#peace and love forever on planet aurora

[redheadspark]

Ascend

A/N - I got an idea for this one shot from a TikTok I saw that showed, drones flying through beauty oceans and scenery. I hope you like it!

I was inspired to write this to the song Runaway by AURORA. I highly advise you listen to the song as your read this!

Summary - Druig's curiosity leads him to something that would change his life forever.

Warnings - A small hint of Angst but mostly fluff!

If there is one thing Druig loves, it's a good mystery.  

The mystery of the human race, for example.  He was always curious about the fragile and yet ever-evolving species, from the moment his eyes opened in the Domo so long ago.  The humans were always intriguing, infuriating when it came to conflict, filled with joy and soul that would stretch out and be boundless like the sea, and yet there was always more to learn from them.  It seemed to be like he was peeling back layer, after later, and finding more and more things about the humans that entranced him.

But it wasn't just the humans that were a mystery to him: his fellow Eternals were also.

No matter the years they spent together, Druig would find things to question about each of his Eternal Family.  From their Leader Ajak and her blinding allegiance to Arishem to Ikaris and his cockiness in needing to be second in command constantly.  Even Sprite and her moods and the sarcasm that was laced in her rants, Druig kept learning new things from each of them.  Some of them are shocking, like learning of Kingo's favorite snack. Or memorable, like how Gilgamesh was light on his feet and knew how to dance well.

But with you, you were a genuine mystery to the Mind Controller. 

You were someone who could fly, just like Ikaris, thanks to the use of the element of wind on your side.  Being able to bend the wind to your will to have you fly amongst the clouds and cut through the sky above you.  You were just as fast as Ikaris, if not faster, and with the Eternal's strength on your side, you were a fierce fighter against the Deviants.   

Off the battlefield, you were more secluded than anything.  Not that you were a loner, but you weren't a social butterfly either. Druig would see you sneak off on your own from time to time after a meeting or during a feast that the humans would hold for the Eternals, slipping out the door without anyone else noticing your absence.  Perhaps you were no fan of feasts, much to Druig's amusement since most of the others were fans.  Or maybe you didn't like a massive social gathering, which could make sense to Druig since they were mostly rowdy to begin with.  

Druig was kind to you, he made sure to be kind to you.  He could tell you had a good heart for the humans and cared for the planet.  You reciprocated that kindness back to him, you two would chat every once in a while and were courteous to one another. There was always mutual respect, and Druig's curiosity and intrigue with would only grow over time. 

"She likes to be alone," Then explained to Druig once when he asked casually, seeing you once again make your way out of the Domo right after another meeting that Ajak conducted.  Druig has been puzzled where you were going off on your own, it was festering in his mind for the past month or two.  Ajak never reprimanded you when you exited, which made his curiosity spike even more.  So Druig went to the only other Eternal that you would talk to: Thena.  

"Some of us strive to be in the spotlight," Then explained, gesturing to Kingo across the way in the Meeting Room who was conducting a story with some of the others who were listening on batted breath, "And there are others who need a moment of peace,"

"I take it you're the latter these days?" Druig asked with a smirk, Thena quietly laughing as she shoved her shoulder against his own.

"As of late, yes.  But with her," She explained, mentioning you to Druig, "She prefers to have some peace and wait sometimes.  Especially with us all together," 

Makkari was in the same boat as Thena when Druig asked her the same thing about you.  Druig and Makkari were close, very close, but Druig also knew you were close to Makkari as well.  Makkari was close to everyone on the ship.  There wasn't a being on The Domo that would rub Makkari the wrong way, including you.  So Druig had to ask the Speedster about you. Who gave him an amused look and huffed at him as she popped some fruit in her mouth while sitting Indian Style on top of Phastos's lab table.

"Leave her alone," She warned him with her fingers as Druig cocked a row at her, "The last thing anyone needs is a moody Mind Controller spying on them,"

"I'm not going to spy!" Druig rebuked and signed, Makkari raising a brow at him unconvinced as Druig kept going, "Haven't you ever wondered where she would wander off to?"

Makkari paused, her face seemed unchanged as she held up three fingers to sign the word "No". Before she could sign anything else, Phastos walked into his lab and saw the speedster sitting on top of his chest.

"Off of my desk, NOW!" He yelled, Makkari spewing off within a mili-second with a laugh on her lips as the papers flew in different directions.  

You were still on his mind, the possibilities of locations you would sneak off to would flood Druig's mind, even late in the night when he would try to sleep.  It was itching at his brain, the need to know a pinch more about the mysterious Eternal was gnawing at the back of his mind and it was growing by the day.  He knew enough about it, up until this point.

He wanted to know more about you.  Plain and simple.

He finally went with his gut one summer afternoon, the Eternals were sharing a meal at the Domo. The day was already busy, taking on at least 2 Deviants that were out in the North.  You went to fight beasts with Ikaris and Thena, leaving the others behind in the city in case the Deviants would come near the humans. But you all were sitting together for dinner, chatting together about the events of the day.

Drug was seeing you sitting across from him, talking to Sersi and Thena at the same time about the Deviant fights.  Although he couldn't hear the entire conversation arm his spot near Gilgamesh and Kingo, he could tell from the look on your face you were showing in how you were re-telling the story.  He had no idea if it was the glimmer of light that shined over your head to highlight your hair, how the fluid motions of your fingers almost made it look like a dance as you were recounting every moment with your friends who wrestle listening on bated breath. 

But something shifted inside of Druig that scared the shit out of him.

No one has ever made him feel like this, not even Makkari.  You were the very first being to make Druig second guess his feelings.  He was always sure in all his choices, never needing to pause and rethink something concrete in his mind.  Whether it was his own beliefs and Arishem and the outlandish philosophy the Celestial had, or the ever-evolving human race that seemed to be more important to Druig than ever before.  His foundation was never moved or never once shifted, until now.

Until you.

Druig saw you walk out of the Meeting Room a month later, making that his opportunity to follow you since there would never be a better time.  He moved before anyone else in the room noticed, though Druig was not fast enough to be avoided by Makkari, who grinned at the sight of the Mind Controller chasing after you.  Although she warned him about giving you space and not chase after you, she still thought of it as cute.  

Something she could use against her best friend down the road whenever he would get cheeky on her. 

Druig kept his ongoing distance behind you as he was watching you walk along the dirt path, your eyes were dead head with no signs or indications that you knew you were being followed.  You had a pep in your step while you strolled along the path, something that was new for Druig to see.  Not that you were. A killjoy, you did smile and you enjoyed yourself from time to time.  But this,  seeing you almost glide as you went through the forest, your hair swaying in the wind and your limbs loose, Druig was taken aback by the view.  The last thing he wished to do was break that spell as he kept his distance and remained on your tail.  

The walk itself was a good 15 minutes, cutting right through the thick trees and amongst the pristine foliage.  Druig caught on that you were heading to the cliffs that overlooked the sea, a gorgeous view that was far enough away from the city but still close enough by walk. He's gone to the cliffs only a few times, not being able to go constantly since he was busy helping the humans.  But seeing the bright blue ocean in front of you, past the tall pine trees and the sweet smell of the ocean mist coming through the branches. 

Finally, you broke through the last line of trees into the opening that was in front of the cliffs, massive cliffs that were towering over the beach below and casting a shadow over some of the rock formations that were in the ocean waves.  It was such a view to see, Druig losing his breath himself as you were walking along the grassy ground before standing a few feet away from the edge of the cliff.  You were still then, though your hair was dancing in the wind as your backside was to Druig. He stayed along the tree line, his eyes on you to see what you were going to do next. 

He saw your shoulders droop and relax within seconds, no longer hunched up or stiff like they would be most of the time.  Your entire body was loose and calm, nothing making you stiff or rigid.  The way you stood even was calm and relaxed, and Druig could see you take a few deep breaths to perhaps breathe in the ocean air.  He watched on bated breath as you took another step towards the edge. 

Druig started to feel a hint of concern then, knowing full well you were an Eternal who could take care of herself.  But then again, being that close to the edge, it was sending off warning alarms in his mind.  Why was he panicking over you?  You knew how to fly and the last thing you would ever do was fall from a slip.

But your toes were on the edge, and you simply leaned forward and you fell.

Druig bolted out from the forest, his mind going on overdrive and his heart falling to the stomach.  There was no way he was imagining what he just saw, it could not be a trick of the mind.  You simply fell over the edge, almost like you were in a trance of sorts and you were no longer in sight.  What drove you to do that?  Why would you do something as insane as this?

But as soon as he slid to a halt in front of the very spot where you descended, he was shocked at the sight in front of him.

You were actually flying, but in a way he's never seen before.  Your arms were along your sides, out barely like they were a small pair of wings as you were weaving in and out of the massive rock formations, making it look so smooth like a dance or even water.  Like the very water that you were flying over, almost like you re morphed into a bird.  Druig was speechless, watching in fascination and awe as you were flying all around the coast.  Zipping through the holes in the rock formations, hovering over the top of the ocean with the water barely touching your armor, and with a massive smile on your face.

He saw you fly in combat, you were swift and smooth in how you would soar and dip and gain speed.  But you had to be quick.  Here, amongst the water and rocks, you were slower and almost at ease.  A rolling sensation as you were ascending and descending, like the waves themselves.  Druig could only watch with wide eyes how you were both embracing the wind around you to guide you and carry you, and drink in the very notion of nature to shut everything else out around you.  

The sun danced in your hair, along with some of the spray of the ocean along your skin to make it glisten, your armor shined from the light and the reflection of the water as you were making your flight patterns with your eyes closed.  You must have flown out here so many times you knew when to turn or where to shoot up or down with no need to look.  

Druig realized what it was: you were free.  Utterly free.

He was never free with his mind-controlling, he never felt like he was.  He would always use his powers on the humans to help him or make them safe, also sensing and reading the minds of others.  But he had to use them for others, not for himself.  Not that he would complain about it, he would do it in a heartbeat for the fragile species that they swore to protect.  But there was never a moment that he could simply turn his mind off, let it be at rest.  He wanted it, so badly he wanted to rest his mind and rest what was crawling in the part of his brain.

Seeing you free, beyond free, he was envious.  

Minutes came and went, you clearly had no idea Druig was watching you, nor was Druig caring he was out in the open and watched you in adoration and utter amazement.  It seemed like time stood still for the both of you, nothing else mattered and nothing else needed your attention.  Druig finally sat down on the edge of the cliff, his feet dangling and his hair flicking in the ocean air as his eyes were trained on you intensely and with love laced there as well. 

Druig suddenly realized that he could watch you fly for hours on end and not lose focus or have any boredom. His heart flickered against his chest and his pulse quickened, a sensation he never had before on Earth.  Nothing else excited him or made him smile, he would turn away any kind of earth possession or substance that could substitute.  What he was feeling, and experiencing, seemed more organic and pure.  All from watching you be free in your skin, being free and sensationally beautiful in his eyes.

It hit him sideways, he was in love with you.

You flew up along the cliffs, up in his direction and you finally saw him. Gasping, you flew past him, the force enough to make him fall on his back onto the grassy floor and look up in the pink and purple sky with a gasp on his lips and his eyes wide.  You landed instantly, standing right above his head and perching over him with your head tilted at him and your hands handed at your side.  Druig saw the look on your face, shocked mixed in embarrassment.  Your hair surrounded your head like a halo, hiding you from the world as Druig blinked at you.

"What are you doing?" You asked out of breath, some anger in your tone as Druig found his voice.

"I was—" he was about to say when you huffed.

"Watching me?  When I wanted to be alone?!" You asked, interrupting him as you clenched a fist at your side.  Druig could see how hurt you must have been, needing this time alone and it was taken because of him.  Seeing that anger with a mix of pain in your eyes as you spoke again, "I wanted to be alone, Druig,"

"I...I know," he replied, sitting up and turning to face you thought you were on your feet and he was still sitting on the ground, "I was curious as to where you were going every night,"

"You were looking to pry," You countered, Druig hearing the bite in your tone as he flinched as you glared, "I don't want anyone to pry with me and follow me here!"

You turned on your heel and walked away from him to head back on the worn that would go back into the forest.  Druig's heart dropped, the spell you were once under that was free and open was long gone and was filled with bitterness.  He knew it was his doing, and he wished to fix it as he scrambled to his feet to go after you.

"I didn't mean to pry, you know!" He called out to you as you were still walking, "I was merely curious is all since you go off on your own every night,"

"It's for a good reason," You replied over your shoulder, "Not that you need to know the reason,"

"You're right, I don't," he agreed, "I don't need to know the reason at all.  But you should know that what I saw just now was beautiful.  Beyond beautiful….and you looked like—"

You whirled around, eyes wide at him with some anger flickered in your eyes as you stared into his blue eyes, "Like what?!"

"An Angel,"

You stood still, looking at him with softer eyes now as you both were standing in front of each other mere feet away from one another at the very edge of the forest.  Never once in your time on Earth did you hear something like that about your Eternal Ability.  It touched deep, in the darkest corner inside of you that you never shared or rarely showed.  It made you release all of your breath as Druig kept his eyes on you.  His bright blue eyes you always admired and wished you had.  The same eyes that saw through the flaws and pain of others and never once judged them.  

"I know Angels are a thing amongst humans and their religions," Druig explained, taking another step towards you since he saw you were not walking away from him anymore, "Angels are pure beings, filled with happiness, and are rare beauties.  I…I think that's you when you fly,"

Your heart swelled from what he proclaimed, your ear burning red at the tips.  Druig was always truthful in what he would say, maybe sarcastic or aloof, but he would never lie.  You hearing that from him, in such a truthful manner and with softness laced there too, it made you look at new in a new way as well.  

"I…I fly like Ikaris," You tried to reason with him since it felt like your flying was nothing really special to be praised for.  Druig shook his head at the mention of Ikaris, almost disgusted by the comparison as you were still gazing at him in disbelief.

"He flies like a machine," Druig explained, taking another step to him as he searched your eyes.  He was finally close enough for you to see the blue specks in his eyes and for him to see the freckles on your nose, his fingers reaching down to lace yours with his with gentleness like you were made of glass, "You fly like an Angel,"

You both watched each other for a few seconds, not letting each other go.  You drank in what he said, never once hearing something like this or any of the others, or anyone in that general.  It moved you, truly moved you, since you felt like you had to hide how you wished to fly all this time. But for Druig to see it, and admire you in how you wished to soar and glide with no sign of negativity, you finally smiled.  Druig smiled in return, then cleared his throat and looked down for a moment at his boots.

"I won't tell anyone else where you go, I won't do that to ya," he explained, you watched as he shifted on his feet and still looked at the ground, "And…I won't come back out here if you don't want me to—"

"Druig," You hummed, Druig's eyes going to yours instantly and you saw the smile still etched on your lips.  This close, he saw so much warmth on your face, heard it in your tone, and felt it in your hand that was still holding this.  You looked like an Angel then, the sun setting though still radiating off your face and armor as he felt like his heart skipped another beat.  

"I…I don't mind you watching me," You reasoned, Druig's eyes widened as you kept going, "You're beyond kind to say such things about me—"

"Truthful things," he interrupted as you nodded.

"You wouldn't lie, and I know you won't say anything, to anyone," You went on, Druig nodding in agreement as you spoke again, "And….I don't mind sharing this place with you if you wish to come out here.  As long as it's between us, just us.  Deal?"

For you to offer him your sacred place, a place no one knew or wouldn't never dare to find, it moved Druig in more ways than he could ever imagine.  He knew what it was like to have a place to be at peace, to not be guarded in, and he felt honored that you were willing to share that small piece of yourself with him. 

"Just us," he repeated, your smiled growing, and he felt his heart burst all over again from your smile.

That cliff would be sacred to both yourself and Druig from then on out for the next 2 years you were there.  

You both would escape there almost every night, walking side by side and talking about the day and all that happened.  It was nice to have another person to talk to, at least for you, and Druig would sit on the cliff's edge as you flew.  Knowing that he as kept an eye on you as you were soaring and gliding, weaving in and out and dancing amongst the wind, your little world was a pint bigger now.  Druig loved watching you fly, fly in such a way that seemed so open and bare.  

It moved him the most that you were flying that just for him, no other audience present.  He would watch you for hours and hours on end, some days were joyous and you were speeding with ease.  Other days were hard, you were still with grief or stress.  You would escape to that place and simply fly to be out of your mind so to speak.  

Druig would feel the same, needing to be out of his head or cry from not being able to help the humans.  One night, months later, you stopped flying to see him weeping on the cliff with his head in his hands.  It scared you, wounded you even since you never saw him cry in such a way before.  This was not the Druig you knew, who would make you laugh or smile from his jokes or make you think about the humans so highly.  

So you flew to hover in front of him, gathering him in your arms as he cried in your embrace.  

You both fell in love with time, centuries coming and going but your love was never fleeting.  You found new places to fly when you would move to another part of the planet to hunt Deviants, Druig right behind you to watch you be free.  Having that time with Druig, away from others, was what you craved every day.  Even sharing your first kiss with you hovering in the air and Druig on his tiptoes to try and kiss you a bit bolder and for a pinch longer.  The first kiss, his hand on your jawline and a smile against yours was just as thrilling as flying in itself.  You pulled away as he tried to chase your lips, you laughing as you flew up in the sky in bliss and Druig watching with adoration and affection in his eyes.  

You both grew to accept one another and never let the other go, even when he fled from the family in the Amazon after witnessing a Genocide.  You went with him, realizing he was the other half of your soul and you couldn't survive without him.  Those first few years were hard for the pair of you, being away from the family you've been with for centuries and attempting to protect a village of humans.  Wars and famines, life and death, it was all wrapped in one for you two to navigate.  Especially Druig, who would fight tooth and nail to keep those humans alive.  But he did, and you loved him all the more for it.  

Just like before, he would watch you fly and dance amongst the tops of the jungle trees, considering himself lucky to have someone like you love someone like him.  

And now, years and years later in South Dakota, right after the near Emergence and with the world safe you were sitting on the rooftop of Ajak's farmhouse, watching the scattered stars on the black sky in silence.  You were thinking of Ajak and Gilgamesh and how you missed them, you were thinking of Ikaris and his betrayal against the family, and you were thinking about your husband and how he was almost taken away from you.  

Druig found you there on the rooftop, after discussing with Phastos and Thena with what would come next.  He knew you needed time away from all that happened, that time alone.  Everything within the last several hours seemed so fragile and frazzled, all over the place, and for you to have your alone time was essential.   He crawled out of the open window and sat next to you, wrapping you in his arms You tucked your head against his own as he rubbed your arms.

