#piama would appreciate this

[skinnerisaweiner]

currently rewatching season one of malcom in the middle. i will never forgive them for what they did to francis’ character.

i fell in love with season one of mitm the first time i watched the show, and i still think it’s one of the greatest seasons of television from the 2000s. as a (former) teen with a hint oppositional defiant disorder, and as someone with a role model older sibling i haven’t seen in years, francis has a special place in my heart. many of the scenes between him and lois and him and hal have had a lasting impact on me, and his character in the early seasons of the show feel very,, human?

even after he leaves marlin academy, there are some parts of the alaska and new mexico storylines that i appreciate. however, over the later course of the show, it feels like francis becomes less complex. his scenes feel less emotional, and the connection to the main story feels completely lost.

i tried to look into what might have caused chris masters on to detach from the show, and i am very interested to know if there is a specific reason francis takes a back burner in the show, but it’s a little disappointing. he’s aggressive and defiant sure, but he’s smart and headstrong and had a ton of opportunity. i would have liked to see more development in the relationship between francis and his parents, as well as between francis and piama.

i know not everyone turns out successful in life i know, but it just feels to me like they gave francis lots of emotional scenes and pivotal moments and character development just to abandon it all at every turn and keep francis a loser. why? even if masterson had to leave the show or take a more detached role, why keep him around just for gimmicky-feeling B stories? he could have left the show altogether and that’d be fine.

i would have loved to see francis become a success. i wanted him to make something of himself and prove everyone wrong who said he would never be anything.

anyway, i have a lot of opinions on francis (and on things in particular) but let’s see if this goes anywhere

[uselessgay10101]

Hey pip!

You can call me....idk you decide lol

Fav stuff - Battle royale games, Music (will totally spend 4+ hours lost in daydreams), puzzle games (connect the dots is the love of my life)

TOP favorite stories (and LSs in ANY game)

Romance Club || Heart of Trespia - Delias (so under-appreciated that I love her more)

Lovestruck || Regning Passions - Piama of the Spring (Games gone but I would still do anything for my thorny flower princess 😌)

Couple UP! || Season 3 - SANGAH ( my obsession is a problem...)

Choices Stories You Play || The Royal Romance - Hana Lee (if I was smart enough to make a portal to connect me to a visual novel game I'd use it to give all my love to Hana and fight her mother)

Anyway! -

My UID - 654c35a26eed3d245294e563 (congrats you got yourself an annoying friend expect a message on insta)

hii, i’ve been lurking here for some time, and i would love to find some mutuals here! my name is piper/artemis, and im from canada.

my fav stories (& love interests)

- w: time catcher & lucien

- astreas broken heart & mikael

- heavens secret: requiem & anna

- soulless & cynthia

- garden of eden & lia

- and the haze will take us & tata

- kali: flame of samsara & ram

got way more, but these are the main ones

my uid: 62bd2f261165ce3f5aa4efc8

my insta: lavienyves

(i’m also a swiftie & would love to befriend fellow romance club swifties)

thanks so much 🫶

[silverteresa]

Updating my type:

Princesses with a tragic past who like stabbing! 🤣🤣

[wlw-lovestruck-fiction]

Hi guys. Would you consider writing Ruelle and MC in the future expecting children? Extra points if there is a moody Ruelle amped up on hormones

Written by: Squirrel

When she first took the throne MC was met with plenty of animosity and adversity. But, that seems practically easy now.

With people she can argue and manipulate and carefully hedge her bets. They can be reasoned with and if not then they can be shut beyond the doors so MC can rest.

Unborn children cannot be reasoned with and cannot be shut out.

MC sits up. It is still well before dawn. The kicking in her belly was cute at first, in the daylight. But now it’s so frequent and so severe she’s willing to wager that she’s having twins. One twin starts moving which prompts the other one to start kicking until they exhaust each other and subsequently their mother.

“What’s wrong?” Ruelle murmurs. She reaches over to move her wife’s hair behind her ear, “Are you sick?”

“No. Just-” MC stops short. She’s not sure which organ just got between her ribcage and her child’s foot but the pain is sharp. Pressing her hand over the spot does little to dampen it, “They’re kicking.”

Ruelle lays prone on the bed so her face is level with MC’s lap. Her tone becomes that which she usually uses when Piama or Lyris aren’t following instructions. It’s loving but firm and promises dark consequences if not obeyed.

“Listen. No one is allowed to hurt your mother. That includes you. Stop kicking.”

Like magic, the kicking stops. MC slowly lies back down, groaning in appreciation when Ruelle arranges a pillow by her belly and snuggles up to her back. 

“Thank you dear.”

“It is my pleasure.”

Ruelle smooths her palms along MC’s swollen middle and feels her whole body shiver and relax. She presses slow, reverent kisses to the back of the redhead’s neck and along the back of her shoulder.

“You’re giving me the greatest gift in the world. I feel like I can’t do enough.”

“It shows. I promise you do more than enough.”

Eventually Ruelle drifts off back to sleep but her arm remains draped around MC’s middle. Unfortunately sleep is MC’s greatest friend who she so rarely sees these days. After dawn she is exhausted enough she could sleep, but Lysende is now awake and in need of leadership. There are no sick days as queen.

By the time lunch rolls around MC is ravenous. When she reaches for the door handle the door gently swings open seemingly on its own. But the soft scent of plant decay and leather give away her presence. MC smiles, “Thank you Ruelle.”

There are audible sighs of relief from the guards. The people of Lysende are still adjusting to watching their queen use her magic. Opening doors without lifting a finger would be a new, powerful step up from her previous feats.

Ruelle walks with MC’s hands resting in the crook of her elbow.

“Where have you been?”

“Checking on security with Amara.”

“Ruelle-”

“Nothing more than usual I promise.”

“Oh really?” Galen smirks, “Is that why my entire ship was searched by you personally?”

