#papercuts. the queen and I

[powderpuff-divines]

pick a pile: when love finds you again, how do you wish to be held by it?

what kind of love does your heart yearn for? pick a pile to find out! this is a general reading so not everything may apply to you. only take what resonates and leave the rest. please excuse any grammatical errors or typos. happy reading!!

pile 1 ✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧

(TW: mentions of bullying, please exercise your own discretion.) seven of wands, queen of swords rev, nine of swords

oh pile one, when love finds you, you'll hiss at its hand the way a stray cat does when someone finally shows it some kindness after experiencing years of living alone on the streets.

people have been cruel to you by way of words and there are still cuts on your soul from that. i'm hearing death by a thousand cuts by taylor swift in my head, more specifically the line 'papercut stings from my paper thin plans.' maybe you made plans with loved ones (friends, family, lovers), went out of your way to do nice things for them and truly treasured them, but then had the gut-wrenching realization that it was not mutual. they could have mocked you for being so sensitive and taking things too seriously. ("oh that? don't tell me you actually thought i was being serious?"). some of you may have been victims of bullying in the past.

so when true, unconditional and kind love finds you, you will not be able to stomach it.

there's a deep level of mistrust and anxiety towards words of sweetness coming from anyone. but when love finds you again, you want do still want its words to be honeyed but true; not a coating of sugar covering rancid intentions.

you could still be beating yourself up for being swayed by other people's words and charms very easily in the past. please stop that. you cannot bully yourself into being better and being stronger. you live and you learn. you cannot be cruel to yourself for falling prey people who were actively trying to mislead you/ cause harm.

when love finds you again, you want its words, true and honest, to wrap you up and hold you in its warmth. to not need to worry about whether it's a ploy to get your trust only to break it again. you want a love so kind that it erases the pain from your past.

pile 2 ✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧

five of pentacles, seven of wands, knight of pentacles

someone dear to you could have betrayed your trust when it comes to money/finances/assets. for some of you, you do not even wish to acknowledge it or talk about it. 'it happened, i lived. it was miserable but i lived, and i'll never let that happen to me again.' is the type of energy i get from this pile. you could think that there's no point crying over spilled milk.

but that betrayal cut deep. so when love finds you again, you want someone who'll stand right by your side, especially if you go through a tough period like that again (some of you could have even been homeless for a while.)

the people who chose this pile do not necessarily want a flashy kind of love, with dates at the trendiest of places or elaborate gifts/ trips every month. you really want is someone to rely on, a shoulder to lean and cry on and someone who doesn't stab you in the back.

the type of scenario i'm seeing is someone having a breakdown in their dining room trying to balance their checkbook, but your person comes without you even calling for them, squeezes your shoulder, sits down next to you and starts helping you with it.

i feel like there's an emphasis on helping you with it rather than just doing it for you. you could be a very independent person, or maybe you just don't trust someone else to handle things for you again. you want a partner in the literal sense of the word.

(some of you could be thinking 'even if it's someone who doesn't contribute to helping me get back to a good place, i just want someone who won't make it worse. otherwise, i might as well just be alone, right?' and i just want to tell you that please hope for more. you deserve to be loved and taken care of. someone not harming you is just the barest of bare minimum. expect more from your loved ones)

what you really what is someone who'll tell you to hold your head high, put their reassuring hand to your back and guide you. they'll do the scut work with you, they'll make it easier for you to go through the murky waters and not complain about it.

i have a feeling that if someone like that were to actually appear, you would just stare at them for a few moments-- shocked and emotional, but grateful that you get to experience a love like this.

when love finds you again, you wish for it to be steady and unwavering, to hold your hand tight and not let go even once even as it knows that difficult times are ahead. to silently hold an umbrella over your head as it begins raining. to be as comforting as hot cocoa on a cold day. to stay. you want love to be loyal, kind and to stay.

pile 3 ✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧

(TW: mentions of sexual content. please exercise your own discretion.) ten of cups, page of swords, ten of swords

you want to find the love you've been dreaming of, to get your happy ending, to find the one. you're sick of meeting people who aren't your forever person.

you, out of all three piles, dream of domestic bliss the most. a happy home, a happy family with pets and/or kids. but with the way things have been going, you've become mentally resistant to this dream after so many failed tries and ,if you're aware of it, you hate that. because you never wants to be the type of person who doesn't like love or runs away from love, not after you've spent so long yearning for it.

this could be the pile that daydreams about a soft and romantic love.

the type of love where you're in the kitchen, baking something, and your partner comes behind you, wraps their arms around your waist and kisses your neck as they mutter something that makes your heart skip a beat.

you want someone who won't shut down your ideas, and wants to do fun (and tbh chaotic) stuff with you. you want to go on adventures with this person. (like the way the old couple from Up did when they were young.)

and also really good sex where by the end of it, you're exhausted and completely sated; after which, you lie in your lover's embrace, mindlessly drawing patterns on their skin (they could also do the same for you) with some pillowtalk.

you could also really want to travel to other places with this person and make a lot of memories.

when love finds you again, you wish for it to be in the form of a person in whom you see home. a home for your love, for your joy and smiles. a home that will accept all of it, nurture it and multiply it tenfold. whether it be now, a year later or even decades down the line, you wish to be held in its loving embrace. one could even say you wish to be held by it throughout the ages. you want a love that will transmute the bad days into something easier; a love that will stay forever soft and young as you and your lover grow old and develop wrinkles on your faces (from laughing and having so much joy in your lives.)

i recently decided to join tumblr and was surprised when i discovered that there was a pac community here. it's been super fun going through all the readings here so i thought maybe it would be fun to dip my own toe into it. i had a ton of fun editing the images and this post!! tumblr's so cool. i hope the reading resonated at least a little bit and it was fun to read!

[nameless-ken]

Bucky Barnes Fic Recs Pt. 1 - Imagines/One-Shots

Want to highlight & share some of my favorite writers and their work in one post to be able to revisit! 🤎✨🕯️💫🌹🪐🍂😊🤎🥺

If anyone would rather not be apart of this list please let me know & I'll edit it.

@mugglebornmarvelite

Game Night

Teddy Bear Bucky

New Year, Still His Sunshine

A Snowstorm, a Grump and a Game

@bucky-bucket-barnes

When it all falls apart

@thebarneschronicles

Out of Depth, Into You

@arcadia-smith

He doesn't remember you but you stay

@darkredsugarcookie

The Pressure of His Lips

@urbaebarnes

Flowers

Be Mine

@xxstargirlx-x

“Cozy” Domestic Fluff

@downbadf0rficppl

Someone's there

@buckysfaveplum

Her weakness

@likeahorribledream

One simple touch

@the-winter-spider

I miss you, I'm sorry

I love you, I'm sorry

I can't lose you

Spin you around

@magical-reid

Little Things

@jobean12-blog

Hold my hand

Boom Clap

This is love

@justkending

It's just a papercut... (Drabble)

Pink or Violet? (Part two of "It's just a papercut..." Drabble)

@wkemeup

Purgatory

Little Lion Man

@chiacanwritesometimes

Everybody adores you, at least I do

@imtryingbuck

His Flower

@eternalnoble

Falling Slowly

@skaye44

New Year, New Boyfriend

Stranded at Christmas

Broke Down

@elixirfromthestars

By the Warmth of the Oven

Crossroads

Tulip

Boulevard Confessions

@aquaticmercy

Snow

Love in Full Bloom

All These Things I've Done

@kinanabinks

Special Girl

@imawreck

His

@brunchable

Golden Hour

How to Impress a 21st Century Girl

I Should Have Kissed You Longer

How's Retirement Bucky?

Come Back to Me

How I Met Your Father

@leascorner

Fake it Till You Make It

@navybrat817

Back Off, He's Mine

Sweet As a Berry

@anonymityisfunwriter

The Uptown Girl and The Brooklyn Boy

@world-of-aus

Hot Shot

I like looking at you

@drabblesandsnippets

Happy Birthday

@sunflowers-and-bucky

Sleepy

@deliciousangelfestival

He's a Killer

He's the Sweetest

@drewbarymore

Deny Me

@amethystarachnid

Bet

@http-shield

Daisies, I think

Honey, you're familiar

@xxchumanixx

Glimpses

@ofstarsandvibranium

Stuck in the moment

Don't mess with my girl

@humanwip

Surprise Costumes, Less Surprising Confessions

@flowersforbucky

Moth to a flame

Starry Eyed

@queen-of-the-avengers

Wrapped around your finger

Ride of your life

@sergeantbarnessdoll

Save the day

@buck-star

Heart sweater

@bucky-bucky-bucky-bucky

Champagne Problems

Trick or Treat

Desperate

The Ultimatum | Pt. 2

Documentary Now

The Ballad of Love and Hate

@pellucid-constellations

Unexpected

Are you bored yet?

Faking it

@thevillainswhore

Loverboy

@embbarnes

Filthy Fingers

@winterarmyy

He Hates Me, Doesn't He

@ellemj

Blurred lines

@honeybunchesofbucky

Sunshine and plums

@writerlyhabits

Dinner for two

@coffeecatsandcandles

Sweet dreams

[wandering-pirate]

Mouthwashing Crew Headcanon

The Crew has a Crush~

You, it's 🫵🏻

Captain Curly

You walk into the control room, and Curly’s full-on beefing with the ship’s voice assistant

Turns out, he programmed it to be more “human” for fun... welp, the AI's definitely having fun roasting the captain

“I’m the captain! You’re supposed to obey me!”

