#phew we got there 😅

[gallawitchxx]

🖤 barber!mickey & (not so) shaggy!ian 🖤

here's the 44th installment for this week's @galladrabbles prompt: i lose, to watch you win by @energievie

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Ian leans in again, pressing his lips to Mickey’s in a peck that lingers too long on the pull back.

Suddenly, a woman pushing a stroller passes on their right, her tiny tot giggling at a volume that pulls both of their attention; their limbs a flurry as they step back—the Southside having shaped them both.

This is part where Mickey’d clam up, take space, push away, but those demons are suspiciously silent, replaced with foolish notions of love and grandeur. Like he’d lose, just to watch Ian win.

He blushes, straightening his spine. “Alright, alright, I’m fucking starving.”

[genericpuff]

LORE | REKINDLED EPISODE 34 - GIVE US A CHANCE

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Phew, this episode took a lot out of me! It wasn't even all that much to draw (aside from the cold open) but I pinched a nerve in my neck this week so it's been interesting to work through that, to say the least 😅 Still, we got through it, and I'm happy we did because this episode covers a lot of new setup for stuff down the road <3 I hope you enjoy the episode, thank you so much for reading! I'll see y'all next week!

[myheartalivewrites]

This or That: RWRB (book) edition

Okay, so I saw a Schitt's Creek version of this game going around the other day and I really wanted to do one for Red, White & Royal Blue because it looked fun!

The rules: I’ll list two things and you pick your favourite and bold it. Or pick both of you can't choose, I’m not your mum. And then tag some friends to join in if you like.

Here we go:

// Cakegate or the Great Turkey Calamity // Red Room or tack room // strumpet or biscuit // Don’t Stop Me Now or Your Song // Yes, good, carry on or We all must learn and grow // Prince Buttercup or Hoe Dameron // Henry runs on NYE or Henry runs from the lake house // I am very, very gay or Bisexuality truly is a rich and complex tapestry // fire under your ass for no good goddamn reason or bottom of the pie crust chat // baby or sweetheart // The whole bloody time or set me on fire // Empire Strikes Back or Return of the Jedi // AN INCOMPLETE LIST or your body comes back to me in dreams // burgundy velvet suit or midnight-blue bomber jacket // bad metaphors about maps or hometown stuff // obtuse fucking asshole or then fucking have me // America: He is my choice or Never tell me the odds // sería una mentira porque no sería él or history, huh? // I’m never gonna love anybody in the world like I love you or I love him on purpose //

I’m gonna tag a million billion people below the break. If you do this please use the 'this or that: rwrb edition' tag below or tag me, because I want to see it making the rounds! 

@thesleepyskipper @cha-melodius @kiwiana-writes @welcometololaland @celaestis1

@dumbpeachjuice @cheesecurdsgravyandfries @lamsfan1 @zwiazdziarka @cultofsappho

@14carrotghoul @daisymae-12 @letloverule1111 @historicallysam @largepeachicedtea

@indomitable-love @cricketnationrise @happiness-of-the-pursuit @stereopticons @whimsymanaged

@tintagel-or-cockleshells @notspecialbabe @smc-27 @lizzie-bennetdarcy @firenati0n

@orchidscript @rwrbsource @sherryvalli @fromkenari @duchessdepolignaca03

@sparklepocalypse @rmd-writes @hgejfmw-hgejhsf @inexplicablymine @celeritas2997

@indestructibleheart @ninzied @smblmn @piratefalls @jettestar

@jamilas-pen @porcelainmortal @blueeyedgrlwrites @faketrex @henryspearl

@tailsbeth-writes @jackzimmermemes @caterpills @maxbegone @papiercranes

@alasse9 @three-drink-amy @clottedcreamfudge @everwitch-magiks @stratocumulusperlucidus

@anti-homophobia-cheese @judasofsuburbia @theprinceandagcd @roseharpermaxwell @onthewaytosomewhere

@onetwistedmiracle @suseagull04 @thedramasummer @seanchaidh7 @na-dineee

@gayrootvegetable @wordsofhoneydew @littlemisskittentoes @heysweetheart-writes @jettestar

@b13-maybethistime @anincompletelist @read-and-write- @heartitinthesilence @bitbybitwrites

@daydreamingduckling @sophie1973 @legallyobtuse

😅 phew! I dug deep in there. If I haven't got you I'M SORRY, DO IT ANYWAY.

Also here's the blank version of the list if you just want to copy and paste that:

// Cakegate or the Great Turkey Calamity // Red Room or tack room // strumpet or biscuit // Don’t Stop Me Now or Your Song // Yes, good, carry on or We all must learn and grow // Prince Buttercup or Hoe Dameron // Henry runs on NYE or Henry runs from the lake house // I am very, very gay or Bisexuality truly is a rich and complex tapestry // fire under your ass for no good goddamn reason or bottom of the pie crust chat // baby or sweetheart // The whole bloody time or set me on fire // Empire Strikes Back or Return of the Jedi // AN INCOMPLETE LIST or your body comes back to me in dreams // burgundy velvet suit or midnight-blue bomber jacket // bad metaphors about maps or hometown stuff // obtuse fucking asshole or then fucking have me // America: He is my choice or Never tell me the odds // sería una mentira porque no sería él or history, huh? // I’m never gonna love anybody in the world like I love you or I love him on purpose //

[quinnyundertow]

QUINNY HELLO!! Its me aleks @yuutito

I have been following both the time travel fic (when I catch you gege) and the asylum one since day one! But I’ve been really shy to make new moots so I haven’t made the effort to come and say hi >.<

But I want to pick your brain about the time travel fic hehe so here I am !!

- since JJK has ended, has your plans for the story changed at all? Like have any plot lines or your planned story been altered by the ending gege gave us?

- since we haven’t met yuuji or megumi or Nobara yet, I’m wondering.. will our MC stop Yuuji from eating the finger? You don’t have to answer but I’m so curious if you will loosely follow JJK storyline or if you will make sweeping changes… vague/nonspoiler answer is ok ^^

- I really like what you did with suguru’s character. I was actually shocked when we met him in the ryokan and he was like “why would I take Rika from Yuta?” I was like OH like we are ACTUALLY making a difference I was so happy 😭 but now I’m here wondering what will kenjaku do if the night parade never happens… I wonder if he’s still in kaoru’s body.. aaaa I have so many questions I’m so very excited you see..

- loosely speaking, I know it’s a reverse harem so MC will have lots of romantic interests, but does MC have romantic feelings for one person or all of them? Or is it more that she’s being swept away in the moment by all these guys? I want to root for an endgame couple (not naming any names, definitely not biased 😌) but I’m also having lots of fun watching MC romance them all!!

- I also really like what you did with Junpei. The eren jaeger hair is a LOOK I’m living for it truly… he looks so handsome in my mind…

Sorry if you’ve answered any of these before but I reread your whole fic last night and my mind is buzzing..

🥰 Ahhhh don’t feel shy about saying Hi I’m just a humble trash gremlin. I’m so glad you’ve continued to like the fics from so early on. 🥺 Thank you for the kind words and support!

These are some interesting questions! Let me see if I can give answers to them 🤭 Potential manga/anime spoilers below. I definitely got carried away responding.These are simply my opinions from watching/reading interviews and the source material.

- since JJK has ended, has your plans for the story changed at all? Like have any plot lines or your planned story been altered by the ending gege gave us?