When MC turns to give her wife a scathing look she’s vanished again and is pulling out MC’s chair. Her aching feet direct her quickly into it without complaint.

A vast spread of sandwiches extends from one end of the table to the other. One of the things MC has been able to keep down, due to her tender stomach, has been bread. So artisans from all across Lysende extended their best recipes for expecting mothers. Everything from soup to butter to ways to soften meat and keep up strength.

“I mean this in the kindest way, but you look awful,” Piama says, “Have you been sleeping?”

“Has Ruelle been letting you sleep?” Lyris smirks, exchanging a mischievous look with Galen.

Ruelle appears to glare at the two, “If you two like sleeping soundly I’d cease and desist with your tasteless jokes.”

“The twins like to kick at night. I feel terrible because the only thing that gets them to stop is Ruelle.”

Suddenly all three of their friends' attention are piqued. Lyris, having used up his good grace with Ruelle, nudges Galen. The starseeker puts on one of their winning smiles, “What does Ruelle do to calm her children? Sing lullabies?”

As a matter of fact, she does. But MC isn’t about to reveal that to their friends. Especially not with her wife’s frayed nerves. 

“No. She speaks to them, and they stop kicking. It’s like magic. But that means I have to wake her up and I feel bad. The kingdom needs at least one queen who’s gotten sleep.” Apparently to prove her point a yawn stretches from the depths of MC's tired soul. This makes her eyelids three times as heavy. If they weren’t in public and image wasn’t so important she'd fold her arms and take a catnap on the table.

Instead MC reaches for a sandwich. At the same time Ruelle sweeps the plate with a stone in her hand. 

“Ruelle, are you enchanting her food?”

“It’s a stone that detects poison. More effective and less fatal than royal tasters,” Ruelle replies, “A gift from mistress Xenia. She figured it wouldn’t make sense to wait for the baby shower.”

MC smiles, “Thank her for me.”

Food is just the beginning. Soon Ruelle is measuring steps and having the masons round off sharp corners. Fortunately in a castle where everything is built in circles sharp corners are few and far between. Next she moves on to setting up a new arrangement for the guard detail making sure the twins won’t be able to go anywhere dangerous like the stables or the kitchen. No one has mentioned it yet but if the twins can vanish like Ruelle then there’s going to be a whole new level of overprotectiveness from the consort.

“MC! MC!” Piama comes running down the hall. Of course this is only because no one is watching, otherwise the princess would be perfectly composed. She’s breathless but not from running. The spring princess takes MC’s arm, barely containing herself otherwise she’d be snorting more than laughing.

“What’s so funny?”

“Ruelle is-” Piama points, “I’m sorry you have to see it for yourself- I can’t-”

Of course Piama would put it into words. She’s very good with words both on paper and in conversation. But she lacks the breath and the strength. 

MC finds the door to her bedchamber ajar with lights on inside. She peers in quietly and has to grab her face to keep from bursting out laughing.

Sitting on their bed with Iris in her lap is Ruelle. Not entirely fond of mistress Xenia’s wedding gift Ruelle will usually only pet the aiolop to please her wife. Iris is not so indifferent to Ruelle. Gideon muses that the inherent scent of decay that follows autumn nobles is what causes Iris to dislike Ruelle.

Unable to keep the creature in her lap by obedience, the queen consort has the aiolop stuck between her legs. Iris, who is muzzled with a sock, is wriggling and growling fiercely.

“Sit still. The sooner I finish this the sooner you’ll be free,” Ruelle growls, “If MC wasn’t so fond of you you’d make a lovely hat.”

Iris stops. She turns to glare at Ruelle who glowers in return. While Iris is distracted momentarily Ruelle stuffs something onto her antlers.

“Ruelle?”

Ruelle’s amber eyes widen and she releases Iris instantly.

“Hello dear.”

“What is this?” MC laughs softly, looking at the bizarre apparatus on Iris’ head.

Ruelle slides down from the bed, “A prototype. That thing is already obsessed with your belly. Once the twins are born she’ll want to be close to them. I’m designing something so she can’t hurt them with her horns or headbutt them.”

It looks like cotton balls stuffed on the point of each already rounded antler and a web of string stretched across Iris’ head. The idea is clear, but utterly ridiculous. 

MC goes to the bed where she sits quietly. Ruelle follows her every movement, taking her hand.

“Are you alright?”

“I’m fine. I’m just choosing my words carefully so I don’t hurt your feelings.”

“What feelings?” Ruelle remarks with a smile.

MC moves Ruelle’s dark tresses behind her ear, “The feelings that drive you to round off every sharp stone in the castle. The same one that have removed all your weapons from our bedroom except the ones you keep for protection. The feelings that sing lullabies to our children who haven’t even been born yet.”

“Cut that out.”

MC chuckles, “The same feelings that are making your eyes tear up right now.”

Vanishing would be just as telling so Ruelle wipes her sleeve across her eyes, “I can take a hint.”

“And that would be?”

“I’ll try to tone it down.”

A knock comes at the door and Ruelle vanishes. MC, has already grabbed the wrist of the hand that her love has wrapped around a dagger.

Ruelle offers the cheesiest fake smile MC has ever seen when she rematerializes, “Cross my heart, I’ll tone it down. Starting tomorrow.”

[aquagirl1978]

Piama of the Spring - Reigning Passions - Thoughts and Reactions Season 2 Eps 7-9

Another wonderful update for Piama (minus one issue I have that I'll get to later). This season went by so fast, this set has gotten me so excited for next week's season finale.

We begin with Piama's adorable doodle from last week, leading to Piama brushing it aside, saying it wasn't even that good. Ignoring the affection and adoration towards MC she showed in the doodle. MC is already in love with Piama, and I believe Piama is either heading there or already there, and hiding it from herself.

