#outside of that dysfunction

[dangerousdan-dan]

When I first caught sight of Daud I was just a broken kid, staying alive out of spite. He cut the throats of three men without making a sound, leaving only blood and death in his wake. I don't know what I was hoping for when I followed him that night, but he shared his strange magic with me, and more than that. His skill, his time, his trust. And sometimes his secrets.

Billie Lurk and Daud in Death of the Outsider

[spinachart]

baby Curtis brothers

[villain-byteniwoha]

i need jaydick and damitim mutual pining where jason and damian are talking about their deaths and then—

"at least grayson mourned for you when you died, todd. at least he held your memory with fondness."

"oh—oh, damian. you don't even know, do you?"

alternatively, i need tim's reaction when he learned that dick used to hallucinate about jason when he died (he still does, on extremely rare occasions)

"did it help you too? even though you knew, you knew he wasn't there anymore?"

"it helped as much as it hurt, tim."

[rauferes]

I've posted another installment of my vaginismus!Rook series! Teaser:

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“Good morning,” Emmrich said, nuzzling her. “I let you sleep in as much as I could bear.”

The sound of his voice, still rough from waking, sent a thrill down her spine.

He sensed the shift in her body—he was too damned perceptive at times—and gave her hip a squeeze.

“And how promising a morning it is becoming,” Emmrich murmured into her ear, low and playful. “I’d wager five rare tomes you’re already wet, aren’t you, darling?”

If she hadn’t been before, the way his voice caressed the words ensured she was now.

“Maybe,” Rook admitted with embarrassment.

His cock stirred, and Rook’s breath hitched. Emmrich smiled wickedly against her neck.

“It’s not my fault if you say things in that tone,” Rook tried to defend herself. “It’s practically the same thing as bedroom eyes, and you know it.”

“If you say so, my dear,” Emmrich purred.

As if he doesn’t know exactly what he's doing.

“I’m such an easy mark,” Rook sighed, giving up on salvaging her dignity. “Worse than a teenage boy—there’s no sport to it. Is it even any fun to tease me?”

“Always,” Emmrich said fondly.

He tugged her hips closer, and Rook’s breath caught again at his easy, casual strength. Lips brushed the back of her neck, gentle and unhurried, unerringly finding her most sensitive spots.

“The greatest pleasures in life are often the simplest,” Emmrich said, so close to her ear that she could feel his breath. A shiver ran down Rook’s spine.

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This chapter, which can be read as a standalone, can be found here.

To start at the beginning, go here.

@redheadsramblings @strugglinggranola @growing-magic @xanguissettex @thepalehorsevictoria come and get it 😇@aldisobey you may enjoy this one too 😉

[chronicallyrabid]

Thinking about Lyle’s ‘human arms’ and him changing after seeing the visitor and stumbling to his dark room stretching out his hands towards a picture of Sam telling himself that’ll it’ll be all okay as long as Sam is still here. Thinking about his arms being permanently changed and stretched because he was reaching for Sam and Sam is what kept him from turning completely insane. Staring at his picture thinking desperately about all the good times they had as his body changes into to something unrecognizable as him twisting him into an amalgamation of his insecurities.

[loafbud]

DREAMWORLD DELUXE 3000 ✨

[mothzi]

In the Endless Towers, actual Clea mentioned that she and Verso were painting this Canvas while Alicia was busy reading in her room (and implied that they asked her to come along but she rebuffed them).

I actually have always thought Alicia is 16 at the time of the game, like Maelle is at the time of Expedition 33, and as Verso died at 26, he and Alicia have a 10 year gap. But now I'm wondering if Alicia is actually older than Maelle, as I'm not sure if older teen Verso and early adult Clea were painting the Canvas (especially when we see Verso's painting soul as a young boy).