For a little while I was pretty concerned about how the ending would affect the fic but to be honest almost all the tragedy we are focused around stopping is in the anime (Junpei, Haibara, Nanami, Suguru, Toji, Yuji’s Trauma, Childhood trauma for Gumi, Mechamaru, Tsumiki etc etc.). So no changes to the story line based off of the manga ending. That actually goes for all my fics. Phew.😅

- since we haven’t met yuuji or megumi or Nobara yet, I’m wondering.. will our MC stop Yuuji from eating the finger? You don’t have to answer but I’m so curious if you will loosely follow JJK storyline or if you will make sweeping changes… vague/nonspoiler answer is ok ^^

There will be sweeping changes while loosely following the storyline. 😅 MC will be doing her damndest to avoid Yuji chowing on the finger. That’s all I’ll say on that.

- I really like what you did with suguru’s character. I was actually shocked when we met him in the ryokan and he was like “why would I take Rika from Yuta?” I was like OH like we are ACTUALLY making a difference I was so happy 😭 but now I’m here wondering what will kenjaku do if the night parade never happens… I wonder if he’s still in kaoru’s body.. aaaa I have so many questions I’m so very excited you see..

I feel like I need to explain how I see Suguru’s character to respond to this. Suguru is such a fascinating character. Even if you think early intervention could have stopped his whole “Monkey” era. He has to have something innately inside him that is broken for him to be able to flip that hard (Nurture vs Nature argument). Yes he goes through extreme trauma but lots of people go through extreme trauma and don’t become racially charged serial killers.

In the show he goes from (arguably) Lawful Good to Chaotic Evil. In WICYG I want to explore Geto as a Chaotic Neutral.

Why didn’t Suguru even THINK of taking Rika from Yuta in WICYG? This stems from my analysis in his canon choices. Some of the decisions Geto makes in JJK 0 frankly don’t make sense if he wanted to achieve his goals of a non-sorcerer free world. Suguru is very intelligent and capable of understanding others deeply and in canon manipulating them.

I think in JJK 0 Geto was fucking exhausted by having to bare the weight of the world on his shoulders but felt totally pigeonholed into his choices and was past the point of no return. Geto knew what would goad Gojo into killing him. Targeting young children, attacking Gojo’s students, declaring a public war so Gojo couldn’t back out. Geto gave Gojo no choice but to kill him. Maybe he wasn’t fully cognizant of making that decision but I think he did. Geto could have easily killed Yuta and Stolen Rika when Toge and Yuta encounter Geto at the abandoned mall. He didn’t do it because he didn’t want to.

The WICYG Geto can’t even fathom murdering a young sorcerer with potential just to become more powerful himself. We will get more into these choices as Suguru’s story progresses!

- loosely speaking, I know it’s a reverse harem so MC will have lots of romantic interests, but does MC have romantic feelings for one person or all of them? Or is it more that she’s being swept away in the moment by all these guys? I want to root for an endgame couple (not naming any names, definitely not biased 😌) but I’m also having lots of fun watching MC romance them all!!

Reader x all is the ending. I’ve thought about it a lot. This was the first thing I needed to establish before starting the story. How to have a believable happy harem ending. Trust in me 🙏

- I also really like what you did with Junpei. The eren jaeger hair is a LOOK I’m living for it truly… he looks so handsome in my mind…

I needed him to have a hairdo with his forehead exposed because it’s a visible sign of readers success in Jupei’s story so far. He was never bullied to the point of cigarettes being put out on his face. Go reader! Also Man buns 🙌 Now I need to pay someone to draw him like that hehe I’m glad you approve.

Thank you for all the questions and kind words and sorry for the rambling. I enjoyed responding ❤️

[unleashed-fest]

UNLEASHED! FEST: ANONYMOUS MASTERLIST

Fellow animal lovers, we're brining you the anonymous masterlist of all the furry/scaly/feathery creations our fest has to offer!

And what a list! We have a whole pride of peacocks 🦚, a basilisk, a couple of dogs 🐕, a school of fish 🐠, a hedgehog 🦔, a whole pile of cats and kittens 🐈, a few nifflers and a crow, cute foxes 🦊 and a toad 🐸, a whole den of snakes 🐍, two ferrets and a lovely demiguise, a mouse 🐭 and a werewolf 🐺, a whole heap of farm animals, a rogue seagull, highland cattle 🐮 and a herd of hippogriffs. Phew! 😅

Keep the kudos and comments coming for our fantastic creators, they very much deserve them. We will reveal their identity on Friday Oct 20th. Watch this space!

🐾

🐾 ART

Feathered and Fabulous (Draco/Harry, digital art, T) Draco runs a successful Instagram account for his pet peacock. Harry takes every opportunity to flirt.

how the hell... (Draco/Harry, digital art, G) Harry has no idea how a white highland cow got inside 12 Grimmauld Place, nor why it seems to have a strange affinity for the fancy French chocolates one of his admirers keeps sending him...

Quiet as a mouse (Ron/Viktor, digital art, G) Based on this prompt: Hogwarts Fourth Year: While Ron is grateful for Pigwidgeon, he sometimes finds himself wistfully remembering the times he spent with 'Scabbers' -- before the reveal in Third Year, anyway. One such night, he's startled and wary to find a rat scampering around, until Viktor appears, looking for his escaped pet. They eventually bond over pets, grief, comfort, Quidditch, and many other things as they start to develop feelings for each other.

🐾 PODFIC

Because Cats by ICMezzo (Draco/Harry, 1.5-2hours, T) Harry has a cat, and Draco doesn’t. Then Draco has a cat, and Harry doesn’t. Then Harry has a cat again, but Draco doesn’t. Then Draco has a cat, but Harry—OMG HOW WILL IT END.

🐾 FIC & ART

Trevor the Escape Artist (Neville/Pansy, 2.9, G) Trevor the Master of Escape feels his reputation being ruined because a certain someone keeps successfully locating him and bringing him back to his owner. Trevor is often found in bathrooms because he likes humidity.

With Love in Her Luminous Eyes (Draco/Harry, 30k, T) The Demiguise lived in Grimmauld Place, and she lived all alone.

🐾 FIC

Birds Behaving Badly (Draco/Harry, 10.5k, E) For eight years, Draco has been content living a quiet life of anonymity in Brighton, dodging pesky seagulls and enjoying the ephemeral boys of summer. And if these summer blokes just happen to resemble Harry Potter, it’s a mere coincidence—despite what his friends say. But when a repeat one-night stand challenges him to face his desires, Draco thinks he’s finally over his years-long crush. A seagull named Kevin thinks otherwise.

Charlie (Draco/Harry, 1.7k, T) Harry's trying not to be jealous that Charlie's moved in with Draco.

Harry Potter And The Dubious Rescue Of His Ferrety Boyfriend (Draco/Harry, 8.8, T) Draco Malfoy always ends up getting bullied by other animals while in his Animagus form. Harry must rescue him again. Or must he?

It's Me or the Peacock (Draco/Harry, 4.5, T) They’ve been together for two years when Draco finally moves into Number 12 Grimmauld Place. Only, Harry didn’t know he’d be bringing a pet with him.

misty morning comes again (Draco/Ron, 4.5k, M) Every morning without snow on the ground or rain that turned the land into a slip and slide of mud and wet grass, Ron ran the property with his misfit herd of barnyard animals close behind him. The thrilling tease of watching Ron's solid, sweat-glistening body do its lap around the misty morning pond was just about the only thing that could get Draco willingly out of bed so soon after the summer sun rose. Barn chores and animal butts certainly weren't going to do it.