After last week's strange and cryptic appearance - was that really Sevastian meeting with Tristan? And in his Silver Dagger outfit? - I now think that it really was him, and he was just...slightly ooc. I think that he knows that MC is the lost heir (how he knows that, I do not know), but I think he wants to help her by leading MC to her grandmother so that maybe she can make the connection that this is her ancestor. In other routes, when MC has met the sleeping Queen, she notices they have the same eyes and knows that this is her ancestor.

And Lovestruck, what's with Sevastian in the Silver Dagger outfit? Are you trying to get him executed? Or perhaps his furs were at the dry cleaners?

Xenia is another who knows more than she is letting on. The Mistress of Spies has always been a few steps ahead of everyone else, so this comes as no surprise. Curious, though, as to why she lied to the Duchess, and said no one around. I know her magic can detect if someone is there, but can it tell who is there. Nevertheless, Xenia wanted them to learn this information to help them.

After all the running around in dark tunnels and mysterious meetings, this was a sweet scene. It's been said in the other routes that these boats are used by couples who are courting, as it gives them some private time together. So I appreciate that this married, but acts like they're courting couple snuck away on the boat. As always, the mini cg is stunning.

One would assume this scroll will say that MC is the true heir. There's been so many hints foreshadowing that she is Queen. Since everyone is expecting the scroll to say that, I wonder if there will be a twist - and that the scroll was tampered with, or maybe switched, and that it will say something else?

[ultimatetrashgoblin]

Blaire Reviews: Piama Season 1

Disclaimer: This is all my opinion, you are allowed to disagree with me. I encourage you to read this route and form your own opinions.

Additionally, I won’t be going into the Piama half-winter theory in this post, but I know @aquagirl1978 and @silverteresa have made a lot of great points about this topic and I implore you to check them out.

Thank you @onehopefuldreamer for the request!

First Impressions

I’d already fallen in love with Piama after seeing her in Xenia’s route, so I had very high expectations for this route. And our favorite flower princess did not disappoint!

To start off on a high note, Lady Vo is dead! (I’ve already talked about my theory of her being alive and revealing MC to be the long lost heir, but that’s a discussion for another day.) Despite my hatred for Vo, she does do right in arranging for MC and Piama to be married. (Enemies to lovers and arranged marriage? *chef’s kiss*)

Our first introduction of Piama in her route is very much what I would have expected from Piama and more.

Have I mentioned that I’m in love with this woman? Because I am.

The Reigning Passions routes earn a lot of (well deserved) praise for their first CGs, and Piama’s was no exception. (I’d go as far as saying her’s was my favorite of the RP LIs.)

In these first few episodes, the dynamic between Piama and MC is immediately apparent. Piama thinks very little of MC due to superstitions she’s been fed about the Wilds, and neither seem particularly happy about their arrangement.

I guess I’ll talk about the lizard smurf to get it out of the way. Gregory, I say this with the upmost compassion and sincerity: FUCK YOU. My main issue with Gregory is how his actions are so effective at hurting MC and (especially) Piama while being small enough that they couldn’t take any action against it (until later in the season). Allow me to elaborate.

Piama cares a lot about her reputation. She wanted to elevate her status among the other Spring princesses, and even tried to use magic to do so. Gregory writing slanderous articles about her, while not outright attacking Piama, damage her reputation, which has hazardous effects on her self esteem.

But the fact that he isn’t outright attacking her means that what he’s doing, while shitty, isn’t illegal. Meaning Piama couldn’t publicly retaliate without further damaging her reputation, and both she and Gregory know this.

While my wife Ruelle (criminally) hasn’t been in much of this season, we have gotten a lot of GalenXLyris content, which is always appreciated.

One of my favorite scenes from this season was when MC’s dress got ruined and Piama, who MC thought would be furious with her, was instead sympathetic of MC and helped her get cleaned up. It allowed us to see a more gentle side of Piama, which I really enjoyed.

Then there’s the trip to the Wilds, MC and Piama almost hooking up, and most importantly, Piama with her hair down.

Anyways, as I mentioned before, then Bitchy McSmurf Face decides to actually do something that could get him arrested and kidnapped Piama and MC, and bring them to the Wilds. Unfortunately for him, MC grew up in the Wilds, and Piama has a new taste for murder (good for you baby), and they scare him into leaving them alone for good.

Final Thoughts

LOVED this season. The dynamic between Piama and MC, the amazing writing, the character development of Piama that didn’t come way later than it should have like in other routes Cassius, this season was generally incredibly well done.

If I had to give any criticism, I feel like for as close Ruelle and Piama seemed in other routes, they hardly show her. She’ll be mentioned on occasion, but I feel like she deserves to be seen more. But at the same time, I’m worried that Lovestruck might try to villainize her/make a love triangle plot out of it. (But I’m probably super biased since I love Ruelle so please take this with a grain of salt.)

Overall rating: 9/10

Favorite CG

This was a lot harder than I thought it would be. Reigning Passions has some of the best CGs on the app (in my opinion), and it was difficult to choose since they were all gorgeous, but I decided to go with this one:

[charged-wanderlust]

can’t stand her | ruelle x piama x mc

oh yeah. nobody asked, but i fucking DELIVERED

“You’re joking. You’ve got to be joking!” Piama cries out, pinching the bridge of her nose in exasperation. 

“What part of this makes it look like I’m joking, do tell-”

“-We’re not putting dead animals everywhere! This isn’t a funeral - and if it was, mind you, it’d still be awful decoration if not slightly more appropriate-”

“You’re acting like I’m suggesting corpses - Autumn celebrates death so skeletons are perfectly appropriate for an Autumn noble, because in case you forget, I am one!”

“So you’re telling me all of Autumn is just that tasteless?”

“Would the two of you just shut up?!”