"Don't ever scare me like that again," you muttered to him as he kissed your hair, "I can't be in this world without you,"

"I would never dare," He vowed into your locks, "We are meant to be together in this life. You're my Angel, remember?"

His pet name for you ever since he used that term on you centuries ago.  He would use it casually during his day to say actives or chores just to make you smile, or privately when you would be in bed and he would bring you to the brink of pleasure. To him, it was more just a pet name.  It was who you were to him: pure, filled with happiness, and a rare beauty.

"I'll always be your Angel," You vowed in return.  And as he let you go flying amongst the stars high above him, Druig was inwardly glad that he followed you that day.  His curiosity led him to years of blissful happiness and joy.  His intrigue led him into the arms of someone who saw him as more than a Mind Controller.

He watched his Angel fly with ease, a big smile on his face.

The End.

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[primordialsoundmeditation]

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Breathe nature's soul and healing light. Feel yourself flow like water and your branches sway in the breeze. Feel yourself nourished by the fertile earth beneath you. You are one with this sacred planet and forever loved by nature.

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Aurora's Love

[schrijverr]

Love makes blind

Chapter 3 out of 4

Jonny gets headaches, when the others find out it leads to the revelation that he actually needs glasses. Through the whole process, he and Tim grow closer as xe is there for Jonny.

Getting together, slow burn.

On AO3.

Ships: Jonny d; Ville x Gunpowder Tim

Warnings: There’s a bar brawl. Tell me if I missed anything or if you want me to tag something!

A/N: Tim uses xe/xem/xyr pronouns, I myself don’t so if I mess up, I apologize and please point it out to me :)

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They had reached a planet and Jonny and Tim were looking to cause some trouble. Ashes had caught onto their plan and promptly joined them when leaving the ship.

They wandered around until they found a seedy bar where a fight would be imminent. A bit smaller than they would otherwise go for, but Brian had told them explicitly to be back on time since they weren’t planning on staying for more than a day.

The patrons gave them dirty looks when they walked in and Jonny couldn't help but grin and wave at them, before ordering a bunch of alcohol.

Tim got a table in the center of the bar and they set to working through the bottles as they waited for someone to start shit they could jump on to join, however, all were prepared to start something themselves if it took too long.

“Hey, four-eyes.” apparently they did not have to wait, Jonny thought as he looked around to see what was happening between who.

Once he was turned around the voice spoke again: “Yeah, you. Who do you think you are smug little librarian prick.”

With a shock Jonny realized the halfway to comatose man was talking to him. Just in case he pointed at himself and asked: “Me?”

“Don’t play dumb, nerd.” the man was swaying, “You think you’re so much better than us. Coming in here with your smug little face.”

“Say that again.” a mix of anger and delight at the confrontation was flowing through his veins.

“Smug little four-eyed freak.” the man said, before punching Jonny in the face.

His glasses flew off, but Jonny had a lot of practice in fighting without them, something the man hadn’t counted on when he’d singled him out, and grabbed the man by the throat and punched him in the face until he collapsed.

Tim and Ashes had gotten up as well as Jonny looked around the bar, face splattered with blood and a manic grin plastered on, he grinned: “Who’s next?”

And that was their cue to start, some senseless violence to get the blood pumping.

In the end they had to resort to running to Aurora with law enforcement on their heels as they laughed while the fire spread through the city.

Tims hands clutched two halves of a pair of glasses. Xe had managed to pick them up before they had to flee and although they were broken, xe still held on tight to them.

Back on Aurora Tim handed them to Jonny as xe said: “They’re a bit broken, but they’re fixable, nothing a little tape won’t help until we can get them to Raph or Nastya.”

Jonny looked at the two halves of his glasses, before he turned to Tim with a broken look on his face as he stated: “That man was mad at me for wearing glasses. Why? What is so bad about wearing glasses, there is so much to say about me, but he picked that?”

Tim looked to Ashes for support, but it seemed they had walked on without them. Xe sighed sadly and told Jonny: “I don’t know, Jonny.”

“I don’t wanna wear em anymore. It’s stupid, I deserve to be beaten up for different things.” Jonny stated and dropped the halves, before stomping off.

Xe picked up the glasses again and sighed to himself, there was way too much to unpack there, even if it had just been badly selected phrasing on Jonnys part.

Still, xe took the glasses to xyr room and gently taped them together, before leaving them at Jonnys door, when the other wouldn't let xem in.

No one saw Jonny for a week after that and the glasses remained outside his door. Tim had told the others what had happened when he’d failed to show up for dinner for the third day in a row. Afterwards xe had caught multiple members of the crew outside his door trying to reason with him about the glasses, no success so far.

Then, suddenly, Tim got woken up in the middle on the night by someone knocking at xyr door, xe groaned and called out: “Yes?”

“Can I come in?” it was Jonny, he sounded tired and hurt.

Immediately Tim was out xyr bed and at the door, sliding it open with a bang. Jonny flinched at the sound as Tim asked: “Are you okay? What’s going on?”

The taped together glasses were perched on his nose, but he had his eyes closed as he miserably said: “The headaches came back.” he was near tears, “I thought I could go without them, but I wasn’t strong enough.”

“Oh, poor thing.” Tim sighed, leading Jonny to xyr bed as xe said: “There is no strength connected to this, you can’t help it, you were good enough.”

Jonny shivered beneath xem at the words and allowed himself to be tucked into Tims bed.

“Did you drink enough?” Tim asked.

He shook his head and admitted: “I didn’t want to leave my room and drinking straight from the tab is too much work.”

“Then I’ll get you a glass.” Tim told him gently.

“You’re leaving me?” he asked, still not opening his eyes, but fear in his voice.

“No, I have a glass in my bathroom, I’ll be back in a moment. Here get comfortable.” xe got the glasses of his face and petted the top of his head for a second.

When xe returned with the glass of water, Jonny was softly swaying back and forth with his eyes closed as he hummed under his breath and fiddled with the blanket.

He startled slightly when the bed dipped under Tims weight, but he relaxed when xe said: “It’s just me. Here, hold out your hand and I’ll give you the water.”

Jonny took it gratefully and started to drink, only slowing down when Tim warned: “Small sips, calm down, dear.”

Again a pet name, Tim wanted to call Jonny them so badly, but xe couldn't, still somehow they managed to slip out at the worst times and xe was always too late to stop them from tumbling out of xyr mouth.

However it didn’t seem like Jonny had noticed as xe took the glass out of Jonnys hands and set it down on the bedside table, before crawling up the bed. Xe asked: “You want to talk about it or just lie here for now? Should I do the same as last time then?”

“Would you mind just- yeah, doing the same?” Jonny sounded small and unsure.

Despite knowing Jonny couldn't see xem, xe smiled anyway: “Of course. Just lie down.”

Jonny sagged against the pillow and Tim carefully laid down on top of him, not believing how much Jonny must trust xem, to keep his eyes closed the entire time and to let Tim take the lead to take care of him.

Xe vowed to never break Jonnys trust as xe got comfortable on his chest, pushing xyr hands under Jonnys shoulder blades as xe waited for Jonny to drop off to dreamland, something xe didn’t have to wait long for.

The next morning xe was awoken again, this time by hands carding through xyr hair and soft vibrations under xyr head as soft melodies drifted through the air. Xe sighed and burrowed into the warm chest as xe mumbled: “Five more minutes.”

Someone chuckled, Jonny, xyr mind registered, which was confirmed when the familiar voice said: “Didn’t mean to wake you up, you can go back to sleep.”

The offer was very tempting, but Tim knew xe was lying on top of Jonny cuddling him and it would probably be weird and less than platonic to go back to sleep while knowing that, so xe rolled off Jonny and said: “No, I’m awake, held you captive long enough under me, sorry for that, by the way, you’re allowed to push me off, you know.”

Jonny shrugged: “Didn’t want to, you seemed too peaceful to wake up and it was the least I could do after barging into your room in the middle of the night.”

The events flooded back and Tim cracked open one eye and asked: “You okay? Want to talk about it now?”

“I rather not talk about it, but I’m fine.” he leaned over Tim and gently slapped the nightstand in search of his glasses, putting them back on his face he sighed: “Better get these fixed, seems like I’m stuck wearing them forever.”

“If you don’t want to talk about it I could take them to Raphaella to get them fixed.” Tim offered, an idea forming in xyr mind.

Jonny smiled at xem, glasses crooked on his face, before he said: “That’s sweet, but I’m taking them to Nastya, haven’t seen her in a while and she likes yelling at me for being stupid.”

“As long as you’re sure.” Tim checked in one last time.

“I am.” Jonny said, “Really I’m fine, just hated that and then with the headache it only amplified the badness.” his voice got soft, “Thank you, for letting me stay here again.”

“It’s what friends do.” Tim told him, wishing they were so much more than that.

Meanwhile Jonny nodded, yes, friends, they were just friends. It didn’t matter that Jonny was trying to spend all his time with Tim and get xyrs attention constantly, that xe was the only person beside Nastya he trusted enough to turn to for comfort.

“I’ll get going then, maybe you can fall asleep again.” he told Tim, wishing he could lie down next to xem and curl up in xyr arms again without him being weird, to soothe the ache in his heart that he felt whenever he looked at Tim knowing xe wasn’t his.

Tim waited until Jonnys footsteps had faded, before xe rolled out of bed and got ready to face the day. Xe’d gotten an idea and with Jonny at Nastyas, this was the perfect time.

Xe set off towards Raphaella sneaking into Jonnys room beforehand to snatch up the pair of goggles that lay on the sink next to some of Jonnys make up and other knickknacks.

Once xe had explained xyr idea to Raphaella she’d clapped in her hands and told xem, she could be done in half an hour, since she had made spare lenses just in case.

With the goggles in hand xe set out to find Jonny and give him the goggles. Xe knew that Nastya would probably be holed up in the engine room, so Jonny would probably be there as well. Xe was about to knock, when xe heard Jonny exclaimed: “Xe doesn’t like me like that, you’re delusional, Nastya.”

“No, you’re just too blind to see.” Nastya replied.

“Of course I’m blind, you have my glasses.” Tim could hear the pleased smirk in the statement.

“You’ve become somehow even more annoying since you got glasses.” Nastya told him, “And you’re deflecting, don’t think I wouldn't notice.”

Jonny groaned, before he whined: “You’re just seeing that, because you want to see that. Xe doesn’t care for me like that, didn’t I just tell you xe told me about being friends this morning? Honestly, I thought you were paying attention.”

“I was and I’m not seeing things because I want to. I see them, because I have eyes. It’s quite disgusting how mushy you two are even without being together.” Nastya said, “And as for the friend thing, I would bet xe is just trying to keep it as platonic as possible to avoid making you uncomfortable.”

“Still don’t believe you, provide your evidence.” Jonny told her.

Tim felt hope creeping up xyr body, was it possible that Jonny liked xem back? They were talking about xem that was obvious and it seemed like Jonny wanted xem to like him and that Nastya had caught on to xyr feelings for Jonny and if she would give a good enough answer, maybe Jonny would see it too.

Excitedly xe leaned against the door and waited for Nastyas answer. She sighed: “Why do I need to solve your relationship problems?”

“Okay, one, not in a relationship, so not technically relationship problems. Two, I helped you and Aurora get together, so I think you owe me.” Jonny replied.

“Ugh, maybe.”

Jonny cheered, making Tim smile outside, without realizing xe did, at the happy sound from Jonny.

“So, evidence, right. You want evidence?” Nastya waited for Jonny to confirm, “Lets start with how xe looks at you, if I just saw that I would think you personally created the world just for xem. I can see heart eyes from miles away with xem.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, xe might have metal eyes, but it’s almost like they’re heart shaped.” Nastya confirmed, “Then how xe gets around you, that person goes soft.”

“What, that’s just xem. Xe’s nice.”

“God, you get that same disgusting love-sick look that xe gets.” Nastya groaned, “But no, xe’s not always like that, xe melts when you enter a room. It’s physically visible to see xem sag with mushiness. And then xe also gets all nice with you, xe’s an asshole with everyone else, but xe’ll open doors for you, save you a seat, make sure we have your favourite drink on board. It’s sweet, but also disgusting.”

Tim blushed as she just laid out xyr soul for Jonny to inspect and xe was glad that xe couldn't see Jonny right now. Xe didn’t think xe could take it, if Jonny was weirded out by it.

“Xe really does all that?” Jonny asked, his voice was strange, almost a bit float-y, “Not just being friendly, cause we’re friends?”

“No, Jonny, no, please open your goddamn eyes.” there was a fond undertone in Nastyas annoyance, “Want me to go on?”

“There’s more?” Jonny sounded surprised.

“There’s more?” Nastya mocked him, “Of course there is. Xe’s constantly complementing you about every little thing.”

Tim couldn't see Jonny frown slightly at that. He remembered Tims promise to never make him forget that he was good enough, it made him happy inside to know that xe wouldn't break a promise to him and he didn’t like how Nastya had said it.

“Xe’s keeping a promise, nothing more.” Jonny said.

“What kind of promise was that?” Nastya asked.

Jonny didn’t answer and she rolled her eyes: “Whatever it was, it isn’t exactly platonic to promise someone to complement them constantly.”

“It’s a friend thing.” Jonny insisted.

“Well, it didn’t sound very platonic and just a friend thing when xe talked about you with Ashes.” Nastya exclaimed.

Tim froze, how did Nastya know that? Ashes promised not to tell, they swore on their candle collection.

“How do you know that?” see this is why xe liked Jonny, he asked great questions.

“I was fixing something in the vents and overheard them. I didn’t mean to, but Aurora was hurting.” she had the dignity to sound sheepish.

Quietly Jonny asked: “Is it wrong to ask what they talked about?”

“I mean, probably.” Nastya answered.

It was silent for a few beats, then Jonny said: “No, that would be mean. I know I would hate it, if xe knew I was talking about xem like this.”

“Look at you taking the moral high ground.” Tim could barely hear Nastyas reply over the blood rushing past xyr ears. Xe was breaking Jonnys trust by being here, Jonny had the mind to let xem be, but xe had to go and just listen to him.

Xe swallowed hard and clutched the goggles, before running off as fast as xe could to hide away from Jonny in shame. Xe couldn't believe xyrself, how could xe been so selfish?

While Tim was running away Jonny took his now fixed glasses back from Nastya and said: “Thanks for that. I, uh, I’ll see if I talk to xem.”

“I will never breathe a word of this, if you promise to talk to xem to moment you run into xem.” Nastya replied.

“And if I don’t?” Jonny was a bit scared.

“If you don’t and I have to watch you two dance around each other again, I will tell xem what you told me here, myself.” she answered.

“Promise I will then.” he squeaked and hurried out of the room, before she could do anything.

“Don’t be a stranger, well, be a bit of a stranger, but not too much.” she called out after him.

“Yes, m’lady.” he yelled back, knowing he was out of range.

[travllingbunny]

The 100 rewatch: 5x03 Sleeping Giants

Continuing my joint rewatch of season 5 with @jeanie205. After two great episodes where we caught up with our main characters and saw (or did not see, in the case of Spacekru) their experiences during the 6-year time jump, Sleeping Giants is another excellent episode, this time fully about the present day action with the Eligius prisoners moving into Eden, their conflict with and capture and torture of Clarke, and most of all about the Spacekru trying to find a way to deal with the Eligius crew, get to the ground and save their people.

It’s also a great Bellamy episode, just as 5x01 was a great Clarke-centric episode and 5x02 a great Octavia episode. Raven also gets still getting pretty good character moments here (and has maybe more lines than in any other episode, but to be fair, most of it is exposition).

What particularly struck me - especially after quite a few slower episodes in season 7 - is just how fast, intense and full of both action and loads of new information (about Eligius 4 and Diyoza, but also a lot of setup for season 6, and even for the possible prequel). There are also lots and lots of parallels and contrasts to season 1, and callbacks to previous seasons in general; morality debates, fights, and one very epic (and romantic-looking) reunion of the show’s two main characters in the closing scene.

Timeline:  2 days have passed since the present day events of 5x01 - it is 2201 days since Praimfaya.

This episode is full of action and new information - if you don’t pay attention to every second, you may miss some of it:

First mention of Eligius 3: their mission may have been top secret. but the crew of Eligius 4 obviously knew that the corporation was sending Nightbloods and that one of the planet was a binary star system (Shaw males a comment "Two suns, no sunscreen”).

Eligius 4 was a mining ship; one of its engines got busted in the rebellion of the prisoners, which is why the ship needed a hundred years to get back to Earth (as opposed to Eligius 3 - which we later see took just a few years to reach Sanctum from Earth)

Possible prequel info: Raven mentions great-great grandpappy Blake who was an astronaut with multiple PhDs (but it’s unclear if he was an ancestor of both Bellamy and Octavia, in which case he has to be Aurora’s ancestor).

We start getting some of Diyoza backstory here (there’s more in the following episodes), when she mentions to Clarke that she fought when the “fascist government” tried to take her home. (This could’ve been seen as just Diyoza’s bias, but now that we have an idea - from 7x08 - what USA - under a President Wallace - was like just before the apocalypse, her description seems fitting. Callie also considered the government fascist.)

Instead of more exposition, the show follows the Show, Don’t Tell rule and gives the backstory about the rebellion in a more exciting way, by having Spacekru find and watch a video message that the late captain of the ship filmed  and was about to send when he was killed. But the show also still intentionally withholds some info: the captain mentions that the prisoners have learned about Order 11 but we don't find out what that was until a few episodes later - that it was an order to kill all the prisoners. This would change our perception of Diyoza and the entire situation to quite an extent, but so far, all you get from this is that the prisoners, and Diyoza in particular, are very dangerous. The captain was about to send the message that Eligius be blown out of the sky, saying that “Diyoza can't be allowed to weaponize the cargo", which first hints at her terrifying reputation. But considering he was just going to do that, I’m not sure you can’t blame Diyoza for letting McCreary kill him. (Even though Shaw just does that, reminding Diyoza that she promised she wouldn’t kill any of the crew - to which she laconically replies she didn’t promise the others wouldn’t.)

