and nearly die, she herself nearly died and her best friend stayed in the past. All of that and with what she was going through in the first half of s3 would change her, harden her, make her slip over the edge.

I do agree that the show never really knew exactly what to do with her and so we have 3 different angles of her, but its not ooc. Raffi has just been through so much trauma, especially between s1-3 and hasn't had the time to deal with it.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.

For her and Seven to officially stay together lmao. No, I loved how she found a friend and supporter in Worf, I love how she's by Seven's side on the Titan Enterprise, I just wish they'd done the family stuff a bit better you know? She deserved so much more than Jae suddenly believing everything she said just because Worf had leaked her medals and such, and not having listened to her himself. (Gabe is different). It just kinda sucked and she deserves better and to be believed and listened to.

Michaeeeel!!!

How I feel about this character

I love Michael a lot. I think she's one of the best captains, an amazing friend and someone who just wants to do the right thing. She knows her flaws and works on them. She's not afraid to emote, to feel, to love. The way she loves her friends so unapologetically <3 She's truly the best.

All the people I ship romantically with this character

Michael and Book are cute, but there was this polyamory Disco post going around a while back which I loved too. Michael, just like Raffi is allowed to just kiss whoever she wants.

My non-romantic OTP for this character

Michael and Saru's friendship always brings me to tears tbh. Also Michael and Tilly's friendship. I love them being best friends so much. The way they always just hug!! and Michael and Saru doing the head touch kills me every time.

My unpopular opinion about this character

I don't know, probably that she's one of the best captains?? I know it's usually just the trek bros who say shes a mary-sue or whatever, but I think she has one of the best character arcs and character growth on any ST show. I also loved that she got such a good, peaceful ending. It's what she deserves!

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.

That she got more time as captain. That Disco didn't have to end. I think she had so much more to give us and I miss her!!

[sevenofninehouseofmusiker]

Wait okay I’ve had a fantastic thought

Y’all remember when Spock had to hide being Vulcan they’d put him in a hat? Like a beanie or whatever?

And when Teal’c needed to blend in on Earth he pulled a bucket hat on really low over his forehead and called himself Murray?

Okay so it’s this, but Seven.

Just. Seven in a hat pretending to be human to blend in and saying that she’s just having a bad hair day or whatever, and also her name is something with as much comedic effect as Murray.

Zero brain cells. Raffi is probably next to her trying not to laugh.

Rios is maybe behind them saying her hat needs a feather in it, actually.

That’s all.

[hellcatinnc]

My Dreams Are Now A Reality-In Gaming!

Spoilers Ahead For Anyone Who Hasn't Played Chapter 7 of LAD

I can officially die happy!! So I have been on a hunt for years for games that have mer people in it and its just as hard if not harder to find them as it is good vampire games these days. But after the last few years seeing more vampire games or ones with vampires in it my heart still longed for mer people. I started off on Ariel as a kid and became in love with the creatures in the ocean. Myth or real its whatever you want to believe yet no game really dives into it... until now!! Infold games exceeded my expectations... I went into it for Zayne and as I started the game fell pretty hard for Rafayel. There was such a pull to him I couldn't explain it. Then when I realized he was a merman I questioned if he was like aquaman type with no tail so I waited. The snippet of the billboard with Rafayel made me believe there would be a tail but I just needed to wait. Well tonight I had the chance after all day to sit down and play yesterdays missions. I have Raffy up to level 43 in love affection which is darling stage out of 100. All I can say is thanks to infold studios/Love And Deepspace my dream has became a reality, to the point the moment I saw his tail I had tears in my eyes.

I mean after seeing those pictures he is so beautiful I can't take my eyes off of him... and knowing he is a merman makes him even more dreamy... he is that fantasy merman I always hoped for...I normally never spend alot of money in games but I will go bankrupt for him. It sounds stupid but mer people are never done in games and its even hard still for movies and tv shows and I feel like thats what makes them a dime a dozen but also the rarest gem and I am so happy I found this game.