Slamming your fists against the table, you give them your best glare, hoping it was harsh enough for them to feel a chill. “Ruelle, bring the skeletons, Piama, stuff them with flowers. We’re gonna make this work out or someone help me I’ll strangle you both.”

That effectively shuts them both up as they turn to gape at you incredulously; they’d never heard you speak to them like that, which clearly caught them off guard, but by now you’re far too sick of their bickering preventing anything from getting gone. You have a party to plan, dammit, and it might’ve slipped your mind that putting the only available friend from Autumn and the best party decorator in the same room might lead to a homicide.

“Skeletons stuffed with flowers...?” Ruelle echoes, blinking slowly until a tiny smile appears on her face. “You know, that actually could turn out nice. I think Xenia would appreciate that.”

Piama huffs, crossing her arms. “I suppose we could make that work-”

“-but you better include the dark and poisonous flowers because they’re her favourite-”

“Oh you are absolutely insufferable, Ruelle!”

“For the love of all things sacred, not again!” I love my friends, I love my friends, I love my friends- “That’s it. Enough decorating, you two need to blow off steam. I’m not letting either of you leave this room till you sort stuff out, because I’m not dealing with this anymore.”

While Ruelle practically rolls her eyes into the back of her head, Piama is absolutely gobsmacked. “What’s there to work out? You brought me here to decorate, and Ruelle’s preventing me from even doing that! Might as well get her to do it, if she knows everything!”

Said woman groans so hard, she’s clearly taking all of her willpower and sense of self-preservation not to knock anyone’s lights out. “That’s it, I’m done. You can’t keep me here, see ya.”

She dissipates into thin air, but you move even faster; she may have the ability to turn invisible but you know she’s entirely solid still. You jump, arms outstretched, and tackle her to the ground, forcing her back into view. With a triumphant smirk, you pin her underneath you, a short hit of adrenalin - or maybe just Ruelle’s proximity to your face - making your heart hammer wildly in your chest. Victory.

You want to memorise every detail of this moment and frame it in the great hall of your mind.

“What were you saying about not being able to keep you here?”

Piama scurries over just to see the look on Ruelle’s face, and is positively delighted at what she finds.

“Oh, stars. She’s blushing!”

“I’m not,” Ruelle hisses, eyeballing daggers her way, but her fair complexion makes it all too easy to see the tinge of colour on her cheeks. Vividly. “Get off me.”

You stumble off her, slightly stunned that Ruelle actually is, in fact, blushing, and can’t help but giggle. “I never thought I’d see the day...”

“Shut up!” She growls, but with her flushed cheeks her intimidation is comparable to that of an angry kitten. “Like you don’t blush whenever MC does so much as breathe in your direction.”

Piama gasps, fluffing up like a bird with ruffled feathers, “I so do not! MC, tell her I don’t!”

All of a sudden their bickering was more entertaining than grating, so being the shitstirrer you are, you only enable them further. After all, if they’re going to do your head in so much, you deserve to wreak a little havoc. As a treat.

“You do sometimes...”

“MC!”

“Ha!” Ruelle grins victoriously, backing Piama into a corner. “I bet I could make you blush right now.”

You crook a brow at her, sauntering over with your hands on your hips. “Well looks like someone’s deflecting...”

Peeling off Piama just before they crossed a platonic level of personal space, Ruelle stomps up to you, slamming a hand next to you against the wall, bringing your faces so close her breath fanned over your lips.

“Oh yeah? Let’s see how you like being pinned.”

Frost.

She already knows she’s won, daring to settle her other arm on your hip but only lightly, rubbing circles against your skin with her thumb. The fabric of your clothing is the only thing stopping her from feeling the gooseflesh erupting under her touch. “Not so haughty now, are we?”

“Gosh, get a room,” Piama mutters, only barely able to tear her eyes away. Getting the real hint, you beckon her to come closer with a curled finger.

Ruelle smirks, and it shouldn’t be that hot but it is. “Oh sorry princess, jealous you’re missing out on all the action?”

“I- You-!” As if pulled by an invisible string, she shuffles closer, face flushing ever-so-slightly. “Y-You’re truly incorrigible, you know that?”

Her words fell flat, as by the time they left her lips she was face to face with Ruelle, barely a foot’s width apart. If she wasn’t before, she was definitely blushing now - and the fire in their eyes made you realise their antagonistic relationship might not be so bad after all... in the right context, anyway.

Egging them on, you hum, “Ruelle did say she could make you blush, and your cheeks are looking pretty dark now, Piama~”

“I’ll show you who’s blushing!” Piama curses, grabbing you by the shoulders and pulling you into the nearest chair and forcing you to sit - only followed by her climbing into your lap and grabbing your chin, staring at you intently for any signs of a blush while her free hand trailed down your neck.

Your breath hitched. Guess Ruelle wasn’t the only winner today, but you refused to let her just have that. No, you’re going to claim that after everything these two impossible princesses put you though - you deserve that much, at least. You lean in impossibly closer, lips ghosting over hers ever so slightly as you challenge - “Go on, then. Do it.”

Well, she obviously can’t back down now.

Her kiss is tentative, at first. Then it’s needy. Then she’s gasping against your lips for more, and you’re on cloud nine. She only pulls apart to inhale shakily, and only then do you notice Ruelle leaning over your both, her hands sliding down Piama’s hips squeezing at her thighs, and she shivers in your lap.

Ruelle’s voice is low and husky in your ear. “Can I have a taste, too, Your Majesty?”

The way she says your name is not so much mocking as it is teasing - but by now you’ve surrendered. By now, whatever little competition was going on has melted away into desire. You nod, and Piama slips out of the chair for Ruelle to take her place and pin you to it - she licks her lips, taking you in, then closes the distance.

Her kiss is fervent, her lips almost cold - it’s a direct contrast to Piama’s, but you welcome it. You welcome both of their touches, their words, their personalities, no matter how much they clash, because when they come together like this? It’s powerful enough to break open the sky.