“Obey? Sir, you can’t even obey a map.”

You're struggling to keep it all together because Curly’s already TOMATO RED from embarrassment (and maybe from the fact that you’re watching)

He tries to play it cool, though

“This is just a glitch. Totally fixable.”

“Yes sir, I'm fixable. What’s not is your love life, tho.”

The crew knows he’s into you, and now even a literal system algorithm's joining in on the teasing

The man's not even surprise when the voice assistance turned a 180° on you and treated you like a queen... he ain't complaining tho

Nurse Anya

You came to the med bay for a papercut

You’re expecting, like, a band-aid or maybe some ointment, but what you got was a full medical intervention

“This could get infected. Let’s disinfect, bandage, and monitor it. For safety.”

“…It’s just a papercut.”

She keeps pulling out stuff from the cabinet:

Medical tape, okay so far

Gauze... a bit...much

Wait, is that... surgical gloves?

You’d think you crawled in with a gunshot wound

When she actually started treating your cut, she goes on a call mute, like she’s concentrating way too hard and you can't reach her

You catch her sneaking glances at you...cute

But what makes it more diabetically adorable is with both your slight accidental touches

She’s immediately short-circuiting, mumbling “sorry, does it hurt? wait, why would it hurt?? oh my gos--”

Girl is fighting for her life over brushing your sleeve while she's fully holding your hand with both hands

Meanwhile, Swansea’s strolling past the med bay, just shaking his head like, “Anya, just tell ‘em you like ‘em already."

Co-pilot Jimmy

You’re helping Jimmy with a minor maintenance task (he totally didn’t ask for your help; you just “showed up,” okay?)

He’s being his usual smug self, but you know he’s flustered because he keeps snapping at you for no reason

“Don’t touch that, you’ll mess it up."

“I literally haven’t even touched anything yet.”

“Well, don’t think about touching it either!”

He’s trying to show off and “teach” you, but keeps fumbling because you’re watching him too closely

The crew’s already onto him. Curly literally walked past once and muttered, “Subtle, Jimmy. Real subtle.”

“SHUT UP, CURLY.”

“…Do you want me to leave?”

“No! I mean--just stay over there. Quietly.”

He’s the human equivalent of a malfunctioning toaster, and it’s both annoying and adorable

Mechanic Swansea (Gruff Dad Energy™)

You pranked Swansea by hiding his tools, thinking he’ll just scowl and grumble like usual...huge, BIG mistake

This man plays chess while you’re playing checkers

The next day, everything you own is missing: Shoes? Gone

Favorite mug? Gone

Your bunk? Covered in engine parts

Swansea doesn’t even deny it, just smirks and chuckles, “Don’t start wars you can’t win, kid.”

But here’s the thing: later, you find your stuff neatly returned with a plate of snacks he definitely didn’t make (he asked Curly "what young'ins like these days" and got a canned latte from the vending machine)

He never forgets to remind you that he doesn't care... sure, Swans, the dad energy definitely NOT palpable

Daisuke (Your #1 Fanboy)

Daisuke decides to “help” you cook one day

By “help,” I mean he’s hyping you up like you’re Gordon Ramsey while also lowkey getting in your way

“Y/N, you’re amazing. Look at how you chop those veggies, Bob Ross for foodies. You should open a restauran- no, actually, you should open a chain.”

“...Dai, the stove's literally barbecuing your shirt."

He panics, trips over his own feet and in one catastrophic motion, takes down a pot of soup, a chair, and somehow a shelf that wasn’t even near him

The room is wrecked. But before anyone can process, he just shoots up from the floor, finger guns and grins “DON’T WORRY. THE SOUP'S FINE.”

At this point, you don’t even question when this whole fanclub started. Probably cause you're the only one slipping him some sweets every once in a while (you're aware of the man's sugar addiction)

Having a personal hype man is great, even if he’s one accident away from taking down the whole ship

The whole crew's in pure chaos. What have you done to them??

Jimmy’s crush is LOUD, flustered, dramatic and side-eyeing Curly and Anya when they're standing within a foot of your proximity

Curly’s out here showing his 'captain privileges', but one compliment and he’s short-circuiting, probably off to “check the crew” (aka scream into the void)

Anya? Combusting at the slightest thank-you for the snacks and meds and also avoiding eye contact like it’s a sport

And Daisuke? Man’s your 24/7 cheerleader, yelling “YOU’RE AMAZING!” at 6 AM while trailing you like a puppy. The rest of the crew’s this close to losing it ’cause he’s stealing their thunder

Everything's unfolding while both you and Swansea watch side by side

The man sighed and muttered something under his breath. He’s got the tiniest smirk, though

“Yeah, these idiots are on you now.”

[multi-fandom-imagine]

Today is ma birthday! I requested this before but can you Poseidon girldad headcanons? Just love characters like him being soft and loving to their daughters, Actually love to see him with twin girls if that’s cool too, thank u!

A/n: Happy Birthday.

Immediately Wrapped Around Their Fingers

The moment he holds them for the first time—two squirmy, crying little mortals wrapped in seafoam-colored blankets—he melts. God of storms? No. God of soft coos and holding both girls against his chest while whispering how perfect they are.

No One Touches His Daughters

If any creature—mortal, monster, or god—so much as breathes wrong near his girls? The ocean churns. Earthquakes rumble. One time a dolphin accidentally bumped into one of them while swimming and Poseidon banished it from the reef.

Hair Time = Chaos

He tries to help braid their hair like he’s seen you do, but it always ends in seaweed somehow being involved (“It’s natural conditioner!”). The girls giggle like sea nymphs and let him keep trying because he gets so proud of his crooked little braids.

“Daddy’s Girls” Through and Through

They ride on his shoulders across beaches, wave-travel on his magic, and refer to him as “King Dada of the Ocean.” He pretends to protest when they decorate his trident with flower crowns and pearls, but he keeps it like that for days.

Lessons with Love

He teaches them how to command the sea—but only after they promise never to use it for revenge unless someone really deserves it (like a sea monster who doesn’t say “please”).

Fierce Protector, Gentle Heart

He can cause hurricanes, but his voice softens to a tidepool lullaby when he sings them to sleep. They fall asleep curled on his chest, his voice rumbling like distant thunder, singing ancient sea shanties in languages only the ocean remembers.

Bows to No One (Except You and the Twins)

He could be arguing with Zeus or reprimanding Triton, but the moment his daughters tug on his hand and whisper “come play,” he drops everything. Once canceled a godly meeting to attend a seashell tea party hosted in their mermaid fort.

The Family Beach

He creates a private island just for the four of you. It has glowing tide pools, warm sun, and a sky that always listens. It’s a place no one else can find unless invited. It’s where he teaches them how to shape waves into dolphins.

Twin Personalities, Same Love

One daughter is bold and adventurous, the other shy and sweet—he treasures them equally. He calls them his “tempest” and his “moon tide.” You’re the only one who could calm both when their powers begin to show.

Overprotective Dad Mode = Activated

The first time a boy tries to impress them (even if they’re like, six), Poseidon stares the child down until they start crying and swim away. You gently remind him to be “less intimidating.” He only slightly listens.

Worships You Even More

Watching you with the girls—calming them, guiding them—makes him fall in love with you all over again. He sometimes just stares in awe, calling you his queen, his calm in the storm. He tells the twins, “Your mother is the strongest force in this world.”

The Daughters’ Favorite Phrase?

“Daddy can do anything.”

And truth be told?

He’d shatter mountains to make that true.

“A god, a queen, and two tiny hurricanes.”

Teamwork Parenting (with Divine Flair)

You and Poseidon are the ultimate power couple when it comes to parenting. You’re the calm to his tempest, the one who gives the look when he’s about to overreact about a stubbed toe like it’s a war wound.

“She’s fine, sea king. Let me handle it.”

“She bled.”

“It was a papercut.”

“A sacred injury.”

Twin Birth = Poseidon Losing His Mind

He was absolutely feral during labor. The waves crashed for hours. At one point, he threatened to flood Mount Olympus because the healer made you wince. But when he held both girls and saw you cradling them, hair messy, skin glowing with sweat and divine power—he swore he’d never loved anything more.

“I may command the oceans, but you—you command me.”

When the Girls Cry = Two Reactions

You: “Okay, sweethearts, let’s breathe through it.”

Poseidon: Already has three plush sea creatures, a golden harp playing lullabies, and a mini tidal pool with fishies dancing.

“They’re children, not royalty.”

“They’re my children. Same thing.”

When You’re Alone

The twins asleep in their coral-shell cribs, and Poseidon wraps himself around you in bed, voice husky and reverent:

“I see the sea differently now. It’s not power. It’s not wrath. It’s you. It’s them. It’s all the things I never knew I wanted.”

Your Girls Are Just Like You

One of the twins has your eyes, and Poseidon stares into them like he’s seeing you again for the first time. The other has your wit, and he cannot win an argument with her. You’re smug about it. He secretly loves it.

“She’s so you.”

“I know. You’re doomed.”

Pet Names for the Four of You

You: “My heart.” “Stormbringer.”