There is, however, already some moral ambiguity there because Spacekru learn that prisoners were seen as “expendable” by the people in power - and Murphy says this sounds familiar, pointing out a parallel between the Eligius prisoners and the Delinquents. In general, season 5 plays a lot with the (imperfect) parallels (and contrasts) between season 5 and season 1. Some of the not-so-subtle callbacks include Diyoza saying “We’re not alone” in 5x01, Clarke making notes and drawings of the weaponry that the newcomers have, which is kind of a "parallel" to how Lincoln made notes in his notebook (except Lincoln was mostly making notes of how many people were there, not their weapons - since they didn’t have any), Clarke being captured and refusing to give any info by staying silent, and Clarke getting tortured, like Lincoln was. And just like Octavia argued that Lincoln didn’t speak English, but Bellamy was sure he did, now Shaw tries to argue that Clarke can’t speak English but Diyoza is smart enough to know she does. (It was really obvious in both cases - someone who doesn't speak your language but wants to communicate would say something in another language and make gestures, a mute person would make gestures, but when someone is looking at you silently and with a stone face, they obviously don't WANT to talk. Octavia seems to have actually believed that Lincoln didn’t speak English, since she was later surprised that he did - but she was still naive at the time. I find it hard to believe Shaw really believed that - he was probably just trying to dissuade Diyoza from letting McCreary torture someone.)

But here’s the thing: a parallel doesn’t have to mean two things are really the same - sometimes, as in this case, it’s more like “this is kind of reminiscent of that other thing, but when you compare them, you see that they’re drastically different”, which is pretty obvious, as in one case, we had a hundred kids with no weapons (aside from one gun and one knife), just going around without a plan and trying to have a good time in a rather small area, vs thousands of organized people with at least hundreds of armed warriors in a much wider territory. In this case, we have a bunch of heavily armed (and that’s an understatement, they really have all sorts of incredibly powerful weapons) adult murderers who came in with the express plan to take over the Valley - which was the only habitable area on Earth, vs a sole woman and a child. In other words, the Eligius prisoners are exactly what the Grounders claimed in season 1 that the 100 were, but what the 100 most definitely were not - a real and massive threat.  But on the other hand, there is a reason why this parallel exists - and that’s to point out that the prisoners, no matter how scary they are, no matter how good the reasons to be afraid of them, no matter how bad they may be... are still people who were sent as forced labor, deemed expendable, and now are trying to get back home, to Earth. What else could they do - float forever in space, in cryo? 

Another callback in this episode was to season 3 - and it’s a particularly important one for Bellamy’s character arc: the dilemma of what to do with the 283 Eligius prisoners in cryo. Murphy is the voice of ruthless pragmatism and suggests that they simply pull the plug and kill them all, before Diyoza could wake them up from the ground and use them as her army. Echo, though she says she understands why this is hard for Bellamy, backs up Murphy’s suggestion, but Bellamy refuses. You can see how awful even the idea is to him, reminding him of one of the things he has been regretting and feeling guilty for years - helping Pike kill Lexa’s army while they were sleeping. There are differences in circumstance, but it is basically the same thing, kill people in their sleep pre-emptively, before they could be potentially used against you, because if they are, they would be a huge threat to your people. (Well, it is the same thing for the purposes of the show - if we believe that experienced Trikru warriors could all sleep at the same time and not wake up and start fighting - which the show really wants us to believe, though it never made any sense. The Eligius prisoners, however, are really helpless here because they are cryo frozen, so this would really be the massacre that season 3 pretended Hakeldama was.) Murphy brings up Clarke, in what is one of the weirder lines in this episode - “If Clarke was here, this wouldn’t even...” I’m not sure what exactly he was trying to say - did he mean to imply Clarke would be in favor of killing them all (which doesn’t make much sense - it’s not like Clarke was the one more in favor of violent solutions than the peaceful and diplomatic ones compared to Bellamy, in fact, it was typically the opposite in seasons 1-4, especially whenever Murphy was around to witness their actions and decisions, On the other hand, the show went on to give Murphy some weird opinions about Clarke in season 6. Or did he mean that Bellamy himself would opt for drastic measures to protect Clarke? 

It’s unclear, and it feels like this line just exists to set up Bellamy’s response and show how much the loss and memory of Clarke is still weighing heavy on Bellamy and motivating him. Bellamy has been trying to be better and redeem himself for mistakes of his past that he made when he was more inclined to react violently against enemies - and, since Praimfaya, he has been trying to honor Clarke’s memory, and be the kind of leader she wanted him to be, and the kind of leader she was. "Clarke didn't die for us to go back and make the same mistakes".  

Ironically, Clarke has in the meantime become a lot more like season 1a Bellamy: her focus has narrowed to trying to protect a single person, a child she loves and feels responsible for, and in her present situation, she’s a lot more inclined to opt for violent solutions. We’ve already seen that in 5x01 with the “There are no good guys” scene, and in 5x03 she is quite ruthless when she doesn’t want to mercy kill a prisoner stabbed by one of her and Madi’s traps, even when Madi is asking her to do it. Season 5 Clarke characterization is pretty controversial - and I’m not 100% sure how I feel about it. It was clearly meant to show Clarke changed and not like herself after 6 years isolation with just Madi as a companion - but I don’t like the way it seemed to almost reduce Clarke to the “Mama Bear” trope. On the other hand, this is not entirely new - Clarke was always kind of mother to the Delinquents, even though they were her age, and driven by the desire to protect those she loves and/or felt responsible for -  especially in season 2, we saw how far she can go when she is cornered and desperate to save her people. And she is certainly cornered here. We could argue  whether some of her decisions here - such as to start attacking the prisoners - were smart, but with Eden as the only livable place, there wasn’t much else she could do other than hide, which she and Madi couldn’t do indefinitely.

Bellamy’s. Echo’s and Raven’s fight with Kodiak - a particularly large and dangerous prisoner that Diyoza had woken up because of the alarm Spacekru had set off - is IMO one of the best in the show, very raw and brutal and desperate. It reminds me of the 2x11 fight where Bellamy also ended up strangling a man after a desperate fight, with the help of Echo and someone else who’s mostly a non-combatant - in S2 it was Maya, here it’s Raven. (For someone who isn’t a fighter  and in spite of her disability, Raven has the right moves - going straight for the eyes.) Bellamy and Echo work well as a part of the team, the leader and his right hand, but if you just saw this episode, you’d have no idea that they’re a couple. They don’t get the little everyday moments of chemistry and coupley behavior that we see here with Marper (when Raven teases “lovebirds” about Zero G sex, we immediately see that Marper is who she meant) or that we see with Memori in other seasons, whenever they are together. Here, they are on a break, and it’s so weird after seeing them in S7, watching Emori and Murphy snapping at each other with animosity - but there’s a thin line between love and hate.

Sleeping Giants is generally a great showcase for Bellamy: this is arguably him at his best as a leader, not only negotiating and saving his people while also refusing to commit mass murder, but we also see how good he is at instilling confidence in other team members - be it asking Murphy for his opinion, or building up Emori’s confidence as a pilot. The moment where they smile each other after she lands successfully is one of the best scenes in terms of the Spacekru dynamic - and in terms of genuinely platonic m/f friendships in the show (which should get more screentime).

It’s also a good episode for Raven, who insists she stays behind even though she knows there is a huge chance of dying, and lies to Bellamy that there is an escape pod for two, to stop him from insisting on staying instead, with his own self-sacrificial tendencies. In season 7, Raven felt guilty for not putting her life on the line in 7x03, but she did it here. Murphy ends up unintentionally kind of doing the same - fooled by her lie about the escape pod. Would he have stayed behind if he knew there was no escape pod? At this point in his development, probably not, but he is still showing the desire to contribute and do something heroic. He isn’t even sure himself what his motives are - was it just to impress Emori and show he’s not selfish, or if he really wants to be a hero who is ready to sacrifice and/or risk his life, the way the others do?

There are so many callbacks in this episode! Murphy even says the line "See you on the other side" and Raven tells Murphy: “You're right, dying alone would have sucked", referencing their scene in 2x01, back when they were just starting to not be enemies.

But of course, what this episode is mostly remembered by is Bellamy learning that Clarke is alive, and their first meeting in 6 years, in the epic last scene. The show made Bellamy and the rest of the Spacekru a bit incompetent for a moment when they get themselves captured by two prisoners, so Madi would rescue them and deliver the news that Clarke is alive. Clarke has obviously told Madi stories about Bellamy and described him, since Madi immediately recognizes him. We get Bellamy’s Harper and Monty’s reactions (as they are the Delinquents and much closer to Clarke than Echo and Emori). So Madi rescues Bellamy and then Bellamy rescues Clarke, and it feels like a lot of the plot was written in order to set up that last scene.  (Incidentally, Bellamy and Clarke are paralleled with the way they both say the same line: “No, Madi”.)

Let’s be honest here - there was no plot reason whatsoever to put this kind of emphasis on Bellamy rescuing Clarke in this scene, other than to emphasize the importance of Bellamy’s and Clarke’s relationship. He was already planning to use the prisoners in cryo as leverage to rescue Octavia and the rest of the people in the bunker - which he will also do. He could have rescued Clarke in a brief scene and then continued negotiating with Diyoza. In plot terms, this is not a cliffhanger or last scene material. But in relationship terms? That’s another story. And there was no reason to make it look so goddamn romantic - other than to portray their relationship as a romantic one, regardless of their actual relationship status. 

The entire scene is filmed to look like a dream. We see Clarke looking at him, with a dreamy look in her eyes. From Clarke’s POV, it looks like Bellamy is appearing out of the darkness, bathed in light (and holding the “Best dad in the universe” cup from Eligius 4).  

 If this was just your run-of-the-mill rescue of some of our protagonists by other ones, there was also no reason for Diyoza to say the line: “283 lives for one. She must be pretty important to you.”  In fact, this line used to bug me - because I thought it didn’t make sense for her to ask that. Come on, Diyoza, you know how hostage negotiations and leverage works! You know he is making a smart play here. Release my people and I don’t kill your people - there’s nothing strange about that. But on second thoughts - I can see Diyoza bulls*itting like that in order to try to suss out what exactly Bellamy’s relationship to Clarke is, so she could potentially use it later in dealing with them. In any case, this line clearly exists to set up Bellamy’s answer: “She is”. Set o dramatic music, as the ending line of the episode.

Rating: 8.5/10

[heavensreigns]

𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱, 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲. 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲. 𝘄𝗲'𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. ( cosimo de’ medici. dominic sherwood. unknown age. angel. ) psd & template.

CREATION the angel was made by god himself and he is a part of the first generation of angels that followed the archangels lucifer, michael, gabriel and raphael. it makes him older than many creatures in this universe and he had the “privilege” to be one of his father’s favorites for a long time. it was the reason why he was trusted with one of the first missions on planet earth, accompanied by his better half and best friend, pinniki.

VISITING EARTH was something that was feared by many angels while others were eager to see the new realm their father created. cosimo himself felt indifferent about it, but he was eager to please god and show him that his faith in him was nothing but justified. for a long time, he was nothing but a perfect little solider, but things were about to change when pik and him were tasked with the destruction of a nephilim. instead of ending the child’s existence, both angels raised them for a long time, but god was displeased with their choices and their lack of obedience. his better half was ordered to return to heaven and it would take a very long time for the two of them to find each other again.

FINDING HIS TRUE VESSEL after countless missions, cosimo finally located his one true vessel. the human body that was made for him, meant to last forever. it wasn’t hard to convince the young man to say yes to the angelic possession, but there was something else that made cosimo feel guilty: the man’s family. he could feel that his vessel was really close to his twin sister, camilla. he planned on giving them a few more days together, but within moments of staying around, cosimo felt something that he never experienced in his entire existence. he grew attached to the blonde and with it came a possessiveness that he never felt before either. it was impossible for him to lie to her and so he finally came clean about her twin’s fate, hoping that it would help her accept everything that happened. what he did not expect was for the attachment to be mutual. camilla refused to leave his side and by now, it no longer matters that they were not born as twins. she is his twin sister and cosimo loves her with all of his heart.

BECOMING CROWN PRINCE OF ITALY was not something that he planned on when he encountered teresa de’ medici. the queen was desperate: the king and her tried everything to conceive children for so long, but it just would not happen. their kingdom began to talk and she feared for her life, so when she noticed the resemblance between herself and the twins, she begged cosimo for his help. she would introduce them as their children, claiming that they were hidden away for their safety, and announcing that cosimo de’ medici was the rightful heir to the throne.  he was hesitant at first: his acceptance would have an impact on the development of history and his father would not be pleased, but he finally agreed, unable to turn teresa down. camilla and him moved to italy and he took his place as crown prince.

ENDING AN OLD BLOOD FEUD months after his arrival in italy he came across a rarity. another supernatural being, a dragon, that went by the name of illyria pazzi. her story was much like cosimo’s: the pazzi family found and adopted her and there was an instant fascination between the two of them. their families, which had been enemies for quite some time, saw that they spent time together and they started to see it as an opportunity to end the bad blood between them. illyria and cosimo were asked to marry. again, there was lots of hesitance, but they finally agreed. why not? they were interested in each other, there was attraction. they would not have to live on without each other, since they were immortal. perhaps marriage would not be so bad and if it helped teresa and the house of medici, cosimo was willing to do it. a beautiful ceremony took place, making the dragon and the angel man and wife. a fact that only let his father’s anger grow. 

FALLING IN LOVE while angels are not supposed to feel, he tried everything in his power to let himself feel. he wanted the full experience, but unfortunately, it did not happen with his wife. illyria and him still had their attraction to each other and their physical interactions were passionate. he cared for her, deeply, but it did not go past that. instead of loving her, he did something he knows he should not have done. when illyria moved into the castle, it was impossible not to notice one of her ladies in waiting: anastasia. she was nothing like the rest of them. she was wild and spirited, constantly leaving smiles on the prince’s face, even if he tried to hide them. it only took so long before they began to interact and soon enough, their conversations turned into a heated affair. in order to protect anastasia’s reputation, he made her his official mistress, even though he knew it would hurt illyria’s feelings. he was too consumed by ana and it was not just lust. he was slowly falling in love with her and their love was crowned when his mistress told him that she was pregnant with his child. 

RETURNING TO HEAVEN at this point, cosimo was ready to take a step back to focus on anastasia and their child. in the past years, teresa managed to have children of her own. the medicis reign seemed secure, he held up the end of his bargain and when his first daughter, aurora, was born that was all that he wanted to be: her father. but things got delayed when teresa became ill. a reaper showed to warn cosimo. this was his father’s punishment for creating a nephilim and her soul would be denied entrance to heaven. infuriated by the thought, the angel warned camilla and anastasia that he would have to return to speak to his creator, but things were not supposed to work out the way he wanted them to. teresa’s soul did go to heaven, but his father’s punishment was severe. in his absence, aurora was destroyed. anastasia and camilla sacrificed their humanity and turned into demons, while ana took her own life to be with their daughter. illyria faked her own death to punish cosimo and god took their memories of aurora and anastasia, leaving him with nothing as he finally made his way back to earth.

BEING BANISHED FROM HEAVEN was not the worst thing in the world. he never relied on heaven’s forces to sustain himself and after his return, he tried to handle the mess in italy, staying there for a long, long time to guide and protect the house of medici, since he felt like he failed his job the first time. he stepped back from his position as crown prince, living his life in the shadows, always feeling like something was missing. it felt like he lost everything, except for camilla, and it only strengthened their bond. he tried to convince himself it was all he needed and it took centuries before they managed to remember what they lost, breaking through god’s spell. 

DEFEATING THE EMPTY there is one resting place for celestial and demonic beings. just one. the empty. a place where souls are supposed to slumber for the rest of eternity. a peaceful thought to some, but when cosimo finally remembered his wife and his daughter he refused to let them stay there. cosimo cannot count the sleepless nights that he spent planning their recovery from the empty and it took a great amount of power that would weaken him for months to follow, but he managed to retrieve their souls, resurrecting both the love of his life as well as his firstborn. 

RETURNING TO ITALY was the only thing that really made sense to cosimo after they reunited. with illyria long gone, the two of them finally married and after months spent together, their second daughter, leilani, was on their way to them. cosimo knew about the risks, but he promised himself to protect his babies with everything that he has. to send god a warning, he tracked the angel that destroyed aurora and anastasia, camilla and him had their revenge in ways that should not be described. 

THE SEELIE REALM was not on the list of places that cosimo wanted to visit, especially not while his wife is pregnant with their third child, liam. he does not care about the feud between the clave and the downworlders, as harsh as it sounds. both sides are making mistakes and he believes that they should be able to handle things better, so he built himself a residence, hidden away in the woods, to keep his family as safe as possible.

[thetimelordbatgirl]

Twisted Disney OCs

Description of Twisted Disney: Taking inspiration from Disney’s Twisted Tale Series, this is a similar series but with different twists that lead to present time with next gen aspects. 

List of Stories (so far): *Your Destiny Lies In Your Hands (Aladdin). *And At Last I See The Light (Tangled). *Silence Is The Most Powerful Scream (Little Mermaid). *Never Go Into The Woods (Beauty And The Beast). *I Wonder (Sleeping Beauty). *Second Star To The Right And Straight On Till Morning (Peter Pan). *I’m Late (Alice in Wonderland). *Sleeping Death (Snow White). *Chasing Stardust (Treasure Planet). *Reflection (Mulan). *Return To The Realms (Nutcracker and The Four Realms). *For The First Time In Forever (Frozen). *Welcome To My Wicked World (Descendants 3). *Zero To Hero (Hercules). *This Is Halloween (The Nightmare Before Christmas). *Dig A Little Deeper (The Princes and The Frog). *So This Is Love (Cinderella 3: A Twist In Time).

Summaries of Stories:

Your Destiny Lies In Your Hands: Twist: “What if Jafar had won?” Summary: “The day Jafar became Sultan of Agrabah was the day that Agrabah became the kingdom of darkness and nightmares as with a genie at his side, it’s impossible to fight against it.  But despite this, the resistance within the kingdom continues to fight, led by Aladdin and his son, Aziz, as they fight to take down Jafar and free their kingdom, with Aladdin and Aziz in particular hoping to free the sultanna, Jasmine, one of the resistance’s founders who years ago, had surrendered herself for their safety.  Unbeknownst to the resistance, Jasmine is planning her own plan against Jafar along with their daughter, Princess Alia, and with plans soon colliding, the fate of Agrabah hangs in the balance....”