Piama is determined to try and break Ruelle’s composure, pulling her hood down from behind her and brushing her hair over her shoulder so she could lean down and kiss her neck, slowly, tantalizingly so; and then she bites, making Ruelle jolt slightly, so you take the chance to pull her bottom lip between your teeth. She gasps and it’s beautiful, so you kiss her again, and again, and again, all the while Piama mischievously riles you both up beyond control-

Click.

The second you all hear the sound of someone touching the door handle, the chair is knocked over in your haste to look presentable - all of a sudden you’re very fascinated about the windows, while Piama and Ruelle start shoving skulls and flowers together.

Lyris strolls in, looking around at the large room, then stops. “You haven’t got much done here, have you?”

“W-We- We were-!”

“I guess that time would’ve been spent getting those two to work together, mm? Why, look at that! The bones and blooms look lovely together, what do you know.” With a flourish of his silks, he turns around to leave, clearly just checking up on the place, and you all let out synchronized sighs of relief when the door shuts behind him.

Only for it to open again, Lyris’s head peeking through with a cheeky wink as he added;

“By the way Ruelle, you have a bite mark on your neck.”

[laulink]

My guess would be that this decision was motivated by the schedule and how much space they want to put between new seasons for a new LI. 

Sure, lots of people want a Vinca/Nahara/Lazareth route (first time I hear about this Nero guy though), but if you add two more LIs to SwM while all the other routes are still ongoing, there’ll be a 3 months wait between the end of one season and the beginning of the next for a LI. That’s pretty long, so maybe Lovestruck is trying to avoid that. My guess would be that Darius and Wrath’s routes will end in one season, two max, and then two new LIs will take their place.

For RP it’s true that Piama (and Ruelle, though I don’t believe she was supposed to be a potential LI) are popular, though I don’t know about how much of a demand there is for Gideon and Galen. The reason for the wait might be more technical than a matter of schedule, like can the team for RP handle adding two new LIs right now or are they short on staff for one reason or another ? I don’t know, this is a big mystery, but there’s a lot more going into making a route and managing a schedule than “just” seeing which character is most popular and releasing the story after the latest two LIs reached their season 3. So maybe Lovestruck have their reason for that, but there’s no way to know what it is exactly.

VN is a tricky subject since the series has been discontinued rather abruptly, because of the producer leaving the company I believe ? In any case, the team couldn’t handle multiple routes updating at the same time anymore and had to take a rather long break before starting to release Juliette’s route. It is possible that they’re still not capable of handling two routes at a time and therefore can’t make a proper route for Zeke until Juliette ends. Only time will tell, but I encourage the fans to keep asking for it : tenacity is your best tool in such a situation.

WLL, finally, just had a survey to know what the readers want for each potential LI and which LI is most popular. Therefore, it’ll take a little time for them to put everything together to release new LIs, and yeah, maybe it’s frustrating to not be able to romance your faves right away, but I understand and back up Lovestruck’s decision to give the readers 2 seasons with 2 LIs to get acquainted with the characters, story and world, then asking us what we want most. At least, that way, we’re pretty sure to get what we want.

But while Lovestruck is working on WLL, QoT and SE are reaching an end and Juliette and Zhora are most likely one or two seasons away from their own happy endings. The schedule is gonna clear up real quick and Lovestruck needed to fill it up for the time being. What better then than releasing more of that short story the fans loved so much that they made a second short story with the same characters ? The world already has some foundations, the characters are known and appreciated and it’ll fill a slot or two while the team works on making more routes for RP and WLL.

I’m rather curious why lovestruck decided to release a new series when we have series that a lot of people want more LI’s for. But I have to ask, why this right now? This desision deserves to be criticized, because Lovestruck is capable and as a company is actually pretty well-aware of what it’s fans want a lot of the time.

We have a brand new series running right now, along with Reigning Passions, a amazing newer series which only has 4 LI’s. Plenty of people definitely wanted to have Piama as a LI, as well as Galen.

Sin With Me is another series that people wanted new routes for, like Vinca &/or Nahara with Nero. Even Villainous Nights is still going right now, with Ezekial super deserving of a route over a side story.

Love and Legends was great, but its over now, and Lovestruck has proven themselves to be capable of making awesome brand new series with amazing characters. It has plenty of side stories, and plenty of respect as a series. A lot of us would have been much more happy with new LI’s for routes that are out, then a new series that isn’t even new.

While this new “series” may not be bad I am personally very critical of this decision made. I will give the series a chance, of course but honestly I would have just rathered this work go into Piama.

[ultimatetrashgoblin]

Blaire Reviews: Piama Season 2

Disclaimer: This is all my opinion, you are allowed to disagree with me. I encourage you to read this route and form your own opinions.

First Impressions

Happy to see that MC and Piama got back safe and that Gregory has finally fucked off. I was immediately wary of Duchess Luana and was about ready to slap her when she insulted Piama (you fucking bitch how dare you).

The first interactions with Duchess Luana showcase Piama's desire to be appreciated. Duchess Luana offering her a position on the beautification committee was an incredible moment for Piama, she thought that her talents were finally being noticed.

When MC is offered an equal position almost immediately after, this crushes Piama, as it solidifies in her mind that people only care about her because of her marriage to MC, and not for who she actually is as a person.

Then Prince Tristan decides to be even more of an unlikable asshole and question the reasoning behind Vo arranging Piama and MC’s marriage. (Which in hindsight, is fair, but I hate him)

Duchess Luana is distressed that this will interrupt the committee’s refurbishment of the great hall, and looks to resolve the issue as soon as possible. Especially since the situation could reveal some secrets that the Spring would rather keep hidden.

Piama enlists the help of her very good friend Ruelle to uncover some secrets, which she provides in the form of documents. This is really just a segway so I can talk about Piama’s doodles.