The girls: “My stars.” “My coral crowns.”

Himself? “Your sea idiot,” he says fondly when you scold him for teaching the twins how to summon dolphins in the bathtub.

Family Outings = A Whole Production

He clears the seas so the weather’s perfect. You pack snacks, sunblock, and divine diapers. The twins ride seahorses and throw seashells at Hermes when he dares interrupt your beach day with “Olympus business.”

When You’re Tired

He scoops you up—no arguments—and lets the sea rock you while he handles bedtime. You fall asleep to his deep lullaby echoing through the waves as he holds the twins against his bare chest.

“She gave me everything. I can handle this.”

When the Girls Have Nightmares

You’re up in seconds. But Poseidon’s already there, summoning a starlit sea inside the nursery, letting them float gently above the waves.

He doesn’t tell you, but he checks on you both too, brushing your hair back, whispering thanks to the tide that brought you into his life.

You Make the Rules

He may be a god, but when you raise a brow—he listens.

“No sugar before bed, no summoning krakens in the tub, and no calling Athena ‘Aunt Chicken.’”

Poseidon, grinning with his trident behind his back: “Yes, my queen.”

Family Sleep Pile

After long days, it always ends the same: you, Poseidon, and the twins curled up on a tide-hewn bed beneath swaying seaweed lights. His arms around all three of you, whispering stories from before time began, softened by your laughter.

What the World Sees vs. What You See

The world sees Poseidon as the god of storms and seaquakes.

You see the man who holds your daughters like they’re made of foam and light.

Who kisses your stretch marks and says, “This is where the sea carved its treasure.”

Who cries when your girls call him “Dada” for the first time.

Who would drown Olympus itself to keep your family safe

[unnaturalequilibrium]

Capítulo 8

- Mafin rewatch (Sueños de Libertad)

Watching Fina with tears in her eyes trying to say sorry to Petra who accuses her of taking advantage of their friendship is pretty much as much fun as a Friday night of drinking pickle juice and giving yourself recreational papercuts. It has to count as a form of unusually cruel punishment. That look on Fina’s face however as realisation dawns, that Petra have been using her to get to the position at the store. The way you can see her go from sincere sorrow to sadness lined with righteous anger.

Fina stage whispering “I’ll kill you” at Carmen as she’s called her dad because of her weird and inexplicable sickness. This friendship is a gem. Isidro as always cutting through the bullshit and calling Fina out on her faked illness. “I’m not six years old-” and the response of “well stop acting like you are”, but it’s not said in a condescending way, he just checks her on her behaviour. His words though, they work her over and before long he has her up and out of that bed, on her way to face her new job and the mistakes she’s made. Like I said, I get why Fina is the way she is and it's a lot to do with who Isidro is as a parent I think.

Claudia in the store babbling on about how most men are a bit of a scoundrel and Fina just straight up zoning out with as much subtly as a brick to the face. Gods, she really just fucking kills Tasio at every opportunity she gets. “You lost me at Tasio and noble” - she excuses herself when Claudia calls her back to reality. Fina never change.

Also Claudia, just listen to Fina. Sure she’s just had her heart broken by the manipulative snake in a dressing gown standing next to you, but she’s not wrong. There are a lot of people who will take advantage of others in the name of love, Tasio most surely would be one of them. Being heterosexual is not a valid excuse to be stupid, shape up Claudia.

Am I a vindictive bitch, yes, but that does not stop me from taking great pleasure in the fact that Marta does not really see Petra, she just steamrolls right past her, but hiccups as her eyes land on Fina in that uniform. Yeah, I think this was actually the start. She continues her quest of being a harsh but fair mistress, telling Fina she’s not doing her any favours, but she expects hard and good work from her. Still though, that “you look different in the uniform” gets caught in her chest and seems to stumble from her lips in a most uncharacteristic way from the otherwise eloquent queen of keeping her shit together.

Petra blackmailing Fina who despite all of it sort of stands her ground. Fina says she’s sorry, she didn’t mean to offend or overstep a boundary, but she doesn’t deny what she did, there are no excuses she tries to offer up. She owns the kiss even though she apologises for having read Petra’s intentions wrong. That takes some fucking courage, especially how she then calls Petra out on her unfair behaviour as she tries to blackmail Fina out of a job because of it. She is clearly scared of being found out, about the possibility of her father finding out, but at the same time she doesn’t grovel. She doesn’t even deny being a lesbian. This is the start of why I find her so refreshing as a character, especially in a period drama. Being gay, society and our upbringing often encourage us to be apologetic about our existence, many of us filled with internalised homophobia from a very young age through the intentional and subconscious acts of the straights around us who matter to us (and those we wish didn’t). Fina however, no. Fina apologises for her actions, which were misguided, but she does not apologise for the drive behind them. And as Petra blackmails her she is clearly worried, but mostly - well mostly she comes across as really fucking angry at the injustice of it all. She will not say sorry for being gay, but she will rage at the world for treating her unjustly because of it. That’s fresh. That’s why she very quickly has become one of my favourite fictional lesbians and a bit of a role model.

We are not at fault, if the world can’t stomach us - then that is its problem, not ours.

[spitinsideme]

dosent ragatha have some special helish duty’s as the queen. Also does she have anymore powers

this is going to be a long post because i like to explain things in detail and also im going to add little drawings to some, so get ready

she does !!! she has some duties she shoukd be taking care of as youknow the queen of hell !!! like any other royalty in thr world, she does jackshit 👍 she just kind of .. created hell and is in charge of it .. soemtimes she likes to torture them herself for a bit of fun

she does have powers !!! i domt draw them much necause she doesnt really use them, but im going to give you a big list now ...

*shes invulnerable to any human or like world weapon or death, nothing can kill or harm her on earth (except religious stuff like crosses and rosaries and holy water, etc) BUT !! when shes close to someone she cares a lpt aboit (like pomni) she can be harmed and killed and also it significaly slows down her abiloty to heal .. here is a diagram to explain that

she also is a pussy with pain becausd she is like NOT used to any earth things at all, like yeah she can be knocked around a bit by a demon but bwcause she heals quickly it has never affecred her, shes the tyoe of person to full on cry and refuse to move or do anything becwude she got a papercut

*she has heightened sense of hearing and smell ! and also eyesight !! she can see in the dark which is very nice

*she can shapeshift oarts of her body into her demonic form. this meand she can grow the fur, have a tail, have sharper and bigger fangs and claws, change her horn shaoe into her demonic form one, and just all that stuff she can do ! she can also shapeshift into different creatures ! but they all have like soke demonic features added to then becaude ragatha is, in facy, a demon. and thehre also usuually way bigger than the original animal. not very good for blending in actually but the animald do look pretty cool and pomni finds it cute (pomni somwrimes asks ragatha to shapeshift to havw like .. the fur her demonic form has because its soft and she likes to sleeo in it, especialy during winter)

*ragatha is always warm. literally immune to any other wearher or temperature. this isnr exactly a supwepower, this isjust her natural state. shes alwyas warm and whereever she goes she warms uo the place because of it. summer weather ? doesnr bother her, shes hotter than it and shes used to the heat (she likes it, makes her feel at home), winter weather ? canr even feel it because shee so warm, the cokd doesnt bother her or affect her

*shes very strong, shes less agile than the other demons because she relies more on strengtth than anything else, shes not vert fast either because, again, she relies on strength. shes faster than a human obviously, but not as fast as like some animals or a car. also she just doesnr enjly running because shes a cocky little bitch who knows dhe can kill whorver dhe want and whenever she wants

*shes the queen of hell, obviously she controls peoples souls. people still do contracyswith her youknow deals woth the devil are still a thing. she canr take a persons soul unless theyre mesnt to be in hell or theyve signed a contract for her to do so because then a whole fight woukd break our between her and heaven and she donesnt fancy all that. but yeah she can do all that !!

* because shes the queen of hell, she gets a special little power that only she has and no one else !!! she jusr knows what someone secretly desires, thats mosrly how she gets people to sign deals with her bur also shes a bit of a whore really so she mostly has used it for sex reasons, made a lot of peoppe go to hell by accodent because they didnr knkw they doing it woth the devil ! she likes that thoufh she finds it funny shes a bit of a bastard. she doesnt use it on pomni though because pomno told her not to, pomni feels weird about it and ragatha loves her and respecrs her and so doesnt do it. pomni ssys what she wnats anyways (soemtimes) so it works out

*she can control fire !thats soemthing shes able to do actually i decided now because shes like the queen of hell i mean comeon ?? flames of hell !? hell flames ?? it just works ... she cant do many fire tricks when notnin her demon form, but she can make fire appear with her fingers and also control it, she has verg good contrlm of it but soemtimes if she gets toomuch of a feeling she could just, potentially, light something on fire by accident. she needs to be very careful necause most of the times she doesnr want to loght soemrhing on fire by accident ! in her demon form, she can make larger fires appear and control them also. she can also control if they hurt someone or not, soemtimes she likes to start a bit of a fire that wont hurt someone but just scares then because it looks real and, therefore, dangerous. bit of a laugh for her really