[cavennmalore]

the dynamic between the sencens is so endlessly fascinating to me — especially with the idea that they do love each other. like they are three people who are forever tied together even though they cannot stand each other and underneath that they care about each other so much they despise it. lord cassius is the cruelest and most callous man in the lost cities and when you look into his subconscious it’s filled with love for gisela and keefe. keefe hates his parents and still grieved when he thought gisela died. gisela did nothing but use her son and husband relentlessly for her own gain and still was upset when they discovered her identity bc it meant losing the pretense of family. your family are the worst people you know but also the ones you can’t let go of.

[sleepy-nights-sleepy-days]

so, i figured, to tide over all my adoring fans [blows dramatic kiss to empty theater with 3-4 stragglers] i'd post one of my lil oneshots to ao3!!!

prototype #1993.37 "more-mini recorder thingy" v.3 exp.trial.1

this babey is a Percy Weasley-centric fic, narrated by our shayla, preteen ron, focusing on the relationship (and backstory) between percy and the twins, with a heavy heavy helping of Sibling Angst™!!

since this went over so well last time, lemme add some of this fic's comedic hits below, no spoiler edition!

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[havenotwillnotreadthebooks]

You know what would really kill you with either tears or laughter?

All those “Unhealthy Kidnap Dads” fics but with M&M surviving via Divine Peredhel Intervention. So now M&M, who are codependently attached to each other in despair and love in equal measure, have to live confined in an apartment or something within Lindon.

And of course, the elves have to keep an eye on The Kinslayers™️, right? And Gil-Galad is demanding at least a status report once a week about The Kinslayers™️

Anyway so M&M, as is their way, are still doing their unhealthy bullshit to each other and the Lindon Elves are slowly but surely starting to intervene whenever a despairing Maedhros snarls at a hopeful Maglor, or an angry Maglor throws a wine glass at a solemn Maedhros.

Eventually, the Lindon Elves are straight up like “We need an actual mental health professional before we put these two grown-ass elves in time-out”.

And Gil-Galad, of course, is being harassed daily by Elrond about the difference between Sickness and Evil, until he just grants Elrond’s request for a mind healer (or the closest thing they have to one at the time).

Anyway, the summarized concept of this is that M&M makes the Lindon Elves see them as people not because they wish to die, but because they so obviously live in despair.

[foursaints]

genuinely my inability to do any coursework the entire semester (& then instantly, all of it, within the span of 3 days) (power of stimulants) has to be studied like this can't just be my life

[outofthiisworld]

👽// i feel a wee bit overwhelmed with lots of things drafts atm, so i’ll be pausing the queue in favor of writing more behind the scenes and catching up with my draft count. <- side note: i dont like how this makes it sound like im doing chores cause everything in my drafts is something i very much want to write !!!

it's just. the brain worms. you see.

[momentomori24]

What do you think of the theory that Tozu is Wolfgang’s father?

Don't necessarily subscribe to it, but I'm intrigued by it. Both of them are in direct opposition to each other-- Wolfgang's podium being placed opposite to his throne, the goat mask and the sheep pin, their clash and rejection of each other's ideologies back in Chapter 0, ect. Similarly to Damon and Wolfgang, he and Tozu are depicted as foils as well. Then there's also the implication that Tozu has higher regard for Wolfgang's talent than he does for some of the others. Namely Damon, and we see this because he has a bunch of fake books in his room whereas Wolfgang has real ones (the subtle burn btw i love to see it XD).

The sheep and goat thing specifically is interesting, cuz where sheep as seen as "believers" and followers of God, goats are seen as "unbelievers" and represent disobedience (at least from my research do correct me on that if I'm wrong). Goats are also commonly associated with the Devil as well, making them opposite to sheep yet again. I think it might be worth noting how Wolfgang and Tozu have similar animals as their motifs, yet the meaning behind said animals are as different as can be. If the "Tozu is Wolfgang's dad" theory holds any water, you could apply that to the way Wolfgang and his dad look extremely similar but personality wise they're absolutely nothing alike.

