#personally I see this as medieval times. Like A was forced to marry B and became penpals with C

[tiny-poems]

Imagine Your OTP #4

Character A is in a dead end relationship with Character B for a reason of your choosing, slowing falling in love with their penpal, Character C.

[horizon-verizon]

I think people misunderstand medieval understanding of "bastard" as the modern understanding of "the" medieval understanding of "bastard". Which is this solid, unchanging, oversimplistic definition or condition of "not born into wedlock" and that's it. As if people had the power to even make it stick to that even in real life European politics.

Yeah, some wanted such a hard definition for their own interests and there were....but real life doesn't conform to human desires very well.

Bastardry is not a biological state. It is a legal identity that people have had many different conditions that changes throughout human history. How do these pre-modern people confirm or witness that the child is the claimed father's? Humans cannot magically understand a child is a man's just by looking at them, our eyes are not microscopes capable of seeing the DNA, much less are we able to--even if our eyes were--of understanding which genes show parentage for comparison. Thereby we always had external tools and practices and social mechanisms to confirm parentage and we always will need such if that is our objective. Like the relationships of the parents to other agents, timing, place, degree of time spent b/t the parents, looks, even the status of the parents and possible candidates of fathers themselves (William the Conqueror)!

The very institution of marriage making so that the medieval/Westerosi wife historically cannot have public lovers or even travel far from her castle like her husband can bc she is not the head of said household and all her "work"--or a huge valued part of it--is in the castle.

"A bastard is a person born out of wedlock! It doesn't matter if a father claims them!"

While yes people try and have tried to use "proven parentage" to define bastard as such, often they are forced to rely on other elements to prove such parentage or to confirm it and make it matter politically, legally--there IS a "becoming" process to bastardry because it is solely dependent of previous sociopolitical conditions such as gender inequality and resource handling in the instituion of Westerosi feudal/general marriage prior to that child's existence.

Like someone on TikTok said, "You can't 'pardon' someone who hasn't been convicted of a crime!" which is an excellent way to quickly describe Rhaenyra's kids' situation: at no point were they ever legally or politically known as "bastards", therefore Viserys (the monarch) had no need to "legitimize" them as Aegon IV did for Daemon Blackfyre and all his other bastards who everyone witnessed born to different mothers than Naerys. Or when Rhaenyra legitimized Corlys' supposed grandsons/sons Alyn and Addam of Hull-turned-Velaryon.

Since often people who argue the bastard thing and use show!Laenor's looks to make a "REALISM" point, I have to point out that REALISTICALLY, HotDLaenor, who is "biracial" and could have looked all manner of ways: could have had all manner and variety of hair textures, skin tones, features, etc. bc of that phenotypical heritage. Laenor could gone even lighter, with much looser curls, than any of his actors. Laena, too. And still, with the actors that we do have, what i will say below would still be true.

If such, by marrying a "white" woman like show!Rhaenyra and impregnating her, their kids can and usually would look very pale or have curlier hair, etc. Yes, ALL of them. Adding to this, Baratheons are knwon to be dark haired even if Rhaenys in the show is not. Which is why HotD insisting on their looks being a dead giveaway and then making Laenor unable to impregnate Rhaenyra being DEFINITE proof is weird and UNREALISTIC. Again, I'm saying that to make as if the looks are a dead ringer is too black-and-white if you want to be "realistic" about it.

Now, I argue myself that bk!Rhaenyra's kids are likely not Laenor's, BUT it doesn't matter to me nor even for the Targs' politics (if Alicent and Otto had not been there, and I say these two and not random/any noble bc yes you very much had real nobles of real life keep such "secrets", look it up or go read) because those kids were never "witnessed" as "bastards". REALISTICALLY, not every lord's son/child is his. It's statistically impossible AND the very socio-political conditions of Westerosi feudal marriage and the inequality of it rather guarantees it--women are human, they will search out comfort even if they come across dangers in it just as Robb with Jeyne Westerling or Cersei x Jaime getting it on.

[sansacherie]

how are you feeling about the upcoming season 2? are you looking forward to it? i always think of that post you made saying that whenever i miss the show i'm really just missing alicent. i'd like to enjoy the show and i'd like to see more of alicent, but i can't feel much more than dread because i don't have any faith that they will treat alicent in a fair way. i really appreciate having mutuals like you who see how impressionable the audience is against alicent and how much more forgiveness the narrative has for its men than its women (esp green women)

hmm yes and no 😭😅

i'm invested in alicent. because despite the writers' approach, the intentional/unintentional, i failed to hate alicent, or even feel sorry for her in the the way some sanctimonious viewers do, full of cold and distant pity which enables no real empathy or understanding. i became invested in alicent, and i loved her.

but at the same time - no. she's not the only reason, but she is a big one. i dread the way they're going to approach her in s2 because it's a good chance its not going to be fair, or at least they're not going to be fair if rhaenyra or team black looks bad in the process.

like one of the reasons i'm not looking forward to it is because of alicent deciding to crown aegon because it was "viserys' wishes". because of this i know there are people hoping that later when rhaenyra holds the capital she'll tell alicent that he meant something else entirely different. and the cynic in me would be like why would anyone believe that anyway? honestly it would look like rhaenyra attempting some form of legitimacy. but by then why should alicent care? so viserys believed in a prophecy. so did his descendant rhaegar targaryen and he ruined so many lives just like viserys, including a 14-16 year old girl while he was at it!

just because they believed in prophecies doesn't mean they were right or interpreted it correctly. doesnt give them the right to play with other people's lives like that.

another reason why i dislike it is that the change took away a lot of the complexities that came with the green coup. i don't have a problem acknowledging the sexism that plays a factor. but alicent is also someone who long before she was forced to accept the realities of her children supported rhaenyra's claim and who told rhaenys targaryen she should have been queen. maybe one can say she was just trying to soften rhaenys and maybe that was partly influencing her but at the same time honestly she didn't HAVE to say it. like she could have just told rhaenys the cold facts of the situation and left it at that.

but there are people in this universe who don't think a woman should rule even if she is the undeniable rightful heir and will go for a male option even if his claim is so weak it's a joke. like the male cousins who tried to contest jeyne arryn's rule for example even though she was her father's only surviving child. alicent isn't like that. but she also isn't going to ignore her son's rights which is just catelyn stark coded aka most medieval noble women. the thing about book alicent for example when people call her ambitious is that alicent wasn't really asking for anything more? the expectation for most noble women outside of dorne (and even in dorne there are still some houses where sons inherit before daughters)!) is that their firstborn sons will inherit their father's lands/castles. i remember reading a while ago someone on here saying alicent should have been content with her children being princes/princesses because if she married into another house they wouldn't be royal. and that irked me (not the person who said it) because i would take this take more seriously if viserys organised strong matches for them. but of course he didn't because of a) targaryen blood purity and b) subconsciously to prevent alicent building a cause but in that case maybe viserys shouldn't have bloody remarried! it's that simple. but then again this is the same man who didn't see the holes in the jace-helaena betrothal so who knows.

so yes ultimately alicent did "usurp" rhaenyra partly because of sexist notions (sons v daughters) but at the same time rhaenyra's inheritance exists on the whims of a man! i just can't help but think rhaenyra might have been more interesting in a story where she decided to challenge aegon's claim simply because she was older and wanted to be queen, maybe arguing that just as aegon the conqueror took the realm with dragons she can take the iron throne because she has more than the green faction/her brother.

and going back to alicent she defies the wishes of said man for her children! viserys is/was her husband so she should obey his will but instead she will crown aegon anyway and defy her husband's wishes. people lose out on that because they're too busy being pissed about rhaenyra.

these writers don't deserve alicent

[saintbehemoth]

1 and 21 for the violence asks!

ty for the ask!🧚🏻‍♀️

1 the character everyone gets wrong

difficult question….. daemon? he’s not some conniving machiavellian with plans for the throne. he had ample time to position himself as heir or king so that fact that he didn’t speaks volumes. he didn’t marry rhaenyra at first opportunity. in canon he also imo didn’t groom her outside of the inherent grooming present in incestuous relationships. he would never kill the velaryon boys to place his own sons higher in the line of succession….. like categorically he did not do that! that’s not in his character! he has a complicated relationship with literally every other person, and often i see people flatten it into a strange burning hatred of viserys, or alicent, or rhaenyra’s kids, etc.

also it drives me up the wall when people say he’s a psychopathic violent despot because he founded the goldcloaks which people equate with modern police forces and their abuses of power. i find it’s just a really disingenuous, ignorant interpretation of a medieval world and daemon’s role within it - like in asoiaf there was no justice or peacekeeping for peasants in KL before the goldcloaks. iirc f&b says he cut off the hands of thiefs and executed rapists which is. you know. certainly a form of retributive justice that wasn’t available for poor people before. not to say the goldcloaks are shining pillars of society or anything but they fill a narrative function that is not equal to modern police

21 part of canon you think is overhyped

this might be a strange answer but honestly, characterisation in f&b. like NO ONE has any real depth (because of the nature of a historical annal) but the way fandom talks about f&b you’d think there were diary entries in there 💀 all characters in hotd have been fleshed out and it’s entirely for the better. only copying f&b would have been so boring and one dimensional

[gallavich-headcanon]

anon, dear, i hope you're doing good! i might be in the brain goo - still, bear with me on the being comprehensible part -, but a) you asked for headcanons and b) you're my favourite person to contemplate with, so you'll be my victim tonight-

so, i know you've said somewhere you're not a big fan of time pieces, BUT-

i've read a lot (like. A LOT.) of medieval-ish things the last couple days and spotify graced me with a shitton of ukrainian music today, and now all i can think about is this tradition they got in ukraine in july where they gather around a fire, take their loved ones by the hand, and if they stay locked while jumping over the fire they they'll have a long and happy relationship (bonus: you can do this with friends for health and good fortune, too). they have this other thing, too, where the unmarried women bind wildflowers to wreaths, then set them on a river or pond or whatever to see who'll get married soon (if your wreath flows without problems and moves a bit it's you), and their significant others try to guess which wreath is their girl's and they tryna fish it out-

and listen, listen, i KNOW it probably doesn't make much sense, and i have not thought this through 'till the end, but i need irish ian to somehow end up in ukraine and in the hands and care of mandy, who tries to teach him their ways and their language, because he's kind and sweet, too - and maybe she first hopes he's her wildcard out of her life until she gets to know he's gay? -, and somehow she gets mickey involved in her little social project and she tries very hard to make him be nice to ian, long story short, they all go to the festivities together, get a little drunk maybe and do their little traditions. while it's a rite for the women, i bet mandy'd force him to bind a wreath, still. and maybe she already knows there's something going on between him and her brother and she schemes some more to make mickey fish ian's out of the water, i don't know, my brain doesn't cooperate properly.

bonus lore- iirc they have this magic flower they set out to search at some point, too, as it's said to grant its finder some sort of power, so, just please, mickey and ian having an excuse to disappear in the woods for hours without anybody asking questions.

i only just now realised it's actually a full on au, but i'll send it over anyway, because it's juvenile and mostly lighthearted and i needed to bother someone with it. much love! thanksokaybye.

Hello my darling! My brain is also gooey possibly because it's late though. Perfect time to be your victim of choice!

Disclaimer- I don't really have anything about historical stories, it's just the homophobia of it all, you know? Like I enjoy some angst as much as the next person, but knowing they can't get married and will have to live partially in secret if not in the closet just... spoils it for me. I'm a comfort first, angst second kinda girl, but I also don't want it to be completely unrealistic. (also I need Mickey to be a southside shit talker) So I tend to skip those fics. now that that's out of the way, I'm ready for yours!

FIRST OF ALL I am a sucker for Mickey speaking Ukrainian. I really wish we got that in canon. AND IAN TRYING TO LEARN THAT FOR HIM 💔💔💔💔

they gather around a fire, take their loved ones by the hand, and if they stay locked while jumping over the fire they they'll have a long and happy relationship -> oh my god are you kidding me this sounds so fucking magical!

Okay what if Ian is like injured or something and Mandy finds him, and hides him until he can get better and Mickey is suspicious and follows her one day?

and maybe she already knows there's something going on between him and her brother and she schemes some more to make mickey fish ian's out of the water -> mmm how about yes yes and yes!!!

This is so fucking sweet. I want Ian in a flower crown Mandy made him! and maybe it's too small to his giant head and his looks funny and Mickey teases him and eventually that flower crown mysteriously finds it's way to Mickey's head. because that's what flower crowns do.

Them just walking in the forest and talking for hours. Maybe they find a job for Ian that gets them to hang out and Mickey teaches him Ukrainian?

NOSHO please send any and all AU / thoughts / headcanons always and forever!

[andrea-lyn]

The Recs (Less Travelled)

I’m excited to bring you the first installment of my ‘roads less travelled’ recs! I will be doing another round of this, probably once the Ted Lasso fic tag hits about 25 pages, and then I’ll also grab a couple more fandoms to collect in there! 