Lookhowcutethisisilovehersomuchlookatitahhhhhhiloveheriloveherrrrrrrmywifeeeeeee

Piama and MC go into the tunnels and overhear a conversation between Duchess Luana and the other love of my life Xenia about authenticating a document (not suspicious at all).

MC and Piama find their way to the docks and almost kiss in one of the most beautiful mini CGs to ever exist.

WE WERE SO CLOSE 😭😭😭

At the council meeting, the document Duchess Luana gave to Xenia is revealed to prove that MC is a long lost spring princess, which the council accepts to be true, ending the investigation.

And then:

FINALLYYYYYYY!!!!

So that’s it, right? The investigation is over, we got our first kiss, and everyone’s happy. Happy ending, right?

Not at all! In case you’ve forgotten, LIs such as Piama, Yvette, Lucas, etc, are forbidden to be happy for more than one episode at a time. Which means it can only go downhill from here!

First, there’s this mother fucker:

Tristan, I mean the most offense when I say this, I would rather die a very slow and painful death than marry you. (Though I guess that would happen either way) And the fucking audacity of him to insult Piama in the same conversation.

I’m resisting the urge to post the entirety of MC dragging this bitch to filth, but I’ll settle for several screenshots.

Piama got a small win when she stood up against Duchess Luana, but it was short lived when she and MC went to the great hall. While there, they find a letter addressed to Vo from someone with a very subtle name that reveals MC as the long lost heir of Lysende and Piama as the spring’s greatest shame. (How fucking dare-)

Final Thoughts

I didn’t think it was possible to outdo Piama’s first season, but holy shit this season was phenomenal! We were able to explore more of the dynamic between her and MC, and getting to see Xenia and Ruelle is always appreciated.

It’s going to be interesting to see how events unfold now that we know MC’s identity as the long lost heir. I wonder how long it will take for the public to find out, especially considering both Tristan and Luana are looking into it. And it’s becoming more and more obvious that Piama is in fact half winter (shocker, I know), so I can’t wait to see how this will come into play later on.

Overall Rating: 9/10

Favorite CG:

[wlw-lovestruck-fiction]

Hii! I want more Piama x MC x Ruelle's kids ! Could you maybe write about Asther coming out as enby to their mothers? Thank you!!

A single ray of sunshine danced it's way so eloquently across her eldest twin's deep emerald hair, that it shimmered brilliantly in the low lighting of their bedroom. Ruelle smiled fondly as she stood in the doorway - watching them idly doodling on a piece of parchment. Their artistic skills better than hers at the age of nine, than she could ever hope to be - though, she could tell something was weighing heavy on them. They had always been a bit of a deep thinker, but lately she had noticed that slightly pained, far away look in their usually sharp amber eyes, one too many times. She knocked softly on thick wooden door before taking a single step inside.

"I will pay you three gold pieces to draw a picture of your Mother dressed all in black." Ruelle smirked, imagining Piama's face as it scrunched at the audacity of it.

"Make it four, and you've got a deal." Her young child smirked in return, a mischievous glint to their eyes. Ruelle only laughed, making her way further into the large bedroom that housed their twins.

"Do you not feel like playing with your sisters? They were asking for you."

Ruelle took a seat next to them at the small crafting table she had made for the twins when they were born. Smiling as she peered over at their drawing - a bright purple dragon with a multitude of yellow flames pouring out from it's snout.

"Not really.. You know how they can be. Always... talking..."

Ruelle laughed, always astounded at just how alike they were.

"Indeed. They are truly their Mother's daughters."

The young child chuckled, their smile quickly fading - replaced by a much more somber look. A deep shadow casting over their brilliant amber eyes. They were the same hue as Ruelle's, but the shape of the Queen's.

"You know.. If something is bothering you, you can always talk to me." She said softly, watching her child as they idly played with their hair. A nervous tick of theirs she had become accustomed to over the years.

"I know... it's just.." They pause, taking a deep breath before going back to their doodle. Being so much like herself, Ruelle knew better than to press them. They both were the types of people who needed time to process things - to figure out their words before allowing them to pass through their lips. Instead of saying anything else, Ruelle leaned over and grabbed a piece of parchment and a quill, dipping it in a deep black ink before starting a doodle of her own. Within moments her child started to laugh, as a crude drawing of Piama dressed all in black started to take shape.

"You better not let Mother see that." They laughed.

"Heh... I intend to leave it on her pillow." She replied with a smirk, making them laugh even more. They sighed heavily placing their own quill on the table before speaking.

"Mom... would you still... love me if I was.. different?" They asked tentatively, averting their eyes.

"I will always love you. No matter what." She replied, but she knew there was much more to their question than just a need for reassurance.

"... Are you sure? Because... I don't always feel the same way as everyone else does."

"As who feels the about what?"

"Well like... how Lylia and Willowyn feel. How they're always so happy when they get new dresses. I've never felt happy about wearing them. They don't make me feel... comfortable."

"Well, that is understandable. Not everyone likes to wear dresses. I am not particularly fond of them, myself."

"I.. I know.. it's more than that, though. Like... sometimes when I'm called a daughter... or a sister.. or a Spring Princess.. it just makes me feel.. not great. Like a part of me isn't being seen."

Ruelle only nodded, trying to give them all the time they needed to talk through whatever was weighing so heavily on their heart - always so completely blown away by how well spoken they were.

"Like... in my body.. I don't feel like a 'she'.. or a 'he'.. I just feel like... me. If that makes any sense." They sighed, leaning back in their chair. Ruelle could tell they were getting frustrated with themselves and placed a hand on their shoulder.

"It absolutely makes sense, dear. You know we have people who are close to our family who feel quite the same way, and we love them just the same." She replied.

"We do?" They asked, eyes wide.