Wolfgang's dad will no doubt be relevant later on-- Wolfgang's blackmail is unique because compared to everyone else it's seemingly the only one that involves his parents (at least if the blackmails we do know of and the group's reaction to his photo are anything to go by). To understand Wolfgang's blackmail we need to know what his father is like, meaning we'll definitely be seeing more of him later, in whatever form that'll be. How fucked would that be if Tozu was his dad, and the blackmail was referring to Wolfgang being like HIM? That the guy who was always brave, always dependable, always defiant in the face of the killing game and gave them all the hope and security they weren't able to find otherwise is not only related to, but implied to secretly be just like the MASTERMIND? That'd be whack. That'd be cool.

I don't personally believe in that theory being canon, mostly because a) I'm still on the fence about his dad being alive in general and b) if Tozu does end up being his dad we were ROBBED of a confrontation between them with Wolfgang being the first victim. That, and while I want Wolfgang's dad to be related to the killing game, I want him to be his own character and not Tozu. However, I won't deny that it's engaging and that there's good potential there. All in all, I think it's pretty neat.

[harbingersecho]

WODtober 14 > Lines Drawn In Blood ⥄ RVBtober 14 > Crossover

"He and I are closer than friends. We are enemies linked together. The same sin binds us."

So. Here's some possible bg/lore mixing - idk if normal, 'non-secret service/intelligence agency' humans in this universe know vampires exist but disregarding that -

I think a lot of the vampires, esp the ones in space, are pretty high generation or thin-bloods (i.e. they're weak). Originally Locus + Felix were on the v edge of being thin-bloods (like gen 13) but... they're not anymore. The wonders of diablerie - not that they really advertise it. Views on that haven't really changed. They're also autarki aka freelance/mercenaries, but I dunno when they were Embraced; could've been before, during or after the War. Doesn't rly matter that much, they can all work imo but at least for Locus post-War works best

Locus could have either the Blood Addiction bane or the Noxious Blood bane since I think both could work for him, and Felix would have the classic Ravnos Bane of needing to move around.

I'll post more thoughts abt why I chose those clans for them + more abt sharky etc a bit later bc I don't want this to be too long lol <3

[feng-shui71]

I'm very curious, do Junior and Alvina actually know everything Wesker's done or do they know like vaguely why their father is not really around anymore?

I'm new here so I'm not well-versed with all the Jordsker lore yet but I'm really interested! I love your art and what lore I have seen. Jordan deserves to be happy, she's canon to me now :3

Awh thank you !! <3 I’m flattered!!

But no, Junior and Alvina aren’t fully aware of the actual reason as to why Wesker left, Jordan doesn’t have the heart to actually tell them why, plus he’s still their father, she doesn’t want them to view him in a negative light despite her own feelings on the situation (she is so wrong for this she really should’ve told them but alas, bias is in the way sooo). I think after the Arklay incident Jordan only told them that he died during the mission but not the specifics of his betrayal, both of them being extremely upset at this revelation, I mean, their dad just died.

The complications only arise after Jordan and the kids find out that no, actually, he IS alive. Cue the incoming questions and prodding about what the hell actually happened, this is also the start of Junior’s resentment towards his father, like? I thought he died! but he’s alive?? and only thought to come back later 6 years after the fact?? poor boy is angry and distraught, something a 12 year old shouldn’t really be worrying about. Alvina on the other hand is .. well yeah just as confused and angry as the rest of the family but excitement is the emotion that comes first, immediately runs to him, arms outstretched for a hug. She missed him. I think Wesker and Jordan give the kids some huge bullshit reason as to why he was gone for so long instead of actually telling the truth like before, neither of the two want them to know that their father is actually a bioterrorist and is actually! a horrible person to his wife and in general and should pay for his warcrimes. No clue as to what they’d tell them but yeah, neither Junior and Alvina know the full extent of Wesker’s misdeeds. It’s only after the events of Re5 that Jordan sits them down and tells them everything.

[orangerosebush]

Arguably the only dynamic that is more sub-textually Horrifying than Artemis and Butler’s dynamic, is Angeline and Butler’s dynamic.