No capacity for feelings (Draco/Harry, 2.9k, T) Draco's Basilisk might or might not be depressed. Whatever the case, he would never ask Harry Potter for help.

Of Magical Beings Being - Magical (Draco/Harry, 30k, E)Out of the blue, Potter's letter says: I need your help. And Draco, ever a fool, goes. Cue magical houses, fluffy Beings with a sweet tooth, mutual pining level: infinity, and truly outrageous amounts of tea.

Peacocks of the Bride(groom) (Draco/Harry, 7k, T) The Big Day is here! Draco and Harry are finally getting hitched. Will the wedding be a smashing success or will peacock-induced chaos ensue? (It’s the latter, for sure)

Slithering up the garden path (Draco/Harry, 1.4k, G) Draco just wants to read in the garden. He's not sure why there are so many snakes around.

Sun Shower (Draco/Harry, 5.9k, T) Each afternoon, Harry and his cat lounge in their sitting room, make an elaborate snack, and then head out for a walk. When they run into a certain tall, pale-haired man and his scruffy dog, they find their routine shifting.

the strays (Draco/Harry, 13.8k, T) Draco befriends stray animals in his back garden, unknowing that one of them is actually an animagus.

Two cute foxes, one embarrassing rant (Harry/Fred/George, 1k, G) Fred and George needed a role of their own, even considering how they were Fred & George and not Fred and George. And, if no one had made the effort to recognize them, to distinguish them, they would have managed to be seen and noticed. At least that was his due to them. This didn't mean they wouldn't want to be appreciated for who they were.

Waiting for the Moon to Rise (Draco/Harry, 8.9, E) When Harry and Draco move into Grimmauld Place straight out of Hogwarts, the last person they expect to find taking up residence is Bill ‘divorced, dishevelled, and dangerous’ Weasley. But what if their new, furry little problem is the help they need to finally bring them closer? Stranger things have happened, Draco supposes.

Wings and Slings (Draco/Harry, 24k, T) After the war, Draco Malfoy decides to turn over a new leaf and in doing so, opens an animal sanctuary for sick and homeless magical creatures. Everything is going well, until he is given a feral herd of hippogriffs and has to ask for outside help to be able to get anywhere near them. Only, it's the very last person he would have asked for help from.

[final-milf-ratchet]

hey it's me again i just saw the anon ask about the orgy and oh my god.. what a twist way to finish that episode.. cave orgy that ends up with not two but THREE robobabies, and a large dragon joining the team.. phew. and the fact that in that ask mechs getting sparked work the same way as cats (the babies can be from different fathers), grrr,,

Anyway. Made me give a horny side to an idea i had, where Magnus somehow manages to talk to Predaking after Wheeljack passes out - by the time Optimus gets there, he only finds Wheeljack in the rubble, no sigh of the other two. Meanwhile Predaking took Magnus away so they can talk without being interrupted - basically he sees how improbable it is that the bots found the lab, way sooner than in the show, but he can't focus on that very much because his instincts are screaming at him about how perfect of a partner Magnus seems to be. A perfect consort for a king..

He woos Magnus in only a few days, somehow. They hang out in a cave where no bots or cons can find their signals, and the talk about the War slowly morphs into talking about Magnus himself, which then turns into compliments..

Magnus is still unsure of how he was wooed that quickly, laying on his back as Predaking spreads his legs and settles between them to eat him out.. And he's never felt anything like that before. Predaking's tongue is so, so long, and part of it is rough, kind of like a cat's, dragging against his nodes..

The first time it happens, Predaking just eats Magnus out until the Commander is overstimulated, weakly patting his head as he gurgles for him to stop - which Predaking immediately does.

The second time (the next day), Predaking fingers Magnus open, toying with his node as Magnus squirms, clumsily pawing at his panels - overloading on the spot when he sees the two large spikes emerging once his panels open up. And again when Predaking promises that tomorrow, he's getting those spikes inside him..

And it happens. Finally, on the third day of being intimate, Predaking slowly, carefully pushes his spikes inside Magnus, watching him overload twice just from being stretched wide open and filled. Cue crazy sex, Predaking fucking him as though trying to breed him.. Marking him up as his consort.

When Magnus finally calls for a bridge and gets back to base, he's all scuffed up, covered in paint transfers and claw marks.. He has to reassure them, that after the fight he got to talk to Predaking, and now the large dragon is their ally, laying in wait on the decepticon warship. NOT telling them about how he got the best frag of his life. Wheeljack and Arcee absolutely do not believe that's all of it, but decide not to push right now - Ratchet is already chewing out the Commander for them. Ratchet, who figures out pretty quickly how most of those marks were made, as he patches up Magnus..

That night, Magnus gets a visit from Optimus in his ship, because the Prime knows exactly what happened, and his own feelings (and breeding kink) are making him quite jealous..

Magnus gets the spiking down of his life for the second time in two days, mewling and overstimulated as he's again filled with transfluid..

Predaking's breeding kink vs Optimus Prime's breeding kink, GO !

Hiiiiii laure!!!!

If we do go with the build-a-baby transformers fanon then multi-dad carrying makes sense to me too! 🤷

(I don't think it's a one to one, where they all have one dad per kid, all the kids have a mix of all three, they just have a main dad that kinda obvious because all of their sires are very different looking. If say, hound and mirage were to both get cliffjumper sparked it would be a little harder to tell who's the main sire of which kid because they are all cars and the colors aren't always a give away!

Sorry for the dump about all that I think abt potential sparklings and how that all works at work when I'm bored lol 😅😅)

Honestly I don't think it would be that hard for Predaking and Magnus to get through to each other, maybe before Predaking crushes his hand, he has a bit of a 'why did you do it' breakdown over the autobots killing the rest of the predaclones and Magnus goes 'we didn't do it tho :/'

Obviously Predaking needs more info, but he can hear Optimus charging down the tunnel (cause he's not focused on killing Magnus this time lol) and impulsively grabs Magnus and takes off. When Optimus finally gets there... There's no sign of either of them...

Predaking really did take Magnus with the intention of figuring out what was going on! But he's never actually spent time around mecha who aren't traitorous decepticons, and he keeps getting distracted by thoughts of what a great consort Ultra Magnus would be, and a king needs a queen... 😏😏😏

Listen. Listen... I like the idea of Magnus being kinda easy, he just never has anyone try and hook up with him so no one knows 🤭🤭 and as Magnus and Predaking keep talking and getting closer, Magnus can't help but give in and spread his legs for Predaking...

I love them slowly working up to actual penetration, but by the time they get to that point they're both so desperate, Predaking loses his mind. Biting and marking Ultra Magnus as they fuck, leaving his consort a beautiful mess.

Hrgghhh Magnus calling in a ground bridge, and walking out looking like he just got a train ran on him.

Wheeljack and Arcee don't believe they just 'talked it out' and Predaking join the autobots but also... Who's going to accuse Ultra Magnus of sleeping with the enemy? Their all shooed away by Ratchet pretty quickly so they don't have time to press for details.