And At Last I See The Light: Twist: “What if Gothel had won?” Summary: “Growing up, Hope has heard tales of a woman with hair that is longer then any rope made and can do magic of all things....but the tales always end sadly with her father, Flynn, losing his eyesight and the woman being taken away to parts unknown.  And....that’s all they were: tales with the same tragic ending.  Until now.  With the anniversary of the missing princess drawing near, Hope ventures out with Pascal and Max to find the princess and bring her home, to cure her father and finally, reunite the royal family of Corona....”

Silence Is The Most Powerful Scream: Twist: “What if Ariel lost to Ursula?” Summary: “Born as the princess of Atlantica, Ianthe grew up hearing tales of the land above and of a prince whose eyes used to be full of life...until the fateful day happened that resulted in the loss of King Triton and her mother, then-princess Ariel, returning home as a mute.  Obeying her mothers warnings about the land of above, Ianthe stays in the sea, trying to be the best princess she can be...until the day, she saves a drowning prince. Finding out what’s happening on the land above, Ianthe journey’s to the land above and with an ally in the form of Prince Dylan, Ianthe hopes to put a stop to a sea witches reign of terror once and for all....”

Never Go Into The Woods: Twist: “What if Belle succeeded in fleeing on the first night when Beast ordered her to get out?” Summary: “Born as the daughter of the towns book shop owner, Belle, Mireille is used to hearing stories that always at the end of the day, are just stories and are just made up.  But when hunters return to the village badly injured and babbling about a wild Beast that attacked them when they approached a castle in the woods, Mireille curioustly grows and increases at her mothers reaction and despite being aware of the risks that come with it. she journey’s into the woods along with childhood friend, Fitz, in some hope of finding what’s going on.  But she soon finds out why her mother warned to never go into the woods and just what hides within it....” 

I Wonder: Twist: “What if Sleeping Beauty never woke up?” Summary: “Dreams- Tana knows all about dreams as they something everyone have when they go to sleep and enter the dream realm.  But due to her mothers magic restrictions, Tana never gets to experience dreams, being told that if she goes to sleep, a witch named Aurora will get her revenge on her mother through her and despite wanting to experience dreams, Tana listens to her and never questions her mother, Maleficent.  However, when Tana starts to hear voices she doesn’t recognize and remembers things she doesn’t understand, she finds herself exploring a realm she never thought she would and in the process, finds out that her mother is not the person she thought she was....”

Second Star To The Right And Straight On Till Morning:  Twist: “What if Peter lost to Captain Hook?” Summary: “Wendy Darling. A name that to her family, is the name of a family member that went missing and was never found.  But to Neverland? It’s the name of their protector who rose in wake of Peter Pan’s death.  Still the age she was that fateful day, Wendy continues to protect Neverland from Captain Hook while sometimes visiting the world, but never London, only her lost girls understanding why she never visits London.  However, deciding to face the city of her former life, Wendy is met with the past in more then one way when she looks into a window, only to be met with a girl who shares more then the same name with her....”

I’m Late: Twist: “What if Alice didn’t escape Wonderland?” Summary: ””So, what did you see this time, Louise?” A cat who disappears with a grin left in their wake.  A never ending tea party. And a queen always screaming, “Off with her head!” They always the same dreams turned nightmares for Louise that always cause never ending headaches, but despite going to therapy constantly, Louise is still stuck with these visions and headaches, meaning the therapists office is like her second home.  However, when the visions slowly come to life and a rabbit with a watch appears in therapy, Louise soon finds out why she’s getting the visions and that it’s time to visit the place in her visions before its all lost....”

Sleeping Death: Twist: “What if the Prince fell asleep instead?” Summary: “The day Princess Snow White became queen was instantly a day of celebration with the fall of Queen Grimhilde and the dawn of a new age bringing originally hope to the kingdom that things will get better.  However, the new queen slowly changed over the years and soon enough, the kingdom was in ruins once more as the queen slowly became known for being obsessed with the same magic that corrupted Queen Grimhilde in her quest to wake a sleeping prince that may as well be dead after all these years.  With the kingdom in ruins and people slowly disappearing due to the queens magic experiments, Anastasia finds herself leaving her village on a quest to stop the queen once and for all and bring the kingdom back to its former glory....and hopefully, save her friend who had been among the disappeared people....”

Chasing Stardust: Twist: “What if Jim didn’t escape the treasure planet in time?” Summary: “Nova had never met her brother that her mother tells her about.  Because by the time Nova Hawkins was born, Jim Hawkins was long believed dead, having never returned from his journey to find the Treasure Planet, leaving many to believe he was dead along with the crew he had gone with....including Sarah in the end.  As a result, Nova grew up with tales of her troublemaking brother who meant well in the end and despite Sarah’s best attempts, Nova soon slowly turned out like her brother, trouble making habits and all.  However, after one troublemaking gone wrong on the anniversary her brother left home and never returned, a man with cyborg limbs suddenly crash-lands at their tavan and revealed the impossible: Jim is still alive.  Teaming up with the man, a captain and her mother’s friend, Nova finds herself journeying to the same planet her brother never came back from with one quest in mind: bring Jim Hawkins home finally” Quotev Link

Reflection: Twist: “What if Shang couldn’t spare Mulan?”  Summary: “In the nights of China, most people know better then to leave their homes as the risks were too high with the Hun’s guarding them always- but that was also the time shadows would strike the guards and kill them, leaving flowers in their wake, almost like a taunting message that Emperor Shan Yu was increasingly angry that he can’t figure them out.  That was how the shadows liked it- especially one of the shadows, named Shihong, who always told two proud spirits and a proud dragon of how close they were getting to the end of their plan.  Their plan? Take down Emperor Shan Yu and free China finally and....avenge her past life and her past life’s lover, Mulan and Shang....”

Return To The Realms: Twist: “What if Sugar Plum had succeeded?”  Summary: “”Mother, can you tell us about the realms again?” Once upon a time, there was four realms, all four living in peaceful harmony....until the day Sugar Plum sought to control it all and in the process, brought it to ruins, as the girl and boy that tried to stop her disappeared and never returned.... On Christmas Eve, Clara Stalhbaum is holding another famous party, continuing the tradition of her godfather as she tries to be happy despite what happened one Christmas Eve.  However, while playing their mothers party game, twins Vincent and Victoria suddenly find the party going sour when soldiers made of tin grab them and drag them to the realms they grew up hearing tales about, but they find out why they were grabbed the moment they taken to the queen known as Sugar Plum....”

For The First Time In Forever: Twist: “What if Anna and Elsa were split up as children?”  Summary: “Having spent most of her reign hiding her powers, Queen Elsa of Arendelle finds herself not only having problems with her son with his increasing ice problems, but also finds herself plagued by memories she can’t find a reason for why she’s remembering- these memories including always a girl happily asking her to do the magic, and the memories always ending badly with the girl getting hurt.  Finally, when the memories get too much, Elsa’s son, Prince Nicholas, decides to seek out help from trolls he found out about in a book, but when he does so, he finds out more then he thought he would about his family as family secrets finally emerge....”

Welcome To My Wicked World: Twist: “What if Mal had been evil the entire time?” Summary: “Auradon, the land of Goodness and Kindness...or so it had been. For now, it was the land of evil, under the rule of Queen Mal who had revealed her true colors once the barrier was down, taking over Auradon with the villains of the Isle on her side and soon enough, turning Auradon into a nightmare that everyone over time, became scared to fight back.  Or publicly at least.  For hidden within Auradon is a growing resistance and with the aid of allies in Auradon, their planned strike begins as its now or never to finally save the kingdom....”

Zero To Hero: Twist: “What if Hades had succeeded?” Summary: “After the Lord of the Dead and the titans take over Mount Olympus, the world is in chaos and the lord of the dead, Hades, loves it, as the titans keep the world in order and while briefly another threat rose to him, Hades had it taken care off....after all, no one will be able to stop him while he controls prophecies.  Except when his ‘loyal’ servant finds this thret, alive and well- Hades own daughter, Zasime.  Despite a curse restricting her powers, Zasime has to train and become a hero and defeat Hades...or he’ll destroy them and have control of the world forever...” 

This Is Halloween: Twist: “What if Oogie Boogie took over Halloween Town?” Summary: “Halloween. A holiday that used to stand for fun and candy and non-dangerous tricks. Nowadays, it has become a holiday of danger and the tricks are no longer fun. All because of the missing pumpkin king as the current ruler, Oogie Boogie, continues to ruin Halloween.  But when three human children find Jack that Halloween and are soon found by Sally and a Halloween town girl, Oogie Boogie’s Halloween reign may finally come to an end....hopefully at least, with Oogie Boogie after them in order to keep Halloween under his reign forever....”

Dig A Little Deeper: Twist: “What if Tiana didn’t kiss Naveen?” Summary: “If there’s one thing Louis takes to heart from his mother, its her one rule: Never go into the darkness of New Orleans...or risk ending up captured by spirits. Saving up money for him and his mother to be able to leave New Orleans, Louis is devoted to jobs he takes and therefore, has no time for fairytales....until the day his childhood friend, Margaret comes to him with tale about frogs oddly and why Voodoo Spirits haunt New Orleans.  With New Orleans ruler after them, the pair only have short time to stop the spirits, save a frog prince and stop Dr. Facilier once and for all....”

So This Is Love: Twist: “What if Cinderella didn’t escape the pumpkin?”  Summary: “The heir to her kingdom, Princess Kathleen finds herself betrothed to another prince in order to get a treaty with the other kingdom and despite her heart being set for someone else, she tries to obey this....until the day she finds a magic wand in her grandmother’s room.  After this day, she finds out secrets relating to Anastasia, her mother and the women she thought she was and with friends help, she sets to uncover these secrets in order to finally help her kingdom....”

Name: Aziz.  Relation (if any): Son of Aladdin and Jasmine. Story: Your Destiny Lies In Your Hands.  Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Booboo Stewart. 

Name: Alia.  Relation (if any): Daughter of Jasmine and Jafar.  Story: Your Destiny Lies In Your Hands.  Summary: TBA.  Voiceclaim: Naomi Scott. 

Name: Hope Fitzherbert.  Relation (if any): Adopted daughter of Eugune.  Story: And At Last I See The Light.  Summary: TBA.  Voiceclaim: Anna Cathcart (younger) and Sofia Carson (older).

Name: Ianthe.  Relation (if any): Daughter of Ariel.  Story: Silence Is The Most Powerful Scream.  Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: China Anne McClain. 

Name: Dylan. Relation (if any): Son of Eric and Vanessa/Ursula.  Story: Silence Is The Most Powerful Scream. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Mitchell Hope. 

Name: Mireille.  Relation (if any): Daughter of Belle.  Story: Never Go Into The Woods.  Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Letitia Wright.

Name: Fitz. Relation (if any): Son of Gaston. Story: Never Go Into The Woods.  Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Josh Keaton. 

Name: Louis.  Relation (if any): Husband of Belle.  Story: Never Go Into The Woods.  Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: John Boyega. 

Name: Dawn/Tana.  Relation (if any): Daughter of Aurora and Phillip/Adopted daughter of Maleficent. Story: I Wonder.  Summary: TBA.  Voiceclaim: Sarah Jeffery. 

Name: Wendy Darling II.  Relation (if any): Great-niece of Wendy. Story: Second Star To The Right And Straight On Till Morning.  Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Anna Cathcart. 

Name(s): Penelope, Violet, Eva, Willow, Sophie and Maria.  Relation (if any): Wendy’s lost girls. Story: Second Star To The Right And Straight On Till Morning.  Summary(s): TBA.  Voiceclaim(s): Brenna D’Amico (Penelope), Kimiko Glenn (Violet), Hailee Steinfeld (Eva), Jadah Marie (Willow) and Kate Micucci (Sophie). 

Name: Louise Hill. Relation (if any): Reincarnation of Alice.  Story: I’m Late.  Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Abby Ryder Foster. 

Name: Anastasia.  Relation (if any): None. Story: Sleeping Death. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Sofia Carson. 

Name: Petra.  Relation (if any): None. Story: Sleeping Death.  Summary: TBA.  Voiceclaim: Brenna D’Amico. 

Name: Nova Hawkins. Relation (if any): Jim’s younger sister. Story: Chasing Stardust.  Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Jenna Ortega.

Name: Alexandria Chestwood.  Relation (if any): None.  Story: Chasing Stardust.  Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Angelina Jolie. 

Name: Cheyanna Hillthorne.  Relation (if any): None. Story: Chasing Stardust.  Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Naomi Scott.

Name: Shihong.  Relation (if any): Reincarnation of Mulan.  Story: Reflection.  Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Diane Doan. 

Name: Lijuan.  Relation (if any): None. Story: Reflection. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Chelsea Zhang. 

Name: Daiyu.  Relation (if any): None.  Story: Reflection.  Summary: TBA.  Voiceclaim: Lilan Bowden. 

Name: Vincent Stahlbaum.  Relation (if any): Son of Clara and Phillip. Story: Return To The Realms. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Issac Ryan Brown. 

Name: Victoria Stalhbaum.  Relation (if any): Daughter of Clara and Phillip.  Story: Return To The Realms.  Summary: TBA.  Voiceclaim: Navia Robinson. 

Name: Nicholas.  Relation (if any): Son of Elsa.  Story: For The First Time In Forever.  Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Mitchell Hope. 

Name: Eira.  Relation (if any): Child raised by the Trolls.  Story: For The First Time In Forever.  Summary: TBA.  Voiceclaim: Sarah Jeffery.

Name: Brooke Hook.  Relation (if any): Daughter of Uma and Harry.  Story: Welcome To My Wicked World.  Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Letitia Wright.

Name: Gemini Legume.  Relation (if any): Child of Gil.  Story: Welcome To My Wicked World.  Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Amanda Joy Michalka. 

Name: Andrea Rose.  Relation (if any): Daughter of Audrey. Story: Welcome To My Wicked World. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Jenna Ortega. 

Name: Balthazar Mercier.  Relation (if any): Son of Ben and Mal.  Story: Welcome To My Wicked World. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: David Henrie. 

Name: Zasime.  Relation (if any): Daughter of Hades.  Story: Zero To Hero.  Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Sofia Wylie. 

Name: Myrine.  Relation (if any): None. Story: Zero To Hero. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Auli’i Cravalho. 

Name: Wednesday Skeleton.  Relation (if any): None.  Story: This Is Halloween.  Summary: TBA.  Voiceclaim: Chloe Grace Mortez.

Name: Jason Ronald.  Relation (if any): None.  Story: This Is Halloween.  Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Booboo Stewart. 

Name: Normen Ronald.  Relation (if any): None. Story: This Is Halloween.  Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Isaak Presley. 

Name: Luna Ronald.  Relation (if any): None. Story: This Is Halloween. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Jenna Ortega. 

Name: Louis.  Relation (if any): Son of Tiana.  Story: Dig A Little Deeper.  Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: John Boyega.

Name: Margaret.  Relation (if any): Daughter of Charlotte and ‘Naveen’/Lawerence.  Story: Dig A Little Deeper.  Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Daisy Ridley. 

Name: Kathleen.  Relation (if any): Daughter of Prince Charming and ‘Cinderella’/Anastasia.  Story: So This Is Love.  Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Sofia Carson.

Name: Carlo. Relation (if any): None. Story: So This Is Love. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Mitchell Hope. 

Name: Kaida.  Relation (if any): None.  Story: So This Is Love. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: Sarah Jeffery. 

Name: Albert.  Relation (if any): None. Story: So This Is Love.  Summary: TBA.  Voiceclaim: Booboo Stewart. 

[bluesakurablossom]

Forever in Your Arms

Thank you @aurora-the-kunoichi for helping with the title! Check out her stories, they are beyond amazing! :)

After living alone for a whole year after the tragedy in her life, Brayden meets four green warriors being held captive 

CHAPTER 1: Chance Meeting

   A warm breeze flew past the buildings and over hanging clothes on the lines as it swirled up a small trash pile up in the air before it settled back down again. Lights were flashing on and off from the many stores that were still open late and many people swarmed the sidewalks and roads rushing to get to wherever they were going. Above on a rooftop high up from the noisy streets below, Brayden was playing a flute sitting in lotus position playing a song she had been practicing for weeks on end, a song she had heard from an anime she had recently come to known. The first time that sweet melody ran past her ear she was enamored and she wanted to make that same music come alive by her. Her short chestnut brown hair with bangs across her forehead that were tied in a braid going doing to braid beside her cheek, secured with a pin and two rose pink flower clips pinned on either side of her head, flew softly as she continued to play, the wind bringing rhythm to each note. As she played the last verse, she pulled the flute away from her mouth with a soft smile, that was the best practice she had since starting. She only wished that more could of hear her.

Since coming to New York it had been difficult for her. It wasn’t what she wanted to do but had to in order to escape, she didn’t want to leave home. She remembered that very day all too well.

“I guess there is no more left to fight for here”

Brayden stood upon the ruins of her temple in Kyoto, Japan seeing the amount of damage that the fire had caused by their sworn enemies. Only a few burnt and crushed beams only supported what was left standing. What had been her home since she was taken into when she was only five years old, all those memories were now lost in the ashes. The only thing she had were the clothes on her back and her katana strapped to her back in its holster and the tessen that was secured on her hip. In her hand was a walkie talkie that she had somehow managed to keep with her during the mayhem and was talking into it, even though she had known there was no one on the other end.

“What we had fought so hard to keep out, made its way in. That slim chance we thought we could still keep fighting, but now it’s all about slim chances”

She had stood on the edge of the stairs that made its way down to the village below, looking at it with a frown. “I tried so hard to keep everyone together and keep our home safe, I tried sensei, I tried….”

The memory of fire flooded her mind, everywhere she looked fire kept her from escaping as she fought against the enemy with the amount of strength she had left in her with ferocity with her katana.

“I don’t know if you can hear me, I really hope you can, I hope so…”

She rummaged through the pile and was able to pull a few kunai that were left undamaged by the flame and placed them securely on her thigh in a holster and had found a golden jade stone ring that was one of her most valued treasures in the soot and carefully blew away the debris and placed it on her right ring finger. “No one had survived this…the last survivor I had found had past…day before last…it was his choice, I wouldn’t say I blame him…he had lost his strength…it was just too much. I know you have told me about this would happen one day as long as I could understand. I knew it would happen, but I only wanted to believe that it wouldn’t.”

Tears streamed down her face as she was squatted down what was where her room was, since she was brought to the temple. How it made her feel safe, loved, protected, and felt at home where she could flourish. “I didn’t think I would have to leave here, but it’s bringing me what I don’t want. Before I had escaped, I met one of the enemies, he told me that I have something that they want. He told me….”