The Rules:

Each fandom/pairing was sorted on Archive of Our Own by completed works. Anything recced here was not in the first ten pages when sorted by kudos at the time of reccing. There may be some more well-known authors on this list, but the specific fics I’ve picked are ones that didn’t crack that top ten or just didn’t get much traction and I think deserve it, so hopefully I have also balanced it out with other under the radar (and still great!) works. As ever, I have a pinned post of my other recs (none have been duplicated from there), so you can also check those out! Under the cut you’ll find 10 recs in each fandom for:

Raven Cycle

Roswell New Mexico

The Old Guard

Inception

Star Trek (mainly Kirk/McCoy)

The Raven Cycle

savor all the little pieces by littlelionvanz

“Since when do you garden?”

Ronan snorted, “Since I grew up on a fucking farm, genius. Jesus who gave you permission to pursue higher education.”

the old grip of the familiar by littleseal

"There is a single black feather and a printed out picture of Gansey, Blue and Cheng standing in front of some fucking monument Ronan didn’t care enough to remember the name of. Gansey sent it to Ronan’s phone some time ago, but it sat in his messages until Adam picked it up and grinned at it so hard that, one afternoon later, Ronan cursed and kicked and glared his old printer back to life in order to print it out.

Fuck, he thinks, I’m in love with a hoarder."

Adam collects things. Ronan is in love with him.

No Sweeter Innocence Than Our Gentle Sin by gansey_is_our_king

Ronan Lynch has wanted to kiss Adam Parrish for a long time.

(alternately titled: four times that Ronan could have kissed Adam)

Cheers to Another Seven Years! by skyermirth

Adam left Henrietta for Harvard and never returned. Now, seven years has passed, and an unexpected work assignment has brought him back to a place and people he hardly recognizes.

Row, row, row your boat by emmerrr

“What. Why are you smiling at me,” he says suspiciously.

Adam shrugs. “You’re cute.”

“I’m not cute, I’m terrifying.”

“Terrifyingly cute,” Adam says.

and now the world is ours to take / and every single move is ours to make by thatlittleblackcat

"Adam was the scientist, Ronan was the data, and Orphan Girl was the key that explained the strange outliers that Ronan presented, his previously unexplainable actions."

//

Adam sorts out his feelings, Ronan helps him, Gansey is the number one dad friend, Blue is the number one mom friend and Henry tries to make Ronan smile. Otherwise known as the story of how Orphan Girl became Opal.

All These Things You Make Me Feel by SilverOpals394

It was late. Adam could feel the long day catching up to him as he left Boyd’s, all his energy exhausted. When he started his car, the tape deck whirred to life once more. He sighed and raised his hand to turn it off, but before he did a soft melody began to play.

AU in which the mixtape Ronan made for Adam only plays the murder squash song until Adam realizes he's in love with Ronan, too.

Ways to Communicate by Jalules

Blue Sargent reflects on an early memory (and gets busy with her boyfriends.)

(The two things are related, trust me.)

Hold Me Closer, I'm Safe in Your Arms by actuallyronanlynch

“You wanna tell me why I had to hear from Henry Cheng that my boyfriend was at the hospital?” Adam hissed, though his voice wasn’t as acidic as it could’ve been. Ronan took small victories where he could.

“You don’t have a cellphone,” Ronan pointed out flatly. “It’s not like I could’ve gotten a hold of you.”

arts and crafts and the inevitability of death by sunshineinthestorm

Adam comes to the public library in search of a study spot, not a boyfriend. 

But it must be his lucky day—because he ends up with a bit of both.

 Roswell New Mexico

a conversation between insignificant others by Bellakitse

“Hey…have you noticed that our boyfriends are madly in love with each other?"

“You noticed that too, huh,” she answers dryly, letting out a huff of reluctant amusement.

***

Forrest and Maria share a drink and a conversation and start a friendship.

Own Personal Hell by BeStillMySlashyHeart

Now that Isobel's getting the hang of her telekinesis, Michael decides to test out his telepathic abilities. It backfires. Badly. Now Michael's trapped inside his own mind and only one person can break him out.

Drop the Hammer by brightloveee

Max makes a new friend at the shooting range, who turns out to be even more bad-ass than he expected.

(Takes place mid-S1)

Boys Like You by forgadgetsandgizmos

Curly, dirty blond hair (the mere description ‘curly’ felt like an injustice) twisted in every direction off his head, a sharp contrast with the scruff darkening his strong jawline and scowl-ridden face.

Alex made a mental note to compliment Maria on her excellent taste in men.

—

Or, Alex has coffee with Maria's one-night stand, a man who he definitely does not have a crush on.

let's exchange the experience by lostin_space

Michael decides they need to quarantine.

OR

Michael floods Alex with love and care over and over and over.

This Is Hardcore by Anonymous

Michael makes a proposal. Alex accepts. Michael wonders what the hell he’s gotten himself into.

i don't know what to think (but i think of supernovas) by Milzilla

michael discovers that the console can talk. then, he discovers it can do far more than that.

iridescence on skin by Lire_Casander

In a world where (almost) everyone has a tattoo on their right wrist with one set of coordinates that point to the place where their soulmate is born, Alex thought he wouldn't be any different. He couldn't be more mistaken.

He has two.

The Real Thing by elliebird

Max checks on Michael the morning after Michael saves Max’s ass from Wyatt Long and his dumbass buddies. He sees more than he’s supposed to.

Written for a Tumblr anon who one of their friends walking in on them or anyone of them finding out about Michael and Alex in an interesting way 

Sundering by romancandles 

“You know it was just an Air Force balloon, right?” says Alex.

Michael smirks. “That’s what they want you to think,” he says, with a wink.

The Old Guard

Peer Reviewed by ishandahalf

[From:] Journal of Medieval Studies (jms.eds@jms.com)

[Subject:] Ad-hoc note from the editor

I have noticed an uncommon level of animosity in your responses to your reviewers (or rather, one reviewer in particular). I am writing to ask if you would please do your best to keep your interactions civil. In fairness, I have also sent a similar request to the reviewer you seem to have this friction with. I trust you will both try and remain more professional in the future.

Again, thank you for submitting your work to this journal.

Sincerely,

James Copley, PhD

Editor-in-Chief

Journal of Medieval Studies

An (accidental) academic epistolary romance as (inadvertently) documented via a (theoretically) rigorously blinded peer review process.[citation needed]

third for a word and the song keeps going Macremae

It was honestly shaping up to be a pretty uneventful year before the Vatican got on Nicky’s bad side.

Or: three times in 2008 that the team genuinely thought about killing Nicky if only to get him to shut up about the changes to the Catholic English Mass and his unrelenting opinions on them, and one time Nile did.

Apex Predators In Island Ecosystems (Freeman et al., in press) by Sixthlight

Palaeobotany PhD student Nile Freeman and her supervisor Joe al-Kaysani are invited to billionaire Stephen Merrick’s new project – a theme park full of cloned dinosaurs. What could possibly go wrong?

This Rough Magic by Marivan

When Joe came to Scotland to study the sea, he did not expect to also encounter a beautiful man claiming that A. he’s a selkie and B. they’re married because Joe picked up his scarf.

It sounds like a fairy tale and that’s a problem. Because Joe’s a scientist. And selkies don’t exist.

Wars for the broken by Yuliares

Five years into his exile, Booker is joined by a companion he never expected to meet. Together, they try to work on healing.

Sometimes they go down to the sewers just so she can scream and scream. “I like to hear it echo,” she explains. “Underwater, you can’t hear anything. Here, at least I can be heard.”

“I don’t feel like a warrior anymore,” she tells him, throwing bread crumbs at pigeons. “I feel broken.”

“You’re still a warrior,” he says roughly. “This is still fighting.”

a good (eighth) impression by deanniker

Over the next few months, Joe runs into Nicky every so often at the farmer’s market. Some weekends Nicky doesn’t make it, because of his work schedule - Joe doesn’t understand it because he doesn’t ask, though he does start to recognize when one of those missing weekends is coming up because Nicky will stock up on things with longer shelf-life. When they do run into each other, they make small talk and move through the stalls together.

Joe doesn’t mention it to Lykon when he stops by, because it is kind of weird, that Lykon’s ex-boyfriend texts Joe things like - If you’re here, the apples look particularly good this week and thank you for that recipe, I did not know what I was going to do with that much couscous

Or,

Joe wouldn't usually consider starting anything with his best friend's ex, but as long as they keep it casual, it shouldn't be weird... right?

get back to where you once belonged by tenderjock

Nile takes a sip of her cappuccino and closes her eyes.

(Booker and Nile get that coffee. Life happens, along the way.)

a house; a home by mehm

“Is this a kidnapping?” Joe asks as Nicky checks both their seat belts. “Like, I don’t mind. It’s just not quite what I expected for my birthday.”

In which Joe gets a birthday surprise, because that’s the stuff you have time for when you and the love of your life become mortal at the same time.

the ties that bind by damaskrose

“There’s a story I heard many times,” Andy begins, “in the Mediterranean. Threads of fate and three sisters. One to spin, one to measure, and one to cut.”

Clutter And Croutons by flawedamythyst

Joe and Nicky have an argument, and then Nicky talks to Nile about what it really means to be in a relationship for 900 years.

Inception

My Big Fat Slightly Annoying Wedding by jibrailis

Arthur and Eames elope for ~tax reasons. Certain people in their lives are not happy at the lack of a wedding.

Remember Sydney by pathera

When Eames shambles into the safe house outside of London, he finds a red light blinking on the phone.

For the inception_kink prompt:

Arthur is on a plane which is about to crash. No way anyone is going to survive. Instead of panicking he calmly calls the team's office and gets the answering machine. He hangs up before the plane crashes.

Give me Arthur's last message to the team.

 (TW: Character Death / Angst)

Of Such Deceitfulness and Suavity by delires

In which emotions manifest themselves in unusual ways.

YO, K2tog (it's like a code) by lazulisong

“Oh my God,” moans Arthur. “I’ve paid less for Somnacin. Good Somnacin.” A horrible thought strikes him. “How much is the yarn --”

“I want you to have an unguarded reaction,” Eames tells him, and pulls him up from the floor.

(They run an extraction on a knitter.)

hit the ground running by orphan_account

"I travelled halfway around the world for you. I dealt with the French for you."

Valley by wldnst

It's an old story: a knight, a prince, a kingdom in peril.

If This Is Rain Let It Fall On Me and Drown Me by Brangwen

We used to be so brave, Eames thought. Of the two of them, Arthur had always been the more fearless.

a gentle familiarity by jollypuppet

Two weeks later, Eames is on his doorstep with bad Italian takeout and a grin, and Arthur tells him he can sleep on the couch.

Your Crisis Cannot Be Completed As Dialed by sevenimpossiblethings

Arthur doesn't do snow, Ariadne is determined to be as Midwestern as possible, and blizzards make cell phone service unreliable.

Let’s Say I Do (I Do) by xsilverdreamsx

There were, perhaps some things worse that this, Arthur thinks, as he glares at the letter in his hand with his name printed clearly in bold ink, indicating his presence in two weeks for his esteemed marriage to one William H. Eames, III, at St. Catherine's Church in London, England.

Star Trek (predominantly Kirk/McCoy)

Show the World That Something Good Can Work by knune

Leonard McCoy is a doctor, not a personal assistant, and maybe that's why he can't stand working for Jim Kirk.

It's in the little things by winterover

Bones is bemused by a persistent secret admirer.

"Wedding" Away with It by pendrogon

One morning, Bones wakes up and he's single. By the same afternoon, he's married to Jim Kirk for Arbitrary Fic Reasons(TM).

How Long Will You Stay (For Your Whole Life) by withthepilot

Jim Kirk, deputy director of the Enterprise parks and recreation department, sees all of his hard work fall to pieces when budget specialist Leonard McCoy arrives from the state capital to cut Jim's budget and threaten the livelihoods of his colleagues. But thanks to a major parks project, Leonard finds a place in the department, as well as in Jim's life—and when all is said and done, Jim doesn't want him to leave.

All-Time Favorite by mardia

What to do when your best friend suddenly starts making new friends. 

Joy Ride by Cards_Slash

While running for their lives from an alien species Kirk had accidentally enraged, they come across a car. And well, if you were to come across a car while being chased by aliens that wanted you dead, and you possessed some lingering knowledge of how to drive a car similar to said car, you would have decided to drive it toward the nearest cliff too.

Also a gunfight.

Syncytia by epistolic

He’d signed up for Starfleet on an impulse, but Starfleet meant James Tiberius Kirk: the first – and second, and third, and fourth – big mistake of Leonard McCoy’s life.

Renovation by canistakahari

Jim has a whammy put on him by an alien death ray and he suddenly craves domesticity. He's crazy with longing to shop at space!Ikea and get potted bamboo and he starts looking into adopting AND HE HATES HIMSELF AND CANNOT CONTROL THE SHIT. Luckily, McCoy is drunk all the time and plays house.

17:08 by butterflycell

She'd watched the news holos with a sick feeling, searching for information that was completely obvious in its absence. Amidst the reports of the the Enterprise's miraculous recovery and the damages sustained, there had been next to nothing about the crew or her captain. Jim had been mentioned only in passing, his name shied away from as his first officer limited interaction to the bare essentials.

The Honey of Hybla by shrift

"Bones, prepare to be my date."