Ratchet's not stupid, as soon as he sees the paint transfers he knows what's up. Who's he to judge? Everyone knows the kind of stuff the party ambulance got up too, and at least this time it got them an ally. Magnus goes back to his shop afterwards so he can finally get some peace and quiet, it's been a busy week ;).

Hrnnnnn Optimus looming around the medbay listening to Ratchet talk about the little repairs he needed to make and connecting the dots. (Ratchet may have been trying to get Optimus to finally make a move. There's only so many times you can listen to your friend talk about the guy he likes before you get fed up)

As soon as night sets in Optimus goes to Ultra Magnus' ship. Ultra Magnus is still getting the paint transfers off when he answers the door. Optimus went just to make sure Ultra Magnus was okay after his 'ordeal' but seeing all of Predakings paint transfers makes him... Lose him mind a little. Ultra Magnus doesn't know how they went from talking in the loading bay to him getting railed on his tiny berth but he's not complaining (he's a little busy moaning to complain)

Poor Magnus, caught between two mechs very determined to sire his sparklings, and very determined to deal with the war so Magnus will let them sire his sparklings 🤭🤭🤭

[ioannemos]

so. YESTERDAY.

1. woke up in time to shower before walking to church

2. here's the thing. the church i've been going to? next town over. even i cannot walk that far. so i decided to check out one of the churches in town

3. there are... several. i honestly did not expect that many

4. what the heck, i've never been to a nazarene church before, let's see what they've got going on, it's one service

5. start walking, get distracted by a sign for an art fair. the temptation is real. maybe after church i'll go check it out. i can fit in something fun before grocery shopping and picking up my medication

6. it's a thirty minute walk. i'm not even halfway there and have to turn on my data to look at the map. getting hot. this sucks

7. look up. i'm right next to a different church. according to google, this one has a female pastor. i rejected this one earlier for that reason. the 'can women be pastors' thing is not something i've really researched for myself but i have read the verses and idk, seemed pretty clear cut that the answer is no. on the other hand, i'm right on time for the service, and do i want to do this right now?

8. fk it. i'll miss more than half the service at the other church by the time i get there. if it sucks i'll hit the bricks

9. two old people are thrilled to see me. i am gifted a bulletin and a nametag

10. the sanctuary is more than half empty, most heads that are present are grey, and there is no sign of technology except for the dude up front wearing a mic. there is no apparatus for streaming online, no tvs to display lyrics, no soundbooth or even the person in charge of making the mic work. i have absolutely nothing against those things, but it's kinda nice tbh

11. the pastor is def a guy and they just moved their service from 10:45 to 10:30, so i've missed a lot of this service too. but i didn't miss the sermon, so whatever, fine, this is just my life today i guess

12. HYMNS. they do HYMNS here. i am instantly pacified that they didn't update their sign outside with the new time

13. don't get me wrong i LOVE contemporary Christian music okay, i have a playlist that's stupid long, great stuff, makes me think, makes me cry, all that

14. but HYMNS!!!!! from a HYMNAL!!!!! how i've missed them. i can hear some people harmonizing. this is the Good Shit

15. the bulletin says that after the service they're having a baptism and picnic at the lake. i'm trying to be more... social *gagging noise* so... maybe... i'll go... but only if someone invites me

16. service is over. hey who's that. i recognize her face. shit. what's her name and where the hell have i seen her

17. fk it. approach. "hey! i recognize your face but can't for the life of me remember your name or where we met 😅"

18. her name is vicki and i met her at my previous job *more gagging noises* but she only worked there once in a while. thus i don't have to feel guilty at not knowing her immediately. phew

19. she has a baby! her baby is cute, of course. coo over baby appropriately

20. while cooing over baby, someone else approaches. her name is marnie. i barely play sdv but it's enough that i don't think i'll forget her name very soon

21. marnie: are you going to the baptism?

me: i don't have a car

her: oh, i can drive you there and back if you want

guess i'm going!

22. her: do you want to stop by your house and get some shorts?

me: i don't own any shorts

her: ... your swimsuit?

me: i don't have one of those either

her: ...okay

23. she has to pick up something at her house first. she offers to lend me something lighter than jeans 🥺 i turn her down, bc i'm just. used to wearing jeans everywhere, but i appreciate the offer

24. the beach we go to is lovely. it's part of a camp that a bunch of churches in the area use. the water itself is probably freezing (the lake doesn't really warm up, a familiar refrain to someone who grew up right next to lake michigan lol) but the area is nicely shaded (it is hot in the sun)

25. the picnic food is good. i talk a little with the people at the table i sit at. it's... fine. there are a few conversations going at once, which i find distracting and unpleasant (my brain struggles with what i'm supposed to be paying attention to)

26. it's time for the baptism!

pastor, quietly: how do you guys do this here?

me, very amused: idk man, this is my first day attending this church

pastor: what, really?? okay, stick around after this, i wanna talk to you

me: okay

27. the guy getting baptized cries during his testimony, we pray for him, he gets dunked, we cheer and applaud, we pray for him again, he lets a few people take pictures and then cannonballs off the end of the pier into the lake to more cheers and applause

28. some people leave. the pastor's wife asks if i want to go kayaking. i think i've gone kayaking once? i say yes anyway. fk it, i'm already stepping out and i don't feel like killing anyone at this picnic or myself yet

29. obvs both the pastor and his wife are in high demand so it takes a while but eventually we start hauling out the kayaks

30. marnie, who works at the camp, is very conscientious that everyone has an emergency whistle and is wearing a life jacket that is appropriately sized. she also lends me and the pastor's wife hats. marnie is the best, i think

31. the water is crystal clear and the weather is about perfect. marnie suggests we head for a slightly shallower part of the lake, where there are lily pads

32. the youngest member of our party, a teenager, capsizes on the way. we all come together to tow her and her kayak to shore. the pastor's wife uses her emergency whistle to tie the swamped kayak to the guy towing it. i wrangle the teen's paddle and point out that the person who offered to tow the teen doesn't have anything for her to hold onto but that someone else does, and they switch accordingly. the extra water is dumped out on shore. the teen is checked on and encouraged. we all head back out onto the lake

33. the pastor talks to me for almost the entire trip. it's nice bc he tells me that if i don't want to answer any of his questions i can just tell him to back off, but honestly i like talking about myself 😅. i realize that the person his voice reminds me of is ted danson and it is made abundantly clear to me why he has a mic in the otherwise electronics-less church: his voice is fairly quiet and barely carries (which are separate things, fight me)

34. amongst other things i talk about mom. when do i not tell people about mom. i mention how the night she died i had the feeling that i wasn't going to see her again, so before the paramedics left with her i had a chance to say goodbye and give her a kiss. he describes this as the gift of... discernment, i think? anyway i want to talk this down a bit, bc when do i not talk down any gifts i might have, but the more i think about it the more instances come to mind. huh. i will need to think more on this

35. we see the lily pads and a few lily buds, hang around for a little bit just talking, and then head back. we arrive back at camp without incident, put up the kayaks, and go our separate ways

36. except marnie has a thing to do first, do i mind, no i don't, repeat about three times, lol. but i really don't mind, i have tomorrow off also to do what i need to, and the things she needs to do are a. all for the camp, which has kids who just arrived and b. the kind of tasks i find completely non-stressful, like refilling napkins and hand soap. i am introduced to her boss. we leave eventually, each with a plateful of brownies

37. we talk the whole way. i am once again asked questions about myself and i am once again more than happy to do so. i should probably shut up occasionally. 🙄🤐 she drops me off but not before asking for my number