"We do... take Galen for example." A look of revelation spilled across the young child's face as they nodded.

"Of course!" They exclaimed. Ruelle smiled, moving her chair a little closer to them.

"So, alright.. neither the pronoun 'she' or 'he' feels fitting to you? Would 'they' be a more comfortable fit?"

"Oh... yes! 'They' would be much better!"

Ruelle nodded and she could see as the worries slowly started to melt off of them, a small smile coming to their face. It was as if they had played out this scene a million times in their head, and it was actually turning out the way they had hoped.

"Things like daughter and sister.. Princess.. those can all be changed, too. We always want you to feel comfortable in your home. To be yourself." She replied, pausing before continuing. "And we can also have something other than dresses made for you, as well. If you want, we can sit down with Galen sometime and pick their brain on some other fashions."

At this suggestion they truly beamed, looking happier than Ruelle had seen them look in quite a long time - and even though her rough exterior would show otherwise - Ruelle's heart was filled with warmth. She ran her fingers through their hair affectionately and smiled at them. She had always known they were special - and would quickly stab anyone who deemed them as 'different'. They were a rare and beautiful soul. A brilliant light that was only trying to find it's place in the world, and she would defend their right to be their true selves to no end.

"Is there anything else we can do that would help? A new hair cut perhaps?"

Ruelle was almost taken back by the look of pure gratitude that spilled so deeply across their young face. A layer of unspent tears rising to their eyes.

"You.. you would let me do that?" They asked, playing with the ends of their long emerald hair.

"Of course we would."

"Won't you need to talk this over with Mother and Mama first?"

"I will do that, of course, but I am quite certain they will have no issues with it, and I can always threaten to stab them if they do." Ruelle replied with a smirk.

"Pretty sure they're used to that already, Mom." They said as they rolled their eyes, getting a rare laugh out of Ruelle. Their eyes growing somber again before continuing. "And.. do you think they will be.. accepting of everything else we talked about?"

She cupped their face with her hand, smiling at them before placing a soft kiss to their forehead.

"Listen to me, my child. There is literally nothing about who you are that your Mother and Mama would not accept. They love you without limitations. As do I. That will never change."

They smiled at her, scrunching their nose slightly.

"Gah.. you're so mushy sometimes, Mom." They replied with a smirk, but Ruelle could see the pure happiness beaming through their eyes.

"Heh, yes... that is certainly a word people would use to describe me." She replied dryly, making them laugh.

"Could we.. do you think we could go and find them now? And talk to them? Lylia and Willowyn too?" They asked, and Ruelle nodded.

"Of course. I think Mama is done with her council meetings for the day, and dinner will be served soon. We can tell them all then. Would you like that?"

"I would, yes.. and Mom? Thank you."

Ruelle nodded as she stood, smiling fondly at them as she held out her hand for them to take.

"Of course." She replied, pausing as she stopped at the door. "Just one more question."

"Yeah?"

"Your name... if you've thought about changing it.. what would it be?"

They smiled at her wide, eyes beaming with appreciation.

"Asther." They answered swiftly, smiling wider.

"Asther it is, then." Ruelle replied with a firm nod - taking her child's hand in hers, as she led them down the long halls of Attadellys

[aquagirl1978]

Can I ask fluff Piama x MC ? If you can : MC and Piama cuddling and warming each other up in the tavern bedroom, thank you!

Thank you for your request! I hope you enjoy this story. 

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“Thank you,” Piama said softly, as I draped the blanket around her shoulders. She smiled at me sweetly as she accepted the mug of hot cocoa that I offered her. She took a small sip immediately, clearly needing its warmth. Turning to me, her face was lit by the light from the hearth, her flowers still slightly wilted. “I had fun tonight,” her voice was gentle, and she took another much-needed sip of cocoa before continuing. “It was nice to be included.” Her eyes shined brightly as she spoke. I knew this type of gathering at my old tavern was not exactly Piama’s cup of tea, and that this was difficult for her, but I appreciated her genuineness.

We had been getting closer in the weeks since I arrived unexpectedly in Altadellys. Imagine my surprise to learn I was a lost Princess of Spring. Things were rather difficult, what with navigating the social hierarchy and rules of the court that were, at times, confusing and frustrating. But then I met Piama one night at a party. We immediately clashed at first, but with the help of Lyris, I got to see that there was something more underneath her floral exterior.

I reached out, tentatively, and took her hand in mine. I hoped the heat from my hands would help warm her up. She squeezed my hand and smiled sweetly at me. “I’m really glad we are friends.” Her arm reached out to me, her hand tucking a stray lock of hair behind my ear. Her delicate fingers lingered on my face. Closing my eyes, I leaned into her touch, no longer cool, and enjoyed the feeling of her softness.

I inched closer to her, and wrapped my arm around her shoulders, as she rested her head against my shoulder. We drank our cocoa mostly in silence, simply savoring the quiet of our company.

[charged-wanderlust]

just want to check, who are the characters you don't take requests for? just wondering in case i want to send a request and send in people you don't (at first i assumed you only wrote for guys and enby characters but then i saw you had some stuff for amara, ruelle and piama so i want to double check).

first of all thanks for asking! i do write for women as well haha im a flaring bisexual in this chilis, it just so happens to be that a lot of my favourite characters are men. the characters i absolutely will never write for would be the castaway, gangsters in love, to love and protect, speakeasy tonight and tales of the wild, bc all except speakeasy are extremely cursed imo but yall arent ready for that convo esp since i threw gil in there. oop.

honestly, itd probably be easier to tell you who i Do write for considering my motivation to even play lovestruck let alone write for it rn are like, at complete minimum, but i will give a fair warning that there is like a 50% i will never end up writing your request bc inspiration is finnicky like that and i try and dedicate my energy to either writing my game or writing stuff for me rather than for others. i do still appreciate every request nonetheless, because the fact that someone likes my writing enough to ask for more means a lot to me, so thank you, kind anon!