[mcyt-amber-tftsmp]

𝐑𝐮𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐨𝐮 {𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐱 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫}

Request?: none

Character: Ranbutler (For the sake of the story let's name him Mark since we don't know his name!)

Side Character(s): Niki Nihachu, Captain Puffy and the SBI family + Kristen and Tubbo!

Story-type: slightly platonic but mostly romantic and a bit of angst but not so much!

Story Length: 5100 words

AU or Not: Basically an AU that has nothing to do with a red egg or Sir Billiam's constant complaining smh

Time Period: Medieval sort of Au! Technically he same time as the Masquerade but of course that doesn't exist cause if it did I would be making an omelette!

Plot Summary: You are the princess of a very wealthy kingdom known as Y/K/N (Your Kingdom's Name) and the only daughter who is basically being forced to marry a prince from a different kingdom but you happen to love a certain butler and plan to leave it all.

Small Info: Both you and Ranbutler are 18 in this story cause why not?

Keywords:

Y/N = Your Name L/N = Last Name B/N = Brother's Name Y/F/C = Your Favorite Color Y/K/N = Your Kingdom's Name R/K/N = Random Kingdom's Name F/N = Father's Name M/N = Mother's Name

Trigger Warning:

- Very strict parents - Mentions of arranged marriage - My very poor writing skills plus English (Fun fact: when i talk I speak good English but write poor English for some ungodly reason smh!)

Normal Warning: Huge as heck Oneshot!

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Third Person Point of View~

You woke up to the sun coming through your window and light yet slightly loud sound of knocking coming from outside of your door. Yous lowly sat up from your bed as you heard a voice coming from your room.

"Your highness are you awake?" You heard Niki, your personal maid and good friend call you from outside.

"Yes Niki I am awake." You said as you saw the door slowly open to reveal a woman with black hair with blonde highlights in the front, Niki.

"Good morning your Highness. I hope I didn't wake you or disturb you." She said in an apologetic tone as you shook your head.

"It's alright Niki. You didn't wake me up or disturb me and you do know you can call me Y/N right?" You asked as you got up from your bed and went over to get ready.

"I know I am still trying to get used to it since I have to call 'Your Highness' in front of your parents. Oh! I also have to help you with getting you ready today!" Niki said as she went over to help you.

This made you slightly curious as to why. Normally you would get ready with no problem unless there was a guest or some formal event that you have to look good and everything. To be honest you didn't like this life at all and just wanted a normal life.

"Is there a reason for this?" You asked as she slightly shrugged.

"I am not really sure why Your High- I mean Y/N. Though I did hear from your father that there may be another family coming from a distant Kingdom." Niki said which made you even more curious.

You had many questions as to why all of a sudden another family is coming from a different Kingdom but the one thing which was coming in your head was the idea of a an arranged marriage. You shuddered at the thought cause you didn't want to marry someone you never met before or gotten close to.

"And done! You look very pretty!" Niki said as she finished helping you get ready. It was just a simple but elegant Y/F/C dress. You smiled at Niki as you thanked her. At that right moment there was another knock from the open door which revealed to be a boy with heterochromatic red and green eyes and slightly messy brown hair slightly covering his left side of his forehead who happened to be Mark, your butler.

"I hope I am not interrupting anything Your Highness..." Mark asked as you shook your head with a smile.

"No you aren't Mark and what did I say about calling me that? You know you can call me Y/N right?" You said.

"Sorry Y/N. I am still trying not to call you that when your parents aren't around. Oh and your parents are calling you for breakfast." He said as you smiled with small giggle.

"It's alright Mark. I understand." You said and before you could go you heard him say, "Y-you look very beautiful today Y/N." This technically caused you to blush a bit.

"Thank you Mark. You are very kind." You said as you headed towards the dining room where your parents were waiting for you to join them.

Once you were out of earshot and basically out of sight, Mark face palmed at what he just blurted out of his big mouth and was mentally trying not to beat himself up for that. He was going to be honest about having feelings for you. Niki looked at Mark who was currently red in the face.

"You okay?" Niki asked him as Mark nodded.

"Yes I am okay just not sure what to do. I mean what's the point in liking someone when you know you can never get them to love you back and the fact that she's a princess and I am just a mere butler..." Mark said as he looked down at the pristine marble floors as Niki patted him on the back.

"Hey come on! Cheer up! You never know if she likes you back or not. I mean she doesn't really like the entire royal life much to be honest." Niki said as Mark nodded.

He knew this before but he really didn't have much of a chance. He and you would talk a lot and became very good friends and this lead him to have feelings for you. He kept somewhat of his hopes up but then again it was still a one in a million chance at this point.

"Come on! We have to get ready for the guests coming from another kingdom!" Niki said bringing the butler's attention as they went their ways.

Your Point of View~

Breakfast was quiet. Normally it would be me taking with my brother, B/N but of course my brother got married and has gone for his honeymoon. He was to be honest knew about my crush on Mark and has supported me but I knew my parents would forbid it if I told them. As I was thinking my mother spoke up.

"How are you doing my sweet daughter?" My mother said as I quickly swallowed the food in my mouth.

"I am doing well mother. Is there something I should know about for today?" I asked as my father set down his cup of tea.

"Well as you should know that a family from a kingdom is coming. They are from R/K/N Kingdom. You know the prince of that Kingdom right? I believe his name happens to be Prince Jason?" He said as I nodded. I have heard of the name yet I never talked to him at all cause I wasn't so interested in talking to other families much.

((Author: I know very vague name! 'Jason'! Like bruh! xD at least it ain't good as Mark! LOL))

"Well we are planning on making an arranged marriage between you two." My father said as my eyes widened at his words. No way in hell am I getting married to someone.

"I am not getting married to someone I have never met properly!" I said snapping a little and I knew I would regret doing this as my parents glared at me.

"That's not how you speak to your father young lady." MY mother spoke to me as i looked down at my lap still feeling frustrated.

"This is best for the kingdom and you will be getting married whether you like it or not and just so you know you will be getting married to him after five days. The prince himself has already agreed to this" My father said as I fought back tears.

I seriously didn't want to get married to prince Jason. I barely knew him and I knew I wouldn't be married to him by love but just because I got forced to do this. I just want to run away from this life.

Timeskip brought to you by me simping~

I waited beside my father and mother as we waited for the family of R/K/N Kingdom. I looked behind me to see Niki giving me a smile of reassurance. I looked at Mark who gave me a smile and a thumbs up. I smiled back at them and looked in front quickly.

I was blushing after seeing Mark. To be honest i loved his smile. It always made my day. I was snapped out of my thoughts when our Advisor announced that the family has arrived. I looked to see the door open to reveal the Queen, King and Prince of the other Kingdom and followed my parents to greet them.

"I am so glad you could join us with your lovely family King Etienne." My father started as they shook hands.

"I am glad to join you as well King F/N. This must be your daughter Y/N am I right?" King Etienne said as he looked at me. I curtsied as I greeted him.

"Yes I am Your Majesty." I said as he chuckled.

"No need for formalities as you will be marrying off my youngest son, Jason here." He said as he gestured to the blonde boy with brown eyes who came forward to meet me.

"It's lovely to make your acquaintance Princess." He said as he smirked.

"Likewise." I said trying not to feel irritated with him.

"Looks like our children will be getting along just fine. Don't you think so M/N?" Queen Aliyah asked as my mother nodded.

"Why don't we talk more at lunch. You must all look exhausted after traveling. Come along I will show you to your rooms." My father said and before I could go Prince Jason stopped me by taking my hand and kissing it.

"I will see your around Princess" He said to me in a flirty tone as he walked towards the rest. I seriously hated him even more.

((Author: Anyone wanna kill of Jason with me? Only me? Okay!))

Ranbutler's/Marks' Point of View~

As I saw that bloody prince kiss the palm of Y/N's hand I gritted my teeth in slight anger and jealousy. I seriously couldn't stand and watch this anymore.

"I can't look at this anymore..." I said walking away fast from the place without anyone noticing but of course Niki did and was coming behind me.

"Mark wait!" I heard Niki whisper yelling but I just continued to walk but I gradually stopped and leaned to my side against a wall as I wiped my face. It hurt a lot and Niki who finally caught up saw the distraught in my eyes.

"Mark look at me. Please?" She said as I slowly looked at her. She looked worried and I hated seeing this. I looked away and at the floor.

"Am I really this much of a bad friend that doesn't want her to get married to that prince just because I love her?" I ask fighting back tears as Niki hugged me.

"No you aren't and you will never be a bad friend because of that. She loves you no matter what alright? Good!" Niki said as I wiped my face.

"Thank you sister." I said as she nodded.

"Anytime little brother!" She said as I followed her.

I basically knew the rest of the five days starting from tomorrow would be something which I hate cause I have to see Y/N and that Prince nearly hanging out everyday because King F/N. God I am gonna go through such a huge roller coaster and am not gonna love it.

Third Person Point of View~

The five days seemed to have been passing by pretty quick. Prince Jason and Princess Y/N would be hanging out most of their time. Of course it wasn't Y/N's idea to talk to him but she had to since his father and mother were not going to leave her be without talking to him.

Y/N would mostly make small talk wit the Prince while the Prince would boast around most of his time and would just go on and on while Y/N just listened. She seriously didn't enjoy talking to him like how she enjoys talking with Mark.

Meanwhile with Mark and Niki, they seriously did not like the Prince at all. The royal family may not know it but the Prince has been really demanding towards Niki and the other maids and those maids did not like them either along with the butlers that are here around the castle.

The most mistreated butler here by Jason was Mark. Jason would always do something and apologize but he and a few people knew besides the the Kings and Queens that he meant to do that but of course they had no power and if they did something of course it might lead to some sort of punishment.

This has been going on for four days straight and at this point all the maids and butlers disliked Jason and knew that Princess Y/N did too but they all knew she had no choice.

The fifth day rolled by and Y/N would be getting married after the fifth day and she knew she had no time to get out of this. She had already accepted her fate which was to get married to Jason as she had no choice.

But... a certain maid had other plans. A risky one but she knew that it would work out well and she set her plan into motion without anyone's knowledge.

Y/N's Point of View~

It was the fifth day and it was two hours till midnight. I knew I had no choice and no plans of escaping this. I sat on my bed with my nightgown on. I looked at the clock to see it was 10 o' clock at night. I can't believe this was happening and I couldn't even tell Mark how much I loved him way more than a friend. My thoughts were broken when a knock came through my door.

"Come in..." I faintly said as I heard the door open. I looked up to see it was Mark.

He came towards me and I motioned for him to sit beside me. He slowly sat down on the bed and there was a moment of silence between us. It would have lasted longer but Mark had spoken up to break the silence.

"So... I guess you are getting married tomorrow huh..." He said in a neutral voice as I nodded.

"Seems so..." I said and there was silence once again. In those silent moments I randomly started to tear up.

"Mark... I don't want to get married tomorrow to Prince Jason..." I said as my voice slightly broke as tears feel down my face.

"Why not? I mean Prince Jason is a really nice guy and would treat you well..." You heard Mark trail off but you did notice his tone was different. Was it that he was sad? You brushed it off.

"Mark listen. I don't love him at all! I don't want to be with someone I barely know and love! Jason is that person I barely know and love. I love someone else but I don't even know anymore..." I said wiping my face. I hated this so much yet I have no choice.

Before I could do anything else, I felt two hands cup my cheek and felt a pair of lips meet mine. Before I knew it, Mark was kissing me. It was passionate and loving. He broke away from it and had a face of worry and quickly stood up.

"I-I am r-really s-sorry Y/N I-I didn't mean to-" I cut him off by kissing him while standing on tippy toes and bringing him slightly closer.

((Author: Don't get any ideas please! Or I will go shoot shoot on that dirty mind of y'alls! 😃🔫 Be careful! Now shoo!))

Ranbutler's/Mark's Point of View~

I was in shock cause SHE was kissing ME! I kissed her back. The kiss was long and passionate and didn't really last that long since we had to break away for air. At this point both our faces were red from blushing.

"I guess that person who you love is me...?" I asked as she nodded hugging me.

"Yeah it is." She said sighing not letting me go.

"I love you Mark." She continued as I kissed the top of her hair.

"I love you too. I don't want you to marry that Prince..." I said as she nodded.

"I don't want to either Mark but we have no plan to escape this easily and I don't know how to either." She said.

It was true we had no plan and if we escaped without a plan it would be very difficult. Gosh I wished we had a plan or we could have escaped smoothly. My thought was broken by someone coughing and we both looked in a panic to see who it was and luckily it was just Niki.

"Be ready 12 o' clock at night. Pack a few things and especially wear a cloak to hide yourselves. Don't question cause I am getting you two out of here." Niki said as she left.

Y/N and I looked at the door trying to process what just happened but understood. We did as she said and got ready. When it was 12 at midnight Niki set her plan into action.

"Come with me you two. I know a friend who can get you out of here with no issue. But be very quiet." She said as we followed her through the halls as quiet as possible.

She led us down a secret tunnel which was unknown to everyone accept her but of course me and Y/N know about this. After minutes of walking we were outside but near the docks. I looked around to notice a huge ship docked nearby with a person leaning against the wall of the ship.