38. i have neither done my grocery shopping nor picked up my medication. fk. guess i'm doing that tomorrow

39. go inside, take dog out back to play with her. one of the other dogs also wants to play. thankfully there are two balls, so i kinda just juggle between them. neither dog seems to mind

40. another roommate shows up with his new dog: the tiniest puppy 😭 so small! one and a half hands big! and i got to hold her 😍💞🥰 reminded me of my dog when we first got her 😭😭 i miss her... 😭😭😭

41. did my laundry. turned on my laptop and only made it through one of my yt rec'd videos before realizing i was falling asleep. reluctantly decided to do the right thing and just. go to bed

42. fell asleep almost instantly and finally slept well. so all i need to do is wake up early, eat no breakfast, walk to church, go to a new place, talk to people i don't know, go kayaking, play with two dogs, do a big load of laundry, and then i'll sleep well. glad to find out it's as simple as that 🙄

[gulnarsultan]

I can’t help but imagine Modern Reader (Daenys best friend, the faithful and loyal friend of Targaryen Household) was visiting Dragonstone when Visenya, Aegon and Rhaenys were still little. When baby Visenya was crying Modern Reader held her and was calming her down, cooing at her and adoring her “Aw, who is the cute and beautiful girl? Yes that’s you”🥰- Modern Reader said this and baby Visenya was smiling at her and hold Reader’s finger with her small hand. When Aegon was born there was a little rivalry between Visenya and Aegon, but when Rhaenys was born there was a constant rivalry between them, meanwhile Modern Reader was standing there shocked to what she sees.

Yandere platonic Valaena Velaryon: Don’t worry about it. They just love you 🥰

Modern Reader: Ah, all right, I guess.

When Aerion Targaryen (Conquerors father) was taking Visenya and Aegon for solving some things or something like that, leaving Valaena and Rhaenys with Modern Reader. And imagine: Yandere platonic Rhaenys sleeping peacefully in bed, holding Modern Reader’s hand.So when she fell asleep, Modern Reader carefully left the room not waking Rhaenys and once she left the room, she went to her chambers, Modern Reader said “Phew, finally she’s asleep and I can be finally alone.”😮‍💨 But little Rhaenys still asleep tries to find Reader with her hand, then she wakes up and looks around, trying to find Modern Reader. Modern Reader isn’t with yandere little Rhaenys. Rhaenys starts crying😥thinking that Modern Reader left her.

Yandere little Rhaenys: Y-Y/N!😭

And you can imagine Reader’s face “Really?” and she runs to little Rhaenys.

Modern Reader: I left you for 3 minutes and you started crying? Can’t you be alone for 5 minutes??😤🗿

Yandere little Rhaenys with a sad look on her face🥺, Modern Reader sighs “Calm down, sweetie. I’m not leaving you alone”😤☺️😘 and Rhaenys smiled (she calmed down pretty fast, manipulation? Who knows)

And after many years when Modern Reader appeared again after many years, yandere platonic The Conquerors were so happy to see Modern Reader. Modern Reader sees the Conquerors as children and even acts around them as nanny or as an older sister, but yandere Visenya, Aegon and Rhaenys want Modern Reader to marry them.

Modern Reader: Oh, here you are, my little dragons 🥰 You were so little and now you grown up.

Yandere Visenya: Yes and now we want to marry you 🥰

Yandere Aegon and Rhaenys agree with her.☺️☺️

Modern Reader: WAIT WHAT?!!😳🤯

Modern Reader is super shocked, and she’s thinking “Daenys, I promised you I’ll keep an eye on your family. But I didn’t promise to marry your descendants!!!” And Modern Reader definitely say something like that “Kids, listen to me. I promised your ancestor, my best friend that I would keep an eye on you, but I didn’t promise or said that I would marry you.”

Imagine: Yandere dead Daenys is watching all of this

I don’t know why, but I think it’s funny, especially when yandere little Rhaenys doesn’t want to sleep without Modern Reader. Like you leaving your little sibling and you finally alone, only for your little sibling to wake up and search for you. 😅 Or when Visenya, Aegon and Rhaenys rival each other and Visenya says “I got her first”😏 then Aegon says “She said I was cute and quiet when I was little, that means she loves me.”😤And Rhaenys replies “She spent more time with me and she was holding me when I slept in bed, she loves me more”😏

It's funny to us. The song is not funny at all for the reader.😅 The reader is trapped with three possessive dragons surrounding him. The rivalry between the tip will never end. They fight for the reader at least a few times a day. The poor reader never spends time alone and has a quiet peaceful day.

[felidity]

Some of my TWST Book 7 Part 3 Highlights!

Sped through the entire thing, now waiting for translations. Did let the story play out a bit here and there so got to see some cool stuff. Sharing those screenshots below the cut, so spoilers ahead!

In other news: no 3 hours waits for this part of the story (like in the prev book), phew!

First off, we finally meet Mikey in person! Now that Grim has seen him too he can’t say we’re hallucinating anymore, ha!

Next up, we meet the parents of the Shroud brothers! Wished the devs would show their faces but oh well. Also I honestly did not expect their mom to have a very cute voice 😅

Next, Silver’s unique magic. I tried to listen to how it’s being read and I believe the text above the kanji reads: “Meet in a dream”.

300k HP with 60K heals per turn. What the hell, Malleus. Also self crit buff. Good thing this is a scripted battle like before or this might have been near impossible to win.

Long haired Lilia. The fan artists prediction came true

Aaaand the chapter ends at the Lilia reveal. Part 3 goes up till chapter 55. Now we wait for the next part!

[taringill]

"Couples Season". Continuation/ "Сезон Парочек". Продолжение♥️

4/6 - Miwanardo🤍🩵(oc & canon)

Sorry for the delay...study at school and at art school:(/Сори, за задержку... учёба в школе и в художественной школе:(

Bonus: (This time even more! Wow!/В этот раз ещё больше! Ничего себе!)

Leo: "God, your eyes keep me warm♥️Why should we fight if we can eat pizza in the evening♥️"

Miwa: "Don't hit on me with your turtle eggs, idiot!"

Wow! I've finally done it! 4 a couple of 6 is Miwa + Leonardo. Miwa is my original character. I posted a couple of posts about her, and in the most recent post I told a little about her and mentioned that she is Leo's love interest. Leo was the first to fall in love with Miwa, right after their first meeting. Miwa is a girl from the Foot clan, (for about 2 years) who will eventually switch to the side of the good ones, let's say. Miwa was a human, but then mutated at the age of 14 (I told all this in the last post about Miwa). Miwa's parents were terrible: they did not love her and bullied her psychologically and physically. Miwa was an unplanned child, she had no siblings. The only ray of sunshine was her grandmother, (on her mother's side) who was her only friend, loved and took care of her. Because of her parents, Miwa became so withdrawn, angry at the whole world and a little cruel. Miwa didn't trust anyone. She was broken because of her parents, she hated herself in every sense because of her parents, she thought that no one needed her and everyone hated her, because it was imposed on her by her parents. She felt needed only by her grandmother, who died when Miwa was 12 years old. And after that, Miwa began to hate life even more. Then, after the mutation, she got into the Foot clan. And when she was 16, she met Leo. At first she feuded with the turtles, but eventually she left the Foot clan. As Cassandra Jones did at the time. And it happened thanks to Leo, who saw the good in her. And he was not mistaken. Yes, Miwa was at enmity with the Hamato clan, but the Foot clan demanded it. Miwa disobeyed several times and did not kill the same Leo. Because she didn't want to hurt anyone. Leo showed Miwa that she is not alone, that there will be those who will love and support her. For example he(⁠｡⁠•̀⁠ᴗ⁠-⁠)⁠✧ In general, after some time Miwa fell in love with Leo. They will be together sooner or later. They will have everything. Leo and Miwa 's relationship can be described as follows: From hate to love is just one step, only very, very big. Miwa hated Leo and his whole family at first, and then she became a part of them, yes...😅 Phew...It seems to be everything... In short, there are 2 more couples left. Who's next?