*not exactly a power but someone once asked me if shes like hurt by cathokic or religoous imagerg things like crosses and rosaries and all that and yes ! she is !! it does burn her a bit and like a tingly .. stinging sensation ? it feels like if you fell into a pile of stingong nettles and then tried to scrape the skin off with a cactus. the pain is different for each thing !! ALSO !! VERY IMPORTANR !! the pain hurts less when theyre further away from it. for example, demon ragayha is in a chirch a lot because of pomni so shes always arouns relifious things bit as long as she doesnt touxh them or get VERY close to them they wont hurt her toomuch. if she gets really close to them or touches then they will hurt more

from lowest to highest on the pain scale, we have small obkects like rosaries or small crosses. the smaller the obkect, the less harm done. this is the lowest pain for that sort of stuff. overall 3/10 pain

then we have bigger obkects, things like statues or the bible woukd hurt more. this is like a bit more painful. overall 4/10 pain.

holy water is MUCH more painful on the scale. but holy watrr only works if it came from jesus birthplacr itself (nazareth) or if it was blessed from a priest, pope, or bishop. thats a proper 8/10 really painful for demons no matter your status (demon pomni and demon ragatha woukd both be hurt the same and feel the same amount of pain badically, doesnr matter the differences in status or strength for religious objects pain)

anything blessed by a priest or god themselves. also, if a priest, pope or bishop were to say a prayer and say it direftly TO them with intent to hurt (thats important, they have to say ir wirh intent to harm the demon) then this woukd be veryveru painful, proper 9/10 on the scale

i think thats it, tahts all i can think of now at least, if i think of more then ill add onto it !!

[cowplantbrew]

🎵 Rules: Pick a song for each letter of your URL and then tag that many people! 🎶

Thanks for the tag @grilledcheese-aspiration ✨(sorry it took me so long!)

E - 'Eventually', Tame Impala S - 'She's my collar', Gorillaz & Kali Uchis P - 'Papercut', Linkin Park U - 'Under Pressure', Queen and David Bowie R - 'Radio Ga Ga", Queen R - 'Roses', Outkast S - 'Silver Springs', Fleetwood Mac S - 'Sailor Song', Gigi Perez O - 'On Melancholy Hill', Gorillaz

If you read this, you're tagged!!!!!!! No other way about it, tag me so that I can be nosy.

[cavejebus]

my adam playlist is about 20 songs now, so im gonna post it even though it is still a WORK IN PROGRESS!!!! ill add onto it when i wanna ofc, but i just wanna share a lil bit of my visionnn <3 expect a lot of linkin park lmao

some songs might not show up on the tumblr preview so i highly recommend going to the actual playlist if you have spotify!!

and batuta din moldova is there too cuz why not

below is a few categories and explanations for most songs!!!

ANGSTY SHIT

songs I thought either the lyrics or vibe had something to do with his angst... usually has to do with his background, during the trap, after the trap (whether he survived or not), or just headcanons :P

1. paper cuts - nirvana

"my whole existence is for your amusement", "why do they not try to escape?"

i THINK this song is about this dude who is like, in a really shitty kidnapping situation.... or something idk don't quote me on that :P it gives off the vibe of how it must've felt being in the bathroom all alone :( waiting for his boyfriend to save him :(

2. pictures of me - elliot smith

"you'll be the victim of your own dirty tricks", "i'm not surprised at all and really, why should i be?", "so sick and tired of all these pictures of me")

i like the whole pictures tie in.. the song isn't rlly about this, but some lyrics seem like how he would feel about being in a trap. like "I'm not surprised jigsaw chose me for this, my life is shit!!" ofc that would be if he knew who jigsaw was beforehand....... self deprecating shit yknow

3. given up - linkin park

"stuck in my head again//feels like i'll never leave this place//there's no escape", "thought i was focused, but I'm scared//i'm not prepared", "i hyperventilate//looking for help somehow, somewhere//and no one cares"

OK so first quote from this that I chose is like, how he sees his life as some useless "live to die" type thing, then the next quotes are how he realizes that he REALLY doesn't wanna die at the end of the trap. despite his whole "my life is shit I hate my job yadda yadda" talk, he still begs for his life once it's really in danger!!!

4. black heart - stone temple pilots w/ chester benningtion

"rescue me//(If you don't mind)"

lawrence......rescue this bitch....... ok but this song is mostly vibes, it can have angsty vibes :P

5. go with the flow - queens of the stone age

"she said, "i'll throw myself away//they're just photos after all", "i can't make you hang around//i can't wash you off my skin"

MORE PHOTO STUFF!!!!!! love it when it all ties in......... for the second quote its kind of a chainshipping thing... i cant make you hang around, adam goin "don't leave me!!!!" and i cant wash you off my skin, lawrence left his frickin bloody handprint on adams face.... oughh

6. and one - linkin park

"left all alone//far from my home//no one to hear me, to heal my ill heart", "it's too late to love me now//you don't even know me"

this song just generally gives angsty adam vibes, but the second quote is TOTALLY CHAINSHIPPING..... like they literally just met but already have such a connection since they went thru all that SHIT. but uh its too late for them to live a happy normal life together cuz lawrence never came back womp womp!! i can see adam sitting there waiting like "he don't even know me why tf would he come backk"

VIBES/STUFF HE'D LIKE

whether its based off of whatever tf he was listening to in his headphones that one time, or just based off of the time... i think his music taste would generally be pretty vast, while still staying around nu metal and alternative rock

1. one step closer, papercut, don't stay - linkin park

its 2001, hybrid theory has been release and is already fairly popular, i'd assume :P plus I think he'd favor linkin park since they've got a lot of complexity, as opposed to some mindless nu metal around that time

2. guns (are for pussies), down - 311

AGAIN with the rap x rock wtf!!!! he also like, cares about politics and probably trash talks all those gun loving dummies

3. brain stew - green day

who tf doesnt like this song... but it is about rotting in your room and he probably does that often <3

4. break stuff - limp bizkit

DO I HAVE TO SAY WHY I PUT THIS ONE???? ITS BREAK STUFF LIMP BIZKIT COME ON!!!!

5. the fear (flipped) - the shins

honestly have no idea why, but its giving adam!!! dunno what the song is about, but i glanced at the lyrics mentioned a bong and i was like "haha adam smokes weed"

6. tired of sex - weezer

he would like pinkerton, but i kinda only like this song off of it :P i don't listen to much weezer

7. blister in the sun, kiss off - violent femmes

i kinda just wanted to add in the acoustic sounding shit, but i do think adam would listen to violent femmes!! and you should too!!!

8. break it to me - muse

have y'all noticed that he kinda lied a lot during the trap? sure he isn't a good liar, but he seems like he's cool with lying for whatever reason... i just kinda picked this one cuz i needed to add some muse and the song kinda says shit about lying and stuff idk!!

CHAINSHIPPING SHIT

other than the angsty chainshipping in the "angsty shit" category, these just have cutesy lil lawrence x adam stuff <3 sorry to SHOVE chainshipping down your throat but whatever love is love

1. add it up - violent femmes

not specifying which lyric even though there IS one, i'm just embarrassed to say <3 but uh the only thing stopping them from making out sloppy style on top of john kramer was their chains :P

again, i WILL be adding more to this :3 but here's just my thoughts for now. im TOTES not just projecting my music taste onto adam hahahahhhhahahhahahhhaaa he's just so ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sorry if none of this makes sense!!!

[branwendaughterofllyr]

I REALLY love your Jeyne Strong! The way she’s scared of what’s coming feels really layered and real. Of course her family would be worried, how could they not be?

Thank you! Jeyne is probably my most controversial character, which is not surprising in hindsight but wow does she get a lot of hate lmao. One of the things I disliked about the show was the lack of……. How connected the lives of these people are. It’s insane to me that Aegon and Rhaenyra never talk on screen!!! These people all lived in the same castle for a decade and most of them barely know each other?

Jeyne is actually inspired a lot by Jane Boleyn, the Viscountess of Rochford, better known as Anne Boleyn’s sister-in-law and was also later Katherine Howard’s lady in waiting. She’s also inspired a lot of hate over the years, as it’s alleged that she conspired against her husband, George Boleyn, and Anne, and she did give evidence against them when she was interrogated. She survived that incident, but would be executed alongside Katherine Howard for helping that queen actually hide her affairs from Henry VIII. I found Julia Fox’s biography about Lady Rochford really interesting, and it inspired me to write a character that was caught up in the currents of intrigue and has to worry about her and her family all getting in VERY serious trouble. There’s always going to members of the court who get caught up in the fallout of big royal scandals even if they were Just There, and I wanted a character to deal with that.

And since we’re both here already, I’m going to keep talking about Jeyne lmao.

Jeyne has also been constructed to be very similar to Elinor in so many ways. Similar personalities (though I think Elinor has a much bigger sense of humor) and similar backstories. Both are eldest daughters who lost their mothers at roughly the same ages, and both have to deal with Family Scandal (though the Tyrells are much better at covering theirs up which is why The Tyrell Family Scandal hasn’t really appeared so far bc it’s pretty hush hush. Someone ask me about the Tyrells!) And I planned very early on for Oldgon to get a second chance at love, since I personally love second chance stories, and I also don’t think there’s anything wrong with loving another person after one relationship has ended, particularly in era where someone could drop dead of a papercut at a moment’s notice. A lot of people could have two or three marriages since mortality rates could be fairly high and step parents were a pretty normal phenomenon.