"Is this it Niki?" I asked as Y/N stood beside me adjusting her cloak and hood to not get noticed. Niki nodded.

"Yep!" She said walking towards the ship as we followed.

When we came a little closer, the owner of the ship was revealed to be a woman who was half ram and had half white and brown fluffy hair up to their waist. She smiled as she looked at us and shook my hand.

"Captain Puffy at your service! I am guessing you are Mark and Princess Y/N?" She asked as we nodded.

"Yes but please call me Y/N Puffy. No need for formalities." Y/N said with a smile as Puffy nodded.

"Alright! Right this way." She said leading Y/N and me to get on the ship.

Before I did that I stopped to look at Niki who had a sad smile on her face. I was going to miss her a lot. She is my sister and it will be hard leaving her.

"I will miss you brother. Please take care." She said giving me a quick hug as I hugged back and nodded.

"I will sister. Do the same." I said as I got on the ship and it set sailed.

I looked out at sea and my sister who was waving farewell. I waved back along with Y/N. At this point I didn't care about anything other than what was going to happen now. I just hoped things don't go downhill when they find out the Princess had run away.

Niki's Point of View~

I quickly went back to the castle using the secret route I always used to meet Puffy. It was going to be a matter of time in the morning when the king and queen and the other royal family found out that Y/N was missing. I already had an excuse for my brother which is fool proof. Right now I was going to get some sleep and wake up tomorrow.

The Next Morning~

I woke up as early as I could and I saw the other maids and butlers preparing the food and other things for the arranged marriage today. I was the one who knew the entire marriage thing was going to go down real fast.

I went with the Queen to 'wake up Y/N' for the big day today. At this point no one has asked about Mark or where he is other than the butlers and maids but I told them that he was sick and had to leave for home. As I was thinking the Queen spoke up.

"Where is Mark today anyways? I haven't seen him since morning and he normally wake up early." She said.

"He was really sick so he had to leave for home later in the morning." I said as she nodded.

"I am glad he left to take care of himself and so my daughter doesn't get ill on her wedding day." The Queen said as we stood out of Y/N's room.

"Y/N! It's time to wake up for your big day!" The Queen called out but as expected from me, no answer.

"Y/N?" She said as she opened the door to reveal no one was there.

The Queen had a look of panic and me being the good actor I am had the same look of panic. We looked around everywhere. Even Prince Jason and his family looked around but couldn't find her. The King even went to town to ask around but of course no one saw her.

At this point no one suspected it to be Mark or had any suspicions of it. They didn't even suspect a thing from me since I acted out pretty well. The other maids and butlers were worried but glad at the same time that Y/N wasn't marrying that b***ard. I for one was very glad.

Y/N's Point of View~

I quickly got dressed the minute I woke up and went out of the deck to see Mark slightly leaning against the rails as he looked across the horizon and saw Puffy sail the seas. She noticed me and smiled.

"Good morning Y/N." Mark said with a smile.

"Morning Mark!" I said a bit cheerful.

"I am glad you are all dressed up cause we will be reaching the dock in five minutes." She said as she continued sailing and looking ahead.

"Where are we going exactly?" I asked.

"We are going to Minecraftia Kingdom which is ruled by the one and only Philza Minecraft." She said.

I have heard of the Kingdom but my father didn't really have any sort of connection with the king of the kingdom plus this kingdom was in a sense very mysterious as the Kingdom would 'move' and by that it was only found by people who needed it the most.

After five minutes we reached the dock of the kingdom and carefully got down. I looked around to see many people running around working. Children were running here and there and were having fun.

"MOM/DAD!!" My thought broke as I heard someone yell these words and noticed five people run towards Puffy and engulfed her in a hug.

"Hello my Ducklings!" I heard puffy say. I practically guessed they were her children.

"I am glad you got back safe papa!" I heard the who had shark-totem like features say.

"Who are they?" I heard the girl with blonde hair ask.

"They are the ones I was supposed to pick up from the Y/K/N Kingdom." Puffy said.

"Y/N and Mark, meet my adopted children. This is Dream (As in DreamXD), Clay (As In Dream), Foolish, Drista and Michelle. My children meet Y/N and Mark." Puffy said introducing us.

After all this we headed towards the castle. To be fair the castle was really huge and I was really nervous and hoping the king would allow me to stay here like Puffy said he will. We were led to the throne room which revealed King Philza, Queen Kristen and three other who I guessed were his sons.

"I am so glad to see you three safe and sound. My name is Philza but please call me Phil and this is my wife Kristen and my three sons: Technoblade, Wilbur and Tommy." Philza said introducing themselves.

"Don't forget my best friend Tubbo!" I heard the younger blonde say as I saw another kid come out from behind him who I guessed was Tubbo.

"Hi Tubbo." I said as he nodded with a toothy smile.

"Also I will show you to your rooms. You and Mark can stay as long as you like here." Philza said as he showed us our rooms.

I settled down in my room as I put my things away. To say the least the room was pretty big like a bit bigger than my old room. After I settled down as freshened myself up, I heard a knock on my door and hearing Mark's voice I let him in.

"Hey Mark." I said as he smiled.

"Hey Y/N" He said.

We both sat down on the bed as silence once again came towards us. It was pretty much normal at this point. I mean we both ran away from my kingdom and there might be a chance that my family might find us but at this point I prayed that they just don't.

"I am actually thinking about Jason's reaction right now that you are out of his picture." Mark said as he chuckled at the thought. I also laughed cause it was pretty funny to say the least.

"At this point I don't feel like looking back and just focusing on our future." I said as Mark nodded.

"Me too." he said as leaned down and kissed my cheek. At this point we were staring at each other longingly but that was broken by a screeching off a child as we looked at the door to see it was Tommy.

"What the f*** did I just walk into!? Nope not today! I am a minor!" he said as he walked away screaming like he was in danger. Then Tubbo kind of peeked through the door.

"We just came to tell your guys that dinner is ready. Also please don't mind Tommy." He said as he ran after Tommy.

We were just looking at the door and then after a few moments burst out in laughter at what just happen. This was really funny to say the least. We got up and walked towards the dining room. As we did my mind went back to my parents. I hope they aren't mad but who am I kidding to think that? Of course they are going to be mad! But I shook the thought out of my head. The only thing I could think about is what else is going to come after me and Mark.

2 years later~

It's been two years since mark and I have ran away from my Kingdom. We still live in Phil's Kingdom but live in a separate cottage together. Niki recently came here to live with Puffy and everyone else. She told me that she quit her job and that my parents gave up on searching me saying that I was a disappointment but I didn't really care. My brother learned that I ran away which he wasn't mad about so that was good.

Right now I just pushed those aside and just focused on spending the rest of my life pretty normally. I made a few friends here like Hannah, Alyssa and a few more. Mark also became friends with Technoblade and Tubbo. You were glad he was able to make new friends.

I was just sitting on the hillside as I looked into the horizon. The sun was setting and it was my favorite time of day. The sky looked really pretty with it's twilight colors. As I stared into the distance I noticed someone sitting next to me and it was Mark.

"It's pretty comforting isn't it? Watching the sunset with no forms of burden?" He asked. I nodded at his words.

"Yeah. It feels nice knowing I have no burden to deal with. It's nice." I said as I continued to look at the sky. After moments of silence it was getting dark. We were about to head back but Mark stopped me.

"Mark is there something wrong?" I asked as he looked at me.

"Y/N I want to say that we have been together for two years and I loved you days after I met you when you were still a princess and I didn't just love you because of that. I loved you for you. I loved your personality and how you treated me and everyone else well. What I am trying to say is that I want to take our relationship to the next step." He said as he started to kneel down. I was beyond shocked at his words and could probably tell what he was going on about.

"Mark..." I said as he fully knelt down in front of me.

"Y/N... would you do me the honors..." He started as he took out a box and opened it to reveal a ring. "... of making me the happiest man alive and marry me?" He asked.

I was shocked beyond everything. At this point I felt the world stop and the only people were me and him. Tears started to well up in my eyes as I nodded.

"YES!" I said as I tackled him into a hug. We were practically crying and laughing in joy.

He popped the ring in my finger as we laid down on the grass for a while. I didn't care if it was very late and dark outside. I was safe enough to be with him for the rest of my life and nothing could ever change this. Right now all I could think of was the bright future ahead of me and how I was going to spend it. But most importantly...

It was going to be with Mark!

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[that1fanficwriter]

Fluffy Alphabet for Arthur

Author’s Note: I don’t know who to give credit to for the template. I’ve seen so many different ones that I just looked one up on the internet.

A = Attractive (What do they find attractive about the other?)

Your kindness and empathy.

B = Baby (Do they want a family? Why/Why not?)

Yes, and not just because everyone in the kingdom wants him to have an heir. Growing up as an only child and with just his dad he always longed for a big family. Now he has that chance and he wants to have as many kids as Y/n is ok with.

C = Cuddle (How do they cuddle?)

My god, when he wants cuddles you better forget about doing anything all day. Because Uther was not as involved as he should have been this boy is so touch starved he will just latch on and never let go.

D = Dates (What are dates with them like?)

Absolutely adorable. Once he became king it became harder to spend a day going out for a ride and a picnic so you cherish all of the little moments you have with him. That means having to explain to him that you don’t need to bring Merlin along for a picnic; you are both very capable and that it might be good for him to do some of the work for himself.

E = Everything (You are my ____ (e.g. my life, my world…))

He calls you Lofian which means to My Love in Old English

F = Feelings (When did they know they were in love?)

He always loved you but he finally realized it once Merlin pointed it out (typical)

G = Gentle (Are they gentle? If so, how?)

Yes, all the time. He is so sweet and gentle the only exception being when you are practicing fighting with him.

H = Hands (How do they like to hold hands?)

You don’t get to hold hands a lot because you are almost always in the public eye. If he can’t hold your hand he will just link your fingers together.

I = Impression (What was their first impression?)

The first time he caught a glimpse of you he thought you were stunning and he was so excited to see you again in the castle so he could get the chance to talk to you.

J = Jealousy (Do they get jealous?)

Yes and no. If it is someone he knows, like Gwaine or the knights, he doesn’t because he knows that they would never really do anything. If it is someone he doesn’t know it’s a different story. He gets protective of you and pretends that he isn’t jealous but really he is. You usually notice it and remind him that you aren’t going away, he’s stuck with you.

K = Kiss (How do they kiss? Who initiated the first kiss?)

You and Arthur were secretly meeting in the forest. Merlin followed the pair of you and was hiding in a bush. Eventually he was frustrated enough to which both of you and jumped out of his bush to tell you guys to kiss.

L = Love (Who says ‘I love you’ first?)

Merlin. Both Arthur and you didn’t realize the other was in love with you until Merlin finally broke and shouted it at you.

M = Memory (What’s their favourite memory together?)

His favorite memory is when you both had snuck out to the forest for dinner at sunset. He had found a beautiful overlook where you could see for miles and as the sunset he looked over at you and swore that you were glowing.

N = Nickel (Do they spoil? Do they buy the person they love everything?)

Of course. He is the prince/king for goodness sake. You have to make sure you don’t look at anything too long to he will buy it for you.

O = Orange (What colour reminds them of their other half?)

Purple. It is a very expensive color reserved for pretty much only royalty and those that can afford it. It reminds him of you because he knows you deserve the world.

P = Pet names (What pet names do they use?)

Every sweet pet name he can come up with you’ve heard. Though he favors calling you lofian.

Q = Quaint (What is their favourite non-modern thing?)

I mean it’s medieval times sooo everything?

R = Rainy Day (What do they like to do on a rainy day?)

He likes to stay inside and try to catch up on his work so that you two can spend quality time together.

S = Sad (How do they cheer themselves/others up?)

If he is upset he will either go for a ride or try to find something to take his mind off of it. He isn't the greatest at cheering people up but if he knows the person well enough he gives great hugs.

T = Talking (What do they like to talk about?)

Mundane things and things that don’t have to do with the safety and prosperity of Camelot because he’s usually talking about that all day.

U = Unencumbered (What helps them relax?)

If he is really stressed or upset he goes and trains by himself otherwise he bottles it up but you can usually tell that something is off and can get him to talk to you about it.

V = Vaunt (What do they like to show off? What are they proud of?)

Camelot. It means so much to him and his is endlessly proud of how much better it has become even if he has days when he doubts his ability to rule.

W = Wedding (When, how, where do they propose?)

He originally told you that he wanted to marry you during one of your getaways but he officially proposed to you after he became king. He came to your house and before you could say anything or even let him in he pulled out the ring and asked you.

X = Xylophone (What’s their song?)

Soldier, Poet, King but The Oh Hellos (an: this ones kind of iffy and I don't have any reasoning but oh well)

Y = Yes (Do they ever think of getting married/proposing?)

Yes, he dreamed of being able to marry you but didn't know if he would be able to since you were not of royal blood. Thankfully, he became king and could change the rules before he was forced into a different marriage.

Z = Zebra (If they wanted a pet, what would they get?)

As a child he wanted a dragon (who didn't) but his father quickly discouraged that idea.

[troybeecham]

Today, the Church remembers St. Augustine of Hippo.

Ora pro nobis.