Ура! Наконец то я это доделала! 4 парочка из 6 - это Мива + Леонардо. Мива - это мой оригинальный персонаж. Я выкладывала про неё пару постов, а в самом последнем посте я немного рассказала про неё и упомянула, что она любовный интерес Лео. Лео первый влюбился в Миву, сразу после их первой встречи. Мива - девушка из клана Ноги, (в течение примерно 2 лет) которая со временем перейдёт на сторону хороших скажем так. Мива была человеком, но потом мутировала в 14 лет ( всё это я рассказывала в последнем посте про Миву). Родители у Мивы были ужасные: не любили её и издевались над ней психологически и физически. Мива была незапланированным ребенком, братьев и сестер у неё не было. Единственным лучиком солнца была её бабушка, (по маминой линии) которая была единственным её другом, любила и заботилась о ней. Из-за своих родителей Мива и стала такой замкнутой, злой на весь мир и немного жестокой. Мива никому не доверяла. Она была сломленной из-за своих родителей, она ненавидела себя во всех смыслах из-за родителей, она думала что она никому не нужна и все её ненавидят, так ей навязали её родители. Она чувствовала себя нужной только бабушке, которая скончалась когда Миве было 12 лет. И после этого Мива ещё больше стала ненавидеть жизнь. Потом после мутации попала в клан Ноги. И когда ей было 16 лет, она встретила Лео. Сначала она враждовала с черепахами, но в итоге она покинула клан Ноги. Как в своё время это сделала Кассандра Джонс. А случилось это благодаря Лео, который увидел в ней хорошее. И он не ошибся. Да, Мива враждовала с кланом Хамато, но этого требовал клан Ноги. Мива несколько раз ослушивалась и не убивала того же Лео. Потому что она сама никому не желала зла. Лео показал Миве, что она не одинока, что найдутся те, кто будет любить, поддерживать её. Например он(⁠｡⁠•̀⁠ᴗ⁠-⁠)⁠✧ В общем, спустя какое-то время Мива влюбилась в Лео. Они рано или поздно будут вместе. У них всё будет. Отношения Лео и Мивы можно описать так: От ненависти до любви всего один шаг, только очень и очень большой. Мива сначала ненавидела Лео и всю его семью, а потом стала их частью, да...😅 Фух...Вроде бы всё... Короче, остались ещё 2 парочки. Кто следующий?

NEXT COUPLE

PAST COUPLE

[bts-hyperfixation]

Literally had a dream about making out with Scoups from seventeen. It’s been more than an year and I’ve not received ANY kind of action. It’s just me and my hand. It reached a point where I started questioning whether I was asexual😭😭😭 but that dream man. Phew. It was so sexy, like that half kiss sort of, imagine you’re in the front and the person you’re kissing is sitting behind you. It felt so real that I’m pretty sure I drooled a bit. It’s the closest I’ve come to getting action and it’s not because of lack of trying on my part. Every other guy is such a horny person that they can’t even talk or meet to just get a general feel of how they are as a human being and I’ve been let down constantly. BUT I digress, that kiss was so hot it could’ve made me orgasm if I experienced it irl.

Idk if this is what you were expecting tho😅

MATE those dreams are the best kind. Whenever I get those dreams I always wake up just before I finish, it's so unsatisfying sometimes😢.

On the lack of action front I can totally relate, other than kissing I'm on like 5 years celibate, I actually am asexual but we are teetering into ridiculous. I experience very little sexual attraction but the libido is thriving and your hand gets so dull sometimes.

But SCoups dreams have got to be fun, there is no way that man is not giving good wood. I'm assuming you talking the swayze ghost pottery position?

Some men in today's world are way too horny you are right but then you have these others that are way too timid and that's no fun either

[destinyc1020]

I want Tom to play that kind of character so bad. Tom has a natural cockiness to him already, can you imagine if he played it up for a movie, phew!

Lol which one?? 😅

The Bad Boy Playboy type? 😏

And yea, I would like to see Tom in a role like that one day too🤭....I think he'd be great at it! 😅

I feel like we already kinda got a small glimpse of him playing that cheeky side in "Uncharted"? 🤭

Although, he said afterwards that he didn't really like playing that type of role coz he felt like he had to be a certain way and play this type of tough guy who hits his marks a certain way.... looks a certain way on camera, etc, and he said he didn't really like being that size.

Which.... is a shame cuz his body looked GREAT lol 🥵

[imichelle-l-rigby]

Reflections: Cillian Murphy’s Limited Edition

Season 3, episode 6

✨I think I’m sorta catching up 😊✨

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*I am a music prof (predominantly classical vocalist), and I LOVE listening to Cillian’s music choices! That being said, sometimes I won’t like a song simply because of a vocalist (it’s a professional hazard - sorry!) 👩‍🏫

** The following are my own observations/opinions. We may not agree, and that’s ok! That’s what makes music fun! 😊

*** I wouldn’t say I’m well-versed in Cillian’s music preferences, but I do enjoy them (for the most part). I always wind up adding to my own playlists after listening to Cillian’s recommendations.

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Let the show begin!

🎵Set 1 (Fading Stars II - Come And Play In The Milky Night)

Fading Stars II: sounds like film music. It uses the same motif over and over again, slowly filling out the texture

Come And Play In The Milky Night: this reminds me of 2010s pop music. It’s got that wistfulness that I associate with that decade! (Isn’t it horrifying to be talking about the 2010s as “old”? I just hurt my own feelings!)

🎤Talking Break:

Grand isn’t as good as tippety top. Noted.

Coltrane! ❤️

Wow! The last song is from the ‘90s!

“Sitting in cars that are moving”

“Scintillating observations”

🎵Set 2 (Over My Shoulder - Glass, Concrete & Stone)

Over My Shoulder: I am having so much fun with this one! 😎😆 I love the story of this song as well.

The Beggar: again, a very fun song! But so different from the other in this set. Rhythms are interesting.

Glass, Concrete & Stone: it’s cool that there are 3 predominant instruments, like the 3 materials mentioned in the title. Melody is strange and unexpected. I like it!

🎤Talking Break:

Cillian just wants a twin, specifically David Byrne. 😂

Every track on the album is in the same key, and it’s heard above the drone. I am intrigued.

🎵Set 3 (Ta Douleur - Hard-boiled Babe)

Ta Douleur: this is so urban, but I’ll be honest - some of the sound effects sound *ahem* rude? 😅 not offensive, just like someone ate something that didn’t agree 😂😂😂😂 and I’m afraid I’m not mature enough to move past that. 💨

Hard-boiled Babe: I didn’t expect the harmonica!