And in the next chapter, Jeyne kind of snaps a little when it comes to Harwin’s mess. She’s been an accomplice bc if Rhaenyra and Harwin get caught it could have major consequences, particularly for Harwin, since I think Viserys would do his best to shield Rhaenyra from any fallout, but she’s not happy! She’s very much not happy! The Strongs in my fic all have a very complicated relationship dynamic that Oldgon is not really privy to, particularly since he only really knows Lyonel in a professional capacity (where he’s very competent and respected) and doesn’t really see them all together. I didn’t particularly like the way the show handled the fire at Harrenhal, since I think Larys was the least likely suspect tbh, and the reasons just seemed to be for The Lulz. My Larys is obviously not a good guy (loves terrorizing children and torture!) but he’s a product of his family and Harrenhal, and I’m trying to give him some actual motivations going forward.

And Jeyne herself has been through several variations, her original relationship with Alyssa was MUCH more antagonistic (the story about Jeyne wanting to push her stepmother down the stairs is a holdover from when Alyssa tried to do that an earlier draft, which was in turn by Princess Diana ACTUALLY pushing her stepmother down the stairs. Lots of stairs here).

[pumpkinsy0]

papercut intentionally hurting each other’s feelings?

noooo y r they fighting theyre supposed to b kissing💔💔queens stop it

•look, as angry as they would have to b for this to happen, they would NEVERRRRR bring up each others parents never ever ever, thats such a low blow for both of them

•well, maybe curly wouldnt and thats rlly only bc theyre dead, if they WERE alive tho, yea hes talkin about them too, maybe even the most lmao

•curly also wouldnt bring up dally and johnnys DEATH, 1) he knows pony has some sort of survivors guilt 2) them dying was pretty much how pony and him got close, like curly knows he grew up in an environment where saying things like that to win is normal, but hes aware that its bad, he has his own limits

•unlike angela, i dont think he gathers info about ppl he likes and remembers it just for “protection in later arguments”, hes not like that!!!! it just so happens he remembers it IN said argument and literally just blurts it out

•curly talks about how dependent pony is on other ppl, its like he cant b left alone, and hes not WRONG, but curlys also just had to grow up fast, maybe not in the way darry and tim did, but he still did, sometimes curly just makes fun of pony for something he himself is unknowingly struggling w

•yes!!! at the end of the day hes meant to hurt pony, but he didnt think pony would actually b HURT by it🙄🙄🙄king, ur supposed to get angry and argue more, not sad and 🙄🙄🙄🙄when curly realizes he REALLY hurt pony he regrets it so bad and hurts himself as an outlet

•NOW W PONY, i think ponys more inclined to do this actually, hes not the best physically, so he hurts ppl w words, the same w curly, sometimes it just comes out his mouth, ONLY as a way to hurt, but bc there is some truth in what hes saying, it feels like to some degree he means it

•when pony hurts curly, for a split second hes scared bc he would NOTTTTT blame curly if he punched him LMAOOOO

•but after that he just feels SHITTY (as he should🤨🤨) and beats himself up for it for days to come, if he was mad enough, maybe he tries rationalizing it, but he will always end up just goin “no that was crazy of me to say actually)

•curly doesnt exactly talk about his own issues so theres not a lot pony could exactly use against him, so what he sticks to is like, how ppl perceive curly and rarely, VERRYYYY VERRRRYYYYY RARELLYYYYY HE WOULD HAVE TO B SO UPSET TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN, his mom, BUT i feel like this would only happen in such a specific situation, other than that, he doesnt bring her up

•pony keeps his distance after it happens, hes scared to confront curly after but he’ll do it eventually, curly would keep his distance from pony as well, its like they physically left each other on read😭😭

•ponys soooooo lucky curly doesnt tell angela or tim about what he said, he’d b so cooked

•they r both scared to see where they stand after arguments like that

[gay-disabled-characters-showdown]

LGBTQ Disabled Characters Showdown Quarterfinals Poll 2

Please be civil in the notes. We will block people if we feel it is necessary. A character being canon LGBTQ+ and disabled was not required to be in this competition. Please check qualifications and propaganda before asking why a character is included. This is not a competition of who is better representation.

Check out the other polls in the quarterfinals here.

Eda Clawthorne-The Owl House

Qualifications:

She has a magical chronic disorder which has flare-ups, is mitigated by taking medication (potions), and has similar side effects to many real disorders such as fatigue, greying hair, and physical impairment (drains magic, a natural ability of *most witches). Unlike in other stories however, her condition is NOT ever completely cured. It does evolve and become more manageable over the course of the story, but she still experiences symptoms from it. Eda also loses one of her arms later in the story. She does get a replacement hook, but it is never shown whether she has a functional prosthetic or not. Most likely, she only has one fully functioning arm after this. As for being queer, she is in a relationship with a nonbinary person and is all but confirmed bisexual (has a secret box with the bi flag on it seriously why else would she have this). Also the owl house has a Lot of queer characters in it and I mean. just look at her. I would be surprised if she wasn't queer somehow.

Bisexual, and has a curse that affects her day to day life

Bi & lost arm and has a chronic illness metaphorically

Propaganda:

Has canonically dated both men and a non-binary person. Her curse affects her ability to use magic (and at one point outright stops it), which is very important in witch life. Said curse also causes her body parts to fall off sometimes. Many have said her curse is like a metaphor for depression but really it's more like a magic version of a physical disability (although I wouldn't be surprised if she actually also had depression).

Uuuuh she’s great and stuff idk I can’t propaganda well sorry

Amaya-The Dragon Prince

Qualifications:

1- Deaf, uses sign language 2- Sapphic, married to a female elf

Deaf and not straight (I don't know if they've mentioned her suxuality in canon, but she's dating a woman)

She is in an explicit relationship with Janai (also female, very very gay) and is deaf.

Amaya is a general of the Katolis army. She is deaf since birth and communicates in sign language. She's the best warrior in the human lands and she is a raging lesbian.

She's Deaf and a lesbian

Canonically deaf and engaged to a woman

Propaganda:

Amaya is so cool. This is the only time I have ever seen a memorable Deaf/HOH person on a children's tv show. Her disability is dealt with really well. She isn't pitied for it. On the contrary, she's a fricking general! Did I mention she's cool? In terms of queer stuff, she's married to a literal queen (actually I haven't seen the show in a while, so its at the very least a queen-adjacent figure), and they're so cute together and every time I see them it makes me stim. Also she's just a really great character in general (no pun intended). Like, she will hunt you down and kill you if you so much as give her nephew a papercut. She's such a badass like genuinely.

She's a knight and a cool aunt and I love her!

Amaya and her partner, Janai, are the classic enemies-to-lovers couple. Amaya, although deaf, does not let her disability stop her from being the best soldier of her kingdom and has rightfully taken the position of general. She's so badass, but also kind and loving. She's just amazing.

As I said before, she is a raging badass lesbian who is engaged to the queen of Sunfire Elves, who is also the best warrior in this elven nation. Her fiancee is learning sign language for her. They are so in love it physically hurts!!!!

I'm bad at the propaganda thing but I'll give it a try She uses ASL and has an interpreter she's close to. She's also a General of her home kingdom... up until she gets captured by an enemy princess and falls in love. Now that princess is a queen, and as of the last episode they're engaged to be married. Also they share a bed and multiple kisses onscreen. Is a badass fighter, determined, fiercely protects those she loves

Anything Else?:

I LOVE HER SO MUCH (Submitter 1)

The qualifications and propaganda paragraphs correspond, @yurayuramiharin is the fourth submitter.

[emo-eyemakeup-evildude]

I come bearing oc asks :D

💙 - Describe their bedroom! Is it personalized, unchanged? Messy, neat? (For Acuity!)

⚠️ - If this oc came with a warning sign, what would it be? (And another for Acuity bc i love her)

🌨️ - If this oc had a day free from all their responsibilities, how would they spend it? (For your (queen) Zelda!)

🔅 - How does this oc deal with physical pain? (For Kiaram lol)

aaaaaaaaaaaaa thank u :)

💙 Acuity lives in one of the small small musician apartments in the castle. It's a lot like Astor's room but it's much smaller, just a chest of drawers instead of a desk and an armoire and no private shower in her en suite powder room. As such she needs to keep it clean or there would be no room for her, but as all she does is play the viola there's not much cause for her to fill it with clutter. The top of the drawers is mostly covered in the sheet music she's working on, as well as a small jewelry box with her few jewelry pieces. One drawer is entirely music supplies and the other hold her black formal shoes, the rest are full of black formal wear in varying states of suitability for orchestra performances. She keeps a pair of sturdy work boots wedged behind the chest of drawers -- her one and only "just in case". When not in use her viola goes under her bed, usually only when she's sleeping. She has it with her during most of her waking hours. Her old violin is wedged under the bed. Her room isn't very personalized but it is very obviously a musician's room. She never takes meals in her room because delivered meals aren't offered to someone of her station, and she's too meticulous to allow food near her instruments or sheet music anyway. It constantly looks like it's in a state of barely contained chaos just because it's so small.