Saint Augustine of Hippo (13 November 354 – 28 August 430 AD) was a Roman citizen born in the province of Thagaste (in modern Algeria, earlier settled as a Phoenician colony), an early Western Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy. He was the bishop of the Roman colony of Hippo Regius (modern Algeria), and is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers in Western Christianity for his writings in the Patristic Era. Among his most important works are The City of God, On Christian Doctrine and Confessions.

His mother, Monica or Monnica, was a devout Christian; his father Patricius was a Pagan who converted to Christianity on his deathbed.

At the age of 11, Augustine was sent to school at Madaurus, a small Numidian city south of Thagaste. There he became familiar with Latin classical literature, as well as pagan beliefs and practices. His first insight into the nature of sin occurred when he and a number of friends stole fruit they did not want from a neighborhood garden. He tells this story in his autobiography, The Confessions. He remembers that he did not steal the fruit because he was hungry, but because "it was not permitted." His very nature, he says, was flawed. 'It was foul, and I loved it. I loved my own error—not that for which I erred, but the error itself." From this incident he concluded the human person is naturally inclined to sin, and in need of the grace of Christ.

At the age of 17, through the generosity of his fellow citizen Romanianus, Augustine went to Carthage to continue his education in rhetoric. It was while he was a student in Carthage that he read Cicero's dialogue Hortensius (now lost), which he described as leaving a lasting impression and sparking his interest in philosophy. Although raised as a Christian, Augustine left the church to follow the Manichaean religion, much to his mother's despair. As a youth Augustine lived a hedonistic lifestyle for a time, associating with young men who boasted of their sexual exploits. The need to gain their acceptance forced inexperienced boys like Augustine to seek or make up stories about sexual experiences. It was during this period that he uttered his famous prayer, "Grant me chastity and continence, but not yet."

At about the age of 17, Augustine began an affair with a young woman in Carthage. Though his mother wanted him to marry a person of his class, the woman remained his lover for over fifteen years and gave birth to his son Adeodatus (b. 372 - d. 388 AD), who was viewed as extremely intelligent by his contemporaries.

Manichaean friends introduced him to the prefect of the City of Rome, Symmachus, who while traveling through Carthage had been asked by the imperial court at Milan to provide a rhetoric professor. Augustine won the job and headed north to take his position in Milan in late 384. Thirty years old, he had won the most visible academic position in the Latin world at a time when such posts gave ready access to political careers.

Although Augustine showed some fervour for Manichaeism, he was never an initiate or "elect", but an "auditor", the lowest level in the sect's hierarchy. While still at Carthage a disappointing meeting with the Manichaean Bishop, Faustus of Mileve, a key exponent of Manichaean theology, started Augustine's scepticism of Manichaeanism. In Rome, he reportedly turned away from Manichaeanism, embracing the scepticism of the New Academy movement. Because of his education, Augustine had great rhetorical prowess and was very knowledgeable of the philosophies behind many faiths.

At Milan, his mother's religiosity, Augustine's own studies in Neoplatonism, and his friend Simplicianus all urged him towards Christianity. Initially Augustine was not strongly influenced by Christianity and its ideologies, but after coming in contact with Ambrose of Milan, Augustine reevaluated himself and was forever changed. Like Augustine, Ambrose was a master of rhetoric, but older and more experienced. Augustine was very much influenced by Ambrose, even more than by his own mother and others he admired. Augustine arrived in Milan and was immediately taken under the wing by Ambrose. Within his Confessions, Augustine states, "That man of God received me as a father would, and welcomed my coming as a good bishop should."

Soon, their relationship grew, as Augustine wrote, "And I began to love him, of course, not at the first as a teacher of the truth, for I had entirely despaired of finding that in thy Church—but as a friendly man." Augustine visited Ambrose in order to see if Ambrose was one of the greatest speakers and rhetoricians in the world. More interested in his speaking skills than the topic of speech, Augustine quickly discovered that Ambrose was a spectacular orator. Eventually, Augustine says that he was spiritually led into the faith of Christianity.

Augustine's mother had followed him to Milan and arranged a marriage for him. Although Augustine accepted this marriage, for which he had to abandon his concubine, he was deeply hurt by the loss of his lover. He wrote, "My mistress being torn from my side as an impediment to my marriage, my heart, which clave to her, was racked, and wounded, and bleeding." Augustine confessed that he was not a lover of wedlock so much as a slave of lust, so he procured another concubine since he had to wait two years until his fiancée came of age. However, his emotional wound was not healed, even began to fester. He later decided to break of his engagement and become a celibate priest.

In late August o of 386 AD at the age of 31, after having heard and been inspired and moved by the story of Ponticianus's and his friends' first reading of the life of Saint Anthony of the Desert, Augustine converted to Christianity. As Augustine later told it, his conversion was prompted by a childlike voice he heard telling him to "take up and read" (Latin: tolle, lege), which he took as a divine command to open the Bible and read the first thing he saw. Augustine read from Paul's Epistle to the Romans – the "Transformation of Believers" section, consisting of chapters 12 to 15 – wherein Paul outlines how the Gospel transforms believers, and the believers' resulting behaviour. The specific part to which Augustine opened his Bible was Romans chapter 13, verses 13 and 14, to wit:

Not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying, but put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to fulfill the lusts thereof.

He later wrote an account of his conversion – his very transformation, as Paul described – in his Confessions, which has since become a classic of Christian theology and a key text in the history of autobiography. This work is an outpouring of thanksgiving and penitence. Although it is written as an account of his life, the Confessions also talks about the nature of time, causality, free will, and other important philosophical topics. The following is taken from that work:

Late have I loved Thee, O Lord; and behold,

Thou wast within and I without, and there I sought Thee.

Thou wast with me when I was not with Thee.

Thou didst call, and cry, and burst my deafness.

Thou didst gleam, and glow, and dispel my blindness.

Thou didst touch me, and I burned for Thy peace.

For Thyself Thou hast made us,

And restless our hearts until in Thee they find their ease.

Late have I loved Thee, Thou Beauty ever old and ever new.

Ambrose baptized Augustine, along with his son Adeodatus, in Milan on Easter Vigil, April 24–25, 387 AD. A year later, in 388, Augustine completed his apology On the Holiness of the Catholic Church. That year, also, Adeodatus and Augustine returned home to Africa. Augustine's mother Monica died at Ostia, Italy, as they prepared to embark for Africa.

Upon their arrival, they began a life of aristocratic leisure at Augustine's family's property. Soon after, Adeodatus, too, died. Augustine then sold his patrimony and gave the money to the poor. The only thing he kept was the family house, which he converted into a monastic foundation for himself and a group of friends.

In 391 Augustine was ordained a priest in Hippo Regius. He became a famous preacher (more than 350 preserved sermons are believed to be authentic), and was noted for combating the Manichaean religion, to which he had formerly adhered. In 395, he was made coadjutor Bishop of Hippo, and became full Bishop shortly thereafter, hence the name "Augustine of Hippo"; and he gave his property to the church of Thagaste. He remained in that position until his death in 430. He wrote his autobiographical Confessions in 397–398. His work The City of God was written to console his fellow Christians shortly after the Visigoths had sacked Rome in 410 AD.

When the Western Roman Empire began to disintegrate, Augustine imagined the Church as a spiritual City of God, distinct from the material Earthly City. His thoughts profoundly influenced the medieval worldview. The segment of the Church that adhered to the concept of the Trinity as defined by the Council of Nicaea and the Council of Constantinople closely identified with Augustine's On the Trinity.

Augustine worked tirelessly in trying to convince the people of Hippo to convert to Christianity. Though he had left his monastery, he continued to lead a monastic life in the episcopal residence. He left a regula for his monastery that led to his designation as the "patron saint of regular clergy".

Much of Augustine's later life was recorded by his friend Possidius, bishop of Calama, in his Sancti Augustini Vita. Possidius admired Augustine as a man of powerful intellect and a stirring orator who took every opportunity to defend Christianity against its detractors. Possidius also described Augustine's personal traits in detail, drawing a portrait of a man who ate sparingly, worked tirelessly, despised gossip, shunned the temptations of the flesh, and exercised prudence in the financial stewardship of his see.

Shortly before Augustine's death, the Vandals, a Germanic tribe that had converted to Arianism, invaded Roman Africa (and later sacked Rome in 455 AD, hence the term vandalism). The Vandals besieged Hippo in the spring of 430 AD, when Augustine entered his final illness. According to Possidius, one of the few miracles attributed to Augustine, the healing of an ill man, took place during the siege. According to Possidius, Augustine spent his final days in prayer and repentance, requesting that the penitential Psalms of David be hung on his walls so that he could read them. He directed that the library of the church in Hippo and all the books therein should be carefully preserved. He died on 28 August 430 AD. Shortly after his death, the Vandals lifted the siege of Hippo, but they returned not long thereafter and burned the city. They destroyed all of it but Augustine's cathedral and library, which they left untouched.

Augustine was canonized by popular acclaim, and later recognized as a Doctor of the Church in 1298 by Pope Boniface VIII. His feast day is 28 August, the day on which he died.

Augustine is recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Churches, and the Anglican Communion and as a preeminent Doctor of the Church. He is also the patron of the Augustinians, a religious order. His memorial is celebrated on 28 August, the day of his death.

Many Protestants, especially Calvinists and Lutherans, consider him to be one of the theological fathers of the Protestant Reformation due to his teachings on salvation and divine grace. Protestant Reformers generally, and Martin Luther in particular, held Augustine in preeminence among early Church Fathers. Luther himself was, from 1505 to 1521, a member of the Order of the Augustinian Eremites.

In the East, his teachings are more disputed, and were notably attacked by John Romanides. But other theologians and figures of the Eastern Orthodox Church have shown significant appropriation of his writings, chiefly Georges Florovsky. The most controversial doctrine associated with him, the filioque, was rejected by the Orthodox Church. Other disputed teachings include his views on original sin, the doctrine of grace, and predestination. Nevertheless, though considered to be mistaken on some points, he is still considered a saint, and has even had influence on some Eastern Church Fathers, most notably Saint Gregory Palamas. In the Orthodox Church his feast day is celebrated on 15 June.

Historian Diarmaid MacCulloch has written: "[Augustine's] impact on Western Christian thought can hardly be overstated; only his beloved example Paul of Tarsus, has been more influential, and Westerners have generally seen Paul through Augustine's eyes."

Lord God, the light of the minds that know you, the life of the souls that love you, and the strength of the hearts that serve you: Help us, following the example of your servant Augustine of Hippo, so to know you that we may truly love you, and so to love you that we may fully serve you, whom to serve is perfect freedom; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Amen.

[ace-din-djarin]

for the Fanfiction Trope MASH-UP:

87. Aroused By Her His Voice in a dinluke 14. Bodyguard AU

because Din's voice should be illegal.

Okay, I love this prompt!! I have two ways this could go that I can think of so I’ll post both here :D

1) Prince of Naboo and his Bodyguard

— I’m picturing a fantasy/medieval AU where Luke is the prince of Naboo and, due to the enemy Empire trying to dethrone his whole family and take over their nation, his parents decide he needs a bodyguard. Luke is annoyed by this at first; he’s a skilled sword fighter and magic user, he doesn’t need someone looking after him! He’s prickly and annoyed with Din at first, but Din doesn’t react at all, barely seems to notice Luke at all, really. Slowly, Luke grows used to Din’s presence and stops snapping at him quite so much. He starts trying to engage Din in genuine conversation, and Din will sometimes (only sometimes) respond with one or two word answers. Luke is thrilled; he makes it his mission to keep burrowing under that armor and find out what makes Din tick (plus, he has to admit that his voice is divine and he wants to hear more of it).

Then, one day, Luke and Din and the rest of their contingent are attacked on the road from Theed to Aldera, and Din is wounded protecting Luke. Luke’s magic goes a little haywire, he’s so angry about Din getting hurt, but he manages to beat back the Empire’s forces and saves them. He gets Din to safety, but in order to heal him he has to take off his helmet, which Din has been adamant about keeping on due to his training.

I’m sure you know where this goes: Luke is absolutely smitten by Din (that handsome face combined with that voice!!) and Din, it turns out, has been pining over him this whole time but refused to engage because of course a Prince couldn’t go for a lowly guard like him. Cue Luke saying “screw convention” and they get married (Padme and Anakin are just happy Luke is happy) and live happily ever after, cause that’s required in my fantasy worlds.

2) Bodyguard Luke and Grogu, his charge

— this one kind of came to me because I wanted to explore changing up the roles. I can’t quite imagine a scenario where Din voluntarily gets a bodyguard for himself, since a) he’s a very skilled fighter on his own, and b) he doesn’t quite care that much about his own safety. But Grogu? Din would do anything to protect him.