These French “girl pop” songs are a genre I didn’t expect him to be into! Goes to show you can’t pin this guy’s musical tastes down.

🎤Talking Break:

He’s forever better at French than me

🎵Set 4 (War Zone - Ethiopian Rock)

War Zone: another song featuring “sound effects” - I like how the war sounds get louder and louder, but also how the melody is just so “vacation vibe”. Good commentary!

Ethiopian Rock: melody is in the bass line. The echo is fun. It feels like a reinterpretation of protest rock, but I can’t explain why other than vague similarities.

🎤Talking Break:

Old Jamaican music! Cool!

🎵Set 5 (Hill & Gully Ride - Asa Branca)

Hill & Gully Ride: this is so fun! Had I not been told it’s Jamaican, I would’ve assumed Puerto Rico or Cuba. It reminds me of those dance rhythms that came to NYC in the ‘40s and ‘50s.

Ma Blonde Est Partie: this sounds so early country/country blues. Aka OLD American styles. And I find this amazing. This might honestly be my favorite song for this episode! I love the instrument mix (in ways it sounds Appalachian?), and the vocals are so fitting here!

Asa Branca: gorgeous! 😍 it’s got a little of everything to offer! The style keeps jumping around!

✨favorite set✨

🎤Talking Break:

Cajun! Now that makes sense why I’m hearing so many Appalachian sounds!

And a series about music in the US. I’m not going crazy for hearing all that! Phew! 😅

Ask a reasonable question - your question may not be reasonable or even adequately answered! But it’s not Brian Cox

Him trying to describe emojis is precious

“A mystery wrapped inside an anorak wrapped inside an enigma”

More Yorkshire Man

🎵Set 6 (See the Sky About to Rain - Big Pharma)

See the Sky About to Rain: Neil is a specific voice. It’s always jarring at the beginning, but then I settle in and can enjoy his vocals.

Your Name Is Snake Anthony: whoa! Talk about jarring - that segue was shocking! Quite atmospheric, and in some places the background is atonal or polytonal (no key or multiple keys).

Paralysed: so my autocorrect doesn’t like the way the title is spelled 😂😂😂😂 bless it’s American little heart. I suppose the bass line that plays the “short long” motif over and over is representing your heart beat. It also repeats notes over and over again, like it’s possibly paralyzed.

Big Pharma: interesting rhythms/punctuations. I don’t love it, but it definitely sticks with you. Will be honest, the “sniffing” sounds at the beginning was a little gross. Idk what it’s supposed to be, but it sounds like someone’s got a stuffy nose 🤧

🎤Talking Break:

Ah yes, the exclusive

A poetry reading!

🎵Set 7 (Geronimo Blues - Condition of Us)

Geronimo Blues: a pretty song (which I know is weird since the lyrics are pretty critical)! And Kae is good at this, but it always takes me a second to understand the lyrics. I guess my brain has a buffer with this accent 😅

Condition of Us: again- such a strong contrast! I love the vocals here! ❤️ I’m having fun!

🎤Talking Break:

I can’t even spell the verb for getting goosebumps. Dude. What even?! 😂

🎵Set 8 (I Walk on Guilded Splinters)

The archive footage - I have concerns about his speaking vocal quality.

I Walk On Guilded Splinters: honestly, this sounds like healthier vocal production than what I just heard. Yes - there’s a way to give a raspy sound without hurting yourself. ANYWAY. This is a cool song! I love the echos. 😎

🎤Talking Break:

Correct. No intro needed for Bill Withers

🎵Set 9 (Kissing My Love - Inside Straight)

Kissing My Love: 💃💃😍😍 ooh these vocals! The funk! The groove!

Inside Straight: gimme that jazz! 😎 and can we just talk about the subtle internal harmony changes in the piano chords? Like… that shouldn’t be that cool. BUT IT IS. And everything about this is fire! 🔥 although, the raspberry scat line was a little… special. Impressive, but … yeah. 😅

🎤Talking Break:

Miles played with everyone! He pioneered so many jazz styles it’s insane!

“Pugilistic kind of sound”

“He played with the Wombles!”

🎵Set 10 (Video Life)

Video Life: just getting flashbacks to the VHS era. 😅

🎤Talking Break:

Lots of pop

“One man Beatles” - I am intrigued!

🎵Set 11 (Somebody Made for Me - Every Night)

Somebody Made for Me: OMG HE DOES SOUND JUST LIKE PAUL MCCARTNEY!! 🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀 even the scoring sounds like Paul! Like… 🤯

Every Night: I AM SINGING ALONG WITH A PAUL COVER AND JUST LIVING MY BEST LIFE 💃😎😆

🎤Talking Break

You are correct, Cillian. All roads lead to the Beatles!

🎵Set 12 (Single Pigeon)

Single Pigeon: IT’S PAUL!!!! 😍😍😍 🙌 the vocal line is kinda all over the place (awkward?) and that reminds me of pigeons just wandering around 😂

🎤Talking Break:

“Doesn’t outstay its welcome”

🎵Set 13 (I Want You to Love Me - She Walks In Beauty)

I Want You to Love Me: I like the driving, powerful left hand bass in the piano against the right hand melody. And the vocal drone! That’s not heard often! The drone isn’t even always in the “right” key as she’s going through, so that’s also a fun quirk!

Must Be Tears: I love the “old school” production aesthetics!

She Walks In Beauty: gorgeous! So ethereal, which is what I get from the title alone. It’s hard to make synth and electronic instruments not sound cheesy, so I really like this. And more poetry!

🎤Talking Break:

Byron!

No it’s over already???

Yay covers! And jazz!

Coltrane!!! Finally.

“Mind yourselves”

🎵Set 14 (Wonderful World - Nature Boy)

Wonderful World: I do like the jazz, but I’m not enjoying the vocals that much. Strings are an interesting addition, though!

All I Need: more layering effects. I like this a lot! It’s got a swanky nightclub vibe to it. The piano solo is so satisfying.

Nature Boy: yes! 😎 the bebop is popping! I loooooove bebop/hard bop so much. It’s INSANE and I have so much respect for the art form. This is a great way to end the show!

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Thanks so much for reading! And dare I say it, I’m proud of myself for catching up - I think I’m only a week and a half late with this one! Woohoo! 😂

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[cimarraskylark]

I figured that, since I've said so many things about Cimarra and Aymeric, it's only fair to give a bit of a background to their relationship. Afterall, it'll be a while before we get to this point in the fanfic, definite slowburn that it is. 😅🤣 I promise to not give out any important spoilers though. Hehehe...

Ahem. Where to begin? Well, Aymeric falls in love first, while it takes Cimarra longer to fall and realize it. She's hesitant to, based off of past experience and witnessing the way her village was. But Aymeric is patient and unwavering in his pursuit, slowly wooing her while showing his determination to commit to her. Cimarra eventually falls, but doesn't realize it until she finds that the rage which arises for his sake is of the same level as for those she considers family. It then takes her a bit to come to terms with it and finally admit that she returns his feelings.

Cimarra desires to have a lover who will stay, not leave. She wants the long-term, not just for a moment or a night. It stems from how Viera males come only when needing to mate, then leave again. So, she has a slight distrust, subconsciously believing that anyone she tries to get involved with will just leave. Looking after Hadrian, she simply uses the excuse that she "doesn't have time" when they ask why she's still alone. Her protectiveness of Hadrian also makes her very selective.