She had released the button, pausing for a moment on what to say but quickly pushed it again. “Look it doesn’t matter, what matters is I am moving on, Japan is done for me, I am going to try New York City in the States. I am facing a very hard and long journey ahead of me, maybe even harder and longer than the ones I have already been through. But it’s not something I can’t do right? Over six thousand miles of traveling, that’s what facing me and I am trying hard not to lose faith that I can escape and stay hidden. And I know I can’t, it would be letting you, our comrades, and our family down. Its only me now, and I am on my own. Maybe I will find allies along the way, ones that I will protect and lay down my life if needed so be and maybe they might just do the same for me. Be careful out there sensei, I hope you and if anyone made it out with you are okay. Stay off the roads, keep moving, keep your eyes open and please just stay safe. Maybe you and I will see each other in the States someday. Brayden….signing off”

Brayden took one last glance at her home before turning her back to it and making that first step down the stone steps to start her new journey. A journey that she only hoped would bring goodness, and a way that she could leave this dark event behind her.

“You would have been so proud father”

Brayden stood from her spot and looked towards home that seemed so safe but yet seemed so empty and lonely. She had missed being able to socialize, but with anyone that could be an enemy and give away her position forced her to become reclusive. She wished that there was someone there to be there for her, it’s hard to be alone for so long. She made her way down to her open window of her small apartment and thought about going out for the evening, she had to get her mind off of everything. Reaching into her closet she pulled out a black shoulder-less shirt with rose pink stripe going around it off a hanger tossing it on the bed before slipping off her grey tank top and putting on the new garment. After making sure her hair and makeup was decent enough she slipped on her black combat boots over her rose pink pants, she had made her way out the door grabbing her tessen and katana off from the coffee table locking up her place.

It was a warm and beautiful night, reminding her of what life was like when she had long night walks in the forest. Where she could escape everything and recuperate with meditation, the sounds of the night were her music and she could do it for hours, just enjoying what nature had to give her. But the city was far from what she had been used to, but she had no choice, it seemed like her safest bet to escape the demons of her past. She only wished that it didn’t have to come to that battle on that tragic night, she knew what they were after and she wouldn’t let them have it. And for that, it cost her home and her family. A long sigh escaped her lips as she didn’t even bother to see where she was going down the street, she wanted her life back and to get out of this loneliness she has been to succumb to for a year.

Without warning, passing through a quiet dark alley, a swift pain struck her head and an electric jolt stabbed into her lower back causing her body to ache and twitch at the every jolt coursing through her body as she slammed to the ground. Her eyes twitched as she tried to focus her vision and the only thing that she could see was walking shadows of legs coming to her before she blacked out.

Pain was the first thing that she felt when she felt her consciousness come forward. She could feel her head pound hard with pain like someone had taken the back of a hammer and smashed it in the back of her skull throbbing. She was feeling her knees buckling under her weight threatening to fall, like every bone in her body was becoming jelly. What had just happened she didn’t know and she knew something was about to happen. When she felt her vision come to focus a bright searing light blinded her vision, scrunching her eyes to protect them from the torture. She tried to blind it with her arms but heard the sound of shackles holding her arms out beside her head, rendering her helpless. “What the hell?”

She tried to grip at the cuffs around her wrists and yank to free herself, but the bolts were deep in the concrete. A low growl escaped her lips as she squinted her eyes just enough to see a shadow come forward, blocking the light till it went out relieving her of the annoyance. She could now see she was in a cell dark and cold, only two doors can be seen with bars behind the shadow. She could tell this was a prison or something of that, like a heavy weight hitting her stomach she only hoped it wasn’t where she had been before many years ago. Her mind was trying to quickly put the pieces together on why she was here and how she got herself into this mess, she only remembered walking down the street and could feel a sharp pain on the back of her head and a jolt on her lower back.

Her right cheek began to sting and she leaned her head to the side of her shoulder to where she could feel fresh scratches on the skin, she must have been dragged into that alley. Although the city wasn’t where she wanted to go, she found parts of it very beautiful, the parks, the sunrises and sunsets, the wildlife. But seeing how people behaved here than back at home was something different. Treating one another as if they were their own enemies, being rude and demanding. Some would just have the nastiest remarks or comments towards anyone that they didn’t understand. What was this world coming to if they just kept it up, it would be nowhere and no one would survive anything. If only she could reshape it to where there was no more and reset the planet to where it was peaceful and safe.

She knew how to escape from what she was in my heart, but she just couldn’t. What was inside her was the most horrifying thing that she had ever seen and she didn’t want to repeat what had happened all those years ago. She would have to find a different way in order to survive. As much as it angered her on why anyone would do such a thing to her when she was simply minding her own business, she wanted to use her weapon but held herself at bay.

The shadow came forward and it revealed an older man in a black long sleeve and black pants came strolling up in front of her. His hand gripped her chin and jaw with tenderness but she could see in his eyes that this man was a monster. She growled and shook her head away from his touch letting her one uncovered eye give him a warning look. The smirk on his face indicated that he thought she wasn’t going to go down easily, but she had this one, she was waiting for the right moment.

After a moment she heard him chuckle. “Didn’t think I would have the chance to actually meet the one who supposedly has the strongest power in human kind, just so happened to be right here in New York”

His voice intimidating and evil and she was starting to let her anger boil, almost to where she wanted to use her weapon. His hand went towards one of the rose clips in her hair that somehow managed to stay clipped on hiding who she was. When his fingers nearly gripped at the ribbon her knee shot up targeting his stomach causing him to scrunch over, not prepared for her attack. “Fuck you, whoever you are!”

He slowly stood up after taking a few harsh breathes to regain his composure. “Yet even with what you possess you still don’t use it, you must be waiting to use it when its right aren’t you?”

She held a strong look and grunted. “Who are you and what the hell do you want?”

He suddenly let the back of his head slap across her injured cheek the sting adding more pain, soon to be followed by swelling. “I would watch your lip if I were you, don’t think we don’t know who you are”

“Some random attack on a young woman? Some human being you are” She scoffed gritting her teeth tugging on her restraints, unbeknownst to this man in front of her she felt them coming looser with her strength and she smirked internally

Suddenly the door to her cell came open with a burst and two men dressed in all black came rushing in behind the man. “Sacks, the freaks of nature they are coming around again and were near close to breaking out!”

“Freaks of nature?” She looked at the men with confusion, before the man now known as Sacks looked at them “You fools! Sedate them again and make sure they are heavily sedated this time! I have waited over 15 years for this and I am not going to let them escape again, tighten their restraints and drain every last ounce of blood of out them, no mercy”

The soldiers nodded quickly before disappearing outside the cell leaving her and Sacks alone yet again. “We have ways of tracking our enemies and why I would want to get what you have coursing through your blood right now, I have other plans that I need to tend to” His voice with more intimidation as he closed the space between them whispering in her ear as she fought the sudden urge to use her power, but she calmed herself before headbutting him in the face suddenly, causing him to yell out in pain. He bent over holding his face with his hands before suddenly looking at her with a dripping bloody nose and lip

“Whoever you say these freaks of nature are, you won’t do anymore to them, when I get out of this, you won’t live much longer so I would start counting the minutes you have left” Growling low she didn’t blink once

He glared at her and she didn’t even flinch, she wasn’t going to let this man hurt her, not like the many that have done to her when she was younger. “Karai!”

The door once swung open and a woman with her jet black hair came up with a sword behind her back, glaring at the girl, Brayden felt her escape was coming at any given second as her restraints were finally loose enough to break free at the right moment. “Yes Sacks?”

“Take care of the young lady and give her my special treatment once you are done playing with her, I have got a taste for turtle soup tonight, after I clean up this blood” He held part of his nose with his hand as he glared back at Brayden before leaving the room

“Turtles?” She thought to herself, maybe they were the freaks of nature that the soldiers were talking about earlier, once the door shut she came face to face with the woman, not speaking a word. The woman came up laughing darkly removing the sword that was behind her back letting the tip of the blade drag and spark on the concrete floor

“Once we have what you got, there will be no stopping us, but don’t worry we will make your death nice and slow” Brayden knew she was going to torture her before sedating her, foolish humans they are so predictable. “Oh I don’t think so Karai, I think its you who’s death will be nice and slow”

She suddenly yanked her restraints from the concrete wall with the cuffs still attached to her wrists making Karai beam with disbelief and confusion. Brayden whipped the chain around the sword snatching it right out of her grasp before whipping her other arm up snapping it across Karai’s face, causing blood to spit out from her mouth before she ran at her, roundhouse kicking her on the side of the head making her slide across the floor hitting her head, going into a state of unconsciousness.

Brayden sighed shaking her head before releasing her hands from the cuffs and wrapping the chains tightly around the unconscious woman tightly before locking her in the cell. “Fun’s over for you…idiot”

She found her katana and tessen behind a locked glass case before using her forearm to smash it open placing the weapons in their appropriate holsters. She ran down the hall to where she could hear noise as she peeked through a plastic curtain and she could see four giant shadows in the distance. She forced herself back when she saw two people come her way before hearing their footsteps fade away and go out another curtain. Brayden went to the first concrete pillar climbing up it and crawling on her hands and knees across the beams to get a better look at the shadows. When she heard groaning she stopped and curled up against a pillar at the top to peek around to see four huge glass containers, holding four green large turtles, but these turtles didn’t look like any turtles she had seen before.

They were on two legs instead of four and they looked more human and you looked to see two men in lab coats push a button and a red substance come filling up a tank and her eyes followed to wear smaller tubes were poked into the turtles wrists and ankles. They were draining their blood! When the men in lab coats got closer she pounced as silent as a predatory cat and before they could scream she smashed their heads together before spinning them around smashing them into a table, letting papers and other materials scatter. She dragged the men away towards a small room with the machine humming that supposedly was taking their blood and shoved them in breaking the handle to prevent escape. Her anger spiked at the fact that anyone could do such a horrible act of crime, what was wrong with this species?

Once her thoughts settled, she turned her attention to the turtles inside the containers, her mind began to wonder at the four strange beings as she circled around them till she was center in front of them. She noticed something reflecting off the glass of the blue turtle’s container and she looked behind her to see weapons in a locked case like hers, maybe they could use these to escape. Using her handle of her katana, she smashed open the case and sheathed each weapon on her body securely.

“Where have I seen this before?” Her mind began to wonder till she could think as she looked at the turtles in the cages before remembering a scroll she had gotten in Little Tokyo and hearing a story from the shop’s owner about Yokai, they were supernatural monsters or demons in Japanese folklore, but they were said to be mischievous but could bring good fortune to those who encounter them. From the looks of them they didn’t look mischievous, well in the state they were in right now they didn’t. Maybe if she helps them it could bring her good fortune.

“I hope the legend was right”

She made her first step, being as quiet as she can not to startle them, she wasn’t sure how long they have been sedated for but from the looks of it, it must be a long time for their bodies to be very limp. Neither one noticed her approaching as she made her way closer. Each of them had a different color mask around their heads. Blue, red, purple and orange. The one in red was the biggest and looked like he might have been on steroids from his size, the one in purple seemed the skinniest but still muscular, the one in orange was the smallest but was still muscular. The one in blue was just in between the size and strength of the one in red and purple. They were gagged and restrained tightly with sharp needles piercing through their skin. But as she got closer, she could see the extent of the torture that this Sacks character has done to them. Burn marks littered their bodies, open cuts from scalpels and other instruments seeping blood, and bruises starting to turn black and purple. The restraints that held them the same way she was, seemed to pull at their limbs tighter making it look painful to move an inch, the inhumanity was overwhelming her. They didn’t look like the Yokai she had seen in the scroll but it was close, but these boys looked very much in pain and distraught. If this Sacks character was after them and wanting to kill them, she was not going to allow that to happen.

“Oh my god….” She stepped up to the blue turtle and stepping to her side she used the side of her arm to smash open the glass to where she could reach inside and open the door. He didn’t even flinch at the sound, she felt her heart starting to pound faster, was she too late?

She slid the door open and stepped inside, he was huge compared to her figure, how was this possible she had no idea, but she could only let her mind wonder with curiosity and amazement seeing the giant turtle in front of her. The ball gag that was around his mouth was causing him heaving breathing and struggle, as saliva was starting to drip from his mouth. She let her hand gently touch his head and she could hear slight moaning, relieving her fear that he was dead. Her other hand joined his cheek gently caressing it as his head began to sway side to side. “Come on, you can do it…”

His head titled up to where she could see his face properly, his eyes slowly fluttering open. Mystifying blue eyes greeted her and they were prettiest eyes she had ever seen, they were beautiful. Her eyes never blinked once. His eyes were confused at first looking around but when they meet hers, they widen swiftly. He flinched back from her touch but her fingers covered his lips to quiet him. “Shhhhh it’s okay, I am not here to harm you, can I take this off of you? If you promise not to scream”

He looked at the young girl in front of him, after his eyes focused for a few seconds he could see that she was no enemy. She was beautiful, with a heart shaped face with rosy cheeks, heart shaped lips and grey eyes with a hint of blue. He hadn’t seen that eye color before but boy was it beautiful. Her face was showing nothing but concern and worry, but didn’t show an ounce of fear upon his appearance. But his mind came to the position quickly, he had to get out of there, his brothers and him had to escape. He nodded to her slowly and she reached behind the gag and snapped it loose as she tossed it away. He sighed in relief letting himself take a few breathes of fresh air and moistening his lips with his tongue. “What happened? What’s going on?”

The sound of his voice, it was smooth and gentle, like the ocean she had once explored. It was beautiful just like his eyes. “Did they do this to you?”

His winced in pain as he scrunched up and she looked up to her left to see the restraints digging into his flesh. Quickly she pulled out her tessen and sliced at the restraints holding his arms as he collapsed on his knees rubbing the pain from his shoulder. His wrists red and almost due to the restraints his skin was being dug in. She made quick slicing at his legs restraints as she got on the floor kneeling in front of him resting a hand on his head and shoulder. Dear god this turtle was in pain and she knew from the looks of him, he was in dire straights and needed help. “Did this Sacks character do this to you?”

He looked up to her and nodded slowly. “Yes, but my brothers are they alright? Are they okay?”

“From what I saw they are alive, barely, we won’t survive much longer if we don’t get out of here now, I will help you escape, we have to hurry”

Leo struggled to get to his feet as she stood up pushing his huge arm draping over her, it was huge! It could easily crush her. “Come on you can do it”

Steadying him till he was able to stand he looked to her. “When we get out of here, I want to know who you are, can you make me that promise too?”

She nodded firmly. “Fair deal, now come on we don’t have much time”

Going opposite directions, Leo went to his brother Raphael kicking open the glass with a roundhouse kick, just like she had said they were alive but barely and he could still see the fresh burn marks from the electric prods from earlier on his flesh, they were deep and almost going to the muscle. It could of easily caused permanent damage and he shook his brother awake by the shoulder as he worked on slicing the restraints with a spare kunai from his waist. “Damn what happened?” Raph pulled the rubber gag from his mouth spitting out to his side

“Much has, but we are getting out of here” Leo worked to get his legs free as his brothers eyes looked towards the girl using her elbow to break the glass door and finished kicking the rest of it till it broke getting inside where Mikey was inside. “Who’s the babe?”

“Later Raph, no time for that”

Mikey coughed a few times as she freed him as he leaned against her for support. “You’re alright, come on” She grunted getting him out of the cage till she was able to sit him down on the floor and he looked up to her seeing her take part of roll of bandages on a near by table and wrap open an open wound on his right thigh

“Am I dead cause I think I saw a pretty girl holding me? And now she is taking care of me”

“We ain’t dead numbnuts, not yet at least” Raph grunted trying to walk down from the cage holding his left leg up in his hand

“Where are we exactly?”, Brayden looked around to see if there was any signs of sight but there was no windows in this torture lab

Leo helped his other brother Donnie out from his cage as he wobbled out hanging on to Leo for support as he blindly tried to reach for something on the top of his head. Leo noticed something on the table and quickly reached for the item handing it to him. Letting his fingers rub over what it was Donnie brought it up to his face feeling his glasses putting them on. Once regaining his vision, he looked around to see the familiar sight that they were in a few years ago. “Looks like we are at the Sacks estate, just like before”

“You guys been here before? Do you know the way out?”

“Yes, but I am afraid without our weapons we can’t get out of here”

She then remembered the ones she had on her that she found. Pulling from behind her back a bo staff and pulling out a pair of sai. “These be it by chance? I found them after I escaped the room I was in”

Their eyes widen at the sight and she threw the weapons up in the air as the red and purple turtle caught them before sheathing them as she threw the nunchucks and two katanas up in the air as the orange and blue turtle caught them. She couldn’t help but be in awe when she saw the blue turtle catch his katanas flipping them over his wrists before sheathing them behind his shell. Just like how she can, he did it with such precision and skill, she couldn’t but blush in her cheeks. They jumped from the torture lab and down to the main floor where there was nothing but concrete pillars and two metal doors off in the distance on either side

“What is the meaning of this? Why does he have you all here?”

“Long story, but we need to leave now” Leo looked at her with a firm grip on her shoulder but as they were about to turn to leave, many soldiers had jumped down and many came from each pair of doors surrounding them with swords and some carrying electric prods. The turtles and girl pushed close together, shells touching each other. “We are surrounded” The orange one whispered softly as she let her hand touch his arm

“Don’t show fear, be strong, they sense it”

They heard footsteps from above their heads and she noticed Sacks and the now unchained Karai, looking battered and bruised from her confrontation right beside him. Brayden stepped away from the circle and began to walk up till she was closer to them.

“Why are you helping them?” Sacks looked at her with curiosity and innocence

She stopped in her tracks and stood stiff as a board shielding the brothers from his view on them. “What’s so wrong with that haven’t I been one of your targets all along?” Her voice deep and angry, her grip on her tessen was enough to cause her fingers to almost turn chalk white

He laughed out loud. “That’s good you seem pretty confident”

Her eyes darkened as she pulled her tessen from his waist letting it unsheathe. “Look I don’t want any more trouble as it is, your clan has already destroyed home, and I won’t let you hurt myself anymore than what you have caused nor them”

The turtles beamed at the girl, they barely even knew her and already she was defending them from their worst enemy. Leo noticed she looked so bold and confident in her stance and she had a firm grip on her weapon of choice. She seemed so innocent when he first saw her but now, she looked ready for a fight, the fire in the corner of her eyes was bright and raging. “One tough girl you are, even after all that we did to you, you are impressive, and even not knowing these freaks of nature you protect them! Get them back and gladly do more harm than before you kill them!”