[rafent]

[ 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐦 ]

“ y'know, raffy-taffy, it's almost annoying how good you are at pretending to be useless. ”

fogado's faux-annoyed tone belies clear joy, face painted with freshly-spattered blood from some no-name he's pinned under his knife. he's not even bothering to watch where his knife is going---it's like a surprise, however he ends up killing this person. fogado can treat the body like meat if he pleases---it won't matter in the end.

this job is better than anything he had going for him before. he's right hand to an entity whose power he can't even begin to comprehend, and the amount of blood that spills is enough to keep the party going for years and years and years. fogado keeps up the stream by sort of throwing himself at whoever looks at rafal even a bit weirdly. sure, rafal could dust them with the flick of a finger, but fogado likes to show his devotion to the guy that lets him go wild beast on whatever.

such has happened to the newly-corrupted that still lies beneath fogado---in fact, fogado is simply so pleased with himself that he's considering sticking his winding blade back into the body. would it kill them again? probably. would rafal get mad at him? who knows!

but fogado thinks better of it. after all, they're trying to amass an army for a reason. even if this one life was more than worthless, it wouldn't do to start culling their numbers just because. it wasn't like they could even bleed anyways. so instead he hops off, giving the reanimation a rough kick in the head as it tries to stand up.

“ khaha~! stupid thing, stupid thing, ” sings fogado, jumping around with arms raised and bloody knife spinning between his fingers. “ thinkin' he had a shot... ”

but suddenly he's in rafal's face for no other reason other than he just fucking feels like it. “ but i'd ne~ver let anyone touch you, ” he hums now, almost grandstanding. “ not even with a little bitty fingernail---'cuz i'd cut the whole hand off~! ” he makes a show of almost hacking his own hand off. “ the whole right hand, 'cuz i'm your right-hand man and stuff~! hahahaha~!! ”

sweeping a foot out and upwards, fogado tumbles to the ground in a heap of laughter and blood. the ring of his mirth is a horrible sound, but it quiets soon---he simply has more he must say to the master whom he serves.

“ ahhh, what fun. you'll call on me whenever you need me, right? ” he rolls to a sitting position, looking up at rafal keenly. “ i'm your loyal murder doggy, so feel free to point me at whoever's throat you wanna see ripped out, o~kaaaay~? ”

— 𝐢. sender has killed someone who threatened the receiver

The undead Prince of Solm retained a crown in this only; being the cream of Rafal's rotten crop. His cold eyes watched the other's gratuitous display, a reanimated soldier squatted upon by the young man. Preferring to kill neatly in order to leave the body and brain intact, even Fell Dragons did not squander time or play with corpses afterward to such a degree. With his unique attitude, Fogado showed to the world another brand of cruelty entirely, even if to Rafal that cruelty mattered little. It mattered a thousand times more that he was efficient.

"Do not place the newly born Corrupted under duress. Also; if you will dare to utter my true name then you will say it right." He admonished the nickname, nostrils flaring and brows hauled low, but an '-or else' never came. Despite his insulted demeanor, there were no elaborated consequences to committing offenses against him, no caveats to undisciplined language.

Fogado was useful, after all. Fogado was dead, after all. Brandishing threats against his Corrupted was no different from jeopardizing a doll with strings he could cut at will. It was meaningless, venting frustrations upon lesser creatures dependent on his magic to stand, and to Rafal they were all mostly the same. Mostly, and not totally, if only because some were more advantageous than others. His gaze traveled to Fogado again, preparing to dispense an order, and stopped short at the distance, then the collapse onto the floor. Then the laughter.

". . . . . . ."

His silence was a vast blanket, amused and disgusted and tolerating all in one. Peering down the bevel of his nose, the Fell Heir pursed his mouth into a deeper frown at the metaphor. Dogs? Stinking and slobbering creatures far withdrawn from being his first choice. "I do not require your protection, Fogado, but I do require your talents. And if you are done larking around, then I will generously fulfill your wish. Let us get into the thick of your next assignment. There is work to be done."

Master and dog; lord and knight; no matter how, they played the farce. For the joyful Fogado who enjoyed it, or perhaps for lonely, lonely "Nil" who knew no other way - the tender dragon who had always possessed his Four Winds close at hand following the end of the war. On the flip side of his false identity - a double life of a double life - some semblance of normalcy yet remained. Even if he was bereft three knights, at least when he gazed upon Fogado there was still one.