Not only does she not want a man who won't stay, but she's afraid of it happening, and so either doesn't let it reach the relationship point or leaves first. Often times, she doesn't let it start at all. And so, when Aymeric approaches her with sincere and genuine intentions, she isn't quite sure of how to handle it, afraid of it coming to nothing anyway.

Phew... that was a lot... and a bit heavy... Hmm... How about a future snippet from A Warrior's Saga to lighten the mood? Let's say... Cimarra and Aymeric's first meeting? 😏 I'll hide it for those who don't want spoilers, but for those who do read it, enjoy! 🥰

(Oh, some may ask when Cimarra falls for Aymeric. And to that I say...

...Hehehehehehehehe.)

"Cimarra turned at the sound of a door opening. The first thing she saw was a pair of striking blue eyes. When they met with hers, she found herself surprised at her own thoughts.

He’s got honest eyes…

It took her a moment to be able to look away and take in the rest of this new arrival. A tall Elezen, he had short black hair with a bit of wave that framed his face. Her gaze caught on the single blue crystal earring hanging from his left ear before moving on to take in his armor, adorned with gold plating and accents, interwoven with black cloth and a sapphire blue robe. 

She quite liked the ensemble, though she oddly found herself following the lines of blue all the way back up to his eyes. 

The pondering of why could wait until later though.

Haurchefant watched Cimarra with great interest, noting how her eyes hadn’t left Aymeric since he’d walked in. 

“Commander Leveilleur. It is both an honor and pleasure to meet you,” he greeted Alphinaud. Then his gaze flicked back to Cimarra before centering on Alphinaud. “I am Aymeric, lord commander of the Temple Knights.”

“Alphinaud Leveilleur, at your service,” Alphinaud said with a smile. “Your reputation precedes you, Ser Aymeric. I think we will find that we have much in common.”

Aymeric gave a nod. Finally, he was able to have a legitimate reason for his eyes to linger on the one who’d caught his attention since he’d entered the room. Golden hair shimmering with silver flowed over her shoulders, partially pulled back and decorated with three white flowers. But some strands still drifted around to frame her face and enchanting blue eyes.

So absorbed in her was he that Aymeric failed to notice Haurchefant’s amused grin off to the side.

“Speaking of reputations,” he said upon finding his voice, “yours towers over us all. Does it not?” It was not hard for him to see why. Her reaction intrigued him. She did not blush, as he might have expected. Instead, one of her long leporine ears twitched while merriment faintly glittered in her eyes. 

Aymeric forced himself to glance at the taciturn Temple Knight standing beside him so he wouldn’t be caught staring. 

“It does indeed, Lord Commander.”

Haurchefant nodded happily in agreement. 

His gaze returning to Cimarra, Aymeric chose to admit a slightly embarrassing secret to her, wondering what her reaction would be this time. “I am not too proud to admit that I have followed your activities with an interest bordering on fascination. Full glad was I to learn that you would be joining us.”

Now, this did slightly surprise Cimarra. She blinked a few times, confused by the odd feeling in her stomach. The way he looked at her so steadily, so focused, made her wary. But his soft smile and warm aura lured her in. 

While Cimarra was struggling with herself in a state of confusion, Aymeric broke the silence before it could grow awkward.

“Now then, shall we begin?”"

[darkicedragon]

And likes keeping a - OH BABY, NO I'M SO SORRY. 😭😭😭

We got into a lot of fights and fought a demon god, it's all good. o3ob Oh, the kids? ....Yeah, we had to save them from slavers... But we got them back!

So long as he doesn't run in and immediately get oneshotted ahaha.

AAAAAAAH TTATT

Finally finished the chapter. 'Changing clan' THIS BETTER NOT BE ABOUT SOREN!!

I've just started the quest and I already want to throw them out a window. >8(

WHAT?? IT MEANS YOU GAINED ENOUGH EXPERIENCE TO -NOT DIE- AND YOU CAN PASS THIS INFO ONTO THE NEXT GENERATION SO THEY CAN BE STRONGER!!

Meanwhile, Soren's just playing with three pups on his lap, not caring about how that looks so long as the pups are happy.

....Oh. That was way shorter than I thought it would be.

Okay, I'm glad it was the clan is changing, rather than Soren changes clan, phew.

NEW WILDER TANK!!!

....I'm really glad I didn't spend my arena coins on Granny then. 😅

[tickledpink31]

⭐ Minako ⭐

Oh wow, that was fast. 😅

There wasn’t really anything specific stated other than Minako, so I’ll just talk about the thing that I’m dying to talk about her.

Minako’s hair and wardrobe

Now, I recall making character designs of Minako’s parents, but they’re due for a more polished design, especially Flora since I intend to give her wavier hair. I like to think that Minako and Alexis both got their mother’s wavy hair.

And yes, I did say Minako’s hair is naturally wavy. Along with using spells to do her space buns, she also straightens her hair. She started doing this when she started going to Hogwarts because she believed her hairstyle and natural waves made her look too childish. It was either the space buns or the waves that had to go, and she said goodbye to her waves for a good six years. However, she gradually stops straightening her hair ever since she landed in Twisted Wonderland since she is going back to her ancestral roots (heh).

As you can see, I tend to switch between Minako’s straight hair and wavy hair. It really depends on my mood

People like to say that Minako is as pretty as her mother, and there is some truth to that. At a glance, Minako takes after her father, but the colour of her hair and her complexion is where the resemblance stops. The structure of Minako’s face matched her mother in almost every way from the shape of her eyes, her nose, and her smile. It goes beyond looks too. Minako and Flora are ambitious individuals and love the outdoors. I have this scene in mind that Minako will look in the mirror one day and realize how much she looks just like her mother. It horrifies her and saddens her a bit.

When Vil finds out that Minako’s hair is naturally wavy, he gets on her case for not letting her waves develop, so he gives her some styling creams and oils suited for type 2 hair.

Another trivia about Minako’s hair is that during her second year of Hogwarts and still processing her traumatic summer, she started styling her hair is several different ways to cope. Dyeing her hair, chopping it off, growing it back again using potions—every week, she would look different, it got to a point where Minako was considering shaving her head so an intervention was staged as requested by her housemates. They put her in the duelling club as a better alternative of coping, especially since she got kicked out of the Quidditch team for fighting with Warren Willoughby.

Okay, moving on from hair, we have Minako’s wardrobe. She is a vintage and thrift store lurker. I actually have a wip right now showing the progression of Minako’s outfits from her muggle life in London to being spirited away to twisted wonderland.

Life before NRC, her outfits still generally had a vintage flare to them, but the fantastical elements are quite subdued and are very muggle-like. I feel like she unconsciously tried to keep her magical and muggle life seperate as a result of being forbidden from using underage magic. Now, being twisted wonderland, Minako’s outfits become more and more grand and spectacular (i.e. Alice frock from the revenge unbirthday party, the event outfits, her dorm uniform, which I have yet to pick a design for). Her skirts will become bigger, there are more sparkly embellishments, maybe even some outlandish patterns.

I’m also into the idea of Minako adopting a similar colour palette to Crewel’s to showcase their guardian-child relationship. Minako’s main colours are already black and white and even wears splashes of red as nod to Mickey’s outfit.

Phew! Thank you for letting ramble. I thought this would be quick, but I should go to sleep by now so that I can wake up for work early tomorrow.