⚠️ If Acuity had a warning sign it would probably be one of those goofy ass musician t-shirts, like "treble maker" or "bassic bitch". They don't really make those for violists or musicians that read alto clef (which would piss her off immensely). As much as the Acuity that exists in her own head is one of those "you have 30 seconds to start running" types she's really more of a "I'm nervous!" dog collar type. She's not really actually mean or reactive, if things had been different she would have been very fun and very chill. Unfortunately she's convinced the world is about to end literally constantly.

🌨️ Both of my versions of Queen Zelda would spend a free day among her citizens. She does her best to hear them out whenever possible, holding audiences or sending officials out to check on the villages. What she wants more than anything is to spend time among them not as a leader but as a friend. She wants to solve their problems, yes, but the Goddess chose her to be Her mortal vessel, so she should be not above them on a throne but with them. Why else would an immortal deity chose to take a mortal form but to experience the lives of mortals? Calico Skies Zelda gets to do this more, since Astor encourages this side of her (visiting the villages regularly, hosting balls and festivals with open invitations, buying out rooms at local inns so that people can afford to stay in Castle Town). Rhoam dislikes this side of LRTR Zelda as it's behavior unbecoming of a queen. Her ideal day off would be a huge festival where she could dance and dine with her subjects, not as a queen but as one of them, and not the nobles in the castle or the wealthy residents of Castle Town but everyone. The poor farmers and tradespeople and children and grandparents of the distant villages and rural settlements who rarely if ever get to attend castle events. They would tell her not about their troubles but about their joys, and she would simply be one of them. Their queen still, yes, but one of them the way their village leaders are one of them.

🔅 Kiaram is a soft little baby bitch boy who does not deal with pain at all <3. Even a papercut so shallow it does not bleed makes him tear up and shake like a fucked up purse dog. Unfortunately for literally everyone else in Hyrule being the king's sycophant little errand boy is the thing he was most suited for by far. In all seriousness he's almost alarmingly terrified of pain in like a clinical way. Not a great feature for someone that half the kingdom would beat like a piñata if given the chance. He's never seen doing any actual work and acts like a stuck up piece of shit in part (in most) because he's genuinely terrified of getting a papercut or having his finger pinched in a door or a carriage running over his toes. There's a tiny little part of his brain that he keeps locked in the basement that thinks that if someone were to beat his ass for being such a little shitweasel that would be preferable to getting a small burn or a scrape or something because then he actually did something to deserve it instead of suffering finding him for no reason.

[johnnycakesswitch]

everytime i get a notification that you posted i feel like i’ve sent an ask in that hasn’t been answered yet idk why . i think ive just sent you si many asks its hard to remember what’s been answered 💀

anyways . i wanna say the entire gang had a driver’s license (i feel like johnny had one; he just didn’t use it, bro is NOT stealing a car 😭💀) so ponyboy could call up ANYONE he knew had access to a car to drive him places .

the curtis gang telling the shepard gang that if they win the rumble they have to drive them anywhere when they ask and ponyboy takes advantage of this SO MUCH. he calls tim at like 2 am and hes js like

‘tim can you take me to dairy queen im hungry and we have no food . please i didnt eat dinner ☹️’ AND TIM CANT SAY NO.

anyways. i think its a neat idea . thoughts

Omg stop wait I love this 😭 especially in a papercut/purly universe him and Curly would abuse that privilege so much, Tim would say no to his brother so Curly would make Pony ask because he knows Tim can’t say no to him 😭😭😭 cue Tim begrudgingly driving their two happy asses wherever they want all the time 💀 also any asks should be answered! You can check my #asks tag on my page if you want, unless tumblr randomly deleted it my inbox has been empty until now for a few days 🙂

[etherealyoonghwa]

Somins Liked Songs

Ateez 9th member masterlist

3RACHA by Stray Kids.

4x4 by Mamamoo.

50 Ways to Say Goodbye by Train.

Abracadabra by Brown Eyed Girls.

Alkaline by Sleep Token.

Amazing -Bad Lady- by Cross Gene.

Answer by Ateez.

The Apparition by Sleep Token.

Atlantis by Shinee.

Awaken by Disturbed.

Bad Boys by Josh Dorr.

Bae Bae by Bigbang.

Beautiful Liar by Monsta X.

Before You Go by Lewis Capaldi.

The Best I Ever Had by Limi.

Bibi Vengeance by Bibi.

Bite Me by Enhypen.

Black Mirror by Oneus.

Black Velvet by Alannah Myles.

Bleed It Out by Linkin Park.

Bodies by Drowning Pool.

Body by Mino.

Body Moves by Dnce.

Body Rhythm by Shinee.

BTBT by B.I, Souljia Boy, DeVita.

But Maybe by Maddox.

Check My Bio by H1GHR

Chills - Dark Version by Mickey Valen, Joey Myron.

Cinema by CIX.

Color Blind by Maddox.

Cool by Jonas Brothers.

Dank by Jay Park.

Dark Side by Blind Channel.

Down with the Sickness by Disturbed.

Br. BeBe by Pentagon.

End of the World by Epik High, GSoul.

Enter Sandman by Metallica.

EOEO by Uniq.

Face by NU'EST.

Fever by Enhypen.

Flip A Coin by Victon.

Full House by MOBB.

FXXK IT by Bigbang.

Gambler by Monsta X.

Get Down by Boys Republic.

Get Out by CNEMA.

Going Dumb by Alesso, Stray Kids, Corsak.

Good Boy by GD x Taeyang.

Goodbye by Taemin.

Gottasadae by BewhY.

Granite by Sleep Token.

Gravity by Jongho.

H1GHR by Golden, Jay Park, Groovyroom.

Heaven by Teamin.

Heavy by Linkin Park, Kiiara.

Hello Bitches by CL.

How We Rock by H1GHR.

Hush by Miss A.

Hysteria by Muse.

I Feel Good by EXID.

If You by Bigbang.

Illella by Mamamoo.

I'm Alive by NIve.

I'm Not Sorry by Dean, Eric Bellinger.

Infinity by SuperM.

Into It by Chase Atlantic.

Into the New World by Girls Generation.

I See Red by Everybody Loves an Outlaw.

I Wanna Be Your Slave by Maneskin.

I Want To by Roenfeld.

Keep It Up by Chase Atlantic.

Killer Queen by Mad Tsai.

Knight by Maddox.

K-Town by Jay Park, Hit-Boy.

Lamp by Eden, Maddox.

Last Dance by Bigbang.

Lion by (G)I-Dle.

Lit by Oneus.

A Little Space by Pentatonix, Ateez.

Lo$er=Lover by TXT.

Lone Ranger by Monsta X.

Love You To Death by Taeyang.

Mango by GFriend.

Malo by Shax.

Man! I Feel Like A Woman by Shania Twain.

Married To The Music by Shinee.

Mayday by Victon.

Mirotic by TVXQ!.

Movie Star by CIX.

My Bag by (G)I-dle.

Numb by Linkin Park.

Nxde by (G)I-dle.

The Offering by Sleep Token.

Okay by Chase Atlantic.

One (Lucid Dream) by Golden Child.

O Sole Mio by SF9.

Ozone by Chase Atlantic.

Papercut by Linkin Park.

Perfect by Gwangil Jo, Brown Tiger.

Perfectly Imperfect by Declan J Donovan.

Perfect World by Twice.

Pink Venom by Blackpink.

Poison by Secret.

Popular Monster by Falling In Reverse.

The Pretender by Foo Fighters.

Pretty Savage by Blackpink.

The Purge by H1GHR.

Queencard by (G)I-dle.

Red Moon by Kim Woo Seok.

Red Moon by Kard.

Remember by Disturbed.

Remember When by Bad Wolves.

Rockstar by Xikers.

Ruby by Woozi.

Run by Bring Me The Horizon.

Runaway by ToppDogg.

Run BTS by BTS.

Run Run by Prowdmon, Las.

Rush Hour by Monsta X.

Save Your Breath by Josh Dorr.

Senorita by VAV.

Shake It by Sistar.

She's In The Rain by The Rose.

Shhh by Kiss Of Life.

Skydive by B.A.P.

Sleep by Maddox.

Slow Down by Chase Atlantic.

Sober by Bigbang.

So, Dangerous by Up10tion.

Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi.

The Sound by Stray Kids.

The Sound Of Silence by Disturbed.

Stay With Me by Taeyang, G-Dragon.

Still Alive by Bigbang.

Still Love You by Lee Hong Gi, Yoo Hwe Seung.

Stricken by Disturbed.

The Summoning by Sleep Token.

Sunset Glow by Bigbang.

Sweet Juice by Purple Kiss.

Swim by Chase Atlantic.

Take Me Back To Eden by Sleep Token.

Talking To Myself by Linkin Park.

Tease by Taemin.

Tell Me What To Do by Shinee.

That's My Jam by B.A.P.

Thirsty by Taemin.

Thriller by Monsta X.

Tomboy by (G)I-dle.

Tricky House by Xikers.

Triggered by Chase Atlantic.

Uh-Oh by (G)I-dle.

Universe by EXO.

Uprising by Muse.

V by Jay Park.

Wake Me Up by B.A.P.

What I Said by Victon.

Who You? by G-Dragon.

Word Up! by Korn.

Xikey by Xikers.

Young, Wild & Free by B.A.P.

You Put A Spell On Me by Austin Giorgio.

Zero For Conduct by Block B -Bastarz.

[witchthewriter]

𝕾𝖍𝖎𝖕 𝖋𝖔𝖗 @aubrobrewhaha.

𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒

𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

𝑰 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑭𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒚𝒔! You have such a soft nature; patient, gentle, I think Fenrys would melt at your feet just to feel your hand on his cheek. You two wouldn't be an unlikely couple - Fenrys definitely has a gentle side, he just hides his vulnerability with jokes. And you'd see right through it.

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚/𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓

Light.

Not the same as fire, but similar to that of sunshine or a star; when your power is at full strength, you glow (can glow so bright it incinerates anyone you want around you). Your eyes can turn white when using your power, as well as defying gravity.

Your skin always looks like you're wearing glitter or some type of shimmer, but you were born that way.

𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒏𝒔

When the mate bond snapped into place, he was on emissary duty. You being a princess of a royal who had came to Aelin's aid. Fenrys was sent to give personal thanks on Queen Aelin's behalf.

It happened as soon as you laid eyes on each other; Fenrys' nostrils flaring, eyes widening and eyebrows lifting. You were the first person he shook hands with, his eyes boring into your own. It felt like something had filled inside of you; a bone, or an emotion you didn't know had been in a state of dismay. Now it was ... healed. And you felt elated.

Without a doubt he would shift into his wolf form and beckon you to frolic in a goddamn field. His wolfy tongue hanging out of his mouth, bouncing up and down with his head turned to look behind you.

Fenrys' pet names for you are: "starlight" (obviously inspired by your powers but also because you're his guiding star admist the darkness), "my princess," or alternatively just "princess" and "sunshine."

Fenrys is always over the top whenever you hurt yourself/are hurt. Even if it's just a papercut, he's rushing around trying to find something to cover it. Giving it a kiss better (always gives your covered 'wound' a kiss).

His mouth was literally agape when he first saw your powers. Wide-eyed, shocked, amazed, in love. Thought (and continue to thinks) you're the most beautiful thing in the world. Too precious.

When he first introduced you to Aelin, he was he like "look it. look at my mate. perfect. just perfect. i get to keep :')"

Squeezes your cheeks, kisses your palms, scratches your scalp, hugs you from behind, wants to pick you up all the time but you bat his hands away because he's still trying to when others are around!

Takes him a long time to open up about his brother and his past. You'd might even ask Aelin about it and she would only tell you some things but ultimately it would be up to Fenrys.

Before you, when he'd have nightmares he would change into his wolf form. However, since finding you, his mate, nightmares don't happen so often. But when they do, he subconciously curls into you, letting your light seep into him like a protective bubble.

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈

Sunshine Of Your Love by Cream

Do It by Chloe x Halle (this song is the one where you & fenrys would absolutely lose it to, like both of you just dancing like no one is watching - when in fact everyone is watching...)

Work Song by Hozier

𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔

Madly In Love (Fenrys) x Ridiculously Oblivious (You)

Constantly Trying To Make You Blush In Public (Fenrys) x Worked At First But Now You're Used To It (You)

Malewife x Girlboss

𝑷𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆

Intertwined Destinies

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖

Fenrys loves that you know how to calm people down, you make people feel at ease, you're a soothing presence. Fenrys adores how much empathy you have for others, it shows how strong you are; your willingness to open your heart.

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅

Okay so everyone would absolutely adore you, but Yrene would connect with you wholeheartedly. You both have very similar personalities, would be on the same page/wavelength and just understand each other more than anyone else would (besides your mates).

𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆

A mix of Yrene, Elide and Gavriel. Selfless, intelligent, kind, wise, gentle, slow to anger, yet passionate and don't take shit from anyone.

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒕

There's a tradition in your royal fae family, of finding your familiar when you come of age. They're to help you with the responsibility of making decisions and thinking of your actions vs consequences.

Your familiar came in the animal of an owl; smaller than the usual but no less wise. Although, she is much more playful. Usually she sits on your shoulder, flies around your head or goes back home to rest.

When you need her, all you need to do is pull on that invisible tether inside yourself and she's there in an instant.

𝐀𝐂𝐎𝐓𝐀𝐑

𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

𝑰 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑳𝒖𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏 𝑽𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂! Like the other fae I've shipped you with, Luc teeters on the edge of witty banter and sarcasm that's used as a mask to hide his trauma/pain. With you he can be as serious or unserious as he wants, knowing you won't judge him.

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚/𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓

Growth/Healing.

Whether it's closing wounds or regrowing dying flowers, the love and compassion from your heart made the cauldron decide easily on your ability. Some see you as a medic, as you're able to find the source of the pain if someone is ill. It's a big responsibility and you're constantly needed.

𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒏𝒔

Kept his sarcastic wall up with you even after he found out you were mates. It wasn't until a month later, when you held your hand so gently to his face that he crumbled under your touch. You told him he did not need to keep up the charade with you.

Not only do your powers heal, but you know a lot about herbs and ointments as well. Your family (who have lived in the Dawn Court for generations) are well-known for their healing. Even Thesan, the High Lord, bestowed a title to your family.

This title meant your family held influence. Not a lot, but enough that respect was given wherever you went. And that's how you met Lucien - Rhysand had asked if one of your family members (which ended up being you) would come and teach Feyre how to heal.

Since Lucien often visited the Night Court, it was no coincidence that you bumped into each other. Literally. Which is ironic since you both possess fae abilities - but your minds were so focused on what lay ahead in the Night Court.

Helping you up, it wasn't until your hands touched, then eyes met that the mating bond snapped into place. Like a tight tether around your very soul, it became hard to breathe when he let go of your hand.

Lucien told Feyre (his main reason in being there) and she gave him pretend orders so that he had to stay.

Lucien is constantly scared that something is going to happen to you. The trauma from his father and what he did to his former lover still hangs over his head like an axe waiting to fall.

Not a lot of people know this, but Lucien has a lot of anxiety. He keeps it hidden but because of the bond (and the fact that you both accepted the bond) you can feel what he feels. And one of your best traits is being able to calm unnerved beings.

Many, many forehead touches. Even though Lucien is quite taller than you, he leans down so he can kiss your nose and touch your forehead with his.

Would definitely move to the Dawn Court to be with you and your family if that's what you wished.

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈

Into My Arms by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Nad Dunaem by DakhaBrakha

The Less I Know The Better by the Midnite String Quartet

𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔

"Hey can I have a…" (You) x "Yes. Whatever it is. Yes." (Lucien)

“I care about you!” (You) x “You shouldn’t!” (Lucien)

Sweetest Person On Earth (You) x Their Protector (Lucien)

𝑷𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆

Timeless Love

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖

Your very being. You helped Lucien re-discover his self worth, his confidence (which he didn't have to fake anymore) and brought him out of the darkness. He no longer felt lost.

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅

The High Lady herself, Feyre! While teaching her, you two grew a close bond. And although she loved her Inner Circle, it was nice to talk to someone different, someone who she had to learn to trust.

𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆

A mix of all three Archeron sisters. Hear me out; Nesta's take no shit attitude and fierceness, Elain's gentle nature and love for the natural world and Feyre, who can shoulder responsibility and wants to help others.

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒕

Found hurt with a broken leg, you couldn't let the poor thing suffer. It wasn't in your nature, even if you didn't have healing as your gift. Once the cat was fully healed, his eyes turned to you and he grinned.

"Thank you," he said. Turning from a cat into a large pantheresque looking creature. Horns protruding from his head, teeth sharpening and claws growing.

And yet, you weren't scared. He knew you weren't.

"I owe you a life debt," he uttered, head bowing.

"Oh no you really don't!" You insisted, waving your hands in a 'no' motion.

But after a few minutes of silence, he replied, "well, after you. Now where you go, I go. And if you prefer my other form... I can do that as well."

(Lucien nearly died from a heart attack when he first met the creature.)

𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘

𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

𝑰 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑹𝒖𝒉𝒏 𝑫𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒂𝒏! Handsome, funny and sarcastic; he would protect you with his life - he would kill and die for you. Well ... there's nothing he wouldn't do for you.

With a mix of humour yet overwhelming care tucked behind his mask of intimdation; it was a surprise when you two found out you were mates.

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚/𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓

Elemental ability: Water.

As a half Mer, with your other half being Fae, you have an afinity for water magic. Although you cannot turn into a Mer, you can hold your breath under water for a long, long time. It isn't just ocean, lake or river water you can control, but most liquids. However, your magic is strongest when the liquid is pure water.

𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒏𝒔

Thought you were a goddess the first time he saw you; the way the sun shone down upon your face as you stood on the beach. Water drifting up your legs, swirling around your body; like a blue snake winding around you.

You didn't care that your dress was soaking, or that people were watching. You just needed to feel the water on your skin. It was like re-energising yourself whenever you touched water. Especially when it was the ocean. The place that your mother was from, the place that you had been birthed.

Visiting the water was a common occurance for you. It helped calm you, bring you back to reality when your mind was playing tricks.

Your first kiss with Ruhn was at night, in the water. Droplets ran down his tanned face, his hair pushed back, lips wet. You hadn't thought you would ever find your mate. Let alone a Prince. A rebel prince who was covered in tattoos, looked scary but had a goddamn heart of gold.

Physical affection is a big factor in your relationship. Ruhn yearns for it. For many years he was touch-starved. Aching for a kind hand, a soft hug; someone he knew would never hurt him.