i will take this moment to say though if you really want something written i will be more than happy to take it as a commission, as im still trying to find a job and kinda struggling w funds rn ^^;

my favs are obviously galen, jett and jd, so requests for those bastards will Always be open. other favs include remy, nikolai, renzei, razi, lyris, sevastian, cal, emeril!! (underrated fav if u ask me), zain, cyprin, lucas, arin, sascha, jessa, nav, fiona, mmm ruelle and piama, andi... theres probably more but i cannot Remember

you'd have better luck requesting a fav but i might also consider writing for any of the rest of the havenfall crew including side chars, the poppy, or the reigning passions cast (hazel comes to mind as a side char i wouldnt mind writing for) juliette, maybe duke??? his route started to bore me but i think i can write him better LOL there was potential. ohmygod robin wait i love them. mayyybe helena or onyx but they already have a decent amount of content out there i think. oh, and darius, hes underrated as hell. might write for zhora as well. OH AND THE EVER AFTER ACADEMY CREW i adore them just not darla i like her character but shes so ugly n reminds me of my old high school bullies. not lavinia either bc i havent read her. mayyyybe i could write for nysa and roman as well. i never finished hydra's route but he could be fun too.

chances are i wont write for vivienne or xenia tho bc theyre like the most written n well loved chars like lets balance out the love a lil more pls shdfjkgkjsdf anyway ill reblog this and add more if i think of anything!!

[wlw-lovestruck-fiction]

Hey I hope all of you are good, i was hopping that you would write a writting the first promp of kissing with Piama and MC

Written by anonymous

Of course, the first time you laid eyes onher, the first thing you thought of was a spring garden. She was stunning, withlittle flowers adorning her sky like hair and her dark skin, though youwondered for a while if a cactus would be a better match for her, with herattitude and all. 

“What’s got you so pensive today, your majesty?”  She askedmockingly, the flower crown you had weaved for her basking in the sunset,creating a soft glow that embraced her in a halo. 

“Oh, you know”, you start, looking at her softly.

“Just reminiscing about old times." 

It took quite some time, the awkward and bitterness of yourfirst meeting soon disappeared and her prickly demeanour started to fade awayinto something much softer, akin to the Captain’s adorable cat. 

"Oh?” She tilted her head slightly at that, nowcurious, and you couldn’t help but smile widely at her. 

Soon enough, your relationship blossomed into somethingbeautiful, yet quite fragile. With both of you being princesses, and findingout that, you are indeed the lost heir, and direct descendant of the lastQueens, the gossip and conflict along with the spring princess’s scary andcontrolling grandmother, Aunty Vo. And that’s when she recoiled and defendedherself again with harsh words. 

“Have you ever thought about how far we’ve cometogether?" 

Many quiet nights were spent in tears, just when you thoughtthat you’d finally found your family, others swooped in to take it away at thelast second, leaving your heart crying into the endless dark pit for whatseemed like eternity. 

Piama hummed thoughtfully, looking out to the balcony, to theglowing horizon ahead. You reached out and tucked the loose hair behind herear, and she leaned into your touch, before giving a small kiss to your hand.Of course, her hard exterior was still there, hiding the most vulnerable partof her that sought genuine love. She may have seemed like an attention seeker,but you knew better.

But just like the earth after a long winter, her insecuritiesmelted away, and it is as if the sun lit your path to her yet again, Piamafinally acknowledged her feelings for you. She trusts you, and you’ve neverbeen more grateful for it. 

"I have” she spoke quietly after a while, asif she was keeping it to herself. 

"You’ve changed me, you know?“ It’s louderthis time, and you can barely make out the faint blush adorning her cheeks inthe light. You nodded, prompting her to go on. 

"Being a princess, and the granddaughter of one of themost important person in the council, I’ve always been told so many things… whoto look out for, to distance myself from the lowlifes, I don’t think I’ve everappreciated what’s beyond the palace, much less the Wilds. You’ve made merealize that just because I am of royal blood, does not mean others are belowme. Well…”. 

 You smacked her arms lightly, getting giggles out ofthe both of you.

“Anyway, I don’t know where I’d be if it weren’t for you, andI’m very grateful for it" her smile was shy, and her cheek flared darkred, and your heart swelled at the sight of it. 

 "Aww, Piama… That is very sweet of you!“You exclaimed, cupping her face gently before giving her little kisses. Shegrumbled quietly  

"Stop, someone will see us” she whispered asyou pecked her cheek, though she made no move to stop you, and it only made hersmile grow.

"Oh? And why should we care now, huh?“Another little peck on her nose this time, the spring princess let out a smallnoise at that, so you kept on. 

"You’re embarrassing me…” She looked down,but again, she made no move to get away, so you tilted her chin towards you,bringing her into a sweet, passionate kiss. 

 "I love you too" you whispered into her lips,before leaving another peck on her forehead. She huffed at that, yet smiled andjust embraced you tightly. 

Piama can be described by many things, and the two of you hadgone through many bad soils to get to where you are now, but really, you’d doit again, for her. 

Your beautiful rose.

[wlw-lovestruck-fiction]

Saw there was a game going on figured I'd join in so how about # 4 for all the mods this one has me pretty curious ngl

4. It's the morning after your first time, how do you wake her up - I would need to be the one woken up 😂 IF I woke up first, I'd just take a few minutes to appreciate her beauty. Whether she snores or drools, I'm going to smile so hard seeing her sleep peacefully. I'd be filled with so much happiness I wouldn't be able to keep it all to myself. My lips would find their way to hers, ever so softly pressing. I wouldnt want to stir her too much, so I'll trail kisses down her neck, across her shoulders and collar and if this isn't enough, I'd hide under the duvet and smother her chest and stomach in butterfly kisses.

- Mod Piama