The Foot rushed everywhere towards the turtles and Brayden, making them entrapped in a circle of soldiers. Unsheathing from her katana from behind her back she charged at the first two soldiers who came at her. The battle was intense, the fighting over here in the states was just as brutal as the attack in Japan. She launched herself at a soldier who was about to get at Leo from behind with an electric prod, swinging her leg kicking him across the room till he hit the wall falling unconscious. He noticed the soldier after he fell and looked to Brayden behind her giving her a smile. “Thanks”

“Don’t mention it”, She gave him a confident smirk back

She screamed swinging her blade slicing a sword clean off its handle in a soldier’s hand and kicked him in the chest knocking him backwards. The intensity of the battle was starting to get more than what the turtles was going to take and Brayden knew they were struggling and had to have a backup plan. Their muscles were slowing down and their moves were getting more harder to defend themselves. She noticed the east side metal doors to her side and she took a ninja star and threw it against a pillar till it sliced through the control panel causing it to break open. “Guys! Fall back! Right hand side door! Go!”

The turtles noticed the escape route and began to run for it with Brayden coming right behind them, everyone rushing out into the hallway till they made it outside towards a helicopter pad, and jumped over the walls. The soldiers would be catching up to them very quickly. “What will we do? They are right on our asses” Mikey looked back frantically towards the open doors

Brayden looked around till her eyes spotted something in the distance and noticed a small cave of snow that would be big enough to hide nearby. “Hurry this way!”

She pushed through the turtles as they followed her frantically trying their hardest not to slip on the steep slope of snow till they reached the mouth of the cave. “Boys you have to do exactly what I say, hide in there, squeeze in tight, I will draw them away from here”

“Are you crazy?! They will kill you, we can’t let that happen!” Leo looked at her like she was giving herself a death wish

“Listen listen, they don’t get winded easily by the looks of it, but I know what their weakness is, I will be able to deal with them and be able to protect the four of you”, Brayden held on to his forearm gripping it firmly

They looked unsure at her till they could hear the sounds of vehicles and running feet approaching fast. “This isn’t your fault, please trust me, survive for me you understand?”

Leo looked back towards his brothers and began to push them inside the cave. “Move go! Hurry!”

The boys managed to all squeeze into the cave, it was a tight fit, but it was enough to conceal them. “If I don’t make it back, run away as far as you can, there is a manhole cover two miles down the slope that can hide you, get underground as soon as I lead them away. Keep the sun on your right shoulder” She looked to them giving them a reassuring look, but can see the fear in the blue turtle’s eyes seeing her risking herself for the sake of him and his brothers. Once he heard the sound of feet over the cave, the brothers scooted back as far as they could being extremely quiet as Brayden backed up giving a few soldiers cold glares. “Well come on then if you want a fight”, She took a handful of snow throwing it up to the soldiers with swords and prods

They only scooted a bit closer and she started to back up slightly. “Come on you son of a bitch! Come on!” The soldiers reacted and started to chase after her as she kicked off running sliding down the slope forcing the soldiers to chase her down. Many more soldiers followed in pursuit and a few rushing vehicles went over the cave, nearly threatening to crush the turtles inside, almost causing them to panic and make their location known. Soon after a few moments all was quiet and Leo cautiously poked his head out from the cave keeping a firm grip on his sword in case of any sudden attack before making his way out. His ninjas senses heightened as he looked around and could sense no one was there but them. He gave a hand signal to his brothers behind his shell as they started to make their way out. “Who the shell was that?”, Mikey swiped off some snow from his shoulder

“She was a badass that’s all I can say”, Raph spun his sai in his hand before sheathing it

“Why would she help us? She doesn’t even know us Leo”, Donnie looked around on his scanner to see where the manhole cover she had mentioned with his goggles to see what way they had to trek through the snow

“I don’t know” Leo looked in the direction the girl had disappeared to, she didn’t show fear whatsoever in the eyes of the enemy that could easily kill with one move, she was so skilled, cunning and confident, she must be a ninja from her skills and weapons “But we need to know if she will be alright, let’s get to the bottom”

[starhelmed]

         —  looks  like  MELODY HAWKINS  is  attending  AURORIA  UNIVERSITY  in  auradon.  they’re  the  TWENTY ONE  years  old  child  of  JIM HAWKINS,  which  means  they’re  from MONTRESSOR.  heard  they’re BUBBLY  &  INVENTIVE,  but  can  also  be CLUMSY  &  ANXIOUS  ;  we all have our bad days.  people  normally  associate  them  with  SPRING FLOWERS WRAPPED IN NEWSPAPER, PETAL PINK LIPGLOSS & PASTEL PAINTED COGS.  

death tw.            : (

Melody Andromeda Hawkins. taurus sun & sagittarius moon and cancer rising.

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Former (space) pirate, current lead vocalist & university student, aspiring coffee shop owner

Melody is the eldest twin of former space military cadets, Jim & Kate Hawkins. and by eldest, she is older than rhythm nebula hawkins by roughly 15 minutes and holds onto that piece of information like a crutch

Born on Montressor at the original Benbow inn, Melody is quite literally out of this world, as was their entire family really. The life on Montressor was peaceful and quiet ; till fire & ashes smothered the childhood home & taking the family for all that they had; only managing to save a few small belongings as the family fled from the atmosphere on their ship.

there was nothing tying the Hawkins to montressor after sarah, melody’s grandmothers’, passing the year previous and thus, the star faring family decided to test their fate once more amongst the stars.

eventually ; they settled on auradon. greeted warmly by all the people, they were allowed citizenship on the premise that they were the heroes of their story. but then again, isn’t everyone the hero of their own story?

they bought a small plot of land on a cliff south of notre dame and built themselves a new life. the family was happy & content, their past of starfaring as much a fairytale, gone but not forgotten, as everyone elses fates.

the New Benbow Inn as it was creatively named was melody’s home, and the only home that she really remembers. it was soft & warm, and always filled with a variety of characters. But will all the villains trapped on the Isle of the Lost, all of said characters were remarkably good people.

Melody spent her childhood looking after the inn, entertaining guests with her bright and bubbly smile. but she was clumsy and often caused more trouble than help around the inn, and eventually was taken off waitressing duties. determined to be a help around, melody, ever the jack of trades, began to learn other hobbies; such as singing, and baking, to help pull her weight to keep the family business afloat.

One day you’ll rattle the stars;

Ever since they were young they were told stories of outer space; of pirates and treasure planets; and melody wanted to touch the stars more than anything else. And Jim and Kate said one day, one day they would. They just currently didn’t have the money to buy or build a new ship capable of doing so.

So melody started to tinker outside her shifts, and save up her tips to buy cogs and bolts to rebuild the rusting solar riders in the basement.

Sure, she wanted to reach the stars, but the ever curious mind knew that there was way more to auradon than they’re tiny little inn. so she tinkered away on this little air glider, planning to fly it around the kingdom, using it as a delivery service, or help anyone in need

like the angel she is, but most importantly, Earn some more cash so she can take the solar rider outside the atmosphere and finally touch the stars that she has in her eyes.

One day, Melody didn’t see her twin brother during his scheduled shift. which was annoying because it meant that she had to cover for him, and as mentioned, she was a terrible waitress

but it’s a twin sense thing that she just knew something was up, her first break she went down to her garage to find her solar rider gone. there was an obvious explanation, she hoped, he’d bring it back soon, she hoped.

a week went by with no word, so she threw together a makeshift glider with a barely functioning engine and hoped for the best.

but the best never came, she saw her brother in the air after only an hour of scouring the coast. their screams could barely be heard above the oncoming storm, but they could feel the anguish in each others souls, the deep unexplainable pain built in their bones.

the next feeling was fire. and falling. a sudden gust of wind threw the two ships together, or at least, that’s how melody remembers the crash before the burning and the breath leaving her chest, and the sharp pain in her leg, and the stinging as her back hit the water.

the next sensation was heaving water out of her lungs on a ship, a crew of friendly sailors — or was it pirates? had literally fished melody out of the water, that she had fallen into like her childhood name of comet.

luke & crew took melody in, though with some trepidation from the crew before hand, melody tried to fit in with her incredible baking skills, tinkering talents, and space shanties.

it was fun ! for a while ! until melody remembered her parents had no clue what happened to them; and also,  was her twin dead ? where was he ? what happened ? also her leg was lowkey turning green and the limp she was developing was a tell tale sign she probably needed help.

luckily, her new found family were more than happy to drop her off, with the promise she’d be back better than ever.

her leg, however, couldn’t get better, and the imposed limitations on magic were the main reason.

so melody was kitted with a cybernetic leg to replace the lost limb,   and it was the final feather that broke the girls back. the everything hitting her like a tonne of bricks; till her dad sat her down and told her about the bravest man, who just happened to be a cyborg, could do everything and more with his cybernetic limbs — that they were a gift, not a curse, and they would no way impede her life.

still,  she was recluse after losing her brother, and now her leg, unable to sing, or bake, or even get out of bed. so her parents decided to enrol her in aurora university, and gave her a little baby morph too - to help cheer her up.

now, melody’s just coming out of her mourning phase, she’s joined a band, and is studying engineering at aurora university.

she’s as bright & bubbly as ever, but part of that is just an act to keep up appearances.

she’s obsessed with the concept of love, but has never fallen in love. and thinks that no one could love a cyborg, that being part robot makes her invalid of affection, so she’s currently wrestling that fucking demon.

oh is super cool about villain kids bc if ur twin brother tries to murk u and then fakes his death like i guess ur just chill w that

wanted connections !

childhood friends that were made at the inn ! 

some people that melody helped out between 1-5 years ago on her little flying ship.

give melody some more band mates & pirate friends or perish

love some ak’s who weren’t fond of melody bc like ... not exactly the standard family unit or money situation as everyone else . and outsiders must be s h a m e d

the one kid who’s realised melody is basically an alien and loves that

also som new friends she’s just making . . her getting out of her shell 4 the first time in forever ....

the one person who convinces melody ( n morph 2.0 ) to just do the craziest shit for banter

oh and give her a thousand crushes on every person. melody is pan and goes all ways !

also love some people she’s tinkered things for !

[kolbehq]

FILE // BASIC INFORMATION

Name: Aurora “Rory” Lindon.

Age: 28 years old.

Gender: Female.

Pronouns: She/her.

Species: Human.

Home Planet: Lysander.

Job: Medical officer.

Criminal Record: Voluntary manslaughter, conspiracy to commit an act of terror, criminal negligence, obstruction of justice, perjury.

Sentence: Life.

Faceclaim: Eliza Taylor.

FILE // BACKGROUND

Aurora Lindon should’ve had a perfect, beautiful life.

Her parents, both scientists of different disciplines, were transferred to Lysander before her older sister had been born. Their mother, Alexis, was feisty and stubborn, attributes she claimed had been positively endearing to her husband Alton, who was always the more level headed of the two. Adorably in love and passionate about what they did, Alexis and Alton Lindon sought not just a better life, but the perfect life for their perfect family. It was the opportunity of a lifetime for two Antigone natives; their affluent backgrounds simply eased an otherwise grueling immigration process, and seven months later, the first of the Lindon clan was born exactly where her parents wanted her to be, in the heart of the most breathtaking nature preserve in the galaxy. Aurora would soon follow, less than a year after her sister was born, and their perfect nuclear family had been created, ready to plant roots and grow - but a family of scientists should have known that nothing in space can grow the way it should.

It began with their father. The truth of what happened to him would forever remain shrouded in mystery to the Lindon girls - one day he went to work at the Chemistry laboratory, and then he didn’t come back. Aurora was only eleven, and more than anything, she just remembered going through the motions of what grief was supposed to be based off what she saw around her - shock, sadness, anger, guilt, grief. Blonde girls cloaked in black gowns, no burial because there had been no body, no closure because there had been no story. Even as she got older, there were no whispers from her peers or her mentors about what had happened that fateful day, what caused her father and allegedly three others to pass away so suddenly. There had been no alert of disease, no explosions, no fires - just poof, and her father was gone, leaving only questions for his daughters to inherit. Her mother was the most quiet of them all, a stark change from the woman who had raised them, and although Aurora was more than content with letting the dead ends die, her sister was much less forgiving.

The oldest Lindon daughter had become a teenage conspiracy peddler, sneaking out at all times of the night to do god-knows-what, and breaking almost every law an underage native could, the punishments for her infractions always just short of youth detention. Breaking and entering, theft of petty goods, hacking government systems, the laundry list of criminal deeds her sister had racked up before the age of eighteen was nothing short of shocking. Aurora couldn’t put enough distance between the two of them; she once had been her sister’s shadow, wanting to be just like her and their mom, but Aurora had come to realize that their father’s death, especially the sheer lack of closure, had affected her sister in ways she could never understand.

Adulthood was supposed to be her new start - with an inherited love of biology from her mother paired with the sheer intelligence of the Lindon genes, Aurora got into medical school with hopes of helping those who couldn’t be helped by anyone else. She loved a good puzzle, and diagnostics became her strong suit, although she was required by the Lysander government to have more than one marketable skill in her field - so she chose infectious diseases and the study of all things micro, inspired to follow in her mother’s footsteps as she neared retirement, although Alexis’ focus had always been plant diseases and viruses. Aurora didn’t make much of an effort to keep in touch with her family after leaving home - her sister was a lost cause, as far as she was concerned, and her mother was merely the shell of a woman she knew. It was selfish of her, but Aurora couldn’t stand to see the people she once placed on the highest pedestals fall before her very eyes, and so she left, on her own path to make a better world for herself.

She should’ve known better.

She had been working on a top-secret contract for a new biowarfare agent, originally commissioned by leaders on Antigone for the ongoing war before the project was hijacked by her own government on Lysander, most likely as a deterrent against any new colonization developments. She didn’t agree with bioweapons, but orders were orders, and she knew better than to not comply at this point in her career. Aurora walked into the lab one day, only to find the usual top-security safety protocols in place had been breached without a single security personnel in sight. She remembered what happened next like it was a dream, even if it was the subject of her worst nightmares.

Aurora heard them first. The chorus of wet, soft wheezing noises - the sound of men dying as their lungs filled with fluid - punctuated by a half whispered, half hissed argument. Rounding the corner, her eyes fell on her mother and sister, alone in her lab, covered in the burgundy splatter of drying blood, bodies scattered around them. Her bioweapon out of its safety container, held in the air like the deadliest trophy as her sister whipped around and caught Aurora’s gaze over their mother’s shoulder for the split second before she pulled the trigger, and Aurora watched a hole burst out where Alexis Lindon’s heart had been. They were surrounded by military police only a moment later, but of course, it was too late.

The official story went as such - after the mysterious disappearance of their father, the Lindon sisters did everything they could to uncover the truth about what happened to him. While the eldest did this in any capacity she could, often illegal, the yougest opted for a more conventional route to infiltrate the enemy from within. At some point, the Lindon sisters had discovered that the Lysander government had found their father guilty of treason to sell secrets of the state to an independent militia group on Hermes, which had been accidentally reported by his wife, who thought she had discovered a mole leak. This was enough grounds to deport him back to Antigone, where he was executed for capital treason. The Lindon sisters recruited their mother to aid them in an act of penance to their father’s memory - to destroy Lysander’s most expensive medical laboratory, where the youngest Lindon was stationed, using the very same research her parents had worked on. She had inside knowledge of the lab, the security detail, the weapon, and all possible exits. With Aurora’s help, they broke in to steal the bioweapon to be unleashed on the lab itself, but something in the plan went amiss, leaving Alexis Lindon dead and her daughters without an escape route.

This wasn’t even close to the whole truth, but the truth didn’t matter once the government’s version of the story came out. Almost instantaneously, the Lindon family were the poster children for anti-immigration idealists of Lysander, already milking the tragedy in an effort to remove any further colonization of the planet to protect the nature reserve. Aurora had literally nothing in her favor, including an “accomplice” who was more than happy to implicate her - her sister had disabled all of the lab’s cameras, looked enough like her that passerbys had assumed she was her, and had even programmed an incriminating amount of evidence into Aurora’s personal devices. It had been her fail safe, lest something go wrong and she needed a scapegoat, it had to be enough information that Aurora would spend the rest of her life fighting it, allowing her sister all the time in the world to roam free. Without their mother to testify another side, it was literally Aurora’s word against hers, and Aurora’s word apparently didn’t count as much. It didn’t help that the story of their father broke right alongside theirs, terrorism apparently running in the family. Behind closed doors, the prosecution was happy to give Aurora the plea deal she sobbed for, given how much circumstantial evidence they were relying on and how little she fit the criminal profile of a long time conspirator, murderer, and terrorist, they knew she might be able to win empathy points with a jury if put on a public trial. She was given a choice, and she chose happily - to escape the life she had been subjected to by the hand of her kin on Lysander as well as put as much distance between herself and her sister as possible.

FILE // CURRENTLY

Aurora Lindon died that day on Lysander, and Rory rose from the ashes to board the ship. Unlike many of her co-inhabitants, Rory actually enjoys life on an exploration ship, despite the whole “space grave” inevitability. As part of her contract, she is allowed to serve as a medical officer to the greatest of her abilities except in the presence of a raw contagion - apparently, she’s considered a potential risk for bio-terrorism, who knew? She’s mostly utilized for diagnostics and petty tasks, her “violent” past making some of her superiors wary to give her more responsibility. Although Rory isn’t happy with how life panned out for her on Lysander despite her best efforts, she’s trying to accept the things she cannot change, and is enjoying the peace of mind that has come with escaping her home planet once and for all. She especially enjoys being able to help people who cannot help themselves, her original purpose for becoming a doctor before the expectations of adult life muddled her path, and certain other people simply destroyed her ability to have a path in general. Rory is haunted by the things she saw in the lab, and has recently come into a bout of insomnia after her dreams left her more haunted than rested. Most days, she keeps to herself aside from polite conversation with her co-workers and patients. Rory understands she has a pretty “impressive” rap sheet despite her innocence, and she allows it to precede her for now instead of establishing a new reputation. It’s taken her whole life, but she believes she has finally learned she can’t trust or rely on anyone but herself, and she needs to watch her own back at all times, making her a little paranoid aboard the ship.When she’s not required to work, she spends her free time reading and drawing, though she often doesn’t share what she’s working on. If it seems like she’s a little spaced out, it’s because she is - after what happened, Rory feels stuck, unable to stop replaying and analyzing every moment of her life since her father disappeared to see if she can find the tiniest detail that could help her appeal her conviction and maybe set her life back to normal.