So this is a modern AU, I’m thinking set in the 1920s era cause that makes it fun. Din is high up in the Mandalorian security force, kind of like the police but not corrupt, and he’s being targeted by the Imperial mob, who want to take his son from him because the kid holds some sort of power (I’m thinking almost an urban fantasy type of AU here). Din hires Luke to protect Grogu when Din is busy. Luke likes Grogu, and he’s a very skilled fighter. Din grows to like Luke as a person, drawn in by his positivity and his care for Grogu— Din doesn’t see a lot of positivity in his profession and he finds that he’s entranced by it. Not to mention Luke has a pleasant, calming, beautiful voice to go along with his beautiful face 😉

What Din doesn’t know, though, is that Luke is the son of the former Imperial Mob boss’s right hand man. When he finds that out, he’s convinced that Luke has been tricking him to get to Grogu, and feels betrayed. He fires Luke and threatens him. But then, Grogu is captured by the mob and Din has to get him back, and Luke, who’s heard what happens, shows up and offers to help. Din is desperate at this point and agrees. When they storm the mob stronghold, Din sees how scared the imps (Gideon) are of Luke and how ruthless Luke is in taking them down, and realizes he misjudged him. Once they have Grogu back and everything’s good they make up and get together officially.

Thanks!! These prompts are so fun. I love getting to think of fun ways to fulfill these ideas!

[horizon-verizon]

I think people in this fandom are a bit too much confortable with the “its a medieval fantasy fiction, people were misogynistic in that time therefor I can be misogynistic when I’m talking about the story too.”

It’s like the whole “both side are wrong, yes even Rhaenyra because she a woman and women were not seen as equally worthy in that time” ok but you are not suppose to be agree with that ?!

If we’re supposed to view it the same way a Westerosi person would then Arya just need to be beaten into liking traditionally feminine things, Sam deserved being dressed in womens clothes/regularly beaten/forced to sleep in chainmail at age 6/tied to a stable by the neck for three days to toughen him up, Tyrion deserves the lifetime of abuse he’s gotten because he’s a dwarf, and Daenerys deserved to be raped to the point of suicidal ideation because that’s her duty as a wife and there is no concept of marital rape in this world. Do these things all sound horrific ? Well maybe that’s because the author intended for us to view it with a modern lens.

Well yes, I think that GRRM makes it very clear the things that can't and should not occur and are entirely preventable in the world with some willed investment when it comes to more unsavory features of this world, like Craster, the collective unchecked access and trafficking to human bodies esp female ones of any age...AND

It's not absolute and applicable everywhere, because people also will take it to important functional aspects and conditions and accuse some characters of being something they aren't. The very meaning of "modern lens-seeing" is...loose in the fandom.

In a "pure" modern lens (assuming American/US b that's the targeted audience) where minors are under-18s who are to be protected no-matter what, we see people making snap judgements of decisions like Dany ruling that people under 13 or so should not be killed and some readers (wrongly) take that as her being deliberately evil or at least gravely irresponsible. GRRM also has a 16 year old get into a canonical love match with a married father of two and then die from childbirth and has multiple first-cousin, avunculate, and stepmother-stepson (F&B), sibling-incestuous relationships be also romantic/true "love"/care while other incestuous pairings...aren't. Then there are couples like Dany and Daario, where Dany is still a teenaged girl with a grown man, but we don't really see her terribly affected by such a thing in-world in-text or people could argue that Dany is abusing her power over Daario (I know it's wrong, walk with me); in fact, it's been more of a boon even though the guy clearly doesn't actually love her. There's Dany and Irri, who multiple readers (wrongly, but that's not the point) claim that this sexual relationship was indicative of Dany abusing her power over Irri and yada, yada, from a "modern lens". And by a modern lens, all these relationships are seen as anything from pretty impossible to doomed to be abusive and provide no succor to anyone. There are those who misconstrue Westerosi racial circumstances as exactly as modern Westerns, who racialize characters through the one-drop or whatever British thing to identify characters who they might at first see as PoC, and thus assume a husband cheats on his wife bc she's Dornish.

I know what you mean by "looking at things from a modern lens", you're saying that there are morally rehensible things that happen in this world that GRRM takes pains to point out as reprehensible and needing changing. but a lot of people take "modern lens" to mean "everything from our real modern [Western] world in terms of values, regulations of behavior whether legally or socially are in better shape, more sensical than this world because it allows for [insert gross, unsavory, legal, anti-human right thing here], and those that even resemble that". Jorah is def a perverted vulnerable young girl-"lover" who merely wished to have control over a victim; does that man the same for Larra Rogare?

So, we are supposed to critique the:

sexist systems guiding marriage and child rearing that allows a man so much power over his wife and children's bodies, thus minds

the institutions of the Faith, R'hollor's leaders, etc. and hypocritical aspects of their current or enduring ideology

slavery, obviously

some character's more selfish decisions that end up getting a mass amount of people killed just so they have power....

but these "macro" stuff will sometimes yield "micro" morally questionable or grey-to-greyblack areas from characters, or it's easy to get something actually necessary for a character's/others' survival (mental/) misconstrued the characters being...grossly evil.

Idk if I'm explaining it right, but in GRRM's writing he makes it very clear what is morally rehensible, but we have people who want to immediately assign "evil" and "good" based on merely "it's wrong in my world, so its' wrong here and anyone who participates are either victims or evil". And that's not really helpful when understanding the story. It's not just stupid people, it's also pretty smart people who simply prefer stories where they don't have to experience this level of nonmatched, fraught morality.

[glowyjellyfish]

A Medieval Megakingdom update covering the last few days:

I remodeled Gabriel Green’s house, build hovels for Tara Kat and Chastity Gere, finally got Jessica Peterson moved into the church, and started giving Desiderata Valley sims their medieval makeovers. ...then I tried to use a downloaded tavern for the Baldwin’s Hedge Tavern and the game crashed. Sigh. I really don’t want to feel obligated to build every single lot I need personally, but downloaded lots tend to be a. not designed for the MCC, b. many years old, and c. come with loads of CC that just load blue and broken for me, somehow. i use the clean installer, I am in the process of downloading Literally Everything medieval for the Sims 2 that I can find, these are popular lots, and still... broken. I’m trying to reinstall the CEP to see if that helps with some of these; others I will have to hunt down or else just... forget about, and I don’t wanna.

Oh boy, I don’t usually put these behind a click so far, but... that’s a lot of photos.

Anyway, here’s Gabriel Green’s house! It’s kinda too fancy for him; he’s a yeoman. But I also couldn’t decide what kind of job he should have and am debating giving him a proper home business to take up most of this space; right now he’s vaguely set up as a carpenter.

...he wants to be a Royal Physician, but that’s not happening given his social class and his lack of college education. I am considering giving him the “healing herbal tea shop” I was planning to give the Cordial sisters, operating it out of his house in one of the big empty rooms, and then letting him join the medical career if he lives to see the subhood hit the appropriate level.

On to Tara Kat’s house! One sim who will probably not try to keep her last name when she marries. Also, I did not realize that the MCC does not outline making peasants into farmers, possibly because it outdates Sun & Moon’s Star Factory...? but whatever, it’s fine. I might one day try to make her have an Arrangement with the local grocer, we’ll see.

ugh, I completely re-downloaded the medieval wood sets and it’s still giving me blue. that’s why I am experimenting with reinstalling the CEP.

Not sure how well it shows up, but she’s got 5 each of about 10-20 different kinds of crops, plus a single industrial grain plot so she can work on providing animal feed. I... am not sure a single sim can actually handle this; she will be looking for a husband very quickly no doubt.

And Chastity Gere’s hovel:

She’s a woodcutter. I figured given her normal outfit, she should be a little tough and a little less gender-conforming than average. I bought her a lot of trees for her lot partially because Belladonna Cove’s nature lots aren’t going to have many choppable trees on them; BDC is more of a Meadows town.

Finally, the made-over sims of the day:

Jessica Peterson; having left her Noble husband, she’s lost all status and was forced to go to the church. She can either stay, leave to get married and join her new husband’s social class, or leave on her own and be an outcast. We’ll see someday!

Robert Kim. Like Tara Kat, I always forget this family exists! But they’re perfect for a hood where I needed to add more families at various locations and social classes. Given their house, they probably shouldn’t be peasants, but who cares? It’s getting bulldozed!

Justin Kim.

And Cynthia Kim! Boy, that is very much Not a medieval name.

John Mole. I think I’m gonna make him be a hunter.

Edward Contrary.

Opal Contrary.

and Rick Contrary. I haven’t decided what their family labor business is going to be yet, but they are peasants in the highly wooded Desiderata Valley, so...

Anyway, here’s the last one, and much most exciting. Presenting my best efforts to make a medieval version of the Ottomas family presentable!

Dora Ottomas. Her face is just generally bad. I did my best.

Peter Ottomas, looking surprisingly nice with his hair lengthened and his pornstache turned into a respectable medieval... goatee...?

Samantha Ottomas, and geez why didn’t I work around that plumbob better? She looks fine, I think. There is something weird about her eyes, with misshapen circles underneath that screw with all makeup attempts, but she’s fine, she’s presentable.

David Ottomas. As you may know, he suffers from both a weird nose, and the eye shape inherited from his mother, plus a little jutting lip. But some shaggy hair helped quite a bit.

Sharla is a mess that’s barely holding it together for this picture. She’s got the eye shapes, the weird nose, and a severe jutting lip that cast a shadow on her upper lip, and no makeup I had could fix it. She looks perfectly fine here, but in motion it’s not pretty. Not to mention that I picked out this nice hair, and then when she started moving it became apparent that the hair was not affixed to her scalp correctly, causing floating hair and bald spots. I’ll give her a different hair when it comes time to play. I am impressed how nice and pleasant she managed to look for the picture, given all her myriad health issues.

And Tommy Ottomas. He’s okay, I think his big problems are usually limited to the weird eye shapes. It’s usually the twins that, in my games, have historically had extremely odd and awkward faces. We’ll see whether they are cursed this time. The Ottomas family is going to own Desiderata Valley’s local hedge tavern, assuming I manage to add one. I really don’t wanna build the same type of community lot eight times, one for each subhood.

[fatesdeepdive]

Entry 50: Oops! All Supports Volume #8

The portal babies are going to be weird. Most of their Supports are going to come from the OAS entries. Add it onto the pile of close to thirty Birthright Supports I didn’t get to. Also, because this is Entry 50 and I hate myself, I’m doing twenty different Supports today instead of ten. God help me. I’m already a few days behind and this won’t help.

Support: Mana/Sophie

C: Kana manages to befriend Sophie's horse Avel, despite Avel normally being horrible.

B: Kana and Sophie see a burning building and Avel happily allows Sophie to ride him so she can save people.

A: Kana and Sophie discuss how Avel is loyal to Sophie, despite his assholeness, and will follow only her into battle.

S: Kana gets friendzoned.

Review: Not bad. Avel being a good horse when the chips are down is great. Also, this is the second time Kana’s been friendzoned. Poor kid.

Support: Corrin/Hinata 

C: Corrin finds Hinata training. Corrin is surprised, because they heard Hinata was lazy.

B: Hinata beats Corrin in a duel, so Corrin runs laps to get stronger.

A: Hinata reveals that he trains so hard because he lost a fight to Takumi once and wants to beat him.

S: Hinata does the promise to protect blah blah blah I like you blah blah thing.

Review: Not necessarily awful, but very generic and lacking any spark to make it stand out.

Support: Mitama/Shiro

C: Shiro finds Mitama sleeping outside. He wakes her and she heads to her room so she can take another nap.

B: Shiro explains that falling asleep on a battlefield is dangerous, Mitama explains that she's ensuring she's fully rested for battle.

A: Shiro takes a nap outside. Mitama agrees to stop sleeping outside as much.

S: Shiro asks Mitama to be his girlfriend.

Review: Very shallow. Mitama is somewhat amusing, but other than that this is completely forgettable.

Support: Dwyer/Selkie

C: Dwyer is woken up by Selkie chasing a bird.

B: Selkie gurts herself climbing a tree. Dwyer, not wanting to ignore a not-ugly lady in distress, tends her wounds.

A: Dwyer tries to convince Selkie to stop hurting herself. Selkie drags him off to go frolic.

S: Dwyer decides to tend to Selkie's wounds for the rest of his life. Selkie decides they should get married and claims she planned this from the beginning.

Review: A fun, cute fluff Support.

Support: Azura/Saizo

C: Saizo tells Azura that she doesn't trust her because she's from Nohr.

B: Saizo injures himself protecting Azura. Azura tends to his wounds. Saizo notices a scar on Azura and Azura explains that some noble children beat the shit out of her when she was a kid. Again, who the fuck thought it was a good idea to bully the violent sadistic king's stepdaughter?

A: Saizo apologizes for forcing Azura to relive painful memories. Azura says he only has to say thank you and that she wants him to be her ally.

S: Saizo offers Azura a magic salve that can heal any scar. He doesn't use it because his scar is important and also HE'S A MANY MAN AND NOT A DELICATE LADY. Azura says she loves him despite the sexism.

Review: A very good Support that gives good characterization to both Azura and Saizo.

Support: Felicia/Takumi

C: Felicia runs into Takumi while carrying the laundry. Literally. Takumi grumpily helps her clean it up.

B: Takumi tries to yell at Felicia to be careful, she ignores him and talks about her hometown. Takumi insinuates there's a problem with how Felicia was raised and apologizes when she calls him out.

A: Takumi keeps an eye on Felicia to keep her from messing everything up. Felicia cries. Takumi praises her for being a hard worker.

S: Takumi asks Felicia to tell him about her village, because he likes her and she cares about it.