And having you now, he would endure everything all over again. Knowing he would have you.

He's very good at braiding hair; used to braid Bryce's when she was a little girl. He let her paint his nails and colour in his tattoos. He loved being a big brother.

Loves snuggling up with you on the couch; well, it's actually him laying on top of you, his head on your chest as you watch a reality show.

You don't have a lot of arguements. But when you do, it's mostly about your safety or his. You want to help him but he wants you to be safe, to never get hurt. Because if he lost you, he would be lost too.

WOULD 100% TATTOO YOUR NAME ON HIS HEART AND HAVE A TATTOO BAND ON HIS RING FINGER.

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈

Eat Your Young by Hozier

Fire In The Water by Feist

R U Mine by Arctic Monkeys

𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔

Looks Like A Jerk But Has A Heart Of Gold (Ruhn) x Looks Like A Cinnamon Roll But Is Also A Badass (You)

Sun (You) x Moon (Ruhn)

Always Hold Grudges (Ruhn) x Forgives Too Easily (You)

𝑷𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆

Found Family

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖

Your passion. With your Virgo Sun (ambition, determination, hard-working nature, practicality) and your Aries Moon (fierceness, independence, relentlessness) AND your Leo Rising! (warmness, friendliness, compassion, enthusiasm) you are a leader of change and possibilities.

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅

Bryce would would probably fall in love with you a little. I will not lie. Maybe it's because you have similar placements, or she loves how compassionate and fierce you are, she cannot deny that you just might be her platonic soulmate (which hurts her a little because that's how she thought of Danika).

𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆

A mix (I'm sorry it's always a mix!) of Juniper, Bryce, and Danika. Almost like a softer version of Bryce? You have such a healing energy, like you could calm absolutely anyone down. Defuse a fight, relieve stress but also be a leader of an army?

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒕

A beautiful sea creature called a Hippocampus. She resembles a horse mixed with a fish and is absolutely obsessed with you.

Well, as are you, since you grew up together. It was a rare coincidence for a mer-child to be born at the exact moment as another sea creature ...

[druidx]

The Stitches Beneath

CW: General angst, injury, blood Note: Set in the modern alt universe of "Her Countenance was Light", but with vanilla canon implications Tag list (ask for +/-): @aquadestinyswriting, @hannah-heartstrings, @jacqueswriteblrlibrary, @babyblueetbaemonster Or read on AO3

Elo's standing by the sideboard, examining the new titles he's bought, when Farren saunters over with her coffee. "You're welcome to borrow it after I'm done, if you want," he says, putting a hand on her shoulder. Elo's eyes flash wide and she hisses, pulling away from his touch. "Sorry, I didn't mean to startle–" "No, it's fine, sorry, I just– Long day, you know?" Elo flashes a tight smile. "That I do," Farren says, and sets the cup down. Elo's turned to face him, and Farren notes she's standing very stiffly, the shoulder he just touched hunched unnaturally. "You sure you're alright?" He points to his own shoulder. "Did you pull something?" "No, yeah, I'm fine," is the quick answer, eyes darting away. Libra's scales, but she's a shit liar. "Alright. Well, let's stop standing on ceremony, eh?" He gestures to the sofa. "Make yourself at home." This is the fifth or so time he's had her round for dinner. She could just still be feeling the need to be polite. The fact she's picked up the mug in her non-dominant hand could just be convenient. He could be the Queen of Sheba. They sit on the sofa, Farren sprawled comfortably. Elo is gingerly easing herself back, and even then she sits stiffly. "I could always give you a shoulder rub if you've over exerted," Farren says. "No! I-I mean, that's okay, thank you." "Just, I can't imagine it was easy dragging me out of that warehouse?" Her lips are pinned in a flat line, glaring at the switched-off TV before she answers, "Backup had arrived by then. One of the uniforms helped me." He watches her a moment longer. Nothing more is forthcoming, and Farren decides he's given plenty of opportunities to fess up to whatever's wrong. "You lie like a hooker, you know that?" "Excuse me?" He sits forward. "Cut the crap and tell me what's wrong with your shoulder."

Her mouth works. She rubs at her forehead. "It's nothing. Just a scratch." "Bug. What happened?" She throws her hands up. "I was coming down the warehouse stairs with Vecchio and the other backup when I saw McCleary push you over. So I yelled to Vecchio to cover me and… I was going towards you anyway, you know? But McCleary took a step back and picked something metallic off the ground, so I dove over you… And bloody Vecchio! I don't know where he thought he was shooting, I swear his aim used to be better than that. Man needs glasses or something…" "Bug?" Elo takes a staggered breath. "Right. So McCleary brings this wire or whatever down and he catches my shoulder. Vecchio and the unis tackle McCleary, the medics are more interested in you and there's only room for one in the blood wagon anyway, so I went home on the way to the hospital and patched myself up so you and your what-turned-out-to-be-mild concussion wouldn't be worrying about why I was bleeding." "Did you log it?" Elo snorts. "No. It's just an iddy scratch. Next you'll be telling me I have to log my papercuts." "If you haven't been to see Matilde about it and you didn't get it looked over by an EMT, let me have a look." She pulls back, stance closing off. "Why? It's fine." "A cut on the back is hard to deal with on your own." He raises his hands in a placating gesture. "I just wanna check it got cleaned up okay." Elo's arms snake defensively around her middle and her cheeks colour. "But I'd have to remove my shirt and bra, and… Um. Well, I'm not sure that's professionally appropriate." "I'll lend you a towel, you can use that to cover up. Think of it like wearing a strapless dress." "Because we both know how often I do that…" She shakes her head. "Why are you so bothered about a tiny cut?" Farren purses his lips and looks away. "It's just… I had a mate, over at the 86th. He got caught by a junkie's shiv on the ribs. Just a small cut, he said he patched it up. But he didn't get it cleaned out properly. It got infected, went septic. Within a 10-day he was dead." Farren turns serious eyes on her. "I'd rather that not happen to you, if it's all the same." Elo swallows. "Oh." "So your choice is me, now. Or Matilde tomorrow morning – and I will be checking with her." Fear laces the tightness around her eyes, but her voice is sharp. "Fine. Get me the towel."

After changing in the bathroom, Elo settles herself on one of the stools at the breakfast bar where Farren's laid out his med kit. The dressing is longer than Farren's expecting, held on more by hope than microporous tape. He peels the dressing off and sucks in a breath. "Bug, this is not just a scratch!" The wound is at least six inches long. Paper sutures wonkily attempt to hold the sides together. It's already looking angry. "You were just going to leave it like this?" She mumbles something he doesn't catch. "And how would you've dealt with it on the streets, huh? What kinda backup would you be, writhing on the ground after some turkey pushed you into a wall!" "I would have managed! Taken painkillers or something. It's only cuz I'm relaxed that it hurts." "Bullshit!" "On like you can talk, Mr 'I ran on a sprained ankle'." "That was different. And at least I told you!" Farren slams the flats of his hands on the counter. "Libra's scales, why are you like this!" She freezes. Voice cold and husky, "I think I should leave." Then she's sliding off the stool, and grabbing for her coat. "Bug, stop. Wait. Stop, I said!" Farren grabs Elo's arm, wrenching her back around to face him. She tries some manoeuvre to get out of his grip, but he's like a dog with a bone and she's not at her best. "What is it you think I'm like? Tell me – what name are you gonna throw at me?" "Why the hell are you doing this to yourself?" He shakes her. "Who gave you the idea this is how it should go?" Her eyes widen and her lips press tightly. "Who told you, huh?" She looks away. "Was it Dalliance?" Her head whips around. "No! How dare you–!" "Then who? Huh?" He shakes her again. "I want names, damnit." Lips press again into a bloodless line as she angrily holds his gaze. Farren lets go, stepping back. Elo twists into a fighting stance. Knuckles white where she grips her coat. "Gods dammit…" He cups the back of his neck, eyes squeezed closed, forcing himself to take deep breaths. When he opens, she's watching him warily, body tense like she's expecting to fight. A trickle of blood stains the towel. "At least let me dress that, before you go." She relaxes her stance with a wince. Her lips are twisted in a nauseous expression, her lightened skin sheened with sweat. She gives a tight nod.

They move back to the breakfast bar, silent aside from the odd hiss or grunt of pain as Farren cleans the wound. It's only as he's applying the dressing, that he says, "I'm sorry. For losing my temper. But this isn't procedure. And I know you know that. What's the handbook say, huh?" Her voice now tight and small, Elo quotes, "If an injury is sustained that will be detrimental to one's normal working duties, it should be reported to a superior officer and logged by the in-house medic." "And what's the reasoning given?" "Injuries must be logged primarily to ensure the injured officer is given appropriate time off, or reduced duties, to expedite the healing process and return them to normal duties as soon as practicable." "Damn straight. So tomorrow, you're gonna go to Matilde and you're gonna tell her you didn't realise it was as bad as it is until you got me to look at it. And now you know, you're reporting it in accordance with procedure." He takes a juddering breath. "And I'm not gonna keep pushing. You wanna tell me who made you think this was normal, you do it when you're good and ready. But you do this to me again…" His hands still on her back, and she can feel them shaking. Something burns in Elo's chest. "I won't. I promise. On my badge." Farren draws in a deep breath. "Good." His hands go back to work.