[yandere-fics]

which of your ocs is forcing reader to wear lingerie around the house?

would they even have a preference for a certain style?

Miriel would in a she thinks you're so pretty, please wear it you'd look so pretty way. She has no preference, she just likes putting you in pretty clothes.

Eliza might if you bring home cat or puppy lingerie, then she'd constantly beg you to put it on.

Kassien doesn't want you to be cold so only on warm days or as a punishment. She likes pinks and frills. Light colors too.

Nikki only makes you wear comfortable clothing for napping.

Nora wouldn't make you but she prefers things that have loops for bondage.

Runa is into classic cat girl stuff, bunny girl stuff, and then puppy girl stuff. She'll also take cow lingerie if that's your thing. Just really any type of animal lingerie gets her drooling.

Sawyer might if you bought a bunch of pieces. She's more into the lingerie then a see through widows robe over it.

Theanna does but only in her chambers, she likes maid lingerie no shocker.

Elisha wouldn't, she prefers you completely bare.

Pauline might once you finally have your own place but only for days when she needs extra stress relief because the'res a big meeting or the previous day was hard. She likes whatever you like, as long as you let her gift it to you.

Raffie would not force it if you say no but there may be days when she's dressing you in her estate(no maids because only she deserves to serve you.) and the outfit is just lingerie. She likes reds.

Abigail would especially after your marriage, she loves bridal lingerie.

Veronia is into her weird dragon thing so of course she would love to have the fair princess she "captured" in pretty lingerie or perhaps she's your pet dragon who you've forced into bed with you and you have leather lingerie, either way she's down for it.

Ainsley finds it gets in the way of the experiment but will make you wear it in the tower when the experiment is over or there's not one planned that day.

Skye likes it all and no she's not bold enough.

Sophie would call you before she returns and ask you to put it on for her. She likes ones that are very delicate and feminine so she can rip them off.

Darla likes light colors and once you have your own house and are married yes.

Ellie would want you to but won't force it as long as you let her take your clothes off for marking sessions, otherwise you lose clothes privileges and must only wear the lingerie, it's okay she'll buy a heater and blankets. She likes whatever goes with the current roleplay.

[optimistredsox]

1 Apr, BOS @ OAK, 9-0, win

Oakland makes me sad. Instead of investing in the team and improving a storied franchise they're being dragged through the mud in anticipation of moving to Las Vegas. It's heartbreaking.

That being said, it's important to really beat up on bad teams because there are a lot of good teams out there that can beat us up. There's not a lot to say with a 9-0 win against a team that seems terrible on purpose, but there are some things that still require pointing out. The brighter sides among the bright sides.

Mea culpa as one of those hand-wringers about the state of the Sox rotation. I think the optimist in me was of the mind that there was certainly potential there but everything had to be going right. Well, we're one time through the rotation and everything is going right.

Tanner Houck went six, struck out 10, allowed three hits and didn't walk anyone. Oh, and as you can see from the score, he didn't allow any runs either.

Chase Anderson went three to finish up, giving up one hit and striking out three. He's also credited with a save? Is that a new thing? I thought a save only happened if the run differential was three or fewer runs? I'm going to have to look that up. I probably should've looked it up before writing this but whatever.

Jarren Duran, knowing that fear is the mind killer, shrugged off his slow start and went three-for-five, knocking in a run, scoring twice and stealing three bases. His hair is still properly terrible, sporting what I can only describe as a frosted-tip mohawk/mullet (he looks like he fell off the back of an Australian pickup), but his hair can be whatever if he keeps raking and running.

Tristan Casas, also off to a slow start, got a couple of hits and knocked in a run.

The lineup made shit happen even without hits. Raffy was hitless, still scored a run. Ceddanne Rafaela? He didn't have a hit and racked up two RBIs. Masataka Yoshida? Scored twice and a RBI with no hits. The Sox are walking and running and making things happen. It's cool!

We won!

We've got a winning record again!