Review: Not bad, but could have had a bit more lore about Felicia’s village or had Takumi play a more active role.

Support: Kaden/Mozu

C: Kaden has a fatty piece of meat, which he doesn't want to eat because it's unhealthy. Mozu offers to cook the fat off. Kaden offers to split it.

B: Mozu makes a really good soup. She compares Kaden to a little kid for being impatient.

A: Kaden guts a fish, which makes Mozu think he's wise and mature. Sure, why not. Mozu says he's like a brother to her, because this game didn't have enough pseudo-sibling fucking.

S: Mozu says Kaden is everything she wants in a man.

Review: Overall, a fairly mediocre Support lacking a consistent throughline.

Support: Kagero/Setsuna

C: Setsuna is tasked with delivering important messages during a battle and forgets them, so Kagero is ordered to help Setsuna become a better messenger.

B: Kagero gives Setsuna sentences to repeat back to her. Setsuna forgets them immediately because she has the memory of a goldfish.

A: Kagero comes up with a better solution: babysitting Setsuna to make sure she doesn't fuck up.

Review: An overall decent Support. Although it raises one big question: who the hell thought it was a good idea to make Setsuna a messenger? They’re the real idiot in this army.

Support: Azama/Subaki

C: People have begun saying Azama and Subaki are training together. This angers Azama, who hates Subaki for pretending to be perfect. Subaki doesn't mind.

B: Azama goes on a hike and finds Subaki training alone so other people won't see him get tired.

A: Azama explains that the difference between them is that Subaki cares what other people think about him and Azama just doesn't give a shit.

Review: Overall a bit bland. Also how did the training rumors start? Part of me feels like this is an “oh my god they were roommates” scenario.

Support: Hinoka/Jakob

C: Jakob finds Hinoka training and praises her courage and fighting skill. Hinoka says she used to be trained in formal princess behavior, but through all that away to spend more time training. B: Jakob offers to train Hinoka in etiquette again. Hinoka ends up remembering everything anyway. A: Jakob explains that war is more than battle and courtly training is just as important. S: Jakob says he loves Hinoka. Hinoka points out how sudden this is, and Jakob offers to leave and come back later. They get together.

Review: Wow that romance came out of nowhere. They even point it out! Aside from that, this Support is very lackluster. It avoids all conflict by having Hinoka not have anything to learn and leaves Jakob without any development.

Support: Hisame/Kiragi

C: Hisame acts subservient and loyal to Kiragi. Kiragi asks him to treat him like a friend, similar to how Takumi and Hinata act. Hisame rejects this, saying Hinata should treat his betters with respect. Also they mention that Takumi and Hinata bathe together, which is interesting.

B: Kiragi says that they don't have to be master/servant just because their fathers are. Hisame suggests that they play shogi to become friends.

A: The two of them have fun playing shogi. Hisame acknowledges they're friends now.

Review: This one is interesting, analyzing that Hinata doesn’t really act like the retainer of a prince. Kiragi just wanting to be friends with Hisame is nice, and Hisame acting like an actual medieval person is interesting. I do wish this Support, and the game as a whole, had more analysis of class divides, though.

Support: Setsuna/Silas

C: Silas is attacked by an enemy archer. By an enemy archer, I mean Setsuna, who fell into a pit and fired arrows out to get his attention.

B: Setsuna does it again, almost injuring her fellow soldiers. Setsuna blushes while talking to Silas for...some reason.

A: Setsuna falls in a pit and accidentally kills a bunch of enemies while firing arrows.

S: Silas proposes. Halfway through the proposal, Setsuna falls into a pit. Silas rescues her and she immediately does it again.

Review: This is a fun Support. Setsuna being more willing to shoot Silas than ask for help is relatable. Setsuna taking out enemies by accident and wandering off in the middle of a confession is hilarious. Also, between this and the Kagero Support, I’m starting to think Setsuna is a liability.

Support: Midori/Shigure

C: Midori shows Shigure her herb garden. In the middle of it is a pretty flower bub that Midori likes.

B: Shigure helps Midori garden.

A: The flower blooms; Midori says it's a rare flower that is a symbol of happiness.

S: Shigure tells Midori to stay out of battle because he can't bear to see her hurt. When Midori refuses, Shigure instead vows to protect her throughout the war and after.

Review: This one had a surprisingly good S-Rank. I like the idea of Shigure being paranoid about his loved ones getting hurt because he’s already lost his entire village. Unfortunately, other than that, this Support is fairly bland.

Support: Asugi/Dwyer

C: Dwyer somehow manages to beat Asugi in a fight. Asugi challenges him to a rematch and Dwyer leaves to take a nap.

B: Asugi spies on Dwyer all day to find out how he trains. Dwyer does nothing but nap. Dwyer reveals that Jakob beat fighting skills into him as a kid so he doesn't have to train anymore.

A: Asugi challenges Dwyer to a baking contest. Dwyer forfeits before it even begins.

Review: Not bad. Dwyer completely shutting Asugi down out of laziness is fun.

Support: Hinata/Rinkah

C: Rinkah watches Hinata fight. She tells him it's a miracle he isn't dead, considering how sloppy he fights.

B: The two of them spar. Hinata is surprisingly powerful, but Rinkah matches him hit for hit. Rinkah decides to mix Hinata's moves into her one fighting style. A: Hinata and Rinkah fight again, drawing.

S: Hinata asks Runkah to take him to the Flame Tribe...as her husband.

Review: Fairly mediocre. I’ve seen a dozen sparring Supports already and this one lacks anything new.

Support: Jakob/Takumi

C: Takumi asks Jakob to help him train in secret. Jakob says no.

B: Corrin orders Jakob to help Takumi. Takumi snipes arrows off Jakob's head like William Tell.

A: Jakob tells Takumi that his need for others to recognize his skill is immaturity.

Review: Goddamn, Takumi. There are better ways to train than accidentally killing your sister’s retainer! Other than that this is mediocre; Jakob calling out Takumi’s immaturity is nice, but it isn’t built up properly.

Support: Caeldori/Hisame

C: Caeldori and Hisame are tasked with cleaning a shed together because they're the only competent soldiers. Caeldori brings up her respect for her father and Hisame changes the conversation.

B: Hisame explains that he doesn't respect Hinata because Hinata is a moron. Caeldori is disgusted by the idea of not respecting her father.

A: Caeldori apologizes for being forceful. Hisame says that he actually hates Hinata because he's jealous of Hinata's laid-back attitude.

S: Caeldori and Hisame get together because they're smarter than everyone else.

Review: Contrasting their differing views towards their fathers is nice, but the idea that Hisame is jealous of Hinata is ridiculous.

Support: Kiragi/Selkie

C: Kiragi and Selkie race through the woods and notice a group of suspicious men hanging around.

B: Kiragi saves Selkie from the men, who are poachers.

A: Selkie criticizes herself for being too trusting. Kiragi it wasn't her fault and that her kindness is one of her best traits.

S: Kiragi apologizes for allowing Selkie to be captured in the first place and asks Selkie to date him so he can protect her.

Review: Look, follow up to Selkie’s Paralogue! Kiragi being heroic is nice, but Selkie is a bit of a damsel in distress in this one.

Support: Fana/Midori

C: Kana has a sore throat. Midori's medicine doesn't work.

B: Midori tries new medicine. It still doesn't work.

A: Midori realizes Kana needs dragon medicine.

Review: That was a bunch of nothing. I think this is the shortest Support line I’ve read, and damn is it forgettable.

Support: Corrin/Hana

C: Hana is mean to Corrin because Corrin made Sakura sad by being kidnapped. Sakura isn't very smart.

B: Corrin asks about Hana's family, who are also Samurai, and says they apreciate Hana's ambition because they didn't have any when isolated. Hana mentions that her inspiration is her father, a samurai who prerished honorably protecting Sumeragi. Corrin says that dying in and of itself shouldn't be respected. Hana gets mad and storms off.

A: Corrin explains that Hana shouldn't throw her life away because it would make Sakura sad.

S: Corrin says he actually wants Hana to keep living because he has feelings for her. Protect eachother yada yada yada.

Review: I’m torn on this one. It gives backstory for Hana and at least tries to say something meaningful about dying in battle, but the C-Rank has Hana act ridiculous.

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Speaking off, I just now realized not everyone in the world had to live through one whole year of Promessi Sposi in High School.

So, here I Promessi Sposi (The Promised Spouses), the FIRST book to ever be written into the actual Italian Language, kinda, straigh out of the 800's:

0) The story is framed as a Found Footage book. The (Fictional) Author found a collection of diaries written by a second (Fictional) Author, and decided to adapt them and publish them as a completed book, changing as little as possible.

1) So, "On that branch of the Como's Lake that turns toward the Midday" is a small and simple village in the 500's, under the control of a powerful Lord. In the village lives Don (Read "Father") Abbondio, the Town Priest, a cowardly and stressed Saint Bernard in human form, and true protagonist of this story according to some critics.

2) Anyway, Abbondio Is taking his morning stroll minding his own business when he is accosted by two Bravi (Read Henchmen). The Bravi, working directly under Don (Read Asshole) Rodrigo's orders, the local lord, threaten the priest, who was to marry a young couple (The Titular Promised Spouses) later in the day, into dropping the marriage ("This marriage shall not be done. Not now, not EVER!")

3) Abbondio, cowardly Saint Bernard he is, instantly goes back into his house and tells Perpetua (Actual role among single women into aiding local Catholic priests into tasks commonly reserved to women. Basically his "Maid") what has happened, only for Renzo, One Half of the Promised Spouses, to show up all happy for the marriage.

4) Renzo Is a Blue collar worker, honest to a fault, but is also hot headed and has been eyeing some Guillotines on his free time, so the news of the local lord pressuring the local priest not to have him marry kinda tick him off. He storms back to Lucia (Lit. Bringer of Light), the other half of the Promised Spouses, to warn her that the priest is having cold feet now that there is the possibility for him to be found dead in a ditch if the two youngsters were to marry.

5) Lucia is Pious and Demure. Imagine a frail songbird but with a rosary in her grasp. That's Lucia.

6) Anyway, Lucia reveals that the Local Lord, The Incel Don Rodrigo, has been trying to fuck her for a while, mostly due to a bet he made with his cousin, the Chad Attilio, But she has always denied herself to him. This makes Renzo almost go into apocalyptic rage, but he knows he alone can't do shit against Rodrigo, so he tries more legal means.

7) The only lawyer around is corrupt, so they go directly to a superior power, Friar Cristoforo. Cristoforo used to be a asshole noble named Lorenzo, fastest saber in the north and all, but then one day his servant Cristoforo died in his arms to save him, and he had a change of heart over it, changed name, and became a good and just Friar. Dude instantly starts working to help the two Spouses, alone if he has to, even if it kills him.

8) First thing first, he goes to Don Rodrigo and tries to have him see reason. Rodrigo is unfortunately a creepy fuck ("Look, if this Lucia is so afraid, tell her to come here. I'll... Hire her and protect her for her... Services") which does push Cristoforo into actual Apocalyptic rage. He does not skewer Rodrigo unfortunately, like he would have as Lorenzo, but he does say the immortal line "The Day Will Come-!" Instantly spooking the man with the prospect of his incoming death.

9) Rodrigo is on edge now, so he calls his second in command, Il Griso, to have Lucia Kidnapped and brought to him in the night. As this happens, Cristoforo goes for Plan B, which is help the Spouses run away from the village and hide them out for a while. As this happens, Lucia's mom tries to pull a fast one too, has Lucia and Renzo attempt to strongarm Abbondio into marrying them, but the plan fails because Lucia was too Demure and Pious to go through with it, so they have to run away in the middle of the night.

10) Lucia goes to Mantova with her mom, hiding in a Convent run by the Monaca di Monza (Lit. "Monza's (Female) Monk"). She is this tragic morally grey character who was forced into the nun life by her rich father, and thinks the same is happening to Lucia, and is currently having a secret thirst with a shady dude, and has killed a fellow nun who ended up discovering it. More on this later.

11) Renzo goes to Milan. Unfortunately, revolution also goes to Milan, and Renzo, attracted by the Siren Song of the Guillotine, joins in the protests for the lack of bread. The local Spanish Governor seemingly placates the mobs, but Renzo Is accosted by a undercover cop during the riots and is blamed as a scapegoat for the whole thing, branded as a medieval times Antifa if you will. He manages to escape that situation too with the help of some other rioters, and goes further away into Veneto, another country compared to Lombardy at the time, and starts living there with his cousin, waiting for Godot Lucia.

12) Lucia is tricked by the Monaca di Monza into getting kidnapped by her Paramour. He is a Bravo too, but for another, far stronger, far more powerful Lord, one the author doesn't dare name, and is simply called L'innominato (Lit. "The Unmentioned"). He has been contacted by Rodrigo, who meanwhile has managed to use his contacts in the church to quietly have Cristoforo moved away from the village, and is doing this as a favour to him.