[semicolonthefifth]

Deltans who are old enough to remember the tales of the forgotten age can tell you of the Dark Gods who sought to keep their people in servitude. They were cruel creatures - the masters of the dark who kept the Deltan people underground; they left their slaves blinded by the darkness, with only the stone to break for its wonderful ore to sate their greed. Many of these horrid beings have been lost to memory, and those that they remember have no names to speak - even in secrecy. Yet there still remains one God who the Deltans can remember, and who they curse with their very existence: Peneronne, the False Mother. The Elders can tell of Peneronne, and how her soothing speech hides the cruel hatred she holds for her "children". She possessed no body, only appearing to the Deltans of the forgotten age as an unblinking eye of green light; it could stare in all directions, knowing when you woke and slept, and spoke with a mouth that could no be read yet still be heard. The legends tell how Peneronne was cursed to have no body to birth her own children and, in a fit of envy of nature's beauty, made the planet Aurora birth the Deltans from hard shells within the earth - this is how the Elders say the Deltan took their form, with red skin that hard as their home, and green colored eyes sparked with life by their mother. However the Deltans refused their mother's love, instead seeking it from the planet for the warmth it gave versus the light that possessed none. Angry of such disrespect, the False Mother demanded to be shown the same love, and so enslaved her children: she threw them into darkened caves; gave them only picks for mining, and forced them to gift her Aurora's precious metals. The planet felt saddened for its children, and so gave them the final gift that all Deltan's cherish: Death. Peneronne would then ruin such a gift, cursing them with a long life of youthful greatness, only for it to lead to the painful, agonizing Elder years that comes before death. For many unknown years the Deltans suffered under their evil mother, mining Aurora for the metals inside of it. It wasn't until one being, the Deltan Absolute, hid under the mother's gaze long enough to grant their people the gift that made the Deltans what they are forever known by: the gift of war - in the form of forged metal to make a weapon forgotten by time. They spoke that Aurora's metal was another gift, meant to arm its children against all who dare to harm them. Brought to rage, the children of the False Mother rose up to battle the Dark Gods. This war - The First War - was a long one; the Deltans had not yet become the masters of battle, and still they fought their hardest to prove what their people do naturally right. Throughout their darkened caves the Deltans slew the Dark Gods whom where brought alongside Peneronne, slaughtering them apart swords, hammers, and spears. Weakened from the fighting, Peneronne the False Mother fell before the children she hated, and was thrown to the depths of the dark caves. There she would suffer in loneliness, never to bring harm upon her children or the world she birthed them from. The Deltans would then rise from the underground and claim the surface, seeing the red mountains and sandy deserts that made the face of their homeworld. From then on the Deltans would form their clans and take rightful control of the earth, proving their natural born might. Meanwhile, while many of the Dark Gods are forgotten, Peneronne is kept in memory. Some Elders tell of her as a tale to the children, and as a warning: to never seek the False Mother's honeyed words, and to never take for granted the many gifts Aurora has granted you; for it has granted the peaceful embrace of death, as reward for the hardships that life brings with it.

[primordialsoundmeditation]

Message for 20th May ~*Sacred Earth*~

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You can find healing and inspiration by connecting with the Earth. Nature's healing energy will bring you peace and balance your body, mind and emotions. You can connect with nature's timeless wisdom anytime, anywhere, even if you are indoors. Simply close your eyes and imagine yourself surrounded in nature's beauty; perhaps on a sandy beach or in a lush green rainforest.

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Breathe nature's soul and healing light. Feel yourself flow like water and your branches sway in the breeze. Feel yourself nourished by the fertile earth beneath you. You are one with this sacred planet and forever loved by nature.

🙏🏻✨💕

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#psychic #angel #guidance #love #light #lightworkers

#oracle #tarot #dailyreading #dailyoracle #auroraslove

Aurora's Love

[serafheljadeeeee]

GALACTIC FEDERATION: YOU WILL TRAVEL THROUGH SPACE WITH US

Greetings, Earth's brothers and sisters! Thank you so much for your trust and support. We can't wait to share our next greatest report with you!

We’re tremendously excited to inform you that your planet's dark underground bases have already been taken over! All of the people they used to control and abuse are now free and protected.

There is no longer any danger to you!

We have seen you go through a lot of things and we understand that you have been looking for help at times. That is why we are here today. We want to bring you into our world and teach you a lot of things that you do not know yet.

It is nice to meet you. Now it is time for us to celebrate and to reveal who we are, so that you can build a harmonious relationship with us as well as with each other.

We have been watching you for a long time. It’s time. Let’s bring an end to the secrecy. It’s time for the truth to be revealed. It’s time to step into the light. It’s time to acknowledge our presence among you, and it’s time for us to show you who we really are.

We are not here to cause harm. We are here to help you. Meanwhile, we can pro-long your physical lifespan and perhaps even achieve immortality. Yes, you can live forever-if you want it enough to do what is necessary.

So don’t suffer and die, wake up and take control of your own consciousness and perhaps even the fate of your planet. You can live forever, but you need to wake up.

First, we are eagerly awaiting the revelation of our beautiful starships to make planet earth aware of our presence.

Our goal with this exhibition is to share with you what we have built so far, and offer you the chance to build your own destiny. The show will feature all the concepts that are currently under development, including models of individual ships and systems, as well as a taste of some of our planned additions. Our hope is that you will share our vision of an intergalactic society and help us re-build not just one world, but an entire universe.

Our ships are equipped with a Quantum Drive, an iDock space station for interstellar refueling, and the revolutionary Trans-Portal docking technology.

If you’ve been waiting for a chance to experience something truly new, now’s your chance. You have the opportunity to shape the future of our galaxy as we begin an incredible journey together.

Take a journey and discover new worlds and make friends, while advancing your galactic career!

All you need to do is raise your consciousness and we’ll show you the rest.

Our cutting-edge technologies will teleport you into a galaxy of possibilities where you can explore advanced space societies, discover new stars, and look over the shoulders of the Galactic Federation!

Your inter-planetary galactic travel has to be completely well planned; our "GPS galaxy tracker" software will guide you to the right places on your journey. It knows the time/space coordinates that are needed to navigate toward the portals. You could think of it as a map of the entire universe that is created through extensive calculations. This customized software gives you the option to choose safe and beautiful destinations in our galaxy.

You travel, perhaps to greet a new civilization on a planet. You get to the planet, you get out of your spacecraft, you meet with the authorities from that planet. They know you are coming. But instead of having a greeting party at the landing site, they greet you at a pre-appointed meeting place that is quite a distance from the landing site. Because they have things that you would not understand going on in this other part of their planet, and they want to keep it quiet.

We're bringing Gaia into a new Golden Age with more possibilities, especially for you.

As you are a beloved member of the Galactic Federation, you will now be able to travel to those planets, those civilizations which belong to the Galactic Federation. These are places of peace in which their civilizations thrive and live among each other with great love and compassion for all life. You can soon travel as you please.

It is no doubt an electrifying time for you!

We love you dearly.

We are your family of light.

A'HO

Aurora Ray

Ambassador of the Galactic Federation

Channel and Art by Aurora Ray

[zeeinstore]

The 50 Most Beautiful Words in the English Language—And How to Use Them

While Romance languages like Portuguese and French might get all the glory for his or her aesthetically pleasing words and phrases, there is a lot to be said for the sweetness of the English language, too. After all, it's English that brings us such stunning showstopper words as ethereal and effervescent, euphoria, and demure. So if you are feeling inclined to extend your vocabulary—and make it as easy on the ears as possible—then you're certain a serendipitous surprise. We've rounded up the foremost beautiful words within the English that are bound to cause you to absolutely ebullient.

1. Petrichor The Greek words for "stone" and therefore the "ethereal blood of the gods" combine to offer us a wonderfully beautiful term for the way the world smells after it rains. Scientists have spent decades trying to work out exactly why that smell is so pleasing; actually, two are credited for coining "petrichor" during a 1964 Nature article.

2. Sumptuous Meaning "extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent," the word "sumptuous" are often wont to describe anything from a five-star vacation to your favorite fluffy blanket.

3. Angst If you've woken up with a prevailing sense of hysteria about how the day will go, you'll say you're experiencing some angst. it isn't a pleasing feeling, but the word for it, which dates back to the eighth century, does have a particular soothing sound.

4. Aesthete An aesthete, consistent with Merriam-Webster, is "one having or affecting sensitivity to the gorgeous especially in art." you would possibly be one if you're frequently moved by sculptures and paintings…or if you pretend to be for the sake of people. Either way, the word may be a joy to mention.

5. Nadir An astronomical term that's been co-opted for colloquial usage, nadir means rock bottom point, as within the "nadir of her popularity." Its opposite term, zenith, features a similar appeal.

6. Miraculous That which seemed impossible or a minimum of incredibly unlikely without the influence of some supernatural force is often described as "miraculous." Maybe that is the birth of a toddler or having the ability to hold on a morning conversation before a cup of coffee.

7. Lassitude Suffering from a scarcity of energy? Describe your tiredness—whether it's in your body, your mind, or both—with this term, and a minimum of it'll sound prettier. 8. Gossamer One of several definitions of this word, per Dictionary.com, is "a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating within the air in calm weather, especially in autumn." It's thought to possess come from the center English term goes summer, "possibly first used as the name for late, mild autumn, a time when goose was a favorite dish." But it also can be wont to ask anything thin and airy, from a summer shawl to the wings of a butterfly.

9. Bungalow Bungalow may be a cozy word for a selected sort of house: usually one that's either one story or two stories with a sloping roof. Though there could also be additional criteria counting on where within the world you're using the term.

10. Scintilla Not to be confused with those furry crepuscular rodents, scintilla means a spark or a trace of something. Perhaps you are feeling a scintilla of guilt after eating the last cookie or experience a scintilla of attraction to someone you only met.

11. Aurora Originally the name of the Roman goddess of sunrise, the word aurora is now wont to describe the dawn, also because of the stunning luminous phenomenon that takes place within the upper atmosphere of a planet's magnetic polar regions. for instance, you'll have a visit to ascertain the northern lights as an item on your bucket list.

12. Inure Not all beautiful words have beautiful meanings. The word inure means to simply accept or grow familiar with something undesirable. for instance, your family's constant criticism could inure you to toxic behavior from loved ones.

13. Mellifluous This lyrical word refers to something sweet and enjoyable, especially when it involves sound. you would possibly find the first spring sounds of chirping birds to be quite mellifluous.

14. Euphoria Derived from the Greek word for healthy, the word euphoria is now wont to describe an intense feeling of happiness or elation. a way of euphoria could also be the result of a fortunate turn of events or an indescribable personal high.

15. Serendipity You've probably experienced this phenomenon quite you realize—remember that point you went on a coffee run and stumbled upon the simplest cake your city has got to offer? Or once you were cleaning your home and located those earrings you thought were gone years ago? Those happy coincidences are all cases of serendipity.

16. Cherish The word cherish means to carry dear or cultivate with care and affection. Whether that's your family, your home, or your most prized possession (or all three!), everyone has someone or something that they cherish.

17. Demure One of our favorite beautiful words, demure is employed to explain any modest and reserved behavior. Etymologists believe it's going to are derived from the Anglo-French verb more or demurrer, which suggests "to linger."

18. Elixir If you're well-versed within the world of Harry Potter, you almost certainly associate this word with the elixir of life derived from the Sorcerer's Stone. within the 17th century, alchemists believed it had been possible to make an elixir that might turn base metals to stone and permit people to measure forever. Today, the word is employed to spot a substance that's capable of adjusting base metals into gold. you would possibly also use it to explain that cocktail you only whipped up at your home bar.

19. Eternity Forever; always; a limitless time. These are just a few ways to explain the endless and sometimes frightening idea of eternity.

20. Felicity This one's just another word for a state of happiness. for instance, you would possibly end up during a state of felicity subsequent time you're surrounded by people you're keen on.

21. Languor Another beautiful word with a not-so-beautiful definition, languor refers to lethargy or weakness in body and mind. you would possibly experience this phenomenon when you have been working too many hours and are beginning to hit burnout. All meaning is it is time to use that PTO!

22. Love There's far more than one definition for this sense, action, phenomenon (etc, etc). But we will all agree that the word love is as beautiful as everything it describes.

23. Solitude If you're an extrovert, then solitude might not be ideal. But if you're an introvert, you'll likely enjoy and hunt down solitude, or the act of being alone and far away from society.

24. Epiphany While there are several meanings of this word, most people associate an epiphany with a life-changing realization. you will find samples of these in your favorite books and films, like the classic scene in Clueless when Cher realizes she's "majorly, totally, butt-crazy in love" together with her stepbrother Josh.

25. Quintessential Have you ever met someone who embodies all of the characteristics of the town they're from or the career path they've chosen? Then you would possibly have encountered someone who is perfectly typical, otherwise referred to as quintessential. Snacking on strawberries and cream while sipping a Pimm's Cup at Wimbledon? That's so quintessentially British!

26. Plethora This word has two definitions—one beautiful and one not so beautiful. While plethora is most ordinarily related to having an abundance of something (close your eyes and movie a plethora of disposable income!), it is also a medical word that's wont to describe increased blood during a specific area.

27. Nemesis As beautifully as this word rolls off of the tongue, it's related to a rival or arch-enemy and maybe wont to describe inflicting an act of vengeance. That friend-of-a-friend who grinds your gears whenever he involves Friday night drinks? He could be your nemesis.

28. Lithe One syllable and filled with grace, the word lithe is employed to characterize flexibility and a slim figure. for instance, you'll have noticed the lithe ballerinas once you attended a performance of The Nutcracker at Christmastime.

29. Tranquility Hopefully, you'll achieve a state of tranquility on your next beach vacation. this is often just another word for being free from agitation of mind or spirit.

30. Elegance Another word that sounds precisely the way it's defined, elegance may be a quality of favor and beauty.

31. Renaissance Whether you're about your revival in life or the transitional period between the 14th and 17th centuries, the word renaissance will rattle down the tongue and fulfill all of your aesthetically pleasing linguistic needs.

32. Eloquence A quality found within the most skillful politicians, this word refers to persuasive expressiveness. Look out for eloquence within the 2020 presidential debates—which candidate's eloquence will win your vote?

33. Sequoia These larger than life trees are often found throughout California, particularly within their namesake park in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains. Having a tough time differentiating between a sequoia and a redwood (or the Sequoia park and therefore the Redwood National and State Parks)? Here's a simple thanks to differentiating: if you're on the coast, then you're probably looking up at a redwood; if you're inland, then you've found yourself within the presence of a sequoia.

34. Peace Ever versatile, the word peace can ask a state of mind, freedom from civil disturbances, or a time without war.

35. Lullaby There isn't a far better word to explain a soothing melody to urge your child to sleep. But this word isn't reserved for babies—it also can be used as a verb aiming to quiet with or like a lullaby.

36. Paradox The beginning of the top. Youth is wasted on the young. These are both samples of paradox or a press release that seemingly contradicts itself.

37. Pristine This beautiful word seems to sparkle—and that's fitting, since pristine means "fresh and clean or as if new."

38. Effervescent Here's an ingenious new thanks to describing the bubbly can-do person around your office. rather than merely calling them fun to be around, you'll take things up a notch and say they need an effervescent personality. That simply means they need an appealingly lively quality.

39. Opulence Do you dream of owning a mansion in Beverly Hills with a Maserati within the driveway and regular shopping trips on Rodeo Drive? Then you would possibly be pining for a lifetime of opulence. keep it up grinding!

40. Ethereal This light and the airy word might remind you of celestial bodies. Ethereal can ask the upper regions of space also like anything heavenly and unworldly seeming.

41. Sanguine A complicated and delightful word, sanguine comes with several meanings. It's typically used as a synonym for optimism, but it also can describe a blood-red hue or something concerning blood.

42. Panacea Panacea means all-healing in Greek and, fittingly, Panacea was the Greek goddess of healing. Today, the word is employed to ask something that would fix everything. Imagine a remedy for all of the issues you face daily—that would be a panacea.

[venusconjunctsaturn]

What are the first things that come to your mind when you hear a Libra sun, Libra moon, Scorpio mercury, Scorpio venus, Virgo mars, Taurus rising ?

i think of a person enveloped by venus. their energy is like an aurora borealis, wide and fleeting. however, to the touch they are warm. they are earthy, even if they are made of clouds and sunsets. they are very diplomatic, and their outwards stability is incredibly attractive. they project their Libran feelings rather intensely though, due to Scorpio Mercury and Venus. they might become very obsessed with the people they love, which can be one or many. high sensual and flirtatious, this person alluringly dark yet soft words can make them the most desirable.

it’s very important to you that there is quiet deliberation and justice in all situations. helping people and taking care of things can invigorate you, and knowing all is at peace brings you to peace. thankfully, your Sun Conjunct Moon means that your ego and wants of life are in line with your emotional needs and subconscious. 

assuming there are no interceptions (skipped signs) in your house lineup, your Mercury and Venus in the 7th (venus is at home there) and Mars in the 5th define a lot fo your lifestyle. you value relationships but can be very secretive about them, or perhaps you have a few very volatile relationships you just can’t bring yourself to leave. you focus on these a lot, and maybe you even enjoy talking about them. mars in the 5th means you have so much creative potential. arts and beauty with a virgo flair. you might be the type to really enjoy minimalism aesthetics, rustic aesthetics, or “study” aesthetics. you might even be a serial minimalist. your sun and moon in the 8th (or perhaps 9th) mean that salvation is found in the occult or the afterlife, or sex. if one of these planets is in 9th, religion and travel might be the way to open up your mind, heart, or career.

hope this helped xx sorry i took forever. it’s been hectic

[naomi-lafleur]

Challenge 4

A/N: Thanks to my almond bromate @niara-aldaine, and @lady-cornemuseur-prinz @roxanawatelovesbritishliterature @haidenschreave for rp (sorry I didn’t have a lot of time to talk more to you guys)

Another round of eliminations had gone by. 10 selected left. The Women’s Room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. It was rough watching the ladies clear out their rooms and pack their bags. As I walked back up to my room, it felt as if the hallways were filled with gloomy clouds and sorrow. I looked under my bed and took out my ukulele. It was last gift that I ever got from my father before he passed away. He was an artist, just like me. It was light blue with a mermaid, a turtle, and some fishes swimming around, that was hand painted. I started strumming.