13) Lucia is now a prisoner of the Unmentioned, but, depressed as she is, right after she decides to take a Bow of Chastity to the Virgin Mary in the case she was to be saved, her Demure personality and Pious behaviour manage to strike the Unmentionable so hard he has a change of heart and becomes good. He dismisses the men who didn't want to go down with him with ample pay due to the loyalty they had for him, goes to town, where saintly cardinal Borromeo is currently visiting, and confesses all his crimes, wanting to repent, freeing Lucia in the process, now chaste for life.

14) Borromeo calls out Abbondio, Who was currently among the local priests in his entourage, for not doing shit to help the two Spouses, and Abbondio goes "easy for you to say, rich and powerful as you are, what should have I done, die?"

15) Then, put of nowhere, the Plague arrives. Lots of people catch it and die, among them Rodrigo, Il Griso, Attilio, Lucia's Mom, Perpetua and Cristoforo. Lucia and Renzo meet back in a local lazarette, both having survived the Plague, and Lucia reveals that she will never fuck him. Cristoforo has enough time before dying to absolve her of her vow since "The Virgin Mary Will Understand, that a vow made in such conditions is no vow at all" and Rodrigo survives long enough to be forgiven by Cristoforo, Lucia and Renzo.

16) Renzo and Lucia ho back to their village, where Abbondio, Who also survived the Plague, one of the few people in the village who did, finally marries them. They still move back into Veneto since, like... Renzo Is still branded as a Anarchist, and they live there for the rest of their lives, Renzo trying to tell his kids to never start fights, since that's how you get into trouble, and Lucia telling them that it didn't really matter in the end since she never started a fight herself yet all the men in her life gave her plenty of trouble as it is.

The End

And this was one of the most important stories of the Italian Language.

[correct4disneyprincesses]

Aurora aka Sleeping Beauty

POB: Kingdom of Naples, Italy, 1300

DOB: 1284

Evidence:

Exhibit A: Fireworks, although not present in other countries, were present in Italy at the time.

Exhibit B: The clothing, especially the bycocket that Prince Phillip wears.

Exhibit C: Prince Phillip and King Hubert both say it’s the 14th century.

Exhibit D: Women were allowed to wear their hair loose at the time.

Fact 1: The pointed designs were all made by the animator Eyvind Earle to give the clothes and environment a stylized and angular look. That’s the reason why the clothes look like they don’t belong in that era.

Fact 2: Yes, the peasant clothes that Aurora wears doesn’t match the century but you could argue that it’s because the spinning wheels were destroyed so the clothes had to be made by hand. The cuffs, collar, and bodice are a result of that.

Fact 3: The waltz dance was a peasant dance during Medieval times and the music playing in the background when Aurora and Phillip arrive to the ballroom starts off with the Medieval music. The waltz music only came after but we know waltz music didn’t exist in the 14th century. The Medieval times music played in the background first but Disney played the waltz music with the Medieval times music to transition the music to the studio song. The Medieval times music is still there but the movie plays the waltz music to counter it.

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Additional Information:

Truth be told, I will defend every single Disney Princess, including Princess Aurora. Yes, she didn’t have enough screen time to build her character but remember, she had a death curse at birth.

Maleficent cursed her just because she wasn’t invited to her christening and the Three Good Fairies had to take her from her family to live in the woods with them to protect her and prevent the prophecy from coming true.

She had to live with them for 16 years, sheltered from the world and never allowed to meet anyone.

She’s basically like Rapunzel but with good legal guardians instead of bad ones.

Snow White had dreams of marrying Prince Florian whom she had long since dated before the Wishing Well scene.

Cinderella had dreams of happiness which didn’t revolve around a prince but freedom and agency over her own life.

Aurora had dreams of socializing with people. Making friends and potential love interests.

Her only friends are the animals.

Upon her sweet sixteen and even before, she dreamt of the best person to socialize with: a love interest.

Her animal friends found Prince Phillip’s clothes and posed as him to cheer her up, simulate someone just like her to socialize with.

But then, Prince Phillip arrives and Aurora is surprised.

She’s met someone just like her for the first time and normally doesn’t know how to react because she’s been sheltered for such a long time.

She’s never met anyone.

So, when it happens, she’s rightfully hesitant.

But, of course, she was able to make a connection with Prince Phillip, not just because she was sheltered all her life and this is first time she’s ever socialized with anyone in her life but because she could sense the charm in the prince and see that he meant no harm.

But when Aurora is asked her name by Phillip, she remembers that she was not allowed to speak to strangers and leaves Phillip but some part of her wants to see him and knowing that her “aunts” would object, she suggests that he come see her and greet her family.

Unfortunately, when she finds out she’s a Princess and can never see “the stranger” again, she is naturally distraught because this is the first person she’s ever met in her lonely life and now that she can’t see him anymore, it’s as if she’s trapped in her bubble again.

Her screen time may have been short, but I know enough about her character to know that she’s lonely and looking for someone to socialize with.

And yes, Maleficent’s curse was fulfilled but I see the curse as symbolic of her plight of not being able to socialize with people. Not being able to show her character.

All we see is her beauty but not what’s inside.

The prince saw only her beauty but wasn’t able to socialize more with her.

And Phillip was forced to prove his love for Aurora by fighting for her against Maleficent with the aid of the Three Good Fairies.

Once that was done and Phillip gave Aurora true love’s kiss, Aurora got her chance to socialize again.

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Heyo! Kia, 21, female. Looking for another rp since most of mine seemed to have dried up. EST time zone, though my schedule is currently being weird, but I should be able to respond a few times a day. Sometimes just a few per week. I am a pretty detailed writer, focusing a lot on character introspection so I ask that you are at least similar in that regard. I write about 2-4 paragraphs on average and can write more. It really just depends on what’s happening in the rp. Dark themes, blood and violence may be present in the rp. I don’t write smut, I will only fade to black. Please be 18+. (On a side note, I’ve done all of this on my phone so I don’t know how the format looks. I apologize in advance if it’s too long and/or messy.)

Made a vampire oc for no reason. Now i have nothing to fo with her so I’m gonna see if I can get an rp going with her. If any of my plots involving her interest you or you have any plots of your own feel free to message me. Or interact with this post and I’ll contact you.

Name: Magdalena Cirila Kovac

Nickname: Mag, Lena, Maggie

Species: Vampire

Gender: Female

Sexual Orientation: Pansexual

Born: Sometime during the Middle Ages

Occupation: Depends on plot. Medieval times she’s a hired mercenary or hunter, Modern she’s the leader of her own vampire coven. She could be a monster hunter in any time period really.

Genres: Fantasy/Supernatural, Drama/Angst, Medieval, Romance, Adventure, Modern

Appearance:

Normal Form: 5’8, athletic build, pale skin, light freckles, long wavy dark red hair with even darker ends, bright green eyes. Beauty mark underneath the left corner of her mouth. Canines are only slightly elongated. Looks like a human in her mid to late 20s

Other Form: skin becomes deathly pale and black veins appear on her face and shoulders, scleras turn black and corneas turn bright red, all her teeth become razor sharp, nails turn into claws

Abilities:

Immortality: No longer has a lifespan. She can not age at all. Because she is undead she does not have to worry about any illness

Superhuman Physiology: Strength, Stamina, Agility, Senses, Durability

Accelerated Healing: Can heal from any normal injuries within seconds, larger wounds take a few minutes and may require her to feed to restore energy. Can come back from death from exposure to sunlight with blood

Metamorphosis: Can call upon a large swarm of bats to do her bidding. She can also transform into a swarm of bats and back at will. All of her clothes and weapons will transform along with her body. The bats can be used to charge her enemies in an attack.

Mesmerism: Possess the ability to coerce and control humans to do her bidding as long as she makes eye contact. However if someone has a strong enough will they may be able to break from her control or may not even be able to fall under her control.

Darkness Manipulation: Can generate and manipulate the darkness at will. As she ages the power grows stronger and can be used to cover larger and larger areas for longer periods of time.

Vampirism: She has the ability to turn others into vampires if they drink some of her blood. However it is not a guarantee that they will survive the transformation. Her blood is considered a poison to humans and will rapidly begin to kill someone once ingested. Some die in the process, if they survive then they will become a vampire. Anyone that she turns forms an attachment to her and cannot go against a direct order from her nor can they cause her physical harm. Any attempts to do either will result in an intense pain. She can however free them from her control at any time.

Swordsmanship: Mag is a very skilled swordsman, even before she became a vampire. Along with her powers she is a force to be reckoned with

Weaknesses:

Sunlight: Being exposed to sunlight can cause her skin to burn and blister, leaving her weak and unable to walk. If exposed for too long then she will begin to deteriorate into a charred corpse. However she can be brought back with some blood. She can go out during the day as long as she sticks to the shadows and will be fine to wander if it’s a cloudy day.

Wood: A sharp piece of wood to the heart can weaken and kill her. Sharp wood to the heart will cause her body and clothes to rapidly decay and disintegrate, ending up as a fossil like corpse with scraps of clothes left

Silver: Silver burns upon contact with her skin. If in the presence of a large amount of silver it will weaken her enough so that she is practically human. The very sight of silver can leave her vision blurred and dampened her hearing. As she ages it will become less of a problem.

Religious Items/Places: Religious items give off an intense light that burns enough for vampires to fear it. Though older vampires only see a bright light that causes slight discomfort at most. She is not able to enter holy grounds and if she does so it causes great pain. Holy water is like silver, burning a vampires skin upon contact

(Garlic: Not really a weakness, it’s more so like with lactose intolerance. She shouldn’t eat it since she won’t feel great later on but it tastes really good and is a risk she’s willing to take.)

Background:

Magdalena was born the only child of the King and Queen of Hungry during the Middle Ages. After one too many assassination attempts on her life during her teenage years, Magdalena was given a personal bodyguard who was training a younger, recently hired guard. The two would watch over her as she went about her days in the castle. Over time she grew close with the newer guard, eventually the pair fell in love but kept it a secret.

An attack on the castle one night led to the deaths of her father and the older guard assigned to her. Her lover was promoted to be her new head guard and worried for her safety, he began to teach her how to swordfight in secret. Rumors of another invasion reached the castle and it was decided not long after that Magdalena would marry sooner so that the people may have a king to lead them.

Not having much of an option, Magdalena finally revealed her feelings for her guard and demanded to be married to him or she would abdicat her rights to the throne and leave. Not wanting to lose her daughter, the Queen agreed to Magdalena’s terms. The pair were married and quickly crowned the new King and Queen. The King went off to fight in the war and returned home with a victory. Though a few more attempts at conquering them happened over the years, putting a strain of the kingdom as a whole. Not wanting to just sit idly by, Magdalena took on a vigilante persona early on in her time as Queen to help defend her people.

Years later she would give up vigilantism to raise her son along with her husband. They were allowed a few years of peace due to a treaty with neighboring kingdoms that did not last forever as their allies were being invaded and taken over with this new enemies eyes turning toward them.

In an attempt to save her family and kingdom, Magdalena did extensive research on any possible help and found a lead. In the middle of the night she disappeared to find help. The trail led her to a powerful vampire that agreed to give her power to save everyone she cared for only if she agreed to help them seek revenge against those that wronged them. This meant that she would have to leave her family behind forever, but also she could protect them. So with a heavy heart she agreed to their terms, sacrificing her own life to save those she cared for.

With her newfound power, Magdalena was able to kill the leader of the invading army, thus stopping the invasion of her kingdom but could not return home. So she allowed everyone to think she was dead. As per her agreement, she followed her new sire and helped him take revenge, learning about her new abilities as she did so. After spending long enough time by his side and no longer being needed, he finally freed her from his control, allowing Magdalena to leave and do as she wished. By now her family had long since died of old age and all she could do now was roam for the rest of eternity. With him being the only constant in her life she decided to stay for a while until she felt comfortable enough to strike out on her own.

Plot Ideas: These are all pretty vague ideas I had that can be expanded on. Of course if you have your own ideas I’m more than willing to listen to them. Or we could even combine them with one of my ideas. They can take place during anytime period except for Plot B.

Plot A: A VampirexWerewolf plot. It could be that one of our characters has recently moved their coven/pack onto the others territory and they’ve been having a lot of disputes between each other’s group. So in order to try and get some semblance of peace our characters agree to get together and discuss a shaky truce. The two start running into each other more and form an unexpected friendship that eventually leads to more. Slow burn, FxAny Gender

Plot B: Can explore an unlikely familial relationship between Magdalena and the person who turned her into a vampire. Explore how the two get along. Maybe also figure out who it was that wronged your character and why the two are hunting that person (or group of people) down. I literally know nothing about this character so you’re basically free to do whatever you want with them. Platonic, found family dynamics

Plot C: Fake Relationship plot. Your character is a pure blooded vampire royal that is being forced to marry someone in order to inherit the throne. Thankfully they get to choose who but they aren’t interested in anyone. Enter my character. The two agree to enter a fake relationship that allows your character to get the throne and my character gets a place she can unwind at. Could be that my character isn’t approved of by the council and they have to get around that. Slow burn FxAny Gender

Plot D: My character is a well known hunter and is hired to hunt down your character and arrest them. Finding your character is easy, getting them back to where they need to be is the hard part. Either because your character is very difficult or because someone else is hunting your character down to kill them. Could either be FxAny Gender romance or it could be platonic

Style: Depends on time period

Medieval

Modern