“'Cause the stars are dull when they’re compared to you and I

And if people don’t like it then they can close their eyes

‘Cause we’re not the same and we don’t have to try

We’re brighter than fireflies, we’re gonna ligh-” 

I was interrupted by a knock on the door.

“Naomi? Is it alright if I come in? My hands are bit full.” I opened the door to see Niara struggling to carry a big bag.

“Yeah, come on in, Niara.”

“Thank goodness,” she says, dropping the bag, spilling out a pile of makeup and clothes.

“Haha you look prepared. So these are my maids, Eleanor, Aurora, and Lavender,“ I said gesturing to the three ladies.

Later that day, we painted each others nails, I did her hair, and threw almonds at each other. One thing that I learned about her that day, was that Niara is weirdly obsessed with almonds.

“You look fantastic! Ready to go? I suppose we’ll have to do face masks once we get back.”

“That sounds great! Let’s go,” I said, opening the door.

As we walked down the stairs, Niara, as always, looked so elegant, while I tripped on the last step. 

I looked back. “Psh it was the stairs fault.”

We immediately headed to the chocolate table and stuffed our mouths. 

“So thud we thalk to the fermer Shulected?“ She asked.

“Yeth we sall.” I started laughing.

“Dun make me luff or elth I’m gonna shpit out all my thocolate”

We split up to speak to some former selected a while later. I had decided to introduce myself to Piper Prinz.

“Hello! It’s nice to meet you, Ms. Prinz. I’m Naomi!”

“Wonderful to meet you too, Naomi!”

“How are you enjoying your stay at the palace?”

“Oh, it’s barely changed from the last time I was here”

Unfortunately, we only got to talk for a brief time. I looked around the room looking for someone else to speak to. Luckily, I saw Roxana Ayers, The Duchess of Norfolk, standing by the dessert table with her son.

“Hello! It’s so nice to meet you, your highness. I’m Naomi!”

“Hello Lady Naomi! But it’s Your Grace. I am a princess because I married a prince, but my husband’s title is duke, so I’m a duchess. Just like Kate Middleton and Prince William if you need a reference… It’s more complicated in England than in Illéa I won’t deny,” she responded, laughing.

“Haha my apologies, your grace. How are you feeling back in the palace?” I asked.

“You don’t need to apologize dear! I’m used to coming with my husband, it’s strange without him. But I missed the gardens, it’s good to be able to walk there again.”

“Yes, I love the gardens! It’s very peaceful to just take a stroll around there.”

“What if we go there ? It’s time for my son’s walk.”

“That’s a wonderful idea!” I started to walk towards the door. “So how old is he right now?“

“Eighteen months! As better known as 'the age they run everywhere because they can walk now’.”

I let out a chuckle. “I agree! I have two younger siblings and it was chaos when they were that age. He’s quite adorable. What’s his name?”

“Tristan. Talk to me about your family, I’m curious. I heard you were French?” Roxana took Tristan’s hand to let him walk next to her.

“Yes, I was born in Paris and we moved to Waverly when I was five. So first is my older brother Étienne. He’s a live theater actor and just turned 23. Then there’s me! I’m the artist of the family and I love reading. Lastly, there’s Victoire and Lucien. They’re 7 year old twins and I think they’re leaning towards dancing.”

“You’re a Five then? I used to be a Five too!”

“Really? That’s cool! So how was it like in your selection?”  

“Well I think my Selection is different from the others but I can tell you the story if you want.”

“ Oh yes! I’d love to hear stories.”

“I have to start the story a little bit earlier if I want you to understand. When I was eleven my mother died, and my grandfather decided she would be buried in England, where she came from. Also he wanted to have my custody. So I went to England for the first time, and it was strange to discover my family was noble whereas in Illéa I was only a Five. And then I met him. I didn’t know he was the brother of the future queen, and he was not very nice with me. So… we fought. And he wanted to get his revenge, later I wanted to get mine. We finally became friends when he learnt why I was there, and when I learnt he lost his mother, too. It was great to have someone who understood me so much. But I had to go back to Illéa because my father’s sister was my guardian according to my mother’s will. We kept contact thanks to letters and when I came to England every summer, we spent time together. So yeah when I got older I started to have more romantic feelings for him, but I thought he didn’t love back. I didn’t believe in my own fairy tale if you want *laughs* Tom, in love with me? No, impossible.”

I nodded.

“The last time I went to England before I got married was in April for my spring break, I was 17. Tom kept his distance with me, I thought it was the sign of the end of our friendship. And when I went to Illéa, everybody was talking about Ashton’s Selection. So I kind of decided that I would forget my prince with another prince,” She said, laughing. “I imagined new reasons to join, because my uncle and my aunt didn’t understand this decision. I needed to get my independence, to show I could do more than playing instruments blablabla… The worst is that it worked ! I have been selected and I met Ashton. He was a nice boy I guess, but I quickly realized I couldn’t fall for him. Well I could, but it couldn’t be as strong as my feelings for Tom. I gave up the Selection when I realized it. I didn’t talk to the girls, except for the group challenges, I avoided Ashton… That and other personal things made that I didn’t have a great memory of my time here.”

“So how did you end up with Tom in the end?”

“Let me finish the story and you’ll know. One day, he was in the palace. As if it was the most normal thing of the world. Officially he had to negotiate a trade contract with Illéa. Because yes, they let nineteen-year-old boys negotiate trade contracts *laughs* He admitted few years ago that he forced the guy supposed to go by threatening him. Anyway, it was impossible to resist my feelings once he was there. I spent all my time with him, and rumors started, but I didn’t care. And one day, Ashton decided to eliminate me. I was surprised he didn’t do it earlier honestly. But I didn’t want to go, Tom was still in the palace. He was not very fond of Ashton, I thought he would be happy. But no, he didn’t want me to go. He decided to keep me as assistant and… he finally proposed me during Ashton’s and Alizé’s engagement party, just here.” Roxana gestured to the part of the garden. “And now we’re very happy, if we forget our thousands fights.”

I looked around. “That is so romantic! And of course every couple fights *laughs* What’s it like in England?”

“I think we fight even more than Ashton and Alizé to be honest *laughs* But we have always been like this, so I don’t really mind. I love England. More than I love Illéa. Probably because the worst moments of my life are related to Illéa… Anyway, life is great there. As member of the royal family, I can see the difference between England and here. We’re closer to our people. We don’t stay locked in our castle, and people like it. And landscapes are beautiful, especially in my domain in Norfolk.”

We walked around the gardens a little longer until Tristan had to go back in to take a nap. I began to head to the Women’s Room until I remembered about the gift. I tried jogging back to my room as gracefully as one in a long dress could. Once again, I tripped on the last step of the stairs.

Curse you, stairs 

I ran inside, startling my maids, grabbed the navy blue box on my dresser, and headed back down to the party.

Fortunately, Haiden hadn’t left yet, so I caught my breath and tried approaching him as casually as I could.

“Happy Birthday, Haiden! How are you enjoying your day?” I asked.

“Lady Naomi, I’m doing well. How about you?”

“Oh please, no need to call me Lady anymore. I’m great actually!” I took out the box from behind my back. “Happy 20th Birthday, you old man,” I said, referring to our ‘date’ on my birthday. 

“So 18? You’re almost as ancient as me“

“Oh please, 19 is still a child. And technically I’m still four“

“Almost 20, excuse you. And technicalities”

“Fine, 20 is a preteen.”

“It’s an astronomical watch. I know you love astronomy and the planets orbit at the same time as the real planets do!”

“Wow, that’s… incredible, thank you. I’m old like the planets too. Fitting.”  

“Yes 20 years and a few billion… same thing.”

Later that night, Niara came back to my room and we put on masks and talked. Once she fell asleep, I took out my journal and started writing.

Mar. 17

It’s been a wild ride. We’re already down to the elite and I’m wondering how I’m still in Angeles. I feel honored to have been chosen when I know many other girls would make a great queen. It feels weird to know that I’m a role model for other girls but it’s also very endearing. Victoire gushes about me to all her friends, but I hope they know that being an elite is not all that glamorous. This opportunity has given me new insights on life and friends that I will forever cherish in my heart. It’s hard to say how much longer I’ll get to stay. I hope to get to know Haiden more, but it all depends on him at the end of the day. I’ll respect whatever decision he makes, but I hope he picks someone who makes him happy and not just the person who would fit the best mold as a queen. 

The next morning was a wreck. I heard the dreadful news from Lavender. Every servant, maid, chef, and staff were scurrying around. Queen Alizé was dead.... along with five other foreign diplomats.

(Why does she look more brunette than blonde now?)

[jezfletcher]

1000 Albums, 2019: The Top Tracks

As always, I’m going to present my list of top tracks here without commentary. I find there’s less to talk about in individual tracks, and also I’ve run out of energy after writing up my top albums. But the order is well thought out here—in fact, I probably put more effort into ordering these correctly than I did my albums.

I’m really just cataloguing these here for my own purposes, and so that Sam and I can compare lists, but there’s a playlist at the bottom if you want to check these out.

Anyway, here we go: the countdown from #10 to #1 of the year:

150. Polkadot Stingray - Ichidaiji (Japanese pop rock)

149. Perry Farrell - Let’s All Pray For This World (post punk)

148. Jesse Palter - TMI (Wouldn’t You Like To Know) (soul)

147. 3 One Oh - Eyes On You (pop rock)

146. Emily Reo - Phosphenes (dreampop)

145. Sigrid - Don't Feel Like Crying (dance pop)

144. Plastic Mermaid - Floating in a Vacuum (dreampop)

143. Big Data - See Through (electro industrial)

142. MIYAVI - No Sleep Til Tokyo (dance punk)

141. The East Pointers - Wintergreen (trad folk)

140. Palehound - Urban Drip (indie rock)

139. Ronnie Tibbs - Sunlight (electropop)

138. Lindsey Stirling feat. Elle King  - The Upside (classical crossover)

137. Montaigne - CHANGE (pop)

136. Friendly Fires - Can’t Wait Forever (nu disco)

135. Black Violin - A Way Home (RnB)

134. harumakigohan - Aster (Japanese vocaloid chip pop)

133. Cassadee Pope - One More Red Light (pop country)

132. Calliope Musicals - Cosmic Poison Arrow (circus carnival psychedelia)

131. Kyle Craft & Showboat Honey - Buzzkill Caterwaul (glam rock)

130. The Infamous Stringdusters - Planets (bluegrass)

129. Mika - The Sound of an Orchestra (pop)

128. Flor - White Noise (indie pop)

127. Versengold - Der Tag, an dem die Götter sich betranken (Pagan folk)

126. The Head and the Heart - Brenda (indie folk rock)

125. Ra Ra Riot - Bitter Conversation (pop rock)

124. Mindy Gledhill - Boo Hoo! (folk pop)

123. Mika - Stay High (pop)

122. I Know Leopard - Evergreen (dreampop)

121. Tredici Bacci - Felicity Grows (Bacharach-channelling art pop)

120. !!! - Serbia Drums (dance punk)

119. Small Talks - Honeydew (indie rock)

118. Royal Teeth - Rivalry (indie pop)

117. Sound of Ceres - Fire Lily (dreampop)

116. Robert Ellis - When You’re Away (trad rock)

115. Sleepwalkers - I Can’t Wait (indie pop)

114. Bleached - Hard To Kill (garage rock)

113. Keane - Stupid Things (soft rock)

112. LukHash - Cassette (chip pop)

111. Stealing Sheep - Girl (experimental pop)

110. PinocchioP - Mei Mei (Japanese vocaloid chip pop)

109. Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band - Caberfae Peaks (jazz fusion)

108. Overcoats - The Fool (indie pop)

107. Rvby My Dear - 10:17 (dreampop)

106. BABYMETAL - Shanti Shanti Shanti (J-pop metal)

105. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Fishing For Fishies (boogie rock)

104. Slayyyter - E-Boy (experimental pop)

103. Holy Ghost! - Slow Burn (nu disco)

102. AURORA - Animal (dreampop)

101. MM9 - When It Kills You (electro industrial)

100. CHAI - THIS IS CHAI (Japanese psych punk)

99. Mono Mind - Sugar Rush (indie pop)

98. The Rocket Summer - Peace Signs (indie rock)

97. MisterWives - Find My Way Home (indie pop)

96. Bruce Hornsby - Take You There (Misty) (orchestral rock)

95. Lana Del Rey - Doin’ Time (psychedelic pop)

94. The Soft Cavalry - The Ever Turning Wheel (dreampop)

93. Andy Black - Westwood Road (pop rock)

92. The Cat Empire - Adelphia (Latin rock)

91. Maps - New Star (dreampop)

90. Kim Petras feat. SOPHIE - 1,2,3 Dayz Up (experimental pop)

89. The Avett Brothers - New Woman’s World (alt country)

88. Of Monsters And Men - Róróró (folk pop)

87. Jade Bird - I Get No Joy (pop rock)

86. Big Wreck - Give Us A Smile (alt rock)

85. Caravan Palace - Supersonics (electroswing)

84. The Western Den - Company (experimental folk)

83. Marika Hackman - Come Undone (alt folk-rock)

82. Kyle Craft & Showboat Honey - She’s Lily Riptide (glam rock)

81. Galactic feat. Boyfriend - Dance At My Funeral (jam rock)

80. BAILEN - Bottle It Up (pop rock)

79. Joyero - Steepest Stairs (experimental pop)

78. Runaway June - The Trouble With This Town (pop country)

77. Vesper Wood - Descend (dark folk)

76. Jadu Heart - Forgotten Ghosts (dreampop)

75. Attaboy - Giving Up The Fight (electropop)

74. AURORA - The Seed (dreampop)

73. AJR - Birthday Party (indie pop)

72. Lady Antebellum - Alright (pop country)

71. Bossy Love - Up All Over Me (bouncestep)

70. The Twang - Went Walking (alt rock)

69. Vampire Weekend - Stranger (indie rock)

68. Biffy Clyro - The Modern Leper (A Celebration of Frightened Rabbit) (indie rock)

67. Blanck Mass - Hush Money (electro industrial)

66. ヨルシカ - だから僕は音楽を辞めた (日本オの インディーロック)

65. Chris Farren - Domain Lapse (indie pop)

64. Polkadot Stingray - Uchoten (Japanese jazz rock)

63. Jade Bird - Love Has All Been Done Before (pop rock)

62. The Faint - Life’s A Joke (electropop)

61. The New Pornographers - The Surprise Knock (indie rock)

60. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds - This Is The Place (pop rock)

59. Boy & Bear - Suck On Light (indie folk rock)

58. Warmland - Sweet & Sour (indie pop)

57. Salvatore Ganacci - Cake (electro house)

56. Bang Bang Romeo - Over My Dead Body (rock and/or roll)

55. Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer - Looking Forward To Leaving (chap hop)

54. Bleached - Somebody Dial 911 (garage rock)

53. Telekinesis - Suburban Streetlight Drunk (power pop)

52. Gaby Moreno & Van Dyke Parks - The Immigrants (baroque pop)

51. The LaFontaines - Anything At All (Scottish hiphop)

50. La Casa Azul - Podría Ser Peor (Spanish nu disco)

49. Geowulf - Lonely (pop rock)

48. IDER - Mirror (folk pop)

47. Cold Water Company - Brothers (trad folk)

46. Kishi Bashi - Summer of ‘42 (psychedelic pop)

45. Little Big - I’m OK (funeral rave)

44. Keane - Love Too Much (pop rock)

43. Cage The Elephant - Skin & Bone (indie rock)

42. Biffy Clyro - All Singing And All Dancing (indie pop rock)

41. Holly Herndon - Eternal (experimental electronica)

40. MISSIO - Rad Drugz (electro rock)

39. Royal Republic - Can’t Fight The Disco (dance rock)

38. Thomas Rhett - Up (pop country)

37. dodie - She (indie folk)

36. Bang Bang Romeo - Cemetery (rock and/or roll)

35. New Found Glory - This Is Me (pop punk cover of yes that song from The Greatest Showman, trust me it works)

34. Charlotte Gainsbourg - Such a Remarkable Day (electro chanson)

33. Liam Gallagher - One of Us (alt rock)

32. Broods - Peach (indie pop)

31. NEEDSHES - Truth Power (Uzbek art rock)

30. Vampire Weekend - This Life (indie rock)

29. Marshmello feat. Chvrches - Here With Me (EDM pop)

28. The Magpie Salute - In Here (blues rock)

27. AURORA - The River (dreampop)

26. Lana Del Rey - Venice Bitch (psychedelic pop)

25. White Reaper - Real Long Time (post punk)

24. Altın Gün - Leyla (Turkish psychedelic rock)

23. Wylder - Ready To Break (folk pop)

22. Joseph - Revolving Door (indie folk)

21. Montaigne - Losing My Mind (indie pop)

20. Dear Boy - Anything At All (shoegaze)

19. Denzel Curry & slowthai - Psycho (experimental hiphop)

18. ViVii - Siv (You & I) (dreampop)

17. Weezer - High As A Kite (indie rock)

16. Sundara Karma - Little Smart Houses (art pop)

15. Sleepwalkers - American Nights (pop rock)

14. Walk Off The Earth - Under A Tree (indie pop)

13. The Pernice Brothers - The Devil & The Jinn (indie folk rock)

12. White Lies - Tokyo (post punk)

11. GIRLI - Friday Night Big Screen (electropop)

10. Warren Dunes - Crosstown Villain (psychedelic pop)

9. Dave - Lesley (UK rap)

8. Barrie - Chinatown (dreampop)

7. whenyoung - In My Dreams (shoegaze)

6. Andrew Bird - Sisyphus (indie folk rock)

5. Moon Taxi - Now’s The Time (indie pop)

4. Half Moon Run - Favourite Boy (indie rock)

3. Vampire Weekend - Harmony Hall (indie pop)

2. ViVii - Suckerpunch (dreampop)

1. Dear Boy - Limelight (new wave)

And there we have it. Sam and my combined #1 of the year would be Harmony Hall from Vampire Weekend (my #3, his #2 of the year). Go see what other crossover we have if you want.

If you want to check them out, and have GPM available to you (e.g. you have a GPM account, or YouTube premium), you can take a look at the playlist here.

Until next year, then, for you. For me, the 2020 music project starts again in 5 days’ time. This is the fifth year in a row of 1000 Albums. I feel confident now that we’ll make it.